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Come on!

- I can't make it, you go on! - Come on!

Run, dammit.

Goddamnit, come on.

Get in there, quick.

Quick. They're coming.

The car won't start.

You're flooding it!

God!

I gotta get you to a doctor.

There's no use.

When they get you in the belly, nobody can help.

What a pair of crooks we are.

Coming out here to die in Italy.

Being killed by vigilantes.

Jesus, what a couple of jerks.

I do not want to get sliced up

in the morgue...

They rip your body apart,

I'd rather lie in a place like this.

You will be fine.

Don't let me end up in a morgue

Promise me.

Swear.

Good morning, sir. Your car is here.

No, let's walk a little.

It's not wise to walk around, a car is much safer.

I just want to go to the restaurant

to eat a good sandwich. Then we go back and take the car

to go to the airport.

So we can arrive on time to Geneva for lunch with the minister.

Just one shot, Al Niko!

Niko! Are you here because of Harmakolas?

I have never seen Harmakolas, in all my life.

I do not even use his gas. I only use Shell.

- So why have they called you? - Let me through.

Wait until I find out myself and then I can tell you.

- You promise? - Anyway, listen.

Talk about the show I'm doing at Olympia.

Come to the show and then I tell you everything!

Do you recognize it?

Yeah.

I bought it a couple of years ago.

And then I gave it to a friend.

The name?

Jean Daniel Aubert.

Have you not seen him for a long time?

Yes, very much so.

We used to be inseparable.

And then...

I started earning money, more than I ever imagined.

I was writing music

I had contracts, responsibilties.

Jean Daniel just wanted

to continue with the life we always had--

Boozing it up, stupid fun and games.

I wanted to stop before the games became something that would

- get me into trouble - You were right.

That is why you're here as a witness.

You're famous, likeable.

with thousands of fans who adore you.

My daughter has a room full of your albums and posters.

Meanwhile, Jean Daniel...

So what's wrong?

That motorcycle...

Was he not Harmakolas's bodyguard?

Yes..

- Yes, but... - They quarreled.

He was fired and threatened to take revenge.

He promised that one day he...

"would make him pay for what he did"

I see.

So what?

People say stuff like that.

Maybe, but sometimes they go through with it.

Harmakolas's killer was on that motorcycle.

We got the description from his secretary.

We found it on the Paris-Lyon railway line,

at a level crossing without any guards.

Just as you see it now.

Well, Jean Daniel is from Lyon.

What about him?

Oh, Jesus.

What a mess!

Tends to happen when you get run over by a train.

Sometimes worse.

At least he's in one piece.

Poor Jean Daniel.

Now the Harmakolas case is closed.

And maybe it's for the best.

The investigation would have given way to thousands of controversies,

discussions, accusations...

It's good that you identified the body before things went out of control.

Very well.

- Hello. - Hello.

Friends.

Do you want work?

We have work.

I've made of a list of all the things we have to buy.

Now we need to figure out how much they're gonna cost.

Sure.

A snakeskin purse for Aunt Carmela,

30,000 liras for Lucetta

A gift basket with Christmas cake

candy and chocolates.

Another 20,000 lire.

For Uncle Nikola...

Maybe some books on hunting.

Guess I need to ask about them at the bookstore.

Yes.

Hello?

When?

I'll be right over.

Don't tell me you have to go.

Yes, I know it's annoying. But I've got to.

Hasn't the director returned?

No, he's still in Rome.

But today was your afternoon off.

We were supposed to go shopping together.

I gotta go... But you can go shopping alone.

I don't wanna go out alone.

Well, you have to.

You're my wife now.

You live in Milan.

You have to learn to go out alone

Yeah?

You're my wife now.

Let's do this.

Buy everything that you're sure about.

And then tomorrow or day after, we'll buy the rest.

- Okay? - All right.

Great.

But don't be late!

Oh, you're telling me! You always arrive when the dinner's cold.

Okay, I'll try and get back soon tonight.

Judicial Prison.

Sorry to have disturbed you, Sir.

But a lunatic's locked himself up in the infirmary, and he wants to commit suicide.

The rest of the prisoners are cheering him on.

These people would do anything to get in the newspapers.

Anyway, I didn't know what to do and that's why I called you.

This is not life! This is hell!

I cannot rot here,

I want to work!

I want to work. Listen to me. I need to work.

How am I gonna support my family?

Stay away!

Or I'll kill myself!

You're crazy.

If you'll kill yourself, what will your children eat?

Do you think someone will look after them?

Are you Japanese?

Are you Japanese?

There is something you should know.

Only the Japanese know how to kill themselves

with a knife.

Only the Japanese.

Give me that knife, you don't know how to use it. Grab him!

Let me go!

Let me go!

He is crazy. We need to take him to the asylum.

No, he's not crazy, he's drunk.

Control the alcohol around here.

Anna!

Anna!

Anna.

Are you the Deputy Director of Prison ?

- Who is this? - None of your business. Let us talk.

We have kidnapped your wife. You understand?

If you want to see her alive again, do what we tell you to.

We have a friend in your prison, Milo Ruiz.

Third block, number 3724.

We want him out,

or you won't be able to recognize your wife after we're done with her.

- Take it or leave it, Mister. - Listen!

Hello!

Hello. Police, who's speaking?

Police. Who is this?

Who's there?

Milo Ruiz,

son of Pablo Ruiz and Jeanne Durand,

Born in Casablanca on 16th of April, 1946.

Fled from the Foreign Legion in 1970,

with an Italian passport.

Arrested and pending trial for attempted kidnapping

Along with an accomplice who still hasn't been located.

Good evening, Director.

What kind of man is Milo Ruiz?

A tough one, but a loner. Could give you a lot of problems if he wanted to.

I want to see him.

Ruiz, get up.

And get rid of the cigar.

I was dreaming of Raquel Welch.

And you had to come in here and ruin it.

Go out, I need to be alone with him.

Get out.

I appreciate your company.

Please treat this cell as your home.

Who are they?

Who are your friends?

Who are you in contact with?

I want the name of your friends.

You're mistaken. I have no friends

Who wants you outta here?

Must be my lawyer.

Yes.

Who else would want me out of here?

Or some honest citizen who believes in justice.

I am a victim of a judicial miscarriage, you know that.

I haven't done anything.

- Bring him to my office. - Ruiz?

No, the other one.

Who are Ruiz's friends?

With whom did he have contact in Milan before being arrested?

Alright then.

Director,

Will you let me stay in Milan?

I'll take care of it.

Milo hasn't been here long.

He pulled some jobs with a friend

but he never told me who he was, or where he was.

Was he Sicilian?

No, French. They're both French.

Who is behind him?

- Who was he in contact with? - Nobody that I know of.

The only name I've heard is

"El Grappa"

Hey, what are you doing?

She's not the only one who wants "El Grappa", yeah?

You should concentrate a little harder.

Always ready for love and the law.

Who'd have thought that the Deputy Director had the manners of a bad cop?

When dealing with crooks like you, there's no need for manners.

- Listen man... I'm clean. - I'll put you inside for 10 years.

And what's gonna happen to the gangsters once I'm inside?

The police are gonna stay walled up.

You won't even be able to touch the crimes that they confess to.

Without a tip-off from me..

You give me a tip now.

- Who wants to get Ruiz out? - Nobody.

Ruiz isn't a regular.

He'll do a job and then disappear

And then reappear in the Middle East as an oil Sheikh's bodyguard

Then take rest in the bed of some millionaire heiress.

Milo doesn't care about the profession.

Sometimes he'll do a job that gets him in the papers,

and then he'll be stealing from the neighborhood cinema.

A guy who operates like that has no boss behind him.

Well, there's somebody who's desperate to get him out.

I spoke to someone on the phone.

The voice was disguised, but he was Sicilian.

Is it the mafia?

No.

That's a different crowd.

If he has contact with Ruiz, he can only be a Sicilian from the outside.

They come from the South on a contract,

Do the job- killing, kidnapping, whatever.

And disappear without a trace.

They are professionals, homegrown Italian assassins.

We were behind the rest of the world in this regard, but now

We are catching up.

Listen up, cop.

From now on, you're gonna do it our way.

You do not have that much time.

Get Milo Ruiz out of jail, quick.

If not, we'll be really cross with your little wife.

Say hello to your husband.

Tell him that you're okay!

Vito!

Help me, Vito.

Help me, my love. Help me. Please!

Hear that?

Seems like we're getting on her nerves.

Just like you're getting on ours.

So, hurry up.

And stay away from the police.

If you lay a hand on her..

I'm not gonna report you, I'll kill you.

Even if I have to chase you to the end of the Earth.

Listen to me...

Bring Milo Ruiz to the interrogation room.

Yes sir.

Take Milo Ruiz to the interrogation room.

Get out, and make sure nobody enters unless I call.

Now I can let you escape.

Ask for a medical checkup,

and get ready at 8'o clock.

When the guards change their shift.

And you better hope

That you can make it.

Hey, Ruiz!

Go to bed. You're gonna have an X-ray tomorrow.

Can you make a million copies of it? For my admirers.

Yeah, I'll frame it for you.

Hello, doctor, I was just looking for you.

Hello Marshall, what's wrong?

One of the usual incidents. A prisoner fell down the stairs.

Well I've told you that you need to put a carpet there. How bad is it?

No, it's not that serious.

But you need to give him an X-ray. The prisoner is called--

- Milo Ruiz. - All right. I can get it done

tomorrow at any time.

Actually no, it will be better after visiting hours.

Marshall! Come here!

What do you want?

I want to be clean for X-rays tomorrow. Can I take a shower?

Marshall Fantuzzi.

Marshall Fantuzzi, report to Deputy Director Cipriani's office.

Get in.

Get in!

You try anything funny, I'll shoot you.

And I'll be in my rights to do so.

Capturing a fugitive because you think it'll give you a promotion?

Get in there.

Call your friends.

Tell them you're out

and I'm not gonna let you go until I have my wife back

Go on.

I don't know who to call.

Listen to me, you shit.

I've kept my side of the bargain.

Give me the name of your friends, or I swear I'll blow your head off.

But I don't know who they are. You must believe me, I don't know.

Then why did you go through with this?

Because there was a possibility that I could get out of jail!

How could I refuse that offer?

You have to think.

Think hard.

Which of your friends would come up with a plan like this?

I have been thinking.

But I don't have friends who'd do that for me.

I buried the only one who would.

Anyway.

Whoever's done this won't be happy to see me like this, you have to let me go.

And then you can see your wife.

No, you're staying with me.

I'm glad.

We will have a few laughs together.

What a place for a Deputy Director!

It's like the George V in Paris.

Did you save up for it or did you win the lottery?

- Shut up. - If you don't wanna talk, I might as well sleep.

You're pretty smart, yeah?

Who would look for a fugitive at the home

of the Deputy Director of the prison?

Shut up!

Turn off the light, I'm gonna sleep.

You try that again, and you'll be sleeping forever.

Now sit down!

Sit down!

What are you doing here?

Sir,

I admire you a lot.

You've done so much for me in the past...

but now I'm in serious trouble. It's too much to handle.

What are you trying to say?

Milo Ruiz escaped, while you called me into your office.

They've been asking me a lot of questions.

But I haven't talked, I've said nothing.

But tomorrow if there's a disciplinary hearing, how do I justify

being absent from my post?

- Tell them the truth: That I called you. - But you weren't there.

Then they're gonna investigate you.

The talks that you had with Ruiz...

- And everything else. - I have nothing to hide!

- Hello? - Do you have "the merchandise?"

Yes.

Good.

Now you have to deliver it to us.

Near the old foundry in Paullese. In 2 hours.

Just you and the merchandise. No tricks.

No one else.

They have kidnapped my wife.

To force me to release Ruiz.

I need some help and some time

Because I'm gonna put those pigs in the jail.

Yes, I'm with you.

I want to feel what it's like to catch a crook again.

I'm gonna help you.

It'll be like old times, when we were at Homicide.

We've rescued many wives, haven't we?

That'd be them.

Looks like they don't trust you.

They think you've called the police.

A dubious sweep.

In our world, that's what we say.

Dubious sweep.

They won't show themselves unless they know the place is clean.

They got a picture.

They know it's us.

Try and get a look.

- Do you recognize him? - I've never seen him before.

Release Milo Ruiz. Send him here.

Release my wife.

We didn't bring her. Too risky.

It was risky to help a fugitive escape from my jail.

I've done my part. Do yours.

Ruiz stays with him until I have my wife.

We do not have instructions for that.

Well, I'm giving you the instructions, bastards

Bring back my wife.

And bring her in 1 hour, or your friend's gonna be locked up tomorrow.

And don't think I won't find you.

Even if I have to turn the country upside down, I will find you.

You got that?!

Tell him to go.

You'll get your answer in an hour.

Now, get out!

We don't anybody following us.

Let me go and I'll give you my word that your wife will be safe.

I do not believe in the words of a criminal.

You are my only guarantee.

This is Fantuzzi.

Yes, I'm calling from a phone booth near their hideout.

Paullese County, yes.

Yes, in a farmhouse on that road. Number 418.

What do I now?

Hello?

That pig husband of yours called the Police.

No, let me go! Please don't kill me

What are you going to do to me?

No!

Hold it.

How dare you act without my orders?

They discovered the hideout. He did not fulfill the bargain.

If they discovered the hideout, you need to find another one.

I have not given you orders

to kill. I don't leave dead bodies lying around like you.

They obviously gave me the wrong information about you.

You are not professionals.

It's too late. We have to get rid of her.

No.

We have to get rid of you.

Take the train and go back to where you came from.

You're done here.

The girl stays with me.

I'll take over and play it my way.

The risk is mine.

Be careful not to leave any traces.

Clean everything up

and then fuck off.

Let's write something to your husband.

Anything.

Just so he knows that you're alive.

At least the Sicilians have done something right.

They've got you in the right frame of mind.

I'm sure you'll be fine.

Freshen up.

We're going away.

We'll be moving in the crowds.

You can't touch the corpse before the Police arrive.

Did you know him?

Was he a relative?

He was probably hit by a car. But nobody's seen it.

He has no identification, no documents.

He was probably a vagabond, or a drunk.

He was a great man.

Better than you,

and much better than me.

Here they are, 20 minutes late.

Vito, my love: I hope I can hug you

I hope this sad story ends soon and I hope we can be together again.

Do not abandon me. I beg you. Anna.

Riddles always give me a headache.

A man has just been killed so that you could escape.

If you don't tell me, I'm gonna show you the color of your guts.

Will you stop?

If you treat me nicely, I'd be willing to help out.

What does this mean?

It's the name of a French guy who lives in Milan.

- What's his name? - I don't know his real name, they call him: Joe the Corso.

Is he a friend of yours?

No, he's just a informer. But not a regular.

I'll bet you know who's arranged all this. You know all the people.

I have no idea.

But if anyone knows, it's him.

I'm sorry.

There must be a mistake.

I have never seen this man before.

Come on, Joe. Quit it.

The only reason we're here because they left us your name as a lead.

Now tell me what you know, or I'll take this little school of yours apart.

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

And I advise you not to make any threats.

I think you should leave now.

- Otherwise, I'll call the police. - Call them.

Call the police.

And what do I tell them?

I have a fugitive in my school,

accompanied by the Director who has helped him escape?

Get on with it.

They told me to give you this.

Take a look.

See if you can figure it out.

Come on, you bastard.

Fight back! Or do you only know how to hit the weak?

Come on, fight back!

I'm still in handcuffs.

Beating up prisoners is easy, right? Prick.

Give me his keys.

They're in the right pocket.

They're waiting for you in Paris

But they didn't think you could get rid of the policeman.

That's what they took his wife.

Now you must finish the job.

He knows too much.

You have no other choice.

What's the matter?

It's not the first time you've ever killed anybody.

Don't tell me I'm the first.

Shut up!

Well, come on! Get it over with.

I've seen a lot of murderers.

But never seen a man who becomes one.

Shut up, bastard! Shut up!

How can I let you go?

You'd go to the police.

Listen to me. I love my wife.

I'll pay my debt after,

To society, to justice, to everyone.

You're like the bigots who think confession is the key to purity.

For six days,

They do what they want.

And on the 7th, they get absolved.

And me?

You're gonna send me to prison.

You'd be in the clear, wouldn't you? With me back inside.

I want my wife.

Help me find her.

and I'll take care of everything.

Okay, cop.

You have a lot to learn about life.

Here's the first lesson.

Come on.

Have you seen the registration? It's my car... It has my name

I'd like to call myself Onassis, but I'll settle for Rockefeller.

Be that as it may, a passport.

It's worth 300,000. And who is that?

No, that's a good man.

Then it's worth more. 500,000.

- Where do I get the money from? - I don't care.

Either you let me rob some gas stations, or give me your savings.

We're going to my house.

You're a quick learner, pal.

You keep this up and we could be like Bonnie & Clyde.

Now they're looking for me too.

Don't worry about it.

It is only bad for a couple of years.

Then you get used to it.

They'll be expecting us to get out of the country with false passports.

That's what you bastards always do.

We'll have to try another way.

A way they won't be expecting.

The problem is which one.

Yeah you're right. But first, we gotta mix in with the people and not look suspicious.

See the girl with the black, curly hair?

She knows the mountains like the palm of her hands.

- What are you running away from? - I'm not running away, I'm leaving.

I'll be back

As long as there are people who need to cross the border, I'll be there.

- You ever get caught? - Once or twice.

Let's hope this isn't one of those times.

Aren't you gonna ask what I'm running away from?

No, and don't tell me. It's better that way.

There she is!

- Hello. - Hello.

Come on.

- Are we all ready? - Ready.

Hi. Are you Loucille?

Yes, come on.

- Hello. - Okay, let's go.

- Fill her up. - Okay.

It's really cold now.

- Tired? - No, I'm just cold.

Hey, where are we going?

Uh oh- we got visitors.

Give me the list.

Get in the truck.

Let's get in.

Get in!

Stop!

Let's try and get off the main road. To the mountains, come on.

You were pretty good last night...

I almost killed a man back there.

Someone who earns bread his like me.

I almost did it without even being aware. Without really knowing why.

I was watching you while you were driving.

You were living every second of it.

You had a lot of confidence in yourself, real confidence.

You like danger.

You got a knack for it.

Couldn't you have been anything better than a cop?

Couldn't you be have been anything better than a crook?

Nope.

It's in my blood... I was born a crook.

- What the hell are you doing? - Trespassing

Come on.

Don't look so shocked. We're not gonna be arrested.

This house belongs to me.

Last one in, please shut the gate.

Let's make a run for it. Come on!

Get down!

They're French alpine troops.

We're in France now.

It's the police!

Listen, let's split.

If the police get me,

I don't want you to be caught too.

But I want to see you again.

I'll see you in Paris. I have business to do there.

- Come on! - I'll find you, goodbye!

Stop! Cut!

That's okay.

I was thinking about you, Milo. When I wrote this.

About Jean Daniel and all our friends.

How much did you make ?

"A friend is a friend forever."

What are you doing there? I thought you were in prison.

I'm here thanks to you.

When the music's over, let's talk about my side of the deal.

Who is the sourpuss?

He's like a dog without a home.

I'm sick of hanging around with him.

Why not just hand over his wife and we'll send him back to Milan?

His wife?

I don't have her.

Look Al, he's a prison warden. He can break you into two.

What the fuck are you talking about?

Hey, listen to me.

Somebody got me out of prison by kidnapping this guy's wife.

And Joe the Corso told me to see you, Al.

If you're afraid to talk because he's there, don't worry.

He is neck deep in this shit.

Come on. Who else would have done so much for me?

I only had two friends: You and Jean Daniel.

And since he is dead, that's only you.

Who told you that Jean Daniel is dead?

Have you seen anyone else in Paris?

I haven't seen anyone.

He was with me in Milan.

He got killed me when he was doing a job with me.

I buried the poor bastard under a pile of stones.

- He did not want end up in the morgue. - You're crazy!

Jean Daniel died in France.

He got run down by a train when he was getting away.

After he murdered his ex-boss Harmakolas.

I recognized his body.

- And the motorcycle that I gave him. - Are you crazy?!

Jean Daniel never killed anyone.

- Who the hell did you recognize? - Him! It was Jean Daniel!

Did you get a good look at him?

Did you see his face? You didn't, right?

Then you better go to the police.

Tell them you were mistaken.

And we'll pull up both the bodies. And see which one is Jean Daniel.

You've come here to hang something on me!

What is it, blackmail? You want money?

Take this and get out!

You little piece of horseshit. You lied about Jean Daniel.

- You're neck deep in this shit. - Shut up!

Who's giving you orders?

Who's paying you?

Now, you get my wife back.

or I swear I'll break both your bones.

You're in this,

so you start looking for her.

Got it?

We'll give you three hours.

That's all the time you get.

These are your friends?

These are the people I have to rely upon.

Congratulations to me.

The price is very reasonable .. It'll make you a fortune.

A music store can make many a man a millionaire.

Provided it is well managed, of course.

Al..

- Excuse me. - Sure.

Couple of girls just arrived. New ones. Wanna check them out?

- Hello. - How are you?

Hello. Let me take your coat.

- You're free tonight? - For you, yes.

Here you go, Mister. She's all yours.

I have to get out of here.

Why? What happened?

Cancel all my engagements.

Get me all the money you can.

Find me an air ticket, to anywhere-

As long as the plane leaves in a few hours

and gets me the hell away from Paris.

I'm not sure, you'll have to stay here and look after things.

Now go arrange the tickets.

Get out!

Nervous?

Is something wrong?

I'm in trouble.

I need to leave.

Why? I cannot tell you why.

Can you help me?

Find me a place where no one can find me?

If I find a place for you,

there'll be one too many who know where it is.

I'm the one you're trying to get away from.

What do you mean?

I was the one who helped Milo Ruiz escape.

And I ordered Joe the Corsican to send him to you.

What's the point of running away?

It's all so easy.

They've been following us for a while.

Yeah, Al Niko put them on our tail. He is afraid that we'll go to the police.

We're like shooting ducks at a gallery.

Let's split up.

You take the car.

See how they follow me. Circle around the block.

Then you turn around and come pick me up.

- Is that him? - That's Milo.

Well?

What did Milo Ruiz tell you?

I didn't know you were in this.

Why did you send him to me?

He was your friend. He would've talked to you.

I don't want anymore of this.

Why did you wanna get mixed me up in it?

Because you're in it already.

You lied to them when you recognized the corpse.

And you knew it.

That's the kind of story that made you famous.

You were launched on the road to fame and fortune

because you were one of us.

And we'll make you disappear.

when you aren't anymore.

I want to know what happened to Jean Daniel, that's all.

He's dead.

He was killed in a robbery, Milo buried him.

Under a pile of stones

So that his body wouldn't be found.

In Italy, somewhere.

Then everything is in order.

They cannot find him down there.

And the one who killed Harmakolas will still be Jean Daniel.

The investigation should not reopen.

You're in on that too?

Do not ask questions.

Do not try to see what's going on.

I wouldn't advise it.

You have to answer to me.

And I have to answer

only to whoever's behind me.

Right?

- Yes? - Hey, idiot.

Are you done with having us followed?

Now tell me everything you know.

or so help me God, I'll forget you ever were a friend.

Listen to me Milo... I'm sorry about what's happened.

But now, the whole thing is fixed.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Tell the policeman that

If he wants his wife, he can make the swap at Place Beleville.

When you're done with him, come to my place. I got some girls.

I'll save you the best.

Maybe.

You win.

Calm down.

What are you afraid of?

Not me, of course.

I only came here to grab this.

To get it pressed.

You can't go out dressed like that.

Not in Paris. And not with me.

Where are you taking me?

It seems that one more tourist has arrived.

Your husband is here.

Are you letting me go?

We've got an appointment.

All of us.

They're taking no chances.

Well, that's the way some deals are done.

The way I see it, it's a trap.

Otherwise, why didn't they ask for guarantees?

Like they did last time.

If you don't trust them, why did you come?

So I can make sure that my wife is still alive.

You poor bastard.

Come on, they've brought your wife.

Make the swap and call it a day.

Look out, Milo! Car!

God!

Help me! Take me to the hospital!

Please take me with you!

Take me to the hospital. Don't leave me here!

That fucking son of a whore.

Impossible. We've been wrong.

All this time.

They want you dead. He made you escape just so he could kill you.

I'm calling the whole thing off.

Pathetic.

I'll take you to the police and I'll leave everything in their hands.

No, don't.

It's useless.

If you lock me up, they'll kill your wife.

And they will find a way to kill me, sooner or later.

We must solve this. You and me.

As men. Together!

Take me to Al's house.

Take me to Al's house!

You're not gonna make it.

Look at you.

What about the girl?

The one on the border. Where does she live?

No, don't bring her into this.

We need a place to hide, dammit!

If the police find us in a stolen car ridden with bullets,

we are fucked. Where does she live?

Furstenberg Square, 6.

Hey, you should've been a professional nurse.

That feels good.

I haven't had someone bathe me in a long time, just keep it pressed there.

Youu forget a lot of things in jail

certain feelings and emotions because you've blocked them out.

Thanks, my friend.

Niko?

Vito Cipriani.

Listen to me, worm. Don't you start by telling me

- that you're not in this. - Tell that son of a whore-

I'll break his head when I see him.

It's not my fault. Tell Milo

that I didn't know.

It wasn't me.

That's enough! I know why you wanted Milo to escape.

I know you wanted to kill him.

And I know what you wanted to know. I've had enough.

Either you give me my wife in half an hour, or I'll go to the police.

Alright. Agreed.

Now you have the upper hand.

Give us Milo

and we'll give you your wife.

I'm not gonna make any more deals! I just want my wife back, period.

Come and get her.

She's right here.

I don't believe her.

Listen for yourself.

Vito.

He says he's tired

of the whole thing.

They say they'll let me go, if you don't turn him in.

If you can help me,

please help me.

I can't take it anymore.

Anna, don't be afraid.

They can't hurt you anymore, I promise.

Anna, please do not worry.

Get it? We want this thing over with.

Come here and pick her up.

And then leave.

I want to talk to my wife.

What are you gonna do with me when you get her?

Don't turn me over to them!

I don't give a shit about you.

You can crawl around here, killing yourself for as long as you like.

I just want to get out of this sewer and forget that you ever existed.

Your wife is now a long way from here,

Mr. Cipriani.

These are photocopies.

The original documents are in the hands of people

who are only waiting for a phone call

to register them

and make them operational.

For example, here...

On the basis of evidence turned in,

and the testimonies heard,

Your wife is accused of killing Al Niko.

Here, we have a certificate

saying that she commmited suicide

while she was admitted in a rehabiliation centre

after an overdose of heroin.

This will interest you.

Without any names on it.

In this one, your wife doesn't exit for us.

She is a young girl who's come to Paris

with her husband to spend a vacation that starts...

Tomorrow.

The choice is yours.

You're a fucking bastard.

And you're in a hell of mess.

I'm afraid you'll have to accept my conditions.

Al Niko has played his part.

I've closed the curtain on him.

If you agree, his death will become accidental. And you can get away.

But first you must tell me where Milo Ruiz is.

You want to kill him.

You want to kill him!

There's nothing you can do about it.

The wheels are already in motion.

Where is Milo Ruiz?

That would make me an accomplice to murder.

Well, then.

You do it.

Kill him, Mr. Cipriani, it's the only way...

Milo is condemned already. He has no way out.

He cannot possibly hide when he knows something about the death of a man like Harmakolas.

It's better to be killed by a friend.

Better to die as a bull in the arena, than in the slaughterhouse.

Milo would certainly understand. He'd do the same.

That's not how I do things.

And yet,

Things will only work out if you kill Milo.

We have the guarantee that you would never talk.

And you'd know that we have no reason not to let you go.

And someone behind me--

Will rest easy knowing that the Harmakolas case will never be reopened.

I am not a murderer.

No, of course not.

You are an officer of the law who has tracked down a fugitive.

And you choose to shoot him.

It is the law.

Do you want witnesses to say that it was in self-defense?

I can get them for you.

Do you want a favorable report from the police?

- I can get it done. - You are a liar!

You're just a hired hand.

You can't fix things like that.

Mr. Cipriani,

I have behind me people so powerful that they could crush you,

and all you stand for, for a thousand generations.

Be very careful in what you decide to do.

Remember that you can not afford to make mistakes.

I'll stay with you until this whole business is finished.

No, you can't help me here. And it's better if I don't have to worry about you.

Whatever the result, it's gonna end badly. For me and for them.

Listen. Not everyone is a gangster in this world, okay?

There are other people. Don't you see Milo, this mess reeks of politics.

Hermakolas was a capitalist, whose political line was against the interest of his class.

He was a traitor to his class. And class traitors are hated. Kennedy, Trotsky.

I hadn't thought about the political angle. You're a clever girl.

There is only one way out for you. Tell the truth.

Make the whole thing public.

Make a statement to the press. I can help you, I have contacts.

I know people you should talk to. Listen to me Milo, I can help you fix this.

You can knock the system right back to the Middle Ages!

Or at least make a big dent.

I don't give a shit happens to society.

I want to make a deal with Al Niko.

I'll keep silent and get a big cheque from his bank account in Switzerland.

He's made plenty of money through them. Why shouldn't I?

Yes, if only I'd known.

I thought you were a decent man.

That you had self-respect.

How wrong I was!

- What are you doing? - I have to go, my train leaves in an hour.

Hey, where are you going?

What do you care, you won't be here when I get back.

You'll be in the morgue.

They'll kill you. Just to cover up for some jerk who sits in his chair killing--

Don't say that!

See you in hell.

You don't know what it's like for me to come here like this.

I am Vito Cipriani, deputy director of the prison in Carasco, Italia.

I helped... I helped an inmate to escape.

And I've come here to give myself up.

I don't care what happens to me, I need your help.

They kidnapped my wife.

And only the police can help me now.

- They kidnapped your wife? - Yes.

Who kidnapped your wife?

Can you give me names?

No no.

But they were at the house of Al Niko, the singer.

They killed him.

Unless you do something, they're gonna kill her too.

You're saying that Al Niko was killed by your wife's kidnappers.

- Yes. - According to your statement,

they framed her to make her look guilty.

- Is that true? - Yes.

On the other hand, our report says his death was accidental.

That's not true! They killed him!

Overdose of drugs.

We found the needle that gave him the fatal dose. Only his prints were on it.

So what is this story?

They're trying to make me look like a lunatic.

They're trying to discredit me. Do you not see that?

It's all a trap. They don't want me to talk, so that they won't

find out who killed Harmakolas!

I'm risking my life for this, you bastards.

And you're hanging around and doing fuckall.

Enough!

Alright!

Come in, gentlemen...

Thank you, Claude. You may go.

Sit down.

Mr. Cipriani, I am convinced by your story.

I have made enquiries in Italy.

And all the reports that I received

Show me that you're a man with an excellent service record.

I can imagine what a man of your character

And your integrity

Must have gone through

Before allowing a prisoner to escape.

You must love your wife very much.

And, of course, you're worried for her safety.

I can understand what it took you to come here.

We know for a fact that

At the exact moment,

In which Milo Ruiz would be handed over to the police

They will kill your wife.

And I can understand your reservations about

Handing Ruiz over to us.

But you cannot put the life

of a young & innocent woman,

On the same plane as the life of a common criminal.

Before you sign your statement

I'd like to give the opportunity to consult with a lawyer.

He would explain all the risks you may be exposing yourselves to.

Harmakolas was an oil magnate,

But he refused to respect

The interests of his industry.

He was under the illusion that he could alter the balance of,

Or break up the established order.

Society ended up defending itself.

And removed the disturbing element from its ranks.

That sounds like a bureaucratic adjustment.

Like a cross on a register, next to a name.

Not a dead man bleeding on the street.

You were an Inspector of Homicide, right?

And now you're Deputy Director of the Prison, right?

Tell me. Is arresting and isolating the elements

That create a disturbance against the interest and welfare of the community.

Is that anything more than a bureaucratic operation?

No it isn't, but at least there we were trying to deal with the problem.

You can't say that.

This happens to you, your colleagues and every police force in the world.

You use a gun.

To arrest society's criminals.

To put down a rebellion.

And again and again, someone dies. Courtesy your gun.

And that's how it is. It's inevitable.

In the name of the law,

to maintain the integrity of the society that elected you

to defend it. I would not have any problem

to choose between the life of Milo Ruiz

and the life of a woman, a woman I love.

Tell me something.

Which side are you on?

We are differently situated.

But I'm on the same side.

Society has many ways of defending itself: With red tape,

Prison bars,

And a revolver.

Vito.

About damn time. I could've bled to death.

Where the hell have you been?

Well... Where have you been?

Did you talk to the police?

Did you report me?

Yes, I went to the police.

But not to report you.

I went to ask for their help.

They gave me some advice.

And the result of all this advice

was that I have to help myself..

With this.

Vito, listen to me...

I've been doing some thinking while you were gone.

Everyone's in on this, includng the police.

Maybe I'm wrong, I wanna be. But it's crazy.

All we can do is go to the papers and tell them everything...

The whole mess. It'll create a huge scandal!

We'll turn the tables on them.

It won't work. They'll throw us against the wall.

Don't you see ? This is something far bigger than us.

There is no wall in the world that can't be destroyed.

If you go to the press,

they will kill you, me and my wife. And what would that prove?

I don't give a shit about you, or me, or anybody else!

I don't care who gets killed

I need to bust this thing wide open.

Vito.

Vito, look at me.

Look at me!

I was always destined to be a crook.

But just this once, I wanna show that fate is a liar.

Give me that chance.

Come on, Vito. Please!

It won't work.

It's useless, Milo.

It's useless.

Oh, God.

Will you stop?

Milo, will you stop?

Don't look at me like that.

Don't look at me like that.

During an armed conflict, he was forced to kill the fugitive Milo Ruiz

In self defense.

As you can see, the report

that will be delivered to the Italian police is

very much in your favour. I'm sure you'll be judged with

Great leniency.

It will all be cleared up with a disciplinary hearing.

Which will just be a formality.

And then, everything will go back to being normal.

Please, come with me.

His name was Michel Granier,

He was quite a bigshot in the underworld.

Is he the man that you described?

Are you sure you've never seen him before?

Yes.

This is...

This is not the man.

I'm absolutely sure

That I have never seen him before.