The Veil

Good evening.

Tonight, I'm going to tell you a strange and unusual story...

... of the world of the unexplained which hides behind "ále Voileá".

Tonight's story is based on one of those authentic events...

... but totally inexplicable, which occur recurrently...

... in all countries of the world and at all times.

George Bosworth was a man of his time in every sense of the word.

Did his adventure happen to another...

... he would probably have been the last in the world to believe it.

HART BOSWORTH PHARMACIEN

Hart Bosworth had had a busy day.

The last customer had just left his shop.

It was about to close for the night.

Au mÛme instant, in the sea, Ó 250 kilomÞtres from lÓ...

...George Bosworth was getting ready to go to bed...

... completely unaware of the incredible adventure...

...that he was about to live.

Captain... Captain!

û What is it, Mr. Bosworthá? u Captain...

I must return immediately to England.

û I'm afraid that's not possible. û Please...

I'm afraid... something has happened.

û Are you ill, Mr. Bosworthá? u No, no.

Maybe I'm a little... I don't know.

I can't explain to you, but I have to go back immediately.

Mr. Bosworth, we're 150 miles from Dover...

... and I have a schedule to respect.

If I turned around without a necessary and sufficient reason...

...I would undoubtedly lose my command.

But this is an emergency.

Emergencies at sea are governed by regulatory mechanisms.

û If you tell me why? û I think my brother is...

I can't tell you, Captain, but it's extremely important.

I'm sorry, Mr. Bosworth. I can drop you off at Ostend.

There, you can catch another ship...

... and be back in England before tomorrow morning.

û └ what time will we land? û In less than an hour.

I pray to God, Captain, it's not too late.

Wound in the heart by bullet, fired at short distance.

He was shot. He died instantly.

└ the appearance of the place, we didn't take anything Ó apart from the money.

The cash drawer is empty.

This leads me to infer that the motive for the crime was theft.

û Got it, Hawtoná? û Yes, Sergeant.

I went to the Bosworths. George is not there. The house is closed.

It's funny, he and Hart usually close together.

╩Are you sure you heard the shots at 9:45 p.m.?

That's good, Chester. └ 9:45 p.m. exactly.

Just a moment, Martha. A little less familiarity, please.

The police have officially taken the case and I'm here in an official capacity.

Until I solve this crime, you will bear in mind the fact...

...that I'm a sergeant in Her Majesty's Police.

Oh! I apologize. I'll remember that, Chester.

Sergeant...

û Make your statement, Mrs. Clink. û I had put the kettle on.

A cup of tea is always good in the evening...

... just before going to bed, as it were.

You know, Alfie likes to go to bed early.

Yes, yes, come to the point.

Well, I hadn't put the kettle on the stove sooner...

...when I heard the shots.

So, I said to Alfieá: "It looks like gunshots.á"

Et Alfie ditá: "áNoná!á"

So I said to Alfieá: "áAlfie, it was gunshots.á"

û And Alfie said... û It doesn't matter what Alfie said.

What did you do?

Hart Bosworth's shop was the only one still lit.

So I rushed there to find out if he had heard too.

Imagine my horror and surprise...

...to find poor Mr. Bosworth lying there in a pool of blood.

And to whom do you think that blood belonged ?

How long was it after hearing the gunshots?

Certainly no more than five to ten minutes.

Thank you very much, Mrs. Clink, that will be all.

But I haven't finished!

If you have anything else to say, you will declare it at the police station.

But I know who committed the crime.

û Mrs. Clink, have you seen the murderer? û Yes, I saw it.

u I see. “Leave it, Constable, I'll take care of it.

Tell me a little...

Why not provide this essential information sooner?

I was going to, before being rudely interrupted.

Are you suggesting I'm rude?

If I may... The murderer?

û The murderer? u Oh! Yes yes...

All right, Mrs. Clink. His name, please?

His name is Albert Ketch.

û How do you know, Mrs. Clinká? û I saw it!

Just as I was leaving, I saw him running away from the store.

It looked like the Devil himself was after him.

Are you sure?

I have as good eyes as you, Chester Willmoreá!

û I summon him? û Yes, constable, go ahead.

And see if you can find out where George Bosworth went.

û If we asked Ó Mrs. Clinká? û I don't know damn well, Constable.

Why not ask Ó Miss Julie Westcottá?

She's his fiancÚe, she should know that.

I will, Mrs. Clink.

All right, everyone get out now! Go home, please.

This store will remain closed until further notice.

Come on, please.

Why don't you confess, Albertá? It would save us a lot of trouble.

Let's do it fast and well, huh?

I didn't shoot Hart Bosworthá!

û How do you know we shotÚá? û You told me.

What were you going to do at the pharmacy at this time?

I wanted to get back some money that Hart owed me.

Why did he owe you?

Well, I do small carpentry jobs when I have the time.

I'm skilled with my hands, as it were.

I made ÚtagÞres to Mr. Bosworth a few weeks ago.

And he took all this time to pay you?

There was something like a misunderstanding between Mr. Bosworth and me.

That doesn't mean I killed him!

What was the cause of this misunderstanding?

While I was staring at the shelves, I smashed one of his potion boxes.

Bosworth got mad, like I did it on purpose.

He said it was worth thousands and cents, and it wouldn't pay me.

û And then you killed himÚ. û S¹r'ment pasá!

I don't have a weapon.

As is likely...

I wouldn't be surprised if you poached in your spare time.

It's not nice to say þaá!

Poaching is a very serious offence.

Don't forget that when you're charged.

Sergeant, this man is suspected of murder, not poaching.

Do you hear þa, Alberta?

The constable is right: you are charged with murder.

Don't try to mislead us with your spiel about poaching.

Rather, be a reasonable man. Admit it and you won't be bothered again.

╔Listen, Sergeant, I would like to help you.

But you know I'm not the type to kill a guy in cold blood.

Albert Ketch, you are not making it easy for us.

You don't want to cooperate? You're going to have to snatch it from you word by word.

Let's start all over again.

George! Hurray!

û What happened? û Enter.

Something happened to Hart, didn't it?

u Sit down. u No, tell me.

and Oui, George. Hart est... and Mortá?

Too late. I'm too late.

George, you were supposed to go to France. How did you come back so quickly?

I had the...

...a feeling that something was wrong.

û Who shot himÚ? û Who told you that we shot him?

û Do we know who made þaá? û The police have arrested Albert Ketch.

Albert Ketchá?

But it wasn't him.

ChÚri, I know it's a terrible shock...

...but you weren't here. How do you know it's not him?

Please, Julie, trust me for now.

Albert Ketch had nothing to do with Hart's death.

Darling, you're upset. Go lie down and get some sleep.

û I'll bring you tea. û No, please...

I have to convince the police that there is a misunderstanding.

They have no reason to hold Albert.

You ask me to trust you. I trust you know that.

Can you at least tell me what makes you so sure?

Julie, have I ever introduced...

...signs of imbalance?

Bien s¹r que noná!

I haven't told you yet why or how I got home so quickly.

I didn't go to France...

... because on the boat, I had...

û A vision. û From what? û Of everything that happenedÚ.

û Toutá? û Yes.

I saw the crime being committed.

George, tell me exactly what you think you saw.

I washed myself before going to bed.

Looking down the toilet, I saw...

... the pharmacy shop, as if I had been there.

û It was as clear as now. û You must have had a dream.

No, I saw Hart near the bookshelves.

Then I saw the murderer come in and shoot him.

Have you seen the murderer? Who was it?

I don't know.

But it wasn't Albert Ketch. Yes, I'm sure.

û George, you mustn't talk about that. û But it is necessary. Ketch is innocent.

û You believe me, Julie, don't you? û What difference does it make?

For me, a huge difference.

George, I believe you because I love you.

û If you tell þa Ó the police... û I have to take the risk.

û Non, tu ne dois pasá! û More Ketch will be hung!

╔Look, George, there's nothing you can do about it.

If Ketch is innocent, he has nothing to fear.

But you, if you tell this fantastic story to the police, you will be ruined.

A man's life is in danger. It's not of me that I think.

So think Ó moiá!

You know we won't believe you. At best, you'll be called crazy.

And how will I look, hearing people talking behind your back...

...and pretending not to listen to their whispers?

Do it for Hartá!á

You know he worked hard to build this store.

Would you like all that work to have been wasted?

Because that's what will happen.