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Here he is.

Harry, formal introductions later. We're a bit short of time. Sit down over here.

No.

It's the art theft last Thursday.

Yes.

That film came with the Marquesas' morning mail.

Carolina Cara, mostre a lui la letra.

Show him what came with it. Si.

A catalog listing everything they took.

With the lot numbers.

Yes, but wait till you hear the covering letter.

If you want to preserve these capitalistic baubles,

you can bid for them in auction. 1500 hours, 27 Canale, Marco Polo.

One word to the police and we will destroy the lot.

Signed, Red Army, Group C. Capitalists.

Red Army.

I don't think we have any choice, Harry.

I think you and I should go to this auction.

I'm not so sure.

Why not?

I know your concern is for these artworks,

but I think there's something much bigger than that.

Bigger?

You realize who we're dealing with? Yes, of course.

These people want money to finance their activities, to buy arms and ammunition,

to gun down more innocent people.

You are saying that our main concern should be to stop them,

to save human lives before works of art. That's exactly what I'm saying.

Call in the police. No, Mr. Rule.

You have read the letter.

Put a thousand years of culture at risk.

I think it's not at risk already.

No, police, please.

At least not before the auction.

All right.

I'll go just that far.

It's the house, all right, but it's an odd place to hold an auction.

Seems like we're either the first or the only bidders.

Well, are we all here?

Answer, please.

That's us. We're here.

Remember, they got buyers scattered all over town.

Ah, yes, ready.

Verney, then shall we begin?

You have your catalogues. Lot 1 is the Bellini Crucifixion.

We'll start at, say, $10,000. Who will bid 10?

I. But who is I? Give you a location.

Oh, Piazza Lombardi.

Marco Polo.

Stole them. I'll contact the police.

We'll both break a few rules. Oh, wait a minute. Marco Polo, will you answer?

Oh, yes, well, you're going so fast. Where are we?

Um, yes, all right. 45,000.

Any advance on 55?

Marco Polo, 55,000.

Going at 55,000? Gone to Marco Polo. All right. Plot three.

Tintoretto's Venus. Starting at 20.

Not so fast, for heaven's sake. I've got to write that down.

Here follows Madonna and Child.

Marco Polo, will you open the bidding?

The river actually has been 20,000. Will anyone give me 25?

30,000. Marco Polo, 35,000.

Right, settled.

The Madonna and Child sold to Marco Polo for 35,000. Now we must move on,

as I'm sure you will appreciate. Lot 9.

50,000 feet. I'll give you a location. I'm sorry.

Rio de Bartolomeo.

Any more?

Calle de Santa Monica.

Calle de Santa Monica. Presto!

Donatello statue.

Going for $300,000. Going. Going. Reva Angeli.

Going for $400,000. In the advance on $400,000.

Half a million.

Any advance on half a million?

Any advance?

Sold to Marco Polo.

That's 1,900,000 U.S.

You will be contacted how to pay. Leo, please. You were told no police.

You've been spotted! Hurry! Hello? Hello?

The ham radio's ticking.

They obviously broke in and used the transmitter.

It's too obscure.

Something famous.

Something beautiful.

That will hurt, shock.

Why not smash that one?

No.

That one!

Well, their instructions are clear enough.

We are to take the money to the Rialto Bridge at 11 o'clock tomorrow. Now, Mr.

Rule, we want your solemn word this time, no police.

Well, I'm sorry, no.

We have no guarantee that they'll honor their instructions.

Why would they pick a bridge? Well, I don't

know. It's too open. It's obviously a trick.

But why? Because they have their logic, and we have ours.

And our logic is to get those art treasures back any way we can.

And to put the men out of circulation. No, Harry. Yes, we can do both.

I'll cable Paul.

We'll watch the bridge, you hand the money over to them, and we'll follow.

Buongiorno, signor Palladoni.

Buongiorno, Marchiesa.

Contesa?

Prego, si accomodi.

Yeah, it's a fresh take.

And then they put us ashore on Santa Maria.

We were marooned there for over an hour. Okay.

You're right.

What do we do now?

Find them. In my case, it's impossible to see that film again.

All right, run it backwards. Hold it.

Running forwards.

Stop.

Outside the window.

That bell tower.

Caroline, take a look at that.

Harry, I think we're in business. There.

Okay, there are two possible angles.

Southeast, northwest, and spread out.

Slowly, slowly.

Hold it there if you can.

That's it.

The window must be that.

Vincenzo, see if they're full of...

All right.

Get the rest of the guns and the ammunition out of here.

Raise your arms.

You see that timing device?

You hear it lock?

It is set for three minutes.

Why?

Shall we say shock therapy?

To cure a mad society.

He's sick.

What will killing us achieve?

Look at this statue.

What do you see?

Marble.

We have one minute. Crystal!

Leave it!

Caroline!

Caroline! Hurry!

In here!

What happened?

I had to do it. I had to.

Shock therapy to cure a mad society.

Yeah.

City's got them, can we ever stop them? Some of us are gonna try.