Bedelia (1946) - full transcript
Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.
Bedelia
This was Bedelia,beautiful and charming
She radiated a curious innocence
immediately fascinated those she
attracted like a poisonous flower
I first met her in Monte Carlo that's where
the strange story of Bedelia begins
Monte Carlo in the autumn of 1938
Oh Mr Chaney,Monsieur Martin
is in the office
Thank you
What a lovely little dog,you
must have one like that
Entre
-Monsieur Chaney
-Bon giornio Monsieur Martin
-How are you
-Excellent,thank you
Will you not sit down?
I see that you have found a friend
-What a lovely creature
-Yes,isn't she
My poor,innocent young
friend I fear for you
There is not a woman in Monte Carlo,
that not will be attracted by that dog
Do you think so?
You are just in time
The lady should be here any moment now
Will you introduce me?
Yes,of course if she is
interested in your offer
Even if she is not I still like to meet her
Your letter of introduction only
says that you are acting for Verrefour
Now please,Mon Ami,tell me,
is it a pearl you after or the lady?
We all have our secrets,Monsieur Martin
Of course,of course if you
wish but I warn you
that if it is a lady than you are wasting
your time,there is no chance for you
You don't know me,Monsieur Martin
No,but I know my customer
she is on her honeymoon,and it seems,
unhappily for you,to be a very happy one
You told me she was married before
First honeymoon is one thing,
second can be very different
Oh Madame Carrington you
understand is not a divorcee type
Her first husband,who died,was rich,oh very
very rich but her new husband she loves
Too bad
The lady and the pearl are both here
She brought me a black pearl
one of the most perfect I've ever seen
and asked me to design a setting
Just one note,I will see
what I can do for you
Bon jour Madame
Are you satisfied?
More than satisfied,I'm delighted
I have never seen such a beautiful setting
Worthy of such a pearl and
for the hands that'll wear it
-It's lovely
-Permetez,un moment,s'il vous plait
Oui,Monsieur
It is without a flaw
-Madame,should you ever wish to sell it?
-I shan't ever
But if you should,Madame,
you will give me a chance?
My offer would be generous
How much?
100 000 francs
100 000 francs
No,Monsieur Martin,sorry,
this pearl is not for sale
You send my bill to the Imperial Hotel?
Of course,Madame,I hope Madame
is enjoying her stay in Monte Carlo
-Very much,thank you,Good Bye
-Au revoir,Madame,au revoir
Madame Carrington,excuse me please
Monsieur Carrington left a message,
he is in the Salon De Lecture
-Thank you
-Madame
-Hello
-Hello,darling
Had a nice afternoon,
what have you been doing?
Nothing,a little bit of
window gazing thrown in
I bought this
What a lovely toy,who for?
For me,I love dolls
You are a child,aren't you,Biddy?
I love you when you call me Biddy
What have you been doing?
Not writing letters all afternoon?
What's that?
Oh,my camera
Ellen send it,thoughtful of her,wasn't it?
Ellen? Oh,yes your ex
No darling,not my ex
I told me my junior partner
Oh,well,she is something to do
with your stuffy old business
-Steady,hold it
-Charlie
Don't
What is it? What's the matter?
I don't like having my photograph taken
You don't? Why not?
I'm not photogenic
Who told you that?
Several cameras
Not this one,this camera can't lie
No,I say
Darling,that's absurd
Something happens to me
when I look into a camera
I'd sooner face a dentist
than a photographer
I haven't got a single picture of you
Haven't you something better?
You've got me
-Let's go out
-Can I bring my camera?
If you promise confine yourself
to picture postcard views
Is my bill ready,Madame?
Yes,Monsieur,here it is
We are sorry you are leaving us
Have we not made you comfortable?
Very comfortable,thank you Madame
-Then I hope we shall see you again
-I hope so too
I'm just leaving for business reasons
-Voila,Madame,that's yours
-Merci,Monsieur
What do I change your post?
Would you send them to
Hotel Imperial,please
Yes,most certainly,you will
ruin yourself there
I think it'll pay me in the end
-Merci,Madame,Au revoir
-Bon jour,Monsieur
I'll go and get the letters,
order some drinks darling
What for you?
That's a very serious question
I know,whisky soda?
That's a new idea I married
an original woman
Shan't be long
Madame, acceptable cette table,
la soleil ne derange pas Madame?
Non,pas de tout,j'adore le soleil
Madame,boirer?
Pernod,s'il vous plait,un whisky soda?
Immédiatement,Madame,à votre service
Hello,where did you come from?
Je trouve,eh, cette dame,tres bonne
-La Madame,she is.
-Oui,Madame,ravissant,I speak English too
It's really very good,she is
attractive,isn't she?
You will be wasting your time,
she is on a honeymoon
Is she?
Just to say I'm,can I ask her
to have a drink with me
You like to hire a dog?
What?
I have it on the very best authority
There is no crudeness,no vulgarity
when a small dog introduces a
gentleman to a strange lady
May I offer you William?
Thanks I risk it alone
You mind if I come along to
observe your method?
If you don't pull it off
I'll send you a drink
BTW my name is Chaney,Ben Chaney
Mine Carrington
Haven't I met you somewhere before Madame?
Oh,no I don't think so
Wasn't it in Paris?
Paris?
Oh,yes,of course
Then I heard you are
here on your honeymoon
I hope you would be very happy
I'm sure I shall I married the
most wonderful man in the world
This great and wonderful man has
Betty,may I present
Mr Chaney,Mrs Carrington
I see now I know you didn't need a dog,hi
-What do you have?
-A whisky
-Another whisky
-Oui,Monsieur
Mr Chaney is an artist,darling,
he's done an awfully clever sketch of you
I see
Mrs Carrington doesn't
share your enthusiasm
It's not your fault,Mr Chaney,
I'm very hard to draw
Do you think so?
She has some sort of obsession,thinks she
is not photogenic either,it's absurd
Betty,what's this?
Oh that? I've had it for ages
Well,I've never seen it before
Oh,it's a cheap little thing I picked
up in Paris cost about 40 francs
I don't like to see it on you,darling
Why not?
I don't like artificial jewellery
Everybody wears nowadays,very chic
I'm sorry I maybe old fashioned I don't
like my wife wearing imitations
I'm sorry you disapprove of my taste
Mrs Carrington is quite right,
she is not an easy subject
There you see Charlie it's
not just an obsession
But she is a very interesting one
-Am I?
-To a painter
Your colours,magnificent,
your lines tempting
I'm speaking as an artist now
I'm about to paint you
Would you sit for me?
Of course she'd be delighted,
won't you Biddy?
I'm flattered but I shall have
to think about it
I must go and change,nice
meeting you,Mr Chaney
Would you dine with me? I'm staying here
Oh,good,we will
Come up to my room first and have a
drink I'd like to show some of my works
We have a date for tonight
Thanks all the same,some other time Chaney
Have you ever seen so blueish eyes?
She is plain
She doesn't,she's perfect
Aren't you beautiful? I wish I
could take her back with me
You can't,you know,what about
the quarantine regulations?
Always get round those
It isn't as easy as all that besides
she doesn't even belong to you
Charlie
Darling
Noted anything?
I notice a very lovely hand
That silly old ring,I'm never
going to wear it again
Because I criticized it? Oh,Lord,
did that worry you so much,darling?
You married a bit of a prig ,you know
You were quite right,your taste
is much better than mine
I see
Entrez
Ce la Souffage ,Madame
Madame est vraiment tres
gentile avec Souffage
Madame,permettez peu prendre maintennant
Dites moi,Ninette,combien
demandez vous por sa chat
Je regret,Madame,ce pas de vendre
-Mais je vous paie bien
-Non Madame,vous vraiments,Mon mari..
Don't you argue about it,Biddy,
you can't take that cat into England
It's easy to hide in my bag and
flirt with the custom inspectors
No you won't not when
you are with me
Oh,all women smuggle a bit,didn't you know?
-Here you are,Ninette
-Merci,Monsieur-Thank you
-Bon soir Monsieur,Bon soir madame
-Bon soir
I shall miss Souffage
I think you are horrid
Oh Darling,you don't really
mean that,do you?
Charlie,even when I tease you,I love you
You know I do?
I'll have a bottle,please
-Just to round up the celebration,Biddy
-Celebration?
-Our second wedding anniversary
-Second?
Two months today
Well,well,still happily married
You know,looking at you two,even a
hardened bachelor like me has his regrets
When I started out on my holiday
I didn't think I end up married
You'll fall for it too
And then you'd found out
how much you missed
Marriage is like religion,no one
is so zealous as the new converts
Don't you agree?
I'm the only convert,my wife
have been married before
I am so sorry,Mrs Carrington,I'd no idea
Don't worry,Mr Chaney,
how would you to know?
Anyway I think it a little to be
embarrassed about past
I couldn't agree with you more
Would I make things worse if I said I hoped
the past was the happiest presences
Most of it was very happy,Charlie is
making forget the past that wasn't
Her husband was an artist in Paris
We had very little money and it
made things a bit difficult sometimes
I know what that can be like
Other way I wonder why I know
you first husbands works
I doubt it
He would have been a great painter had
he lived,he was just beginning to sell
His name Burgess,Raoul Burgess
No,I don't think I ever run
across anything of his
If you ever do will you get it for me?
My wife hasn't one of his paintings
Of course I will
-For your anniversary
-To our guest
To Bedelia and her portrait
BTW how is it going?
Slowly,rather slowly
Excuse me will you
Mr Chaney I'd rather you didn't
go on with my portrait
Why not?
Don't like the thing it makes me nervous
You wouldn't deprive posterity
of my masterpiece?
Posterity is not worth my
getting a headache every day?
But your husband is so keen on it
You want to please him,don't we?
Listen
Remember?
They were playing this when we first met
Shall we dance?
Anything wrong?
He'll charge you with an enormous
fee for painting my portrait
What makes you think so?
I know artists,they don't
stay in hotel like this
unless they are looking for a
chance to portrait rich men's wives
But I am not a rich man
He probably think you are
this is a very expensive hotel and we
are spending as if we had millions
Well,you only go on your honey
moon once in your life
Oh,sorry,darling
It's very nice having money to spend but
I love you just as much if you hadn't any
Darling
All the same I shan't let him
charge you an outrageous fee
All right
Raoul Burgess
Headache again?
Tired
Just five minutes more
Bedelia
No one sitting for a portrait has any
right to look as enchanting as you do
Why not?
For the posterity it is perfect
You weren't happily married?
I'm saying more than I'm going to
Sometimes I paint what I think
what it was that I see
I find it fascinating to try and catch
not just the face and the figure of my
subject but to portray the soul of my model
To the artist you are a puzzling subject
How puzzling?
You ought to have red hair
Makes your colours next when
she was making you up
Biddy
What's the matter,darling?
How soon can you be packed?
-What happened?
-We are going home
Sorry to drag you from all of
this but I can't help it out
Has the directors accepted your plan?
They will.But I must be at the next meeting
-It means a lot to you,doesn't it?
-I pay more income tax
You're not deserting me?
What about the portrait?
Posterity will have to do without you
So unfortunately would I
I must trying to get up to
Yorkshire sometime and finish it
That's a great idea
The Dales are the painter's paradise
anyway he must come,mustn't he darling?
-Yes, you come
-Thank you
-But it's not possible
-Why not,we've plenty of rooms
Have you ever had an artist staying
with you?Not like having the vicar to tea
He's quite right,darling,artists want
lot of space to mess about him
Take that up to my room,will you?
Very nice of you but it wouldn't work
I'm afraid I should need a studio
We could find you a place in no time,my
partner knows every house in the district
Monsieur Dabergin,je ne veux par po Monsieur,
Madame Du Lac,ma chere Madame Du Lac
I'm afraid you've made a mistake
Madame,por l'amour de ciel
Pardon,are you not Madame
Turdeau Du Lac de Bordeaux?
No,no this is my wife
Pardon,I'm sorry
-But see you before we go
-Sure
Oh,Salaud
Cette inexcusable
I was certain she was Madame
Du Lac de Bordeaux
Don't worry we all make these mistakes
I know,I know but I worry
very much,Monsieur
Me,never forget a face
Make such a blunder
You seem disappointed did you
know Madame Du Lac well?
Oh,early husband was my very good friend
He left for paradise,his
widow left no address
You mean she disappeared?
Completely
Seems to have upset you?
Was it very important?
In itself no but in my business
we like to be correct and exact
Forgive me,Monsieur,what is your business?
Assurances sur la vie,
pardon,life insurances
Vous allez entendre maintenant
Nocturno lui par le Monsieur
Louis Stevens de la BBC Londres
Ben
Hello,I thought you were packing
-When are you off?
-First thing in the morning
I came down to talk to you
I'm honoured,have a drink?
No thank you
Shall we go out on the terrace?
Well?
Did you mean what you said
about coming to Yorkshire?
Yes I did
I wish you wouldn't
That's why came down,
what about the portrait?
Portraits are only an excuse
Excuse for what?
I want you to stay away from me altogether
Do you? Why?
I'm happily married,I intend to remain so
But your husband wants your portrait
That's not what you want
What do you think I want?
Charlie likes you,he thinks
you are his friend
I am glad to know that
He is not like my friends
When you are sincere as he is
it doesn't ever occur to you
anybody else can be deceitful
But you never deceived
your husband,Bedelia?
Bedelia
Just a minute
Where is that ring that little 40
francs trinket worth 100000 francs?
It's not true?
Monsieur Martin,the jeweller
is a friend of mine
He is also an expert on black pearls
Here we are,darling,home
Hello,Mary
We didn't expect you so soon Mr Charles
Darling I told you about Mary
she knows more about the characters
then all of the rest of them put together
OK,and also frightening with
any family skeletons
Carringtons have no scandals,Madam
You'd better be on your best behaviour,
Mrs Carrington,you've a tradition to uphold
There's never been a Mrs Carrington
yet who didn't do that,Mr Charles
And there won't be now
Thank you Mary
Welcome home Master Charles
Well,well,Hannah who are you?
Darling,this is Mary little sister she
comes in to help her when we need her
How do you do,Hannah
Well,darling
Good to be home again
Here it is
What do you think of it?
Charlie,perfect
That's what you burnt your initials
Yes,and got a jolly good walloping for it
You must have been a little horror
And there's the old clock
Why? It's going
You told me it had stopped
Charlie,I love it all
Do you?
I'm glad you didn't see it in
it's all Victorian grand years
Why?
It was a museum of horrors
It's a blessing that your poor mother
can't hear you say that Mr Charles
She liked things plain and solid
Proper Yorkshire,Mary
So she ought to be with ten
generations behind her
All credit to earth
Mary,I'm afraid your taste runs
to red plush settee ancestors
Ellen,dear
Charlie
You are looking well
Married to the great tonic,Ellen
Here she is,Bedelia
Hello
I've heard so much about you
I do hope you are going to be
very happy here,Mrs Carrington
I'm sure I shall be
What a lovely Siamese,may I?
Yes it is for you,from Charles
Charlie,thank you
Thanks Ellen,I never thought you
would find one in Yorkshire
It was a bit of a problem I admit,they
don't seem to go in for Siamese around here
Her name is Araminta
I shall call you Topaz
You've done a grand job on the house
Do you like it?
It looks like that they had the face lifted
I don't know what I'd do without you,Ellen
What do you think of the fireplace?
I took down the over mantel
I wasn't quite sure about it
It's a great improvement
Best I caricature it out of memorial
It's a blessing your poor mother
can't hear you now,Mr Charles
That over mantel was one of
the old museum pieces,darling
My grand father brought it from Italy
What other surprises have you got?
The dining room windows
You notice the difference?
I like it
Now you can really see the rose garden
Come and have a look at it
That is our show piece,isn't it,Ellen?
We are not being quite fair to the garden
November is the very worst
time of the year to see it
when the roses is in bloom it's divine
I'm sure it must be
Divine
-Good Afternoon,Mrs Carrington
-Hello,Miss Stenton how are you?
I can't complain,thank you,
Mr Carrington is not in
Where is he?
Down at the new Rosa
Is Miss Walker here?
No,she is with Mr Carrington
But they ought to be back
in a minute now
I'll wait
Hello,darling,this is a surprise
I've been shopping
You're going to drive me home
Of course,if you sit down quietly I got a
few things I want to clear up with Ellen
Bring her back with us,you can work in the
study and then she can stay on to supper
Well,we've got quite a lot to do
Please,darling
Jenkins
How is the arrangements for tomorrow?
Board meeting at 1030 12 at
Mr Johnstone about your insurance
-That's for you
-For me?
I'm increasing my life insurance
Darling
Anything else?
You saw a personal letter from Paris
-No,what is it?
-I put it on your desk
I can't see it
Here it is
Thanks Miss Jenkins
Hello,Bedelia
Here's the contract,Charlie
You are coming home with us
Am I?
Do come,you can finish your
work and then we'll eat
Well,I shouldn't really the Bennet usually
expect me to bridge on Monday
Tell them you have a headache
Oh she will get one if she plays
bridge with the Bennetts
It ought to be a good supper
it's Mary's night out and I'm
going to make this casserole
Your own treat Casserole
a la Bedelia,come on
-These are good,first rate
-Mean it?
I wouldn't say so if I didn't
Stuff only roughed out so far
I know,and got the Carrington touch really
That's good
I'm glad you liked them,it
was your verdict I wanted
Ready for a drink?
Yes thanks darling
Aren't you going to have one with us?
I felt I was interrupting your work
-No,of course not
-You're sure?
Quite sure,good work,Ellen,we've
got lot done,we deserve our drinks
-You know,you're very lucky?
-Me,lucky?
There is so much of his
life you share,that I don't
I forgot about this
Ah,Chaney
Well,cheers
Cheers
Great news,Ellen,do you know a
studio in the neighbourhood?
Studio?
For a painter friend of ours,
a chap we met in Monte Carlo
He is doing a portrait of Bedelia
How exciting,aren't you thrilled Bedelia?
Studio around here it is even harder
to find than the Siamese cat
Ben says he's never forgotten
what I said about the Dales the
painter's paradise,remember?-Yes
He can be with us for
Christmas,that'll be fun
Sends your loves to you dear
Does he?
He wants a cottage or a barn
that he can use as a studio,you
know,big windows,north light,all that
-Will you answer that,Hannah,please?
-Yes,Sir
Hello
That's me Hannah
I like it,yes
And he likes me too
He will have a real job of
it to get the place tidy
what with these brushes and
paints and canvasses and all
Yes,I expect I can manage that
Well I can ask him
Mr Chaney
Mrs Carrington wants to know
if you can spare me to go over
and help at the Christmas party
Certainly Hannah
Perhaps I can come with you in the car
A pleasure
Hello
It's all right,I can come
Good Bye,Mary
Don't bother to help me,dear,
I'll be perfectly all right
Here's the house or are you
trying to save some petrol
No,dear
Darling,what heavenly singers,
aren't they wonderful?
-Yes
-Give them something Alec
Here you are
Don't hurt yourself
-Merry Christmas,dear
-Merry Christmas to you Mary
-Can I take your coats
-If you don't mind
Thank you ,my darling
Are we the first arrivals?
Yes,Sir,Mr and Mrs Carringtons will
be down in a minute
Don't you worry about us,Mary
we'll be perfectly all right,
we look after ourselves
Charlie,the Johnstones are back from London
When we are taking that voyage?
But we've nothing for her
Well,it that so tragic?
We've presents for everybody else
We'll think something
Come on,darling,let's get down
Merry Christmas Bedelia
I love to see two adorable people again
I'm simply amazed to see me back in winter
Oh no,you should be here for our party
And the very,very first to know
we are not bolting after all
Alec paying far too much money
I knew she should finish up here
Bedelia,I got a really
little present for you
Thank you
But you must open it immediately we
are dying to see how you'll like it
She got it up in London
You please open it
Not now,we are ready to
open all our presents later
Are we all having presents?
But how nice
Do come and sit by the fire
Excuse me I'll get some drinks
Did you have a very gay time in London?
Gay? London? It was dour,dreary,
drab,cold,foggy,always is awful
Excuse me
Merry Christmas,everybody
Very nearly didn't get here
one of our patients had a little
Christmas surprise on the way
I hope it isn't born before the
Christmas trees are unloaded
How nice of you to come,Mr Wintermore
I couldn't miss coming
to wish you every possible happiness
on your first Christmas in the North
Hello,Vicar,so glad you
were able to come
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Biddy
Had an inspiration about Sylvia's present
-Tell you later
-All right
-Here we are
-Happy Christmas,Mrs Bennett
I'd no idea it would be such a grand party
Without Christmas is itself a
simple family celebration
-Happy Christmas
-Edward
-A little remembrance for you my dear
-Thank you
How sweet of you
Christmas comes but once a year
Dear Mrs Bennett,what a heavenly gown
That is really something
out of another world
Where ever did you get it?
Surely not in Leeds
What's the great inspiration
for Sylvia's present?
The pearl ring,that imitation pearl,
the one you had in Monte Carlo
We can't give her that
Why not?
You said it look cheap
Did on you,my dear,but won't on Sylvia
We can give her something else
Why I don't see why you are making so much
fuss about an old ring you never even wear
We can give Sylvia that ring
because I haven't got it anymore
What happened to it?
I've given it away
Why didn't tell me that in the first place?
You didn't give me a chance
I'm am sorry
No,darling it was my fault,
I should have told you sooner
We better join the others
you hand round the cocktails and I go
upstairs and see what I can find for Sylvia
Right
Merry Christmas ,Ellen
Same to you,Ben
No,Ellen,my darling how
wonderful to see you again
Sylvia,may I introduce Mr Chaney
Mrs Johnstone
-How do you do?
-Hi
Excuse me just a minute,
when I get rid of this thing
That gorgeous hunk of man
Tell me something about him,married?
Well,I haven't heard that he has a wife
Is he wealthy?Has he got any money?
Sylvia,really
Ellen,darling,don't be so naive
when a handsome man like
that comes to town like this
the girl's duty to know all the facts
I'm afraid I know nothing about him
You mean to tell me he never dated you?
Yes,I've danced him
Then you must know something about him
Well,he doesn't talk much about himself
How strange a man
Happy Christmas,Bedelia
Happy Christmas,Ben
Sir Chaney,some of your favourites
Bless,Salmon? Thank you Hannah,
you spoil me
Charlie,everybody come
and get your presents
-Our very best wishes
-Oh,Bedelia,thank you
And you,darling
What on earth are you doing?
Rehearsing
What are you rehearsing?
Well,if you whenever my wife still do it
you are prepared,and I have
to say,isn't it wonderful
Isn't that wonderful,Bedelia darlings
thanks millions and you too Charlie
We didn't know what to get
you,Sylvia,but they are so useful
You are opening my present,do,I'm
dying to see how you both like it
-Sylvia.look
-You shouldn't have
Why not? We both simply
adore Charlie and you
Yes,we can't deserve this
That must have cost the
Johnstones a pretty penny
None of our business
What got into Johnstone?
Why is he spending all that
money on a present to the Carringtons?
To tell you the truth
I'll try to show my appreciation for
all the activity given me lately
I couldn't afford to increase my
insurances,busies as it is
Good old boy if you are married to Bedelia
He has just taken out an
enormous policy in her favour
Wise man
Life insurance is the
best investment of all
What do you say,Vicar?
You must have seen many men
die leaving his widow
-I say
-She is very sensitive,I think
-Eh,Doctor?
-Yes,I think she is
Sylvia would only ask,how much?
Party is going very well,isn't it,darling?
Yes
I wonder what is this from?
Oh,Ben
Mr Chaney,I simply die to ask
you a question,may I?
Please do I hate to have a body on my hand
Why ever did you come to Leeds?
Any particular reason why I shouldn't come?
No,perhaps can't imagine anybody
coming for no reason at all
You are here,aren't you?
Oh Chaney,why do you care?
Ay,say,Biddy,look
It's beautiful
Do tell me,why are you here?
You'll be surprised,excuse me
Almost anybody can cut me out
Good thing I am my own type
-You like it?
-Thank you Ben
Is it one of yours?
Don't you recognize it?
Raoul Burgess
37 that's only a year ago
One of his last,painted about
a month before he died
Yes,yes of course
Where did you find it?
In Paris,just after I left Monte Carlo,you
asked me to look out for Burgess,remember?
-Yes
-Bit of Luck wasn't it?
I told Monsieur Pichard I met
you,he send his regards
Thank you
Pichard,who is he?
The man who bought Burgess's pictures
Excuse me
I'll do that,Hannah,you go and help Mary
I simply must look at the picture
Splendid
Mind you,I don't understand
art but I know what I like
What's wrong,Bedelia,you seem nervous?
This is our first party
I wanted it to be a success
I'm sorry if I brought back unhappy
memories,I didn't mean to
Am I forgiven for choosing
that particular present?
I'm extremely grateful
Charlie seems to like it,that
must make you very happy
Naturally
I agree with you about,Charlie,he is so
honest himself,one hates to deceive him
If you don't mind
I've never seen you look so lovely,Bedelia
Even lovelier than that last
night at Monte Carlo
Oh,Bedelia,Charlie was wondering,
if it's time for dinner
I just finished lightning the candles
So they look nice
Would you mind open the doors?
Come on in everybody,dinner
Bedilia you were a wonderful hostess
I can't remember a gayer
party in this house
We must have another one soon
What's the matter?
I wish I could go away
Biddy
I though you were happy here
Aren't you?
Oh Charlie,tell me you don't
ever stop loving me
My darling what?
What's wrong? You are not ill are you?
No,no I'm all right
But you are white as a sheet
It's nothing
Something I've eaten probably
You'd better go straight to
bed I'll bring you a powder
This awful bubbly thing of yours?
-They helped you before,didn't they?
-Yes
Come along
I'll just cease the fire
-You're sure you'll be all right?
-Yes,yes I'm sure
Charlie
Charlie
Mr Chaney you haven't eaten your porridge
That comes from all the smoked
salmon you had at the party last night
I liked smoked salmon,Hannah,
I don't like porridge
When you've been here a bit you'll eat your
porridge in the morning like we all do
Hello,hello who is it?
It's you Mary?
See?
Mr Carrington?
That's bad
Food poisoning? Well is
there anything we can do?
Would you like me to come over and
help you? Mary? Hello
He must have,she know that
everything is happening to Mr Carr..
-Oh,Mr Chaney
-Good Morning,Mary
Hannah gave me the news
How's Mr Carrington?
Oh,Mr Chaney,he's poor all night
Did you get the doctor?
He couldn't come he was at
Mation's Bed,he is here now
What does he say?
Oh,all them fancy foods last
night that's what I say
Mrs Carrington must have been worried
How has she'd take it?
I wish you'd seen her,Sir,if he hadn't
been for her he would be laid out by now
What exactly did she do for him?
Whatever she did was right I'm sure of that
wouldn't you like to wait in the room,
Mrs Carrington will be down in a minute
Thank you,Mary
Good Bye,Charlie we'll have
you up and about in no time
Tell me,Dr McAfee,please
How bad is he?
I'll be honest,I don't know yet
But it's no use,you
worrying until I do know
Is it something you're
afraid to tell me?
When he feels better I'll give
him a thorough overhaul
You could have seen him last night
It was probably something he eat
Good Morning Bedelia,I'm sorry to
hear about Charlie,anything I can do?
No thank you
You must have had a bad night
-May I?
-Thanks
How's the patient doctor?
Getting along pretty well,thanks
to this little lady's good sense
You must try to get some rest my dear
Aren't you having a nurse?
I don't need one
Don't you think it would be
a good idea,doctor?
There is not much to do,Bedelia
has proved she is very capable
But she looks worn out
I prefer to look after my husband myself
Then you shall,my dear
-Good Bye
-Good Bye
-And thank you for everything
-Take care of yourself
I look in again tonight
Good Bye Mr Chaney
Doctor,may I have a word with you?
I've a fairly busy morning
You're driving into town can I come along?
All right
Bye Bedelia
But I fail to understand your
interest in this case,Mr Chaney
Charlie is friend of
mine,doctor,and I think..
That's no reason why you should
tell me how to diagnose a case
Don't misunderstand me
doctor,I am not criticizing
It's just that there is something
I think you want to know
There is nothing about Charlie
Carrington that I don't know
I pulled that boy through
diphtheria and measles
the day he was born I held him by he
heels and I slapped the breath into him
What are you trying to tell me,Mr Chaney?
What's this?
Investigator,detective?
Look here,what is all this about?
I made this for you darling
Please try and drink it
I can't understand why Ellen hasn't phoned
You are not to worry about the office
Darling,this is serious,a load
of timber from Scotland
There it is again
But it means a lot of money
and why hasn't she phoned
Because I told her you're
not to be disturbed
Now drink your barley
water it'll do you good
I am not as ill as all that
You were last night,you
frightened me Charlie
All right,Bedelia,I'll drink
your barley water
If that's Ellen I'll not let her worry you
Don't be so jumpy,darling,
you need rest more than I do
Come in
-Dr McAfee to see you,Madam
-What does he want?
He didn't say nothing
Hello,I had a call up the road
and I thought I pop in and see
how you are getting along
You said you weren't
coming back till this evening
I changed my mind about the treatment,
in fact I engaged a nurse she is on her way
Don't you think I'm the best nurse
for my husband you said before
Take it easy,darling
Sit down
What's the idea am I ill as all that?
Better safe than sorry
The after effect of food poisoning
sometimes need watching
more carefully than one expect
And it's for Bedilia's sake
too,Charlie,she needs rest
That's what I said
How long have you been
having these troubles before?
A few weeks,months perhaps,
didn't bother me very much,
Bedilia's giving me something for it
What does she give you?
It's just a sedative I take it myself
It works,very good stuff
Made up in Paris?
It's a prescription my doctor gave me
May I?
I like to find out about one
of this miracles of yours
Try and get to sleep,
Charlie,you too,Bedilia
The nurse shall be here at six and she will
be in complete charge,you understand?
-Good Evening
-Good Evening
I'm Miss Walker of Carrington's Company I
telephoned you several times today
Yes,Miss
Have you any news about that
load of timber from Inverness?
I've got the dispatch note here
-I talked to the station master,Miss
-Yes
He'd like to see the dispatch note
-And this is nurse Harris
-How do you do?
How do you do
Mrs Carrington quite understand now that
you are in complete charge of the patient
Mary what are you doing?
Making the bed of the new ,Mum
But the nurse is to sleep in there?
She told me make the guest room up for you
For me?
Doctor's order,Mrs Carrington
The Chemist's boy just brought this,Madam
Anything on account of Mr Carrington,Mary,
should be given to me
Excuse me,is that for Mr Carrington?
Yes,I thought he might like
some gruel today
The doctor told me exactly
what to give him,Mrs Carrington
Steady,darling
I'm going to get your milk,Mr Carrington
How long is this going on?
I don't know,darling,why don't you get
rid of her,you are so much better
Yes,I'll have a talk to Dr McAfee
Here it is
Will you drink it now please
it's your bedtime
Yes I suppose so
-Good Night
-Good Night,darling
Sleep well
-Good Night,nurse
-Good Night
Then what do you think I discovered
they made a mistake and
sent the stuff to Leeds
Are we going to get it,every minute
means money down the drain
We've got a claim against
them for what is worth
but I suppose as usual
the railway will be right
I'm afraid so
Come in
-Mr Chaney,Madam
-Ask him to come up
That's not necessary,may I join the party?
Of course Ben
-Hello Bedilia
-Hi Ben
-Hello,Charlie,how are you?
-I am fine,won't you sit down
Thanks
You certainly look better than I expected
So I ought to,three devoted women
looking after me night and day
I was so worried when I
heard you engaged the nurse
-I thought you m..
-At death's door,eh
Otherwise a Yorkshireman
wouldn't coddle himself
Of course I wouldn't agree
if my wife hadn't forced
Oh now darling
-BTW how is the portrait coming along?
-It isn't
My model has been on holiday,when
are you going to sit again,Bedelia?
How about tomorrow?
It'll be a change for you,darling
This our nurse
Nurse Harris,Miss Walker
How do you do?
How do you do
And Mr Chaney
-How do you do
-How do you do
Time for your medicine,Mr Carrington
Nurse Harris look very efficient,Bedelia
Where did you find her?
If I am ever ill I must ask you
to get someone like that for me
Dr McAfee recommended her
-Good Afternoon,Miss
-Hello,Hannah
-Is Mr Chaney in there now?
-Would you like to go in?
Thank you
-Hello,Ellen
-I hope I'm not disturbing you
No,not at all
Glad of the excuse the lights gone anyway
-Let me take your coat
-No thank you
Won't you sit down?
Ben,I've come to ask you something,
it's rather important
Wouldn't it be easier sitting
down? Have a cigarette?
This is rather difficult for me
I don't like interfering in
other people's affairs
but this time one of my
best friend is involved
Involved in what?
I don't know,that's why
I've come to see you
There is something odd going on
-In Leeds? Never
-Please don't be flippant
You know perfectly well what I mean
There is some sort of an intrigue
and that woman is in it
What woman?
The nurse
Intrigue with nurse Harris?
Why should you think that?
Because at the station you
obviously knew her well
But at Charlie's house you pretended
you never even met her before
Dr McAfee engaged Nurse Harris
Aren't you letting your imaginations
run away with you?
You can't put me off like that,
why did you try to deceive Charlie?
Bedilia was there too,wasn't she?
What do you want to do? Warn Charlie?
Yes
You'd better be careful
You can't do that without
bringing Bedilia into it
-I know what I am doing
-Do you?
Could look like jealousy,couldn't it?
I shall risk that
All right,you are going over
to tell him right away?
Yes
I'll come with you
Should be an interesting party
Everything looks so lovely
covered with snow
I was brought up in Cornwall,
we don't see much of it down there
Do you think we are in
for a blizzard,Charlie?
-Looks very much like it
-How long would it last?
Two days maybe three
Do the roads get blocked?
If it is a bad one
Let's have a look at the forecast
I hope the train doesn't get held up
I've got a friend coming
down from Edinburgh
More tea,Ellen?
Yes,please,just half
Heavy snow,I doubt your
friend will make it
I expected him just after Christmas
but he got held up by storms at sea
He's a ship's captain,interesting chap,
I'd like you to meet him
By all means bring him on sometimes
I'd think you would find him amusing
His name is Cpt McKelvey
Mrs Carrington the tea
How silly of me
I must be getting along,thank you
for your tea,Bedilia,Good Bye
Good Bye
Why don't you slip in to
do the portrait again?
I hate leaving things unfinished
I'll let you know
Ben are you going into town?
Sorry,I'm afraid not,Ellen,
I'm going straight home
I got to get through a call to Edinburgh
We'll come and dig you out in the morning
-Right.Good Bye Charlie
-Good Bye
Will you excuse me
Are you all right,darling?
I've a slight headache,
it's nothing I lie down for a while
Good Bye,Ellen,come again soon
Good Bye
You mind switching on the lights,nurse
Don't go,it's early yet
-Charlie
-What is it? Something wrong?
No it's nothing
I must go it's getting dark
Ellen
Have you noticed anything
peculiar about Bedelia lately?
Peculiar?
She is so nervous not like herself at all
I thought it was the shock of my illness
but she seems to getting
worse instead of better
I wonder if you could talk to her
Me?
You women talk more easily
about these things
try to district her,get
her out of the house
perhaps she was to start
sitting for Ben again
You will have a word with her,won't you?
Yes,of course I will if you want me to
I knew you would help me
You are coming to the office tomorrow?
No,the doctor said I would take it easy
for a bit you come here,please do
Charlie,whenever you need me I'll be there
Never heard you talk like that before
Good Night Charles
What time does the train
leave for London?
Tonight
8 45 and 1130 Thank you
Yes
You rang Madam?
Oh yes,Mary,could we have early dinner
and then you could wash up
before you go into town
-But it isn't my evening off,Madam
-Isn't it?
Oh,take it anyway didn't you say once
you wanted to see your cousins
Oh Yes Madam
You haven't had an evening off
sine Mr Carrington been ill
It's very kind of you,Madam,
but really I think..
What's for dinner,Mary?
Well,you ordered beef for us
I don't know what she is
planning for Mr Carrington
Mr Carrington will have beef as well
But what would she say with the
duties,responsibilities and doctor's order
We thought we would have early dinner,Mary
Forty year I've lived in this house
the only person I took orders
from was the Mistress
And I gave you my order
-What's that?
-An omelette for Mr Carrington
But that's absurd Mr Carrington
isn't ill any longer
Fish out the beef,Mary
I will that
I'm sorry,Mrs Carrington,as long
as I am on this case I'm responsible
You are not responsible for
running this house,nurse
I'm getting tired of your interference and
I'm not going to stand it any longer
I'm not trying to run this house
and I'm not interfering
What's all the fuss about
I'm sorry darling I lost my
temper but this can't go on
Mr Carrington,it is my duty
Please
Mr Carrington it is clear
Charlie
-Send her away
-We can't do anything tonight
Yes,you can,there is a train at 845
Mary,ring for a taxi
Nurse Harris she can just catch the 8 45
Am I being dismissed?
Mrs Carrington and I are very
grateful for all you've done
but we shan't require your
services any longer
-I'm responsible only to Dr McAfee
-I'll settle with the doctor
Now will you please go and pack
Mr Carrington
-More coffee?
-No thank you darling
You can take it away now
Where are you going,Mary?
Mrs Carrington said I should go
and see my cousins
There is a taxi there and
I will go with that nurse
The weather?
She could spend a night with her
cousins and come back in the morning
Very well
Look her Biddy every time I hear this tune
I think of the first time I ever saw you
Remember?
And that enormous black hat you had on
You did look sweet you know
Charlie let's go away
Go away?
Please take me away tonight
You can't be serious?
Charlie,please take me away
Biddy what come over you?
I don't like it here
But this afternoon you were
in love with the place?
You are not afraid of the storm are you?
Don't you love me any more?
Of course I love you but what's
that got to do with it?
We could go to the Continent,
France,Charlie,the South of France
Darling I am not made of money
Or America,The Queen Mary sails on Monday
we could stay in London until
then couldn't we?
You've gone quite mad
You don't love me anymore
This is utterly absurd I've never heard of
anything so ridiculous in my life
Biddy,darling,if you tell me
what's the matter
I'll help you as I can ,I can't go away
for holiday this time of the year
I've got work to do
Charlie,Charlie don't ever believe
in anything Ben tells you
Ben? What's he got to do with it?
He wants to hurt me,he worm our lives
Can you please explain all this
without becoming so hysterical
please try and be reasonable
I don't want to stay here any longer
we could so easily go tonight
Biddy I will not talk to you anymore
until you come to your senses
This is the national program
here is the weather forecast for
tonight and tomorrow
a deep depression over Iceland is heading
fast east and towards the British Isles
Winds North North West reaching gale forces
You here? What's wrong?
I got the sack
I thought it safer to come
rather than phone
With a small town like this you
never know whose is whose cousins
Mrs Carrington has had that on the 8 45
On my way out here I stopped
to report to Dr McAfee
Why?
My duty as a nurse,the
analyst's report has come
-Well?
-Negative
You heard what he said
about you,Mr Chaney
Flattering?
He thinks you imagined the whole thing
and he is sorry he ever listened to you
I didn't imagine Charlie's illness
what is his final verdict on that?
Stomach ache and in case you
ever get it he sent you this
Biddy
Bedelia
There are still a couple of details
I would like to get straight
-Which one fired you?
-He did
Put she put him up to it
But it was her idea to
get rid of Mary too
Get rid of Mary? Where is she?
Staying the night with the cousins,
Mrs Carrington arranged that
Why didn't you tell me that at once?
-Well
-I'm so sleepy
Is that all you have to say?
I was naughty wasn't I?
-Are you angry with me?
-No I'm not angry
I would like some sort of explanation
Why did you do it?
You were unkind,Charlie,you shouted at me
Biddy,look at me
I don't understand
You can't go rushing off into a blizzard
just because I refused to listen to
some crazy idea about a holiday
Charlie I love you so terribly I'm so
afraid I am not good enough for you
Please be sensible
I am not intelligent like you are
I can't talk about the
things that interest you
whenever I see you with Ellen I
realize what you must miss in me
Biddy,Biddy tell me honestly
why did you run off?
Well
Before I married you,please don't
be angry with me for saying this
I was poor and lonely you were attractive
I liked you but I didn't love you
I can tell you this because
now I do,desperately
And?
And when I found that I loved you like that
I was frightened and I promised myself
whatever you got tired of me or was sorry
you married me I'd run away,it's all
But Bedelia you wanted me to go with you?
And you wouldn't
All right
Try and get some sleep now
What are you doing here?
Are you all right,Charlie?
I said what are you doing here?
I was passing and saw your car,
I just wondered if you were all right
What happens? Why are you so interested?
Now I know you are all right
I'll be getting along
No,stay where you are
I want to talk to you,now
-Well
-What have you done to my wife?
What do you mean?
Why is she afraid of you?
Afraid of me?
Tell me,Charlie, what has happened?
She tried to run away
Blame me for it? What has she told you?
Don't hedge,you've done or
said something that terrified her
and damned you going
to tell me what it is
All right,Charlie,I'll tell you
But believe I didn't want to
You remember at tea time I
mentioned the name James McKelvey?
Yes
You remember I told you
he was a sea captain?-Yes
His family were chemists in Edinburgh
James McKelvey run away to sea,
but Hugh the brother stayed on
under his management the firm grew
more and more prosperous
He was a bachelor until he was
48,he disliked women
That's why it was such shock
when he got married
And the greatest shock
when we saw the bride
So much younger than he was,and a red head
We all wondered why she married him
You don't mind me saying so,Cpt?
The brother was hit in his ways
He was devoted to his work
Often he worked here all through the night
And he keeps his work sitting there,
the very spot where you are now
This were her room
It's just as it was,nothing been touched
I want it to be kept like that
How she loved her pretty things
It didn't seem wrong she was
such a pretty creature herself
Didn't you think so,Cpt?
How old was she?
I couldn't say somewhere in her twenties
The only thing didn't understand was that
red hair,do you think it was natural?
I'd admired Maureen's hair,you see I
always had a weakness for red haired women
A photograph of Mrs McKelvey?
I've never seen one
She wasn't photo,what was
the word she always said?
-Photogenic?
-Yes,that was it
Some people,you know,even if they are
handsome,don't take a good picture
I'd sooner face a dentist
than a photographer she said
Did she?
A terrible shock for her when her
husband was taken so sudden
A shock for me too
He's never been ill in his life
I was away in the Caribbean when
I got news of my brother's death
It was food poisoning
It was lucky for Mrs McKelvey
that fish didn't agree with her
I made a chop for her that night
I remember it as it was yesterday
-Maybe she return some day
-She won't I feel it here
The shock of her husband's
death was too much for her
No.It wasn't that
McKelvey was highly insured,you see,
He increased his policy
after he married Maureen
There was another case
You remember the Frenchman we
met in a hotel at Monte Carlo?
One who thought he recognized
Madame DuLac of Bordeaux?
Why are you telling me these stories?
Because they are facts
After you left I went over to Bordeaux,
the case was almost identical
Madame DuLac husband died
suddenly on Sunday evening
DuLac née en Bordeaux,
marié,voila Monsieur?
In correct it's simply my routine
Rien de extraordinaire,apoplexie apres
une attaque indigestion acute
Immediately after the inquest
the company is always prompt
about such things
you know we send the wife a cheque
for the sum Monsieur DuLac
had assigned to her
but he had another policy a small
one which he had neglected to assign
part of which should have gone to the widow
we needed a signature,but she'd gone away
-She left no address?
-No
Her lawyer couldn't trace her?
No relations or friends except some
people her husband had introduced her to
I often,Maxime why did she marry him?
After his death we could not console her
One could understand her
wish to go from home so quickly
but we have heard that she
did not once write us a little letter
I often think of her poor woman
They needn't voice that sympathy,
her husband was insured for 15000 £
The most recent case,the one
that led to this investigation
concern Arthur Jacobs,a Manchester man,
died in January almost a year ago
Also heavily insured
How do you know all this?
Similarity with them Jacobs
case and the others
Especially McKelvey so striking
that I was instructed to conduct
a complete investigation
I see,so you've been lying to
me since the day I met you
Ben Chaney the charming artist
Coming up here as my friend, get out
Arthur Jacob's was a jeweller
And he died in January
That's interesting,very interesting
Last January a man called Raoul Burgess
and his wife were living in Paris
There never was a Raoul Burgess
Our agent combed every studio in Paris
No one had ever herd of him,
I painted that picture
And I faked the signature
I don't believe you
Mrs Jacobs like all the other wives
had left all her possessions behind
except for one thing
That was to valuable to leave,
Arthur Jacobs gave her a black pearl
Ring was worthless,she gave it away
Who to?
We traced that pearl to Monte Carlo
You are wrong you know,
you've no proof of anything
We've no proof of crime yet
but if James McKelvey shall
identify her brother's widow
criminal proceedings would follow
I had enough,get out
I found that bag by the car
I think you'd better look inside
Charlie
Charlie
Have you been down here all night?
You poor darling you must
have fallen asleep in the chair
Aren't you're going to say Good Morning?
You feel better when
you have your coffee
I'll go and put it on Mary didn't get back
Isn't it quiet after that dreadful storm?
I was so frightened
The road has vanished
there is not a trace of it
We must be snowed out
We are cut off and alone
Now you look much better,nice and smooth
It'll do your good
I know what's upset you
It's that silly old ring,isn't it? That's
why you are angry with me
I was naughty,darling,I did mean to
give it away but I do love pretty things
I know how you hate a lie
that's one of the things I admire
so much about you,your honesty
But I didn't want Sylvia to have my ring
You do understand don't you?
I wonder how would you
look with red hair?
Would you like me to dye it?
McKelvey's wife had red hair
Sit down Bedilia
Why were you so upset yesterday
when Ben mentioned Cpt McKelvey?
Why do say I was upset?
I'd never heard of Cpt whatever his name is
Mckelvey's brother was your
husband wasn't he?
What a silly question?
You know Raoul Burgess was my
only husband besides you dear
Listen Bedelia,we got to talk this out
I hate that wretched ring I wish
I had given it to Sylvia
It has never brought me
anything than bad luck
Arthur Jacobs gave it to you,didn't he?
It's worthless you couldn't get
five pounds for it in London
So he did give it to you?
You got to stop lying to me
Ben Chaney is a liar I warned you about him
he's been against me from the beginning
What about Jacobs why didn't you tell
me that you were married to him?
It was so awful Charlie,
he was mean and cruel
I had to forget
That seems hard to believe
You married me under a false name
Burgess was my maiden name
Perhaps not even
legally married at all
I don't want any marriage
but to you,Charlie
What about the others?
They were no others
only Arthur Jacobs and you
I've got such a headache
What about McKelvey,what about DuLac
were they so mean and cruel that
you don't want to remember them either?
-I'm innocent
-Innocent of what?
I hate men
There wasn't peace so I wish
all the men were dead
Yes,you had a hard time hadn't you?
I didn't chose them
They came along they wanted me
The real story of your life must be very
different from the one you told me
If I had ever the thoughts she had
I would be good enough for you
-She?
-Ellen
You don't know,you,your world,
it's all so sweet and lovely isn't it?
Your world is so nice,jam and sweets
everyday tables for Christmas
My grandfather brought me
the over mantle from Italy
The gardens divine when
the roses are in bloom
-Divine,divine
-Stop it
Quiet
Quiet
Darling
Say it Charlie
Say quiet Charlie
Quiet,darling
Oh Charlie you are so good to me
I never knew a man could be like you
Why didn't I meet you before
Don't leave me
You needn't be afraid
I'd never hurt you
Don't ever stop loving me
Good Morning Mr Charles
wasn't it a terrible storm,the buses
couldn't get through the snow
Thank Mr Jones,you are welcome
Good Morning,Madam
I'm sorry I was so late,but
that was providence
Grocers couldn't deliver today
What have you brought Mary?
It isn't all ours,I phoned Hannah
I brought it back to see if they
were wanting anything,it's lucky I did,
because Mr Chaney has a gentleman
for lunch,it's that friend of his the Cpt
he's been excepting all the week,
he came last night by the 11 o'clock train
but they had to stop at the hotel
because the roads were blocked
I got them some of that smoked salmon
Mary,let me
Hannah is sending a boy for
Mr Chaney's basket,
will you put it on the table Mr Charles
Mrs Carrington looks poorly this morning
Yes,she's got a rather bad headache,Mary
Good Morning,could we give any help?
No thanks I've got somebody coming along
Can you please direct
us to Brecknall house?
Yes,about half a mile up
the road on the left
Many thanks
-Lovely morning isn't it?
-Yes it is
Mary have you seen Mr Carrington?
Yes,Madam,he's gone out to the car
Thank you
Would you go up and do my room?
Yes Madam,should I finish the washing
up,it'll only take two minutes?
-No,leave it go to my room at once
-Yes,Madam
Only there'll be a boy calling to pick
up this stuff,it's for Mr Chaney
Don't worry I'll give it to him
What are you doing?
I came down to feed Topas
We'd forgotten about her
Why didn't you call Mary?
Mary is busy we are very late this morning
I mustn't keep Topas waiting
I'll get some sardines
She seems to doing pretty well for herself
Charlie stop her
You had it,Ben can't eat it now
-Don't let her have it
-Why?
-Please stop her
-Why?
I think you better start packing
Darling are we going away?
Bit of a hurry,there won't be much time
I knew it,I knew you'd change your mind
I shan't be going with you
I die without you
You wouldn't let me go alone?
You won't be going alone
You turned against me too
But you made a mistake
You are wrong what happened
downstairs,you don't understand
I'm afraid I do
The poison was meant for Ben
Charlie I'd made a decision I'm
going to give you my money
Every shilling of it,it's all yours
-That money
-45000£
45000 £ you are mad,absolutely mad
You'd never stop loving me Charlie
I loved the woman that doesn't exist
Yes,hello Ben
Yes I know it's here
Any time you like,come now
You're not give me..
I couldn't stand it
Ben hurts me
I'm not strong
-I know
-Yes I know
I never told you I kept it from you
so you should not worry
-But it freezes,I'm
-Incurable
I'm sorry to disturb you Madam,you
forgot me to tell me about lunch
Lunch?
Yes
First course soup
Mushroom omelette
Old Mr Charles always liked that,Madam
-And cheese and biscuits
-Yes,Madam
Anything else?
Yes,Mary,there is something else
Will you make a phone call for me?
Of course I will,Madam
Mr Carrington doesn't like eating alone
would you ring the office and
ask Miss Ellen to come?
Miss Ellen? Won't you be here,Madam?
No,Mary,you'll look after them
There were no mystery about
her motives,she killed for money
But there were still an enigma,the enigma
of a soul of a human being to commit murder
Bedilia could caress and with the same
soft hands poisoning in cold blood
In that delicate balance of good and evil
Life the deepest of human mysteries
The problem that no detective,physician
or psychologist has ever solved
Subtitles by Seglora
This was Bedelia,beautiful and charming
She radiated a curious innocence
immediately fascinated those she
attracted like a poisonous flower
I first met her in Monte Carlo that's where
the strange story of Bedelia begins
Monte Carlo in the autumn of 1938
Oh Mr Chaney,Monsieur Martin
is in the office
Thank you
What a lovely little dog,you
must have one like that
Entre
-Monsieur Chaney
-Bon giornio Monsieur Martin
-How are you
-Excellent,thank you
Will you not sit down?
I see that you have found a friend
-What a lovely creature
-Yes,isn't she
My poor,innocent young
friend I fear for you
There is not a woman in Monte Carlo,
that not will be attracted by that dog
Do you think so?
You are just in time
The lady should be here any moment now
Will you introduce me?
Yes,of course if she is
interested in your offer
Even if she is not I still like to meet her
Your letter of introduction only
says that you are acting for Verrefour
Now please,Mon Ami,tell me,
is it a pearl you after or the lady?
We all have our secrets,Monsieur Martin
Of course,of course if you
wish but I warn you
that if it is a lady than you are wasting
your time,there is no chance for you
You don't know me,Monsieur Martin
No,but I know my customer
she is on her honeymoon,and it seems,
unhappily for you,to be a very happy one
You told me she was married before
First honeymoon is one thing,
second can be very different
Oh Madame Carrington you
understand is not a divorcee type
Her first husband,who died,was rich,oh very
very rich but her new husband she loves
Too bad
The lady and the pearl are both here
She brought me a black pearl
one of the most perfect I've ever seen
and asked me to design a setting
Just one note,I will see
what I can do for you
Bon jour Madame
Are you satisfied?
More than satisfied,I'm delighted
I have never seen such a beautiful setting
Worthy of such a pearl and
for the hands that'll wear it
-It's lovely
-Permetez,un moment,s'il vous plait
Oui,Monsieur
It is without a flaw
-Madame,should you ever wish to sell it?
-I shan't ever
But if you should,Madame,
you will give me a chance?
My offer would be generous
How much?
100 000 francs
100 000 francs
No,Monsieur Martin,sorry,
this pearl is not for sale
You send my bill to the Imperial Hotel?
Of course,Madame,I hope Madame
is enjoying her stay in Monte Carlo
-Very much,thank you,Good Bye
-Au revoir,Madame,au revoir
Madame Carrington,excuse me please
Monsieur Carrington left a message,
he is in the Salon De Lecture
-Thank you
-Madame
-Hello
-Hello,darling
Had a nice afternoon,
what have you been doing?
Nothing,a little bit of
window gazing thrown in
I bought this
What a lovely toy,who for?
For me,I love dolls
You are a child,aren't you,Biddy?
I love you when you call me Biddy
What have you been doing?
Not writing letters all afternoon?
What's that?
Oh,my camera
Ellen send it,thoughtful of her,wasn't it?
Ellen? Oh,yes your ex
No darling,not my ex
I told me my junior partner
Oh,well,she is something to do
with your stuffy old business
-Steady,hold it
-Charlie
Don't
What is it? What's the matter?
I don't like having my photograph taken
You don't? Why not?
I'm not photogenic
Who told you that?
Several cameras
Not this one,this camera can't lie
No,I say
Darling,that's absurd
Something happens to me
when I look into a camera
I'd sooner face a dentist
than a photographer
I haven't got a single picture of you
Haven't you something better?
You've got me
-Let's go out
-Can I bring my camera?
If you promise confine yourself
to picture postcard views
Is my bill ready,Madame?
Yes,Monsieur,here it is
We are sorry you are leaving us
Have we not made you comfortable?
Very comfortable,thank you Madame
-Then I hope we shall see you again
-I hope so too
I'm just leaving for business reasons
-Voila,Madame,that's yours
-Merci,Monsieur
What do I change your post?
Would you send them to
Hotel Imperial,please
Yes,most certainly,you will
ruin yourself there
I think it'll pay me in the end
-Merci,Madame,Au revoir
-Bon jour,Monsieur
I'll go and get the letters,
order some drinks darling
What for you?
That's a very serious question
I know,whisky soda?
That's a new idea I married
an original woman
Shan't be long
Madame, acceptable cette table,
la soleil ne derange pas Madame?
Non,pas de tout,j'adore le soleil
Madame,boirer?
Pernod,s'il vous plait,un whisky soda?
Immédiatement,Madame,à votre service
Hello,where did you come from?
Je trouve,eh, cette dame,tres bonne
-La Madame,she is.
-Oui,Madame,ravissant,I speak English too
It's really very good,she is
attractive,isn't she?
You will be wasting your time,
she is on a honeymoon
Is she?
Just to say I'm,can I ask her
to have a drink with me
You like to hire a dog?
What?
I have it on the very best authority
There is no crudeness,no vulgarity
when a small dog introduces a
gentleman to a strange lady
May I offer you William?
Thanks I risk it alone
You mind if I come along to
observe your method?
If you don't pull it off
I'll send you a drink
BTW my name is Chaney,Ben Chaney
Mine Carrington
Haven't I met you somewhere before Madame?
Oh,no I don't think so
Wasn't it in Paris?
Paris?
Oh,yes,of course
Then I heard you are
here on your honeymoon
I hope you would be very happy
I'm sure I shall I married the
most wonderful man in the world
This great and wonderful man has
Betty,may I present
Mr Chaney,Mrs Carrington
I see now I know you didn't need a dog,hi
-What do you have?
-A whisky
-Another whisky
-Oui,Monsieur
Mr Chaney is an artist,darling,
he's done an awfully clever sketch of you
I see
Mrs Carrington doesn't
share your enthusiasm
It's not your fault,Mr Chaney,
I'm very hard to draw
Do you think so?
She has some sort of obsession,thinks she
is not photogenic either,it's absurd
Betty,what's this?
Oh that? I've had it for ages
Well,I've never seen it before
Oh,it's a cheap little thing I picked
up in Paris cost about 40 francs
I don't like to see it on you,darling
Why not?
I don't like artificial jewellery
Everybody wears nowadays,very chic
I'm sorry I maybe old fashioned I don't
like my wife wearing imitations
I'm sorry you disapprove of my taste
Mrs Carrington is quite right,
she is not an easy subject
There you see Charlie it's
not just an obsession
But she is a very interesting one
-Am I?
-To a painter
Your colours,magnificent,
your lines tempting
I'm speaking as an artist now
I'm about to paint you
Would you sit for me?
Of course she'd be delighted,
won't you Biddy?
I'm flattered but I shall have
to think about it
I must go and change,nice
meeting you,Mr Chaney
Would you dine with me? I'm staying here
Oh,good,we will
Come up to my room first and have a
drink I'd like to show some of my works
We have a date for tonight
Thanks all the same,some other time Chaney
Have you ever seen so blueish eyes?
She is plain
She doesn't,she's perfect
Aren't you beautiful? I wish I
could take her back with me
You can't,you know,what about
the quarantine regulations?
Always get round those
It isn't as easy as all that besides
she doesn't even belong to you
Charlie
Darling
Noted anything?
I notice a very lovely hand
That silly old ring,I'm never
going to wear it again
Because I criticized it? Oh,Lord,
did that worry you so much,darling?
You married a bit of a prig ,you know
You were quite right,your taste
is much better than mine
I see
Entrez
Ce la Souffage ,Madame
Madame est vraiment tres
gentile avec Souffage
Madame,permettez peu prendre maintennant
Dites moi,Ninette,combien
demandez vous por sa chat
Je regret,Madame,ce pas de vendre
-Mais je vous paie bien
-Non Madame,vous vraiments,Mon mari..
Don't you argue about it,Biddy,
you can't take that cat into England
It's easy to hide in my bag and
flirt with the custom inspectors
No you won't not when
you are with me
Oh,all women smuggle a bit,didn't you know?
-Here you are,Ninette
-Merci,Monsieur-Thank you
-Bon soir Monsieur,Bon soir madame
-Bon soir
I shall miss Souffage
I think you are horrid
Oh Darling,you don't really
mean that,do you?
Charlie,even when I tease you,I love you
You know I do?
I'll have a bottle,please
-Just to round up the celebration,Biddy
-Celebration?
-Our second wedding anniversary
-Second?
Two months today
Well,well,still happily married
You know,looking at you two,even a
hardened bachelor like me has his regrets
When I started out on my holiday
I didn't think I end up married
You'll fall for it too
And then you'd found out
how much you missed
Marriage is like religion,no one
is so zealous as the new converts
Don't you agree?
I'm the only convert,my wife
have been married before
I am so sorry,Mrs Carrington,I'd no idea
Don't worry,Mr Chaney,
how would you to know?
Anyway I think it a little to be
embarrassed about past
I couldn't agree with you more
Would I make things worse if I said I hoped
the past was the happiest presences
Most of it was very happy,Charlie is
making forget the past that wasn't
Her husband was an artist in Paris
We had very little money and it
made things a bit difficult sometimes
I know what that can be like
Other way I wonder why I know
you first husbands works
I doubt it
He would have been a great painter had
he lived,he was just beginning to sell
His name Burgess,Raoul Burgess
No,I don't think I ever run
across anything of his
If you ever do will you get it for me?
My wife hasn't one of his paintings
Of course I will
-For your anniversary
-To our guest
To Bedelia and her portrait
BTW how is it going?
Slowly,rather slowly
Excuse me will you
Mr Chaney I'd rather you didn't
go on with my portrait
Why not?
Don't like the thing it makes me nervous
You wouldn't deprive posterity
of my masterpiece?
Posterity is not worth my
getting a headache every day?
But your husband is so keen on it
You want to please him,don't we?
Listen
Remember?
They were playing this when we first met
Shall we dance?
Anything wrong?
He'll charge you with an enormous
fee for painting my portrait
What makes you think so?
I know artists,they don't
stay in hotel like this
unless they are looking for a
chance to portrait rich men's wives
But I am not a rich man
He probably think you are
this is a very expensive hotel and we
are spending as if we had millions
Well,you only go on your honey
moon once in your life
Oh,sorry,darling
It's very nice having money to spend but
I love you just as much if you hadn't any
Darling
All the same I shan't let him
charge you an outrageous fee
All right
Raoul Burgess
Headache again?
Tired
Just five minutes more
Bedelia
No one sitting for a portrait has any
right to look as enchanting as you do
Why not?
For the posterity it is perfect
You weren't happily married?
I'm saying more than I'm going to
Sometimes I paint what I think
what it was that I see
I find it fascinating to try and catch
not just the face and the figure of my
subject but to portray the soul of my model
To the artist you are a puzzling subject
How puzzling?
You ought to have red hair
Makes your colours next when
she was making you up
Biddy
What's the matter,darling?
How soon can you be packed?
-What happened?
-We are going home
Sorry to drag you from all of
this but I can't help it out
Has the directors accepted your plan?
They will.But I must be at the next meeting
-It means a lot to you,doesn't it?
-I pay more income tax
You're not deserting me?
What about the portrait?
Posterity will have to do without you
So unfortunately would I
I must trying to get up to
Yorkshire sometime and finish it
That's a great idea
The Dales are the painter's paradise
anyway he must come,mustn't he darling?
-Yes, you come
-Thank you
-But it's not possible
-Why not,we've plenty of rooms
Have you ever had an artist staying
with you?Not like having the vicar to tea
He's quite right,darling,artists want
lot of space to mess about him
Take that up to my room,will you?
Very nice of you but it wouldn't work
I'm afraid I should need a studio
We could find you a place in no time,my
partner knows every house in the district
Monsieur Dabergin,je ne veux par po Monsieur,
Madame Du Lac,ma chere Madame Du Lac
I'm afraid you've made a mistake
Madame,por l'amour de ciel
Pardon,are you not Madame
Turdeau Du Lac de Bordeaux?
No,no this is my wife
Pardon,I'm sorry
-But see you before we go
-Sure
Oh,Salaud
Cette inexcusable
I was certain she was Madame
Du Lac de Bordeaux
Don't worry we all make these mistakes
I know,I know but I worry
very much,Monsieur
Me,never forget a face
Make such a blunder
You seem disappointed did you
know Madame Du Lac well?
Oh,early husband was my very good friend
He left for paradise,his
widow left no address
You mean she disappeared?
Completely
Seems to have upset you?
Was it very important?
In itself no but in my business
we like to be correct and exact
Forgive me,Monsieur,what is your business?
Assurances sur la vie,
pardon,life insurances
Vous allez entendre maintenant
Nocturno lui par le Monsieur
Louis Stevens de la BBC Londres
Ben
Hello,I thought you were packing
-When are you off?
-First thing in the morning
I came down to talk to you
I'm honoured,have a drink?
No thank you
Shall we go out on the terrace?
Well?
Did you mean what you said
about coming to Yorkshire?
Yes I did
I wish you wouldn't
That's why came down,
what about the portrait?
Portraits are only an excuse
Excuse for what?
I want you to stay away from me altogether
Do you? Why?
I'm happily married,I intend to remain so
But your husband wants your portrait
That's not what you want
What do you think I want?
Charlie likes you,he thinks
you are his friend
I am glad to know that
He is not like my friends
When you are sincere as he is
it doesn't ever occur to you
anybody else can be deceitful
But you never deceived
your husband,Bedelia?
Bedelia
Just a minute
Where is that ring that little 40
francs trinket worth 100000 francs?
It's not true?
Monsieur Martin,the jeweller
is a friend of mine
He is also an expert on black pearls
Here we are,darling,home
Hello,Mary
We didn't expect you so soon Mr Charles
Darling I told you about Mary
she knows more about the characters
then all of the rest of them put together
OK,and also frightening with
any family skeletons
Carringtons have no scandals,Madam
You'd better be on your best behaviour,
Mrs Carrington,you've a tradition to uphold
There's never been a Mrs Carrington
yet who didn't do that,Mr Charles
And there won't be now
Thank you Mary
Welcome home Master Charles
Well,well,Hannah who are you?
Darling,this is Mary little sister she
comes in to help her when we need her
How do you do,Hannah
Well,darling
Good to be home again
Here it is
What do you think of it?
Charlie,perfect
That's what you burnt your initials
Yes,and got a jolly good walloping for it
You must have been a little horror
And there's the old clock
Why? It's going
You told me it had stopped
Charlie,I love it all
Do you?
I'm glad you didn't see it in
it's all Victorian grand years
Why?
It was a museum of horrors
It's a blessing that your poor mother
can't hear you say that Mr Charles
She liked things plain and solid
Proper Yorkshire,Mary
So she ought to be with ten
generations behind her
All credit to earth
Mary,I'm afraid your taste runs
to red plush settee ancestors
Ellen,dear
Charlie
You are looking well
Married to the great tonic,Ellen
Here she is,Bedelia
Hello
I've heard so much about you
I do hope you are going to be
very happy here,Mrs Carrington
I'm sure I shall be
What a lovely Siamese,may I?
Yes it is for you,from Charles
Charlie,thank you
Thanks Ellen,I never thought you
would find one in Yorkshire
It was a bit of a problem I admit,they
don't seem to go in for Siamese around here
Her name is Araminta
I shall call you Topaz
You've done a grand job on the house
Do you like it?
It looks like that they had the face lifted
I don't know what I'd do without you,Ellen
What do you think of the fireplace?
I took down the over mantel
I wasn't quite sure about it
It's a great improvement
Best I caricature it out of memorial
It's a blessing your poor mother
can't hear you now,Mr Charles
That over mantel was one of
the old museum pieces,darling
My grand father brought it from Italy
What other surprises have you got?
The dining room windows
You notice the difference?
I like it
Now you can really see the rose garden
Come and have a look at it
That is our show piece,isn't it,Ellen?
We are not being quite fair to the garden
November is the very worst
time of the year to see it
when the roses is in bloom it's divine
I'm sure it must be
Divine
-Good Afternoon,Mrs Carrington
-Hello,Miss Stenton how are you?
I can't complain,thank you,
Mr Carrington is not in
Where is he?
Down at the new Rosa
Is Miss Walker here?
No,she is with Mr Carrington
But they ought to be back
in a minute now
I'll wait
Hello,darling,this is a surprise
I've been shopping
You're going to drive me home
Of course,if you sit down quietly I got a
few things I want to clear up with Ellen
Bring her back with us,you can work in the
study and then she can stay on to supper
Well,we've got quite a lot to do
Please,darling
Jenkins
How is the arrangements for tomorrow?
Board meeting at 1030 12 at
Mr Johnstone about your insurance
-That's for you
-For me?
I'm increasing my life insurance
Darling
Anything else?
You saw a personal letter from Paris
-No,what is it?
-I put it on your desk
I can't see it
Here it is
Thanks Miss Jenkins
Hello,Bedelia
Here's the contract,Charlie
You are coming home with us
Am I?
Do come,you can finish your
work and then we'll eat
Well,I shouldn't really the Bennet usually
expect me to bridge on Monday
Tell them you have a headache
Oh she will get one if she plays
bridge with the Bennetts
It ought to be a good supper
it's Mary's night out and I'm
going to make this casserole
Your own treat Casserole
a la Bedelia,come on
-These are good,first rate
-Mean it?
I wouldn't say so if I didn't
Stuff only roughed out so far
I know,and got the Carrington touch really
That's good
I'm glad you liked them,it
was your verdict I wanted
Ready for a drink?
Yes thanks darling
Aren't you going to have one with us?
I felt I was interrupting your work
-No,of course not
-You're sure?
Quite sure,good work,Ellen,we've
got lot done,we deserve our drinks
-You know,you're very lucky?
-Me,lucky?
There is so much of his
life you share,that I don't
I forgot about this
Ah,Chaney
Well,cheers
Cheers
Great news,Ellen,do you know a
studio in the neighbourhood?
Studio?
For a painter friend of ours,
a chap we met in Monte Carlo
He is doing a portrait of Bedelia
How exciting,aren't you thrilled Bedelia?
Studio around here it is even harder
to find than the Siamese cat
Ben says he's never forgotten
what I said about the Dales the
painter's paradise,remember?-Yes
He can be with us for
Christmas,that'll be fun
Sends your loves to you dear
Does he?
He wants a cottage or a barn
that he can use as a studio,you
know,big windows,north light,all that
-Will you answer that,Hannah,please?
-Yes,Sir
Hello
That's me Hannah
I like it,yes
And he likes me too
He will have a real job of
it to get the place tidy
what with these brushes and
paints and canvasses and all
Yes,I expect I can manage that
Well I can ask him
Mr Chaney
Mrs Carrington wants to know
if you can spare me to go over
and help at the Christmas party
Certainly Hannah
Perhaps I can come with you in the car
A pleasure
Hello
It's all right,I can come
Good Bye,Mary
Don't bother to help me,dear,
I'll be perfectly all right
Here's the house or are you
trying to save some petrol
No,dear
Darling,what heavenly singers,
aren't they wonderful?
-Yes
-Give them something Alec
Here you are
Don't hurt yourself
-Merry Christmas,dear
-Merry Christmas to you Mary
-Can I take your coats
-If you don't mind
Thank you ,my darling
Are we the first arrivals?
Yes,Sir,Mr and Mrs Carringtons will
be down in a minute
Don't you worry about us,Mary
we'll be perfectly all right,
we look after ourselves
Charlie,the Johnstones are back from London
When we are taking that voyage?
But we've nothing for her
Well,it that so tragic?
We've presents for everybody else
We'll think something
Come on,darling,let's get down
Merry Christmas Bedelia
I love to see two adorable people again
I'm simply amazed to see me back in winter
Oh no,you should be here for our party
And the very,very first to know
we are not bolting after all
Alec paying far too much money
I knew she should finish up here
Bedelia,I got a really
little present for you
Thank you
But you must open it immediately we
are dying to see how you'll like it
She got it up in London
You please open it
Not now,we are ready to
open all our presents later
Are we all having presents?
But how nice
Do come and sit by the fire
Excuse me I'll get some drinks
Did you have a very gay time in London?
Gay? London? It was dour,dreary,
drab,cold,foggy,always is awful
Excuse me
Merry Christmas,everybody
Very nearly didn't get here
one of our patients had a little
Christmas surprise on the way
I hope it isn't born before the
Christmas trees are unloaded
How nice of you to come,Mr Wintermore
I couldn't miss coming
to wish you every possible happiness
on your first Christmas in the North
Hello,Vicar,so glad you
were able to come
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Biddy
Had an inspiration about Sylvia's present
-Tell you later
-All right
-Here we are
-Happy Christmas,Mrs Bennett
I'd no idea it would be such a grand party
Without Christmas is itself a
simple family celebration
-Happy Christmas
-Edward
-A little remembrance for you my dear
-Thank you
How sweet of you
Christmas comes but once a year
Dear Mrs Bennett,what a heavenly gown
That is really something
out of another world
Where ever did you get it?
Surely not in Leeds
What's the great inspiration
for Sylvia's present?
The pearl ring,that imitation pearl,
the one you had in Monte Carlo
We can't give her that
Why not?
You said it look cheap
Did on you,my dear,but won't on Sylvia
We can give her something else
Why I don't see why you are making so much
fuss about an old ring you never even wear
We can give Sylvia that ring
because I haven't got it anymore
What happened to it?
I've given it away
Why didn't tell me that in the first place?
You didn't give me a chance
I'm am sorry
No,darling it was my fault,
I should have told you sooner
We better join the others
you hand round the cocktails and I go
upstairs and see what I can find for Sylvia
Right
Merry Christmas ,Ellen
Same to you,Ben
No,Ellen,my darling how
wonderful to see you again
Sylvia,may I introduce Mr Chaney
Mrs Johnstone
-How do you do?
-Hi
Excuse me just a minute,
when I get rid of this thing
That gorgeous hunk of man
Tell me something about him,married?
Well,I haven't heard that he has a wife
Is he wealthy?Has he got any money?
Sylvia,really
Ellen,darling,don't be so naive
when a handsome man like
that comes to town like this
the girl's duty to know all the facts
I'm afraid I know nothing about him
You mean to tell me he never dated you?
Yes,I've danced him
Then you must know something about him
Well,he doesn't talk much about himself
How strange a man
Happy Christmas,Bedelia
Happy Christmas,Ben
Sir Chaney,some of your favourites
Bless,Salmon? Thank you Hannah,
you spoil me
Charlie,everybody come
and get your presents
-Our very best wishes
-Oh,Bedelia,thank you
And you,darling
What on earth are you doing?
Rehearsing
What are you rehearsing?
Well,if you whenever my wife still do it
you are prepared,and I have
to say,isn't it wonderful
Isn't that wonderful,Bedelia darlings
thanks millions and you too Charlie
We didn't know what to get
you,Sylvia,but they are so useful
You are opening my present,do,I'm
dying to see how you both like it
-Sylvia.look
-You shouldn't have
Why not? We both simply
adore Charlie and you
Yes,we can't deserve this
That must have cost the
Johnstones a pretty penny
None of our business
What got into Johnstone?
Why is he spending all that
money on a present to the Carringtons?
To tell you the truth
I'll try to show my appreciation for
all the activity given me lately
I couldn't afford to increase my
insurances,busies as it is
Good old boy if you are married to Bedelia
He has just taken out an
enormous policy in her favour
Wise man
Life insurance is the
best investment of all
What do you say,Vicar?
You must have seen many men
die leaving his widow
-I say
-She is very sensitive,I think
-Eh,Doctor?
-Yes,I think she is
Sylvia would only ask,how much?
Party is going very well,isn't it,darling?
Yes
I wonder what is this from?
Oh,Ben
Mr Chaney,I simply die to ask
you a question,may I?
Please do I hate to have a body on my hand
Why ever did you come to Leeds?
Any particular reason why I shouldn't come?
No,perhaps can't imagine anybody
coming for no reason at all
You are here,aren't you?
Oh Chaney,why do you care?
Ay,say,Biddy,look
It's beautiful
Do tell me,why are you here?
You'll be surprised,excuse me
Almost anybody can cut me out
Good thing I am my own type
-You like it?
-Thank you Ben
Is it one of yours?
Don't you recognize it?
Raoul Burgess
37 that's only a year ago
One of his last,painted about
a month before he died
Yes,yes of course
Where did you find it?
In Paris,just after I left Monte Carlo,you
asked me to look out for Burgess,remember?
-Yes
-Bit of Luck wasn't it?
I told Monsieur Pichard I met
you,he send his regards
Thank you
Pichard,who is he?
The man who bought Burgess's pictures
Excuse me
I'll do that,Hannah,you go and help Mary
I simply must look at the picture
Splendid
Mind you,I don't understand
art but I know what I like
What's wrong,Bedelia,you seem nervous?
This is our first party
I wanted it to be a success
I'm sorry if I brought back unhappy
memories,I didn't mean to
Am I forgiven for choosing
that particular present?
I'm extremely grateful
Charlie seems to like it,that
must make you very happy
Naturally
I agree with you about,Charlie,he is so
honest himself,one hates to deceive him
If you don't mind
I've never seen you look so lovely,Bedelia
Even lovelier than that last
night at Monte Carlo
Oh,Bedelia,Charlie was wondering,
if it's time for dinner
I just finished lightning the candles
So they look nice
Would you mind open the doors?
Come on in everybody,dinner
Bedilia you were a wonderful hostess
I can't remember a gayer
party in this house
We must have another one soon
What's the matter?
I wish I could go away
Biddy
I though you were happy here
Aren't you?
Oh Charlie,tell me you don't
ever stop loving me
My darling what?
What's wrong? You are not ill are you?
No,no I'm all right
But you are white as a sheet
It's nothing
Something I've eaten probably
You'd better go straight to
bed I'll bring you a powder
This awful bubbly thing of yours?
-They helped you before,didn't they?
-Yes
Come along
I'll just cease the fire
-You're sure you'll be all right?
-Yes,yes I'm sure
Charlie
Charlie
Mr Chaney you haven't eaten your porridge
That comes from all the smoked
salmon you had at the party last night
I liked smoked salmon,Hannah,
I don't like porridge
When you've been here a bit you'll eat your
porridge in the morning like we all do
Hello,hello who is it?
It's you Mary?
See?
Mr Carrington?
That's bad
Food poisoning? Well is
there anything we can do?
Would you like me to come over and
help you? Mary? Hello
He must have,she know that
everything is happening to Mr Carr..
-Oh,Mr Chaney
-Good Morning,Mary
Hannah gave me the news
How's Mr Carrington?
Oh,Mr Chaney,he's poor all night
Did you get the doctor?
He couldn't come he was at
Mation's Bed,he is here now
What does he say?
Oh,all them fancy foods last
night that's what I say
Mrs Carrington must have been worried
How has she'd take it?
I wish you'd seen her,Sir,if he hadn't
been for her he would be laid out by now
What exactly did she do for him?
Whatever she did was right I'm sure of that
wouldn't you like to wait in the room,
Mrs Carrington will be down in a minute
Thank you,Mary
Good Bye,Charlie we'll have
you up and about in no time
Tell me,Dr McAfee,please
How bad is he?
I'll be honest,I don't know yet
But it's no use,you
worrying until I do know
Is it something you're
afraid to tell me?
When he feels better I'll give
him a thorough overhaul
You could have seen him last night
It was probably something he eat
Good Morning Bedelia,I'm sorry to
hear about Charlie,anything I can do?
No thank you
You must have had a bad night
-May I?
-Thanks
How's the patient doctor?
Getting along pretty well,thanks
to this little lady's good sense
You must try to get some rest my dear
Aren't you having a nurse?
I don't need one
Don't you think it would be
a good idea,doctor?
There is not much to do,Bedelia
has proved she is very capable
But she looks worn out
I prefer to look after my husband myself
Then you shall,my dear
-Good Bye
-Good Bye
-And thank you for everything
-Take care of yourself
I look in again tonight
Good Bye Mr Chaney
Doctor,may I have a word with you?
I've a fairly busy morning
You're driving into town can I come along?
All right
Bye Bedelia
But I fail to understand your
interest in this case,Mr Chaney
Charlie is friend of
mine,doctor,and I think..
That's no reason why you should
tell me how to diagnose a case
Don't misunderstand me
doctor,I am not criticizing
It's just that there is something
I think you want to know
There is nothing about Charlie
Carrington that I don't know
I pulled that boy through
diphtheria and measles
the day he was born I held him by he
heels and I slapped the breath into him
What are you trying to tell me,Mr Chaney?
What's this?
Investigator,detective?
Look here,what is all this about?
I made this for you darling
Please try and drink it
I can't understand why Ellen hasn't phoned
You are not to worry about the office
Darling,this is serious,a load
of timber from Scotland
There it is again
But it means a lot of money
and why hasn't she phoned
Because I told her you're
not to be disturbed
Now drink your barley
water it'll do you good
I am not as ill as all that
You were last night,you
frightened me Charlie
All right,Bedelia,I'll drink
your barley water
If that's Ellen I'll not let her worry you
Don't be so jumpy,darling,
you need rest more than I do
Come in
-Dr McAfee to see you,Madam
-What does he want?
He didn't say nothing
Hello,I had a call up the road
and I thought I pop in and see
how you are getting along
You said you weren't
coming back till this evening
I changed my mind about the treatment,
in fact I engaged a nurse she is on her way
Don't you think I'm the best nurse
for my husband you said before
Take it easy,darling
Sit down
What's the idea am I ill as all that?
Better safe than sorry
The after effect of food poisoning
sometimes need watching
more carefully than one expect
And it's for Bedilia's sake
too,Charlie,she needs rest
That's what I said
How long have you been
having these troubles before?
A few weeks,months perhaps,
didn't bother me very much,
Bedilia's giving me something for it
What does she give you?
It's just a sedative I take it myself
It works,very good stuff
Made up in Paris?
It's a prescription my doctor gave me
May I?
I like to find out about one
of this miracles of yours
Try and get to sleep,
Charlie,you too,Bedilia
The nurse shall be here at six and she will
be in complete charge,you understand?
-Good Evening
-Good Evening
I'm Miss Walker of Carrington's Company I
telephoned you several times today
Yes,Miss
Have you any news about that
load of timber from Inverness?
I've got the dispatch note here
-I talked to the station master,Miss
-Yes
He'd like to see the dispatch note
-And this is nurse Harris
-How do you do?
How do you do
Mrs Carrington quite understand now that
you are in complete charge of the patient
Mary what are you doing?
Making the bed of the new ,Mum
But the nurse is to sleep in there?
She told me make the guest room up for you
For me?
Doctor's order,Mrs Carrington
The Chemist's boy just brought this,Madam
Anything on account of Mr Carrington,Mary,
should be given to me
Excuse me,is that for Mr Carrington?
Yes,I thought he might like
some gruel today
The doctor told me exactly
what to give him,Mrs Carrington
Steady,darling
I'm going to get your milk,Mr Carrington
How long is this going on?
I don't know,darling,why don't you get
rid of her,you are so much better
Yes,I'll have a talk to Dr McAfee
Here it is
Will you drink it now please
it's your bedtime
Yes I suppose so
-Good Night
-Good Night,darling
Sleep well
-Good Night,nurse
-Good Night
Then what do you think I discovered
they made a mistake and
sent the stuff to Leeds
Are we going to get it,every minute
means money down the drain
We've got a claim against
them for what is worth
but I suppose as usual
the railway will be right
I'm afraid so
Come in
-Mr Chaney,Madam
-Ask him to come up
That's not necessary,may I join the party?
Of course Ben
-Hello Bedilia
-Hi Ben
-Hello,Charlie,how are you?
-I am fine,won't you sit down
Thanks
You certainly look better than I expected
So I ought to,three devoted women
looking after me night and day
I was so worried when I
heard you engaged the nurse
-I thought you m..
-At death's door,eh
Otherwise a Yorkshireman
wouldn't coddle himself
Of course I wouldn't agree
if my wife hadn't forced
Oh now darling
-BTW how is the portrait coming along?
-It isn't
My model has been on holiday,when
are you going to sit again,Bedelia?
How about tomorrow?
It'll be a change for you,darling
This our nurse
Nurse Harris,Miss Walker
How do you do?
How do you do
And Mr Chaney
-How do you do
-How do you do
Time for your medicine,Mr Carrington
Nurse Harris look very efficient,Bedelia
Where did you find her?
If I am ever ill I must ask you
to get someone like that for me
Dr McAfee recommended her
-Good Afternoon,Miss
-Hello,Hannah
-Is Mr Chaney in there now?
-Would you like to go in?
Thank you
-Hello,Ellen
-I hope I'm not disturbing you
No,not at all
Glad of the excuse the lights gone anyway
-Let me take your coat
-No thank you
Won't you sit down?
Ben,I've come to ask you something,
it's rather important
Wouldn't it be easier sitting
down? Have a cigarette?
This is rather difficult for me
I don't like interfering in
other people's affairs
but this time one of my
best friend is involved
Involved in what?
I don't know,that's why
I've come to see you
There is something odd going on
-In Leeds? Never
-Please don't be flippant
You know perfectly well what I mean
There is some sort of an intrigue
and that woman is in it
What woman?
The nurse
Intrigue with nurse Harris?
Why should you think that?
Because at the station you
obviously knew her well
But at Charlie's house you pretended
you never even met her before
Dr McAfee engaged Nurse Harris
Aren't you letting your imaginations
run away with you?
You can't put me off like that,
why did you try to deceive Charlie?
Bedilia was there too,wasn't she?
What do you want to do? Warn Charlie?
Yes
You'd better be careful
You can't do that without
bringing Bedilia into it
-I know what I am doing
-Do you?
Could look like jealousy,couldn't it?
I shall risk that
All right,you are going over
to tell him right away?
Yes
I'll come with you
Should be an interesting party
Everything looks so lovely
covered with snow
I was brought up in Cornwall,
we don't see much of it down there
Do you think we are in
for a blizzard,Charlie?
-Looks very much like it
-How long would it last?
Two days maybe three
Do the roads get blocked?
If it is a bad one
Let's have a look at the forecast
I hope the train doesn't get held up
I've got a friend coming
down from Edinburgh
More tea,Ellen?
Yes,please,just half
Heavy snow,I doubt your
friend will make it
I expected him just after Christmas
but he got held up by storms at sea
He's a ship's captain,interesting chap,
I'd like you to meet him
By all means bring him on sometimes
I'd think you would find him amusing
His name is Cpt McKelvey
Mrs Carrington the tea
How silly of me
I must be getting along,thank you
for your tea,Bedilia,Good Bye
Good Bye
Why don't you slip in to
do the portrait again?
I hate leaving things unfinished
I'll let you know
Ben are you going into town?
Sorry,I'm afraid not,Ellen,
I'm going straight home
I got to get through a call to Edinburgh
We'll come and dig you out in the morning
-Right.Good Bye Charlie
-Good Bye
Will you excuse me
Are you all right,darling?
I've a slight headache,
it's nothing I lie down for a while
Good Bye,Ellen,come again soon
Good Bye
You mind switching on the lights,nurse
Don't go,it's early yet
-Charlie
-What is it? Something wrong?
No it's nothing
I must go it's getting dark
Ellen
Have you noticed anything
peculiar about Bedelia lately?
Peculiar?
She is so nervous not like herself at all
I thought it was the shock of my illness
but she seems to getting
worse instead of better
I wonder if you could talk to her
Me?
You women talk more easily
about these things
try to district her,get
her out of the house
perhaps she was to start
sitting for Ben again
You will have a word with her,won't you?
Yes,of course I will if you want me to
I knew you would help me
You are coming to the office tomorrow?
No,the doctor said I would take it easy
for a bit you come here,please do
Charlie,whenever you need me I'll be there
Never heard you talk like that before
Good Night Charles
What time does the train
leave for London?
Tonight
8 45 and 1130 Thank you
Yes
You rang Madam?
Oh yes,Mary,could we have early dinner
and then you could wash up
before you go into town
-But it isn't my evening off,Madam
-Isn't it?
Oh,take it anyway didn't you say once
you wanted to see your cousins
Oh Yes Madam
You haven't had an evening off
sine Mr Carrington been ill
It's very kind of you,Madam,
but really I think..
What's for dinner,Mary?
Well,you ordered beef for us
I don't know what she is
planning for Mr Carrington
Mr Carrington will have beef as well
But what would she say with the
duties,responsibilities and doctor's order
We thought we would have early dinner,Mary
Forty year I've lived in this house
the only person I took orders
from was the Mistress
And I gave you my order
-What's that?
-An omelette for Mr Carrington
But that's absurd Mr Carrington
isn't ill any longer
Fish out the beef,Mary
I will that
I'm sorry,Mrs Carrington,as long
as I am on this case I'm responsible
You are not responsible for
running this house,nurse
I'm getting tired of your interference and
I'm not going to stand it any longer
I'm not trying to run this house
and I'm not interfering
What's all the fuss about
I'm sorry darling I lost my
temper but this can't go on
Mr Carrington,it is my duty
Please
Mr Carrington it is clear
Charlie
-Send her away
-We can't do anything tonight
Yes,you can,there is a train at 845
Mary,ring for a taxi
Nurse Harris she can just catch the 8 45
Am I being dismissed?
Mrs Carrington and I are very
grateful for all you've done
but we shan't require your
services any longer
-I'm responsible only to Dr McAfee
-I'll settle with the doctor
Now will you please go and pack
Mr Carrington
-More coffee?
-No thank you darling
You can take it away now
Where are you going,Mary?
Mrs Carrington said I should go
and see my cousins
There is a taxi there and
I will go with that nurse
The weather?
She could spend a night with her
cousins and come back in the morning
Very well
Look her Biddy every time I hear this tune
I think of the first time I ever saw you
Remember?
And that enormous black hat you had on
You did look sweet you know
Charlie let's go away
Go away?
Please take me away tonight
You can't be serious?
Charlie,please take me away
Biddy what come over you?
I don't like it here
But this afternoon you were
in love with the place?
You are not afraid of the storm are you?
Don't you love me any more?
Of course I love you but what's
that got to do with it?
We could go to the Continent,
France,Charlie,the South of France
Darling I am not made of money
Or America,The Queen Mary sails on Monday
we could stay in London until
then couldn't we?
You've gone quite mad
You don't love me anymore
This is utterly absurd I've never heard of
anything so ridiculous in my life
Biddy,darling,if you tell me
what's the matter
I'll help you as I can ,I can't go away
for holiday this time of the year
I've got work to do
Charlie,Charlie don't ever believe
in anything Ben tells you
Ben? What's he got to do with it?
He wants to hurt me,he worm our lives
Can you please explain all this
without becoming so hysterical
please try and be reasonable
I don't want to stay here any longer
we could so easily go tonight
Biddy I will not talk to you anymore
until you come to your senses
This is the national program
here is the weather forecast for
tonight and tomorrow
a deep depression over Iceland is heading
fast east and towards the British Isles
Winds North North West reaching gale forces
You here? What's wrong?
I got the sack
I thought it safer to come
rather than phone
With a small town like this you
never know whose is whose cousins
Mrs Carrington has had that on the 8 45
On my way out here I stopped
to report to Dr McAfee
Why?
My duty as a nurse,the
analyst's report has come
-Well?
-Negative
You heard what he said
about you,Mr Chaney
Flattering?
He thinks you imagined the whole thing
and he is sorry he ever listened to you
I didn't imagine Charlie's illness
what is his final verdict on that?
Stomach ache and in case you
ever get it he sent you this
Biddy
Bedelia
There are still a couple of details
I would like to get straight
-Which one fired you?
-He did
Put she put him up to it
But it was her idea to
get rid of Mary too
Get rid of Mary? Where is she?
Staying the night with the cousins,
Mrs Carrington arranged that
Why didn't you tell me that at once?
-Well
-I'm so sleepy
Is that all you have to say?
I was naughty wasn't I?
-Are you angry with me?
-No I'm not angry
I would like some sort of explanation
Why did you do it?
You were unkind,Charlie,you shouted at me
Biddy,look at me
I don't understand
You can't go rushing off into a blizzard
just because I refused to listen to
some crazy idea about a holiday
Charlie I love you so terribly I'm so
afraid I am not good enough for you
Please be sensible
I am not intelligent like you are
I can't talk about the
things that interest you
whenever I see you with Ellen I
realize what you must miss in me
Biddy,Biddy tell me honestly
why did you run off?
Well
Before I married you,please don't
be angry with me for saying this
I was poor and lonely you were attractive
I liked you but I didn't love you
I can tell you this because
now I do,desperately
And?
And when I found that I loved you like that
I was frightened and I promised myself
whatever you got tired of me or was sorry
you married me I'd run away,it's all
But Bedelia you wanted me to go with you?
And you wouldn't
All right
Try and get some sleep now
What are you doing here?
Are you all right,Charlie?
I said what are you doing here?
I was passing and saw your car,
I just wondered if you were all right
What happens? Why are you so interested?
Now I know you are all right
I'll be getting along
No,stay where you are
I want to talk to you,now
-Well
-What have you done to my wife?
What do you mean?
Why is she afraid of you?
Afraid of me?
Tell me,Charlie, what has happened?
She tried to run away
Blame me for it? What has she told you?
Don't hedge,you've done or
said something that terrified her
and damned you going
to tell me what it is
All right,Charlie,I'll tell you
But believe I didn't want to
You remember at tea time I
mentioned the name James McKelvey?
Yes
You remember I told you
he was a sea captain?-Yes
His family were chemists in Edinburgh
James McKelvey run away to sea,
but Hugh the brother stayed on
under his management the firm grew
more and more prosperous
He was a bachelor until he was
48,he disliked women
That's why it was such shock
when he got married
And the greatest shock
when we saw the bride
So much younger than he was,and a red head
We all wondered why she married him
You don't mind me saying so,Cpt?
The brother was hit in his ways
He was devoted to his work
Often he worked here all through the night
And he keeps his work sitting there,
the very spot where you are now
This were her room
It's just as it was,nothing been touched
I want it to be kept like that
How she loved her pretty things
It didn't seem wrong she was
such a pretty creature herself
Didn't you think so,Cpt?
How old was she?
I couldn't say somewhere in her twenties
The only thing didn't understand was that
red hair,do you think it was natural?
I'd admired Maureen's hair,you see I
always had a weakness for red haired women
A photograph of Mrs McKelvey?
I've never seen one
She wasn't photo,what was
the word she always said?
-Photogenic?
-Yes,that was it
Some people,you know,even if they are
handsome,don't take a good picture
I'd sooner face a dentist
than a photographer she said
Did she?
A terrible shock for her when her
husband was taken so sudden
A shock for me too
He's never been ill in his life
I was away in the Caribbean when
I got news of my brother's death
It was food poisoning
It was lucky for Mrs McKelvey
that fish didn't agree with her
I made a chop for her that night
I remember it as it was yesterday
-Maybe she return some day
-She won't I feel it here
The shock of her husband's
death was too much for her
No.It wasn't that
McKelvey was highly insured,you see,
He increased his policy
after he married Maureen
There was another case
You remember the Frenchman we
met in a hotel at Monte Carlo?
One who thought he recognized
Madame DuLac of Bordeaux?
Why are you telling me these stories?
Because they are facts
After you left I went over to Bordeaux,
the case was almost identical
Madame DuLac husband died
suddenly on Sunday evening
DuLac née en Bordeaux,
marié,voila Monsieur?
In correct it's simply my routine
Rien de extraordinaire,apoplexie apres
une attaque indigestion acute
Immediately after the inquest
the company is always prompt
about such things
you know we send the wife a cheque
for the sum Monsieur DuLac
had assigned to her
but he had another policy a small
one which he had neglected to assign
part of which should have gone to the widow
we needed a signature,but she'd gone away
-She left no address?
-No
Her lawyer couldn't trace her?
No relations or friends except some
people her husband had introduced her to
I often,Maxime why did she marry him?
After his death we could not console her
One could understand her
wish to go from home so quickly
but we have heard that she
did not once write us a little letter
I often think of her poor woman
They needn't voice that sympathy,
her husband was insured for 15000 £
The most recent case,the one
that led to this investigation
concern Arthur Jacobs,a Manchester man,
died in January almost a year ago
Also heavily insured
How do you know all this?
Similarity with them Jacobs
case and the others
Especially McKelvey so striking
that I was instructed to conduct
a complete investigation
I see,so you've been lying to
me since the day I met you
Ben Chaney the charming artist
Coming up here as my friend, get out
Arthur Jacob's was a jeweller
And he died in January
That's interesting,very interesting
Last January a man called Raoul Burgess
and his wife were living in Paris
There never was a Raoul Burgess
Our agent combed every studio in Paris
No one had ever herd of him,
I painted that picture
And I faked the signature
I don't believe you
Mrs Jacobs like all the other wives
had left all her possessions behind
except for one thing
That was to valuable to leave,
Arthur Jacobs gave her a black pearl
Ring was worthless,she gave it away
Who to?
We traced that pearl to Monte Carlo
You are wrong you know,
you've no proof of anything
We've no proof of crime yet
but if James McKelvey shall
identify her brother's widow
criminal proceedings would follow
I had enough,get out
I found that bag by the car
I think you'd better look inside
Charlie
Charlie
Have you been down here all night?
You poor darling you must
have fallen asleep in the chair
Aren't you're going to say Good Morning?
You feel better when
you have your coffee
I'll go and put it on Mary didn't get back
Isn't it quiet after that dreadful storm?
I was so frightened
The road has vanished
there is not a trace of it
We must be snowed out
We are cut off and alone
Now you look much better,nice and smooth
It'll do your good
I know what's upset you
It's that silly old ring,isn't it? That's
why you are angry with me
I was naughty,darling,I did mean to
give it away but I do love pretty things
I know how you hate a lie
that's one of the things I admire
so much about you,your honesty
But I didn't want Sylvia to have my ring
You do understand don't you?
I wonder how would you
look with red hair?
Would you like me to dye it?
McKelvey's wife had red hair
Sit down Bedilia
Why were you so upset yesterday
when Ben mentioned Cpt McKelvey?
Why do say I was upset?
I'd never heard of Cpt whatever his name is
Mckelvey's brother was your
husband wasn't he?
What a silly question?
You know Raoul Burgess was my
only husband besides you dear
Listen Bedelia,we got to talk this out
I hate that wretched ring I wish
I had given it to Sylvia
It has never brought me
anything than bad luck
Arthur Jacobs gave it to you,didn't he?
It's worthless you couldn't get
five pounds for it in London
So he did give it to you?
You got to stop lying to me
Ben Chaney is a liar I warned you about him
he's been against me from the beginning
What about Jacobs why didn't you tell
me that you were married to him?
It was so awful Charlie,
he was mean and cruel
I had to forget
That seems hard to believe
You married me under a false name
Burgess was my maiden name
Perhaps not even
legally married at all
I don't want any marriage
but to you,Charlie
What about the others?
They were no others
only Arthur Jacobs and you
I've got such a headache
What about McKelvey,what about DuLac
were they so mean and cruel that
you don't want to remember them either?
-I'm innocent
-Innocent of what?
I hate men
There wasn't peace so I wish
all the men were dead
Yes,you had a hard time hadn't you?
I didn't chose them
They came along they wanted me
The real story of your life must be very
different from the one you told me
If I had ever the thoughts she had
I would be good enough for you
-She?
-Ellen
You don't know,you,your world,
it's all so sweet and lovely isn't it?
Your world is so nice,jam and sweets
everyday tables for Christmas
My grandfather brought me
the over mantle from Italy
The gardens divine when
the roses are in bloom
-Divine,divine
-Stop it
Quiet
Quiet
Darling
Say it Charlie
Say quiet Charlie
Quiet,darling
Oh Charlie you are so good to me
I never knew a man could be like you
Why didn't I meet you before
Don't leave me
You needn't be afraid
I'd never hurt you
Don't ever stop loving me
Good Morning Mr Charles
wasn't it a terrible storm,the buses
couldn't get through the snow
Thank Mr Jones,you are welcome
Good Morning,Madam
I'm sorry I was so late,but
that was providence
Grocers couldn't deliver today
What have you brought Mary?
It isn't all ours,I phoned Hannah
I brought it back to see if they
were wanting anything,it's lucky I did,
because Mr Chaney has a gentleman
for lunch,it's that friend of his the Cpt
he's been excepting all the week,
he came last night by the 11 o'clock train
but they had to stop at the hotel
because the roads were blocked
I got them some of that smoked salmon
Mary,let me
Hannah is sending a boy for
Mr Chaney's basket,
will you put it on the table Mr Charles
Mrs Carrington looks poorly this morning
Yes,she's got a rather bad headache,Mary
Good Morning,could we give any help?
No thanks I've got somebody coming along
Can you please direct
us to Brecknall house?
Yes,about half a mile up
the road on the left
Many thanks
-Lovely morning isn't it?
-Yes it is
Mary have you seen Mr Carrington?
Yes,Madam,he's gone out to the car
Thank you
Would you go up and do my room?
Yes Madam,should I finish the washing
up,it'll only take two minutes?
-No,leave it go to my room at once
-Yes,Madam
Only there'll be a boy calling to pick
up this stuff,it's for Mr Chaney
Don't worry I'll give it to him
What are you doing?
I came down to feed Topas
We'd forgotten about her
Why didn't you call Mary?
Mary is busy we are very late this morning
I mustn't keep Topas waiting
I'll get some sardines
She seems to doing pretty well for herself
Charlie stop her
You had it,Ben can't eat it now
-Don't let her have it
-Why?
-Please stop her
-Why?
I think you better start packing
Darling are we going away?
Bit of a hurry,there won't be much time
I knew it,I knew you'd change your mind
I shan't be going with you
I die without you
You wouldn't let me go alone?
You won't be going alone
You turned against me too
But you made a mistake
You are wrong what happened
downstairs,you don't understand
I'm afraid I do
The poison was meant for Ben
Charlie I'd made a decision I'm
going to give you my money
Every shilling of it,it's all yours
-That money
-45000£
45000 £ you are mad,absolutely mad
You'd never stop loving me Charlie
I loved the woman that doesn't exist
Yes,hello Ben
Yes I know it's here
Any time you like,come now
You're not give me..
I couldn't stand it
Ben hurts me
I'm not strong
-I know
-Yes I know
I never told you I kept it from you
so you should not worry
-But it freezes,I'm
-Incurable
I'm sorry to disturb you Madam,you
forgot me to tell me about lunch
Lunch?
Yes
First course soup
Mushroom omelette
Old Mr Charles always liked that,Madam
-And cheese and biscuits
-Yes,Madam
Anything else?
Yes,Mary,there is something else
Will you make a phone call for me?
Of course I will,Madam
Mr Carrington doesn't like eating alone
would you ring the office and
ask Miss Ellen to come?
Miss Ellen? Won't you be here,Madam?
No,Mary,you'll look after them
There were no mystery about
her motives,she killed for money
But there were still an enigma,the enigma
of a soul of a human being to commit murder
Bedilia could caress and with the same
soft hands poisoning in cold blood
In that delicate balance of good and evil
Life the deepest of human mysteries
The problem that no detective,physician
or psychologist has ever solved
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