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[birds chirping]
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No color in your cheeks,
circles under your eyes?
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You have become a poor,
pale little ghost.
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I shall send for Dr. Gottlieb.
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I promise you, Othmar,
there's nothing wrong with me.
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It's just I'm not used
to your kind of life yet
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and being at court.
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I'm tired, I've
been sleeping badly,
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and when I do sleep, I
have these horrid dreams.
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Very well, we won't
send for Gottlieb yet.
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My wife is excused all
social duties for a week.
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I prescribe a light
diet and early nights,
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but if there is no improvement.
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There will be, I'm
sure there will.
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Thank you, dearest Otto.
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Have you heard about
Baroness Reicher?
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Lotte?
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Yes, our charming,
feather-brained, lovable Lotte.
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Too lovable, it seems,
her indiscretions
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have at last reached
the emperor's ears.
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And?
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[Otto] He has tried
her, found her guilty,
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and pronounced
sentence upon her.
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Sentence?
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Two years behind convent walls.
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But that's horrible,
it's inhuman.
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Lotte's only crime.
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Was to be found out.
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Oh, I'm sorry for her,
you know I really am,
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it won't be a bit
the same without her.
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Two years behind convent
walls, I'd rather die.
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Don't look so downhearted,
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I can't see the same
fate awaiting you.
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Goodbye, my darling.
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- [Lenke grunts]
- [Nadja] Lenke.
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A letter for you, Countess.
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Leave it on the table.
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[Narrator] In late
Victorian times,
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there lived many detectives,
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"The Rivals of
Sherlock Holmes."
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The same hand, the same
loathsome accusations.
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If all this were true,
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we would be the most abandoned
courtesans in Vienna.
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We? Tildi, what are you saying?
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For the past month, my dear,
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I have been suffering
the same persecution,
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and our unknown enemy
is certainly the same.
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Compare the writing,
it's identical.
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Oh, my poor darling.
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And I came to you for help.
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Well, they say a trouble
shared is a trouble halved,
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and two heads are
better than one.
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Perhaps we can help each other.
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Of course, my situation
is different from yours.
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Rich, young widows cannot
easily defend themselves
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against this sort of thing,
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whereas you have the protection
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of one of the greatest
names in the land.
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That's what I don't
understand, Nadja.
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You've only been
married six months.
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Otto worships the
ground you walk on.
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Why come to me when you
could have confided in him?
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Let Otto read those
obscenities about me?
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I would rather die.
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Oh, you silly goose.
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If you'd gone to him
in the first place,
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he would have set your
mind at rest instantly.
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But now, well, if
he does find out,
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by not telling him,
it does rather look
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as though you had a
guilty secret to hide.
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Tildi, don't!
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Darling, I'm only trying
to be sensible about it.
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I know, I know.
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I'm sure I'm being very foolish.
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But there is one thing
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in every one of these
letters that is true.
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Nadja, my dear, I
never dreamt that-
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No, no, it's not that.
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When you were an actress?
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I had every
opportunity, but Otto
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was the first man in my life,
the only one, I swear it.
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No, I'm speaking of
something quite different.
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The birthmark?
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I have a small birthmark
just here, under my breast.
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Who in my life has ever seen it
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or known of its existence?
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Well, your mother.
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Well, my nurse when I was
a child, my doctor, Otto.
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And the writer of these letters.
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Yes, it's devilish.
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That one fact alone could
raise a doubt in a man's mind.
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Is Otto jealous?
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I've never given
him the least cause,
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but he loves me so much.
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I think if he ever
thought I betrayed him.
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Oh, we are dealing
with a monster, Nadja.
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Not just a wicked person,
but a clever one too.
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Look, he knows of
your birthmark,
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he knows of this scar.
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I fell down and cut myself
when I was a little girl.
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It's nothing now, you
can hardly see it,
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but he knows it's there,
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and if my poor Leopold
were still alive.
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I understand your
feelings now, darling.
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I would be as
frightened as you are.
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Oh, no, Tildi, it could
never be as bad for you.
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My whole background
is against me.
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Oh, come, a leading
lady of the Burgtheater,
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a protege of the great
Walter Frankenburg himself,
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and married to a prince.
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A morganatic marriage.
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I will never be
called archduchess,
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and my children will
never accede to the title.
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But a marriage, nonetheless.
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My dear, your life has been
a fairy story in itself.
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I used to think so,
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but Cinderella lived
happily ever after.
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I never heard of anything
like this happening to her.
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Oh, Tildi, whatever can we do?
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I suppose a person
of the lower orders
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might ask the police for help.
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God forbid.
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Precisely.
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And if we consulted
some private detective,
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he would sell the
story to the newspapers
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the moment he knew who we were.
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A private detective, yes!
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Tildi, I've only
just thought of it.
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There is someone.
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Do you know Dagobert Trostler?
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[laughs] I thought it
was Queen Victoria.
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Herr Trostler, I swear there
is nothing personal in this,
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but I discovered Nadja Dolin.
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I recognized her genius,
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and I made her the pride
of the Burgtheater.
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And you, my dear Walter,
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introduced her to the
Archduke Othmar, huh?
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Yes, and how was I to
guess the consequences?
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Oh, come now, Herr
Frankenburg, you exaggerate.
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They fell in love
and married and,
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to my certain knowledge,
are ecstatically happy.
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In my view, sir, great artists
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have no right to happiness,
their lives are dedicated.
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Ah, I disagree.
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One may choose wrongly, but
freedom of choice is everything.
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Nadja chose her archduke.
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There are some who might say
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that he used his
illustrious position
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to rob our theater of one
of its brightest jewels.
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Ah. [chuckles]
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Ah, ah, Berthold.
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Excuse me, gentlemen.
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I'm afraid I have to leave you.
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Herr Frankenburg, I disagree
with everything you say,
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but it has been a great pleasure
to make your acquaintance.
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- Goodbye, Heinrich.
- Dagobert.
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Philistine.
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No, no, no, no,
no, that's unfair.
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He's a rich bachelor,
devil with the women,
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close friend of the archduke,
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and in one respect, he
is remarkably gifted.
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Gifted, that clothes-peg?
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I speak as
Commissioner of Police.
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As an amateur, Dagobert
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has an unsurpassed
talent for detection.
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[birds chirping]
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Yes, the paper's of
the finest quality.
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Dutch or English, handmade.
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And the writing?
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Has been disguised
with great skill.
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There is such a mixture of male
and female characteristics,
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it's almost impossible to judge
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whether the author
is a man or a woman.
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A woman, Herr Trostler?
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You aren't seriously
suggesting that a woman's mind
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could sink to such
depths of depravity.
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My dear Countess, in
everything that is good,
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I put woman higher than man.
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In everything that is
evil, I put her lower.
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Yes, Countess, a woman could
have written these letters.
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On the other hand, there
are certain turns of phrase,
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a vigor of expression,
a flamboyancy even,
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which suggests we are
dealing with a man.
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And now, Countess.
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This, um, this friend of yours.
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Yes?
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Why is she not here with you?
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There seemed no
need to involve her.
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Why?
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Because our circumstances
are different.
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Her position is at
once more exalted
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and more vulnerable than mine.
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Ah, I see, so you felt
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that if I could expose this
villain on your behalf,
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I would be rendering
her the same service
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without any risk of
embarrassment to her.
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Yes.
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How rare to find such
selflessness in a woman.
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You must be very devoted.
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Oh, we are, we are.
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Unfortunately, if I'm
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to get to the bottom of
this unpleasant business,
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I shall need the
help of both of you.
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Please tell Countess
Nadja I said so.
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How could you possibly guess?
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Your description of your friend
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could have fitted no one else.
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You should have come to me
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in the first place,
Herr Trostler.
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Do you sell much of it?
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Enough to justify keeping
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a sufficient stock
in hand, no more.
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Do you wish me to add your name
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to those whom I already supply?
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No, no, no, Wiegand, I don't.
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But the emperor has
done you the honor
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of making you purveyor
of stationery to
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and I'm sure you would
leap at the chance
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of rendering a member of
his family a small service.
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Ah, good morning,
Baroness Heffner.
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Oh, my dear Herr Trostler,
anything, anything at all.
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I wish to know the names
of all those customers
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to whom you supply
this particular kind
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There is not the least problem,
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I need not even
consult my ledger.
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It is all here, Herr
Trostler, all here.
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The emperor himself,
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the Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
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Count Czernik, the
Lord High Chamberlain
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of the Serbian court,
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Herr Walter Frankenburg
of the Burgtheater.
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Herr Frankenburg?
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[Wiegand] Yes, and Sir
Giles Pakenham-Montrose,
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the British ambassador.
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Is that the complete list?
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The only names I can give you,
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but there is one other customer
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whose name is not known to me.
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Ah, a man or a woman?
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I cannot say.
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A man calls once a month,
but he is obviously a servant
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making the purchase on
behalf of his employer.
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And since he always
pays in cash.
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Have you never asked him
who his employer was?
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- No.
- When was he last here?
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Exactly a week ago.
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So, you don't expect to see him
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for at least
another three weeks?
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That is so.
255
00:13:02,022 --> 00:13:05,474
Yes, pity, well, thank
you, Herr Wiegand,
256
00:13:05,508 --> 00:13:08,097
you have been most obliging.
257
00:13:08,132 --> 00:13:12,274
My pleasure, Herr
Trostler, my pleasure.
258
00:13:15,829 --> 00:13:17,279
[Nadja] What is it?
259
00:13:17,313 --> 00:13:19,419
A minute shred of tobacco.
260
00:13:19,453 --> 00:13:23,147
In several letters, I
found a few such particles.
261
00:13:23,181 --> 00:13:25,390
It doesn't sound a very
momentous discovery.
262
00:13:25,425 --> 00:13:26,840
Oh, on the contrary, madam,
263
00:13:26,875 --> 00:13:29,636
it shows us something
useful about our man.
264
00:13:29,670 --> 00:13:31,465
Ah, then it is a man?
265
00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:32,570
I'm almost certain.
266
00:13:32,604 --> 00:13:34,020
And what does it show you?
267
00:13:34,054 --> 00:13:36,263
I am a connoisseur of tobacco.
268
00:13:36,298 --> 00:13:38,610
That shred, and all the
others I found in the letters
269
00:13:38,645 --> 00:13:41,890
are of a variety
known as Sultan Flor,
270
00:13:41,924 --> 00:13:44,996
a light-yellow Turkish tobacco,
cut rather fine and long.
271
00:13:45,031 --> 00:13:48,689
It's expensive and is only
used in self-made cigarettes,
272
00:13:48,724 --> 00:13:50,760
the kind you make yourself.
273
00:13:50,795 --> 00:13:53,039
But women smoke
cigarettes these days.
274
00:13:53,073 --> 00:13:55,696
Yes, it is quite the
fashion, I grant you.
275
00:13:55,731 --> 00:13:57,526
But is there a single
lady of your acquaintance
276
00:13:57,560 --> 00:14:00,011
who makes her own cigarettes?
277
00:14:00,046 --> 00:14:01,944
No, no, I can't think of one.
278
00:14:01,979 --> 00:14:03,877
Precisely, in my experience,
279
00:14:03,912 --> 00:14:06,052
it is essentially
a masculine habit.
280
00:14:06,086 --> 00:14:10,228
Yes, so far, all the
indications suggest a man.
281
00:14:11,989 --> 00:14:16,096
And now, ladies,
let me apologize.
282
00:14:16,131 --> 00:14:18,650
I'm afraid I have not
been completely frank
283
00:14:18,685 --> 00:14:20,860
with either of you.
284
00:14:20,894 --> 00:14:22,378
I think I'm closer to
the truth of this matter
285
00:14:22,413 --> 00:14:25,036
than I dared to hope
a few hours ago.
286
00:14:25,071 --> 00:14:26,900
You know who the villain is?
287
00:14:26,935 --> 00:14:28,212
Not yet.
288
00:14:28,246 --> 00:14:30,007
But this I can say with
absolute certainty,
289
00:14:30,041 --> 00:14:32,423
the writer of these
letters is well-educated,
290
00:14:32,457 --> 00:14:36,806
affluent, and known
intimately to both of you.
291
00:14:37,946 --> 00:14:39,602
That narrows the
field considerably,
292
00:14:39,637 --> 00:14:41,087
but I can do better still.
293
00:14:41,121 --> 00:14:44,331
Out of six, only four
are possible candidates
294
00:14:44,366 --> 00:14:45,954
for this, for this race.
295
00:14:45,988 --> 00:14:48,094
That leaves me with
two rank outsiders,
296
00:14:48,128 --> 00:14:50,924
a dark horse whose form
is still not known to me,
297
00:14:50,959 --> 00:14:53,685
and the odds-on favorite.
298
00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,033
I am putting my money
on the favorite.
299
00:14:56,067 --> 00:14:58,173
Oh, then tell us who he is.
300
00:14:58,207 --> 00:15:00,140
Oh, Herr Trostler,
I implore you.
301
00:15:00,175 --> 00:15:02,936
Ah, if I did, it might
spoil everything.
302
00:15:02,971 --> 00:15:04,110
But why?
303
00:15:04,144 --> 00:15:05,525
You might find it
hard to act naturally
304
00:15:05,559 --> 00:15:06,940
when you next meet him.
305
00:15:06,975 --> 00:15:09,218
I don't want to put
him on his guard.
306
00:15:09,253 --> 00:15:12,773
No, that would ruin
the plan I have in mind.
307
00:15:14,154 --> 00:15:17,502
And this is where I shall
need your help, Countess.
308
00:15:17,537 --> 00:15:18,676
What can I do?
309
00:15:18,710 --> 00:15:20,126
Here is a list of people,
310
00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,404
including the Countess
Tildi Leys and myself,
311
00:15:22,438 --> 00:15:25,372
they are all known to you,
and all are socially acceptable
312
00:15:25,407 --> 00:15:26,995
to both you and your husband.
313
00:15:27,029 --> 00:15:31,275
In two days' time, I want
you to give a small soiree,
314
00:15:31,309 --> 00:15:32,759
inviting every one of them.
315
00:15:32,793 --> 00:15:35,658
- Your suspect is among them?
- Of course.
316
00:15:36,866 --> 00:15:38,178
Will you do this for me?
317
00:15:38,213 --> 00:15:39,352
Of course.
318
00:15:39,386 --> 00:15:41,423
And if your plan works,
319
00:15:41,457 --> 00:15:44,081
will you expose this man
before the whole company?
320
00:15:44,115 --> 00:15:46,462
Oh, heavens, no, the
best I can hope for
321
00:15:46,497 --> 00:15:48,188
is that he will betray
himself in some way,
322
00:15:48,223 --> 00:15:51,778
if I succeed, no one
else will be aware of it.
323
00:15:51,812 --> 00:15:53,504
When I take my
leave of your party,
324
00:15:53,538 --> 00:15:57,094
delay the other guests
for at least another hour.
325
00:15:57,128 --> 00:16:01,305
That is just the time I
shall need to set my trap.
326
00:16:01,339 --> 00:16:02,685
Very well, Dagobert.
327
00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:06,172
Now I must go, Otto
thinks I'm at home.
328
00:16:06,206 --> 00:16:07,587
- Ah.
- Resting.
329
00:16:07,621 --> 00:16:10,176
Don't forget this, Countess.
330
00:16:10,210 --> 00:16:12,972
[bell tolling]
331
00:16:15,733 --> 00:16:17,355
[bell chimes]
332
00:16:17,390 --> 00:16:20,013
Au revoir, Dagobert, and please,
333
00:16:20,048 --> 00:16:23,706
we are such old friends,
call me Nadja, again.
334
00:16:23,741 --> 00:16:26,019
Au revoir, Nadja.
335
00:16:27,710 --> 00:16:30,368
Berthold, show these
ladies to their carriage.
336
00:16:32,888 --> 00:16:34,890
Will you not grant
me the same favor?
337
00:16:34,924 --> 00:16:40,206
It is no favor, it is a
pleasure, my dear Tildi.
338
00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:44,727
And I hope that I
may have the pleasure
339
00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:47,765
of your calling on me.
340
00:16:54,979 --> 00:17:00,053
Countess Tildi Leys,
Felberstrasse, 10 Vienna 3.
341
00:17:02,159 --> 00:17:03,643
My dear Tildi.
342
00:17:05,403 --> 00:17:07,060
No, no, that won't
do, my dear fellow,
343
00:17:07,095 --> 00:17:10,201
old hedonists like you
can't fall in love.
344
00:17:16,242 --> 00:17:18,451
[footsteps tapping]
345
00:17:18,485 --> 00:17:19,969
Ah, Berthold, what is it?
346
00:17:20,004 --> 00:17:21,454
The commissioner of
police is here, sir,
347
00:17:21,488 --> 00:17:23,180
and wishes to know if
you'll receive him.
348
00:17:23,214 --> 00:17:24,388
Ah, the commissioner.
349
00:17:24,422 --> 00:17:27,632
- Show him in at once.
- Very good, sir.
350
00:17:36,710 --> 00:17:38,126
Dr. Weinlich.
351
00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,267
My dear Heinrich, what
a delightful surprise.
352
00:17:41,301 --> 00:17:42,751
Is it business or pleasure?
353
00:17:42,785 --> 00:17:45,892
Anticipated pleasure, Dagobert.
354
00:17:45,926 --> 00:17:50,966
Of all my friends, you keep
the best brandy in Vienna.
355
00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,901
Berthold, bring the brandy.
356
00:17:54,935 --> 00:17:58,629
- Make yourself comfortable.
- Thank you.
357
00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:01,977
[Dagobert] Ah, a cigar.
358
00:18:02,011 --> 00:18:04,911
Ah, yes, you also keep
the best Havanas, too.
359
00:18:04,945 --> 00:18:08,190
[Dagobert chuckles]
360
00:18:08,225 --> 00:18:09,536
Thank you.
361
00:18:10,951 --> 00:18:14,541
[Dagobert] Ah,
thank you, Berthold.
362
00:18:20,029 --> 00:18:23,309
And the best company,
it seems, eh, eh?
363
00:18:23,343 --> 00:18:24,517
[both chuckling]
364
00:18:24,551 --> 00:18:26,243
Oh, I saw the ladies departing.
365
00:18:26,277 --> 00:18:28,037
Mm, I recognized them instantly.
366
00:18:28,072 --> 00:18:30,695
Yes, I'm glad it was
you and no one else,
367
00:18:30,730 --> 00:18:33,319
this is rather
a delicate matter.
368
00:18:33,353 --> 00:18:34,389
Oh, don't worry, my dear fellow,
369
00:18:34,423 --> 00:18:36,598
I shan't breathe a word.
370
00:18:38,531 --> 00:18:40,222
In your experience, Heinrich,
371
00:18:40,257 --> 00:18:44,364
what kind of person
writes anonymous letters?
372
00:18:45,365 --> 00:18:47,367
Oh, so that's it, eh?
373
00:18:47,402 --> 00:18:51,130
Well, all kinds, Dagobert,
from disgruntled servants
374
00:18:51,164 --> 00:18:54,823
to jealous husbands and
wealthy industrialists.
375
00:18:54,857 --> 00:18:56,618
[laughs] I can even
remember one old maid
376
00:18:56,652 --> 00:18:58,171
who came to us for help.
377
00:18:58,206 --> 00:19:00,794
She'd been receiving an
absolute flood of letters,
378
00:19:00,829 --> 00:19:04,936
accusing her of the most
scandalous and indecent antics.
379
00:19:04,971 --> 00:19:07,663
Yes, in the end, we found she
was writing them to herself.
380
00:19:07,698 --> 00:19:08,871
[both laughing]
381
00:19:08,906 --> 00:19:10,804
But that was an exception.
382
00:19:12,392 --> 00:19:14,118
What are the most
common motives?
383
00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:18,812
[Heinrich] Mm,
malice, envy, sadism.
384
00:19:18,847 --> 00:19:20,987
The knowledge that you
can torture your victim
385
00:19:21,021 --> 00:19:24,197
with relative impunity
is a strong incentive.
386
00:19:24,232 --> 00:19:26,958
Would you say that the
writing of such letters
387
00:19:26,993 --> 00:19:29,444
could be an end in itself?
388
00:19:29,478 --> 00:19:31,791
Oh, most always, yes.
389
00:19:31,825 --> 00:19:34,932
But I have known some rare cases
390
00:19:34,966 --> 00:19:38,073
where it was the prelude
to a more sinister end.
391
00:19:39,833 --> 00:19:45,184
- [bird cooing]
- [dog barking]
392
00:19:51,466 --> 00:19:54,917
Otto, what are you doing here?
393
00:19:54,952 --> 00:19:56,643
Drinking a glass of port.
394
00:20:00,026 --> 00:20:02,028
[chuckles] Well, the
truth is I wondered
395
00:20:02,062 --> 00:20:04,858
what on earth I was
doing at a dull reception
396
00:20:04,893 --> 00:20:06,757
when I might be here
with my own wife,
397
00:20:06,791 --> 00:20:08,068
so I came straight home.
398
00:20:08,103 --> 00:20:09,242
Oh, darling.
399
00:20:09,277 --> 00:20:10,864
But there was no
wife waiting for me.
400
00:20:10,899 --> 00:20:12,866
You were supposed
to be here, resting.
401
00:20:12,901 --> 00:20:15,248
I know, but I was
so bored and lonely.
402
00:20:15,283 --> 00:20:17,008
And suddenly I felt
so much better,
403
00:20:17,043 --> 00:20:19,942
I decided to drive
round and see Tildi.
404
00:20:19,977 --> 00:20:23,498
You are better,
color in your cheeks,
405
00:20:23,532 --> 00:20:27,709
a sparkle in your eyes,
my treatment's working.
406
00:20:27,743 --> 00:20:30,021
You look like a
little girl in love.
407
00:20:30,056 --> 00:20:33,749
Oh, I am, darling,
I'm terribly in love.
408
00:20:35,268 --> 00:20:39,030
But still convalescent,
you mustn't overdo things.
409
00:20:39,065 --> 00:20:44,173
It's nearly 10:30, I
suggest you go to bed.
410
00:20:44,208 --> 00:20:48,764
As your personal physician, I
shall attend to you presently.
411
00:20:48,799 --> 00:20:49,972
[chuckles] Otto.
412
00:20:51,905 --> 00:20:54,218
I want to give a party.
413
00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:56,979
Not even convalescent,
completely cured.
414
00:20:57,014 --> 00:20:59,982
Of course you can give a
party, a ball, if you wish,
415
00:21:00,017 --> 00:21:01,777
and invite the emperor, too.
416
00:21:01,812 --> 00:21:04,055
Oh, no, no, no,
just a small party.
417
00:21:05,056 --> 00:21:08,025
[both vocalizing]
418
00:21:17,931 --> 00:21:21,314
[bright piano music]
419
00:21:34,223 --> 00:21:35,604
What is it, Lenke?
420
00:21:35,639 --> 00:21:37,606
This letter came for
Your Imperial Highness
421
00:21:37,641 --> 00:21:39,263
by the late post.
422
00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:41,161
Thank you, Lenke.
423
00:21:43,992 --> 00:21:44,993
Nadja?
424
00:22:04,046 --> 00:22:07,187
"That delectable
birthmark known only
425
00:22:07,222 --> 00:22:11,985
to those fortunate gentlemen
who share your wife's favors."
426
00:22:15,092 --> 00:22:17,232
[dramatic music]
427
00:22:22,479 --> 00:22:24,757
[Deubner] Here are this
morning's letters, sir.
428
00:22:24,791 --> 00:22:27,346
Ah, Deubner, thank you.
429
00:22:29,037 --> 00:22:32,005
And there is a person outside
requesting to see you, sir.
430
00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,111
Oh, what manner of person?
431
00:22:34,145 --> 00:22:36,803
Some minor official from
the Ministry of Works.
432
00:22:36,838 --> 00:22:37,977
Shall I send him away?
433
00:22:38,011 --> 00:22:39,806
[laughs] By all means.
434
00:22:39,841 --> 00:22:42,222
Oh, no, I guess
I'd better see him.
435
00:22:42,257 --> 00:22:43,603
Yes, sir.
436
00:22:50,886 --> 00:22:52,025
What is it that you want?
437
00:22:52,060 --> 00:22:53,717
I'm sorry to trouble you, sir.
438
00:22:53,751 --> 00:22:55,235
I have an order here to inspect
439
00:22:55,270 --> 00:22:57,928
all the premises on
the Lisenstrasse.
440
00:22:57,962 --> 00:22:59,308
The ministry proposes-
441
00:22:59,343 --> 00:23:02,208
Never mind what the
ministry proposes.
442
00:23:02,242 --> 00:23:06,177
One gets used to these
bureaucratic interferences.
443
00:23:06,212 --> 00:23:07,662
Deubner, show him round.
444
00:23:19,294 --> 00:23:22,090
"His Imperial Highness,
the Archduke Othmar,
445
00:23:22,124 --> 00:23:26,577
and Countess Nadja
command your presence?"
446
00:23:27,820 --> 00:23:29,442
In what way, changed?
447
00:23:29,477 --> 00:23:31,651
He was so loving
and affectionate,
448
00:23:31,686 --> 00:23:33,860
so happy to find me
in better spirits.
449
00:23:33,895 --> 00:23:36,138
An hour later it was like
being with a different man.
450
00:23:36,173 --> 00:23:38,796
He was quiet and
withdrawn, as though
451
00:23:38,831 --> 00:23:41,212
some kind of barrier had
sprung up between us.
452
00:23:41,247 --> 00:23:43,076
This morning it
was still the same.
453
00:23:43,111 --> 00:23:45,044
Ah, we mustn't jump
to conclusions.
454
00:23:45,078 --> 00:23:47,218
He may have some problem
weighing on his mind
455
00:23:47,253 --> 00:23:49,013
that has nothing to
do with this matter.
456
00:23:49,048 --> 00:23:50,567
But it may have to
do with this matter.
457
00:23:50,601 --> 00:23:53,846
Yes, we can't dismiss
the possibility.
458
00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:55,744
Don't lose your courage now.
459
00:23:55,779 --> 00:23:58,229
However he behaves,
seem not to notice,
460
00:23:58,264 --> 00:24:00,715
be as gay and cheerful
as you were last night.
461
00:24:00,749 --> 00:24:02,717
- Dagobert, I can't.
- You must.
462
00:24:02,751 --> 00:24:04,028
You're a great actress.
463
00:24:04,063 --> 00:24:05,582
Give the performance
of your life,
464
00:24:05,616 --> 00:24:07,100
and soon, I'm confident
I can put an end
465
00:24:07,135 --> 00:24:10,690
to your miseries
and Tildi's, too.
466
00:24:10,725 --> 00:24:12,796
What a dear man you are.
467
00:24:12,830 --> 00:24:13,969
We owe you so much.
468
00:24:14,004 --> 00:24:15,419
Mm, not yet.
469
00:24:15,454 --> 00:24:18,077
It's true, whatever happens
now, even if you fail,
470
00:24:18,111 --> 00:24:20,286
I'll never be such a
little coward again.
471
00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:24,393
Do you know I was
ready to kill myself?
472
00:24:24,428 --> 00:24:26,050
As for poor Tildi.
473
00:24:27,845 --> 00:24:29,329
What of Tildi?
474
00:24:29,364 --> 00:24:32,125
Oh, you've quite
captured her heart.
475
00:24:39,029 --> 00:24:43,378
Dagobert, you are in love.
476
00:24:44,862 --> 00:24:48,038
[Dagobert] Since you say
it, yes, I fear I am.
477
00:24:48,072 --> 00:24:51,697
Fear, what is there to
fear from falling in love?
478
00:24:51,731 --> 00:24:54,320
I was born to pleasure,
and I've lived for it.
479
00:24:54,354 --> 00:24:57,841
I never dreamt that I was
capable of any deep emotions.
480
00:24:57,875 --> 00:24:59,532
And now, after all these years,
481
00:24:59,567 --> 00:25:01,879
to discover that I'm as
vulnerable as the next man.
482
00:25:01,914 --> 00:25:07,920
My dear Nadja, I find
it most disturbing.
483
00:25:07,954 --> 00:25:10,267
I think it's wonderful.
484
00:25:10,301 --> 00:25:12,372
I implore you, until
this affair is settled,
485
00:25:12,407 --> 00:25:14,651
give her no hint of
what I've told you.
486
00:25:14,685 --> 00:25:16,031
[knuckles rapping]
487
00:25:16,066 --> 00:25:17,170
Ah, come in.
488
00:25:19,483 --> 00:25:20,898
Oh, excuse me, sir.
489
00:25:20,933 --> 00:25:23,176
That's all right, Berthold.
490
00:25:23,211 --> 00:25:25,316
Berthold?
491
00:25:25,351 --> 00:25:27,871
Au revoir, Dagobert, you won't
fail us tomorrow evening?
492
00:25:27,905 --> 00:25:31,530
I would never dream of missing
such a delightful occasion.
493
00:25:31,564 --> 00:25:36,051
Berthold, no, I can't
possibly have him showing you
494
00:25:36,086 --> 00:25:38,295
to your carriage in those
disgraceful clothes.
495
00:25:38,329 --> 00:25:40,193
I shall escort you myself.
496
00:25:41,850 --> 00:25:43,196
Wait in here, Berthold,
497
00:25:43,231 --> 00:25:45,613
and do get rid of that
ridiculous mustache.
498
00:25:55,346 --> 00:25:57,452
Ah, well, how did you fare?
499
00:25:57,486 --> 00:25:59,178
No difficulty, sir.
500
00:25:59,212 --> 00:26:02,768
They didn't question my
credentials, it was an easy job.
501
00:26:02,802 --> 00:26:06,979
Now look, sir, I've
made a rough plan.
502
00:26:07,013 --> 00:26:09,119
Now, there's only
one room in the house
503
00:26:09,153 --> 00:26:10,741
where any writing's done,
504
00:26:10,776 --> 00:26:13,019
and that's Frankenburg's study.
505
00:26:13,054 --> 00:26:15,539
It leads off the
drawing room here,
506
00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:17,092
and here there's a French window
507
00:26:17,127 --> 00:26:19,681
which leads out onto
a small balcony.
508
00:26:20,648 --> 00:26:21,925
What floor is this?
509
00:26:21,959 --> 00:26:23,616
It's the floor
above the basement.
510
00:26:23,651 --> 00:26:26,343
It's only a six-foot drop from
the balcony to the garden.
511
00:26:26,377 --> 00:26:28,172
Excellent, Berthold.
512
00:26:28,207 --> 00:26:29,139
You've done very well.
513
00:26:29,173 --> 00:26:30,209
Thank you, sir.
514
00:26:32,521 --> 00:26:33,592
Is anything wrong, sir?
515
00:26:33,626 --> 00:26:35,352
No, everything is right.
516
00:26:36,249 --> 00:26:37,803
Almost too right.
517
00:26:37,837 --> 00:26:41,116
When things go too smoothly,
I start to feel uneasy.
518
00:26:41,151 --> 00:26:42,739
Foolish, I suppose.
519
00:26:42,773 --> 00:26:46,328
Well, we can only wait
until tomorrow night.
520
00:26:46,363 --> 00:26:50,505
[gentle bright piano music]
521
00:27:38,035 --> 00:27:40,555
[guests clapping]
522
00:27:40,589 --> 00:27:42,522
Your Excellency.
523
00:27:43,523 --> 00:27:45,836
Ladies and gentlemen, gentlemen,
524
00:27:45,871 --> 00:27:47,320
you may smoke if you wish.
525
00:27:47,355 --> 00:27:50,634
- My dear!
- It is my party, Othmar.
526
00:27:51,773 --> 00:27:53,602
Walter, how lovely to see you.
527
00:27:58,780 --> 00:28:00,506
Your Excellency, permit me
528
00:28:00,540 --> 00:28:02,991
to introduce an old friend of
mine, Herr Dagobert Trostler.
529
00:28:03,026 --> 00:28:05,062
The new British ambassador,
530
00:28:05,097 --> 00:28:08,721
Sir Willoughby Erskine-Chalmers,
and Lady Erskine-Chalmers.
531
00:28:08,756 --> 00:28:11,344
May I congratulate Your
Excellency on your appointment?
532
00:28:11,379 --> 00:28:13,519
Thank you, very
sudden, you know.
533
00:28:13,553 --> 00:28:14,900
Indeed, I've been absent,
534
00:28:14,934 --> 00:28:16,971
I haven't seen the
court circular.
535
00:28:17,005 --> 00:28:20,629
Pakenham-Montrose only got
his marching orders last week.
536
00:28:20,664 --> 00:28:24,081
Moved on to higher things, what?
537
00:28:24,116 --> 00:28:25,151
Oh, really?
538
00:28:25,186 --> 00:28:28,258
[bright piano music]
539
00:28:56,217 --> 00:28:59,151
Glass of champagne,
Herr Frankenburg?
540
00:28:59,185 --> 00:29:00,635
No champagne, thank you.
541
00:29:00,669 --> 00:29:03,224
I was merely enjoying the air.
542
00:29:03,258 --> 00:29:07,815
Ah, Herr Trostler, I
recognize voices before faces.
543
00:29:07,849 --> 00:29:09,195
An Havana, perhaps?
544
00:29:09,230 --> 00:29:12,889
I smoke cigarettes,
and I make my own.
545
00:29:12,923 --> 00:29:15,961
It's a vulgar habit, but in
the theater, Herr Trostler,
546
00:29:15,995 --> 00:29:19,965
one has no time to enjoy
a cigar between acts.
547
00:29:21,380 --> 00:29:24,521
[water splashing]
548
00:29:34,151 --> 00:29:36,913
[clock ticking]
549
00:29:42,021 --> 00:29:44,748
[key rattling]
550
00:30:00,143 --> 00:30:02,939
[bird cooing]
551
00:30:32,382 --> 00:30:36,144
[liquid splashing]
552
00:30:36,179 --> 00:30:38,526
[bells chiming]
553
00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,114
Stay where you are.
554
00:30:40,148 --> 00:30:43,289
Put your hands above your
head and stand over there.
555
00:30:58,235 --> 00:30:59,754
[phone rattling]
556
00:30:59,788 --> 00:31:02,653
Hello? Give me the
Central Police Station.
557
00:31:04,932 --> 00:31:06,416
But you must see
you're putting me
558
00:31:06,450 --> 00:31:08,590
in a quite impossible position.
559
00:31:09,695 --> 00:31:11,041
Yes, I'm sorry,
my dear Heinrich.
560
00:31:11,076 --> 00:31:12,353
Sorry, indeed.
561
00:31:12,387 --> 00:31:13,941
For two days, I have
been holding a criminal
562
00:31:13,975 --> 00:31:16,909
calling himself Carl
Schmidt, a man accused
563
00:31:16,944 --> 00:31:19,222
of breaking and entering
and attempted robbery
564
00:31:19,256 --> 00:31:20,602
and trying to find excuses
565
00:31:20,637 --> 00:31:22,570
not to bring him
before the magistrate.
566
00:31:22,604 --> 00:31:24,158
Do you realize what
will happen to me
567
00:31:24,192 --> 00:31:25,573
if the truth gets out?
568
00:31:25,607 --> 00:31:27,023
Yes, you will be cashiered
569
00:31:27,057 --> 00:31:29,473
for conduct unbecoming
a chief commissioner.
570
00:31:29,508 --> 00:31:33,132
Your humor is in
very poor taste.
571
00:31:33,167 --> 00:31:34,340
And let me tell you this,
572
00:31:34,375 --> 00:31:35,824
people are beginning to inquire
573
00:31:35,859 --> 00:31:37,965
what has happened to
Herr Trostler. [laughs]
574
00:31:37,999 --> 00:31:41,106
Yes, all sorts of rumors
are flying around.
575
00:31:41,140 --> 00:31:43,349
They have only to
ask at my residence.
576
00:31:43,384 --> 00:31:44,833
My poor mother was taken ill,
577
00:31:44,868 --> 00:31:47,008
and I have been down
to Salzburg to see her.
578
00:31:47,043 --> 00:31:50,839
All very fine, but I've
put my career in jeopardy
579
00:31:50,874 --> 00:31:52,151
by shielding a guilty man.
580
00:31:52,186 --> 00:31:53,532
Oh, come, now.
581
00:31:53,566 --> 00:31:55,292
But you guilty on
your own admission,
582
00:31:55,327 --> 00:31:57,812
breaking and entering
is a criminal offense.
583
00:31:57,846 --> 00:31:59,952
For which I have been punished
by two days in your cell.
584
00:31:59,987 --> 00:32:01,954
You must try them
yourself, Heinrich.
585
00:32:01,989 --> 00:32:04,508
The rats are very fast,
the fleas abundant,
586
00:32:04,543 --> 00:32:06,062
and the food is quite appalling.
587
00:32:06,096 --> 00:32:08,788
- Serves you right.
- Calm down, my dear fellow.
588
00:32:08,823 --> 00:32:11,653
Berthold will be here any
moment with the proof I need,
589
00:32:11,688 --> 00:32:14,518
and when he comes, your
misery will be over.
590
00:32:14,553 --> 00:32:16,072
Really, but I-
591
00:32:16,106 --> 00:32:18,557
Believe me, Heinrich, you
have been a good friend,
592
00:32:18,591 --> 00:32:20,110
and I'll never abuse friendship.
593
00:32:20,145 --> 00:32:23,803
This two-day respite has
been absolutely necessary.
594
00:32:26,634 --> 00:32:29,085
Well, if you say so.
595
00:32:29,119 --> 00:32:30,258
I do.
596
00:32:31,466 --> 00:32:34,021
Ah, this is an excellent Havana.
597
00:32:34,055 --> 00:32:35,815
You're acquiring my
expensive tastes.
598
00:32:35,850 --> 00:32:37,024
Yes, well, you're leading
me into bad habits.
599
00:32:37,058 --> 00:32:38,887
- [knuckles rapping]
- Come in!
600
00:32:42,132 --> 00:32:44,376
Ah, come in, Berthold.
601
00:32:44,410 --> 00:32:47,275
Well, that will be all,
Sergeant, leave us.
602
00:32:49,208 --> 00:32:51,659
- You have the letters?
- Yes, sir.
603
00:32:51,693 --> 00:32:54,006
Give them to the commissioner.
604
00:32:55,180 --> 00:32:57,251
What am I supposed
to do with them?
605
00:32:57,285 --> 00:32:58,700
Hold one up to the light,
606
00:32:58,735 --> 00:33:01,013
so that you can see
the address obliquely.
607
00:33:02,704 --> 00:33:06,087
Now tell me what your
trained eye observes.
608
00:33:08,814 --> 00:33:10,505
An address written
on an envelope.
609
00:33:10,540 --> 00:33:13,508
Yes, yes, yes,
yes, but what else?
610
00:33:13,543 --> 00:33:14,993
Nothing else.
611
00:33:15,027 --> 00:33:16,718
You're getting too old
for the job, Heinrich,
612
00:33:16,753 --> 00:33:18,099
or else your eyes are failing.
613
00:33:18,134 --> 00:33:20,929
The ink has a distinct
metallic sheen.
614
00:33:22,586 --> 00:33:27,005
My eyesight is excellent, and
there's no metallic sheen.
615
00:33:27,039 --> 00:33:30,491
There must be, there has to be.
616
00:33:34,081 --> 00:33:36,048
There isn't.
617
00:33:36,083 --> 00:33:37,325
Well?
618
00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:38,844
Before that damn pistol
was pointed at me,
619
00:33:38,878 --> 00:33:41,398
I put a few drops
of bronze tincture
620
00:33:41,433 --> 00:33:43,193
into Frankenburg's inkwell.
621
00:33:43,228 --> 00:33:44,539
[Heinrich] And?
622
00:33:46,127 --> 00:33:47,473
Wrong inkwell.
623
00:33:47,508 --> 00:33:49,441
How very embarrassing for you.
624
00:33:49,475 --> 00:33:51,443
Yes, a disappointment,
a setback,
625
00:33:51,477 --> 00:33:53,169
indeed, nothing worse.
626
00:33:54,756 --> 00:33:57,932
Berthold, take a message
to the Countess Tildi Leys.
627
00:33:57,966 --> 00:34:00,659
Tell her I have
returned from Salzburg.
628
00:34:00,693 --> 00:34:03,351
And that she can
find him in cell 22
629
00:34:03,386 --> 00:34:05,250
at the Central Police Station.
630
00:34:05,284 --> 00:34:07,045
Now, don't be absurd, Heinrich,
631
00:34:07,079 --> 00:34:08,977
this is where I'm going
to need your help.
632
00:34:09,012 --> 00:34:10,496
My poor Dagobert,
633
00:34:10,531 --> 00:34:13,361
this is where my help
ends and duty intervenes.
634
00:34:13,396 --> 00:34:14,880
I can do nothing more for you,
635
00:34:14,914 --> 00:34:17,331
absolutely nothing,
do you understand?
636
00:34:17,365 --> 00:34:19,091
Absolutely nothing!
637
00:34:20,472 --> 00:34:23,820
So I agreed to
accompany Herr Trostler-
638
00:34:23,854 --> 00:34:25,891
Oh, Commissioner, pray,
come to the point.
639
00:34:25,925 --> 00:34:27,858
Well, I was only
trying to make it clear
640
00:34:27,893 --> 00:34:30,861
that my presence here
is entirely unofficial.
641
00:34:30,896 --> 00:34:33,933
Very well, and what
of Herr Trostler?
642
00:34:33,968 --> 00:34:36,039
Yes, well, he is here, sir,
643
00:34:36,074 --> 00:34:40,595
to make a somewhat
strange confession to you.
644
00:34:40,630 --> 00:34:42,597
Then I suggest that
you let Herr Trostler
645
00:34:42,632 --> 00:34:44,979
make his strange confession.
646
00:34:45,013 --> 00:34:46,774
I came as soon as I
received your note.
647
00:34:46,808 --> 00:34:48,293
What did Berthold say?
648
00:34:48,327 --> 00:34:50,778
That his master has
returned from Salzburg, but-
649
00:34:50,812 --> 00:34:54,126
Thank God, oh, darling,
that last letter,
650
00:34:54,161 --> 00:34:55,990
it was horrible.
651
00:34:56,024 --> 00:34:57,509
Horrible, it was
the worst of all.
652
00:34:57,543 --> 00:34:59,683
Oh, I know, so was mine.
653
00:34:59,718 --> 00:35:01,478
Then let's go and
see Dagobert now.
654
00:35:01,513 --> 00:35:03,239
- He's not at home.
- But you said he'd come-
655
00:35:03,273 --> 00:35:06,932
He has returned from Salzburg,
but he can't see us today.
656
00:35:06,966 --> 00:35:09,693
He begs us to call on him
tomorrow morning at 11:00.
657
00:35:09,728 --> 00:35:11,039
I can't wait till then.
658
00:35:11,074 --> 00:35:13,870
Oh, darling, we
have to be patient.
659
00:35:13,904 --> 00:35:17,460
Oh, you're much
braver than me, Tildi.
660
00:35:18,461 --> 00:35:20,842
I've less to lose, that's all.
661
00:35:20,877 --> 00:35:22,948
The writing paper you use,
662
00:35:22,982 --> 00:35:25,916
those few shreds of
Sultan Flor tobacco,
663
00:35:25,951 --> 00:35:28,885
your manner of expression.
664
00:35:28,919 --> 00:35:30,887
You even, in somewhat
reckless terms,
665
00:35:30,921 --> 00:35:32,854
expressed your disapproval
of the royal marriage
666
00:35:32,889 --> 00:35:35,754
and your desire to see the
Countess Nadja restored
667
00:35:35,788 --> 00:35:37,376
to her former career.
668
00:35:37,411 --> 00:35:40,552
Everything, Herr Frankenburg,
seemed to point to you.
669
00:35:40,586 --> 00:35:42,795
Herr Trostler, I
have already told you
670
00:35:42,830 --> 00:35:44,625
that I am an artist.
671
00:35:44,659 --> 00:35:46,523
I speak as the spirit moves me,
672
00:35:46,558 --> 00:35:50,286
yet I would never hurt
those whom I loved.
673
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,874
With reason, I admit,
you have suspected me
674
00:35:52,909 --> 00:35:55,360
of having perpetrated
a disgusting crime.
675
00:35:55,394 --> 00:35:59,881
Yet, had I been guilty,
what reason do you suppose,
676
00:35:59,916 --> 00:36:01,228
would have driven me to abuse
677
00:36:01,262 --> 00:36:03,989
the Countess Tildi
Leys in like manner?
678
00:36:04,023 --> 00:36:06,647
A charming lady who,
to my certain knowledge,
679
00:36:06,681 --> 00:36:09,684
has no theatrical
ability whatsoever?
680
00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:11,479
What should I gain there?
681
00:36:11,514 --> 00:36:15,828
It was, I agree, the most
baffling aspect of the case.
682
00:36:15,863 --> 00:36:18,762
Yes, there are some who may
not approve your methods.
683
00:36:18,797 --> 00:36:21,144
They are, indeed, unorthodox.
684
00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:24,216
But if you have not yet
arrived at the truth,
685
00:36:24,251 --> 00:36:26,805
you have at least
established my innocence,
686
00:36:26,839 --> 00:36:28,669
for which I am grateful.
687
00:36:41,544 --> 00:36:43,649
Your Imperial Highness rang?
688
00:36:43,684 --> 00:36:44,857
Order my carriage.
689
00:36:44,892 --> 00:36:47,170
At once, your Highness.
690
00:36:50,932 --> 00:36:53,211
I'm glad it wasn't
my dear Walter.
691
00:36:54,764 --> 00:36:57,801
Yes, I was hoodwinked
very successfully.
692
00:36:57,836 --> 00:36:59,458
But that sort of thing
doesn't happen twice
693
00:36:59,493 --> 00:37:02,081
to Dagobert Trostler.
694
00:37:02,116 --> 00:37:03,393
I know where I stand now,
695
00:37:03,428 --> 00:37:05,533
and this time I
shall not fail you.
696
00:37:07,432 --> 00:37:09,296
Where is Tildi this morning?
697
00:37:09,330 --> 00:37:10,987
She sends her fond regards.
698
00:37:11,021 --> 00:37:14,749
She has a bad headache
and is unable to be here.
699
00:37:14,784 --> 00:37:16,993
Oh, you cannot guess how
anxious we have been.
700
00:37:17,027 --> 00:37:18,581
Indeed, I can.
701
00:37:18,615 --> 00:37:20,410
There is a subtle change
of tone in these letters,
702
00:37:20,445 --> 00:37:23,931
less abusive and obscene,
more, more menacing,
703
00:37:23,965 --> 00:37:26,865
as if the cat had grown tired
of playing with the mice
704
00:37:26,899 --> 00:37:28,591
and now felt ready for the kill.
705
00:37:28,625 --> 00:37:29,592
Dagobert, don't!
706
00:37:29,626 --> 00:37:31,973
Facts must be faced.
707
00:37:32,008 --> 00:37:34,286
I am now persuaded this
is no ordinary case
708
00:37:34,321 --> 00:37:35,770
of anonymous letter writing,
709
00:37:35,805 --> 00:37:39,187
but the prelude to
something more sinister.
710
00:37:41,397 --> 00:37:42,674
Trust me now, dear.
711
00:37:43,537 --> 00:37:44,745
You must both trust me.
712
00:37:45,987 --> 00:37:48,369
Thank God for your
dear friendship.
713
00:37:48,404 --> 00:37:52,856
Ah, your hands are cold,
let me get you some brandy.
714
00:37:52,891 --> 00:37:56,274
Oh, no, truly, Dagobert,
I am perfectly well.
715
00:37:56,308 --> 00:37:58,137
I must be leaving now.
716
00:37:58,172 --> 00:38:00,726
[Dagobert] How is Othmar?
717
00:38:00,761 --> 00:38:03,867
He's better, very
gentle and kind,
718
00:38:03,902 --> 00:38:06,180
but at moments he's
strangely abstracted,
719
00:38:06,214 --> 00:38:08,044
as though there was some
conflict in his mind.
720
00:38:08,078 --> 00:38:10,771
Yes, indeed, I think
there might be.
721
00:38:10,805 --> 00:38:12,635
Disregard it, ask no questions,
722
00:38:12,669 --> 00:38:14,602
be the loving wife you are
723
00:38:14,637 --> 00:38:16,915
and hide your own
distress from him.
724
00:38:18,192 --> 00:38:19,469
Give my love to Tildi.
725
00:38:19,504 --> 00:38:20,884
Oh, may I?
726
00:38:22,058 --> 00:38:24,198
No, not yet.
727
00:38:24,232 --> 00:38:28,823
My warmest regards and best
wishes for a speedy recovery.
728
00:38:30,584 --> 00:38:33,276
Berthold, show the
lady to her carriage.
729
00:38:50,328 --> 00:38:53,607
- [knuckles rapping]
- [Otto] Where is your master?
730
00:38:53,641 --> 00:38:55,160
Take me to him at once.
731
00:38:55,194 --> 00:38:57,127
He's in his study, Your
Highness, I'll tell him.
732
00:38:57,162 --> 00:38:58,439
Sir, sir!
733
00:38:58,474 --> 00:38:59,509
[Otto] Out!
734
00:38:59,544 --> 00:39:00,545
Your Imperial Highness.
735
00:39:00,579 --> 00:39:03,237
Villain, vile seducer.
736
00:39:09,001 --> 00:39:10,451
I condescended to
call you friend,
737
00:39:10,486 --> 00:39:13,661
and you betray me
with my own wife.
738
00:39:13,696 --> 00:39:15,767
You can tell your seconds
to call on me tonight.
739
00:39:15,801 --> 00:39:17,113
Although you are a commoner,
740
00:39:17,147 --> 00:39:18,459
I shall not decline to meet you.
741
00:39:18,494 --> 00:39:19,667
Stop, I command you!
742
00:39:19,702 --> 00:39:21,945
Dead men do not command princes.
743
00:39:24,085 --> 00:39:25,984
[body thuds]
744
00:39:26,018 --> 00:39:30,195
Good God, sir,
you've hit a Hapsburg.
745
00:39:37,064 --> 00:39:39,618
[both chuckle]
746
00:39:39,653 --> 00:39:41,206
Dear, dear Nadja.
747
00:39:43,657 --> 00:39:45,831
Why did you say that?
748
00:39:45,866 --> 00:39:49,559
I never dreamt that I was
capable of any deep emotion.
749
00:39:51,112 --> 00:39:52,562
She told you?
750
00:39:52,597 --> 00:39:54,115
After all these
years, I discover
751
00:39:54,150 --> 00:39:57,498
that I am as vulnerable
as the next man.
752
00:39:58,810 --> 00:40:01,847
I said that to Nadja in trust.
753
00:40:01,882 --> 00:40:04,194
Is it still so disturbing?
754
00:40:04,229 --> 00:40:05,506
Yes.
755
00:40:05,541 --> 00:40:10,960
Oh, dear, dear
Dagobert, why so sad?
756
00:40:10,994 --> 00:40:16,137
Look at me, I am happy, happier
than I've been in years.
757
00:40:18,761 --> 00:40:24,560
Today you brought me roses,
and I kissed your roses.
758
00:40:26,216 --> 00:40:27,908
And now you've kissed me.
759
00:40:31,567 --> 00:40:34,086
Why, Tildi, why?
760
00:40:34,121 --> 00:40:37,435
Never ask why of
anything, my darling.
761
00:40:38,297 --> 00:40:41,991
Accept love. Accept me.
762
00:40:48,515 --> 00:40:52,795
There, now I shall go and dress
763
00:40:52,829 --> 00:40:56,315
and make myself beautiful,
so you'll be proud of me.
764
00:40:56,350 --> 00:40:59,629
[Dagobert chuckles]
765
00:41:00,837 --> 00:41:03,944
- Madam?
- Oh, so formal.
766
00:41:03,978 --> 00:41:08,949
I [laughs] asked Nadja
to say nothing to you.
767
00:41:08,983 --> 00:41:13,298
[Tildi] Dagobert, women
are loyal to each other.
768
00:41:13,332 --> 00:41:14,610
And cruel.
769
00:41:16,094 --> 00:41:17,440
Only in love.
770
00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:19,960
[Dagobert] Have you
ever been in love?
771
00:41:19,994 --> 00:41:21,375
What a question.
772
00:41:21,409 --> 00:41:23,550
[Dagobert] Are you now?
773
00:41:23,584 --> 00:41:25,068
Have you forgotten the things
774
00:41:25,103 --> 00:41:28,313
that I whispered to you
less than an hour ago?
775
00:41:28,347 --> 00:41:29,728
Are you?
776
00:41:29,763 --> 00:41:32,179
Oh, Dagobert, how
very serious you are.
777
00:41:32,213 --> 00:41:34,388
I am, in earnest.
778
00:41:34,422 --> 00:41:37,460
Oh, not today, not now.
779
00:41:42,327 --> 00:41:45,917
How loyal are you to Nadja?
780
00:41:45,951 --> 00:41:48,885
She's my dearest,
closest friend.
781
00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:51,267
"Your disgraceful conduct
is now known to his highness
782
00:41:51,301 --> 00:41:55,443
in every sordid detail,
harbor no illusions.
783
00:41:55,478 --> 00:41:57,273
He's only waiting to
ask his imperial majesty
784
00:41:57,307 --> 00:42:00,000
to dissolve union which
has brought shame upon
785
00:42:00,034 --> 00:42:01,864
entire royal family.
786
00:42:01,898 --> 00:42:05,177
The fate you will
so richly deserve,
787
00:42:06,351 --> 00:42:09,319
five years behind convent walls,
788
00:42:09,354 --> 00:42:11,529
count on nothing less."
789
00:42:11,563 --> 00:42:14,842
My poor darling, poor darling,
790
00:42:14,877 --> 00:42:16,810
how she must have suffered.
791
00:42:16,844 --> 00:42:18,743
Thank you, Dagobert,
for hitting me.
792
00:42:18,777 --> 00:42:23,126
A shrewd blow, it damaged
my jaw and restored my wits.
793
00:42:23,161 --> 00:42:24,714
But what an abject performance,
794
00:42:24,749 --> 00:42:28,407
a prince of the blood
behaving like a common grocer.
795
00:42:28,442 --> 00:42:30,340
How many letters
have you received?
796
00:42:30,375 --> 00:42:32,791
Two, the first, seven days ago.
797
00:42:32,826 --> 00:42:35,069
Believe me, Dagobert, I would
have dismissed it from my mind
798
00:42:35,104 --> 00:42:37,520
with the contempt it
deserved, but for one thing.
799
00:42:37,555 --> 00:42:39,211
Ah, the birthmark on the body.
800
00:42:39,246 --> 00:42:42,663
Yes, that went on nagging
like an aching tooth.
801
00:42:42,698 --> 00:42:45,804
However much I tried, I
couldn't explain that to myself.
802
00:42:45,839 --> 00:42:47,150
[Dagobert] And
the second letter?
803
00:42:47,185 --> 00:42:48,531
Was much more explicit.
804
00:42:48,566 --> 00:42:50,188
It simply said that
if I wanted proof
805
00:42:50,222 --> 00:42:52,397
of Nadja's infidelities, I
had only to watch your house.
806
00:42:52,431 --> 00:42:53,363
You might have had a long wait.
807
00:42:53,398 --> 00:42:55,193
Oh, not at all.
808
00:42:55,227 --> 00:42:58,161
It gave me the exact time
of your meeting on that day.
809
00:42:58,196 --> 00:43:01,440
What? When did the letter come?
810
00:43:01,475 --> 00:43:03,097
By the morning's post.
811
00:43:05,030 --> 00:43:06,204
Oh, dear God.
812
00:43:06,238 --> 00:43:07,619
Oh, my dear fellow,
what's the matter?
813
00:43:07,654 --> 00:43:09,138
Are you ill?
814
00:43:09,172 --> 00:43:11,968
No, no, I'm perfectly
well, it's just that.
815
00:43:13,452 --> 00:43:14,971
I'm bound to ask Your Highness
816
00:43:15,006 --> 00:43:18,768
what you may consider to
be an indelicate question.
817
00:43:21,806 --> 00:43:27,846
Dagobert, my darling, what
are you trying to say?
818
00:43:27,881 --> 00:43:30,677
Before the archduke
fell in love with Nadja,
819
00:43:30,711 --> 00:43:33,852
you yourself had a
passionate affair with him.
820
00:43:33,887 --> 00:43:35,095
Who would tell you such a thing?
821
00:43:35,129 --> 00:43:36,786
- The archduke himself.
- Never.
822
00:43:36,821 --> 00:43:38,650
I was obliged to
ask him outright.
823
00:43:38,685 --> 00:43:40,272
No gentleman would ever betray-
824
00:43:40,307 --> 00:43:41,653
No lady, madam, would ever dare
825
00:43:41,688 --> 00:43:43,690
to destroy her dearest,
closest friend.
826
00:43:43,724 --> 00:43:46,693
I haven't the faintest notion
what you're talking about.
827
00:43:46,727 --> 00:43:52,112
Oh, Dagobert, only a day ago
you held me, you were so-
828
00:43:52,940 --> 00:43:55,115
Yes, I did.
829
00:43:55,149 --> 00:43:58,566
I, like Nadja, had
such faith in you.
830
00:43:58,601 --> 00:44:02,812
Oh, madam, you must have been
the author of those letters.
831
00:44:02,847 --> 00:44:07,817
[laughs] For a moment, I
believed you were in earnest.
832
00:44:07,852 --> 00:44:09,543
I am in deadly earnest.
833
00:44:09,577 --> 00:44:11,959
Then you have quite taken
leave of your senses.
834
00:44:11,994 --> 00:44:13,858
Have you forgotten that
I am a victim, too?
835
00:44:13,892 --> 00:44:15,791
I also have received letters.
836
00:44:15,825 --> 00:44:18,690
Yes, a very clever move to
divert suspicion from yourself.
837
00:44:18,725 --> 00:44:21,382
I haven't the faintest notion
what you're talking about.
838
00:44:21,417 --> 00:44:23,246
Put yourself in Nadja's place.
839
00:44:23,281 --> 00:44:27,457
All along, you pose as her
bosom friend and confidante.
840
00:44:27,492 --> 00:44:29,908
And at some time, doubtless
without her being aware of it,
841
00:44:29,943 --> 00:44:33,360
you had seen the
birthmark on her body.
842
00:44:33,394 --> 00:44:35,465
Now you would have
seemed the fellow victim
843
00:44:35,500 --> 00:44:36,881
of this vile persecution.
844
00:44:36,915 --> 00:44:38,710
A very clever move,
indeed, but not enough
845
00:44:38,745 --> 00:44:41,713
to satisfy someone as ruthless
and scheming as yourself.
846
00:44:41,748 --> 00:44:43,197
You don't know what you're say.
847
00:44:43,232 --> 00:44:44,751
Supposing desperation
drove Nadja to seek help
848
00:44:44,785 --> 00:44:46,994
in tracing the writer
of these letters,
849
00:44:47,029 --> 00:44:49,065
that could prove
very embarrassing.
850
00:44:49,100 --> 00:44:51,654
So, you used Frankenburg
851
00:44:51,689 --> 00:44:54,864
as the second part
of your safeguard.
852
00:44:54,899 --> 00:44:57,004
A celebrated impresario,
who had never attempted
853
00:44:57,039 --> 00:45:00,663
to disguise his opposition
to Nadja's marriage.
854
00:45:00,698 --> 00:45:03,597
You knew his habits well enough.
855
00:45:03,631 --> 00:45:05,875
You could imitate his
manner of expression.
856
00:45:05,910 --> 00:45:08,740
Your servant purchased the
same kind of writing paper,
857
00:45:08,775 --> 00:45:10,362
and, what a brilliant touch,
858
00:45:10,397 --> 00:45:14,125
you even introduced those
few shreds of Sultan Flor.
859
00:45:14,159 --> 00:45:15,747
Lies, lies.
860
00:45:15,782 --> 00:45:17,438
If the finger of suspicion
had to point anywhere,
861
00:45:17,473 --> 00:45:19,371
you had made certain it
would be at Frankenburg.
862
00:45:19,406 --> 00:45:20,338
No, madam.
863
00:45:20,372 --> 00:45:21,477
[Tildi] Oh, Dag.
864
00:45:21,511 --> 00:45:23,928
I cannot fault your choice.
865
00:45:23,962 --> 00:45:26,689
And when Nadja, in despair,
wanted to consult me,
866
00:45:26,724 --> 00:45:28,760
you were again equal
to the occasion.
867
00:45:28,795 --> 00:45:30,762
You played the part of
the selfless friend,
868
00:45:30,797 --> 00:45:33,523
anxious to protect someone
at once more exalted
869
00:45:33,558 --> 00:45:34,939
and more vulnerable
than yourself.
870
00:45:34,973 --> 00:45:37,286
Your real aim was to
keep her in the dark,
871
00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:40,703
while you hoped to be informed
of any progress I might make.
872
00:45:40,738 --> 00:45:45,259
It didn't work, but it
deceived me thoroughly,
873
00:45:45,294 --> 00:45:47,158
very thoroughly.
874
00:45:47,192 --> 00:45:49,160
How clever you make me sound.
875
00:45:49,194 --> 00:45:50,748
[Dagobert] Oh, no, no, no, no,
876
00:45:50,782 --> 00:45:52,542
I think cunning
is a better word.
877
00:45:52,577 --> 00:45:54,475
Oh, Dagobert, no.
878
00:45:54,510 --> 00:45:56,892
Nadja, Nadja is
very highly strung.
879
00:45:56,926 --> 00:45:59,826
You hoped to create in her a
state of anxiety so apparent
880
00:45:59,860 --> 00:46:02,829
that once her husband, once his
suspicions had been aroused,
881
00:46:02,863 --> 00:46:06,142
might easily regard it as
signs of a guilty conscience.
882
00:46:07,109 --> 00:46:09,180
You nearly succeeded.
883
00:46:09,214 --> 00:46:10,595
What are you trying to do to me?
884
00:46:10,629 --> 00:46:13,736
Think what would have
happened to Nadja.
885
00:46:13,771 --> 00:46:17,464
Five years, at least,
in the convent.
886
00:46:17,498 --> 00:46:18,810
And that was what you wanted,
887
00:46:18,845 --> 00:46:20,985
time to win back Othmar's love.
888
00:46:21,019 --> 00:46:23,056
If the emperor refused to
have the marriage annulled,
889
00:46:23,090 --> 00:46:24,816
you were confident
that very soon
890
00:46:24,851 --> 00:46:27,508
you would be once more
enjoying all the privileges
891
00:46:27,543 --> 00:46:28,475
of a royal mistress.
892
00:46:28,509 --> 00:46:29,890
How dare you?
893
00:46:31,202 --> 00:46:32,203
Get out. Get out!
894
00:46:34,170 --> 00:46:35,965
Don't ring for your servant.
895
00:46:37,346 --> 00:46:39,037
He would be no match for me.
896
00:46:41,350 --> 00:46:43,835
I pity you, Herr Trostler.
897
00:46:45,354 --> 00:46:47,839
I proved that Frankenburg
did not write those letters,
898
00:46:47,874 --> 00:46:51,187
and from that moment,
you were in danger.
899
00:46:53,155 --> 00:46:56,261
And then you made
your first mistake.
900
00:46:56,296 --> 00:46:59,989
The letter the archduke
received two days ago,
901
00:47:00,024 --> 00:47:03,199
only you and Nadja knew that
I'd invited you to visit me.
902
00:47:03,234 --> 00:47:05,926
You feigned a headache,
and she walked alone
903
00:47:05,961 --> 00:47:07,617
into the trap you
would set for her,
904
00:47:07,652 --> 00:47:09,965
it just failed to
close on both of us.
905
00:47:09,999 --> 00:47:11,449
Oh, Dagobert.
906
00:47:11,483 --> 00:47:14,279
But it did fail,
and instantly I knew
907
00:47:14,314 --> 00:47:15,867
who the guilty person was.
908
00:47:15,902 --> 00:47:18,594
The same means which proved
Frankenburg's innocence
909
00:47:18,628 --> 00:47:20,458
have proved your
downfall, madam.
910
00:47:20,492 --> 00:47:21,873
How you dare, dare to accuse me-
911
00:47:21,908 --> 00:47:23,875
A day ago, I called on you.
912
00:47:23,910 --> 00:47:28,846
You brought me roses,
and now you humiliate me.
913
00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:31,883
You have been
play-acting, madam,
914
00:47:31,918 --> 00:47:36,163
and I played into
your hands, yes.
915
00:47:36,198 --> 00:47:38,027
Yes, I fell in love with you.
916
00:47:38,062 --> 00:47:41,341
And you accepted my love as
a heaven-sent opportunity
917
00:47:41,375 --> 00:47:43,550
to divert me from the truth.
918
00:47:44,378 --> 00:47:45,932
You accepted my love.
919
00:47:45,966 --> 00:47:49,728
I had hoped, madam, for
some last-minute revelation,
920
00:47:49,763 --> 00:47:52,870
some detail which would
have proved me wrong.
921
00:47:54,112 --> 00:47:56,459
Ooh, you've tricked me!
922
00:47:57,150 --> 00:47:58,737
Yes, yes!
923
00:48:00,843 --> 00:48:02,983
A base deception, I admit.
924
00:48:07,022 --> 00:48:12,165
Here is the letter Nadja
received from you this morning.
925
00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:15,340
Hold it up to the light.
926
00:48:15,375 --> 00:48:16,652
You will see that the writing
927
00:48:16,686 --> 00:48:19,931
has an unmistakable
bronze sheen.
928
00:48:19,966 --> 00:48:23,624
I have put a few drops of
bronze tincture in your inkwell.
929
00:48:25,419 --> 00:48:26,938
Only you could have written it.
930
00:48:34,221 --> 00:48:36,154
Have pity on me, Dagobert.
931
00:48:37,121 --> 00:48:39,399
Have pity on me now.
932
00:48:39,433 --> 00:48:42,126
Why should I pity you?
933
00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:43,955
The reason is in your heart.
934
00:48:45,612 --> 00:48:49,512
[Dagobert] It is not for
me to decide your fate.
935
00:48:49,547 --> 00:48:52,136
You mean you will
tell his highness?
936
00:48:53,516 --> 00:48:55,933
I have no choice.
937
00:48:58,832 --> 00:49:04,113
Then I have no choice, either.
938
00:49:09,532 --> 00:49:13,088
You have just
sentenced me to death.
939
00:49:17,161 --> 00:49:18,438
Oh, no!
940
00:49:22,683 --> 00:49:24,202
[Otto] What is it?
941
00:49:24,237 --> 00:49:26,756
Cyanide, enough poison
to destroy a regiment.
942
00:49:26,791 --> 00:49:28,344
And you really think
she meant to use it?
943
00:49:28,379 --> 00:49:30,105
Unquestionably.
944
00:49:30,139 --> 00:49:31,451
What are we to do with her?
945
00:49:31,485 --> 00:49:33,625
It is already done.
946
00:49:33,660 --> 00:49:36,180
I gave her the choice
of facing the scandal
947
00:49:36,214 --> 00:49:38,665
and its consequences, or
going into voluntary exile
948
00:49:38,699 --> 00:49:40,011
for five years.
949
00:49:40,046 --> 00:49:41,564
She chose exile?
950
00:49:41,599 --> 00:49:43,704
Yes, and has already left
on the train for Paris.
951
00:49:43,739 --> 00:49:45,361
Damn it, Dagobert.
952
00:49:45,396 --> 00:49:46,776
I was about to say that it
was none of your business,
953
00:49:46,811 --> 00:49:50,125
that it was for me to decide.
954
00:49:50,159 --> 00:49:51,885
You've been absurdly lenient,
955
00:49:51,919 --> 00:49:56,027
but I'm glad, yes,
glad and grateful.
956
00:49:56,062 --> 00:49:58,374
So am I, dearest Dagobert.
957
00:49:58,409 --> 00:50:00,376
Come and see us soon.
958
00:50:00,411 --> 00:50:03,655
Goodbye, my dear Countess.
959
00:50:05,554 --> 00:50:06,934
Goodbye, my dear fellow.
960
00:50:06,969 --> 00:50:08,246
I hate to think what
would have happened
961
00:50:08,281 --> 00:50:10,145
if you hadn't been on hand.
962
00:50:14,287 --> 00:50:15,978
Poor Dagobert.
963
00:50:16,013 --> 00:50:17,807
Why poor Dagobert?
964
00:50:17,842 --> 00:50:21,777
Because he loved
Tildi, that's all.
965
00:50:22,295 --> 00:50:25,988
[energetic bright music]
966
00:50:33,271 --> 00:50:36,102
[dramatic music]
967
00:51:22,596 --> 00:51:25,116
[inspiring music]
968
00:51:25,166 --> 00:51:29,716
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