Yeux sans visage, Les (House of Dr. Rasanoff) Page #2

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and get dumped in the woods

I don't think one should ever

do things by halves

Especially as the second half

is by far the easiest

- Did she eat well?

- Yes, luckily. She was wasting away

She's happy this time. She believes

I showed her how well it is healing

It looks perfect,

so munch better than yesterday

I was so afraid

Don't be. I, too, believe this time

I can only hope

To achieve such a thing...

God, it would be beyond price

I have done so munch wrong

to perform this miracle

I have done you great wrong, too

I know, but I shall never forget

that I owe my face to you

Yes, I sometimes forget that myself

With good reason,

it shows so little now

What have you decided about Edna?

Look after her, feed her.

I'll let you know later

Edna has escaped... that way

- No other details come to mind?

- No

Yes... Edna said the woman always

wore a big pearl necklace

Wound around her neck like a choker,

if you know what I mean

Yes, but it doesn't help too munch

You may go now, Mademoiselle

Pretty, isn't she?

Another one with blue eyes

All of them students, all the same age,

all the same type

All mysteriously disappearing

This one's Swiss, so we'll have

the embassy on to us, telephone calls

Talking about the series of blue-eyed girls,

what about my one?

Brought in for shoplifting

Let her go with a lecture.

But get her address... you never know

This sort of thing will land you in jail

I've never done it before.

I don't know what got into me

You'll be up in court next time.

Give me your address

Now hop it

I was certain of success

To think you doubted me

Now you have your pretty face

Your true face

You can start living again

Yes... but how can we let people know

I'm still alive?

To start with, you'll travel...

a long trip

I'll arrange papers for you.

You can choose a name for yourself

It'll be fun

A new face, a new identity

You're more beautiful than ever.

Now there's something angelic about you

Angelic? That I wouldn't know

When I look into a mirror,

I feel I'm seeing someone...

...who looks like me,

returning from far away

What about Jacques?

Jacques? Yes,

that does pose a problem, of course

I'll explain to him.

He loves you so munch

He'll be very happy

Smile...

Smile... not too munch

Try Pentothal. I'll come at once

Another emergency

Will you come with me?

Not using make-up, I hope

No. Why?

No reason. You look good, that's all

See you tomorrow, darling

I won't be long.

I'll come and say good night

- You seemed anxious, examining her

- You're imagining things

Why are you lying?

I've learned to read your face.

Tell me the truth

It's failed

February 15

February 20 A week after healing

spots of pigmentation appear

Later palpation reveals

small subcutaneous nodules

On the 12th day

necrosis of the graft tissue is evident

The first ulcerations -

signs of rejection of the graft of infection

The dead graft tissue

must be removed

Take any dog, and everything works

I'm stuck with this beastliness

Say something... this is aggravating

- Are you mad? Who were you calling?

- Nobody

Do you realize how rash you've been?

I know the dead should be silent,

then let me really die

I can't bear it any more...

...afraid to look at one's face,

to touch it...

...for fear of feeling the cracks

and furrows

Calm down, my dear. Trust him.

He will succeed, I know it

You're lying. He'll experiment

as if I were one of his dogs

A human guinea-pig,

what a godsend for him

You've no right to say that

I want to die... please!

Give me one of those injections

the dogs get when things go wrong

Stop that!

You must kill me.

I can't bear it any more

Come at once!

It was Christiane's voice, I'm sure

You thought you heard it... Have you

mentioned this to Professor Gnessier?

Of course, but he insists

the body was his daughter

I know, I was there.

What can I tell you?

A joke in bad taste, perhaps

I deal in facts,

and these statements by witnesses...

...are nothing but "seems", "possibly",

and vague details

A red taxi picking a girl up...

A pretty woman with a pearl choker

like a dog-collar...

...going off with another one

A pearl choker like a dog-collar?

That rings a bell with you?

Yes, it reminds me of someone

I thought that was all over

I hoped so, Mademoiselle Paulette

Mrodon, but the high-ups think...

...I was too lenient

So I suppose I'm for it.

Must I go to jail?

A court case first

If I know my parents,

they'll never get over it

I've been thinking... there may be a way

to get round all this

Of course, it would involve

munch discretion, and some intelligence

I can be very discreet.

As to intelligence...

...if it's not too complicated...

Don't worry, it's just a little service

you can perform for us

- What must I do?

- Bleach your hair, for a start

- You're joking

- Jokes aren't in our line

- You have to be much blonder

- It won't suit me

Never mind. Next you'll see a doctor,

who'll send you to a clinic

- But I'm not ill

- You'll say you are

Brief her on the details

At the clinic, you'll complain

of headaches... I'll write this down

I'll give you a note

to take to Doctor Gleize

He'll give you one for Doctor Gnessier

What? Wait, I'll note that

She could come in tomorrow morning

Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on her.

It's only to check out a possibility

If anything happens, I'll alert you

You're doing well

Thank you, Doctor

She was admitted this morning

- Referred by?

- Doctor Gleize

Severe pain?

Yes... sometimes

Do an opthalmoscopic

and an electroencephalogram today

Doctor... are they going

to shave my head?

No... I hope not, anyway.

It would be a shame

Don't be afraid...

we're friends, aren't we?

Tell me how many fingers

I'm holding up

Three

And this time... how many?

Three

No... two

- What do you think, Doctor?

- I'm very hopeful

Can you make him better?

Certainly... just trust me

- What's your prognosis?

- What is yours?

We're in agreement

Close your eyes

Open your eyes

That's it, you can open your eyes

You'll feel a slight electric shock.

It won't hurt

Send me the trace

as soon as you've finished

No signs of anything wrong

with this Paulette Mrodon

Haemorrhage in Number 15, sir

See to that, Jacques

Here's the trace, sir

Nothing evident. Discharge her tonight,

that will free a bed

We may well have an emergency

Am I supposed to give you this form?

- May I make a call?

- To Paris? What number?

Mum? It's Paulette. Everything's fine,

I'm coming right home

- What do I owe you?

- No charge

How can I get back to Paris?

There's a buns. Turn left as you leave,

a 15 minute walk

Can I give you a lift

as I'm going your way?

Inspector Parot? It's Jacques Vernon

She's left already?

They don't hang about at your clinic

They don't seem to be kidnappers,

either

I'll check anyway,

to make sure she arrived home safely

Thanks for calling us

Two men want to see you at the clinic

Not now. They can come back tomorrow

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