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- Thank you.
- Thank you.
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I don't know why, but l have the distinct
impression that l was expected.
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Clouseau has disappeared.
You're a reporter.
:50:10
- Elementary.
- Spoken like a true policeman.
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A retired policeman.
:50:15
- May l sit?
- As you choose.
:50:19
You worked with Clouseau.
:50:21
Yes. He was unique.
:50:23
Intuitive?
A man who followed his hunches?
:50:26
Who can tell what he followed? But he
was the most successful man in the force.
:50:31
Everything l thought made up a proper
investigation, he did the opposite.
:50:38
Facts, Hercule. Facts.
:50:41
Nothing matters but the facts.
:50:43
Without them, the science
of criminal investigation
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is nothing more than a guessing game.
:50:51
Listen to me, Hercule,
and you will learn something.
:50:55
The facts in this case are:
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the body of the chauffeur was found
in the bedroom of the second maid. Fact!
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Cause of death:
four bullets in the chest. Fact!
:51:06
The bullets were fired at close range
from a .25 Beretta automatic. Fact!
:51:13
Maria Gambrelli was discovered
with the murder weapon in her hand. Fact!
:51:17
The murder weapon was registered in
the name of the deceased, Miguel Ostos,
:51:22
and was kept in the glove compartment
of the Ballon Rolls-Royce.
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Fact!
:51:28
Members of the household staff
have testified that Miguel Ostos beat...
:51:35
You fool, you've broken my pointing stick.
I've got nothing to point with now.
:51:40
Have testified that Miguel Ostos
beat Maria Gambrelli frequently.
:51:46
And finally comes this sworn statement
of Monsieur and Madame Ballon,
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as well as all the members of the staff,
each of them with perfect alibis.
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Now then, Hercule.
What is the inescapable conclusion?