Chapter 3 Chapter Three: The Story of "The French Showgirl"

"The story happened in Paris during the Second World War. At that time, the German army had only occupied Paris for two months. The Nazi troops lined up in a column of bravado through the Arc de Triomphe, and a tic-tac-toe flag faced the wind on buildings such as the Eiffel Tower. Flying. Not far away, a small group of soldiers was walking along a typical Parisian street, and after a while they drove into a butcher's shop. There was an old butcher in the butcher's shop, with a pointed head and a small cap on the back of his head. Seeing the German army rushing into the store and searching everywhere, the old man immediately panicked.

"The German army seized a stockpile of grain and various supplies from hidden cellars. These were black market goods. A large group of people surrounded the shop, most of them were housewives and French men wearing berets. Just as the German soldiers were about to leave, a small pick-up truck drove into the street. The person sitting next to the driver saw the German soldiers and the crowd and ordered the driver to pull over. The driver had a murderous face and a pair of Cross-eyed. The man giving the order peers into the truck bed as the stevedore pulls down the tarp cover, trying to cover the truck's load: more stashed grain and supplies. The truck turns and slips away.

"After a while, the truck pulled up in front of a typical Parisian bar, and the man who gave the orders came in. He had a crippled leg and a club foot with a big block of wood under it. He called He reported the news of the butcher's arrest to the black market dealer, and before hanging up the phone, he saluted: "Long live Maji!" They all belonged to an underground organization called "Maki". "At night, a piece of music is being played on the stage of the famous concert hall in the center of Paris. The first thing the audience sees is a group of choir girls. All of them have a fairy-like light and elegant figure, which is enough to make people linger. When the chorus ends At that moment, the light suddenly went out, and the whole stage was immersed in darkness. Then a beam of light floated up like fog, gradually revealing the figure of a woman. The woman lifted layers of fog veils and sang a song , she sang it in French and then repeated it in German.

She was standing tall and graceful on the stage, when suddenly a light shone under her feet, and she took a step forward.Every time she took a step forward, a light flashed, and finally the whole stage was covered with horizontal lines of lights, making a staircase of light appear on the stage.In a box in the concert hall sat a young German military officer, he was very handsome, with blond hair, blue eyes and white skin.As the tall, brunette songstress Leni bowed frequently to the audience, her eyes met the German officer's. "Leni went back to the dressing room and found a beautiful bouquet of flowers in it, but there was no card of the giver in the bouquet. Just then a blonde girl from the chorus knocked on the door and came in. She was very excited, because She wanted Leni - the female artist she admired most - to know her secret first: she was pregnant. Leni was a little worried, she knew the girl was not married. The girl wanted Leni not to worry, because the child was Her father, a German army officer, loved her very much and was ready to marry her when everything was settled. But for a moment, the chorus girl's face was clouded, and she told Leni that she was afraid of what might happen. Leni asked her what it was, and she just said, 'Oh, maybe it's nothing, it's just my stupid idea.' And she left.

"Leni sat alone, wondering if she could fall in love with someone who violated her motherland. Her eyes occasionally fell on the flowers, and she couldn't help feeling suspicious, so she quickly asked the maid, what are these flowers called? The maid told her that these flowers grew in the Alps in Germany and were specially transported to Paris at an astonishingly expensive price. "At this time, the blonde girl in the chorus was walking in the dark in the streets of Paris. She looked up at the top floor of an old-fashioned apartment building, and saw that the lights were still on upstairs, and her face suddenly glowed. She smiled. She glanced at the antique watch on her wrist, and she knew it was midnight. A window opened in the lighted upstairs, and a young man leaned forward and smiled at her. You can see, The young German lieutenant was deeply in love with her, and he threw the key out of the window. Just as the girl walked to the street to pick up the key, a figure flashed by, and the clubfooted man appeared. It turned out that he had been following her She. Just at this time, a car drove up. He jumped into the car and made a quick gesture, so the driver with a murderous face and the appearance of a criminal stepped on the gas pedal to the bottom. There was a sharp and piercing sound Afterwards, the car flew out and knocked down the girl who was picking up the keys in the middle of the street. The car fled until it disappeared into the empty night. The German officer who witnessed all this ran down the stairs in despair. When he hugged her At that time, she was still moaning in his arms, murmuring to him not to be afraid, saying that the child would be born healthy and his father would be proud. But she died, her eyes wide open.

"The next morning, the German officer found Leni and asked her to tell the truth about everything she knew, because he found out that she was a good friend of the dead girl. Leni said that the girl was in love with a German lieutenant. No idea, but the police didn't believe it, and held her for two hours. Then they got an intercom call, and a voice on the phone ordered them to release Leni immediately, so that she could perform as usual that night. Leni was terrified , but at night she still sang on stage. When she returned to the dressing room to remove her makeup, she saw more Alpine flowers than last night.

She was looking for the business card vigorously, when a man's voice came from behind, advising her not to look for it anymore, because this time he came to present flowers in person.Leni turned sharply, startled, to see a young senior German officer standing in front of her.She asked if he was Huai, and she had already seen clearly that this was the German sitting in the box.He replied that he was in charge of German counterintelligence in Paris and that he had come back to apologize for the trouble she had had that morning.Leni also asked him if the flowers came from his country?He replied that they were grown in his native Upper Pfalz, not far from a lake in the middle of the snow-capped peaks.This evening, the officer did not wear uniform, only a tuxedo.He invited Leni to dine after the show in one of the best cabaret restaurants in Paris.Accompanied by jazz music played by black musicians, the German officer asked Leni why she had a French surname when she had a German first name.Leni said that she is from Alsace on the German-French border.But she insists that she has been influenced by French culture since she was a child, only loves France, and only hopes to do things that are beneficial to her motherland.The German officer explained to her and ordered a German brandy.For a split second, Leni wanted to provoke him, and asked for a Scotch whiskey by name.It was clear that Leni would not really accept his hospitality.

She sipped just a little of the wine with her lips throughout the whole dinner table, then asked him to take her home, on the pretext that she was too tired. The personal car of the German officer was parked in front of her residence. Leni asked him sarcastically, did he plan to interrogate him some day in the future?The officer repeatedly denied that he had never had similar thoughts.She got out of the car, and the officer kissed her cold, gloved hand and asked her if she lived alone, if she was scared. She replied no, there was a pair of elderly janitors living in her backyard.That being said, she shuddered as she turned toward her apartment and noticed a shadow passing by the garret window.The officer, however, saw nothing, for he was dazzled by the lovely Leni.Leni asked the German officers to take her away, and she said she did feel a little scared tonight.

"They came to the officer's apartment. The officer's residence is really strange: there are no paintings on the white walls, high ceilings, and very little furniture in the room. But in this emptiness, you can see expensive things The atmosphere formed. The curtains are all made of snow-white chiffon, and there are several white marble sculptures in the room. The sculptures are very modern, not completely Greek-style, and most of them are naked men. The officer ordered the butler to arrange In the guest room, the butler gave her a strange look before going to work. At this moment, a strange piece of music sounded, and Leni said with emotion that the only thing she loved about his country was its music. Breeze Floating into the open tall windows, snow-white chiffon curtains fluttered up, blowing out the lit candles, and the room was pitch black. After a while, the moon shone into the room and fell on her body, making her It looks like a tall statue. Her figure seems to be like an ancient Greek amphorae. I can only hear the officer saying, "What an incredible person you are. You are so beautiful that you must have a noble personality." blood." His words made her shudder, as if with a premonition that something momentous was about to happen in her path, the outcome almost certain to be tragic. Her hands trembled, The mirror slid to the floor and shattered. The German officer took her hand and asked her if she was too cold. She shook her head. Just then the music grew louder, as the solemn notes of the violin , Leni asked aloud: "What does the melody of this piece of music want to express?" He admitted that this is his favorite piece of music. The god is actually a mortal man, but because of his love for his country, he became invincible, like a god. The music moved him so deeply that his eyes filled with tears. To hide his excitement, he went to the window. A full moon hangs over the city of Paris, and the earth around the house is silver."

"Did you like the film?" Molina asked. "I can't say whether I like it or not. What about you?" "If I had the chance to watch a movie again, it would be this one." "Why? This video promotes pure Nazi junk. Don't you realize that?" "Look, I better shut up!" Molina said, crying. "You're crazy! Why are you crying so hard?" "Don't think it was you who made me cry, I just thought of... him. It would have been nice to be with him and talk about my favorite movies instead of you. Today I Thinking about him all day. Three years ago today, I ran into him and that's why I'm crying now."

"I tell you, really, I didn't mean to upset you. Why don't you tell me about your friend? Talk about him, and you'll feel better." "Why? So that you can tell me that he's also... a piece of junk?" "Tell me, what does he do?" "He works as a waiter in a restaurant." "What made you like him so much?" "Well, I'll tell you the truth. Because he's good-looking. He's smart, but he lacks the chances of life, and until now he's got to do that shit job. He deserves more than that. Made me feel like I should give him a hand." "Would he like to let you help?" "I think you must be an inspired person, why are you asking me this question?" "I can't say why." "He turned me down then, and now I don't know what he thinks." "How did this happen to you?" "One day I walked into a restaurant and saw him there and I fell in love with him immediately. But it's a long story, I'll tell you sometime. Maybe I won't , who knows what you have in mind." "Molina, wait a minute. You're wrong... I think I should know more about your experience in order to understand you better. If we're going to live in peace in this cell, then we're going to We should get to know each other better. I know very little about the hobbies of people like you." "Then I'll tell you what happened, but I'll do it quickly, or you'll get tired of it.  … I won't tell you his name ... that's the only thing I want to keep. "Three years ago today, September 12th, I went to that restaurant for the first time. I went with two friends. Well, they were actually prostitutes. They usually have a hard time getting along with others. , but they are very smart and alert. One of the whores was particularly cruel to the waiter - my 'he'. At first, I only saw that he was good-looking, and I didn't pay attention to the rest. When my whore friend did act rude, he put her on the line without losing his self-respect.I was surprised by this because the poor waiters are often psychopathic due to their old waiters, which makes it difficult for them to react to rude behavior from customers.But the waiter didn't say anything special, just explained to my prostitute friend why the food was not up to par.He behaved so gracefully that the whore turned out to be a fool.Don't think he's being super arrogant, he's dealing with the situation with complete indifference.So my nose smelled a strange taste immediately - he is a real man. "The second time I saw him, he was smarter and more alert, a homemade suit with a wool collar fitted him perfectly like a movie star, he was perfect in everything he did, even his His gait, his hoarse and brisk voice are a little soft, I really don't know how to describe it. Even when he is serving people, he is full of poetry... Who knows what he is doing now Ah...it makes me sad to think of it, poor boy in a place like that...' "Molina, our hellish place is much worse than him." "But we're not going to stay here forever, are we? And as far as he's concerned, he's got to stay there forever. He has no other future. It's like a death sentence. As I said, he has Strong character, he is not afraid of anything. But you can't imagine, sometimes you can detect a trace of sadness in his eyes... This sadness attracts me, I want to talk to him more and more... I go to the restaurant More often. At first he just said something to me and I kept ordering food, salads, soups, entrees, desserts, coffee, etc. He had to come back and forth to me all the time. Gradually, we began to chat frequently. He told me his real name was Carmen.Under normal circumstances, he either went to work at 7 am and returned home at 4 pm, or showed up at 6 pm and returned home at 3 am.But one day he told me that he likes the night shift best.I couldn't help but wonder because he said he was married.Another thing is also a bit suspicious. He doesn't wear any rings on his hands.His wife had a 9-5 office job, I don't know exactly what she did.It took a lot of effort to convince him to have some coffee with me, but nothing happened between us.He just told me about his background, a story of a poor family with many children who couldn't afford to go to school, or because reading wasn't exciting for him. " "If people want to study, there are ways. Listen... In Argentina, getting an education is not the hardest thing to do. University is free, you know." "He admits that there was a time in his life when he was lazy, and he paid for it. He said that at about seventeen, he had to go to work. Oh, I forgot to tell you, he was like Buenos Like some poor children in the neighborhood of Ellis, he started working in a machine factory after primary school. He learned a skill in machine repair, and at the age of sixteen, he started chasing women crazily. Worse still, , he was obsessed with football, he was able to play a good kick at a very young age, and at the age of eighteen, he entered a professional team. But the key problem is that he cannot become a professional football player, because he never Not being able to honestly keep his mouth shut. Whenever he feels something is wrong, he yells. He's not two-faced and doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut." "He was never involved in politics?" "No. He has a lot of weird ideas about politics and keeps them away. I never talked to him about unions." "Let's talk about it next." "After two or three years, he stopped playing football." "Where are the women?" "He gave up his football career because of women. There were a lot of women, but he had to go to training, but women captured his heart more than training." "It seems that he has not received strict training after all." "Naturally. But I didn't tell you something else: his fiancée, the woman he was serious about and ended up marrying, didn't want him to play football. So she got him a job as a mechanic in a factory, The work was easy, and he was promoted almost immediately to foreman. After marriage, they had two children. He was especially fond of his firstborn daughter, who died suddenly at the age of 6. At this time, he was in the factory with There was an argument with the boss, and the boss gave him a choice: get out or obey orders. He offered to resign, but you know what voluntary resignation is - you don't get a penny. Turns out he was at the After working in the factory for more than ten years, he only ended up living on the streets. This year, he was in his thirties. Imagine the pain he had to find a new job at that age. At first he could barely make ends meet , but finally had to accept the waiter's job. . . . I've always admired him, but he wouldn't ask me to help." "What are you going to do for him?" "I wanted to make it clear to him that there was still a chance he could go back to school and get a degree or something. I forgot to mention that his wife was doing a better job than him. She worked as a secretary in a company and worked her way up to manager position, and he wasn't very enthusiastic about it." "Have you seen his wife?" "No. He tried to introduce her to me, but I resented her deeply. The thought of her sleeping next to him every night made me jealous as hell." "Then does he know your deep affection for him?" "Obviously he knew. I told him everything. At the time I was hoping to convince him that something... could really... happen between the two of us.But nothing happened, and I couldn't convince him in the matter.I told him it was only once in his life...but he never wanted to.After a while, I myself felt too embarrassed to insist on him any longer. I had to use 'ordinary friendship' to comfort myself. " "According to you, he doesn't get along well with his wife?" "That was only when they got into fights, but he loved her forever. Worse, he envied her for doing a better job than him. One day, he said something that made me almost want to strangle him. Father's Day is around the corner and I wanted to give him something because of the fatherly love he has for his kids.This seemed like an excellent excuse to give him a gift.I asked him if he wanted a set of pajamas, but I seemed to be in a bit of trouble..." "Don't whet my appetite, let's go on." "He said he never wore pajamas, he always slept naked. He also said that he shared a double bed with his wife. This sentence ruined me. For a while, it seemed like they were going to break up. So I Just deluding myself with fantasies... fantasies that he might live with me and my mother. Then I can help him and force him to study. I don't care about anything other than caring about him. I Get everything ready for him, clothes, books, registration. I will slowly convince him that he will never have to work again. I will also give him any small amount of money that is necessary His wife, as child support. In this way, as long as he takes care of himself, he doesn't have to worry about anything else. Wouldn't it be wonderful to let him get his wish, to eliminate sorrow forever? " "It's wonderful, but it's not realistic." "You see, as a window-dresser, although I do a pleasant job all day, I always feel a kind of emptiness inside me at the end of the day. How wonderful it would be to do something for him. . . He should be a little bit happier, do you know what I mean? What do you think?" "I don't know. I'll have to analyze it. I can't tell right now. Why don't you tell a little more about the movie today and tomorrow so I can talk about your waiter." "Okay. Where were we last time?" "Oh, so began Leni's romance with the German officer. Before long, they were in love. Every night she dedicated her songs to him on stage, especially a beautiful "Haba Nerra". The lyrics are untranslated, but they sound sad, to the effect that a person has lost his true love, can't help it, and has to resign himself to fate. Leni has also appeared with German officers on racetracks, on yachts, and in Russian nightclubs . "There's a scene in the movie where Leni is having breakfast in bed when the maid comes in to tell that she has a relative who has just arrived from Alsace and is waiting downstairs, accompanied by a gentleman. Leni came downstairs in a black satin nightgown with a white belt, and it turned out that the guest was her little cousin, and with him was a clubfoot. The cousin spoke up, and he wanted to ask her for a favor to assist them on a mission.She asked her cousin what the mission was, and he replied that it was something that Goldilocks in the chorus had first promised and then refused.Leni is terrified, because they want her to spy on a very important secret: find a huge German ammunition depot in France.Goldilocks from the chorus had started to fuck, but refused to cooperate when she fell in love with the German lieutenant.Before she could report to the German occupation authorities, the underground decided that she must be killed.Then the clubfoot said that Leni had to help them.And Leni said she had to think about it, she didn't know anything about these things.It's a lie, says the clubfoot man, the head of the German counterintelligence service is in love with you, you can get the information without breaking a sweat.Leni took the courage to retort that she didn't have the guts to do such things.The clubfoot told her to be smart, or they would take revenge.At this time, she saw her cousin's eyes were downcast, his chin was trembling, and beads of sweat were forming on his forehead.In an instant Leni understood: he was a hostage!The clubfoot explained that the poor boy was of course innocent, and that his only crime was being your relative.Leni reluctantly agreed.The clubfoot took her cousin away. "When Leni went to the German officer's house again, she searched all the drawers. But she was terrified, because the butler followed her all the time. Since he first looked at her suspiciously, the butler He seemed to be paying close attention to her every move. "One day Leni was having lunch in the garden with her German officer. There were several others, including the butler. The officer sent the butler to fetch a bottle of expensive wine from the cellar. It was Suggested by Leni, who knew he was the only one who could find the cuvée. As soon as the guy left, she slipped into the room and sat in front of a white piano, playing and singing. The German officer had no idea , she played a trick in the house: a record she had made in the past was put on the gramophone, and she came to the officer's private study by herself and looked through his pile of documents. "The butler brought the wine, but forgot the key in the lock of the cellar door, so he had to turn and walk back. He walked along the balustrade to the garden, trying to look into the house through the window. The curtain blocked it. He couldn't see if Leni was really sitting at the piano. While all this was going on, the officer had been busy talking with other senior officers in the garden. The garden was French and hadn't been planted yet. flowers, only some hedges trimmed into obelisks." "It's a German garden, or rather a Saxon garden," interrupted Valenti. "How do you know?" Molina asked. "Because a French garden generally requires a lot of flowers to decorate. Although also trimmed into geometric shapes, it always gives people a relaxed and relaxed feeling.The garden you mentioned is German-style, and the movie was obviously shot in Germany. " "You, how do you know these things? It's all about women." "I learned it from architecture." "Have you studied architecture?" "Yes, let's move on." Valenti urged. "In this way, the butler heard the singing, but found that the piano in the house did not make any sound. He went to find Leni. Leni was in the study, rummaging through all the papers, and finally found the one marked German arms At this critical moment, Leni heard footsteps, and she hurriedly hid on the balcony outside the study. The butler walked into the study and looked around. Lai Ni was so nervous that she was about to run out of a record. You know, the slow-rotary record had not yet come out at that time. When the butler walked out of the study, she rushed out almost at the same time, and the record Just finished the turn. All the officers were listening intently outside the house. As soon as the singing ended, they stood up and applauded her. And she sat down in front of the piano again, seamlessly hiding from everyone's eyes. "Leni, the clubfoot, and her cousin meet up on the sixth floor of a museum. Huge dinosaurs are on display all around them. The walls of the museum are all glass, and the Seine is outside the window. Lainee told the clubfoot that she had obtained the necessary information. The clubfoot was overjoyed and said that this was only the beginning of her service to the Maqui organization. Whoever was involved in espionage would be There was no turning back. After hearing this, Leni decided not to tell him the real location. But she saw her cousin trembling there again, so she had to tell the truth exactly where the German arsenal was hidden in France. Then The clubfoot man was a cruel fellow, and he told Leni that the German officers would hate her if they learned of her treachery. The little cousin listened quietly, watching Leni's expression. Gradually, his eyes turned to the window. Before the clubfooted man came to his senses, the young man dragged him out of the window with all his strength. Leni took the opportunity to get away among the spectators. That day, luckily she was wearing a hat and a veil, so no one recognized her." "Do you know who Markey is?" Valenti asked, interrupting Molina. "I knew they were patriots, but in this movie, they're not. Let me finish the story, okay? I think it's an amazing movie. For me, that's enough. Yes, I've been imprisoned in this cell, I'd better think positively when things happen, otherwise, I'll go crazy. Do you understand?" "Staying in this place, you do have the potential to go mad. Not only despair, but self-alienation like yours can make you mad." "How could it be? I can't see it." "To keep trying to avoid reality will become a vice, like a drug. You listen, because reality, I mean your own reality. If you read some books and learn a little knowledge, you can surpass you The cell you're in. Do you understand what I'm saying? That's why I read and study every day." "But politics... what will happen to the world with you politicians in there?" "Don't talk like a nineteenth-century housewife. It's not the nineteenth century, and you're not a housewife. Why don't you tell me more about the movie, isn't there more? "Why do you ask that, are you tired of hearing it?" "I don't like the story. Somehow the publicity makes me curious." "It sounds like you're doing me a favor. Remember, you told me to." "Molina, I appreciate this movie story, come on, tell me more." "Ok." "Leni left the museum and wandered aimlessly through Paris like a lost soul. At this time, the German officer was ordering his men to prepare a candlelight dinner for two. The candles burned out and night It was very deep, and the officer looked around, but there was no sign of her. He was wearing a brocade robe and an ascot tie, and he sat at the piano and played a rather sad waltz. He thought Leni would never come again.Just then, she walked in.The officer didn't get up to greet her, but the mournful dance music had been replaced by a cheerful, rambunctious one. "The next morning, Leni woke up lovingly and looked out the window. It was drizzling outside. She went to the phone, picked up the receiver, and overheard a German officer on the phone. He was ordering How to punish those two mafias on the black market. Leni couldn't believe her ears when she heard the words 'kill them'. She listened to the conversation on the phone before they hung up. On the phone, she put down the receiver. The officer came into her room and asked if she wanted breakfast.Lainee avoided his question and asked him if it was true that he was not afraid of anyone. He replied without hesitation that he was ready to meet any challenge if it was in the interest of his country.Then she asked, was it out of fear that someone was sent to kill an unarmed enemy?Afraid that one day the situation will turn around and you will have to face the enemy empty-handed?The officer could not understand her at all.So she changed the subject. "Later that day, when she was alone in the room, she contacted the Maki organization at the phone number the clubfoot man had left her, and wanted to hand over secret information about the arsenal. Just now the German officer She didn't seem like a real man. After the phone call, she went out to meet someone from the Maki organization, and it was agreed to meet at the theater because she was rehearsing there. In the theater, she saw the contact He came, and met the agreed signal. Unfortunately, a person walked in the middle of the empty passage, calling out "Miss Leni, Miss Leni". It turned out that a telegram from one of the best film companies in Germany, Invited her to star in a film. So the appointment was interrupted. Leni packed hastily and left for Berlin. Do you like to hear it?" "No, I'm going to sleep now. Can we wait until tomorrow?" "Valenti, if you don't like to hear it, I won't talk." "I wonder how it ends?" "...Okay, let's talk about the end tomorrow, good night." The next day, the prison guards did not send the dinner to Cell No. 7 for a long time.Valenti said angrily, "They didn't bring supper so late? I think they sent it to the cell next door." "Well, I heard the noise too. Have you finished your study today?" "Not yet. When is it?" "It's past eight. Fortunately, I'm not hungry tonight." "Molina, you are a little unusual today, are you sick?" "No, just a little nervous." "You haven't told me what they said to you in the warden's office?" "Nothing was said. I just signed some papers with the newly hired lawyer." "A mandate?" "Well, if you change lawyers, you have to sign some papers." "How did they treat you?" "Nothing special, as usual." "Listen, someone is coming." "Well, they're here. Hide the magazine. If they come across it, they'll search it." "I'm starving." "Valenti, don't whine in front of the guards." "Ok." The guard brought supper. "Look, Molina. For your sake, I didn't bother with the guard. If it weren't for you, I'd have slammed the plate in his face. This shit-like sticky stuff, they They call it 'rice'." "What's the use of whining?" "One plate is half full than the other, and the fat son of a bitch guard must be crazy." "Valenti, I'll take the less." "No, you always like to eat rice, you take too much." "I told you, I'm not hungry." "Are you afraid of being fat?" "no." "Go ahead, Molina. Anyway, it's not so bad that it's slimy, and it tastes a bit like rice. That's enough for me to eat." After falling asleep, Valenti was awakened by Molina's moans. "What's the matter?" "my stomach……" "Do you want to throw up?" "No……" "I'm going to get a bag just in case." "Take it easy. It's a pain in the lower abdomen." "Is it diarrhea? I'll call the guard..." "No, Valenti, it doesn't seem to hurt now." "How does it feel when it hurts?" "Like a stab..." "Only one side hurts?" "No, the whole belly." "Maybe it's appendicitis?" "No, it was already cut off." "But this meal, I don't feel anything..." "It must have something to do with my nerves. Today, I was so nervous." "Try to relax and relax." "Well, feeling better." “你疼了好长时间了吧？” “唔，有一会儿。对不起，把你吵醒了。” “没关系……莫利纳，你应该早点叫醒我。” "I don't want to bother you." “那部影片是怎样结束的？” “我们上回停在哪儿？” “还是讲下去吧，这样你就不会想到肚子痛了。要是思想分散一些，疼痛会减轻的。” “是不是担心还没听到结尾，我就一蹬腿死了？好，就讲吧。” “莱妮去德国拍片了。她彻底迷上了德国。 她看到德国青年整天都在操练。她还原谅了她的德国军官，原来军官要处死的家伙是个可恶的罪犯，做尽了坏事。德国人还给她看了至今还逍遥法外的罪犯同伙的照片。她感到这个罪犯似曾相识，只是一时想不起在那里见到过。拍完电影，她回到了巴黎。人还没安顿好，她就急着与马基组织取得联系，因为这回她想把黑市组织的头目引上钩，诱饵是答应告诉他们关于德国军火库的秘密地点。你还记得，这是畸足人梦寐以求的事？ " “记得。但是难道你不知道马基分子是真正的英雄？” “嘿，你把我当作什么啦？一个愚蠢的女人吗？不管怎么样，有一点你要记住，这部影片一涉及到爱情场面就妙不可言，完全是一种梦幻般的情调。而那些政治货色嘛，也许是政府强加给导演的，也许你根本不知道这些事是怎样发生的。” “假如哪个导演执导了这部影片，那他同政府一起犯有同谋罪。” “行啦，让我快点把故事讲完吧。哎哟，你一提这种政治话题，我就肚子痛了。” “讲下去吧，让注意力分散一下。” “莱妮坚持要求见马基组织的最高领导。有一天，他们开车带她离开了巴黎城，驰向某个城堡。她事先已叫德国军官带领一些兵士在后面跟踪，去围捕黑市上全部马基成员。开车的司机正是上次与畸足人一起行动的人。半路上，他意识到自己已被跟踪了，于是马上改变了方向，一下子甩掉了紧跟在后面的德国兵。汽车在城堡前停下，司机逼着莱妮走进去，迅速交出情报。出乎莱妮意料之外的是，马基组织的头目原来就是德国军官的男管家！她仔细一打量，恍然大悟，这个留着大胡子的可怕家伙，就是她在柏林看到过照片的那个逍遥法外的罪犯。她把机密告诉了他，因为她确信她的德国军官马上会带兵来救她的。可是她还不知道，军官已失去了跟踪目标。时间越来越晚了，她还是没见到德国人。倒是偶然听到那个司机在向他的头头悄悄私语，说他有一种被人跟踪的预感。就在这时，她忽然记起一件事：这个男管家老是在军官家的窗子外面窥视她的身体，于是她打起了最后一张王牌——设法勾引他。城堡内的密室拉上了厚厚的帘幕，一桌饭菜已摆好。就在这个举世闻名的罪犯朝她身上扑来的一瞬间，莱妮眼疾手快地操起餐桌上的一把切肉刀，戳死了他。德国军官和手下人经过层层搜索，终于跟踪而来。莱妮打开窗子想逃脱，没想到司机就站在窗下。莱妮的男友发现了司机，一枪撂倒了他，但是司机在临咽气前，没忘记向莱妮打了一枪。莱妮紧紧抓住窗帘，不让自己倒下，直到她的男友跑来把她抱在怀里，莱妮才失去了最后一点力气。她缓缓地说，她是多么爱他，还说他们不久会在柏林团聚。军官吻着她，等他的嘴唇移开时，她早已死了。”