1 00:02:22,852 --> 00:02:25,104 Let me get you another drink. 2 00:02:26,272 --> 00:02:28,524 Mark, before Tony comes... 3 00:02:28,691 --> 00:02:31,027 ...I ought to explain something. 4 00:02:31,193 --> 00:02:33,362 Yes, I've been waiting for that. 5 00:02:33,654 --> 00:02:35,781 I haven't told him anything about us. 6 00:02:36,198 --> 00:02:38,242 That's not surprising. It's a tough thing to do. 7 00:02:38,409 --> 00:02:40,077 When you telephoned this morning... 8 00:02:40,244 --> 00:02:42,288 ...I simply said you wrote crime stories... 9 00:02:42,455 --> 00:02:44,415 ...and I'd met you once when you were here before. 10 00:02:44,582 --> 00:02:47,960 Heh. That has a pretty guilty ring to it. I'd never use it in one of my stories. 11 00:02:49,128 --> 00:02:52,048 Mark, I know you think it's silly, but when you get to know Tony... 12 00:02:52,214 --> 00:02:54,008 ...you'll understand why I said that. 13 00:02:54,175 --> 00:02:57,094 Darling, I understand now but that doesn't stop me from loving you. 14 00:02:58,262 --> 00:03:00,639 It's not as simple as that. 15 00:03:05,728 --> 00:03:07,563 Tony's changed. 16 00:03:07,730 --> 00:03:08,773 Thanks. 17 00:03:08,939 --> 00:03:12,109 He's a completely different person to the one I used to tell you about. 18 00:03:12,276 --> 00:03:14,111 Really? When did all this happen? 19 00:03:14,278 --> 00:03:16,447 That night I came to say goodbye. 20 00:03:16,614 --> 00:03:19,575 When I left your apartment, I came back here. 21 00:03:19,742 --> 00:03:23,996 I sat down on the sofa and had a good cry. And then I fell asleep. 22 00:03:24,163 --> 00:03:26,624 And when I woke up, there was Tony standing in the hall... 23 00:03:26,791 --> 00:03:28,709 ...with all his bags and tennis rackets. 24 00:03:28,876 --> 00:03:32,421 He just said he decided to give up tennis and settle down to a job. 25 00:03:32,588 --> 00:03:34,382 - Just like that? - Just like that. 26 00:03:34,548 --> 00:03:38,719 Of course I didn't believe him at first, but he meant it all right. 27 00:03:38,886 --> 00:03:40,888 But he's been wonderful ever since. 28 00:03:41,055 --> 00:03:42,848 I suppose that's when you stopped writing me? 29 00:03:43,808 --> 00:03:45,810 Margot, is it? 30 00:03:46,727 --> 00:03:48,854 Do you remember the letters you wrote to me? 31 00:03:49,021 --> 00:03:50,564 Yes, I remember. 32 00:03:50,731 --> 00:03:54,360 After I read them, I burned them. I thought it best. 33 00:03:54,527 --> 00:03:56,654 All except one. 34 00:03:56,821 --> 00:03:58,739 You probably know the one I mean. 35 00:03:58,906 --> 00:04:02,493 Yes, I think I do. What about it? 36 00:04:03,369 --> 00:04:04,537 It was stolen. 37 00:04:08,290 --> 00:04:12,044 One day Tony and I were going to spend the weekend in the country with friends. 38 00:04:12,211 --> 00:04:15,131 While we were waiting on the platform, I noticed my handbag was missing... 39 00:04:15,297 --> 00:04:16,715 ...and the letter was inside. 40 00:04:16,882 --> 00:04:17,550 Where was this? 41 00:04:17,716 --> 00:04:19,260 Victoria Station. 42 00:04:19,427 --> 00:04:21,011 I thought I left it in the restaurant... 43 00:04:21,178 --> 00:04:22,930 ...but when I went back to look, it had gone. 44 00:04:23,097 --> 00:04:24,640 You mean you never found it? 45 00:04:24,807 --> 00:04:27,017 I recovered the handbag about two weeks later... 46 00:04:27,184 --> 00:04:30,938 ...from the lost and found, but the letter wasn't there. 47 00:04:31,188 --> 00:04:34,733 And then about a week afterwards, I received a note. 48 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:36,944 It told me what I had to do to get the letter back. 49 00:04:37,611 --> 00:04:39,321 Yes. Go ahead. Go on. 50 00:04:40,406 --> 00:04:44,160 I was to draw £50 from my bank in £5 notes... 51 00:04:44,326 --> 00:04:47,288 ...and then change them for used £1 notes. 52 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:51,125 It said that if I went to the police or told anyone else... 53 00:04:51,292 --> 00:04:52,918 ...he would show the letter to my husband. 54 00:04:53,335 --> 00:04:54,295 You still have the note? 55 00:05:22,948 --> 00:05:25,910 Printed, all capitals. Anyone could have done this. 56 00:05:26,076 --> 00:05:28,370 And two days later, I got this one. 57 00:05:28,537 --> 00:05:30,831 Both mailed in Brixton. 58 00:05:35,294 --> 00:05:36,629 "Tie up the money in a package... 59 00:05:36,795 --> 00:05:39,673 ...and mail to John S. King, 23 Newport Street, Brixton SW 9. 60 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:41,258 You'll get your letter by return." 61 00:05:41,425 --> 00:05:44,178 It's a little shop. People use it as a forwarding address. 62 00:05:44,345 --> 00:05:46,055 You didn't mail the money? 63 00:05:46,222 --> 00:05:48,682 - Yes, but the letter was never returned. - Margot. 64 00:05:48,849 --> 00:05:51,018 So after waiting about two weeks, I went there. 65 00:05:51,185 --> 00:05:53,312 Said they'd never heard of a man by that name. 66 00:05:53,479 --> 00:05:55,856 And the parcel was still there, it had never been opened. 67 00:05:56,023 --> 00:05:58,442 Well, that's something, I suppose. May I keep these? 68 00:05:58,609 --> 00:05:59,652 Yes, if you like. 69 00:05:59,818 --> 00:06:01,445 I can't understand why you didn't tell me. 70 00:06:01,612 --> 00:06:03,989 There wasn't anything you could do. 71 00:06:04,156 --> 00:06:06,659 You probably would've made me tell Tony and the police. 72 00:06:06,825 --> 00:06:09,828 As it was only £50, I thought I'd pay up and have done with it. 73 00:06:09,995 --> 00:06:11,747 Margot, I better tell Tony about us tonight. 74 00:06:11,914 --> 00:06:13,791 No, Mark, please, you mustn't. 75 00:06:13,958 --> 00:06:18,003 You don't understand. Tony's changed. Please. 76 00:06:20,965 --> 00:06:23,217 I wish it was a year ago when you came to say goodbye. 77 00:06:23,384 --> 00:06:26,345 We were in the kitchen. I nearly said, "l can't go through with this. 78 00:06:26,512 --> 00:06:28,847 Let's find Tony and tell him all about it." 79 00:06:29,014 --> 00:06:31,517 I believe you'd have done it then. 80 00:06:33,769 --> 00:06:35,688 Well, I can see this is gonna be a rough evening. 81 00:06:35,854 --> 00:06:38,524 All of us saying nice things to each other. 82 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:43,195 Look, there's only one thing you haven't explained. 83 00:06:43,779 --> 00:06:46,156 Why didn't you burn that letter too? 84 00:07:01,797 --> 00:07:04,133 There you are. We thought you were never coming. 85 00:07:04,300 --> 00:07:05,384 What have you been up to? 86 00:07:05,551 --> 00:07:08,304 Oh, I'm sorry, but the boss blew in just as I was leaving. 87 00:07:08,470 --> 00:07:09,888 Tony, this is Mark Halliday. 88 00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:11,265 - Hello, Mark. - Tony, hello. 89 00:07:11,432 --> 00:07:14,018 I'm terribly sorry to be so late. 90 00:07:15,311 --> 00:07:16,687 How do you like it over here? 91 00:07:16,854 --> 00:07:18,314 Oh, fine. Just fine, Tony. 92 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,524 Is this your first visit to London? 93 00:07:20,691 --> 00:07:23,736 No, no. I was here a year ago for a vacation. 94 00:07:23,902 --> 00:07:25,487 Oh, yes, that's right. Margot told me. 95 00:07:25,654 --> 00:07:27,615 You, uh.... You write for the radio, don't you? 96 00:07:27,781 --> 00:07:31,201 - No, television, for my sins. Ha, ha. - Darling, did you reserve a table? 97 00:07:31,368 --> 00:07:33,037 - Yes, 7:00. - Well, come on then-- 98 00:07:33,203 --> 00:07:35,247 Oh, darling, a slight alteration in plans. 99 00:07:35,414 --> 00:07:37,583 - Oh, now don't say you can't go. - I'm afraid so. 100 00:07:37,750 --> 00:07:39,835 Old man Burgess is flying to Brussels on Sunday... 101 00:07:40,002 --> 00:07:42,129 ...and I have to get my monthly report in by tomorrow. 102 00:07:42,296 --> 00:07:43,964 Well, can't you do it when we get back? 103 00:07:44,131 --> 00:07:47,718 I'm afraid not. It'll take hours. I shall have to fake half of it as it is. 104 00:07:47,885 --> 00:07:49,094 But.... 105 00:07:49,261 --> 00:07:51,847 Could you join us after the theater? We might go somewhere. 106 00:07:52,014 --> 00:07:53,891 Why don't you give me a ring at intermission? 107 00:07:54,058 --> 00:07:55,392 If I'm inspired, I might make it. 108 00:07:55,559 --> 00:07:56,769 - Well, do try. - All right. 109 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:58,812 I'll just get my things, Mark. 110 00:07:58,979 --> 00:08:01,815 - Oh, here are the tickets. - Oh, thanks, Tony. 111 00:08:01,982 --> 00:08:03,651 I'm afraid this is terribly rude of me. 112 00:08:03,817 --> 00:08:07,112 - Not at all. I'm just sorry you can't come. - You must come to dinner. 113 00:08:07,279 --> 00:08:08,822 - Thanks, I'd like that. - By the way... 114 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:11,825 - ...what are you doing tomorrow night? - Saturday? Nothing I know of. 115 00:08:11,992 --> 00:08:14,453 - How'd you like to come to a stag party? - A stag party? 116 00:08:14,620 --> 00:08:17,206 Yes. Some American boys have been playing tennis all over. 117 00:08:17,373 --> 00:08:19,333 We're giving them a sort of farewell dinner. 118 00:08:19,500 --> 00:08:21,001 Well, I'm not much of a tennis player. 119 00:08:21,168 --> 00:08:23,212 That doesn't matter. You know New York and all that. 120 00:08:23,379 --> 00:08:25,839 - Mark's coming to the party tomorrow. - Oh, good. 121 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:28,050 Well, you better drop in here first and have a drink. 122 00:08:28,217 --> 00:08:31,095 - That's the idea. - Yes. All right. I'll try and get a taxi. 123 00:08:31,261 --> 00:08:33,639 Oh, no. We can usually pick one up. 124 00:08:33,806 --> 00:08:35,683 So long, darling. 125 00:08:36,016 --> 00:08:37,059 Enjoy yourself. 126 00:08:37,226 --> 00:08:39,436 So long, Tony. - Good night. 127 00:08:41,271 --> 00:08:41,939 Oh, Mark? 128 00:08:42,564 --> 00:08:43,232 Yes? 129 00:08:43,399 --> 00:08:45,651 Sell the extra ticket. Have a drink on the proceeds. 130 00:08:45,818 --> 00:08:47,903 - All right, Tony, we'll try. Have a good time. 131 00:08:48,070 --> 00:08:49,363 Thanks. Night. 132 00:09:22,855 --> 00:09:25,190 Hello. - Hello. Hampstead 7899? 133 00:09:25,357 --> 00:09:27,109 - Yes. - Could I speak to Captain Lesgate? 134 00:09:27,276 --> 00:09:28,068 Speaking. 135 00:09:28,235 --> 00:09:30,779 Oh, good evening. You don't know me. My name is Fisher. 136 00:09:30,946 --> 00:09:32,531 I understand you have a car for sale. 137 00:09:32,698 --> 00:09:34,032 Oh, yes, an American car. 138 00:09:34,199 --> 00:09:36,535 Yes, I saw it at your garage. How much are you asking? 139 00:09:36,702 --> 00:09:38,829 - Eleven hundred. - Eleven hundred, I see. 140 00:09:38,996 --> 00:09:41,999 Well, it certainly looks just the job for me. But I don't like that price. 141 00:09:42,166 --> 00:09:43,917 Well, I didn't like it when I bought it. 142 00:09:44,084 --> 00:09:45,836 Ha, ha. Now, when can we meet? 143 00:09:46,003 --> 00:09:47,963 Well now, how about tomorrow afternoon? 144 00:09:48,130 --> 00:09:49,757 I'm afraid I can't manage that. 145 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:53,218 Uh, no, I can't, and I'm going to Liverpool on Sunday. 146 00:09:53,385 --> 00:09:54,678 I was rather hoping.... 147 00:09:54,845 --> 00:09:56,847 I say, you couldn't come around to my flat tonight? 148 00:09:57,014 --> 00:09:58,599 - Where is it? - Maida Vale. 149 00:09:58,766 --> 00:10:01,310 I'd call on you, only I've twisted my knee rather badly. 150 00:10:01,477 --> 00:10:03,520 Oh, I'm sorry. Well, what's your address? 151 00:10:03,687 --> 00:10:04,897 61-A Charrington Gardens. 152 00:10:05,063 --> 00:10:06,982 - Harrington? Oh. - Oh, no, no. Charrington. 153 00:10:07,149 --> 00:10:09,651 Turn left at the underground. It's about a two minutes' walk. 154 00:10:09,818 --> 00:10:11,195 I'll be there in about an hour. 155 00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:14,573 That's extremely good of you. Oh, by the way, will you be bringing the car? 156 00:10:14,740 --> 00:10:16,200 Oh, I'm afraid I can't-- 157 00:10:16,366 --> 00:10:18,410 Well, that doesn't matter. I had a good look at it. 158 00:10:18,577 --> 00:10:21,205 As you might bring the registration book and any necessary papers. 159 00:10:21,371 --> 00:10:22,039 Yes, of course. 160 00:10:22,206 --> 00:10:24,333 I don't see why we couldn't settle this thing here... 161 00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:26,251 ...provided you drop the price sufficiently. 162 00:10:26,418 --> 00:10:28,378 Oh, I'm afraid that's out of the question. 163 00:10:28,545 --> 00:10:30,547 Well, we'll see what a couple of drinks can do. 164 00:10:31,924 --> 00:10:32,883 Uh, goodbye. 165 00:10:33,050 --> 00:10:34,259 Goodbye. 166 00:11:15,342 --> 00:11:17,010 - Mr. Fisher? - Yes. Captain Lesgate? 167 00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:18,136 - Yes. - Won't you come in? 168 00:11:18,303 --> 00:11:19,763 Thank you. 169 00:11:20,264 --> 00:11:22,015 It's very good of you. 170 00:11:22,558 --> 00:11:24,434 Let me have your coat. 171 00:11:25,769 --> 00:11:28,313 - Have any difficulty finding your way? - No. None at all. 172 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,191 Do sit down. How about a drink? 173 00:11:31,817 --> 00:11:34,278 You know, I can't help thinking I've seen you before somewhere. 174 00:11:34,444 --> 00:11:36,321 You know, it's funny you should mention that. 175 00:11:36,488 --> 00:11:38,574 The moment I opened the door, II.... 176 00:11:38,866 --> 00:11:41,743 Wait a minute. Lesgate? 177 00:11:41,994 --> 00:11:46,123 You're not Lesgate. Swann. C.J. Swann. Or was it C.A? 178 00:11:46,290 --> 00:11:50,669 C.A. Well, you've got a better memory than I have. 179 00:11:50,836 --> 00:11:52,796 Fisher. When did we meet? 180 00:11:52,963 --> 00:11:54,423 - Weren't you at Cambridge? - Yes. 181 00:11:54,590 --> 00:11:57,175 Heh. Must be 20 years ago. You wouldn't remember me. 182 00:11:57,342 --> 00:11:59,052 I only came your last year. 183 00:11:59,219 --> 00:12:00,345 Well, what a coincidence. 184 00:12:00,512 --> 00:12:02,890 Yes, this calls for a special drink. 185 00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:05,392 I was planning to palm you off with an indifferent port... 186 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,520 ...but let's see what we have here. How about this? 187 00:12:08,687 --> 00:12:09,980 Perfect. 188 00:12:12,149 --> 00:12:13,984 By the way, how do you know my car's for sale? 189 00:12:14,151 --> 00:12:15,819 Your garage told me. 190 00:12:15,986 --> 00:12:17,696 That's odd. I didn't mention it to anyone. 191 00:12:17,863 --> 00:12:20,616 I was stopping for a fill-up and I told them I was looking for a car. 192 00:12:20,782 --> 00:12:23,785 They gave me your phone number. I say, it is for sale, isn't it? 193 00:12:23,952 --> 00:12:26,330 - Well, of course. - Good. I refuse to discuss the price... 194 00:12:26,496 --> 00:12:27,956 ...until you've had three brandies. 195 00:12:28,123 --> 00:12:30,709 Well, I warn you, I drive a hard bargain, drunk or sober. 196 00:12:30,876 --> 00:12:32,127 Sodoll. 197 00:12:34,963 --> 00:12:38,008 You know, I think I must have seen you somewhere since we left Cambridge. 198 00:12:38,175 --> 00:12:39,760 Ever been to Wimbledon? 199 00:12:40,969 --> 00:12:45,098 That's it. Wendice. Tony Wendice. 200 00:12:45,307 --> 00:12:46,808 What's all this about Fisher? 201 00:12:47,059 --> 00:12:48,435 What's all this about Lesgate? 202 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:52,314 Would you like a cigar? 203 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,317 No, thanks. I'll just stick to my pipe. 204 00:12:55,484 --> 00:12:57,194 That's one habit you've changed. 205 00:12:57,361 --> 00:12:58,528 - Oh? - I remember, at college... 206 00:12:58,695 --> 00:13:01,365 ...you always used to smoke rather expensive cigars. 207 00:13:01,531 --> 00:13:05,035 Wait a minute, I think I have a picture of you here somewhere. 208 00:13:05,202 --> 00:13:06,662 Yes. 209 00:13:07,788 --> 00:13:09,623 Yes. Here's one... 210 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,167 ...taken at a reunion dinner. 211 00:13:12,793 --> 00:13:13,502 There you are. 212 00:13:13,669 --> 00:13:15,379 With the biggest cigar in the business. 213 00:13:15,545 --> 00:13:18,757 Well, that's the first and last reunion I ever went to. 214 00:13:18,924 --> 00:13:20,801 What a murderous thug I look. 215 00:13:20,968 --> 00:13:22,719 Yes, you do, rather. 216 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,015 Of course I always remember you because of the college ball. 217 00:13:27,182 --> 00:13:28,642 You were the treasurer, weren't you? 218 00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:29,851 Honorary treasurer. 219 00:13:30,018 --> 00:13:31,937 I used to organize the beastly things. 220 00:13:32,104 --> 00:13:33,897 Yes. Some of the ticket money was stolen... 221 00:13:34,064 --> 00:13:36,733 - ...wasn't it? - That's right. Almost £100. 222 00:13:37,025 --> 00:13:40,570 I'd left it in a cashbox in my study and in the morning it had gone. 223 00:13:40,737 --> 00:13:42,197 It was the college porter, of course. 224 00:13:42,364 --> 00:13:44,116 Yes, of course. Poor old Alfred. 225 00:13:44,282 --> 00:13:45,534 He never could back a winner. 226 00:13:46,284 --> 00:13:48,370 They found the cashbox in his back garden. 227 00:13:48,537 --> 00:13:49,579 But not the money. 228 00:13:50,998 --> 00:13:53,542 Heh. Twenty years ago. 229 00:13:53,875 --> 00:13:55,168 What are you doing nowadays? 230 00:13:55,669 --> 00:13:56,753 I deal in property. 231 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,256 I say, I don't follow tennis closely. Do you still play? 232 00:13:59,423 --> 00:14:01,675 No, I've given up tennis, or rather, tennis gave me up. 233 00:14:01,842 --> 00:14:04,928 One has to earn a living sometime, and I had a good run for my money. 234 00:14:05,095 --> 00:14:06,596 Went round the world three times. 235 00:14:07,097 --> 00:14:09,516 - What are you doing now? - I sell sports equipment. 236 00:14:09,891 --> 00:14:12,394 It's not very lucrative, but it gives me plenty of spare time. 237 00:14:13,270 --> 00:14:15,522 Well, I see you manage to run a very comfortable place. 238 00:14:15,689 --> 00:14:17,524 My wife has some money of her own. 239 00:14:17,941 --> 00:14:21,361 Otherwise, I should hardly feel like blowing £1000 on your car. 240 00:14:21,528 --> 00:14:22,988 Ah-ah, 1100. 241 00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:26,616 You know, people with capital don't realize how lucky they are. 242 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:28,869 I'm almost resigned to living on what I can earn. 243 00:14:29,036 --> 00:14:30,787 Well, you can always marry for money. 244 00:14:30,954 --> 00:14:32,914 I suppose some people make a business out of that. 245 00:14:33,874 --> 00:14:36,126 - I know I did. - Why do you think she married you? 246 00:14:36,293 --> 00:14:37,669 Well, I was a tennis star. 247 00:14:37,836 --> 00:14:40,756 You've given up tennis. She hasn't left you. 248 00:14:41,298 --> 00:14:42,507 She nearly did. 249 00:14:42,716 --> 00:14:44,634 After we married, I played... 250 00:14:44,801 --> 00:14:46,511 ...in championships and took Margot with me. 251 00:14:46,678 --> 00:14:48,847 She didn't like it much, and when we got back... 252 00:14:49,014 --> 00:14:52,684 ...She tried to make me give up tennis and play husband instead. 253 00:14:52,851 --> 00:14:54,269 In the end, we compromised. 254 00:14:54,436 --> 00:14:56,730 I went alone to America for the grass-court season... 255 00:14:56,897 --> 00:14:59,733 ...and returned after the national championships. 256 00:14:59,900 --> 00:15:03,070 I soon realized that a lot had happened while I was away. 257 00:15:03,236 --> 00:15:05,989 For one thing, she wasn't in love with me anymore. 258 00:15:06,156 --> 00:15:10,077 There were phone calls which would end abruptly if I happened to walk in. 259 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:13,955 There was an old school friend used to visit from time to time. 260 00:15:14,414 --> 00:15:18,085 One day we had a row. I wanted to play in the covered-court tournament... 261 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:20,796 ...and as usual, she didn't want me to go. 262 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:26,259 I was in the bedroom. The phone rang. It all sounded pretty urgent. 263 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:29,179 After that, she seemed keen that I play in the tournament after all. 264 00:15:29,346 --> 00:15:32,224 So I packed my kit into the car and drove off. 265 00:15:32,849 --> 00:15:37,729 I parked the car two streets away, walked back in my tracks. 266 00:15:38,063 --> 00:15:41,399 Ten minutes later, she came out of this house and took a taxi. 267 00:15:41,566 --> 00:15:43,235 I took another. 268 00:15:43,902 --> 00:15:46,446 Her old school friend lived in a studio in Chelsea. 269 00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:48,365 I could see them through the studio window... 270 00:15:48,532 --> 00:15:50,867 ...as he cooked spaghetti over a gas ring. 271 00:15:51,034 --> 00:15:54,704 They didn't say much. They just looked very natural together. 272 00:15:55,038 --> 00:15:58,250 You know, it's funny how you can tell when people are in love. 273 00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:01,002 I went for a walk. 274 00:16:01,461 --> 00:16:04,631 I began to wonder what would happen if she left me. 275 00:16:04,798 --> 00:16:07,968 I'd have to find some way of earning a living to begin with. 276 00:16:08,218 --> 00:16:11,763 I suddenly realized how much I'd grown to depend on her. 277 00:16:11,930 --> 00:16:15,350 All these expensive tastes I'd acquired while I was at the top. 278 00:16:15,517 --> 00:16:19,396 And now big tennis had finished with me, and so apparently had my wife. 279 00:16:19,563 --> 00:16:22,399 I can't ever remember being so scared. 280 00:16:22,566 --> 00:16:25,527 I dropped into a pub and had a couple of drinks. 281 00:16:25,694 --> 00:16:30,198 As I sat in the corner, I thought of all sorts of things. 282 00:16:30,365 --> 00:16:32,659 I thought of three different ways of killing him. 283 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:34,995 I even thought of killing her. 284 00:16:35,453 --> 00:16:37,914 That seemed a far more sensible idea. 285 00:16:38,081 --> 00:16:41,209 And just as I was working out how I could do it, I suddenly saw something... 286 00:16:41,376 --> 00:16:44,379 ...which completely changed my mind. 287 00:16:47,674 --> 00:16:50,343 I didn't go to that tournament after all. 288 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:54,139 When I got back, she was sitting exactly where you are now. 289 00:16:54,306 --> 00:16:58,268 And I told her I decided to give up tennis and look after her instead. 290 00:16:59,477 --> 00:17:00,520 Well? 291 00:17:00,687 --> 00:17:03,732 Well, as things turned out, I needn't have got so worked up after all. 292 00:17:03,899 --> 00:17:07,694 Apparently that spaghetti evening had been a sort of a fond farewell. 293 00:17:07,861 --> 00:17:10,071 The boyfriend had been called back to New York. 294 00:17:10,238 --> 00:17:11,448 - Ah, an American? - Yes. 295 00:17:11,865 --> 00:17:13,491 There were long letters from there. 296 00:17:13,658 --> 00:17:17,746 They usually arrived on Thursdays. And she burned them all except one. 297 00:17:17,913 --> 00:17:20,498 That one she used to transfer from handbag to handbag. 298 00:17:20,665 --> 00:17:22,500 It was always with her. 299 00:17:22,667 --> 00:17:26,671 That letter became an obsession with me. I had to find out what was in it. 300 00:17:26,838 --> 00:17:28,757 And finally I did. 301 00:17:29,007 --> 00:17:30,634 That letter made very interesting reading. 302 00:17:31,426 --> 00:17:33,637 - Do you mean you stole it? - Yes. 303 00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:36,681 I even wrote her two anonymous notes offering to sell it back. 304 00:17:36,848 --> 00:17:37,933 Why? 305 00:17:38,099 --> 00:17:41,144 I was hoping it would make her come and tell me all about him... 306 00:17:41,311 --> 00:17:42,187 ...but it didn't. 307 00:17:42,938 --> 00:17:44,981 So I kept the letter. 308 00:17:47,651 --> 00:17:49,069 Why are you telling me all this? 309 00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:51,780 Because you're the only person I can trust. 310 00:17:56,493 --> 00:17:59,746 Anyway, that did it. It must have put the fear of God into them... 311 00:17:59,913 --> 00:18:01,289 ...because the letters stopped... 312 00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:03,667 ...and we lived happily ever after. 313 00:18:04,167 --> 00:18:06,544 It was funny to think that just a year ago... 314 00:18:06,711 --> 00:18:10,257 ...I sat in that Knightsbridge pub actually planning to murder her. 315 00:18:10,674 --> 00:18:12,425 And I might have done it... 316 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:15,845 ...if I hadn't seen something that changed my mind. 317 00:18:16,012 --> 00:18:18,223 Well? What did you see? 318 00:18:19,391 --> 00:18:20,809 I saw you. 319 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:27,357 What was so odd about that? 320 00:18:27,524 --> 00:18:28,692 The coincidence. 321 00:18:28,858 --> 00:18:31,111 Only a week before, I'd been to a reunion dinner... 322 00:18:31,278 --> 00:18:33,196 ...and the fellas were talking about you. 323 00:18:33,363 --> 00:18:36,741 How you'd been court-martialed during the war, a year in prison. 324 00:18:36,908 --> 00:18:38,118 That was news. 325 00:18:38,285 --> 00:18:41,663 Mind you, at college, we'd all said that old Swann would end up in jail. 326 00:18:41,830 --> 00:18:43,957 That cashbox, I suppose. 327 00:18:44,124 --> 00:18:45,208 Well, what about it? 328 00:18:45,667 --> 00:18:49,045 Oh, my dear fellow, everybody knew you took that money. 329 00:18:49,212 --> 00:18:51,298 Poor old Alfred. 330 00:18:56,886 --> 00:18:58,805 Thanks very much for the drink. 331 00:18:58,972 --> 00:19:00,974 Interesting, hearing about your matrimonial affairs. 332 00:19:01,141 --> 00:19:03,184 I take it you won't be wanting that car after all. 333 00:19:03,351 --> 00:19:05,895 Don't you want me to tell you why I brought you here? 334 00:19:08,148 --> 00:19:09,691 Yes, I think you'd better. 335 00:19:09,858 --> 00:19:12,402 It was when I saw you in that pub that it happened. 336 00:19:12,610 --> 00:19:14,696 Suddenly everything became quite clear. 337 00:19:16,948 --> 00:19:19,284 Only a few months before, Margot and I had made our wills... 338 00:19:19,451 --> 00:19:20,452 ...Quite short affairs... 339 00:19:20,618 --> 00:19:23,163 ...leaving everything we had to each other in case of accidents. 340 00:19:23,330 --> 00:19:27,876 Hers worked out at just over £90,000. Investments mostly. 341 00:19:28,043 --> 00:19:29,753 All a little too easy to get at. 342 00:19:29,919 --> 00:19:33,173 And that was dangerous as they'd be bound to suspect me. 343 00:19:33,923 --> 00:19:37,260 I needed an alibi, a very good one. 344 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:39,387 Then I saw you. 345 00:19:39,554 --> 00:19:42,307 I often wondered what happened to people when they came out of prison. 346 00:19:42,474 --> 00:19:45,852 People like you, I mean. Can they get jobs? 347 00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:51,232 Do old friends rally round? Suppose they'd never had any friends. 348 00:19:51,399 --> 00:19:54,444 I became so curious to know that I followed you. 349 00:19:54,611 --> 00:19:56,738 I followed you home that night. 350 00:19:56,905 --> 00:19:59,908 And-- Would you mind passing me your glass, old boy? 351 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:04,454 Thank you. Thank you very much. And I've been following you ever since. 352 00:20:04,621 --> 00:20:05,622 Why? 353 00:20:05,789 --> 00:20:08,458 I was hoping that sooner or later I might catch you at something... 354 00:20:08,625 --> 00:20:09,959 ...and be able to, uh.... 355 00:20:10,126 --> 00:20:13,004 - Blackmail me? - Influence you. 356 00:20:13,171 --> 00:20:15,632 After a couple of weeks, I got to know your routine... 357 00:20:15,799 --> 00:20:17,258 ...and that made it a lot easier. 358 00:20:17,425 --> 00:20:20,095 - Rather dour work. - To begin with, yes. 359 00:20:20,261 --> 00:20:22,305 But you know how it is. You take up a hobby... 360 00:20:22,472 --> 00:20:25,350 ...and the more you get to know it, the more fascinating it becomes. 361 00:20:25,517 --> 00:20:27,310 You became quite fascinating. 362 00:20:27,477 --> 00:20:31,356 In fact, there were times when I felt that you almost belonged to me. 363 00:20:31,523 --> 00:20:33,274 That must have been interesting. 364 00:20:33,441 --> 00:20:36,111 You used to go to the dog racing Mondays and Thursdays. 365 00:20:36,277 --> 00:20:38,738 I even took it up myself, just to be near you. 366 00:20:39,823 --> 00:20:41,908 You'd changed your name to Adams. 367 00:20:42,075 --> 00:20:44,577 Yes. I got bored with Swann. Any crime in that? 368 00:20:44,744 --> 00:20:46,746 No, no. None whatever. 369 00:20:46,913 --> 00:20:49,541 In fact, there was nothing really illegal about you. 370 00:20:49,707 --> 00:20:51,918 I got quite discouraged. 371 00:20:52,085 --> 00:20:54,712 Then one day, you disappeared from your lodgings. 372 00:20:54,879 --> 00:20:58,675 I phoned your landlady. I said Mr. Adams owed me £5. 373 00:20:58,842 --> 00:21:00,093 But apparently that was nothing. 374 00:21:00,260 --> 00:21:05,056 Mr. Adams owed her six weeks' rent and her best lodger £55. 375 00:21:05,265 --> 00:21:07,767 And Mr. Adams had been such a nice gentleman. 376 00:21:08,309 --> 00:21:10,019 That's what seemed to upset her most. 377 00:21:10,186 --> 00:21:13,398 Yes. That always seems to upset them most. 378 00:21:13,565 --> 00:21:15,608 I say, old boy, if you want another drink... 379 00:21:15,775 --> 00:21:17,902 ...do you mind putting on these gloves? 380 00:21:18,069 --> 00:21:20,029 Now, where were we? Oh, yes, I'd lost you... 381 00:21:20,196 --> 00:21:22,490 ...and then I found you one day at the dog racing. 382 00:21:22,657 --> 00:21:25,869 And I tailed you home to your new lodgings in Belsize Park. 383 00:21:26,035 --> 00:21:28,371 There Mr. Adams became Mr. Wilson. 384 00:21:28,538 --> 00:21:31,499 Mr. Wilson left Belsize Park owing 16 weeks' rent... 385 00:21:31,666 --> 00:21:35,753 ...and somewhat richer for a brief encounter with a Miss Wallace. 386 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,048 You used to take Miss Wallace out on Wednesdays and Sundays. 387 00:21:39,215 --> 00:21:41,593 She certainly was in love with you, wasn't she? 388 00:21:41,759 --> 00:21:45,680 I suppose she thought you were growing that handsome mustache to please her. 389 00:21:45,847 --> 00:21:47,765 Poor Miss Wallace. 390 00:21:47,932 --> 00:21:50,185 This is all very interesting. Do go on. 391 00:21:50,351 --> 00:21:54,814 July, August, September. Apartment 127, Carlisle Court. 392 00:21:54,981 --> 00:21:56,816 Occupant, a Mrs. Van Dorn. 393 00:21:56,983 --> 00:22:01,237 Her late husband left her two hotels and a large apartment house, furnished. 394 00:22:01,404 --> 00:22:04,032 What a base to operate from, Captain Lesgate. 395 00:22:04,199 --> 00:22:07,076 The only trouble is, she does rather enjoy being courted... 396 00:22:07,243 --> 00:22:08,912 ...and she's so very expensive. 397 00:22:09,454 --> 00:22:12,957 Perhaps that's why you've been trying to sell her car for over a month. 398 00:22:13,124 --> 00:22:15,376 Mrs. Van Dorn asked me to sell it for her. 399 00:22:15,543 --> 00:22:18,463 I know. I called her up just before you arrived here. 400 00:22:18,630 --> 00:22:20,048 She only wanted 800. 401 00:22:24,427 --> 00:22:25,803 Where's the nearest police station? 402 00:22:25,970 --> 00:22:27,972 Opposite the church. Two minutes' walk. 403 00:22:28,515 --> 00:22:31,601 - Suppose I walk there now. - What would you tell them? 404 00:22:31,768 --> 00:22:32,602 Everything. 405 00:22:32,769 --> 00:22:33,853 Everything? 406 00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:36,064 All about Mr. Adams and Mr. Wilson? 407 00:22:37,232 --> 00:22:40,485 I should simply tell them that you're trying to blackmail me into-- 408 00:22:40,652 --> 00:22:41,945 Into? 409 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:44,405 Murdering your wife. 410 00:22:45,156 --> 00:22:47,158 I almost wish you would. When she heard that... 411 00:22:47,325 --> 00:22:49,244 ...we'd have the biggest laugh of our lives. 412 00:22:49,410 --> 00:22:51,579 - Aren't you forgetting something? - Am 1? 413 00:22:51,746 --> 00:22:54,332 - You've told me quite a lot tonight. - What of it? 414 00:22:54,499 --> 00:22:57,460 Suppose I tell them how you followed her to that studio in Chelsea... 415 00:22:57,627 --> 00:22:59,963 ...and watched them cooking spaghetti, and all that rubbish? 416 00:23:00,630 --> 00:23:02,966 - Will that ring a bell? - Oh, it certainly would. 417 00:23:03,132 --> 00:23:04,884 They'd assume you followed her yourself. 418 00:23:05,051 --> 00:23:07,679 - Me? Why should 1? - Why should you steal her handbag? 419 00:23:07,845 --> 00:23:09,847 Why should you write her all those blackmail notes? 420 00:23:10,682 --> 00:23:15,228 Can you prove you didn't? You certainly can't prove I did. 421 00:23:15,395 --> 00:23:17,605 It'd be a straight case of your word against mine. 422 00:23:18,314 --> 00:23:21,067 That would puzzle them, wouldn't it? What could you say? 423 00:23:21,776 --> 00:23:24,612 I shall simply say that you came here tonight half-drunk... 424 00:23:24,779 --> 00:23:26,197 ...and, uh, tried to borrow money... 425 00:23:26,364 --> 00:23:28,408 ...on the strength that we were at college together. 426 00:23:28,575 --> 00:23:30,410 When I refused, you mentioned something... 427 00:23:30,577 --> 00:23:32,453 ...about a letter belonging to my wife. 428 00:23:32,620 --> 00:23:35,456 As far as I could make out, you tried to sell it to me. 429 00:23:35,623 --> 00:23:38,876 I gave you what money I had and you gave me the letter. 430 00:23:39,043 --> 00:23:41,462 It has your fingerprints on it, remember? 431 00:23:45,133 --> 00:23:46,926 Then you said if I went to the police... 432 00:23:47,093 --> 00:23:50,471 ...you'd tell some crazy story about my wanting you to murder my wife. 433 00:23:51,097 --> 00:23:55,810 But before you go any further, old boy, do consider the inconvenience. 434 00:23:55,977 --> 00:24:00,565 You see, I'm quite well-known. And there'd be pictures of you as well. 435 00:24:00,732 --> 00:24:03,860 And sooner or later, there'd be a deputation of landladies and lodgers... 436 00:24:04,027 --> 00:24:06,779 ...who would step forward to testify to your character. 437 00:24:07,447 --> 00:24:11,618 And someone is almost certain to have seen you with Miss Wallace. 438 00:24:11,784 --> 00:24:15,330 You were careful not to be seen around with her, I noticed. 439 00:24:15,496 --> 00:24:19,375 You usually met in out-of-the-way places where you wouldn't be recognized... 440 00:24:20,418 --> 00:24:23,087 ...like the little tea shop in Pimlico. 441 00:24:23,254 --> 00:24:25,006 That was her idea, not mine. 442 00:24:25,340 --> 00:24:27,050 Yes, it was a bit crummy, wasn't it? 443 00:24:27,216 --> 00:24:29,677 Hardly the place to take Mrs. Van Dorn. 444 00:24:29,844 --> 00:24:33,556 By the way, does Mrs. Van Dorn know about Mr. Adams and Mr. Wilson... 445 00:24:33,723 --> 00:24:35,266 ...and Miss Wallace? 446 00:24:35,433 --> 00:24:38,061 You were planning to marry Mrs. Van Dorn, weren't you? 447 00:24:38,227 --> 00:24:40,188 - Smart, aren't you? - No, not really. 448 00:24:40,355 --> 00:24:44,150 I've just had time to think things out, put myself in your position. 449 00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:46,819 That's why I know you're going to agree. 450 00:24:47,654 --> 00:24:49,197 What makes you think I'll agree? 451 00:24:49,364 --> 00:24:52,575 For the same reason that a donkey with a stick behind him and a carrot in front... 452 00:24:52,742 --> 00:24:55,578 ...always goes forwards and not backwards. 453 00:24:56,079 --> 00:25:00,375 - Tell me about the carrot. - One thousand pounds in cash. 454 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:01,959 For a murder? 455 00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:05,838 For a few minutes' work, that's all it is. And no risk, I guarantee. 456 00:25:06,005 --> 00:25:09,967 That ought to appeal to you. You've been skating on pretty thin ice. 457 00:25:10,134 --> 00:25:14,430 - I don't know what you're talking about. - You ought to know. It was in all the papers. 458 00:25:14,597 --> 00:25:17,642 Middle-aged woman found dead due to an overdose of something. 459 00:25:17,809 --> 00:25:19,977 She had been taking the stuff for quite some time... 460 00:25:20,144 --> 00:25:21,604 ...and nobody knows where she got it. 461 00:25:22,313 --> 00:25:24,190 But we know, don't we? 462 00:25:25,108 --> 00:25:27,151 Poor Miss Wallace. 463 00:25:29,862 --> 00:25:33,408 This £1000. Where is it? 464 00:25:34,909 --> 00:25:37,578 It's in a small attaché case in a checkroom. 465 00:25:37,745 --> 00:25:38,913 Where? 466 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:40,581 Somewhere in London. 467 00:25:41,165 --> 00:25:42,583 Of course we don't meet again. 468 00:25:43,418 --> 00:25:45,086 As soon as you've delivered the goods... 469 00:25:45,253 --> 00:25:48,840 ...I shall mail you the checkroom ticket and the key to the case. 470 00:25:49,590 --> 00:25:51,843 You can take this £100 on account. 471 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,641 The police would only have to trace one of these notes back to you... 472 00:25:58,808 --> 00:26:00,727 ...to hang us both from the same rope. 473 00:26:01,018 --> 00:26:02,145 They won't. 474 00:26:02,311 --> 00:26:04,939 For a whole year, I've been cashing an extra £20 a week. 475 00:26:05,106 --> 00:26:09,402 Always in fivers. I then change them for those at my leisure. 476 00:26:09,569 --> 00:26:11,863 Let me see your bank statement? 477 00:26:12,029 --> 00:26:13,406 By all means. 478 00:26:18,578 --> 00:26:20,037 Don't touch. 479 00:26:24,792 --> 00:26:26,502 Turn back a page. 480 00:26:32,133 --> 00:26:35,887 Ah. Your balance has dropped by over £1000 during the year. 481 00:26:36,053 --> 00:26:37,638 Suppose the police ask you about that. 482 00:26:37,805 --> 00:26:40,016 I go dog racing twice a week. 483 00:26:40,183 --> 00:26:41,726 They'll check your bookmaker. 484 00:26:41,893 --> 00:26:44,020 Like you, I always bet on the tout. 485 00:26:44,187 --> 00:26:45,730 Satisfied? 486 00:26:48,399 --> 00:26:49,984 When would this take place? 487 00:26:50,151 --> 00:26:51,360 Tomorrow night. 488 00:26:51,527 --> 00:26:53,613 Tomorrow? Not a chance. 489 00:26:53,780 --> 00:26:55,448 I've gotta think this over. 490 00:26:55,615 --> 00:26:59,494 It has to be tomorrow. I've arranged things that way. 491 00:27:00,244 --> 00:27:01,621 Where? 492 00:27:02,497 --> 00:27:04,248 Approximately where you're standing now. 493 00:27:06,751 --> 00:27:07,627 How? 494 00:27:07,794 --> 00:27:10,213 Tomorrow evening, Halliday, the American boyfriend, and I... 495 00:27:10,379 --> 00:27:13,674 ...will go out to a stag party. She'll stay here. 496 00:27:13,841 --> 00:27:16,761 She'll go to bed early and listen to Saturday Night Theatre on the radio. 497 00:27:16,928 --> 00:27:18,638 She always does when I'm out. 498 00:27:18,805 --> 00:27:20,306 At exactly three minutes to 11... 499 00:27:20,473 --> 00:27:22,767 ...you'll enter the house through the street door. 500 00:27:23,059 --> 00:27:25,269 You'll find the key to this door... 501 00:27:28,314 --> 00:27:30,566 ...under the stair carpet here. 502 00:27:30,983 --> 00:27:33,402 - The fifth step. - That's the one. 503 00:27:34,403 --> 00:27:36,656 Go straight to the window... 504 00:27:37,824 --> 00:27:39,075 ...and hide behind the curtains. 505 00:27:40,034 --> 00:27:41,118 At exactly 11:00... 506 00:27:41,285 --> 00:27:43,955 ...I shall go to the telephone in the hotel to call my boss. 507 00:27:44,121 --> 00:27:48,292 I shall dial the wrong number, this number. That's all I shall do. 508 00:27:48,459 --> 00:27:49,752 When the phone rings... 509 00:27:49,919 --> 00:27:52,922 ...you'll see the light go on under her bedroom door. 510 00:27:53,422 --> 00:27:56,300 When she opens it, the light will stream across the room. 511 00:27:56,467 --> 00:27:59,303 So don't move until she answers the phone. 512 00:27:59,470 --> 00:28:02,098 There must be as little noise as possible. 513 00:28:02,265 --> 00:28:04,141 After you've finished... 514 00:28:04,308 --> 00:28:07,270 ...pick up the phone and give me a soft whistle, and hang up. 515 00:28:07,436 --> 00:28:10,022 Don't speak, whatever you do. I shan't say a word. 516 00:28:10,189 --> 00:28:13,067 When I hear your whistle, I shall hang up and redial... 517 00:28:13,234 --> 00:28:15,152 ...but the correct number this time. 518 00:28:15,319 --> 00:28:19,115 I shall then talk to my boss as if nothing had happened and return to the party. 519 00:28:19,282 --> 00:28:21,033 Well, what happens next? Go on. 520 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,286 You'll see the suitcase here. 521 00:28:23,452 --> 00:28:25,621 It contains some clothes of mine for the cleaners. 522 00:28:25,788 --> 00:28:29,292 Open it and tip the clothes out onto the floor. 523 00:28:29,458 --> 00:28:32,169 Fill it with a cigarette box and some of these cups. 524 00:28:32,336 --> 00:28:35,381 Close the lid, but don't snap the locks. 525 00:28:35,548 --> 00:28:37,758 Then leave the suitcase there just as it is now. 526 00:28:37,925 --> 00:28:40,177 - Ah, as if I'd left in a hurry. - That's the idea. 527 00:28:40,344 --> 00:28:41,846 Now the window. 528 00:28:42,388 --> 00:28:45,975 If it's locked, unlock it and leave it open. 529 00:28:46,142 --> 00:28:49,103 Then go out exactly the same way you came in. 530 00:28:49,687 --> 00:28:51,439 - By this door? - Yes. 531 00:28:51,606 --> 00:28:53,566 And here's the most important thing: 532 00:28:53,983 --> 00:28:57,028 As you go out, return the key to the place where you found it. 533 00:28:57,194 --> 00:28:59,447 - Under the stair carpet? - Yes. 534 00:29:00,031 --> 00:29:02,116 Yes, but what exactly is supposed to have happened? 535 00:29:02,950 --> 00:29:06,037 They'll assume you came in by the window. 536 00:29:06,203 --> 00:29:07,747 You thought the apartment was empty... 537 00:29:07,914 --> 00:29:10,291 ...S0 you took the suitcase and went to work. 538 00:29:10,458 --> 00:29:14,837 She heard something. She switched on her light. 539 00:29:15,004 --> 00:29:18,257 You saw the light under the door and hid behind the curtains. 540 00:29:18,424 --> 00:29:22,386 When she came in here, you attacked her before she could scream. 541 00:29:23,054 --> 00:29:25,348 When you realized you'd actually killed her... 542 00:29:25,514 --> 00:29:27,308 ...you panicked, bolted through the garden... 543 00:29:27,475 --> 00:29:29,685 - ...and left the loot behind you. - Just a minute. 544 00:29:30,728 --> 00:29:33,689 I'm supposed to have come in through these windows. 545 00:29:34,649 --> 00:29:37,360 - Suppose they'd been locked. - It wouldn't matter. 546 00:29:37,526 --> 00:29:40,279 You see, she often walks around the garden before she goes to bed... 547 00:29:40,446 --> 00:29:43,366 ...and she usually forgets to lock up when she gets back. 548 00:29:43,658 --> 00:29:45,534 That's what I shall tell the police. 549 00:29:45,701 --> 00:29:48,162 Yes, but she may say that.... 550 00:29:49,497 --> 00:29:52,792 But she isn't going to say anything, is she? 551 00:29:56,420 --> 00:29:59,924 All right. I leave the apartment. 552 00:30:00,091 --> 00:30:04,178 I put the key back under the stair carpet and go out by the street door. 553 00:30:04,345 --> 00:30:07,431 Suppose the street door's locked. How do I get in in the first place? 554 00:30:07,598 --> 00:30:09,141 The street door is never locked. 555 00:30:09,308 --> 00:30:11,560 - What time will you get back? - About 12. 556 00:30:11,727 --> 00:30:14,438 I'll bring Halliday back for a nightcap so we'll find her together. 557 00:30:14,605 --> 00:30:16,816 And we shall have been together since we left her... 558 00:30:16,983 --> 00:30:18,985 ...and there's my alibi. 559 00:30:33,749 --> 00:30:35,793 - You've forgotten something. - What? 560 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,671 When you get back with what's-his-name, Halliday... 561 00:30:38,838 --> 00:30:41,799 - ...how will you get into the apartment? - I shall let myself in. 562 00:30:41,966 --> 00:30:43,926 But your key will be under the stair carpet. 563 00:30:44,093 --> 00:30:46,262 He'll see you getting it out. It'll give the show away. 564 00:30:46,429 --> 00:30:49,974 No. It won't be my key under the carpet, it'll be hers. 565 00:30:50,141 --> 00:30:52,685 I shall take it from her handbag and hide it out there... 566 00:30:52,852 --> 00:30:54,687 ...just before I leave the flat. 567 00:30:54,854 --> 00:30:57,523 She's not going out, so she won't miss it. 568 00:30:57,690 --> 00:31:01,652 When I come back with Halliday, I'll use my own key to let us in. 569 00:31:01,819 --> 00:31:05,156 Then while he's out searching the garden or something... 570 00:31:05,322 --> 00:31:08,576 ...I'll take the key from under the carpet and return it to her handbag... 571 00:31:08,743 --> 00:31:10,327 ...before the police arrive. 572 00:31:10,494 --> 00:31:12,204 How many keys are there to this door? 573 00:31:12,371 --> 00:31:13,789 Just hers and mine. 574 00:31:22,882 --> 00:31:24,008 Maida Vale Z499. 575 00:31:24,175 --> 00:31:26,719 Tony, it's me. - Oh, hello, darling. How's it going? 576 00:31:26,886 --> 00:31:29,805 Wonderfully. It's really a splendid play. 577 00:31:29,972 --> 00:31:33,684 - We're enjoying every minute. - Oh, I'm sorry. I mean, I'm glad. 578 00:31:33,851 --> 00:31:35,436 You will join us, won't you? 579 00:31:35,603 --> 00:31:38,064 Well, I don't think so. I hardly seem to have started. 580 00:31:38,230 --> 00:31:40,483 Oh, darling, just a moment, I think someone's at the door. 581 00:31:40,649 --> 00:31:43,944 Psst. You can be seen from the bedroom window. 582 00:31:45,613 --> 00:31:49,116 Sorry, darling. False alarm. Look, why don't you take Mark to Gerry's? 583 00:31:49,283 --> 00:31:51,786 - How do we get in? - Well, just mention my name. 584 00:31:51,952 --> 00:31:54,580 I don't know about the band, but the food's good. 585 00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:56,791 By the way, Maureen called up just after you left... 586 00:31:56,957 --> 00:31:59,293 ...and wants us for dinner on Wednesday. 587 00:31:59,460 --> 00:32:01,921 But you've got something written in your diary for Wednesday... 588 00:32:02,088 --> 00:32:05,299 ...and I can't read your writing. Looks like Al Bentall. 589 00:32:06,133 --> 00:32:08,094 Who's he, another one of your boyfriends? 590 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:10,429 Albert Hall, you idiot. 591 00:32:10,596 --> 00:32:12,890 Oh, the Albert Hall, of course. 592 00:32:13,057 --> 00:32:14,850 I'm so glad we don't have to go to Maureen's. 593 00:32:15,017 --> 00:32:16,352 She's such a filthy cook. 594 00:32:16,519 --> 00:32:18,229 Oh, there's the bell. I must fly. 595 00:32:18,479 --> 00:32:20,731 All right, dear. Enjoy yourself. 596 00:33:23,335 --> 00:33:26,422 Tony, don't make that martini too watery. 597 00:33:28,883 --> 00:33:32,386 Oh, now, where's the picture of the maharaja? 598 00:33:33,345 --> 00:33:35,764 Darling, when are you gonna finish pasting in those clippings? 599 00:33:35,931 --> 00:33:39,226 Oh, I shall find time one of these days. Oh, here it is. 600 00:33:39,393 --> 00:33:41,896 This is the maharaja. Isn't he dreamy? 601 00:33:42,062 --> 00:33:44,648 He had four Rolls-Royces and enough jewels to sink a battleship... 602 00:33:44,815 --> 00:33:46,609 ...but all he wanted was to play at Wimbledon. 603 00:33:46,775 --> 00:33:50,196 The poor darling. He was so shortsighted, he could barely see the end of the racket... 604 00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:51,322 ...let alone the ball. 605 00:33:51,488 --> 00:33:54,074 You know, you should, um.... Thanks, Tony. 606 00:33:54,241 --> 00:33:57,369 - You should write a book about all this. - Why don't you two collaborate? 607 00:33:57,536 --> 00:33:59,496 A detective novel with a tennis... 608 00:33:59,663 --> 00:34:01,165 - ...background. - What about it, Mark? 609 00:34:01,332 --> 00:34:03,083 Would you provide me with the perfect murder? 610 00:34:03,250 --> 00:34:04,627 Nothing I'd like better. 611 00:34:04,793 --> 00:34:06,503 How do you write a detective story? 612 00:34:07,004 --> 00:34:10,216 Well, you forget detection and concentrate on crime. Crime's the thing. 613 00:34:10,382 --> 00:34:13,135 Then you imagine you're going to steal something or murder somebody. 614 00:34:13,302 --> 00:34:15,304 Oh, is that how you do it? Interesting. 615 00:34:15,471 --> 00:34:18,724 Yes, I usually put myself in the criminal's shoes and ask myself, um: 616 00:34:18,891 --> 00:34:19,934 "What do I do next?" 617 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:22,603 - Ha-ha-ha. - Do you really believe in the perfect murder? 618 00:34:22,770 --> 00:34:25,898 Mm. Yes, absolutely. On paper, that is. 619 00:34:26,065 --> 00:34:28,442 And I think I could plan one better than most people... 620 00:34:28,609 --> 00:34:32,696 - ...but I doubt if I could carry it out. - Oh? Why not? 621 00:34:32,863 --> 00:34:35,241 Well, in stories, things turn out the way the author wants. 622 00:34:35,407 --> 00:34:37,660 And in real life, they don't always. 623 00:34:37,826 --> 00:34:39,328 - Hm. No, I'm afraid my murders... 624 00:34:39,495 --> 00:34:40,537 ...would be like my bridge. 625 00:34:40,704 --> 00:34:44,208 I'd make a stupid mistake and never realize till I found everybody was looking at me. 626 00:34:44,375 --> 00:34:45,584 - We better drink up, Mark. - Yes. 627 00:34:45,751 --> 00:34:48,879 - What are you doing tomorrow? - Mm. Nothing I know of. 628 00:34:49,046 --> 00:34:50,965 Why don't we all drive down to Windsor for lunch? 629 00:34:51,131 --> 00:34:53,342 That's a good idea. Come along early, but not too early. 630 00:34:53,509 --> 00:34:55,678 - We may be nursing a hangover. - How about 117? 631 00:34:55,844 --> 00:34:56,804 Fine. 632 00:34:56,971 --> 00:34:58,681 We'll have lunch at the King's Head. 633 00:34:58,847 --> 00:34:59,807 Is that in Windsor? 634 00:34:59,974 --> 00:35:01,684 No, it's just outside. - Oh. 635 00:35:03,435 --> 00:35:06,397 Did I lend you my latchkey? I can't seem to find it anywhere. 636 00:35:06,563 --> 00:35:08,565 I don't know. I may have them both in my handbag. 637 00:35:08,732 --> 00:35:10,317 I'll just look. 638 00:35:30,713 --> 00:35:32,589 No. I've only got one here. 639 00:35:32,756 --> 00:35:34,383 Are you sure yours isn't in your overcoat? 640 00:35:34,550 --> 00:35:36,719 No, I've looked. May I borrow yours? 641 00:35:36,885 --> 00:35:39,179 - Well, that's a bit awkward. - Why? 642 00:35:39,346 --> 00:35:40,389 I may want to go out. 643 00:35:41,265 --> 00:35:43,267 - Tonight? I thought I might... 644 00:35:43,434 --> 00:35:44,810 ...go to a movie or something. 645 00:35:44,977 --> 00:35:47,146 Won't you listen to the radio? Saturday Night Theatre? 646 00:35:47,313 --> 00:35:50,274 Oh, no. It's a thriller. I don't like thrillers when I'm alone. 647 00:35:50,941 --> 00:35:53,235 - I see. Well, in any case... 648 00:35:53,402 --> 00:35:55,154 ...I'll be back before you. I can let you in. 649 00:35:55,612 --> 00:35:58,699 But we won't be back until after midnight. You may be asleep by then. 650 00:35:58,866 --> 00:36:01,076 You can always put your key under the proverbial mat. 651 00:36:01,243 --> 00:36:02,244 No, it's all right. 652 00:36:02,703 --> 00:36:04,705 Here it is. It was in my glove all the time. 653 00:36:05,205 --> 00:36:07,166 Well, that settles that. 654 00:36:07,750 --> 00:36:09,084 What movie are you going to? 655 00:36:09,251 --> 00:36:10,836 Oh, The Classic, I expect. 656 00:36:11,003 --> 00:36:12,963 Will you get in? Saturday night? 657 00:36:13,130 --> 00:36:14,798 - Oh, I can always try. - Oh, but, darling-- 658 00:36:14,965 --> 00:36:17,801 Now, don't make me stay home. You know how I hate doing nothing. 659 00:36:17,968 --> 00:36:20,387 Doing nothing? Why, there are hundreds of things you can do. 660 00:36:20,554 --> 00:36:22,723 Have you written to Peggy thanking her for the weekend? 661 00:36:22,890 --> 00:36:25,809 And what about those clippings? It's an ideal opportunity. 662 00:36:25,976 --> 00:36:28,395 Well, I like that. You two go gallivanting... 663 00:36:28,562 --> 00:36:31,648 ...while I stay home and do those boring clippings. 664 00:36:32,775 --> 00:36:34,485 Very well. We won't go. 665 00:36:34,651 --> 00:36:35,694 What do you mean? 666 00:36:35,861 --> 00:36:37,654 You don't want us to go out... 667 00:36:37,821 --> 00:36:39,740 ...S0 we won't. We'll stay here with you instead. 668 00:36:39,907 --> 00:36:41,241 What shall we do, play cards? 669 00:36:41,450 --> 00:36:43,869 Oh, Tony, darling. 670 00:36:44,036 --> 00:36:46,622 Well, I'd better call the Grendon and tell them we're not coming. 671 00:36:46,789 --> 00:36:50,834 Oh, Tony, please, let's not be childish about this. 672 00:36:52,378 --> 00:36:54,630 All right, I'll do your old press clippings. 673 00:36:55,839 --> 00:36:58,008 You don't have to if you don't want to, you know. 674 00:36:58,175 --> 00:37:00,427 But I do want to. 675 00:37:04,932 --> 00:37:06,934 I think I'll try and scare up a taxi. 676 00:37:07,101 --> 00:37:09,561 Have we any paste? There's some in the desk... 677 00:37:09,728 --> 00:37:11,105 ...I believe. 678 00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:14,775 - You'll need some scissors. - Oh, they're in my mending basket. 679 00:37:38,298 --> 00:37:40,801 Lend me some change, dear. I need some money for the taxi. 680 00:37:40,968 --> 00:37:43,387 Hey, you leave my bag alone. How much do you need anyway? 681 00:37:43,554 --> 00:37:44,972 Well, let's see how much you've got. 682 00:37:45,139 --> 00:37:47,516 Heh. Put that down. You owe me 10 bob anyway. 683 00:37:47,683 --> 00:37:49,685 - For what? - I paid for that package you sent Peggy. 684 00:37:49,852 --> 00:37:51,603 - That comes out of housekeeping. - Let me give it... 685 00:37:51,770 --> 00:37:53,105 ...to you. Keep your hands off. 686 00:37:54,648 --> 00:37:55,524 There now. 687 00:37:55,691 --> 00:37:56,733 How much do you want? 688 00:37:56,900 --> 00:37:58,902 Well, I've got 3, 5, 7 and sixpence. 689 00:37:59,069 --> 00:38:00,446 Enough to get us there and back. 690 00:38:00,612 --> 00:38:02,990 You'd better take something. How much are the dinner tickets? 691 00:38:03,157 --> 00:38:07,327 Already paid for, tip included. If I run short, Mark will help out. 692 00:38:10,038 --> 00:38:10,998 Taxi's here. 693 00:38:17,254 --> 00:38:18,547 What are you waiting for? 694 00:38:18,714 --> 00:38:20,007 Oh, nothing, dear. Nothing. 695 00:38:20,174 --> 00:38:21,133 - Good night. - Good night. 696 00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:23,469 - What time will you get home? - About 12, I should think. 697 00:38:23,635 --> 00:38:25,846 I'll bring Mark back for a nightcap on his way home. 698 00:38:26,013 --> 00:38:28,390 I'll be fast asleep and I don't want to be disturbed. 699 00:38:28,557 --> 00:38:29,892 We shall be as quiet as mice. 700 00:38:30,058 --> 00:38:31,643 - Night. Night. 701 00:38:34,271 --> 00:38:35,397 Uh.... 702 00:38:36,690 --> 00:38:37,608 Margot? 703 00:38:37,774 --> 00:38:39,193 Yes? 704 00:38:39,776 --> 00:38:41,987 It's quite possible old man Burgess might call. 705 00:38:42,154 --> 00:38:44,114 Tell him we're at the Grendon. Might be important. 706 00:38:44,281 --> 00:38:46,867 - What's the number? All right. - It's in the book. 707 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:52,456 Goodbye, dear. 708 00:38:55,209 --> 00:38:56,502 All right, Mark. 709 00:41:08,300 --> 00:41:11,303 I was staying at the Torbay Hotel. Know the Torbay Hotel in Dartmoor? 710 00:41:11,470 --> 00:41:14,640 Well, it's not exactly in Dartmoor, but sort of in the district... 711 00:41:14,806 --> 00:41:17,100 ...if you know what I mean. The point of this story is... 712 00:41:17,267 --> 00:41:18,894 ...that it concerns Dartmoor Prison. 713 00:41:19,061 --> 00:41:20,270 Anyway... 714 00:41:20,437 --> 00:41:23,106 ...I was staying at the Torbay Hotel. I went to the bar one day.... 715 00:41:35,661 --> 00:41:37,621 So I turned and said, "What are you doing here?" 716 00:41:37,788 --> 00:41:40,123 He said, "I'm a commercial traveler. I sell... 717 00:41:40,290 --> 00:41:41,541 ...agricultural machinery." 718 00:41:41,708 --> 00:41:42,668 I said, "Agricultural"-- 719 00:41:42,834 --> 00:41:44,795 Excuse me. Any of you fellas have the right time? 720 00:41:44,961 --> 00:41:50,300 - Yes, I have seven minutes past 11. - I make it only just after 11. 721 00:41:50,467 --> 00:41:52,803 Well, my watch has stopped. I must have overwound it. 722 00:41:52,969 --> 00:41:54,680 So as I was saying-- 723 00:41:54,846 --> 00:41:56,598 Excuse me, old boy. I have to call my boss. 724 00:41:56,765 --> 00:41:58,141 Agricultural machinery.... 725 00:43:14,468 --> 00:43:16,011 Hello. 726 00:43:18,054 --> 00:43:19,389 Hello? 727 00:43:22,434 --> 00:43:23,810 Hello? 728 00:43:29,566 --> 00:43:30,901 Hello? 729 00:43:33,653 --> 00:43:35,155 Hello? 730 00:43:36,782 --> 00:43:38,158 Hello? 731 00:43:41,495 --> 00:43:42,746 Hello? 732 00:44:44,224 --> 00:44:46,685 Get the police. Quickly. Police. 733 00:44:48,895 --> 00:44:51,565 - Margot? - Who's there? 734 00:44:51,731 --> 00:44:53,066 Darling, it's me. 735 00:44:53,817 --> 00:44:55,777 Oh, Tony. 736 00:44:55,944 --> 00:45:00,115 Tony, thank God. Come back at once. 737 00:45:00,490 --> 00:45:01,533 What's the matter? 738 00:45:01,700 --> 00:45:05,829 I can't explain now. Come quickly, please. 739 00:45:05,996 --> 00:45:08,748 Now, darling, pull yourself together. What is it? 740 00:45:08,915 --> 00:45:13,169 A man attacked me. He tried to strangle me. 741 00:45:13,962 --> 00:45:15,755 Did he get away? 742 00:45:16,256 --> 00:45:19,384 No. He's dead. He's dead. 743 00:45:26,391 --> 00:45:27,893 Tony, are you still there? 744 00:45:28,685 --> 00:45:30,729 - Margot. - Yes? 745 00:45:30,896 --> 00:45:32,898 Now, listen very carefully. 746 00:45:33,064 --> 00:45:34,441 Yes, I'm listening. 747 00:45:34,608 --> 00:45:36,776 Don't touch anything. I'll be with you right away. 748 00:45:37,736 --> 00:45:38,987 No. No, I won't. 749 00:45:39,154 --> 00:45:43,408 Don't touch anything and don't speak to anybody until I get there. 750 00:45:43,575 --> 00:45:46,828 - No, I won't touch anything. - You promise? 751 00:45:46,995 --> 00:45:50,707 Yes, I promise. Only, please, be quick. 752 00:46:44,719 --> 00:46:46,096 I'm sitting at the same bar... 753 00:46:46,262 --> 00:46:48,181 ...and I see the same man standing at the end... 754 00:46:48,348 --> 00:46:50,016 ...and he came across to me and said-- 755 00:46:50,183 --> 00:46:51,851 No, do sit down. I have to run along. 756 00:46:52,018 --> 00:46:53,603 It's Margot. She's not feeling well. 757 00:46:53,770 --> 00:46:54,896 - Serious? - Nothing serious. 758 00:46:55,063 --> 00:46:56,272 - You stay and enjoy. - I'll come. 759 00:46:56,439 --> 00:46:58,233 No, it's perfectly all right. 760 00:46:58,775 --> 00:47:02,654 --with which he was buying me dry martinis. Anyway... 761 00:47:31,641 --> 00:47:34,060 Tony! Oh, Tony. 762 00:47:34,227 --> 00:47:37,564 It's all right, darling. It's all right. What happened? 763 00:47:37,731 --> 00:47:41,484 He put something around my throat. It felt like a stocking. 764 00:47:41,651 --> 00:47:44,112 Are you sure? Let me see. 765 00:47:44,279 --> 00:47:46,698 I got up to answer the phone... 766 00:47:46,865 --> 00:47:49,826 ...and he came from behind the curtain and tried to strangle me. 767 00:47:50,702 --> 00:47:51,369 I almost... 768 00:47:51,536 --> 00:47:52,787 ...passed out. 769 00:47:52,954 --> 00:47:54,789 I felt the scissors in my hands. 770 00:47:54,956 --> 00:47:56,207 Then he let go suddenly... 771 00:47:56,374 --> 00:47:59,502 ...and he fell on the floor. 772 00:48:29,240 --> 00:48:30,950 There's hardly any blood. 773 00:48:31,576 --> 00:48:34,120 When he fell, he must have-- What are you doing? 774 00:48:34,287 --> 00:48:35,747 I'm trying to find my.... 775 00:48:35,914 --> 00:48:39,793 Oh, here they are. My aspirin. I've got such an awful head. 776 00:48:56,226 --> 00:48:57,310 What is it? 777 00:48:57,477 --> 00:48:59,437 I'd better get a blanket. 778 00:49:14,994 --> 00:49:16,371 Shut the window, please. 779 00:49:17,288 --> 00:49:19,791 No, we mustn't touch anything till the police arrive. 780 00:49:19,958 --> 00:49:23,294 He must've broken in. I wonder what he was after. 781 00:49:23,461 --> 00:49:24,671 Those cups, I expect. 782 00:49:25,088 --> 00:49:26,422 When will the police get here? 783 00:49:27,382 --> 00:49:28,550 Have you called them already? 784 00:49:28,716 --> 00:49:31,594 No. You told me not to speak to anyone. 785 00:49:33,638 --> 00:49:35,348 Hadn't you better call them now? 786 00:49:35,515 --> 00:49:36,933 Yes. 787 00:49:39,310 --> 00:49:41,563 - Where's Mark? - I told him to go straight home. 788 00:49:41,729 --> 00:49:42,605 Operator. 789 00:49:42,772 --> 00:49:45,191 Hello, operator. Get me the Maida Vale Police, quickly. 790 00:49:45,358 --> 00:49:46,067 Did you tell him? 791 00:49:46,442 --> 00:49:49,362 No, I didn't know what had happened. I just said you weren't feeling well. 792 00:49:49,529 --> 00:49:50,905 Maida Vale Police. 793 00:49:51,072 --> 00:49:53,658 Oh, police, there's been a ghastly accident. 794 00:49:53,825 --> 00:49:55,869 - Yes, sir? - A man has been killed. 795 00:49:56,494 --> 00:49:57,912 - Your name, Sir? - Wendice. 796 00:49:58,663 --> 00:50:00,790 - Is that a double "S"? - No, D-I-C-E. 797 00:50:00,957 --> 00:50:02,792 C-E. Your address, sir? 798 00:50:02,959 --> 00:50:06,462 61-A Charrington Gardens, the ground floor apartment. 799 00:50:06,629 --> 00:50:07,463 Was it an accident? 800 00:50:08,464 --> 00:50:09,549 I don't know. 801 00:50:09,966 --> 00:50:11,676 What do you mean, sir, you don't know? 802 00:50:11,843 --> 00:50:13,970 You think he might have been killed by someone? 803 00:50:14,137 --> 00:50:17,015 Well I don't know. 804 00:50:17,182 --> 00:50:19,642 Well, have you any idea who might have done it? 805 00:50:24,105 --> 00:50:26,316 I'll explain that when you come. How long will it take? 806 00:50:26,482 --> 00:50:28,109 - About two minutes. - Two minutes? 807 00:50:28,276 --> 00:50:30,320 And don't touch anything, will you, sir? 808 00:50:30,486 --> 00:50:32,488 No, we won't touch anything. Goodbye. 809 00:50:33,364 --> 00:50:34,449 I'll get dressed. 810 00:50:34,616 --> 00:50:36,034 Why? 811 00:50:36,659 --> 00:50:37,785 They'll want to see me. 812 00:50:37,952 --> 00:50:41,289 - They're not going to see you. - But they'll have to ask me questions. 813 00:50:41,456 --> 00:50:44,584 They can wait till tomorrow. I'll tell them all they need to know. 814 00:50:45,585 --> 00:50:47,045 - Tony. - Yes? 815 00:50:47,212 --> 00:50:48,254 Why did you phone me? 816 00:50:49,172 --> 00:50:49,923 What? 817 00:50:50,256 --> 00:50:52,926 I'm sorry, darling, I'll tell you about that later. 818 00:50:53,092 --> 00:50:56,304 I just thought of something. You said he used a stocking? 819 00:50:56,471 --> 00:50:59,432 I think it was a stocking or a scarf. Isn't it there? 820 00:50:59,599 --> 00:51:03,603 No, but I expect they'll find it. Now, you go on to bed. 821 00:53:40,301 --> 00:53:41,969 Tea, gentlemen? 822 00:54:00,780 --> 00:54:02,031 Sergeant. Mm-hm? 823 00:54:02,198 --> 00:54:04,534 Look, it's the other stocking. 824 00:54:22,009 --> 00:54:24,846 All right, break it up. Let's get moving on. 825 00:54:48,786 --> 00:54:51,873 Hm. Almost empty. Remind me to get some more. 826 00:54:52,039 --> 00:54:53,749 It always runs out just when we need it. 827 00:54:53,916 --> 00:54:56,502 Oh, look, before I forget, the sergeant wanted to know... 828 00:54:56,669 --> 00:54:58,504 ...why you didn't phone the police immediately. 829 00:54:58,671 --> 00:55:01,090 - How could I? You were on the phone. - I know, but-- 830 00:55:01,257 --> 00:55:03,885 You distinctly told me not to speak to anyone until you got here. 831 00:55:04,051 --> 00:55:07,305 I know, darling, but I told him a slightly different story. 832 00:55:07,472 --> 00:55:08,264 Why? 833 00:55:08,431 --> 00:55:11,017 Well, I said you didn't phone the police because you assumed... 834 00:55:11,184 --> 00:55:13,060 ...that I would do it from the hotel. 835 00:55:13,227 --> 00:55:14,562 Why did you say that? 836 00:55:14,729 --> 00:55:17,982 Because it was the perfectly logical explanation, and he accepted it. 837 00:55:18,149 --> 00:55:21,486 Now, if they get the idea that we delayed reporting it... 838 00:55:21,652 --> 00:55:24,238 ...they might get nosy and start asking all sorts of questions-- 839 00:55:24,405 --> 00:55:28,159 - So you want me to say the same thing? - I think so, dear, in case it comes up again. 840 00:55:29,410 --> 00:55:31,621 Oh, that'll be Mark. Would you let him in? 841 00:55:35,708 --> 00:55:36,834 Good morning, madam. 842 00:55:37,001 --> 00:55:38,336 Oh. Good morning. 843 00:55:38,503 --> 00:55:40,087 - Mrs. Wendice? - Yes. 844 00:55:40,254 --> 00:55:43,883 - I'm a police officer. May I come in? - Of course. 845 00:55:49,430 --> 00:55:51,557 Excuse me. I'll just tell my husband you're here. 846 00:55:51,724 --> 00:55:53,184 Oh, thank you. 847 00:56:17,041 --> 00:56:17,959 Good morning. 848 00:56:18,125 --> 00:56:20,169 Good morning, sir. I'm Chief Inspector Hubbard... 849 00:56:20,336 --> 00:56:22,672 ...in charge of criminal investigation of this division. 850 00:56:22,838 --> 00:56:25,174 We gave your sergeant all the necessary information. 851 00:56:25,341 --> 00:56:27,051 Yes. I've seen his report, of course... 852 00:56:27,218 --> 00:56:31,013 ...but there are a few things I'd like to get firsthand. 853 00:56:31,347 --> 00:56:35,017 I gather the sergeant only saw you for a few moments, Mrs. Wendice? 854 00:56:35,184 --> 00:56:36,227 Yes, I-- 855 00:56:36,394 --> 00:56:38,396 My wife was suffering from considerable shock. 856 00:56:38,563 --> 00:56:41,190 Yes, that was a very nasty experience you had. 857 00:56:41,357 --> 00:56:42,900 Do you mind if I take a look around? 858 00:56:43,067 --> 00:56:45,695 Go ahead. The bedroom and bathroom are through here. 859 00:56:58,666 --> 00:57:01,043 He certainly didn't get in by the bathroom. 860 00:57:06,007 --> 00:57:08,551 And the kitchen has bars on the window. 861 00:57:13,681 --> 00:57:16,559 We assume he must have come in through these windows here. 862 00:57:16,726 --> 00:57:19,270 I, uh-- I understand you weren't here when this happened. 863 00:57:19,437 --> 00:57:21,939 No, I was at a dinner party at the Grendon Hotel. 864 00:57:22,106 --> 00:57:23,357 And by a curious coincidence... 865 00:57:23,524 --> 00:57:25,693 ...I was actually phoning my wife when she was attacked. 866 00:57:25,860 --> 00:57:28,904 So I gather. Can you tell me exactly what time it was, sir? 867 00:57:29,071 --> 00:57:33,075 No, I'm afraid I can't. I do remember my watch had stopped. 868 00:57:35,911 --> 00:57:38,247 Did you notice, Mrs. Wendice? 869 00:57:39,165 --> 00:57:40,041 No, I didn't. 870 00:57:40,207 --> 00:57:41,584 Won't you sit down, inspector? 871 00:57:42,084 --> 00:57:43,586 Thank you. 872 00:57:46,631 --> 00:57:48,507 Have you any idea who he was? 873 00:57:49,425 --> 00:57:53,387 Hmm? Oh, yes. At least, we've discovered where he lived. 874 00:57:53,554 --> 00:57:56,682 There still seems to be some confusion as to his real name. 875 00:57:56,849 --> 00:57:58,684 Oh? - He appeared to have several. 876 00:58:00,186 --> 00:58:03,606 - Had you ever seen him before? - Why, no, of course not. 877 00:58:05,816 --> 00:58:06,859 Oh. 878 00:58:07,026 --> 00:58:08,903 - Is this him? - Yes. 879 00:58:09,070 --> 00:58:12,490 - You don't recognize him? - No, I never saw him. 880 00:58:12,782 --> 00:58:15,201 But didn't you even catch a glimpse of his face? 881 00:58:15,368 --> 00:58:17,370 No. You see, he attacked me from behind... 882 00:58:17,536 --> 00:58:20,456 ...and it was dark. I hardly saw him at all. 883 00:58:20,623 --> 00:58:24,251 But before I showed you these photographs, you said you'd never seen him... 884 00:58:24,418 --> 00:58:25,169 ...before. 885 00:58:25,336 --> 00:58:28,631 How could you know that if you never saw his face last night? 886 00:58:28,798 --> 00:58:30,091 I don't quite understand. 887 00:58:30,257 --> 00:58:32,843 Inspector, my wife simply means that as far as she knew... 888 00:58:33,010 --> 00:58:34,887 ...she never saw him before. 889 00:58:35,054 --> 00:58:36,764 - Was that what you meant? - Yes. 890 00:58:36,931 --> 00:58:39,642 Yeah. Now, how about you, sir? Had you ever seen him before? 891 00:58:40,935 --> 00:58:41,769 No. 892 00:58:44,855 --> 00:58:45,523 No. 893 00:58:46,065 --> 00:58:47,566 - At least.... - Yes? 894 00:58:47,900 --> 00:58:50,194 It's very like someone I was at college with. 895 00:58:50,361 --> 00:58:52,154 But the mustache makes quite a difference. 896 00:58:52,405 --> 00:58:53,739 Oh? What was his name? 897 00:58:53,906 --> 00:58:56,701 Oh, I don't know. It must be 20 years since I left. 898 00:58:56,867 --> 00:58:59,995 - Was it, uh, Lesgate? - No. 899 00:59:00,162 --> 00:59:01,956 - Wilson? - No. 900 00:59:02,123 --> 00:59:02,790 Swann? 901 00:59:02,957 --> 00:59:05,292 N-- Swann? 902 00:59:06,419 --> 00:59:09,422 Wait a minute. Swann. Yes, that's it. 903 00:59:14,468 --> 00:59:17,471 Here's an old photo taken at a reunion. We were at the same college together. 904 00:59:17,638 --> 00:59:18,806 There he is there. 905 00:59:18,973 --> 00:59:21,726 - Why, it's unbelievable. - Did you know him well? 906 00:59:21,892 --> 00:59:23,269 No. He was senior to me. 907 00:59:23,436 --> 00:59:25,396 - Have you met him since then? - No. 908 00:59:25,563 --> 00:59:27,106 At least.... 909 00:59:27,273 --> 00:59:30,359 Come to think of it, I did see him quite recently, but not to speak to. 910 00:59:30,526 --> 00:59:33,612 - Oh? When was that? - Six months ago at a railway station. 911 00:59:33,779 --> 00:59:34,947 Victoria, I think. 912 00:59:35,364 --> 00:59:37,491 I remember noticing how little he'd changed. 913 00:59:37,658 --> 00:59:40,536 - Had he a mustache then, sir? - No. 914 00:59:40,870 --> 00:59:44,915 Hm. Uh, Mrs. Wendice, would you show me exactly what happened last night? 915 00:59:45,708 --> 00:59:48,836 - Tony, do I have to? - I'm afraid so, darling. 916 00:59:54,800 --> 00:59:58,637 I was in bed when the phone rang, and I got up and I came in here. 917 00:59:58,804 --> 01:00:00,890 - Did you switch this light on? - No. 918 01:00:01,056 --> 01:00:03,601 Just show me exactly where you were standing. 919 01:00:08,731 --> 01:00:11,984 I stood here and I picked up the phone. 920 01:00:12,151 --> 01:00:13,110 Just one moment. 921 01:00:13,277 --> 01:00:15,613 Are you sure you had your back to the window like that? 922 01:00:16,280 --> 01:00:17,323 Yes. 923 01:00:17,490 --> 01:00:19,700 - But why? - Why not? 924 01:00:19,950 --> 01:00:24,914 Heh. I mean, why go around the desk? I should have picked it up from this side. 925 01:00:25,080 --> 01:00:26,999 But I always answer the phone from here. 926 01:00:27,166 --> 01:00:28,417 But why? 927 01:00:28,584 --> 01:00:32,546 In case I have to write anything down. I can hold the phone in my left hand. 928 01:00:34,715 --> 01:00:37,301 I see. I'm sorry. Go on. 929 01:00:37,468 --> 01:00:38,886 When I picked up the phone... 930 01:00:39,470 --> 01:00:42,389 ...he must have come from behind those curtains and attacked me. 931 01:00:42,556 --> 01:00:45,392 - He got something around my neck. - What do you mean by "something"? 932 01:00:46,185 --> 01:00:47,603 I think it was a stocking. 933 01:00:47,770 --> 01:00:50,147 I see. And what happened then? 934 01:00:50,314 --> 01:00:53,192 Well, then he pushed me across the desk. 935 01:00:53,359 --> 01:00:55,194 I distinctly remember feeling for the scissors. 936 01:00:55,361 --> 01:00:57,363 Where were those scissors usually kept? 937 01:00:57,530 --> 01:01:00,825 In that mending basket. I'd forgotten to put them away. 938 01:01:01,075 --> 01:01:04,245 Now, what makes you think he came from behind those curtains? 939 01:01:04,411 --> 01:01:05,871 Where else could he have been? 940 01:01:06,038 --> 01:01:07,206 - The curtains were drawn? - Yes. 941 01:01:07,373 --> 01:01:08,624 Did you draw them yourself? 942 01:01:08,791 --> 01:01:10,960 No, inspector, I drew them just before I went out. 943 01:01:11,126 --> 01:01:13,462 - Did you lock the window at the same time? - Yes. 944 01:01:13,629 --> 01:01:15,047 Are you quite sure of that, sir? 945 01:01:15,214 --> 01:01:17,883 Oh, perfectly sure. I always lock up when I draw the curtains. 946 01:01:18,050 --> 01:01:20,803 - Then how do you suppose he got in? - We assume that he broke in. 947 01:01:20,970 --> 01:01:22,513 Well, there's no sign of a break-in. 948 01:01:22,680 --> 01:01:25,516 Our report shows the lock's quite undamaged. 949 01:01:25,933 --> 01:01:26,642 Mrs. Wendice... 950 01:01:27,852 --> 01:01:29,186 ...why didn't you call the police... 951 01:01:29,353 --> 01:01:31,063 ...immediately this happened? 952 01:01:35,067 --> 01:01:36,861 I was trying to get through to the police... 953 01:01:37,027 --> 01:01:39,238 ...when I discovered my husband was on the line. 954 01:01:39,572 --> 01:01:42,074 I naturally thought he would call the police from the hotel... 955 01:01:42,241 --> 01:01:44,034 ...before he came here. 956 01:01:44,201 --> 01:01:47,329 Uh, didn't it occur to you to call a doctor? 957 01:01:47,496 --> 01:01:49,415 No. - Why ever not? 958 01:01:49,957 --> 01:01:52,835 - He was dead. - How did you know that? 959 01:01:53,002 --> 01:01:55,129 l.... It was obvious. 960 01:01:55,296 --> 01:01:58,173 - Did you feel his pulse? - No, of course I didn't. 961 01:01:58,340 --> 01:02:02,011 Anyone would have realized he was dead. Just one look at those staring eyes-- 962 01:02:02,177 --> 01:02:04,138 Oh, so you did see his face, after all. 963 01:02:04,305 --> 01:02:07,516 I saw his eyes! I can't remember his face! 964 01:02:07,766 --> 01:02:10,603 Inspector, my wife obviously had never seen this man before. 965 01:02:10,769 --> 01:02:12,980 If he didn't come in by those windows, how did he get in? 966 01:02:15,649 --> 01:02:19,320 As a matter of fact, we're quite certain that he came in by this door. 967 01:02:20,154 --> 01:02:21,864 But it was locked. 968 01:02:22,031 --> 01:02:24,950 Margot, did you open that door at all after we'd gone? 969 01:02:25,117 --> 01:02:25,868 No. 970 01:02:26,035 --> 01:02:28,871 - How many keys are there to this door? - Only two. 971 01:02:29,038 --> 01:02:31,665 Mine was in my handbag, and you had yours with you. 972 01:02:31,832 --> 01:02:33,584 Yes, that's right. 973 01:02:33,751 --> 01:02:35,794 - Has the caretaker got a key? - No. 974 01:02:35,961 --> 01:02:37,296 Do you employ a charwoman? 975 01:02:37,463 --> 01:02:40,633 Yes, but she hasn't got one either. I'm always here when she comes. 976 01:02:40,799 --> 01:02:42,509 What makes you think he came in this way? 977 01:02:44,511 --> 01:02:45,304 His shoes. 978 01:02:45,471 --> 01:02:46,513 His shoes? 979 01:02:47,973 --> 01:02:49,975 The ground was soaking wet last night. 980 01:02:50,142 --> 01:02:53,687 And if he'd come in by the garden, he'd have left mud all over the carpet. 981 01:02:53,854 --> 01:02:55,814 As it is, he didn't leave any marks at all... 982 01:02:55,981 --> 01:02:58,317 ...because he wiped his shoes on the front doormat. 983 01:02:58,567 --> 01:02:59,360 How can you tell? 984 01:02:59,526 --> 01:03:02,947 It's a fairly new mat and some of its fibers came off on his shoes. 985 01:03:03,113 --> 01:03:03,781 Oh, but surely-- 986 01:03:03,948 --> 01:03:08,160 And there was a small tar stain on the mat, and some of the fibers show that as well. 987 01:03:08,327 --> 01:03:09,787 No, there's no question about it. 988 01:03:11,747 --> 01:03:15,000 Wait a minute. I think I've got it. 989 01:03:15,626 --> 01:03:17,419 You remember when your bag was stolen? 990 01:03:17,586 --> 01:03:18,253 Yes. 991 01:03:18,796 --> 01:03:20,714 Wasn't the key inside? 992 01:03:20,881 --> 01:03:23,092 Yes, but it was still there when I got it back. 993 01:03:23,258 --> 01:03:25,928 Now, just a moment. I'd like to hear about this. 994 01:03:26,095 --> 01:03:27,221 What sort of bag? 995 01:03:27,388 --> 01:03:29,765 A handbag, inspector. My wife lost it at Victoria Station. 996 01:03:29,932 --> 01:03:32,977 But I got it back from the lost and found about two weeks later. 997 01:03:33,143 --> 01:03:33,978 Was anything missing? 998 01:03:34,687 --> 01:03:35,938 All the money was gone. 999 01:03:36,105 --> 01:03:37,481 - Anything else? - No. 1000 01:03:37,648 --> 01:03:40,859 - I mean, no papers or letters? - No. 1001 01:03:41,443 --> 01:03:42,945 Are you quite sure about that? 1002 01:03:43,112 --> 01:03:44,071 Yes. 1003 01:03:44,238 --> 01:03:46,740 Your latchkey was in your handbag when you lost it? 1004 01:03:46,907 --> 01:03:49,159 Yes, but it was still there when it was returned. 1005 01:03:49,326 --> 01:03:51,495 Whoever stole the money could have copied the key. 1006 01:03:51,912 --> 01:03:53,831 Where was the bag found eventually? 1007 01:03:53,998 --> 01:03:55,958 At Victoria Station. 1008 01:03:56,125 --> 01:03:58,377 Wasn't that where you said you saw this man, sir? 1009 01:03:59,294 --> 01:04:00,754 When did you lose the bag? 1010 01:04:00,921 --> 01:04:03,132 Wasn't it that weekend we went to visit Peggy? 1011 01:04:03,298 --> 01:04:06,301 Yes, it was. I remember now. He was sitting in the restaurant. 1012 01:04:06,468 --> 01:04:07,845 That where you left your bag? 1013 01:04:08,012 --> 01:04:11,473 Yes, and didn't I say something about "There's someone I was at college with"? 1014 01:04:12,182 --> 01:04:13,767 I don't remember. 1015 01:04:13,934 --> 01:04:15,853 That's how he got in. He had a duplicate made... 1016 01:04:16,020 --> 01:04:19,106 - ...and returned the original to the bag. - Before you go any further... 1017 01:04:19,398 --> 01:04:21,650 ...how did he get in through the street door? 1018 01:04:21,817 --> 01:04:23,527 Well, the street door is never locked. 1019 01:04:23,694 --> 01:04:25,237 I see. 1020 01:04:25,404 --> 01:04:28,157 He could have had your key copied... 1021 01:04:28,323 --> 01:04:31,493 ...and he could have used it to open the door... 1022 01:04:32,703 --> 01:04:34,830 ...but of course he didn't. 1023 01:04:35,456 --> 01:04:36,123 Why not? 1024 01:04:36,290 --> 01:04:37,124 Because if he had... 1025 01:04:37,291 --> 01:04:39,501 ...the key would still have been on him when he died. 1026 01:04:39,668 --> 01:04:41,503 No key was found when we went through his pockets. 1027 01:04:46,050 --> 01:04:48,135 We seem to be back just where we started, don't we? 1028 01:04:49,344 --> 01:04:50,471 Well, not quite. 1029 01:04:51,346 --> 01:04:52,514 Well, then how did he get in? 1030 01:04:53,140 --> 01:04:55,559 We'd better get all this down on paper. 1031 01:04:55,726 --> 01:04:57,978 I'd like you both to make an official statement... 1032 01:04:58,145 --> 01:04:59,521 ...before the inquest. 1033 01:04:59,688 --> 01:05:02,441 My office is only a few moments from here. Perhaps you could come now. 1034 01:05:07,029 --> 01:05:09,364 Tony. - Mark. Oh, this is Inspector Hubbard. 1035 01:05:09,531 --> 01:05:12,076 Inspector, this is Mark Halliday. He was with me last night. 1036 01:05:12,242 --> 01:05:13,327 How do you do, inspector? 1037 01:05:13,494 --> 01:05:17,122 As you were with Mr. Wendice last night, you may be able to help us here. 1038 01:05:17,289 --> 01:05:20,876 Now, did you notice what time it was he went to the phone? 1039 01:05:21,043 --> 01:05:23,545 Yes, matter of fact, it was just three minutes after 11. 1040 01:05:23,712 --> 01:05:25,631 How did you come to notice that? 1041 01:05:25,798 --> 01:05:28,675 Well, Mr. Wendice's watch had stopped and some of us compared times. 1042 01:05:28,842 --> 01:05:31,804 Thank you. So you see, it was when Mrs. Wendice came in here... 1043 01:05:31,970 --> 01:05:34,848 ...to answer his call that she was attacked. 1044 01:05:35,057 --> 01:05:37,768 Did you phone Margot before or after you phoned your boss? 1045 01:05:37,935 --> 01:05:39,603 Tony, I know what I wanted to ask you. 1046 01:05:39,770 --> 01:05:40,437 Why did you... 1047 01:05:40,604 --> 01:05:41,647 ...telephone me last night? 1048 01:05:41,814 --> 01:05:45,192 Now, just one moment, before I lose the thread of this. 1049 01:05:45,359 --> 01:05:49,154 Now, at three minutes past 11, you left your party to phone your boss. 1050 01:05:49,321 --> 01:05:50,906 Yes, I used the pay phone in the lobby. 1051 01:05:51,073 --> 01:05:54,535 How long were you on the telephone to your boss before you called your wife? 1052 01:05:54,701 --> 01:05:57,955 In fact, I never did speak to him. I couldn't remember his number... 1053 01:05:58,122 --> 01:06:01,125 ...S0 I rang my wife to ask her to look it up in the address book. 1054 01:06:01,291 --> 01:06:03,710 You mean you hauled me out of bed just to get his number? 1055 01:06:03,877 --> 01:06:04,878 I had to, darling. 1056 01:06:05,045 --> 01:06:06,797 My boss is flying to Brussels this morning. 1057 01:06:06,964 --> 01:06:09,675 I wanted to remind him of something. It was rather important. 1058 01:06:09,842 --> 01:06:11,969 Wasn't there a telephone directory in the hotel? 1059 01:06:12,136 --> 01:06:14,388 Yes, but his country number wouldn't be in that directory. 1060 01:06:14,555 --> 01:06:16,723 Mm. And did you phone him? 1061 01:06:16,890 --> 01:06:20,185 Oh, no. Naturally when I heard what had happened here, I forgot all about it. 1062 01:06:20,352 --> 01:06:23,188 Mm. Yes. 1063 01:06:23,355 --> 01:06:25,983 Mr. Halliday, Mr. and Mrs. Wendice are coming to my office... 1064 01:06:26,150 --> 01:06:27,568 ...to make their statements. 1065 01:06:27,734 --> 01:06:30,696 Would you give me your address, sir? I may want to get in touch with you. 1066 01:06:30,863 --> 01:06:32,656 - Why, certainly. - I'll get my coat. 1067 01:06:32,823 --> 01:06:34,283 I'm staying at Carfax Hotel. 1068 01:06:34,449 --> 01:06:37,161 Just write it down there, will you? Your telephone number as well. 1069 01:06:37,327 --> 01:06:38,787 All right. 1070 01:06:47,212 --> 01:06:48,964 Ever been over here before, sir? 1071 01:06:49,131 --> 01:06:52,676 - Uh, yes. Yes, about a year ago. - Mm. 1072 01:06:52,843 --> 01:06:55,220 - There you are, sir. - Thank you. 1073 01:06:56,138 --> 01:06:57,014 Uh, Mr. Wendice. 1074 01:06:57,181 --> 01:06:58,932 There's quite a crowd in front of the house. 1075 01:06:59,099 --> 01:07:01,268 I was going to suggest that we left by the garden. 1076 01:07:01,435 --> 01:07:03,228 - Isn't there a gate at the far end? - Yes. 1077 01:07:03,395 --> 01:07:06,273 I'm afraid the gate may be locked. Would you mind taking a look, sir? 1078 01:07:06,440 --> 01:07:07,983 Certainly. 1079 01:07:14,656 --> 01:07:16,950 How much does he know about you and Mrs. Wendice? 1080 01:07:18,785 --> 01:07:19,870 I beg your pardon? 1081 01:07:20,162 --> 01:07:22,414 You wrote a letter to Mrs. Wendice from New York. 1082 01:07:22,581 --> 01:07:25,500 It was found in the dead man's inside pocket. 1083 01:07:25,667 --> 01:07:29,421 I didn't mention it because I wasn't sure how much Mr. Wendice knew. 1084 01:07:29,588 --> 01:07:31,548 Have you any idea how it got there? 1085 01:07:31,715 --> 01:07:32,925 No. 1086 01:07:35,219 --> 01:07:37,638 - Where's Tony? - He's just gone into the garden. 1087 01:07:37,804 --> 01:07:40,265 Mrs. Wendice, when you lost your handbag... 1088 01:07:40,432 --> 01:07:42,226 ...did you lose a letter as well? 1089 01:07:43,352 --> 01:07:44,019 No. 1090 01:07:44,186 --> 01:07:47,314 Margot, it was found in the dead man's pocket. 1091 01:07:47,522 --> 01:07:49,816 You did lose it, didn't you? 1092 01:07:51,276 --> 01:07:52,611 Yes, I did. 1093 01:07:52,778 --> 01:07:54,529 I asked you that before, didn't I? 1094 01:07:54,696 --> 01:07:58,242 Yes, but you see, my husband didn't know about it. 1095 01:07:58,408 --> 01:08:00,452 This man was blackmailing you, wasn't he? 1096 01:08:00,619 --> 01:08:01,370 It's no good. 1097 01:08:01,536 --> 01:08:02,663 - Tony will have to know. - No. 1098 01:08:02,829 --> 01:08:04,331 It's the only thing we can do. Inspector... 1099 01:08:04,498 --> 01:08:08,710 ...after Mrs. Wendice lost my letter, she received these two notes. 1100 01:08:13,632 --> 01:08:15,676 Last October. 1101 01:08:16,343 --> 01:08:17,803 How many times have you seen this man? 1102 01:08:17,970 --> 01:08:20,347 I've never seen him. 1103 01:08:20,514 --> 01:08:22,849 - I'd like you to come along with us. - Yes, of course. 1104 01:08:23,016 --> 01:08:26,395 Mrs. Wendice, when you come to make your statement... 1105 01:08:26,561 --> 01:08:28,897 ...there may be other police officers present. 1106 01:08:29,064 --> 01:08:31,358 I shall warn you first that anything you say... 1107 01:08:31,525 --> 01:08:33,902 ...will be taken down and may be used in evidence. 1108 01:08:34,444 --> 01:08:36,280 Now, never mind what you've told me so far. 1109 01:08:36,446 --> 01:08:38,657 We'll forget all about that. 1110 01:08:38,824 --> 01:08:42,202 But from now on, tell us exactly what you know about this man... 1111 01:08:42,369 --> 01:08:44,288 ...and exactly what happened last night. 1112 01:08:44,955 --> 01:08:45,956 If you try and conceal... 1113 01:08:46,123 --> 01:08:47,082 ...anything at all... 1114 01:08:47,249 --> 01:08:49,626 ...it may put you in a very serious position. 1115 01:08:49,793 --> 01:08:52,004 I wish you'd explain what you mean by all this. 1116 01:08:52,504 --> 01:08:56,341 I will. Now, you admit that you killed this man. 1117 01:08:56,508 --> 01:08:58,468 Well, you say you did it in self-defense. 1118 01:08:59,177 --> 01:09:01,013 Unfortunately, there were no witnesses... 1119 01:09:01,179 --> 01:09:03,307 ...S0 we've only your word for that. 1120 01:09:03,473 --> 01:09:06,977 But I heard it all, inspector, over the telephone. 1121 01:09:07,144 --> 01:09:09,104 What exactly did you hear, Mr. Wendice? 1122 01:09:09,271 --> 01:09:11,940 Well, I heard a series of faint cries. 1123 01:09:12,149 --> 01:09:15,360 Well, did you hear anything to indicate that a struggle was going on? 1124 01:09:15,527 --> 01:09:19,323 What I did hear, inspector, is perfectly consistent with what my wife told me. 1125 01:09:19,489 --> 01:09:23,827 So all you really know of the matter is what your wife told you, isn't it? 1126 01:09:24,453 --> 01:09:27,497 Now, you suggest that this man came to burgle your flat... 1127 01:09:27,706 --> 01:09:29,082 ...but there's no evidence of that. 1128 01:09:29,624 --> 01:09:31,960 There is evidence, however, that he was blackmailing you. 1129 01:09:33,378 --> 01:09:34,129 Blackmail? 1130 01:09:34,296 --> 01:09:35,630 Yes, I'm afraid that's true. 1131 01:09:35,797 --> 01:09:37,799 And you suggest he came in by the window. 1132 01:09:37,966 --> 01:09:40,344 And we know that he came in by that door. 1133 01:09:40,510 --> 01:09:43,221 But he can't have come in that way. That door was locked. 1134 01:09:43,388 --> 01:09:44,848 And there are only two keys. 1135 01:09:45,015 --> 01:09:47,559 My husband had his with him and mine was in my handbag. Here. 1136 01:09:49,644 --> 01:09:50,896 You could have let him in. 1137 01:09:51,313 --> 01:09:53,231 Are you suggesting she let him in herself? 1138 01:09:53,398 --> 01:09:56,193 That appears to be the only way he could've entered. 1139 01:09:56,360 --> 01:09:58,987 Don't you even believe I was attacked? 1140 01:09:59,154 --> 01:10:01,323 How do you think I got these bruises on my throat? 1141 01:10:01,990 --> 01:10:04,618 You could have caused those bruises yourself. 1142 01:10:06,161 --> 01:10:08,914 A silk stocking was found outside the window. 1143 01:10:09,081 --> 01:10:11,500 It had two knots tied in it. 1144 01:10:12,292 --> 01:10:13,710 Does that mean anything to you? 1145 01:10:14,002 --> 01:10:16,338 I suppose it must have been the stocking he used. 1146 01:10:16,505 --> 01:10:20,634 We found the twin stocking hidden underneath this blotting pad. 1147 01:10:20,801 --> 01:10:23,428 Can you explain why your attacker should do that? 1148 01:10:24,262 --> 01:10:25,472 No. 1149 01:10:25,639 --> 01:10:27,307 Those stockings were yours, weren't they? 1150 01:10:27,474 --> 01:10:28,642 No. 1151 01:10:28,809 --> 01:10:29,935 We know they were. 1152 01:10:30,352 --> 01:10:34,523 One of the heels had been darned with some silk that didn't quite match. 1153 01:10:34,689 --> 01:10:37,150 We found a reel of that silk in your mending basket. 1154 01:10:40,362 --> 01:10:43,240 Tony, there was a pair of stockings here. 1155 01:10:47,369 --> 01:10:51,331 I've heard of the police deliberately planting clues to ensure a conviction. 1156 01:10:52,082 --> 01:10:54,042 His men were here for hours last night. 1157 01:10:54,209 --> 01:10:56,795 They could've taken those stockings and done anything with them. 1158 01:10:56,962 --> 01:10:57,712 Of course they did. 1159 01:10:57,879 --> 01:10:59,714 Probably wiped his shoes on the doormat as well. 1160 01:10:59,881 --> 01:11:00,882 Hello? 1161 01:11:01,049 --> 01:11:04,094 Oh, hello, Roger, thank heaven you're in. Tony Wendice here. 1162 01:11:04,261 --> 01:11:07,139 Uh, listen, we had a burglary last night and Margot was attacked. 1163 01:11:07,305 --> 01:11:08,723 Margot? Was she hurt? 1164 01:11:08,890 --> 01:11:11,601 No, she's all right, but the man was killed, and the police are here. 1165 01:11:11,768 --> 01:11:12,644 And don't laugh... 1166 01:11:12,811 --> 01:11:15,147 ...they're suggesting that Margot killed him intentionally. 1167 01:11:15,313 --> 01:11:17,065 I wouldn't say that if I were you, sir. 1168 01:11:17,232 --> 01:11:18,692 Well, that's a good one. Ha-ha-ha. 1169 01:11:18,859 --> 01:11:20,152 Yes, it is funny, isn't it? 1170 01:11:20,318 --> 01:11:23,280 Now, Roger, could you come around at once, Maida Vale Police Station? 1171 01:11:23,447 --> 01:11:26,074 - I'll be there right away. Oh, thanks, old boy. Goodbye. 1172 01:11:26,241 --> 01:11:28,952 It's all right, darling. Roger's gonna meet us at the police station. 1173 01:11:29,119 --> 01:11:30,787 Mr. Wendice, I should advise you-- 1174 01:11:30,954 --> 01:11:33,790 Our lawyer will give us any advice we need, thank you. 1175 01:11:36,460 --> 01:11:38,044 Margot. 1176 01:11:38,587 --> 01:11:40,922 - Here's your handbag. - Thank you. 1177 01:11:42,090 --> 01:11:44,885 - You are coming? - Oh, but of course, inspector. 1178 01:11:45,051 --> 01:11:48,722 Yes. Yes, well, I just-- I mean, I just wondered. 1179 01:12:06,531 --> 01:12:09,326 I charge you that on the 26th of September... 1180 01:12:09,493 --> 01:12:12,996 ...you did willfully murder Charles Alexander Swann. 1181 01:12:13,163 --> 01:12:16,666 Do you wish to say anything in answer to this charge? 1182 01:12:20,170 --> 01:12:25,509 And did you, at any time in your life, meet this man, Swann? 1183 01:12:27,260 --> 01:12:30,263 You received a letter from Mr. Halliday. 1184 01:12:30,430 --> 01:12:33,350 This letter was found in the dead man's pocket. 1185 01:12:33,517 --> 01:12:36,269 Now you say you did not know him? 1186 01:12:38,980 --> 01:12:43,735 Do you find the prisoner, Margot Mary Wendice... 1187 01:12:43,902 --> 01:12:47,280 ...guilty or not guilty? 1188 01:12:48,073 --> 01:12:49,991 Guilty. 1189 01:12:54,538 --> 01:12:56,665 The sentence of this court... 1190 01:12:56,831 --> 01:13:00,627 ...Is that you be taken to the place from whence you came... 1191 01:13:00,794 --> 01:13:04,422 ...from thence to a place of lawful execution. 1192 01:13:55,307 --> 01:13:57,851 - Oh, hello, Mark. - Tony. 1193 01:14:06,318 --> 01:14:10,113 Have you, uh, gotten any news from the Home Secretary? 1194 01:14:18,496 --> 01:14:20,040 Then it's tomorrow? 1195 01:14:23,043 --> 01:14:26,463 Tony, I take it you'd do anything to save her life. 1196 01:14:26,630 --> 01:14:29,591 - We've done everything. - No, Tony, we haven't done everything. 1197 01:14:29,758 --> 01:14:32,719 I've been trying to figure out something for weeks in case it came to this. 1198 01:14:33,553 --> 01:14:36,264 - Now I really believe it's her only chance. - Let's have it. 1199 01:14:37,682 --> 01:14:40,518 Margot was convicted because nobody believed her story. 1200 01:14:40,685 --> 01:14:43,271 The prosecution made out she was telling one lie after another... 1201 01:14:43,438 --> 01:14:44,648 ...and the jury believed him. 1202 01:14:44,814 --> 01:14:47,609 But what did his case really amount to? Just three things: 1203 01:14:47,776 --> 01:14:50,236 My letter, her stocking... 1204 01:14:50,403 --> 01:14:52,739 ...and the fact that because no key was found on Swann... 1205 01:14:53,615 --> 01:14:55,992 - ...she must've let him in herself. - Don't try and tell me-- 1206 01:14:56,159 --> 01:14:59,120 Wait a minute, Tony. Now, hear me out. This is where you come in. 1207 01:14:59,287 --> 01:15:00,997 You go to the police and tell them... 1208 01:15:01,164 --> 01:15:02,415 ...some story... 1209 01:15:02,582 --> 01:15:05,335 ...anything that will convince them Margot wasn't lying after all. 1210 01:15:05,502 --> 01:15:08,213 The police aren't likely to believe anything I might tell them. 1211 01:15:09,047 --> 01:15:11,383 Tony, I've been writing this stuff for years. 1212 01:15:11,549 --> 01:15:13,885 I've figured out something for you to tell them. 1213 01:15:14,052 --> 01:15:16,638 Now, let's take those points one by one. 1214 01:15:17,931 --> 01:15:21,768 Margot says she never let Swann in through this door. 1215 01:15:22,519 --> 01:15:23,812 Okay. 1216 01:15:24,604 --> 01:15:26,356 He must have opened it somehow. 1217 01:15:27,148 --> 01:15:30,568 Suppose you tell the police that you left your key out here somewhere. 1218 01:15:31,736 --> 01:15:34,114 Then Swann could have let himself in. 1219 01:15:34,280 --> 01:15:37,242 - How'd he know it was there? - You told him. 1220 01:15:37,409 --> 01:15:39,119 But I haven't met Swann in 20 years. 1221 01:15:40,203 --> 01:15:44,416 Tony, Swann is dead. Now, we've gotta make the most of that. 1222 01:15:44,582 --> 01:15:46,042 You can tell any story about him now. 1223 01:15:46,209 --> 01:15:48,461 You can even say that you two met somewhere... 1224 01:15:48,628 --> 01:15:50,839 ...and you planned this whole thing together. 1225 01:15:51,005 --> 01:15:52,090 Planned what? 1226 01:15:53,049 --> 01:15:55,468 Are you suggesting I arranged for Swann to come here... 1227 01:15:55,635 --> 01:15:56,720 ...to blackmail her? 1228 01:15:56,886 --> 01:15:58,263 No. 1229 01:15:58,847 --> 01:16:00,473 To kill her. 1230 01:16:01,266 --> 01:16:03,977 - Kill Margot? - That's it. 1231 01:16:04,144 --> 01:16:04,811 Why? 1232 01:16:04,978 --> 01:16:06,771 Because she said so. 1233 01:16:08,231 --> 01:16:11,276 "He came from behind the curtain... 1234 01:16:11,443 --> 01:16:14,904 ...and he tried to strangle me." Okay, that's what he did. 1235 01:16:15,071 --> 01:16:16,990 All you gotta do is support everything she said. 1236 01:16:17,157 --> 01:16:18,825 Don't you see? That's my whole idea. 1237 01:16:18,992 --> 01:16:20,452 What about your letter? 1238 01:16:20,618 --> 01:16:23,288 A man doesn't kill the person he's blackmailing. Doesn't make sense. 1239 01:16:23,455 --> 01:16:27,459 Yes, I know. That worried me for a while too, but I've got that licked. 1240 01:16:27,625 --> 01:16:28,334 You tell them... 1241 01:16:28,918 --> 01:16:31,546 ...that you stole her handbag yourself. 1242 01:16:31,713 --> 01:16:32,672 Why should I do that? 1243 01:16:34,758 --> 01:16:36,843 Because you wanted to read my letter. 1244 01:16:37,010 --> 01:16:39,721 When you had read it, you got mad and decided to teach her a lesson. 1245 01:16:39,888 --> 01:16:41,473 So you wrote those blackmail notes. 1246 01:16:41,681 --> 01:16:43,057 Nobody can prove you didn't. 1247 01:16:43,224 --> 01:16:46,311 You can also say you never saw Swann at Victoria Station. 1248 01:16:46,478 --> 01:16:49,272 You just invented that to try to connect him with my letter. 1249 01:16:49,439 --> 01:16:51,107 Don't you see how it all hangs together? 1250 01:16:51,274 --> 01:16:53,943 But your letter was found in his pocket. 1251 01:16:54,110 --> 01:16:56,362 - Well, you put it there. - When? 1252 01:16:57,113 --> 01:16:58,990 Sometime before the police arrived. 1253 01:17:01,618 --> 01:17:03,661 And you could have also... 1254 01:17:05,205 --> 01:17:06,247 ...planted the stockings... 1255 01:17:06,414 --> 01:17:07,207 ...at the same time. 1256 01:17:07,373 --> 01:17:09,542 But, Mark, why should I want anyone to kill Margot? 1257 01:17:10,210 --> 01:17:11,711 I know, Tony. 1258 01:17:11,878 --> 01:17:15,340 It's tough for us to see because we both love her... 1259 01:17:16,925 --> 01:17:18,092 ...but we need a reason now. 1260 01:17:18,593 --> 01:17:20,094 We need it badly. 1261 01:17:23,348 --> 01:17:26,476 Let's take one of the old stock motives. Had Margot made a will? 1262 01:17:27,352 --> 01:17:30,021 - Yes, I believe she had. - Who was the beneficiary? 1263 01:17:30,188 --> 01:17:31,481 Why, I am, I suppose. 1264 01:17:31,648 --> 01:17:32,732 There's your reason, Tony. 1265 01:17:32,899 --> 01:17:35,276 Thousands of husbands and wives leave money to each other... 1266 01:17:35,443 --> 01:17:38,112 ...without murdering each other. The police wouldn't believe it. 1267 01:17:38,279 --> 01:17:39,697 They'd take it for what it is: 1268 01:17:39,864 --> 01:17:42,367 A man trying desperately to save his wife. 1269 01:17:42,534 --> 01:17:44,869 Well, I certainly think it's worth that try. 1270 01:17:45,036 --> 01:17:48,039 Let's face it. They can't hang you for a murder that never came off. 1271 01:17:48,206 --> 01:17:49,749 You'd get a few years in prison. 1272 01:17:50,792 --> 01:17:52,627 Thanks very much. 1273 01:17:53,044 --> 01:17:55,255 It's a small price to pay. You'd be saving her life. 1274 01:17:55,505 --> 01:17:57,882 That's fine coming from you, Mark. 1275 01:17:58,049 --> 01:18:00,885 Her life wouldn't be in danger at all if it hadn't been for you. 1276 01:18:01,970 --> 01:18:05,640 It's because of her association with you that she lost the sympathy of the jury. 1277 01:18:07,809 --> 01:18:09,435 Don't get me wrong, Mark. 1278 01:18:09,602 --> 01:18:12,230 If there was the slightest chance of this coming off, I'd do it... 1279 01:18:13,147 --> 01:18:14,899 ...but it's got to be convincing. 1280 01:18:15,066 --> 01:18:18,236 For instance, how could I possibly have persuaded Swann to do a thing like this? 1281 01:18:18,945 --> 01:18:20,113 Well, you offered him money... 1282 01:18:20,280 --> 01:18:22,115 - ...or something. - Money? I don't have any. 1283 01:18:22,282 --> 01:18:23,575 Yes, you'd have had Margot's. 1284 01:18:23,741 --> 01:18:26,327 It'd be months before I get my hands on that... 1285 01:18:26,494 --> 01:18:28,913 ...and people don't commit murder on credit. 1286 01:18:29,789 --> 01:18:30,790 No, I'm.... 1287 01:18:31,332 --> 01:18:34,127 I'm afraid you'll have to think of something better than that. 1288 01:18:35,503 --> 01:18:36,880 I know you're trying to help... 1289 01:18:37,714 --> 01:18:39,966 ...but can you imagine anyone believing a story like that? 1290 01:18:40,592 --> 01:18:43,136 Yes, I can, if you make them believe it. 1291 01:18:43,845 --> 01:18:46,014 I wouldn't know what to say. You'd have to come with me. 1292 01:18:46,180 --> 01:18:47,515 Tony, that'd really be a mistake. 1293 01:18:47,682 --> 01:18:50,810 They know the kind of stuff I write. We wouldn't stand a chance there-- 1294 01:19:00,361 --> 01:19:01,446 Oh, hello, inspector. 1295 01:19:08,328 --> 01:19:10,163 Is it about my wife? 1296 01:19:10,830 --> 01:19:13,750 - No, sir, I'm afraid not. - Then what is it? 1297 01:19:13,917 --> 01:19:17,211 Well, I'm making inquiries in connection with a robbery... 1298 01:19:17,378 --> 01:19:19,547 ...that took place about three weeks ago, sir. 1299 01:19:19,714 --> 01:19:21,674 Well, can't it wait a few days? 1300 01:19:21,841 --> 01:19:24,719 Of course, sir. I'm very conscious of your position. 1301 01:19:24,886 --> 01:19:27,347 If I may, I'd like to say how deeply sorry I am-- 1302 01:19:27,513 --> 01:19:30,266 Yes, inspector, yes, all right. Now, how can I help you? 1303 01:19:30,558 --> 01:19:32,852 The cashier of a factory in Ledbury Street... 1304 01:19:33,019 --> 01:19:34,312 ...was attacked in his office... 1305 01:19:34,479 --> 01:19:36,981 ...and two men made off with several hundred pounds... 1306 01:19:37,148 --> 01:19:38,733 ...mostly in pound notes. 1307 01:19:38,900 --> 01:19:40,318 What is all this to do with me? 1308 01:19:40,485 --> 01:19:43,529 Well, in cases like this, all police divisions are asked to keep a lookout... 1309 01:19:43,696 --> 01:19:45,907 ...for anyone spending large sums of money. 1310 01:19:46,074 --> 01:19:47,075 I see. 1311 01:19:47,241 --> 01:19:52,038 And I was wondering if you'd sold anything recently for cash. 1312 01:19:52,205 --> 01:19:52,872 Why? 1313 01:19:53,665 --> 01:19:57,877 Well, my sergeant happened to be making inquiries at Wales' Garage the other day... 1314 01:19:58,044 --> 01:20:02,006 ...and it appears that you settled an account there recently... 1315 01:20:03,132 --> 01:20:04,634 ...for just over £60. 1316 01:20:04,801 --> 01:20:06,970 Yes, I happened to have quite a bit on me at the time... 1317 01:20:07,136 --> 01:20:08,429 ...So I settled for cash. 1318 01:20:08,888 --> 01:20:09,806 I see. 1319 01:20:09,973 --> 01:20:12,058 Had you just drawn this money from your bank? 1320 01:20:13,059 --> 01:20:14,602 Have you been to my bank, inspector? 1321 01:20:15,353 --> 01:20:18,773 Yes. Yeah, as a matter of fact, I have, yeah. Yeah, but they wouldn't help me. 1322 01:20:18,940 --> 01:20:21,401 Oh, bank statements are always jealously guarded. 1323 01:20:21,859 --> 01:20:24,529 Yes, but I'm rather surprised you didn't come to me first. 1324 01:20:24,696 --> 01:20:29,075 It was only a routine matter after all. I didn't want to disturb you. 1325 01:20:31,536 --> 01:20:32,704 Where did you get it, sir? 1326 01:20:33,329 --> 01:20:34,664 Is that any of your business? 1327 01:20:34,831 --> 01:20:37,750 Well, if it was stolen money, yes, sir, it is my business. 1328 01:20:37,917 --> 01:20:40,294 - Do you mind if I smoke? - Go ahead. 1329 01:20:40,628 --> 01:20:42,964 Do you really think I've been receiving stolen money? 1330 01:20:43,131 --> 01:20:45,133 Well, until you tell me where you got it... 1331 01:20:45,299 --> 01:20:47,552 ...I shan't know what to think, shall I? You see... 1332 01:20:47,719 --> 01:20:49,971 ...If you got this money from someone you didn't know... 1333 01:20:50,805 --> 01:20:53,558 ...I mean, that might be the very person we're looking for. 1334 01:20:54,475 --> 01:20:55,226 Hello. 1335 01:20:57,520 --> 01:20:58,938 - Is this yours, sir? - What is it? 1336 01:20:59,105 --> 01:21:00,189 Somebody's latchkey. 1337 01:21:00,356 --> 01:21:02,150 It was lying on the floor just here. 1338 01:21:05,611 --> 01:21:07,655 No. Mine's here. 1339 01:21:12,910 --> 01:21:16,539 No. No, it's not yours. It may be mine then. 1340 01:21:20,376 --> 01:21:23,671 Yes. Yes, itis mine. Heh. Yes, it must have dropped out of the pocket. 1341 01:21:23,838 --> 01:21:25,590 There's a small hole there. 1342 01:21:25,757 --> 01:21:29,343 That's the trouble with these latchkeys, they're all alike. 1343 01:21:29,510 --> 01:21:30,636 I'm sorry, you were saying? 1344 01:21:30,803 --> 01:21:33,723 - I don't think I was, was 1? - Oh, yes, about that money. 1345 01:21:33,890 --> 01:21:36,017 I'd be grateful if you'd tell me where you got it. 1346 01:21:36,184 --> 01:21:38,936 After all, £100 is quite a lot to carry around. 1347 01:21:39,103 --> 01:21:42,690 - You said 60 a moment ago. - Did I? Oh, yes. 1348 01:21:42,857 --> 01:21:47,278 Yes, my sergeant decided to dig a little deeper before he put in his report. 1349 01:21:47,612 --> 01:21:50,239 He said that you also paid a bill at your tailor's... 1350 01:21:50,406 --> 01:21:52,116 ...and another for wines and spirits. 1351 01:21:52,283 --> 01:21:53,993 I'm sorry he went to all that trouble. 1352 01:21:54,160 --> 01:21:56,037 Had he come to me, I could've explained at once. 1353 01:21:56,204 --> 01:21:59,248 I simply won rather a large sum at dog racing. 1354 01:21:59,415 --> 01:22:00,374 Over £1007 1355 01:22:00,541 --> 01:22:03,419 Yes, over £100. It has been done before, you know. 1356 01:22:03,586 --> 01:22:06,422 Yes, well, why didn't you tell me this straightaway then? 1357 01:22:06,589 --> 01:22:09,175 Well, I was rather ashamed of being caught going to dog racing... 1358 01:22:09,342 --> 01:22:11,594 ...when my wife is under sentence of death. 1359 01:22:11,761 --> 01:22:15,973 Yes, I know how it is. It helps to take your mind off things. 1360 01:22:16,140 --> 01:22:18,101 Well, that answers everything, doesn't it? 1361 01:22:18,267 --> 01:22:20,019 I'm sorry to have to bother you at this time. 1362 01:22:20,186 --> 01:22:21,145 Not at all, inspector. 1363 01:22:21,312 --> 01:22:22,688 Not at all. 1364 01:22:27,610 --> 01:22:30,404 Uh, there's just one other thing, sir. 1365 01:22:30,571 --> 01:22:33,533 Have you a small, blue attaché case? 1366 01:22:33,699 --> 01:22:35,993 - Don't say you found it already. - Why, have you lost it? 1367 01:22:36,160 --> 01:22:38,704 Yes. I was going to report it this afternoon. I think... 1368 01:22:38,871 --> 01:22:40,623 - ...I leftit in a taxi. I see. 1369 01:22:41,457 --> 01:22:44,752 Well, we-- We must try and get it back, mustn't we? 1370 01:22:44,919 --> 01:22:46,337 Where did you pick the taxi up, sir? 1371 01:22:46,504 --> 01:22:48,840 Uh, Hyde Park Corner about half an hour ago. 1372 01:22:49,006 --> 01:22:49,715 Anything valuable? 1373 01:22:49,882 --> 01:22:52,051 No, a few books and, uh-- Any money? 1374 01:22:52,218 --> 01:22:54,137 Two or £3 in an envelope, I believe. 1375 01:22:54,303 --> 01:22:55,304 Not 2- or 3007? 1376 01:22:55,471 --> 01:22:56,973 No, I'm afraid not. 1377 01:22:57,140 --> 01:22:58,349 Just as well. 1378 01:22:58,516 --> 01:23:01,394 Inspector, how did you find out about the attaché case? 1379 01:23:01,561 --> 01:23:04,188 The wine shop mentioned you had it when you paid your bill. 1380 01:23:04,355 --> 01:23:06,858 So my sergeant checked back on your garage and your tailor. 1381 01:23:07,024 --> 01:23:09,443 They both remembered you having it when you paid them. 1382 01:23:09,610 --> 01:23:12,446 Yes, I use it instead of a briefcase. Mm. Well... 1383 01:23:12,697 --> 01:23:15,074 ...these taxi men are pretty good at turning things in. 1384 01:23:15,241 --> 01:23:17,034 I hope you'll find it all right, sir. 1385 01:23:19,412 --> 01:23:20,746 Inspector, before you go... 1386 01:23:22,665 --> 01:23:25,960 ...I think Mr. Wendice has something to tell you. 1387 01:23:26,127 --> 01:23:27,461 Has he? 1388 01:23:28,546 --> 01:23:31,007 Then I'd like to show you something in here, sir. 1389 01:23:41,309 --> 01:23:44,228 No wonder you couldn't bear to sleep in her bedroom. 1390 01:23:44,395 --> 01:23:47,023 There must be over £500 here. 1391 01:23:48,941 --> 01:23:50,443 Where did you get it? 1392 01:23:51,736 --> 01:23:53,487 Well, I can tell you why he got it. 1393 01:23:53,654 --> 01:23:55,865 This money was to have been paid to a man named Swann... 1394 01:23:56,032 --> 01:24:00,119 ...after he murdered Mrs. Wendice. But as you know, there was an accident... 1395 01:24:00,286 --> 01:24:02,705 ...S0 it wasn't necessary to pay Swann after all. 1396 01:24:02,872 --> 01:24:05,708 Obviously, he couldn't produce all this without questions being asked... 1397 01:24:05,875 --> 01:24:07,335 ...So he lived on it. 1398 01:24:07,501 --> 01:24:10,379 He's been living on it since the 27th of March. 1399 01:24:10,546 --> 01:24:12,048 Well, Mr. Wendice? 1400 01:24:12,215 --> 01:24:14,926 Before you came, inspector, he was trying to persuade me... 1401 01:24:15,092 --> 01:24:19,180 ...to go to the police with the most fantastic story you ever heard. 1402 01:24:19,347 --> 01:24:22,850 Apparently, I bribed Swann to murder my wife so that.... 1403 01:24:23,017 --> 01:24:24,936 Correct me if I go wrong, Mark. 1404 01:24:25,102 --> 01:24:27,438 So that I could inherit all her money. 1405 01:24:27,605 --> 01:24:31,651 And that isn't all. You remember Mr. Halliday's letter? 1406 01:24:31,817 --> 01:24:34,779 Well, apparently, Swann didn't steal it, I did... 1407 01:24:34,987 --> 01:24:37,031 ...and I wrote those two blackmail notes... 1408 01:24:37,281 --> 01:24:41,035 ...and I kept Mr. Halliday's letter and planted it on the body. 1409 01:24:42,036 --> 01:24:43,955 - And the stocking-- - Oh, yes, the stocking. 1410 01:24:44,121 --> 01:24:46,916 Perhaps I'd better tell this, Mark. Might sound more like a confession. 1411 01:24:47,083 --> 01:24:49,919 I substituted... Is that the right word? 1412 01:24:50,086 --> 01:24:53,756 Yes. I substituted my wife's other stocking for the one that.... Uh-- 1413 01:24:53,923 --> 01:24:55,049 You do follow me, don't you? 1414 01:24:55,549 --> 01:24:56,717 What else, Mark? 1415 01:24:57,843 --> 01:24:58,928 He told Swann... 1416 01:24:59,095 --> 01:25:01,264 ...he'd hide his key somewhere out here... 1417 01:25:01,430 --> 01:25:03,724 ...probably up on this ledge. 1418 01:25:04,642 --> 01:25:05,935 Swann let himself in. 1419 01:25:06,769 --> 01:25:09,397 He hid behind the curtains. Then Wendice phoned from the hotel. 1420 01:25:09,563 --> 01:25:10,982 - That brought her-- - Just one moment. 1421 01:25:11,148 --> 01:25:12,900 If Swann had used Mr. Wendice's key... 1422 01:25:13,067 --> 01:25:15,069 ...it would still have been on him when he died. 1423 01:25:15,236 --> 01:25:18,739 Besides, how did Mr. Wendice get in when he returned from the hotel? 1424 01:25:18,906 --> 01:25:20,366 Well, she could have let him in. 1425 01:25:20,533 --> 01:25:23,411 He could've taken his key from Swann's pocket before the police got here. 1426 01:25:23,577 --> 01:25:27,248 But he let himself in with his own key. That came out in the trial. 1427 01:25:27,415 --> 01:25:28,165 Don't you remember? 1428 01:25:28,332 --> 01:25:31,127 Come on, Mark. Your move. 1429 01:25:33,546 --> 01:25:34,797 Uh.... 1430 01:25:36,090 --> 01:25:40,344 Swann could have taken the key down from here, unlocked the door... 1431 01:25:40,511 --> 01:25:42,972 ...and then replaced the key on the ledge before he came in. 1432 01:25:43,431 --> 01:25:45,099 All right. This is very interesting... 1433 01:25:45,266 --> 01:25:48,060 ...but it isn't getting me any nearer what I came to find out. 1434 01:25:48,227 --> 01:25:50,771 But this is a question of life and death. What else matters? 1435 01:25:50,938 --> 01:25:53,399 What matters to me is where Mr. Wendice got this money. 1436 01:25:53,566 --> 01:25:54,942 That's all I want to know. 1437 01:26:02,950 --> 01:26:04,994 Just a moment, please, sir. 1438 01:26:10,041 --> 01:26:12,793 Inspector, wait a minute. Look at this. 1439 01:26:12,960 --> 01:26:15,254 The last check he wrote was on the 26th of March... 1440 01:26:15,463 --> 01:26:18,341 ...the day before this all happened. He's been living off it ever since. 1441 01:26:19,425 --> 01:26:21,635 - There's his bank-- - Mr. Halliday. 1442 01:26:21,802 --> 01:26:23,220 Sorry. 1443 01:26:25,723 --> 01:26:30,061 He hasn't drawn any large sums from his bank. Nothing over £53. 1444 01:26:32,480 --> 01:26:35,816 But look, inspector, practically every week. 1445 01:26:35,983 --> 01:26:37,443 Thirty-five pounds, 40... 1446 01:26:37,610 --> 01:26:39,153 ...£45, 50. 1447 01:26:39,320 --> 01:26:40,488 He could've saved it up. 1448 01:26:40,654 --> 01:26:42,782 Of course I could've been planning all this for years. 1449 01:26:43,157 --> 01:26:44,325 Then where did you get it? 1450 01:26:44,992 --> 01:26:47,995 Do you really want to know? I warn you, you won't like it, Mark. 1451 01:26:48,371 --> 01:26:49,038 Come on. 1452 01:26:50,414 --> 01:26:52,166 All right, you asked for it. 1453 01:26:52,333 --> 01:26:54,335 When she called me back from the party that night... 1454 01:26:54,502 --> 01:26:58,255 ...I found her kneeling beside Swann's body, going through his pockets. 1455 01:26:58,422 --> 01:27:02,093 She kept saying he had something of hers, but she couldn't find it. 1456 01:27:02,259 --> 01:27:05,721 She was almost hysterical. That's why I wouldn't let the police question her. 1457 01:27:05,888 --> 01:27:09,433 In the state she was in, she would have told every lie under the sun. 1458 01:27:09,600 --> 01:27:13,687 The next morning she showed me the money just as it is now, all in £1 notes. 1459 01:27:14,230 --> 01:27:18,234 And she said, "If anything happens to me, don't let them find this." 1460 01:27:19,110 --> 01:27:22,279 Well, after she was arrested, I took the money in that case... 1461 01:27:22,446 --> 01:27:25,366 ...to Charing Cross Station and left it in the checkroom. 1462 01:27:25,533 --> 01:27:29,829 Whenever I needed money, I took it out and left it in some other checkroom. 1463 01:27:30,121 --> 01:27:33,374 I knew if you had found it, she wouldn't stand a chance. 1464 01:27:33,541 --> 01:27:37,670 You see, she was just about to give it to him when she killed him instead. 1465 01:27:38,546 --> 01:27:40,965 You don't expect anyone to believe this, do you? 1466 01:27:41,215 --> 01:27:44,051 I have really no idea. What about it, inspector? 1467 01:27:44,844 --> 01:27:46,178 Hm? 1468 01:27:46,345 --> 01:27:48,848 Well, I must say I suspected something like that. 1469 01:27:49,557 --> 01:27:51,475 You're not even gonna check on this? 1470 01:27:51,642 --> 01:27:52,810 She's being hanged tomorrow. 1471 01:27:52,977 --> 01:27:55,146 Look, all this has been out of my hands for months. 1472 01:27:55,312 --> 01:27:56,981 There's been a trial and an appeal-- 1473 01:27:57,148 --> 01:27:59,316 Oh, of course it wouldn't mean much to you. 1474 01:27:59,483 --> 01:28:01,569 You'd have to admit you arrested the wrong person. 1475 01:28:03,404 --> 01:28:04,822 I think you'd better go. 1476 01:28:04,989 --> 01:28:06,907 You bet I'll go. 1477 01:28:09,535 --> 01:28:11,620 But you've made one mistake. 1478 01:28:11,787 --> 01:28:13,539 What'll happen when Margot hears about this? 1479 01:28:13,706 --> 01:28:16,834 - She'll deny it, of course. - And perhaps she'll change her will. 1480 01:28:17,001 --> 01:28:19,378 You'll have done it all for nothing, Tony. 1481 01:28:24,467 --> 01:28:27,094 If I'd told that story of his, would anyone have believed me? 1482 01:28:28,053 --> 01:28:29,555 No, not a chance. 1483 01:28:29,722 --> 01:28:33,809 Before nearly every execution, someone comes forward like this. 1484 01:28:33,976 --> 01:28:37,229 This must have been very distressing for you, coming as it did. 1485 01:28:37,396 --> 01:28:40,816 You suppose they'd let him see her? I don't want her upset just now. 1486 01:28:40,983 --> 01:28:44,195 Have a word with your lawyer. He might be able to prevent it. 1487 01:28:44,361 --> 01:28:47,156 I should get all that money into the bank before somebody pinches it. 1488 01:28:47,323 --> 01:28:49,074 Thank you. I think I will. 1489 01:28:50,493 --> 01:28:53,579 I hope Mr. Halliday's not waiting outside to see me. 1490 01:28:53,746 --> 01:28:56,665 Would you mind just taking a look, sir, to make sure he's gone? 1491 01:29:06,967 --> 01:29:08,010 All clear. 1492 01:29:08,177 --> 01:29:10,930 Good. Oh, by the way, sir, I was asked to tell you. 1493 01:29:11,096 --> 01:29:14,308 There are a few things belonging to Mrs. Wendice at the police station. 1494 01:29:14,475 --> 01:29:15,309 What sort of things? 1495 01:29:15,476 --> 01:29:18,020 Oh, just some books and a handbag, I believe. 1496 01:29:18,187 --> 01:29:20,189 They'd like you to come and collect them sometime. 1497 01:29:20,356 --> 01:29:23,400 - You mean after tomorrow? - Yes, or today, if you like. 1498 01:29:23,567 --> 01:29:25,736 Just ask the desk sergeant. He knows all about it. 1499 01:29:25,903 --> 01:29:27,530 - Yes. - Well, goodbye, Mr. Wendice. 1500 01:29:27,696 --> 01:29:29,990 I don't suppose we shall meet again. 1501 01:29:30,157 --> 01:29:32,618 Goodbye, inspector, and thank you very much. 1502 01:31:20,601 --> 01:31:22,019 Maida Vale Police. 1503 01:31:22,186 --> 01:31:25,105 Chief inspector here. Give me Sergeant O'Brien, quick. 1504 01:31:25,272 --> 01:31:26,106 O'Brien here. 1505 01:31:26,273 --> 01:31:28,859 Hubbard. Look, O'Brien, I've got back in again. 1506 01:31:29,026 --> 01:31:30,527 Start the ball rolling. 1507 01:31:30,694 --> 01:31:31,820 Right away, sir. 1508 01:31:43,332 --> 01:31:47,002 Inspector Hubbard, it's me, Mark Halliday. 1509 01:31:49,296 --> 01:31:51,131 Now, what are you up to? What's the idea? 1510 01:31:51,298 --> 01:31:53,133 - What are you doing here? - Never mind that. 1511 01:31:53,300 --> 01:31:55,094 - l wondered why-- - Get out of here, quick. 1512 01:31:55,260 --> 01:31:56,261 - Listen-- - Shut up. 1513 01:31:56,428 --> 01:31:58,847 You want to save Mrs. Wendice? Keep quiet. Let me handle this. 1514 01:31:59,890 --> 01:32:01,517 How are you possibly gonna--? 1515 01:33:28,312 --> 01:33:30,063 Look, what is all this? 1516 01:33:30,230 --> 01:33:32,107 They talk about flat-footed policemen. 1517 01:33:32,274 --> 01:33:35,903 May the saints protect us from the gifted amateur. 1518 01:33:46,538 --> 01:33:49,792 You'd better prepare yourself for a surprise, Mr. Halliday. 1519 01:33:58,175 --> 01:33:59,760 Margot. 1520 01:34:02,304 --> 01:34:03,597 Hello, Mark. 1521 01:34:05,224 --> 01:34:06,099 Where's Tony? 1522 01:34:06,266 --> 01:34:09,812 He-- He's gone out. 1523 01:34:09,978 --> 01:34:11,188 When will he be back? 1524 01:34:11,355 --> 01:34:13,106 We're not sure. 1525 01:34:13,273 --> 01:34:15,150 Was that you who rang just now? 1526 01:34:15,317 --> 01:34:18,737 Yes. Why didn't you let me in? 1527 01:34:18,904 --> 01:34:20,864 You've got a key. Why didn't you use it? 1528 01:34:21,031 --> 01:34:25,369 - I did, but it didn't fit the lock. - No. And you know why, don't you? 1529 01:34:25,536 --> 01:34:28,580 No, I don't. Has the lock been changed? 1530 01:34:28,747 --> 01:34:30,749 May I have your bag a moment? 1531 01:34:36,839 --> 01:34:38,590 Whose key is this? 1532 01:34:39,174 --> 01:34:42,803 I thought it was mine. I don't know. 1533 01:34:48,976 --> 01:34:50,435 What's going on here? 1534 01:34:56,275 --> 01:34:57,985 Your husband's explained this, you know. 1535 01:34:58,443 --> 01:35:00,737 You can tell us all about it now. 1536 01:35:00,904 --> 01:35:04,032 What is it? I don't understand. 1537 01:35:04,867 --> 01:35:07,995 No, I don't believe you do. 1538 01:35:11,498 --> 01:35:13,417 - Pearson? Yes, sir. 1539 01:35:14,543 --> 01:35:16,461 Take this handbag back to the police station... 1540 01:35:16,628 --> 01:35:18,005 ...and get that car out of the way. 1541 01:35:18,171 --> 01:35:20,424 - Yes, sir. - Wait a minute, you clod. 1542 01:35:20,591 --> 01:35:24,177 You can't walk down the street like that. You'll be arrested. 1543 01:35:24,344 --> 01:35:26,096 Well, here. Put it in this. 1544 01:35:26,722 --> 01:35:28,599 Margot, how did you get here? 1545 01:35:28,765 --> 01:35:30,726 I don't know. 1546 01:35:31,977 --> 01:35:35,063 About an hour ago, the warden came to see me... 1547 01:35:35,230 --> 01:35:37,608 ...and just said I was to be taken home. 1548 01:35:37,774 --> 01:35:40,611 And then two detectives brought me here. 1549 01:35:41,069 --> 01:35:46,033 They said I could go, but I couldn't get that door open. 1550 01:35:47,159 --> 01:35:50,454 Where's Tony? He was supposed to visit me this morning... 1551 01:35:50,621 --> 01:35:52,706 ...and they said he couldn't come. 1552 01:35:53,248 --> 01:35:55,167 Has anything happened to him? 1553 01:35:55,334 --> 01:35:57,878 No. Nothing. 1554 01:35:58,253 --> 01:35:59,713 Inspector, I don't wanna interfere... 1555 01:35:59,880 --> 01:36:02,382 ...but do you think you could tell us what you're up to? 1556 01:36:02,549 --> 01:36:06,553 Mrs. Wendice, what I'm about to tell you may come as a shock. 1557 01:36:07,304 --> 01:36:08,347 Yes? 1558 01:36:08,513 --> 01:36:12,809 We strongly suspect that your husband had planned to murder you. 1559 01:36:13,477 --> 01:36:16,688 Tony arranged for Swann to come here that night and kill you. 1560 01:36:18,690 --> 01:36:20,651 How long have you known this? 1561 01:36:20,817 --> 01:36:22,235 Did you suspect it yourself? 1562 01:36:22,402 --> 01:36:25,739 No, never. And yet.... 1563 01:36:28,700 --> 01:36:30,953 What's the matter with me, Mark? 1564 01:36:32,579 --> 01:36:35,248 I don't seem able to feel anything. 1565 01:36:36,458 --> 01:36:39,252 Shouldn't I break down or something? 1566 01:36:39,503 --> 01:36:41,588 It's delayed action, that's all. 1567 01:36:41,755 --> 01:36:45,634 In a couple of days, you're gonna have the most wonderful breakdown. 1568 01:36:45,801 --> 01:36:46,843 When did you find out, sir? 1569 01:36:47,010 --> 01:36:50,973 Well, the first clue came quite by accident. 1570 01:36:51,139 --> 01:36:52,766 We discovered that your husband... 1571 01:36:52,933 --> 01:36:56,269 ...had been spending a large number of pound notes all over the place. 1572 01:36:56,436 --> 01:36:58,271 It ran into over £300. 1573 01:36:58,438 --> 01:37:01,650 And it appeared to have started at about the time you were arrested. 1574 01:37:01,817 --> 01:37:05,988 Now, I had to find out where he got that money and how. 1575 01:37:06,154 --> 01:37:07,322 And then I remembered... 1576 01:37:07,489 --> 01:37:10,242 ...that after you were arrested, we searched this flat. 1577 01:37:10,409 --> 01:37:13,704 And I saw a copy of his bank statement in that desk. 1578 01:37:13,870 --> 01:37:17,582 So yesterday afternoon, I went to the prison and asked to see your handbag. 1579 01:37:17,749 --> 01:37:22,337 While I was doing this, I managed to lift your latchkey. Heh. 1580 01:37:22,504 --> 01:37:25,674 Highly irregular, of course, but my blood was up. 1581 01:37:25,841 --> 01:37:28,218 And then this morning when your husband was out... 1582 01:37:28,385 --> 01:37:30,846 ...I came back here to look at his statement. 1583 01:37:31,013 --> 01:37:33,598 I never saw it, because I never got through that door. 1584 01:37:33,765 --> 01:37:38,020 You see, the key that I'd taken from your handbag... 1585 01:37:38,186 --> 01:37:39,688 ...didn't fit the lock. 1586 01:37:46,903 --> 01:37:47,571 Williams? 1587 01:37:48,238 --> 01:37:48,989 Wendice. 1588 01:38:28,612 --> 01:38:30,739 Heh. Oh, that was a near one. 1589 01:38:42,375 --> 01:38:44,252 Maida Vale Police. O'Brien speaking. 1590 01:38:44,419 --> 01:38:47,172 Hubbard. Look, O'Brien, he's found out about his raincoat. 1591 01:38:47,339 --> 01:38:51,343 He just came back and couldn't get in. I think he's on his way to the station now. 1592 01:38:51,510 --> 01:38:53,720 - Has Pearson arrived with the handbag? - Yes, sir. 1593 01:38:53,887 --> 01:38:57,766 Good. Now, listen. Give Wendice those books and the handbag... 1594 01:38:57,933 --> 01:39:00,018 ...and make sure he sees the key. 1595 01:39:00,435 --> 01:39:03,438 Better make him check the contents and sign for them. 1596 01:39:03,605 --> 01:39:07,651 If he wants his own key and raincoat, tell him I've gone to Glasgow. 1597 01:39:07,818 --> 01:39:08,735 Right, sir. 1598 01:39:08,902 --> 01:39:10,278 - Any questions? - No. 1599 01:39:10,445 --> 01:39:13,532 - Right. Call me back when he leaves. - Right, sir. 1600 01:39:16,409 --> 01:39:18,662 Well, Mr. Halliday, have you got it? 1601 01:39:18,829 --> 01:39:20,122 I don't think so. 1602 01:39:20,288 --> 01:39:22,332 Where's Mrs. Wendice's key? 1603 01:39:28,713 --> 01:39:30,966 It took me just half an hour to find it. 1604 01:39:35,178 --> 01:39:38,390 But if it was there, why didn't Wendice use it just now? 1605 01:39:38,557 --> 01:39:40,684 Didn't use it because he doesn't realize it's there. 1606 01:39:40,851 --> 01:39:45,188 He still thinks it's in his wife's handbag. You see, you were very nearly right. 1607 01:39:45,355 --> 01:39:47,566 He told Swann that he would leave your latchkey... 1608 01:39:47,732 --> 01:39:49,568 ...under the stair carpet, Mrs. Wendice... 1609 01:39:49,734 --> 01:39:53,446 ...and told him to return it to the same place when he left. 1610 01:39:53,613 --> 01:39:55,782 But as Swann was killed, we naturally assumed... 1611 01:39:55,949 --> 01:39:58,952 ...that your key would still be in one of Swann's pockets. Heh. 1612 01:39:59,119 --> 01:40:00,829 That was his little mistake... 1613 01:40:00,996 --> 01:40:04,416 ...because Swann had done exactly as you suggested, Mr. Halliday. 1614 01:40:04,583 --> 01:40:06,793 He unlocked the door... 1615 01:40:06,960 --> 01:40:10,630 ...then returned the key before he came in. 1616 01:40:10,797 --> 01:40:12,716 And it's been out there ever since. 1617 01:40:12,883 --> 01:40:16,136 And the key Wendice took out of Swann's pocket... 1618 01:40:16,303 --> 01:40:17,721 ...and returned to her handbag was-- 1619 01:40:17,888 --> 01:40:20,307 Swann's own latchkey. 1620 01:40:23,059 --> 01:40:26,396 Mind you, even I didn't guess that at once. Extraordinary. 1621 01:40:26,563 --> 01:40:30,483 You know, it had always puzzled me that no key was found on Swann's body. 1622 01:40:30,650 --> 01:40:33,403 After all, most men carry a latchkey about with them. 1623 01:40:33,570 --> 01:40:35,906 And then I had a brainwave. 1624 01:40:36,114 --> 01:40:38,658 I took the key that was in your handbag... 1625 01:40:38,825 --> 01:40:43,079 ...to his girlfriend's, Mrs. Van Dorn's, and unlocked the door of her flat... 1626 01:40:43,246 --> 01:40:47,167 ...and then I borrowed her telephone and called Scotland Yard. 1627 01:40:47,751 --> 01:40:49,336 Why did you bring me here? 1628 01:40:49,544 --> 01:40:51,129 Because you were the only other person... 1629 01:40:51,296 --> 01:40:53,506 ...who could possibly have left that key outside. 1630 01:40:53,673 --> 01:40:56,134 I had to find out if you knew it was there. 1631 01:40:57,677 --> 01:40:59,304 Suppose I had known? 1632 01:41:02,349 --> 01:41:03,183 You didn't. 1633 01:41:06,937 --> 01:41:09,105 - Mark. - Yes, darling? 1634 01:41:09,272 --> 01:41:12,317 I think I'm going to have that breakdown. 1635 01:41:17,572 --> 01:41:19,199 Inspector Hubbard? - O'Brien? 1636 01:41:19,366 --> 01:41:22,244 - Yes. He's just left the station. - Right. 1637 01:41:28,416 --> 01:41:30,919 Try and hang on just a little longer. 1638 01:41:33,630 --> 01:41:37,884 Williams, he's just left the station. Give me a thump if he comes this way. 1639 01:41:38,051 --> 01:41:41,137 Can I have a handkerchief? What happens now? 1640 01:41:41,304 --> 01:41:43,431 Sooner or later, he'll come back here. 1641 01:41:43,598 --> 01:41:46,601 As I've pinched his latchkey, he'll try the one in the handbag. 1642 01:41:46,768 --> 01:41:49,271 When that doesn't fit, he'll realize his mistake... 1643 01:41:49,437 --> 01:41:52,107 ...put two and two together, and look under the stair carpet. 1644 01:41:52,274 --> 01:41:55,527 But if he doesn't do that, all this is pure guesswork. We can't prove a thing. 1645 01:41:55,694 --> 01:41:59,072 That's perfectly true, but once he opens that door... 1646 01:41:59,239 --> 01:42:01,574 - ...we shall know everything. - What will you do then? 1647 01:42:01,741 --> 01:42:04,911 I'm to phone the Home Secretary personally. He's standing by for a call now. 1648 01:42:05,078 --> 01:42:08,748 - And Mrs. Wendice? - Will have nothing else to fear. 1649 01:42:11,668 --> 01:42:13,378 All right, Margot? 1650 01:42:13,545 --> 01:42:15,046 Yes, I'm all right. 1651 01:42:15,213 --> 01:42:17,132 Quiet now, you two. 1652 01:42:52,834 --> 01:42:53,752 What's he doing? 1653 01:42:53,918 --> 01:42:55,962 He's wondering why that key doesn't fit. 1654 01:42:56,671 --> 01:42:59,424 He's going around to the back entrance. He's stopped again. 1655 01:42:59,591 --> 01:43:01,217 He's looking at the handbag now. 1656 01:43:01,968 --> 01:43:06,056 He's trying to remember when he put the key back in there. 1657 01:43:08,933 --> 01:43:09,893 Now he's given up. 1658 01:43:10,518 --> 01:43:13,980 I'm afraid we've had it this time. He's going way down the street. 1659 01:43:14,147 --> 01:43:14,814 Hold it. 1660 01:43:15,482 --> 01:43:19,110 He's stopped again. He's turning round. 1661 01:43:19,944 --> 01:43:21,571 He's staring at the key. 1662 01:43:23,406 --> 01:43:26,368 Of course. That's Swann's key, isn't it? 1663 01:43:27,243 --> 01:43:28,036 Now he's got it. 1664 01:43:28,995 --> 01:43:30,205 He's coming back fast. 1665 01:43:32,457 --> 01:43:34,209 He's remembered. 1666 01:44:28,263 --> 01:44:32,642 As you said, Mark, it, uh, might work out on paper but, uh-- 1667 01:44:32,809 --> 01:44:34,978 Congratulations, Inspector. 1668 01:44:35,145 --> 01:44:36,813 Oh, by the way.... 1669 01:44:45,196 --> 01:44:46,364 Oh, how about you, Margot? 1670 01:44:48,241 --> 01:44:50,368 Yes, I could do with something. 1671 01:44:50,535 --> 01:44:52,454 Mark? - So could I. 1672 01:44:52,620 --> 01:44:54,456 I suppose you're still on duty, inspector.