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00:00:30yes darling I'm running your bath for you I won't be a moment you don't have to
00:00:50go home no everybody's entitled to a little privacy once in a while especially
00:00:58an old married couple like us
00:01:11you're beautiful you're not supposed to say that to a man beautiful handsome
00:01:17and like a Greek God like an Adonis I like to keep fit it's important besides
00:01:23today's the day what day dear we've been married five weeks exactly and still
00:01:31it's hardly the time for an anniversary the time I planned I told you about when
00:01:38I was in the Merchant Navy working the ships I know you don't like talking about
00:01:44it that terrible accident you had in Canada I was pushed I know I was pushed
00:01:51jealousy if it had been into the water I'd have had a chance I understand water
00:01:57it was the dock a hard stony dock oh I've got bad memories and a silver plate
00:02:03in my skull I saw the world the riches of the world and it did teach me one
00:02:10thing there was a big Chinaman a sea cook his body all going to flab but he
00:02:17did teach me one thing pressure points no force no bruise to betray you
00:02:24afterwards but the right place a gentle pressure and you go out like a light
00:02:47do you really think I could fall for someone like you all flab and indulgences
00:03:47this is kind of morbid isn't it mr. Mason it's hard to believe she drowned
00:04:09in there such a tiny space to drown in some kind of seizure no what were you
00:04:17heard the coroner oh yes yes I heard it but I didn't believe him I think you
00:04:24murdered her yes I think you murdered mrs. Jameson I'm sure you being a lawyer
00:04:33I don't need to remind the law slander oh yes the police warned me about that
00:04:38you told them that what did they say they said they had no evidence to
00:04:47suggest it was not an unfortunate accident well then but I still think you
00:04:52murdered her I don't think I care what you think mr. Mason a lonely woman passed
00:04:57the marrying age and then you oh yes you did it it was an accident there's
00:05:03nothing you can do but read the will yes not that you have to she left
00:05:08everything to me didn't she what are you staring at you I'm gonna remember your
00:05:18face mr. Jameson I'm never going to forget your face I really would like to
00:05:32throw these away mr. Mason I need the space mm-hmm these I told you about them
00:05:38oh a month ago I have no idea what you're talking about just a few old
00:05:41papers we found when we sold off mrs. Jameson's effect nothing valuable but
00:05:46you said to hold on to them in case her husband did come back and claim them
00:05:49Jameson I don't think he will be coming back do you after all she's been dead a
00:05:55year at least hasn't she longer than that 14 months yes you say there's
00:06:00nothing valuable no he won't be coming back yes all right Connie you can put
00:06:08them in the archives thank you mr. Mason no I'll keep this
00:06:21bathroom's through here right thank you have them send up a bottle of champagne
00:06:27would you yes thanks mr. Tully and iced water for me yes sir
00:06:31mrs. Tully iced water Oh Tony I should have thought on our honeymoon just one
00:06:36glass of champagne I have to keep fit stay and trim for you darling
00:06:47besides I like water it's cleansing now what do you want to do a show shopping
00:06:52see the town I think the first thing to do is to have a bath and get changed
00:06:55right and then I really must write to my family family well what little family
00:07:02I have I told you darling oh yes but that can wait a while can't it
00:07:08yes I suppose it can
00:07:12good night mr. Mason don't work too late no I won't Connie good night
00:08:12good night
00:08:27morning darling
00:08:30I suppose I shall get used to it eventually what's that this powerhouse
00:08:43stuff so early in the morning I like to keep in trim anyway you may not have to
00:08:49get used to it what do you mean may not be around that long
00:08:52sorry darling I just don't know what you're talking about come on darling
00:08:56your bath's running what's the rush of course I forgot the honeymoons over
00:09:02isn't it it's back to domesticity today these past two weeks have flown by
00:09:07haven't they darling like you said the honeymoons over
00:09:26I
00:09:56Connie will you get me the Stukley Hotel Devonshire I want to speak to the
00:10:17manager you shouldn't be working through your lunch it's not working strictly
00:10:20personal Stukley Hotel mm-hmm try directories
00:10:38I wanted some information about the Tully's yes yes the poor woman who yes
00:10:44but it's mr. Tully that I'm interested in could you describe him to me
00:10:50well you see he might be an old friend of mine in which case I'd want to offer
00:10:54my sympathy you understand yes medium height yes athletic the sort of man who
00:11:04might work at keeping himself fit yes I say and his appearance dark like any
00:11:18sober businessman oh I see no no it doesn't sound like my friend but thank
00:11:25you so much for all your help yes thank you goodbye
00:11:30oh
00:11:43should I get some more coffee? you dye your hair don't you? dye my hair of course not
00:11:51well I do just touch in the highlights that's all so simple
00:12:31you're way off beam you're getting far too imaginative Oliver there is no
00:12:41connection between mrs. Jameson and mrs. Tully except both were newly married and
00:12:44both ended up dead in a bath yes that's an unhappy coincidence too much of a
00:12:49coincidence for me Oliver I did do as you asked I got in touch with the
00:13:01Devonshire police they are satisfied that mrs. Tully died accidentally in her
00:13:06bath and so is the coroner all right mrs. Tully is now buried and so is mrs.
00:13:13Jameson yeah well of course I didn't leave it there I did ask about mr. Tully
00:13:17as well got a full description he didn't resemble Jameson at all except both were
00:13:23athletic men all right well anyway as far as I can ascertain Jameson left the
00:13:28country as far as you can ascertain
00:13:32Oliver drop it yes I think you'd like that wouldn't you Quilley because if
00:13:39there is a connection it means you'd have to admit you were wrong about mrs.
00:13:42Jameson you'd have to reopen the case yes that would be inconvenience I don't
00:13:46deny it but it's not going to happen I've been on the force a long time
00:13:49haven't made a mistake yet yes you're beginning to sound like an echo
00:13:56thank you for the sherry I must be off do me one favor I would like to know
00:14:04more about this man Tully you know what sort of a chap he was how he met his
00:14:07wife who'd know I don't know her family maybe her next of kin can you put me in
00:14:13touch with him strictly off the record all right I'll see what I can do thanks
00:14:20bye
00:14:43morning Freddy morning miss Walker. you start early sir. have to keep fit
00:14:49Freddy. stay in trim eh? the usual make it tall and cool. I tell you someone who
00:14:57looks like you mr. Walker no right in a place like this it demoralizes the
00:15:01others. hello there's another one that's gonna lower the morale around here
00:15:09good morning could I have a dry sherry please. one dry sherry miss certainly.
00:15:15oh don't worry miss it's not you you're not seeing things it's not a kind of
00:15:18being oldie-worldie outside and modern inside everybody does a double take when
00:15:21they come in here. it was the fire that gutted the whole interior but left the
00:15:25main fabric standing so they refurbished. isn't that right Freddy? that's right mr. Walker.
00:15:29thank you
00:15:39not a regular. day trip I suppose you'd pop in for a sauna or a massage. I'll
00:15:44have to work faster. you fancy a chance of them miss Walker? I fancy her? my chances?
00:15:51we'll have to see and this one's strictly for pleasure
00:15:59you don't mind my sitting here do you? not at all. it erodes the body you know.
00:16:13hard liquor breaks down the tissues dulls the brain eventually destroys the
00:16:19liver and kidneys. this glass of sherry's got a lot to live up to. I'm sorry I was
00:16:24employing shock tactics to get through to you so I could talk to you. you need
00:16:28to talk to me? need might be a bit strong but I'd like to. you don't look like the
00:16:33sort of man who has to be lonely. oh but I am. I really am on account of I'm so
00:16:38shy. I'm Mark. Mark Walker. I'm a talk to strange pretty girl. Stella McKenzie.
00:16:47McKenzie? it's a good old Gaelic name. explains an awful lot everything. explains?
00:16:53well the way you look. cool superb. only girls with a Gaelic in them have your
00:16:58kind of beauty. speed you move mr. Walker. you should change your name to Sprinter.
00:17:02it's all talk I promise. you can relax and feel completely safe with me. I'm not
00:17:07sure any girl should relax with you mr. Walker. oh no let's drop the mr. Mark and
00:17:12you're Stella right? you know this is going to sound the corniest question ever
00:17:19but do you come here often? no it's the first time in fact. I've just rented a
00:17:24cottage nearby. I thought I'd pamper myself today.
00:17:26sauna and massage. you live nearby? yes about a mile or two. that's great and I see no
00:17:32rings on your finger. that's greater still. well I'm staying here. the vacation.
00:17:37a well-earned rest after well a lot of work and you were right the first time. I
00:17:43do need to talk to someone. you see once in a while I get a reaction. reaction?
00:17:49not what you're thinking. I was in the Merchant Navy. that was not a good scene
00:17:54for me. I had an accident. a bad accident and you may not believe this. I get
00:18:04withdrawn. introverted inside myself. doctors say it isn't healthy. even this
00:18:13keep fit kick of mine it's part of the syndrome. you're so surprised you came
00:18:18out of the accident alive. you're working to preserve life to hold on to
00:18:24it. you understand that? that's not so complicated. Stella when I come over here
00:18:34to talk with you I had in mind the full treatment. I was gonna make a pass but
00:18:39now I'd like to know you. I mean really. will you have dinner with me tonight? I'm
00:18:47not sure if the last self-revelation bit isn't just part of your technique
00:18:51mr. Walker. I swear to... yes I think I would like to have dinner with you tonight.
00:18:57great where shall I pick you up? why don't we meet here? I'll be in the area
00:19:01anyway. whatever you say. about 8 30 then. I'll be waiting.
00:19:12Mark
00:19:17thank you.
00:19:22strictly a pleasure.
00:19:37good luck mr. Walker.
00:19:47oh
00:20:07well don't worry sir. it's not you. you're not seeing things. it's not gonna be an
00:20:10oldie worldie outside and modern inside. everybody does a double take since they
00:20:14walk in. it was a fire gutted the place completely. can I help you? I hope you're
00:20:20not going to be neurotic about it. I'm all of five minutes late. come on let's
00:20:24go. I thought we were dining here. no no it's too crowded. we can do better.
00:20:31it's a marvelous dinner. come in. I talked so much tonight and I forgot to mention
00:20:46the most vital part of my life. I'm a stage designer. not important but I
00:20:51wouldn't do anything else. would you like a nightcap? I think that I can rustle up
00:20:57some orange juice or at least some iced water. a scotch will do fine. isn't that
00:21:02going to erode your body? I drink once in a while just once in a while. the music
00:21:12doesn't erode the mind does it? another vital thing that I forgot to mention I'm
00:21:22not in the habit of inviting men back. not after the very first date. but you
00:21:27trust me. no I'm worried about you. I thought that I was supposed to
00:21:33de-introvert you.
00:21:40but you've hardly said a word all evening. what happened to the man that I
00:21:44met earlier today? did he run out of conversation or is he worried about
00:21:48something? worried of course not. thoughtful though. and far away. I got
00:21:53the impression that you were thinking about something else. someone else. what
00:21:59gave you that idea? you did. you're right Stella I was far away. problems business.
00:22:04is that the once in a while? you drink when you're under stress? maybe.
00:22:12unstress me. you really shouldn't drink mr. Walker. it goes straight to your head.
00:22:17and to your hands. Stella. I think it's good night time.
00:22:25I'll see you tomorrow. I'll be here.
00:22:47there we are. good night mr. Walker. good night.
00:23:47oh
00:24:07hello?
00:24:11hello?
00:24:13mr. Mason?
00:24:16he isn't here.
00:24:18he isn't here.
00:24:20mr. Mason's gone.
00:24:22drowned this morning.
00:24:24suicide.
00:24:26you're in a better mood today. I'm changeable. besides I forgot to tell you
00:24:34but yesterday I had some bad news. well it turned out to be good news. how about
00:24:39that? that's life. yeah life. anyway how about a swim? swim? yes you do swim don't
00:24:48you? well I'm not the greatest but push me in at the deep end at least I won't
00:24:52drown. drown? you won't drown. I wouldn't let you drown. not you. come on the hotel
00:25:06pool is empty this time of day. we could go there and stay over for lunch. I'm sorry Mark. I've got to go into town.
00:25:10I'm a working girl remember. how about tonight? why don't you come over later on?
00:25:19I'm disappointed. I'll be awfully lonely until tonight. oh I'm sure you'll find
00:25:24something or someone to occupy you.
00:25:30oh Freddy love you're something else. you don't mind me calling you Freddy do you?
00:25:38you call me what you like mrs. Ludlow. all right mr. what you like. let's have another.
00:25:42and I bet you know what you like eh? forget the mrs. Ludlow. Angie.
00:25:49everyone calls me Angie. have one yourself love. thank you. are you staying in the
00:25:55hotel mrs. Angie? oh mrs. Angie I like that. no love I've no need. me first husband always
00:26:06said there's some men what like some meat on the bone you know something to
00:26:10gravel on and the others well they can date a broomstick if they want.
00:26:16cheers love. no I'm here I'm looking for a house to rent to stay in. well I look for a
00:26:21house to buy if you follow me. I've got a list of cottages to have a peep at.
00:26:28oh later on eh? let's have another. right usual Freddy. right mr. Walker.
00:26:51thanks. don't mention it love.
00:27:06I don't suppose you approve of this hard liquor? as a matter of fact I think it's
00:27:18all a question of personal taste. I've got that all right taste. the taste for it.
00:27:24I'm Angela. Angela Ludlow. you don't mind me talking to you do you? everyone else
00:27:29around here seems stuffy reserved hard to get to know. not me not Angie. I'm easy
00:27:35to get to know. I think that's your name? Mark Walker. oh what you doing here Mark?
00:27:40you don't look like you need this place. what kind of vacation? chance to sit
00:27:45back and relax. between jobs are you? you could say that. oh me husband always said
00:27:51a man needs to unwind once in a while. always said it. he never took his own
00:27:55advice. he dropped dead in the street one day. I'm sorry. no need to be love. that
00:28:00was me first husband. I've married again since then. good. for me not him. he was
00:28:07killed in a car accident a year ago. I'm beginning to think I'm a bit of a jinx.
00:28:14I can't hold a man. I'm surprised the police don't investigate me. the police?
00:28:21two husbands in the space of four years. both dead and both left their loot to me.
00:28:27they left you comfortably off then? more than that love. rich. stinking. and lonely.
00:28:41oh well let's have another. here we go again. what do you mean lonely? you must
00:28:53have friends? relatives? lots of both once upon a time. all the way love. I was
00:28:59born humble you see. I married above me class. friends and relatives I left them
00:29:04behind and they don't forgive you for that. not that I haven't tried mind. I have
00:29:09lots of times but you know they look at you suspicious. you give them a present
00:29:16they think it's charity. no I gave them up a long time ago. trouble is I'm still
00:29:21humble. means I don't fit in with me husband's friends either and that's what
00:29:26leaves you lonely. that's why I'm here looking for a house to buy. seems like it
00:29:31might be a friendly county. I don't see why you should be lonely. good-looking
00:29:37woman like you.
00:29:55hello? Stella. Mark. oh Mark I'm not halfway ready yet. I haven't just got back from
00:30:01town. that's why I'm calling you. I can't make it tonight. something came up. a
00:30:05business deal. could I take a rain check on tonight? call you tomorrow? yes yes of
00:30:10course. thanks. I'm sorry I'm looking forward to having dinner with you. I don't think about it. I hope it goes well.
00:30:18the business deal. good night. good night.
00:30:35door slams
00:30:53car horn
00:30:55if it's in the way love then you park it.
00:30:59sorry I'm late. don't worry about it. would you like a drink? I'd a love one.
00:31:03I found what I was looking for anyway after looking at what must be 400 places.
00:31:09a cottage not far away not big not small just enough for little me. I dump my
00:31:14suitcase there and then it's mine till I can find somewhere better to buy. great
00:31:19never mind about those other drinks Freddy. champagne. we ought to celebrate.
00:31:26we? you're moving a bit fast aren't you Mark? I warn you I'm eager but I'm not
00:31:34that eager. I don't know enough about you yet. I've been around love don't you
00:31:43forget it. two husbands dead and buried and I've met fortune hunters before
00:31:49remember. and remember you approached me. that's right that's in your favor. all
00:31:57the same I need to know a lot more about you. I can stand any close survey. yes
00:32:09yes
00:32:12well what do you think of it? it'll do till I find something better don't you
00:32:23think? it's nice cozy en suite cozy main room. I suppose the kitchens through
00:32:28there. that's right. and dining room and upstairs. naughty naughty naughty there's
00:32:39two bedrooms. one small and one big. enough for me don't you think? more than
00:32:48enough for me. and bathroom? bathroom? I'm not a peasant you know. of course it's a
00:32:55bathroom. I know but these old places they sometimes put the bathroom in as an
00:32:59afterthought. one of these space-saving baths. not this one love. it's old.
00:33:04Victorian. you could drown in it. that's fine.
00:33:18come in. you've got good ears. good everything. hello Mark. where did you get
00:33:25to last night? nowhere. what? but I called here after my business deal. I rang the
00:33:32bell for ages. nobody answered. oh is that you? you heard me. from the security of my
00:33:37little bed I heard the bell yes. I'm not in the habit of answering late callers
00:33:43Mark. okay that's fair. but I have left today free for lunch. fine. well I'll come
00:33:52over to the hotel shall I? no not the hotel. I see enough of that place. I was
00:33:59hoping you'd invite me here. home cooking. if that's what you want. that's
00:34:05what I want. shouldn't have done it. Connie what was he doing in that part of
00:34:12the world? did he tell you? no. no one had invited him down there? no but he did have
00:34:22a couple of calls on his private line the day before and on one of them he
00:34:26shut the door on me. he was a good man. a very good. why on earth would he do that?
00:34:39what? he wasn't a doler. may I?
00:34:56now. it had to be now. I was thinking aloud Stella. I'm a funny fellow. I lead a
00:35:25funny life. all this time I've been chasing after rainbows. now suddenly I
00:35:34find a girl I want to know. want to love and I'm busy. am I so demanding? not at
00:35:42all. that's what makes you so different. I find you attractive because of what
00:35:47you are. if you were a pauper or a millionaire it wouldn't make any
00:35:52difference to me. that's a funny thing to say. I've told you I'm a funny fellow.
00:35:59Stella I can't see you tonight. more business. yes but it's the last time. I
00:36:07promise myself. I promise you it's the very last time. I've everything I need
00:36:16except you. you're not making sense. for a week or two maybe a month I won't. I
00:36:22doubt whether I'll see you as often as I want. I may even have to go away for a
00:36:26while. only a little while. but I don't want to lose this contact. you won't. but
00:36:34this this business deal I'm cooking will make me rich. richer. but it means moving
00:36:41about. maybe not even keeping in touch. you'll have to trust me Stella.
00:36:57oh marvellous evening.
00:36:59marvellous.
00:37:01and a marvellous dinner.
00:37:05what now Mark? oh champagne.
00:37:07it's all been arranged.
00:37:09but not here. your place.
00:37:17oh you are a darling. you are an absolute darling.
00:37:21I'm more than that.
00:37:23I'm serious.
00:37:25ooh
00:37:39Mark.
00:37:49but this must have cost an absolute... a small fortune. they're my bona fides. your
00:37:54bona what? my credentials. evidence of my good intentions. my honourable status.
00:37:59ever know a fortune hunter give away a fortune? I can match you share for share.
00:38:05yes but why would you? because I think I'm falling in love with you. froth or
00:38:12thunder? I'm trying to match your mood. oh definitely Wagnerian I should think.
00:38:19his business not going so well. on the contrary couldn't be better. oh then my
00:38:23first thought was the right one. froth. do you still have to go away? afraid so.
00:38:29for a week or two though. when are you leaving? soon. in a day or two maybe. this
00:38:35is just in time then. I thought you did theater design. I'm good at faces too.
00:38:44handsome ones. wouldn't it be disastrous if I fell for you? be inevitable. after
00:38:54all I'm a notorious lady killer.
00:39:05thank God.
00:39:17mrs. Ludlow not around yet then? if she was you would have heard her by now
00:39:21wouldn't you? yes I suppose so. orange juice. right. oh by the way another one
00:39:29just phoned. another one? another woman. who? didn't give a name a minute or so ago.
00:39:35I had to call transfer to your room. you must have been on the way down. what did
00:39:38she want? just asked for you. no message except say she'd see you. when? where? did
00:39:44she say she was coming here? no nothing that was all. just tell him I'll see him.
00:39:49she could be meaning to come here. might be a bit inconvenient.
00:39:57very inconvenient.
00:40:19I'm not there love. I'm here.
00:40:44I'm not there love. I'm here.
00:40:49well it was me you were calling wasn't it? yes yes it was you. I'm late again out
00:40:54to take lessons in punctuality. come on let's have a drink. have one when we get
00:40:58to the restaurant. when? aren't we eating here then? I found a new place down by the
00:41:02river. oh he's come over all masterful Freddie. you have no time for a drink.
00:41:06it's six paces to the door. you can manage it in four. oh you are a scream Freddie.
00:41:14if you weren't married I'd take you home with me. if I weren't married I'd be
00:41:18already there waiting. well it's down to the river and then back to my place eh?
00:41:27whatever you say. I'll show you that jewelry of mine you were so interested
00:41:32in. it'll make a change for Metzings eh? good night then Freddick. what jewelry? I
00:41:41didn't ask to see any jewelry. oh wasn't that you? I thought it was. I think I
00:41:46must be a little bit tiddly. you won't take advantage of me will ya?
00:41:52will ya?
00:41:54laughing
00:41:56laughing
00:41:58laughing
00:42:00laughing
00:42:02oh what an evening
00:42:04laughing
00:42:06what an evening!
00:42:08I haven't laughed so much in years.
00:42:10I noticed.
00:42:12when he said about
00:42:14laughing
00:42:16sigh
00:42:20you know
00:42:22I think I've sobered up.
00:42:24amazing isn't it?
00:42:26you can sober up if you want to.
00:42:28not that I want to.
00:42:30I'd rather you stayed sober.
00:42:32I've something to discuss.
00:42:34come on love.
00:42:36don't get serious.
00:42:38leave it till tomorrow.
00:42:40this affects tomorrow.
00:42:43all our tomorrows.
00:42:45Angie I said I thought I was falling in love with you.
00:42:47now I know.
00:42:49I want you to marry me.
00:42:55oh
00:42:57oh Mark
00:42:59oh me
00:43:01marry again
00:43:03third time lucky. yes
00:43:05yes
00:43:07me that's the lucky one.
00:43:09then the answer is yes.
00:43:13laugh
00:43:19I'm no fool you know.
00:43:23you're a handsome man and I'm
00:43:25I'm not the world's most
00:43:27beautiful woman. I'm older than you
00:43:29too and a bit
00:43:31not much. what are you driving at?
00:43:33us. my suspicious mind.
00:43:35you look like a man with money
00:43:37but I'd have to be sure. I'll show you my bank
00:43:39statements tomorrow. and it'll have to be absolutely
00:43:41equal Mark. share for share.
00:43:43those were your words.
00:43:45absolutely equal. what's mine will be
00:43:47yours.
00:43:49and vice versa.
00:43:51right down the line.
00:43:53communal property. everything.
00:43:55and I want it legal.
00:43:57the day we're married I want wills drawn up
00:43:59in favor of the other. I wouldn't want it any
00:44:01other way.
00:44:05I'm a blunt woman
00:44:07and I believe in
00:44:09speaking me mind.
00:44:11well
00:44:13do you still want to marry me?
00:44:15I still want to marry you.
00:44:17we think exactly alike.
00:44:19oh
00:44:21oh come on
00:44:23let's have that drink.
00:44:25Scotch? no I insist
00:44:27on you having one.
00:44:29it's not every day you get engaged is it?
00:44:31and I suppose
00:44:33you say you could say
00:44:35we're engaged.
00:44:39announcements
00:44:41are in order. no.
00:44:43what?
00:44:45it has to remain a secret for a while.
00:44:47our secret.
00:44:49Angie
00:44:51there's something I haven't told you.
00:44:53I've been married before too.
00:44:55oh we're divorced now and on pretty
00:44:57easy terms but you know what women
00:44:59are like. if she hears I'm getting married again
00:45:01she's just as likely to lean on me for more alimony.
00:45:03she'll have to know sometime.
00:45:05of course but there are ways and ways.
00:45:08I'd like to choose the right moment
00:45:10break it to her my way.
00:45:12you understand? of course I understand.
00:45:14come on drink up. to us.
00:45:16to us.
00:45:22no.
00:45:24come on just a little one won't hurt you.
00:45:28it won't take you long to get back in trim.
00:45:30I suppose not.
00:45:32we'll have to make some plans.
00:45:34I've made them.
00:45:36we'll go to Greece. get married there.
00:45:38in a little romantic place.
00:45:40then honeymoon just around the corner.
00:45:42there's a spot I know. it's perfect.
00:45:44quiet. you know the whole beach
00:45:46to ourselves.
00:45:48lay in the sun. swim.
00:45:50I can't swim.
00:45:52I'll teach you. you'll be perfectly
00:45:54safe with me.
00:45:56oh you
00:45:58make it sound marvelous.
00:46:00it will be.
00:46:02it will be.
00:46:04whew
00:46:07oh you're drunk.
00:46:09you're tired as a tick on two drinks.
00:46:11I feel odd.
00:46:13comes of not being a drinker you've no
00:46:15resistance. you better sit down.
00:46:17yes I'd better.
00:46:21oh let's have a look at you.
00:46:23oh you'll not be going back
00:46:25to that hotel tonight.
00:46:27I feel sleepy.
00:46:29come on.
00:46:32here you are.
00:46:34come on. you just put your
00:46:36feet up. you can sleep it off
00:46:38right here.
00:46:42you feel as right
00:46:44as rain in the morning.
00:46:46yes. it went right
00:46:48to my head.
00:46:50I would invite
00:46:52you up to my room.
00:46:54but we've got to leave
00:46:56something for later.
00:46:58eh?
00:47:02oh
00:47:29it took some time but it worked.
00:47:32the perfect cure.
00:47:34a foreswearing drink from now on.
00:47:36two glasses and look at me
00:47:38compromised. my reputation
00:47:40in ruins.
00:47:42and what about my reputation?
00:47:44I'll make an honest woman of you
00:47:46as soon as possible.
00:47:48oh
00:47:50how do you feel?
00:47:52a bit jaded.
00:47:54I wish I hadn't asked
00:47:56that Mackenzie woman over here.
00:47:58Mackenzie woman?
00:48:01um Stella Mackenzie.
00:48:03she lives about a mile away.
00:48:05she was out walking one day
00:48:07and saw those roses in the garden.
00:48:09asked if she might take a cutting.
00:48:11I said she could have the old damn plant
00:48:13after all they're not mine are they? only rent the place.
00:48:15and she's coming
00:48:17here today? due any minute
00:48:19to collect the roses.
00:48:21would you like some more?
00:48:23no
00:48:25thanks.
00:48:27look I ought to be
00:48:29getting back to the hotel.
00:48:31I've lots of things to do Angie. plans to make.
00:48:33I'll see you later.
00:48:35where's my jacket? here.
00:48:40Mark
00:48:42you're running away.
00:48:44what is it between you
00:48:46and this Mackenzie woman anyway?
00:48:48you're wrong.
00:48:50but right about running away.
00:48:52I told you about this
00:48:54situation with my ex-wife.
00:48:56well this is just a neighbor.
00:48:58I don't trust anyone. except me.
00:49:02you trust me don't you?
00:49:04it goes without saying.
00:49:08back door.
00:49:10this way will be more discreet.
00:49:12I'll call you.
00:49:20come in love.
00:49:22thank you.
00:49:28door buzzes
00:49:38music
00:49:54Mark
00:49:56oh
00:49:58do you mind?
00:50:00I'm sorry darling.
00:50:02oh look. I've dirtied all your shirt.
00:50:04what are you doing here anyway? I'm waiting for you.
00:50:06I thought you were knee-deep in business deals.
00:50:08I am. I was.
00:50:10I came here to see you. where have you been?
00:50:12collecting those. where from?
00:50:16most extraordinary woman.
00:50:18Angela someone. with a laugh
00:50:20that would awaken the dead. yes I know.
00:50:22I've seen her around the hotel.
00:50:24she is then. all the same
00:50:26I suspect a kind heart under all the tons of makeup.
00:50:28what did you talk about?
00:50:30you and this Angela woman.
00:50:32what did you talk about?
00:50:34she did all the talking darling.
00:50:36what about? I really don't remember.
00:50:38I just let it pour all over me.
00:50:40but she must have mentioned me.
00:50:42what? she must have seen me around
00:50:44the hotel and when you said you knew me.
00:50:46I didn't mention you at all.
00:50:48only that ego of yours.
00:50:50I tried to call you back last night.
00:50:52did you? it was you who called me wasn't it?
00:50:54yes. was it important?
00:50:56no not really. I just felt
00:50:58lonely. I felt like talking.
00:51:00lonely for me?
00:51:02perhaps.
00:51:04perhaps just for company.
00:51:06I see you gave me a beard.
00:51:08yes I've decided
00:51:10it doesn't suit you.
00:51:12too sinister.
00:51:16I will have to go away.
00:51:18for a week or two maybe. I won't be able to see you
00:51:20until after the deal is... why don't you tell me
00:51:22while I plant these.
00:51:26there's a space there.
00:51:28thank you. I've dirtied you up.
00:51:30I may as well go the whole hog.
00:51:35phone rings
00:51:37Townshend Health Hotel.
00:51:39Freddie. mrs. Ludlow.
00:51:41for pity's sake Freddie you've got to help me. I think he's going to kill me.
00:51:50that's about done it. thank you darling.
00:51:54I love looking at gardens but I'm no good at creating them.
00:51:56orange juice however that's another thing.
00:51:58I was glad to do it for you. especially glad.
00:52:00planting rosebushes has a
00:52:02permanent feel to it. means you're gonna stay.
00:52:04yes. means you'll
00:52:06still be here when I get back.
00:52:08yes.
00:52:10if I can still afford it.
00:52:13it's just gone twelve. see?
00:52:15I see. I'm a working
00:52:17girl and I'm not working.
00:52:19I've got an awful lot to do.
00:52:21you won't be working much longer.
00:52:23not if I have anything to do with it.
00:52:28I'll be moving about quite a bit today.
00:52:30no point in calling me.
00:52:32don't call me. I'll call you.
00:52:34that's right.
00:52:36goodbye.
00:52:38bye.
00:52:49always the same time
00:52:51and always the same drink and always...
00:52:53ah here he is now.
00:52:55mr. Walker? yes.
00:52:57mr. Mark Walker.
00:52:59that's right. detective superintendent
00:53:01Weston sir. police?
00:53:04is this your driver's license sir?
00:53:06why yes it is.
00:53:08I didn't even know I'd lost it.
00:53:10where did you find it? do you mind coming
00:53:12with us sir? what is this?
00:53:14we'd appreciate your cooperation.
00:53:16we really would.
00:53:19after you sir.
00:53:24and you.
00:53:26...
00:53:28...
00:53:30...
00:53:32...
00:53:34...
00:53:36...
00:53:38...
00:53:40...
00:53:42...
00:53:44...
00:53:46look surely I'm entitled
00:53:48some explanation.
00:53:50...
00:53:52...
00:53:54...
00:53:56...
00:53:58...
00:54:00...
00:54:02...
00:54:04I'd rather you didn't touch anything mr. Walker.
00:54:06what is this?
00:54:08I was hoping you'd tell us sir. you see we found this.
00:54:14lying there.
00:54:16what's happened here? where's Angela?
00:54:18mrs. Dudlow. we haven't found her yet sir.
00:54:20will you stop playing games and tell me
00:54:22what this is about. you came here last night mrs. Dudlow?
00:54:24yes. what time did you leave? sometime this
00:54:26morning 10.30 I don't know.
00:54:28this morning? it isn't what you think.
00:54:30I got a little drunk last night
00:54:32that's all. I slept there on that sofa.
00:54:34and left
00:54:36about 10.30? yes.
00:54:38yes.
00:54:44she phoned me. must have been about 12 noon.
00:54:46mrs. Dudlow? yeah. sure it was her?
00:54:48of course. recognize that voice anyway. anyone would.
00:54:50she said you had too much
00:54:52to drink. it was unlike you.
00:54:54it gaunt your head.
00:54:56she said she was afraid of you. you was getting violent.
00:54:58that's a lie. that's what she told me. she said you were
00:55:00insisting on seeing all her jewelry.
00:55:02this is crazy.
00:55:04I remember last night she joked about showing you
00:55:06her jewelry. that was a mistake.
00:55:08she was worried. she didn't want to
00:55:10cause the police in case it caused a scandal or something.
00:55:12she asked me if
00:55:14I'd come over
00:55:16and try and calm you down.
00:55:18what did you do? drove over right away of course
00:55:20and found a place like this.
00:55:22that's when I called you.
00:55:24well sir
00:55:26she's trying to frame me.
00:55:30but why?
00:55:32why?
00:55:34what time did she call?
00:55:3612. no about 10 past.
00:55:42then I'm in the clear.
00:55:44you see I could prove
00:55:46exactly where I was at that time.
00:55:48nowhere near here. more than a mile
00:55:50away. where? at 12 o'clock
00:55:52this morning. I was with
00:55:54miss Stella McKenzie.
00:55:56don't believe me.
00:55:58ask her.
00:56:00Stella?
00:56:08Stella?
00:56:10but she was here.
00:56:12just an hour or so ago.
00:56:16she was here.
00:56:18mr. Walker
00:56:20it doesn't look to me that anyone has been here in a long time.
00:56:22but this is where she works.
00:56:24she's a theatrical designer.
00:56:26there was an easel just there.
00:56:40oh
00:56:46at least this seems to be news recently.
00:56:50earth under your fingernails.
00:56:54and on your shirt too.
00:56:56gardening mr. Walker?
00:56:58she... we planted roses.
00:57:00roses?
00:57:04not a sign of life anywhere.
00:57:06bed been slept in?
00:57:08I don't see how. there aren't even any beds.
00:57:10rooms empty.
00:57:14get this down to the lab.
00:57:16I'm betting mr. Walker's fingerprints are all over it.
00:57:18I told you I used it.
00:57:20oh yes
00:57:22to plant roses.
00:57:24so the earth under your nails and on your clothing should match up.
00:57:26this is a frame.
00:57:28a dirty lousy frame.
00:57:30turn your pockets out.
00:57:33your pockets.
00:57:38a frame.
00:57:46a frame.
00:57:48I suppose these are a plant.
00:57:50where is she Walker?
00:57:52Angela Ludlow.
00:57:54where did you bury her?
00:58:09you found her.
00:58:11Stella McKenzie. you located her.
00:58:13no we didn't find her Walker.
00:58:17because she doesn't exist.
00:58:19but she has to.
00:58:22the house. she rented it.
00:58:24the estate agents must know.
00:58:26we checked with them. they never heard of Stella McKenzie.
00:58:29but they must have!
00:58:31somebody rented that house.
00:58:33it was rented to an Oliver Mason.
00:58:35a solicitor.
00:58:37but he never got to live in it.
00:58:39because he committed suicide.
00:58:41he drowned himself.
00:58:46Walker.
00:58:48Walker.
00:58:50where is she?
00:58:52Angela Ludlow.
00:58:54where did you bury her?
00:58:58I've got you cold on circumstantial evidence Walker.
00:59:01motive, opportunity, everything.
00:59:04but where did you put the body?
00:59:08plenty of people think you need a body to prove murder Walker.
00:59:12but take it from me.
00:59:14you don't.
00:59:19it has long been a fallacy
00:59:21that the presence of a corpus delicti
00:59:23is essential in a murder case.
00:59:27and indeed it is a fallacy Mark Walker.
00:59:32you have heard the verdict of the jury.
00:59:35and in my opinion a just and fair verdict of guilty.
00:59:40guilty of murdering Angela Mary Ludlow.
00:59:45it is now my duty to pronounce sentence.
00:59:49and to put you away
00:59:51where you can no longer damage or harm society.
00:59:56it is therefore the sentence of this court
00:59:59that you be confined in one of her Majesty's prisons
01:00:03for a term of at least 30 years.
01:00:08no.
01:00:11no.
01:00:15no!
01:00:20Walker. a visitor for you.
01:00:23visitor?
01:00:25I don't know anyone who want to visit me.
01:00:27it's a lady.
01:00:33oh
01:00:48Stella.
01:00:50oh thank God.
01:00:52my darling.
01:00:54thank God.
01:00:56what happened to you?
01:00:58I went away.
01:01:00but you must have read the papers. you must have known what was happening.
01:01:03yes.
01:01:04yes I knew. that's why I'm here Mark.
01:01:06it doesn't matter anymore. you're here. you're back and you can tell them.
01:01:10I came to tell you Mark.
01:01:13I didn't want you to sit out the next 30 years without knowing.
01:01:18that would have been too kind.
01:01:20Stella?
01:01:21no.
01:01:22my name's not Stella.
01:01:24or Mackenzie.
01:01:27it's Sheila O'Rourke.
01:01:30you were right at least about the Gaelic.
01:01:32O'Rourke?
01:01:34that rings a bell doesn't it Mark Walker?
01:01:37or should I say mr. Jameson?
01:01:39or mr. Tully yes.
01:01:41yes mr. Tully.
01:01:44because mrs. Tully was Yvonne O'Rourke.
01:01:48my sister.
01:01:51it was poor mr. Mason who called me. you killed him didn't you because he recognized you.
01:01:55we had got together a really private investigation.
01:01:59and we had so little to go on.
01:02:01a man who liked to keep fit.
01:02:04I did the rounds of the health farms and the gymnasiums for months before I spotted you.
01:02:09I was sure it was you but mr. Mason had to confirm it.
01:02:13I called him. he came down and before he could say yes or no
01:02:18he was dead.
01:02:20that was confirmation enough.
01:02:22you
01:02:24and Mason?
01:02:26an unlikely team
01:02:29but a nice man. I liked him.
01:02:33and I loved my sister.
01:02:37and you killed her too didn't you?
01:02:41and now you're paying for it. oh not for the murder you did do.
01:02:46but for one you didn't.
01:02:48but that suits me.
01:02:50you're no better than I am.
01:02:52you killed two.
01:02:54Angela Ludlow. I'll tell them.
01:02:56I'll tell them you killed her and whatever their motive they'll put you away too.
01:03:02you still don't understand do you?
01:03:06I told you my job was theatrical design.
01:03:08well before that I was on the other side of the footlights.
01:03:13I didn't kill Angela Ludlow.
01:03:17I created her.
01:03:19my old love.
01:03:22but who can prove it?
01:03:25bye love.
01:03:27don't do anything I wouldn't do will you?
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