The Rainbow Thief Page #3

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Do you see this?

No.

Never.

Never...

Bravo, Tiger Lily!

Are you hurt? Wake up!

Please, wake up!

She's... She's really dead.

Yes, she is no longer with us.

But she was a friend.

She has suffered a coronary thrombosis.

Arteriosclerosis.

Be strong! We are all

but flesh and bone.

With the hipbone connected

to the thighbone.

And the thighbone connected

to the kneebone.

And the kneebone connected

to the shinbone.

And the shinbone connected

to the anklebone.

And the anklebone connected

to the footbone.

And the footbone connected

to the thighbone...

Chronos!

If only you could save me now

in this moment of disaster!

Where, in the name of God, is Dima?

What a loss!

Look at yourself! Upside down!

Hanging there...

...like a rabbit on a meathook!

Get me down, you idiot!

I'm suffocating to death!

Yes, but should you die,

your soul will live!

And stop that music!

He no longer loves music?

I'll make you dance!

If I had a heart attack, you idiot...

you'd get nothing!

I'd get nothing?

Bastard! Why d'you act

this way with me?

Ungrateful cad!

-Arrogant jackass!

You call me arrogant? I, who spent

the last five years serving you?

...When you don't even deserve

to lick my boots!

Pretending to be a student

of the stars...

When you're just waiting like a vulture

until your Uncle Rudolf drops dead!

All my hopes... All my dreams...

All these years invested

in a lunatic's promise.

You're the most disgusting type

of survivor I've ever seen!

What about yourself?

This "disgusting survivor"

steals for His Majesty?

Like you, I just found it.

Go ahead, try it on.

I'm cold, Dima!

A spark of intuition...

...tells me you are desperately

in need of my help!

But before I see the future

in my crystal ball...

I must first see the customer's

money in my hand.

This is not enough!

Patience... Patience...

For the moment, I see only... mist.

No. No, wait...

It is smoke, not mist.

-Do you see Uncle Rudolf

in the smoke? -Silence!

It is a golden rule for me.

Otherwise, I lose my concentration!

What is this?

A castle?

-Castle?

-A snake!

-Snake?

No! A woman!

A blonde woman!

She is embracing a man, desperately!

This is indeed incredible!

She is embracing you!

What about Uncle Rudolf?

She weeps.

In a church, she weeps.

And she is holding your hand!

This is most peculiar!

I see a dwarf...

...with a big stick in his hand!

My Victrola!

Thief! Thief! He stole my Victrola!

My crystal ball!

Where is he? Come back!

Dima! My Victrola! Come back, thief!

You can't catch Dima!

Come on, my beautiful horse! Drive on!

Dima! No one can find Dima...

Here, put the papers out!

C'mon! You are so lazy!

I never work for anyone,

Ambrosia, but for you I will!

C'mon, let's have

another paper from you.

Oh, really!

Read all about it! Read all about it!

Eccentric millionaire leaves huge fortune!

Read all about it! Read all about it!

Eccentric millionaire leaves huge fortune!

Uncle Rudolf is dead!

- I won't, Dima..!

-Dima's rich!

A fortune! Huge fortune!

No more stealing or begging!

-My Papers! I'll kill you for this...

-You don't understand!

It's true. Here...

I'll buy all your papers! Look at this!

The savings of a lifetime!

Here!

-What you've been up to?

You never told me you had money!

-Ambrosia...!

You are Dima's guest tonight! I am

giving you a feast! A banquet! Chicken!

Roast chicken! With fried potatoes!

And wine!

French, of course.

Oh...!

And chocolate ice cream!

And the finest Havana cigar!

From Cuba.

Are you ready, madame?

-I am, Dima!

Waiter! Your best table!

You know what, Ambrosia?

We could eat chicken everyday,

for the rest of our lives.

And you...!

You could have dresses from Paris

and shoes from Rome... Italy!

Lovely!

Huge fortune!

How much you think a huge fortune is?

I don't know. I suppose...

Probably cost you about

ten-thousand newpapers!

Rudolf von Tanner,

famous German millionaire...

...died yesterday, leaving

his colossal fortune...

Oh, no...

Oh, that's not possible!

...leaving his colossal fortune...

...to the Rainbow brothel...

...only on condition that

they take care of...

...of his dogs.

His dogs?

Hey!

Read this!

Uncle Rudolf is no more than

peat moss decomposing nicely!

A dozen dogs and whores from a

filthy brothel are now millionaires!

Dogs and whores...

You didn't get one cent!

He left you nothing!

You never had a heritage.

The only heritage is the big, black

hole in your head. You're worthless!

You're nothing but a lousy bum, like me!

I promised you gold,

and gold you shall get.

Do you know the meaning

of the word "gold"?

For years I've been working in this

dungeon. Experimenting. Burning.

Transforming. And gold I have found!

Gold worth far more than all your money.

The gold of the soul!

Purified! Transformed!

You are totally insane!

You lied. You lied!

Making a sucker out of me,

when you knew, all the time...

...your uncle wouldn't leave you a cent.

Shut up.

There is no death, you fool!

Only the miracle of transformation.

Can you not see what shines

like pure light?

Transformation?

What do I care about transformation?

My soul can go to hell, for all I care.

I want money!

You made a beggar and a thief out of me by promising me money.

M-O-N-E-Y!

-By promising you...

...Paradise Eternity!

You ever scoff at me again,

I'll kill you!

Go.

Be gone.

Don't worry, Your Majesty.

I'm leaving forever.

You can rot, for all I care!

I offer him life, and he prefers

a miserable, old Victrola.

Oh, Chronos!

My old friend.

What did I do wrong?

You used Dima in your selfish

search for perfection.

One day, you will understand.

And thou...

...here, in this wretched dungeon

in this wretched hour...

...have I finally found you.

And myself.

Dima!

Hey, Moishe!

Good business, huh?

-Not bad.

By the way, has that boat for

Singapore left Port Bay yet?

Why should I tell you?

So you can disappear forever

with the money you owe me?

What if I pay you my debt?

You don't believe it, but I've

got the money! -Let's see it.

Stolen goods.

-Not so fast, my friend!

First, you tell me the name of the ship!

-Okay, you've got a deal.

-Plus 500.

-Forget it.

Listen! I need it now!

There's a train in an hour.

Go on, help out an old pal!

I'm begging you!

-I'll give you 200.

-400.

-250.

-350.

One.

Two.

Three.

The name of the ship is The Seahound.

It's at Port Bay, dock three.

Tell Gustav I sent you.

-I won't forget it, my friend!

Get out of here!

Shut those windows!

...Do you mind there! Stop pushing...!

...Thief...!

Attention! Attention!

Train for Port Bay will be leaving...

-Second class for Port Bay!

Train for Port Bay. Platform Four.

Two minutes.

...Please...!

...They're too many people...!

Attention! Step back from the track!

We apologize to passengers

for the inconvenience.

This is the worst flooding disaster

in the last seventy years.

Step back from the track!

Attention!

There will be one further departure

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