1 00:01:20,789 --> 00:01:22,623 [INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE] 2 00:01:55,657 --> 00:01:58,117 [FOGHORN BLARING] 3 00:02:04,374 --> 00:02:06,209 [CHATTERING] 4 00:02:22,851 --> 00:02:25,102 Let me get you another drink. 5 00:02:26,271 --> 00:02:28,523 Mark, before Tony comes... 6 00:02:28,690 --> 00:02:31,025 ...I ought to explain something. 7 00:02:31,193 --> 00:02:33,361 Yes, I've been waiting for that. 8 00:02:33,654 --> 00:02:35,780 I haven't told him anything about us. 9 00:02:36,198 --> 00:02:38,241 That's not surprising. It's a tough thing to do. 10 00:02:38,408 --> 00:02:40,076 MARGOT: When you telephoned this morning... 11 00:02:40,244 --> 00:02:42,286 ...I simply said you wrote crime stories... 12 00:02:42,454 --> 00:02:44,413 ...and I'd met you once when you were here before. 13 00:02:44,581 --> 00:02:47,959 Heh. That has a pretty guilty ring to it. I'd never use it in one of my stories. 14 00:02:49,127 --> 00:02:52,046 Mark, I know you think it's silly, but when you get to know Tony... 15 00:02:52,214 --> 00:02:54,006 ...you'll understand why I said that. 16 00:02:54,174 --> 00:02:57,093 Darling, I understand now but that doesn't stop me from loving you. 17 00:02:58,262 --> 00:03:00,638 It's not as simple as that. 18 00:03:05,727 --> 00:03:07,562 Tony's changed. 19 00:03:07,729 --> 00:03:08,771 Thanks. 20 00:03:08,939 --> 00:03:12,108 He's a completely different person to the one I used to tell you about. 21 00:03:12,276 --> 00:03:14,110 Really? When did all this happen? 22 00:03:14,278 --> 00:03:16,445 That night I came to say goodbye. 23 00:03:16,613 --> 00:03:19,574 When I left your apartment, I came back here. 24 00:03:19,741 --> 00:03:23,995 I sat down on the sofa and had a good cry. And then I fell asleep. 25 00:03:24,162 --> 00:03:26,622 And when I woke up, there was Tony standing in the hall... 26 00:03:26,790 --> 00:03:28,708 ...with all his bags and tennis rackets. 27 00:03:28,876 --> 00:03:32,420 He just said he decided to give up tennis and settle down to a job. 28 00:03:32,588 --> 00:03:34,380 - Just like that? - Just like that. 29 00:03:34,548 --> 00:03:38,718 Of course I didn't believe him at first, but he meant it all right. 30 00:03:38,886 --> 00:03:40,887 But he's been wonderful ever since. 31 00:03:41,054 --> 00:03:42,847 I suppose that's when you stopped writing me? 32 00:03:43,807 --> 00:03:45,808 Margot, is it? 33 00:03:46,727 --> 00:03:48,853 Do you remember the letters you wrote to me? 34 00:03:49,021 --> 00:03:50,563 Yes, I remember. 35 00:03:50,731 --> 00:03:54,358 After I read them, I burned them. I thought it best. 36 00:03:54,526 --> 00:03:56,652 All except one. 37 00:03:56,820 --> 00:03:58,738 You probably know the one I mean. 38 00:03:58,906 --> 00:04:02,491 Yes, I think I do. What about it? 39 00:04:03,368 --> 00:04:04,535 It was stolen. 40 00:04:08,290 --> 00:04:12,043 One day Tony and I were going to spend the weekend in the country with friends. 41 00:04:12,210 --> 00:04:15,129 While we were waiting on the platform, I noticed my handbag was missing... 42 00:04:15,297 --> 00:04:16,714 ...and the letter was inside. 43 00:04:16,882 --> 00:04:17,548 Where was this? 44 00:04:17,716 --> 00:04:19,258 Victoria Station. 45 00:04:19,426 --> 00:04:21,010 I thought I left it in the restaurant... 46 00:04:21,178 --> 00:04:22,929 ...but when I went back to look, it had gone. 47 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:24,639 You mean you never found it? 48 00:04:24,806 --> 00:04:27,016 I recovered the handbag about two weeks later... 49 00:04:27,184 --> 00:04:30,937 ...from the lost and found, but the letter wasn't there. 50 00:04:31,188 --> 00:04:34,732 And then about a week afterwards, I received a note. 51 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:36,943 It told me what I had to do to get the letter back. 52 00:04:37,611 --> 00:04:39,320 Yes. Go ahead. Go on. 53 00:04:40,405 --> 00:04:44,158 I was to draw £50 from my bank in £5 notes... 54 00:04:44,326 --> 00:04:47,286 ...and then change them for used £1 notes. 55 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:51,123 It said that if I went to the police or told anyone else... 56 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:52,917 ...he would show the letter to my husband. 57 00:04:53,335 --> 00:04:54,293 You still have the note? 58 00:05:22,948 --> 00:05:25,908 Printed, all capitals. Anyone could have done this. 59 00:05:26,076 --> 00:05:28,369 And two days later, I got this one. 60 00:05:28,537 --> 00:05:30,830 Both mailed in Brixton. 61 00:05:35,293 --> 00:05:36,627 "Tie up the money in a package... 62 00:05:36,795 --> 00:05:39,672 ...and mail to John S. King, 23 Newport Street, Brixton SW 9. 63 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:41,257 You'll get your letter by return." 64 00:05:41,425 --> 00:05:44,176 It's a little shop. People use it as a forwarding address. 65 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:46,053 You didn't mail the money? 66 00:05:46,221 --> 00:05:48,681 - Yes, but the letter was never returned. - Margot. 67 00:05:48,849 --> 00:05:51,017 So after waiting about two weeks, I went there. 68 00:05:51,184 --> 00:05:53,310 Said they'd never heard of a man by that name. 69 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:55,855 And the parcel was still there, it had never been opened. 70 00:05:56,023 --> 00:05:58,441 Well, that's something, I suppose. May I keep these? 71 00:05:58,608 --> 00:05:59,650 Yes, if you like. 72 00:05:59,818 --> 00:06:01,444 I can't understand why you didn't tell me. 73 00:06:01,611 --> 00:06:03,988 There wasn't anything you could do. 74 00:06:04,156 --> 00:06:06,657 You probably would've made me tell Tony and the police. 75 00:06:06,825 --> 00:06:09,827 As it was only £50, I thought I'd pay up and have done with it. 76 00:06:09,995 --> 00:06:11,746 Margot, I better tell Tony about us tonight. 77 00:06:11,913 --> 00:06:13,789 No, Mark, please, you mustn't. 78 00:06:13,957 --> 00:06:18,002 You don't understand. Tony's changed. Please. 79 00:06:20,964 --> 00:06:23,215 I wish it was a year ago when you came to say goodbye. 80 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:26,343 We were in the kitchen. I nearly said, "I can't go through with this. 81 00:06:26,511 --> 00:06:28,846 Let's find Tony and tell him all about it." 82 00:06:29,014 --> 00:06:31,515 I believe you'd have done it then. 83 00:06:32,768 --> 00:06:33,601 [MARK SIGHS] 84 00:06:33,769 --> 00:06:35,686 Well, I can see this is gonna be a rough evening. 85 00:06:35,854 --> 00:06:38,522 All of us saying nice things to each other. 86 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,194 Look, there's only one thing you haven't explained. 87 00:06:43,779 --> 00:06:46,155 Why didn't you burn that letter too? 88 00:06:52,621 --> 00:06:53,954 [DOOR CLOSES] 89 00:06:58,460 --> 00:07:00,044 [DOORKNOB RATTLING] 90 00:07:01,797 --> 00:07:04,131 MARGOT: There you are. We thought you were never coming. 91 00:07:04,299 --> 00:07:05,382 What have you been up to? 92 00:07:05,550 --> 00:07:08,302 Oh, I'm sorry, but the boss blew in just as I was leaving. 93 00:07:08,470 --> 00:07:09,887 Tony, this is Mark Halliday. 94 00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:11,263 - Hello, Mark. - Tony, hello. 95 00:07:11,431 --> 00:07:14,016 I'm terribly sorry to be so late. 96 00:07:15,310 --> 00:07:16,685 How do you like it over here? 97 00:07:16,853 --> 00:07:18,312 MARK: Oh, fine. Just fine, Tony. 98 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,523 Is this your first visit to London? 99 00:07:20,690 --> 00:07:23,734 No, no. I was here a year ago for a vacation. 100 00:07:23,902 --> 00:07:25,486 Oh, yes, that's right. Margot told me. 101 00:07:25,654 --> 00:07:27,613 You, uh... You write for the radio, don't you? 102 00:07:27,781 --> 00:07:31,200 - No, television, for my sins. Ha, ha. - Darling, did you reserve a table? 103 00:07:31,368 --> 00:07:33,035 - Yes, 7:00. - Well, come on then... 104 00:07:33,203 --> 00:07:35,246 Oh, darling, a slight alteration in plans. 105 00:07:35,413 --> 00:07:37,581 - Oh, now don't say you can't go. - I'm afraid so. 106 00:07:37,749 --> 00:07:39,834 Old man Burgess is flying to Brussels on Sunday... 107 00:07:40,001 --> 00:07:42,128 ...and I have to get my monthly report in by tomorrow. 108 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:43,963 Well, can't you do it when we get back? 109 00:07:44,131 --> 00:07:47,716 I'm afraid not. It'll take hours. I shall have to fake half of it as it is. 110 00:07:47,884 --> 00:07:49,093 But... 111 00:07:49,261 --> 00:07:51,846 Could you join us after the theater? We might go somewhere. 112 00:07:52,013 --> 00:07:53,889 Why don't you give me a ring at intermission? 113 00:07:54,057 --> 00:07:55,391 If I'm inspired, I might make it. 114 00:07:55,559 --> 00:07:56,767 - Well, do try. - All right. 115 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:58,811 I'll just get my things, Mark. 116 00:07:58,979 --> 00:08:01,814 - Oh, here are the tickets. - Oh, thanks, Tony. 117 00:08:01,982 --> 00:08:03,649 I'm afraid this is terribly rude of me. 118 00:08:03,817 --> 00:08:07,111 - Not at all. I'm just sorry you can't come. - You must come to dinner. 119 00:08:07,279 --> 00:08:08,821 - Thanks, I'd like that. - By the way... 120 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:11,824 ...what are you doing tomorrow night? - Saturday? Nothing I know of. 121 00:08:11,992 --> 00:08:14,451 - How'd you like to come to a stag party? - A stag party? 122 00:08:14,619 --> 00:08:17,204 Yes. Some American boys have been playing tennis all over. 123 00:08:17,372 --> 00:08:19,331 We're giving them a sort of farewell dinner. 124 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:21,000 Well, I'm not much of a tennis player. 125 00:08:21,168 --> 00:08:23,210 That doesn't matter. You know New York and all that. 126 00:08:23,378 --> 00:08:25,838 - Mark's coming to the party tomorrow. - Oh, good. 127 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:28,048 Well, you better drop in here first and have a drink. 128 00:08:28,216 --> 00:08:31,093 - That's the idea. - Yes. All right. I'll try and get a taxi. 129 00:08:31,261 --> 00:08:33,637 Oh, no. We can usually pick one up. 130 00:08:33,805 --> 00:08:35,681 So long, darling. 131 00:08:36,016 --> 00:08:37,057 Enjoy yourself. 132 00:08:37,225 --> 00:08:39,435 MARK: So long, Tony. - Good night. 133 00:08:41,271 --> 00:08:41,937 Oh, Mark? 134 00:08:42,564 --> 00:08:43,230 Yes? 135 00:08:43,398 --> 00:08:45,649 Sell the extra ticket. Have a drink on the proceeds. 136 00:08:45,817 --> 00:08:47,902 - All right, Tony, we'll try. TONY: Have a good time. 137 00:08:48,069 --> 00:08:49,361 MARK: Thanks. Night. 138 00:09:22,854 --> 00:09:25,189 MAN: Hello. - Hello. Hampstead 7899? 139 00:09:25,357 --> 00:09:27,107 - Yes. - Could I speak to Captain Lesgate? 140 00:09:27,275 --> 00:09:28,067 Speaking. 141 00:09:28,235 --> 00:09:30,778 Oh, good evening. You don't know me. My name is Fisher. 142 00:09:30,946 --> 00:09:32,529 I understand you have a car for sale. 143 00:09:32,697 --> 00:09:34,031 Oh, yes, an American car. 144 00:09:34,199 --> 00:09:36,533 Yes, I saw it at your garage. How much are you asking? 145 00:09:36,701 --> 00:09:38,827 - Eleven hundred. - Eleven hundred, I see. 146 00:09:38,995 --> 00:09:41,997 Well, it certainly looks just the job for me. But I don't like that price. 147 00:09:42,165 --> 00:09:43,916 Well, I didn't like it when I bought it. 148 00:09:44,084 --> 00:09:45,834 Ha, ha. Now, when can we meet? 149 00:09:46,002 --> 00:09:47,962 Well, now, how about tomorrow afternoon? 150 00:09:48,129 --> 00:09:49,755 I'm afraid I can't manage that. 151 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:53,217 Uh, no, I can't, and I'm going to Liverpool on Sunday. 152 00:09:53,385 --> 00:09:54,677 I was rather hoping... 153 00:09:54,844 --> 00:09:56,845 I say, you couldn't come around to my flat tonight? 154 00:09:57,013 --> 00:09:58,597 - Where is it? - Maida Vale. 155 00:09:58,765 --> 00:10:01,308 I'd call on you, only I've twisted my knee rather badly. 156 00:10:01,476 --> 00:10:03,519 Oh, I'm sorry. Well, what's your address? 157 00:10:03,687 --> 00:10:04,895 61 -A Charrington Gardens. 158 00:10:05,063 --> 00:10:06,981 - Harrington? Oh. - Oh, no, no. Charrington. 159 00:10:07,148 --> 00:10:09,650 Turn left at the underground. It's about a two minutes' walk. 160 00:10:09,818 --> 00:10:11,193 I'll be there in about an hour. 161 00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:14,571 That's extremely good of you. Oh, by the way, will you be bringing the car? 162 00:10:14,739 --> 00:10:16,198 Oh, I'm afraid I can't... 163 00:10:16,366 --> 00:10:18,409 Well, that doesn't matter. I had a good look at it. 164 00:10:18,576 --> 00:10:21,203 As you might bring the registration book and any necessary papers. 165 00:10:21,371 --> 00:10:22,037 Yes, of course. 166 00:10:22,205 --> 00:10:24,331 I don't see why we couldn't settle this thing here... 167 00:10:24,499 --> 00:10:26,250 ...provided you drop the price sufficiently. 168 00:10:26,418 --> 00:10:28,377 Oh, I'm afraid that's out of the question. 169 00:10:28,545 --> 00:10:30,546 Well, we'll see what a couple of drinks can do. 170 00:10:30,714 --> 00:10:31,755 [BOTH CHUCKLE] 171 00:10:31,923 --> 00:10:32,881 Uh, goodbye. 172 00:10:33,049 --> 00:10:34,258 Goodbye. 173 00:11:02,954 --> 00:11:04,538 [DOOR CLOSES] 174 00:11:04,706 --> 00:11:06,582 [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING] 175 00:11:11,129 --> 00:11:12,838 [DOORBELL BUZZES] 176 00:11:15,342 --> 00:11:17,009 - Mr. Fisher? - Yes. Captain Lesgate? 177 00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:18,135 - Yes. - Won't you come in? 178 00:11:18,303 --> 00:11:19,762 Thank you. 179 00:11:20,263 --> 00:11:22,014 It's very good of you. 180 00:11:22,557 --> 00:11:24,433 Let me have your coat. 181 00:11:25,769 --> 00:11:28,312 - Have any difficulty finding your way? - No. None at all. 182 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,190 Do sit down. How about a drink? 183 00:11:31,816 --> 00:11:34,276 You know, I can't help thinking I've seen you before somewhere. 184 00:11:34,444 --> 00:11:36,320 You know, it's funny you should mention that. 185 00:11:36,488 --> 00:11:38,572 The moment I opened the door, I... 186 00:11:38,865 --> 00:11:41,742 Wait a minute. Lesgate? 187 00:11:41,993 --> 00:11:46,121 You're not Lesgate. Swann. C.J. Swann. Or was it C. A? 188 00:11:46,289 --> 00:11:50,667 C.A. Well, you've got a better memory than I have. 189 00:11:50,835 --> 00:11:52,795 Fisher. When did we meet? 190 00:11:52,962 --> 00:11:54,421 - Weren't you at Cambridge? - Yes. 191 00:11:54,589 --> 00:11:57,174 Heh. Must be 20 years ago. You wouldn't remember me. 192 00:11:57,342 --> 00:11:59,051 I only came your last year. 193 00:11:59,219 --> 00:12:00,344 Well, what a coincidence. 194 00:12:00,512 --> 00:12:02,888 Yes, this calls for a special drink. 195 00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:05,391 I was planning to palm you off with an indifferent port... 196 00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:08,519 ...but let's see what we have here. How about this? 197 00:12:08,686 --> 00:12:09,978 Perfect. 198 00:12:12,148 --> 00:12:13,982 By the way, how do you know my car's for sale? 199 00:12:14,150 --> 00:12:15,818 Your garage told me. 200 00:12:15,985 --> 00:12:17,694 That's odd. I didn't mention it to anyone. 201 00:12:17,862 --> 00:12:20,614 I was stopping for a fill-up and I told them I was looking for a car. 202 00:12:20,782 --> 00:12:23,784 They gave me your phone number. I say, it is for sale, isn't it? 203 00:12:23,952 --> 00:12:26,328 - Well, of course. - Good. I refuse to discuss the price... 204 00:12:26,496 --> 00:12:27,955 ...until you've had three brandies. 205 00:12:28,123 --> 00:12:30,707 Well, I warn you, I drive a hard bargain, drunk or sober. 206 00:12:30,875 --> 00:12:32,126 So do I. 207 00:12:34,963 --> 00:12:38,006 You know, I think I must have seen you somewhere since we left Cambridge. 208 00:12:38,174 --> 00:12:39,758 Ever been to Wimbledon? 209 00:12:40,969 --> 00:12:45,097 That's it. Wendice. Tony Wendice. 210 00:12:45,306 --> 00:12:46,807 What's all this about Fisher? 211 00:12:47,058 --> 00:12:48,434 What's all this about Lesgate? 212 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:52,312 Would you like a cigar? 213 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,315 No, thanks. I'll just stick to my pipe. 214 00:12:55,483 --> 00:12:57,192 That's one habit you've changed. 215 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:58,527 - Oh? - I remember, at college... 216 00:12:58,695 --> 00:13:01,363 ...you always used to smoke rather expensive cigars. 217 00:13:01,531 --> 00:13:05,033 Wait a minute, I think I have a picture of you here somewhere. 218 00:13:05,201 --> 00:13:06,660 Yes. 219 00:13:07,787 --> 00:13:09,621 Yes. Here's one... 220 00:13:10,039 --> 00:13:12,166 ...taken at a reunion dinner. 221 00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:13,500 There you are. 222 00:13:13,668 --> 00:13:15,377 With the biggest cigar in the business. 223 00:13:15,545 --> 00:13:18,755 SWANN: Well, that's the first and last reunion I ever went to. 224 00:13:18,923 --> 00:13:20,799 What a murderous thug I look. 225 00:13:20,967 --> 00:13:22,718 Yes, you do, rather. 226 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,014 Of course I always remember you because of the college ball. 227 00:13:27,182 --> 00:13:28,640 You were the treasurer, weren't you? 228 00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:29,850 Honorary treasurer. 229 00:13:30,018 --> 00:13:31,935 I used to organize the beastly things. 230 00:13:32,103 --> 00:13:33,896 Yes. Some of the ticket money was stolen... 231 00:13:34,063 --> 00:13:36,732 ...wasn't it? - That's right. Almost £100. 232 00:13:37,025 --> 00:13:40,569 I'd left it in a cashbox in my study and in the morning it had gone. 233 00:13:40,737 --> 00:13:42,196 It was the college porter, of course. 234 00:13:42,363 --> 00:13:44,114 Yes, of course. Poor old Alfred. 235 00:13:44,282 --> 00:13:45,532 He never could back a winner. 236 00:13:46,284 --> 00:13:48,368 They found the cashbox in his back garden. 237 00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:49,578 But not the money. 238 00:13:50,997 --> 00:13:53,540 Heh. Twenty years ago. 239 00:13:53,875 --> 00:13:55,167 What are you doing nowadays? 240 00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:56,752 I deal in property. 241 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,254 I say, I don't follow tennis closely. Do you still play? 242 00:13:59,422 --> 00:14:01,673 No, I've given up tennis, or rather, tennis gave me up. 243 00:14:01,841 --> 00:14:04,927 One has to earn a living sometime, and I had a good run for my money. 244 00:14:05,094 --> 00:14:06,595 Went round the world three times. 245 00:14:07,096 --> 00:14:09,515 - What are you doing now? - I sell sports equipment. 246 00:14:09,891 --> 00:14:12,392 It's not very lucrative, but it gives me plenty of spare time. 247 00:14:13,269 --> 00:14:15,521 Well, I see you manage to run a very comfortable place. 248 00:14:15,688 --> 00:14:17,523 My wife has some money of her own. 249 00:14:17,941 --> 00:14:21,360 Otherwise, I should hardly feel like blowing £1000 on your car. 250 00:14:21,528 --> 00:14:22,986 Ah-ah, 1100. 251 00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:26,615 You know, people with capital don't realize how lucky they are. 252 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:28,867 I'm almost resigned to living on what I can earn. 253 00:14:29,035 --> 00:14:30,786 Well, you can always marry for money. 254 00:14:30,954 --> 00:14:32,913 I suppose some people make a business out of that. 255 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:36,124 - I know I did. - Why do you think she married you? 256 00:14:36,292 --> 00:14:37,668 Well, I was a tennis star. 257 00:14:37,835 --> 00:14:40,754 You've given up tennis. She hasn't left you. 258 00:14:41,297 --> 00:14:42,506 She nearly did. 259 00:14:42,715 --> 00:14:44,633 After we married, I played... 260 00:14:44,801 --> 00:14:46,510 ...in championships and took Margot with me. 261 00:14:46,678 --> 00:14:48,845 She didn't like it much, and when we got back... 262 00:14:49,013 --> 00:14:52,683 ...she tried to make me give up tennis and play husband instead. 263 00:14:52,850 --> 00:14:54,268 In the end, we compromised. 264 00:14:54,435 --> 00:14:56,728 I went alone to America for the grass-court season... 265 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,731 ...and returned after the national championships. 266 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:03,068 I soon realized that a lot had happened while I was away. 267 00:15:03,236 --> 00:15:05,988 For one thing, she wasn't in love with me anymore. 268 00:15:06,155 --> 00:15:10,075 There were phone calls which would end abruptly if I happened to walk in. 269 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:13,954 There was an old school friend used to visit from time to time. 270 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:18,083 One day we had a row. I wanted to play in the covered-court tournament... 271 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:20,794 ...and as usual, she didn't want me to go. 272 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:26,258 I was in the bedroom. The phone rang. It all sounded pretty urgent. 273 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:29,177 After that, she seemed keen that I play in the tournament after all. 274 00:15:29,345 --> 00:15:32,222 So I packed my kit into the car and drove off. 275 00:15:32,849 --> 00:15:37,728 I parked the car two streets away, walked back in my tracks. 276 00:15:38,062 --> 00:15:41,398 Ten minutes later, she came out of this house and took a taxi. 277 00:15:41,566 --> 00:15:43,233 I took another. 278 00:15:43,901 --> 00:15:46,445 Her old school friend lived in a studio in Chelsea. 279 00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:48,363 I could see them through the studio window... 280 00:15:48,531 --> 00:15:50,866 ...as he cooked spaghetti over a gas ring. 281 00:15:51,034 --> 00:15:54,703 They didn't say much. They just looked very natural together. 282 00:15:55,038 --> 00:15:58,248 You know, it's funny how you can tell when people are in love. 283 00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:01,001 I went for a walk. 284 00:16:01,461 --> 00:16:04,630 I began to wonder what would happen if she left me. 285 00:16:04,797 --> 00:16:07,966 I'd have to find some way of earning a living to begin with. 286 00:16:08,217 --> 00:16:11,762 I suddenly realized how much I'd grown to depend on her. 287 00:16:11,929 --> 00:16:15,349 All these expensive tastes I'd acquired while I was at the top. 288 00:16:15,516 --> 00:16:19,394 And now big tennis had finished with me, and so apparently had my wife. 289 00:16:19,562 --> 00:16:22,397 I can't ever remember being so scared. 290 00:16:22,565 --> 00:16:25,525 I dropped into a pub and had a couple of drinks. 291 00:16:25,693 --> 00:16:30,197 As I sat in the corner, I thought of all sorts of things. 292 00:16:30,365 --> 00:16:32,658 I thought of three different ways of killing him. 293 00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:34,993 I even thought of killing her. 294 00:16:35,453 --> 00:16:37,913 That seemed a far more sensible idea. 295 00:16:38,081 --> 00:16:41,208 And just as I was working out how I could do it, I suddenly saw something... 296 00:16:41,376 --> 00:16:44,378 ...which completely changed my mind. 297 00:16:47,674 --> 00:16:50,342 I didn't go to that tournament after all. 298 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:54,137 When I got back, she was sitting exactly where you are now. 299 00:16:54,305 --> 00:16:58,266 And I told her I decided to give up tennis and look after her instead. 300 00:16:59,477 --> 00:17:00,519 Well? 301 00:17:00,687 --> 00:17:03,730 Well, as things turned out, I needn't have got so worked up after all. 302 00:17:03,898 --> 00:17:07,693 Apparently that spaghetti evening had been a sort of a fond farewell. 303 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:10,070 The boyfriend had been called back to New York. 304 00:17:10,238 --> 00:17:11,446 - Ah, an American? - Yes. 305 00:17:11,864 --> 00:17:13,490 There were long letters from there. 306 00:17:13,658 --> 00:17:17,744 They usually arrived on Thursdays. And she burned them all except one. 307 00:17:17,912 --> 00:17:20,497 That one she used to transfer from handbag to handbag. 308 00:17:20,665 --> 00:17:22,499 It was always with her. 309 00:17:22,667 --> 00:17:26,670 That letter became an obsession with me. I had to find out what was in it. 310 00:17:26,838 --> 00:17:28,755 And finally I did. 311 00:17:29,006 --> 00:17:30,632 That letter made very interesting reading. 312 00:17:31,426 --> 00:17:33,635 - Do you mean you stole it? - Yes. 313 00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:36,680 I even wrote her two anonymous notes offering to sell it back. 314 00:17:36,848 --> 00:17:37,931 Why? 315 00:17:38,099 --> 00:17:41,143 I was hoping it would make her come and tell me all about him... 316 00:17:41,310 --> 00:17:42,185 ...but it didn't. 317 00:17:42,937 --> 00:17:44,980 So I kept the letter. 318 00:17:47,650 --> 00:17:49,067 Why are you telling me all this? 319 00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:51,778 Because you're the only person I can trust. 320 00:17:56,492 --> 00:17:59,745 Anyway, that did it. It must have put the fear of God into them... 321 00:17:59,912 --> 00:18:01,288 ...because the letters stopped... 322 00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:03,665 ...and we lived happily ever after. 323 00:18:04,167 --> 00:18:06,543 It was funny to think that just a year ago... 324 00:18:06,711 --> 00:18:10,255 ...I sat in that Knightsbridge pub actually planning to murder her. 325 00:18:10,673 --> 00:18:12,424 And I might have done it... 326 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:15,844 ...if I hadn't seen something that changed my mind. 327 00:18:16,012 --> 00:18:18,221 Well? What did you see? 328 00:18:19,390 --> 00:18:20,807 I saw you. 329 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:27,355 What was so odd about that? 330 00:18:27,523 --> 00:18:28,690 The coincidence. 331 00:18:28,858 --> 00:18:31,109 Only a week before, I'd been to a reunion dinner... 332 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,195 ...and the fellas were talking about you. 333 00:18:33,362 --> 00:18:36,740 How you'd been court-martialed during the war, a year in prison. 334 00:18:36,908 --> 00:18:38,116 That was news. 335 00:18:38,284 --> 00:18:41,661 Mind you, at college, we'd all said that old Swann would end up in jail. 336 00:18:41,829 --> 00:18:43,955 That cashbox, I suppose. 337 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:45,207 Well, what about it? 338 00:18:45,666 --> 00:18:49,044 Oh, my dear fellow, everybody knew you took that money. 339 00:18:49,212 --> 00:18:51,296 Poor old Alfred. 340 00:18:56,886 --> 00:18:58,804 Thanks very much for the drink. 341 00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:00,972 Interesting, hearing about your matrimonial affairs. 342 00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:03,183 I take it you won't be wanting that car after all. 343 00:19:03,351 --> 00:19:05,894 Don't you want me to tell you why I brought you here? 344 00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:09,689 Yes, I think you'd better. 345 00:19:09,857 --> 00:19:12,400 It was when I saw you in that pub that it happened. 346 00:19:12,610 --> 00:19:14,694 Suddenly everything became quite clear. 347 00:19:16,948 --> 00:19:19,282 Only a few months before, Margot and I had made our wills... 348 00:19:19,450 --> 00:19:20,450 ...quite short affairs... 349 00:19:20,618 --> 00:19:23,161 ...leaving everything we had to each other in case of accidents. 350 00:19:23,329 --> 00:19:27,874 Hers worked out at just over £90,000. Investments mostly. 351 00:19:28,042 --> 00:19:29,751 All a little too easy to get at. 352 00:19:29,919 --> 00:19:33,171 And that was dangerous as they'd be bound to suspect me. 353 00:19:33,923 --> 00:19:37,259 I needed an alibi, a very good one. 354 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:39,386 Then I saw you. 355 00:19:39,554 --> 00:19:42,305 I often wondered what happened to people when they came out of prison. 356 00:19:42,473 --> 00:19:45,851 People like you, I mean. Can they get jobs? 357 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:51,231 Do old friends rally round? Suppose they'd never had any friends. 358 00:19:51,399 --> 00:19:54,442 I became so curious to know that I followed you. 359 00:19:54,610 --> 00:19:56,736 I followed you home that night. 360 00:19:56,904 --> 00:19:59,906 And... Would you mind passing me your glass, old boy? 361 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,452 Thank you. Thank you very much. And I've been following you ever since. 362 00:20:04,620 --> 00:20:05,620 Why? 363 00:20:05,788 --> 00:20:08,456 I was hoping that sooner or later I might catch you at something... 364 00:20:08,624 --> 00:20:09,958 ...and be able to, uh... 365 00:20:10,126 --> 00:20:13,003 - Blackmail me? - Influence you. 366 00:20:13,170 --> 00:20:15,630 After a couple of weeks, I got to know your routine... 367 00:20:15,798 --> 00:20:17,257 ...and that made it a lot easier. 368 00:20:17,425 --> 00:20:20,093 - Rather dour work. - To begin with, yes. 369 00:20:20,261 --> 00:20:22,304 But you know how it is. You take up a hobby... 370 00:20:22,471 --> 00:20:25,348 ...and the more you get to know it, the more fascinating it becomes. 371 00:20:25,516 --> 00:20:27,309 You became quite fascinating. 372 00:20:27,476 --> 00:20:31,354 In fact, there were times when I felt that you almost belonged to me. 373 00:20:31,522 --> 00:20:33,273 That must have been interesting. 374 00:20:33,441 --> 00:20:36,109 You used to go to the dog racing Mondays and Thursdays. 375 00:20:36,277 --> 00:20:38,737 I even took it up myself, just to be near you. 376 00:20:39,822 --> 00:20:41,907 You'd changed your name to Adams. 377 00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:44,576 Yes. I got bored with Swann. Any crime in that? 378 00:20:44,744 --> 00:20:46,745 No, no. None whatever. 379 00:20:46,913 --> 00:20:49,539 In fact, there was nothing really illegal about you. 380 00:20:49,707 --> 00:20:51,917 I got quite discouraged. 381 00:20:52,084 --> 00:20:54,711 Then one day, you disappeared from your lodgings. 382 00:20:54,879 --> 00:20:58,673 I phoned your landlady. I said Mr. Adams owed me £5. 383 00:20:58,841 --> 00:21:00,091 But apparently that was nothing. 384 00:21:00,259 --> 00:21:05,055 Mr. Adams owed her six weeks' rent and her best lodger £55. 385 00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:07,766 And Mr. Adams had been such a nice gentleman. 386 00:21:08,309 --> 00:21:10,018 That's what seemed to upset her most. 387 00:21:10,186 --> 00:21:13,396 Yes. That always seems to upset them most. 388 00:21:13,564 --> 00:21:15,607 I say, old boy, if you want another drink... 389 00:21:15,775 --> 00:21:17,901 ...do you mind putting on these gloves? 390 00:21:18,069 --> 00:21:20,028 Now, where were we? Oh, yes, I'd lost you... 391 00:21:20,196 --> 00:21:22,489 ...and then I found you one day at the dog racing. 392 00:21:22,657 --> 00:21:25,867 And I tailed you home to your new lodgings in Belsize Park. 393 00:21:26,035 --> 00:21:28,370 There Mr. Adams became Mr. Wilson. 394 00:21:28,537 --> 00:21:31,498 Mr. Wilson left Belsize Park owing 16 weeks' rent... 395 00:21:31,666 --> 00:21:35,752 ...and somewhat richer for a brief encounter with a Miss Wallace. 396 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,047 You used to take Miss Wallace out on Wednesdays and Sundays. 397 00:21:39,215 --> 00:21:41,591 She certainly was in love with you, wasn't she? 398 00:21:41,759 --> 00:21:45,679 I suppose she thought you were growing that handsome mustache to please her. 399 00:21:45,846 --> 00:21:47,764 Poor Miss Wallace. 400 00:21:47,932 --> 00:21:50,183 This is all very interesting. Do go on. 401 00:21:50,351 --> 00:21:54,813 July, August, September. Apartment 127, Carlisle Court. 402 00:21:54,981 --> 00:21:56,815 Occupant, a Mrs. Van Dorn. 403 00:21:56,983 --> 00:22:01,236 Her late husband left her two hotels and a large apartment house, furnished. 404 00:22:01,404 --> 00:22:04,030 What a base to operate from, Captain Lesgate. 405 00:22:04,198 --> 00:22:07,075 The only trouble is, she does rather enjoy being courted... 406 00:22:07,243 --> 00:22:08,910 ...and she's so very expensive. 407 00:22:09,453 --> 00:22:12,956 Perhaps that's why you've been trying to sell her car for over a month. 408 00:22:13,124 --> 00:22:15,375 Mrs. Van Dorn asked me to sell it for her. 409 00:22:15,543 --> 00:22:18,461 I know. I called her up just before you arrived here. 410 00:22:18,629 --> 00:22:20,046 She only wanted 800. 411 00:22:24,427 --> 00:22:25,802 Where's the nearest police station? 412 00:22:25,970 --> 00:22:27,971 Opposite the church. Two minutes' walk. 413 00:22:28,514 --> 00:22:31,599 - Suppose I walk there now. - What would you tell them? 414 00:22:31,767 --> 00:22:32,600 Everything. 415 00:22:32,768 --> 00:22:33,852 Everything? 416 00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:36,062 All about Mr. Adams and Mr. Wilson? 417 00:22:37,231 --> 00:22:40,483 I should simply tell them that you're trying to blackmail me into... 418 00:22:40,651 --> 00:22:41,943 Into? 419 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:44,404 Murdering your wife. 420 00:22:45,156 --> 00:22:47,157 I almost wish you would. When she heard that... 421 00:22:47,324 --> 00:22:49,242 ...we'd have the biggest laugh of our lives. 422 00:22:49,410 --> 00:22:51,578 - Aren't you forgetting something? - Am I? 423 00:22:51,746 --> 00:22:54,330 - You've told me quite a lot tonight. - What of it? 424 00:22:54,498 --> 00:22:57,459 Suppose I tell them how you followed her to that studio in Chelsea... 425 00:22:57,626 --> 00:22:59,961 ...and watched them cooking spaghetti, and all that rubbish? 426 00:23:00,629 --> 00:23:02,964 - Will that ring a bell? - Oh, it certainly would. 427 00:23:03,132 --> 00:23:04,883 They'd assume you followed her yourself. 428 00:23:05,051 --> 00:23:07,677 - Me? Why should I? - Why should you steal her handbag? 429 00:23:07,845 --> 00:23:09,846 Why should you write her all those blackmail notes? 430 00:23:10,681 --> 00:23:15,226 Can you prove you didn't? You certainly can't prove I did. 431 00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:17,604 It'd be a straight case of your word against mine. 432 00:23:18,314 --> 00:23:21,066 That would puzzle them, wouldn't it? What could you say? 433 00:23:21,776 --> 00:23:24,611 I shall simply say that you came here tonight half-drunk... 434 00:23:24,779 --> 00:23:26,196 ...and, uh, tried to borrow money... 435 00:23:26,363 --> 00:23:28,406 ...on the strength that we were at college together. 436 00:23:28,574 --> 00:23:30,408 When I refused, you mentioned something... 437 00:23:30,576 --> 00:23:32,452 ...about a letter belonging to my wife. 438 00:23:32,620 --> 00:23:35,455 As far as I could make out, you tried to sell it to me. 439 00:23:35,623 --> 00:23:38,875 I gave you what money I had and you gave me the letter. 440 00:23:39,043 --> 00:23:41,461 It has your fingerprints on it, remember? 441 00:23:45,132 --> 00:23:46,925 Then you said if I went to the police... 442 00:23:47,093 --> 00:23:50,470 ...you'd tell some crazy story about my wanting you to murder my wife. 443 00:23:51,097 --> 00:23:55,809 But before you go any further, old boy, do consider the inconvenience. 444 00:23:55,976 --> 00:24:00,563 You see, I'm quite well-known. And there'd be pictures of you as well. 445 00:24:00,731 --> 00:24:03,858 And sooner or later, there'd be a deputation of landladies and lodgers... 446 00:24:04,026 --> 00:24:06,778 ...who would step forward to testify to your character. 447 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:11,616 And someone is almost certain to have seen you with Miss Wallace. 448 00:24:11,784 --> 00:24:15,328 You were careful not to be seen around with her, I noticed. 449 00:24:15,496 --> 00:24:19,374 You usually met in out-of-the-way places where you wouldn't be recognized... 450 00:24:20,417 --> 00:24:23,086 ...like the little tea shop in Pimlico. 451 00:24:23,254 --> 00:24:25,004 That was her idea, not mine. 452 00:24:25,339 --> 00:24:27,048 Yes, it was a bit crummy, wasn't it? 453 00:24:27,216 --> 00:24:29,676 Hardly the place to take Mrs. Van Dorn. 454 00:24:29,844 --> 00:24:33,555 By the way, does Mrs. Van Dorn know about Mr. Adams and Mr. Wilson... 455 00:24:33,722 --> 00:24:35,265 ...and Miss Wallace? 456 00:24:35,432 --> 00:24:38,059 You were planning to marry Mrs. Van Dorn, weren't you? 457 00:24:38,227 --> 00:24:40,186 - Smart, aren't you? - No, not really. 458 00:24:40,354 --> 00:24:44,149 I've just had time to think things out, put myself in your position. 459 00:24:44,316 --> 00:24:46,818 That's why I know you're going to agree. 460 00:24:47,653 --> 00:24:49,195 What makes you think I'll agree? 461 00:24:49,363 --> 00:24:52,574 For the same reason that a donkey with a stick behind him and a carrot in front... 462 00:24:52,741 --> 00:24:55,577 ...always goes forwards and not backwards. 463 00:24:56,078 --> 00:25:00,373 - Tell me about the carrot. - One thousand pounds in cash. 464 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:01,958 For a murder? 465 00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:05,837 For a few minutes' work, that's all it is. And no risk, I guarantee. 466 00:25:06,005 --> 00:25:09,966 That ought to appeal to you. You've been skating on pretty thin ice. 467 00:25:10,134 --> 00:25:14,429 - I don't know what you're talking about. - You ought to know. It was in all the papers. 468 00:25:14,597 --> 00:25:17,640 Middle-aged woman found dead due to an overdose of something. 469 00:25:17,808 --> 00:25:19,976 She had been taking the stuff for quite some time... 470 00:25:20,144 --> 00:25:21,603 ...and nobody knows where she got it. 471 00:25:22,313 --> 00:25:24,189 But we know, don't we? 472 00:25:25,107 --> 00:25:27,150 Poor Miss Wallace. 473 00:25:29,862 --> 00:25:33,406 This £1000. Where is it? 474 00:25:34,909 --> 00:25:37,577 It's in a small attaché case in a checkroom. 475 00:25:37,745 --> 00:25:38,912 SWANN: Where? 476 00:25:39,079 --> 00:25:40,580 Somewhere in London. 477 00:25:41,165 --> 00:25:42,582 Of course we don't meet again. 478 00:25:43,417 --> 00:25:45,084 As soon as you've delivered the goods... 479 00:25:45,252 --> 00:25:48,838 ...I shall mail you the checkroom ticket and the key to the case. 480 00:25:49,590 --> 00:25:51,841 You can take this £100 on account. 481 00:25:55,679 --> 00:25:58,640 The police would only have to trace one of these notes back to you... 482 00:25:58,807 --> 00:26:00,725 ...to hang us both from the same rope. 483 00:26:01,018 --> 00:26:02,143 They won't. 484 00:26:02,311 --> 00:26:04,938 For a whole year, I've been cashing an extra £20 a week. 485 00:26:05,105 --> 00:26:09,400 Always in fivers. I then change them for those at my leisure. 486 00:26:09,568 --> 00:26:11,861 Let me see your bank statement? 487 00:26:12,029 --> 00:26:13,404 By all means. 488 00:26:18,577 --> 00:26:20,036 Don't touch. 489 00:26:24,792 --> 00:26:26,501 Turn back a page. 490 00:26:32,132 --> 00:26:35,885 Ah. Your balance has dropped by over £1000 during the year. 491 00:26:36,053 --> 00:26:37,637 Suppose the police ask you about that. 492 00:26:37,805 --> 00:26:40,014 I go dog racing twice a week. 493 00:26:40,182 --> 00:26:41,724 They'll check your bookmaker. 494 00:26:41,892 --> 00:26:44,018 Like you, I always bet on the tout. 495 00:26:44,186 --> 00:26:45,728 Satisfied? 496 00:26:48,399 --> 00:26:49,983 When would this take place? 497 00:26:50,150 --> 00:26:51,359 Tomorrow night. 498 00:26:51,527 --> 00:26:53,611 Tomorrow? Not a chance. 499 00:26:53,779 --> 00:26:55,446 I've gotta think this over. 500 00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:59,492 It has to be tomorrow. I've arranged things that way. 501 00:27:00,244 --> 00:27:01,619 Where? 502 00:27:02,496 --> 00:27:04,247 Approximately where you're standing now. 503 00:27:06,750 --> 00:27:07,625 How? 504 00:27:07,793 --> 00:27:10,211 Tomorrow evening, Halliday, the American boyfriend, and I... 505 00:27:10,379 --> 00:27:13,673 ...will go out to a stag party. She'll stay here. 506 00:27:13,841 --> 00:27:16,759 She'll go to bed early and listen to Saturday Night Theatre on the radio. 507 00:27:16,927 --> 00:27:18,636 She always does when I'm out. 508 00:27:18,804 --> 00:27:20,305 At exactly three minutes to 11... 509 00:27:20,472 --> 00:27:22,765 ...you'll enter the house through the street door. 510 00:27:23,058 --> 00:27:25,268 You'll find the key to this door... 511 00:27:28,314 --> 00:27:30,565 ...under the stair carpet here. 512 00:27:30,983 --> 00:27:33,401 - The fifth step. - That's the one. 513 00:27:34,403 --> 00:27:36,654 Go straight to the window... 514 00:27:37,823 --> 00:27:39,073 ...and hide behind the curtains. 515 00:27:40,034 --> 00:27:41,117 At exactly 11:00... 516 00:27:41,285 --> 00:27:43,953 ...I shall go to the telephone in the hotel to call my boss. 517 00:27:44,121 --> 00:27:48,291 I shall dial the wrong number, this number. That's all I shall do. 518 00:27:48,459 --> 00:27:49,751 When the phone rings... 519 00:27:49,918 --> 00:27:52,920 ...you'll see the light go on under her bedroom door. 520 00:27:53,422 --> 00:27:56,299 When she opens it, the light will stream across the room. 521 00:27:56,467 --> 00:27:59,302 So don't move until she answers the phone. 522 00:27:59,470 --> 00:28:02,096 There must be as little noise as possible. 523 00:28:02,264 --> 00:28:04,140 After you've finished... 524 00:28:04,308 --> 00:28:07,268 ...pick up the phone and give me a soft whistle, and hang up. 525 00:28:07,436 --> 00:28:10,021 Don't speak, whatever you do. I shan't say a word. 526 00:28:10,189 --> 00:28:13,066 When I hear your whistle, I shall hang up and redial... 527 00:28:13,233 --> 00:28:15,151 ...but the correct number this time. 528 00:28:15,319 --> 00:28:19,113 I shall then talk to my boss as if nothing had happened and return to the party. 529 00:28:19,281 --> 00:28:21,032 Well, what happens next? Go on. 530 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,284 You'll see the suitcase here. 531 00:28:23,452 --> 00:28:25,620 It contains some clothes of mine for the cleaners. 532 00:28:25,788 --> 00:28:29,290 Open it and tip the clothes out onto the floor. 533 00:28:29,458 --> 00:28:32,168 Fill it with a cigarette box and some of these cups. 534 00:28:32,336 --> 00:28:35,380 Close the lid, but don't snap the locks. 535 00:28:35,547 --> 00:28:37,757 Then leave the suitcase there just as it is now. 536 00:28:37,925 --> 00:28:40,176 - Ah, as if I'd left in a hurry. - That's the idea. 537 00:28:40,344 --> 00:28:41,844 Now the window. 538 00:28:42,388 --> 00:28:45,973 If it's locked, unlock it and leave it open. 539 00:28:46,141 --> 00:28:49,102 Then go out exactly the same way you came in. 540 00:28:49,686 --> 00:28:51,437 - By this door? - Yes. 541 00:28:51,605 --> 00:28:53,564 And here's the most important thing: 542 00:28:53,982 --> 00:28:57,026 As you go out, return the key to the place where you found it. 543 00:28:57,194 --> 00:28:59,445 - Under the stair carpet? - Yes. 544 00:29:00,030 --> 00:29:02,115 Yes, but what exactly is supposed to have happened? 545 00:29:02,950 --> 00:29:06,035 They'll assume you came in by the window. 546 00:29:06,203 --> 00:29:07,745 You thought the apartment was empty... 547 00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:10,289 ...so you took the suitcase and went to work. 548 00:29:10,457 --> 00:29:14,836 She heard something. She switched on her light. 549 00:29:15,003 --> 00:29:18,256 You saw the light under the door and hid behind the curtains. 550 00:29:18,424 --> 00:29:22,385 When she came in here, you attacked her before she could scream. 551 00:29:23,053 --> 00:29:25,346 When you realized you'd actually killed her... 552 00:29:25,514 --> 00:29:27,306 ...you panicked, bolted through the garden... 553 00:29:27,474 --> 00:29:29,684 ...and left the loot behind you. - Just a minute. 554 00:29:30,727 --> 00:29:33,688 I'm supposed to have come in through these windows. 555 00:29:34,648 --> 00:29:37,358 - Suppose they'd been locked. - It wouldn't matter. 556 00:29:37,526 --> 00:29:40,278 You see, she often walks around the garden before she goes to bed... 557 00:29:40,446 --> 00:29:43,364 ...and she usually forgets to lock up when she gets back. 558 00:29:43,657 --> 00:29:45,533 That's what I shall tell the police. 559 00:29:45,701 --> 00:29:48,161 Yes, but she may say that... 560 00:29:49,496 --> 00:29:52,790 But she isn't going to say anything, is she? 561 00:29:56,420 --> 00:29:59,922 All right. I leave the apartment. 562 00:30:00,090 --> 00:30:04,177 I put the key back under the stair carpet and go out by the street door. 563 00:30:04,344 --> 00:30:07,430 Suppose the street door's locked. How do I get in in the first place? 564 00:30:07,598 --> 00:30:09,140 The street door is never locked. 565 00:30:09,308 --> 00:30:11,559 - What time will you get back? - About 12. 566 00:30:11,727 --> 00:30:14,437 I'll bring Halliday back for a nightcap so we'll find her together. 567 00:30:14,605 --> 00:30:16,814 And we shall have been together since we left her... 568 00:30:16,982 --> 00:30:18,983 ...and there's my alibi. 569 00:30:33,749 --> 00:30:35,791 - You've forgotten something. - What? 570 00:30:35,959 --> 00:30:38,669 When you get back with what's-his-name, Halliday... 571 00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:41,797 ...how will you get into the apartment? - I shall let myself in. 572 00:30:41,965 --> 00:30:43,925 But your key will be under the stair carpet. 573 00:30:44,092 --> 00:30:46,260 He'll see you getting it out. It'll give the show away. 574 00:30:46,428 --> 00:30:49,972 No. It won't be my key under the carpet, it'll be hers. 575 00:30:50,140 --> 00:30:52,683 I shall take it from her handbag and hide it out there... 576 00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:54,685 ...just before I leave the flat. 577 00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:57,522 She's not going out, so she won't miss it. 578 00:30:57,689 --> 00:31:01,651 When I come back with Halliday, I'll use my own key to let us in. 579 00:31:01,818 --> 00:31:05,154 Then while he's out searching the garden or something... 580 00:31:05,322 --> 00:31:08,574 ...I'll take the key from under the carpet and return it to her handbag... 581 00:31:08,742 --> 00:31:10,326 ...before the police arrive. 582 00:31:10,494 --> 00:31:12,203 How many keys are there to this door? 583 00:31:12,371 --> 00:31:13,788 Just hers and mine. 584 00:31:13,956 --> 00:31:15,623 [PHONE RINGING] 585 00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:24,006 Maida Vale Z499. 586 00:31:24,174 --> 00:31:26,717 MARGOT: Tony, it's me. - Oh, hello, darling. How's it going? 587 00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:29,804 Wonderfully. It's really a splendid play. 588 00:31:29,972 --> 00:31:33,683 - We're enjoying every minute. - Oh, I'm sorry. I mean, I'm glad. 589 00:31:33,850 --> 00:31:35,434 You will join us, won't you? 590 00:31:35,602 --> 00:31:38,062 Well, I don't think so. I hardly seem to have started. 591 00:31:38,230 --> 00:31:40,481 Oh, darling, just a moment, I think someone's at the door. 592 00:31:40,649 --> 00:31:43,943 Psst. You can be seen from the bedroom window. 593 00:31:45,612 --> 00:31:49,115 Sorry, darling. False alarm. Look, why don't you take Mark to Gerry's? 594 00:31:49,283 --> 00:31:51,784 - How do we get in? - Well, just mention my name. 595 00:31:51,952 --> 00:31:54,579 I don't know about the band, but the food's good. 596 00:31:54,746 --> 00:31:56,789 By the way, Maureen called up just after you left... 597 00:31:56,957 --> 00:31:59,292 ...and wants us for dinner on Wednesday. 598 00:31:59,459 --> 00:32:01,919 But you've got something written in your diary for Wednesday... 599 00:32:02,087 --> 00:32:05,298 ...and I can't read your writing. Looks like Al Bentall. 600 00:32:06,133 --> 00:32:08,092 Who's he, another one of your boyfriends? 601 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:10,428 Albert Hall, you idiot. 602 00:32:10,596 --> 00:32:12,888 Oh, the Albert Hall, of course. 603 00:32:13,056 --> 00:32:14,849 I'm so glad we don't have to go to Maureen's. 604 00:32:15,017 --> 00:32:16,350 She's such a filthy cook. 605 00:32:16,518 --> 00:32:18,227 Oh, there's the bell. I must fly. 606 00:32:18,478 --> 00:32:20,730 All right, dear. Enjoy yourself. 607 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:13,240 [ICE CLINKING] 608 00:33:13,408 --> 00:33:15,326 [MARK & MARGOT SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 609 00:33:23,335 --> 00:33:26,420 MARGOT: Tony, don't make that martini too watery. 610 00:33:28,882 --> 00:33:32,385 Oh, now, where's the picture of the maharaja? 611 00:33:33,345 --> 00:33:35,763 Darling, when are you gonna finish pasting in those clippings? 612 00:33:35,931 --> 00:33:39,225 Oh, I shall find time one of these days. Oh, here it is. 613 00:33:39,393 --> 00:33:41,894 This is the maharaja. Isn't he dreamy? 614 00:33:42,062 --> 00:33:44,647 He had four Rolls-Royces and enough jewels to sink a battleship... 615 00:33:44,815 --> 00:33:46,607 ...but all he wanted was to play at Wimbledon. 616 00:33:46,775 --> 00:33:50,194 The poor darling. He was so shortsighted, he could barely see the end of the racket... 617 00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:51,320 ...let alone the ball. 618 00:33:51,488 --> 00:33:54,073 You know, you should, um... Thanks, Tony. 619 00:33:54,241 --> 00:33:57,368 - You should write a book about all this. - Why don't you two collaborate? 620 00:33:57,536 --> 00:33:59,495 A detective novel with a tennis... 621 00:33:59,663 --> 00:34:01,163 ...background. - What about it, Mark? 622 00:34:01,331 --> 00:34:03,082 Would you provide me with the perfect murder? 623 00:34:03,250 --> 00:34:04,625 MARK: Nothing I'd like better. 624 00:34:04,793 --> 00:34:06,502 How do you write a detective story? 625 00:34:07,003 --> 00:34:10,214 Well, you forget detection and concentrate on crime. Crime's the thing. 626 00:34:10,382 --> 00:34:13,134 Then you imagine you're going to steal something or murder somebody. 627 00:34:13,301 --> 00:34:15,302 Oh, is that how you do it? Interesting. 628 00:34:15,470 --> 00:34:18,723 MARK: Yes, I usually put myself in the criminal's shoes and ask myself, um: 629 00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:19,932 "What do I do next?" 630 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:22,601 - Ha-ha-ha. - Do you really believe in the perfect murder? 631 00:34:22,769 --> 00:34:25,896 MARK: Mm. Yes, absolutely. On paper, that is. 632 00:34:26,064 --> 00:34:28,441 And I think I could plan one better than most people... 633 00:34:28,608 --> 00:34:32,695 ...but I doubt if I could carry it out. - Oh? Why not? 634 00:34:32,863 --> 00:34:35,239 Well, in stories, things turn out the way the author wants. 635 00:34:35,407 --> 00:34:37,658 And in real life, they don't always. 636 00:34:37,826 --> 00:34:39,326 - Hm. MARK: No, I'm afraid my murders... 637 00:34:39,494 --> 00:34:40,536 ...would be like my bridge. 638 00:34:40,704 --> 00:34:44,206 I'd make a stupid mistake and never realize till I found everybody was looking at me. 639 00:34:44,374 --> 00:34:45,583 - We better drink up, Mark. - Yes. 640 00:34:45,751 --> 00:34:48,878 - What are you doing tomorrow? - Mm. Nothing I know of. 641 00:34:49,045 --> 00:34:50,963 Why don't we all drive down to Windsor for lunch? 642 00:34:51,131 --> 00:34:53,340 That's a good idea. Come along early, but not too early. 643 00:34:53,508 --> 00:34:55,676 - We may be nursing a hangover. - How about 11? 644 00:34:55,844 --> 00:34:56,802 Fine. 645 00:34:56,970 --> 00:34:58,679 MARGOT: We'll have lunch at the King's Head. 646 00:34:58,847 --> 00:34:59,805 MARK: Is that in Windsor? 647 00:34:59,973 --> 00:35:01,682 MARGOT: No, it's just outside. - Oh. 648 00:35:03,435 --> 00:35:06,395 Did I lend you my latchkey? I can't seem to find it anywhere. 649 00:35:06,563 --> 00:35:08,564 I don't know. I may have them both in my handbag. 650 00:35:08,732 --> 00:35:10,316 I'll just look. 651 00:35:30,712 --> 00:35:32,588 No. I've only got one here. 652 00:35:32,756 --> 00:35:34,381 Are you sure yours isn't in your overcoat? 653 00:35:34,549 --> 00:35:36,717 No, I've looked. May I borrow yours? 654 00:35:36,885 --> 00:35:39,178 - Well, that's a bit awkward. - Why? 655 00:35:39,346 --> 00:35:40,387 I may want to go out. 656 00:35:41,264 --> 00:35:43,265 - Tonight? MARGOT: I thought I might... 657 00:35:43,433 --> 00:35:44,809 ...go to a movie or something. 658 00:35:44,976 --> 00:35:47,144 Won't you listen to the radio? Saturday Night Theatre? 659 00:35:47,312 --> 00:35:50,272 Oh, no. It's a thriller. I don't like thrillers when I'm alone. 660 00:35:50,941 --> 00:35:53,234 - I see. MARGOT: Well, in any case... 661 00:35:53,401 --> 00:35:55,152 ...I'll be back before you. I can let you in. 662 00:35:55,612 --> 00:35:58,697 But we won't be back until after midnight. You may be asleep by then. 663 00:35:58,865 --> 00:36:01,075 You can always put your key under the proverbial mat. 664 00:36:01,243 --> 00:36:02,243 No, it's all right. 665 00:36:02,702 --> 00:36:04,703 Here it is. It was in my glove all the time. 666 00:36:05,205 --> 00:36:07,164 Well, that settles that. 667 00:36:07,749 --> 00:36:09,083 TONY: What movie are you going to? 668 00:36:09,251 --> 00:36:10,835 MARGOT: Oh, The Classic, I expect. 669 00:36:11,002 --> 00:36:12,962 Will you get in? Saturday night? 670 00:36:13,129 --> 00:36:14,797 - Oh, I can always try. - Oh, but, darling... 671 00:36:14,965 --> 00:36:17,800 Now, don't make me stay home. You know how I hate doing nothing. 672 00:36:17,968 --> 00:36:20,386 Doing nothing? Why, there are hundreds of things you can do. 673 00:36:20,554 --> 00:36:22,721 Have you written to Peggy thanking her for the weekend? 674 00:36:22,889 --> 00:36:25,808 And what about those clippings? It's an ideal opportunity. 675 00:36:25,976 --> 00:36:28,394 Well, I like that. You two go gallivanting... 676 00:36:28,562 --> 00:36:31,647 ...while I stay home and do those boring clippings. 677 00:36:32,774 --> 00:36:34,483 Very well. We won't go. 678 00:36:34,651 --> 00:36:35,693 What do you mean? 679 00:36:35,861 --> 00:36:37,653 TONY: You don't want us to go out... 680 00:36:37,821 --> 00:36:39,738 ...so we won't. We'll stay here with you instead. 681 00:36:39,906 --> 00:36:41,240 What shall we do, play cards? 682 00:36:41,449 --> 00:36:43,868 Oh, Tony, darling. 683 00:36:44,035 --> 00:36:46,620 Well, I'd better call the Grendon and tell them we're not coming. 684 00:36:46,788 --> 00:36:50,833 Oh, Tony, please, let's not be childish about this. 685 00:36:52,377 --> 00:36:54,628 All right, I'll do your old press clippings. 686 00:36:55,839 --> 00:36:58,007 You don't have to if you don't want to, you know. 687 00:36:58,174 --> 00:37:00,426 MARGOT: But I do want to. 688 00:37:00,594 --> 00:37:02,595 [PHONE HANGS UP] 689 00:37:04,931 --> 00:37:06,932 I think I'll try and scare up a taxi. 690 00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:09,560 MARGOT: Have we any paste? TONY: There's some in the desk... 691 00:37:09,728 --> 00:37:11,103 ...I believe. 692 00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:14,773 - You'll need some scissors. - Oh, they're in my mending basket. 693 00:37:38,298 --> 00:37:40,799 Lend me some change, dear. I need some money for the taxi. 694 00:37:40,967 --> 00:37:43,385 Hey, you leave my bag alone. How much do you need anyway? 695 00:37:43,553 --> 00:37:44,970 TONY: Well, let's see how much you've got. 696 00:37:45,138 --> 00:37:47,514 MARGOT: Heh. Put that down. TONY: You owe me 10 bob anyway. 697 00:37:47,682 --> 00:37:49,683 - For what? - I paid for that package you sent Peggy. 698 00:37:49,851 --> 00:37:51,602 - That comes out of housekeeping. - Let me give it... 699 00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:53,103 ...to you. Keep your hands off. 700 00:37:53,271 --> 00:37:54,480 [MARGOT CHUCKLES] 701 00:37:54,648 --> 00:37:55,522 There now. 702 00:37:55,690 --> 00:37:56,732 How much do you want? 703 00:37:56,900 --> 00:37:58,901 Well, I've got 3, 5, 7 and sixpence. 704 00:37:59,069 --> 00:38:00,444 Enough to get us there and back. 705 00:38:00,612 --> 00:38:02,988 You'd better take something. How much are the dinner tickets? 706 00:38:03,156 --> 00:38:07,326 Already paid for, tip included. If I run short, Mark will help out. 707 00:38:10,038 --> 00:38:10,996 MARK: Taxi's here. 708 00:38:17,253 --> 00:38:18,545 MARGOT: What are you waiting for? 709 00:38:18,713 --> 00:38:20,005 Oh, nothing, dear. Nothing. 710 00:38:20,173 --> 00:38:21,131 - Good night. - Good night. 711 00:38:21,299 --> 00:38:23,467 - What time will you get home? - About 12, I should think. 712 00:38:23,635 --> 00:38:25,844 I'll bring Mark back for a nightcap on his way home. 713 00:38:26,012 --> 00:38:28,389 I'll be fast asleep and I don't want to be disturbed. 714 00:38:28,556 --> 00:38:29,890 We shall be as quiet as mice. 715 00:38:30,058 --> 00:38:31,642 - Night. - Night. 716 00:38:34,270 --> 00:38:35,396 Uh... 717 00:38:36,690 --> 00:38:37,606 Margot? 718 00:38:37,774 --> 00:38:39,191 MARGOT: Yes? 719 00:38:39,776 --> 00:38:41,986 TONY: It's quite possible old man Burgess might call. 720 00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:44,113 Tell him we're at the Grendon. Might be important. 721 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,865 - What's the number? All right. - It's in the book. 722 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:52,454 Goodbye, dear. 723 00:38:55,208 --> 00:38:56,500 All right, Mark. 724 00:41:08,299 --> 00:41:11,301 I was staying at the Torbay Hotel. Know the Torbay Hotel in Dartmoor? 725 00:41:11,469 --> 00:41:14,638 Well, it's not exactly in Dartmoor, but sort of in the district... 726 00:41:14,806 --> 00:41:17,099 ...if you know what I mean. The point of this story is... 727 00:41:17,267 --> 00:41:18,892 ...that it concerns Dartmoor Prison. 728 00:41:19,060 --> 00:41:20,269 Anyway... 729 00:41:20,436 --> 00:41:23,105 ...I was staying at the Torbay Hotel. I went to the bar one day... 730 00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:37,619 So I turned and said, "What are you doing here?" 731 00:41:37,787 --> 00:41:40,122 He said, "I'm a commercial traveler. I sell... 732 00:41:40,290 --> 00:41:41,540 ...agricultural machinery." 733 00:41:41,708 --> 00:41:42,666 I said, "Agricultural"... 734 00:41:42,834 --> 00:41:44,793 Excuse me. Any of you fellas have the right time? 735 00:41:44,961 --> 00:41:50,299 - Yes, I have seven minutes past 11. - I make it only just after 11. 736 00:41:50,466 --> 00:41:52,801 Well, my watch has stopped. I must have overwound it. 737 00:41:52,969 --> 00:41:54,678 So as I was saying... 738 00:41:54,846 --> 00:41:56,597 Excuse me, old boy. I have to call my boss. 739 00:41:56,764 --> 00:41:58,140 Agricultural machinery... 740 00:42:22,457 --> 00:42:24,458 [INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE] 741 00:42:52,028 --> 00:42:53,820 [PHONE RINGING] 742 00:43:14,467 --> 00:43:16,009 Hello. 743 00:43:18,054 --> 00:43:23,809 Hello? 744 00:43:24,769 --> 00:43:28,105 [SWITCHHOOK CLICKING] 745 00:43:29,565 --> 00:43:42,744 Hello? 746 00:43:55,508 --> 00:43:56,717 [MARGOT GROANING AND GASPING] 747 00:43:58,845 --> 00:43:59,511 [GLASS SHATTERS] 748 00:44:14,277 --> 00:44:15,485 [GRUNTS] 749 00:44:25,413 --> 00:44:26,705 [GASPS] 750 00:44:44,223 --> 00:44:46,683 MARGOT: Get the police. Quickly. Police. 751 00:44:46,851 --> 00:44:48,727 [COINS CLATTERING] 752 00:44:48,895 --> 00:44:51,563 - Margot? - Who's there? 753 00:44:51,731 --> 00:44:53,065 Darling, it's me. 754 00:44:53,816 --> 00:44:55,776 [SOBBING] Oh, Tony. 755 00:44:55,943 --> 00:45:00,113 Tony, thank God. Come back at once. 756 00:45:00,490 --> 00:45:01,531 What's the matter? 757 00:45:01,699 --> 00:45:05,827 I can't explain now. Come quickly, please. 758 00:45:05,995 --> 00:45:08,747 Now, darling, pull yourself together. What is it? 759 00:45:08,915 --> 00:45:13,168 A man attacked me. He tried to strangle me. 760 00:45:13,961 --> 00:45:15,754 Did he get away? 761 00:45:16,255 --> 00:45:19,383 No. He's dead. He's dead. 762 00:45:19,550 --> 00:45:20,759 [MARGOT SOBBING] 763 00:45:26,391 --> 00:45:27,891 Tony, are you still there? 764 00:45:28,684 --> 00:45:30,727 - Margot. - Yes? 765 00:45:30,895 --> 00:45:32,896 Now, listen very carefully. 766 00:45:33,064 --> 00:45:34,439 Yes, I'm listening. 767 00:45:34,607 --> 00:45:36,775 Don't touch anything. I'll be with you right away. 768 00:45:37,735 --> 00:45:38,985 No. No, I won't. 769 00:45:39,153 --> 00:45:43,407 Don't touch anything and don't speak to anybody until I get there. 770 00:45:43,574 --> 00:45:46,827 - No, I won't touch anything. - You promise? 771 00:45:46,994 --> 00:45:50,705 Yes, I promise. Only, please, be quick. 772 00:46:23,698 --> 00:46:25,699 [COUGHING] 773 00:46:30,455 --> 00:46:32,038 [GRUNTS AND SOBBING] 774 00:46:44,719 --> 00:46:46,094 MAN: I'm sitting at the same bar... 775 00:46:46,262 --> 00:46:48,180 ...and I see the same man standing at the end... 776 00:46:48,347 --> 00:46:50,015 ...and he came across to me and said... 777 00:46:50,183 --> 00:46:51,850 No, do sit down. I have to run along. 778 00:46:52,018 --> 00:46:53,602 It's Margot. She's not feeling well. 779 00:46:53,769 --> 00:46:54,895 - Serious? - Nothing serious. 780 00:46:55,062 --> 00:46:56,271 - You stay and enjoy. - I'll come. 781 00:46:56,439 --> 00:46:58,231 No, it's perfectly all right. 782 00:46:58,774 --> 00:47:02,652 MAN: With which he was buying me dry martinis. Anyway... 783 00:47:31,641 --> 00:47:34,059 [SOBBING] Tony! Oh, Tony. 784 00:47:34,227 --> 00:47:37,562 It's all right, darling. It's all right. What happened? 785 00:47:37,730 --> 00:47:41,483 He put something around my throat. It felt like a stocking. 786 00:47:41,651 --> 00:47:44,110 Are you sure? Let me see. 787 00:47:44,278 --> 00:47:46,696 I got up to answer the phone... 788 00:47:46,864 --> 00:47:49,824 ...and he came from behind the curtain and tried to strangle me. 789 00:47:50,701 --> 00:47:51,368 I almost... 790 00:47:51,536 --> 00:47:52,786 ...passed out. 791 00:47:52,954 --> 00:47:54,788 I felt the scissors in my hands. 792 00:47:54,956 --> 00:47:56,206 Then he let go suddenly... 793 00:47:56,374 --> 00:47:59,501 ...and he fell on the floor. 794 00:48:29,240 --> 00:48:30,949 There's hardly any blood. 795 00:48:31,576 --> 00:48:34,119 When he fell, he must have... What are you doing? 796 00:48:34,287 --> 00:48:35,745 MARGOT: I'm trying to find my... 797 00:48:35,913 --> 00:48:39,791 Oh, here they are. My aspirin. I've got such an awful head. 798 00:48:56,225 --> 00:48:57,309 What is it? 799 00:48:57,476 --> 00:48:59,436 I'd better get a blanket. 800 00:49:14,994 --> 00:49:16,369 Shut the window, please. 801 00:49:17,288 --> 00:49:19,789 TONY: No, we mustn't touch anything till the police arrive. 802 00:49:19,957 --> 00:49:23,293 He must've broken in. I wonder what he was after. 803 00:49:23,461 --> 00:49:24,669 Those cups, I expect. 804 00:49:25,087 --> 00:49:26,421 When will the police get here? 805 00:49:27,381 --> 00:49:28,548 Have you called them already? 806 00:49:28,716 --> 00:49:31,593 No. You told me not to speak to anyone. 807 00:49:33,638 --> 00:49:35,347 Hadn't you better call them now? 808 00:49:35,514 --> 00:49:36,931 Yes. 809 00:49:39,310 --> 00:49:41,561 - Where's Mark? - I told him to go straight home. 810 00:49:41,729 --> 00:49:42,604 WOMAN: Operator. 811 00:49:42,772 --> 00:49:45,190 Hello, operator. Get me the Maida Vale Police, quickly. 812 00:49:45,358 --> 00:49:46,066 Did you tell him? 813 00:49:46,442 --> 00:49:49,361 No, I didn't know what had happened. I just said you weren't feeling well. 814 00:49:49,528 --> 00:49:50,904 MAN: Maida Vale Police. 815 00:49:51,072 --> 00:49:53,657 Oh, police, there's been a ghastly accident. 816 00:49:53,824 --> 00:49:55,867 - Yes, sir? - A man has been killed. 817 00:49:56,494 --> 00:49:57,911 - Your name, sir? - Wendice. 818 00:49:58,663 --> 00:50:00,789 - Is that a double "S"? - No, D-I-C-E. 819 00:50:00,956 --> 00:50:02,791 C-E. Your address, sir? 820 00:50:02,958 --> 00:50:06,461 61-A Charrington Gardens, the ground floor apartment. 821 00:50:06,629 --> 00:50:07,462 Was it an accident? 822 00:50:08,464 --> 00:50:09,547 I don't know. 823 00:50:09,965 --> 00:50:11,675 What do you mean, sir, you don't know? 824 00:50:11,842 --> 00:50:13,968 You think he might have been killed by someone? 825 00:50:14,136 --> 00:50:17,013 Well, I don't know. 826 00:50:17,181 --> 00:50:19,641 Well, have you any idea who might have done it? 827 00:50:24,105 --> 00:50:26,314 I'll explain that when you come. How long will it take? 828 00:50:26,482 --> 00:50:28,108 - About two minutes. - Two minutes? 829 00:50:28,275 --> 00:50:30,318 And don't touch anything, will you, sir? 830 00:50:30,486 --> 00:50:32,487 No, we won't touch anything. Goodbye. 831 00:50:33,364 --> 00:50:34,447 I'll get dressed. 832 00:50:34,615 --> 00:50:36,032 Why? 833 00:50:36,659 --> 00:50:37,784 They'll want to see me. 834 00:50:37,952 --> 00:50:41,287 - They're not going to see you. - But they'll have to ask me questions. 835 00:50:41,455 --> 00:50:44,582 They can wait till tomorrow. I'll tell them all they need to know. 836 00:50:45,584 --> 00:50:47,043 - Tony. - Yes? 837 00:50:47,211 --> 00:50:48,253 Why did you phone me? 838 00:50:49,171 --> 00:50:49,921 What? 839 00:50:50,256 --> 00:50:52,924 I'm sorry, darling, I'll tell you about that later. 840 00:50:53,092 --> 00:50:56,302 I just thought of something. You said he used a stocking? 841 00:50:56,470 --> 00:50:59,431 I think it was a stocking or a scarf. Isn't it there? 842 00:50:59,598 --> 00:51:03,601 No, but I expect they'll find it. Now, you go on to bed. 843 00:53:40,301 --> 00:53:41,968 Tea, gentlemen? 844 00:53:58,861 --> 00:54:00,612 [MAN 1 SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY] 845 00:54:00,779 --> 00:54:02,030 MAN 2: Sergeant. MAN 3: Mm-hm? 846 00:54:02,197 --> 00:54:04,532 MAN 2: Look, it's the other stocking. 847 00:54:22,009 --> 00:54:24,844 MAN: All right, break it up. Let's get moving on. 848 00:54:48,786 --> 00:54:51,871 Hm. Almost empty. Remind me to get some more. 849 00:54:52,039 --> 00:54:53,748 It always runs out just when we need it. 850 00:54:53,916 --> 00:54:56,501 Oh, look, before I forget, the sergeant wanted to know... 851 00:54:56,669 --> 00:54:58,503 ...why you didn't phone the police immediately. 852 00:54:58,671 --> 00:55:01,089 - How could I? You were on the phone. - I know, but... 853 00:55:01,256 --> 00:55:03,883 You distinctly told me not to speak to anyone until you got here. 854 00:55:04,051 --> 00:55:07,303 I know, darling, but I told him a slightly different story. 855 00:55:07,471 --> 00:55:08,262 Why? 856 00:55:08,430 --> 00:55:11,015 Well, I said you didn't phone the police because you assumed... 857 00:55:11,183 --> 00:55:13,059 ...that I would do it from the hotel. 858 00:55:13,227 --> 00:55:14,560 Why did you say that? 859 00:55:14,728 --> 00:55:17,981 Because it was the perfectly logical explanation, and he accepted it. 860 00:55:18,148 --> 00:55:21,484 Now, if they get the idea that we delayed reporting it... 861 00:55:21,652 --> 00:55:24,237 ...they might get nosy and start asking all sorts of questions... 862 00:55:24,405 --> 00:55:28,157 - So you want me to say the same thing? - I think so, dear, in case it comes up again. 863 00:55:28,325 --> 00:55:29,242 [DOORBELL BUZZES] 864 00:55:29,410 --> 00:55:31,619 Oh, that'll be Mark. Would you let him in? 865 00:55:35,708 --> 00:55:36,833 Good morning, madam. 866 00:55:37,001 --> 00:55:38,334 MARGOT: Oh. Good morning. 867 00:55:38,502 --> 00:55:40,086 - Mrs. Wendice? - Yes. 868 00:55:40,254 --> 00:55:43,881 - I'm a police officer. May I come in? - Of course. 869 00:55:49,430 --> 00:55:51,556 Excuse me. I'll just tell my husband you're here. 870 00:55:51,724 --> 00:55:53,182 Oh, thank you. 871 00:56:17,041 --> 00:56:17,957 TONY: Good morning. 872 00:56:18,125 --> 00:56:20,168 Good morning, sir. I'm Chief Inspector Hubbard... 873 00:56:20,335 --> 00:56:22,670 ...in charge of criminal investigation of this division. 874 00:56:22,838 --> 00:56:25,173 We gave your sergeant all the necessary information. 875 00:56:25,340 --> 00:56:27,050 Yes. I've seen his report, of course... 876 00:56:27,217 --> 00:56:31,012 ...but there are a few things I'd like to get firsthand. 877 00:56:31,346 --> 00:56:35,016 I gather the sergeant only saw you for a few moments, Mrs. Wendice? 878 00:56:35,184 --> 00:56:36,225 Yes, I... 879 00:56:36,393 --> 00:56:38,394 My wife was suffering from considerable shock. 880 00:56:38,562 --> 00:56:41,189 Yes, that was a very nasty experience you had. 881 00:56:41,356 --> 00:56:42,899 Do you mind if I take a look around? 882 00:56:43,067 --> 00:56:45,693 Go ahead. The bedroom and bathroom are through here. 883 00:56:58,665 --> 00:57:01,042 He certainly didn't get in by the bathroom. 884 00:57:06,006 --> 00:57:08,549 And the kitchen has bars on the window. 885 00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:16,557 We assume he must have come in through these windows here. 886 00:57:16,725 --> 00:57:19,268 I, uh... I understand you weren't here when this happened. 887 00:57:19,436 --> 00:57:21,938 No, I was at a dinner party at the Grendon Hotel. 888 00:57:22,106 --> 00:57:23,356 And by a curious coincidence... 889 00:57:23,524 --> 00:57:25,691 ...I was actually phoning my wife when she was attacked. 890 00:57:25,859 --> 00:57:28,903 So I gather. Can you tell me exactly what time it was, sir? 891 00:57:29,071 --> 00:57:33,074 No, I'm afraid I can't. I do remember my watch had stopped. 892 00:57:35,911 --> 00:57:38,246 Did you notice, Mrs. Wendice? 893 00:57:39,164 --> 00:57:40,039 No, I didn't. 894 00:57:40,207 --> 00:57:41,582 Won't you sit down, inspector? 895 00:57:42,084 --> 00:57:43,584 Thank you. 896 00:57:46,630 --> 00:57:48,506 Have you any idea who he was? 897 00:57:49,424 --> 00:57:53,386 Hmm? Oh, yes. At least, we've discovered where he lived. 898 00:57:53,554 --> 00:57:56,681 There still seems to be some confusion as to his real name. 899 00:57:56,849 --> 00:57:58,683 MARGOT: Oh? - He appeared to have several. 900 00:58:00,185 --> 00:58:03,604 - Had you ever seen him before? - Why, no, of course not. 901 00:58:05,816 --> 00:58:06,858 Oh. 902 00:58:07,025 --> 00:58:08,901 - Is this him? - Yes. 903 00:58:09,069 --> 00:58:12,488 - You don't recognize him? - No, I never saw him. 904 00:58:12,781 --> 00:58:15,199 But didn't you even catch a glimpse of his face? 905 00:58:15,367 --> 00:58:17,368 No. You see, he attacked me from behind... 906 00:58:17,536 --> 00:58:20,454 ...and it was dark. I hardly saw him at all. 907 00:58:20,622 --> 00:58:24,250 But before I showed you these photographs, you said you'd never seen him... 908 00:58:24,418 --> 00:58:25,168 ...before. 909 00:58:25,335 --> 00:58:28,629 How could you know that if you never saw his face last night? 910 00:58:28,797 --> 00:58:30,089 I don't quite understand. 911 00:58:30,257 --> 00:58:32,842 Inspector, my wife simply means that as far as she knew... 912 00:58:33,010 --> 00:58:34,886 ...she never saw him before. 913 00:58:35,053 --> 00:58:36,762 - Was that what you meant? - Yes. 914 00:58:36,930 --> 00:58:39,640 Yeah. Now, how about you, sir? Had you ever seen him before? 915 00:58:40,934 --> 00:58:45,521 No. 916 00:58:46,064 --> 00:58:47,565 - At least... - Yes? 917 00:58:47,900 --> 00:58:50,193 It's very like someone I was at college with. 918 00:58:50,360 --> 00:58:52,153 But the mustache makes quite a difference. 919 00:58:52,404 --> 00:58:53,738 Oh? What was his name? 920 00:58:53,906 --> 00:58:56,699 Oh, I don't know. It must be 20 years since I left. 921 00:58:56,867 --> 00:58:59,994 - Was it, uh, Lesgate? - No. 922 00:59:00,162 --> 00:59:01,954 - Wilson? - No. 923 00:59:02,122 --> 00:59:02,788 Swann? 924 00:59:02,956 --> 00:59:05,291 N... Swann? 925 00:59:06,418 --> 00:59:09,420 Wait a minute. Swann. Yes, that's it. 926 00:59:14,468 --> 00:59:17,470 Here's an old photo taken at a reunion. We were at the same college together. 927 00:59:17,638 --> 00:59:18,804 There he is there. 928 00:59:18,972 --> 00:59:21,724 - Why, it's unbelievable. - Did you know him well? 929 00:59:21,892 --> 00:59:23,267 No. He was senior to me. 930 00:59:23,435 --> 00:59:25,394 - Have you met him since then? - No. 931 00:59:25,562 --> 00:59:27,104 At least... 932 00:59:27,272 --> 00:59:30,358 Come to think of it, I did see him quite recently, but not to speak to. 933 00:59:30,525 --> 00:59:33,611 - Oh? When was that? - Six months ago at a railway station. 934 00:59:33,779 --> 00:59:34,946 Victoria, I think. 935 00:59:35,364 --> 00:59:37,490 I remember noticing how little he'd changed. 936 00:59:37,658 --> 00:59:40,534 - Had he a mustache then, sir? - No. 937 00:59:40,869 --> 00:59:44,914 Hm. Uh, Mrs. Wendice, would you show me exactly what happened last night? 938 00:59:45,707 --> 00:59:48,834 - Tony, do I have to? - I'm afraid so, darling. 939 00:59:54,800 --> 00:59:58,636 I was in bed when the phone rang, and I got up and I came in here. 940 00:59:58,804 --> 01:00:00,888 - Did you switch this light on? - No. 941 01:00:01,056 --> 01:00:03,599 Just show me exactly where you were standing. 942 01:00:08,730 --> 01:00:11,983 I stood here and I picked up the phone. 943 01:00:12,150 --> 01:00:13,109 HUBBARD: Just one moment. 944 01:00:13,277 --> 01:00:15,611 Are you sure you had your back to the window like that? 945 01:00:16,280 --> 01:00:17,321 Yes. 946 01:00:17,489 --> 01:00:19,699 - But why? - Why not? 947 01:00:19,950 --> 01:00:24,912 Heh. I mean, why go around the desk? I should have picked it up from this side. 948 01:00:25,080 --> 01:00:26,998 But I always answer the phone from here. 949 01:00:27,165 --> 01:00:28,416 But why? 950 01:00:28,583 --> 01:00:32,545 In case I have to write anything down. I can hold the phone in my left hand. 951 01:00:34,715 --> 01:00:37,300 I see. I'm sorry. Go on. 952 01:00:37,467 --> 01:00:38,884 When I picked up the phone... 953 01:00:39,469 --> 01:00:42,388 ...he must have come from behind those curtains and attacked me. 954 01:00:42,556 --> 01:00:45,391 - He got something around my neck. - What do you mean by "something"? 955 01:00:46,184 --> 01:00:47,601 MARGOT: I think it was a stocking. 956 01:00:47,769 --> 01:00:50,146 HUBBARD: I see. And what happened then? 957 01:00:50,314 --> 01:00:53,190 MARGOT: Well, then he pushed me across the desk. 958 01:00:53,358 --> 01:00:55,192 I distinctly remember feeling for the scissors. 959 01:00:55,360 --> 01:00:57,361 HUBBARD: Where were those scissors usually kept? 960 01:00:57,529 --> 01:01:00,823 In that mending basket. I'd forgotten to put them away. 961 01:01:01,074 --> 01:01:04,243 Now, what makes you think he came from behind those curtains? 962 01:01:04,411 --> 01:01:05,870 Where else could he have been? 963 01:01:06,038 --> 01:01:07,204 - The curtains were drawn? - Yes. 964 01:01:07,372 --> 01:01:08,622 Did you draw them yourself? 965 01:01:08,790 --> 01:01:10,958 No, inspector, I drew them just before I went out. 966 01:01:11,126 --> 01:01:13,461 - Did you lock the window at the same time? - Yes. 967 01:01:13,628 --> 01:01:15,046 Are you quite sure of that, sir? 968 01:01:15,213 --> 01:01:17,882 Oh, perfectly sure. I always lock up when I draw the curtains. 969 01:01:18,050 --> 01:01:20,801 - Then how do you suppose he got in? - We assume that he broke in. 970 01:01:20,969 --> 01:01:22,511 Well, there's no sign of a break-in. 971 01:01:22,679 --> 01:01:25,514 Our report shows the lock's quite undamaged. 972 01:01:25,932 --> 01:01:26,640 Mrs. Wendice... 973 01:01:27,851 --> 01:01:29,185 ...why didn't you call the police... 974 01:01:29,353 --> 01:01:31,062 ...immediately this happened? 975 01:01:35,067 --> 01:01:36,859 I was trying to get through to the police... 976 01:01:37,027 --> 01:01:39,236 ...when I discovered my husband was on the line. 977 01:01:39,571 --> 01:01:42,073 I naturally thought he would call the police from the hotel... 978 01:01:42,240 --> 01:01:44,033 ...before he came here. 979 01:01:44,201 --> 01:01:47,328 Uh, didn't it occur to you to call a doctor? 980 01:01:47,496 --> 01:01:49,413 MARGOT: No. - Why ever not? 981 01:01:49,956 --> 01:01:52,833 - He was dead. - How did you know that? 982 01:01:53,001 --> 01:01:55,127 I... It was obvious. 983 01:01:55,295 --> 01:01:58,172 - Did you feel his pulse? - No, of course I didn't. 984 01:01:58,340 --> 01:02:02,009 Anyone would have realized he was dead. Just one look at those staring eyes... 985 01:02:02,177 --> 01:02:04,136 Oh, so you did see his face, after all. 986 01:02:04,304 --> 01:02:07,515 I saw his eyes! I can't remember his face! 987 01:02:07,766 --> 01:02:10,601 Inspector, my wife obviously had never seen this man before. 988 01:02:10,769 --> 01:02:12,978 If he didn't come in by those windows, how did he get in? 989 01:02:15,649 --> 01:02:19,318 As a matter of fact, we're quite certain that he came in by this door. 990 01:02:20,153 --> 01:02:21,862 MARGOT: But it was locked. 991 01:02:22,030 --> 01:02:24,949 Margot, did you open that door at all after we'd gone? 992 01:02:25,117 --> 01:02:25,866 No. 993 01:02:26,034 --> 01:02:28,869 - How many keys are there to this door? - Only two. 994 01:02:29,037 --> 01:02:31,664 Mine was in my handbag, and you had yours with you. 995 01:02:31,832 --> 01:02:33,582 Yes, that's right. 996 01:02:33,750 --> 01:02:35,793 - Has the caretaker got a key? - No. 997 01:02:35,961 --> 01:02:37,294 HUBBARD: Do you employ a charwoman? 998 01:02:37,462 --> 01:02:40,631 MARGOT: Yes, but she hasn't got one either. I'm always here when she comes. 999 01:02:40,799 --> 01:02:42,508 What makes you think he came in this way? 1000 01:02:44,511 --> 01:02:45,302 His shoes. 1001 01:02:45,470 --> 01:02:46,512 His shoes? 1002 01:02:47,973 --> 01:02:49,974 The ground was soaking wet last night. 1003 01:02:50,142 --> 01:02:53,686 And if he'd come in by the garden, he'd have left mud all over the carpet. 1004 01:02:53,854 --> 01:02:55,813 As it is, he didn't leave any marks at all... 1005 01:02:55,981 --> 01:02:58,315 ...because he wiped his shoes on the front doormat. 1006 01:02:58,567 --> 01:02:59,358 How can you tell? 1007 01:02:59,526 --> 01:03:02,945 It's a fairly new mat and some of its fibers came off on his shoes. 1008 01:03:03,113 --> 01:03:03,779 Oh, but surely... 1009 01:03:03,947 --> 01:03:08,159 And there was a small tar stain on the mat, and some of the fibers show that as well. 1010 01:03:08,326 --> 01:03:09,785 No, there's no question about it. 1011 01:03:11,746 --> 01:03:14,999 Wait a minute. I think I've got it. 1012 01:03:15,625 --> 01:03:17,418 You remember when your bag was stolen? 1013 01:03:17,586 --> 01:03:18,252 MARGOT: Yes. 1014 01:03:18,795 --> 01:03:20,713 TONY: Wasn't the key inside? 1015 01:03:20,881 --> 01:03:23,090 MARGOT: Yes, but it was still there when I got it back. 1016 01:03:23,258 --> 01:03:25,926 Now, just a moment. I'd like to hear about this. 1017 01:03:26,094 --> 01:03:27,219 What sort of bag? 1018 01:03:27,387 --> 01:03:29,763 A handbag, inspector. My wife lost it at Victoria Station. 1019 01:03:29,931 --> 01:03:32,975 But I got it back from the lost and found about two weeks later. 1020 01:03:33,143 --> 01:03:33,976 Was anything missing? 1021 01:03:34,686 --> 01:03:35,936 All the money was gone. 1022 01:03:36,104 --> 01:03:37,480 - Anything else? - No. 1023 01:03:37,647 --> 01:03:40,858 - I mean, no papers or letters? - No. 1024 01:03:41,443 --> 01:03:42,943 Are you quite sure about that? 1025 01:03:43,111 --> 01:03:44,069 Yes. 1026 01:03:44,237 --> 01:03:46,739 Your latchkey was in your handbag when you lost it? 1027 01:03:46,907 --> 01:03:49,158 Yes, but it was still there when it was returned. 1028 01:03:49,326 --> 01:03:51,494 Whoever stole the money could have copied the key. 1029 01:03:51,912 --> 01:03:53,829 Where was the bag found eventually? 1030 01:03:53,997 --> 01:03:55,956 At Victoria Station. 1031 01:03:56,124 --> 01:03:58,375 Wasn't that where you said you saw this man, sir? 1032 01:03:59,294 --> 01:04:00,753 When did you lose the bag? 1033 01:04:00,921 --> 01:04:03,130 Wasn't it that weekend we went to visit Peggy? 1034 01:04:03,298 --> 01:04:06,300 Yes, it was. I remember now. He was sitting in the restaurant. 1035 01:04:06,468 --> 01:04:07,843 HUBBARD: That where you left your bag? 1036 01:04:08,011 --> 01:04:11,472 Yes, and didn't I say something about "There's someone I was at college with"? 1037 01:04:12,182 --> 01:04:13,766 I don't remember. 1038 01:04:13,934 --> 01:04:15,851 That's how he got in. He had a duplicate made... 1039 01:04:16,019 --> 01:04:19,104 ...and returned the original to the bag. - Before you go any further... 1040 01:04:19,397 --> 01:04:21,649 ...how did he get in through the street door? 1041 01:04:21,816 --> 01:04:23,526 TONY: Well, the street door is never locked. 1042 01:04:23,693 --> 01:04:25,236 I see. 1043 01:04:25,403 --> 01:04:28,155 He could have had your key copied... 1044 01:04:28,323 --> 01:04:31,492 ...and he could have used it to open the door... 1045 01:04:32,702 --> 01:04:34,828 ...but of course he didn't. 1046 01:04:35,455 --> 01:04:36,121 Why not? 1047 01:04:36,289 --> 01:04:37,122 Because if he had... 1048 01:04:37,290 --> 01:04:39,500 ...the key would still have been on him when he died. 1049 01:04:39,668 --> 01:04:41,502 No key was found when we went through his pockets. 1050 01:04:46,049 --> 01:04:48,133 We seem to be back just where we started, don't we? 1051 01:04:49,344 --> 01:04:50,469 Well, not quite. 1052 01:04:51,346 --> 01:04:52,513 Well, then how did he get in? 1053 01:04:53,139 --> 01:04:55,558 We'd better get all this down on paper. 1054 01:04:55,725 --> 01:04:57,977 I'd like you both to make an official statement... 1055 01:04:58,144 --> 01:04:59,520 ...before the inquest. 1056 01:04:59,688 --> 01:05:02,439 My office is only a few moments from here. Perhaps you could come now. 1057 01:05:02,607 --> 01:05:03,983 [DOORBELL BUZZES] 1058 01:05:07,028 --> 01:05:09,363 MARK: Tony. - Mark. Oh, this is Inspector Hubbard. 1059 01:05:09,531 --> 01:05:12,074 Inspector, this is Mark Halliday. He was with me last night. 1060 01:05:12,242 --> 01:05:13,325 How do you do, inspector? 1061 01:05:13,493 --> 01:05:17,121 As you were with Mr. Wendice last night, you may be able to help us here. 1062 01:05:17,289 --> 01:05:20,874 Now, did you notice what time it was he went to the phone? 1063 01:05:21,042 --> 01:05:23,544 Yes, matter of fact, it was just three minutes after 11. 1064 01:05:23,712 --> 01:05:25,629 How did you come to notice that? 1065 01:05:25,797 --> 01:05:28,674 Well, Mr. Wendice's watch had stopped and some of us compared times. 1066 01:05:28,842 --> 01:05:31,802 Thank you. So you see, it was when Mrs. Wendice came in here... 1067 01:05:31,970 --> 01:05:34,847 ...to answer his call that she was attacked. 1068 01:05:35,056 --> 01:05:37,766 Did you phone Margot before or after you phoned your boss? 1069 01:05:37,934 --> 01:05:39,602 Tony, I know what I wanted to ask you. 1070 01:05:39,769 --> 01:05:40,436 Why did you... 1071 01:05:40,604 --> 01:05:41,645 ...telephone me last night? 1072 01:05:41,813 --> 01:05:45,190 Now, just one moment, before I lose the thread of this. 1073 01:05:45,358 --> 01:05:49,153 Now, at three minutes past 11, you left your party to phone your boss. 1074 01:05:49,321 --> 01:05:50,904 Yes, I used the pay phone in the lobby. 1075 01:05:51,072 --> 01:05:54,533 How long were you on the telephone to your boss before you called your wife? 1076 01:05:54,701 --> 01:05:57,953 In fact, I never did speak to him. I couldn't remember his number... 1077 01:05:58,121 --> 01:06:01,123 ...so I rang my wife to ask her to look it up in the address book. 1078 01:06:01,291 --> 01:06:03,709 You mean you hauled me out of bed just to get his number? 1079 01:06:03,877 --> 01:06:04,877 I had to, darling. 1080 01:06:05,045 --> 01:06:06,795 My boss is flying to Brussels this morning. 1081 01:06:06,963 --> 01:06:09,673 I wanted to remind him of something. It was rather important. 1082 01:06:09,841 --> 01:06:11,967 Wasn't there a telephone directory in the hotel? 1083 01:06:12,135 --> 01:06:14,386 Yes, but his country number wouldn't be in that directory. 1084 01:06:14,554 --> 01:06:16,722 Mm. And did you phone him? 1085 01:06:16,890 --> 01:06:20,184 Oh, no. Naturally when I heard what had happened here, I forgot all about it. 1086 01:06:20,352 --> 01:06:23,187 Mm. Yes. 1087 01:06:23,355 --> 01:06:25,981 Mr. Halliday, Mr. And Mrs. Wendice are coming to my office... 1088 01:06:26,149 --> 01:06:27,566 ...to make their statements. 1089 01:06:27,734 --> 01:06:30,694 Would you give me your address, sir? I may want to get in touch with you. 1090 01:06:30,862 --> 01:06:32,655 - Why, certainly. - I'll get my coat. 1091 01:06:32,822 --> 01:06:34,281 I'm staying at Carfax Hotel. 1092 01:06:34,449 --> 01:06:37,159 Just write it down there, will you? Your telephone number as well. 1093 01:06:37,327 --> 01:06:38,786 All right. 1094 01:06:47,212 --> 01:06:48,962 Ever been over here before, sir? 1095 01:06:49,130 --> 01:06:52,675 - Uh, yes. Yes, about a year ago. - Mm. 1096 01:06:52,842 --> 01:06:55,219 - There you are, sir. - Thank you. 1097 01:06:56,137 --> 01:06:57,012 Uh, Mr. Wendice. 1098 01:06:57,180 --> 01:06:58,931 There's quite a crowd in front of the house. 1099 01:06:59,099 --> 01:07:01,266 I was going to suggest that we left by the garden. 1100 01:07:01,434 --> 01:07:03,227 - Isn't there's a gate at the far end? - Yes. 1101 01:07:03,395 --> 01:07:06,271 I'm afraid the gate may be locked. Would you mind taking a look, sir? 1102 01:07:06,439 --> 01:07:07,981 Certainly. 1103 01:07:14,656 --> 01:07:16,949 How much does he know about you and Mrs. Wendice? 1104 01:07:18,785 --> 01:07:19,868 I beg your pardon? 1105 01:07:20,161 --> 01:07:22,413 You wrote a letter to Mrs. Wendice from New York. 1106 01:07:22,580 --> 01:07:25,499 It was found in the dead man's inside pocket. 1107 01:07:25,667 --> 01:07:29,420 I didn't mention it because I wasn't sure how much Mr. Wendice knew. 1108 01:07:29,587 --> 01:07:31,547 Have you any idea how it got there? 1109 01:07:31,715 --> 01:07:32,923 No. 1110 01:07:35,218 --> 01:07:37,636 - Where's Tony? - He's just gone into the garden. 1111 01:07:37,804 --> 01:07:40,264 Mrs. Wendice, when you lost your handbag... 1112 01:07:40,432 --> 01:07:42,224 ...did you lose a letter as well? 1113 01:07:43,351 --> 01:07:44,017 No. 1114 01:07:44,185 --> 01:07:47,312 MARK: Margot, it was found in the dead man's pocket. 1115 01:07:47,522 --> 01:07:49,815 HUBBARD: You did lose it, didn't you? 1116 01:07:51,276 --> 01:07:52,609 Yes, I did. 1117 01:07:52,777 --> 01:07:54,528 I asked you that before, didn't I? 1118 01:07:54,696 --> 01:07:58,240 Yes, but you see, my husband didn't know about it. 1119 01:07:58,408 --> 01:08:00,451 This man was blackmailing you, wasn't he? 1120 01:08:00,618 --> 01:08:01,368 It's no good. 1121 01:08:01,536 --> 01:08:02,661 - Tony will have to know. - No. 1122 01:08:02,829 --> 01:08:04,329 It's the only thing we can do. Inspector... 1123 01:08:04,497 --> 01:08:08,709 ...after Mrs. Wendice lost my letter, she received these two notes. 1124 01:08:13,631 --> 01:08:15,674 HUBBARD: Last October. 1125 01:08:16,342 --> 01:08:17,801 How many times have you seen this man? 1126 01:08:17,969 --> 01:08:20,345 I've never seen him. 1127 01:08:20,513 --> 01:08:22,848 - I'd like you to come along with us. - Yes, of course. 1128 01:08:23,016 --> 01:08:26,393 Mrs. Wendice, when you come to make your statement... 1129 01:08:26,561 --> 01:08:28,896 ...there may be other police officers present. 1130 01:08:29,063 --> 01:08:31,356 I shall warn you first that anything you say... 1131 01:08:31,524 --> 01:08:33,901 ...will be taken down and may be used in evidence. 1132 01:08:34,444 --> 01:08:36,278 Now, never mind what you've told me so far. 1133 01:08:36,446 --> 01:08:38,655 We'll forget all about that. 1134 01:08:38,823 --> 01:08:42,201 But from now on, tell us exactly what you know about this man... 1135 01:08:42,368 --> 01:08:44,286 ...and exactly what happened last night. 1136 01:08:44,954 --> 01:08:45,954 If you try and conceal... 1137 01:08:46,122 --> 01:08:47,080 ...anything at all... 1138 01:08:47,248 --> 01:08:49,625 ...it may put you in a very serious position. 1139 01:08:49,793 --> 01:08:52,002 MARK: I wish you'd explain what you mean by all this. 1140 01:08:52,504 --> 01:08:56,340 I will. Now, you admit that you killed this man. 1141 01:08:56,508 --> 01:08:58,467 Well, you say you did it in self-defense. 1142 01:08:59,177 --> 01:09:01,011 Unfortunately, there were no witnesses... 1143 01:09:01,179 --> 01:09:03,305 ...so we've only your word for that. 1144 01:09:03,473 --> 01:09:06,975 But I heard it all, inspector, over the telephone. 1145 01:09:07,143 --> 01:09:09,102 What exactly did you hear, Mr. Wendice? 1146 01:09:09,270 --> 01:09:11,939 Well, I heard a series of faint cries. 1147 01:09:12,148 --> 01:09:15,359 Well, did you hear anything to indicate that a struggle was going on? 1148 01:09:15,527 --> 01:09:19,321 What I did hear, inspector, is perfectly consistent with what my wife told me. 1149 01:09:19,489 --> 01:09:23,826 So all you really know of the matter is what your wife told you, isn't it? 1150 01:09:24,452 --> 01:09:27,496 Now, you suggest that this man came to burgle your flat... 1151 01:09:27,705 --> 01:09:29,081 ...but there's no evidence of that. 1152 01:09:29,624 --> 01:09:31,959 There is evidence, however, that he was blackmailing you. 1153 01:09:33,378 --> 01:09:34,127 Blackmail? 1154 01:09:34,295 --> 01:09:35,629 MARK: Yes, I'm afraid that's true. 1155 01:09:35,797 --> 01:09:37,798 HUBBARD: And you suggest he came in by the window. 1156 01:09:37,966 --> 01:09:40,342 And we know that he came in by that door. 1157 01:09:40,510 --> 01:09:43,220 But he can't have come in that way. That door was locked. 1158 01:09:43,388 --> 01:09:44,847 And there are only two keys. 1159 01:09:45,014 --> 01:09:47,558 My husband had his with him and mine was in my handbag. Here. 1160 01:09:49,644 --> 01:09:50,894 You could have let him in. 1161 01:09:51,312 --> 01:09:53,230 TONY: Are you suggesting she let him in herself? 1162 01:09:53,398 --> 01:09:56,191 HUBBARD: That appears to be the only way he could've entered. 1163 01:09:56,359 --> 01:09:58,986 Don't you even believe I was attacked? 1164 01:09:59,153 --> 01:10:01,321 How do you think I got these bruises on my throat? 1165 01:10:01,990 --> 01:10:04,616 You could have caused those bruises yourself. 1166 01:10:06,160 --> 01:10:08,912 A silk stocking was found outside the window. 1167 01:10:09,080 --> 01:10:11,498 It had two knots tied in it. 1168 01:10:12,292 --> 01:10:13,709 Does that mean anything to you? 1169 01:10:14,002 --> 01:10:16,336 I suppose it must have been the stocking he used. 1170 01:10:16,504 --> 01:10:20,632 We found the twin stocking hidden underneath this blotting pad. 1171 01:10:20,800 --> 01:10:23,427 Can you explain why your attacker should do that? 1172 01:10:24,262 --> 01:10:25,470 No. 1173 01:10:25,638 --> 01:10:27,306 Those stockings were yours, weren't they? 1174 01:10:27,473 --> 01:10:28,640 MARGOT: No. 1175 01:10:28,808 --> 01:10:29,933 HUBBARD: We know they were. 1176 01:10:30,351 --> 01:10:34,521 One of the heels had been darned with some silk that didn't quite match. 1177 01:10:34,689 --> 01:10:37,149 We found a reel of that silk in your mending basket. 1178 01:10:40,361 --> 01:10:43,238 Tony, there was a pair of stockings here. 1179 01:10:47,368 --> 01:10:51,330 I've heard of the police deliberately planting clues to ensure a conviction. 1180 01:10:52,081 --> 01:10:54,041 His men were here for hours last night. 1181 01:10:54,208 --> 01:10:56,793 They could've taken those stockings and done anything with them. 1182 01:10:56,961 --> 01:10:57,711 Of course they did. 1183 01:10:57,879 --> 01:10:59,713 Probably wiped his shoes on the doormat as well. 1184 01:10:59,881 --> 01:11:00,881 MAN: Hello? 1185 01:11:01,049 --> 01:11:04,092 Oh, hello, Roger, thank heaven you're in. Tony Wendice here. 1186 01:11:04,260 --> 01:11:07,137 Uh, listen, we had a burglary last night and Margot was attacked. 1187 01:11:07,305 --> 01:11:08,722 Margot? Was she hurt? 1188 01:11:08,890 --> 01:11:11,600 No, she's all right, but the man was killed, and the police are here. 1189 01:11:11,768 --> 01:11:12,643 And don't laugh... 1190 01:11:12,810 --> 01:11:15,145 ...they're suggesting that Margot killed him intentionally. 1191 01:11:15,313 --> 01:11:17,064 I wouldn't say that if I were you, sir. 1192 01:11:17,231 --> 01:11:18,690 Well, that's a good one. Ha-ha-ha. 1193 01:11:18,858 --> 01:11:20,150 TONY: Yes, it is funny, isn't it? 1194 01:11:20,318 --> 01:11:23,278 Now, Roger, could you come around at once, Maida Vale Police Station? 1195 01:11:23,446 --> 01:11:26,073 - I'll be there right away. TONY: Oh, thanks, old boy. Goodbye. 1196 01:11:26,240 --> 01:11:28,951 It's all right, darling. Roger's gonna meet us at the police station. 1197 01:11:29,118 --> 01:11:30,786 Mr. Wendice, I should advise you... 1198 01:11:30,954 --> 01:11:33,789 Our lawyer will give us any advice we need, thank you. 1199 01:11:36,459 --> 01:11:38,043 MARK: Margot. 1200 01:11:38,586 --> 01:11:40,921 - Here's your handbag. - Thank you. 1201 01:11:42,090 --> 01:11:44,883 - You are coming? - Oh, but of course, inspector. 1202 01:11:45,051 --> 01:11:48,720 Yes. Yes, well, I just... I mean, I just wondered. 1203 01:12:06,531 --> 01:12:09,324 MAN 1: I charge you that on the 26th of September... 1204 01:12:09,492 --> 01:12:12,995 ...you did willfully murder Charles Alexander Swann. 1205 01:12:13,162 --> 01:12:16,665 Do you wish to say anything in answer to this charge? 1206 01:12:20,169 --> 01:12:25,507 MAN 2: And did you, at any time in your life, meet this man, Swann? 1207 01:12:27,260 --> 01:12:30,262 MAN 3: You received a letter from Mr. Halliday. 1208 01:12:30,430 --> 01:12:33,348 This letter was found in the dead man's pocket. 1209 01:12:33,516 --> 01:12:36,268 Now you say you did not know him? 1210 01:12:38,980 --> 01:12:43,734 JUDGE: Do you find the prisoner, Margot Mary Wendice... 1211 01:12:43,901 --> 01:12:47,279 ...guilty or not guilty? 1212 01:12:48,072 --> 01:12:49,990 FOREMAN: Guilty. 1213 01:12:54,537 --> 01:12:56,663 JUDGE: The sentence of this court... 1214 01:12:56,831 --> 01:13:00,625 ...is that you be taken to the place from whence you came... 1215 01:13:00,793 --> 01:13:04,421 ...from thence to a place of lawful execution. 1216 01:13:41,918 --> 01:13:43,376 [DOORBELL BUZZES] 1217 01:13:55,306 --> 01:13:57,849 - Oh, hello, Mark. - Tony. 1218 01:13:58,726 --> 01:13:59,726 I... 1219 01:14:06,317 --> 01:14:10,112 Have you, uh, gotten any news from the Home Secretary? 1220 01:14:18,496 --> 01:14:20,038 Then it's tomorrow? 1221 01:14:23,042 --> 01:14:26,461 Tony, I take it you'd do anything to save her life. 1222 01:14:26,629 --> 01:14:29,589 - We've done everything. - No, Tony, we haven't done everything. 1223 01:14:29,757 --> 01:14:32,717 I've been trying to figure out something for weeks in case it came to this. 1224 01:14:33,553 --> 01:14:36,263 - Now I really believe it's her only chance. - Let's have it. 1225 01:14:37,682 --> 01:14:40,517 Margot was convicted because nobody believed her story. 1226 01:14:40,685 --> 01:14:43,270 The prosecution made out she was telling one lie after another... 1227 01:14:43,437 --> 01:14:44,646 ...and the jury believed him. 1228 01:14:44,814 --> 01:14:47,607 But what did his case really amount to? Just three things: 1229 01:14:47,775 --> 01:14:50,235 My letter, her stocking... 1230 01:14:50,403 --> 01:14:52,737 ...and the fact that because no key was found on Swann... 1231 01:14:53,614 --> 01:14:55,991 ...she must've let him in herself. - Don't try and tell me... 1232 01:14:56,159 --> 01:14:59,119 Wait a minute, Tony. Now, hear me out. This is where you come in. 1233 01:14:59,287 --> 01:15:00,996 You go to the police and tell them... 1234 01:15:01,164 --> 01:15:02,414 ...some story... 1235 01:15:02,582 --> 01:15:05,333 ...anything that will convince them Margot wasn't lying after all. 1236 01:15:05,501 --> 01:15:08,211 The police aren't likely to believe anything I might tell them. 1237 01:15:09,046 --> 01:15:11,381 Tony, I've been writing this stuff for years. 1238 01:15:11,549 --> 01:15:13,884 I've figured out something for you to tell them. 1239 01:15:14,051 --> 01:15:16,636 Now, let's take those points one by one. 1240 01:15:17,930 --> 01:15:21,766 Margot says she never let Swann in through this door. 1241 01:15:22,518 --> 01:15:23,810 Okay. 1242 01:15:24,604 --> 01:15:26,354 He must have opened it somehow. 1243 01:15:27,148 --> 01:15:30,567 Suppose you tell the police that you left your key out here somewhere. 1244 01:15:31,736 --> 01:15:34,112 Then Swann could have let himself in. 1245 01:15:34,280 --> 01:15:37,240 - How'd he know it was there? - You told him. 1246 01:15:37,408 --> 01:15:39,117 But I haven't met Swann in 20 years. 1247 01:15:40,203 --> 01:15:44,414 Tony, Swann is dead. Now, we've gotta make the most of that. 1248 01:15:44,582 --> 01:15:46,041 You can tell any story about him now. 1249 01:15:46,209 --> 01:15:48,460 You can even say that you two met somewhere... 1250 01:15:48,628 --> 01:15:50,837 ...and you planned this whole thing together. 1251 01:15:51,005 --> 01:15:52,088 Planned what? 1252 01:15:53,049 --> 01:15:55,467 Are you suggesting I arranged for Swann to come here... 1253 01:15:55,635 --> 01:15:56,718 ...to blackmail her? 1254 01:15:56,886 --> 01:15:58,261 No. 1255 01:15:58,846 --> 01:16:00,472 To kill her. 1256 01:16:01,265 --> 01:16:03,975 - Kill Margot? - That's it. 1257 01:16:04,143 --> 01:16:04,809 Why? 1258 01:16:04,977 --> 01:16:06,770 Because she said so. 1259 01:16:08,231 --> 01:16:11,274 "He came from behind the curtain... 1260 01:16:11,442 --> 01:16:14,903 ...and he tried to strangle me." Okay, that's what he did. 1261 01:16:15,071 --> 01:16:16,988 All you gotta do is support everything she said. 1262 01:16:17,156 --> 01:16:18,823 Don't you see? That's my whole idea. 1263 01:16:18,991 --> 01:16:20,450 What about your letter? 1264 01:16:20,618 --> 01:16:23,286 A man doesn't kill the person he's blackmailing. Doesn't make sense. 1265 01:16:23,454 --> 01:16:27,457 Yes, I know. That worried me for a while too, but I've got that licked. 1266 01:16:27,625 --> 01:16:28,333 You tell them... 1267 01:16:28,918 --> 01:16:31,544 ...that you stole her handbag yourself. 1268 01:16:31,712 --> 01:16:32,671 Why should I do that? 1269 01:16:34,757 --> 01:16:36,841 Because you wanted to read my letter. 1270 01:16:37,009 --> 01:16:39,719 When you had read it, you got mad and decided to teach her a lesson. 1271 01:16:39,887 --> 01:16:41,471 So you wrote those blackmail notes. 1272 01:16:41,681 --> 01:16:43,056 Nobody can prove you didn't. 1273 01:16:43,224 --> 01:16:46,309 You can also say you never saw Swann at Victoria Station. 1274 01:16:46,477 --> 01:16:49,271 You just invented that to try to connect him with my letter. 1275 01:16:49,438 --> 01:16:51,106 Don't you see how it all hangs together? 1276 01:16:51,274 --> 01:16:53,942 But your letter was found in his pocket. 1277 01:16:54,110 --> 01:16:56,361 - Well, you put it there. - When? 1278 01:16:57,113 --> 01:16:58,989 Sometime before the police arrived. 1279 01:17:01,617 --> 01:17:03,660 And you could have also... 1280 01:17:05,204 --> 01:17:06,246 ...planted the stockings... 1281 01:17:06,414 --> 01:17:07,205 ...at the same time. 1282 01:17:07,373 --> 01:17:09,541 But, Mark, why should I want anyone to kill Margot? 1283 01:17:10,209 --> 01:17:11,710 I know, Tony. 1284 01:17:11,877 --> 01:17:15,338 It's tough for us to see because we both love her... 1285 01:17:16,924 --> 01:17:18,091 ...but we need a reason now. 1286 01:17:18,592 --> 01:17:20,093 We need it badly. 1287 01:17:23,347 --> 01:17:26,474 Let's take one of the old stock motives. Had Margot made a will? 1288 01:17:27,351 --> 01:17:30,020 - Yes, I believe she had. - Who was the beneficiary? 1289 01:17:30,187 --> 01:17:31,479 Why, I am, I suppose. 1290 01:17:31,647 --> 01:17:32,731 There's your reason, Tony. 1291 01:17:32,898 --> 01:17:35,275 Thousands of husbands and wives leave money to each other... 1292 01:17:35,443 --> 01:17:38,111 ...without murdering each other. The police wouldn't believe it. 1293 01:17:38,279 --> 01:17:39,696 They'd take it for what it is: 1294 01:17:39,864 --> 01:17:42,365 A man trying desperately to save his wife. 1295 01:17:42,533 --> 01:17:44,868 Well, I certainly think it's worth that try. 1296 01:17:45,036 --> 01:17:48,038 Let's face it. They can't hang you for a murder that never came off. 1297 01:17:48,205 --> 01:17:49,748 You'd get a few years in prison. 1298 01:17:50,791 --> 01:17:52,625 Thanks very much. 1299 01:17:53,044 --> 01:17:55,253 It's a small price to pay. You'd be saving her life. 1300 01:17:55,504 --> 01:17:57,881 That's fine coming from you, Mark. 1301 01:17:58,049 --> 01:18:00,884 Her life wouldn't be in danger at all if it hadn't been for you. 1302 01:18:01,969 --> 01:18:05,638 It's because of her association with you that she lost the sympathy of the jury. 1303 01:18:07,808 --> 01:18:09,434 Don't get me wrong, Mark. 1304 01:18:09,602 --> 01:18:12,228 If there was the slightest chance of this coming off, I'd do it... 1305 01:18:13,147 --> 01:18:14,898 ...but it's got to be convincing. 1306 01:18:15,066 --> 01:18:18,234 For instance, how could I possibly have persuaded Swann to do a thing like this? 1307 01:18:18,944 --> 01:18:20,111 Well, you offered him money... 1308 01:18:20,279 --> 01:18:22,113 ...or something. - Money? I don't have any. 1309 01:18:22,281 --> 01:18:23,573 Yes, you'd have had Margot's. 1310 01:18:23,741 --> 01:18:26,326 It'd be months before I get my hands on that... 1311 01:18:26,494 --> 01:18:28,912 ...and people don't commit murder on credit. 1312 01:18:29,789 --> 01:18:30,789 No, I'm... 1313 01:18:31,332 --> 01:18:34,125 I'm afraid you'll have to think of something better than that. 1314 01:18:35,503 --> 01:18:36,878 I know you're trying to help... 1315 01:18:37,713 --> 01:18:39,964 ...but can you imagine anyone believing a story like that? 1316 01:18:40,591 --> 01:18:43,134 Yes, I can, if you make them believe it. 1317 01:18:43,844 --> 01:18:46,012 I wouldn't know what to say. You'd have to come with me. 1318 01:18:46,180 --> 01:18:47,514 Tony, that'd really be a mistake. 1319 01:18:47,681 --> 01:18:50,809 They know the kind of stuff I write. We wouldn't stand a chance there... 1320 01:18:50,976 --> 01:18:52,685 [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING] 1321 01:18:53,771 --> 01:18:55,230 [DOORBELL BUZZES] 1322 01:19:00,361 --> 01:19:01,444 TONY: Oh, hello, inspector. 1323 01:19:08,327 --> 01:19:10,161 Is it about my wife? 1324 01:19:10,830 --> 01:19:13,748 - No, sir, I'm afraid not. - Then what is it? 1325 01:19:13,916 --> 01:19:17,210 Well, I'm making inquiries in connection with a robbery... 1326 01:19:17,378 --> 01:19:19,546 ...that took place about three weeks ago, sir. 1327 01:19:19,713 --> 01:19:21,673 Well, can't it wait a few days? 1328 01:19:21,841 --> 01:19:24,717 Of course, sir. I'm very conscious of your position. 1329 01:19:24,885 --> 01:19:27,345 If I may, I'd like to say how deeply sorry I am... 1330 01:19:27,513 --> 01:19:30,265 Yes, inspector, yes, all right. Now, how can I help you? 1331 01:19:30,558 --> 01:19:32,851 HUBBARD: The cashier of a factory in Ledbury Street... 1332 01:19:33,018 --> 01:19:34,310 ...was attacked in his office... 1333 01:19:34,478 --> 01:19:36,980 ...and two men made off with several hundred pounds... 1334 01:19:37,148 --> 01:19:38,731 ...mostly in pound notes. 1335 01:19:38,899 --> 01:19:40,316 TONY: What is all this to do with me? 1336 01:19:40,484 --> 01:19:43,528 Well, in cases like this, all police divisions are asked to keep a lookout... 1337 01:19:43,696 --> 01:19:45,905 ...for anyone spending large sums of money. 1338 01:19:46,073 --> 01:19:47,073 I see. 1339 01:19:47,241 --> 01:19:52,036 And I was wondering if you'd sold anything recently for cash. 1340 01:19:52,204 --> 01:19:52,871 Why? 1341 01:19:53,664 --> 01:19:57,876 Well, my sergeant happened to be making inquiries at Wales' Garage the other day... 1342 01:19:58,043 --> 01:20:02,005 ...and it appears that you settled an account there recently... 1343 01:20:03,132 --> 01:20:04,632 ...for just over £60. 1344 01:20:04,800 --> 01:20:06,968 Yes, I happened to have quite a bit on me at the time... 1345 01:20:07,136 --> 01:20:08,428 ...so I settled for cash. 1346 01:20:08,888 --> 01:20:09,804 I see. 1347 01:20:09,972 --> 01:20:12,056 Had you just drawn this money from your bank? 1348 01:20:13,058 --> 01:20:14,601 Have you been to my bank, inspector? 1349 01:20:15,352 --> 01:20:18,771 Yes. Yeah, as a matter of fact, I have, yeah. Yeah, but they wouldn't help me. 1350 01:20:18,939 --> 01:20:21,399 Oh, bank statements are always jealously guarded. 1351 01:20:21,859 --> 01:20:24,527 Yes, but I'm rather surprised you didn't come to me first. 1352 01:20:24,695 --> 01:20:29,073 It was only a routine matter after all. I didn't want to disturb you. 1353 01:20:31,535 --> 01:20:32,702 Where did you get it, sir? 1354 01:20:33,329 --> 01:20:34,662 Is that any of your business? 1355 01:20:34,830 --> 01:20:37,749 Well, if it was stolen money, yes, sir, it is my business. 1356 01:20:37,917 --> 01:20:40,293 - Do you mind if I smoke? - Go ahead. 1357 01:20:40,628 --> 01:20:42,962 Do you really think I've been receiving stolen money? 1358 01:20:43,130 --> 01:20:45,131 Well, until you tell me where you got it... 1359 01:20:45,299 --> 01:20:47,550 ...I shan't know what to think, shall I? You see... 1360 01:20:47,718 --> 01:20:49,969 ...if you got this money from someone you didn't know... 1361 01:20:50,804 --> 01:20:53,556 ...I mean, that might be the very person we're looking for. 1362 01:20:54,475 --> 01:20:55,225 Hello. 1363 01:20:57,520 --> 01:20:58,937 - Is this yours, sir? - What is it? 1364 01:20:59,104 --> 01:21:00,188 Somebody's latchkey. 1365 01:21:00,356 --> 01:21:02,148 It was lying on the floor just here. 1366 01:21:05,611 --> 01:21:07,654 No. Mine's here. 1367 01:21:12,910 --> 01:21:16,538 No. No, it's not yours. It may be mine then. 1368 01:21:20,376 --> 01:21:23,670 Yes. Yes, it is mine. Heh. Yes, it must have dropped out of the pocket. 1369 01:21:23,837 --> 01:21:25,588 There's a small hole there. 1370 01:21:25,756 --> 01:21:29,342 That's the trouble with these latchkeys, they're all alike. 1371 01:21:29,510 --> 01:21:30,635 I'm sorry, you were saying? 1372 01:21:30,803 --> 01:21:33,721 - I don't think I was, was I? - Oh, yes, about that money. 1373 01:21:33,889 --> 01:21:36,015 I'd be grateful if you'd tell me where you got it. 1374 01:21:36,183 --> 01:21:38,935 After all, £100 is quite a lot to carry around. 1375 01:21:39,103 --> 01:21:42,689 - You said 60 a moment ago. - Did I? Oh, yes. 1376 01:21:42,856 --> 01:21:47,277 Yes, my sergeant decided to dig a little deeper before he put in his report. 1377 01:21:47,611 --> 01:21:50,238 He said that you also paid a bill at your tailor's... 1378 01:21:50,406 --> 01:21:52,115 ...and another for wines and spirits. 1379 01:21:52,283 --> 01:21:53,992 TONY: I'm sorry he went to all that trouble. 1380 01:21:54,159 --> 01:21:56,035 Had he come to me, I could've explained at once. 1381 01:21:56,203 --> 01:21:59,247 I simply won rather a large sum at dog racing. 1382 01:21:59,415 --> 01:22:00,373 Over £100? 1383 01:22:00,541 --> 01:22:03,418 Yes, over £100. It has been done before, you know. 1384 01:22:03,586 --> 01:22:06,421 Yes, well, why didn't you tell me this straightaway then? 1385 01:22:06,589 --> 01:22:09,173 Well, I was rather ashamed of being caught going to dog racing... 1386 01:22:09,341 --> 01:22:11,593 ...when my wife is under sentence of death. 1387 01:22:11,760 --> 01:22:15,972 Yes, I know how it is. It helps to take your mind off things. 1388 01:22:16,140 --> 01:22:18,099 Well, that answers everything, doesn't it? 1389 01:22:18,267 --> 01:22:20,018 I'm sorry to have to bother you at this time. 1390 01:22:20,185 --> 01:22:21,144 Not at all, inspector. 1391 01:22:21,312 --> 01:22:22,687 Not at all. 1392 01:22:27,610 --> 01:22:30,403 Uh, there's just one other thing, sir. 1393 01:22:30,571 --> 01:22:33,531 Have you a small, blue attaché case? 1394 01:22:33,699 --> 01:22:35,992 - Don't say you found it already. - Why, have you lost it? 1395 01:22:36,160 --> 01:22:38,703 TONY: Yes. I was going to report it this afternoon. I think... 1396 01:22:38,871 --> 01:22:40,622 ...I left it in a taxi. HUBBARD: I see. 1397 01:22:41,457 --> 01:22:44,751 Well, we... We must try and get it back, mustn't we? 1398 01:22:44,918 --> 01:22:46,336 Where did you pick the taxi up, sir? 1399 01:22:46,503 --> 01:22:48,838 Uh, Hyde Park Corner about half an hour ago. 1400 01:22:49,006 --> 01:22:49,714 Anything valuable? 1401 01:22:49,882 --> 01:22:52,050 TONY: No, a few books and, uh... HUBBARD: Any money? 1402 01:22:52,217 --> 01:22:54,135 Two or £3 in an envelope, I believe. 1403 01:22:54,303 --> 01:22:55,303 Not 2- or 300? 1404 01:22:55,471 --> 01:22:56,971 TONY: No, I'm afraid not. 1405 01:22:57,139 --> 01:22:58,348 HUBBARD: Just as well. 1406 01:22:58,515 --> 01:23:01,392 TONY: Inspector, how did you find out about the attaché case? 1407 01:23:01,560 --> 01:23:04,187 HUBBARD: The wine shop mentioned you had it when you paid your bill. 1408 01:23:04,355 --> 01:23:06,856 So my sergeant checked back on your garage and your tailor. 1409 01:23:07,024 --> 01:23:09,442 They both remembered you having it when you paid them. 1410 01:23:09,610 --> 01:23:12,445 TONY: Yes, I use it instead of a briefcase. HUBBARD: Mm. Well... 1411 01:23:12,696 --> 01:23:15,073 ...these taxi men are pretty good at turning things in. 1412 01:23:15,240 --> 01:23:17,033 I hope you'll find it all right, sir. 1413 01:23:19,411 --> 01:23:20,745 MARK: Inspector, before you go... 1414 01:23:22,665 --> 01:23:25,958 ...I think Mr. Wendice has something to tell you. 1415 01:23:26,126 --> 01:23:27,460 Has he? 1416 01:23:28,545 --> 01:23:31,005 Then I'd like to show you something in here, sir. 1417 01:23:41,308 --> 01:23:44,227 No wonder you couldn't bear to sleep in her bedroom. 1418 01:23:44,395 --> 01:23:47,021 There must be over £500 here. 1419 01:23:48,941 --> 01:23:50,441 Where did you get it? 1420 01:23:51,735 --> 01:23:53,486 Well, I can tell you why he got it. 1421 01:23:53,654 --> 01:23:55,863 This money was to have been paid to a man named Swann... 1422 01:23:56,031 --> 01:24:00,118 ...after he murdered Mrs. Wendice. But as you know, there was an accident... 1423 01:24:00,285 --> 01:24:02,704 ...so it wasn't necessary to pay Swann after all. 1424 01:24:02,871 --> 01:24:05,707 Obviously, he couldn't produce all this without questions being asked... 1425 01:24:05,874 --> 01:24:07,333 ...so he lived on it. 1426 01:24:07,501 --> 01:24:10,378 He's been living on it since the 27th of March. 1427 01:24:10,546 --> 01:24:12,046 Well, Mr. Wendice? 1428 01:24:12,214 --> 01:24:14,924 Before you came, inspector, he was trying to persuade me... 1429 01:24:15,092 --> 01:24:19,178 ...to go to the police with the most fantastic story you ever heard. 1430 01:24:19,346 --> 01:24:22,849 Apparently, I bribed Swann to murder my wife so that... 1431 01:24:23,016 --> 01:24:24,934 Correct me if I go wrong, Mark. 1432 01:24:25,102 --> 01:24:27,437 So that I could inherit all her money. 1433 01:24:27,604 --> 01:24:31,649 And that isn't all. You remember Mr. Halliday's letter? 1434 01:24:31,817 --> 01:24:34,777 Well, apparently, Swann didn't steal it, I did... 1435 01:24:34,987 --> 01:24:37,029 ...and I wrote those two blackmail notes... 1436 01:24:37,281 --> 01:24:41,033 ...and I kept Mr. Halliday's letter and planted it on the body. 1437 01:24:42,035 --> 01:24:43,953 - And the stocking... - Oh, yes, the stocking. 1438 01:24:44,121 --> 01:24:46,914 Perhaps I'd better tell this, Mark. Might sound more like a confession. 1439 01:24:47,082 --> 01:24:49,917 I substituted... Is that the right word? 1440 01:24:50,085 --> 01:24:53,755 Yes. I substituted my wife's other stocking for the one that... Uh... 1441 01:24:53,922 --> 01:24:55,047 You do follow me, don't you? 1442 01:24:55,549 --> 01:24:56,716 What else, Mark? 1443 01:24:57,843 --> 01:24:58,926 He told Swann... 1444 01:24:59,094 --> 01:25:01,262 ...he'd hide his key somewhere out here... 1445 01:25:01,430 --> 01:25:03,723 ...probably up on this ledge. 1446 01:25:04,641 --> 01:25:05,933 Swann let himself in. 1447 01:25:06,769 --> 01:25:09,395 He hid behind the curtains. Then Wendice phoned from the hotel. 1448 01:25:09,563 --> 01:25:10,980 - That brought her... - Just one moment. 1449 01:25:11,148 --> 01:25:12,899 If Swann had used Mr. Wendice's key... 1450 01:25:13,066 --> 01:25:15,067 ...it would still have been on him when he died. 1451 01:25:15,235 --> 01:25:18,738 Besides, how did Mr. Wendice get in when he returned from the hotel? 1452 01:25:18,906 --> 01:25:20,364 Well, she could have let him in. 1453 01:25:20,532 --> 01:25:23,409 He could've taken his key from Swann's pocket before the police got here. 1454 01:25:23,577 --> 01:25:27,246 But he let himself in with his own key. That came out in the trial. 1455 01:25:27,414 --> 01:25:28,164 Don't you remember? 1456 01:25:28,332 --> 01:25:31,125 Come on, Mark. Your move. 1457 01:25:33,545 --> 01:25:34,796 MARK: Uh... 1458 01:25:36,089 --> 01:25:40,343 Swann could have taken the key down from here, unlocked the door... 1459 01:25:40,511 --> 01:25:42,970 ...and then replaced the key on the ledge before he came in. 1460 01:25:43,430 --> 01:25:45,097 All right. This is very interesting... 1461 01:25:45,265 --> 01:25:48,059 ...but it isn't getting me any nearer what I came to find out. 1462 01:25:48,227 --> 01:25:50,770 But this is a question of life and death. What else matters? 1463 01:25:50,938 --> 01:25:53,397 What matters to me is where Mr. Wendice got this money. 1464 01:25:53,565 --> 01:25:54,941 That's all I want to know. 1465 01:26:02,950 --> 01:26:04,992 Just a moment, please, sir. 1466 01:26:10,040 --> 01:26:12,792 Inspector, wait a minute. Look at this. 1467 01:26:12,960 --> 01:26:15,253 The last check he wrote was on the 26th of March... 1468 01:26:15,462 --> 01:26:18,339 ...the day before this all happened. He's been living off it ever since. 1469 01:26:19,424 --> 01:26:21,634 - There's his bank... - Mr. Halliday. 1470 01:26:21,802 --> 01:26:23,219 Sorry. 1471 01:26:25,722 --> 01:26:30,059 He hasn't drawn any large sums from his bank. Nothing over £53. 1472 01:26:32,479 --> 01:26:35,815 But look, inspector, practically every week. 1473 01:26:35,983 --> 01:26:37,441 Thirty-five pounds, 40... 1474 01:26:37,609 --> 01:26:39,151 ...£45, 50. 1475 01:26:39,319 --> 01:26:40,486 He could've saved it up. 1476 01:26:40,654 --> 01:26:42,780 Of course I could've been planning all this for years. 1477 01:26:43,156 --> 01:26:44,323 Then where did you get it? 1478 01:26:44,992 --> 01:26:47,994 Do you really want to know? I warn you, you won't like it, Mark. 1479 01:26:48,370 --> 01:26:49,036 Come on. 1480 01:26:50,414 --> 01:26:52,164 All right, you asked for it. 1481 01:26:52,332 --> 01:26:54,333 When she called me back from the party that night... 1482 01:26:54,501 --> 01:26:58,254 ...I found her kneeling beside Swann's body, going through his pockets. 1483 01:26:58,422 --> 01:27:02,091 She kept saying he had something of hers, but she couldn't find it. 1484 01:27:02,259 --> 01:27:05,720 She was almost hysterical. That's why I wouldn't let the police question her. 1485 01:27:05,888 --> 01:27:09,432 In the state she was in, she would have told every lie under the sun. 1486 01:27:09,600 --> 01:27:13,686 The next morning she showed me the money just as it is now, all in £1 notes. 1487 01:27:14,229 --> 01:27:18,232 And she said, "If anything happens to me, don't let them find this." 1488 01:27:19,109 --> 01:27:22,278 Well, after she was arrested, I took the money in that case... 1489 01:27:22,446 --> 01:27:25,364 ...to Charing Cross Station and left it in the checkroom. 1490 01:27:25,532 --> 01:27:29,827 Whenever I needed money, I took it out and left it in some other checkroom. 1491 01:27:30,120 --> 01:27:33,372 I knew if you had found it, she wouldn't stand a chance. 1492 01:27:33,540 --> 01:27:37,668 You see, she was just about to give it to him when she killed him instead. 1493 01:27:38,545 --> 01:27:40,963 You don't expect anyone to believe this, do you? 1494 01:27:41,214 --> 01:27:44,050 I have really no idea. What about it, inspector? 1495 01:27:44,843 --> 01:27:46,177 Hm? 1496 01:27:46,345 --> 01:27:48,846 Well, I must say I suspected something like that. 1497 01:27:49,556 --> 01:27:51,474 MARK: You're not even gonna check on this? 1498 01:27:51,642 --> 01:27:52,808 She's being hanged tomorrow. 1499 01:27:52,976 --> 01:27:55,144 Look, all this has been out of my hands for months. 1500 01:27:55,312 --> 01:27:56,979 There's been a trial and an appeal... 1501 01:27:57,147 --> 01:27:59,315 Oh, of course it wouldn't mean much to you. 1502 01:27:59,483 --> 01:28:01,567 You'd have to admit you arrested the wrong person. 1503 01:28:03,403 --> 01:28:04,820 TONY: I think you'd better go. 1504 01:28:04,988 --> 01:28:06,906 You bet I'll go. 1505 01:28:09,534 --> 01:28:11,619 But you've made one mistake. 1506 01:28:11,787 --> 01:28:13,537 What'll happen when Margot hears about this? 1507 01:28:13,705 --> 01:28:16,832 - She'll deny it, of course. - And perhaps she'll change her will. 1508 01:28:17,000 --> 01:28:19,377 You'll have done it all for nothing, Tony. 1509 01:28:24,466 --> 01:28:27,093 If I'd told that story of his, would anyone have believed me? 1510 01:28:28,053 --> 01:28:29,553 No, not a chance. 1511 01:28:29,721 --> 01:28:33,808 Before nearly every execution, someone comes forward like this. 1512 01:28:33,976 --> 01:28:37,228 This must have been very distressing for you, coming as it did. 1513 01:28:37,396 --> 01:28:40,815 You suppose they'd let him see her? I don't want her upset just now. 1514 01:28:40,983 --> 01:28:44,193 Have a word with your lawyer. He might be able to prevent it. 1515 01:28:44,361 --> 01:28:47,154 I should get all that money into the bank before somebody pinches it. 1516 01:28:47,322 --> 01:28:49,073 Thank you. I think I will. 1517 01:28:50,492 --> 01:28:53,577 I hope Mr. Halliday's not waiting outside to see me. 1518 01:28:53,745 --> 01:28:56,664 Would you mind just taking a look, sir, to make sure he's gone? 1519 01:29:06,967 --> 01:29:08,009 TONY: All clear. 1520 01:29:08,176 --> 01:29:10,928 Good. Oh, by the way, sir, I was asked to tell you. 1521 01:29:11,096 --> 01:29:14,306 There are a few things belonging to Mrs. Wendice at the police station. 1522 01:29:14,474 --> 01:29:15,307 What sort of things? 1523 01:29:15,475 --> 01:29:18,019 Oh, just some books and a handbag, I believe. 1524 01:29:18,186 --> 01:29:20,187 They'd like you to come and collect them sometime. 1525 01:29:20,355 --> 01:29:23,399 - You mean after tomorrow? - Yes, or today, if you like. 1526 01:29:23,567 --> 01:29:25,735 Just ask the desk sergeant. He knows all about it. 1527 01:29:25,902 --> 01:29:27,528 - Yes. - Well, goodbye, Mr. Wendice. 1528 01:29:27,696 --> 01:29:29,989 I don't suppose we shall meet again. 1529 01:29:30,157 --> 01:29:32,616 Goodbye, inspector, and thank you very much. 1530 01:29:40,917 --> 01:29:42,251 [DOOR CLOSES] 1531 01:29:48,008 --> 01:29:50,009 [LIQUID POURING] 1532 01:31:20,600 --> 01:31:22,017 MAN 1: Maida Vale Police. 1533 01:31:22,185 --> 01:31:25,104 Chief inspector here. Give me Sergeant O'Brien, quick. 1534 01:31:25,272 --> 01:31:26,105 MAN 2: O'Brien here. 1535 01:31:26,273 --> 01:31:28,858 Hubbard. Look, O'Brien, I've got back in again. 1536 01:31:29,025 --> 01:31:30,526 Start the ball rolling. 1537 01:31:30,694 --> 01:31:31,819 Right away, sir. 1538 01:31:31,987 --> 01:31:33,445 [DOOR CLOSES] 1539 01:31:38,076 --> 01:31:39,952 [DOORBELL BUZZES] 1540 01:31:40,120 --> 01:31:42,121 [KNOCKING ON DOOR] 1541 01:31:43,331 --> 01:31:47,001 MARK: Inspector Hubbard, it's me, Mark Halliday. 1542 01:31:49,296 --> 01:31:51,130 Now, what are you up to? What's the idea? 1543 01:31:51,298 --> 01:31:53,132 - What are you doing here? - Never mind that. 1544 01:31:53,300 --> 01:31:55,092 - I wondered why... - Get out of here, quick. 1545 01:31:55,260 --> 01:31:56,260 - Listen... - Shut up. 1546 01:31:56,428 --> 01:31:58,846 You want to save Mrs. Wendice? Keep quiet. Let me handle this. 1547 01:31:59,014 --> 01:31:59,722 [CAR HORN HONKING] 1548 01:31:59,890 --> 01:32:01,515 How are you possibly gonna...? 1549 01:32:35,926 --> 01:32:37,593 [DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES] 1550 01:32:38,929 --> 01:32:40,930 [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING] 1551 01:32:42,515 --> 01:32:44,266 [DOORKNOB CLICKS] 1552 01:32:44,434 --> 01:32:45,768 [DOORKNOB RATTLING] 1553 01:32:51,107 --> 01:32:52,942 [DOORBELL BUZZING] 1554 01:33:00,242 --> 01:33:02,243 [FOOTSTEPS LEAVING] 1555 01:33:04,496 --> 01:33:06,497 [DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES] 1556 01:33:28,311 --> 01:33:30,062 MARK: Look, what is all this? 1557 01:33:30,230 --> 01:33:32,106 They talk about flat-footed policemen. 1558 01:33:32,274 --> 01:33:35,901 May the saints protect us from the gifted amateur. 1559 01:33:46,538 --> 01:33:49,790 You'd better prepare yourself for a surprise, Mr. Halliday. 1560 01:33:58,174 --> 01:33:59,758 MARK: Margot. 1561 01:34:02,304 --> 01:34:03,595 Hello, Mark. 1562 01:34:05,223 --> 01:34:06,098 Where's Tony? 1563 01:34:06,266 --> 01:34:09,810 He... He's gone out. 1564 01:34:09,978 --> 01:34:11,186 When will he be back? 1565 01:34:11,354 --> 01:34:13,105 We're not sure. 1566 01:34:13,273 --> 01:34:15,149 Was that you who rang just now? 1567 01:34:15,317 --> 01:34:18,736 Yes. Why didn't you let me in? 1568 01:34:18,903 --> 01:34:20,863 You've got a key. Why didn't you use it? 1569 01:34:21,031 --> 01:34:25,367 - I did, but it didn't fit the lock. - No. And you know why, don't you? 1570 01:34:25,535 --> 01:34:28,579 No, I don't. Has the lock been changed? 1571 01:34:28,747 --> 01:34:30,748 May I have your bag a moment? 1572 01:34:36,838 --> 01:34:38,589 Whose key is this? 1573 01:34:39,174 --> 01:34:42,801 I thought it was mine. I don't know. 1574 01:34:48,975 --> 01:34:50,434 What's going on here? 1575 01:34:56,274 --> 01:34:57,983 Your husband's explained this, you know. 1576 01:34:58,443 --> 01:35:00,736 You can tell us all about it now. 1577 01:35:00,904 --> 01:35:04,031 What is it? I don't understand. 1578 01:35:04,866 --> 01:35:07,993 No, I don't believe you do. 1579 01:35:11,498 --> 01:35:13,415 - Pearson? MAN: Yes, sir. 1580 01:35:14,542 --> 01:35:16,460 Take this handbag back to the police station... 1581 01:35:16,628 --> 01:35:18,003 ...and get that car out of the way. 1582 01:35:18,171 --> 01:35:20,422 - Yes, sir. - Wait a minute, you clod. 1583 01:35:20,590 --> 01:35:24,176 You can't walk down the street like that. You'll be arrested. 1584 01:35:24,344 --> 01:35:26,095 Well, here. Put it in this. 1585 01:35:26,721 --> 01:35:28,597 Margot, how did you get here? 1586 01:35:28,765 --> 01:35:30,724 I don't know. 1587 01:35:31,976 --> 01:35:35,062 About an hour ago, the warden came to see me... 1588 01:35:35,230 --> 01:35:37,606 ...and just said I was to be taken home. 1589 01:35:37,774 --> 01:35:40,609 And then two detectives brought me here. 1590 01:35:41,069 --> 01:35:46,031 They said I could go, but I couldn't get that door open. 1591 01:35:47,158 --> 01:35:50,452 Where's Tony? He was supposed to visit me this morning... 1592 01:35:50,620 --> 01:35:52,704 ...and they said he couldn't come. 1593 01:35:53,248 --> 01:35:55,165 Has anything happened to him? 1594 01:35:55,333 --> 01:35:57,876 No. Nothing. 1595 01:35:58,253 --> 01:35:59,711 Inspector, I don't wanna interfere... 1596 01:35:59,879 --> 01:36:02,381 ...but do you think you could tell us what you're up to? 1597 01:36:02,549 --> 01:36:06,552 Mrs. Wendice, what I'm about to tell you may come as a shock. 1598 01:36:07,303 --> 01:36:08,345 Yes? 1599 01:36:08,513 --> 01:36:12,808 We strongly suspect that your husband had planned to murder you. 1600 01:36:13,476 --> 01:36:16,687 Tony arranged for Swann to come here that night and kill you. 1601 01:36:18,690 --> 01:36:20,649 How long have you known this? 1602 01:36:20,817 --> 01:36:22,234 Did you suspect it yourself? 1603 01:36:22,402 --> 01:36:25,737 No, never. And yet... 1604 01:36:28,700 --> 01:36:30,951 What's the matter with me, Mark? 1605 01:36:32,579 --> 01:36:35,247 I don't seem able to feel anything. 1606 01:36:36,458 --> 01:36:39,251 Shouldn't I break down or something? 1607 01:36:39,502 --> 01:36:41,587 It's delayed action, that's all. 1608 01:36:41,754 --> 01:36:45,632 In a couple of days, you're gonna have the most wonderful breakdown. 1609 01:36:45,800 --> 01:36:46,842 When did you find out, sir? 1610 01:36:47,010 --> 01:36:50,971 Well, the first clue came quite by accident. 1611 01:36:51,139 --> 01:36:52,764 We discovered that your husband... 1612 01:36:52,932 --> 01:36:56,268 ...had been spending a large number of pound notes all over the place. 1613 01:36:56,436 --> 01:36:58,270 It ran into over £300. 1614 01:36:58,438 --> 01:37:01,648 And it appeared to have started at about the time you were arrested. 1615 01:37:01,816 --> 01:37:05,986 Now, I had to find out where he got that money and how. 1616 01:37:06,154 --> 01:37:07,321 And then I remembered... 1617 01:37:07,489 --> 01:37:10,240 ...that after you were arrested, we searched this flat. 1618 01:37:10,408 --> 01:37:13,702 And I saw a copy of his bank statement in that desk. 1619 01:37:13,870 --> 01:37:17,581 So yesterday afternoon, I went to the prison and asked to see your handbag. 1620 01:37:17,749 --> 01:37:22,336 While I was doing this, I managed to lift your latchkey. Heh. 1621 01:37:22,504 --> 01:37:25,672 Highly irregular, of course, but my blood was up. 1622 01:37:25,840 --> 01:37:28,217 And then this morning when your husband was out... 1623 01:37:28,384 --> 01:37:30,844 ...I came back here to look at his statement. 1624 01:37:31,012 --> 01:37:33,597 I never saw it, because I never got through that door. 1625 01:37:33,765 --> 01:37:38,018 You see, the key that I'd taken from your handbag... 1626 01:37:38,186 --> 01:37:39,686 ...didn't fit the lock. 1627 01:37:39,854 --> 01:37:41,647 [THUMPING] 1628 01:37:46,903 --> 01:37:47,569 Williams? 1629 01:37:48,238 --> 01:37:48,987 [WHISPERS] Wendice. 1630 01:38:28,611 --> 01:38:30,737 Heh. Oh, that was a near one. 1631 01:38:42,375 --> 01:38:44,251 MAN: Maida Vale Police. O'Brien speaking. 1632 01:38:44,419 --> 01:38:47,170 Hubbard. Look, O'Brien, he's found out about his raincoat. 1633 01:38:47,338 --> 01:38:51,341 He just came back and couldn't get in. I think he's on his way to the station now. 1634 01:38:51,509 --> 01:38:53,719 - Has Pearson arrived with the handbag? - Yes, sir. 1635 01:38:53,886 --> 01:38:57,764 Good. Now, listen. Give Wendice those books and the handbag... 1636 01:38:57,932 --> 01:39:00,017 ...and make sure he sees the key. 1637 01:39:00,435 --> 01:39:03,437 Better make him check the contents and sign for them. 1638 01:39:03,605 --> 01:39:07,649 If he wants his own key and raincoat, tell him I've gone to Glasgow. 1639 01:39:07,817 --> 01:39:08,734 Right, sir. 1640 01:39:08,901 --> 01:39:10,277 - Any questions? - No. 1641 01:39:10,445 --> 01:39:13,530 - Right. Call me back when he leaves. - Right, sir. 1642 01:39:16,409 --> 01:39:18,660 Well, Mr. Halliday, have you got it? 1643 01:39:18,828 --> 01:39:20,120 I don't think so. 1644 01:39:20,288 --> 01:39:22,331 Where's Mrs. Wendice's key? 1645 01:39:28,713 --> 01:39:30,964 HUBBARD: It took me just half an hour to find it. 1646 01:39:35,178 --> 01:39:38,388 MARK: But if it was there, why didn't Wendice use it just now? 1647 01:39:38,556 --> 01:39:40,682 Didn't use it because he doesn't realize it's there. 1648 01:39:40,850 --> 01:39:45,187 He still thinks it's in his wife's handbag. You see, you were very nearly right. 1649 01:39:45,355 --> 01:39:47,564 He told Swann that he would leave your latchkey... 1650 01:39:47,732 --> 01:39:49,566 ...under the stair carpet, Mrs. Wendice... 1651 01:39:49,734 --> 01:39:53,445 ...and told him to return it to the same place when he left. 1652 01:39:53,613 --> 01:39:55,781 But as Swann was killed, we naturally assumed... 1653 01:39:55,948 --> 01:39:58,950 ...that your key would still be in one of Swann's pockets. Heh. 1654 01:39:59,118 --> 01:40:00,827 That was his little mistake... 1655 01:40:00,995 --> 01:40:04,414 ...because Swann had done exactly as you suggested, Mr. Halliday. 1656 01:40:04,582 --> 01:40:06,792 He unlocked the door... 1657 01:40:06,959 --> 01:40:10,629 ...then returned the key before he came in. 1658 01:40:10,797 --> 01:40:12,714 MARK: And it's been out there ever since. 1659 01:40:12,882 --> 01:40:16,134 And the key Wendice took out of Swann's pocket... 1660 01:40:16,302 --> 01:40:17,719 ...and returned to her handbag was... 1661 01:40:17,887 --> 01:40:20,305 Swann's own latchkey. 1662 01:40:23,059 --> 01:40:26,395 Mind you, even I didn't guess that at once. Extraordinary. 1663 01:40:26,562 --> 01:40:30,482 You know, it had always puzzled me that no key was found on Swann's body. 1664 01:40:30,650 --> 01:40:33,402 After all, most men carry a latchkey about with them. 1665 01:40:33,569 --> 01:40:35,904 And then I had a brainwave. 1666 01:40:36,114 --> 01:40:38,657 I took the key that was in your handbag... 1667 01:40:38,825 --> 01:40:43,078 ...to his girlfriend's, Mrs. Van Dorn's, and unlocked the door of her flat... 1668 01:40:43,246 --> 01:40:47,165 ...and then I borrowed her telephone and called Scotland Yard. 1669 01:40:47,750 --> 01:40:49,334 Why did you bring me here? 1670 01:40:49,544 --> 01:40:51,128 Because you were the only other person... 1671 01:40:51,295 --> 01:40:53,505 ...who could possibly have left that key outside. 1672 01:40:53,673 --> 01:40:56,133 I had to find out if you knew it was there. 1673 01:40:57,677 --> 01:40:59,302 Suppose I had known? 1674 01:41:00,638 --> 01:41:02,180 [SIGHS] 1675 01:41:02,348 --> 01:41:03,181 You didn't. 1676 01:41:06,936 --> 01:41:09,104 - Mark. - Yes, darling? 1677 01:41:09,272 --> 01:41:12,315 I think I'm going to have that breakdown. 1678 01:41:12,483 --> 01:41:14,025 [PHONE RINGING] 1679 01:41:17,572 --> 01:41:19,197 MAN: Inspector Hubbard? - O'Brien? 1680 01:41:19,365 --> 01:41:22,242 - Yes. He's just left the station. - Right. 1681 01:41:28,416 --> 01:41:30,917 Try and hang on just a little longer. 1682 01:41:33,629 --> 01:41:37,883 Williams, he's just left the station. Give me a thump if he comes this way. 1683 01:41:38,050 --> 01:41:41,136 MARGOT: Can I have a handkerchief? MARK: What happens now? 1684 01:41:41,304 --> 01:41:43,430 Sooner or later, he'll come back here. 1685 01:41:43,598 --> 01:41:46,600 As I've pinched his latchkey, he'll try the one in the handbag. 1686 01:41:46,768 --> 01:41:49,269 When that doesn't fit, he'll realize his mistake... 1687 01:41:49,437 --> 01:41:52,105 ...put two and two together, and look under the stair carpet. 1688 01:41:52,273 --> 01:41:55,525 But if he doesn't do that, all this is pure guesswork. We can't prove a thing. 1689 01:41:55,693 --> 01:41:59,070 That's perfectly true, but once he opens that door... 1690 01:41:59,238 --> 01:42:01,573 ...we shall know everything. - What will you do then? 1691 01:42:01,741 --> 01:42:04,910 I'm to phone the Home Secretary personally. He's standing by for a call now. 1692 01:42:05,077 --> 01:42:08,747 - And Mrs. Wendice? - Will have nothing else to fear. 1693 01:42:08,915 --> 01:42:10,332 [THUMPING] 1694 01:42:11,667 --> 01:42:13,376 MARK: All right, Margot? 1695 01:42:13,544 --> 01:42:15,045 Yes, I'm all right. 1696 01:42:15,213 --> 01:42:17,130 HUBBARD [WHISPERING]: Quiet now, you two. 1697 01:42:28,768 --> 01:42:30,769 [DOORKNOB RATTLING] 1698 01:42:33,940 --> 01:42:35,607 [FOOTSTEPS LEAVING] 1699 01:42:38,986 --> 01:42:40,153 [DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES] 1700 01:42:52,834 --> 01:42:53,750 [WHISPERS] What's he doing? 1701 01:42:53,918 --> 01:42:55,961 He's wondering why that key doesn't fit. 1702 01:42:56,671 --> 01:42:59,422 He's going around to the back entrance. He's stopped again. 1703 01:42:59,590 --> 01:43:01,216 He's looking at the handbag now. 1704 01:43:01,968 --> 01:43:06,054 He's trying to remember when he put the key back in there. 1705 01:43:08,933 --> 01:43:09,891 Now he's given up. 1706 01:43:10,518 --> 01:43:13,979 I'm afraid we've had it this time. He's going way down the street. 1707 01:43:14,146 --> 01:43:14,813 Hold it. 1708 01:43:15,481 --> 01:43:19,109 He's stopped again. He's turning round. 1709 01:43:19,944 --> 01:43:21,570 He's staring at the key. 1710 01:43:23,406 --> 01:43:26,366 Of course. That's Swann's key, isn't it? 1711 01:43:27,243 --> 01:43:28,034 Now he's got it. 1712 01:43:28,995 --> 01:43:30,203 He's coming back fast. 1713 01:43:32,456 --> 01:43:34,207 He's remembered. 1714 01:44:28,262 --> 01:44:32,641 As you said, Mark, it, uh, might work out on paper but, uh... 1715 01:44:32,808 --> 01:44:34,976 Congratulations, Inspector. 1716 01:44:35,144 --> 01:44:36,811 Oh, by the way... 1717 01:44:45,196 --> 01:44:46,363 Oh, how about you, Margot? 1718 01:44:48,240 --> 01:44:50,367 Yes, I could do with something. 1719 01:44:50,534 --> 01:44:52,452 TONY: Mark? - So could I. 1720 01:44:52,620 --> 01:44:54,454 I suppose you're still on duty, inspector. 1721 01:45:01,420 --> 01:45:03,254 [LINE RINGING] 1722 01:45:19,188 --> 01:45:21,189 [English - US - SDH]