1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:01:03,625 --> 00:01:04,583 Police! 4 00:01:04,666 --> 00:01:06,250 Police! 5 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,333 You'll be all right, old man. 6 00:02:35,416 --> 00:02:38,208 All right, get him away quick. And get these people out of the way! 7 00:02:38,291 --> 00:02:40,791 All right, thanks, Doug. I'll be along to the hospital as soon as I can. 8 00:02:40,875 --> 00:02:43,375 - List of the witnesses. Not much good. - What about the car? 9 00:02:43,458 --> 00:02:46,708 - Light blue saloon, number unknown. - Obviously stolen. 10 00:02:46,791 --> 00:02:48,500 They'll abandon it and go to earth 11 00:02:48,583 --> 00:02:50,875 until the press boys tell them it's safe to emerge again. 12 00:03:17,625 --> 00:03:20,291 Brompton 1-4-2-4. 13 00:03:20,375 --> 00:03:22,750 No, sir, Mrs Everton is not home yet. 14 00:03:22,833 --> 00:03:25,458 I thought you told me she would be back by 4:30. 15 00:03:27,791 --> 00:03:29,083 Oh. 16 00:03:30,875 --> 00:03:32,583 Sorry, Betty. I couldn't get my key. 17 00:03:32,666 --> 00:03:35,375 - Is Mrs Wescott here? - Yes, she's in the drawing room. 18 00:03:35,458 --> 00:03:36,333 Thank you. 19 00:03:39,250 --> 00:03:41,375 - Ah. - Aunt Laura. 20 00:03:41,458 --> 00:03:43,083 I was so pleased to get your wire. 21 00:03:43,166 --> 00:03:45,166 What brings you to London after all these years? 22 00:03:45,250 --> 00:03:47,583 Your uncle's going to be hung. 23 00:03:47,666 --> 00:03:48,541 What? 24 00:03:48,625 --> 00:03:51,916 It's that watercolour of Rosedale Abbey, and I must say it's good. 25 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,333 Oh, you mean he's going to be hung in the Royal Academy? 26 00:03:54,416 --> 00:03:55,583 That's right, dear. 27 00:03:55,666 --> 00:03:57,916 After trying for 20 years, he's as pleased as punch. 28 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,166 I'm sure he is. 29 00:03:59,250 --> 00:04:02,250 And so am I. I like to come to London to see the shops. 30 00:04:02,333 --> 00:04:05,083 Not that we haven't got shops in Hensley, but you know it makes a change. 31 00:04:05,166 --> 00:04:08,166 Oh, I hope you don't mind my making myself at home like this. 32 00:04:08,250 --> 00:04:10,166 I should have been very annoyed if you hadn't. 33 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:12,041 - Where are you staying? - The Imperial. 34 00:04:12,125 --> 00:04:15,125 It's quiet and comfortable, like your uncle and myself. 35 00:04:15,208 --> 00:04:16,125 How's John? 36 00:04:16,208 --> 00:04:18,083 Oh, flourishing. You'll see him quite soon. 37 00:04:18,166 --> 00:04:20,208 - He'll be home early today. - And Paul? 38 00:04:20,291 --> 00:04:22,916 Oh, he's fine. I had a letter from him this morning. 39 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,166 He still seems to be quite happy at school. 40 00:04:25,250 --> 00:04:28,791 When Martin was killed, you said you'd never marry again. 41 00:04:28,875 --> 00:04:31,750 - Remember? - I remember. 42 00:04:31,833 --> 00:04:33,583 And I meant it. 43 00:04:33,666 --> 00:04:36,833 But I'm awfully glad John talked me into changing my mind. 44 00:04:41,458 --> 00:04:43,666 - Well? - He wouldn't touch it. 45 00:04:44,666 --> 00:04:45,875 What? 46 00:04:47,375 --> 00:04:48,791 Says it's too hot. 47 00:04:48,875 --> 00:04:50,458 Says he'll have nothing to do with murder. 48 00:04:50,541 --> 00:04:52,875 The chap isn't dead, is he? The paper said-- 49 00:04:52,958 --> 00:04:55,875 His condition's critical. And that's enough to scare Sheldon. 50 00:04:56,750 --> 00:04:58,625 See what you done with your damn fool shooting? 51 00:04:58,708 --> 00:05:01,458 I had to shoot. He was reaching for the alarm. 52 00:05:01,541 --> 00:05:02,500 And he got it too. 53 00:05:02,583 --> 00:05:04,583 Now we're stuck with a load of diamonds nobody wants. 54 00:05:04,666 --> 00:05:06,416 Well, Sheldon's not the only fence in London. 55 00:05:06,500 --> 00:05:09,166 - What about Ernie Gordon? - Try him yourself. 56 00:05:09,250 --> 00:05:11,000 I tell you I didn't like the way Sheldon acted. 57 00:05:11,083 --> 00:05:13,250 You'd have thought I had leprosy or something the way 58 00:05:13,333 --> 00:05:15,416 he shut me out of the shop. And I wasn't even in on the job. 59 00:05:15,500 --> 00:05:17,125 Oh, damn Sheldon and that fool of a jeweller. 60 00:05:17,208 --> 00:05:18,666 There must be someone who'll buy the stuff. 61 00:05:18,750 --> 00:05:21,416 - You find him. I'm not. - Well, what about Bob and Alf? 62 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:23,416 - Where are they? - The two boys you took with you? 63 00:05:23,500 --> 00:05:25,458 - Um-hm. - They vanished. 64 00:05:25,541 --> 00:05:27,125 You're on your own now. 65 00:05:30,458 --> 00:05:33,291 You know, er, if that jeweller should die, 66 00:05:34,458 --> 00:05:36,666 things could get pretty interesting. 67 00:05:40,125 --> 00:05:42,500 Oh, there's John now. 68 00:05:45,458 --> 00:05:47,583 - Hello, darling. - Hello. 69 00:05:47,666 --> 00:05:49,375 Darling, look who's here. 70 00:05:49,458 --> 00:05:52,208 Well, the Yorkshire rose. This is wonderful. 71 00:05:53,833 --> 00:05:56,791 - What brings you to the deep south? - Henry is going to be hung. 72 00:05:56,875 --> 00:06:00,125 - He's round at Burlington House now. - I say, I am glad. 73 00:06:00,208 --> 00:06:01,541 We must go to the private view. 74 00:06:01,625 --> 00:06:03,958 Yes, we must. Will you have some tea, John? 75 00:06:04,041 --> 00:06:05,500 No, thank you. 76 00:06:05,583 --> 00:06:07,541 I say, what a beauty! 77 00:06:10,125 --> 00:06:12,125 Well, I must try this out on the round pond. 78 00:06:12,208 --> 00:06:13,791 I did buy it for Paul, dear. 79 00:06:13,875 --> 00:06:15,250 Mm? 80 00:06:15,333 --> 00:06:17,208 Oh, you don't mind me looking at it, do you? 81 00:06:17,291 --> 00:06:18,666 No. That's why I brought it home, 82 00:06:18,750 --> 00:06:21,041 so that you could see it before I send it off. 83 00:06:21,125 --> 00:06:23,833 Send it off? You're not sending this to school? 84 00:06:23,916 --> 00:06:25,083 Oh, no, no, no, no. 85 00:06:25,166 --> 00:06:27,125 - This must keep for the holidays. - Yes, I suppose so. 86 00:06:27,208 --> 00:06:29,750 Otherwise, he might break it before you had a chance to play with it. 87 00:06:29,833 --> 00:06:31,666 I shall go and change. 88 00:06:31,750 --> 00:06:34,416 If there's one thing I hate, it's putting on evening dress at tea time. 89 00:06:34,500 --> 00:06:36,208 Where are you going to tonight? 90 00:06:36,291 --> 00:06:37,958 Well, one of the penalties of being a publisher 91 00:06:38,041 --> 00:06:40,416 is you have to keep your successful authors happy. 92 00:06:40,500 --> 00:06:42,291 In this case it involves driving 50 miles 93 00:06:42,375 --> 00:06:45,500 into the heart of nowhere and getting there dead on 7:00. 94 00:06:45,583 --> 00:06:47,833 Don't run away. We'll have a drink before I go. 95 00:06:49,083 --> 00:06:51,833 Oh, Barbara, if Charles Wayne arrives, hang onto him till I come down. 96 00:06:51,916 --> 00:06:53,125 Are you expecting him? 97 00:06:53,208 --> 00:06:55,083 He said he'd bring back that book he's been vetting for me. 98 00:06:55,166 --> 00:06:57,541 - If it's business, I better be going. - Nonsense! 99 00:06:57,625 --> 00:06:59,166 You must stay and meet Charles. 100 00:06:59,250 --> 00:07:02,333 He's a real, live detective inspector, you know. From Scotland Yard. 101 00:07:02,416 --> 00:07:04,583 You seem to be pretty sure it's them, sir. 102 00:07:04,666 --> 00:07:07,083 It had their handwriting all over it. 103 00:07:07,166 --> 00:07:10,125 Although I admit they've never actually shot anyone before. 104 00:07:10,208 --> 00:07:13,000 And as usual, they've all got beautiful alibis. 105 00:07:13,083 --> 00:07:15,750 Which this time we're going to break down. 106 00:07:15,833 --> 00:07:17,250 I'll see that gang behind bars… 107 00:07:17,333 --> 00:07:18,291 All right, careful with it. 108 00:07:18,375 --> 00:07:19,708 …if it's the last thing… 109 00:07:21,875 --> 00:07:22,875 Inspector Wayne. 110 00:07:22,958 --> 00:07:25,250 - That's me. - Is this what you want? 111 00:07:25,333 --> 00:07:26,708 Oh, thanks. 112 00:07:28,125 --> 00:07:30,125 .45, nickel plated. 113 00:07:31,583 --> 00:07:33,625 - Well, how's the patient? - Not so good. 114 00:07:33,708 --> 00:07:35,833 Any prospect of his being able to make a statement, Doctor? 115 00:07:35,916 --> 00:07:38,708 Not the slightest. Not at present, anyway. 116 00:07:40,083 --> 00:07:41,958 Take that down to the Yard, Peter. 117 00:07:42,041 --> 00:07:45,375 Williams, you'll stay here in case he recovers enough to talk. 118 00:07:45,458 --> 00:07:48,791 I'll be down at the Yard shortly, but I've got a call to make on the way. 119 00:07:48,875 --> 00:07:51,375 - If you need me, I'll be at the Evertons. - Right. 120 00:07:57,708 --> 00:07:59,208 Ah, that'll be Charles. 121 00:08:00,875 --> 00:08:03,208 Here you are, Aunt Laura, the Everton special. 122 00:08:03,291 --> 00:08:05,583 - One for you. - Thank you. 123 00:08:05,666 --> 00:08:07,000 Just in time for a drink, Charles. 124 00:08:07,083 --> 00:08:08,208 - Evening, Barbara. - Hello. 125 00:08:08,291 --> 00:08:11,125 - Hello, John. - Aunt Laura, this is Charles Wayne. 126 00:08:11,208 --> 00:08:12,708 - Mrs Wescott. - How do you do? 127 00:08:12,791 --> 00:08:13,833 How do you do? 128 00:08:13,916 --> 00:08:17,041 - Scotch? - Thanks. Small one. I'm still working. 129 00:08:17,125 --> 00:08:19,916 - Well, how's Paul, Barbara? - Oh, he's fine, thanks. 130 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,708 I'll show you his latest epistle. 131 00:08:21,791 --> 00:08:24,208 His spelling really is shocking. 132 00:08:24,291 --> 00:08:26,750 - Look at the PS. - Oh, I think it's jolly good. 133 00:08:26,833 --> 00:08:27,916 Look. 134 00:08:28,625 --> 00:08:30,583 "If you can't…" 135 00:08:30,666 --> 00:08:32,666 Oh, I get it. 136 00:08:32,750 --> 00:08:36,708 "… a guided missile, I would like a…" 137 00:08:36,791 --> 00:08:39,083 A yacht. 138 00:08:39,166 --> 00:08:41,375 I love the guided missile bit. Did you get one? 139 00:08:41,458 --> 00:08:43,958 No. He'll have to make do with a-a "yatch." 140 00:08:45,833 --> 00:08:48,750 - Did you find time to read this? - Yes. 141 00:08:48,833 --> 00:08:51,125 No technical errors. 142 00:08:51,208 --> 00:08:53,666 But I hope you don't publish it, John. 143 00:08:53,750 --> 00:08:56,625 - Whyever not? The man's a bestseller. - I know. 144 00:08:56,708 --> 00:08:59,458 It's one of the most ingenious plots he's ever given us. 145 00:08:59,541 --> 00:09:02,625 It may be ingenious, but it's also poisonous. 146 00:09:02,708 --> 00:09:04,666 What on earth do you mean? 147 00:09:04,750 --> 00:09:08,708 The sympathy's the wrong way round. It makes the murderer into a hero. 148 00:09:08,791 --> 00:09:12,541 Yes, but the man he's murdered is a scoundrel who's evaded the law. 149 00:09:12,625 --> 00:09:14,541 The hero becomes the instrument of true justice. 150 00:09:14,625 --> 00:09:18,041 The hero is a cold-blooded murderer who gets away with it. 151 00:09:18,125 --> 00:09:21,333 The censor would never pass a film like that, and quite rightly so. 152 00:09:21,416 --> 00:09:24,375 So why put it in a book that thousands of people are going to read? 153 00:09:24,458 --> 00:09:27,041 - Young people included. - Well, it's been done before. 154 00:09:27,125 --> 00:09:28,958 Oh, that's no excuse, John. 155 00:09:29,041 --> 00:09:31,000 Nowadays if you glorify murder, 156 00:09:31,083 --> 00:09:33,416 every thug in London sees himself as a hero. 157 00:09:33,500 --> 00:09:35,833 Do you mean you'd cheerfully arrest any murderer, 158 00:09:35,916 --> 00:09:37,750 however justified he may have been? 159 00:09:37,833 --> 00:09:40,416 Well, not cheerfully, perhaps. But I would. 160 00:09:40,500 --> 00:09:42,291 Even if he were a relative? 161 00:09:42,375 --> 00:09:44,250 Oh, yes, of course. It makes no difference. 162 00:09:44,333 --> 00:09:46,583 Supposing it was someone that you really loved. 163 00:09:46,666 --> 00:09:51,000 Well, in that case, I'd probably resign and drink myself silly. 164 00:09:51,083 --> 00:09:55,291 But no circumstances ever justify murder. 165 00:09:55,375 --> 00:09:57,166 Look, I've just come from the hospital, 166 00:09:57,250 --> 00:10:00,750 where they're fighting to save the life of a man who was shot this afternoon. 167 00:10:00,833 --> 00:10:02,708 He's got a wife and kids. 168 00:10:02,791 --> 00:10:06,208 Do you think they'd enjoy a book where the killer is treated as a hero? 169 00:10:06,291 --> 00:10:08,458 But is this the case you're talking about? 170 00:10:08,541 --> 00:10:11,708 - Yes, that's it. - And you've no idea who did it? 171 00:10:11,791 --> 00:10:13,750 Well, I've got a very good idea. 172 00:10:13,833 --> 00:10:16,750 But unfortunately, I haven't got any proof yet. 173 00:10:16,833 --> 00:10:19,833 There's a bunch run by a chap named Harry Bond. 174 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,291 But of course, they've all got nice little alibis. 175 00:10:23,375 --> 00:10:26,166 Well, what makes you think they did it? 176 00:10:26,250 --> 00:10:28,833 Well, most criminals, Mrs Wescott, 177 00:10:28,916 --> 00:10:32,125 stick to their own pattern in every crime they commit, 178 00:10:32,208 --> 00:10:34,791 which is very helpful to us. 179 00:10:34,875 --> 00:10:38,083 The time of the crime, the car they use. 180 00:10:38,166 --> 00:10:40,416 Various ways they go about it. 181 00:10:53,166 --> 00:10:55,000 You sure you won't have another? 182 00:10:55,083 --> 00:10:56,958 No, thanks, I must get back on the job. 183 00:10:57,041 --> 00:10:58,458 Now I must be going too, dear, 184 00:10:58,541 --> 00:11:00,208 or your uncle will think something's happened to me. 185 00:11:00,291 --> 00:11:01,583 Where are you staying, Mrs Wescott? 186 00:11:01,666 --> 00:11:03,666 - At the Imperial. - Well, let me give you a lift. 187 00:11:03,750 --> 00:11:06,125 - It's on my way. - Oh, that's very good of you. 188 00:11:06,208 --> 00:11:08,250 - Oh, my bag, dear. - Oh, dear. 189 00:11:08,333 --> 00:11:10,000 Thank you. 190 00:11:10,083 --> 00:11:11,958 Would you like me to phone Uncle Henry 191 00:11:12,041 --> 00:11:14,000 and tell him you've been taken away by the police? 192 00:11:14,083 --> 00:11:17,500 No, dear, just tell him I've gone off in a car with a handsome man. 193 00:11:23,125 --> 00:11:24,458 - Goodbye, Barbara. - Goodbye. 194 00:11:24,541 --> 00:11:25,458 - Bye-bye, you two. - So good to see you. 195 00:11:25,541 --> 00:11:27,041 Bye, Charles. 196 00:11:35,958 --> 00:11:38,375 Oh, blast this dinner with old Digby. 197 00:11:38,458 --> 00:11:40,416 I'd much rather stay and have dinner with you. 198 00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:43,500 I don't like books that run into five editions in seven months, dear. 199 00:11:43,583 --> 00:11:45,041 You'd better not. 200 00:11:45,125 --> 00:11:46,833 Imagine being married to a woman novelist. 201 00:11:46,916 --> 00:11:48,500 Oh, some of them are quite nice, surely. 202 00:11:48,583 --> 00:11:51,000 - They're all so dreadfully competent. - Oh, I see. 203 00:11:51,083 --> 00:11:52,916 So you married me because I'm incompetent. 204 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,041 Nonsense. I married you for your money. 205 00:11:55,125 --> 00:11:57,208 - Ow! - Serves you right. 206 00:11:57,291 --> 00:11:58,583 You shouldn't be rude to me. 207 00:11:58,666 --> 00:12:02,166 Darling, you will try and be home early tonight, won't you? 208 00:12:02,250 --> 00:12:03,416 I'll be back by 10:00 if I have 209 00:12:03,500 --> 00:12:05,333 to knock the old boy on the head with one of his books. 210 00:12:05,416 --> 00:12:08,750 - Good. I'll be waiting for you. - Now, darling, I must be off. 211 00:12:08,833 --> 00:12:10,625 - Goodbye. - Goodbye. 212 00:12:51,125 --> 00:12:54,041 Is Mrs Everton in? Mr Arden to see her. 213 00:12:54,125 --> 00:12:57,375 Mrs Everton, a Mr Arden here. 214 00:12:57,458 --> 00:12:58,625 Mister who? 215 00:12:58,708 --> 00:12:59,875 Arden. 216 00:12:59,958 --> 00:13:02,375 Are you sure he doesn't mean Mr Everton? 217 00:13:02,458 --> 00:13:04,041 Quite sure. 218 00:13:04,125 --> 00:13:06,916 But I-I don't know anybody called Arden. 219 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:08,541 You best show him in, Betty. 220 00:13:11,333 --> 00:13:12,541 Good evening, Barbara. 221 00:13:17,500 --> 00:13:20,000 Martin! But-- 222 00:13:20,083 --> 00:13:22,208 I suppose it is a bit of a shock, but-- 223 00:13:22,291 --> 00:13:23,791 You… you're-- 224 00:13:23,875 --> 00:13:26,166 I'm not dead, if that's what you were going to say. 225 00:13:26,250 --> 00:13:28,666 But they said the bomb killed everyone in the house. 226 00:13:28,750 --> 00:13:31,791 Mm. That it did. Only I wasn't there at the time. 227 00:13:31,875 --> 00:13:33,416 Then… then why-- 228 00:13:33,500 --> 00:13:35,416 Well, I thought it an excellent opportunity 229 00:13:35,500 --> 00:13:40,250 to demobilise myself from the Army, take on a new identity, 230 00:13:40,333 --> 00:13:42,333 and get free from a Puritan wife. 231 00:13:42,416 --> 00:13:43,833 Why have you come here? 232 00:13:43,916 --> 00:13:46,041 Can't a man call on his own wife? 233 00:13:46,125 --> 00:13:49,333 - I'm not your wife! - I'm afraid you are, my dear. 234 00:13:50,416 --> 00:13:53,458 Though the way this fellow is keeping you is much better than I could. 235 00:13:53,541 --> 00:13:54,791 John and I are married! 236 00:13:54,875 --> 00:13:57,416 You mean, John and you are bigamists? 237 00:13:58,291 --> 00:14:00,541 Would you like a drink? No? 238 00:14:00,625 --> 00:14:02,791 Would you mind if I do? 239 00:14:02,875 --> 00:14:05,500 - How did you find me? - Sheer chance. 240 00:14:05,583 --> 00:14:06,750 I live close by. 241 00:14:06,833 --> 00:14:09,125 Sharing a flat with another fellow. 242 00:14:09,208 --> 00:14:11,958 I moved in a couple of months ago, and the very next day 243 00:14:12,041 --> 00:14:14,833 I saw you in Knightsbridge. So, of course, I followed you. 244 00:14:14,916 --> 00:14:17,375 Here we are. Cheers. 245 00:14:20,291 --> 00:14:21,500 Mm. 246 00:14:21,583 --> 00:14:23,875 Everton certainly knows a good whisky. 247 00:14:24,833 --> 00:14:26,666 And I like his taste in women too. 248 00:14:28,708 --> 00:14:30,708 There was a time when… 249 00:14:30,791 --> 00:14:33,666 There was a time when a stupid girl of 17 250 00:14:33,750 --> 00:14:36,166 married a man she thought she was in love with. 251 00:14:36,250 --> 00:14:40,666 It took her exactly one week to find out what he was like. 252 00:14:40,750 --> 00:14:44,250 But it took her 12 months before she was free of him. 253 00:14:44,333 --> 00:14:47,375 I was thankful when I heard about that bomb, Martin. 254 00:14:47,458 --> 00:14:49,500 A trifle premature, darling. 255 00:14:49,583 --> 00:14:51,458 And you're not free of me. 256 00:14:51,541 --> 00:14:53,041 What do you mean? 257 00:14:53,125 --> 00:14:57,125 I mean, my love, that you and I are one, till death do us part. 258 00:14:57,208 --> 00:14:58,541 A sobering thought, but-- 259 00:14:58,625 --> 00:15:01,750 If you think for one moment that I would ever come back to you-- 260 00:15:01,833 --> 00:15:03,791 No, I can't say I thought that. 261 00:15:03,875 --> 00:15:05,375 Nor, indeed, do I want you to. 262 00:15:05,458 --> 00:15:07,166 Then what do you want? 263 00:15:10,333 --> 00:15:11,291 Money. 264 00:15:12,583 --> 00:15:14,541 I've decided to leave England, Barbara. 265 00:15:14,625 --> 00:15:17,916 And Incidentally, to leave you in peace for the rest of your life. 266 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,833 Then I wish you had done so without telling me that you were alive. 267 00:15:20,916 --> 00:15:23,083 No doubt, but I'm afraid that was impossible. 268 00:15:23,166 --> 00:15:24,416 I'm broke, my dear. 269 00:15:24,500 --> 00:15:26,416 And air passages are strictly cash. 270 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:28,166 I need 500 pounds. 271 00:15:29,125 --> 00:15:30,583 I haven't a penny. 272 00:15:30,666 --> 00:15:33,458 You disguise the fact admirably. 273 00:15:33,541 --> 00:15:36,583 Oh. John has money, but-- 274 00:15:36,666 --> 00:15:39,125 Then I must go to John. 275 00:15:39,208 --> 00:15:41,291 Please don't do that, Martin. 276 00:15:41,375 --> 00:15:43,333 Oh, he wouldn't think it worth 500 pounds 277 00:15:43,416 --> 00:15:46,416 to carry on unsuspected in his little love nest? 278 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:47,833 John must never know. 279 00:15:49,333 --> 00:15:51,625 I-I have some jewellery that I can give you. 280 00:15:51,708 --> 00:15:54,791 - No, I'd much rather have cash. - I haven't any cash. 281 00:15:55,875 --> 00:15:57,833 But I-I have a pendant. 282 00:15:57,916 --> 00:16:00,750 I haven't worn it for years. John wouldn't miss it. 283 00:16:00,833 --> 00:16:04,083 - It's worth 600 pounds. - Who says so? 284 00:16:04,166 --> 00:16:06,541 - The insurance company. - Well, where is it? 285 00:16:06,625 --> 00:16:08,125 Upstairs. 286 00:16:59,916 --> 00:17:01,125 Thank you. 287 00:17:04,166 --> 00:17:07,458 Yes, this looks as though it could be worth 600 pounds. 288 00:17:07,541 --> 00:17:10,625 This chap evidently seems to be pretty well off, Barbara. 289 00:17:10,708 --> 00:17:12,583 I wonder if I were to approach him? 290 00:17:12,666 --> 00:17:14,666 You promised you wouldn't! 291 00:17:14,750 --> 00:17:17,375 You said if I gave you the pendant that I'd never see you again. 292 00:17:17,458 --> 00:17:19,208 Did I? Well. 293 00:17:19,291 --> 00:17:22,916 Besides, I find it rather hard to rid myself of this delightful atmosphere. 294 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,625 Martin, will you go? 295 00:17:24,708 --> 00:17:27,166 - If John came back and found you-- - Yes? 296 00:17:27,250 --> 00:17:29,458 He'd hand you over to the police for blackmail. 297 00:17:29,541 --> 00:17:30,583 I doubt it. 298 00:17:30,666 --> 00:17:33,291 Borrowing money from one's wife isn't blackmail, 299 00:17:33,375 --> 00:17:34,833 whereas living with someone else's wife 300 00:17:34,916 --> 00:17:38,125 is apt to be frowned on in more respectable circles. 301 00:17:38,208 --> 00:17:39,291 Not that I blame him. 302 00:17:39,375 --> 00:17:41,291 You're a very delightful woman, Barbara. 303 00:17:41,375 --> 00:17:44,125 - Indeed, speaking as your husband-- - Will you get out? 304 00:17:44,208 --> 00:17:45,708 And John's coming back in a minute. 305 00:17:45,791 --> 00:17:48,833 My dear, John has recently departed in a dinner jacket 306 00:17:48,916 --> 00:17:51,833 and a high-priced car and will obviously be away for hours. 307 00:17:53,666 --> 00:17:55,333 Barbara, do you remember the day we got married 308 00:17:55,416 --> 00:17:57,833 and I was all spruced up in my battle dress, 309 00:17:57,916 --> 00:18:00,500 straight from the Glasshouse? 310 00:18:00,583 --> 00:18:03,208 Barbara, is this the little girl who promised 311 00:18:03,291 --> 00:18:04,958 to love, honour, and obey me? 312 00:18:05,041 --> 00:18:08,583 No. It's Mrs John Everton. Now will you get out? 313 00:18:10,041 --> 00:18:11,541 No, I won't. 314 00:18:12,416 --> 00:18:13,708 Not until you've kissed me. 315 00:18:17,291 --> 00:18:21,583 That was a foolish thing to do, my dear. 316 00:18:21,666 --> 00:18:26,333 Still, I suppose all married couples have their little tiffs. Au revoir. 317 00:18:59,791 --> 00:19:00,791 You rang? 318 00:19:00,875 --> 00:19:04,416 Oh, Betty, when you cleared away, 319 00:19:04,500 --> 00:19:06,625 did you move Master Paul's letter? 320 00:19:06,708 --> 00:19:09,166 No, I left it just here. 321 00:19:10,625 --> 00:19:12,500 Why, Mrs Everton! 322 00:19:14,083 --> 00:19:16,333 Betty said you had a visitor just before you collapsed, 323 00:19:16,416 --> 00:19:18,166 someone called Arden. 324 00:19:18,250 --> 00:19:21,000 - Did he upset you? - No. 325 00:19:21,083 --> 00:19:23,916 - No. - Who was he, darling? 326 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,750 Oh, a man I used to know. 327 00:19:27,750 --> 00:19:30,375 It was his wife I knew, really. 328 00:19:30,458 --> 00:19:32,250 He had nothing to do with your fainting? 329 00:19:32,333 --> 00:19:33,833 Nothing at all. 330 00:19:35,125 --> 00:19:37,666 Don't worry, John. I'll-I'll be all right in the morning. 331 00:19:42,458 --> 00:19:45,208 Look here. Either we're going to Paris or we're not. 332 00:19:45,291 --> 00:19:46,625 We're going to Paris. 333 00:19:46,708 --> 00:19:49,000 Then why don't you go and pop this pendant and raise the fare? 334 00:19:49,083 --> 00:19:50,666 Well, I'm going to. It's only just that, uh… 335 00:19:50,750 --> 00:19:53,416 - You think they'll think it's stolen. - Of course it's not stolen. 336 00:19:53,500 --> 00:19:55,833 - I was given it legally. - Then what are you worried about? 337 00:19:55,916 --> 00:19:58,125 You said we were going to take the night plane to Paris, 338 00:19:58,208 --> 00:20:01,541 yet here you are with a pendant worth 200 in your pocket. 339 00:20:01,625 --> 00:20:04,208 You did say it was worth 200? 340 00:20:04,291 --> 00:20:05,708 Yes, that's what it was insured for. 341 00:20:05,791 --> 00:20:10,041 - 200. My wife says so. - Very well, then, go! 342 00:20:10,125 --> 00:20:12,708 But of course, I'd never get 200. You don't pawning things. 343 00:20:12,791 --> 00:20:16,916 All right, so you only get 100. We still get to Paris, don't we? 344 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,458 Yes, we'll go. 345 00:20:19,541 --> 00:20:23,166 - Where will you be when I get back? - Right here, honey. 346 00:20:23,250 --> 00:20:27,250 You can't shift little Diana far from the prospect of 100 quid. 347 00:20:28,625 --> 00:20:31,041 - What'll you give me for it? - 50. 348 00:20:31,125 --> 00:20:32,833 - Oh, don't be absurd. - You're right. 349 00:20:32,916 --> 00:20:35,958 - I'll check first. - Check what? 350 00:20:36,041 --> 00:20:38,458 Stolen property list. The police send us a list of all-- 351 00:20:38,541 --> 00:20:40,458 I know all about what the police do. 352 00:20:40,541 --> 00:20:41,833 That wasn't stolen. It was given to me. 353 00:20:41,916 --> 00:20:44,125 - At the end of a gun? - No. 354 00:20:44,208 --> 00:20:46,583 At the end of a perfect day. 355 00:20:46,666 --> 00:20:49,916 - Now, what's it worth? - Well, it's certainly not on the list. 356 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,333 I know it's not on the list. I want 400 for it. 357 00:20:53,416 --> 00:20:56,416 Then you better take it back to the shop that sold it. 358 00:20:56,500 --> 00:20:59,208 Me, I couldn't sell that with a light. 359 00:20:59,291 --> 00:21:01,416 I'll tell you what. I'll make a sacrifice. 360 00:21:01,500 --> 00:21:05,166 Seeing as how you come by them honestly for a change, 55. 361 00:21:05,250 --> 00:21:06,625 But the thing's worth 600. 362 00:21:06,708 --> 00:21:10,250 Not to me, pal. I'll tell you what I'll do. 363 00:21:10,333 --> 00:21:13,166 - When a piece like this gets stolen-- - But it isn't stolen. 364 00:21:13,250 --> 00:21:16,583 All right, all right. When a piece like this gets stolen, 365 00:21:16,666 --> 00:21:20,208 the assessors offer a reward of 10% of its insured value, 366 00:21:20,291 --> 00:21:23,041 which in this case would be 60 quid. 367 00:21:23,125 --> 00:21:25,375 So that's what I'll give to you, 60 quid. 368 00:21:25,458 --> 00:21:28,291 And it don't leave me a penny profit if I have to hand it back to the owner. 369 00:21:28,375 --> 00:21:31,500 Since when did you start handing things back to the owners? 370 00:21:31,583 --> 00:21:35,000 Ah, don't get personal, boy. 371 00:21:35,083 --> 00:21:36,458 60 or nothing. 372 00:21:46,500 --> 00:21:49,208 Why, it's Sherlock Holmes himself. What do you want? 373 00:21:49,291 --> 00:21:51,458 A few minutes of your most valuable time, Miss Gower. 374 00:21:51,541 --> 00:21:55,208 - All right. If you make it snappy. - Seen Harry lately? 375 00:21:55,291 --> 00:21:57,333 - Harry who? - Harry Bond. 376 00:21:57,416 --> 00:22:01,583 Why, yes, as a matter of fact, I have. He came to lunch yesterday about 1:30. 377 00:22:01,666 --> 00:22:04,166 - Stayed for a couple of hours. - Anyone else see him? 378 00:22:04,250 --> 00:22:07,541 - How should I know? - Sure it was yesterday? 379 00:22:07,625 --> 00:22:09,041 Quite sure. 380 00:22:11,416 --> 00:22:16,583 Yesterday, 1:30, for a couple of hours. How convenient. 381 00:22:31,750 --> 00:22:33,583 Diana! 382 00:22:33,666 --> 00:22:34,875 Just a minute. 383 00:22:36,916 --> 00:22:38,958 I thought I'd have a bath while I was waiting. 384 00:22:39,041 --> 00:22:41,166 That old geezer at my place has conked out again. 385 00:22:41,250 --> 00:22:43,250 Well, what's wrong with undressing in the bedroom? 386 00:22:43,333 --> 00:22:45,541 - It's occupied. - Occu-- what? 387 00:22:45,625 --> 00:22:48,625 Your pal got home just after you left, high as a steeple. 388 00:22:48,708 --> 00:22:51,125 Never seen anybody so drunk that could still stand. 389 00:22:51,208 --> 00:22:53,541 He reeled into the bedroom and passed out cold, see? 390 00:22:53,625 --> 00:22:55,916 Yes, he's drinking too much. 391 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,291 - Maybe he's worried. - Why should he be worried? 392 00:22:58,375 --> 00:23:00,541 Seen the midday papers, apart from the racing? 393 00:23:00,625 --> 00:23:03,500 - No. - Ed Strother died this morning. 394 00:23:03,583 --> 00:23:04,666 Who? 395 00:23:04,750 --> 00:23:06,208 That old jeweller who got shot yesterday. 396 00:23:06,291 --> 00:23:08,625 And what's that got to do with anything? 397 00:23:10,250 --> 00:23:14,250 Nothing at all. Did you get the money? 398 00:23:14,333 --> 00:23:17,208 - Yes, I got 30 quid. - 30 quid! 399 00:23:17,291 --> 00:23:19,708 - Well, that's no use, is it? - No, of course it isn't. 400 00:23:19,791 --> 00:23:22,541 Then you have to see your wife again and tell her you need more. 401 00:23:22,625 --> 00:23:24,166 Well, I don't want to unless I can help it. 402 00:23:24,250 --> 00:23:25,750 I'll try one or two other lads first, 403 00:23:25,833 --> 00:23:27,791 then fall back on Barbara as a last resort. 404 00:23:27,875 --> 00:23:30,250 She's far too friendly to the police to my way of thinking. 405 00:23:30,333 --> 00:23:33,291 All right. Who are you going to try? 406 00:23:41,666 --> 00:23:43,625 Hello. McDouglas here. 407 00:23:43,708 --> 00:23:45,708 - It's Martin Radley. - Who? 408 00:23:45,791 --> 00:23:48,791 - Martin Radley. - What do you want? 409 00:23:48,875 --> 00:23:51,375 Can you cash me a check for 50 pounds? 410 00:23:51,458 --> 00:23:55,916 Sorry, laddie. I'm broke myself. And we have no money in the office. 411 00:23:56,791 --> 00:23:59,041 - No go? - No. 412 00:23:59,125 --> 00:24:02,500 Liar. Whoever's heard of a bookie who's broke? 413 00:24:02,583 --> 00:24:05,958 Couldn't you cash a check or something? 414 00:24:06,041 --> 00:24:08,041 Where could I cash a check for 200 quid? 415 00:24:08,125 --> 00:24:10,416 Well, couldn't you cash a lot of little ones? 416 00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:14,375 London being packed with people who trust me. 417 00:24:14,458 --> 00:24:17,958 You used to cash checks at that little club of yours. 418 00:24:18,041 --> 00:24:20,791 - You know, the one you never take me to. - Oh, yes, that place. 419 00:24:20,875 --> 00:24:23,125 But that doesn't open till 3 o'clock. 420 00:24:23,208 --> 00:24:25,666 No, I'll have to prowl around and see if I can raise anything. 421 00:24:27,083 --> 00:24:29,125 You better get dressed and run along. 422 00:24:29,208 --> 00:24:31,583 I'll phone you up if there's anything to report. 423 00:24:32,791 --> 00:24:34,250 Hello, Ernie. 424 00:24:34,333 --> 00:24:36,458 Do you mind if we come in? 425 00:24:37,500 --> 00:24:40,750 All right. No. Of course not, Mr Wayne. 426 00:24:40,833 --> 00:24:42,916 I'm investigating the Ed Strother murder, 427 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:46,541 and I wondered if any of the stolen jewellery had come your way. 428 00:24:46,625 --> 00:24:48,750 If I was to drop down dead this minute-- 429 00:24:48,833 --> 00:24:52,000 Half the crooks in London wouldn't know where to get rid of their stuff. 430 00:24:53,083 --> 00:24:54,708 Look, Ernie. 431 00:24:54,791 --> 00:24:56,625 I'm not just after an ordinary crook this time. 432 00:24:56,708 --> 00:25:00,458 - I'm after a murderer. - Right, Mr Wayne. 433 00:25:00,541 --> 00:25:03,583 - Thanks. Is Maria in the back shop? - Yeah. 434 00:25:03,666 --> 00:25:05,666 Right. You two can start in there. 435 00:25:06,916 --> 00:25:09,625 - Over here somewhere, isn't it? - Isn't what? 436 00:25:09,708 --> 00:25:13,333 Your private safe, where you keep the hot stuff. 437 00:25:13,416 --> 00:25:18,041 - Well, who said I had a private safe? - Oh, a little bird told me. 438 00:25:18,125 --> 00:25:19,708 A jailbird. 439 00:25:19,791 --> 00:25:22,000 You know, if you paid better prices, Ernie, 440 00:25:22,083 --> 00:25:25,416 you'd get more loyalty from your clients. 441 00:25:25,500 --> 00:25:27,250 Oh, I see. 442 00:25:31,125 --> 00:25:32,958 I don't have to open that if I don't want to. 443 00:25:33,041 --> 00:25:34,083 Indeed you don't. 444 00:25:34,166 --> 00:25:37,416 I can post a man in front of it and go and get a search warrant. 445 00:25:45,458 --> 00:25:46,833 Thanks. 446 00:25:52,583 --> 00:25:55,166 Let's have a look at this lot, shall we? 447 00:26:07,750 --> 00:26:09,458 Where did this come from? 448 00:26:09,541 --> 00:26:11,666 Don't tell him it's hot after all. 449 00:26:11,750 --> 00:26:13,750 It's not on the list. 450 00:26:13,833 --> 00:26:17,125 - Who brought it in? - Fella called Smith. 451 00:26:17,208 --> 00:26:20,541 Yes, of course, I might have known that without asking. 452 00:26:20,625 --> 00:26:22,791 Of course, you've never seen him before in your life, have you? 453 00:26:22,875 --> 00:26:25,916 That's right. Is it stolen, Mr Wayne? 454 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,500 Honest, I bought it in good faith. 455 00:26:28,583 --> 00:26:31,458 If it's the one I think it is, it must be. 456 00:26:31,541 --> 00:26:34,416 Because the lady who owns it doesn't need to pawn things. 457 00:26:35,708 --> 00:26:38,125 Keep it locked up, Ernie, I'll ask her tonight. 458 00:26:40,291 --> 00:26:43,375 Look, when I asked you for money, I didn't mean you personally. 459 00:26:43,458 --> 00:26:46,291 No, I meant the till. I want to cash a check. 460 00:26:46,375 --> 00:26:49,208 I'd try to get to the banks, but they would shut before I'd get there. 461 00:26:49,291 --> 00:26:51,500 - How much for? - 50 quid. 462 00:26:52,916 --> 00:26:57,750 There may be 50 in the safe. But I haven't got the key. 463 00:26:57,833 --> 00:27:00,416 If you come back last thing tonight, the boss might be here. 464 00:27:00,500 --> 00:27:03,666 Oh, well, thank you, Gladys. I'll see how it goes. 465 00:27:03,750 --> 00:27:05,916 - Cheerio. - Bye-bye, dear. 466 00:27:23,833 --> 00:27:25,125 Hello? 467 00:27:25,208 --> 00:27:28,041 It's no good, Diana. We haven't a chance of getting away tonight. 468 00:27:29,083 --> 00:27:31,166 But you said we would. 469 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:33,666 You said tomorrow we'd have breakfast in Paris. 470 00:27:33,750 --> 00:27:35,291 We're not going tonight. 471 00:27:36,666 --> 00:27:38,125 All right. 472 00:27:38,208 --> 00:27:40,708 If we're not going, we're not going. 473 00:27:40,791 --> 00:27:44,791 But you better see your wife and raise some money by tomorrow. 474 00:27:44,875 --> 00:27:46,500 Darling, if you insist on coming to the dance, 475 00:27:46,583 --> 00:27:48,916 would you at least cut out the cocktail party at the Fergusons? 476 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,000 No, I won't. I'm going to stop being dreary and I'm going 477 00:27:51,083 --> 00:27:52,791 to have a lovely night out. 478 00:28:10,625 --> 00:28:12,291 Brompton 1-4-2-4. 479 00:28:12,375 --> 00:28:14,041 Can I speak to Mrs Everton, please? 480 00:28:14,125 --> 00:28:18,291 Speaking. It's all right, John. It's for me. 481 00:28:21,333 --> 00:28:22,833 I've got to see you tonight. 482 00:28:22,916 --> 00:28:24,291 But you said last time-- 483 00:28:24,375 --> 00:28:26,875 Never mind what I said last time. I've got to see you tonight. 484 00:28:26,958 --> 00:28:28,083 You can't. 485 00:28:28,166 --> 00:28:29,958 Then I'll have to speak to Everton. 486 00:28:30,041 --> 00:28:31,625 No. No, you mustn't do that. 487 00:28:31,708 --> 00:28:33,708 - I'll have to. - No. 488 00:28:34,500 --> 00:28:38,083 Look, I can't talk to you now. Give me your number. I'll ring you back. 489 00:28:38,166 --> 00:28:40,500 All right. Bronson 6-2-4-3. 490 00:28:40,583 --> 00:28:41,708 Yes, I've got that. 491 00:28:41,791 --> 00:28:44,625 - You better be sure. - Yes. 492 00:28:44,708 --> 00:28:46,666 Yes, all right. 493 00:28:49,541 --> 00:28:50,541 Who was that? 494 00:28:50,625 --> 00:28:53,375 It was the man about my driving test. 495 00:28:53,458 --> 00:28:55,083 I couldn't be bothered to make an appointment, 496 00:28:55,166 --> 00:28:56,333 so I'll ring him in the morning. 497 00:28:56,416 --> 00:28:58,708 - Oh, I see. - John, I-- 498 00:28:58,791 --> 00:29:00,541 I think after all I-- 499 00:29:00,625 --> 00:29:03,458 - I won't go to the cocktail party. - You feeling worse? 500 00:29:03,541 --> 00:29:06,833 No. But thinking it over, it does seem rather silly. 501 00:29:06,916 --> 00:29:09,541 If I rest for an hour, I'll feel much more like a dance. 502 00:29:09,625 --> 00:29:12,208 Very well. You will lie down, though, won't you? 503 00:29:12,291 --> 00:29:14,125 Yes, of course. 504 00:29:14,208 --> 00:29:16,958 I'll be getting along, and I'll call back for you at half past 7:00. 505 00:29:17,041 --> 00:29:18,416 I'll be ready. 506 00:29:48,583 --> 00:29:49,958 Hello? 507 00:29:50,041 --> 00:29:51,208 Is that you, Martin? 508 00:29:51,291 --> 00:29:54,208 Barbara? I've got to see you at once and that's definite. 509 00:29:54,291 --> 00:29:56,083 Otherwise, I'm going straight round to tell Everton. 510 00:29:56,166 --> 00:29:59,541 Very well. I'll be alone till 7:30. 511 00:29:59,625 --> 00:30:01,041 I'll be around shortly. 512 00:30:06,916 --> 00:30:10,041 - You know that jeweller’s dead. - Yes, I know. 513 00:30:12,166 --> 00:30:15,416 - That makes you a murderer. - And you're an accessory. 514 00:30:15,500 --> 00:30:18,416 Oh, no, I'm not. I wasn't even there. 515 00:30:18,500 --> 00:30:20,291 And don't try to get away with that one 516 00:30:20,375 --> 00:30:23,250 or you'll find out there's such a thing as queen's evidence. 517 00:30:23,333 --> 00:30:27,125 No one would let you turn queen's evidence with your record. 518 00:30:27,208 --> 00:30:28,666 We'll see. 519 00:30:33,416 --> 00:30:36,291 - Good evening, Mr Wayne. - Hello, Betty. 520 00:30:39,750 --> 00:30:42,708 Good evening, Charles. You've just missed John. 521 00:30:42,791 --> 00:30:44,833 Oh, as a matter of fact, it's you I want to see. 522 00:30:44,916 --> 00:30:47,333 Oh. Not officially, I hope. 523 00:30:47,416 --> 00:30:50,791 - In a way, yes. - Goodness, what have I done? 524 00:30:50,875 --> 00:30:53,708 Ha-ha. Come into the drawing room. I'll tell you all about it. 525 00:30:53,791 --> 00:30:56,416 Barbara, have you still got that pendant you used to wear, 526 00:30:56,500 --> 00:30:58,958 you know, like a maple leaf? 527 00:30:59,041 --> 00:31:01,416 Why? Why do you ask? 528 00:31:01,500 --> 00:31:04,250 Well, because I saw it, or its twin brother, this afternoon. 529 00:31:05,583 --> 00:31:08,000 - Where? - In a pawnshop. 530 00:31:08,083 --> 00:31:10,666 - It was yours, wasn't it? - Yes. 531 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,750 There's nothing wrong, I promise. But… 532 00:31:15,125 --> 00:31:18,750 I gave the pendant to someone in payment of a debt. 533 00:31:18,833 --> 00:31:22,375 - You won't tell John, will you? - No, I won't tell him. 534 00:31:22,458 --> 00:31:24,041 It's nothing against him, I promise. 535 00:31:24,125 --> 00:31:27,083 But I-I just don't want him to know, that's all. 536 00:31:27,166 --> 00:31:28,541 Well, I understand. 537 00:31:28,625 --> 00:31:31,000 You don't, you know. 538 00:31:31,083 --> 00:31:35,166 But there are times in married life when things occur and, well, 539 00:31:35,250 --> 00:31:38,125 you want to spare someone's feelings. 540 00:31:38,208 --> 00:31:40,541 No, Charles, you don't understand. 541 00:31:40,625 --> 00:31:41,958 You're not married. 542 00:31:42,041 --> 00:31:44,583 Well, that's very true. 543 00:31:44,666 --> 00:31:48,083 - I've often wondered why you're not. - Have you? Don't you know? 544 00:31:49,875 --> 00:31:53,375 - How is the case going? - Ha, ha, it's not. 545 00:31:53,458 --> 00:31:55,500 I thought I'd find a lot of the stolen property this afternoon, 546 00:31:55,583 --> 00:31:56,958 but I drew a blank. 547 00:31:57,041 --> 00:31:58,833 These fellas are clever. 548 00:31:58,916 --> 00:32:01,333 And they've got a lot of women backing up their alibis. 549 00:32:01,416 --> 00:32:03,416 We just can't get the truth out of them. 550 00:32:03,500 --> 00:32:06,375 As a matter of fact, my side is working on that angle this minute. 551 00:32:13,250 --> 00:32:14,500 What a mob! 552 00:32:29,875 --> 00:32:32,166 All right, you've got exactly four minutes. 553 00:32:32,250 --> 00:32:35,916 You told us that at 1:30 on that day, Harry Bond was in your flat. 554 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,458 Yes, that's right. He arrived about 1 o'clock for lunch, 555 00:32:38,541 --> 00:32:40,625 and he relaxed until 3:00. 556 00:32:40,708 --> 00:32:42,333 Well, you might be interested to know that nobody saw him 557 00:32:42,416 --> 00:32:45,750 leaving or entering, although the block was quite busy at the time. 558 00:32:45,833 --> 00:32:48,916 Well, now, of course not. A girl has a reputation to think of. 559 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,000 And Harry's always very careful when he visits me. 560 00:32:51,083 --> 00:32:54,000 - Which can't be very often these days. - What do you mean? 561 00:32:54,083 --> 00:32:56,625 Don't you know that he's running around with another girl? 562 00:32:57,375 --> 00:32:59,666 That's an old one, and I'm not falling for it. 563 00:32:59,750 --> 00:33:01,250 You can't trick me into-- 564 00:33:01,333 --> 00:33:03,125 - Miss Gower, please. - Yes, Mr Hubert? 565 00:33:03,208 --> 00:33:04,500 The maestro has decided to show 566 00:33:04,583 --> 00:33:07,083 "Jardin des Tuileries" before "Dôme de Montparnasse" 567 00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,541 - So make haste, please. - Yes, all right. 568 00:33:14,916 --> 00:33:17,041 - Am I staying too long? - Oh, of course not. 569 00:33:17,125 --> 00:33:21,083 I only wondered how long I'd have to titillate before John came back. 570 00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:24,291 Well, I should have said you look delightful as you are. 571 00:33:24,375 --> 00:33:26,208 But don't worry, I can take a hint. 572 00:33:26,291 --> 00:33:27,958 Oh, Charles, you know I wasn't hinting. 573 00:33:28,041 --> 00:33:29,958 Of course I do, but I really must go. 574 00:33:30,041 --> 00:33:33,250 I can't sit talking to beautiful women and leave all the work to Peter. 575 00:33:33,333 --> 00:33:34,916 Do please have another drink, Charles. 576 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,083 No, honestly, I must get back to work. 577 00:33:38,666 --> 00:33:41,458 Barbara, about this pendant. 578 00:33:43,041 --> 00:33:45,833 Are you in any sort of jam? 579 00:33:45,916 --> 00:33:47,250 Of course not. 580 00:33:47,333 --> 00:33:49,083 Well, I hope that's true. 581 00:33:50,583 --> 00:33:54,083 But if it's not, you know I'd do anything in the world to help you, don't you? 582 00:33:54,166 --> 00:33:55,666 I do know. 583 00:33:56,541 --> 00:33:58,416 - Night-night. - Good night. 584 00:34:28,416 --> 00:34:30,416 - Come in, please, sir. - Thank you. 585 00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:39,833 This is intolerable! You swore that you'd leave me alone! 586 00:34:39,916 --> 00:34:41,583 In return for 500 pounds. 587 00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:47,250 - That pendant only fetched 60. - What? 588 00:34:47,333 --> 00:34:50,250 You're lying, Martin. You always were a liar. 589 00:34:50,333 --> 00:34:52,291 I wish I were lying, but I'm not. 590 00:34:53,791 --> 00:34:56,166 What was Wayne doing here tonight? 591 00:34:56,250 --> 00:34:57,916 - Do you know him? - I know of him. 592 00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,416 Why was he here? 593 00:34:59,500 --> 00:35:01,375 He's a very close friend of ours. 594 00:35:01,458 --> 00:35:05,541 - Did you tell, uh, him about me? - Of course not. 595 00:35:05,625 --> 00:35:08,791 Yes, I believe you. You're not such a fool. 596 00:35:08,875 --> 00:35:11,791 Barbara, you've got to give me the rest of that 500, 597 00:35:11,875 --> 00:35:13,541 and in cash, not in jewellery. 598 00:35:13,625 --> 00:35:14,958 That's quite impossible. 599 00:35:15,041 --> 00:35:18,458 You better find a way of making it possible, or I'll go to Everton about it. 600 00:35:18,541 --> 00:35:20,708 How much did you really get for that pendant? 601 00:35:20,791 --> 00:35:23,375 Sixty quid. I'm not one of those respectable people 602 00:35:23,458 --> 00:35:26,166 who can walk into a high-class jewellers and name his own price. 603 00:35:26,250 --> 00:35:27,958 You mean you're a crook. 604 00:35:28,041 --> 00:35:30,958 I mean that I live by my talents that were given to me. 605 00:35:31,041 --> 00:35:32,541 And as I intend to go on doing. 606 00:35:32,625 --> 00:35:36,208 So I'm leaving England as soon as you give me 440 pounds in hard cash. 607 00:35:36,291 --> 00:35:38,041 I've told you I can't. 608 00:35:38,125 --> 00:35:40,458 And even if I could, you'd only come back for more. 609 00:35:40,541 --> 00:35:43,291 No, I promise you that. I'm clearing out. 610 00:35:44,541 --> 00:35:48,333 If you didn't mean to come back, why have you taken away Paul's letter? 611 00:35:48,416 --> 00:35:50,333 Oh, did I take it? 612 00:35:50,416 --> 00:35:52,375 That was absentminded of me. 613 00:35:52,458 --> 00:35:54,416 I thought it was a charming little letter. 614 00:35:54,500 --> 00:35:55,666 I hadn't realised till then 615 00:35:55,750 --> 00:35:58,333 that this union of yours had been blessed with a son. 616 00:35:58,416 --> 00:36:00,583 - Keep him out of it. - Oh, I'm afraid that's impossible. 617 00:36:00,666 --> 00:36:05,625 If the truth does come out, his position would be rather unconventional. 618 00:36:05,708 --> 00:36:07,625 So if you're sure, if you think hard enough, 619 00:36:07,708 --> 00:36:09,375 you'll find a way of raising the money. 620 00:36:11,500 --> 00:36:13,375 I have some shares. 621 00:36:14,291 --> 00:36:16,791 I don't think they're worth more than 400. 622 00:36:16,875 --> 00:36:19,333 But perhaps the bank might help. 623 00:36:19,416 --> 00:36:22,791 All right. Arrange it tomorrow and I'll overlook the 40-odd. 624 00:36:22,875 --> 00:36:25,250 But I must have 400, and in small notes. 625 00:36:25,333 --> 00:36:28,375 Very well. What time will you call for it? 626 00:36:28,458 --> 00:36:30,208 I won't, my dear. 627 00:36:30,291 --> 00:36:33,083 I don't want our family friend to pop in from the terrace 628 00:36:33,166 --> 00:36:35,666 with a pair of handcuffs just as I take delivery. 629 00:36:38,041 --> 00:36:40,333 No. You'll bring them round to the flat. 630 00:36:40,416 --> 00:36:42,375 Where the transactions won't be observed. 631 00:36:42,458 --> 00:36:45,416 I thought you shared your flat with somebody. 632 00:36:45,500 --> 00:36:48,500 I'll see that he's out. Come at 4 o'clock. 633 00:36:48,583 --> 00:36:50,500 It's number 14 Kensington Mews. 634 00:36:50,583 --> 00:36:51,458 Very well. 635 00:36:53,083 --> 00:36:54,166 Don't be late. 636 00:36:54,250 --> 00:36:56,416 We have a charwoman who comes in from 5:00 to 7:00. 637 00:36:56,500 --> 00:36:59,250 And I'd hate you to be compromised. 638 00:37:02,125 --> 00:37:04,541 All right for me to go now, sir? It's gone 7:00. 639 00:37:04,625 --> 00:37:08,125 Hm? Oh, yes, I-- 640 00:37:08,208 --> 00:37:10,791 You know, you didn't ought to sit there drinking like this. 641 00:37:10,875 --> 00:37:13,541 Solitary drinking never did no one any good. 642 00:37:14,916 --> 00:37:16,708 Quite right, Mrs Bunn. 643 00:37:16,791 --> 00:37:20,833 Only drunkards drink alone. Sit down and join me. 644 00:37:20,916 --> 00:37:24,041 Didn't ought to, really. Wouldn't say no to a little drop. 645 00:37:24,125 --> 00:37:28,375 Thank you, sir. Happy days. 646 00:38:00,250 --> 00:38:02,791 - Feeling better? - Much better. 647 00:38:02,875 --> 00:38:04,750 You been having visitors while I was out? 648 00:38:04,833 --> 00:38:07,625 Oh, Charles dropped in for a few minutes. 649 00:38:07,708 --> 00:38:10,041 Well, he must have been thirsty. He's killed the whisky. 650 00:38:10,125 --> 00:38:12,166 - I had some too. - You did? 651 00:38:12,250 --> 00:38:15,083 - But you hate this stuff. - Oh, I thought it might do my head good. 652 00:38:15,166 --> 00:38:18,125 And it did. I'm feeling so much better. 653 00:38:18,208 --> 00:38:21,250 Let's go as soon as you've had a drink, shall we? 654 00:38:21,333 --> 00:38:22,708 I'll go and get my coat. 655 00:38:33,708 --> 00:38:36,541 - Is he back? - Oh. Sorry, dear. 656 00:38:36,625 --> 00:38:39,333 Not a sign of him yet. 657 00:38:39,416 --> 00:38:42,708 Oh, but your friend was in here. 658 00:38:42,791 --> 00:38:44,583 - You just missed him. - I'll have scotch, please. 659 00:38:44,666 --> 00:38:46,083 OK, dear. 660 00:38:48,666 --> 00:38:51,208 - Splash? - Yes, thank you. 661 00:38:53,791 --> 00:38:56,458 Ooh! I nearly forgot. 662 00:38:57,041 --> 00:38:58,166 He left you a note. 663 00:39:29,375 --> 00:39:32,583 - Hello, Inspector. - Have you still got that pendant, Ernie? 664 00:39:32,666 --> 00:39:34,625 Oh, spook. 665 00:39:34,708 --> 00:39:37,666 Won't let a bloke make an honest living these days. 666 00:39:40,083 --> 00:39:43,250 Here you are. Sixty ruddy quid going down the drain. 667 00:39:46,333 --> 00:39:49,083 - And it still ain't on the list. - Maybe not. 668 00:39:49,166 --> 00:39:50,916 But I happen to know the lady it belongs to, 669 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,125 and I've been authorised to buy it back for her. 670 00:39:54,458 --> 00:39:55,458 She wants to buy it? 671 00:39:57,791 --> 00:40:00,416 Here, Inspector, look. 672 00:40:00,500 --> 00:40:02,791 I won't kid to you. This is honest. 673 00:40:02,875 --> 00:40:07,000 That pendant, when it came into the shop, was priced at 600. 674 00:40:07,083 --> 00:40:09,666 It's worth a thousand. I'm not kidding. 675 00:40:09,750 --> 00:40:13,000 I'll let you have it for, what, 250 quid. 676 00:40:14,500 --> 00:40:15,875 What, when you said 60? 677 00:40:17,250 --> 00:40:18,208 Did I say that? 678 00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:23,458 I must have been mad. 679 00:40:25,458 --> 00:40:28,958 Wow, a bloke's got to have a bit of a profit, isn't he, Inspector? 680 00:40:29,041 --> 00:40:31,500 - I ask you. - Sixteen. 681 00:40:32,791 --> 00:40:36,583 Don't give me no cuts, Inspector. I'm superstitious about cuts. 682 00:40:36,666 --> 00:40:40,166 Now look here, Ernie, I've helped you out once or twice. 683 00:40:40,250 --> 00:40:43,416 You wouldn't want our beautiful friendship to break up, would you? 684 00:40:43,500 --> 00:40:47,916 Ah, it's extortion, that's what it is. A diabolical liberty. 685 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,291 - There. - No, no. I won't take it. 686 00:40:50,375 --> 00:40:54,208 You send it by registered post to this address. 687 00:40:54,291 --> 00:40:55,916 And don't forget. 688 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:00,875 Yeah, sit down and I'll dance to you. Yeah, righto, Inspector. 689 00:41:12,125 --> 00:41:14,708 - Have you got it? - Yes. 690 00:41:14,791 --> 00:41:16,291 Come in, my dear. 691 00:41:19,750 --> 00:41:21,958 No doubt you'll insist on counting it. 692 00:41:22,041 --> 00:41:24,583 But I can assure you, there's exactly 400. 693 00:41:24,666 --> 00:41:26,500 Well, naturally, I'll take your word for it. 694 00:41:29,625 --> 00:41:30,791 Thank you. 695 00:41:33,250 --> 00:41:36,500 It's been nice meeting you again, Barbara. 696 00:41:36,583 --> 00:41:37,708 Goodbye, Martin. 697 00:41:37,791 --> 00:41:40,416 Well, now, stay on for a while. Have a drink. 698 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:42,375 No, thank you. 699 00:41:42,458 --> 00:41:44,375 Will you get away from the door, please? 700 00:41:44,458 --> 00:41:48,083 Well, if you insist. But Barbara-- 701 00:41:48,166 --> 00:41:50,958 - Yes? - I've got to tell you the truth. 702 00:41:51,041 --> 00:41:53,291 I'm going to Everton after all. 703 00:41:53,375 --> 00:41:54,708 - What? - Well, I'm sorry. 704 00:41:54,791 --> 00:41:56,208 I've got to. 705 00:41:58,166 --> 00:41:59,583 I'm being blackmailed. 706 00:41:59,666 --> 00:42:01,291 And if I don't raise 500 pounds by tonight, 707 00:42:01,375 --> 00:42:04,375 he'll hand me over to the police and I'll be arrested at the airport. 708 00:42:04,458 --> 00:42:07,708 You've done all you can. My only hope now is Everton. 709 00:42:07,791 --> 00:42:09,666 But you can't do that! 710 00:42:09,750 --> 00:42:11,375 But I'm desperate. 711 00:42:11,458 --> 00:42:13,583 If I buy him out, I can get clear away to South Africa. 712 00:42:13,666 --> 00:42:14,583 But if I don't… 713 00:42:14,666 --> 00:42:16,166 You'll go to prison? 714 00:42:16,250 --> 00:42:19,000 Mm. For a very long time. 715 00:42:20,625 --> 00:42:24,125 Martin, you can't go to John. You promised! 716 00:42:24,208 --> 00:42:26,625 Yes, but I didn't know this was going to happen. 717 00:42:28,083 --> 00:42:31,625 You're lying again. You're not being blackmailed. 718 00:42:31,708 --> 00:42:35,166 And you never had any intention of leaving the country. 719 00:42:35,250 --> 00:42:36,583 Here's my air ticket. 720 00:42:41,541 --> 00:42:43,083 This is only to Paris. 721 00:42:44,333 --> 00:42:45,791 I change to Air France there. 722 00:42:50,833 --> 00:42:51,708 Martin. 723 00:42:52,625 --> 00:42:54,541 It's made out to Harry Bond. 724 00:42:55,833 --> 00:42:58,416 Well, why not? I've been using that name for years. 725 00:43:06,083 --> 00:43:08,916 I thought you called yourself Arden. 726 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:11,791 Oh, that was just a little bit of whimsy for your benefit. 727 00:43:11,875 --> 00:43:13,708 Do you remember in our garden the poem 728 00:43:13,791 --> 00:43:17,666 a husband who made himself so obligingly scarce? 729 00:43:17,750 --> 00:43:19,791 Everton will be in his office now, I suppose. 730 00:43:19,875 --> 00:43:21,708 Piccadilly 4000, isn't it? 731 00:43:21,791 --> 00:43:23,333 Martin, I beg of you! 732 00:43:23,416 --> 00:43:26,250 You'll ruin John's life, a man you've never even met. 733 00:43:26,333 --> 00:43:28,791 Can you get me 500 pounds by tonight? 734 00:43:28,875 --> 00:43:31,916 No? Very well. 735 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,583 Stand away from that phone! 736 00:43:34,666 --> 00:43:37,208 - Don't be a fool. - And keep back! 737 00:43:39,041 --> 00:43:41,416 I told you John will only hand you over to the police. 738 00:43:41,500 --> 00:43:43,708 Not when he knows that you've been here today. 739 00:43:43,791 --> 00:43:45,125 And if he does turn me in, 740 00:43:45,208 --> 00:43:47,458 I'll swear that we've both been meeting regularly. 741 00:43:47,541 --> 00:43:49,333 You've always known I've been alive. 742 00:43:49,416 --> 00:43:51,708 I never knew that anyone could be so low. 743 00:43:51,791 --> 00:43:53,416 You should have learned that 744 00:43:53,500 --> 00:43:55,666 during our delirious year together, my dear. 745 00:43:55,750 --> 00:43:58,416 The day before yesterday you murdered someone, didn't you? 746 00:43:58,500 --> 00:44:00,166 You're Harry Bond. 747 00:44:00,250 --> 00:44:01,541 And the police-- 748 00:44:01,625 --> 00:44:03,125 The police can prove nothing. 749 00:44:03,208 --> 00:44:04,958 Put that gun down. 750 00:44:05,041 --> 00:44:08,291 Martin, I'm not going to let you ruin John's life, or Paul's. 751 00:44:08,375 --> 00:44:10,416 If you try to make that phone call, I'll shoot! 752 00:44:10,500 --> 00:44:12,541 You always were the dramatic type, Barbara. 753 00:44:12,625 --> 00:44:13,875 But you can't scare me. 754 00:44:13,958 --> 00:44:15,916 You're not worried about John or Paul. 755 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:17,708 You're only worried about yourself. 756 00:44:17,791 --> 00:44:19,416 What the neighbours will say when they discover 757 00:44:19,500 --> 00:44:21,666 that the nice Mrs Everton isn't Mrs Everton at all, 758 00:44:21,750 --> 00:44:23,416 but she's John Everton's mistress, 759 00:44:23,500 --> 00:44:25,791 and that that darling little Paul is only-- 760 00:45:11,583 --> 00:45:12,958 Darling? 761 00:45:14,041 --> 00:45:15,333 Barbara. 762 00:45:28,750 --> 00:45:30,833 Darling, what's the matter? 763 00:45:30,916 --> 00:45:32,083 Why? 764 00:45:32,166 --> 00:45:33,791 Listen, my dear, this can't go on. 765 00:45:33,875 --> 00:45:35,666 You've got to tell me what's worrying you. 766 00:45:35,750 --> 00:45:37,416 Ever since that man Arden came on the scene, 767 00:45:37,500 --> 00:45:39,375 you look as though you've seen a ghost. 768 00:45:39,458 --> 00:45:41,500 A ghost. 769 00:45:41,583 --> 00:45:43,333 Yes, that's what it was. 770 00:45:44,416 --> 00:45:45,583 What do you mean? 771 00:45:45,666 --> 00:45:48,916 His name wasn't really Arden. 772 00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:50,375 It was Martin Radley. 773 00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:56,416 - What? - He wasn't killed in the Blitz. 774 00:45:56,500 --> 00:45:58,458 He came back to get money. 775 00:46:00,500 --> 00:46:03,500 Oh, my darling. Why didn't you tell me? 776 00:46:05,750 --> 00:46:08,875 Do you think I'm happy seeing my wife driven half crazy? 777 00:46:10,416 --> 00:46:14,416 Thank heavens you've told me at last. I'll deal with this from now on. 778 00:46:15,875 --> 00:46:17,625 It's too late. 779 00:46:19,250 --> 00:46:20,375 I've shot him. 780 00:46:22,708 --> 00:46:24,250 You-- 781 00:46:25,250 --> 00:46:26,708 With his own gun. 782 00:46:27,916 --> 00:46:29,375 In his flat. 783 00:46:30,416 --> 00:46:32,250 I went to give him money. 784 00:46:33,750 --> 00:46:35,875 - He taunted me. I-- - When did this happen? 785 00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:38,750 Just now. 786 00:46:38,833 --> 00:46:41,625 Oh, John, what can we do about Paul? 787 00:46:41,708 --> 00:46:42,625 Barbara, listen. 788 00:46:42,708 --> 00:46:45,625 - You're quite sure he was dead. - Yes. 789 00:46:45,708 --> 00:46:46,875 Did you examine him? 790 00:46:46,958 --> 00:46:48,833 No. 791 00:46:48,916 --> 00:46:51,375 You say you went to give him money. Did you bring it back? 792 00:46:51,458 --> 00:46:52,625 It was in his pockets. 793 00:46:52,708 --> 00:46:55,750 They may trace it through the bank. 794 00:46:55,833 --> 00:46:58,500 - What happened to the gun? - I dropped it. 795 00:46:58,583 --> 00:47:00,375 Oh, John! 796 00:47:00,458 --> 00:47:03,333 Barbara, listen. Where is this flat? What's the address? 797 00:47:03,416 --> 00:47:05,041 14 Kensington Mews. 798 00:47:05,125 --> 00:47:08,625 - 14 Kensington Mews, right. - What are you going to do? 799 00:47:08,708 --> 00:47:10,541 Going round there. You say there's no one else in the place? 800 00:47:11,541 --> 00:47:14,375 The man he shares a flat with was out. 801 00:47:14,458 --> 00:47:17,125 But there's a charwoman who comes in. 802 00:47:17,208 --> 00:47:19,916 - What time? - Five o'clock, I think. 803 00:47:21,208 --> 00:47:25,208 Five o'clock? Barbara, you stay here. Don't move from the house. 804 00:47:28,083 --> 00:47:29,625 - Sorry, Charles. - Oh, hello, John. 805 00:47:29,708 --> 00:47:31,958 I just thought I'd pop in and see how Barbara is. 806 00:47:32,041 --> 00:47:33,750 She seemed a bit under the weather last night. 807 00:47:33,833 --> 00:47:35,583 Yes, she's a bit run down. 808 00:47:35,666 --> 00:47:39,041 Excuse me, I-I've got to go and see a bookseller and he closes at 5:00. 809 00:47:39,125 --> 00:47:41,333 - Oh, sure, sure. - I'll be back as soon as I can. 810 00:47:47,416 --> 00:47:50,791 - Well, how are you today? - Oh, not too badly, thanks. 811 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:55,083 Would you like some tea or-or would you rather have a drink? 812 00:47:55,166 --> 00:47:59,125 Well, strictly speaking, I suppose it's a bit early for a drink, but, yes, please. 813 00:47:59,208 --> 00:48:01,208 I've had a very trying day. 814 00:48:01,291 --> 00:48:04,000 - Are you still on the Harry Bond case? - Yes. 815 00:48:04,083 --> 00:48:05,958 Trying to break down these alibis. 816 00:48:06,041 --> 00:48:07,916 Still, not to worry. We'll get him in the end. 817 00:48:39,208 --> 00:48:41,416 Mouse Club. Good afternoon. 818 00:48:41,500 --> 00:48:43,250 Gladys, is Harry there? 819 00:48:43,333 --> 00:48:46,583 No. No, isn't he with you? 820 00:48:46,666 --> 00:48:49,500 No, I've been expecting him since 1 o'clock. He hasn't turned up yet. 821 00:48:49,583 --> 00:48:51,250 Well, did you phone him? 822 00:48:51,333 --> 00:48:53,875 Yes, I rang the flat and there was no reply. 823 00:48:53,958 --> 00:48:56,583 Well, why don't you go round and see him? 824 00:48:58,083 --> 00:49:00,791 Yes, I think I will. Bye-bye. 825 00:50:11,208 --> 00:50:12,333 Harry! 826 00:50:13,541 --> 00:50:15,541 For heaven's sake, don't scream. 827 00:50:16,750 --> 00:50:18,291 You… you killed him! 828 00:50:18,375 --> 00:50:20,125 No, I found him like that. 829 00:50:20,208 --> 00:50:21,375 Who are you? 830 00:50:21,458 --> 00:50:23,666 A business acquaintance. I just came in to see him. 831 00:50:23,750 --> 00:50:24,625 Who let you in? 832 00:50:24,708 --> 00:50:26,875 The door was ajar. I've only been here a minute. 833 00:50:28,125 --> 00:50:29,333 Have you phoned the police? 834 00:50:29,416 --> 00:50:30,833 Not yet. 835 00:50:30,916 --> 00:50:33,791 I was just going to when I heard you at the door. 836 00:50:33,875 --> 00:50:36,625 - They'll say I did it. - Why? 837 00:50:36,708 --> 00:50:38,625 Had you a motive? 838 00:50:38,708 --> 00:50:41,541 As much motive as any woman who's been double crossed. 839 00:50:41,625 --> 00:50:45,166 That's why I came here. Thought I'd find one of his fancy bits. 840 00:50:45,250 --> 00:50:48,416 - Oh, well. - Were you in love with him? 841 00:50:48,500 --> 00:50:50,125 I was crazy about him. 842 00:50:51,416 --> 00:50:54,250 - You swear you didn't kill him? - I didn't kill him. 843 00:50:55,500 --> 00:50:57,500 And you are going to ring the police? 844 00:50:58,541 --> 00:51:00,375 It's customary, isn't it? 845 00:51:00,458 --> 00:51:03,208 Look. I don't want to get mixed up in all this. 846 00:51:03,291 --> 00:51:05,083 Let me go and don't ring the police for five minutes 847 00:51:05,166 --> 00:51:06,541 and forget you ever saw me, will you? 848 00:51:06,625 --> 00:51:10,083 I promise not to telephone for five minutes after you go. 849 00:51:10,166 --> 00:51:12,000 Not to mention you to the police. 850 00:51:12,083 --> 00:51:13,375 Thanks. 851 00:51:24,791 --> 00:51:28,500 Actually, the simplest cases are often the hardest to solve. 852 00:51:28,583 --> 00:51:30,333 I don't understand. 853 00:51:30,416 --> 00:51:33,791 - Well, you've got so little to go on. - What do you mean? 854 00:51:33,875 --> 00:51:35,833 Well, I remember a case about-- 855 00:51:35,916 --> 00:51:38,916 - I say, I must be getting along. - What time is it? 856 00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:41,875 - Well, it's just on 5 o'clock. - Five o'clock. 857 00:52:16,666 --> 00:52:18,375 Police! 858 00:52:24,208 --> 00:52:26,833 - Are you sure you won't wait for John? - No, I must go. 859 00:52:26,916 --> 00:52:28,583 But the Yard know you're here, don't they? 860 00:52:28,666 --> 00:52:29,958 Oh, yes, I always let them know but-- 861 00:52:32,666 --> 00:52:35,333 Hello? Brompton 1-4-2-4. 862 00:52:37,208 --> 00:52:39,166 Yes, he's here. 863 00:52:39,250 --> 00:52:40,625 It's for you, Charles. 864 00:52:42,166 --> 00:52:43,541 Wayne here. 865 00:52:43,625 --> 00:52:46,791 Oh, hello, Peter. What? 866 00:52:48,125 --> 00:52:50,208 Well, look, I'll be round in a couple of minutes. 867 00:52:50,291 --> 00:52:52,458 - What's happened? - Someone's killed Harry Bond. 868 00:52:52,541 --> 00:52:54,041 Killed who? 869 00:52:54,125 --> 00:52:56,208 Harry Bond, the leader of the mob who shot the jeweller. 870 00:52:56,291 --> 00:52:58,125 I must go. I'll see you later. 871 00:53:03,416 --> 00:53:05,250 Come into the drawing room. I'll tell you all about it. 872 00:53:07,041 --> 00:53:10,000 Were Harry Bond and Martin Radley one and the same person? 873 00:53:10,083 --> 00:53:12,083 Yes. 874 00:53:12,166 --> 00:53:14,333 You're sure he put the money in his pocket? 875 00:53:15,583 --> 00:53:18,041 - Yes. - It's not there now. 876 00:53:18,125 --> 00:53:19,458 But that's impossible. 877 00:53:19,541 --> 00:53:22,666 Apart from the money, I think I've taken care of everything. 878 00:53:57,500 --> 00:53:59,208 Found anything, sir? 879 00:53:59,291 --> 00:54:00,625 Not yet, Peter. 880 00:54:00,708 --> 00:54:03,666 Except the obvious fact that Bond was preparing to clear out. 881 00:54:03,750 --> 00:54:06,791 He cleared out, all right. I just watched him go. 882 00:54:06,875 --> 00:54:09,666 Did you find anything among the neighbours? 883 00:54:09,750 --> 00:54:13,750 Yes. They said they saw a girl come in here about 10 to 5:00. 884 00:54:13,833 --> 00:54:17,000 The description is the same girl I interviewed. 885 00:54:17,083 --> 00:54:22,416 Ten to 5:00, eh? According to the doctor, he was killed about 4:00. 886 00:54:22,500 --> 00:54:24,708 So she must have found the body. 887 00:54:24,791 --> 00:54:27,125 I'll go and ask her why she didn't report it. 888 00:54:28,333 --> 00:54:29,833 Do that, Peter. 889 00:54:29,916 --> 00:54:32,666 I've found something here I'll have to follow up. 890 00:54:36,208 --> 00:54:38,625 Did you know Harry Bond? 891 00:54:38,708 --> 00:54:40,166 Yes. 892 00:54:40,250 --> 00:54:42,583 I did know Harry Bond. 893 00:54:42,666 --> 00:54:44,333 He was my first husband. 894 00:54:45,833 --> 00:54:47,208 But I thought… 895 00:54:47,291 --> 00:54:49,208 He was dead? 896 00:54:49,291 --> 00:54:53,500 So did I. Until this week, when he started blackmailing me. 897 00:54:55,250 --> 00:54:56,916 He called himself Arden. 898 00:54:58,833 --> 00:55:01,416 How did you find out he was Harry Bond? 899 00:55:01,500 --> 00:55:03,458 He showed me an air ticket 900 00:55:03,541 --> 00:55:06,625 to prove that he was really leaving the country. 901 00:55:06,708 --> 00:55:08,333 His name was on it. 902 00:55:11,291 --> 00:55:15,250 Barbara, I've got to ask you this. 903 00:55:17,208 --> 00:55:21,958 Where were you this afternoon, say, from half past 3:00 to half past 4:00? 904 00:55:22,041 --> 00:55:23,583 This is ridiculous, Charles. 905 00:55:23,666 --> 00:55:25,250 Why are you asking Barbara these questions? 906 00:55:25,333 --> 00:55:26,666 I'm sorry, John. 907 00:55:26,750 --> 00:55:30,000 But Barbara was being blackmailed by a man who was shot between these times. 908 00:55:31,125 --> 00:55:33,041 If I don't question her, someone else will. 909 00:55:34,208 --> 00:55:35,458 I was in his flat. 910 00:55:37,333 --> 00:55:38,625 I killed him. 911 00:55:38,708 --> 00:55:40,791 Barbara, you don't know what you're saying. 912 00:55:40,875 --> 00:55:43,916 If you only knew what relief it is to say it. 913 00:55:45,791 --> 00:55:47,250 I can't believe it. 914 00:55:49,750 --> 00:55:52,458 You realise what this means. 915 00:55:52,541 --> 00:55:55,375 It wasn't murder, Charles. It was a mad impulse. 916 00:55:57,666 --> 00:56:00,250 I wish I could believe that. 917 00:56:00,333 --> 00:56:04,416 People who have mad impulses don't wipe fingerprints off guns. 918 00:56:04,500 --> 00:56:09,875 - But that wasn't-- - John… Well, Charles. 919 00:56:15,250 --> 00:56:17,041 There's only one thing I can do. 920 00:56:20,500 --> 00:56:22,250 Chuck out my job. 921 00:56:25,291 --> 00:56:26,666 Come in. 922 00:56:29,041 --> 00:56:31,541 - What do you want? - Going somewhere? 923 00:56:32,708 --> 00:56:36,125 I was just going to spend a few days in the country with my sister. 924 00:56:36,208 --> 00:56:39,583 Your sister is doing six months, as you very well know. 925 00:56:39,666 --> 00:56:42,666 What were you doing in Harry's flat this afternoon? 926 00:56:42,750 --> 00:56:44,833 So he gave me away after all. 927 00:56:44,916 --> 00:56:47,291 Who's this we're talking about? 928 00:56:47,375 --> 00:56:48,750 How did you know I was in Harry's flat? 929 00:56:48,833 --> 00:56:50,708 Why did you shoot him, Evelyn? 930 00:56:50,791 --> 00:56:52,416 Well, I didn't. He was dead when I got there. 931 00:56:52,500 --> 00:56:53,666 The murderer was still there. 932 00:56:53,750 --> 00:56:56,833 What? Who was the murderer? 933 00:56:56,916 --> 00:56:58,416 I don't know. I'd never seen him before. 934 00:56:58,500 --> 00:57:02,083 He was tall, fair hair, going grey. 935 00:57:02,166 --> 00:57:05,208 He was wearing a brown suit. About 40, I think. 936 00:57:05,291 --> 00:57:08,291 Yes. Funny no one else saw him. 937 00:57:08,375 --> 00:57:09,666 He was there! 938 00:57:09,750 --> 00:57:11,833 He swore he didn't kill Harry and I pretended to believe him. 939 00:57:11,916 --> 00:57:14,458 I thought he might kill me too. He said he was going to ring the police. 940 00:57:14,541 --> 00:57:15,666 Did he? 941 00:57:15,750 --> 00:57:18,000 No, the charwoman phoned the police. 942 00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:21,666 All right, don't leave town. 943 00:57:22,916 --> 00:57:26,166 Otherwise you might find yourself spending a few days with your sister. 944 00:57:32,500 --> 00:57:37,458 European Airways Flight 4-2-1 to Zurich. 945 00:57:37,541 --> 00:57:40,250 Will passengers holding coach card number 5-2… 946 00:57:40,333 --> 00:57:42,666 I suppose there is a flight to Paris tonight. 947 00:57:42,750 --> 00:57:45,750 That's right, madam. Flight 2-4-7. The bus leaves in 20 minutes. 948 00:57:45,833 --> 00:57:46,875 Thank you. 949 00:57:54,666 --> 00:57:56,541 How's it coming, Smitty? 950 00:57:56,625 --> 00:57:59,250 Well, I've got the bullet they dug out of Harry Bond. 951 00:58:00,291 --> 00:58:02,333 Just hold on a moment. 952 00:58:08,708 --> 00:58:09,916 Yes, here it is. 953 00:58:13,125 --> 00:58:15,375 The bullet that killed Harry Bond. 954 00:58:16,375 --> 00:58:17,458 Thanks. 955 00:58:17,541 --> 00:58:21,041 Fired from the same gun as the one that killed the jeweller. 956 00:58:21,125 --> 00:58:22,583 That's impossible. 957 00:58:22,666 --> 00:58:24,458 My dear chap, if you think I don't know 958 00:58:24,541 --> 00:58:26,583 when two bullets have been fired from the same gun… 959 00:58:26,666 --> 00:58:30,875 Sorry, Smitty. Hm. Wait till the old man hears about this. 960 00:58:37,000 --> 00:58:40,333 Pint, please, ma'am. Oh, there you are, sir. 961 00:58:40,416 --> 00:58:42,000 I've been looking all over the place for you. 962 00:58:42,083 --> 00:58:43,333 Just come from ballistics. 963 00:58:43,416 --> 00:58:45,500 The bullet they dug out of Harry Bond. 964 00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:49,208 Well, you can give it to Mr Carstairs. 965 00:58:49,291 --> 00:58:51,375 I'm turning over all available evidence to him. 966 00:58:51,458 --> 00:58:54,583 - I'm resigning. - Resigning? 967 00:58:56,375 --> 00:58:57,875 What on earth for? 968 00:59:00,041 --> 00:59:01,875 .45 nickel plated. 969 00:59:04,416 --> 00:59:06,166 But the gun we found was a 38. 970 00:59:06,250 --> 00:59:07,333 Precisely. 971 00:59:08,125 --> 00:59:09,791 Did you get anything out of Harry's girlfriend? 972 00:59:09,875 --> 00:59:13,166 Yes. There was a stranger in the flat when she got there. 973 00:59:13,250 --> 00:59:17,791 A man, tall, very broad, fair hair going grey, about 45, 974 00:59:17,875 --> 00:59:18,916 you think he did it? 975 00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:21,166 I know he didn't. 976 00:59:21,250 --> 00:59:23,333 But he was the fellow who wiped off all the fingerprints 977 00:59:23,416 --> 00:59:26,833 and gave me a completely wrong slant on the whole business. 978 00:59:26,916 --> 00:59:28,750 Peter, I've got it. 979 00:59:28,833 --> 00:59:31,750 There were no air tickets in that flat when we searched it, were there? 980 00:59:31,833 --> 00:59:33,625 - No, there weren't, sir. - It's funny. 981 00:59:33,708 --> 00:59:35,416 Only the other day I was telling somebody how criminals 982 00:59:35,500 --> 00:59:37,125 always repeat their tricks. 983 00:59:37,208 --> 00:59:39,125 Come on. There's just a chance. 984 01:00:22,250 --> 01:00:25,083 Will passengers for Flight Number 985 01:00:25,166 --> 01:00:29,541 1-2-6 to Vienna please take their seats on the coach 986 01:00:29,625 --> 01:00:32,041 waiting at exit number 4. 987 01:00:42,791 --> 01:00:47,541 Will passengers for Flight Number 1-2-3 to Madrid 988 01:00:47,625 --> 01:00:51,666 please take their seats on the bus waiting at exit number 3. 989 01:01:04,625 --> 01:01:06,083 Will you phone up Scotland Yard 990 01:01:06,166 --> 01:01:08,416 and ask them to send a squad car along immediately? 991 01:01:08,500 --> 01:01:10,333 You'll be two passengers short on this trip. 992 01:01:10,416 --> 01:01:12,333 It's Inspector Wayne. 993 01:01:15,041 --> 01:01:16,833 If I were you, I'd get along home. 994 01:01:16,916 --> 01:01:18,791 We'll want to speak to you later. 995 01:01:23,250 --> 01:01:26,375 Not the first time you pretended to be dead, eh, Radley? 996 01:01:26,458 --> 01:01:29,750 But last time you pinned it on Hitler, not on your wife. 997 01:01:29,833 --> 01:01:31,375 On his wife, sir? 998 01:01:31,458 --> 01:01:33,458 A development you don't know about, Peter. 999 01:01:34,375 --> 01:01:36,166 Radley got her to visit his flat 1000 01:01:36,250 --> 01:01:39,208 and left Harry Bond's gun where she could find it loaded with blanks. 1001 01:01:39,291 --> 01:01:44,458 Then he goaded her on until she became hysterical and fired it at him. 1002 01:01:44,541 --> 01:01:47,375 But as soon as she'd gone, he came to life again 1003 01:01:47,458 --> 01:01:52,041 and brought in the body of Harry Bond, whom he'd shot a few minutes earlier. 1004 01:01:52,125 --> 01:01:54,458 But you forgot to switch the guns, Radley. 1005 01:01:54,541 --> 01:01:56,708 Otherwise you might have got away with it. 1006 01:01:56,791 --> 01:01:58,500 You hadn't time, I suppose, was that it? 1007 01:01:58,583 --> 01:02:01,458 I had every intention of switching the guns. 1008 01:02:01,541 --> 01:02:03,416 I don't suppose you thought it would matter. 1009 01:02:03,500 --> 01:02:06,791 You didn't think we'd know the difference between a 4-5 and a 3-8. 1010 01:02:06,875 --> 01:02:08,875 Well, even police officers have that intelligence. 1011 01:02:08,958 --> 01:02:12,083 No. It was pure sentiment. 1012 01:02:12,875 --> 01:02:15,208 I didn't want to involve Barbara in murder. 1013 01:02:17,583 --> 01:02:19,333 Give her my love, Wayne. 1014 01:02:23,333 --> 01:02:24,875 Attention, please. 1015 01:02:24,958 --> 01:02:26,833 Oh, here's a car. Come on. 1016 01:02:26,916 --> 01:02:29,250 British European Airways Flight 1017 01:02:29,333 --> 01:02:32,666 4-2-7 to Paris. 1018 01:02:32,750 --> 01:02:36,583 Will passengers holding coach card number 5-4 1019 01:02:36,666 --> 01:02:39,666 please go through gates A and B. 1020 01:02:41,083 --> 01:02:43,500 Even then he was only beaten by 10 minutes. 1021 01:02:43,583 --> 01:02:47,000 - I can't believe it. - You'll have to, I'm glad to say. 1022 01:02:47,083 --> 01:02:49,833 Martin Radley was never known as Harry Bond. 1023 01:02:49,916 --> 01:02:52,708 He killed Harry because Harry was blackmailing him. 1024 01:02:52,791 --> 01:02:54,708 The gun you fired was loaded with blanks. 1025 01:02:54,791 --> 01:02:56,958 - Get it? - No. 1026 01:02:57,041 --> 01:02:59,666 And here's another thing that might interest you both. 1027 01:02:59,750 --> 01:03:03,125 This is Radley's marriage certificate dated 1938. 1028 01:03:03,208 --> 01:03:05,250 And his wife is still alive. 1029 01:03:05,333 --> 01:03:07,291 Then Barbara was never legally married to him. 1030 01:03:07,375 --> 01:03:08,458 That's right. 1031 01:03:08,541 --> 01:03:11,333 You've only had one husband in your life. 1032 01:03:11,416 --> 01:03:14,166 And I think I'll leave you to him. Good night. 1033 01:03:18,791 --> 01:03:21,041 I think we might give this to Paul. 1034 01:03:21,125 --> 01:03:24,375 Oh, I think he'd much rather have a yacht. 1035 01:03:24,458 --> 01:03:26,375 Come and have a drink with your husband.