THE VAMPIRES by Louis Feuillade
6th episode THE HYPNOTIC GAZE
Fifteen days have passed since the Boulevard Maillot heist
when over one hundred members of the highest society
were asphyxiated and robbed by the Vampires.
But their bitter rival, the bandit Juan Jose Moreno,
has managed to make off with the loot.
Neither the poIice, Philippe Guerande nor Mazamette were able to intervene in time.
Moreno was scouring the papers for clues
as to his enemies' whereabouts.
FONTAINEBLEAU NOTARY MURDERED LATEST VAMPIRES' CRIME
Extraordinary sang-froid, unspeakable cruelty, and diabolical cunning.
Everything about this case bears the mark of the terrible gang
that has appalled the public for so long: The Vampires.
What with the police and the Vampires,
I can't operate there myself, it's too dangerous.
Moreno's eyes had terrible hypnotic power.
Laure, the new maid, had been specially chosen by Moreno.
Meanwhile, Guerande and Mazamette...
NOTARY'S MURDER: INVESTIGATION IN FONTAINEBLEAU FOREST
The Vampires! The Grand Vampire and Irma Vep!
In the early hours at the Grand Veneur Hotel in Fontainebleau,
American tourists Mister and Mistress Horatio Werner...
Philippe and Mazamette had decided their arrival at Fontainebleau
should be as discrete as possible.
Where's he off to in such a hurry so early in the morning? Very suspicious!
Following the notary's murder, the Grand Vampire had not fled Fontainebleau.
He was staying at the Grand Veneur Hotel under the name of Comte de Kerlor.
NOTICE
American multimillionaire, Geo Baldwin of Chicago,
whose cashier, Raphael Norton, has run off to Europe
with Empire Theatre actress Ethel Florid, and 200.000 dollars,
has announced that the remaining sum found on the thief upon his arrest
will be given in reward to he who brings about his apprehension.
The Vicomte, Guy de Kerlor, was Irma Vep.
Mistress Werner's distress at reading multimillionaire Geo Baldwin's reward notice
did not pass undetected by the pseudo Comte de Kerlor.
This Horatio Werner, could it be that he is really Raphael Norton
the man who stole the 200.000 dollars?
This was all your doing. I am innocent.
If I hand you over, I could get my hands on the rest of the 200.000 dollars!
It's Irma Vep! They're here!
At tea time, the fake Comtesse de Kerlor distracted the guests at the hotel
by telling their fortunes.
I see money, Monsieur Werner, a lot of money...
But you have some enemies... PeopIe are looking for you.
Lovely ring... But tell me... Forgive me for prying...
"R.N.", are these not your initials, Monsieur Werner?
It's him!
In another hotel...
Tens of thousands of dollars! We're rich!
After supper, a new guest arrived at the Grand Veneur Hotel.
Captain de Kerlor's Adventures of Love and Glory
by the Colonel Comte de Kerlor, his great-grandson.
With the utmost grace, Comte de Kerlor agreed to read his piece.
"In July 1808, Marshal Murat entrusted Captain Kerlor
"with a letter for Marshal Bessiere,
"upon which depended the outcome of Napoleon's war in Spain."
"Woman, my horse is thirsty."
"The woman's husband and brother had joined Pepe Calderon's partisan groups.
"Captured by the French, they had been fIogged and hanged."
Meanwhile...
"His horse watered, the Captain took his leave."
"A Kerlor, however, does not take vengeance on a woman."
WhiIe Count Kerlor was holding the guests in the hotel lounge,
"Vicomte Guy" was carrying out a thorough search of the Americans' quarters.
A map of the region...
The treasure map!
The Comte finished reading.
That was time enough for Irma.
You go and find the Americans' loot, whiIe I prepare our departure.
Philippe GUERANDE Writer at the "Mondial"
has discovered on this spot an iron box filled with banknotes
which he now holds at the disposition of the rightful owner,
upon presentation of his titles.
Moreno had been lying in ambush, waiting for the Vampires to deliver the goods.
I've written: "Juan-Jose Moreno has taken Irma Vep prisoner
"and requires a ransom for her release. Her life depends on your discretion."
Juan-Jose MORENO Business Man
has taken Irma Vep prisoner and requires a ransom for her release.
Her life depends on your discretion.
Guerande's here! Maybe he's called the police!
We must be gone by dawn!
Don't worry. We'll get Irma back.
Indeed, in the early morning, the police descended upon the Grand Veneur Hotel.
Commissioner, Monsieur and Madame Werner are locked in their room
and won't answer the door.
This man is not Horatio Werner. He is Raphael Norton,
the man who stole 200.000 dollars from Geo Baldwin.
American muItimillionaire, Geo Baldwin of Chicago,
whose cashier, Raphael Norton, has run off to Europe
with Empire Theatre actress Ethel Florid, and 200.000 dollars,
has announced that the remaining sum found on the thief upon his arrest,
will be given in reward to he who brings about his apprehension.
But, three guests were still missing:
Comte de Kerlor, the Comtesse and Vicomte Guy.
In his way, Moreno had fallen in love with Irma Vep,
and now had no intention of returning her to the Vampires.
I, Irma Vep, confess to having been a member of the Vampires
and participating in the murders of: the Fontainebleau notary,
Mr Metadier of the Renoux-Duval Bank, dancer Marfa Koutiloff,
the Van Koechen family...
Comte de Kerlor wants to see you.
A man is going to enter. You will kill him!
I've come for Irma.
Irma doesn't want to go with you. She wants to tell you herself.
Mazamette, now rich thanks to Geo Baldwin's dollars,
had moved into a sumptuous apartment,
Sir, some journalists have arrived and wish to interview you!
I procIaim before this modest hat only recentIy discarded,
that while vice may long go unpunished, virtue is always rewarded.
End of ''THE HYPNOTIC GAZE''