All language subtitles for The.Man.with.a.Cloak.1951.Fletcher.Markle.eng

What's that number
again, miss?

211.

Whoa.

You want your bags
Out, miss?

No.

No, not yet.

I think
You'd better wait.

Charles!

Ha ha ha!

This couldn't be it.

Would you take me
To that tavern

Down the street?

* Oh, my love *

* for thee
Had ere grown cold *

* had ere grown cold *

You know, uh,

I didn't even
Get your name, sir.

You want a name?

Oh, I got a name-
Flaherty.

I also
Got a business,

And like
any business,

It can't operate
On charity.

I realize that.

I’m also hoping
You'll realize

That this is the seventh bottle of wine

You've ordered
In the past two days

Without paying
For any one of them.

True.

I know that this
Is a free country,

And if I got
The wine free,

I'd be happy
To give it to you,

But I got to pay
For it, so...

Naturally, I got
To sell it myself.

That's what's known
as business.

I didn't invent it,
but I got to live

Like the rest of the world does, you-

You see what I mean?

I've told you I’m expecting some money,

And it's a few days
Late in coming.

If you'll continue to have
Patience with me, i'll-

Ha ha ha!

I can't
Go to the bank

And get anything
For patience.

All right. Now-

All right, friend.

A couple of days,
huh?

Try to look at it
My way.

Will you do that,
Mr., uh...

Dupin.

Oh, you french?

No.

I’m a fool.

Could be
A french fool.

Hey, Bert,
look at this.

Well!

Stray lamb
In our midst.

Well, are you
Looking for someone, miss?

I beg your pardon,
but I-

I’m looking
For a home.

Ha ha ha! That's a good one, miss.

You're looking
For a home,

And I’m trying to get away from one.

The home of
A monsieur Thevenet.

Thevenet?
Ooh la la!

I was told this is a
Country of barbarians.

I’m sorry to find out it is the truth.

Only a half-truth, mademoiselle.

A lovely girl is
an uncommon sight

In a place
Like this.

In the face
Of loveliness,

All men feel
A little foolish.

We were only-

Perhaps I can
Assist you.

Won't you
Sit down?

Coffee for the lady,
please.

Yes, sir.

All right, now.

It's possible the gentleman has a point.

So drink up
And enjoy yourselves

At your own expense.

Would you prefer
Wine?

No, thank you.

I saw you
Go up the street.

Did something happen
To frighten you?

Tell me about it.

I suppose I am
Frightened.

It must have been
The wrong house.

I don't understand.

You see, I just arrived
From Paris tonight.

Your first trip
To america?

Yes.

I have a letter
To monsieur Thevenet.

Thevenet?

You know him?

Of him.

Well...

I came straight
From the boat

To the address
I was given,

But I think I must
Have the wrong number.

What number?

211.

Along the street here,

But it could not
Be such a place.

Monsieur Thevenet is an
Old man who lives alone.

Old Mr. Thevenet's
House-

Do you know
The number?

Up in the next
Block, sir.

211.

What do you know
About Thevenet?

Only what i
Have been told.

He fought with napoleon as a marshal,

And after napoleon
Was banished,

He came
To this country.

You see, he loved
Napoleon and the empire.

He hates
The republic.

You're
Of the republic?

Oh, yes, but it
Is a losing cause

Unless help
Can be obtained.

So someone sent you
To Thevenet?

Not exactly.

I have
A letter to him

From his grandson,
Paul de Lage,

But it was
My own thought

To make the journey.

This Paul de Lage,

He is also
Of the republic?

Oh, yes.

Paul is a leader.

He thought
It was useless

To appeal
To his grandfather,

But, after all, monsieur
Thevenet's an old man,

And time may have
Changed him.

They say
He is very rich.

They say
Worse than that.

They say he is a facsimile of the devil.

Do you know
More of him?

Only what is said.

That he was a roue
In the grand manner,

A connoisseur of wine, women, and wit.

Now he's
an ancient ruin

With one arm
Paralyzed

And one foot
In the grave.

Perhaps you'd better
Go back to Paris.

Not when I have
Come this far.

Are you being so brave for the republic

Or for Paul de Lage?

Forgive me.

I was hoping it was
For the republic.

Thank you
for your kindness.

It is really 211,
then-the number?

Good night.

Yes?

I am mademoiselle
Madeline Minot...

And...

And what is
your business?

I have a letter from
Paul de Lage in Paris,

Introducing me
To Mr. Thevenet.

I have just
Arrived in new york.

Stop telling me
What to do!

You sniveling
Troublemaker.

Get out and take your
Bag of tricks with you!

Get out, you hear?

Where's
Miss Bounty?

I must see
Miss Bounty.

Yes,
dr. Roland.

What is it now?

You must listen
To me, miss Bounty.

I told him one glass of
Sherry, just one glass,

And he's consuming
The entire decanter.

It's suicide,
pure suicide.

In that case, he has
been committing suicide,

As you put it,
for 40 years.

Nevertheless, I take no
Responsibility for him.

I can keep him alive
Only so long

As he wishes
To exist.

You flatter yourself.

I'll be back
In the morning.

Who is this?

She has a letter
To Mr. Thevenet.

I am Madeline Minot,
a friend of Paul de Lage.

Paul de Lage?

He's the grandson
Of monsieur Thevenet.

I have brought
A letter from Paris.

Give it to me, and i
Will present it to him.

I don't know
Who you are.

I am Lorna Bounty.

You do not
Know the name?

No.

Then I can
Only assume

This is your first
Trip to new york.

He's an ill man.

I'll see if he
Wishes to receive you.

He is very ill?

Fatally,
mademoiselle.

What is causing
His death?

His life.

Ha ha ha!

It always amuses me when
You attempt to be efficient.

What is
The trouble now?

Someone at the door with a
Letter of introduction to you.

Eh? Where
Are my glasses?

You broke them
Last night

When you threw them
At villon.

Eh.

Read it to me.

Where is villon?

I have no idea.

What does it say?

Someone
Asking for money.

Ah! It's ridiculous.

Always the same
- someone asking me for money.

Villon!

Villon!

He does not
Wish to see you.

But-but I must-

He never sees
anyone.

Madam, who are you?

I manage this house
For him.

I obey his wishes.

Did you
Read the letter?

Did you read it,
monsieur?

Eh.

Give it to me.

Oh, hello, villon.

There you are,
mon petit.

I did not
Want you to be

Disturbed
Or upset,

Not tonight.

Sit down.

You are very lovely.

I say this now
As an old man

Who is weary
Of lying.

Paris.

You did not tell me
It was from Paris.

Read it to me,
my child.

"dear grandfather-"

Huh?
It's from Paul.

Go on with it.

"this will
Introduce you

"to mademoiselle
Madeline Minot,

"the woman i-

The woman I love."

So, that's
How it is, eh?

Oh, come, now.

Do not tell me
It is the first time

He has said this
To you.

I know him
To be a fool,

But not such
A great one.

Put it aside,
my child.

I will tell you
What it says.

He wants money
From me.

He is fighting
For the cause

Of the people,
the downtrodden.

Also,
he is penniless

And about to be
Put in jail.

Am I right?

Mm-hmm.

And knowing I can resist
Anything save a pretty face,

He sent you to me.

He did not!

He advised me
Against it.

I came because
I wanted to help him,

But he said that in
The cause of justice,

It was ridiculous to
Appeal to a man like you.

For once in his life,
he was right.

I am sorry to hear
You say that.

The romantic patriot
And the lovely maiden.

Huh?

The young lovers
and the great cause

Of human justice.

Ah! Tell us what it is you have to say.

It is difficult
For anyone to speak

When you listen
Only to yourself.

Forgive me,
mademoiselle.

I have been so long
Away from Paris,

I have lost my manners.

Tell me
About Paris, eh?

Who are the great
Names now?

Who paints?
Who writes the poems?

Delacroix...

Daumier...

Gautier...

Baudelaire.

Baudelaire?

You know him?

Where does he
Live now?

A small room.

Hotel pimadon on the quai
D'anjou, ile saint-louis.

Quai d'anjou.

They have manned the
Barricades, monsieur,

All of them-

The painters,
the poets...

For the republic.

Quai d'anjou.

Monsieur Thevenet
Is tired.

He has been
Very ill.

He is also
Very drunk.

It is late. Perhaps you had better go.

You will-

You will
Stay the night.

Then tomorrow,

You will talk
To me again,

And I will
Look at you

Without
Listening. Eh?

She stays here.

Perhaps
The young lady

Would prefer
To stay elsewhere.

She stays here.

Don't excite
Yourself, Charles.

This is your home, and
We will take care of her.

Will you come with me?

I want to thank you.

Yes, yes.
Thank me,

Be done with it,
and get out.

Get out.

Send Martin to me!

I want to go
To my room.

Paris... Quai d'anjou.

Eh. Villon.

Ou sont les neiges
D'antan?

Martin!

Martin!

I am right here, sir.

Will you be
Comfortable?

Yes.
Yes, I think so.

I’m ready
To go to bed.

Lingerie from Paris.

One can always tell.

There is a bell cord
At your bedside

If you need
Anything further.

If you ring,
I will answer.

Good night.

I don't like it, this girl being here.

Why has she come?

To get his money.

For this grandson,
this Paul de Lage?

Yes, his only
Living relative.

That's not so good,
is it?

He hates De Lage.

They never agreed
Politically.

And the girl is here
To patch it up?

Yes.

And, having
A pretty face,

She'll do it.

Mark my words.

Must you always
Drink it that way?

What's
The difference?

There's a difference
In manners.

Manners.

You have to do
Everything politely.

You even have to murder a man politely.

What are we gonna
Do about it?

About what?

This girl.

You're so nervous,
Martin.

All right.

I've seen you
for a long time now,

Without a nerve
In you,

Waiting for him
To die,

And you've given a
Good performance, too-

With a million-dollar
Audience of one old man.

Ha ha ha!

Is it amusing?

No, but it might be,

After all this time
And talent,

If you lost
Your public...

And the million
To boot.

Then it
Would be amusing?

No.

I’m not amused,
either.

How was he when
You left him?

Snoring...

And grumbling.

A few more nights
Like this, and...

I can begin to live,
this time with money,

Not having
To care about

Giving a good performance for anybody.

Queer thing,
isn't it?

What?

The 3 of us,

Waiting
All these years

For the old man
To die.

Then this child
Comes

And reminds him
There's a decent world

Outside
This house.

Is there?

If you didn't
Think so,

You wouldn't be
Frightened

Of a wisp
Of a girl.

I don't
Understand it.

I don't know what
Keeps him alive.

Couldn't the doctor
Push him a bit?

No. Durand is too intelligent for that.

Durand, that
Meddling lawyer.

If I had my way,
I'd-

If you had your way,
we'd all be dancing

A rigadoon together
At the end of a rope.

And a good end
To us all.

Monsieur,
what do you want?

I am concerned about
Your presence here.

Concerned?

Perhaps it is the
Hallucination of an old man,

But I would not want
Harm to come to you,

And it might.

I want to warn you
To be careful.

Why should anyone
Wish to harm me?

Money.

They want my money,

And since they have been
Waiting all these years

For me to die,

Perhaps they are
Most entitled to it.

That's not true.

Of course
It is true.

You want it
For Paul.

Paul wants it
For his cause.

His cause would not
Exist without it.

But these people
Are servants.

More than that.

But Paul is
your own blood.

And blood is
Thicker than water.

Eh?

Well, so it is,

But I could not
Say it down there.

How is he-Paul?

What does he
Look like?

Well...

He looks a little bit
Like you, monsieur,

As you once were.

How would you
Know that?

There's a small painting
Of you in his room.

You are wearing the
Uniform of the empire.

He keeps that?

It is over his desk,
where he writes.

Once he read
Aloud to me

An article
He had written,

And then he looked up
At the picture of you

And smiled

And told me how you would
Have denied every word of it.

Yeah, no doubt.

He's a great man,
monsieur,

A strong...
And gentle

And honest man.

You love him?

With all my life.

This key locks the door of your room.

Use it.

Thank you.

Bonne nuit,
mon petit.

Bonne nuit.

Bonne nuit.

Sometimes i
Wonder why he bothers

With a doctor
At all.

He never
Listens to me.

We do
What we can.

I've made up
A new prescription,

And i'll leave it with
Mrs. Flynn to prepare it.

It should be
Taken in milk-

A dose now, and then again at bedtime.

Is he feeling
Better?

Can i
See him now?

I don't think he
Should be disturbed.

Don't you agree,
doctor?

Uh, yes, it's best not. It's best not.

Good afternoon. I'll
Be back this evening.

Thank you, doctor.

Two teaspoonfuls
In a glass of milk.

Send it up
Right away

And give him
Another this evening

Before he
Goes to sleep.

Get the milk.

Yes?

Where can I buy
A postdating order

To mail a letter?

I would say the post
Office, mademoiselle.

I'll go.

Bring that up
When it's ready.

Please. Where is
The post office?

Down the street,
miss,

A block beyond
The chemist's.

Can't miss
The sign.

Can I take that
Up to him?

The pretty
Sight of you

Won't help
The likes of him,

And I heard what she said
To you this morning, miss.

And I say the same
To you myself.

You'd best be
On your way.

Is that, uh, money
Still coming to you?

You are,
I presume, Flaherty,

A christian man.

I try to be, sir...

Though some people make
It difficult for me.

If you are
A christian,

You must know
Your bible.

Therefore,
you will recall

What it says
about money.

And, uh...

What does it say?

It says in timothy

That the love of money
Is the root of all evil.

It's not that
I love it, sir.

It's just that it's
a necessary evil.

And to show you I have
Indeed read the book,

It says
In ecclesiastes,

"money answereth
All things."

In bitterness,
flaherty.

It was said
In bitterness.

That's the way I was asking for it.

Good afternoon.

Oh. Ma'am.

I- I don't like
To annoy you.

It's just that you were
Kind to me last night,

And I need help.

Shall we sit here?

Tell me how
I can help anyone.

Well, it's nothing,
exactly,

That I can explain.

I...

Something happening
At the house?

Yes, but I can't
Say, except it's-

It's something
Terrible.

Something happening
To old Thevenet?

Yes.

I think they are
Trying to kill him.

It would be
Difficult to find

A more deserving
Victim.

Oh, forgive me.

How do you imagine
They're trying to kill him?

I thought
It might be this.

I thought-

I might take it
To the pharmacist

And see if it was...

Poison?

Terrible. Terrible.

Terrible.

Sugar water.

Thank you very much.

You're sure it contains nothing else-

No poison deadlier
Than water?

Forgive me.

Thank you.

Are you satisfied?

You were right.

I have
An imagination.

Yes.

Do you know what
I was going to do

If I found
It was poison?

What?

I was going to see
Monsieur Thevenet's lawyer,

Monsieur durand,

About getting
The police.

You know where
This lawyer lives?

Oh, yes.

Paul gave me
His address.

He has written
To me.

Then you go
And see him now.

Why now?

You heard him say
It was harmless.

That's right.

And you showed
Imagination,

But not enough.

I don't understand.

Well, how do you
Dispose of a man

Who's being kept
Alive by a medicine?

Either by poisoning
The medicine,

As you suspected,

Or by giving him
None at all,

As you failed
To suspect.

Cabby!

You go and see
This Mr. Durand now.

Give him
The address.

341 bailey.

I'll find you later.

I would like to see
Mademoiselle Madeline Minot.

She's not here.

Well, do you mind
If I waited for her?

I don't know
When she'll return.

In fact, it wouldn't
Surprise me

If she never
Came back at all.

Nor me.
Are you the butler?

I am.

It is a role remarkably unsuited to you.

Good afternoon.

Good evening.

You wanted to see
Miss Minot?

I couldn't help overhearing
Your conversation.

Eavesdropping is one of the few
Unpunishable pleasures in life.

I do want to see miss
Minot. I’m a dear friend.

Will you come in?

You must
Excuse Martin.

He's rather upset about
His master's illness.

Indeed? I've always
Found it wiser

Not to question the cause
Of anyone's bad temper.

My name is Dupin.

I’m Lorna Bounty. Could
I serve you some tea?

Tea.

Well, some wine,
perhaps?

You would be
Preserving my life.

A sufficient
Reason.

There are also sufficient
Reasons not to preserve it,

But I am not
The man to disclose them.

That's understandable.

Dupin-that's a french
Name, isn't it?

The name is french.
The man is not.

Who is he?

I know nothing
About him.

Why let him in?

To find out
About him, of course.

She came all alone
From Paris,

And now suddenly,
she has a friend.

Yes.

Take this in to him.

Take it yourself.

Mrs. Flynn.

So that's it.

How do you look
To yourself?

A man's eyes are
A better test than any mirror.

How do I look to you?

Go ahead. Tell me.

I want to know.

Ha ha ha!

Do you like poetry?

I've had it read
To me.

I don't doubt it.

Do you like this?

"ah, distinctly
I remember,

"it was in the bleak
December,

"and each separate
Dying ember

"wrought its ghost
Upon the floor.

"eagerly,
I wished the morrow.

"vainly, I had sought
To borrow from my books

Surcease of sorrow."

You read
Like an actor.

And you drink
Like one.

Would you take advice
From the likes of me?

Ma'am, I take advice as
Easily as I take a drink.

The only trouble
With me is that

I've never been able to
Make good use of either.

You're a friend
Of miss Madeline's?

So it would seem.

Then you should tell her,
for her own good-

A very sweet young lady
- miss Madeline.

We've all grown
Fond of Madeline.

I have very special
Feelings about her myself.

Have you known her long?

That depends on how
You look at time.

I don't look at it with
Much faith, being a woman.

A very
Beautiful one.

You remarked that Mr.
Thevenet was not well.

He is very old
And very ill,

And last night he drank more
Wine than is good for him.

You can't imagine how
Impossible that sounds to me.

I don't have to imagine
It. I can see it.

Lorna Bounty. I remember
Hearing about you

When the critics savored
Your charms like vintage wine.

"lips like claret..."

"cheeks like burgundy."

Now I no longer
Doubt it.

I can see it.

You're an interesting
Man, Mr. Dupin.

I’m in
An interesting house.

Why do you say that?

Handsomely upholstered
In margue,

With an old and dying
Reprobate as master,

Butler like
A professional wrestler,

And his housekeeper, she
Was once the toast of an era.

Housekeeper?

Forgive me.

Forgive me. I seem to
Have become slightly drunk.

I don't think I shall
Wait any longer for her.

Will you please tell her
I'll call again?

I'll tell her,
but I don't think

She'll be here
Very long.

But you will.

I?

Yes.

Yes, i'll be here.
Certainly.

Thank you.

Thank you
for your hospitality.

I can find
My own way out.

So he leaves just in time
To meet her outside, huh?

Apparently.

What did you
find out about him?

What's he after?

I don't think
He knows.

He interests you,
doesn't he?

He does.

You act as if you've
Seen him before.

No, but I think
I'll see him again.

Ho ho!

Back, back, back.

Halloween
Favors!

Halloween.

There you are,
children.

Thank you.

Now you can have a nice
Party. There you are.

Run along and have a nice time.

Thank you!

Halloween favor.

Thank you.

Say, I heard old Thevenet
Was on his deathbed

And got off it
Again.

Ha ha ha! Just
Won't believe it.

What?

That they can make it
Faster than he can drink it.

Say, the butler was down here earlier.

Bought a lot
Of wine and brandy.

A bunch of actors
Stopped by here

On the way
To the house.

They're having a big
Halloween party up there.

You, uh, thinking
Of going?

Only since you
Mentioned the wine.

Friend of yours.

Oh, I’m so glad
To find you.

They're having
A party.

Yes, I heard.

He's downstairs with
People entertaining him,

And he's drinking
Again.

They're letting him
Do it to kill him.

All right.
Go back to the house

And lock yourself in
Your room. I'll be there.

If there's anything
You could do to stop him-

Just do what I say.

Go! Dance! Dance!

Ha ha ha!

Thank you.

If you're looking
For Madeline,

She went
To her room.

I don't think
She feels very well.

Thevenet seems
To have improved.

There's nothing we can do about that.

A man has a right to live as he pleases.

And die as he pleases.

If I told you
Something flattering,

Would you believe it?

Only if it
Were flattering.

Then i'll be frank
About it.

I can't remember
When i've met a man

Who intrigues me
As much as you do.

Do you forget
Easily?

No, I don't.

Then i'll be
Equally frank

And tell you that i...
Find you equally intriguing.

But at least we've
Broken the ice.

Now we can drown
Together.

Lorna! Lorna!

He wants me
To sing for him.

But I’m going to
Sing for you.

* yesterday
I lost my heart *

* to a man who
Chanced my way *

* I breathed a sigh
For his reckless eye *

* I loved him yesterday *

* but now I fear
Since today is here *

* my heart feels
Not the same *

* i've changed my mind,
so tomorrow i'll find *

* another to play
My game *

* he will pass me by
With a reckless eye *

* and my heart
Will bid him stay *

* then he'll smile at me,
and tomorrow will be *

* another yesterday *

* though my heart
Will bid him stay *

* he'll have naught to do
But look forward to *

* another yesterday *

Get out!
Get out, all of you.

Get out of here. Get
Out, all of you. Get out!

Martin, feed them and
Get them out of here.

What's the trouble
Now, Charles?

Who is that one?

He calls himself
Dupin.

Dupin,
what do you do?

Nothing that would
Interest you.

You are not
An actor?

No more than you.

I have been an actor all my life,

But in a theater where these mountebanks

Could never play.

What are you
Doing here?

I came to see
Miss Minot.

Oh. Oh! These people
- send them away.

Get them
Out of here!

And close
That door.

You-help me over to that table.

What is this you do
That would not interest me?

I am a poet.

A poet? You hear
That, villon?

This bird is named for
A poet- francois villon-

A thief, a murderer,
and a poet.

Hey, tell me a poem.

"nay, never ask this week,
fair lord, where they are gone,

Nor yet this year, except
With this for an overword."

"but where are the snows
Of yesteryear?"

You hear that,
Villon?

That is a ballad
Written by your namesake.

Who are you?

A man
With an empty glass.

Ha ha ha!

We have something
In common.

More than the wine.
What more?

The girl.

Madeline?

You are her friend?

Mmm.

I should like
To believe that.

Why?

Because I think
She needs one.

She spoke highly
Of you.

You were kind
To her.

That is an art I have always lacked-

Being kind to women.

It's a very
Difficult art.

You know, of course,
why she is here.

Yes.

She is after
My money.

Everybody is
after my money.

Must have been
After it yourself

To have acquired
So much.

Oh, but not you.
You are a poet,

And money means
Nothing to you.

Beauty-beauty
Attracts you, eh?

And this girl
Is very pretty-

Is that it?

You're not young enough
To be this cynical.

Yes. Yes, she is after
Your money, as you put it,

But not for herself.

And this is
The kind of miracle

That should astonish
Even you.

It does.

You know she is in love
With a fool and a dreamer

Who is also
A relative of mine?

De Lage.

I think we are
Both drunk enough

To be honest
With each other.

Let's be sure of it.

So since she is
already married

To a political idea

And also aspires to marry my relative,

What do you
expect to gain?

A man looks
at a rose, a star.

What can he hope
To gain?

Dupin, if that
Is your name-

Which, for no reason
At all, I doubt-

I think you are
As great a fool

As De Lage
And this girl.

Oh, no.
You're the fool.

You've spent a life
Wasting your money,

And now you're going to
Waste it in your death.

What bigger fool than the man
Who rewards his own murderers?

Dupin, could you
Prove this?

I won't have to.
You will.

And you are concerned
With my fate?

No.

Only the girl's.

That's right.

I'd get her out
Of here if I could,

But she refuses
To leave you.

She's as courageous
as she is foolish.

This comes from
A faith in life, Thevenet,

Something you and i
Both lack-

A dream that is not for sale
And never can be laughed away.

Faith...

In life.

Martin.

Martin!

You've had too much.

Pour it.
Pour it, Dupin.

It is never too much
When it is too late.

You are
An eloquent man.

Martin!

I am right here, sir.

Huh?

I wish to see
Durand immediately.

Have him come here.
Bring him yourself.

First thing
In the morning?

No. Now!

He'll be in bed.

If he is anyplace
But the grave,

Get him out
And bring him here.

Now.

Sit down.

Stay till he comes.

Eh? Keep on lying
To me

So I do not
Change my mind.

You'd better get
Them all out.

Ladies and gentlemen,
I’m sorry.

I’m afraid you will
All have to leave.

Mr. Thevenet is not
At all well.

Aw!
Oh!

He wants me to fetch
The lawyer-durand.

Now?

I think a better idea would be
To throw that Dupin in the street.

I told you you were a fool
For ever letting him in.

I could pitch him into
The gutter easy enough.

So he could go himself
To durand tomorrow?

That would be tomorrow.

No. Bring durand.

You know what
You're doing?

Do as I say.

What does he want with
A lawyer at this hour?

I don't know.

You only want a lawyer
For two things-

A crime or a will.

Mark my words, none of
This will come to any good.

Don't you think you've had
Enough of that, Charles?

You see how
Concerned she is?

You should have seen her 10 years ago.

How long? How long has it been?

Charles has a remarkable
Capacity for cruelty.

I've always felt
The best way to stay young

Is to forget your youth, but
That's all Charles remembers.

Oh, gee. She was one of
The most attractive women

In all
The world.

She still is.

Let me tell you-

I think you had better
Go to bed, Charles.

Bed?

I have made my bed,

And I am swimming
In it.

Will you help me
Get him upstairs, please?

He needs a doctor more
Than he does a lawyer.

He's not getting
Any lawyer tonight.

Non compos mentis.

What's that?

He's drunk-
Blind, senseless drunk.

Tomorrow he won't remember
Whether durand was here or not.

So you're going to
Stand up against her, eh?

I'll tell you
One thing-

If that Dupin doesn't
Get out and stay out,

I’m gonna break
His neck.

I think it would be a
Good idea to send for a doctor.

As soon as Martin returns.

Oh. It seems
Martin has returned.

I've been waiting
To see you out, sir.

All the other guests are
Gone. The party's over.

True, and it isn't too
Late for me to make a call,

A rather important one,
possibly one of life and death.

He's waiting for you
Upstairs.

Get him into bed
And then bring the doctor.

Do you understand?

Perhaps you would like
A brandy before you go.

I would.

Leave the brandy,
Mrs. Flynn.

It's on the table,
ma'am.

I’m beginning to think
I've underestimated you.

So has
My generation.

What were you talking
About with the old man?

A little bit of everything. Thank you.

Politics, poetry,
love.

Nothing more?

I believe we did
Discuss money.

Ah, yes. He has
a lot of money.

You must be
Aware of that.

It's a rumor that
Everyone seems to verify.

You're an extremely
Difficult man, Mr. Dupin.

So i've been told.

Most men have found it
Easy to talk to me,

But you seem
At a loss for words.

What would you
Like me to say?

Something very simple.

I'll do my best.

And so will i.

About Mr. Thevenet-

He has a great deal
Of money.

And a great many
People after it.

And someone will
Eventually get it.

You've made a friend
Of a girl who wants it.

I want it, too.

Why not make
A friend of me?

Would you not like
To be my friend?

I'd prefer it
To being your enemy.

Merely in friendship,
I can offer you...

What? What are you
Trying to say?

If I were your friend,
I would help you.

You owe money
At the tavern.

You can't pay your rent.

Is this a bribe?

That's not a very friendly thing to say.

Gift, then.

Couldn't we call it
A loan?

You're a bold woman...

Yes.

But puzzling.
Why?

You give me one thing
To make me talk

And another
To keep me silent.

Oddly enough, you've
Discovered both my weaknesses.

To understand
Another's weaknesses

Is the first rule
Of friendship.

And the second?

To understand
Another's strength.

That was very
Impulsive.

Under the circumstances,
it was inevitable.

I think i'd better
Say good night.

I suppose that
Was inevitable, too.

Oh, about this loan...

I thought
We were friends.

Of course.

Then there's nothing
More to discuss.

You're obviously
A man of honor.

Otherwise you would not
Be saying good night.

Good evening.

Good evening to you.

If you're
Just walking,

Do you mind
If I join you?

I don't mind
At all.

I get lonely enough.

Of course.

Oh, why, Martin.

Out for a little
Constitutional, are you?

Sometimes I enjoy
The night air.

Would you care
To join us?

No, thank you. I’m
Willing to take my chances.

But walking alone on a dark
Street can be very dangerous.

How well I know.

One's safety, however,
depends on his choice

Of walking
Companions.

It's the first
Of the month, you know.

I can understand
Your excitement.

It happens only once
Every 30 days.

Hope you're writing home
For money.

It's been two months now
Since you last paid me.

What have I got
Out of you in that time?

A smile and a lot
Of fancy talk.

I’m not one to throw a human
Being out into the streets,

But I’m not one to adopt
A grown man, neither,

Not in my time of life.

There's jobs to be had. Why
Don't you go out and get a job?

Or didn't that
Occur to you?

There's nothing
I can do.

Why don't you be an actor,
then? You're pretty enough.

You know, I used to
Try to imagine you

As a small girl running
To school with an apple

Or playing
With dolls

And then as a young
Maiden who fell in love

And walked
Among the stars.

Last I saw you
as a lovely oak tree

That grew
Into an acorn.

Oh!

It's not my money.

Oh, it's not now.

You telling me you didn't have a penny

Week after week,

And me wondering where my next
Loaf of bread is coming from.

This is mine.

The world could do very well
Without the likes of you.

It's doing its best,
ma'am.

Cheater of the poor.

Philanderer.

It's only
The landlady.

She's a rather
Holy woman.

She dislikes ladies
Visiting in the rooms.

I... I looked for you
In the tavern.

They said you lived
Up here.

I came to thank you and to
Tell you about everything.

I think it's going to
Be all right now.

Then why don't we plan on
Dining together tonight,

And you can
Tell me about it.

Would you like that?

I would like it
Very much.

Besides, I badly need
To hear some music.

"thus ensuring their shelter
And happiness together

Under the same roof."

Mm-hmm.

Good. Good.

Now it's done.

Bring up your-
Your clerk.

I'll sign,

And he can witness.

Villon?

How do you like this
For an epitaph?

What better time for a
Man to take his own life...

Than in the final
Stupidity...

Of a generous deed?

Now, Charles...

There.

See? Evidence
Of life.

Here. Robert?

That's all, Robert.

Sir.

Good night.

You don't need any
More of that, my friend.

I can make better use
Of that than you can.

What is it, Charles?
Another attack?

Uh... Uh... Uh...

Charles,
can't you speak?

Poi...

I'll have them fetch
The doctor.

You know
What you're doing?

What am I doing?

You're dancing
In a public place.

You're no longer
Respectable.

I think it is beautiful.

It is.

Now you look sad again.

What are you thinking?

I’m thinking how much more
Habitable the world becomes

Just by dancing with you.

That makes you sad?

Not only that.

What is it?

A man
I don't even know.

Well, if you
Don't even know him,

How can he
Concern you?

Because you do.

You would like him.

You do, don't you?

Yes. I like him
Very much.

Now...

Tell me your news.

Oh, yes.

Well, today monsieur
Thevenet had another attack,

And they would not
Let me see him.

That's understandable.

But I saw monsieur durand again,

And he told me a new
Will was to be made,

And what
Could it be,

Except
In favor of Paul?

He's coming to the house-
Durand?

Yes. They're drawing
It up tonight.

Do miss Bounty
And Martin know about it?

Of course.

Martin brought the
Message to monsieur durand,

And I will see him
Again tomorrow

And know what i
Can write to Paul.

I doubt it.

Why do you say that?

Have you ever awakened
Suddenly in the night

With the feeling
That something terrible

Was wrong?

I don't understand
You.

What could be wrong?

I think we'd better
Find out.

Thank you,
dr. Roland.

Now, Mrs. Flynn.

I'll have
Your story, please.

Well, Mr. Durand was up in
The bedroom with the old man

When I took up
His medicine.

He asked me,
was miss Madeline about?

And I said,
no, she'd gone out.

That's miss Madeline
There.

Ah. Now go on.

Well, a little bit
Later,

Mr. Durand
Come downstairs

And said Mr. Thevenet
Had had some kind of a fit-

Though he looked more like
He'd had a fit himself-

And would I fetch the doctor?

So I tells Martin,

And Martin
Goes for the doctor,

And when I come back
Into the library,

There was Mr. Durand,
sitting in that chair

As dead as
a stuffed mackerel.

Oh, and
Miss Bounty...

What are you
Going to do?

I’m going up to him.

Is he all right?

I have to see him.

You can't.

Why? Everybody
Can see him but me.

I’m going up.

It's useless.
Why?

Miss Bounty,
will you come in, please?

Yes, I’m coming.

He's had a stroke.
There's complete paralysis.

He can't even speak.

When did this happen?

I suppose when durand
Was upstairs with him.

You'd better
Bring her down.

He must be quiet.

You'll be all right now.

I’m going
To take care of you.

Is there anything
You want?

Monsieur...

Vous n'avez pas besoin
De quelque chose?

He's paralyzed.
He can't speak.

Remember, we have
Something in common.

He's trying
To tell us something.

Barometer?

Villon?

Barometer.

Villon.

Barometer.

I’m sorry.

You all have to leave.

He's very weak,
you know.

You wait so long
For it to happen,

And when
It's finally here...

It's not at all the way
You expected it to be.

But 10 years
Is a long time

To care for a mountain of selfishness...

Whose only virtue
Is money.

Maybe there isn't
That much in the world.

You said you were underestimated
By your generation.

Well, I was underestimated by his.

It's difficult to be
The toast of an era

And not be burned
By it.

Miss Bounty?

Yes, officer?

I’m on my way, ma'am.

Thank you for
Your cooperation.

If there's anything else,
please let me know.

Oh, no need to
Disturb you again.

I’m sure the doctor's
Report will be sufficient.

Thank you.

This has been a very
Distressing evening.

Indeed, ma'am.

I hope Mr. Thevenet feels
better in the morning.

Good night.
Good night.

Tell me...

Did durand
Leave anything behind?

What would he leave?

Perhaps a new will.

Nonsense.

Why did the old man
Send for him?

They were friends,
old friends.

Like you and me.

Have you
found it?

Found what?

It's lost,
but it exists.

If you want to exist, you
Better get out of this house.

You know, I think
You mean it.

You're desperate.

You should have
Found it

Before you
Killed him.

Martin!

Preserving your life may
Become a little monotonous.

Not to me.

Why don't you say what you're thinking?

Is it necessary
To say it?

You're thinking Thevenet
Made a new will for that girl

And that durand
Was murdered

So it could be
Destroyed,

Isn't that it?

Isn't that reasonable?

I don't know why
Durand died.

But you know
A new will was drawn.

Oh, forgive me
For being presumptuous.

I don't see
How this concerns me.

Exactly.

Well, it'll all come out
In the wash, as they say,

Or an autopsy.

The doctor pronounced him
Dead from a heart attack.

Why should there
Be an autopsy?

Why, indeed?

If you'll excuse me,

I don't want to get
In the way of your search.

If I see you again,

Or rather, when
I see you again,

I hope it'll be under
More pleasant circumstances

For us both.

I think it will be.

Good night.

Did you find it?

Not yet.

Monsieur.

Tell me,

How did you know
Monsieur durand was dead?

You knew it
Before we came here.

How?

Guess.

Half my life has been
A game of guessing.

Why?

Did you think there was
Some other reason why I knew?

I don't know.

Monsieur, wait.

I’m sorry. I-

I didn't really
Distrust you.

I could try not to,

But in the end,
I'll always believe in you.

But I suppose
This is the end of it.

We haven't failed
Yet.

You mean,
you have some idea?

Just another guess.

With his eyes, he was
Telling me to take this.

He was trying to tell
Me something else, too.

Come along.

You know, this is
The first time in my life

I've ever been interested
In an empty glass.

Yes, yes, yes.

Yes, yes, yes, yes!

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Yes. Will you
Stop that noise?

Sleeping fox
Catches no poultry.

I’m not a fox.

Now you're
No longer sleeping.

Open up.

This is vital-
A matter of life and death.

What is it now?

This glass. I want
To know what was in it.

A friend of mine
Drank from it.

I think it
Contained poison.

Please.

Oh, very well.

Very well.
Very well.

Your friend is dead?

Poison?

Arsenic.

Have you ever
Sold any of it?

Yes.

When?

Oh, some months ago.

6 or 7 months ago.

To whom?

To Mr. Thevenet.

I wouldn't tell you,

Except I don't care to stay
Up the rest of the night

Arguing about it.

Give him some money.

Give me nothing.
Give me my rest.

Out with you, both of you.

Thank you.

Do you think Mr. Thevenet
Really bought the poison himself?

He kept it
In this ring.

I think he put it
In the brandy,

Intending
To kill himself

After he'd
Made the new will.

He wanted
To kill himself?

He told me as much
At the party last night.

Paralysis
Must have struck

Before he could
Pick up the glass.

Durand was upset by
The old man's tack

And drank the brandy
Himself.

Poor old Thevenet could
Only lie there and watch,

Unable to protest
Or raise a hand.

Durand...

Not realizing
He was poisoned,

Went downstairs
For help.

What we don't
Know is,

What's happened
To the new will?

Let's go
Back to the house.

I'll see to everything.

Martin...

Pack the girl's things.

Oh.

Good evening.

May I go up to
Monsieur Thevenet?

There'd be no point
In that, child.

But I want
To see him.

Mr. Thevenet is dead.

I’m sorry.

You can
Leave it open.

You're not staying,
either of you.

So he's dead.

Yes.

Well...

He lived
A long life...

Or was it
Too long?

I know how you
Must feel.

Do you think he meant
Anything to her,

Either in his life
Or his death?

And if what I wanted
Was merely money,

Was it any different
From her or from you?

At least you aren't weeping
About it. You aren't lying.

What's the use
Of this?

You wanted to see him?

Go on upstairs and see him,
and then get out.

I'll get out,
but why her?

Because I’m mistress
Here now,

And she's not wanted.

I'll find you
a place to stay.

Yes?

Mrs. Inness, I want
To rent a room

For a friend of mine.

Her?

Miss Minot, yes.

Fine hour for a respectable
Girl to want a room.

That's what she wants-
A room,

Not an opinion.

Pay in advance.

$1.00.

Excuse me.

Here you are.

Feel a little
Better now?

Yes. I feel all right.

It wasn't just
The money for Paul.

I... I liked monsieur Thevenet,
And i-i pitied him,

And I still think
They killed him.

I think they-

Don't try to think.

But the new will,
what happened to it?

It's at the house.

That's probably
Why we were put out of it.

But how
Can we find it

If we can't
Go back there?

They'll try to find it
By ransacking the house,

And i'll try to find it
By ransacking my brain.

It's horrible.

It is.

Isn't it,
Mrs. Inness?

Now you go to bed.

In a little while, it'll
Be light enough to sleep.

All right.

Thank you very much.

Well, there goes
Old Thevenet.

Hmm...

Only the servant woman
And the girl.

Well...
I’m an irishman,

And this is
a solemn occasion,

So i'll give you
One last drink.

I accept.

Some men
Leave good will,

Others...
Just a will.

There are even some
Who leave two wills.

Hmm?

To the busiest man
In the world.

Who's that?

Death.

Oh.

I thought I might
Find you here.

In fact,
you knew it.

I’m sorry for the way
I spoke to you last night.

I was upset. I-

Is there any way
I could make amends?

You can buy me a drink.

You, uh, didn't
Go to the funeral.

No.

Correct.

The grave is no
Place for rejoicing.

Thank you.

I didn't really hate him,
not at the end.

I did at first, but...

That was when he was
Someone to be hated.

It was a long time ago.

I was young.

I was in love
With someone else.

How idyllic.

I was in love
The way Madeline is.

I was even like her.
I was that naive.

Can you believe that?

I’m trying
Desperately hard.

Thevenet made me feel
I could be a great actress.

In time, I would be
Ophelia and juliet.

And lady macbeth?

Forgive me.

He made me feel that i
Belonged to the theater.

The theater
You belonged to

Was always
The one he owned.

Yes.

And he bought you all
The accessories to fame-

Plays, gowns,
teachers...

Until he finally
Owned you, too.

And the love affair?

It was lost.

It didn't
Fit his pattern.

How very sad.

Oh, I can see
You're touched by it.

You're telling me that
Thevenet owed you a great deal?

Yes. He owed me freedom,
10 years of it.

Freedom is
always expensive.

Why are you
Telling me this?

There is a new will,
and you know it.

You want to find it
For this girl.

You want me to find it for you instead

So that you
Can destroy it?

Oh, I think it
Would mean more to you.

What will it mean
If you find it for her?

Nothing at all.

That's hard
For me to imagine,

You doing
Something for nothing.

Then there is no arrangement
Between you and this ingenue?

No.

Then that leaves only us.

Why do you look at me
That way?

You think I killed durand?

I didn't.

I know it.

The old man had prepared
The hemlock for himself,

But durand drank it.

That doesn't matter
Anymore, any of it.

What is it now?

You...

And me.

You and me
And money,

The corrupter of conscience and honor.

It makes fire
In men's minds.

It makes
Friends foes...

And enemies friends,

But having little,

I’m not one to
Talk much about it.

You'll need this
To pay for the wine.

Shall we
Go to the house?

Oh, Flaherty...

Keep this for me,

And think
About this-

I’m going with her
To that house.

If i
Don't come back,

Always remember that
Either in heaven or hell,

Someone thinks
Kindly of you.

Miss Bounty.

More trouble.

Draw me a beer.

But you're on duty.

I'll go off a minute.

Draw one, Zack.

I wish I knew
What they were up to.

I can tell you,
it's no good.

You got reasons?

He made
Some foolish talk

About going
To that house

Like he might never come
Out of it on his own power.

Well, that sounds
Foolish enough.

I’m not so sure.

No matter
What he says,

He's no fool.

Well,
I'd never dream

That Martin
Was so literary.

He knows
Where it is, Martin.

He knows
Where the bottle is,

That's
What he knows.

More than that.

After all, Martin, it's
a tremendous sum of money

For just two people.

I have to live,
too, you know, uh,

If only because
I have a theory.

To live, you'd better
Have more than that.

Now...

If durand had
Hidden the will,

Even a fool like Martin
Might have found it,

But Thevenet
Knew where it was,

And Thevenet
Was a clever man,

Like myself.

Try to get the murder
Out of your face.

Now, since-

What are we going to do,
just talk about it?

Since Thevenet was trying
To tell me where it was,

It's obviously
In his bedroom.

Now...

I was standing here.

Thevenet lay here.

Only his eyes
Were alive

And trying to
Tell me something.

He looked at an empty
Glass here on the table,

The glass that had contained
The poison for himself,

The poison
That durand

Had the misfortune
To drink.

Then durand-

Be quiet.

Then he looked
Up at me,

Then at the glass,

Then his eyes went
Up to the wall here,

To the barometer.

It was falling.

Then he looked at
The foot of the bed,

Where the bird is,

Back to
The barometer,

Back to the bird.

What kind of
Figuring is this?

Villon, the only living
Creature in this house

Who didn't
Want his money.

You don't
Like the memory.

It's just
That it's cold.

It's cold in here.

Villon...

The only living creature in this room

Capable of moving.

Cold.
Certainly, cold.

The barometer,
it was falling.

What do you do
When it's cold?

You light a fire.

He was looking
At the fireplace,

Where villon must
Have put the will.

Here, here.

Come on.

Steady, you.

Oh, Flaherty
Was right.

He said there'd
Be trouble here.

Now, what's this
all about?

It's about a will.

Officer...

This happens to be
A private affair.

I’m afraid it's no longer
A private affair.

It's an affair for
The court of new york.

"i, Charles
Francois Thevenet,

"being sound
Of body and mind,

"do hereby bequeath
All my monies

To my grandson,
Paul de Lage."

"to Lorna Bounty,

"Joseph Martin,
and Emma Flynn,

"who have served me
So long and well,

"i bequeath this house
And its furnishings

"on the condition that they never
Sell it or cease to live in it,

"thus ensuring their shelter
And happiness together

Under the same roof."

Ha ha ha!

Will you please
See that this

Gets into the hands
Of the proper authorities?

Get her out of here.

Is that all
You have to suggest?

Shelter and happiness,
Martin.

It's in the hands
Of the law now.

We'll discuss it later.

Will you please
Inform miss Minot?

She's rooming with Mrs.
Inness down the street.

Thank you.

Well, it's over,

And good has
Triumphed over evil,

Which is to say,
you and me.

The heroic
Paul de Lage

Will now
Win his cause,

One presumes
and hopes.

And beauty
Becomes the bride of virtue.

You are
Obviously leaving.

I’m always leaving.

You're going alone?

I always have.
Why not?

I thought, perhaps, you might
Have forgotten something,

That's all.

What?

Perhaps the only thing
Not worth remembering.

You owe me
Some money.

Well, is my credit
Good for a while?

It is with me.

Well, I won't hide.

Someday, i'll be a man
Not too hard to find

If anyone
Bothers to look.

Someone will.

Have you seen him-
Monsieur Dupin?

Dupin?

The landlady told me she'd
Thrown him out of his room.

I thought
He would come here.

I knew he would,
miss,

And I was
Waiting for him.

So he has been here.

He has.

Because, you see,
I have to find him.

He has been so kind.

The police came

And told me the new will had been found.

I don't know
About that, miss,

But me and the landlady had the
Same kind of trouble with him.

Trouble?

Where is he now?

He had an unusual
Theory of business-

Take,
and ye shall receive.

I found myself
Running a steady loss.

He owed you money,
too?

He did.

And you threw him out
Like that woman upstairs?

I didn't throw him,
no.

I just told him to
Try his system elsewhere.

Only because
He could not pay?

It's my upbringing,
miss.

How much
Did he owe you?

Well, he wrote me
An i.o.u. For it...

Whatever
It may be worth.

May I see it?

When exactly
Did he leave?

Oh, only
2 or 3 minutes ago.

He couldn't
Have gone very far.

Don't you know
Where he was going?

Miss, I don't even know
Who he really is.

He gave me a name, and
I gave him some credit.

Then he gave me
That i.o.u.

With another name
On it.

No, you aren't gonna
Find that fellow.

Yeah, that name will
Never be worth anything,

Not in
A hundred years.