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Contessa di Contini, I have an appointment with Signor Keller.

La Contessa di Contini, Signor.

Send her down to the pool.

Four, three, two, one, go.

Hans Keller.

An honor contestant.

Yes, I do.

It's so lovely around here.

There's a beautiful situation for a villa up there on the cliff.

Out of the question, I'm afraid, Confessor.

you won't change your mind.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, Contessa, but the answer must be no.

As you may be aware, Contessa, I am a man with a past. For me, that past is

and buried.

I regret what I did, what I was.

But you mean that some people are reluctant to believe that that is true.

I still have interlopers, journalists, sensation seekers, thus the guards, thus

the dogs, and thus no villains overlooking my estate.

You shouldn't sneak up on me like that, Harry.

Next time, I'll wear a bell around my neck.

Did you get anything on Keller?

Yeah.

Even though he served a ten -year sentence, he's lost none of his Nazi

allegiance. He lives like he's made of money, so he could be our man.

Only one of them.

The commission from the German government figures there are maybe five

scattered around the world.

That's right, and they're all living in luxury.

Annual payments that amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It begins to look like some sort of Nazi pension scheme.

The German government figures that if we can cut off this source of funds, these

guys are going to have to come out into the open.

Right. Where they can be dealt with by the ordinary processes of the law.

Exactly. So surveillance on Keller looks like a good starting point.

The contest is on top of it.

Hmm. Payments.

Electricity company, water company, garage.

Ah, this is more interesting.

H. Graz, Postrestant, Geneva, Switzerland.

These can go ahead. We wouldn't want Herr Keller to have his electricity cut

off.

Yes, Professor.

A sub -zero temperature has a well -tested effect on most forms of

No names, no signature, just the date and the quick brown fox jumps over the

lazy dog.

A sentence engraved on every stenographer's heart.

I know.

It contains every letter of the alphabet.

Yes, I know.

August 14th, and we're still in the middle of July.

So a letter to H. Gratz of Geneva with the wrong date and a secretary's

for a message.

What do you make of it?

Well, every typewriter types differently. They're as individual as a

signature. As a matter of fact, they're better than a signature. You don't have

to reveal your name.

Now, suppose H. Gratz in Geneva already has a copy of this sentence written by

this typewriter.

He's got every letter in the alphabet to go on.

So the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog simply to prove that this

is genuine.

Well, where's the message?

Gotta be in the date.

Can

you

recreate that sentence with a different date?

Yes. This sentence was typed...

On this machine, I have to take the machine to adjust every spacing, every

letter, to match the original.

Observe that the letter R is slightly worn, and that the K types just

a little high.

Come in, Monica, please.

When will you have them ready?

Three, four days, signora. How about mañana, and you can name your own price.

Adios. Adios, senora.

Adios.

Adios.

Juan, I must speak to Senor Keller. It's very urgent.

Contessa, I think we got a tail.

Right.

Seems straight ahead.

And you typed this sentence over and over again?

Si, senor.

But with no idea why Senor Osuna wanted all those copies?

Senor Osuna was very reluctant to talk about the job, senor.

All right.

Monica, you did well.

I won't forget.

with the Contessa, we don't know.

The Contessa, therefore, is our only lead.

No difficulty at all, Contessa.

The letter will be franked with yesterday's date.

Herr Keller's associates in Geneva will remain unaware of your interception. I'm

most grateful, senor.

The authorities here are as anxious as you are that Herr Keller and his friends

should be put finally...

This is the final

call

for flight 721 to Geneva.

Mademoiselle, I am afraid these numbers correspond to no account in this bank.

Possible.

There must be a mistake.

Not on our part, Mademoiselle Graz.

Monsieur, please, you must check again. We already have, several times.

The serial number is incorrect.

Another thinking to do?

Get boyfriend trouble?

Please.

Or is it the thought of Keller and his friends that's worrying you?

Because if you don't send that money today, they're going to think that you

off with this year's payroll.

That's not going to make you too popular.

Who are you?

A friend.

I thought the mountains were supposed to be soothing.

Well, I guess for a girl with your troubles, that's too much to ask.

You must tell Keller that the numbers are wrong.

He's not likely to believe that.

But I couldn't get the money.

Stealing the pack.

Please tell Keller that.

I'm not with Keller.

No?

I'm working for the West German government.

What do you want from me?

I want you to give me the number you gave the bank this morning. The number

the dates and the letters.

I told you, it's the wrong number. Only part of it's wrong.

And you know which part?

Why should I give you the letters?

Because the only hope for you is that I get to Keller and his friends before

they get to you.

gentlemen the complete contents of your account do you want us to sign for these

that won't be necessary gentlemen once you present the correct digits we assume

an absolute right to the contents of the account one single error in the serial

number however and we reject the request it's the system it's system we approve

of

Thank you, Chino.

Thank you, Contessa.

back from him gino do as he says

what do we do with him we can't leave him here bring him with us mad

dogs should be kept chained

Mr. Rule, isn't it?

I was expecting you.

So it seems.

Why did you come here, Mr. Rule?

I think you know, Keller.

My impression is you've been here before, Mr. Rule.

My impression is that the whole world's been here before.

That's Ponce O 'Lear division.

It's a war record to be proud of.

I think you might have overestimated the strength of your position, Mr. Rule.

You've got nothing on me, despite this room.

I've served my sentence ten years.

You're distributing funds to wanted Nazis all over the world. It's got to be

worth another ten.

You have proof?

Each man knew only his part of the bank's serial number.

Once a year they send them to you.

The system was devised with care, Mr. Rule.

There's nothing to prevent me withdrawing money from a first -numbered

For my own purposes, of course.

A million dollars a year for your own purposes?

I live very well, as you can see.

But to have expensive tastes is no proof of your allegations. And I asked for

proof.

A quick brown fox with postmarks from South America, Africa, France.

Each one with a part of the bank serial number contained in the date.

All you have there is a series of typing exercises of no interest to me.

I, on the other hand, have something to interest you.

Something to exchange for the million dollars you appear to have

misappropriated. Bring her in.

We do meet in the most unsavory places, don't we?

Yeah. The man seems to think you're worth a million dollars to me.

How very flattering.

Am I?

Every penny.

Carlos.

Aren't you going to invite me on board?

Harry.

Oh, go away.

Harry, look, if you tip me, I'll never speak to you again. Listen, I wouldn't

think of it, baby.

Oh, you're rather sweet sometimes, you know that? I really think so.

In the avenues and alleyways