:42:00
And I was trying to collect oil
concessions, you know,
:42:02
with so little success
that I went bankrupt,
:42:04
and he offered me the job. I took it.
:42:06
- And since then?
- Well, we've traveled around.
:42:10
He was hampered
by not knowing any languages.
:42:12
I acted more as his courier
than as his secretary.
:42:14
It was a pleasant enough job.
:42:16
What part of America
did Ratchett come from?
:42:19
I don't know.
:42:20
The fact is, he never talked
about his background.
:42:24
- Why, do you think?
- Well, I used to...
:42:27
Well, I began to believe
that he had left America
:42:30
to escape something, you know.
:42:32
Or someone. And until a couple
of weeks ago, I think he succeeded.
:42:36
And then?
:42:37
Well, he began to get these
anonymous letters,
:42:40
threatening letters, like these.
:42:45
"I kill killers."
:42:50
"Prepare to die."
:42:52
- How brief.
- But in a sense, how complicated.
:42:56
Last night, I noticed you dispatching
a telegram from Belgrade Station.
:43:01
That's right.
Let's see, he sent for me
:43:03
to see the text
right after we left Belgrade.
:43:06
And then he went...
Yeah, it was the last I ever saw of him.
:43:10
Were there any other
threatening letters?
:43:13
Yeah, but none that
I was allowed to read.
:43:15
He used to... He used to burn them.
:43:17
That explains...
:43:19
What?
:43:22
My interest in hatboxes.
:43:28
Precisely what I needed.
:43:33
Doctor, first the wounds.
:43:35
- You counted a dozen?
- Yes.
:43:37
Five are deep,
of which three are lethal.
:43:45
The rest are shallow.
:43:47
And two...
:43:49
...are so slight as to be
mere scratches.
:43:53
What does that suggest?
:43:55
That there were two murderers,
a strong man and a weak man?