1. Just you wait it won't be longCopy !req
2. The man in black will soon be hereCopy !req
3. With his cleaver's blade so trueCopy !req
4. He'll make mincemeat out of you!Copy !req
5. You're out.Copy !req
6. I told you to stop singing
that awful song!Copy !req
7. Didn't you hear me?Copy !req
8. That same cursed song over and over!Copy !req
9. Dear me, that's heavy.Copy !req
10. What's the matter?Copy !req
11. I told those kids to stop
singing that awful song,Copy !req
12. but they sing it all day long.Copy !req
13. As if we haven't heard
enough of that murderer already.Copy !req
14. Ah, leave 'em alone.Copy !req
15. As long as we can hear 'em singing,Copy !req
16. at least we know
they're still there.Copy !req
17. Yes, I guess you're right.Copy !req
18. 10,000 MARKS' REWARD —
WHO IS THE MURDERER?Copy !req
19. "Little Kurt Klawitzky and his sister Klara
have been missing since June 11th.Copy !req
20. Evidence leads us to believe
the children were victims of a crimeCopy !req
21. similar to that committed
last fall against the Doering siblings."Copy !req
22. What a pretty ball you have there.Copy !req
23. What's your name?Copy !req
24. Elsie Beckmann.Copy !req
25. Didn't Elsie come with you?Copy !req
26. No, she didn't.Copy !req
27. Pretty!Copy !req
28. Thank you.Copy !req
29. A thrilling new chapter, Mrs. Beckmann.
Passionate and moving.Copy !req
30. Just a moment, Mr. Gehrke.Copy !req
31. Tell me, Mr. Gehrke.Copy !req
32. Have you seen little Elsie?Copy !req
33. No. Didn't she just
come up the stairs?Copy !req
34. No, she's not home yet.Copy !req
35. She won't be long now.
Good-bye.Copy !req
36. Good-bye, Mr. Gehrke.Copy !req
37. Extra! Extra!Copy !req
38. Extra! Extra!Copy !req
39. No, I can't give change!
Extra!Copy !req
40. Makes you afraid
to send your kids to school!Copy !req
41. Who is the murderer?Copy !req
42. "Because the police
did not publish my first letter,Copy !req
43. I am writing now
directly to the press!Copy !req
44. Proceed with your investigations.Copy !req
45. All will soon be confirmed.Copy !req
46. But I'm not done yet!"Copy !req
47. 10y 000 marks' reward.Copy !req
48. - Christy here we go again!
- This is horrible!Copy !req
49. The print's too small.
We can't read it.Copy !req
50. You in front read it out loud!Copy !req
51. - Let him read!
- Hey! Quiet!Copy !req
52. "The terror in our town
has found a new victim."Copy !req
53. Louder!
We can't hear a word!Copy !req
54. dd
Certain evidence leads us to believeCopy !req
55. that this is the same murdererCopy !req
56. who has already claimed eight victims
from among our city's children.Copy !req
57. We must emphasize once againCopy !req
58. that it is, now more than ever,
every mother and father's sacred dutyCopy !req
59. to alert their children
to this ever present dangerCopy !req
60. and to the friendly guise
it is likely to assume.Copy !req
61. A little candy, a toy, or an appleCopy !req
62. can suffice to lure a child
to his or her doom."Copy !req
63. Very true!Copy !req
64. Keep reading.Copy !req
65. "Anxiety among the general public
is heightenedCopy !req
66. by the police's failure
to apprehend a suspect.Copy !req
67. But the police are faced
with the almost impossible taskCopy !req
68. of catching a criminal who left
not the slightest clue behind.Copy !req
69. Who is the murderer?'Copy !req
70. What does he look like?Copy !req
71. Where is he hiding?Copy !req
72. No one knows him,
yet he is among us.Copy !req
73. Anybody sitting next to you
could be the murderer."Copy !req
74. Yes, that's very true.Copy !req
75. - Why look at me when you say that?
- You know very well.Copy !req
76. What do I know very well?Copy !req
77. Think about it.
It'll come to you.Copy !req
78. What are you saying?Copy !req
79. I saw you follow that little girl
from the fourth floor up the stairs.Copy !req
80. You're crazy, you dirty swine!Copy !req
81. Who's the swine?
Me, or a man who chases little girls?Copy !req
82. You bastard! You swine!Copy !req
83. Murderer!Copy !req
84. Gentlemen!Copy !req
85. I'll see you in court!Copy !req
86. I'll have you locked up!Copy !req
87. Slanderer!
Trying to ruin my reputation!Copy !req
88. Damn slanderer!
Besmirching a man s good name!Copy !req
89. And the police fall for it!Copy !req
90. A search warrant!Copy !req
91. How awful! What a disgrace!Copy !req
92. Searching a man's house
based on an anonymous letter!Copy !req
93. Mr. Jäger, please calm down.
We're only doing our job.Copy !req
94. As if it weren't enough
that we're in constant fear for our kids!Copy !req
95. You see? That's why the police
must follow up every lead.Copy !req
96. Any man on the street
could be the murderer.Copy !req
97. Can you please tell me
what time it is?Copy !req
98. Yes, my child.Copy !req
99. Now you must hurry home.
Where do you live?Copy !req
100. What's it to you
where the kid lives?Copy !req
101. Excuse me?Copy !req
102. What do you want with that kid?Copy !req
103. Absolutely nothing!Copy !req
104. What do you want with me?Copy !req
105. I'll show you what I want!Copy !req
106. Let me go!
This is an outrage!Copy !req
107. - What's going on?
- This is an outrage!Copy !req
108. - What does Four-Eyes want?
- Don't get so excited.Copy !req
109. First chatting up children...
- Punch him in the face!Copy !req
110. then acting like a big shot!Copy !req
111. Will you let me go!
I didn't even speak to the child!Copy !req
112. - Get her alone, eh?
- And kill her like the others, right?Copy !req
113. - He's the murderer!
- Hold him!Copy !req
114. Call the police!Copy !req
115. - Never around when you need 'em!
- Officer!Copy !req
116. Make way, gentlemen.
Let us through.Copy !req
117. Sure, you can catch pickpockets!
Why don't you catch the murderer instead!Copy !req
118. What? Is he the murderer?Copy !req
119. Break it up!
Come on, move along!Copy !req
120. - The murderer!
- The monster!Copy !req
121. Get him!Copy !req
122. Tackle him!Copy !req
123. "Because the police
did not publish my first letter,Copy !req
124. I am writing now
directly to the press!Copy !req
125. Proceed with your investigations.Copy !req
126. All will soon be confirmed.Copy !req
127. But I'm not done yet!"Copy !req
128. This is a terrible scandal!Copy !req
129. Imagine the effect such a note
will have on the public, Commissioner!Copy !req
130. This is simply irresponsible!Copy !req
131. Mr. Secretary, we cannot stop the murderer
from writing to whomever he wishes!Copy !req
132. This severely pathological man
probably takes great pleasureCopy !req
133. in seeing his crimes
covered in the press.Copy !req
134. We immediately got in touch
with the newspaperCopy !req
135. and had them send us
the original letter.Copy !req
136. The lab's working on it right now.Copy !req
137. Of course you can't get good
fingerprints from a postcardCopy !req
138. that's passed
through so many hands.Copy !req
139. Nevertheless
we will leave no stone unturned.Copy !req
140. We'll painstakingly compare
the results against our archivesCopy !req
141. in hopes of finding something
that can be used to solve this case.Copy !req
142. Then we'll send the letter
to ourgraphologist.Copy !req
143. "The aforementioned diamond-shaped
and swelling sweeps,Copy !req
144. clearly seen in the word 'soon,'
third line from the bottom — "Copy !req
145. You got that?
- Yes.Copy !req
146. "... attest to the strongly pathological
sexuality of this sex offender.Copy !req
147. Period.Copy !req
148. The partially disrupted and uneven style
of his other lettersCopy !req
149. is, in its interpretation,Copy !req
150. a form of actingCopy !req
151. which may manifest externally
as indolence or even lethargy.Copy !req
152. The writing as a whole displaysCopy !req
153. elusive yet unmistakable signsCopy !req
154. of madness. 'Copy !req
155. Yes, of course, Commissioner.Copy !req
156. I have no doubt you're doing your job,
and your men as well.Copy !req
157. But we need results!Copy !req
158. Results!Copy !req
159. Mr. Secretary, my men haven't gotten
12 hours' sleep in an entire week!Copy !req
160. My riot squads
y
don't get a moment's peace.Copy !req
161. They report for duty almost more fatigued
than when they were dismissedCopy !req
162. because the painstaking nature
of their work wears on the nervesCopy !req
163. and 80% — if not 90% —
of our leads are false.Copy !req
164. The homicide squad doesn't even
get time to change clothes.Copy !req
165. They're constantly on call
always tense and alertCopy !req
166. ever ready to spring into actionCopy !req
167. to follow even the slightest leadCopy !req
168. as it just might be
the one that solves the case.Copy !req
169. Mr. Secretary just consider
the search of the crime scene.Copy !req
170. To give you an example:Copy !req
171. In the bushes
just behind a picket fenceCopy !req
172. a small white crumpled
paper wrapping was found.Copy !req
173. It apparently once contained
inexpensive sweets.Copy !req
174. In the outermost cornerCopy !req
175. were found traces of fruit dropsCopy !req
176. and particles of powdered sugar.Copy !req
177. We've tried to trace the origin
of this wrapperCopy !req
178. in every candy shop and grocery store
within a radius of a mile and a halfCopy !req
179. but all to no avail.Copy !req
180. With each passing day
we expand the area searched.Copy !req
181. But of course
after such a long timeCopy !req
182. no one remembers anything
that could serve as a lead.Copy !req
183. Despite all these setbacksCopy !req
184. we're forced to press on
in our investigationCopy !req
185. always in uncertaintyCopy !req
186. and with little chance of successCopy !req
187. in bringing the case
even one step closer to its conclusion.Copy !req
188. Our men are doing everyth —Copy !req
189. What good is all this?Copy !req
190. Commissioner,
I'm aware you're not dawdling,Copy !req
191. but that doesn't change the fact
that an unknown killerCopy !req
192. is terrorizing 41/2 million people!Copy !req
193. And the police are getting nowhere!Copy !req
194. Mr. Secretary, you don't seem
to have a clear pictureCopy !req
195. of the enormous obstacles
confronting our forces.Copy !req
196. Do you realize, for example,Copy !req
197. regarding the route
the child took home,Copy !req
198. that there are 15 conflicting
eyewitness accounts alone?Copy !req
199. Let me give you a random example:Copy !req
200. "Testimony 1,478
in the Beckmann murder case..."Copy !req
201. - You've got no clue.
- More than you, mister!Copy !req
202. Gentlemen!Copy !req
203. You must at least know the color
of the cap the little girl woreCopy !req
204. whom you say you saw
with the stranger!Copy !req
205. Of course, Inspector.
It was red!Copy !req
206. - It was green!
- Red!Copy !req
207. Stop! This is pointless!Copy !req
208. Thank you, gentlemen.
- You're welcome!Copy !req
209. Next witness.Copy !req
210. If you rely
on a color-blind man for clues,Copy !req
211. don't be surprised
if you get nowhere!Copy !req
212. In their hunt
for this unknown killer,Copy !req
213. the police have tracked down
more than 1,500 detailed leads.Copy !req
214. The files in this case
fill 60 thick volumes.Copy !req
215. We've dispatched all our forcesCopy !req
216. to systematically comb
the area adjoining the city.Copy !req
217. Every piece of undergrowth is scoured
every thicket searchedCopy !req
218. every bush examinedCopy !req
219. since any bush or hollow
could harbor some objectCopy !req
220. that could finally set us
on the right track.Copy !req
221. We called in police dogs.Copy !req
222. We set the best trackers
on the faintest of tracesCopy !req
223. but they lost the scentCopy !req
224. and failed to pick it up again
despite all efforts.Copy !req
225. Since the first murdersCopy !req
226. the police have searched
homeless shelters night after nightCopy !req
227. subjecting everyone in them
to thorough scrutiny.Copy !req
228. This does not of course
make the police very popularCopy !req
229. nor does it reduce
the general public's anxiety.Copy !req
230. Railway stations are kept
under surveillance around the clock.Copy !req
231. Still the investigation has not yet
yielded the slightest resultsCopy !req
232. nor have nightly raids
in the criminal districts.Copy !req
233. The cops!Copy !req
234. Get back!Copy !req
235. Back!
- This is the police!Copy !req
236. Let me go you dirty bastard!Copy !req
237. Let me go you son of a bitch!Copy !req
238. Goddamn bastard!Copy !req
239. Put me down!Copy !req
240. Let me go!Copy !req
241. Let her go, you filthy pig!Copy !req
242. Quiet!Copy !req
243. Move back!Copy !req
244. The top fuzz!Copy !req
245. Quiet!Copy !req
246. Police orders:Copy !req
247. Nobody is to leave this establishment.
Get your papers ready.Copy !req
248. Please!Copy !req
249. Come now, children,
stop this foolishness.Copy !req
250. Well, if it isn't Tubby Lohmann!Copy !req
251. Quiet!Copy !req
252. That'll get you nowhere.Copy !req
253. - Go after the murderer instead!
- Right!Copy !req
254. Quiet!Copy !req
255. Be reasonable now!
Step back!Copy !req
256. You hear me? Step back!Copy !req
257. Let's go!
Come on, let's see those papers!Copy !req
258. Please let me gop Inspector!Copy !req
259. The two guys who tried to escape
were caught on the Krangasse.Copy !req
260. - Leave those chairs alone!
- Shut up!Copy !req
261. Have your papers ready!Copy !req
262. Haven't we met before?
- Yeah. So?Copy !req
263. Off to the precinct again!Copy !req
264. Haven t even made a buck tonight!Copy !req
265. Anyone without papers
goes down to the precinct!Copy !req
266. I tell you I'm innocent really!Copy !req
267. Stop talking nonsense!Copy !req
268. - Let's get moving!
- Kiss my ass!Copy !req
269. Don't push.Copy !req
270. Everyone will get their turn.Copy !req
271. - Silence!
- Cool it kids!Copy !req
272. Have your papers ready!Copy !req
273. Your papers.Copy !req
274. Inspector, I can't carry my birth certificate
around with me everywhere!Copy !req
275. - Quit your bellyaching, child.
- I really can't, Inspector!Copy !req
276. The precinct for you!Copy !req
277. You make me puke!Copy !req
278. Shoddy work, my friend.Copy !req
279. You've been had.Copy !req
280. Precinct.
- See you, Willy. Ta-ta!Copy !req
281. Ah, lay off!Copy !req
282. Next.Copy !req
283. Stuck-up snob.Copy !req
284. What's wrong?Copy !req
285. - Papa Lohmann...
- ... nabbed him!Copy !req
286. UNSOLVED BURGLARY AT FURRIER'SCopy !req
287. We'd better take you
down to the precinct too.Copy !req
288. What do you mean?
My papers are in order.Copy !req
289. Move on.Copy !req
290. Move on!Copy !req
291. Ah, tough luck!Copy !req
292. Next.Copy !req
293. Papers.
- Don't got none.Copy !req
294. To the precinct.Copy !req
295. Just my luck.Copy !req
296. Next, come on.Copy !req
297. You're ruining my business, Sarge.Copy !req
298. These raids every night.Copy !req
299. No one can get a moment's peace!
They're human beings too.Copy !req
300. You think...Copy !req
301. we stay up all night
just for the hell of it?Copy !req
302. No.Copy !req
303. But you're drivin' away my clientele,Copy !req
304. and you won't find the guy
you're lookin' for here anyway.Copy !req
305. If you knew how steamed they areCopy !req
306. at the guy who's causing these raids.Copy !req
307. Especially the girls.Copy !req
308. Sure, they solicit.
Business is business.Copy !req
309. But believe me,Copy !req
310. in every one of them
beats a mother's heart!Copy !req
311. I know a lot of toughsCopy !req
312. who get all teary-eyed
just seein' the little ones at play.Copy !req
313. If they ever get their hands
on that monster,Copy !req
314. they'll make toothpicks out of him!Copy !req
315. Ready to leave, Sergeant.Copy !req
316. So long.Copy !req
317. They hit the Crocodile Club today.Copy !req
318. Two paddy wagons.Copy !req
319. What's keeping Safecracker?Copy !req
320. Is it 3:00 yet?Copy !req
321. I'll find out.Copy !req
322. The exact time, please, miss.Copy !req
323. 2:58. Thank you.Copy !req
324. 2:58.Copy !req
325. The cops are crawling
the streets like ants again.Copy !req
326. Green coats wherever you spit.Copy !req
327. They're on your back
even if you're with a broad.Copy !req
328. They've gone nuts —
got this murderer on the brain.Copy !req
329. My old lady has a little six-year-old girl,
and every night I have to checkCopy !req
330. under the bed to see
if the murderer's hiding there.Copy !req
331. You can't do business anymore
for tripping over cops everywhere.Copy !req
332. There's no privacy anymore.
I'm fed up with it.Copy !req
333. What else is new?Copy !req
334. - Where the heck is Safecracker?
- Think they might have nabbed him?Copy !req
335. That guy? Come on.Copy !req
336. Scotland Yard laid a trap for him once
on a bank job he pulled in London.Copy !req
337. There he was, hands up,
back to the wall,Copy !req
338. cops all around him.Copy !req
339. Seconds later there were
three men dead on the ground,Copy !req
340. but he wasn't one of 'em!Copy !req
341. No one better
from Berlin to San Francisco.Copy !req
342. They've been after him six years
and they've yet to get him.Copy !req
343. Not yet. But put enough dogs
on the fox's tail...Copy !req
344. Can it!Copy !req
345. Damn it!Copy !req
346. I can't take this!Copy !req
347. He was always right on time before.Copy !req
348. - Thank God!
- Finally.Copy !req
349. Morning!Copy !req
350. Are you nuts?
Close those blinds!Copy !req
351. Gentlemen,
I hereby open this meeting.Copy !req
352. I declare all division leaders
of this organization present.Copy !req
353. I assume you're authorized
to make binding decisionsCopy !req
354. for your divisions.Copy !req
355. Good. We'll dispense
with the preliminaries,Copy !req
356. as we all know why we're here.Copy !req
357. An outsider is ruining
our business and our reputation.Copy !req
358. Measures taken by the policeCopy !req
359. and the daily raids
to catch this child murdererCopy !req
360. are hampering our activities
to an almost unbearable degree.Copy !req
361. We can no longer tolerate the factCopy !req
362. that we're not safe now in any hotel,
bar, café or even private homeCopy !req
363. from the clutches of the police.Copy !req
364. Very true.Copy !req
365. This state of affairs must end.Copy !req
366. Things must return to normal
or we'll go under.Copy !req
367. Our coffers will soon be depleted.Copy !req
368. If we can't get funds to support
the wives of those membersCopy !req
369. who currently enjoy
room and board at state expense,Copy !req
370. I don't know where we'll find
the money to carry out our plans.Copy !req
371. Our reputation is suffering as well.Copy !req
372. The police seek
the murderer in our fold.Copy !req
373. Gentlemen, when I run head-on
into an officer from the squad,Copy !req
374. he knows the potential risks,
and so do I.Copy !req
375. If either dies in the line of duty, fine.
Occupational hazard.Copy !req
376. But we must draw a firm line
between ourselvesCopy !req
377. and this man they're looking for!Copy !req
378. We conduct our business
in order to survive,Copy !req
379. but this monster
has no right to survive!Copy !req
380. He must be killed,
eliminated, exterminated!Copy !req
381. Without mercy or compassion!Copy !req
382. Gentlemen,Copy !req
383. our members must be able
to go about their business againCopy !req
384. without frantic cops
in their way at every turn.Copy !req
385. I invite...Copy !req
386. your views, gentlemen.Copy !req
387. Step up ID checks,
comb the entire city,Copy !req
388. and raids —
relentless, ever tougher raids!Copy !req
389. We need informers!Copy !req
390. We must know the police's plans
almost before they do themselves!Copy !req
391. The girls gotta work the cops more!Copy !req
392. How often has one of us been nabbed
'cause his gal ratted on him to the cops?Copy !req
393. Now they can rat on the cops!Copy !req
394. Every resident, every landlord,Copy !req
395. every property ownerCopy !req
396. must be forced to consent
to meticulous searches of his propertyCopy !req
397. for the slightest of clues.Copy !req
398. What if we —
We have our connections.Copy !req
399. What if we put
an article in the papersCopy !req
400. that our syndicates —
I mean, our organization —Copy !req
401. doesn't wish to be lumped in
together with this pig,Copy !req
402. and that the cops should look
for this guy somewhere else.Copy !req
403. He's not even a real crook!Copy !req
404. This man may well be —Copy !req
405. when not engaged
in the actual act of killing —Copy !req
406. a harmless, upstanding citizenCopy !req
407. who wouldn't hurt a fly.Copy !req
408. In his right mind, perhaps he plays
marbles with his landlady's kidsCopy !req
409. or plays cards with friends.Copy !req
410. Without what I'll callCopy !req
411. the innocuousness
of these murderers' private lives,Copy !req
412. it's inconceivable that someone
like Grossmann or HaarmannCopy !req
413. could have lived right next door
to their neighbors for yearsCopy !req
414. without arousing
the faintest trace of suspicion!Copy !req
415. This is where we must focus
the public's attention.Copy !req
416. The public must cooperate.Copy !req
417. I'll tell you about public cooperation!Copy !req
418. Just thinking of it makes me puke.Copy !req
419. I beg your pardon, Commissioner.Copy !req
420. But ain't it the truth?Copy !req
421. What the devil has public cooperation
gotten us so far?Copy !req
422. Piles of letters
full of the most outrageous slander!Copy !req
423. Very true.Copy !req
424. They alert homicide
whenever a chimney sweep walks by.Copy !req
425. That's right.Copy !req
426. But when you really want
reliable information from them,Copy !req
427. then they suddenly haven't got a clue.Copy !req
428. Why, they just can't seem
to remember a thing.Copy !req
429. There's your public cooperation
for you!Copy !req
430. I believe you're exaggerating a bit,
Lohmann.Copy !req
431. It can't really be that bad, can it?Copy !req
432. But it is, Commissioner!Copy !req
433. Most of the public
still takes the position,Copy !req
434. "How does this concern me?"Copy !req
435. The idea that
each individual is responsibleCopy !req
436. for what happens to the poorest,
most anonymous child on the streetCopy !req
437. hasn't even dawned
on the public at large!Copy !req
438. I've got another idea.Copy !req
439. There was this magician.Copy !req
440. Te— Tele—
I can't remember what you call it.Copy !req
441. Anyway, he could conjure up
hidden pennies out of handkerchiefs.Copy !req
442. The reward is still
far too little money.Copy !req
443. The man who leads us
to the murderer should get a fortune.Copy !req
444. None of this is anything new.Copy !req
445. This is all leading nowhere.Copy !req
446. So we just wait for the police
to catch the guy instead?Copy !req
447. The difficulties
in solving crimes of this natureCopy !req
448. are, in my experience,
often insurmountable,Copy !req
449. since perpetrator and victimCopy !req
450. are often brought together
by mere chance.Copy !req
451. The instincts of the moment
drive the murderer's actions.Copy !req
452. The victim is found and identified,Copy !req
453. his or her last known whereabouts
are determined,Copy !req
454. and then...Copy !req
455. then comes the big question mark.Copy !req
456. These children vanish
without a trace.Copy !req
457. And when they're found...Copy !req
458. Well, we all know the state
in which we've found them.Copy !req
459. And the perpetrator...Copy !req
460. It's a fact well-known to all of usCopy !req
461. that murderers like this
rarely leave a clue behind.Copy !req
462. That's what makes our work so hard,
our successes so few.Copy !req
463. The police have been after
this murderer for eight months now.Copy !req
464. They'll only get him by accident now.
- We can't wait for that.Copy !req
465. No, we'll go broke by then.Copy !req
466. What, then?Copy !req
467. We have to catch him...Copy !req
468. ourselves.Copy !req
469. Yes, that's what we must do.Copy !req
470. There is perhaps one other way.Copy !req
471. I'm quite certain that information
on the individual in questionCopy !req
472. must already exist somewhere.Copy !req
473. Being the severely pathological case
that he is,Copy !req
474. he has no doubt already had some kind
of contact with the authorities.Copy !req
475. That's why all health care facilities,Copy !req
476. prisons, clinics and insane asylumsCopy !req
477. must be encouraged
to cooperate with us unequivocally.Copy !req
478. We specifically need informationCopy !req
479. on those released after being deemed
harmless to societyCopy !req
480. but who, due to their inclinations,Copy !req
481. could be the murderer.Copy !req
482. We must cover the city
with a net of informers.Copy !req
483. Every square mile must be
under constant surveillance.Copy !req
484. No child in this city must take
a single step without us knowing it.Copy !req
485. - Fine, but how?
- And who?Copy !req
486. It must be people who can go
anywhere without causing a stir,Copy !req
487. follow anyone
without attracting attention,Copy !req
488. follow any child to any house
without arousing suspicion.Copy !req
489. In short, people whom the killer
would never suspect.Copy !req
490. - But who?
- There are no such people!Copy !req
491. - Who could do that?
- Who?Copy !req
492. The beggars.Copy !req
493. The organization of beggars!Copy !req
494. MR. CREDIT IS DEAD AND BURIED —Copy !req
495. Blood pudding's on the upswing.Copy !req
496. God, this cheese stinks so good.Copy !req
497. Take that, you sons of bitches!Copy !req
498. Hey, stop snoring.
You'll wake up the lice.Copy !req
499. Two, four, six...Copy !req
500. Bread-and-butter sandwich,
lukewarm response.Copy !req
501. Black Friday for roast beef.Copy !req
502. All right.
Now come the courtyards.Copy !req
503. Yes, from number 1 to 88.Copy !req
504. Next.Copy !req
505. You're responsible for the courtyards
on Hauptstrasse from 1 to 88.Copy !req
506. Got it.Copy !req
507. What's next?Copy !req
508. Hauptstrasse, from number 89...Copy !req
509. to 196.Copy !req
510. Hauptstrasse,Copy !req
511. number 89 to 196.Copy !req
512. Member number?
- 3795. Emil Dustermann.Copy !req
513. Well, Emil, maybe
you'll win the 15,000.Copy !req
514. I've got my fingers crossed.Copy !req
515. Knock on wood.Copy !req
516. My heartfelt thanks,
ladies and gentlemen.Copy !req
517. Thank you.Copy !req
518. "In searching homes,
be on the lookout for any clueCopy !req
519. which could establish the origin
of the murderer's letter to the Courier.Copy !req
520. Be on the lookout as wellCopy !req
521. for an old wooden table..."Copy !req
522. Idiot!Copy !req
523. "... or red pencil..."Copy !req
524. Come in.Copy !req
525. "... or writing paper
of the type used by the killer."Copy !req
526. Inspector, here are reports on mental
patients who've been released as curedCopy !req
527. or deemed harmless
over the last five years.Copy !req
528. Reports from every
private and public institute,Copy !req
529. as well as from
municipal hospitals and asylums.Copy !req
530. And here's a list
of their present addresses.Copy !req
531. Good day.
Does a Mr. Beckert live here?Copy !req
532. Pardon me?Copy !req
533. Does a Mr. Beckert live here?Copy !req
534. I'm afraid I don't understand.
I'm a bit hard of hearing.Copy !req
535. You don't say.Copy !req
536. Does a Mr. Beckert live here?Copy !req
537. Mr. Beckert — yes, he does.
But he just stepped out.Copy !req
538. I had hoped to speak with him.Copy !req
539. I'm from the tax office.Copy !req
540. The tax office. Oh, my Lord!Copy !req
541. Perhaps you'd like to wait for him...Copy !req
542. Yes, thank you.Copy !req
543. - Please have a seat.
- Thank you.Copy !req
544. - Perhaps you'd like something to read.
- Thank you. Most kind.Copy !req
545. Tell me, Mrs. Winkler,Copy !req
546. does Mr. Beckert
subscribe to any newspapers?Copy !req
547. Mr. Beckert?
No, he always borrows mine.Copy !req
548. I see. Thank you.Copy !req
549. Mommy!
I wanted to meet you halfway!Copy !req
550. Child, you mustn't do that.Copy !req
551. You know why.Copy !req
552. Good day.
What would you like?Copy !req
553. Coffee.Copy !req
554. No, a vermouth.
No, a cognac.Copy !req
555. Here you are.Copy !req
556. Another.Copy !req
557. Check.Copy !req
558. Two cognacs —
that's 1.65, please.Copy !req
559. Thank you very much.Copy !req
560. Number 24: Beckert.
Doesn't take the Courier.Copy !req
561. polished mahogany,
with tablecloth.Copy !req
562. No traces of red pencil.
In fact, no writing materials of any kind.Copy !req
563. Printed matter found in wastebasket:Copy !req
564. cigar ad and a postcardCopy !req
565. with flowers
and "Regards, Paul" on it,Copy !req
566. but no address of sender.Copy !req
567. An empty cigarette pack, Ariston brand,
a bag of candy —Copy !req
568. Just a moment.Copy !req
569. Ariston?Copy !req
570. What was that?Copy !req
571. I'd like the file
on the Marga Perl murder case.Copy !req
572. Thank you very much.Copy !req
573. That's odd.Copy !req
574. I've heard that before.Copy !req
575. It was...Copy !req
576. It was...Copy !req
577. Hey Heinrich!Copy !req
578. What is it?Copy !req
579. What's wrong?
- Listen. Someone's whistling.Copy !req
580. Can't you hear it?Copy !req
581. There.Copy !req
582. Now he's stopped.Copy !req
583. Did you see
the guy who was whistling?Copy !req
584. Yes, I can still see him.Copy !req
585. Heinrich, he's talking to a little girl
and walking her down the street.Copy !req
586. - After him, quick, and don't lose him!
- Why?Copy !req
587. The day little Elsie Beckmann
was killed,Copy !req
588. a man bought a balloon from me.Copy !req
589. He was with a little girl...Copy !req
590. and he whistled just like that!Copy !req
591. Damn it, man!Copy !req
592. Are you crazy,
throwing orange peels on the ground?Copy !req
593. A man could slip and break his neck!
Unbelievable!Copy !req
594. I should report you to the police!Copy !req
595. Outrageous behavior!Copy !req
596. Hey, mister.Copy !req
597. Aha! Here it is.Copy !req
598. "In a 150-foot radius
of the crime scene,Copy !req
599. three cigarette butts of the Ariston brand
were found." There you have it.Copy !req
600. Yes, it may be
the same brand of cigarettes,Copy !req
601. but there was no old wooden table.Copy !req
602. Of course, he could have written
that letter somewhere else.Copy !req
603. Good God!Copy !req
604. The window ledge!Copy !req
605. You're right.Copy !req
606. Just a minute.Copy !req
607. Red pencil.Copy !req
608. My God, finally!Copy !req
609. We're finally on his trail.Copy !req
610. What?Copy !req
611. They're on his trail?Copy !req
612. - Did they find him?
- The beggars found him.Copy !req
613. - His whistling gave him away.
- They put a mark on him.Copy !req
614. Shut up!Copy !req
615. What did you say?Copy !req
616. They're following the mark.
He isn't out of sight for a second.Copy !req
617. His every move is being watched.Copy !req
618. - Mister.
- What is it?Copy !req
619. - You got some white stuff on your coat.
- Where?Copy !req
620. On your shoulder.Copy !req
621. Here, I'll wipe it off.Copy !req
622. - What's the matter?
- Come on. We're leaving.Copy !req
623. He didn't come out this way.
We would've seen him.Copy !req
624. Out of the question!Copy !req
625. - Well, he didn't turn back.
- He has to be somewhere, damn it!Copy !req
626. Maybe he's hiding
inside the building.Copy !req
627. Closing time!Copy !req
628. We can't let him get away in the crowd!
If he slips through now...Copy !req
629. They're starting to come out!Copy !req
630. Out in the street,
and keep your eyes peeled!Copy !req
631. Excuse me, may I ask you a question?Copy !req
632. My trip is tomorrow.
I start in Königsberg...Copy !req
633. No, in my condition
I can't eat anything like that...Copy !req
634. The boss came to my office today...Copy !req
635. Turn off the light.Copy !req
636. He'll get suspicious
if he comes home and sees it on.Copy !req
637. What time is it, anyway?Copy !req
638. Almost 6:30.Copy !req
639. He's gotta still be inside!Copy !req
640. He definitely didn't come out
with the office crowd.Copy !req
641. No, just a moment.Copy !req
642. The beggars have called for backup
and surrounded the whole building.Copy !req
643. They figure the guy's hiding
in the building.Copy !req
644. What sort of building is it?Copy !req
645. What sort of building is it?Copy !req
646. Nothing but offices.Copy !req
647. I don't know what's in the basement.Copy !req
648. There's a branch of the local
savings bank on the ground floor,Copy !req
649. and the second to sixth floors
are nothing but offices.Copy !req
650. Above that is the attic space.Copy !req
651. This is unbelievable.Copy !req
652. Anyone still in there?Copy !req
653. Anyone still in here?Copy !req
654. What the devil!Copy !req
655. Anybody still in here?Copy !req
656. Damn carelessness!Copy !req
657. All that trouble for one door.Copy !req
658. Seems the guy's cornered now.Copy !req
659. I think we should tip
the cops off right away.Copy !req
660. - I agree.
- Let's not waste time!Copy !req
661. Stay by the phone
and call back in a few minutes.Copy !req
662. What is it?Copy !req
663. Are you crazy or something?
The police?Copy !req
664. No! We're gonna get
this guy ourselves!Copy !req
665. Listen, the time now is —Copy !req
666. 8:00.Copy !req
667. All right. 9:00... 10:00...Copy !req
668. At 11:00!Copy !req
669. Evening. Did you know
your gate isn't closed?Copy !req
670. What? That's impossible!Copy !req
671. Why I just — Wait, it is!Copy !req
672. Open up, quick!
And not a sound!Copy !req
673. Come on! Move it!Copy !req
674. Let's go!Copy !req
675. Come on, move it!Copy !req
676. How many other watchmen
are in the building?Copy !req
677. Don't want to answer, eh?Copy !req
678. Very well.Copy !req
679. There are still two watchmen
on their rounds.Copy !req
680. Goddamn it!Copy !req
681. Damn piece of crap!Copy !req
682. Goddamned lock!Copy !req
683. Damn it to hell!Copy !req
684. Shit!Copy !req
685. Careful where you shine those lights!Copy !req
686. And don't stomp around
like elephants!Copy !req
687. He's not in the basement.Copy !req
688. We went through it all
and found nothing.Copy !req
689. Two men are still going
through the boiler room.Copy !req
690. Hold it!Copy !req
691. This is the last one.Copy !req
692. Go up and join Emil.
He needs help.Copy !req
693. Safecracker sent me.Copy !req
694. All right.Copy !req
695. Listen carefully.Copy !req
696. This is a new type of time clock.Copy !req
697. Here's a general diagram.Copy !req
698. If they're not set
at exactly the right minute,Copy !req
699. an alarm automatically goes off
at the nearest police station. Get it?Copy !req
700. You got it?Copy !req
701. - I'm not an idiot!
- Well...Copy !req
702. He's not in the boiler room
or the coal room.Copy !req
703. We turned over every piece of coal.Copy !req
704. Hey!Copy !req
705. Are you nuts?Copy !req
706. What if the doors are wired?
You want the police here in five minutes?Copy !req
707. We gotta get in if we're gonna
search the whole place!Copy !req
708. But not through the door, you idiot!Copy !req
709. Go through the ceiling
of the office above!Copy !req
710. Nothing.Copy !req
711. All right. Down we go.Copy !req
712. Hey, what's up?Copy !req
713. Hey! What is it?Copy !req
714. Wait a minute!
Answer me, damn it!Copy !req
715. What's going on?
- I heard some banging!Copy !req
716. - Where are you off to?
- Why are you running?Copy !req
717. Wait damn it!Copy !req
718. I've gotta see Safecracker!Copy !req
719. He's in the attic, I tell you!
I heard him knocking!Copy !req
720. Quiet!Copy !req
721. Go on! He has to be in there!Copy !req
722. Here's the light switch.Copy !req
723. Force the locks.Copy !req
724. Come on. Hurry up!Copy !req
725. Got him! I found the guy!
He's in the attic!Copy !req
726. I heard someone banging,
and I told Safecracker.Copy !req
727. He's up there with eight men.
They'll get him any moment now.Copy !req
728. Just came down to fill you in.Copy !req
729. If I hadn't been alert,
we could've looked for him for hours!Copy !req
730. The watchman!Copy !req
731. Three... one... four.Copy !req
732. 314.Copy !req
733. - Everybody out!
- What?Copy !req
734. - The cops'll be here in five minutes.
- Damn it! Who called 'em?Copy !req
735. - The watchman rang the alarm.
- Let's scram!Copy !req
736. Hold it!Copy !req
737. Quiet down!Copy !req
738. Five more minutes,
six more storage sheds.Copy !req
739. Move it! Get going!Copy !req
740. Not like that!
Out of the way!Copy !req
741. - He's not in here.
- Next door!Copy !req
742. Come on! Faster!Copy !req
743. - He's not here either.
- Move on! Next door!Copy !req
744. Quickly! We've only got
three minutes left!Copy !req
745. No padlock on this one —
he must be here!Copy !req
746. Open it!Copy !req
747. - Something's jammed inside.
- Let me do it!Copy !req
748. Hurry! Only one minute left!Copy !req
749. There he is the dog!Copy !req
750. Come on! Move it!Copy !req
751. Everybody out!Copy !req
752. Get out while you can, damn it!Copy !req
753. Move it!Copy !req
754. For Christ's sake, get going!Copy !req
755. What's keeping the others?
- They're coming!Copy !req
756. If not, they might as well stay here,
with or without the guy!Copy !req
757. What in the hell is keeping them?Copy !req
758. Finally! Thank God!Copy !req
759. Quick now! Go!
Make it snappy!Copy !req
760. He's not down here.Copy !req
761. Hey! Who pulled up the rope?Copy !req
762. Hey, who pulled up the rope?Copy !req
763. Bunch of morons!Copy !req
764. Hello there.Copy !req
765. Hands up!Copy !req
766. How can I put my hands up
when I'm holding on to the rope?Copy !req
767. Come out of there!Copy !req
768. I'm really innocent this time...Copy !req
769. like a newborn babe.Copy !req
770. This may surprise you, Franz...Copy !req
771. but I believe you.Copy !req
772. Then everything's in order,Copy !req
773. and I can go now, right?Copy !req
774. Just a moment.Copy !req
775. Cigarette?Copy !req
776. Uh-oh.Copy !req
777. I'll take your word for it, Franz...Copy !req
778. provided...Copy !req
779. you can tell me...Copy !req
780. who the man was
that you were looking forCopy !req
781. and that you found in that building.Copy !req
782. I don't understand, Inspector.Copy !req
783. A man, you say?Copy !req
784. I know nothing about that.
There must be some mistake.Copy !req
785. I know nothing.Copy !req
786. Nothing at all.Copy !req
787. Of course.Copy !req
788. There's just one thing I don't get:Copy !req
789. why you're covering upCopy !req
790. for the gang
who left you in the lurch.Copy !req
791. Fine friends, running off
when things heat up,Copy !req
792. leaving you right in the fire.Copy !req
793. Phooey!Copy !req
794. That ploy won't work with me,
Inspector.Copy !req
795. Listen...Copy !req
796. What can happen to me anyway?Copy !req
797. Maybe a little property damage —
so what?Copy !req
798. Nothing was pinched!Copy !req
799. But something was pinched,
my friend!Copy !req
800. In fact, a good deal.Copy !req
801. What? Something got pinched?Copy !req
802. How much?Copy !req
803. Tell me what you know
and I'll do the same.Copy !req
804. I already told you.
I know nothing.Copy !req
805. Very well.Copy !req
806. Give it some thought, Franz.Copy !req
807. Leave a man alone
for a couple hours...Copy !req
808. and a lot comes back to him
that he couldn't remember before.Copy !req
809. Take him away.Copy !req
810. Send the night watchman in.Copy !req
811. Mr. Damowatz.Copy !req
812. Please sit down.Copy !req
813. Now then, you said
in your statement —Copy !req
814. Listen carefully, in case
you have to testify under oath later.Copy !req
815. You clearly heard one of the burglars
say to the guy guarding you,Copy !req
816. "We got him. I found the guy.
He's in the attic."Copy !req
817. Is that correct?
- Yes, Inspector.Copy !req
818. Yes, I'll swear to that anytime.Copy !req
819. Good.Copy !req
820. Go home now
and recover from your ordeal.Copy !req
821. But please remain available
for further questioning.Copy !req
822. Of course, Inspector.Copy !req
823. Good morning, Inspector.Copy !req
824. Morning.Copy !req
825. Tell me, is Inspector Lohmann
in the building?Copy !req
826. He's talking to someone?
No, it doesn't matter.Copy !req
827. I'll come over myself.Copy !req
828. What? I see.Copy !req
829. Hasn't come home yet, eh?Copy !req
830. Did you keep an eye
on the old Winkler woman too?Copy !req
831. Come in.Copy !req
832. Come in!Copy !req
833. - Am I disturbing you?
- No, come in.Copy !req
834. Listen, the whole block
is surrounded.Copy !req
835. If he decides to go home,
he has to run into us.Copy !req
836. So just keep on waiting.Copy !req
837. If anything happens,
I'll be here at the precinct.Copy !req
838. Damn it!Copy !req
839. What do you want?Copy !req
840. I wanted...Copy !req
841. to ask a favor of you.Copy !req
842. Dishwater again!Copy !req
843. I wanted to ask you —Copy !req
844. Read this first.Copy !req
845. - A statement?
- Yeah.Copy !req
846. An office building was broken into.Copy !req
847. Bennostrasse?Copy !req
848. That's a respectable part of town.Copy !req
849. Perhaps not that respectable after all.Copy !req
850. Hell this is getting serious!Copy !req
851. What the — Did they mean to empty
the whole joint?Copy !req
852. What could they have been
looking for in the coal?Copy !req
853. Incredible! Unbelievable!Copy !req
854. I'll be damned!Copy !req
855. This is madness!Copy !req
856. Ah so they were after
the savings bank!Copy !req
857. Good God!
What could this mean?Copy !req
858. y
I don't understand at all.Copy !req
859. They didn't even touch it?Copy !req
860. Must've been a bunch of real idiots!Copy !req
861. I'll be damned!Copy !req
862. Isn't that something?Copy !req
863. Nothing stolen,
but a man was carried off.Copy !req
864. God knows where they took him.Copy !req
865. That's just great.Copy !req
866. And Franz isn't talking.Copy !req
867. He's afraid, of course.Copy !req
868. I know him well. Guy like him would
rather jump out the fifth-floor windowCopy !req
869. than be mixed up in a murder rap.Copy !req
870. What if we could
get at him from that angle?Copy !req
871. Lohmann, if you'd be willing
to help me out...Copy !req
872. Very clever.Copy !req
873. I see the wheels turning.Copy !req
874. Let's send for this Franz.Copy !req
875. You're wanted for questioning.Copy !req
876. What? They sent four guys for me?Copy !req
877. What's this about?
- Move it!Copy !req
878. "Homicide squad.Copy !req
879. Inspector Karl Lohmann."Copy !req
880. What do you want with me?Copy !req
881. What have I got to do
with the homicide squad?Copy !req
882. Yes, young man...Copy !req
883. your case has been turned over to me.Copy !req
884. But why?Copy !req
885. Why?Copy !req
886. You boys did your work
a little too well.Copy !req
887. One of the watchmen...Copy !req
888. Dead?Copy !req
889. Accessory to murder.Copy !req
890. Nasty business.Copy !req
891. Inspector, I've had enough!Copy !req
892. I want no part of this!Copy !req
893. I'll tell you everything I know!Copy !req
894. Very sensible,
but, unfortunately, too late.Copy !req
895. It can't be too late!Copy !req
896. It can't be!Copy !req
897. I'll tell you everything!Copy !req
898. Even what we were looking for
in that damn building.Copy !req
899. Well...Copy !req
900. The child murderer!Copy !req
901. What?Copy !req
902. Who?Copy !req
903. The child murderer, Inspector.Copy !req
904. Just a moment.Copy !req
905. This had to happen to me!Copy !req
906. Me, of all people.Copy !req
907. Come sit down, my boy.Copy !req
908. We're gonna level
with each other, got it?Copy !req
909. Certainly, Inspector.Copy !req
910. And God help you
if you pull something.Copy !req
911. Now then...Copy !req
912. what have you boys got to do
with the murderer,Copy !req
913. and where was the guy taken?Copy !req
914. Well, Inspector...Copy !req
915. you know the old
Kuntz & Levy distillery?Copy !req
916. The one that went belly-up
in the Depression?Copy !req
917. That's the one.Copy !req
918. Since then the building's stood empty
and no one gives a damn about it.Copy !req
919. Get out here! Move it!Copy !req
920. Let me go!Copy !req
921. What have I done to you?Copy !req
922. You swine!Copy !req
923. Let go of me!Copy !req
924. Bastards!Copy !req
925. Swine!
What do you want from me?Copy !req
926. What do you want —Copy !req
927. Help!Copy !req
928. Help! Let me out of here!Copy !req
929. I want out!Copy !req
930. Let me out of here!Copy !req
931. You'll never get out of here.Copy !req
932. Gentlemen, I beg of you!Copy !req
933. I don't even know
what you want with me.Copy !req
934. I beg you, let me go.Copy !req
935. This whole thing must be a mistake!Copy !req
936. A mis—Copy !req
937. No.Copy !req
938. No mistake.
Out of the question.Copy !req
939. This is no mistake.Copy !req
940. No.Copy !req
941. No mistake.Copy !req
942. You recognize this?Copy !req
943. You bought a balloon just like this
for little Elsie Beckmann.Copy !req
944. Just like this one.Copy !req
945. No!Copy !req
946. Where did you bury
little Marga Perl, you bastard?Copy !req
947. But I never...Copy !req
948. I never even met her!Copy !req
949. You never even met her!Copy !req
950. I suppose you never
met her either, huh?Copy !req
951. Or her?Copy !req
952. You never met her either, huh?Copy !req
953. - Stop him!
- Grab him!Copy !req
954. - Stop him!
- Don't let him escape!Copy !req
955. Watch out! The door!Copy !req
956. - Let me out!
- Punch him in the face!Copy !req
957. Let go of me!Copy !req
958. - You have no right to treat me this way!
- We'll show you we do!Copy !req
959. You have no right to hold me here!Copy !req
960. Right? There's only one thing
right for a man like you — death!Copy !req
961. - Right! Kill him!
- Kill the rabid dog!Copy !req
962. - Ice him!
- Let him have it!Copy !req
963. Quiet!Copy !req
964. Kill him!Copy !req
965. You spoke of "right" just now.Copy !req
966. We will be your right.Copy !req
967. Everyone sitting here
is an expert in the rule of law!Copy !req
968. From six weeks in Tegel prison...Copy !req
969. to 15 years in Brandenburg.Copy !req
970. They'll make sure
you get your rights.Copy !req
971. You'll even have defense counsel.Copy !req
972. Everything according
to the letter of the law.Copy !req
973. Defense counsel?Copy !req
974. I need no defense counsel!
Who's gonna prosecute me?Copy !req
975. You, perhaps?Copy !req
976. Hey, you.Copy !req
977. If I were you,
I wouldn't make big speeches.Copy !req
978. Your head's at stake here,
in case you hadn't noticed.Copy !req
979. And just who are you?Copy !req
980. I have the dubious pleasure
of serving as your defense.Copy !req
981. Though I'm afraid
it won't do you much good.Copy !req
982. Do you all want to kill me?
You want to just wipe me out?Copy !req
983. We simply want to put you
out of commission.Copy !req
984. And we'll only be sure
of that when you're dead.Copy !req
985. But you can't murder me
just like that!Copy !req
986. I demand to be handed over
to the police!Copy !req
987. I demand to be brought
before a real court of law!Copy !req
988. That's a good one!Copy !req
989. - You'd like that, wouldn't you?
- Look who's talking!Copy !req
990. So you can plead insanityCopy !req
991. and spend the rest of your life
being cared for by the state.Copy !req
992. And then you break out of the asylum
or receive a pardon,Copy !req
993. and you're happy as can be,
free to kill with impunity,Copy !req
994. protected by law
on grounds of insanity —Copy !req
995. and you're back to chasing little children!
No, no more of that!Copy !req
996. You must be taken out of action!
You must go!Copy !req
997. But I can't help it!Copy !req
998. I can't...Copy !req
999. I really can't... help it!Copy !req
1000. We know that one!Copy !req
1001. Before the judge,
we all "can't help it."Copy !req
1002. What would you know?Copy !req
1003. What are you talking about?Copy !req
1004. Who are you anyway?Copy !req
1005. Who are you?Copy !req
1006. All of you.Copy !req
1007. Criminals.Copy !req
1008. Probably proud of it, too —Copy !req
1009. proud you can crack a safeCopy !req
1010. or sneak into houses
or cheat at cards.Copy !req
1011. All of which it seems to me
you could just as easily give upCopy !req
1012. if you had learned something useful,Copy !req
1013. or if you had jobsCopy !req
1014. or if you weren't such lazy pigs.Copy !req
1015. But me?Copy !req
1016. Can I do anything about it?Copy !req
1017. Don't I have
this cursed thing inside me?Copy !req
1018. This fire, this voice, this agony?Copy !req
1019. So you mean to say...Copy !req
1020. you have to kill?Copy !req
1021. I have to roam the streets endlessly,Copy !req
1022. always sensingCopy !req
1023. that someone's following me.Copy !req
1024. It's me!Copy !req
1025. I'm shadowing myself!Copy !req
1026. Silently...Copy !req
1027. but I still hear it!Copy !req
1028. Yes, sometimes I feelCopy !req
1029. like I'm tracking myself down.Copy !req
1030. I want to run —
run away from myself!Copy !req
1031. But I can't!
I can't escape from myself!Copy !req
1032. I must take the path
that it's driving me downCopy !req
1033. and run and run
down endless streets!Copy !req
1034. I want off!Copy !req
1035. And with me run the ghostsCopy !req
1036. of the mothers and children.Copy !req
1037. They never go away.
They're always there!Copy !req
1038. Always!Copy !req
1039. Always!Copy !req
1040. Except...Copy !req
1041. when I'm doing it...Copy !req
1042. when I...Copy !req
1043. Then I don't remember a thing.Copy !req
1044. Then I'm standing before a poster,Copy !req
1045. reading what I've done.Copy !req
1046. I read and read...Copy !req
1047. I did that?Copy !req
1048. I don't remember a thing!Copy !req
1049. But who will believe me?Copy !req
1050. Who knows what it's like inside me?Copy !req
1051. How it screams and cries out
inside me when I have to do it!Copy !req
1052. Don't want to! Must!Copy !req
1053. Don't want to! Must!Copy !req
1054. And then a voice cries out,Copy !req
1055. and I can't listen anymore!Copy !req
1056. Help! I can't!Copy !req
1057. I can't!Copy !req
1058. The accused has statedCopy !req
1059. that he can't help himself.Copy !req
1060. In other words,
he must commit murder.Copy !req
1061. With that he has pronounced
his own death sentence.Copy !req
1062. Right!Copy !req
1063. A man who claimsCopy !req
1064. that he's compelled
to destroy the lives of others —Copy !req
1065. such a man must be
extinguished like a bonfire!Copy !req
1066. Such a man must be obliterated!Copy !req
1067. Wiped out!Copy !req
1068. May I address the court?Copy !req
1069. Counsel for the defense
has the floor.Copy !req
1070. My learned colleague
who just spoke...Copy !req
1071. who is, if I'm not mistaken,Copy !req
1072. wanted by the police
on three counts of manslaughter...Copy !req
1073. That's irrelevant here.Copy !req
1074. has claimedCopy !req
1075. that the fact that my client
was acting compulsivelyCopy !req
1076. warrants the death sentence.Copy !req
1077. That's right!Copy !req
1078. He is mistaken,Copy !req
1079. because the very nature of compulsion
warrants an acquittal!Copy !req
1080. Get outta here, will ya?Copy !req
1081. Are you nuts, or plastered?Copy !req
1082. It is precisely
the nature of compulsionCopy !req
1083. that relieves him
of responsibility for his actions!Copy !req
1084. And a man cannot be punished for thatCopy !req
1085. for which he is not responsible!Copy !req
1086. - Ridiculous!
- You mean this monster should go free?Copy !req
1087. That he should live?Copy !req
1088. I'm saying that this man is sick,Copy !req
1089. and you turn a sick man
over to a doctor, not an executioner.Copy !req
1090. - Will you guarantee his cure?
- What does the state build asylums for?Copy !req
1091. - What if he breaks out?
- Or he's declared cured and released?Copy !req
1092. And one fine day
the killing starts all over?Copy !req
1093. Another month-long manhunt!Copy !req
1094. Once again the insanity clause,
once again the asylum!Copy !req
1095. Another breakout or possible release!
And again... "must kill"!Copy !req
1096. Is this supposed
to go on indefinitely?Copy !req
1097. No one has the right to kill a manCopy !req
1098. who cannot be held
responsible for his crimes!Copy !req
1099. Not even the state,Copy !req
1100. and all of you least of all!Copy !req
1101. The state must ensure
that this man is rendered harmlessCopy !req
1102. so that he ceases to be
a danger to society!Copy !req
1103. You never had kids, did ya?Copy !req
1104. Then you never lost any either.Copy !req
1105. But if you wanna know what it's likeCopy !req
1106. when a little child is taken from you,Copy !req
1107. just ask the parents
whose kids he took away!Copy !req
1108. Ask 'em about the days and nights
not knowing what had happened,Copy !req
1109. and later,
when they finally found out...Copy !req
1110. Why don't you ask the mothers?Copy !req
1111. You should ask the mothers!Copy !req
1112. Think you'd get mercy
from any of themCopy !req
1113. for murdering their kids?Copy !req
1114. - The woman's right!
- Absolutely!Copy !req
1115. No mercy for the killer!Copy !req
1116. - Let him have it!
- Slaughter the bastard!Copy !req
1117. - Kill the monster!
- Kill him!Copy !req
1118. - Put the animal to death!
- Rub him out!Copy !req
1119. - Kill him!
- Waste him!Copy !req
1120. - Get rid of him!
- Annihilate the monster!Copy !req
1121. I will not let you shout me down!Copy !req
1122. I will not allow a murder
to be committed in my presence.Copy !req
1123. I demand that this human being...Copy !req
1124. That's not a human being!Copy !req
1125. that this human being be afforded
the same protection under the lawCopy !req
1126. rendered the common criminal!Copy !req
1127. Not a chance!Copy !req
1128. I demand that he be
handed over to the police!Copy !req
1129. The police!
Of all the dumb —Copy !req
1130. In the name of the law...Copy !req
1131. In the name of the people...Copy !req
1132. This will not bring
our children back.Copy !req
1133. One has to...Copy !req
1134. keep closer watch...Copy !req
1135. over the children!Copy !req
1136. All of you!Copy !req