Crown v. Stevens (1936) - full transcript
When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is suprised find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of insurance ...
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Hello,Mamie
Hello,Joe
I knew that chap
I wish you wouldn't have anything
more to do with that chap
There's no harm in saying hello,is there?
Depends on how you say it
Oh,Miss,two please
Six pence
-Thank you
-Thank you
-Good?
-Lovely
-Tired?
-Me?
You don't look it
You always say the right things
It's easy to say the right
things to the right girl
So how many girls have you said that to?
I love you
You've only know me a month
I loved you the moment I set eyes on you
Are you sure,Chris?
Cross my heart,there's no
one but you and me
And you really mean you want to marry me?
Haven't I told you so?
Yes but we are not properly engaged,are we?
I mean people not popping
days until they have a ring
That isn't necessary is it? Between two
people who understand each other as we do
Oh it's not the only I'm thinking about
It's the other girls
And those keep trying me dating,
we showed them it's no use trying
How do you like show them this?
Chris,darling
Is it all right?
Quite beautiful
Oh,thank you so much
I haven't quite bought it
What do you mean?
I have not paid for it,you see,
I just saw it,I got it on approval
If you like it I can pay for it next week
Why next week?
Well,I hope to get a rise in pay then
I mean you have asked for it
No but I'm going to tomorrow and then
I can pay the deposit and the rest is easy
But I have to take it back until then
Oh,Chris,please let me keep it
I can't,dear,it isn't mine
Hello people
Hello Joe
Look,Chris gave me
We're engaged
Congratulations
Looks real
What do you mean looks real?
Oh Chris,come on,no argument,let's dance
-Good morning,Chris
-Good morning,Charlie
-Morning
-Morning
Good morning
What's good about it?
That job at 46 held up all day
yesterday on account of the weather
That job at 23 hold up because
the desk table wasn't in the right shade
I can't control the weather,can I?
Hear,hear,hear
Let slip more service
from you,young lamp post
Oh,stop grousing Alf,you
know the business is doing fine
Good morning Mr Jensen
Good morning,Miss
Good morning,Alf
Good morning,Miss Hobbes,
what can we do for you this morning?
Well,one of those cut price jobs
Decorate a house in Chelsea
Won't spend more than 50 £
Look I got the drawings out
Oh,yes
-That's good
-Not bad
What's the furnishing in this room?
Quite plain,cottage stuff
Charlie give me those new wall colours
How about this new
ivory tint for the walls?
Yes that would do beautifully
201,Charlie
Quite a cheap colour that
Let's work it out,how about the curtains?
Sage green
We could do the window
frames and borders to match
-This order worked out all right?
-Good morning,Miss Hobbes
Good morning,Mr Stevens
-Are you being attended to?
-Yes,thank you
-Good morning,Jensen
-Good morning,Sir
I'll just get these figures
checked by Mr Stevens
If they are all right,I'll go down
this afternoon and take a look at the place
What time? I could meet you down there
Thanks,but I don't know
exact time I'll be free
What a pity,I live so near there,
we could have tea at home together
-I'm sorry
-Never mind
Perhaps another time
-I'll send the estimates along to you
-Thank you so much,good bye
Good bye
This is the job Miss Hobbes brought in,
she liked the estimate send up at once
All right,I'll attend to it
Excuse me,Sir,there's
something I'd like to ask you
-Well
-I've been here just over a year now
-What of it?
-I've been earning 2 £ 15 a week
And I was wondering,Sir,if you
could see your way of giving me a raise
You see,Sir,I'm planning on getting married
I suppose you realize
I'm already paying you all
your position's worth
Yes I know,Sir,but I was hoping you could
put me in charge of the estimating
I know I can do it if you'd
only give me a chance
I'm not saying you couldn't
but this is a small business
Yes I know,Sir,but I've got ideas
about decorating and I'm sure
I'm sorry,Jensen
Perhaps you'd like to look
around for a job elsewhere
Oh no,Sir,it's not that I was only thinking
Well,you know best,I'm paying
you all I can manage
Hello
Oh yes ,just a minute
It's just for you Jensen
Thank you,Sir
Hello,who is it?
Couldn't you call me later,
dear,it's rather awkward
Joe has got a new job up North
When he came to say good
bye I suddenly started crying
When you cry about someone
it shows you love him,doesn't it?
Oh,but I thought I did love you,Chris
But I must be honest,mustn't I?
But when you should coming
round,Joe's going to leave right away
And I'm going with him
If you feel that way about it you'd
better send the ring back at once
Yes,but you gave it to me,you
can hardly expect me to return it,can you?
You gave it to me,Joe can swear to that
What? Yes,dear,you have to have
something to remember you by
Well,all I can say is,
try and get it,that's all
Anything wrong Jensen?
No,Sir
In future try not to have
private calls here,Jensen
Yes,Sir
Good evening,Mr Jensen
Sit down
You come to talk to me about the ring
Yes,Mr Bayleck
That's splendid,Mr Jensen
And the young lady liked it,eh?
Yes,she liked it
Yes,so the young lady got good taste
Now let's see,where's the account
Mr Bayleck,I'd like to talk to you
-Yes
-I can't pay you
At least not yet
I see,now look here young man, don't
waste my time,give me that ring
I can't give it to you,I haven't got it
Haven't got it? What do you mean?
I gave it to my girl and she's gone away
That's trick has been played
on me before,it won't work
-But I'll pay you ,Mr Bayleck
-Pay me for it,I think you will
You realize you've committed a larceny
But you must understand
Look here young man you
owe me 19£ 10 for that ring
Here it is
Either you pay me that money
within 24 hour or I shall go the police
Understand?
Yes,Jensen,what is it?
Well
I was wondering,Sir,if you could
advance me some money on my salary
Advance you money?
I need 20£,Sir
A young man in your position
has no right to need so much money
But this is something unexpected,Sir
Look here,Jensen,are
you in some kind of trouble?
-No,Sir
-It's just as well
I expect my employee to
be steady and respectable
Yes,Sir
If you need money you must learn to save
Get back
If you say one single word
I'll do the same to you
You don't know anything
about this? Understand
Stay where you are
-Detective Wells and the Sgt are inside,Sir
-Can I go through here?
Certainly,Sir
They are awkward
-Good Morning
-Good morning,Sir
-Shot through the head,eh?
-Yes,Sir
What did it,Sir?
Probably a point 22 steal bullet
fired from an automatic,Sir
Close range too
Less than six feet,he must
have been standing in his desk
Robbery?
Apparently not,Sir,
the key is still in the safe
And the tray of rings untouched
Anything else?
The charwoman found him this morning,Sir
He was a local money lender
with a bad reputation
Could have been done by almost anybody
-Fred
-Yes,Sir
-Pull all the details up
-Yes,Sir
Julius Bayleck commenced
business here 14 years ago
That's all right,you read that later
Be sure you don't miss anything
No,Sir
Doctor seen him?
Yes,Sir,apparently it was done
sometimes last evening
Any weapons found?
No weapons,Sir,no fingerprints
Documents?
Just the usual business books,
those files and some letters
I'm afraid they are not going
to be much use to us,Sir
Why not?
Just come over here a minute,Sir
A grate full of burnt papers
Probably just the one that
would tell us who did it
Torn out of this book here
It's like an account book of some sort
It's part of a cash ruling
Well,it's not any doubt this job was
done by one of his clients,Sir
Someone he's been
putting his screws on a bit
What the Superintendent will
call a nice and easy case,eh?
You'd better go back to the station
and get hold of the firearms register
We got to check very carefully of everybody
in this district with an automatic
Blimey 5 past 9
And now the(?) I can't get on with the job
because there's nobody here
to give me any time sheets
They don't mean nothing
in your life at all, do it?
No
Well,isn't it My Lord,Duke
I've heard that you were up
in Scotland salmon(?) shooting
Fancy you bothering to turn
up to work at this time of the day
Is these that you want?
Oh,thank you,My Lord
And now I'll go on with the work
and try to get enough money
to keep the idler sitting comfortable
hanging around in this office
What's the matter,son?
Nothing I'm all right
You look a bit pale around the gills
Cheer up you'll be a long time dead
You finished with this?
Yes,you can have it
Thanks,I'll tell you
-Good morning,Alf
-Good morning,governor
We ought to be able to
finish the roof of 58 today
Time's running on on that job
Any news on the Barton Crescent?
I'll work out the quantities of
that this morning,Alf
Hey,stop spotting winners
and get on with the job
Well,what are you doing,Jensen?
Checking these invoices,Sir
Oh,they can wait,I left my book of
quantities at home,I want you to get it
Yes,Sir
Take a bus and be as quick as you can
I'll give you a note to Mrs Stevens
It's somewhere in the sitting room,
you know the book I mean
Yes,Sir,the little one
with a leather binding
That's right
-Get back with it as soon as you can
-Yes,Sir
A note Madame
It'll be on the shelf
Thank you,good morning,Madame
Good morning
Here it is
Well?
I didn't expect to find you here
Drop that
Why do you follow me?
I didn't
It's true I come from the office
What's your name?
Jensen
And you didn't know I was here?
No
Ten million people in London
and it had to be you
So you didn't go to the police?
No
You would be afraid they'll get you
It wasn't that
I couldn't get mixed up in it
It's my job
If Mr Stevens knew he'd sack me
and I might not get another
I understand
Smoke?
Now you know,are you going to the police?
I don't know
Before I didn't know who you were but now
There's nothing else I can do,is there?
Yes,there is,look here
You and I are both in the same boat
I didn't murder Bayleck
any more than you did
You had the gun in your hand
I know but it wasn't murder
I took it to frighten him
Oh,Mr Jensen you must believe me
That man was going to ruin my life
He was going to ruin mine too
Did you owe him money too?
Yes
Then you do know
Mr Jensen these things are
much worse for women
I took the revolver to protect
myself against Bayleck
I couldn't pay him the money that
I owed him and he'd been..
Well you can guess
You mean he attacked you?
Of course
That's how the gun went off
You didn't think I'd shoot him,did you?
The papers say the police
is sure it's murder
Now I've proved that it wasn't
If you go to them now
I haven't got a chance
And I'm innocent as you are
Surely if you went to them and
explained everything they'll understand
They might
How long have you worked for Mr Stevens?
Just over a year
Then you know what would
happen,he'll turn me into the streets
I know exactly me if I were mixed up
in this but you,you're his wife?
You know how Mr Stevens feels about money
He never gives me enough for myself
But if he knew I borrowed from Bayleck
he wouldn't need a thing like
this to make it turn me out
He's pretty hard about the office too
He's worse at home
Mr Jensen,I'm in your hands
There's no other evidence against me
If you feel you must go to
the police I can't stop you
But now you've heard my story
You must believe it
I can understand about Bayleck
You don't know what I went through
But if you feel my life
and probably your own
should be ruined because of a man like that
I don't know
I'll have to think it over
Of course
I'm sorry I kept you so long
I'll just wait here
You see I'm trusting myself to you
An even if you decide against
me I understand
Old Service Webley 17943
Did you know Bayleck?
I don't do business with moneylenders
Possibly lots of people
in this district do
Lots of them have firearms
certificates too
That gun hasn't been fired since the war
It's obvious it's the wrong calibre
You can cross Mr Stevens
name off the list,Wells
Thank you,Mr Stevens
Sorry to trouble you
Quite all right,Inspector,good day
Thank you
Jensen
-Yes,Sir
-What's the matter with you?
Nothing,Sir
I should think I could trust you
to carry a book without dropping it?
-Yes,Sir
-Thank you
That's all right
Maggie
Yes,Mam
They are still on the door barrier
They rung again,Mum
I know,you fool,tidy the rug,quick
Doris
Ella
Of course it's Ella Levine
you old silly billy
I'd never recognize you
Clothes and everything,I can't get over it
Darling,I haven't seen you since we were
in the chorus and that was ages ago
Three years
I can never remember dates,
three years,think of it
Yes,I have thought of it,what's
the meaning of this?
Tidying the room
-Mam,you only tell me to come in
-That'll do
-Get out and don't be impertinent
-Yes,Mam
Doris,what an awful servant
Yes,they are all impossible
Cigarette?
Oh,darling,I couldn't smoke those
They make me violently ill,
I know they would
Look,try these,Bunny says they
are awfully expensive
Bunny,are you married?
No,dear,engaged,simply engaged
I call him funny Bunny
Ella,what a wonderful coat
He is rather nice,isn't he?
I call him Wolfsy
Well,I suppose you are
happily married and all that
Perfectly
Arthur isn't rich,we are very comfortable,
I have everything I want
That's nice isn't it?
Of course Bunny spoils me so much,
he gives me awful,awful lots of the money
I can't help giggling,do you remember
when we cut us 10 shillings a
week in the chorus,how we screamed
That's was after I left the show
Yes,of course,they probably
wouldn't have cut you
We all envied you so much
We were quite sure you would
marry some perfectly splendid
With pots and pots of money like..
Like Bunny I suppose
Yes
You could have got any man you wanted
What has happened to you?
Oh,I'm sorry
I suppose money doesn't really
matter when one is in love
Yes,it does,it matters a lot
If it wasn't for money do you think I've..
Oh,forget it
My dear
What's the use of pretending
Look at the place
Not very bright,is it?
Darling,you'd love my flat,it's in Park
street,you must come and see me
I know we'll have a party just like
old times,I know some adorable boys
Years since I went to a party
Then we will have one
BTW an awful lot and I
know just the boy for you
What matters it for me,
with the clothes I've got
Try Wolfsy
Darling couldn't you get a new one?
What? With Arthur he never give me a penny
But you could charge them
Bunny is awfully good at charging things
Arthur doesn't even know what it means
Oh,you poor darling but
he has got money,hasn't he?
Plenty,he won't part with it
Well,anyway the best thing you know he
got it,after all you come into it some day
What do you mean?
His will,darling
I hope you looked after that
I made terribly sure of Bunny's
I was frightfully disagreeable to him,until
finally the poor dear couldn't stand it
I hope you're going to be all right
Yes he's leaving everything
to me,what's good of that now?
Aren't men beasts?
Arthur,this is Miss Levine
My husband
Mr Stevens,isn't it?
-How do you do
-Very well,thank you
Darling,I must be running,look
I'll telephone you tomorrow
I'll have to call you
We are not on the phone
Must you go yet?
I must really,darling,
I'm going to theatre tonight
and there's a dreadful old
cocktail party beforehand
They are such bores,don't you think?
-Bye darling
-Good bye
Arthur
What,my dear?
I've got to have some money
What for?
What for?
Clothes
Shoes
Everything
I might have guessed it
That woman
You know how I feel about that
I will not have my wife looked
like an overdressed trollop
Not even if we could afford it
We can't
That's not true
We can
You won't
Please,Doris,don't let's start again
Business is paying it everything it can now
I can't take another penny out
Did that young man,what's his name?
Jensen
Get back with the book all right
Yes,of course
Clumsy idiot
BTW a couple of Scotland Yard men
were in to see me this afternoon
Scotland Yard men?
Yes,interesting to see
the way they go about things
What did they want?
They were trying to find the gun that
killed that moneylender at the office
What were you saying about Jensen?
Jensen?
The young fool dropped my quantities
book while they were in there
-Is that all?
-Of course,what else could there be
They won't suspecting me
Just wanted a look at my revolver
What made Jensen drop the book?
How do I know?
He didn't say anything
BTW I haven't seen that little
revolver of yours lately
Revolver?
You know it's only a little
stage gun used for conjuring tricks
It's about somewhere
Well,I don't suppose it will do any damage
But I get rid of it if I were you
Yes
I think I will
What's that Bob?
Just come off the top of the bridge
Someone get to move on
we've got to move on,I don't want
to spend the whole day up here
-Hi,Alf
-Hello boy
-Got the wages?
-Yes-Good
Try one of these
They are very tasty,the Missus
put them together
Ham or beef,take your choice
Thanks,Alf
It beats me what they are
going to put in the papers
Now the ?? season is over
Nothing but shipwrecks,suicide,murders
Politics
Who wants to read about that?
I say,Alf
This Notting Hill case
this moneylender who was murdered
What about him?
See the police are asking
for information from the public now
Go on
I wonder if anybody does
go in a case like that
I know
Would you go if you knew
anything about a murder?
Well,in my own time?
Not blooming like me
Bound to be a lot of questions asked
Questions? My lad they put
you through the
Ask you where you was at
7 45 on the night of 23rd
Who in the heck can answer that?
Leave me alone that's my mother
And maybe this chap Bayleck
deserved it,don't you?
Well,the moneylender?
Don't talk to me about moneylenders
Listen,I touch my Mom(?) for a tenner
I'll tell him ??in the ??
And the way the old..
The way they put you up something
And half of the ???
Any bloke could hand over a
man for killing a moneylender
He ought to be ??
Might have been a woman who did it
Anybody who hand over
a woman is beneath contempt
I wouldn't do that in my own wife
I think most people would
feel the same way about it
It'll be another unsolved crime
It's got nothing to do with us anyway
Now you read this
this is disgraceful,it didn't
ought to be allowed
They take the shooter Matthews
out of centre forward and
put him into centre
No wonder the Cup is going to the dogs
You're right,Alf
-Good afternoon
-Good afternoon,Miss?
-Hobbes
-Dobbes?-Hobbes
How's the Chelsea job?
That's what I came in about
Everything is OK,you can start at once
They didn't argue about the price?
Not a bit,thanks so much
for keeping it under 50 £
Yes had a bit of a struggle
49 £ 10 sh wasn't it?
Never mind it made all the difference
Just a minute,it's for you,Mr Jensen?
Thank you,excuse me
Hello,who is it?
Doris Stevens
I have to find it out a way to meet you
I wanted to thank you for
all you've done for me
That's all right
I'm trying to forget it,
that's what you should do
Yes,of course
-Well,good bye
-Wait
I've got lot to talk about
I'd like to see you
Couldn't you come over this evening?
Where? To see you?
No,I couldn't
I'll be alone all the evening
Be at seven
It's impossible I'm busy tonight
Couldn't you get out of it?
No
Of course you could if you tried
Sorry to keep you waiting
That's all right
About that Chelsea job I thought
you'd be getting on with it fairly soon
Well,I suppose I have to
talk to Mr Stevens first
Well,thank you for all your help,good bye
Good bye
-Oh,Miss Hobbes
-Yes?
Are you doing anything this evening?
No I don't think so
I wonder if you care to have supper
with me or go to the pictures?
But you are busy,aren't you? That's
what you said on the telephone
Oh,that was an excuse,someone
I didn't want to meet
Oh,I see,all right let's go
to the pictures shall we?
Call me for at six
If you call me Miss Hobbes
again I shall scream
My name is Molly
Mine's Chris
So you like my shop?
I think it's grand
Well,I'm tired of it for today
Let's shut up and go
Good evening
I'm so attracted by all the nice
things in your window
So I said I simply must come in
Well,if there's anything in particular
you'd like to see,Madame?
No thank you,I just like
to look around,if I may
Isn't that amusing?
I'd like to have lots and lots
of those all over my house
This is going to be a
personally conducted tour
Just the very thing for my husband
when he comes back from India
He's sure to be worn out,poor dear
He's been away five years,you know
I wonder why he didn't make it ten
Oh yes,Archie would adore this
It's a little spree
But then he is in the cavalry,so he'd
be used to that,wouldn't he?
Would you like me to book one
of those chairs for you,Madame?
It's so difficult,when one's husband
has been in the East for five years
He's probably got all thoughts of new ideas
Don't you think,Madame,you could see
these things so much better by daylight?
It's rather late
That's quite all right I'm not in any hurry
Isn't that two divinely ??
I wonder if Archie would like one of those?
She's going to be here all night
Not if I can help it
No,perhaps not
Aren't husbands difficult?
Of course you are both
so young and pleasant
Well,you've got a very
nice little place here
And I'm sure it'll be a great success
I shall come in often
And perhaps one of these days
I really buy something
I do like to see young
married people in business
Good evening
Just sit down here while I recover
Don't think it hurt thinking
we were married
I think she
Why,Chris? What's the matter?
Nothing,let's go
Well,all right we'll go at once
It's a perfect match,Inspector
There's the bullet that killed Bayleck
And there's one from the gun
Very pretty
I suppose it means a lot to you experts
It's a step in the right direction
Oh,I traced the gun all right,it's got a
darker history than Sweeney Todd
Certified to "Professor" McCloud,sleight of
hand man used to work for music halls
There's your lead
Yes,if McCloud hadn't died
in the States four years ago
and if that had been in the report,
what have happened to the gun
it would be of great help
Now we do this
-Now I do my twiddle
-And go and do it quickly dear
Hands off
Even three years ago the chorus girls..
That's just does appreciate ours
Darling I do hope you haven't hurt yourself
I've never felt better in my life
I've never had a better time
New woman that's what I am
And if you get in my way I'll
put you out like a chandelier
Ella,where have you been
hiding Doris for all this time?
You'll never believe it
But I found her in a stuffy old house
With a stuffy old husband
I've got to go home
You can't do it now the
time is just commencing
I got to get back to the stuffy old house
Before that stuffy
old husband gets there
-Oh,no,no
-Oh,yes,yes
If you must go home let
me take you back in the car
Thank you,best of heart
Doris?
Doris
What's all that bellowing about?
-Where have you been?
-Out
-With friends
-Friends?
You mean that woman who
was here the other day?
Arthur,dear
You may not understand but a
girl got to have her relaxations
I've had some tonight and
I'm going to have some more
I will not tolerate this
I will not have my wife
running about by herself
I wasn't by myself
Anyway it's your fault,you
never take me anywhere
And BTW what's the matter with you?
Nothing.I want to settle
this once and for all
Nothing? And why your scarf?
I think I've got a cold
coming feels right through
Let me tell you this
-I will not
-Oh,shut up
Tired of what you will and will not
Tired of your goodie goodness
Your stupid ideas and your penny-pinching
Stood it for three years
I've given you everything I can
I'm not a rich man and you knew
it when you married me
You also knew I didn't over drinking
and all those things
I won't put up with this,Doris
I don't want you to have anything
more to do with that Ella
Whatever her name is
That's final
If I were you,Arthur
I'd shut up
Well,there you are,Sir,I hope
you find those satisfactory
They seem OK to me
Strewth
What's all these here?
Don't let you the governor
to see you in that chair
-Take a good look,Alf,I'm the boss now
-What?
Mr Steven is home with flu
You don't mean to say
he left you in charge?
Naturally he wouldn't put any
of the outside staff in
Don't let it go to your ears,
don't stop putting on ears
-I've known you Chris
-Mr Jensen to you
When I start calling office boys Mr
it starts me to chuck my job
Oh,no you wouldn't,you are much
too fond of it,all pay and no work
-I'd like you to have a piece of my work
-It wouldn't be so bad
You know,Alf,you and me ought
to go into partnership sometime
That's right you with your ear all and
two face to keep down the office
and me with my brains to do all the work
You with your what?
You heard,brains,brains,brains
What you're supposed to
have underneath that ear all(?)
BTW the old lady in Bitten Avenue,
she's got another brainwave
She wants us to change her wallpaper again
I can't authorize that it means
spending extra money
I worked it out three quid so I said,
good morning Miss
Good morning,what's all this?
Well,I'm keeping the chair warm,
while Mr Stevens has flu
Don't you go and count yourself that
she comes to see you every day
She comes to see me,don't you,Miss?
Of course I do,Alf
If any of my workmen annoy you,
you might let me know
That's what they call the bird
All well,I'll pop in when
the governor is out
And try get them to
OK all eagle beagle(?) wall paper
Miss,that's nothing to do
with the bloke with the ear??
Remember the gypsy's warning
You do look at home there
Let me tell you something
Mr Stevens is going to have a struggle
if he wants that chair back
Does that mean you're
going to work late tonight?
Depends whether I can see you
Well I was wondering
Same place same time?
Think you ought to?
Oh I don't really matter around
here,just looking important
May I come in?
Certainly Mrs Stevens
I'm so sorry
-Mrs Stevens,Miss Hobbes
-How do you do-How do you do
I'm so sorry,you're probably very busy
That's all right I was going anyway
I hope Mr Stevens is improving
Thank you,he's little better today
-I'm so glad,good bye,Mr Jensen
-Good bye,Miss Hobbes
Charming girl
Yes,she's very capable too,an
interior decorator,you know
Is she?
Won't you sit down?
How is Mr Stevens?
He
Please sit down
I don't know,Mr Jensen, how to begin
to tell you how grateful I am
That's all right
You've been perfectly marvellous and
I'm going to come straight to the point
Mr Stevens isn't as well as he was
Really
I'm telling you because
I have to count on you
-Is it serious?
-Very serious
You see it's not just the flu
He's so terribly run down
I'm going to get you into my little secret
You think you can manage
the business alone,Mr Jensen?
Because I want to take
him away for a little holiday
That is if you can take care of things
I suppose I could
I know you could
I've got him half this
way to go on a little cruise
There is just one point
I suppose this is one of
those things men worry about
He says the business is going so
badly he can't afford to go away
Of course I know I shouldn't ask you
Well,I don't know much about that but
As for running the business,Alf and I,
Alf's the foreman,we could manage
And the business isn't
doing badly,is it,Mr Jensen?
No,we are very busy
I knew it,you see Mr Stevens has
been a little delirious lately
He keeps saying that he'll
sell out for a thousand pounds
For a thousand?
It's so silly isn't it?
Yes,I should say five or six
As much as that?
I don't know I should think so
It really doesn't matter
And I'm sorry for what I
said to you the other day
It's true Mr Stevens has been very
careful with me about money
Of course I know it's for my own good
But I was terribly excited the
other day when I said all that
Of course
And you've been so understanding
Please,you won't let Mr Stevens know
what I told you about his health?
He's so very sensitive
You won't,will you?
Very well,I won't
Thank you again,Mr Jensen,good bye
Good bye
I want to see Mr Stevens
I don't know about that,
he's not seen no one
He's got the flu
Yes,I've been vaccinated
I've had my tonsils out
a little thing like flu ain't
going to worry me,handsome
I'm his foreman and I must see him
Oh,are you his foreman
You tell him Alf see a bright
?,he'll see me
-Who is it?
-It's the foreman to see you
Send him up
What did I tell you,handsome?
This is the strongest we are allowed
to sell without a prescription
Really?
I'm frightened of sleeping draught,it's
awful to stay awake all night,isn't it?
Well,of course it is,but I wouldn't make
a habit of relying on medicines,Madame
Of course not, that's what I'm afraid of
Are they very nasty?
Oh,no they are practically tasteless,
you simply dissolve them in water or milk
That's better than having
to swallow them,isn't it?
Could I take two safely?
Oh yes but I wouldn't take
eight or ten if I were you
You'll sleep very soundly
-I'll take ten
-Thank you,they are quite safe
-Anything else?
-No,thank you
Five shillings,please
Thank you
There's seven and six,eight,
nine and ten,thank you,good evening
Yes,Madame?
Thanks
Boy
How do you got on,boy?
I'm just making up the pay roll
I've looked in and saw the governor,we'll
charge the old woman with 30 bobs he said
What? Did you talk to him yourself?
Of course
Such a flu don't make a bloke dipping down
That's funny,Mrs Stevens was in just
after you left and she said he was very bad
Bad,my eye
He'll be kicking you out of that
chair the day after tomorrow
Are you sure?
Sure I'm sure
Didn't he say so himself
Well,she even asked if we could carry on
and she took him away on a cruise
Him on a cruise
Why? He is kicking to get back
here,I could see that for myself
Maybe he's worse than he knows
Just because Mrs Stevens been here?
She's his missus,she's the same as my wife
Your wife,if you had one
Always worrying or fussing over something
That's what wives are for
Yes
I'll go out and see him tonight
He's got to sign the wages check
No need for that
He's made an arrangement
with the bank manager he told me
We all know where we stand
Ah,forget it,you go out with
your Molly and have a good time
But here are the time sheets for today
And I'm off,happy days Your Worship
Good night,Alf
Chris,I had such a lovely day
More people came in
and bought lots of things
And I got a commission
for the real one this time
What's on your mind,this businessman?
You shutting up?
Yes but?
What's wrong?
Well,I'm worried about Mr Stevens
-Is he worse?
-Well,that's what I don't know
Mrs Stevens was in and she said
he might be away for sometime
But Alf saw him today and
Alf says he's coming back to work
Mrs Stevens is only exaggerating,
natural for wives to worry
Any other wife but not Mrs Stevens
Why not Mrs Stevens?
Listen,Mollie
I've been thinking for myself but I
can't stand it any longer
I've got to tell you
It started before I knew who you were
at least when I knew you but
before I really looked at you
Don't I knew it,I used to think
I was the invisible woman
Here's your paper
You think you ought to go to
your lodge meeting tonight?
Yes,I'm tired of being in bed all day
And now the lodge will do me good
I suppose so
If you feel up to it
Are you taking the car?
Yes,I bundle up well and
keep the windows closed
Whatever you do,you're not
going out without your medicine
All right,I told Maggie to heat the milk
Doris
Yes
What is the matter?
Look at this
It's your gun
It's your gun that killed
that moneylender
How did that get out of the house?
How should I know?
Don't you see what it means?
There's no doubt that it was your gun
How can you be so sure?
The police have often made mistakes before
Where is it?
Probably in the drawer
where it always has been
Which one?
The second long drawer
It's not here
What can we do about it?
We must find out how
it got out of this house
-Maggie
-Yes,Sir?
Do you know what's become
of Mrs Stevens revolver?
Mrs Stevens's revolver?
I don't know nothing about that revolver
Why do you lie?
You've seen it in the drawer
Yes,Mam,I did it once
Did you take it,Maggie?
Oh no Sir,I swear I never,I was that
nervous so I shook when I've seen it
Are you sure you didn't take it?
Out your little liar,and it's not the
first thing I missed out of this house
Now Mrs Stevens I wont
take that from no one
I've never know I
had in my life, I've nothing
No real lady would treat me
the way you've done
But you can't take away my good character
I didn't take your gun
I've never stole nothing
You can take my notice
Yes and now
She didn't take it
She's such a little liar,
she must have taken it
I heard that,I heard that,keeping on at me
We must go to the police and tell
them at once that the gun has been stolen
-The police?
-What else is there to do?
Why must we be mixed up
in a nasty miserable murder?
We must go
What if they traced the gun to
you and found that you'd said nothing?
Don't you see? It would look
if you killed the man
Won't it wait until tomorrow?
You're too ill to go out tonight,Arthur
No,I'm all right
It will only take a minute
Very well,if you say so
But you'll have your milk
and soup first,won't you?
Very well
When did you last see it?
They are sure to ask you that
I've never take very much attention to it
Drink that while it's hot
-Peculiar taste?
-Did you drink it all?
Yes
Than it can't have been too bad
Rather musty
Doris,I can't help feeling that gun
For heaven's sake shut up
It's bad enough to be
mixed up in a mess like this
Rather ever talking about it?
You go and tell the police it was my gun
And it's their worry how it got out
Not my business
Take my character away
That what's they are trying to do
I've never touched the old gun
What was that?
I suppose that wretched girl has gone
Maybe we should have prevented her
Why?
The police would want her I suppose
They can find her
Don't be so long at that,Doris
I can't find my
I feel so
It's very peculiar
-Ill?
-No,weak
So sleepy
Well,if we are going to do this
You can't sleep now
No
I'll be all right
You go along downstairs
I'm coming
Doris
Arthur
-Yeah
-You can't sleep here
No,of course not
The air would do you good
You do feel better now?
I think so
You rest there,Arthur,I'll open the door
All right
I'll just warm up the engine
It's all right,Arthur
All right
-Go on,Sir
-Thank you
I think you should have gone
directly to the police
If she shot him in self
defence,she'll get off
Suppose if she didn't?
How would you feel if you were in
my place and she were convicted?
Or even hanged?
I'll always feel maybe there
was a mistake and I killed her
Yes
And now I'm going to do something
I'm going to see Mr Stevens myself
I hoped you'd say that
I sort of prepared
an excuse for going up
What's that?
Blank cheque for the payroll
Gosh, I feel better when
I know more about this
I'll run up and get him to sign this
-We'll run up
-No
There's no sense in you going
to be mixed up in this
Oh,go and sit and ? or something
-Molly ,please
-We can use my car
-Well
-I was just thinking
-What about?
-Mamie
Oh,how very nice,I am pleased
You ought to be
If I had her here I'll wring her neck
Let's go
-I won't be a minute
-OK,I'll wait
Good evening,Mrs Stevens
Oh,it's you Mr Jensen
I've just run up to get Mr Stevens
to sign the cheque for the payroll
I'm afraid that's absolutely impossible
He's fast asleep
I do hope the doorbell didn't awaken him
I'm sorry perhaps I could call back
Well,I don't think that would be any good
Give me the cheque and I'll
see he gets it tomorrow
Well,I suppose tomorrow will do
How is Mr Stevens tonight?
Oh,he's been sleeping soundly for hours
That's a very good sign,you know
-I'm glad,good night Mrs Stevens
-Good night
Any luck?
No,she said he was asleep
Oh,I am probably worrying about nothing
I think so
Sorry
Oh,these women drivers
There's an engine running in there
Well? What was it?
One who forgot to turn the engine off
Women drivers
My Chris what do you mean?
We'd better tell Mrs Stevens
I heard your car stopped
Is there something wrong?
There's an engine running in there
Oh,that's impossible
Listen
Yes,it is I wonder
Perhaps you forgot to turn it off
I haven't used the car
I don't understand
I'd better get my keys,thank
you so much for telling me
Wait here it might be dangerous,
the place might be full of carbon-monoxide
Oh,please don't trouble
There's someone in there
There is,nonsense, how could there be?
There's something in there
Well,I think I'd better get my keys
It maybe too late is there another door?
Just round this house
Did you see her face?
-Chris,do you think he
-Yes,I do
This is dreadful
-Who do you think
-You'd better go and get your key
Stevens
Stay out there I'll get him up
-Arthur,what happened
-Keep outside this place is full of gas
I said to myself what was the revolver for
She had it her drawer,I didn't know
Be quiet
Tell your story later
I think you'd better tell Jones to wait
Oh look
-Is he alive?
-I don't know,better get a glass of water
No,you stay here
Molly
Scotland Yard
What's going on here?
He's gassed,we found him in the garage
Oh,Arthur
Better get her into the house
Where you the one that found him?
Yes
You'd better go into the house too
Look after him,Wells
Better phone for a doctor
It's Dr Ardee three doors down
All right,get him
This is terrible
Killed himself
Steady Mrs Stevens
Do you think he'll die?
We must wait for the doctor
I think you'd better tell
me exactly what happened
There's nothing to tell,I don't
know anything about it
Mr Jensen heard the car
running in the garage
I thought Mr Stevens was asleep upstairs
When we opened the door he
I was afraid this was going to happen
He's been so ill and discouraged
He's been set doing it for a long time
But I never thought he meant it
If only I've listened he might be alive now
You didn't hear Mr Stevens go out?
If I had wouldn't I warned him?
Wasn't he a sick man?
Wasn't I worried about him?
I'll never forgive myself for this
Is he?
Mr Stevens is recovering
Got a match?
Well,that's that
Arthur needn't strain himself
I'll tell you
Besides he doesn't know
the really interesting parts
I see
We really came about
your revolver,Mrs Stevens
Revolver? Of course
It was used to murder a man
Yes
I'll tell you that story too
-I can see Mr Jensen is longing to help you
-Jensen?
Mr Jensen was an innocent
victim of circumstances
-Shall we go?
-Yes
Wells,look after these
other people,will you?
-I must warn you that anything you..
-It's all right let's go
So long
I'll see you all at the trial
Or will I have two?
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Hello,Mamie
Hello,Joe
I knew that chap
I wish you wouldn't have anything
more to do with that chap
There's no harm in saying hello,is there?
Depends on how you say it
Oh,Miss,two please
Six pence
-Thank you
-Thank you
-Good?
-Lovely
-Tired?
-Me?
You don't look it
You always say the right things
It's easy to say the right
things to the right girl
So how many girls have you said that to?
I love you
You've only know me a month
I loved you the moment I set eyes on you
Are you sure,Chris?
Cross my heart,there's no
one but you and me
And you really mean you want to marry me?
Haven't I told you so?
Yes but we are not properly engaged,are we?
I mean people not popping
days until they have a ring
That isn't necessary is it? Between two
people who understand each other as we do
Oh it's not the only I'm thinking about
It's the other girls
And those keep trying me dating,
we showed them it's no use trying
How do you like show them this?
Chris,darling
Is it all right?
Quite beautiful
Oh,thank you so much
I haven't quite bought it
What do you mean?
I have not paid for it,you see,
I just saw it,I got it on approval
If you like it I can pay for it next week
Why next week?
Well,I hope to get a rise in pay then
I mean you have asked for it
No but I'm going to tomorrow and then
I can pay the deposit and the rest is easy
But I have to take it back until then
Oh,Chris,please let me keep it
I can't,dear,it isn't mine
Hello people
Hello Joe
Look,Chris gave me
We're engaged
Congratulations
Looks real
What do you mean looks real?
Oh Chris,come on,no argument,let's dance
-Good morning,Chris
-Good morning,Charlie
-Morning
-Morning
Good morning
What's good about it?
That job at 46 held up all day
yesterday on account of the weather
That job at 23 hold up because
the desk table wasn't in the right shade
I can't control the weather,can I?
Hear,hear,hear
Let slip more service
from you,young lamp post
Oh,stop grousing Alf,you
know the business is doing fine
Good morning Mr Jensen
Good morning,Miss
Good morning,Alf
Good morning,Miss Hobbes,
what can we do for you this morning?
Well,one of those cut price jobs
Decorate a house in Chelsea
Won't spend more than 50 £
Look I got the drawings out
Oh,yes
-That's good
-Not bad
What's the furnishing in this room?
Quite plain,cottage stuff
Charlie give me those new wall colours
How about this new
ivory tint for the walls?
Yes that would do beautifully
201,Charlie
Quite a cheap colour that
Let's work it out,how about the curtains?
Sage green
We could do the window
frames and borders to match
-This order worked out all right?
-Good morning,Miss Hobbes
Good morning,Mr Stevens
-Are you being attended to?
-Yes,thank you
-Good morning,Jensen
-Good morning,Sir
I'll just get these figures
checked by Mr Stevens
If they are all right,I'll go down
this afternoon and take a look at the place
What time? I could meet you down there
Thanks,but I don't know
exact time I'll be free
What a pity,I live so near there,
we could have tea at home together
-I'm sorry
-Never mind
Perhaps another time
-I'll send the estimates along to you
-Thank you so much,good bye
Good bye
This is the job Miss Hobbes brought in,
she liked the estimate send up at once
All right,I'll attend to it
Excuse me,Sir,there's
something I'd like to ask you
-Well
-I've been here just over a year now
-What of it?
-I've been earning 2 £ 15 a week
And I was wondering,Sir,if you
could see your way of giving me a raise
You see,Sir,I'm planning on getting married
I suppose you realize
I'm already paying you all
your position's worth
Yes I know,Sir,but I was hoping you could
put me in charge of the estimating
I know I can do it if you'd
only give me a chance
I'm not saying you couldn't
but this is a small business
Yes I know,Sir,but I've got ideas
about decorating and I'm sure
I'm sorry,Jensen
Perhaps you'd like to look
around for a job elsewhere
Oh no,Sir,it's not that I was only thinking
Well,you know best,I'm paying
you all I can manage
Hello
Oh yes ,just a minute
It's just for you Jensen
Thank you,Sir
Hello,who is it?
Couldn't you call me later,
dear,it's rather awkward
Joe has got a new job up North
When he came to say good
bye I suddenly started crying
When you cry about someone
it shows you love him,doesn't it?
Oh,but I thought I did love you,Chris
But I must be honest,mustn't I?
But when you should coming
round,Joe's going to leave right away
And I'm going with him
If you feel that way about it you'd
better send the ring back at once
Yes,but you gave it to me,you
can hardly expect me to return it,can you?
You gave it to me,Joe can swear to that
What? Yes,dear,you have to have
something to remember you by
Well,all I can say is,
try and get it,that's all
Anything wrong Jensen?
No,Sir
In future try not to have
private calls here,Jensen
Yes,Sir
Good evening,Mr Jensen
Sit down
You come to talk to me about the ring
Yes,Mr Bayleck
That's splendid,Mr Jensen
And the young lady liked it,eh?
Yes,she liked it
Yes,so the young lady got good taste
Now let's see,where's the account
Mr Bayleck,I'd like to talk to you
-Yes
-I can't pay you
At least not yet
I see,now look here young man, don't
waste my time,give me that ring
I can't give it to you,I haven't got it
Haven't got it? What do you mean?
I gave it to my girl and she's gone away
That's trick has been played
on me before,it won't work
-But I'll pay you ,Mr Bayleck
-Pay me for it,I think you will
You realize you've committed a larceny
But you must understand
Look here young man you
owe me 19£ 10 for that ring
Here it is
Either you pay me that money
within 24 hour or I shall go the police
Understand?
Yes,Jensen,what is it?
Well
I was wondering,Sir,if you could
advance me some money on my salary
Advance you money?
I need 20£,Sir
A young man in your position
has no right to need so much money
But this is something unexpected,Sir
Look here,Jensen,are
you in some kind of trouble?
-No,Sir
-It's just as well
I expect my employee to
be steady and respectable
Yes,Sir
If you need money you must learn to save
Get back
If you say one single word
I'll do the same to you
You don't know anything
about this? Understand
Stay where you are
-Detective Wells and the Sgt are inside,Sir
-Can I go through here?
Certainly,Sir
They are awkward
-Good Morning
-Good morning,Sir
-Shot through the head,eh?
-Yes,Sir
What did it,Sir?
Probably a point 22 steal bullet
fired from an automatic,Sir
Close range too
Less than six feet,he must
have been standing in his desk
Robbery?
Apparently not,Sir,
the key is still in the safe
And the tray of rings untouched
Anything else?
The charwoman found him this morning,Sir
He was a local money lender
with a bad reputation
Could have been done by almost anybody
-Fred
-Yes,Sir
-Pull all the details up
-Yes,Sir
Julius Bayleck commenced
business here 14 years ago
That's all right,you read that later
Be sure you don't miss anything
No,Sir
Doctor seen him?
Yes,Sir,apparently it was done
sometimes last evening
Any weapons found?
No weapons,Sir,no fingerprints
Documents?
Just the usual business books,
those files and some letters
I'm afraid they are not going
to be much use to us,Sir
Why not?
Just come over here a minute,Sir
A grate full of burnt papers
Probably just the one that
would tell us who did it
Torn out of this book here
It's like an account book of some sort
It's part of a cash ruling
Well,it's not any doubt this job was
done by one of his clients,Sir
Someone he's been
putting his screws on a bit
What the Superintendent will
call a nice and easy case,eh?
You'd better go back to the station
and get hold of the firearms register
We got to check very carefully of everybody
in this district with an automatic
Blimey 5 past 9
And now the(?) I can't get on with the job
because there's nobody here
to give me any time sheets
They don't mean nothing
in your life at all, do it?
No
Well,isn't it My Lord,Duke
I've heard that you were up
in Scotland salmon(?) shooting
Fancy you bothering to turn
up to work at this time of the day
Is these that you want?
Oh,thank you,My Lord
And now I'll go on with the work
and try to get enough money
to keep the idler sitting comfortable
hanging around in this office
What's the matter,son?
Nothing I'm all right
You look a bit pale around the gills
Cheer up you'll be a long time dead
You finished with this?
Yes,you can have it
Thanks,I'll tell you
-Good morning,Alf
-Good morning,governor
We ought to be able to
finish the roof of 58 today
Time's running on on that job
Any news on the Barton Crescent?
I'll work out the quantities of
that this morning,Alf
Hey,stop spotting winners
and get on with the job
Well,what are you doing,Jensen?
Checking these invoices,Sir
Oh,they can wait,I left my book of
quantities at home,I want you to get it
Yes,Sir
Take a bus and be as quick as you can
I'll give you a note to Mrs Stevens
It's somewhere in the sitting room,
you know the book I mean
Yes,Sir,the little one
with a leather binding
That's right
-Get back with it as soon as you can
-Yes,Sir
A note Madame
It'll be on the shelf
Thank you,good morning,Madame
Good morning
Here it is
Well?
I didn't expect to find you here
Drop that
Why do you follow me?
I didn't
It's true I come from the office
What's your name?
Jensen
And you didn't know I was here?
No
Ten million people in London
and it had to be you
So you didn't go to the police?
No
You would be afraid they'll get you
It wasn't that
I couldn't get mixed up in it
It's my job
If Mr Stevens knew he'd sack me
and I might not get another
I understand
Smoke?
Now you know,are you going to the police?
I don't know
Before I didn't know who you were but now
There's nothing else I can do,is there?
Yes,there is,look here
You and I are both in the same boat
I didn't murder Bayleck
any more than you did
You had the gun in your hand
I know but it wasn't murder
I took it to frighten him
Oh,Mr Jensen you must believe me
That man was going to ruin my life
He was going to ruin mine too
Did you owe him money too?
Yes
Then you do know
Mr Jensen these things are
much worse for women
I took the revolver to protect
myself against Bayleck
I couldn't pay him the money that
I owed him and he'd been..
Well you can guess
You mean he attacked you?
Of course
That's how the gun went off
You didn't think I'd shoot him,did you?
The papers say the police
is sure it's murder
Now I've proved that it wasn't
If you go to them now
I haven't got a chance
And I'm innocent as you are
Surely if you went to them and
explained everything they'll understand
They might
How long have you worked for Mr Stevens?
Just over a year
Then you know what would
happen,he'll turn me into the streets
I know exactly me if I were mixed up
in this but you,you're his wife?
You know how Mr Stevens feels about money
He never gives me enough for myself
But if he knew I borrowed from Bayleck
he wouldn't need a thing like
this to make it turn me out
He's pretty hard about the office too
He's worse at home
Mr Jensen,I'm in your hands
There's no other evidence against me
If you feel you must go to
the police I can't stop you
But now you've heard my story
You must believe it
I can understand about Bayleck
You don't know what I went through
But if you feel my life
and probably your own
should be ruined because of a man like that
I don't know
I'll have to think it over
Of course
I'm sorry I kept you so long
I'll just wait here
You see I'm trusting myself to you
An even if you decide against
me I understand
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Did you know Bayleck?
I don't do business with moneylenders
Possibly lots of people
in this district do
Lots of them have firearms
certificates too
That gun hasn't been fired since the war
It's obvious it's the wrong calibre
You can cross Mr Stevens
name off the list,Wells
Thank you,Mr Stevens
Sorry to trouble you
Quite all right,Inspector,good day
Thank you
Jensen
-Yes,Sir
-What's the matter with you?
Nothing,Sir
I should think I could trust you
to carry a book without dropping it?
-Yes,Sir
-Thank you
That's all right
Maggie
Yes,Mam
They are still on the door barrier
They rung again,Mum
I know,you fool,tidy the rug,quick
Doris
Ella
Of course it's Ella Levine
you old silly billy
I'd never recognize you
Clothes and everything,I can't get over it
Darling,I haven't seen you since we were
in the chorus and that was ages ago
Three years
I can never remember dates,
three years,think of it
Yes,I have thought of it,what's
the meaning of this?
Tidying the room
-Mam,you only tell me to come in
-That'll do
-Get out and don't be impertinent
-Yes,Mam
Doris,what an awful servant
Yes,they are all impossible
Cigarette?
Oh,darling,I couldn't smoke those
They make me violently ill,
I know they would
Look,try these,Bunny says they
are awfully expensive
Bunny,are you married?
No,dear,engaged,simply engaged
I call him funny Bunny
Ella,what a wonderful coat
He is rather nice,isn't he?
I call him Wolfsy
Well,I suppose you are
happily married and all that
Perfectly
Arthur isn't rich,we are very comfortable,
I have everything I want
That's nice isn't it?
Of course Bunny spoils me so much,
he gives me awful,awful lots of the money
I can't help giggling,do you remember
when we cut us 10 shillings a
week in the chorus,how we screamed
That's was after I left the show
Yes,of course,they probably
wouldn't have cut you
We all envied you so much
We were quite sure you would
marry some perfectly splendid
With pots and pots of money like..
Like Bunny I suppose
Yes
You could have got any man you wanted
What has happened to you?
Oh,I'm sorry
I suppose money doesn't really
matter when one is in love
Yes,it does,it matters a lot
If it wasn't for money do you think I've..
Oh,forget it
My dear
What's the use of pretending
Look at the place
Not very bright,is it?
Darling,you'd love my flat,it's in Park
street,you must come and see me
I know we'll have a party just like
old times,I know some adorable boys
Years since I went to a party
Then we will have one
BTW an awful lot and I
know just the boy for you
What matters it for me,
with the clothes I've got
Try Wolfsy
Darling couldn't you get a new one?
What? With Arthur he never give me a penny
But you could charge them
Bunny is awfully good at charging things
Arthur doesn't even know what it means
Oh,you poor darling but
he has got money,hasn't he?
Plenty,he won't part with it
Well,anyway the best thing you know he
got it,after all you come into it some day
What do you mean?
His will,darling
I hope you looked after that
I made terribly sure of Bunny's
I was frightfully disagreeable to him,until
finally the poor dear couldn't stand it
I hope you're going to be all right
Yes he's leaving everything
to me,what's good of that now?
Aren't men beasts?
Arthur,this is Miss Levine
My husband
Mr Stevens,isn't it?
-How do you do
-Very well,thank you
Darling,I must be running,look
I'll telephone you tomorrow
I'll have to call you
We are not on the phone
Must you go yet?
I must really,darling,
I'm going to theatre tonight
and there's a dreadful old
cocktail party beforehand
They are such bores,don't you think?
-Bye darling
-Good bye
Arthur
What,my dear?
I've got to have some money
What for?
What for?
Clothes
Shoes
Everything
I might have guessed it
That woman
You know how I feel about that
I will not have my wife looked
like an overdressed trollop
Not even if we could afford it
We can't
That's not true
We can
You won't
Please,Doris,don't let's start again
Business is paying it everything it can now
I can't take another penny out
Did that young man,what's his name?
Jensen
Get back with the book all right
Yes,of course
Clumsy idiot
BTW a couple of Scotland Yard men
were in to see me this afternoon
Scotland Yard men?
Yes,interesting to see
the way they go about things
What did they want?
They were trying to find the gun that
killed that moneylender at the office
What were you saying about Jensen?
Jensen?
The young fool dropped my quantities
book while they were in there
-Is that all?
-Of course,what else could there be
They won't suspecting me
Just wanted a look at my revolver
What made Jensen drop the book?
How do I know?
He didn't say anything
BTW I haven't seen that little
revolver of yours lately
Revolver?
You know it's only a little
stage gun used for conjuring tricks
It's about somewhere
Well,I don't suppose it will do any damage
But I get rid of it if I were you
Yes
I think I will
What's that Bob?
Just come off the top of the bridge
Someone get to move on
we've got to move on,I don't want
to spend the whole day up here
-Hi,Alf
-Hello boy
-Got the wages?
-Yes-Good
Try one of these
They are very tasty,the Missus
put them together
Ham or beef,take your choice
Thanks,Alf
It beats me what they are
going to put in the papers
Now the ?? season is over
Nothing but shipwrecks,suicide,murders
Politics
Who wants to read about that?
I say,Alf
This Notting Hill case
this moneylender who was murdered
What about him?
See the police are asking
for information from the public now
Go on
I wonder if anybody does
go in a case like that
I know
Would you go if you knew
anything about a murder?
Well,in my own time?
Not blooming like me
Bound to be a lot of questions asked
Questions? My lad they put
you through the
Ask you where you was at
7 45 on the night of 23rd
Who in the heck can answer that?
Leave me alone that's my mother
And maybe this chap Bayleck
deserved it,don't you?
Well,the moneylender?
Don't talk to me about moneylenders
Listen,I touch my Mom(?) for a tenner
I'll tell him ??in the ??
And the way the old..
The way they put you up something
And half of the ???
Any bloke could hand over a
man for killing a moneylender
He ought to be ??
Might have been a woman who did it
Anybody who hand over
a woman is beneath contempt
I wouldn't do that in my own wife
I think most people would
feel the same way about it
It'll be another unsolved crime
It's got nothing to do with us anyway
Now you read this
this is disgraceful,it didn't
ought to be allowed
They take the shooter Matthews
out of centre forward and
put him into centre
No wonder the Cup is going to the dogs
You're right,Alf
-Good afternoon
-Good afternoon,Miss?
-Hobbes
-Dobbes?-Hobbes
How's the Chelsea job?
That's what I came in about
Everything is OK,you can start at once
They didn't argue about the price?
Not a bit,thanks so much
for keeping it under 50 £
Yes had a bit of a struggle
49 £ 10 sh wasn't it?
Never mind it made all the difference
Just a minute,it's for you,Mr Jensen?
Thank you,excuse me
Hello,who is it?
Doris Stevens
I have to find it out a way to meet you
I wanted to thank you for
all you've done for me
That's all right
I'm trying to forget it,
that's what you should do
Yes,of course
-Well,good bye
-Wait
I've got lot to talk about
I'd like to see you
Couldn't you come over this evening?
Where? To see you?
No,I couldn't
I'll be alone all the evening
Be at seven
It's impossible I'm busy tonight
Couldn't you get out of it?
No
Of course you could if you tried
Sorry to keep you waiting
That's all right
About that Chelsea job I thought
you'd be getting on with it fairly soon
Well,I suppose I have to
talk to Mr Stevens first
Well,thank you for all your help,good bye
Good bye
-Oh,Miss Hobbes
-Yes?
Are you doing anything this evening?
No I don't think so
I wonder if you care to have supper
with me or go to the pictures?
But you are busy,aren't you? That's
what you said on the telephone
Oh,that was an excuse,someone
I didn't want to meet
Oh,I see,all right let's go
to the pictures shall we?
Call me for at six
If you call me Miss Hobbes
again I shall scream
My name is Molly
Mine's Chris
So you like my shop?
I think it's grand
Well,I'm tired of it for today
Let's shut up and go
Good evening
I'm so attracted by all the nice
things in your window
So I said I simply must come in
Well,if there's anything in particular
you'd like to see,Madame?
No thank you,I just like
to look around,if I may
Isn't that amusing?
I'd like to have lots and lots
of those all over my house
This is going to be a
personally conducted tour
Just the very thing for my husband
when he comes back from India
He's sure to be worn out,poor dear
He's been away five years,you know
I wonder why he didn't make it ten
Oh yes,Archie would adore this
It's a little spree
But then he is in the cavalry,so he'd
be used to that,wouldn't he?
Would you like me to book one
of those chairs for you,Madame?
It's so difficult,when one's husband
has been in the East for five years
He's probably got all thoughts of new ideas
Don't you think,Madame,you could see
these things so much better by daylight?
It's rather late
That's quite all right I'm not in any hurry
Isn't that two divinely ??
I wonder if Archie would like one of those?
She's going to be here all night
Not if I can help it
No,perhaps not
Aren't husbands difficult?
Of course you are both
so young and pleasant
Well,you've got a very
nice little place here
And I'm sure it'll be a great success
I shall come in often
And perhaps one of these days
I really buy something
I do like to see young
married people in business
Good evening
Just sit down here while I recover
Don't think it hurt thinking
we were married
I think she
Why,Chris? What's the matter?
Nothing,let's go
Well,all right we'll go at once
It's a perfect match,Inspector
There's the bullet that killed Bayleck
And there's one from the gun
Very pretty
I suppose it means a lot to you experts
It's a step in the right direction
Oh,I traced the gun all right,it's got a
darker history than Sweeney Todd
Certified to "Professor" McCloud,sleight of
hand man used to work for music halls
There's your lead
Yes,if McCloud hadn't died
in the States four years ago
and if that had been in the report,
what have happened to the gun
it would be of great help
Now we do this
-Now I do my twiddle
-And go and do it quickly dear
Hands off
Even three years ago the chorus girls..
That's just does appreciate ours
Darling I do hope you haven't hurt yourself
I've never felt better in my life
I've never had a better time
New woman that's what I am
And if you get in my way I'll
put you out like a chandelier
Ella,where have you been
hiding Doris for all this time?
You'll never believe it
But I found her in a stuffy old house
With a stuffy old husband
I've got to go home
You can't do it now the
time is just commencing
I got to get back to the stuffy old house
Before that stuffy
old husband gets there
-Oh,no,no
-Oh,yes,yes
If you must go home let
me take you back in the car
Thank you,best of heart
Doris?
Doris
What's all that bellowing about?
-Where have you been?
-Out
-With friends
-Friends?
You mean that woman who
was here the other day?
Arthur,dear
You may not understand but a
girl got to have her relaxations
I've had some tonight and
I'm going to have some more
I will not tolerate this
I will not have my wife
running about by herself
I wasn't by myself
Anyway it's your fault,you
never take me anywhere
And BTW what's the matter with you?
Nothing.I want to settle
this once and for all
Nothing? And why your scarf?
I think I've got a cold
coming feels right through
Let me tell you this
-I will not
-Oh,shut up
Tired of what you will and will not
Tired of your goodie goodness
Your stupid ideas and your penny-pinching
Stood it for three years
I've given you everything I can
I'm not a rich man and you knew
it when you married me
You also knew I didn't over drinking
and all those things
I won't put up with this,Doris
I don't want you to have anything
more to do with that Ella
Whatever her name is
That's final
If I were you,Arthur
I'd shut up
Well,there you are,Sir,I hope
you find those satisfactory
They seem OK to me
Strewth
What's all these here?
Don't let you the governor
to see you in that chair
-Take a good look,Alf,I'm the boss now
-What?
Mr Steven is home with flu
You don't mean to say
he left you in charge?
Naturally he wouldn't put any
of the outside staff in
Don't let it go to your ears,
don't stop putting on ears
-I've known you Chris
-Mr Jensen to you
When I start calling office boys Mr
it starts me to chuck my job
Oh,no you wouldn't,you are much
too fond of it,all pay and no work
-I'd like you to have a piece of my work
-It wouldn't be so bad
You know,Alf,you and me ought
to go into partnership sometime
That's right you with your ear all and
two face to keep down the office
and me with my brains to do all the work
You with your what?
You heard,brains,brains,brains
What you're supposed to
have underneath that ear all(?)
BTW the old lady in Bitten Avenue,
she's got another brainwave
She wants us to change her wallpaper again
I can't authorize that it means
spending extra money
I worked it out three quid so I said,
good morning Miss
Good morning,what's all this?
Well,I'm keeping the chair warm,
while Mr Stevens has flu
Don't you go and count yourself that
she comes to see you every day
She comes to see me,don't you,Miss?
Of course I do,Alf
If any of my workmen annoy you,
you might let me know
That's what they call the bird
All well,I'll pop in when
the governor is out
And try get them to
OK all eagle beagle(?) wall paper
Miss,that's nothing to do
with the bloke with the ear??
Remember the gypsy's warning
You do look at home there
Let me tell you something
Mr Stevens is going to have a struggle
if he wants that chair back
Does that mean you're
going to work late tonight?
Depends whether I can see you
Well I was wondering
Same place same time?
Think you ought to?
Oh I don't really matter around
here,just looking important
May I come in?
Certainly Mrs Stevens
I'm so sorry
-Mrs Stevens,Miss Hobbes
-How do you do-How do you do
I'm so sorry,you're probably very busy
That's all right I was going anyway
I hope Mr Stevens is improving
Thank you,he's little better today
-I'm so glad,good bye,Mr Jensen
-Good bye,Miss Hobbes
Charming girl
Yes,she's very capable too,an
interior decorator,you know
Is she?
Won't you sit down?
How is Mr Stevens?
He
Please sit down
I don't know,Mr Jensen, how to begin
to tell you how grateful I am
That's all right
You've been perfectly marvellous and
I'm going to come straight to the point
Mr Stevens isn't as well as he was
Really
I'm telling you because
I have to count on you
-Is it serious?
-Very serious
You see it's not just the flu
He's so terribly run down
I'm going to get you into my little secret
You think you can manage
the business alone,Mr Jensen?
Because I want to take
him away for a little holiday
That is if you can take care of things
I suppose I could
I know you could
I've got him half this
way to go on a little cruise
There is just one point
I suppose this is one of
those things men worry about
He says the business is going so
badly he can't afford to go away
Of course I know I shouldn't ask you
Well,I don't know much about that but
As for running the business,Alf and I,
Alf's the foreman,we could manage
And the business isn't
doing badly,is it,Mr Jensen?
No,we are very busy
I knew it,you see Mr Stevens has
been a little delirious lately
He keeps saying that he'll
sell out for a thousand pounds
For a thousand?
It's so silly isn't it?
Yes,I should say five or six
As much as that?
I don't know I should think so
It really doesn't matter
And I'm sorry for what I
said to you the other day
It's true Mr Stevens has been very
careful with me about money
Of course I know it's for my own good
But I was terribly excited the
other day when I said all that
Of course
And you've been so understanding
Please,you won't let Mr Stevens know
what I told you about his health?
He's so very sensitive
You won't,will you?
Very well,I won't
Thank you again,Mr Jensen,good bye
Good bye
I want to see Mr Stevens
I don't know about that,
he's not seen no one
He's got the flu
Yes,I've been vaccinated
I've had my tonsils out
a little thing like flu ain't
going to worry me,handsome
I'm his foreman and I must see him
Oh,are you his foreman
You tell him Alf see a bright
?,he'll see me
-Who is it?
-It's the foreman to see you
Send him up
What did I tell you,handsome?
This is the strongest we are allowed
to sell without a prescription
Really?
I'm frightened of sleeping draught,it's
awful to stay awake all night,isn't it?
Well,of course it is,but I wouldn't make
a habit of relying on medicines,Madame
Of course not, that's what I'm afraid of
Are they very nasty?
Oh,no they are practically tasteless,
you simply dissolve them in water or milk
That's better than having
to swallow them,isn't it?
Could I take two safely?
Oh yes but I wouldn't take
eight or ten if I were you
You'll sleep very soundly
-I'll take ten
-Thank you,they are quite safe
-Anything else?
-No,thank you
Five shillings,please
Thank you
There's seven and six,eight,
nine and ten,thank you,good evening
Yes,Madame?
Thanks
Boy
How do you got on,boy?
I'm just making up the pay roll
I've looked in and saw the governor,we'll
charge the old woman with 30 bobs he said
What? Did you talk to him yourself?
Of course
Such a flu don't make a bloke dipping down
That's funny,Mrs Stevens was in just
after you left and she said he was very bad
Bad,my eye
He'll be kicking you out of that
chair the day after tomorrow
Are you sure?
Sure I'm sure
Didn't he say so himself
Well,she even asked if we could carry on
and she took him away on a cruise
Him on a cruise
Why? He is kicking to get back
here,I could see that for myself
Maybe he's worse than he knows
Just because Mrs Stevens been here?
She's his missus,she's the same as my wife
Your wife,if you had one
Always worrying or fussing over something
That's what wives are for
Yes
I'll go out and see him tonight
He's got to sign the wages check
No need for that
He's made an arrangement
with the bank manager he told me
We all know where we stand
Ah,forget it,you go out with
your Molly and have a good time
But here are the time sheets for today
And I'm off,happy days Your Worship
Good night,Alf
Chris,I had such a lovely day
More people came in
and bought lots of things
And I got a commission
for the real one this time
What's on your mind,this businessman?
You shutting up?
Yes but?
What's wrong?
Well,I'm worried about Mr Stevens
-Is he worse?
-Well,that's what I don't know
Mrs Stevens was in and she said
he might be away for sometime
But Alf saw him today and
Alf says he's coming back to work
Mrs Stevens is only exaggerating,
natural for wives to worry
Any other wife but not Mrs Stevens
Why not Mrs Stevens?
Listen,Mollie
I've been thinking for myself but I
can't stand it any longer
I've got to tell you
It started before I knew who you were
at least when I knew you but
before I really looked at you
Don't I knew it,I used to think
I was the invisible woman
Here's your paper
You think you ought to go to
your lodge meeting tonight?
Yes,I'm tired of being in bed all day
And now the lodge will do me good
I suppose so
If you feel up to it
Are you taking the car?
Yes,I bundle up well and
keep the windows closed
Whatever you do,you're not
going out without your medicine
All right,I told Maggie to heat the milk
Doris
Yes
What is the matter?
Look at this
It's your gun
It's your gun that killed
that moneylender
How did that get out of the house?
How should I know?
Don't you see what it means?
There's no doubt that it was your gun
How can you be so sure?
The police have often made mistakes before
Where is it?
Probably in the drawer
where it always has been
Which one?
The second long drawer
It's not here
What can we do about it?
We must find out how
it got out of this house
-Maggie
-Yes,Sir?
Do you know what's become
of Mrs Stevens revolver?
Mrs Stevens's revolver?
I don't know nothing about that revolver
Why do you lie?
You've seen it in the drawer
Yes,Mam,I did it once
Did you take it,Maggie?
Oh no Sir,I swear I never,I was that
nervous so I shook when I've seen it
Are you sure you didn't take it?
Out your little liar,and it's not the
first thing I missed out of this house
Now Mrs Stevens I wont
take that from no one
I've never know I
had in my life, I've nothing
No real lady would treat me
the way you've done
But you can't take away my good character
I didn't take your gun
I've never stole nothing
You can take my notice
Yes and now
She didn't take it
She's such a little liar,
she must have taken it
I heard that,I heard that,keeping on at me
We must go to the police and tell
them at once that the gun has been stolen
-The police?
-What else is there to do?
Why must we be mixed up
in a nasty miserable murder?
We must go
What if they traced the gun to
you and found that you'd said nothing?
Don't you see? It would look
if you killed the man
Won't it wait until tomorrow?
You're too ill to go out tonight,Arthur
No,I'm all right
It will only take a minute
Very well,if you say so
But you'll have your milk
and soup first,won't you?
Very well
When did you last see it?
They are sure to ask you that
I've never take very much attention to it
Drink that while it's hot
-Peculiar taste?
-Did you drink it all?
Yes
Than it can't have been too bad
Rather musty
Doris,I can't help feeling that gun
For heaven's sake shut up
It's bad enough to be
mixed up in a mess like this
Rather ever talking about it?
You go and tell the police it was my gun
And it's their worry how it got out
Not my business
Take my character away
That what's they are trying to do
I've never touched the old gun
What was that?
I suppose that wretched girl has gone
Maybe we should have prevented her
Why?
The police would want her I suppose
They can find her
Don't be so long at that,Doris
I can't find my
I feel so
It's very peculiar
-Ill?
-No,weak
So sleepy
Well,if we are going to do this
You can't sleep now
No
I'll be all right
You go along downstairs
I'm coming
Doris
Arthur
-Yeah
-You can't sleep here
No,of course not
The air would do you good
You do feel better now?
I think so
You rest there,Arthur,I'll open the door
All right
I'll just warm up the engine
It's all right,Arthur
All right
-Go on,Sir
-Thank you
I think you should have gone
directly to the police
If she shot him in self
defence,she'll get off
Suppose if she didn't?
How would you feel if you were in
my place and she were convicted?
Or even hanged?
I'll always feel maybe there
was a mistake and I killed her
Yes
And now I'm going to do something
I'm going to see Mr Stevens myself
I hoped you'd say that
I sort of prepared
an excuse for going up
What's that?
Blank cheque for the payroll
Gosh, I feel better when
I know more about this
I'll run up and get him to sign this
-We'll run up
-No
There's no sense in you going
to be mixed up in this
Oh,go and sit and ? or something
-Molly ,please
-We can use my car
-Well
-I was just thinking
-What about?
-Mamie
Oh,how very nice,I am pleased
You ought to be
If I had her here I'll wring her neck
Let's go
-I won't be a minute
-OK,I'll wait
Good evening,Mrs Stevens
Oh,it's you Mr Jensen
I've just run up to get Mr Stevens
to sign the cheque for the payroll
I'm afraid that's absolutely impossible
He's fast asleep
I do hope the doorbell didn't awaken him
I'm sorry perhaps I could call back
Well,I don't think that would be any good
Give me the cheque and I'll
see he gets it tomorrow
Well,I suppose tomorrow will do
How is Mr Stevens tonight?
Oh,he's been sleeping soundly for hours
That's a very good sign,you know
-I'm glad,good night Mrs Stevens
-Good night
Any luck?
No,she said he was asleep
Oh,I am probably worrying about nothing
I think so
Sorry
Oh,these women drivers
There's an engine running in there
Well? What was it?
One who forgot to turn the engine off
Women drivers
My Chris what do you mean?
We'd better tell Mrs Stevens
I heard your car stopped
Is there something wrong?
There's an engine running in there
Oh,that's impossible
Listen
Yes,it is I wonder
Perhaps you forgot to turn it off
I haven't used the car
I don't understand
I'd better get my keys,thank
you so much for telling me
Wait here it might be dangerous,
the place might be full of carbon-monoxide
Oh,please don't trouble
There's someone in there
There is,nonsense, how could there be?
There's something in there
Well,I think I'd better get my keys
It maybe too late is there another door?
Just round this house
Did you see her face?
-Chris,do you think he
-Yes,I do
This is dreadful
-Who do you think
-You'd better go and get your key
Stevens
Stay out there I'll get him up
-Arthur,what happened
-Keep outside this place is full of gas
I said to myself what was the revolver for
She had it her drawer,I didn't know
Be quiet
Tell your story later
I think you'd better tell Jones to wait
Oh look
-Is he alive?
-I don't know,better get a glass of water
No,you stay here
Molly
Scotland Yard
What's going on here?
He's gassed,we found him in the garage
Oh,Arthur
Better get her into the house
Where you the one that found him?
Yes
You'd better go into the house too
Look after him,Wells
Better phone for a doctor
It's Dr Ardee three doors down
All right,get him
This is terrible
Killed himself
Steady Mrs Stevens
Do you think he'll die?
We must wait for the doctor
I think you'd better tell
me exactly what happened
There's nothing to tell,I don't
know anything about it
Mr Jensen heard the car
running in the garage
I thought Mr Stevens was asleep upstairs
When we opened the door he
I was afraid this was going to happen
He's been so ill and discouraged
He's been set doing it for a long time
But I never thought he meant it
If only I've listened he might be alive now
You didn't hear Mr Stevens go out?
If I had wouldn't I warned him?
Wasn't he a sick man?
Wasn't I worried about him?
I'll never forgive myself for this
Is he?
Mr Stevens is recovering
Got a match?
Well,that's that
Arthur needn't strain himself
I'll tell you
Besides he doesn't know
the really interesting parts
I see
We really came about
your revolver,Mrs Stevens
Revolver? Of course
It was used to murder a man
Yes
I'll tell you that story too
-I can see Mr Jensen is longing to help you
-Jensen?
Mr Jensen was an innocent
victim of circumstances
-Shall we go?
-Yes
Wells,look after these
other people,will you?
-I must warn you that anything you..
-It's all right let's go
So long
I'll see you all at the trial
Or will I have two?
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