All language subtitles for The Swiss Conspiracy 1976

Switzerland, a country internationally

famous for its fine watches, its great

skiing, and its luxurious resorts. But,

Switzerland's biggest industry is

banking because [clears throat] Swiss

banks are unique in all the world. They

have secret numbered accounts, and the

owner's name is always held in strictest

confidence. This secrecy is protected by

the Swiss government. No individual, no

corporation, not even the power of a

government can discover the name of a

depositor. For this reason, anyone with

a great deal of money to hide knows that

Switzerland is the safest sanctuary.

Criminals, tax evaders, and political

agents all find Swiss banks the perfect

place to conceal their dirty money and

their dirty secrets. The system is

considered foolproof, or at least it

was.

I know.

>> Fearless.

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>> Your passport, please.

Thank you.

Mr. Hayes?

Yeah. The purpose of your visit?

Business.

Do you have anything to declare? No,

nothing.

Have a nice trip, Mr. Hayes.

Thank you very much.

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>> The writing is the same.

>> If you want your client's secret bank

accounts to remain secret,

you will pay us 10 million francs. Wait

for instructions.

I don't understand.

Why should we pay 10 million francs to

to these people, whoever they are?

What are we to do?

Go to the police? Never.

Yes. A Mr. Dwight McGowan from America

just phoned. He insisted on coming to

see you immediately. Very well. When

[snorts] he gets here, I'll see him.

Another one?

An American, McGowan.

Earlier I got a call from Herr Costa

from Amsterdam.

He said it was a matter of extreme

urgency.

I think I need a drink.

What about you?

Definitely.

You hear the name David Christopher? You

mean that American in Geneva?

An American used to be with the United

States Department of Justice.

He knows a great many names and can pull

a great many strings, as we well know,

both of us.

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>> Lady!

Lady!

What in the hell are you doing?

You were planning to park in my spot?

I'm so sorry.

Should I move?

Ah, forget it. Oh, look, he's moving

out. I will hold the place for you, but

this time be quick. Oh, no, I'm sorry.

It's It's It's for this gentleman over

here. Hurry.

You must hurry, you see.

You forgive me?

I forgive you.

Good.

We Ferrari owners must stick together.

We do the same.

And not again. Looks like it.

Now, lady, we got to stop meeting like

this. Yes.

People will talk. I have an appointment.

You have an appointment.

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>> Tell you what we'll do. We'll toss a

coin. I think I've got a two-headed one

here.

I'm going to toss it to see who goes

first. Very well. I call heads.

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>> Ah, Miss Abbott.

Mr. Christopher.

It's awfully generous of you to

interrupt your vacation at such short

notice. However, I completely forgot

that Miss Abbott is always on time for

her appointments.

Uh won't you come in, please, both of

you?

Mr. Hayes from Chicago is here to see

Mr. Beninger. Well, Bourne, send him in.

Herr Beninger, a Mr. Robert Hayes of

Chicago to see you.

As much as I'd like to take advantage of

your very delightful company, I think it

best that we get to the point of this

meeting. Of course. Now, Miss Abbott,

the bank has retained Mr. Christopher in

this special emergency to protect the

interest of its clients, and I wanted

him to meet you.

Why does Miss Abbott need protection?

I asked the bank

for a statement.

This is it.

Routine statement identified by number

only.

Compare it to

and you will know why I had trouble

sleeping the last two nights.

That Miss Eldenese Abbott, unless you

pay us 1 million Swiss francs to be

silent while you have a numbered

account, will be revealed in London.

1 million francs?

Isn't that stupid?

Where am I going to get a million

francs?

And they can see what I've got.

200,000 or something.

Less now. Miss Abbott, the first steps

have already been taken.

I'm sure Mr. Christopher will have some

questions to ask you.

I propose that you make yourself

available to him later.

Of course.

If you need any help, don't hesitate to

call us at the bank or Mr. Christopher

is at the Bellevue Hotel. I'm at the

Bellevue.

I feel it's in order. I'll be in the

same.

Delighted to have you with us again, Mr.

Hayes. Did you have a good trip?

>> Cut the crap, manager.

You got some explaining to do.

There's a million there

for account number 763421.

This

this is what I got to show for my

account.

I trusted you and your damn bank. Now

somebody squealed my goddamn number to

somebody. And I'm dead unless I come up

with a million francs like today.

Mr. Robert Hayes, unless you pay us 1

million Swiss francs to be silent,

your secret bank statement will be

revealed to your business association.

>> Yeah.

I'm terribly sorry. Sorry, [ __ ] I

want to know what you're going to do

about it.

So, Denise Abbott is the fourth victim

in the last 24 hours. The others being

Andre Kastner from Amsterdam,

Dwight McGowan from Los Angeles, and a

Georg Raschke

from Vienna.

>> That's right.

Georg Raschke.

Didn't I read about him in the

newspaper? Wasn't he killed in the

restaurant last night? Yes, I'm afraid

so.

And what's more, this came this morning.

Should one of your client's secret bank

accounts remain secret, you will pay us

10 million francs. Wait for

instructions.

I can't impress upon you too strongly,

Mr. Christopher, that there must be no

publicity. We cannot afford a scandal.

Yes.

Sorry I have to, but Mr. Hayes is

another of the victims.

Hello, Bobby.

What's he doing here?

Do you know each other?

>> Yeah, we're not social.

Answer me.

The bank has retained Mr. Christopher to

protect his clients.

>> clients, Mr. Hayes.

Protect us?

What are you crazy?

He's US Justice Department.

>> Bobby. Not for a couple of years. Get

him out of here.

You hear me? Swiss banks don't give up

their clients' numbers, not to nobody.

You got some friends back home been

looking for you, you know that, don't

you?

They'd like to pay you back for all

you've done for them.

They got a long memory.

All right? I'm leaving this bank right

now, and I'm making a long distance

phone call.

Person to person.

My guess is if you are not out of this

town by this time tomorrow,

they're going to find you in the nearest

meat house,

along with the other dead pigs.

Justice.

It's all I need.

I must apologize for our client, Mr.

Christopher. Would you sit down?

This is my vice president, Mr.

Benninger. Hello, Mr. Benninger.

>> Hello.

Do you know this man, Hayes?

>> Yes, I know him. He's a crook. His

partner is worse. That threat.

You think he was serious?

Yes, he was serious.

Uh what are Mr. Hayes's problems besides

the obvious ones?

Here.

So, Mr. Hayes is victim number five.

Yes.

And this is on numbered account? That is

correct. What does this represent?

I'll give you attention to the deposits

and withdrawals on both accounts.

It looks like he's taking money from

this account and putting it in this

account.

Again, correct. I

found out about this just very recently.

He invests the funds that he borrowed

and keeps the profits for himself.

Unfortunately, at present, he is heavily

in debt to account number 763421,

as you can see.

Bad investments.

I'm afraid that you don't have that

information.

I see. Well, if the account 76

uh 3421 belongs to I think it belongs to

Bobby Hayes, it's ridiculous.

He's not a beginner. He knows what his

associates will do to him if they find

out about it.

But that's his problem. This one's ours,

isn't he?

Blackmailers want uh 10 million francs

from the bank

and 1 million

francs from each of the victims, five so

far.

15 million francs, right?

If we exclude the unfortunate Russian,

No, the price will stay the same. That

was only a warning.

So, 15 million francs is worth

approximately 6 million American

dollars?

They must think you'll all pay. Why?

Cuz you can't go to the police. The

scandal would be public in 24 hours. Not

very good advertising for a proper Swiss

man.

And because the blackmailers have five

names that go with five numbered

accounts and information about those

accounts that the five don't want

exposed.

Who could have put the names and numbers

together?

Well, that's quite obvious, isn't it?

Is it?

Well, of course. These uh five people

must have been incredibly careless.

Nobody's careless with a secret number

to count.

Especially in the case of Bobby Hayes.

And gentlemen, if I wanted to put the

names and numbers together, I'd come to

Zurich, right here to Huddle Bank.

I'd find somebody in your organization

who had access to the names and the

numbers.

Now, who do you suppose that somebody

could be?

Well, I suppose I could put the names

and numbers together.

You're suspect number one.

The second and most likely suspect would

be me.

Our master list is kept in our vault, a

special safe.

Only I have the combination.

You're suspect number two.

Is that it?

We Swiss are cautious people.

Obviously not cautious enough. Yeah.

I'll have your secretary make

appointments with Mr. Kosta

and Mr. McGowan. See, Denise Abbott's

expecting my call and Bobby Hayes

doesn't want to talk to me.

And Mr. Rusher is dead.

I guess that's it. I'll send you a

letter stating the terms of my

employment. If you agree, I'll be

working for Huddle Bank.

We need you to come. I know we're in

trouble, but I'm confident that you can

help us. I'll do my best.

I hope his best is good enough.

Call for Kosak. When was the booking

made? Today, yesterday, what the hell,

it was last night Chicago time. Oh, yes,

I have it.

A package was left here for you. I'll

take that. All right, Mr. Corsac.

Would you please sign at the bottom,

sir? I already have your other details.

How long do you need the car?

Not long.

And here are the keys for the silver

gray BMW. You'll find it at the end of

the hall through the door in our parking

lot.

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>> Thank you, honey. Goodbye.

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>> David Christopher and Associates,

consultants on international affairs.

May I help you? When in the hell did I

acquire associates?

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>> I'm just practicing, darling, for when

you make me your partner.

Besides, it sounds more legitimate. The

only thing illegitimate in that office

is you, Connie.

Hey, grab my pencil there.

You are so old-fashioned, David. It's

the electronic age now, you know. Yeah,

all right. Turn on the damn machine.

It's on, sir.

Get a hold of Jack Foley at the Justice

Department in Washington, D.C. Tell him

I want some information on a Dwight

McGowan. He's a Texan, but he runs his

business out of L.A.

And ask him if Luigi Vassilios got any

of his people coming in and out of

Zurich, and if so, why.

Next, get a hold of Freddy Cohn in

Paris, honey. If you can't remember the

number, look it up.

I want some information on the

following.

It is bad news, isn't it? No, not

necessarily so. It's just unexpected

complication. That's all. Then you mean

all of our planning is just out the

window.

>> Please, relax, will you?

You make me very nervous.

Come on. Sit down, have your drink, and

listen. Yes, sit down, have your drink,

and listen. And relax.

Franz, everything depended on today. We

have very little time, Franz, don't you

see?

I know what it is.

The bank doesn't want to pay. That's it,

isn't it?

We won't get the money.

Now, Rita, for God's sake, this is

getting ridiculous.

Please,

try to control yourself, hm?

I'm sorry.

I love you, remember?

I love you, too.

But I have this terrible feeling.

What was it, Franz? What was what?

The unexpected complication.

A consultant called David Christopher

has been hired by the bank.

He's a very clever man.

We must find a way to deal with him.

Hello.

Mr. Christopher?

Yeah, who's this? Denise Albert.

I'm sorry to disturb you, but something

rather urgent has come up.

What happened?

I'll tell you when I get there. All

right, I'll be at the Bellevue about 20

minutes. Is that all right?

Yes, it will be

okay.

There is plenty of parking.

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>> That's it.

>> [panting]

[groaning and screaming]

>> What's going on here? Some guy took a

shot at me, ran out that door. What's

your name, please? Uh Christopher. Do

you have a passport or something?

>> No.

Please.

Thank you.

He was about medium height. He had on a

blue raincoat and a dark hat.

American, huh?

Swiss resident.

Businessman. What is your business, Mr.

Christopher?

I'm a consultant.

They took a shot at me down there. We

had a fight and he lost his gun

somewhere over there.

Schwandt? Yeah. Come over here.

See if you can find a gun. Okay.

Uh Captain, I had an appointment about a

half an hour ago with a client at the

Bel Air Hilton. Boyne Zurich is

consulting you.

Heard of him.

On what?

Business. Business with

Are you registered at the hotel? 709.

Mhm.

Who was he?

The man with the

>> Yeah, the man.

I don't know. I didn't get that good a

look at him. I was pretty busy. Mhm.

You're just giving me a fairly detailed

description, Mr. Christopher. So, you

weren't that busy. Captain. There is no

gun, but perhaps I don't know.

So? He did take a shot at me. Now, they

must have heard the shot. Look, I don't

have a gun.

For the moment, Mr. Christopher, you may

go.

But, I think we shall meet again.

I'm in charge of the Federal Bank

detail, Zurich.

Hit him up!

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>> Who is this?

Denise Abbott.

Who are you? I'm David Christopher. You

phoned me.

You're late.

I

I didn't think

you were coming.

I was taking a bath.

Come in, please.

Please, sit down.

I'll change into something less

comfortable.

Make yourself a drink. I'll bring what

you drink.

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>> Do you speak German?

Uh no.

It doesn't matter.

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>> Personally, I never listen to the words.

What are you drinking?

Scotch, okay. Scotch is fine.

Do you?

Do what?

Listen to the words.

Uh no. No.

I suppose it's too gauche or something

to admit [music] that

in these days of the philosopher men

still telling us all about life.

But frankly, I don't give a damn.

Here's to your quest.

Here's to you.

You said it was urgent.

You said 20 minutes.

Yeah, I wanted to apologize about that.

I ran into a curious policewoman.

I must admit I'm curious, too. About

what?

Mr. Hertl called to assure me that

this very clever man, Mr. Christopher,

was now handling my situation.

Yeah, Hertl's been a lawyer too long. He

uses words like situation when he means

blackmail.

Are you very clever, Mr. Christopher?

Well, that depends on who you talk to.

I was also told I

I'm not the only one involved in this

situation.

No, there are others.

And you will investigate them all, look

in their closets, and find skeletons?

Want to show me a closet?

Why would Mr. Hertel hire you to protect

me?

Why not?

Well, for one thing to say you've been

with United States Justice Department.

Then left rather abruptly, if that's the

word.

To make a home in Switzerland. So?

So, one wonders what you've got to hide.

Yeah, we were um

I want to talk about your problem.

You have something you want to ask me or

uh talk to me about, just go right

ahead.

Sorry.

Just testing.

Yeah, there is something that's really

bothering me, something [music] I I want

to talk to you about.

How many accounts

a secret that is

would there be at Hertel Bank?

I don't know. Thousands, I guess. That's

it. That's just it. If there are

why would you pick the ones like me?

Only someone inside the bank

>> Ones like you?

Ones with skeletons.

Does your skeleton have a name?

James Ashworth.

Lord James Ashworth.

And Lord James doesn't want [music] his

name in the paper.

Wouldn't be helpful to his career or

agreeable to his wife.

And Lord James or

>> No, it's been over now [music] for some

time. But the blackmailer's sinking is

still my good reading.

I suppose so.

Back.

Excuse me.

Yeah.

What is it?

Oh, Mr. Christopher. Yes, it's for you.

A certain Captain Fryer, I think he

said.

Hello, how'd you find me?

As I know the Swiss police are very

efficient. What do you want?

The hell would I want with a rented car?

Now what in the hell is all this about a

Hertz car? I don't need a Hertz car, I

got a car. You see it? The man wore a

Hertz uniform. He stated the car was

ordered by you. He mentioned your room

number. So, package here, Captain. And

he said [clears throat] that the package

you wanted delivered is in the trunk.

Shall we examine this package? I suppose

if I said I didn't want to, you'd

insist. Yes, I insist. Shall we go?

All right.

Here, please.

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>> Hello. It's 11:00, you've overslept. I

was up half the night with the Zurich

police who insist I'm responsible for a

Bobby Hayes that was stuffed into a

trunk of a rented car which they say I

rented, which I didn't rent, and now

don't further complicate my life. What

is it? Did you escape? No, no, I

didn't sign for the car. They let me go.

I don't understand. Never mind. Get to

the point. Jack Foley said there was

trouble. What kind of trouble?

Two men, Kozak and Sando, employees of

Richie Valachi, left Chicago in a hurry

night before last. Destination, Zurich.

Well, they did their thing, they're

probably halfway home by now.

Unless they stay on. Unless what?

Oh, nothing. Never mind. Go on.

Well,

let's start with Russia.

Now, Freddy says he's a Czech or

Bulgarian, one of those.

An arms dealer specialized in selling

old weapons to new countries,

and really ripping them off.

And they swore to get him. Freddy says

it's only a matter of time. Yeah, well,

Freddy's right, only his time ran out

yesterday.

What else you got?

Well,

so far Hartland Bennigan has a clean

bill of health.

Uh Jack Foley said he's mailing you a

file on Hayes.

I've sent a messenger with a dossier on

Denise Abbott to your hotel. Let's see,

uh

that just leaves Mr. Texas.

Right, McGarrett.

David Christopher.

That's right.

How about sharing some of this back home

whiskey with me?

>> A beer is fine.

Waiter.

Waiter.

Bring my friend here a nice cold beer.

Well, Davey,

I've been wondering when you're going to

get around old Dwight.

Air Hertel tells me you're going to be

my knight in shining armor and keep

those bastards off my back. Same message

to the Internal Revenue Service?

You've been talking to someone about me,

boy? They volunteered the information.

You sure are a quiet one, Davey boy.

But now, don't you worry.

I got me a deal simmering back in LA

that'll set me flying.

Those tax claims, peanuts. Old Dwight

and his Uncle Sammy just has a little

disagreement over some back taxes,

nothing serious. Well, old Dwight, I'd

be a liar if I said they weren't

concerned.

My old daddy used to say, "Son, don't

you lose your head cuz your ass is sure

to follow."

You won't translate that for me?

Well, let me say it this way.

You take care of this blackmail [ __ ]

and I'll take care of my Uncle Sammy,

you hear?

How well did you know Haig? Rashid.

How about Costa, Denise, Abbott?

No, I didn't know them.

Air Hertel mentioned them to me, but I

never knew them, boy.

Who handled your account? Me.

How about your wife? She know about it?

No, the lady and I been divorced for 9

years. Chuck Terry, business manager?

Nobody.

I guard those papers with my life, boy.

See, I'm scared, Davey.

I don't have much more time. I'm getting

on and I can't afford any big setbacks.

Well, Mack,

money ain't everything.

You trying to tell me something, Davey?

I had five little secret accounts. Came

to Soral, Haig was killed, and then

there were four. Rashid was killed, and

then there were three.

You show up, and your daddy might turn

out to be right.

Hello, Rita Jensen. Rita, it's Franz.

Everything all right? So far, so good.

I've set it up. It's just a matter of

following through.

What's the plan? Just as we discussed.

Now you know what to do.

Meet me tomorrow morning

just before noon

at the entrance of the park.

All right?

Auf Wiedersehen.

Auf Wiedersehen.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Mr. Custer,

this is Mr. Christopher. The Trojan on

the telephone, we retained him to

protect us and you.

Uh these seem to be the final

instructions. The day after tomorrow,

you or Mr. Christopher, they know you,

with 15 million francs and uncut

diamonds, accompanied by the account

holders, will proceed to Wilderswil, to

the first intersection past Interlaken.

They will find a car parked next to a

wooden barn with further instructions.

No surveillance or all lives are

forfeit.

Well, it's going to be a hell of a

crowd. Can you get the diamonds? We have

a supply in the vaults. I'm not you, Mr.

Custer.

How are you going to come up with the

money? Why should I pay a million

francs? I did not break security, the

bank did.

You have evidence?

Evidence? Evidence, facts, proof.

How else could it have happened? No

evidence. Actually, Mr. Christopher,

Herr Banning and I have discussed this

matter.

And we reached the conclusion that the

bank, without admitting any

irresponsibility, will pay the ransom in

order to save the lives of our clients.

Especially after the dreadful death of

Mr. Hayes last night. I can't risk

another life.

That's uh

very noble of you, Herr Hertel.

We realize this is a temporary solution.

But the reputation of the bank is worth

more than 15 million francs. And the

bank will make up its losses with

additional charges to its customers.

The percentage of loss will have very

little effect on the charges of the

customers.

No wonder they thought you might pay.

We'll pay, just this once. That's why we

hired you.

We do not like the possibility of

further loss along these lines.

I see.

Mr. Caster,

I'd like to talk to you.

What are you after? Well, the bank has

hired me to protect its clients from

blackmail. I just want to know why

you're being blackmailed.

Isn't that academic now?

The Hertel Bank has agreed to follow the

blackmailer's final instructions and pay

their demands.

Your job now, it seems to me, is to see

that these instructions are carried out.

I must go now. Herr Hertel, may I thank

you for your gracious handling of a most

difficult situation. Auf wiedersehen.

Well, as you pointed out, we have no

evidence.

And at this moment, I have no choice.

I spoke to Mr. Hertel.

He says there's a ransom to pay. Yeah,

that's what I want to talk to you about.

Good.

Follow me.

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>> Woo!

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>> I'm so sorry.

All this stupid crap.

David. [sighs]

What?

I must tell you something.

You'll marry and have 10 children,

right?

No.

I'm serious.

Well, I'm not.

No, please.

I want to make a confession.

I don't look like a priest.

You look like the man

I just made love to. Well, now that you

confessed, can I

>> No, no. Please.

Okay, confess. Confess.

My father

My father My father was a drunk, so was

mine, and so on.

You know about that?

>> Yeah, I know about it.

You know the rest?

Most of it.

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>> Your mother ran away when your father

died.

You were brought up in a convent. You

ran away from the convent when you were

17.

You worked as a model at Richard's

salon. Mistress.

And my information is that it was more

of a cure than love.

I told you about Jamie. I don't worry

about Jamie.

I told you it was over. You told me it

was over.

You don't care.

You said it was over.

Yeah, it is.

He went back to his wife, his children,

and his career.

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>> End of the confession.

>> [snorts]

>> Now it's my turn.

You want to confess?

>> Mhm.

I

>> [sighs]

>> would like

a cup of coffee.

>> [laughter]

>> All right.

I'm waiting.

>> And that boat.

Fun to be there.

>> Yeah, I'm sorry I'm late. I got held up

in traffic. I'm afraid you made a

mistake.

>> No, it's no mistake. My name is David

Christopher.

I don't know any David Christopher. I'm

sorry. I am very big on secrets.

Any friend of Franz Benninger is a

friend of mine.

And what big secret do you know about

me, Mr. Christopher?

>> Well, call me David. I'll call you What

do I call you?

For somebody who's that big on secrets,

I'm surprised you don't know.

Uh Bloody Mary. Nothing, thank you. I

know.

Now, Miss Miss what? Jensen. My name is

Rita Jensen. Rita Jensen.

>> not a very big secret. And if you would

excuse me, please.

What will have?

Oh.

I I don't care. Campari soda, anything.

A Campari soda for madame and

vodka for me. Ice, twist of lemon.

We are in trouble, Franz. And what

trouble? That man, David Christopher,

saw us together.

When?

In front of the bank, I suppose. He

followed me.

What?

Would you like to order now, sir? No,

thank you. Later, perhaps.

What did you tell him? Nothing.

What did he say?

He said any friend of Franz Benninger is

a friend of mine.

Franz Benninger, my own vice president?

It can't be.

I simply cannot believe it. That's my

information.

Yes.

For you.

Hello.

All right.

As when?

When?

I'll be there.

Franz Benninger.

He wants to meet me.

He's coming out of the bank.

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>> Lugo's take her.

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>> Stop.

Stop. STOP WHAT I'VE HEARD.

YOU DENY THAT YOU AND BANNINGER HAD NO

part of blackmail?

Blackmail?

That's ridiculous.

You are talking about blackmail?

You have known Franz for over 30 years.

You think he would stoop to blackmail?

The two of you have been up to

something. What is it? It was my fault,

everything.

My father died 2 months ago. He had I

would say a very good business.

But lately he had trouble, financial

trouble. But what has all this got to do

with Herr Banninger? Well, my father had

his numbered account in your bank. So, I

made an appointment with Mr. Banninger

and

he said without the proper papers

he could not hand over the account to

me. That's correct.

Well,

then

I saw Mr. Banninger

quite a lot of times and we fell in

love. And he decided to turn over the

numbered account to me. And then with

all these murders happening, I mean

we were afraid that if the case would

not get solved and if David Christopher

could not solve it, everything would be

lost. So, we had to hurry.

And he turned over the account to me and

I in turn paid off the loan and the debt

of my father. And he did this without

consulting me?

Yes, Mr. Hertel, without consulting you.

You see,

Franz didn't think he was doing anything

wrong.

The money was legally mine. I'm the only

heir.

And believe me, Mr. Hertel, it did pain

him to go behind your back. It really

did.

But you see,

he loved me and he wanted to help me.

And I loved him.

Excuse me,

but I thought you would like to know

that Berninger's condition is good.

He was very lucky.

Thank you.

Solved your problem, eh?

I'll give you a driver with the

diamonds, have him pick up my gun and

costume and meet me at my hotel at 8:00.

I've got a plane to catch. Where are you

going?

What about tomorrow morning?

>> I'll be back.

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>> I just had a meeting with David

Christopher at the airport. At the

airport? Yes, at the airport.

We have a problem, [music] sergeant. We

do?

If we find that one of our banks is

being [clears throat] blackmailed

and a number of its clients are involved

[music] with disclosures of their secret

numbered accounts.

Complicated by the fact that two of

these clients have been

shall we say

been terminated violently? [music]

Major crimes have been committed. Murder

and blackmail.

So, what should we do?

Captain, we must go to the commissioner

immediately.

Wrong, not immediately, but very soon.

I don't understand.

If we present [music] them an unfinished

equation to the commissioner, a problem

without a solution, we have a [music] a

scandal of major proportions.

And that is one thing our country

[music] does not need now.

A major banking scandal.

They leave Christopher is a very clever

man.

He told me a very interesting story.

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Fascinating.

I've given him 24 hours.

Come, sergeant. We have work to do.

Where was he going? [music]

Who?

Christopher.

He didn't say.

But you know.

Yes,

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>> I know.

Uncut diamonds. Yes, very clever.

Uncut [music] diamonds?

High value in a small package. Easy to

conceal, easy to market. Virtually

untraceable.

Yes.

Very smart our Mr. Blackmailer.

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>> Just wanted to remind you, Captain, I'm

going to do this my way.

You do it your way.

I'll do it my way.

Hello, Bob.

Good morning, sir. Crawl is my name.

Here are the diamonds. All right, we'll

pick up Mr. Shaub at the Bel Air Hotel.

Yes, sir.

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>> The Autobahn. I'll tell you when to get

off. Very well, sir.

What's that?

Uncut diamonds. That's what they want.

The bank says that's what they'll get.

They don't look very pretty.

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>> Go to Breckenridge where the road to

Cimarron crosses the railroad tracks, a

steam engine waits for you.

Further instructions by the engineer.

Let me check the car.

All right, McGon, let's go.

I'm sorry, Davey boy. This is as far as

I go. I can't make it. The inspection

says Yes, I know what I should. All of

us. I'm sorry, Davey. I want no part of

it.

I'm [clears throat] a sick man.

Gone as far as I'm going to.

Uh,

Carso, you take Mr. McGon back to his

hotel. He's not feeling well. Very well,

sir.

What happened?

Said he's sick. He's going back to the

hotel.

How is it?

One of the cylinders is bad. Points need

adjustment. Carburetor's dirty. Besides,

she's stolen.

Stolen?

No registration papers, no insurance,

nothing.

This is Captain Fry. We are in Brienz

approaching Interlaken, have just passed

a black Mercedes 600.

Going out towards Zurich.

License number ZH5001.

Pick up and follow, but do not interfere

or stop. We'll contact later. End it.

I think I recognized Herr McGonnell in

the back seat.

Yes.

So did I.

Oh, it is good to have you.

All right, up to the front.

Uh, this way.

Go over to the ski lift platform.

Central element 7, aerial surveillance

has observed suspects boarding

Interlaken ski train. We'll continue

surveillance until further notice. Ende.

>> Hello.

Stop the ski tow.

Bring the diamonds up to the top of the

ski lift.

Let us stay in plain sight. There is a

rifle on each one of you.

What did he say?

He said I'm to bring the diamonds to the

top of the lift.

You two are supposed to stand in plain

sight.

May I make a suggestion?

Go ahead. You have no value to these

people. They'll kill you without

compunction.

You think they won't kill you? I have a

value.

I may be a future object of blackmail.

And if they were foolish enough to try,

I'm a fairly good shot myself.

Allow me, Mr. Christopher.

Go ahead.

Look.

>> Let's go for a ride.

What are you doing, James?

What are you doing, James?

I'm Captain Thai, police.

Have you seen two men and a woman, one

man an American?

Yes, I just took them up to the ski

lift.

I was given some money yesterday and

told to expect them. It was a joke he

wanted to play on his American tourist

friends. It was very funny.

A joke.

Can you show me exactly what you did,

please?

>> Yeah, I called him from the cab.

Start the ski tow.

Bring the diamonds up here. The rest

stay in plain sight. There is a rifle on

each of you.

He said there was a rifle on each of us.

You know what he said. He talked to me

on the phone.

Why are you doing this?

I flew to London last night. I had a

little talk with Lord James.

How did you do that? Maybe I was

jealous.

He denied I was his mistress.

No, he didn't deny it.

So, that's out the good part. Ever since

he said goodbye, you've been

blackmailing him. He's tired of it. He

told his wife, he told his children,

he's going to take his chances with the

newspapers.

What does that have to do with this?

Well, once a blackmailer, always a

blackmailer.

Well, try to figure out what could put

four unlikely characters like McGowan,

Costa, Rasche, and Hayes together, and I

came up with you, honey.

Beautiful woman alone in Zurich will do

anything for money.

Even if it were true, what does it

prove?

Well, it proves that nobody broke bank

security. Nobody gave away any secret

numbers. There are no mysterious

blackmailers blackmailing all of you.

You pooled your statements and

blackmailed each other. That's what it

proves.

You have a lovely imagination, David.

Tell me where I went wrong, then. If

nobody takes the diamonds, then there is

no crime.

Not one you can prove.

You count two murders and attempts on my

life as a misdemeanor? Mr. Hayes was

killed by a gangster from Chicago.

That's what they wrote in the

newspapers. And poor Mr. Rasche was

murdered by his business associate,

whom he was cheating.

I suppose you didn't try to kill me in

the car. You didn't encourage Bobby

Hayes to try to kill me in the garage.

>> I'm not responsible for Bobby Hayes, and

I'm not responsible for Mr. Costa or for

the very charming Mr. McGowan.

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>> They can be ours.

Yours and mine.

For one thing,

the blackmailer got them.

He killed McGowan and Costa.

He got away.

Don't you see?

Who loses, David?

The bank

doesn't think of feel.

The bank has no morals.

Yeah, neither do you, Lenny.

I will have those tapes.

Take the helicopter. Yes, sir.

You have an affinity for that bodies,

Mr. Christopher. Yeah, that's true,

Captain, but this time I've got an

explanation. It's a little complicated,

but you're going to love it. Thank god

you came in time, Inspector.

This horrible man

is responsible for all this. He killed

two men and he was trying to kill me,

too.

You are safe now, Miss Abbott.

These are serious charges, Mr.

Christopher. You will return to Zurich

in the custody of Sergeant Schwan. While

I escort Miss Abbott. Oh, that was the

most the most terrible experience in my

life.

>> very difficult for you.

You won't forget to bring the diamonds,

will you, Mr. Christopher?

Now, Miss Abbott, you will tell me the

entire story.

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