:35:01
He just seemed... eccentric, but harmless.
:35:05
I thought he was a rather kind old fellow,
until I read of the murder.
:35:10
- What is it, Raoul?
- He was a kind and inoffensive man.
:35:15
Until he thought Pleyel
was stealing his life's work.
:35:18
Then something snapped,
and he became a homicidal maniac.
:35:21
In his state, he may
commit other murders.
:35:23
It's urgent that we capture him
as soon as possible.
:35:29
But what has all this to do with me?
:35:31
We found something in his room
that connects you with him.
:35:36
No doubt you can explain.
:35:40
So that's what became of it!
:35:43
- Be good enough to explain yourself.
- Certainly. That statuette is mine.
:35:47
- Yours?
- Definitely. I made it.
:35:49
- I intended to make you a present of it.
- How nice of you, Anatole.
:35:53
It disappeared from my dressing room.
:35:55
It's an extraordinary likeness.
:35:58
My compliments on
your versatility, monsieur.
:36:02
You must have posed for this
many times. Every detail is you.
:36:06
I never posed for it, not once.
:36:08
- You did this from drawings?
- And from memory, Monsieur Inspector.
:36:12
To see Christine is to carry her image
in your heart and mind for ever.
:36:17
- Claudin must have stolen it.
- Why?
:36:20
Isn't it obvious?
:36:23
Well, speaking purely as
an inspector of the Sûreté,
:36:27
even the obvious
often needs confirmation.
:36:29
But as a man, Mr Daubert,
you can understand
:36:32
that sitting there in the orchestra pit
night after night and looking at Christine,
:36:36
Claudin probably fell in love with her.
:36:40
You admit that is possible, no?
:36:44
Christine, did Claudin ever seek more
than a casual acquaintance with you?
:36:48
No, never.
:36:50
Can you imagine so diffident a lover,
monsieur? Claudin was barely 50.
:36:56
Well, no doubt he lacked... assurance.
:36:59
No doubt.