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The Fake

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There he is

Now

-Where do you think you are going? -It was not my fault

Here,what are you doing?

Wonna be good or goona pay up

Wait a minute,wait a minute, you must be Mitchell

Who are you?

My name is Smith,President Investigation Officer of the Tinian Insurance Company

I had all this from New York to contact you on arrival

I don't usually take my orders quite so literally

I'm supposed to work with you, co-operate so to speak

Very co-operative beginning

Yeah,I'm sure in the future we would work more efficiently

I hope so

He seems to got away

Yes,looks like they did

And it was all the same with you,I'll go and see what's being stolen

-First round in the sculpture hall -Right

Mr Randall,there has been a case stolen at the docks

Case? Which case?

-Number 11 -What's in it?

-Have you got the manuscript? -Yes

Have you it available?

Tintoretto,Mantegna,Tizian, here is case number 11

It is a da Vinci

A Leonardo

The Madonna and Child that's the greatest treasure in the collection

Mr Smith,are you absolutely sure about this?

Sure,of course I'm sure

my company got it insured for a million dollars,a million dollars

This is terrible,what are we going to tell Madison

You'd better get on to Scotland Yard right away,Peter

Please,I have no time

Wait a minute,it's that fellow,Mitchell

I'm glad to get out of here,as soon as you tell me what to do with this

Here you are in genuinely in perfect condition

There it is?

Property of Mr T Madison, New York City,New York

Who on earth are you?

Paul Mitchell is the name

Here is a letter from Mr Madison, he explains all about it

What am I supposed to do with this?

I'll take care of that

-Put this in a safe at once -Yes,Sir

-Madison cabled me about you -Good

What happened to case number 11 at the docks?

Empty

Travelled in the captain's safe

I persuaded Mr Madison

that it was dangerous for a mother and child

to travel alone so he kind of made me the guardian

Were you absolutely saved my bacon,Mitchell

Wish I had something to thank you for

My name is Peter Randall,I'm the director of the gallery

How do you do

This is Sir Richard Aldingham

-Hello,Sir Richard -It all ended well

Deep debt of thanks,Mr Mitchell

Thank you,but I'm afraid I didn't do so much

You did right for us,you saved the Leonardo

That's because you're interested in just that picture

you see I'm interested in couple of others as well

You mean the ones who were stolen in Florence and New York

Exactly there is a little matter of 50000 dollars reward for their recovery

I might have been spending that money tonight

if weren't for our eager beaver friend here

I think I go and make up my report

Good seeing you

I hope you don't mind I'd like to see your security arrangements

Really,Mr Mitchell,at this hour?

I'd rather think he's right, Peter, if he wants to

Very well,if you insist

Thank you

-Who is Aldingham? -Sir Richard?

One of our most eminent private collectors

It was Sir Richard who has done most of the work

to persuade the American Bradley collectors to allow this exhibition

I see

Our paintings are fitted with quick removal locks,which we had especially designed

We can get any cabinet painting out in thirty seconds

In case of fire

That works both ways,doesn't it?

Quick for you,quick for the high starters

I beg you pardon

Crooks,burglars

I suppose so,we never had any trouble here at the Tate,and I don't expect any

The thief that stole the other two Leonardos

from the galleries in Florence and New York substituted fake copies

these fake were so good that they were not discovered for months

No gallery in the world is safe so far as Leonardo is concerned

I know,but this is England

Have you forgotten somebody tried to steal that painting tonight at the docks?

If that wasn't England then I came across an awful big lake

-Good Evening Mr Leonard -Good Evening,Howard

Each of our galleries is patrolled every three minutes during the nights

and the watchman carries the key

He has to turn these clocks to record the time he has patrolled

A normal metallic alarm at the hall's midst

I don't suppose anybody could have a duplicate key made?

Or could they?

Any other rooms in here besides the one I came in?

The receiving mail and detected exhibits arriving and leaving ..

Through the back doors I suppose the door opens in and out

The purpose of a door is that it opens one way or another

What do you imply?

Nothing except that the shipping line

didn't specify which picture was in which case

They only detailed manifest came to you people,here at Tate gallery

yet the thief knew exactly

where to look for the most valuable painting in the whole collection

Somebody told him

Are you satisfied with Randall's precautions?

Nothing seems to impress him

On the contrary I think they are darn good

It's my job to look for flaws

How many people do you expect will come through here

and the shindig you gone a give

Hundred,thousands we hope for this known exhibition

That is the object of a gallery,isn't it? To let the public see great pictures

Another Leonardo and other paintings are safety here

you have nothing whatsoever to worry about

The gallery is practically a strong box

Mr Randall when you open this exhibition

You also be opening the strong box

Oh,the rhythm of the colour is astonishing deep,to conclude tempera

There is Lady Ridesdale ,she never miss an opening which she knows how hot it is

Drinks,Sir

What do you do hanging around here?

On the job,learning anything,the same as you

So maybe you know me.What is this?

It's a bob,a shilling

A shilling and this is a penny?

Waiter

This is worth that much?

It's bigger than that

That is many big team perhaps in a small package

Waiter!

How does that go again?

-There is some -Waiter

I think you're being paged

Waiter if you please

Don't forget the Marx Brothers

Coming,Madam

Excuse me but,what do you get out of a picture like that?

Each person gets out of a picture,exactly what it chooses to

Enjoying yourself,Mitchell

Yes,so far,and think you had a smash opening here

-Suppose all these people are all right -Of course

None of them would get in without a ticket

Yes

Peter

Superb brushwork, how did get into this?

Excellent,Madam,his brushwork was terrible

But he didn't paint it anyway

It was done of student Benedetti who was no good either

-Why do you have to say things like that? -Why not?

These works are pictures and people that makes the masterpiece

This man knew what he was up to

I beg you pardon where you invited here?

What that's to you?

Please,it's perfectly all right

As far as I go how about you?

-I work here,this is my father -Oh is that so

Yes,it is

If you don't believe me you can ask Mr Randall and Sir Richard Aldingham

I'll tell you what

they are standing right over there, what do you say if we ask them?

No,I do not want to talk to them

Please,dad

We'd better go off

Here's a couple of phonies

who got in through your infallible security arrangements up your solid steps

-I'm sorry,Mr Randall,I -Mary,I don't understand

All you had to do was to ask me for an invitation for your father

I ask no favours from anyone

Nor does my daughter

But you are always welcome

Kind of you

I've seen enough

You only understand an artist who has been dead for centuries

Dad

I'm sorry,Mary

Do you mind if I join my father?

Well,Mitchell,that was quite unnecessary

Who is this Mason?

He is an unfortunate chap, he could been a good painter

he is a brilliant draughtsman but he's been defeated by his own stupid ideas

what painting should be,his daughter works here in the gallery

She really does?

Excuse me

Miss Mason

Don't leave it here,I want to apologize to you,Miss Mason

I want to say I was sorry before you did

Before I did?

Yes,you see,if you hadn't done what you did,I wouldn't have done what I did

-You are blocking my way,please -Miss Mason

But Miss Mason those high as and flat eees

they just sounds home to me, Chicago,Kansas City,maybe

Let me by

You can help me,Miss Mason,I don't know a darned thing about art

Up until now I didn't much care but I will be eager in it

Why don't you take this

A little clumsy,if I may say so,old jest

Now if I'd been you I'd send her a mass of flowers within a day or two

A day or two? With something as pretty as that you don't waste a second

Maybe he's right

-Miss Mason? -Mr Randall said you wanted to see me

What about?

Buy you a cup of tea

And try if you like to make up for yesterday

Mr Mitchell you don't think I really that naive

I don't know you well enough to even guess how naive you are

I just don't see why there should be any bad feelings

between the only two Americans in the place

Especially if one of them is very pretty

The words out all of the gallery

is that you are checking on me and please I assume this is my turn

You certainly have a suspicious nature

I do not know what I can do to convince you that I am in the love boat

Of course ,you probably won't believe it

but I stayed up half the night reading this book of yours

Did you enjoy it?

Let's say maybe I didn't understand all of it

and I thought that maybe you

well you might be able to spare the time and explain it to me?

Of all horrors

Mr Mitchell you are wanted on the telephone outside over there

Thanks

-Don't run away,yah -Has that occurred to you,if you think

Hello ,operator,Mr Mitchell, you had a call for me

My New York call,yes will you put it through this extension please

Thank you

Hello,Mr Madison,Mitchell

No,everything is fine

I wanted if you could tell me

the dates of the thefts of the Leonardo from Florence and New York

That long ago

Well,anyway see if you can find out of an artist

by the name of Henry Mason was in Florence and New York on those dates

No,I know you never heard of him, his name is Henry Mason M A S O N

All right,Mr Madison,next time I'll write

Thank you for staying on your own

Not at all

About that book,Mr Mitchell,what was it you didn't understand

The book,well it was,matter of fact

I was hoping we maybe could have dinner today and talk it over

About art?

You do have a very suspicious nature

-Sugar -Oh,yes,two please

I was reading in here about

Leonardo da Vinci

You were?

There is a description somewhere in here the place he lived

Florence in Italy have you ever been there?

No

Neither do I,I'd like to go some time

Except I was in serving in the war

other than that this is the first time I've ever been outside the USA

Your father being an artist, alas,I guess you travel a lot

Mr Mitchell,if you want my biography why don't you ask for it?

Miss Mason

I was born in Los Angeles 1927 ten first high school at 2 years at Primark

my father Henry Mason married an American my mother

when I was still very young, they were divorced,three years ago my mother died

and decided to come and join my father here,I've never been in Florence

or another place in Italy,spent a few weekends in Paris,please

Next time that you decide to take a weekend in Paris,let me know,will you?

Next time you want to discuss a book,why don't you read it first?

There is not one word about the bit in that

Good Bye,Sherlock

You failed me

-Good Afternoon,Sir -How do you do

I'm looking for a painting by an artist named Henry Mason

Henry Mason,I don't think I know his work

Mr Mason would be very sorry to hear you say that

especially since he once had an exhibition here

1939 I read there was not very much demand for his work

however if you are interested now in modern paintings

I'm not,I'm interested in Henry Mason

Thank you,Governor

Doesn't the competition in there sometimes bother you?

No fear,Governor,they must go in there free to look at the pictures

comes out here and pays good money,look at mine

I don't blame them,some of yours should be in there

Glad to meet you again

Why don't you cut it out,say,how would you like to help me instead of annoying me

I told you,my dear fellow, I absolutely at your service

Good, do you know anything about paintings?

George,the distinguished pavement artist

who you were talking to outside,looks upon me like a bit of connoisseur

I dare say,I'll tell you what I want to find

I want a painting by Henry Mason

and I've been to practically every gallery in London and they have nothing

Perhaps,he hasn't been painting much lately

You know these fellows get rather discouraged

that they don't get commissioned

I see

Fateful idea,do you think do you know where we could find him?

Yes at Thirty Gun.These painter chaps usually collect the staff

-Come on let's go -Yes,in there I'll buy you one

Same again

Look here,Mr Mason,I can't serve you with another drink

I've had strict orders no to give you any more credit

Large whisky,please

For you?

Let me have a scotch and a tall glass with plenty of ice

You're an American,aren't you?

How do you know?

Hello Mr Mason,remember me?

Yes,you were the disagreeable fellow from the Tate

But I go on people

The layer of onion and you learn to hate me

-Shall I buy you a drink? -Thank you,buy my owns

Nice pup,I had a dog like him once

The vet told me to rub salts on him, said he was doing it for his coat

I practically smothered him in it, he went outside it started to rain

he fizzed over like a giant alcozade,you see

people in the town thought it was the maddest dog they'd ever seen

-You do portraits,don't you,Mr Mason? -Yes,if I like the subject

You'll like this subject,she is lovely

About your daughter to get down to work

What's she done?

You want a portrait of Mary?

That's a general idea

That's learn about the bit we are going to go

Maybe,but don't tell her that I want it

-So do you? -Yeah

-Have a drink -Thank you I will

Miss

I don't understand, I don't understand it at all

A good model has two virtues

First you want to paint her,second she must sit still so you can paint her

You never wanted to paint me before

This is commissioned,my dear, I'm going to be paid for it

A man wanted a picture of a beautiful woman and well haven't I one about the house

But who commissioned the painting?

For heavens sake,sit still and let me go on with it

I'd like to pay some of that bills for a change

Dad as if I cared

Thank you,my dear

You know if I could catch some of that inward beauty of yours

I too would be one of the world's great artists

Come on,cheer up

Thank you

Anything that may interest me?

Something about da Vinci perhaps

I know a swell circulating library that we could go to together

I don't think we would enjoy the same kind of fiction,I don't like crime stories

-Love stories? -Even less

It is cool in London today

-Hi,Cartwright -Busy

Don't get sour,that's what's I'm here to talk to you about,business

Say how do you fellows tell the difference between an original like this and a fake?

It's easy you take an X ray

You see in an original painting you can see the paint behind the paint

It comes from the artist building the picture up

In a copy,a fake,the details go straight on to the canvas

Is that the only way you can tell?

No,lots of other tests too, test on the background,the brushwork

pigments,the manor of mixing the whole technique was different in those days

Oh, I see

If I brought you a picture

Could you tell me

if it were, well if it were done in the style and technique of the masters?

Certainly

Why?

Because the da Vinci substitutes

in Florence and New York was done in just that manner

I think I know the fellow who did them

I'm not sure yet but

when I am,we'll nail him, and it may now not be long now either

Thanks,Cartwright

It's good dad,it's absolutely wonderful,don't go spoiling it

Who's the artist in this family?

Do I interfere in your apartment?

You certainly do,I got dinner on the stove

I'll answer it

-Hello -Good Evening,Mr Mason

Come in

-I'm sorry -It's all right

-Is it finished? -Have a look

Oh yes,it's wonderful,beautiful

You've caught just the right qualities

Suspicion,spirit,high tempered

Did you commission that painting?

Hello,I didn't know that you were home?

Yes, sure I did

I'm beginning to appreciate beauty since I've been on this job

I'll tell you what,Mr Mason

If your daughter doesn't mind I'll like to present it with this portrait

I wouldn't mind it I don't want it

You just told me you liked it

You keep it then,that way I can come here and look at it every once in a while

The customer is the fate of my masterpieces,I have them all

In the meanwhile why don't you give me another one?

That one over there the one in the blue and yellow,that'll be nice

One of my favourites

You know Mitchell you've got a good eye

Hasn't he,Mary?

You have

How about joining us for dinner

I'm sure Mr Mitchell is busy tonight

As a matter of fact I'm not, of course I hate to intrude

-Feel at home -Thanks

Go on,sit down

Thank you after that warm invitation how could I refuse

-Over there please -Yes ,Mum

I'll have to go and get another plate

Don't bother

-Tell you what,Mary -Dad

How about making this dinner for three stretch as far as two

I think it his time to take this Dobberman for walk

Don't you?

Come along,beauty

-What? -I hate this formal dining

I was so far away I thought you maybe couldn't hear me

You are a nut

Go on and help yourself

Am I forgiven?

Mitchell is still up there

Good.Please stay here

if he comes out before midnight and heads for gallery,stop him,got it?

Right

And that one,and that one is an egg tempera

No,it's a gouache

For a detective you're not very smart

Who said detective,I'm in business for myself

All kind?

Anything that's exciting where I can make a dollar or two

I like to think of myself as an opportunist

-Speaking of opportunity -I see I have to watch you

Come on let's get back to lesson,what's that?

Elaborate tana,don't tell me wait a minute,you told me a minute ago

that's another gouache

You haven't mind a thing

Quite contrary

-I grudge you a quite a girl -Thanks

With a lovely smile,and just about the cutest angle I've seen a long time

-You think so -I think so

I see I'm going to have to watch you

Mitchell,mutual admiration society is closed today

What's the matter with you, don't you like to hear pretty things?

-What? Listen to them all night -Well,that

When I don't have to get up at the crack of dawn,and go to work

-I see,but I only forget my picture -Oil painting

You see,you learn anything after all

Maybe you are surprised

Midnight?

The magic witch hour

Excuse me I'm looking everywhere for Crescent Square

I'm sorry I can't help you I'm a stranger in London myself

You don't know where Crescent Square is?

Never heard of it

It seems to me London is full of strangers tonight

Mitchell,Mitch are you all right?

Yeah

Thanks,thanks mate,thanks a lot

-Would you mind getting me -Sure,sure

Tomorrow I'll be carrying me an umbrella,it comes in handy

Thanks

I wonder what those fellows were after

They surely didn't try to knock the daylights of you for that

I wouldn't be too sure

This is what they were after, my hunch about it is right

Let's go and get Cartwright I'd like him to take a look at this

My dear fellow it is after midnight

Then we'll wake him up

No,wait a minute,you go and get Cartwright, meet me at the Tate right away

I only hope you know what you are doing

Sure Mr Mitchell it's a bit late for you,isn't it?

I'm just snooping around

-Good Evening,Mr Mitchell -Is everything all right?

Quiet as a tomb,Sir

-Quiet as a tomb -Please,please

Look,Benson,who's that?

I don't know,Sir

Hey

Hey you

-Is there another way out of here? -Yes,through the Turner gallery

You get out there

-What's happened -Not sure,somebody is lose in here

That blow the fuses

Get down and get them fixed straight away

Did you find him?

No,you tried to gallery over there

I'll try the one on this side

Right

Got to be right here somewhere

There he is

He can't make it,move the ladder

Try to get him outside

What's happened?

Someone made an attempt to get the Leonardo

Have a look at it,will you,Cartwright

How long ago was all this?

All by five minutes

Nothing seemed to me any damage

What exactly happened,Sir?

I was sitting in my office, when I heard the alarm

So I jumped up and put on the..

Shallow way I promise

one of the big ladder out of the skylights led to a finger like a piece of soap

It looks that you scared him all in just in time

Perhaps,but I'm not taking any chances

Cartwright,please go to work on this as quickly you can

I'll work through the night

Thanks,take it down

Cartwright,what about might take a look at this

Your hunch?

That's right

It's a copy,a fake

The most perfect I've ever seen

Three da Vincis stolen in the past four years

Three of the world's most priceless masterpieces gone

Lost,perhaps forever

Why?

You just answered that question yourself

They are priceless

You and your reward money

The way you value things these paintings would be worthless

Because in the open market they wouldn't pay a penny

Calm now,Peter,now you see Mr Mitchell

these paintings are far too world famous for anybody to dare to sell them

or by the same table to buy them

As you say in your country, they are too hot to handle

That's why we cannot understand why anybody wants to steal them

But somebody did,Sir

Yes,that's fair true

I suppose the next step is to call the police

No,wait a minute

I've an idea

If you give me just a few days, don't say anything to anyone

You mean put this back on the gallery

-Deceive the public? -Why not?

Public was deceived in Florence and New York for quite a while

Yes it could take it to London for a few days

Or what do you say?

How about you think what I ought to do about it , Richard?

After all it's Mr Mitchell who has to explain things to Mr Madison

-And it's agreed? Good -Yes

Cartwright

Now we get about another matter

-Stay with him,will you Smith -OK

-Hi -Hi

They tell me you were late this morning

Have you taken the time cards

Just impatience that's it all, a nice thing is not far away

-We got a date,you remember -Oh yes

Mary,you know how I find your dad?

No,I don't Paul

-I'm worried about him -Worried,why?

-He didn't come home last night -He didn't?

No

I wouldn't worry about that,if I were you,he is probably out with the boys

Just had one too many

-Is that supposed to make me feel god -I'm sorry

You are awfully fond of your dad,aren't you?

Yes a wonderful guy,that's not just because he is my father

I know people weren't fad on his work

He goes right on to what he thinks is right,and that's pretty rare

Yes,you bet it is

Did I tell you that the portrait was really beautiful?

Something like that

Why didn't you take it?

I don't know,can't talk to me, can't go to theatre with me

What sort of a future is a fellow going to expect

Just a portrait

What does a fellow know what kind of future he wants

Don't answer that

How about buying me a cup of coffee?

You wondered what sort of future,a fellow wants

Mitchell

I've been be looking for you everywhere

I've never seen anything so excellent

There are no modern synthetic colours in this picture at all

You allow them,later,Cartwright I see you in the lab

But there is no need,I tell you these colours are grant and mixed

in the exactly the same way the old masters used to use theirs

-May I see it? -Mary,you wouldn't be interested

Why are you having my father's picture analysed?

-It's nothing -Nothing

To take an artist's work under a false pretences

to question his daughter about his movements

has he been to Florence, has he been to New York

to snoop around his studio pretending to court the daughter

But I can explain the whole thing

Please do

I thought so

If there is something underhand if you are looking for

you need to look no further than yourself

Mary

-I see,that's all right -Sorry if I said anything wrong

Look this picture really is an incredibly discovery

The blue for instance

it's not cobalt or ultramarine or any of the modern colours that's used today

Yah

It's Lapis Lazuli which they used before the modern paints

with a base of oil of close and beeswax added as a bunker

It looks like your hunch was right,old boy

Yes,so it is

Here,come up close and I'll show you some

You know these actually here that

Listen,Mitch

Henry Mason has just been in the building and been looking at the Leonardo

The attendant said he bashed out as if he had seen a ghost

It all seems to fit

Mason's painting,Cartwright's analyses,the Leonardo fake

Why? Because Mason mixes the blue as Leonardo did?

Must be dozens of painters that mixes colours in the same way

Yes,but he was in Florence, when the Leonardo was stolen

and in New York when another one Leonardo was stolen

How do you know that?

A cable for you,old boy

Sorry I opened it but I take it that if you'd been me you'd done the same so I did

Mason in Florence and New York as Specified,Madison

We have a man in the Yard and get him pulled in for interrogation

No,Smith,I don't want to tell anybody of this yet

Oh listen it's natural how you feel about Mary

but I think you're taking a terrible chance,I mean might..

Please leave Mary out of this,the only chance I'm taking for a 50000 $ reward

if this things comes up I'll cut your reward what do you say?

Naturally,boy, I am not going to keep my nose out of a bit of cash

Let's find Mason before somebody else does

Wait a minute,Mary

-Is your dad around? -No

-You know where he is? -I haven't the slightest idea

We'll find him sooner or later, you are not doing him any good this way

Believe me I want to give him a break

Just what kind of a break are you trying to give him?

Mary your dad is in a jam

I think he paints phoney pictures,I'd thought

You have nerve accusing my father of dishonesty

Mary I am on his side

Time,gentlemen,please

I'm afraid I shall have to ask you to go,Sir

Closing times,Sir

Just had forgotten

Hello,Mitch

Hi,where have you been?

Partly around the world the way my feet feel

your hunch was right,Mr Pettigrew is a colour merchant in Banton road

He got a customer who sells Lapis Lazuli

Mind you I do not want to get into trouble

-No,you won't? Who is he? -He doesn't know

Describe him

-He is about my height -Yes

Yes,he is much older than I am

Oh,great

Now you know what I've been through

My sister has a mole like that on the back of her hand

How is that Mr Pettigrew ?

My sister,I was thinking about the other gentleman,he has got a mole on his head

He has a mole on his head?

-Of course -Peter Randall he has got a mole

That's ridiculous Randall has been with Tate for years

You are barking up the wrong tree

At least it is a tree to bark up

-I don't suppose he knows where he lives -He doesn't think he would

Yes,but my son does,he once delivered some stuff to him down at the Ward Side Hostel

Ward Side Hostel,Mr Pettigrew,I just bought you a drink,come on Smith

Thank you .Thank you very much

I'm afraid I shall have to ask you to drink up,Sir

Drink up? Oh no thank you,I hate this stuff

This is it

Where are you going?

We are doing a search of articles for good house keeping

Mind if we have a look around?

Go way you like help yourself,in there

Let's go,you take that side,I'll take this one

A mole on the head

See anything? Plenty of bumps and bunions but no moles

-You had a barmy at the millions? -Yes I think so,what for?

I want to book you in for tonight

-Here? -Sure

This fellow may still come back

I want to go over to Tate and have a little talk with our friend Randall

Listen,old boy,you can't leave me here ,don't have a pyjama

-What's your fare? -Hello George a bit late tonight

Yes,we had a busy day during the coronation picture

How is it going?

It's coming on all right,if it don't rain

Hello George

Blimey,if it isn't the top from the Tate

What are you doing here?

Just dropped in to see you

How? What about?

What do you use Lapis Lazuli for?

Lapiz?

You leave me alone I don't know nothing about it

Like to come and tell that to the police

The police?

They ain't got nothing on me, I always paint for the staff

Now listen George who did you buy it for?

It's either me or the police

All right,governor,it's Mr Mason

but he would do no one any harm, he always treated me fair,a gentleman he is

I want to help him, where he is?

I always took the stuff to a shack by the river,there where he does his work

-Come on George,we are going -Yes,but I ain't had me supper yet

-Where is the yellow phone box -There is one outside around here

A real gentleman he is

Don't you worry ,George,he'll be all right

All right where is he?

I don't like it but this is where he used to go

Mr Mason?

Mr Mason

Mr Mason

Mr Mason

Mind you,old girl,poor chap

Thank you for coming down ,Mr Randall, I think that's all we can do here

Now I like a word with your friend,Mr Mitchell

Certainly,Inspector

Mr Mitchell

If you'd handled this differently

and informed the proper authorities of your suspicions

we might have been able to prevent this tragedy

In this country every ordinary citizen is expected to work with the police

And I want you to know that I hold you entirely responsible

I shall raise with Madison to recall you immediately

I'm sorry young man

Somebody has to tell Mary

I know how you must feel

How am I supposed to tell her?

Sorry of her father's death, sorry I put him in such a spot

But he was guilty,Mitch

No,not of stealing pictures anyway and he didn't commit suicide,he was murdered

Murdered?

You know Henry Mason he was a fighter,he wasn't a quitter

Somebody knew we were getting too close

Smithy,someone who knew Mason would tell us who he painted his copies for

If we can find that man,we'll know who murdered him

Anything I can do?

I need you to wish me luck

Looks like I'm going to need it

I don't see how I can help

My connection with Tate gallery is entirely unofficial

I'm only concerned with the present exhibition

I know but I'm only asking to put a word in for me,Sir Richard

I could only do that if I was convinced that you were capable of helping

I'm sorry,Mr Mitchell, there is nothing I can do

Would it interest you to know that I think Henry Mason was murdered?

When everyone else thinks he committed suicide

I sympathize with you,Mitchell, it's never pleasant to face defeat

But I always thought you were a little optimistic

I shan't take any more of your time,Sir Richard

Can I get you a taxi?

Thank you

Mr Mitchell,I hope you don't think I was disagreeable or uncooperative

I really would have liked to have helped you

It's quite all right,Sir Richard

Good Night

I though I told you not to come here

I know but I couldn't help it

What did Mitchell want

He is a fool,he's been recalled to New York,he wanted me to help him

I don't like it,he's getting too close

Losing your nerve,Weston

You're in the clear

I'm the only one that knows about you

Yes,that's true

You are the only one on earth

I've done all the dirty work,haven't I?

My dear fellow,when you came to me

you were a bored with the civilian life after the army

you wanted adventure,excitement and money

Well,I've kept my part of the bargain, I gave you ample opportunity for all three

I know about all that

But I didn't know it would end in murder

Would it be better to be sad?

Are you quite sure of that?

No,there is one other person

who might stumble on the fact that Mason worked for me

-Who? -His daughter,Mary

She is our only danger

She is probably very distraught of the death of her father

her suicide would be quite understandable

Well I won't do it

Listen,Aldingham

I want to get out of the country

Now

And you are going to help me

But I've already told you are perfectly safe

Yes you won't be unless I am

Yes, yes perhaps you are right

Perhaps it is too dangerous for you

I'm sure nobody saw you as you came in

Do you think I'd take that chance

No

We won't take any more chances

You don't need me any more

You got your three pictures

I think you ought to go to Paris in the morning

Don't you worry about money or anything I'll fix that

And I contact you in the usual method

Right

And be careful that no one sees you as you go out

Don't you worry about me

Hello

Hello,is that you Mary,my dear

This is Richard Aldingham here

I'd been worrying about you ever since I heard the death from your

look here you can't stay in that place alone,love

No,no I won't hear of it

Why not let me come around pick you up and bring you back here

and drive you down to my sister in Surrey

No,no,no

She knew your father and she admired him

You pack a few things and I'll come around and pick you up

All right,good bye

We are turbs and pouring down

It's you Mitch, been quite a shock

What are you doing here

Not that I am rather worried

I lost my umbrella I thought I might have left it here

How about you?

I don't really know,Smitty

Because if I don't find something here I'm stranded

It's a dead end

Still I feel there must be a clue a link of some sorts,this is where he worked

Makes these paints

Scotland Yard had been through the paintings with a fine tooth comb

-Still somehow -Better leave it for tonight

Come on,I'll buy you a drink

And get some sleep

I suppose you're right

Say

-What? -Smitty come a minute

Take a look at this

A sketch of a room in somebody's house

A whole folder over here

It's Richard Aldingham's house,his study, I was there ,I saw it,columns,the chair

Maybe his pictures went there

Perhaps he took them down

Maybe they are behind the palls,a room like this when I..

Is still wet?

Smitty,take a look at these,these are supposed to be the missing Leonardos

Of course I'd said,Mason knew with a sense he is going to be killed

he left us a clue and the only way the poor devil knew how

Mitchell I believe you are right but it's Sir Richard why should he

Collector have been known to steal before

to possess something they can't own can become a mania

In Aldinghams case has even let to murder

What do you want me to do?

You heard what the inspector said call the police,let them take over

Wait a minute,Mitchell,you can't get a warrant to search

Sir Richard Aldingham's house on the evidence like that

it's ony a hunch

OK,I'm in so much trouble now a little more won't matter I'll get the proof

-Come on -What are you up yo now

Never mind about that

You get down to the police find out the Inspector

Tell him what we found out

He is dead

Now we'll just have a drink

Then I'll telephone my sister that we are on our way it ill only take five minutes

Yes,it's awfully kind of you,Sir Richard

Quite a sight isn't it?

Good Evening,Mary

I'll got to hand it to you Sir Richard

You think of everything

Mr Mitchell I don't know why you are in my house

how you got here,but I like you to leave

What do you do sit around here look at them all by yourself?

Leonardos aren't they?

Once again you are mistaken, Mr Mitchell,those are copies

Copies?

I am sorry you should know about this Mary but those pictures are

copies that I have commissioned your father to paint for me

I did it more to give him employment than anything else

You know how proud he was of his reputation

So naturally I told nobody what he was doing

I understand

Now,you don't understand,Mary,listen to me

He double crossed your father all here in he paint copies for him all right

But then he had someone else steal the originals

and replace them with your fathers pictures in Florence and in New York

That was to give him time

to get them out of the country before the theft was discovered

But then he little greedy

and tried to do it over here in Tate, The Madonna and Child will prove that,watch

You know what this is? Acid

-Acid eats paint I've been told -Get away from that picture

Why?

Would you shoot a man destroying a worthless copy?

I said get away from that painting

You'd better be a good shot good boy

one drop of this acid will ruin your precious painting

You're bluffing the wrong person,Mitchell

Richard

Richard

I might you thank you one of these days

You have ruined one of the greatest paintings in the world

Well,now you are talking,Richard

Just what I wanted you to hear you say

But you are wrong,you fell for your own gag,Randall and I robbed the Tate

I switched the paintings on him

Here you are

One genuine Leonardo

In perfect condition

That before you go

is the Madonna and the Child, Leonardo da Vinci's famous masterpiece

Leonardo,the greatest genius the world has ever known was born in Italy in 1452

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