Valley of Eagles

BELL RINGS

I'll go and see if that's the car.

-Looks like it, I can't quite see.

-Mm hm.

-If you want the laboratory keys, you'll find them here, Nystrom.

-I was going to work at home.

-Where are they?

-Mezelius's Atomic and Molecular Theory. Easy to remember.

-Easier to remember than pronounce anyway.

-Thank you, dear.

-Your briefcase?

-It's over there on the chair, with my lecture notes.

-That was the car?

-Yes, that driver nearly dropped your demonstration case.

-Check these figures for me.

It will take a little time.

A scientist can always find time.

You might sit up at night like Nils. One gets used to not going to bed.

-When do you expect to be back?

-Goodbye dear. ..Tomorrow for lunch.

-I'll have them ready.

-We might have time to go through them then. Unless there's something you want?

-Would that make any difference?

-They do want these figures urgently.

I can apologise to the Schillers, we've only missed three of their parties.

You could explain. Goodbye, dear.

I've said it once but I can say it again.

Goodbye.

If you really wanted to go to the Schillers, go without me.

Yes, I suppose I could.

..accepted today as the recognised work on thermoelectronics.

And finally this.

This is a record made of barium with a 20% alloy basis.

Now, if we acknowledge electricity can be transformed into sound,

I suppose that one of the simplest examples of that principle

is the soundtrack on a film,

there should be no reason for the converse of this to be impossible.

That is we should be able transform sound into electricity.

Sound into electrical power.

I'll demonstrate with an experiment. Could I have the room darkened?

-Now?

-Please.

-Of course.

AUDIENCE MURMURS

This sound that we're going to convert into electrical power, has been recorded on this disc.

4,800 volts to be exact,

at 800 amps.

Enough power to light a small town.

Or to turn a steel bar white hot in three seconds...

from 0-400 degrees centigrade in three seconds.

The sound waves from the record have only to reach any other piece of barium coupled with platinum.

In this case, this small platinum wire which I am tightening on to the iron bar,

which is an ordinary section of railway line.

Ready?

Right.

WHIRRING BEGINS

HIGH PITCHED WHIRRING

AUDIENCE: Oh!

ALL CHATTER

-It's fantastic, isn't it?

-Yes.

And there, gentlemen, you have a record weighing 18 ounces,

but with great power in it.

Power enough to light a small town,

or to send a rocket or a flying bomb across the Atlantic.

Once I've made my report, it'll have to go to a committee to decide whether we still handle your work,

or whether it passes to the naval and military research boards,

or in the end to the United Nations.

If we're sensible, we shan't do anything to stop them.

It's responsibility that's too big for any one nation if you ask me.

But the most important part, how do you convert the electricity into sound so it can be put on a disc?

It's an enormous piece of equipment, that's why I couldn't bring it with me. There are few vital parts.

-Some pieces are fairly small, we may only have to send specifications of the rest.

-How soon?

-When do you want them?

-Yesterday.

Turn round, I'll be back in a minute.

Helga.

Helga, where are you?

Helg...

Helga.

Yes, both rectifiers,

and the power outward tube. In fact, everything that matters.

-When could it have happened? You only left for Uppsala this morning.

-I was the only person with the keys.

Nobody's been in this part of the building since you've been gone.

What you mean is nobody passed you who said he was coming up here!

-There's no answer to Sven Nystrom's telephone at all.

-You've rung the police?

-Yes, they're on their way.

It's the notoriety, the scandal that worries me.

With all due respect, it's more important that someone's got hold of the vital parts of this equipment.

Sorry, for you it's the work of many years and there is also your wife.

Yes.

My wife.

-That means you, your wife, and your assistant, Sven Nystrom.

-Yes.

N-Y-S-T-R-O-M. Have you got that?

-We were the only ones who knew where the keys had been put for safety.

-In a book in your study?

I've also told you that.

Not a very scientific sort of place, if you'll forgive me saying so.

Because I'm a scientist, doesn't mean I have to hide keys scientifically.

-That training was overlooked.

-I suppose so.

-There hasn't been a theft in this place for as long as I can remember.

-There's never been any attempt even.

-But there has been one now.

-Yes.

Can you think of any particular people, any nation, any individuals,

who would want the invention more than others?

No, practically any country. For its use in industry and war.

Right, and the loss of these vital parts, that'll put you back how long?

Whoever has these parts will have a lead of about three years actually.

-Three years.

-Can't we do something instead of just sitting here?

My wife may have been abducted and murdered for all we know.

I never imagined that I'd come back and find all this has happened,

-or that I'd be answering stupid questions!

-For the name of the institute, I must ask you!

All right then, for the good name of the institute.

Let's go over this once again.

-There were only the two of you who knew where the key was.

-Yes.

But if we're going to start again, let's do it properly.

My name is Ahlen, Nils Ahlen.

N-I-L-S,

A-H-L-E-N...

MUSIC DROWNS SPEECH

You want to get into Herr Nystrom's flat?

I suppose it is OK to give you the keys, I've heard him speak of you.

While you cleaned his apartment, you noticed nothing unusual?

No. Good evening, I hope your daughter's better.

-The room was quite tidy, there was no disorder.

-Not after I'd cleaned.

And these last few days, did anyone visit him who you'd never seen before? Thank hard now.

No...yes.

There was someone about five days ago and she came again the next day. She always wore black gloves.

I remember thinking how hot it must have been. Black like an undertaker's but only more respectable.

Karlstad I think she came from. That's it, Karlstad.

Stockholm...

Stockholm...

Karlstad.

Karlstad.

(Karlstad...)

GUN LOADS

Stay exactly as you are and don't move.

See what he's carrying.

-No, nothing.

-He can come out now to the other room.

-Now...who are you?

-I was going to ask you the same question.

This flat belongs to Sven Nystrom, what are you doing here?

See if he's got any papers on him.

Oh, you're Dr Ahlen. That's all right then.

-Well...

-Police, special department.

HE SIGHS

I'm glad to see you're actually on the job. I thought you'd still be taking particulars.

Doesn't anybody realise that this is an urgent case?

My wife may be...

-What's the use?

-One must be thorough if one is to succeed in detection.

Like that half-witted inspector they sent over this morning, Peterson...

Let me tell you, Peterson has not often failed to arrest the criminals he was after.

Apart from those who died first... from old age.

-Dr Ahlen?

-Yes, you are the Baroness Erland?

My servant gave me your message which I didn't understand.

Do please sit down.

I've come Baroness, on behalf of a colleague of mine. Sven Nystrom.

-Yes.

-He's also a friend of mine.

A good friend.

-Yes.

-I thought you might be able to help me.

If there's any way, of course. But first, who is this Sven Nystrom?

-You don't know him?

-I never heard his name till you mentioned it now.

-Yet you let me in.

-My servant told me Herr Dr Nils Ahlen was outside.

Not that I know much of the scientific world,

but I seem to remember the name in connection with the Nobel Prize.

I happen to find the address or what appeared to be the address of this house on a piece of blotting paper

in his apartment.

I thought I might find some help or...some further information here.

This is the piece of blotting paper in question.

Maybe the light is better over there.

You know my eyes are not as good as they used to be.

I'm afraid these smudges and this writing mean nothing to me.

-It's back to front. You need a mirror. Maybe if you hold it against the light.

-I see.

Then I appear to have made a mistake. I hope you'll forgive me.

Of course, of course. In what way was your friend in trouble?

Cos if there's anything I can do...

PHONE RINGS

Sonderby! Sonderby!

-Yes, Frau Baroness?

-Please see who it is.

And I'm not at home to anyone.

PHONE CONTINUES TO RING Thank you.

-You mustn't let me keep you.

-Oh, yes.

I was asking if you could tell me more about this friend of yours.

-This um...Nyst...

-Sven Nystrom.

-He's my assistant.

-Frau Baroness...

-Leksand, here's your call to Leksand.

-All right, all right!

I'm coming, you will forgive me please. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I'm so sorry to have to hurry you, you'll excuse me.

Good night.

Fool.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

FOOTSTEPS CONTINUE

FOOTSTEPS CONTINUE

ENGINE SPLUTTERS

Phoo!

You're a funny sort of chap. Do you always leave a house like that?

Don't know why I had to run though, here, your ignition arm.

You won't go without it.

She's lying all right. We traced all Nystrom's outgoing calls for a week.

-They spoke to each other four times.

-That's how you found out.

It's simple. Now perhaps you'll leave it to the police to look after.

-I for my part will promise not to make any scientific experiments.

-It's a bargain.

-Anything new?

-Well, there's this.

-Perhaps you could see if he could identify it.

-Found anything?

-Where do you pick this up?

-In the river. The dye's beginning to run so it's not been in the water long.

-Police says there was blood on it but it got washed away.

-Light.

What is it? What's the matter?

Have you seen that before?

Yes, it's mine.

My wife used to borrow it sometimes.

-Inspector!

-Wait a minute.

-Holt?

-Yes, sir.

-How are you getting on?

-The boats are still dragging.

-No luck so far.

-Keep trying, right.

Why don't you go over the cafe and get yourself a drink.

-I'll join you in a minute.

-I'll wait here in case there's any more news. Funny about that scarf.

Helga often used to wear it.

That's the one.

At least they didn't take the book. And when did you eat last?

-Breakfast.

-The usual thing and go over to the restaurant for some food.

-Not for me.

-I'm hungry, I'll eat enough for two.

Yesterday, I was an ordinary citizen trying to mind my own business.

In a matter of hours, I find my scientific equipment robbed, my assistant disappeared,

kidnapped or anything and now my wife...well...

You imagine the worst, that's what I do. Then I feel much better if it isn't as bad as I thought it was.

I've neglected her rather badly, I've been so busy.

I suppose one doesn't think of those things until it's too late.

-Dr Ahlen, can you come for a moment?

-Coming.

-These things here, are they all yours?

-Of course.

-Is this your toothbrush?

-That's mine, yes.

-And you just have this one bathroom?

-That's right.

-Did they put anything in the papers about Helga?

-No, not yet.

-Can you try to keep it out altogether?

-I'll do what I can.

Inspector...

-I've just remembered, it's here in the paper.

-What is?

-Leksand.

The place the baroness was going to telephone. Leksand.

Where the plane crash was, only it says here it was a forced landing.

-That's right, Leksand.

-All right.

Let's go and have a look.

Well?

There'll be a train coming back with the air passengers. We'll see them.

-What'll I do with this, sir?

-Why ask silly questions like that?

The airline passengers from Stockholm.

-Car six, except for the one who's dead.

-Dead? Man or woman?

-Woman.

Young one at that, more's the pity.

It's very unlikely but you may be able to help in identifying.

Let's get it over.

In the luggage van along the corridor, mind the step.

TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS

I suppose one never thinks of the other poor devil or the right one.

-But you've got 22 names on your flight list?

-There's the woman you've just seen and the two who went on.

-They were in a hurry.

-I expect they were.

They were going to Oslo and from there I wonder... Holt...

All guards and control posts between Norway and Finland to be alerted.

-All railway booking offices to ask for identity payment before issuing tickets.

-Right, sir.

-You saw their passports?

-Yes.

-Not that it matters, probably false.

Herr Langan and his wife.

OK. Thank you for your patience and help, the train can go on.

You'll give a description to the police here.

-Are those the two who are missing?

-I think so.

-And she was with him?

-You can't say.

It's not possible. Helga and Sven, he was my friend. And what about the scarf?

The labs'll be making a test so we'll soon know if it's human blood.

-Why did they do it?

-Don't ask me, it's not my job to work that out.

-This train will take you to Stockholm.

-No, thanks.

-You want to come with me?

-Mm hm.

-We may be some time.

-We'd better not be. You'll need this then.

She's got more sense than you, she didn't forget hers.

Inspector Peterson speaking, past message over.

'Car seven calling, police report vehicle stolen within last hour.

'Dark green saloon last seen heading from the lake, over.'

Car seven, give number of stolen vehicle, imbecile. Over.

'Car seven. Stolen vehicle number, A-3-4-8...

-Left your holiday very late this year, didn't you?

-Yes.

-Going far?

-That depends.

Talk to the old man, keep him busy. I'm going to try to fix this ferry.

-Lovely place this must be in the summer.

-Yes, it is.

Well, here we come.

You drive.

I think I know what to do to fix this ferry.

Sven, do we know what it is we're doing? Are we sure it's worth it?

Course we are.

Don't you be weak and stupid now, of all times.

All right.

-We haven't far to go now, have we?

-No, don't worry. We'll soon be out of this country.

I think he's far enough across.

-I won't be long. Keep your engine running.

-All right.

Has another car passed this way in the last hour?

Friends of yours perhaps? That depends.

Was there a woman in the car who looked like this?

Where on earth did you get that?

I stole it. Lot of crime about these days.

Yes.

That's the woman in the car all right.

So she's a friend of yours, is she?

Oh, I'm sorry, then, sir.

Can you take me over as soon as possible? No.

Don't be stupid. This is an order.

Order or not, there's nothing I can do for you today.

The cable's been cut on the far side.

You've got a telephone.

Oh, yes, we've got a telephone all right,

but it went out of order this afternoon.

Huh! Coincidence.

First the ferry, now the telephone.

-This road, how far round is it?

-Depends where you're trying to get to.

It's about 90 kilometres all the way round by the road,

but it's only one kilometre as the crow flies.

Through no fault of our own, we're not crows, so let's call it 90.

FERRY MAN LAUGHS

-Don't tell me they're going to get away.

-It'll be dark soon. They'll be able to drive without lights.

-Oh, no, sir. It was my car they stole. They'll be lucky to get much further than this.

-What do you mean?

They started in Sundsvall, then to Skane, that makes about 45.

-You mean there's very little petrol in it.

-Hardly a drop, sir.

Hardly a drop?

-Have you been in touch with any police cars lately?

-No, sir. Too far away.

There's been nothing on the air for over an hour.

BUZZING ON LINE

Well, that's no good to us now.

Well?

Well...now we're on our own.

ENGINE SPUTTERS

ENGINE STOPS

Petrol?

Petrol.

Sven, look.

SVEN BEEPS HORN

SVEN CONTINUES TO BEEP HORN

Get out! Get out quick!

Hey!

-Hey! Hey, there!

-Are you all right?

-Are you all right?

-What is it? What's the matter?

-My hand.

Here, let me.

Yes, yes, good. They'll have fixed the ferry by morning. We'll be over then. Yes.

What?

Well, I'm glad they didn't steal a snow plough. Good night.

Good. That means they'll be off the roads from now on.

Well, I suppose we'll need guides.

Easy enough. It's the Carasowendo tribe that wanders in these parts.

They're all good friends of mine.

We'll have to start at first light. I can arrange it all in the time.

< There's a party of Lapps who are taking their reindeer to Lake Torne tomorrow. We can join up with them.

< You're lucky. It won't cost you anything.

Now, for yourselves, you'll need food and equipment and skiing clothes.

I could supply them all at most reasonable prices.

I could show... THUMP ON DOOR

No, you'll not be going tomorrow, not perhaps for many days.

-But we must.

-What is it this time?

Blizzards. There's nothing you can do.

Bit I told you, this is important.

If you can persuade the Laplanders that a piece of scientific junk is worth more than their lives,

then you're ahead.

Remember, wherever THEY are, it will do the same thing for them.

Yes, he sends the rain on the just and the unjust.

-What did you say?

-Oh, nothing much.

-Oh.

-And I think I got it wrong.

Mm-hm.

Anyway, I wonder which of us is which.

I wonder if everybody looks as stupid as I do in a hat like this.

Move over. Let me have a look and I'll tell you.

No, worse.

Much worse.

Still, I suppose if they keep us warm, we'll be all right...

-MEN SHOUT

-What's that?

-Sounds like our reindeer herd. We need to push on.

Yes, there they are.

Funny how after all that fuss about the ferry, we end up walking across the lake.

-Looks a nice quiet reindeer.

-I hope so.

-Ever ridden on a porker before?

-No, I haven't.

Very comfortable. Remember to lean outwards on a corner, that's all.

Yes.

-I'm sure they are going to Lake Torne.

-You think so, eh?

-Yes.

-McTavis? < Yes.

He says if we get to Lake Tarne first, they'll come our way if they're heading for the frontier.

My information is they're heading that way. It's the only large pass still open.

You're bound to cut them off.

Well, we'll see.

The reindeer will tred down the snow so it makes a path for you. You'll be grateful for them yet.

If Father Christmas has to travel like this, I see why it's only once a year!

-HE LAUGHS

-Well, goodbye.

Thank you very much for all your kindness.

-Goodbye.

-Hey-ho!

You didn't lean outwards.

No.

HERDSMAN DIRECTS REINDEER

Goodbye.

Goodbye. Thank you again.

Wonder why we're stopping. We ought to go on.

It's only about two in the afternoon.

-Day and night is much the same in these parts. It's getting darker. Cigarette?

-Thanks.

Would you like your quarter here to sleep in tonight?

-Yes. Can we help?

-No. We were going to leave it up to you.

And to think that in Stockholm in the police I'm considered to be a man of some importance.

You may as well get used to it. We're nothing but an infernal nuisance.

-Hey, Inspector, Doctor of Science?

-Yes?

-Can a schools inspector sleep in your quarter?

No room anywhere else.

Well...

-What do you think?

-I said case for you.

-Oh, you did, did you?

-He's taking no chances.

I suppose it's all right.

DOGS SNARL AND BARK

Oh-h!

Can I help? I did start life as a medical student. Perhaps there's something I could do for him.

No, Pernuti says no.

He doesn't think you people will bring him any luck.

Oh, but I still like you.

For the travelling school inspector.

Couldn't very well say no.

Mm. Seems all right.

What is it, reindeer?

Yes, I only hope it was the one that was pulling me today.

FLAP OPENS

-He'd better have something to eat.

-I hope he washes occasionally.

The air's thick enough already.

Hi.

Oh, well. May as well.

Yes, I'm feeling very tired.

HE SHOOS DOG OUT

HE SPEAKS LAPP

-Goodnight.

-Goodnight.

-Goodnight.

Goodnight, Trerik. >

Oh, leave the door open a little.

The air is "thick enough" already.

Get it tighter, much tighter. I must be able to use it.

Yogin.

Cover your tracks up! Cover your tracks up! And you.

Well, if they follow those tracks, they're going to be in trouble.

I'm going back to see if the others have covered our traces up.

You follow those tracks down

and join us down the valley.

How many did they get last night?

Between 20 and 30 killed.

Snow coming and the reindeer nervous and frightened by those wolves last night.

-Can you handle them, Trerik?

-Of course I can.

Tom and I have led herds four and five times this number. Haven't we?

All right then, we'll move, but it's the first time I remember being attacked by wolves only two days out.

Our luck is bad. >

Hie!

Look.

Vulture ravens. Haven't wasted much time.

No, they got here quickly enough,

almost as quickly as people do in the street after there's been an accident.

At least people wait till after.

Come on, Tom. Here's a trail.

Come on.

I just want to ask you if you can have a look at Pernuti when we get into camp tonight.

His leg is very bad.

It could be very bad indeed. What have you done for it?

We have washed it... REINDEER WAILS

Round that way! Round that way!

Left! Left! Keep left!

Head them off down at the bottom.

-Help! Help!

-What is it?

I've found Trerik, but I'll need some help to get him out.

Someone had better come and help to get him out.

And you say you're not savages. All right, we'll get him ourselves.

Come on, Trerik. Eat some of this. It'll make you feel better.

It wasn't your fault. You mustn't think that.

Come on.

Pity to waste it.

Kara? He SPEAKS LAPP

What did he say?

Pernuti wants you to know that he and his people are going back to Karona,

now that the herd is destroyed.

What for? What'll they do there?

Work 16 hours a day.

Just so they can get enough money to buy another herd next year.

Just as well for Pernuti. He'll be able to see a doctor.

Might even save that leg of his.

I think he'd rather have lost his leg and saved the reindeer.

What about us? What are we expected to do? We have to get to Tarne.

Guido will take you.

Trerik - will he come with us?

I think you'll find that Trerik won't be going with you.

And you?

Yes, what are you going to do?

Oh, I have to come.

I'm taking those two children... home to their grandparents.

Come, Tom.

Come, Tom.

Come, Tom.

It wasn't the dog's fault either. No need to take it out on him.

DOG HOWLS

What do they think they can do for him now?

They wrap them up... so that the vultures cannot get them.

We put them high up in the trees...

so that wolves and bears cannot dig down into the snow...

and disturb their sleep.

And you still say these people don't behave like savages.

Savages?!

Just because my people don't choose to live in cities doesn't mean they're savages,

even if it is a hard way of life.

So hard that when a man knows he's too old to be any use as a man,

he himself decides that he wishes to live no longer.

I'm not saying it's right, but I'm telling you that's what many of them do.

-Savages!

-Last night in this tent you knew what he was going to do and you didn't try to stop him?

It was no use. Nobody could stop him.

It seems so heartless, that's all.

Because people do not show their feelings,

it doesn't mean they have no heart at all.

You see...

..I've known Trerik since I was a child,

a small, small child.

It was Trerik who taught me how to ski when I first learned how to walk.

I suppose that you may even say that he taught me how to read,

because he taught my mother before me.

It was because of him that I went away to the big school,

but I took great trouble to learn...

because I wanted him to be proud of me,

not because he was a rich man or an important man,

which he wasn't...

..but because he was good, and everybody loved him.

I suppose I sound as if I'm boasting, but perhaps in a way I am...

..but, you see...

you see...he was my grandfather.

< HOWLING

Don't go beyond those fires, children.

You've heard the wolves earlier in the day.

It's all right, Kara. I will look after Noma.

-How are we for food?

-Not too good. Guido doesn't want to go out and shoot anything.

He says we are too short of ammunition already.

Well, I suppose we could do without one of the reindeer.

If we have to.

-Kara...

-Yes?

You can tell me the truth. Are we lost?

Guido and I didn't want to disturb you.

Thoughtful of you anyway.

Only we should've been at Torne two days ago according to what McTavish told me.

Guido lost the tracks in the heavy snow yesterday.

-It's very difficult to pick up again.

-Yes.

Kara! Kara! Come quickly!

Over there!

-Get the children back quickly! I'll warn the others!

-No, you take them! Go on!

-WOLVES HOWL

-Get inside, quickly!

Hurry up! Come on! Inside! Anders, get in!

HOWLING CONTINUES

"He shall defend thee under his wings

"and thou shalt be safe."

Oh, it is full of long words.

"Thou shalt not be afraid for any..."

-Any?

-Terror.

-"..terror by night, nor for the..."

-Arrow.

-"..that flyeth by day."

-Mm-hm.

-"For the..."

-Pestilence.

-Oh?

-Pestilence.

THEY BOTH READ: "..that walk in darkness."

"Nor for the..." I'm tired.

"Nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon day.

"A thousand shall fall beside thee.

"And ten thousands by that right hand.

"But it shall come nigh thee. Nor with..."

It's time you were asleep too, young woman.

You see, I may have to come and wake you up later

-to help us keep watch over the animals outside.

-Oh, good.

-Good night.

-Good night.

-You will call me if you need my help, won't you?

-Yes.

If I do, I will. Good night.

Don't let the fire go out.

Guido, look.

Well, let's hope these fires will keep them off for the night.

WOLF HOWLS

-Kara?

-Shh! The inspector's asleep!

-Are they asleep as well?

-Mm-hm.

-They're wonderfully cheerful really.

-They're children. That's why.

You're wonderfully cheerful too, considering.

But I am not a child.

No, I should've found that out before. Not just tonight.

By the way, here are your glasses.

-Hmm.

-I'm afraid they're worse than ever. It was Anders, you see.

-You gave them to Anders to fix?

-Yes.

-You must be crazy! You must've known he'd probably break them.

That's why I gave them to him. You look much better without them.

But now, I like you with them after all.

And I still think you're not a child, despite that.

I'm glad you think I'm a woman.

Well, yes. I wouldn't deny that.

WOLVES HOWL

-Frightened?

-Mm-hm.

-Are you?

-Mm-hm.

What was it brought you out here?

-Trouble?

-Mm-hm.

-Running away?

-Not away - after...

Oh...

After that one?

Where on earth did you get that?

It was with the Inspector's things, so I took it.

She's a very beautiful woman, but I don't think I like her.

Who is she?

-My wife.

-I don't think I shall like her at all.

-What is it? What did I say?

-Oh, nothing, nothing.

It's just that days or months or years ago - I forget which -

this started of as something to bring back my wife

or recover something important that had been stolen. I don't remember.

All I remember is that I was an ordinary simple physicist trying to mind my own business.

-I was never cut out to be Tarzan.

-You know...

I thought that if I'd done nothing else for you,

at least I'd stopped you thinking and talking like a civilised doctor of science called Nils Ahlen.

That's who I want to be. Not Tarzan nor an Arctic explorer either.

GUNSHOT, ANIMAL WHINES

Kara?!

HE SPEAKS LAPP

He's killed one of them, but only broke the other's back.

He doesn't want to waste another bullet. So could one of you cover whilst he finishes it off?

-Where is it?

-There.

All right, you come back. Come on.

-I shouldn't have dared do that.

-Neither should I. Never let me do it again.

HE SPEAKS LAPP

He said there's less than 20 bullets left, is that it?

Kara, you'd better go and see the children.

They must be very worried. Not half as much as I am though.

All right. We'd better get on.

THEY SPEAK IN DIALECT

Come on! Hurry on!

-What's that?

-What?

There!

Wait a minute! Stop!

It seems quite hard. It must've been made about two days ago.

-So we follow those tracks and we'll end up all right?

-Yes.

-That is if we can keep them off.

-The wolves, yes.

Our only chance is to keep the party close together now.

We may have to abandon one of the reindeer too.

WOLVES HOWL

Shoot this one - the leader! Before he can howl!

We may have been in time!

The other leader may not have heard!

HOWLING CONTINUES

-It's very bad!

-Yes, but have a look with these.

We are right between two packs.

Remember what you were reading to me last night?

< CONVERSATION CONTINUES

-Shall we light fires or something?

-At least they'd keep us warm.

-Kara?

-Yes?

-Can't we get him to do something instead of staring like that?

-Who? Guido?

-Mm-hm.

HE SPEAKS LAPP

-Everybody behind the trees!

-All right! I'll take this one!

Come on, hurry up! GUIDO: For safety!

Lie down! Lie down!

Look! People are coming.

Shall we give them a hand?

-What is it?

-Come here.

Tell the little ones to keep quiet. They might start an avalanche.

-Oh...

-It's important!

Listen... None of us must make any more noise here,

because of what you see up there. You see?

Noise can make the snow shake and then fall, so that it begins to slide down the mountain.

Then you get an avalanche and everything around is destroyed.

You wouldn't like that to happen? BOTH: Oh, no.

Then keep quiet. BOTH: All right.

-First, they want us to see the Head Man.

-Where is he?

Over there, in that large house.

Be good and quiet, children. (Oh, yes, Kara.)

Ah, yes, but to find us at all, you were very lucky.

This is truly named the Lost Valley.

Sometimes, many years have passed without us seeing anyone at all from the outside world.

Why do you stay here, then?

Here under this mountain we are sheltered.

There is always food for our reindeer.

So we are the only Laplanders who do not have to wander.

But it must be like living in the shadow of a volcano - all that snow above you.

But we are very careful. That is why we have no guns for shooting, but hunt with eagles.

-Like other people hunt with falcons?

-Mm-hm, the same.

We were more than grateful to see them today.

We'd lost our way and we were trying to follow some tracks.

Which were made by other souls who had lost their way.

-In the last few days?

-Yes, Inspector of Police.

It could only be them.

One minute.

-Was it a man and a woman?

-No, there were five of them.

Three from the Carasowendo Tribe and the other two from Stockholm.

Head Man, does the woman look anything like...?

Well...

Head Man, perhaps you can point out the house where they live and we can find out for ourselves.

Yes, I will.

I'm so happy you're not angry about that photograph.

-But I am. Very angry.

-No, but you should be.

You don't know how important it is for me that you're not.

After all, it was a picture of her.

-Everything in, Guido? Everything?

-(Shh - avalanche!)

-Oh, all right.

-They must've seen us and gone.

-Yes, it looks like it.

Don't make so much noise! He's very sick!

-Are you Frau Ahlen?

-Yes, I am, and you, I suppose, must be...

Hello, Nils.

I couldn't think what it was for a moment.

Your glasses. You look much better without them.

In the name of the crown, I perform the duty of arrest.

Frau Helga Ahlen and scientist Sven Nystrom - you both.

He's asleep. Don't waken him.

-Head Man!

-Yes, Inspector of Police.

-How many rooms are in this house?

-Five.

-Then you and these two will stay here under house arrest.

-Kara, you'll stay here with us and watch Frau Ahlen at all times. Understand?

-And who might she be?

My name is Kara.

Kara Niemann.

When I saw your picture, I thought I wouldn't like you.

Now I'm sure of it.

I may as well look tidy if I'm going to have company.

And whether I like it or not, it seems I am.

Helga...

Where are they? The rectifiers and condensers for my laboratory?

I'll get them for you... and you're hurting me.

Is it for these?! Or was it because of me that you came all this way?

Neither. I got here by accident.

If I'd known as much then as I do now,

I wouldn't have bothered to set one foot outside of Stockholm.

Neither for you...nor for these.

-I shan't know whether they're all right or whether they've been damaged.

-They'll be all right.

I've never seen such care taken over anything.

But why? What made you do it?

-Was it my fault?

-You helped.

Yes, I don't suppose it could've been much of a life for you lately.

I suppose I didn't have enough time to be an ordinary human being.

But you used to be one once - a very human being.

Until more and more you became the great man of science.

The candidate for the Nobel Prize.

No... I don't suppose you had any idea at all!

But after all, why should you imagine I was even lonely?

Or unhappy?

Or frustrated?

Or that, to me, a husband was a man who came home late at night, tired and overworked,

who mumbled in his sleep about corollary numbers and coefficients of expansion,

while I lay awake knowing that when the next day started,

the most I could hope was that it wouldn't be any worse than the day that had just gone by?

Men don't ask much from their wives. Don't ask anything!

They just take it.

Not now, Helga. Later.

You're right. This doesn't help.

You've got what you want there. What you came for.

Your little pieces of glass, wire and metal -

what you've made your life into.

I only hope you think they're worth it.

Everything all right?

Yes, I suppose so.

Well, you don't seem very pleased about it.

I got what I came after.

Now I'm beginning to wish I hadn't, that's all.

There's no way of letting them go free, is there?

Us taking these things to Stockholm and saying the two of them escaped?

You can't ask me things like that.

An Officer of the Crown?! I could be arrested and put in prison!

So could you now for daring to suggest it!

I'm only trying to think of something sensible.

-Some human being solution to all this mess.

-You must be mad to ask me such a thing.

I'm a policeman, a professional policeman.

I'm sorry. I forgot that.

Once a policeman, always a policeman, eh?

And I must say, it does seem a terrible fate.

-Quickly! There's no time to waste! Wake up now!

-What's the matter?

-They've gone!

-Gone?!

-I suppose you're going to say you know nothing about it.

They can't have gone! He's ill and she...

She was talking to me only last night about...

-You mean you know nothing about it?

-I've told you I don't!

They've got two guides and two dog teams. Look out of that window.

They've no right to be out in this. It's getting worse every minute.

-They're mad!

-We'll have to go after them,

so they can have a better chance of getting away some other time.

Inspector...

Inspector, do you know what the fools are doing?

-We hear they're trying to cross the frontier in this weather!

-No, it's the way they have gone.

They are trying to make a short-cut by crossing this side of the mountain.

They are almost certain to start an avalanche at the very least.

We are clearing the village for safety...

and we've got the huntsmen to bring out the eagles.

Eagles?! You wouldn't try and stop them that way?

Two lives against 300? Some of them children?

Wouldn't you?

But, Head Man...

There they are. Near the top.

Nystrom! Nystrom!

Stop! I want to talk to you!

Stop, I tell you!

Nystrom! Nystrom, stop! Listen to me!

We've come to help you! I'm not trying to arrest you!

-Stop, before it's too late!

-Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Nystrom! Come back before they loose the eagles!

Keep away! I warn you, we're armed! If you come any closer, I'll shoot!

Come back! You haven't got a chance!

You haven't got a chance!

RUMBLING

Argh!

Come on! Let's run for it!

PEOPLE SHOUT AND SCREAM

Come on, quick!

Come on!

And we have lived in fear for all this time

when most of the fear was only in our own minds.

-Not up there at all.

-Well...

Now your children can laugh and shout as much as they like,

like all other children. You may even be sorry.

I wonder what's happened to Noma and Anders. I hope they're all right.

Have you seen Kara? I'm looking for the children.

Nils! ..Nils!