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Good evening ladies and gentlemen,

tonight as I promised you,

we are presenting a really big shoe,

our play is entitled: "You can't be a little girl all your life",

so we thought it would be appropriate to show you the home,

of one of our first and perhaps greatest child psychiatrists,

but before we show you the story,

we want to test your reflexes with this commercial,

if I’m seeing it, you have the impulse to leave the room,

you are absolutely normal.

YOU CAN'T BE A LITTLE GIRL ALL YOUR LIFE

How do you feel Julie?

Funny,

I mean far away,

-it's a buzzing in my ears. -Well no wonder,

but don't think about it now,

I was worried about that eye,

it's going to be all right.

Julie,

are you sure she's all right dr Vaughn?

She's going to be fine, Tom

Julie...

I’m sorry, sorry...

because that lunatic, some animal...

I must look terrible.

You're beautiful.

Julie the police are waiting to talk to you.

-No. -But you have to talk to them sometime,

the sooner you do it,

the sooner they can find the man,

you do want to help don't you?

-Yes. -I knew you would. Tom,

go on out and tell them we'll come right along.

I’m sorry to have kept you waiting so long but my wife's terribly upset.

-You will go easy on her, won't you? -Don't worry mr Barton,

we've been through this sort of thing before.

mrs Barton my name is Christensen, lieutenant Christensen police department,

and this is mr Dahl of the district attorney's office,

now I know this is a difficult time for you mrs Burton but,

it's important for us to get any information you may have as quickly as possible,

uh, do you think you'd recognize the man if you saw him again?

No.

Oh how can you be sure?

I know the bedroom was dark but there is a street lamp just outside your window,

-you could have seen something. -Mrs Barton...

Let me put it this way,

suppose we had this man in a place, where you could see him close up,

but he couldn't see you at all.

No.

Think Julie.

I heard a sound in the room,

that woke me up,

but it was dark I never saw him.

All right, tell us anything you can him about,

how big was he? tall, short, medium?

Tall,

now I’m not sure, I think he was tall.

About how old?

I don't know.

I’ll be right back.

-Groceries -You're supposed to leave them in the kitchen.

Yeah I know but I’m just back there, the doors locked.

Well uh go on around I’ll open the door for you.

Mrs Barton,

did you notice anything unusual about his clothes, anything you might have noticed?

I, I don't,

-gloves. -Gloves.

Leather gloves, I tasted leather.

Tasted?

He put one hand over my mouth before he started hitting me.

I bit it.

You bit into the glove.

Yes, I think I tore it.

Yeah, doesn't add up too much, does it?

It's always the same.

-If you gentlemen are finished I think... -Please doctor,

mrs Barton,

let me see if I can't make you understand why we're doing this,

you see, there's been a series of these savage beatings in the community,

my office and the police department are,

under constant pressure to do something about it,

but what can we do if the victim won't help us?

I didn't see him.

Why won't you help us?

are you afraid that you might have to face some kind of ugly publicity,

-did you know the man? -No I didn't know him.

Now mrs Barton you wouldn't want to be guilty of,

turning a killer loose for your helplessness...

-My wife isn't lying. -I didn't say she was, mr Barton,

but she suffered a severe shock she wants to forget.

You came home and found your wife unconscious didn't you mr Barton?

-Uh yes yes I did. -That was a few minutes past midnight,

is that the time you usually come home?

Well it uh has been for the past couple of weeks I’ve had to work late.

And you always phone your wife when you're working night?

Yes, I phoned her as soon as I found out I wouldn't be home for dinner.

What do you do with these long evenings, mrs Barton?

it's pretty lonely way out here at the edge of town.

-I don't understand you? -Well, don't you ever go out, take a walk?

how do you spend your evenings?

Mrs Barton,

don't you see what we're up against?

this is a very dangerous man on the prowl,

now he wouldn't have come into this house last night,

without knowing that your husband was working late,

that means he's had the place staked out,

and he knew how to get in,

he didn't come in here to rob this place,

he came in for just one reason,

this is you, isn't it mrs Barton?

you're a very pretty young woman,

now I want to show you what a pretty young woman,

looks like after she's resisted a man like that,

now every time you see your face in the mirror,

won't you be able to see the man who did it?

and if you ever see him again won't you be able to swear he was the one.

Yes, yes, yes...

-Good morning Tom. -Good morning, it's early.

I have to get up early to make it out here and back in one day.

I’m glad you came Julie would be happy to see you, she's in the bedroom.

Take these out of my own garden.

They're loving, thank you.

A little early but I thought they'd mean more to you than store flowers.

They do.

Good idea to wear these, have to protect those pretty eyes,

how is my little girl?

I’m all right, father.

-I’m fine. -Shoudn't you be in bed.

a little chilly this morning.

No, it's not necessary.

Now of course you should, come on,

come on,

you let your daddy tuck in,

you'll see,

you'll feel much better, now wait,

wait,

don't you worry about me, I’ll just have a little chat with Tom.

Julie’s resting.

Well that's good,

part of the paper?

Nice, thank you.

Son,

you know I’ve never been one to interfere with you and Julie,

there's something I’d like to talk to you about.

What's that?

Well you know how Julie is,

maybe it's my fault,

which was all I had after her mother died,

she was always with me never alone,

well she never even went out with any young men until she met you,

she needs someone with her,

she's not the kind of child that can be left alone.

If you think I wanted to leave her alone...

Now don't, don't misunderstand I’m not blaming you for anything,

but Julie is so nervous and,

this neighborhood is so remote,

couldn't you get a friend to stay with her when you have to work late?

She won't be left alone again.

Oh I’m glad to hear that then,

when you're held up at the office, I won't worry.

I won't be held up, the deal I was working on fell through.

Fell through? oh I’m sorry I didn't know.

All that work for nothing.

And you worked so hard on it,

well be other deals,

but there's only one Julie.

That's another reporter.

-Mr Barton? -Yes I’m Barton.

Lieutenant wants to know if your wife is well,

enough to come down a station this afternoon.

we think we found the man.

They found him.

-Yes I heard. -We'll be right there.

Shouldn't you get the doctor's permission?

Oh of course, we'll have to call our doctor first,

but I’m sure we can make it.

I don't want to go dr Vaughn,

I don't want to go to that police station.

You told him you'd be there I’m afraid you have to, Julie.

I don't want to identify anybody, please.

Then how do you expect them to pursue the case?

What would happen to me if if I’d identify the wrong man?

I’ve got confidence in you Julie,

you wouldn't do that.

Suppose I do identify,

then in a few years he gets out of jail,

he might come back to kill me.

I read about a woman who kept moving from place to place,

trying to get away from a man like that.

Julie, the D.A was right,

you or to your neighbors, and the other people,

of the town to at least try and identify the man.

I wish it was all over, I wish it was all over,

it makes me feel ill.

There's something you haven't told me, isn't there Julie?

Why do you say that?

Symptoms.

What symptoms?

Those glasses,

they make you look better to people,

and people look better to you,

you're hiding behind them.

I am not.

Julie, I want you to tell me something,

were you out that night before Tom came home?

You're just like all the rest of them, aren't you?

no one will believe me, even Tom,

he's different towards me now,

you asked me what's wrong with me,

all right, I’ll tell you,

I’m sure even Tom doesn't believe me,

he thinks that I don't want to identify that man.

Julie, don't you realize that Tom feels a sense of,

failure because he didn't protect you from what happened?

now he's acting like any outraged male.

I’ve always been so afraid of strangers,

I don't like meeting new people, I can't talk to them,

don't you understand dr Vaughn?

this house is my world,

Tom and my family,

they love me dr Vaughn,

people who love you don't hurt you,

but other people,

-strangers... -Oh Julie, that's nonsense.

I can't help it, isn't? I just don't think I can go through with it,

I can't testify at the trial,

and face cameras and crowds,

when I was a little girl,

I cried if anyone even pointed to me.

You can't be a little girl all your life.

Mrs Barton,

thank you for coming, I hope the reporters weren't too rough on you.

-No. -Good,

This is dr Carl Weiss director of the city hospital for mental disorders,

the man you're about to see was under the doctor's care two years ago,

now if you and mr Barton will be seated...

now there's nothing for you to be nervous about, mrs Burton,

all you have to do is look at the man and say yes or no.

You said the man wouldn't be able to see me.

He won't be able to see you, you have nothing to fear.

All right lieutenant let's have the suspects.

All right bring them in.

Number one step forward.

Pick up your hat.

All right step back.

Number two forward.

Your hat.

Step back, number three,

-all right step back. -mrs Barton you've got to try to cooperate,

is it any one of these men?

I am trying.

Let's start again.

Number one again,

all right back, number two.

You recognized him didn't you?

-I’m not sure. -You can't mean that, he is the man isn't he?

Surely if there's any doubt...

How can there be any doubt? you saw how she reacted.

He's the man isn't he, mrs Barton? isn't?

Yes, yes, yes...

There you are doctor, she recognized Broner.

You picked the right man mrs Barton.

All right let's go.

I know how you feel mr Barton,

but you wouldn't want me to charge you with attempted assault, would you?

well then, you just simmer down, let us finish the job. Get him up.

I think you better call a doctor,

your men seem to have broken my leg.

When Broner's trial is over,

we're going to take a second honeymoon.

Just like that?

We've been through a bad time, I’ve only made it worse.

You won't have that kind of talk,

I better get started for the doctors,

you put your jacket on,

I’ll get your coat it's chilling.

I thought we might go back to Mexico city,

remember Julie?

do you like that.

This glove,

where did you get it?

-Oh Julie give me that. -It's thorn,

you,

it was you,

you hit me.

You listen to me...

This glove,

I remember it,

it's yours.

Darling I uh,

I don't know what happened uh,

to see this uh, this deal I was working on,

killing myself over,

it fell through,

nothing seemed right,

and I went out and got drunk,

suddenly this house,

you,

everything seemed like a yoke around my neck,

something exploded in my head.

If only you had told me,

but you made me say it was Broner.

That really doesn't matter, everybody'd be better off without a man like Broner.

But you know he was innocent,

you know,

you're the one.

Don't be a fool,

they won't believe you,

they'll say you're out of your mind.

They will believe me,

they will believe me.

I was sorry to see the police catch up with Tom,

I must say I can't blame him too much,

after all any woman who would deliberately,

mutilate a pair of her husband's gloves,

I shall be back in just one minute.

That is quite enough for one night I’m sure,

next week you may be strong enough for more,

by the way,

this is the child psychiatrist I mentioned,

good night.