Tenebre (1982) - full transcript
With Argento's trademark visual style, linked with one of his more coherent plots, Tenebrae follows a writer who arrives to Rome only to find somebody is using his novels as the inspiration (and, occasionally, the means) of committing murder. As the death toll mounts the police are ever baffled, and the writer becomes more closely linked to the case than is comfortable.
The impulse had become
irresistible.
There was only one answer to
the fury that tortured him
and so he committed his
first act of murder.
He had broken the most
deep rooted taboo
and found not guilt, not
anxiety or fear, but freedom
Every humiliation which
stood in his way
could be swept aside by this
simple act
of annihilation: Murder
Thanks, John. Take care of
everything while I'm gone.
- Have a good trip Mr. Neal.
- Flight 401 to Rome.
See you inside the check in.
Flight 410 passengers please
proceed to gate seven.
Mr. Peter Neal, passenger to Rome.
Mr. Peter Neal to the information desk.
Miss, excuse me, Peter Neal.
do you have a message for me?
Yes, there was a call, you
can pick a phone over there
Thank you. Hello?! Yeah. yeah.
well listen, Jane,
listen to me. yeah. The
reason why... The reason why I haven't
seen you for six weeks is because
I... yeah. Jane,
take it easy, just take it
easy. Look,
I'm going to hang up on you.
Do you hear me? I'm just going to hang up on you.
Right tomorrow. Yeah. Tomorrow
I'll try to call tomorrow.
ok. yeah. Bye.
Oh, Excuse me.
- Open your bag! I said open it!
- Leave me alone.
- Come with me! I said come with me!
- Leave Me alone
I want to look in your bag!
Do you have a receipt for this?
I was going to the cashier
to pay for it!
You told me you didn't
have a book.
Hey, what is this? Who the fuck are you?
I was only going to pay for it!
Please come along with me
to my office, will you? This way!
Elsa Manny, 12 convictions
for shop lifting.
You should have learned by
now!
Ok listen, we can make a deal.
You just ... the paper back for Christ's sake,
I give you my address, for ...ing me. any time.
Come on. give me a break. You're not gay, are you?
Where do you live?
Here in Rome, Number 14
Via delle Camene.
Via - delle - Camene OK!
Thanks!
We are approaching the coast of Greenland.
we expect to land in Rome in approximately 5 hours
Hey. come here. come back!
You hit me! You bitch! I'll kill you!
- Hi Carla.
- Hi, my washing machine just broke. Are you OK?
I am, now.
fine, thank you!
Did everybody get this release?
Let's try anywhere.
- Am I too late?
- No, did you get this release?
look at you ! you're getting prettier
everytime I see you!
Are you still writing nice
things about me, huh?
Getting my notes together usually takes me
I would say about a month
and the actual writing...
actual writing about three month
- Hi.
- Hi Tilda.
Yeah, two months for revisions, rewrites, proofs.
so, 3 Books in a row means
I haven't stopped for
almost two years now.
Tenebrae is a sexist novel
Why do you despise women so much.
Sexist?! No, I don't think it's sexist.
Women as victims, seiphors,
the male heros with their
hairy macho bullshit,
how can you say it isn't?
hey Tilda what's the matter with you?
You've known me for 10 years
ever since you studied in New York.
- You know very well that I...
- Look, I'm talking about work
Well, I don't know. Would
you like me to tell you
that I support to the equal
rights amendment?
OK, so then explain the books.
Do you write to a fixed pattern?
Or do your publishers tell you
this kind of sexism sales copies?
Miss, why do we do this?
Setup a separate interview
with you and Mr. Neal.
and let him really come the
grips with your mag's attitude.
He just got off the plane and
how would that be? - Ok
I ... I think it's time.
We just gonna slip out.
You are all welcome to drink
the bar dry.
Thank you very much for your
attention and your interest
By the way, call me tomorrow and
we'll setup a meeting!
Hey, my mother was hoping
you to call.
Tell her I will. I'd love to see her!
- You know that you're getting very tense?
- I'm learning.
Those diets (?) want your
balls because
they haven't any of their own.
- What is that?
- The hat you mean?
Bought it in a shop here in
Rome. Nice, eh? It suits me!
- Isn't it warm?
- No try it!
No No! Doesn't it drop off?
- Drop off?
- Yeah, I mean if you make a quick movement, won't it slip off?
- Look!
- That's a miracle! - Drop off?!
You know? your book is been number one on
the best sellers at least 12 weeks!
already 12 weeks , That's amazing, amazing!
- Pleased with your agent?
- oh Terrific, great, incredible, fantastic.
Come on, come on. say
something nice about me!
Tell me, where is Anne
my secretary?
Yeah, she's quite a girl that Ann.
6 days over here.
she's got the whole time wired for you
& got a great place for you this morning.
- She promised to meet me here
- She's downstairs,
I didn't want them to think
you had an on to roach.
They love your books,
but they hate success!
That's interesting, very
very interesting!
Hey Bulmer, there was a
fellow in the corner.
He was eh... well actually
he never said a word.
- The tall thin guy?
- Yeah, that's it!
Cristiano Berti, he's a book
reviewer on Channel One TV
he is a big fan of yours. And
we take the show with him.
Oh yes!
- Haha
- Peter!
How are you?
- Fine, how are you?
- Oh, I'm great!
Peter, this is Gianni
Gianni, this is Peter Neal
- Hi Mr. Neal.
- Nice too meet you Gianni.
This talented young man will some day be
an agent in the Rome office
in the meantime he's gonna look after
you during your staying here.
And in the meantime you pay
more than promises, right?
See you tonight, alright?
- So, I brought you a present
- oh, Peter!
Just a little thing!
Oh God!
Who could have done such a thing!
Here we go, I'll take that,
Gianni!
Are you Peter Neal?
Yeah, that's me
Good evening!
I'm Captain Germani!
Of the Rome Homicide Squad.
And this is Inspector Altieri
I'm sorry, we didn't want to disturb
you but the door was open!
- Right Inspector?
- It was open, that's correct!
I apologize, but a girl
was killed 5 hours ago.
A girl named Else Manni, an
inveterate shoplifter.
We wanted to know if you
knew her?
This is the first time I've
been to Rome.
She died from 4 deep wounds.
Throat, chest and suffocation
Her mouth was stuffed with
pages from a book, Tenebrae.
Tenebrae?!
We came to check if you knew
of any connection.
I'll get you a drink.
Ah, just ah just some water
please Ann, thank you!
- Is it alright if I...
- Sure, go ahead!
Sorry to bother you, we were
just about to leave when
- we heard the elevator!
- Well, I didn't know the girl, I'm sorry.
Thank you.
No !
I'd offer you something harder,
but you don't drink on duty, right?
Aeh, I only drink on duty
a scotch please, straight up
OK.
- You just arrived, Mr. Neal?
- You mean, do I have an alibi?
Yes, I landed from New York about
2 hours ago.
Can I ask you something?
If someone's killed with a
Smith & Wesson Revolver,
do you go and interview the
president of Smith & Wesson?
I've read all your books
Mr. Neal, except this one.
Just started on it last night.
The book deals with a murder commited
with an old fashioned open razor, right?
Don't tell me who did it,
I haven't finished it yet!
This girl too was killed with a
razor and your books' pages staffed into her mout
Ah. We found this
on the floor of your appartment
here. It's addressed to you!
There was only one answer to
the fury that tortured him.
Isn't that a passage
from your book?
Yes, Yes it is.
I respect you Mr. Neal,
believe me. I don't want to make
your stay in Rome a nightmare,
but we're going to need your help.
I'd like to keep the letter.
I think you'll get another
one some time
and then another.
So we'd be very grateful
if you keep us informed.
Beautiful scotch but we
won't keep you.
Inspector, please give them
a card.
Mr. Neal, if you get anything, anything
at all, you just call me on that number.
Wait a minute, wait a minute
there is something else. my
travel bag in the bedroom, Gianni.
When I left home yesterday. this morning,
- it was, no, of course wasn't like that.
- Hello, Hello?
Mr. Neal, would you like me
to go and get you anything?
I don't know what's beeing destroyed,
Shaving Kit, anything like that.
I'll make you a list.
Thanx Gianni.
- and do you mind if I take this?
- No, please go right ahead!
Hello. Peter Neal speaking!
Not anxiety or fear, but freedom.
You wrote these words.
Page 46 Freedom to strike
again. Peter...
Listen, don't hang up. Snip.
We have to talk.
You taught me how Peter Neal.
You and me together! We've just begun.
some one's with you. I can see a
woman, that's your girl friend.
Maybe she should be next,
but I've got other plans
you like them.
Just wait and see.
Now listen we should meet.
Maybe I could talk to you?
You know
, explain about the books.
The girl you killed today
she was...
How'd you know about her?
who's with you?
- Got away, hah?
- I couldn't get him
I should have a tough male
assistant who runs fast.
You'd hate it. You'd have
nothing to bitch about
- Massimo, when are you going to take my picture.
- Never sweetheart!
Hey, he is cute.
He is vulgar and cheap.
I love you Tilde. But no
jealousy. You promised, ok?
Listen, He doesn't have a place,
so I'm taking him back to ours.
Oh Christ !
Hey what's bugging you?
I thought we agreed.
Ok. No ties but you don't
have to rub my face in it.
Not your face, honey.
Not tonight.
Listen, just give me an hour!
OK?
I'll see you later.
- Hi!
- You look like a turkey at christmas time?
- How are things?
- I've got an hour so I tell you.
OK.
Oh god, what a drag those
friends at of Bulmers are.
And that Food.
I swear if there was a world
cup for boredom, those guys
would win for Italy
no contest.
OK, I let you go to bed. I'll come
back at 10 tomorrow morning
Anne, just have a nightcap, would you?
It's been one hell of a day
One!
- Tilde, are you coming up?
- Get lost.
- Come on.
- You cheap little hooker, I wouldn't come near
you right now
if my life depended on it!
You make me sick.
I drunk too much. I am going
to throw up.
If you have to, go some
other place to do it!
I feel sick
Go call your pimp to look
after you!
You want to know what
happened? He was terrific!
He made you look pathetic
when we made love. For a start
One day ...
Turn it down!
Filthy, slimy pervert!
Tilde?
Porter's office, Alboretto speaking.
Oh hi there Mr. Neal, everything ok?
Well there is a switch.
I'll come up and show you, OK?
- What?
- 5000 Lire?
Go to 22 and turn on
his hot water.
The switch is either in the Bathroom
closet or under the kitchen sideboard
-5000?
- Hmmm. Uhm... - Thank you!
Hi I am Maria.
Oh Hi! You had a deeper
voice on the phone!
That was my father. Is it ok
for me to go into the bathroom?
Oh, I don't think it's over there!
- No, no it's around there, that's right.
- Yes.
- Ah, yes.
- Mhhh.
I guess the switch must be in the kitchen!
- Oh!
Oh you wrote "Out of Dawn" ?
It was terrific.
- You read it, huh?
- Oh, it was good.
Look right here.
Oh yes, I see! Mhh.
The bookstore at the
corner has a window.
Just your books are in it!
Really?
You should go in. Carlo the
assistant would love to say hello!
Oh that sounds very nice. Maybe
I will some day.
- Good Morning.
- Good Morning.
- See you. Bye
- Bye
mmm. You don't waste any time, do you?
That's jailbait my dear, jailbait !
She was fixing the water heater !
Your personal plumber!
I guess I now have to wait 2 hours
before the water is hot!
Do you know what time I woke
up this morning?
No, what time did you wake
up? 5 a.m.?
Oh you poor thing. Are your
pillows too hard?
I'll get you a feather pillow!
The pillows are too hard!
I'll get you feather pillow.
I meant to. Forgot! Sorry.
- ... is near the elevator!
- Ok, thanx!
- Today I need the typewriter!
- It's ordered for today. - good
When did this come.
- It wasn't here a minute ago.
- When? - Just now, a few minutes ago!
"Sic transit Gloria lesbie!"
So passes the glory of lesbos.
What does that mean!
It means our killer most likely had a
high education and studied latin !
I don't know, maybe
he's killed again !
lateral incision , 14cm
from the carotid diagonal
To ... her ,
Subclavian also
Hi Doc. It's always nice to
see you.
But I like this place less
and less. It's cold too.
Warmer, and you complain
about the smell!
How far we've got?
It was the same razor than
the opening examination on
the girl killed 6 weeks ago!
The blade has 3 jagged
nixoning. You want to see? - No No! I believe you.
The other girl had intercourse
less than an hour before she
was killed. There was an
A negative secretion.
Well it doesn't mean the
killer was the lover!
No, but they often are.
correctable with
courier 72 at your service.
Lovely!
- Where shall I put it?
-Over there, Hello?
Capatain Germani!
Yes, Captain?
Who's been killed?
Hello Mr. Bulmer,
would you like a drink?
Thank you very much, No. You two go
right ahead. I'll take care of myself !
- Mmm.. You sir?
- Oh no, no no. Thank you.
Thank you, Angelica.
Shall we sit down?
Oh yes, thanks.
I'd like to do about half
an hour with you...
Now?
Oh no, in the studio as part
of the early transmission.
I'd like to do
something in depth.
- They let me do it about twice a year.
- Ok fine, sure !
Now, Tenebrae is about human
perversion and
it's effects on society!
And I'd like to know
how you see the effects of
deviant behaviour on our lives?
Well first of all it isn't
just about that.
2 of the victims are deviants
The killer's trying...
Wait a minute, who
says they're deviants?
One was gay, but so what?
I mean his portrait is perfectly happy...
In fact, his relationship with...
The killer's motivation is to eliminate
what he calls corruption.
The killer is insane!
What I mean by that is that
that the only aberrant behaviour...
Ahh ! what is aberrant behaviour?
I was brought up a very
strict catholic. Were you?
Yeah! I guess so.
But I believe in abortion, I believe in divorce
That makes me aberrant from
a strictly catholic standpoint
I see. I thought this was an
afternoon show!
You really want us to get this heavy?
Well, I guess not.
It's just that I'm genuinely
interested myself.
Well, I really appreciate that.
That's a real compliment, Thank you.
We're starting in 4 minutes,
Christiano.
Ok, mh... shall we?
- It's down here!
- Right
Hey, hey. It's my hat!
I am going to start the show
with a resume of your work!
They're just starting. that'll 20 - 30 minutes.
why don't we, why don't we go outside?
Ok. We'll go ahead in 1 minute.
You see, Peter's a very
sensitive guy & an interview
was a delicate thing.
I didn't want him disturbed.
- Isn't that
irresistible.
There was only one answer to
the fury that tortured him
and so he committed his
first act of murder.
He had broken the most
deep rooted taboo
and found not guilt, not
anxiety or fear, but freedom
Every humiliation which
stood in his way
could be swept aside by this
simple act
of annihilation: Murder
Thanks, John. Take care of
everything while I'm gone.
- Have a good trip Mr. Neal.
- Flight 401 to Rome.
See you inside the check in.
Flight 410 passengers please
proceed to gate seven.
Mr. Peter Neal, passenger to Rome.
Mr. Peter Neal to the information desk.
Miss, excuse me, Peter Neal.
do you have a message for me?
Yes, there was a call, you
can pick a phone over there
Thank you. Hello?! Yeah. yeah.
well listen, Jane,
listen to me. yeah. The
reason why... The reason why I haven't
seen you for six weeks is because
I... yeah. Jane,
take it easy, just take it
easy. Look,
I'm going to hang up on you.
Do you hear me? I'm just going to hang up on you.
Right tomorrow. Yeah. Tomorrow
I'll try to call tomorrow.
ok. yeah. Bye.
Oh, Excuse me.
- Open your bag! I said open it!
- Leave me alone.
- Come with me! I said come with me!
- Leave Me alone
I want to look in your bag!
Do you have a receipt for this?
I was going to the cashier
to pay for it!
You told me you didn't
have a book.
Hey, what is this? Who the fuck are you?
I was only going to pay for it!
Please come along with me
to my office, will you? This way!
Elsa Manny, 12 convictions
for shop lifting.
You should have learned by
now!
Ok listen, we can make a deal.
You just ... the paper back for Christ's sake,
I give you my address, for ...ing me. any time.
Come on. give me a break. You're not gay, are you?
Where do you live?
Here in Rome, Number 14
Via delle Camene.
Via - delle - Camene OK!
Thanks!
We are approaching the coast of Greenland.
we expect to land in Rome in approximately 5 hours
Hey. come here. come back!
You hit me! You bitch! I'll kill you!
- Hi Carla.
- Hi, my washing machine just broke. Are you OK?
I am, now.
fine, thank you!
Did everybody get this release?
Let's try anywhere.
- Am I too late?
- No, did you get this release?
look at you ! you're getting prettier
everytime I see you!
Are you still writing nice
things about me, huh?
Getting my notes together usually takes me
I would say about a month
and the actual writing...
actual writing about three month
- Hi.
- Hi Tilda.
Yeah, two months for revisions, rewrites, proofs.
so, 3 Books in a row means
I haven't stopped for
almost two years now.
Tenebrae is a sexist novel
Why do you despise women so much.
Sexist?! No, I don't think it's sexist.
Women as victims, seiphors,
the male heros with their
hairy macho bullshit,
how can you say it isn't?
hey Tilda what's the matter with you?
You've known me for 10 years
ever since you studied in New York.
- You know very well that I...
- Look, I'm talking about work
Well, I don't know. Would
you like me to tell you
that I support to the equal
rights amendment?
OK, so then explain the books.
Do you write to a fixed pattern?
Or do your publishers tell you
this kind of sexism sales copies?
Miss, why do we do this?
Setup a separate interview
with you and Mr. Neal.
and let him really come the
grips with your mag's attitude.
He just got off the plane and
how would that be? - Ok
I ... I think it's time.
We just gonna slip out.
You are all welcome to drink
the bar dry.
Thank you very much for your
attention and your interest
By the way, call me tomorrow and
we'll setup a meeting!
Hey, my mother was hoping
you to call.
Tell her I will. I'd love to see her!
- You know that you're getting very tense?
- I'm learning.
Those diets (?) want your
balls because
they haven't any of their own.
- What is that?
- The hat you mean?
Bought it in a shop here in
Rome. Nice, eh? It suits me!
- Isn't it warm?
- No try it!
No No! Doesn't it drop off?
- Drop off?
- Yeah, I mean if you make a quick movement, won't it slip off?
- Look!
- That's a miracle! - Drop off?!
You know? your book is been number one on
the best sellers at least 12 weeks!
already 12 weeks , That's amazing, amazing!
- Pleased with your agent?
- oh Terrific, great, incredible, fantastic.
Come on, come on. say
something nice about me!
Tell me, where is Anne
my secretary?
Yeah, she's quite a girl that Ann.
6 days over here.
she's got the whole time wired for you
& got a great place for you this morning.
- She promised to meet me here
- She's downstairs,
I didn't want them to think
you had an on to roach.
They love your books,
but they hate success!
That's interesting, very
very interesting!
Hey Bulmer, there was a
fellow in the corner.
He was eh... well actually
he never said a word.
- The tall thin guy?
- Yeah, that's it!
Cristiano Berti, he's a book
reviewer on Channel One TV
he is a big fan of yours. And
we take the show with him.
Oh yes!
- Haha
- Peter!
How are you?
- Fine, how are you?
- Oh, I'm great!
Peter, this is Gianni
Gianni, this is Peter Neal
- Hi Mr. Neal.
- Nice too meet you Gianni.
This talented young man will some day be
an agent in the Rome office
in the meantime he's gonna look after
you during your staying here.
And in the meantime you pay
more than promises, right?
See you tonight, alright?
- So, I brought you a present
- oh, Peter!
Just a little thing!
Oh God!
Who could have done such a thing!
Here we go, I'll take that,
Gianni!
Are you Peter Neal?
Yeah, that's me
Good evening!
I'm Captain Germani!
Of the Rome Homicide Squad.
And this is Inspector Altieri
I'm sorry, we didn't want to disturb
you but the door was open!
- Right Inspector?
- It was open, that's correct!
I apologize, but a girl
was killed 5 hours ago.
A girl named Else Manni, an
inveterate shoplifter.
We wanted to know if you
knew her?
This is the first time I've
been to Rome.
She died from 4 deep wounds.
Throat, chest and suffocation
Her mouth was stuffed with
pages from a book, Tenebrae.
Tenebrae?!
We came to check if you knew
of any connection.
I'll get you a drink.
Ah, just ah just some water
please Ann, thank you!
- Is it alright if I...
- Sure, go ahead!
Sorry to bother you, we were
just about to leave when
- we heard the elevator!
- Well, I didn't know the girl, I'm sorry.
Thank you.
No !
I'd offer you something harder,
but you don't drink on duty, right?
Aeh, I only drink on duty
a scotch please, straight up
OK.
- You just arrived, Mr. Neal?
- You mean, do I have an alibi?
Yes, I landed from New York about
2 hours ago.
Can I ask you something?
If someone's killed with a
Smith & Wesson Revolver,
do you go and interview the
president of Smith & Wesson?
I've read all your books
Mr. Neal, except this one.
Just started on it last night.
The book deals with a murder commited
with an old fashioned open razor, right?
Don't tell me who did it,
I haven't finished it yet!
This girl too was killed with a
razor and your books' pages staffed into her mout
Ah. We found this
on the floor of your appartment
here. It's addressed to you!
There was only one answer to
the fury that tortured him.
Isn't that a passage
from your book?
Yes, Yes it is.
I respect you Mr. Neal,
believe me. I don't want to make
your stay in Rome a nightmare,
but we're going to need your help.
I'd like to keep the letter.
I think you'll get another
one some time
and then another.
So we'd be very grateful
if you keep us informed.
Beautiful scotch but we
won't keep you.
Inspector, please give them
a card.
Mr. Neal, if you get anything, anything
at all, you just call me on that number.
Wait a minute, wait a minute
there is something else. my
travel bag in the bedroom, Gianni.
When I left home yesterday. this morning,
- it was, no, of course wasn't like that.
- Hello, Hello?
Mr. Neal, would you like me
to go and get you anything?
I don't know what's beeing destroyed,
Shaving Kit, anything like that.
I'll make you a list.
Thanx Gianni.
- and do you mind if I take this?
- No, please go right ahead!
Hello. Peter Neal speaking!
Not anxiety or fear, but freedom.
You wrote these words.
Page 46 Freedom to strike
again. Peter...
Listen, don't hang up. Snip.
We have to talk.
You taught me how Peter Neal.
You and me together! We've just begun.
some one's with you. I can see a
woman, that's your girl friend.
Maybe she should be next,
but I've got other plans
you like them.
Just wait and see.
Now listen we should meet.
Maybe I could talk to you?
You know
, explain about the books.
The girl you killed today
she was...
How'd you know about her?
who's with you?
- Got away, hah?
- I couldn't get him
I should have a tough male
assistant who runs fast.
You'd hate it. You'd have
nothing to bitch about
- Massimo, when are you going to take my picture.
- Never sweetheart!
Hey, he is cute.
He is vulgar and cheap.
I love you Tilde. But no
jealousy. You promised, ok?
Listen, He doesn't have a place,
so I'm taking him back to ours.
Oh Christ !
Hey what's bugging you?
I thought we agreed.
Ok. No ties but you don't
have to rub my face in it.
Not your face, honey.
Not tonight.
Listen, just give me an hour!
OK?
I'll see you later.
- Hi!
- You look like a turkey at christmas time?
- How are things?
- I've got an hour so I tell you.
OK.
Oh god, what a drag those
friends at of Bulmers are.
And that Food.
I swear if there was a world
cup for boredom, those guys
would win for Italy
no contest.
OK, I let you go to bed. I'll come
back at 10 tomorrow morning
Anne, just have a nightcap, would you?
It's been one hell of a day
One!
- Tilde, are you coming up?
- Get lost.
- Come on.
- You cheap little hooker, I wouldn't come near
you right now
if my life depended on it!
You make me sick.
I drunk too much. I am going
to throw up.
If you have to, go some
other place to do it!
I feel sick
Go call your pimp to look
after you!
You want to know what
happened? He was terrific!
He made you look pathetic
when we made love. For a start
One day ...
Turn it down!
Filthy, slimy pervert!
Tilde?
Porter's office, Alboretto speaking.
Oh hi there Mr. Neal, everything ok?
Well there is a switch.
I'll come up and show you, OK?
- What?
- 5000 Lire?
Go to 22 and turn on
his hot water.
The switch is either in the Bathroom
closet or under the kitchen sideboard
-5000?
- Hmmm. Uhm... - Thank you!
Hi I am Maria.
Oh Hi! You had a deeper
voice on the phone!
That was my father. Is it ok
for me to go into the bathroom?
Oh, I don't think it's over there!
- No, no it's around there, that's right.
- Yes.
- Ah, yes.
- Mhhh.
I guess the switch must be in the kitchen!
- Oh!
Oh you wrote "Out of Dawn" ?
It was terrific.
- You read it, huh?
- Oh, it was good.
Look right here.
Oh yes, I see! Mhh.
The bookstore at the
corner has a window.
Just your books are in it!
Really?
You should go in. Carlo the
assistant would love to say hello!
Oh that sounds very nice. Maybe
I will some day.
- Good Morning.
- Good Morning.
- See you. Bye
- Bye
mmm. You don't waste any time, do you?
That's jailbait my dear, jailbait !
She was fixing the water heater !
Your personal plumber!
I guess I now have to wait 2 hours
before the water is hot!
Do you know what time I woke
up this morning?
No, what time did you wake
up? 5 a.m.?
Oh you poor thing. Are your
pillows too hard?
I'll get you a feather pillow!
The pillows are too hard!
I'll get you feather pillow.
I meant to. Forgot! Sorry.
- ... is near the elevator!
- Ok, thanx!
- Today I need the typewriter!
- It's ordered for today. - good
When did this come.
- It wasn't here a minute ago.
- When? - Just now, a few minutes ago!
"Sic transit Gloria lesbie!"
So passes the glory of lesbos.
What does that mean!
It means our killer most likely had a
high education and studied latin !
I don't know, maybe
he's killed again !
lateral incision , 14cm
from the carotid diagonal
To ... her ,
Subclavian also
Hi Doc. It's always nice to
see you.
But I like this place less
and less. It's cold too.
Warmer, and you complain
about the smell!
How far we've got?
It was the same razor than
the opening examination on
the girl killed 6 weeks ago!
The blade has 3 jagged
nixoning. You want to see? - No No! I believe you.
The other girl had intercourse
less than an hour before she
was killed. There was an
A negative secretion.
Well it doesn't mean the
killer was the lover!
No, but they often are.
correctable with
courier 72 at your service.
Lovely!
- Where shall I put it?
-Over there, Hello?
Capatain Germani!
Yes, Captain?
Who's been killed?
Hello Mr. Bulmer,
would you like a drink?
Thank you very much, No. You two go
right ahead. I'll take care of myself !
- Mmm.. You sir?
- Oh no, no no. Thank you.
Thank you, Angelica.
Shall we sit down?
Oh yes, thanks.
I'd like to do about half
an hour with you...
Now?
Oh no, in the studio as part
of the early transmission.
I'd like to do
something in depth.
- They let me do it about twice a year.
- Ok fine, sure !
Now, Tenebrae is about human
perversion and
it's effects on society!
And I'd like to know
how you see the effects of
deviant behaviour on our lives?
Well first of all it isn't
just about that.
2 of the victims are deviants
The killer's trying...
Wait a minute, who
says they're deviants?
One was gay, but so what?
I mean his portrait is perfectly happy...
In fact, his relationship with...
The killer's motivation is to eliminate
what he calls corruption.
The killer is insane!
What I mean by that is that
that the only aberrant behaviour...
Ahh ! what is aberrant behaviour?
I was brought up a very
strict catholic. Were you?
Yeah! I guess so.
But I believe in abortion, I believe in divorce
That makes me aberrant from
a strictly catholic standpoint
I see. I thought this was an
afternoon show!
You really want us to get this heavy?
Well, I guess not.
It's just that I'm genuinely
interested myself.
Well, I really appreciate that.
That's a real compliment, Thank you.
We're starting in 4 minutes,
Christiano.
Ok, mh... shall we?
- It's down here!
- Right
Hey, hey. It's my hat!
I am going to start the show
with a resume of your work!
They're just starting. that'll 20 - 30 minutes.
why don't we, why don't we go outside?
Ok. We'll go ahead in 1 minute.
You see, Peter's a very
sensitive guy & an interview
was a delicate thing.
I didn't want him disturbed.
- Isn't that