All language subtitles for The Scrap - Revision (1979)

YOU INTEND TO STAY LONG
IN FRANCE, MR. BARRATT?

I DIDN'T KNOW THERE
WAS ANY RESTRICTION,

APART FROM MONEY.

I THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN

YOUR PASSPORT
EXPIRES NEXT MONTH.

NO, I HADN'T FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE
NOTHING TO DECLARE.

NOTHING.

NOTHING WHATEVER.

NOTHING TO DECLARE.

YOU CAN'T DECLARE
AN EMPTINESS IN THE HEART.

WHAT WOULD HE THINK OF ME
IF I'D SAID,

"ONLY A FEW PERSONAL BELONGINGS
AND A BLANK LIFE"?

A MADMAN AT THE WORST,

A SELF-PITYING ECCENTRIC
AT THE BEST.

OH, I DREAD THE HOLIDAYS,

ALTHOUGH I'VE SPENT THEM ALWAYS
IN THE FRANCE I LOVE SO WELL-

A TEACHER
OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE

WHO HAS NO IDEA
WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR.

JACQUES!

BACK AT LAST.

I'M AFRAID
THERE'S SOME MISTAKE.

HOW WAS PARIS?

VILLAIN.

ALL RIGHT,
AS YOU WISH.

SEEK, AND YOU SHALL FIND.

KNOCK, AND IT WILL BE
OPENED UNTO YOU.

IT SEEMS I HAVE KNOCKED,
AND THE DOOR HAS REMAINED SHUT.

GOD WANTS ME NO MORE THAN MAN.

AND YET,

I DON'T QUITE
BELIEVE THAT.

I DON'T BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY,

NOR DO I LOOK
SO DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MEN.

IF I DID, WHY SHOULD
THAT MAN IN THE MARKET SQUARE

MISTAKE ME FOR SOMEONE ELSE?

A LONELY MAN
DRAMATIZES LIFE FOR HIMSELF.

I MUST LEARN NOT TO DO THAT.

NOTHING IN THE PAST
TO BE PARTICULARLY ASHAMED OF,

NOTHING IN THE FUTURE.

PERHAPS A MAN
HAS TO BE EMPTY

BEFORE HE CAN BE USED.

USED FOR WHAT?

GOD KNOWS.

A COGNAC, PLEASE.

ONE MOMENT, SIR.

MADAME.

THANK YOU. WAIT.

GIVE THAT TO THE GENTLEMAN, PLEASE.

YES, MADAME.

THE LADY ASKED ME
TO GIVE YOU THIS, SIR.

ONE MOMENT, SIR.

THERE BEING NOBODY
TO INTRODUCE US,

ONE OF US MUST BREAK
THE SILENCE.

THERE ARE TWO OF US.

UNDOUBTEDLY. LOOK.

GENTLEMEN.

IN VIEW OF
THIS COINCIDENCE,

MAY A STRANGER
OFFER YOU A DRINK?

A COMPARATIVE
STRANGER,

I SUPPOSE
WE SHOULD SAY.

OH, CHARMING.

DON'T YOU THINK?

MOST
INTERESTING.

WHAT WILL
YOU DRINK, BROTHER?

COGNAC.

TWO COGNACS-
TWIN COGNACS.

DO YOU THINK WE'LL GROW
UP TO LOOK LIKE THEM?

IT SEEMS SIMPLER TO LET
OURSELVES BE TAKEN FOR TWINS

THAN TRY TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE
OURSELVES DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

DO NOT UNDERSTAND,
INDEED.

YOU COULDN'T, PERHAPS,
BE THE DEVIL?

NO.

I DIDN'T THINK
YOU COULD BE.

I THOUGHT
I'D BETTER MAKE SURE.

COULD YOU, PERHAPS?

I'M AFRAID NOT.

IT'S NOTHING
AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

WITH THE COMPLIMENTS
OF THE LITTLE ONES.

NO. COGNAC.
DON'T YOU THINK?

OH, I THINK SO. YES.

I NEVER
DRANK MUCH AT HOME,

BUT THIS IS RATHER
AN OCCASION, ISN'T IT?

IT IS, RATHER.

HEAVEN KNOWS THE ODDS
AGAINST SUCH AN ENCOUNTER.

ENORMOUS.

LARGE.

ASTRONOMICAL.

AND NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE.

TO ASTRONOMY.

I HAVEN'T LAUGHED
SO MUCH FOR YEARS,

NOT SINCE...

I CAN'T
REMEMBER WHEN.

IN FACT,
LOOKING BACK,

IT ALMOST SEEMS I NEVER LAUGHED AT HOME.

HOW ODD.

NOT REALLY. THERE'S VERY
LITTLE TO LAUGH ABOUT

IN THE COMMON ROOM AT
A PROVINCIAL UNIVERSITY.

I DIDN'T MEAN
THAT WAS ODD.

TWICE, TALKING
ABOUT THINGS AT HOME,

YOU'VE SPOKEN
IN THE PAST TENSE.

YOU JUST SAID,
"I NEVER LAUGHED."

BEFORE THAT,
"I NEVER DRANK."

DID I?

I WASN'T
CONSCIOUS OF IT.

I SUPPOSE I FEEL ABOUT
IT IN THE PAST TENSE.

AREN'T YOU PLANNING
TO GO BACK?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT PLANNING
NOT TO.

I'M JUST
NOT PLANNING.

IT WOULD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE,
REALLY, IF I DIDN'T.

FOR A TERM OR SO
IN THE COMMON ROOM,

IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT
DREARY RED-BRICK ARGUING,

SOMEONE MIGHT SAY, "I WONDER
WHAT'S BECOME OF BARRATT."

AND SOON
IT WOULD BE,

"I WONDER WHAT
BECAME OF BARRATT."

MY LANDLADY WOULD
LOOK AFTER MY CAT.

SHE'S LARGELY ALIENATED
ITS AFFECTIONS ALREADY.

TRAITOROUS ANIMALS,
CATS.

YOU'RE NOT MARRIED?

NO, THE SITUATION...
NEVER AROSE.

I THOUGHT ONCE
IT MIGHT,

BUT IT DIDN'T.

RELATIVES?

SOME SECOND COUSINS
IN WESTMORELAND.

I SUPPOSE YOU
REALLY ARE THERE.

OH, YES.

PROVE IT.

OH, STEADY.

FAIR ENOUGH.

YOU'RE THERE,
ALL RIGHT.

TOO MUCH SO.

HOW?

OH, IT'S
NOT AT ALL INTERESTING.

WHY, SURE IT IS.

COME, I'VE DONE ALL THE
TALKING ABOUT MYSELF.

YOU'LL MAKE ME FEEL
I'VE IMPOSED.

VERY WELL.
HOW SHALL I PUT IT?

JUST AS YOU HAVE
TOO LITTLE LIFE,

I HAVE TOO MUCH.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO
BELIEVE HOW THAT COULD BE.

IF YOU TRIED IT,
YOU WOULD KNOW.

I HAVE
A 16th-CENTURY CHATEAU,

BADLY IN NEED OF REPAIR
AND MODERN PLUMBING.

I HAVE A TITLE
OF THE SAME ANTIQUITY,

EQUALLY LACKING
IN MODERN CONVENIENCES.

I HAVE AN INCOME
DATING FROM THE 19th CENTURY,

WHEN THE FRANC
WAS 25 TO THE POUND.

I HAVE A FAMILY BUSINESS
WHICH RUNS AT A LOSS

BUT WHICH CANNOT BE CLOSED

BECAUSE THAT WOULD THROW
FAITHFUL EMPLOYEES OUT OF WORK.

BUT THOSE
ARE ALL THINGS.

LIFE CONSISTS
OF PEOPLE.

PEOPLE.

VERY WELL.

I HAVE-
NO, NO. I CAN'T BEAR IT.

LET US JUST SAY
THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY...

AND MORE THAN ENOUGH.

TOO MUCH
OR TOO LITTLE-

THERE SEEMS NOTHING
IN LIFE BETWEEN.

STILL,
I DON'T KNOW

THAT I
WOULDN'T PREFER

YOUR SURFEIT
TO MY OWN LACK.

I WONDER IF YOU WOULD.

I'LL SEE
IF THEY HAVE A ROOM.

MY KEY.

NO CALL
IN THE MORNING.

I MAY SLEEP
VERY LATE.

WILL YOU BRING ME UP
A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE?

OPEN IT, PLEASE.

THEY HAVEN'T A ROOM FREE,
BUT MINE HAS TWO BEDS,

SO IF YOU WOULDN'T
MHND SHARING...

I DON'T LIKE
TO INTRUDE.

IT'S NO INTRUSION.

MUCH SIMPLER THAN
TRUDGING ELSEWHERE.

AHH... IT'S
TRYING TO RAIN.

I THOUGHT SO.

SO...

HMM...

IT'S NOT
EXACTLY A PALACE,

BUT MEN
HAVE FARED WORSE.

I'M RATHER DRUNK.

ON SUCH A NOTEWORTHY
OCCASION,

THAT SHOULD CAUSE
NEITHER SURPRISE

NOR REGRET.

I'M NOT REGRETTING IT
IN THE LEAST.

FIRST TIME IN YEARS.

THAT SORT OF THING'S FROWNED
ON IN OUR COMMON ROOM.

UNLIKE SOME
UNIVERSITIES-

COLLEGE PORT
AND DRUNKEN DONS-

PLAIN LIVING
AND HIGH THINKING FOR US.

OH, THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY

OF ORDERING US
A NIGHTCAP.

THERE'S NO LIBERTY
WHATEVER.

OH, SILLY FELLOW'S ONLY
BROUGHT ONE GLASS.

OH, WELL, NOT WORTH
DISTURBING HIM AGAIN.

I'LL USE A GLASS
FROM THE BATHROOM.

IS CHAMPAGNE
ALL RIGHT...

ON TOP OF
ALL THAT BRANDY?

THE VERY THING.

IT'S ALWAYS AS WELL

TO FINISH UP WITH
SOMETHING LIGHTER.

TELL ME TOMORROW...

IF I HAVE
MISLED YOU.

TO TOMORROW.

I CAN'T REMEMBER

WHEN I LAST CARED
WHETHER OR NOT...

I SAW TOMORROW.

EXCELLENT CHAMPAGNE.

I DON'T SUPPOSE
I EVER SHALL NOW...

CARE.

COME NOW,
MR. BARRATT.

I'M SURE THAT
IN THE MORNING...

THINGS WILL LOOK
QUITE DIFFERENT.

HELLO.

COME IN.

AH, YOU'RE
AWAKE, SIR.

WHAT IS THIS GAME?

NONE, SIR.

I WAS WORRIED AT YOUR SLEEPING SO LATE,

BUT THEY TOLD ME YOU'D
GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS

NOT TO CALL YOU.

I HAD GIVEN
INSTRUCTIONS?

YES, SIR. BECAUSE THE
LADIES WERE WORRIED,

I TELEPHONED
ST. GILLES

AND SAID YOU WERE DETAINED
ON URGENT BUSINESS.

I HOPE
I DID RIGHT, SIR.

YOU DIDN'T DO RIGHT
AT ALL.

I'M SORRY, SIR. I
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

NO, AND HOW COULD YOU?

OH, THANK YOU.

IT'S NOT MINE, BUT SEEING
HE'S TAKEN MY THINGS...

SHALL I RUN
YOUR BATH?

WE BETTER BEGIN
AT THE BEGINNING.

MY NAME IS BARRATT,

AND I TEACH FRENCH
AT AN ENGLISH UNIVERSITY.

I MET YOUR EMPLOYER LAST NIGHT,
PURELY BY CHANCE,

AND WE'RE ALIKE
AS IF WE WERE TWINS.

YES, SIR.
QUITE, SIR.

LOOK. I'LL SHOW YOU.

YOU SEE?

YES, IT'S A REMARKABLE LIKENESS, SIR.

YOU HAVE
A HEADACHE, SIR.

I'LL GET YOU
YOUR CURE.

THIS IS CLEARLY
A MATTER FOR THE POLICE.

WHILE I'M
HAVING MY BATH,

YOU TELEPHONE
THE POLICE

AND TELL THEM
TO SEND

A RESPONSIBLE OFFICER HERE AT ONCE.

YES, SIR.

NO, DOCTOR, HE SEEMS
IN GOOD HEALTH

APART FROM
THE DELUSION.

HMM.

MM-HMM.

YES, I'LL DO
MY BEST.

VERY GOOD, DOCTOR.
UNTIL LATER, THEN.

WELL?

THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
SOME MISTAKE, SIR.

OH, THERE DOES,
DOES THERE?

YES, SIR.

I WAS GOING
TO SPEAK TO THE POLICE,

I HAD THE SHOCK
OF MY LIFE, SIR.E RANG.

IT WAS MY MASTER,
SPEAKING FROM ST. GILLES,

ASKING TO SPEAK TO YOU.

I EXPLAINED
YOU WERE BATHING,

AND HE SAID
NOT TO TROUBLE YOU,

BUT TO ASK YOU
TO DRIVE WITH ME,

AND HE WOULD EXPLAIN
EVERYTHING.

THAT SEEMS
A VERY CAVALIER WAY

OF DEALING WITH
THE SITUATION.

I SUPPOSE IT'S THE ONLY
WAY TO CLEAR THINGS UP.

YOU'D BETTER
STAND BY.

WHEN I'VE RECEIVED AN
EXPLANATION FROM YOUR EMPLOYER,

I SHALL WANT TO RETURN
TO LE MANS AT ONCE.

VERY GOOD, SIR.

UNLESS HE HAS
MY CAR HERE-

LOOK IN THE GARAGE-

A MORRIS MINOR,
XMY 866.

UH... WITH A GB PLATE,
NATURALLY.

YES, SIR.
NATURALLY, SIR.

IN WHICH CASE,
I SHAN'T NEED YOUR CAR.

AH, THERE
YOU ARE.

THANK YOU, GASTON.

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

I WANT TO TALK.

I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.

I WANT TO SEE THIS MAN WHO'S
PLAYED THIS RIDICULOUS JOKE ON ME,

HEAR HIS EXPLANATION,

RECEIVE AN APOLOGY,
RECLAIM MY LUGGAGE, AND GO.

MAY WE HAVE A WORD
FIRST IN HERE?

THE LADIES ARE
IN THE DRAWING ROOM.

NOW, LET'S HAVE
A LOOK AT YOU.

SIT DOWN, PLEASE,
AND CROSS YOUR LEGS.

WHAT IS THIS FARCE?

IF YOU'LL
JUST SIT DOWN-

I HAVE NO INTENTION
OF SITTING.

I'VE COME HERE TO SEE
THE OWNER OF ALL THIS.

ALL IN GOOD TIME.

NO, AT ONCE!

VERY WELL. IF YOU INSIST, COME WITH ME.

THERE.
THERE HE IS.

THIS IS A MADHOUSE.

NO, NO. IT'S NOT
AS BAD AS THAT.

SHALL WE TALK CALMLY?

CALMLY? I'LL LISTEN
TO AN EXPLANATION,

BUT YOU CANNOT
EXPECT ME TO BE CALM.

THESE HYSTERICAL
OUTBURSTS

DON'T ALLEVIATE THE
SCHIZOPHRENIC DELUSIONS.

OH, DO GO ON.

WHEN SHE RECEIVED
THE TELEGRAM,

YOUR WIFE
WAS VERY DISTURBED.

WHAT TELEGRAM?

THE TELEGRAM FROM THE
DOCTOR YOU VISITED IN PARIS

EXPLAINING THAT YOU WERE
SUBJECT TO FITS OF DELUSION

THAT YOU WERE
SOMEBODY ELSE.

I AM SOMEBODY ELSE.

THAT WAS BEFORE
YOU WERE LOCATED.

FORTUNATELY, BY THE
TIME GASTON TELEPHONED,

I WAS ON THE SPOT.

HOW VERY FORTUNATE.

QUITE. I THEREFORE
INSTRUCTED GASTON

TO HUMOR YOU
AND BRING YOU HERE

TO MEET THE PERSON YOU
THOUGHT YOU WERE NOT,

AND BY THIS SIMPLE
CONFRONTATION-

BUT YOU HAVE CONFRONTED ME WITH NOBODY.

EXACTLY.
THUS MAKING IT CLEAR

THAT THERE'S NO ONE TO CONFRONT
YOU WITH EXCEPT YOURSELF

AND LEADING
TO A REINTEGRATION

OF THE TWO SUPPOSED
PERSONALITIES.

IT MERELY NEEDS
YOUR COOPERATION.

I LIKE THAT.
I AM TO COOPERATE WITH YOU

IN PRETENDING
I AM SOMEBODY ELSE-

OR RATHER, THAT I AM SOMEBODY ELSE
WHO THINKS HE'S ME. IS THAT IT?

BROADLY,
IN NONMEDICAL TERMS.

WELL, BROADLY,
IN NONMEDICAL TERMS,

I TELL YOU MY NAME
IS JOHN BARRATT.

PAPA! YOU'RE BACK!
YOU'RE BACK!

YOU LOOK BETTER THAN
ONE MIGHT EXPECT

AFTER TWO WEEKS'
DEBAUCHERY IN PARIS.

DID YOU ENJOY IT?

I NEVER ENJOY
PARIS MUCH.

OF COURSE NOT. YOU WENT ON
BUSINESS TO SAVE THE FOUNDRY.

BUSINESS CAN BE
VERY TIRING.

YOU'VE HAD YOUR HAIR
CUT DIFFERENTLY.

HAVE I?

YES. IT'S NOWHERE NEAR
SO DISTINGUISHED-LOOKING.

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T MIND, REALLY.

WE WERE BEGINNING TO THINK
WE SHOULD NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

HEAVENS, THAT REMINDS ME.
GRANNY WANTS TO SEE YOU.

SHE'S IN
A BEASTLY TEMPER.

SO AM I.

WHERE IS SHE?

IN HER ROOM,
OF COURSE.

COME WITH ME?

WHY? ARE YOU
FRIGHTENED?

I DO BELIEVE
YOU'RE FRIGHTENED.

WELL, I AM,
RATHER, YES.

I'LL COME TO THE TOP OF THE STAIRS.

SHE SAYS SHE'S SICK
OF THE SIGHT OF ME.

SHE DOESN'T MEAN IT,
REALLY,

BUT I'LL KEEP
OUT OF HER WAY.

IS THAT YOU AT LAST?

IT IS I.

MY WICKED BOY.

MY PUSSYCAT.

AM I NOT EVEN
WORTH A KISS?

AH!

NEVER BEFORE HAVE I BEEN
SO FUSSED OVER,

UNLESS IT
WAS IN THE CRADLE,

NEVER BEFORE SO WELCOME-

WELCOME IN WHAT APPEARS
TO BE A MADHOUSE.

LET HER TALK.

MAYBE THERE WILL BE A CLUE
IN WHAT SHE SAYS.

LIVING THE LIFE YOU HAVE
DOUBTLESS BEEN LEADING,

YOU MIGHT LOOK WORSE.

TELL ME ABOUT PARIS.
TELL ME EVERY DETAIL.

NO, DON'T.

I WON'T FORGIVE YOU
FOR STAYING AWAY SO LONG.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I MUST EXPLAIN.

LATER. LATER.
LIE TO ME LATER.

ENTERTAIN ME NOW.

THIS HOUSE IS SO BORING
WHEN YOU ARE AWAY-

FRANCOISE WEEPING,
BLANCHE PRAYING,

AND THE CHILD

MOONING AROUND
LIKE AN UNWANTED MOUSE.

I AM NOT
WHO YOU THINK I AM.

HA HA!
I KNOW. I KNOW.

YOU'VE HAD
A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

OH, I WAS WORRIED
AT FIRST

WHEN THE TELEGRAM
ARRIVED...

BUT THEN
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,

"I KNOW MY BOY.
I KNOW MY PUSSYCAT."

IT IS A DELICIOUS
INVENTION,

A CLEVER EXCUSE
FOR NEGLECTING PEOPLE

AND FORGETTING THINGS...

THOUGH I HOPE
YOU DID NOT USE IT

AS AN EXCUSE
TO FORGET MY PRESENT.

YOU DIDN'T FORGET
MY PRESENT?

I DON'T KNOW
IF HE DID OR NOT.

DON'T PLAY
CAT AND MOUSE WITH ME

WHEN YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH I NEED IT NOW.

DON'T TORMENT ME!

I'VE BEEN WAITING
ALL DAY LONG

FOR YOU TO COME BACK,

AND NOW I CAN'T WAIT
ANY LONGER.

WHERE IS IT?
WHERE IS IT?

WHERE IS IT?

I HEARD FROM OUTSIDE-
I HAVEN'T BEEN LISTENING.

OUR MISTRESS IS ILL.

YOU'D BETTER FETCH
THE DOCTOR.

IT'S NOT THE DOCTOR CAN
GIVE HER WHAT SHE NEEDS.

YOU HAVE BROUGHT IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

GASTON'S UNPACKING
YOUR THINGS.

I JUST WENT ALONG
TO LOOK.

ALL IN ORDER, SIR.

I PUT THE PARCELS
ON THE DESK.

IS THIS IT?

THIS?

TO MOTHER WITH LOVE-
MORPHINE.

WHAT AN ATTENTIVE SON.

WELL, THAT'S ONE BIT
OF THE JIGSAW IN PLACE.

CAN I POUR
YOUR WHISKEY, SIR?

NO, THANK YOU.

WHATEVER
DO YOU KNOCK FOR?

SUPPOSE
IT'S ALL PART

OF THIS SILLY CHARADE
YOU'RE PLAYING.

MADAME, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE DIFFICULTY

IN ACCEPTING
WHAT I SAY IS TRUE,

BUT I BEG YOU
TO DO SO.

I AM NOT
YOUR HUSBAND.

OH, AREN'T YOU? THEN WHY
ARE YOU WEARING HIS CLOTHES?

THAT IS A LONG
AND COMPLICATED STORY.

THEN DON'T TELL IT.
I HATE LONG STORIES-

ESPECIALLY LIES.

THIS IS NOT MY SUIT,
NOT MY TIE.

THESE ARE NOT
MY CUFF LINKS.

WELL, THEN WHY ARE YOU
WEARING THEM?

WHY ARE YOU SPEAKING
WITH HIS VOICE?

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING
AT ME WITH HIS EYES?

YOU THINK
I DON'T RECOGNIZE

THOSE CRUEL EYES?

NOW, TELL ME A LIE
ABOUT PARIS.

HOW WAS
THE EIFFEL TOWER?

I BET EVEN YOU
COULDN'T THINK OF A LIE

ABOUT
THE EIFFEL TOWER.

WOULD YOU BET?

WOULD YOU?

FRANCOISE, MY DEAR,
YOU MUST BE CALM.

CALM? WHEN HE
TEASES ME LIKE THIS?

EXCEPT THAT
IT'S NOT TEASING.

TEASING'S WHAT CHILDREN
DO IN INNOCENCE.

I ASSURE YOU,
FRANCOISE-

AND I SPEAK
PROFESSIONALLY-

JACQUES QUITE GENUINELY
BELIEVES HE IS SOMEBODY ELSE.

KEEP OUT OF THIS.

YOU ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE.

INDEED, I DO NOT.

INDEED, YOU DO.

THE TRUTH
IS QUITE SIMPLE,

AS THE TRUTH
NORMALLY IS.

I AM NOT JACQUES...

WHATEVER
THE NAME MAY BE.

I MERELY
LOOK LIKE HIM.

TELL US STRAIGHT OUT
WHAT GAME YOU'RE UP TO,

WHAT SELFISH END
YOU'RE AFTER.

WE'LL GIVE IT TO YOU
RIGHT AWAY.

THEN WE CAN STOP PLAYING
THIS SILLY FARCE.

I'M NOT UP TO ANY GAME.
THIS IS THE TRUTH.

TRUTH IS A WORD THAT HAS
NO MEANING WHEN YOU USE IT.

WHEN YOU SPEAK, EVERY DECENT
WORD BECOMES A MONSTER,

UNTIL I FEEL LIKE
A CHILD IN A NIGHTMARE.

I'M THE ONE
WHO'S IN A NIGHTMARE.

WHAT DID I DO
TO DESERVE THIS?

FRANCOISE, YOU MUSTN'T
TORTURE YOURSELF.

GO AND REST.

JACQUES AND I WILL
DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM.

LOOK.

GET BACK AT ONCE.

WILL YOU COME UP
AND TALK TO ME,

OR SHALL I COME DOWN?

I'LL COME UP
IN A MINUTE.

HURRY.
I'LL COUNT TO 50,

AND IF
YOU'RE NOT HERE,

I REALLY WILL
COME DOWN.

1, 2...

3, 4...

5...

6, 7, 8, 9, 10...

17, 18, 19, 20...

28, 29...

40, 41, 42...

48, 49...

50!

OH, YOU'RE JUST
IN TIME.

DO SIT DOWN.
YOU'RE OUT OF BREATH.

IT'S VERY WRONG TO
FRIGHTEN PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

I DON'T FRIGHTEN PEOPLE. JUST YOU.

DO IT AGAIN, I SHAN'T
TAKE ANY NOTICE.

THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO JUMP,
AND SERVE YOU RIGHT.

SERVE YOU RIGHT,
TOO-

MAKE AN AWFUL MESS, AND
YOU'D HAVE TO CLEAR IT UP.

BLOODTHIRSTY
LITTLE BRUTE.

AND TALKING OF
BLOODTHIRSTINESS, WHAT'S THAT?

OH!

OH, IT'S THE MARTYRDOM
OF SAINT SEBASTIAN.

I GOT BORED WITH ONE
AUNT BLANCHE GAVE ME,

SO I THOUGHT I'D DO
SOMETHING MORE MODERN.

WHO ARE THESE?

OH, THEY'RE
THE SECRET POLICE.

WHAT SECRET POLICE?

OH, JUST
SECRET POLICE.

AND THAT'S FOR YOU
WHEN I PRAY FOR YOU.

WHAT DO YGU
PRAY FOR FOR ME?

OH, I PRAY THAT

WHATEVER GOOD
YOU HAVE DONE,

WHATEVER EVIL
YOU HAVE SUFFERED

GAIN FOR YOU THE REMISSION OF YOUR SINS

AND INCREASE
OF GRACE

AND THE REWARD
OF ETERNAL LIFE.

THANK YOU.
ANY PARTICULAR SINS?

NO. I DON'T THINK
ANY PARTICULAR ONES.

DID YOU HAVE
A GOOD TRIP,

SO YOU WON'T HAVE
TO GO AWAY AGAIN?

IT'S DIFFICULT
TO SAY.

IF YOU DO, I PROBABLY
WILL JUMP OUT THE WINDOW.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD
GO TO SLEEP NOW?

I SHOULD THINK SO.
I'VE HAD INSOMNIA.

I EXPECT IT WILL BE
BETTER NOW YOU'RE BACK.

GOOD. WELL,
GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

SHALL I TURN OUT
THE LIGHT?

NO. I THINK
I'LL READ FOR A BIT.

ENOUGH'S ENOUGH.
IT'S NOT AN ADVENTURE ANYMORE.

IT'S TAKING THE SHAPE
OF A NIGHTMARE-

HIS NIGHTMARE, NOT MINE.

I CALL IT QUITS.

MAN OR DEVIL,
I MADE NO BARGAIN WITH HIM.

I'M FREE TO GO.

I BEG YOUR PARDON, SIR.

YOU'LL SLEEP MUCH BETTER IF YOU UNDRESS

AND GET
INTO BED, SIR.

I SHALL SLEEP AS I AM.
I'M TIRED.

EVEN SO, IT'S WORTH
MAKING THE EFFORT.

ARE YOU MARRIED?
HAVE YOU A FAMILY?

NO LONGER, SIR.

NOT SINCE THE GERMANS WERE HERE.

I SEE.

SIR?

PERHAPS I'M LUCKY.

WHEN PEOPLE HAVE
WIVES AND CHILDREN,

THEY HAVE
RESPONSIBILITIES.

RESPONSIBILITY TO WHOM?

TO THIS UNHAPPY HOUSEHOLD?

IS IT MY RESPONSIBILITY

BECAUSE FATE HAS MADE ME
LOOK IDENTICAL

WITH ANOTHER MAN?

AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?

WE MET BY CHANCE.

CHANCE.

GOOD NIGHT, SIR.

GOOD NIGHT, GASTON.

COME IN.

GOOD MORNING.

I WONDER HOW OFTEN
GASTON'S BEEN TOLD

TO KEEP THIS
CIGARETTE BOX FULL.

UM...

UH... JACQUES.

YES?

WELL, IT'S
VERY GRATIFYING

TO FIND YOU

SO COMPLETELY
YOURSELF AGAIN.

COMPLETELY MYSELF,
THANK YOU.

YES. WELL, UM...

DURING YOUR ABSENCE,
I'VE DONE MY BEST

TO LOOK AFTER
THE PROBLEMS HERE,

BUT IT HAS BEEN
A RESPONSIBILITY.

BECAUSE IT'S SUCH
A RESPONSIBILITY,

I'VE DECIDED
TO ASSUME IT.

COME IN.

GOOD MORNING,
SIR.

GOOD MORNING,
GASTON.

UH, ON THE TABLE,
PLEASE.

IF WE MAY DISCUSS
THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS-

IF WE MAY DISCUSS

THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS
LATER.

FORGIVE ME, BUT I CAN'T
BEAR COMPANY AT BREAKFAST-

EXCEPT, OF COURSE,
FEMALE COMPANY,

AND THAT NOT ALWAYS.

THANK YOU, GASTON.

UH! GOOD DOG.

UH! GOOD BOY!
BACK.

COME ON.

MALDOROR!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I WAS GOING
FOR A STROLL.

I'LL COME WITH YOU.

FUNNY MALDOROR
GETTING IN SUCH A STATE.

HE'S USUALLY
QUITE GOOD WITH YOU.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING

TO LET ME READ
THAT BOOK?

WHICH ONE?

THE ONE YOU NAMED
MALDOROR AFTER.

WHEN YOU'RE
A BIT OLDER.

YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT.

WHY ARE YOU DRESSED
LIKE THIS?

CAN'T YOU GUESS
WHO I AM?

JOAN OF ARC.

RIGHT.

YES, I THOUGHT I'D BE
JOAN OF ARC TODAY.

SAINT THERESA'S
TOO FATIGUING

TO BE VERY OFTEN.

BESIDES, ON DAYS WHEN
I'M VERY CONSCIOUS

OF WISHING I WAS
A BOY,

JOAN OF ARC'S
MORE SUITABLE.

WHY DO YOU
WISH THAT TODAY?

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETHING TO DO
WITH YOU BEING BACK,

I KNOW YOU'D RATHER
I WAS ONE.

WHAT MAKES YOU
SAY THAT?

WELL, AUNT BLANCHE
KEEPS TELLING ME.

THEN AUNT BLANCHE

KEEPS TELLING YOU
NONSENSE.

I WISH I COULD HELP.

I MUCH PREFER YOU
AS YOU ARE.

THAT CHILD WILL
GROW UP A SAVAGE.

YOU DON'T TEACH HER EVEN
ELEMENTARY GOOD MANNERS,

LIKE BEING PUNCTUAL
FOR MEALS.

I'M SORRY.

WHERE IS SHE
ANYWAY?

MAKING HERSELF
PRESENTABLE.

THAT'LL BE AN AGREEABLE CHANGE.

NICE TO SEE YOU
AFTER SO LONG.

GOOD MORNING.

AND HOW
WAS PARIS?

OH, UM, COLD.

I MEAN THE CONTRACT.
DID YOU SEE TISEAU?

NO, NOT TISEAU.

NATURALLY, WE AT THE
FOUNDRY ARE ANXIOUS TO KNOW.

I MAKE IT A RULE

NEVER TO DISCUSS
BUSINESS AT TABLE.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE ALL ANXIOUS TO KNOW.

SORRY I'M LATE.

YOUR FATHER
WAS LATE, TOO.

I KNOW. WE WERE
WALKING TOGETHER.

I HAPPENED TO SEE THESE,

SO I THOUGHT I'D SAVE YOU THE
TROUBLE AND BRING THEM DOWN.

HAPPENED TO SEE?

ANYHOW, I THOUGHT
I'D SAVE YOU THE TROUBLE.

MOST
KIND OF YOU.

SHALL I HAND THEM
AROUND?

OH, PLEASE DO.

"M.N." THAT'S ME.

YOU'D HAVE THOUGHT
HAVING TWO INITIALS,

I'D HAVE HAD
TWO PRESENTS, REALLY.

GREEDY.

"F." THAT MUST BE
FOR YOU, MOTHER.

THANK YOU,
DARLING.

AND "B."
THAT'S FOR YOU,

I SUPPOSE,
AUNT BLANCHE.

I'M SORRY,
COUSIN ARISTIDE.

THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
ANYTHING FOR YOU.

I WOULDN'T EXPECT IT.

I ALWAYS GET CIGARS
AT CHRISTMAS.

MAY I?

OF COURSE. I'M AS
CURIOUS AS YOU ARE.

OH, THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

IT'S WONDERFUL!

SO LONG AS YOU'RE
PLEASED.

PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY,
"IT'S JUST WHAT I WANTED"

WHEN IT REALLY ISN'T,
BUT IT REALLY IS.

COME ON. I WANT
TO SEE WHAT YOURS IS.

WHATEVER IS IT?

WHAT DOES IT
LOOK LIKE?

IT LOOKS LIKE
A TOY.

PERHAPS THAT'S
WHAT IT IS.

YOU DON'T GIVE
TOYS TO GROWNUPS.

I CAN'T THINK
WHY NOT.

MAY I LOOK?

YES,
IF YOU LIKE.

OH, PUT IT DOWN,
PLEASE.

YOU HADN'T
FORGOTTEN.

OH, HOW SILLY
OF ME.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT TUNE IS THAT?

OH, IT'S A TUNE

YOUR FATHER AND I USED TO KNOW LONG AGO,

BEFORE
YOU WERE BORN.

JACQUES, YOU'RE MAD.

YOU MUST HAVE HAD IT MADE SPECIALLY.

HARDLY ANYONE KNOWS
THAT SONG EXCEPT US.

MUST HAVE BEEN SHOCKINGLY EXPENSIVE,

BUT THANK YOU.

HOW BEASTLY OF ME,
WHEN ALL THE TIME-

SO LONG AS YOU LIKE IT.

LIKE IT?

OH!

AUNT BLANCHE,
DO OPEN YOURS.

DON'T YOU THINK
YOU'D BETTER SIT DOWN,

GET ON WITH YOUR LUNCH?

YOU'VE SEEN
OUR PRESENTS,

SO YOU OUGHT TO
LET US SEE YOURS.

YES, DO SIT DOWN
AND HAVE YOUR LUNCH.

SHALL I OPEN IT
FOR YOU?

IF YOU LIKE.

MMM! SMELLS
TERRIBLY RICH.

THERE'S A CARD
WITH IT, TOO.

"IF YOU DON'T
LIKE IT,

"YOU CAN ALWAYS
SPRINKLE IT

ON THE HORSE."

WHAT HORSE?

SIT DOWN AT ONCE.

IT'S VERY RUDE TO READ THINGS
WRITTEN TO OTHER PEOPLE.

"OTHER PEOPLE"
IS ABOUT RIGHT.

I WISH SOMEONE
WOULD EXPLAIN

ABOUT THE HORSE.

IT'S A JOKE
OF YOUR FATHER'S.

YOU MUSTN'T ASK PEOPLE
TO EXPLAIN JOKES,

ESPECIALLY
WHEN THEY'VE GONE WRONG.

I'VE BEEN DOING SOME
RATHER CAREFUL THINKING

ABOUT OUR OUTPUT
FIGURES.

I'LL COME TO THE FOUNDRY AFTER LUNCH,

AND WE WILL DISCUSS
EVERYTHING THERE.

TO THE FOUNDRY?

WHY NOT?

OH, NO REASON.

WITH NO DISRESPECT TO
YOUR ADMINISTRATION,

I THINK PERHAPS I'VE
BEEN A LITTLE NEGLECTFUL.

THE MEN, OF COURSE,
WILL BE DELIGHTED.

GOOD. THEN I'LL COME
THIS AFTERNOON.

BUT YOU CAN'T.
IT'S WEDNESDAY.

SO IT IS-WEDNESDAY.

YOU KNOW THE ONLY THING

THAT MAKES
MY MUSIC LESSON TOLERABLE

IS YOU DRIVING ME IN.

HOW STUPID OF ME
TO FORGET.

YOU SEEM AWFULLY FORGETFUL
SINCE YOU CAME BACK.

WELL, COME AFTERWARDS,
ABOUT A QUARTER PAST 4:00.

SHE WAS RIGHT. YOU
ARE GETTING FORGETFUL.

THANK YOU.

BETTER GET IT OUT OF
THE HOUSE, I THOUGHT.

PERHAPS.

GIVE THE HORSE
A PAT FROM ME.

LET'S PLAY A GAME.

I'M A STRANGER WHO'S NEVER
DRIVEN INTO VILLEDIEU BEFORE,

AND YOU HAVE TO
TELL ME THE WAY.

SOUNDS A VERY
STUPID GAME TO ME.

NOT AS STUPID
AS YOU MIGHT THINK.

WHICH WAY TO TURN HERE,
FOR INSTANCE?

OH, VERY WELL.
IF IT AMUSES YOU.

RIGHT.

IF I SURVIVE, WE'LL MEET HERE AS USUAL.

IN HOW LONG?

ARE YOU STILL
PLAYING THAT GAME?

AN HOUR AND 10 MINUTES, OF COURSE.

* BAH BAH BAH BAH
BAH BAH BAH **

WELL, JACQUES DE GUE,
I'M IN YOUR SHOES.

I HAVE ASSUMED YOUR CLOTHES
AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES,

AND IN A CURIOUS WAY,
I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU.

IT'S EVERYTHING I'VE LACKED-

PEOPLE TO NEED ME,
A HOME, A PURPOSE.

BUT I CAN'T
GET INTO YOUR MIND.

YOU ESCAPE ME.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED
TO BE HERE FOR-

TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS
FOR YOU,

OR IS IT
TO LET YOU BE ELSEWHERE?

THAT WILL TEACH YOU.

I APOLOGIZE IF I APPEAR
TO BE TRESPASSING.

TRESPASSING? ON
YOUR OWN PROPERTY?

TEACH YOU
TO TREAT ME

LIKE YOU DID THE OTHER EVENING, I MEANT.

OH, I CAN EXPLAIN.

YOU CAN EXPLAIN
ANYTHING.

YOU OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN A POLITICIAN.

TWO WEEKS AWAY,
AND NEVER A WORD.

THEN A POST CARD-

NOTRE-DAME BY
FLOODLIGHT, AT THAT-

SAYING, "MEET ME AT OUR BAR IN LE MANS."

OUR BAR, INDEED.

HERE.

WHEN I GET THERE,
WHAT HAPPENS?

THE OTHER EVENING...

I WASN'T FEELING
QUITE MYSELF.

VERY MUCH YOURSELF,
IF YOU ASK ME.

IT'S WHEN
YOU BEHAVE WELL

THAT I START
WORRYING

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU.

WELL,
DON'T STAND THERE

LOOKING AS IF YOU'VE
NEVER SEEN A SADDLE BEFORE.

HANG IT UP!

WHY I SHOULD WORRY,
I DON'T KNOW,

OR WHY
I SHOULD BE LONELY.

PLENTY OF MEN

WOULD TREAT ME
BETTER THAN YOU DO.

ONE OF THESE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS,

YOU'LL COME HERE

AND FIND THAT
I'VE GONE,

GONE OFF
WITH A MILLIONAIRE

OR A LION TAMER FROM
A TRAVELING CIRCUS.

I DON'T CARE WHICH, SO
LONG AS IT TAKES ME AWAY.

A TRAVELING CIRCUS
WOULD BE RESTFUL

AFTER LIFE WITH YOU.

WELL,
SEEING YOU'RE HERE,

YOU MIGHT AS WELL
COME IN, I SUPPOSE.

WHY I STAY ON HERE
I JUST DON'T KNOW-

STAY ON HERE,
HIDDEN AWAY,

FOR YOUR OCCASIONAL
PLEASURE

IN A CORNER OF A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN,

WHEN THERE IS PARIS AND ALL
THE WORLD WAITING UNEXPLORED.

BUT I DO
KNOW WHY...

DON'T I?

AND YOU KNOW...

DON'T YOU?

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU,

AND YOU PRETEND
TO LOVE ME-

PRETEND NOT
VERY WELL,

BUT WITH
A GREAT CHARM...

THOUGH NOT
SOMEHOW TODAY.

LET ME HEAR
YOU PRETEND.

SAY YOU LOVE ME.

I SHAN'T BELIEVE IT,
BUT I LIKE TO HEAR IT.

WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO SAY,

THAT I LOVE YOU AS MUCH
AS I HAVE EVER DONE,

THAT I LOVE YOU
THE SAME AS ALWAYS?

ALWAYS? THERE IS
NOT SUCH A WORD-

SHOULDN'T BE,
ANYHOW.

DON'T SAY
YOU LOVE ME ALWAYS,

SAY YOU LOVE ME NOW.

WHAT'S THIS?

"IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,

YOU CAN ALWAYS SPRINKLE IT
ON THE HORSE."

OH, YES, OF COURSE.

IT'S A PRESENT
FOR YOU.

I WASN'T SURE IF YOU'D
LIKE IT, SO, UM...

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL

IT'S THE ONLY SCENT
I EVER CONSIDER USING.

JUST A JOKE.

ODD.

IT'S LIKE A JOKE

WHEN IT'S
IN YOUR HANDWRITING,

BUT NOT WHEN
YOU SAY IT SOMEHOW.

BUT THANK YOU.

AND FOR THE PROOF THAT YOU
DID THINK OF ME AT LEAST ONCE.

AT LEAST ONCE.

HOW OFTEN, TRULY?

AT LEAST ONCE A DAY,
I SHOULD THINK.

LIAR.

NEVER MIND.
IT'S A PRETTY LIE-

PRETTY LIKE THE FLOWERS,
LIKE THE SCENT.

AND HOW DID YOU FIND
THE MAUSOLEUM?

THE HOUSE?

WHAT ELSE?

YOU SEEM TO HAVE
ONLY HALF YOUR WITS TODAY.

THE OTHER HALF'S
PREOCCUPIED...

WITH THE MAUSOLEUM.

IS IT WORSE THAN USUAL?

FRANKLY,
I DON'T KNOW.

ABOUT THE SAME,
PROBABLY.

IT'S JUST
THAT I FEEL

LESS FITTED TO DEAL
WITH THE PROBLEMS.

YOU'VE GOT TO.

IT'S EXPECTED OF ME,
I KNOW.

IT'S TIME I WENT
TO MEET THE CHILD.

THANK YOU
FOR REMINDING ME.

I WISH I HADN'T.

SO DO I.

MEANWHILE...

MEANWHILE I'M HERE.

THEN?

THEN UNTIL THEN.

NEXT WEDNESDAY...

BEFORE, IF POSSIBLE,

FOR WHO KNOWS WHEN THAT
CIRCUS WILL COME TO TOWN?

WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT?

NOTHING
IN PARTICULAR. WHY?

IT LOOKED AS IF IT WERE
SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR.

JUST CIRCUSES,
I SUPPOSE.

THAT WAS
LAST WEEK, ANYHOW.

OH.

HERE WE ARE.
PUNCTUAL TO THE MINUTE.

SIR, YOU ARE WELCOME.

MONSIEUR LACOSTE,
OUR WORKS MANAGER.

OH, HOW FOOLISH OF ME-

MAKING INTRODUCTIONS
AS IF YOU WERE A STRANGER...

NOT THAT
YOU AREN'T, ALMOST.

I FEEL LIKE ONE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

HOW LONG,
IN FACT?

OH, 14 YEARS.

AS LONG AS THAT?

YOU BETTER ASSUME
THAT I KNOW NOTHING.

EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO ME
AS IF TO A STRANGER.

EVERYTHING IS
AS IT WAS.

OUR KIND OF WORK
DOESN'T CHANGE.

EVEN SO.

EVERYTHING, THAT IS TO SAY,
EXCEPT THE PROFITS.

YOU WILL TAKE
A GLASS TO CELEBRATE?

TO CELEBRATE WHAT?

THE NEW CONTRACT.

WHO SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT A NEW CONTRACT?

YOU DIDN'T EXACTLY SAY ANYTHING,
BUT YOUR VISIT AFTER SO LONG...

I TOOK THE LIBERTY
OF INTIMATING TO THE MEN-

THE MEN WERE
VERY PLEASED.

IT'S BEEN
A WORRYING TIME.

IT STILL IS
A WORRYING TIME.

DOUBTLESS, BUT IF WE
ALL PULL OUR WEIGHT-

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

I WAS JUST THINKING
OF COUSIN ARISTIDE'S WEIGHT.

THAT'S NOT
VERY POLITE.

IT'S OF
NO CONSEQUENCE-

FAIR COMMENT,
EVEN.

ALL THIS
SEDENTARY WORK.

YOU REALLY WON'T?

NO, THANK YOU.

LACOSTE?

THANK YOU,
NO.

I THINK I WILL.
I NEED A LITTLE DIGESTIVE.

BLANCHE'S LUNCHEON
WAS EXCELLENT BUT LAVISH.

MOST DAYS, I CONTENT MYSELF
WITH A SANDWICH AT MY DESK.

HOW MANY MEN
DO WE EMPLOY?

HOW MANY IS IT,
LACOSTE?

42... PLUS THE 12 PENSIONERS, OF COURSE.

OLD MATTERIN
DIED LAST WEEK,

BUT HIS WIDOW
REMAINS.

I MUST ACQUAINT-
REACQUAINT MYSELF

WITH ALL
THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED.

IF YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT PROBLEMS,

I'LL GO WATCH
THE GLASSBLOWERS

IF MR. LACOSTE
DOESN'T MIND.

NOT
IN THE LEAST.

I'LL COME WITH YOU.

I MUST CHECK ON
THE DIJON ORDER.

I WON'T DISGUISE
THE FACT

THAT I AM FACED
WITH A PROBLEM.

I'M IN NO DOUBT
ABOUT THAT.

ALL I CAN SAY IS

150 YEARS
IS A LONG TIME.

WE-THE MEN-WILL DO
ANYTHING TO HELP.

I'M SURE, BUT OUTSIDE,
WHERE THE CUSTOMERS ARE,

WELL, THINGS CHANGE
IN 150 YEARS.

WE HAVE MASS PRODUCTION,
FOR INSTANCE.

ONE WOULD THINK THERE WOULD STILL
BE A MARKET FOR QUALITY WORK.

ONE WOULD THINK SO-
HOPE SO.

YOUR MOTHER
HAS ASKED FOR YOU

EVERY 10 MINUTES
FOR THE LAST HOUR.

GOOD EVENING.

I ALMOST THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT BE LATE.

DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE SMILING ABOUT,

WHEN I'VE BEEN IMPRISONED HERE
READING THIS TRASH.

TRASH!

SIT DOWN.

AY!

I OPEN WITH PAWN
TO KING'S FOURTH.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

I TOOK THE CHILD
TO VILLEDIEU

FOR HER
MUSIC LESSON.

AND YOUR OWN-
WAS THAT INTERESTING?

MINE?

YOUR LESSON IN CONVERSATIONAL
ITALIAN, YOU IDIOT.

THERE'S NOTHING
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

PEOPLE TRY HIDING
EVERYTHING FROM ME,

BUT THEY'RE WASTING
THEIR TIME.

WELL, ARE YOU GOING
TO MOVE OR NOT?

WHAT ELSE?

OR DID YOU STAY
LEARNING ITALIAN UNTIL NOW?

I WENT
TO THE FOUNDRY.

WHAT WILL
THAT BLATHER ARISTIDE

DO FOR A LIVING
ONCE WE'VE SHUT?

I HARDLY TALKED
TO HIM.

I TALKED TO, UM,
LACOSTE.

DECENT LITTLE MAN,
IF I REMEMBER.

HARD ON HIM,
ON ALL OF THEM,

BUT THERE'S
NO OTHER WAY.

THERE WILL
HAVE TO BE.

I'VE DECIDED TO
RENEW THE CONTRACT,

EVEN ON
UNFAVORABLE TERMS.

YOU'VE DECIDED?

I'VE DECIDED.

IT WOULD BE TOO GREAT
A HARDSHIP FOR THEM.

WHAT ABOUT
THE HARDSHIP ON US?

WE MUST MANAGE.

MANAGE?

HOW CAN WE MANAGE?

OH, I MUST CONCENTRATE
ON THIS GAME,

OR I SHALL FAINT.

QUEEN'S KNIGHT
TO BISHOP'S THIRD.

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU
WHILE YOU'VE BEEN AWAY?

IT'S ALMOST AS IF YOU
WERE A DIFFERENT PERSON.

I AM... AS I TRIED
VERY HARD TO EXPLAIN.

HAVE YOU GOTTEN
MIXED UP IN POLITICS?

YOU CAN'T CONDEMN
PEOPLE TO STARVE.

WE CAN STARVE.

YOU CAN CONDEMN US
TO STARVE...

SO LONG AS ALL THOSE
SOCIALISTS AT THE FOUNDRY

HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.

BISHOP TO ROOK'S FOURTH.

IF YOU WISH TO INDULGE

THIS SENTIMENTAL
FAD OF YOURS,

THE SOLUTION
IS IN YOUR OWN HANDS.

NAMELY?

HAVE A SON,
OF COURSE, YOU FOOL.

PAWN TO
QUEEN'S KNIGHT'S FOURTH.

CLEVER.

WELL, THEN THERE'S
ONLY ONE OTHER WAY

THE SETTLEMENT
CAN BECOME UNTIED.

COMMON LITTLE IRONMONGER
OF A FATHER OF HERS

HAD IT ALL
TIED UP SO TIGHT.

WHAT OTHER WAY?

CLAUSE 14,
PARAGRAPH 2.

YES?

MAY I COME IN?

YES, COME IN.

I THOUGHT YOU'D SEE
ME WHEN YOU GOT BACK.

I GOT CAUGHT
PLAYING CHESS.

HOW IS SHE TODAY?

SULFUROUS.

ANYTHING
IN PARTICULAR?

EVERYTHING
IN GENERAL.

WE HAD AN ARGUMENT

ABOUT KEEPING
THE FOUNDRY OPEN.

OH, THAT.

TELL ME...

DO YOU LIKE
THESE EARRINGS?

VERY PRETTY.

HMM?

I DID LOVE
MY MUSICAL BOX.

I'M GLAD.

YOU KNEW I WOULD,
DIDN'T YOU?

SORRY I WAS BEASTLY
LAST NIGHT.

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S NOT ALL RIGHT.

I SHALL FEEL BEASTLY

TILL YOU SHOW
YOU FORGIVE ME.

SHOW YOU FORGIVE ME.

WHAT'S THAT
YOU'RE HIDING?

I'M NOT HIDING
ANYTHING.

OH, WHY ARE YOU
READING THIS?

THERE'S SOMETHING
I WANTED TO VERIFY.

VERIFY! AS IF
YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

I'LL READ IT TO YOU,

THOUGH
I KNOW IT BY HEART.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW I HAD A COPY, DID YOU?

PAPA SAID
I OUGHT TO.

OH, FRANCOISE.

HERE IT IS-
CLAUSE 14, PARAGRAPH 2.

"IN THE EVENT

"OF THE SAID
FRANCOISE AMELIE ELAIRE

"DYING
WITHOUT MALE ISSUE,

"THE ENDOWMENT SHALL
PASS IN EQUAL SHARES

"TO HER SURVIVING
FEMALE ISSUE

AND SUCH ISSUE'S
LEGAL GUARDIAN."

LEGAL GUARDIAN-
THAT'S YOU.

PAPA ALWAYS
SAID THAT CLAUSE

WAS LIKE INVITING
YOU TO MURDER ME.

HE SAID
IT AS A JOKE,

BUT IT STOPPED
BEING A JOKE NOW.

IT'S NOT
A JOKE AT ALL.

I'M GOING TO WRITE
TO THE STONEMASONS

NOW WHILE
I'M STILL ALIVE,

AND I'LL HAVE
THEM CARVE

"CLAUSE 14, PARAGRAPH 2"
ON MY TOMBSTONE.

THAT WILL GIVE PEOPLE
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.

FRANCOISE, MY DEAR,
PLEASE LISTEN-

EXCEPT I SHAN'T
HAVE A TOMBSTONE.

I'LL BE BURIED
IN YOUR FAMILY VAULT

AMONG
YOUR HORRID FAMILY.

LISTEN TO ME.

WE'LL HAVE THE LAWYERS
DRAW UP A NEW AGREEMENT

SO THAT MONEY
CAN'T COME TO ME,

APPOINTING WHOM YOU LIKE
AS THE CHILD'S GUARDIAN.

BUT YOU
CAN'T ALTER IT.

WE'LL SEE. WHATEVER
CAN BE DONE, WE'LL DO.

YOU DON'T WISH
ME DEAD.

I WISH YOU TO BE HAPPY.

WE'LL SEND
FOR THE LAWYERS.

IT'S NOT THAT
THAT MATTERS.

IT'S JUST TRYING
TO BELIEVE

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
IS TRUE.

NONE OF THAT
MATTERS.

NOTHING WOULD MATTER

IF ONLY
YOU LOVED ME.

OH, IF ONLY
YOU LOVED ME.

OH.

I'LL NEVER LEARN
TO PLAY THE PIANO

IF I TRY
FOR A HUNDRED YEARS.

JUST THINK, A HUNDRED YEARS
OF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS.

I SOMETIMES THINK

THAT'S WHAT HELL
MUST BE REALLY LIKE-

NOT FLAMES AND THINGS,

JUST GOING ON BEING
BORED FOR EVER AND EVER.

YOU'RE
PROBABLY RIGHT.

BUT I FORGOT.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE
IN HELL, DO YOU?

IN THAT KIND
OF HELL, YES.

THE WORM
THAT DIETH NOT.

OH, WELL.
SEE YOU LATER.

COME AND HELP!

LOOK AT THOSE.
AREN'T THEY WONDERFUL?

GOOD?

GOOD.

BEST, YOU
SHOULD HAVE SAID.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I MUST SAY TO YOU.

IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE OTHER
PROBLEMS AT THE MAUSOLEUM,

IT'S BEEN GOING
TO AND FRO

IN MY MIND
ALL THE PAST WEEK.

AND IN MINE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY.

I DO.

NOT ALL OF IT,
BUT THE ESSENTIAL PART I KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU ARE,

BUT I KNOW WHO YOU ARE NOT.

I DON'T FEEL I KNOW
MUCH MORE MYSELF.

I WON'T LISTEN

UNLESS YOU PROMISE
BEFOREHAND

IT WON'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE.

PROMISE.

NOD YOUR HEAD
IF YOU PROMISE,

OTHERWISE GO AWAY
WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING.

IT'S SO IMPOSSIBLE THAT
AFTER THE FIRST SHOCK

I FOUND IT
EASIER TO ACCEPT

THAN IF IT WERE
MERELY IMPROBABLE.

IT'S SO FAR AWAY FROM
ORDINARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE,

I CAN ACCEPT IT LIKE
ONE ACCEPTS A DREAM.

A DREAM?

IN A DREAM, ORDINARY
BEHAVIOR CEASES TO OPERATE,

BUT NOTHING
SURPRISES YOU.

10 DAYS AGO,
I DIDN'T KNOW

THIS ROOM
OR YOU EXISTED.

NOW IT SEEMS PERFECTLY
NATURAL TO BE HERE.

IT SEEMS
PERFECTLY NATURAL.

IT'S MADNESS
TO QUESTION

THE RIGHTNESS
OF A DREAM,

BUT, UM...

YOU MUST FORGIVE ME
FOR SAYING THIS.

A WEEK AGO, WHEN YOU
PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME,

IT WAS HIM
YOU WERE LOVING.

NOW YOU SAY IT'S ME.

FORGET FOR A MOMENT

THAT YOU AND HE
LOOK EXACTLY ALIKE.

YOU LOOK ALIKE,

BUT YOU ARE DIFFERENT.

IT IS PERFECTLY POSSIBLE
TO LOVE TWO PEOPLE

AT THE SAME TIME
FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.

IT'S ONLY IN STORYBOOKS
THAT IT IS OTHERWISE.

SO...

HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT, HE AND I?

NO. I SHOULDN'T
ASK YOU THAT.

IT DOES NO HARM

PROVIDED THAT I
BREAK NO CONFIDENCE.

HE'S... FIERCE WHERE
YOU ARE GENTLE,

CRUEL
WHERE YOU ARE KIND,

SELFISH
WHERE YOU ARE NOT.

THAT'S HOW
I FIRST KNEW-

WHEN I SAW

THAT YOU WORRIED
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

I DIDN'T
IMMEDIATELY KNOW.

IT JUST SEEMED ODD
AT THE TIME,

BUT SOMETHING
STARTED IN MY MIND

WHICH DURING THE WEEK
BECAME THE KNOWLEDGE...

THAT THIS
IMPOSSIBLE THING

HAD NONETHELESS
HAPPENED.

I WISH I COULD
ACCEPT IT AS EASILY.

PRECISELY.

I ACCEPT.

I ACCEPT
WHATEVER HAPPENS

LIKE I ACCEPT
SUN OR RAIN.

I ACCEPT
YOUR BEING HERE

LIKE I ACCEPT
FOOD FROM THE SOIL.

SO FAR, SO GOOD...

BUT MY MIND STAGGERS
WHEN I THINK AHEAD.

DON'T THINK AHEAD.

THINK AS FAR AHEAD

AS IT TAKES THAT BIRD
TO FLY OUT OF SIGHT-

NO MORE.

AFTERNOON, SIR.

JUST SEEING
THAT EVERYTHING

IS ALL RIGHT
FOR TOMORROW.

CARE
FOR A SHOT?

NO. WE'RE ON OUR WAY
TO THE FOUNDRY.

LET'S WATCH
FOR A MOMENT ANYWAY.

DO GO ON,
MR. FOURNIER.

READY.

READY.

PULL.

WELL DONE.

YOUR FATHER'S
THE ONLY MAN

TO HAVE THREE PHEASANT DEAD IN THE AIR

AT THE SAME TIME.

DO YOU
REMEMBER, SIR?

READY.

PULL.

THREE PHEASANT DEAD IN THE AIR
AT THE SAME TIME,

AND I'VE NEVER HANDLED
A GUN IN MY LIFE.

IF I SHOOT TOMORROW,

THE WHOLE CHARADE, CAMPAIGN-
CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL-

IS EXPOSED AND RUINED.

BUT IF I INJURED MY HAND,

I COULDN'T SHOOT, COULD I?

YOU HURT YOURSELF!

I SAW YOU
BURN YOURSELF.

IS IT BAD?

HOW DOES THAT FEEL?

MUCH LESS PAIN,
THANK YOU.

ANY CHANCE OF MY BEING
ABLE TO SHOOT TOMORROW?

GOOD HEAVENS, NO.
NOT A CHANCE IN THE WORLD.

WELL,
THAT'S THAT, THEN.

BAD LUCK IT SHOULD HAPPEN
THE DAY BEFORE THE MATCH.

I'M VERY
GRATEFUL TO YOU.

MAY I OFFER YOU
A DRINK?

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU MIND
HELPING YOURSELF?

I'LL HAVE ONE, TOO.

A VERY SMALL ONE.

THE INJECTION
I'VE GIVEN YOU

DOESN'T MIX
WITH ALCOHOL.

A SMALL ONE, THEN.

HELLO. WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

IN CASE YOU FORGOT,

I THOUGHT I'D SAY
GOOD NIGHT TO YOU.

THAT WAS
A VERY KIND THOUGHT.

HOW'S YOUR HAND
FEELING?

BETTER. DR. ALOIN
GAVE ME AN INJECTION.

I DID THIS FOR YOU.

OH, THANK YOU.

"SHADRACH, MESHACH,
ABEDNEGO

IN THE BURNING,
FIERY FURNACE."

VERY COMFORTING.

I THINK YOU WERE
VERY BRAVE.

NO, I WASN'T.
IT WAS AUTOMATIC.

YOU DROP SOMETHING,

THEN YOU SNATCH IT UP WITHOUT THINKING.

YOU DIDN'T DO IT WITHOUT
THINKING. I SAW THE WHOLE THING.

I ADMIRE YOU VERY MUCH
FOR DOING IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IF YOU'D RATHER
NOT TALK ABOUT IT...

ATONEMENT'S
A VERY PRIVATE THING.

I OUGHTN'T TO HAVE BEEN INQUISITIVE.

I'LL GET YOU A DRAWING PIN.

THANK YOU.

HMM.

GOOD NIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY
I ADMIRED YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S ALL.

READY? PULL.

READY?

READY.

PULL.

OH, NO, NO.

OH, IT HAS BEEN
A NICE AFTERNOON.

HASN'T IT?

THANK YOU.

CAN I HAVE A WORD?

WILL YOU HAVE
A LOOK AT THE CAR?

THERE'S TROUBLE
WITH THE GEARBOX.

EXCUSE US.

THERE WAS A TELEPHONE
CALL, SIR, FROM VILLEDIEU.

THE LADY SAID
SHE MUST SEE YOU URGENTLY.

YOU'LL HAVE
TO DRIVE ME IN.

I'LL GET BACK
AS SOON AS I CAN.

WOO-HOO!

AH.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU SENT FOR ME.

I DID NOT.

I'M DELIGHTED
TO SEE YOU, BUT-

GASTON SAID
HE SPOKE TO YOU.

HE MUST HAVE
GONE MAD...

OR PSYCHIC.

I WAS THINKING
OF YOU...

A LOT.

I WAS THINKING HOW MUCH
I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU,

AND HERE YOU ARE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

LET'S NOT TRY
TO UNDERSTAND.

FATE OR THE TELEPHONE OPERATOR

HAS MADE A BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE,

AND WE ARE
TOGETHER...

WHEN WE MIGHT
HAVE BEEN APART.

I ALWAYS KNEW
YOU WERE CRUEL,

BUT SOMEHOW THERE WERE

SHREDS OF KINDNESS
MIXED UP IN YOU,

LIKE THE PEEL
IN MARMALADE,

WHICH I COULD PICK OUT
AND NIBBLE

AND PRETEND THEY WERE FOOD
ENOUGH TO KEEP ALIVE ON.

NOW THE ONLY POSSIBLE USE
I CAN BE TO YOU

IS TO BE DEAD.

THERE'S NO POINT
IN KEEPING ME ALIVE.

PLEASE DON'T
UPSET YOURSELF.

GET OUT!
GET OUT!

GET OUT
AND LEAVE ME TO DIE!

WHO DID YOU SPEAK TO
ON THE TELEPHONE?

THE LADY, SIR.

YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN?

I TOOK IT TO BE
THE LADY, SIR.

I SEE...

OR RATHER, I DON'T SEE.

DO YOU KNOW
WHOSE CAR THAT IS?

THE POLICE INSPECTOR'S FROM VILLEDIEU.

OH.

WHAT IS IT?
IS SOMETHING WRONG?

I'M AFRAID SO.

JACQUES, YOU MUST PREPARE
YOURSELF FOR A SHOCK,

A GREAT SHOCK.

MARIE-NOEL?

NO, IT'S NOT
MARIE-NOEL.

IT'S FRANCOISE.

I'M SORRY TO HAVE
TO TELL YOU.

SHE-SHE FELL
FROM HER WINDOW.

SHE WAS DEAD
WHEN WE FOUND HER.

WHEN? HOW?

ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

WE HAD NO IDEA
WHERE TO FIND YOU.

YOU COULDN'T
HAVE DONE ANYTHING.

I WAS VISITING
YOUR MOTHER.

I WAS WITH HER-
WITH FRANCOISE-

IN A MATTER
OF A MINUTE,

AND NOTHING
COULD HAVE BEEN DONE.

FRANCOISE.

IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
I HAD TO TELEPHONE THE POLICE.

INSPECTOR RIGOT
FROM VILLEDIEU

CAME AT ONCE.

PERMIT ME TO OFFER
MY CONDOLENCES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

WHERE IS SHE?

SHE'S... IN THERE.

UH, DOES THE CHILD KNOW?

I'M AFRAID
THE CHILD FOUND HER.

HAPPILY, SHE
DIDN'T SEE HER FALL.

NOBODY
SAW HER FALL.

WHERE IS THE CHILD?

SHE'S IN HER ROOM.

YOUR SISTER BLANCHE
IS WITH HER.

WHO'S THAT?

IT'S ME-FATHER.

PLEASE DO NOT REGARD THE
PROCEEDINGS AS AN INQUEST,

BUT RATHER AS
AN INFORMAL MEETING

TO ESTABLISH
CERTAIN FACTS

SO THAT I NEED NOT
TROUBLE YOU AGAIN.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF
RECORDING HER TESTIMONY,

I SHALL ATTEND IN THE
BEDROOM OF THE COUNTESS,

WHO IS, ALAS,
BEDRIDDEN.

I AM NOT BEDRIDDEN.

FURTHERMORE...

EVEN IF I WERE,

I WOULD NOT CONSENT

TO A TROOP
OF PETTY OFFICIALS

MAKING A PLAYGROUND
OF MY APARTMENTS.

STEADY!

OH, I CAN MANAGE,
I CAN MANAGE

IF THIS CRIPPLE HERE
WOULD JUST STAND ON HER FEET.

WELL, YOUNG MAN,
WHAT DO YOU WISH TO KNOW?

MAY I, ON BEHALF OF MY
COLLEAGUE AND MYSELF,

OBSERVE THAT THE
MELANCHOLY OF THIS OCCASION

IS MITIGATED

BY THE SIGHT OF YOU IN BETTER HEALTH.

ON BEHALF OF
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC IF YOU WISH,

BUT I AM IN NO WAY
IN BETTER HEALTH,

SO GET ON
WITH YOUR QUESTIONS.

FIRST, I WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR

FROM THE LAST PERSON TO
SEE THE DECEASED ALIVE.

FROM MY PRELIMINARY INFORMATION,

THIS WAS
THE LITTLE GIRL,

HER DAUGHTER.

YOUR PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
IS INCORRECT.

I SAW THE DECEASED
AFTER THE CHILD DID.

AS I WAS WALKING
ALONG THE CORRIDOR

TOWARD MY
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S BEDROOM,

THE CHILD CAME OUT,
CALLED GOOD NIGHT,

AND WENT UPSTAIRS
TOWARD HER ROOM.

SO YOU NEED NOT
TROUBLE THE CHILD

WITH YOUR QUESTIONS.

THAT WAS WHAT TIME?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

I'M NOT IN THE HABIT

OF WALKING
ABOUT MY OWN HOUSE

MAKING NOTES OF WHAT TIME
I DO THINGS,

AS IF I WERE BOILING
MYSELF AN EGG.

WHAT WAS
THE SUBJECT MATTER

OF YOUR TALK
WITH THE DECEASED?

FAMILY MATTERS.

IN WHAT SPIRITS DID YOU JUDGE HER TO BE?

IN EXCELLENT SPIRITS,

BETTER THAN I HAD SEEN
FOR SOME TIME.

SHE HAD BEEN IN LOW
SPIRITS RECENTLY, THEN?

MOST WOMEN TEND
TO BE IN LOW SPIRITS

AFTER A RECENT
MISCARRIAGE.

AHEM. QUITE.

YOU SAW NO SIGN
OF DEPRESSION?

NONE WHATEVER.
QUITE THE REVERSE.

TO SUM UP,

YOU SAW NOTHING
TO MAKE YOU SUPPOSE

SHE MIGHT TAKE
HER OWN LIFE.

AN UNTHINKABLE
SUPPOSITION.

I THANK YOU.

THAT WAS
ADMIRABLY CLEAR.

JUST SIMPLE FACTS.

IT WOULD NEED
AN IDIOT

TO MAKE THEM
ANYTHING BUT CLEAR.

NOW, YOU, SIR, WERE
NOT IN THE HOUSE

AT THE TIME OF
YOUR WIFE'S DEATH.

NO, I WAS NOT.

MAY I ASK
WHERE YOU WERE?

I WAS IN VILLEDIEU.

HE WAS NOT
IN VILLEDIEU.

HE WAS IN HER ROOM.

I HEARD HIM
TALKING THERE.

THIS IS NONSENSE.
I WAS IN VILLEDIEU.

DID YOU SEE
ANYBODY THERE,

TALK TO ANYBODY WHO CAN CONFIRM THAT?

IT'S NOT THAT I
DOUBT YOUR WORD.

SIMPLY, WE HAVE A DIRECT
CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE.

SOMEBODY MUST BE
MAKING A MISTAKE.

CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE
WOULD SETTLE THE MATTER.

MY BUSINESS
IN VILLEDIEU

WAS OF
A CONFIDENTIAL NATURE.

PERHAPS
I MAY ASK YOU

FURTHER ABOUT IT
IN PRIVATE.

IN PUBLIC OR IN PRIVATE,
HE WILL LIE TO YOU.

HE WAS IN HER ROOM.

HE MURDERED HER.

ASK HIM ABOUT THE TERMS
OF THE MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT.

IF YOU WILL WAIT

UNTIL I ASK FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY.

I WILL NOT WAIT.

IF YOU PLEASE, SIR,
MAY I SPEAK?

I THINK I CAN HELP.

HAVE YOU ANY
OBJECTION?

NONE. ON
THE CONTRARY.

VERY WELL,
THEN.

I DROVE MY MASTER
INTO VILLEDIEU.

HE COULDN'T DRIVE
BECAUSE OF HIS HAND.

I DROVE HIM
INTO VILLEDIEU,

WAITED FOR HIM,

AND DROVE HIM BACK.

AND WHEN
WE GOT BACK HERE,

MADAME WAS
ALREADY DEAD.

YOUR CAR
WAS ALREADY HERE

AS WE DROVE IN.

THAT IS SO.
YES.

THEY DROVE AWAY...

THEY DROVE BACK.

WHAT DOES THAT PROVE?

WHAT DID HE DO
IN THE INTERIM?

THEY'RE IN LEAGUE,
HE AND HIS LACKEY.

HOW MUCH HAS HE PROMISED
TO PAY YOU FOR YOUR LIES?

I AM A SIMPLE MAN,
MISS BLANCHE.

I HAVE NO EDUCATION.

I KNOW HOW
TO DRIVE A CAR AND CLEAN SHOES.

I DO NOT KNOW
HOW TO TELL LIES OR TAKE BRIBES.

A LIKENESS,
A CHANCE IN 10 MILLION,

AN ASTRONOMICAL FIGURE
GAVE YOU AN ALIBI...

OR A SCAPEGOAT.

HOW CAN YOU?

I WONDERED IF IT COULD TELL ME ANYTHING.

IT CAN TELL YOU

NOTHING YOU
DON'T ALREADY KNOW.

IT'S HORRIBLE.

IT'S MELANCHOLY.

THEY WOULDN'T
LISTEN TO ME.

THEY BELIEVED YOU
AND NOT ME.

I'M NOT GOING
INTO ALL THAT AGAIN.

WELL, I AM.

I'LL GO ON UNTIL
SOMEONE LISTENS TO ME.

I'LL GO TO THE POLICE IN PARIS.

YOU CAN PUT ME
IN AN ASYLUM,

BUT I'LL GO ON WRITING
AND TELLING PEOPLE.

I'LL TELL THEM HOW I HEARD
YOU TALKING IN THERE,

HOW I HEARD
YOU SINGING THAT SONG

AS YOU DID
AFTER YOUR HONEYMOON,

HOW I HEARD HER LAUGH
THEN SCREAM.

YOU HEARD SOMEONE
SINGING THAT SONG?

I HEARD
YOU SINGING IT.

HELLO?

HELLO. HOW NICE
TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.

WHO IS THERE?

A STRANGER.

A COMPARATIVE
STRANGER,

I SUPPOSE
WE SHOULD SAY.

I THOUGHT
YOU'D BE SURPRISED.

NOT ENTIRELY.

LET'S STOP EXCHANGING POLITE NOTHINGS.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE
A TALK WITH YOU,

AND NOT
ON THE TELEPHONE.

WHEN? WHERE?

WHERE IS A PROBLEM.

WHY NOT
AT THE FOUNDRY,

ABOUT 11:00, SAY?

VERY WELL,
AT 11:00.

COME IN.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF.

SIT DOWN.

WELL, THIS IS NICE.

LET ME HAVE
A LOOK AT YOU.

YOU'VE PUT ON
A LITTLE WEIGHT, I THINK.

ALL THAT
GOOD COUNTRY FOOD.

AND OF COURSE,
YOU'VE CHANGED

THE WAY
YOU COMB YOUR HAIR.

I THOUGHT
WE'D TALK IN HERE.

SO MUCH CLEANER
THAN ARISTIDE'S OFFICE-

POMPOUS OLD IDIOT,
BUT A HEART OF GOLD.

TROUBLE IS, THE GOLD
COMES FROM MY ACCOUNT.

YOU HAVEN'T LOST YOUR
VOICE, BY ANY CHANCE.

NO, I HAVE
PLENTY TO SAY.

SPLENDID. LET'S HAVE
A DRINK FIRST.

I HAPPEN TO KNOW

WHERE ARISTIDE
KEEPS HIS BRANDY.

NOT FOR ME,
THANK YOU.

TRULY? I REMEMBER

YOU RATHER WELCOMED
A GLASS OF BRANDY.

HOWEVER, AS YOU WISH.

YOU WON'T MIND
IF I DO.

WELL, NOW.

TELL ME
ABOUT YOUR STEWARDSHIP.

HAVE YOU ENJOYED IT?

IT'S
BEEN INTERESTING.

IT'S BEEN MOST KIND OF YOU
TO ASSIST,

BUT NOW I'M HERE

TO RELIEVE YOU
OF THE BURDEN.

I'M NOT ANXIOUS
TO BE RELIEVED.

I DIDN'T THINK

MY FAMILY POSSESSED
THAT MUCH CHARM.

IN FACT, TO PUT IT
QUITE CLEARLY,

I REFUSE
TO BE RELIEVED.

OF COURSE, THE SITUATION
HAS RADICALLY CHANGED

IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.

THE MONEY RELEASED

AS A RESULT
OF MY POOR WIFE'S DEATH

DOES POSSESS A CERTAIN
CHARM. I SEE THAT.

THE MONEY
DOESN'T INTEREST ME.

YOU CAN'T MEAN

YOU LOVE MY SOMEWHAT
BIZARRE RELATIONS

FOR THEMSELVES ALONE.

I'VE COME
TO KNOW THEM,

TO LIKE THEM
TO VARYING EXTENTS

IN THEIR
DIFFERING WAYS.

I'VE SEEN
THEIR PROBLEMS

AND HAVE MADE...

ATTEMPTS TO HELP
THEM DEAL WITH THEM.

I NEVER THOUGHT

THEY COULD INSPIRE
MISSIONARY ZEAL.

I ASSURE YOU-
WARN YOU

I MEAN
EVERY WORD I SAY.

COME NOW,
MR. BARRATT.

THIS IS GETTING BEYOND A JOKE
AND BECOMING AN IMPOSITION.

YOU'VE HAD THREE WEEKS

MASQUERADING
AS A FRENCH NOBLEMAN,

AND NOW IT IS TIME
FOR YOU TO CHANGE BACK

AND RETURN TO YOUR
PROVINCIAL UNIVERSITY.

AND IF I REFUSE?

I SHALL HAVE
TO COMPEL YOU.

PLEASE DON'T BE SURPRISED.

I'M NOT IN THE LEAST
SURPRISED...

AT A MURDERER
BEING SO EQUIPPED.

DO TELL ME...

WHOSE MURDER?

CLAUSE 14,
PARAGRAPH 2.

I DON'T THINK
I NEED ELABORATE.

BUT, UM...

JUST SUPPOSING
I HAD MURDERED MY WIFE,

I WOULD HAVE
A PERFECT ALIBI

BECAUSE YOU WERE
IN VILLEDIEU.

POOR MR. BARRATT,

YOU REALLY THOUGHT

THAT YOU COULD LIVE
AN ELABORATE LIE IN LUXURY

FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE.

THE LUXURY I WOULD DISPOSE OF ELSEWHERE.

IT WOULD ONLY BE THE
LIE THAT WORRIED ME.

SOONER OR LATER, THEY
WOULD HAVE TO BE TOLD.

HOW?

I DON'T KNOW.
SOMEHOW.

OTHERWISE
I COULDN'T BEAR IT.

A NOBLE SENTIMENT.

I'VE NO TIME
TO ADMIRE IT NOW.

IT'S TIME WE CHANGED
INTO OUR OWN CLOTHES...

AND OUR OWN SELVES.

GOOD FOR YOU.

THAT WAS A SURPRISE,
I MUST ADMIT.

BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT
THAT I'M THE BETTER SHOT...

EVEN IF YOU HAD THE USE
OF YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AT THIS RANGE,
EVEN LEFT-HANDED,

EVEN... I
COULD HARDLY MISS.

OH, YES, YOU COULD.

IT'S SURPRISINGLY EASY.

I THINK YOU
BETTER GIVE ME

THAT DANGEROUS
THING.

VILLEDIEU.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

FATE HAS MADE
A BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE,

AND WE ARE TOGETHER

WHEN WE MIGHT
HAVE BEEN APART.