Original subtitles

THE LIGHT TOUCH

Subtitles by Seglora

-Katherine in truck ? -Yes

-Tapestry? -In the vehicle

You let him in with the tapestry through the main door

Takes fifteen seconds to get to the exhibit of religious paintings then

I go to the museum director's office

Go on

I'm showing the paper

Ask him to sign the papers

In italian upset

Yes,yes.I know that.He says they brought it to the wrong museum

He says "Take the tapestry out"

Thirty seconds to remove the tapestry from the wall

With the painting hidden inside

Forty-five seconds to leave the museum

Now the robbery is discovered

They say to you,why did you let the thieves go

Who did I know they were thieves?

They came in with a tapestry,they left with the same tapestry

Good

I wish it was not a religious painting

Are you superstitious?

I was brought up to respect religious property

Of course,but if we make it our own property we can respect it all the more

You go on duty in a few minutes

Arrivederci

You better get in the truck

What's happened to Randana? Go and see

In italian Vo preve portato un portait por favore

Un momento la razza resta qui o no

What's the matter are you hot?

Hei,aqui no te fuma,niente cigarette niente cigarette,capito

-How are you captain? -Very good

-Weather all right for Carthage? -OK

You got the lifeboat?

-Yankee surplus,very OK -Yankee surplus?

-Gasoline? -Benzina

I like it

Is this for sale,Miss Vasarri?

Only two kinds of artists can afford to collect their own paintings

rich artists and bad ones, Miss Vasarri is neither

You wish to buy it?

-17000 francs -That's about 50$

Thanks

Hello,Charles

Cut any throats lately?

Painting.You have it?

Excuse me

-Felix! -Dear boy,how is your health?

At the moment fine

Sam I want you to meet Mr Aramescu,Sam Conride

How do you do,Sir

Mr Aramescu is a great art collector and connoisseur,

Sam Conride is my loyal friend and partner

It was for Aramescu we miraculously found the painting

I waited a long time for this moment

They say collecting art is a disease not dangerous but contagious

Here's to art,the only world where age comes before beauty

The painting let me see it,I'm ready to pay

As anxious as a bridegroom on his wedding night

Get him the painting,Sam

I haven't got it

He's right,this is no place for business

we go to his hotel,is my car being used,Charles?

Painting is gone

Burned

Do you mean burned?

The boat accidentally caught fire, I was lucky to escape with my life

Luck.You call it luck to destroy a masterpiece

Such a,lose you idiot

Burned? Waiting all these years and now

How did you say it happened?

-I've told you -Then tell me again

-The boat burned outside -Why were there no life boats

How?

He's lying

Get the police officials in Carthage

So the painting is burned

Police Carthage,s'il vous plait!

I could either saved the painting or my life

There are so many lives in this tortured world

and so few clients willing to pay me a 100000 $

Here you are alive, and so much money is dead

I am in deep mourning

Felix,you don't trust me,do you?

I trust you as much as you trust me, the truth would melt in our mouths

You think I kept the painting for myself?

No,but someone else,someone less loyal than you might tried

What good would it do him?

None.He couldn't sell it on the open market the painting is too well known

And the museums wouldn't touch it

A few private collectors might buy it

It has to be somebody you didn't know,it is hardly likely

Sam, if I ever found out that the painting was not burned

You'd kill me

Yes,dear boy,I would

Un moment s'il vous plait

Ici Felix Guignol,quelle gens il bateau s'agit il ?

What was the name of your boat?

The Lucky Girl,La Ragazza Fortunato, registered out of Palermo,

paid for with your money,not insured

Oui,oui, Merci

Give me one minute with him and he will tell the truth

What would you do Charles?

Squeeze all of my toes with a toehold or out of my ears with a headlock

I thought you had to rehearse before you wrestle

Charles,please,you know how I detest violence

Well,dear boy,8000 $ in cash invested in this venture,lost

100000 $ client lost

Not exactly

We're the only people who know that the painting is burned

For the rest of the world it is only stolen,right

What's prevent us to have a half a dozen imitations made

In that way we'd have six clients instead of one

each of them,swearing that he owns the original

My affection for you is returning

You'll get out Feyden to do the imitation

He's in jail in New York

There is Max he paints in the renaissance style

Poor Max,turned honest, is starving to death

Send him a cable

If I can help it,I never do business with honest people

Are there any of the local talents to be persuaded?

The best is here tonight

I exhibit their painting, call it civic pride

Hooray,hooray for Jersey

Now,let's see

That one,he is very good,the best, but too rich,he won't be tempted easily

The one on the left is good but paints only modern

The other one should be painting fences

He could do it,then he is poor but ..

She has Benetti's style,she needs money

In that case she is not my type

But you are more her type than his,you take my word for it

Excuse me

My dear,I want you to meet Sam Conride, a lover of art

Miss Anna Vasarri

Maybe able to help you sell your paintings

Je vouz cherchez,le chef, excusez n'est ce pas?

Excuse me,she is really genius for renaissance

You're very attractive to be an artist

But also rather young to be a genius

And you are a little old to be so rude

Miss Vasarri,italian?

Are you from Rome?

Milan?

I'll see Mademoiselle home

Why?

Because I'm never rude to the same lady twice

Thank you,Good night

Do you like to sell your paintings?

I can help you

Why?

You're an artist and I'm a dealer

We can both do with the money

May I?

You like it?

It is bad?

No,I'm thirsty

Oh,excuse me

What is these sketches here?

I do them for a magazine in Rome

Magazines.Corruptors of art

Oh,no.Without magazines to pay us, most of us would not be painters

And the rest of us would be starving

To all those wonderful people who paint those,ah?

You've got many more sketches to do?

No,tomorrow I'm finished

And then?

Then I must find my work

Here in Tunis?

Wherever I can paint

I have the feeling your future is here

Did you do this?

Yes

Wonderful

It's copied from Rafael, Madonna del Granduca

It's not bad but it is a copy

Texture,brushwork,details

This were aged and cracked

Of course in Rafael's time, the white did not have zinc

and this blue is synthetic out of marine not used before 19th Century

Rafael was dead long,long time ago

Go on?

You made any other copies of old masters?

Yes

Of the renaissance period?

Have you ever thought of selling one of these?

But who would buy a copy?

Someone who did not know it was a copy

I don't understand

By painting it in the name of Rafael, ageing it,this could be sold as an original

Good enough to get back in some markets

You understand?

Yes.Now I understand

Good Night Mr Conride

You're offended?

Why do you paint?

For art's sake or for money?

My paintings are for sale, mine,not copies or imitations but mine

My paintings,not me

But nothing can't be bought or sold, people,things and especially copies

Please Mr Conride,go away

I believe you,you are telling the truth,I'm glad

Otherwise,some other time perhaps

Thank You,Anna,don't ever be anything except what you are

Good Night

R,F, Hartley,Art Galleries,Brussels,

merchandise for sale,will cable arrangements, send Conride

Eighteen other francs,please

Yes

-Good Morning.Mr Conride -Hello

Keep waiting long?

I beg you pardon

You've been on my tail all morning, what's your problem?

May I talk with you please?

No

Why,don't you trust me becoming rich?

-Don't you want to make me rich? -Yes

And happy?

Why then first rich

What can you lose? Please

Hotel Internazionale

Have you not wanted something so you could think of nothing else?

So there is scratches inside you all the time

That is the way I want to own a Benetti painting

That particular Benetti painting

I own many things,gold and silver ornaments, worth a fortune

papyrus on which was written the Ten Commandments

A vase said to contain the ashes of Hannibal

They say the painting has curative powers

It will heal blindness and sickness they say

It belongs in my collection

I would even kill for that painting

I promised Felix 100000 $ to get it for me

I'm offering you 5000 $ more

I'd like to oblige but the painting is burned

No,it is not,you will give it to me, because you have it

I do not feel funny,Mr Conride

No,but you look it

Hello,Sam

That cologne of yours is very loud

But in Tunis very necessary

I didn't know he was here,I swear it to you

Sam,wait

Sorry,I have an appointment with a lady

Don't tell me that thing was loaded

As much as I don't think it is in his nature,Sam maybe telling the truth

The painting probably is burned

No,it was not burned,I would not believe it

Hello,Mademoiselle,recherches moi Antoine,c'est en bas

Anton? Sam just left

Did it ever occur to you he never stole it in the first place?

It was someone else that Mr Conride only is capitalizing on his theft

If it has a crooked aspect,it has occurred to them

I go back to Taormina

Twice before it has been stolen, twice before returned to the church

This time I will intercept the painting

This time I will succeed

You seem very positive

It's faith

In that case accept my condolences

-Vous avez reserve 47 -Oui,Monsieur

Have you ever heard of Enrico Benetti's painting The Saviour?

I've seen it in the church of Taormina

It was stolen

Laddro,mascalzone.Steal from a church!

I first heard about it last night

A dear friend of mine.Anna, are you familiar with Syracuse?

No

This dear friend of mine from Syracuse,the Marchese D'Argento

Phoned with the bad news

This painting was a part of the Altar Piece

The sick,the poor, they are happy people pray before it

Even at Sartaloni it wasn't

The Marchese feels the same way

They will catch the thief,wait.You will see

I don't think they will and neither does the Marchese

He is so unhappy about the whole thing, he wants another painting made

Exactly like Benetti,like the one that was stolen, and put back in church

He'll pay 400 $ to an artist who begins the work

and another 400 $ when the painting is finished

You wish me to?

You were thinking of this last night?

Please help me ,Anna, if you won't do it yourself

perhaps you know someone who would perhaps

But the way you paint,the feeling you have to the subject

no one could do it better than you

Then last night why did you not ask?

It was sensitive artist,imitations

I was more than own original work

Then you'll do it? You could certainly use the money

And it would mean so much to the people of Sicily

It is not easy without Benetti's painting to copy

No,there are lots of photographs, lithographs in all sizes and colours

When are you starting?

-I must first arrange for the cloth -That's already done

And canvas

It will,Benetti's Saviour was painted on wood

Yes I know but for a cloth

For us nothing but the genuine article

The cheapest thing in Africa is life

What is the most expensive thing?

Harlow

British?

You're far from home

You've many children?

None that I know of

You do not like babies?

Shouldn't you ask me if I'm married first?

No.

Because I do not wish to hear the answer

OK

Are you?

What?

You know

No

I like you Sam

What do you do?I mean,how do you make your living?

-I live -But the money?

Money.What's that?

The salary,the wages

I would have pay all those taxes

Tell me,have you been to Carthage?

I think I better begin to paint

No,in this part of the world,no one works when the sun is high

Think I know some people who don't work when the sun is low either

Why did you do that?

Salty

We must go back now yes?

I must begin to paint

I must earn my money

You are

Good Morning Sam

Good Morning,what a coincidence

Yes,isn't it?

I was looking for you,and you are looking for me and we meet,coincidence

First accept my apology

What did you do to me now?

I stood and waited in the room

You thought I was trying to sell the painting to Aramescu,remember?

Dear boy,what else could I think?

For Mr Aramescu all roads lead to the Benetti's painting

-Still doubtful about it? -Knowing you,yes

My dear boy

Don't be

I've started things moving on the imitation

Good

And I gave up a whole day to this desire

I know,Anton saw you

You had me followed? Don't you can trust my relations with her?

Knowing you,no

A whole day,why would I do that except for business?

Why not? She is a very nice girl

To me its her least appealing feature

Won't you be grateful for any little favours extended by an attractive woman?

She is a kind of woman who wants to get married

Shall I have a little talk with her?

Oh no,the better she knows you the less she will trust me

Fake?

You ought to be ashamed of yourself

How much progress have you made with Miss Vasarri?

Either she is extremely naive or what is worse,she is just plain honest

But she will do the imitations?

She's agreed to do one

Not bad

Always easier after the first time

That work

-I promised her 400 $ to start -Not bad

I was afraid it would cost 5 times worth

How good is she,professionally I mean?

Her own works is mediocre but as a copyist she would be invariable to us

I need a few more hundred of dollars for expenses

Dear boy,when you ask for money

you are appealing to the most unresponsive side of my nature

How is my credit?

I'll have a look at you

Flush

Hamadi my friend

If you wish to be my friend, your troubles must be great

All I want is for loan of 400 $

Have you ever heard of the Marshall plan?

We don't lend money,we borrow it

Hello

Who's? Hawkley?

Where are you talking from? The hotel lobby?

This hotel?

All right,come right up, room 302

This is Mr MacWade of Edinburgh

He is an art expert,I'm sure you don't mind if he checks the painting

May I?

You shouldn't have come here

Why not?According to your cable..

According to my cable I was ready to make arrangements

a few days I would have brought the goods to you in Brussels

You're too hot to be in Brussels

You are in the same temperature in Tunis

Police?

It's other complications

I don't want to hear about them

The same plane which brought me leaves in an hour I intend to be on it

May we please get on with our business

What's this?

I'm not intending to pay 100000 $ for a fake

Do you think I tried to fool you?

You would,you have,you would try again

When did you need someone else to back up your opinion of a painting?

Since people like you started selling

Won't that thing hurt the painting?

It's only an ultra violet ray,Mr

It'll show if the painting has been retouched

if it has we will see differences in fluorescence

I'm satisfied,if you are Mr Hawkley

Do you realize it sounds like a menace to the decent hard working forgers?

And do you realize that of the 3000 paintings by Corot

about 10000 of them are in the US alone?

Think what it has done for art

You mind if I take the painting with me?

You mind if I see the cash

I'm not sure do you think I would bring all that money with me

I think I will resent that remark,baby stays here

Very well,MacWade will remain also

I'll cable you a bank draft for the cash in a few days

You'll turn the painting over to MacWade, check it before you accept it

-Agreed? -Make a deposit though of this.

1% of the price as usual

I'll take a receipt please

Wouldn't you look silly going to court

to collect on a stolen painting you wanted to buy

You receive instructions about getting the painting out of here and into Brussels

Yes,Sir

Glad to see you again

Yes

You know anybody in Tunis?

No,Sir

Anybody in Tunis know you?

-Not likely -Good.We'll keep it that way

I will get you another room somewhere in another hotel

And stay away until you've got the cash

Yes Sir

Isn't that a beautiful picture?

He is a handsome guy Franklin

Madison's portrait of one of these is worth 5000

Chase is 10000 and Wilson a hundred thousand

One of these pictures worth a 100000 $?

Very interesting

Forget it chum,there is only one Wilson

and that's framed and hanging on the wall

of the bureau of printing and engraving in Washington

Madame,I bring these flowers

Thank you

The day of my luck changed

and you changed it

It's a night dress

and you don't have to press it and it doesn't crease whatever you do with it

Since this will fit you

It does

And a bag to match

Latest from Paris

And Madame,your fee 400$

And get dressed for that big night I promised you

It's coming along fine,just fine before that is finished

I think a lot of people will sooner own that than the original

What's the matter?

You don't mind me of my fad?

Are they good or bad?

Both,thank you.It is like you, I am very happy in excess

But it was always exciting to be with you

Did it make you happy?

Mostly happy sometimes sad, but it was a "happy" sad

Where shall we go tonight?

Surprise,surprise,I'll be back in an hour

Half an hour

Sam

Good evening,Sam

You lose something?

You are not even warm

Please put that horrible looking thing away

I told you the painting was burned

Charles is sceptic,he doesn't believe you

Scepticism requires intelligence, something Charles hasn't got

Just keep making jokes at me

Not a joke to be stupid,Charles

Look at it our ways,Sam, Mr Hawkley arrives in Tunis,who is Mr Hawkley?

One of the cleverest art dealers, one of the few men in the world

who could buy Benetti's painting and know how to get rid of it

He comes here to see you.Why?

He's not here for pleasure

He stayed for a few hours,and I saw him leave the country

So it must be business,his business is with you

Now what could you have,that would interest Mr Hawkley

The Benetti painting naturally

I cabled Hawkley it was for sale, he came a little sooner than I expected

I knew you wouldn't leave the 100000$ burn up,

we re-arrange our deal 70-30

-Felix -I wouldn't hold it against you,dear boy

Felix,I'm talking bout the imitation of the Benetti painting

I'm sure he is going to buy it

Not Hawkley,you can't deceive Hawkley with an imitation

I don't expect to,he will be our middle man,sure he will get a cut

We can peddle all our work

Why did he leave here so quickly?

Would you let him see an imitation that wasn't finished?

No offence,but how good can a forgery be without the original to work from

The work is amazing,to put it short

Great deal seems to pin upon Miss Vasarri

I would rather see the end of it

Mr Hawkley did not come alone, there was a man, a stranger with a suitcase

Him? Yes. A jewellery salesman.He came to show a few samples of the ring

-Oh -For Anna

Already?

Well if we wanted to do more than one imitation

the ring gives her a rosy feeling about the future

Excellent. Marriage would make a silent partner of her

Who's talking about marriage?

I am.It's necessary

Wait a minute

Why should you object,statistics prove

that married men live longer than bachelors,Good night,dear boy

About that stranger with a suitcase,find him

and find out what was in that suitcase

-Remarkable -Thank you

And you copied it only from this photograph?

Remarkable

For what are you looking?

Charles is looking for the original Benetti painting

He is not believing that anyone ,not even you, could make so realistic forgery

-Oh -Imitation

without copying from the original

But if it was stolen how could? Do you think I stole it?

But the church,but my painting will go to the church

-What? -The Marchese D'Argento paid me 400 $

No,it is him you are working for

-Charles -It's his money

That's enough

No

Everyone thinks I'm stupid but I'm not

You and Sam had Benetti's painting this forgery..

Pull it outside

We apologize,my dear

What did he mean? It was your money

Charles is very impulsive, and even though he denies it,he is stupid

What did he mean working for you?

Only that when you work with Sam, you also work with me

Sam is my most cherished friend and partner

But what have you to do with Benetti's painting?

As an art dealer my interest is only natural

it's a valuable work of art and we wish only see it returned to its rightful owner

No need to be alarmed my dear, you are very young

very talented and very lovely,and I'm sorry that we interrupted your work

Politics,business and art bring together strange bedfellows,au revoir

Hello

Hello,Felix

Hang on a minute will you?

Hello,darling

Sam

Oh,excuse me,I'll be with you in a minute

Yes

We visited Miss Vasarri this morning

Charles was with me,I'm afraid he alarmed her,you know Charles

Hello,Sam,Hello

Yeah

Somebody with you?

Call me back,and Sam, hold on to her

no matter how you do it,promise her anything

as a last resort you can even promise her more money

But only as a last resort

I know,I know

I'm a liar.I'm also a cheat and a fraud, you're angry,and you've every right to be

There is no Marchese,the money it came from Felix

See when I read about the painting being stolen

Well,I thought we could make something out of it

Oh,Sam.You're like a child

You think to sell my painting,a poor imitation, but you cannot

You might as well try to sell a fake tower of Pisa

I have tried

Look.People buy paintings for four reasons

One,they love art and beauty. Two,to make their friends respectable

Three,to furnish their homes and Four,to make money out of it

That's the only one you can't fool

The one who is in it for profit

You fooled me too,you made a cheat out of me

You are in good company

Look for customers give you money's worth, he doesn't know the painting is a fake

What does he lose? You can't smell a rose with somebody else's nose

The artist who fakes he cheats himself,

in the end they would pay but to sell the fake, to cheat the innocent,that is

That is business

I agree,business,it's that why you made love to me?

Business? To make out of me a profit

Do you believe that?

What else can I believe?

Hello Darling,I love you

After I left you I felt a great emptiness, I only hope it is not too late

I must confess something to you but I don't know how

In want you to know the truth,I'm guilty of

That as far as I got with my letter

I love you,baby

As much as I have ever loved anybody,more

How can you use somebody you love?

If you can't use those whom you love, whom can you use

I want to marry you,tomorrow, tonight if you like

Oh, what we do is wrong?

Best to hold me,Sam,hold me

Everything is arranged,the marriage licence

the wedding ceremony even the honeymoon

No delay is no problem

I'm very pleased

You are very pleased.You are not getting married

Here is your boat tickets.You leave this afternoon about an hour after the ceremony

first stop Palermo then Naples then a train to Rome,we'll join you there at Excelsior

You're going to chaperone me the entire honeymoon?

We are changing our base of operation from Tunis to Rome

-It's quite necessary -Police?

-They've been asking questions -About me?

About somebody who arrived in a burning boat chartered out of Palermo

Someone who entered the country without going through customs.Coffee?

-No -Breakfast?

Don't be so unhappy.Marriage is a lottery,you maybe getting a prize

If it is a lottery it ought to be a law against it

See you in church

You think deep down he loves her?

Dear boy,love is something

which takes place before marriage, not during and never after

For proof ask any of my four ex wives

Au nome du protectorate Francais de Tunisie y le lois,

nous Gerard Filin,maire du Tunis vous pronouncent marie etat

Madame?

Mes compliments

Le certificate du marriage

-Mes felicitations,the book of family -Thank you

Sam,congratulations,I'm so happy

(Mumbling) Good for you

-Good luck -Thank you

What are these 12 spaces for?

Our children's names

I'll be with you in a minute

Let me tell you about this cloister

What did you think you were doing on your knees?

Praying

How did you make out?

Nothing happened.No burning bushes, no voices,no miracles,nothing

Just a pain in my knees

I was praying you would give me 2000 $ as a wedding present

do you think my prayer would be answered?

I don't know.No one got in touch with me yet

What's the matter?

I'm very happy

Hotel Invalide

Will you get me MacWade's room,please

Hello,MacWade,hang on a second

Darling,go downstairs and pay the bill at the desk,will you?

I love you baby

You made the most beautiful bride in the world

Hello MacWade

I was just to go to telephone you,Mr Conride

Look I have to change my plans,I'm leaving Tunis

All I want you to do is this, get in touch with Hawkley

tell him not to send any money I'll bring the painting to him in Brussels

That's what I was going to call you about, I have a cable around here from Mr Hawkley

I received it this morning.Here

It says,widespread investigation

Widespread investigation

has made sale to my client impossible deal off,notify Conride

Excuse me a moment,there is someone at the door,don't go away now

Just a moment Mr

Operator,I want Hotel International,please

Could I speak to Aramescu please

When did he check out?

Did he leave a forwarding address?

Hotel Tramanto,Taormina, Sicily,thanks

There is not much room

We won't need much room

It is only one night to Sicily and I do not take up much space

Where will you sleep?

May I come in?

My dear,I wish you every happiness

it's my sincere desire that everyone gets what he wants

Bon voyage

Get into something comfortable

-Thanks for the flowers -It was nothing,dear boy

That's what I thought

Btw don't get off the ship at Palermo,stay in your cabin

for people who are just married this will not seem so strange

Well,keep her busy,my boy,painting I mean

If this deal with Hawkley works out I'll make you an equal partner

Have a pleasant honey moon

-With what? -With your bride of course,what else?

Nobody got in touch with you yet?

Oh,your prayer.Here.You see. I am casting bread upon the waters

Make it another slice

Tell him.Tell him what you told me

The painting I examined was genuine

He's an expert.He tested it

Well I am not that stupid

Please,Charles,I have a violent headache

Knowing Sam he made a deal to sell Hawkley the original painting

and then suggested we make imitations for two reasons

First,to make us believe the original was burnt

and second whilst selling the fakes

he could sell the original and keep the money for himself

Not bad,hey

Hawkley is out,knowing Sam he will not go to Rome but to his next customer

Darling I'm sorry I kept you

waiting

Sam

That's right.I stole it

We shan't be going to Rome after all

Taormina is better for us

The church that owned Benetti is in Taormina

That's right

And we go there to return the painting?

No.To sell it

Why don't you say something?

All right.I'm a thief

Say something

Nothing like a wedding night to get acquainted with your husband

isn't it?

Sometimes people take pains because they cannot help it

Thank you

That's not my reason.

And let's not blame it on environment either

I wasn't born in the slums,my father didn't beat me and I don't hate my mother

In fact,I can't think of a single reason why you should forgive me,or even want to

I'm only trying to understand

You lied to me,all right, but Felix is your friend

you told him the painting was burned

Why?

Oh,him.That's something else again

The golden rule,baby you know, do undo others

and what he did to me,he's got it coming

What did they do?

We had an equal partnership,you know

I took all the risks and he got all the money until now

That's between him and me

As for us..

Do you want some good advice,Anna?

Walk away from me now before you get hurt any more

You want me to go away?

No

And you expect me to?

Yes

Always you think bad of people

I do not go.I stay

Why?

Because I love you

You really do,don't you?

Hello

You just met me?

Of course,I think so

-Mr Aramescu,please -Who is calling?

Conride.Sam Conride

Mr Aramescu is not in his room

Do you know where he might be?

Yesterday he goes to Mopere

when he comes back,who can say, tonight perhaps tomorrow

-You wish to leave a message? -No

Tell him that Sam Conride is here, I'm staying at the hotel Nazionale

I would tell him

Thank you

Well,he is here

Don't be so cryptic Charles

Conride is here,he was asking for Mr Aramescu

What are we waiting for? We know he had the painting

Yes,dear boy,but the question is where, where does he have it?

What are we supposed to do? Wait until he sells it?

Exactly.We wait.Aramescu comes back. Anton waits for him

You wait for Sam

When Aramescu and Sam get together

one with the money,the other with the painting

That's what we make our entrance

Until then we wait

Vanity,vanity,you think that mighty glands would be easier

I agree it is a terrible thing,a crime not only against the church

but against these people,who regards this place as a shrine

Scuzate me,prego

With your permission,Signora Conride, I am detective Massiro

Police

Non me niente fare di polizia

Speak English,please,no need to alarm anyone about the painting

You arrived yesterday in Palermo

You shopped,you buy things but you do not go to church

You arrive today in Taormina

many fine shops here,places of interest, ancient ruins to visit

but,no, you come first to church

This church

Either you are very religious or very guilty

You have nothing to say to me?

Your husband is a person we know all these things

You are saying this policeman is bluffing

if he could prove my husband is a thief, he would arrest him,I see,raggione

But most important is the return of the painting

What can I do you say?

A woman is more sensible in these matters

as she does not want to see her husband in prison

And that what he will be if the painting is not returned

You ask what if it is returned? What terms?

What will happen to my husband?

Very good question

I guarantee it will go much easier with him

Who knows? Perhaps even freedom

You have other questions?

No? Good.Shall we go to get the painting?

The day after tomorrow,Sunday evening, can I give my answer then?

Why not now?

Time will not buy his freedom,Signora,

Before you leave Sicily, I will have that painting

or your husband will be in prison

There is no third way

Va bene? Until Sunday then? Arrivedere

-Hi -Hello

Where have you been?

All around looking.It is very beautiful here

And you?

Around looking

You know I owe you an apology

These sketches are good.I guess I really never looked at them before

I guess I never looked at you before,either

Like some wine?

Darling

That imitation of Benetti was meant to,remember?

I told you to forget it

How are you going to make it look old,like a real Benetti?

Why?

A wife should know her husband's business

-No? -No

Tell me,please

After it is finished,comes the vanish

Then one must make tiny cracks in the paint

But how?

First

Second

and third

For our British customers this is the ancient greek theatre built in 358 BC

There is Monte Etna

-Is Mr Aramescu back yet? -Yes Sir,I believe he is in his room

Never mind,thank you

Yes

What are you doing,sleeping?

No

Hotel Tramanto please.Baby take a walk for about an hour

Something is wrong

No,no,just business

Sam

Hello? Mr Aramescu,please

Can we go right from here?

-Maybe -Tonight?

I will see

Go on.Run along baby

Hello,Mr Aramescu

This is Sam Conride.Can you come over right away?

Yes

-You got the cash? -You got the painting?

Of course,if you got the cash

Of course

Room 206 please

Yes.Good

Stay with him.I'll join you and tell Charles to forget about Mrs Conride

Business my dear

Where is the painting?

Where is it?

Where is it?

-Where is Charles? -I don't know

You look on the roof,I'll wait in the lobby

And put that weapon away

How do you know?

I have three extra senses, caution,suspicion and distrust

What kept you away for so long?

The police

Detective Massiro

That's why I went away

He is the one who found the painting when it was stolen before

This is a very important moment in my life

Mine too

They say it is supposed to heal people

Fix,cure and other things

You tried to cheat me again

Do you think I'm blind?

Do you think I would be deceived by this cheap imitation?

Where is the inscription?

The latin inscription from the Pope to the church

Look.Look at it.Is that Benetti's work?

It was burned after all

No it wasn't

Yes it was,it was

Shut up

All these years, only found a fake

You think me a fool?

You don't understand.How can you?

To you the painting means only money

to me possessing it is the exact ecstatic moment of love

To possess something no one else can have

Wait at your hotel,I'll get the painting, the real one

What about them?

They'll follow you,but knowing Felix,they won't touch you

-But I can't go out -Go out there

-Sam -Here

Turn on the light,Anna

No,please I do not feel well

Friend of your's phoned

Detective Massiro

Mrs Conride has business with me he said

What business?

You made a deal with him didn't you?

Didn't you?

Yes and no

What did he promise you? Part of the reward?

Sam,please

Oh,excuse me,I forgot,you are an artist,gentle

What else did you have to turn over beside the painting, me too?

No,if I give him the painting you are free

He will let us alone

Where is it?

The painting? Where is it?

He was going to arrest you,that's why I finished the imitation

-That's why I took the Benetti to.. -Where is it?

Where did you put it?

I asked you where..

What happened?

Charles?

He also wants to know, where is the painting?

I do not tell

There is much pain,but I do not tell

Did you know why?

No.Because you believe in nothing.Not in me,or us or even yourself

You do not change.I do not change.

The Benetti is under the table

Anna

You told me.You said for me to go

You are right.Now I go

Wait a minute

You have what you want

Anna

Hello

Operator,tell Mr Aramescu, tell him I call him back

Good Morning

Mrs Conride asked me to call her on this morning

Not in

I'm detective Massiro

Yes

May I sit down?

No

My purpose of coming here

Doesn't interest me

I have the authority to arrest you,Mr Conride,now

We must respect authority,mustn't we?

About the painting

What painting?

I gave my word to Mrs Conride to do nothing until Sunday

Today is Sunday

Today ends tonight at eight o'clock

I will come back then

Sure you will

You will be waiting for me? Yes?

Eight o'clock.I won't make a move without you

Come in

-Hello,Sam -Dear,boy

What kept you so long?

Remarkable,isn't he remarkable?

I won't keep you a minute, help yourselves to a drink

Shall we discuss business?

Why need discuss? We've got the painting,we got the customer

Delightful.Doesn't give us much time though,does it?

Plenty of time to discuss a few details

Yes,I think we all like to apologize

for the unfortunate incident concerning Mrs Conride

especially Charles,isn't that right Charles?

-Charles? -Yes

Btw how is our dear little Anna?

I'll tell you what,I forget that I want to kill you,if you forget Charles's impulsive act

Shall we see the painting and get started,might miss our customer?

There is plenty of time

You are a clever man,Felix, tell me something?

Anything,dear boy,anything

Why did Anna take that beating?

Knowing Charles I don't suppose he had not much choice to you

She could have told you were the painting was,why didn't she ?

Money,is a as good reason as any,the best

Wasn't her reason

Was it a bad beating?

You know Charles

She probably loved you

Yes,I am certain that what it was

My experiences is that you can never trust people who are in love

especially women,extremely unpredictable,very impractical,very

She might have been killed

And she knew it

And it made not a difference to her

Dear boy,the world is as we know is populated with all sorts of lunatics

now take the ancient christians,they were ready to be eaten by lions and were

there are only two kinds of people, the impractical and the practical

and you cannot do business with the impractical

the best thing to do is to stay away from them

They confuse faith and ethics with business

Have you got a faith,Felix?

Certainly.My faith is that nothing is worth believing in

my faith is faithlessness,and so is yours

We give that up,what are we going to live by?

Man has to believe in something even if it is nothing

Let it ring

First the painting please

Remarkable

I'll wrap it for you

Hold this please

Get him out of here

Anton

Well,Sam

You'd better hurry

Yes,that's right,not much time

-About your share -I'll get it,don't worry

Bye

Operator,this is Mr Conride

is there a detective Massiro waiting for me at the desk?

Yes,Sir

Just one moment please,teniente?

Hello,detective Massiro?

This is Conride.About that painting I was on my way down with it

when three men came in there was a fight

And they took the way the painting from me,the painting is wrapped in newspaper

I managed to hit one of the men and his nose ought to bleed

Just a moment please

Mr Conride

You received my telegram

Yes

Good.I was afraid you wouldn't come.Let me see it?

Quickly man,the bus

What is it?

The money,yes I have it

Yes,yes in cash

And the painting?

In there?

Quickly man,the bus

Do you ever do something for anybody, I mean without getting paid for it?

Once I had such impulse, but I managed to overcome it

after all why should I be a hypocrite

Mr Aramescu,forget about the painting,I never had it,not really

You are giving it back

My friend,the world is not what it used to be

Avanti

It is very beautiful,but ours was inscribed by pope Nicholas V

No,it is not our painting

You see,you think I would steal from a church,my eye would..

Quiet you

If you will excuse me please

I'm sorry

Padre

Si,dite?

Qual cosa te dire

You are British?

You were here in the war?

No,not here,Sir

How may I help you?

I am not of your faith,Father

How may I help you?

If something was stolen from your church,

something valuable and the thief returned it

Yes

Someone else was involved,someone who is of your faith,someone,you see

It wasn't her fault,Father,

Will she be punished?

It is not our duty to punish

What moves the thief to repent?

What brings you her,son?

Il quadro,nuestra quadro

Faccia fare il campane

Who returned it Father?

I did not see him

But you heard him?

Did he speak English?

Never question nor miracle

But Father?

Do you object now Father to put someone to watch the painting?

But somebody does watch the painting

Yes,Father

Conride

Mr Conride,don't come back here again,please

Good Night

It's no use.I'm afraid we lost him

And he had such a wonderfully crooked soul

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