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Thank you.

You are my

sunshine,

my sunshine is you.

Thank you.

my sunshine

my sunshine

One tea or two?

Would you want enough?

I think you said you have to go to that party tonight. I didn't expect you to.

You're going to leave you all alone to fight off the Swedish Navy?

No, sir.

Okay, Greta, with one tea?

You know, they say it means nothing.

Very good.

And they grab and they pinch.

If you knew their language.

I have to watch that ball.

I always have to watch it. I'm sick of that, too.

Put those dots over the overworm.

I asked you a question, remember?

Yes.

I'm Theta Cone. Just blame me.

No, don't.

What is all this? I want you to start writing in triplicate, quadruplicate.

Well, if you only knew the red tape we're going to have to go through.

Great day. Yes, to get married.

Here, I want you to start filling this little after.

Marry you?

Honey, honey.

I know I could have waited for the right music or a cloud or a snowpack.

But I hear those guys yelling in there like that.

It has only been three weeks.

So what?

And two days.

And one hour and 15 minutes.

You know nothing about me.

Your family knows. Greta!

I love you.

Do you?

Why don't you?

I changed my clothes. Now, maybe. Okay.

Sorry. Hi, Helga.

Oh, listen, this is my last number.

Darling, please wait for me in the bar.

Trip again?

No, a quarter.

Quarter.

Hi,

kid. What are you doing here?

Nothing.

The love has finally come to Frederick Ralston III.

God, come on. I heard you're invited to the Tiger Supper tonight.

Why don't you stop by and see if you can eat at your ride?

I'll be picking up a cart. Well, I'm not going.

Don't mind that.

What do you think your father would say to that?

It just isn't done, kid. Come on, pay for your drinks. Now, wait a minute.

You're not... Did you just see her? Is that what you're doing here?

Yes, I had a word with Greta, but then... Why, you... Not here, kid, not

What did you say to her?

I'm sorry.

I said, what did you say to her?

I think a visual, just curious, that's all.

I wanted to meet the pretty little lady.

One word. One word on Greta like you used to. Okay, now take a poke at me.

You've got no business in it, do you? Maybe you're the one who needs a poke.

Needs wiping behind the ears.

Now, I haven't got anything on the girl, but you're too green to get mixed up

with any blonde. Shut up. I warn you. I warn you, Fred.

Excuse me, sir.

Captain Joseph Carroll, sir? Yes, he is. And I'm Lieutenant F .J. Ralston. No

forward. Ready, Sergeant.

Lieutenant, here's a judo expert. He's been showing me... Yes, sir, but...

interrupt an officer, Sergeant.

I'm sorry, sir. I understand, sir.

Well, in that case, you better get back to your duty, hadn't you, wherever that

is? That's all, Sergeant. Good night.

Captain Farrell, sir.

There's a motor pool driver in the street, sir, looking for the captain,

He says that the captain will please contact the captain's officer. It's

important, sir. And that's all I wanted to say, sir.

Greta says chiefs of staff are important people, no? So go to party, please, she

says. Bye -bye. Okay?

But she's changed her clothes and her suitcase is gone.

She may be for you tomorrow, she says.

Maybe next Monday.

Okay? Where did she go?

Who knows?

I said, where did she go?

Across the border, maybe.

She must run for train is all she says.

The border?

Well, which border? The train to where?

To Mitternacht. She take the train to midnight.

I'll give you one of the eggs, Captain. You better get down there. Yes, sir.

No, that's all right, Colonel.

Yes?

Well, thanks anyway, Colonel.

Frankfurt security office. Not one single word on Dr. Kleinman. Well, the

police don't have anything on it either.

Anyhow, the only good cook goes off duty in about two minutes.

Thanks anyway, Phil.

I'll have to wait at the bank, sir, from Geneva.

Until... Until...

Geneva. Actually.

Your work makes so much sense sometimes.

I am an H -worm, Mr. Martin.

I queue up one useless bit of gossip back together until I finally reach

Horse base?

Expose a great bomb plot?

Save NATO from the Martian invasion?

So where do you think this particular night's work will take me?

Over age and grade, that's what.

Once. Just once have I been invited to Chief of Staff's house, and what

Duty calls.

More silly rumors. Excuse me, sir. That reminds me.

You wanted me to check up on that engineer, Lieutenant Frederick Ralston?

He didn't get to the general's party either, sir. Never did show up.

Oh, he didn't, huh? No, sir. He's still not back in his B .O .Q. yet.

Is that so?

Well, now.

That's a job that is suited for my talents.

Nurse -maiding, irresponsible young man. I don't think there's anything wrong,

sir. He's got a couple of days' leave coming.

Oh. I want you to check on that local girlfriend of his. Calls herself

Greta Cunningham. Let me see.

Farrell speaking.

Geneva?

Yes, go ahead. Put it through.

Hello, Mr. Is it Capitan Farrell?

Who's the very... Oh, that's good.

He's in the bank now, eh?

Wait just a minute.

Senor Hernando Ramirez.

Yeah, that's the man.

How much did he... What did you say?

Please, I cannot talk any louder.

He's here.

That's all I can say. He's back.

Yes, that's right.

But the rules of my bank do not permit... That's all right.

Well, that's all right.

We have all we need.

Thank you very much.

Well, what I started to say was the only interesting thing about the girl is

she... Hang the girl. Hang all the lieutenants.

I finally got it, Phil.

Yes, sir. I made a home run.

Wait a minute. Where are you going?

What did I tell the colonel? Tell him to cross his fingers while I cross the

border. Which border?

Where? A place called Mitternach.

Mid or not.

You're even in worse shape than I am, old buddy, and it's only 11 o 'clock in

the morning. No, no, no, no. It is a place.

There are the dogs. That's what you need. There is a lake there. A deep

Where? I just told you.

Alan, you are the one who lives here.

Look me.

Don't you know where Mizunaki is?

Senor Ramirez, I am nearly a prisoner here in Switzerland. A tragic victim of

taxi. We will look at the road map in your car. It is only just over the

I think. We will trim the fuzz off your eyeball.

But... But you told us to drive me wherever I wanted to go.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

We will stop along the road back for a drink. Come on. I don't like borders.

If I go south, I meet that Italian countess with a tick.

And if I go north, I meet a German husband.

Hey, do you remember the Danish girl the other night? Why don't we call her?

Please. Please, my friend. Listen to me. Will you listen, please?

A garçon de cognac. No, no. Make it.

Yes. A desert.

It is urgent that I get to the meeting on time.

Lady? We stopped the flying man. Who?

At Mittenach.

Kleinman, Kleinman. That scientist you introduced me to at the party at Avion.

Don't you understand?

Avion. That's where the hostess lost her contact lenses in the swimming pool.

Why are we calling her?

Don't you ever think of money?

Oh, please.

Ah, yes.

Yes, I know, I know.

For you, an artist, a famous movie star, life has deeper meanings.

But I am only a poor businessman from Argentina. I must work for a living.

And the miserable salary my company pays me for buying machinery.

Of course, of course. Pay the man, will you, old man?

Please,

my

friend. Please, have him.

$100 ,000?

$200 ,000?

300 ,000?

So that's what you were doing in the bank.

You'd stolen your company's funds.

No wonder you were so eager to get out of Geneva.

A baller. No, no.

I only borrowed that money. Please believe me, Adam. Please.

It is only a loan to make me rich, too.

Really, old man? Please help me.

Don't you understand?

Give me the knack I can turn those fortress francs into a million dollars.

Perhaps even ten million.

I'm sorry, baby. Maybe some other time.

Well,

don't just sit there, old buddy. Let's go.

What time did you tell them that?

Continuous.

Will it be dark by then?

Yeah, doctor.

Are you sure, doctor?

Yeah, sure, doctor.

What about the dog in the air? I have it.

The local official? The police inspector?

A fool, doctor.

Nothing but a fool.

Now, why don't you relax?

How can I?

Ten years are wasted in these lakes.

One failure after another.

The whole career society is leading to what?

Does this?

I just wish you were on my back.

Soon, Dr. Kleiner.

Soon it will be.

Is this so late?

I started it.

Be there.

Oh, never mind. Never mind.

Bumpy for lightning, please.

I guess there is a free lightning.

Thank you.

Thank you very much. Say, you're an American, aren't you?

If you please, Mr. Appleton.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Welcome to Midnight.

Midnight. Late to Midnight.

That is always difficult, gentlemen.

The great depths, the rocks, the blackness down there, even in the

Hey, there's his light.

He's gone again.

The Nazi government picked well its hiding places.

But you can go down there with the bell, can't you?

And when you bring the diving bar up the lake, it should be not... Ah, she

blows.

Take the light. I got it. Give me a hand, about.

What

did

you find? What is there?

Same. Same as you photographed, sir, doctor.

The big container that cannot move.

There it is!

Look out!

It's heavy!

There's a chisel on deck.

Get it. I have it, monsieur.

I will do this with copper, I guess.

What do you suppose is in that, Doc? Hitler's garters?

Alan, please.

You're only here because you are my friend.

Oh, come on. I just think it's silly for a bunch of grown men to run around a

strange country on a treasure hunt risking our neck.

Wait a minute. I suppose it's Hitler's mustache cup with some pictures of Ava

Braun.

Here, here.

That's me.

I know my company in Argentina, manufacturers.

Give me that missile, please.

And what are we stopping for? Are we going back to the hotel now?

Are you sure, Max?

Are you sure it's the same man?

Yeah. It is him.

Who?

Jessen, we're not called this meeting at all. We must hurry.

That there are others who seek to hit Nazi.

You mean him, that man sitting at the table?

Well, he was on the plane with me today.

I suppose you opened your big American mouth.

No, no. It's the man he is with.

Yeah, this is the younger one. His name is Ralston.

A lieutenant.

Corps of Engineers.

United States Army.

Yes, sir, doctor.

The lieutenant is staying here. A quite nice young man, I think.

Of course, naturally.

He only came to see the girl, I think, to see my niece.

Yes, yes, he would say something like that. But, Madame Jürgen, this Ralston

been here before, no?

Yes.

Almost three weeks ago. He was here for several days that time.

Why? What was he doing then?

Surveying.

He had a party of soldiers.

Surveying? Surveying what?

Really, I wouldn't know, sir.

They spend their time with instruments along the shores of the lake.

Hey,

listen to what those Nazi pirates tried to stash away for themselves.

Collection of crown jewels from... And pound notes.

14 million plus the place to make more.

And old buddy, I want you to see these paintings. Just look.

There is only one answer, gentlemen.

We must stop today.

But the diving belt isn't here yet.

I can bribe the local officials.

They will help store for a day or two.

But that means cash, gentlemen.

Tax on your home bank.

Every penny, every franc, every dollar that you can possibly...

Excuse me, sir. You are Mr. Mason?

Yeah.

You're Greta Corning, I'm sure.

Yeah, how do you do?

How do you do, Miss Corning?

I was confident with you.

You told me how pretty you were.

I was looking for Frederic.

He told me he had to come to see you. That's why I left him.

Fred left no more than ten minutes ago. Here, please sit down.

No, no, no.

I really must... You're a very busy man, Mr. Mason. Oh, no, I have plenty of

time.

And we're both interested in the truth now, aren't we?

Well, you know I'm a lawyer.

It should be obvious what I'm doing here. Frederick only said that... Please

your mind, Greta.

This is not an impersonal assignment.

I'm also a friend of Frederick's family.

I was preparing to take a plane home from Paris when his father called to ask

I might say hello to Fred before I left.

His roommate at the base said I'd find him here, so... You have come to see

about me.

Greta, Fred's family is very important.

Sometimes they're quite old -fashioned.

They're also very nice people.

I do not have a family.

I understood that you had an aunt here.

Well, the important thing is my visit's mostly helpful nonsense.

Nonsense? Nonsense.

Fred's family can't believe how much good the Army's done him.

Catch him out of trouble.

And I can see that it's improved your judgment.

You should have heard that boy rave about you.

The stationmaster hadn't found him with the telegram.

You possibly don't know that the remainder of his leave's been canceled.

But I'm sure Fred has plans for it.

Where did he go? What did he say?

He went to his hotel for a few minutes to pack.

He had a few choice words to say about some so -and -so, his commanding

I suppose.

I'm sorry.

Captain Pearl.

Is he dead?

Get your hands up.

Stand still, you.

Please.

Why should I do that?

I'm only the police.

Good day, Inspector.

I'm here for the air, the mountain air, that is all.

That's right.

You ought to see this Frenchman exercise out in the garden.

You gentlemen are here together?

No, no, Miss Hill, we are not together. I've never met him before.

I'm alone. I don't know anyone here.

And I was only out for a walk.

He runs around out there all the time.

Inspector, if you just get some more of your men outside again, I mean, somebody

had to hear or see something. It's been over an hour and a half since you... Of

course, of course.

We shall continue to cooperate.

Don't continue looking at me, Oscar Hurt.

I told you, I was listening to symphony.

I did not leave my room all evening.

Inspector, this is Franz Kleinman, Ph .D., who's registered.

No, no, Mr. Mason, he's a very distinguished scientist.

Yes, I've heard of Dr.

Kleinman's diving bell experiments, but... Oh, then you agree that the

guests we still can't locate might be more interesting.

Now, that South American friend, who he...

Oh, excuse me.

I must have called the American Council.

I can't get anybody.

The elevator says the lines are all tied up. When I tried Heidelberg or Joe's

headquarters... Gentlemen, I think we've done about enough here. Now, if you

would care to come down to my house for dinner, it's my office, too, you see.

Look, I walked into my room. There'd been a fight.

Joe was lying there on the floor, but I heard something outside, and I... Yes,

yes, but unfortunately, none of these other good people can corroborate this

story, so... Inspector, do you even know yet what killed Captain Farrell?

Well, the doctor reports he recovered the bullet.

It was fired from the captain's own gun, I'm sure.

The one you were holding in your hand.

But when I heard the noise outside, I picked the gun up off the floor and went

to the window!

Of course, it's all quite clear now.

And I'm sure you would find my house extremely comfortable, Lieutenant.

Inspector, I realize that we are in your country, not ours.

But an American officer has been killed.

Until his headquarters, until American authorities have been properly notified.

Now, Mr. Mason, we're not as backward as all that. I have just been informed

over the phone that the American army authorities want to see him.

They're at my house already.

Lieutenant, after you.

Since we seem to be dealing with classified material. But you can't be

the lieutenant. There have been no charges.

I really don't know what we're doing here yet.

Local police, however, seem only too anxious to please. Can you tell me

what Captain Joe Farrell was doing at midnight?

Well, a case he'd been working on apparently involved the theft of some

from Army files several years back.

What sort of material?

Data perhaps on treasure that may once have been hidden by the Nazis.

Mason, you weren't supposed to look at those papers in there.

But the police claim that those papers were found in Fred Ralston's luggage.

Fred knows nothing about it. He's never seen the papers.

When the time comes that Ralston needs a lawyer, he can request civilian

counsel. All right, I understand.

In the meantime, the major in there is qualified to go through those papers,

so... Of course.

And I'm an annoyance. All right, I'll go.

Mason.

If there's anything that I can do for you, of course, please let me know.

What do you mean?

Well... Unfortunately, the captain and the lieutenant have had trouble before.

An MP sergeant in Germany reported their fighting in an alley only last night.

Just today, when the captain discovered the lieutenant was in Mitternacht, he

requested and got the cancellation of the lieutenant's leave.

Somehow, the local police seem to get on to things like this.

But since I have no more real authority here than you, you're afraid you'll

never find Joe Farrell's killer.

Excuse me, sir, the major.

I'm coming.

I'm only investigating him, Mason. That's all I can tell you. Good night.

What are they going to do to him?

I don't know, Greta.

There you are.

Can I speak about me in there?

That's how maybe Captain Farrell thought I was.

Not good enough for Frederick.

No?

I will show you to your hotel now.

I can find my way.

Because of course you want to tell me something more about yourself.

What? No.

Oh, no.

Thank you.

Good night, Mr. May.

Oh, you know what I mean.

Mr.

Appleton, isn't it? Mr.

Mason, am I glad to see you. Frank Appleton, sir. Omaha.

Somebody says you're an attorney.

That's right. Come right over here. Come over and sit down.

Say, they can't hold an American citizen, can they?

Oh, yes, they can, my friend.

This is Alan Durfee. I guess you've seen him in the movies plenty of times.

How recently? How do you do it, Mr. Durfee? How recently?

There's a masterpiece of understanding.

Mason, he's Swiss, so it's different for him. But don't we have it in our

Constitution? You know what the trouble is, Mason?

They don't make good pictures anymore.

Nobody wants to give an actor a break.

Oh, sure, sure. I read lots of stuff.

But you know what the trouble is?

The words.

They get in between the star and his public.

Durfee, please, I want to ask him about real life.

And then there are those so -called directors.

What's wrong, Mr. Appleton?

Did the police tell you not to leave Middleton?

We have our rights, don't we? No matter how much evidence these foreigners need

against some killer that they've caught, I'm on a business trip.

Or is he afraid they'll find the gun he carries with him?

The what?

Oh, Lordy, well, I... I meant to explain that on the plane. You see, in my

business, I carry a little money sometimes.

I wouldn't call $100 ,000 little.

Would you, Mason?

This is Colonel Owens.

Your apple, and I take it.

Customs report. Never mind that. I'm only curious about whether you've spent

yet or not.

Really? I failed it. There's another man that they have brought to my country.

His name is Ramirez, an Argentine.

Money for what, Colonel?

There's been some declassification.

Most of the papers in that envelope were pure fraud, forgeries.

You know, now, please talk about the... The Nazi treasure at the bottom of the

lake, yes.

Well, I knew that Fred Rolfe had previously came here to survey for some

international power project, so... Well, look, what... What are you two talking

about? Still one of the neatest confidence stunts I've ever seen in my

Complete swindle from beginning to end.

That's what Captain Farrell was getting on to, apparently.

Confidence? Swindles?

Colonel, are you hoping that one of these rich American gentlemen will tell

more about this?

Exactly.

Please, gentlemen, there's no time to waste.

No, I don't understand.

Mason, I resent that rich American stuff.

At least you're not a secret.

What the internal revenue didn't get from me, my ex -wife did.

So you think I have $100 ,000 to run around and invest in? You have no

It's a crisis.

But don't think I didn't get into the action because I did.

You know this fellow Kleinman and his buddy Max?

They got everything.

You understand that, Mason?

They even got my car.

They're gone.

Inspector!

Ja, Kleinmann. Der Herr Doktor. It was this man Max I spoke to. He had a

license. I didn't do anything wrong. You rented him a plane? When? When did they

take off?

Please, Inspector.

I don't remember exactly.

It was when I hear the plane leave. Maybe nine, maybe ten o 'clock last

So now they could be across ten borders.

Even an iron one.

I thought the good doctor was honest.

We looked for him.

What else could we have done?

Why won't you talk to me?

The ship has already sunk. There is only one thing to do.

Here, that's the stuff, old buddy.

Rods in the cradle of the deep. You can make your... Get your car back.

This is my wife. Oh, wouldn't you perhaps do a three hundred thousand?

Shut up, all of you. What are they doing over there?

Great, Mr. Appleton.

Do as I tell you.

Great.

Over half a million dollars they got away with.

You want to report him for him?

All right, all right. Back down.

Gentlemen, it's all quite clear now.

The suckers, as you call them, finally agreed.

They were in the lieutenant's room.

They heard someone coming.

Madam Juergen let them out to separate, scatter through the garden.

She's given you false information before, hasn't she? No, she was bribed

Kleinman to open the doors. They all saw it.

And the report on Greta Coney your warrant officer gave to Captain Farrell

that her aunt was once involved in a passport.

Yes, yes, ancient history.

My own people I know, Mr. Bess.

Like Dr.

Kleinman, you ought to speak to science.

He and Madame Juergen were not good friends. They weren't even acquainted,

sure of that.

The point is, my dear Colonel, that our suckers then found Dr. Kleinman at his

boat, where they emptied even more of their pockets then.

After which, as we saw, some of them showed up here, some went other places.

And during that time, Captain Farrell was murdered by Kleinman or Max,

After all, it was there a swindle that Farrell was ready to expose.

Before going to the boat, my men or Max could have come back to the room.

Perhaps it was Lieutenant Ralston's swindle.

Who knows?

No, I know.

Listen, Inspector, you're... Now, he's been in adventures before.

The evidence still points to his pulling that trigger.

Now, Dr. Clyman may have been poor and desperate, but he's not a man of

violence. To say that Frederick Ralston is... Quiet, Major.

I think Inspector Hurt wants to make a deal.

Oh, Colonel, please. Such a word.

Now, you know when you have newspapers, the Minister of Police, the whole

village, the government all clamoring, why, I merely suggested that you take

lieutenant back quickly.

Look, if one American kills another American, wouldn't you say that that's

problem?

Take him back to Germany.

Then do what? Charge him with murder?

Oh, please, no.

Make him a general. I don't care.

We can't leave this hanging over his head.

Otherwise, what?

Well, with our laws and the evidence, I'd have to put him in jail. I have no

alternative. Where'd he stay, I suppose?

Until you find Kleinman or Max?

While the diplomats argue, while you try to learn the proof, which maybe never?

Colonel, if you could arrange for a little more time for us to... I think

better grab what I can.

Greta. Greta, would you come over here, please, and bring us some more coffee?

My dear friends, there isn't even that much time.

You're so knee -deep in porn, as you overlook the obvious.

Suppose that someone right here also made a dupe out of Austin.

Here you are, sir.

It's quite easy to lead an ardent young man around by the nose, isn't it, Greta?

I really don't know... Mr. Mason, this young lady has lived here several years.

I have known her. Have you?

I understand Captain Farrell also knew her, and he thought differently.

Greta, who told you to come to Mitternach? Who seen Frederick into

It was that top -secret envelope in Frederick's presence in Mitternach that

convinced the suckers.

Am I correct, Greta?

Tell us.

Who put the envelope into Frederick's luggage?

Mr. Mason, I have already...

Hello, Greta.

We know nothing about it.

Yes, I brought him here. It was Dr. Kleiman who told me to.

I'm sorry.

Yes, yes, yes.

I did put that animal up there. I did it.

Mr. Mason, why did you want more time?

Send divers down into the lake again?

Treasure or not, let's find out what's down there.

This isn't even the same place they found the gold, is it? Surely they

tied up to the pier then.

Well, a thousand dollars must have been expensive.

In our country, it's called salting the mine. I don't know what the picture is.

But the boat was here later, Colonel.

When the tuckers came down to pay Klein with their money.

Hold it!

Hold the line!

It's Dr.

Kleinman.

I had an idea Max was alone in that plane.

The body's been weighted.

Look at the back of the head.

Inspector.

Yes, gentlemen.

Two murders.

Your man is free now.

Oh, you little fool.

Here, get out of here quickly.

Why did you... Why do you want him to kill you?

I didn't know what I was doing.

I could hurt you. I didn't know how much you cared for the boy.

Please, please.

I will, I will. But you, you get out of here. Run, I tell you.

Before he kills you, run.

I am all right.

Get away from her.

Don't you touch her.

Get away from her!

Greta, stop it.

Control yourself. I hit him. I'm sure I've hit him.

Over there.

Too much pressure for you?

Nurse finally give up?

Two murders and a half a million dollars.

I assume you have the money with you.

A critic.

There's always got to be a critic.

Now, don't blame the Ann too much.

Durfee threatened to kill her if she even mentioned his name.

That's what bothered me.

She was frightened after Kleinman was gone.

Did you know it was Mr. Durfee who was behind this whole swindle, I mean?

Behind Dr. Kleinman and that?

Why was Durfee allowed in on it when he wasn't a real investor?

Senior Ramirez also told me it was Durfee who introduced him to Kleinman.

And then when Durfee alone among the so -called suckers was suddenly willing to

admit there was a smoothie, point a finger toward a getaway that he knew Max

already accomplished.

Yes, I'd say that.

Going somewhere, Greta?

Oh, Mr. Mason. Without a valid passport, too, I imagine.

My aunt is not even really my aunt.

She took me in when I was 14 to help.

Here, let me take that. No, it's not a valid passport.

She only fixed it so I could go to work, to Germany, where they had jobs.

That's all.

Please, Mr. Mason, after all I've done...

Greta, you did nothing I didn't force you into.

But I have been stupid enough to let my aunt use me.

You see, I knew it had to be her who really put this envelope in Frederick's

luggage.

Greta.

Greta, who are you really?

I don't know.

I don't even have a name.

There are lots of ones like me from the wall.

This is why I was so upset when Frederick talked about marriage.

You see, I am not good enough for him. I am not.

Of course not.

You were only willing to give him up forever.

Gamble on going to jail.

Gamble on being killed by pretending you knew things you didn't.

You know, there's a good way to solve the name problem.

Explain it to her, will you, Fred?

Mr. Mason, I think I have an interesting case to talk to you about.

Inspector?