The Rainbow Thief

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Oh, no.

Much too good fish for you.

You're not going to believe this,

but I'm even hungrier than you are.

Alright.

I'll give you a piece. Come!

I'll give you a bit of that.

Just a little bit.

Here.

The Rainbow Thief

A little more, my beauties.

Your favorite drink.

Drink up, my darlings. Drink up.

Rolf!

Thank you.

Kala. Kala. Katalaveno.

Milao liga Hellenika.

Tetragrammaton. Elevsis. Sotir.

Evil winds have finally brought

them here on time.

They calculate their every move.

They hide their greed behind

their phony smiles.

Little do they know, Holly.

Little do they know.

I hope you all like bones. Caviar

always goes to the dogs.

Spoiled, aren't they?

-You know, Rudolf, this is not funny.

Bones are for cemeteries.

God forbid.

May you stay with us for

a long time. -Amen.

Vien dopo tanta irrision

la Morte.

E poi? E poi?

La Morte il Nulla.

... vecchia fola il Ciel.

My God, what I want is some real

life flesh! Rolf!

Ring up Madame Rainbow and tell

her to send over some of her girls!

But we wanted to have a quiet

evening with you. Alone.

But Rudolf, you promised you'd

speak with us this evening.

Winter and Snow are waiting. I must

give them a decision tomorrow.

Winter and snow can wait until spring!

Get out! All of you! Out!

Madame Rainbow's girls wouldn't

like to be seen in your company.

Out!

Girls, come on! Let's go!

Now, just get this blindfold off.

Let it fall. Now lean back.

Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu' un moment.

Chagrin d'amour dure tout la vie.

Plaisir d'amour...

As you all know, Rudolf van Tanner

now lies in a coma.

Any reading of the will is not

possible until after his death.

But it is our considered belief...

...that the will favors his nephew, Meleagre.

That would be intolerable!

-Meleagre is a fumbling idiot!

-He doesn't even care about money!

After the reading, the will can be contested on the grounds of undue influence.

But that would be very difficult.

You would have to show such pressures

were brought to bear...

...that the deceased disposed of his

property contrary to his intentions.

Not much chance of that, I'm afraid.

Fortunately, we have some

other suggestions.

Ms. Fenwick...

Could you please bring in the

Meleagre von Tanner file?

Thank you, Ms. Fenwick.

We have here the complete file on

Rudolf von Tanner's nephew.

We've asked him to join us here.

But his appointments not for another

half hour. -Right...

...let's be quick about this.

It seems that Mr. von Tanner's nephew

is a rather odd case.

No bank account. No driver's license.

No medical insurance card. Nothing.

No record of ever even having

seen a dentist or a doctor.

Meleagre was very strange.

Even as a child.

He was brought up by Rudolf.

If the will does favor Meleagre,

our best hope lies...

...in proving him irresponsible

in his affairs.

Afterwards, we can move into a

manageable position.

Which would just the same as

being named as heirs.

For a financial consideration, one

can buy any kind of consultation.

Including psychiatric. And be certain

it'll be helping our case.

I don't think we need spell

everything out, Winter!

- Ms. Fenwick.

- Ms. Fenwick!

Would you very kindly bring in

the psychiatric report?

With psychiatric evidence, a judge

might wish to challenge...

...or even adjourn his finding

...until he was fully satisfied that

such evidence was admissa...

Sir.

You dropped this.

Come on. Come down here.

Some years later...

Go and put it down. That's a beauty.

Here. Take this. Keep the change.

-That's nice! -Last year's model. They

don't make 'em like that anymore.

Pay as much as you like.

As much as you can spare.

There you are! Lovely ripe oranges!

Here you are, sir! Here you are, lady!

Go along! Buy my lovely...

Hey! Go on. Run along.

Hey, you come back here!

That's my Mary Celeste!

I'll get the policeman after you!

My Mary Celeste is very valuable.

Get out of my way! Get out!

You little devils! Come back

with that boat!

Ambrosia!

-You won't get anything out of me!

-You are cruel to me, Ambrosia.

Put my paper back! It comes

out of my own pocket.

Charge it to Uncle Rudolf, Ambrosia.

What Uncle? It comes out of my pocket!

You know! I told you before.

The Prince's Uncle!

Ah, the Prince! I hear he's been

driving you crazy.

He's been crazy for years.

-Don't do that again!

Ever since that dog of his got lost

somewhere in the sewers.

He's now talking to a puppet!

To a puppet!

I can help you down the stairs.

I'm back, Your Majesty!

With dinner for you. And

for you, laddie.

-Why do you always take so long?

-So long?

Never satisfied!

Secure the canoe. According to my

charts, the water will peak this evening.

Imbecile! Take the lantern.

When will you learn to watch

the water levels?

He's a fool, that Dima.

A clever thief...

But a fool.

Madness. Always talking with

that phony dog...

...when he knows the real Chronos

got lost in the sewer years ago.

Where's my paper?

-Thirty centimes, it cost me.

-Liar! Thief! You stole it!

See! See here! Everything's rising.

Couldn't you ask your Uncle for a

small advance on the inheritance?

A little gold.

-A little gold...

I would ask for the gold of happiness.

It escapes, escapes, escapes.

We were sailing along

On Moonlight Bay...

Why are we living in this filthy

dungeon like toads?

When I think of all the money

you owe me...

You lack a proper uniform, Dima!

No uniform, no discipline!

-Fire me!

Call your Uncle Rudolf in the hospital.

Your one and only Uncle Rudolf,

lying there, in a coma.

Ask him to come and babysit for you!

Revolting smell. What have

you got there?

Too good for you, huh?

Coldness of death was spreading

to his waist...

...when a philosopher, Socrates,

uncovered his face...

...for he had covered it up, and said:

"Kriton...

...we shall offer a cock to

Asclepios, I owe it to him."

But we're not offering this rooster

to Asclepios, I can tell you!

Kriton said:
"It shall be done."

How I'd like to talk with such nonsense!

Socrates covered his face and

made no reply.

By and by, Kriton uncovered it

and saw that his eyes were fixed.

He closed them, weeping.

And that, Dima, was the end of one...

...who was the bravest and

most noble of men.

I feel I'm pretty brave, myself.

I stole this dinner from the basket

of an old woman.

You know I don't eat stolen food!

Since when?

-Where you going?

-Out!

-When will you be back?

-Later!

Let me advise you, before

you go, just a small detail:

Instead of gold, you may

be looking for truth.

And you can keep your Uncle Rudolf, too!

They've been on their crosses for 17

hours now, ladies and gentlemen.

A world record is about to be broken.

Our two champions are still

in great shape.

They hail from India, the land

of the transcedental mind.

From the ancient steppes of Russia,

ladies and gentlemen...

I give you the one and only,

the great...

-Hey, hey. Hello!

-Ladies and Gentlemen...

You are about to witness a miracle.

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