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Morning, Miss Britt. Good morning.

I don't suppose there's any mail for me, is there?

I'm sorry, no.

Thank you.

Paul. Yes, she's the one, no doubt about it. High hair, colouring right down to

her shoe size.

Better still, she gets hardly any mail.

A lonely girl.

Yes, I'm about to fall desperately in love with Jenny Frith, single, dress

12, shoe size 8 from Muncie, Indiana.

Oh, what on earth is one doing in a place like this?

Oh, I'm so sorry. I've disturbed you.

No, I was talking out loud.

You didn't really. Are you sure?

Yes. I think I did.

Anyway, as I was thinking out loud, I'll ask it again. What on earth does one do

in a place like this?

Well, let's see.

I usually take a walk along the seafront.

Did that early this morning.

Do you have a good book to read?

Oh, I'm not really in the mood for reading.

I have a better idea.

Why don't we just talk?

People don't do that these days, do they?

Talk? Communicate?

I don't think I'm particularly dull, and I'm sure you've lots of interesting

things to tell.

I'm afraid I'm not very... Oh, nonsense. Let's give it a try, anyway.

I'm so sorry. I really have no right, whatever it is, to come here to... No,

no. It's all right, really.

I'd like to talk. You're not offended?

Oh, no.

Honestly? No, honestly, really.

Well, if we're going to talk, I'm going to introduce myself.

Paul Turner.

I'm Jennifer Frith. From Don't Tell Me.

Indiana. How did you know that?

No, I've travelled the States quite a bit and I've got a good ear for an

Am I right?

Absolutely right, yes.

Oh, dear.

I suppose I'm fed up with this place because I've just taken a place myself

the coast. Oh.

Busman's Holiday.

Busman's... Busman's Holiday? No. I have an English phrase. It means no holiday

at all. Don't ask me why.

That's a funny language, isn't it?

Well, um...

Would you like some coffee?

Oh, I'd love some. Thank you. Yes.

And then you can tell me all about yourself, and I won't be bored anymore.

Well, I can't promise that.

Better still, it'd be good for my ego.

You're right.

Ego. It's always good for a man's ego to be seen in the company of an attractive

woman.

Of course I got through to her. Candy from kids.

Listen, we have an interesting common.

Shelley.

Yes, romantic, isn't it?

Get me a copy of his poems, will you?

He's a poet.

Oh? Yes, we're having dinner tonight at eight.

Excuse me.

My watch says that it's about 8 .28. 8 .28, miss? Yes. And it's right.

You checked before.

That's right, I did.

We stopped serving dinner soon, miss. You'll have to hurry.

Thank you.

I will.

I can't apologize enough. I had a meeting the other side. A ton of my car

down. It's perfectly all right. I'm so sorry. It doesn't matter. You're here.

That's all that matters. Do you forgive me? Of course I do. Really.

I kept her waiting 30 minutes, and she loved me for it.

Yes.

I was starving by that time.

It was coming along beautifully.

And tomorrow she gets a whirlwind of romantic pleasures, starting with a full

flower treatment.

Where are we going?

Shelley's Bed, please. You're kidding.

But that must be miles away. 200, to be exact.

That's where we have a car.

But don't your business things that you have to do and... Cancel them.

I've always intended to make the pilgrimage, and somehow I just never got

to it.

I know now why.

I needed someone to share it with.

Exhausted. I didn't know where an English poet could be.

We've been everywhere.

Everywhere.

Anyway, the hook's baited.

And tonight's the night.

Cream, no sugar.

Getting used to it?

Meeting you... I expected all this to be just work.

You haven't done much of that.

Well, it is your fault.

Jenny.

Oh, I hate goodbyes.

I just hate them.

There's a phrase.

Everybody uses it, and very few actually mean it.

It's been nice meeting you.

Hello?

Jenny, it's mad and it's crazy, but I'm not going to be able to leave you behind

tomorrow.

I want you to come with me, be my wife.

Oh, Paul! I know it's ridiculous and I know we've only known each other days,

but I love you.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, it should have been a bigger thing. Oh, darling, it was lovely.

So white.

It doesn't bribe me. But I don't mind, Paul. Really, I don't. It's so quiet

here. So tucked away.

Darling, we have so much ahead of us.

You. Needs a woman's touch.

Oh, it's really lovely.

You go on through. I'll be with you in a minute.

Oh, I just love these old places. There's so much charm and texture.

It's really lonely, though, isn't it? I don't think I saw another house for the

last two miles.

There's an old boy who lives on the other side of the cliff. But you're

it is lonely.

But then when I took it, I didn't know I was going to be taking your wife as

well.

But now you're here, it's not going to be lonely anymore.

It's going to be wonderful.

Oh, I know what.

As soon as possible, we'll have a housewarming, okay?

Housewarming? Well, that's the traditional thing, isn't it? Of course,

won't be any of my friends here, but your friends. I'm dying to meet them.

You do have friends, don't you?

Of course I do.

Hey, stay away from here.

What was that?

No, there was a click on the line.

Don't say anything.

I'll be in touch.

Thank you.

I thought I'd better return it.

Mrs. Bradley, I used to clean for the last people that lived here.

Oh, you really startled me.

I'm Mrs.

Tanner. Yes, I know.

Oh. Well, I hadn't heard anything, so I thought I'd better return the key. I

heard anything about whether I'd still be required or not to clean.

Oh, I see.

Oh, well, of course I want you to stay.

This place is much too big for me to take care of by myself.

I didn't come here begging for Joe. Oh, no, no, no, really. I'd love it if you'd

help, if you will.

Tell you the truth, I'd really appreciate the company as well.

Three mornings a week? Oh, fine, yes.

Well, I'd better get dirty then.

Jenny! Darling?

Good evening, Mr. Tanner.

What on earth are you doing?

What have you done to your hair?

Well, I... Well, I put it up this afternoon. And you make...

Well, Paul, I just did it for you. And the jewelry and that dress! I thought

you'd like it, Paul! You don't look anything like...

I shouldn't have blown my top like that. I'm sorry.

I can't stand painted faces.

Sophisticated women.

And when I saw you just now, suddenly... It wasn't you.

It wasn't the girl I married.

The girl I fell in love with.

I love you, Jenny.

You, just the way you are.

I didn't mean...

I just

wanted to please you.

That's all.

And you succeed beyond my wildest dreams.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, you look terrible.

Now, clean up your face.

And revert to the girl I know.

Yes?

Okay.

Well... Mrs. Bradley thought it was a tremendous improvement.

Mrs. Bradley?

Uh -huh.

She's the woman who cleans for us.

I didn't hire a cleaner.

I know.

That's one important item you overlooked, Mr. Planner.

I'll get one tomorrow.

No.

No need. We have Mrs. Bradley.

As a matter of fact, she used to clean here before.

Perhaps I won't like Mrs. Bradley.

Well, I don't think you have to.

since I'm the one who has to deal with it. Yes, well, as long as she's not the

nerdy type, I can't bear people who pry. Oh, she's very nice. Very efficient.

A bit of a busybody, but I like her.

Darling, letting me have my choice of cleaning woman isn't going to upset

anything, is it?

Of course it isn't.

Have you seen my husband?

Yeah, he was cutting off early this morning, just as I arrived.

Did he say where he was going?

Oh, no, but he did say be back soon. Oh.

Oh, well, I'm glad to see this place. Rent it again. It's not right for it to

standing empty.

It's not rented anymore. My husband bought it.

Not in your life.

Colonel Mullard's place, this is.

That's what he told you.

He bought it.

No, not exactly. I just assumed that he... Well, it belongs to Colonel

Well, it did.

His executives look after it now. You know, the people who run things for you

after you're buried.

Yes, his executors. Yeah, that's it.

Oh,

and a proof of marriage is where the husband has his own secrets.

It's not a secret. I made a mistake, that's all.

You were out early.

Well, with good reason.

I felt so rotten about last night.

Here.

For me?

Mm -hmm.

I bought you a dress of my own choice, and I can't make any silly complaints,

can I? Oh, isn't that nice?

Oh, it's beautiful.

Oh, it's really lovely.

Look, it's even my size.

If you give me. Oh, thank you. Of course.

Mushfly, got a meeting the other side of town.

Okay. Bye -bye. Bye -bye.

Oh, darling.

You know, it's a funny thing, but for some reason I had it in my mind that we

owned this house, no?

Aren't you glad we don't?

choosing a house to bring up a family.

That's a job for two.

We'll see the winter out here and then in the spring.

Oh, darling.

You're too good to me.

Mm -hmm.

See you later.

Mm -hmm.

May I help you?

I'm terribly sorry.

I've made a mistake.

Oh. No, the chap who just drove away, you see, I... Well, I followed him all

way from town. I could have sworn he was someone I knew, an old friend. Sorry.

Oh, that's all right. Who do you think he was?

Paul Tanner.

Well, you're right.

That was Paul.

Was it? Yes.

Well, what a coincidence.

You know, I haven't seen him in years.

There I am, driving through a quiet little town in the middle of nowhere.

really is a coincidence.

They say it's a small world, don't they? Yes, they do.

Well, I'm sure Paul will probably want to see you.

Are you staying nearby, Mr... Hardesty. Hardesty.

Jack Hardesty.

Yes, I'm here for a couple of days, staying at the Boyle Hotel.

Oh, yes.

Oh, I've got the phone up there somewhere. Oh, good.

Here.

There you are. Ah, lovely. Thank you. I'll give it to him.

Do.

Well, well, well.

It's quite mid -my -day seeing old Paul after all this time.

He looks well, too. Oh, he is. He really is. Hey, you wouldn't be Tony's sister,

would you? Uh, Tony, I... Oh, and obviously not.

Great girl, Tony, great. She's, uh... She's not here, then.

I'm sorry.

Who's Tony?

Paul's wife.

I'm Paul's wife.

I'm Mrs. Tanner.

I didn't know Paul had remarried. I didn't even know he was divorced.

Oh.

I've really put my foot in it, haven't I? I'm very sorry.

It's a perfectly logical mistake to make.

Everyone's been making it.

I'm really getting used to it.

I'm sorry, just the same. Well,

perhaps old Paul won't be so pleased to see me after all.

I'll tell him you called anyway.

Yes, do.

It's a funny thing, you know.

You might have been sisters.

Oh, only superficially, you understand. But from a distance, I actually thought

you were, Tony.

Same hair, coloring, build.

Even the dress.

And you've both been Canadian?

American.

I'm an American, Mr. Hardesty. Well, to my ear, they both sound the same. Yes,

I'm sure.

But please forgive me again.

Bye. Bye.

Isn't it the cleaner's label?

Yeah.

And you don't clean brand new dresses, do you?

No, you don't, Mrs. Turner.

And I had to go along to the bank, try and rescue some of my shares.

I think I could do better playing the horses.

All right, darling.

You're not eating anything?

I don't feel very hungry.

Hope you're not getting flu.

A lot of it about.

If you do feel ill, let me get the doctor, will you?

Don't want you being mucked around by these local quacks.

I think Patrick ought to have an early night.

You fetch my things.

Why didn't you tell me that you'd been married before?

Something that I don't like to talk about.

I'm sorry, Jenny. That was foolish and stupid of me. I should have told you

before.

It's something I'm trying to forget.

No, Paul, please don't do that. That's not true. You know it's not true. Look

the photograph.

Look at the hair. Look at the type.

That could be me.

Even the dress.

Well, you must have loved her very much to want to recreate her in me.

But, Paul, I don't want to be an imitation.

I don't want to be just a carbon copy of someone else.

I want to be loved for me.

Now, if you loved someone else when we got married, you should have told me.

I know. I know, but you've got it all wrong. I didn't love her.

I hated her.

I don't know why I wanted you to look like her.

Maybe... Maybe it was to try to exercise her from my mind.

Maybe it was to persuade myself that someone who looked like her didn't have

be bad.

Maybe it was my way of... replacing her.

Of totally...

Replacing her with you.

Well, if that's true... Of course it's true.

Where is she now?

Dead.

An accident.

For me, a fortunate accident.

Her death only touched me with relief.

I'm so sorry.

Oh, what have I done?

I searched your things.

It's all right. It's not all right. It isn't all right.

And I don't know why I did it. I just... I felt that I had to. I understand.

I understand.

I think it was the shock of hearing it from a total stranger.

What?

Oh.

There was a man here this morning just as you left. What man? He caught a

glimpse.

I don't even remember his name. Wait a minute. He left his number.

Hardesty.

Jack Hardesty.

Yes, do you know him?

Yes, of course I know him.

Well, what else did he have to say?

Nothing, just that he's staying here at this number.

Andy wants you to call him. He wasn't sent here by anyone? No, darling, he

happened to be going by. It was a complete coincidence.

Oh.

Oh, well, I think I ought to call him.

It'd be nice to see Jack again after all this time.

Hello. Can I speak to Mr. Hardesty, please?

What? When?

Thank you.

Checked out.

First thing this morning.

That's funny.

Said he'd be around for a couple of days.

Maybe he had something to attend to.

I think perhaps you ought to get dressed.

This is the new me.

You're just going to have to get used to it.

You have my full approval.

Have a good day. You too.

Hello. Hi.

Have you heard any more news about Jack?

No, I just hope he left the district for good.

Not an exact match, but the colour's the same. It's the best I could do.

It's all right. People only remember the colour.

Yeah, I hope you're right.

Tony, she's changed her hair.

Oh, has she? Yeah.

She's wearing it up now.

What? Sort of like that?

Except she's got a bun with curls on the top.

Oh, okay.

I'll have it set later today.

Not around here, though. Somewhere far away.

Hey, don't worry.

I'll be careful.

You are worried.

Yes.

Hardesty.

I've got a funny feeling about him.

I forgot to tell you.

I think I saw your friend again today.

Friend?

Hardesty. I'm sure it was him.

Where do you think he saw it?

Right at the bottom of the driveway.

Then when I waved, he just drove off.

Oh, no. Couldn't have been him, could it? He'd have come in.

Yes. Funny, though.

He was parked right outside.

It's 11 .30.

It's all right. I'll take it.

Long, long time no see. Indeed.

Do you know what time it is?

Ah.

11 .35.

Yeah, sorry about that, Paul. You see, I wanted to talk to you alone.

No point in involving your wife.

Darling?

Who is it?

Get rid of her.

It's Jack.

Hello. He either has no manners or a cheap watch.

Seriously, though.

I think he wants to talk to me about some business.

Now? I'm afraid so, yes.

I'm going abroad tomorrow. I won't be back for a couple of months.

Sorry about that.

Sir, you go back to bed.

I'll make some coffee.

No, that's all right, thank you.

Prefer a drink, wouldn't you, Jack?

Absolutely.

Okay.

Good night, Mr. Hardesty. Good night. I won't keep him long.

Thank you. I promise.

Good night.

Drink? Why not?

The usual?

Yes, large.

Is there any other kind?

I tried to phone you back, but you checked out.

Yeah, sorry about that. I had to rush back to town.

Oh, you busy man.

Yeah, you know me, Paul.

And I know you.

Thanks.

Sure, you had to go back to town.

Hmm, yes, I wanted to browse through some public records.

Oh, really?

Took me some time, too.

I wanted to be sure, absolutely sure. You know something, Paul? There is no

record of your divorce from Tony.

No death certificate either, so she's still alive and married to you, and

a bigamous mate.

I mean, I don't know what the score for bigamy is, but I'd say it's worth...

five years.

Cheers.

Go on.

Well, it took me some time to work it out.

Work out what?

To work out where the prophet was.

And where we are concerned is always a prophet, right?

And then it struck me.

Here at the cloudless day, your new wife.

And how closely she resembles Tony.

Oh, not identical, but enough.

Because that's all the witness really remembers, isn't it?

The overall, the, uh...

The bare essentials.

It's good, Paul?

I like it.

It's beautiful.

Much better than we've ever dreamed up before.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Come off it.

This is Jack.

Remember?

Jack Hardesty.

Do you want me to spell it out to you?

Do you want me to tell you exactly what you...

That's the general

picture, I think.

Oh, I may have some of the finer details wrong, but that's about it.

How much do you want?

Half.

Half!

You've got to be crazy!

I know why I'm holding a good hand, Paul.

And you've never dealt a better one.

I don't even have to bargain.

Half it is and half it's going to be.

You can have all the time in the world to think it over.

I don't mind because I know what the answer has to be.

Yes.

I'll have to talk to Tony.

Sure, sure. Go ahead.

It won't change anything, though.

Well, as it looks as though we're back in business again, let's celebrate the

reunion, eh?

Why don't you help yourself to a cigar?

Sounds wonderful.

Havana, hmm?

I'd say you've laid out quite an investment here, haven't you?

answer maybe she's off somewhere getting married to someone else

I'll tell you one thing, Jack.

I bet you remember that time we took a boat on the river, yes?

Without two girls.

And you got stuck with the ugly one.

Of course you remember.

You always had buck teeth.

I particularly remember one thing you said to me, Jack.

It better be the death of you.

Yes,

we must do this again sometime.

When you get back.

Why, Paul? Why?

I told you he was putting the squeeze on.

Yeah, I know. We could have paid him off or anything. No.

Half, Tony.

He wanted half.

They'll find him.

They'll find an unknown man eventually.

Put everything out of his pockets.

Labels off all his clothing.

His body. They'll identify his body.

I'd put him over the cliff, Tony.

By the time he's washed up ten miles or so further on, there won't be much left

to identify.

That's what we've been gambling on all along, isn't it?

The rocks in the field do our job for us.

His car.

His what?

His car.

I'll take it and I'll put it in some anonymous car park. They won't find it

months. Yes.

And we don't need months.

This is it, Tony. All systems go.

When?

Later today Jenny's going to have her hair done

Good

morning.

Oh good morning

Nice one, too.

Oh, lovely.

Hey, where'd you go last night?

Last night? Yeah, after Hardesty left. I heard his cargo, and then when I went

downstairs, you disappeared.

Yes, I have a bit of a confession to make.

I got a bit drunk last night.

So after Jack left, I went out for a walk.

In your bare feet.

I must be in love.

Barefoot in the dewy grass, under the stars, the pale moon light.

Oh, wild west wind, the breath of winter's being.

Autumn's being.

There wasn't any moon last night, and I doubt very much if you saw any stars.

When I look at you, I always see stars.

Now, I want you to pamper yourself today.

Hairdressing, manicure, the lot. No, you pamper me too much. Well, I insist.

Anyway, the appointment's already made. Two o 'clock. Well, I have no choice.

None whatever.

Okay, thank you. Want some coffee?

Oh, I'd love it.

Is he coming?

Yes. I told you, always rely on a British neighbour in a time of crisis.

Oh, you are heavy. Go on.

Oh, excuse me. Hello.

I don't mean to intrude, but your wife, Mrs Tanner, appears to be taken ill.

Yes. Yes, she's had some sort of blackout.

Fainting fit of some kind. I've just put her to bed. Sorry.

What was that?

She's just had a blackout, a fainting fit. I've put her to bed.

Oh.

Only I wondered if I could be any help.

It's very kind of you, but she's resting now, and I'll try and persuade her to

see a doctor.

Anything I can do, please let me know. Thank you. You're very kind.

I hope it's nothing serious.

Oh, yes.

So do I.

Don't forget, if I can help at all... You're very, very kind. Thank you too

much. Thank you. Not at all.

Bye -bye.

Goodbye. Thank you.

Wow.

Witness number one.

Your heart seems very sound.

Blood pressure's all right.

All the same, I'm not too happy about these blackouts you've been having.

Just how many have there been, Mrs. Tanner?

Oh, about five in all.

Hmm.

I think to be on the safe side, you ought to have a cardiogram.

I can arrange that for you on, uh... Oh, next Wednesday at 11 .30, that suit

you? Yes. Next Wednesday, that'll be fine.

Good.

In the meantime, just rest.

Get some fresh air, occasionally, of course.

But, uh... Nothing too vigorous.

Right.

And, uh...

I have this prescription made up there, Officer Turner. That's wonderful.

Thank you very much, Doctor.

Just take it easy.

Lovely.

Now, why the sudden flurry of attention?

It isn't sudden. And besides, I thought you needed it. Oh.

Yeah, I was looking at you this morning. Yes.

I think you look a bit pale.

Really? Mm. I feel fine.

Yeah, that may be, but that flu thing is still going around, so, you know, we

have to look after you. So why don't you stay in bed?

Oh, come on. I'm not an invalid.

Humor me.

Girls like you are scarce.

I'll do as Dr. Paul says. Just stay in bed, just for an extra hour. All right,

Dr. Paul. That's better.

And, uh, what else does the doctor prescribe?

Uh -uh.

Overdose could be disastrous.

For the doctor.

Morning. Mrs.

Tanner won't be down right away. She's going to stay in bed for a while. She's

not feeling too well.

Oh, dear.

Well, I hope she'll be all right.

Well, you've probably noticed... You must have noticed that

she hasn't been herself recently.

Yes, yes, I have.

Is it another of those blackouts, then?

Who told you?

Oh, Mr Pembrey from down the road. I'll clean for him, too.

He said he saw parts right out, he said.

Like death.

Yes. I didn't expect news to travel quite so fast.

Well, I do hope it's nothing serious.

Oh, I'm sure it isn't.

But I would like you to promise me one thing.

Um, Mrs Turner's a bit sensitive about... Well, I mean, she doesn't like

people to think she's some sort of invalid, so, uh...

What we've discussed, the blackouts, I'd rather you didn't mention them to her.

Oh, no, Mr Tanner.

Because if you did, I really think it might make her even worse.

She might pass out on you or something.

Oh, I won't mention it, sir, I promise.

Good.

It would be our secret.

So it's up to you now.

Yes.

Don't break up now. Come on.

We've got to go through with it. We're too close now.

I wouldn't do anything else.

I want to go through with it. I want to see it.

It hasn't been easy for me the past few weeks, you know.

Thinking about you and her together.

I've been jealous.

No other woman would have jumped to it by.

Yes, I know.

But that's us, isn't it?

We can put aside emotions. Only just.

We can put them aside and go for the clean, cool money.

I think I ought to go.

So when?

Mrs. Bradley leaves at one.

Old boy goes for his walk at two.

Yes, but when do you make your move?

Two -fifteen.

But that tiny old boy will be close enough to see it happen, but not so

that he can say...

Hey, Paul.

You're really early.

Yes, wanted to be. I haven't been long till his wife once in a while. All work

and no play.

Well, today is going to be all play and no work. We're going to have dinner, go

for a walk, have a drink.

In which order? Drink first. Do you want one?

Oh, no.

Then we'll go for a walk on the cliff.

Oh, won't that be nice. We'll have it all to ourselves this time of day.

Yeah.

It's fine. Why?

Nothing's bothering you?

No.

What could be? I don't know. I just wondered, that's all.

Hey, you don't.

I'll go and change my shoes.

Darling, I've never asked you about your business,

all those deals that take up so much of your time.

I guess I figured that if you wanted to talk about them, you would.

I don't want to talk about them, and I won't.

Then everything is going all right, then?

Yes, everything.

As planned.

Darling, I hope you don't mind my asking about your business.

It's just that...

You seem so moody and withdrawn, ladies, if you're worrying about something.

It would be just like you to keep it from me, not to worry me.

But darling, if it is business, I mean, if things just don't happen to be going

too well right now, please, I beg you.

I have about a million dollars of my own.

A million dollars?

Oh. It's probably even more than that by now with interest and so on.

Well, why didn't you tell me?

You never asked.

You assumed I had a small allowance enough to travel on, but you never asked

further. And I respected you for that.

But also, I didn't want you to know.

Why?

It's not unknown for a man to marry a woman for her money.

But you married me because you love me.

A million dollars.

It changes everything.

Arthur, you do need money.

Oh, no.

No.

Oh, no, no.

No, I wouldn't touch a penny of it.

No, it's just... It's just for a... To discover that you married an heiress,

it's a bit of a shock.

You were just.

Yes.

Are you going to get that?

No. No, we promised a date to ourselves.

Just ourselves and no one else.

No work.

Yes, this is Mrs. Tanner.

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

For your cardiogram, Mrs. Tanner. You remember we'd arrange it for next

Wednesday at 11 .30, but unfortunately I now find I have a hospital call at that

time, so I rather wondered if we could put it back until... Your appointment,

Mrs. Tanner.

Well, I'm afraid there must be some mistake.

Oh, Mrs. Tanner. Yes, I am Mrs. Tanner, but you must mean some other Mrs.

Tanner.

Uh, uh, just a minute.

What is it that I'm supposed to be suffering from?

Oh, fainting fits and blackouts.

Mrs. Turner, I'm very much afraid you may have suffered another.

Why else wouldn't you remember being here?

Because, Doctor, I never was.

This is Jack Hardesty, Mrs. Turner.

this with a good friend with instructions to mail it to you if he

from me within 24 hours.

It's my insurance, so to speak.

Yes, I know a lot about insurance, Mrs. Tanner.

So does Paul.

Oh, Paul's good.

Yes, the best con man I ever knew.

He and Tony, his first wife, or rather his real wife.

Oh, she's still married to him, you know. Still around, and what's more,

life is insured.

Oh, a big, big son.

What's more, she took out the policy three years ago.

Yes, that's how long they've been planning this.

Now, no insurance company is going to get suspicious that she dies now, after

three years.

Except that Tony doesn't fancy dying just yet.

Now, that's where you come in.

You look like her.

You look like the woman who took that medical and signed those forms three

ago. You're established now as Paul's wife.

And who's going to guess that he has two wives?

Get the picture?

Tony isn't going to die.

You are.

You're going to do her dying for her.

Then Paul collects on her policy and they both melt away into the sunset.

Goodbye, Mrs. Tanner.

If ever you get to hear this, then this goodbye is final.

No!

Oh, no.

Dear God, no.

Jenny!

Jenny?

Sweetheart, where did you get to?

Darling? Where did you get to, darling, sweetheart?

Tony, what are you doing here? Come on, get out of here. Let go of me. Let go.

She may come in at any time.

Afraid she'll see us together? Afraid we'll make fun of each other? Tony, if

comes in now, you... She isn't even here. She just ran out to the cliffs.

So now's your chance, Paul. You obviously couldn't do it before, so do

I was going to call you. Oh, I'm sure you were. I was going to call you.

have changed. Oh, things are you. You're feeling for her. Listen to me. Listen

to me!

She's got a million dollars of her own.

I was... She's got a million dollars.

Oh, it makes what we're after look like chicken feed.

A million dollars.

Look, we're going to have to rethink.

It may take some time.

Meanwhile, get out of here. Go on.

How much time?

I don't know.

A few months, maybe six.

No, Paul.

No, no.

What? No, we're going to do what we agreed as we agreed.

Don't be ridiculous. She's got a million dollars, don't you see? Oh, I see very

clearly. I know you too well, Paul.

You're married to a millionaire and she's crazy about you. You've never had

luck before.

I mean, you could... Why should you stick your neck out anymore? You could

running now.

You could just... Settle back with a girl who's got a fortune who's crazy

you. Oh, Tony, you don't think that I... No, I do think, and you've thought so,

too. It's written all over your face.

Ditch me and stick to her.

Tony... You can't ditch me, Paul. I'm your legal wife.

I may not have a million, but I certainly have you, and I'm holding on

You are going to ruin everything. No, I'm going to settle everything.

Tony, where do you think you're going? Tony!

To finish off what we agreed.

You can't do it, can you? Well, I will.

She's out there right now just waiting for one little push.

Ginny is about to have one of her blackouts.

Tony!

You haven't told the police.

The old man will have to run scuttling off.

He'll be here any minute.

I've tried to spare you this, darling, all along. I've tried to protect you.

But it's... That's why I lied to you about my wife.

She was dead. She's not dead.

At least she wasn't until a few moments ago. She's insane.

Insane. How she ever found it here, I just never know.

I should have had her committed years ago. She's mad.

I mean, she's not mad jealous. She's mad.

Oh, when I think of how close she came to destroying you.

You, because you're the only one I've ever loved.

And I know I should have told you from the start.

And this way is a terrible shock, but... We'll get over it.

I have love enough for us to get over it.

Perhaps it's better this way.

An accident.

Because it was an accident, wasn't it?

I mean, you saw, didn't you?

The old man, he... The old man was too far away. He really couldn't see what

happened. But you saw it, didn't you? The way I rushed in to protect you.

Yes.

And you'll tell them.

Yes. I'll tell them everything.

Jack Hardesty.

Everything.

No, darling, not Hardesty.

No. No, what happened just now on the cliffs, that's all they're going to be

interested in.

On the cliffs?

Yes. Yes, the accident, the way I rushed in to protect you.

I don't remember that.

Of course you do. It was just a few minutes ago.

I remember nothing.

What do you mean you remember nothing?

Jenny, I need you.

If the old man tells his story without your version, they are going to have a

murder charge around my neck. Nothing.

I must have had a blackout.

I've been having them lately.

Even you've been saying...

Bill, I've been looking.

Virginia, darling.

Ask my doctor.

You'll find I have a history of blackouts.

Good morning, Miss Smith. Good morning.

Jenny!

Jenny!