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Hello?

Is this the American Embassy?

Yes.

Are you making an official call?

No.

It's about my husband.

Your husband?

Does he work for the government?

No.

Not exactly.

At night we can handle only official calls.

But...

Pm sorry.

The embassy will be open at 9:00 tomorrow morning.

There's no one here to help you now.

Ah, my glorious fountain!

Even though I love my wife

when see your,

your beautiful water

I love that too.

Wait.

Wait I'm coming.

Don't go away.

Oop.

Don't fall down.

You may not get up for a week.

Harry, three coins in the fountain.

Three coins in the...

Three coins.

Is that generosity?

To toss only three miserable coins into it?

How can you be that stingy?

I'll put in everything I've got.

Watch this.

I'm not stingy, there.

He)', hey you.

Come on friend.

Are you sleeping in the presence

of this beautiful wonder of the world?

Open your eyes and behold it.

Wake up and enjoy the world's most beautiful.

Come on Signor, wake up and...

Come on in.

Shhh.

I came in didn't I?

Where are your gloves?

Oh I got them here.

I didn't forget.

Idiot.

It's a mess in here.

You promised this was a perfect plan

but I can see somebody beat us to it.

This kind of competition is unfair.

Choco, you didn't tell anybody about this did you?

You think?

Maybe you the one.

Quiet, $ssh.

If we're lucky there'll be something still here.

Let's go to work.

There's only one thing left for us.

To clean up the mess.

Wait.

Look at this frame.

It's silver.

(Police siren)

Keep the way clear for the inspector.

All right.

Good evening inspector.

Good evening.

It's beginning well.

You stay there.

No doubt about it, he's dead.

Well.

You're perceptive Cowsy.

Congratulations.

Ach, it's morning already.

(Whistle)

Let's go.

(Squeaking sound)

Sssh.

Um.

Hmm.

Come on.

(Squeaking sound)

That sound is you?

Me?

Ah?

Why did you go grab a pair of shoes

that are much too small

for those big flat feet of yours?

Because I like them.

You like them?

Idiot!

You can't even walk since you put them on.

What do you care if I can?

It's my feet that hurt.

All right, have it your way.

You'll ruin me yet.

Just because you got all the brains

doesn't give you the right to tell me what shoes to wear.

After all, brains aren't any good

without my muscles to do

what the brains tell me.

You never do what I tell you.

Eh.

Uh oh.

Looks like Anita Ekberg's at it again.

Well it might make a good story.

Oh Dick, I've been hoping we could

be alone for a few hours.

And you know that I mustn't stay out late.

Come on, can't you wait five minutes?

Now you just cuddle up

and keep everything nice and warm for me.

I'll be right back.

Stay right there.

He can pass Bartellini.

Well what happened Baudi?

One of your men fall in?

Ho, nothing special.

They just found that body.

Was it murder, suicide or Italian cooking?

Huh?

I don't know anything about it.

I'll wait for the report from the coroner.

I'll send over one of the boys

to get the details in the morning.

I may decide not to make any statement at all

on this case to the press.

Okay, I'll write the story tonight.

Thanks a lot.

HEY-

North, North.

William North.

No, there's no mention of a North.

But there must be.

Are you sure?

You say he's been missing for two days.

The list comes here to the embassy every morning.

And it's very complete.

Any American involved in an accident,

admitted to the hospital,

anything at all, is listed.

But there must be something you can do.

Cigarette?

No thank you.

Mrs. North,

in America,

were there times when, well,

when your husband didn't come home at night?

This isn't the first time this had happened, is it?

Well no, but...

You see?

I'm sorry.

Perhaps something will turn up.

We here at the embassy are at your service.

Thank you very much.

This is what he had in his pocket.

Nothing else?

No sir.

No identification.

No labels in his clothes.

Nothing.

Heroine.

Yes sir.

Well, what about fingerprints?

Nothing in the files.

I want to see the report from the coroner.

Get it.

Yes sir.

Hello doctor.

Hello Baudi.

Here.

Oh thank you.

Uh huh.

Cardio-paralysis.

Then he was a dope addict?

No.

He might have been once.

But we can say positively

that there are no signs of drugs taken

during the last six or eight...

Okay, okay.

Any identifying marks?

No.

Only some burns on the fingers.

What does that mean?

They have to be analyzed.

The lab will tell you.

Did you do the autopsy?

Yes.

What about these marks on his wrists and ankles?

He's obviously been bound.

The skin is severely chafed.

From the severity of the lesions

I'd say it wasn't rope but chains.

Chains?

Or iron bracelets.

Metal of some kind.

Thank you doctor.

Oh this elevator.

Frank I read your story.

Are you crazy?

If we print that stuff they'll sue us for liable.

Okay, shoot it back to me, H! rewrite it.

Yeah, you do that.

Mr. Sherman here's the final story

on the body at Trevi Fountain.

Thanks Eddie.

What did you find in your rounds last night?

Anything interesting?

Well,

the brakes failed on a bus filled with tourists

on a Rome by Night tour

and wound up on the stage of a nightclub.

Anybody hurt?

No.

Probably the best seats they ever had.

I took my daily stroll to the American embassy.

Not much news.

Just the usual routine.

Congressman Harold Jackson

arrives from Washington Saturday.

A Mr. Cornwell Hamilton got loaded

and paid some Italian character $10,000.

He thinks he bought the Coliseum.

Not another one.

Right.

And a Mrs. William North

reported a missing husband.

William North.

Huh?

Shelly North?

Yeah.

From Philadelphia.

You know her?

I used to.

Want her address and phone number?

No.

Well Mr. Sherman,

will there be anything else?

No Eddie.

That's all.

All right.

I'll leave my notes here.

(Phone ringing)

Hello?

Who's calling?

Just a moment please.

A Mr. Richard Sherman wants to speak with you.

Who?

Richard Sherman.

Dominick.

What should I say?

Tell him.

Tell him I'm not at home.

Madame is not here right now.

Shelly.

Hello Dominick.

Why didn't you want to talk to me?

It's been a long time

and I didn't know what you were thinking.

Which way are you headed?

I don't know, I...

I'm so confused.

My car's right over there.

Why don't we have a martini.

You can tell me about it.

Come on Shelly.

So he just left and that was it huh?

Yes.

In the morning.

Just like any other day.

I haven't heard from him since.

This is the third day.

What are you doing in Rome?

Vacation.

How did you know I was in Rome?

Through the embassy.

What about people he saw?

People you knew?

We didn't know anybody in Rome.

Except the Borellis'.

And there was a man he used to telephone.

Telephone?

Yes.

It was when we first came to Rome.

He kept on telephoning.

An odd name.

Ah, Maturian.

Yes.

I remember.

Maturian.

Bill always made me answer the phone.

And he insisted that I say he wasn't in.

That could mean something.

But if you're with the embassy,

what can you do?

The official there told me

there was nothing to be done.

I'm not with the embassy.

I do things for them in exchange for news breaks.

I'm with the "Rome American Daily".

Oh?

Shelly, I've been here five years.

And I know my way around.

A good friend of mine works for the police.

I think I ought to go have a talk with him.

But...

Off the record.

I'll come by this afternoon

and tell you what happens.

You going to be home?

Yes.

Good.

Dominick, I've got to find him.

I've got to.

We will.

It's not unusual.

Men run off with other women

nearly every day here in Rome.

Yeah, that's what I figured.

But I couldn't tell her that.

Why come to me?

I'm in homicide.

Because you're an honest cop.

Flattery will get you anything you want.

Oh by the way,

I did a little checking for you.

Borelli is clean

and Maturian has no record either.

Born in Syria.

Naturalized Italian.

Import-Export.

Going to Germany for precision instruments.

That's very exciting.

I guess I'd better see my doctor.

I don't know what's the matter with me.

It's all right.

He's in the family.

The dead man was a photographer.

There were acid stains on his fingers.

So he's a photographer.

I want his name.

Where he lived.

And as much information as you can get.

But at least this is a start.

Okay-

How do you make money from photography, illegally?

Hmm, pornography-

Sure.

But you don't kill a man over dirty pictures.

You calling it murder?

The way I heard it, he died of a stroke.

Let's look at it.

It's all here.

It stinks.

No labels on the clothes.

Narcotics on a man who doesn't use them.

Wrists and ankles cut by chains.

Everything.

And you print none of it.

Not until I tell you.

What are you laughing about?

Dirty pictures.

Ciao Baudi.

A lovely view and a very beautiful house.

How'd you find it?

Through a real estate man?

Some friends loaned it to us.

We were supposed to be here for three months.

Why are you really in Rome?

A vacation.

That's right, you told me that.

You see, Bill had reached the point

where our doctor told him

that if he didn't have a vacation

he would have a nervous breakdown.

The real reason for coming?

We uh,

tried to work it out.

Your marriage?

But why Italy?

It was Bill's choice.

He insisted.

You arrived when?

Six days ago.

First we stopped at Naples.

Then we came here.

Did you notice any change in him?

I mean after Naples?

Change?

I'd never seen him act that way.

Upset, nervous, excitable.

It was as though he was expecting something.

But what?

If there was only something we could do.

Well maybe there is.

You're very fortunate.

Signor Maturian comes to the office so seldom these days.

He hasn't been well.

A Signor Sherman.

Please come in.

Thanks.

Mr. Maturian

How do you do?

Sit down.

Sit down Signor Sherman.

I'm sorry that it has to be so dark.

But my eyes are gone as well as my youth.

I hope you will understand.

The son that is worshipped by younger people

only causes me pain.

My secretary told me

that your visit concerns Signor North.

Yes it does.

I understand you telephoned him several times.

I did.

Now, where is that.

Ah, here it is.

Take it.

I have a cousin in America,

a good friend of the North's.

He wrote and asked

if I would try to be of service to them

during their visit here.

The North's are important.

And he thought their gratitude.

I understand.

It seems that Signor North

didn't have the slightest desire

to meet me, a poor old man.

No matter how often

I telephoned the house where they are staying.

I was always told that he wasn't there.

Well thanks Signor Maturian.

I'm sorry if I bothered you.

It was no trouble at all.

Has something happened to Signor North?

No.

I don't think so.

He hasn't been home in a few days.

But I think that he's probably

just having a little romantic fling.

And his wife being the curious type

is interested in finding out something more about it.

I understand.

If that's all you came here to find out,

I can only say I haven't seen your Signor North.

Nor can I be the beautiful girl

who evidently caused him to lose his head.

It's absolutely absurd

to think that Bill is missing.

Why do you say that Mr. Borelli?

Maybe I shouldn't say it but,

can't it possibly be a matter of

oh, a small adventure?

You too?

Everyone tells me

that Bill has suddenly become some Don Juan.

Well that has nothing to do with it.

Absolutely nothing.

A woman knows the symptoms of an adventure.

I know them well.

I've been deserted.

I make my martinis six to one precisely.

If that's all right.

Sure.

Dry and dusty.

Cheers.

Mr. Borelli,

Bill and Shelly came here the other night

to have dinner with you and your wife didn't they?

Yes they did.

Did you notice anything?

I mean did Bill seem peculiar?

It had been some time,

at least several years since I saw Bill.

He and I used to work together long ago.

I used to fly all the planes he designed.

Why naturally he had changed.

It happens to anybody.

But peculiar, no.

He seemed quite normal.

It would be a mistake

to jump to any premature conclusions.

I'm sure that there's an explanation that's logical.

Well maybe your wife noticed something

that could be of help.

Sherman, my wife knows nothing more about it.

Women are sometimes far more perceptive than we men are.

My wife's in Florence seeing friends.

Three days she's been there.

Three days?

Shelly, just what are you thinking?

Loraine is staying with friends.

Doesn't mean she might have anything to do with Bill.

No Sherman.

I myself accompanied her to Florence that day.

What do you want from me?

You're always begging for something.

Go on.

Go away.

Go on.

Ah Choco.

I can always tell

what you've stolen the night before.

It never fits you properly.

And what did I steal?

You don't know?

Are you crazy?

I bought these.

But it's true.

It is true.

Since you could afford shoes

you should have bought brains instead.

Now what you do?

Don't tell me that you bought brains.

But weren't you told to buy liver instead?

No, no.

Get in there.

Stop laughing-

It's not funny.

You're gonna be the death of me yet.

Give me the oil.

You always angry.

Yeah.

And why.

Ugh.

Did you read the good news?

What news?

You are really an idiot.

The Ferrari.

They just reduced it by 10%.

Ten percent?

Now I'll have to pay 200,000 lira less.

That means, what's eatin' you?

Listen to me idiot.

Take those things off.

Cant' you see they're bad for your feet.

Ah, they hurt a little.

Pretty.

Beautiful.

Sooner or later she'll be mine.

Oh.

Let's see it.

Amazing, look.

Eureka.

The Ferrari is already mine.

Can't you smell this?

It stinks.

It stinks of money doesn't it?

Money'?

Because.

When everyone goes to all the trouble

of hiding something in a hollow heel,

that something must be worth a lot.

A small fortune.

Well the shoe belongs to me.

Here, keep it.

I'll keep the package.

What's in it?

Who cares?

What does it really matter?

What really counts is that

it's worth a lot.

Thousands and thousands and thousands.

And thousands.

I'm sorry to make you wait for lunch.

But a deadline's a deadline.

I understand.

Anytime Eddie.

You've done very well since I last saw you.

No complaints.

I make enough money to live the way I want to.

I like my job.

It's like working backstage

in the biggest show going.

The world.

I even get pictures of you once in awhile.

One came in about a month ago.

Shelly North buys a hat in New York.

Awful picture.

The hat wasn't much better.

Thanks Eddie.

Is that all Mr. Sherman?

Yeah, after you get it run off, go eat.

All right.

Well Miss Patience, lunch.

Why are you doing all this for me?

Sometimes you can ask yourself too many questions

and find too many reasons for them Shelly.

That isn't an answer.

Maybe not.

But I think it's best to take life

exactly the way it comes.

And hope you can make a story out of it?

Hello Dick.

I certainly hope that I'm intruding on something.

Erika, I thought you were on your honeymoon?

Darling, Erika the three-time loser

has come here straight from still another marriage.

Oh not again.

Yes.

I'm afraid that I've done it again Dick.

At any rate,

Erika now has to be practical

and rejoin the legions of those poor working girls.

No.

I don't believe you.

Yes, tomorrow morning.

I'll begin working again on all that nonsense.

Yes.

It's true alas.

Erika Tiller of the "Rome American Daily".

The smartest parties, fashions,

dog shows and anything else

that should have some appeal

to our dear little readers.

Bless their hearts.

I'm sick of it already.

Erika I want you to meet Shelly North.

Erika Tiller.

Hello, how do you do Shelly?

Your latest conquest Dickie?

No lover.

She's an old friend.

We were just on our way out to lunch.

Is this your polite way of saying

that I must eat by myself this afternoon?

Honey you haven't eaten alone since you were 16.

(Phone ringing)

Excuse me.

Hello?

Yes Baudi.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Number 11, top floor right.

Yeah I got it.

I'll be there soon as I can.

Is it about Bill?

I don't know, it might be.

Look why don't the two of you go have lunch together.

I reserved a table over at the Casino Valle de La.

I'll join you as soon as I can.

That is if you don't mind.

No, of course we don't.

And your friend will need protection

from those wicked wolves.

You know you can trust me.

Oh boy.

Put it in again.

My friend.

Huh?

Doesn't matter who's calling.

But now listen Slim,

I want to know what you have in your heel.

What?

I just said I want to know what you have in your heel.

Go play your practical jokes on someone else.

Huh?

Just put the slug in again.

Oh, I thought of something else.

Huh?

We might as well try every one of the apartments in the house.

Ahh.

Here try this.

936-523.

I used to know.

09036523.

Afternoon.

Well Baudi, it looks like your boys

are getting neater everyday.

Hey Cows)'-

Yes sir?

Show him that address book.

Here it is.

William North.

The missing husband.

Complete with address.

Where'd you get it?

It belonged to the owner of this apartment.

You won't see him.

He was the dead man

that was found in the fountain.

Swell.

Apparently he and North

had made some kind of appointment.

We took all the fingerprints.

Touch what you like.

Thanks.

I uh, I want a copy of his picture.

I've got it here Baudi.

Here.

Take a look at it Sherman.

That's the late Mario Pannoni.

Before.

Does it mean anything to you?

No, should it?

Not necessarily.

It's just another dead man.

Planted like a flower at the fountain

with a package of heroin in his pocket.

Why should it mean anything?

Except for the fact that North's disappearance

coincides exactly with the time

that Mario became one of the deceased.

Exactly.

I'm much more interested now

in your missing American.

Because Mario knew him or knew of him.

The question is,

did North know Mario?

Maybe Shelly could tell us that.

Yes.

I want to talk to her.

Whenever you like.

I like 10:30 tonight.

At the morgue.

She'll be there.

(Phone ringing)

I want absolute silence.

Absolute.

Shh, Shh.

Hello? -- Hello.

Who is it?

Never mind.

What?

What did you have in your heel?

Heel?

Yes, your heel.

Oh yes, yes, the heel.

It'll cost you a lot to get it back.

It'll cost me?

Yes, you've got to pay.

I will, naturally.

But couldn't we discuss this in person?

Let's not fool around.

Let's get right down to business.

Right.

I'll be around in 10 minutes.

I'll wait.

Who was m?

Maybe a crackpot.

He called me Slim.

You stay in there.

The rest of you go down and tell them

to clear the streets of men and police cars.

Yes sir.

And keep the door unlocked.

Cowsy, get in the next room

and stay in there until I give you the word.

Why all the mystery?

I think we are going to have a visitor

and it smells a little like blackmail.

Oh I always miss the fun.

Well I wish you luck.

Don't worry I'll leave the door open.

Come on, hurry up.

Hurry, let's go.

Wait, what's the big rush?

Will you do what I tell you!

Don't be so stupid.

Look just go up there

and all you do is say Slim,

here's the deal.

All I want is about 600,000 lira.

All of it in cash.

No forget everything.

That's the trouble.

I know I'll forget everything.

I might have forgotten already.

Listen you, I want to know

are you going to go through with this plan or not?

No.

You're not?

Who gives the orders around here?

I give you an order I expect you to follow it.

Now get moving come on.

And where'll you be?

Where?

I'll stay right behind you.

I'll be protecting your rear.

Now get going.

Move will you.

Hey, Slim.

May I uh...

Isn't anyone here?

Ah, that door wasn't locked.

Fine job they did.

When we got here it was like this.

You can get it all in order again huh?

Now uh, you decided to agree

too which you go along with old Mike eh?

May I ask who you are.

Call me old Mike.

That's all.

But it's better that we talk about the big things.

What big things?

For instance, what was in the heel of the shoe.

And that thing that was hidden there

is going to cost you plenty.

And Dino says that...

Dino, who's Dino?

A partner.

But the whole plan was my brilliant idea.

Well.

So Dino found something in the heel of a shoe.

Just what precisely?

I don't know what it is.

But he wants 1000 lira to give it back

and forget the whole thing hmm?

But of course we might lower the price.

Ow.

Hey you just hurt my hand.

Why are you being so hasty?

Let's see if we can't drop the price 5000 lira.

4000, 2000.

Something.

Ow.

What kind of shakedown are you trying to pull on me eh?

You'll get paid off in jail.

Cowsy!

Get this trash off my hands.

I swear I'm innocent.

Who is he?

Old Mike.

He almost fooled me for a minute.

Frisk him.

I don't carry a gun.

Search his shoes carefully.

Listen to me.

I don't have the packet.

Dino has it.

And where's Dino?

I think he's sitting in the bar near the telephone.

There are thousands of bars in Rome with telephones.

Which bar?

This bar has a juke box.

Go on.

Take him down to the station.

Don't hurt me.

Mercy.

Down to headquarters.

I am innocent.

I am innocent.

And I ended in Reno.

Getting my third divorce.

But I certainly prefer that to these men who are so dull.

Often I'm disappointed in husbands you see.

In the beginning they seem marvelous

and then they change after a year or so.

If I were in your place I wouldn't take it so hard.

Everything will work out.

You'll see.

Oh, there's Dick.

Dick.

Hello there pretty ladies.

Uh oh.

I see long faces.

Now don't tell me

the two of you aren't getting along.

No, like sardines in a can really.

What's happened?

Is there something?

If I'm in the way,

please tell me.

I'll go powder my nose or something like that.

No, please stay.

Shelly, I'll give it to you straight.

Bill's name was found in the address book

of a man who in all probability was murdered.

On the body they found a pack of heroin.

I don't understand.

According to the book

they had an appointment to meet.

Did Bill ever know a Mario Pannoni?

No.

I told you the only people we know in Rome

are the Borellis'.

Shelly, did Bill ever use narcotics?

No.

I'm sorry, but I have to know.

No, it's crazy.

I would have noticed.

Yes, I suppose so.

Is there any chance that he might have been

dealing in that sort of thing?

Well he wouldn't have any reason to.

He's a brilliant engineer.

He's earned a great deal of money working for my father.

And besides, I have money.

I know.

Narcotics.

There's a possibility

that you might have known this Mario

under a different name.

And a different place.

Would you be willing to try to identify the man?

Anything.

It won't be pleasant.

He's in the morgue.

When?

Tonight at 10:30.

All right.

No, I don't know him.

I've never seen him before.

All right.

Let's get out of here.

It's difficult.

They look so different like that.

What is it Shelly?

A picture.

I think I have a picture.

Here.

We took these.

Well, well.

Mario Pannoni.

He's the one on the right.

In Rome they say that as long

as long as the Coliseum stands,

Rome will stand.

The inscriptions on the inner walls of the Arch of Titus

formally led to the belief

that this arch was once

a part of a complex of buildings

belonging to a royal institute

for the education of slaves.

In more recent years

the true meaning of the inscriptions

has been destroyed.

Do you have to take those stupid pictures

like an ordinary tourist?

But I really am a tourist.

And I adore taking pictures.

Oh look at that.

There.

Bill?

Bill?

Bill?

Bill?

I'm sorry.

Oh Bill.

Where have you been.

I've been looking.

And that man.

What are you talking about Shelly?

What man?

Why that man.

Wasn't he with you?

With me.

No he wasn't Shelly.

Come on let's go.

What do you think it means, anything?

It's hard to say Shelly.

You and Bill had been in Italy only a few days.

Mario lived in Rome.

Mario could have gone to Naples expressly to meet Bill.

Right.

But why was the meeting set up.

I don't like it.

Can I keep the picture?

Yes, of course inspector.

What are you going to do Baudi?

Find that mysterious package

and put out an alarm for William North.

But can we avoid too much publicity?

The object is to find him.

Of course.

But Shelly has a family problem.

In America this is a delicate situation.

Is this true?

Well I'm afraid it is.

My father is so...

Mrs. North,

your husband is mixed up in something.

And it's my job

to find out what it is.

That's why they pay me a salary.

Oh I understand that.

Shelly.

We have to find Bill for his own protection.

Then do what you think best inspector.

I will.

But don't worry.

Anything I do

will be unofficial.

Unless you want to file a complaint.

No.

All right.

Good night.

Please don't bother.

I'll find my way out.

It'll be good practice.

Baudi?

Yes?

Look, I have an idea.

Why don't I try to find out what I can

about this guy Mario.

I can check out the group

that uses narcotics.

It'd be playing with fire.

But I might have a better chance to find the answer.

I'm a journalist, an American.

I'd just be asking around about a guy.

All right.

But watch yourself.

HEY-

Have you got a picture of Mario I can have?

Sure.

I've got dozens.

Thanks.

Well, well.

Those who don't die

are bound to show up again some time.

Hi Roberto.

Oh the prodigal shows up again at last.

Come on in.

Gloria, go make us a pot of coffee.

You sell many of those?

Yes.

This is something

I think I'll call psychedelic mood.

Why do you need the model?

Oh, I keep her around

because she makes excellent coffee.

Roberto, this isn't exactly a social visit.

I came to ask you something.

Ask, go ahead.

Remember when you

came back from Paris?

Sure.

Oh.

You mean the habit eh?

I remember.

Now I'm okay.

I managed to break it.

I know but when you were hooked

you met a lot of that crowd didn't you?

I did.

But it was natural.

Try to remember.

Was that guy part of it?

It's possible.

I'm afraid that I met very few actually.

I didn't have many connections then.

He's got a problem eh?

He hasn't any now.

He's dead.

They found a packet of heroin in his pocket.

Hmm.

A packet.

But what's your interest exactly in this man?

Your being curious might be dangerous.

Richard, tell me it doesn't mean so much to you.

You want eh?

All right, I don't know the man.

Though I can't help identify him,

maybe I can tell you the guy that can.

Yes, I suppose I'll send you there.

I'm sorry but I never saw him in my life.

Are you a police detective?

No, I'm a reporter.

That's worse I think.

Who is he and what's his angle?

Listen you're making me regret I knew him.

I shouldn't admit that much to you.

But, of course,

there's a man who can tell you

much more than I can.

Let's hear it.

Well he's quite young.

He's a well known horn player.

(Band playing in other room)

(Knock on door)

Go away.

Who are you?

What do you want?

I want to talk to Jim.

Oh but he's not here.

He's performing.

Can't you hear him?

He's good.

Really good.

He could've been the best.

You're really hung on him aren't you?

That's true.

But that's not your business.

I'd like to know why you're here.

Who's he?

What does he want?

Why are you here?

What do you want?

I want some information.

(Phone ringing)

Hello?

No, he's busy.

Just a moment.

Charlie, you'd better talk to him.

This is Charlie Malitcio.

Yeah.

An American?

An American who's being nosy.

What's his name?

(Director) Dolly back.

You slaves, look at the fire.

The flames.

Look at them.

Where are you looking at the fire I said.

With fear, you are afraid.

Afraid I said.

Oh, nobody's gonna get paid tonight.

Ah, that's better.

After you leave the producer's party tonight

what are you doing?

I'll do something that's none of your business.

HEY-

Excuse me.

I'm looking for a Reggie Bank.

Over there.

His name's on the door.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

No I assure you we haven't changed it.

You think we changed the script overnight?

I just made the change

I love you Antonio

to Antonio I love you.

As soon as we're on the soundstage

I'll suggest that they change it

just the way you want it.

You'll see.

Everything will be all right.

Where's Richard Burton?

(Knock on door)

Come in.

Mr. Bank?

Yes?

This Arpeggio I adore it.

Sit down Mr., Mr.?

Sherman.

Sherman.

Am I wrong?

Or have we met before.

Please, please sit down.

Well I doubt that we've met before.

But now that we have,

do you know him?

He's up there talking to Reggie Bank.

He's come to the right place

if he wants to find out anything at all.

We've got to do something about that two-bit actor

before it's too late.

Maybe I'll think about it.

Let's go.

Oh that idiot.

But I told him just what to say.

Yes but did you tell him

how to remember what you say?

It didn't occur to me.

Maybe they won't treat him badly.

Gesila,

I've slept in the Coliseum for two nights.

Why are you telling me this?

Don't you have any place where I can hide?

It's going to cost.

I have a little.

You might stay at my mother's for 10,000.

Can you pay it?

Three thousand.

Six.

Well then, six, here you are.

That's fine.

Now where's your mother's house?

She's on the opposite side of town.

Calm down.

What's the rush.

Don't let it bother you so.

You're trying to do your best aren't you?

You should have seen Shelly at lunch.

This thing is driving her nuts.

Poor Dick.

You're just too upset over this thing.

For a fresh outlook

a weekend in the country would be nice darling.

Come on let's take a weekend.

It would be just like the old days.

Now don't try saying it wouldn't be fair to Shelly.

I had my lunch alone today.

Mr. Sherman,

this just came for you by special messenger.

Thanks Eddie.

What is it?

Signor Charles Malitcio

invites his friends in Rome

to a party on Monday.

This means tonight.

Yeah.

Who is his Charles Malitcio?

In New York they called him "East Side Charlie".

And he was deported right after the war.

And now he pretends to be respectable.

In America he pushed narcotics among other things.

They say he's got his finger in everything.

Will you go there tonight?

Well it might be interesting.

My dear, maybe you haven't asked me,

but I'd love to go

and I accept your invitation.

Imagine the headline.

"East Side Charlie"

gives lush reception to Americans

in the Holy City.

Your pet charity?

I'll be glad to contribute

whatever you think is fair.

Hey Charlie, the party's really great, you know?

Pretty good.

And it's funny how many respectable people are here.

Maybe you better stop Morris.

You've already had too much to drink

and you're an idiot when you're not drunk.

Well Erika you should find some hot material her tonight.

Look who's here?

Dick and Erika.

Come over her a minute.

You must meet the Wilson's.

This is George Wilson and Elizabeth.

Erika Tiller and Dick Sherman.

Glad to know you.

I read your column yesterday.

Erika I'll get you a drink.

I was surprised.

I didn't know that you'd gone back to work.

I thought you were married.

Oh Dick, ciao.

Hi Joanie.

You've made yourself so scarce.

Why don't you call me anymore?

Well my doctor told me

I should do everything in moderation.

What are you doing tomorrow night?

Nothing.

Nothing?

Well maybe I got a hold of the wrong doctor.

I'll call you.

Well uh.

I appreciate it very much.

You're most generous.

Well it's nothing really.

Excuse me.

Certainly, goodbye.

If I'm not mistaken,

you're Dick Sherman.

You're not mistaken.

It's nice of you to attend the party.

Well thanks for the invitation.

Even if it did come as a surprise.

Huh.

Well it shouldn't have been really.

Well, Mr. Sherman.

Why don't you come inside.

We'll be able to talk more quietly.

It's right this way.

Well, here's to Fredo Palabricci

with thanks Sherman.

Thanks for what?

Your being here tonight Sherman.

You could have been lying in some alley

in a pool of blood face down.

Palabricci is my cousin.

Nine years ago

you were in New York.

You were a young reporter,

and meddlesome.

But you meddled in the right place this time

and the real murderer fried for the rap

they had held Fredo on.

So I suppose I owe you something.

For the family.

You object?

I don't believe a word of it.

Let's stop kidding each other.

I know why you asked me here.

What's his story?

Listen Sherman.

You've been sniffing around

like a bloodhound on a trail.

For this?

Who is this man?

I'm sorry.

The man's a stranger to me.

Thank you.

Here, drink up my dear Erika.

You know it so happens

that you and Dick are two of my favorite persons.

He'd be your fourth husband?

I'm not saying fourth

until he's in the bag.

No, no. no.

You're wrong about his being in this crowd.

He was never part of my organization Sherman.

Never.

Someone's going to pay for this.

Pay that is, if you're not lying.

I'm not.

Another drink.

Are you deaf?

Get him the drink.

Oh.

What a lovely reunion of old friends.

I think a community sing should be in order.

I've got a tin ear.

Leave her alone.

She's with me.

Oh she is?

Then she'd better be taught

not to eavesdrop behind closed doors.

Now listen, I'm clean these days.

And what's more, I'm respectable.

Don't forget that.

I'm not going to face deportation again.

That's in the past.

Once was enough.

But somebody commits a murder,

plants a packet of heroin on the guy

and they hope that Charlie with his long record

will be indicted for the murder.

Ah, but they're wrong.

This time I'm innocent.

And I'm going to prove it.

Call Burgess.

He's my lawyer back in New York.

He might tell us

who there is behind this

and exactly who put the screws to Mr. North anyway.

Let's hope he can.

I'll do it, count on me.

Any other orders?

Ah, my dear friend Richard Sherman.

Hello Malitcio.

Why'd you want to see me at the airport?

Apparently your Mr. North

owed a lot of money to a lot of people.

Sit down.

You might as well have a drink.

Vermouth.

Vermouth please.

What do you mean he owes a lot of money?

My lawyer gave me the general idea.

Here, it's in this cable.

It's sometimes dangerous

to put too much in writing.

So he declined to give me the details.

I didn't give him very much time to look into it.

That was quick work.

His flight is going to land soon.

(Airport announcement) Now arriving Alitalia,

flight number 356 from New York.

Passengers will disembark at gate number 7.

There.

(Airport announcement) Attention please.

Now arriving Alitalia,

flight number 356 from New York.

What's the matter?

Sherman, help me.

Malitcio what is it?

Try to find a doctor.

Call inspector Baudi.

Baudi?

That's right, it's homicide.

Were you around here

when it happened huh?

I was just passing by.

He was sitting down

then he suddenly got up and just fell over.

Not that I noticed.

I'll find out from the police what happened.

It's an old game Shelly.

In the beginning they let you win.

Then when you're,

when you're feeling sure of yourself,

they give you a false lead.

And Bill fell for it but good.

They're into him for more than a million dollars.

But gambling?

Why?

He didn't need money.

He wanted it.

Maybe he was tired of using yours.

His mistake was in trying to get it the easy way

and it caught up with him.

That's why he came to Italy.

To try to earn the money back.

To earn it back?

How?

That's what we have to find out.

But at this point,

the official report

of the disappearance of your husband is necessary.

Sign it Shelly.

It's too late to worry about publicity or scandal.

That makes it official.

You should have done this

a long tie ago Mrs. North.

I realize that now.

Now,

I have something to tell you.

The Venice police have found an unidentified man.

My staff thinks

it might be William North.

He's alive.

But in critical condition.

Bill.

My God.

Oh my God.

Bill.

Bill.

I'm Commissioner Angarucci.

Dick Sherman.

Then the man is William North?

Yeah.

And the woman?

They are married?

Doctor?

How serious is it?

Pretty serious.

The man's in a deep state of shock.

What do you think caused it?

Well I'd say apparently

he's been beaten

and there are signs he was tortured a great deal

by some method I can't figure yet.

There is more serious problem

in that he suffered brain damage

from a fractured skull.

A tiny sliver of bone has entered his brain.

A delicate operation will be needed

and I doubt that he will recover.

A specialist, Dr. Alatri is waiting in Rome

and he'll perform the operation

as soon as the patient gets there.

Well he's the best man for this kind of operation.

I personally wouldn't want the responsibility.

I understand.

Now will you pardon me?

Sure, thank you.

Signor?

Where'd you find him?

On the highway in Maestra.

North threw himself from a car.

They stopped but there was another car rounding a curve

so they drove away.

They managed to escape without a trace.

Our investigation's turned up nothing as yet.

Dominick?

May I sit down?

Of course.

Another vermouth please.

Everybody's been so nice to me.

Even Erika called to ask about Bill.

What are your plans?

I don't know.

Dominick?

Whatever happened to you?

To us?

That's all in the past Shelly.

But now I have to know.

It's a very long story.

I'm listening.

In Korea,

the world for me was all upside down.

Wrong was right.

Everything seemed larger than life.

It seemed hopeless.

It was funny in a way.

I thought I'd lose an arm.

Well I didn't.

I came back.

I had no job.

No real future to look forward to.

You were young and beautiful and,

you were very, very rich.

I wasn't in your league.

I couldn't give you a life.

At least not the kind I wanted for you.

Not then.

I wasn't about to go to work for your father.

So I just took off.

I never wrote.

I never called you.

But I never stopped wanting to Shelly.

I never stopped wanting to see you again.

But I couldn't.

You understand that?

I had nothing to offer you.

You were so wrong Dominick.

So wrong.

Not then.

Even then.

There was never anyone for me but you.

Never.

Nobody else.

Don't you understand?

Shelly.

Shelly.

Now everything is so difficult.

Bill may never be sane again.

And perhaps he did what he did because of me.

Because I was never really his.

You mustn't think that Shelly.

Lorena.

Shelly?

Shelly what a surprise.

Why are you in Venice?

Because of Bill.

Oh.

You located him then.

I'm very glad to hear it.

It's very good seeing you again my dear.

It's late, I really must run.

Who's she?

Lorena Borelli.

We had cocktails with her husband.

Wait for me at the hospital.

Oh excuse me.

Si.

Can you tell me where that train's headed?

In Germania.

Thank you.

What's wrong?

He's having convulsions.

I'm going to find the doctor.

Bill.

Take it easy Bill.

Bill lie back. -- Take it easy.

That's the way.

I told you the truth.

He's the one who's lying.

I gave him it.

I gave him it I swear.

I gave him it.

A red dress.

Go away.

Roberto.

Maturian.

Maturian.

Maturian.

Maturian.

But he's gone.

Everybody's gone.

There's nobody here anymore.

Nobody.

They left the other day.

Thank you very much.

Please wait outside.

You can leave us here.

This time I wanted to help the police,

and this is all the thanks I get.

Thank you very much, wait outside please.

Cheerful place.

Yeah.

Like a tomb.

That's his office.

Hmm.

Looks as if he skipped out in a big hurry.

Nothing but dust.

It's funny his running away.

Oh!

That's still hot.

Someone was just using the pot.

Baudi, look.

Congratulations Sherlock Holmes.

Elementary my dear Watson.

Baudi. xxx

Baudi

How do you feel?

I've felt better before.

What happened?

A small earthquake.

But you can forget it.

He's long gone.

Who was m?

Maturian?

No.

It felt more like Jack Dempsey.

Hey-"...

The red dress.

In his delirium

Bill said something about a red dress.

Well,

it looks as if our elusive friend had a girl.

This would be about the right size for Mrs. Borelli.

Possibly.

Sherman.

Look.

Those marks on Mario's wrists and ankles

could have come from these.

When they turned on the juice

I'll bet it was quite a show.

The passport of William North.

Now it's beginning to add up.

Maturian must have blackmailed North

into bringing something into Italy.

But what?

Maybe it was that packet of heroin.

North was supposed to bring it to his contact

who was Mario.

Mario tried to double-cross him

by keeping it for himself.

Maturian didn't like that,

grabbed him and tortured him.

Using this contraption.

Yeah.

But Mario had a weak heart.

So they plant him at the fountain

with heroin in his pocket.

To throw us off the trail.

Maybe Mario pretended

that North did not deliver it.

That would be the reason they got North.

And they put him on the table.

Um hm.

Send a memo to all police stations.

To the borders and to Interpol.

That's the description of this Maturian.

And of whoever gave me this headache.

I'll send it.

You know I've got a feeling

that as long as we're looking for the Maturian that you met

we're hitting our heads against a stone wall.

I'll go along with that.

I asked the Borellis' to come here tomorrow.

They'll have to answer some questions.

Well I'm off.

Shelly gets back today.

The doctor gave permission to bring Bill to Rome.

Oh by the way,

did you ever find Dino?

Dino, the partner of the crazy Fravi lover.

Just forget it.

He's disappeared from the face of the earth

along with that mysterious package

that his idiotic friend said he had.

Excuse me madam.

Can you tell me where I can find Dino.

That's the house there.

Thanks.

(Knocking on door)

Don't bother.

Nobody's home honey.

You have any idea where they might be?

Yeah one of them is in the jail.

And he's the one,

if it was up to me,

should be locked up in a loony bin.

No sign of Dino huh?

Dino?

He might be around.

I notice he's in there with a certain woman sometimes.

Tell me, why are you asking me all these questions?

Are you from the police, huh?

I got enough trouble with them myself.

It's plain to see the man's not Italian.

Listen,

would you be interested in earning a few thousand lira?

What a silly question.

That's the business I'm in, making money.

Why didn't you ask me sooner eh?

Well thanks honey.

But you misunderstand.

I'm talking about Dino.

What is it that you want hmm?

I just want to find Dino, that's all.

Come on this isn't enough money to locate him.

The other half just as soon as I see him.

Come on get some clothes on.

Hurry up, put a dress on.

Get going-

You've got to promise me something, all right?

What?

That you won't tell the police huh?

Sure.

Come on.

Over there.

That's my mother's.

I told him to meet me at the bus stop at 4:00 and on time.

Now look, you better say nothing.

Don't you tell him

that I let you know where he is.

Oh, there he is.

And right on time.

All right, the rest hmm?

Out you go.

Handsome.

I see you some time.

Sure.

On a Safari in Africa sometime.

Mm.

All right.

Ciao.

Ciao.

Great engine?

A lot of power in eight cylinders.

Yeah.

Is something wrong with the engine?

I get some kind of a strange knock.

Want me to help you?

You know something about motors?

Oh yes.

I'm a mechanic.

Oh you are huh? -- Yes.

Look, why don't you take a ride with me.

Then you can hear it for yourself.

Sure that's the only way to find out.

So that's what that crazy Italian found in the shoe.

Hold this huh?

What is it?

I'm not sure.

Blueprints or maybe diagrams of some kind.

Considering Bill's line of work as an engineer,

this might be bad news for a lot of people.

What are you going to do with it?

I don't know.

I hope you know

you're onto a really big story.

Dick, think about it.

Don't make a decision you'll regret later.

How's Bill?

Dr. Alatri's going to operate tomorrow morning.

He thinks there's a 99% chance of recovery.

Well at least that's good news.

Excuse me Senora, it's 5:00.

Do you need anything else before I go?

No thank you, you may go.

Thank you.

Shelly, I...

I have to let you know about this.

What is that?

It's what Bill gave to Mario.

It's what he was going to use to pay the money back.

Narcotics?

No.

It's microfilm, blueprints.

I'm not sure but,

I think they might be military secrets.

Oh no.

It's not possible.

Shelly, it is.

What are you going to do with them?

Me?

Nothing.

The decision is yours.

Mine?

That's right.

You think I'm happy

that I'm the one who had to find out about it?

DO You'?

I was just helping to find a guy for somebody.

I didn't know it would turn out like this.

I don't care what you do with it.

Burn it, give it to the police.

It's yours.

Dominick.

Then it wasn't just for a story after all?

No Shelly.

It wasn't.

Seignior Sherman.

Hey, Seignior Sherman.

Huh?

I'm Sgt. Primori.

Baudi told me to protect you,

but you got away.

You feeling any better Sherman?

Fine.

At least I'm getting used to it.

Who was m?

Who did all this?

I wish I knew.

Whoever he was,

he didn't find what he was after.

And there's only one other place to look.

Come on let's go.

Come on.

(Door Opening)

(Car pulling up outside)

(Doorbell and knocking on door)

(Shooting lock on door)

(Gunshot)

(Gunshot)

Shelly?

Shelly?

Shelly.

Dominick.

Take it easy.

It's all right, it's all right.

Take it easy.

Take it easy now.

Everything's going to be all right.

You're completely worn out Shelly.

Why don't you let me stay with Bill tonight.

You've got to get some rest.

Oh thank you.

I'll be all right.

It's been a perfectly terrible experience for you

these last few days.

You have to start worrying about yourself.

May we?

Oh come in.

Shelly, how is he today?

It's good news, thank heaven.

Yes, the operation was a success.

It will take some time,

but Mr. North is going to recover completely.

Thank you doctor.

And now I must run along.

Shelly.

What did you do with the microfilm?

I had no choice.

I burned it.

Here.

These flower will make the room brighter.

Lorena,

I want you to meet Richard Sherman, and Erika Tiller.

How do you do?

Lorena Borelli.

Did the doctor have anything else to report?

He's doing fine.

I'm very happy for you

that Bill is doing all right.

Now don't worry about a thing.

I'll be going now.

Well bye.

Thanks for everything Lorena.

What did she want?

Nothing special.

She offered to relieve me

from sitting up watching Bill tonight.

Shelly and you too.

I'm the one that's going to relieve you tonight.

Thanks to you I've got a deadline.

And I've decided that you'll have to finish it.

The article is sitting on my desk.

Can I count on you?

Sure.

And thanks for wanting to help.

Shelly are you kidding?

Anybody can write for our dear feminine readers.

No, not yet.

I had some important work of my own I had to get out.

But tell her not to worry.

Now you get some rest.

All right, I'll call you in the morning.

Yeah.

I'll take a little nap

so I can be fresh

for relieving you tonight around midnight.

I'll leave a call in so I won't oversleep.

Erika I don't know how I can thank you.

What are friends for except emergencies?

You owe me nothing.

I'll see you at midnight darling.

Nothing from Interpol.

Nothing from any of the border stations.

We're really going well.

Let's hope that North is finally able to talk.

If anything important turns up,

call me at home.

(Phone ringing)

Hello?

Inspector for you.

It's Sherman.

Yes?

This is Baudi speaking.

Baudi,

I'm the biggest idiot in the whole world.

How come we didn't think of it before.

Yes, yes sure.

I'll meet your there.

There's not a minute to lose.

Come on, hurry.

What!

Take it easy.

I am not going to kill you.

Only Bill, before he talks too much.

(Siren)

Cover, Maturian.

(Cars pulling up outside)

What's the matter?

The ladies just unconscious,

but her husband, go get the doctor.

Turn up that street there.

It's one way.

I don't care.

(Gunshot)

This way.

Quick, the light, hurry up.

You get over there.

Hurry.

Quick, quick, quick.

(Gunshot)

There.

(Scream)

Erika Tiller.

And a "New York Times" please.

Oh, by the way,

here's that page I found

in Erika's notebook the other day.

It's a pretty lucky thing I found it

otherwise we'd still be looking for Maturian.

Yeah, Erika was too well known.

All her movements.

Everything she did would have been noticed.

So she assumed another personality.

I may need these for circumstantial evidence.

Ah, and that mysterious man in Venice.

We found out when we checked him out

he was only Lorena Borellis' brother.

The family black sheep.

He'd been in some trouble with the law

and was off to start a new life in Dusseldorf.

Elementary my dear Watson.

You may board the plane Seignior

and I hope you have a pleasant flight.

Thank you.

Thank you.

(Airport announcement in Italian)

Well Senora it's been a pleasure to know you.

Thank you for everything.

I think it's good this whole case was settled.

Otherwise I would have to call that attempted bribery.

Well I hope I see you again.

Good bye. -- See you later.

Adieu. -- Adieu.

Shelly.

Do you have to go?

I don't want you to leave.

I have so many things I have to take care of.

I understand.

Here.

Thanks.

What's this ticket for?

We didn't get very much time.

I want to show you Rome.

Oh, Dominick.

Senora, your flight is leaving.

Goodbye Shelly.

Goodbye Dominick.

No not goodbye, Arrivederci.

Arrivederci.