The Third Man Page #3

Happened right down there.

- You saw it ?

- Well, not saw, heard.

Heard. l heard the brakes.

[ Makes Screeching Sound ]

And l got to the window and saw them

carry the body to the other side...

uh, Josef, the Josef--

Emperor Josef statue.

Why didn't they

bring him in the house ?

- Could he have been conscious ?

- Conscious ?

- [ German ]

- Uh, was he-- was he still alive ?

Ah, alive !

He couldn't have been alive,

not with his head

in the way it was.

l was told that

he did not die at once.

[ Speaking German ]

No, l mean that--

[ German ]

No, you--

- He was quite dead.

- He was-- He was quite dead.

He was quite dead.

[ Holly ]

But this sounds crazy.

lf he was killed at once,

how could he have talked about

me and this lady here ?

Why didn't you say all this

at the inquest ?

Uh, it's better not to be

mixed up in things like this.

Things like what ?

l was not the only one

who did not give evidence.

Who else ?

Three men helped to carry

your friend to the statue.

- Kurtz ?

- Yes.

- The Romanian ?

- Yes.

- And ?

- There was a third man.

He didn't give evidence.

- You mean the doctor ?

- No, no, no.

He came later, after they

carried him to the Josef statue.

What did this man look like ?

l didn't see his face.

He didn't look up.

He was quite, uh, ordinary.

He-- He might have been...

just anybody.

Just anybody.

[ Phone Ringing ]

Hello ? Hello.

[ Speaking German ]

Hello.

[ German ]

Hello ?

- Who was that ?

- l don't know. They didn't answer.

But l was told

there were only two men there.

You've got to tell

your story to the police.

The police ? Why police ?

[ Speaking German ]

lt's nonsense ! lt is all nonsense !

lt was an accident

You don't know

it was an accident.

- You only saw a dead man

with three men carrying him.

- [ German ]

l should have listened

to my wife.

She said you were

up to no good. Gossip.

[ Holly ] Suppose l take

your evidence to the police ?

[ Man Shouting ln German ]

[ Holly ]

Now, hold on.

[ Shouting Continues ]

l have no evidence.

l-l saw nothing, l said nothing.

- lt's not my business.

- We'll make it your business.

[ Man Shouting ln German ]

[ Holly ]

Hold on.

[ Shouting Continues ]

l have always liked you, but you

must not bring this gentleman again.

You must go at once,

please. Please !

[ Speaking German ]

Please !

[ Man Continues Shouting ln German ]

[ Streetcar Bell Rings ]

You shouldn't get

mixed up in this.

Well, if l do find out something,

can l look you up again ?

Why don't you leave

this town ? Go home.

[ Speaking German ]

- What is it ?

- [ Continues ln German ]

[ German ]

- What's she talking about ?

- The police are searching my room.

[ Continues Speaking German ]

- What the devil ?

- Getting around, Martins ?

Oh, pinning things

on girls now.

Miss Schmidt, l should like

to see your papers, please.

Don't you give him anything.

Thank you.

You were born in Graz

of Austrian parents ?

Yes.

Paine.

Hmm.

lt's very good, sir,

isn't it, eh ?

How much did you pay

for this ?

l'm afraid l shall have to keep

this for a while, Miss Schmidt.

- How do you expect her

to live without her papers ?

- Write her out a receipt.

- Give her a receipt

for those letters too.

- This way, miss.

l suppose it wouldn't interest you

to know that Harry Lime was murdered.

You're too busy. You haven't even

bothered to get the complete evidence.

- Must you take those ?

- They'll be returned, miss.

They are private letters.

That's all right, miss.

Don't worry.

We're used to it.

Like doctors.

There was a third man there. l suppose

that doesn't sound peculiar to you.

l'm not interested in whether

a racketeer like Lime was killed

by his friends or by accident.

The only important thing

is that he's dead.

- l'm sorry.

- Tactful too, aren't we, Callaghan ?

- Calloway.

- Must you take those letters ?

- Yes, l'm afraid so.

- They're Harry's.

- That's the reason.

- You won't learn anything from them.

They're only... love letters.

There are not many of them.

They'll be returned to you,

Miss Schmidt, as soon as

they've been examined.

There's nothing in them.

Harry never did anything.

Only a small thing once,

out of kindness.

- And what was that ?

- You've got it in your hand.

[ Sergeant ]

Major Calloway ?

- Finished ?

- Yes. Okay.

You will have to come

with us, Miss Schmidt.

-You're not locking her up.

-Go home, Martins, like a sensible chap.

-Get the next plane.

-As soon as l get to the bottom of this.

Death's at the bottom

of everything, Martins.

Mind if l use that line in my

next western ? You can't chuck me out.

- Here we are, miss.

Your receipt for the letters.

- l don't want it.

Well, l've got it

when you want it, miss.

Anything really wrong

with your papers ?

They're forged.

Oh.

Why ?

The Russians would claim me.

l come from Czechoslovakia.

[ Speaking German ]

- What'd she say ?

- Only complaining about the way

they behaved in her house.

[ Continues Speaking German ]

Give her some cigarettes.

- Uh, cigarettes, hmm ?

- Danke.

No, go ahead, take the--

Miss Schmidt, ready ?

Now, look,

l'll straighten out

all this nonsense about Harry.

You'll be all right.

Sometimes he said

l laughed too much.

Oh, what's the name of that doctor ?

Harry's doctor ?

- Dr. Winkel.

- What do you want to see a doctor for ?

- A bruised lip.

- Good.

[ Woman Continues

Complaining ln German ]

Laboratory, we're coming right down.

You wait here, Miss Schmidt.

[ Train Whistle Blows ]

- [ Man Speaking German ]

- [ Doorbell Buzzes ]

- ls Dr. Winkel in ?

- [ Speaking German ]

- Dr. Winkel. l'm sorry.

l don't speak German.

- Nein.

Please, won't you say that

l'm a friend of Harry Lime ?

[ Speaking German ]

- Bitte.

- Thank you.

- Bittesehr.

- ?? [ Clock Chiming ]

Guten Nacht.

- Dr. Winkel ?

- Vinkel.

Uh, Dr. Vinkel.

Quite a collection

of, uh... collection.

- Yes.

- [ Dog Barking ]

- [ Dog Whimpering ]

- [ Winkel Speaking German ]

ls that your dog ?

Yes. Would you mind, Mr., uh--

- Martins.

- Martins, coming to the point, please ?

- Thank you.

- l have guests waiting.

- We were both friends of Harry Lime.

- l was his medical advisor.

- l want to find out all l can.

- Find out ?

- Yeah, the details.

- l can tell you very little.

He was run over by a car.

He was dead when l arrived.

- Who was with him ?

- Two friends of his.

You sure ? Two ?

Quite sure.

Could he have been

at all conscious ?

l understand he was, yes,

for a short time...

while they carried him

across the road.

- ln great pain ?

- Mmm, not necessarily.

Could he have been capable

of making plans...

for me and others just,

just during those few moments ?

l understand he left some

instructions before he died.

l cannot give an opinion.

l was not there.

My opinion is limited

to the causes of death.

Have you any reason

to be dissatisfied ?

Was it possible

that his death...

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