Link back on the so on almost disappears.
Get down here immediately. You're back on the Gambrelli case.A Shot in the Dark · 1964 — 第 4 / 12 章 · 3'19" · B2
Clouseau Lectures Hercule on Facts, Explained：a guessing game
Dreyfus hands Clouseau the Gambrelli case and Clouseau is delighted: the maid accused of shooting a chauffeur is beautiful, so she must be innocent. Back home he drills his assistant Hercule with the evidence, insisting "Nothing matters but the facts" — right before he decides the facts are wrong.
あらすじ
At Inspector Clouseau's flat, Commissioner Dreyfus calls to say he is back on the Gambrelli case. Clouseau tells Kato the news, then uses a pointing stick to walk his assistant Hercule through every established fact — the body, the bullets, the weapon, the alibis — before asking Hercule to draw the obvious conclusion.
注目の表現
back on the casea guessing gamethe deceasedsworn statement
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このシーンの表現
a guessing game
pure guesswork
Clouseau tells Hercule that investigation without facts is mere guesswork.
Without data, forecasting demand is just a guessing game.
このシーンの他の表現
- back on the case
working the case again
- the deceased
the dead person
- sworn statement
a formal sworn testimony
- before the day is out
before the day ends
- Instinct
a gut feeling
このシーンのメモ一覧
45 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
immediately
I'll be there right away. Thank you.working the case again
Dreyfus orders Clouseau back onto the Gambrelli case by phone.
Kato, I am back on the case.a solid training session
That was a good workout. You're showing marked improvement.a clear improvement
That was a good workout. You're showing marked improvement.to improve over time
Every day you're getting better.only, merely
Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.pure guesswork
Clouseau tells Hercule that investigation without facts is mere guesswork.
Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.Than a blurs into thuh-nuh in fast speech.
Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.to pick up a lesson
You listen to me and you will learn something.the facts of this case
Now then, the facts in this case are...from very near
The bullets were fired at close range from a.25 caliber Beretta automatic. Fact!registered under someone Here it means registered under his name, not on his behalf.
The murder weapon was registered in the name of the deceased, Miguel Ostos, and was kept in the glove compartment of the Ballon Rolls-Royce. Fact!the dead person
Clouseau refers to the murdered chauffeur as the deceased in his report.
The murder weapon was registered in the name of the deceased, Miguel Ostos, and was kept in the glove compartment of the Ballon Rolls-Royce. Fact!the car's small storage box
The murder weapon was registered in the name of the deceased, Miguel Ostos, and was kept in the glove compartment of the Ballon Rolls-Royce. Fact!passive voice: The passive keeps the weapon as the subject and hides who registered it.
The murder weapon was registered in the name of the deceased, Miguel Ostos, and was kept in the glove compartment of the Ballon Rolls-Royce. Fact!the home's employees
Members of the household staff have testified that Miguel Ostos beat...you fool — An insult for a foolish person; milder than idiot.
Careful, you fool. You've broken my pointing stick.a formal sworn testimony
Clouseau cites the sworn statements of the Ballons and their staff.
Finally comes the sworn statement of Monsieur and Madame Ballon, as well as all the members of the staff, each of them with perfect alibis.a flawless alibi
Finally comes the sworn statement of Monsieur and Madame Ballon, as well as all the members of the staff, each of them with perfect alibis.absolute construction: The absolute phrase adds a detail about the group without a full clause.
Finally comes the sworn statement of Monsieur and Madame Ballon, as well as all the members of the staff, each of them with perfect alibis.the only possible conclusion
Hercule, what is the inescapable conclusion?you idiot — A blunt insult; never in formal settings.
What? You idiot! Impossible! She's protecting someone.I am completely certain
No. There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever, Hercule.Link doubt and in so they run together.
No. There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever, Hercule.without question
Maria Gambrelli is most definitely protecting somebody.imperative and: An imperative plus and states a condition and its result in one breath.
Find that somebody, and you have found the murderer.before the day ends
Clouseau vows to catch the murderer before the day ends.
I shall find the murderer before the day is out.「Clouseau Lectures Hercule on Facts」を読み解く
What's really going on
The joke is that Clouseau's sermon on evidence is pure performance. "Facts, Hercule, facts," he declares, waving a pointer like a lecturer, then rattles off the case as a list of certainties. But the moment Hercule repeats the official conclusion — that Maria killed the chauffeur — Clouseau calls him an idiot. What he is really teaching has nothing to do with method: instinct outranks the file, and his own gut beats the sworn statements of an entire household. He never notices the contradiction, announcing "Maria Gambrelli is most definitely protecting somebody" on no evidence at all. The scene sets up the film's running gag — the detective who trusts his feelings over facts while preaching the opposite — and quietly explains why the case will keep going wrong.
Theme
AbsurdityClouseau preaches that nothing matters but the facts, then brushes them all aside the moment they point at his gut instinct.
JusticeThe case turns on whether the maid really killed the chauffeur, or is shielding someone else from the law.
このチャプターで学べること
- Back on the case means working it again
- A guessing game is pure guesswork
- A sworn statement is given under oath
- Before the day is out means before today ends
発音のポイント
- back on the — Link back on the so on almost disappears.
- nothing more than a — Than a blurs into thuh-nuh in fast speech.
- doubt in my — Link doubt and in so they run together.
Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.Clouseau's professed creed: without evidence, detective work is just guesswork. He states it like a law, though his own next move ignores it.
Find that somebody, and you have found the murderer.His logic in one line: whoever Maria is protecting is the real killer, so the whole case comes down to identifying that hidden person.
I shall find the murderer before the day is out.A confident promise to solve everything before the day ends — classic Clouseau overconfidence, spoken as if it were already done.
You listen to me and you will learn something.Clouseau casts himself as teacher and Hercule as pupil, inviting him to absorb a lesson that turns out to be mostly bluff.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Clouseau think Maria Gambrelli is innocent?
Not from evidence — from instinct and the fact that he finds her beautiful. He insists she is protecting someone, and that finding that person means finding the real murderer.
Why does Clouseau insult Hercule for agreeing with the official conclusion?
Hercule simply repeats what the evidence says, that Maria killed the chauffeur. Clouseau wants a different answer, so he calls him an idiot and reframes the case around motive and instinct.
Who is Miguel Ostos?
The chauffeur shot four times at close range with a .25 Beretta. The gun was registered in his own name and kept in the Ballon Rolls-Royce, which points the investigation toward the Ballon household.
Why do the Ballons and the whole staff have alibis?
Their sworn statements give every member of the household a perfect alibi, which is exactly why Clouseau doubts the tidy conclusion and suspects someone is being protected.
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第 2 章life's rich pageantClouseau Interrogates Maria
第 3 章take chargeDreyfus Takes Over the Case
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第 6 章you don't sayMaria Gambrelli's Testimony
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第 8 章put it to youClouseau Questions Ballon at Billiards
第 9 章up to his earsDreyfus Banishes Clouseau to Martinique
第 10 章nobody's perfectClouseau and Dreyfus Sync Watches
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