All language subtitles for Hitchcock s03e24 Power Of Attorney

good evening

please

do not be alarmed this is not a remote
broadcast

I am still very much with you.

Actually, this is from my collection of
ancient weapons.

In the days of the bow and arrow, this
could strike with the force of a machine

gun. Furthermore, instead of the
bothersome rattle of explosions, a burst

shots from this instrument was
accompanied by sweet music, a feature

undoubtedly appreciated by the victims.

Actually, you will find quite a number
of these about today.

Most of them are in our larger symphony
orchestras. They help keep the

conductors from becoming obstreperous.

With that thought in my mind, I can't
help but turn to our sponsor.

That dear person would like to spend the
next minute talking about himself.

This will be followed by Power of
Attorney.

A drama about a woman and her devoted
companion, and about a man who helped

with her investments.

And so, in just one lamentable minute,
Power of Attorney.

It was so unexpected.

It isn't true.

I'm afraid so.

But you told me... You told me only
yesterday that those stocks were worth

,000.

Only this morning.

Where are you going?

Back to the office.

That was Shirley's college money that I
gave you.

Well, I invested $5 ,000 of my own.

Will you be coming back for dinner?

You can't feel like cooking for me?

What's happened?

Oh, darling.

It isn't your fault.

It's just rotten luck, that fellow.

I'll be back.

Eight on the button.

What time did his hotel say he checked
out?

Six o 'clock.

And he was supposed to be here at eight.

He told me that he was in love with me.

He said that he wanted to marry me.

He said he was going to triple my $10
,000 stock in three months.

Where did you meet this Wilford James,
Mrs. Norton?

On a plane.

Coming back from Jamaica.

He came over and sat down beside me and
again feeding me that line.

Salzburg is a charming town. I was there
last in 59.

We go every year for the festival.

Oh, I've never been for the festival.
It's the first time.

Cigarette? No.

Um... Agatha doesn't smoke.

Agatha? You're Agatha.

Agatha what?

Tomlin. Oh.

I'm Mary Caulfield.

James Jarvis. How do you do?

How do you do?

How do you do?

And how do you do?

How do you do?

After I passed the bar examination, I
set up a law office in my hometown in

competition with my father. I was
actually very proud.

Married my childhood sweetheart, and I
thought, boy, James Charles, you have

really settled down.

And then my darling wife died in
childbirth.

After that, I couldn't stay in England
any longer.

I emigrated to America, came to New
York, started to fool around the stock

market.

Now, it seems I've found my niche
fascinating.

Do you know anything about stocks and
shares, Mr. Coffey?

Not a thing.

Miss Tomlin, are you a financial wizard?

Hardly.

My lawyer takes care of everything.

I don't want to know about numbers and
contracts, handling money is a man's

business.

No, you should be late.

He's always late.

Who's always late? My great niece. She
was to meet us here.

Which way are you going? We could share
a cab.

We live at the Golden Angel Hotel.

You want to talk about coincidences?
That's where I'm staying this trip. What

about that?

Here, give me a tag. I'll get the
luggage.

Eileen! Eileen!

I'm sorry we're late. What's our fault?
The traffic was back up for miles. Ask

Robert bumper to bumper. Robert. Hello,
Mrs. Coffey. Mr. Jarvis, this is my

great niece, Eileen Harris.

Oh.

Robert Reeves. We're going to give Mr.
Jarvis a ride to the hotel.

Will there be room in the car? Robert
brought his father's car.

Robert. Oh, give me your things and I'll
get your bag.

That's all right. I have them right
here.

Are we ready?

Then let's go.

Oh, Miss Stoneman, look here. Let me
take that, huh?

And that one's too heavy for you, yeah?

See you later.

Hey, Porter.

Good luck.

Well, well, good afternoon, Mrs.
Caulfield. Welcome home. And how was

Wonderful as always.

Anything exciting happen while we were
away?

Not a thing.

Welcome home, Miss Conlon.

Thank you.

No, no, no, not all of those are mine
this time. The bottom bag belongs to Mr.

Jarvis. You better check in, Mr. Jarvis.
They were about to put you in with us.

I wasn't going to say a word.

Yes, I have a reservation, Mr. James
Jarvis. Oh?

Jarvis?

James Jarvis.

Well, I'm sorry, there's nothing here
under that name.

I called from Chicago four days ago. I
called about noon.

Oh, well, it's obviously our mistake.

Well, the only thing I have right at
this minute is a single over the pool.

How would I like a single over the pool?

You wouldn't.

Put him in the rear where we are, where
it's quiet.

Oh, yes, I'll have a room on the fourth
floor sometime after three.

He's not out of there yet, but he's
checking out today.

What time is it now?

It's 1 .30.

I'll wait for it. Come and have a cup of
tea with us.

No, thank you, but that's not necessary.
You'll be with us. Fine. Leave Mr.

Jarvis' bags.

I'll have them set up, sir. Thank you.

The house in Jamaica was just too much
trouble. I never used it. Oh, maybe a

couple of times a year.

I just have the apartment in Rome now.

But I ought to have something in New
York.

I used to have a house in New York, but
I really prefer living in a motel.

Oh, that's sweet.

Greetings from Mr.

Barton. Birthday, Aunt Em.

I'll talk to him.

Hello.

It's for you. Your room is ready.

Hello.

Thank you. Yes, I'll go right up.

405. That's not too far away, is it,
Mary? One flight up, two doors down.

Oh, we're neighbors.

You'll have dinner with us when we get
organized?

Well, until then, why don't I invite you
to dinner somewhere tonight?

Yes. Oh, you, Agatha, Eileen and Robert?

We have other plans.

Well, I'll pick you and Agatha up about
8 o 'clock. We'll have a drink here.

Great. See you later.

Goodbye.

Are you always this quiet?

Always.

Happy birthday and bon voyage.

Merci. Auf Wiedersehen. Auf Wiedersehen.

Charming? You think everyone's charming,
Aunt Em.

Isn't the Agatha?

Not to me.

Oh, hello.

Is there a florist shop in the hotel?

Oh, fine.

Yes, this is Mr. Jarvis in 405.

I'd like to send a dozen roses... No,
two dozen roses to

303.

Here's one dozen for Mrs.

Mary Caulfield and the other for Miss...

Agatha Tomlin.

Fine.

Bye.

Holding up pretty well for five days.

Agatha changes the water every morning.
And this morning she gave them vitamins.

Well, I'll buy you both some more. Both
of you.

You were telling us about the Arlo Trust
Company, Mr. Jarvis.

That don't mean you want me to shut up?

Or do you really want to hear some...
It's your choice.

Don't play games, Agatha.

Mystery maiden.

Don't say that.

It's just what she wants to hear.

I want to hear about the Arlo Trust
Company.

The chance that comes once in five
lifetimes.

Go wash the dishes.

No, I'm serious.

I really want to try and understand.

Well, I have the opportunity of buying
through a friend of mine, a very dear

friend who happens to be on the board of
directors, as many shares in the Arlo

Trust Company as I can afford.

They sell for $50 a share, but I can buy
them for $30.

He transfers them into my name, and then
when the shares go on the market, I

sell them and double my money.

It's not...

Quite as simple as that, but that's
basically how it works.

You know anybody who wants to double
their money in one afternoon?

Me. Oh, Harry.

You better speak to Mr.

Barton. If I would, I'd have to. I
couldn't do anything without consulting

He controls everything.

Oh, he's such a character, James. Nearly
80, never married.

But he's as sharp as a tack.

Sharp as a tack.

Why don't you arrange a meeting?

Between James and Mr. Barton.

And let James explain it to Mr. Barton.
Well, I'd love to. Well, let's arrange

for lunch tomorrow.

I'll phone Mr. Barton right away. Oh,
thank you.

Cigarette?

I don't smoke.

Thomas Barton, please.

Will you tell him Eric Horfield phoned?

Oh, Thomas.

Listening in on your answering service
again.

Are you free for lunch tomorrow?

Yes.

Wonderful.

Here.

One o 'clock.

There's something I want to talk to you
about.

How are you feeling?

Oh.

Well, you go right to bed.

Good night.

No sooner said than done.

Oh, speaking of bed.

Really? Really.

Thank you for a delightful meal.

Thank Agatha.

Oh, she's the hash slinger?

It was beautiful.

Good night.

Good night.

And good night to you, Mary.

Stroke of one.

Et voila.

You know, it's the first time in my life
I've been punctual six times in a row.

Of course, it may have something to do
with the fact that I only live three

minutes away.

Our plans have changed, Mr. Jarvis.

Something awful has happened.

Where's Mary?

Mary's all right.

It's Mr. Barton.

He's dead.

His secretary phoned this morning.

He didn't go into his office.

They found him in his bed.

He hadn't been feeling well lately. He
seems to have had some kind of a stroke.

Suffocated somehow.

Mary is very upset.

I'm sorry.

Well, of course it couldn't mean
anything to you. But Mary and I were

fond of him. I know.

horribly sorry.

I'm sorry you didn't meet.

You'd have liked each other. Don't you
think that you should lie down?

No.

I'll go.

Mr.

Barton would say we were irrational that
he saw us behaving like this.

Agatha spent all morning fixing this
lunch.

We'll have it together.

How, in an instant, flowers take on a
new significance.

They seem out of place here.

They seem to belong to Thomas and the
dead.

Here, let me take them.

Very fortunate for me that you're here,
James.

Seven times eight is what?

Fifty -six.

Fifty -six.

You carry the thigh.

Let's talk about it, Agatha.

Chase it out in the open.

You don't think I know enough about him?

I've known him nearly three weeks.

I feel him every day.

He's been an absolute miracle.

I don't understand you, Agatha.

You think he's dishonest?

Oh, you're such a suspicious old thing.

I have to have somebody to do this.

I have to have a new lawyer.

I've already asked him to come down
later to go over the things that Mr.

Barton's secretary sent me.

Well, I certainly trust him much more
than I do any of the men the bank sent

And he's more attractive.

I don't think you dislike James so much.

I feel you like him more than you'll
admit, even to yourself.

The sun's too bright.

I thought so.

I'll get it.

My perusable cap on. I hear you've got
something that needs perusing.

James, Agatha.

Agatha's in the patio trying to get some
sun.

It's the first summer I've ever known
her to want to get a tan.

I don't know what's come over her.

She's cut her beautiful hair.

You'd better have a drink before you
look at my affairs.

It's amazing how confused they get in
just a week.

Afternoon, Agatha.

Say, I like it, the hair.

Beautiful.

You know, I think I'm making progress
with Agatha.

Almost got a smile out of her.

Now, where's all this legal confusion?

On my desk.

How did you convince Agatha to let me
have a look at this stuff?

Promise her a bushel of persimmons.

She knows we're talking about it. We're
in here talking about you, Agatha.

Boy, that... That really is some shell.

Much thinner than you think.

Really?

Bark's worse than the bite?

Much.

She can have a night off anytime she
wants it.

You wouldn't be jealous?

A little.

Just a little?

Ask her.

Maybe she'll stop complaining about you.

It's what she really wants.

nursing Mr. Caulfield when he was in the
hospital.

And then when he left the hospital, Mrs.
Caulfield asked me to come and live at

the house and look after him there.

And then when he died, she was so upset.

She couldn't bear to be alone.

She gets morbidly depressed if things go
wrong.

That's against the law.

You won't tell anybody, will you?

Good night.

Good night.

Hello?

So what?

Did you have a good time?

Nice enough.

What do you think?

About what?

About him.

He didn't try and kiss me.

Is that good or bad?

Not good.

Not bad.

Clever. We'll see.

Twenty -two percent, my dear lady.
Twenty -two percent richer than you were

week ago. Right here.

I don't understand it at all.

Let me see it.

Just one or two more papers per time,
then we can talk about something more

interesting. What are these now, James?

These give me what's called the power of
attorney.

That I've heard of.

But I'm not sure what it means.

Tell Mary what the power of attorney is,
Agatha.

It means that you give James the right
to sign your name for you.

That you give me the right to make
decisions for you if I can't get to you

time. Mr. Barton had it. It's the reason
you were never troubled about anything.

Is there any more coffee, Agatha?

Yes, there is.

Now, Mary.

Right here.

Aline called this morning.

She wants to know if I'm going to be
able to help her visit Robert.

She wants to leave within the next three
weeks.

I'm there.

Well, the way...

Arlo Trust is going right now. Pretty
soon you'll be able to buy Germany.

There we are.

Faith as faith can be.

Call me Mary.

Not me. Keep me awake. I'm exhausted.

I'm going straight to bed.

Good night.

Good night, Mary.

Sleep tight, huh?

Good night.

You approve?

I approve.

Don't you ever do that again.

Into each life some rain must fall.

And in the center of every hour of
television, we must have a station

After which we shall continue the story
of Mary, Agatha, and their friend, Mr.

Jarvis.

In the sunroom.

You better fix us a drink.

Better fix us all a drink.

Arlo Trust has declared bankruptcy.

What does that mean?

It means that everything we've invested
in it is gone.

How much of my money did you invest in
it, Jim?

Yesterday it was selling for $75 a
share.

Now they can't give it away.

How much?

I... I invested every penny you had in
your savings.

My savings?

But that's all.

I'd better go to her.

Yes. Come for breakfast in the morning.

I

don't

know how I can tell anything.

Peter and his wife live on the money. I
send them every month.

Eileen is counting on me to pay her way
to see Robert.

They've all lived off you for years. Let
them help you now.

Rich and Em.

If Rich and Em spend any of the money in
her checking account, there won't be

enough left to pay the hotel bill this
month.

Mary, I have a thousand dollars in the
bank.

It wasn't his fault.

So much easier if it were.

I thought he was coming down to
breakfast.

He said he was.

405, please.

Hello?

Oh.

Hello, Agatha.

It'll be ready in a minute.

Oh, sweetheart, something's come up and
I can't make it. I've got to get down to

the office.

James, I have a thousand dollars in the
bank.

Mary won't take it if it'll be any help.

Well, yes, it might help me get back on
my feet.

You're welcome to it.

Could you have it about noon?

Yes, I have to go out shopping anyway.

James, could we rent a car and drive up
the coast tomorrow?

Mary has to get out of this apartment.

I'll arrange the day that way.

Good. See you at lunch then.

Above one?

Yes. Goodbye.

Bye.

Uh, yeah, would you get me 626 -0025?

Oh, hello.

Reservations, please.

Yeah, this is Mr.

Jarvis Smith.

I have a reservation on the 11 .15
flight to Mexico City this morning, but

something's come up I have to cancel
out.

Could you manage me one, say, in the
late afternoon?

Yeah, 6 .15 would be fine, fine.

Oh, hey, fella, first class, huh?

Yeah, great.

Bye. Oh, front desk?

Yes, this is Mr. James Jarvis in 405.

Would you ask the cashier to make up my
bill up to date, huh?

Yeah, I'll drop in sometime this
afternoon and pay it off.

Fine.

Bye -bye.

I'm going to the market. Do you want
anything?

My great -grandfather.

My grandfather.

My father worked their entire lives to
save that money.

And now it's gone in one afternoon.

Where are you going?

To the market.

Market.

Market to buy that pig.

I'll be back in half an hour. Home
again, home again.

Jiggity -jig.

There's your Aunt Em.

Eileen, I'm not going to be able to help
you go to Germany.

Something drastic has happened.

There was some stuff.

Arlo Trust Company.

I had all of my money invested in them.

And now it's gone.

No, dear.

No, I'm quite all right.

I just didn't want you to go on counting
on me.

Goodbye, Eileen.

Any messages?

Only a couple of circulars.

Miss Tomlin, we'll all miss Mr. Jarvis.

Miss him?

He's checking out this afternoon.

Very nice man.

Oh, yeah.

Today's Thursday, isn't it?

Yes, he told me.

I'd forgotten.

Are you all right, Miss Tubman?

Yes.

Yes.

405, please.

I'm sorry.

Mr. Jarvis doesn't answer.

Would you like to have him paged? Yes,
sir. Page him, please.

Mr. James Jarvis?

Phone call for Mr. James Jarvis.

Yes. Tell him that Agatha Pommelin
called.

Mary?

Mary, are you asleep?

How is she?

What do you mean?

Well, she called me an hour ago. She
scared me to death. She was crying and

saying something about she'd lost all
her money. Is that true?

happened, she said something about the
Arlo Trust Company.

So I went to see Robert's lawyer to talk
to him about it, and he never heard of

it. So he phoned his broker, who vaguely
remembered an Arlo Trust Company that

went bankrupt in Chicago a few years
ago.

How much did she invest?

You know to the penny how much.

You invested in it, too.

You've been swindled.

Yes, I'm afraid so.

Agatha will have to call the police.

As soon as your aunt wakes up, I'll talk
to her about that.

Well, if she wants to talk to Robert's
lawyer, I can get him on the phone.

I think... Evans is his name.

Spottiswood and Evans in Brentwood. I
have to go downtown now to get my

passport, but I'll be back at four in
case you need me for anything.

Thanks. Be sure and let me know what the
police say.

Yes, I will.

Bye. Have Aunt Em call me tonight.

Yes. Goodbye.

Agatha.

Agatha.

Yes,

please. 303.

Oh, Agatha?

I just got in.

What are you doing?

Just sitting here, waiting for you to
return my call. Where are you?

Oh, in my room.

Lying down on the bed.

Did you go to the office?

Mm, sure.

Are you able to drive Mary and me up the
coast tomorrow?

Mm -hmm, sure am.

I thought if we started about ten in the
morning...

I went to the bank, and I drew out the
money. I have $1 ,200 for you.

I'll pay you back just as soon as I can.

Why don't you come down here right now?

Mary would like to talk to you.

How is she?

She's thoroughly disenchanted with
stocks.

I'm well imagined.

And with me.

No, she does not blame you, James.

And besides, it's not such a disaster
since the morning's mail.

Are you there?

Oh, yes. I was just lighting a
cigarette.

Good news?

I'd say so.

You know that she lost her only brother
in Texas last year.

Oh, I'm sure she's mentioned it to you.

Well, this morning, such luck.

There was a letter, a legal sort of a
thing, which neither one of us can

decipher, but it's plain that she's
inherited the major part of his estate.

He'd like you to be kind enough to come
down and explain it to her.

Of course.

But don't you dare mention stocks to
her.

She says all she wants to do is put the
money in the bank and live off the

interest.

Must be a sizable sum.

Oh, much more than we ever dreamed of.

We're expecting you.

I'll be right down.

Bye.

Was the lover and his lass with a hey
and a hey and a hey. Keep your voice

Mary's resting.

I'll wake her up in a few minutes.

She didn't sleep well last night.

Good morning.

It is still morning, isn't it?

I think so.

Would you like some coffee?

No, thank you, ma 'am.

James. I'm so glad you're here. It was
such an awful night. I was so worried

about Mary all day yesterday.

And I found something that scared me. I
didn't know what to do about it.

And what's that?

Look at this.

I didn't know she had a gun in the
house. I found it in her bedroom.

It's loaded.

She was so despondent that I was afraid
of what she would do.

Of course, the morning mail was a... God
sent.

Oh, I hate those things. Get rid of it,
James. Get it out of the house.

Take it away. No, don't point it. Put it
in your pocket.

I'll look after it.

Mary,

are you awake?

James is here.

She's mumbling something. I'll get her
some coffee. Meanwhile, you two can

peruse, as you say, that letter.

Merry, merry, quite contrary.

Hey,

Agatha.

Agatha. Agatha.

You silly baby.

Oh, I see.

Agatha, what is it?

Mary.

Hello. The police.

Get the police.

Oh, God.

Get somebody up here right away.
Something's been shot.

Agatha. Three o 'clock. Agatha. Hurry.

Agatha, open up, will you?

Agatha, what are you doing?

Agatha.

Open the door, will you?

Why would he kill Mrs.

Caulfield?

I don't know.

I heard them arguing about some kind of
business.

She said that she wanted to go to the
police about something that he didn't

investigated.

Some kind of stocks.

that's the way the body bounces.

However, I feel compelled to say that
the manner which Mary chose to leave

veil of tears is not the one to solve
one's problems.

In short, we do not recommend suicide as
a way of life.

That is all the story we have for
tonight.

Some miscellaneous items follow.

I found a new use for my harp.

If you like sliced homemade bread, just
Push the loaves through the

heart before baking.