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Laura en
00:01:07	I shall never forget
00:01:12	A silver sun burned through the sky
00:01:18	It was the hottest Sunday
00:01:22	I felt as if I were the only human being
00:01:28	For with Laura's
00:01:33	I, Waldo Lydecker...
00:01:36	was the only one
00:01:40	and I hadjust begun
00:01:45	another of those detectives
00:01:49	I had him wait.
00:01:54	I could watch him
00:02:10	I noted that his attention
00:02:15	There was only one other
00:02:17	and that was
00:02:20	in the very room
00:02:27	Careful there.
00:02:31	Come in here, please.
00:02:40	Mr. Lydecker?
00:02:42	Ah, you recognize me.
00:02:44	Sit down, please.
00:02:49	Nice little place
00:02:52	It's lavish,
00:02:55	I suppose you're here
00:02:58	Yesterday morning,
00:03:00	I was questioned
00:03:04	and I stated...
00:03:06	"On Friday night, Laura had a dinner
00:03:09	"after which she was ostensibly
00:03:12	"She phoned and canceled
00:03:17	- After that I-''
00:03:19	then got into the tub to read.''
00:03:22	Why did you
00:03:24	Afraid you'd forget it?
00:03:26	I am the most widely
00:03:30	When my friends do it,
00:03:33	From Sergeants McAvity and Schultz,
00:03:36	Hand me that washcloth,
00:03:39	Mr.-
00:03:41	McPherson.
00:03:43	McPherson. McPherson.
00:03:46	Mark McPherson-
00:03:49	The gangster with the machine gun.
00:03:51	I told the story over the air
00:03:54	Are you the one
00:03:56	- the man who walked right in and got him?
00:03:58	Well, well.
00:04:05	You have a pretty good memory,
00:04:08	I always liked that detective
00:04:12	Thanks. I hope you won't have any reason
00:04:17	- Have you any more questions?
00:04:20	Two years ago,
00:04:22	you started out
00:04:24	but at the bottom of the column, you
00:04:28	Are the processes of the creative mind
00:04:32	You said Harrington was rubbed out with
00:04:37	the way Laura Hunt was murdered
00:04:40	- Did I?
00:04:42	But he was really killed
00:04:45	How ordinary.
00:04:49	I never bother
00:04:51	I do. Well, so long.
00:04:55	Mind if I go with you?
00:04:58	- What for?
00:05:01	I write about it regularly...
00:05:03	and I know you'll have to visit everyone
00:05:08	I'd like to study
00:05:10	- You're on the list yourself, you know.
00:05:13	To have overlooked me
00:05:16	You're not the sort of man
00:05:20	- Do you really suspect me?
00:05:23	McPherson, if you know anything
00:05:29	How singularly innocent
00:05:33	Have you ever seen
00:05:40	Something you confiscated
00:05:44	Takes a lot of control.
00:05:48	No, thanks.
00:05:50	Were you in love
00:05:56	Was she in love with you?
00:05:58	Laura considered me
00:06:01	the most interesting man
00:06:04	I was in complete accord
00:06:08	She thought me also
00:06:10	the gentlest...
00:06:12	the most sympathetic man
00:06:15	Did you agree
00:06:17	McPherson,
00:06:21	but I tried to become
00:06:25	the most sympathetic man
00:06:28	Have any luck?
00:06:30	Let me put it this way.
00:06:34	I should be sincerely sorry to see my
00:06:38	Shall we go?
00:07:03	- Good morning, Lieutenant.
00:07:06	- Waldo.
00:07:08	- I've just taken over the Laura Hunt case.
00:07:11	Thanks. I have
00:07:13	but there are a few more questions
00:07:16	Certainly. I'll do anything
00:07:18	You were fond of your niece,
00:07:20	Why, I adored her.
00:07:22	No, thanks. You collapsed when
00:07:25	I can quite understand that. A shotgun
00:07:29	- It's not very nice to look at.
00:07:32	Her maid Bessie, I suppose
00:07:35	Oh, she worshipped her.
00:07:39	I'll never forget her scream
00:07:42	Did you approve of Miss Hunt's coming
00:07:46	Why? Shouldn't I approve?
00:07:50	I don't know. What is your relationship
00:07:54	What do you mean?
00:07:56	What I mean is, he's been
00:07:59	Is he an acquaintance? Friend?
00:08:02	This is beginning to assume
00:08:04	Oh, shut up, Waldo!
00:08:07	The truth, Mrs. Treadwell.
00:08:12	Why, no. I'm- I'm very fond
00:08:16	- Everybody is.
00:08:19	Oh, don't be
00:08:21	Did you give
00:08:23	- What do you mean?
00:08:27	One on May 15 for $250.
00:08:32	Oh, that. I-
00:08:35	I asked him to do
00:08:38	Shelby's a very obliging fellow.
00:08:40	For some time, also, you've been
00:08:44	Sometimes 1,500.
00:08:47	Sometimes 1,700 at a clip.
00:08:49	Yes. I needed that money.
00:08:53	The day you took out $1,500,
00:08:58	When you withdrew 1,700,
00:09:02	Maybe they were shooting crap.
00:09:04	Oh, must I be insulted like this?
00:09:09	I'm sorry, Mrs. Treadwell, but I have
00:09:13	Shelby needed some money, and I lent it to
00:09:17	- I suppose I can do as I please with it.
00:09:20	Now, on Friday night, Mrs. Treadwell,
00:09:23	- Yes.
00:09:27	Because he didn't ask me.
00:09:30	We were just talking
00:09:32	- What a coincidence to find you here.
00:09:35	- Oh, how do you do, Lieutenant?
00:09:38	As a matter of fact,
00:09:41	My hotel room was so hot, and then all
00:09:45	You know how it is,
00:09:47	I've hardly slept a wink
00:09:50	Is that a sign of guilt or innocence,
00:09:53	I'm at your disposal, Lieutenant. I'm as
00:09:56	But what possible motive
00:09:59	Miss Hunt and I were going to be married
00:10:02	No, he doesn't know,
00:10:04	- or you or anyone else alive.
00:10:08	Laura had not definitely made up
00:10:11	She told me so herself last Friday when she
00:10:15	As a matter of fact, she was going
00:10:18	She was extremely kind,
00:10:21	she would never have thrown her life
00:10:25	I suppose you've heard
00:10:27	especially in your
00:10:30	Would you like
00:10:32	That's very thoughtful-
00:10:34	- Waldo.
00:10:36	Shelby knows how distracted I am.
00:10:39	Thank you, Mrs. Treadwell,
00:10:42	But, Lieutenant, I- Well, I rather thought
00:10:46	Oh, yes. What did they play
00:10:49	Oh, Brahms's First
00:10:52	Uh-huh. Have you got a key
00:10:55	No, but I think there's one
00:10:58	- Okay, I'll have a look.
00:11:01	All right. Come along.
00:11:03	I'll be seeing you,
00:11:10	Extra.! Extra.!
00:11:13	Extra.! Girl victim
00:11:15	Read all about it.!
00:11:18	Girl victim
00:11:26	All right.
00:11:29	Ice-cold drinks.!
00:11:58	- The doorbell rang.
00:12:01	As she opened the door,
00:12:04	And how do you deduce that?
00:12:06	She fell backward.
00:12:11	I thought you hadn't
00:12:14	I saw the police photos.
00:12:25	I guess I better
00:12:29	McPherson, tell me, why did they have to
00:12:33	When a dame gets killed,
00:12:35	Will you stop calling her a dame?
00:12:40	Is this the home of a dame?
00:12:44	Look at her.
00:12:49	Not bad.
00:12:51	Jacoby was in love with her
00:12:54	but he never captured
00:12:59	Have you ever been in love?
00:13:01	A doll in Washington Heights
00:13:04	Ever know a woman who wasn't
00:13:10	Yeah, one, but she kept walking me
00:13:14	to look at the parlor suites.
00:13:17	- Would you mind turning that off?
00:13:20	It was one of Laura's favorites.
00:13:24	- You know a lot about music?
00:13:27	but I know a little
00:13:29	Yeah? Then why did you say...
00:13:31	they played Brahms's First and Beethoven's
00:13:35	They changed the program at the last
00:13:39	I suppose I should have
00:13:41	I'd been working on that
00:13:44	Well, we'd been working so hard, I-
00:13:47	I didn't hear a note at the concert.
00:13:50	Next he'll produce
00:13:53	I know it sounds suspicious,
00:13:56	I'm a natural-born suspect just because
00:14:00	I wouldn't worry about it,
00:14:02	It sounds reasonable.
00:14:05	Thank you.
00:14:08	You found
00:14:10	No. I looked for it in the den,
00:14:22	Yes, here it is.
00:14:24	I knew there must be
00:14:26	The police are very fussy
00:14:29	That key isn't on the list of things
00:14:33	Then it's made
00:14:35	You put it there,
00:14:38	- Yes.
00:14:40	It's just that I didn't want to give it
00:14:43	- Oh.
00:14:46	Everything about Laura
00:14:48	You have private reasons,
00:14:52	Waldo, for your own good,
00:14:55	that I had anything to do
00:14:58	Very well.
00:15:00	I'll make
00:15:02	All right,
00:15:04	I wouldn't.
00:15:07	Will you please stop dawdling
00:15:10	- It's getting on my nerves.
00:15:14	Okay, let's go.
00:15:32	This was our table-
00:15:34	Laura's and mine.
00:15:37	We spent many quiet evenings
00:15:42	I remember we dined here the night
00:15:46	Just we two-
00:15:48	happy, making plans
00:15:54	- Good luck.
00:15:57	from the girl who walked into my life
00:16:03	Pardon me.
00:16:07	Excuse me.
00:16:18	Mr. Lydecker,
00:16:21	My name is Laura Hunt,
00:16:25	You know,
00:16:27	And I'd like to talk
00:16:30	You can hardly fail to realize that
00:16:35	Yes, I know. I'm awfully sorry
00:16:39	but it's so hard to get to see you
00:16:42	this will only
00:16:47	- Now, this is-
00:16:49	either you have been raised
00:16:53	where good manners
00:16:55	or you suffer from the common
00:16:58	that the mere fact
00:17:00	exempts you from the rules
00:17:04	Or possibly both.
00:17:06	Possibly, but here's
00:17:09	It's for
00:17:11	I know my company would be glad to pay
00:17:15	I don't use a pen.
00:17:17	I write with a goose quill
00:17:20	Yes, but this is a very fine pen,
00:17:23	the best on the market.
00:17:25	Wouldn't you at least
00:17:27	I'll neither consider, endorse
00:17:32	I hate pens.
00:17:34	If your employers wish me to publish
00:17:37	you may tell them that I shall be
00:17:40	Oh, no.
00:17:44	Don't blame Bullitt and Company,
00:17:47	They don't know anything about this.
00:17:51	Indeed?
00:17:53	Yes. I know they'd give anything down
00:17:58	only they think
00:18:00	So I had this ad made up
00:18:03	because I thought, well,
00:18:07	There was always a chance
00:18:09	Just think what
00:18:11	You seem to be completely disregarding
00:18:15	- What?
00:18:21	Do you really believe that?
00:18:23	Implicitly.
00:18:25	I never heard
00:18:28	In my case, self-absorption
00:18:33	I have never discovered any other
00:18:36	But you write about people...
00:18:39	with such real understanding
00:18:44	That's what makes
00:18:46	Sentiment comes easily
00:18:51	Well, if that's the way
00:18:54	you must be very lonely.
00:18:57	Will you kindly continue
00:19:01	- You begin to bore me.
00:19:05	I'm very sorry for you.
00:19:10	Naturally,
00:19:13	but she had something
00:19:17	I had to speak to her again.
00:19:21	- Miss, would you mind if I-
00:19:24	I'll tell Mr. Bullitt right away.
00:19:26	Thank you.
00:19:49	Boy, Waldo Lydecker
00:19:55	Announce me.
00:19:57	Johnny, please tell
00:20:05	Miss Hunt, I have something
00:20:09	You've already said it,
00:20:11	I wish to point out that you caught me
00:20:15	Ordinarily I am not
00:20:18	Really?
00:20:20	Shall I produce
00:20:25	I wish to apologize.
00:20:28	Your apology is accepted.
00:20:32	Good-bye, Mr. Lydecker.
00:20:34	If you come
00:20:37	I can just crack your skull
00:20:43	And now, for reasons
00:20:47	I'd like to endorse that pen.
00:20:50	Mr. Lydecker!
00:20:53	Thank you.
00:20:57	- You're a very strange man.
00:21:00	You're really sorry
00:21:04	Let's not be psychiatric,
00:21:07	but in a word, yes.
00:21:11	It's very kind of you,
00:21:13	I'm not kind. I'm vicious.
00:21:20	But if you choose
00:21:23	I'll call for you at 6:00.
00:21:26	All right?
00:21:29	All right.
00:21:35	Her career began
00:21:38	I secured other endorsements for her...
00:21:41	introduced her
00:21:44	I gave her her start...
00:21:47	but it was her own talent
00:21:49	that enabled her to rise
00:21:52	and stay there.
00:21:55	She had an eager mind always.
00:21:58	She was always quick to seize upon
00:22:02	or her appearance.
00:22:05	Laura had innate breeding.
00:22:13	But she deferred
00:22:17	I selected a more attractive
00:22:22	I taught her what clothes
00:22:28	Through me, she met everyone.
00:22:30	The famous and the infamous.
00:22:33	Her youth and beauty, her poise
00:22:38	captivated them all.
00:22:40	She had warmth, vitality.
00:22:44	She had authentic magnetism.
00:22:47	Wherever we went,
00:22:51	Men admired her.
00:22:55	She became as well known
00:22:59	and his white carnation.
00:23:01	But Tuesday and Friday nights
00:23:05	dining quietly,
00:23:09	I read my articles to her.
00:23:12	The way she listened
00:23:18	These were the best nights.
00:23:21	Then one Tuesday, she phoned
00:23:26	It didn't matter, really.
00:23:28	But when it happened again
00:23:34	I couldn't
00:23:39	and yet I knew Laura
00:23:49	I walked for a long time.
00:23:53	Then I found myself
00:23:56	The lights were on.
00:24:01	till I saw she was not alone.
00:24:05	But I waited.
00:24:15	It was Jacoby, who had recently
00:24:19	I never liked the man.
00:24:21	He was so obviously conscious oflooking
00:24:26	I sat up the rest of the night
00:24:29	I demolished his affectations...
00:24:31	exposed his camouflaged
00:24:34	ridiculed his theories.
00:24:37	I did it for her,
00:24:41	It was a masterpiece
00:24:45	Naturally, she could never
00:24:49	There were others,
00:24:52	but her own discrimination
00:24:54	before it became necessary
00:24:59	until one night at a party
00:25:02	It was one ofher usual roundups
00:25:06	- corralled from every stratum of society.
00:25:09	This is Mr. and Mrs. Preston.
00:25:11	How do you do?
00:25:16	- Hello, Shelby.
00:25:23	You're Laura Hunt.
00:25:25	- Yes?
00:25:29	- Want to dance?
00:25:34	Oh, him? I'll bet
00:25:37	Excuse me, please. Yes.
00:25:39	Betsy Ross taught it to me.
00:25:41	- Hello, Waldo. Darling, how are you?
00:25:44	- I see you've met Shelby.
00:25:46	- Unavoidably.
00:25:48	His family's from Kentucky.
00:25:51	Sharecroppers, no doubt.
00:25:58	Louise. Louise, for the last time,
00:26:01	I won't, but I've saved
00:26:03	Oh, you're an angel.
00:26:05	you think you could
00:26:08	I can afford a blemish on my character
00:26:10	- Mmm. Couldn't eat another mouthful.
00:26:13	- I'm afraid it's liquor.
00:26:15	- May I have a glass of milk for Mr. Lydecker?
00:26:18	I forgot to tell you.
00:26:21	I cook, I swallow swords, I mend my own
00:26:25	What more can you want
00:26:27	- Don't listen to that scalawag.
00:26:30	What do you mean?
00:26:32	She feeds me,
00:26:34	and refuses to marry me,
00:26:36	- I do.
00:26:38	- Now, wait just a minute. Thanks, Louise.
00:26:41	- She's got good sense too.
00:26:45	And what does it feel like,
00:26:48	What does what feel like,
00:26:51	Living on the income
00:26:53	- Well, I, uh-
00:26:55	Well, I did, until the sheriff
00:27:00	Why maintain the fiction?
00:27:02	Believe it or not, I asked
00:27:05	executive of a big company-
00:27:08	He could have pressed a button
00:27:11	- He thought I was joking.
00:27:13	No. When I convinced him, he got
00:27:16	That was months ago. Now whenever
00:27:28	- Do you really want a job?
00:27:34	Oh, here you are.
00:27:36	Laura, dear, I cannot stand
00:27:40	If you don't come with me
00:27:44	All right, Waldo.
00:27:47	10:30 tomorrow,
00:27:50	You've got a job.
00:27:52	I concealed my
00:27:57	but I sensed a situation
00:28:01	Laura, take a look at this.
00:28:05	Do you like it? Do you think it'll make
00:28:09	It should. It's excellent.
00:28:11	- There you are.
00:28:13	- Good night.
00:28:15	- Good night, honey.
00:28:18	A girl named Diane Redfern.
00:28:21	- Don't you remember?
00:28:23	Well, let's go, moon of my delight.
00:28:26	You usually are.
00:28:28	- I approve of that hat.
00:28:30	Mm-hmm.
00:28:33	Thank you.
00:28:38	I knew there was
00:28:40	What is it? Oh, yes.
00:28:44	- Maybe.
00:28:46	- It's the next night.
00:28:48	Good. What about three weeks from
00:28:52	Don't you think
00:28:54	What about two months
00:28:57	- What about next year?
00:29:01	What about dancing?
00:29:03	What about lunch?
00:29:05	- day after day after day after day?
00:29:08	Beautiful work,
00:29:11	Why, Miss Hunt,
00:29:13	You'd think I was
00:29:21	Yes, Laura,
00:29:27	I went to call for you.
00:29:30	I'm sorry, Waldo.
00:29:32	And that reminds me.
00:29:37	Old Mother Hubbard has
00:29:42	The results of
00:29:44	of that sterling character,
00:29:49	By stooping so low, you only
00:29:53	Did you know that he almost went to jail
00:29:56	that he was suspected of stealing
00:29:59	when he was a houseguest
00:30:01	Naturally they'd suspect him,
00:30:05	Those are only insinuations...
00:30:07	the cheapest kind.
00:30:09	These aren't only
00:30:12	There you are.
00:30:16	What of it?
00:30:18	I know his faults.
00:30:22	People are always ready
00:30:25	but never to pick you up.
00:30:27	All right,
00:30:29	His past is his own affair.
00:30:32	I only care about the present.
00:30:35	Speaking of the changed Mr. Carpenter
00:30:39	he's now running around
00:30:42	Her name is Diane Redfern.
00:30:47	I'm closer to despising you
00:30:57	I'm sorry. I should have
00:31:00	Shelby and I are going to be
00:31:07	I believe you presented him with
00:31:14	Rather valuable, isn't it?
00:31:16	Where did you get it?
00:31:18	From the pawnshop where Diane Redfern
00:31:22	I don't believe it. He probably needed
00:31:25	Carpenter proud?
00:31:29	Perhaps that's why
00:31:31	Before this goes any further,
00:31:35	He isn't home.
00:31:45	He's dining
00:31:47	He can't be.
00:31:49	He would have canceled his appointment
00:31:53	He treats her
00:31:58	I'm afraid she'll say
00:32:09	Waldo...
00:32:12	why are you doing this?
00:32:20	For you, Laura.
00:32:24	Shall we pay them a visit?
00:32:27	He won't be there, Waldo.
00:32:30	All right. We'll see.
00:32:35	Don't you want to take this little
00:32:47	- Good evening.
00:32:49	- I'm sorry. Mrs. Treadwell is not home.
00:33:04	Good evening.
00:33:11	Hello, darling. I didn't expect
00:33:14	There you are, my dear.
00:33:16	In a moment of supreme disaster,
00:33:19	You've been reading
00:33:22	I was just telling Ann
00:33:25	Well, have you two
00:33:28	Would you like
00:33:30	Why don't you sit down?
00:33:41	I couldn't find out
00:33:45	All I know is that on Friday
00:33:50	What came of it,
00:33:53	- I alternated between moods of
00:33:56	When the phone rang,
00:34:03	I called to tell you, Waldo,
00:34:06	I can't have dinner
00:34:09	Oh, no, no. I'm not sick.
00:34:13	I'm going to the country
00:34:15	Yes. I'm afraid
00:34:18	Oh, no. Please.
00:34:21	I've got to think
00:34:23	I'm sorry. I'll call you
00:34:29	It was the last time
00:34:33	I was sure she had
00:34:37	But-
00:34:40	Where does
00:34:43	Brooklyn somewhere.
00:34:47	Come on. It's late.
00:34:50	- Waiter.
00:34:56	- All right.
00:35:02	Good night.
00:35:08	I shall never forgive myself for
00:35:12	It was my fault.
00:35:15	I should have
00:35:17	Well, it's too late now.
00:35:23	Thanks for the wine.
00:35:43	Hello. Mosconi's?
00:35:45	This is Lieutenant McPherson,
00:35:48	Laura Hunt had been buying her liquor
00:35:52	Yeah.
00:35:55	Did she ever buy a brand of scotch
00:36:00	Yeah.
00:36:03	I see.
00:36:05	Well, that's all
00:36:08	She's here, McPherson-
00:36:10	Okay.
00:36:12	- Come in, Miss Clary.
00:36:15	My name's Bessie, and I'm a domestic,
00:36:19	Sit down, Bessie.
00:36:22	Her letters.
00:36:24	And her private diary.
00:36:27	You've been reading them,
00:36:29	It's a shame in the face of the dead.
00:36:33	- Sit down, Bessie.
00:36:36	Don't you go
00:36:38	I ain't afraid of cops. I was
00:36:43	Okay, go ahead and spit
00:36:52	What do you want to know?
00:36:55	What we all want to know-
00:36:57	How would I know?
00:37:00	You don't think I done it?
00:37:03	I know you cops
00:37:06	but if you got any notion
00:37:08	Ask anyone-
00:37:12	I would have
00:37:14	I would have washed,
00:37:16	done everything she wanted of me,
00:37:19	And it wasn't only on account of the
00:37:23	It was because she was
00:37:26	because she was
00:37:31	But you cops
00:37:35	But you do. That's all the more reason
00:37:40	Do you happen to know how this got into
00:37:45	I put it there.
00:37:47	But she never bought cheap stuff like
00:37:50	- No.
00:37:53	- Saturday.
00:37:55	- Was it there Friday night before you left?
00:37:59	Are you sure of that?
00:38:01	I cleaned out
00:38:04	and put the empties
00:38:07	Then somebody was with her
00:38:10	someone
00:38:12	- Yes.
00:38:14	I don't know,
00:38:16	getting any wrong ideas about her,
00:38:19	That's why I took it out of the bedroom
00:38:22	before the police got here.
00:38:24	And that ain't all I done.
00:38:27	I washed out the glasses
00:38:30	Do you know what happens to people
00:38:33	I don't care.
00:38:36	You ain't gonna tell
00:38:38	and let them make up
00:38:40	and drag her name
00:38:43	Go ahead,
00:38:46	- I'll say you lied. I'll say-
00:38:49	Get me some ice
00:38:52	All right.
00:38:54	A couple of highball glasses.
00:39:01	Good morning.
00:39:03	- Good morning, Lieutenant.
00:39:05	- This is quite a delegation. I only sent for you, Carpenter.
00:39:08	Shelby's dropping me off
00:39:10	- so I thought I might as well come along.
00:39:14	I just popped in
00:39:16	and inquire as to
00:39:18	- Insipid, I trust.
00:39:21	- Care to join me?
00:39:24	- I'll get it.
00:39:26	- Bessie, would you bring a couple more glasses?
00:39:29	Hi, Bessie.
00:39:31	I'm paid up for the week,
00:39:33	- Would you like one, Lydecker?
00:39:36	if the host provides scotch.
00:39:38	- This do?
00:39:40	How about you, Carpenter?
00:39:43	As a matter of fact, I don't think I care
00:39:47	- Uh-huh. That'll be all for you, Bessie.
00:39:52	I remember when Laura
00:39:55	She loved them.
00:39:57	What are you going to do?
00:40:00	I don't know.
00:40:03	If I'm appointed administrator of the estate,
00:40:07	You mean Lancaster Corey,
00:40:09	Yes. He was
00:40:11	Let him dispose of everything.
00:40:14	Not quite everything, Ann.
00:40:18	Two or three things in here
00:40:20	This vase, for instance...
00:40:23	and that, uh, clock,
00:40:25	and the antique fire screen.
00:40:28	- I only lent them to Laura, you know.
00:40:31	Yes, really. This vase is the gem of my
00:40:35	And the clock and the screen too.
00:40:37	But they aren't yours. You gave them
00:40:40	Does an alleged fiance
00:40:43	I'll take the vase with me now and send someone
00:40:48	Nothing is leaving here
00:40:52	Is that your quaint way
00:40:55	We're all going anyway. I have to be
00:40:58	Lieutenant, I don't understand.
00:41:02	- Yeah.
00:41:04	- Don't you want to ask me some questions?
00:41:07	- Well-
00:41:09	- Come along, Shelby.
00:41:15	We're doing all right.
00:41:32	- Hello, Mark.
00:41:35	- Thanks.
00:44:37	Fred?
00:44:44	- Yes?
00:44:46	This is McPherson.
00:44:51	Well, keep listening.
00:44:53	No. Nothing new.
00:45:01	I happened to see
00:45:04	Have you sublet
00:45:06	You're here often enough
00:45:08	- Any objections?
00:45:12	I object to you prying
00:45:14	especially those from me.
00:45:16	- Why? Yours are the best in the bunch.
00:45:19	But I didn't
00:45:21	Haven't you any sense
00:45:25	Murder victims have
00:45:28	Have detectives who buy portraits
00:45:34	Lancaster Corey told me
00:45:37	That's none of your business.
00:45:40	McPherson, did it ever strike you
00:45:44	It's a wonder you don't come here like a
00:45:47	drugstore candy, of course.
00:45:50	Have you ever dreamed
00:45:53	by your side at the policeman's ball,
00:45:56	or listening to the heroic story of how
00:45:59	from a gun battle
00:46:03	- I see you have.
00:46:08	Perhaps we can
00:46:11	You want the portrait.
00:46:15	I want my possessions-
00:46:18	Also perfectly understandable.
00:46:21	Get going.
00:46:23	You better watch out, McPherson,
00:46:27	I don't think they've ever had a patient
00:48:02	What are you doing here?
00:48:06	You're alive.
00:48:08	If you don't get out at once,
00:48:11	You are Laura Hunt,
00:48:15	Aren't you?
00:48:17	- I'm going to call the police.
00:48:22	Mark McPherson.
00:48:25	What's this all about?
00:48:27	Don't you know?
00:48:30	- Don't you know what's happened?
00:48:34	Haven't you seen the papers?
00:48:36	Up in the country.
00:48:41	- Haven't you got a radio?
00:48:45	What-
00:49:05	Somebody was murdered
00:49:08	Do you have any idea
00:49:10	No.
00:49:12	Who had a key
00:49:14	Nobody.
00:49:16	Are you sure?
00:49:19	- When did it happen?
00:49:26	What are you
00:49:28	Find out
00:49:30	and then find the murderer.
00:49:36	You'd better take off those wet clothes.
00:49:44	Yeah.
00:49:55	I found this in my closet.
00:49:57	It's Diane Redfern's.
00:49:59	It wasn't here when I left.
00:50:03	Just about my size.
00:50:05	Beautiful, wasn't she?
00:50:08	Do you suppose-
00:50:15	Sit down, please.
00:50:21	This is Monday night.
00:50:24	- Rather a long weekend, isn't it?
00:50:27	What train did you take?
00:50:30	The 7:26.
00:50:32	- See anybody you knew on the train?
00:50:35	- Then what?
00:50:39	- Saw nobody you knew at the station either?
00:50:43	- Go on.
00:50:47	It's a private garage.
00:50:51	Then I drove to my house.
00:50:53	You were there three days.
00:50:56	Work in my garden.
00:50:59	You didn't go out
00:51:01	No. I had everything
00:51:05	- Nobody came to see you?
00:51:07	I went there to be alone.
00:51:09	Police were there on Saturday.
00:51:13	Oh, yes. Saturday,
00:51:17	I walked for hours
00:51:19	Mm-hmm. You were going to
00:51:24	Thursday, if I'm not mistaken.
00:51:28	Yes.
00:51:30	Yet you went away
00:51:33	for a long weekend
00:51:36	I was tired.
00:51:39	You know Shelby Carpenter has a key to
00:51:42	I know nothing of the sort.
00:51:44	How else did the girl
00:51:46	You knew she was in love with Carpenter,
00:51:50	You know all that,
00:51:52	I knew that she was in love with him.
00:51:55	- When did she tell you?
00:51:58	I also know she meant nothing to Shelby.
00:52:02	She was found in your
00:52:04	That's hardly the regulation costume
00:52:07	between a man and woman
00:52:10	Did you know or did you suspect he was
00:52:12	How could I? I don't know that he
00:52:15	- You merely assume it.
00:52:18	Do you love Carpenter so much you'd risk
00:52:21	My own safety?
00:52:24	I suspect nobody and everybody.
00:52:28	I see you have been trying
00:52:30	You've read things I never meant
00:52:33	Strictly routine.
00:52:35	I'm sorry. Really.
00:52:40	I'd better be going. I'll see you
00:52:43	Oh, I must ask you not to leave
00:52:47	But- But I've got
00:52:50	Sorry, Miss Hunt,
00:52:53	- Am I under arrest?
00:52:56	But if anything should happen
00:53:00	All right.
00:53:03	There's one more thing.
00:53:06	some of it, at any rate.
00:53:08	It'll save time and a lot
00:53:11	I know that you went away
00:53:17	whether you'd marry
00:53:22	What did you decide?
00:53:26	I decided
00:53:30	I'll see you in the morning.
00:53:33	Good night.
00:53:48	Really?
00:53:52	Uh-huh. Well, okay.
00:53:56	Say, Mark, that was
00:53:59	It wasn't Laura Hunt. It was Diane
00:54:02	- Kinda balls things up, doesn't it?
00:54:05	Say, you're not taking it too hard.
00:54:07	Wait a minute.
00:54:10	- Hello?
00:54:12	Don't say anything on the phone.
00:54:14	I'll wait for you in my car
00:54:17	- Was that-
00:54:20	Dames are always
00:54:22	Stand by.
00:54:41	You follow her.
00:55:36	Are you taking it down
00:55:51	- It's been fired lately.
00:55:54	- When?
00:55:57	You know about guns,
00:55:59	- Yes.
00:56:02	I don't know.
00:56:05	- Your initials?
00:56:09	She didn't want it,
00:56:11	This house is rather isolated,
00:56:14	- Did you teach her how to use it?
00:56:16	- Does she know how?
00:56:20	You're a vague sort of a fellow,
00:56:22	I've spent very little time in observing
00:56:26	You haven't borrowed it lately?
00:56:29	You followed me here.
00:56:33	You, uh, realize
00:56:37	You took that poor girl
00:56:39	You knew all along
00:56:43	Didn't you know Laura Hunt would come
00:56:48	Or did you plan
00:56:50	hide the body someplace
00:56:53	You're being fantastic,
00:56:57	You took a bottle of Black Pony
00:57:00	I took it there
00:57:02	Bessie said it wasn't there Friday
00:57:04	I can't help what Bessie said.
00:57:10	- Where's the key to her apartment?
00:57:13	- What did you do with it, give it back to her tonight?
00:57:18	You didn't take the bottle
00:57:20	You haven't got a key to her apartment.
00:57:23	- Well, I-
00:57:25	- Now, come on, Carpenter. Spill it.
00:57:27	Laura kept a duplicate key
00:57:32	I'd asked Diane to dine with me. I wanted
00:57:36	You know, she thought- Well,
00:57:41	Well, we couldn't go on talking
00:57:44	I couldn't go to her room, and I didn't
00:57:47	- So we went to Laura's.
00:57:49	We talked there
00:57:51	- and then the doorbell rang and-
00:57:55	Diane was frightened.
00:57:58	I've learned to be
00:58:00	- What do you mean by that?
00:58:03	at all hours
00:58:05	I asked Diane
00:58:08	- Why didn't you go yourself?
00:58:12	- Why open the door at all?
00:58:15	What about the girl? Diane-
00:58:18	I asked her to tell them Laura had let
00:58:22	Anybody that knew Laura
00:58:24	- Yeah. Go on.
00:58:27	I could hear Diane's mules-
00:58:30	clattering across the bare boards
00:58:33	Then there was a moment's silence
00:58:37	It was an awful explosion.
00:58:40	By the time I reached her,
00:58:43	- She lay there on the floor.
00:58:45	No. I was too confused, too horrified,
00:58:49	The room was dark. I saw only
00:58:52	I- I don't think
00:58:57	I think I called her name,
00:59:00	I remember kneeling on the floor,
00:59:05	My first instinct
00:59:07	- Why didn't you?
00:59:09	Or rather, I was afraid-
00:59:12	In a panicky sort of way, I felt I must
00:59:17	I know now how foolish
00:59:19	but there was only
00:59:22	the safety of a person whose life
00:59:24	Don't you understand that?
00:59:26	Did you think
00:59:29	- Did you?
00:59:32	- Do you think so now?
00:59:35	- But you didn't?
00:59:37	On Saturday, when our men went to the
00:59:41	- you seemed sincerely shocked.
00:59:45	But you had your alibi ready
00:59:47	Yet you knew the minute
00:59:50	Don't you see? I was incapable
00:59:52	I was incapable
00:59:55	I was groping for some way
00:59:59	I was heartbroken about Diane
01:00:03	I haven't slept a full two hours
01:00:06	Let's get back to the present. What did
01:00:09	I told her the whole story,
01:00:13	She phoned you after she promised me
01:00:16	- What did she want?
01:00:19	especially
01:00:21	Why don't you tell the truth? She sent
01:00:24	She did not. It was my own idea.
01:00:34	- It works fine, doesn't it?
01:00:38	I hoped it wouldn't.
01:00:42	- Well, am I under arrest?
01:00:46	and it would be
01:01:08	- Good morning.
01:01:13	- What's that?
01:01:15	You didn't buy any food
01:01:23	I'll fix some bacon and eggs.
01:01:27	Suppose you set the table
01:01:31	Do you always sound like this
01:01:33	Don't tell me
01:01:35	My mother always listened sympathetically
01:01:39	and then taught me
01:01:42	Shh! Don't move.
01:01:50	It's all right, Bessie.
01:01:52	She's alive.
01:01:56	It's all been
01:01:58	I'm not a ghost. Really.
01:02:01	I found you,
01:02:04	It was Miss Redfern's
01:02:08	How about
01:02:10	fixing us some
01:02:13	But I- I saw it
01:02:17	I- I don't
01:02:20	Have you ever
01:02:22	No, miss.
01:02:25	You'll be all right,
01:02:37	Somebody should have warned her.
01:02:40	By the way, I've asked Waldo Lydecker
01:02:43	- Did you tell him?
01:02:46	Why not?
01:02:48	I'm not doing it for fun.
01:02:51	Why did you break your promise
01:02:55	You forced me
01:02:57	I never have been and I
01:02:59	I don't do
01:03:02	Redfern was in love
01:03:05	You admitted that
01:03:07	- May I have a match, please?
01:03:10	I also told you that
01:03:13	Just sit still.
01:03:23	Hello, Lieutenant.
01:03:26	- Morning, my darling.
01:03:29	Ah. Thank you.
01:03:32	Oh. It's on again.
01:03:34	Do I have to get a permit from the police
01:03:38	So he made you
01:03:40	Speaking of changing one's mind,
01:03:42	I have just come
01:03:44	Yeah? Did he tell you how much
01:03:47	No, but he told me that anything
01:03:49	was said under duress
01:03:52	Besides, none of it was true.
01:03:54	Smart lawyer you've got. Maybe he told you
01:03:58	after you'd bought it
01:04:00	Maybe it was the lawyer
01:04:02	Maybe-
01:04:09	Well, McPherson...
01:04:12	have you thought over
01:04:18	Waldo.
01:04:21	Waldo.
01:04:26	Right-hand pocket.
01:04:29	You want a doctor?
01:04:31	Right-hand pocket.
01:04:33	We'd better take him
01:04:48	- What-
01:04:50	Just be quiet.
01:04:54	I think this is
01:04:57	Your methods are vicious.
01:04:59	- Yeah?
01:05:02	It was a terrible shock.
01:05:04	Don't tell me you're in love
01:05:06	Look here, fella. You're not to talk
01:05:08	Shut up. Why do you cover up
01:05:10	- Don't answer him, Laura.
01:05:13	- Don't answer him. Let him talk to our lawyer.
01:05:16	- So now you're covering up for each other.
01:05:18	He's beginning to crack up.
01:05:21	just so he can be a big shot
01:05:23	I've got enough on you
01:05:25	Quick, McPherson,
01:05:27	- Trundle him off to the hoosegow.
01:05:29	- You'll look nice in bracelets.
01:05:33	It's the only time you've ever
01:05:35	I hope you'll forgive
01:05:39	It's an old family custom.
01:05:41	Well, McPherson, what does
01:05:44	Too bad Diane Redfern
01:05:47	I'm afraid I've interrupted
01:05:50	Do your duty, McPherson.
01:05:53	You know, Lydecker,
01:05:56	- For the moment.
01:05:58	we'll have time
01:06:00	- You'd better order some liquor and some food, Laura.
01:06:04	People are coming
01:06:07	Ann and Bullitt and Corey.
01:06:09	- Who asked them to come?
01:06:12	I phoned my man,
01:06:14	- Why did you do that, Waldo?
01:06:18	Perhaps our friend can weave all the
01:06:22	Sorry you went to all that trouble.
01:06:29	You're working yourself
01:06:31	- I haven't had a moment with you all day.
01:06:35	Oh, after all,
01:06:37	Aren't you being
01:06:40	I feel nasty
01:06:42	Well, you look very sweet. That's
01:06:45	Now, if you'll forgive me,
01:06:49	- So do I.
01:06:52	Shelby, why don't you
01:06:55	You know it's all over between you
01:06:58	But you haven't lost me.
01:07:02	- Ann, dear, you don't seem to realize the situation.
01:07:05	That's why you need me. We'll get
01:07:08	When it's all over, we'll go away- anywhere
01:07:12	Thanks, Ann, but you see,
01:07:18	Uh-uh.
01:07:22	- Laura.
01:07:24	If you don't mind,
01:07:27	I don't mind.
01:07:31	- I see he's taking a new tack.
01:07:35	Trying to make you like him
01:07:38	Shelby, tell me,
01:07:43	Excuse me.
01:07:46	Why did you go
01:07:49	But don't you know?
01:07:51	you wouldn't think
01:07:54	- What shotgun?
01:07:58	You don't have to lie
01:08:00	I'll stand by you.
01:08:09	What's the matter,
01:08:12	Oh, I guess I'm just nervous.
01:08:15	So am I.
01:08:18	McPherson suspects Shelby.
01:08:21	He seems to suspect me too.
01:08:24	And so do
01:08:27	You?
01:08:29	- You could never do a thing like that.
01:08:31	Oh, I don't think
01:08:33	But he's capable of it.
01:08:37	Are you as interested in McPherson
01:08:40	But, Ann, I only
01:08:42	That's more than
01:08:45	Anyway, he's better for you
01:08:49	- Shelby's better for me.
01:08:53	Because I can afford him,
01:08:57	He's no good,
01:09:00	I'm not a nice person,
01:09:03	He knows I know he's...
01:09:07	He also knows
01:09:10	We belong together because we're
01:09:14	That's why I know
01:09:17	He's like me.
01:09:21	No, dear, I didn't...
01:09:24	but I thought of it.
01:09:44	Hello? Yes. Yes.
01:09:48	Oh, it's for you, Lieutenant.
01:09:50	Thank you, Bessie.
01:09:53	McPherson.
01:09:56	Yeah, I know.
01:09:59	I told you I'd bring in
01:10:02	Yeah. I was just gonna
01:10:05	No, I can't tell you now.
01:10:11	You'll see when I come in.
01:10:13	Right. See you later.
01:10:35	All right. Let's go.
01:10:37	- You mean-
01:10:38	Oh, no.!
01:10:42	No. No, no.
01:10:45	Not Miss Hunt.
01:10:47	Please!
01:10:50	Thank you, Bessie.
01:10:53	Thank you.
01:10:56	Now will you please be good enough
01:11:00	- Yes, miss.
01:11:03	Don't worry, darling.
01:11:06	We'll fight them.
01:11:08	I have every weapon-
01:11:12	And my column. Every day, millions will
01:11:18	You talk as if you wanted
01:11:20	Yes. Rather than let you blacken
01:11:26	Try to prove her guilty. Get on the witness
01:11:31	I'll expose your cheap methods
01:11:36	- Thank you, Bessie.
01:11:39	- Can we go now?
01:11:43	It's too bad you didn't
01:11:46	- Wait a minute.
01:11:52	Oh, did he hurt you, darling?
01:11:54	Darling.
01:11:57	Ann.
01:12:03	Come in.
01:12:06	Sit down.
01:12:09	- That'll be all, Gallagher.
01:12:15	All right. Let's have it.
01:12:21	What are you trying to do,
01:12:24	You've been holding out,
01:12:26	It'll be easier for you
01:12:30	What difference
01:12:32	You've made up your mind
01:12:35	- Are you?
01:12:39	Since you-
01:12:41	Please. Do I have to have
01:12:50	Thanks. No, I didn't
01:12:54	or anyone else.
01:12:57	Then why-
01:13:00	Why did you tell me the radio
01:13:03	- Because it was broken.
01:13:06	Just as I was leaving the village,
01:13:09	- How did he get in?
01:13:13	You're too intelligent to make up
01:13:18	but you're intelligent enough to have
01:13:23	The main thing I want to know is why you
01:13:27	You told me last night
01:13:30	- Yes, I guess I did.
01:13:35	Well, I-
01:13:39	What are you trying to hide? Don't you
01:13:44	You've got yourself in a jam it's not
01:13:47	unless you're on the level
01:13:49	This is no time for secrets.
01:13:51	Now, did you really decide
01:13:53	or did you just tell me that because
01:14:02	What went on between you and Carpenter
01:14:05	Did he persuade you to make up?
01:14:08	Or did you agree
01:14:11	- Was that it?
01:14:14	He convinced you that if you
01:14:17	people would think
01:14:20	Yes, but now I know it was only
01:14:23	- Did you believe he was guilty?
01:14:26	But he'd gotten himself
01:14:29	and he's the sort of man that people are
01:14:34	Are you in love with him?
01:14:41	I don't see how
01:14:47	Come on.
01:14:52	- But I thought I was-
01:14:55	You and a few others.
01:14:59	You mean this was
01:15:01	I was 99% certain
01:15:04	but I had to get rid of
01:15:06	Wasn't there
01:15:09	I'd... reached a point
01:15:15	Then it was worth it, Mark.
01:15:21	I'll call a cab for you.
01:15:36	Good night.
01:15:38	Good night, Mark.
01:15:41	I'm going over
01:17:07	It still doesn't
01:17:09	He's playing some sort
01:17:11	- I don't think so.
01:17:14	in some warped way
01:17:18	But he isn't capable of any normal,
01:17:22	He's been dealing
01:17:27	When you were unattainable-
01:17:29	that's when
01:17:31	But he was glad
01:17:33	as if he were
01:17:35	Do you know what
01:17:39	A "dame'' in Washington Heights
01:17:42	- His very words.
01:17:46	He isn't like that.
01:17:48	Laura, you have
01:17:51	With you, a lean, strong body
01:17:54	and you always get hurt.
01:17:58	No man is ever
01:18:01	No one, not even you.
01:18:04	I? Hurt you?
01:18:07	Laura, look at me.
01:18:11	When a man has everything
01:18:15	except what he wants most...
01:18:18	he loses his self-respect.
01:18:20	It makes him bitter, Laura.
01:18:23	He wants to hurt someone
01:18:28	You were a long time
01:18:32	but... that's over now.
01:18:36	We'll be back together again.
01:18:40	Haven't you heard of science's
01:18:45	I don't like to remind her.
01:18:49	- That was the murderer's signal.
01:18:53	I thought you'd like to know. We
01:18:58	Now, that's what I call
01:19:00	a real key
01:19:03	First he tells you that
01:19:06	then proceeds
01:19:08	When I report that I think
01:19:10	that's my own personal opinion.
01:19:12	When I submit proof, it becomes
01:19:15	This entire maneuver could be a trick
01:19:17	It could be, but it isn't.
01:19:20	- I believe you, Mark.
01:19:23	If McPherson weren't muscular and
01:19:27	you'd see through him
01:19:29	Waldo, I mean to be
01:19:33	but I must tell you-you're the one who
01:19:37	First it was Jacoby, then Shelby.
01:19:40	- Laura, I- - I don't think
01:19:42	- You're not yourself, darling.
01:19:46	For the first time in ages,
01:19:52	Very well.
01:19:55	I hope you'll never regret
01:19:57	a disgustingly
01:20:02	My congratulations, McPherson.
01:20:05	Listen to my broadcast
01:20:08	I'm discussing
01:20:30	- It was the most difficult thing
01:20:36	All I need is the gun.
01:20:43	- What are you doing?
01:20:47	- I never knew it had one.
01:21:02	- Have you ever seen this before?
01:21:07	Waldo gave you that clock,
01:21:09	Yes.
01:21:13	The doorbell rang...
01:21:15	and Diane Redfern
01:21:19	She opened the door.
01:21:24	Waldo saw a girl standing there,
01:21:29	He figured that if
01:21:31	he was gonna make sure
01:21:33	So he let her have it...
01:21:38	with both barrels,
01:21:43	She fell here.
01:21:46	Waldo heard Shelby running
01:21:49	so he hid
01:21:53	Shelby was scared,
01:21:56	Then Waldo came back
01:22:01	I knew it.
01:22:03	I've felt it
01:22:06	but I didn't want
01:22:08	I couldn't make myself
01:22:11	Waldo was a murderer.
01:22:14	- Well, he is.
01:22:18	- I killed her.
01:22:21	But I did, Mark. I did as surely
01:22:25	That's nonsense.
01:22:27	No, Mark, I can't.
01:22:31	not for anything I did,
01:22:37	But I couldn't help myself.
01:22:46	I can understand that,
01:22:49	but I can't understand why you've tried so
01:22:52	I was nearly frantic for fear
01:22:55	I knew he wasn't guilty.
01:22:58	And Waldo was doing everything
01:23:01	It was his way
01:23:03	just as he did Jacoby.
01:23:08	I must say, for a charming,
01:23:10	you've certainly surrounded yourself
01:23:16	Don't touch anything.
01:23:21	I'll have the clock
01:23:23	- What are you going to do?
01:23:25	- Mark.
01:23:34	That's to make sure
01:23:37	If the doorbell rings,
01:23:39	- I'll phone you in the morning.
01:23:43	Get some sleep. Forget
01:25:39	And thus,
01:25:43	It has been the strongest motivation
01:25:47	throughout centuries.
01:25:49	Love is stronger than life.
01:25:52	It reaches beyond
01:25:56	I close this evening's
01:25:58	with some favorite lines
01:26:01	"Brief Life. '"
01:26:05	"They are not long,
01:26:09	"love and desire
01:26:13	"I think they have
01:26:16	after we pass the gate. '"
01:26:19	- Who's tailing Lydecker?
01:26:22	- He left five minutes ago.
01:26:25	Must've gone out the back way.
01:26:29	"They are
01:26:34	"Out of a misty dream,
01:26:39	then closes within a dream. '"
01:26:43	- That's the way it is, isn't it, Laura?
01:26:45	You have
01:26:48	by electrical transcription.
01:26:50	Waldo, you've taken one life.
01:26:54	The best part of myself-
01:26:59	Do you think I'm going to leave it
01:27:02	of a second-rate detective
01:27:05	Do you think I could bear the thought
01:27:08	kissing you, loving you?
01:27:11	Laura! It's Mark.
01:27:14	- There he is now.
01:27:16	He'll find us together, Laura...
01:27:20	as we always have been, as we always
01:27:31	Mark!
01:27:44	Good-bye, Laura.
01:27:55	Good-bye, my love.

Laura