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Funny how the dirt about one
small area in a big city
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can become a national pastime.
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Psychiatrists have a couple
of $10-words for it.
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Emotionally disenfranchised.
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You know, if you're dead
in the romance department
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the stuff in that book
is more important
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than eating or sleeping.
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It's a runaway best-seller.
You read it yet?
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You don't read it.
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You--you wade through it...
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with hip boots.
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Harris covered
the who, what, when, and where,
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as if he didn't trust
anybody's imagination.
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Wonder how Harris
got his information?
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Well, ask Weaver.
Dave lives in Cliffside Heights,
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Mr. Harris' well-publicized
community of sinners.
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What about it, Dave--
how did he dig up the stuff?
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With a muckrake!
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Good day, gentlemen.
Nicky, Walter, Louis, Drake.
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Mr. Harris,
is there any truth to the rumor
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that Monday's trial
has been canceled?
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Are you settling out of court?
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How much is McCann,
your publisher, paying off?
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This Perry Mason,
who's representing
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the Cliffside Heights residents,
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is it true he caught McCann
with his defenses down,
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by charging invasion of privacy
instead of slander?
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Gentlemen. Gentlemen,
I have a statement to read.
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There are copies for everyone.
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Look out, Mr. Author!
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Open your big mouth
and you'll be adding yourself
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as a defendant, and liable
to invasion of privacy!
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Well, Mr. Weaver
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still chasing "scoops"
for that shopping news
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throw-away you work for?
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We service our readers.
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We didn't put the people
of Cliffside Heights
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in a glass house
and sell the privilege
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of peeking inside
at 4.50 a copy!
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Gentlemen, my statement.
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"Upon my arrival in Los Angeles,
I was shocked"--
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shocked, gentlemen--
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"to hear of rumors of a possible
out-of-court settlement.
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"Regardless of any statements
by Mr. Mason or my publisher,
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"Albert McCann,
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"this is a categorical denial
of such rumors!
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"There is not and there will
not be any settlement!
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"This issue, gentlemen,
will be resolved
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Monday morning, in court!"
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[Footsteps approaching]
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[Door closes]
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[Gasps]
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Mother, it's in the paper!
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They've even got our picture!
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What does it say?
What does it say?
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Let's see.
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"Among those who received awards
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"from the 'Cliffside Heights
Sentinel',
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"sponsor of 'Our Town'
essay contest
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"were Janet and Nancy Layton,
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"students of
Jefferson Public School,
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"who were outstanding winners
in their classes.
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"The girls are the daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. George Layton
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of 622� South Farrington."
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Isn't it simply wonderful!
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Well, I guess I have a family
of geniuses.
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Well, I don't think
their teachers are going
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to be impressed
if they're late for school.
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Fame, how fleeting
is your glory.
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Come on, girls, get your things.
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Janet, what are you looking for?
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The scissors. I want to cut it
out for my scrapbook.
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Oh, no. I'll do that, Janet.
You don't want to be late.
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Come on, come on.
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Bye, Love.
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There we are.
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Mother, you won't forget
to cut it out carefully.
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I won't forget, darling.
I'll be very careful.
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OK!
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Bye-bye, Sweetheart.
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Bye, George.
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[Door closes]
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[Scissors cutting]
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George! George!
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What is it, Margaret?
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He's going to court!
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You're afraid he'll tell
about the children?
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No. No, he mustn't, George.
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I--I've got to stop him!
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I've got to stop him.
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Mr. Mason, I know I'm not
one of your clients
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in the invasion of privacy suit.
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[Sighs]
I'm not your client at all.
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But please, Mr. Mason, please.
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Don't let this happen!
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Harris has no authority
whatsoever to say whether
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he will or will not let the case
go to court, Mrs. Layton.
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This action concerns the way
a book is being advertised,
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It has nothing to do
with its contents.
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You see,
it's the publisher we're suing.
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And the publisher
has agreed to a settlement.
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You're sure?
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Well, unless someone has changed
the law while I wasn't looking,
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I'm reasonably sure.
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Maybe this publisher,
Mr. McCann,
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maybe he's changed his mind?
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His attorney's out of town
for a few days,
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but before he left
we reached complete agreement
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on the settlement
and jointly approved
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the necessary documents.
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There shouldn't be any trouble.
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I'll call and let you know
what happens.
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Mr. Mason, I'll do anything,
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anything in the world
rather than let this man
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go into court and talk.
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Whether or not it has
any bearing on the case,
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he's spiteful enough to get up
and tell the world
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that I was married to him!
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And my children must not know
this evil, despicable man
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is their father!
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But you saw it yourself
in the papers.
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He said he was going into court!
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- All right, I know you--
- [Door opens]
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Look, I'll call you back.
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[Hangs up phone]
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Hello, Grace.
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Hello, Mr. Harris.
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Call the utilities, will you,
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and have them resume service
at my house.
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I haven't lived in the place
for a year,
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so you'll have to contact
the gas, the phone,
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electricity people.
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And I--I want some stuff
from Collins Office Supply.
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Here's the list.
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Take care of it, will you?
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Oh, and tell Collins
that I must have it today.
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Hello, Albert.
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You were supposed
to be here yesterday.
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Well, we don't go to trial
until Monday.
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Where are those papers
you wanted me to sign?
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How's the book selling?
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Good, but not for much longer.
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I believe that document
is self-explanatory.
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"I, Richard Harris,
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"herewith state that as part
of a fraudulent sales campaign,
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"I've willfully and maliciously
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"permitted the public to believe
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"'The Dishonored' was based
on true...
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"I further affirm
that the events depicted
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"in the said book
are entirely fiction,
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that the characters do not
and were not intended to--"
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You expect me to sign this?!
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We were prepared
for any libel action.
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But Mason has caught us
all by surprise
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with an invasion
of privacy suit.
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I've decided we're settling this
matter out of court.
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New dust jackets
without the "true story" blurb,
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waiver ads in all
the major metropolitan papers.
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It isn't essential.
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But as an indication
of good intent,
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your signature on that statement
and its subsequent publication,
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will help terminate
all legal action.
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That will kill any possible
sales of the book!
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You must be out of your mind!
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Withdraw the advertising,
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and that book would have
about as much appeal
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as the diary
of a pretzel bender!
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That's only part
of the settlement.
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On advice of counsel,
I've also agreed to pay $100,000
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into the Cliffside Heights
Community Service Fund.
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Look McCann,
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so a few sacred cows
got their horns chopped off
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and started squealing.
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You've beaten a dozen
of these law suits.
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Why settle? Why?!
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That's the way it has to be.
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I'll have another statement
made up for your signature.
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I don't need it, but I'd
appreciate your signing it.
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Forget it!
I'm not signing a thing.
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And maybe you shouldn't either!
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Maybe you've forgotten what
I didn't write in that book!
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Harris!
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I...
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[Intercom buzzes]
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Grace: Mr. Mason is here
to see you.
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Have him come in.
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Those sacred cows you mentioned,
Mason is representing them.
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That's one of the reasons
for settling this out of court.
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[Door opens]
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[Door closes]
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Mr. Mason, Mr. Harris.
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The eminent author seems
a bit disgruntled.
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He isn't overjoyed.
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And you?
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Mason, I agreed to settle,
and settle I will.
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Margaret.
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Margaret!
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Dave! Dave Weaver!
What brings you--
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Da-- Your face!
You've been hurt!
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Inside and now out.
The picture's complete.
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I came to talk to you
about Richard Harris,
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and the trial Monday.
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There isn't going to be a trial.
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Mr. Mason's secretary called me
an hour ago.
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There'll be a settlement.
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Mr. McCann hasn't changed
his mind.
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Harris hasn't changed
his mind either!
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He gave me this 10 minutes ago
to emphasize his decision.
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But I understand
Mr. McCann said--
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Only the devil knows
what kind of a club Harris
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is holding over him.
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I tell you
this is going to go to court.
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And I'm going to dig up
every rotten fact I can
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about rotten Richard Harris--
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No, no--
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And splash it across
the front pages!
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If he thinks
he's hurt other people,
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wait'll I get finished with him!
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And my children and the hundreds
of other innocent people--
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will you hurt them, too?
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Margaret,
what difference does it make?
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Today or Monday.
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When he takes that stand,
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he's going to cut
everybody's throat, anyway!
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I won't let him!
And I won't let you!
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Wait. Please wait!
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Margaret, help me expose him
for what he is.
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We were friends,
here and in New York.
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Trust me, please.
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Let me say those are Harris'
children, not Layton's.
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Let me shame Harris
by exposing how he treated them
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and you 10 years ago!
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Give me a couple of hours.
One hour!
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Give me the time to stop him!
I beg you, please!
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My deadline before they lock up
the edition is an hour from now.
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Margaret, I can't--
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Please...
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All right.
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[Sighs] Call me.
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Richard, this is important!
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The children are going
to be hurt,
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because they're your daughters,
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because their name
was once Harris.
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Heh. Now your idiot neighbors
in the Heights
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are acting as if I invented sin.
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Well, I didn't!
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No. But you only compiled it
page after page--
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a horrible monument of broken
homes and ruined reputations!
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Margaret, your sense of timing
was always opportune.
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By Monday the world
may end for me,
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and you stand here spouting
your 5-and-dime philosophy!
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You have no one but yourself
to blame.
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Everything you ever touched,
you destroyed.
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But I won't let you destroy
the children! I won't!
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Even if I have to kill you!
256
00:11:52,211 --> 00:11:54,543
All right, Collins,
this isn't a peep show.
257
00:11:54,680 --> 00:11:57,171
Put the stuff down here
and get out!
258
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Take it easy.
259
00:12:01,287 --> 00:12:03,517
I made a special trip
to deliver this material.
260
00:12:03,656 --> 00:12:05,089
I wanted to talk to you
261
00:12:05,224 --> 00:12:08,660
about your account with
Collins Office Supply, that is.
262
00:12:08,794 --> 00:12:11,319
I thought we had
an understanding about that.
263
00:12:11,464 --> 00:12:13,557
Mm-hmm. I, uh...
264
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I, uh, excuse me.
265
00:12:15,067 --> 00:12:16,932
just wanted to make sure
our understanding
266
00:12:17,069 --> 00:12:19,162
was still in effect.
267
00:12:19,305 --> 00:12:21,830
I'll see you later.
268
00:12:24,510 --> 00:12:25,807
Richard--
269
00:12:25,945 --> 00:12:28,607
Oh, I've had enough of this!
What do you want me to do?!
270
00:12:28,748 --> 00:12:31,546
Let your publisher settle.
Don't force him to go to court.
271
00:12:31,684 --> 00:12:33,948
Sure! Kill a million-dollar
advertising campaign!
272
00:12:34,086 --> 00:12:35,610
Watch the sale of the books
fall off to nothing!
273
00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:38,781
No, thanks! That would hurt
my pride of authorship.
274
00:12:38,924 --> 00:12:40,084
But your children, aren't--
275
00:12:40,226 --> 00:12:41,716
Mine, Margaret? Mine?!
276
00:12:41,861 --> 00:12:43,726
Then why isn't
their name Harris?!
277
00:12:43,863 --> 00:12:45,353
When you divorced me,
married Layton,
278
00:12:45,498 --> 00:12:46,931
and moved back to the Heights
here from New York,
279
00:12:47,066 --> 00:12:50,126
why did you change their names
to Layton without my consent?!
280
00:12:50,269 --> 00:12:54,000
Knowing yourself, you have
the gall to ask me that?!
281
00:12:54,140 --> 00:12:58,008
Or haven't you read that--
that trash that you call a book?
282
00:12:58,144 --> 00:12:59,441
Oh, yes again,
283
00:12:59,578 --> 00:13:02,547
the pride of authorship--
You keep hacking away at it!
284
00:13:04,884 --> 00:13:07,375
Harris.
You know, I like my name.
285
00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,182
And since it's theirs,
why shouldn't the two kids?
286
00:13:13,192 --> 00:13:16,650
Richard...
287
00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:20,789
This purse--
there's $5,000 in it.
288
00:13:20,933 --> 00:13:21,831
So?
289
00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:23,298
The settlement.
290
00:13:23,435 --> 00:13:25,801
I know it may cost you money
because of the lost book sales--
291
00:13:25,938 --> 00:13:27,963
perhaps a lot more than $5,000.
292
00:13:28,107 --> 00:13:32,066
You are so right, Darling.
So very right.
293
00:13:32,211 --> 00:13:35,612
It's all I have,
all I could get a hold of.
294
00:13:35,748 --> 00:13:39,980
But I swear to you I'll get
more--somewhere, somehow.
295
00:13:40,119 --> 00:13:44,180
$5,000 in place of the public
appearances, the lectures,
296
00:13:44,323 --> 00:13:46,689
the royalties on a million
copies that won't sell?
297
00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:50,057
Oh, you have to be joking!
298
00:13:50,196 --> 00:13:51,891
But there's no guarantee.
299
00:13:52,031 --> 00:13:53,658
Oh, but there is, Margaret.
300
00:13:53,799 --> 00:13:55,790
I made myself a guarantee.
301
00:13:55,935 --> 00:14:02,238
The key to a Pandora's box
full of calumnies and cash.
302
00:14:02,374 --> 00:14:05,901
Don't you care
about your children?!
303
00:14:06,045 --> 00:14:08,878
No! Not now! Not before!
And not ever!
304
00:14:09,014 --> 00:14:12,074
So you just turn yourself around
and get out of here!
305
00:14:12,218 --> 00:14:14,448
Richard, please! Please!
I beg you!
306
00:14:14,587 --> 00:14:16,612
I said, get out of here!
307
00:14:25,965 --> 00:14:28,525
[Gunshot]
308
00:14:41,580 --> 00:14:44,048
[Door opens, closes]
309
00:14:53,092 --> 00:14:54,559
It's true.
310
00:14:54,693 --> 00:14:56,558
Dave Weaver was right!
311
00:14:56,695 --> 00:14:59,721
Richard Harris not only intends
to force this case into court,
312
00:14:59,865 --> 00:15:02,857
he intends to destroy everybody
he can reach.
313
00:15:03,002 --> 00:15:07,405
Please, Mr. Mason,
represent me. Help me.
314
00:15:07,539 --> 00:15:09,234
McCann won't answer?
315
00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:12,139
His secretary insists he just
"stepped out for a moment."
316
00:15:12,278 --> 00:15:14,508
And Mr. McCann's attorney
still hasn't returned
317
00:15:14,647 --> 00:15:15,579
from his out-of-town trip.
318
00:15:15,714 --> 00:15:18,410
Mrs. Layton, I explained before
319
00:15:18,550 --> 00:15:20,609
the decision was and is
McCann's alone.
320
00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:23,017
And I assure you,
both he and his attorney
321
00:15:23,155 --> 00:15:25,123
appeared to be
very anxious to settle.
322
00:15:25,257 --> 00:15:27,748
Could it be this "key" that
Richard was talking about,
323
00:15:27,893 --> 00:15:29,019
what Dave Weaver said,
324
00:15:29,161 --> 00:15:30,924
the he has some sort of club
over McCann?
325
00:15:31,063 --> 00:15:32,189
[Knocking at door]
326
00:15:35,567 --> 00:15:37,558
Mrs. Layton, this is Paul Drake,
327
00:15:37,703 --> 00:15:39,694
an investigator who works
very closely with me.
328
00:15:39,838 --> 00:15:41,362
How do you do, Mrs. Layton?
329
00:15:41,507 --> 00:15:43,668
Paul, Mrs. Layton has to pick up
a purse and some money.
330
00:15:43,809 --> 00:15:44,798
I'd like you to go with her.
331
00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:45,968
All right.
332
00:15:46,111 --> 00:15:48,170
If there has been coercion,
Mrs. Layton,
333
00:15:48,314 --> 00:15:51,215
we'll get to the bottom of it!
334
00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:52,612
You come charging in here.
335
00:15:52,751 --> 00:15:55,083
You--you bully your way past
2 secretaries
336
00:15:55,220 --> 00:15:57,154
who make it very plain
I don't want to talk to you.
337
00:15:57,289 --> 00:15:59,951
And then you have the gall
to accuse me, right to my face,
338
00:16:00,092 --> 00:16:03,323
of knuckling under to some--
some imaginary blackmail!
339
00:16:03,462 --> 00:16:04,827
I'm not going to accuse you
of anything
340
00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:06,261
until your lawyer is with you,
341
00:16:06,398 --> 00:16:09,162
despite our stipulation that we
complete all of the details
342
00:16:09,301 --> 00:16:10,199
in his absence.
343
00:16:10,336 --> 00:16:12,497
However,
you can answer yes or no.
344
00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:14,105
Get out of here!
345
00:16:14,239 --> 00:16:16,264
Then you are going to renege
on the settlement?
346
00:16:16,408 --> 00:16:17,807
I didn't say that.
347
00:16:17,943 --> 00:16:19,877
Then say the settlement's
still agreed to!
348
00:16:20,012 --> 00:16:22,913
Well...
349
00:16:23,048 --> 00:16:24,811
Well, what?
350
00:16:24,950 --> 00:16:28,113
I made no commitment with you.
I signed no papers.
351
00:16:28,253 --> 00:16:29,049
And if you think you can--
352
00:16:29,188 --> 00:16:31,418
Save it!
353
00:16:31,557 --> 00:16:34,651
Now, Harris threatened you.
354
00:16:34,793 --> 00:16:37,557
With what did he threaten you?
355
00:16:37,696 --> 00:16:39,527
Look, Mason, I can't--
356
00:16:39,665 --> 00:16:40,723
[Door opens]
357
00:16:42,301 --> 00:16:43,666
Yes, Grace, what is it?
358
00:16:43,802 --> 00:16:45,463
A phone call for you, Mr. Mason.
359
00:16:45,604 --> 00:16:46,696
A Mr. Paul Drake.
360
00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:48,568
Thank you.
361
00:16:51,844 --> 00:16:52,970
Yes, Paul?
362
00:16:53,112 --> 00:16:58,550
Perry, I'm at the Harris house,
with Mrs. Layton
363
00:16:58,684 --> 00:17:00,811
When we got here,
the police were here.
364
00:17:00,953 --> 00:17:04,821
Harris--he's been murdered!
365
00:17:11,096 --> 00:17:13,326
Well, that's it.
366
00:17:13,465 --> 00:17:16,696
Sometime between 4:30 and 6:00
from a bullet in the head.
367
00:17:16,835 --> 00:17:20,168
I may be able to narrow that
time gap after the autopsy.
368
00:17:20,305 --> 00:17:22,466
Well, Mrs. Layton may be willing
to do that for us
369
00:17:22,608 --> 00:17:23,666
if she has recovered.
370
00:17:23,809 --> 00:17:25,333
Would you take another look
before you leave?
371
00:17:25,477 --> 00:17:27,206
Of course.
372
00:17:27,346 --> 00:17:30,008
How are you coming along
with that bullet?
373
00:17:30,149 --> 00:17:32,515
Just about got it...
374
00:17:32,651 --> 00:17:34,084
From what I've heard
about Harris,
375
00:17:34,219 --> 00:17:37,086
that title would be more
appropriate on his biography.
376
00:17:37,222 --> 00:17:38,519
Well, Mr. Drake,
377
00:17:38,657 --> 00:17:41,285
do you believe one of Harris'
victims in this book did it?
378
00:17:41,427 --> 00:17:43,918
Let's just say I believe
Mrs. Layton didn't!
379
00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:45,860
Well, that's not surprising
for someone
380
00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:48,228
who could be considered
an accessory after the fact!
381
00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:49,698
Yes.
382
00:17:49,835 --> 00:17:51,200
Mrs. Layton admitted
that Mason sent both of you
383
00:17:51,336 --> 00:17:52,803
to pick up her purse.
384
00:17:52,938 --> 00:17:56,465
What's Mrs. Layton's purse
got to do with Harris' death?
385
00:17:56,608 --> 00:18:01,409
We believe it contains the gun
that killed him!
386
00:18:02,714 --> 00:18:05,615
Are Mrs. Layton's fingerprints
on that gun?
387
00:18:05,751 --> 00:18:07,742
No. No fingerprints.
388
00:18:07,886 --> 00:18:10,411
But I don't think
they'll be necessary.
389
00:18:10,556 --> 00:18:12,456
We should get pretty
conclusive evidence
390
00:18:12,591 --> 00:18:16,550
from a laboratory examination
of Mrs. Layton's gloves.
391
00:18:32,010 --> 00:18:34,274
Mr. Mason, your client is here.
392
00:18:34,413 --> 00:18:35,471
Which one?
393
00:18:35,614 --> 00:18:37,013
This one.
394
00:18:37,149 --> 00:18:38,980
What took you so long
to get my release?
395
00:18:39,118 --> 00:18:41,643
The district attorney had
some peculiar ideas
396
00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:43,755
about removing evidence
from the scene of the crime.
397
00:18:43,889 --> 00:18:46,357
He was quite disturbed about
your refusal to cooperate.
398
00:18:46,492 --> 00:18:47,516
Uh-huh.
399
00:18:47,659 --> 00:18:49,024
Well, my cooperation
would have made you a guest
400
00:18:49,161 --> 00:18:50,185
in this institution.
401
00:18:50,329 --> 00:18:52,160
Burger wanted me to admit
that you knew the gun
402
00:18:52,297 --> 00:18:54,527
was in Mrs. Layton's purse
when you sent us to retrieve it.
403
00:18:54,666 --> 00:18:56,190
He did mention something
about a felony,
404
00:18:56,335 --> 00:18:57,302
but you weren't booked.
405
00:18:57,436 --> 00:18:59,734
No, just questioned.
Along with Mrs. Layton.
406
00:19:01,573 --> 00:19:03,541
I hope she didn't say too much.
407
00:19:03,675 --> 00:19:06,007
Well, they don't need much
with what they've got.
408
00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:09,114
First, the coroner's estimated
time of death
409
00:19:09,248 --> 00:19:11,443
coincides with the time
Mrs. Layton was there.
410
00:19:11,583 --> 00:19:14,450
Second, homicide has a witness,
Harry Collins--
411
00:19:14,586 --> 00:19:16,178
he owns Collins Office Supply--
412
00:19:16,321 --> 00:19:18,152
who was present when
Mrs. Layton threatened Harris.
413
00:19:18,290 --> 00:19:19,416
And third,
414
00:19:19,558 --> 00:19:22,322
ballistics has proved that the
bullet which killed Harris
415
00:19:22,461 --> 00:19:26,557
was fired from the gun
found in Mrs. Layton's purse.
416
00:19:26,698 --> 00:19:28,495
What about Mrs. Layton's gloves?
417
00:19:28,634 --> 00:19:31,125
Did the lab find anything
on them?
418
00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:32,202
I'm afraid so.
419
00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:33,804
Mr. Mason...
420
00:19:36,008 --> 00:19:39,842
I--I didn't have anything to do
with his death, Mr. Mason.
421
00:19:39,978 --> 00:19:42,469
Very well.
422
00:19:51,990 --> 00:19:55,016
All right, now let's begin
with what you neglected
423
00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,094
to tell me when you were
in my office--
424
00:19:57,229 --> 00:19:59,094
that you threatened to kill
Richard Harris.
425
00:19:59,231 --> 00:20:00,596
That you had a gun
in your purse.
426
00:20:00,732 --> 00:20:03,326
I--I don't know
how it got into my purse.
427
00:20:03,468 --> 00:20:04,662
I didn't put it there.
428
00:20:04,803 --> 00:20:06,361
But you did fire it?
429
00:20:06,505 --> 00:20:08,439
[Sighs] Yes.
430
00:20:08,574 --> 00:20:10,974
Where did you get the gun?
431
00:20:11,109 --> 00:20:13,304
I saw it in the center drawer
432
00:20:13,445 --> 00:20:17,245
when Richard opened it
to get a lighter.
433
00:20:17,382 --> 00:20:22,319
I don't remember picking it up,
suddenly it was in my hand.
434
00:20:22,454 --> 00:20:23,512
Before I could raise it,
435
00:20:23,655 --> 00:20:27,318
he grabbed my wrist,
the gun fired.
436
00:20:29,461 --> 00:20:33,989
The bullet went into the desk
and through all the drawers.
437
00:20:34,132 --> 00:20:37,101
How did you know that the bullet
penetrated that far?
438
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:39,397
The police officer opened
all the desk drawers
439
00:20:39,538 --> 00:20:41,904
while I was still in the room.
440
00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,338
In the bottom drawer, the papers
weren't there any more.
441
00:20:44,476 --> 00:20:45,465
I could see the bullet hole
442
00:20:45,611 --> 00:20:47,044
right through to the hole
in the floor.
443
00:20:47,179 --> 00:20:49,545
Exactly what do you mean
by "papers"?
444
00:20:49,681 --> 00:20:53,242
[Sighs] A pile of papers,
pretty thick.
445
00:20:53,385 --> 00:20:57,321
4- or 500 pages
bound inside a cover.
446
00:20:57,456 --> 00:20:59,219
Wait a minute!
447
00:20:59,358 --> 00:21:02,020
A bullet couldn't penetrate
4- or 500 hundred pages of paper
448
00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:03,718
after it had just gone
through a desk!
449
00:21:03,862 --> 00:21:06,695
Mrs. Layton, try to remember.
450
00:21:06,832 --> 00:21:10,029
This pile of papers
that was bound together--
451
00:21:10,168 --> 00:21:12,068
could it have been a manuscript?
452
00:21:12,204 --> 00:21:15,765
Yes, yes.
Now that you mention it
453
00:21:15,907 --> 00:21:19,206
that's exactly what it did
look like...a manuscript.
454
00:21:22,581 --> 00:21:25,573
It may be in one
of the other drawers.
455
00:21:25,717 --> 00:21:28,845
Or have you already
been through those?
456
00:21:28,987 --> 00:21:30,921
I happen to be Harris'
publisher!
457
00:21:31,056 --> 00:21:32,887
But not his executor.
458
00:21:33,025 --> 00:21:35,516
The police thought that
what I was looking for
459
00:21:35,661 --> 00:21:36,650
might be important.
460
00:21:36,795 --> 00:21:38,990
They asked me
to go through his desk.
461
00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:41,099
So now that we've determined
my status,
462
00:21:41,233 --> 00:21:43,258
perhaps you'd care
to clarify your own.
463
00:21:43,402 --> 00:21:45,893
Just what brings you here,
Mr. Mason?
464
00:21:46,038 --> 00:21:47,630
Apparently nothing,
465
00:21:47,773 --> 00:21:51,038
judging from that empty drawer
and your disappointment.
466
00:21:51,176 --> 00:21:54,168
For the record,
as attorney for the defendant,
467
00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:56,076
I have a court order
giving me the right
468
00:21:56,214 --> 00:21:58,045
to inspect the premises.
469
00:21:58,183 --> 00:22:01,277
Just what is it you think
I came here to get?
470
00:22:01,420 --> 00:22:03,854
The thing that changed your mind
about settling the lawsuit--
471
00:22:03,989 --> 00:22:06,355
Harris' manuscript.
472
00:22:06,491 --> 00:22:08,288
The sequel to his book.
473
00:22:08,427 --> 00:22:09,860
A sequel to his book?
474
00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:12,156
Harris never wrote one!
475
00:22:12,297 --> 00:22:14,959
If he did, I wouldn't have
touched it with a 10-foot pole!
476
00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:17,660
Why not? You are his publisher,
aren't you?
477
00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:20,169
And the defendant in a lawsuit.
478
00:22:20,305 --> 00:22:23,172
It's in connection
with the suit that I'm here.
479
00:22:23,308 --> 00:22:25,037
I was looking for the document
you kept asking
480
00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:26,405
whether Harris had signed.
481
00:22:26,545 --> 00:22:30,641
Mr. McCann, just when did you
give Harris that document?
482
00:22:30,782 --> 00:22:36,084
It was given to him yesterday,
about 3:00. After I saw you.
483
00:22:36,221 --> 00:22:38,348
And if that question
is another insinuation,
484
00:22:38,490 --> 00:22:40,515
I like it even less
than the first!
485
00:22:43,595 --> 00:22:46,723
Well, if nothing else,
486
00:22:46,865 --> 00:22:49,299
he's certainly consistent
in his dislikes.
487
00:22:49,434 --> 00:22:50,867
Well, between murder and theft,
488
00:22:51,002 --> 00:22:52,526
you didn't give him much choice.
489
00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:03,711
Paul, how deeply did you dig into
McCann's financial background
490
00:23:03,849 --> 00:23:05,282
before he agreed to settle?
491
00:23:05,417 --> 00:23:06,611
Just skimmed the surface.
492
00:23:06,752 --> 00:23:09,346
Remember, you called it off
after he accepted your terms.
493
00:23:09,488 --> 00:23:12,855
I've changed my mind.
494
00:23:12,991 --> 00:23:14,049
Dig in deeper.
495
00:23:14,192 --> 00:23:15,819
All right,
I'll get right on it.
496
00:23:15,961 --> 00:23:17,292
What about the manuscript?
497
00:23:17,429 --> 00:23:19,021
Find it.
498
00:23:19,164 --> 00:23:21,029
Find it...
499
00:23:30,375 --> 00:23:32,309
I'd like to see Mr. Collins,
please.
500
00:23:32,444 --> 00:23:35,413
He's busy at the moment.
But if you'd care to wait...
501
00:23:35,547 --> 00:23:36,309
[Door opens]
502
00:23:36,448 --> 00:23:37,745
- Grace...
- Let go of me!
503
00:23:37,883 --> 00:23:38,872
You're getting upset
about something
504
00:23:39,017 --> 00:23:40,382
that hasn't happened yet.
505
00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:43,386
And if it does?!
Harris wasn't writing fiction!
506
00:23:45,056 --> 00:23:46,387
Is there something I can do,
Miss Kingman?
507
00:23:46,525 --> 00:23:48,220
Mr. Mason, I...
508
00:23:50,061 --> 00:23:51,722
No.
509
00:23:54,533 --> 00:23:56,660
I presume Miss Kingman
was referring
510
00:23:56,802 --> 00:23:57,894
to Harris' manuscript.
511
00:23:58,036 --> 00:24:01,199
What she was referring to
is none of your business!
512
00:24:01,339 --> 00:24:04,467
Mr. Collins,
I'm Mrs. Layton's attorney.
513
00:24:04,609 --> 00:24:07,169
That manuscript does happen
to be my business.
514
00:24:08,814 --> 00:24:10,714
Come in.
515
00:24:18,223 --> 00:24:20,817
Miss Kingman was speaking
of a personal matter.
516
00:24:20,959 --> 00:24:23,427
It had nothing to do
with any Harris manuscript,
517
00:24:23,562 --> 00:24:24,756
or whatever it is
you were speaking of.
518
00:24:24,896 --> 00:24:28,627
A manuscript with a cover
large enough to contain
519
00:24:28,767 --> 00:24:29,859
several hundred pages.
520
00:24:30,001 --> 00:24:32,094
A cover, which I assume,
came from here.
521
00:24:32,237 --> 00:24:34,671
Well, that won't be difficult
to determine.
522
00:24:34,806 --> 00:24:37,502
Miss Moreland, run the tapes
on the Harris account, will you?
523
00:24:37,642 --> 00:24:38,734
And see if you can find
any purchase
524
00:24:38,877 --> 00:24:42,040
of our Expando manuscript cover.
525
00:24:42,180 --> 00:24:45,013
That's the largest size
we carry.
526
00:24:45,150 --> 00:24:47,311
What colors do they come in?
527
00:24:47,452 --> 00:24:48,749
Only one--black.
528
00:24:48,887 --> 00:24:50,377
But I don't recall
any such purchase.
529
00:24:50,522 --> 00:24:52,820
And I used to supply
everything that Harris used,
530
00:24:52,958 --> 00:24:56,291
including his typewriter and
the furnishings for his study.
531
00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:59,226
There's some $3, 100
due on it yet.
532
00:24:59,364 --> 00:25:02,663
But you still delivered
his last order personally.
533
00:25:02,801 --> 00:25:05,065
Oh, yes. I was hoping
to get something on account
534
00:25:05,203 --> 00:25:06,363
if I spoke to him.
535
00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:08,405
That stuff won't be worth
a fraction of its value
536
00:25:08,540 --> 00:25:09,598
when it's reclaimed.
537
00:25:09,741 --> 00:25:11,936
Especially a desk
with bullet holes in it.
538
00:25:12,077 --> 00:25:13,544
[Door opens]
539
00:25:13,678 --> 00:25:16,442
I found it, Mr. Collins.
2 of those manuscript covers
540
00:25:16,581 --> 00:25:18,071
were delivered to Mr. Harris.
541
00:25:18,216 --> 00:25:20,275
Why weren't they listed
on his account?
542
00:25:20,418 --> 00:25:22,249
Well, maybe they were bought
some time ago.
543
00:25:22,387 --> 00:25:23,820
At least, they were picked up
and paid for
544
00:25:23,955 --> 00:25:25,889
by a Miss Norma Weaver.
545
00:25:26,024 --> 00:25:27,992
Weaver?
546
00:25:28,126 --> 00:25:31,027
Any relationship
to the reporter, Dave Weaver?
547
00:25:31,162 --> 00:25:33,062
Mm-hmm. His sister.
548
00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:35,860
She used to be Harris'
secretary.
549
00:25:36,001 --> 00:25:37,525
But I don't think
you'll be able to get
550
00:25:37,669 --> 00:25:39,159
any information out of her.
551
00:25:42,741 --> 00:25:46,142
So you finally got around
to Norma.
552
00:25:46,278 --> 00:25:48,906
I understand she was once
Harris' secretary.
553
00:25:49,047 --> 00:25:50,674
I'd like to talk to her.
554
00:25:50,815 --> 00:25:53,045
Talk to her?
555
00:25:53,184 --> 00:25:55,243
About what?
556
00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:58,652
The possible existence
of a sequel to Harris' book.
557
00:25:58,790 --> 00:26:00,917
There was a manuscript
that disappeared from his desk
558
00:26:01,059 --> 00:26:02,617
after he was murdered.
559
00:26:02,761 --> 00:26:04,456
Your sister might be able
to tell me
560
00:26:04,596 --> 00:26:06,461
if there's a second copy.
561
00:26:13,071 --> 00:26:14,629
Go ahead.
562
00:26:14,773 --> 00:26:16,001
Ask her.
563
00:26:26,851 --> 00:26:27,875
Norma?
564
00:26:33,892 --> 00:26:35,757
Norma?
565
00:26:58,483 --> 00:27:00,474
Harris' destructive talent
566
00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:02,814
wasn't confined to his writing,
Mr. Mason.
567
00:27:02,954 --> 00:27:08,017
Norma was walking home from her
job at Harris' place one night,
568
00:27:08,159 --> 00:27:11,287
taking her usual short cut
through the park.
569
00:27:12,764 --> 00:27:17,258
Somebody deliberately drove off
the road and ran her down.
570
00:27:20,305 --> 00:27:23,001
I guess she never saw
who hit her--
571
00:27:23,141 --> 00:27:26,042
not the car, not the driver.
572
00:27:28,813 --> 00:27:31,043
There's more to the story,
isn't there?
573
00:27:31,182 --> 00:27:32,513
Yes.
574
00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:36,553
The accident didn't kill her.
575
00:27:36,688 --> 00:27:41,091
But it took the life
of her unborn child.
576
00:27:41,226 --> 00:27:43,160
Had she known...
577
00:27:43,294 --> 00:27:45,285
about the child?
578
00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:49,092
The doctor told her
2 days earlier.
579
00:27:50,869 --> 00:27:53,667
And she had time to have shared
the news with someone.
580
00:27:56,007 --> 00:27:57,736
Did she identify the father?
581
00:27:57,876 --> 00:27:59,935
Harris?
582
00:28:00,078 --> 00:28:01,545
No.
583
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,547
Not before the attempt
on her life, and not since.
584
00:28:12,857 --> 00:28:16,190
Norma hasn't spoken a sane word
since that night.
585
00:28:16,327 --> 00:28:19,785
Killing Richard Harris would
have been a pleasure,
586
00:28:19,931 --> 00:28:21,660
a real pleasure.
587
00:28:23,768 --> 00:28:26,362
If Mrs. Layton
hadn't deprived me of it.
588
00:28:43,488 --> 00:28:45,649
Those gloves were worn
by the defendant
589
00:28:45,790 --> 00:28:47,280
on the night of the murder.
590
00:28:47,425 --> 00:28:50,917
And when they were subjected
to a laboratory examination,
591
00:28:51,062 --> 00:28:52,962
Lieutenant, did they reveal
anything significant?
592
00:28:53,098 --> 00:28:55,658
The right-hand glove had
traces of gun oil on it,
593
00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,258
and there were also specks
of gun powder on the same glove.
594
00:28:59,404 --> 00:29:01,702
Thank you, Lieutenant.
595
00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,104
Now, I ask you
to examine this gun
596
00:29:04,242 --> 00:29:06,005
for purposes of identification?
597
00:29:07,312 --> 00:29:09,041
Yes. It has my mark on it.
598
00:29:09,180 --> 00:29:11,205
It's the gun which killed
Richard Harris.
599
00:29:11,349 --> 00:29:13,010
How did you determine that?
600
00:29:13,151 --> 00:29:14,709
2 shots had been fired from it.
601
00:29:14,853 --> 00:29:16,514
One through a desk
and into the floor,
602
00:29:16,654 --> 00:29:17,882
the other into the decedent.
603
00:29:18,022 --> 00:29:20,616
Ballistics tests established
the fact that both bullets
604
00:29:20,759 --> 00:29:22,954
had been fired
from the same gun, this gun.
605
00:29:23,094 --> 00:29:24,459
I see.
606
00:29:24,596 --> 00:29:26,564
Now, Lieutenant,
on the night of the murder
607
00:29:26,698 --> 00:29:29,861
you personally took
the defendant into custody.
608
00:29:30,001 --> 00:29:31,400
Would you please tell the court
609
00:29:31,536 --> 00:29:34,937
where and under what
circumstances this took place?
610
00:29:35,073 --> 00:29:37,007
It was in the decedent's study.
611
00:29:37,142 --> 00:29:38,769
She had left
her purse there earlier
612
00:29:38,910 --> 00:29:40,309
and had come back
to retrieve it.
613
00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:42,106
Very well.
614
00:29:42,247 --> 00:29:44,841
I now ask you
to identify this purse.
615
00:29:44,983 --> 00:29:46,450
Does it belong to the defendant?
616
00:29:46,584 --> 00:29:47,482
It does.
617
00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:48,950
And did you have a chance
to examine it
618
00:29:49,087 --> 00:29:51,214
before the defendant returned?
619
00:29:51,356 --> 00:29:53,756
I did.
It contained the murder weapon.
620
00:29:53,892 --> 00:29:57,225
Plus $5,000 in cash.
621
00:29:57,362 --> 00:30:00,661
You say that the decedent
had angrily torn up
622
00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:02,824
the disclaimer prepared
for his signature
623
00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:05,197
by your attorney and Mr. Mason?
624
00:30:05,336 --> 00:30:06,394
Yes.
625
00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:07,937
And after Mr. Mason left,
626
00:30:08,072 --> 00:30:11,007
I had Grace, my secretary,
Miss Kingman
627
00:30:11,142 --> 00:30:13,372
type up another copy
of the disclaimer.
628
00:30:13,511 --> 00:30:14,876
And what did you do then, sir?
629
00:30:15,013 --> 00:30:17,345
Miss Kingman told me
that Harris had asked her
630
00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:20,610
to have his utilities turned on
at the house he still owned.
631
00:30:20,752 --> 00:30:23,277
I called to tell Harris
I wanted his signature.
632
00:30:23,421 --> 00:30:26,720
But the phone service
hadn't been connected yet.
633
00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:30,658
That document wasn't vital,
but I thought it was important.
634
00:30:30,795 --> 00:30:33,059
So I sent Miss Kingman out
to Harris' house
635
00:30:33,198 --> 00:30:34,825
to get his signature on it.
636
00:30:34,966 --> 00:30:37,264
Mr. Harris was angry and upset
637
00:30:37,402 --> 00:30:39,370
even before I handed him
the document
638
00:30:39,504 --> 00:30:42,166
and told him Mr. McCann
insisted he sign it.
639
00:30:42,307 --> 00:30:44,332
And when he had read it?
640
00:30:44,475 --> 00:30:47,967
Well, I couldn't repeat
some of the things he shouted.
641
00:30:48,112 --> 00:30:51,878
Well, omitting for a moment,
the abusive language
642
00:30:52,016 --> 00:30:53,643
he may have used, Miss Kingman,
643
00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:55,480
would you tell the court,
please,
644
00:30:55,620 --> 00:30:57,815
the substance of what
the decedent said.
645
00:30:57,956 --> 00:31:03,019
Well, he had a thick manuscript
on the top of his desk,
646
00:31:03,161 --> 00:31:06,062
and he kept pounding on it and
pointing to it while he talked.
647
00:31:06,197 --> 00:31:09,064
- He--
- Just a minute, Miss Kingman.
648
00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,667
As secretary to a publisher,
649
00:31:10,802 --> 00:31:12,429
you are familiar
with the appearance
650
00:31:12,570 --> 00:31:13,730
of an unpublished manuscript?
651
00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:16,432
Oh, yes, sir.
That's what this was.
652
00:31:16,574 --> 00:31:18,508
He told me so, himself,
Mr. Harris.
653
00:31:18,643 --> 00:31:21,077
Did he tell you what
kind of manuscript it was
654
00:31:21,212 --> 00:31:23,180
or the subject matter of it?
655
00:31:23,314 --> 00:31:26,909
Yes, he said it was a sequel he
had written to "The Dishonored",
656
00:31:27,051 --> 00:31:30,111
a book he'd publish with his own
money if he had to,
657
00:31:30,255 --> 00:31:33,691
a sequel in which he used real
names and made no pretense
658
00:31:33,825 --> 00:31:35,793
about the fact
that it was a true story.
659
00:31:35,927 --> 00:31:37,554
Now, Miss Kingman,
let's go back
660
00:31:37,695 --> 00:31:39,128
to what Mr. Harris said to you
661
00:31:39,264 --> 00:31:41,926
when you asked him
to sign that disclaimer.
662
00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:45,365
Well, I can't use
his exact words,
663
00:31:45,503 --> 00:31:47,971
but he made it very clear
that when people found out
664
00:31:48,106 --> 00:31:50,574
about the sequel
and what was in it,
665
00:31:50,708 --> 00:31:53,074
there'd be no lawsuit
and no settlement.
666
00:31:53,211 --> 00:31:54,803
And was he specific?
667
00:31:54,946 --> 00:31:58,143
Did he indicate what people
would be named in that sequel?
668
00:31:58,283 --> 00:32:02,219
He indicated Mr. McCann
would forget any ideas he had
669
00:32:02,353 --> 00:32:05,652
about a settlement when he found
out what the book had to say.
670
00:32:05,790 --> 00:32:07,690
And did he name anybody else
671
00:32:07,825 --> 00:32:09,383
who would be included
in that book?
672
00:32:09,527 --> 00:32:11,051
Yes.
673
00:32:11,195 --> 00:32:12,389
His former wife.
674
00:32:12,530 --> 00:32:14,555
The defendant, Mrs. Layton?
675
00:32:14,699 --> 00:32:16,223
Yes.
676
00:32:17,502 --> 00:32:19,766
He was furious about her,
677
00:32:19,904 --> 00:32:22,532
about the fact that she had
changed his children's name
678
00:32:22,674 --> 00:32:23,936
without his permission.
679
00:32:24,075 --> 00:32:25,838
He...
680
00:32:25,977 --> 00:32:29,071
well, he screamed that
with what was in that book,
681
00:32:29,213 --> 00:32:32,580
Mrs. Layton would be sorry, very
sorry about what she had done.
682
00:32:32,717 --> 00:32:35,652
That he would--would fix her
683
00:32:35,787 --> 00:32:37,618
and those brats of his
once and for all.
684
00:32:37,755 --> 00:32:39,916
Thank you, Miss Kingman.
685
00:32:40,058 --> 00:32:42,686
Cross-examine, Mr. Mason.
686
00:32:42,827 --> 00:32:45,762
Miss Kingman,
did you tell your employer,
687
00:32:45,897 --> 00:32:48,195
Mr. McCann,
what Richard Harris said to you?
688
00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:49,027
Yes, I did.
689
00:32:49,167 --> 00:32:50,828
Did you tell anyone else?
690
00:32:50,969 --> 00:32:52,436
Well...
691
00:32:52,570 --> 00:32:55,334
I did see and overhear
part of a meeting, Miss Kingman.
692
00:32:55,473 --> 00:32:56,633
Remember?
693
00:32:56,774 --> 00:32:59,072
I...
694
00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:03,670
I may have mentioned something
about the sequel to Mr. Collins.
695
00:33:03,815 --> 00:33:06,579
When was it Miss Kingman
first told you
696
00:33:06,718 --> 00:33:09,983
about Richard Harris' sequel,
Mr. Collins?
697
00:33:10,121 --> 00:33:12,851
Well, she had called my place
earlier to place an order,
698
00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:15,721
some stationery supplies
that Mr. Harris needed.
699
00:33:15,860 --> 00:33:17,452
The order wasn't quite clear.
700
00:33:17,595 --> 00:33:20,587
So I called back, myself,
later to confirm the order.
701
00:33:20,732 --> 00:33:22,359
It was then, I believe,
that she first mentioned
702
00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:24,161
something to me
about this sequel.
703
00:33:24,302 --> 00:33:26,463
Now, you delivered this order,
704
00:33:26,604 --> 00:33:29,072
personally, to Mr. Harris'
house, is that correct?
705
00:33:29,207 --> 00:33:32,142
Yes, sir. I was hoping to get
a chance to talk to him
706
00:33:32,276 --> 00:33:33,470
about his overdue bill.
707
00:33:33,611 --> 00:33:35,203
And did you get that chance?
708
00:33:35,346 --> 00:33:36,472
No, sir.
709
00:33:36,614 --> 00:33:39,082
When I arrived there,
Mr. Harris was in the middle
710
00:33:39,217 --> 00:33:41,651
of a fight with the defendant,
Mrs. Layton.
711
00:33:41,786 --> 00:33:43,549
Well, tell us about that.
712
00:33:43,688 --> 00:33:47,784
Well, they--they were really
hammering away at each other.
713
00:33:47,925 --> 00:33:51,725
I don't remember what it was he
said to her just at that minute,
714
00:33:51,863 --> 00:33:53,728
but I sure remember
what she answered him!
715
00:33:53,865 --> 00:33:56,163
And what was it that
she answered him, Mr. Collins?
716
00:33:59,137 --> 00:34:01,628
"I won't let you destroy
the children. I won't.
717
00:34:01,773 --> 00:34:05,368
Not if I have to--to kill you."
718
00:34:07,311 --> 00:34:10,041
Now, Mr. Tabor, as a serviceman
719
00:34:10,181 --> 00:34:12,911
with the Cliffside Heights
Water and Power Company,
720
00:34:13,051 --> 00:34:15,542
you received the call
on the day of the murder
721
00:34:15,686 --> 00:34:18,177
to restore water
and electrical service
722
00:34:18,322 --> 00:34:20,153
to the home
of Mr. Richard Harris?
723
00:34:20,291 --> 00:34:23,226
If you don't mind my saying so,
it was closer to that night.
724
00:34:23,361 --> 00:34:25,226
Oh, you remember that well.
725
00:34:25,363 --> 00:34:27,331
This memo from your company
only indicates
726
00:34:27,465 --> 00:34:28,557
that you were the one called.
727
00:34:28,699 --> 00:34:32,100
I remember very well.
I got the call at 5:15.
728
00:34:32,236 --> 00:34:34,534
Now, that's just minutes
before I go off duty.
729
00:34:34,672 --> 00:34:36,765
There was a church meeting
I was to attend that night.
730
00:34:36,908 --> 00:34:38,773
And I remember I was annoyed
at how inconsiderate
731
00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:40,605
some people can be
of the rights of others.
732
00:34:40,745 --> 00:34:43,407
It's selfish, unsocial,
immoral, if you ask me!
733
00:34:43,548 --> 00:34:46,278
Now, Mr. Tabor, please,
let's just stick to the facts.
734
00:34:46,417 --> 00:34:48,180
Now, what happened
when you arrived
735
00:34:48,319 --> 00:34:49,877
at the Richard Harris house?
736
00:34:50,021 --> 00:34:52,717
Well, I went to the front door
so I could get in to check
737
00:34:52,857 --> 00:34:55,690
before I turned anything on.
The front door was wide open.
738
00:34:55,827 --> 00:34:57,419
I just assumed nobody was home
739
00:34:57,562 --> 00:34:58,893
and the door had been
left open for me.
740
00:34:59,030 --> 00:35:01,055
- So you went in?
- Yes, sir, I did.
741
00:35:01,199 --> 00:35:04,259
I started through the house,
and was almost past the study--
742
00:35:04,402 --> 00:35:07,860
I suppose
that's what they call it--
743
00:35:08,005 --> 00:35:10,473
when I noticed something inside,
and I stopped.
744
00:35:10,608 --> 00:35:12,098
What did you notice, sir?
745
00:35:12,243 --> 00:35:14,609
There was a woman--
746
00:35:14,745 --> 00:35:16,645
stiff.
747
00:35:16,781 --> 00:35:18,681
She was leaning forward,
748
00:35:18,816 --> 00:35:20,681
her hands flat on a desk.
749
00:35:20,818 --> 00:35:25,619
She was looking down
over the desk to the floor
750
00:35:25,756 --> 00:35:27,781
to something
on the other side of the desk.
751
00:35:27,925 --> 00:35:30,860
She never moved--not once--
not an inch--
752
00:35:30,995 --> 00:35:33,429
It was almost as if
she were hypnotized.
753
00:35:33,564 --> 00:35:37,125
At first,
I couldn't figure out why.
754
00:35:37,268 --> 00:35:40,203
Then I saw what it was she was
looking at on the floor.
755
00:35:40,338 --> 00:35:41,999
What was she looking at,
Mr. Tabor?
756
00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:43,664
The body of a man.
757
00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:47,073
I could see his legs sticking
out past the end of the desk.
758
00:35:47,211 --> 00:35:48,576
I turned. I left the house.
759
00:35:48,713 --> 00:35:50,908
I found a phone.
I called in to the office.
760
00:35:51,048 --> 00:35:53,039
They told me to go back,
that they'd immediately
761
00:35:53,184 --> 00:35:54,378
notify the police.
762
00:35:54,519 --> 00:35:57,511
And when you returned to the
Harris house what did you find?
763
00:35:57,655 --> 00:35:58,986
The woman was gone.
764
00:35:59,123 --> 00:36:01,023
Now, this woman, Mr. Tabor,
765
00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:03,855
whom you saw
in Mr. Harris' study,
766
00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:07,123
the woman you saw looking down
at a dead body on the floor,
767
00:36:07,265 --> 00:36:10,200
is that woman here
in this court today?
768
00:36:10,334 --> 00:36:12,359
Yes, sir. She most certainly is.
769
00:36:12,503 --> 00:36:14,471
Would you point her out
for us, please?
770
00:36:14,605 --> 00:36:19,975
That's the woman...
Mrs. Layton, the defendant!
771
00:36:21,245 --> 00:36:22,507
He must be lying!
772
00:36:22,647 --> 00:36:25,980
That water and power
company man, he must be lying!
773
00:36:26,117 --> 00:36:27,675
Why should he lie?
774
00:36:27,818 --> 00:36:30,878
He isn't remotely connected to
you or anyone else in this case.
775
00:36:31,022 --> 00:36:34,048
Then he isn't lying,
he's just--he's mistaken!
776
00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:36,183
Mr. Mason,
when I left that house,
777
00:36:36,327 --> 00:36:38,454
Richard Harris was alive!
778
00:36:38,596 --> 00:36:40,063
He was standing up!
779
00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:41,859
All right.
Let's get to something else.
780
00:36:41,999 --> 00:36:43,694
Now, the gun you fired--
781
00:36:43,834 --> 00:36:47,201
you just picked it up out of the
drawer and pulled the trigger.
782
00:36:47,338 --> 00:36:48,635
Nothing more?
783
00:36:48,773 --> 00:36:50,707
Yes. That's--that's right.
784
00:36:50,841 --> 00:36:53,867
Paul.
785
00:36:54,011 --> 00:36:57,003
All right now, show me
786
00:36:57,148 --> 00:37:00,208
how you picked it up,
how you fired it.
787
00:37:03,254 --> 00:37:05,381
It's empty, Mrs. Layton.
788
00:37:12,897 --> 00:37:15,457
Nothing happens.
789
00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,433
It, uh, takes this action,
Mrs. Layton,
790
00:37:18,569 --> 00:37:20,002
to shove a cartridge
into the chamber
791
00:37:20,137 --> 00:37:22,071
and cock the hammer.
792
00:37:22,206 --> 00:37:24,936
Well, I--I just pulled
the trigger.
793
00:37:25,076 --> 00:37:28,273
On a gun exactly
like this Luger?
794
00:37:28,412 --> 00:37:32,246
[Sighs] I--I'm not sure. No...
795
00:37:32,383 --> 00:37:34,010
No, now that I think about it,
796
00:37:34,151 --> 00:37:37,279
I don't think that the gun
I took from the desk
797
00:37:37,421 --> 00:37:39,252
was like that at all!
798
00:37:39,390 --> 00:37:41,950
Was the gun like this one?
799
00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:44,425
[Drawer closes]
800
00:37:45,863 --> 00:37:47,854
Yes! That's it!
801
00:37:47,999 --> 00:37:51,526
That's exactly the gun
I took from the desk and fired!
802
00:37:57,108 --> 00:38:00,976
Mr. Tabor, voir dire
is a Latin French term
803
00:38:01,112 --> 00:38:03,239
referring
to the qualifying questions
804
00:38:03,381 --> 00:38:05,440
we ask prospective jurors.
805
00:38:05,583 --> 00:38:08,245
It means "to speak the truth."
806
00:38:08,386 --> 00:38:11,287
Now, would you mind if,
as part of my cross-examination,
807
00:38:11,422 --> 00:38:12,980
I asked you
some of those questions?
808
00:38:13,124 --> 00:38:14,785
Not at all.
809
00:38:14,925 --> 00:38:16,620
Do you believe
in capital punishment?
810
00:38:16,761 --> 00:38:18,456
I most certainly do.
811
00:38:18,596 --> 00:38:20,120
The guilty must be made to pay?
812
00:38:20,264 --> 00:38:23,028
An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth.
813
00:38:23,167 --> 00:38:24,896
Always?
814
00:38:25,036 --> 00:38:27,300
Morality cannot be
a sometimes thing.
815
00:38:27,438 --> 00:38:28,962
The public has a right
to be protected.
816
00:38:29,106 --> 00:38:31,870
Do you know what
post facto means?
817
00:38:32,009 --> 00:38:34,068
After the fact.
818
00:38:34,211 --> 00:38:35,473
Very good.
819
00:38:35,613 --> 00:38:39,982
Tell me, Mr. Tabor,
if you were biased,
820
00:38:40,117 --> 00:38:43,245
fanatically righteous,
let us assume,
821
00:38:43,387 --> 00:38:46,914
would you permit that prejudice
to affect your objectivity,
822
00:38:47,058 --> 00:38:48,491
your ability to see
and tell the truth?
823
00:38:48,626 --> 00:38:50,218
Not at all!
824
00:38:50,361 --> 00:38:51,851
Knowing what you'd
like to believe,
825
00:38:51,996 --> 00:38:54,624
you wouldn't remember things
you didn't see?
826
00:38:54,765 --> 00:38:56,198
I saw what I saw!
827
00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:58,165
By the way, how is your vision?
828
00:38:58,302 --> 00:39:00,327
Farsighted, nearsighted,
color blind?
829
00:39:00,471 --> 00:39:02,666
My vision was and is perfect!
830
00:39:02,807 --> 00:39:04,468
It wasn't too dark?
831
00:39:04,608 --> 00:39:06,337
There was nothing
to impair your view?
832
00:39:06,477 --> 00:39:08,536
Nothing between you and
the woman you saw that night?
833
00:39:08,679 --> 00:39:10,010
I saw her clearly.
834
00:39:10,147 --> 00:39:12,081
The desk wasn't in the way?
835
00:39:12,216 --> 00:39:14,707
The desk was on the other side
of the woman.
836
00:39:14,852 --> 00:39:16,581
From where you stood,
you saw the woman,
837
00:39:16,721 --> 00:39:18,086
the desk directly behind her,
838
00:39:18,222 --> 00:39:20,156
and the body directly
behind the desk,
839
00:39:20,291 --> 00:39:21,417
all pretty much
in a straight line?
840
00:39:21,559 --> 00:39:23,049
Exactly!
841
00:39:23,194 --> 00:39:25,321
Had you ever seem Mrs. Layton
before that night?
842
00:39:25,463 --> 00:39:26,691
No.
843
00:39:26,831 --> 00:39:29,664
Then your identification of her
2 days after the murder
844
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:32,166
was based on the good look
you had at her face
845
00:39:32,303 --> 00:39:34,066
- the night of the murder?
- Of course!
846
00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:36,298
Now, if she was leaning
on the desk,
847
00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:37,668
both hands flat on it--
848
00:39:37,808 --> 00:39:39,207
as you testified--
849
00:39:39,343 --> 00:39:41,504
and she was looking down
at the body,
850
00:39:41,645 --> 00:39:44,170
her back was toward you.
851
00:39:44,315 --> 00:39:46,340
How did you see her face?
852
00:39:46,484 --> 00:39:47,644
Why...
853
00:39:47,785 --> 00:39:49,446
Since you didn't go
into the room,
854
00:39:49,587 --> 00:39:52,249
I gather she turned her head,
permitting you to see her face?
855
00:39:52,390 --> 00:39:54,017
Yes, that must be it.
856
00:39:54,158 --> 00:39:55,785
Did she turn
because you made a noise?
857
00:39:55,926 --> 00:39:56,858
No, I don't--
858
00:39:56,994 --> 00:39:58,120
Perhaps she was looking
for something,
859
00:39:58,262 --> 00:40:00,457
something on the desk,
turning her head
860
00:40:00,598 --> 00:40:01,428
from side to side?
861
00:40:01,565 --> 00:40:02,532
That's--that's it!
862
00:40:02,666 --> 00:40:04,691
I remember now.
I remember specifically now!
863
00:40:04,835 --> 00:40:06,700
Do you also remember
specifically
864
00:40:06,837 --> 00:40:08,600
the testimony
you gave yesterday?
865
00:40:08,739 --> 00:40:09,728
Of course!
866
00:40:11,675 --> 00:40:13,700
I quote.
867
00:40:13,844 --> 00:40:17,336
"It was strange...
a woman, stiff.
868
00:40:17,481 --> 00:40:21,042
"She never moved not once,
not an inch
869
00:40:21,185 --> 00:40:24,086
almost as if
she were hypnotized."
870
00:40:24,221 --> 00:40:27,918
Thank you, Mr. Tabor.
871
00:40:28,058 --> 00:40:30,219
I told Mrs. Layton that
I had just seen Richard Harris,
872
00:40:30,361 --> 00:40:33,091
that we had a fight
and he hit me.
873
00:40:33,230 --> 00:40:36,427
I also told her that Harris made
no bones about his intention
874
00:40:36,567 --> 00:40:38,558
of going into court and
slitting everybody's throats,
875
00:40:38,702 --> 00:40:40,863
including hers and her children.
876
00:40:41,005 --> 00:40:43,735
What happened then, Mr. Weaver?
877
00:40:43,874 --> 00:40:46,434
She cried, pleaded with me,
878
00:40:46,577 --> 00:40:47,839
and asked me not to print
a story,
879
00:40:47,978 --> 00:40:49,411
to give her at least an hour.
880
00:40:49,547 --> 00:40:51,105
An hour to do what?
881
00:40:51,248 --> 00:40:54,740
An hour in which to...stop him.
882
00:40:54,885 --> 00:40:55,977
Thank you, Mr. Weaver.
883
00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:57,712
Now, just a minute!
I didn't mean to--
884
00:40:57,855 --> 00:41:00,722
I said that will be all,
Mr. Weaver. Thank you.
885
00:41:00,858 --> 00:41:03,952
Cross-examine, Mr. Mason.
886
00:41:04,094 --> 00:41:07,495
Mr. Weaver,
were you in World War II?
887
00:41:07,631 --> 00:41:09,292
Yes.
888
00:41:09,433 --> 00:41:11,833
European theatre or the Pacific?
889
00:41:11,969 --> 00:41:14,199
D-Day, on through Europe
to Germany.
890
00:41:14,338 --> 00:41:16,704
Pick up any souvenirs
in Germany,
891
00:41:16,841 --> 00:41:19,537
any you registered with the Army
before you brought them home?
892
00:41:22,046 --> 00:41:24,014
I'm sorry.
I didn't hear your answer.
893
00:41:24,148 --> 00:41:25,706
I didn't answer.
894
00:41:25,850 --> 00:41:27,010
Because you don't remember
895
00:41:27,151 --> 00:41:28,641
or because you don't want
to answer?
896
00:41:28,786 --> 00:41:30,947
I registered and brought home
a souvenir.
897
00:41:32,156 --> 00:41:33,919
An automatic pistol.
898
00:41:34,058 --> 00:41:35,491
A Luger automatic, wasn't it?
899
00:41:35,626 --> 00:41:36,615
Yes.
900
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:42,966
It isn't registered elsewhere,
901
00:41:43,100 --> 00:41:45,864
and it was never part of your
registration with the Army,
902
00:41:46,003 --> 00:41:48,528
but you remember the serial
number on your Luger?
903
00:41:48,672 --> 00:41:50,003
I'm not sure.
904
00:41:50,140 --> 00:41:53,268
The number on the murder weapon,
905
00:41:53,410 --> 00:41:56,607
a Luger, is 834LU2.
906
00:41:56,747 --> 00:41:58,715
That's...that's my gun.
907
00:41:58,849 --> 00:42:01,409
How did it get
into the Harris house?
908
00:42:01,552 --> 00:42:03,645
I... I don't know.
909
00:42:03,787 --> 00:42:07,245
Mr. Weaver, did your sister take
this gun into the Harris house?
910
00:42:09,293 --> 00:42:11,124
Was your sister,
and not Mrs. Layton,
911
00:42:11,262 --> 00:42:13,958
the woman Mr. Tabor saw
standing and looking down
912
00:42:14,098 --> 00:42:16,293
at the dead body
of Richard Harris?
913
00:42:16,433 --> 00:42:18,765
Yes, yes, yes! She was there!
914
00:42:18,903 --> 00:42:20,871
But she didn't take that gun
in there with her!
915
00:42:21,005 --> 00:42:22,233
That gun has been missing
for over a year!
916
00:42:22,373 --> 00:42:23,670
How do you know?
917
00:42:23,807 --> 00:42:27,004
The day after she was run down,
I looked into my desk,
918
00:42:27,144 --> 00:42:28,736
discovered my gun was gone.
919
00:42:30,581 --> 00:42:33,709
There was a note there
from Norma, my sister,
920
00:42:33,851 --> 00:42:34,783
a private note, to me.
921
00:42:34,919 --> 00:42:36,944
A goodbye note.
922
00:42:37,087 --> 00:42:38,452
"Goodbye," Mr. Weaver?
923
00:42:38,589 --> 00:42:40,454
What did the note say?
924
00:42:40,591 --> 00:42:43,151
It said,
925
00:42:43,294 --> 00:42:45,888
"A woman in love
sometimes does stupid things.
926
00:42:46,030 --> 00:42:49,966
"I've been hurt badly
by a man without a conscience.
927
00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:52,034
"I took your gun.
928
00:42:52,169 --> 00:42:53,363
"And I've written a letter.
929
00:42:53,504 --> 00:42:55,472
"He knows about it,
930
00:42:55,606 --> 00:42:59,007
"knows and tells
the whole truth.
931
00:42:59,143 --> 00:43:03,045
"If I decide to use the gun,
I'll mail the letter to you.
932
00:43:03,180 --> 00:43:06,343
"I'm frightened, Dave.
933
00:43:06,483 --> 00:43:07,472
Pray for me."
934
00:43:07,618 --> 00:43:10,712
The letter she referred to--
935
00:43:10,854 --> 00:43:12,947
did she mail it?
Was it ever found?
936
00:43:13,090 --> 00:43:14,853
No.
937
00:43:14,992 --> 00:43:17,426
Whoever ran her down
knew about the letter.
938
00:43:17,561 --> 00:43:18,789
He came back after he hit her.
939
00:43:18,929 --> 00:43:20,829
He took the letter
from her purse
940
00:43:20,965 --> 00:43:22,489
and must have taken the gun,
941
00:43:22,633 --> 00:43:24,624
so there wouldn't be
any awkward questions.
942
00:43:24,768 --> 00:43:26,827
You see,
he figured she was dead,
943
00:43:26,971 --> 00:43:28,905
an accident victim.
944
00:43:29,039 --> 00:43:30,973
You're just guessing now,
Mr. Weaver--
945
00:43:31,108 --> 00:43:32,735
particularly about the gun.
946
00:43:33,978 --> 00:43:35,741
The letter was gone, wasn't it?
947
00:43:35,879 --> 00:43:38,074
I never received it in the mail.
948
00:43:38,215 --> 00:43:39,876
Harris must have taken the gun
when he took the letter.
949
00:43:40,017 --> 00:43:41,348
He had it in his house.
He was killed with it!
950
00:43:41,485 --> 00:43:44,420
While the power company man
was calling in to the police,
951
00:43:44,555 --> 00:43:46,819
you found your sister,
took her out of the house?
952
00:43:46,957 --> 00:43:48,686
Yes.
953
00:43:48,826 --> 00:43:51,727
I don't know what buried
instinct always brought her
954
00:43:51,862 --> 00:43:53,420
over there back to that house.
955
00:43:53,564 --> 00:43:56,124
I'd found her there
2 or 3 times before.
956
00:43:56,266 --> 00:43:58,359
Did you see another gun there?
957
00:43:58,502 --> 00:44:00,993
Another gun? No.
958
00:44:01,138 --> 00:44:02,799
Did Richard Harris
have another gun?
959
00:44:02,940 --> 00:44:04,271
What makes you think I know?
960
00:44:04,408 --> 00:44:05,636
Don't you?
961
00:44:08,879 --> 00:44:10,642
After your call last night,
Mr. Mason,
962
00:44:10,781 --> 00:44:12,806
I went back to the store
and checked our records.
963
00:44:12,950 --> 00:44:16,317
Mr. Harris did purchase
a gun from us, a .38 revolver.
964
00:44:16,453 --> 00:44:18,614
This was about 2 years ago.
965
00:44:18,756 --> 00:44:21,224
Thank you, Mr. Collins.
I appreciate your cooperation.
966
00:44:21,358 --> 00:44:22,484
That's quite all right.
967
00:44:22,626 --> 00:44:25,595
May I ask you, sir,
to satisfy my own curiosity
968
00:44:25,729 --> 00:44:28,630
is it usual for a stationary
supply establishment
969
00:44:28,766 --> 00:44:29,994
to sell guns?
970
00:44:30,134 --> 00:44:31,692
No, I wouldn't say usual.
971
00:44:31,835 --> 00:44:32,961
I like guns.
972
00:44:33,103 --> 00:44:34,695
I happen to be quite
an expert with them.
973
00:44:34,838 --> 00:44:36,635
Selling is sort of an excuse
974
00:44:36,774 --> 00:44:38,674
to have a big collection
of my own.
975
00:44:38,809 --> 00:44:41,573
Now, you say you're an expert.
I wonder, Mr. Collins,
976
00:44:41,712 --> 00:44:44,613
would you help me in
a demonstration for the court?
977
00:44:44,748 --> 00:44:45,908
Of course.
978
00:44:46,050 --> 00:44:48,484
Your Honor, at my request,
979
00:44:48,619 --> 00:44:51,679
the desk from the home
of the decedent is outside.
980
00:44:51,822 --> 00:44:53,289
May I have it brought
into court?
981
00:45:05,402 --> 00:45:07,996
The bullet fired
into the surface of this desk
982
00:45:08,138 --> 00:45:11,437
should travel
in a straight trajectory
983
00:45:11,575 --> 00:45:15,875
through the 3 drawers
and into the floor.
984
00:45:16,013 --> 00:45:18,948
But it is evident that the
bullet holes are not aligned.
985
00:45:19,083 --> 00:45:20,880
According to the police,
986
00:45:21,018 --> 00:45:23,646
this is because the bottom
drawer was partly open.
987
00:45:23,787 --> 00:45:27,746
Now, Paul, line up that bullet
hole in the bottom drawer.
988
00:45:29,159 --> 00:45:30,626
Thank you.
989
00:45:32,196 --> 00:45:35,529
Mr. Collins,
assuming the bottom drawer
990
00:45:35,666 --> 00:45:36,826
was not open but was closed
991
00:45:36,967 --> 00:45:38,992
is it conceivable
that a single bullet
992
00:45:39,136 --> 00:45:40,398
fired into the top of the desk
993
00:45:40,537 --> 00:45:42,801
made the holes in all
3 of these desk drawers?
994
00:45:42,940 --> 00:45:45,204
Well, no.
995
00:45:45,342 --> 00:45:47,776
I'd say it was impossible
for a single bullet
996
00:45:47,911 --> 00:45:50,004
to have changed angles
in the short distance
997
00:45:50,147 --> 00:45:52,206
it had to go from the top
of the desk to the floor.
998
00:45:52,349 --> 00:45:54,249
That's just the point,
Mr. Collins.
999
00:45:54,384 --> 00:45:56,579
I believe the bottom drawer
was closed.
1000
00:45:56,720 --> 00:45:58,278
And that the bullet
Mrs. Layton fired
1001
00:45:58,422 --> 00:46:00,151
did not reach the floor
because it was stopped
1002
00:46:00,290 --> 00:46:01,484
by Harris' manuscript!
1003
00:46:01,625 --> 00:46:02,922
Wait a minute!
1004
00:46:03,060 --> 00:46:05,358
If what counsel says is true,
1005
00:46:05,496 --> 00:46:08,226
how did that bullet hole
get into the bottom drawer?
1006
00:46:08,365 --> 00:46:10,629
I submit the murderer put it
there with the Luger
1007
00:46:10,768 --> 00:46:12,599
after he killed Harris with it.
1008
00:46:12,736 --> 00:46:15,000
Paul, replace the top and bottom
drawers, will you please?
1009
00:46:15,139 --> 00:46:16,936
[Drawers rattling]
1010
00:46:22,846 --> 00:46:24,643
After removing the manuscript,
1011
00:46:24,782 --> 00:46:26,511
the murderer took out
the second drawer
1012
00:46:26,650 --> 00:46:28,550
and fired a bullet
through the bottom drawer
1013
00:46:28,685 --> 00:46:30,084
and into the floor.
1014
00:46:33,490 --> 00:46:35,185
He then replaced
the second drawer,
1015
00:46:35,325 --> 00:46:37,520
confiscated the gun
Mrs. Layton had fired
1016
00:46:37,661 --> 00:46:39,526
and put the Luger
into her purse.
1017
00:46:39,663 --> 00:46:42,860
When the police found the Luger
and the 2 bullets fired from it,
1018
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:44,126
they had no reason to suspect
1019
00:46:44,268 --> 00:46:45,530
that a third bullet
had been fired,
1020
00:46:45,669 --> 00:46:47,967
a bullet that had vanished
with the manuscript--
1021
00:46:48,105 --> 00:46:51,233
the sequel manuscript for which
you killed Richard Harris!
1022
00:46:52,876 --> 00:46:54,605
You don't know
what you're talking about.
1023
00:46:54,745 --> 00:46:58,340
The covers,
the 2 black manuscript covers,
1024
00:46:58,482 --> 00:47:00,245
Norma Weaver bought them?
1025
00:47:00,384 --> 00:47:02,011
Uh-huh, that's right.
1026
00:47:02,152 --> 00:47:03,710
She often came to buy supplies?
1027
00:47:03,854 --> 00:47:05,719
Yes, often
but that was a long time ago.
1028
00:47:05,856 --> 00:47:08,188
And those were the only times
you saw her?
1029
00:47:09,293 --> 00:47:10,317
What are you talking about?
1030
00:47:10,460 --> 00:47:12,223
The same thing Richard Harris
talked about
1031
00:47:12,362 --> 00:47:14,023
in blackmailing you
for those supplies!
1032
00:47:14,164 --> 00:47:15,495
No...
1033
00:47:15,632 --> 00:47:18,658
The very same thing Harris wrote
about in that sequel manuscript.
1034
00:47:18,802 --> 00:47:19,700
No, that's a lie!
1035
00:47:19,837 --> 00:47:21,202
Is it?
1036
00:47:21,338 --> 00:47:23,329
Grace Kingman
saw the manuscript.
1037
00:47:23,473 --> 00:47:24,770
Suppose I put her
back on the stand?
1038
00:47:24,908 --> 00:47:26,432
Suppose she testifies
she also read it,
1039
00:47:26,577 --> 00:47:28,044
read about you
and Norma Weaver?
1040
00:47:28,178 --> 00:47:31,875
She couldn't! Every page in that
manuscript was blank, empty!
1041
00:47:32,015 --> 00:47:33,380
There was nothing
in that manuscript
1042
00:47:33,517 --> 00:47:36,543
except a spent bullet!
Harris nev...
1043
00:47:36,687 --> 00:47:39,383
Harris never what, Mr. Collins?
1044
00:47:39,523 --> 00:47:42,117
Never committed to paper
the fact that it was you
1045
00:47:42,259 --> 00:47:45,422
and not Richard Harris
Norma Weaver was in love with?
1046
00:47:45,562 --> 00:47:47,257
I never...
1047
00:47:49,800 --> 00:47:51,427
I told her that...
1048
00:47:51,568 --> 00:47:53,297
Mason:
That you were married?
1049
00:47:53,437 --> 00:47:55,928
That you had no intention
of divorcing your wife?
1050
00:47:56,073 --> 00:47:58,371
Collins: Norma cried.
1051
00:47:58,508 --> 00:48:02,308
She called me
from Harris' place.
1052
00:48:02,446 --> 00:48:05,074
Told me she had written
the whole story in a letter,
1053
00:48:05,215 --> 00:48:06,876
a letter she was going
to mail that night!
1054
00:48:07,017 --> 00:48:08,780
Well, I was frightened,
don't you understand?
1055
00:48:08,919 --> 00:48:10,147
I had to do it!
1056
00:48:10,287 --> 00:48:12,812
Just as you had to kill Harris--
to prevent him from exposing
1057
00:48:12,956 --> 00:48:14,685
your attempted murder
of Norma Weaver.
1058
00:48:14,825 --> 00:48:17,385
He was no good!
He deserved to die!
1059
00:48:17,527 --> 00:48:19,461
Did Mrs. Layton deserve to die?
1060
00:48:19,596 --> 00:48:21,461
What?
1061
00:48:21,598 --> 00:48:23,896
Allowing her to be convicted--
1062
00:48:24,034 --> 00:48:28,698
wouldn't that have made her your
third attempted murder victim?
1063
00:48:36,613 --> 00:48:37,773
For the first time, Mr. Mason,
1064
00:48:37,915 --> 00:48:40,406
the doctors say
there's hope for Norma.
1065
00:48:40,550 --> 00:48:43,041
Knowing exactly what happened
they can use the truth
1066
00:48:43,186 --> 00:48:45,279
as a clinical tool
to get through to her.
1067
00:48:45,422 --> 00:48:47,890
Well, at least this whole mess
did some good.
1068
00:48:48,025 --> 00:48:49,720
What about your girls,
Mrs. Layton?
1069
00:48:49,860 --> 00:48:52,260
I guess I underestimated them.
1070
00:48:52,396 --> 00:48:55,888
Children are stronger and
more resilient than we imagine.
1071
00:48:56,033 --> 00:48:58,001
This hasn't been pleasant,
1072
00:48:58,135 --> 00:49:01,002
but this nightmare has made...
1073
00:49:01,138 --> 00:49:04,539
my husband, my children and me
closer than we ever were before.
1074
00:49:05,876 --> 00:49:08,242
We're very glad of that,
Mrs. Layton.
1075
00:49:08,378 --> 00:49:10,346
He was guilty of every sin
in the book, all right.
1076
00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:13,779
Everything but the one crime
I hated him for most, my sister.
1077
00:49:13,917 --> 00:49:15,544
How do you figure that?
1078
00:49:16,820 --> 00:49:19,050
Things are seldom
what they seem, Dave.
1079
00:49:19,189 --> 00:49:21,680
Hey! I know how that one ends.
1080
00:49:21,825 --> 00:49:23,292
"Things are seldom
what they seem,
1081
00:49:23,427 --> 00:49:25,691
skim milk masquerades as cream!"
1082
00:49:25,829 --> 00:49:26,818
How's that?
1083
00:49:26,964 --> 00:49:28,693
You're right, Perry.
1084
00:49:28,832 --> 00:49:32,859
Things are seldom
what they seem.
81681
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