Baron Blood Page #5

Ja, it's urgent, I...

'Hello?

Hello, Dr Hesse?

'Hello, Dr Hesse?

'Hello? Dr Hesse?'

Werner?

Who's there?

Nein! Nein!

Hilfe! Nein!

Nein!

Hilfe! Nein!

Uncle KarI!

- So, wie geht's, Peter?

- Not bad.

- Good morning.

- Morning, Eva.

Do you have a few minutes

you can spare us?

Well, I have a class,

but I guess it can wait.

Well... you remember

our talking about Elisabeth Hlle

and the curse

she put on Baron von Kleist?

Yes?

Well, last night at the castle,

I invoked the curse.

Did you bring the baron

back from his grave?

Oh no, it's true, Professor.

According to the curse,

the baron was supposed to come back

with blood flowing from his wounds,

and last night, Professor,

there was blood under the door.

And the door,

a big, heavy oak door,

gave away like a supernaturaI force

was trying to crush through it.

A spooky castle, a dark night,

a witch's curse...

It can play strange tricks

on our imagination.

And last night, a doctor was killed.

Yes, I know.

I read about it in the paper.

You see Professor,

if the baron should have come back,

he would have needed

medicaI attention,

and he could have killed

the doctor, no?

If you really think the baron is here,

why don't you send him back?

- But we can't!

- The parchment blew into the fire.

Ah!

- Good morning, Inspector.

- Good morning.

Eva called

and told me about Dortmundt.

Strange. Why would a man like that

want to commit suicide?

He just wasn't the type -

always active, thinking of money...

Hm. I don't think it was suicide.

The noose was tied by an expert

and there were signs of a struggle,

which leads us to suppose

that someone else was present.

But if it wasn't suicide,

- then who...? I mean...

- Who killed him?

- Why would anyone want to kill him?

- Fritz.

- Fritz?

- He was discharged just recently

and was seen in this area last night.

We have yet to check it out,

but we're looking for him.

AUCTION OF THE CASTLE HOTEL

SEALED BIDS ONLY

Sold for 90,000 schillings.

And now we come to the next item,

lot number 15,

consisting of 20 large-screen

colour television sets,

all brand new, all still crated.

We start the opening bid

with 135,000 schillings.

Who's going to up that bid?

Now, ladies and gentlemen.

145,000.

Are you bidding there, sir?

155,000.

155,000? 165,000!

175,000 schillings.

We're at 175,000.

175,000 once...

175,000 twice...

175,000 for the third...

Sold at 175!

And now the next

and last item of this auction.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the castle and its grounds.

How much do you think

the castle will go for?

I'm not sure.

I would say, in American money...

at least 600,000 dollars.

You're including the dungeon.

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