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♪ we are strangers

♪ on our own

♪ pursuing our dreams

♪ longing not to be alone

♪ forgotten men

♪ in forgotten rooms

♪ you are young And see no end ♪

♪ to bright shining days

♪ but years go by

♪ and wounds won't mend

♪ forgotten men

♪ in forgotten rooms

Hold it!

Watch it, pal!

Are you crazy or something? I live here.

Father demetrios...

Good to see you, theo.

Father, will You come with me, please.

This way, mr. Fuchs.

Lieutenant kojak, mr. Fuchs. He's the security guard.

He saw the suspect drag The body down the steps,

Move off Towards ninth avenue.

A few minutes later, He comes back

From the other direction Back in the building,

Then mr. Fuchs grabbed him On his way out again.

He had with him This empty retsina wine bottle

Wrapped in this newspaper.

Did you see his face When he dumped the body?

It was too dark, But it was the same man,

Same coat, Same footsteps.

The suspect is one Of the tenants here,

A nikolas, uh, triforos.

He's a greek immigrant, Been here about three years.

Okay.

But thou art The resurrection, the life,

And the repose Of this departed servant.

In christ our god.

And unto thee...

The m.E. Says she's been dead About a day, lieutenant.

Strangled, Probably by hand.

There's some bruises On her face too,

Like she was Slapped around first.

Where's her right shoe?

I can't find it anyplace.

Her name is alice geneen, About 30 years old.

She lives in a small dump In the next block.

A couple of people tell me That she's been a prostitute.

Okay, put saperstein On a detail.

Have him start With the buildings next door,

Alleyways, all the garbage cans Within a couple of blocks.

He's looking For the victim's right shoe,

And maybe some stockings.

Yes, of course.

Theo, you know Triforos is a good boy.

He never has anything to do With people like her.

Uh, thanks a lot, costa, For your help, okay?

Hey! Mr. Kojak!

You know me--triforos.

I work for the widow Katerina petropolis

In her bakery shop.

Oh, sure. You're the maestro In the kitchen, right?

That's right. Hey, you help me.

These guys treating me Like some kind of criminal.

Niko!

Excuse me. Niko!

Niko, what's-- What's going on here?

I don't know. They think I killed some woman.

What? If you think he could do Such a horrible thing,

You are no judge Of character, theo,

And I know You better than that.

Katerina, Will you relax, please?

The whole neighborhood's Down my neck already.

Nobody's accusing anybody Of anything.

Except this guy.

My landlady, you know,

She doesn't like people To drink,

So I don't want her to find That bottle in my room.

Well, I take a little walk, Get some fresh air.

That's all.

You mean, you didn't go Down that way

After you dumped the body,

Then come back Into this building

A couple of minutes later From that direction,

Then go out With that bottle?

Go out one way, Come back the other?

How many guys are you Talking about, mister? Huh?

I never saw that woman Before in my life.

You wouldn't mind If we check your room,

Do you, mr. Triforos?

Oh, no. Come on.

You'll give my men A statement, won't you, fuchs?

And, uh, thanks a lot For your help.

You the landlady?

Uh, yes, sir.

Lieutenant, Can I see you a minute?

Yeah, do you always keep That front door

Unlocked like that, lady?

The tenants do that, Uh, sir.

They are always Losing the key.

It's terrible.

You know, Anyone can go in or go out.

You see what happened.

The murder Probably took place here.

The body laid here For about a full day.

We'll analyze The substances,

Match the blood groups Against the victim to be sure.

This junk always stored back Here, lady?

Uh, yes, sir. You see, we had a new furnace

Put in last year, And it, uh,

Blocks off The storage room downstairs.

- here? - yes.

Check down here?

Yeah. It's pretty clean.

Lieutenant? Can I see you upstairs?

You're A southern belle, huh?

Hmm?

In here, lieutenant.

Lieutenant, This is mr. Antonakis.

Lieutenant kojak.

He's been sick in here A couple of days,

And he says he would have heard Any unusual sounds

Or noises From triforos' room.

The walls are thin Like phyllo.

I can hear him swat flies.

Sometimes I, uh... I listen

For to hear woman, huh? Never.

Stavros? Can you hear me?

Sure.

Ha!

Triforos is good boy, Lieutenant.

He bring me baklava, Avgolemono when I'm sick.

And when I cough all night,

He listen to me And never complain.

Antonio...

Thank you.

- katerina. - mm.

Find anything?

Nothing yet, lieutenant.

Look how nice and neat He keeps his room, theo.

Is this the room Of a murderer, huh?

Hmm. Very nice.

Who's the pretty lady?

My mother When she was young.

She lives in thessalonica Now with my brother,

But you can't make Any money there.

I send them what I can.

If I get in trouble, If I lose my job...

Niko, don't worry.

Yeah, uh, mr. Triforos,

Uh, I'll have to ask you To go downtown.

Am I arrested?

Oh, no, no. No. We need A written statement, that's all.

But why, theo?

He obviously didn't do anything.

Well, look, if fuchs Made a mistake, I'm sorry,

But when somebody points A finger in a murder case,

It has to be checked out.

Now, katerina, If you want to go with him,

Well, that's up to you.

You are wasting Your time, theo.

The story of my life. Come.

Let's go, nik.

If the killer doesn't live In the building,

Why does he come back A day later

And drag the body outside?

Anybody else live here Who looks like triforos?

Not really. Maybe fuchs has got it right.

Maybe it is triforos.

Maybe, maybe, maybe, but I kind of hate to think so,

I mean, For katerina's sake.

I'm sorry, but if we beat Around the bush, mrs. Janowski,

We're not gonna get anywhere.

My niece was a good person.

She grew up in the country In illinois.

Yes, uh, we're not trying To judge her, mrs. Janowski.

We just want To find her killer.

Now, people say She was a prostitute.

Now, if she lived With you for a while,

You must have known.

She was finished doing that.

How would you know that?

She came to see me, Trying to borrow money.

It was a couple of days ago.

She was behind in her rent And about to be evicted.

I did what I could,

But it wasn't much.

Do you know anybody else She might have gone to for help?

Well, maybe that creature

She called Her boyfriend--cooper.

Andy cooper.

Andy cooper.

You know him?

Andy the panderer? Sure.

Pretty girl, Who, uh, left illinois

To make it in the big city?

She came here To a modeling school.

Exactly.

Mm-hmm. Sure.

Then she met andy cooper, A slick worm in a shiny eldorado

Who showed her All the bright lights, right?

She said she was In love with him,

That he Was going to help her.

He did get her Into some movies.

She ever invite you To see them?

No.

It's an old story, Mrs. Janowski.

I'm sorry it happened To your niece, really.

Uh, can we keep These pictures?

Yes, If they'll help you.

We'll return them, And thank you very much.

Andy cooper. Maybe alice geneen

Was on her way to see him The night she died.

Get his picture out Of the 52 files,

Then check Around 42nd street

And see if anybody Saw them together.

What have you got?

Everything that triforos Tells us checks out so far.

We haven't been able To find anybody

Who even saw him With the victim.

As a matter of fact,

Nobody's ever seen him Out with any lady.

Okay, so release him.

Give crocker a hand Locating cooper.

Yes, sir.

Niko! Niko, I'm sorry I had to leave.

You are all right, huh?

Yes, but it was bad.

They ask me All kinds of things--

Who I go out with, Why I come to this country.

Your friend, mr. Kojak too.

But, niko, now he knows You did not kill that woman.

That's why you're here,

So don't worry anymore. Why should you?

You really are my friend, Aren't you?

After three years, You can still wonder?

Who never forgets Your birthday?

And I remember you, Too, this year.

- june 1st, right? - right.

You make me feel Part of something.

Being here Is not like working.

It is like...

We are family.

And I am The older sister, I suppose.

Hey, I never think Of you as my sister,

And I never think Of you being older.

Well, I am...

A little bit, I'm sure.

Come on, come on! We have half a day's work

To make up for. Go!

We found This pantyhose, lieutenant,

In a trash can

Between the rooming house And ninth avenue.

But so far, no shoe.

Okay. Let's get them To the lab,

See if they can match Them to the victim.

- they were stuffed in this bag? - yeah, why?

Well, look At this price here, 2.49.

Tall skinny bag For bottles of booze?

Figures.

Check the liquor store Near 39th on the west side.

See if anybody recognizes Their writing

Or remembers who they made This sale to, okay?

And make sure we keep A couple of men on the street

Looking For that missing shoe.

What about Crocker and stavros?

They're out Trying to get a lead

On, uh, andy cooper. Good catch.

Come on.

About what time Was that, irv?

It was late tuesday. It was pushing midnight.

First thing I heard

Was this hysterical yelling In the arcade,

And then I saw cooper And this alice character

Screaming Her head off at him.

What was the fight about?

He wouldn't lend her Some money,

So she was threatening to turn Him in to the cops.

Next thing I knew,

They're punching Each other over there.

She took off, and he went After her a few minutes later.

Any idea what the fight Was about, irv?

Not a clue.

Look, why don't You just ask cooper?

He's usually at the cafeteria Around the corner

About 10:00 at night. Happy birthday.

Oh, that's Very nice of you.

Thank you, baby. Sei gesund.

You too, stavros.

I heard the police Gave you a hard time

Because of that dead woman.

Sure. Why not?

To them, I look like a bad person.

Don't take it Personally, niko.

That's the way They do things.

Everybody gets The same treatment.

Sure. Only I'm working hard To be a citizen.

I never saw anybody worry So much about being deported.

What would happen To my poor mother

If I cannot work in america And send her money?

You've got a legal right To be here.

They don't kick You out for nothing.

Hey, I, uh, heard A lot of talk

About how you came to rescue him From the police,

Like a bear Fighting for her cub.

Sure. A good baker like niko?

If he goes to jail, It ruins my business.

So, is That all I'm around for,

To be a good baker?

Katerina?

Katerina!

Hey, look, I'm sorry.

The police thing, It makes me nervous.

Ah! Theo kojak Is a fair man.

He is not going to let The police make trouble for you.

At the station, When I told them

I don't go out With any women,

They tried To make me feel bad.

Why do you say You don't go out with women?

You do, don't you?

I don't want to hurt you.

I don't understand. What would hurt me?

Three years ago, When I first come to work,

One day I'm in front there, Laughing with a girl.

A greek girl.

I remember the girl. Very beautiful.

You were mad at me.

Like a bee you, came chasing me All afternoon.

"Don't talk to the customers.

Stay in the kitchen."

Uh! Niko, that was A long time ago. Here.

Well, I thought about that.

I said, "I don't want This nice lady to fire me.

"Her husband is dead. She needs a man around.

She doesn't want to share me With anyone."

What? You thought These things about me?

- uh-huh. - oh!

I don't believe you,

Thinking I would ever care What you did.

Stop making fun of me, Katerina.

If there was somebody to fall In love with, I would do it,

Whatever you might think.

There are no women Here katerina,

Not strong women,

And not Very many strong men.

Ah, here it comes.

Your husband Could do anything.

Anything!

From nothing, He bought this building,

Gave his parents a farm,

Put his sister Through the university...

And made me the happiest woman In the world...

For a little while.

Katerina.

Katerina.

Katerina, this can be A hard country.

Thank you for making it Better for me.

I mean that.

Coming!

You know, you were right.

I hated the way that silly girl Made you laugh.

Frank, I'm putting A warrant out on andy cooper.

So soon?

Yeah. Well, crocker And stavros found a witness

Who saw him exchange threats And punches with the victim.

On the night she left, He followed.

Sounds promising enough.

Have you read this lab report Yet on that pair of pantyhose?

No. It must Have just come in.

Well, the fluids found In the alcove

Tested out blood group a, Same group as the victim's.

Similar traces were found On the stockings,

So at least those three things Tie together.

Now, if we could just find out That the paper bag

Had been in cooper's possession, We'd be getting somewhere.

I've got saperstein Trying to trace it now.

Captain mcneil.

Yeah, crocker. For you.

Yeah, crocker.

Andy cooper just went In the cafeteria

Across the street From the arcade.

I'll be right over.

You don't figure An old gorilla like me

Would know how To do the bump, right?

If you guys don't mind,

I don't eat at the automat For this reason.

Well, we have some bad news For you, andy.

It's murder, andy.

Murder?

Yeah. Alice geneen. She's dead, andy.

Little alice from evanston.

That's, uh...That's awful.

Awful. Strangled to death

In a rooming house On 36th street.

Oh, I'm shocked. I, uh...

Hey, knock it off, andy.

Knock it off? What is this, an audition?

In a way.

Your performance, Strictly ham on rye.

Come on.

I haven't seen That no-talent broad in months.

You don't say?

Then tell me how'd you get That big scratch

In your five o'clock shadow?

I'll tell you nothing.

Now what is this act?

Well, we know About the fight

You had with alice In the arcade,

So how's that for one big, fat White lie against you already?

Huh, cooper?

Come on, We're going downtown.

You guys can't be serious.

Come on.

Move! Move it, andy!

So tell us, andy,

What did you do After the fight in the arcade?

I went home, And I went to bed.

You, andy?

Come on. You keep lyin' to us,

I'm gonna give you a bop With a lollipop.

Now you began to worry About her threats

And you went looking for her.

Why else would you lie To us?

Because I don't Want other chicks

Thinking that I beat up On my people.

Knock off the stories, Cooper!

You found her on 36th street,

Dragged her Into a rooming house!

With what? Hypnotism?

Maybe to kiss and make up, A promise of some money,

And then you choked her to death Under the stairs.

If I was going to do Something that stupid,

Would I do it After a fight on the street?

You're no einstein, cooper. That's a lousy defense.

Our witness says You were violent, angry,

And you hit her very hard.

I was bugged Because she stopped working,

And she owed me money, And she was making a scene,

But that was nothing To kill her for.

In the car, cooper. Book him.

Assault with intent To do bodily harm.

That should hold Him for now.

And, uh, read him his rights And like that.

You have the right To remain silent...

Lieutenant, I traced That particular type bag

To a liquor store here On 38th street.

Well, Do they know cooper there?

Yeah. They say he comes in Here all the time.

Perfect. Now use That $2.49 on the bag,

See if you can find the clerk Who made that sale to him.

You come up with this, Saperstein,

We got this case locked!

You got it.

Explain something to me.

Why does cooper come back To the rooming house

24 hours after the murder

Just to drag the body out To the street?

I mean, why should he care Where the body's found?

Hey, frank, we build a case Against cooper,

Maybe he'll Explain everything.

One thing at a time, okay?

Yeah, kojak.

Saperstein again. Now what?

A new twist, lieutenant.

Cooper isn't the only one Who uses this liquor store.

Our old friend triforos, He buys his stuff in here too.

Anybody remember selling To him the night of the murder?

No, but here's the catch.

Cooper never buys wine,

And for $2.49 In that type of bag,

Wine is all you get.

And for $2.49, saperstein, Do you get retsina?

You sure do, lieutenant.

All right. Come on in.

The bag was sold To triforos?

Maybe, with a bottle Of retsina in it.

Agajanian? Kojak.

I want a chemical analysis Of everything you found

In alice geneen's stomach, And I need it tomorrow.

Hey, that's too bad. I can't wait that long, okay?

You know, I was kind of hoping, frank,

For a particular woman's sake,

That triforos was Off the suspect list.

What did he claim In his statement?

He was three years In this country

And not one girlfriend?

Maybe he sneaked around Late at night after work

With ladies Like our victim.

I'll talk to katerina In the morning.

If he was seeing prostitutes, She might know it.

The widow's gonna just Love you for that discussion.

Yeah, tell me about it.

You're a beautiful person.

You look tired.

Mm.

Well, I didn't sleep well Last night.

Hmph!

Don't eat so much Before you go to bed,

And try some hamomili.

Ah, bravo.

So why Did you want to see me?

Well, katerina, I need Your help with a little problem.

Why couldn't you come To the bakery?

Because I didn't Want to talk

In front of, What's his name, triforos?

You still suspect him?

Look, uh, We've got some questions

About some of the things That he said,

And it would help If they could be cleared up.

What questions?

Well, he's tried To give the impression

That he's Some kind of an angel.

So?

So what's he trying To hide, katerina?

Why do you Even ask such things?

Look, it's one thing To be afraid

Of making waves In a new country.

I understand that

He is a good man,

Better than even I suspected.

Is it such a sin For someone to be careful

Who they go out with? Not to be cheap?

"Careful Who he goes out with"?

Meaning he does Have some sex life?

If he doesn't Want to talk about it,

That's his right.

Well, what's there To be ashamed of?

Unless he's got some hang-up

About confessing to seeing Prostitutes, katerina.

Prostitutes?

You mean, like The lady that was strangled?

Oh, you are a sneak, Theo kojak.

You are tricking me!

He is still a suspect In your mind,

And now you are making Trouble for him and for me!

We have known each other A long time, theo,

But we are No longer friends,

And you are no longer Welcome in my shop!

Oops.

What have we here?

Well, will you look at that?

I found it next to A knocked-over garbage can

On 37th street around the corner From the rooming house.

All right, Get it to forensic.

See if they can get A blood type from it,

And then compare it

To the blood type On both cooper and triforos.

Check with immigration

Or the public health service If you have to.

Yes, sir.

You shouldn't have Lied to the police.

So? A few times a year,

Two years ago, I went out With one, two women.

I told you, With american women.

What can I say? Where can I go?

You can go to your room.

Say anything you want, I suppose.

"You can go To your room"? Ha.

With my landlady checking?

So you can go To her room.

You are as bad now As the police.

"So you can go to her room."

"So maybe you go out With prostitutes."

"So maybe you kill someone!"

Niko, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

You are the one person I thought I could trust,

The one person I want to trust.

You're hurting me.

You're hurting me!

And how is that?

To be around you, To see how proud you are,

To see how You want someone yourself.

No, I do not want To talk about this anymore.

Are you afraid?

My love With my husband...

It was sacred.

I will make This sacred too.

And according to prince, The handkerchief used

By an individual Had blood type b.

Andy cooper had type o.

What about triforos?

Type b.

Well, so are A million new yorkers.

Frank, look at this.

"Contents Of victim's stomach

Includes substantial traces Of wine and rosin."

In other words, retsina wine, An empty bottle of which

Triforos was throwing away When apprehended.

Then why does fuchs See him come out one way

And then come back In the other direction?

All right...

This is the stoop

Of the rooming house On 36th street.

Triforos drags the body Down the stairs

And dumps it right here.

He goes over Towards ninth avenue,

But on the way, He drops the paper bag

With the stockings right there In a garbage can.

And the shoe And the handkerchief

Found in the other garbage can Around the corner

Here on 35th street.

Right.

Now, you see What's happening?

Yep. He's walking Around the block.

It fits the story fuchs Gave us perfectly.

Right. Triforos comes back From this direction

And goes inside.

He decides to get rid Of the wine bottle,

He puts it in the paper bag, And comes out again.

And fuchs is outside With a catcher's mitt.

Yeah. Well, it sounds fine,

Except everything in our bag Is circumstantial.

Squeeze him, theo.

Now, we got enough on him To pick him up.

You put the fear of god Into him,

In greek if it helps.

I mean, if you can't crack him, I don't know who can.

Yeah, that's true.

Okay, I'll get stavros And pick him up.

Wait a minute. I'll go with you.

Win a few, lose a few.

Niko, We need some more baklava!

Niko, I told you.

What's wrong?

The police.

Niko! Niko!

What am I gonna do?

No.

They keep coming back!

What do you want?

- triforos? - yes?

I said, What do you want?

Katerina, I'm very sorry,

But we have a warrant For his arrest.

Why do you want To do this, theo?

You were never An evil man.

Well, I'm doing it Because of the evidence,

Not because I want to.

Read him his rights, Stavros.

You have the right To remain silent...

So help me, theo, You will have to kill me

To get at this boy!

Will you take it easy, Katerina?

I cannot let you arrest An innocent man!

He's not necessarily So innocent.

Which means he is not Necessarily guilty, either!

Katerina, come here.

All I'm gonna do is give him A chance to confess.

If he doesn't do that, He'll go up in front of a jury

To see what they think About his guilt.

A jury? Who are they?

Are they greek?

Maybe they are old men,

Jealous of his youth,

Or they are women Like myself

Somehow afraid of him.

Katerina, I don't know who they are.

Do you really Know where he was

The night This woman was killed?

We have our theories.

Theories? That's all?

Well, I know!

Sometimes Love happens all at once.

Sometimes very slowly.

We talked that night, All night.

Katerina, you gotta think Of what you're saying.

You'll have to come with us, Make a statement,

Swear to it In the name of god.

You think I am lying!

Do you think I say This sort of thing easily?

We were lovers that night!

It is not easy to face The truth about yourself.

To say you were afraid.

To say I want to love you...

But it has happened.

All right.

Let's go uptown.

Let's see this In black and white,

Signed, sealed, And sworn to.

You know, katerina...

I have nothing To say to you.

"Consequently, triforos And I remained at my apartment

"At the bakery until 8:30 The morning of 12th,

Signed katerina petropolis."

I think they're really In love,

And all she's doing Is lying like mad

To make sure She doesn't lose him.

This has got to be A very heavy trip for that lady.

Being a widow for six years,

Suddenly she's in bed With a murderer?

Oh, she doesn't know He did it.

No.

I mean, she couldn't Handle all that.

Hey, frank, We're gonna solve this.

We're too close not to. And when we do,

Well, I'm afraid that lady's Gonna find herself

Right in the middle Of a very unfortunate,

Very classical greek tragedy.

Say, tell me something,

Aren't there any classical Greek detectives?

Oh, well, when helen of troy Got kidnapped, remember?

They sent the army. They sent the navy.

They sent achilles With that heel.

They did not send a private eye. I'm sorry.

Yeah, I guess You just went to consult

An oracle in those days. Oracles and priests.

That's Not a bad idea, frank.

I think I'll go consult one Myself in the morning.

What, an oracle?

No, a priest. Got ya.

Would you tell Father demetrios

I'd like to speak to him for A moment when he gets a chance?

Kalimera.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Here.

Here. Uh...Coffee, rolls, And some wild honey

From a friend in athens.

I have been saving it For months.

- huh! - taste.

Huh?

Mmm. That's good.

Good. Come. Sit. Sit down.

- hey. - what?

- katerina? - hmm?

This is a special day.

Let's do something special Together.

Like what?

The zoo. I have never been there.

And lunch in some big hotel And the movies.

But what about the shop?

The shop. Let's close it for today,

Just for a few hours, huh?

Well...

Okay, sure!

Look, you give me A little time to get ready,

You go home And change your clothes,

And I'll be there In 30 minutes, huh?

And, niko?

What?

Later on, I would like To go past the church.

Of course. We should talk to the priest.

We should confess For last night.

If you want.

Father demetrios.

Theo, my dear friend, How are you?

Good, thank you.

Good, but, uh, Maybe not so good.

Yes. I can see you have A serious look in your eyes.

I need to speak to you about The death of alice geneen.

Unfortunate soul.

Not one of my flock.

Well, we think we know

Who may have committed The murder, father,

And, uh...

But now, uh, well, the widow Katerina petropolis?

We both know This respectable lady

For a long time, right?

Well, I know there are ethics Involved here, father,

But is there any way That you can help me?

What do you mean?

I only want an impression,

An indication of the truth.

The truth is not such A terrible thing to search for,

Now is it, pater?

Well, this is very serious.

She thinks she's protecting An innocent man, and, uh...

Has she been to confession Since the murder?

Could you tell me that At least?

Every wednesday night. I can tell you that.

It is no secret.

So after the confession That night,

How long did She remain in the church?

Not more Than three minutes.

Three minutes?

I mean, that's no penance At all, now is it, pater?

Only a saint would be in A confessional so short a time,

Don't you agree?

That's right, theo. Only a saint.

All right. Thank you, father.

Look, uh, I'm sorry I had to Speak to you this way.

You know what I mean.

You came very close To being unforgiven,

But I'm sorry too,

That you must concern yourself With these unfortunate affairs.

Okay.

Thank you, father.

- ah, mr. Triforos! - yes?

Can you come here, please?

What?

Is any of this junk yours?

Some of it, I guess. Why?

Because the fire marshal Was just here.

He says it's A fire hazard.

It has to be moved by today.

What are you going To do with it?

We have to find some way

To get it back In the old storeroom.

Otherwise, It has to be thrown out.

I'll do it!

I'll be glad to do All the moving work for you.

My son christofis is coming At 3:00 to do it.

Just throw out What you don't need.

Uh-huh.

He's not there.

Where is he?

I don't know. He didn't come home last night.

Well, I was supposed To meet him here.

Hmm.

Maybe he's down In the basement.

Yeah, there's somebody Down there

Fiddling With the old furnace.

I can hear the noise On the radiator pipes.

What are you doing?

Why are you burning Those things out there?

What is this room Down here?

Who do you bring here, niko?

Katerina.

7-2-3 to central.

Have car 7-4-7 meet this unit At triforos' apartment.

I was lonely.

I needed company-- Women.

I am a man, katerina.

He's downstairs!

Oh, lieutenant.

Uh, try the basement. Yes.

Ah.

And this woman...

This alice, She was one of these women?

Yes.

That night, she was waiting For me very upset.

Someone had beaten Her up pretty bad.

We came down here, She had some wine.

She asked for money from me, A lot of money!

She threatened to make trouble If I refused to help her.

Then what, niko?

She said she was going To wake up everyone.

I chased her up the stairs Into the hall.

I offered to give her $50, And she spit in my face!

She started to scream,

So I shake her a little bit,

Not to hurt her, Just to scare her.

I was afraid.

I was angry.

She was screaming And screaming,

And I put my hands On her throat and I...

Niko...

Katerina!

Oh, god!

I'm so sorry, katerina.

I never meant For it to happen.

This morning, It was such a happy time.

And now...

I didn't trick you About that.

I do love you, katerina.

I was going to ask you To marry me today.

I really was!

Niko, no!

Stop!

Niko!

Niko!

Niko.

Don't worry, niko. I'm coming down to help you.

What will happen to him?

Oh, I don't know.

Things could go In his favor.

You just never know.

But he shouldn't be Such an old man

By the time he gets out.

And me...

How old will I be?

Come on.

♪ we are strangers On our own ♪