The Toymaker Page #5

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What was I thinking?

Robert,

you're really alive?

You look wonderful.

Absolutely wonderful.

Why, you look a little happier today.

Indeed.

I've made a wonderful discovery.

(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

See that doll?

The ugly one.

Don't say that.

You will hurt his feelings.

Okay.

This is Robert.

Now, what I'm about to tell you,

it must never leave the shop.

You understand, it stays between us, okay?

Of course.

Good.

The other night, a girl came to the shop,

and she left a book with me and then fled.

A book?

Yes.

A book.

The Nazis are looking for it.

Why did she give it to you?

I don't know. I really don't.

But when I looked inside the book,

it's pages were full of spells.

Some I didn't understand, but one spell,

a spell that brings life to the inanimate.

Are you feeling all right today, Amos?

Indeed.

Indeed I am.

Because now I can truly

bring these creations to life.

Come on, Amos, no.

See for yourself.

Robert.

Show Abigail.

Come on, Robert.

Show Abigail you're alive.

Perhaps he's a little shy.

He's not shy, no.

I don't understand it.

He was running about last night.

Come on, you should rest today.

I'll make you a drink.

I don't want a drink.

It's okay.

You will show me later, come on.

Please.

Something's gone wrong.

Yes.

I hope you have good news.

I'm afraid not, sir.

We've questioned over a

dozen people in the village.

The trail is still cold.

(VON ALVENSLEBEN YELLING)

I have a meeting with

the Fuehrer in a few days.

How do you think he's going to react

when I tell him we've been

outwitted by a bunch of...

We need a change of tactics.

Rosenheim is a poor village.

We need something they will respond to.

What's that, sir?

We will offer a very handsome reward

and a guarantee of no further harassment

to anyone with information

leading to the capture of the book.

But do you think this

will have more impact, sir?

Is fear not the ultimate persuasion?

Hope has its place too, Fegelein.

Twenty thousand Deutschmarks would

change the life of any poor man.

But there is no way all of the villagers

will harbor someone worth so much.

Put the word out immediately.

20,000 for information

leading to the capture of Esther Muller.

- Yes, sir!

- Yes, sir!

(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

(ROBERT BREATHING)

- (CLATTERS)

- (GASPS)

Hello?

(ROBERT BREATHING HEAVILY)

(ABIGAIL SCREAMING)

Amos!

Stop that right now!

This is Abigail.

She is a friend, do you understand?

(ABIGAIL WHIMPERING)

Do you?

Now give me that pencil.

Look what you've done to her.

Naughty boy!

(SOBBING)

Oh, my dear.

Come, come.

It's all right.

It's all right, my child.

When you first told me about that book,

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