FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET
Roberto.
Look. You can level with. I had a bad scene?
You're missing the cues, that's all. You gonna follow me.
Don't hustle yourself, Mirko. Everything is OK. We're so far out, who's gonna notice.
Thanks man. See you.
Son of a bitch.
Hey. Just a minute. - What do you want?
Take your hands off me. - That's cute? What do I want?
What the hell you want?
You've been following me for maybe a week now ...
I seek of seeing your stupid face. What are you after?
Are you crazy? I don't know what you're talking about.
I've never followed anybody.
What are you after man? What's your trip?
Lay off me, will you? Lay off!
I'm not fooling, see. Now, beat it!
Hello?
Go to hell!
Are you still awake? - Yes.
Good night, good morning...
Whatever you want.
Who was it? - Nobody...
Never said anything...
UNIDENTIFIED BODY FOUND IN RIVER
Bye, bye. - Goodbye ma'am.
You can take them back and don't make the same mistake again.
I'd like to see you in my shoes, with all this mail to deliver.
Hi. - Hi, Maria.
What's happening? - Oh, that nitwit...
He's always making mistakes. Sometimes it's really embarrassing ...
Keeps giving me that old creepos mail orders...
You know what kind of mail Rambaldi gets?
Swedish pornography.
You wouldn't believe some of the positions...
Hey, Roberto. What are you doing? - Nothing.
Why don't you come over here, with us?
Yes, tonight.
Ok. I won't be back to late - What's that?
An execution in Saudi-Arabia. It sounds gory.
They still chopping off the heads in there...
This poor guy got his hands tied behind his back...
And they forced him onto his knees in the center of this enormous square...
Then, the executioner arrives...
He's got this huge sword in his right hand, and a real thin stiletto in his left...
First, he takes the stiletto and jabs it as hard as he can...
...into the nave of the guys neck...
Whole body jerks rigid... And before you know it...
...the executioner raised his sword...
...the next stiff, a nice clean cut...
...and off with his head.
Oooo... O my God, how horrible.
Who brought him here?
Andrea. Why don't you tell us what you've been writing lately?
Alright. Here's a fascinating story,
Something right into Mirko's eye...
It's about the funeral of a famous French chef...
The service is attended by cooks from all over the world...
...it's a beautiful and moving ceremony .
Just as the coffin is about to be closed...
The mourners sprinkled parsley and paprika.
over the deceased. At least that isn't as that gory...
I could kill you now... But I won't... I'll wait.
Who is going to help you? The police perhaps?
You can't ask anyone. You're all alone.
What's the matter? - Nothing.
I couldn't sleep. Go back to bed.
I've heard noises. - I said it was nothing.
No. There's something wrong.
You're acting so strange?
Please.
You can tell me?
Something is wrong!
These last few days... - I told you, it was nothing.
I killed a man.
A couple of days ago I killed a man.
What is he wanted from you? - I don't know.
That's what so crazy.
He never asked for money...
But he threatens me, phone calls, letters, photos...
...souvenirs.
And tonight he nearly killed me.
Look...
Everything right here.
It's all gone.
Sure! That's why he came...
He took them...
Are you sure that guy is really dead? - I stabbed him, didn't I...
Besides it was in the papers the next day.
- Did they give his full name?
No. It just said an 'unidentified body'.
You don't believe me?
Maybe it's all the bad dream.
You've been working awfully hardly...
Listen. Tomorrow he can go see Enrico. He's a good friend.
Yeah. He's a shrink, too...
You think I'm crazy, huh? - I didn't mean that?
Okay, go to bed. Leave me alone.
Go on. Leave me alone.
Roberto...
What was the name of the man you killed?
Carlo Marosi.
Then this must be his...
The initials are C.M., and it's stained with blood.
Where did you find it? - On my dresser.
What we gonna do? I can't go to the police...
I can't tell anyone. What we gonna do?
Let's run away. Let's get away from here...
It's the only way.
Do you know where God is?
You surprise me, brother.
God is here...
God is there...
He's everywhere. And he's fishing down by the river.
Hey, brother...
You got a 100 Lira to spare?
I've only got 50.
It's ain't much but that will do.
God.
For Christ sake... My name's Godfrey. Godfrey, not God.
What the hell is wrong with Godfrey?
Think of something else to call me...
...something less appropriate.
If you gonna call me God,
at least you can call me God almighty?
God almighty? - What do you want?
Just slamming. - Slamming my ass.
Come on.
How many did you catch?
Four...
The novadays the water's so polluted...
...they are to pitiful to eat.
You catch them, all you wanna do is...
...put them in the bed and call the doctor.
Hey, jerk off!. - What did I done?
No, not you. Not you. The parrot.
That's my food, you jerk off.
That's why he's called Jerk off. No kidding...
Somebody gave him to me...
Said, that was the name he was born. But that's alright...I couldn't really change it.
Still, I guess it's not very ellegant. We would never crush high society...
What an introduction. My dear. I'd like you to meet Jerk off "
You've got the problem? - I'll say.
You see. I killed this guy and someone is after me.
Is that all?
No games. I'm serious.
Okay, what happened?
What do I do with this? - Put it in your mouth and eat it.
It's raw? - It's good for you...
Fine quantity oft phosphorous, protein and all that crap.
I am not much for microbiotics.
Just as I suspected.. The typical victim of the consumer society.
It's like this...
I killed this guy, I didn't know him...
It was an accident. The police don't know about it...
But somebody else does...
Someone who was there.
Took pictures of me killing him. Now they're blackmailing me.
But that's not all. It isn't just anyone.
It's someone who knows me pretty well...
One night some friends were at the house...
And I found one of those damned photos stuck in between the records.
Half an hour before it wasn't there, one of them must have put it there.
You gonna pay up? - We got no money.
What about your wife, you said her family has got money.
He is not after money, that is what's so weird.
He's just making my life a hell and I don't know why.
It's a nasty business.
Now. Take God's advice. First. Get yourself a private investigator...
Have'em check around. Tail you... and protect you, too...
As if I'm not mistaken now your life is in danger.
Arrosio is a good private dick.
A bit eccentric, but he's smart and cheap.
Second, get the professor to watch your house.
The professor? - Yes...
You know him.
He's always lying around here in the hammock...
We call him ''professor'' because of his elegant ways...
He kisses the ladies' hands, he don't pick his nose in public...
...and I know 1,280 verses from the Bible by heart.
What's wrong?
For, let's say, for a thou...
Okay, One thou-five a day. I want you to keep an eye on the house of my friend's here...
He's a great musician.
Hey, you blushing? - Who's blushing?
You're turning red, ain't it professor? - He's red like the Kremlin.
If you see anything strange; like blackmailers, murderers, or like...
I'll step in, righ. - Wrong, you tell us.
Fish?
Can I have a fish. - No.
You bastard, you!
What do you want from me? What do you want?
What do you want from me?
Special delivery... - Eh?
I've got a special delivery letter...I never...
I'm sorry, I thought you...
What do you want from me now?
Nothing. You don't understand. - I don't understand, eh?
You mount me, you tried to kill me. You almost strangled me...
What do you got against mailman, huh?
I'm no fool.
Besides, all the evidence I've got here...
...I saw you.
Yes. That's right.
Yes, exactly.
In cash. 210
Look. I don't care why you doing it and I'm only interested in the money. 212
Don't try any funny business or I go to the police.
Understand.
You know the playground in the park?
I'll be waiting for you there. This afternoon.
Right.
"You get him once. You hit back twice. "
"Stop acting like a baby." "Stop crying."
" You hear. "
"I never wanna see you cry "
"You idiot."
Amelia.
Help.
There's someone in there. What's the matter?
- Help me. I'm locked in and someone...
Someone is following me.
- Don't worry, I'll climb over.
Hurry.
- It's too high, lady.
I'll go open tha main gage.
No, please don't leave me. Someone is after me.
They want to kill me. - Nothing is gonna happen?
Yes, it will! Of, please!
Hi, Roberto. - Hi, Dalia.
How come ... - My little cousin is taking a vacation...
She's gonna be staying with us for a while.
Look, if I'm a nuisance I go.
Don't be stupid. I'm delighted.
Dalia. Come and listen to this story...
It's called 'The rape of Frankenstein'.
Or the man made molested.
Why right now? How come Dalia is here?
She just showed up.
You know she is.
Would you rather I send her home? - Yes.
No. It's OK.
Just so the others went home. Keep dropping in without warning...
What's more, maid is disappeared...
I haven't seen her since this morning.
This Austrian psychiatrist is giving the baron a low down...
...on why his monsters so bloodthirsty. It's cause the've got no sex life...
The libido frustration, constant homocide lymphos
The baron figured this head trick so he knows what he's talking about.
So back to the lab. This time his monsters gonna have... sex appeal.
Unfortunatelly the baron overdoes it.
And the first thing the monster does is trying to rape him.
The baron escapes in a nick of time but he is buged by the fact that...
...maybe his monster is queer...
No way...
Down in the village the word is out.
The Frankenstein monster will rape anything inside.
The local farmers scour the country side.
...and so as the local school nun, not a day over 70-ties.
She rip off her broad panties and rushes out.
More willing unable to sacrifice herself to sake of science.
What's with you lately?
Nothing, why? - Come on, Roberto...
Something wrong. You didn't even show up for your rehearsal today.
I was busy.
Hello.
Yes, That's right.
No.
Yes, I see.
Yes, certainly. 276
It was the police...
They found the maid with the throat cut.
They said...
It was a maniac.
Tomorrow I got to go to the police station.
'IT WAS EASY'
I'm scared...
They are to get us.
And it's not blackmail.
They want to kill us.
I don't know how you can stay on living here?
Knowing that there's somebody coming and going whenever they want.
Spying on you... Following you...
Just waiting to kill you. - What can I do?
You've got to make up your mind.
Either we leave here, or you tell the police everything.
You just remember one thing...
I killed a man.
As frightening as it sounds, you think about it...
I'll get fifteen years.
His name was Carlo Marosi.
I killed him.
Hello?
It's me.
See you at my place, huh?
Yes? Well? I think you'll be there.
I'm pretty fed up with things, see. I read the newspapers too, you know.
This time someone really got killed, right?
I wanted a son, not a weakling like you.
What have you done now?
You'll end up in the asylum. Asylum! Asylum!
Did they steal your cat? -Yes.
So it's true. Last night I saw someone run across your garden...
...with the cat wrapped up in blanket. A black figure...
Look what I've got to remeber him by...
I tried to stop him and woke up fifteen minutes later.
You watch out...
This time I'm armed.
This way.
The bread we agreed on...
I decided it ain't enough.
In here...
You can have your toy back.
I've had it, see. First, I've got to play dead. OK...
Then I got to risk my neck with this nightly visits.
And to top it off... ...that disquasting business with the cat...
But now, the real killing...
That maid. OK, so she found out...
She had the killer. We made a deal, sure. Nobody said anything about murder... 326
'NOW IT'S FINISHED. IT'S YOUR TURN.'
Can I help you? - No. I guess I've made a mistake...
I was looking for Arrosio, private investigator.
No, no, wait. That's me. Private investigator.
Ooo...
You see...
Well... Look. Never mind.
No, no. Don't go. I'll way.
But it's a bit risky. And I don't... - Yes, yes.
And you're thinking: This fairy...
...is gonna jump on a chair and scream bloody murder as he sees a mouse.
Isn't that right?
Yes, that's what I thought.
Oooo... You heterosexuals.
I don't suppose you've ever had a homosexual experience?
Let's forget it, man. - Yes. We're man, too. You know...
Just a little different.
It's very comforting?
Who's paying? You?
What's he had?
A steak, three sandwiches, two eggs and a bottle of beer...
Guess, he wasn't hungry.
Thank you.
I'm not sure I believe you.
Your story is awfully shallow. - I can't think about better one.
You know, this case is a real challange...
Fortunately, the odds are in our favour.
The odds? - Exactly...
You see before you a fully pledged...
...highly qulified private investigator...
...with the extensive knowledge of modern science...
...at his very fingertips.
And despite of this...
In three years of honest practice...
I haven't solved a single case.
Not even one? - Not even one.
Interesting. Isn't it?
I suppose so, but it might mean...
It means this. Statistically speaking...
One of the most impressive records of failure...
...is destined to be broken.
84 failures...
A fantastic record. Incredible...
A record like that couldn't possibly last.
I could just sit in my office and wait for the criminal to show up.
Please, don't do that? - Oh, no...
I'll take a very personal interest...
...in your case.
What do you want?
Please, inform the mailman not to leave anymore this filth at my house!
And any trouble with your wife?
Other women, maybe? - No.
Any money in your family?
No... nothing.
Your wife, maybe?
Well...
...she was left a fairly large inheritance.
Oh, haha... - What do you mean "Oh, haha"? - O, nothing. Just "Oh"
Look.You don't think... What you've written there?
Nothing, just notes.
Okay...
Let me off here.
You won't realize I'm around.
I'll contact you by phone.
Looks like trouble... They've been here for half an hour...
Beat it...
"Get the out of the country. " Genesis, 12:1
Commissioner. Can me and my husband?
I'm going with them...
It's about the maid.
They've shoved me pictures of the body...
It's horrible. - Mrs. Tobias.
Sorry, I'm coming.
Listen, you can stay here if you want, but I can't take it anymore...
I'm not coming back to this home, I'll got to get away.
I've made a decision, too...
Stiking this out is better than going to prison...
So I'm gonna stay here.
But you're right. It's better for you to go.
Visit your relatives for a while...
...and give me a call now and again.
What are you standing up?
Oh, no. I quit?
I'm leaving tonight.
Why didn't you go with Nina? - None of your business.
Don't get excited...
It will all work out, you'll see.
All, what?
Nina told me the whole story. the blackmail. Everything.
Don't worry, you know you can trust me. - Sure.
Besides, Nina was so upset, she needed someone to talk to.
OK. So, now you know everything. Have any bright ideas?
Yes, first thing is a nice hot bath. To relax you.
Then we can think about it. - Don't miss your train, Dalia.
O, common. I've got some relaxing bath salts. - I don't wanna bath.
My God! Roberto.
No.
You idiot.
You really gave me fright.
I'm so through...
Common. Sit up, I'll massage your back.
That better?
Hey! None of that now. You hear?
No, stop it, please... It's out of the question...
You know it...
You know, besides being cousins.
Nina and I are very good friends...
But I'm not sorry we're making love.
Kinda sick... Don't you think?
I need more evidence...
Like letters... Things sent by the the blackmailer.
Photos of you, your family, friends, addresses...
Anything you can find. - Everything is right here.
About hundreds of photos. Whole works.
Thank you.
The misses, I suppose. - No, she's a friend...
Nina's relative.
Good evening. - Good evening.
Wait a minute. I've got the wallet. Right over here.
What was it? - Nothing, just a nightmare.
You missed your train.
I've an idea it's not the only one I've missed.
No, it's impossible.
PERSONALITY OF THE PERPETRATOR
PSYCHOTIC WITH DOUBLE PERSONALITY.
BEHAVES LIKE A PERFECTLY NORMAL PERSON IN EVERYDAY LIFE
SUSPECTS:
Hello? - It's me Arrosio...
No real news, but I was studing the photographs...
...and I've noticed a strange physical resemblance. - Between who?
Well, it maybe a radiery, I'll tell you another time...
By the way. I wanna to let you know you may not hear from me for a few days.
OK, bye.
Oh, hold it a minute. Sorry.
Does this name ring a bell? 'Villa Rapidi'
No, never heard the name before? - OK, bye.
Why?
VILLA RAPIDI: NURSING HOME FOR THE MENTALLY ILL
Yes, it was a form of paranoia...
It's early stages are characterised by violent outbursts...
I would, definitly described it as an extreme case of homicidal mania.
The patient was here for three years...
After the father died, all the symptoms have emotional disturbants disappeared.
It was our opinion that the patient was completely cured...
However, there is one important point I would like to emphasize.
We suspected that the man was not the patient's real father.
Roberto, telephone.
It's Nina.
Hello, honey. Okey.
No, no news.
No, I'm not leaving. 481
I've already told you.
Hello...
Looking for something?
Oh, hello. I was looking for you.
Me? - Yes.
I immediately thought...
I need rent a place to carry on...
...but nobody else ever comes. No. Really? Is that so.
I hardly tell a lie?
Oh, no. I believe you.
Hold on. Our friend's leaving.
Thanks for everything. Bye.
Don't mention it.
Telephone me sometime? - OK.
Excuse me.
Congratulations. You guessed right.
I was right...
I did it this time.
And then I've acctually established that in 4000 years of civilization...
...there been only had 230 years of peace. Incredible, isn't it?
Look, Andrea. I'm just not in the mood...
What did you want to see me about? 504
Nina telephoned me. She pleaded with me to convince you to join her.
I see. Thanks.
Hold on and listen for a minute, will you?
I don't know why, but she is terrible worried about you.
Why don't you do what she says?
Is there another woman? - No, not exactly.
You want your marriage to break up?
You wanna see Nina to end up like Maria? - What is that mean?
She wouldn't want me to tell you but the fact is, Maria is in love with you?
No
Has been for years...
She never got married, never bothered with other men...
She waits, in silent adoration...
...like a little dog.
'INVESTIGATOR FOUND DEAD'
Ladies and gentlemen, note the beautifully finished interior...
None of that old, cheap fashioned sack. No, sire...
Nothing but the best. Pure handwoven silk...
And I'm happy to announce our special offer to any person, God forbidding, who should pass away...
...during the period of the exhibition...
We have a discount of 25%.
Make it 50 and we got a deal.
Some place you picked to meet.
I did it delibrately...
See, all those worms making living out of death.
It kinda knocks the fear out of you, right.
Let's face it. Everyone has to die....
...that's the commercial necessity.
Excuse me. Could I have a light?
Thank you.
And if that's not enough...
...I keep having that dream about the execution.
The strange thing is, during the dream...
... as if I was living in it.
Very kind.
Like maybe its a premonition. Or an omen.
Those sort of things happen? Or you think I cracken up?
Then was a secret revealed into Daniel in a night vision...
Daniel 2:19 - Exactly.
Take my advice. Things are really serious, more serious than we imagine...
You should go to the police. Level with them. - Sure, then I'll go to prison for the rest of my life.
Step right here. Let's try for size.
Is that alright?
It's a bit narrow. I feel uncomfortable.
I can assure you none of our customers have ever come back with the complain about it.
It's comfortable coffin.
It's a bit goddy.
Someone obviously suffering from paranoia is playing a game with you.
I can't figure it out why. I think someone is trying to drive you crazy before finally killing you.
Another charming idea, but what about the other murders?
A double coffin for a double deaths.
Something must have fault things up.
Someone probably cought the iron. Realised who was persecuting you...
...and that's why they got murdered.
The murderer began enjoy killing.
He probably thrives on the blood the tortured human being.
The killer is homocidal paranoid...
Cases like that commited the most horrendous crimes...
...what appear to be most insignificant reasons.
Why don't you try taking your wife's advice and clear out for a whilee?
Where to?
You think that would solve anything?
I don't know, it's worth to try.
"You land up in the asylum."
"I wanted the son, not a wickling like you..." 570
"You get him once. You hit back twice. "
Hello?
No, not at the moment.
No, it's imposible.
Is it important?
Okay... I'll tell him to call you at home.
Hello?
Okay, play it back.
The girl phoned before. Dalia. She says it's important. You telephone her at home.
Yes, thanks.
Mrs. Tobias.
Excuse me. We intend to carry out series of tests on the victim...
I was wondering if the member of family would like to be present...
Her parents are hardly seem in the condition... - Either am I.
Speak to my husband. 586
Would you come this way, please. - What's this all about?
I wanna have a test pereformed, on the girl's eyes...
It's been recently discovered that the last image seen by the victim before death...
...is retained for several hours on the retina.
It is a very difficult procedure...
... but it's possible to photograph this image. Experiments carried out in Germany...
United States, and more recently in Italy...
...have had surprisingly good results. In some cases it's even been possible...
...to distinguish the murderer's face...
...at the very moment he committed the crime.
What are they?
They look like flies. Four flies.
Yes, you right.
That's exactly what they look like.
What does it mean?
Yes, that's one solution, but don't leave the house.
You choose your own territory...
...lock yourself in and hold out.
Sooner or later, he'll show up...
...and you'll be ready and waiting.
But it gonna take a lotta guts.
You got guts?
I guess I'll find out.
- Okay...
I'll keep in touch.
Hello? - Yeah...
How's going?
So far, so good. Nothing's happened.
Do you want me to come over? It might be easier if...
God?
Hello?
Nina.
Roberto.
What are you doing?
You scared me with that gun?
What were you doing here in the dark?
For a second...
I thought...
God. You need shoot at the right moment?
What's the matter? Why didn't... - You got to get out of here. Now. Right away.
Listen. What I decided that was wrong. Somebody has to stay here with you.
But not now. Look, I can't explain. There is no time...
You got to get out of here, understand. In the morning, Nina. Come back in the morning!
What's the matter. What's happening? - Look. I'm waiting for someone...
No you go out that door and you run, You run to my car... It's parked at front.
Here is the keys.
Now listen. You got in that car, you drive...
I don' care where. You just drive. Just go. OK?
Now go. Go, I say!
They look like flies. 637
I'm a godamn fool.
I shouldn't have to look far, did I?
What are you doing? You crazy? 641 642
You killed Dalia. That's what she saw...
You did it.
You did it all! You did...
Take your hands off me.
Get over there.
All of the sudden you are so clever...
Who would expect it?
Watch it.
I want you there.
I wanted so badly see you die slowly...
Painfully.
Back. Back!
Why?
Because you so much like him. 658
First shot got in the arm.
It hurts.
I know what it's like...
I've suffered, too.
My pig father!
He made me suffer.
Did you know?
He brought me as a boy...
He felt cheated because he had a girl.
He dress me like a boy.
And he beat me. He beat me!
For years and years...
He was capable of anything.
But I disappointed him...
I didn't respond like a man.
He said I was crazy...
Like my mother.
She died in an asylum.
He booked me there, too...
Three long years.
Do you know what the doctors said?
They said I was a maniac...
An insane maniac...
A maniac.
How could they know...
...about all that I had suffered.
I didn't have time to get..
revenge... because my father died.
He died before I could get him...
Before I could kill him.
I had to find someone else...
...who could pay for him.
For everything he had done to me.
I had to get revenge.
And I found him.
When I met you.
I couldn't believe it. It was like a miracle.
You were just like him. I knew I'll kill you! 697
I came here as quickly as I could.
She's crazy.
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