BEER, LEMONADE!
GUM, CIGARETTES!
SANDWICHES! BEER!
PAPER!
EVENING PAPER!
THANK YOU.
LISA, DARLING,
DON'T LOOK SO DOWNCAST.
I WON'T BE GONE FOREVER.
I WAS JUST THINKING
THIS IS OUR FIRST REAL SEPARATION.
3 DAYS.
3 DAYS, THAT'S HALF A WEEK.
NOW DON'T FORGET YOUR PIANO,
TWO HOURS EVERY DAY.
OH MOTHER, I'M NOT A BEGINNER ANYMORE.
ONE HOUR'S PLENTY.
TWO HOURS
AND NO PUSHING THE CLOCK AHEAD.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE A BARGAIN WITH YOU.
IF YOU'LL STAY AWAY TWO DAYS INSTEAD OF 3,
I'LL PRACTICE TWO HOURS INSTEAD OF ONE.
IT'S A BARGAIN, LISA.
GOOD-BYE, DARLING.
WATCH THINGS AT THE HOUSE
AND KEEP AN EYE ON THE MAID.
YES, I WILL.
DON'T FORGET-ONLY TWO DAYS.
GIVE MY LOVE TO EVERYONE!
HILDEGARD!
DID I MISS HER?
BY 3 MINUTES.
GOOD, I TIMED IT RIGHT.
I HATE FAREWELLS.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
OH, AN HOUR OR SO OF PRACTICE,
A BOOK, AND BED.
YOU MEAN TO SAY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE, CELEBRATE, HAVE FUN?
FUN.
I'LL BE IN BED AT 9:00.
POLLYANNA COMES TO LIFE.
THANK YOU.
AND SOME OF THOSE MIXED CHOCOLATES,
AND...
OOH, SOME OF THOSE CARAMELS OVER THERE.
THAT ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, POLLYANNA?
WHAT'S UP?
OH, NOTHING.
THAT MAN OVER THERE,
I THINK SAW HIM AT THE CONSERVATORY THIS MORNING, THAT'S ALL.
HE FOLLOWED YOU HERE.
DON'T BE SILLY.
MMM, NICE-LOOKING.
I WAS AT THE CONSERVATORY THIS MORNING.
MAYBE HE FOLLOWED ME.
DON'T STARE AT HIM LIKE THAT.
HERE YOU ARE, MISS. THANK YOU.
I BEG YOUR PARDON, BUT YOU DROPPED THIS.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY LETTERS.
PARDON ME, I SAW IT DROP FROM YOUR PURSE.
WHY, I DON'T RECALL HAVING ANY ENVELOPE.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OH, HERE. YOU OPEN THIS.
I'M NO GOOD IN A CRISIS.
A CONCERT.
PRETTY TAME BEGINNING FOR AN ADVENTURE.
OH, THEY ALL START SLOWLY.
BOX SEATS, 2 AND 3.
THAT MEANS HE'S RESERVED
SEAT NUMBER 1 FOR HIMSELF.
DO YOU THINK HE-
OH, DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
OH LISA, HE'S COMING THIS WAY.
DON'T GET EXCITED.
BE CASUAL. NONCHALANT.
OH, IT'S THRILLING!
YOU'RE GOING, OF COURSE!
I'M NOT GOING, OF COURSE.
OH, THEN I WON'T BE ABLE TO GO.
YOU KNOW MY FATHER ONLY LETS ME
GO OUT WITH YOU.
OTHERWISE I'LL HAVE TO BE IN BED AT 10:00.
PLEASE, LISA.
ALL RIGHT, HILDEGARD, I'LL GO.
BUT YOU HAVE TO SIT NEXT TO SEAT NUMBER 1.
SEAT NUMBER 1, OVER THERE, PLEASE.
Isn't it thrilling?
Open it before I burst.
Don't be so childish.
What does it say?
What is it?
Is he-is he-
you know, very fresh?
Show it to me.
Don't be such a pig.
Let me see it.
It's from him, isn't it?
Yes, it is.
You might tell me what it says.
A bunch of nonsense.
No, no, you wouldn't.
Shh!
HILDEGARD, LET'S GO HOME.
DON'T BE SILLY. YOU MUST TELL HIM.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
DID YOU ENJOY THE PROGRAM?
WE THOUGHT YOU WERE SIMPLY DIVINE.
WHAT DID YOU LIKE BEST?
THE BRAHMS WAS WONDERFUL.
I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD IT BEFORE.
YOU SEE, I'M A STUDENT AT THE CONSERVATORY.
YES, I KNOW.
I SAW YOU THERE YESTERDAY.
PLEASE MR. MICHAILOW, WOULD YOU SIGN THIS?
OF COURSE.
A FELLOW MUSICIAN?
AND A VERY GOOD ONE, TOO.
YOU HAD THE SENSE TO PREFER BRAHMS TO MY MAZURKA.
OH, I DIDN'T MEAN-
MR. MICHAILOW,
I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT
A LITTLE WHILE AGO IN THE CONCERT HALL
I WASN'T NODDING TO YOU AT ALL.
I WAS NODDING TO MY FRIEND HERE.
THEN I'M GLAD I MISUNDERSTOOD.
WON'T YOU COME TO THE CASCADE
AND HAVE A BITE OF SUPPER WITH ME?
OH, WHAT A BORE.
I HAVE TO BE HOME AT 11:00,
MY FATHER'S EXPECTING ME.
LISA CAN GO.
OH NO, HILDEGARD,
I COULDN'T POSSIBLY GO WITHOUT YOU.
OF COURSE YOU CAN, DON'T BE SILLY.
OH NO, I COULDN'T. NO. NO.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?
SOME ORANGE ICE, PLEASE.
MOTHER NEVER LETS ME EAT IN HERE.
MERCI.
YOU LIKE IT HERE?
IT'S VERY NICE.
MY DEAR, FORGIVE ME, BUT UM...
YOU SHOULD NEVER USE THAT WORD IN A RESTAURANT BECAUSE...
AND AFTER THAT, A NICE OMELET OR A NICE DESSERT.
YOU SEE?
YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF ME.
NO, NO, FAR FROM IT.
I'M MUCH TOO GRATEFUL TO YOU.
YOU KNOW, AFTER ONE OF MY CONCERTS
WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS
THERE'S A TERRIFYING SILENCE AROUND ME
WHICH TONIGHT YOU FILL
WITH YOUR DELICIOUS HARMONY.
YOU DO SAY THE NICEST THINGS-
I'VE SAID THAT WORD AGAIN.
NOW TELL ME,
WITH WHOM ARE YOU STUDYING AT THE CONSERVATORY?
PROFESSOR RAYFIELD.
OH, AN EXCELLENT MUSICIAN.
INCIDENTALLY, AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE.
DO YOU KNOW, I DON'T BELIEVE
I EVER THANKED YOU FOR THE TICKETS.
YOU CAME. THAT WAS THE IMPORTANT THING.
YOU SEE,
I'VE NEVER BEEN OUT BEFORE,
ALONE, WITH A...
A MAN?
MM-HMM.
YOU SORRY YOU CAME?
NO.
BUT IT'S ALL SO NEW AND EXCITING.
IT'S AN ADVENTURE.
YOU SEE, THE GIRLS AT THE CONSERVATORY
ARE ALWAYS LYING ABOUT THEIR ADVENTURES-
WELL, I WON'T HAVE TO LIE
BECAUSE THIS IS A REAL ONE.
WHY DID YOU SEND ME THE TICKETS?
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN, BUT...
YOU LOVE MUSIC, TOO,
SO I THINK YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.
SOMETIMES MUSIC BECOMES ALMOST HATEFUL TO ME
AND THE CONCERT, AN UNBEARABLE ORDEAL.
I'M ONLY CONSCIOUS OF A GREAT LONELINESS.
BUT WHEN I MET YOU,
I DIDN'T FEEL LONELY ANY LONGER.
I LOOKED FORWARD TO THE CONCERT.
I FELT THAT YOU MUST BE THERE,
THAT I MUST PLAY FOR YOU.
I- I THINK I MUST GO HOME NOW.
WHEN CAN I SEE YOU TOMORROW?
YOU CAN'T, I HAVE TO BE AT THE CONSERVATORY AT HALF PAST-
BEFORE THAT.
I'M BUSY. AND AFTERWARDS?
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
AW, THEN DON'T GO TO THE CONSERVATORY ONCE.
IT'LL DO YOU GOOD TO MISS A LESSON.
I'VE ALWAYS SAID IT WAS THE LESSONS I MISSED
THAT MADE ME A PIANIST.
PLEASE,
I MUST SEE YOU AGAIN.
I'LL WAIT FOR YOU AT THE CONCERT HALL AT HALF PAST 5:00.
YOU'LL COME?
I BELIEVE...
I CAN'T.
HERE'S YOUR MUSIC CASE, MISS LISA.
YOU LEFT IT.
OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WAITING FOR YOU...
SINCE YOU COULDN'T ARRANGE TO MEET ME.
BUT THE PROFESSOR WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
HE'S NOT COMING.
I'M THE PROFESSOR TODAY.
WELL LISA, QUITE A SURPRISE, EH?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FORMER PUPIL NOW, MICHAEL?
GROWN TO BE A BIG GIRL, HASN'T SHE?
NOW, DON'T YOU DISGRACE ME.
YOU SHOW THIS FAMOUS FELLOW THAT WE KNOW OUR MUSIC, TOO.
SEE YOU LATER, MICHAEL.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.
IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.
JUST FANCY, AT MY AGE,
YOU CAN PERMIT A LIE TO DEAR OLD PROFESSORS.
HOW COULD YOU DO SUCH A THING?
BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
BECAUSE I HAD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
DON'T BE ANGRY, PLEASE.
LET'S WORK.
THE 12th SONATA IN A MAJOR BY MOZART.
THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF MOZART'S SONATA IN A MAJOR
IS WRITTEN IN THE FORM OF VARIATIONS.
IN THE FIRST VARIATION, THE RHYTHM CHANGES
BUT THE HARMONIC SEQUENCE REMAINS UNCHANGED.
AND THE MELODY IS ALTERED ONLY TO THIS EXTENT
SO THAT THE EAR CAN STILL RECOGNIZE IT.
INDEED, ITS DOMINANT TONES REMAIN INTACT.
AND THEY'RE EMPHASIZED BY THE INTRODUCTION
OF 3 HALFTONE FIGURATIONS.
HOWEVER, THE TRI-VOCALIZED CHARACTER-
THE THEME OF THE FIRST VARIATION-
BECOMES A SEQUENCE INSTEAD OF A COMPLETE MINGLING
OF THE 3 VOICES BECAUSE OF THE FACT
THAT THE TWO LOWER VOICES SIMPLY ROUND OUT
AND COMPLETE THE BABBLING MELODY.
NOW THE DESIRE OF THE MELODY TO FREE ITSELF
FROM TONAL ACCESSORIES ARE MODEST,
WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE.
THE INBORN URGE OF EVERY MELODY-
NAMELY, TO ACHIEVE UNISON-
IS IN THIS WAY ACCOMPLISHED.
THIS TECHNIQUE BY WHICH THE PARTS COMPLETE THEMSELVES
IN THE POINT OF VIEW OF RHYTHM
IS DESIGNATED AS COMPLEMENTARY RHYTHMIC.
IS IT ALL QUITE CLEAR TO YOU, MISS LISA?
PLEASE LET ME ALONE.
IT'S QUITE IMPOSSIBLE.
WHAT'S IMPOSSIBLE?
GOING OUT WITH YOU,
LETTING YOU LIE TO THE PROFESSOR,
THIS KISSING IN THE CORNER.
IT ISN'T LIKE ME, I HATE IT.
MY MOTHER COMES HOME TOMORROW.
I CAN'T LIE TO HER,
BUT I'D HAVE TO.
I'LL SAY GOOD-BYE NOW.
NO, LISA, DEAR-
WE MUST NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
PLEASE.
YOU MUSTN'T EVEN THINK OF ME AGAIN.
DARLING,
COME HERE.
YES, MOTHER.
THOSE TRAIN TRIPS ARE SO TIRING.
I WISH I HAD THE COURAGE TO FLY.
WHAT DID YOU DO WHILE I WAS AWAY?
OH...
NOT MUCH OF ANYTHING.
GO ANYWHERE?
YES,
THE OTHER DAY WITH HILDEGARD.
WE WENT TO THE MOVIES.
WAS IT FUN?
MM-HMM.
IF MADAM WOULD COME OUTSIDE A MOMENT,
THERE'S A WOMAN OUT THERE.
I'LL COME AT ONCE.
HERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL
FOR A LONG-LEGGED CHILD I USED TO KNOW.
MOMMY, MOMMY, COME HERE!
MOMMY, COME AND LOOK!
QUICK!
MOMMY!
OH, YOU DARLING! YOU ANGEL!
OH, IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GOWN IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
WON'T I LOOK DRESSY?
A BACKLESS EVENING GOWN!
THAT MAKES IT OFFICIAL, I AM GROWN UP.
OH, YOU'RE THE SWEETEST MOTHER IN THE WHOLE WORLD
AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
AND I LOVE THE GOWN SO MUCH
AND I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME-
WAS IT EXPENSIVE?
DARLING, YOU MUST LET ME GO NOW.
THERE'S A WOMAN OUTSIDE I'VE GOT TO TALK TO.
OH, I'M SORRY.
BUT I WAS SO THRILLED.
YES?
BUT YOU KNOW YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE PHONED ME,
I TOLD YOU I-
ON NO, THAT'S QUITE IMPOSSIBLE.
NO, I TELL YOU I WON'T.
NO, I'M GOING TO HANG UP NOW. I-
YOU'RE GOING AWAY?
YES, I HEARD YOU BUT-
I CAN'T MEET YOU.
OH, I-I COULDN'T DO THAT-
NO, YOU MUSTN'T EXPECT ME.
YOU MUSTN'T EVEN WAIT FOR ME, I-
NO, I'M AFRAID NOT.
NO.
YES.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY, LET'S DANCE!
I KNOW THIS ISN'T QUITE THE SORT OF PLACE FOR YOU, LISA, DEAR,
BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY NOBODY HERE WHO COULD POSSIBLY KNOW YOU OR ME.
I CAN ONLY STAY A HALF AN HOUR.
HALF AN HOUR, ALL RIGHT.
WE WANT SOME DESSERT.
ARE YOU STILL ANGRY WITH ME
FOR TELEPHONING YOU?
I BEGGED YOU NOT TO DO IT.
I HAD TO SLIP OUT
AFTER MOTHER WENT TO BED.
I COULDN'T HELP IT.
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO LEAVE WITHOUT SEEING YOU AGAIN.
LISA-
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
WHY SO QUIET?
AREN'T YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT HAPPY
WE CAN SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN
ONCE MORE BEFORE I LEAVE.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
PARIS,
TOMORROW.
WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK?
I DON'T KNOW, PERHAPS...
WHAT I CAN'T REALIZE
IS GOING AWAY,
LEAVING YOU.
ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE
I OWE TO YOU
ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE
WHEN MY KISSES WHIRL YOU
YOU HELD ME NEAR YOU
CLOSE TO YOUR HEART
I STILL CAN HEAR YOU SAY
"WE NEVER WILL PART"
WE PLANNED OUR FUTURE
AND WE REALLY BELIEVED IT
THOUGH WE NEVER ACHIEVED IT
ALL THAT ONLY WAS MEANT TO BE
ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE
A MEMORY...
ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE.
THAT WAS HEAVEN TO ME
THE MAN WHO KISSED ME YESTERDAY
WAS JUST A STRANGER, STRANGE TO SAY.
LIFE WAS MEANT THAT WAY
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS LOVE, I FIND,
IT'S JUST A MASK WE HIDE BEHIND.
AND THEN PRETEND WE'RE GAY
WE SAY "THIS TIME IS REAL, AT LAST,"
AND AFTER LOVE HAS COME AND PASSED
WE BRUSH THE TEARS AWAY.
BEFORE I GO STRAIGHT TO THE DEVIL
I'LL BE FRANK AND ON THE LEVEL
BECAUSE I STILL REMEMBER-
ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE
I OWE TO YOU
ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE
WHEN MY KISSES WHIRL YOU
YOU HELD ME NEAR
CLOSE TO YOUR HEART
I STILL CAN HEAR YOU SAY
"WE NEVER WILL PART"
WE PLANNED OUR FUTURE
AND WE REALLY BELIEVED IT
I'LL REMEMBER OUR KISS-
WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?
NOTHING, I HOPE.
WAITER, CHECK!
RIGHT AWAY, SIR.
BUT WHAT IS ALL THIS?
NOTHING AT ALL, DEAR.
THIS PLACE MAKES ME NERVOUS.
LET'S GET AWAY FROM HERE.
YES, OF COURSE.
GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
BEFORE BEGINNING MY ENTERTAINMENT
I SHOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT
THIS IS ALL STRICTLY ON THE LEVEL.
NO TRICKERY, NO SLEIGHT OF HAND,
NO FRAUD OR DECEIT.
I SHOOT GENUINE BULLETS COME.
AT GENUINE LIVING TARGETS.
UNLESS MY AIM IS PERFECT, AND MY HAND STEADY,
EVERY SHOT WOULD BE FATAL.
MICHAEL MICHAILOW!
YES, SIR.
THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU
ABOUT MY ASSOCIATION WITH MICHAEL MICHAILOW.
HAS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS TO ASK THE WITNESS?
YES, MISTER PRESIDENT.
WITNESS,
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE TIME
WHEN THE ACCUSED FAINTED AND SHE SHOT MICHAEL MICHAILOW,
DIDN'T YOU ASK HIM IF HE KNEW HER?
IT HAS BEEN TESTIFIED THAT THE ACCUSED AND THE MURDERED MAN
STARED AT EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME
AND THEN SHE SUDDENLY FAINTED.
THIS HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
DIDN'T YOU COUPLE THIS THINGS TOGETHER
IN YOUR OWN MIND?
I MEAN, DIDN'T THEY STRIKE YOU AS CAUSE AND EFFECT?
WEREN'T YOU CURIOUS ABOUT IT?
DIDN'T YOU GET ANY EXPLANATION?
NO, SIR.
NONE.
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE?
WAIVE QUESTIONING.
YOU MAY SIT DOWN, WITNESS.
MR. ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION,
DO YOU WISH TO CALL ANY MORE WITNESSES?
NO, MR. PRESIDENT.
AND THE DEFENSE?
WE'VE NO TESTIMONY TO OFFER.
ACCUSED, BY YOUR CONTINUED SILENCE
YOU HAVE SO FAR OBSTRUCTED EVERY EFFORT OF THIS COURT
TO REACH AN UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR CRIME.
YOU KILLED A HUMAN BEING.
WHY?
I'VE NOTHING TO SAY.
YOU MUST HAVE STOOD IN SOME SORT OF RELATIONSHIP
TO THE MAN YOU SHOT.
SOMETHING MUST HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN YOU IN THE PAST.
IF YOU WILL ONLY TELL US WHAT IT WAS,
PERHAPS WE, THE JUDGES AND THE JURY
WHO HAVE TO DECIDE YOUR FATE,
WILL FIND MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
WHICH WILL PERMIT US TO LOOK AT YOUR CRIME
IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.
CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WILL JUSTIFY US
PERHAPS IN LIGHTENING YOUR PUNISHMENT.
MADAM KOWALSKA,
IT IS A QUESTION OF YOUR LIFE.
Why don't you say something?
WHAT DO YOU ALL WANT OF ME?
I KILLED HIM.
SENTENCE ME.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER TESTIMONY,
WE WILL HEAR THE FINAL SPEECH
OF THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTIONS.
MAY IT PLEASE THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE AND GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY,
I SHALL TAKE VERY LITTLE OF YOUR TIME.
THE ACCUSED ADMITTED HER GUILT WHEN SHE WAS ARRESTED.
IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE HEARD THE TESTIMONY
OF MANY EYEWITNESSES OF THE CRIME.
IT WAS MURDER!-
DELIBERATE, PREMEDITATED, COLD-BLOODED MURDER!
BEFORE THE LAW, THE ACCUSED IS GUILTY-
GUILTY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT!
IT'S OF NO IMPORTANCE WHAT HER MOTIVES MAY HAVE BEEN:
JEALOUSY, HATE, REVENGE.
YOU MUST NOT LET HER SILENCE INFLUENCE YOU, GENTLEMEN.
IT MUST NOT AWAKEN IN YOU ANY SYMPATHY FOR HER WHATEVER!
IT'S MURDER, ISN'T IT?
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES?
THEY HAVEN'T PUT IN THEIR APPEARANCE YET.
YEAH, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
HER LAWYER'S JUST STARTING HIS SPEECH TO THE JURY.
HAVE YOU NOT ALL FELT,
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY,
THAT THE ACCUSED WAS FORCED TO KEEP SILENT?
BECAUSE SHE WAS SHAKEN TO THE DEPTH OF HER BEING,
INCAPABLE OF UTTERING A SINGLE WORD.
HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN A HUMAN BEING
WHOM A CRUSHING EXPERIENCE HAS RENDERED SPEECHLESS?
SPEECHLESS WITH TERROR AND CONSTERNATION,
SO COMPLETELY... SHATTERED
AS TO BE ENTIRELY INDIFFERENT TO HER FATE.
SURELY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE MATTER
FOR THE ACCUSED TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU AS A REPENTANT SINNER,
AND TO HAVE INSISTED THAT THE MURDERED MAN HAD PERSECUTED HER
WITH A LIFETIME OF TORTURE.
IN SHORT, TO HAVE APPEALED TO YOUR PITY.
THE SILENCE OF THE ACCUSED PLEADS NOT AGAINST HER,
BUT FOR HER!
I WILL ASK THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE
TO PAUSE A MOMENT.
CERTAINLY, MR. PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU. PUT IT DOWN THERE.
IT IS MY DUTY TO PLACE BEFORE YOU
CERTAIN INFORMATION WHICH HAS JUST REACHED ME.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS FOUND THIS SUITCASE
IN THE BAGGAGE ROOM OF THE UNION STATION.
IT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE ACCUSED.
IT IS POSSIBLE, THEREFORE, THAT IT CONTAINS EVIDENCE
WHICH MAY TELL US SOMETHING OF THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MICHAEL MICHAILOW AND THE ACCUSED...
A RELATIONSHIP WHICH THE ACCUSED HAS PERSISTENTLY
REFUSED TO EXPLAIN.
SHOULD ITS CONTENTS PROVE TO HAVE
SUCH A BEARING ON THIS CASE,
I SHALL PROBABLY INSIST UPON
RECALLING CERTAIN WITNESSES.
OPEN THAT SUITCASE.
NO. NO, NO!
MY CLIENT IS WILLING TO MAKE A FULL AND COMPLETE STATEMENT-
BUT ONLY ON CONDITION THAT THE COURT DOES NOT OPEN THAT SUITCASE
UNTIL IT HAS HEARD WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY!
CONDITIONS FROM THE ACCUSED?
TOO RIDICULOUS TO CONSIDER!
THEN I'LL NEVER TALK!
THE HIGH COURT SHOULD NOT PERMIT ITSELF TO BE BLACKMAILED.
I INSIST THAT THAT SUITCASE BE OPENED AT ONCE!
I PROTEST AGAINST THE TONE AND MANNER OF THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COURT TO GRANT THE REQUEST OF THE ACCUSED.
THERE MUST BE ABSOLUTE QUIET AMONG THE SPECTATORS!
OTHERWISE I WILL HAVE THE COURTROOM CLEARED.
THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION WILL BELIEVE WITH ME
THAT WE ALL HAVE ONLY ONE DESIRE,
AND THAT IS TO ARRIVE AT THE TRUTH.
I AM SURE WE SHALL ALL BE ACTING IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE
BY PERMITTING THE ACCUSED TO TESTIFY.
I DON'T MEAN TO CRITICIZE THE MANNER
IN WHICH THE COURT IS CONDUCTING THIS CASE, MR. PRESIDENT,
BUT AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE, I MUST PROTEST!
OH, THE SUITCASE WILL NOT BE LOST WHILE WE LISTEN.
THE ACCUSED WILL NOW MAKE HER STATEMENT.
BECAUSE OF INFORMATION WHICH MY CLIENT HAS JUST GIVEN ME,
I WISH TO CITE PARAGRAPH 48 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE.
WHAT SHE IS ABOUT TO SAY MAY BE A VIOLATION OF PUBLIC DECENCY.
THEREFORE, I MUST ASK THAT THE COURTROOM BE CLEARED
AND HER STATEMENT BE HEARD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS!
THE REQUEST OF THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE IS GRANTED.
THE TESTIMONY WILL BE HEARD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
CLEAR THE COURT.
THE WITNESSES WILL PLEASE HOLD THEMSELVES AVAILABLE
OUTSIDE FOR FURTHER QUESTIONING.
NOBODY HAS ANY RIGHT TO PUSH PEOPLE OUT OF THE WAY.
ACCUSED, MAKE YOUR STATEMENT.
IT WAS IN 1912, IN WARSAW.
I FEEL THE FLOOD WITHIN ME SURGE
I LIVE BUT FOR TODAY
I FEEL A WILD IMPULSIVE URGE
TO GIVE MY SOUL AWAY
THE MUSIC IN MY HEART SEEMS TO SING
DANCE WITH ME AS FAIR AS THE SPRING
HOLD ME TIGHT, KISS ME DEAR, FOR TONIGHT YOU CAN HEAR
THEM PRAY
MAZURKA RULES THE SAVAGE LIGHT
AND GUIDES MY FOOLISH HEART
SO DANCE WITH ME
AND KISS ME, MY LOVE
TAKE MY LOVE
IT'S YOURS DEAR, ALONE
I BELONG TO YOU
TELL ME THAT YOU'RE...
LOUISE, TAKE THIS BASKET.
PUT THOSE OVER THERE, AND THAT ONE THERE.
YOU WERE MARVELOUS!
THANK YOU, DEAR. YOU'RE SWEET. GOOD-BYE!
GOOD-BYE! THANK YOU, DEAR.
WHAT DARLINGS. WHAT A HOUSE. WHAT A NIGHT!
WHAT FLOWERS! SOME OF THEM MUST BE ARTIFICIAL.
STELLA, LOCK THAT DOOR. NO VISITORS.
VERA, YOU'RE A FOOL TO GIVE ALL THIS UP.
OF COURSE I AM,
BUT I'M SO HAPPY I COULD SCREAM!
WHAT'S MARRIAGE TO ALL THIS?
NOW, I APPROVE OF MARRIAGE,
AND I OUGHT TO KNOW- I'VE HAD 4 HUSBANDS,
TWO OF WHOM I REMEMBER.
I WISH I WERE A BIGGER STAR,
THERE WAS MORE APPLAUSE, MORE FLOWERS,
SO I COULD GIVE UP MORE FOR LEONIDE.
YOU'RE RIGHT. I ENVY YOU.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, WANDA?
MICHAEL STRAYING AGAIN?
WON'T SEE ME ANYMORE.
HARDLY EVER SPEAKS TO ME.
SEE WHO IT IS, LOUISE-
THEN I SHAN'T NEED YOU ANYMORE.
HELLO, MICHAEL.
EVENING.
HELLO.
VERA, MY DEAR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS EVENING.
YOU WERE A MAGNIFICENT VOICE AND YOU DANCED LIKE A DREAM.
IT WAS ALL YOUR MUSIC.
OH, TO THINK I SHALL NEVER CONDUCT FOR YOU AGAIN.
YOU WERE SUPERB.
WE WERE ALL SUPERB. CONSIDERING WHAT WE HAD TO SING!
YOU KNOW, MICHAEL, YOU OUGHT TO BE KINDER TO WANDA.
AH, WANDA. ANCIENT HISTORY.
AS USUAL WITH YOU.
NOW VERA, DON'T FLY THROUGH ALL OF MY HABITS.
THEY'RE VERY REGULAR.
THE BAD ONES, TOO.
HOW'D YOU LIKE MY FLOWERS?
YOUR FLOWERS WERE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THAT I'VE EVER SEEN.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, PERHAPS, BUT I FEAR
NOT AS IMPORTANT TO YOU AS THESE-
"FROM YOUR ADORING HUSBAND-TO-BE, LEONIDE."
OH, MY DEAR VERA.
YOU'RE A FOOL, YOU'RE AN IDIOT!
YOU CAN'T GIVE UP ALL THIS FOR A SILLY WEDDING RING.
SILLY WEDDING RING?
YOU SCOFF AT MARRIAGE, DON'T YOU, MICHAEL?
BUT YOU BELONG HERE! YOU'RE AN ARTIST.
YOU'LL NEVER BE CONTENTED LIVING OUT YOUR LIFE
WITH A... WITH A DULL, STOLID SOLDIER.
NOT VERY COMPLIMENTARY TO MY FIANCE.
I HOPE HE BEATS YOU DAILY TILL YOU'RE BLACK AND BLUE.
OH HO! YOU'RE HOPELESS.
OH, SILLY, RIDICULOUS WOMAN.
YOU KNOW THAT I'M TRAGICALLY IN LOVE WITH YOU.
HOW CAN YOU BE SO CRUEL AS TO LEAVE ME LIKE THIS?
NOW, MICHAEL,
I'VE KNOWN YOU TOO LONG AND TOO WELL.
YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT REAL LOVE, BECAUSE YOU LOVE ONLY YOURSELF.
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO FOOL OTHER WOMEN,
BUT YOU DON'T IMPRESS ME ONE LITTLE BIT.
ALL RIGHT, GET MARRIED!
BUT I WARN YOU: I'LL NEVER REST UNTIL I'VE GOT YOU BACK WHERE YOU BELONG,
EVEN IF I HAVE TO COMPROMISE YOU.
YES?
WONDERFUL OPERA, MICHAEL.
THANKS.
I'VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO PERSUADE YOUR FIANCEE
TO RUN AWAY WITH ME.
I'VE CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT THAT OPERA.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY TERRIBLE.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS SAID.
BUT NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE ME.
WELL, YOU TWO... WORST OF LUCK.
MY NAME IS LEONIDE KIROW.
MINE'S VERA KOWALSKA.
AH, NOW I REMEMBER YOU!
I THOUGHT YOU LOOKED FAMILIAR.
ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING TOMORROW?
GETTING MARRIED.
THAT'S FUNNY. SO AM I.
ARE YOU GOING TO HATE ME FOR TAKING YOU AWAY FROM ALL THIS?
NICE LITTLE WORD FOR MY COOKING NOW AND THEN-
THAT'S ALL THE APPLAUSE I WANT.
YOU KNOW, SEEING YOU LIKE THIS ON A STAGE-
OH, I KNOW IT'S JUST ACTING, BUT...
I COULD'VE KILLED THAT MAN.
YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO FEEL THAT WAY AGAIN.
MY NAME IS LEONIDE-
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR NAME IS.
I LOVE YOU.
JUST LET ME...
IS IT SERIOUS, DOCTOR?
SERIOUS! THERE'S NOTHING THE MATTER WITH YOUR BABY.
MY DEAR, YOUNG BABE.
GOOD NIGHT, SCHNICKELPITZ.
UNCLE DOCTOR'S GOING NOW...
TO GIVE OTHER MOTHERS A CHANCE TO WAKE HIM UP.
THERE'S A GOOD GIRL.
GOOD NIGHT, DARLING.
GOOD NIGHT, DARLING!
GOOD NIGHT, MAMA.
HEARD FROM YOUR HUSBAND LATELY?
ONLY LAST WEEK.
HE SAID THERE WAS SOME PRETTY HEAVY FIGHTING,
BUT HE WASN'T EVEN SCRATCHED, THANK HEAVEN.
FINE, FINE.
THE ONLY PROBLEM HE HAS IS PHYSICAL.
THE MINUTE THE SHELLS START TO FALL, HE RUNS FOR THE NEAREST GENERAL.
SORRY I GOT YOU OUT OF BED, DOCTOR.
BUT HER EYES LOOKED SO FEVERISH ALL EVENING.
ARE YOU SURE- OF COURSE I'M SURE.
YOUR CHILD'S IN PERFECT HEALTH.
IT'S YOU I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
WHY DO YOU COOP YOURSELF UP HERE LIKE A HERMIT HEN?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING:
IF YOUR BABY EVER GETS SICK OF ANYTHING,
IT'LL BE YOU.
GIVE HER A VACATION.
TAKE ONE YOURSELF.
LET A NURSE TAKE CARE OF HER.
YES, BUT... YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, DOCTOR.
YOU SEE, YOU'RE NOT A MOTHER.
DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT.
YOU'VE BEEN INVITED EVERYWHERE; YOU GO NOWHERE.
LIVE THE PASSION. SEE PEOPLE-HA HA-
ESPECIALLY AMUSING PEOPLE,
if you can find any.
YOU'RE COMING IN TOMORROW, AREN'T YOU?
I AM NOT!
I'M GOING HOME, I'M GOING TO STAY THERE,
AND LEARN HOW TO BECOME A MOTHER.
HA HA! GOOD NIGHT.
HEY, IT'S VERA!
STELLA!
FORGIVE ME-
LOOK, LOOK, IT'S VERA!
WE'VE A WONDERFUL TABLE OVER HERE
RESERVED JUST FOR MEMBERS OF THE OPERA.
GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK WITH US AGAIN.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
TAKE YOUR PARTNERS FOR THE MAZURKA!
MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE, MADAM KIROW?
MICHAEL!
YOU LEFT ME AFTER ONE MAZURKA;
WE MEET AGAIN TO THE TUNE OF ANOTHER.
WHAT A COINCIDENCE!
OH, NO, NO. I ASKED THEM TO PLAY IT
ESPECIALLY FOR US.
SAME OLD MICHAEL.
WELL, INTO EACH PARTY A LITTLE RAIN MUST FALL.
SHALL WE DANCE?
THANK YOU.
WELL, HOW HAVE YOU BEEN, VERA DEAR?
HAPPY.
JUST NOW, A NURSERY'S MY WORLD.
I FIND IT VERY EXCITING.
GOOD, I'M SO GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO COME TONIGHT.
I SENT YOU THAT INVITATION.
YOU DID? YES.
THE FIRST STEP IN MY...
"GET VERA OUT OF THE NURSERY" CAMPAIGN.
ANYWAY, I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.
WELL, I'M GLAD ONE OF US DID.
REMEMBER, WE HAVE THE NEXT DANCE.
CERTAINLY.
WON'T YOU INTRODUCE ME?
OF COURSE. UM...
VERA, THIS IS XENIA, A NEW MEMBER OF OUR OPERA COMPANY.
MADAM KIROW.
HOW DO YOU DO.
CHARMED.
ISN'T THERE SOME WINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE?
OH HO HO!
OH, NOW THAT'S THE LAST DANCE, AND WHAT A PITY!
JUST WHEN WE WERE HAVING SUCH A GOOD TIME!
WAIT A MINUTE! I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
LET'S CONTINUE AT MY PLACE.
OH, DANCE WITH ME
AND GIVE ME MY OWN
TAKE MY LOVE
IT'S YOURS AND YOURS ALONE
I BELONG TO YOU
TELL ME THAT YOU'RE MINE
I BELONG TO YOU
TELL ME THAT YOU'RE MINE
A BEAUTIFUL VOICE.
A BEAUTIFUL VOICE LIKE THAT WASTED ON US.
WHO CAN FEEL A DRINK?
NO!
COME ON, NOW.
PLEASE! PLEASE!
I'M DIZZY.
PLEASE! OH, MICHAEL!
OH! OH!
OLD TIMES, VERA?
YOU REMEMBER THEM?
SOMETIMES.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT NIGHT IN PARIS?
ABOUT YOUR GLORIOUS PERFORMANCE?
WHEN A LOT OF STUDENTS DREW YOUR CARRIAGE THROUGH THE STREETS
AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE SINGING AND SHOUTING YOUR PRAISES.
YOU RESCUED ME.
I EVEN THINK YOU WERE A LITTLE JEALOUS.
JEALOUS? I COULD HAVE WRUNG THEIR SILLY NECKS!
OH, MICHAEL.
OH, LOVE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
THE HARD WORK FOR THE PLAY.
YES, YOU WERE SWEET THEN.
HAVE I CHANGED SO MUCH?
NURSERIES NEVER ENHANCE A LADY'S CHARMS, MY DEAR VERA.
WELL, MY HUSBAND DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY.
OH, THEN CHUCK ALL THIS NURSERY BUSINESS
AND COME BACK WHERE YOU BELONG!
OOH, NOW I'M BEGINNING TO SEE.
YOU'RE GOING TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TEMPT ME.
I'M GOING RIGHT HOME TO MY NURSERY.
ALL RIGHT.
BUT IN THE END, I SHALL WIN.
NEVER.
XENIA, FILL THAT UP FOR ME, WILL YOU?
OOH.
I BETTER GO.
DON'T WANT TO BREAK UP ANY HAPPY HOMES.
NO, VERA, ONE DANCE BEFORE YOU GO, PLEASE.
YES, MAX! MAX! PUT ON A WALTZ.
YES, MICHAEL.
OH, MICHAEL!
OOH! OOH...
LOOK.
OH, THIS IS AWFUL.
EVERYTHING IS GOING ROUND AND ROUND.
OH, MICHAEL, PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE ME HOME.
CARRY ON, EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO TAKE MADAME KOWALSKA HOME.
IS THE BABY AWAKE YET?
NO, SHE'S STILL ASLEEP.
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE...
BUT I MUST... FORGIVE ME...
THE BABY'S AWAKE NOW.
AW...
GO TO SLEEP AGAIN, MY DARLING.
SHH.
MOMMY'S HERE.
THAT'S MY GOOD GIRL.
LEON.
DEAREST...
LEONIDE KIROW IS THE NAME.
AND I'M VERA...
OH, LEONIDE.
LEONIDE, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU.
HOLD ME CLOSE!
CLOSER!
THERE WASN'T A GENERAL FOR MILES AROUND.
THANK YOU.
COME ON, DEAREST.
THERE'S A GOOD GIRL.
GIVE ME YOUR HAND.
STAND STILL, NOW, DARLING.
YES.
WE'LL TIE YOU, PUT YOUR BOW ON PRETTY FOR YOU.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO FOR A NICE, LONG WALK.
OOPS-A-DAISY.
THERE YOU ARE, DARLING.
SAY, "GOOD-BYE, MAMA. GOOD-BYE, DADDY."
BYE, MAMA, BYE DADDY.
GOOD-BYE, DARLING.
AND NO FLIRTING WITH POLICEMEN.
WILL YOU HAVE SOME MORE COFFEE?
NO THANKS.
VERA, WHAT'S WRONG?
WHAT'S TROUBLING YOU?
NOTHING'S WRONG. NOTHING.
THERE IS SOMETHING.
YOU'RE SO NERVOUS.
NO, I'M NOT. REALLY.
IS THIS DEPRESSING YOU SO MUCH?
OH, LEONIDE. YOU MUSTN'T EVEN THINK SUCH A THING.
I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK YOU DIDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE.
OH, MY DARLING.
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW.
SOMEONE'S AT THE DOOR.
I'LL JUST GO AND SEE WHO IT IS.
GOING OUT?
YES. STELLA'S NOT WELL.
I JUST GOT WORD SHE WANTS TO SEE ME.
I SHAN'T BE LONG.
VERA.
I MUST TALK TO YOU, MICHAEL.
HOW NICE OF YOU TO COME.
LET'S UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING.
I DIDN'T COME HERE FOR ANY STUPID RENDEZVOUS WITH YOU.
VERA.
CAN'T YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
I'VE HAD TO LIE TO MY HUSBAND.
OH, I WOULD HAVE TOLD HIM THE MOMENT HE CAME HOME,
BUT I COULDN'T.
I HADN'T THE COURAGE.
HE CAME HOME FROM THE FRONT A SICK MAN,
HYPER-SENSITIVE.
HE NEEDS ME.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO HELP HIM.
WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING AT?
I TOLD YOU NOT TO CALL ME ANYMORE, NOT TO WRITE.
BUT YOU HAVE CALLED. YOU'VE WRITTEN EVERY DAY.
WHY I...
I WAS SO FRIGHTENED I-I HADN'T EVEN BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK TO LEONIDE.
WE'RE DRIFTING APART.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
BLACKMAIL ME WITH THE MEMORY OF THAT NIGHT?
OH, VERA, HOW CAN YOU? DON'T YOU-
LET ME ALONE.
I LOVE MY HUSBAND.
I LOVE MY CHILD.
THEY'RE ALL THAT MATTER TO ME.
TO KEEP THAT LOVE, TO PRESERVE MY HOME,
THERE ISN'T ANYTHING I WOULDN'T DO.
THAT SOUNDS MELODRAMATIC, MICHAEL.
BUT I MEAN EVERY WORD OF IT.
THAT'S ALL I CAME TO SAY.
LEONIDE.
WANT TO DENY IT?
THANKS.
MR. STAGOFF, YOU DO ANYTHING?
ACCORDING TO THE STATUES AND LAWS ENACTED BY-
NEVER MIND ALL THAT. TELL ME QUICKLY.
THE FACT THAT MR. MICHAILOW EVADED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON YOUR BEHALF,
THE FURTHER FACT THAT HE AVOIDED ALL RESPONSIBILITY BY RUNNING AWAY,
CERTAINLY ADDED TO THE APPEARANCE OF YOUR GUILT.
IT SUBSTANTIATED YOUR HUSBAND'S BELIEF AND THAT OF THE JUDGE
THAT YOU HAD BEEN MORE THAN MERELY INDISCREET.
BUT COULDN'T MY HUSBAND HAVE FORGIVEN ME?
HIS HONOR.
YES, OF COURSE.
HIS HONOR.
BUT WHAT ABOUT MY BABY?
THE LAW STATES SPECIFICALLY THAT IF THE
MARRIAGE IS BROKEN THROUGH THE FAULT OF THE WIFE,
THE CHILD IS AUTOMATICALLY AWARDED TO THE HUSBAND.
THOSE ARE CONSEQUENCES, MADAME, WHICH ONE JUST HAS TO BEAR.
HOW EASY IT IS FOR YOU TO CONDEMN.
MADAME, IT IS SIMPLY MY DUTY TO INFORM YOU
THAT THE DIVORCE DECREE OF MY CLIENT HAS BEEN GRANTED.
CAPTAIN KIROW EXPECTS THAT YOU WILL VACATE THIS APARTMENT,
HERETO OCCUPIED BY YOU JOINTLY, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
BUT MY BABY.
SHE WAS TAKEN FROM ME.
AFTER THAT, MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL.
WHEN I CAME OUT, LEONIDE AND MY CHILD HAD DISAPPEARED.
STELLA TOLD ME HE HAD CHANGED HIS NAME FROM KIROW TO KOSLOV,
BUT NO ONE KNEW WHERE HE HAD GONE.
I HAD TO TAKE MY SINGING UP AGAIN.
I DIDN'T WANT TO STARVE.
BUT MY VOICE WAS ALMOST GONE.
I COULD STILL FIND EMPLOYMENT
BUT ONLY IN LITTLE CHEAP CABARETS.
THE ONE THING THAT KEPT ME GOING FOR 15 YEARS
WAS THE DREAM THAT I MIGHT SEE MY CHILD AGAIN.
MY FIRST THOUGHT IN EVERY STRANGE CITY WAS,
"PERHAPS LEONIDE LIVES HERE...
WITH HER."
I HAD ALMOST GIVEN UP HOPE WHEN I CAME TO THIS CITY.
I WANT TO SPEAK TO MR. KOSLOV.
JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.
OH, MADAME.
IF MADAME WOULD COME OUTSIDE A MOMENT,
THERE'S A WOMAN OUT THERE.
I'LL COME AT ONCE.
HERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR A LONG-LEGGED CHILD I USED TO KNOW.
WHAT IS IT, PLEASE?
I AM MRS. KOSLOV.
WELL, I...
I REALLY WANTED TO SPEAK TO MR. KOSLOV.
MY HUSBAND DIED 3 YEARS AGO.
AND HIS CHILD?
MY DAUGHTER?
YOUR DAUGHTER?
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?
I I USED TO KNOW CAPTAIN KOSLOV IN WARSAW.
HE WAS ALWAYS VERY KIND TO ME.
I ALSO KNEW HIS FIRST WIFE.
MOMMY, MOMMY, COME HERE!
OH, PLEASE, I-
MOMMY, COME AND LOOK, QUICK.
EXCUSE ME A MOMENT.
MOMMY.
LISA, WHAT IS IT?
OH, YOU DARLING, YOU ANGEL.
OH, IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GOWN IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
WON'T I LOOK DRESSY?
A BACKLESS EVENING GOWN.
THAT MAKES IT OFFICIAL. I AM GROWN UP.
OH, YOU'RE THE SWEETEST MOTHER IN THE WHOLE WORLD,
AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, AND I LOVE THE GOWN,
AND I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME. WAS IT EXPENSIVE?
PLEASE LET ME GO NOW, DEAR.
THERE'S A WOMAN OUTSIDE. I HAVE TO TALK TO HER.
OH, I'M SORRY. BUT I WAS SO THRILLED.
I MUST TELL YOU SOMETHING IN CONFIDENCE
BEFORE WE TALK ANY FURTHER ABOUT THIS.
WHY, I'M SURE IT WASN'T YOUR INTENTIONS.
IT WOULD BE THE LAST THING YOU'D WANT TO DO TO UPSET A YOUNG GIRL,
HARDLY MORE THAN A CHILD.
SHE MAY COME IN ANY MOMENT.
SHE HAS NO SUSPICION, NO IDEA, THAT I'M NOT HER REAL MOTHER.
LISA WAS NEVER TOLD THAT HER OWN MOTHER DIED IN WARSAW DURING THE WAR.
SHE WAS A CHILD, OF COURSE-REMEMBERS NOTHING OF THAT TIME.
IT-IT WAS LEONIDE'S WISH THAT LISA SHOULD NEVER LEARN THE TRUTH.
I STRONGLY OPPOSED THIS AT FIRST,
BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT SHE WAS TOO YOUNG TO GRASP THE TRUTH AT THE TIME.
AND THEN, WHEN I SAW HER GROWING UP, SAW HOW FOND SHE WAS OF ME,
I- I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO CONFUSE, TO STARTLE HER, TO TELL HER THAT...
OH, PLEASE BELIEVE ME.
I'VE DEVOTED MY LIFE TO HER.
WHY, I'VE COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN THAT SHE WAS NOT MY OWN.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME. WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
IN MY EXCITEMENT, I-
NO THANK YOU.
MAY I ASK WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE?
CAN I BE OF ANY HELP TO YOU?
YOU'RE VERY KIND.
NO, IT WAS-IT WAS NOTHING IMPORTANT.
I WANTED...
WELL, YOU SEE, I FOUND THE NAME OF KOSLOV IN THE DIRECTORY,
QUITE BY ACCIDENT.
AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM AGAIN.
CURIOSITY. JUST TO TALK OVER OLD TIMES.
MAYN'T I PERHAPS-NO, NO.
LISA WILL COME.
I'M SORRY.
BUT-BUT YOU MUST REALIZE THAT I WAS SO TERRIFIED I COULDN'T...
DON'T APOLOGIZE.
YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT.
GOOD-BYE.
I HAD SEEN MY DAUGHTER AGAIN.
IT WAS HARD TO REALIZE THAT I MUST NEVER SEE HER AGAIN.
THAT I COULD NEVER SAY TO HER,
"LISA, I AM YOUR MOTHER."
I COULD GIVE HER NOTHING.
MY LIFE WOULD DISGUST HER.
MY LOVE WOULD ONLY FRIGHTEN HER.
SO I SAID, "ALL RIGHT."
"BE HAPPY BECAUSE AT LAST YOU'VE SEEN HER HAPPY."
AND THEN THAT SAME NIGHT...
WE FEEL SO BEAUTIFUL
AND WE REALLY BELIEVE IT
SO WE'RE NEVER-*
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?
WHY, SHE FAINTED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HER ACT.
THERE. SHE'S COMING TO NOW.
WELL, WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER HERE? WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WELL, SHE'S...
COME ON, COME ON.
GET REAL-YOU'RE HOLDING THE CURTAIN.
GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
BEFORE BEGINNING MY ENTERTAINMENT, I SHOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE
THAT THIS IS ALL STRICTLY ON THE LEVEL.
NO TRICKERY, NO SLEIGHT OF HAND, NO FRAUD OR DECEIT.
I SHOOT GENUINE BULLETS AT GENUINE LIVING TARGETS.
UNLESS MY AIM IS PERFECT, MY HAND STEADY,
EVERY SHOT WOULD BE FATAL. THANK YOU.
MICHAEL MICHAILOW.
AND THEN I SHOT HIM.
IN THAT SUITCASE YOU'LL FIND MY PAPERS.
THEY'LL PROVE THAT I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.
IF YOU'D EXAMINE THEM IN AN OPEN COURT,
LISA, THE WHOLE WORLD WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT I WAS HER MOTHER.
SHE MUST NEVER KNOW.
THAT WAS MY REASON-
MY ONLY REASON FOR REFUSING TO TESTIFY IN PUBLIC.
AND NOW I BEG YOU: HELP ME TO KEEP THIS STORY FROM MY DAUGHTER.
MADAM KOWALSKA.
WHAT YOU HAVE JUST TOLD US PERMITS US
TO LOOK AT THE CRIME YOU HAVE COMMITTED IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.
MR. ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION.
I ASK THAT THE PUBLIC BE AGAIN ADMITTED TO THE COURTROOM.
THE TESTIMONY OF THE ACCUSED HAS NOT
CONSTITUTED ANY OFFENSE AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY,
SO THERE'S NO REAL REASON FOR KEEPING ANY OF THE FACTS FROM THIS CASE
FROM THE PUBLIC IN OPEN COURT.
OPEN COURT.
OH, NO. YOU MUSTN'T.
THE ACCUSED HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE MAGNANIMITY
OF THIS COURT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.
SHE HAS CONTINUALLY MEDDLED WITH THE CONDUCT OF THIS TRIAL.
I MUST WARN YOU MOST SERIOUSLY NOT-
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND YET WHAT I WANT?
YOU ARE THE ONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU ARE THE ONE WHO KILLED A HUMAN BEING.
YOU ARE THE ONE WHO IS ON TRIAL.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TESTING THE TRUTH OF YOUR STATEMENTS.
AFTER THAT, THE CASE GOES TO THE JURY FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE COURT MUST RULE OBJECTIVELY.
WHATEVER IS VITAL TO RENDERING A JUST AND PROPER VERDICT MUST BE MADE PUBLIC.
IT CANNOT BE CONCEALED.
QUITE SO. THEREFORE, I RESPECTFULLY MOVE THE PUBLIC BE READMITTED.
NO, NO!
WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET?
I CAN'T BE QUIET.
PLEASE, MY DEAR.
I DIDN'T CONFESS JUST TO WIN SYMPATHY FOR MYSELF
IT WAS ONLY FOR LISA.
SHE MUSTN'T KNOW I'M HER MOTHER. SHE MUSTN'T KNOW!
THAT'S ENOUGH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
GO AHEAD, SENTENCE ME.
I DON'T CARE IF I LIVE OR NOT.
MY LIFE ISN'T WORTH LIVING. I'VE SAVED MY DAUGHTER.
HOW COULD I STAND BY NOW AND WATCH YOU WRECK HER HAPPINESS,
DELIBERATELY DRAG HER MOTHER'S LIFE BEFORE THE PUBLIC?
YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE YOU COMMITTED MURDER.
MR. ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION,
SAVE THAT FOR THE JURY.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO BE SENSIBLE.
AND I WARN YOU FOR THE LAST TIME NOT TO INTERRUPT THESE PROCEEDINGS AGAIN.
IF YOU DO NOT CONTROL YOURSELF, I SHALL HAVE YOU REMOVED.
THE PUBLIC MAY ONCE MORE BE ADMITTED. BAILIFF, PLEASE.
WHAT WILL THEY DO? WILL THEY TELL HER?
I'M AFRAID THEY MUST.
BUT YOU. I REALLY CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU.
WHY ON EARTH DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ALL THIS LONG AGO?
WE WILL NOW CONTINUE WITH THE PROCEEDINGS.
SO I WILL ASK THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION TO RESUME HIS FINAL SPEECH.
MAY IT PLEASE THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY,
WHEN I FIRST ADDRESSED YOU, I PROVED THE ACCUSED WAS GUILTY OF PREMEDITATED MURDER.
NO NEW ASPECTS OF HER ADMITTED GUILT HAVE COME TO LIGHT IN HER STATEMENT.
NEVERTHELESS, THE GROUNDS FOR DECIDING THE TERMS OF HER PUNISHMENT
HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED BECAUSE OF THE EXPLANATION SHE GAVE US OF HER MOTIVES.
SO I WISH TO WITHDRAW MY FORMER DEMAND
AND ASK THAT BECAUSE OF MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
THE COURT SENTENCE THE ACCUSED TO 5 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.
DEFENSE MAY MAKE ITS FINAL PLEA.
MR. PRESIDENT, GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY, THAT PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS
WHICH TOOK PLACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
DEMONSTRATED WITHOUT THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT
THAT THE DEAD MAN, MICHAEL MICHAILOW, DESTROYED NOT ONLY THE MARRIAGE
BUT THE HOME LIFE AND HAPPINESS OF MY CLIENT.
SINCE THE ACCUSED ACTED UNDER THE STRESS
OF THE MOST EASILY COMPREHENDED OF HUMAN EMOTIONS,
THE PREMISES FOR HER CONVICTION OF MURDER DO NOT EXIST.
AND IF YOU WILL CONSID-
I THEREFORE DEMAND THAT THE ACCUSED BE ACQUITTED.
ACCUSED, THE LAW GIVES YOU THE LAST WORD.
HAVE YOU ANYTHING THAT YOU WISH TO SAY?
NOTHING.
THEN I HEREBY CLOSE THIS PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
THE JURY WILL RETIRE TO CONSIDER ITS VERDICT.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
SAY SOMETHING, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
WELL, MY DEAR LADY, YOU SEE,
YOU HAD VERY GOOD LUCK WITH THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PROSECUTION.
AS FOR ME, WELL, YOU FORCED ME TO KEEP SILENT.
BUT THE JUDGE IS-
WE BOTH KNOW. WILL THEY TELL?
THEY MUST. WHEN THE COURT PRONOUNCES JUDGEMENT,
IT MUST MAKE CLEAR THE GROUNDS ON WHICH ITS SENTENCE RESTS.
IT CAN'T OMIT THE FACT THAT YOUR CRIME
WAS COMMITTED TO PROTECT YOUR DAUGHTER.
"THE ACCUSED, MADAM KOWALSKA, IS GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
"HOWEVER, DUE TO MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES,
"SHE IS HEREBY SENTENCED UNDER THE PROVISIONS
"OF PARAGRAPH 148 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE TO PRISON FOR A TERM OF 3 YEARS.
"THE TIME DURING WHICH THE ACCUSED HAS BEEN UNDER ARREST
IS TO BE SUBTRACTED FROM HER SENTENCE."
NOW HE'S GOT TO TELL WHY THEY'VE BEEN SO LENIENT.
ACCORDING TO THE EVIDENCE AND THE CREDIBLE TESTIMONY OF THE ACCUSED,
SHE IS GUILTY AS CHARGED IN THE INDICTMENT.
THE ACCUSED DELIBERATELY KILLED A HUMAN BEING,
NAMELY THE PIANIST, MICHAEL MICHAILOW,
BY FIRING TWO BULLETS INTO HIS BODY WITH A REVOLVER.
PUNISHMENT IS THEREFORE INEVITABLE.
THE COURT, HOWEVER, HAS NOT ONLY CONCEDED TO THE ACCUSED
THE EXISTENCE OF MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
BECAUSE SHE PROVED THAT MICHAEL MICHAILOW BEHAVED TOWARD HER
IN A THOROUGHLY REPREHENSIBLE MANNER,
BUT THE COURT HAS EVEN AGREED UNANIMOUSLY
THAT IT WILL ENDORSE A PLEA FOR PARDON
WHEN THE ACCUSED SHALL ENTER THAT PLEA,
BECAUSE DURING THAT PART OF THE TRIAL WHICH TOOK PLACE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS,
IT BECAME CLEAR TO ALL OF US THAT THE ACTUATING MOTIVE OF THE CRIME
WAS THE DESIRE, THE DETERMINATION I MIGHT SAY,
OF THE ACCUSED TO SAVE A YOUNG GIRL
FROM THE SEDUCTIONS OF A MAN WHO CAN ONLY BE REGARDED AS MORALLY DEGRADED.
THIS CASE IS CLOSED.
AND JUST REMEMBER THIS:
YOU CAN ALWAYS RELY ON ME.
I'LL ATTEND TO EVERYTHING.
PLEASE, EXCUSE ME A MOMENT, MOMMY.
VERA KOWALSKA.
I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT-
I JUST HAD TO TELL YOU THAT I WANT TO WISH YOU THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.
THANK YOU, MISS LISA.