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Lungard.

Avante.

Lungard.

Counter-reforce.

Touché. Magnifico, Contessa.

Yes, Tino. Telephone, Contessa.

Signor Vitello, Contessa.

For me, here? I must apologize, Contessa.

I can't imagine... It'll give me time to recover my breath.

You can take it in the main hall.

Well, Gino, what do you think?

Am I improving?

Ah, well, Contessa, fencing is an Italian art, and you're English.

But I do know that Signor Vitello thinks you have no more to learn.

Flattery, Gino, that is the Italian art, and you have lived here too long.

Oh, Contessa.

You know what I'm saying?

Who sent you?

I want to know who sent you to kill me.

Here we are. At the end of a perfect evening.

Coffee.

The end of a perfect evening?

So soon, Paul?

Why don't you pamper me a little?

What are you going to do?

I'm going to relax while you tell me the story of your life.

My story is very simple.

You've heard it a thousand times before.

Mm-hmm.

That's true.

But I've never heard it from you.

Salut.

Chin-chin.

Just think, Paul, if I hadn't broken the heel of my shoe...

As I was leaving the office.

I'd never have made it.

And talked.

Got my shoe repaired.

And drank Pernault.

Had dinner.

And arrived back here.

Alone.

If there's one thing I know, it's the flavor of Normandy Calvados.

But you drank it.

Mm-mm.

You did.

Hello, Caroline.

Thanks for the warning. The same thing just happened to me. Did you warn Harry yet?

Not yet. I've been getting no answer, but he must be contacted. Listen, Paul,

I'm leaving for Paris at once. Locate Harry and tell him to meet us there.

Right.

Ciao.

Ciao, Carol.

Still no answer from his line.

Look, I want to know who sent you, and I want to know why!

Are you offering me a deal?

No deal.

And yet you expect me to talk? That's too naive.

I don't think so. You're old enough to know the score.

Okay, you've got a captive audience. What are you trying to say?

Who said anything about captives?

I mean, you're free to go whenever you like.

Go back to the man who sent you and tell him you didn't quite make it.

Or wasn't the possibility of failure part of your contract? You can't scare me.

I could explain. Yes.

You go back to him and cry on his shoulder and tell him you tried, failed,

and were asked politely to leave.

Then you know exactly what he'll ask, don't you?

He'll ask how much you collected to let Paul off the hook.

Then he'll put out a new contract for murder with your name at the top.

It's been a great evening.

Had a lot of laughs.

Now, see yourself out.

If I tell you what I know... No bargains, no promises.

Who is it? I don't know his name.

We met at a bar in London.

He's a regular there.

Sophie, what happened? Where's Harry?

They held me hostage. He had no choice.

Very nice.

Just tell the others to hold on a moment.

Yes, Mr. Howard.

Morning, Mr. Rule.

Mr. Rule!

Or may I call you Harry?

I was a little rough on you last night.

You can't hear me, Mr. Rule.

I can hear you.

Good.

Now, I require a complete list of the whole Protector organization. Think it over.

I'll contact you later for your answer.

You can have it now. Negative.

Someone tries to kill you.

This girl here has a go at me. And now we find they've grabbed Harry.

Yes, well, perhaps Harry, you and myself are not the only targets.

In the last week, two protectors have died.

One in a car crash in Tokyo, the other on a case in New York.

Yes, I know.

You put it all together and...

And it's beginning to look as if whoever it is

is after the whole Protectors organization.

Uh-huh.

No lead yet on your phony Italian fencing master.

Disappeared without trace.

Which leaves you, my dear.

And you haven't told us very much, have you?

Briefed anonymously in a London bar, 25% deposit, the rest on completion.

How are you supposed to collect the money, once you've done the job, of course?

I told you, I don't know.

All I had to do was to send the unsigned postcard

of the Eiffel Tower to the bartender.

Well, we sent that card from Paris last night.

I think you better check to see if it's arrived.

What'll you have?

Scotch.

First time here? Yes, with ice, please.

I see I'm not your only foreign visitor.

Oh, we had them from all over the world.

Where did you come from? Paris.

Here, you see this one here with the Eiffel Tower?

It's from my hometown. Came this morning.

From a friend?

They forgot to sign it.

Tell me, who owns this place? Mr. Howard. Jason Howard.

He's got a lot of interests, I understand. Garages, clubs, one or two factories.

Well, thanks. Here, keep it.

Thank you, sir.

Phone.

Nope, nope, nope.

And this one, I think.

Hmm.

Contact their agents, find out what they want, and offer him off.

Do that now, would you?

What is it? He's here.

Boucher. I'm sure it's him.

Problem is, the postcard's here too. Then what does that make our friend, Suzanne?

You fool, you're no better than a girl.

All right, get to work on Harry Rule.

Show me you at least know how to make a man more cooperative.

Mr. Rule, you want to change your mind about that protector's list,

or do we continue the treatment?

If I change my mind, you'll be the first to know. That's a promise.

I want that list.

Stay close and nothing will go wrong.

Look, you sent the postcard.

You see us together, they'll think I've gone over to your side.

That's right.

Waiter, a bottle of your best champagne, please.

See anyone here now?

I know.

It's a pity that I didn't see the driver who tried to run me down.

But I didn't.

So that's why I need you with me, my little Suzanne.

As bait.

You know, we're stirring the hornet's nest.

I've always found it a very dangerous but productive approach.

If the champagne's so bad, why don't you order scotch?

Maybe they have a nice Normandy Calvados. A barman.

Will you excuse me for a moment? This heat is getting to my make.

Don't be long, or I'll come looking for you.

Believe me, he forced me to bring him here.

You sent the card, the signal.

He sent it. I had no choice.

What is it?

I don't think the idea of turning Queen's evidence appealed to your friend.

You mean we've lost her?

I mean we've been double-crossed by the only lead we have.

Keep that car in sight, but don't let them know they're being followed.

Mr. Roo, I'll ask you for the last time, will you cooperate?

My patience is running out.

Negative.

I'll give you five minutes to reconsider.

And then?

We'll try once more to persuade you.

But this time, either you or your body will break.

I've given him five minutes.

Start at precisely 11.15, and this time, don't stop.

Drop it. That's as far as you go. Mr. Howard is going to like this.

Straight ahead.

Look for Harry.

Harry!

Harry!

Well, my dear Contessa.

My first failure.

I never really did approve the Italian fencing

idea, too, shall we? I would have thought so.

Where's Harry Rule? Oh, he's nearby.

I think you're less a failure, more a temporary setback.

Yes, I'm very glad you decided to come, Contessa.

You see, it'll make things very much easier for me. Oh,

I should hate to be responsible for that.

Your friend Harry's a very stubborn man.

Stubborn, arrogant, conceited. Shall I go on? Where is he?

He refuses to supply me with a complete list of

the members of your protector organisation.

Which you need. Yeah. To fulfil a big contract.

A contract to kill.

To my knowledge, the biggest ever.

Your clients must have a lot of money.

Not so much, since you began your activities.

I feel very heard about it. All of them, in many countries.

Are you suggesting the International Crime Circuit

has put up the money to put us out of action?

I was very flattered that my organisation was chosen.

You mean they finally got together to agree on something?

Yes, Contessa, nothing less than the systematic

destruction of your protector network.

Mr. Rule, I think I've got someone here who'll make you change your mind.

Harry? Well, it's nice to hear a friendly voice.

Where are you?

I think I'm packed in a packing case, probably underneath a steam hammer.

Where are you holding him?

You're too late. Harry?

Harry!

You okay?

Oh, yes, I'm fine.

Harry, can you hear me?

Yeah.

Can you hear me?

Yeah.

Have you any idea where you are?

No.

Well, look, keep talking. Just keep talking.

War scored seven years ago.

He must be close. This hasn't got a range of more

than half a mile. Yeah, he's there or there.

We'll never make it in time.

Gino.

Harry, Harry, are you all right?

Yeah.

Nothing that a good orthopedic surgeon and three

months on the critical list won't cure.

Will someone get me out of here?

We're on our way.