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Checkmate.

I'm afraid you're going to have trouble getting a cab.

Shall I call one for you?

No, don't bother. I can walk it.

We'll have just to cross the square.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome, Mrs. Preston.

Bye-bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Now hold on tight to Mummy's hand, Alfred.

We don't want you to get lost in the fog again.

Yes, Mummy.

Taxi.

Taxi.

Taxi.

Mummy.

Mummy.

Mummy.

Oh.

Mrs. Preston.

Oh, I hear.

So close, I could reach out and put my hands on your throat.

Who are you?

I hear.

Oh.

I hear.

Oh.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

I hear.

Over here now, Mrs. Preston, by the statue of your late president.

Who are you?

What do you want?

You'll know when the time comes, Mrs. Preston, just before I give you.

I wouldn't want you to get hacked, not yet.

Nora! Nora! Nora!

Nora won the Irish sweet madam and left, I'm the new maid.

Oh Tony, I was just calling you.

What is it, darling? It's well too much for.

I've never been so frightened. Oh, I couldn't even scream, I just ran around all the way home.

You have no idea what it was like. It was horrible.

You can't get me, Mary. Oh Tony, he said he was going to kill me.

Oh, man, just now in the square head. What man?

I don't know. You didn't know? No, I couldn't see. All I heard was this horrible voice coming out of the fog.

First was on this side, then it was on that side, then it was in back of me, and it was very high in Sing Song.

It was like a puppet. Like a puppet.

You promised you won't hit me if I tell you something.

What now? Someone's been pulling your leg.

I mean, there was a man. I heard him.

I'm sure you did, darling. Do you know where he is this very moment?

Laughing his head off down at the local with the other members of the club.

Oh, a club.

And a time.

Whenever there's a thick fog in London, a real pea-souper, the practical joke is just crawl out of the woodwork.

You wait until you see the morning's papers.

Dozens of old ladies would have complained about tangling with invisible goblins in Hyde Park, and it's a hundred to one.

There'd be a bed-palant up at the Nelson column.

Yes, but he knew where I was from. He called me Mrs. Preston, and he knew that I was an American now how.

Well, how do you climb the Nelson column with a bed-pan?

Practical joke was have particular talents. Not commendable, but highly special.

I can't believe it. Is it true?

Of course it's true. I don't think I lost my hat.

Hat?

It's coming back from the office, barreling down Piccadilly at two miles an hour. Black as ink, of course.

I stuck my head out of the window to see where I was going, and a hand came from nowhere and lifted my brand-new homburg right off my head.

And a grateful voice murmured, much obliged, Governor.

You might well have been that hat cost me ten pounds.

Well, this is incredible.

I'm sorry you were scared, darling.

I'm even sorry you're about my hat.

You've got lots of hats.

Let's have a drink.

Well, I need something.

Straighten everything out of the embassy.

Finally. They do quite a business in lost passports. I'm getting mine next week.

Good. That'll save us from trouble with your authorities in Italy.

Italy?

Yes, on our way to Venice.

Venice?

Oh, don't... do you mean it?

Be short, wonderful months ago. I promise you a honeymoon, remember?

Darling, every day's been a honeymoon.

Sure, there weren't times anyone's were you married to a man or a corporation?

Well, now that you asked, yes.

Darling, I have to buy some things. When do we leave?

21st. I booked a guns alert for midnight. Can you make it?

Well, I think so, ducks.

To Venice.

To us.

To Venice.

It's a bloody shame if you ask me. No respect anymore for English heroes.

What happened?

Some polygons got up there in the fog and painted them pink.

A race shield, Nelson, aren't you? Pink.

Here we are, Mum. Rest and build, baby. That'll be eight and six, Mum.

Eight and six?

Take it out of this, will you, please?

They're out of good tip for you, sir.

Thank you, Mum. Thank you very much, and do you?

You are, too.

The public, this is someone who knows that I borrowed every penny I could get on those chairs to keep the mind running.

Someone who knows that he can drive the stock a bit lower, I'll be sold out.

Ruined.

By someone, Mr. Elias.

And you mean someone here at Preston's?

You hold my note. Only the men in this room have seen my engineers report.

There's a fortune waiting for anyone who can buy in at the bottom.

We're not in the habit of destroying the man we deal with, Mr. Elias.

I don't know anything about that. I'm no financier, goes my game.

Isn't that rather beside the point, Mr. Elias?

Are you going to extend my note?

Or do you let me go under?

As pressure, let me remind you, you already been granted two extensions.

And we do have an obligation to our shareholders.

I'll go see what can be done.

Daniel, see you, Mr. Elias.

If I lose while Luna West, somebody's going to pay for it.

Allow me, Mr. Preston.

What?

You'll have to forgive Mr. Elliott.

I will, if he's on his way to an eye, doctor.

If I may say so, you're looking marvelous today, that's a most becoming outfit.

Oh, Daniel, you always say exactly the right thing.

I'll tell Mr. Preston you're here.

All right.

Hi, darling.

What do you think?

I'm with an adult castee. See, that he has a weak heart.

It's called midnight lace.

You like it?

Well, that is to be cool.

Of course, now, tell me what happened to my temperature.

It doesn't go sky high. This goes back in the morning.

I couldn't say all.

Oh, most of me shall.

I couldn't say all.

Oh, most of me shall. It's a expensive morning.

Oh, no. Only on approval.

I wanted you to like them before I bought a thing.

It's odd?

What's odd?

Well, I just had a call from Hot Niles.

My heart knows.

Yes, the sales guy tried to catch you with your cabot of gun.

She said you overpaid it by five pounds.

Oh, dear.

English money gets me into more trouble.

Your inventive mind helps a little bit, do you?

Oh, I didn't want to fib darling.

I was going to tell you the bitter truth at lunch.

After your martini, of course.

Hello about that.

No, I'm very dead. I'm sorry.

Oh, tell me not again.

Darling, I've found you but you've gone out.

I had a faint as an all day session.

Oh, I had a lovely table on the terrace at Lazy.

Oh, I'm confused.

Oh, come on, W.

Parox change, one fib for one broken date.

Well, I'm going to say, uh, several broken dates.

Is it really important?

Darling, can I have having lunch for you if it wasn't?

Hello, how are you, kid?

Hello, Charles.

I hope you'll come in and say hello.

Thank you. I was just leaving.

Oh, it's too bad.

The ball could do with the touch of glamour just about now.

Do you mind why you was your phone, Tony?

No, it happens now.

I'll see you tonight, darling.

Thank you.

Goodbye, Charles.

Thank you.

I think they'll hold our tables for dinner.

It'll be a bit chilly on the terrace.

I think you're a better idea.

Let's have Nora fix it or something tonight at home.

Would you rather?

It's safer with my temperature in the hundreds.

This little lace, uh, thing about it.

Uh, excuse me, sir.

Okay, on and Kevin.

The noon pulse, sir.

That's right.

500 each way, bull rebel at Samdall.

What do you mean you can't take it if it's too steep for you later?

I don't care how much I mean to you for.

I know Wilshire.

All right, some some of the repented weather films with my credit will not be questioned.

You don't think so?

No, we'll see.

Anything to matter, John?

Oh, no, not really.

Both about that idiot business at all.

I think there's anything in it.

I doubt it.

We'll have to look into it, of course.

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Look out!

Are you all right?

Yes, I think so.

My hand's been covered.

Well, the devil, are you up to Hal and rings, snap, sir.

Well, he's a heavier one before he wipe out half the population.

All right, sir.

The pretty half.

Are you sure you're right?

Oh, no.

Look, tell her we're sorry about this.

Yeah, I guess you're thanks for you.

Can't!

What on earth?

I'm all right, Peg.

Need any help?

No, everything's fine.

Thanks, too.

Brian Young, I'm the contractor on this job.

Well, I hope your building stays up better than that.

Yes, so do I.

I'll take these things up for you.

No.

I'm going out perfectly fine.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Very much.

I hope you forgive us, please.

Mr. Preston.

Oh, Mr. Younger.

Yes?

How did you know my name?

I thought I had to that rather brilliantly.

I asked the postman.

Excuse me.

What are you doing back so early?

What?

I met Tony on his way out this morning.

He told me you two had a luncheon date.

Oh, that?

The groom was like a little boy about it.

The groom stood me up for a board meeting.

Oh, well, don't look so plumb about it, Pet.

At least your husband comes home at night.

All I have of Roy is a signature at the bottom of a weekly letter.

Try curling up with that.

Where's his boat now?

Dry dock in Singapore.

Your information, darling.

In the Royal Navy, they call it a ship.

Oh, I remember that.

Say, when do we meet this husband of yours?

We do for a leave in a couple of months.

Good.

I hope we recognize each other.

Well, come on up and we'll have a good cry over a hamburger.

As soon as I posted this for Roy to curl up with.

Oh, wiggle without onions.

Win.

When your husband's ten thousand miles away, what does it matter?

How do you miss Preston?

Hello, Malcolm.

Nora, I told you just to back him and go on home.

Now, you should not be working with that cold.

I'll be off with it, Jiffy.

Goodbye, Mother.

Thank you. You'll get it back and more.

I'll be off with you.

I'll be off with you.

Thank you.

You'll get it back and more.

I'll be off with you.

I'll be off with you.

Goodbye, Mother.

Thank you.

We'll get it back and more.

Goodbye, dear.

Take care of yourself.

Cheerio, Miss Preston.

Oh, well, Malcolm, how's the new job going?

Going is not the word for it, eh?

It's gone.

G-O-N-E, gone.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, there's no need to be.

Really?

Well, they were dreadful bunch of clots.

Nosed to the grindstone from nine till five.

I felt like, uh, I felt like a shoe salesman.

Hm.

What are you going to do now?

I don't know.

No, really?

I was thinking of going into public relations.

It's getting to be quite the thing.

Do you know anything about it?

Oh.

PR is me the question of knowing the right people.

And, uh, I am lucky other most chaps in that department.

You know, considering everything, you know.

If you mean you're lucky having Nora for a mother.

Yes, I know.

Well, uh, I'm due with the ivy for a bite.

My best to Mr. Preston.

Oh, uh, thank you for everything you've done for mother.

I'm very glad she's here.

Bye now.

Nora.

Yes, ma'am?

Just a minute.

Here.

I want you to go right out and buy yourself a decent coat.

And I don't want to see you until your coat is better.

Do you understand?

Bless you, Mom.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Bless you, Mom.

Oh, Laudie, I nearly forgot.

A cable cape for you.

I'll put it over there on the bar.

Oh, thank you, Nora.

Hello?

Yes.

Is that remember?

What a horrible man.

He must be insane.

Why?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who?

Who is it?

Maggie!

I wrote some pickles to buy the onions.

What an earth.

Kid, what is it?

A man on the phone just now.

An awful man.

Who was he?

I don't know.

He told me to listen.

And then he said, said, what?

Just...

Phil?

You must have got one of those telephone talkers with a king.

I know a girl who didn't get the blush off her face for a month.

But then what?

He said he was going to kill me before the month is out.

You've got to be a little bit more than a little bit more.

You've got one of the less romantic ones.

Maggie means it.

They always sound as though they mean it, Pet.

But I'm scared.

Yes, you are, aren't you?

Look, shouldn't we call Tony?

No.

He's at the board.

I'll tell him tonight.

Don't let it get you done.

The man's hat is a bit of fun, ten to one.

You'll never hear from him again.

That's what Tony said the first time.

First time.

I mean, it happened before.

Yes, during the fog.

And he said the same thing.

Yes, the same boy.

About killing you.

That makes me great, you're more important than any boy I'm eating.

This is Preston.

Can you think of anybody who might want to kill you?

No, I'd say.

All upset you for any reason.

No.

A servant you dismissed.

Isn't this a little far-fetched, Inspector?

No, I don't think so.

A former admirer who may have set his cap of jaw fortune.

No.

No enemies?

None that I know of.

Not the revenge is often a motive in these cases, of course.

But it's usually just the impass of a man who sex me off the track.

Oh, no, no.

No need to be alarmed, Mrs. Preston.

They invariably get their satisfaction at the other end of the telephone.

By shocking you, making you gasp.

The intake of your breath is like a kiss.

Yeah?

Now, come in.

Oh, whenever you're ready, Simon.

Yes.

You know, sometimes I think the blitz left us with more derelict minds than derelict buildings.

Well, these phone cranks, for instance.

Our file on them has grown a mile high.

Whatever ours was normally a phone, Inspector.

Oh, yes, the park.

Well, cut from the same cloth.

The fog was total concealment.

He was just as anonymous as the man on the phone.

Was it the same voice each time, Mrs. Preston?

Yes.

Yes, it was.

Now, do you recall any distinguishing characteristic?

Accent, tamb, some oddity of phrasing, anything at all?

Yes.

His voice was very high-pitched.

But she said it was sort of sing-song.

Yes.

Yes, it was unreal, I thought.

But then it all seemed so unreal.

Well, he disguised his voice, of course.

Now...

Ready, Inspector.

Mrs. Preston, would you mind sitting over here?

You know, once in a blue moon we managed to pull these fellows in, then we taped their voices on the QT, and a cell police scored anywhere.

There's just a bear chance you might recognize your man.

We'll forgive you if you blush, Mrs. Preston.

Some of them would make Freud sit up and blink.

Mr. Preston, what...

I, uh...

I suppose a man in your position is bound to have some in him, is...

Well, I can think of a few men who won't send flowers to my funeral.

But this isn't their kind of tea.

Your wife's in good health, I suppose.

Yes, like a young racehorse, but I...

Well, sometimes a factor.

Your work keep away from her, much.

Well, the next man.

Much less than he does me, I'm sure.

Tell me, how does she like London?

Does she miss the American way of life at all?

If you want to know if my wife's happily married, Inspector, I suggest that it is a very good place to live.

I'm sorry we have to.

Don't you mind telling me why?

Because we waste half our time looking for crankphones, yet you don't even exist.

Except in the minds of unhappy women.

You'll be surprised how far a wife will go to make a neglectful husband tell the mark.

I don't think so, Mr. Preston.

I don't think so at all.

Any luck?

The last was the closest, but I'd like to.

Crowther is doing three years in Dartmoor.

Crowther? Oh, yes, wild, for long red hair.

Well, that's about all we can do until the next time.

The next time.

Perhaps, if you enjoyed your gasp enough.

No, no, please don't.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

No, please, please don't worry, Mrs. Preston.

If he'd meant it, he'd have done something about it in the park.

Look, just one thing.

I'd stay out of P's supers if I were you in future.

Just to be on the safe side, you know.

Thank you.

Not at all, Mrs. Preston.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Be here.

Oh.

Oh gosh.

The scene.

Oh.

I've used to...

The devil.

See you here.

What?

You haven't done this to me here.

Nothing.

I can't!

There you are!

You are.

I see you beating through customs.

And why not, battle?

I've been one step ahead of you ever since you got aboard a Carrocci.

You're right, my Jove, so your hair.

Lucky for me, it was a jet.

One more hour, a lot, and I'd have been done for.

I was beginning to tire over the Alps.

Darling, this is Basil's dad to probably drunk some of his quinine water.

Oh, my niece, Kid Preston.

How do you do?

Don't suppose I could give you a lift into Tom, could I?

Oh, I have a car. Thank you.

Wonderful, then I'll dismiss my show of fun.

No, no, you run along like a good boy.

I haven't seen Kid since one of your impetuous country,

but Kidnapped her for my shack in Bermuda last summer.

It's going to be woman talk all the way to town.

Oh, all right.

Well, I'll give you a ring, can't it, as you said?

I won't leave the phone.

Dazzly.

I thought you were staying at the car.

If he cares enough, he'll find me.

And now let me look at you.

Well, three months of wedlock, haven't done you a bit of farm.

You look radian.

How's the groom holding up?

Oh, he's fine.

He wanted to be here, but something came out with the last minute.

You know.

Ah, yes, the jungles of finance, men less work and women less weep.

And I used to think father was an eager beaver.

Tony's got him beat a mile, but the office very kind of at the same breakfast together.

How to blessings darling, at least he has an office.

You wouldn't want what I've had these last ten years.

Three charming black dogs with no ambition beyond clipping my coupons.

That's it, mom. Ten pieces.

Oh, the car is just over there.

They were like, come on in.

Come on in.

I truly dedicated Hunter the Maharaju.

The trouble was I didn't realize until the third day that all the time I was stalking tigers, he was stalking me.

Oh, wait a minute.

I was much safer in the jungle and in the palace.

Oh, B.

Don't ever change.

I try not to, but the bills at the beauty bar, I get bigger every year.

Oh.

You don't know how good it makes me feel I am in you here.

Good and safe.

What do you mean? Safe from hot.

Did I say that?

Come on now. You haven't been able to fool your aunt B since you were two.

Well, it's just some stupid thing that's been happening really.

Strange man's been calling me on the telephone and saying that he's going to kill me.

Kill you.

Have you reported it to the embassy?

We went to Scotland Yard.

Yes, they're supposed to be good too.

Well, apparently he's just a crackpot.

They call them telephone talkers.

Oh, one of those.

Do they have them here too?

Oh, scads, I'm gonna say.

I was once in Dublin for the horse show.

And I got a call at the show from a man who wanted to dress me in black underwear.

Personally, mind you.

It was the most stimulating minute and a half I spent in Scotland.

Oh, you're beautiful.

Oh, shit.

Don't worry about that crackpot.

I'm here and everything's going to be all right.

Starting tonight too.

Donnie's taking us out on the down.

Good.

Yeah, but there are no tigers in London.

Is that you, darling?

Yes, darling.

You're beautiful.

Thank you.

More.

Now, after I had to pick me up.

I didn't waste my entire day. It's already made.

Perfect way.

Must be you've any stuffed heads back with her?

One. She met him on the plane.

By the way, she's bringing a date tonight and I told her we'd love it.

Stuffed head?

No.

An old bow. You'll never guess.

Charles burning.

But our Charles burning is in the firm.

Very same.

You're a treasure.

Well, a slight devil. I thought he was only hobby.

He was slow horses.

Come on, darling. We're in a hurry. Bring your drink up.

No, no, no. Wait a minute.

That's darling.

It's got a little knickknack for you.

Oh, tell me. What is it?

One of the crown jewels.

They'll wear it around the palace. That's all.

I love presents.

Tell me.

I'm pretty much a float.

I'm dying. Thank you.

I have the only diamond gondola on the grand canal.

A kid.

No, you're...

We're not going.

No, we're not for a little while. It's an alien business.

And this was just a soften the bow.

Well, not a hoped word.

Don't believe me, darling.

If other people weren't involved, I'd drop everything like a shot.

Why don't you go to Venice as planned?

I'll join you as soon as I can. Take me.

She's a gay cell. At least you have a chuckle or two.

That's the way I've always dreamed of going to Venice.

The moon on the grand canal.

And the gondola is singing.

And that'd be beside me.

Chuckling.

Not a job to do.

You wouldn't want an irresponsible husband.

No, darling.

Just a husband.

I'm terribly sorry, darling. Really, I am.

Well, you better get dressed. They'll be here soon.

I'll get there.

Hello?

Tony?

Keep talking. I'll take it in the bedroom.

Yes.

Yes, I'm here.

No, no, no, no!

Why did you hang up? Why did you keep him talking?

I couldn't stand it, Tony. The things he said.

Heaven's sake, I might have spotted his voice.

I couldn't stand it. I just couldn't stand it.

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

You've got to do something.

Yes.

Well, no, no, not at all, Mr. Bress.

We're here to be disturbed.

Oh, he did.

The same man, of course.

Mm.

Persistent cuss.

I'm afraid my wife can't take much more of this, Inspector.

No, it's pretty upsetting, this sort of business.

Well, may I suggest for one thing that you get an unlisted telephone number.

And keep a record of everyone you give it to.

I'll call the GPO myself and make the request if you like.

Not at all.

Oh, just one more thing, Mr. Preston.

Did you happen to be there on the call, Ken?

Yes, I was.

Why do you ask?

Well, I merely thought you might have been close enough to take the phone and perhaps listen for yourself.

Well, it didn't quite happen that way.

I picked up the extension, but...

And he'd run off, I suppose.

Oh.

Oh, your wife had.

And pity.

Did you say why?

Well, you know the sort of things he's been saying to her.

Tonight was even worse.

She couldn't listen to another word. Is that so difficult to understand?

Of course, I'm Mr. Preston, but we do have to ask rather odd questions in our job.

Surely that's not difficult to understand, either.

I'm sorry, Inspector. I'm afraid this matters wearing us all down.

Now, don't hesitate to call me at any time. I'll see you to the change of number in the morning.

I don't think Mrs. Preston will have any more trouble.

Good night.

More champagne, Emilio.

And no nonsense about the bill, Tony. The whole night's so much, Finney.

She got her nose home in front of the favorite. One, be a packet, Bessah.

Charles must be a very dedicated treasure. He simply adores the feel of the money.

Why not, my sweet, there's nothing wrong about money that heaven and count pure?

Oh, jungle music.

Do they like it?

I think I can.

Oh, I'm sorry, Charles. Excuse me.

How about it, B?

Not now, Tony. Do you mind?

No. Really, you've ditched me?

What's wrong?

Did, uh, kick tell you about the man on the phone?

Yes, what about him?

He called again just before you and Charles arrived.

Oh?

Just put it there. I phoned the police at once, but...

What?

I'm rather difficult to explain. But all the time I was talking to the inspector, I got the odd feeling of having to defend, kid.

Against what, for heaven's sake?

Oh, skeptical mind of Scotland Yard. Case history is...

Filed, devoted to women who only pretend to receive these calls to get extra attention from the intellectual husbands.

If you got kid in that file, I hope you gave him a piece of your mind.

I think you have an idea.

But probably is that no unbuck kiss has heard this man.

I suppose the Yard can't overlook any possibility.

Tony, would you call Kid and a Clept-It-Walt?

He's no picnic being married to a bearish.

They can't run presents by remote control.

I suppose they have been dyes when Kid looked neglected.

Then it's a good thing you have been a-staring you in the face.

That'll put an end to this nonsense. There are no telephones in gondolas.

That call then is off for a while.

Oh? That was sudden, wasn't it?

Couldn't be helped.

Kid must have been very disappointed.

Yes, well, it's like chillin' here.

Oh, Tony.

Yeah.

The phone call tonight. Did it come before or after you told Kid about Venice?

But after now you come to mention it, why?

Nothing. I was just wondering.

In the morning.

olicited news.

I'm John circularity.

You know if I didn't...

I heard that night.

Time to be your mother.

How young will you help that ble Raspberry?

Oh my God.

All of your couples get rid of this Dal right back.

I'm over there.

You don't mean to do it.

I hear you drooling on my face I'm coming.

Oh.

Get him up!

La la la la verde.

La la la la.

La la la.

This is Preston.

Oh, oh, oh.

No.

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, oh, oh.

Please, tell him yourself.

We seem to be causing you a great deal of trouble,

but it's just one of our Transformers. It's short of a power circuit.

It'll be fixed directly.

I was coming up to warn you when I saw this thing stuck between floors.

I thought you might have started down.

I called down to you, Mrs. Preston. Didn't you hear me?

It's I, really.

There we are.

Oh.

It's going to be all right.

All right.

Call me yourself.

I'm afraid I don't have my own legs yet.

Brandi might help put your lips back on course.

I think it might.

Oh, isn't there a pub around the corner?

Oh, yes, we can go there if you'd like.

Yes, thank you.

Come on, Tim. Back to work. You'll never get that double free.

Give it a chance, old Bill.

Oh, you'll never get it. It has been tried for years.

I think I know exactly how you must have felt.

Been through it myself and away.

Trapped in another way.

Burning tank.

Mortar shell jam the hatch.

Strange thing, the human mind.

I think I've forgotten all about it.

There's no reason at all.

I can hear the explosion.

It smells the smoke.

My hands start to shake.

Back in a burning tank at an element.

Sometimes when I come to, I was a bastard.

And once an entire day.

And I've no recollection of the missing time.

Off.

To keep losing part of your life like that.

Oh, it's not so bad.

Japs with me lost all of theirs.

But it has left me with very little affection for...

for closed end places, elevators, bone booths.

That's what I think.

I can imagine.

Is that why you work out in the open?

Before the war, I had planned on being an architect.

I've met an office in four walls.

I even sleep out under the stars whenever I can.

Camping trips and things like that.

It's fine if you happen to be married to a girl's card.

I don't happen to be married to anyone.

Still looking, I believe the expression is.

Well, in America, we call it playing the field.

Playing the field.

Perhaps I should have gone to America.

Well, I really must be going.

Well, you sure you won't have another?

Oh, thank you.

I'm just fine, Steeler.

Thank you very much.

Anything wrong, Al?

No.

Pretty thing, isn't she?

Yes.

Shall I put the calls on the bill, dear?

What?

The phone calls dear last night from the bank.

Oh, yes, yes.

But on the bill, darling.

OK, Dax.

MUSIC

MUSIC

MUSIC

Swan Lake always makes me terribly thirsty.

Must have something to do with those long necks.

That will cost you one champagne cocktail.

Who are they?

Come on, kid.

I'll wait for Tony. You go in love.

Mind if I talk to you for a moment, Mr. Preston?

What is it, Malcolm?

It's about my mother.

I wanted you to know she'll have to stay in bed for a few more days, according to the doctor.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Tell her that I'll call her tomorrow.

Oh, that would be nice.

I only wish that a phone call could pay the doctor's bills.

Ask her to send the bills to me.

Well, that's very generous of you, I'm sure.

But there's so many other expenses, Mrs. Preston.

They just seem to add up and add up.

Food, mets, and that sort of thing.

I'm doing everything I can, naturally, but the old wallets rather in these days.

I'll see to it that your mother has everything she needs, Malcolm.

I could pick it up at the flat. Later.

I may save you the trouble.

I'll see that you get it. Thank you.

Are you trying to suggest that I might pocket the money myself?

Oh, Jack doesn't like to be accused of stealing money from his own mother, Mrs. Preston.

Nicks him out to be something pretty low.

I wish you'd leave, Malcolm.

You can give orders to my mother, Mrs. Preston, not to me.

I know you've been trying to come between us.

I don't like it.

I'd advise you to stop it, or you will regret it.

Mr. Bitwhat? You've been threatening my wife.

It's all right, Tony.

I have to turn it over to the police.

We were just talking. What's the harm in that?

It can be a good deal of harm in just talking.

Especially if you're making some rather nasty phone calls to the flat.

Phone call. I don't know what you're talking about.

If you're lying, Malcolm.

I don't want to see you around the flat again, is that clear?

One day, you'll both change your minds about Malcolm Stanley.

What did you want?

The usual. Money.

Para El Nora.

Did you get your car, darling?

Yes, it was Daniel. Something you wanted to show me at the office.

And he urgently said, do you mind off-line?

No, darling.

You sure?

Mm. Auntie and Charles will see me, Helen.

They'll babysit till you get back.

Back from where?

I'll tell you later. Go on, darling.

Well, Daniel did say it was very important.

Hmm. I'll see you at the flat.

Daniel, did you say?

Yes, something at the office.

What, this hour of the night?

It isn't serious, is it?

He didn't say it.

APPLAUSE

MUSIC

Yes, darling?

Look at this, sir.

Now, I've taken the liberty of underlying the transactions

that I felt required your attention.

MUSIC

This would be just worth thousands of shares, I accounted for.

Exactly, sir.

In the neighborhood of £1 million.

Now, it seems to me that someone's been using the money to, well,

squeeze Mr. Elliot out of his stock in the wild lunar west.

Do you know who it is, Daniel?

I'd rather not say so until I've checked further.

But I've had the impression for quite so many years.

I'd rather not say so until I've checked further.

But I've had the impression for quite some time now that, well,

someone's been dipping a hand into the tilt, so to speak.

So I decided to burn the midnight oil until I was quite sure.

Well, if you hadn't, you might have gone beating us.

Drive for years.

Travel it down, I'll say that.

Well, in a complex corporate structure like Preston's,

it merely requires the knowledge of accounting procedure

and a high executive position.

You haven't joined anyone else about this? Happy Daniel?

National not, sir.

Hello, Charles.

Just wanted the backup of your help, Connie.

Well, after all, I suppose that Daniel dragged you over there to interview a new charwoman.

Not unless you were a jury attractive, you know.

A cable from our engineer at Broken Hill, full report.

Has to know by tomorrow if he's to go ahead. Sounds promising.

Oh, good. I thought it might be something serious. I'll see you too, Fred.

There's no need to tell anybody to be sure about facts.

And our man, a white greaser.

By the way, Daniel, Preston's won't be unweightful.

Oh, thank you, sir.

You know, if all is considered, I had a great deal to offer the firm in some more responsible capacity.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

I'm going to go ahead and get a good job.

Tony?

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean my insomnia to be contagious.

There's something wrong.

Oh, just a few wheels.

They don't want to stop spinning. That's all.

Is it something Daniel told you at the office?

All the wheels?

Everything for you to worry about anything.

Go pop up to bed, huh? Join you in a minute.

All right.

Tony! Tony!

The window told me I saw someone.

There's no one there, kids.

You can't see it for yourself.

I could have sworn.

Perhaps you'll scream. I'm scared the more.

Anyway, that let the inspector know.

There's no reason why he shouldn't have insomnia with the rest of us.

No, Tony, no.

Why not?

I don't know.

I don't know.

Maybe it was just my nerves.

I didn't want to have an inch.

Maybe it was just a shed with another saw.

And you wait. It's gone.

And there's no need to bother the inspector.

What time?

Tony.

You do believe me, don't you?

About what?

The phone calls.

Of course I believe you, darling.

I shouldn't have.

No reason, darling.

No reason at all.

Mrs. Coleman, please.

When, baby, please?

Mrs. Preston, Madam.

Oh, tell her I'll call her back in the middle.

As soon as I surface.

Yes, Madam.

Mrs. Coleman, we'll call you back directly.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Mrs. Coleman, we'll call you back directly.

Thank you.

Mrs. Coleman, we'll call you back directly.

Please.

Please.

Please.

Please.

Please.

Please.

Please.

Please.

Please.

Why are you doing this to me?

Why should you want to kill me? What have I done?

No. No, I'm not alone.

My mate is here.

Hello?

Mrs. Preston.

Help me. Help me.

Help me.

Help me. Help me.

Help me.

Help me.

Harry. Harry!

Harry.

He's in there.

He was forgotten.

Tell me, go to the back.

Get the man around to the front. Stop any when you see.

Right, go!

I'll check the other floors.

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

If you don't mind, you'll know.

I'm sorry.

There we go, Governor. Not a saw.

Yeah.

All clear back there.

Yeah.

How are you supposed to be looking for?

It's all right, boys. Back to work.

Now, Mrs. Preston, would you mind telling me exactly how your visitor got into the flat?

I let him in.

You let him in?

No, I mean, I didn't let him in. I was running out of the flat.

You were running out of the flat?

Yes, you see, there had been another phone call.

And this time he asked if I was alone.

I thought he might be going to the flat.

And this time he asked if I was alone.

I thought he might be coming over here.

I was very frightened and I ran and then...

Oh, and I opened the door. There he was.

I see.

But what makes you so certain he was the man who's been phoning you?

He called me by name.

Your name's on the letter box downstairs, Mrs. Preston.

I know it was the man.

How do you recognize his voice?

No, but...

You said that he would have disguised his voice on the phone.

Yes, I did.

Now, tell me, Mrs. Preston, when he was standing there, did you try to close the door on him?

No.

I went to answer the telephone.

But a man who thought wanted to kill you was standing in the doorway and you went to answer the telephone.

Well, yes.

But you said a moment ago that you were running out of the flat because of the phone.

Well, yes, I was, but when I suddenly realized that if he was here in the hall, how could he be on the phone?

And I was expecting a call from my aunt and I thought that she could help.

That makes sense to me, Inspector.

The logic isn't exactly over my head either, Mr. Preston.

Now, Mrs. Kerman, do you recollect exactly what you want and he sent you on the phone?

Yes. She said, Aunt B, help me, help me.

And what did you assume she meant, Mrs. Kerman?

That she needed help, Inspector.

Then, will you explain why the phone call I received was from Mr. Preston rather than from you?

Oh.

Well, I was confused. I thought Mr. Preston would know what to do.

Well, you didn't think your niece was in any immediate physical danger then.

That the man might have been in the flat threatening her life.

That all happened so quickly she didn't mention the man. I thought she was...

You thought she was what?

In some kind of trouble, naturally. I called Mr. Preston at once and then I rushed here myself to see what I could do.

There may have been a bit, Mrs. Kerman, that it might have been wiser to call directly to the yard.

Well, just a suggestion, you know, in case you run into another emergency while you're visiting.

Now, Mr. Youngard, how long would you say it took you from the time you heard Mrs. Preston call for help and tell you said foot here in the flat?

Oh, I'd say 15, 20 seconds.

You saw no sign of the man she described.

No.

And then you immediately call down to your men to check the entrances.

Well, it depends on what you mean by immediate inspector. As soon as I'd made certain the intruder wasn't in the flat.

Well, say, uh, 10 seconds.

Yeah, no, no.

And there's all no sign of the man.

That's right.

Hmm.

About 35 seconds to negotiate four stories and vanish into thin air.

Well, I didn't have a stopwatch on him, Inspector, but it does seem to maybe be in somewhat of a hurry.

You do concede he must have been rather fleet of foot.

Why don't you say what you're really thinking, Inspector?

What would that be, Mrs. Preston?

You don't believe me, do you?

You think I made him up? You think I made everything up?

No matter the square, the phone calls everything. Right from the start, you haven't believed me.

No, kids.

Well, Mr. Younger, I think we've delayed the rebuilding of London long enough. You may go.

You think it'll be all right, darling?

I... I can't deny that the thought had occurred to me.

Mrs. Preston, but you see, we have to explore every avenue of possibility.

Then seal them off one at a time until there's only one left. The right end.

I'm sorry, it's been there. I shouldn't have said what I was here.

We'll continue to do everything we can. Good afternoon.

No, please don't trouble.

Tell me I can't stay here any longer.

I can't. I can't.

You don't have to, my darling. We'll go to Venice's plan, away from telephone calls and inspectors.

That's the first bright idea I've heard this afternoon.

But Tony, you said that.

That's right. But how can you? What about...

Preston?

Is it come tumbling down?

Well, that's not great.

That's good. I do hope you have a wonderful trip.

Oh, I know, yeah.

Thank you.

Oh, you will try to have it there before five.

Well, I'll say that after a few husband's initials are engraved. Thanks again.

Bye-bye.

Taxi!

Taxi?

I'm sorry. No, you first. Thank you.

You're an American, aren't you, dear? Yes, I am. Good.

I'd like Americans this time. Well, don't really know what I'll just do.

Pardon me. Could you please tell I help us American how to get to Grovener Square?

I'll guess it is. I'm going right now.

I'm going right now.

I'm going right now.

Thank you.

That's us. Take your battle stations.

Oh, my God.

I'm going right now.

I'm going right now.

I'm going right now.

I'm going right now.

I'm going right now.

We should have changed our park corner.

You just hang on to Mark Hoteyles.

Thank you.

That's us. Take your battle stations.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, the hospital.

Oh, she was standing right here.

She was standing right here.

She let me help you after you.

Shall I get a doctor?

Darling.

You all right, Miss?

Excuse me.

I'm all right, thank you.

The only real to ever dot an up to you over.

No, thank you.

No, please don't bother me. All right.

Oh, Peggy!

Kate, I saw the whole thing. I thought you were.

All right, what's going on here?

Wasn't my fault, mate?

One second she wasn't there.

The next second she was.

Practically under me wheels.

Are you hurt, Miss?

No.

It wasn't anyone's fault.

It was an accident.

I used to do my fail.

Well, Maxie!

You do want to be more careful with our weather, you know?

All right, stand back.

Move along.

I just come out of carols.

I bought some things to send after Roy when I saw you.

I thought we might have tea together.

I call.

I saw you fall and the bus coming toward you.

I thought you were done for.

Peggy?

Yes?

I thought you were done for.

Peggy?

Yes?

I thought you were done for.

I thought you were done for.

Peggy?

Peggy?

Yes?

I didn't fall.

What?

Someone pushed me.

He's a huge dog.

I felt his hand on my back.

It was the man who was not entirely near.

Did you see him?

Oh, no.

But I know he was there.

Peggy.

From the moment I left that bucket shop,

I could feel his eyes on me.

I thought you were there.

I thought you were there.

I thought you were there.

I thought you were there.

I thought you were there.

I thought you were there.

I could feel his eyes on me.

Why didn't you tell the police?

Because they don't believe me.

And after all that's happened.

You've got to call Tony the moment we get home.

He won't believe me either.

There.

Thank you.

Peggy?

Yes.

What would your husband do if all of this were happening to you?

Roy.

Take me away somewhere I suppose until the man was found.

Just as Tony's taking you away.

To Venice.

Tony's taking me to Venice.

He's taking me to Venice.

Oh, no.

You're not going around much.

Tony's taking me to Venice because...

because he thinks...

Oh, Mickey, I know the man is real.

I've seen him.

Oh, I wish he'd call right now

so that you could hear it for yourself.

And tell Tony I'm real.

It must be awful for you.

Mickey...

couldn't we say it all but happen that way.

What, why?

That you were here when he called.

That you heard him on the phone.

Here, Mickey, don't you see?

And Tony would have to believe me.

It isn't that I don't want to help.

It does seem to be going a bit far.

Oh, but it could have happened that way.

You were downstairs the first time he called.

But you could have been here when he called again.

Having tea.

Please, Mickey.

Won't you help me?

Please.

Well, if that's what you want...

please.

Well, if that's what you want...

please.

Well, you better brief me.

What exactly does he say?

Just feel that first.

And then he says that he's going to kill me

before the month is out.

Please look just on Gorilla.

Kit?

Did you expect him back there's a house?

Oh, I'm pregnant.

You won't let me down.

Oh, hello, Peggy.

Hello, Tony.

Been here long.

Well, by then, I'll...

Hey, what's forget about that blasted chain.

Any news to go husband's leave?

I haven't heard from Roy for a couple of weeks.

It's actually still at sea.

I suppose we have to have an evening.

There's nearly days of leaving an attractive girl around for a month.

I wish you'd tell Roy that when you meet him.

I might do that.

How's Kit?

Well, frankly, Tony.

Hello, darling.

Everything all right?

Tony, he called again.

What?

His pinky was here when it happened.

He said right, Peggy.

Kit passed me the receiver.

She heard everything he said.

Every word.

When did he ring?

Half an hour ago.

Wasn't it, Peggy?

Yes, so about that.

It was luckier than I was.

I've been trying to reach you all day to phones out of order.

Still dead.

It's very silly, Peggy.

I only wanted to help.

Wasn't it rather overdoing it?

Sorry, Peggy.

I had no right to drag you into this.

Sorry, you two.

Kit, I don't think you ought to tell Tony about the bus.

What about the bus?

It wasn't important.

I think he seemed to think it was.

He fell in front of the bus.

Just as it was starting.

It fell.

Were you running?

How did you fall?

Someone pushed me.

A man who was here was here.

I was here.

I was here.

I was here.

I was here.

I was here.

A man who was here pushed me.

Oh, Tony, you're going to believe me.

I'm not lying this time.

I'm trying to find you.

Make it very difficult for me.

I don't know why I did that before with Peggy.

I just thought you wouldn't believe me.

I met the man, the bus and all.

Of course I would have believed you, darling.

Did you actually see him there?

The truth now.

No.

I know he was there.

I could feel it.

Don't tell me let me.

Let me.

Mrs. Preston.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes, I heard you.

Oh, well.

Just the exchange.

Just the exchange.

Just the line was clear.

Don't kiss.

Don't kiss.

Oh, it's you, B.

Usually it is when I've been invited.

Tia 330, kid said.

Come inside, B.

I've been off in mysterious.

What's happened?

Our kid had her run in with a bus.

She isn't.

No, no, no, it's something like that.

No, not now, B.

We've got to have a talk.

I think I could use something a little stronger than T.

How did it happen?

Well, kid said she was pushed by the man who's been phoning.

She saw him again?

No, not exactly.

What does that mean?

Well, this time she only had the feeling he was there.

B.I. don't know anymore.

I don't know if I married her a woman or a little girl.

I don't know what to think.

I'm beginning to wonder whether any of it happened starting with the voice in the square.

Of course it has.

It's happened just as she said.

It's very lawative of you.

Perhaps you better deface the facts.

The facts are that Kit is being tormented by a sadistic fiend.

Surely you'll believe that.

I'm trying to.

She's my wife.

I'm sorry, Tony.

I know you've done everything you can.

Be a little while ago, Kit got a neighbor of ours to lie for her.

To pretend she heard the man on the phone.

Oh, no.

Yes, that bus thing gave me a joke.

Heaven knows what so in front of it.

The baby got to do something about it before Kit does herself an injury.

Oh, she'd never.

She might not be aware that she's doing it.

It's a chance. A long one.

You take it.

Pretend your kit.

If it's our friend, at least we'll know.

Hello?

Yes?

This is Mrs. Preston.

Yes? I'm listening.

Oh, no.

Be.

It was him, wasn't it?

You heard him, didn't you?

Yes.

What did he say?

Kit, go back and rest.

Why, why would you, why would you tell me?

Don't you know what I've been going through?

Please, stop treating me like a child.

Be, what did he say?

Kit, it's going to be all right. We're going to help you.

Be.

What did he say?

What did he say?

He said, what time shall I ring you, Mrs. Preston? You haven't called me.

Oh, I...

Oh.

He's lying. He knows my voice.

Don't you see? He knows my voice.

He's lying.

Oh, God.

Don't you know me?

Don't know me.

Don't know me.

Stop it.

Kit, stop it.

Nice, nice.

Now, Mrs. Preston, just keep your head perfectly still.

Follow my finger with your eyes.

And leave your head, just your eyes.

Thank you.

Now the x-rays, Miss.

Yes, Doctor.

This way, please, Mrs. Preston.

Mrs. Preston.

Well, so far, I'd say she was in good physical health.

That's good news anyway.

As to the other, the phone calls, hiring the man to make them the feeling of persecution.

Well, that's something that doesn't show up in a blood count or in a photographic plate.

Mrs. Preston, maybe the victim of dissociation of personality.

Living two lives without knowing it.

Probably the wisest class would be a talk with the psychiatrist.

But you really think, well, he might be able to uncover some forgotten experience in her past.

Some pattern of childhood behavior, perhaps.

I could give you the names of two or three very good men, if you like.

It's up to you, of course, Mr. Preston.

Give us some thought.

Excuse me.

Oh, Doctor.

Yes?

We had planned to go abroad tomorrow, couple of weeks in Venice.

I suppose that's out of the question now.

Oh, change of scenery might do us some good. Relax the tension.

Make the psychiatrist's job a bit easier.

I mean, if that's what you decide on.

Excuse me.

That'll be.

Maybe Venice is the answer, Tony, to clear the cobwebs away.

Anybody doesn't, the answer.

We'll do what's best for a kid. Natural.

What are you doing?

I'm going to let you go.

I'm going to let you go.

Diana?

Yes.

Any luck with the bed?

Just pay it up.

Thank you.

For Venice, I'm in?

I hope you're going to pack my hat.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom.

I'm going to go to the bathroom then.

It's too old of a weird hoped to.

No good luck,520 Novavica.

Tao,ak PC.

Cabo served bylegged byagenzar.

T

Hello, my partner.

Hello, love.

Good to have a usual.

Yes, thank you. I'm the sandwich.

Then be all right.

That'll be fine.

I'll be fine.

The court B in the middle of our team is here in half an hour.

Good.

Isn't he, help?

Just like a man when I'm practically finished.

What's the matter?

I shouldn't be pure alone at all tonight. Not even for a couple of hours.

Oh darling, I thought we settled all that.

Please stop worrying.

You can still call off the board meeting.

If it's a special meeting, it must be very important.

Don't I?

Don't I?

It'd be with me.

Maybe she'll even bring along whenever elephant guns.

I'll be fine, Geddy. I will.

Anyway, I'll make it as quick as I can.

I go and make some room for the road.

Wait for I'll be to arrive.

I'll be fine.

Good morning, isn't it, Darks?

Yes. The war, I suppose.

Oh, I don't blame the poor self for how he looks.

But, uh, a thing like that has been known to unsettle a man's mind, isn't it?

What's getting out there?

Well, he's been hanging around some days now.

It's quite enough and pays when you serve him.

Take it last night when Tim and I closed up.

I turned the lights off and I spotted him in the dark of a doorway.

Just standing there like he was waiting for someone with no good in his mind.

Oh, fair game be the creeps.

I'll go on.

That's it? What you suppose he's up to?

That woman isn't safe on the streets anymore.

Not with all your reading and papers. It just happened that...

Donnie, I got the file. Donnie quickly.

You've got to know I wasn't lying.

Yes. Yes, I'm still here.

Sorry if I caused you any embarrassment the last time I've owned, Mrs. Preston.

But I knew that wasn't your voice. What else could I do?

Please, Mrs. Preston. You won't be going to Venice.

We have an appointment. Remember?

Donnie, what can I say? Can you ever forgive me?

That isn't important.

You'll be saved until it's locked away.

Donnie, how did he know about Venice?

But he seems to know about everything.

Do you think he knows about the meeting tonight?

Donnie, it was no secret.

Maybe that's what he meant about the appointment.

Donnie, he could be out there now just waiting for you to leave.

Donnie, I won't leave you now.

What are we going to do?

I don't know.

The first thing is to ring the inspector.

Inspector Burns, please.

Inspector, Anthony Preston.

Yes, about our friend. He's just called again.

No, not quite the same, Inspector. This time I heard him too.

What he said I think he's intending to make his move tonight.

It's a good thing he didn't bring half an hour later. I'd be not my way to a meeting.

Yes, sir. I think he did know.

Yes, I'm listening.

But it's an idea, Inspector, but I don't know. Not in this she agrees.

But I don't think I have the right to ask. It's a lot to expect.

Yes, I suppose so.

What does he want me to do?

Are you brave enough to stay here by yourself for a minute or two?

Well, but why, Donnie? I don't understand that.

He wants the man to see me go.

Come out of the building, get into the car and drive away.

Oh, no, Donnie. No, why, no.

No, I'm not.

I'll drive around the corner, park.

Come up the rear entrance and be back before you know I've left.

Don't ask me to do it, Donnie. Please don't ask me.

It's better to have the police downstairs ready to pick him up the moment he shows himself.

He won't have a chance. It's the only way.

All right. All right.

All right, Inspector. How long will you be?

I'll leave here in exactly two minutes.

All right.

Coach, do my drink, darling. I'll have the right back.

You better take this.

That's my girl.

Bult is after me. I'll be right back.

I'll be right back.

I'm righty.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

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Oh.

Oh.

Is it 18 or 29?

Is it 18 or 28?

Oh!

Okay, open up!

Hello.

Answer again.

If it's our friend, they know you're alone.

Go on, answer it.

Hello.

Yes, I'm listening.

He saw you leave, and then he laughed.

What else did he say?

The same.

The same.

Don't need the terrace.

He could come across from the building next door.

Not the lights.

I've come to keep our appointment, Mrs. Preston.

Everyone will understand.

It's all been too much for you.

Tony.

Your mind couldn't take it anymore.

You threw yourself over the terrace.

With a little help from me.

Tony!

No!

Oh!

Go on.

It won't do you any good to scream, Mrs. Preston.

You're unknown, his dad.

You screamed and I tried to pull you back.

You twisted out of my grasp, and you fell.

And there it was all over Mrs. Preston.

Oh, Tony. Oh, thank God.

We all meet death somewhere along the way.

So that's how he did it.

A recording for all occasions.

Tony, it's the same man.

The one who was here.

Time lives visit pretty badly, I must say.

The police were here.

I wouldn't do that if I were you, kid.

But they should have been here by now. They said two minutes.

I'm afraid they won't be here at all.

Why not?

I didn't found them.

You talked to the inspector. I heard you.

I wasn't the inspector.

It was a girl giving me the correct time.

Ten second intervals.

Come to think of it, I will be filming him in a few minutes.

To report an accident.

Unfortunately, in trying to defend yourself against the murderer out in the terrace, you fell.

To the street below.

Tony.

I was upstairs dressing.

I ran down when I heard the commotion and tried to stop him.

In the scuffle he accidentally shot himself with his own gun.

It's even better than my original plan.

What have I done?

What?

Money?

I had to find a way to put a million pounds back into my company.

That's all I've done.

Sorry, kid.

There have been times in the last three months when I regretted the inevitability of this moment.

Peggy! Help me!

Peggy! Help me! Help me!

I was kid.

Peggy's my witness.

Who drew the thing pushed you in front of the bus?

Who played the recorder into the firm when I was with you?

We had an unexpected visitor.

Oh, don't worry, darling.

It only helps our plan.

We couldn't have known a thing about us, Tony. I swear it.

We've been writing to him every day, sending him gifts he couldn't have known.

And yet he knew.

Tony!

Don't worry, I'll get you.

Get that, Tony! Get that!

Put that light on her.

Tony!

Tony!

Call the ambulance, please.

All right, Mr. Preston?

You're all right.

Oh, easy.

Let it go the good. Go the good.

Let it be all right.

Easy. Don't look down.

Easy, now, Mr. Preston.

There's more now.

Don't look down.

There's more now.

There we go.

There's a little bit more, don't look.

A little bit more now.

Come on.

Rest a moment, Mr. Preston.

You'll be all right. Just catch your breath.

Oh, too many letters, pig.

Too many packages.

You know something wrong.

I had to find out.

That follows you both for days.

I haven't had to kill you.

No, I wouldn't talk now. The ambulance will be long enough.

Yes.

Here, darling.

I'll inspect it.

It's me, I'm curious, David. Do you mind telling me what brought you here this evening?

You found me yourself, Mr. Preston.

We tapped your line. We've been listening in all day.

Just to make sure, you know,

your last call was most informative.

We also got the correct time.

The world always underestimates the British.

How could I have made the same mistake?

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