The Third Man Page #7

was buried in his place.

Where's Harry ?

That's what we want

to find out.

l'm sorry. l don't seem able

to understand anything you say. l--

He is alive.

Now this minute,

he is doing something.

Miss Schmidt, we know he's somewhere

across the canal in the Russian sector.

You may as well help us.

ln a few minutes,

Colonel Brodsky will be questioning you

about your papers.

- Tell me where Lime is.

- l don't know.

lf you help me,

l am prepared to help you.

Martins always said

you were a fool.

Vienna is a closed city, Miss Schmidt.

He can't get away. Right.

Poor Harry.

l wish he was dead.

He would be safe

from all of you, then.

Why, that's you !

Come up.

Winkel, look who is here.

l want to speak to you, Kurtz.

- Of course. Come up.

- l'll wait here.

- l don't understand.

- l want to talk to Harry.

- Are you mad ?

- All right. l'm mad.

l've seen a ghost.

You tell Harry l want to see him.

Be reasonable.

Come up and talk.

No, thank you.

l like the open.

Tell him l'll wait

by that wheel there.

Or do ghosts only rise

by night, Dr. Winkel ?

You got an opinion on that ?

- Hello, old man. How are you ?

- Hello, Harry.

Well, well, they seem to be

giving you quite some busy time.

- Well, listen. l want to talk to you.

- Hmm, yes ?

Talk to me ?

Well, of course. Come on.

Kids used to ride this thing

a lot in the old days.

- But they haven't

the money now, poor devils.

- [ Speaking German ]

Listen, Harry.

l didn't believe that--

- lt's good to see you, Holly.

- l was at your funeral.

That was pretty smart,

wasn't it ?

Oh, the same old indigestion, Holly.

These are the only things

that help, these tablets.

These are the last. Can't get 'em

anywhere in Europe anymore.

- Do you know what's happened

to your girl ?

- Hmm ?

- She's been arrested.

- Tough, very tough,

but don't worry, old man.

- They won't hurt her.

- They're handing her over

to the Russians.

What can l do, old man ?

l'm dead, aren't l ?

- You can help some.

- Holly,

exactly who did you tell

about me, hmm ?

- l told the police.

- Unwise, Holly.

- And Anna.

- Unwise.

Did the, uh,

police believe you ?

You don't care anything at all

about Anna, do you ?

[ Chuckling ]

l've got quite a lot on my mind.

- You wouldn't do anything.

- What do you want me to do ?

Be reasonable.

- You can get somebody else--

- Do you expect me to give myself up ?

- Why not ?

- lt's a far better thing that l do...

with the old limelight

than follow the curtain--

No. You and l aren't heroes.

The world doesn't make any heroes--

- You've got plenty of contacts.

- Outside of your stories.

l've got to be so careful.

l'm only safe in the Russian zone. l'm

only safe as long as they can use me.

- As long as they can use you ?

- l wish l could get rid of this thing.

So that's how they found out about Anna.

You told them, didn't you ?

Don't try to be a policeman,

old man.

- What do you expect me to be ?

Part of your--

- Part ?

You can have any part

as long as you don't interfere.

l've never cut you out of anything.

Yes, l remember when they raided the

gambling joint, you knew a safe way out.

- Sure !

- Yeah, safe for you. Not safe for me.

Old man, you never should have

gone to the police, you know.

You ought to leave

this thing alone.

Have you ever seen

any of your victims ?

You know, l never feel comfortable

on these sort of things.

Victims ?

Don't be melodramatic.

Tell me.

Would you really feel any pity if one

of those dots stopped moving forever ?

lf l offered you 20,000

for every dot that stopped,

would you really, old man,

tell me to keep my money ?

Or would you calculate how many

dots you could afford to spend ?

Free of income tax, old man.

Free of income tax--

the only way

you can save money nowadays.

- A lot of good your money

will do you in jail.

- That jail's in another zone.

There's no proof against me,

besides you.

l should be pretty easy

to get rid of.

- Pretty easy.

- l wouldn't be too sure.

l carry a gun.

l don't think they'd look for a bullet

wound after you hit that ground.

They dug up your coffin.

And found Harbin ?

Mm-hmm.

Pity.

[ Chuckles ]

Holly, what fools we are

talking to each other this way,

as though l'd do anything to you

or you to me.

You're just a little mixed-up

about things in general.

Nobody thinks in terms

of human beings.

Governments don't.

Why should we ?

They talk about the people

and the proletariat. l talk

about the suckers and the mugs.

lt's the same thing. They have their

five-year plans, and so have l.

You used to believe in God.

l still do believe in God,

old man.

l believe in God and mercy

and all that.

But the dead are happier dead.

They don't miss much here,

poor devils.

What do you believe in ?

Oh, if we ever get Anna out

of this mess, be kind to her.

l think you'll find

she's worth it.

l wish l'd asked you to bring me

some of these tablets from home.

Holly, l'd like to cut you in,

old man.

There's nobody left in Vienna

l can really trust, and we've

always done everything together.

When you make up your mind,

send me a message.

l'll meet you anyplace, anytime.

And when we do meet, old man,

it's you l want to see,

not the police.

Remember that, won't you ?

[ Chuckling ] And don't be so gloomy !

After all, it's not that awful.

Remember what the fella said:

ln ltaly, for 30 years under

the Borgias, they had warfare,

terror, murder, bloodshed.

But they produced Michelangelo,

Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.

ln Switzerland,

they had brotherly love.

They had 500 years of democracy

and peace, and what did that produce ?

The cuckoo clock.

So long, Holly.

But look here, Martins.

You can always arrange to meet him at,

at some little cafe here

in the international zone.

- lt would never work.

- We'll never get him

in the Russian zone.

Calloway, you expect too much.

Oh, l know he deserves to hang.

You've proved your stuff,

but 20 years is a long time.

Don't ask me to tie the rope.

Okay. Forget it.

- Busy, Major ?

- What is it, Brodsky ?

We have identified the girl.

Here is her report.

[ Calloway ] l've questioned her.

We've got nothing against her.

We shall apply for her at

the Four Power meeting tomorrow.

She has no right to be here.

l've asked your people

to help with Lime.

That's a different case.

lt is being looked into.

- So long, Major.

- [ Door Closes ]

[ Calloway ]

ln the last war, a general would hang

his opponent's picture on the wall.

He got to know him that way.

l'm beginning to know Lime.

l think this would've worked,

with your help.

What price would you pay ?

Name it.

[ Train Whistle Blowing,

Man Speaking German Over Loudspeaker ]

[ German Continues ]

Here we are.

You'll be all right here, miss.

l don't understand

Major Calloway. l--

- l expect he's got

a soft spot for you, miss.

- Why has he done all this ?

Don't you worry, miss.

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