"No!" "Mr. Rai, you have murdered your wife." "It's a lie." "I have not killed her!" "I don't know anything about it." "I'm innocent." "Inspector Saheb, he is lying." "He has killed my sister." "Renu, what are you saying?" "You know I love her." "Mr. Rai, please be quiet." "I want to record her statement." "But you're misinterpreting her statement." "Yes, Miss Renu?" "He married my sister last year." "My brother-in-law is a very famous painter." "From the very beginning, they quarrelled with each other." "My sister liked to go to parties... but he was always busy with his paintings and often refused to go with her." "Just before the murder tonight..." "A few minutes before that..." "Sushma, your husband is still not ready." "Aren't you ready yet?" "Didn't you hear what I'm saying?" "Did you say something?" " When will you be ready?" "We have got to go to a party." " Party!" "What party?" "Have you forgotten that Mr. Sinha had invited us for dinner today?" "Today is our wedding anniversary." " Oh yes, I remembered." "You go ahead and I'll follow you shortly." "No, I'll not go alone." "The party is for both of us." "For celebrating our wedding anniversary." "Get ready soon." "It's not possible for me now." "I've got to finish this painting." "It's always your painting." "I'm sick of it." "It was a cursed moment when I married you." "I feel humiliated in front of my friends because of you." "I'll see how you will paint tonight." " Don't be childish." "Give me the brush." "I've to finish the painting." "No." "Sushma, you don't understand." "This painting is my life... it's my dream and means a lot to me." "Tomorrow, when it's exhibited in the International Exhibition... you'll feel proud of me." "To hell with your ambitions and exhibition." "You will not paint tonight." " What's the matter with you?" "I have to complete it and will not leave the room till then." "I can be as obstinate as you are." "I'll see how it'll be completed" "Keep your hands off it." "If you goad me into rage you'll regret it." "Let me work, go away!" "What do you think of me?" "Is it more valuable than me?" "Yes, a thousand times!" " Is that so?" "You'll have to choose me or this painting." "You have shattered my dreams." " No." "You've tried to kill my soul." "I'll not leave you alive." "I'll kill you!" "When I entered the room, I saw horror which scared me." "A scene which I didn't expect." "There were no words to explain it." "I stood near her and tried to call out." "But she didn't reply." "Her eyes had lost their luster" "Her sweet voice could never be heard." "My sister was not there." "Before me was only a corpse..." "No, Inspector, it's a lie." "I've not killed my wife." "He has murdered my sister." "I've not killed but if you persist, I'll kill you." "Your Honour, this man who is presented before you... is a killer... a criminal." "He has killed his wife." "Each bit of evidence, every statement is a proof to the fact." "That he is a murderer." "Yes..." "I'm a killer." "I've killed my wife!" "Judge Saheb, I've not killed my wife." "If anything happens to me, I will kill you too..." "I will kill everyone." "This man is not in his senses" "He'll be sent to a mental hospital where he can be examined." "The reports of the doctor will be produced before this court." "Come in, you're welcome." "Please be seated." "What brings you here?" " In connection with Dilip Rai." "The Court would like to know how he is?" "So you're here to know the welfare of your accused and our patient." "Precisely." "The case has begun and his mental condition changed." "What do you think, doctor?" "Is Mr. Rai really mad or is he feigning to escape the noose." "We were discussing this very thing, just before you came." "Excuse me, I forgot to introduce you." "He's inspector..." " Dewan" "Rai is under his care." "Meet Police Prosecutor Mr. Khanna." "You see a lot of Rai." "What do you think of him?" "I haven't formed an opinion as yet." "I have never come across a more dangerous mental case." "It seems he's not mad, but I am." "He talks good sense that's baffling." "It's nothing new." "Every mad man talks good sense at times." "Is Dilip Rai really out of his mind?" "Nothing can be said for sure..." "but chances are that he is insane." "Deliberate murder of his wife... his shrieking and excitement before and after murder..." "All this could only mean..." " that he is mad." "Can I meet Dilip Rai?" " Why not?" "Please send No. 27 here at once." "How does Dilip Rai occupy himself?" " A reading fit is on these days." "He reads books on law." "Perhaps he wants to fight out his own case." "Let us hope he doesn't wish to take your place." "Do you suggest, that I was mad before I took to law." "Quite possible." "Come in, Rai." "The public prosecutor has come to meet you." "It's fine day today, isn't it?" "Looks like it's going to rain." "What do you think Rai?" "Do you like rain, Mr. Rai?" "I hear you read a lot these days." "Very fond of law books, eh!" "Let us drop this mouse and cat game." "Come to the point." "Police prosecutor is here to inquire after you." "He's not here to inquire about my well being... but to find out how soon could I be hanged." "Why do you talk like this?" "We're your friends." "I've no friends." "If it is proved that I'm not insane..." "I'll be hanged." "And if it's proved that I'm mad then I shall rot here... for the rest of my life." "Both of you are my enemies." "Both of you are playing with my life." "The masters of law have shown their skill... held me as a killer and got ready to hang me." "Then the psychiatrists showed their skill and said..." "I was out of my mind and locked me in an asylum." "Well, anyway I'm doomed." "Rai, you indulge in fancies that are baseless." "Please go and relax you aren't feeling well." "Yes, I'm not well, I'm ailing..." "but how can I be well?" "Sometimes I'm held mad then as a killer, again as killer or mad." "For God's sake I beg of you to release me... or I'll ram through the walls of the lunatic asylum." "Let me go, or I'll kill somebody." "I'm convinced doctor that he killed his wife." "Must have done it but only in a fit of madness." "Under its spell, he forgets everything." "In anger he can kill anybody." "Just now he could have killed you or me." "Doctor, Rai has escaped." "I feared this." "Come on." "Rai ran away." "He also took my pistol." "Very dangerous man." "Inform everybody." "Police, wireless, Radio..." "go and warn them on telephone." "Khan, what's the matter?" " I've been looking for you." "I was told at your house that you'd gone to movies." "Then I was told that you were here." " Why, what's the trouble?" "Dilip Rai has escaped." " Run away?" "Has he?" "Who's there?" "Excuse us for bothering you." "Did Dilip Rai come here?" "Dilip Rai?" " Yes." "He escaped from the asylum." "Escaped?" "No, no he hasn't come here." "I think he'll come here first." "Will he come here?" " Don't be scared." "Two policemen have been posted outside." "This is Bombay Station of All India Radio." "Here's an important announcement." "A mad man has escaped from the lunatic asylum." "He's a dangerous man and has murdered his wife." "You're warned to keep your doors and windows closed." "He's 5'10", has a wheatish complexion, and a sharp nose." "Overgrown hair on head and beard." "He's wearing a white Khadi Kurta and Pajama." "The Kurta bears badge No.27 of the lunatic asylum." "Please inform the police, telephone number 100," "If you try to scream, I'll shoot you." "You heard on the wireless about me listen to me carefully..." "When I take off my hand, don't shout, don't yell..." "If you shriek, I'll shoot you." "Get the keys." "The keys!" "Listen." "If you behave, I won't harm you." "If you shout, you're dead." "Get it." "What do you want?" " Don't yell; speak softly." "Who else is in the house tell me?" "Nobody." "Whose photograph is this?" " My husband's." "His name?" " Jagmohan." "Call him." " I told you, nobody is in." "I said shout." "Louder." "Scream!" "Deaf, isn't he?" " I told you." "Quiet!" "Which room is this?" " Kitchen." "Open it." "There's nobody in." "Is there?" " No." "Isn't such a pretty lady afraid of being alone?" "I'm scared of you..." "Wait." "You'll wet the sofa." "Jagmohan's clothes must be there." " Yes." "I can't wear these wet clothes of the asylum." "Where's his room?" "Please stay here, I'll fetch the clothes." "Hold it!" "I won't let you go alone." "You can't come upstairs." " Will I let you go alone?" "So that you can ring up the police?" " No telephones upstairs, believe me." "No, I'll come up with you." " No, I'll not let you in my bedroom." "Why not?" "Would you like a stranger to go into your wife's room?" "Don't you talk about my wife." "Why do you flare up at the mention of your wife?" "Don't talk nonsense." "Go get the clothes." "Shall I fire?" "You think you're clever." "Please forgive me, I made a mistake." "Don't repeat such a mistake." "Take the clothes of your choice." "Your husband has a good wardrobe." "What does he do?" "He's a Sales Executive in Kings  Kings." "He seems to have lots of perquisites." "How far is the railway station from here?" "Quite close." "How long will it take?" " Five minutes." "There's a bathroom upstairs." "You think I'm mad; as I go up, you'll ring the police." "No, I'll change here." " In my presence?" "No, in the kitchen." "Keep talking while I change." "Talking?" " Yes, loudly." "I'm not made like you." " Don't discuss, speak." "What?" " Anything." "What about?" " Talk about your husband... or the weather." "Your voice must be continuously heard." "Alright, I shall speak." "Since you came into this house..." "I've been thinking what sins I must have committed... that I've to face these consequences." "Why didn't you go to another house?" "Why did you come here?" "When will you leave?" "You haven't told me." "I shall leave as soon as I find an opportunity." "You mean you won't go if you don't get a chance." "I shan't go." "Why don't you speak?" " I'm speaking." "I'm trying to trust you and you're upto this." "This telephone!" "Please don't." "People may call and if it doesn't ring... will complain and the telephone men will come." "If you touch it again, I'll kill you." "Didn't I tell you not to do anything?" "I'll kill you!" "It must be the police." "If you say a word about me... this bullet shall go through you." "The key?" "Who is it." " Dr. Trivedi." "Hello." " Hello, how are you Rekha?" "Inspector Dewan, Mrs. Jagmohan" "Rekha, is Jagmohan at home?" "No, he has gone to Calcutta and is expected tomorrow." "Are you all alone in the house?" " Yes." "Are the doors and windows closed." " Why?" "A mad man has escaped from the asylum." "He's a dangerous man." "He has killed his wife." "Be on your guard." "Doctor, doctor, there..." "What's the matter?" "Nothing." "Your mentioning of the madman scared me." "Don't be scared." "The Police is on guard outside." "Inspector Dewan." "Take particular care of this house." "I had forgotten my hat." "Will you have tea or coffee?" "No, thank you, I'm in a hurry at the moment." "Why are you so scared?" " No." "My telephone number." "Ring me up if there's anything untoward." "You offered him coffee." "You could've invited him to sleep with you." "You're alone." "Dewan is a young stalwart." "Don't talk nonsense." " Shut up!" "I understand your game." "I've told you time and again, put off every one who calls." "But you..." "Put off whoever he may be." "Don't let him in." "Who's there?" " Basanti." "Were you asleep?" " I was about to retire." "Munna is unwell." "The doctor advised against solid food." "If he insists, he can have juice." "Munna likes milk." "Where will I get it now?" "I thought you would have it." "So I came." "Hasn't Jagmohan returned yet?" " No, he hasn't returned yet." "This is the trouble." "Once they leave, they don't return soon." "Ah, what brought me here?" "Yes, my milk must be in the kitchen." "I'll go get it." " Sure." "Please wait Basanti, I'll go and get it." "Sure." "I'll come with you." "Here's plenty, milk, ghee, grapes..." "My son loves all this." "You look worried." "Let me tell you... with a couple of children in the family, you don't have leisure." "You should have two or three children quickly." "The Government permits it now." "Do it fast." "It may change its mind." "The milk..." "I've heard that a mad man has escaped from the lunatic asylum." "Did you hear the wireless?" " Queer folks these radio men." "Amidst devotional music such announcement." "Curse them!" "That cinema hit... how does that go?" ""I look for my darling in the kitchen sometimes  in the cupboard"" "Dear me, I am boring you at this hour of the night." "I better be going." "Let me take a few apples for my son." "Rekha, do you know that Seth who lives at the top of the street?" "His wife has eloped with a swami." "Anyway, it's their business." "Isn't it?" "And that Pran says he considers Preeti as his sister." "But, that day I went to his house and I saw it with my own eyes." "Anyway, I don't care about the world." "I keep my mouth shut." "Bye." "Oh yes the umbrella." "O.K. Rekha." "You better close the doors, Rekha, lest that madman walks in." "Why did you let her in the kitchen?" " I couldn't help it." "What if she had seen me?" " What does it matter to you?" "You would've killed us both." "You're a habitual killer." "You killed your wife..." "What have I done to you, how have I harmed you?" "I sheltered you from the police and you treat me like a prisoner." "Stop crying!" "It's by chance that we're prisoners here or else..." "I don't enjoy the role of a jailor or making you a prisoner." "Look, you've done me no harm." "It's a matter of one night." "I'll leave before dawn," "I only hope that this time passes amicably." "I'm tired." "I'm shattered!" "I don't know who deserves sympathy, you or I." "Do you still think I'm mad?" " No." "Are we enemies?" " No." "Then why are we under such great strain?" "Perhaps this is the result of fear." "Fear is the worst thing in this world." "There seems to be so much evil going on in the world." "It's all because we're afraid of one another." "If we begin to love one another this world would be a beautiful place." "Perhaps you're right." "Do you have any cigarettes in the house?" "You look worried." "If you don't mind, may I ask you something?" "Yes." " Do you drink?" "Sometimes." "I have some." "Jagmohan drinks." "Where is it?" " In that cupboard." "I don't want it now." "I'll have it later." "You go upstairs and sleep." " I'll sleep here." "Where will you sleep here?" " On the sofa." "On the sofa?" "All night?" " Yes." "Aren't you scared of me?" " Not anymore." "How strange!" "You're very puzzling." "Will you please help me to move this table." "It's midnight." "Shall I switch off the lights?" "Else, it'll arouse suspicion." "How about a drink?" " I don't drink." "Won't you give me company?" "I'll have a soft drink." " Any soda in the house?" "Will water do?" " Fine." "Wait!" "You won't escape by the back door, will you?" "Don't you trust me?" "Go ahead." "When I was a little boy in Nainital, during winters..." "We used to sit around the hearth and warm ourselves." "Flames cast our shadows on the walls." "I used to stare at the shadows." "I saw queer pictures in them." "I wanted to copy those pictures on paper in beautiful colours." "You're very pretty." "Pretty, did you say pretty." "Not really!" "The way you're looking at me." "I wish I could paint you." "What was your wife like?" " She was very beautiful." "Were you fond of her?" " Yes, very much..." "I loved her." "You're fond of Jagmohan, aren't you?" "When we were about to be married..." "I thought he was a prince of fairyland, but..." "Soon after the wedding, the prince disappeared." "And I found instead a cold dry and lifeless Jagmohan." "Who had no interest in anything apart from his work." "He's away twenty days in a month... and I'm here all alone, longing for him." "Then why did you marry him?" "It's always later that tragedy is discovered." "Yes, you're right." "That night when I was painting the picture of my life..." "I had a row with my wife." "It was a small tiff." "I could never imagine that such a tiff would turn out..." "When I returned..." "I found... found my wife's corpse lying there." "I was at my wits end." "I went out of my mind." "I was crazy and moved around like a rabid dog." "Listen, when did you laugh last?" "I don't remember." " Don't you ever feel like laughing?" "Even if I do, I don't like it anymore." "Shall I make you laugh?" "Why?" "It's good to laugh after a cry." "Just see how nice you look." " Am I looking good?" "Has that madman come here?" " No, sir." "Khan, let's go." "Who?" "Who is it?" "Whom have you called?" " No one." "Why did you take the keys?" " I got scared." "Got scared, did you?" "I see through you game." "Go on." "If you try any tricks, I'll shoot you... and whoever that is." "Wait..." "Inspector you here?" " Are you alright Mrs. Jagmohan?" "Yes, why?" "I heard someone shrieking." "Has Jagmohan returned?" "Not yet?" "Then who screamed?" "Nobody here." "Perhaps you're mistaken." "Were you sleeping here on the sofa?" " Yes." "My husband was expected." "And the bell can't be heard in the bedroom." "So I slept here." "Which room is this?" " Kitchen." "And what's that?" " Bedroom." "May I look in?" "I've told you, my husband is not at home." "You shouldn't go into my bedroom." "The inspector has gone." " How did you put him off?" "Put him off!" "What do you mean?" " Didn't he search the house?" "Why should he?" "He heard a man shriek, didn't he, my shriek?" "He got it all wrong." " Was he deceived too?" "What're you trying to get at?" "I don't understand." "Didn't he look into your bathroom?" " Why?" "What is in there?" "Why're you looking draggers at me?" "What's wrong with you?" "You slut!" "How dare you hit me!" "I could've got you arrested." "I didn't let the inspector approach the bedroom." "I stood in his way and saved you." " Not me, but yourself!" "Had he come into the bedroom, he would've gone to the bathroom... the door was open." " Why are you harping on the bathroom?" "I'm not harping, but stating a fact." "Jagmohan's dead body is in the bathroom." "Your husband is lying dead." "What nonsense!" "You're crazy, you're out of your senses." "I'm not dreaming, mean slut!" "You've murdered your husband... and hidden his corpse in the bathroom." "Go on and see for yourself." "What shall I see?" "Come, see yourself." "No!" "I saw his dead body with my own eyes." "Yes I did." "You've seen nothing, you're mad." "Ever since you murdered your wife and seen her dead body..." "You're obsessed with corpse... you see a corpse wherever you go." "There's no dead body." "Nobody's been murdered." "It's all in your mind your imagination, your hallucination." "Perhaps you're right, its my fancy, my illusion." "I'm mad." "You're a nice person, but you're mentally disturbed." "Calm down, compose yourself." "Please forgive me." "I've troubled you a great deal." "I hit you, I've really gone mad." "Perhaps in such a fit, I murdered my wife." "Renu was right." "These are photographs of the fingerprints on the palate." "Here's something significant." "Have you any clue about him my brother-in-law." "I feel scared all the time because I deposed against him." "You deposed against him." "So what?" "I'm afraid, he might avenge me since he was arrested on my accusation." "After my sister, he might be my enemy." "What's the matter, Inspector?" " I heard you scream on the telephone." "I was scared, the window blew open." "I feared it was him." "You're obsessed with Dilip Rai." " Can't help it." "I testified against him so I live with this fear." "What's there to be afraid of?" "The police are here, so are we." "Is Dilip Rai's room open?" " Why?" "Can I look in?" " Yes, go ahead." "Where does this door lead to?" "This is my bedroom." "It doesn't matter, please come in." "This is the bedroom and that's Rai's studio... and a door in between..." " You've guessed it wrong, I hate him." "Why?" "He married my sister for money, never really cared for her." "Hence they always quarrelled and they..." "Take care." "It's beautiful." "You're all by yourself, aren't you?" "What else can I do?" " You're so rich... you've a spacious house." "Why don't you get married?" "After Sushma's death, I've lost all interest in life." "It opens into the hall." "Don't be scared." "If there's anything, please ring." "Miss Renu, this is Khanna, are you alright?" "Everything is normal except that... ever since my brother-in-law escaped from the lunatic asylum." "Why're you afraid, we're here?" "There's no need to fear." "Ring if anything happens." "What sound was that?" " A man's scream." "But Jagmohan is not at home." " And the phone has been cut off." "Hello, Railway Inquiry?" "When is 23 up due?" "4.35..." "I hope she isn't running late." "It's time to bid goodbye Mrs. Jagmohan." "The train is running on time." " Can I do anything for you?" "I'm sorry for what happened." "Your forgiveness is all that I care for." "Where will you go?" " I can't say... wherever my luck leads me." "I wish to go far far away." "Wife murdered, police, lunatic asylum, doctor, your house." "They're all suffocating." "I wish to go far away." "I'm suffocating here." "I want to go where I can breathe easily, reconsider my possibilities." "Who's that?" " Dr. Trivedi." "Of all the times, he had to come now." "Perhaps I'm dogged by bad luck." "Go open the door." "Is everything okay, Rekha?" "Nothing wrong I hope." "No." " Is Jagmohan back?" "No." " Then who was on the telephone?" "On telephone!" " Yes, it was a scream." "There wasn't a soul here." " Nobody, but how can that be." "The scream was very clear." "Wasn't it Diwan?" "Yes, somebody shouted, put it down." "Was it someone from the neighbourhood?" " There was no neighbour." "Then who was it?" " We couldn't be mistaken." "It seemed as if someone was preventing your speaking." "Wait Rekha, I'll take it." "Trunk call from Calcutta?" "Is that Jagmohan?" "Sorry!" "You wish to speak to Jagmohan?" "Since three days." "Did you say three?" "What!" "Should I send him back to Calcutta immediately?" "But he's still in Calcutta..." "How can that be?" "Did you see him off on the afternoon flight yesterday." "But he hasn't arrived yet." "Jagmohan hasn't reached here yet." "That is strange!" " What is it, Doctor?" "The manager of the Calcutta firm was on phone." "He said that Jagmohan had returned here." "Returned?" " Yes." "He himself saw him on the afternoon flight yesterday." "According to this, he should have been here by six p.m." "But he isn't here, I'm worried." " It's certainly a matter of anxiety." "If he's back from Calcutta, then why hasn't he come home?" "Look at this cigarette stubs and these two glasses." "It shows there was another man." "A cigarette stub..." "Jagmohan is not here then who can be the other person." "Dilip Rai!" " Dilip Rai?" "Look at these clothes." "In these clothes he escaped the asylum." "It means, Dilip Rai made straight to this house from the asylum." "That's why Rekha is scared." "Rekha, you're trying to conceal something; you're frightened." "I can read your face." "Don't be scared." "Where is Dilip Rai?" "Where is that mad man?" "Don't worry, he can't do a thing to you." "Diwan and I are here to take care of you." "Go on, tell us where he is." "Where's that mad man?" "I don't know." "I'll shoot whoever steps forward." "Looks as if he made a good escape." " Smashed his way through the window." "How could he jump from such a height?" "Beats me." "A mad man will do anything." "Where has he gone?" "I know." " Where?" "Could you tell us?" "Station." "He was to leave by 4.35." " Still time." "Let's go Diwan." "If you leave doctor, I will be left alone again." "I'm scared." "Don't be scared." "He won't come here now." "You've sleeping pills, take one and go to bed." "Not you, but I'll send for the police, you slut." "I'm convinced that it was Jagmohan's corpse." "Jagmohan returned from Calcutta and you murdered him." "I don't know why you did it, but you killed him." "No, no I don't know." " Yes, you do." "You knew everything you had heard on the wireless... that a mad man had escaped from the lunatic asylum." "When I came into this house... you thought you could accuse me of you husband's murder." "You tried to win me by getting me drunk and thus confuse me." "You could've easily escaped if you had wanted." "When the doctor and Diwan came in, you could've told them." "But you didn't which means you were scared of me." "But it wasn't fright, but pretense." "Tell me where is the corpse?" "There was no corpse here, you're mad." "You murdered your wife." "I'm not mad, nor did I kill my wife." "There has been a murder in this house." "And I saw the corpse with my own eyes." "I don't want any innocent person to suffer the consequences." "I know too well what happens." "I won't leave till the murder is known." "Come with me." "Khanna here." "Tell me." "Dilip Rai hasn't been arrested, what's being done?" "Arrest him as soon as possible." "You know what a dangerous killer he is!" "We're doing our best and hope to catch him soon." "It was Khanna on the phone." "He wants Rai arrested as soon as possible." "Why is everybody so interested in Dilip Rai?" "Beats me." "Khanna wants him arrested soon." "And Miss Renu wants the same thing." "You know people take keen interest in a murder case." "It seems a very strange murder to me." "You know Karve... there's a motive behind every murder." "What would Dilip Rai's motive be?" "His wife was a wealthy woman." " So what?" "He himself is a rich man." "There can be another woman." "I made inquiries about his character." "Everyone speaks well of him." "Insanity alone." "This can be the cause." " I don't think he's insane." "We took his wrath for madness." "When an innocent person is unjustly blamed... and finds himself helpless, then he loses his temper... and thus he seems to be insane." "Look at this." "Seems a part of an ornament." " Yes, they are pearls." "But of which ornaments?" "Nose-ring, earring or a necklace?" "Whatever it is, but the fact is that they were in this palate." "According to photographs, the palate had finger prints of someone else... besides Dilip Rai and his wife." "Could these pearls give us any clue?" " It's possible." "I think I've seen these pearls somewhere." "Where?" "Where have you seen, what?" "I'm coming straight away." "We couldn't trace him anywhere." "We searched the train." "Doctor, please help me." "He'll kill me." "He hasn't gone anywhere... he is still here." " Where is he?" "I'm here." "Stay where you are, or I'll shoot." "Don't be crazy, Rai." " I'm not mad." "You people have taken me to be mad." "Believe me, doctor, I'm not mad." "I'm a victim of bad luck." "One after another I got involved into incidents." "From my house to the court..." "from the court to the asylum." "And from the asylum to Jagmohan's house." "You know what happened in between the court and the asylum." "The story from my house to the court will be clarified." "I'll explain what happened from the court to Jagmohan house." "After that you can do as you please." "You may hang me or lock me up forever in an asylum." "Lock him up, doctor, he's insane." "He'll make us crazy too." "Don't be afraid, doctor, I won't shoot you." "I respect you." "Besides being a good doctor, you're a good man too." "I trust you, here it is." "Hold it, Diwan." "Please go ahead with your story Rai." "When I was running away from the asylum... with the police jeep in hot pursuit... the first house I found was this house." "The door was locked but the rear window was open." "I jumped in and heard the news of my escape on the Radio." "Hearing the news, Mrs. Jagmohan shut the windows." "As she was closing the door, I jumped and covered her mouth... and threatened her that if she spoke about me, I'd kill her." "She never spoke a word about me." "When you and Diwan came to give her the news of my escape." "I was hiding here in the bedroom." "Then?" "Then after a short row, we became friends." "Mrs. Jagmohan offered me liquor and I drank it." "She sat besides me, we were tired." "She from her burden and I from mine." "We decided that life is too short... so we should learn to laugh and forget our misery." "We laughed." "After a while I went off to sleep." "That's nonsense, that's a lie;" "we were never friends." "From the moment he came here, I've been a prisoner." "Let him speak Rekha." "Yes, Rai..." "I was tired, I don't know how long I was asleep..." "When I woke up, it was still before dawn..." "I didn't see Mrs. Jagmohan in the room." "Perturbed, I looked around for her." "When I stepped in the bathroom, I was dumb founded." "He's crazy!" "He's out of his mind!" "Don't believe a word of what he says." "Why were you dumb founded, Rai?" "What did you see?" "Jagmohan's corpse." "Jagmohan's corpse?" "No, how can that be?" "Believe me, I saw Jagmohan's corpse with my own eyes." "Let's check the bathroom." "Jagmohan's corpse isn't there now." "The corpse was there and now it's not there." "This is precisely what I mean." "It's all his imagination, hallucination!" "I thought so too, doctor." "But when you came here and it was conveyed on the phone... that Jagmohan had returned from Calcutta." "I was convinced that... he came home and was murdered." "It occurred to me that..." "If I went away, nobody could tell that his corpse was here." "I'm the only eye witness." "I decided not to leave the house at my risk." "I stayed so that no innocent person will get involved." "Do you want us to believe your cock-and-bull stories?" "A corpse cannot walk away." "If you've seen it, tell us where is it?" "The corpse is here." "Who is Mrs. Jagmohan?" "I'm C.I.D. Inspector Karve." "Can you come and identify the corpse?" "What happened, Jagmohan?" "Why've you deserted me?" "O God!" "Who could have killed you?" "Yes, this is the corpse that I saw in the bathroom, Doctor." "This is it." "Sinner!" "You've killed my husband, you damned murderer!" "Take him away, inspector." "He has killed my husband." "He has shattered my home." "Take him away, Inspector." "He's a killer!" "This is a damned lie." "This woman is a liar." "It's not she, but you are a liar." "If you permit me, inspector, I would like to say something." "Go ahead." "You know Dilip Rai, don't you?" " Yes." "He was arrested for his wife's murder." "You also know that he was sent to the lunatic asylum." "Yes, I know." "I think when Dilip Rai escaped from the lunatic asylum... and was in search of some hide out, he met Jagmohan... who must have heard his name and identity." "Jagmohan must have tried to catch him... and in the ensuing scuffle, Dilip Rai murdered Jagmohan." "This is a..." "What do you think, doctor?" "Dilip Rai was in our charge." "He was in a state of insanity when he escaped." "He could have murdered anybody." " I never set my eyes on him alive." "I saw his corpse for the first time in the house... in this very bathroom." "How did it find its way out?" "I don't know a thing about it." " Can you recall... what happened in between when you saw the corpse and its disappearance?" "I can't recall..." "Oh yes, I remember." " What had happened?" "The corpse was here." "I tried to run away." "When I reached the door the bell rang." "Before I could have a word with Mrs. Jagmohan, the door opened." "I ran and hid in the bedroom." "A man came in through the door." "They talked a while, then went into the kitchen." "Then she came out of the kitchen... and blocked my view of the hall completely, from the keyhole." "I thought she was trying to save me." "No!" "Actually she was trying to save herself." "Just at that moment to my bad luck..." "a train happened to pass." "It's rattling noise muffled every sound." "I could neither hear nor see anything." "Then after a while, the door opened." "The man had left... and the corpse in the bathroom disappeared." "The corpse was in this bathroom, wasn't it?" "Yes, this very one." "Do you know the man who came in here?" "Yes, I know him." " Where is he?" "He is here at the moment." " Who is he?" "This one." "Me?" "This is nonsense." "Whenever I came here, it was with Dr. Trivedi." "I don't know Mrs. Jagmohan." "My coming here alone is out of question." "Is that so Mrs. Jagmohan?" "Yes, the first time I ever saw him was with the doctor." "Diwan did come here, Inspector." "I saw him with my own eyes." "Mrs. Jagmohan is lying." "Look at this, Inspector." "You've heard the murderer." "Now listen to the murdered." "The victim has the name and address in his grip." "Here's badge No. 27." "Yes." "This badge is of the lunatic asylum." "And this was on Dilip Rai's shirt when he escaped." "This badge must have got into Jagmohan's hand." "When Dilip Rai attacked him and there was a scuffle." "We've heard two stories." "One of the murderer and the other of the murdered." "The story of the victim is that he came across the killer." "He was attacked and killed in the ensuing scuffle." "And the proof is the badge." "The killer's stand is that he never saw the victim alive... he only saw his corpse in the bathroom." "There's nothing else to prove his innocence." "Now we've to find out the truth." "It is important to establish... whether Jagmohan came into his house, alive or not." "When did you last see your husband, Mrs. Jagmohan?" "Last week, when he was leaving for Calcutta." "You never saw him after that?" "No." " Are you sure?" "Then how did this ticket come here?" "I found this in your bathroom." " I don't know." "This ticket is for the journey from Calcutta to Bombay." "It bears yesterday's date for the return journey and Jagmohan's name." "According to this ticket, he should've been here last evening at six." "This ticket does prove that Jagmohan came here last evening." "Or how else could the ticket be here?" " Your guess seems to be correct." "There could be another possibility." " What's that?" "It is possible that the ticket was thrown in later." "Meaning?" "In the ensuing scuffle between the murderer and the murdered... just as the victim was left with the killer's badge, similarly... the murderer found the victim's ticket." "When he came into this house, he slipped it in the bathroom... to prove that the corpse was in this house." "This is a lie invented to entangle me." "I haven't killed anyone." "If I had, I would've escaped." "I didn't because there wouldn't... have been anybody to bear witness for the presence of the corpse here." "Another explanation can be that... after having committed the murder in a fit of madness... you started thinking a way out for yourself." "And the best way... would be to hide in this house." "Else, why would you hide here?" "This is mere coincidence." " It's not a coincidence but a plan." "I've been watching you closely." "Even since you murdered your wife... every moment of yours has been noted." "Just the way you strangled your wife, you strangled Jagmohan too." "This is a lie!" "It's nonsense." "Stop acting." "I'm inspector Karve, you ought to know." "I arrest you for murder." " No!" "No!" "Have you noted down the proceedings?" " In the process." "How long will that take?" " Another five or ten minutes." "See that you get everybody's signatures, when it's complete." "I'll wait." " Right Sir." "Mr Rai's gun." "What a queer character this Rai is!" "What say, Dewan?" "Under a spell of insanity, he murders." "And when he recovers... he tries to find a way out." "His planning is unrivalled." "In my entire professional career..." "I've never come across such a criminal case of Schizophrenia." "What are you upto now?" "Before we leave, I wish to question Diwan." "Keep your questions for the court now." " It'll be too late then." "That question can only be asked here now, not later." "Let him ask." "There's no harm." "Go ahead." "Are you sure you never stepped into this house alone?" "Please think and reply." " I never came here alone." "You're lying." "I'll remind you." "When I came here on my escape from the asylum last evening... you first came here with Dr. Trivedi and then alone later... after hearing a scream, I screamed." "It's your flight of fancy." " Please think more deeply." "You spoke to Mrs. Jagmohan here and lit your cigarette." "You're mad your mind is confused." "And your mind is clear..." "then why can't you recollect?" "You're wasting our time." "When a man becomes helpless, he invokes God's grace." "I too, with God's grace, put my empty hands in his pocket." "A man's lapse sometimes results in God's justice." "See God has helped again." "It's a lighter." " Ask him, where did he get it?" "This isn't a matter of interrogation." "Anybody can have it." "It is freely available." " Yes, I bought it from the market." "This is mine." " Lies!" "This lighter belongs to me." "When you came into this house alone you lit your cigarette... with this lighter, and by chance took it with you." "This chance is God's justice." "Is there anything special about it that you say it's yours?" "My sister-in-law gave this lighter to me." "I'm speaking on behalf of Inspector Karve." "He wants you here..." "Yes, for a short while." "Come immediately to 22 Gandhi Nagar..." "Go up and closely examine the house before you complete the report." "How strange, doctor, that this small thing... which can neither hear, nor see, nor speak... is to be a conclusive proof in this murder case." "This trifle lighter will prove whether..." "Inspector Diwan came alone to this house." "And whether Rai saw that corpse or not." "Please come here, Inspector." "Good you've come." "Good you arrested him, Inspector." "Don't let him go, never." "Another murder has been committed and Rai is accused of it." "He must have done it." "He can kill anybody." "This lighter is an important proof in this murder case." "It can clear up a lot of things." "Can you say anything about it?" "Speak up Renu." "Yes, I recognise this lighter." "I gave it to him the day he murdered my sister." "Proof?" " Here's the proof." "My name is engraved on it." ""R' stands for Renu." " "R' stands for Rekha." "Rekha gave me." "Yes, I gave it to him." " You said you had bought it." "Yes, yes." "I..." "You're forgetting you just said you never knew her." "Then how do you explain love and presents?" "What do you mean to say?" " I'll explain to you." "The story starting from now traces Jagmohan's murder." "This can bear another interpretation." "That you and Mrs. Jagmohan have illicit affair." "Inspector!" " Shut up and listen." "Jagmohan suspected your relations with Diwan." "Unexpectedly he returned last evening and... saw you and Diwan in a compromising position... his suspicions were confirmed." "Both got into a scuffle and Jagmohan was killed." "This is a lie." "It wasn't dark then, Diwan, which could cover your crime." "So the corpse was hidden in the bathroom... with the idea of disposing it off later." "In the meantime the unfortunate Dilip Rai came... who had escaped from the asylum with the accusation of his wife's murder." "Nothing was easier than to accuse him of Jagmohan's murder." "Right." "Then the corpse was thrown out under the cover of darkness." "But Diwan, you forget that a murderer always leaves a clue." "This air ticket is that proof." "This must have slipped out of Jagmohan's pocket either... when his body was taken to the bathroom or when taken out." "Your story is the result of your imagination." "You are ignoring the evidence which clearly proves Rai as the murderer." "What is that?" " The badge of the lunatic asylum... which was found in the hand of the corpse." "Even this proclaims that the murderer is not Rai, but someone else." "Please come here inspector." "There is no blood stains on the badge." "Blood stains!" "What do you mean?" "When a pin is pierced in the hand of an alive man, blood spurts out." "The whole pin of this badge is in Jagmohan's hand." "Yet there are no blood stains." "This means the badge was thrust into his hand when he was dead." "The badge was placed after the murder." "It was easy for them." "As Rai's clothes were here." "It proves, that Mrs. Jagmohan and Diwan did it." "Beware!" "Whoever comes forward shall be shot dead." "It's not easy to catch inspector Diwan, as you imagine." "Whoever steps forward shall be shot." "Why do you point your pistol at them?" "Punish me for my sins." "It will be right if I'm killed for my sins." "I'm guilty." "Kill me, why don't you shoot?" "I asked you to shoot!" "Yes, shoot me." "You've disgraced the police uniform." "I'll see that you're punished." "Take him away." "I commend your courage." "Despite difficulties in which you were involved... you have co-operated with the law like a good citizen." "If it were in my power I would release you." "How can you set him free?" "He murdered my sister." "No, he's not a murderer." "Only a victim of circumstances." "The first murder took place... when he left the room in which it happened." "The other was committed before he entered the room." "And there were women behind both the crimes." "Women?" "Mrs. Jagmohan in the second and you in the first." "Me!" "What do you mean?" "Wasn't your sister very rich?" " Yes." "If Rai was hanged for your sister' murder... who would have inherited that wealth?" "You, isn't it?" "For this would I murder my sister?" " For that matter, you have done it." "You've taken leave of your senses." " Certainly not." "But you were tempted." "Your room faces Dilip Rai's." "You were there, yet you didn't save your sister." "I was scared." " No way." "You wanted to... take advantage of the situation." "When your sister and Dilip Rai quarrelled... he pushed her and went out." "You went into the room and stifled her." "I never entered that room." "You did go into that room." "You killed your sister." "What nonsense!" " Shut up." "Where are your pearls?" " Which pearls?" "Those set in this bangle." " Must have been lost." "They have not been lost." "They're here with me." "Look." "When you were smothering your sister, she was trying to free herself and... the pearls fell into Rai's colour palate." "This is the last link and conclusive proof of your murder." "Miss Renu, I arrest you for the murder of your sister." "It appears in the end that we're all mad except you." "You were the only sane person among us." "It was by chance that..." "Renu killed her sister and I was accused of it." "I escaped the asylum and came into this house." "It was by chance." "I was accused of Jagmohan's murder by chance." "But being declared innocent of all this was not by chance." "A dominating power always distinguishes truth from false... and day from night, doctor." "Rekha has atoned for her sins." "Wish our conscience made us aware of our crimes." "Life came to a standstill and so did the people" "But time never waits." "Crime and punishment will go on forever." "Hope the convicts will be saved from the judgement of man." "But will never be saved by the judgement of God."