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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

I'm pleased you can spend this hour with me.

Quite pleased, if you don't mind.

I have some very interesting pets on sale here.

For yacht owners, I would suggest an albatross.

They are intensely loyal and will follow you anywhere, circling for hours over

the spot where your ship sinks.

For those of you with swimming pools, if your friends and neighbors are taking

advantage of your generosity, may I suggest one of two pets, the ever

hammerhead shark or the Siamese crocodile.

Both are quiet but efficient.

They can clear a pool as fast as a TV commercial can empty a room, which

us to this next item, a pet peeve.

There he comes.

That's his answer, man. He knows you. He ain't gonna see me.

Don't miss, huh?

You

have

the time, mister?

Yeah, it's about...

A couple of bull -vine pigs mugged him.

He's gonna get you something.

He must live around here.

I've seen him in here a couple of times before.

Sorry.

You've got quite a wallop.

I was paying you my fare.

I felt dizzy.

How's that again?

Well, I told you I was feeling kind of funny.

You trying to say that you was in my cab?

What do you mean?

Oh, look, Mac. If you're trying to cook up some kind of an insurance deal,

forget it.

You weren't my passenger.

I had a bundle.

A package with my army uniform inside.

Two punks slugged you out there. You saw it through the window.

You were taking me to City Hall.

I was going to meet my girl.

We're going to be married.

At one o 'clock in the morning?

You're not the same driver.

You could make book on that.

He must have had some bachelor party.

I better call a doctor. No, no, I'm all right. I think we ought to call the

police. No, no, no.

They couldn't have gotten away with anything.

I'll report it in the morning.

It's your skull.

I keep telling everybody this is no neighborhood for walking at night.

I've got to get to my girl's place. She'll be worried.

What's your name?

Phil Townsend.

Where does your girl live?

Riverdale. It's quite away from here.

Will you take me there?

Look, Mike, that's what I get paid for.

You said your name was Phil Townsend?

Yes.

to discharge from the service this morning. I went to buy some clothes.

Can we go, please?

Remember, I picked them up right here.

Funny, I thought there was a vacant lot over there.

Thanks a lot.

Forget it.

I'm sorry about what happened when I thought you were some kind of a nut or

something. I don't blame you for that.

Good night.

Night.

It's me, Phil.

What's going on out there?

Virginia.

Virginia.

What do you want?

Tell your friend to be quiet, Mr. Green.

We got other tenants.

I don't even know the guy.

Mr. Fisher.

Who is it?

Mr. Townsend. Who?

Virginia's fiancée.

There is no Virginia here.

Virginia Morrison.

She introduced us last weekend. We were supposed to be married today.

You are drunk.

Go away.

No, no, I'm not.

Hey, take off, buddy, before I call the cops. What kind of a place is this? I've

got to get up and check the clock.

He ain't drunk. He got a clop in the head.

He's looking for his girl.

Virginia Morrison.

I guess I must have forgotten. Would you pardon me?

Morrison?

She's not here anymore.

Look, I know she must be mad at me, but if you could just tell me where she

went.

Can't you help the guy out?

I'll look if she left an address.

She must think I stood her up.

She probably gone to some friends or something.

Sure. What was he?

In a fight?

No, he was mugged.

Ain't you afraid of getting cold or something?

I never catch nothing.

Other guys that get pneumonia.

This is the address she left.

It ain't far.

Something happened to me. I don't care.

Just get out of here.

What are you doing here?

Whose place is this?

What do you want from me now?

What do you mean, now?

That's my baby.

It's time for her feeding.

My husband may be coming home any minute now. You have to leave.

Your husband?

What husband? We were supposed to be married today.

What are you talking about, Bill?

I haven't even seen you for three years.

Three years.

I took a taxi to meet you at City Hall.

That's all I remember.

Phil, you can't stay here.

You don't know what my husband is like.

I'm looking for three years of my life. Well, you won't find them here.

Must have lost my memory.

Didn't you even try to find me?

Oh, yes.

I went to the police.

Do you have any idea what that was like?

The whispers to each other? The funny smiles?

It happens all the time, miss.

No hospital reports, nothing in the morgue.

Some people just get nervous and they disappear on their wedding day.

You believe I'd leave you like that?

No.

So I went to a private detective.

I borrowed everything I could to pay him.

My furniture.

My car, my salary.

But who is he?

I've got to see him, talk to him.

No, you can't do that.

Why not?

Because he can't help you.

He never found out anything. He never found a trace of you.

But what would be the harm? He's my husband.

I was

lonely.

He was very kind to me.

Until after I married him.

And then it started.

He was just like the police.

That same smile, the sly little questions about how things had been

and me.

After that, it was any man I ever talked to.

I can't leave this house.

Because he might telephone and come home and I won't be here.

You've had a life for three years, Bill.

Go back to it.

Go back to where?

Anything come to you?

Initials again.

DW.

A key to a place I don't remember.

Eighty -seven dollars and change.

It's a nice watch.

To David with love.

Root.

Does it ring a bell?

Well, at least we know what the D stands for.

I guess you better take me to the police station.

Maybe Ruth, whoever she is, is looking for me a little harder than Virginia

Ain't you got any relatives?

No.

Hubling's Drugs.

That's where I drove you from.

You didn't get these tonight.

Could I live around there?

The drugger said he'd seen you before.

Look, Mac, maybe I'm sticking my neck out. You know what I mean?

I don't think the police is such a good idea.

Well, you know, the money, the clothes you're wearing, the watch.

It don't go with that neighborhood.

I don't get you.

Maybe DW's in some kind of trouble.

I've never been in trouble in my life.

I'm not talking about you.

I'm talking about him.

Why are you hot, Charlie?

Let's get out of here.

Hey.

You left your lights on.

I killed him for you.

Thanks.

The first time was maybe two, maybe three weeks ago.

How often did I come in?

Not more than half a dozen times, I'd say.

Did I ever get a prescription filled?

Anything with a name on it?

All you ever bought was cigarettes.

Always at night he came in?

Midnight till 8 a .m., that's my shift.

Maybe you could talk to the day man.

And you ought to see a doctor.

Thanks. If it helps any, it seems to me you always come from that direction.

Knock on doors.

Who am I?

Where do I live?

I'd ask you to spend the night at my house, but my old lady, she's okay, you

understand?

She gets upset easy.

You've done enough.

If you want to get in touch with me, call the company.

Ask for Mari.

Mari Epstein.

Let me know how you make out, huh?

Sure.

What day is it?

It's Friday.

Oh.

Saturday already.

September 24th.

Virginia and I would have been married for three years.

Ah, you never know.

That might have been worse than the problem you got now.

After a good night's sleep, you'll be a new man.

Look, there's a hotel over there. It's cheap but clean.

Everybody's known as John Smith.

Okay?

Okay.

Thanks.

Yes, sir.

followed me again. Now go back to your room. Please, don't go.

He's just a few feet behind me, Dave.

Are you Ruth?

What's wrong with you?

Uh, anything wrong there, miss?

Oh, no, no, nothing.

He's a policeman. Will you please go? I've got to talk to you. I'll come to

tonight. Now just go.

Do you remember the address?

Of course I remember the address.

Then tell me. I want to be sure.

431 Frog.

I'll get off your back when you start doing some work around here.

Couldn't even empty the garbage. I don't eat here.

Where do you eat, I'd like to know? With what? You don't work.

Horses work.

And mothers with sons like you.

My key seems to stick.

Bernie, come help.

The gent's key gets stuck.

After you.

The keys are kind of tricky sometimes.

Yeah, it's a tricky world.

Leave it open a minute.

I'm kind of tired.

I've got something I want to show you.

Hey.

What did you do that for?

I just wanted to leave a word.

I found it in a parked car.

Here's something else I found.

What do you want?

Nothing.

Unless you want to buy this picture I took.

Careful. You might ruin it.

And it might be the only one there is.

This guy DW for instance He never had a picture taken according to the newspaper

clipping in the wallet

You

want to buy this one you just let me know

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Now a word from the provinces.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin the second half, or flip

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sponsor, followed by the second half of our story.

Do you think there's something better to do?

You're a regular bundle of joy, aren't you?

Sure. We're all going to be rich.

Look, you really think you're going to get any money out of that gun? You leave

it to me.

Maybe there's a reward we can get.

No cops.

That's nice.

You looking for us, baby?

Care to go to a party tonight?

We're gonna have seven violins and a dancing band and flowers and everything.

Come on.

Wait a minute.

It's your house?

Yeah. Well, who is she?

I'll let you know. Right here.

Excuse me.

I... I don't know how to begin.

But except for this afternoon, I don't remember ever seeing her before in my

life.

My name... My real name is Philip Townsend.

Does that mean anything to you?

I don't know what you're in with me or why, so... If you want to walk out, go

ahead.

But whoever you are, I need you.

I'm trying to open a door that's been closed for three years.

And you're the only key I've got.

Detective. Private detective.

Have you ever seen this man?

It's an old photo.

Recognize him?

Nope.

You barely looked at it. That's all I ever do, mister.

Even with the regular police.

I have two perfections.

Pharmacist and coward.

You don't remember...

Anything at all?

No.

Not even me?

I told you.

I'm sorry.

That's all right.

I guess I always knew this would happen.

We used to talk about it sometimes when you... you tried to remember who you

were before you came to work for my uncle.

I was afraid that...

When you did remember, you might be in love with someone else.

Are you?

I don't know.

I was.

Married? No.

Three years are too long for the witch to marry somebody else.

How long have I known you?

Three years.

Well, then... I must have gone to work for your uncle.

But after it happened... How did I get there?

How did I get another name?

Carlin brought you. He said your name was David Webber.

A fellow shot at me?

Who is he?

He's a private investigator. My uncle hires him sometimes to get evidence in

cases.

Ah.

Private investigator.

She hired a private investigator to find me.

Is Colin married?

His wife had a baby a few months ago.

He found me.

He found me, don't you understand? And he didn't tell her. Dave, please. Don't

call me that.

All right.

Now calm down.

If you get one of your headaches, you don't know what you're liable to do.

What do you mean?

What I'm liable to do?

You know how you get.

I don't know anything!

Honey. Honey, please.

I'm sorry.

Sit down and have a cigarette.

Here.

Where do you want me to start?

The murder.

When did it happen?

About a month ago.

The newspaper clipping said that your uncle's place is in Westchester.

You live there with him?

Yes.

I also said I was a bodyguard.

Why'd your uncle need a bodyguard?

He's a criminal lawyer.

He turned down a racketeer in a tax evasion case and there were some

Maybe that's how she was killed.

No. The man was convicted. He's been in jail for over two years.

No, no, no. No copy.

But then your uncle didn't need me anymore. Why did he keep me on?

Because of me, I guess.

What was I to you?

Was. Past tense.

I love you.

Not that it matters now.

Sorry.

It's a big house.

You had a separate apartment over the garage, and that... That's where her

was found.

How could it happen?

It's like a black curtain.

lived there.

Somebody died there.

I can't even remember.

The afternoon of the night it happened.

Uncle Bob gave you some errands to do.

He was in the study preparing a case waiting for Carlin.

I could see that you were getting one of your migraine headaches the way that

you'd get before you'd pass out.

You mean actually pass out?

Well, not... always physically, but mentally.

Often?

Well, three, four times I'll told.

Anything else?

You, uh... You smashed up your room once.

You wouldn't remember the weekend we went to San Francisco together.

No.

But it was just shortly after Uncle Bob married Janice. I

thought you were getting too friendly with her and I was jealous and we

quarreled.

And... Did I hurt you?

Tell me.

Yes.

I ran out.

In the morning. He didn't remember anything about it.

And the night she was killed.

I had some things to do in town. When I got back, it was dark.

Your door was locked. You didn't answer.

So I... I went up to the main house.

Uncle Bob and Colin were in the study.

They hadn't seen you.

So... I walked... I walked all around the grounds

trying to find you.

Gone. You were down by the fish pond.

Just sitting and staring.

You looked up at me.

And you said, God help me.

I just killed her.

She's nothing.

But he's a goldmine. Hey, you guys want to make a buck?

Know him?

Eisenhower. Is there a price?

20 bucks.

I don't know him. You know him, Chuck?

I don't know him.

You guys live around here?

No, we're from Palm Beach.

Hey, Bernie, 20 bucks.

Blow your nose.

We got a chicken to pick.

And when the cops stop snooping around, we're gonna pick him clean.

Fix you something to eat.

I'm not hungry.

Didn't anybody try to help me?

Don't you remember... I'm sorry.

I begged you to see a psychiatrist, but you refused.

The doctor asked me to let him know if you showed any signs of... Of what?

Destructive tendencies were the words he used.

Like smashing up the room?

Would you let him know?

No, I... I was afraid of what they might do to you.

Like sending me away someplace?

Locking me up?

Yes. Someplace where I might have been helped?

You didn't want help.

You really believe I killed that woman?

Do you?

You didn't do it intentionally.

But I did do it.

Is that what you mean?

I'd better go.

Where?

Home? Look, I want help, Ruth.

You offered to give it to me.

Help me to understand why a murdered woman was found in my apartment after I

passed out.

Explain to me why I ran when there were three other people on the estate who

might have killed her.

Did you tell me to run, Ruth?

You're dead, didn't you?

I didn't want the police to get you.

Neither does Carlin. Nobody wants the police to get me. Could it be that the

trial might bring out something?

I'm getting out of here.

If you can't go out there, Carlin will kill you.

How do you know he's there?

He knows you live in the neighborhood from this morning. Thanks to your expert

guidance.

Phil, I'm only trying to help you. Are you really?

Of course I am.

Well, I can't go out there.

And you bring Carlin here.

What? He's the answer.

He'll be looking for you. Find him, let him follow you back here.

It shouldn't be too difficult. You said he's in the neighborhood.

He's got a gun.

What's the gun at this point?

Do I have any choice?

I've got to see him, talk to him, try to make some sense out of this.

I can't go on hiding from something I don't even understand.

Please, Phil.

If you want to help me, get Colin.

There she is again.

Hey, sweetie baby.

Love has come into my life once more. I'm in love. I'm in love.

Hey, baby.

Do you want to reconsider that party now?

You know, you're breaking my heart wandering around here.

Hiya, baby. How about a little drinking to warm you up?

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Thank you.

Now listen, Thompson.

Oh.

You know my name, don't you?

You knew it for three years.

And I didn't. Why didn't you tell Virginia?

I fell in love with her.

You had amnesia. You wouldn't have remembered her anyhow. Don't you

I understand.

I understand I've been living like a wild animal, hunted and shot at.

Who killed Mrs. Burke?

You did.

Why would I do it?

She was much younger than Burke. She was chasing after you. How do you know

that? Burke had me watching. Oh, you weren't the only one. Were you one of

others? No.

Who killed her, Carlin? I told you.

She was found in your apartment. Yeah, I know that in my apartment.

The time when I had one of those headaches you all knew about.

The perfect patsy, the guy from nowhere with no memory.

But who killed her?

Look, you didn't know what you were doing.

Temporarily and sadly, I'll help you. I'll help you. Will you?

For life in a cage?

A life you've taken from me twice already?

Dave. I told you not to call me that.

Oh, no, Colin.

If I lose this life, it's going to be for something I don't remember. For you.

No.

All right, Colin.

Berg killed her.

Not Uncle Bob.

He couldn't have.

I can prove it.

I have the clothes he was wearing.

I have bloodstains.

Go on.

Burke got the idea to frame you when you blacked out. He took a wrench from the

garage. He killed her and put her in your room.

When you came to and ran, he told me about it, asked me to help.

You tried to kill me to cover up for Burke.

If a man named David Webber could be found face down in the street, my wife

would never know that I'd found you.

I wouldn't lose her.

Your wife.

I'd better call the police.

I'll have to go to the station with him, make a statement.

You don't have to come back.

Will I see you again?

I'm going into a veteran's hospital for a while.

Find out how things really are with me.

Some of the things that David Webber did must be in me.

I could have killed him.

We've really known each other less than a day.

I know.

I hope I see you again.

I hope so, too.

I really do.

That is all for tonight.

I'm afraid I must abandon the pet business.

They're eating me out of house and home.

Listen to the poor dears, and I'm completely out of food.

But soft, I see the sponsor approaching.