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Oh, I thought you would know, you're a writer. Of course you do. Good night, old man.
Well, yes. I suppose that is what I meant to say.
Of course, of course, of course.
Zane Grey.
Oh, that is Mr. Martins' little joke, of course...
Get me Major Callaghan on the phone.
Oh, Mr. Martins...
...excuse me.
Please hurry up just get him on the telephone.
Do you know his number?
No, I don't know...
...his number.
I'll look it up for you.
Well, look, is there a car here I can use?
Please be careful, sir. Up we come. Written anything lately?
Take him to Sacher's.
It's a military hotel.
I'm so glad to have met you, sir. I've read quite a few of your books.
Write her out a receipt, Paine. Give her a receipt for these letters too.
This way, miss.
Very good, sir.
You know, Paine's one of your devoted readers. He's promised...
...of Santa Fe."
I'd like to visit Texas one day, sir.
Shall I go over there, sir?
No, no. Leave them for a while.
Can you tell me whose...
Fellow called Lime.
My name is Calloway.
Martins.
You a friend of Lime's?
Yes.
Been here long?
No.
You've had a bit of a shock, haven't you? You could do with a drink.
Could you buy me one. I haven't got any Austrian kroners. Thanks.
Schmolka!
Back in school. Never so lonesome in my life till he showed up.
When did you see him last?
September '39.
See much of him before that?
Once in a while.
I'm afraid I've never heard of you. What's your name again?
Holly Martins.
No, sorry.
Did you ever hear of "The Lone Rider of Santa Fe?"
I can't say that I have.
"Death at the Double X Ranch" Ra anch.
No.
Must have known I was broke. Even sent me an airplane ticket. It's a shame.
What?
Him dying like that.
Best thing that ever happened...
...to him.
What are you trying to say?
He was...
...policemen. I have to call them sheriffs.
Ever seen one?
Pin it on a...
...a cop. You're a real cop I suppose.
It wasn't petrol.
Why don't you catch a few murderers for a change?
Well, you could say that murder was part...
Listen, Callaghan.
Calloway I'm English, not Irish.
...expense.
Going to find me the real criminal? It sounds like one of your stories.
What the devil?
Getting around, Martins.
Oh, pinning things on girls now.
And there was a third man there. I suppose that doesn't sound peculiar to you.
I'm not interested in whether a racketeer like Lime was killed by his friends or by accident. The only important thing is that he's dead.
Tactful too, aren't we, Callaghan?
Calloway.
Miss Schmidt.
You're not locking her up?
Get the next plane.
As soon as I get to the bottom of this, I'll get the next plane.
Death is at the bottom of everything, Martins. Leave death to the professionals.
Do you mind if I use that line in my next Western? You can't chuck me out, my papers are in order.
What do you want to see a doctor for, huh?
A bruised lip.
A parrot bit me.
Oh, stop behaving like a fool, Martins.
I'm only a little fool I'm an amateur at it you're a professional. You've been shaking your cap and bells all over town.
Well?
In Vienna...
Do you see what that means?
Are you too busy chasing a few tubes of penicillin to investigate a murder?
That is the racket Harry Lime organized.
Calloway, you haven't shown me one shred of evidence.
Next, Paine.
I would like a word with this orderly Harbin.
So would I.
Bring him in.
I can't. He disappeared...
...a week ago.
It's more like a mortuary than police headquarters.
...be responsible for you in the streets.
I'm not asking you to.