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7 SHAWLS OF YELLOW SILK (aka The Crimes OfThe BIack Cat)

HeIIo? It's PaoIa. I have afeeIingthat someone isfoIIowing me.

DeIiver the Ietter and then caII me back. -OK.

-Christian? -Good evening, miss.

PIease give this Ietterto Mr. OIiver as soon as he arrives...

-...Iwon't be abIe to meet himthis evening. -CertainIy.

-Good evening, maestro. Miss WhitneyIeftthis Ietterfor you. -Thankyou.

-I'd Iike awhiskey. Neat. -Yes, sir.

You're taking advantage of me. You can't ask me to do such a thing...

...it's bIackmaiI!

It'sjust a favor. No, it's bIackmaiI!

I can't Iive without that stuff anymore and you know it...

...and now you want me to...

Yourwhiskey, maestro.

-Thankyou. -YourweIcome.

Fine, I don't have a choice. I'II do what you want.

Tonight? Yes, tonight.

You handIe the rest...

...the victim...

...I'II make sure...

...I need money...

...Don't worry about your suppIy...

...you'II have enough. OK, it's a deaI.

Waiter!

Waiter!

Christian?

-Yes, maestro. -Someone is Ieaving. Is it a man or awoman?

What does he Iook Iike? Can you describe him for me?

It's awoman and she'swearing awhite cape.

She was unsteady on herfeet, as if she were drunk. I've never seen her before.

Lookbehind me.Who'sthere?

I didn't serve thattabIe, but nowthere's no one there.

-Howisthat possibIe? I heard someone just a minute ago. -Maybe the other person Ieftthroughthe back door.

Mr. Peter.

Burton,what are you doing here?

I couId have made it home bymyseIf, it's just aroundthe corner.

I know, but...

She didn't showup, did she?

No, she didn't.

-Why? Were you expecting it? -No, no.

Ijust didn'ttrust her and Ithoughtthat ifmaybe she didn't showup, someone shouId be here to meetyou.

You have more foresightthan I do.

Readthis Ietterto me.

WeII,what does it say?

WeII...Miss Whitneysays...

...that it's aII over between us, right?

WeII, I shouId have knownthiswouId happen sooner or Iater.

You didn't Iike her, did you?

WeII...actuaIIy...I...

Let's go home, Burton.

FASHION STUDIO- SERVICE ENTRANCE

-Good morning, Mr.Victor. -Good morning.

Where are the scissors? Here they are.

Annie, come here and heIp me. OK.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

-Good morning, Iadies. -Good morning, Mr.Victor.

What a hunk! The boss has goodtaste! She's crazy about him, poorthing!

OKIadies, quitwastingtime. Get backtowork!

-Who canworkwith Mr.Victor around? -You can dream about himtonight, nowget going!

''ModeI#173: ThisAutumn's Main Event.''

It's a IittIe bIand, but I can'tthink of anything betterforthis one.

I'm exhausted.

Isthe Iist compIete?

Yes,finaIIy.

Did you get my pIane ticketyet?

Yes. Don'tworry, it's aIItaken care of. I'm goingto take this Iistto the printer's.

Fine.

Good morning, Margot.

Good morning, dear.

HeIIo Victor.

Howis everything going?

Great.

Oh,the newdesignsforthe show!

Looks Iike you have them aII picked out.

Not bad!

This one's exceIIent.What a beautifuI Iine!

Good job!

The women ofHamburgwiII go crazyfor your coIIection.

And you wiII make me crazy.

Where were you Iast night?

You couId have caIIed instead ofjust Ieaving a note.

WeII, itwas so unexpected...

...an oIdfriend ofmine got himseIfinto some troubIe and I hadto accompanyhim.

Iwrote that inthe note, didn't I?

When do you Ieave?

Tomorrow.

ItwiII be a great success, I'm sure ofit.

Yes, I'm counting onthe coIIection going overweII in Hamburg.

ItwouId getthe season offto a good start.

WeII, I'm goingto go have a Iook atthe newmodeIs.

OK, Iet'stryit Iike this.

-HeIIo,Wendy. -HeIIo, darIing.

When Iwoke up this morning,youwere aIready gone.

Yes, I hadto Ieave earIy.

Let's have breakfasttogether, I have something veryimportantto teIIyou.

-OK. Bye. -Bye.

OK, this shouId drape more softIy.

Lift your arm, dear.

Is this aIright?

It's great. Perfect!

What do you think of this, ma'am?

No, I don't Iike it,the fabric istoo heavy. Let'stryitwith a crepe de chine or something simiIar.

-Have her change into the Iame andthen send her in, pIease. -Yes, ma'am.

-Is everything OK? Yes, ma'am.

Remember girIs, it aII hasto be finished bytonight.

Here are the fabrics youwantedto see, ma'am.

Do you Iike them?

-Yes,this one isfine. -Thankyou.

Ladies.

HeIga.

Turn around.

The hem is a bit short, have it Iet down a IittIe. Go ahead.

Yes, ma'am.

Anna?

I'm a magician! I've transformed you into anotherwoman!

Why don'tyoutrytransforming yourseIfinto another man...a reaI one.

SiIIy girI.

Enough! Quiet!

She's dead.

Margot,what happened? Whowas in here with her?

No one eIse was in here. She was aIone.

Butthat's ridicuIous! Look atthis!The shawI is ripped!

Someone must have attacked her.

Victor!

The information we coIIected, inspector.

WeII,we seemto have everythingwe need...

...time of death, howandwhere the bodywas discovered, witnesstestimonies...

I hope thatyou've toId me everything...

...at Ieast aIIthe essentiaIs.

Everything seemsto be verystraightforward.

The onIystrange thing is...

...the disappearance ofthat basket.

I sawit onthe floorwhen Iwent in andthen...

...andthen it disappeared. Yes, youtoId me.

Does anyone here knowifPaoIa Whitney ever have any probIemswith anyone?

Wasthere anyone who hated her enoughto...?

...do such aterribIe thingto her?

Youthinkthat PaoIawas...?

Murdered.Yes.

Butthat's ridicuIous, inspector. There was no one inthat changing roomwith her.

I'm sure ofit.

Fine,fine.

Youwere a goodfriend ofPaoIa Whitney's, right?

We Iivedtogether, but...

...I don't knowof anyone that hated her...

...I don'tthinkthat PaoIa had any enemies.

No enemies.

I don't know...maybe a boyfriend...a Iover?

WeII...

Yes, PaoIa had a man. Itwas someone she sawoften, andwho cared about her verymuch...

...butthis person couId never have done her anyharm.

HeIIo, Miss Margot.

HeIIo, Burton.We must speakwith Mr. Peter.

He's here, but he' s recording.

PaoIa Whitney was found dead.

Dead?

Do youthink she was murdered?

We don't knowfor sure,that'swhyI'm here coIIecting information.

WeII,you must have some idea...

...an opinion, at Ieast.

No, notforthe moment.

Forthe moment, I'm just asking questions...

...and I expectto get answers.

What do youwantto know?

For exampIe, ifPaoIa Whitneywas your Iover.

''Lover''is an outdatedword.

It mayhave been appropriate inthe 1800s, but now...?

UnfortunateIy, I dont knowof any otherthat expressesthe same concept quite soweII.

OK,fine.

WeII, Iet's just saythat she was my''Iover''up untiI Iast night...

...considering itwas just Iast nightthat she toId me she didn'twantto see me anymore.

ActuaIIy, she wrote me a Ietter.

She wrote you a Ietter? Last night of aIItimes?

Why did she breakit off?.

Ifyou knewPaoIa youwouIdn't askme that...

...because PaoIawas...

...an ambitious girI.

She knewwhere she was going and howto getthere...

...and she never couId have spent herwhoIe Iife with a man Iike me.

Whynot?

You...

...you are averyrich man,theyteII me.

Yes...

...but aIso verybIind, inspector.

Anyway, PaoIa had been a bit anxious IateIy.

Somethingwas on her mind.

Margot,what do youthink?

I don't know. She didn't confide in me.

I don't knowanything.

-Are you sure? -She'steIIingthe truth, inspector.

OK, OK.

Ifyouthink of anything eIse that couId be usefuI...

I'm counting on your coIIaboration, Mr. OIiver.

You can count on me.

Iwon't easiIyresign myseIfto PaoIa's death.

NaturaIIy, I'II be counting on youtoo, Miss...?

Margot.

Margot.

I'm sorryto see you Iike this.

I knowyou cared about PaoIaverymuch.

The studio is cIosedtoday.

I can keep you company, ifyouwant.

Margot, I have to find outwhat's behind PaoIa's death.

Peter, it's crazyto thinkthat PaoIawas murdered.

I aIreadytoId you, Iwasthe firstto enterthe dressing room...

...and no one was inthere.You have to beIieve me.

WeII,then howdid she die?

You don't meanto teII me thatthis seems normaIto you?

Who eIse was she seeing?

I don't have anyidea.We each had our own Iives and...

Are you afraidto teII me something about herthat might dissapoint me?

PaoIa and I had a reIationship, but itwasn't Iove.

I never had anyiIIusions about her.

I knewveryweIIthat Iwasn'tthe onIyman in her Iife.

Oh Peter, if onIy you knewhowmuch I'd Iike to heIp you.

Wait a minute!

Maybe there is someone who can heIp.

Maybe Harry...

Harry?

Who's he?

PaoIa saidthat he was her cousin. He has a photographystudio.

Have funwith your photographs, dear. You couId have at IeasttoId me thatyouwere becoming impotent.

Later!

Are you sure thatthe shawI didn't beIongto PaoIa?

In any case, she wasn'twearing itwhen she went into the dressing room. I sawher go in.

WeII,then she must have found it inthere.

Butthose scratches on her neck.Who couId have giventhemto her?

I don't know, Peter.

Maybe she gotthemwhen she feII.

I can'tthink of any other expIanation.

You saidthatthere was a basket inthe dressing room...

...a basketthat Iater disappeared.

Yes, butwhat doesthat have to dowith anything?

Itwas a smaII basket,too smaIIfor a personto hide in.

Ithought ItoId youto get Iost!

Why don'tyou go be someone eIse'swhore?

Wait here, Burton.

No one's here.We shouId have known. It's rather Iate.

Yes, butthe doorwas open.

That's strange.

Why don'tyou go see ifhe's inthe back?

Harry?.

Harry?.

Mr. Harry?.

What is it?

Margot,what is it?

Abody!

Harryis dead!

TheykiIIed him! TheysIit histhroat!

Tryto caIm down.

There must be a phone here, right?

-Yes. -CaIIthe poIice!

Why didn'tyouteII me about him?

Why didn'tyou mentionthis HarryfeIIow?

I didn'tthinkhe was so important.

Ifyou had Iet me decide, maybe he wouId stiII be aIive!

What do youwant?...

...to accuse her ofthis crime?

Listen, Mr. OIiver, I get paidto soIve crimes just Iike this one!

So just Iet me handIe it. Got it?

Who's stopping you?

You!

Bytaking certain initiatives!

If anyone is stopping anyone, it's you who's stopping me from doingwhat I needto do.

I'mthe one who decideswhat needsto be done! CaII poIice headquarters!

But Ithoughtyouwanted my coIIaboration.

Yes, but I don'twantto investigate athird crime, understand?

Are youtryingto saythat I might be the next victim?

It's a riskIthat I'm notwiIIingto take.

Inspector!

CouId you come here a moment, pIease?

Yes.

Peter!

What is it?

Have a Iook atthose negatives.

Send them in to headquarters and have them printed immediateIy.

Yes, inspector.

I understand howyoufeeI, Margot, but I don'twantto Ieave untiI I speakto the inspector.

You go. Take my car. Have Burton accompany you...

...andteII himto come right back.

OKPeter, ifthat'swhatyouwant.

Go!

Where did she go?

I sent her home.

Why did you do that?

She was upset, but ifyou need her she'swiIIingto coIIaborate.

OK,fine.

But howwiIIyou get home?

Don'tworry about it.

Inspector, in my opinion, behindthese crimes Iies ataIe ofbIackmaiI...

...and perhaps something evenworse.

Oh reaIIy? Andwhat makes you saythat?

Whoever kiIIed Harrywas Iookingfor something.

Maybe he didn'tfindwhat he was Iookingfor, and ifyou search hard enough...

That'swhatwe're doing, Mr. OIiver.

And I canteIIyouthatwe've aIreadyfound something.

AndwhatwouIdthat be?

BeIieve it or not, evenwe poIicemen use our brains every once in awhiIe.

We found some negatives.

Do you knowwhat's onthem?

Yes.

Butyou aren't goingto Iike it.

They're ofPaoIa Whitney.

PaoIa is dead...

... andthe onIything I care about nowisfinding outwho kiIIed her.

They're photos ofPaoIa Whitneywith a man...

...in bed, of course.

Withthat photographer?

No...

...with Victor BaIIais,the husband ofFrancoise, the owner ofthe fashion studio.

Victor BaIIais?

Victor, I'm upset aboutwhat happened.

I'II canceIthe fashion show. Maybe it's better ifI don't go.

No,thistrip is importantfor us.

Don'tworry, I'IItake care of everythingwiththe poIice. Theywon't give us anytroubIe.

I hope not.

But about PaoIa...

...she died under such mysterious circumstances.

Isthere something you aren'tteIIing me?

No,whywouId youthinkthat?

PIease,teII me the truth.

Yes, maybe atthat moment I reaIIywouId have kiIIed her...

...but I didn't.

You have to beIieve me, Francoise.

I beIieve you.

Attention pIease. FIight 314 for Hamburg is now boarding.

That's myflight. I have to go.

If anything happens, caII me. I''II come right home. Iwon't Ieave you aIone.

Mr.Victor BaIIais?

Yes.

Come with us. Inspector Jansenwantsto see you.

You found them.

She wanted to use these to bIackmaiI me.

So,you admitto the bIackmaiI?

I hope you reaIize thatthis information can be used againstyou. It's an eIementthat makes you Iook guiIty.

Ofwhat? AduItery?

Yes, I admit it. PaoIawas bIackmaiIing me, or rather she wastryingto bIackmaiI me bythreateningto showthose photosto mywife.

And you?

WeII...I...

...I don't knowwhat IwouId have done. I didn't even have time to think about it...

...but Iwasn't aboutto take it Iying down.

Thatwhore wanted me to Ieave mywife and move inwith her.

She wantedthe fashion studio...everything!

I Iove Francoise and I neverwouId have done it, but I didn't kiII her. Isthat cIear?

Not reaIIy.

First of aII,you are not Francoise's husband, so don'ttryto bringing ''conjugaI Iove''into this.

You onIystaywiththe so-caIIed ''Mrs. BaIIais'' so thatyou can expIoit her.

Withoutthatwoman youwouId have to go backto your oId'career'.

We knowaII aboutyour criminaI record.

You have been convictedtwice for expIoitation.

WouId you Iike me to refresh your memory?

No,that's aII inthe past now.

I earn an honest Iiving now, managingthe studio.

Speaking ofwhich, I'd Iike to knowwhyMrs. BaIIais onIy gave youthat position a year ago.

You've been Iivingtogetherfor much Ionger.

We were in a bad car accident.

Mywife was hospitaIizedfor severaI months and duringthistime she asked me take care ofthings atthe studio.

And isthis howyou 'take care ofthings''? By goingto bedwiththe modeIs?

Listen Inspector, maybe I'm no saint, butthat doesn't prove anything.

You don't even knowhowshe died! You can't convict me with just afewphotos!

Do you knowwho tookthem?

You don'tthinkhe introduced himseIf, do you? EspeciaIIy giventhe circumstances.

No, certainIynot.

Butyou couId have recognized him andfoIIowed him andthen gone to payhim a IittIe visit Iater on!

-But I don't knowwho he is! I never sawhim again! -CaIm down, caIm down!

Inspector Jansen.

HeIIo,what is it?

What?

Are you sure?

Yes, of course. Thankyou.

It's absurd.

Itwasthe coroner.

The autopsyindicatesthat PaoIa Whitney died of a heart attack.

You meanthat...?

She died ofnaturaI causes.

And I can't accuse anyone ofher death.

Nowyou have to beIieve me, inspector.

Oh, sure...

...at Ieast asfar as PaoIa is concerned....

...but I'II be intouch.

Stop by anytime.

The photographer was aIso kiIIed...

...and his death is a bit difficuItto pass off as...

...due to naturaI causes.

I'm actuaIIynot askingfor muchto keep quiet.

IfI hadtoIdthe poIice thatyou hadthe shawI, youwouId be in bigtroubIe.

Fine, I guess I canwait...

...but Iwon'twait Iong, so hurryup.

Whowas it?

Oh, nobody.Wrong number.

Did you hear?

Inthe paper it saysthat PaoIa died ofnaturaI causes.

But howcanthat be possibIe? I don't beIieve it.

That scream sounded so desperate.

I can't get it out ofmyhead.

What a terribIe way to go. I feeI sorry for her.

AIthough, I reaIIy didn't Iike her,to teIIyouthe truth.

-Maybe you didn't, but someone eIse sure did. -What do you mean?

Nothing, Iwas justthinking of a certain person who Iikesto give shawIs as gifts.

Who is it? Ifyou know,you shouIdteIIthe poIice.

Why? I don'tthinkit's a crime to give a gift...

...and besides,you knowI Iike to breakthe ruIes.

-HeIIo? -Susan?

Yes, it's me, Susan.

Tonight I have anotherjob for you.

No, I don'twantto do it!

Have it your way, but I feeI sorry for you. I know you wiII soon be feeIing very sick.

Yes, I'm sick.

I bet your suppIy has aIready run out.

I can't Iive without it.

Don't be crueI! I don'twantto do it! You promised me!

KiII her! Die! Die! Die!

-OK,the fiIm is aII Iogged. -Good.

I aIreadyhave afewmotiveswritten down andwith Burton's heIp I'II soonfinishthe job.

-Burton, askKurt ifhe wouId Iike somethingto drink. -Right away.

No,thankyou, I'm in a hurry. Goodbye.

-It'stime for usto go too, maestro. -CertainIy. I'm ready.

-Did you get everythingwe need? -Yes, butyou know, I...

Then Iet's go.

AIIthat moneyspent...and I've never even used a camera.

Don'tworry, Burton.

This camera does everythingfor you...

...and besides I don't need artistic photographs.

MargotwiII Ietyou in. Iwantyouto take pictures of every detaiI ofthe studio. Don't Ieave anything out.

Don'tyouthinkI couId just go in and have a Iook around andthen describe itto you?

No, I don't, Burton.

YouwiII describe your picturesto me, thatway you'II be sure notto forget anything.

Who knows, maybe we wiII discover something.

-Are you sure that no one eIse wiII be there now? -Of course.

Go ahead andteII Miss Margotthat I amwaitingfor her.

-Go on. Don'tworry. -Yes, sir.

Watch out!

Where were you going?

Burton,just nowawoman crossedthe street...

...awomanwith awhite cape. She has a strange waIk...hesistant.

Yes, I see her.

I needto knowwho she is.

FoIIowher! Tryto find outwhere she is going andwhere she Iives.

It's veryimportant.

But...the photos?

Forget it!

Don't Iet her out ofyour sight ! Go!

-Hi, Peter. -Margot.

Hurry, get inthe car! We have to foIIowBurton!

-What happened? -Hurry!

Hey! Sir! Sir!

I'm goingto have to give you aticket.

-But...the bus! -I'm sorry.

OK.

Where are we?

Near the station.

Do you see him?

No.

Drive around again.

Wait a minute!

Yes,there he is! He'staIkingto a poIiceman.

Poor Burton, he aIways manages to get himseIf into troubIe.

And be more carefuI next time.

Yes, IwiII. Thankyou.

UnfortunateIy, bythe time I came out ofthe department store, she was aIready getting onthe bus.

IwouId have foIIowed her in ataxi, butthenthat poIiceman arrived.

Do you rememberthe bus number?

-Yes, itwas number 28. -Tryto catch upwith it, Margot.

Keep your eyes peeIed, Burton. She mayhave aIready gotten off.

-No Iuck. It's empty. -Howmanystops did you count?

Four.

WeII,that narrows it down a bit, as Iong as she didn't get in some other vehicIe after she got offthe bus.

I'm sorry.

Don't make a big deaI out ofit. You can stiII redeem yourseIfwiththose photos.

Let's go backto the studio...

...andwhiIe Burton istakingthe photos, we'II have a bite to eat atthe Sheraton.

So,you knewaII aboutVictor?

Yes, but notthat she wantedto bIackmaiI himwiththose photos.

I suspectedthat PaoIa might be up to something, but...

...I didn'tteIIthe poIice because itwouId have beenthe same as accusing Victor ofthe crime, and I'm not sure that he...

Butwhy didn'tyou at IeastteII me?

Oh, right.You didn'twantto hurt me.

You're awonderfuI girI, Margot...

...and I, Iike an idiot, picked PaoIa instead ofyou.

Don't be unfair. PaoIa maynot have had anyscrupIes, but she was IoyaI in her ownway.

She couId have gone behind your back, and youwouId have never known, but she chose to breakit offinstead.

Right...

...and coincidentaIIy,the womanwho got awayfrom ustoday was atthe restaurantthe same nightthat I received her Ietter.

-But,who can she be? -IfI knew, maybe this case wouId be soIved aIready.

She is definiteIy a drug addict. Ifiguredthat out right away.

She wastaIking about bIackmaiI...about needing money.

The personwhowaswith herthat night must have suppIied her with drugs in exchange for something eIse...

...somethingthat invoIved avictim...

-...andthatvictimwas PaoIa! -But I can'tjust go to the poIice and accuse a shadow...

...avoice...

...a scent...

What? Ascent?

Mr. Peter, I'mfinishedtakingthe pictures.

-Good. Did youfind out anything? -No.

WeII, actuaIIy one ofthe janitors heard something aboutthose yeIIowshawIs.

Fromwho?

From one ofthe modeIs...a certain HeIga.

HeIga?

-Thankyou. -Good evening.

Isthatyou,Wendy?

Where did you come from?

Aren'tyou a pretty one. Here kitty, kitty.

Here, kitty.

HeIga?

HeIp me get her into the car!

We have to take her to the hospitaI! Come on!

CarefuI...carefuI!

Let's go!

Take her away.

Listen,wouId you mindteIIing me howyou aIways happento be aroundwheneverthere's a corpse?

WouId you mindteIIing me, inspector,what those scratches andthat shawI mean?

-...or perhaps youthinkthat she diedfrom'naturaI causes' asweII. -That'sforthe coronerto decide, not me...

...and Ifyou knowsomething you had betterteII me instead oftryingto be funny.

UnfortunateIy, I knowveryIittIe...

...but ifIwere you IwouIdn't Ieave that girI inthe hospitaI aIone, not evenfor a minute.

Thanksforthe advice.

Don'tyou have anything more inteIIigentto suggest?

Yes,you needto Iocate a certainwoman.

I can describe her ifyou'd Iike.

She'sfairIytaII, not particuIarIy young, and aIwayswears awhite cape.

Her voice is strangeIyhoarse and she waIkswith a hesitant step...aImost as if she's staggering.

-Listen, I... -I'm notfinished!

Thiswoman probabIyIives somewhere aIongthe number 28 bus Iine- betweenthe end ofthe Iine and Francoise's studio.

She is aIso a drug addict...

...and has averystrange scent...

Oh, reaIIy?

Yes, reaIIy.

...averystrange scent, aImostfeIine.

-Listen, Mr. OIiver, I... -Yes, I know,you're goingto teII me that I'm bIind...

...andthatthis is aII a bunch ofnonsense andthat you can't do anythingwith suchvague information.

WeII, I'm sorry...

...but I can'tteIIyou anything eIse, inspector.

Nowyou knoweverythingthat I know.

Let's go.

WouId you mind Ietting Margot see that shawI?

Theysuspect me inthe death ofthat bIackmaiIer...

...and nowthey'II sayI kiIIed HeIgatoo.

I'm sure thatwe can sort everything out.

Howdid youfind out aboutthis?

I caIIedthe studio.

WhentheytoId me what happenedto HeIga Ithought Iwas goingto go crazy...

...I couIdn'tjust stayin Hamburg.

Itookthe first pIane back.

-What aboutthe show? -I postponed it. I'II go back after I've seen Wendy...

...and afterthey've dropped aII charges againstyou, naturaIIy.

This damnedthing is ruining everyone's Iives.

Before we go to the hospitaI, I'd Iike to go home for a minute to change.

Wendy?

It's me, Francoise.

Wendy?

Francoise, HeIga is dead!

Yes, I knowdear...

...buttrynotto think about her now, you have to think about gettingweII.

Oh, Francoise!

Tryto stay caIm.

I don'twantto stayhere!

Get me out ofhere! I'm afraid! I'm so afraid!

Theytriedto kiII me once, andthey'IItry again! Get me out ofhere!

Yes, of course.

-HeIIo. -HeIIo, inspector.

I heard youwere back and so...

...you came right away.Thankyou.

What is itthistime?

Do youwantto arrest myhusband?

...or me?

Don't get upset.

You have an exceIIent aIibi, but...

But I don't, right? I don't have one.

Fine.Arrest me and Iet's getthis overwith. Then if someone eIse is murdered I'II have an aIibitoo.

PIease.

Listen, inspector, I knowthatthose photos have given you some crazyideas aboutVictor.

Fine.

WeII, it might interestyouto knowthat I aIreadyknewabout his reIationshipwith PaoIa Whitney.

VictortoId me aII about it.

Oh, reaIIy?

When?

The night before PaoIa's death...

...when she threatenedto bIackmaiI him.

Oh.

You couId have toId me aboutthis sooner, BaIIais.

Iwas goingto, butthen youtoId me that PaoIa hadn't been murdered after aII, so I didn'tthinkitwas necessary.

Right, butthen I said something eIse too...

...or don'tyou remember?

Aboutthe death ofthat photographer.

Why don'tyou accuse me ofthat second crime asweII?

I couId have done itto protect myhusband.

Sure. Those photos couId have been used as evidence againstyou.

PreciseIy.

And ifyouwantto hear my aIibiforthat evening...

...just askhim.

Of course.

That evening, Francoise and Iwere together.

That's right.

Do youwantto knowwhatwe were doing, inspector? -No, no, I can imagine.

Then are we free to go?

Or do youwantto accuse us ofHeIga's death asweII?

Andfor having driven Wendyinto such aterribIe state?

Asfar as I'm concerned,you're free to go.

You may even returnto Hamburg, ifyouwish.

Thankyou.

Thankyou.

-Let's notthink about it anymore. -But, Iwantyouto be sure.

Sure aboutwhat?

Don'tyou get itVictor? I don't care whatyou did or didn't do.

No,you needto know.

Francoise,the other night Iwentto see Harry...

Enough,Victor!

I don'twantto know! I don'twantto knowanything!

But, I didn't kiII him...

...Ijustwentto getthe photos, butwhen I gotthere he was aIready dead.

I hadto Ieave aImost immediateIybecause Margot and Peter OIiver showed up.

Peter OIiver?

Yes.

Adamned bIind manwho has been doing some investigating on his own.

Mr. Peter?

It's aIItaken care of.

Oh, good.

When does it come out?

This evening.

ItwiII be in aIIthe papers.

Excuse me, I'm goingto change andtake an aspirin.

-Of course, Burton. Go ahead. -Thankyou.

I have a package for you, miss.

Sign here, pIease.

Thankyou. Goodbye.

You're the onIyfriend I have.

Someone Ieft this package for you.

Thankyou.

HeIIo?

Did you receive my gift?

I'II be coming soon to see how the shawI Iooks on you.

Inspector!

Letthemthrough.

What brings you here?

We triedto phone Miss Wendy, andthenwhenwe stopped by the poIice stationtheytoId uswhere to find you.

Did you discover anything, inspector?

AII I canteIIyou isthat poor girI certainIy didn't end up under a subwaytrain on her own, understand?

Inspector! Look!

You go too, Burton.

Theyfoundthe head of a bIack cat onthe tracks.

Nowmaybe youwiII beIieve me, inspector.

KarI!

FoIIowthem.

Inspector!

Lookwhatwe found.

''To the owner of the bIack cat kiIIed Iast night... to coIIect premium pIease caII...''

Peter?

Burton?

Burton!

What isthat?

Andwhat aboutthe basket?

Peter!

What isthe meaning ofthis?

I scared her.

Maybe you resembIe the kiIIer.

It'sterribIe, Peter. Now Wendytoo.

Tryto stay caIm, my dear.

WouId you mind expIainingthisto me?

''BIack cat kiIIed yesterday night: white dressed woman to coIIect premium pIease caII Peter OIiver MA78456.''

I've been putting ads Iike that one inthe papers forthe pastthree days...

...onIytodayI updated it.

Do you reaIize that ifthe kiIIer readsthis...

...weII,youwouIdn't be abIe to defend yourseIf! You'II end up Iike...

Don't underestimate me. You see inspector, investigatingthiswhoIe thing has even made me forgetthat I'm bIind.

Burton!

You're pIayingwithfire!

What isthis?

WouId you mindteIIing me where you gotthis yeIIowshawI?

In an ordinaryshop.

What do you need itfor?

WeII, since you're here...

...Iwantto perform an experimentfor you.

Burton.

Bringthat basket over here.

I aIso have a bIack cat,just Iike the one thatwas kiIIed.

Go ahead, inspector...

...pIace the shawI infront ofthe cat.

As you can see, nothing happens.

And?

Be patient,the experiment is just getting started.

-Proceed, Burton. -Right away.

NowpIace the shawI infront ofthe cat again.

What did you put onthat shawI?

Acommon Iiquid repeIIent.

ArepeIIent?

Yes.

It's a repeIIentthat can easiIybe found in stores.

It is odorIessto humans, but as you justwitnessed, some animaIs, particuIarIy cats, are irritated byits scent.

Under normaI circumstances, however, even an irritated cat wouId onIyIeave afewscratches...

It couId never kiII...

...butwiththis it couId...

...those scratcheswouId be fataI.

Curare.

-So,youthinkthatthe kiIIer dippedthe cat's cIaws inthis poison. -ExactIy...

...and after being scratched,the victim drops dead of a heart attack.

Like PaoIa Whitney...

...and HeIga Schurn.

That poison Ieaves no trace, as youweII know.

Yes,the poIice investigators aIso came upwiththis hypothesis...

...butyou make it sound Iike it's a hardfact.

HeIIo?

Yes, speaking. Peter OIiver.

Don'tworry, I onIywantto heIp you.

I readthe ad inthe paper. PIease, come see me.

No, I can't. I'm afraid...

...afraidthat I'II end up Iike that poor creature.

He was my onIyfriend.

I've decidedto teIIthe truth...

...to you,to the poIice...I don't care. Ijustwant out ofthis nightmare. IwantthisterribIe bIackmaiIingto end.

I'm innocent.

Speakup, I can't hear you.

What is your address?

Yes,teII me where you Iive.

HeIIo?

Yes,yes...I heard you.

Come quickIy, I beg you... I'IIteIIyou everything and I'IIfinaIIybe free of aIIthis.

I Iive at...

HeIIo?

We got disconnected...

...before she couId give me her address.

Nowwhat?

Nowwe are goingto have a hardtime tracking her down.

No,wait. Maybe...

Burton, pIaybackthe tape ofthe phone caII!

''...to you, to the poIice...I don't care. Ijust want out of this nightmare. I want this terribIe bIackmaiIing to end.''

''I'm innocent.''

''Speak up, I can't hear you.''

''What is your address?''

''Yes, teII me where you Iive.''

''HeIIo?''

Stop! Rewindthe tape, Burton!

''I'm innocent.''

''Speak up, I can't hear you.''

''What is your address?''

''Yes, teII me where you Iive.''

''HeIIo?''

Did you hearthat?

-What,those noises? -Yes, exactIy.

Do you rememberwhen ItoId youthatthe owner ofthe cat had a strange scent?

NowI knowwhere it comesfrom.

Don'tyou see?

No.

You have eyes, butyou do not see.You have ears, butyou do not hear.

She was caIIingfrom a pet store. You can hear canaries, a parrot and even a dog inthe background.

We aIreadyknowroughIywhere thatwoman Iives. Don'tyou rememberwhat ItoId you?

-Yes,you mentioned a bus Iine. -Right, number 28...

-...somewhere nearthe Iastfour stops. -So, Iet me getthis straight...

...youwant usto investigate everyshop inthe area?

Yes.

OK,fine. Ifit makes you happy. There can't be too many pet stores inthe area.

Oh, heIIo.

HeIIo.

Did you need something?

No, Ijust broughtyour maiI.

Leave it onthe tabIe.

Can I heIp youfind something?

No,thankyou.You can go.

Are you sure you don't need anything?

Ithought ItoId youto go.

Thankyou.

Andtake these sketcheswith you.

Right away.

I'm sorry.

Why don'tyouwatchwhatyou're doing!

-Just Ieave it and get out! -Yes,yes...I'm going.

HeIIo? Get me Hamburg, pIease.

I have TeIatIantic.

Francoise BaIIais, pIease.

HeIIo?

-Mrs. BaIIais? -Yes. HeIIo?

I have your husband on the Iine from Copenhagen. Thankyou.

HeIIo?

Victor?

Victor?

HeIIo?

Operator, I can't hear athing.

We got disconnected. HeIIo?

HeIIo?

Good morning, madam.

HeIIo?

Victor?

Operator,what's going on?

HeIIo?

Seven shawIs ofyeIIowsiIk.

Five are aIready dead...

...which meanswe stiII have two more to go.

''Another woman murdered...the mystery of the bIack cat stiII goes on.''

''The victim is a certain Susan LecIerc, wife of a circus owner and ex Iion tamer...''

''...Her circus career ended when her husband was attacked and kiIIed by one of those ferocious beasts.''

She must have hadto shut downthe circus...

...andthenfaced some hardtimes before finaIIy openingthat pet shop.

Maybe that bIack catwas aII she had Ieft ofthose happier days.

Itwasthe Ioss ofthat catthat made her caII me.

Poorwoman, but at Ieast it's aII over now.

Over?

No.

-No? -No!

Whynot? Theyfoundthe poison in her store,just Iike you said.

But no motive.

WhywouIdthat poorwoman kiII PaoIa and HeIga andWendy and Harry?

-WhywouId she do it? -The poIice wiIIfigure it out sooner or Iater.

Letthem do their jobs, Mr. Peter.

I have an appointmentto pickup that score for you atthe copyist. Do you mind ifI go now?

-Go ahead, Burton. - OK.

HeIIo? Yes.

Oh, heIIo.

-Mr. Peter? I'II be right there.

Just a moment, pIease.

It's Miss Margot.

HeIIo, Margot. Yes,what is it?

What?

Photos ofwho?

Ofthatwomanwhowas kiIIed?

Yes, Margot. Come right away...

...andwe'II Iet inspector Jansen know.

Peter OIiver.

I know who kiIIed PaoIa Whitney and aII of the other women too. I can teII you everything you want to know.

Are you aIone?

Yes.

Get in.

-I've been ringingthe beIIfor overten minutes, but no one answers! -I don't understand. He was here when I Ieft.

-Peter! -Mr. Peter!

The tape recorder!

Perhaps he Ieft us a message before going out.

''Meet me at Berstorf's GIassworks.''

''Fine, I'II caII a taxi.'' ''No, I'II pick you up, in front of the GiIIeIeje Restaurant. ''

Let's caII inspector Jansen.

You're on your own now, Mr. Peter OIiver.

You're aII done pIaying poIiceman.

Quick! BIock aII the exits!

Mr. OIiver,tryto hoId on!You're onIy afewmetersfromthe ground! We'II be rightthere to heIp you!

HoId on, Mr. Peter! Two poIicemen are comingto heIp you!

Hurry! Go! Go!

Inspector, a man is trying to escape! Come quickIy!

Peter!

- Maestro! -Are you hurt?

No, no.

Over here! Quick, over here!

PIease, Iet's go, Mr. Peter. There's no reasonfor youto stayhere anyIonger.

No, Burton. I needto knowwho that man is. I didn't recognize his voice.

-But, Mr. Peter... -There are stiIItoo manythingsthat aren't cIear.

-Go home andtake Margotwith you. I'II meetyouthere Iater. -But...

As you wish.

PIease go, my dear. Don'tworry about me.

Give yourseIfup, BaIIais!

You can't escape now.

Look out, BaIIais!

Look out!

PIease, make yourseIf at home.

You seemvery anxious.Why don'tyoutryto Iie downfor awhiIe?

I'm goingto parkthe car.

Thankyou.

Isthatyou?

Burton?

Margot?

Damn you, bIind man!

Francoise BaIIais!

So, you're the kiIIer!

I figured it out when Margot found those pictures of you with Susan.

You used to be friends in her circus days.

You kiIIed PaoIa...

...and then you had to kiII Harry...

...and HeIga, who found about the shawIs...

...and Wendy...

...and then Susan...

...who you used, and who was about to betray you...

...and now Margot! You're a monster!

Yes, I'm a monster.You can't see me, but mybodywas disfigured...

...inthat damn automobiIe accident!

OnIy Victor knows mysecret...

...and Victor is mine!

Iwon't Iet anyone take him awayfrom me!

Poor Victor.

He thought he couId protectyou...

...and nowhe's dead!

No! It's not true!

Yes, and it's yourfauIt!

No! You're a Iiar!

Victorwas yourfinaIvictim.

Liar!And nowI'm goingto kiIIyoutoo, bIind man!

Freeze! You're under arrest!

Step away, Mr. OIiver!

No!