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Thank you.

In life, There are many occasions when a simple decision to turn either to the

right or to the left may have disastrous consequences and repercussions affecting

many people.

You may have to make such a decision tonight.

It is on this premise that our story is based.

Why do Gerald's pictures have to be so big anyway?

Well, Gerald's an artist.

He has a mind above such squalid trifles.

An artist?

You're about the only person who thinks so. I don't see any point in clutching

up your room with such puerile junk. Oh, you are a philistine. You've no soul,

Tony.

Can we have two cokes, please, miss?

Okay.

And another thing.

What bird's gonna come up to your room, see your unique collection of sporting

prints and trophies?

No one's gonna climb the stairs to see a few yellowing photographs of you and ten

other knobbly-kneed knits, say nothing of the piece of wood you use to knock a

ball through the PAV roof with.

Oh, thanks. I meant to say thirsty.

Angela is.

Eh? I said Angela is. Is what?

Going to climb the stairs.

Angela Farley at the typing pool?

When? Tonight.

You scheming little basket.

What do you mean? You never told me.

Well, I don't have to tell you everything.

There are some things in a man's life which he must regard as sacred.

And how did all this come about?

We were just talking.

She said she was interested in sport.

Did she?

Angela Farley, eh?

Who'd have thought it? She swims.

Does she? Yes. Well, you want to watch your stroke. Old Burge of Accounts has

got his eye on her.

Imagine having a bath with Perry Mason and then going to bed with Dr Kildare.

Yeah, imagine.

Don't look now, but tell me, what do you think of that bit that's just come in,

the fair one?

No, you'll never get anywhere there. She's not your type. You can tell that a

mile off.

Oh, I don't know.

What are you doing tonight, Jane?

Going to the hip bath.

Why? Are you slimming?

You are an idiot.

No, it's that new jazz club. It's fabulous. It's got heaps of atmosphere.

I know. Sort of place where they stick candles in bottles to save on the

electricity. I rather fancy my chances there.

Anyway, it's worth a try.

Well, there's nothing on I want to see of the pictures. Now, I'm blowed if I'm

sitting in my room all evening while you tell Angela Farley how you scored 23

against Winchester and Boulder Maiden over.

Well, good luck to you.

Anyway, they've got a gorgeous band and there's always loads of boys there.

Bohemians. They never wash, you know.

My mum calls them dens of inequity.

God, look at the time I've got to go. I've got so much to do. Yeah, I bet you

have. Look, Tony, do me a favour. Take this back to my room, would you?

I'll give you the key.

All right, but if it comes any more undone, you'll be standing bail.

I always am.

Heavens, I'm late. I must go. OK, well, ta-ta.

And watch what they put in your drinks.

Has anyone ever told you you look like Debbie Reynolds?

No, I don't.

Yes, you do.

Oh, Thompson phoned just after lunch.

Yes, what did he have to say?

Nothing very coherent.

He phoned again at four and then again just about an hour ago.

I told him there's nothing I could do.

You should have told him there's nothing either of us could do.

Thompson's a fool.

He did seem desperately worried.

So he should be.

Good heavens, Walter, don't have Thompson on your conscience.

Any man who runs his business is over a casino. He's going to start worrying

someday. I know, I know.

It's just that I've known him such a long time.

We were at school together.

Oh, that letter from McIntyre's people came whilst we were out.

Looks as though you were right.

I bet I was right.

Good.

Did you find out what time he gets in?

Yes, I phoned his London office.

They said he'd be arriving here about 7.30, staying at the Grand.

He has to fly to Paris tomorrow, so he suggests we meet him for dinner at the

Grand and then come back here and go over the papers.

Not tonight.

Well, he's leaving first thing in the morning. Oh, damn.

Well, there's no necessity for both of us to see him.

Shall I go? No, I must go.

Well, I think it's best if we both go.

It'll flatter his ego.

Miss James, get my wife on the telephone, will you?

Hello, Lisa, darling.

Look, I'm afraid I should be back late tonight.

Yes, yes, I know, darling, but this McIntyre takeover bid, it's come up

sooner than I expected.

You know, the thing I was talking to you about last night.

Yes, well, so have I, darling, but it is imperative I see this deal through.

I just think of it, we'll be on the boat for America in a few days.

Oh, I thought we were flying.

No, I changed my mind, thought it might be romantic that way.

Yes, lovely.

What time will you be home?

Well, no, darling, it's difficult to say. You know how these things are. I

can't rush it.

I should be back sometime after 11.

I think I'll go spend the evening with Sylvia.

Of course not, darling.

Goodbye.

Hello, it's me.

Are you going to be home tonight?

Yes, so did I, but he's going out.

Yes, so will I.

No, no, nothing. I'll tell you when I see you.

After 11.

Oh, I'll park it in the muse.

Seven o'clock.

I'll see you then.

Bye-bye.

Bye.

Sylvia, it's Lisa.

I'm spending the evening with you, all right?

Not till after 11.

Well, if you should ring, you'll do your stuff for me, won't you?

Oh, you know I'm always careful.

All right, darling, see you tomorrow. Bye-bye.

You're coming, Charles.

It's past eight.

It'll only take us ten minutes by taxi.

I'm trying to get through to Lisa.

The catch on our garage door is broken. I must remind her to lock the inside

door. Oh, she must have left by now.

Yeah, she must have gone to her sister's. There's no reply.

This isn't exactly a penthouse. More of a room at the top, you might say.

Boy, it's ever so contemporary.

Yes, not bad, is it?

Not that you can do much with a place like this.

It's damn difficult to get decent digs at any price these days.

It's not as nice as the place I had in Chelsea.

Do you like that?

Yes, it's nice.

Yes, rather fun, isn't it? Done by a friend of mine. A genius, actually.

What's this?

Champagne.

Champagne?

Do let me take your coat.

But I thought we just popped in to pick up your scarf.

Yes, yes, but I think there's no point in rushing straight out again, is there?

I mean, we should celebrate.

Celebrate? But I thought we were going to the pictures.

Yes, that is if you really want to.

Yes, don't you?

Why, not all that keen.

Not now.

Why, you've got other ideas.

Do let me take your coat.

I'm quite all right like this, thank you.

Look, at the calf, you said, why don't we go to the pictures?

That is what you said, isn't it?

Yes.

Well then.

Well, a figure of speech.

Meaning what?

Oh, do let me take your coat.

All right.

Thank you.

Well, what are we supposed to be celebrating?

Is it your birthday or something?

Lord, no. More important than that, my finding you, Jackie, our meeting one

another. That's something to celebrate.

My glass is empty.

Would you celebrate like this, with champagne and everything, every time you

pick up a girl?

No, of course not.

I mean, I don't pick... I didn't pick you up, Jackie.

I just had to talk to you.

You're different.

Because I wouldn't take off my coat?

No, of course not, silly. I mean, I've never met anyone like you before.

Was you expecting to?

No.

How could I possibly know that anything as marvellous as this was going to

happen to me?

But you had the champagne all laid out just in case.

I just happened to have a bottle by me.

Look, Jackie, why don't we... Oh, did your friend do this too?

Yes. What's it supposed to be?

Well, you see, it represents the upsurge of the basic human desires culminating

in a positive orgy of form and colour.

Mink and champagne.

Rich and expensive.

I'm a very expensive girl.

And rich.

That's your trouble.

I don't cost you anything.

You're a lucky man.

Yes, you have a fine, rational sense of logic.

But I happen to be in love with you. Darling, don't you mix up love with

making love? No.

I want you to divorce Charles and marry me.

You promised. You promised you wouldn't bring her up again.

Yes, but I want you, Sue. But you've got me.

Have I?

Darling, can't we take our happiness when we can?

Must you wreck my life as well?

You want the best of both worlds, don't you?

I'm cold.

People are always cold without love.

Then love me.

Come and look at this one. This is a really fabulous painting. The Rape of

the Sabine Women.

Well, I think it's better from a distance.

It doesn't look much like what you said, does it?

I think your artist friend has got a one-track mind.

Well, I don't know.

You ought to give him a...

He's not good for you.

You know, Jackie, you take life too seriously. You want to relax a little

and enjoy yourself.

Have another drink.

No, thank you. I don't like it.

It doesn't taste much like the champagne we had at my sister's wedding.

Is it the real stuff?

Of course.

I'm never without a bottle.

Why? Well, you never know when it's going to come in handy. If you get

bitten by a snake.

Snakes?

I feel giddy all of a sudden. Oh, well, better sit down then.

Yeah, better sit down.

There, is that better?

Yeah.

You haven't really got any snakes here, have you?

Oh, I hate snakes.

That's all right, I'll look after you.

I'm terrific with snakes.

But perhaps you'd better keep your feet off the floor just in case. Oh, yes.

Yes, you're right.

Never so funny.

Here. You haven't put anything in this, have you?

No, of course not.

Drugs. To make me sleep.

What should I want to make you sleep for?

To keep me from wanting to go to the plaza.

Here, I'm not having any more of this. Oh, no. Come on, now. Drink it up. It'll

do you good.

Oh, no. Not me. It won't. You want me to drink that to do you a bit of good. Oh,

I know your sort. I've read about you.

What sort of chap do you think I am? I haven't put anything in it. It's

perfectly ordinary champagne.

You're not used to it. That's it, I expect.

Yes, I am. I had lots and lots of it at my sister's wedding.

Great big glasses.

Big as that.

Everyone did.

It's a funny feeling.

Why don't you relax and put your feet up again?

Yes.

It's a good idea.

Oh, I feel so cozy.

That's it. You did.

What? You put something in it.

I didn't put anything in your bloody champagne.

That's it. Swear. Now you're losing your temper, aren't you? That proves it. You

did. You swine. You sex maniac.

Oh, I bet he gave you the stuff. Genius boy. He looks the sort that'd mix up

anything for kicks.

Look, Jackie, why don't we just go to the plaza like we first said we would?

You? I wouldn't trust myself alone in the dark with you. Not even if you let

me chop your arms off first.

And don't you come near me or I'll scream.

Please don't scream.

Whatever you do, don't scream.

Don't come near me. You, you're nothing but a champagne Casanova.

You're crazy. I never even touched you. Yeah, but you would have if you could

have, wouldn't you? Well, I might have if I could have, but you wouldn't let

me. Oh, where's my coat?

Oh, you wait till I tell my mum.

What was all that about?

I never even touched her. She's crazy.

She said I tried to drug her.

And did you?

Where's Angela?

Hello? Yes, I'm Tony Bridges.

Oh, yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

I see, sir.

Thank you, sir.

She can't come.

That was her father.

Hard luck.

Do you know she's only 15?

15?

Impossible.

Well, that's that then, isn't it? What are we going to do now?

I've got a bloody great bowl of fruit cup.

Could drink that, I suppose.

Good idea.

Come on.

Not bad.

Waste.

So was my champagne.

I like your coat.

Thank you.

Where'd you get it? Portobello Road?

Do you mind?

Let's try it on.

No, you'll only muck it up.

Oh, don't be silly. Don't be so possessive.

Very well, if you must.

Not going out in the rain with it.

Go.

Oh, yes.

Oh, I like this.

Now, if only I'd had this, perhaps I'd have got somewhere.

You know, Tony, this does something for me.

It's a great scheme.

I'll grant you that. It's a great scheme and appeals, gentlemen.

But you do realise, thank you, that to meet the demands you envisage, we'd have

to expand our Airdrie factory into almost double its present capacity.

Well, that shouldn't present any difficulties.

But what about the finance?

Well, as we see it, it's simply a question of a new issue of ordinary

shares.

Walter's got all the material on that.

Oh, certainly.

Now, we've gone through these figures very carefully.

I think you'll agree that they show our position quite clearly.

What are you doing?

Looking for cigarettes, sweetheart.

There's some in my bag.

This makes us look like that TV ad.

The one with the man and the girl.

And the caption says, For complete satisfaction, smoke so-and-so

cigarettes.

And are you completely satisfied, Tony?

No, I'm not.

And I won't be until I can spend every moment of every day with you.

That would be wonderful.

But we know we can't. Why not? I'm not exactly broke.

You would be if Charles ever found out.

And what can he do?

Sue me for enticement and make a fool of himself.

John, who's your biggest client?

McIntyre. Why?

I think I ought to tell you. Charles' company is taking them over.

That's why he's going to America on Tuesday.

Why didn't you tell me that before?

About McIntyre? No, to hell with McIntyre. I mean about Charles going to

America, because now we can... No, we can't.

Because I'm going with him.

Well, make an excuse, then. I can't. He already suspects something.

Well, let him.

Don't... Be difficult.

Please, don't spoil our last evening together.

You mean this is our last evening, then?

Well, of course not. I'm coming back.

I'd only be gone a month or two, three at the most.

He's taking me to California.

Well, that'll be nice for you both, won't it?

But maybe I won't be here when you get back.

What are you talking about?

You don't think I want to go, do you?

Like hell you don't.

He's taking me to California.

You should have seen yourself.

Well, if I've got to go, I might as well enjoy it. Don't be so unreasonable.

Unreasonable? I like that.

I ask you to marry me and you tell me you're going away with him.

Besides, what's so special about California, anyway?

What am I supposed to say? Send me a postcard?

I'd do that anyway.

Darling, you're behaving like a spoiled child.

Look, we've had this out many times before and you agreed.

Yes, but I don't feel the same anymore. Can't you see that?

You promised me.

I don't tell you what you must do while I'm away.

Because you don't care, that's why.

Of course I care. I'm madly jealous of you.

All the time I'm away, I shall be wondering what you're up to.

But this is something that must be, and we both know it.

Don't you want me to come back to you?

Yes, of course I do.

But I shall hate you until I see you again.

Darling, come back here.

You know how much I'm going to miss you, don't you?

What are we going to do tonight, Tony?

I think I'll stay here.

I've lost confidence.

No.

No good.

You need action.

You're like a pilot who's had an accident.

If you don't have another go straight away, you'll be finished for life.

Didn't have an accident.

Didn't have a chance.

Something wrong with us, Mike?

I know.

What about going to that place Gerald told us about? That dancing club. The

hip something.

The hip bath.

Sounds awful.

Typically Gerald.

Well, what do you want to do then?

I think I want to be sick.

I've got the address somewhere. I'll go and get it.

Hey, don't take my jacket!

Well, this is it.

If you think I'm drinking in a beaning, John, you're mistaken.

Oh, don't be ridiculous. Live it up a bit. Slum a little. All right, but don't

forget this was your idea.

All right, all right.

Ah, good evening.

Good evening.

You Bloods members?

No, but Gerald Patmore said it would be all right if we used his name.

He is a member.

He'll be coming along later.

Uh-huh. I think.

You come to dance?

Well, if we'd come to ride bikes, we'd have our trouser clips on, wouldn't we?

Very funny.

We do get characters come along here for another reason, you know.

But I don't need trouble, you understand?

Well, neither do we.

All right, that's two guests, that's five shillings each. Ten bob.

Hang on a second.

Page of money. You must have a receipt.

Let's have your hand.

Right. Enjoy yourselves. Have a ball.

Good evening.

Want anything?

What can we have?

Tea, coffee, cokes?

Two cokes, please. Oh, you get the cokes yourself, at the bar over there. I only

do teas and coffees. Well, I'll have a coffee. Black?

Yes, black.

Do you want a coffee, mate?

No, I'll go and get a coke.

One coffee.

You're not English, are you?

French? Yes.

Have you been over here long?

About a year.

You speak damn good English. I came to learn English. I study.

What, here, as a waitress? No, I work here only at night. I like jazz.

Oh, well, let's get with it. No, the boss doesn't like it. Later on, when

he's gone.

Sure.

Not bad.

We'll do better.

This place doesn't even start livening up till after 11. So Gerald said.

Look at those two.

I suppose she gets a kick out of just looking at him.

Like spiders.

Spiders? Yes, you know, courtship dogs.

Shouldn't think he'd have much left in him for anything else after that lot.

Perhaps you'd eat him.

Nope. I reckon nature's bloody marvelous.

Do you want a Coke, too?

Yes, you may as well get me one.

Two Cokes, please.

Two shillings.

See any talent?

Oh, one or two possibles. It's early yet.

One shilling.

Thank you.

You're not supposed to bring drinks in here. It's not allowed.

Don't let Spike see you.

You want some? No, no. Who is Spike?

The boss.

Seems to me there are an awful lot of things he doesn't like. I'm beginning

not to like him.

See you.

Well, no, wait a minute. Stay here. I'll handle this.

Hello. Are you looking for a table? We've got one over there. Come and join

us. I've seen you here before.

No, I haven't been here before, but it's terrific, isn't it? Shall I take your

coat?

Well, you made bloody nonsense of that, mate.

Then what would you have done? Offered them a coconut?

Don't look so miserable, darling. It's only a month or two.

Or three.

Oh, Lord, it's almost 12 o'clock.

Now you've got an Oedipus complex.

An what?

An Oedipus complex. You see how you've drawn the sun, your father, right by the

house, which is you.

And look where you've put the cat.

What does that mean?

Well, that means you're sexy.

Well, that's nice to know.

But why?

How do you work it out?

Instinct. Well, you see, you've put the cat right up against the tree. That's

your libido.

Libido? What on earth's libido?

They teach you anything at university.

Don't you know anything about psychoanalysis? We haven't got to Freud

yet. Well, you ask your professor what libido is.

Ask me?

Try it with me. Let me have a go.

Oh, all right.

What do I have to do?

Well, you see, this will do. You draw, do a drawing like that.

You put in a house, and a path, a pond, a tree,

sun, and some bushes.

And a cat.

There we are.

That's right. Very good.

Now, you see, the house is you. The path is your career.

The sun is your father. The pond is your mother.

The tree is ambition.

The bushes are friends.

And the cat is sex.

I can see that sex plays a very important part in your life.

I think it plays a very important part in your life.

No, no, seriously.

I mean, look how you've put the sun right up against the bushes.

Well, now, since the sun is your father and the bushes are friends, that means

that you prefer boyfriends to girlfriends.

Me? I'm different.

Let's get with it.

Hey, where'd you get all this psychoanalysis stuff from?

Well, the chap's got to have some sort of line.

Oh. And do you?

Right,

let's go. One, two, three, four.

Oh, nonsense. I must. I told you I'd get this there. To hell with him. Wait a

minute. Do you mind? Do you mind? I was dancing with that girl. That's what you

think, chum. She's not here to dance.

Go on, get back to the bar.

I don't like your tone of voice.

Are you with him? Yes, that's right.

Well, are you members?

Oh, we're friends with Gerald Patmore. Well, Patmore's not here.

Well, he's coming later.

Yeah, well, he's not here now. And guests have got to be here with members.

That's the law. Now, will you please get out?

See this? It says paid, and we can dance with whoever we want to. And if you want

to get us out, you'll have to chuck us out.

Oh. Well, if I can arrange that.

Oi.

Well, I'll say one thing for Spike. He certainly can arrange things.

Yeah. I don't know about you, but I've had it. Come on, let's go. God, I'm

bleeding. The leg's all wet.

That's not blood. That's rum.

What a waste.

Well, there wasn't much left anyway.

Oh, you smell like a cheap boozer.

Boozer may be, but cheap never.

That cost me a packet.

God, I feel awful.

Do you think something's wrong with that coke?

No, it's the cold night air. Come on.

I think I'm going to be sick. So be sick that way.

No, I'm not. I'm all right. You shouldn't have had all that muck on an

empty stomach.

That's an idea.

Let's get something to eat.

Where are you going to get something to eat at this time of night? At an

automat. Where's there an automat?

I didn't ask him. I'm out here somewhere.

Which way?

Dunno. That way, I think.

All right, come on.

I'll come with you as far as the park.

Oh, John, please go back. It's dangerous.

Dangerous? Who the devil's going to see me at this time of night?

Rose up round by the gardens. There's a devotion.

What's the best way from here?

Right or left, it doesn't really matter.

I can't dance. I don't dig this sort of thing.

Look, I'll leave the dancing to you, huh?

God, I'm hungry.

I said I'm hungry. So you're hungry.

Come on, for God's sake.

Food.

There's nothing in it.

Yes, there is.

Ham sandwich, two bob.

You got a two bob?

Half a crown.

No, that's no good. It's just two bobs only.

Well, that's that then, isn't it? No, hang on. I've got one here somewhere.

It's in the lining. There's a hole in my pocket.

There's a hole in his pocket, dear Liza, dear Liza. There's a hole in his pocket,

dear Liza, a hole.

There's a hole in his pocket, dear Liza. What's this, then?

Congratulations.

Where do I put the money?

I could tell you.

Now what?

Press the button.

Run open.

Are you sure you pressed the right button? Of course I pressed the right

button. Would you take me for a complete idiot?

I was afraid you were going to ask that.

Well, it must have been a bent coin. Look, try this rejected thing.

No, nothing.

We'll just have to wait till we get home.

I put two a-bobbing. That'll want my sandwich.

Give it a bang.

Let something drop.

Something happened.

What's going on here?

I put two bob in that thing. Nothing came out.

Have you tried the return coin?

Yeah, but nothing returned.

Have you got change for half a crown?

If you think I'm chucking good money after bad, you're nuts.

I put two bob in that thing. I want my sandwich.

Then stop that, son, else I'll have to run you in for causing a disturbance.

You have to run us in.

I've been robbed.

They're the people you should be running in, not us. Well, you can come back in

the morning and get your two bob back from the man in the shop.

Come back here for a lousy two bob.

You run along and catch a few burglars and leave us to our business. Just stay

away from that machine, son. I'm warning you. Go and persecute some motorists,

huh? Right, that's enough. I'm taking you in, son.

Don't you interfere!

What happened?

I hardly touched him.

I saw you.

You deliberately pushed that policeman. You probably killed him, you hooligans.

What is it? What's the matter?

There's been an accident. Will you call an ambulance?

All right, I'll come down.

We can't get out that way. It's a dead end. I hit him. I hit him, Mike. What do

you mean? The man that was chasing us. I hit him with a brick. What?

Back there.

Reiki, you did hit him.

Is he dead?

No. No, he's still breathing. I think he's just knocked out. Come on, let's

beat it then.

We can't. We're cut off.

Give me a hand.

What are you going to do?

I'll shut up and do as I say behind those dustbins.

Yeah, there's quite a good one, all up your shoulder.

Oh, yes, I heard that.

What's the poem?

Oh, yes, all about rugby, isn't it? Yeah, rugby league.

Of course, I prefer soccer myself.

Can't say I do.

Well, good night, Alfred.

Thank you for a lovely evening.

I did enjoy myself.

Well, so did I. I had a marvellous time myself.

Are you doing anything tomorrow night?

No, don't expect so.

Why, how about coming out with me again?

I'd love to, Alfred.

Would you?

Well...

Now, Harry, how about giving me a cup of coffee? Oh, I can't. I'm not allowed to

have anyone in. I'll get the jack.

No, Alfred, no.

What are we going to do, Mike?

We can't just leave him here.

Why not? He's all right. He's only knocked out. You said so.

He's okay. Come on before he comes round.

No, I'm not a doctor. He might be badly hurt.

Give me your lighter.

Let's get out of this door, quick!

No. No, that's all I saw.

These men you saw with the policeman, what happened to them?

I don't know.

One minute they were there, the next minute I looked and they were gone.

Is the policeman badly hurt?

We don't know yet.

Till we get him to hospital.

I just can't believe it. I've never been involved in anything like this before.

It's unfortunate that no witnesses have come forward and that you were alone in

the car.

May I use your telephone? I want to call my husband. Of course. Is that all

right?

The phone's just inside.

See if you can find something to put under his head.

Yes, all right.

I found something.

I found a torch, too.

God.

How is he? I don't know.

It was pretty bad to me.

Oh, God, Tony, what do you want to go and hit him for? I didn't want to.

I just chucked a brick at him to sort of scare him off.

He'd have nabbed me if I hadn't.

Truth.

This just isn't your night, is it?

I didn't think I'd hit him.

Perhaps I didn't. Perhaps he tripped.

Yes, he must have tripped.

See, I tripped over that bloody great pile of bricks. You'll hit him, all

right.

It doesn't look a bad cut. Just a graze.

And he's out.

Really out.

I think the bleeding stopped, though.

Mike, let's give ourselves up. We could explain.

What? The police would understand.

Look, we can't do any more here.

This chap may be badly hurt inside or something.

Supposing we were to... Wait a minute.

We've got to think.

We've panicked enough for one night already.

What else can we do?

Look, Tony, you've pushed a copper under it. No!

Yes. And then, then, to prove it, you did a buck.

I was scared.

Not satisfied with that, you go and fling a brick at a chap and knock him

out.

Well, if you can explain all that away, good luck to you, but I don't want to be

around when you try.

Mike, you're not going to... Pull out from under?

No.

And I don't want to get my own throat cut, either.

Sylvia?

It's me, Lisa.

Something terrible has happened. There's been an accident. I've knocked down a

policeman.

Sylvia, listen, please. John was with me.

No, no, not now. He's disappeared somewhere. I'm sure nobody saw him.

Look, I must ring off. I'm supposed to be telephoning Charles.

Yes, yes, I'm going to, but I don't think he's back yet.

Look, if he phones you, will you tell him that I left you ten minutes ago?

Yes, I have to go to the police station now.

Don't worry.

It's all right as long as we stick to our stories.

Yes, yes, I'll phone you tomorrow.

Goodbye.

We could say it was an accident.

Yes, we could say it was an accident.

And supposing, just supposing, that for one tiny minute they believed us. Why

shouldn't they believe us? We're not criminals.

No, not criminals.

Hooligans. That's what he said.

And that's about the best we could expect.

To be branded in the newspaper as hooligans.

Juvenile delinquents.

Oh, yes, I can just see it. And the firm would have to get rid of us, of course.

They couldn't afford that kind of publicity.

And your mother.

God, it would kill her.

Let's go, Mike.

That policeman, he'd never recognize us. He couldn't possibly remember us.

What about him?

He's all right. You said he was only knocked out. I also said I wasn't a

doctor.

Do you mean... I mean we've got to get into a hospital.

But that's the same as giving ourselves up.

No, not necessarily.

Look, supposing we phone for an ambulance and tell them that there's a

man lying injured in the garage here. Who's to know it was us that called? And

then by the time the ambulance arrived, we'd be miles away.

Yes.

But what about the driver of the car?

What about him? The one who knocked the copper down.

He could have told the police about us.

No, not about us, Tony.

Two youths. Any two youths.

Yes.

Let's find a phone box, Mike.

Some of the luck's coming our way, Tony. Here's our phone.

Ambulance, please.

Ambulance?

There's a man lying injured in the garage here.

The address.

Where the hell are we, Tony?

Uh, eight.

Uh, conduit mute.

That's with the chap who owns the place.

We should have gone before. We should never have flown from here. Shut up.

We've had it now.

Shut up and listen.

Look, the moment he opens the doors, push straight past him and run like

hell. All right?

Now remember, the moment he opens the doors...

He's not coming in.

He's gone into the house. He's not putting the car away.

Come on, let's get out while we can.

He's parked the car right up against the doors. They won't budge any further.

Darling, are you home?

Lisa?

Oh, Sylvia.

So sorry to disturb you. Is Lisa with you?

Oh, I see.

Oh, good, good.

No, I was getting late. I was a bit worried and so.

Good night, Sylvia.

He's reading some papers. What are we going to do?

Well, he can't stay up all night. We'll wait till he goes to bed and then we'll

go out through the front door.

But what about his car?

What about it?

Well, he's not going to leave it out all night, is he?

Supposing he decides to put it away?

Well, that's a chance we'll just have to take.

Some people leave their cars out all night. Not if they've got a garage to

put them in.

Well, all right, you think of something.

Supposing he comes too?

And the ambulance?

You filmed the ambulance. We're sunk.

Well, I'm not sure whether or not they got the address.

But anyway, if we can't get out, we'll have to find somewhere to hide.

Hide?

I thought we were living here.

God! Mike, come over here!

What's the matter?

I think he's dead.

He mustn't be.

No. No, I don't think he is.

But he looks worse.

I didn't murder him, Mike.

It was an accident. They won't believe it was an accident, won't they?

It doesn't matter whether they believe it or not. The important thing is that

they never find us. This doesn't change anything.

All we've got to do is to hide.

It all happened so suddenly, there was nothing I could do.

I stamped on the brakes, but there was no time.

The policeman suddenly staggered back across the pavement and in front of my

car. It was impossible to avoid hitting him.

When did you last have your brakes seen to, madam?

It's a new car. I've only had it a month.

How long have you been driving?

Over ten years. I've never been involved in any sort of accident before.

I was alone in the car, and as far as I know, there were no witnesses other than

the two men I saw with the policeman.

Why didn't these two men you saw come forward? I don't know. I didn't see.

They were behind the car when I stopped. They must have run away.

Did it look to you as though the policeman you knocked down was trying to

arrest these two men and they were resisting?

I don't know. It all happened so quickly. One minute the policeman was on

the pavement, the next minute he was in front of my car.

Is this correct, madam?

Yes. Will you sign it, please?

Now, I must warn you, proceedings may be taken against you for dangerous driving.

But that's unfair. It wasn't my fault. I don't say you will, but I must warn you.

You say you were alone in the car.

Now, unless these two men you saw come forward, there are no witnesses.

Of course, it depends on the evidence of the constable, if he recovers.

And I'm afraid I'll have to keep your car here for the night. There may be

further investigations to do in the morning.

You understand?

But how?

You're not going to keep me here.

Oh, good gracious, no, Mrs. Grant. We know your address.

Higgs, I want you to take Mrs. Grant home in the squad car.

Eight Convert Mews.

And when you get back, put her car around in the yard.

Very good, sir. Thank you.

Looks as though the ambulance isn't coming.

I'll see what he's doing.

Still just sitting there.

It's the ambulance.

Darling. I'm afraid your wife has been involved in an accident, sir.

Darling, you hurt. No, no, I'm all right. I'm sorry, sir. Perhaps I'd

better explain. Yes, come in, officer. Come in.

What happened?

According to your wife, a policeman stepped off the pavement just in front

of her car and was hit by it.

What do you mean, according to my wife?

No witnesses have come forward.

I see.

Was the constable badly hurt?

He was taken to hospital.

Unconscious.

And where's my wife's car? Is it damaged?

One of the lamps was put out of action.

We drove your wife back from the station.

Station? Mrs. Grant came back to the police station with us.

The doctor gave her a sedative.

I'd like to know how badly hurt that constable is, the one I knocked down.

Yes, madam. I'm sure you'll be told.

Good night, sir. Good night.

Madam.

I couldn't help it, Charles. It wasn't my fault.

He just fell in front of the car.

You know how careful I always am. I wasn't even doing 30.

You mean that he just stepped off the pavement in front of your car? No, no,

no. It wasn't like that.

There were two men on the pavement.

I think one of them pushed you.

Darling, surely you must know if one of them pushed you. I wasn't looking at

them. I was looking where I was going.

I was aware of some men on the pavement and some movement and...

He just fell in front of the car. Darling, don't upset yourself. I'll get

you a drink.

What happened to the men?

When I'd looked, they'd gone. They must have gone away.

Yes, and then what did you do?

I got out of the car.

I saw the policeman lying in the road. I thought he was dead.

There wasn't anybody there to help me, so I rang the bell of a shop.

The man, the shopkeeper, phoned for an ambulance, and the police car came, and

they said I had to go with them.

But darling, why on earth didn't you telephone me? I didn't know where you

were.

Well, now, when you got to the police station, did you sign anything?

Yes, a statement. Just what I told you.

Suppose the man dies. They can't do anything to me, can they, Charles? No,

darling, of course not.

But I do wish there'd been a witness.

You aren't quite sure that nobody saw the accident? No, just the two men.

Yes, well, if they pushed him, they're hardly likely to come forward.

Where did this happen?

Just near here in Triton Street.

From Sylvia's.

It was a detour.

Charles, it wasn't my fault.

No, darling, of course it wasn't. Now, don't you worry. Now, look after

everything. Would you like another drink?

No, I just want to go to bed.

There can't have been two policemen pushed under two cars at the same place

at the same time. I tell you, she was driving the car.

But why did she say she was alone?

Don't you see?

He's her boyfriend.

We chose this house, brought him here.

Fantastic.

He looks awful.

I never knew anyone stayed unconscious so long from a bang on the head.

Lucky for us, he has.

Look, we'll have to phone the ambulance again from a call box.

Please put the catch up.

We'll have to force it. Look, there are plenty of tools. See if you can find a

screwdriver or something.

I'll get on to Sanders first thing in the morning. He'll take care of

everything.

I doubt if there'll even be a charge.

Pity there wasn't a witness, but you've got nothing to worry about.

You realize I have lost seven pounds in the last week?

I've been going to that new Swedish masseur.

Excellent chap.

Oh, dear, I wish I wasn't so bloody old.

You're a wonderful-looking woman, aren't you?

You think that policeman's going to be all right?

I've told you not to worry. Sanders will take care of everything.

That's no good. See if you can find a bigger one.

What do you want?

You rang for an ambulance, sir?

I certainly did not.

Well, a call came from number eight, Conduit Mews.

Well, it didn't come from here. There is another Conduit Mews, east.

No, we've been there already, sir.

Well, it must be a hoax.

Is that your garage, sir?

Yes. Well, the message said there was a wounded man in the garage.

What absolute rubbish.

I'm sorry, sir. I can't go until I've had a look. Well, have a look. It's not

locked.

I can't, sir. There's a car parked against the door.

Oh, wait a minute. I'll come down.

This is quite ridiculous. It's obviously a hoax of some kind. However, you can

see for yourself.

Good God.

You had no idea he was here, sir?

Heavens, no.

Is he dead?

No. Knocked out. A crack on the head there.

Would you ask my mate to fetch a stretcher, sir?

Yes, of course.

Your mate wants you to bring a stretcher.

Do you know him, sir?

I've never seen him before in my life.

Name seems to be John Crichton. Mean anything to you?

Not a thing.

There's been an accident, darling.

Hello. This chap's a diabetic.

He's in a diabetic coma.

What does that mean?

It means that if we don't get him to hospital pretty quick and give him a

shot of insulin, he'll snuff it.

Don't diabetics usually carry hop and ink?

You're right, lady.

No, nothing.

Look, Slippy Bird, we've got to get him to hospital.

Would you mind ringing the police station, sir? We don't want to waste

time. Oh, and you'd better give them his pocketbook.

Just tell them what happened and that we've taken the man on.

I expect they'll want to take a look around.

Lisa. You know that man, don't you?

Why do you say that? I never saw him in my life.

I was watching your face.

You nearly fainted.

Is that so unnatural?

I thought he was dead.

Do you expect to find dead men in your garage at 2 o'clock in the morning?

I've already had one shot tonight, Charles.

Yes, I'm sorry.

Yes, I'm a bit shaken myself. You go up to bed.

Police, please.

Crichton, 10 Beresford Court.

No, there's nothing else.

Yes.

Thank you. Tomorrow morning, then.

I quite understand.

Thank you. Good night.

Police won't be coming tonight, but they'll be here in the morning.

What was that man doing here?

We'll know when he regains consciousness.

Must be interested to hear his story.

They've gone.

Looks as if we've got away with it. And you were for giving ourselves up.

They stole the copper. Oh, he'll never remember us.

Just let's hope he's left the door open this time. Come on.

It won't open!

The window!

God's lot!

Automatic alarm.

The Grant House 8 conduit mules has been broken into.

Automatic alarm.

The Grant House 8 conduit mules has been broken into.

But we're not burglars, sir. Then what the hell are you doing in my house?

Well, there was this injured man, you see, so we brought him into your garage.

So that's how it got there.

Who is he?

I don't know.

What do you mean you don't know?

What is all this about?

Look, sir, I think I'd better explain from the beginning.

Yes, I think you'd better.

Well, you see, we'd had a few drinks and a policeman was trying to stop us

banging a machine.

We gave him a push. We hardly touched him, but it...

Must have caught him off balance because he fell in front of a car.

Where did this happen?

Triton Street, just near here.

Then a chap got out of the passenger side and came round and accused us of

deliberately knocking the policeman under the car.

What sort of car was it?

A white sport saloon.

Well, then we lost our heads and started running and the chap chased us into the

mews here and my friend stumbled over the rubble out there and got hold of a

brick and in a panic he flung it and knocked the chap out.

Yes, but why did you bring him into my garage?

Well... We thought we heard another policeman coming and we didn't want to

get caught.

And did you send for the ambulance?

Yes, sir.

We couldn't just leave him lying there.

We used that phone. The key was in the door.

Then you came back and parked your car outside the garage so we couldn't get

out.

Are you sure this man got out of the car that hit the policeman?

Yes, sir.

At no time did we mean to hurt anyone. It was an accident.

Is that correct?

Yes.

Sergeant, do you think I could telephone my father?

You can do that later.

You better sign this first.

Both of you.

What do you think will happen to us? I don't know. Depends on a lot of things.

You mean whether or not the policeman... Luckily for you, he wasn't badly hurt.

But it's still a serious matter.

You'd better go and sit down over there and wait.

Lisa, those two boys are out there now making a statement to the police.

And it's not going to agree with yours.

You must tell me the truth about this accident. But, Charles, I am.

Those boys are too frightened to lie. I didn't say they were lying.

It was dark.

They might have thought they saw him get out of the car.

He could have crossed the road. The passenger door was open. He could have

looked inside to see if I was all right. I don't know. It all happened so

quickly.

Lisa, I've built my whole life around you.

I don't know what I'd do if... Charles, you must believe me.

I want to.

I want to so much.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

But you'll be very glad to know, madam, that the officer you knocked down is

going to be all right.

Just a bit shaken and concussed. He agrees with the young man's statement

and clears you entirely.

And the man?

I'm afraid he can't help us there. He never saw inside the car.

So we'll have to wait until the man comes to and we hear from the hospital.

We have an officer waiting to take his statement.

Now, if you'll just come along with me, there are just a few formalities.

Do you identify these two men as the men who broke into your house tonight?

Yes. Do you wish to charge them, sir?

May I ask them a question?

You may.

They're not obliged to answer.

Now, think carefully.

This man you say you saw get out of the car, is there any possibility that in

fact he did not get out of the car, but he came from behind it?

Well, we thought he got out of it.

I suppose we could have been mistaken.

Everything happened so quickly.

We could have made a mistake.

Thank you.

I won't charge them, Sergeant. I think they're in enough trouble already.

Very well, sir.

But it doesn't necessarily mean that the police won't charge them.

Well, you won't need us, will you? Let me know if you hear from the hospital.

Of course.

That'll be them now.

Hello?

Yes?

Oh, yes. Put them through.

To the hospital.

Hello?

Yes.

I see.

I'm sorry.

All right.

Good night and thank you.

How is he? What did he have to say?

I'm afraid he didn't say anything, sir.

Mr. Crichton has died.

They didn't get the injection to him in time, sir.

They said that if he could have got there a couple of hours earlier...

Excuse me, Sergeant.

Hello, Mrs. Grant.

Didn't expect to see you back here tonight.

What is it, Higgs? I've just done a check on Mrs. Grant's car, sir. It seems

to be in order, except for the damaged headlamp.

Oh, by the way, sir, I found this on the back seat of the car.

Must be yours.

Now, Higgs, I want you to take these two young fellows along to the Chief

Inspector's office.

Here's their statement.

Well, yes, if they want to ring anybody, they can do so.

I dare say a cup of tea wouldn't do them any harm, either.

Charles?

Listen to me.

Charles.

Charles?

Okay.