no longer handling a case
You are off the Gambrelli case.A Shot in the Dark · 1964 — 第 9 / 12 章 · 3'30" · B2
Dreyfus Banishes Clouseau to Martinique, Explained：up to his ears
Dreyfus doesn't just take Clouseau off the case; he exiles him to a records office in Martinique and threatens his pension. "That is not fair. I was only doing my duty," Clouseau protests, still insisting Maria is innocent. The punishment is personal, and both men know it.
あらすじ
Commissioner Dreyfus calls Clouseau in and strips him of the Gambrelli murder case, ordering him to report for duty at the Department of Records in Martinique by the next morning. Clouseau refuses to accept that Maria Gambrelli is guilty and warns that sending her to trial means sending an innocent woman to the guillotine.
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report for dutyget outand another thingup to his ears
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このシーンの表現
up to his ears
deeply involved in trouble
The commissioner pictures Ballon drowning in scandal if Maria is convicted.
He is up to his ears in debt after the shop closed.
このシーンの他の表現
- report for duty
to check in for a shift
- get out
a blunt order to leave
- and another thing
a way to add one more point
- for the sake of discussion
just to explore the idea
- make a terrible mistake
to make a serious error
このシーンのメモ一覧
49 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
to check in for a shift
The commissioner orders Clouseau to report for duty at a records office.
You will report for duty to the Department of Records.otherwise give up on something
Tomorrow morning, or you can forget your pension.to do what one should
That is not fair. I was only doing my duty.Link is and not in speech; the sounds run together.
That is not fair. I was only doing my duty.a private grudge
There is something personal in this.each and every part
I hate you. Every little bit of you.to make a serious error
Clouseau warns the commissioner that removing him is a grave error.
You are making a terrible mistake.to send someone to be executed
If Maria Gambrelli is not a murderer, and I say she is not, you are sending an innocent girl to the guillotine.a way to add one more point
Clouseau turns back at the door to add one more complaint.
And another thing!to be coming right now
He's on his way.to assign someone to a case
What about those influential parties that wanted Clouseau on the case?powerful people
What about those influential parties that wanted Clouseau on the case?concession clause: The whatever-clause concedes any punishment and still ranks it below what he has already suffered.
Whatever they do to me now, it is not half of what he has done already.to be romantically involved
It's obvious he was having an affair with Maria Gambrelli.to be responsible for
At first I couldn't understand why anyone would want a man like Clouseau to be in charge of a murder case, especially a case of this importance.embedded question: The why-clause is the whole puzzle he could not understand.
At first I couldn't understand why anyone would want a man like Clouseau to be in charge of a murder case, especially a case of this importance.deeply involved in trouble
The commissioner pictures Ballon drowning in scandal if Maria is convicted.
If Maria Gambrelli is convicted, Ballon is up to his ears in a very nasty scandal.a safeguard against
Clouseau was his insurance policy against such a scandal.to feel as if
I feel like a child again.a very slight chance
I know it's an extremely remote possibility, but what if Ballon is not protecting Maria Gambrelli?just to explore the idea
Clouseau asks the commissioner to suppose the theory is true, only for the sake of discussion.
But if only for the sake of discussion, what if you are wrong, and Clouseau, a complete and utter fool...to summon someone
Would you please call for a doctor?In fast speech the t in to nearly disappears after seem.
I seem to have stabbed myself with a letter opener.「Dreyfus Banishes Clouseau to Martinique」を読み解く
What's really going on
On the surface this is a staffing decision. It isn't. Dreyfus says the transfer is because Clouseau is a liability, but "There is something personal in this," and Dreyfus agrees: "Yes, deeply personal." Then he spells it out. Getting Clouseau out of Paris is the point, and Martinique is the joke at the end of it. The second half turns to motive: why would Ballon, a wealthy man, want a bumbling detective on a murder case? Because a fool is the perfect man to protect someone, and "Clouseau was his insurance policy against such a scandal." The scene frames Clouseau as both a pawn and, to Dreyfus, the enemy.
Theme
PowerDreyfus uses his authority to banish a subordinate he hates, dressing personal revenge as a staffing decision.
DutyClouseau refuses to abandon the case, insisting he was only doing his duty and that an innocent woman is being sent to the guillotine.
このチャプターで学べること
- Off the case means someone else takes over
- Report for duty is a formal order to show up
- What if chains pressure without sounding rude
- Up to his ears pictures total entanglement
発音のポイント
- is not fair — Link is and not in speech; the sounds run together.
- seem to — In fast speech the t in to nearly disappears after seem.
If Maria Gambrelli is not a murderer, and I say she is not, you are sending an innocent girl to the guillotine.Clouseau's warning: execute Maria on this evidence and the department will have killed an innocent woman — the guillotine makes the stakes literal.
If Maria Gambrelli is convicted, Ballon is up to his ears in a very nasty scandal.The motive laid bare: Ballon isn't protecting Maria, he's protecting himself — a conviction would drag his affair and name into a scandal.
I seem to have stabbed myself with a letter opener.Dreyfus, mid-breakdown, asks for a doctor with absurd calm — the gag being he has stabbed himself out of sheer rage.
I hate you. Every little bit of you.Dreyfus drops all pretense: the transfer isn't policy, it's loathing. Every part of Clouseau disgusts him.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Dreyfus send Clouseau to Martinique?
It's punishment, not reassignment. Clouseau kept pursuing the Gambrelli case and embarrassing the department, and Dreyfus openly admits the decision is personal. Records in Martinique is meant to bury him far from Paris.
Is Ballon really protecting Maria?
That's the theory put to Dreyfus: Ballon wanted an incompetent detective on the case so a conviction would look reliable. If Maria is convicted, the affair stays buried; if she talks, Ballon faces a scandal.
Who is actually guilty if Clouseau is right?
Clouseau's insistence points the suspicion back at Ballon himself. If Maria is innocent and Ballon arranged for a fool to run the investigation, someone with influence had a reason to bury the truth.
What is the letter opener about?
A throwaway punchline that undercuts Dreyfus's authority — after destroying Clouseau's career he calmly tells Francois to fetch a doctor, then admits he has stabbed himself with a letter opener.
What does "up to his ears" mean?
Deeply involved, with no easy way out. Dreyfus means Ballon would be drowning in a scandal — so deep that it would swallow his reputation and his marriage.
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第 8 章put it to youClouseau Questions Ballon at Billiards
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