The ball is being watched closed by police also in costume and is catered by Bertani’s restaurant. Robie shows up in a costume topped by a black mask and Jessie and Frances are attired in pre-French revolution gowns. Robie confesses that Foussard had a peg leg which makes it impossible for him to have been The Cat.įrances come to apologize and plans are made for them both to attend a costume ball at the estate of one of the elite. The man is identified as Foussard and Foussard is identified as The Cat. As he waits, two men assault him but in the struggle one falls over the bridge into the water. Frances refuses to believe him and starts dialing the police, which sends Robie on the run again.Īfter another warning that his life is in danger, he meets up with Hughson and requests to meet with the police at his villa after midnight. Robie fully admits to being The Cat, but swears he didn’t steal from her. The next morning Frances crashes into his hotel room with news that her mother’s jewels were stolen overnight. That night she shows up in his room sporting an enormous diamond necklace with which she mercilessly teases him until he lets her know that he knows it’s a fake. The follows a third surprise: she wants to become his partner in crime. While enjoying a picnic, Frances surprises Robie again by informing him that she knows his real identity. After a surprisingly aggressive kiss from the standoffish Frances, another theft takes place and the next day Robie is informed that his life is in danger. Robie meets them in the guise of a lumber baron named Conrad Burns and Jessie is impressed enough to encourage the development of a relationship between him and her daughter. Jessie Stevens and her daughter Frances who just so happen to be guests at the Carlton. The police bear down again and a chase ensues with Robie once again proving elusive.Īmong the names on the list are Mrs. Suspicious of his intentions, Hughson nonetheless pass along a list of potential targets. Hughson is an insurance investigator for Lloyds of London that has recently taken a pummeling from claims made by victims of jewel theft. Inside the hotel he receives a phone call from Bertani setting up the details of a meeting with H.H. Eventually, he reaches the Carlton Hotel where he falls under the eye of a beautiful young blonde. The police having track him down, Robie is forced to flee with the assistance of Foussard, one of Bertani’s cons, and Foussard's daughter, Danielle. Robie make inquiries about Bertani’s wealthiest customers, but instead gets the name of a man who showed up two days earlier asking for the very same information. After all, when you are known by the company you keep, the last company you want to be keeping with is a man every police officer in the area is looking for. Bertani turns out to be welcoming enough, but his employees eye Robie with suspicion and hostility. Bertani is a comrade from their days in the French Resistance who now own a restaurant that employs only ex-cons. The police arrive to interrogate Robie at his villa in the South of France, but Robie easily eludes them as he heads straight for Bertani. Noted for his daring nighttime pinches, he has become the prime suspect after a rash of thefts leave many of the Riviera’s most elite weighing slightly lighter during formal occasions. He was once the infamous burglar known as The Cat who was a wanted man across practically all of Europe. Suave and debonair John Robie is a reformed jewel thief. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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