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All right, no score.

New York Mets are batting in the bottom of the first inning at Shea Stadium in

New York.

And the Mets and the Cubs will be playing again tomorrow afternoon. We'll

broadcasting and televising again at 2 p .m. tomorrow.

Tom O 'Hara, hitting .289 for the year.

22 home runs, 95 runs batted in.

Attention, please.

The KLM flight KL644 from New York and London has landed at exit

24.

Your attention, please. The KLM flight KL644 from New York and London has

just landed at gate 24.

Thank you.

Letters which order me to cooperate with strangers, in particular with junior

members of a foreign police force.

Well, I'm sorry, sir, but I didn't write that letter.

Why are you Americans interested in our drug rackets?

Because at present, most of the heroin that leaves Holland turns up in the

States. And the implication is that since we haven't stopped it, you've come

over here to do so, hmm?

No one has implied that, sir.

I can assure you.

Can you indeed?

All right, Sherman, what is your side of it?

Two days ago, three people were professionally murdered because the

and stole the consignment of heroin that we know came from here. How do you know

this? They all work for a firm called Schulster, which imports entirely from

Holland. You call this proof?

No, sir.

And what do you hope to achieve in Amsterdam?

Find the source.

Oh.

So is that all?

We haven't done very well so far, Mr. Sherman.

We know the stuff comes in a bulk. We know it goes out broken up. But where or

how, we've no idea.

Well, we can all sit back and let our American allies solve it for us. Like in

the war.

It's a beautiful city.

Oh, I am glad you're enjoying yourself after such an eventful day.

I didn't kill the cloaker.

Oh, that was quite clear at the airport.

But we were able to find out very little about this man, except his name. In

fact, he came from London three weeks ago. He seems to have been meeting your

plane.

Yes. He was one of our men.

But, sir, Duclos must have been on to something.

And now we've lost it.

Perhaps.

Tell me, you used to be Dutch.

Yes. We moved to the States when I was quite young.

Sherman. What sort of Dutch name is that?

Oh, we changed it.

Easier to pronounce.

Uh -huh.

How does one apologize for other people?

He retires soon, Mr. Sherman. That's the trouble.

The thought of growing tulips all day doesn't much appeal to him.

Sherman, we're acquainted with your methods.

But here we are all subject to the law, myself included, and you're no

exception.

You have a reservation for me, Sherman.

Now, we've done the Anne Frank House.

How about the Rights Museum? We've seen the Rights Museum. That's where the

Rembrandts are.

Welcome to Amsterdam, Mr. Sherman.

Thank you.

Room 616, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Oh, leave those. I'll have one of the boys bring them up.

That's okay. I don't mind taking them.

Room 616.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hello, love.

Oh.

Hello, love.

American?

English.

30 guilders to you, love.

Come on.

Well, did he contact anyone?

I lost him.

You mean he knew he was being followed and lost you?

Yes.

That's very clever.

You won't get a second chance. You know his reputation.

Efficient never makes mistakes.

Ruthless.

Sherman.

Sherman.

Hello.

Sherman.

It was tall last time we saw each other.

When did you get in?

Lunchtime plane.

Absolutely packed.

You know, if Walkington would only provide first class transportation

Were you followed here?

Someone tried.

Were you?

No.

Yes, of course.

No one outside of Washington knows you're on this job.

How many know about you?

Naturally, the local police chief, name of the graph.

Besides him, only Jimmy DeClo.

Well, neither of them would talk.

Paul, something's bothering you.

Jimmy DeClo is dead.

Shot. Meeting me at the airport.

The police say there was a girl with him.

Could you find out who she was?

I'll try.

Any lead on the man who was following you?

Went to a warehouse at the docks.

Had the name Morgenstern outside.

Morgenstern.

Do you want me to go over there? No, I'll do it.

I want to keep you strictly undercover.

Not even the police here must know about you.

These people, whoever they are, are murdering wholesale.

It's going to be a rough one, Maggie.

How's Joanna?

She's extremely happy.

That's nice.

Yeah, we've got a divorce last year I'll get started

on looking for Jimmy's girlfriend

Freeze.

Don't move.

Put your hands on the table.

Who sent you?

Turn around.

I asked you a question.

Who sent you?

All right, put your hands up.

About your head.

Straight.

Now turn around.

Now for the last time, who sent you?

Enjoy yourself. Thank you.

Let me see your book again.

This book you were taking last Saturday. It should be somewhere out there.

You don't have to read it.

616, please.

Mr. Sherman.

My key, please.

Go on a boat tour on the canals.

I'll get sick on boats, you know that.

I suppose we shall have to stay in tonight, that's all.

Seems a pity to stay in.

We could have gone out for a drink.

That's the only way to think about it.

Is anybody phoning? Police and ambulance.

Yes. All right, get a blanket, will you?

She met Jimmy Duclos two weeks ago.

Her name is Astrid LeMay.

And she works at the Bellanova nightclub.

What does she do?

Take them off? I'd say more puts them off.

Puts what on?

The customers.

She gets them to buy drinks at fantastic rates and then promises to meet them

outside in half an hour.

He doesn't. Not while I was watching.

I want to talk to her.

I'll find her.

Great Rhine barges.

The harbour and docks.

And over there, the city itself.

That's our royal palace.

Are you married, Mr. Sherman?

I was.

Any children?

No. You're a wise man.

There's no world for the innocent.

What do you mean?

I'd like to show you something. Come.

Trudy.

Say your letter, Mr. Sherman.

No. Then you must go up to your room.

No, Papa.

Then do as I ask, please.

Hello. That's Jen.

Grossed.

Well, I understand why you brought me here.

She calls me Papa.

In fact, she's my brother's daughter.

He and I worked in Curacao together.

He was killed with his wife in a car crash last year.

How old is she?

That's all right. You won't understand this.

Officially, 24.

Mentally, 4,

5, something like that.

When she was 16, she was an intelligent young girl.

And someone introduced her to heroin.

Within six months, she was on five grains a day.

Within a year, she was in an oxygen tent, that far from death.

They brought her around, but somewhere she lost 12 years.

In that hospital a child again.

I suppose forever.

Trudy?

Yes, Otto?

Come.

Who's she?

A nurse?

An old retainer, you might say.

My parents' housekeeper.

From the island of Heuler. That's in the Seine.

Well,

Mr. Sherman.

Do you feel like working tonight?

Why, of course.

Good.

How long have you worked in narcotics, Mr. Sherman?

Too long.

We all feel that way.

They're the coming thing.

Nice kids.

No trouble to anyone.

Just a harmless evening smoking pot.

And each one is sure he won't get hooked.

They think there's still a future.

But in a year, half of them will be on the hard stuff.

And next year, three out of every ten will be dead.

Just came in.

Johan Gerber, age 19.

I won't show his face. He's been in the canal too long.

Now, this one is... Let's see.

Hans Rosenmeier.

Will you hold this, please?

Sixteen.

Riddled with heroin.

Sixteen. What are these bruises?

He fell off a warehouse roof.

May I?

What was he doing up there, I wonder? Who knows?

Who knows anything with these wrecks?

Entrepôt docks. I'll show you the place if you wish.

No, no, I think I'll get a bed, Inspector.

Yes, of course.

He goes to New York?

Yeah.

Bibles. A souvenir warehouse.

A thought.

Marianne.

Where'd you get this book?

From the man who was following me.

How's your famous intuition working?

Very well.

What does Marianne mean, then?

Name of a boat.

Thank you.

Mr.

May?

Yes. I had to make sure it was you.

Don't go.

Please, join me.

Who are you?

How did you know I was here?

I was told.

Well, what do you want?

Jiminy Clow was a friend of mine.

I simply wanted to meet the last person to speak to him.

I don't know who killed him.

I don't want to know who.

I want to know why.

For the same reason you will be if you don't stop asking these questions.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, this statue is, of course, of a much later date than

the church itself, and the artist now lives in Italy.

Oh, we must return our bus on the corner of the gardens now, because we have

just about time for lunch before we go to Hague. Mesdames et messieurs, allez

venir avec moi pour l 'automobile.

C 'est au point de l 'automobile.

She came straight here.

The only one she spoke to was some woman in charge.

What's she like?

A spinster with a very grim face.

I'll take a look inside later.

Mr. Sherman?

Hello, Mr. Sherman.

Hello, Trudy.

What are you doing here?

Are you alone?

Where's Herta?

Herta's gone.

Hello. Who are you?

I'm just a tourist.

Are you Mr. Sherman's friend?

Who?

I'm Sherman.

I'd better take you home, Judy.

Don't want to go.

How about a taxi ride?

Can we go in a taxi?

Something. Got you.

I'm not giving him any more money.

And you're going out to meet him just to tell him that?

You've got to be made to understand. It can't go on. I'm getting into debt.

You can have all the money you need for George.

And yourself.

I'm always generous when it comes to something I really want.

I need it. I need it. Look, you asked me to meet you at any time. I know you've

got something there.

If you won't give it to me, I'll get it from somewhere else. But I'll get it.

Why don't you stop following me?

Right. Next time I'll have to get mugged.

He wasn't a thief.

He was my brother.

Now leave us alone.

LeMay.

Excuse me.

Is there something wrong?

No. Why?

Well, I thought I heard some noises in the church.

Church? Yes, my church. I'm the pastor here. I thought someone was in there.

Not me, Reverend. I haven't been in church in years.

Is it a friend?

Yeah. But what is the matter with him?

Oh, a few drinks too many, that's all.

Oh, perhaps I can help.

That's all right.

Would you mind?

You may not believe this, but I found him in a church.

George, you fool. You bloody fool.

Go on, get out.

Can't you see I'm trying to help you?

How can you help me?

Do you want to spend the rest of your life being blackmailed?

Lead Claude to his death?

Get George his daily fix?

I didn't know they were going to kill Jimmy.

But they did.

And you set him up.

If you were the only one to know, I'd be at the airport to meet me.

God's sake, what else could I do?

I can't just let my brother die.

Why did they kill the clown?

What have you found out?

I don't know.

And I think you do.

I don't. I swear I don't.

You swear easily, don't you?

I was in love with Jimmy.

If you change your mind, call me at this number.

Good morning, Colonel.

I'm on the word with you.

What are all these men doing here?

I requested a search of the Morgenstern warehouse, sir. Who gave permission?

Inspector Van Gelder.

My force has better things to do on a Sunday morning than to run around

games with you.

Well, I think it's imperative to our case that we look closely... Our case?

Since when have I been consulted?

Colonel de Graaf, ever since I arrived here, you resented my presence.

Now, I've got...

Good reason to believe that this warehouse is directly linked with the

transportation of heroin to the States Now may I get on with it?

Do it quickly Thank you, sir If it helps

Morgenstern's been to prison Thank you

I'd be grateful if you took charge, Colonel.

That would make it look more official.

Boy, I hope you know what you're doing.

I want to give the appearance of a search.

What I really want are the invoices, giving a list of all the suppliers of

souvenir items to the warehouse.

Have you seen this, sir?

Is he in? Yes, sir. Right, let's go.

Police, sir. It's a routine search.

Wait a minute. Why?

I apologize for what is, I'm sure, a complete waste of time. But I am very

interested in that doll, a puppet now dangling from your hoisting beam.

What? Will you come with me? I'll show you.

A hundred and fifty years our families have been respected by all the tradesmen

in Amsterdam.

Go on, search.

Search all you want.

Don't you want to know what we're searching for?

Why should I?

We have nothing to hide.

But who put it there, Morgenstern, and why?

I don't know, sir.

A maniac.

I have to find out.

I will dismiss the man responsible.

You do that.

Well, did you get what you wanted?

Yes.

You did?

Morgenstern has never been mixed up with anything as big as drugs before.

Do you think he knew about that doll up there?

Oh, yes, I'm sure he did.

Why?

I saw him last night with a close girlfriend.

You didn't tell me that.

It's her face in the doll.

Maybe you'd be kind enough to tell me just what you think that means.

You tell me?

I wonder if your ceaseless activities in Amsterdam have taken you across the

path of someone called George.

George LeMay.

Yes, I know him.

George LeMay was taken in charge last night.

What for?

For being dead, Sherman.

What happened?

One injection too many.

His heart finally acknowledged the futility of going on.

He wasn't murdered?

No, surprising, isn't it, since you're involved.

Stop here.

I thought... I thought you might be interested to know.

Thank you, Colonel.

Mr. May?

Twenty years in this business.

This kind of insanity still turns my stomach.

I want your report tonight.

Yes, sir.

What kind of man?

An addict, if he had to earn his armful.

Inspector, who was she?

Astrid Lemay, sir.

To close, girlfriend.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Maybe the graph was right.

Death follows me around.

The dolls come from Hoyler.

So does Herta and the barge Marianne.

The heroine is sent in the dolls to the Morgenstern's warehouse, the main supply

center. From there is dispatched to its distributors abroad, either in the

dolls, the Bibles, or the pendulum weights of the clocks.

One more thing.

The young girl, Trudy, always carries one of the dolls.

It could be they're using the kid as an unwitting messenger.

I'm proceeding to Hoyler.

If I fail to make next contact on schedule, suggest emergency fatality

procedure.

End of dispatch number three.

Chairman Amsterdam.

Why did you wait till now to go to Hoyler?

Because today is the 18th.

Well, I see 0600 on the 19th.

That's six o 'clock tomorrow morning.

Right. And the other figures are a map reference.

Very good.

You don't miss much, dear.

I missed you.

I always meant to write.

But you know how things were.

I...

That's

Hoyler.

The lines.

I was thinking about my ex -wife, as a matter of fact.

Oh.

Sorry I asked.

I was thinking about how you and she have absolutely nothing in common.

What was she like?

Very affectionate.

With other men.

My fault.

I was never there.

I don't know if I'd like to be married to you or not.

We'll see.

Promises, promises.

That's what I hope to find out. How?

I'm going back to Amsterdam tonight.

Six o 'clock on the 19th.

It's a rendezvous time.

I bet my... My life on it.

Marianne picks up the bulk heroin there.

And I want to be there when they make the pickup. She brings it in here.

Why here?

Because the Marianne is from Haller.

So if I'm right, I'll be back in Haller sometime tomorrow morning.

And if you're wrong?

Now, you're a tourist.

Doing this, Alan.

Let's take a look at the other map.

Mine's the doll factory.

which is on the north side of the island, about a quarter of a mile from

Vind.

There's a moat that surrounds it.

Bye.

Mr. Sherman was there.

He's my friend.

Yes, I remember.

Are

you

here alone?

I heard you had to go away.

Before she comes back, would you like to see my dolls?

What kind of dolls?

They make them here on the island.

Please.

Let me show them to you.

No, I really haven't. Oh, but it's not far to the castle.

And I haven't got any other friends to show them to.

All right, I will come with you.

They're lovely.

Where do you get them? They're mine.

Well, of course they're yours. I'm not going to take them.

But you can tell me. I'm your friend.

They're not really mine.

Sometimes I have to give them away to people as presents.

Trudy.

Let you and I share a little secret, all right?

Who gives you the dolls?

I do.

I do.

Trudy, you were told never to bring anyone in here.

But she's my friend.

But so am I.

Why don't you leave your two friends together?

Herta is waiting downstairs.

Oh, please, I don't want to go.

Please. You will come and see me again, won't you?

Yes.

Thank you so much for looking after her.

Let me show you a way out.

No, I can find my own way. Thank you.

No, not that way. That leads to the courtyard. It would interfere with the

dance.

Please, this way.

to worry about.

Everything is going to be alright.

Look.

Good morning, Mr. Sherman.

Welcome to my castle.

I trust you found what you're looking for.

But we've met, of course, before, haven't we?

Oh, Kilda.

Ah,

Miss LeMay, you mean.

Well... It amused me.

Also, she was about to be most indiscreet.

After her brother died, that didn't suit us at all. Who killed Maggie?

Hmm?

Oh, your other young lady.

It was your fault. She had to die.

That beautiful girl.

I'm afraid we...

recognized her today as the girl who had attended one of our services the

other day.

I'm going to kill you, Megan.

Isn't it simply beautiful?

And we knew you'd be along sooner or later.

I'm going to kill you.

Yes.

You are trespassing, my friend.

You also killed two friends of mine.

If only people would live and let live.

Interference. Mixing with each other's affairs.

Why do they do it?

If you only stayed out of it, nobody would have got hurt.

I'm going to kill you.

I tried to help the ladies. I did. I did.

Try to make it beautiful for them.

Ah!

You may be interested in the castle guidebook.

Listen.

You are now in the celebrated castle of the clocks.

The finest collection in Europe.

Something in the world.

For the entertainment of visitors, a recorded device has been installed.

to give some idea what it sounds like when every clock strikes twelve.

Simultaneous.

Oh, would you like to hear it, Mr. Sherman? I admit I've adjusted the

just a little, just for you, Mr. Sherman.

I'm severely displeased with you, Mr. Sherman, but I want you to lie

beautifully.

You're an artist, too.

I'm giving you the best I have.

I'm going to kill you and whoever told you to kill Maggie.

I was told that the sound can send a man insane within 50 minutes.

And dead in 20.

I wonder how long will you last, Mr. Sherman. We'll try.

I'm going back to Amsterdam.

Yes, sir.

Get rid of the body later.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Yes. I see, the castle.

And make it instead.

Well, in that case, you better go ahead.

No.

No, let me take care of that.

Sergeant.

Sir? Sergeant, I don't want to be disturbed, not by anyone.

Very good, sir.

I'll explain to the car. Where are we going?

You said you wanted the bastard in charge. Yes, I know, but who is it?

All right, come on.

Morgenstern.

Are you serious?

Everything.

Everything leads to this warehouse.

Meagren worked for him?

They all did.

Yes, but where is your evidence? What have you got?

Enough.

Morgenstern. What do you want? Police.

But what do you want? You're under arrest.

Why? On what charge?

You're under arrest.

Look, I'm not going to take the blame for everybody.

Good evening, Mr.

Sherman.

We all knew it wasn't Morgan Stanton.

We had a good system going until you came.

No wonder the graph got nowhere.

The distribution going on right under his nose.

In Trudy's doll.

Oh, I enjoyed it.

I enjoyed every minute of it.

Most regrettable end to a promising career.

I shall say, sir, it's your funeral.

Why, Frank Elder?

Why all this?

Here's one $60 ,000 reason why.

No!

He didn't come this way, Sherman.

The roof.

He'll make for the river.

Yeah, but you let him.

Zooka, drop the east gate.

We'll take the other end.

Go up, sir?

No, not yet.

Thank you.