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. PUBLIC SCHOOLCopy !req
19. 10,000 MARKS' REWARD —
WHO IS THE MURDERER?Copy !req
20. "Little Kurt Klawitzky and his sister Klara
have been missing since June 11th.Copy !req
21. Evidence leads us to believe
the children were victims of a crimeCopy !req
22. similar to that committed
last fall against the Doering siblings."Copy !req
23. What a pretty ball you have there.Copy !req
24. What's your name?Copy !req
25. Elsie Beckmann.Copy !req
26. Didn't Elsie come with you?Copy !req
27. No, she didn't.Copy !req
28. Pretty!Copy !req
29. Thank you.Copy !req
30. A thrilling new chapter, Mrs. Beckmann.
Passionate and moving.Copy !req
31. Just a moment, Mr. Gehrke.Copy !req
32. Tell me, Mr. Gehrke.Copy !req
33. Have you seen little Elsie?Copy !req
34. No. Didn't she just
come up the stairs?Copy !req
35. No, she's not home yet.Copy !req
36. She won't be long now.
Good-bye.Copy !req
37. Good-bye, Mr. Gehrke.Copy !req
38. Extra! Extra!Copy !req
39. Extra! Extra!Copy !req
40. No, I can't give change!
Extra!Copy !req
41. Makes you afraid
to send your kids to school!Copy !req
42. Who is the murderer?Copy !req
43. "Because the police
did not publish my first letter,Copy !req
44. I am writing now
directly to the press!Copy !req
45. Proceed with your investigations.Copy !req
46. All will soon be confirmed.Copy !req
47. But I'm not done yet!"Copy !req
48. 10y 000 marks' reward.Copy !req
49. - Christy here we go again!
- This is horrible!Copy !req
50. The print's too small.
We can't read it.Copy !req
51. You in front read it out loud!Copy !req
52. - Let him read!
- Hey! Quiet!Copy !req
53. "The terror in our town
has found a new victim."Copy !req
54. Louder!
We can't hear a word!Copy !req
55. dd
Certain evidence leads us to believeCopy !req
56. that this is the same murdererCopy !req
57. who has already claimed eight victims
from among our city's children.Copy !req
58. We must emphasize once againCopy !req
59. that it is, now more than ever,
every mother and father's sacred dutyCopy !req
60. to alert their children
to this ever present dangerCopy !req
61. and to the friendly guise
it is likely to assume.Copy !req
62. A little candy, a toy, or an appleCopy !req
63. can suffice to lure a child
to his or her doom."Copy !req
64. Very true!Copy !req
65. Keep reading.Copy !req
66. "Anxiety among the general public
is heightenedCopy !req
67. by the police's failure
to apprehend a suspect.Copy !req
68. But the police are faced
with the almost impossible taskCopy !req
69. of catching a criminal who left
not the slightest clue behind.Copy !req
70. Who is the murderer?'Copy !req
71. What does he look like?Copy !req
72. Where is he hiding?Copy !req
73. No one knows him,
yet he is among us.Copy !req
74. Anybody sitting next to you
could be the murderer."Copy !req
75. Yes, that's very true.Copy !req
76. - Why look at me when you say that?
- You know very well.Copy !req
77. What do I know very well?Copy !req
78. Think about it.
It'll come to you.Copy !req
79. What are you saying?Copy !req
80. I saw you follow that little girl
from the fourth floor up the stairs.Copy !req
81. You're crazy, you dirty swine!Copy !req
82. Who's the swine?
Me, or a man who chases little girls?Copy !req
83. You bastard! You swine!Copy !req
84. Murderer!Copy !req
85. Gentlemen!Copy !req
86. I'll see you in court!Copy !req
87. I'll have you locked up!Copy !req
88. Slanderer!
Trying to ruin my reputation!Copy !req
89. Damn slanderer!
Besmirching a man s good name!Copy !req
90. And the police fall for it!Copy !req
91. A search warrant!Copy !req
92. How awful! What a disgrace!Copy !req
93. Searching a man's house
based on an anonymous letter!Copy !req
94. Mr. Jäger, please calm down.
We're only doing our job.Copy !req
95. As if it weren't enough
that we're in constant fear for our kids!Copy !req
96. You see? That's why the police
must follow up every lead.Copy !req
97. Any man on the street
could be the murderer.Copy !req
98. Can you please tell me
what time it is?Copy !req
99. Yes, my child.Copy !req
100. Now you must hurry home.
Where do you live?Copy !req
101. What's it to you
where the kid lives?Copy !req
102. Excuse me?Copy !req
103. What do you want with that kid?Copy !req
104. Absolutely nothing!Copy !req
105. What do you want with me?Copy !req
106. I'll show you what I want!Copy !req
107. Let me go!
This is an outrage!Copy !req
108. - What's going on?
- This is an outrage!Copy !req
109. - What does Four-Eyes want?
- Don't get so excited.Copy !req
110. First chatting up children...
- Punch him in the face!Copy !req
111. then acting like a big shot!Copy !req
112. Will you let me go!
I didn't even speak to the child!Copy !req
113. - Get her alone, eh?
- And kill her like the others, right?Copy !req
114. - He's the murderer!
- Hold him!Copy !req
115. Call the police!Copy !req
116. - Never around when you need 'em!
- Officer!Copy !req
117. Make way, gentlemen.
Let us through.Copy !req
118. Sure, you can catch pickpockets!
Why don't you catch the murderer instead!Copy !req
119. What? Is he the murderer?Copy !req
120. Break it up!
Come on, move along!Copy !req
121. - The murderer!
- The monster!Copy !req
122. Get him!Copy !req
123. Tackle him!Copy !req
124. MURDERER WRITES TO THE PRESSCopy !req
125. "Because the police
did not publish my first letter,Copy !req
126. I am writing now
directly to the press!Copy !req
127. Proceed with your investigations.Copy !req
128. All will soon be confirmed.Copy !req
129. But I'm not done yet!"Copy !req
130. This is a terrible scandal!Copy !req
131. Imagine the effect such a note
will have on the public, Commissioner!Copy !req
132. This is simply irresponsible!Copy !req
133. Mr. Secretary, we cannot stop the murderer
from writing to whomever he wishes!Copy !req
134. This severely pathological man
probably takes great pleasureCopy !req
135. in seeing his crimes
covered in the press.Copy !req
136. We immediately got in touch
with the newspaperCopy !req
137. and had them send us
the original letter.Copy !req
138. The lab's working on it right now.Copy !req
139. Of course you can't get good
fingerprints from a postcardCopy !req
140. that's passed
through so many hands.Copy !req
141. Nevertheless
we will leave no stone unturned.Copy !req
142. We'll painstakingly compare
the results against our archivesCopy !req
143. in hopes of finding something
that can be used to solve this case.Copy !req
144. Then we'll send the letter
to ourgraphologist.Copy !req
145. "The aforementioned diamond-shaped
and swelling sweeps,Copy !req
146. clearly seen in the word 'soon,'
third line from the bottom — "Copy !req
147. You got that?
- Yes.Copy !req
148. "... attest to the strongly pathological
sexuality of this sex offender.Copy !req
149. Period.Copy !req
150. The partially disrupted and uneven style
of his other lettersCopy !req
151. is, in its interpretation,Copy !req
152. a form of actingCopy !req
153. which may manifest externally
as indolence or even lethargy.Copy !req
154. The writing as a whole displaysCopy !req
155. elusive yet unmistakable signsCopy !req
156. of madness. 'Copy !req
157. Yes, of course, Commissioner.Copy !req
158. I have no doubt you're doing your job,
and your men as well.Copy !req
159. But we need results!Copy !req
160. Results!Copy !req
161. Mr. Secretary, my men haven't gotten
12 hours' sleep in an entire week!Copy !req
162. My riot squads
y
don't get a moment's peace.Copy !req
163. They report for duty almost more fatigued
than when they were dismissedCopy !req
164. because the painstaking nature
of their work wears on the nervesCopy !req
165. and 80% — if not 90% —
of our leads are false.Copy !req
166. The homicide squad doesn't even
get time to change clothes.Copy !req
167. They're constantly on call
always tense and alertCopy !req
168. ever ready to spring into actionCopy !req
169. to follow even the slightest leadCopy !req
170. as it just might be
the one that solves the case.Copy !req
171. Mr. Secretary just consider
the search of the crime scene.Copy !req
172. To give you an example:Copy !req
173. In the bushes
just behind a picket fenceCopy !req
174. a small white crumpled
paper wrapping was found.Copy !req
175. It apparently once contained
inexpensive sweets.Copy !req
176. In the outermost cornerCopy !req
177. were found traces of fruit dropsCopy !req
178. and particles of powdered sugar.Copy !req
179. We've tried to trace the origin
of this wrapperCopy !req
180. in every candy shop and grocery store
within a radius of a mile and a halfCopy !req
181. but all to no avail.Copy !req
182. With each passing day
we expand the area searched.Copy !req
183. But of course
after such a long timeCopy !req
184. no one remembers anything
that could serve as a lead.Copy !req
185. Despite all these setbacksCopy !req
186. we're forced to press on
in our investigationCopy !req
187. always in uncertaintyCopy !req
188. and with little chance of successCopy !req
189. in bringing the case
even one step closer to its conclusion.Copy !req
190. Our men are doing everyth —Copy !req
191. What good is all this?Copy !req
192. Commissioner,
I'm aware you're not dawdling,Copy !req
193. but that doesn't change the fact
that an unknown killerCopy !req
194. is terrorizing 41/2 million people!Copy !req
195. And the police are getting nowhere!Copy !req
196. Mr. Secretary, you don't seem
to have a clear pictureCopy !req
197. of the enormous obstacles
confronting our forces.Copy !req
198. Do you realize, for example,Copy !req
199. regarding the route
the child took home,Copy !req
200. that there are 15 conflicting
eyewitness accounts alone?Copy !req
201. Let me give you a random example:Copy !req
202. "Testimony 1,478
in the Beckmann murder case..."Copy !req
203. - You've got no clue.
- More than you, mister!Copy !req
204. Gentlemen!Copy !req
205. You must at least know the color
of the cap the little girl woreCopy !req
206. whom you say you saw
with the stranger!Copy !req
207. Of course, Inspector.
It was red!Copy !req
208. - It was green!
- Red!Copy !req
209. Stop! This is pointless!Copy !req
210. Thank you, gentlemen.
- You're welcome!Copy !req
211. Next witness.Copy !req
212. If you rely
on a color-blind man for clues,Copy !req
213. don't be surprised
if you get nowhere!Copy !req
214. In their hunt
for this unknown killer,Copy !req
215. the police have tracked down
more than 1,500 detailed leads.Copy !req
216. The files in this case
fill 60 thick volumes.Copy !req
217. We've dispatched all our forcesCopy !req
218. to systematically comb
the area adjoining the city.Copy !req
219. Every piece of undergrowth is scoured
every thicket searchedCopy !req
220. every bush examinedCopy !req
221. since any bush or hollow
could harbor some objectCopy !req
222. that could finally set us
on the right track.Copy !req
223. We called in police dogs.Copy !req
224. We set the best trackers
on the faintest of tracesCopy !req
225. but they lost the scentCopy !req
226. and failed to pick it up again
despite all efforts.Copy !req
227. Since the first murdersCopy !req
228. the police have searched
homeless shelters night after nightCopy !req
229. subjecting everyone in them
to thorough scrutiny.Copy !req
230. This does not of course
make the police very popularCopy !req
231. nor does it reduce
the general public's anxiety.Copy !req
232. Railway stations are kept
under surveillance around the clock.Copy !req
233. Still the investigation has not yet
yielded the slightest resultsCopy !req
234. nor have nightly raids
in the criminal districts.Copy !req
235. The cops!Copy !req
236. Get back!Copy !req
237. Back!
- This is the police!Copy !req
238. Let me go you dirty bastard!Copy !req
239. Let me go you son of a bitch!Copy !req
240. Goddamn bastard!Copy !req
241. Put me down!Copy !req
242. Let me go!Copy !req
243. Let her go, you filthy pig!Copy !req
244. Quiet!Copy !req
245. Move back!Copy !req
246. The top fuzz!Copy !req
247. Quiet!Copy !req
248. Police orders:Copy !req
249. Nobody is to leave this establishment.
Get your papers ready.Copy !req
250. Please!Copy !req
251. Come now, children,
stop this foolishness.Copy !req
252. Well, if it isn't Tubby Lohmann!Copy !req
253. Quiet!Copy !req
254. That'll get you nowhere.Copy !req
255. - Go after the murderer instead!
- Right!Copy !req
256. Quiet!Copy !req
257. Be reasonable now!
Step back!Copy !req
258. You hear me? Step back!Copy !req
259. Let's go!
Come on, let's see those papers!Copy !req
260. - I haven't got any.
- Let's see your papers.Copy !req
261. Please let me gop Inspector!Copy !req
262. The two guys who tried to escape
were caught on the Krangasse.Copy !req
263. - Leave those chairs alone!
- Shut up!Copy !req
264. Have your papers ready!Copy !req
265. Haven't we met before?
- Yeah. So?Copy !req
266. Off to the precinct again!Copy !req
267. Haven t even made a buck tonight!Copy !req
268. Anyone without papers
goes down to the precinct!Copy !req
269. I tell you I'm innocent really!Copy !req
270. Stop talking nonsense!Copy !req
271. - Let's get moving!
- Kiss my ass!Copy !req
272. - Show your papers!
- Where's the paddy wagon?Copy !req
273. Don't push.Copy !req
274. Everyone will get their turn.Copy !req
275. - Silence!
- Cool it kids!Copy !req
276. Have your papers ready!Copy !req
277. Your papers.Copy !req
278. Inspector, I can't carry my birth certificate
around with me everywhere!Copy !req
279. - Quit your bellyaching, child.
- I really can't, Inspector!Copy !req
280. The precinct for you!Copy !req
281. You make me puke!Copy !req
282. Shoddy work, my friend.Copy !req
283. You've been had.Copy !req
284. Precinct.
- See you, Willy. Ta-ta!Copy !req
285. Ah, lay off!Copy !req
286. Next.Copy !req
287. Stuck-up snob.Copy !req
288. What's wrong?Copy !req
289. - Papa Lohmann...
- ... nabbed him!Copy !req
290. UNSOLVED BURGLARY AT FURRIER'SCopy !req
291. We'd better take you
down to the precinct too.Copy !req
292. What do you mean?
My papers are in order.Copy !req
293. Move on.Copy !req
294. Move on!Copy !req
295. Ah, tough luck!Copy !req
296. Next.Copy !req
297. Papers.
- Don't got none.Copy !req
298. To the precinct.Copy !req
299. Just my luck.Copy !req
300. Next, come on.Copy !req
301. You're ruining my business, Sarge.Copy !req
302. These raids every night.Copy !req
303. No one can get a moment's peace!
They're human beings too.Copy !req
304. You think...Copy !req
305. we stay up all night
just for the hell of it?Copy !req
306. No.Copy !req
307. But you're drivin' away my clientele,Copy !req
308. and you won't find the guy
you're lookin' for here anyway.Copy !req
309. If you knew how steamed they areCopy !req
310. at the guy who's causing these raids.Copy !req
311. Especially the girls.Copy !req
312. Sure, they solicit.
Business is business.Copy !req
313. But believe me,Copy !req
314. in every one of them
beats a mother's heart!Copy !req
315. I know a lot of toughsCopy !req
316. who get all teary-eyed
just seein' the little ones at play.Copy !req
317. If they ever get their hands
on that monster,Copy !req
318. they'll make toothpicks out of him!Copy !req
319. Ready to leave, Sergeant.Copy !req
320. So long.Copy !req
321. They hit the Crocodile Club today.Copy !req
322. Two paddy wagons.Copy !req
323. What's keeping Safecracker?Copy !req
324. Is it 3:00 yet?Copy !req
325. I'll find out.Copy !req
326. The exact time, please, miss.Copy !req
327. 2:58. Thank you.Copy !req
328. 2:58.Copy !req
329. The cops are crawling
the streets like ants again.Copy !req
330. Green coats wherever you spit.Copy !req
331. They're on your back
even if you're with a broad.Copy !req
332. They've gone nuts —
got this murderer on the brain.Copy !req
333. My old lady has a little six-year-old girl,
and every night I have to checkCopy !req
334. under the bed to see
if the murderer's hiding there.Copy !req
335. You can't do business anymore
for tripping over cops everywhere.Copy !req
336. There's no privacy anymore.
I'm fed up with it.Copy !req
337. What else is new?Copy !req
338. - Where the heck is Safecracker?
- Think they might have nabbed him?Copy !req
339. That guy? Come on.Copy !req
340. Scotland Yard laid a trap for him once
on a bank job he pulled in London.Copy !req
341. There he was, hands up,
back to the wall,Copy !req
342. cops all around him.Copy !req
343. Seconds later there were
three men dead on the ground,Copy !req
344. but he wasn't one of 'em!Copy !req
345. No one better
from Berlin to San Francisco.Copy !req
346. They've been after him six years
and they've yet to get him.Copy !req
347. Not yet. But put enough dogs
on the fox's tail...Copy !req
348. Can it!Copy !req
349. Damn it!Copy !req
350. I can't take this!Copy !req
351. He was always right on time before.Copy !req
352. - Thank God!
- Finally.Copy !req
353. Morning!Copy !req
354. Are you nuts?
Close those blinds!Copy !req
355. Gentlemen,
I hereby open this meeting.Copy !req
356. I declare all division leaders
of this organization present.Copy !req
357. I assume you're authorized
to make binding decisionsCopy !req
358. for your divisions.Copy !req
359. Good. We'll dispense
with the preliminaries,Copy !req
360. as we all know why we're here.Copy !req
361. An outsider is ruining
our business and our reputation.Copy !req
362. Measures taken by the policeCopy !req
363. and the daily raids
to catch this child murdererCopy !req
364. are hampering our activities
to an almost unbearable degree.Copy !req
365. We can no longer tolerate the factCopy !req
366. that we're not safe now in any hotel,
bar, café or even private homeCopy !req
367. from the clutches of the police.Copy !req
368. Very true.Copy !req
369. This state of affairs must end.Copy !req
370. Things must return to normal
or we'll go under.Copy !req
371. Our coffers will soon be depleted.Copy !req
372. If we can't get funds to support
the wives of those membersCopy !req
373. who currently enjoy
room and board at state expense,Copy !req
374. I don't know where we'll find
the money to carry out our plans.Copy !req
375. Our reputation is suffering as well.Copy !req
376. The police seek
the murderer in our fold.Copy !req
377. Gentlemen, when I run head-on
into an officer from the squad,Copy !req
378. he knows the potential risks,
and so do I.Copy !req
379. If either dies in the line of duty, fine.
Occupational hazard.Copy !req
380. But we must draw a firm line
between ourselvesCopy !req
381. and this man they're looking for!Copy !req
382. We conduct our business
in order to survive,Copy !req
383. but this monster
has no right to survive!Copy !req
384. He must be killed,
eliminated, exterminated!Copy !req
385. Without mercy or compassion!Copy !req
386. Gentlemen,Copy !req
387. our members must be able
to go about their business againCopy !req
388. without frantic cops
in their way at every turn.Copy !req
389. I invite...Copy !req
390. your views, gentlemen.Copy !req
391. Step up ID checks,
comb the entire city,Copy !req
392. and raids —
relentless, ever tougher raids!Copy !req
393. We need informers!Copy !req
394. We must know the police's plans
almost before they do themselves!Copy !req
395. The girls gotta work the cops more!Copy !req
396. How often has one of us been nabbed
'cause his gal ratted on him to the cops?Copy !req
397. Now they can rat on the cops!Copy !req
398. Every resident, every landlord,Copy !req
399. every property ownerCopy !req
400. must be forced to consent
to meticulous searches of his propertyCopy !req
401. for the slightest of clues.Copy !req
402. What if we —
We have our connections.Copy !req
403. What if we put
an article in the papersCopy !req
404. that our syndicates —
I mean, our organization —Copy !req
405. doesn't wish to be lumped in
together with this pig,Copy !req
406. and that the cops should look
for this guy somewhere else.Copy !req
407. He's not even a real crook!Copy !req
408. This man may well be —Copy !req
409. when not engaged
in the actual act of killing —Copy !req
410. a harmless, upstanding citizenCopy !req
411. who wouldn't hurt a fly.Copy !req
412. In his right mind, perhaps he plays
marbles with his landlady's kidsCopy !req
413. or plays cards with friends.Copy !req
414. Without what I'll callCopy !req
415. the innocuousness
of these murderers' private lives,Copy !req
416. it's inconceivable that someone
like Grossmann or HaarmannCopy !req
417. could have lived right next door
to their neighbors for yearsCopy !req
418. without arousing
the faintest trace of suspicion!Copy !req
419. This is where we must focus
the public's attention.Copy !req
420. The public must cooperate.Copy !req
421. I'll tell you about public cooperation!Copy !req
422. Just thinking of it makes me puke.Copy !req
423. I beg your pardon, Commissioner.Copy !req
424. But ain't it the truth?Copy !req
425. What the devil has public cooperation
gotten us so far?Copy !req
426. Piles of letters
full of the most outrageous slander!Copy !req
427. Very true.Copy !req
428. They alert homicide
whenever a chimney sweep walks by.Copy !req
429. That's right.Copy !req
430. But when you really want
reliable information from them,Copy !req
431. then they suddenly haven't got a clue.Copy !req
432. Why, they just can't seem
to remember a thing.Copy !req
433. There's your public cooperation
for you!Copy !req
434. I believe you're exaggerating a bit,
Lohmann.Copy !req
435. It can't really be that bad, can it?Copy !req
436. But it is, Commissioner!Copy !req
437. Most of the public
still takes the position,Copy !req
438. "How does this concern me?"Copy !req
439. The idea that
each individual is responsibleCopy !req
440. for what happens to the poorest,
most anonymous child on the streetCopy !req
441. hasn't even dawned
on the public at large!Copy !req
442. I've got another idea.Copy !req
443. There was this magician.Copy !req
444. Te— Tele—
I can't remember what you call it.Copy !req
445. Anyway, he could conjure up
hidden pennies out of handkerchiefs.Copy !req
446. The reward is still
far too little money.Copy !req
447. The man who leads us
to the murderer should get a fortune.Copy !req
448. None of this is anything new.Copy !req
449. This is all leading nowhere.Copy !req
450. So we just wait for the police
to catch the guy instead?Copy !req
451. The difficulties
in solving crimes of this natureCopy !req
452. are, in my experience,
often insurmountable,Copy !req
453. since perpetrator and victimCopy !req
454. are often brought together
by mere chance.Copy !req
455. The instincts of the moment
drive the murderer's actions.Copy !req
456. The victim is found and identified,Copy !req
457. his or her last known whereabouts
are determined,Copy !req
458. and then...Copy !req
459. then comes the big question mark.Copy !req
460. These children vanish
without a trace.Copy !req
461. And when they're found...Copy !req
462. Well, we all know the state
in which we've found them.Copy !req
463. And the perpetrator...Copy !req
464. It's a fact well-known to all of usCopy !req
465. that murderers like this
rarely leave a clue behind.Copy !req
466. That's what makes our work so hard,
our successes so few.Copy !req
467. The police have been after
this murderer for eight months now.Copy !req
468. They'll only get him by accident now.
- We can't wait for that.Copy !req
469. No, we'll go broke by then.Copy !req
470. What, then?Copy !req
471. We have to catch him...Copy !req
472. ourselves.Copy !req
473. Yes, that's what we must do.Copy !req
474. There is perhaps one other way.Copy !req
475. I'm quite certain that information
on the individual in questionCopy !req
476. must already exist somewhere.Copy !req
477. Being the severely pathological case
that he is,Copy !req
478. he has no doubt already had some kind
of contact with the authorities.Copy !req
479. That's why all health care facilities,Copy !req
480. prisons, clinics and insane asylumsCopy !req
481. must be encouraged
to cooperate with us unequivocally.Copy !req
482. We specifically need informationCopy !req
483. on those released after being deemed
harmless to societyCopy !req
484. but who, due to their inclinations,Copy !req
485. could be the murderer.Copy !req
486. We must cover the city
with a net of informers.Copy !req
487. Every square mile must be
under constant surveillance.Copy !req
488. No child in this city must take
a single step without us knowing it.Copy !req
489. - Fine, but how?
- And who?Copy !req
490. It must be people who can go
anywhere without causing a stir,Copy !req
491. follow anyone
without attracting attention,Copy !req
492. follow any child to any house
without arousing suspicion.Copy !req
493. In short, people whom the killer
would never suspect.Copy !req
494. - But who?
- There are no such people!Copy !req
495. - Who could do that?
- Who?Copy !req
496. The beggars.Copy !req
497. The organization of beggars!Copy !req
498. MR. CREDIT IS DEAD AND BURIED —
THE MANAGEMENTCopy !req
499. Blood pudding's on the upswing.Copy !req
500. God, this cheese stinks so good.Copy !req
501. Take that, you sons of bitches!Copy !req
502. Hey, stop snoring.
You'll wake up the lice.Copy !req
503. Two, four, six...Copy !req
504. NO BEGGARS OR PEDDLERSCopy !req
505. SANDWICHESCopy !req
506. Bread-and-butter sandwich,
lukewarm response.Copy !req
507. Black Friday for roast beef.Copy !req
508. All right.
Now come the courtyards.Copy !req
509. Yes, from number 1 to 88.Copy !req
510. Next.Copy !req
511. You're responsible for the courtyards
on Hauptstrasse from 1 to 88.Copy !req
512. Got it.Copy !req
513. What's next?Copy !req
514. Hauptstrasse, from number 89...Copy !req
515. to 196.Copy !req
516. Hauptstrasse,Copy !req
517. number 89 to 196.Copy !req
518. Member number?
- 3795. Emil Dustermann.Copy !req
519. Well, Emil, maybe
you'll win the 15,000.Copy !req
520. I've got my fingers crossed.Copy !req
521. Knock on wood.Copy !req
522. My heartfelt thanks,
ladies and gentlemen.Copy !req
523. Thank you.Copy !req
524. "In searching homes,
be on the lookout for any clueCopy !req
525. which could establish the origin
of the murderer's letter to the Courier.Copy !req
526. Be on the lookout as wellCopy !req
527. for an old wooden table..."Copy !req
528. Idiot!Copy !req
529. "... or red pencil..."Copy !req
530. Come in.Copy !req
531. "... or writing paper
of the type used by the killer."Copy !req
532. Inspector, here are reports on mental
patients who've been released as curedCopy !req
533. or deemed harmless
over the last five years.Copy !req
534. Reports from every
private and public institute,Copy !req
535. as well as from
municipal hospitals and asylums.Copy !req
536. And here's a list
of their present addresses.Copy !req
537. Good day.
Does a Mr. Beckert live here?Copy !req
538. Pardon me?Copy !req
539. Does a Mr. Beckert live here?Copy !req
540. I'm afraid I don't understand.
I'm a bit hard of hearing.Copy !req
541. You don't say.Copy !req
542. Does a Mr. Beckert live here?Copy !req
543. Mr. Beckert — yes, he does.
But he just stepped out.Copy !req
544. I had hoped to speak with him.Copy !req
545. I'm from the tax office.Copy !req
546. The tax office. Oh, my Lord!Copy !req
547. Perhaps you'd like to wait for him...Copy !req
548. Yes, thank you.Copy !req
549. - Please have a seat.
- Thank you.Copy !req
550. - Perhaps you'd like something to read.
- Thank you. Most kind.Copy !req
551. THE GENERAL GAZETTECopy !req
552. Tell me, Mrs. Winkler,Copy !req
553. does Mr. Beckert
subscribe to any newspapers?Copy !req
554. Mr. Beckert?
No, he always borrows mine.Copy !req
555. I see. Thank you.Copy !req
556. Mommy!
I wanted to meet you halfway!Copy !req
557. Child, you mustn't do that.Copy !req
558. You know why.Copy !req
559. Good day.
What would you like?Copy !req
560. Coffee.Copy !req
561. No, a vermouth.
No, a cognac.Copy !req
562. Here you are.Copy !req
563. Another.Copy !req
564. Check.Copy !req
565. Two cognacs —
that's 1.65, please.Copy !req
566. Thank you very much.Copy !req
567. Number 24: Beckert.
Doesn't take the Courier.Copy !req
568. polished mahogany,
with tablecloth.Copy !req
569. No traces of red pencil.
In fact, no writing materials of any kind.Copy !req
570. Printed matter found in wastebasket:Copy !req
571. cigar ad and a postcardCopy !req
572. with flowers
and "Regards, Paul" on it,Copy !req
573. but no address of sender.Copy !req
574. An empty cigarette pack, Ariston brand,
a bag of candy —Copy !req
575. Just a moment.Copy !req
576. Ariston?Copy !req
577. What was that?Copy !req
578. I'd like the file
on the Marga Perl murder case.Copy !req
579. Thank you very much.Copy !req
580. That's odd.Copy !req
581. I've heard that before.Copy !req
582. It was...Copy !req
583. It was...Copy !req
584. Hey Heinrich!Copy !req
585. What is it?Copy !req
586. What's wrong?
- Listen. Someone's whistling.Copy !req
587. Can't you hear it?Copy !req
588. There.Copy !req
589. Now he's stopped.Copy !req
590. Did you see
the guy who was whistling?Copy !req
591. Yes, I can still see him.Copy !req
592. Heinrich, he's talking to a little girl
and walking her down the street.Copy !req
593. - After him, quick, and don't lose him!
- Why?Copy !req
594. The day little Elsie Beckmann
was killed,Copy !req
595. a man bought a balloon from me.Copy !req
596. He was with a little girl...Copy !req
597. and he whistled just like that!Copy !req
598. Damn it, man!Copy !req
599. Are you crazy,
throwing orange peels on the ground?Copy !req
600. A man could slip and break his neck!
Unbelievable!Copy !req
601. I should report you to the police!Copy !req
602. Outrageous behavior!Copy !req
603. Hey, mister.Copy !req
604. Aha! Here it is.Copy !req
605. "In a 150-foot radius
of the crime scene,Copy !req
606. three cigarette butts of the Ariston brand
were found." There you have it.Copy !req
607. Yes, it may be
the same brand of cigarettes,Copy !req
608. but there was no old wooden table.Copy !req
609. Of course, he could have written
that letter somewhere else.Copy !req
610. Good God!Copy !req
611. The window ledge!Copy !req
612. You're right.Copy !req
613. Just a minute.Copy !req
614. Red pencil.Copy !req
615. My God, finally!Copy !req
616. We're finally on his trail.Copy !req
617. What?Copy !req
618. They're on his trail?Copy !req
619. - Did they find him?
- The beggars found him.Copy !req
620. - His whistling gave him away.
- They put a mark on him.Copy !req
621. Shut up!Copy !req
622. What did you say?Copy !req
623. They're following the mark.
He isn't out of sight for a second.Copy !req
624. His every move is being watched.Copy !req
625. - Mister.
- What is it?Copy !req
626. - You got some white stuff on your coat.
- Where?Copy !req
627. On your shoulder.Copy !req
628. Here, I'll wipe it off.Copy !req
629. - What's the matter?
- Come on. We're leaving.Copy !req
630. He didn't come out this way.
We would've seen him.Copy !req
631. Out of the question!Copy !req
632. - Well, he didn't turn back.
- He has to be somewhere, damn it!Copy !req
633. Maybe he's hiding
inside the building.Copy !req
634. Closing time!Copy !req
635. We can't let him get away in the crowd!
If he slips through now...Copy !req
636. They're starting to come out!Copy !req
637. Out in the street,
and keep your eyes peeled!Copy !req
638. Excuse me, may I ask you a question?Copy !req
639. My trip is tomorrow.
I start in Königsberg...Copy !req
640. No, in my condition
I can't eat anything like that...Copy !req
641. The boss came to my office today...Copy !req
642. Turn off the light.Copy !req
643. He'll get suspicious
if he comes home and sees it on.Copy !req
644. What time is it, anyway?Copy !req
645. Almost 6:30.Copy !req
646. He's gotta still be inside!Copy !req
647. He definitely didn't come out
with the office crowd.Copy !req
648. No, just a moment.Copy !req
649. The beggars have called for backup
and surrounded the whole building.Copy !req
650. They figure the guy's hiding
in the building.Copy !req
651. What sort of building is it?Copy !req
652. What sort of building is it?Copy !req
653. Nothing but offices.Copy !req
654. I don't know what's in the basement.Copy !req
655. There's a branch of the local
savings bank on the ground floor,Copy !req
656. and the second to sixth floors
are nothing but offices.Copy !req
657. Above that is the attic space.Copy !req
658. This is unbelievable.Copy !req
659. Anyone still in there?Copy !req
660. Anyone still in here?Copy !req
661. What the devil!Copy !req
662. Anybody still in here?Copy !req
663. Damn carelessness!Copy !req
664. All that trouble for one door.Copy !req
665. Seems the guy's cornered now.Copy !req
666. I think we should tip
the cops off right away.Copy !req
667. - I agree.
- Let's not waste time!Copy !req
668. Stay by the phone
and call back in a few minutes.Copy !req
669. What is it?Copy !req
670. Are you crazy or something?
The police?Copy !req
671. No! We're gonna get
this guy ourselves!Copy !req
672. Listen, the time now is —Copy !req
673. 8:00.Copy !req
674. All right. 9:00... 10:00...Copy !req
675. At 11:00!Copy !req
676. Evening. Did you know
your gate isn't closed?Copy !req
677. What? That's impossible!Copy !req
678. Why I just — Wait, it is!Copy !req
679. Open up, quick!
And not a sound!Copy !req
680. Come on! Move it!Copy !req
681. Let's go!Copy !req
682. Come on, move it!Copy !req
683. How many other watchmen
are in the building?Copy !req
684. Don't want to answer, eh?Copy !req
685. Very well.Copy !req
686. There are still two watchmen
on their rounds.Copy !req
687. Goddamn it!Copy !req
688. Damn piece of crap!Copy !req
689. Goddamned lock!Copy !req
690. Damn it to hell!Copy !req
691. Shit!Copy !req
692. Careful where you shine those lights!Copy !req
693. And don't stomp around
like elephants!Copy !req
694. He's not in the basement.Copy !req
695. We went through it all
and found nothing.Copy !req
696. Two men are still going
through the boiler room.Copy !req
697. Hold it!Copy !req
698. This is the last one.Copy !req
699. Go up and join Emil.
He needs help.Copy !req
700. Safecracker sent me.Copy !req
701. All right.Copy !req
702. Listen carefully.Copy !req
703. This is a new type of time clock.Copy !req
704. Here's a general diagram.Copy !req
705. If they're not set
at exactly the right minute,Copy !req
706. an alarm automatically goes off
at the nearest police station. Get it?Copy !req
707. You got it?Copy !req
708. - I'm not an idiot!
- Well...Copy !req
709. He's not in the boiler room
or the coal room.Copy !req
710. We turned over every piece of coal.Copy !req
711. Hey!Copy !req
712. Are you nuts?Copy !req
713. What if the doors are wired?
You want the police here in five minutes?Copy !req
714. We gotta get in if we're gonna
search the whole place!Copy !req
715. But not through the door, you idiot!Copy !req
716. Go through the ceiling
of the office above!Copy !req
717. Nothing.Copy !req
718. All right. Down we go.Copy !req
719. Hey, what's up?Copy !req
720. Hey! What is it?Copy !req
721. Wait a minute!
Answer me, damn it!Copy !req
722. What's going on?
- I heard some banging!Copy !req
723. - Where are you off to?
- Why are you running?Copy !req
724. Wait damn it!Copy !req
725. I've gotta see Safecracker!Copy !req
726. He's in the attic, I tell you!
I heard him knocking!Copy !req
727. Quiet!Copy !req
728. Go on! He has to be in there!Copy !req
729. Here's the light switch.Copy !req
730. Force the locks.Copy !req
731. Come on. Hurry up!Copy !req
732. Got him! I found the guy!
He's in the attic!Copy !req
733. I heard someone banging,
and I told Safecracker.Copy !req
734. He's up there with eight men.
They'll get him any moment now.Copy !req
735. Just came down to fill you in.Copy !req
736. If I hadn't been alert,
we could've looked for him for hours!Copy !req
737. The watchman!Copy !req
738. Three... one... four.Copy !req
739. 314.Copy !req
740. - Everybody out!
- What?Copy !req
741. - The cops'll be here in five minutes.
- Damn it! Who called 'em?Copy !req
742. - The watchman rang the alarm.
- Let's scram!Copy !req
743. Hold it!Copy !req
744. Quiet down!Copy !req
745. Five more minutes,
six more storage sheds.Copy !req
746. Move it! Get going!Copy !req
747. Not like that!
Out of the way!Copy !req
748. - He's not in here.
- Next door!Copy !req
749. Come on! Faster!Copy !req
750. - He's not here either.
- Move on! Next door!Copy !req
751. Quickly! We've only got
three minutes left!Copy !req
752. No padlock on this one —
he must be here!Copy !req
753. Open it!Copy !req
754. - Something's jammed inside.
- Let me do it!Copy !req
755. Hurry! Only one minute left!Copy !req
756. There he is the dog!Copy !req
757. Come on! Move it!Copy !req
758. Everybody out!Copy !req
759. Get out while you can, damn it!Copy !req
760. Move it!Copy !req
761. For Christ's sake, get going!Copy !req
762. What's keeping the others?
- They're coming!Copy !req
763. If not, they might as well stay here,
with or without the guy!Copy !req
764. What in the hell is keeping them?Copy !req
765. Finally! Thank God!Copy !req
766. Quick now! Go!
Make it snappy!Copy !req
767. He's not down here.Copy !req
768. Hey! Who pulled up the rope?Copy !req
769. Hey, who pulled up the rope?Copy !req
770. Bunch of morons!Copy !req
771. Hello there.Copy !req
772. Hands up!Copy !req
773. How can I put my hands up
when I'm holding on to the rope?Copy !req
774. Come out of there!Copy !req
775. I'm really innocent this time...Copy !req
776. like a newborn babe.Copy !req
777. This may surprise you, Franz...Copy !req
778. but I believe you.Copy !req
779. Then everything's in order,Copy !req
780. and I can go now, right?Copy !req
781. Just a moment.Copy !req
782. Cigarette?Copy !req
783. Uh-oh.Copy !req
784. I'll take your word for it, Franz...Copy !req
785. provided...Copy !req
786. you can tell me...Copy !req
787. who the man was
that you were looking forCopy !req
788. and that you found in that building.Copy !req
789. I don't understand, Inspector.Copy !req
790. A man, you say?Copy !req
791. I know nothing about that.
There must be some mistake.Copy !req
792. I know nothing.Copy !req
793. Nothing at all.Copy !req
794. Of course.Copy !req
795. There's just one thing I don't get:Copy !req
796. why you're covering upCopy !req
797. for the gang
who left you in the lurch.Copy !req
798. Fine friends, running off
when things heat up,Copy !req
799. leaving you right in the fire.Copy !req
800. Phooey!Copy !req
801. That ploy won't work with me,
Inspector.Copy !req
802. Listen...Copy !req
803. What can happen to me anyway?Copy !req
804. Maybe a little property damage —
so what?Copy !req
805. Nothing was pinched!Copy !req
806. But something was pinched,
my friend!Copy !req
807. In fact, a good deal.Copy !req
808. What? Something got pinched?Copy !req
809. How much?Copy !req
810. Tell me what you know
and I'll do the same.Copy !req
811. I already told you.
I know nothing.Copy !req
812. Very well.Copy !req
813. Give it some thought, Franz.Copy !req
814. Leave a man alone
for a couple hours...Copy !req
815. and a lot comes back to him
that he couldn't remember before.Copy !req
816. Take him away.Copy !req
817. Send the night watchman in.Copy !req
818. Mr. Damowatz.Copy !req
819. Please sit down.Copy !req
820. Now then, you said
in your statement —Copy !req
821. Listen carefully, in case
you have to testify under oath later.Copy !req
822. You clearly heard one of the burglars
say to the guy guarding you,Copy !req
823. "We got him. I found the guy.
He's in the attic."Copy !req
824. Is that correct?
- Yes, Inspector.Copy !req
825. Yes, I'll swear to that anytime.Copy !req
826. Good.Copy !req
827. Go home now
and recover from your ordeal.Copy !req
828. But please remain available
for further questioning.Copy !req
829. Of course, Inspector.Copy !req
830. Good morning, Inspector.Copy !req
831. Morning.Copy !req
832. Tell me, is Inspector Lohmann
in the building?Copy !req
833. He's talking to someone?
No, it doesn't matter.Copy !req
834. I'll come over myself.Copy !req
835. What? I see.Copy !req
836. Hasn't come home yet, eh?Copy !req
837. Did you keep an eye
on the old Winkler woman too?Copy !req
838. Come in.Copy !req
839. Come in!Copy !req
840. - Am I disturbing you?
- No, come in.Copy !req
841. Listen, the whole block
is surrounded.Copy !req
842. If he decides to go home,
he has to run into us.Copy !req
843. So just keep on waiting.Copy !req
844. If anything happens,
I'll be here at the precinct.Copy !req
845. Damn it!Copy !req
846. What do you want?Copy !req
847. I wanted...Copy !req
848. to ask a favor of you.Copy !req
849. Dishwater again!Copy !req
850. I wanted to ask you —Copy !req
851. Read this first.Copy !req
852. - A statement?
- Yeah.Copy !req
853. An office building was broken into.Copy !req
854. Bennostrasse?Copy !req
855. That's a respectable part of town.Copy !req
856. Perhaps not that respectable after all.Copy !req
857. Hell this is getting serious!Copy !req
858. What the — Did they mean to empty
the whole joint?Copy !req
859. What could they have been
looking for in the coal?Copy !req
860. Incredible! Unbelievable!Copy !req
861. I'll be damned!Copy !req
862. This is madness!Copy !req
863. Ah so they were after
the savings bank!Copy !req
864. Good God!
What could this mean?Copy !req
865. y
I don't understand at all.Copy !req
866. They didn't even touch it?Copy !req
867. Must've been a bunch of real idiots!Copy !req
868. I'll be damned!Copy !req
869. Isn't that something?Copy !req
870. Nothing stolen,
but a man was carried off.Copy !req
871. God knows where they took him.Copy !req
872. That's just great.Copy !req
873. And Franz isn't talking.Copy !req
874. He's afraid, of course.Copy !req
875. I know him well. Guy like him would
rather jump out the fifth-floor windowCopy !req
876. than be mixed up in a murder rap.Copy !req
877. What if we could
get at him from that angle?Copy !req
878. Lohmann, if you'd be willing
to help me out...Copy !req
879. Very clever.Copy !req
880. I see the wheels turning.Copy !req
881. Let's send for this Franz.Copy !req
882. You're wanted for questioning.Copy !req
883. What? They sent four guys for me?Copy !req
884. What's this about?
- Move it!Copy !req
885. "Homicide squad.Copy !req
886. Inspector Karl Lohmann."Copy !req
887. What do you want with me?Copy !req
888. What have I got to do
with the homicide squad?Copy !req
889. Yes, young man...Copy !req
890. your case has been turned over to me.Copy !req
891. But why?Copy !req
892. Why?Copy !req
893. You boys did your work
a little too well.Copy !req
894. One of the watchmen...Copy !req
895. Dead?Copy !req
896. Accessory to murder.Copy !req
897. Nasty business.Copy !req
898. Inspector, I've had enough!Copy !req
899. I want no part of this!Copy !req
900. I'll tell you everything I know!Copy !req
901. Very sensible,
but, unfortunately, too late.Copy !req
902. It can't be too late!Copy !req
903. It can't be!Copy !req
904. I'll tell you everything!Copy !req
905. Even what we were looking for
in that damn building.Copy !req
906. Well...Copy !req
907. The child murderer!Copy !req
908. What?Copy !req
909. Who?Copy !req
910. The child murderer, Inspector.Copy !req
911. Just a moment.Copy !req
912. This had to happen to me!Copy !req
913. Me, of all people.Copy !req
914. Come sit down, my boy.Copy !req
915. We're gonna level
with each other, got it?Copy !req
916. Certainly, Inspector.Copy !req
917. And God help you
if you pull something.Copy !req
918. Now then...Copy !req
919. what have you boys got to do
with the murderer,Copy !req
920. and where was the guy taken?Copy !req
921. Well, Inspector...Copy !req
922. you know the old
Kuntz & Levy distillery?Copy !req
923. The one that went belly-up
in the Depression?Copy !req
924. That's the one.Copy !req
925. Since then the building's stood empty
and no one gives a damn about it.Copy !req
926. Get out here! Move it!Copy !req
927. Let me go!Copy !req
928. What have I done to you?Copy !req
929. You swine!Copy !req
930. Let go of me!Copy !req
931. Bastards!Copy !req
932. Swine!
What do you want from me?Copy !req
933. What do you want —Copy !req
934. Help!Copy !req
935. Help! Let me out of here!Copy !req
936. I want out!Copy !req
937. Let me out of here!Copy !req
938. You'll never get out of here.Copy !req
939. Gentlemen, I beg of you!Copy !req
940. I don't even know
what you want with me.Copy !req
941. I beg you, let me go.Copy !req
942. This whole thing must be a mistake!Copy !req
943. A mis—Copy !req
944. No.Copy !req
945. No mistake.
Out of the question.Copy !req
946. This is no mistake.Copy !req
947. No.Copy !req
948. No mistake.Copy !req
949. You recognize this?Copy !req
950. You bought a balloon just like this
for little Elsie Beckmann.Copy !req
951. Just like this one.Copy !req
952. No!Copy !req
953. Where did you bury
little Marga Perl, you bastard?Copy !req
954. But I never...Copy !req
955. I never even met her!Copy !req
956. You never even met her!Copy !req
957. I suppose you never
met her either, huh?Copy !req
958. Or her?Copy !req
959. You never met her either, huh?Copy !req
960. - Stop him!
- Grab him!Copy !req
961. - Stop him!
- Don't let him escape!Copy !req
962. Watch out! The door!Copy !req
963. - Let me out!
- Punch him in the face!Copy !req
964. Let go of me!Copy !req
965. - You have no right to treat me this way!
- We'll show you we do!Copy !req
966. You have no right to hold me here!Copy !req
967. Right? There's only one thing
right for a man like you — death!Copy !req
968. - Right! Kill him!
- Kill the rabid dog!Copy !req
969. - Ice him!
- Let him have it!Copy !req
970. Quiet!Copy !req
971. Kill him!Copy !req
972. You spoke of "right" just now.Copy !req
973. We will be your right.Copy !req
974. Everyone sitting here
is an expert in the rule of law!Copy !req
975. From six weeks in Tegel prison...Copy !req
976. to 15 years in Brandenburg.Copy !req
977. They'll make sure
you get your rights.Copy !req
978. You'll even have defense counsel.Copy !req
979. Everything according
to the letter of the law.Copy !req
980. Defense counsel?Copy !req
981. I need no defense counsel!
Who's gonna prosecute me?Copy !req
982. You, perhaps?Copy !req
983. Hey, you.Copy !req
984. If I were you,
I wouldn't make big speeches.Copy !req
985. Your head's at stake here,
in case you hadn't noticed.Copy !req
986. And just who are you?Copy !req
987. I have the dubious pleasure
of serving as your defense.Copy !req
988. Though I'm afraid
it won't do you much good.Copy !req
989. Do you all want to kill me?
You want to just wipe me out?Copy !req
990. We simply want to put you
out of commission.Copy !req
991. And we'll only be sure
of that when you're dead.Copy !req
992. But you can't murder me
just like that!Copy !req
993. I demand to be handed over
to the police!Copy !req
994. I demand to be brought
before a real court of law!Copy !req
995. That's a good one!Copy !req
996. - You'd like that, wouldn't you?
- Look who's talking!Copy !req
997. So you can plead insanityCopy !req
998. and spend the rest of your life
being cared for by the state.Copy !req
999. And then you break out of the asylum
or receive a pardon,Copy !req
1000. and you're happy as can be,
free to kill with impunity,Copy !req
1001. protected by law
on grounds of insanity —Copy !req
1002. and you're back to chasing little children!
No, no more of that!Copy !req
1003. You must be taken out of action!
You must go!Copy !req
1004. But I can't help it!Copy !req
1005. I can't...Copy !req
1006. I really can't... help it!Copy !req
1007. We know that one!Copy !req
1008. Before the judge,
we all "can't help it."Copy !req
1009. What would you know?Copy !req
1010. What are you talking about?Copy !req
1011. Who are you anyway?Copy !req
1012. Who are you?Copy !req
1013. All of you.Copy !req
1014. Criminals.Copy !req
1015. Probably proud of it, too —Copy !req
1016. proud you can crack a safeCopy !req
1017. or sneak into houses
or cheat at cards.Copy !req
1018. All of which it seems to me
you could just as easily give upCopy !req
1019. if you had learned something useful,Copy !req
1020. or if you had jobsCopy !req
1021. or if you weren't such lazy pigs.Copy !req
1022. But me?Copy !req
1023. Can I do anything about it?Copy !req
1024. Don't I have
this cursed thing inside me?Copy !req
1025. This fire, this voice, this agony?Copy !req
1026. So you mean to say...Copy !req
1027. you have to kill?Copy !req
1028. I have to roam the streets endlessly,Copy !req
1029. always sensingCopy !req
1030. that someone's following me.Copy !req
1031. It's me!Copy !req
1032. I'm shadowing myself!Copy !req
1033. Silently...Copy !req
1034. but I still hear it!Copy !req
1035. Yes, sometimes I feelCopy !req
1036. like I'm tracking myself down.Copy !req
1037. I want to run —
run away from myself!Copy !req
1038. But I can't!
I can't escape from myself!Copy !req
1039. I must take the path
that it's driving me downCopy !req
1040. and run and run
down endless streets!Copy !req
1041. I want off!Copy !req
1042. And with me run the ghostsCopy !req
1043. of the mothers and children.Copy !req
1044. They never go away.
They're always there!Copy !req
1045. Always!Copy !req
1046. Always!Copy !req
1047. Except...Copy !req
1048. when I'm doing it...Copy !req
1049. when I...Copy !req
1050. Then I don't remember a thing.Copy !req
1051. Then I'm standing before a poster,Copy !req
1052. reading what I've done.Copy !req
1053. I read and read...Copy !req
1054. I did that?Copy !req
1055. I don't remember a thing!Copy !req
1056. But who will believe me?Copy !req
1057. Who knows what it's like inside me?Copy !req
1058. How it screams and cries out
inside me when I have to do it!Copy !req
1059. Don't want to! Must!Copy !req
1060. Don't want to! Must!Copy !req
1061. And then a voice cries out,Copy !req
1062. and I can't listen anymore!Copy !req
1063. Help! I can't!Copy !req
1064. I can't!Copy !req
1065. The accused has statedCopy !req
1066. that he can't help himself.Copy !req
1067. In other words,
he must commit murder.Copy !req
1068. With that he has pronounced
his own death sentence.Copy !req
1069. Right!Copy !req
1070. A man who claimsCopy !req
1071. that he's compelled
to destroy the lives of others —Copy !req
1072. such a man must be
extinguished like a bonfire!Copy !req
1073. Such a man must be obliterated!Copy !req
1074. Wiped out!Copy !req
1075. May I address the court?Copy !req
1076. Counsel for the defense
has the floor.Copy !req
1077. My learned colleague
who just spoke...Copy !req
1078. who is, if I'm not mistaken,Copy !req
1079. wanted by the police
on three counts of manslaughter...Copy !req
1080. That's irrelevant here.Copy !req
1081. has claimedCopy !req
1082. that the fact that my client
was acting compulsivelyCopy !req
1083. warrants the death sentence.Copy !req
1084. That's right!Copy !req
1085. He is mistaken,Copy !req
1086. because the very nature of compulsion
warrants an acquittal!Copy !req
1087. Get outta here, will ya?Copy !req
1088. Are you nuts, or plastered?Copy !req
1089. It is precisely
the nature of compulsionCopy !req
1090. that relieves him
of responsibility for his actions!Copy !req
1091. And a man cannot be punished for thatCopy !req
1092. for which he is not responsible!Copy !req
1093. - Ridiculous!
- You mean this monster should go free?Copy !req
1094. That he should live?Copy !req
1095. I'm saying that this man is sick,Copy !req
1096. and you turn a sick man
over to a doctor, not an executioner.Copy !req
1097. - Will you guarantee his cure?
- What does the state build asylums for?Copy !req
1098. - What if he breaks out?
- Or he's declared cured and released?Copy !req
1099. And one fine day
the killing starts all over?Copy !req
1100. Another month-long manhunt!Copy !req
1101. Once again the insanity clause,
once again the asylum!Copy !req
1102. Another breakout or possible release!
And again... "must kill"!Copy !req
1103. Is this supposed
to go on indefinitely?Copy !req
1104. No one has the right to kill a manCopy !req
1105. who cannot be held
responsible for his crimes!Copy !req
1106. Not even the state,Copy !req
1107. and all of you least of all!Copy !req
1108. The state must ensure
that this man is rendered harmlessCopy !req
1109. so that he ceases to be
a danger to society!Copy !req
1110. You never had kids, did ya?Copy !req
1111. Then you never lost any either.Copy !req
1112. But if you wanna know what it's likeCopy !req
1113. when a little child is taken from you,Copy !req
1114. just ask the parents
whose kids he took away!Copy !req
1115. Ask 'em about the days and nights
not knowing what had happened,Copy !req
1116. and later,
when they finally found out...Copy !req
1117. Why don't you ask the mothers?Copy !req
1118. You should ask the mothers!Copy !req
1119. Think you'd get mercy
from any of themCopy !req
1120. for murdering their kids?Copy !req
1121. - The woman's right!
- Absolutely!Copy !req
1122. No mercy for the killer!Copy !req
1123. - Let him have it!
- Slaughter the bastard!Copy !req
1124. - Kill the monster!
- Kill him!Copy !req
1125. - Put the animal to death!
- Rub him out!Copy !req
1126. - Kill him!
- Waste him!Copy !req
1127. - Get rid of him!
- Annihilate the monster!Copy !req
1128. I will not let you shout me down!Copy !req
1129. I will not allow a murder
to be committed in my presence.Copy !req
1130. I demand that this human being...Copy !req
1131. That's not a human being!Copy !req
1132. that this human being be afforded
the same protection under the lawCopy !req
1133. rendered the common criminal!Copy !req
1134. Not a chance!Copy !req
1135. I demand that he be
handed over to the police!Copy !req
1136. The police!
Of all the dumb —Copy !req
1137. In the name of the law...Copy !req
1138. In the name of the people...Copy !req
1139. This will not bring
our children back.Copy !req
1140. One has to...Copy !req
1141. keep closer watch...Copy !req
1142. over the children!Copy !req
1143. All of you!Copy !req