All language subtitles for Confession.1937

BEER, LEMONADE!

GUM, CIGARETTES!

SANDWICHES! BEER!

PAPER!

EVENING PAPER!

THANK YOU.

LISA, DARLING,

DON'T LOOK SO DOWNCAST.

I WON'T BE GONE FOREVER.

I WAS JUST THINKING

THIS IS OUR FIRST
REAL SEPARATION.

3 DAYS.

3 DAYS, THAT'S
HALF A WEEK.

NOW DON'T FORGET
YOUR PIANO,

TWO HOURS EVERY DAY.

OH MOTHER, I'M NOT
A BEGINNER ANYMORE.

ONE HOUR'S PLENTY.

TWO HOURS

AND NO PUSHING
THE CLOCK AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE
A BARGAIN WITH YOU.

IF YOU'LL STAY AWAY
TWO DAYS INSTEAD OF 3,

I'LL PRACTICE
TWO HOURS INSTEAD OF ONE.

IT'S A BARGAIN, LISA.

GOOD-BYE, DARLING.

WATCH THINGS
AT THE HOUSE

AND KEEP AN EYE
ON THE MAID.

YES, I WILL.

DON'T FORGET-
ONLY TWO DAYS.

GIVE MY LOVE
TO EVERYONE!

HILDEGARD!

DID I MISS HER?

BY 3 MINUTES.

GOOD,
I TIMED IT RIGHT.

I HATE FAREWELLS.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS
FOR TONIGHT?

OH, AN HOUR OR
SO OF PRACTICE,

A BOOK, AND BED.

YOU MEAN TO SAY
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO

TAKE ADVANTAGE,
CELEBRATE, HAVE FUN?

FUN.

I'LL BE IN BED AT 9:00.

POLLYANNA
COMES TO LIFE.

THANK YOU.

AND SOME OF THOSE
MIXED CHOCOLATES,

AND...

OOH, SOME OF THOSE
CARAMELS OVER THERE.

THAT ALL RIGHT
WITH YOU, POLLYANNA?

WHAT'S UP?

OH, NOTHING.

THAT MAN OVER THERE,

I THINK SAW HIM AT THE CONSERVATORY
THIS MORNING, THAT'S ALL.

HE FOLLOWED YOU HERE.

DON'T BE SILLY.

MMM, NICE-LOOKING.

I WAS AT THE CONSERVATORY THIS MORNING.

MAYBE
HE FOLLOWED ME.

DON'T STARE
AT HIM LIKE THAT.

HERE YOU ARE, MISS. THANK YOU.

I BEG YOUR PARDON,
BUT YOU DROPPED THIS.

I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY LETTERS.

PARDON ME, I SAW IT
DROP FROM YOUR PURSE.

WHY, I DON'T RECALL
HAVING ANY ENVELOPE.

WHAT'S
THE DIFFERENCE?

THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.

OH, HERE.
YOU OPEN THIS.

I'M NO GOOD
IN A CRISIS.

A CONCERT.

PRETTY TAME BEGINNING
FOR AN ADVENTURE.

OH, THEY ALL
START SLOWLY.

BOX SEATS,
2 AND 3.

THAT MEANS
HE'S RESERVED

SEAT NUMBER 1
FOR HIMSELF.

DO YOU THINK HE-

OH, DON'T
BE RIDICULOUS.

OH LISA, HE'S
COMING THIS WAY.

DON'T GET EXCITED.

BE CASUAL.
NONCHALANT.

OH, IT'S THRILLING!

YOU'RE GOING,
OF COURSE!

I'M NOT GOING,
OF COURSE.

OH, THEN I WON'T
BE ABLE TO GO.

YOU KNOW MY FATHER
ONLY LETS ME

GO OUT WITH YOU.

OTHERWISE I'LL HAVE
TO BE IN BED AT 10:00.

PLEASE, LISA.

ALL RIGHT,
HILDEGARD, I'LL GO.

BUT YOU HAVE TO SIT
NEXT TO SEAT NUMBER 1.

SEAT NUMBER 1,
OVER THERE, PLEASE.

Isn't it thrilling?

Open it before I burst.

Don't be so childish.

What does it say?

What is it?

Is he-is he-

you know, very fresh?

Show it to me.

Don't be such a pig.

Let me see it.

It's from him,
isn't it?

Yes, it is.

You might tell me
what it says.

A bunch of
nonsense.

No, no,
you wouldn't.

Shh!

HILDEGARD,
LET'S GO HOME.

DON'T BE SILLY.
YOU MUST TELL HIM.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

DID YOU ENJOY
THE PROGRAM?

WE THOUGHT YOU
WERE SIMPLY DIVINE.

WHAT DID YOU LIKE BEST?

THE BRAHMS
WAS WONDERFUL.

I NEVER REALLY
UNDERSTOOD IT BEFORE.

YOU SEE, I'M A STUDENT
AT THE CONSERVATORY.

YES, I KNOW.

I SAW YOU THERE
YESTERDAY.

PLEASE MR. MICHAILOW,
WOULD YOU SIGN THIS?

OF COURSE.

A FELLOW MUSICIAN?

AND A VERY GOOD ONE, TOO.

YOU HAD THE SENSE TO PREFER
BRAHMS TO MY MAZURKA.

OH,
I DIDN'T MEAN-

MR. MICHAILOW,

I WANTED TO
TELL YOU THAT

A LITTLE WHILE AGO
IN THE CONCERT HALL

I WASN'T NODDING
TO YOU AT ALL.

I WAS NODDING
TO MY FRIEND HERE.

THEN I'M GLAD
I MISUNDERSTOOD.

WON'T YOU COME
TO THE CASCADE

AND HAVE A BITE
OF SUPPER WITH ME?

OH, WHAT A BORE.

I HAVE TO BE
HOME AT 11:00,

MY FATHER'S
EXPECTING ME.

LISA CAN GO.

OH NO, HILDEGARD,

I COULDN'T POSSIBLY
GO WITHOUT YOU.

OF COURSE YOU CAN,
DON'T BE SILLY.

OH NO,
I COULDN'T. NO. NO.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?

SOME ORANGE ICE, PLEASE.

MOTHER NEVER
LETS ME EAT IN HERE.

MERCI.

YOU LIKE IT HERE?

IT'S VERY NICE.

MY DEAR, FORGIVE ME,
BUT UM...

YOU SHOULD NEVER USE THAT
WORD IN A RESTAURANT BECAUSE...

AND AFTER THAT, A
NICE OMELET OR A NICE DESSERT.

YOU SEE?

YOU'RE MAKING
FUN OF ME.

NO, NO, FAR FROM IT.

I'M MUCH TOO
GRATEFUL TO YOU.

YOU KNOW, AFTER
ONE OF MY CONCERTS

WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS

THERE'S A TERRIFYING
SILENCE AROUND ME

WHICH TONIGHT
YOU FILL

WITH YOUR
DELICIOUS HARMONY.

YOU DO SAY
THE NICEST THINGS-

I'VE SAID
THAT WORD AGAIN.

NOW TELL ME,

WITH WHOM ARE YOU STUDYING
AT THE CONSERVATORY?

PROFESSOR RAYFIELD.

OH, AN EXCELLENT
MUSICIAN.

INCIDENTALLY, AN OLD
FRIEND OF MINE.

DO YOU KNOW,
I DON'T BELIEVE

I EVER THANKED YOU
FOR THE TICKETS.

YOU CAME. THAT WAS
THE IMPORTANT THING.

YOU SEE,

I'VE NEVER
BEEN OUT BEFORE,

ALONE, WITH A...

A MAN?

MM-HMM.

YOU SORRY YOU CAME?

NO.

BUT IT'S ALL
SO NEW AND EXCITING.

IT'S AN ADVENTURE.

YOU SEE, THE GIRLS
AT THE CONSERVATORY

ARE ALWAYS LYING
ABOUT THEIR ADVENTURES-

WELL, I WON'T HAVE TO LIE

BECAUSE THIS
IS A REAL ONE.

WHY DID YOU
SEND ME THE TICKETS?

IT'S HARD
TO EXPLAIN, BUT...

YOU LOVE MUSIC, TOO,

SO I THINK
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.

SOMETIMES MUSIC BECOMES
ALMOST HATEFUL TO ME

AND THE CONCERT,
AN UNBEARABLE ORDEAL.

I'M ONLY CONSCIOUS
OF A GREAT LONELINESS.

BUT WHEN I MET YOU,

I DIDN'T FEEL
LONELY ANY LONGER.

I LOOKED FORWARD
TO THE CONCERT.

I FELT THAT
YOU MUST BE THERE,

THAT I MUST
PLAY FOR YOU.

I- I THINK
I MUST GO HOME NOW.

WHEN CAN I SEE
YOU TOMORROW?

YOU CAN'T, I HAVE TO BE AT
THE CONSERVATORY AT HALF PAST-

BEFORE THAT.

I'M BUSY.
AND AFTERWARDS?

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

AW, THEN DON'T GO TO
THE CONSERVATORY ONCE.

IT'LL DO YOU GOOD
TO MISS A LESSON.

I'VE ALWAYS SAID IT WAS
THE LESSONS I MISSED

THAT MADE ME A PIANIST.

PLEASE,

I MUST
SEE YOU AGAIN.

I'LL WAIT FOR YOU AT THE
CONCERT HALL AT HALF PAST 5:00.

YOU'LL COME?

I BELIEVE...

I CAN'T.

HERE'S YOUR MUSIC CASE,
MISS LISA.

YOU LEFT IT.

OH, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

WAITING FOR YOU...

SINCE YOU COULDN'T
ARRANGE TO MEET ME.

BUT THE PROFESSOR WILL
BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

HE'S NOT COMING.

I'M THE PROFESSOR
TODAY.

WELL LISA,
QUITE A SURPRISE, EH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR
FORMER PUPIL NOW, MICHAEL?

GROWN TO BE
A BIG GIRL, HASN'T SHE?

NOW, DON'T YOU
DISGRACE ME.

YOU SHOW THIS FAMOUS FELLOW
THAT WE KNOW OUR MUSIC, TOO.

SEE YOU LATER, MICHAEL.

YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE DONE IT.

IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.

JUST FANCY, AT MY AGE,

YOU CAN PERMIT A LIE
TO DEAR OLD PROFESSORS.

HOW COULD YOU
DO SUCH A THING?

BECAUSE I WANTED
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

BECAUSE I HAD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

DON'T BE ANGRY, PLEASE.

LET'S WORK.

THE 12th SONATA
IN A MAJOR BY MOZART.

THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF
MOZART'S SONATA IN A MAJOR

IS WRITTEN IN THE FORM
OF VARIATIONS.

IN THE FIRST VARIATION,
THE RHYTHM CHANGES

BUT THE HARMONIC
SEQUENCE REMAINS UNCHANGED.

AND THE MELODY IS ALTERED
ONLY TO THIS EXTENT

SO THAT THE EAR CAN
STILL RECOGNIZE IT.

INDEED, ITS DOMINANT
TONES REMAIN INTACT.

AND THEY'RE EMPHASIZED
BY THE INTRODUCTION

OF 3 HALFTONE
FIGURATIONS.

HOWEVER, THE TRI-VOCALIZED
CHARACTER-

THE THEME OF
THE FIRST VARIATION-

BECOMES A SEQUENCE INSTEAD
OF A COMPLETE MINGLING

OF THE 3 VOICES
BECAUSE OF THE FACT

THAT THE TWO LOWER VOICES
SIMPLY ROUND OUT

AND COMPLETE
THE BABBLING MELODY.

NOW THE DESIRE OF
THE MELODY TO FREE ITSELF

FROM TONAL
ACCESSORIES ARE MODEST,

WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE.

THE INBORN URGE
OF EVERY MELODY-

NAMELY, TO ACHIEVE UNISON-

IS IN THIS WAY ACCOMPLISHED.

THIS TECHNIQUE BY WHICH
THE PARTS COMPLETE THEMSELVES

IN THE POINT
OF VIEW OF RHYTHM

IS DESIGNATED AS
COMPLEMENTARY RHYTHMIC.

IS IT ALL QUITE CLEAR
TO YOU, MISS LISA?

PLEASE
LET ME ALONE.

IT'S QUITE
IMPOSSIBLE.

WHAT'S
IMPOSSIBLE?

GOING OUT WITH YOU,

LETTING YOU LIE
TO THE PROFESSOR,

THIS KISSING
IN THE CORNER.

IT ISN'T LIKE ME,
I HATE IT.

MY MOTHER
COMES HOME TOMORROW.

I CAN'T LIE TO HER,

BUT I'D HAVE TO.

I'LL SAY GOOD-BYE NOW.

NO, LISA, DEAR-

WE MUST NEVER
SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

PLEASE.

YOU MUSTN'T EVEN
THINK OF ME AGAIN.

DARLING,

COME HERE.

YES, MOTHER.

THOSE TRAIN TRIPS
ARE SO TIRING.

I WISH I HAD
THE COURAGE TO FLY.

WHAT DID YOU DO
WHILE I WAS AWAY?

OH...

NOT MUCH
OF ANYTHING.

GO ANYWHERE?

YES,

THE OTHER DAY
WITH HILDEGARD.

WE WENT
TO THE MOVIES.

WAS IT FUN?

MM-HMM.

IF MADAM WOULD
COME OUTSIDE A MOMENT,

THERE'S A WOMAN
OUT THERE.

I'LL COME AT ONCE.

HERE'S SOMETHING
SPECIAL

FOR A LONG-LEGGED CHILD
I USED TO KNOW.

MOMMY, MOMMY,
COME HERE!

MOMMY, COME AND LOOK!

QUICK!

MOMMY!

OH, YOU DARLING!
YOU ANGEL!

OH, IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
GOWN IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

WON'T I LOOK DRESSY?

A BACKLESS
EVENING GOWN!

THAT MAKES IT OFFICIAL,
I AM GROWN UP.

OH, YOU'RE THE SWEETEST
MOTHER IN THE WHOLE WORLD

AND I LOVE YOU
SO MUCH.

AND I LOVE
THE GOWN SO MUCH

AND I'M SO GLAD
YOU'RE HOME-

WAS IT EXPENSIVE?

DARLING, YOU MUST
LET ME GO NOW.

THERE'S A WOMAN OUTSIDE
I'VE GOT TO TALK TO.

OH, I'M SORRY.

BUT I WAS
SO THRILLED.

YES?

BUT YOU KNOW YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE PHONED ME,

I TOLD YOU I-

ON NO, THAT'S
QUITE IMPOSSIBLE.

NO, I TELL YOU
I WON'T.

NO, I'M GOING
TO HANG UP NOW. I-

YOU'RE GOING AWAY?

YES, I HEARD YOU BUT-

I CAN'T MEET YOU.

OH, I-
I COULDN'T DO THAT-

NO, YOU MUSTN'T
EXPECT ME.

YOU MUSTN'T EVEN
WAIT FOR ME, I-

NO, I'M AFRAID NOT.

NO.

YES.

WELL, WHAT DO
YOU SAY, LET'S DANCE!

I KNOW THIS ISN'T QUITE THE SORT
OF PLACE FOR YOU, LISA, DEAR,

BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY NOBODY HERE
WHO COULD POSSIBLY KNOW YOU OR ME.

I CAN ONLY STAY
A HALF AN HOUR.

HALF AN HOUR,
ALL RIGHT.

WE WANT SOME DESSERT.

ARE YOU STILL
ANGRY WITH ME

FOR TELEPHONING YOU?

I BEGGED YOU
NOT TO DO IT.

I HAD TO SLIP OUT

AFTER MOTHER
WENT TO BED.

I COULDN'T HELP IT.

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO
LEAVE WITHOUT SEEING YOU AGAIN.

LISA-

ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU.

WHY SO QUIET?

AREN'T YOU JUST
A LITTLE BIT HAPPY

WE CAN SEE
EACH OTHER AGAIN

ONCE MORE
BEFORE I LEAVE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

PARIS,

TOMORROW.

WHEN WILL
YOU BE BACK?

I DON'T KNOW,
PERHAPS...

WHAT I CAN'T REALIZE

IS GOING AWAY,

LEAVING YOU.

ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE

I OWE TO YOU

ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE

WHEN MY KISSES WHIRL YOU

YOU HELD ME NEAR YOU

CLOSE TO YOUR HEART

I STILL CAN HEAR YOU SAY

"WE NEVER WILL PART"

WE PLANNED OUR FUTURE

AND WE REALLY BELIEVED IT

THOUGH WE NEVER ACHIEVED IT

ALL THAT ONLY
WAS MEANT TO BE

ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE

A MEMORY...

ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE.

THAT WAS HEAVEN TO ME

THE MAN WHO
KISSED ME YESTERDAY

WAS JUST A STRANGER,
STRANGE TO SAY.

LIFE WAS MEANT THAT WAY

THERE'S NO SUCH THING
AS LOVE, I FIND,

IT'S JUST A MASK
WE HIDE BEHIND.

AND THEN PRETEND
WE'RE GAY

WE SAY "THIS TIME
IS REAL, AT LAST,"

AND AFTER LOVE
HAS COME AND PASSED

WE BRUSH THE TEARS AWAY.

BEFORE I GO STRAIGHT
TO THE DEVIL

I'LL BE FRANK
AND ON THE LEVEL

BECAUSE I STILL REMEMBER-

ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE

I OWE TO YOU

ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE

WHEN MY KISSES WHIRL YOU

YOU HELD ME NEAR

CLOSE TO YOUR HEART

I STILL CAN HEAR YOU SAY

"WE NEVER WILL PART"

WE PLANNED OUR FUTURE

AND WE REALLY BELIEVED IT

I'LL REMEMBER OUR KISS-

WELL, WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH HER?

NOTHING, I HOPE.

WAITER, CHECK!

RIGHT AWAY,
SIR.

BUT WHAT
IS ALL THIS?

NOTHING AT ALL,
DEAR.

THIS PLACE
MAKES ME NERVOUS.

LET'S GET
AWAY FROM HERE.

YES, OF COURSE.

GOOD EVENING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

BEFORE BEGINNING
MY ENTERTAINMENT

I SHOULD LIKE
TO ANNOUNCE THAT

THIS IS ALL STRICTLY
ON THE LEVEL.

NO TRICKERY,
NO SLEIGHT OF HAND,

NO FRAUD OR DECEIT.

I SHOOT GENUINE BULLETS
COME.

AT GENUINE LIVING TARGETS.

UNLESS MY AIM IS PERFECT,
AND MY HAND STEADY,

EVERY SHOT WOULD BE FATAL.

MICHAEL MICHAILOW!

YES, SIR.

THAT'S ALL
I CAN TELL YOU

ABOUT MY ASSOCIATION
WITH MICHAEL MICHAILOW.

HAS THE ATTORNEY
FOR THE PROSECUTION

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
TO ASK THE WITNESS?

YES,
MISTER PRESIDENT.

WITNESS,

SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN THE TIME

WHEN THE ACCUSED FAINTED AND
SHE SHOT MICHAEL MICHAILOW,

DIDN'T YOU ASK HIM
IF HE KNEW HER?

IT HAS BEEN TESTIFIED THAT THE
ACCUSED AND THE MURDERED MAN

STARED AT EACH OTHER
FOR A LONG TIME

AND THEN SHE
SUDDENLY FAINTED.

THIS HAPPENED
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

DIDN'T YOU COUPLE
THIS THINGS TOGETHER

IN YOUR OWN MIND?

I MEAN, DIDN'T THEY STRIKE
YOU AS CAUSE AND EFFECT?

WEREN'T YOU
CURIOUS ABOUT IT?

DIDN'T YOU GET
ANY EXPLANATION?

NO, SIR.

NONE.

THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU.

ATTORNEY
FOR THE DEFENSE?

WAIVE QUESTIONING.

YOU MAY SIT DOWN,
WITNESS.

MR. ATTORNEY FOR
THE PROSECUTION,

DO YOU WISH TO CALL
ANY MORE WITNESSES?

NO,
MR. PRESIDENT.

AND THE DEFENSE?

WE'VE NO TESTIMONY
TO OFFER.

ACCUSED, BY YOUR
CONTINUED SILENCE

YOU HAVE SO FAR OBSTRUCTED
EVERY EFFORT OF THIS COURT

TO REACH AN UNDERSTANDING
OF YOUR CRIME.

YOU KILLED A HUMAN BEING.

WHY?

I'VE NOTHING TO SAY.

YOU MUST HAVE STOOD IN
SOME SORT OF RELATIONSHIP

TO THE MAN YOU SHOT.

SOMETHING MUST HAVE OCCURRED
BETWEEN YOU IN THE PAST.

IF YOU WILL ONLY
TELL US WHAT IT WAS,

PERHAPS WE,
THE JUDGES AND THE JURY

WHO HAVE TO
DECIDE YOUR FATE,

WILL FIND MITIGATING
CIRCUMSTANCES

WHICH WILL PERMIT US
TO LOOK AT YOUR CRIME

IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH
WILL JUSTIFY US

PERHAPS IN LIGHTENING
YOUR PUNISHMENT.

MADAM KOWALSKA,

IT IS A QUESTION
OF YOUR LIFE.

Why don't you
say something?

WHAT DO YOU ALL
WANT OF ME?

I KILLED HIM.

SENTENCE ME.

THERE BEING NO
FURTHER TESTIMONY,

WE WILL HEAR
THE FINAL SPEECH

OF THE ATTORNEY
FOR THE PROSECUTIONS.

MAY IT PLEASE THE HIGH COURT OF
JUSTICE AND GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY,

I SHALL TAKE VERY
LITTLE OF YOUR TIME.

THE ACCUSED ADMITTED HER GUILT
WHEN SHE WAS ARRESTED.

IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE
HEARD THE TESTIMONY

OF MANY EYEWITNESSES
OF THE CRIME.

IT WAS MURDER!-

DELIBERATE, PREMEDITATED,
COLD-BLOODED MURDER!

BEFORE THE LAW,
THE ACCUSED IS GUILTY-

GUILTY TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT!

IT'S OF NO IMPORTANCE WHAT
HER MOTIVES MAY HAVE BEEN:

JEALOUSY, HATE, REVENGE.

YOU MUST NOT LET HER SILENCE
INFLUENCE YOU, GENTLEMEN.

IT MUST NOT AWAKEN IN YOU
ANY SYMPATHY FOR HER WHATEVER!

IT'S MURDER, ISN'T IT?

MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES?

THEY HAVEN'T PUT IN
THEIR APPEARANCE YET.

YEAH, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

HER LAWYER'S JUST STARTING
HIS SPEECH TO THE JURY.

HAVE YOU NOT ALL FELT,

GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY,

THAT THE ACCUSED WAS
FORCED TO KEEP SILENT?

BECAUSE SHE WAS SHAKEN
TO THE DEPTH OF HER BEING,

INCAPABLE OF UTTERING
A SINGLE WORD.

HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN
A HUMAN BEING

WHOM A CRUSHING EXPERIENCE
HAS RENDERED SPEECHLESS?

SPEECHLESS WITH TERROR
AND CONSTERNATION,

SO COMPLETELY... SHATTERED

AS TO BE ENTIRELY
INDIFFERENT TO HER FATE.

SURELY IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN A SIMPLE MATTER

FOR THE ACCUSED TO APPEAR
BEFORE YOU AS A REPENTANT SINNER,

AND TO HAVE INSISTED THAT THE
MURDERED MAN HAD PERSECUTED HER

WITH A LIFETIME OF TORTURE.

IN SHORT, TO HAVE
APPEALED TO YOUR PITY.

THE SILENCE OF THE ACCUSED
PLEADS NOT AGAINST HER,

BUT FOR HER!

I WILL ASK THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE

TO PAUSE A MOMENT.

CERTAINLY, MR. PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU.
PUT IT DOWN THERE.

IT IS MY DUTY
TO PLACE BEFORE YOU

CERTAIN INFORMATION
WHICH HAS JUST REACHED ME.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
HAS FOUND THIS SUITCASE

IN THE BAGGAGE ROOM
OF THE UNION STATION.

IT IS THE PROPERTY
OF THE ACCUSED.

IT IS POSSIBLE, THEREFORE,
THAT IT CONTAINS EVIDENCE

WHICH MAY TELL US SOMETHING
OF THE RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN MICHAEL MICHAILOW
AND THE ACCUSED...

A RELATIONSHIP WHICH THE
ACCUSED HAS PERSISTENTLY

REFUSED TO EXPLAIN.

SHOULD ITS CONTENTS
PROVE TO HAVE

SUCH A BEARING
ON THIS CASE,

I SHALL PROBABLY
INSIST UPON

RECALLING CERTAIN
WITNESSES.

OPEN THAT SUITCASE.

NO. NO, NO!

MY CLIENT IS WILLING TO MAKE
A FULL AND COMPLETE STATEMENT-

BUT ONLY ON CONDITION THAT THE
COURT DOES NOT OPEN THAT SUITCASE

UNTIL IT HAS HEARD
WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY!

CONDITIONS FROM THE ACCUSED?

TOO RIDICULOUS TO CONSIDER!

THEN I'LL NEVER TALK!

THE HIGH COURT SHOULD NOT
PERMIT ITSELF TO BE BLACKMAILED.

I INSIST THAT THAT SUITCASE
BE OPENED AT ONCE!

I PROTEST AGAINST THE TONE AND MANNER
OF THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION,

AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COURT
TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF THE ACCUSED.

THERE MUST BE ABSOLUTE
QUIET AMONG THE SPECTATORS!

OTHERWISE I WILL HAVE
THE COURTROOM CLEARED.

THE ATTORNEY FOR THE
PROSECUTION WILL BELIEVE WITH ME

THAT WE ALL HAVE
ONLY ONE DESIRE,

AND THAT IS TO
ARRIVE AT THE TRUTH.

I AM SURE WE SHALL ALL BE
ACTING IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE

BY PERMITTING
THE ACCUSED TO TESTIFY.

I DON'T MEAN TO
CRITICIZE THE MANNER

IN WHICH THE COURT IS CONDUCTING
THIS CASE, MR. PRESIDENT,

BUT AS REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE STATE, I MUST PROTEST!

OH, THE SUITCASE WILL NOT
BE LOST WHILE WE LISTEN.

THE ACCUSED WILL NOW
MAKE HER STATEMENT.

BECAUSE OF INFORMATION WHICH
MY CLIENT HAS JUST GIVEN ME,

I WISH TO CITE PARAGRAPH 48
OF THE CRIMINAL CODE.

WHAT SHE IS ABOUT TO SAY MAY BE
A VIOLATION OF PUBLIC DECENCY.

THEREFORE, I MUST ASK THAT
THE COURTROOM BE CLEARED

AND HER STATEMENT BE HEARD
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS!

THE REQUEST OF THE ATTORNEY
FOR THE DEFENSE IS GRANTED.

THE TESTIMONY WILL BE HEARD
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

CLEAR THE COURT.

THE WITNESSES WILL PLEASE
HOLD THEMSELVES AVAILABLE

OUTSIDE FOR FURTHER
QUESTIONING.

NOBODY HAS ANY RIGHT
TO PUSH PEOPLE OUT OF THE WAY.

ACCUSED,
MAKE YOUR STATEMENT.

IT WAS IN 1912, IN WARSAW.

I FEEL THE FLOOD
WITHIN ME SURGE

I LIVE BUT FOR TODAY

I FEEL A WILD IMPULSIVE URGE

TO GIVE MY SOUL AWAY

THE MUSIC IN MY HEART
SEEMS TO SING

DANCE WITH ME
AS FAIR AS THE SPRING

HOLD ME TIGHT, KISS ME DEAR,
FOR TONIGHT YOU CAN HEAR

THEM PRAY

MAZURKA RULES
THE SAVAGE LIGHT

AND GUIDES MY FOOLISH HEART

SO DANCE WITH ME

AND KISS ME, MY LOVE

TAKE MY LOVE

IT'S YOURS DEAR, ALONE

I BELONG TO YOU

TELL ME THAT YOU'RE...

LOUISE, TAKE THIS BASKET.

PUT THOSE OVER THERE,
AND THAT ONE THERE.

YOU WERE MARVELOUS!

THANK YOU, DEAR.
YOU'RE SWEET. GOOD-BYE!

GOOD-BYE!
THANK YOU, DEAR.

WHAT DARLINGS. WHAT
A HOUSE. WHAT A NIGHT!

WHAT FLOWERS! SOME OF
THEM MUST BE ARTIFICIAL.

STELLA, LOCK THAT DOOR. NO VISITORS.

VERA, YOU'RE A FOOL
TO GIVE ALL THIS UP.

OF COURSE I AM,

BUT I'M SO HAPPY
I COULD SCREAM!

WHAT'S MARRIAGE
TO ALL THIS?

NOW, I APPROVE OF MARRIAGE,

AND I OUGHT TO KNOW-
I'VE HAD 4 HUSBANDS,

TWO OF WHOM I REMEMBER.

I WISH I WERE
A BIGGER STAR,

THERE WAS MORE APPLAUSE, MORE FLOWERS,

SO I COULD GIVE UP MORE FOR LEONIDE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
I ENVY YOU.

WHAT'S THE
MATTER, WANDA?

MICHAEL
STRAYING AGAIN?

WON'T SEE ME
ANYMORE.

HARDLY EVER
SPEAKS TO ME.

SEE WHO IT IS,
LOUISE-

THEN I SHAN'T
NEED YOU ANYMORE.

HELLO, MICHAEL.

EVENING.

HELLO.

VERA, MY DEAR, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THIS EVENING.

YOU WERE A MAGNIFICENT VOICE
AND YOU DANCED LIKE A DREAM.

IT WAS
ALL YOUR MUSIC.

OH, TO THINK I SHALL
NEVER CONDUCT FOR YOU AGAIN.

YOU WERE SUPERB.

WE WERE ALL SUPERB
- CONSIDERING WHAT WE HAD TO SING!

YOU KNOW, MICHAEL, YOU
OUGHT TO BE KINDER TO WANDA.

AH, WANDA.
ANCIENT HISTORY.

AS USUAL WITH YOU.

NOW VERA, DON'T FLY
THROUGH ALL OF MY HABITS.

THEY'RE VERY REGULAR.

THE BAD ONES, TOO.

HOW'D YOU LIKE
MY FLOWERS?

YOUR FLOWERS WERE THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL THAT I'VE EVER SEEN.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL,
PERHAPS, BUT I FEAR

NOT AS IMPORTANT
TO YOU AS THESE-

"FROM YOUR ADORING
HUSBAND-TO-BE, LEONIDE."

OH, MY DEAR VERA.

YOU'RE A FOOL,
YOU'RE AN IDIOT!

YOU CAN'T GIVE UP ALL THIS
FOR A SILLY WEDDING RING.

SILLY WEDDING RING?

YOU SCOFF AT MARRIAGE,
DON'T YOU, MICHAEL?

BUT YOU BELONG HERE!
YOU'RE AN ARTIST.

YOU'LL NEVER BE CONTENTED
LIVING OUT YOUR LIFE

WITH A... WITH A DULL, STOLID SOLDIER.

NOT VERY COMPLIMENTARY
TO MY FIANCE.

I HOPE HE BEATS YOU DAILY
TILL YOU'RE BLACK AND BLUE.

OH HO! YOU'RE HOPELESS.

OH, SILLY,
RIDICULOUS WOMAN.

YOU KNOW THAT I'M
TRAGICALLY IN LOVE WITH YOU.

HOW CAN YOU BE SO CRUEL
AS TO LEAVE ME LIKE THIS?

NOW, MICHAEL,

I'VE KNOWN YOU
TOO LONG AND TOO WELL.

YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT REAL LOVE,
BECAUSE YOU LOVE ONLY YOURSELF.

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO
FOOL OTHER WOMEN,

BUT YOU DON'T IMPRESS ME
ONE LITTLE BIT.

ALL RIGHT, GET MARRIED!

BUT I WARN YOU: I'LL NEVER REST UNTIL
I'VE GOT YOU BACK WHERE YOU BELONG,

EVEN IF I HAVE
TO COMPROMISE YOU.

YES?

WONDERFUL OPERA, MICHAEL.

THANKS.

I'VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO
PERSUADE YOUR FIANCEE

TO RUN AWAY WITH ME.

I'VE CHANGED MY MIND
ABOUT THAT OPERA.

I THINK IT'S
PRETTY TERRIBLE.

THAT'S WHAT
I'VE ALWAYS SAID.

BUT NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE ME.

WELL, YOU TWO... WORST OF LUCK.

MY NAME IS LEONIDE KIROW.

MINE'S VERA KOWALSKA.

AH, NOW I REMEMBER YOU!

I THOUGHT
YOU LOOKED FAMILIAR.

ARE YOU DOING
ANYTHING TOMORROW?

GETTING MARRIED.

THAT'S FUNNY.
SO AM I.

ARE YOU GOING TO HATE ME FOR
TAKING YOU AWAY FROM ALL THIS?

NICE LITTLE WORD FOR MY
COOKING NOW AND THEN-

THAT'S ALL THE APPLAUSE
I WANT.

YOU KNOW, SEEING YOU
LIKE THIS ON A STAGE-

OH, I KNOW IT'S
JUST ACTING, BUT...

I COULD'VE KILLED THAT MAN.

YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO
FEEL THAT WAY AGAIN.

MY NAME IS LEONIDE-

I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOUR NAME IS.

I LOVE YOU.

JUST LET ME...

IS IT SERIOUS, DOCTOR?

SERIOUS! THERE'S NOTHING
THE MATTER WITH YOUR BABY.

MY DEAR, YOUNG BABE.

GOOD NIGHT, SCHNICKELPITZ.

UNCLE DOCTOR'S GOING NOW...

TO GIVE OTHER MOTHERS
A CHANCE TO WAKE HIM UP.

THERE'S A GOOD GIRL.

GOOD NIGHT, DARLING.

GOOD NIGHT, DARLING!

GOOD NIGHT, MAMA.

HEARD FROM YOUR
HUSBAND LATELY?

ONLY LAST WEEK.

HE SAID THERE WAS SOME
PRETTY HEAVY FIGHTING,

BUT HE WASN'T EVEN
SCRATCHED, THANK HEAVEN.

FINE, FINE.

THE ONLY PROBLEM
HE HAS IS PHYSICAL.

THE MINUTE THE SHELLS START TO FALL,
HE RUNS FOR THE NEAREST GENERAL.

SORRY I GOT YOU
OUT OF BED, DOCTOR.

BUT HER EYES LOOKED
SO FEVERISH ALL EVENING.

ARE YOU SURE-
OF COURSE I'M SURE.

YOUR CHILD'S IN
PERFECT HEALTH.

IT'S YOU
I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

WHY DO YOU COOP YOURSELF
UP HERE LIKE A HERMIT HEN?

LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING:

IF YOUR BABY EVER GETS SICK OF ANYTHING,

IT'LL BE YOU.

GIVE HER A VACATION.

TAKE ONE YOURSELF.

LET A NURSE
TAKE CARE OF HER.

YES, BUT... YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND, DOCTOR.

YOU SEE,
YOU'RE NOT A MOTHER.

DON'T CHANGE
THE SUBJECT.

YOU'VE BEEN INVITED
EVERYWHERE; YOU GO NOWHERE.

LIVE THE PASSION.
SEE PEOPLE-HA HA-

ESPECIALLY
AMUSING PEOPLE,

if you can find any.

YOU'RE COMING IN
TOMORROW, AREN'T YOU?

I AM NOT!

I'M GOING HOME, I'M
GOING TO STAY THERE,

AND LEARN HOW TO
BECOME A MOTHER.

HA HA! GOOD NIGHT.

HEY, IT'S VERA!

STELLA!

FORGIVE ME-

LOOK, LOOK,
IT'S VERA!

WE'VE A WONDERFUL
TABLE OVER HERE

RESERVED JUST FOR MEMBERS OF THE OPERA.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU
BACK WITH US AGAIN.

LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN!

TAKE YOUR PARTNERS
FOR THE MAZURKA!

MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE, MADAM KIROW?

MICHAEL!

YOU LEFT ME AFTER ONE MAZURKA;

WE MEET AGAIN TO THE TUNE OF ANOTHER.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE!

OH, NO, NO. I ASKED
THEM TO PLAY IT

ESPECIALLY FOR US.

SAME OLD MICHAEL.

WELL, INTO EACH PARTY
A LITTLE RAIN MUST FALL.

SHALL WE DANCE?

THANK YOU.

WELL, HOW HAVE YOU
BEEN, VERA DEAR?

HAPPY.

JUST NOW,
A NURSERY'S MY WORLD.

I FIND IT VERY EXCITING.

GOOD, I'M SO GLAD YOU
WERE ABLE TO COME TONIGHT.

I SENT YOU
THAT INVITATION.

YOU DID?
YES.

THE FIRST STEP IN MY...

"GET VERA OUT OF
THE NURSERY" CAMPAIGN.

ANYWAY, I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.

WELL, I'M GLAD
ONE OF US DID.

REMEMBER, WE HAVE
THE NEXT DANCE.

CERTAINLY.

WON'T YOU INTRODUCE ME?

OF COURSE. UM...

VERA, THIS IS XENIA, A NEW
MEMBER OF OUR OPERA COMPANY.

MADAM KIROW.

HOW DO YOU DO.

CHARMED.

ISN'T THERE SOME WINE
AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE?

OH HO HO!

OH, NOW THAT'S THE LAST
DANCE, AND WHAT A PITY!

JUST WHEN WE WERE HAVING
SUCH A GOOD TIME!

WAIT A MINUTE!
I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

LET'S CONTINUE
AT MY PLACE.

OH, DANCE WITH ME

AND GIVE ME MY OWN

TAKE MY LOVE

IT'S YOURS AND YOURS ALONE

I BELONG TO YOU

TELL ME THAT YOU'RE MINE

I BELONG TO YOU

TELL ME THAT YOU'RE MINE

A BEAUTIFUL VOICE.

A BEAUTIFUL VOICE
LIKE THAT WASTED ON US.

WHO CAN FEEL
A DRINK?

NO!

COME ON, NOW.

PLEASE! PLEASE!

I'M DIZZY.

PLEASE! OH, MICHAEL!

OH! OH!

OLD TIMES, VERA?

YOU REMEMBER THEM?

SOMETIMES.

DO YOU REMEMBER
THAT NIGHT IN PARIS?

ABOUT YOUR GLORIOUS
PERFORMANCE?

WHEN A LOT OF STUDENTS DREW
YOUR CARRIAGE THROUGH THE STREETS

AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE SINGING
AND SHOUTING YOUR PRAISES.

YOU RESCUED ME.

I EVEN THINK YOU WERE
A LITTLE JEALOUS.

JEALOUS? I COULD HAVE
WRUNG THEIR SILLY NECKS!

OH, MICHAEL.

OH, LOVE
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

THE HARD WORK
FOR THE PLAY.

YES, YOU WERE
SWEET THEN.

HAVE I CHANGED
SO MUCH?

NURSERIES NEVER ENHANCE A
LADY'S CHARMS, MY DEAR VERA.

WELL, MY HUSBAND
DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY.

OH, THEN CHUCK ALL
THIS NURSERY BUSINESS

AND COME BACK
WHERE YOU BELONG!

OOH, NOW I'M
BEGINNING TO SEE.

YOU'RE GOING TO
START ALL OVER AGAIN.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO TEMPT ME.

I'M GOING RIGHT HOME
TO MY NURSERY.

ALL RIGHT.

BUT IN THE END,
I SHALL WIN.

NEVER.

XENIA, FILL THAT UP
FOR ME, WILL YOU?

OOH.

I BETTER GO.

DON'T WANT TO BREAK UP
ANY HAPPY HOMES.

NO, VERA, ONE DANCE
BEFORE YOU GO, PLEASE.

YES, MAX! MAX!
PUT ON A WALTZ.

YES, MICHAEL.

OH, MICHAEL!

OOH! OOH...

LOOK.

OH, THIS IS AWFUL.

EVERYTHING IS GOING
ROUND AND ROUND.

OH, MICHAEL, PLEASE,
PLEASE TAKE ME HOME.

CARRY ON, EVERYBODY. I'M GOING
TO TAKE MADAME KOWALSKA HOME.

IS THE BABY AWAKE YET?

NO, SHE'S STILL ASLEEP.

IT'S NOT POSSIBLE...

BUT I MUST...
FORGIVE ME...

THE BABY'S AWAKE NOW.

AW...

GO TO SLEEP AGAIN,
MY DARLING.

SHH.

MOMMY'S HERE.

THAT'S MY GOOD GIRL.

LEON.

DEAREST...

LEONIDE KIROW IS
THE NAME.

AND I'M VERA...

OH, LEONIDE.

LEONIDE, THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU.

HOLD ME CLOSE!

CLOSER!

THERE WASN'T A GENERAL
FOR MILES AROUND.

THANK YOU.

COME ON, DEAREST.

THERE'S A GOOD GIRL.

GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

STAND STILL, NOW,
DARLING.

YES.

WE'LL TIE YOU, PUT YOUR
BOW ON PRETTY FOR YOU.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO
FOR A NICE, LONG WALK.

OOPS-A-DAISY.

THERE YOU ARE, DARLING.

SAY, "GOOD-BYE, MAMA.
GOOD-BYE, DADDY."

BYE, MAMA,
BYE DADDY.

GOOD-BYE, DARLING.

AND NO FLIRTING
WITH POLICEMEN.

WILL YOU HAVE SOME MORE COFFEE?

NO THANKS.

VERA, WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT'S TROUBLING YOU?

NOTHING'S WRONG.
NOTHING.

THERE IS SOMETHING.

YOU'RE SO NERVOUS.

NO, I'M NOT. REALLY.

IS THIS DEPRESSING
YOU SO MUCH?

OH, LEONIDE. YOU MUSTN'T
EVEN THINK SUCH A THING.

I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK
YOU DIDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE.

OH, MY DARLING.

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN
YOU'LL EVER KNOW.

SOMEONE'S
AT THE DOOR.

I'LL JUST GO
AND SEE WHO IT IS.

GOING OUT?

YES. STELLA'S NOT WELL.

I JUST GOT WORD
SHE WANTS TO SEE ME.

I SHAN'T BE LONG.

VERA.

I MUST TALK TO YOU, MICHAEL.

HOW NICE OF YOU TO COME.

LET'S UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER
RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING.

I DIDN'T COME HERE FOR ANY
STUPID RENDEZVOUS WITH YOU.

VERA.

CAN'T YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE
DONE, WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

I'VE HAD TO LIE
TO MY HUSBAND.

OH, I WOULD HAVE TOLD HIM
THE MOMENT HE CAME HOME,

BUT I COULDN'T.

I HADN'T
THE COURAGE.

HE CAME HOME FROM THE FRONT A SICK MAN,

HYPER-SENSITIVE.

HE NEEDS ME.

I HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO HELP HIM.

WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING AT?

I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL
ME ANYMORE, NOT TO WRITE.

BUT YOU HAVE CALLED.
YOU'VE WRITTEN EVERY DAY.

WHY I...

I WAS SO FRIGHTENED I-I HADN'T
EVEN BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK TO LEONIDE.

WE'RE DRIFTING APART.

WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO DO?

BLACKMAIL ME WITH THE
MEMORY OF THAT NIGHT?

OH, VERA, HOW CAN YOU?
DON'T YOU-

LET ME ALONE.

I LOVE MY HUSBAND.

I LOVE MY CHILD.

THEY'RE ALL
THAT MATTER TO ME.

TO KEEP THAT LOVE,
TO PRESERVE MY HOME,

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING
I WOULDN'T DO.

THAT SOUNDS MELODRAMATIC, MICHAEL.

BUT I MEAN EVERY
WORD OF IT.

THAT'S ALL
I CAME TO SAY.

LEONIDE.

WANT TO DENY IT?

THANKS.

MR. STAGOFF,
YOU DO ANYTHING?

ACCORDING TO THE STATUES
AND LAWS ENACTED BY-

NEVER MIND ALL THAT.
TELL ME QUICKLY.

THE FACT THAT MR. MICHAILOW EVADED EVERY
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON YOUR BEHALF,

THE FURTHER FACT THAT HE AVOIDED
ALL RESPONSIBILITY BY RUNNING AWAY,

CERTAINLY ADDED TO
THE APPEARANCE OF YOUR GUILT.

IT SUBSTANTIATED YOUR HUSBAND'S
BELIEF AND THAT OF THE JUDGE

THAT YOU HAD BEEN MORE
THAN MERELY INDISCREET.

BUT COULDN'T MY HUSBAND
HAVE FORGIVEN ME?

HIS HONOR.

YES, OF COURSE.

HIS HONOR.

BUT WHAT
ABOUT MY BABY?

THE LAW STATES SPECIFICALLY THAT IF THE

MARRIAGE IS BROKEN THROUGH
THE FAULT OF THE WIFE,

THE CHILD IS AUTOMATICALLY
AWARDED TO THE HUSBAND.

THOSE ARE CONSEQUENCES, MADAME,
WHICH ONE JUST HAS TO BEAR.

HOW EASY IT IS
FOR YOU TO CONDEMN.

MADAME, IT IS SIMPLY
MY DUTY TO INFORM YOU

THAT THE DIVORCE DECREE OF
MY CLIENT HAS BEEN GRANTED.

CAPTAIN KIROW EXPECTS THAT
YOU WILL VACATE THIS APARTMENT,

HERETO OCCUPIED BY YOU
JOINTLY, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

BUT MY BABY.

SHE WAS TAKEN FROM ME.

AFTER THAT, MONTHS
IN THE HOSPITAL.

WHEN I CAME OUT, LEONIDE
AND MY CHILD HAD DISAPPEARED.

STELLA TOLD ME HE HAD CHANGED
HIS NAME FROM KIROW TO KOSLOV,

BUT NO ONE KNEW
WHERE HE HAD GONE.

I HAD TO TAKE
MY SINGING UP AGAIN.

I DIDN'T WANT TO STARVE.

BUT MY VOICE
WAS ALMOST GONE.

I COULD STILL
FIND EMPLOYMENT

BUT ONLY IN LITTLE
CHEAP CABARETS.

THE ONE THING THAT KEPT
ME GOING FOR 15 YEARS

WAS THE DREAM THAT
I MIGHT SEE MY CHILD AGAIN.

MY FIRST THOUGHT IN
EVERY STRANGE CITY WAS,

"PERHAPS LEONIDE
LIVES HERE...

WITH HER."

I HAD ALMOST GIVEN UP HOPE
WHEN I CAME TO THIS CITY.

I WANT TO SPEAK
TO MR. KOSLOV.

JUST A MOMENT,
PLEASE.

OH, MADAME.

IF MADAME WOULD COME
OUTSIDE A MOMENT,

THERE'S A WOMAN
OUT THERE.

I'LL COME AT ONCE.

HERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR A
LONG-LEGGED CHILD I USED TO KNOW.

WHAT IS IT, PLEASE?

I AM MRS. KOSLOV.

WELL, I...

I REALLY WANTED TO
SPEAK TO MR. KOSLOV.

MY HUSBAND DIED 3 YEARS AGO.

AND HIS CHILD?

MY DAUGHTER?

YOUR DAUGHTER?

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

I
- I USED TO KNOW CAPTAIN KOSLOV IN WARSAW.

HE WAS ALWAYS
VERY KIND TO ME.

I ALSO KNEW
HIS FIRST WIFE.

MOMMY,
MOMMY, COME HERE!

OH, PLEASE, I-

MOMMY, COME
AND LOOK, QUICK.

EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.

MOMMY.

LISA, WHAT IS IT?

OH, YOU DARLING,
YOU ANGEL.

OH, IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
GOWN IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

WON'T I LOOK DRESSY?

A BACKLESS EVENING GOWN.

THAT MAKES IT OFFICIAL.
I AM GROWN UP.

OH, YOU'RE THE SWEETEST
MOTHER IN THE WHOLE WORLD,

AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH,
AND I LOVE THE GOWN,

AND I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE
HOME. WAS IT EXPENSIVE?

PLEASE LET ME GO NOW, DEAR.

THERE'S A WOMAN OUTSIDE.
I HAVE TO TALK TO HER.

OH, I'M SORRY.
BUT I WAS SO THRILLED.

I MUST TELL YOU
SOMETHING IN CONFIDENCE

BEFORE WE TALK ANY
FURTHER ABOUT THIS.

WHY, I'M SURE IT WASN'T
YOUR INTENTIONS.

IT WOULD BE THE LAST THING YOU'D
WANT TO DO TO UPSET A YOUNG GIRL,

HARDLY MORE THAN A CHILD.

SHE MAY COME IN ANY MOMENT.

SHE HAS NO SUSPICION, NO IDEA,
THAT I'M NOT HER REAL MOTHER.

LISA WAS NEVER TOLD THAT HER OWN
MOTHER DIED IN WARSAW DURING THE WAR.

SHE WAS A CHILD, OF COURSE-REMEMBERS
NOTHING OF THAT TIME.

IT-IT WAS LEONIDE'S WISH THAT
LISA SHOULD NEVER LEARN THE TRUTH.

I STRONGLY OPPOSED
THIS AT FIRST,

BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT SHE WAS TOO
YOUNG TO GRASP THE TRUTH AT THE TIME.

AND THEN, WHEN I SAW HER GROWING
UP, SAW HOW FOND SHE WAS OF ME,

I- I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO CONFUSE,
TO STARTLE HER, TO TELL HER THAT...

OH, PLEASE BELIEVE ME.

I'VE DEVOTED MY LIFE TO HER.

WHY, I'VE COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN
THAT SHE WAS NOT MY OWN.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

IN MY EXCITEMENT, I-

NO THANK YOU.

MAY I ASK WHAT
BROUGHT YOU HERE?

CAN I BE OF
ANY HELP TO YOU?

YOU'RE VERY KIND.

NO, IT WAS-IT WAS
NOTHING IMPORTANT.

I WANTED...

WELL, YOU SEE, I FOUND THE
NAME OF KOSLOV IN THE DIRECTORY,

QUITE BY ACCIDENT.

AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D
LIKE TO SEE HIM AGAIN.

CURIOSITY. JUST
TO TALK OVER OLD TIMES.

MAYN'T I PERHAPS-
NO, NO.

LISA WILL COME.

I'M SORRY.

BUT-BUT YOU MUST REALIZE THAT
I WAS SO TERRIFIED I COULDN'T...

DON'T APOLOGIZE.

YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT.

GOOD-BYE.

I HAD SEEN MY
DAUGHTER AGAIN.

IT WAS HARD TO REALIZE THAT
I MUST NEVER SEE HER AGAIN.

THAT I COULD
NEVER SAY TO HER,

"LISA, I AM
YOUR MOTHER."

I COULD GIVE
HER NOTHING.

MY LIFE WOULD
DISGUST HER.

MY LOVE WOULD
ONLY FRIGHTEN HER.

SO I SAID, "ALL RIGHT.

BE HAPPY BECAUSE AT LAST
YOU'VE SEEN HER HAPPY."

AND THEN THAT
SAME NIGHT...

WE FEEL SO BEAUTIFUL

AND WE REALLY BELIEVE IT

SO WE'RE NEVER-*

WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH HER?

WHY, SHE FAINTED RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF HER ACT.

THERE.
SHE'S COMING TO NOW.

WELL, WELL, WHAT'S THE
MATTER HERE? WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WELL, SHE'S...

COME ON, COME ON.

GET REAL-YOU'RE
HOLDING THE CURTAIN.

GOOD EVENING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

BEFORE BEGINNING MY ENTERTAINMENT,
I SHOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE

THAT THIS IS ALL
STRICTLY ON THE LEVEL.

NO TRICKERY, NO SLEIGHT OF
HAND, NO FRAUD OR DECEIT.

I SHOOT GENUINE BULLETS
AT GENUINE LIVING TARGETS.

UNLESS MY AIM IS
PERFECT, MY HAND STEADY,

EVERY SHOT WOULD BE
FATAL. THANK YOU.

MICHAEL
MICHAILOW.

AND THEN I SHOT HIM.

IN THAT SUITCASE
YOU'LL FIND MY PAPERS.

THEY'LL PROVE THAT
I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.

IF YOU'D EXAMINE
THEM IN AN OPEN COURT,

LISA, THE WHOLE WORLD WOULD
HAVE KNOWN THAT I WAS HER MOTHER.

SHE MUST NEVER KNOW.

THAT WAS MY REASON-

MY ONLY REASON FOR REFUSING
TO TESTIFY IN PUBLIC.

AND NOW I BEG YOU: HELP ME TO
KEEP THIS STORY FROM MY DAUGHTER.

MADAM KOWALSKA.

WHAT YOU HAVE JUST
TOLD US PERMITS US

TO LOOK AT THE CRIME YOU HAVE
COMMITTED IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

MR. ATTORNEY FOR
THE PROSECUTION.

I ASK THAT THE PUBLIC BE AGAIN
ADMITTED TO THE COURTROOM.

THE TESTIMONY OF THE ACCUSED HAS NOT

CONSTITUTED ANY OFFENSE
AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY,

SO THERE'S NO REAL REASON FOR KEEPING
ANY OF THE FACTS FROM THIS CASE

FROM THE PUBLIC
IN OPEN COURT.

OPEN COURT.

OH, NO. YOU MUSTN'T.

THE ACCUSED HAS TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF THE MAGNANIMITY

OF THIS COURT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.

SHE HAS CONTINUALLY MEDDLED
WITH THE CONDUCT OF THIS TRIAL.

I MUST WARN
YOU MOST SERIOUSLY NOT-

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND
YET WHAT I WANT?

YOU ARE THE ONE WHO
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU ARE THE ONE WHO
KILLED A HUMAN BEING.

YOU ARE THE ONE
WHO IS ON TRIAL.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TESTING
THE TRUTH OF YOUR STATEMENTS.

AFTER THAT, THE CASE GOES TO
THE JURY FOR CONSIDERATION.

THE COURT MUST
RULE OBJECTIVELY.

WHATEVER IS VITAL TO RENDERING A JUST
AND PROPER VERDICT MUST BE MADE PUBLIC.

IT CANNOT BE CONCEALED.

QUITE SO. THEREFORE, I RESPECTFULLY
MOVE THE PUBLIC BE READMITTED.

NO, NO!

WILL YOU
PLEASE BE QUIET?

I CAN'T BE QUIET.

PLEASE, MY DEAR.

I DIDN'T CONFESS JUST
TO WIN SYMPATHY FOR MYSELF

IT WAS ONLY FOR LISA.

SHE MUSTN'T KNOW I'M HER
MOTHER. SHE MUSTN'T KNOW!

THAT'S ENOUGH.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

GO AHEAD, SENTENCE ME.

I DON'T CARE
IF I LIVE OR NOT.

MY LIFE ISN'T WORTH LIVING.
I'VE SAVED MY DAUGHTER.

HOW COULD I STAND BY NOW AND
WATCH YOU WRECK HER HAPPINESS,

DELIBERATELY DRAG HER MOTHER'S
LIFE BEFORE THE PUBLIC?

YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT
BEFORE YOU COMMITTED MURDER.

MR. ATTORNEY
FOR THE PROSECUTION,

SAVE THAT FOR THE JURY.

NOW, I WANT YOU
TO BE SENSIBLE.

AND I WARN YOU FOR THE LAST TIME NOT
TO INTERRUPT THESE PROCEEDINGS AGAIN.

IF YOU DO NOT CONTROL YOURSELF,
I SHALL HAVE YOU REMOVED.

THE PUBLIC MAY ONCE MORE BE
ADMITTED. BAILIFF, PLEASE.

WHAT WILL THEY DO?
WILL THEY TELL HER?

I'M AFRAID
THEY MUST.

BUT YOU
- I REALLY CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

WHY ON EARTH DIDN'T YOU
TELL ME ALL THIS LONG AGO?

WE WILL NOW CONTINUE
WITH THE PROCEEDINGS.

SO I WILL ASK THE ATTORNEY FOR THE
PROSECUTION TO RESUME HIS FINAL SPEECH.

MAY IT PLEASE THE HIGH COURT OF
JUSTICE, GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY,

WHEN I FIRST ADDRESSED YOU, I PROVED THE
ACCUSED WAS GUILTY OF PREMEDITATED MURDER.

NO NEW ASPECTS OF HER ADMITTED GUILT
HAVE COME TO LIGHT IN HER STATEMENT.

NEVERTHELESS, THE GROUNDS FOR
DECIDING THE TERMS OF HER PUNISHMENT

HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED BECAUSE OF
THE EXPLANATION SHE GAVE US OF HER MOTIVES.

SO I WISH TO WITHDRAW
MY FORMER DEMAND

AND ASK THAT BECAUSE OF
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES

THE COURT SENTENCE THE ACCUSED TO 5 YEARS
IMPRISONMENT FOR SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.

DEFENSE MAY
MAKE ITS FINAL PLEA.

MR. PRESIDENT, GENTLEMEN OF THE
JURY, THAT PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS

WHICH TOOK PLACE
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

DEMONSTRATED WITHOUT
THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT

THAT THE DEAD MAN, MICHAEL MICHAILOW,
DESTROYED NOT ONLY THE MARRIAGE

BUT THE HOME LIFE AND
HAPPINESS OF MY CLIENT.

SINCE THE ACCUSED
ACTED UNDER THE STRESS

OF THE MOST EASILY
COMPREHENDED OF HUMAN EMOTIONS,

THE PREMISES FOR HER CONVICTION
OF MURDER DO NOT EXIST.

AND IF YOU WILL CONSID-

I THEREFORE DEMAND THAT
THE ACCUSED BE ACQUITTED.

ACCUSED, THE LAW
GIVES YOU THE LAST WORD.

HAVE YOU ANYTHING
THAT YOU WISH TO SAY?

NOTHING.

THEN I HEREBY CLOSE
THIS PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

THE JURY WILL RETIRE
TO CONSIDER ITS VERDICT.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

SAY SOMETHING,
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

WELL, MY DEAR
LADY, YOU SEE,

YOU HAD VERY GOOD LUCK WITH THE
ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION.

AS FOR ME, WELL, YOU
FORCED ME TO KEEP SILENT.

BUT THE JUDGE IS-

WE BOTH KNOW.
WILL THEY TELL?

THEY MUST. WHEN THE COURT
PRONOUNCES JUDGEMENT,

IT MUST MAKE CLEAR THE GROUNDS
ON WHICH ITS SENTENCE RESTS.

IT CAN'T OMIT THE FACT
THAT YOUR CRIME

WAS COMMITTED TO
PROTECT YOUR DAUGHTER.

"THE ACCUSED, MADAM KOWALSKA, IS
GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.

"HOWEVER, DUE TO
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES,

"SHE IS HEREBY SENTENCED
UNDER THE PROVISIONS

"OF PARAGRAPH 148 OF THE CRIMINAL
CODE TO PRISON FOR A TERM OF 3 YEARS.

"THE TIME DURING WHICH THE
ACCUSED HAS BEEN UNDER ARREST

IS TO BE SUBTRACTED
FROM HER SENTENCE."

NOW HE'S GOT TO TELL WHY
THEY'VE BEEN SO LENIENT.

ACCORDING TO THE EVIDENCE AND
THE CREDIBLE TESTIMONY OF THE ACCUSED,

SHE IS GUILTY AS
CHARGED IN THE INDICTMENT.

THE ACCUSED DELIBERATELY
KILLED A HUMAN BEING,

NAMELY THE PIANIST,
MICHAEL MICHAILOW,

BY FIRING TWO BULLETS INTO
HIS BODY WITH A REVOLVER.

PUNISHMENT IS
THEREFORE INEVITABLE.

THE COURT, HOWEVER, HAS NOT
ONLY CONCEDED TO THE ACCUSED

THE EXISTENCE OF
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES

BECAUSE SHE PROVED THAT MICHAEL
MICHAILOW BEHAVED TOWARD HER

IN A THOROUGHLY
REPREHENSIBLE MANNER,

BUT THE COURT HAS EVEN
AGREED UNANIMOUSLY

THAT IT WILL ENDORSE
A PLEA FOR PARDON

WHEN THE ACCUSED
SHALL ENTER THAT PLEA,

BECAUSE DURING THAT PART OF THE TRIAL
WHICH TOOK PLACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS,

IT BECAME CLEAR TO ALL OF US THAT
THE ACTUATING MOTIVE OF THE CRIME

WAS THE DESIRE, THE
DETERMINATION I MIGHT SAY,

OF THE ACCUSED
TO SAVE A YOUNG GIRL

FROM THE SEDUCTIONS OF A MAN WHO CAN
ONLY BE REGARDED AS MORALLY DEGRADED.

THIS CASE IS CLOSED.

AND JUST REMEMBER THIS:

YOU CAN ALWAYS
RELY ON ME.

I'LL ATTEND
TO EVERYTHING.

PLEASE, EXCUSE ME
A MOMENT, MOMMY.

VERA KOWALSKA.

I JUST WANTED
TO TELL YOU THAT-

I JUST HAD TO TELL YOU THAT I WANT
TO WISH YOU THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.

THANK YOU,
MISS LISA.