Knife of Ice (1972) - full transcript

Good morning.

Can I help you, Young Lady?

Yes? Dr. Laurent's office.

I'll pass him on to you
immediately, Miss Caldwell.

Is it Martha?

Yes.

Martha, what happened?

You need something?

Aren't you at home?

Where are you?

What? A surprise?



You're at the station!

That is really a surprise!

Well, it took your cousin Jenny's
arrival to give you courage.

We'll have to thank her.

Martha!

Martha! Dear...

But Why?

You didn't have to come.

Are you all right?

Oh.

I'm Marcos, Miss Jenny.
I'm Miss Martha's driver.

How do you do, Marcos?

My pleasure.

Is this all the baggage, Miss?



Yes, I sent the rest.

It'll arrive tomorrow or the day after.

We were unbelievably lucky.

It's been a success everywhere,

but above all, in
Latin America and Canada.

Look at this.

It's a recording we made on the road.

A souvenir of our tour.

As a soloist, I was popular.

But our success was due to the
hard work of the chorus also.

How's Uncle Ralph?

Is he any better?

His heart.

As usual.

He suffers so doesn't he?

Poor old thing.

But at least here he can
relax, avoid getting excited.

Why did you stop?

The engine's overheating, I better
turn it off before it explodes.

Won't we be able to get home?

It's not far.

Far enough to burn the motor right out.

I'll see if I can get someone to help us.

Is it always so cheerful in Martinet?

No Martha, no marriage.

A career and matrimonial
problems don't go hand in hand.

Who was it?

Unfortunately, I had no luck.

We'll have to keep going.

Did you meet anyone, Marcos?

No, why do you ask?

It's very odd.

A stranger came up to the car
just after you disappeared.

Are you sure?

Peculiar.

Would you take
off your glasses, please?

May I put them on again now?

- Yes.
- The fog can play tricks

with the imagination.

Did you have a good trip, Miss Jenny?

I'm Mrs. Britton, the housekeeper.

I know, you're irreplaceable.

You are too kind, Miss.

Please, come in.

Rosalie, take the bags up.

Oh, all right.

It's nice to be back.

Jenny!

Uncle Ralph!

Here we are all together.

Just the way it used to be.

I have something for you.

Oh really?

Zombies, voodoo, demons,
and Afro-Cuban witches.

There's enough here to rob
you of a month's sleep.

You are kind, it's wonderful.

A most appropriate gift, Jenny.

I got them in Brazil.

They're very rare.

I'm sure.

I have a surprise for you too, Martha.

I found it in the house in London,
among your Father's old papers.

You'll see, it will make you happy.

Children and Teachers
of St. James' School,

I have the honor to present
Miss Martha Caldwell.

Do you remember what I did at school
just to present the Christmas recital?

- You were there too weren't you?
- Mmm hmm.

If my memory doesn't fail me,

Martha was 13 years old that day.

Thank you, everyone!

Now I'm going to recite to you

a piece from ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

"Fury," Fury said to a mouse,
whom he met in the house,

"Let us both go to trial,
I will prosecute you."

"Come I'll take no denial,
we must have the trial."

"For really this morning
I've nothing to do."

Said the mouse to the cur,
"Such a trial, dear sir."

I know you're going to like it here.

You must show me around, things
must have changed a lot since I was here.

Certainly, I'd be glad to.

What a sweet girl she
is, I'm so fond of her.

- Aren't you?
- I'm not surprised, we all are.

Yes. Martha and I have
always been very close.

Especially after...

After her great loss.

What a terrible thing,

Losing both her parents
in a railroad disaster.

Her father was able to save her life.

He threw her out of the window
of the train just in time.

It was really horrible.

Martha saw her parents
die among the flames.

Since then, she hasn't been
able to speak. 15 years.

And she's never had the courage

to walk into a railroad station since.

I knew you would be able to do it.

Today, you have taken a most
important step forward.

And along this road you
have to continue.

You see, only a strong
emotion attached

to the memory of the past can
give you the courage you need,

and can help you to regain
your speech.

I can guess who this is.

Good evening, everyone.

- Please forgive me for it.
- I know you're late.

We're beginning to get used
to your lack of punctuality.

Good evening, Laurent.

How're you?

Oh, but you don't know Jenny.

Jenny, this is Dr. Laurent,

he's the only eligible
batchelor in Martinet.

He's a thorn in the side of all
the jealous husbands in town.

Don't listen to your uncle,
he finds the devil everywhere.

What happened?

The fuse must've blown.

Let's find some candles.

Mrs. Britton, the lights.

Christina, you scared us.

But it's my birthday, Uncle.

No need to get scared
because the lights went out,

it was meant as a surprise.

Thank you, Martha.

Happy Birthday, dear!

Come on now, let's see if you can
blow out all the candles at once.

Take a really deep breath.

Good girl! You did it.

Your niece is just adorable.

Adorable, she's a human
avalanche, that child.

Since her parents returned
to America,

I don't know what I'd do if
it weren't for dear Martha.

I really couldn't cope with her.

Goodnight, I
can't thank you enough.

It was a marvelous evening.

See you soon I hope.

Martha.

Thank you again, I really
had a wonderful birthday.

Bye!

Thank you.

And such a surprise
my first evening back.

You should be in bed at this hour.

You know very well in
your condition...

Young man, I know that
but it just isn't worth it.

Living badly in order
to live a few more days.

You are a sadist.

Okay, but don't forget to take the drops.

No, I won't.

Goodnight, Doctor.

Goodnight.

Goodbye, Martha.

I'm very happy for you.

See you soon.

"Fury," Fury said to a mouse,

whom he met in the house,

"Let us both go to trial."

"I will prosecute you."

Is that you, Ralph?

Marcos?

Marcos, you there?

Have you seen Miss Jenny?

I knocked on her door,
but there was no answer.

Morning!

Hi, Princess.

Morning, Martha.

I'll leave her with
you for a couple hours,

if you don't mind.

Look what the pharmacist
gave me.

Isn't he cute?

Just look at his tail.

The way it curls up at the end
is really silly, but so sweet.

I'm going to let him sleep
right in bed with me.

Morning, here's your mail.

Hold still, kitty.

Here's a letter for you.

Don't do that!

Kitty!

Come back here!

Kitty cat.

Where are you?

Kitty.

Oh there's naughty kitty.

She's a very naughty cat,
don't you think so, Martha?

I shall have to train her and the only way

to do that would be to give her a...

Oh no you don't, you wicked creature.

Oh, there's paint on your foot.

He's completely smothered
in red paint, look at it.

It's all over my dress and my hand.

What's wrong, Martha?

What is it?

Let's begin again.

Not one of you has seen
or heard anything.

Write that down, Malheur.

According to the medical examiner,

the murder took place
between 11 and midnight.

You were the last to
leave the house, Doctor?

Yes.

And it was almost 11 o'clock.

I remember having a look at my watch.

What time was it when
you returned with the car?

I don't know precisely.

But when I put the Mercedes
in the garage, it was late.

What did you do afterwards?

I went to sleep in
the servant's quarters.

Notice anything that
seemed suspicious?

No, nothing.

- Only that I...
- Go on.

I mean I'm not sure that...

Go on, don't be afraid,
you've nothing to lose.

Well, it's hard to say.

Well.

I'm sure I glimpsed a car parked
by the garage with its lights out.

Were you able to recognize this car?

Mm hmm.

Yes, it was my rover, Inspector.

May I know why you returned
to the house, Dr. Laurent?

I realized I'd forgotten my
bag in the entrance way.

Then I saw the lights were out

and I thought everyone
was sleeping.

I didn't want to disturb anyone,

so I returned to my car,
and went back into town.

Therefore, your bag must still be here.

Would you mind looking for it?

You agree with that statement?

It isn't true that all the lights
had been turned out.

Mrs. Britton's, for example
was still on, I saw it.

And the Doctor looked
right up at that window.

Mrs. Britton was looking out
as if she was waiting for him.

Not 'til Laurent got
out of his car

and, after acknowledging
her, went into the garage.

After a while he came out again

and signaled for her to come down.

But she refused and disappeared inside,

turning off the light.

That's all, Inspector.

Have you anything to add, Mrs. Britton?

No, something to subtract.

I will not believe this,
this nonsense.

The insinuations.

Inspector, everything's all right.

It really was in the
entrance way.

You really aren't thinking

of suspecting anyone
present are you?

No, Professor.

Rather I'm convinced that the murder

must be attributed to a
maniac, perhaps a sex maniac.

What would you have us
believe, Inspector?

Last night, three hours
before Miss Jenny,

another young lady was murdered.

A short distance from here

and her body was thrown in a ditch.

Amen.

Let us pray.

Oh Lord, we implore you
in your fatherly love,

have mercy on the soul of
your servant Jenny Ascot

and grant that, freed from the
stains of her mortal life-

Mrs. Britton, quick.

Miss Martha, what's the matter?

What's happening, Doctor?

Someone was just here, a second ago.

He was staring at Miss Caldwell.

Doctor.

Come here.

Look at this.

What can it mean?

That person probably lost it.

Do you realize, Doctor, that
Jenny Ascot

and that poor student were
both young and fair haired?

It's really as though,

if my hypothesis is correct,

whoever it is, now has set
his sights on Miss Caldwell.

I only glimpsed him for
a second, but his eyes

were those of a madman or
more likely, a drug addict.

Two women are already dead

and I want to avoid Martha
Caldwell being the third.

Martha.

I'm sorry, but you are
particularly vulnerable.

You must be very careful.

However, we will do the best
we can to give you protection.

It's strange.

It's clearly a black magic symbol.

You see the goat, according
to demoniacal tradition,

represents Satan.

Therefore, I'd say that it's a type
of incarnation of the Devil.

No dear, also today.

The Cult of the Devil has
never ceased.

It's strange but, you know,

Devil worshipers have always flourished.

There are people that
have Hell in their souls.

Do you remember the case of

the Witches of Bel-Air a few years ago?

It was a sudden reaction,
no one knows why

but sometimes evil explodes in
unrestrained manifestations.

I could be wrong,
but I think that the man

who lost that medallion is a
Devil worshiper, a wretched

creature possessed by a
perverse desire for blood.

I'm sorry to have disturbed
you like this, Miss Caldwell,

but it's a rule and we
have to abide by it.

The baggage arrived today
on the 4:15 PM train.

There you see?

It's addressed to
Jenny Ascot, Martinet.

I'm afraid that, since
the owner is deceased,

I must ask for your cooperation.

If you would check through the contents

before taking the baggage with you.

Go on.

Well now, Miss, is everything in order?

I'm afraid I must ask you to leave
a receipt with us, sign here please.

Regulations.

But, Miss Caldwell!

Martha, hello!

Did you come to see me?

I was just writing about
you and kitty in my diary.

I'm so glad to see you.

They always leave me alone
during afternoon service.

You know kitty disappeared today

and I haven't any idea where he's gone to.

Martha.

I was just about to get into my car

when I saw you running into the church.

What happened?

You seem so upset.

And how come you're alone, without Marcos?

Or Mrs. Britton?

You've been very silly.

Aren't you aware of the
risks you're taking?

Under no condition are
you to leave the house.

Well come on, Martha,
I'll take you home.

Goodbye, Christina.

Give my regards to your Uncle.

Come back soon, Martha.

Look I have a present for you,

I bought it with my own savings you know?

Do you like Snoopy?

Promise that you'll
always take him with you.

I was just about to go to the
police station a little while ago.

Now I don't know if I
should tell you this, Martha,

but something occurred to me.

You see, when Duran
reconstructed Jenny's murder,

there was something
that didn't make sense.

You know just a little
thing that could

change the entire course
of the investigation.

I'm sorry I left you alone,

but I went to buy
cigarettes round the corner

and when I came back
I couldn't find you.

The fog had come down so thick,
it was impossible to see anything.

Please accept my apologies.

All right, Marcos, I'll
accompany Miss Caldwell.

Now listen to me carefully, Martha.

I remember very well that, when I left
the garage that night, I closed the gate.

And it locked behind me.

You see, the gate has an
automatic release

therefore, how did the
murderer ever get in?

Precisely, there weren't any signs

of anyone trying to break the lock.

Therefore, someone had to open
the gate from the inside.

But that would mean...

No, it can't be.

Unfortunately, the Inspector's away.

I think he'll return late this evening.

If it's something urgent you can
always tell me, that's what I'm here for.

No nothing urgent, I'll telephone
him tomorrow morning.

By the way, Doctor, it appears
there is news regarding

the sex maniac whose on
the loose around here.

Over here, Professor.

Look.

What do you make of it?

I'd say they had a
black mass here.

Here's the proof, the Black Wafer.

The footprints indicate
only one person.

The stranger that spied
on my niece at the cemetery?

Exactly.

I had you come here
to give your opinion.

It's very important considering
your knowledge in this field.

What relation can the two
separate crimes possibly have?

Well, usually the Satanists kill women.

You see, Inspector, women
are symbolically tied

to the Mother of Christ,
therefore if they don't succumb

to Satan, they come to be
considered as vile beings.

The ideal victims for
perverse sacrifices.

I get it.

If he's not to be
regarded as a sex maniac,

it means he's something worse.

Inspector.

I guessed it, morphine.

Professor, I've got to warn you to
watch Miss Martha very closely.

No, thank you.

Isn't Dr. Laurent coming tonight?

The police discovered the hiding place
of the murderer this afternoon.

He seems to have
disappeared into thin air.

Just like a demon.

I understand.

You mean that the garage door was closed,
that the killer wasn't able to enter.

Therefore, we'll have to
suppose that someone,

maybe even Jenny, opened
the door from inside.

Hello.

Hello?

Hello?

Who is it?

Whoever it was didn't say anything
and then they hung up.

It must've been a wrong number.

Well, it's bed time.

It's getting late.

Dear, would you mind
fixing my usual medicine?

Mrs. Britton, I advise you to close

everything very well, doors and windows.

There they're all locked now.

You can go to sleep if you like.

Oh you're right, the garage.

I hate to tell you, but I can't

take you shopping tomorrow
as the car's broken down.

And you tell me this at this hour?

It's the carburetor.

I wasn't aware of it
until a few minutes ago.

All right, I'll go.

You guard the house
and try to fix the car.

I'll try.

Goodnight.

Good day, Mrs. Britton.

Good day to you.

Everything back to
normal at the villa?

Is Miss Martha all right?

- Glad to hear it.
- Is there anything else you need?

- No thank you.
- Right.

Excuse me for saying this
but as Mayor of this town,

I feel that it's my duty
to clear up a few things.

Have you seen the way that
fear has paralyzed this place?

There isn't a soul out
on the streets.

Anyway, that Inspector seemed to me,

well,

I expect that you have a better idea who
committed those murders than he has.

Yes.

I have an idea who might've committed

these crimes but then who doesn't?

Why don't you ask
Father Martin's opinion?

Here.

Hey, Mrs. Britton!

Can I come along?

I could be handy if you
need something.

I'm in a hurry, bye.

Good evening.

I've come straight from Perpignan

and, to tell the truth, I
thought I'd surprise you both.

Has something happened, Professor?

Well, it's Mrs. Britton.

She went on her bike to
Martinet before breakfast.

Martha wasn't feeling
well today so she stayed

in her room until five o'clock
when I called her for tea.

That's when she realized that
Mrs. Britton hadn't come back yet.

So she came running to warn me.

It's 7:35.

Why haven't you called the police?

Oh, we immediately sent
Marcos to search for her.

Perhaps she stayed in town.

To visit someone.

Come on, Martha, try to calm down.

You'll only make the situation worse.

What have you got on
your trousers, Doctor?

It's blood.

Did you hurt yourself?

Oh, it's nothing.

I treated a workman who
had had an accident.

Must be a drop of his
blood, he was covered in it.

Would you answer
that for me please?

Yes?

No, I'm Dr. Laurent.

You can tell me, Sergeant.

In the woods of Saint Gervais
about two kilometers from here?

Yes, certainly.

Martha!

Can we remove the body, Mr. Day?

Malheur, we'll continue
to search the woods.

Put up roadblocks and
send somebody to town.

We have to stop anyone who
can possibly be a suspect.

- That clear?
- Okay.

He must be hidden
somewhere for godsake.

I'm sure we'll get him.

I'll bet my pension on it.

The only thing this
search is accomplishing

is keeping us all awake.

Hey, they have a clue!

They found a can of
meat sir, nothing else.

How do you explain this
strange discovery, Duran?

What does it mean?

That the dogs are hungry, Mr. Day.

They have been running
around for a long time.

We're losing time here.

As far as I'm concerned, the only
valid clue we have for now is this.

Martha, watch out.

What are you doing?

Feel better?

By the way,

I wanted to tell you since yesterday,

I also spoke about it with Dr. Laurent.

I hoped he would be able to advise us,

you see I think it's a good idea

for you to leave
Martinet for a while.

Tomorrow, right after
Mrs. Britton's funeral.

Laurent will take you to Perpignan.

You will certainly feel
more secure down there.

No, Martha, no.

I'll stay here.

I want to follow this thing closely.

You can take advantage of the time
to redecorate the apartment.

You've been wanting to do
it over for a long time.

Now, let us pray for the
soul of Annie Britton.

I hear that you've
decided to leave tonight.

That's smart of you.

Let me tell you, I don't feel safe either.

Sorry, Martha, we'll
have to change our plans.

We've got to go tomorrow morning,

I can't leave Martinet tonight.

Something very urgent has happened

and I've got to work all night.

Martha can go to
Perpignan with Marcos.

No Ralph, I think he
should stay with you.

You can't be left alone.

You see anyone in your
condition must be very careful.

Martha!

You promised me you'd always
take Snoopy, wherever you went.

What have you done with him?

Now Christina, I don't think this
is quite the moment do you?

Martha means that she has to leave

and so she's put Snoopy into her valiz.

That's all right then I'll forgive you

but don't do it again.

Hey there!

Hey you.

Are you all right?

Hello, Dr. Laurent's office.

Miss Martha, the Doctor
isn't in

he's treating a patient who
lives in the country

and won't be back before
tomorrow morning I'm afraid.

Are you all right, Miss Martha?

What's the matter?

Thank you.

Martha,

Martha,

darfing.

I'm sorry to startle you, Miss.

I saw the house in darkness
and realized

that the lights had fused
so I thought I'd come in

to see if you needed
something.

It's strange because the
fuses are all in tact.

Perhaps the mains were
struck by lightning.

Ah yes I understand,
his heart drops.

I'll go and wake up
the pharmacist

and be back as soon as I can.

Oh, Miss Martha,

are you quite sure you'll
be all right while I'm gone?

Look, the gates of the
villa are open.

I think we should take a look inside.

I don't like the looks of this.

You stay here.

Miss Caldwell?

Are you all right?

Don't worry now, it's all over.

Did you recognize him?

Where did he come in?

It was a mains fuse in
the road near the cemetery.

Are you feeling better, Inspector?

No dammit, Malheur,

I have a fever high
enough to kill a horse.

Now what the devil is going on?

Miss Martha said
she saw a light,

in the cemetery she thought,
just before she was attacked.

As though somebody was, well,
signaling with a flashlight.

Let's give it a try.

Is everything ready?

I've stationed a group of men
on the other side of the graveyard.

He won't be able to escape.

Okay.

Let's not waste any more time.

Let's go.

Hello?

We're ready.

We're going in now.

Come on.

Inspector.

How about this?

Now do you understand?

There he is, Inspector!

Get him.

Throw it down.

Or I'll give the
order to shoot.

All right.

If you decide to confess
we can relax, both of us.

Eh, Mason?

Do you recognize this?

It's yours isn't it?

Yes.

Do you want to explain
what it means?

It's a medal can't you see?

A supernatural symbol.

Do you take part
in black masses?

Yes, I do.

One of the many that
honor the Lord of Evil.

There are many more than 20
in the vicinity of London.

Well, it's not against the law.

And human sacrifices and
ritual murder.

Have you ever heard that
spoken about?

You killed them didn't you?

Confess and you can
drink the whole bottle.

I didn't even know them!

You continue.

Now begin again.

Good morning Doctor,
did you sleep well?

I didn't get a wink all night.

Has he confessed?

I can't make a dent
with that one.

He's crazy and
all juiced up.

All I know is that his
name is Rudy Mason,

he's English and that
he worships the Devil.

That's it.

That should be enough.

Yes, enough to arrest him,

but not enough to
close the case

and be able to go
home to bed.

By the way Doctor, what
can I do for my cough?

It's killing me.

Well, to cure the flu,

takes eight days

and to insure yourself
against it coming back,

go to bed and stay there.

Inspectors can't do that
unfortunately.

Martha's in there.

Can you prevent her
from seeing him?

I'm sorry, but I can't
do anything about it.

As you know your testimony
is very important.

I'm afraid you must be patient
and simply answer yes or no.

Take off your glasses.

Have you ever seen
this man before?

Study him carefully.

Relax, Martha, this'll all
be over in a few minutes.

Is he by any chance the
person that you

and your cousin Jenny Ascot
saw on the country road?

And is he the same person

that you noticed at your
cousin's funeral?

This is the last question,

do you recognize him as the man

who assaulted you last night
in your home?

Ah yes, she only saw the outline

of her assailant reflected
in the glass door.

You think it could've
been this man's reflection?

Thank you, Miss Caldwell.

You may leave.

Be away six months so I can
catch up with some bestsellers.

I'll make you out a cheque.

And I want you to wrap this up
as a present for Uncle Ralph.

Martha, look what I found.

Miss Martha.

Miss Martha, there's no
point in allowing things

to get you down,
it don't help you know.

Don't do no one no good.

Would you like me to put your
easel up so you can paint?

Princess!

Princess.

I'm so happy you're not
going away after all.

It's beautiful.

That beats just anything.

And he won't run away.

I don't know why you're
so kind to me.

I have a present for you too, Martha,

but you have to play a game with me

or I won't tell you what it is.

Your breathing is okay,

but not your pressure.

With you Ralph,
I can be sincere.

You must avoid any type of stress.

Any strong emotion could,

well could have severe consequences.

Consequences don't impress me, Doctor.

At my age, with a ticker like mine,

one must be prepared for anything.

It's Martha that worries me.

She's been so depressed lately.

Always alone.

At her age it's awful.

If it were not for that
little girl, Christina.

You know she's been a
tremendous help.

Just look at them.

They seem like mother and daughter.

- Goodbye, Ralph.
- Bye.

Dr. Laurent.

YES.

It's your secretary on
the phone.

She says it's very urgent.

Thank you, Rosalie.

Hello.

Yes.

Worried?

She should be used to
that by now

after all it's her fifth child.

Well, tell them I'll be
there in a few hours.

I can't come right now.

Right, thank you.

Gotcha gotcha.

Aren't I good?

Good going, Christina.

- Hello, Martha.
- Hello, Doctor.

No thanks I really can't,

I've got to run to see a patient.

Is someone sick?

Pregnant, she's pregnant.

Doctors always have
to rush off somewhere.

See you soon, Martha.

Bye, Christina.

Christina?

I don't understand you.

Martha.

How did she disappear?

Christina!

Where are you?

I won't have anymore
of this nonsense.

Rosalie.

Did you call Marcos?

I couldn't find him, God
knows where he's got to.

Oh my God.

No, Martha, no.

Don't look.

Now, Doctor.

Can we proceed with
the autopsy?

Yes, fortunately we're in time.

If we'd waited a few more
days, we couldn't have done it.

I'm surprised at you, Ralph.

To buy a house right
next to a cemetery

is surely a rather macabre
thing to do.

I expect you have your reasons,

though I fail to see what they are.

The autopsy reports have confirmed
your version of the facts.

That poor girl died because
of an overdose of heroin.

Did you find the needle
mark in here?

Yes.

Luckily for me, that
little girl was killed.

Otherwise...

Really. I'm sorry.

Read your statement, Malheur, will you?

By chance, I met the girl
two days ago

and we camped just a little
ways outside of town.

I left her alone for a
half hour

and went to look for a
bottle of whiskey.

When I came back, she
was already in a coma

from an overdose of heroin.

It all happened so quickly,
she was dead

within a matter of minutes.

There was no time to get help.

I thought someone might've

seen us together and I was afraid.

It was for this reason that
I threw her into the ditch

and then covered her body with rocks.

Good.

You can take him back to his cell.

Thanks.

Now what?

We have to begin all
over again, Malheur.

The real murderer of
Jenny Ascot, Mrs. Britton,

and Christina is in circulation again.

And God only knows what
he has in his mind.

Rosalie?

Where are you going?

These school books
were Christina's.

They've been here ever since.

I'm gonna give them
to Miss Martha.

Give them to me,
my niece is resting.

Poor girl had a bad night.

Miss. Martha?
Miss Martha at home?

Yeah, she's on her way down.

It is very important
that each one of you

try to remember exactly
your precise movements.

I understand how terrible
this must be for you, but

I'm asking you to cooperate
this one last time.

Dr. Laurent's explained
everything to you hasn't he?

And now will you try to
reconstruct what happened that day?

Where were you, Marcos?

In the servant's quarters.

And you didn't hear Rosalie calling you?

I was repairing a door
with an electric drill.

And then you ran to the garden?

Yes.

When I heard what sounded like
a scream, I came immediately.

All right.

Now return to the servant's quarters

and try to repeat your exact movements.

Were you at home?

Yes, sir.

I didn't go away until
after Martha had warned

Sir Ralph that Christine had
disappeared into thin air.

Go in now, please.

And you, Doctor?

After I left Sir Ralph, I only spent

a few seconds in the garden
with Martha and Christina.

You see, they called me from
the hospital for a delivery.

That didn't leave a lot of time.

Then you got into your
car and left right away?

Do you mind going with
the doctor, Malheur?

Not at all, Sir.

Then it was when
Dr. Laurent left

that Christina blindfolded you?

Do you know in which
direction she went to hide?

How much time passed until
you took off your blindfold?

Three or four minutes?

Well, we'll wait.

I stopped the car
at this point.

I had some candy for
Martha and Christina

but since I was in a
bit of a rush,

I forgot to give it to them.

I had to go back.

Quite a coincidence.

Last time you forgot
your bag

and you had to go
back for that.

Being forgetful is not
a crime, Sergeant.

Yeah, I know.

Go back.

I stopped the car right here

at the service gate.

I took the box of candy,

and got out of the car.

The next thing you did was
to run and warn your Uncle?

Do it now.

Three minutes, Inspector.

I met Miss Martha in the hallway.

She let me know Christina had disappeared

so I began to look for her immediately.

I went round to the servant's quarters

and I called the driver,
but no one answered.

Then I was met by Sir Ralph.

Is it serious?

Heart attack.

Second in the last few days.

Inspector, do me a favor
and take good care of her.

There's nothing more anyone can do.

This time his heart didn't make it.

He passed away without
gaining consciousness.

I'm sorry my dear, I know

this must be a terrible shock for you.

You want to see him?

I'm leaving tonight for Perpignan,

the arrangement for transporting
the body back to London

will keep me away all day tomorrow.

You know how he was,

he always used to say, "Real Englishmen
have the right to return

to the land where he was born."

Anyhow, I leave you in good hands.

No matter what happens,
there'll always be a policeman

in the garden and on the
road near the cemetery.

Inspector Duran has given

his full police protection so don't worry.

Well.

I have to leave you now.

Goodbye, Martha.

Take care of yourself.

There's been a call
from Sergeant Malheur,

he says to tell you your
relief will get here

around 10 o'clock and
to wait until then.

Thank you.

I have to go out now.

Miss Martha is in
the living room.

Alright, there's no
need to worry about her.

Excuse me, Miss.

I finish my duty at 10
o'clock, but my colleague

seems to have been
delayed in getting here.

So I'll wish you goodnight.

"Cunning old Fury,"

"I'll try the whole cause
and condemn you to death."

Encore!

That's great.

More! More!

"Fury,"
Fury said to a mouse,

whom he met in the house,

"Let us both go to trial,"

"I will prosecute you."

"Come, I'll take no denial."

"We must have the trial."

"For really this morning,
I've nothing to do."

Said the mouse to the cur,
"Such a trial, Dear Sir."

"I'll be judge and I'll be
jury," said cunning old Fury.

"I'll try the whole cause,"

"and condemn you to death."

Bravo!

Bravo, that's marvelous, Martha.

321, 321 are you there?

Can you hear me?

321.

321 here, receiving you loud and clear.

Message received, will proceed

to the scene of the accident at once.

Number 321 over and out.

Hello?

Hello, this is Father Martin.

Ah it's you, Martha.

I wanna speak to the doctor.

The nurse told me that he arrived

at your house a little while ago.

I'm sorry to disturb you
but it's very urgent.

Hello?

Hello?

Martha?

You can't kill anyone.

Your gun is filled with blanks.

Your Uncle is alive, Martha,

but now you are more alone than ever.

Ralph was the first one
to realize the truth.

You killed Jenny, Mrs.
Britton, and then Christina.

Now you must come with us.

Calm down, Martha!

Calm down.

It's useless anyway.

You killed Jenny because
she had

what you don't have - a voice.

You hated her, her very presence

reminded you of your affliction.

♪ Hallelujah ♪

Everyone thought the murderer
was that English hippy.

But that theory was too
simple to accept.

Personally, I wasn't convinced
there was a homicidal maniac.

Do you remember?

I tried hard to break that theory.

And in order to strengthen your story,

you killed Mrs. Britton.

And then you pretended
someone assaulted you.

And little Christina?

She needed to eliminate
a dangerous witness.

That morning in the garden,
the little girl told Martha

that she had found the chain,
with a Snoopy medallion,

in the woods, in the place
where Mrs. Britton was murdered.

Bad Snoopy, you abandoned
him, Martha.

And hid yourself in the woods,

where the bad wolf killed Mrs. Britton.

You're all dirty with blood.

You were wounded and I took care of you

and made you well again.

Now you will have to be punished.

You weren't able to
predict that Christina

would've written all
this down in her diary.

That morning, your Uncle
surprised you in the garden,

accusing you of the crime.

It was a shock for him
and he had a heart attack.

But we saved him.

I'm sorry, but I have
to arrest you.

"Fury," Fury said to a mouse,

whom he met in the house,

"Let us both go to trial."

"I will prosecute you."

"Come, I'll take no denial."

"We must have the trial."

"For really this morning,
I've nothing to do,"

Said the mouse to the cur,
"Such a trial, Dear Sir,"

"I'll be judge and I'll be jury,"
said the cunning old Fury.

"I'll try the whole cause
and condemn you to death."