How are you?
Do you speak English?
Well, I do my best
Just the woman I need.
The mobilization started 2 days ago
They're distributing gas masks.
Is it the same in your country?
Yeah. But there's a channel between us and you lot
You knew him?
Yeah. I was working with him as an interpreter
He often spoke about you and Angela
Workin'? But he retired 3 years ago
He told my father he was on a case
I thought he was with his sister in Wales.
Put those down.
Daddy, might we have time to go to the beach?
How long are you staying?
Just until tomorrow.
This woman, is she the center of his investigation?
Officially, no.
I don't understand it.
If Joe was on a case why did he up and kill himself?
Pretty face. Wouldn't mind meetin' her
Dangerous woman
Is that a fact, now?
A fact, believe me.
Just my type, then.
I won't be long
Can I help you, Inspector?
Uh, I'm not here as a policeman.
I'm here as a friend of Joe Green's.
I see.
How well did you know him?
Inside out.
Uh, I was an orphan, you see
And, uh, he was
He was the nearest thing I ever had to a father.
Since his death, I've had a very uneasy feeling
Here in my stomach
That's your heart, Inspector.
Why did he ask to be buried here?
Did he never talk to you about me?
His room across the river
Is full of photographs of you and your family.
Let me tell you a secret.
He was in love with me.
My late husband barely touched me
And one day when I really needed someone
Joe was there.
Of course, it was impossible between us in other respects
But I loved his hands
His face
His smell
You think he was here because of my son, don't you?
Well, you're wrong.
My son's not a murderer.
Your late boss seemed to suspect
That Jeremy killed his twin brother
In cold blood.
Stupid. It was an accident.
Did you notice the big conservatory here as you came in?
That's where our tragedy happened all those years ago
The children were playing bows and arrows
In the dark.
No one could have prevented it. No one.
For a child to be responsible for the death of his own twin
At such a tender age.
Imagine the horror of that
Carry me
You're still young, Inspector
I hope one day you'll discover
There's more to truth and justice than mere reason.
There's impulse and chaos
The human animal The human heart
Yeah, I know it's part of my job.
So that's what keeps you so cool
Uh, the bride-to-be my daughter, Celia
Just returned from the United States.
Celia, let me present Inspector Cross from London.
He's here for the funeral of a close friend.
I'm so sorry. How do you do?
You can put me down.
And this is Mr Christopher Wood from Wisconsin
He's Celia's new fiance.
New?
It's only me.
But you're supposed to be in Oxford
I'm on a research trip. Dom Perignon or not?
Inspector Cross my son Jeremy and his
Wife. Maud. How do you do?
How do?
How do to you, too.
And you must be the new fiance.
I'm not that new.
But you're a bit of a surprise to me.
And so are you to me. Join the club.
Don't go.
Hello, Jeremy.
My darling sister.
Playing hide and seek again, are we?
And when is the happy event to be?
Next week.
Fair enough.
We're due back in Oxford the day after tomorrow, aren't we, darling?
Are we?
Eh, we have to stop. Stop?
Joe didn't kill himself.
How would you know?
He wasn't crazy, you know.
There was somethin' about this family
that he just couldn't let go.
The daughter's fiance was killed in a car crash 3 years ago
Joe seemed convinced it was a murder
but that wasn't why he stayed and stayed.
Are you part of the police or what?
Officially, no.
I just help my father from time to time.
Pardon.So sorry to be late.
Mr Montfort, the department prefect also my father
This is Inspector Cross
Enchante.
How do? Good.
Uh, Joe Green, how did he die?
Suicide, without question. His own gun.
No suspicious circumstances
But if you like to check again you have all my blessings
Right
What's he sayin'?
He says he'll be delighted to have dinner with you before you leave
Right. Thanks very much. Come on.
Hold me, Jeremy. I'm cold.
If my sister had deceived me like that
I don't know what I'd do.
It wasn't Celia. It was Mother.
Divide and rule has always been her style.
Have you told her we're getting divorced?
But I do need you. You know that.
For what?
It's all for outsiders.
There's nothing for you.
You married a whore just to kill your mother.
I like you very much, Jeremy but 3 years is enough
15-all
15-30
30 all
30-40
Deuce
Mr Graves retires
Mr Wood wins by default 3 games to 2
Looking for something special?
Uh, the gents
Look, uh, while I'm here
Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions?
Fire away.
It's about your sister's ex-fiance Alistair Jennings
My best friend. What about him?
You were here when he died?
Once is enough, surely.
I've been through all this with some pest of a policeman called Green
Who also died.
Pass that over, would you?
Good man.
Inspector, when I was 11 years old I killed my twin brother
Entirely my fault
Stupid, dangerous game in the dark.
But I make no excuses.
7 years later, my closest friend died in a car crash
Do you know what real friendship is?
Perhaps I could have prevented it.
I've suffered enough Inspector
Do enjoy the rest of your stay.
Now I'm at the Hotel Du Phare
Joe Green's old room, number 17 You remember it?
Someone saw you leave. Madame Beaucalt, the owner.
Very good witness. Careful how you answer.
You don't have a sadistic streak do you, by any chance?
Oh, several, yeah One or two more and I get a promotion
Inspector
Duty calls
Let's pick this up where we left off, huh?
Soon. Later.
Huh?
I've been looking for you all morning.
What is it?
Well, nothing special I just found a boy who saw Joe Green die
Why didn't you say so before?
Ask him again.
No, it's hopeless.
He's told us all he knows.
We're just confusing him.
Shh
Mmm
Mother's absolutely livid.
She'd do anything to get rid of me.
So would I
Shh
Get away from this house.
Call the police.
You have no right
You asked me to stay, remember?
I hadn't asked you for anything.
Liar
Alright. You recognize this?
You asked to see Joe Green the day he died. What happened?
I never saw him.
I waited for him and he never came
I swear to you.
Shh
You were supposed to get married 3 years ago, what stopped you?
My fiance died
In a car crash, engineered by your brother. No.
That's what Joe Green thought I suppose he was right
No wonder you're terrified. That's insane.
My brother isn't a killer.
Why didn't you invite him to the wedding? Why did you want to see Green?
He was investigating my family
I wanted to ask him to find out
Exactly who he was looking for
Wouldn't you?
Alright, listen to me
Now, just listen to me.
I'm after a murderer the same as Joe was
I'll give you a very simple choice.
You either stand in my way or you help me
That's fair enough, yeah?
The road was perfectly straight.
The car veered off and hit a tree.
It was a sunny day.
Alistair was 24 years old
It was a week before our wedding.
Celia, I have to leave for London tomorrow.
Do you want me to stay?
Alright
I'm stayin'
The whole family's crazy.
Did you know that Lady Helena was mixed up with the Nazis?
She's not the only one.
They are becoming quite fashionable, you know
Joe. Joe knew something
I don't believe all this love-story nonsense
It just got too hot for her when he was around
Listen, my friend
Lady Helena called Scotland Yard
To lodge a formal complaint against you
And they called me
And they want you out of here
You have no case.
Where is your evidence? For what?
I'll find the evidence.
There is an airplane at 8:00 tomorrow morning.
Solange will make the arrangements for you.
There's something I have to tell you.
Go on.
I found a book in Green's room
with a list of certain people in the area
and your name and Solange's were included.
It's kind of you but a bit late.
Unfortunately, it's not the first of these lists to come my way
Goodbye, Inspector
Solange, what's up?
Up? Nothing's up not at all. I'm fine
Never been better
Daddy, why is she crying?
Well, why shouldn't she?
It's a woman's privilege. Don't you ever cry?
Never
I can't stay here any longer.
I'm leaving as soon as I can.
Where will you go?
Anywhere.
Anywhere would be better than this.
I'm so happy for you both.
May you be as peaceful and contented together as Maud and I are
To the happy couple.
The happy couple.
My only regret is there's to be no chocolate cream
For the wedding breakfast.
Such a shame your parents are unable to join us, Maud.
Whereabouts are they, exactly?
I'm not sure? Not sure?
That sounds a little heedless.
They've had to move around a lot recently.
Like Gypsies?
And why is that?
It doesn't matter.
Well, it clearly matters to you.
Let's drop the subject shall we?
I don't think you like me very much do you, dear?
Not much, no.
Now why is that, I wonder?
Mother, you're evil.
Because you live in your own little world, like a goldfish
Does the word Nazi mean anything to you at all?
Much more than it did.
Mother wants to rule the world
The same as she ruled her family. Ignore her
Perhaps you and I can find an opportunity
To discuss this in more detail now that you're here
Perhaps
But Jeremy and I will be leaving tomorrow.
Won't we?
Oh, No
You can't desert us now, can they, sweetheart?
Sometimes you feel so far away from me.
You still sure you wanna get married?
Of course.
You're like a little boy.
Now, 5 more nights, that's all
Delicious agony
Jeremy, you frightened me
A wedding gift
Now you're absolutely perfect
How beautiful
Thank you
To remind you of me
Jeremy we're not children anymore
Why not?
My little hot-water bottle
Better now?
A little
Who is it?
Christopher, let me in
It's very bad luck
To see the wedding dress before the big day
If you wanna talk to me I'll be awake
Don't touch me
I don't want it anymore
I'm marrying Christopher in 6 days time
We're leaving straight away for New York
I won't let you.
I don't want to see you again, Jeremy. Ever
I won't let you.
She belongs to me.
Come in. Come in.
Shh
Give me your coat. It's soaked.
Let me take your coat.
I want you to stay in France.
I can't.
I've been recalled to London.
I'm in the doghouse.
I've no evidence. I've no case.
I'm sorry, I can't help you.
Jeremy could kill me. Shh
My daughter's asleep in there.
If you really want help, Celia
There's a nice traditional way to get it.
You simply make a statement against your brother.
It's your choice, Celia.
You either start talking sense to me
Or you go away and leave me in peace
Please stay
Angela, what are you doing? Go..Go back to bed, Angela
But daddy, I can't sleep.
Go on.
You shouldn't be up at this time of night.
That's enough, honey. Now shut your eyes.
Your wife married you under an assumed name.
She's a Jewish upstart So?
It made her a lot of friends in North Oxford
Don't be flippant.
It's bad enough that she's a tart.
She's also one of the chosen.
Ah, yes.
Helena Graves, uber alles
You're ridiculous. Oh, be quiet.
A Jew in our family endangers my position.
Your position?
No more champagne soirees
With your fancy fascist friend, Mosely
And the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
If you knew how little all that matters to me.
Well, it should.
Our family needs
For God's sake this isn't a family
You and Father never spoke to each other
From one year's end to the next
You did your utmost to keep Celia and me apart.
You forced her to go to America.
Celia had to leave Europe to get away from you.
You made her life impossible after Alistair's death.
She needed me.
I've heard enough of this. You have no place here.
I want you back in England by tomorrow night.
And if this wedding is a catastrophe as the last one was
I shall strangle you with my bare hands.
Do you understand me? You will leave my house.
I have every right to attend my sister's wedding.
If you and that Jewish slut aren't out of here by noon tomorrow
I shall call the police
More policemen. What a good idea.
Don't play with me, Jeremy.
I'm not playing, Mother.
I haven't played for years.
Jeremy.
Jeremy, don't imagine that I shall go on protecting you forever
Just because you're my son.
There's no love in you, Mother
No love at all.
♪ And I cannot swim over ♪
♪ And neither have I the wings ♪
♪ To fly ♪
♪ I wish I had ♪
♪ A lonesome boatman ♪
♪ To ferry me over ♪
♪ My love and I ♪
Do you think you will ever come back to France again?
Don't know
Maybe you could come to England
You could teach me French
Are you always like this with women, or is it only me?
What a waste
Just as I'm getting the hang of you
Solange
We could have been a good team, you and I
Yeah
Apparently she was strangled between 10:00 and midnight
There is no sign of a break-in.
They found 2 sets of fingerprints on the door
One will belong to the valet who found her
And the others will be His
The killer's Or hers
The killer could be a woman. No?
Judith Sarah Sonnenberg
Born Berlin October 17th 1912
This is yours, isn't it?
Not a good time to lose your passport.
Where did you find it?
Helena's room.
Bitch.
You married under a false name. Why?
Because I'm Jewish
Good daughter-in-law material especially for a Nazi
She hired private detectives to follow me everywhere.
Even the house of my parents was burgled. Twice.
And now you're being blackmailed.
I saw you yesterday with Louis Bernard.
It must take a lot of money to shut up a little twister like him
The money I give Louis is to help him
Get my parents out of Germany
This has nothing to do with your murder investigation.
When did you come to France?
What the hell do you want to know this for?
Just answer the question!
Just give me my passport!
Where did you meet your husband?
He picked me up at a hotel in Nice.
He even helped me get false papers.
Now, please, I want to be alone.
Where are your parents now Mrs Graves?
I've heard nothing for 3 weeks
Destroy this. I hope you get them out safely.
Nobody here could possibly have murdered my mother.
You think so?
But, problem is no one has broken in
The servants were out of the house
That only leaves
This is intolerable!
This must be a terrible shock for you.
I'm very sorry.
Thank you, Inspector.
Have a seat.
Bon!
The valet, Albert thought he overheard
A violent argument after dinner
Between Lady Helena and her son
Maybe Miss Graves heard something.
Did you?
No.
Could you tell us where you were yesterday evening?
In bed. Reading.
You went to bed directly after dinner?
Directly after dinner
The housekeeper brought my wedding dress to my room
And then?
And then..I went to bed
Inspector
So where's this damned housekeeper, then?
I don't know.
Right. That'll be all for now, Miss Graves Unless
I have nothing further to add
If you change your mind, I'm here.
Did you know your mother had Nazi connections?
Of course. Does it surprise you?
What do you mean if she changes her mind?
I don't know. No special meaning.
Forget it
Forget what?
Since this morning you can't even look me in the eyes
Just give me a simple answer
I'm strong. I can take it.
Get off my back.
I can't take on the Jewish problem
The refugee problem the Spanish Civil War Hitler, Mussolini, you know?
I'm only human!
You've really landed me in it now.
Are you sorry you kissed me, Inspector?
Where did you learn to play games like these?
Off your mother?
Lovely
Can I? Yeah
Thank you
Where were you last night?
Gambling. Why?
Never mind why. Where?
At that little whorehouse across the river
Know it? The Hotel du Port?
Du Port
You should try it sometime, Inspector Girls, Cabaret
Cockfighting in the basement.
Something for everyone.
Plenty of good character witnesses, eh?
The odd tart. A few drunken sailors.
Oh, and a friend of my wife's Louis Bernard.
True officer and gentleman.
Sounds like a cast-iron alibi.
Now you put it like that I suppose it is a little leaky
Your mother was strangled
With the catgut from your racket.
Anything to say?
To you? Nothing in particular.
No. No.
No! Celia!
No, No! Angela, Angela, stop that.
Stop that, Angela.
Celia!
He's confirming Jeremy's story
Hey! Just cut that out.
I bet Jeremy bribed him to set up that alibi.
Then he must also have bribed the landlord
The barman and all the girls.
I checked.
Well, now you can check with the ferryman.
Alright?
Well?
Jeremy Graves made the crossing when he said he did
But there is something better
Celia came across on the ferry before
And went back around 10:30
So she was lying to us.
Yes, I know.
What?
She came to see me.
Why didn't you tell me?
Because..I don't know
Because it doesn't make any difference, does it?
But it means you deliberately covered up for her.
Let me do things my way.
I'm the detective around here, not you.
Oh, no I won't cover up for you
And that streetwalker
Nobody's askin' you to cover up.
Simmer down You're getting hysterical over nothin'
Oh, really?
May I remind you, in case you forgot already
That she got back to the house
In good time to kill her mother.
Why can't you do your job properly?
If you are lying to me, you must have a damn good reason
Oh, for Christ's sake! We're not married, are we?
What are you doin' creatin' a scene?
If you wanna know the truth about Celia Graves, yes!
I trust her. She needs my protection. Got it?
Anything else you wanna know?
What?
♪ And I cannot swim over ♪
♪ And neither have ♪
♪ I the wings ♪
♪ To fly ♪
♪ I wish I had ♪
♪ A lonesome boatman ♪
Anna, I just cannot cope any longer
Yes, I know, but that's not the point.
Christ!
Christ, why can't you understand, you know?
And there's been another murder here.
I..I don't need the child under my feet
She's too young to be dragged through all this.
Anna
Thanks a million.
There's plenty of poor people in the world
Who'd be grateful for that.
Angie, what's the matter?
You haven't spoken a word to me since we got here
What have I done wrong?
Miss your mother?
I'm so sorry.
I'm so busy and so late.
First of all, the bad news.
Alistair Jennings car
Talmi's men have discovered nothing at all
To suggest sabotage.
3 years after the event I'm hardly surprised
So this is the bad news?
Uh, now the even worse news.
This, just back from the laboratory.
The blood and hairs match Lady Helena's perfectly.
But this was not the murder weapon.
Too fragile.
So you're telling me this was all deliberately set up to frame Jeremy?
Somebody wants to get rid of him.
And somebody's making a monkey out of me Who is it?
One night in jail. What's the matter?
You didn't like the food?
Listen, Inspector I'm a tolerant man
But now you're ruining my walk
And that's serious.
Somebody's trying to wipe you off the face of the earth
Haven't an enemy in the world.
Present company excepted of course.
What about your sister?
Has she any reason to hate you?
Quite the reverse.
I don't understand you.
Not your job, Inspector Not anymore.
Queensberry rules, Inspector
Leave my sister alone.
I've already written to Home Office last night on prison notepaper
By the time you get back to England your career will be over
I'll recommend you for a position in the sewers.
See you down there.
Tell me about this
Tell me
Say something Say something. Celia
Nothing's gonna be held against you It's all over for me
Your brother's shopping me to Whitehall
Just for Christ's sakes
Stop me from going round the bend.
I thought you'd protect me.
That's what I hoped.
You don't care about me.
You know I do.
That's not enough
You're not ready for me. Damn you!
It's alright about the wedding
Christopher's fine
Just don't go back to America.
Stay in Europe with me, please
It's finished, Jeremy. You and I are finished.
But I can't just disappear not exist
Mother's dead.
She's dead.
Do you miss her?
Do you?
You make me frightened of myself.
There's no way out.
Don't you know how much you mean to me?
You're my life.
I don't want you anymore.
Your love, your voice
Your..your eyes on me.
You're killing me.
You can't do this.
Nothing can pull us apart.
Not even you, Celia.
You belong to me! Always. Remember?
Remember?
She belongs to me
Try to hit the yellow
Just give me an answer, can't you?
Okay
I'm going back to America.
You don't need me.
Are you sure you want to know?
Yeah
Everything
Does it excite you?
Tell me.
Not yet.
I'm not ready.
You know..You know
You know you can tell me now.
The two of us
Hmm?
We made Alistair kill himself
3 days before the wedding.
We let him see us making love
I watched him
Watching us.
That was the best it's ever been.
Like tempting the devil.
Tell me the rest.
Come on. Come on.
Come on.
Ask me.
Ask me and I'll tell you everything you want to know
What else did you do? What else did you do?
Everything
Did you kill your mother?
Everything.
Both of you murdered her Both of you.
Yes.
What are you doing?
Jeremy, Jeremy.
They caught her trying to escape across the border
I'll handle this.
Just leave. She's mine.
They've found enough evidence to hang you.
Your stockings you wash them, you dry them
You put them in your housekeeper's room
And then you leave your mother's blood and hair all over one of them!
You think I can cover up for you?
What kind of man do you think I am for Christ's sake?
What can I do now? It's too late. It's too late.
Unless you're lying to me.
Unless you weren't there.
Unless your brother killed Helena on his own.
Just say the word and you'll be released.
Say it.
Don't let me die.
Bonjour
You're comin' with me.
Come on!
Alright You're on your own.
Move.
There's a train for Le Havre in 10 minutes
From there you can go back to New York
Go. Go. Move!
Celia
I'm lost
I need you
Both our lives are over
We're one person you and I
Twins
Silence!
Get back! Stay back!