1 00:00:40,670 --> 00:00:42,500 I can't understand it. 2 00:00:43,570 --> 00:00:45,240 Of course. 3 00:00:45,270 --> 00:00:47,480 How stupid of me. 4 00:00:47,510 --> 00:00:51,010 I forgot to put in the water. 5 00:00:51,050 --> 00:00:53,250 I must do that at once, if I want to catch anything today. 6 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:55,120 (WATER RUNNING) 7 00:00:57,390 --> 00:01:00,520 All of this is not as absurdly irrelevant as you think. 8 00:01:01,460 --> 00:01:04,430 For if you listen very closely, 9 00:01:04,460 --> 00:01:07,360 you will hear the words "bath tub" 10 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,200 mentioned in tonight's script. 11 00:01:10,230 --> 00:01:12,070 Of course, other topics are mentioned 12 00:01:12,100 --> 00:01:14,570 which we could have discussed. 13 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,340 For example, the story is about marriage. 14 00:01:18,370 --> 00:01:22,980 However, I don't feel that marriage should be discussed on television. 15 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:27,520 It's too controversial. No question about it. 16 00:01:27,550 --> 00:01:30,620 We are much safer with a bathtub. 17 00:01:30,650 --> 00:01:34,460 And now, in a moment, here is tonight's opéra bouffe, 18 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,530 "The End of Indian Summer." 19 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,230 Like all stories about marriage, 20 00:01:41,260 --> 00:01:43,370 it has a great deal of romance in it. 21 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,200 But watch for that bathtub. 22 00:02:17,370 --> 00:02:19,500 All right. All right. You don't have to shout. 23 00:02:19,530 --> 00:02:21,140 There's nothing wrong with my ears. 24 00:02:22,070 --> 00:02:23,710 Anyone can make a mistake. 25 00:02:25,070 --> 00:02:27,110 No, I am not gonna fire him. Not yet. 26 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,650 SAM: Oh, hello, Joe. I'll talk to you later. 27 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,350 Did you want to see me, Sam? What's up? 28 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:36,120 I just wanted to talk to you. Sit down, will you? 29 00:02:37,650 --> 00:02:40,090 What is it? Just wanted to go over something with you. 30 00:02:42,790 --> 00:02:45,090 Does the name Arthur Gillespie mean anything to you? 31 00:02:46,130 --> 00:02:48,130 No, not offhand. Why? 32 00:02:49,460 --> 00:02:52,670 Well, he was married to a woman named Marguerite Johnson, 33 00:02:52,700 --> 00:02:56,240 and he died on his wedding trip. Yes, I remember him. 34 00:02:56,270 --> 00:02:59,270 That was one of my cases. It was settled about two years ago. 35 00:03:00,310 --> 00:03:02,140 What do you remember about it? 36 00:03:02,180 --> 00:03:04,910 Well, we didn't come into the case until pretty late. 37 00:03:04,950 --> 00:03:08,350 He had been dead about six months, I think, before she applied for the money. 38 00:03:08,380 --> 00:03:11,120 She didn't know he had the policy until she came across it in his papers. 39 00:03:11,150 --> 00:03:14,690 Remember the amount? About $50,000, I think. 40 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,290 Nice surprise for her, wasn't it? I'd say so. 41 00:03:18,460 --> 00:03:20,960 What did you think of the lady, Joe? 42 00:03:21,060 --> 00:03:23,470 I never met her. She was traveling abroad at the time. 43 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:25,600 She applied for the money through her lawyer. She did? 44 00:03:27,570 --> 00:03:29,570 You mean to say that you settled a claim for $50,000 45 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:31,540 without even meeting the beneficiary? 46 00:03:31,570 --> 00:03:34,910 Oh, I didn't have to meet her. I checked into the case the same way I always do. 47 00:03:34,940 --> 00:03:37,180 Everything was open and above board. 48 00:03:37,210 --> 00:03:40,580 Didn't it seem even a little odd to you that he died so conveniently 49 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:43,390 six weeks after a $50,000 policy was issued? 50 00:03:43,420 --> 00:03:45,420 Did you ever hear of coincidence, Sam? 51 00:03:45,450 --> 00:03:47,660 It's my least favorite word in the English language. 52 00:03:47,690 --> 00:03:51,130 Well, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Joe, 53 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,160 what would you say if I told you that I came across this when I was rummaging 54 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,130 through our old cases the way I sometimes do? 55 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,340 I came across it and I pulled it out of the files 'cause I didn't like it. 56 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,310 It had a smell to it. 57 00:04:06,740 --> 00:04:08,610 I'd say you were mistaken. 58 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,110 How many times have I been wrong? How many times have I? 59 00:04:11,150 --> 00:04:13,780 A few more than I have. 60 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:15,720 Well, this isn't one of them. 61 00:04:15,750 --> 00:04:17,550 If I'd any doubts about that case, I wouldn't have closed it. 62 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:18,490 Joe. 63 00:04:20,460 --> 00:04:24,960 When I got interested in this case, I went through the old files very carefully. 64 00:04:25,060 --> 00:04:28,760 Would it interest you to know that this was her second marriage? 65 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,430 Her first husband was also insured with us for $50,000. 66 00:04:33,270 --> 00:04:35,100 He died four years ago. 67 00:04:35,140 --> 00:04:36,670 Also on his wedding trip. 68 00:04:38,910 --> 00:04:41,110 You sure that's the same woman? Quite sure. 69 00:04:42,610 --> 00:04:45,080 Maiden name's the same. So is the handwriting. 70 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,520 Well, even so, that doesn't prove anything. 71 00:04:50,550 --> 00:04:52,850 I had an aunt once who buried three husbands, not just two. 72 00:04:52,890 --> 00:04:55,120 I doubt if they were quite so heavily insured. 73 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,530 As a matter of fact, they were. That's why we used to call her our rich aunt. 74 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,690 A $100,000 loss isn't funny, Joe. 75 00:04:59,730 --> 00:05:02,030 It isn't necessarily true, either. I could still be right. 76 00:05:02,030 --> 00:05:03,600 Why didn't you insist on an autopsy? 77 00:05:03,630 --> 00:05:05,670 Because it's a little difficult after the body's been cremated. 78 00:05:05,700 --> 00:05:07,200 It's another coincidence. Listen, Sam... 79 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:08,800 No, you listen, Joe. 80 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:11,170 I don't have any proof, I just have an instinct. 81 00:05:11,210 --> 00:05:13,310 You're gonna go out and get the proof. 82 00:05:13,340 --> 00:05:15,210 That's why I wouldn't agree to having you fired. 83 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,450 So, that was me you were talking about when I came in. Yeah. 84 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,310 Yeah, that was you. Great. 85 00:05:19,350 --> 00:05:21,350 One mistake and they're ready to give you the axe. 86 00:05:21,380 --> 00:05:23,120 $100,000 is a lot of money, Joe. 87 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,790 Okay, you said that before. 88 00:05:27,820 --> 00:05:30,330 What is it you want me to do? Find her. 89 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,830 Find her? Find out where she is and what she's up to. 90 00:05:33,860 --> 00:05:36,530 You mean you want me to go wherever she is. Exactly. 91 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:39,730 But not as an insurance investigator. 92 00:05:39,770 --> 00:05:42,340 We haven't got enough evidence to come out in the open yet. 93 00:05:42,370 --> 00:05:44,570 Just go as an ordinary businessman looking over the territory. 94 00:05:44,610 --> 00:05:47,080 And take your wife along with you. 95 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,250 My wife? What for? 96 00:05:50,280 --> 00:05:53,280 Well, if our Mrs. Gillespie is such a femme fatale, 97 00:05:53,310 --> 00:05:54,720 you're gonna need protection. 98 00:06:00,020 --> 00:06:01,320 (BIRDS CHIRPING) 99 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,210 (PEOPLE CHATTERING) 100 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,750 Well, now that we're here what are we supposed to do? 101 00:06:32,790 --> 00:06:35,360 Well, we look the place over. Get ourselves known around town. 102 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:43,330 The best thing, probably, would be to go to a real estate office 103 00:06:43,370 --> 00:06:45,100 as if we were looking for property... 104 00:06:45,130 --> 00:06:47,870 What's the matter? Don't look now, 105 00:06:47,900 --> 00:06:50,710 but do you know the man who's sitting in the corner? 106 00:06:50,740 --> 00:06:52,810 Now, how can I tell if I don't look? 107 00:06:52,840 --> 00:06:56,340 I mean, not just right now. He's been staring at us all through lunch. 108 00:06:56,380 --> 00:06:59,080 At you, probably. I hope not. 109 00:06:59,110 --> 00:07:01,580 He's not my idea of a conquest. Look, look. 110 00:07:04,020 --> 00:07:07,020 He's just going out the door. Well, his back doesn't look familiar. 111 00:07:08,790 --> 00:07:11,460 Why do you suppose it always makes you feel 112 00:07:11,490 --> 00:07:14,130 so guilty and uncomfortable when someone stares at you? 113 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,200 Guilty conscience, probably. 114 00:07:16,230 --> 00:07:19,030 Look, honey, would you sign the check? I want to see if I have any calls. 115 00:07:20,870 --> 00:07:22,800 Well, let me see. 116 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,270 Miss Gillespie has been living in Oxport 117 00:07:25,310 --> 00:07:27,210 for a little more than a year now. 118 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,640 I see. Well, thank you. You're welcome. 119 00:07:34,620 --> 00:07:36,920 Yes, can I help you, sir? Yes, are there any calls for Joe Rogers? 120 00:07:36,950 --> 00:07:38,390 Not yet, sir. 121 00:07:38,420 --> 00:07:39,620 Look, would you tell the telephone operator 122 00:07:39,650 --> 00:07:41,290 I'll be out for a couple of hours in case there are? 123 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:42,190 Be glad to. Thank you. 124 00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:46,660 Is that the guy who was watching us during lunch? 125 00:07:46,700 --> 00:07:49,130 Yeah. Yes, why? Do you know him? 126 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,670 You bet I know him, he's an investigator. 127 00:07:51,700 --> 00:07:55,100 You mean, you've met him? No, but I can spot one a mile away. 128 00:07:55,140 --> 00:07:56,640 Not only that, but he's on the same case. 129 00:07:56,670 --> 00:07:58,370 He was pumping the clerk about the Gillespie woman. 130 00:07:58,410 --> 00:08:00,780 I don't understand. I do. 131 00:08:00,810 --> 00:08:03,350 You make one little mistake, or what Henderson thinks is one, 132 00:08:03,380 --> 00:08:05,310 and he sends someone out to check up on you. 133 00:08:07,220 --> 00:08:08,450 Give me change for this, will you? 134 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,320 I wanna make a phone call. Surely. 135 00:08:10,350 --> 00:08:12,820 Joe, you don't know it's true. You're just guessing. 136 00:08:12,850 --> 00:08:15,020 Who else but Henderson would be interested in her? 137 00:08:15,020 --> 00:08:18,160 She wasn't involved with any other insurance company. I know, I checked. 138 00:08:18,190 --> 00:08:21,130 But if you call him and ask him that, you'll look silly. He'll think you... 139 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:22,760 Your change, sir. Thank you. 140 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,370 You're right. 141 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,210 Let him get his progress reports from his little follow-up man. Come on. 142 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:41,120 Now, this is the best possible business location. 143 00:08:41,150 --> 00:08:44,690 Whatever your business is, we have some very desirable lots for sale in this area. 144 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,760 Well, it certainly looks like it's in the heart of things. Yes. 145 00:08:46,790 --> 00:08:48,720 Yes, but we couldn't possibly live there. 146 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:50,160 We have plenty of houses, too. 147 00:08:52,260 --> 00:08:56,060 I wonder if by any chance, you handle this darling little house 148 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:58,400 we saw when we were wandering around town. 149 00:08:58,430 --> 00:09:01,000 Well, now if you could give me the exact location. I jotted it down. 150 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,170 It's 244 Maple Avenue. 151 00:09:04,210 --> 00:09:07,080 I should have known that. You know, that's one of our gems. 152 00:09:07,110 --> 00:09:09,080 Unfortunately, though, it's not for sale. 153 00:09:09,110 --> 00:09:10,810 But you know who owns it? Yes. 154 00:09:10,850 --> 00:09:13,280 I know who owns every house in this town, Mr. Rogers. 155 00:09:13,310 --> 00:09:15,020 And the one you are talking about 156 00:09:15,050 --> 00:09:17,050 happens to be one of the oldest in this part of the country. 157 00:09:17,090 --> 00:09:19,020 Mrs. Gillespie owns it. 158 00:09:19,020 --> 00:09:21,290 Do you think she might be interested in selling it? 159 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,160 Well, that's hard to say, of course, 160 00:09:23,190 --> 00:09:25,260 but I'm inclined to doubt it. 161 00:09:25,290 --> 00:09:27,900 You see, when she bought it I handled the deal myself. 162 00:09:27,930 --> 00:09:29,630 And she said to me, 163 00:09:29,660 --> 00:09:32,230 "I intend to live out the rest of my life right there." 164 00:09:33,900 --> 00:09:35,300 It's too bad she won't sell it. 165 00:09:35,340 --> 00:09:38,270 Well, but Mr. Rogers, just a moment. 166 00:09:38,310 --> 00:09:41,810 If you care to see it, I'm sure she'd be very glad to let you. 167 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,850 She loves to show it. She... That sounds like an imposition. 168 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:45,650 Not at all. 169 00:09:45,680 --> 00:09:48,520 You just tell her that I suggested it. She'd be delighted... 170 00:09:48,550 --> 00:09:51,090 Well, if you're sure she won't mind, we'd love to see it. 171 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,150 Not "we," dear. 172 00:09:53,190 --> 00:09:56,260 You mean I can't go along? No, I think it'd be better if I saw her alone. 173 00:09:56,290 --> 00:09:58,790 Well, I'm sure you do, but I don't think that's such a good idea. 174 00:09:58,830 --> 00:10:01,160 Well, if I saw her alone I might be able to persuade her to sell it. 175 00:10:03,260 --> 00:10:05,170 Thank you so much. You're welcome. 176 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:07,000 Good day. Good day. 177 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:07,800 Good day. Good day. 178 00:10:16,980 --> 00:10:17,780 (DOORBELL RINGING) 179 00:10:29,290 --> 00:10:32,090 Good afternoon, sir. I'd like to see Mrs. Gillespie, please. 180 00:10:32,130 --> 00:10:33,430 Won't you come in, please? 181 00:10:35,460 --> 00:10:38,670 I'm Mrs. Gillespie. What can I do for you? 182 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:40,670 Oh. Good afternoon. 183 00:10:40,700 --> 00:10:45,240 I'm afraid this is rather an intrusion, but you see, I've been admiring your house 184 00:10:45,270 --> 00:10:48,640 and Mr. Graham suggested... Well, that is he said he was sure you wouldn't mind... 185 00:10:48,680 --> 00:10:52,550 Showing it to you. I should say I wouldn't. I'm very house-proud. 186 00:10:52,580 --> 00:10:54,520 Will you come in? Thank you. 187 00:10:54,550 --> 00:10:57,190 I was just going to have tea, will you join me? 188 00:10:57,220 --> 00:10:59,020 We can see the house afterwards. 189 00:10:59,050 --> 00:11:02,090 Well, that's very kind of you, if you're sure that... I love company. 190 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,660 Oh, I know it's fashionable these days to be self-sufficient 191 00:11:04,690 --> 00:11:07,430 and not need people around, 192 00:11:07,460 --> 00:11:09,630 but I'm old enough not to mind being old-fashioned. 193 00:11:11,170 --> 00:11:13,100 What a beautiful room. 194 00:11:13,700 --> 00:11:15,770 I think so. 195 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:19,210 You know, it's strange about rooms in houses. 196 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,610 The moment you walk into them, you know. 197 00:11:27,980 --> 00:11:30,550 All my life I've looked for this house. 198 00:11:33,390 --> 00:11:35,260 And this room is my favorite. 199 00:11:37,690 --> 00:11:39,390 I'm so happy here. 200 00:11:46,740 --> 00:11:47,640 What's your name? 201 00:11:49,170 --> 00:11:51,470 It's Rogers. Joe Rogers. 202 00:11:51,510 --> 00:11:54,340 And I'm Marguerite Gillespie. Do sit down. 203 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,150 You know, that's a wonderful thing about a small town like Oxport. 204 00:12:00,180 --> 00:12:02,320 Everyone's so friendly. 205 00:12:02,350 --> 00:12:05,320 I can show you the house, ask you to tea, 206 00:12:05,350 --> 00:12:07,290 and never give it a second thought. 207 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,320 Cream and sugar? Yes, thank you. 208 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,660 I take it that means you haven't always lived here, then. 209 00:12:11,690 --> 00:12:13,700 Oh, dear me, no. 210 00:12:13,730 --> 00:12:16,400 By the town's standards, I'm a real newcomer. 211 00:12:16,430 --> 00:12:18,600 I've only been here a year. 212 00:12:18,630 --> 00:12:21,640 I see. Thank you. 213 00:12:21,670 --> 00:12:24,410 You're surprised that a woman of my age should come to a new place 214 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:25,710 and start a new life? 215 00:12:27,610 --> 00:12:30,780 No, I don't think so. Yes, of course you are. Well, it is unusual. 216 00:12:33,180 --> 00:12:37,590 But, I had a great personal tragedy in my life. 217 00:12:37,620 --> 00:12:40,390 Which made it impossible for me to return to the place where I'd been. 218 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,890 I'm sorry. We all have our share. 219 00:12:45,930 --> 00:12:48,100 Though sometimes I feel I've had more than my share. 220 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:53,640 To have lost out twice seems unfair somehow. 221 00:12:53,670 --> 00:12:56,740 I'm afraid I don't quite... Understand? Why should you? 222 00:12:56,770 --> 00:12:59,110 Well, there's nothing mysterious about it. 223 00:12:59,110 --> 00:13:01,310 It's just that I... 224 00:13:01,340 --> 00:13:03,750 I've been married twice and I've lost both my husbands. 225 00:13:07,180 --> 00:13:09,050 Now I know that I'm getting old. 226 00:13:09,050 --> 00:13:13,420 When I prattle on about my personal life to a total stranger. 227 00:13:13,460 --> 00:13:15,790 You're a remarkably forthright woman. 228 00:13:15,820 --> 00:13:20,500 I'm a remarkably lucky one, in spite of what's happened. 229 00:13:20,530 --> 00:13:23,230 I have a comfortable income, a lovely home... 230 00:13:24,700 --> 00:13:27,440 HOWARD: Good afternoon, May. And something else besides. 231 00:13:27,470 --> 00:13:29,470 Will you excuse me? Yes, of course. 232 00:13:30,770 --> 00:13:33,070 Howard, how nice to see you. 233 00:13:33,110 --> 00:13:36,210 HOWARD: I've been looking forward to this all day. 234 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,380 Howard, this is Mr. Rogers, he was kind enough to admire the house, 235 00:13:39,410 --> 00:13:40,850 and I was showing it to him. 236 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,150 Howard Fieldstone, Mr. Rogers. How do you do? 237 00:13:43,180 --> 00:13:45,490 I'm very pleased to meet you. I don't suppose you'd like to buy it? 238 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,260 Howard. Well, why not? 239 00:13:47,290 --> 00:13:49,820 You know we decided we didn't want to be tied down. 240 00:13:49,860 --> 00:13:52,730 This way we could make all the arrangements, before we go on our wedding trip. 241 00:13:54,930 --> 00:13:58,230 Well, what do you say, young man? You want to buy it? 242 00:13:58,270 --> 00:14:01,200 Well, I... I don't quite know what to say. 243 00:14:03,070 --> 00:14:06,370 Mrs. Gillespie was just telling me how she loved the house and I... 244 00:14:06,410 --> 00:14:10,210 It's true, I expected to spend the rest of my life here, until I met Howard. 245 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,310 But he wants to travel. 246 00:14:13,350 --> 00:14:15,680 You shouldn't have told him, we were going to keep it a secret 247 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,050 until after our wedding trip. I know, my dear, 248 00:14:18,050 --> 00:14:20,290 but it seemed like such a good opportunity. 249 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,430 Oh, I don't mind, really. It's just that I thought it would be sort of fun to... 250 00:14:23,460 --> 00:14:25,490 Well, to elope. 251 00:14:25,530 --> 00:14:28,130 We hadn't made any plans until after the honeymoon. 252 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,370 Well, sometimes it isn't necessary to plan beyond that, is it? 253 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,070 I don't understand what you mean. 254 00:14:38,070 --> 00:14:40,810 Well, I mean that when you're not sure where you're going to travel, 255 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,480 sometimes it's better not to plan. 256 00:14:43,510 --> 00:14:47,220 Of course, we're coming back here first, because Howard has so many friends 257 00:14:47,250 --> 00:14:49,350 and he wants to see them before we go out 258 00:14:49,380 --> 00:14:51,550 on an extended trip. 259 00:14:51,590 --> 00:14:55,090 Yes, of course. Well, I'm sure I wish you every happiness. 260 00:14:55,090 --> 00:14:57,230 And as far as the house is concerned, 261 00:14:57,260 --> 00:14:59,330 I'll have to discuss that with my wife. 262 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,230 But don't you want to see it all now? 263 00:15:02,260 --> 00:15:05,700 I'd rather not bother you now. I'm staying at the Manor Hotel. 264 00:15:05,730 --> 00:15:07,400 But I would appreciate it if you'd get in touch with me 265 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,040 before you consider anyone else. 266 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,170 You shall have first refusal. We'll be in touch. Goodbye, Mrs. Gillespie. 267 00:15:15,910 --> 00:15:18,310 You will keep our little secret, won't you? 268 00:15:23,690 --> 00:15:24,750 Yes, of course. 269 00:15:25,650 --> 00:15:27,690 Don't bother showing me to the door. 270 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,360 Goodbye, Mr. Fieldstone, nice meeting you. 271 00:15:32,060 --> 00:15:33,130 (BIRD CHIRPING) 272 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:36,430 Any luck? 273 00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:44,640 I said, any luck? I don't know what you're talking about. 274 00:15:44,670 --> 00:15:48,340 Well, there's no need to take that attitude. 275 00:15:48,380 --> 00:15:51,210 I'm not taking any attitude. I just don't think we have anything to discuss. 276 00:16:10,770 --> 00:16:13,170 I tell you, I was fully convinced she was innocent 277 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,770 until that poor little old man walked in. 278 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,240 You know something? 279 00:16:17,270 --> 00:16:20,780 They should never assign you to cases involving old people. 280 00:16:20,810 --> 00:16:23,310 It's the only time you lose perspective. 281 00:16:23,350 --> 00:16:25,950 That's ridiculous. It is not. 282 00:16:26,050 --> 00:16:29,720 You get very sentimental at the sight of white hair. Very protective. 283 00:16:29,750 --> 00:16:31,190 Well, I'm not feeling protective about Marguerite Gillespie, 284 00:16:31,220 --> 00:16:32,850 I can tell you that. 285 00:16:32,890 --> 00:16:34,660 You were till the old man came into the picture. 286 00:16:34,690 --> 00:16:36,960 Now you're feeling protective towards him. 287 00:16:37,060 --> 00:16:40,060 Well, I couldn't just stand by and see him murdered, could I? 288 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:44,100 Joe, you have no more proof against this woman than you had before. 289 00:16:44,130 --> 00:16:46,740 The fact that she's marrying again doesn't prove anything. 290 00:16:46,770 --> 00:16:48,600 No, of course, it doesn't. 291 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,210 But, you know, I'll be getting an answer to my wire pretty soon, 292 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:51,270 and then maybe I'll know... 293 00:16:51,310 --> 00:16:52,740 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 294 00:16:52,770 --> 00:16:53,980 Maybe that's it. 295 00:16:55,610 --> 00:16:56,580 Telegram, sir. 296 00:16:58,480 --> 00:16:59,350 Thanks. 297 00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:08,360 There's your proof. 298 00:17:08,390 --> 00:17:09,690 I wired them to check our branches 299 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:12,290 and they found just what I expected them to find. 300 00:17:12,330 --> 00:17:16,230 A letter requesting a policy for $50,000 in the name of Howard Fieldstone. 301 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,030 The letter was in her handwriting. 302 00:17:32,780 --> 00:17:33,780 Well? 303 00:17:34,650 --> 00:17:36,350 Nothing. 304 00:17:36,380 --> 00:17:39,520 I can't find one single thing against her. 305 00:17:39,550 --> 00:17:41,760 If I come right out and accuse her without any evidence, 306 00:17:41,790 --> 00:17:44,490 she can slap a libel suit on us for a million bucks. 307 00:17:44,530 --> 00:17:47,330 And if I don't... If you don't nothing's going to happen just yet. 308 00:17:47,360 --> 00:17:49,530 Not while she's still in town. 309 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,830 If she doesn't plan to come back... She doesn't. 310 00:17:51,870 --> 00:17:53,300 Look. Look. 311 00:17:59,140 --> 00:18:01,080 There's the little man who sits and watches. 312 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,780 Well, anyway, 313 00:18:04,810 --> 00:18:07,850 she's sure to want to sell the house before she goes. 314 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,590 By the time she can do that you'll have turned something up. 315 00:18:10,620 --> 00:18:13,190 Anyway, I'm not taking any chances. 316 00:18:13,220 --> 00:18:16,160 I've arranged for the real estate man to let me know just in case she sells it. 317 00:18:16,190 --> 00:18:19,030 Well, then, now will you please relax? 318 00:18:19,030 --> 00:18:21,330 Let's have another drink. Where's the waiter? 319 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:22,730 Oh, Mr. Fieldstone. 320 00:18:24,070 --> 00:18:25,830 I don't know if you know me. 321 00:18:25,870 --> 00:18:27,270 Oh, yes. Of course. 322 00:18:27,300 --> 00:18:29,570 You're the young man who was interested in Mrs. Gillespie's house. 323 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,440 That's right. I wonder if you'd come over and have a drink with us 324 00:18:31,470 --> 00:18:33,270 and meet my wife? I'd be delighted! 325 00:18:33,310 --> 00:18:35,340 Oh, waiter. What will you have? 326 00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:38,210 Scotch and soda. Two scotches and soda, please. 327 00:18:38,250 --> 00:18:41,320 Helen, this is the gentleman I was telling you about. Mr. Fieldstone, my wife. 328 00:18:41,350 --> 00:18:43,050 How do you do? I'm delighted to know you, my dear. 329 00:18:43,050 --> 00:18:45,290 Won't you sit down? Thank you. 330 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,560 My husband tells me you're going to be married. 331 00:18:47,590 --> 00:18:48,690 I'm a very lucky man. 332 00:18:50,060 --> 00:18:52,390 You see my wife died quite a few years ago, 333 00:18:54,230 --> 00:18:56,500 and I've been alone long enough. 334 00:18:56,530 --> 00:19:00,270 Mrs. Gillespie was telling us yesterday that she'd been married once before, too. 335 00:19:00,300 --> 00:19:02,100 I think you must've misunderstood her. 336 00:19:02,140 --> 00:19:03,440 She's lost two husbands. 337 00:19:05,540 --> 00:19:07,710 Naturally, we're hoping she'll be luckier this time. 338 00:19:07,740 --> 00:19:09,040 (LAUGHING) 339 00:19:11,380 --> 00:19:14,480 Well, you certainly look the picture of health. 340 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,650 I'll bet you could even pass an insurance physical without any difficulty. 341 00:19:17,690 --> 00:19:21,720 I have no use for insurance. Never have had. 342 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:24,560 As a matter of fact, I had a physical check-up only this morning. 343 00:19:24,590 --> 00:19:26,330 To please Marguerite, you know. 344 00:19:26,360 --> 00:19:28,730 Was she worried about your health? 345 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:32,600 A little, yes, a little. She'd been after me for days to do it. 346 00:19:32,630 --> 00:19:36,400 Finally, I said if she would, I would, and we both did, and we're both fine. 347 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,340 Well, that's nice, isn't it? 348 00:19:38,370 --> 00:19:41,110 About the house, Mr. Fieldstone. 349 00:19:41,140 --> 00:19:43,410 We've been talking about it. It's still on the market, isn't it? 350 00:19:43,450 --> 00:19:46,050 Oh, yes. But there are several people interested. 351 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,620 I wouldn't wait much longer if I were you. 352 00:19:48,650 --> 00:19:51,050 Well, then you plan to be married very soon. 353 00:19:51,090 --> 00:19:52,650 It can't come too soon to suit me. 354 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,090 I wonder if you'd excuse me? I have an appointment. Of course. 355 00:19:58,130 --> 00:20:00,700 Of course. It's been so nice meeting you, Mrs. Rogers. 356 00:20:00,730 --> 00:20:02,430 Thank you. Goodbye. Goodbye. 357 00:20:05,370 --> 00:20:07,770 How do you like that for gall? 358 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,070 Ten to one that physical report's on its way to the office right now. 359 00:20:10,110 --> 00:20:11,970 Please, calm down. 360 00:20:12,010 --> 00:20:14,910 You said yourself, she can't do anything until she sells the house. 361 00:20:14,940 --> 00:20:16,780 Don't worry. She'll sell it. 362 00:20:16,810 --> 00:20:19,510 And when she does, she won't waste much time after that. She never has before. 363 00:20:24,690 --> 00:20:26,590 But there must be something in her record somewhere. 364 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:29,690 Why did she quit teaching school? 365 00:20:31,630 --> 00:20:32,660 Voluntary, huh? 366 00:20:33,930 --> 00:20:35,800 Well, keep checking and see what you can come up with. 367 00:20:37,830 --> 00:20:39,230 No luck? No. 368 00:20:42,270 --> 00:20:44,270 (TELEPHONE RINGING) 369 00:20:44,310 --> 00:20:46,140 Hello? Yes, this is Mr. Rogers. 370 00:20:46,810 --> 00:20:48,380 You what? 371 00:20:48,410 --> 00:20:50,780 What do you mean they told you not to tell anyone? 372 00:20:50,810 --> 00:20:52,010 All right, all right. 373 00:20:53,310 --> 00:20:55,180 They sold the house this afternoon. Oh, no. 374 00:20:56,380 --> 00:20:58,090 Well, what do you do now? 375 00:20:58,990 --> 00:21:00,260 I'll tell you what I can do. 376 00:21:00,290 --> 00:21:02,460 I can go out there and tell her who I am. 377 00:21:02,490 --> 00:21:05,060 She may not be so anxious to go through with it if she knows we're onto her. 378 00:21:05,060 --> 00:21:07,060 But you said yourself, she could sue you. 379 00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:10,130 Well, let her sue. I can't let that little old man walk into a deathtrap. 380 00:21:10,170 --> 00:21:11,400 Okay, all right. 381 00:21:11,430 --> 00:21:13,070 It'll only take me two minutes to change. 382 00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:14,770 No, honey, I need to get out there right now. 383 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,500 Really, it'll only take one minute, Joe. Please wait. 384 00:21:16,540 --> 00:21:18,140 No, you better stay here, huh? Joe. 385 00:21:18,170 --> 00:21:19,210 Please let me... 386 00:21:46,330 --> 00:21:49,700 Well, hello, Mr. Rogers. 387 00:21:49,740 --> 00:21:52,140 Don't you recognize me? I'm the real estate man. 388 00:21:52,170 --> 00:21:55,840 Yes, I recognize you. Yes. Well, come in, Mr. Rogers. Come in. 389 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:57,750 I'm so glad to see you again. 390 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,080 Where's Mrs. Gillespie? Oh, she left. 391 00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:05,490 She left? Yes, to be married. 392 00:22:06,820 --> 00:22:08,290 To be married? 393 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,590 She wanted to keep it a secret so there wouldn't be any fuss. 394 00:22:11,630 --> 00:22:13,190 Well, do you know where she went? 395 00:22:13,230 --> 00:22:15,630 No, I don't think they told anyone. 396 00:22:15,660 --> 00:22:17,270 Where's Mrs. Gillespie? 397 00:22:17,300 --> 00:22:19,130 Skipped, and no one knows where. 398 00:22:19,170 --> 00:22:21,770 Oh, no, that's just what I didn't want to happen. 399 00:22:24,070 --> 00:22:27,340 Well, now that it won't do any good, maybe you'll talk to me. 400 00:22:28,510 --> 00:22:31,080 I'm Saunders, from Reliable. 401 00:22:31,110 --> 00:22:34,350 Reliable? I thought you were with my company, Triumphant. 402 00:22:34,380 --> 00:22:36,620 Why should they be interested? 403 00:22:36,650 --> 00:22:39,120 Why should Reliable? None of her husbands was insured with you. 404 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,460 What are you talking about? 405 00:22:42,490 --> 00:22:44,290 I've been checking up on Fieldstone. 406 00:22:44,330 --> 00:22:46,160 Fieldstone? Yes. 407 00:22:46,190 --> 00:22:49,160 That old character has had four wives. 408 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,570 And they were all drowned in the bathtub 409 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,870 on the honeymoon. 410 00:22:53,900 --> 00:22:57,310 Well, she's had two husbands who were both cremated before we could find out 411 00:22:57,340 --> 00:22:58,810 how she poisoned them. 412 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:00,240 No kidding. 413 00:23:01,740 --> 00:23:04,510 Well, they sort of deserve each other, don't they? 414 00:23:06,350 --> 00:23:09,080 And since we don't know where they went, there's nothing we can do. 415 00:23:09,120 --> 00:23:10,150 Not a thing. 416 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,490 Well, I suppose it all depends now on whether 417 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,230 she takes her bath before he eats breakfast. 418 00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:21,330 Or vice versa. 419 00:23:36,310 --> 00:23:39,880 Theirs was truly a wedding of December 420 00:23:39,910 --> 00:23:41,950 and December. 421 00:23:41,980 --> 00:23:43,950 It ended in a draw, 422 00:23:43,990 --> 00:23:46,720 with no one the winner except the insurance companies. 423 00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:51,930 And now for the epilogue of tonight's story, 424 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,230 after which I'll scamper back. 425 00:23:58,530 --> 00:24:01,900 We have now passed another tombstone 426 00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:04,440 along television's highway to culture. 427 00:24:05,870 --> 00:24:08,380 Please join us next week, 428 00:24:08,410 --> 00:24:10,580 when we continue our pilgrimage. 429 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:12,080 Good night.