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Hey, get up. Get up. Get in.

Why don't you piss off? You understand English?

Yes, perfect.

Do you want to go to the police? No.

No, not the police. Please.

Please get me out of here.

Oh, busy? Busy?

All right, gather round.

On me.

Now,

I owe an explanation.

I've been writing you a lot very hard these past three weeks for one very good

reason. And it's not because I'm nursing a couple of ulcers, but because

complaints investigation branch have been working overtime on this matter.

On account somebody has told them we've been cutting back and letting it all

happen.

Villainy. Now, I don't want a new team to play with, so whoever did the

whispering was being malicious.

However, I received word from a certain source today that the two lot were all

in clear. But don't look too happy too quick.

He refused to name the informant. But, 7th to 8th last night, Ray Goulding was

charged with cannon roll. Ray! With compiring to pervert the course of

and wasting police time.

Right, so, we'll read about it all on paper.

Now, the good thing is, I had a lot of hard work.

The funny firm has banged up our best bandit, so he's going after another

bottle. The rest down to you, girl.

Here,

girls, I'll provide the food.

Don't eat the blue ones, they're a bit salty.

Inspector Paul. Yes. The Federal German Police.

Oh, here, come this way.

Is that for me?

They have a lot to celebrate.

Please, sit down.

Inspector Richard Shipway of Interpol gave me your name.

And, uh, directions.

Give me now.

He said you would have.

With what?

A missing person.

Oh, Herr Richard, in this country, uniformed police are responsible for

missing persons. I'm to take you down there. No.

I want the Criminal Investigation Department to handle this.

His name is Dieter Barron.

You are beautiful.

Where am I?

It's all right. My place.

It is hurting still?

You must find a doctor.

I don't know when things are broken, but if they go on hurting, then something

is wrong.

Who are you?

Danny. Who are you in my bed?

Carl.

Detective Ritter.

Detective Chief Inspector Rutter. The ID officer in charge of this area.

Inspector. Do you mind telling me why you want to involve my officers in a

uniform matter?

You can go where uniforms cannot.

I need Barron as a material witness in an obscenity case.

What makes you think he's in central London?

We intercepted a card to his mother. No address.

Postmark W1.

Is he a friend here?

No, but there are others here.

who work as he does.

If you agree to help, I will, of course, make all the information available.

When's your case come up here?

Fourteen days from now.

And if you don't find him, will it affect things that much?

We lose the principles.

Well, heard that one before, haven't we?

Yes, we've had it ourselves.

Yes, I know, I know.

Well... I'm sure Inspector Forbes and the rest of the office will give you all

the help that's humanly possible, but I have to stress that we have a very, a

very heavy caseload. Now, I can't guarantee assistance 100%. I understand.

But you're very fortunate that Inspector Forbes is Judy D .I. this weekend.

Good luck.

Well, now.

Come and meet the troops.

If he's broken anything, he'll be screaming.

Let him be.

He was shivering.

It could be shock.

Will you put him under the truck?

Do you want some tea?

If the floor gets hard, be careful.

You get the spray?

Thanks for the kraut, Ricardo.

No, thanks for nothing.

Is there any telex from Interpol in there for Germany?

Well, what about accommodation?

Why did everybody want to get felled into my bed?

A missing person's got his face down there. They've got two raids on tonight,

OK? I'll fix him up.

Thank you. I have my hotel.

Well, you're trouble to be big one.

You giving a copy to the club section?

Yeah, Friday night's a good night. What are these, Ray? A blanket search and the

all -night coffee bar. They weed out missing persons, usually young girls.

as well. Good.

We must go, hmm?

Oh. All right.

Well, if you've been flipping rough, you need somewhere to wash and shave, so

you can check Leicester Square, Cambridge Circus and Piccadilly Circus

Oh, thank you, ma 'am.

Um, what's his actual role, sir?

Oh, no, look, I have to know so we know what kind of places to spin, sir.

I have told your inspector.

He's a film editor and a developer of stills. Oh, so he knows everything.

Exactly. But not as a performer.

No. Well, then he might not go to the places we're thinking about.

I would like everywhere searched.

Is English good?

Yes, perfect.

OK, forget the language schools. Does he booze, sir? No. We know a lot about

him. Except where he is.

Bonjour.

Are you making coffee?

Please.

How are you?

Somebody doesn't like you.

You're beautiful.

I know I am.

Ah.

Now, I shall be darned clear this afternoon.

How'd it go?

Zero.

I hope the hammer's hammered you.

Morning. Now we must talk.

I won't let one night's failure push you off. I have little time.

Night.

Now, Baron.

He's aged 20. He's worked for a small processing firm in Munich for two years.

Has he got any form? What? Criminal record.

No.

It appeared three months ago. Passport not at home, presumed central London.

What about a bank account?

Normal for his occupation. He took 500 Deutsche Marks, about £120.

Nothing since.

No? Leaning out the ferry across, that leaves him about £10 a week to live on.

Perhaps he is being helped.

Goodbye.

A very reputable firm.

Proud of their high -quality reproduction.

A series of firms has been on the market for some two years now.

Also very high quality.

We traced them to this firm.

We have grilled everybody, but one has run away.

Barren.

Yes, it is quite vicious, isn't it?

You see, Barren must know.

We think we have all the big names, but we need someone to nod.

Are any of the names English? Here.

So far, they're all Italian.

You're so big, why are you working on your own?

My people have failed twice to solve this. Both occasions, we have asked for

massive outside help.

But the longer the fence, the more holes for the fox.

I'm sorry, Territory.

I thought you were obsessed.

I know.

And I am.

I too want to get out of this filth and back to the happy violence of car

offences, robberies and barking dogs.

Right.

Tell me about him again.

You are a student?

Yeah.

What are you studying?

Architecture, in Munich.

I have the car numbers in my head.

I give you my bed and you tell me nothing.

You're kind. I thank you.

Can I stay here, please?

I don't want to go out for a few days.

I'll pay you what I can.

How long?

Okay, okay.

You have not murdered someone.

You do not rape.

No. And you do not wear a balaclava helmet, so you are not a terrorist.

No.

Okay, je m 'en fiche.

You can stay here.

When you want to tell me, you can tell me.

If you are short of money, we must turn you from a student into a worker.

Here you can hide.

Everything is calm as a milk pond.

Milk pond.

I do not care.

Mr. Ebenson, get out.

Yeah, I'll go get him for you.

Uh, excuse me.

What the hell?

Sorry, this is the club. Police.

Rodney. You know Jake Barrett?

Rodney?

Bring him, Rod.

He might be looking a bit rough.

This is a club, Mrs. Forbes, for drinking, meeting, and burying the past.

know, but he's important.

How about Geroin?

Geroin, come here, you backward greyhound. Here a minute.

Um, haben Sie diesen Mann schon mal gesehen?

I'm not much good at German.

Entschuldigen Sie, kennen Sie diesen Mann?

Nein. Nein, wo sind Sie her?

München. Was, München? Oh.

Und Sie?

München. Wie lange sind Sie schon hier?

Excuse me while a third world war is on.

What right has this policeman to ask personal questions?

What do you think you're doing?

I'm a police officer.

There's no jurisdiction here. We've got a good relationship with your club

section, Maggie.

Get him out. The person he's looking for is not here and hasn't been here. How

do you know? Because it's my club and I'm here all the time. How do you know

that someone here hasn't seen him? Good point, but we'll do the hour.

I must be allowed... Not now, Herr Richard.

Do you know that bloke who just went out?

He's great.

You're right, he's working with Old Bill and they're showing the boy's photo.

You want me to hang around?

Do you see a man running through here? No. You sure? Oui.

Oui? Oh.

Thanks, Rodney.

So, it wasn't D -Town Baron?

No. Not one of your suspects?

No. He was English. So why'd he lug it?

Lano?

He's a new face.

Why'd you let him in?

He said he was your lot.

And I only look at people when they come up to the bar to buy drinks.

Yeah, we've got nobody running from us at the moment, so we must be connected

with your bother.

This girl, were you tasting?

Says she didn't see anything.

What was the name of the street?

St Mary's Close, north side.

Oh, well, come on. Good night, young.

Thanks,

Rod. OK, if you can take her down to the clater tomorrow so you can go through

the albums.

You said that the girl was carrying parcels.

Like pictures?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Has Al been?

Who? Al.

You did this?

No, it's good, huh? It's you.

Who is Al?

You thought I am the artist?

No, it is Al who works here, but he lives in Ait Ham.

This is his studio.

He has a wife and a very ugly daughter.

Everything is being prepared for an exposition.

I collect them when they're ready.

This was what I was doing when I met you.

Won't show this, no?

I'm sorry, but I need to keep my feet on the ground. You must promise to tell

him, Hal, not to show this.

You are running away from the police.

I've done nothing wrong, really.

You must say you believe me.

Why do people try to hurt you?

You are not a student.

I want to be one, very much.

What do you do?

You said when I was ready. But you can tell me what you do.

Danny, if I tell you anything, you will be in danger.

And that's not fair.

Not telling me is not fair.

I'm lucky to be talented, but I do not have the talent to be lucky.

Danny, how long do you want to be in England?

Until I have children.

Then I shall stay forever.

You are an ice cream.

A mystery.

Cold.

Very eatable.

And a mystery.

Well, Friday night's case is still in hospital.

Fractured skull.

Do you guess why I got some info from a drinker late last night? He's Nick

Tudor, in charge of Section 18.

Bow Street tomorrow morning, sir.

Oh, yes, and I've heard from Mary Bone Lane that Tudor's case will be back on

Tuesday. I think that's about it.

Right.

First drink of the day.

Yeah, I've seen it. Same I'm over my one at the Pizza Palace last week. Oh,

yeah.

How about the one banged up for burglary? Not yet charged. Oh, he just

you and admitted it.

I mean, if you can't remember what street it's in, there's not much we can

until they open up and record it tomorrow morning, is there? I could take

wagon, give them a guided tour.

Morgan.

So what about my guided tour, Inspector?

Here, Rita, I have three trays to empty.

Night CID work, court -filed legal aid reports.

It's Sunday. The pubs aren't open. The clubs are being sprinkled with holy

water. Now, where else do you propose we should waste our time looking?

Any luck with the albums?

Yes, Philip. Hey, Sergeant, Philip's is free. Can we go? I can't just lay off an

officer with all the work I've got.

Yeah, come on here, Ritter.

I'll give you a couple of hours.

Will do.

I'm worried about the squad on that third officer. Mm, slept him.

They started at eight. They'll ring me if they strike gold. Good.

Well, do we go?

Hmm.

Well, you know what they say. You walk three times round Eros, you'll find who

you're looking for.

Eros? Yeah, he's a naked laddie. Criminal attendant.

That was the obscene publication squadron on the way up.

Very crafty, though.

Maggie? Oh, Mary.

Mary, good to meet you. Hi.

Hi. Maybe his eyes fall back too far. Push him back in, you'll get a show.

I was on my way to Matt.

Oh, listen, can we get you something?

Bread or wine? We're out of fishies.

Coffee.

He's a visitor.

German. Trial pending.

Porno. Kid.

Yeah, very heavy. They think he's on my patch.

We were making inquiries at the German club last night.

A man left. He was chased. We lost him.

Now, are there any German mobs with contacts in Pogo?

Is he a model?

No, he edits.

German? Or Italians?

Ah, better.

They do their hotel deals and showings in town, but they're always on the move.

Usually Fridays lay out the displays and gadgets.

Friday?

Why wasn't I told about this before?

Well, it started off as a missing person. He was a witness to the German

Can you give me a hand?

No.

I'd love to, but we're not even on the manor.

The whole team's in ethics.

Importation, half a million mags.

By God, they're dirty.

What I can do is give you a couple of names.

Oh, great, right.

Look.

Harry.

Newseller, corner of Power Street.

He can spot an Irish tempany a mile off.

And there's a hot dog stand.

I adore Indians.

Can I help pay for this?

Can you?

No.

You said you'd help turn me into a worker.

Did you come in as a tourist?

Yeah.

No good?

Next time, register as unemployed.

Then you get paid every week.

Then you buy a rent book, get a friend to sign as a landlord.

That's at least another 15 pounds.

Is this what you do?

What do you do?

I just tell you and you don't tell me.

Determine.

What else do you hide?

You've been through my bag.

Why are you too tired to be angry?

you are beautiful so am i we should be out being beautiful no

but you are afraid i want to help but you say nothing

i have a theory If you are beautiful in the personality, then you cannot hide

it. The same for evil.

I don't think you are evil.

And if I am?

Then you are a good actor.

But evil people do not read books on churches.

Brass rubbing is my hobby.

So is theater.

Acting one day, I hope.

And churches are sanctuaries.

You think I'm just a horse's clothes? Something to use?

Danny, I'm not to know.

If they're found, they will go to prison for a long time.

I think you stopped me from being killed.

You are generous.

You are not a clothes horse.

And I'm trying very hard not to walk out of that door.

Mary Wood said you might help.

I might.

Have you seen him?

No.

With mustard?

Will it help?

Second, we're looking for a man.

Thirties, graying hair, five foot nine, executive looking, English, drives a

Mercedes with dark windows. Could be interposed.

I've still got two arms and two legs, you know.

That bad?

High tide.

Name?

Not from me, you don't.

So, where am I looking?

Any restaurant with a yard at the back and offices over the top.

London's a big place.

It's not too many million miles away from here.

Look, don't come again, lady, will you?

Wave a repeat, you'll get my throat cut.

Keep it, police lady.

You know, I earn more than that for a quarter of an hour's work watching for

your lot when the Spielers are working the streets.

Buy yourself an ice cream.

Just ask me. Won't he believe? I don't know.

Did you see a man? Did you?

No, no.

I'm sorry.

It's just... It's just that any reason for anyone following you here is

dangerous.

Please don't go to that place again.

I have all the jobs the English don't want.

A waitress, cleaning, selling junk.

I'll let me...

Keep away from nearly nothing. So if he asks me to do something for him, I want

to do it.

He has all the paintings to be ready.

I am helping him because he is good, and you say don't.

I want to get out of here. So do I.

Then go to your sacred church.

Don't you like making love?

I'm sorry about the little shouting.

Ma 'am!

Don't go.

Ali, don't wait for that name, please.

Ma 'am, from the police.

I believe you saw a man in St. Mary's. Close the lock, please.

No.

You have no right.

And you don't know a boy called Dieter Barron? My boyfriend's name is Carl.

Where is he? I don't know. Where is he?

You are not a British subject.

No. Then you will come with me and bring your passport.

Why? I have done nothing. Sheltering.

Please.

That is mine.

You have your keys?

No sir.

Please.

I'm just going home. No, you're not.

Key to this room.

I haven't got one. What's in there?

I've never been in there. I've got the key.

Mr. Brotherton. Where's he?

He's out. Well, you haven't seen him.

Well, he was in half an hour ago. He must be down the restaurant or in the

No, he's not.

I'm just close.

Ah, Bob, good. I want to talk to you.

Your bloody kraut left me standing. Who the hell does he think my time belongs

to? Listen, forget him. No, no, he's down on my list for an early

Bob, I need some help. I'm at 22 Gilby Street, and I've found what looks like

some operators for porn.

Look, I've lost the man we're looking for somewhere here.

I want the office turned out, and get Mr Russell over here with you.

Yeah, will do.

Barrett, Philip.

All right, you're coming on a Sunday school trip to Gin Alley. Jake, hold

place. Get me two more.

Hello, Gov.

Ah, Mrs Russell. I'm at 22 Gilby Street, and I found a load of good porn in a

refrigerated lorry, would you believe?

Now, I've lost my man, but I've secured the lorry.

Can you get some of your team over here to look at it, list it, and go through

the paperwork in the office?

We might be lucky and find the source.

Love to, but the whole team's still in ethics, and I've got to rest them.

First thing tomorrow, OK.

OK. First thing.

Do you want to go to the pictures or what?

What sounds quite interesting.

Where is Inspector Forbes?

Out, sir. I want this girl held.

Hello. Go on, sir.

Yes, tell me.

Well, sir, this is Dieter Barron's passport from this girl's flat. And this

also from there. And maybe she will tell you how long one has to be in the house

to be painted.

This is not sufficient, sir.

You mean to take this young lady into the charge room and get her locked up?

Where is Inspector Forbes, Sergeant?

I suggest she stays up here until the Inspector comes back.

I'm not talking to you, only somebody English.

Are you in contact with Inspector Forbes?

So, where's Key?

No, don't tell me. Your man's got it on him. Yeah, well, my first thought was

make the evidence secure.

Well, you're absolutely right. No, I just wanted to get a film up and run it

through that projector upstairs.

Do you want me to get a lamp and take it down to the police garage?

No, leave it.

Dirty squad forensics, got to go through it. But leave the freezer on it.

Don't want it unplugged. Ice cream running all over the juicy bits.

Get a night due, take over at ten.

Then it says till morning, we'll take over.

Still haven't found my man.

Well, he's away, isn't he? And you know it.

All right, what's his name?

Mr. Brotherton. Where does he live?

I don't know. And how do you contact him in an emergency?

I can't.

Where does he drink, lunchtime and evenings?

Well, once a week he takes men in line.

All I had to do was get a friend to drink. And of course you have no idea

goes on.

Oh, I thought a car did he drive?

He's always picked up.

What colour?

Bone.

How long have you worked here?

Three weeks.

Including Sundays.

Well, I take the fact that you take me to nightclubs. I was just going.

Look at this.

Different girl every fortnight.

Yes. Yes, Jake.

Anything? Ceramic tiles, wine, cutlery, spaghetti by the plane load. All Italian

import and export.

No, not now. I'll be back later. Anything else?

Right.

She doesn't know night from day. How's your Italian?

Well, as long as you promise to render positive physical damage to your kraut,

I'll take care of this end.

Oh.

Thanks. We can leave the drawers to the dirty squad tomorrow morning, but

they're... Waiters downstairs. I have to go through them.

Oh, and if anything comes up, you can ring Mrs. Russell.

Of course.

You're on duty.

Good afternoon.

I'm not speaking to you.

If I can...

Look, you let me talk to her

first. If you're not satisfied, you can have a go after. How do I know that you

always... It's minor by the book.

And polite to the point where I'll offer you a seat and not leave you standing

on a doorstep. I found her. Yes, you're a good cop. And I will find Barron. We

will.

Either you work on your own or with us.

Where do I sit?

Well, I suggest you try sitting somewhere where Inspector Croft can't

Are you crying? No.

But I don't like being pushed.

You don't?

What's the reason?

He has no permission to rush into my home, has he?

Well, let's start with you, shall we?

Oh, if you wish, I could push just as hard.

Now, let me see who I am.

You've been here five months. You got a job?

No. I am on holiday.

How do you manage, financially?

My parents send me money.

Then I was working for a small time in a wine bar, and I met Mr. Swift, and he

said I could stay in his workroom for peanuts.

And I keep it clean for him.

I think my parents would have rabbits if they know I'm a maid.

So, how did you meet Diethelm Barang?

Danielle.

He was being beaten up in a car by your police.

What sort of car?

Write it down. In English.

Where was this?

I'm married close.

When?

Friday night.

What time?

Ten. What were you doing there?

Collecting pictures for Mr. Swift.

The car was all quiet.

And then when I was near it, I could hear fighting.

It drove away, but Dieter managed to fight out.

He was covered in bad bruises.

Obviously he didn't want to go to the police, so I took him home.

Had you met him before?

No, I do not do it all of the time.

What did he tell you about himself?

That his name was Karl.

That he was a student of architecture in Munich.

Then he said he wasn't.

That one day he wants to be an actor.

And people were trying to kill him.

I think he's very beautiful, but I don't know what he's like.

Well, what is true is that my police don't go around... Then we'll beat him.

Why? He's nice.

Daniel, look, he may not be... You haven't met him. Think, Daniel, think.

He's German, and the German police are after him.

Someone tries to kill him, and he lies to you. Now, something must be seriously

wrong somewhere, enough for Herr Ritter to burst in on you.

What has he done?

Why don't you... Have you seen pornographic films?

With?

With children?

He made them.

There's a possibility.

He has no money.

I bought the food. I fed the meter.

He was afraid to go out. He wanted to stay with me.

Nowhere else?

Perhaps the church.

His hobby is repressing.

Which church?

If I help you, can I see him?

Yes. You mean it?

Yes.

There is a book in my room.

The churches are all marked.

If that German is angry with me, what will he do to Dieter?

Statement from her. I want everything, including hearsay. She says Barron was

grabbed by some men in a dark blue Mercedes and injured.

Get all the details plus descriptions.

What exactly did she tell you? I suggest you sit in with Sergeant Barron and

find out.

I'm looking for Barron. Who else is looking in a dark blue car?

Well, surely that must be of some interest to you.

Now, look, I suggest that she is treated gently and spoken to calmly.

And then you'll get all she knows.

Jake, take her down there to go through the album, see if she can identify any

of the assailants.

Yes, ma 'am.

And what will you be doing? I'm going back to that workshop and be back here

shortly.

We're going to church, at least I am.

Good for the soul, police work. Perfect news.

Help! For God's sake, help!

Oh my god, no!

Seventeen. Six of the brass ones, the famous ones, are well out of central

London. He has no money.

Oh, well, he'll have to find the other eleven.

I mean, why the churches?

He's hardly likely to have the gear with him, isn't he? Well, he'd be guarding

the factories in his present state of mind. He'll have nowhere else to hide.

OK, there's a pornographer, a brass rubber, which is the same thing, a

frustrated Christopher Wren. You got any more hobbies?

Wait here.

It's over there.

Detail on Baron.

I was going to come to you.

Inspector Forbes.

You have a warrant for me?

No. Just a request from our German colleagues.

Yeah, I've heard him.

I'm not a prisoner?

No.

What is the name of your German colleague?

Herr Ritter.

Do you know him?

No.

What has he told you about me?

You work for a firm to which high -quality pornography has been traced.

Everybody has been spoken to, but you ran away.

Herrita believes you know names.

Inspector, I have nowhere else to go.

I have to trust you.

The only names I know are three high senior policemen who are involved.

I discovered a batch of prints accidentally and a piece of paper stuck

print, obviously when it was wet.

Inspector, who I trust, if you deliver me to this Ritter, you will

hand me to the names on that piece of paper.

Somehow they have fingers which reach London.

I'm saying this in church.

Inspector Forbes, I... We have a problem.

Herr Baron has made some very serious allegations of corruption against senior

police officers in Munich.

Now, if what he says is true, I am doubly concerned for his safety.

I might add that you are not mentioned.

You think I'm clumsy, yeah?

I put off people.

Perhaps they, my superiors, perhaps they meant me to annoy you with my manner.

Then you would not cooperate and Baron would not appear.

You believe Baron?

Will he come back with me?

No.

Now, I'm going to make an appointment to see an official at your embassy.

I think Herr Baron should make a statement in this country.

And I think certain guarantees should be given for his safety, and I think safe

accommodation should be found for him meanwhile.

You agree?

Oh, my God.