All language subtitles for Woman of Straw (1964) 1080p TR & EN - DTS-FGT

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

Leave me.

(BARKING)

Here, come on.
Come on, roll over.

Come on.
There's a good dog.

Here, come on.
Come on, Jacko.

Come on, over.
Come on, Jacko, over.

Come on, Jacko, jump.
Up, up, come on.

Come on, Jacko, jump.
Come on, come on. Come on.

Ah. Anthony.

Hello, George. Your stuff
ready for signature?

We're waiting
for your uncle.
What are the chances?

Pretty slim, I'd say.
He's trying to teach
some old dogs new tricks.

Stupid brutes.

Mindless brutes.

(EXCLAIMING)
You've bitten me. Beast!

Stupid ungrateful brute's
drawn blood. Knew it.

Fenton, Thomas.
What the devil!

Take these creatures away.

Baines, they've bitten me!

Ah. Baines,
could you possibly
get hold of Mr. Richmond?

We've got to
get back to town.

I'm afraid Mr. Richmond's has
had a slight accident, sir.

One of the dogs.

If you'll excuse me, sir,
the first-aid kit.

This will mean
another holdup.

Well, this will put paid
to your chances with
the old man today.

He's got to
approve this draft
before the board meeting.

Perhaps I'd better
have a look at it.

Damn brute!
Where is the new nurse?
Why isn't she here?

She's on her way
from London, Uncle.
What is she doing? Walking?

Where have you been?
What have you got there?

I've just approved
this merger agreement.

I didn't think you'd want
to be bothered with it.

Oh, you didn't, eh?
Give it to me.

Damned hand bleeding.
Here, bind it tighter.

We can't have this
suspended production
clause.

Delay the
Toronto operation
by three weeks.

7C and 8 out.
But your nephew thought
that...

Not interested
in what my nephew
thinks. Re-draft.

Come along,
man, come along.
Damned hand painful.

Get Dr. Murray.
Be quick about it.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Where are you going?
To get
Dr. Murray, sir.

Well, hurry up
about it.

Why are you late?
Well, you know
what London is, sir.

No, I don't.
What kept you?

Your tailor?
Your manicurist?
Your hair stylist? Eh?

ANTHONY: You really must
sign this today, Uncle.

We don't want them to
invoke the penalty clause.

It will cost us money.

RICHMOND:
Damned swindle.

You can trust them
to re-draft.

Trust? Nonsense.
Don't trust anyone.

I'll see the draft myself
before the board meeting.

Well, mind you do, then.

Where's that nurse?
I need the nurse.

The nurse is
coming, Uncle.

I want a pretty nurse.
None of those
blasted battleaxes.

Last one they sent me,
hag! Mustache!

Ate goat's cheese all day
and stank of it.

Go on. Go on.
Where's the doctor?

Put me to bed.
I'm ill.

Yes.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

Duffer!

That bishop,
left him unguarded.

To tempt your queen.
Listen.

Extraordinary effect.

Underrated, Berlioz.
Oh, man of true passion.

Check.

But not mate,
not yet.

Your middle game,
competent.
Your end game, poor.

Like your father.
No spine, no stamina.

Under pressure,
you cave in.

I'm tired, tired.

What are you waiting for?
Change the tape.

Where is the new nurse?
Waiting all day.

Damned hand hurts.

Well, the car
is meeting her
at the station.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)
She's promised
to be on the 6:35.

Promised?
You take her word?
Incompetent, no follow-up.

National disease.
No follow-up.

Yes?

She's here.
It's about time, too.
Let's have a look at her.

Mustache again,
I daresay.
Sweaty armpits.

Go easy on her.
I'm running out
of agencies.

Popinjay!
She's for me.
Remember that.

RICHMOND:
Come in, girl.

(SOFTLY) My uncle
doesn't like people
to stand too close to him.

Well, what kept you?
Waiting all day.

Bad start,
bad manners.

I'm sorry,
I needed sleep.

My patient
died last night.

Died on you?
You kill them off,
do you?

Well, you won't get me.

Who told you to switch off?

Carry on.

(MUSIC SWITCHING ON)
Louder.

I understand
you have an injured hand.

May I look at it?

Tomorrow will do.

Name?
Maria Marcello.

Foreigner! No wonder!

Left it to you!

You wash regularly,
Miss, um...

Yes, Mr. Richmond,
I wash regularly.

It is necessary
in my job.

That's all right, then.

Smells good. None of that
goat's cheese nonsense,
thank God.

No mustache. Tell her
what she has to know.

Nephew.
We've met.

What? Met?

I was inspected
this morning.

I thought you'd like me
to interview Miss Marcello
personally, Uncle.

Don't fancy
your taste in women.

I'll show you
to your room.

Louder! Louder!
I can't hear.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC
PLAYING LOUDLY)

Difficult case.

Difficult patient.

But I do hope you'll stay.
I'm in no hurry.

Your chef is good?

Ex-Savoy.
I'll have something
sent up.

Thank you.

The nurse's room.

It always is
the nurse's room.

I'm afraid
it's the best
we can manage.

When I have eaten,
I will take another
look at the patient.

Well, you heard
what my uncle said.
Tomorrow will do.

You know,
your photograph
doesn't do you justice.

My photograph?
Is that important?

Appearances are very
important in a nurse.

I had to pick carefully.

You see,
there have been
mistakes in the past.

But I'm sure we've made
no mistake this time.

Ah! 10 minutes
at the agency.

You don't know me.

You're wrong there, Maria.
I know quite a bit about you.

Your background,
your past.

My private life
has nothing to do
with you, Mr. Richmond.

My uncle is not
an easy man to handle.

He is used to
getting what he wants.

Exactly what he wants.

No, it requires tact and
a great deal of patience.

And I'm sure you have the
necessary qualifications to...

I'm a trained nurse
and I am used to
difficult patients.

That's all you need
to know about me.

Good night, Mr. Richmond.

I hope you'll be
very comfortable, Maria.

Living at Foxhurst
does have its points.

Really?

You know,
you don't look
like a nurse.

I assure you I am.

But I doubt
if it's a nurse you require.

I can assure you we do.

Good night.
Good night.

More comfortable than
eating in your room,
eh, Miss, uh...

More formal, certainly,
Mr. Richmond.

You disapprove of formality,
Miss Marcello?

Or do you object to
my servants, perhaps?

Know why I use them?
I'll tell you. They serve.

Hundreds of years of
waiting on the white man.

In their blood, service.

Thing of
the past for us.
Everybody is a master.

No sense of duty anymore,
no respect.

A negro may no longer
know his place here
or in America.

But in Africa, you can
still find some who do.

Eh, Thomas?
Mmm.

Fine, primitive
creature, Thomas.

No aspirations, no education,
but he knows what's what.
Don't you, boy?

ANTHONY:
As you see,
Miss Marcello,

My uncle has solved
the servant problem in
his own inimitable manner.

He treats
his servants like dogs,
and his dogs like servants.

Yes, just as would he,
Miss Marcello.

Observe those lily-white
hands, if you please.

Good for nothing
except driving Jaguars
and seducing women.

Don't you wish
you could still do
either, Uncle?

Laugh! Go on!
Like your father,
laughing boy.

You will live like him
and die like him,
shuffling for shillings.

Mr. Richmond,
I don't think you need
my services any longer.

Your hand is
quite healed.

You'll allow me
to decide that,
Miss Marcello.

You'll leave
when I tell you.

But you don't
really need me.

I'd prefer
to go somewhere where
I could be useful.

Some dreary suburban
accouchement, I suppose.

Don't you think
it might be more profitable
looking after me?

I get paid the same rate
by everybody.

You're a hypocrite,
Miss Marcello.

You know damn well
I can pay you ten times more
than anyone else.

I only require
my normal rate,
if you don't mind.

Well, we'll see about that.
You will stay.

Understand, since my wife
died 20 years ago,

I seem to suffer
from a lack...

A lack of
feminine company.

Agreeable feminine company,
that is.

I shouldn't have thought
it would be difficult

For a man like you,
Mr. Richmond.

To find someone?
Really?

How do you suppose
a man like me
provides himself

With agreeable,
feminine company?

Sends money to
a mail order service?

Has someone fished out
of the typing pool for me?

Not easy.
One has to be careful.

But I am very pleased
with you, Miss Marcello.

Very pleased indeed.

I'm so glad.

The dinner was
excellent.

Good night.

That's right.
You go, Miss Marcello.
Up to your room.

And tomorrow,
play on that uniform!

Make yourself
look like a woman!

Nice and desirable!

Rustle, crackle
and swish!

Do you hear?

When it's gone,
it's gone.

All over and done with.

But it isn't quite
done with, is it, Uncle?

(THUNDER CLAPPING)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Yes?

Anthony.
Can I see you?

Just a moment.

He likes you.
You remind him
of his wife.

Really?
You've come
to tell me that?

Actually I have come to
apologize for his behavior.

He can be terribly rude.

There was no need
for you to come.

I hope you'll stay.
He's a sick man.

There are other nurses.

Not like you.

I want you to stay.

Do women always do
what you want,
Mr. Richmond?

Invariably.

May I sit down?

No.
Thank you.

I find you a very
intriguing girl, Maria.

For one thing,
there seems to be
so many of you.

Are there?
I only know of one.

Tell me about her.

She is what you see.

Very beautiful.

And ambitious.

Not anymore.

Then why did you
leave Italy?

Those towns
in the south,

They are fine
for the tourists.

But for
the poorer inhabitants,
they are hell.

I had no one.
So I came to England.

To find a better life?

Yes.

And have you
found it?

No. Not yet.

No, I don't want
to tell you anymore.

You've just told me
a great deal.

Maria, you will stay,
won't you?

Please go,
Mr. Richmond.

You're an attractive man,
but I am not interested.

Neither in you
or your uncle.

Well, that's a pity.

Because the both of us
are fascinated by you.

(BARKING)

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

Fenton! Thomas! Boys!

Here, Rollo, stand.
Stand when I say.

Sir?
Show these dogs
what I want of them.

But, sir...
Bend down! Down you go!

That's right. As if I were
to kick you up there.

But it's childish.

Now then, you, Fenton,
jump over your brother.

They'll imitate you.

That's the style,
that's good.

Come on, now, Jacko.

You watch this,
you little fool.

Watch, Jacko.
Now, come on,
come on, over. Aha!

They are brothers, these two.

Devoted to each other
and to me.

Come along now.
Come along, Fenton.

But it's cruel.
Cruel and pointless.

Now, let Rollo have a try.

That's the ticket.
Now again! Over!

Well done, Jacko.

No! Don't stop.
Fenton, you duffer.

I've seen enough.
Goodbye, Mr. Richmond.

Please send your check
to the agency.

How dare you?

Come back here,
you stupid girl.

That's what I pay them for,
you little fool!

Stupid girl.

They like it, I tell you!
They like it!

What's the matter?
I'm leaving. Now.

He's a monster. Cruel.
He treats people like dirt.

You saw what happened?

Yes, she said she's leaving.
You want me to get her back?

No. No.

No, get someone else.
Let her go.

Get her back.
I want her back.

Surprise.

No, I thought
you'd come.

Come in.

So, this is where
you live all alone.

Yes. Not quite like
Foxhurst, I'm afraid.

Nobody in your life?

Not now.

Why were you so sure
I'd come?

Because you want
something from me.

Do I? Are you sure it's not
the other way round?

You want to be persuaded.

You think
you know me, then?

I've spent a long time
looking for someone
like you, Maria.

Like me?

Yes.

Someone who wants
like you want.

Wants what?

The Richmonds are
a very wealthy family.

Just how much do you think
we are worth?

A million?
A million?

Nearer fifty. Fifty million.

You see, Maria,
you're basically very naive.

You want,
but you don't know.

You don't know how.

What are you trying
to tell me?

Now tell me
why you came.

Well, I have
a proposal to make.

A marriage proposal.

What makes you think
I'd marry you?

Oh, you flatter me.

No, it's not me
you're going to marry.

It's my uncle.

I don't...
I don't know
if I could do it.

He is frightening, cruel.

He is not a man you can
have human contact with.

You were prepared
to look after him
as a nurse.

As a wife, his demands
would be a little greater,

But it wouldn't
last long.

My uncle is a hypochondriac
for a very good reason,
Maria.

He is shortly
going to die.

I know his condition.
He could last a long time.

Or go like that.

Why do you
hate him so much?

Well, my father and
Richmond were partners.

But he drove him out.
Hounded him, destroyed him.

Oh, it was all
in the way of business.

No melodramatics.

Just the weaker man
going to the wall.

But I knew better.

When my father
committed suicide,

It was
just another triumph
for Charles Richmond.

Why should he
want to do that
to his own brother?

You have heard him speak
so lovingly of his wife.

You've seen her portraits.

She was beautiful.

She was my mother.
My father's widow.

No.

Why does he
have you with him?

He must know
that you hate him.

Charles Richmond
thrives on hate.

If the whole world
hates you,

That in itself
is a kind of power.

A few months ago,
he made his will.

A last gesture of hate.

Everything to charity.

Charities he knows
and cares nothing about.

And to me,
a measly 620,000.

That's wealth to me.
A pittance.

Now, my uncle's fortune,
that's wealth. Real wealth.

That's why you're
going to marry him.

He'll change his will and
you'll inherit everything.

Everything
you ever dreamed about.

If I understand you
correctly,

Not quite everything.

61,000,000
for getting him for you.
That's what I want.

For making it possible.

You see,
I have been shaping this
in my mind for a long time.

All I needed
was the right person.

And now I've found her.

How do you know
he'll want to marry me?

It's the gamble
we take.

He likes you.

If he likes me so much,

Why do I need you?

My dear girl,
you're shrewd.

But to land a man
like Charles Richmond

Needs a lot more guile
than you have.

No, you couldn't hope
to do it on your own.

I might.

With me against you?

I don't think so.

Even with my help
you still wouldn't be certain.

He is unpredictable,
and utterly ruthless.

One mistake could
cost us everything.

How do you know
you can trust me?

I think I can, Maria.

I thought this was
a business arrangement.

(DOGS BARKING)

(BELL RINGING)

Memo, Jackson.

Allied Aviation.

Yours dated 19th June.

Matter reveals incompetence
in your department.

Report what disciplinary
action you're taking. C.R.

Get these tapes
to the office.

Oh! It's you, is it?

I am just collecting
your medicines to pack.

Cruises, holidays.

Damn good mind to
cancel the whole thing.

It'll do you good.

Ever been in a yacht,
Miss Marcello?

No, I am looking
forward to it.

Damned uncomfortable.

Hey! What
the devil...

You know perfectly well
you are forbidden to smoke.

Dr. Murray has said so.
Dr. Murray is
an old woman.

Look here,
I know you mean well,

But it's,
alas, one of the few
pleasures left to me.

Give me the key.
Just this one box.

Its out of the question.

No one need know.
Secret between us.

You have been ordered
not to smoke, Mr. Richmond.

No one orders me to do
anything, Miss Marcello!

No one!
No quack, no servant!

Now, be a good girl
and give me that key.

I'll give you a fiver
for every cigar in the box.

It holds 20.

You're wasting your time,
Mr. Richmond.

I am here to look after you,
not to conspire with you
against your health.

Now you're angry with me.
Because I've tried
to bribe you.

Indelicate.

Forgive me?
Of course.

Used to people who
will do anything for money.

You're different.
I'll have to learn.

Look.

Like it?

Superb.
For you.

A peace offering.

No, Mr. Richmond.
I couldn't possibly take...

Wear it.
If I don't behave myself,
you can give it to me back.

That's very kind
of you, but...

Please, I want
someone pretty
to wear it.

And now
you will insert the key
in the lock

And get out those cigars.

You can be such a nice man,
Mr. Richmond.

Why do you choose
to act like a pig?

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

Better take
some cigars with us.

I've spoken
to Southampton.

The captain
will be ready to sail
on the evening tide.

Get those tapes
to the office.

Damned girl,
too big for her boots.

Tried to stop me
smoking.

Good mind to
leave her behind.

Would you like me
to contact the agency?

No, no.

I'll have a word
with her, sir.

Fat lot of good
that'll do.

Yes, you were quite right to
refuse me those cigars,
Miss Marcello.

Saved me 6100.

I keep more than
one box in my study.

I was just testing
your good nature.

You're making an excellent
start, Miss Marcello.

An excellent start.

Mr. Richmond, for a man
in your condition,

One cigar is the equivalent
of a month's life.

Trying to
scare me, girl?

I'm not afraid
of death.

Personally, I think
you're a very brave man

To squander
the little capital
you have left.

I don't really think your
position gives you license

To insult my uncle,
Miss Marcello.

I'll get your things
into the car.

Send her packing,
Uncle?

When I need your advice,
dear boy, I'll ask for it.

(DOGS BARKING)

There's a good dog,
Rollo. Good dog.

Well, I've got
everything here, Uncle.

I hope so.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

Beethoven.

Why are you sitting
so far away,
Miss Marcello?

You forget I have
my instructions,
Mr. Richmond.

Listen to that.
That lightness,
grace, serenity.

They thought of him
as a boor, Beethoven.

A gross, clumsy,
vulgar oaf.

No sense of humor,
no social graces.

Kept people
at arm's length.

You think of me as
a monster, don't you?

Only when you try
to intimidate me.

People like to
be intimidated.

People feel comforted
by strength.

They complain, but
they feel serene, somehow.

She felt serene
with me.

Your wife?

She was devoted,
Natalie.

Didn't think of me
as a boor,

Didn't think of me
as a rich crank. No.

Devoted.

That was a long time ago.

I built this yacht
for our honeymoon.

You'd call her
old-fashioned now,
I suppose.

Somehow, I never
felt like changing.

I am boring you.

Of course not.

Different man then,
of course.

I was active.

Not only in the mind.

Natalie loved music, too.

We gave
wonderful musical parties.

Only use she had
for money, music.

The rest didn't interest her.

They say she married me
in spite of my wealth.

(CHUCKLES)

God alone knows
what she saw in me.

But she was devoted.

All our years of marriage,
she never once raised
her voice to me.

Never tried to wheedle
anything out of me.

She was exceptional.

You were a lucky man.

She died
in great pain.

A kind nature is no defense
against sickness and death.

So what's the point of it?

He was telling me
about your mother.

How she liked his strength
after my father's weakness?

How she loved him,
despite his wealth?

He was so sad
when he talked
about her dying.

Did he tell you what he said
the minute after she died?

No.

He said, "You gave me
everything and took nothing."

"You were a very
stupid woman."

Let's not get sentimental,
shall we?

Great improvement
since you took over the
catering, Miss Marcello.

Thank you.

Miss Marcello
will soon be capable
of taking over the ship.

And what
does that mean?

Nothing,
Uncle.

Except that
her nursing duties
are far from heavy.

Your call
to Hamburg, sir.

Kramar.

Well, have you
seen the minister?

Damn the treaty!
I know the clause
as well as he does!

I thought you told me
all that had been cleared.

Well, does he want me
to go direct
to the Chancellor?

Do they want the plant
or don't they?

If I don't get some
action within 24 hours,

I will take the whole
project elsewhere.

Get back to me.

Clear that away.
Take that chicken away.

Please leave the plates
where they are.

You heard my uncle,
Miss Marcello.

You instructed me to
look after the catering,
Mr. Richmond.

I did indeed,
Miss Marcello.

But it so happens
I abominate fowl.

I know. The chicken
is for us.

I made fish
specially for you.

I must ask you
not to argue with me,
Miss Marcello,

In front of
the other servants.

Tell the cook he's sacked
as soon as we dock!

It has nothing
to do with him.
I did the cooking.

Really, sir!

I will not have
my orders countermanded.

Bring fish for my guests.

And while you are up, Captain,
put on some music.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

Tony.
Lock the door.

Tony, I can't
stand it. I can't.

At times, he seems almost
human, then suddenly
he acts like a maniac.

Shh!
And you,
you encourage him!

I have to fight
both of you.

It's just
part of the game.

Haven't you noticed
I'm always in the wrong?

If I'm against you,
he's for you.

It's working
splendidly.

Is it?
For you, perhaps.

Not for me.

You took me for something
I'm not, can never be.

I took you for a woman.

A woman who wants.

You think money
is all I want?

The other things,
you can have them, too.

We can have them
together.

What the hell's
he doing on deck?

Fetch me a sou'wester.
Go on, hurry.

Right, sir.

The captain wants you
to let him turn back.

Tell him
to go to hell.

If we don't get into port,
I won't be responsible.

Damn it!
Am I the only one aboard
with any guts?

What are you
worried about?
The safety of my ship!

It's my ship!

Get back to
the wheelhouse.
I give the orders.

(SCREAMING)

My brother!
My brother overboard!

Man overboard!
Man overboard!

Out! Fish him out!

CAPTAIN: Hold her steady.

Help! Help! Help me!

CAPTAIN: Get
that lifeline out!

MAN: Line's out, sir!

Where is he?
Let me see him.

Hang on, Fenton!
Hang on, boy!

We got you. Hang on!

(GASPING)

I told you we should
have put into port.

Well, why didn't you?
You're the master of
the ship, aren't you?

He does
what I tell him.

Stop panicking.
Get into port.

What are you staring at?

You enjoyed it.

You enjoyed every moment,
you monster.

Get me below.

Stop!

Take him to my cabin.

Now, rest.

Go to sleep.

He'll be fine
in the morning.

You'll let him stay here
till morning, Miss?

It's more comfortable
than the servants' quarters.

I'll sleep in the saloon.
Thank you, Miss.

Why do you work for him,
Thomas?

There's a big family
back home.

We send money.

There are other ways
of earning money.

It's not just that.

All my people work
for Mr. Richmond
in the copper mines.

We have to do
what he says.

I don't.

You're leaving us,
Miss?

Yes, as soon as we dock.

And if you take my advice,
you'll leave, too.

You and your brother.

I guess we're greedy.

Aren't we all?

Not you.

I'm glad you're going.
For your sake.

But it will be worse
without you.

Good night, Miss.

Good night.

(MAN SHOUTING IN SPANISH)

Calamari!

(SPEAKING ITALIAN)

I'm looking for
somewhere to stay. A room.

Have you got a room?
Only for a night.

(IN APPROXIMATE ENGLISH)
No tourista here.
No... No roomay.

Hotel?

Si, hotel.
Will you take me?

(SPEAKING SPANISH)
I give you some money.

(THANKING IN ITALIAN)

(HORN HONKING)

(BELL CLANGING)

Senorita.

(THANKING IN ITALIAN)

Anyone here?

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

I want a room, please.

Okey-doke.
Have passport?

Yes.

Right this way,
please.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

(SLAMS DOOR)

Get up.

Get up, get dressed.

I'm not coming back.

Get up.

I'm not coming
back, Tony.

(YELPS)

Listen, you fool,
you're back
where you started.

What are you going to do
for the rest of your life?

Play nursemaid forever?
Scrub floors,
marry some waiter?

Perhaps.
We made a bargain.

I can't keep it. I'm sorry.
You'll keep it.

I found you, I choose you.
Find someone else.
There are millions.

I choose you! You!
You, for what you are!

Now, you're
coming back.

No.

I'm free of him now.

And free of me?
Are you free of me?

You're hurting my arm.

You know what
you're throwing away,
what you're losing?

Foxhurst, and all
that goes with it.

He goes with it.
Richmond.

Oh, not for long.

Too long for me.

I am sorry, Tony.
It's finished.

I go with it.

Maria.

Are we finished, too?

I'll wait for you
downstairs in the truck.

Goodbye, Tony.

If he wants me back,
he'll have to come
and get me.

Himself.
Here, now, today.

He won't come.
He doesn't even know
you left the ship.

Then tell him.

No, this isn't the way
to play it, Maria.
Not with Richmond.

You want me to be hard?
All right, get him here.
I'll be waiting.

And if he doesn't come?

Then it's over.
Once and for all.

We leave for Palma
at dusk.

Tell the Captain.
He's sulking
like a school girl.

And tell Miss Marcello
to come to her senses.
We shan't wait for her.

Miss Marcello?
Miss Marcello
has left the ship.

Really?
She's probably
gone shopping.

Liar!

(SNIFFING) You've just come
from her, haven't you?

Haven't you?
Yes, I have.
She won't come back.

She'll come back.

She's bluffing.
She'll come back.

I wouldn't count on it.

What inducements
did you offer?

None.
I kept remembering
what she means to you.

She means
nothing to me,
nothing at all.

She's my nurse.

Well, in that case,
there is no problem.

Come back here.

I'll get her
for you, Uncle.

You think that's all
a woman wants?

Don't you? You want her,
but you can't get her.

You think I couldn't?

You think
if I really wanted her
I couldn't get her?

I'm sure you couldn't.

No. No, she's like the rest.

Damn women.

All they think about...

No.

To hell with her.

Tell the Captain
to weigh anchor

As soon as they're through
with the repairs.

Now get out.

Get out!

Captain.

Captain!

Captain!
Sir, we're ready to sail.

We're not.
I'm going ashore.

What, right now, sir?
Right now.
Get one of the boys.

And I'll come
with you, Uncle.

You'll stay
where you are.
One of the boys.

I'll take you, sir.
Tell him where she is.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Yes?

It's me, Miss.
Thomas.

Mr. Richmond is
waiting for you
downstairs.

Miss, are you
coming back?

Sit down.

A drink? It's hot.

No, thank you.

That damn truck.

Well then,
what do you have
to say for yourself?

Why did you
leave the yacht?

That must be obvious.

You're too sensitive.

The boy was careless.

You nearly killed him.

And you took
such pleasure watching.

Miss Marcello,
there are certain
things about a man,

A sick man,
an old, broken man,

Things even you
as a nurse
wouldn't understand,

Or want to understand,
I'm glad to say,

Why one becomes
the way one is,

Why one acts
in a certain way.

Afterwards, I admit,
I felt ashamed.

Afterwards?

Yes, afterwards.

Look here,
no good beating about.
You know why I am here.

What do you want
to come back?

Would it be too much
to ask for an apology?

I'll give you money.

You tried that
once before.

So each time...

Each time you don't
like what I do, say,

I have to eat
humble pie?

No! How can that
possibly profit you?

Perhaps there are things
about a woman

Which you don't
fully understand.

Perhaps.

You're an
extraordinary woman.

And beautiful.

And I think,

Hope,

Kind.

Are those compliments
instead of an apology?

You drive an excessively
hard bargain.

I haven't apologized
since I was a little boy.

My father drove
a hard bargain, too.

(QUIETLY)
I apologize.

Thank you.

You come back.

When I don't need you
anymore as a nurse...

I'll go somewhere else,
where I am needed.

Look! Look at me.
I want you to be
honest with me.

Do you find me
repellent?

Depends
on your moods.

To see me like this,
in a chair,

Doesn't it offend you?
Not at all.

My money?
That offend you?

Only when you use it
to hurt others.

I told you, I will
come back to the yacht.

Why do you torture yourself
with all these questions?

Isn't it obvious?

I want to find out
what you really think
of me.

I haven't spoken to anyone
like this before in my life.

Then don't now, please.

But I want to.

Want you to marry me.

(WHISPERING)
What did you say?

You think that
would be impossible?

I want you
to tell me frankly.

Why are you
trembling?

Excited? Afraid?

You know,

I'm afraid.

Don't.

It's bad for you.

Please answer me,
Maria.

I...

I don't know
what to say.

How long
can I last?

Not too long, eh?

(PILLS RATTLING)

Even without cigars.

We'll go back to
the yacht, shall we?

With this ring,
I thee wed.

And with all
my worldly goods,
I thee endow.

I now pronounce you
man and wife.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

(SOFT JAZZ PLAYING)

Your uncle is
a lucky old devil,
do you know that?

Yes, she seems
to make him happy.

She really is
quite lovely.

But they do tend
to age overnight.

By the time
she's 40...

My dear!
He should worry.

WOMAN: Lovely party.
MAN: Congratulations.

Thank you.
I think I'll leave you
to it, my dear.

I can't stand the sight
of these sharks
gulping my champagne.

Oh, Charles,
I'll come with you.

No, no, no.
Wouldn't dream of it.
Break up the party?

Thomas, wheel me off.

Go on, enjoy yourself.

Oh, it's you.
I didn't see you.

Wealth suits you, Maria.

You know,
you were right to go
to any lengths to get it.

(SNORTS)

You make it
sound as though
I'd committed a crime.

He wanted me
to marry him.

I don't think
he'll regret it.

I'm going to
be fair with him.

I hope that doesn't mean
you're going to be unfair
with me.

Remember, 61,000,000.

I remember.

You know
you can trust me.

You must be patient
on my honeymoon.

Marriage was just
the first step, Maria.

The rest
will all happen
if I make him happy.

Already he is
a different person.

Didn't you see tonight?
He wasn't rude once.

I am really going
to make him happy.

Yes.

And, uh,

Where do I come in?

Don't be foolish.

I will be fair
with you, too.

Yes?

Oh, excuse me, sir.
Mr. Richmond sent a message
about a fishing trip tomorrow.

I have arranged
a launch for 10:00.

Thank you, Captain.
Mrs. Richmond will tell him.

Yes, sir.

It's all right.
I don't think
he saw anything.

There was nothing
to see.

No?

Got one!
What did I tell you?

Ooh! A monster!

Give us some sport,
this one.

Hold tight, Maria.

I think we better
give you a hand, sir.

Yes, let us
give you
a hand, Uncle.

Get away from me!
You think I can't
land my own catch?

Do as he says.
Please, Charles,
let him help you.

Don't want any help.

(GRUNTING WITH EXERTION)

He's too strong
for you, sir.

(PANTING)

Devil!

Please, Charles,
let it go.

It's not worth it.

It's always worth it.

Big devil!

(GRUNTS)

(COUGHING)

(GASPING) You let it
get away.

Why did you do that?

You would have
killed yourself.

(CONTEMPORARY JAZZ PLAYING)

Well?
What do you
think of it?

Are you asking me
as a relative or
as a secretary?

You mean
you disapprove?

It's a very
efficient document.

Very clear.

You're leaving her
your personal fortune.

Still not satisfied?
I have doubled
your money, haven't I?

Still not enough?
You want more?

Everything?

No. I am happy you found
someone deserving at last.

Apart from
the dogs' home, I mean.

Call the witnesses.

Maria! Don't burn
that lovely skin!

They're on
their way up.

I still think
you're making
a mistake.

You think
she married me
for my money?

What do you think?

Let me astonish you,
my dear boy.

I never did think
she married me for
my sex appeal.

But she likes me.

Nothing you can say
can alter that.

She likes me.

Good morning,
sir.

Now then...

Sign this.

Both of you.

Witness
my signature.

Why not wait
a little, Uncle?

I think it's a mistake,
leaving everything
to her so soon.

You hardly know her.

It's unlike you
to be so impetuous.

You sign.

Now you, boy.

All right, you can
go back to the yacht.

Never embarrass me like that
again, do you hear?

(EMPHATICALLY)
Never again.

Take that
to the lawyers
as soon as we get home.

Where is she going?

She prefers to swim
in the sea.

I don't like her
going out alone.

She is a strong
swimmer.

No, it's dangerous
swimming alone in
these waters.

Go after her.

Mmm!

You only just made it.

You're much too valuable
to take such risks.

So your husband
thinks, anyway.

He sent you
to look after me?

Yes.
And I have got news.

He's done it.
He's changed his will.

Just now?

You mean it?

Mmm! Despite my protests.

Signed and witnessed.

Oh!
It's all yours.

How wonderful!

So we won, then.

Well, not quite.

You see,
I have to register the will
with the lawyers

When we get back
to England.

But meanwhile, you'll
look after the old man,
won't you?

I would anyway.

Cutting that fishing line
yesterday was a masterstroke.

Strangely enough,
I was only thinking
of him.

I was afraid
he'd harm himself.

Before he changed
the will, you mean.
Of course.

I don't mean that
at all.

You really enjoy
playing Mrs. Richmond,
don't you, Maria?

That's what you wanted,
isn't it?

Charming.

Now that she's got
the old boy's money,

She's making a play
for the young one.

I told you I'd be fair
to both of you.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC
PLAYING LOUDLY)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hello, my dear.
Hello.

Am I disturbing you?

No, no. Splendid
transmission from Milan.

Just putting
that bit onto tape.

Something to do
when I am alone.

Can you tell
what that is?
Beethoven?

Yes, but what? What?
(CHUCKLES) You know
I'm no good at guessing.

Fidelio.
Oh, so full
of life, vitality!

Story of a devoted
wife. Fidelio.

You know something,
Maria?

As a boy, all I wanted
was to be a conductor.

Being good at it,
too. Authority.

My father thought
differently.

Sent me around
the world to buy.

Bought what I liked
and brought it home.

Become a habit,
buying what I like.

And I like you,
Charles.

Very much.

I believe you mean it.
Yes, I do.

Astonishing.

Go to sleep now.
We are home tomorrow.

You must get
a good night's rest.

Nice to see you
concerned about me.

I am concerned.

It will be good to be
in England again.

Something about the country
makes me more at ease
than any other place.

Always has, since I was
young. I am not sure why.

(CHUCKLES SLEEPILY)

Of course,
I used to walk then.

Country roads.

I want you
to like it there.

Foxhurst's
for you now.

Best thing I've got
out of a long, empty,
greedy life.

I don't want you
to be lonely there,
as I have been.

Enjoy your life!
Enjoy it!

Let it
make you happy.

I insist
you are happy.

Oh, Charles, how can you
order people to be happy?

But I am.
Really, I am.

There's your draft
for whenever you wake.

Now, don't just
lie there.

Take it
and go off again.

Whatever you say.
You're my nurse.

I am your wife.

So you are, my dear.
So you are.

Maria.

Something
I meant to tell you.

I enjoyed myself
these last few weeks.

More than I have
in years.

I am grateful.

(TENDERLY)
Good night.

Good morning,
Thomas.

You are up
early, Miss.

I mean, Mrs. Richmond.

Yes, I couldn't sleep.

How long
before we dock?

An hour and a half, maybe.

I'll see to Mr. Richmond's
breakfast myself.

Morning, madam.

Let the coffee
perc a little longer.

Very black.
Yes.

Give him two eggs.

Mmm-hmm.

And cover the dish
so the eggs stay warm.

Yes, Mrs. Richmond.

Mr. Richmond
is so pleased to
be getting to England.

I want him to have
a real English breakfast.

Good morning, Charles.

You can see England
in the distance.

I've cooked you
eggs and bacon
for breakfast.

What do you say to that?

Charles?

Charles!

(GASPS)

Tony.

Tony!

Hello!

He is dead.
Charles is dead!

What? Dead?

Oh, my God! How?

I don't know.
I went to his cabin
for breakfast with him.

His eyes were open
and staring. I...

Are you sure
he's dead,

Not unconscious?

He's dead.

Well, that's that.

The will is not valid.

It hasn't been
registered yet.

You won't get
a penny.

All those months
of waiting,

All that money.

We came so close to it,
within hours.

Just a minute.

Have you told anyone
he's dead?

No.

You're sure?

Yes, I came
straight to you.

Then there's just
a chance.

What are you...
Come on, quickly.

This way. Come on.

He's dead, all right.

You don't feel
anything.

What should I feel?

I'll call the captain.

No!

Now, listen
carefully.

He is not dead.

If you want that money,
he's alive.

He's alive!

But everyone will know.
No one will know.

You go to the kitchen,
get his breakfast,

Wheel it in yourself,
spend a few minutes here.

No, Tony, I...
You'll tell the boys he's
tired, needs more sleep,

Then come and join me
in the saloon.

But don't forget
to lock this door.

Oh, Tony, I...
We may still be
all right.

All right?

(WHISPERING) Yes.

Smile.

Don't look
so distressed.

What are we going
to do?

As I said, act as if
he is still alive.

How can we?

We dock in
another two hours.

Then he'll go ashore.

The marriage, the trip,
they've all exhausted him.

He won't wish
to see anyone.

I will register the will
in London.

Then, he dies
of a heart attack
in his own home.

But a doctor will know!

No, I will send a doctor.

A doctor who, for a fee,
will certify that he died
at Foxhurst.

How do we
get him off the boat?

You will wheel him
in the chair.

His car will be
at the dock.

Oh, no. I can't do it.

Listen, he wanted you
to have his money.

If you want
to carry out his wishes,
you'll go through with this.

Now, go to his cabin.
I'll join you there.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

(DOOR OPENS)

(GASPS)

Remember, always
keep the door locked.

Now, his clothes.

His clothes, Maria.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC BLARING)

He's alive, Maria.

Alive.

(SIGHING)

You're going to help me
get him off the ship?

No, I will be busy
with the Customs.

I can't do it
alone. I can't!

You don't have to.
Thomas will help.

He'll know!

He'll know!
Not if you keep
your head.

Just think
what this means
to us.

It's just a short trip
from the dock to the house.

As soon as you get him
in his room, lock the door.

Don't let anybody in
except the doctor.

And I'll get him to you
just as fast as I can.

All right?

(SIGHING)
Just a drink, please.

Now, everything
just as I told you,
remember?

(GASPS)

(SHUDDERING)

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Now, I don't want you
to talk, Charles.

It's damp,
there's a drizzle.

Keep your scarf
over your mouth.

There, that's it.

It's all right, Charles.
I can do it.

(SHIP HORN BLOWING)

Well! You feeling
better, sir?

Thank you, Captain.
I don't want him to talk.

Everything is
ready, madam.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Everything all right,
Uncle?

I told him
not to talk.

I don't want
the cold air to...

Quite right.
Get him in.

Give me a cigarette,
please.

Do you have
a match, John?

Mr. Richmond wants to smoke
and I have left my lighter
in my other jacket.

Yes, sir.

Here you are, Uncle.

Only one, now.
Mind what the doctor said.

Thank you, John.

Sir.

Hello, Baines.
You know Mrs. Richmond.

Yes, of course.
Welcome home, madam.

Mr. Richmond is ill,
I'm afraid.

There is a fire lit
in his room, madam.
Thank you.

Oh, allow me,
madam.

He's fallen asleep.
Take him up carefully.

John, take me
straight to London.

Yes, sir.

The office will know
where I can be reached.

Over by the fire.

Thank you, Baines.

Shall I prepare
lunch, madam?

Later perhaps
if Mr. Richmond wakes up.

Don't disturb us
unless I ring.

Very good, madam.

Mr. Anthony Richmond, please.

When do you expect him?

Tell him
Mrs. Charles Richmond called.

It's urgent.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

May I have
the dinner trolley,
madam?

Mr. Richmond's
sleeping.

I'll ring
if I need anything.

Very good, madam.

(LOCK CLICKS)

(CLATTERING)

(GASPS)

(DOGS HOWLING)

(GASPS)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Good morning,
madam.

Yes? What
do you want?

I've prepared
breakfast.

I'm not hungry.

Perhaps Mr. Richmond
would like something.

He is not well.

Then let me send
for the doctor, madam.

I've already
called a doctor.

I'm expecting him
any minute.

Show him up
the moment he comes.

Oh. It's not
serious, I'm sure.

He just needs rest.

The chauffeur
is waiting below.
Shall I give him any orders?

Not at the moment.

Thank you, Baines.

(SIGHS)

Mr. Richmond?

Then find him!

I want Mr. Richmond,
do you hear? I want...

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Mrs. Richmond,
my name is Lomer.

I've come
about your husband.

Oh, thank God.
Please come in.
I've been expecting you.

Why haven't you
closed his eyes?

Oh, I couldn't.

I couldn't touch...

You arrived
back in England
yesterday?

Yes.

When did your
husband die?

On the yacht,
before we docked.

What did you think
caused his death?

His heart.
He was a sick man.

He could well
have gone any time.

Who brought him up here?

One of the servants.

He noticed nothing?

No. He thought
he was sleeping.

But if you knew he was dead,
why did you bring him
all the way here?

Why didn't you inform
the harbor police
when you docked?

But...

Why are you
asking me all this?

Dr. Lomer, you...
"Doctor" Lomer?

I'm afraid there's been
some misunderstanding.

Baines called me.
I'm not a doctor.

I'm a police officer.

(GASPS)

(SIGHS)

Morning, Baines.
Good morning, sir.
Mrs. Richmond is waiting.

Before I see
Mrs. Richmond,

There are
one or two questions
I would like to ask you.

Certainly, sir.

Mr. Richmond was alive
when you took him upstairs.

Are you quite
positive of that?

Yes, sir,
he was sleeping.

Sleeping? Could you
have been mistaken?

Perhaps he was dead.

No, sir.
Can you be sure?

Certainly, sir.
How?

I heard him
breathing.
Actually heard him?

There is nothing wrong
with my hearing,

Or any of my faculties,
for that matter.

No one entered the room
with Mr. Richmond
beside his wife?

Only myself, sir.

I brought dinner
on a trolley
and took it away.

For two?
Yes, sir,
they both had dinner.

I see.

When did you become
worried about him?

When I went to his room
yesterday morning,

Mrs. Richmond
wouldn't let me in.

Didn't want me
to serve breakfast.

I could see Mr. Richmond
still sitting there
in his chair.

I felt sure that
something was wrong.

Wrong?

That he was dead.

So I called you.

Permit me, sir.

Thank you.

MARIA: Come in.

You still insist that your
husband died on the yacht,
Mrs. Richmond?

Yes, he did.

What did you do when
you went to the cabin
and found him dead?

I rang for help.

Really?
And no one came?

No.
I don't know why.

I don't think the bell
could have been working.

Why didn't you go
to the captain?

I didn't go
to the captain
because I...

I was too upset.

I see.

What were your feelings
for Mr. Richmond?

I mean, did you find him
an easy person
to get on with?

I grew
to understand him.

Marriage softened
his nature?

It seemed to.

But he remained
a difficult man?

Not to me.

He was happy.

A happy man,
with a will to live.

Would that
describe him?

He had the will
to live.

He knew
his condition.

Before you were married,
you were his nurse,
I believe.

Yes.

And after the marriage,
you continued to nurse him?

Naturally.

So whatever medicines
were given to him,

Sedatives, sleeping
drafts, and so on,

You gave him,
no one else?

No one else, no.

He had
no access to medicines
without your knowledge?

No.

And from the moment
you arrived back,

No one
was with your husband
except yourself?

No.

What medicines
did you give him?

None! I told you!
He was dead. He died at sea.

So you say.

But if, in fact,
he died here,

You were the only
person with him.

But he didn't!

He died on the yacht
from a heart attack.

Wherever your husband died,

He did not die
of a heart attack.

He died of
barbiturate poisoning.

Mrs. Richmond,
your husband was murdered.

He was not!

(WHISPERING)
It's not possible.

That's impossible!

She couldn't
have done it.

Have you charged her?

Not yet.

What was your relationship
with Mrs. Richmond?

Quite normal.

I still can't
take this in.

But you didn't approve of
her marriage to your uncle?

Well, frankly,
not at first.

I was afraid
she was marrying him
for his money.

I see.
And after the marriage,
were there any hints

That she might want
to get rid of him?

Good God, no!

In fact,
she did seem to develop
a genuine affection for him.

She's been asking
to see you.

Have you any objection?

Of course not.
I want to help
in any way I can.

Mrs. Richmond,
would you repeat
what you told us

About your husband's
death?

Tony, they don't
believe me.

Tell them he was
dead on the boat.

Is that so?

I told you.
Would you
repeat it, please?

My uncle was alive
when we reached this house.

But that's not true!

I haven't seen Mrs. Richmond
since this terrible thing
happened.

And I must speak to her
for a few minutes alone.

Very well.

In any case, I have
no further questions for
Mrs. Richmond at the moment.

You don't seem
to understand.

Charles was murdered!

You said he was alive
when we brought him home.

Now they'll think...
(WHISPERING FIERCELY)
That's what we agreed!

I didn't know
you told Lomer otherwise.

I couldn't change my story
within minutes.

And why did you let him
into the room, anyway?

I thought he was
the doctor you'd sent!

Why didn't you ring me?

I was going
out of my mind
waiting.

What can I tell them now?

How can I explain
taking the body ashore?

We'll just have to
tell them what happened.

What do you mean?

Well, that we deceived
everyone into thinking
he was still alive,

That you didn't
call a doctor

Because you were
waiting for me
to register the will.

In any case,
don't say any more until
we've spoken to the lawyers.

But they said
Charles was poisoned!

They think I did it!

Oh, that's absurd.
You had every reason
to keep him alive.

Who killed him, Tony?

Who could have done it?
Who killed him?

Oh, they'll
find that out.

You just speak the truth,
you have nothing to fear.

And remember,
I'll be with you.

I am engaging a lawyer
on Mrs. Richmond's behalf.

By all means.

Mrs. Richmond,
I must ask you
not to leave the house.

Why? Is she
under arrest?

No. But in her
own interest,

It would be best for her
to remain here.

Very well.

I'll arrange
for the lawyers
to come here.

Thomas?

Yes, sir.

I want a word
with you, please.

I read the statement
that you gave
to Sergeant Peters.

You're quite certain
that Mr. Richmond
was alive

When you wheeled him
off the yacht?

Yes, sir,
quite certain.

Did he speak
to you?

No, sir,
he wasn't well.

You're not sorry
he's dead.

You and your brother
hated the old man,
didn't you?

He wasn't easy.

So I gathered.

There's nothing
you want to add
to that statement?

No, sir.

Thank you.

What would you say
the relationship was
between Mr. and Mrs. Richmond

Before
they were married?

She hated him.
Hated? That's
a strong word.

How did she show
this hatred?

She insulted him
in front of us,
shouted at him.

In front of the crew?

Several times.

Then she went ashore,
walked out on him.

She came back.
That doesn't indicate
hatred.

Mr. Richmond
brought her back.

Bribed her,
I dare say.
Bribed her to marry him?

Perhaps.

And after
they were married?

Well, she seemed
to get more fond of him,
but I knew she was acting.

Why do you say that?

Because of the time I saw
her and Anthony Richmond
together.

Together? Doing what?

She was embracing him.

Don't you mean
they were embracing?

From what I saw,
he was just being polite.

She was leading him on.
She was after him,
all right.

I see.

(BUZZER BUZZING DISTANTLY)

Where does this ring?
The steward's quarters.

But there is no one there.
Do you want something?

No.

No.

You were one of
the witnesses to the
changed will, I believe.

I was.

What was Anthony Richmond's
reaction?

Well, he disagreed with it
as far as Mrs. Richmond
was concerned.

He thought Mr. Richmond
couldn't be sure of her.

Thank you.

I wouldn't like the job
of handling her defense.

You say you brought
your husband's body
ashore, Mrs. Richmond,

Pretending
he was still alive.

Why did you do that?

My husband
had made out a will
in Majorca

Leaving all
his money to me.

I knew that it had
to be registered here
before it was valid,

And I wanted people
to believe that he was alive
until after that was done.

I know that sounds bad,
calculating and bad,

But that's what I did.

I'm telling the truth.

I got him ashore
and into the house.

Everyone says he was alive
when he reached the house.

The servants,
the chauffer.

But they were meant
to think that,
don't you see?

I may do,
Mrs. Richmond.

But the police think
you're lying.

I am not lying!

Why should I invent
such a story?

Perhaps
for this reason.

If your husband
had died on the yacht,

Many people
might have killed him.

In this house,

Only you.

But he died on the yacht!

Aren't you my lawyer?
Don't you believe me?

To help you,
I have to look at things
from every side.

This story
of the will,

Is that
what you have
told the police?

No, I haven't told them
about the will.

Not yet.

I shouldn't,
if I were you.

Why not?

Under English law,
a will does not have to
be registered to be valid.

What?

It has only
to be witnessed
by two persons,

And this one
was so witnessed
in Majorca.

The will was effective
from that time.

But that's impossible.

I can't believe it.

Oh, no!
No, it can't be!

There must be
some explanation. I...

I must have
misunderstood.

But he did tell me
he was going to London
to register...

He did!

Mrs. Richmond is
with the lawyers
in the study.

Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.

(CONTEMPTUOUSLY)
You lied to me
about the will.

Why?

The will?
What about the will?

These are my lawyers.
They are here to help me.

Tell them the truth.

Well, I'll tell them
anything you want me to,
once I know what it is.

What is it
you want me to say?

What do I want?

We planned all this from
the beginning! Tell them!

Planned?

Planned what?

You don't have
to pretend anymore.

Tell them
how you chose me,

How you planned
for me to marry Charles.

I was against the marriage
from the start.

Yes!

Yes, that was
part of the plan,
to make him want me.

Part of what plan,
Mrs. Richmond?

To get his money!

You see, he wanted me
to marry Charles

To make him
change his will
in my favor.

And why should he
do that?

I was to pay him
a million pounds when
I inherited the money.

Remember, Tony?

Oh, this is preposterous.

I opposed the will.

Liar!

It is true,
I tell you.

Is that
why you killed
your husband?

I didn't! I didn't!
He died on the boat!

He made me
wheel him ashore,
pretending he was alive!

I didn't want to!
He made me do it!

Why should he do that?

To give him time
to register the will!

A will doesn't
have to be registered.

I didn't know that!

I didn't know!

You know
he died on the boat.

Why don't you tell them?

How can I
when everyone knows
he was alive

When he reached
this house?

Why, I lit a cigarette
for him myself in the car.

It's you.

You did it.

You killed him.

MARIA:
I know the truth.
I know the truth!

I want to
tell you the truth!

He did it! He killed Charles!

He did it! It's him!

It's him!
Believe me!

I know he...

I know...

(SOBBING)

LOMER: Mrs. Richmond,
I must tell you that I hold
a warrant for your arrest

For the murder
of your husband,
Charles Richmond.

It is my duty to warn you

That anything you may say
may be taken down and
used in evidence.

To say that
I was a party to her scheme
to get her to marry my uncle

Is absolutely
preposterous!

I persistently
warned him
against her.

So I understand.

You told me
at our first interview

That your relationship
with Mrs. Richmond
was

"Quite normal."

That's not strictly
true, is it?

She had in fact shown
that she was attracted to you.

Why didn't you
tell me this?

Well, I...

I didn't want it
to get out.

God knows
she was in deep enough.

I understand you didn't
reciprocate her feelings.

Why not?
She is a very
attractive woman.

Of course.
But I worked
for my uncle.

She was his wife.

I see.
Thank you, Mr. Richmond.

She has been asking
to see you again.

I don't know
whether you'd want to,
in the circumstances.

Very well.

I'll see her.

I'll make the arrangements.

WOMAN: You are only
allowed 10 minutes.

Well, I felt
I had to come.

You know, it's a pity
it had to be you.

You were
the right person,
that's all.

You planned to do this
from the beginning.

From the first time
we met.

Well, uh,

Before we met,
actually.

You were
the person I needed,
that's all.

Richmond liked
to use people,

So I used him.

And you.

You did do it.

You couldn't wait
to get that money.

You killed him for it.

I can't tell you
the pleasure it gave me.

You fool.

You didn't have to do it.

Couldn't you see
the way I felt about you?

I believed in you.

Some day
it would all have been yours
as well as mine.

Do you think
I would have trusted you?

Trusted any woman?

I saw the way
you fawned on him,

Just like my mother did.

Like some cringing
spaniel bitch.

And I trusted you.

Yes, because I offered you
one of the largest fortunes
in the world.

Did you really think
it would be as easy
as all that?

I don't want
that money anymore.

I know that now.

You can have it.
Take it.

Take it all.
You deserve it.

Well, I get it anyway.

Don't you see?

When you're convicted,

All of Richmond's money
goes to his next of kin.

Me.

So that's it!

You're mad!

I can see it now.

You're mad.

No, Maria.

It takes
a very sane person to
plan something perfect.

And this is perfect.

You want me to die.

You want me to die.

You murderer!

How many lives
do you want to destroy?

You'll never
get away with it!

Never! Never!
They will believe me!

They will! They will!

(SHOUTING IN ITALIAN)

I'll take care
of her.

Leave me alone.

Go away! Get out!

(WHISPERING)
He wants me to die.

He wants me to die.

(SOBS)

I have little more to say,
ladies and gentleman
of the jury.

It is my view
that much hinges,
in this case,

Upon whether you
believe the accused's
rather colorful story

That she found her husband
dead on the yacht,

And, for what she thought
was a technical necessity
in relation to his will,

Removed his body
to the house.

Is this true?

Or did she
make up this story
for her own purposes?

You have
heard the evidence
of many witnesses

That Mr. Richmond was alive
when he arrived at his house.

From that time

Until Mr. Richmond was
found dead in his chair
by Detective Inspector Lomer,

Mrs. Richmond
was alone with her husband.

If, in fact,
you believe the evidence

That Mr. Richmond was alive
when he reached his house,

You may think
the only conclusion
you can come to

Is that
he was murdered
by the defendant.

The medical evidence
unfortunately cannot
help you.

Because of
the length of time
the body had been dead,

It has not been possible to
determine accurately enough
the time of the death.

At latest, it must
be assumed, however,

That he died
during the day of
his arrival at Foxhurst.

The autopsy shows

That the dinner apparently
eaten by Mr. and Mrs. Richmond
that night

Was not, in fact,
consumed by the deceased.

You must therefore determine
in your own minds

Whose evidence
you believe.

In reaching your verdict,

I must ask you to consider
only the evidence you have
heard presented in this court.

I shall now ask you to
perform your solemn duty.

We heard
the news, sir.

I'm afraid it's
what we expected.

Yes, Baines.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC BLARING)

Baines!

Baines!

What the hell
is going on?

What are you
doing here?

He's helping me,
Mr. Richmond.

Helping you?
The case is closed.

There's new
evidence.

Really?
What evidence?

After the verdict,
Thomas came to see me.

He now confirms
Mrs. Richmond's story

That your uncle
died on the yacht.

That's absurd!
You had his statement.

I wasn't telling
the truth, sir.

He was dead.
I saw Mrs. Richmond
on the deck.

Then I went into his cabin
to draw the curtains,

And I found him dead.

I thought
she had killed him.

He is obviously lying,
trying to save her.

And we know why,
don't we?

Do we, Mr. Richmond?

If you must know, the boy
is infatuated with her.

He'd lie his head off.

And he did lie,

Up to now.

You mean that
when we brought him home,
the old boy was actually dead?

You ought to know.
Didn't you light
his cigarette?

I... Oh...

No, I lit...

Well, that's to say...

You didn't tell the truth,
either, did you, Mr. Richmond?

Did you?

The court accepted
my evidence.

Yes, it did.

But now we have
a new witness.

Thomas?
A perjured witness?

Not Thomas.

Your uncle.

Thomas withheld this
for reasons you've
already mentioned.

I thought
he meant her.

I thought he meant
Mrs. Richmond.

And I heard
all those lies
in court.

RICHMOND: (WEAKLY)
The bell.

Can't make anyone hear.

You've cut the bell.

See your game,
right through.

Think I can't get anyone?
Tell anyone?

I record.

Record.

Oh, God. I feel it
coming over me.

The poison.

You've poisoned me.

I recorded...

You...

You

Poisoned me.

(GASPING)

The tape is
not important,
Mr. Richmond.

These lies!
What lies?

That you went
to your uncle's cabin
after his wife left?

That you poisoned
his sedative?

That you
disconnected the bell so
he couldn't call for help?

When Thomas came into
the cabin in the morning,

He found your uncle dead,
clutching the hand microphone

With a used spool
spinning on the tape recorder.

Thomas suspected
Mrs. Richmond.

He played over the tape,
and then he took it,

Thinking it was her
your uncle was accusing.

It was! It was her!

It could have been,

Until I saw your reaction.

We know better now,
don't we?

Thank you, Thomas.

(SCREAMS)

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)