All language subtitles for Alfred.Hitchcock.Presents.S06E33.A.Secret.Life.1080p.PCOK.WEBRip.AAC.2.0.H.265.-EDGE2020_track3_[eng]

[air pump rattling]

[muffled] Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

[muffled] Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

[water splash]

[rattling stops]

Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

I hope you didn’t mind
that interruption.

This trip
was my sponsor’s suggestion.

He wanted to show off
his diving prowess.

You see, he’s a gentleman
who just went over the side.

Now, he’s jerking
on the line.

I intent to ignore him.

His messages
are always the same,

always just like this one
coming up.

Oh, thank you, Nancy.

[sighs]

The coffee’s
getting cold, dear.

Margery...

Yes, dear?

I want a divorce.

A divorce?

That’s what I said.
I want a divorce.

Why?

No special reason.

There must be a reason,
dear.

Well-Well let’s just say

I-I wanna be free.

You are free.

You have the gallery
and this lovely house,

and you come and go as you--

Jim...

it’s not another woman.

Oh, no, is nothing like that.
It’s just that--

well... I’m bored, I guess.

There’s nothing
to look forward to.

I mean, you’ve got to admit

we don’t mean very much
to each other anymore.

I wouldn’t say that.

Well, I say it.

There’s nothing left
of our marriage
and you know it.

Oh. What you need
is a good holiday.

I don’t need a good holiday

or any other kind of holiday.

I just want to be free.

Jim, I don’t understand you.

Is-Is it something I’ve done?

No, no. It’s nothing
you’ve done. It’s just that--

Well, I just can’t stand

this sort of existence
any longer.

We’re just moldering away
into nothing.

I don’t want it like this
for the rest of my life.

What you want me to do
about it?

Nothing.

I’m going away.

-Going away?
-Yes.

Where are you going?

Well, I-I don’t know.

Well you just can’t take off
into the blue.

Oh, yes, I can.

-You can?
-Yes.

Well...

Jim, whatever you do,
I’ll never divorce you.

I don’t believe in it.

As far as I’m concerned,
we’re married and...

that’s that.

We’ll see about that.

I’m going now.

Very well.

Then I’ll pack for you.

No, don’t bother.

Just have Nancy send my things
down to the gallery.

[cha cha cha playing]

-Estelle...
-Off with the shoes.

-Oh, Estelle...
-Come on, let yourself go.

The music is just great.

You know, and the sand
just feels great on your toes.

No!
[laughs]

-Uh-huh.
-No?

No, this isn’t right.

What do you mean?
What isn’t right?

You’ve got your shoes on.

Yes, I--

Now, isn’t that better?

-Huh?
-Yes, much better.

I wish this didn’t have
to end.

So do I.

But there’s your wife.

Yes, I know.

Why is she so difficult?

Let’s don’t talk about her.

Let’s talk about us.

But how can we, Estelle?

If we’re ever gonna be
together,

something is got to be done
about Margery.

Well...

something will be done.

What?

I don’t know.

But, uh...

you’ll think of something.

You bet I will.

We’re going back
to L.A. tomorrow,

and I’m going to see
Johnson, my lawyer,

and get something started.

I am afraid, Mr. Howgill,

that, lacking an agreement
between the parties involved,

there’s just no way
of being free of your wife.

You mean there’s nothing
you can do for me?

I could take action
if she provided the grounds,

you know, mental
or physical cruelty, perhaps.

But you’ve indicated
there’s nothing in that area.

No, no, no.
Margery’s not like that.

And you are the one
who deserted.

Now you’re quite sure
that she won’t take action?

Oh, I’m-- Yeah,
I’m quite positive,
Mr. Johnson.

Margery said
she-she’d never give me
a divorce.

You know, there’s really
nothing unusual about you case,
Mr. Howgill.

May I be personal
for a moment?

When a man married
as long as you’ve been
reaches your age,

he sometimes becomes...
restless.

Cases like yours can
be resolved through
reconciliation.

No, no. Mr. Johnson, look...

I assure you
that I’m quite serious.

I have no intention
of ever going back to Margery.

I see.

You...

mentioned having been away
for a couple of months.

Had the thought occurred
to you that...

women...

not accustomed to living alone
sometimes seek the...

companionship of others.

Oh yes, well Margery has
a lot of friends, you know?

That wasn’t what I meant.

I had reference
to the... companionship
of the opposite sex.

No Mr. Johnson,
no, not Margery.

No, I-I’d bet on that.

That maybe so,
but it does seem my only
promising possibility.

Yes, I’m sure, but...

you-- you obviously
don’t know Margery,
Mr. Johnson.

Well, it is an avenue
that we are bear
looking into, at any rate.

I’m going to send
a man around to see you.
His name is... Bates.

Where are you staying?

Well, I-I I’m staying
at the gallery for the moment.

This man, Bates,
is he a detective?

Yes, he is.

And you’ll find him
most discreet

and quite capable.

And if there is any...

activity in the field
to which I had reference,
he’ll be the one to uncover it.

Well, Frankly I think
this is a waste of time,
Mr. Johnson, but...

well, I suppose
if it’s the only thing to do,
we’ve--

we’ve got to do it,
haven’t we?

Good morning,
can I help you, sir?

You’re Mr. Howgill?

Yes, I am.

-Bates.
-Ba--

Oh, yeah, yeah, Bates.

Won’t you sit down,
please, Mr. Bates?

From what Mr. Johnson
had to say about your case,

I can see
no great difficulties.

He said you seemed
a little reluctant
to employ our firm.

Let me assure you that
Mrs. Howgill will never know
she’s being watched.

Now, look Bates,
I didn’t say that I--

I’m a private investigator.

Investigator, Mr. Howgill,
not private eye.

You mustn’t confuse the genuine
article with what passes
for him on television.

Neither I nor any of my men
ever become involved personally
with any of our clients.

What’s more...

we do not even carry guns.

Well, let’s get down to
business. Now to begin with,

there must be eight hour shifts,
union rules, Mr. Howgill.

And Bates Associates is prepared
to work the three shifts
around the clock.

-Now I suggest--
-Now, wait a minute, Bates.

Is something wrong,
Mr. Howgill?

Yes,
something certainly is wrong.

Now, look, I wasn’t
too sold on the idea

of spying on my wife
in the first place,

but I mean, to a camp
on her doorstep

24 hours a day, well it--
[chuckles]

...seems to me it’s
overdoing it a little.

Please, sir. We don’t camp
as you put it.

We merely blend
with the scenery.
We’re not amateurs.

No, of course
you’re not amateurs, Bates.
I fully realize that, but I--

Do you think we’re going to need
all that watching?

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
4:00 p.m. to midnight,

midnight to 8:00 a.m.
Which ones do you prefer?

Well, the--
the 4:00 p.m. to midnight
ought to be enough.

Mr. Howgill, how will we know
where your wife is

if we start
at 4:00 in the afternoon?

All right then,
make it two watches, then.

Which one
should we leave out?

Midnight to 8:00 a.m.

Mr. Howgill...

that watch has proved to be
the most rewarding of all.

I said leave it out, Bates.

Very well.

Now we can get started,

if you’ll just give me
your wife’s description,

her address...

It was yesterday
that it happened.

I had the 4:00 p.m.
to midnight watch myself,
you see.

Look, I don’t care
who had the watch, Bates,
just get to the point.

A-All right.

Ah. Here we are.

At 8:05 p.m. the subject
left the house in the company

of a man who called
for her in his car.

They seemed on good terms
with each other.

And then--

You can stop
right there, Bates,

and explain that point.

Since you ask,

she kissed him when she got
into the convertible.

She what?

Kissed him
in the convertible...

A black convertible
with a white top,

rather fancy
if I may say so.

But to go on.

Yeah, yes, go on, Bates.

They drove to the Sky House,
where they held hands
and had three martinis.

Three?

Margery--
Margery had three martinis?

Three martinis.

They left the Sky House
at 10:07,

went to the Club Royale
on the Strip

for supper and dancing,

returning to the house
at 11:51 p.m.

Well... and then, Bates?

And then...

it was midnight,
Mr. Howgill.

The male escort was still
in the house when I was forced
to abandon the watch.

You mean to tell me, Bates,
you abandoned the watch

when the guy was still
on-on the premises?

Please, sir. You could hardly
expect me to work into

the third watch
when it hadn’t been agreed upon.

But I dare say
it would have worked out

to your advantage
had I been able to do so.

Yes, well, do it then, Bates.

I want to know everything
the whole story.

The third watch, then?

Yes, Bates...

the third watch.

Soda or water?

Please, dear.

Now, what kind of an answer
is that?

I said, "Soda or water?"

Oh... I’m so sorry, Estelle.

Soda, please.

Here, this will make you
feel good.

Oh, yeah, yeah.
Thank you, doll.

Are you perfectly comfortable?

Oh, yeah, yes. I’m quite
comfortable, thank you.

Well, may I join you?

Oh yeah, yeah. Please do.

Oh...

There, that’s better.

Oh, what’s the matter?

Oh, nothing. W-Why?

Well, tonight you just seem
sort of different.

Distant.

Are you--

Are you thinking
about someone else?

[chuckling]
No...

No, no, don’t be foolish,
Estelle.

You know perfectly well
there isn’t anybody else.

Yes, there is.

There’s Margery.

Oh, yes. We both know
about that and well...

nothing we can do
about her at the moment.

Do you know how many times

you’ve look
at your watch tonight? Do you?

Well, I’m sorry, Estelle.

It’s-- It’s business.

I was gonna tell you, but...

But what?
What did you mean to tell me?

Well, you see, I’ve got
a business appointment

at the gallery tonight.

At this hour?

Yeah, yeah, I was going
to tell you but...

well, I thought
you might misunderstand.

You see,
in my kind of business,

there are no regular
working hours.

I’ll be back.

Wait for me, now.

I live here, remember?

[door closes]

[sighs]

[jazz playing]

Mr. Howgill.

Mr. Howgill.

Oh, it you, Bates.

You shouldn’t be seen here.

How long
has this been going on?

The last car drove up about...

half an hour ago.

The black convertible,
the one in front.

That’s Mr. Brandon’s.

Brandon’s?

Niles Brandon, the actor.

[knocks on the door]

Well, there.
It wasn’t too long, was it?

No.

No.

W-Would you mind
turning that thing off?

Well, I thought
you liked that record.

If you want my frank opinion,
I think it’s insipid.

Insipid?

Oh, I’ll tell you
what I think is insipid.

You saying one thing
and doing another.

There was no business
at the gallery.

I called
and there wasn’t any answer.

You had no right
to go checking up on me.

I mean even Margery
wouldn’t do a thing like that.

But, I am not Margery,

and that it’s
just the sort of thing I do.

All right, Estelle. All right,

I-I-I went for a ride.
I wanted to think, I--

Oh, I don’t know
what’s wrong with me.

I-I shouldn’t have said
those things.

I’m sorry.

It just isn’t the same
since we came back
from Acapulco.

Just not the same.

I-I’m sorry, Estelle.

What did you say?

Oh, never mind.

You don’t even know
that I’m here.

Oh, of course I know
you’re here.

Well, you give
very little evidence of it.

Once more, I’ve come to
the conclusion that you don’t
even what a divorce.

I think you’d like
to get rid of me
and go back to her!

Oh, Estelle, that’s not true.
Not true at all.

-Isn’t it?
-No.

[telephone rings]

Hello?

It’s for you.

Yes?

What?

It’s the only car left?

What--

No, no, you don’t need to do
anything more, Bates.

No, you’ve done
quite enough already. Yes.

Yeah, I’ll handle it
from here on.

No, no, of course I wouldn’t
do anything like that.

Yes, I said I’ll handle it
from here on.

Yeah.

Goodbye.

Just what
are you going to handle?

Or maybe I should I say,
who are you going to handle?

-Margery or me?
-Oh, come, come, Estelle.

Evidently, it hasn’t
occurred to you that
I might be very interested

in the status
of your marriage.

Oh, but I wouldn’t--

No, no, you’re too interested
in looking at your watch

and keeping
phony business appointments.

Well, for your information,
Mr. Howgill,
I have finally had it.

-I am calling it quits.
-Oh, no, you can’t--

No, no, I refuse
to play nursemaid

to that battered psyche
of yours any longer.

-Goodbye, Mr. Howgill.
-Ah, ah, but Estelle--

Goodbye.

Goodbye. Goodbye, Estelle.

Jim.

Oh, hi. Hello there, Margery.

Well, how nice to see you.

Well, I just thought I’d...

drop by.

Oh.

Well, I’m glad you did.

You are... glad?

Yes.

Why-- Why should you be glad?

-Why?
-Yes.

I suppose it’s because
it’s been so long
since I’ve seen you.

Oh, yes, yes,

it certainly has been
a long time since
you’ve seen me, but...

I expect
you’ve been keeping yourself...

fully occupied lately.

Well, I’ve managed
to keep busy, yes.

How, Margery?

-How?
-Yes.

Oh, I...

been to the bridge club,
and I visited my cousin
in San Francisco.

I saw a few plays
and I developed a few new...

hobbies.

Oh, really?

But you wouldn’t be
interested in those.

On the contrary, I would be
most interested in those.

What sort of...
hobbies, Margery?

Well, mosaics, for one thing.

Mosaics, eh?

Oh... and nothing else?

Jim, why are you so curious?

Oh, Margery, don’t--
don’t you know?

Should I know?

Oh, come, Margery.

Now look, you hadn’t just been
playing around with mosaics.

I mean, you’ve acquired
some new and interesting
friends now. Haven’t you?

Well, how do you know
about them?

Them?

Well, I mean, I’ve talked
a lot about you.

Is it-- Did someone happened
to mention it to you?

Oh, so you admit it.
You admit you’ve been
getting around a bit lately.

You’ve been having
a very gay time, eh?

-Well, of course.
-Good heavens,
I might’ve known.

But, Jim.

Well, it wasn’t the same
as being with you.

Well, Jim, I--

Oh, Margery, it’s...

so nice to be home again.

Why don’t you stay, darling?

Believe me, I’ll...
never leave you alone again.

[doorbell rings]

Oh, Miss Perry.

Hello, Mrs. Howgill.

I-I thought
you were in New York.

Darling,
that’s films for you.

I fully expected
to be gone today,

but it’s just been
one conference after another.

Oh, yes, of course.

Darling, did you find
my cigarette lighter?

Oh, yes, yes.
I just have it right here.

Oh, good.
Niles would never forgive me
if I’d lost it.

Now, where is that-- I just--
Oh, here it is.

Oh, Jim.

This is my husband.

Jim, I’d like to have
you meet Miss Perry.

How do you do, Miss Perry?

[Miss Perry]
How do you do?

-Here you are, dear.
-Thank you.

Miss Perry sublet
the house for the past month

while I was away
in San Francisco.

Oh, yeah, Miss Perry
sublet the house

the whole time you were
in San Fran--

Well, I do hope
the house wasn’t left
in too much of a mess.

I had the cleaners
in before--

Oh, not at all, dear.

Everything looked beautiful,
thank you.

And I do know
that your neighbors

will be relieved you’re back.

[stammers]
Neigh-- Why would they be,
Miss Perry?

Well, I had a couple
of rather noisy parties,

especially the last one.

Well, I really must fly now.

-[Margery] Yes. Goodbye dear.
-Bye.

Goodbye, Mr. Howgill.

Goodbye, Miss Perry.

You-- You mean, Margery,
that-that-that...

she sublet the house

and all the time
you were away?

Yes, darling. I told you.

While I was in San Francisco
to cousin Bridget.

Wasn’t it lucky
that I could sublet it
for the whole month?

Yes... Yes, darling.

Um... very lucky.

Those of you who admire
our dear sponsor as much as I

will be glad to know
he’s approaching a record

for staying
under water without air.

He left this note
to be opened

in the event
he didn’t return.

Let’s have a look at it.

That sneaky sponsor of ours

came up on the other side
of the boat.

He holds me responsible
for the defective equipment.

Next week, I shall be back
with another story.

Actually,
I suspect I’ll be here
all week.

[water sounds]

Until then...

goodnight.