Original subtitles

Pepper: My sister is missing.

Please help me find her.

What do you blind, stupid public servants know or care...

Well, this particular blind, stupid public servant

is the one who decides whether or not to book you.

Glenna burns is a mute.

She's different from us in only one way. Mr. Lord. She can't speak.

I want an ambulance sent to 102 crestview and make it quick.

Look, I did not touch her. I do not know where she was staying.

Operator, I'm telling you she would never leave the phone off the hook.

[Theme music playing]

[Woman speaking indistinctly on pa]

Where to, miss?

No speaking English, huh?

Oh, okay, I get it.

♪♪♪

Oh, I understand you want me to wait

but I gotta keep the old clock ticking though, huh?

[Doorbell rings]

Yes?

Glenna?

But of course, I'd recognize you anywhere.

How nice to see you, come on in.

Let's go in the den.

This way glenna.

It's rather nice to meet you after all these years.

I don't know, she left six weeks ago. I haven't seen her since.

Oh, I'm sorry. I don't understand.

I'm certainly glad you came.

Things had gotten to the point where I was gonna call you,

send you a telegram, find out what you'd heard.

If you knew anything at all.

See the police about what?

Oh, no, no, you don't report a disappearance

unless you suspect foul play and with Beth it wasn't that.

Well, look, you must've known she wrote you all the time.

I mean, our marriage was not...

[sighs]

Look, she was emotionally disturbed.

Now, she threatened to leave many times

and one night, all of a sudden, like that, she was gone.

But, she'll be back, I know Beth. Now, don't worry.

Look, maybe you'd like to stay here

and we can try to work this out together.

Look, I know it's not the Taj Mahal,

but it's surely more comfortable than a hotel room.

Julian. Juli. Darling, I've just fini...

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize you had a guest.

Uh, this is my secretary Irene Wilson, she...

[sighs]

-Julian, was that her sister? -It sure was.

♪♪♪

Oh, Peggy. Do me a favor.

Tell crowley I got his message. I'm sorry I'm late.

I'm on my way to lieutenant berian's office now.

[Knocks]

-John. -Hi, pep come on in.

This is the young lady I was telling crowley about.

Miss glenna burns, this is sergeant Anderson.

Well, I guess you've had a long trip.

-Uh, Canada, was it? -It was Nova Scotia.

I also told her you used to work for me.

Oh, a slave driver, this one I had to get out.

Oh. Well, listen, I've changed my ways and my whip.

- Do you want to transfer back? - First show me the new whip.

[Both laugh]

I've also told her that you can read hands.

Well, I'm a little rough at it.

Um, well, how can we help you, glenna?

My sister is missing.

I haven't heard from her in six days. Weeks.

Oh, she hasn't heard from her in six weeks.

She's very worried.

This is my sister

when she visited my aunt.

Aunt and me three years ago.

These are letters which she wrote to me...

..Since that visit.

I feel it's very urgent.

Oh, she feels it's very important we read them, all right.

Does your sister live here, miss burns?

Does she work here?

Is she married?

Married. Have you been in touch with her husband?

She just left him.

Uh, he has no idea where she might've gone?

He says no.

-Hmm. -I see.

Please help me find her.

She wants us to help her find her.

-Well. -Pep, you've really done well.

Thanks a lot. Look, I'm due at a briefing,

so, why don't you two just get acquainted,

pour yourselves a cup of coffee

and I'd really appreciate it if you could drop miss burns off

at her hotel on your way back, huh?

I was about to suggest that.

Uh, but glenna, etched in my memory forever

is the rotten coffee in this office. So, goodbye, John.

How nice, you remembered.

♪♪♪

Hey, frosty, you're a little late.

I'm a little sorry.

I got to get the truck back to the garage.

Hey, hold it, hold it, hold it.

Your old man. He been to the baker's?

He went. Still warm.

Nice, very nice. Huh.

Yeah, very nice.

What are you doing?

Well, at these prices, Gus,

I think I'd better check some of the pelt numbers.

Just, see what kind of merchandise you've got.

Now, you know, frosty. I been thinking about us a lot.

-What about us, a lot? -Mexico.

You know, I'll have a little time off soon

and what do you say we take a little trip, huh?

Well, see I'm on a diet

and I'm afraid I'll eat too much of that food.

I love those tacos.

Who's gonna be eating all day?

Cuernavaca. I got a friend down there in cuernavaca.

He's got a villa. It's his own. He says, we can have it.

You ever see one of those villas?

I saw one the movie. I love Wallace Berry.

Yeah, me too. I liked that picture. It was a good picture.

This is good stuff, Gus, real good.

Okay.

All right, here you go.

Twenty-three thousand, just like you said.

Now, how about if we start transferring the dry cleaning?

-There's 35 coats there. -So?

Well, you ain't gonna get'em all in that little job over there.

I know, Gus, I know. That's why I've got some help.

Nothing to worry about. They're all kin to my old man.

They're right over there you wanna call 'em?

Call 'em over, Gus.

[Car engine starts]

Okay, Gus. Police department, let's go.

Sorry about cuernavaca, Gus.

♪♪♪

[Grunts]

Well, I don't think he'll be goin' too far

down a dead end street.

All right, which one of you guys wanna chase him?

Joe?

Uh...

-Heads. -I knew it.

Two heads.

Joe: Yeah, well, it's better than none, buddy.

-Oh, come on, Gus. Gus: Don't shoot, don't shoot.

Shoot, what do you mean, shoot? Come on.

Get out and slip into these

and we'll all go home early. Come on.

Pepper: This one's glenna and that's her sister, Elizabeth.

She refers to her as Beth.

- Nova Scotia? - It's not actually Nova Scotia,

it's a little island off the coast called alban.

They were both brought up by their aunt, a Mrs. Mitchell.

From what I can gather, she owns the island,

definitely not poor folk.

Have you had a chance to read the letters yet?

Half of 'em so far. Who's got the mustard?

Mm. Use the duck sauce, it's better.

What'd you get from the letters?

A lot. About the husband.

Beth was suspicious that he was having an affair

with a girl named Irene.

What else does he do?

He's an architect-builder.

Beth was obviously very much in love with him,

but no indication she planned to leave him.

Her sister's very pretty.

-Was she born mute? -No.

When she was about four years old,

they found a growth in her throat. They operated but...

She got a scar. It was right along here.

Yeah. Uh, bill,

you mind if I stay on the case a few more days?

Okay. But, I'll tell you.

I want you back on this patroni case as soon as possible.

♪♪♪

[Clattering]

[Knocking]

♪♪♪

No, I was not at any hotel last night.

Mr. Lord informed me that he was home last night, asleep.

Bill: Alone? -Yes, alone.

Bill: This Irene Wilson.

This Irene Wilson happens to be my secretarial assistant

and not, as you seem to be implying, my mistress.

Bill: Oh, I see. She's your secretarial assistant.

Julian: That's right.

Well, where was your secretarial assistant last night?

Away, on business in San Francisco.

Sergeant, have you considered the very likely possibility

that it was a burglar or some sex-freak

that attacked my client's sister-in-law?

Yes, we have.

But when we picked her up at the hospital this morning,

she said that she hadn't been robbed or sexually assaulted.

Ah, so, it had to be me, huh? Right. She said she saw me?

No, she said that the room was dark and she only saw a shadow.

Julian: Mine, of course.

I mean, my wife is missing and I know exactly where she is

[whispers] But I don't want anyone else to know.

Is that what you're trying to say?

Look, I did not see glenna last night.

I did not touch her. I do not know where she was staying.

-Would you swear to that? -Absolutely.

Okay.

Listen, you tell me what the hell is going on around here.

Julie, listen.

I don't need an attorney to tell me what the truth is.

It'll be my word against their idiotic speculations.

Damnedest thing I ever saw in my life.

-Come in. -Excuse me.

-Hi. -This is Charlie tedesco.

Mr. Lord he drives a cab for the city cab company.

Do you recognize him?

Mr. Tedesco, do you recognize this man?

Yeah, I do, sergeant.

He came to the garage last night about 8:00 to see me.

-You sure? -Yeah.

Okay, thanks.

-That it? -That's it.

-Thanks very much. Charlie: Forget it.

You wanna explain that, Mr. Lord?

What is this some plot hatched up by my pathetic wife

and her equally pathetic sister?

Glenna burns is a mute.

She's different from us in only one way. Mr. Lord,

she can't speak that does not make her pathetic.

Bill: You wanna explain about the cab driver.

When glenna left yesterday, I made a note of the license plate

and the cab company. I called the garage.

I found out about Mr. Tedesco. We met.

And, you paid him $50.

-That's right. -Why?

I wanted to know where she went.

Glenna showed up at my house yesterday,

suddenly out of nowhere. We talked.

When she left, I had a feeling she suspected me of something.

Was going to the police

and I wanted to talk to her before she did.

Why?

Because whatever happened between me and my wife

is our own personal problem.

Now can't you people understand that?

Mr. Lord, is it true that you're under investigation right now

by the securities and exchange commission?

-Oh, come on, will you. -I'll explain that.

My client and three partners formed a corporation.

Each of them was going to put up three million dollars

to develop a new retirement community.

Now, because of circumstances

my client couldn't produce his share of the money

but this doesn't mean he won't.

Uh, these circumstances.

Do they have anything to do with the money

that your wife was gonna give you, only she didn't?

There is one thing I do know.

I don't have to discuss that with a... with a sergeant.

Man: Now, crowley,

you have nothing on which to hold my client, you know that.

And you know that this is only an investigation,

the search for the truth which...

Oh, a search for the truth. Is that a joke?

What do you blind, stupid public servants know

or care about the truth.

Well, this particular blind, stupid public servant

is the one who decides whether or not to book you.

You get him the hell out of here.

Is this what you do on a slow day for your kicks?

- You better get him out of here. - Yeah, come on.

Man: I don't know what's going on here,

but I told you you'd complicate matters...

pushing people around and saying what you want.

Oh, I couldn't care less.

I'd love to have you stay.

I'm absolutely sure that you can stand my crazy hours.

- Here's miss burns' key. - I'll fetch your bill,

as soon as the computer rings up the good news.

Miss burns, may I please have your credit card?

Here, simply sign this.

Boy: Here, chaucer, come on, boy.

-Down, boy. Hi, I'm Eric. -Hi, Eric.

And this here is chaucer. He was born and raised in england.

-He's a bloomin' beauty. Eric: He sure is.

- What's your names? - This is glenna and I'm pepper.

Eric: He's a show dog. -Miss burns.

Oh, here, I'll take it.

Eric: He sure does like you, glenna.

You too, pepper. I guess it's because you're both so pretty.

We have to go now, bye.

Well, here it is.

And I went shopping yesterday

so the refrigerator is full of goodies,

you can help yourself to whatever you want.

I'll show you upstairs,

'cause that' gonna be your room for a while.

Uh, no, it doesn't open up

but it's just as comfortable as my bed upstairs.

What? Oh, no, ma'am, that's where I'm gonna sleep.

You gonna be one of those?

You're gonna be a house guest that gives me no trouble.

I wish I could say the same for some of my relatives.

Are you sure?

[Knocking on door]

All right, excuse me.

-Who is it? Bill: It's William.

William who?

Quit horsin' around, open up and let me in.

Is it the William who could've arrived a few minutes earlier

to help with the heavy luggage?

No, it's the William who okays your petty cash.

Oh, hi, bill.

You're all cop, aren't you?

Hi, glenna, how are you? Everything okay?

Boy, talk about a day. You got something cold to drink?

Yeah, out here. Come on.

You wanna go out on the terrace?

That's better.

Every time I come out here I feel like jungle Jim.

Yeah, I'll get that.

Orange juice in Martini glasses?

Well, when I get a raise, you get a silver chalice.

I see.

Glenna, I read your sister's letters.

There's only one I could find

that had something a little cryptic.

-In reference to arcady? -Yeah.

Here.

It says, "my dreams. Julian. Everything I've had with him.

"The good and the bad.

"I have the feeling that they will all end as dreadfully

as it all began so beautifully at arcady."

What is arcady?

It's the name of a cabin

that Julian built for himself

and my sister, after they were married.

-A hideaway. -Where's it located?

Near a lake.

Which lake, did she ever say?

Uh, once, she wrote to me

that it was very warm there.

Uh, she said that was very funny because...

Wait a minute go back to... I missed it. Go back to funny.

She said it was very funny

because the name indicated a place very cold.

- Glenna can't remember the name. - Very cold. Cold Springs?

There's a place about 30 miles north of there. Snow canyon?

No, frost lake.

-Frost lake. -Is that it?

Sure, I know Mr. Lord. What about him?

- He got a cabin around here? - Maybe. Who wants to know.

I, uh... I hope he's in no trouble.

He's a nice man. Nice wife.

Well, have you seen them lately?

No, can't say I have.

What can you say about the cabin?

-Can you tell me where it is? -Yeah.

Come on inside, I'll draw you a map.

♪♪♪

Hey, Joe. Come here.

-What have you got? Pete: A septic tank.

[Telephone rings]

Hello.

Yes, bill.

Yes, she's here.

I see.

All right.

They found a body.

It could be Beth.

Bill: "I had the feeling that it will end as dreadfully

"as it all began so beautifully at arcady.

"Your loving sister, Elizabeth."

Thank you, sergeant.

Your honor, I should like to present this letter,

written by the hand of Elizabeth lord,

to the court, designated exhibit a.

Judge: You may do so, Mr. Hogan.

Now, uh...

..Sergeant crowley...

..Would you please tell us what happened next.

Yes, uh... we learned from miss burns

that arcady was the name of a cabin, that Mr. Lord had built.

We located the cabin, made a search and found a body.

Would you please tell us where you found the body

and the condition of that body.

Mostly bones.

We found them buried in the sump of a tank,

a septic tank not far from the cabin.

It was decomposed but, definitely female Caucasian.

Is there anything else you can think about...

..In regards to the condition of that body?

-Yes, sir. Hogan: What is that, please?

It was decapitated.

-Decapitated? -Yes.

Anything else, sergeant?

Yes, according to the autopsy report,

there's evidence that the decomposition of the body

was aided by the use of a powerful acid.

I have no further questions, your honor. Cross examination?

Sergeant crowley, as you know, this is a preliminary hearing

that my client has not been found guilty of a thing,

-is that correct? -Yes, it is.

He has, however, been accused of the murder of his wife.

Now, is there any proof,

wherever it is, in that autopsy report that you just referred to,

that the deceased was indeed Elizabeth lord?

No, there isn't. But...

-just answer yes or no. -No.

Well, now, miss Wilson, what is your occupation?

I'm presently unemployed.

But you did work as an assistant to Mr. Lord for some time,

now, isn't that correct?

Yes, I did.

Thank you.

Now, why are you no longer employed by the accused?

Objection, your honor. The question is irrelevant.

I beg to differ with the distinguished counsellor

for the defense, your honor.

I feel that the question is important

and I intend to prove that importance.

Overruled. The witness will answer the question.

Now, why do you no longer work for the accused, miss Wilson?

I quit.

Would you mind telling the court why, hmm?

I wasn't feeling very well.

I needed to rest.

Miss Wilson, were you ever romantically involved

with the accused?

Objection. I must insist that this entire line of questioning

-is totally irrelevant. -Overruled.

I'm afraid that I'll have to overrule you again, Mr. Hall.

I repeat the question.

Miss Wilson, were you ever involved romantically

with the accused?

And I remind you, you are still under oath.

I was... Involved with him...

..Briefly.

You were having an affair with the accused, is that correct?

Yes.

Hogan: You knew he had a wife. You knew that

and yet you and he engaged in the most flagrant love affair,

is that correct?

I said, yes.

[Crowd murmuring]

Ah!

I have no more questions, your honor.

[Whispers indistinctly]

I guess you could say I was one of Beth's closest friends.

When did you meet?

Oh, eight or so years ago.

Shortly before she and Julian were married.

Mrs. Larkin,

will you tell us some of the things you got to know

about Mrs. Lord during those eight years?

She came from a very wealthy family.

Supported both herself and Julian after they were married.

While he was taking post-graduate studies

in architecture.

Supported him spiritually

during some of the hard times, until Julian finally made it.

Mrs. Larkin, did she ever discuss

-intimate matters with you? -Yes, she did.

When did you last see Elizabeth lord?

We had lunch at le mans,

a little French restaurant we used to go to.

Beth looked very pale, nervous.

She told me how Julian had been drinking.

Became violent, unreasonable at times.

How he'd fired another maid

and she'd been busy interviewing a whole slew of women.

About the marriage. Did she talk to you about that?

She said things were bad.

But that she was determined to straighten them out,

-if it killed her. -Thank you, Mrs. Larkin.

I have no more witnesses.

Hall: Now, remember, you're under oath.

Did you have anything to do

with the murder of your wife, Elizabeth lord?

I did not.

Would you please repeat your answer?

No, I did not.

Hall: Did you love your wife?

Yes, I did. I do.

Despite the fact that you became involved

with several other women?

Well, that was because of... because of her.

Will you explain that, Mr. Lord?

Julian: Beth was ill. Mentally, emotionally.

She became increasingly difficult to live with.

Hall: So, you were forced to turn to other women.

Is that what you're saying.

Julian: Yes. I don't say I'm proud of it

or it's the right thing to do, but it's what I did.

I tried to help. I tried to get her psychiatric help

that seemed to frighten her even more.

I honestly wasn't surprised when she left me or disappeared.

It had nothing to do with money now,

I was gonna handle that part of it myself.

Thank you. No more questions.

I have just one question for you, Mr. Lord.

In your line of business,

do you have access to quantities of acid?

No.

Well, now according to this purchase order

signed by you dated may 15 of this year.

You authorized the purchase

of the following items for your company.

"Six, 50 pound drums of sulphuric acid.

"20, 100 pound bags of lime and 2, 100 pound bags of lye."

I run a very large business.

It's highly possible that one of my department heads ordered it.

- That's all. - Yeah, but you don't understand.

Thank you very much you've answered the question.

[Crowd murmuring]

Hogan: Mrs. Larkin, could I speak to you for a minute, please?

Tomorrow, glenna, we come back.

The judge will make his decision and that's it till the trial.

I want you all to know that I will... shall not, wait.

My work is finished.

I want to fly home, to alban

where there is peace, land and water.

I'll tell you what. I'll buy lunch

if we can all visit you one day.

Um...

-What does that mean? -Not a chance.

[All laugh]

Man: Well, since you're springing, why don't we go down to Vinnie's

and have a peanut butter sandwich?

Man 2: Yes, sounds good to me.

[Telephone rings]

Yeah?

Hey, pep, it's bill.

Yeah, we've run into a snag on that patroni case.

Yeah, we're at the four winds. You should see the ceiling here.

Oh, that place Pete's friend just opened.

Hey, bill, your orders on the table.

Thanks.

Yeah, they got a menu here with everything on it

from baked aardvark to zabaglione.

I'll give you a tip, stick with the zabaglione. So what else?

Hey, listen. The reason I called you...

Uh, we need that new number on patroni.

You wrote it down on something, didn't you? Did you jot it down?

Uh, hold on. Lemme see if I've got the right purse.

And while I'm gone, don't eat any aardvark.

Hold on, lemme see.

Oh, I don't know if this is the right one or not,

but try 555-8373.

555-8373.

Okay, I may get back to you, kid.

Try not to, kid?

♪♪♪

I'd like to make a long-distance call.

Alban, Nova Scotia.

[Telephone ringing]

Woman: All right, all right, I'm coming.

Okay, okay. I'll get there. I'll get there.

Mitchell residence.

Hello, may I speak to Mrs. Mitchell please?

Uh, she's not here.

- Um, glenna burns. Is she there? - She died last month.

Who is calling?

Do you have any idea where Beth is?

Elizabeth lord.

Mrs. Lord in California.

Well now, look, it you'd like me to take a message, I could...

No, thank you.

Four o'clock in the morning

getting a body up for something like that.

[Breathing heavily]

[Chuckles]

You're Beth!

Dear god, you're Beth.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

How's that, bill?

Pep was right about the aardvark.

- What do you mean? - I mean, you got the winner.

Who got the winner? You kidding me?

I think that's terrible.

Where do you think he's at now?

-Who, Pete? -Patroni.

Well, I got a hunch he's in Las Vegas

and he'll be back tomorrow or the next day.

How come the hunch?

Three things. First of all, I've got esp.

Secondly, I made a great deduction.

And third, a friendly just told me over the telephone.

Why didn't you tell me that in the first place?

Bill, uh, hodgkins wants to talk to you on the phone.

This late?

[Groans]

Yeah, Paul. How're you feeling?

[Clears throat]

A lot better, thanks.

Oh, say, listen, bill.

I just completed my work on those bones and stuff

that you brought from the tank sump.

Yeah. I thought you ought to know

that all the tests indicate the victim was Caucasian, female

and between 60 and 70 years of age.

Wait a minute, about how old?

Okay then, okay, make it between 60 and 65, okay?

Okay, Paul, thanks.

I got some interesting news for you.

That body we found at frost lake,

the lady was 65 years old.

-Sixty-five? -Mm-hmm.

Who could it be?

I don't know.

I'm sure of one thing,

it ain't Julian lord's wife.

Pepper: Face is completely different.

It's so different. The...

[Chuckles]

Of course, plastic surgery.

And the eyes...

Contact lenses, the hair is easy to change.

Am I right? Am I right, damn you?

And then, something special for the neck,

something you could apply when you needed it.

A scar like hers.

Just like your sister's.

I'm right, aren't I?

What's matter, William. The aardvark getting to you?

No, I'll tell you what's getting to me. Arcady's getting to me.

You know, you talk about irony.

Somebody decides they're gonna knock off some old lady

so they go to the middle of nowhere,

to some cabin that nobody ever goes to.

They dump the bones in the cesspool tank.

And then they cover 'em up, now,

what is the percentage of anybody ever digging that up.

Of those bones ever being found, huh? I mean, ironic.

[Inaudible] For glenna.

Listen, I'm going to give pep a call.

But then you had gone through that first major test

and see Julian.

Would he recognize you?

-Heh. -He didn't, did he?

And so you came to me.

Yeah, operator. Uh, I have an emergency call please.

904-2133. Yeah, I'm getting a busy.

Bill crowley.

The letters. I read them.

All about your love for your Julian, but...

What I didn't read into them

was your fear that you were losing him to another woman.

So you decided to get even.

To get him, didn't you?

[Breathing heavily]

So, you called him that night to see if he was home

and he was, and you stabbed yourself.

A few days later, after we found that body,

you knew your plan had worked.

Operator, would you check it again, please.

There's no way it could be off the hook. Yeah.

Operator, I'm telling you,

she would never leave the phone off the hook.

Pete, Joe.

Who was she? The woman you murdered.

Some poor soul who answered your ad for a maid?

It's not important, we'll find out.

You're sick.

[Breathing heavily]

You're a very sick woman.

You need help.

Why don't you start by giving me the gun.

♪♪♪

[Gunshot]

[Panting]

I want an ambulance sent to 102 crestview and make it quick.

You hear, quick.

There you go.

[Groaning]

My gun. She... she shot me.

-She's not... ugh. -She's not what?

She's not glenna.

Hey, bill. Pep's car is missing.

-Get her the blanket, will you? -Yeah.

How come I never heard of John Wayne getting shot.

[Telephone rings]

-Yeah. Woman: Hello, is Mrs. Lord there?

No, she's not. Who wants to know?

This is transcontinental airlines.

We wanted her to know that her flight to Toronto

will be delayed at least 45 minutes.

♪♪♪

[Woman speaking indistinctly on pa]

Hey, Joe.

♪♪♪

[Woman speaking indistinctly on pa]

[Screaming]

[Groaning]

Fake.

Anybody call for a male nurse?

Oh, boy, some people really got it made.

Now, where's the TV?

This place is driving me crazy. Did you come to spring me?

- No, we came bearing gifts. - How nice. Day old daisies.

Look, I never promised you a Rose garden.

Julian lord sent roses.

By the way, he thanks us for pursuing the truth,

isn't that nice?

Uh, Joe, thank Harriet for sending the candy,

but, bill, I've got to get out of this place.

Look, Harriet thought the candy was all right

but the kids thought the popcorn was better.

[Laughs]

Maybe they can get me out of here.

Here's something that might help.

Little poetry by shelley.

-Berman? -Winters.

[All chuckle]

Maybe she can get me out of here. Bill.

Listen, speaking of getting out, I gotta go.

I'm due in court.

All right, well listen, thanks, they really are nice.

They're nice because they reminded me of you.

-How sweet. -I'll see you in the morning.

- Can't you come by tonight? - Honey, I can't come by tonight.

I got so many reports to fill out. I won't be through before...

Uh, just on second thought, I will come back tonight.

What time do you guys close, anyway?

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