The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) Movie Script
Kitty!
Kitty!
- Hello!
- Hi...
-What are you doing?
- I'm playing...
- Do you like this doll?
-Yes, her name is Elizabeth...
... she's beautiful...
Do you think I could
do her hair a bit, too?
I said you couldn't play
with her anymore...
Evelyn!
Bring her back!
Evelyn!
You're a bad girl!
You're a bad girl, Evelyn!
Give her back!
You'll break her!
Please, Evelyn!
Evelyn!
Give her back, please!
I swear that...
if you don't give her back, I...
Evelyn!
Grandfather, Evelyn won't
give me my doll!
I want my doll back!
That's enough, now,
give back your sister's doll...
She always wants to play
with my dolls...
I'm the Red Queen, and Kitty's
the Black Queen...
I'm the Red Queen...
- Evelyn, give Kitty back her doll...
- ... and Kitty's the Black Queen...
Evelyn...
I'm the Red Queen...
... and Kitty's the Black Queen...
Evelyn, are you crazy?!
Evelyn... what are you doing?!
Evelyn!
- I hate you, grandfather!
- Evelyn, no!
- No... my doll!
- I hate you, I hate you!
Evelyn!
Evelyn!
Mary!
Mary!
Stop! Stop, don't fight!
Mary!
Stop fighting!
- Don't fight!
- Betty, I'll kill you!
-That's enough!
- I'll kill you!
That's enough!
That's enough!
Get off the floor!
She started it, grandfather!
It's not true!
I'm sorry, grandfather,
I didn't want to do it, but...
... whenever I look at that picture,
I feel something inside...
Grandfather, you never really
told the story to us...
...just that one's the good lady,
and the other is bad...
- ... but why?
- Mary, bring me my drops...
- ... be quick, please...
-Yes, sir.
Will you tell us the story?
Well, that awful picture...
... I hoped you'd never be told,
however...
... perhaps you're old enough now...
Many years ago, those two women
lived in this very castle...
They were sisters like you...
The legend goes that they
hated each other from childhood,
when the Black Queen resigned herself
to enduring her sister's evil pranks
and maliciousness in silence...
... and waited for the right moment
to take her revenge.
When they grew up,
the Red Queen fell in love with a man,
and the Black Queen
finally took her revenge...
... and murdered her sister
while she slept.
She stabbed her seven times,
with that dagger in the picture.
Now, the legend says
that a year after her death,
the Red Queen came back to life...
She murdered six innocent people,
and the seventh victim
was the Black Queen...
At peace with herself again, it is said
she returned to her grave forever...
... but the same thing happened
a hundred years later...
And a hundred years after that...
... always, always in this castle...
... and always involving two sisters...
... inexorably, every hundred years...
You don't think
it's really true, grandfather...
No, of course, not...
It's just a legend...
And according to the legend,
when should it happen again?
Well, in fourteen years...
... or rather, in 1 972, to be exact...
That's such a long way off...
Yes... Mary?
- Sir?
- Have that picture taken down...
... throw it away, I never want it
in my sight again...
And you two go play in the garden...
THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVENTIMES
Grandfather...
You've had enough
trouble for one day...
No, Franziska...
I like it here...
The clean country air's
a blessing, isn't it?
- Do you have a ache?
- No...
-What's going on?
- It's just a little chilly...
Oh, yes... Kitty, telephoned...
She said she'll come
to visit us very soon...
That's what she told me
the last time she telephoned...
Just like Evelyn,
I never get a visit from her, either...
That's understandable,
she's in America...
Well, that's no reason not to write...
Franziska...
... is that you?
Who is it?
Franziska... Franziska!
Help me... help me!
Franziska...
Herbert...
Herbert?!
Did you hear that...
- Hello?
- It's Franziska...
-What is it?
- Grandfather is...
-What happened?
- Grandfather is...
I ran into his room and I found him
there, with his eyes wide open...
He fell out of the bed...
a heart attack...
It's been terrible...
Poor grandfather...
Isn't this just what we wanted?
-You shouldn't say things like that...
- Isn't it true?
We'll finally inherit his estate...
To you, my dear Kitty...
... will go the biggest share,
you were grandfather's favorite niece...
As for Franziska and me...
... we'll inherit the leftovers,
so to speak...
... plus 50% of Kitty's share,
isn't it so, dear?
- Or you want to spit on it?
- I despise you, Herbert...
Well, Kitty?
I have nothing to say,
we already agreed...
Oh, come on, don't make that face,
we're about to change our life...
If you're referring to my job,
I won't quit...
Last night I saw
the Red Queen in the park...
I told you already, haven't I?
Herbert had gone to look
for a book downstairs...
... he couldn't sleep...
All of a sudden he heard a shout...
... and then this strange,
scary laugh...
He rushed to the window,
and he saw...
... he saw the Red Queen
running away...
But that's ridiculous...
... it was just his imagination!
I know, it was just his imagination...
But you see...
Kitty... I heard that laugh as well,
last night...
- And there's something else...
-What else?
Herbert said he saw...
... the face of the Red Queen...
And he's sure it was Evelyn...
No, Franziska, it can't be true...
It can't be...
Yes, I know...
we all know Evelyn's dead...
Good, keep still...
Are you ready, Lulu?
Keep you back straight, please...
Fredric, this one goes
to the lab, please...
And you, move those models
and come back here...
Alright, Kitty...
Frederic? Place the camera,
now we'll shoot in color...
You're watching?
It's like a soap opera, Lenore...
He's doing his best to forget his crazy
wife, and she's doing her best to...
- Hi, how are you?
- Hi...
-Tired?
- A little...
You need a little bit of rest, uh?
Come along to my office,
I got something to show you...
Well, I think Martin's
quite attractive...
I suppose Evelyn will be
at the testament's reading...
No, Evelyn's still in America,
I told you...
We don't even know where she is,
I tried to get in touch with her, but...
Why this sudden interest
in her, anyway?
Why are you getting upset?
I don't see what's wrong with that...
Until a few months ago,
you were always talking about her...
You're right, I know...
Talking about her
was like therapy...
You see, for years
she made my life unbearable...
In spite of it, Martin...
... I still miss her a lot...
I, Tobias Wildenbruck, being in full
possession of my mental faculties...
... make known that...
... today January 1 2, 1972...
... I have decreed the following...
Because my doctors have advised me
that my state of health
may lead to my death within
the course of this fateful year...
... to avoid that a great misfortune
strikes our family...
... I have decided that my properties
should not pass to my heirs...
... until the end of the current year.
On the first day of next year,
Mr. Bauer will summon my heirs,
and in their presence, open the
envelope here enclosed...
... which contains a list of my possessions...
... and my instructions
concerning their division...
... between my three granddaughters...
Kitty Wildenbruck...
Franziska Wildenbruck Sehler...
Evelyn Wildenbruck...
That's all.Who knows
what Mr.Tobias had in mind...
... lately he had been behaving strangely.
- Goodbye Mrs. Franziska...
- Goodbye...
- Mrs. Kitty...
- Goodbye...
I don't understand...
What difference does it make
if we inherit his estate now,
or a year from now?
Grandfather didn't believe
in that legend anyhow...
Well, if you think about it,
it's not a bad thing...
Why?
Don't forget Evelyn...
we'll have much more time, now.
You go ahead, I'll close the gate...
Try to scream and I'll kill you...
Listen, Kitty...
I'm looking for Evelyn, I need her!
I need her!
I know it...
I know Evelyn's not in America...
That's not true...
She's here, right?!
You can't do this to me...
you can't...
I can't live without Evelyn...
it's your fault, I know...
Nobody can help you now...
I could kill you, right now...
Kitty?
Kitty?!
- Go ahead...
- I'll be there in a minute!
I won't hurt you...
Just tell me where Evelyn is...
Otherwise, I'll kill you...
I'll slit your throat!
Listen... I don't know anything...
I don't know where Evelyn is... wait!
It's not true!
You know the truth...
I love Evelyn...
No, I want the money...
I don't care about Evelyn...
I want the money!
I want lots...
I'll get in touch with you
when I need the money!
Lots of money... lots...
lots of money!
Yes...
Yes...
Sure...
Yes...
You wanted me, Hans?
Let's hear from our Martin...
The indispensable,
the genius deputy manager...
Whose idea was
this publicity campaign?
Right now our publicity agent
is in Paris...
- ... have you forgotten?
- He's an incompetent!
He's a conceited incompetent...
we want to dress everyone in Germany...
... this is not the way
of managing our company!
Listen, I've always been professional...
Isn't this a high quality campaign?
It's right for what we sell!
I don't want a campaign for the elite...
I want all the people in Germany
to dress in our clothes...
This should be our goal!
We produce quality clothes,
but we must sell to everyday people...
I want Springe to be
the Mercedes of clothing!
Take a note on it...
it's a good slogan...
And you too, Martin,
you should learn from me...
You still need to learn a lot...
That's all for today, Lulu...
We'll do the rest tomorrow...
Bring it to the lab,
tell them to overexpose it...
- Is Kitty in there?
-You've come here to see me naked?
Take a look...
do you like me?
- I could give it some thought...
- Don't, you would be useless for me...
I heard Kitty is lousy in bed,
isn't she?
Come back when
you're the general manager...
Physically you're much better
than Hans...
I'll be the boss very soon,
and I'll fire you...
... we need good models,
not whores...
- Kitty is a nice whore...
- Oh, fuck off!
What does your psycho wife
thinks about Kitty?
Hans!
Hans!
Nooooo!
We went to the park...
... like we often did...
Come in...
It was a few feet from the body,
it must've broken in the struggle...
There's the victim's blood all over...
Miss Palm... please tell me
everything you remember...
What you were doing in the park?
Hans was man...
... how can I say...
We had a good relationship, even if
he wasn't like other men...
Not that there aren't
other men like him... but he...
... he was a bit strange...
always looking for new experiences...
... sexual experiences...
What did Martin tell you?
He told me the truth, Hans,
that I am a whore...
And that you made me a model only
because I dig your strange habits...
And that you are
a filthy impotent man...
What a jerk! I'll kick him out
in the street like a dog!
You better believe that!
You like that one?
Yeah...
I like her...
Fine...
Fine, Lulu...
Do you wanna earn a thousand marks?
Yeah...
Do you dig threesomes?
Ok, but I want half upfront...
- I couldn't imagine that...
-Yes, yes... I know the rest...
Is what Miss Palm said correct?
- Sure...
- Good.
- And you heard a laugh?
-Yeah, a scary, awful laugh...
The laugh of a crazy woman, inspector...
And you all saw
this woman running away...
She was wearing a red cape...
... and I remember her hair was
long and black...
She passed right through us...
... I got a real good look at her...
Her face was long, oval,
with prominent features...
Thank you...
One more question, Mr. Hoffman...
When do you intend to
re-open for business?
Tomorrow...
We decided for just one day
of mourning... Springe can't stop...
We employ over
four hundred people, here...
... and as many families depend on us...
Am I right in assuming you'll be taking
over now, as General Manager?
I was wondering
when you were going to ask me that...
As it turns out,
your assumption is correct...
I was the next in line for the job...
And this morning I was called
by the board of directors...
... they begged me
to fill old Hans' shoes...
Was there any animosity
between you and Meyer?
Nothing personal,
only business discussions...
No disagreements over women?
-What do you mean?
- I'm talking about Lulu Palm...
She was with Hans Meyer yesterday...
I have no interest in that woman...
Then why did you insult her yesterday,
and threaten to fire her?
-What the hell are you saying?
- Let's step into your office...
I was looking for you, Rosemary...
I was in the hall, didn't you see me?
No, what were you doing?
I was watching
Hans Meyer's last models...
He wanted to use them
for our publicity campaign.
Believe me,
it would have been a mistake...
That's what Martin
thinks, too... isn't it?
He was a great General Manager...
He once told me something
that I'll never forget...
''I am our company, Springe...
... without me,
my staff would be lost...
... they're just
a bunch of aesthetes...
They used to guillotine aesthetes,
during the French revolution!''
- By the way, what you were looking for?
-We're wanted in his office...
This is the identikit of
Hans Meyer's murderer,
that our artists made up
from the descriptions of witnesses...
... one of whom got a close look
at the woman in the red cape...
Ah, good... if you two ladies
would take a seat...
A woman with black eyes and hair...
It appeared to be a woman, even if
it's not wise to jump to conclusions...
You were close to Hans Meyer,
you knew him well...
... and this will hopefully
help the investigation...
Miss, do you recognize that face?
No... no, inspector, on the contrary...
... I was just wondering how
anyone could kill poor Hans...
And you, Miss Rosemary?
You were Meyer's lover for a year,
so you must know his perverse habits...
Do any of your partners
resemble the woman in the sketch?
- No...
- Now, to come back to you, Mrs. Palm...
... you were Hans Mayer's last partner
before he was killed...
I have the feeling that you left out
several details from your deposition...
I guess you never saw
the woman in the identikit?
No...
Of course not...
Well, that's all for today...
I thank you for your time...
Come on...
Well, for the moment, we're free...
Don't you think we should call
a meeting of the board of directors?
Yes, tomorrow or the day
after tomorrow...
The most important thing is to get back
to work with the same enthusiasm...
... and the same focus of poor Hans...
You know, that picture
reminds me of someone...
She looks like your sister Evelyn,
I did a sketch of her, remember?
You must be joking, Lenore,
there's no resemblance at all...
It's strange that
she didn't write to you...
We were very close then,
don't you have her address?
No, I don't know where she is...
I only know she lives
in America, now...
Anyway, Evelyn didn't
even know Hans Meyer...
This is a recording...
Kitty Wildenbruck is not at home...
If you wish to leave message
you have 45 seconds after the beep...
This is Evelyn...
Evelyn!
Are you surprised to hear me?
I've come back from my journey...
I'm back, Kitty...
... and I'm going to kill you...
You know... I'm starting to realize how
wrong I've been about many things...
What do you mean?
Hans Meyer... he really knew
what he was doing...
His ideas weren't so stupid as I thought...
You intend to emulate him?
No...
It's not that... Ijust realized
I was wrong about many things...
I understand what you mean...
When you're in charge
of an organization like Springe...
... you can't be weak, it's like war...
It's a dog eat dog world...
But... who would have gained,
by killing Hans?
Me, for example...
But it could have been the Red Queen...
Kitty, calm down...
It's me, Franziska...
Come on, Kitty...
Calm down...
When I saw you leaving, I knew
you were coming down here... but why?!
Evelyn doesn't have anything to do
with what's happening...
I want to see...
I want to see with my own eyes...
Don't be stupid...
I couldn't believe you and Herbert,
when grandfather died, but...
You were right, it's impossible...
Yes... but you told me that...
Herbert saw her, I didn't...
Yes, but maybe it really was her...
But... what do you mean, Kitty?
Evelyn... Evelyn's dead...
But they saw the Red Queen
when Meyer was killed...
Even Martin says it's possible,
and the police...
What did they say?
Oh, it's terrible...
They made sketches using
witnesses' descriptions...
It looks just like Evelyn...
Lenore recognized her too...
They said she was wearing a red cloak,
just like the woman in the painting...
This is crazy, Kitty...
nobody comes back from the dead...
Evelyn's body is down here...
Don't worry,
now you'll see for yourself...
Come on...
So... Martin killed Hans Meyer...
It's like war...
It's a dog eat dog world...
Franziska...
It's the cloak, Kitty...
The Red Queen!
I can't believe you think
I murdered him...
It's like you never knew me, Kitty...
You're destroying these two years...
Yes, I know our situation's not easy
because of my wife's condition...
But I feel you're hiding
something from me...
Why don't you tell me the truth?
I already told the truth
to Inspector Toller...
He's been here...
When Evelyn is found,
everything will become clear...
I hope it will, Kitty...
... for your own sake...
for both of us.
Everything changes...
There's a empty space in our life...
... we always misunderstand each other.
Come on... stop it...
Everybody has ups and downs,
don't worry about it...
It's easy to say, Martin...
but where's our future?
How can we go on?
I mean, why bother?
How come we don't trust each other?
Please, Kitty...
I'm sure we can work it out.
Yeah, we will work it out...
Kitty...
No, I'm sorry, but I...
No...
- Kitty, what's wrong?
- I don't know... I'm just scared...
I feel there's something above us...
... a mysterious force
that's destroying us...
... and we can't fight back...
Walk over to the Mini...
Alright, do a pirouette...
No, Rosemary,
I think you made a mistake...
If I were you, I would have kept
my job as Martin's secretary...
... I wouldn't have given him
the satisfaction...
You imagine sitting there
watching him go after Kitty?
No, thanks...
She's gonna be dumped soon...
I'm about to deliver my attack...
I want to keep my position...
... the mistress of the general manager.
We must talk, Kitty.
It's very important...
Alright, we're ready...
What's the matter?
No, not here, I think I found out
who the Red Queen is...
Lenore...
Hey, let me out!
Let me out!
It's me, Lenore!
Let me out!
Help me!
Help me!
Help me!
Let me out!
Help me!
Help me!
Let me out!
Move back... move back!
Come on, move back!
There's nothing to see!
Come on, go away...
Good evening...
Do you mind?
I only have one question...
Where were you
this afternoon at 14.40?
I was at a meeting
with the board of directors...
There were about 1 8 persons...
It seems a sufficient number
of witnesses...
Miss Lenore Reudberg was a
pretty good friend of your wife...
No, thanks...
They were in high school together...
They remained friends...
- Until she...
-Yeah.
How's your wife...
is she still in that psychiatric asylum?
Unfortunately, yes...
I hope she gets better soon...
Oh... in any case...
... don't disappear, we may need
to ask you some more questions...
Yeah, sure, alright...
Oh, Martin, it's terrible...
Lenore said she wanted to talk to me...
I don't know what about, but...
- Right after we spoke, she...
- Kitty...
I think I know what
she wanted to tell you...
She told me her theory
about those sketches...
Lenore believed that the woman in the
sketches could be your sister Evelyn...
I think we ought to tell the police...
Why do you wanna make things worse?
Besides, Lenore was wrong, I'm sure...
I saw those sketches too, and
she didn't resemble my sister at all...
Hold me tight... I'm so...
... so shocked...
Hello, Elizabeth...
-You are Martin, aren't you?
-Yes that's right...
I recognized you immediately... see?
- Elizabeth...
- Don't touch me, keep your hands away!
What are you saying?!
I'm Martin, your husband...
All men are filthy beasts!
Don't come near me!
I don't want you to touch me!
I have to ask you a question, Elizabeth...
When I was here to see you, last week...
...you told me
about this woman...
This woman who came to visit you...
Yes...
You said her name was...
... Evelyn...
She is my friend...
She comes to me every night...
... we climb the gate in the garden...
... and we run away in a green sea
of light, and we're finally free...
... free!
What are you saying, Elizabeth?!
But I'm not afraid to run in the sea...
I'll do it again...
You know, she promised me
to take me away...
Evelyn speaks the truth...
Evelyn is good...
You know, Martin...
... she said you love another woman...
I'll never let you marry her...
no you can't!
- Please...
-You won't, Martin!
-You won't, you won't!
- Please Elizabeth, calm down!
Calm down...
I want to tell you something...
Evelyn will bring me a knife
so I can kill you!
I hate you, and
I'm going to kill you, Martin!
She told me about someone
who's been visiting her...
...a woman, who told her
she's gonna take her away...
Your wife lives
in a hallucinatory state...
And at this stage in
the treatment, the drugs...
... could increase the depth
of the hallucinations.
Professor...
... I'd feel safer if you keep her
under closer observation.
Who is it?
Who is it?!
The front door was opened...
The police have been to see me...
Toller?
That's right...
he questioned me for over an hour...
So?
You know what they suspect?
That we killed Hans Meyer together ...
You and I.You did it
to become general manager...
... and I did it to become your lover.
Well, that wasn't
exactly what he said...
But reading between the lines,
it wasn't hard to figure out...
... that he's convinced that
a combination like us is possible.
Does he also have an idea
about the dynamics?
Sure...
I'd taken him to the park...
Fixed myself an alibi with that hustler...
... and you did the dirty work.
That's right... in drag,
and with a red cape...
Actually, I think this is the only thing
that makes them unsure...
But Toller doesn't give
importance to details...
Take Lenore... she
obviously suspected us...
She knew you...
she was a friend of your wife's...
And a friend of yours too...
This time you made an alibi for
yourself, calling the meeting...
I take advantage of the fact that I'm
working with Lenore all day...
... and when the break
is called... I kill her.
But you're not my lover,
so there's no motive...
I haven't denied this particular...
Why you didn't?
You ask me why?
I want to be your lover...
- I'm serious...
- I already have enough women...
Oh yeah, your psycho wife,
and the other one... Kitty...
I bet that with her,
sex is just theory...
What if I like the theory?
If that's the way you want it...
but I can't see why you're angry...
Do you want to give up
a woman like me?
Since you can have us both...
You can keep Kitty for theory...
and me... for practice...
I know some fun games,
maybe you heard about them...
Even the police knows
that I'm a wonderful nymph...
As you can see, I have some charm...
I never said
I wasn't attracted...
... to a woman like you...
I always loved you, Martin...
You always loved the General Manager...
That's very pretty...
I've never seen it on you...
I only wear it
on important occasions...
It's very old, Martin...
it was a gift from a friend...
I want to undress you...
I like it...
Elizabeth...
Elizabeth, come here...
I'm waiting for you...
Evelyn...
Take me away, Evelyn... now!
Let's go away together...
take me away from here!
Give me the knife, first...
If you want, Elizabeth...
- Mrs. Hoffman!
-There, at the gate!
- She's here, doctor!
- Slowly... slowly...
... alright...
Evelyn...
Yesterday you spoke with
the head physician, Dr.Wendel.
You told him that a woman had
promised to help your wife to escape...
You asked him to intensify
surveillance... is that correct?
Yes, it is...
I just reported the words
my wife said to me...
You're the only one
who heard those words...
This is a clever way
to build yourself an alibi...
Yeah... another alibi...
It's easy to turn everything
against me, isn't it?
Yes, it is...
If I was in your shoes,
I would start worrying...
Thank you...
Oh, I forgot...
Nearly a month ago...
your wife wrote her testament...
What?!
She left all of her belongings
to the institute for mental health...
This would erase your motive
for Mrs. Hoffman's murder...
But you knew perfectly well that your
wife Elizabeth was getting better...
Dr.Wendel assured you about it...
But at the time of her murder...
... your wife was not in possession
of her mental faculties...
Therefore...
... you are the only legitimate heir.
But...
... where was the testament found?
It was found among the documents
of that friend of your wife...
... Lenore Reudberg,
Springe's designer...
... who was murdered a few days ago.
Rosemary...
What are you doing here?
I don't know,
they asked me to come here...
I don't even know what's happened...
My wife was murdered last night...
Thanks...
- Inspector Toller...
- Good morning...
Please, sit down...
Thank you.
I'd like to ask you a few questions
about the murder of Elizabeth Hoffman.
Mr. Hoffman just told me
about this tragic event...
And I don't understand
the reason why you...
Would you mind listening to the recording
of this phone call I received?
Police, I need to talk
with Inspector Toller...
- Hold on...
-This is Inspector Toller...
Inspector... if you want to know
about Elizabeth Hoffman...
... who was killed tonight...
... you must talk with
Rosemary Muller from Springe...
- I don't understand...
- Rosemary Muller...
Hello? Hello?!
So... did you recognize this voice?
Any suspects?
No...
It doesn't matter...
One more thing, Mrs. Muller...
-Where were you last night at 1 .00?
- At home, in bed...
- Do you live alone?
-Yes...
Did you make or receive
a phone call around that time?
No...
Oh, yes, Inspector,
I made a phone call...
... I didn't find anyone and I left
a message on a machine...
You know, I wanted
to postpone a meeting...
But the machine doesn't keep track
of the time the call is received...
No, of course not...
Who did you leave the message for?
Kitty Wildenbruck...
Ah... Martin Hoffman's mistress...
You just left your job
as his secretary?
Yes...
Why?
We had different ideas
about Springe's management...
Springe... all the murders were
committed within Springe's circle...
Yeah, in fact the last victim was the
wife of Martin Hoffman from Springe...
You could be the next victim
of the woman in the red cape...
The fifth one...
... or the sixth one...
... the seventh one
should be Kitty Wildenbruck...
If you know something...
... if you suspect someone,
please talk...
Inspector...
... I don't know anything.
And I'm sure I have nothing to fear.
One last question, Mrs. Muller...
Is the name ''Evelyn'' familiar to you?
Evelyn? Kitty has a sister with
that name, but she lives in America...
I already know.
I questioned her relatives...
Did you ever meet her?
Why are you asking me this?
I asked you if you ever met her!
Is this all of Lenore's material
from Villa Liberty?
I don't know, I guess so...
Now that I think of it...
... maybe something is missing...
- Alright, it's enough...
- Kitty!
Kitty... excuse me if I'm late,
I just got back
from the police station...
You've been summoned
because of Elizabeth's death?
Yes...
Maybe it's not important...
... but before she died,
she whispered a name...
It was "Evelyn", is that so?
How do you know it?
Kitty, we must go to the police,
you must help me!
What are you saying?!
Inspector Toller must know that
those sketches resemble your sister...
... you can't deny it!
Don't make me do it alone, Kitty!
- No, Martin, I...
- I can't do it otherwise...
I don't have any other chance...
I'm suspected of all these murders...
... my wife's death
is obviously a trap...
... if something else happens,
I'm fucked!
Martin... are you sure
the murderer is Evelyn?
I don't know...
But why did Elizabeth say her name
right before she died?
You can't remain silent...
... before those dreadful murders,
you must talk!
Listen, Evelyn doesn't have
anything to do with this...
... it's ridiculous, Martin,
it's impossible!
Why are you afraid of the police?
Why do you think it wasn't Evelyn?
Well?
Evelyn's dead...
I killed her...
What?!
Herbert!
- Franziska!
- Kitty?!
What happened?!
- Herbert!
- Kitty!
Kitty...
- Kitty...
- Look!
- I didn't want to...
- Kitty!
I didn't want to!
It was an accident!
In those moments it was...
... as if Evelyn was
possessed by some demon...
I reacted the wrong way, but...
... I couldn't control myself...
Herbert and Franziska helped me...
... to hide the truth to the police...
Everybody knew we hated each other...
... they wouldn't believe me...
We hid Evelyn's corpse...
... in the castle's secret crypt...
But now...
... Evelyn...
... Evelyn's back, and she
kills just like the Red Queen...
Even then,
the last victim was her sister...
... the black Queen.
The Black Queen...
What are you saying, Kitty?!
The legend...
The legend our grandfather
used to tell us...
... when we were children...
The legend...
Come on, darling...
Don't cry...
Calm down...
You mustn't worry...
We will do something...
Now, we're trapped...
... the both of us.
But we will work it out...
You'll see...
- No, Peter...
- Get out my way!
This is too much, Peter!
I'll call the police!
It's not a good idea,
it would be worst for you than for me.
Are you afraid?
I found out, how Evelyn
was killed, and by who...
What do you want from me?
More money!
A lot of money!
Or I'll go to the police myself...
I won't say where Evelyn is,
and you'll keep paying me...
... it's her share
of the inheritance, after all...
Now pay me, quick!
I want some more money, tonight!
Give it to me!
Leave me alone!
I assure you there wasn't
any negligence on our side...
I'm not looking for a culprit, doctor...
There were some precedents
in my wife's family...
Are there many cases of insanity
caused by drug abuse?
Yes...
... and most of them
involve wealthy people...
We've had some patients
from aristocratic families...
... we tried to conceal
their admission...
... as for the Gotterschaums,
the Wildenbrucks...
The Wildenbrucks?!
Who, Mrs. Kitty Wildenbruck?
Or Mrs. Franziska Sehler Wildenbruck?
I'm sorry Mr. Hoffman,
I can't give out this information...
Hi, Rosemary...
she told me you're going too far...
And... Kitty doesn't have
any more money...
... and I want to quit this game...
It's too dangerous...
... I had enough of this.
You can't quit it, Peter...
... you're too involved...
This is the last one, Rosemary...
While I was tripping,
I understood who the killer is...
Yeah...
I have evidence of it...
What are you saying, Peter?!
You're a drug-addict,
you're worth nothing!
Nothing, zero!
Are you sure Kitty won't pay anymore?
Uh? Oh, yeah...
Not until she gets
her share of the inheritance...
Hold on a second, Kitty...
- Leave me alone!
- Don't be afraid, I must talk to you!
- It's very important, I beg you...
- Let me go!
Peter...
Peter...
Evelyn...
-You are...
- Get in, Peter...
Stop!
I didn't expect you...
why have you come here?
The police questioned me again,
they wanted to know about Peter...
What are you saying?
Who's Peter?
- No, he's no one...
-Why won't you tell me?
Trust me, it's not important...
You're shaking, darling, calm down...
If you don't calm down,
you could give yourself away...
... and we will be in trouble...
I'm sorry, we're still out of power,
tomorrow I'll call an electrician...
Come and sit down...
Don't worry...
... you shouldn't be upset...
Everything will settle down...
What's the matter?
- Kitty, what a surprise...
- Hello, Herbert...
We haven't seen each other
for a while... how are you?
I was wondering what
you're up to, these days...
Why don't you sleep here, tonight?
Stay with us for a while...
Tell her it's okay, darling...
There's no need, Herbert,
Kitty knows this is her home...
She knows it's always a pleasure
to have her here...
We're always alone...
Excuse me...
Kitty!
Herbert, did you find her?
- She seems to have disappeared...
-Where do you think she went?
- In the dungeon...
- Kitty!
Kitty!
Kitty!
You killed me...
I'm back to avenge myself...
Kitty!
-The Red Queen... there!
- Kitty?!
She's in the tomb!
Calm down, Kitty!
- Calm down...
- She's there!
Kitty...
Kitty!
Hi, darling...
- Hi, Martin...
- Do you know Piaget?
I've been there... look...
Do you like it?
Beautiful, isn't it?
This is for you, my love...
Martin...
... I can't stand it anymore,
I'm too scared...
I've been here
in your house for days...
But I'm scared...
Evelyn's in her crypt, I saw her...
I know she's dead...
... but I also know that she'll kill
again, and I don't know what to do.
I could run away, but where?
It'd be useless!
Come on, Kitty...
Be reasonable...
It's impossible,
dead people don't come back...
Yes, it's true, but
there have been five murders...
And the legend says
that I must be the seventh victim...
You forgot the sixth one...
It could be me... why not?
Yes, it's true...
You and Evelyn, I presume...
We were nine years old...
It's very old, Martin...
it was a gift from a friend...
Was Evelyn a friend of Lulu?
- No, she never met her...
- Are you sure?
Absolutely...
It's strange...
Mr. Bauer will open the
envelope here included...
- I have to go, Kitty, excuse me...
- Martin...
Don't open the door to anyone,
and don't go out...
Don't be afraid, I'll be back soon...
I found out who you were
after Elizabeth's death...
We could reach
an agreement, anyway...
If not, I warn you...
I'll go to the police...
- Hello?
-This is Evelyn...
No... don't be afraid...
I can explain everything...
No, it's impossible...
You're not Evelyn...
- Evelyn's dead...
- No...
... I'm alive... and I'm
waiting for you in Marktplatz, 43.
Come alone, or I won't be there...
Marktplatz? But... no one
lives in that house...
You have four keys...
... one is the key for my house...
... look in your purse.
What?
Look in your purse,
you have four keys...
- I have three...
- No, four...
The fourth key...
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?!
- Hello?
-This is the police... hello?
It's here...
Stop him!
You, check upstairs.
Dear Herbert...
... I have some questions
for you, if you don't mind.
Go on...
A few minutes ago,
Kitty Wildenbruck was here...
- No.
-You're lying...
We received a phone call
from the poor girl...
Before she died she told us
it was Kitty Wildenbruck who shot her...
It's not true, Inspector,
it's was a trap...
When Kitty arrived,
Lulu was already dead...
- Good evening, Inspector Toller...
- Search the whole place...
So, Kitty Wildenbruck was here...
And I was here before her,
I received an anonymous call...
The killer is the Red Queen...
She wanted you to think
the killer is Kitty, or myself...
The Red Queen, again!
Evelyn Wildenbruck is dead.
It was her sister Kitty who killed her!
It's not true... Kitty's not a killer!
So, where's Evelyn?!
We checked...
... she never left for America.
Neither on a plane,
nor by other means of transport...
So, where she is?
Why did she disappear?
What happened to her?
Why she left
her friends and relatives...
... without saying goodbye to anyone?!
I'm telling you, she would have
inherited a fortune...
And who would benefit the most
by eliminating her than Kitty?
And if it wasn't Kitty Wildenbruck...
... who killed Evelyn Wildenbruck?
Evelyn...
Evelyn's dead, Inspector.
But Kitty's innocent,
she didn't want to...
Kitty?
Kitty?!
Franziska?
Franziska?!
Herbert!
As I had established,
the year of the curse having passed...
I arrange, being in
full possession of my faculties...
... that my estate,
including the castle in Neustein...
... shall be divided in four
equal shares between my heirs...
Kitty Wildenbruck,
to whom I leave the castle,
Franziska Wildenbruck Sehler,
and Rosemary...
... and finally, to the one who lived
by the name of Evelyn,
to the poor Evelyn,
orphan of a family of peasants,
who made it possible for the curse
to remain unfulfilled...
Furthermore, I leave
my hunting lodge to...
Franziska?
Franziska?!
Franziska!
Herbert?
Franziska?
Kitty, I...
... it was her!
It's her!
Now she'll kill you too!
It was Franziska!
Franziska?
Rosemary?
Open the door!
Let me out, Franziska!
Let me out!
Kitty!
What...
Tell me where Kitty is, Franziska...
- ... don't know...
- Don't be ridiculous!
I know everything,
and this is her car!
- ... haven't seen her...
- It's useless to pretend!
Tell me the truth, Franziska!
Look, this is the testament...
Rosemary is Kitty's real sister,
she's Evelyn, isn't it so, Franziska?!
Tobias exchanged them
when they were small,
so that the legend
wouldn't repeat itself!
The girl believed to be Evelyn
was the daughter of some peasants,
who sold her!
It's written here, Franziska,
in the letter...
... that should have been
opened next year!
Now tell me where Kitty is!
Nobody can do anything, now!
You can't do anything to save Kitty!
Kitty's gone,
she's gotten what she deserved!
I wanted the whole Wildenbruck
estate, all the properties...
... the castle...
Why should I share it
with Kitty and Evelyn...
... she wasn't even a Wildenbruck!
I was the only one
who was close to oldTobias...
I nursed him,
I sacrificed myself for him...
It was in that moment,
when I saw Evelyn in the lake...
... something snapped inside me...
I had to kill them all so I would be
the only Wildenbruck heir!
I knew the secret wrote in the will...
I traced Rosemary Muller myself...
... I found her a job at Springe's...
... I told her she was a Wildenbruck!
I started to influence her,
telling her she was the Red Queen...
... as in the legend...
I got her into drugs...
... with the help of Peter...
We blackmailed Kitty
with Evelyn's death...
Under the effect of drugs,
Rosemary started to kill...
People from her world,
like Hans Meyer...
... Lulu, Lenore... and your wife!
And Kitty too!
She would have killed her!
Rosemary was...
my instrument of vengeance...
But then she started to be afraid...
... afraid of her own homicidal
madness, so I killed her...
Yes... I killed her...yes!
Tell me where Kitty is,
or I'll kill you!
- Martin, let's come to an agreement...
-You're crazy, Franziska!
Come on, speak up!
Tell me where Kitty is or I'll kill you!
Martin... you don't...
There's no hope for Kitty...
Listen to me...
... you and I... we could have it all!
You won't kill me... you can't do it!
You and I, Martin...
Herbert is doomed as well,
I send him to Marktplatz...
... they accused him of Lulu's murder!
I couldn't stand to live with that hobbling man!
That crippled bastard!
No, Herbert!
Don't do it!
Herbert, no!
No, Herbert!
Franziska...
- Franziska...
- I'm dying...
... but you won't be happy...
... nobody will be happy, nobody!
Kitty...
- Save her...
-There is a secret cell...
... in the dungeon...
... it's behind a slate of marble...
We got to hurry, Martin...
Herbert... save Kitty...
- Hello?
- Police...
...Wildenbruck Castle...
Easy, easy...
easy with that wheel!
Be ready with that stretchers...
move it, move it!
Look out, Herbert!
Hang on!
Hurry up!
Let's help her!
Hurry up!
Herbert Sehler...
... 38 years old...
Franziska Sehler Wildenbruck...
... 34 years old...
The man was killed in the dungeon,
swept away by the water...
... while the woman was killed
by several gunshots...
Martin Hoffman...
... wounded in the chest
with a sharp knife...
THE END
Kitty!
- Hello!
- Hi...
-What are you doing?
- I'm playing...
- Do you like this doll?
-Yes, her name is Elizabeth...
... she's beautiful...
Do you think I could
do her hair a bit, too?
I said you couldn't play
with her anymore...
Evelyn!
Bring her back!
Evelyn!
You're a bad girl!
You're a bad girl, Evelyn!
Give her back!
You'll break her!
Please, Evelyn!
Evelyn!
Give her back, please!
I swear that...
if you don't give her back, I...
Evelyn!
Grandfather, Evelyn won't
give me my doll!
I want my doll back!
That's enough, now,
give back your sister's doll...
She always wants to play
with my dolls...
I'm the Red Queen, and Kitty's
the Black Queen...
I'm the Red Queen...
- Evelyn, give Kitty back her doll...
- ... and Kitty's the Black Queen...
Evelyn...
I'm the Red Queen...
... and Kitty's the Black Queen...
Evelyn, are you crazy?!
Evelyn... what are you doing?!
Evelyn!
- I hate you, grandfather!
- Evelyn, no!
- No... my doll!
- I hate you, I hate you!
Evelyn!
Evelyn!
Mary!
Mary!
Stop! Stop, don't fight!
Mary!
Stop fighting!
- Don't fight!
- Betty, I'll kill you!
-That's enough!
- I'll kill you!
That's enough!
That's enough!
Get off the floor!
She started it, grandfather!
It's not true!
I'm sorry, grandfather,
I didn't want to do it, but...
... whenever I look at that picture,
I feel something inside...
Grandfather, you never really
told the story to us...
...just that one's the good lady,
and the other is bad...
- ... but why?
- Mary, bring me my drops...
- ... be quick, please...
-Yes, sir.
Will you tell us the story?
Well, that awful picture...
... I hoped you'd never be told,
however...
... perhaps you're old enough now...
Many years ago, those two women
lived in this very castle...
They were sisters like you...
The legend goes that they
hated each other from childhood,
when the Black Queen resigned herself
to enduring her sister's evil pranks
and maliciousness in silence...
... and waited for the right moment
to take her revenge.
When they grew up,
the Red Queen fell in love with a man,
and the Black Queen
finally took her revenge...
... and murdered her sister
while she slept.
She stabbed her seven times,
with that dagger in the picture.
Now, the legend says
that a year after her death,
the Red Queen came back to life...
She murdered six innocent people,
and the seventh victim
was the Black Queen...
At peace with herself again, it is said
she returned to her grave forever...
... but the same thing happened
a hundred years later...
And a hundred years after that...
... always, always in this castle...
... and always involving two sisters...
... inexorably, every hundred years...
You don't think
it's really true, grandfather...
No, of course, not...
It's just a legend...
And according to the legend,
when should it happen again?
Well, in fourteen years...
... or rather, in 1 972, to be exact...
That's such a long way off...
Yes... Mary?
- Sir?
- Have that picture taken down...
... throw it away, I never want it
in my sight again...
And you two go play in the garden...
THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVENTIMES
Grandfather...
You've had enough
trouble for one day...
No, Franziska...
I like it here...
The clean country air's
a blessing, isn't it?
- Do you have a ache?
- No...
-What's going on?
- It's just a little chilly...
Oh, yes... Kitty, telephoned...
She said she'll come
to visit us very soon...
That's what she told me
the last time she telephoned...
Just like Evelyn,
I never get a visit from her, either...
That's understandable,
she's in America...
Well, that's no reason not to write...
Franziska...
... is that you?
Who is it?
Franziska... Franziska!
Help me... help me!
Franziska...
Herbert...
Herbert?!
Did you hear that...
- Hello?
- It's Franziska...
-What is it?
- Grandfather is...
-What happened?
- Grandfather is...
I ran into his room and I found him
there, with his eyes wide open...
He fell out of the bed...
a heart attack...
It's been terrible...
Poor grandfather...
Isn't this just what we wanted?
-You shouldn't say things like that...
- Isn't it true?
We'll finally inherit his estate...
To you, my dear Kitty...
... will go the biggest share,
you were grandfather's favorite niece...
As for Franziska and me...
... we'll inherit the leftovers,
so to speak...
... plus 50% of Kitty's share,
isn't it so, dear?
- Or you want to spit on it?
- I despise you, Herbert...
Well, Kitty?
I have nothing to say,
we already agreed...
Oh, come on, don't make that face,
we're about to change our life...
If you're referring to my job,
I won't quit...
Last night I saw
the Red Queen in the park...
I told you already, haven't I?
Herbert had gone to look
for a book downstairs...
... he couldn't sleep...
All of a sudden he heard a shout...
... and then this strange,
scary laugh...
He rushed to the window,
and he saw...
... he saw the Red Queen
running away...
But that's ridiculous...
... it was just his imagination!
I know, it was just his imagination...
But you see...
Kitty... I heard that laugh as well,
last night...
- And there's something else...
-What else?
Herbert said he saw...
... the face of the Red Queen...
And he's sure it was Evelyn...
No, Franziska, it can't be true...
It can't be...
Yes, I know...
we all know Evelyn's dead...
Good, keep still...
Are you ready, Lulu?
Keep you back straight, please...
Fredric, this one goes
to the lab, please...
And you, move those models
and come back here...
Alright, Kitty...
Frederic? Place the camera,
now we'll shoot in color...
You're watching?
It's like a soap opera, Lenore...
He's doing his best to forget his crazy
wife, and she's doing her best to...
- Hi, how are you?
- Hi...
-Tired?
- A little...
You need a little bit of rest, uh?
Come along to my office,
I got something to show you...
Well, I think Martin's
quite attractive...
I suppose Evelyn will be
at the testament's reading...
No, Evelyn's still in America,
I told you...
We don't even know where she is,
I tried to get in touch with her, but...
Why this sudden interest
in her, anyway?
Why are you getting upset?
I don't see what's wrong with that...
Until a few months ago,
you were always talking about her...
You're right, I know...
Talking about her
was like therapy...
You see, for years
she made my life unbearable...
In spite of it, Martin...
... I still miss her a lot...
I, Tobias Wildenbruck, being in full
possession of my mental faculties...
... make known that...
... today January 1 2, 1972...
... I have decreed the following...
Because my doctors have advised me
that my state of health
may lead to my death within
the course of this fateful year...
... to avoid that a great misfortune
strikes our family...
... I have decided that my properties
should not pass to my heirs...
... until the end of the current year.
On the first day of next year,
Mr. Bauer will summon my heirs,
and in their presence, open the
envelope here enclosed...
... which contains a list of my possessions...
... and my instructions
concerning their division...
... between my three granddaughters...
Kitty Wildenbruck...
Franziska Wildenbruck Sehler...
Evelyn Wildenbruck...
That's all.Who knows
what Mr.Tobias had in mind...
... lately he had been behaving strangely.
- Goodbye Mrs. Franziska...
- Goodbye...
- Mrs. Kitty...
- Goodbye...
I don't understand...
What difference does it make
if we inherit his estate now,
or a year from now?
Grandfather didn't believe
in that legend anyhow...
Well, if you think about it,
it's not a bad thing...
Why?
Don't forget Evelyn...
we'll have much more time, now.
You go ahead, I'll close the gate...
Try to scream and I'll kill you...
Listen, Kitty...
I'm looking for Evelyn, I need her!
I need her!
I know it...
I know Evelyn's not in America...
That's not true...
She's here, right?!
You can't do this to me...
you can't...
I can't live without Evelyn...
it's your fault, I know...
Nobody can help you now...
I could kill you, right now...
Kitty?
Kitty?!
- Go ahead...
- I'll be there in a minute!
I won't hurt you...
Just tell me where Evelyn is...
Otherwise, I'll kill you...
I'll slit your throat!
Listen... I don't know anything...
I don't know where Evelyn is... wait!
It's not true!
You know the truth...
I love Evelyn...
No, I want the money...
I don't care about Evelyn...
I want the money!
I want lots...
I'll get in touch with you
when I need the money!
Lots of money... lots...
lots of money!
Yes...
Yes...
Sure...
Yes...
You wanted me, Hans?
Let's hear from our Martin...
The indispensable,
the genius deputy manager...
Whose idea was
this publicity campaign?
Right now our publicity agent
is in Paris...
- ... have you forgotten?
- He's an incompetent!
He's a conceited incompetent...
we want to dress everyone in Germany...
... this is not the way
of managing our company!
Listen, I've always been professional...
Isn't this a high quality campaign?
It's right for what we sell!
I don't want a campaign for the elite...
I want all the people in Germany
to dress in our clothes...
This should be our goal!
We produce quality clothes,
but we must sell to everyday people...
I want Springe to be
the Mercedes of clothing!
Take a note on it...
it's a good slogan...
And you too, Martin,
you should learn from me...
You still need to learn a lot...
That's all for today, Lulu...
We'll do the rest tomorrow...
Bring it to the lab,
tell them to overexpose it...
- Is Kitty in there?
-You've come here to see me naked?
Take a look...
do you like me?
- I could give it some thought...
- Don't, you would be useless for me...
I heard Kitty is lousy in bed,
isn't she?
Come back when
you're the general manager...
Physically you're much better
than Hans...
I'll be the boss very soon,
and I'll fire you...
... we need good models,
not whores...
- Kitty is a nice whore...
- Oh, fuck off!
What does your psycho wife
thinks about Kitty?
Hans!
Hans!
Nooooo!
We went to the park...
... like we often did...
Come in...
It was a few feet from the body,
it must've broken in the struggle...
There's the victim's blood all over...
Miss Palm... please tell me
everything you remember...
What you were doing in the park?
Hans was man...
... how can I say...
We had a good relationship, even if
he wasn't like other men...
Not that there aren't
other men like him... but he...
... he was a bit strange...
always looking for new experiences...
... sexual experiences...
What did Martin tell you?
He told me the truth, Hans,
that I am a whore...
And that you made me a model only
because I dig your strange habits...
And that you are
a filthy impotent man...
What a jerk! I'll kick him out
in the street like a dog!
You better believe that!
You like that one?
Yeah...
I like her...
Fine...
Fine, Lulu...
Do you wanna earn a thousand marks?
Yeah...
Do you dig threesomes?
Ok, but I want half upfront...
- I couldn't imagine that...
-Yes, yes... I know the rest...
Is what Miss Palm said correct?
- Sure...
- Good.
- And you heard a laugh?
-Yeah, a scary, awful laugh...
The laugh of a crazy woman, inspector...
And you all saw
this woman running away...
She was wearing a red cape...
... and I remember her hair was
long and black...
She passed right through us...
... I got a real good look at her...
Her face was long, oval,
with prominent features...
Thank you...
One more question, Mr. Hoffman...
When do you intend to
re-open for business?
Tomorrow...
We decided for just one day
of mourning... Springe can't stop...
We employ over
four hundred people, here...
... and as many families depend on us...
Am I right in assuming you'll be taking
over now, as General Manager?
I was wondering
when you were going to ask me that...
As it turns out,
your assumption is correct...
I was the next in line for the job...
And this morning I was called
by the board of directors...
... they begged me
to fill old Hans' shoes...
Was there any animosity
between you and Meyer?
Nothing personal,
only business discussions...
No disagreements over women?
-What do you mean?
- I'm talking about Lulu Palm...
She was with Hans Meyer yesterday...
I have no interest in that woman...
Then why did you insult her yesterday,
and threaten to fire her?
-What the hell are you saying?
- Let's step into your office...
I was looking for you, Rosemary...
I was in the hall, didn't you see me?
No, what were you doing?
I was watching
Hans Meyer's last models...
He wanted to use them
for our publicity campaign.
Believe me,
it would have been a mistake...
That's what Martin
thinks, too... isn't it?
He was a great General Manager...
He once told me something
that I'll never forget...
''I am our company, Springe...
... without me,
my staff would be lost...
... they're just
a bunch of aesthetes...
They used to guillotine aesthetes,
during the French revolution!''
- By the way, what you were looking for?
-We're wanted in his office...
This is the identikit of
Hans Meyer's murderer,
that our artists made up
from the descriptions of witnesses...
... one of whom got a close look
at the woman in the red cape...
Ah, good... if you two ladies
would take a seat...
A woman with black eyes and hair...
It appeared to be a woman, even if
it's not wise to jump to conclusions...
You were close to Hans Meyer,
you knew him well...
... and this will hopefully
help the investigation...
Miss, do you recognize that face?
No... no, inspector, on the contrary...
... I was just wondering how
anyone could kill poor Hans...
And you, Miss Rosemary?
You were Meyer's lover for a year,
so you must know his perverse habits...
Do any of your partners
resemble the woman in the sketch?
- No...
- Now, to come back to you, Mrs. Palm...
... you were Hans Mayer's last partner
before he was killed...
I have the feeling that you left out
several details from your deposition...
I guess you never saw
the woman in the identikit?
No...
Of course not...
Well, that's all for today...
I thank you for your time...
Come on...
Well, for the moment, we're free...
Don't you think we should call
a meeting of the board of directors?
Yes, tomorrow or the day
after tomorrow...
The most important thing is to get back
to work with the same enthusiasm...
... and the same focus of poor Hans...
You know, that picture
reminds me of someone...
She looks like your sister Evelyn,
I did a sketch of her, remember?
You must be joking, Lenore,
there's no resemblance at all...
It's strange that
she didn't write to you...
We were very close then,
don't you have her address?
No, I don't know where she is...
I only know she lives
in America, now...
Anyway, Evelyn didn't
even know Hans Meyer...
This is a recording...
Kitty Wildenbruck is not at home...
If you wish to leave message
you have 45 seconds after the beep...
This is Evelyn...
Evelyn!
Are you surprised to hear me?
I've come back from my journey...
I'm back, Kitty...
... and I'm going to kill you...
You know... I'm starting to realize how
wrong I've been about many things...
What do you mean?
Hans Meyer... he really knew
what he was doing...
His ideas weren't so stupid as I thought...
You intend to emulate him?
No...
It's not that... Ijust realized
I was wrong about many things...
I understand what you mean...
When you're in charge
of an organization like Springe...
... you can't be weak, it's like war...
It's a dog eat dog world...
But... who would have gained,
by killing Hans?
Me, for example...
But it could have been the Red Queen...
Kitty, calm down...
It's me, Franziska...
Come on, Kitty...
Calm down...
When I saw you leaving, I knew
you were coming down here... but why?!
Evelyn doesn't have anything to do
with what's happening...
I want to see...
I want to see with my own eyes...
Don't be stupid...
I couldn't believe you and Herbert,
when grandfather died, but...
You were right, it's impossible...
Yes... but you told me that...
Herbert saw her, I didn't...
Yes, but maybe it really was her...
But... what do you mean, Kitty?
Evelyn... Evelyn's dead...
But they saw the Red Queen
when Meyer was killed...
Even Martin says it's possible,
and the police...
What did they say?
Oh, it's terrible...
They made sketches using
witnesses' descriptions...
It looks just like Evelyn...
Lenore recognized her too...
They said she was wearing a red cloak,
just like the woman in the painting...
This is crazy, Kitty...
nobody comes back from the dead...
Evelyn's body is down here...
Don't worry,
now you'll see for yourself...
Come on...
So... Martin killed Hans Meyer...
It's like war...
It's a dog eat dog world...
Franziska...
It's the cloak, Kitty...
The Red Queen!
I can't believe you think
I murdered him...
It's like you never knew me, Kitty...
You're destroying these two years...
Yes, I know our situation's not easy
because of my wife's condition...
But I feel you're hiding
something from me...
Why don't you tell me the truth?
I already told the truth
to Inspector Toller...
He's been here...
When Evelyn is found,
everything will become clear...
I hope it will, Kitty...
... for your own sake...
for both of us.
Everything changes...
There's a empty space in our life...
... we always misunderstand each other.
Come on... stop it...
Everybody has ups and downs,
don't worry about it...
It's easy to say, Martin...
but where's our future?
How can we go on?
I mean, why bother?
How come we don't trust each other?
Please, Kitty...
I'm sure we can work it out.
Yeah, we will work it out...
Kitty...
No, I'm sorry, but I...
No...
- Kitty, what's wrong?
- I don't know... I'm just scared...
I feel there's something above us...
... a mysterious force
that's destroying us...
... and we can't fight back...
Walk over to the Mini...
Alright, do a pirouette...
No, Rosemary,
I think you made a mistake...
If I were you, I would have kept
my job as Martin's secretary...
... I wouldn't have given him
the satisfaction...
You imagine sitting there
watching him go after Kitty?
No, thanks...
She's gonna be dumped soon...
I'm about to deliver my attack...
I want to keep my position...
... the mistress of the general manager.
We must talk, Kitty.
It's very important...
Alright, we're ready...
What's the matter?
No, not here, I think I found out
who the Red Queen is...
Lenore...
Hey, let me out!
Let me out!
It's me, Lenore!
Let me out!
Help me!
Help me!
Help me!
Let me out!
Help me!
Help me!
Let me out!
Move back... move back!
Come on, move back!
There's nothing to see!
Come on, go away...
Good evening...
Do you mind?
I only have one question...
Where were you
this afternoon at 14.40?
I was at a meeting
with the board of directors...
There were about 1 8 persons...
It seems a sufficient number
of witnesses...
Miss Lenore Reudberg was a
pretty good friend of your wife...
No, thanks...
They were in high school together...
They remained friends...
- Until she...
-Yeah.
How's your wife...
is she still in that psychiatric asylum?
Unfortunately, yes...
I hope she gets better soon...
Oh... in any case...
... don't disappear, we may need
to ask you some more questions...
Yeah, sure, alright...
Oh, Martin, it's terrible...
Lenore said she wanted to talk to me...
I don't know what about, but...
- Right after we spoke, she...
- Kitty...
I think I know what
she wanted to tell you...
She told me her theory
about those sketches...
Lenore believed that the woman in the
sketches could be your sister Evelyn...
I think we ought to tell the police...
Why do you wanna make things worse?
Besides, Lenore was wrong, I'm sure...
I saw those sketches too, and
she didn't resemble my sister at all...
Hold me tight... I'm so...
... so shocked...
Hello, Elizabeth...
-You are Martin, aren't you?
-Yes that's right...
I recognized you immediately... see?
- Elizabeth...
- Don't touch me, keep your hands away!
What are you saying?!
I'm Martin, your husband...
All men are filthy beasts!
Don't come near me!
I don't want you to touch me!
I have to ask you a question, Elizabeth...
When I was here to see you, last week...
...you told me
about this woman...
This woman who came to visit you...
Yes...
You said her name was...
... Evelyn...
She is my friend...
She comes to me every night...
... we climb the gate in the garden...
... and we run away in a green sea
of light, and we're finally free...
... free!
What are you saying, Elizabeth?!
But I'm not afraid to run in the sea...
I'll do it again...
You know, she promised me
to take me away...
Evelyn speaks the truth...
Evelyn is good...
You know, Martin...
... she said you love another woman...
I'll never let you marry her...
no you can't!
- Please...
-You won't, Martin!
-You won't, you won't!
- Please Elizabeth, calm down!
Calm down...
I want to tell you something...
Evelyn will bring me a knife
so I can kill you!
I hate you, and
I'm going to kill you, Martin!
She told me about someone
who's been visiting her...
...a woman, who told her
she's gonna take her away...
Your wife lives
in a hallucinatory state...
And at this stage in
the treatment, the drugs...
... could increase the depth
of the hallucinations.
Professor...
... I'd feel safer if you keep her
under closer observation.
Who is it?
Who is it?!
The front door was opened...
The police have been to see me...
Toller?
That's right...
he questioned me for over an hour...
So?
You know what they suspect?
That we killed Hans Meyer together ...
You and I.You did it
to become general manager...
... and I did it to become your lover.
Well, that wasn't
exactly what he said...
But reading between the lines,
it wasn't hard to figure out...
... that he's convinced that
a combination like us is possible.
Does he also have an idea
about the dynamics?
Sure...
I'd taken him to the park...
Fixed myself an alibi with that hustler...
... and you did the dirty work.
That's right... in drag,
and with a red cape...
Actually, I think this is the only thing
that makes them unsure...
But Toller doesn't give
importance to details...
Take Lenore... she
obviously suspected us...
She knew you...
she was a friend of your wife's...
And a friend of yours too...
This time you made an alibi for
yourself, calling the meeting...
I take advantage of the fact that I'm
working with Lenore all day...
... and when the break
is called... I kill her.
But you're not my lover,
so there's no motive...
I haven't denied this particular...
Why you didn't?
You ask me why?
I want to be your lover...
- I'm serious...
- I already have enough women...
Oh yeah, your psycho wife,
and the other one... Kitty...
I bet that with her,
sex is just theory...
What if I like the theory?
If that's the way you want it...
but I can't see why you're angry...
Do you want to give up
a woman like me?
Since you can have us both...
You can keep Kitty for theory...
and me... for practice...
I know some fun games,
maybe you heard about them...
Even the police knows
that I'm a wonderful nymph...
As you can see, I have some charm...
I never said
I wasn't attracted...
... to a woman like you...
I always loved you, Martin...
You always loved the General Manager...
That's very pretty...
I've never seen it on you...
I only wear it
on important occasions...
It's very old, Martin...
it was a gift from a friend...
I want to undress you...
I like it...
Elizabeth...
Elizabeth, come here...
I'm waiting for you...
Evelyn...
Take me away, Evelyn... now!
Let's go away together...
take me away from here!
Give me the knife, first...
If you want, Elizabeth...
- Mrs. Hoffman!
-There, at the gate!
- She's here, doctor!
- Slowly... slowly...
... alright...
Evelyn...
Yesterday you spoke with
the head physician, Dr.Wendel.
You told him that a woman had
promised to help your wife to escape...
You asked him to intensify
surveillance... is that correct?
Yes, it is...
I just reported the words
my wife said to me...
You're the only one
who heard those words...
This is a clever way
to build yourself an alibi...
Yeah... another alibi...
It's easy to turn everything
against me, isn't it?
Yes, it is...
If I was in your shoes,
I would start worrying...
Thank you...
Oh, I forgot...
Nearly a month ago...
your wife wrote her testament...
What?!
She left all of her belongings
to the institute for mental health...
This would erase your motive
for Mrs. Hoffman's murder...
But you knew perfectly well that your
wife Elizabeth was getting better...
Dr.Wendel assured you about it...
But at the time of her murder...
... your wife was not in possession
of her mental faculties...
Therefore...
... you are the only legitimate heir.
But...
... where was the testament found?
It was found among the documents
of that friend of your wife...
... Lenore Reudberg,
Springe's designer...
... who was murdered a few days ago.
Rosemary...
What are you doing here?
I don't know,
they asked me to come here...
I don't even know what's happened...
My wife was murdered last night...
Thanks...
- Inspector Toller...
- Good morning...
Please, sit down...
Thank you.
I'd like to ask you a few questions
about the murder of Elizabeth Hoffman.
Mr. Hoffman just told me
about this tragic event...
And I don't understand
the reason why you...
Would you mind listening to the recording
of this phone call I received?
Police, I need to talk
with Inspector Toller...
- Hold on...
-This is Inspector Toller...
Inspector... if you want to know
about Elizabeth Hoffman...
... who was killed tonight...
... you must talk with
Rosemary Muller from Springe...
- I don't understand...
- Rosemary Muller...
Hello? Hello?!
So... did you recognize this voice?
Any suspects?
No...
It doesn't matter...
One more thing, Mrs. Muller...
-Where were you last night at 1 .00?
- At home, in bed...
- Do you live alone?
-Yes...
Did you make or receive
a phone call around that time?
No...
Oh, yes, Inspector,
I made a phone call...
... I didn't find anyone and I left
a message on a machine...
You know, I wanted
to postpone a meeting...
But the machine doesn't keep track
of the time the call is received...
No, of course not...
Who did you leave the message for?
Kitty Wildenbruck...
Ah... Martin Hoffman's mistress...
You just left your job
as his secretary?
Yes...
Why?
We had different ideas
about Springe's management...
Springe... all the murders were
committed within Springe's circle...
Yeah, in fact the last victim was the
wife of Martin Hoffman from Springe...
You could be the next victim
of the woman in the red cape...
The fifth one...
... or the sixth one...
... the seventh one
should be Kitty Wildenbruck...
If you know something...
... if you suspect someone,
please talk...
Inspector...
... I don't know anything.
And I'm sure I have nothing to fear.
One last question, Mrs. Muller...
Is the name ''Evelyn'' familiar to you?
Evelyn? Kitty has a sister with
that name, but she lives in America...
I already know.
I questioned her relatives...
Did you ever meet her?
Why are you asking me this?
I asked you if you ever met her!
Is this all of Lenore's material
from Villa Liberty?
I don't know, I guess so...
Now that I think of it...
... maybe something is missing...
- Alright, it's enough...
- Kitty!
Kitty... excuse me if I'm late,
I just got back
from the police station...
You've been summoned
because of Elizabeth's death?
Yes...
Maybe it's not important...
... but before she died,
she whispered a name...
It was "Evelyn", is that so?
How do you know it?
Kitty, we must go to the police,
you must help me!
What are you saying?!
Inspector Toller must know that
those sketches resemble your sister...
... you can't deny it!
Don't make me do it alone, Kitty!
- No, Martin, I...
- I can't do it otherwise...
I don't have any other chance...
I'm suspected of all these murders...
... my wife's death
is obviously a trap...
... if something else happens,
I'm fucked!
Martin... are you sure
the murderer is Evelyn?
I don't know...
But why did Elizabeth say her name
right before she died?
You can't remain silent...
... before those dreadful murders,
you must talk!
Listen, Evelyn doesn't have
anything to do with this...
... it's ridiculous, Martin,
it's impossible!
Why are you afraid of the police?
Why do you think it wasn't Evelyn?
Well?
Evelyn's dead...
I killed her...
What?!
Herbert!
- Franziska!
- Kitty?!
What happened?!
- Herbert!
- Kitty!
Kitty...
- Kitty...
- Look!
- I didn't want to...
- Kitty!
I didn't want to!
It was an accident!
In those moments it was...
... as if Evelyn was
possessed by some demon...
I reacted the wrong way, but...
... I couldn't control myself...
Herbert and Franziska helped me...
... to hide the truth to the police...
Everybody knew we hated each other...
... they wouldn't believe me...
We hid Evelyn's corpse...
... in the castle's secret crypt...
But now...
... Evelyn...
... Evelyn's back, and she
kills just like the Red Queen...
Even then,
the last victim was her sister...
... the black Queen.
The Black Queen...
What are you saying, Kitty?!
The legend...
The legend our grandfather
used to tell us...
... when we were children...
The legend...
Come on, darling...
Don't cry...
Calm down...
You mustn't worry...
We will do something...
Now, we're trapped...
... the both of us.
But we will work it out...
You'll see...
- No, Peter...
- Get out my way!
This is too much, Peter!
I'll call the police!
It's not a good idea,
it would be worst for you than for me.
Are you afraid?
I found out, how Evelyn
was killed, and by who...
What do you want from me?
More money!
A lot of money!
Or I'll go to the police myself...
I won't say where Evelyn is,
and you'll keep paying me...
... it's her share
of the inheritance, after all...
Now pay me, quick!
I want some more money, tonight!
Give it to me!
Leave me alone!
I assure you there wasn't
any negligence on our side...
I'm not looking for a culprit, doctor...
There were some precedents
in my wife's family...
Are there many cases of insanity
caused by drug abuse?
Yes...
... and most of them
involve wealthy people...
We've had some patients
from aristocratic families...
... we tried to conceal
their admission...
... as for the Gotterschaums,
the Wildenbrucks...
The Wildenbrucks?!
Who, Mrs. Kitty Wildenbruck?
Or Mrs. Franziska Sehler Wildenbruck?
I'm sorry Mr. Hoffman,
I can't give out this information...
Hi, Rosemary...
she told me you're going too far...
And... Kitty doesn't have
any more money...
... and I want to quit this game...
It's too dangerous...
... I had enough of this.
You can't quit it, Peter...
... you're too involved...
This is the last one, Rosemary...
While I was tripping,
I understood who the killer is...
Yeah...
I have evidence of it...
What are you saying, Peter?!
You're a drug-addict,
you're worth nothing!
Nothing, zero!
Are you sure Kitty won't pay anymore?
Uh? Oh, yeah...
Not until she gets
her share of the inheritance...
Hold on a second, Kitty...
- Leave me alone!
- Don't be afraid, I must talk to you!
- It's very important, I beg you...
- Let me go!
Peter...
Peter...
Evelyn...
-You are...
- Get in, Peter...
Stop!
I didn't expect you...
why have you come here?
The police questioned me again,
they wanted to know about Peter...
What are you saying?
Who's Peter?
- No, he's no one...
-Why won't you tell me?
Trust me, it's not important...
You're shaking, darling, calm down...
If you don't calm down,
you could give yourself away...
... and we will be in trouble...
I'm sorry, we're still out of power,
tomorrow I'll call an electrician...
Come and sit down...
Don't worry...
... you shouldn't be upset...
Everything will settle down...
What's the matter?
- Kitty, what a surprise...
- Hello, Herbert...
We haven't seen each other
for a while... how are you?
I was wondering what
you're up to, these days...
Why don't you sleep here, tonight?
Stay with us for a while...
Tell her it's okay, darling...
There's no need, Herbert,
Kitty knows this is her home...
She knows it's always a pleasure
to have her here...
We're always alone...
Excuse me...
Kitty!
Herbert, did you find her?
- She seems to have disappeared...
-Where do you think she went?
- In the dungeon...
- Kitty!
Kitty!
Kitty!
You killed me...
I'm back to avenge myself...
Kitty!
-The Red Queen... there!
- Kitty?!
She's in the tomb!
Calm down, Kitty!
- Calm down...
- She's there!
Kitty...
Kitty!
Hi, darling...
- Hi, Martin...
- Do you know Piaget?
I've been there... look...
Do you like it?
Beautiful, isn't it?
This is for you, my love...
Martin...
... I can't stand it anymore,
I'm too scared...
I've been here
in your house for days...
But I'm scared...
Evelyn's in her crypt, I saw her...
I know she's dead...
... but I also know that she'll kill
again, and I don't know what to do.
I could run away, but where?
It'd be useless!
Come on, Kitty...
Be reasonable...
It's impossible,
dead people don't come back...
Yes, it's true, but
there have been five murders...
And the legend says
that I must be the seventh victim...
You forgot the sixth one...
It could be me... why not?
Yes, it's true...
You and Evelyn, I presume...
We were nine years old...
It's very old, Martin...
it was a gift from a friend...
Was Evelyn a friend of Lulu?
- No, she never met her...
- Are you sure?
Absolutely...
It's strange...
Mr. Bauer will open the
envelope here included...
- I have to go, Kitty, excuse me...
- Martin...
Don't open the door to anyone,
and don't go out...
Don't be afraid, I'll be back soon...
I found out who you were
after Elizabeth's death...
We could reach
an agreement, anyway...
If not, I warn you...
I'll go to the police...
- Hello?
-This is Evelyn...
No... don't be afraid...
I can explain everything...
No, it's impossible...
You're not Evelyn...
- Evelyn's dead...
- No...
... I'm alive... and I'm
waiting for you in Marktplatz, 43.
Come alone, or I won't be there...
Marktplatz? But... no one
lives in that house...
You have four keys...
... one is the key for my house...
... look in your purse.
What?
Look in your purse,
you have four keys...
- I have three...
- No, four...
The fourth key...
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?!
- Hello?
-This is the police... hello?
It's here...
Stop him!
You, check upstairs.
Dear Herbert...
... I have some questions
for you, if you don't mind.
Go on...
A few minutes ago,
Kitty Wildenbruck was here...
- No.
-You're lying...
We received a phone call
from the poor girl...
Before she died she told us
it was Kitty Wildenbruck who shot her...
It's not true, Inspector,
it's was a trap...
When Kitty arrived,
Lulu was already dead...
- Good evening, Inspector Toller...
- Search the whole place...
So, Kitty Wildenbruck was here...
And I was here before her,
I received an anonymous call...
The killer is the Red Queen...
She wanted you to think
the killer is Kitty, or myself...
The Red Queen, again!
Evelyn Wildenbruck is dead.
It was her sister Kitty who killed her!
It's not true... Kitty's not a killer!
So, where's Evelyn?!
We checked...
... she never left for America.
Neither on a plane,
nor by other means of transport...
So, where she is?
Why did she disappear?
What happened to her?
Why she left
her friends and relatives...
... without saying goodbye to anyone?!
I'm telling you, she would have
inherited a fortune...
And who would benefit the most
by eliminating her than Kitty?
And if it wasn't Kitty Wildenbruck...
... who killed Evelyn Wildenbruck?
Evelyn...
Evelyn's dead, Inspector.
But Kitty's innocent,
she didn't want to...
Kitty?
Kitty?!
Franziska?
Franziska?!
Herbert!
As I had established,
the year of the curse having passed...
I arrange, being in
full possession of my faculties...
... that my estate,
including the castle in Neustein...
... shall be divided in four
equal shares between my heirs...
Kitty Wildenbruck,
to whom I leave the castle,
Franziska Wildenbruck Sehler,
and Rosemary...
... and finally, to the one who lived
by the name of Evelyn,
to the poor Evelyn,
orphan of a family of peasants,
who made it possible for the curse
to remain unfulfilled...
Furthermore, I leave
my hunting lodge to...
Franziska?
Franziska?!
Franziska!
Herbert?
Franziska?
Kitty, I...
... it was her!
It's her!
Now she'll kill you too!
It was Franziska!
Franziska?
Rosemary?
Open the door!
Let me out, Franziska!
Let me out!
Kitty!
What...
Tell me where Kitty is, Franziska...
- ... don't know...
- Don't be ridiculous!
I know everything,
and this is her car!
- ... haven't seen her...
- It's useless to pretend!
Tell me the truth, Franziska!
Look, this is the testament...
Rosemary is Kitty's real sister,
she's Evelyn, isn't it so, Franziska?!
Tobias exchanged them
when they were small,
so that the legend
wouldn't repeat itself!
The girl believed to be Evelyn
was the daughter of some peasants,
who sold her!
It's written here, Franziska,
in the letter...
... that should have been
opened next year!
Now tell me where Kitty is!
Nobody can do anything, now!
You can't do anything to save Kitty!
Kitty's gone,
she's gotten what she deserved!
I wanted the whole Wildenbruck
estate, all the properties...
... the castle...
Why should I share it
with Kitty and Evelyn...
... she wasn't even a Wildenbruck!
I was the only one
who was close to oldTobias...
I nursed him,
I sacrificed myself for him...
It was in that moment,
when I saw Evelyn in the lake...
... something snapped inside me...
I had to kill them all so I would be
the only Wildenbruck heir!
I knew the secret wrote in the will...
I traced Rosemary Muller myself...
... I found her a job at Springe's...
... I told her she was a Wildenbruck!
I started to influence her,
telling her she was the Red Queen...
... as in the legend...
I got her into drugs...
... with the help of Peter...
We blackmailed Kitty
with Evelyn's death...
Under the effect of drugs,
Rosemary started to kill...
People from her world,
like Hans Meyer...
... Lulu, Lenore... and your wife!
And Kitty too!
She would have killed her!
Rosemary was...
my instrument of vengeance...
But then she started to be afraid...
... afraid of her own homicidal
madness, so I killed her...
Yes... I killed her...yes!
Tell me where Kitty is,
or I'll kill you!
- Martin, let's come to an agreement...
-You're crazy, Franziska!
Come on, speak up!
Tell me where Kitty is or I'll kill you!
Martin... you don't...
There's no hope for Kitty...
Listen to me...
... you and I... we could have it all!
You won't kill me... you can't do it!
You and I, Martin...
Herbert is doomed as well,
I send him to Marktplatz...
... they accused him of Lulu's murder!
I couldn't stand to live with that hobbling man!
That crippled bastard!
No, Herbert!
Don't do it!
Herbert, no!
No, Herbert!
Franziska...
- Franziska...
- I'm dying...
... but you won't be happy...
... nobody will be happy, nobody!
Kitty...
- Save her...
-There is a secret cell...
... in the dungeon...
... it's behind a slate of marble...
We got to hurry, Martin...
Herbert... save Kitty...
- Hello?
- Police...
...Wildenbruck Castle...
Easy, easy...
easy with that wheel!
Be ready with that stretchers...
move it, move it!
Look out, Herbert!
Hang on!
Hurry up!
Let's help her!
Hurry up!
Herbert Sehler...
... 38 years old...
Franziska Sehler Wildenbruck...
... 34 years old...
The man was killed in the dungeon,
swept away by the water...
... while the woman was killed
by several gunshots...
Martin Hoffman...
... wounded in the chest
with a sharp knife...
THE END