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The faces may be pleasant, but...

...never the motives.

- Let me help you, sir.

Speaking of pleasant faces...

...weren't you in the service

of the Countess Staviska?

I was valet to her late husband...

...when he was attached

to the Polish Embassy.

She was at the reception this evening.

I hadn't seen her for years.

Is she well, sir?

- As charming as ever...

...but not well off.

It seems that the Nazis have

confiscated all of her possessions.

I'm sorry to hear it. She

was a lady of great wealth.

It was becoming to her,

she used it well.

A generous and brilliant hostess,

the Countess Staviska.

Yes, sir.

- More than anyone I've ever known.

She symbolized the world in which

she lived, and which she loved.

A world of infinite beauty,

luxury and indulgence.

Those were pleasant days, sir.

Gone forever, I'm afraid.

Let us hope not, sir.

I put the Turkish survey...

...and your journal, beside your bed.

Yes, thank you.

- One moment, sir, your capsule.

Have you considered the possibility

that you might, just once...

...forget something?

- Often, sir.

I don't think you'd ever get over it.

Nor do I, sir.

Goodnight, Diello.

- Goodnight, your Excellency.

The dispatch from Berlin

has just arrived.

'Transaction approved.

Take every precaution.

Essential you determine

identity of agent.

Expect immediate report after

delivery of documents.'

Signed Kaltenbrunner.

What does he mean, sir,

by take every precaution?

You're not to hand over the money...

...until you have developed

the films, examined them...

...and decided whether they

are genuine and worth it.

That's quite a responsibility.

- Yes, it is.

The money arrived by courier

from Berlin this morning.

20,000 pounds.

I have not taken any of it, Moyzisch.

You can count it in your office.

Yes, sir. I had no intention,

believe me, it...

Can you handle this alone?

- Yes, sir.

What about developing the films?

Photography's a hobby of mine.

I have used the dark room often.

Good. The fewer people who

know about this the better.

Particularly if he makes fools of us.

Personally...

...I sense something bogus

about the whole affair.

The man may be a clever swindler...

...perhaps even a British agent trying

to plant false information on us.

What was your impression of him?

Well, sir, I'd pick him to be a

highly trained special agent...

...a foreign office career man.

British, of course.

An Oxford-bred aristocrat

if ever I saw one.

You know the type, sir...

...arrogant, spoiled, cynical

and completely decadent.

Fantastic.

By the way, a code name

has been assigned to him...

...'Cicero'.

He is to be referred to as Cicero.

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