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Thank you very much.

Roberto! Roberto.

Look, you can level with me.

I had a bad scene, huh?

You're missing your cues, that's all.

You've got to follow me.

Don't hassle yourself, Mirko.

Everything's okay.

We're so far out, who's going to notice?

Thanks, man.

See you.

Mirko!

Son of a bitch!

Hey, just a minute.

What do you want?

Take your hands off me. That's cute. What do I want? What the hell do you

You've been following me for maybe a week now. I'm sick of seeing your stupid

face. Now, what are you after?

Are you crazy?

I don't know what you're talking about.

I never followed anybody.

What are you after, man? What's your trip?

Lay off me, will you? Lay off!

I'm not fooling, see?

Now beat it!

Thank you.

Go to hell.

Are you still awake?

Yeah.

Good night.

Good morning.

Whatever the case may be.

Who was it?

Nobody.

Never said anything.

Bye -bye.

Goodbye, ma 'am.

You can take them back.

And don't make the same mistake again.

I'd like to see you in my shoes with all this mail to deliver.

Hi. Hi, Marie. What's happening? Oh, that nitwit.

He's always making mistakes.

Sometimes it's really embarrassing.

Keeps giving me the old crippled mail order. And you know what kind of mail

Rambante gets?

Swedish pornography.

You wouldn't believe some of the positions.

Hey, Roberto.

What are you doing?

Nothing. Why don't you come over here with us?

Yes, tonight.

Okay. I won't be back too late.

What's that?

An execution in Saudi Arabia.

Sounds gory.

They're still chopping off heads there.

This poor guy's got his hands tied behind his back.

And they force him onto his knees in the center of this enormous square.

Then the executioner arrived.

He's got this huge sword in his right hand and a real thin stiletto in his

First, he takes the stiletto and jabs it as hard as he can into the nape of the

guy's neck.

The whole body jerks rigid.

And before you know it, the executioner's raised his sword, the neck

nice clean cut, and off with his head.

Oh, my God.

How horrible.

Who brought him here?

Andrea, why don't you tell us about what you've been writing lately?

All right.

Here's a fascinating story.

Something right up Mirko's alley.

It's about the funeral of a famous French chef.

The service is attended by cooks from all over the world.

It's a beautiful and moving ceremony.

Just as the coffin is about to be closed, the mourners sprinkle parsley

paprika over the deceased.

Well, at least that isn't as gory.

I'm just mad.

Huh?

What's the matter nothing I

Couldn't sleep go back to bed.

I heard noises.

I Said it was nothing

No.

There's something wrong.

You've been acting so strange.

Please.

You can tell me.

Something is wrong.

I told you it was nothing.

I killed a man.

A couple of days ago, I killed a man.

What have they fought from you?

That's what's so crazy.

He never asks for money.

He threatens me.

Phone calls, letters, photos, little souvenirs.

And tonight he nearly killed me.

Look.

I have everything right here.

It's all gone.

Sure.

That's why he came. He took them.

Are you sure that guy's really dead?

I stabbed him, didn't I?

Besides, it was in the papers the next day.

Did they give his full name?

Well, no. It just said unidentified body.

You don't believe me.

Maybe it's all a bad dream.

You've been working awfully hard lately.

Listen, tomorrow we can go see Enrico.

He's a good friend.

Yeah? He's a shrink, too.

You think I'm crazy, huh?

I didn't mean that.

Yeah, okay.

Okay, go to bed. Leave me alone.

Go on, leave me alone!

Roberto, what was the name of the man you killed?

Carlo Morosi.

This must be it.

The initials are CM.

And the statement blood.

Where'd you find it?

On my dresser.

What are we gonna do?

I can't go to the police.

I can't tell anyone.

What are we gonna do?

Let's run away.

Let's get away from here.

It's the only way.

You know where God is?

You surprised me, brother.

God is here.

He's there.

And he's everywhere.

And he's fishing down by the river.

Hey, buddy.

You got a hundred lire to spare?

I got fifty.

It ain't much, but it'll do.

Think of something else to call me, something less appropriate.

If you're going to call me God, at least you could call me God Almighty.

God Almighty?

What do you want?

Just slumming.

Slumming my ass.

Come on.

How many did you catch?

Four.

Nowadays, the water's so polluted, they're too pitiful to eat.

When you catch them... All you want to do is put him to bed and call a doctor.

Hey, jerk -off! What'd I do?

No, not you, not you. The parrot.

That's my food, jerk -off.

Yeah, that's what he's called, jerk -off.

No kidding.

Somebody gave him to me.

Said that was the name he was born with, so I couldn't really change it.

Still, I guess it's not very elegant.

He'll never crash high society.

What an introduction.

My dear, I'd like you to meet Jack Goff.

You got a problem?

I'll say.

You see, I killed this guy, and now someone's after me.

Is that all?

No games.

I'm serious.

Okay. What happened?

What do I do with this?

Put it in your mouth and eat it.

It's raw.

It's good for you. High quantities of phosphorus, protein, and all that crap.

I'm not much for macrobiotics.

Just as I suspected.

A typical victim of the consumer society.

It's like this.

I killed this guy.

I didn't even know him.

It was an accident.

Police don't know about it.

But somebody else does.

Someone who was there.

Took pictures of me killing him.

Now they're blackmailing me. But that's not all.

It isn't just anyone.

Someone who knows me pretty well.

One night some friends were at the house.

And I found one of those damn photos stuck in between the records.

Half an hour before, it wasn't there.

One of them must have put it there.

You gonna pay up?

I got no money.

What about your wife?

You said her family's got money.

He's not after money.

That's what's so weird.

He's just making my life a hell, and I don't know why.

Nasty business.

Now, take God's advice.

First... Get yourself a private investigator.

Have him check around, tell you, protect you, too.

Because if I'm not mistaken, and I'm not, your life's in danger.

Orozio's a good private dick.

A bit eccentric, but he's smart and cheap.

Second, get the professor to watch your house.

The professor?

Yeah.

You know him.

He's always lying around here in a hammock.

We call him Professor because of his elegant ways.

He kisses the lady's hands.

He don't pick his nose in public. And I know 1 ,280 verses from the Bible by

heart.

What's that?

Let's say for a thou.

Okay, a thou five a day. I want you to keep an eye on the house of my friend

here. He's a great musician.

Hey, you're blushing. Who's blushing?

You're turning red. Any professor.

As red as the Kremlin.

You see anything strange like blackmailers, murderers, or the like? I

right?

Wrong. You tell us.

Oh. You fish?

Huh? You can't have fish.

Oh, no.

You bastard, you!

What do you want?

What do you want?

Special delivery!

I thought you were... What do you want from me now? Nothing. You don't

understand. I don't understand.

You mugged me. You tried to kill me.

You nearly strangled me.

What's everyone got against mailmen, huh?

I'm no fool.

Besides all the evidence I've got here, I saw you.

Yes. That's right.

Yes, exactly.

In cash.

Look, I don't care why you're doing it. I'm only interested in the money.

And don't try any funny business or I'll go to the police.

Understand?

You know the playground in the park?

I'll be waiting for you there.

This afternoon.

If

you

get hit once, you're hit back twice.

Stop acting like a baby.

Stop crying.

You hear?

I see you cry.

You idiot.

Yeah.

Hey, there's someone in there.

What's the matter?

Help me.

I'm locked in and someone's following me.

Don't worry.

I'll climb over.

Hurry, hurry.

It's too high, lady.

I'll go over to the main gate.

No, please don't leave me.

Someone's after me. They're going to kill me.

Nothing's going to happen.

Hi, Roberto.

Hi, Dahlia.

How come... My little cousin's taking a vacation.

She's going to be staying with us for a while.

Look, if I'm a nuisance, I'll go.

Don't be stupid.

I'm delighted.

Dahlia, come and listen to this story. It's called The Rape of Frankenstein.

Or The Man Made Molestered.

Why right now? How come Dahlia's here?

She just showed up.

You know how she is.

Would you rather I send her home?

Yet.

No, it's okay.

Just when the others went home. Keep dropping in without warning.

What's more, the maid's disappeared.

I haven't seen her since this morning.

This Austrian psychiatrist is giving the Baron the lowdown on why his monster's

so bloodthirsty.

It's because he's got no sex life. The Beatle frustration.

Consequent homicidal impulse.

The baron figures this head shrinker knows what he's talking about, so back

the lad.

This time, his monster's going to have, uh, sex appeal.

Unfortunately, the baron overdoes it, and the first thing the monster does is

try to rape him.

The baron escapes in the nick of time, but he's bugged by the thought that

his monster's queer.

No way.

Down in the village, the word is out.

The Frankenstein monster will rape anything in sight.

The local farmers scour the countryside.

And so does the local school mom.

Not a day over 70, she rips off her bra and panties and rushes out, more willing

than able to sacrifice herself for the sake of science.

That's ridiculous.

What's with you lately?

Nothing. Why?

Come on, Roberto.

Something's wrong.

You didn't even show up for rehearsal today.

I was busy.

Hello? Yes, that's right.

No?

Yes, I see.

Yes, certainly.

It was the police.

They found the midwinter frog bad.

He said it... It was a maniac.

Tomorrow I've got to go to the police station.

I'm scared.

They're out to get us.

And it's not blackmail.

They want to kill us.

I don't know how you can stand living here.

Knowing that there's somebody coming and going whenever they want.

Spying on you.

Following you.

waiting to kill you.

What can I do?

You've got to make up your mind.

Either we leave here or you tell the police everything.

Just remember one thing.

I killed a man.

As frightening as it sounds, you think about it.

I'd get 15 years.

His name was Carlo Morosi.

I killed him.

Hello? Me.

This is my place, huh?

Yeah, well, I think you will be there.

I'm pretty fed up with things, see?

I read the newspapers too, you know.

This time somebody really got killed, right?

I wanted a son.

Not a weakling like you.

What have you done now?

You'll end up in an asylum.

Asylum! Asylum!

Did they steal your cat?

Yeah. So it's true. Last night I saw someone run across the garden with a cat

wrapped in a blanket. A black figure.

Look what I got to remember him by.

I tried to stop him and woke up 15 minutes later.

You watch out.

This time I'm armed.

This way.

Look.

The bread we agreed on.

Well, I decided it ain't enough.

And here.

You can have your toy back.

I've had it, see.

First, I gotta play dead.

Okay.

Then I gotta risk my neck with these nightly visits.

And to top it all off, that disgusting business with the cat.

But now, a real killing.

That maid.

Okay, so she found out that you had to kill her?

We made a deal, sure.

Nobody said anything about murder.

Oh,

can I help you?

No. Guess I made a mistake.

I was looking for a Rocio, private investigator.

No, no, wait.

That's me. Private investigator.

Oh.

You see... Well, look, never mind. Oh, no, don't go.

I'm waiting.

Well, it's a bit risky, and I don't... Oh, yeah.

And you're thinking this fairy is going to jump on a chair and scream bloody

murder if he sees a mouse.

Huh? Right?

Yes, that's what I thought. Oh, you heterosexuals.

I don't suppose you've ever had a homosexual experience?

Let's forget it, man. Yes, we are men too, you know. Just a little different.

That's very comforting.

Who's paying? You?

Huh?

What's he had?

Steak. Three sandwiches, two eggs, and a bottle of beer.

Guess he wasn't hungry.

Thank you.

I'm not sure I believe you.

Your story's awfully shallow.

Can't think of a better one.

You know, this case is a real challenge.

Fortunately, the odds are in our favor.

The odds?

Exactly. You see before you a fully -fledged, highly -qualified private

investigator with an extensive knowledge of modern science at his very

fingertips.

And in spite of this, in three years of honest practice, I haven't

solved... A single case.

Not even one?

Not even one.

Interesting, isn't it?

I suppose so, but it might mean that you... It means that, statistically

speaking, one of the most impressive records of failure is destined to be

broken.

Eighty -four failures.

A fantastic record.

Incredible.

A record like that couldn't possibly last.

I could just sit in my office and wait for the criminal to show up.

Please don't do that. Oh, no.

I'll take a very personal interest in your case.

What do you want?

Please, inform the mailman not to leave any more of this filth at my house.

Had any trouble with your wife?

Other women, maybe?

No. Oh.

Any money in your family?

No, nothing.

Your wife, maybe?

Well, she was left a fairly large inheritance.

Oh, ha -ha.

What do you mean, oh, ha -ha? Oh, nothing, just oh.

Look, you don't think... What have you written there?

Oh. Nothing, just nose.

Oh.

Okay. Let me off here.

You won't realize I'm around.

I'll contact you by phone.

It looks like trouble.

They've been in there half an hour. Beat it.

Get thee out of thy country.

Genesis 12 .1.

Commissioner Peeney, my husband.

I'm going with them.

It's about the maid.

They showed me a picture of the body.

It's horrible.

Mrs. Tobias.

It's all right, I'm coming.

Listen, you can stay here if you want, but I can't take it anymore.

I'm not coming back to this house.

I've got to get away.

I've made a decision, too.

Sticking this out is better than going to prison.

So I'm going to stay here.

But you're right.

It's better for you to go.

Visit your relatives for a while.

But give me a call now and again, huh?

Oh, no. I quit.

I'm leaving tonight.

Why didn't you go with Nina?

None of your business.

Oh, don't get excited.

It'll all work out.

You'll see.

Or what?

Nina told me the whole story.

The blackmail.

Everything.

Don't worry.

You know you can trust me. Sure.

Besides, Nina was so upset she needed someone to talk to.

Okay, so now you know everything.

Have any bright ideas?

Yes. First thing is a nice hot bath.

To relax you.

Then you can think about it.

Don't miss your train, Dahlia. Oh, come on. I've got some relaxing bath

thoughts. I don't want a bath.

Roberto!

You idiot!

You really gave me a fright.

Come on, sit up, and I'll massage your back.

That better?

Hey, none of that now, you hear?

Please. It's out of the question.

You know it.

No.

Besides being cousins, Nina and I are very good friends.

But I'm not sorry we're making love.

Kind of sick, don't you think?

Hi, hi.

Oh.

I need more evidence.

Like letters.

Things sent by the blackmailer.

Photos of you, your family, friends, addresses.

Anything you can find. Everything's right here. Oh.

About a hundred photos.

The whole work. Thank you.

Oh, the missus, I suppose.

No, she's a friend.

I mean a relative.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Wait a minute. I've got the wallet.

Right over here.

What happened?

Nothing, just a nightmare.

You missed your train.

I have an idea. It's not the only one I'll miss.

No, it's impossible.

Hello? It's me, Orozio.

No real news, but I was studying the photographs and I noticed a strange

physical resemblance.

Between who?

Well, it may be a red herring.

I'll tell you another time.

Oh, by the way, I wanted to let you know you may not hear from me for a few

days. Okay, bye.

Oh, hold it a minute.

Sorry, does this name ring a bell? Villa Rapidi?

No, never heard the name before.

Okay, bye.

Why?

Yes, it was a form of paranoia. In its early stages, it was characterized by

violent outbursts. I would definitely describe it as an extreme case of

homicidal mania. The patient was here for three years.

After the father died, all symptoms of emotional disturbance disappeared.

It was our opinion that the patient was completely cured.

However, there's one important point I would like to emphasize. We suspected

that the man was not the patient's real father.

It's Nina.

Hi, honey.

Okay.

No, no news.

No, I'm not leaving.

I've already told you.

Looking for something? Oh, hello.

I was looking for you.

Me?

Yes.

I immediately thought, I mean, rent a place to carry on, but nobody else ever

comes. No. Really.

Isn't that so?

I'd hardly tell you a lie.

Oh, no, I believe you.

Hold on.

Our friend's leaving.

Thanks for everything.

Bye. Don't mention it.

Telephone me sometime.

Okay. Bye.

Excuse me.

Sorry. Excuse me.

No.

And I've actually established that in 4 ,000 years of civilization, there have

been only 230 years of peace.

Incredible, isn't it?

Look, Andrea, I'm just not in the mood.

What did you want to see me about?

Nina telephoned me. She pleaded with me to convince you to join her.

I see.

Thanks. Now hold on and listen for a minute, will you?

I don't know why.

But she's terribly worried about you.

Why don't you do what she says?

Is there another woman?

No, not exactly.

You want your marriage to break up?

You want to see Nina end up like Maria?

What does that mean?

Well, she wouldn't want me to tell you, but the fact is, Maria's in love with

you. Has been for years.

She never got married, never bothered with other men. She waits in silent

adoration, like a little dog.

Ladies and gentlemen, note the beautifully finished interior.

None of that cheap old -fashioned satin. No, sirree. Nothing but the best. Pure

hand -woven silk.

And I'm happy to announce our special offer to any person, God forbidding, who

should pass away during the period of the exhibition. We have a discount of

Make it 15, you got a deal.

Some place you picked to meet.

I did it deliberately.

Seeing all these worms make a living out of death kind of knocks the fear out of

you, right?

Let's face it, everyone has to die.

That's a commercial necessity.

Excuse me, could I have a light?

Thank you.

And if that's not enough, I keep having this dream about an execution.

The strange thing is, during the dream, well, it's as if I were living it.

Like... Very kind.

Like maybe it's a premonition or an omen.

Can that sort of thing happen?

I think I'm cracking up.

Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in the night vision. Daniel 2 .19.

Exactly.

Now, take my advice.

Things are really serious, more serious than we imagined.

You should go to the police, level with them.

Sure, and go to prison for the rest of my life.

Well, step right here.

We'll try it for size.

There.

Is that all right? It's a bit narrow.

I feel uncomfortable.

Oh, well, now, I can assure you that none of our customers have ever come

with a complaint about the comfort of our coffin.

It's a bit gaudy.

Someone, obviously suffering from paranoia, is playing a game with you.

I can't figure out why, but I think someone is trying to drive you crazy

finally killing you.

Another charming idea.

What about the other murders?

A double coffin for a double death.

Something must have fouled things up.

Someone probably caught on, realized who was persecuting him, and that's why

they got murdered.

The murderer began to enjoy killing.

He probably thrives on the blood, the torture of a human being.

The killers are homicidal paranoid.

Cases like that commit the most horrendous crimes for what appear to be

insignificant reasons.

Why don't you try taking your wife's advice and clear out for a while?

Where to?

Do you think that would solve anything?

I don't know. It's worth a try.

You'll end up in an asylum.

I wanted a son, not a weakling like you.

If you get hit once, you're hit back twice.

Hello?

No, not at the moment.

No, it's impossible.

Is it important?

Okay.

I'll get him to call you at home.

Hello? Okay, play it back.

The girl phoned before, Talia. Says it's important you telephone her at home.

Goodbye.

Mrs. Tobias?

Yes? Excuse me.

We intend to carry out a series of tests on the victim.

I was wondering if a member of the family would like to be present.

Her parents hardly seem in a condition to... Neither am I.

Speak to my husband.

All right, you can take her down to the laboratory.

Won't you come this way, please?

What's this all about?

I want to have a test performed on the girl's eyes.

It's been recently discovered that the last image seen by the victim before

death is retained for several hours on the retina.

It's a very difficult procedure, but it is possible to photograph this image.

Experiments carried out in Germany, the United States, and more recently in

Italy have had surprisingly good results.

In some cases, it's even been possible to distinguish the murderer's face.

at the very moment he committed the crime.

What are they?

They look like flies.

Four flies.

Yes, you're right.

That's exactly what they look like.

What does it mean?

Yeah, that's one solution.

But don't leave the house.

Choose your own territory, lock yourself in, and hold out.

Sooner or later, it'll show up, and you'll be ready and waiting.

But it's gonna take a lot of guts.

You got guts?

I guess I'll find out.

Okay.

I'll keep in touch

Hello? Yeah.

How's it going?

So far, so good.

Nothing's happened.

Want me to come over?

It might be easier if... Guard?

Oh, Ben!

What are you doing?

You scared me with that gun.

What are you doing here in the dark?

For a second, I thought...

God, Nina, you showed up at the right moment.

What's the matter?

Why didn't you come? Look, you've got to get out of here. Now, right away.

Listen, I've decided I was wrong.

Somebody has to stay here with you. But not now.

Look, I can't explain. There's no time. You've got to get out of here.

Understand? In the morning, Nina. Come back in the morning.

What's happening? Look!

I'm waiting for someone.

Now, you go out that door and you run. You run to my car. It's parked out

Now, here's the keys.

Now, listen.

You get in that car and you drive. I don't care where. You just drive. Just

okay?

Now, go.

Go right there.

I'm a goddamn fool.

I sure didn't have to look far, did I?

What are you doing?

You're crazy!

That's what she saw.

You do it.

How did you...

I

wanted so badly to see you die.

Because you're so much like him.

First shot got your arm.

It hurts.

I know what it's like.

I've suffered too.

He made me suffer.

Did you know?

He brought me up as a boy.

He felt cheated because he had a girl.

But on the other hand...

Good night. Good night.

He was a madman.

A madman.

A maniac.

But how could they know?

All that I had suffered.

I didn't have time to pay.

My revenge, because he died alone.

I just like him.

I knew I'd kill you.

Stop!

I came here as quickly as I

could.

Crane.