A Woman's Face Page #5

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My secretary.

Reduction. Reduction. You old fool.

- Now, Anna, a little milk of human kind...

- Shut up.

I want 10,000 kroner from that woman.

Ten? You said five.

- I want 10.

- What's the extra five for?

- Because she's pretty?

- Shut up.

The extra five is all for me.

- You mean...?

ANNA:
Shh!

- You mean you won't divide?

- I mean just that.

I take 7000 kroner for myself.

And I want it tonight.

Anna, what's happened to you?

She's in love with a society man.

And she wants evening gowns

and furs and perfume.

I don't like it.

- I don't either.

CHRISTINA:
Shh!

- It's too dangerous.

- Right. Right as rain.

Now listen, Anna.

Love is a beautiful thing...

You'll do as I say or I'll do it alone.

Come on, get out of here.

Now, here's what I want you to do.

And no milk of human kindness.

- Now look here, Anna...

- Be quiet.

You see, sir, we were all of us in danger of

becoming victims of this woman's passion.

JUDGE:
I see. And so you refused

to obey her any longer?

Well, not exactly. I mean, I wanted to.

But I did go back to the unfortunate

Mrs. Dr. Segert...

...and make a rendezvous for someone

at her house at 8 that night.

ASSOCIATE:
With whom?

- I don't know.

This woman never took us

into her confidence on all details.

I was just more or less

what might be called an innocent tool.

JUDGE:

Hmm. You may go. Call Vera Segert.

Just a minute.

Here are one or two details...

...which this innocent tool omitted.

It seems he served two years in jail

in Norway for impersonating a clergyman...

...and three years in jail in France for

operating a false massage establishment.

That testimony establishes

the criminality...

...of the associates of the prisoner.

ASSOCIATE:
Wait, please. Did you ever see

this woman before today?

This lady, this charming victim

of circumstance...

...is none other than she who came to me

about her letters on that afternoon.

Best of luck, my dear.

JUDGE:

Now, Mrs. Dr. Segert...

...could you tell us what happened

after your visit to the preceding witness?

That night l...

That night I was at home alone.

As usual.

JUDGE:

Your husband left you alone every night?

Well, no.

But every other Friday he lectured

at the university.

JUDGE:
This was Friday?

VERA:
Yes.

And promptly at 8:00 the doorbell rang.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

VERA:
Yes?

- I have an appointment with you.

- Is this your servant's night out?

- Yes.

We can talk in there.

You may, uh...

You may sit down if you wish.

You are pretty.

- Please?

- A friend of mine...

...who's a great judge of beauty

described you.

Really? Who was he?

Where did you get that dress?

I got it in Paris.

I believe that you have something to...

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