"Larry." "Artie." "Hello." "Are you alone?" "don't mention my name." "It's very important." "Who do they want to speak to?" "I don't know." "Whom do you want to speak to please?" "You're obviously not alone." "Is it my secretary with you?" "Is she old enough to be sitting up to supper?" "please don't ring off." "you know." "Call me." "Call me Mr. Johnson." "We won't go into that now." "Mr. Johnson." "Who's he?" "he's trying to sell me insurance." "Oh." "Larry." "do you mind?" "Ha." "Ha." "I'll tell you why that's so funny when I see you." "Or maybe it isn't." "Maybe it's just a joke in incredibly bad taste." "I thought we had this clear." "And you promised there'd be no more phone calls." "I must see you." "Without telling anybody where you're going?" "but it's quite impossible." "I know you're thinking it's one of those calls But I swear to you this is not one of those times." "Will you come?" "I'll think about it." "how are you?" "Mrs. Frobisher." "Intrigued." "really." "Why? And what do I find? And has walked miles to a phone box in a deserted station." "Doctor." "my line is out of order." "Mrs. Frobisher." "In any other author's detective stories" "I spot the murderer not later than chapter two." "until the middle of chapter four." "You have an unfair advantage." "You know the way my brain works." "The dark recesses of the female mind?" "Huh." "I can hardly claim to have penetrated that far." "I'm a keen student of human nature." "I like people." "i'd should be honored to drive you home." "I should be honored to accept." "Mrs. Frobisher?" "completely Dr. Henderson." "Good." "Good." "these days." "I get so many wrong numbers on that phone myself." "it was a business call." "you don't suppose I was going to pry into your affairs?" "sooner or later." "The dark recesses of the female mind." "I wish you'd let me drive you right up to the house." "I don't trust you turning with that steering column." "a short walk will do me good." "I'll sleep much sounder." "don't you?" "at least more often." "Dr. Henderson." "Mrs. Frobisher." "[Horse whinnying}" "all right." "Did you think i'd forgotten you?" "Don't I always say goodnight?" "And this is a special goodnight." "Because it's a special night." "don't i?" "beautiful?" "Better." "What would I do if I couldn't talk to you every night?" "Fury?" "you could answer." "either." "Fury." "On this special night." "You must be Mrs. Preston." "Who are you?" "You are Mrs. Preston aren't you?" "How'd you get in here?" "Through the window." "What do you want?" "Your husband." "Mrs. Preston." "My name is Janet Frobisher." "I know." "I've seen it on all those thrillers." "I've even read some." "You're good." "But you're also Mrs. Preston." "That's not so good." "I don't know who you are or why you're here." "I'll call the police." "I wouldn't do that." "I said not to do that." "anyway." "Get your husband." "I've already told you..." "Get him!" "Tell him George wants him." "George who?" "Just George." "Well he's not here obviously." "Nobody's here." "Find him." "i'd have called for him before now." "All right." "We'll wait for him together." "You may have a long wait." "I... haven't seen him for months." "They're mine." "Nice comfortable fit." "Size eleven." "grandmother." "What do you want of my husband?" "Look at the front page." "My name is Bates." "Bates" "George Bates." "The Metropolitan Bank of America." "Correct." "You did this?" "We did it." "Mrs. Preston." "your husband and I together." "it says here there was a policeman shot." "He shot." "The wounded man was able to identify An employee of the bank." "Mrs. Preston." "It was your husband who pulled the trigger." "But they're looking for you." "And I am looking for your husband." "When do you expect him back?" "I hope he never comes back." "He arrived here early today from london." "We've been separated for nearly three years." "The people around here think he's in malaya." "That I haven't seen him for nearly a year." "too?" "How long have you known my husband?" "Since I was transferred from the American branch." "We met and talked." "He can talk." "I trusted him." "I had a little money." "He knew a lot about shares." "And you found out otherwise." "Yeah." "Then we used bank money." "That went too." "we decided we'd be smart." "Is robbing a bank smart?" "I... ah... we bungled it badly." "When the policeman showed up" "Your husband lost his nerve." "He shot him and ran." "We'd arranged to meet here." "here I am." "Mr. Bates if I told you would you go away.." "Leave England?" "No." "everything" "His clothes would fit you." "You're about the same height." "You may have them." "I'd help you go abroad." "Give you money." "Will you go?" "Your husband and i are going together." "He's already fixed passages on a cargo boat." "For one." "For two." "For one." "I have the ticket." "I'll give you a thousand pounds." "No" "Why not?" "The policeman." "Preston will say I shot him." "But he may say that anyway." "You've absolutely no proof." "but I have." "I've got the gun." "With his prints on them." "and he gets me out." "Now let's not waste anymore time." "He came here this morning and you took him in." "Where is he?" "He's in there." "The door is locked." "I know." "I tried it." "Preston." "Preston" "Mr. Bates." "I'll make him." "You can't." "Nobody can." "he's dead." "I killed him." "You what?" "I killed him this morning." "Why did you do it?" "Because I hated him." "You must have been out of your mind." "I scarcely think you're in a position to pass judgement." "All right." "Let's have it." "really?" "My husband." "At least he was." "you could have left him." "I did leave him three years ago." "I've already told you that." "What happened then?" "Blackmailed me." "About what?" "What are people usually blackmailed about?" "It wasn't very helpful to my career." "Will murder make your sales jump?" "You could have divorced him." "He's clever." "He thought of that." "He paid me visits." "What happened this morning?" "I realize now he came here direct from the bank." "He said he was in trouble and wanted money." "He promised me a divorce if i'd help him." "A thousand pounds and three days shelter." "And you agreed?" "When I gave him the money" "He laughed in my face try and get your divorce." "and asked me to bring him a drink." "I refused." "He became violent and started hitting me." "I decided that was the last time he'd ever hit me." "I brought him his drink." "And I put something in it." "It was all over very quickly." "did he?" "Mr. Bates." "What made you think you could get away with it?" "It wasn't important at the time." "it's important now." "I was going to wait until night." "Yes." "The shortcut to the village behind the stables." "The Tarn Road." "Tarn?" "It's a natural lake 60 feet deep." "Where is it?" "There would have to be weights." "Stones from the tarn side." "It's a deserted road." "Never used." "Who else lives in the house beside you." "my secretary." "She's away until monday." "Maids?" "Daily." "She finished yesterday for the weekend." "Who else comes here?" "No one." "I've been working on a new book." "The only person i've seen for weeks is a Dr. Henderson." "Where does he fit in?" "He's the local vet." "Still be home tonight." "He's been treating Fury." "Did he ever meet your husband." "No one has." "Not even Chris." "I told you they think he's in malaya." "Where did you get the poison?" "A compound Henderson made for Fury." "boy." "What time did Preston get here?" "Early this morning." "Was he seen?" "I think not." "There was a heavy mist." "We were alone all day." "The station." "The ticket collector." "He was muffled up in a scarf." "Taxi?" "He walked." "Nobody saw me either." "I traveled on trucks and coal trains." "Janet." "that's impossible." "Is it?" "Why?" "I won't do it." "You'll do as I say." "Your husband's dead." "You killed him." "They can't hang you for it as long as you can produce him alive." "Janet." "Better than he ever did." "Someone's coming." "Do get out." "Who is it?" "It's me again." "I'm sorry to trouble you." "May I come in?" "Mrs. Frobisher." "What is it this late?" "I know." "I should have asked you in the car." "But you know how vague I am." "I'd like to collect the compound." "The compound." "The medicine i made up for Fury." "Now that he's better." "I think it might be safer with me." "Oh." "I used it up." "All of it?" "Yes." "And the horse still standing?" "It's a miracle." "I shall have to put it on the market." "Why?" "Is it dangerous?" "yes." "I thought I warned you about it at the time." "Did you." "I thought I did." "there's no need to worry." "I won't let anything happen to Fury." "my dear." "as a favor to me." "Would you mind not telling the chemist about it?" "I get all my raw materials from him." "..." "You don't mean to say he's back?" "Who?" "how stupid of me not to guess." "As your next door neighbor." "I think I might be allowed officially." "Receive whom?" "your husband." "come now." "Won't you please introduce me?" "Yes." "Of course she will." "My wife wasn't trying to be inhospitable." "Allow me to introduce myself." "I'm George Preston." "my dear sir." "Good evening." "So you're really Mrs. Preston?" "You've been keeping secrets from me." "Frobisher is only a pen name." "this is Dr. Henderson." "If I had known we were having company" "I would have shaved." "nonsense I'm practically one of the family" "I only live on the next door farm." "How nice to have medical aid so close at hand." "Mr. Uh..." "Uh Preston." "yes." "My patients are only animals. a pen name?" "Would you care for a drink?" "The Doctor doesn't drink." "perhaps a little sherry wine." "I only touch alcohol on my birthday." "dear?" "And then I must get back and finish my writing." "too?" "nothing cosmic." "Just a paper for the royal society in animal medicine." "Don't you think I might borrow your dictionary again for the auto?" "I should think so." "Good." "Good." "I'm not the only one drinking?" "We're not exactly at a party." "here's wishing you both a long life." "There's nothing quite so warming as a..." "Is anything wrong?" "was I staring?" "I'm so sorry." "It's a dreadful habit." "to work." "sir." "the dictionary." "Of course." "I think you found one in the study." "Shall I get it for you?" "I'll get it." "Mr. Preston." "yes." "wasn't it?" "Most of the time." "Is it a hot climate?" "Stifling." "that's odd." "I thought it must be quite temperate." "What gave you that idea?" "Only your lack of sunburn." "I spent several weeks in the hospital up in the hills." "I hope?" "Fine." "Fine." "Ah." "It's the new oxford dictionary." "Will that do?" "our old friend." "Yes" "And now I'm afraid I really must tear myself away." "Duty calls." "Thank you for your hospitality." "Both of you." "It really has been a most delightful surprise meeting you." "And welcome back once more to your own fireside." "Doctor." "Goodbye." "Au revoir!" "What were all those questions?" "I could kick you." "You would have had quite a night's work" "Pitching two of us into the tarn." "I told you to get out." "It's lucky I didn't." "You seemed to be getting into quite a tangle." "You needn't have taken his clothes." "I could hardly have used my own." "It's wonderful what new clothes do for you mentally." "too." "Your husband had good taste." "In everything." "We're not going through with this." "You don't have any choice." "I'm you husband." "drink this." "You're gonna need it." "Shall we go?" "Thank you." "How much is that?" "18 and six." "but I get some 30 miles." "That's all right." "Looks like Janet's asleep." "She can't be asleep." "Who is it?" "her... fiancée." "You said monday." "She must have gone to bed." "Janet!" "Janet?" "Who's there?" "it's Janet." "open up then." "I'm afraid I can't." "The door seems to be jammed." "Janet." "Are you all right?" "Chris." "You remember Larry." "Quite." "Did my faithful little secretary" "Think I might suddenly have a juicy murder to dictate?" "Janet." "I do hope we didn't disturb you." "...only so glad I was still up." "It is a bit late." "I'm a bohemian." "Dozens of people drop in." "Adds to the spice of life." "I told Larry it might be too late." "so it was his idea." "Huh." "I'm afraid it was Do you suppose your employer would mind" "If we descended upon her for the weekend." "but I insisted." "I see." "I felt a craving for the mountain air." "The call of the countryside." "Chris will show you to your room." "The guest room?" "the one at the end of the hall." "My husband's in the guest room" "Husband?" "Your husband?" "the night air teems with unexpected guests." "but isn't." "But I thought that you and he were... but he seems to believe whom god joined..." "It's very tiresome." "I feel a little weary." "I think I'll go to bed." "Shall I show you to your room?" "the phone is out of order." "Would you have it tended to in the morning?" "Janet." "Goodnight." "Goodnight." "Goodnight." "Goodnight." "What about the hat?" "with him." "We should have burned it." "We should have a lot of things." "What about them?" "Gone to bed." "Good." "I need a drink." "as husband and wife... there's a communicating door between our rooms." "It is locked." "They say a chair under the handle is even better than a lock." "A man who know is place is better than either of them." "Shall we go?" "Janet." "Janet." "good morning." "Good morning." "Where's Mrs. Preston?" "She's out riding." "Riding?" "Oh what time is it?" "Ten o'clock." "She said you had a very exhausting day and I was to let you sleep." "You're the... uh secretary?" "Yes." "Chris Dale." "Mr. Preston." "Thank you." "When is she coming back?" "that's difficult to say." "They've been gone about an hour." "They?" "My fiancée is with her." "Oh." "Tell her I want to see her as soon as she comes back." "this is Mr. Bigley." "but he particularly wanted to wait." "but" "I've cycled up here from the village and" "I've got a touch of arthritis." "What was it you wanted Mr. Bigley?" "uh." "Um." "I'm president of the town moratarian's club" "And we've got an annual dinner coming up." "Very interesting." "every year we have this dinner because... you see." "Obviously." "Beg your pardon?" "a subscription?" "The Tarn Mooratarians club is not in need of cash." "Then it's unique." "What does it need?" "We were hoping you would come and address us." "Address you." "On what?" "On your experiences abroad." "but" "Please thank the club for asking me." "young alfe dickie was demobbed from the navy." "He gave us a most interesting address on Scapa Flow." "maybe he can give you another one this year." "I don't think so." "I'm a little out of practice on these things." "15 minutes on Malaya." "Mr. Preston only arrived back yesterday." "I know." "Dr. Henderson rung me." "That's why we wanted to get in first." "suppose we leave it open for a couple of days." "Then Mr. Preston can think it over." "I'll think it over." "Mr. Preston." "You're most generous." "sir." "I can assure you." "you'll get a most hearty welcome." "I feature him." "It just wouldn't do to have Scapa Flow two years running." "You're going to get several of those." "Would you like me to... please." "News travel fast around here." "I'm afraid Dr. Henderson is the local broadcasting company." "I'm sorry if I was abrupt just now." "that's all right." "Things must seem rather strange to you after so much time." "things are rather strange." "if you need any help." "I hope you'll ask me." "Thank you." "We'll get along fine." "We have no daily until tomorrow." "Would you like me to make you some coffee?" "That would be very nice of you." "I found these in the study." "Would you like them to be sent to the cleaners?" "Those are just my gardening clothes." "They're hardly worth cleaning." "please." "Mr. Preston." "A few more rides like that and I ought to be able to control the horse." "and we ought to run out of small talk." "Have you a cigarette?" "Thank you." "I love Chris very much." "And I don't intend to hurt her." "Is that why you brought her with you last night?" "Yes." "I thought so." "why did you send for me last night" "When you knew your husband was in the house?" "shallow woman." "You're about as shallow as that water." "And that water's pretty deep." "Why did you really send for me." "I don't want to talk about it." "What are your husband's plans?" "He leaves tomorrow." "Just like that?" "He leaves tomorrow." "As though you were losing a maid." "I'd be more upset over losing a maid." "we can't lose Chris tomorrow." "Chris has nothing to do with you and me." "I'd be shocked to find out" "That my nice little secretary had anything to do with you and me." "Especially me." "Fury." "Let's race him to the house." "What chance have I got." "The two of you are practically unbeatable." "Almost unbeatable." "I have no comment." "Do you want to know something?" "What?" "I don't think you even tried." "You must give me another change tomorrow." "it's about time." "Lunch has been ready for half and hour." "You shouldn't have waited for us." "Mr. Preston wanted to see you as soon as you got back." "Where is he?" "He's up in his room." "He's been there all morning." "would you mind seeing to the horses?" "Of course." "No quick lunch." "And how is the famous Mr. Preston?" "Very strange." "Doesn't sound like the gayest companion for the weekend." "he doesn't." "What have you been doing all morning?" "Staying at home typing." "While my fiancée goes out riding with a most attractive boss." "What have you been doing?" "Minding my own business." "You've got no right to go out" "And leave me with strange people around." "last night I made you an offer." "For a thousand pounds and a passport and you refused." "Instead you decided to start a masquerade." "Tomorrow the masquerade finishes" "What you do or feel today doesn't concern me in the slightest." "Mrs. Preston." "From now on I'm giving the orders in this house." "You will leave tomorrow." "I'm staying indefinitely." "Otherwise I'm telling the whole story." "It's your word against mine." "I'll risk that." "Mr. Bates." "The husband is dead." "Long live the husband." "and he wasn't dead." "only drugged." "It was dark." "We had to hurry." "Remember?" "and" "You had to do it alone? and he wasn't dead." "You can't make me... or his heart?" "Did you turn on the lights?" "You're lying." "Perhaps." "will you?" "You'll never be quite sure." "You're leaving tomorrow." "George." "Are you coming?" "Janet." "Janet." "It is a wonderful morning." "Fury's never been as fit." "you know Chris." "this is my husband." "George." "How do you do?" "Chris?" "it's coming along fine." "and that he won?" "he didn't." "I always thought Janet was unbeatable." "And you found out otherwise." "Fury has never beleast." "It was a glorious morning." "Get out of here." "Janet." "Get out of this room." "I'm not a criminal type." "And this thing is too much for me alone." "You've been drinking." "To help me think sober." "And do you know what I thought?" "You need me as much as I need you." "We're in this thing together." "Right to the end." "In love or in loathing." "Janet." "Can't we discuss this at a more reasonable hour?" "There's nothing more to discuss." "now." "from now on I'll be using this door." "It'll add a touch of authenticity." "you fair startled me!" "Good morning." "I'm Mr. Preston." "Mr. Preston?" "I came back Saturday." "You're Mrs... uh sir." "Mrs. Bunting." "I come in Mondays to Fridays." "Mrs. Bunting." "I'd no idea that..." "Neither had my wife." "My return was unexpected." "sir." "Madame must have been very surprised." "Madame was." "Do you have any papers?" "sir?" "Morning papers." "Newspapers." "no sir." "A lad usually delivers 'em." "But they won't be in for another two hours at least." "Two hours?" "He has to cycle from Tarnmoor." "yes." "I had forgotten." "It's been a long time." "I'll probably take one of the horses" "And ride over for them." "sir." "Would you be wanting some breakfast first?" "No thanks." "but I'm sure my wife would be most grateful for a cup of coffee." "sir." "Good morning." "if it isn't Mr. Preston." "This is an honor." "A cup o tea?" "thanks." "Whatever brings you into Tarnmoor at this hour?" "I came for the papers." "The papers." "there's only one and the lad delivers them to here." "He'll be leaving in a couple of minutes." "I was rather anxious to see it this morning" "There should be a review of my wife's new book." "You don't say." "Well." "Well." "A new book." "What's it called?" "I'd better read the review first." "We may want to hush it up." "that's not likely." "They're all lovely stuff." "you know." "Is this the only local paper?" "Just the one." "Mr. Preston." "no." "I'm really not settled in yet." "no." "Of course you're not." "too." "I'm afraid I can't give you those." "They have to be ordered specially." "We don't get many." "I mean Mrs. Preston don't usually have them." "I see." "Are you the only paper shop?" "I'm afraid so." "I tell you what I can do though." "I'll ask Dr. Henderson to save you his copies." "Dr. Henderson gets the London papers?" "Morning and evening." "Not for love nor money would he miss those crossword puzzles." "I'd like to order them tomorrow." "of course." "The London papers for Mr. Preston." "and I'd rather you didn't bother Dr. Henderson." "Just as you say." "And Mr. Preston." "Yes." "will you?" "Consider what?" "The Tarn Mooritarians." "yes." "well." "There goes a fine considerate gentleman." "Mr. Preston." "Good morning." "Do you have to pound that thing everyday?" "not if..." "I thought my wife was the writer." "She's finished the book." "The rest is up to me." "Am I disturbing you?" "No." "Go ahead." "Anyone up?" "Up?" "by now." "Riding?" "Of course." "Fury has to have his exercise." "She certainly worships that animal." "He is rather magnificent." "Don't you think?" "She should have married the horse." "The break will do her good." "She's been working very hard." "When's your great day?" "With Larry?" "we haven't decided definitely." "Don't wait too long." "Is that the Gypsy's warning?" "It's just a piece of advice for what it's worth." "Cigarette?" "No." "I'm one of those awkward people" "Who gets ashes in the typewriter." "Did she go out alone?" "Larry went with her." "I think she enjoys his company." "too." "Mr. Preston?" "Not particularly." "I can finish this later." "go ahead." "Where does she usually ride?" "On the moors." "Which part of the moors?" "you see they're pretty big and..." "Why are you looking at me like that?" "Because I'm in love with you." "I told you that before." "You must keep this sort of thing in mind." "Larry." "I'm the clinging type." "that I don't believe." "Because I know you." "You're not clinging to me or anyone else." "Janet?" "Are you in some danger?" "Danger?" "or something?" "Huh." "How absurd." "I've never been frightened in my life." "Larry." "For a man you have disgracefully long eyelashes." "Poor darling." "Your feelings are all mixed up." "and I hate you." "Both together." "Good morning." "I was just coming up to see you." "What did you want to see me about?" "all this time" "I've been trying to think why your face was so familiar." "Well this morning when I opened the papers I found the answer." "The papers?" "The London papers." "You obviously haven't seen them yet." "There." "Recognize yourself?" "the bank robber." "you see?" "there is a definitely resemblance." "It's odd to see it staring up at you." "not be too hard on yourself." "it's a purely superficial likeness." "Your face is fuller." "It's more healthy." "I'm relieved to hear it." "though." "What about the policeman?" "So you haven't followed the case?" "The policeman who gave the alarm." "He's been shot." "He's not likely to recover." "heh." "please?" "old fellow." "Keep it." "it's got the weakest crossword of the lot." "off we go on our respective travels." "I hope I haven't upset you with my little joke." "of course not." "Good." "Good." "I knew you had a sense of humor." "They're not back yet?" "I'm afraid not." "Mr. Preston." "I've been thinking over what you were telling me." "About what?" "About waiting to get married." "Oh." "Oh that." "Can we talk about it some other time?" "of course." "It's just that I'm..." "It's that fool Henderson." "Let him in." "my dear." "come in." "thank you." "Ha." "Ha." "I must be getting feeble minded." "I forgot to return you the dictionary." "my dear." "Just didn't give it to him." "Thank you." "I'll tell my wife you returned it." "Doctor." "if I hadn't had to come here this morning" "I doubt if could pluck up enough courage to ask you" "What I'm going to ask you now." "I don't want to seem rude... won't you humor an inquisitive neighbor" "By asking him to sit down for a minute?" "All right." "thank you." "In return.." "Uh.." "A cigarette?" "myself." "Not a very good brand." "I'm afraid I carry the for my clients." "Thank you." "What did you want to say?" "can I help you in any way?" "I don't quite follow." "for the last couple of days" "I've taken the liberty of studying you." "Studying me?" "you see..." "I happen to be a keen amateur psychologist." "I don't think I like being put under a microscope." "I hope I haven't offended you?" "No." "Good." "What have you discovered?" "That you're running away from something." "What do you mean? I mean mentally." "You're an escapist." "What makes you think so?" "your long rides alone." "Including your charming wife." "and" "I can't help wondering what it is!" "You study all your friends this way?" "I find the escapist character fascinating." "Doctor." "I must let you read my diary." "Mr. Preston." "You don't look like a man" "Who confides his secret thoughts even to paper." "to what do we owe this honor?" "I called to return the dictionary." "you look radiant!" "Fresh air." "It's wonderful in the moors in the early morning." "So green and washed and bright." "George." "I tried to." "I really must be going." "I see you're still driving a death trap." "but now even i have to admit" "She's on her last legs!" "Au revoir." "darling." "Who does he think he is always snooping around here?" "Can't we ever be alone in this house?" "George!" "I'll be in the study..." "I didn't mean you." "It's Henderson." "He gets on my nerves." "I want to see you." "if Larry will excuse you." "is it?" "It's Henderson." "He makes him angry." "I know." "I heard it." "Instead of coming in here the quick way?" "orders." "Mustn't stop you working." "I'm going to ask you a question." "what is it?" "because and" "I dread to hear the answer." "Then ask me just the same." "When I took you to her birthday party." "Do you remember?" "but what's the question?" "Between then and coming here the night before last." "Have you been seeing her without.." "there you are." "George." "The party's over." "They know whom they're looking for." "Your photograph's in all the papers." "but there'll be others." "George." "And if I refuse?" "you wouldn't be so stupid." "You may still have the passport and the money." "And if you leave now there'll be no questions asked." "are you all right?" "There's your boy scout." "thank you." "I just knocked a lamp over." "Now why don't we be sensible? And you've more chance while I'm here." "I have nothing to run from." "You're up to your sweet little neck in accessory to murder." "Can't you see it's madness to play against each other?" "but he can't prove it." "Nobody can." "As long as we stay together." "George." "Play it your own way." "I'll join the boy scout." "Good evening." "The study windows were locked." "I know." "I locked them." "for once." "Rain's pretty heavy." "Too bad." "Where is my dear wife?" "Don't tell me you've tired of each other already." "She's taking care of Fury." "that is." "She loves that beast." "I take it you don't." "seldom love their follow men enough." "I do not like the human race." "I do not like it's silly face." "And I'll be faithful to the end." "Have a drink." "Not for the moment." "Go ahead." "Do you good." "Help you to see straight." "thanks." "haven't you?" "The engineer knows all the answers." "Except one." "Women." "isn't it?" "too." "Look..." "Don't you think we ought to decide this..." "Don't worry about Chris she can't hear." "She's upstairs in her room." "I know because I heard her crying." "If you had any sense in that surveyor's head Tell her you're in love with her and marry her." "Quick." "I appreciate your concern..." "She's a nice kid." "I don't like to see her get hurt." "Mine or anyone else's." "Stay away from Janet." "If you think i..." "Keep away from her Larry." "I'm telling you for your own good." "You're a marked man." "She's marked you." "She's got you here." "to leave you with time on your hands.." "Larry." "Who locked the study windows?" "I did..." "I like to know when people come in." "Larry." "Like poison ivy." "You've obviously been drinking again." "I've been telling our young friend about women." "I'm sorry." "Hark at that soft tone there." "Soft and caressing as quick sand!" "Soon as we get anywhere near the truth they turn soft on us." "That's their trick." "Larry." "It'll pull you down." "Then all you've got left to fight 'em with is force." "Force!" "Put that down." "Behaving like a child." "Larry." "Janet needs your company." "I don't think she needs the two of us." "That's true." "I shall go." "I don't know quite where." "Maybe down to the village to amuse myself." "Maybe over the moor." "Yes." "that's an idea that might amuse me very much." "I think I'll take your horse for a gallop." "Don't you go near Fury." "He's mine." "Don't touch him." "I'll stop him." "let him go." "He'll be trampled if he tries to mount." "But i've got to for his own sake!" "It's his own fault." "I'm going to change my jacket." "The typing's in the study." "It's finished and checked." "I put it in an envelope." "It's addressed to the agent." "Chris." "Janet." "and senses" "Chris." "But it's obvious you don't know what to do with it." "janis?" "Just by snapping your fingers." "You flatter me." "I've watched you do it four or five times." "Janet." "Won't you let me keep him?" "Chris." "I think this job has done you a lot of good." "Janet." "Doesn't that rather depend on Larry?" "Does he really mean anything to you?" "Do you...?" "Do you love Larry?" "I want him." "I've wanted him from the first moment I ever saw him." "You've asked a pretty question." "I've given you the ugly answer." "Thank you." "No suicides or anything melodramatic." "I'm going home." "I decided that this afternoon." "that's the usual procedure when this sort of thing happens." "There's a London train in about half an hour." "I'll send for my things later." "Chris." "I thought you'd think that." "my dear." "I'm not." "I'm in love." "And when you're really in love you can't be a good loser." "Larry?" "No thanks." "Drink?" "No." "Everything's working out divinely." "Chris is leaving." "Leaving?" "Where is she?" "In the study." "Larry." "What on earth do you mean?" "I'm leaving." "I'd be very happy if you'd come with me." "this is ridiculous." "I'll marry you whenever you wish." "If you still want me." "Chris." "Things are difficult." "too." "Janet." "Larry." "Let her go." "I'm going after her." "Larry... you can't leave me alone in this house." "I have no one else I can count on." "You don't know what i've been though." "I... but he's..." "He's worse." "He's evil." "You can't imagine what he's like." "Janet." "Larry." "It's always been you." "I had to do it." "Had to..." "Do what?" "Fury." "and I fell off." "I expected him to get up but he didn't." "He was in pain." "There was blood in his mouth." "So I shot him." "You shot..." "Fury!" "I had to do it." "Oh!" "There's nothing you can do." "get Henderson." "Henderson's coming." "I've already sent for him." "You've killed Fury!" "That horse mean more to me than anyone on earth." "Every night I used to talk to him." "In a way I should never talk to any human being!" "woman or child" "I wouldn't see dead at my feet now" "If I could bring him back to life." "And you've killed him!" "I shot him because it was necessary." "Oh!" "Drink this." "my dear." "Doc..." "I know." "I've just come from there." "very quickly." "will you?" "It's very kind of you." "Not at all." "It's part of my job." "The least attractive part." "Do you mind if I use your phone?" "Of course not." "It's fortunate they you were armed." "Doctor." "I'll get out of these wet clothes." "Of course." "Of course." "Mrs. Preston" "He seems to be pretty highly strung." "account for it." "Accounts for what?" "Forgive my... yes." "I'm afraid there's been a casualty." "a dark fell." "Uh huh." "A chestnut stallion." "for me?" "All right." "Thank you." "Accounts for what?" "but." "What did your husband tell you about tonight's accident?" "That Fury had caught his foot in a rabbit hole." "He had to shoot him." "There was no rabbit hole" "There was no hole of any sort." "I've been over the ground." "Then why did he fall?" "Are you sure that he did?" "When I examined Fury just now" "His only injury was a bullet through his brain." "No." "No." "Would you mind if I leave my jeep outside for the night? And I'm afraid the brakes are now completely out of action." "Whew!" "The heavens have really opened up tonight" "What a downpour." "However the crops will benefit." "Out of evil cometh good." "my dear." "George." "I want to talk to you." "It's going to take a lot of courage to say this." "and i've been a stupid fool." "It's going to be the way you want it." "Just the two of us." "Nobody else." "Nobody." "That's the way you want it." "Isn't it George?" "You really expect me to believe that?" "I'll make you believe." "It." "How?" "Chris has left Larry." "In 15 minutes she'll be on the London train." "George." "I want you to make her come back." "Tell her Larry wants her." "This is her engagement ring." "I want you to give it to her." "Henderson's jeep is outside." "You can take that." "Give it to her." ""wear it for me"." "Hurry." "where did you go?" "To stop Chris." "And did you stop her?" "the train had gone." "Larry?" "Larry?" "Janet." "Don't let's fool ourselves any longer." "You and I have been an infatuation." "Nothing more." "I'm going to marry Chris." "don't do that." "this is a very funny thing that's happening to me." "I laugh." "I'm in love with you." "Deeply in love with you..." "Janet." "Don't interrupt me." "would she?" "would she?" "I'm not a nice woman." "And because i've been in love with you i've gone to quite the little trouble in the past few days." "your blue eyes would pop out of your beautiful head." "what does it come to?" "You're going to marry Chris!" "Janet!" "Pull yourself together!" "Larry." "get out." "Janet." "If I can help you in any way." "How dare you offer to help me!" "yours or any bodies else's." "get out of my house." "Get out!" "Mrs. Bunting." "Since when have you been coming round back door?" "Since now." "I just thought I'd pop in for a chat." "Is Mrs. Preston in?" "she's gone out for a breath of air." "Good." "Dr. Henderson?" "My intentions toward you my dear are strictly honorable." "How is Mrs. Preston this morning?" "Poor lass." "She looked right done in." "it's been a terrible business." "How's Mr. Preston?" "he's in bed and he's alive." "But if you ask me the whole thing's a miracle." "Would you like a cuppa?" "I would like a cuppa." "Thank you." "But since Mr. Preston first arrived have you noticed any violent disagreement between him and his wife?" "Say a quarrel that's driven them apart?" "Now how should I know that?" "Mrs. Bunting." "I never set eyes on him 'til monday morning." "And then I didn't know who he was." "You'd never seen Mr. Preston before?" "and that didn't look much like him." "What photograph?" "There's an old wedding photo on top of bureau." "Do you think I could glance at it just out of curiosity." "That's more than me job's worth." "come Mrs. Bunting." "Just a peek." "and that doesn't become you Doctor." "Mrs. Bunting." "You know me better than that." "it doesn't become you." "so soon." "it doesn't become him." "you had a bit of luck last night." "aren't they?" "Doctor?" "no." "I called to inquire after your health." "And my photograph?" "Forgive me." "again." "I also called" "To collect the remains of the compound that I made up for Fury some time ago." "Compound?" "Horse medicine." "It's poisonous." "Now that the animal is deceased" "Presumable it will no longer be required." "I don't know anything about it." "Are you sure?" "A small bottle." "Bluish?" "Quite sure." "I understand that last night you were on your way to the station" "To bring back Miss Chris." "Yes." "But I failed." "Now they've both gone." "Leaving you and your wife here to enjoy your marital state in peace." "I wrecked your jeep." "not words." "the jeep is more than adequately insured." "Each time you come here there's some sort of cross examination." "I didn't mean to imply..." "Come to the point." "What are you after?" "The truth." "If possible." "I am interested in people and events." "And some of the aspects of this house strike me as being a little unusual." "For example?" "May I tell you a story?" "It's brief." "It has point and clarity." "And I think hangs together." "Well? Who comes to a house- A lonely house on a yorkshire moor" "And insinuates himself into the good graces of a talented and beautiful woman-His wife." "And seems even to resent his advances." "he kills-an animal." "Only an animal. it is murder of a peculiarly vicious and unforgivable kind." "Doctor." "You've missed your vocation." "Fancy?" "Tell my wife." "It should make a successful book." "as soon as I have the last chapter." "Since we're asking questions this morning." "Do you mind if I ask you one?" "by all means." "Why did you leave your jeep here last night?" "Because it wasn't safe to drive." "I remember remarking on it to your wife at the time." "Do you mean you actually told my wife it wasn't save to drive?" "I did." "In such an extraordinary storm." "On of the worst we've had..." "Doctor." "my dear." "George." "I was just congratulating you husband on his miraculous escape last night." "That what you had told me about the jeep went completely out of my mind." "It was all my fault." "my dear." "Last evening he rushed out without even a hat or a coat before I could stop him." "Exactly." "But he came back." "he came back." "I tell you one thing that will never come back and that's my jeep." "It's beyond repair." "I'm sorry." "I took a look at to see if it could be salvaged." "You mean down to the water?" "Early this morning." "but I'm glad I made the effort." "I found this." "It's a hat." "A man's hat." "Don't you recognize it?" "Should i?" "It's you husband's." "I saw it that first night he was here." "It was lying over there." "I remember it distinctly." "Oh." "Yes of course it is." "It must have fallen off in the accident." "then he did go out with a hat last night." "well he must have done." "Doctor you will have to forgive me." "I'm still so utterly confused." "it's been a great shock for you" "And you mustn't distress yourself." "I must be off." "I'll take that if you don't mind." "It's a very interesting discovery" "Who know what we may find now that they're dragging the tarn." "Dragging the ta...." "What for?" "The insurance company insists." "but that's ridiculous." "You see I found something else down there." "I couldn't get to it." "You see it was lying on some submerged rocks." "except to recognize that it was a body." "The body of a man." "yet." "and no doubt a post mortem." "you'll telephone me won't you?" "Au revoir." "George!" "George!" "I'm frightened." "Are you?" "It's possible." "I never know about you." "They'll be up here soon." "Asking us questions." "you." "George." "George." "What you going to do?" "I'm leaving." "but I'm not going to." "don't you?" "I know it." "You tried to kill me just like you killed him." "When I put him in the tarn he wasn't alive." "He was dead." "wasn't he?" "Janet?" "Wasn't he?" "Yes." "don't go." "Forgive me." "I lost my head." "It was Fury." "I went out of my mind with grief." "Henderson lied to me." "Made me believe you shot him on purpose." "Henderson." "don't you see what he's doing?" "Trying to set us against each other." "That means he's not sure." "safe as long as we stay together." "you've been right all through." "If you hadn't tried to get rid of me this would have never have happened." "isn't it." "take me with you." "We'll go away together." "asking us questions." "I don't know what to say!" "Something will occur to you." "It always does." "No George." "No George." "just for five minutes." "Talk to me." "I know we'll have a drink." "A farewell drink." "You can't refuse me that." "even now." "Clear cut and plausible." "What?" "Suicide." "Not yours." "Mine." "I killed your husband." "Forced you to accept me in his place." "I threatened you." "Frightened you into it." "When I saw them dragging the tarn." "I knew it was all over and took my own life." "that would let you out." "But first you'd have to kill me." "you're mad." "Now let's think how you'd set about it." "Same means as before." "Persuade me to take a drink and put something in it." "I swear to you." "I'll have a farewell drink with you." "Out of a flask I filled myself." "All right." "If that's the way you want it." "What's so funny." "Life." "I'm glad you can laugh at it." "Here's to a long one." "by the way..." "I really..." "Strange to see this happening again." "George." "you did it to yourself." "Janet." "Janet." "Get Henderson." "George." "It hadn't occurred to me." "You're right." "It's a good one." "I think it will work." "Till death do us part." "Just as you said." "D'you hear me?" "you don't hear me." "I was just phoning you." "I came to the room and I found him lying here." "I think." "He's not my husband." "I know." "I have known all along." "I met your husband the day he arrived." "The mist brought him to my door first." "I directed him here." "I think I'm going to fain..." "Come." "Drink this." "I'm sorry." "I've never done that be...."