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please good morning sir morning Sergeant

morning superintendent inspector Leroy's

here thank you who is she fell hello Bob

no idea Blood Stained handkerchief in

her pocket letter s in the corner you

won't like this Hazard she's very young

half a dozen knife wounds around the

heart she died

instantly what sort of knife any sort as

long as it was sharp

pointed no

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sign who found her couple of kids no

blood on the ground or any signs of a

struggle must have been killed somewhere

else and dumped here how long she been

dead between 5 and 8 yesterday evening

is the nearest I can put it missing

persons have nothing to report sir oh

thank you

ground's pretty hard we've searched the

area sir but found

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nothing nothing but the handkerchief huh

no nothing Well sender clear long the

station will you yes sir come on

Phil nice simple

things are they

don't quite go together do they these

do could be some hysterical frightened

boy I don't think so in my experience an

aesthetical frightened boy stabs once

well twice maybe and then

runs but this monkey went on and on

until he was

exhausted now this girl was killed in

hate not fear

I should say she was a

student now if she's in the habit of

going away for the weekend she may not

be missed until

tomorrow get a list of every college and

Academy in London see if a girl doesn't

turn up in the morning particularly any

girl whose name begins with

s hi T Dave

where's Safa isn't she in Birmingham

with her brother I don't know she was

going and then she changed her mind I

don't know what she did well if you're

worried why don't you phone

him no I don't want to speak to her

brother she caught the morning train I

expect don't worry saf I'll be in for

scar for coffee see you then

hi David congratulations on your

scholarship when are you off to own next

month Lucky

Devil

David David

Mr Harris we won't keep you very long I

I'm sorry but we think you may be able

to help

us thank you Miss

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hey what's the matter with

you py what is

it that murdered girl on Hamstead

Heath it's sappa sappa hey Emma coffee

quick sappa how gly the police kept

asking me questions about her who her

friends were I said us well of course we

were all her friends what else did they

ask you all about David the scholarship

and everything if she'd had any

boyfriends before him I couldn't tell

them I've only known her since I took

her to stay with me at my digs where was

she living before that her dump P's

Court land lady turned her out but why

Sapphire was such a

sweetie who do such a thing to sa how do

it

you say her name was Sapphire

Robbins I'd like you to come down to my

office ask a few questions you think you

feel up to it we'll send you home in a

police car afterwards

we were going to get

married I'm

sorry you say the last time you saw her

was on Friday night yes do you know what

she did on

Saturday she came to my house apparently

just after lunch you went

in no I went to Cambridge to

sketch I I I'm a student architect with

the poly

Technic what train did you catch I

hitchhike both ways what time did you

get

home about 11: who gave you a lift from

Cambridge a chap in a black conso

dropped me at the post office what time

was that about qu to 11 you wouldn't

remember the number of the car I suppose

no

somebody ought to tell Sapphire's

brother we contacted Dr Robbins in

Birmingham he's on his way to London now

oh did you and sappire have a quarrel on

Friday night no thank you Sergeant Drive

Mr har is home will very good sir

you let me know if you find out anything

won't you you got be informed Mr

haris oh Mr haris what time did you say

you got back from

Cambridge about 11: thank

you the truth do you think well not what

I describe as the whole truth I don't

believe he came in when he said he did

but his grief seemed genuine enough I

never know with these monkeys can act

their heads off when it suits them bring

out the yard and get them to ask the BBC

to broadcast with the driver of that

black console right meanwhile take a

look at that girl's room before our

brother gets

here have she been with you long about 6

months not but a tidy Sapp I wasn't

naturally an orderly child she did her

best did you like her indeed I did I I

felt sorry for her her parents were dead

and she wanted so much to to be counted

in to belong

did you ever meet her brother no but I

spoke to him on the telephone he sounded

very

nice this one's locked I'm sorry I

haven't the

key oh I wish you

wouldn't I so Saphire wear anything like

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that I wonder who she was dancing with

did she play the gramophone often all

the time very Softly She was a student

at the Royal Academy of

Music well thank you Mr Thompson you'll

be most

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helpful well evidently there was a side

to saire she didn't know

about yeah maybe Young Harris found the

the same thing and didn't like it could

be unless the person she was dancing

with found out about young

hares jealous is very near

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to oh Mrs far Mrs far your brother's

here David what's the

matter really I've got to speak to

you the girls Brothers here sir Dr

Robins all right send him in what

up Dr Robins sir

well it's very good you to come so

quickly sir how do you do please s done

thank

you I suppose there's no doubt it is

sapphire no doubt at all I'm

afraid I know this must be painful for

you but there are some questions I have

to ask you of course no thank you I

understand you expected your sister for

the weekend yes I

did weren't you worried when you didn't

turn up no no she rang me said something

unexpected had stopped her with sapphire

something unexpected was always

happening how did you sound excited I

thought what sort of a girl was your

sister happy Lively exactly as she

looked no

no that's not quite true is

it are you were you SE as half brother

no our father was a doctor white our

mother singer black as I

am you never know which way it's going

to

go since seire came to London she

learned to pass for

white did David haris know that your

sister was

colored I don't know I knew a little of

saphire's life up here she seemed happy

I didn't pry

further my sister was 21 you know

why did you let her come to London uh

she wanted to come I didn't see why she

shouldn't have the same chance as any

other youngster I'm a bachelor I could a

foot to ster did she ever talk about

anyone else besides young haris I can't

remember I hardly listened s why i'

shattered so

much it's

unbelievable I can see her now sitting

on the table in my Consulting room

swinging her legs

laughing twittering like a

bird patience waiting but on she

went I could have slept her

sometimes who would do such a

thing who would do

it I'd like to see you my sister I'll

take you no I'd rather go alone

the new end Hospital Hamstead thank

you Bob that go oh this is Dr Robbins

detective inspector Leroy how do you

do

hello you can get me at the Dorset Hotel

they take us there thank

you

so that's the brother

yes I think I was right

hate to kill

Sapphire I think she died because she

was colored she was also

pregnant 3 months the autopsy's just

in young haris of course I don't know we

can't be sure now can we I mean might be

anybody

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Dad I've been trailing everywhere after

you what's the

matter girl on hamps to

tee with

sapphire Sapphire yes David's had to go

and identify her

David I'm so frightened Dad don't worry

girl where's David now he's gone

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home you didn't tell us you were the

father of Sapphire's child you didn't

ask

me were you on the other side of

there no

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it's the police T they're in there with

Davey now don't worry dear it's only a

routine where do you think you're going

to up to my room dad I told him he could

and I want him to show him

milie I'm Dave's father uh

superintendent haard what's been said

they know about the baby dad what of it

we knew she came here to tell us on

Saturday just after lunch my boy was

going to marry her I gave her my word he

would they want to know what time I got

in on Saturday night Dad about 11: did

you talk to anyone in Cambridge anyone

might remember you where did you eat I

took sandwiches he always does we can't

afford meals in cafes you

know finished

inspector yes sir thank you Mrs far

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he went through David's room with a

magnifying glass I don't care they take

the boards up dav's got nothing to

hide you think they'll be gone by the

time the twins get back they'll hear it

at school Millie you can't keep it from

them you've got to make up your mind to

this excuse excuse me superintendent

Hazard would like to see you for a

moment Mrs

far Mrs far what time did you finish

work at the dairy on Saturday about half

6 a little late surely when my assistant

was away all last week I had the Tiding

up to do I see did you come straight

home this is your home for the moment my

husband's away let's see who was in the

person you got here nobody I was at the

club my wife was at her sisters with the

twins twins my

children uh the girl Sapphire had gone

when you got in yes she wasn't

here how did she see when you saw her

earlier in the

day same as usual full of life did you

know that she was

colored we we knew hello we knew that's

enough isn't

it I see

him I understand you've just won a

scholarship that takes you abroad of

course you won't leave till all this is

settled will you don't worry he'll be

staying here all right Dad I can answer

for myself is that all superintendent

they are the children I must get their

tea well of course Mrs

far

superintendent hadn't you better

advertise for the fellow that drove

Davey back from Cambridge I don't want

any slime sticking to my son you know we

have that in hand Mr

Harris you say those men dropped you at

the post office did anyone see you at

that time of night on Saturday I don't

know yes yes Jack Ferris he saw me dad

local Constable you wouldn't call him a

liar I

suppose if Johnny tble sh on your feet

he didn't mean to little boys are clumsy

dancers wasn't your feet he Trot on oh

Mommy she's always grumbling I hate

dancing classes last week you loved

them hello good day Mr far

day thank

you there's angel cake for

tea they knew she was colored then yes

but the point is when and that's a very

important Point find anything upstairs

no nothing all his clothes were clean

and put away H pretty Rocky aliab young

ha is is familiar motive too it's all

too Pat for my liking you know if he'd

married that girl he' probably couldn't

have taken up that scholarship he

wouldn't car a gr for a wife H well are

we going to have a word with this local

cable what's his name Ferris yes right

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away yes sir I did see Young Harris

walking home on Saturday night what time

was that oh was near 11 this makes no

difference and he was coming from the

post office from that direction so what

sort of people are the harrises all very

respectable sir Cut Above the average

Mrs Harris was a school

teacher how long have they known the

girl was

colored what yes she was you know oh I

shouldn't have thought they knew that at

all sir he's very bigoted Ted Harris and

very ambitious for his son oh very Ted

Harris has skipped himself to do for

baby mind you the boys repaid it all

with that scholarship he's won and the

daughter oh Millie's her father all over

again dancing classes for the twins

elocution must have that bit

extra the husband's a sailor Merchant

Navy bit of a lad sidf far doesn't seem

to get much leave or doesn't want

it can you find out if Harris used his

van on Saturday night I'll do my best

sir

you only saw him coming from the

direction of the post office that's no

alibi you know the boy looks truthful to

me what's the track width of hades's Van

would you say I don't know 4 4'

6 I think I'll go back to the heath and

take a look

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around 4 6 in sir

yes yes is more than possible

sir you shouldn't have come I wanted to

see where my sister died not

here no no she was brought here somehow

and left there is no roadway for a car

oh I don't know a small one could have

just made it but the ground's too hard

to show tracks

did David Harris kill her what makes you

say that she was

pregnant I've seen the autopsy yes but

there's no proof that he killed

her if he did we'll get him rest assured

there's no Assurance for me of my kind

superintendent I've been black for 38

years I

know she may have looked white but

Sapphire was colored

your sister was

murdered we'll find out who killed

her I'm sure that is your intention it

is my

intention it's also my

job I'm

sorry thank

you when I was a

child another boy touched me he then

held out his

hand look he

said nothing's come off on me

trouble

is something came off on

me how do I get to Bloomsbury I'll give

you a lift it's on my

way sorry sir

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I'm

full I don't put a room I've come to

thank you for looking after my sister

you've got the wrong address I take only

white students my my name is

Robins how much did sappire owe

you her rent was paid

up may I come tomorrow and pick up

saphire's things the police have sealed

our room you must ask

them

py Psy you in

Psy what is it Mrs Thompson that girl

you brought here did you know she was

colored what girl

seha

yes yes I did when did she tell you well

she didn't a friend told

me this house is my living if it got

round that I took colored students

certain white people wouldn't allow

their children to stay here well I think

it's a damn silly Prejudice I'm not

saying it isn't but I can't afford to

have my rooms empty to think that she

could be so slly it's people like you

who made her Sly will you Jolly will got

another room empty now

Psy yes you took sephi home to Guilford

didn't you yes did you tell your father

and mother she was

colored

no well then don't be so quick to call

me

prejudiced you sure

all

right

well haris his van could have made it

not on Saturday night it couldn't what

van was in the garage having a big end

fixed Harris didn't pick it up until

Monday morning how the blazes did he get

her

there ask Sergeant cook to come in will

you thank you

red Taffer under a Tweed skirt yes

that's the black under the white all

right oh come off it Phil

yes oh come in Sergeant

cook tell

me what do you make of

that I wouldn't know what to make of it

sir oh come you're a woman now where do

you suppose a thing like that could be

bought I would no sir now try by bets

shy

Avenue and how would you know just take

my word for it they Kat for girls who

like flashy pretty

underwear certainly isn't built for

durability no well check on it first

thing in the morning will you bits you

say SHP Avenue SHP Avenue there's a good

girl I bet you her boyfriend bought it

for her

going in today Davy of course he is I'm

not going in you've got to face it

sometime lad better now than later it's

in the paper this morning the autopsy

they don't mention David won't stop from

guessing David whatever made you get

mixed up with a colored

girl I didn't

know when did you know last week by then

I didn't care that's what she banked on

never say you didn't know till last week

never what's it

matter it gives you a motive that's what

it matters it gives us all a motive we

none of us knew till the weekend did

we no I'll never forget her standing

here Saturday and when dad said he'd see

her brother and tell him that Davey

would stand by her she laughed and said

he'll be a shock to you he's as black as

a pot shut up L and she laughed some

more and said don't look like that David

doesn't

care have you done your teeth hands well

scrubbed

smell lovely

smell oh Janice I've got something for

you there you are now you've both got

one oh thank you Granddad Grandad will

you make me another one I can't find

mine well you better look for it up

with your breakfast you two and Grand

you'll take you to school in the van

don't bother Dad I'll take him to

school yes I remember the girl she used

to spend quite a bit of money here she

was a good customer for a little while

when about 67 months ago did she come

alone

usually except once well when she had a

young fellow with her then toling boy

Fair no I remember being very surprised

she was such a dainty kid and he was a

great big colored chap

colored a great big colored chap she

said H the other side of the picture

before she learned she could pass for

white really it's a doctor in Bloomsbury

says Sapphire went to see him on

Saturday morning tell him we'll be right

over Sergeant ring up the Royal College

of Music and see if they have any record

of Sapphire's previous addresses he good

sir oh and then you can nip over to the

Harris's place and see if any of the

neighbors saw the girl leave on Saturday

thank no she wasn't a regular patient

I'd never seen her before she rang for

an immediate appointment I saw her at

12:30 on Saturday did you tell her at

once yes she was bursting to know was

she upset no on the contrary excited

delighted at having her own suspicions

confirmed what name did she use the one

on the card Mrs

Harris did she tell you she was colored

no she didn't mention it no bet she

didn't but uh you you can always tell

can't you no inspector as a matter of

fact you can't

what I can tell him a mile away oh I

don't know inspector would you say you

were a

policeman what well you haven't got very

big feet have

you don't they say you can always tell a

policeman a mile off by the size of his

feet oh that's bloody

silly yes isn't

it well I'm afraid there's nothing we

can do about Leroy's feet

but regarding the girl was there

anything else about her that struck you

yes I thought she was rather nice person

well thank you Doctor not at all be most

helpful goodbye

goodbye

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goodbye she must have been pretty sure

about young haris at any rate thought he

take the doctor's news happily enough

perhaps you s the boy up wrongly any of

the girls addresses come through yes sir

a house in Bloomsbury before that a

place in er's court and another lead

Chelsea Woman's Hospital we'll try er's

Court first yes

sir yes I remember safire Robbins what

sort of a girl was she nice enough girl

considering she was

colored oh you new then I guessed you

can always tell to weer to please laugh

too much noisy with a grammar phob but I

never mind so long as they don't look it

still I I had to get rid of her in the

end

why couldn't risk upsetting the other

tenants some big colored L started

calling for her La as your hat he was

well I run a White House you never can

tell where the others are going to kick

what was this Fell's name I don't know

did she get any phone calls one or two

from the international club and her

brother were you surprised when sappire

got herself killed all depends upon how

much hate she stirred up hate I dare say

she was passing for white so would you

be pleased with the brass Sovereign

superintendent is that all yes thank you

very

much these land ladies know it all don't

they I wouldn't say that after all they

got a living to earn I suppose Chelsey

Women's Hospital isn't it

yeah Miss Mary Dawson

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Miss dawon yes oh my name is Hazard this

is inspector Leroy you want to talk to

me about Sapphire yes I saw it in the

paper it upset me very much did you like

sappire yes I did tell me was she fond

of dancing mad about it now who were her

dancing partners rander Paul Slade mhm

how can we get in touch with these

people rander went home to Nigeria 6

months ago but I can give you Paul

Slade's telephone number and what is

that Cher

2496 thank you Paul Slade was a law

student then now he's a barrister well

thank you Mr awon you you be most

helpful well tell

me why do you stop seeing sappire she

stopped seeing me I'm rather distinctive

you

know hello

Ted he's down there

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there he's been back and forth along

that footpath all afternoon what's he

looking for search me but whatever it is

he hasn't found it see

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him none of the neighbors saw Sapphire

leave Harris's house on Saturday sir yes

Mr Po slid sir oh bring him in a dancing

lawyer I beg a pardon sir huh oh it

doesn't matter this way

sir oh it's very good you to come all

this way Mr slain not at all thank you

Sergeant I'd rather call on you than

have you call on me my father's in

London for a conference at Lambeth

Palace I don't think there's a bishop

living who'd appreciate his son being

mixed up in a murder

inquiry however indirectly

yeah won't you sit

down yeah let me take

that I understand you knew Sapphire

Robins very well may I please

do oh thank

you where did you first meet him at the

international Club one of those get

together let's be brothers places

how long since you last saw

him 7 8

months has she any other friends besides

yourself chap called Ray Lander he's

gone home I believe anyone

else not that I know

of he was sent for me to ask where I was

on

Saturday I was meeting my father off the

boat at Southampton we stayed the night

and I drove him back to town on Sunday

morning thank

you did you ever have a photograph taken

with

sapphire

yes in a

group did you ever have one taken alone

dancing at a nightclub never alone

superintendent do you ever take our

shopping in shrey Avenue bbets for

instance good Lord no why well if you

didn't it doesn't

matter what sort of a girl was Sapphire

oh neither one thing or F when I knew

her I imagine she changed after she got

this yen to marry light if you know what

I mean I do that ruled you out anyway

the question of marriage between

Sapphire and myself could never have

Arisen how's that my father would never

have permitted it well why not Safi came

from a good home her brother's a

doctor she was part

white is that all well for the moment

yes if we need you we'll send for

you any help I can give thank

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you did he ask about Johnny no good if

my old man knew I'd been around places

like T he'd cut off my allowance and

yanked me back home is this policeman

likely to get onto it shouldn't think so

didn't strike me as being overburdened

with brains

sanctimonious I was so careful to have

his hand out first I know we're all the

children of God forget it

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I see you've been talking to

Slade I suppose he's got a cast down

Alibi yes

yeah but there's something you didn't

want me to know what's that I don't

know he said he met Sapphire at the

international

Club get on to him find out what time

all the kids would like to be there

together okay yes what is it Sergeant oh

it's about Young Harris sir what about

him he's up on the Heath he's been there

all the afternoon looking for something

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oh you pushed it down the drain sir was

quite deliberate so I thought I'd best

find out what it

was well it's a piece of

wood what's been painted at some time

look you can see the red and blue marks

yeah being jointed at both ends must

have come off

something off what I

wonder take this to the lab and see what

they make of it very go

you now why on Earth should that boy be

so anxious to find that and then get rid

of it

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come

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you didn't go in

today Dy this is a terrible thing that's

happened but you've got to pull yourself

together in 3 weeks you'll be going away

Rome it's a new world new people new

places you'll forget I sh

I

can't Davey

you did speak the truth about

sat you didn't meet SE did

you

Davy what happened on Saturday

night mom never ask what happened on

Saturday

never baby

you didn't meet Z on Saturday did you

answer me Davey did you grny they're the

twins answer me Davey granny all right

kids Granny's here granny granny granny

what's the matter I thought you'd gone

to tea with Molly turnor her mother

didn't want us why she said we were a

funny family and she didn't want

to what's happened

what is it

mother go and take your hats and coats

off

H what is

it Mrs Turnell wouldn't have the twins

for

tea I think they ought to go and stay

with Katie in Richmond oh I don't know

what Sid would say stop pretending about

Sid he doesn't care whether they're here

or in timbuk too he's a bad husband and

a bad

father right mom I'll get get Dad to

drive them down tomorrow bring Kate it

now all right

mild what time did you leave Safar on

Saturday half one mam when I went back

to the shop left her here with Dad then

only dad was at home that's right David

wasn't no he didn't get in until 11: did

you see

him no I was in bed but Dad was up and

we've only got Dad's word that he came

in when he said he

did what are you

thinking

nothing I ring Katie you SE to the

children's

tea oh dear we'll never live it down who

says Molly tumbles mother what went we

live down I don't know but it's

something to do with Auntie suffer she's

dead time to settle down now children

Mommy why are we get to stay with Auntie

Katie ask no questions and you'll be

told no lies it's because of Auntie

saire isn't it no don't call her auntie

she's nothing to us and she never was

good night my darling good night Mommy

good night my love good night

mommy straight up to sleep no talking

yes Mommy good

night I've told you a dozen times if

I've told you once so why go on arguing

about it David came in at 11:00 that's

what I told the police and it's the

truth watch your tell the police T but

is it the truth stop accusing David

please Mom Millie if we're to help him

we've got to know the truth lies are

never any good who says Dave is telling

lies I don't want any supper mom I'm

going

out where are you going

son I'm going for a walk

mam don't be too late will you

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I don't think you'll find who you're

looking for here superintendant we have

haven't seen sh for six seven months

we're really trying to fill in her

background Mr young as you wish this way

thank

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you I'll get some

Qui quiet everybody please quiet please

everybody and just gather around me will

you won't keep you a moment but these

gentlemen are police officers they want

to ask you a few questions about

Sapphire Robins

was anyone here a particular friend of

sapphires we all were weren't we

once what do you mean once I mean she

stopped coming

here oh why they Drift Away

superintendent grow out of us sappire

didn't drift away she used to come here

regularly then suddenly she never came

again why was that saf found she could

pass for white I was there it

happened tell me

we had just finished coffee I went to

pay the bill a white lady came in took

one look at my black mug and said oh I

see they've let the jungle in she said

this to seha you see like they were the

same SAA left before I got my change

when I went outside she had

gone silly little

peasant did you ever dance with Safa no

not me Slade Randa they were her

partners and wish she was she there

where did you dance with her here

sir did she mention anyone else outside

the club I

mean well if you do remember anything

speak to Mr Young he'll know how to get

in touch with

us I think you're right I didn't think I

shall find anything here thank you so

much everybody it's been most kind of

you I'll see you out please don't bother

you miss the performance

right he's a good

pist yes and he's lucky you'll be

accepted for what he is what's that a

good

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pianist there's a young lady in the car

sir ah I thought as much uh drive on the

Block Phil get in the front very good

sir yes I know a lot about Sapphire they

don't know go

on the Rhythm at the club it wasn't hot

enough for her so Paul Slade used to

take her to tulips a dive in Shepherd's

Bush oh dear his father the bishop yes I

know his reverence he' just soon see his

precious son in Hell Fire as at tulips

Paul got into a fight there over

Sapphire well who did he fight with oh

Johnny someone big ugly fellow he said

Sapphire danced crazy with him real

crazy Paul dropped her after that poor

Sapphire oh she couldn't care less she'd

got Johnny then of course he didn't last

very long when his color went out of

fashion how did you know that he rang up

left a message for her ring Johnny at

Two Lips sappire had gone white then so

we never saw her I told him he was mad

theyd ended for some dancing competition

cash prize he said

you didn't like

Sapphire no I was P L's girlfriend till

she cut me

out I hated than high yellow

doll you can drop me anywhere here I'll

walk

back what are you studying monor child

welfare I shall bother with it though oh

why not I want to get married stay here

I like the English

well thank you bye-bye uh by the way did

you give uh this Johnny Sapphire's new

address oh no I wouldn't do that perhaps

you got it from someone else though huh

try tulips Club Shepherd's Bush I will

good night good night

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two bear no be sir two bear Scotch Irish

and b sir I me a drink up three

beers ever heard of sapphire double sir

three

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beers the chick that was down on Hamad

he that's the chick 10 Shillings

sir sorry I got nothing

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smaller 10 Shilling sir keep a

change now then ever I heard of sapphire

Down the Hatch CER is Johnny in

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tonight Johnny is he in tonight talking

to me sir yes lots of Johnny here

tonight sir Johnny

fingers Johnny

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hit Johnny

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rags and and Johnny tiger over

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there sure all the Johnnies in the world

are here tonight sir we want the Johnny

to dance with this

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chick this CH was never here T

sir can I help you

superintendent Mr tulib that's what they

call me we are looking for the Johnny

who used to dance with sapphire this

Sapphire you mean the chick that was cut

up on Hamet he Saturday night mhm she's

new to me I never saw

her that's a lily

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skin your chick was a lily skin wasn't

she it's into evening papers I think I

would have remembered if she'd ever been

in here oh you can always tell cuz once

they here the beat her the bungo

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d

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yes no matter how fair is the kin they

can't hide that

swing your chick was never here

superintendent somewhere else she danced

with her

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Johnny let's get out of here

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BL Johnny and don't come back you're

wearing too much

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trouble

Johnny where was you on Saturday night

Johnny you wasn't in the

club was you with

safire was you

Johnny you blow Johnny

blow can't BL without

loot I'll bring you loot

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la

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I'm in trouble the police I got to hide

up we have never been in trouble with

the law and don't care to be going away

with you boys you're and your kind that

get us respectable folk a bad

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name

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trash the police on my

tail get out niggga we got copper

trouble too but we we ain't got your

sort of woman trouble now get out and

stay

out dirty

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black what's the hurry

out of the way on your way then

sunny boy and

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hurry they're after me please who's

after you the teds please help I don't

they break the place to Pieces tear the

shop down it's my Living Boy please

Mister I tell you I don't dad you've got

to he in trouble I tell you I don't

you've got to Dad come in this way

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where were you on Saturday night Johnny

on the streets what serer no boss no

which street Johnny down the West End

who was with you no one I was on my path

Johnny all alone eh the truth Johnny

come on let's have the truth where were

you Saturday night where were you

Saturday night h

David where have you

been

walking

David where were you on Saturday night

in a car on my way back from

Cambridge where were you on Saturday

night I told you

ay ever since you were a little boy I've

known when you were lying to

me where were you Sunny mom I told you

never to ask about Saturday night

please Saturday night Johnny where were

you out out where on the street who with

on my pth who with on my P when did you

see Sapphire last I don't know

sappire you phoned the international

club and left a message for her now

where were you Saturday night out

out someone's going to look at you in

the morning someone who saw you with

sapphire want to change your story

Johnny no no

right book him come on on your

feet why do you say you didn't know

Sapphire you had a fight over tulips

didn't kill

her all right new saf we didn't kill her

you were crazy about her weren't you no

we just dance L she went white and

dropped you didn't she then you ran into

her on Saturday night followed her in

knifed no we used to dance that's all

Just Dance where is your knife

Johnny your knife Johnny where is

it what your

KN all right take him

away find the knife and we've got

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him yes Johnny fiddle out

upstairs as far as you can go left thank

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there you are the two of

them in Congress aren't they no I

wouldn't say that she wasn't any

delicate flow you know just the same as

him underneath besides he didn't look so

black to her then

no let's take a look around

look at

this and

this look like Young Harris is in the

clear yeah it looks that way

let's see what the lab has to say about

it it's quite a long trip what from here

to hamstad Heath it's the other side of

London how the devil did he get there oh

that'll be a simple answer to the

transport you'd really like it to be

this colored boy wouldn't you

message over the car radio sir there's a

gentleman at the station says he drove

Mr David Harris from Cambridge last

Saturday

hey there's your transport for

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you these Spades are a load of trouble I

reckon we should tell them back where

they came from we wouldn't have half

this bother if they weren't here I

suppose you're right just the same as

you wouldn't have old ladies being

covered by Hooligans of the wly old

ladies so what do you do get rid of the

Hooligans or the people they

bash look Phil given the right

atmosphere you can organize rats against

anyone Jews Catholics Negroes

Irish even policemen with big feet

is this the boy you gave a lift to just

outside Cambridge on Saturday yes what

time did you put him down I dropped him

at the post office around

6:00 he said it was only 10 minutes walk

away from where he

lived are you

sure I wouldn't be here if I

wasn't do you deny this

what's the

use well thank you

Z I hope you haven't wasted too much of

your time oh it's quite all

right sorry old

chap well sit down Mr

Harris what time did you get home on

Saturday 11:00 you heard what the man

said

dad I got back to town at 6:00 I didn't

get home till 11:00 then what did you do

in

between walked about then I went to the

pictures well why didn't you see this

before I didn't want my father to know

he worries if I go to the pictures too

often in turn time thinks it strains my

eyes give me your glasses

which Cinema did you go to the

RIT what were you doing on Hamstead

Heath

yesterday if I told you you wouldn't

believe me well just try will

you I wanted to see where it

happened I had had some idea I might

stumble on something something I'd

recognize and you wouldn't and did you

no how about

this why are you so anxious to get rid

of

this I

didn't I I never saw it

before I'm told it's part of a child's

doll a wooden doll a leg possibly is

that what you think it is well I don't

think it's

anything Ju Just a piece of wood I was

doodling with you admit picking it up

then yes you just said you didn't uh I

I'd forgotten stop lying Harris you were

seen pushing this down a drain why I

don't know I don't know you mean you

won't say now on your way home from the

post office on Saturday night was it

then you met Sapphire no I never saw her

venge told you about the baby look I

tell you I never saw her how long have

you known she was colored I didn't care

I didn't care you did care about your

scholarship he didn't carry a ground for

a wife did it if you married sappire the

scholarship was off I loved her I I tell

you I love

sappire where were you when she was

killed

yes oh excuse me sir Mr David Harris's

father is here with a

solicitor

right all right Harris you better go

with him Phil

Ralph pigot pigot North and pigot finsy

pavement Mr Harris asked me to come and

look after his son can I see my clown

please he all yours

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tough monkey that father must moved like

the wind to get a lawyer around here

there they

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go I wonder where he was on Saturday

night getting into a taxy now have the r

to find a witness I'll bet that was a

very human lie boy didn't want to upset

his father couldn't own up later he was

in too deep where was he on Saturday

night who old Harris oh the uh uh local

Social Club did we check it all right

don't look so horrified we can't think

of everything not even us cable fettis

is also a member of that social

club no sir Ted Harris didn't come into

the club till late on Saturday night

about 10: that's

definite all right fellis

sure not until 10 eh he gave us the

impression he'd been there all evening

no he didn't no his daughter took it for

granted and we naturally

followed you let to run and SE try and

bounce into giving something away we

still haven't had the report on Johnny

fiddle's knife no we got that to come

drive out of that Dairy will

you of course dad spent the evening at

the club he always does Saturdays my

information is he didn't get there until

10:00 you're not trying to suggest that

he had anything to do with it I'm not

saying he did I merely want to know

where he was then ask him

superintendent did sappa often go to

your house yes and I suppose really you

were all as much to blame as

David what do you mean well you should

have made her so welcome if you didn't

want him involved with a colored girl we

didn't know she was colored not

until not until when Mrs far not until

Saturday was it the day she was killed

my father didn't do it I swear

superintendent you can search the house

from top to bottom you'll not find a

speck of blood or a trace of

sapphire thank you Mrs V

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I'm peckish ly slip across to Max and

get me a ham sandwich will

you well go on

no old Harris can't be back yet or he'

answer that phone now wait a

minute Ching again who Mildred oh

there's no one in Mrs Harris has gone

down to Richmond the Miller at the dairy

oh thank you you might find Mr Harris in

the paint shed but you'll have to go

around the Y at the back for that thanks

no he's not

here I'd like to know what's underneath

that dust she now we haven't got enough

evidence to get a search warant for this

place

no was expecting too much Saturday night

packed house how could she remember you

didn't make this up in the spur of the

moment did you if the boy says he went

to the pictures he went to the pictures

you sound like the police if I'm going

to help you I got to think like a police

it's no use bugling they got a very good

circumstantial case they've got no case

at all the boy didn't do it and if you

can't clear him I will you hope you can

can that's know I can I know shut up

talking across

me he's never talked to me like that in

his

life perhaps is a side to the boy you've

never seen Mr Harris I know my own

son he didn't kill

sappire I know he

didn't tell Sergeant Newton I want him

right away very good

sir right thanks thank

you report from the lab Bob the blood on

Johnny fiddle shirt is the same group as

the girls and his knife could have

inflicted the wounds all right let's

have him up

okay uh you want to me sir oh Newton get

a Warren to search all the sheds at the

back of Oakland Road say we're looking

for stolen lead I want to see inside how

this his paint shop got

it is this yours Johnny

no boss no and what was it doing in your

mattress on your

bed someone put it there he he put it

there what all

right the blood found on this knife on

your shirt matches Sapphire's

blood and uh what about

their you and Sapphire isn't

it did you kill a

Johnny did you no boss no the blood

matches not saf's blood then who's your

big

blood Horus big

cigar we fight Saturday

night why the hell didn't you say this

before they say I kill him boss they say

who saw this fight them them who's them

Alexander jrii big Sam where do we find

these people number 16 down the street

from my place

it was self-defense boss horis big cigar

attack me I not mean to kill him how

bet get no no no I cover I baby

sh up sh

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up what's your

name horis big sea what's yours

man this man's the law now no ignorant

foolish talk mind all

right according to our information

horrus you're dead incorrect W not ready

for my coffin

yet where were you Saturday night Horus

right here boss why are you in bed sick

man boss very sick how

come how'd you get that oh hit by a

jumble car what car knocked out had no

opportunity you to see the

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vehicle Johnny fiddle one big lie then

huh what you say boss what you say

Johnny fiddle done we're booking him for

the killing on Hamstead Heath Saturday

night that's what Johnny fiddle done

Sapphire that chick that got caught up

the

same that sure is one big pity Johnny F

py trouble

eh you hear that man

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night really booking Johnny FID boss

unless you can give him an out he says

he was with

you you sure wasting your

time I got no out for Johnny PID you go

hang him

a

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is that where the jumble car knocked you

down

Horus you sure A wise man boss Alexander

yes boss Jin Ricky yes boss big Sam yes

boss why did you tell Johnny fiddle he'd

killed horis big cigar Johnny fiddle

bear is too much of a high heart we seek

a way to knock it off make that big

Bushman sweat boss are they all here

Saturday night all here

boss right names you

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Alexander e

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oh

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I'll go Ted

we're in

here did you find what you

wanted I think so

will I've Just Seen saphire's brother

I've asked him to call around here not

her brother we don't want him

here You' better turn that

yourself he'll be here in a

minute I said we don't want him here I

want

him I wonder if Sapphire would have been

happy here

what do you think Mr

haris why shouldn't she be I don't know

I'm asking

you answer the door

how do you

doing how you

find I'm Mrs

Harris will you sit down thank

you Dr Robbins I've asked you to come

here because I think you may be able to

help us if I can did sappire want to

marry this boy yes I I think she did

well David's father here has been

insisting all along that he's willing to

let the marry that's right Assuming he's

saying the truth that would have left

the decision with David did your sister

give you the impression that he would

have married her I don't know that I can

answer that I mean we we never really

discussed I've told you over and over

again

yes but supposing your father were lying

and didn't want you to marry

I didn't care but you cared about your

scholarship didn't you you cared about

your career manage would have stopped

all that it wasn't me that was mad about

the career so you say I wouldn't

know you may have thought that a bit of

fun was one thing but that marriage was

too high a price to pay for it this boy

couldn't do anything like don't need you

to defend our David mildre

how about you Mr

Harris you had your reasons too didn't

you I didn't wish her any harm of course

not she was going to marry David that's

what you said wasn't it that's right I

gave him my word he would but she didn't

marry him did she she would have done

would have done if you hadn't stopped

her is that what you mean that's not

true I didn't wish her any harm none of

us did we liked her we liked her if

David wanted her that was the end that

was good enough shut up why don't you

telling the truth you hated her all you

ever wanted was for me to be an

architect my boy an architect you were

going to send me away but you you hated

her so much that you

finally get him

out don't want his hands on my kids toys

don't want him near my kids don't want

his dirty hands on my children tearing

up my family they're mine

you really hate colored people don't you

you really hate

them and with sapphire you couldn't

control

yourself and that's why you killed

her it wasn't like

that it wouldn't have happened if she

hadn't come to the

dairy I'd locked up drawn the blinds she

banged on the door and called to me I

had to let her

in she said she was Fred up waiting for

David wanted my

company she sat on the counter all the

time I was tining up sweeping doing L's

work swinging her legs and

laughing she couldn't see what she'd

done she didn't

care ruining David's

life ruining Dez's

dream when I said she'd better watch out

David might prefer to give her 10 b a

week for the yellow brat and keep his

scholarship she laughed in my face and

said David didn't care what color the

baby was or what color she was he wanted

her and i' forgotten what that was like

i' forgotten what it was like to be

wanted she was taunting me with Sid

never coming

home then she jumped down from the

counter put her hand on my shoulder and

said give the twins Auntie saphire's

love tell them we'll have a new little

cousin

soon you little

cousin there was a knife on the

counter then there was blood

oh

h

I'm sorry

Dad I know

son you thought I killed

her I don't blame

you we all had hate in our

hearts I loved SA

I loved

her yes I believe you did

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are you going back to Birmingham tonight

yes can I give you a lift to the station

thank you I'd like to

walk

well we haven't given you very much to

take back have we doctor

no but then I see all kinds of sickness

in my practice

superintendent I've never yet seen the

kind you can cure in a day

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cases don't get solved without somebody

getting hurt you know that we didn't

solve anything Phil we just picked up

the pieces

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w

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oh

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