A Shot in the Dark

00:35:32,563 --> 00:35:35,293 She will lead me to him. Release her. 373 00:35:35,399 --> 00:35:37,196 - Release her? - Of course! 374 00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:39,565 How can she lead me to him if she's still in prison? 375 00:35:39,670 --> 00:35:41,797 But Commissioner Dreyfus... 376 00:35:41,906 --> 00:35:45,569 I will assume complete responsibility. Release her immediately! 377 00:35:45,676 --> 00:35:48,406 I will apprehend this culprit within 24 hours. 378 00:35:50,481 --> 00:35:52,108 Get me out of here. 379 00:35:52,216 --> 00:35:54,207 Quickly, or I shall scream. 380 00:35:59,624 --> 00:36:02,184 Look, I've got Africa all over my hand now. 381 00:36:20,478 --> 00:36:22,036 Balloons. 382 00:36:25,249 --> 00:36:27,740 Do you have a license to sell these balloons? 383 00:36:29,453 --> 00:36:30,613 License? 384 00:37:11,862 --> 00:37:13,921 - Yes? - Good morning, monsieur. 385 00:37:14,031 --> 00:37:17,125 Good morning, Georges. Is there something I can do for you? 386 00:37:17,235 --> 00:37:21,331 Why, yes. And perhaps there's something I can do for you. 387 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,908 What could you possibly do for me? 388 00:37:25,009 --> 00:37:27,978 Do you remember the night of the murder? 389 00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:31,207 - Is that a rhetorical question? - What? 390 00:37:31,315 --> 00:37:34,580 Come along, Georges, what is it you want? 391 00:37:34,685 --> 00:37:38,121 I saw you climbing down from Maria's room. 392 00:37:39,056 --> 00:37:40,956 You have sharp eyes. 393 00:37:41,058 --> 00:37:43,959 Yes, and a big stomach. 394 00:37:44,061 --> 00:37:47,087 So hard to keep it filled. Prices these days. 395 00:37:47,198 --> 00:37:49,428 Are we going to discuss the national economy, 396 00:37:49,533 --> 00:37:51,262 or will you come to the point? 397 00:37:51,369 --> 00:37:54,770 The point is 100,000 francs. 398 00:37:54,872 --> 00:37:56,863 You know, for the groceries. 399 00:37:58,075 --> 00:38:01,511 Then perhaps my eyes will grow small again. 400 00:38:02,346 --> 00:38:07,181 Yes. We'll certainly have to do something about your stomach. 401 00:38:32,009 --> 00:38:33,169 Go away! 402 00:38:45,256 --> 00:38:46,746 Nice doggie. 403 00:38:49,794 --> 00:38:52,388 Excuse me. I just happened to be passing. 404 00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:03,864 You have been cutting flowers. 405 00:39:03,974 --> 00:39:07,341 You've been cutting something. There's blood all over your shears. 406 00:39:08,679 --> 00:39:10,704 That's very strange. 407 00:39:17,521 --> 00:39:20,718 Facts, Hercule, facts. 408 00:39:20,825 --> 00:39:25,592 Behind them lies the whole fabric of deductive truth. 409 00:39:26,397 --> 00:39:29,093 Hercule, let us examine these facts. 410 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:33,603 One... she was found with the murder weapon in her hands. 411 00:39:33,704 --> 00:39:37,572 Two... the murder weapon was fresh with blood. 412 00:39:37,675 --> 00:39:41,441 Three... there were no fingerprints on the murder weapon other than hers. 413 00:39:41,545 --> 00:39:45,538 And four... all the members of the Ballon household staff 414 00:39:45,649 --> 00:39:47,082 have perfect alibis. 415 00:39:48,219 --> 00:39:52,519 Now then, Hercule, what do these facts add up to? 416 00:39:52,623 --> 00:39:55,751 Maria Gambrelli killed Georges the gardener. 417 00:39:55,860 --> 00:39:57,794 You are an idiot! 418 00:39:57,895 --> 00:40:01,422 Only a fresh-faced novice would come up with a conclusion like that. 419 00:40:01,532 --> 00:40:05,229 Whoever killed Miguel killed Georges the gardener, 420 00:40:05,336 --> 00:40:07,497 and he did it to cover up the first crime. 421 00:40:07,605 --> 00:40:11,268 He's trying to lay the blame at the foot of this poor servant girl. 422 00:40:11,375 --> 00:40:13,741 Who do you suspect? 423 00:40:15,212 --> 00:40:18,375 I suspect everyone. 424 00:40:18,482 --> 00:40:20,382 I suppose that is possible. 425 00:40:20,484 --> 00:40:22,884 Possible? What do you mean, possible? 426 00:40:22,987 --> 00:40:24,887 I deal in certainties. 427 00:40:24,989 --> 00:40:26,854 I have only to break her down, 428 00:40:26,957 --> 00:40:29,323 make her admit she's protecting somebody, 429 00:40:29,427 --> 00:40:32,988 and then force her to divulge his identity. 430 00:40:34,231 --> 00:40:36,859 There can be no more cat-and-mouse. 431 00:40:37,835 --> 00:40:40,360 No more subtle interrogation. 432 00:40:42,206 --> 00:40:45,801 For her own sake, and for the sake of justice, 433 00:40:45,910 --> 00:40:50,176 I will resort to any means short of brute force 434 00:40:50,281 --> 00:40:52,340 to drag it out of her! 435 00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:54,350 True, she will suffer. 436 00:40:55,052 --> 00:41:00,149 But in the end, she will be free and we will have our killer. 437 00:41:01,392 --> 00:41:04,259 - He release