Ugarte in Casablanca
7. Business near the bazar
A conversation between Rick and Captain Renault:
“I gotta admit, I never thought he was capable of, of killing those couriers. Didn’t think he had it in him.”
“Oh come on, Rick. You’re not going to tell me you’re as blind as that?”
“Why? What’re you talking about?”
“Ever since Ugarte came to Casablanca, there’s been an inordinate amount of ‘accidents’ happening in the German embassy with the occasional staff member disappearing, or found dead outside the city... “
“And you knew?”
“Of course, old boy! Or at least, I had some strong suspicions.”
“How’d he get away with it, then?”
“For one, he had many friends among the locals and they’ll never utter a word, least of all to a police captain of the French colonial protectorate of Morocco! And... I didn’t make too much of an effort to investigate, you understand.”