The police throw a spotlight on him and demand he halt, giving Danielle the chance to slip away from him. Robie lurks on the rooftop, and his patience is finally rewarded when he spots a figure in black, who is revealed to be Danielle. When the masked Moor and Frances go to her room, the mask is removed: it was Hughson, who switched places with Robie to conceal Robie's exit.
Upon the masked Moor's return, the police wait as he and Frances dance together all night. When Jessie addresses the Moor as "John" and asks him to go and get her "heart pills", the authorities are tipped off as to his identity. Upstairs, the cat burglar silently cleans out several jewel boxes. Robie accompanies Frances to the ball dressed as a masked Moor. Robie asks Frances to arrange his attendance at a fancy masquerade ball, where he believes the Cat will strike again. Outside the graveyard, Frances apologizes to Robie and confesses her love. The police chief publicly announces that Foussard was the jewel thief, but, as Robie points out privately in the abashed Hughson's presence, this would have been impossible because Foussard had a wooden leg, and could not climb on rooftops.įoussard's funeral is interrupted by Danielle's loud accusation that Robie is responsible for her father's death. But when the police reach the body in the water, it turns out to be Foussard, one of the staff at Bertani's restaurant. A second attacker raises a wrench and appears to hit Robie, who falls off the estate's seawall into the water. Later, Robie is staking out an estate at night when he is attacked by an unknown assailant. The police are called, but by the time they reach Jessie's room, Robie has disappeared. Frances accuses Robie of using her as a distraction, so he could steal her mother's jewelry. The next morning, Jessie discovers her jewels are gone. He initially denies it, but concedes it that evening when she has invited him to her room to watch a fireworks display. Frances reveals that she knows Robie's real identity. Frances accompanies Robie on a "picnic" to a villa, where Robie suspects the new Cat might break in. He keeps up his cover of being a wealthy American tourist, despite Danielle's jealous barbs about his interest in Frances. The day after, Frances invites Robie to a swim at the beach, where Robie runs into Danielle.
Frances feigns modesty at first, but kisses Robie at the end of the night before retiring to her room. American tourists Jessie Stevens, a wealthy nouveau riche widow, and her daughter Frances, top the list. Hughson, who reluctantly discloses a list of the most expensive jewelry owners currently on the Riviera. He enlists the aid of an insurance man, H. Robie realizes he can prove his innocence by catching the new Cat in the act.
When the police arrive at the restaurant looking for Robie, Foussard's daughter spirits him to safety Danielle is a young woman who fancies him dearly. They are angry at Robie because they are all under suspicion as long as the new Cat is active. The restaurant's staff are members of Robie's old gang, who have been paroled for their work in the French Resistance during World War II. When they come to his hilltop villa to question him, he slips their grasp and heads to a restaurant owned by his friend Bertani. Retired jewel thief John "The Cat" Robie is suspected by the police in a string of burglaries on the French Riviera.
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