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GIVE ME THE POLICE STATION QUICKLY.

YES. THIS IS THE HOUSE OF GOURNEY-MARTIN.

WE ARE BEING ROBBED.

DID YOU GET A DESCRIPTION?

HE IS A TALL MAN. HE HAS A LIMP.

WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS?

254 VICTOR HUGO.

MY CAR! NOTIFY ALL BUREAUS.

MACHINE GUNS IF NECESSARY. I WANT 6 MEN ON MOTORCYCLES.

PULL OVER TO THE CURB.

HELP!

H-

WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?

I'VE BEEN HELD UP AND ROBBED.

YOU HAVE, EH? THAT'S TOO BAD, MR. ARSENE LUPIN.

ARSENE-WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? ARE YOU CRAZY?

I'M THE DUKE OF CHARMERACE.

YEAH. AND I'M THE QUEEN OF RUMANIA.

STOP FIDDLING WITH ME AND DO SOMETHING.

ONE OF YOU FELLOWS GET UP FRONT AND DRIVE.

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?

I'M TAKING YOU RIGHT BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM.

YOU CAN'T VERY WELL DO THAT.

THE OPERA WAS OVER TWO HOURS AGO.

YES. WELL, THIS OPERA'S JUST BEGINNING.

GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. SEE IF THERE ARE ANY FINGERPRINTS THERE.

WHERE'S MR. GOURNEY-MARTIN?

HE HASN'T RETURNED FROM THE OPERA, SIR.

EHH.

DID YOU FIND ANYTHING DOWN THERE?

SOME WELL-DEFINED FOOTPRINTS HERE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. DEVELOP THEM AND GIVE THEM TO ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

YES, SIR.

NOW THEN, WHAT HAPPENED?

I GOT HIT OVER THE HEAD, AND WHEN I CAME TO,

A MAN WAS JUST LEAVING THE ROOM.

WAS THAT THE MAN?

THIS IS IDIOTIC. I'M THE DUKE OF CHARMERACE.

WAS THAT THE MAN?

I DON'T THINK SO, SIR.

HE LOOKED BIGGER, AND HE WALKED WITH A LIMP.

YOU'D BETTER REMEMBER THAT, MR. POLICEMAN.

HE LIMPS.

NOW THEN, ARSENE LUPIN, I'LL TALK TO YOU.

WHEN YOU DO, TAKE OFF YOUR HAT. CALL ME SIR.

I BEG YOUR PARDON, SIR.

DOES THAT SATISFY YOU? HMM?

ARE YOU HAPPY AND CONTENTED NOW...

ARSENE LUPIN?

LOOK HERE...

YOU'VE CHEATED ME AND TRICKED ME

AND MADE A FOOL OF ME FOR YEARS.

NOW I'VE GOT YOU RED-HANDED.

HA HA! THE DUKE OF CHARMERACE.

HA HA HA! "I'VE JUST RETURNED FROM THE OPERA."

HA HA HA!

WELL, CROOK, THIS IS THE END OF THE GAY LIFE FOR YOU.

YOUR NEXT OPERA WILL BE CALLED 20 YEARS AT HARD LABOR...

AND YOUR NEXT DANCE WILL BE THE LOCKSTEP.

HA HA! 1, 2. 1, 2. AND REPEAT.

YOU HEAR THAT, ARSENE LUPIN?

OH, I BEG YOUR PARDON.

MONSIEUR HENRI PIERRE DU CHARMERACE,

DUKE DE LA BASTILLE.

STOP MAKING SUCH A FOOL OF YOURSELF

AND TAKE OFF THESE HANDCUFFS,

OR TOMORROW, I'LL SEE THAT YOU LOSE YOUR BADGE.

I'LL TAKE 'EM OFF WHEN I HAVE YOU SAFELY BEHIND BARS,

AND NOT BEFORE.

VERY WELL, MY FRIEND-

ONLY REMEMBER THAT ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOU AFTER THIS,

YOU ASKED FOR IT.

WHAT'S HAPPENED? CHARMERACE!

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

CH-CH-CHARMERACE?

NOT TDUKE OF CHARMERACE?

NOBODY BUT A DODDERING ASS

WOULD THINK I WAS ARSENE LUPIN.

HERE.

ARSENE LUPIN?

ARE YOU SURE THAT HE'S THE DUKE OF CHARMERACE?

OF COURSE I'M SURE.

YES, AND I DON'T LIMP.

I- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, YOUR GRACE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO APOLOGIZE.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I PRESUME YOUR STUPIDITY

ALL COMES UNDER THE HEAD OF DUTY.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, YOUR GRACE.

GLADLY.

YOU KNOW, THE JOKE OF IT IS,

I HAVEN'T BEEN ROBBED AT ALL.

OH, REALLY?

NO! ALL MY JEWELS AND BONDS ARE DOWN AT MY PLACE IN THE COUNTRY.

OH. THAT SEEMS LIKE AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO KEEP THEM.

WELL?

THERE ARE NO FINGERPRINTS HERE, SIR.

YOU KNOW, IF I WERE YOU,

I'D GO DOWN THERE AND GUARD THOSE JEWELS,

AND I'D TAKE SOMEONE WITH ME - SOMEONE I COULD TRUST.

YOU WOULD?

I WONDER YOU DON'T OFFER TO GO, YOUR GRACE.

YOU'VE BEEN SO HELPFUL WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND ADVICE.

I CAN'T GO MYSELF. I'M GIVING A BALL TOMORROW NIGHT.

OH, I WOULDN'T DREAM OF INTERFERING WITH YOUR DANCING.

OH, I DON'T DANCE ALL THE TIME.

BESIDES, IT SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE THE MAN ABOVE ALL OTHERS

WHO SHOULD BE MOST INTERESTED IN GOING-

THAT IS, IF IT ISN'T TOO FAR.

OH, THERE IS THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW, YOUR GRACE.

TRUE.

THERE ARE ALSO THE NIMBLE FINGERS OF ARSENE LUPIN.

AHH.

HAVE YOU GOT THE DATA IN THE LUPIN CASE?

I'LL HAVE IT FOR YOU IN A MOMENT, SIR.

THE MAN WEIGHS BETWEEN 185 AND 195 POUNDS.

HEIGHT 5' 9" TO 5' 11".

HE WEARS BROAD-TOED SHOES, SIZE 101/2.

THE FOOTPRINTS SHOW A DEEPER IMPRESSION ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

THE MAN PROBABLY LIMPS.

ANYTHING ELSE?

YES. THE IMPRESSION SHOWS 5 HOBNAILS

SET IN A SEMICIRCLE IN THE RIGHT HEEL.

WHAT?

NO. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

UH, CAN I LOOK AT THE CAST OF THAT SHOE, PLEASE?

CERTAINLY. HERE IT IS.

I THINK I'LL TAKE THE CAST OF THE IMPRESSION, TOO.

PARDON ME. IT'S THIS ONE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

NOTHING, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, GUERCHARD.

WHAT ABOUT LAST NIGHT?

WELL, HE GOT AWAY AGAIN, AS USUAL.

OH.

BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

YES. SAME OLD STORY.

NO. THIS TIME, I HAVE A VERY GOOD DESCRIPTION OF HIM.

HE WEIGHS 190 POUNDS, WEARS A SIZE 101/2 SHOE WITH A BROAD SOLE,

AND WALKS WITH A LIMP IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

IS THIS THE CAST OF HIS SHOE?

YES.

MM-HMM. MM-HMM. MM-HMM.

LOOK HERE. LOOK AT THIS.

SEE THOSE HOBNAILS?

YES, I SAW THEM.

IT OUGHT TO BE EASY TO FIND THAT MAN.

YES. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE A GREAT MANY MEN IN PARIS WHO ARE LAME.

I KNOW. I KNOW. BUT LOOK AT THOSE MARKS ON THAT HEEL.

I TELL YOU, GUERCHARD, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS TO ARREST THE FIRST MAN YOU FIND WITH A HEEL LIKE THAT.

OBVIOUSLY. BUT FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO FIND HIM.

HOWEVER, THIS TIME, I HAVE A VERY DEFINITE CLUE.

I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE.

YEAH. LAST NIGHT, HE TRIED TO ROB GOURNEY-MARTIN'S HOUSE.

HE WAS AFTER THE FAMOUS EMERALD NECKLACE,

BUT HE DIDN'T GET IT BECAUSE THE NECKLACE WASN'T THERE.

IT WAS DOWN AT GOURNEY-MARTIN'S PLACE IN THE COUNTRY.

HMM. I SEE.

AND THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO FIND HIM,

BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHERE HE'S GOING NEXT.

OH...

IS IT?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT?

YESTERDAY, THE PRESIDENT SENT FOR ME

AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY I HAVEN'T CAPTURED ARSENE LUPIN,

AND I'M PASSING IT ON TO YOU.

WHY HAVEN'T YOU CAUGHT HIM?

I WILL CATCH HIM.

I'LL GIVE YOU A WEEK, GUERCHARD. A WEEK.

OH, I COULDN'T PROMISE THAT.

I DON'T WANT A PROMISE. I WANT ARSENE LUPIN HERE AS A PRISONER

WITH HANDCUFFS ON HIM IN A WEEK.

I'LL DO MY BEST.

THAT ISN'T ENOUGH.

IT'S A STRANGE THING, GUERCHARD.

YOU CAN ALWAYS CAPTURE EVERY OTHER CROOK IN PARIS,

BUT EACH TIME YOU GO AFTER ARSENE LUPIN, YOU FAIL.

YOU'VE FAILED FOR THE LAST TIME.

UNLESS THAT MAN IS HERE WITHIN A WEEK,

I'LL BREAK YOU.

AFTER ALL MY YEARS OF SERVICE?

YES.

IN A MONTH, I'LL HAVE SERVED 25 YEARS-

A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.

I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO MY PENSION,

GOING DOWN TO THE COUNTRY AND LIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN PEACE AND QUIET

AWAY FROM ALL THIS-

YOU CAN HAVE ALL OF THAT FOR ARSENE LUPIN.

OH, GIVE ME A MONTH.

IN A MONTH, HE COULD ROB ALL OF PARIS, TAKE MILLIONS OF FRANCS.

I'LL GIVE YOU A WEEK, GUERCHARD.

ONE WEEK.

REMEMBER THAT.

YOU LOOK ADORABLE TONIGHT.

YOUR GRACE.

WHERE ARE THEY?

WELL?

HAVE YOU BOYS REHEARSED THIS?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THIS TIME?

IT'S TOO BAD, YOUR GRACE.

IT'S AN ATTACHMENT ON THE WHOLE HOUSE.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

I GOT TO TAKE ALL YOUR PERSONAL EFFECTS.

HMM. YOU'LL HAVE ME STRIPPED LIKE MAHATMA GANDHI.

YOU COULDN'T WAIT TILL TOMORROW, COULD YOU?

YOU SEE, I CAN'T VERY WELL GO OUT AND TELL MY FRIENDS

THAT THE WHOLE HOUSE HAS BEEN ATTACHED

BECAUSE I OWE A FEW FRANCS HERE AND THERE, NOW CAN I?

BUT IT'S HALF A MILLION, YOUR GRACE.

MY DEAR FELLOW, IF I CAN'T PAY IT,

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHETHER IT'S HALF A FRANC OR 10 MILLION?

BUT I CAN PAY YOU TOMORROW.

HOW CAN WE TELL?

WHY DON'T YOU STAY RIGHT HERE TILL I DO PAY YOU?

MAKE YOURSELVES AT HOME. COME DOWN AND MEET THE LADIES.

OH, BUT WE'RE NOT DRESSED FOR THAT.

OH, YOU LOOK CHARMING. BY THE WAY, WHO IS YOUR TAILOR?

WHY DON'T YOU STAY HERE AND HAVE SOME SUPPER, ANYWAY?

PLENTY TO EAT. PLENTY TO DRINK.

I'LL GIVE YOU A ROOM TO SLEEP IN,

AND IN THE MORNING, I'LL PAY YOU. HOW'S THAT?

OH, HE HASN'T GOT HIS NIGHTGOWN.

HMM.

I'VE GOT IT. YOU CAN SLEEP IN YOUR UNDERCLOTHES.

EXCUSE ME.

HOW DO YOU DO?

BEAUTIFUL PARTY, ISN'T IT?

YES. CHARMING.

THE DECORATIONS ARE BEAUTIFUL, AREN'T THEY?

YES.

EVERYTHING READY?

I HAVE ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS GUARDED

AND 4 OF OUR BEST MEN HERE AS GUESTS.

SPLENDID.

THANK YOU.

STAY OUT OF HERE!

HOW DO YOU DO?

CLOSE THAT DOOR.

CERTAINLY.

WON'T YOU PLEASE GO?

CERTAINLY.

BUT FIRST LET ME ASK,

HOW DO YOU LIKE MY BED?

WELL, I DIDN'T MEAN TO, REALLY. I WAS COLD.

OH. YES, IT IS A COLD NIGHT FOR MAY.

HOWEVER, DON'T YOU THINK PARIS IS CHARMING IN THE SPRING?

WELL, I PREFER RUSSIA.

YOU SEE, I COME FROM THERE.

REALLY? HOW DELIGHTFUL.

I HAVE A PASSION FOR CAVIAR.

WAS YOUR FATHER THE GENERAL-

I PRESUME YOUR FATHER WAS A GENERAL.

OF THE IMPERIAL ARMY.

YES. WAS YOUR FATHER THE GENERAL FOND OF CAVIAR?

HE ATE IT ON PANCAKES FOR BREAKFAST.

DID HE?

STAY FOR BREAKFAST.

WE'LL HAVE CAVIAR.

SIR, AREN'T YOU OVERSTEPPING THE BOUNDS OF CONVENTION?

BUT, DEAR LADY, DIDN'T YOU LEAVE THOSE BEHIND

WHEN YOU STEPPED INTO MY BED?

OH, I ASSURE YOU, BEING HERE IS NO PLEASURE.

OH, BUT THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG.

OH, SIR!

PARDON ME. I, UH, I THINK YOUR DRESS HAS SLIPPED.

I HAVEN'T ANY ON.

OH.

IS THAT A LITTLE RUSSIAN CUSTOM? HMM?

WHO ARE YOU? HMM?

WAIT A MINUTE. LET ME GUESS.

YOU'RE, UH... YOU'RE THE BEAUTIFUL WIFE

OF THAT RED-NOSED OLD GRAND DUKE ALEXIS. HMM?

NO?

YOU'RE THE STAR OF THAT NEW RUSSIAN REVUE

WHERE THEY SING ALL THOSE CHEERFUL LITTLE DITTIES

ABOUT THE FAMINE AND THE SNOW AND THE WOLVES.

I KNOW-

YOU'RE HERE TO HELP THE POLICE FIND ARSENE LUPIN.

HMM?

OH, NO, OF COURSE. THAT'S ABSURD.

I'VE GOT IT.

THE DOCTOR BROUGHT YOU IN A LITTLE BLACK BAG...

AND PUT YOU UNDER A ROSEBUSH,

AND YOUR MOTHER FOUND YOU AND CALLED YOU...

SONIA.

SONIA?

SONIA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BED?

I BROKE THE STRAP ON MY EVENING GOWN.

IT'S BEING FIXED IN THE NEXT ROOM, AND I WAS COLD.

AWW. POOR SONIA.

EXCUSE ME JUST A MINUTE.

I HATE DANCING WITH MEN WITH DAMP HANDS.

THEY RUB ALL THE POWDER OFF YOUR BACK.

DARLING, WOULD YOU PLEASE HURRY?

YES, MADAM.

WELL, HERE WE ARE.

IT'S VERY NICE. IT'S A LITTLE NAUGHTY.

IT'S VERY NI-

YOU THINK YOUR FATHER THE GENERAL WOULD APPROVE OF THIS?

MY FATHER THE GENERAL ALWAYS SAID THAT A GENTLEMAN

WAS A MAN WHO NEVER WENT TO BED WITH HIS SPURS ON.

ISN'T THAT A PITY?

I'M SO FOND OF HORSES.

I COULD GIVE UP RIDING, I SUPPOSE.

GIVE ME THAT DRESS.

YOU CAN'T GET INTO IT ALONE.

THE MAID WILL HELP ME.

THE MAI... I KNOW MORE ABOUT UNHOOKING THAN ANY MAID IN PARIS.

YES, BUT I WANT THIS ONE HOOKED.

I'M GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE IN THIS BED UNTIL YOU LEAVE THIS ROOM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO STAY IN BED,

YOU WON'T NEED THE DRESS.

WAIT!

IF YOU'LL...

PUT OUT THE LIGHTS.

I THOUGHT RUSSIA WAS A COLD COUNTRY.

PLEASE. PLEASE.

I THINK WE'D BETTER GO AND DANCE.

LATER.

WELL, NOW, REALLY.

HA HA!

COME ON. WE DANCE.

WELL, IF YOU INSIST...

BUT IT WON'T BE HALF AS MUCH FUN.

THERE'S THAT FASCINATING GOURNEY-MARTIN.

I MUST MEET HIM.

REALLY?

HOW PECULIAR OF YOU.

HOWEVER...

GASTON! JUST A MINUTE.

COUNTESS SONIA...

KRISHNOV.

HMM. PERMIT ME TO PRESENT THE HONORABLE GOURNEY-MARTIN.

I'M DELIGHTED.

I'M VERY HAPPY.

SHE THINKS YOU'RE CHARMING.

REALLY?

AREN'T YOU GOING TO ASK ME TO DANCE?

CERTAINLY. CERTAINLY.

I DON'T DANCE VERY WELL, BUT I'M WILLING TO TRY.

CHARMING FELLOW, ISN'T HE?

HE'S A GREAT FRIEND OF MINE.

DO YOU KNOW HIM WELL?

INTIMATELY, BUT INNOCENTLY.

YOU KNOW, HE'S COMING DOWN TO MY COUNTRY PLACE AFTER THE PARTY.

OH, I'M SORRY. WE'D PLANNED A LITTLE EXCURSION TOGETHER.

THIS IS A SECRET,

BUT I'VE BEEN THREATENED BY THIS ARSENE LUPIN,

AND CHARMERACE INSISTS ON COMING DOWN TO PROTECT ME.

SO MY LITTLE EXCURSION WILL HAVE TO BE PUT OFF.

NOW, THAT WON'T DO AT ALL.

WHAT WERE YOU AND CHARMERACE INTENDING TO DO?

WE WANTED TO GO AWAY AND HAVE A NICE, LONG TALK.

OH, I SEE. I SEE.

WELL, THEN WHY DON'T YOU COME DOWN TO MY CHATEAU?

AND IF YOU RUN OUT OF WORDS,

I'VE GOT A DICTIONARY.

YOU'RE SO UNDERSTANDING.

PARDON ME. I'M CUTTING IN.

SONIA, AFTER ALL I'VE DONE FOR YOU.

BUT I THINK HE'S CHARMING.

GOURNEY-MARTIN, CHARMING?

MY DEAR CHILD, YOU'RE MAD.

WHY, HE'S BEER. STALE, COMMON, HEAVY BEER.

OH, AND YOU? YOU'RE CHAMPAGNE, I SUPPOSE.

HMM.

WITH THE HEADACHE THAT COMES AFTER.

NOT AT ALL, SONIA. I'M A SPECIAL KIND OF CHAMPAGNE

FULL OF SPARKLE, WARMTH, GAIETY, AND INTOXICATION,

THE KIND OF CHAMPAGNE YOU CAN DRINK ANY HOUR OF THE DAY OR NIGHT-

EVEN BEFORE BREAKFAST.

REALLY?

SHALL WE DANCE?

SONIA, YOU'RE ALWAYS SO RESTLESS.

POOR LITTLE THING.

YOU CAN'T RELAX, EVEN IN BED, CAN YOU?

ARSENE LUPIN!

ARSENE LUPIN?

50,000 FRANCS REWARD.

COME ON.

ARSENE LUPIN, IN THE NAME OF THE LAW, I ARREST YOU!

OH, YOU FOOLS. GET OUT! DON'T YOU SEE I'M BUSY?

SO WE SEE. SO WE SEE.

PUT UP YOUR HANDS. PUT UP YOUR HANDS.

WHY, YOU IDIOT.

PUT UP YOUR HANDS. I'LL KILL YOU. I MEAN IT.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW? WHAT DO WE DO?

GET THE DUKE. GET HELP. THERE'S ONE OF HIM. THERE'S ONLY TWO OF US.

DON'T MOVE. I'LL SHOOT.

QUIVERING JACKASS.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR YOU.

OH? WHY?

WHY? BECAUSE I WANTED TO CUT IN AGAIN.

HOW SWEET OF YOU.

I'M SORRY YOU DIDN'T FIND US.

SO AM I.

UH... WILL YOU PARDON ME A MOMENT?

I'M AFRAID I'M NEGLECTING SOME OF MY GUESTS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WE'VE GOT HIM, YOUR GRACE. WE CAUGHT HIM!

WHO DO YOU MEAN?

ARSENE LUPIN.

WHAT?

WE CAUGHT HIM IN YOUR LIBRARY.

YOU MEAN, YOU-

THERE HE IS.

OH, MY GOOD MAN, YOU'RE CRAZY.

THESE-

GET BACK THERE!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU FOOL?

THIS MAN'S GUERCHARD, OF THE POLICE.

WHAT?

THESE TWO FOOLS THINK I'M ARSENE LUPIN.

THAT YOU'RE ARSENE LUPIN?

WELL, OF COURSE, MAYBE YOU ARE,

AND I'M THE QUEEN OF RUMANIA.

I'M SORRY, GENTLEMEN, AT YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT,

BUT THIS MAN REALLY IS GUERCHARD,

ONE OF THE HEADS OF THE SECRET SERVICE.

ARE YOU SURE?

OF COURSE I'M SURE.

THAT IS... OF COURSE HE'S GUERCHARD.

BUT WE CAUGHT HIM ROBBING YOUR DESK.

HUH?

WELL, LOOK HERE.

"WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE, ARSENE LUPIN.

"50,000 FRANCS REWARD FOR THE CAPTURE OF THIS NOTORIOUS THIEF.

"6 FEET TALL, WEIGHS 190 POUNDS.

LIMP IN HIS RIGHT FOOT."

WELL, THAT IS FUNNY, ISN'T IT?

I SAY, HOW TALL ARE YOU, GUERCHARD?

I'M 6 FEET, AND I WEIGH 190 POUNDS,

AND I LIMP WITH MY RIGHT FOOT,

BUT I'M NOT ARSENE LUPIN.

OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT.

HOW COULD YOU BE, A MAN IN YOUR POSITION?

YOU'RE SURE YARE GUERCHARD, AREN'T YOU?

YES, I AM!

THE ONLY REASON I ASK

IS THAT, YOU SEE, YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE ME

WHEN I TOLD YOU WHO I WAS.

YOU REMEMBER?

IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR MY FRIENDS THERE,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

DO YOU THINK FOR A MOMENT THAT I'M SOMEBODY THAT I SAY I'M NOT?

OH, NO, OLD MAN. NOT REALLY. OF COURSE, BUT, UH...

WELL, AFTER ALL, YOU DO ANSWER THIS DESCRIPTION.

YOU WERE FOUND RIFLING MY DESK.

HAVE YOU ANY, UH, CREDENTIALS?

CREDENTIALS?

YES. YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BADGE OR A LITTLE LETTER.

YOU MEAN YOU WANT ME TO BE IDENTIFIED?

WELL, WHY NOT? I HAD TO BE.

I CAN SETTLE IT QUICK.

I'LL TAKE HIM TO HEADQUARTERS.

I'LL NOT HAVE IT! I'M ON DUTY HERE,

AND THIS PLACE IS THREATENED, AND I'M GOING TO STAY HERE.

AFTER ALL, THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU SEE, IF HE REALLY IS GUERCHARD

AND ARSENE LUPIN IS TRYING TO ROB THIS HOUSE,

WE REALLY NEED HIM HERE, DON'T WE?

I'VE GOT IT. I'LL TELEPHONE OVER TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE

AND HAVE HIM COME RIGHT TO THE HOUSE.

YOU'LL TAKE HIS WORD, WON'T YOU?

WELL, I GUESS SO.

ISN'T THAT FAIR?

YOU MEAN, I'M TO BE KEPT A PRISONER IN THIS ROOM WITH THESE TWO FOOLS

WHEN I REALLY OUGHT TO BE DOWNSTAIRS?

ONLY TILL WE FIND OUT WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

I'M GUERCHARD!

MY DEAR SIR, IF YOU ARE, I'LL APOLOGIZE TO YOU

AS CHARMINGLY AS YOU DID TO ME.

YOU BETTER WATCH HIM, GENTLEMEN.

AND BY THE WAY, IF HE ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE,

PERHAPS YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOOT.

TO KILL?

WELL, THE REWARD SAID DEAD OR ALIVE, DIDN'T IT?

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME, OLD MAN? I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

GET BACK THERE! HE SAID TO SHOOT.

NO. NO, HE HAS NO CREDENTIALS OF ANY KIND.

IT WOULD BE A GREAT FAVOR TO ME

IF YOU COULD COME OVER HERE RIGHT WAY.

JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.

DID YOU RING, SIR?

HAVE THAT SURPRISE CAKE SERVED RIGHT AWAY.

IN ABOUT A HALF-HOUR, SIR?

IN HALF A MINUTE. HURRY UP.

HELLO. 10 MINUTES? YOU CAN'T DO IT ANY SOONER THAN THAT, EH?

WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, OLD MAN, IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ANY SOONER.

THANKS. THANKS VERY MUCH.

JUST A MOMENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

DON'T BE ALARMED! THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON AGAIN IN A MOMENT.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY BIRTHDAY.

I HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU.

OH! OH!

WE WON'T CUT THE CAKE YET,

BUT WHEN YOU DO, YOU'LL FIND A LITTLE PRESENT FOR EACH OF YOU IN IT.

MY NECKLACE! MY NECKLACE!

SOMEONE HAS TAKEN MY NECKLACE!

OH! OH!

HERE, LET ME OUT OF HERE!

GET BACK THERE. GET BACK!

OH, YOU IDIOTS!

WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, SOMEBODY TOOK IT.

TOOK WHAT?

MY TIARA. SOMEBODY PULLED IT OFF MY HEAD IN THE DARK.

MY NECKLACE! SOMEONE STOLE IT FROM ME WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE OFF.

WHAT ARE THEY YELLING ABOUT? WHAT HAS HAPPENED?

MY BRACELET. I'VE BEEN ROBBED!

ROBBED? MY DEAR CHILD, THAT'S TERRIBLE.

ARE YOU SURE YOU HAD IT ON?

I'M POSITIVE.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.

DID YOU FEEL ANYBODY TAKE IT?

WHY, NO. I WAS STANDING-

WELL, NO ONE'S BEEN NEAR ME BUT YOU.

KEEP YOUR PLACES, PLEASE! KEEP YOUR PLACES.

NO ONE WILL BE PERMITTED TO LEAVE THIS FLOOR.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? WHO THE DEVIL ARE YOU?

ORDERS FROM HEADQUARTERS, SIR.

SEE THAT NO ONE GETS OUT OF THE WINDOWS.

OH, YOU'VE HAD YOUR MEN HERE ALL EVENING?

YES, SIR.

MY DEAR FELLOW, THAT'S VERY INTELLIGENT OF YOU. I CONGRATULATE YOU.

THANK YOU.

NOT AT ALL.

EMILE.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THERE'S BEEN SOME SORT OF A ROBBERY, APPARENTLY.

WE TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS TO SHOW MY BIRTHDAY CAKE-

WHERE'S GUERCHARD?

OH, THEN HE REALLY IS GUERCHARD?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR GRACE.

GUERCHARD WAS SENT HERE TO SEE THAT NO ROBBERY WAS COMMITTED. WHERE IS HE?

WELL, HE'S UP IN THE LIBRARY PRESENTLY.

GET GUERCHARD.

THE REST OF YOU GUARD THE DOORS AND WINDOWS.

YOU SEE, THERE WAS SOME SORT OF DOUBT ABOUT HIS IDENTITY,

AS I TELEPHONED YOU BEFORE,

AND WE DETAINED HIM UPSTAIRS.

HMM. I SEE. AND WHILE HE WAS DETAINED,

A ROBBERY WAS COMMITTED?

SO IT SEEMS.

YOU'LL PARDON ME, YOUR GRACE.

DID YOU SEE ANYTHING? DID YOU FIND OUT WHO IT WAS?

NO, SIR. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I COULDN'T SEE A THING.

OH, YOU BLIND FOOL!

YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING IF THE LIGHTS HAD STAYED ON.

I'LL TAKE CHARGE OF THIS.

VERY WELL.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I REGRET TO INFORM YOU

THAT IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR YOU ALL TO SUBMIT TO A SEARCH.

THE GENTLEMEN WILL REMAIN IN THE BALLROOM,

AND THE LADIES WILL GO UPSTAIRS.

THE POLICE MATRONS ARE ON THE WAY NOW.

MY DEAR GUERCHARD, I CAN'T APOLOGIZE SUFFICIENTLY.

NOT NECESSARY AT ALL.

NOT NECESSARY, YOUR GRACE.

NOW IF YOU WILL KINDLY TAKE YOUR PLACE

WITH THE OTHER MEN TO BE SEARCHED.

WHAT?

JUST AS A MATTER OF FORM.

I HOPE THEY'LL BE GENTLE. I'M AWFULLY TICKLISH.

WELL?

PERFECT. HE FOUND ME IN HIS BED.

I KNOW. IT WAS MY OWN IDEA.

YOU TOLD ME TO GAIN HIS CONFIDENCE.

SO DID YOU?

I WAS VERY CHARMING.

MM-HMM. WHAT ELSE DID YOU DO?

I DID ENOUGH.

I DON'T DOUBT THAT,

BUT WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

CHARMERACE LEAVES WITH GOURNEY-MARTIN

FOR THE COUNTRY TONIGHT,

AND I'M GOING WITH THEM.

OH, SPLENDID. SPLENDID.

NOW KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU

AND WATCH CHARMERACE.

YES. AND YOU?

OH, I'LL LIMP A LITTLE

AND SLOUCH A LITTLE

AND LOOK MORE STUPID THAN EVER.

I'M DOING VERY WELL.

GO ON UPSTAIRS AND GET SEARCHED.

I TELL YOU, I'VE SEARCHED EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY.

EVEN THE DOORS WERE LOCKED,

BUT IN SPITE OF THAT,

HE GOT AWAY AGAIN.

OH, DARLING, I'M SO SORRY,

BUT, FATHER, I KNOW YOU'LL CATCH HIM.

NOBODY'S AS SMART AS YOU ARE.

I KNOW I'M SMART,

AND YOU KNOW I'M SMART,

BUT ARSENE LUPIN, DOES HE KNOW IT?

OH, COME ON NOW.

LET'S GET OUR HEADS TOGETHER.

MAYBE WE CAN THINK OF A WAY TO TRAP HIM.

OH, I'VE GOT A PLAN, ALL RIGHT.

OH, I KNEW IT.

IT PROBABLY WON'T WORK.

I BET IT WILL.

WELL, ANYHOW,

GIVE THE OLD MAN A KISS.

WE'LL HAVE TO STOP AND GET MY THINGS.

HOTEL D'ARBY ON RUE ST-ROCH.

YES, SIR.

BUT, YOUR GRACE...

UH...

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY. I'M AFRAID I CAN'T GO WITH YOU NOW.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS I'VE FORGOTTEN.

BUT HOW ABOUT ARSENE LUPIN?

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TAKE THE ROADSTER AND BE DOWN IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

I'M SURE I'LL BE THERE BEFORE HE WILL.

GOOD NIGHT. SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

I'M AWFULLY SORRY. I FORGOT ALL ABOUT YOU FELLOWS.

NOW, LISTEN. I'VE GOT TO BE AWAY FOR 4 OR 5 DAYS-

MAYBE ONLY TWO DAYS-

THEN I'LL COME BACK AND PAY YOU EVERYTHING I OWE YOU.

MEANWHILE, YOU CAN HAVE THE RUN OF THE HOUSE.

PLENTY TO EAT, PLENTY TO DRINK,

AND LOTS OF SLEEP.

AND I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF GOOD TELEPHONE NUMBERS.

TELEPHONE NUMBERS?

HELLO.

IS THIS MONSIEUR GUERCHARD OF THE POLICE?

IT IS ALEXIS PETROVICH, SONIA'S COUSIN.

HUH? YOU KNOW, SONIA, WHO WORK FOR YOU.

SHE WANTED ME TO TELL YOU

SHE JUST LEFT FOR THE COUNTRY WITH GOURNEY-MARTIN IN HIS CAR.

HUH?

OH, CHARMERACE.

OH. HA HA! THE SILLY ASS.

HE'S GOING TO FOLLOW HER DOWN THERE.

YES. HA HA HA!

IT'S WORKING.

WHAT IS?

A TRAP.

I SET A TRAP AND BAITED IT WITH A PIECE OF CHEESE.

CHEESE?

NOT THIS KIND OF CHEESE,

BUT A SMILING, DAINTY, VOLUPTUOUS,

HIGHLY-PERFUMED LITTLE PIECE OF CHEESE,

AND THE MOUSE, HE'S NIBBLING.

WHAT IS IT? TELL ME.

HA HA HA!

MMM. MMM.

AAH!

WHAT TIME DID MR. GOURNEY-MARTIN GET HOME?

UH, ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, SIR.

AH.

YOU NEEDN'T UNPACK THOSE, OLD MAN.

VERY WELL, SIR.

I'LL DO THAT MYSELF.

I SAY...

DID YOU, UH, ATTEND TO THAT CHAMPAGNE I TELEPHONED YOU ABOUT?

I'VE ARRANGED EVERYTHING, SIR.

THAT'S FINE.

WILL THERE BE ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

NO, THANKS. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, SIR.

OH, BY THE WAY,

AT WHAT TIME DOES MR. GOURNEY-MARTIN HAVE BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING?

ABOUT 9:00, SIR.

THANKS.

OH.

HANDS UP!

GOURNEY-MARTIN!

CHARMERACE.

WELL, WHEN DID YOU GET DOWN?

JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT YOU WERE ARSENE LUPIN.

HA HA HA! AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE!

YOU, UH, APPEAR TO BE ROBBING YOUR OWN SAFE.

NO, NO, NO.

YOU SEE, I HAVE A LOT OF BONDS IN THERE,

AND I WAS A BIT NERVOUS-

BONDS THEY SAY I GOT ILLEGALLY,

BUT NEVERTHELESS, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO KEEP THEM.

I DON'T BLAME YOU.

THAT'S A FUNNY-LOOKING SAFE YOU'VE GOT THERE.

IT, UH, HAS NO COMBINATION.

NO, IT HASN'T. OPEN IT.

WHAT?

GO ON. OPEN IT.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

OW!

HA HA HA!

THAT'S THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.

TRY TO GET AWAY.

DAMN IT, I CAN'T.

THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. I CONGRATULATE YOU.

OW! THAT HURTS!

DOESN'T IT?

YES.

CAN'T YOU GET YOUR HAND AWAY?

NO, I CAN'T. WAIT TILL I TURN OFF THE SWITCH.

HA HA HA!

WELL...

I'M PRETTY WELL-PROTECTED AGAINST OUR FRIEND LUPIN, DON'T YOU THINK?

I SHOULD SAY SO.

YOU KNOW, YOU'D BE JUST AS WELL OFF IF I WEREN'T HERE.

YEAH?

I'M DELIGHTED THAT YOU CAME DOWN.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, OLD MAN.

I THINK IT'S ALL RATHER FUN.

FUN? WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE ENJOYING IT.

MY DEAR FELLOW, I WAS NOT ONLY AMUSED,

BUT INSTRUCTED.

WOULD YOU HAVE A DRINK BEFORE YOU GO TO BED?

NO, THANKS, OLD MAN.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT. SEE YOU AT BREAKFAST.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

SONIA- ASLEEP AND HELPLESS.

NOT THAT WAY, DARLING. THIS WAY.

WHOA.

I MUSTN'T FRIGHTEN HER.

I'LL WAKE HER VERY GENTLY.

SHE'S NOT ASLEEP. SHE'S DEAD.

IT BEATS.

I THINK IT BEATS.

DARLING...

I HATE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU

IN YOUR HELPLESS CONDITION,

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONE THING

THAT'S NEVER FAILED YET,

SOMETHING THAT'LL MAKE THE BLOOD RUN THROUGH YOUR VEINS

AND LITTLE SHIVERS GO UP AND DOWN YOUR SPINE.

IF YOU SLEEP THROUGH WHAT I'M GOING TO DO TO YOU,

YOU'RE NOT THE WOMAN I THINK YOU ARE.

OH!

BUT, GUERCHARD, ARSENE LUPIN MUST BE HERE.

WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,

THERE WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND BRACELET IN MY ROOM

AND THIS NOTE-

EXCUSE ME.

"MY DEAR COUNTESS,

"LOVELY LADIES SHOULDN'T WEAR FALSE JEWELRY.

"I TOOK FROM YOU LAST NIGHT

WITH SOMETHING MORE WORTHY OF YOUR BEAUTY."

AND IT'S SIGNED "ARSENE LUPIN."

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

AND KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ME HERE.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY ANCESTORS?

HMM. ARE THESE ALL YOUR ANCESTORS?

WELL, I BOUGHT THEM.

THAT MAKES THEM MINE, DOESN'T IT?

THAT'S ONE WAY OF GETTING THEM.

THAT'S WHERE IT HUNG.

WHY HAVEN'T YOU COVERED THAT UP?

YOU KNOW, THE PAINTING THAT HUNG THERE

WAS THE MOST VALUABLE PAINTING IN FRANCE,

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MONA LISA.

I LEFT THE NAME THERE TO REMIND ME.

YOU KNOW, THAT FELLOW WROTE TO ME AND TOLD ME TO SHIP IT TO HIM,

AND WHEN I DIDN'T, IT DISAPPEARED.

HUH. THAT'S EXTRAORDINARY, ISN'T IT?

I WAS STANDING RIGHT HERE LOOKING AT THAT PAINTING

WHEN MY BUTLER HANDED ME A LETTER.

UH, PARDON ME, SIR,

BUT THE MESSENGER SAID THIS WAS IMPORTANT.

STRANGE.

THAT'S THE SAME PECULIAR TYPE OF ENVELOPE.

HERE. YOU READ IT FOR ME, WILL YOU, PLEASE?

I HAVEN'T MY GLASSES.

WELL? WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

IT ISN'T VERY POLITE.

NEVER MIND THE POLITENESS.

WHAT DOES HE SAY?

"GOURNEY-MARTIN,

"YOU MADE MILLIONS IN WAR PROFITS WHEN MEN WERE DYING.

YOU'VE STOLEN FROM WIDOWS AND ORPHANS."

OH, YOU COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.

OF COURSE NOT. WHAT ELSE DOES HE SAY?

"YOU'VE HAD ALL THIS MONEY LONG ENOUGH.

"I'M GOING TO TAKE YOUR JEWELS AND YOUR PAINTINGS.

"I'LL CALL FOR THEM AT MIDNIGHT.

"PLEASE HAVE THEM PACKED.

ARSENE LUPIN."

HAVE THEM PACKED? HE'S GOING TO ROB ME AGAIN?

YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T TAKE THIS TOO LIGHTLY

IF I WERE YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU SEND FOR THE LOCAL POLICE?

WE HAVE NO LOCAL POLICE.

I'LL SEND FOR GUERCHARD. THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

TELL HIM TO SEND AN OFFICER AND 4 OR 5 MEN.

YOU'LL WANT THE HOUSE, UH,

PRACTICALLY SURROUNDED.

IT'S GOOD OF YOU TO TAKE SUCH AN INTEREST IN THIS.

WELL, MY DEAR CHILD,

WE'RE ALL INTERESTED.

PERSONALLY, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE AMUSING

THAN CATCHING ARSENE LUPIN.

WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO CATCH HIM?

YES.

I THINK SO.

YES, I WOULD.

WELL, CAN'T YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND?

WELL, I-

GESUNDHEIT.

12:00. MAYBE HE'S NOT COMING.

I WOULDN'T BE TOO SURE OF THAT.

I'VE ALWAYS HEARD ARSENE LUPIN KEPT HIS APPOINTMENTS.

WHO SHALL I SAY WANTS TO SEE HIM?

NEVER MIND. I'LL GO RIGHT IN.

GOOD EVENING. I'M SORRY TO BE LATE.

WELL, GUERCHARD, YOU SCARED US TO DEATH.

WE THOUGHT YOU WERE ARSENE LUPIN.

YOU'RE NOT, ARE YOU?

NI'M NOT.

UH, ANYTHING HAPPEN?

NO, NOT YET, BUT YOUR MEN ARE ALL HERE.

YES. THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

I'VE POSTED THEM MYSELF.

OH, SPLENDID. SPLENDID.

OH, BY THE WAY,

COUNTESS KRISHNOV,

PERMIT ME TO PRESENT

PROBABLY THE GREATEST THIEF-TAKER

IN THE ENTIRE WORLD-

MR. GUERCHARD OF THE POLICE.

I'M CHARMED.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HAVE YOU LOCKED UP YOUR EMERALD NECKLACE

AND YOUR OTHER VALUABLES?

YES.

WHERE?

IN MY SAFE THERE.

OH, EXCELLENT.

UH, WELL, I'LL GET BACK TO PARIS THEN.

UM, I'LL SEE YOU ALL IN THE MORNING.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO STAY?

NO, NO. NO NEED FOR IT AT ALL.

MY MEN ARE ALL HERE.

DO YOU, UH, WANT TO GO BACK TO YOUR SOLITAIRE,

OR WOULD YOU PREFER SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES TWO PEOPLE?

LET ME HAVE THE KEY

OF THE FRONT DOOR, WILL YOU, PLEASE?

WHAT FOR?

DON'T QUESTION MY MOTIVES.

JUST LET ME HAVE IT, PLEASE.

THAT'S IT.

NO ONE.

I- I UNDERSTAND.

CHARMERACE- ASLEEP AND HELPLESS.

HE'S NOT ASLEEP. HE'S DEAD.

POOR MAN. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

THERE'S ONE THING THAT HAS NEVER FAILED.

NEVER MIND THAT.

IDIOT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

SHH.

Just a minute.

What have you got?

Loot.

What?

Why not?

YOU DON'T EXPECT ME TO HIDE IT FOR YOU?

WELL, NOT ALONE.

WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER.

I'VE BEEN ROBBING THE ICEBOX.

I'M STARVING TO DEATH, AREN'T YOU?

FAMISHED.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY A CHARMING BRACELET.

YES. IT-IT DOES SUIT ME, DOESN'T IT?

PERFECTLY.

I MUST SAY THAT FELLOW LUPIN HAS EXCELLENT TASTE.

HASN'T HE?

OH, I'D LOVE TO MEET HIM,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK I'D BE A LITTLE AFRAID.

WHY?

WELL, AFRAID THAT I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RESIST HIM.

WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT IT?

WELL, THERE'S-THERE'S SOMETHING EXCITING ABOUT ARSENE LUPIN,

BUT OF COURSE A MAN LIKE YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK I COULD HAVE AN OPEN MIND ABOUT THAT.

HE'S A PECULIAR CHARACTER.

I SUPPOSE HE'D STEAL FROM ANYBODY.

POSSIBLY.

BUT I DON'T THINK HE'D EVER TAKE ANYTHING FROM A WOMAN

THAT SHE WASN'T WILLING TO GIVE.

NO.

I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

HMM.

GOOD NIGHT, SONIA.

YOU'RE GOING?

GOOD NIGHT.

WAIT.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I'M GOING TO BED.

WHERE DOES ONE USUALLY GO AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT?

ARE-ARE YOU QUITE SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BED?

WHY, OF COURSE.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

WHAT ARE YOU SHAKING ABOUT?

I'M AFRAID FOR YOU.

WELL, WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO ME?

I'M AFRAID YOU MIGHT GO DOWNSTAIRS

AND THEY'D MISTAKE YOU FOR ARSENE LUPIN.

OH.

SONIA, YOU'RE A DARLING.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THERE ISN'T MORE DANGER HERE

THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD?

HERE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU

IS A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS, SONIA.

I RECOGNIZED THAT THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU,

BUT I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT ALL.

I TRIED TO, BUT I COULDN'T.

WHAT-WHAT POSSIBLE DANGER COULD YOU BE IN WITH ME?

YOUR EYES, FOR INSTANCE.

ARE YOU AFRAID THEY MIGHT SEE TOO MUCH?

WE COULD CLOSE THEM, PERHAPS.

AND YOUR MOUTH.

ARE YOU AFRAID IT MIGHT TELL TOO MUCH?

NO...

BUT IT'S DANGEROUS.

I WONDER IF ARSENE LUPIN WOULD BE AFRAID.

YOU KNOW, I NEVER HEARD HE WAS A COWARD.

HELP! HELP! POLICE!

HELP! HELP! POLICE!

WHERE ARE THOSE POLICE?

LOOK! I'VE BEEN ROBBED!

LOOK! THEY'VE TAKEN ALL THE GOOD ONES

AND LEFT THE FAKES!

WHERE WERE YOU?

WHERE WERE THE POLICE?

WE'LL FIND OUT.

POLICE! POLICE!

WHERE ARE THOSE POLICE?

IT'S NO USE. THEY'VE GONE.

GONE?

YOU MEAN THEY'VE STOLEN YOUR POLICE, TOO?

HA HA HA!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

ARE YOU CRAZY?

LOOK.

WELL, WHO ARE THEY?

WELL, SERGEANT, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

MR. GUERCHARD, I WAS NEVER SO HUMILIATED.

WE WERE ENJOYING A LITTLE BOTTLE OF WINE ON OUR WAY HERE,

AND THE NEXT THING WE KNEW,

WE WOKE UP IN THE BUSHES UNDER THE BRIDGE.

WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

YOUR CLOTHES WILL BE HERE IN A MINUTE.

WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT?

AH.

THERE THEY ARE NOW, SERGEANT.

COME ON. GET OUT AND LINE UP.

COME ON. LINE UP HERE.

WELL, ODILLE, DID YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE?

NO, SIR. WE CAUGHT THEM JUST AS YOU SAID WE WOULD.

ALL RIGHT. BRING THEM INTO THE HOUSE.

I WANT TO TALK TO THEM.

WHAT'S THE-WHY-

NOW, YOUR PICTURES WILL BE IN THE GALLERY

IN HALF AN HOUR.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

MY DEAR FELLOW, THOSE MEN ON GUARD HERE LAST NIGHT

WEREN'T OUR MEN.

NO?

NO. THEY WERE ARSENE LUPIN'S.

OH.

CERTAINLY.

MY OFFICERS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED THE ESTATE.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CLEVEREST WAY OF CATCHING THEM.

OH! LOOK!

ROBBED AFTER ALL! ROBBED AFTER ALL!

COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.

COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, I TELL YOU.

I WASN'T OUT OF THE PLACE 10 MINUTES.

WELL, OF COURSE IT COULDN'T HAPPEN.

OF COURSE IT COULDN'T.

THE SAFE OPENED ITSELF,

AND ALL MY BONDS AND MY JEWELS JUST BLEW AWAY!

STOP YELLING THAT WAY.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THIS TRICK SAFE?

ABOUT A MONTH.

ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO OPEN IT?

NO. NOBODY. JUST I, MYSELF.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

CHARMERACE.

CHARMERACE?

YEAH. HE SAW ME SWITCH OFF THE CURRENT

AND OPEN THE SAFE.

ODILLE!

YES, SIR.

UH, GO UPSTAIRS AND ASK THE DUKE OF CHARMERACE

TO COME DOWN AT ONCE.

YES, SIR.

AND WAIT A MINUTE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE AT ALL, BRING HIM DOWN.

YES, SIR.

YOUR GRACE.

YOUR GRACE.

WELL, DUVALL, THE LAST TIME, YOU DID 3 YEARS FOR BURGLARY.

WHO'S YOUR BOSS NOW?

UH, I DON'T KNOW, HONESTLY.

I WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT IN MY OWN HOUSE

AND WOKE UP RIGHT HERE IN THESE CLOTHES.

AH.

OH, LEROUX.

YOU DID 5 YEARS FOR HOUSEBREAKING IN MARSEILLES.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN HERE?

CAME DOWN HERE TO SEE MY GRANDMOTHER.

SHE'S EXPECTING A LITTLE ONE,

AND I WANTED TO BE HERE.

NOW, IF THEY WON'T TALK-

KEEP OUT OF THIS.

I'LL ATTEND TO THIS.

WELL, CONSTANTINE,

YOU HAVEN'T ANY POLICE RECORDS YET, HAVE YOU?

NO, SIR.

WELL, YOU WILL HAVE IF YOU DON'T ANSWER ME.

ARE YOU GOING TO TALK?

I CAN'T, SIR. I HAVE A SORE THROAT.

AH. PFFT!

SO HAVE I.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JEAN MOUCANT.

AH. YOU'RE ABOUT 19, AREN'T YOU?

YES, SIR.

MM-HMM. EVER BEEN IN PRISON BEFORE?

NO, SIR.

NO. OH, THAT'S A BAD PLACE.

YOU WANT TO KEEP OUT OF IT.

YOU KNOW, UH, A CRIME LIKE THIS, IT'S, UH, 15 TO 20 YEARS.

20 YEARS!

YES. YOU'LL BE 40 WHEN YOU GET OUT.

YOU GOT A GIRL?

YES, SIR.

NOW LOOK HERE.

SUPPOSE I HELP YOU OUT OF THIS MESS,

GIVE YOU SOME MONEY AND SEND YOU TO AMERICA,

WHERE THE STREETS ARE PAVED WITH GOLD

AND EVERYBODY'S RICH AND HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS.

HUH?

NOW, I-I'LL DO THIS FOR YOU,

AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO TELL ME

WHO PAID YOU TO COME DOWN HERE.

I COULDN'T, SIR. I'M AFRAID.

THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT.

I'M GUERCHARD. I'M THE POLICE.

I'M FRANCE.

I'LL PROTECT YOU.

BRAVO! THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPEECH!

MAGNIFICENT! HA HA HA!

NOW LOOK HERE. I'LL LET YOU GO,

AND I'LL GIVE YOU 50,000 FRANCS

IF YOU'LL TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS MAN.

IS THIS ARSENE LUPIN?

GO AHEAD, YOUNG MAN.

TELL THIS NICE, KIND GENTLEMAN

WHAT HE WANTS TO KNOW.

I NEVER SAW HIM BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

YOU DIDN'T REALLY THINK

I WAS ARSENE LUPIN,

DID YOU, OLD MAN?

NOW LOOK HERE, YOU MEN.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE.

THERE'S FREEDOM FOR ANY MAN THAT TELLS THE TRUTH-

FREEDOM AND A CLEAN SLATE.

WELL, HAVE YOU GOT A TONGUE? DO YOU KNOW HIM?

NO, SIR.

YOU KNOW HIM?

NO, SIR.

YOU KNOW, GUERCHARD,

I THINK I'D KEEP AN EYE ON THESE FELLOWS.

I'M QUITE SURE ARSENE LUPIN

WOULD NEVER LET SUCH LOYALTY GO UNREWARDED.

I'LL BET YOU ANYTHING YOU LIKE HE GETS THEM OFF.

AH, ENOUGH OF THIS.

UH, WILL YOU GO IN THE LIBRARY, YOUR GRACE?

TAKE THESE MEN BACK TO PARIS.

WE'LL FIND A WAY OF MAKING THEM TALK.

YOU KNOW, GUERCHARD,

I DON'T UNDERSTAND ONE THING,

AND THAT'S YOUR FIXED IDEA

THAT I'M ARSENE LUPIN.

REALLY, YOUR GRACE, YOU MUST FORGIVE ME.

I'M VERY SORRY, BUT AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M QUITE UPSET.

UNDER MY VERY NOSE, SO TO SPEAK,

THE SAFE WAS ROBBED.

OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

WELL, IT'S TRUE JUST THE SAME.

HERE, YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF.

AAH!

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.

THERE.

SO YOU DID KNOW HOW TO OPEN IT.

WHY, YES, OF COURSE I KNEW HOW TO OPEN IT.

I WAS CAUGHT THE SAME WAY MYSELF.

GOURNEY-MARTIN SHOWED ME HOW TO GET FREE.

OUTSIDE OF GOURNEY-MARTIN,

YOU'RE THE ONLY MAN IN THE WORLD

THAT KNOWS HOW TO OPEN THAT SAFE.

HMM.

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN IT WAS ROBBED?

I DON'T KNOW. WHEN WAS IT ROBBED?

LAST THAN HALF AN HOUR AGO.

OH. LET ME SEE. WHERE THE DEV-

OH, I REMEMBER. I REMEMBER WHERE I WAS.

I WAS RIDING A PINK OCTOPUS

IN A BAD HAILSTORM.

WHAT?

IN MY DREAMS.

I WAS ASLEEP AND DREAMING.

OH, THEN YOU WERE IN BED ALL NIGHT.

I WAS.

YOU HAVE NO WAY OF PROVING THAT, HAVE YOU?

NO, MY DEAR SIR. I'M A BACHELOR.

WELL, NOW WE'LL FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

SONIA, WERE YOU ON DUTY LAST NIGHT

AS PER INSTRUCTIONS?

YES.

IS SHE A POLICE AGENT?

SHE CERTAINLY IS. NOW, YOU HEARD HIS GRACE SAY

THAT HE SPENT THE NIGHT

IN HIS OWN ROOM. IS THAT THE TRUTH?

NO.

NO, I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS.

NOW, TELL US EXACTLY WHERE HE DID SPEND THE NIGHT.

HE SPENT IT WITH ME.

WITH YOU?

YOU TOLD ME TO WATCH HIM.

YES, I KNOW.

HE CAME TO MY ROOM LAST NIGHT

WITH CHAMPAGNE AND SUPPER.

HOW LONG DID HE STAY?

ALL NIGHT.

EATING ALL THE TIME?

OH, NO-TALKING.

WE TALKED TILL MORNING,

AND THEN I HEARD SOMEONE SCREAMING

THAT HE'D BEEN ROBBED,

AND WE RAN OUT INTO THE HALL.

AND WHERE DID HE GO?

I SAW HIM GO INTO HIS OWN ROOM,

AND I STOOD THERE IN THE HALL FOR A FEW MINUTES

UNTIL A POLICEMAN CAME UP THE STAIRS,

AND THEN I WENT INTO MY OWN ROOM,

AND THE MAN KNOCKED AT HIS DOOR.

I SEE. YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HIM.

YOU TAKE MY PAY, MY PROMISES OF FREEDOM,

BUT YOU'RE LIKE ALL CROOKS.

YOU CAN'T PLAY SQUARE.

YOU'RE LIKE ALL THE REST OF THEM. YOU'VE FALLEN FOR HIM.

JUST BECAUSE I WOULDN'T LIE ABOUT HIM?

OH, SONIA, WHY ARE YOU SO EASY?

YOUR FREEDOM FOR A FEW CHEAP KISSES.

WHY, HE'LL PASS YOU UP-

WELL, THAT CONCERNS ME!

NOW, JUST A MINUTE, GUERCHARD.

THAT CONCERNS ME, TOO, A LITTLE.

YOU SEE, THE COUNTESS KRISHNOV AND MYSELF-

COUNTESS KRISHNOV?

HA HA HA!

SAY, THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

SHE'S SOPHIE KRELBERG,

A SWINDLER-

A CONVICTED SWINDLER.

A SWINDLER?

CONVICTED?

EXACTLY. I THOUGHT THAT WOULD GET YOU.

YOU MEAN SHE'S BEEN IN PRISON?

YEAH. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY TO THAT?

NOTHING MUCH...

EXCEPT I THINK

SHE'S QUITE THE MOST ADORABLE SWINDLER...

I'VE EVER MET.

2 1/2 YEARS IN A STONE CELL

WON'T HELP HER LOOKS ANY.

21/2 YEARS?

YEAH, EXACTLY.

SHE'S OUT ON PAROLE

TO DO THIS LITTLE JOB FOR ME,

AND IF SHE FAILS, BACK SHE GOES.

WELL, SONIA,

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER CHANCE.

WHERE WAS THIS MAN LAST NIGHT?

WITH ME.

OH, I'LL STOP THIS LYING.

ODILLE!

YES, SIR?

TAKE THIS WOMAN BACK TO PRISON.

YES, SIR.

AND SEE THAT SHE HAS

THE NICE, COZY LITTLE CELL

THAT SHE HAD BEFORE.

YES, SIR.

WELL, SONIA?

GO ON, DON'T BE SILLY. TELL THEM THE TRUTH.

HE WAS WITH ME ALL NIGHT.

YOU KNOW SHE'S LYING TO PROTECT ME, DON'T YOU?

HA HA! OF COURSE SHE'S LYING,

BUT SWILL TELL THE TRUTH,

AND WHEN SHE DOES,

YOU'LL BE ON YOUR WAY TO PRISON,

MR. ARSENE LUPIN.

WHAT'S THAT?

"GUERCHARD-UNLESS MY MEN ARE RELEASED BY NOON TOMORROW,

"YOU'LL BE DISGRACED FOREVER.

"UNDER YOUR NOSE, I'LL STEAL THE MONA LISA

OUT OF THE LOUVRE."

AND IT'S SIGNED "ARSENE LUPIN."

OF COURSE I'M ARSENE LUPIN!

I'M OUT IN THE GARDEN

THROWING ROCKS AT MYSELF.

GET OUT AND FIND THE MAN THAT THREW THAT STONE!

I'LL ATTEND TO YOU WHEN I COME BACK.

IT'S OUTSIDE THAT WINDOW.

COME ON.

SURROUND THE HOUSE.

SEARCH EVERY INCH OF THE GROUNDS.

IS THAT ALL?

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. GO AND DO IT.

LEAVE IT TO ME. I HAVE A WAY WITH THE WOMEN.

NOW, WE'VE GOT THIS ALL STRAIGHT.

ON THE FIRST WHISTLE, YOU AND YOUR CROWD MOVE.

I UNDERSTAND.

ON THE SECOND, IT'S YOU.

I START ON THE THIRD WHISTLE.

FINE. COME IN.

HELLO.

OH, HELLO, LAURENT.

WELL, GENTLEMEN, GO TO IT. GOOD LUCK.

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

THEY HAVE EVERY DOOR AND WINDOW GUARDED,

AND TWO POLICEMEN ARE WATCHING THE MONA LISA.

THEY ARE, EH?

IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN THAT

TO KEEP THAT LADY FROM STEPPING OUT THIS EVENING.

AH...

SIT DOWN A MINUTE.

MARVELOUS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

YOU LIKE IT?

IS IT REALLY ALL RIGHT?

YOU LOOK LIKE ME, BUT YOU DON'T TALK LIKE ME.

WELL, YOU SILLY OLD GOAT,

WHEN I'M AS OLD AS YOU, I WILL TALK LIKE YOU.

HA HA HA!

COME A LITTLE CLOSER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THIS IS THE MOST FAMOUS PAINTING IN THE WORLD.

IT IS THE MOST VALUABLE PAINTING IN THE LOUVRE.

ARTISTS HAVE TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES

TO SEE IT,

AND AFTER HAVING SEEN IT,

THEY FELT THEMSELVES FULLY COMPENSATED.

OH, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU

EVERYWHERE, MR. GUERCHARD.

WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER, LAURENT?

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWER.

OH, THANK YOU.

THERE'S A BIG CROWD HERE TODAY, ISN'T THERE?

TOO BIG.

WE DON'T OFTEN SEE YOU HERE, MR. GUERCHARD.

GO AWAY.

THIS IS THE FAMOUS MONA LISA,

PAINTED BY DA VINCI IN 1501.

IT TOOK THE ARTIST 4 YEARS TO PAINT THE SMILING LADY,

AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT SHE'S SMILING AT OR WHY.

OH, SHE'S PERFECT- PERFECT.

SHE'D MAKE THE MOST WONDERFUL WIFE-

SMILES ALL THE TIME AND NEVER TALKS.

HA HA HA!

HELLO.

WELL, CAN YOU BLOW THAT GREAT BIG WHISTLE?

CUTE. HAVE HIM DO IT AGAIN.

BLOW YOUR WHISTLE, CHARLES.

LAURENT! GO TO IT.

STAY WITH HIM. DON'T LEAVE HIM FOR A MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT.

BLOW IT AGAIN.

FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!

FIRE!

FIRE! FIRE!

WHAT'S THE MATTER, MR. GUERCHARD?

IS THE PLACE ON FIRE?

DON'T BOTHER ME, LAURENT. DON'T BOTHER ME.

COME ON.

STAY BACK, PLEASE. STAY BACK!

HEY, COME ON. STAY BACK!

GET THOSE GATES CLOSED.

NO ONE'S TO LEAVE THE BUILDING, YOU UNDERSTAND?

FIRE! FIRE!

FIRE! FIRE!

FIRE!

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS I'VE FAILED.

THAT'S A FAKE PLANTED THERE

TO TRAP ARSENE LUPIN.

NOT THE REAL MONA LISA?

NO. THE FIRE WAS A FAKE.

THE CROWD WAS A FAKE.

THEY WERE ALL HIS MEN.

I GAVE HIM EVERY CHANCE IN THE WORLD

TO TAKE IT.

WHERE IS THE REAL PICTURE?

OH, THAT'S SAFE ENOUGH, THANK HEAVEN.

THAT'S OVER THERE IN THE VAULT.

HE NEVER IN THE WORLD WOULD...

THE VAULT'S OPEN.

WHY, IT'S GONE!

CAN'T YOU SEE IT'S GONE?

HE'S GOT IT, BUT HE CAN'T GET AWAY WITH IT.

I'LL SEARCH EVERYONE IN THIS PLACE

DOWN TO THEIR HIDE!

NOTHING HERE, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE HIM OUT.

COME ON.

SEE THAT HE GETS OUT OF THE BUILDING.

OH, MR. GUERCHARD, MR. GUERCHARD!

COME ON, GET BACK IN LINE.

OH, SEARCH ME NOW, SIR, AND LET ME GO.

YOU KNOW I WAS WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.

ALL RIGHT, SEARCH HIM.

HE'S GOT NOTHING, SIR.

TAKE HIM OUT.

OH, THANK YOU, SIR.

COME ON, COME ON.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!

WHAT ARE YOU IN SUCH A HURRY ABOUT?

THAT'S MY LUNCH, SIR.

OH, PLEASE LET ME GO, SIR.

YOU KNOW I HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING.

HERE YOU ARE. GET OUT!

TAKE HIM OUT, AND IF HE TRIES TO GET BACK AGAIN, KILL HIM.

OH, THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

NO. COME ON.

OH, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT. HURRY IT UP.

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT.

SO YOU GOT AWAY, LAURENT.

YES, THANKS. HA HA HA!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE, HUH?

LET ME GO!

MR. GUERCHARD! MR. GUERCHARD! MR. GUERCHARD!

I JUST FINALLY LET THAT OLD FELLOW OUT,

AND I FOUND THIS MAN IN THE-

I UNDERSTAND! THAT WAS LUPIN.

HEY!

STOP THAT FLOWER SELLER THERE!

OH...

COME ON, FOLLOW ME IN HERE.

OH, ALL RIGHT. OH!

GIDDY-UP! LET HIM ALONE.

I'VE SEEN YOU

RIDING AROUND THE STREETS OF PARIS

FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS SOUND ASLEEP

AND THE HORSE TAKING YOU ON YOUR ROUNDS.

OH, YOU MUST BE MISTAKEN, SIR.

I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY

LUPIN COULD HAVE GOT TO LOOK SO MUCH LIKE YOU,

AND THAT'S WITH YOUR HELP. NOW, WHERE IS HE?

I- I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IF YOU WON'T TALK, YOUR HORSE WILL.

DROP THOSE REINS. GIVE HIM HIS HEAD.

I WAS SENT TO BRING YOU WITH ME RIGHT AWAY, MISS. YOUR FATHER'S BEEN HURT.

HURT? IS HE BADLY HURT?

NO, MISS, JUST VERY SLIGHTLY,

BUT HE WANTS YOU RIGHT AWAY.

HE SAID YOU WERE TO COME ALONG WITH ME.

WAIT. I'LL GET MY THINGS.

I'VE GOT IT!

I GOT IT RIGHT UNDER GUERCHARD'S NOSE.

LOOK! THERE SHE IS, WRAPPED AROUND MY UMBRELLA

BUT STILL SMILING.

WHY, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO AMUSE YOU.

I'M NOT AMUSED. I'M AFRAID.

WHAT FOR?

PRISON.

OH, DARLING, DON'T BE SILLY.

THEY'LL NEVER TAKE YOU BACK THERE.

NOT FOR ME- FOR YOU.

FOR ME?

LISTEN, YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN PRISON. I HAVE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL DO TO YOU.

YOU'LL COME OUT WHIPPED AND BROKEN.

OH, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

IF YOU LOVE ME, DON'T LET ME SEE

THAT PRISON LOOK ON YOUR FACE.

I COULDN'T BEAR IT FOR YOU. I COULDN'T BEAR IT.

ALL RIGHT, LADY.

I'LL BUY YOUR VIOLETS.

YOU MEAN NO MORE STEALING?

NO MORE DISHONESTY?

IF I HAVE YOU,

THERE'S NOTHING LEFT WORTH STEALING.

AND YOU'LL SEND THIS BACK?

I CAN'T DO THAT. YOU SEE, UH...

THIS MEANS THE SAFETY OF 6 OF MY FRIENDS

WHO ARE IN PRISON ON ACCOUNT OF ME.

I'M TRADING THIS FOR THEIR FREEDOM.

THAT'S WHY I STOLE IT.

COME ON, DARLING. LET'S GO.

WE'LL BE OUT OF PARIS IN AN HOUR.

WHAT IS IT?

GUERCHARD. COME ON.

IT'S TOO LATE. THEY'RE ALL AROUND US.

NOW, LISTEN.

NO MATTER WHAT I DO OR WHAT I SAY,

DON'T TALK. DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

I'VE GOT TO MAKE GUERCHARD BELIEVE THIS.

HERE, TAKE THAT KEY. KISS ME.

NOW, REMEMBER- DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

YOU LITTLE RAT!

ARE YOU SATISFIED NOW?

I LOVED YOU. I TRUSTED YOU!

YOU LITTLE LIAR! YOU POLICE SPY!

TRAITOR! TAKE THESE HANDCUFFS OFF ME!

SO YOU GOT HIM, SOPHIE.

YOU CAME TO YOUR SENSES AT LAST.

THAT'S A GOOD GIRL. I'M PROUD OF YOU.

HAS HE CONFESSED? HAS HE ADMITTED EVERYTHING?

WELL-

WHAT MORE CONFESSION DO YOU WANT THAN THAT, YOU LITTLE...

I'M ARSENE LUPIN.

NO, YOU'RE THE QUEEN OF RUMANIA.

WELL, SOPHIE, HAVE YOU GOT TMONA LISA?

YOU'VE GOT ME HANDCUFFED.

THAT MEANS SONIA GOES FREE, IS THAT RIGHT?

YES. SHE'S DONE HER JOB.

NOW, LISTEN, GUERCHARD,

I'M THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD

THAT KNOWS WHERE THAT PICTURE IS.

NOW, LET'S DO BUSINESS.

I'LL TRADE YOU FOR THE PICTURE FIRST,

AND I'LL TRADE YOU FOR MY FREEDOM AFTER THAT.

I WON'T TRADE WITH YOU.

I WON'T DEAL WITH YOU.

I'LL FIND THAT PICTURE

IF I HAVE TO TEAR THIS PLACE DOWN

STONE BY STONE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

NO USE BREAKING MY UMBRELLA.

YOU'RE CAUGHT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO STAY CAUGHT.

YEAH, YOU'VE GOT ME,

BUT YOU'VE LOST THE PRIDE OF FRANCE-

THE MOST FAMOUS PICTURE IN THE WORLD-

AND YOU'LL BE DISMISSED IN DISGRACE.

I WON'T TRADE WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE

JUST HOW YOU LET THAT PICTURE SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS.

THEN YOU TELL THEM WHERE IT IS.

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT?

HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE I GOT TO GIVE YOU?

I DON'T WANT ANY MONEY. I WANT MY MEN.

GIVE ME BACK MY FRIENDS. TURN THEM OUT.

AND IF I DO?

YOU'LL GET THE PICTURE.

ALL RIGHT.

AS LONG AS I'VE GOT YOU AND THE PICTURE,

WHAT DO I CARE ABOUT SCUM LIKE THAT?

I'VE GOT YOUR WORD ON THIS, GUERCHARD?

YOU HAVE. THEY'RE FREE.

NOW, WHERE'S THE PICTURE?

YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T WANT YOU

TO BREAK MY UMBRELLA.

HA HA! "DON'T BREAK MY UMBRELLA," HUH?

HOLIE!

WHAT'S THIS?

WELL?

THE GIRL'S ACROSS THE BORDER.

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER, GUERCHARD.

MY DAUGHTER'S AT HOME.

YOUR DAUGHTER'S BEEN KIDNAPPED.

SHE'S OUT OF THE COUNTRY ACROSS THE BORDER.

YOU KNOW WHY THEY SEND GIRLS OUT OF THE COUNTRY-

YOUNG, PRETTY 17-YEAR-OLD GIRLS?

AH, YOU'RE TRYING TO FRIGHTEN ME.

I HAVE FRIGHTENED YOU.

LIAR.

HELLO.

UH, PASSY-1612.

HELLO, ROSE. ER, UH, IS MY DAUGHTER THERE?

I WANT TO SPEAK TO HER.

WHAT?!

ARGH! YOU RAT!

YOU SLIMY-

THAT WON'T GET YOUR DAUGHTER BACK.

I'LL GET HER BACK!

ALIVE OR DEAD?

NOW, IT'S PERFECTLY SIMPLE

FOR YOU TO BLOW THAT WHISTLE.

THIS WHOLE HOUSE IS SURROUNDED BY YOUR MEN.

BUT IF YOU DO, IT MIGHT MAKE MY MEN

TOO ANGRY TO CARE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR DAUGHTER.

BUT YOU CAN BUY HER BACK.

THINK WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO HER WHERE SHE'S GOING.

YOU'D DO THAT TO AN INNOCENT CHILD?

IF YOU SEND ME TO PRISON.

SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD TO LIVE FOR.

CHARMERACE, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

I'M FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE!

I'LL USE ANY WEAPON

I CAN LAY MY HAND ON.

PLAY FAIR, CHARMERACE. I HAVE.

SO HAVE YOU UP TO NOW, BUT THIS-

THE DUKE OF CHARMERACE

DESCENDING TO A BARGAIN LIKE THIS.

THEN SET ME FREE.

I'LL HELP YOU. I'LL ASK CLEMENCY FOR YOU.

I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN FOR YOU,

BUT SET YOU FREE? I CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU KNOW I CAN'T DO THAT!

GIVE HER BACK TO ME, CHARMERACE.

SHE'S ALL I'VE GOT IN THE WORLD.

WHY, I-I'VE TAKEN CARE OF HER

EVER SINCE SHE WAS A BABY.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR HER.

I TAUGHT HER TO WALK.

I... I WANTED HER TO WALK STRAIGHT AND BE HAPPY.

GIVE HER BACK TO ME.

THEN TAKE THESE OFF.

ALL RIGHT.

SONIA, GIVE ME THE KEY.

I WON'T DO IT.

CHARMERACE, I WON'T DO IT!

IT'S MY JOB. I'M NO CROOK!

I'M ON THE LEVEL. I WON'T DO IT.

NOT EVEN FOR YOUR DAUGHTER?

NOT FOR ANYBODY IN THE WORLD.

I'VE GOT A JOB TO DO, AND I'M GOING TO DO IT.

YOU KNOW, THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW

AGAINST FOOLS LIKE YOU.

YOU MAKE FOOLS LIKE ME

A LITTLE ASHAMED.

HA HA HA!

ALL RIGHT...

SEND HER IN.

DAD, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WELL, IT ALMOST WORKED.

OH, I KNEW IT.

YOU'RE A MUCH BETTER THIEF

THAN YOU ARE A LIAR.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING PRETTY GOOD.

I'M SORRY, CHARMERACE. I'VE GOT TO TAKE YOU WITH ME.

I KNOW.

AS FOR YOU, SOPHIE, THERE'S A FRENCH LINER

LEAVING AT NOON TOMORROW FOR AMERICA.

TAKE IT.

COME ON, CHARMERACE.

YOU KNOW, I'M AWFULLY LUCKY.

IF THEY'D CAUGHT ME JUST ONE WEEK AGO...

I'D NEVER HAVE KNOWN YOU.

COME ON.

CAN'T YOU SMILE AT A GUY?

SO WHAT DID YOU DO

WITH GOURNEY-MARTIN'S JEWELS?

I HID THEM IN THE MATTRESS OF HIS OWN BED.

SO WHERE DID YOU GET MY SHOES?

YOU REMEMBER THAT OLD CLOTHES DEALER

CAME TO YOUR HOUSE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO?

THAT WAS ME.

YOU DON'T LIMP.

I DO IN YOUR SHOES.

HUH?

I LOST A MAN AT THAT BRIDGE ONCE.

HE DIVED OVER WITH HIS HANDCUFFS ON

AND GOT AWAY.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

OH, I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR

AND FIRED 5 SHOTS AT HIM,

BUT I MISSED HIM.

I'M A BAD SHOT.

CAN YOU SWIM?

AND HOW.

THAT LAST SHOT GOT HIM, SIR.

YEAH.

I FIRED 4 SHOTS AT HIM.

HE SCREAMED AND FELL IN THE WATER.

THAT'S THE END OF HIM.

THAT'S FINE, GUERCHARD.

YOU'LL BE A PUBLIC HERO.

IT'S A GOOD TIME TO QUIT.

MY RESIGNATION.

I FEEL THAT I'VE FAILED.

BUT HOW? HERE IS TMONA LISA.

LUPIN IS DEAD.

I KNOW, BUT I PROMISED TO BRING HIM TO JUSTICE,

AND I DIDN'T.

GUERCHARD, YOU CAN HAVE

ANYTHING IN THE DEPARTMENT YOU LIKE.

I'D LIKE A REST.

I'D LIKE TO STAY HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER.

I'M A LITTLE TIRED.

THIS IS VERY LOVELY.

IT IS NICE.

BEAUTIFUL.

MAY I SHOW YOU SOMETHING?

NO, THANKS. I'LL PICK OUT WHAT I WANT.

AHEM.

YOU, UH...

HAVEN'T ANY SOLID GOLD HANDCUFFS, HAVE YOU?

GOLD HANDCUFFS?

WELL, THAT'S NEAR ENOUGH.

WE'LL TAKE IT.

WOULDN'T OLD GUERCHARD

LOVE TO SEE ME BUYIJEWELRY?