A Woman's Secret (1949) - full transcript

AND SO, UNTIL NEXT WEEK

AT THE SAME TIME,
ON THE SAME STATION, REMEMBER -

HEAR ESTRELLITA TONIGHT

AND GO TO SLEEP
WITH LOVE IN YOUR HEART.

? LITTLE STAR ?

? YOU SEE ME SAD AND LONELY ?

? PLEASE LISTEN TO MY PLEA ?

? MY LOVE IS GONE FROM ME ?

? GENTLE STAR ?

? WILL HE RETURN ?

? AND TENDERLY WHISPER ?



? "DEAREST ONE, I LOVE YOU SO ?

? MY HEART IS YOURS ALONE"? ?

? AND GUIDE HIM BACK ?

? TO ME ?

YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING
TO THE SONGS OF ESTRELLITA.

THIS IS -

HELLO.
HELLO.

THE SHOW WAS GREAT TONIGHT,
SUSAN.

NO ONE WOULD EVER GUESS
THE NEW INTRODUCTION

WAS REALLY GOING TO BE
A COMMERCIAL.

SURE.

MY HAVING TO KNOCK
MYSELF OUT LATER,

RUSHING THROUGH ESTRELLITA
TO FINISH ON TIME,

DOESN'T MATTER,
JUST AS L-



OH, WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?

HUNGRY?
MOLLIE'S BEEN WAITING UP.

NO, I'M NOT HUNGRY.

I WAS JUST ASKING.

THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO
TALK OVER WITH YOU,

ONLY I DON'T MEAN
"TALK OVER."

I MEAN TELL YOU.

I'VE NOTICED THERE'S BEEN
SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND

EVER SINCE YOU GOT BACK
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

I'M GLAD YOU FEEL LIKE
TALKING ABOUT IT.

IT MAY HELP YOU.

I DON'T WANT ANY HELP,

AND I DON'T INTEND
TO TALK IT OVER.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING
I'VE DECIDED TO TELL YOU.

AND I'M GOING TELL YOU.
I'M TIRED.

I'M TIRED OF EVERYTHING
AND EVERYBODY, AND I'M THROUGH.

I'M THROUGH FOR GOOD!

I'M GLAD YOU'VE DECIDED
TO TAKE A REST, SUSAN.

YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
MUCH TOO HARD.

WE CAN GO AWAY SOMEPLACE.

YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING?

YOU'RE THE BIGGEST FOOL
I EVER MET.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT, AND YET YOU'RE TRYING -

YOU BETTER GET SOME SLEEP,
SUSAN. YOU'RE VERY TIRED.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU KNOW
EVERYTHING BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE?

I DON'T THINK I KNOW EVERYTHING
BETTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T. JUST BECAUSE
YOU AND MR. LUKE JORDAN -

OH, IS THAT WHAT'S
BOTHERING YOU, SUSAN?

I DON'T MEAN ANYTHING
TO LUKE JORDAN,

AND THERE'S NO REASON
WHY I SHOULD.

HE DOESN'T OWE ME A SINGLE
THING, NOT ANYTHING AT ALL.

OH, BUT I DO, DON'T I?

YOU MADE ME WHAT I AM TODAY,
DIDN'T YOU?

WELL,
I DON'T THINK YOU DID.

I'D HAVE BEEN ESTRELLITA
OR SOMETHING ELSE,

PROBABLY SOMETHING A WHOLE LOT
GREATER, IF I'D NEVER MET YOU.

I'M SURE YOU WOULD.

AND SUPPOSE
YOU DID MAKE ME ESTRELLITA,

ONLY KEEP
RIGHT ON SUPPOSING.

SUPPOSE TOMORROW MORNING,
THERE WASN'T ANY ESTRELLITA.

SUPPOSE I FINALLY DECIDED
TO DO SOMETHING ALL BY MYSELF.

SUPPOSE I -
STOP IT, SUSAN!

SUSAN?

MISS SUSAN?
MISS SUSAN?

COME IN, MOLLIE.

I THOUGHT I HEARD A SHOT.
WHY, WHAT HAPPENED?

MY GOD.

DID MISS CALDWELL
TRY TO -

THIS IS MISS WASHBURN.

CAN I SPEAK TO DR. FERRIS,
PLEASE?

SHOULDN'T WE BE TRYING
TO DO SOMETHING, MISS MARIAN?

I'LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING,
MOLLIE.

YES, MISS MARIAN.

HELLO, DR. FERRIS.
THIS IS MARIAN WASHBURN.

THERE'S -

MISS CALDWELL
HAS JUST BEEN SHOT.

CAN YOU COME RIGHT UP?

WE'RE ON THE 18th FLOOR,
YOU KNOW.

NO, I WON'T TOUCH A THING.
I PROMISE.

THANK YOU.

THE DOCTOR WILL BE UP
IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
HOW COULD -

HAVE THE DOCTOR COME UP
AS SOON AS HE GETS HERE.

YES, MISS MARIAN.

WELL?

WELL, SHE'S STILL ALIVE.

WE HAVE TO GET HER
TO A HOSPITAL AT ONCE.

EL DORADO 59098.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY,

AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE
AN OFFICIAL REPORT.

IT'S MY DUTY.

HELLO.
THIS IS DR. FERRIS.

SEND AN AMBULANCE
TO 880 PARK AVENUE RIGHT AWAY.

MISS WASHBURN'S
APARTMENT.

THANK YOU.

ISN'T THERE SOMETHING
YOU COULD DO RIGHT AWAY?

I'M NOT SURE THAT
EVEN AT THE HOSPITAL.

THE BULLET IS VERY CLOSE
TO HER HEART.

THIS IS MISS WASHBURN.

WILL YOU PLEASE GET ME
POLICE HEADQUARTERS?

I'M LIEUTENANT BENSON.

MISS WASHBURN!

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

THERE'S BEEN A SHOOTING.
I DID IT.

YOU'LL FIND HER
IN HER ROOM UPSTAIRS.

THERE'S A DOCTOR
WITH HER.

TAKE A LOOK.

RIGHT.

IT WAS RIGHT AFTER SHE CAME HOME
FROM HER BROADCAST AND -

WHO?

MISS CALDWELL - ESTRELLITA,
THE RADIO SINGER.

SUSAN CALDWELL
IS HER REAL NAME.

TONIGHT WHEN SHE CAME HOME,
WE STOPPED -

LOOK, LADY, I'VE GOT TO WARN
AND ADVISE YOU -

ANYTHING YOU MAY SAY
CAN BE HELD AGAINST YOU.

I HAVE NOTHING
TO CONCEAL.

I NEVER KNEW IT
TO FAIL.

RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENS,
YOU CAN'T SHUT THEM UP.

THREE DAYS LATER,
THEY GET A LAWYER,

AND YOU CAN'T GET A WORD
OUT OF THEM

WITHOUT A 10-TON TRUCK
AND A BENCH WARRANT.

LIEUTENANT?

DOC SAYS SHE'S GOT TO GET
TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT AWAY,

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH -
PROBABLY DEATH.

OKAY.

I'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOU TO THE
POLICE STATION, MISS WASHBURN.

I'M READY.

I JUST HAVE TO GET
MY COAT.

ALL RIGHT.

SOMETIMES THEY GOT A BATHROOM
WHERE THEY GO FOR THE COAT.

AND THEY GET AN IDEA
ABOUT SOME KIND OF POISON

OR A RAZOR, MAYBE.

MIND IF I GO WITH YOU?

NOT AT ALL.

HELLO, INSPECTOR.

MISS WASHBURN?

YES,
I'M MISS WASHBURN.

MOLLIE, WILL YOU GET
MY COAT, PLEASE?

I'M INSPECTOR FOWLER.
WHAT'S THE DOPE, HARRY?

SHE WAS JUST
GOING TO TELL ME -

SAID SHE SHOT A WOMAN,
NAME OF CALDWELL.

THE DOCTOR'S UP THERE
WITH HER NOW.

SHE'S BREATHING, BUT, UH,
IT LOOKS PRETTY SERIOUS.

OH.

AS LONG AS YOU'RE HERE, I'LL GO
UP AND GIVE FITZ A HAND, HUH?

RIGHT.

AM I UNDER ARREST?

YOU'LL HAVE TO COME
TO THE POLICE STATION.

YOU'LL BE BOOKED... PROBABLY ON
A CHARGE OF FELONIOUS ASSAULT.

OF COURSE,
IF MISS CALDWELL SHOULD DIE,

THE CHARGE IS HOMICIDE.

YOU'LL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE THREE
CALLS FROM THE STATION HOUSE.

THE OFFICER IN CHARGE AND MYSELF
WILL MAKE THEM FOR YOU.

ONE WILL BE TO YOUR LAWYER,
OF COURSE.

YOU CAN START
MAKING UP YOUR MIND NOW

WHO YOU WANT TO CALL
FOR THE OTHER TWO.

I DON'T WANT A LAWYER.

MISS WASHBURN...
WE BETTER BE GETTING ALONG.

YOU'RE THE DOCTOR.

NO, THE INSPECTOR.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

IT NEVER IS WHEN
THERE'S BEEN A SHOOTING.

I ALWAYS FIGURE

IF THE LORD WANTED YOU
TO HAVE A BULLET IN YOU,

YOU'D HAVE BEEN BORN
WITH ONE.

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT
TO CALL YOUR LAWYER?

NO, JUST THE ONE CALL.

I ALWAYS TURN PHILOSOPHICAL
ABOUT THIS TIME OF NIGHT.

LIEUTENANT,
HOW DO YOU DECIDE

WHETHER PEOPLE ARE TELLING
THE TRUTH OR NOT?

IT'S VERY SIMPLE,
THE WAY I LOOK AT IT.

TO ME, THE MINUTE
ANYBODY'S ARRESTED,

FROM THEN ON,
HE'S A LIAR,

UNLESS HE'S PLEADING GUILTY,
OF COURSE.

WELL,
SHE'S PLEADING GUILTY.

GIVE ME THE PHONE.
YEAH.

COME.
COME, NOW, MR. JORDAN.

YOU DON'T REALLY MEAN
TO TELL US

THAT YOU CAN'T IDENTIFY
THE PASSAGE?

I CAN IDENTIFY IT,
BUT I'VE DECIDED TO WAIT

'CAUSE I'VE FOUND OUT EVERY TIME
I IDENTIFY ANYTHING RIGHT AWAY,

MR. HARRIS
AND MR. PIERSON HERE SAY

THAT'S JUST WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT
TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MUSIC
IS, HAVE YOU, MR. HARRIS?

GENTLEMEN?

THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY -

NO IDEA.

ME TOO.

THAT'S BETTER.

IT'S FROM ACT ONE OF WAGNER'S
"DIE WALKURE."

IT'S THE ORCHESTRAL PASSAGE

IN THE MIDDLE SECTION
OF SIEGMUND'S LOVE SONG.

CORRECT.

HOW DO YOU DO IT,
MR. JORDAN?

I DON'T KNOW.
GENIUS, WOULD YOU SAY?

OH, I MIGHT NOT, BUT, UH,
YOU WOULD, WOULDN'T YOU?

MM, JUST TO THROW PEOPLE
OFF THE TRACK, PERHAPS.

TONIGHT OUR BOARD OF EXPERTS
HAS HELD OUR LOSSES

TO TWO SNAPPER-LENS CAMERAS
AND TWO MADALGO PROJECTORS.

NEXT WEEK AT THE SAME TIME,

IN ADDITION
TO OUR REGULAR EXPERTS -

MR. HARRIS
AND MR. PIERSON -

WE WILL AGAIN HAVE THE PRIVILEGE
OF HAVING AS OUR GUEST

MR. LUKE JORDAN,
CELEBRATED COMPOSER,

CONCERT PIANIST, WIT,
AND, UH, ALL-AROUND GADFLY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, TOMMY?

YOU'RE TO CALL THIS NUMBER,
MR. JORDAN -

VERY IMPORTANT,
THEY SAID.

IT'S A POLICE STATION,
A MANHATTAN EAST PRECINCT.

WHAT HAVE I DONE NOW?

HERE, HERE.

LOOK, MISTER, IT'S NOT
GONNA GET YOU ANYPLACE AT ALL

TO CARRY ON LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN'T SEE MISS WASHBURN,
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

WHAT'S THE IDEA OF LETTING ME
KNOW WHERE SHE IS

AND NOT LETTING ME SEE HER?

ANSWER ME THAT.

IF I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE OUT
OF YOUR MIND, I'D LOCK YOU UP.

THAT'S AN IDEA.
LOCK ME UP.

YOU'RE WAY OFF YOUR BASE,
SMARTY-PANTS.

THERE'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT TIER
AND A WHOLE DIFFERENT WING

FOR THE WOMEN PRISONERS.

HERE!

OKAY. GIVE HIM HIS NUMBER,
CHARLIE.

PORT WASHINGTON 8721.

HELLO, MATTHEWS?

OH, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO MR. MATTHEWS, PLEASE.

I DON'T CARE
WHETHER HE'S RETIRED.

THIS IS LUKE JORDAN.

I'VE GOT TO TALK
TO MR. MATTHEWS.

NEVER MIND YOUR ORDERS.

WAKE HIM UP.
HE'LL TALK TO ME.

I TELL YOU, I'VE GOT TO TALK
TO MR. MATTHEWS!

THEY HUNG UP.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE IN CHARGE
OF EVERYTHING TONIGHT, DO YOU?

WHERE CAN I PICK UP A CAB?

OUT IN THE STREET,
VERY LIKELY.

WE USED TO HAVE QUITE
A COLLECTION RIGHT IN HERE,

ALL READY FOR PASSENGERS,
BUT WE CUT IT OUT.

GOT IN THE WAY
OF BUSINESS.

I WARN YOU, MR. JORDAN,

I SHALL BE COMPELLED
TO SEND FOR THE POLICE.

MR. MATTHEWS
IS NOT TO BE DISTURBED.

HE LEFT STRICT ORDERS
THERE WERE TO BE NO EXCEPTIONS.

THERE'S ALREADY BEEN
AN EXCEPTION.

I'M IT.

MR. JORDAN, SIR,
I'M AN OLD MAN.

BUT I INTEND TO DO MY BEST
TO PREVENT YOU FROM -

IT'S ALL RIGHT, HAROLD.

I'M COMING DOWN.

I'M SORRY TO DISTURB YOU
LIKE THIS, BROOK,

BUT IT'S
TERRIBLY IMPORTANT.

IT BETTER BE.

YOU CAN GO TO BED NOW,
HAROLD.

THANK YOU, MR. MATTHEWS.

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT,
LUKE?

I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THIS
SOME OTHER WAY, BUT I CAN'T.

SUSAN WAS SHOT TONIGHT.

SUSAN WAS - WHAT'S THAT?

I WENT OVER
TO THE POLICE STATION,

BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH
I COULD FIND OUT.

THEY'VE LOCKED UP MARIAN.
MARIAN?

SHE SAYS SHE TRIED
TO KILL SUSAN.

I CALLED YOU RIGHT AWAY, BUT
THAT BIRDBRAIN OF A BUTLER -

NEVER MIND THAT.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT SUSAN?

YOU'RE NOT TRYING
TO BREAK IT GENTLY, ARE YOU?

SHE'S NOT -
SHE'S NOT DEAD?

NO,
BUT THERE'S NO TELLING.

NOBODY'S ALLOWED
TO SEE HER.

UH, HELP YOURSELF.

MARIAN'S BEING VERY STUBBORN -
SAYS SHE DOESN'T WANT A LAWYER.

THAT'S WHY I CAME OUT HERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE HER LAWYER.

FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING,

YOU'LL LET THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE KNOW

THAT YOU'RE HANDLING
THE CASE.

I SEE NO REASON
FOR ME ANY LONGER

TO BE INVOLVED WITH SUSAN
OR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO HER.

IN MY BOOK, WHEN A MAN
ASKS A WOMAN TO MARRY HIM,

THAT SORT OF
GETS HIM INVOLVED

WITH THE THINGS
THAT HAPPEN TO HER.

NO?

SINCE YOU SEEM DETERMINED
TO ARGUE THE MATTER,

SUPPOSE I TELL YOU
THAT SUSAN LET ME KNOW

THE DAY AFTER SHE GOT BACK
FROM NEW ORLEANS

THAT SHE DECIDED
NOT TO MARRY ME.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT. I CAN'T
FIGURE IT OUT ANY MORE THAN YOU CAN.

BUT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST LAWYERS
IN NEW YORK,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO
REPRESENT MARIAN.

AS LONG AS MOTHER WAS ALIVE, IT WAS
IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO MARRY SUSAN.

AND I'M BEGINNING
TO THINK NOW

THAT SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN WILLING
TO MARRY ME, EVEN IF MOTHER HADN'T -

IT'S COMPLETELY
OUT OF THE QUESTION

FOR ME TO ALLOW MYSELF
TO GET MIXED UP IN THIS MATTER

IN ANY MANNER.

YOU'RE GONNA BE MIXED UP
IN IT, ALL RIGHT,

BUT YOU STILL HAVE A CHOICE

AS TO WHETHER YOU WANT TO BE
MARIAN'S LAWYER,

WHICH IS NATURAL ENOUGH,

YOUR BEING AN OLD FRIEND
OF HERS AND OF SUSAN'S,

OR WHETHER YOU WANT TO BE
SUMMONED BY THE PROSECUTION

AS A WITNESS.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THEY ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE
SUCH CLOSE FRIENDS.

I WAS ALWAYS SURPRISED
YOU DIDN'T RECOGNIZE

WHAT AN ODD FRIENDSHIP
THAT WAS.

MARIAN'S REGULAR
AND GENUINE

AND, WELL, A LOT OF THINGS
THAT SUSAN JUST ISN'T.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT TO SAY,
ISN'T IT?

YOU DID SAY YOU WERE THROUGH
WITH HER, DIDN'T YOU?

WELL, THAT'S NO REASON
FOR BEING SO -

SO REALISTIC ABOUT SUSAN.

"REALISTIC'S" THE WORD
FOR SUSAN, ALL RIGHT.

JUST SO I'VE PERSUADED YOU
TO REPRESENT MARIAN.

THANKS A LOT.

I'M GONNA GET SOME SLEEP.
YOU BETTER DO THE SAME.

WAIT A MINUTE.
I'LL LET YOU OUT.

LOOK, WHY DO YOU THINK
MARIAN WOULD TELL THE POLICE

THAT SHE TRIED
TO KILL SUSAN?

WELL, FOR ONE THING,

MAYBE BECAUSE SHE DID
TRY TO KILL SUSAN.

COULD BE...
EXCEPT FOR ONE OTHER THING -

COULDN'T BE,
NOT A CHANCE IN THE WORLD.

I'M SURE YOU REALIZE,
MR. MATTHEWS,

THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE WOULD BE OBLIGED

TO OPPOSE BAIL
FOR MISS WASHBURN

IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.

SHE'S NOT GONNA RUN AWAY.
YOU KNOW THAT.

I ALSO KNOW WE'RE APT
TO HAVE A PHONE CALL ANY MOMENT

THAT CAN CHANGE THIS CHARGE
TO HOMICIDE.

IT'S ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE HOLDING
HER ON A SHORT AFFIDAVIT

THAT I'VE CONSENTED
TO THE PRESENCE OF MR. JORDAN

AT THIS MEETING.

I RECOGNIZE YOUR COURTESY,
BELIEVE ME.

I DARESAY
IF IT WEREN'T FOR ME,

YOU'D BE APPLYING
LIGHTED CIGARETTES

TO THE BOTTOM
OF HER FEET.

PLEASE TAKE IT EASY,
LUKE.

MISS WASHBURN, MR. MATTHEWS SAYS
YOU'VE DECIDED TO GIVE US

YOUR VERSION
OF WHAT HAPPENED.

THAT IS
NOT EXACTLY CORRECT.

I'VE ADVISED MISS WASHBURN TO
MAKE NO STATEMENT OF ANY KIND.

IT IS DECIDEDLY NOT
IN HER INTERESTS.

SHALL I GO AHEAD,
MR. ROBERTS?

PLEASE.

SUSAN GOT BACK
TO THE APARTMENT

ABOUT THE SAME TIME
AS USUAL

AFTER HER BROADCAST
LAST NIGHT,

AND... WELL, WE GOT INTO
A BIT OF AN ARGUMENT.

ABOUT WHAT?

MARIAN,
I ADVISE YOU AGAIN

YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATIONS
OF ANY KIND

TO ANSWER ANY
OF MR. ROBERTS' QUESTIONS.

SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO QUIT
FOR GOOD.

THEN SHE WENT UP
TO HER ROOM.

IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG
TO MAKE UP MY MIND

TO TELL HER EXACTLY
HOW THINGS STOOD.

I SAW NO REASON TO TAKE
ANY MORE OF HER NONSENSE...

SUSAN?

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

MARIAN, I'M SORRY
IF I UPSET YOU.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT
TOMORROW AND -

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT
RIGHT NOW,

AND I WANT YOU TO GET THIS
STRAIGHT ONCE AND FOR ALL -

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
GIVE UP YOUR CAREER.

MARIAN,
I'M NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH

FOR ANYBODY TO TALK ABOUT
MY GIVING UP MY CAREER.

I'M JUST TIRED,
AND I WANT TO QUIT -

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO QUIT.

YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND -
YOU'RE NOT JUST YOURSELF ALONE.

YOU'RE ME, TOO.

MARIAN,
I'VE NEVER FORGOTTEN

THAT IF IT WEREN'T
FOR YOU AND LUKE -

THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN
SO HARD FOR ME TO -

I- I'D HAVE GIVEN UP
BEING ESTRELLITA LONG AGO,

GOTTEN MARRIED, MAYBE,

OR I GUESS PROBABLY GONE BACK
TO SELLING PERFUMES AT NORMAN'S.

IT'S BECAUSE
I AM SO OBLIG-

EVERYTHING I HAVE OR EVER HAD
OR EVER COULD HAVE HAD

WENT INTO CREATING YOU.

YOU'RE MYSELF, THE WAY I COULD
HAVE BEEN, THE WAY I WANTED TO BE.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME
IF YOU QUIT?

BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
GIVING UP MY LIFE,

AND IT IS MY LIFE
JUST AS MUCH AS IT'S YOURS.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO
LET YOU GIVE IT UP.

I'M SORRY, MARIAN.
I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.

I REALLY AM QUITTING.

YOU'RE NOT.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
FOR ME TO DO.

YOU SEE, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT
YOUR LIFE BEING MY LIFE.

THAT'S EXACTLY IT.
I'VE NEVER HAD A LIFE OF MY OWN.

IT'S TIME I STARTED ONE
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

I'M WARNING YOU FOR THE
LAST TIME. I'M SORRY, MARIAN!

MAYBE I CAN MAKE YOU
CHANGE YOUR MIND.

AAH!

MOLLIE HEARD THE SHOT.
THEN SHE CAME RUSHING IN.

I CALLED DR. FERRIS,
AND THEN I CALLED THE POLICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MISS WASHBURN.

YOU SEE, SHE WAS -
SHE WAS ME.

I COULDN'T LET HER QUIT.

VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD
STORY.

EXCEPT THAT IT'S COMPLETE
NONSENSE FROM BEGINNING TO END,

IF I'M ALLOWED TO EXPRESS
AN OPINION, MR. ROBERTS,

BEGGING YOUR HIGHNESS'S PARDON,
MR. ROBERTS.

MISS WASHBURN,
WHERE'D YOU GET THAT REVOLVER?

IT'S A GERMAN LUGER.

WHEN I WAS IN FRANCE
IN 1944 WITH SUSAN, I -

A SOLDIER INSISTED UPON
GIVING IT TO ME AS A SOUVENIR.

AND THAT SOLDIER -
OF COURSE, HE HAD A NAME.

I NEVER KNEW HIS NAME.

IT WAS AT A CANTEEN.
I PLAYED GIN RUMMY WITH HIM.

IT'S THE LAST
I EVER SAW OF HIM.

YOU'VE BEEN
VERY COOPERATIVE.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
MR. MATTHEWS,

THIS IS
MISS WASHBURN'S STORY.

IT'S A MATTER OF RECORD
AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

THAT MISS WASHBURN
POSSESSED A VOICE

OF CONSIDERABLE QUALITY HERSELF
AT ONE TIME.

SHE WAS BECOMING VERY SUCCESSFUL
WHEN SHE LOST THAT VOICE.

THEN SHE MET
MISS CALDWELL,

HELPED HER,
HELPED HER A GREAT DEAL.

BUT WHEN IT TURNED OUT THAT
MISS CALDWELL WAS UNGRATEFUL -

I DIDN'T SAY
SHE WAS UNGRATEFUL.

IT'S JUST THAT SHE WANTED
TO STOP BEING A SINGER.

AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS
TO STOP HER FROM STOPPING.

I WOULDN'T LET HER.
I COULDN'T.

IT WOULD'VE BEEN SUICIDE - MY
SUICIDE. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

MARIAN, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING
TO HIDE?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL THE TRUTH,
WHATEVER IT IS?

I AM TELLING THE TRUTH.

I'M GOING DOWNTOWN NOW.

MAY I DROP YOU ANYPLACE,
MR. MATTHEWS?

I HAVEN'T FINISHED
TALKING TO MISS WASHBURN.

MARIAN, WON'T YOU -

LUKE, WILL YOU STOP IT?

WE BETTER GO,
MR. JORDAN.

WHEN MATTHEWS FINISHES
WITH MISS WASHBURN,

HAVE THE MATRON PUT HER
BACK IN HER CELL.

YES, INSPECTOR.

AND TAKE THAT ICE
OFF HER FINGERS.

SHE DIDN'T DROP IN FOR TEA.
SHE'S UNDER ARREST.

INSPECTOR, DO YOU MIND
IF I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

YOU DON'T KNOW ANY OF THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED IN THIS CASE,

BUT COULDN'T YOU SENSE THAT
THAT STORY WASN'T ON THE LEVEL?

I DID THINK
IT WAS A LITTLE PAT.

BUT YOU'D BE SURPRISED
HOW OFTEN THE TRUTH IS... PAT.

OUTSIDE OF THAT,

WHEN YOU'VE BEEN ON THE
POLICE FORCE AS LONG AS I HAVE,

YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE
TO DO MUCH SENSING.

I'M NOT TALKING
ABOUT INTUITION.

BUT I WAS WATCHING YOU
WHILE SHE WAS TELLING HER STORY,

AND I COULD TELL THAT YOU WERE
A LITTLE BEWILDERED.

THE PERSON AND THE STORY
JUST DON'T FIT.

YOU CAN FEEL THAT,
CAN'T YOU?

SHE DID LOSE ME
AT TIMES.

ESTRELLITA DON'T LIVE
HER OWN LIFE.

SHE LIVES MISS WASHBURN'S,
TOO.

MISS WASHBURN WANTED TO STOP HER
FROM COMMITTING SUICIDE

TO SAVE HER LIFE -
MISS WASHBURN, I MEAN.

SO SHE SHOT HER -

NOT HERSELF, BUT ESTRELLITA,
IN THIS CASE - BECAUSE...

I'LL ADMIT, MISTER,

THAT I'VE HEARD STORIES
THAT MAKE LESS SENSE THAN THAT,

AND YET
THEY HAPPEN TO BE TRUE.

YEAH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR LUNCH,
INSPECTOR?

EATING.

HOW ABOUT HAVING LUNCH AT THE
DIRECT EXPENSE OF A TAXPAYER?

I WANT TO TALK.

I'D LIKE A CHANCE
TO SHOW SOMEONE THAT -

THAT MARIAN
JUST COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.

I PROMISE TO EAT SLOW.

I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO BE A
LITTLE HONEST WITH YOU, JORDAN.

THE WAY THINGS ARE,
IT'S NOT GONNA BE HARD

FOR ROBERTS TO SHOW A JURY
WHY MISS WASHBURN -

HE'LL SIMPLY POINT OUT

SHE WAS AFRAID
SHE'D LOSE HER MEAL TICKET.

THAT'S A FEAR
MOST PEOPLE RECOGNIZE

BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT IT
THEMSELVES.

MARIAN NEVER LOOKED ON SUSAN
AS A MEAL TICKET.

COULD BE.

BUT A MEAL TICKET

DON'T HAVE TO BE LOOKED ON
AS A MEAL TICKET...

TO BE A MEAL TICKET.

YOU SEE, I'VE KNOWN MARIAN
FOR A LONG TIME.

WE KIND OF
STARTED OUT TOGETHER.

I MEAN, I WAS A PIANO PLAYER
AND A SONG PLUGGER,

AND THERE WAS THIS LITTLE PLACE
DOWN IN THE VILLAGE

WHERE I USED TO PLAY
FOR MY MEALS IN A ROOM,

BACK OF THE KITCHEN.

MARIAN USED TO SING THERE.

?... LET HIM TARRY ?

? LET HIM SINK OR LET HIM SWIM ?

? HE DOESN'T CARE FOR ME ?

? NOR I DON'T CARE FOR HIM ?

? HE CAN GO AND GET ANOTHER ?

? THAT I HOPE HE WILL ENJOY ?

? FOR I'M GOING TO MARRY ?

? A FAR NICER BOY ?

? HE CAN GO TO HIS OLD MOTHER ?

? AND SET HER MIND AT EASE ?

? I HEAR SHE IS
A CROSS OLD WOMAN ?

? VERY HARD TO PLEASE ?

? IT'S SLIGHTING ME
AND TALKING ILL ?

? IS WHAT SHE'S ALWAYS DONE ?

? BECAUSE I WAS COURTING ?

? HER GREAT BIG UGLY SON ?

? LET HIM GO, LET HIM TARRY ?

? LET HIM SINK OR LET HIM SWIM ?

? HE DOESN'T CARE FOR ME ?

? NOR I DON'T CARE FOR HIM ?

? HE CAN GO AND GET ANOTHER ?

? THAT I HOPE HE WILL ENJOY ?

? FOR I'M GOING TO MARRY ?

? A FAR NICER BOY ?

EAT?

THAT'S WHY I WAS SINGING.
THAT'S WHY I WAS PLAYING.

YOU KNOW,
ONE OF THESE DAYS,

YOU'RE GONNA BE SINGING
THAT SONG ON BROADWAY,

AND I'M GONNA BE WALKING
UP AND DOWN OUTSIDE THE THEATER.

PICKETING? NO, I JUST WON'T HAVE
ENOUGH DOUGH TO BUY A TICKET.

OH,
THAT'LL BE EASY TO FIX.

I'LL JUST LET YOU SIT
AND WAIT IN MY DRESSING ROOM,

AND THEN
- WELL, THEN MAYBE I'LL LET YOU GET RID OF ALL THE PEOPLE

WHO'LL BE WAITING OUTSIDE
TO GET MY AUTOGRAPH.

"OUT OF THE WAY, PEOPLE.
MAKE WAY FOR MISS WASHBURN."

THEN MAYBE I'LL LET YOU PINCH ME
SO I'LL WAKE UP.

OW!

NOTHING LIKE
A GOOD REHEARSAL.

YOU GOT
A LITTLE MORE TIME?

AS LONG AS THEY DON'T
RUN OUT OF COFFEE.

MISS?

BRING SOME MORE COFFEE,
AND KEEP ON BRINGING COFFEE.

YES, SIR.

MARIAN NEVER GOT TO BE
A STAR,

BUT SHE WAS GONNA BE ONE,
NO QUESTION OF IT.

SHE'D BEEN FEATURED
IN A COUPLE OF MUSICALS,

AND SHE WASN'T MORE
THAN A YEAR OR TWO AWAY.

AND I KNOW WHAT I -
SORRY.

I KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

I USED TO PLAY THE PIANO
FOR HER A LOT -

REHEARSALS AND BENEFITS
AND THAT SORT OF THING.

THEN SUDDENLY,
ONE NIGHT -

WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS
IN HER DRESSING ROOM.

LIE DOWN, MARIAN.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'LL GET A DOCTOR.

TRY TO GET DOC CALVIN.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT HAPPENED?

HELLO, LUKE.

I WAS ALMOST FINISHED
MY NUMBER, AND -

YOU'RE NOT TO TALK.

SHE SUDDENLY LOST HER VOICE

IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE SECOND CHORUS.

I DIDN'T REALLY LOSE
MY VOICE.

MARIAN! IT JUST DIDN'T SOUND
LIKE HER VOICE.

IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
SHE PROBABLY NEEDS A NICE REST.

I'VE GOT
THE QUEEREST FEELING.

MARIAN.

SHE MUSTN'T TALK.

YOU KEEP QUIET.

THAT MEANS YOU DON'T SAY A WORD.
UNDERSTAND?

WHEN YOU GET YOUR VOICE BACK,
YOU CAN TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT.

I UNDERSTAND.

I'M BEING VERY SILLY,
HUH?

YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD,
AND I'LL SLUG YOU.

YOU'RE SWEET.

5 WILL GET YOU 10 YOU DON'T EVEN
MISS TOMORROW NIGHT'S SHOW.

BUT SHE DID MISS
THE NEXT NIGHT'S SHOW.

WELL, THEY FOOLED AROUND
FOR A WHILE WITH AN UNDERSTUDY,

BUT THEY FINALLY
HAD TO CLOSE.

THAT'S HOW GOOD SHE WAS.

WHAT WAS THE MATTER?

TO BEGIN WITH, THEY THOUGHT
IT WAS JUST PLAIN LARYNGITIS.

THEN THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS
SOME RARE TYPE OF LARYNGITIS

NONE OF THE DOCTORS
KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT.

PRETTY GRIM.

GOOD COFFEE.

IT WAS MONTHS BEFORE THEY ALLOWED
HER TO USE HER VOICE AT ALL,

AND THEN I GUESS IT WAS
ABOUT A YEAR LATER

SHE STARTED IN SINGING AGAIN,
PRIVATELY.

FINALLY ONE DAY SHE WENT AROUND
TO PAUL CAMELLI -

HER TEACHER'S STUDIO -
TO GET A PROFESSIONAL OPINION.

HE WAS THE BEST
THERE WAS.

SHE KNEW HE'D GIVE IT
TO HER STRAIGHT.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT IT?

WHAT ABOUT IT, PAUL?

YOU TELL ME.

? I'M JUST A WOMAN
THAT LOVED A MAN ?

? BUT OUR HOUSE OF LOVE
WAS BUILT ON SAND ?

? WHILE IT LASTED,
AH, IT WAS GRAND ?

OKAY, PAUL, THAT'S THE WAY
I USED TO SING.

TURN IT OFF!

THERE'S REALLY NOTHING WRONG
WITH YOUR VOICE NOW -

EXCEPT THAT THERE'S
JUST NO VOICE.

COME ON, LUKE.

IF YOU'D LIKE
TO KEEP ON WORKING,

I COULD CLEAR A LITTLE TIME
TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.

NO, THANK YOU.
JUST A MINUTE.

WHAT IS IT, LUKE?

WHAT DID YOU DO
THAT FOR?

I THOUGHT I'D FEEL BETTER.
I DO, TOO.

BE SEEING YOU, PROFESSOR.
DON'T TAKE ANY FAKE GRACE NOTES.

YOU CAN STILL GET
A LOT OF PARTS.

NOT THE KIND OF PARTS I WANT.
I WANT TO SING.

IF I CAN'T SING
THE WAY I WANT TO,

EVEN THE WAY I USED TO,
I -

I JUST DON'T WANT TO SING
AT ALL.

I...

THERE ARE OTHER THINGS.

LIKE WHAT?

I COULD OPEN UP A BOOKSHOP
OR A HAT STORE OR...

I COULD GET MARRIED.

YOU SURE COULD.

REMIND ME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
THAT VERY SUBJECT ANY DAY NOW.

YOU'RE PROPOSING TO ME?

NO.

AFRAID I'LL ACCEPT?

AFRAID YOU WON'T.

NOW THAT WE KNOW
WE'RE BOTH SAFE,

HOW ABOUT COMING HOME WITH ME
AND HAVING DINNER AT MY PLACE?

GLAD TO, ONLY I'VE GOT TO STOP
IN THE REHEARSAL HALL

FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR,
TRY OUT SOME PEOPLE.

WANT TO COME ALONG?
SURE.

I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED
WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF I HADN'T PERSUADED MARIAN

TO DROP IN AT THAT REHEARSAL
FOR A FEW MINUTES.

ANYWAY, THERE WAS
NO WAY OF KNOWING

WHAT WE WERE GONNA RUN INTO
WHEN WE LEFT

AFTER ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR
OF ME HELPING TO TRY OUT

A LOT OF TALENT
THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY.

OHH!

LUKE, SHE'S FAINTED.
LOOKS LIKE.

HELLO.

I WON A BET.
THEY DON'T SAY, "WHERE AM I?"

LUKE.

YOU THINK I FAINTED?

H- HERE,
LET ME HELP YOU.

YOU BETTER SIT DOWN OVER HERE
AND REST A BIT.

MARIBEL - MY GIRLFRIEND
OVER IN HANDBAGS -

SHE TOLD ME
THIS WOULD HAPPEN -

A PERSON NOT EATING
FOR WEEKS,

ONLY A CUP OF COFFEE
IN THE MORNING.

WHAT?

JUST NOW I DID A TAP-DANCE
FOR MR. ARCHER.

GUESS THAT DID IT -
NO STRENGTH.

HE SAID I COULDN'T DANCE
GOOD ENOUGH, TOO.

TRYING OUT FOR THE SHOW,
WERE YOU?

I WORK AT NORMAN'S -
PERFUMES.

LUKE, WOULD YOU GET A CAB,
PLEASE?

DON'T I ALWAYS?

I CAN'T REMEMBER EVER EATING
TWO PLATES OF SOUP BEFORE -

I MEAN AT THE SAME MEAL,
OF COURSE.

YOU CAN STILL CHANGE
YOUR MIND

IF YOU'D RATHER HAVE
A GLASS OF MILK.

NO, THANKS.

THIS IS WHAT I'D LIKE
IF I HAD AN APARTMENT -

AN IMITATION FIREPLACE
WITH A GAS LOG.

MAKES THINGS HOMEY.

OH, UH, SUSIE, DO YOU MIND
IF I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

NO, GO RIGHT AHEAD.

WHAT YOU WERE SAYING BACK THERE
IN THE REHEARSAL HALL

ABOUT NOT EATING FOR WEEKS,
JUST COFFEE IN THE MORNING -

WHAT'S THE IDEA,
A DIET?

AN ELECTION BET?
NO MONEY.

DON'T THEY PAY YOU PRETTY WELL
AT NORMAN'S?

WELL, I THINK SO.

IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS,
LUKE.

MAYBE SHE'S SENDING MONEY
HOME. OH, IT'S NOT THAT.

EVER SINCE I CAME
TO NEW YORK,

I'VE BEEN FIXING TO GO TO THIS
FORTUNE TELLER I HEARD ABOUT,

ONE OF THE BEST -
$100 A VISIT.

WHAT?

SO I SAVED UP.

HOW WAS I TO KNOW
HE REALLY CAN'T TELL MUCH

IN LESS
THAN THREE VISITS?

YOU'RE ON YOUR FEET ALL DAY
AT A PERFUME COUNTER.

YOU GO WITHOUT FOOD
FOR WEEKS

TO PAY A FORTUNE TELLER
$100 A VISIT?

WELL, THERE'S NO SENSE GOING
UNLESS YOU GO TO THE BEST.

YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT
EVER SINCE YOU CAME TO NEW YORK.

WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?

AZUSA.

AZUSA, CALIFORNIA.

AZUSA?

IT'S KIND OF A MADE-UP WORD,
DIFFERENT LETTERS.

THEY PUT THEM TOGETHER.
THAT'S HOW THEY GOT THE NAME.

EVERYTHING FROM "A" TO "Z,"
U- S-A - AZUSA.

I STILL DON'T GET IT.
WHAT DOES THE U-S-A STAND FOR?

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

OH. THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.

HOW'D YOU HAPPEN TO COME
TO NEW YORK?

I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD GET
A JOB IN A NEW YORK SHOW,

BUT, WELL, TO TELL YOU
THE TRUTH,

I GOT IN KIND OF A LITTLE
SCANDAL BACK IN AZUSA,

SO WHEN MRS. BRIGELL
OFFERED ME THIS MONEY

TO COME TO NEW YORK,
I GRABBED IT.

OH, A LITTLE SCANDAL.

WELL, SUSIE,
TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.

OH, THERE WASN'T MUCH
TO IT.

ALL MRS. BRIGELL WANTED
WAS TO GET ME OUT OF AZUSA

AND AWAY FROM THAT
CRAZY HUSBAND OF HERS.

OH, THAT WAS ALL, HUH?

WELL, I FIGURED
SHE WAS OUT OF HER MIND,

BUT IT WAS HER MONEY.

AS IF I'D HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH A MAN TWICE MY AGE.

WHY, HE WAS 36
IF HE WAS A DAY.

I THOUGHT
SHE WAS JUST JOKING

WHEN SHE SAID HE'D ASKED HER
FOR A DIVORCE.

WOULDN'T YOU?

WELL, I -
MM-HMM.

YOU SEE, WHEN YOU'RE
WORKING AT A CAF?,

YOU ALWAYS HAVE SOME REGULAR
CUSTOMERS THAT DROP IN FOR LAUGHS.

HOW WAS I TO KNOW
THAT MR. BRIGELL

WOULD TURN AROUND AND TELL MRS.
BRIGELL HE WANTED A DIVORCE?

YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD THE NOISE
IT MADE IN AZUSA.

MR. BRIGELL'S ABOUT THE
RICHEST MAN THERE, YOU KNOW -

SMUDGE POTS
AND PEST CONTROL.

IT'S GOT TO BE TRUE.
NOBODY COULD INVENT THAT.

SMUDGE POTS
AND PEST CONTROL.

NOW, LUKE, YOU'RE NOT BEING
THE LEAST BIT FUNNY.

OH, HE DON'T BOTHER ME.

YOU THINK YOU'RE SO SMART,

AND I BET YOU DON'T EVEN
UNDERSTAND.

THERE WASN'T EVER A THING
IN THE WORLD

BETWEEN ME
AND MR. BRIGELL.

I APOLOGIZE.

APOLOGY ACCEPTED,
AND NO OFFENSE TAKEN, I'M SURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
I'M SURE.

GLADLY.

I DON'T WANT TO BE
SELLING PERFUME ALL MY LIFE.

NOW I DON'T SEE WHAT ELSE -

I DIDN'T EVEN ASK MR. ARCHER
TO LISTEN TO ME SING -

FOR THE CHORUS, YOU KNOW -

'CAUSE IF I COULD BE THAT WRONG
ABOUT MY DANCING -

YOU SING, TOO?

I JUST TOLD YOU -
PROBABLY AWFUL.

DON'T YOU KNOW?

I THOUGHT I KNEW,
BUT THEY DON'T SEEM

TO LOOK AT THINGS IN NEW YORK
THE WAY THEY DO IN AZUSA.

HOW ABOUT SINGING US
A LITTLE SONG?

I CAN PLAY THE PIANO PRETTY
WELL. I'LL ACCOMPANY YOU.

ANYTHING POPULAR
YOU'D LIKE TO SING,

I'D PROBABLY PLAY IT
FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW "PARADISE"?

"PARADISE."

I SHOULD HAVE GUESSED.
IT JUST HAPPENS I DO.

I THINK I'LL TAKE
A LITTLE WATER FIRST.

IT CLEARS YOUR THROAT, YOU KNOW.

ALL CLEAR?

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

? I'M JUST A WOMAN
THAT LOVED A MAN ?

? BUT OUR HOUSE OF LOVE
WAS BUILT ON SAND ?

? WHILE IT LASTED,
AH, IT WAS GRAND ?

? MY LOVE ?

? WE LIVED AND LOVED,
OUR DAY IS THROUGH ?

? BUT EACH NIGHT IN DREAMS
IT'S STARTED ANEW ?

? HE COMES TO ME
LIKE HE USED TO DO ?

? MY LOVE ?

? AND THEN HE HOLDS MY HAND ?

? MM-MMM MM-MMM-MMM ?

? AND THEN I UNDERSTAND ?

? MM-MMM MM-MMM-MMM ?

? HIS EYES AFIRE ?

? WITH ONE DESIRE ?

? THEN A HEAVENLY KISS ?

? COULD I RESIST? ?

? AND THEN
HE DIMS THE LIGHT ?

? MM-MMM MM-MMM-MMM ?

? AND THEN
HE HOLDS ME TIGHT ?

? MM-MMM MM-MMM-MMM ?

? EACH KISS,
EACH FOND CARESS ?

? WILL LEAD THE WAY
TO HAPPINESS ?

? HE TAKES ME ?

? TO PARADISE ?

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SHE JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE
ONE OF THOSE VOICES.

OF COURSE, THE RANGE WASN'T
MORE THAN FOUR OR FIVE NOTES,

GIVE OR TAKE A NOTE.

BUT THEY WERE THE SORT
THAT GO DOWN YOUR SPINE

AND DIRECTLY
INTO YOUR HEART.

I KNOW
THAT'S QUITE A DETOUR,

BUT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING
YOU MIGHT SAY SHE HAD A -

WELL, SHE JUST HAD A VOICE
WITH HORMONES.

YEAH?

AND MARIAN KNEW
RIGHT FROM THE START

THAT HERE WAS A VOICE
SHE HAD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT.

THAT'S ALL IT MEANT
TO HER.

THAT'S WHY
IT JUST DOESN'T FIT,

HER CARING ANYTHING
ABOUT THE MONEY

OR BEING JEALOUS
OF SUSAN'S SUCCESS.

SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN JEALOUS
OF SOMETHING ELSE

BESIDES
MISS CALDWELL'S SUCCESS.

YOU MEAN JEALOUS OF ME?

WELL, TO TELL THE TRUTH,
I THINK SHE WAS ONCE OR TWICE.

BUT SHE WAS WRONG.

THIS MISS CALDWELL'S ROOM?

THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M LUKE JORDAN.

I'M AN OLD FRIEND
OF MISS CALDWELL'S.

THEY TOLD ME AT THE DESK
THAT NOBODY WAS ALLOWED TO,

BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE
IF I TALKED TO YOU

AND TOLD YOU
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS,

YOU'D LET ME LOOK IN
FOR JUST A SECOND.

NOT A CHANCE.

WHAT'S HER CONDITION?

SHE'S BEEN SHOT.

I KNOW THAT.

SO, THAT'S HER CONDITION.

THANKS.

THERE'S NO ONE ALLOWED
TO HANG AROUND HERE.

THE WAITING ROOM
IS DOWN THE HALL.

THERE'S ANOTHER FRIEND
OF HERS THERE.

CUP OF TEA, OFFICER?

OKAY, A CUP OF TEA -

THAT'S THE WORST THING
ABOUT THESE JOBS.

HEY, CHIEF, THAT ROOM
MARKED "WAITING ROOM" -

IS THAT THE WAITING ROOM?

I BEG YOUR PARDON.

I'M LUKE JORDAN.

THEY TOLD ME A FRIEND
OF MISS CALDWELL'S

WAS WAITING IN HERE.

DO YOU KNOW HER?

I KNOW HER.
WHAT ABOUT IT?

WELL, I THOUGHT I KNEW
MOST OF THE PEOPLE SHE KNEW.

SEEMS LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW
THEM ALL, HUH?

HAVE THEY TOLD YOU ANYTHING
ABOUT HER CONDITION?

I'M WAITING TO SEE
THE DOCTOR MYSELF.

AND IF ANYTHING
SHOULD HAPPEN TO HER,

I'M GONNA MAKE IT
MY OWN PERSONAL BUSINESS

TO STAY HERE IN NEW YORK

UNTIL THEY SEND
THAT MISS MARIAN WASHBURN

TO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.

WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE
SHE DID IT?

ARE YOU CRAZY?
DON'T YOU READ THE PAPERS?

SHE CONFESSED, DIDN'T SHE?
WHO ELSE COULD HAVE DONE IT?

YOU KNOW MISS WASHBURN?

MET HER IN FRANCE SAME TIME
I MET SUSAN, AT A CANTEEN.

AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,
SUSAN CAME DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS

TO ENTERTAIN
THE THIRD ARMY REUNION,

AND I SAW HER AGAIN.

SO, YOU'RE THE SOLDIER
SHE MET AT THE CANTEEN.

ANY OBJECTIONS?

THE GUY THAT GOES AROUND
GIVING AWAY LUGERS AS SOUVENIRS.

I LIBERATED THAT LUGER.

AND IF I WANTED TO GIVE IT
TO HER, THAT'S MY BUSINESS.

YOU'RE GETTING YOURSELF ALL
WORKED UP FOR NO REASON AT ALL,

MISTER, UH - WHAT'D YOU SAY
YOUR NAME WAS?

LEE CRENSHAW.

AND I DON'T AIM TO TELL YOU THAT
MORE THAN ONCE.

WHAT DO YOU GOT
AGAINST MARIAN?

ISN'T SHOOTING SUSAN ENOUGH?
I HOPE THEY HANG HER!

I GOT A NOTION,
MR. CRENSHAW,

THAT BEFORE
YOU LEAVE NEW YORK

I'M GONNA POKE YOU
IN THE NOSE.

ANYTIME.

A LITTLE LESS NOISE,
PLEASE.

THIS IS A HOSPITAL.

YEAH, I'M SORRY, NURSE.

I'LL BE SEEING YOU,
MR. CRENSHAW.

ANYTIME.

WEST 49th STREET,
BETWEEN 8th AND 9th AVENUES.

NOT ON YOUR DAY OFF.

A COP DON'T HAVE
A DAY OFF.

WELL, HIS WIFE OUGHT TO.

GOT YOUR SHOES OFF,
HMM?

HMM?

I KIND OF HAD
AN IDEA THAT -

LET'S HAVE IT.

WHY AREN'T WE GOING
TO THE MOVIES TONIGHT?

WELL, A MR. LUKE JORDAN CALLED
AND SAID HE'D LIKE TO SEE ME.

SO, I THOUGHT MAYBE

YOU'D LIKE TO INVITE HIM
TO STAY FOR DINNER.

IT'S ABOUT ESTRELLITA,
THE ONE ON THE RADIO.

PRETTY NEAR GOT HERSELF KILLED
LAST NIGHT.

I READ THE PAPERS.

EVEN THOUGH I HAVE GOT A HUSBAND
WHO KNOWS ALL THE TOP SECRETS,

I CAN STILL READ THE PAPERS.

GOT IT ALL SOLVED?

MM-HMM.
IT'S YOUR MR. LUKE JORDAN.

REALLY?

WHY?

WELL, IT COULDN'T BE
MARIAN WASHBURN.

WHY NOT?

JIM!

OH, I FORGOT.
SHE CONFESSED, DIDN'T SHE?

THAT AUTOMATICALLY
ELIMINATES HER,

ACCORDING TO THOSE DETECTIVE
STORIES YOU READ, DOESN'T IT?

ONLY... WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
IT WASN'T THE BUTLER?

THEY DIDN'T HAVE A BUTLER.

HMM.

BRIGHT GIRL.

IT'S THE DOORBELL.

I KNOW IT'S THE DOORBELL.

...CARS.
CALLING ALL CARS.

I'M LUKE JORDAN.

OH, COME IN.
I'M MRS. FOWLER.

HELLO, JORDAN.

WELL, HELLO, INSPECTOR.

I'M SORRY TO BREAK IN
ON A QUIET AFTERNOON LIKE THIS,

MRS. FOWLER, BUT WHEN I CALLED
THE INSPECTOR'S OFFICE -

THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS SIMPLY AN EXTRA OFFICE
FOR THE INSPECTOR,

BUT WITH ALL
THE COMFORTS OF HOME.

THEY DON'T LET HIM WALK
AROUND HEADQUARTERS

IN HIS STOCKING FEET,
YOU KNOW.

MRS. FOWLER
NEVER SEEMS TO REALIZE

THAT CRIME GOES ON
24 HOURS A DAY.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,

THAT'S WHAT MY MOTHER
TOLD ME ABOUT MARRIAGE,

ONLY I FOUND OUT
IT WASN'T SO.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN,
MR. JORDAN? THANK YOU.

OH, UH, ABOUT YOUR
MR. LEE CRENSHAW -

HOW'D YOU KNOW
ABOUT LEE CRENSHAW?

WHY DO YOU THINK WE KEEP
A POLICEMAN OUTSIDE HER DOOR?

ANYBODY INQUIRING,
WE CHECK.

BORN IN A LITTLE PLACE ABOUT
60 MILES FROM NEW ORLEANS -

LAFITTE PARISH.
HAD AN EXCELLENT WAR RECORD.

BEEN WORKING
IN A SPORTING-GOOD SHOP

SINCE HE GOT BACK
FROM THE WAR.

THAT'S WHAT THE INSPECTOR
FOUND OUT JUST ON HIS DAY OFF,

WITHOUT LEAVING HOME.

CARRIER PIGEON.

BY THE WAY, YOU'RE STAYING
FOR DINNER, IF YOU LIKE.

I'D LIKE VERY MUCH.

I'VE TOLD YOU, I'M GONNA
KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT THIS

UNTIL WE STUMBLE ON
SOMETHING OR OTHER

THAT WILL CLEAR IT UP.

I'VE KNOWN
FOR A LONG TIME

THE DETECTIVE WORK
WAS STUMBLING.

HOW COME YOU
TO CATCH ON?

WHY DON'T YOU START IN
WHERE YOU LEFT OFF AT LUNCH?

AT LUNCH?

WE HAD LUNCH TOGETHER.

HE TOLD ME HOW HE AND
MISS WASHBURN MET ESTRELLITA.

OH, HE DID, DID HE?

ALL I KNOW IS THAT
WHEN YOU GOT HOME

YOU RAN OUT OF SMALL TALK
AWFULLY QUICK.

PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE
LUNCH,

FOR ALL YOU SAID
TO THE CONTRARY -

NOTHING EXCEPT HOW HOT
IT WAS DOWNTOWN AND...

HOW HOT
IT WAS DOWNTOWN.

MM.

GO AHEAD, JORDAN.

YEAH.

WE'LL, I'VE NEVER KNOWN
ANYBODY WORK HARDER

THAN MARIAN DID, TRYING
TO MAKE A STAR OUT OF SUSAN.

FOR ONE THING,
SHE HAD TO HAVE ALL THE AMBITION

FOR BOTH OF THEM.

OH, SUSAN WAS WILLING,

AND IT WASN'T HARD
TO TAKE THE NOTION

SHE WAS GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL
AND FAMOUS.

BUT SHE NEVER TIED IT UP

WITH ANYTHING
SHE HAD TO DO ABOUT IT.

THAT'S HOW I BECAME INVOLVED
MORE THAN I MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

SUSAN -
OR ESTRELLITA, THAT IS -

SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH YOU.

IS THAT IT?

NO, NO.

SUSAN NEVER FELL IN LOVE
WITH ANYBODY - EXCEPT SUSAN.

WHAT I MEANT WAS
THAT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING

SUSAN HAD TO BE - WELL,
SHE HAD TO BE KIND OF COURTED.

YOU HAD TO REMIND HER
EVERY SECOND

THAT SHE WAS GONNA BE
A GREAT STAR.

SHE'D KEEP ON COMPLAINING

THERE SHE WAS WORKING HARD
ALL DAY AT NORMAN'S.

NORMAN'S?

YEAH, SHE USED TO SELL
PERFUMES THERE, YOU KNOW.

NO, I DIDN'T KNOW.

IT WAS IN THE PAPERS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, IT GOT TO BE
MY ASSIGNMENT

TO SPEND NEARLY EVERY MINUTE
OF HER SPARE TIME WITH HER,

BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T, SHE'D START
MAKING FRIENDS ON HER OWN

THAT TOOK UP
SO MUCH OF HER TIME,

THERE WAS
A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE

SHE WOULDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE
LESSONS MARIAN HAD ARRANGED -

AND NOT JUST VOICE,
NO, NO.

MARIAN HAD TO SHOW HER
WHAT TO WEAR, HOW TO WALK,

WHAT TO SAY,
WHAT NOT TO SAY.

THAT CAN BE PRETTY IMPORTANT,
KNOWING WHAT NOT TO SAY.

I'LL SAY.

SO, IT DIDN'T REALLY BREAK
MY HEART

WHEN MARIAN DECIDED
TO TAKE SUSAN OFF TO PARIS.

WHAT FOR?

YOU DON'T NEED A "WHAT FOR?"
TO GO TO PARIS.

SHE THOUGHT
IT WOULD GIVE HER

A KIND OF VENEER
THAT SHE NEEDED.

I HEARD FROM MARIAN
NOW AND THEN,

AND THEN I DIDN'T HEAR.

THEN I GOT A LETTER.

SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT MY COMING TO PARIS,

BUT I FELT I OUGHT TO,
AS QUICK AS I COULD.

SO, I GOT MYSELF A JOB
ON A TRAMP STEAMER.

THEY HAD WHAT RING LARDNER
USED TO CALL

A THREE-PIECE ORCHESTRA -

PIANO, PIANO STOOL,
AND PIANO PLAYER.

I WAS THE PIANO PLAYER.

AU REVOIR, MADAME.

ENTREZ.

LUKE!

MAY I COME IN?

OH, LUKE,
I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.

WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

HOW DID YOU GET HERE?

WALKED - I CAME AS SOON
AS I GOT YOUR LETTER

SAYING THAT YOU WERE
WORRIED ABOUT SUSAN,

THAT I BETTER COME
RIGHT OVER.

I DIDN'T WRITE YOU THAT I WANTED
YOU TO COME RIGHT OVER.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T.

SO, THIS IS PARIS...

PARIS, FRANCE.

OR THAT I WAS WORRIED
ABOUT SUSAN.

NO, BUT YOU DID WRITE ME
TWO LONG LETTERS IN A ROW

ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL
THE CHESTNUT TREES WERE

AND THE CHAMPS ELYS?ES
AND THE PUNCH-AND-JUDY SHOWS

AND THE KIDS
IN THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS

AND THE LIGHTS
ON THE BRIDGES AT NIGHT.

AND YOU NEVER SAID ONE WORD
ABOUT SUSAN.

SO I KNEW.

WHATEVER IT IS,
IT CAN'T BE YOUR FAULT.

DON'T YOU REALIZE
WHAT WE'VE DONE...

WHAT I'VE DONE?

I'VE CHANGED THE WHOLE COURSE
OF HER LIFE.

SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY
THE WAY THINGS WERE.

SHE MIGHT HAVE GONE BACK HOME. TO AZUSA?

OH, YOU MUSTN'T EVER
TAKE PEOPLE

AND TRY TO MAKE THEM
SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT,

SOMETHING
TO SUIT YOURSELF,

SOMETHING YOU WANTED
TO BE,

PRETEND THEY'RE MARIONETTES,
CONTROL THEM BY WIRES.

THEN THEY STOP HAVING
A LIFE OF THEIR OWN.

NOW I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR HER
AS LONG AS SHE LIVES, LUKE.

WELL, I COULD ARGUE THAT.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME,
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?

WELL...

I HAVEN'T SEEN HER FOR -
IT'LL BE SIX WEEKS TOMORROW.

DID YOU HAVE A FIGHT?

NO.

JUST THAT, ONE DAY,
SHE MET A MAN.

THIS ONE SOLD BATA SHOES
TO THE ARABS IN MARRAKECH,

AND HE - HE PUT IDEAS
INTO HER HEAD.

FOR INSTANCE?

HE RECOMMENDED HER

TO THE MANAGER
OF A LITTLE OPERA COMPANY

WHO WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE
FOR NORTH AFRICA.

SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE
IN ALL THIS STUDY,

SO... SHE LEFT.

WHERE IS SHE NOW?

OH, SOME LITTLE PLACE
IN ALGIERS.

I GOT A CARD
FROM HER YESTERDAY.

OHH, LUKE!

AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES
I BOUGHT FOR HER,

AND THEY WERE SO RIGHT,
AND SHE LEFT THEM ALL BEHIND.

SHE JUST TOOK WITH HER
WHAT SHE WAS WEARING

AND A RED CHIFFON DRESS
SHE BOUGHT FOR HERSELF

THE SECOND DAY
WE WERE HERE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY MIND,
ISN'T IT -

THE RED CHIFFON,
HER FOLLOWING HER OWN TASTE?

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW,

I THINK SHE'S BEEN RESENTING ME
BECAUSE SHE MISSED YOU!

I'VE TOLD YOU
OVER AND OVER AGAIN

THAT SUSAN DOESN'T MEAN
A THING TO BE AT ALL!

YOU DON'T HAVE TO YELL!
I DO HAVE TO YELL!

YOU DON'T HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING
IF I DON'T YELL!

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,
LUKE.

YOU DROPPED WHATEVER
YOU WERE DOING IN NEW YORK -

DIDN'T YOU? - AND CAME HERE
BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT

SHE WAS IN
SOME KIND OF TROUBLE!

ALL RIGHT.

I DROPPED EVERYTHING

AS SOON AS I FIGURED OUT
THAT SUSAN WAS IN TROUBLE.

LET ME HAVE THAT CARD.
I'LL GO BRING HER BACK.

I- I DIDN'T MEAN
TO HOLLER AT YOU.

I HOLLERED AT YOU.

YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU?

HERE. I IMAGINE THE SOONER
YOU GO, THE BETTER.

CAN'T I EVEN STAY IN PARIS
LONG ENOUGH

TO GET INTO A FIGHT
WITH A WAITER?

OH, LUKE...

YOU HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL WAY
OF INVITING A GIRL TO DINNER.

I HAVE, HAVEN'T I?

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I LIKE PARIS.

YOU NEVER HAVE ANY TROUBLE
FINDING SOMEBODY TO EAT WITH.

ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PUT ON
MY JACKET AND MY HAT.

A SHOE SALESMAN -
AND I HAVE TO GO TO ALGIERS.

BONJOUR, MONSIEUR.
BONJOUR.

OH, AMERICAN, MISTER?
A TABLE FOR YOU?

THANKS.

WE'VE GOT
AN AMERICAN BAR.

ALL KINDS OF COCKTAILS -

WHISKEY, SCOTCH TYPE,
JUST LIKE AMERICANS LIKE.

I'LL JUST HAVE A BEER NOW. SURE.

BY THE WAY, I'M LOOKING
FOR A FRIEND OF A MINE.

A GIRL IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
BY THE NAME OF SUSAN CALDWELL.

SURE. CRAZY AMERICAN,
KILLS ALL THE PEOPLE.

I'LL GET HER.

OH! LUKE!

BRR!

OH, LUKE,
I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.

AND I'M SO GLAD
TO SEE YOU.

RED CHIFFON, ALL RIGHT.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

UH, OKAY.

MARIAN GOT YOUR CARD.

WELL, I WAS WONDERING
HOW YOU GOT HERE.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE OPERA COMPANY?

THAT WAS
THE FUNNIEST THING.

AFTER EVERYTHING
THIS FELLOW TOLD ME,

THERE WASN'T
ANY OPERA COMPANY.

HE WAS A LIAR. YOU DON'T SAY
- NO OPERA COMPANY?

WELL, WELL, WELL.

THAT MR. LASALLE -
HE WAS THE ONE

THAT GAVE ME THE RECOMMEND
TO THE OPERA COMPANY.

THAT'S THE SAME FELLA
THAT SOLD THE SHOES, HUH?

WELL, HE WON'T BE SELLING
ANYTHING FOR A LONG TIME.

I NEARLY SCRATCHED
HIS EYES OUT.

AND A COUPLE OF THE OTHERS -
THEY TRIED TO TALK TO ME, TOO.

I NEARLY BROKE
ONE OF THEIR ARMS.

I MEAN, ONE OF THEM -
I NEARLY BROKE HIS ARM, I MEAN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, I KNEW
IF I WROTE MARIAN,

SHE'D GET ME BACK
TO PARIS RIGHT AWAY.

SO I DIDN'T WRITE
RIGHT AWAY,

BECAUSE I THOUGHT
FIRST I'D HAVE A VACATION.

A VACATION FROM PARIS?

THAT MARIAN, LUKE -
YOU'VE GOT NO IDEA.

WHAT ABOUT THAT MARIAN?

SHE NEVER LET ME ALONE
FOR A MINUTE.

IT WAS BAD ENOUGH
WHEN SHE HAD ME STUDYING FRENCH,

BUT WHEN SHE STARTED TALKING
ABOUT ME STUDYING ENGLISH -

WELL, YOU KNOW, LUKE,
A PERSON CAN TAKE JUST SO MUCH.

YEAH,
A PERSON CERTAINLY CAN.

WELL,
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU -

OH, LUKE, YOU'LL NEVER
LEAVE ME, WILL YOU?

I MEAN, EVEN IF I GET TO BE
SUCCESSFUL - PROMISE?

I PROMISE.

SO, LOOK, MARIAN'S ALL ALONE
BACK THERE IN PARIS.

I THINK IT WOULD BE JUST
COMMON DECENCY FOR YOU TO -

OH, I'LL BACK TO PARIS
IF YOU SAY SO...

BECAUSE AROUND HERE,

IF I NEVER GET TO EAT
ANOTHER RAW SHEEP AGAIN, I -

OH, LUKE,
I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME.

I TAKE IT YOU MEAN THAT
AS A COMPLIMENT, SO THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, LUKE,
IT'S THE FUNNIEST THING -

THE MINUTE THE SHIP
LEAVES NEW YORK,

EVERY PLACE YOU GET TO
IS FULL OF FOREIGNERS.

YOU DON'T SAY.
MAKES IT TOUGH, DOESN'T IT?

BUT IT'S BEEN GOING ON
FOR A LONG TIME.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THAT PIANO PLAYER,
IF YOU'LL PARDON THE EXPRESSION.

5 WILL GET YOU 10 HE'S TRYING
TO PLAY "ESTRELLITA."

WHAT'S THAT?

HUH?
WHAT'S "ESTRELLITA"?

OH, YEAH,
I FORGOT ABOUT YOU.

MAYBE IF YOU HEAR IT PLAYED
RIGHT, YOU'LL RECOGNIZE IT.

EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU.

?... TENDERLY WHISPER ?

? "DEAREST ONE, I LOVE YOU SO ?

? MY HEART IS YOURS ALONE"? ?

? OH, LANTERN OF LIGHT ?

? IN THE BLUE ABOVE ?

? KEEP BURNING FOR ME ?

? WITH THE FLAME OF LOVE ?

? TILL YOUR LIGHT ?

? WITH DAWN BECOMES AN ARROW ?

? TELL HIM OF MY LOVE ?

? OH, GENTLE STAR ?

? AND GUIDE HIM BACK ?

? TO ME ?

AND THAT WINDS UP

AS GOOD A SHIP'S CONCERT
AS I'VE EVER HEARD.

DON'T YOU AGREE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN?

SURE, YOU DO!

MOTHER, WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME
A MOMENT?

WELL, BY ALL MEANS,
BROOK.

EVEN ON BOARD SHIP,
YOU KNOW,

IT'S A HABIT BROOK
CAN'T GET AWAY FROM.

HE HAS TO GO BACKSTAGE.

I BEG YOUR PARDON,
MISS WASHBURN.

I'M NOT SURE
IF YOU REMEMBER ME,

BUT A FEW YEARS AGO,
I REPRESENTED A CLIENT

WHO HAD INVESTED
IN A SHOW YOU WERE IN,

AND I HAD THE PLEASURE -

OF COURSE.
YOU'RE MR. MATTHEWS.

THIS IS MISS CALDWELL
AND MR. JORDAN.

MR. MATTHEWS.

HOW DO YOU DO?

UH,
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

UH, CHAIR, PLEASE.

I CAN'T BEGIN
TO TELL YOU

HOW MUCH I ENJOYED
YOUR SINGING JUST NOW.

THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU.

THEY SAY THAT CONFESSION'S GOOD
FOR THE SOUL, MR. MATTHEWS.

I THINK I MIGHT
AS WELL CONFESS.

LUKE, ARE -
ARE YOU SURE?

THE FACT IS
THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN HOPING
WE COULD EXPECT YOU.

I DON'T BLAME YOU
FOR BEING CONFUSED.

YOU SEE, WE'RE A GROUP
OF CONSPIRATORS,

AND YOU'RE
OUR INTENDED VICTIM,

THOUGH REALLY WE FEEL
WE'LL BE DOING YOU A FAVOR.

I HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE SO YOUNG,
MR. MATTHEWS,

AND YOU
A DISTINGUISHED LAWYER

AND A SCION
OF AN OLD FAMILY,

WELL,
AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

YOU SEE, MISS CALDWELL'S
OUR PROT?G?,

AND, WELL, IT'S ALMOST 100% TRUE
THAT WE CHOSE THIS BOAT

BECAUSE WE THOUGHT
IF YOU HAD A CHANCE

TO HEAR SUSAN SING
IN THE SHIP'S CONCERT -

OF COURSE, THE PLOT'S BEEN
CHANGED A LITTLE BIT NOW.

YOU SEE, I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO
OVER TO YOUR TABLE

IN A LITTLE WHILE AND SAY,

"MR. MATTHEWS, I'M NOT SURE
THAT YOU REMEMBER ME,

"BUT SOME YEARS AGO,
I WAS IN A SHOW

THAT WAS BACKED
BY ONE OF YOUR CLIENTS."

OH, DEAR.

WELL, I CAN'T IMAGINE
ANY HAPPIER AUSPICES

UNDER WHICH
I COULD HAVE BEEN CHOSEN

TO BE THE, UH - UH, WHAT IS
THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR?

"SUCKER"?

OH!

WELL, FRANKLY, THIS IS ONE RUSE
I HEARTILY APPROVE OF.

OF COURSE, I DON'T KNOW
WHY IT WAS NECESSARY -

YOU TRY TO BE ONE
OF A THOUSAND AMBITIOUS SINGERS

ATTEMPTING TO GET AN APPOINTMENT
WITH ANYBODY IMPORTANT.

OH, I DON'T THINK I'M
AS IMPORTANT AS ALL THAT.

YOUR FIRM
JUST HANDLES THE ESTATE

THAT OWNS HALLAWAY'S
HILLSIDE INN, THAT'S ALL.

YOU'LL FIND SUSAN
JUST AN ARTIST,

PURE AND SIMPLE -

ABSOLUTELY NO EYE
FOR BUSINESS.

YOU SEE, WE THOUGHT
THAT IF YOU LIKED HER,

SHE MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE

TO GET HER PROFESSIONAL START
SINGING THERE.

WE DO HAPPEN
TO REPRESENT THEM.

WELL THE ONLY
QUESTION STILL OPEN IS

WHOSE NAME WILL BE
IN BIGGER LIGHTS -

HALLAWAY'S
OR ESTRELLITA'S?

I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE SUSAN,
MRS. MATTHEWS.

WELL, I MUST CONFESS
I CAN'T REMEMBER

EVER MEETING ANYBODY
QUITE LIKE HER BEFORE.

SHE'S - WELL, I HOPE YOU
DON'T MIND MY SAYING THIS.

SHE'S SOMEWHAT OF A DIAMOND
IN THE ROUGH,

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

SHE'S REALLY WONDERFUL,
AND SHE'S WORKED SO HARD.

YOU KNOW,
EVEN A NATURAL VOICE LIKE HERS

REQUIRES HOURS AND DAYS
AND WEEKS AND MONTHS

OF SIMPLE DRUDGERY
TO PERFECT.

WELL, MY SON TRULY SEEMS
TO HAVE A REAL GIFT

FOR RECOGNIZING
THEATRICAL TALENT.

ACTUALLY, THERE ARE ALREADY
QUITE A FEW PEOPLE

WHO HE HAS, WELL, DISCOVERED,
IN A SENSE,

AND HELPED ALONG.

I TRY TO ENCOURAGE HIM
IN THIS ACTIVITY.

IT GIVES HIM AN INTEREST
THAT I LIKE.

WHEN IT DOESN'T BECOME
TOO SERIOUS.

SUSAN WON'T BE A PROBLEM
OF ANY KIND, MRS. MATTHEWS.

I'LL SEE TO THAT.

WELL, I DON'T SEE
HOW IT CAN HURT

THE MOST PROMISING SONGWRITER
OF TOMORROW - THAT'S ME -

IF HE WERE TO GET MARRIED

TO AN IMPORTANT
MUSICAL-COMEDY ACTRESS,

DO YOU?

I THINK IT WOULD BE
AN IDEAL ARRANGEMENT.

MM-HMM.

IT CERTAINLY WOULD.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I THINK I'LL GO TO BED,
BROOK.

OH, OF COURSE,
MOTHER.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT,
MRS. MATTHEWS.

GOOD NIGHT.
SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

GOOD NIGHT.
MOTHER.

GOOD NIGHT.

WELL,
YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT.

I'M GLAD YOU THINK SO.

UH, COULD I HAVE THE NEXT DANCE,
MISS CALDWELL?

SURE.
DO YOU MIND?

NO, NOT AT ALL.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU INTENDED
TO MARRY SUSAN.

WHO SAID I DID?

YOU DID.

HUH?

THAT'S RIGHT.
I DID, DIDN'T I?

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

NOTHING -
NOTHING AT ALL.

WELL,
THERE'S SOMETHING,

BUT I HONESTLY
HAVE NO IDEA WH-

OH, IT CAN'T BE
THAT SILLY CRACK I MADE

ABOUT INTENDING
TO MARRY SUSAN?

IT CERTAINLY CAN'T.

THAT WAS JUST
FOR MRS. MATTHEWS' BENEFIT.

I KNOW.

IT'S BEEN THE LONG STRAIN
OF NOT BEING SURE.

NOW AT ALL ONCE
THERE'S NO QUESTION

THAT SUSAN'S
GONNA MAKE THE GRADE.

YOU'RE TIRED.
THAT'S ALL.

I AM.
INDEED, I AM.

GOOD NIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW,

KNOWING MARIAN AND SUSAN
A LITTLE BETTER?

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
DO MORE THAN JUST PROVE

THAT MISS WASHBURN'S
A PRETTY NICE PERSON.

AS FOR ESTRELLITA,
NICE PEOPLE NOW AND THEN

SHOOT OTHER PEOPLE
WHO AREN'T NICE PEOPLE.

REALLY, THEY DO.

AND THEY GO TO JAIL
FOR IT, TOO.

JUST A MINUTE, MOLLIE.

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW
WHERE THERE MIGHT BE

A SECRET PASSAGE
IN THE APARTMENT, WOULD YOU?

NO, I DON'T,
MRS. FOWLER.

WELL, I GUESS I'VE CASED
ABOUT ALL YOU CAN CASE

ON THE FIRST VISIT.

THAT'S TO ELIMINATE
FINGERPRINTS.

IS THAT A FACT?

NOW, NOBODY'S TO KNOW
I'VE BEEN HERE.

I MAY TELL MYSELF, BUT ONLY
AT THE PROPER TIME - MY TIME.

YES, MRS. FOWLER.

HERE'S YOUR MICROSCOPE...

MAGNIFYING GLASS.

...AND YOUR FINGERPRINT-DUSTING
POWDER, AND, UH -

OH, MY MELTED WAX.
THANK YOU.

IN ALL THE YEARS
I'VE BEEN ON THE POLICE FORCE -

WELL, I MEAN INSPECTOR FOWLER,
IF YOU WANT TO GET TECHNICAL...

HAVEN'T YOU A THEORY
OF YOUR OWN, MOLLIE?

SURE. I GOT A THEORY.

MISS SUSAN DIDN'T DO IT.
MISS MARIAN DIDN'T DO IT.

NOBODY ELSE DIDN'T DO IT,
EITHER.

WELL, SOMEBODY DID IT.

SO IT NARROWS DOWN NOW JUST
TO THE ONE QUESTION - WHO?

WHO DID IT?

THAT'S JUST WHAT
I KEEP THINKING, TOO.

WELL, YOU'LL LET ME KNOW,
WON'T YOU,

WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT
MISS SUSAN'S CONDITION?

OH, AND WOULD YOU
MAIL THIS FOR ME?

DON'T NEED A STAMP.

THEY PAY WHEN THEY GET IT
BACK - THE HOTEL DOES.

MISS SUSAN GAVE IT TO ME
TO MAIL

WHEN SHE CAME BACK
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

NOW, DON'T FORGET,
MOLLIE -

THE INSPECTOR
ISN'T TO KNOW

ABOUT THESE DIFFERENT TESTS
I MADE.

OH, HE WON'T.
NOT FROM ME, HE WON'T.

AND THEY AREN'T EVEN THE LAST
WORD IN SCIENTIFIC METHODS.

WHY, IN LONDON OR PARIS -

WELL, YOU MARK MY WORDS,
MOLLIE -

WHEN WE GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS,

WE'RE GOING TO FIND SOMEBODY
INCREDIBLY CLEVER AT THE TOP.

GOODBYE.

INSPECTOR FOWLER?
YES?

THEY'LL BE TAKING MISS CALDWELL
BACK TO HER ROOM SHORTLY.

HOW IS SHE?

THE DOCTOR SEEMS
QUITE PLEASED.

THERE WOULDN'T BE
ANY REASON

FOR HIM TO BE PLEASED
OR DISPLEASED

IF THAT CRAZY
MARIAN WASHBURN -

THAT'LL DO.

SUSAN HAD A RIGHT TO QUIT
IF SHE WANTED TO,

AND NOBODY'S
GONNA TELL ME THAT -

YOU HEARD THE INSPECTOR.

NO PICTURES
TILL I SEE THE DOCTOR.

HOW CAN ONE LITTLE PICTURE
HURT ANYBODY?

QUIET.

HOW'S IT LOOK, DOC?

I THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TALK
TO HER LATER IN THE DAY.

LATER IN THE DAY.
THAT'LL BE FINE.

REACH FOR THE SKY,
PARTNER!

HELLO.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

UH, I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

HELLO.

I JUST HAPPENED TO BE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

NOBODY JUST HAPPENS TO BE
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD

UNLESS
YOU'RE A BONDSMAN.

WHAT HAPPENED
ABOUT ESTRELLITA?

IT LOOKS GOOD.

OF COURSE,
YOU CAN'T TELL, THOUGH.

OH, FINE -
CAN'T TELL ME, YOU MEAN.

WELL, AS I SAID, I JUST HAPPENED
TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

AND I THOUGHT I'D LIKE YOU
TO TAKE ME TO LUNCH.

I WASN'T FIGURING
ON HAVING ANY LUNCH.

MM-HMM.

COME IN.

SORRY ABOUT TAKING
SO LONG, INSPECTOR,

BUT I HAD TO WAIT.

THEY HAD TO SEND OUT
FOR THE ICE CREAM

TO MAKE THE APPLE PIE
APPLE PIE A LA MODE.

AND MABEL JUST GAVE ME
THIS MESSAGE FOR YOU.

YOU CAN SET THE TRAY DOWN,
YOUNG MAN.

FIGURING ON NO LUNCH, EH?

WHAT'S THE MESSAGE,
FRED?

UH, A FELLOW CALLED,
NAME OF LUKE JORDAN -

HAD TO HANG RIGHT UP BUT SAID
IT WAS TERRIBLY IMPORTANT -

SAYS FOR YOU TO COME
TO THE FURNACE ROOM

AT THE CENTRAL SOUTH HOSPITAL
RIGHT AWAY.

WELL, WHAT ARE WE
WAITING FOR?

OH, I'VE DECIDED TO GO,
HAVE I?

WHY, OF COURSE.

I MAKE MORE DECISIONS.

HELLO, INSPECTOR.

HELLO, MR. JORDAN.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

I HAVE A MIND TO -
TO HAVE YOU ARREST THIS FELLOW?

WHAT FOR?

OKAY.

WELL, AFTER YOU LEFT
THIS MORNING,

WE BOTH WENT ALONG TO SEE
THAT SUSAN GOT TO HER ROOM OKAY.

FOR A HOSPITAL, THEY KEEP
THEIR FURNACE ROOM AWFUL DUSTY,

DON'T THEY?

SO, WE GOT TO TALKING.

HE WOULDN'T LEAVE ME ALONE.
HE KEPT ASKING QUESTIONS.

AND HE KEPT ANSWERING THEM,
THE DOPE.

TELL HIM
WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
I DIDN'T SAY BEFORE.

ABOUT THE REVOLVER.

SO, HE ASKED ME AGAIN
IF I GAVE IT TO HER,

AND I SAID,
"SURE, I GAVE IT TO HER."

HOW WAS I TO KNOW HE MEANT
MARIAN WASHBURN BY "HER"?

WHEN I SAID "HER,"
I- I MEANT SUSAN.

SHE'S "HER," TOO.

DID YOU GIVE MISS CALDWELL
THAT REVOLVER?

I MUST BE GOING NUTS.
IT WAS IN THE PAPER, I TELL YOU.

AND WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE
WHO I GAVE IT TO?

I LIBERATED IT.

AND IF YOU THINK
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING

TO A G.I.
WHO LIBERATES THINGS -

THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
THEN WHAT IS THE POINT?

HE DOESN'T SEE IT
EVEN YET.

IT'S NOT AS IMPORTANT
AS YOU THINK, LUKE.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO TELL HIM.

AS LONG AS SHE SHOT HER -
AND SHE DID SHOOT HER -

WHICH HER?

IT'S NOT GONNA DO ANY GOOD
IN HER PARTICULAR CASE.

NOTHING'S GONNA DO HER ANY GOOD,
PARTICULAR OR UNPARTICULAR.

SHE'S GOING TO JAIL,
FOR SURE.

SHUT UP.

YOU THINK YOU'LL HEAR
ABOUT SUSAN BY 6:00?

THAT'S WHAT
THE DOCTOR SAID.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT,

BUT THE CORRECT PHRASING
OF THAT JOKE IS,

"THAT'S WHAT
THE DOCTOR ORDERED."

WE'RE GONNA TRY THIS AGAIN,
MR. JORDAN.

ANYTIME.

YOU MAY COME IN NOW,
GENTLEMEN.

HELLO.

HELLO, SUSAN.

THIS GENTLEMAN
IS MR. ROBERTS.

HE'S THE ASSISTANT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

MISS CALDWELL.

IF YOU'D MAKE IT
AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.

JUST BE A MINUTE,
DOCTOR.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

ON THE NIGHT OF THE 22nd,
MISS CALDWELL?

I MEAN, DO YOU REMEMBER AT ALL
HOW YOU CAME TO WAKE UP

TO FIND YOURSELF
HERE IN THE HOSPITAL?

I CAME HOME
AFTER THE BROADCAST,

AND I FINALLY MANAGED
TO TELL MARIAN THAT -

THAT'S MARIAN WASHBURN,
YOU KNOW.

YES, MISS CALDWELL.

I TOLD MARIAN THAT I WASN'T
CONTINUING WITH MY CAREER.

WELL,
MARIAN WENT INTO A RAGE,

AND THEN SHE TRIED TO -
TO -

OH, I'M SO TIRED.

I'M AFRAID THAT WILL
HAVE TO BE ALL, GENTLEMEN.

WE CAN RETURN LATER
FOR THE DETAILS.

MR. ROBERTS, I'D LIKE TO ASK
THE DOCTOR A QUESTION,

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

GO RIGHT AHEAD.

YOU HAVEN'T TALKED
TO MISS CALDWELL

ABOUT THIS THING AT ALL,
HAVE YOU?

CERTAINLY NOT.
HAS ANYONE ELSE?

NOBODY ELSE HAS BEEN
IN OR OUT OF THAT ROOM.

RIGHT, OFFICER?
RIGHT, DOCTOR.

NOW,
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

I REALLY MUST BE ON MY WAY,
MR. MATTHEWS.

GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.

MR. MATTHEWS?

YES?

DID MISS CALDWELL
HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?

DID SUSAN
TELL THE TRUTH?

SHE TOLD THE SAME STORY
MARIAN DID.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

IT'S TIME YOU STARTED
FACING THE FACTS, LUKE.

YOU KNOW SHE DIDN'T DO
IT. WELL, I GUESS SO.

BUT - BUT IF YOU'D HAVE
HEARD WHAT SUSAN SAID -

I'VE HEARD SUSAN
A LOT OF TIMES.

YOU JUS-

GOOD NIGHT,
INSPECTOR FOWLER.

LUKE.

COME UP THE HOUSE
AND HAVE A BITE TO EAT.

I'LL HAVE MARY
CLEAN THAT COAT...

IF YOU'RE THROUGH WITH FURNACES
FOR THE DAY.

YOU CAN'T TELL ME THEY CAN SEND
AN INNOCENT PERSON TO JAIL.

YOU'RE NOT INNOCENT IF A JURY
SAYS YOU'RE GUILTY.

HE ALWAYS SAYS THAT.
IT'S ENOUGH TO DRIVE YOU CRAZY.

THANK YOU.

I'M GOING DOWN
TO SEE MARIAN,

AND I'M GONNA MAKE HER
TELL THE TRUTH.

THAT'S THE SPIRIT,
AND WHILE YOU'RE OUT,

I WONDER IF YOU'D
MAIL THAT KEY FOR ME.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S A HOTEL KEY.
JUST DROP IT IN THE MAILBOX.

THEY PAY
WHEN THEY GET IT BACK.

I'LL CALL YOU
AS SOON AS I'VE SEEN HER.

WHAT'S THAT KEY?

WHERE'S LAFITTE PARISH,
LOUISIANA, JIM?

LOUISIANA? WHY?

WHAT ABOUT
LAFITTE PARISH?

ISN'T THAT WHERE CRENSHAW
COMES FROM?

YES.
WHAT ABOUT LAFITTE PARISH?

WELL, MISS WASHBURN'S MAID,
MOLLIE -

SHE'S MISS CALDWELL'S MAID, TOO
- SHE GAVE IT TO ME TO MAIL.

GAVE YOU WHAT TO MAIL?

THE KEY, JIM -
THE KEY.

THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT, REMEMBER?

IT SEEMS THERE WAS
THIS MARIAN WASHBURN,

ONLY SHE LOST HER VOICE.

AND THEN SHE MET THIS GIRL
FROM AZUSA - SUSAN CALDWELL.

WELL, THAT IS, SHE AND
LUKE JORDAN MET THIS GIRL.

I'LL TELL YOU LATER
WHO LUKE JORDAN IS.

HOW DID THE MAID
GET THE KEY?

WELL, MISS CALDWELL
GAVE IT TO HER TO MAIL

WHEN SHE GOT BACK
FROM NEW ORLEANS,

ONLY MISS CALDWELL ISN'T
THE ONE WHO LOST HER VOICE.

SHE'S THE ONE -
HOLD IT.

LAFITTE'S
60 MILES NORTH -

I WONDER, MRS. FOWLER -

I WONDER IF I MAY BE PERMITTED
TO USE MY OWN PHONE.

STRICTLY BUSINESS,
I ASSURE YOU.

MY OFFICE.

MY DOWNTOWN OFFICE,
THAT IS.

INSPECTOR FOWLER,
PLEASE.

YOU KNOW,
I COULD GET YOU COMMITTED.

YOU'RE INSPECTOR FOWLER.

HELLO.
INSPECTOR FOWLER.

WHAT ABOUT THAT
LOUISIANA CALL, MORGAN?

WHAT?!

KEEP ON TRYING.

THEY GET A BUSY NUMBER
IN LAFITTE.

HOW COULD THERE BE
A BUSY NUMBER IN LAFITTE?

OH, COME IN.

DON'T TELL ME YOU SAW
MISS WASHBURN THIS QUICK.

YOU KNOW
THIS KEY OF YOURS?

I WAS ABOUT TO DROP IT
IN THE MAILBOX ON THE CORNER

WHEN I LOOKED AT IT.

I THINK I GOT
THE SAME IDEA.

SO I WENT INTO THE DRUGSTORE
AND PHONED.

AND THAT'S WHY THE LINE WAS
BUSY. OH, YOU'RE BEING SILLY.

YOU WEREN'T CALLING
THE DRUGSTORE.

I WAS CALLING THE SHERIFF
IN LAFITTE, AND SO WAS HE.

WEREN'T YOU, LUKE?
WELL?

I THINK YOU AND I HAVE A LITTLE
VISIT TO MAKE, INSPECTOR.

WE CERTAINLY HAVE.
ME TOO.

I'LL PHONE MATTHEWS
AND TELL HIM TO MEET US.

I'VE DONE THAT.

YOU DON'T MIND IF MR. MATTHEWS
JOINS US, DO YOU, MARY?

WHY, NOT ALL. HAVE ALL
YOUR FRIENDS, IF YOU LIKE.

AHA! I KNEW IT.

SOMEBODY READ HER
THE PAPERS.

THAT'S HOW SHE KNEW
WHAT STORY TO TELL.

AND IN THIS CASE,
THAT SOMEBODY -

I REPEAT,
THAT SOMEBODY -

THAT SOMEBODY
IS THE NURSE.

WELL, I-I
NEVER THOUGHT -

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.

I'LL TAKE OVER NOW,
MARY,

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

NOW THAT I'VE
CRACKED THE CASE.

IS IT ALL RIGHT IF WE SPEND
A FEW MORE MINUTES

WITH MISS CALDWELL,
DOCTOR?

WELL, IF HELPING
TO GET AT THE REAL FACTS

WILL MAKE HER FEEL
ANY BETTER,

I THINK IT MIGHT BE
VERY SOUND THERAPY.

YOU SEE, P- THEY GAVE ME
ALL THOSE PILLS TO SLEEP.

AND WHEN I AWOKE AND -
AND THE NURSE TOLD ME,

WELL, I GUESS I JUST MUST HAVE
TAKEN IT FOR GRANTED.

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT I WAS DOING.

ABOUT THIS REPORT WE GOT
FROM LAFITTE PARISH.

WHERE WAS I?

IN LAFITTE PARISH,
LOUISIANA,

GETTING MARRIED
TO MR. LEE CRENSHAW.

SHE'S EXPLAINED THAT,
LUKE.

I KNOW WHAT LUKE MEANS,
BROOK.

I HAVE EXPLAINED IT.

BUT EVEN I WILL NEVER
UNDERSTAND IT - NEVER.

OH, I-IF ONLY YOU'D BEEN THERE

THE WAY YOU ARE NOW,
BROOK -

THOSE TWO SAZERACS
BEFORE DINNER

AND THAT 20-YEAR-OLD RUM
THEY MAKE

RIGHT IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
BETWEEN YOU AND MARIAN?

WHAT HAPPENED?!

GO AHEAD, SUSAN.

YOU'RE RIGHT, BROOK.
I'VE GOT TO TELL.

I OWE IT TO... SOMEONE.

THAT'S RIGHT -
TO MARIAN.

THEN I-I GUESS I WAS KIND OF -
KIND OF OUT OF CONTROL

AFTER I LEFT MARIAN
IN THE LIVING ROOM.

NO MATTER
HOW HARD I TRIED,

I SIMPLY COULDN'T GET MY BEING
MARRIED TO LEE OUT OF MY MIND.

HOW I EVER COULD -

AND I WAS SO MUCH
IN LOVE WITH YOU, BROOK.

I COULDN'T THINK
OF ANYTHING ELSE,

PARTICULARLY
ONCE I GOT TO MY ROOM.

SUSAN?

SUSAN?

I'M TIRED.

I KNOW.

AND I'VE SAID EVERYTHING
I WANT TO SAY.

NOW, PLEASE,
LEAVE ME ALONE.

WHAT'S WRONG, SUSAN?

IF WE TALK IT OVER,
WHATEVER IT IS,

YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND IT REALLY
ISN'T AS IMPORTANT AS YOU THINK.

YOU'LL PROBABLY JUST BE ABLE
TO LAUGH IT OFF.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS
YOU CAN'T LAUGH OFF.

IS IT ANYTHING
I'VE DONE?

I DON'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

VERY WELL - WE WON'T TALK
ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

SUSAN...

I'M GOING DOWNSTAIRS
TO GET A GLASS OF MILK.

WOULD YOU LIKE ONE?

NO, THANK YOU.

ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU
TO GET OUT OF HERE!

I COULD DO WITH SOME SLEEP.
I MUST LOOK TER-

GET OUT OF HERE!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THIS
REVOLVER? I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND!

GET OUT OF HERE!

GET OFF ME!
GET OUT OF HERE!

OHH!

GIVE IT TO ME!

WELL,
I'VE HEARD ALL I NEED.

I'LL GET AHOLD OF ROBERTS
AND HAVE THE CHARGE WITHDRAWN,

MISS WASHBURN RELEASED.

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO
SEEM IMMODEST,

BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS
YOU'RE ALL VERY LUCKY

THAT I TOOK AN INTEREST
IN THIS CASE.

AND THE NEXT TIME YOU FEEL
LIKE READING TO A PATIENT,

TRY THE ENCYCLOPEDIA.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US
ALL OF THIS BEFORE?

DIDN'T IT OCCUR TO YOU
THAT MARIAN MIGHT -

SHE EXPLAINED THAT, TOO, LUKE,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

WHEN THE NURSE READ SUSAN
THE NEWSPAPERS,

SHE KNEW MARIAN MUST HAVE SOME
REASON FOR THE STORY SHE TOLD.

AND SHE WAS JUST WAITING

UNTIL SHE HAD A CHANCE
TO SEE MARIAN

BEFORE SHE DIVULGED
WHAT HAD REALLY HAPPENED.

OH.

I APOLOGIZE, SUSAN.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

AND DON'T WORRY, SUSAN.
PLEASE DON'T WORRY.

THE WORST THAT'LL HAPPEN -

THEY'LL PAY YOU $1,000 A WEEK
MORE NEXT SEASON.

COME ON, MARY.

SO NICE TO HAVE MET YOU...
MRS. CRENSHAW.

THE NURSE WILL GIVE YOU
SOME MEDICINE, MISS CALDWELL.

A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP,

AND YOU'LL BE PERFECTLY OKAY
IN THE MORNING.

THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, DOCTOR.

WELL, THEN,
I- I GUESS -

DON'T GO...

NOT FOR A MOMENT, BROOK,
PLEASE.

WELL, I... DON'T KNOW.

A FEW MINUTES
WON'T MATTER.

I'VE REALLY BEEN DREADFUL,
HAVEN'T I, BROOK?

EVERYTHING'S FINE.
THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.

GOOD LUCK.
I DON'T MEAN YOU, MR. JORDAN.

YOU'VE BEEN A HEADACHE
RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING.

YOU MAKE ME VERY HAPPY,
LIEUTENANT.

COME ON, YOU.

OOH!

NO CABS.

DO YOU SUPPOSE
I'M ALLERGIC TO CABS?

DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GONNA GET OFF

WITHOUT A FEW WORDS FROM ME
ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOR,

MISS WASHBURN,
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT.

YOU'RE COMPLETELY CRAZY -

NOT JUST SLAPHAPPY
OR SLIGHTLY BALMY.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

CAB!

THAT'S A FUNNY THING
ABOUT CABS -

YOU WAIT AND WAIT
AND WAIT.

FINALLY, AN EMPTY ONE SHOWS UP,
AND THERE'S SOMEBODY IN IT.

MAY I TELL YOU SOMETHING,
LUKE?

I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU TO
FOR DAYS.

I'M NOT SURE
I- I'M THE HEROINE

I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO MAKE MYSELF OUT TO BE,

BECAUSE SOMETHING TELLS ME
IN A COUPLE OF DAYS,

I- I MIGHT HAVE TOLD
THE TRUTH,

FOR JAILS CAN BE
VERY UNATTRACTIVE.

UNLESS YOU'RE TRYING
TO FINISH A NOVEL.

WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE DON'T TRY TO GET A CAB,

WE JUST WALK,

UP AND DOWN BOTH SIDES
OF MADISON AVENUE,

WINDOW-SHOPPING?

NOW YOU'RE BEING CRAZY.

GOOD GIRL.
THAT WAS A TEST QUESTION.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
ROMANTIC,

WALKING UP AND DOWN
MADISON AVENUE,

WINDOW-SHOPPING,
BUT IT'S NOT.

YOU ONLY GET YOURSELF
FALLEN ARCHES.

CAB!
COME ON - IN YOU GO.

JUST A MINUTE, LUKE.

LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT -

WE WON'T STOP ANYWHERE
FOR ANY REHEARSALS, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

AND IF WE SEE ANYBODY FAINT,
SHE STAYS FAINTED, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

AND ANOTHER THING -

THERE'S NO LAW AGAINST BEING
ROMANTIC IN A CAB, IS THERE?

ARE YOU PROPOSING TO ME?

IN YOU GO.

ONCE AROUND CENTRAL PARK,
DRIVER...

VERY SLOWLY.