Tears for Simon (1956) - full transcript

I want to go there I want to see where

they found the pram

There's not much to see

We'd like to go there anywhere,Inspector

All right

I ought to put you in the jug
for hundred years

-See they get home safely
-Yes,Sir

We've just about completed the search,Sir

-Thanks,Sgt
-What are they looking for?

However took fancy to your
baby left the pram here

Then carried him away



I'm hoping they dropped
something in transit

Dropped what?

Pencil, button,glove anything

He's found something

Teething ring is it yours?

That's rubbish isn't it, just rubbish

Sometimes just rubbish has a story to tell

This button for example,unusual shape

See like a shamrock,easily traced

These ice-cream cartons banana flavor

This bag came from a shop in Slough

There's a bus ticket there
from the same place,Sir

Do you know anyone in Slough,Mrs Cochrane ?

No,I've never heard the name before



This is torn from the page
of a cheap novel,by the look of it

Might lead somewhere

But how do you know these bits and
pieces have anything to do with Simon?

We don't for certain but we'll find out

And what is happening to him while
you're chasing buttons and ice cream?

Who's looking after him?

Sue,you're only making it worse

But they don't understand he may be cold or

hungry he's only just learned to walk

If they put him down he might fall

Suppose they are upstairs

Is this all you're going to do,Inspector?
Rake up over this rubbish?

We aren't as inactive
as we seem,Mr Cochrane

All over the country hundreds of
men are looking for your baby

Slides are being made of his photograph

It will be shown on cinema
and television screens

This is just part of our routine

We think it's important

I'm sorry I can't bear my
wife to be so frightened

Back home this is a constant fear

I suppose people here bring up
their kids without thinking about it

Can't we do something? Anything?

Go home and get some rest Mrs Cochrane

We'll call you directly if there's any news

-Who are they,Sir?
-A young American couple

She designs dresses,
he's an official at the Embassy

She doesn't sound very American to me

Oh I dare say they met
abroad somewhere

Check up on Cochrane,Lyel

Ask the Foreign Office to find out what

He does at the Embassy

There might be an element of
international blackmail in it

-You never know
-Right,Sir

Such devil of a thing to happen to a couple

in a strange country

They won't sleep much tonight

Come on,Sue

We must get some rest

Try and lie down for a little bit

I'll get you a hot drink

I don't want anything

I can't stop thinking about the Jordan baby

Jordan baby?

It was when you were in Japan

I was at your mother's,waiting
for Simon to be born

When this little boy was kidnapped

Right in the next street

Every day it was on radio on TV

Every day for six weeks

Then they found him and he was dead

I can't stop thinking about that baby

You must stop,Sue

It won't do any good

Come on take your things off and lie down

How can I go to bed if we don't know

what's happening to Simon

He is so helpless

Let's go out, Lee,let's look for him

We can't go around the streets at this hour

Wherever Simon is, he won't be out

How do you know?

Go and find him,I'm his mother

Sue

Let me go,let me go

We can't leave it to the police

They don't care

It's my baby,it's my,let me go

Stop it,Simon is my baby too

Oh,Lee

Hold me,I'm so terribly afraid

We may get some news in the morning

The police are very smart here I've always
heard they were the best in the world

But what are they doing

They are so calm so slow

Guess that's just the English way,honey

The button,Sir

-Where's my coffee?
-Coming Sir

Well I want it

It should be tea this morning,
we will only need coffee

Dragged me out of bed
before 6:00 in the morning

I suppose Craig's still snoring

I don't think so,Sir, he..

This button was sewn on
to red velvet material

-Good weave,expensive dye
-The button itself?

There you are

Yes,I did my snoring in criminal records

Any luck ?

Lots of criminals with
nothing that fits my needs

This is an artificial horn button

Hand carved excellent
quality fine workmanship

Wouldn't be more than a
handful made in my opinion

Start on exclusive button houses
you'll find one in Soho

Yes,Sir

Something on the bag,Sir,beginning of
a name written in pencil

I've had a photograph taken

Fingerprints report the Slough bus ticket

carried the same data as
we found on the bag

There's no doubt the crumbs inside
were recent chocolate éclair

There's the same stain on the bag
and on the ticket only 24 hours old

-Is the slide ready?
-On the machine,Sir

Anything else,Sir?

Yes,my coffee

Yes,Sir

I agree with you about
the scrolled(?) paper

Things was torn from
the page of a cheap novel

Whats more I think it was torn by a baby

I'll show you little nail scratches

Here,see what I mean

-You know a young kid's grab
-Yes

-What's that's smudge?
-Library marks I should say

-What library?
-That's your problem,Inspector

Can you tell me anything about the paper?

Millions of miles of this
stuff is sold every year

-Any watermarks?
-Too cheap for that

-What about the type?
-Pretty general,see how close the set up is

Probably published for cheap libraries

What literature?"The count held Dawn close"

"Lean experienced hands
moved over white shoulders"

"This was the moment
of decision,yes or no"

"Dawn chose." Interesting

I wonder what she chose

Give me the books sales
and I'll tell you her fate

-Hello! It's for you,Inspector
-Thanks

Craig here

Yes,description please

Of 18-month is it you say

Fair, blue eyes what
quality of the clothes?

Expensive, good, did anyone think

to call the child Simon?

They did and he reacted?

Fine,I'll pick up the parents
and be over straight away

No thanks I know the house

-is it Simon?
-I hope so, it sounds very like

He answers to his name

-In case Simon has lost his penguin
-Thank you,Nanny

A big kiss for the baby from me,Madam

A really big one,Mitzi

-Your grape mixture
-Thanks

-Have they found him,Nanny?
-Yes,Mrs Bellamy

Isn't it it wonderful, they've
gone to fetch him

-Where to?
-Home please

Sorry you had to go
through that Mrs Cochrane

But it seemed almost certain

He appeared to answer to his name

Calling ,calling J5,message
for Detective Inspector Craig

Message for Detective Inspector
Craig King's Road,Chelsea

Jessalyn Company jewelers

smash-and-grab Kings Road Chelsea

proceed and investigate over
-Craig

speaking message received and understood

proceeding
-would you like to drop us

inspector we can get a cab

-Well I, I ought to proceed
-Of course

Thanks here driver

I'll get a cab

He's got upon something else

But of course he has,honey,his days

-are full one
-But I don't understand I..

thought he was trying to find Simon
-So he is

We ought to look for him ourselves

-We'd care
-Where do we look,honey?

Please think,if you were standing there

you must have been able to see something

-through the open door
-But I wasn't

-standing here Mr Cochrane
-No,she was..

behind this counter all the time and

if you are standing here
you can't see the street

I fix an appointment with the

Master Printers Association for 3 30,Sir

Good

Checking up on Dawn's fate,Sir, the torn

-bit of that novel
-Yes,I know Lyel

-What about the Slough bus ticket?
-Green Line morning run got

-in about eleven
-That means one of us

-have to go down to Slough then
-Yes,Sir

-I'd better check these next
-I'm afraid if

that Cochran baby is
missing more than 24 hours

it goes out of the category baby theft

into possible murder

Mustn't get emotionally
involved in this case, Lyel

Worst thing in the world for a policeman

Oh I wasn't ,Sir, I learned to remain

abstract when I was a rookie but I liked

-to pigeonhole everything
-Really

I can't help wondering
though what it would feel like

if it was Pam and me

When we are married of course

When you finished your

self analysis Lyel, you might be kind

enough to let me know what you propose

-to do about that shamrock button
-Oh,I've got

a list of the London houses, Sir

This Cochrane case smells like a lot of

work to me it will be eliminate,
eliminate,eliminate

I have to ask the

Superintendent for another sergeant

You won't take me off,will you Sir?

All right, Lyel but make
no mistake about it

This baby is really lost

What do you mean it's not true?
A fairy tale and a book

It isn't,it's about a
mother who lost her boy

There he is,Peter Pan, he
found a lot of other lost boys

and they joined his gang
and fought the Pirates

Didn't they ever go back to their mothers?

I don't know I haven't read as far as that

We've had the notification,Madam

and we're on the lookout of course

-But there's no sign yet
-Fancy little Simon

-What a dreadful thing
-You told them..

about the penguin of course
didn't you,Mrs Cochrane?

Oh yes and about the pram

A light gray Pedigree Brand(?)

They've got pictures of Simon everything

I saw Simon's pram

I saw Simon too

-Where?
-Here

Who was wheeling the pram?

It wasn't Simon's nanny

-Who was it then?
-A lady in a checked dress

Was she a big lady or a little lady?

-Horrid
-When did you see her?

Teatime yesterday,your Simon was crying

Which way did she go?

Try to remember,dear

Or we won't be able to find the horrid lady

I know where she lives

Take me

Is Simon out of nappies?

Oh,yes,for some time now

Really,well it's very early

Nanny must have forced him

Oh it's all forcing nowadays

I hear it can have the most
disagreeable results later in life

Really?

Is this the house?

-Yes
-Which floor?

Up there

I'm not going up I'm frightened

Come on,I won't let her hurt you

-Is that where she lives?
-Who?

The lady in the checked dress

I don't know what you talking about

I feel sick I want to lie down

I'm going to be sick

I'm going to be sick

-I thought I heard you,Zoe
-Mum I'm going to be sick

I'm afraid she's been
frightened my baby's been stolen

and your little girl says she

knows who took him

Have you been telling
fibs again Zoe? Have you?

Answer me

Good Morning Miss Gill I hope Zoe
didn't disturb you last night

Zoe always disturbs me

Go on and practice while she's out

Zoe says dreadful little lies,Mum

It seems engrained in her and
I can't seem to knock it out of her

I do hope she didn't cause you any trouble

I told Ken if he is obviously going in
his sidecar every Sunday

He'll find some other
girl to decorate his peel(?)

Excuse me

So I said to him I said it's all very

well for you to say that rains good for

the hair but you don't have
to find that rains fits for ?

Yes

Would you mind taking a
look at these,please

I'm sorry but we don't take it
but there is a basket over there

So I said to him I say either you get a
sidecar and I show you to your mum..

-Yes -What are you trying to do get
off with me or something?

I'm a police officer

That's no guarantee of good behavior

Ask him to show you his warrant card dad

says that always need

Oh well,what do you want

Do you remember anyone
with a baby buying these yesterday?

Mr,I sold 30 dozen of
these things yesterday

And half the people bought
brought their babies

This baby

No,no I never saw that baby

-Are you sure?
-Quite sure

-How about you?
-No

-Alright thanks
-I say Mr

You look look a bit tired would you like an

-ice cream on the house?
-Some other day,thanks

He is nice isn't he?

That's her

Give her a minute to settle

Where have you been, honey,
I've been worried about you

I've been looking for you but I was

afraid to go too far in
case the telephone rang

What have you been doing,Sue?

-Walking
-Where?

Nowhere really

Der Genaedgen Frau mussen etwas Essen,
ohne Nahrung kann man nicht leben

Ich will keine Nahrung

Ich will mein Baby

-Mr Cochrane? -Yes
-I'm Henrietta Gay of the Daily Sun

-Is your wife at home?
-I'm sorry no

I thought I saw her coming in
just now surely she wouldn't

refuse an interview with The Daily Sun

We promise not to keep Mrs Cochrane long

She's not up to it,my wife must rest

Please,please don't send them away,Lee

Surely publicity is what we need

You're so right Mrs Cochrane,
I'm Henrietta Gay of the Sun

I very often read your columns

And this is Ian Cruikshank
our features photographer

-How do you do
-Hi

Excuse me what a charming photograph

-May I have it?
-Please

We've got the routine police notification

with the photograph of your son that was

in the morning edition
but my editor thought

-A special feature
-That's alright with me I'm all for it

What is it you want us to do?

Perhaps we could start in the nursery,
Ian would like some photographs

Will you come up

Were you with a baby when
he was lost Mrs Cochrane?

No nanny was

Drawing with Caspari the
Model(?) man aren't you? -Yes

Busy with the drawing board
I suppose when it happened

No I was dining with a customer from Sweden

You know how it is in my business

Of course, were you with
her at the time,Mr. Cochrane

I couldn't locate her double
nightmare the whole thing

Could we have a picture of
you by the cots,Mrs Cochrane

It would have a big appeal
Mam like a fine interest picture

The more they read,honey,
the more chance there is of

-somebody recognizing him
-OK

How are you getting along
with the police,Mr Cochrane?

Great

Excuse me,Sir,there's a Sgt
Cook from Wadham Green downstairs

Oh yes,send Sgt Cook up will you

I showed the rogue's gallery to
Mrs Chase she thinks one

of those four characters snatch the bag

It's not "White Toby"
I got him on a pontoon(?)

at the scrub last year "Bridge Rickets"

would not rate on my manner

"Edward Benny"

-Let's have that joker in
-Yes right away,Sir

Come in

-May I help you Madam?
-Cook,Sir,Sgt Cook reporting for duty

All right Davies. Who sent you?

Superintendent Hodge,Sir, thought
I might be useful on the baby theft

What do you think of that button?

It's a handmade button,Sir,very expensive

-It came off a good coat
-I'd like to know

what coat and who wore it,
see if you can find out

Yes,Sir

Here's a list of Button houses,
might help you

Thank you,Sir

Is there any news at all?
About the baby I mean

No,it's early days yet

Don't suppose the mother
think so,Sir

-There
-Today with Henrietta Gay

I didn't neglect my baby,I didn't

Me? Do you think if I'd pushing
that pram he'd still be with us?

Honey, thousand women leave babies

outside shop windows every day mothers

nannies,aunts, it's nobody's fault if

some crazy person comes along

-Crazy person?
-I didn't mean that literally

Snap out of it,Sue

So this Dame Henrietta
Gay had a bash at you

But another couple of million

people have seen Simon's picture that's

what we wanted isn't it

I suppose you're right

I wonder

What do you wonder?

I wonder when you would
start thinking it's my fault

What luck did you have?

Well the Master Printers

Association was very helpful,Sir,they've

got about 300 members with the machinery

for producing cheap novels of the kind

-We're after
-That's fine that solves the whole case

-Chase them all
-Yes,Sir

-Anything from hospitals
-No,Sir,but

The Foreign Office have been through

Mr Cochrane is a consul in the visa section

of the American Embassy met his missus

in Vienna when she applied for a visa to

go to the States. You could

almost write a book about them,Sir

They fell in love at once got engaged and

married in a month of course she didn't

-need the visa then because ..
-That's all right,Lyel

Come in

Any use of the shamrock button Sgt?

We've had no luck in the London houses,Sir

But I've got a shortlist of provincial

manufacturers who go
into these individual designs

-Notify the local stations
-Yes,Sir,I've done so

Come in

I've enclosed a photograph

Good Morning,Sir

We picked up some of the jewelry in Reading

They passed it
to the pawnbrokers there

-Who's they ?
-From the pawn brokers description

Sounds like Mike Pearson

-Find him
-I've got a call out now

Suppose there's no news of Mr Jeffries

-No,Sir
-Better give a go on again

Wife's on the phone about twice a day

Yes,Sir

What kind of thief takes a baby

-and leaves an expensive pram
-Lunatic?

-That's unlikely
-Ransom?

-Go on the list
-What's high,Sir?

I don't know

Woman starved of mother love maybe

-Kids took it for dare
-Or are they keeping it

For Pete’s sake the child's
been missing for 40 hours

I know how long the child's been missing

Get on with it all of you

I am going now to Slough

Chasing the paper bag,Sir?

Lyel,you have a genius for the obvious

He's got his name down for an (?)

He took delivery of those years ago

What is his home life?

A singularly unattractive
furnished room in Earls Court

Poor dear

Emotions is unbecoming
in a policeman,Sgt

I know I was a rookie myself

Madam the telephone

It's news they said Simon

Hello,Sue Cochrane

Who is it?

Yes,Gamble?

Yes,one moment please

Someone called Gamble says she's sure

she saw Simon on Tuesday recognized him

in this morning's paper

You'll take it

Hello,Mr Cochrane here

Yes

Yes

Thanks I've got it we'll be right over

That's them

It was the penguin that's done it

You see the moment I
laid my eyes on that I knew

The woman come in and ask for an orange

Well he was too young to eat

to eat a Golder Baby orange
so I squeezed it for him

-Are you sure it was Simon?
-Yes..

I'm telling you I said to
Gamble this morning

I said I'm gonna get hold of those people

-and tell them, hey, Gamble
-That's right

-And it was Tuesday
-Of course it was

-Hey,Gamble!
-That's right

What time did this happen?

Oh after tea near closing
time about six o'clock I reckon

Did you see which way they went?

Of course I did across the
moat and coach station

-Hey,Gamble
-That's right

-Come on Lee
-Thanks may I have that please

Yes it's gonna help
you find him you take it

Poor little kid

Any of your men go up between six and

seven last Tuesday evening

Come on

Yes I did

I'm on the Cambridge run I left on my

last turn about 6:30

Was there a baby on that coach?

-Baby?
-Show him Lee

Well,I think that's the kid

I remember had a little curl right in

the front he was sick his mother told me

to drop them off at Little Henham

-Where's that ?
-About five miles this side of Royston

-Where did they book for?
-I can't remember that

Is there a coach going on
the same round now?

Yes mine on the 11:15

Yeah that's my writing what there is of it

M A R now let me see

Oh Mrs. Marley she had
a clothes on Tuesday.

48 Westgate Grove

and Mrs Martin

She had her clothes on Tuesday too

24 Burnham Crescent

I'm afraid those are the any
two we've got with MAR,Sir

Marlin Martin

What about Monday?

-No,we don't take clothes on Monday
-I see

Do you think you'll find the little boy?

I hope so,thank you

Do you know I've got a theory about this

I said to my husband I know

exactly what's happened that baby

Oh what?

It's my opinion the Russians have got him

What do they want it for?

Well if we knew that,Sir,we'd
know everything wouldn't we?

Yes,I suppose we should

I'm sorry I didn't see the
London bus coming on Tuesday

Dad was on

Can we have a word with him,please?

He's not here I'm afraid

-He's taken a fare in to Walden
-Thanks

-Yes what is it?
-I'm sorry to disturb you

Madam but are you Mrs. Marley?

-What's that to you?
- I'm a police officer

And I'm in my bath

But someone must have seen them

After all we do know she got off here

And the sidewalk bobbin(?)
had swallowed her up

I'm beginning to think

that the bus conductor
imagined the whole thing

Of course he didn't

He remembered the baby was bus sick

That's why he put them off here

Bus sick?

What do yo do with a baby that's sick?

Excuse me

-Where's the chemists shop?
-Over there.

Thanks

Try next door

Sir,if you are you knocking
chemists is out fishing

You're looking for a woman
and a baby,aren't you?

Yes

Some woman brought a baby
into the shop on Tuesday night

While Mr Hodges is doing up by hand

Was the baby sick?

You're telling me,old Hodges is jumping

mad about his floor

Do you know where they went?

She asked me if I knew where she could

hire a car so I sent her over to Mr Carter

Thanks

Coming here accusing me of stealing a

baby I've never heard of such a thing

I'm not accusing you of anything Madam

But you bought your éclair at Litsons

So what? I'll tell you this if every time I

buy a couple of éclairs down at

Litsons I'm to get a copper on the

my doorstep I'll go elsewhere
-Please Madam

All I want to know is where you ate them

Ate them? I never let me husband did

In here in this house

Last Tuesday for his tea and if it's

all the same to you we'll
have them next Tuesday and all

Here is Dad now

Did a woman with a baby
hire your car on Tuesday?

The baby had a toy penguin

-Black with a white front
-That's right I drove them

-Where to?
-Oak Hill Farm

-Other side of Royston
-Can you take us there now?

If you can pay the fare

It's some mile

Tuesday? Tuesday

Yes as a matter of fact I
did drop to town on Tuesday.Why?

Thank you

Did you take your lunch
with you by any chance?

Yes,I always take a little

picnic lunch to have in the
park when I go out shopping

Do you remember what it was you took?

Of course I can

Cheese and lettuce sandwiches

And a chocolate éclair?

But how clever of you

How on earth did you guess if you got

-second sight or something?
-No,no just the bag

What time did you leave the park?

In time to catch the
three o'clock Green Line

from Marble Arch

I have to meet my kiddies
out of school at 4:00

-And did you meet them?
-What of course I did

I do think you might tell
me what this is all about

I'm looking for a missing baby

He was stolen on Tuesday and he was in

Kensington Gardens that afternoon

I didn't take him I can assure you

I got three of my own
already and that's quite

enough for me thank you.

We'll just be a minute

What do you want?

Did a woman bring a
baby here on Tuesday night?

What if she did?

Is he still here?

Why?

Well we want to see him

What for?

Because we think he's our son

Is she crazy?

We've traced the baby here

Wait here

Can I have a look of it?

-If you want a hand governor
-The wife says you can come in

You wait here

Simon Simon

She always sleeps on her face

She?

She's my sister Jill's love,I'm sorry

My kiss curls must have misled you

The wife's sister had to go to hospital

for appendix quick

So she went up and fetched the baby

Very hard on your wife,Sir but

We thought it best to let her see the baby

Fancy anything?

-Tea,Sir?
-Thank you,Davies

Any luck thus far,Sir?

No,dead end

The Cochrane's had a bad day too

They caught a lead

Or thought they had,went
careering off down to Hertfordshire

Too bad for Mrs Cochrane

Perhaps she tell the police next time

-I got Benny,Sir
-Oh good

Winston(?) I don't operate(?)
tomorrow morning

Yes,Sir

-Any news of Dawn's fate?
-No,Sir still

plying through the printers
Sgt Cook is well away

How did you know

the Cochrane's went down to Hertfordshire?

He phoned up to see
if there was any news

And of course there isn't,Sir

That woman Mrs Jeffries is here again,Sir

Oh that's the lady whose

husband married someone else,Sir

Well?

Says she wants to see you

She's shouted me out,Sir

Won't be satisfied till you come

Must be my fatal charm,Thorn

Did you say something Lyel?

No,Sir

They thought it was ? flop,he'll
be eating the carpet

Pam says that he's got charm

There are a few in the scrub
who wouldn't agree with her

He's done a moonlight flit it's up to

you to find him

And send somebody responsible

What's this lad know about absconding

husbands, don't you ever return to

anything yourself?

Almost all day long,Madam

Well I've paid rates all my life and I'm

entitled to some protection

Did your husband threatened you then?

Him? Threaten me?

I've taken my hand to him
more than once but he

wouldn't dare lift his to me

Why did he

leave you in the first place?

-Wasn't he happy?
-Happy?

Of course he was happy

I've been a very loving wife

Very well,Mrs Jeffries

We'll keep you informed

This way,Madam

When you find him send

him home,I'll forgive him

Sue,honey

Sleeping pills didn't work?

I didn't take them

Why not?

They might need us at the night

But I can wake you

But I want to be awake not be woken

It's more than 48 hours

Two days

Lee

Suppose he's been smuggled abroad

I remember reading about an international

baby stealing racket

No,it couldn't happen

The police are watching all the ports

Craig told me

But they could dye his hair

Who would recognize
a little boy except his mother

They drug these children

So they won't cry I read it
they drug them suppose

Shut up

I'm tired to death of your supposings

Be quiet

We're in luck with the shamrock button,Sir

Firm Bradford recognized it one

of a special set they
had made for Mantillas

-Mantillas of Mayfair?
-Yes,shall I go and see them?

No,I think it's time I
had a little of the glamor

You help Lyel with the printers

I want to know what happened to Dawn

Yes,Sir

Yes of course I recognize this button

It's one of the set I had

-specially carved to my own design
-Who are they for?

They adorned a red velvet coat

-I made provided to Viscountess Cardale
-All of them

Yes,oh do try and keep still,Fiona

None was used on anything else?

Certainly not,they were quite unique

What's this Lady Cardale's address?

Let me see

31 Hyde Park Mew

Can you tell me where I
can find Viscountess Cardale?

Jamba

You're wanted

I'm Cardale

Well get on with it,Nigel,get on with it

That baby's got to be
delivered this afternoon

-I'm inspector Craig Lady Cardale
-Oh

So you've got her then

-Who?
-Winifred Kelly

I'll have a smoke on that

I've came to inquire
about a red velvet coat

Yeah,the one she went away in

Don't look so tense,man

I reported the loss of that coat
to your people a fortnight ago

And tell them that
Kelly disappeared wearing it

That's a matter your local
station will be dealing with

I came to see about a different matter

-Did this button come off the coat?
-Indeed it did

They cost a fortune
and tell her she's a thief

It was found by the Peter Pan statue in

Kensington Gardens did you drop it there?

No,I haven't been to
been to Kensington Gardens

since my son was a baby

If he ever grow up

You don't know where
Miss Kelly went I suppose?

Not a thought,old man,no thought

Nigel wouldn't

But one thing is certain,Inspector

Kelly have followed a pair of
trousers somewhere,silly girl

Born with a banana skin under her feet

-You gave a description of course?
-Mm-hmm

Photograph,sixteen mm film the lot

Let me know when you find her

I'll make the charge myself

Would you care for a
glass of wallop,Inspector?

-I keep the barrel in the garage
-No,thanks not while I'm on duty

-Good day
-Good day

-Where have you been?
-Walking

-Looking into every pram?
-That's right

-Any news yet?
-No

Why did you lower the blinds?

The rooms were too light

I never thought I'd hate the sun.

Frau hat Mir geruft

-Ein Kaffee Genaedige Frau
-Nein Danke

-Wenn Sie..
-For Pete's sake speak English

How long is it?

I don't know I've forgotten how to count

What are we doing?

What are anybody doing

We did plenty yesterday

Went off on a real wild goose chase

That's why you're tired today

I'm not tired

I just know I'm never
going to see Simon again

I told you not to talk that way

I'm sorry

No use calling the police

They would called us if
anything has happened

He's dead I tell you

Dead

Give me a hand with these.

-I found Mrs Jeffries husband,Sir
-Oh why?

Couldn't help it,Sir,
practically fell over him

Tell me what's the
bogus Mrs Jeffries like?

A smashing redhead,Sir

-How much time will Jeffries do?
-For bigamy?

About nine months with remission

-She won't wait for him
-They never do

What's the betting he'll be back with

the loving Mrs Jeffries a year from now?

Oh,I expect you're right,Sir

Sorry,Sir

The books,Sir

I found a printer off the Western Avenue

He recognized the layout at once

Trident(?) series

Published by a man in Austin

Yes they lent us the file copied

Now we'll soon find out
what happened to Dawn

Oh not soon,Sir,there's a 184

All different

You'd better take the rest of
them into the main office

Yes,Sir

Pass a bundle down to the section house

and let the rookies read
-Yes,Sir

-Where is Sgt Cook?
-She's having a cupper in the canteen,Sir

-Ask her to come in will you
-Right,Sir

-Wish we had the top of the page
-Why?

Because then we'd have the number

You want jam on it

Pam's on night duty
this week I sling her a few

Would you take one or two,Sir?

Well

"Lady Even's folly",
that sounds like you,Lyel

"The coffins not so comfy"

-That'll do for me
-I,uh

I've taken a liberty so I sent out a

general call ask them to go over the

bombsites again

-Why?
-Well,Sir,the baby's

been missing for three days now

To my mind it's gone out
of category believed

killed into a pretty sure murder

-Your categories will choke you,Lyel
-Yes,Sir

Come in

Get your books down to Pam
and then come back

Yes,Sir

I want you to find a girl
called Winifred Kelly,Sgt

Type of Saville Row

I'll put you in touch with
a Viscountess Cardale

Yes,Sir

Have a word with her son

-if you can get him alone
-Yes Sir

If my hunch is correct

the two missing shamrock buttons will be

-on Miss Kelly's coat
-Very good,Sir,is that all,Sir?

Might give Lyel a hand with these books

That sounds like you

"The Cop wore skirts"

Any news of Dawn's fate
communicate with me at once

Yes,Sir

Roy

Have the whole area searched,Sgt

Very good,Sir

And collect another pile of rubbish

You're looking for a baby,Mr Craig

Not a bicycle

-Take care of this
-Yes,sir

Mrs Cochrane

I'm sorry I said that about the bicycle

Looks like a real one

Yes

My brother and I used to sail the boats

We made it ourselves

She was a beauty

One day somebody pinched it

Did you ever get it back?

Yes,we found another kid sailing
on a pond the other side of London

How did you find him?

We worked it out

No good having a boat if you can't sail it

And you need a pond for that

We went to a lot of places

before we found the right one

And was the boat in good condition?

So good we might have
been looking after it ourselves

Yes?

Speaking who is it?

Never mind my name Mr Cochrane
I'm your son's nursemaid

Pro rata of course .My fee for
looking after him is 500£

I'll give you a ring later with
instructions where to

send the money,OK?

Well I shall have to think that over

Now call back again will you

Who was that?

A man at that Hammersmith garage

wants to buy the car

But we don't want to sell the car

Well I kind of mentioned

that we might like to make a change

That's not true,Lee,who was it?

A man at that Hammersmith
garage wants to buy the car

I don't believe you

I'll be back in half an hour

Where from?

I told you Hammersmith

Hello,yes speaking

Who is that?

Never mind who I am let's talk about Simon

Where is he? Have you got him?Is he ill?

No,he's perfectly happy
and well looked after

and we want him to stay that way,don't we?

I don't know what you mean

I'm telling you I have your son
and we'll return him

At a price

How do I know you're speaking the truth?

I can give you a proof
if that's what you want

Tomorrow,if you do as I say

I will,I promise I will

I just want my baby back

I don't care what it costs

-I want him back
-Then tell your husband

to stay away from the police

And see that he delivers
the money when we tell him to

That's all,just do as I tell you

-and you'll get your baby back
-Hello

Hello

He's alive Simon is alive

They just phoned,it is a kidnapping

I know,Sue,I've just been to Craig

-He thinks we are to..
-I don't care what Craig thinks

You mustn't tell him when
the man phones again

We've got to take the money

And go where were we told

We'd be fools to pay ransom,Sue

That won't buy us anything but trouble

I want Simon back

I don't care if it

takes every cent we have

But honey you

know perfectly well how many people pay

the ransom and then lose their children too

how do we know Simon still

Still alive you were going to say?

Don't you understand

I'd rather hold him in my arms dead

Then never know what had happened to him

OK,I'll talk to Craig again

We've got to keep the police
informed,Sue,it's common sense

No,Lee,please,he said
he'd give us proof tomorrow

Let's wait for that please,please

Lyel

Sgt Lylel on his way up,Sir

What's your news?

I saw the Honorable Nigel,Sir,alone

-Yes
-He had her date with ..

Winifred Kelly in Kensington
Gardens on Tuesday

But he couldn't get away from
his mama to keep it

-So?
-It's my belief

he gave her the red coat
so I didn't she pinched it

No that's Saville Row's business

What's inside the coat is ours

Find Kelly Sgt

Yes,Sir, I'll get through
to National Insurance

for some of her old addresses

These girls always go back

Good thinking Sgt

Better keep tabs on
the Honorable Nigel

He may date again

I don't think so,Sir

he's been over that grass once

No time for the Honorable Nigel's Sgt?

No time at all,Sir

There's a list of the trains that

pass South Croydon signal box,Sir

Intermediary stations and
their destinations

They nearly all end at the sea

Send out a general call
along all those routes

Have every railway bank
and tunnels searched

Yes,Sir

-Now Lyel
-OK,Sir

-What else can I do,Miss Cook
-Nothing,Sir

You've done all you humanly could

But I haven't found the baby

-Who was it Mitzi?
-Only the milk,Madam

Who's the letter for?

There

-I'm going to get Craig
-No,they said no police

Lee

Simon is my baby,I want him back.

I know,Sue.

I know

Hello,hello who's there?

They've hung up again I heard the click

What are they trying to do

Drive us crazy,honey

That's just what they're doing

-When did Miss Kelly leave?
-Tuesday

It's a funny sort of job you got

Did she take much luggage?

She haven't got any only
a box of baby clothes

Baby clothes?

All right I shut the door

Kurama's were you born in a
field with a gate open or something

You know what it is like my Rita
to do your kind of work

-You said baby clothes,Madam
-Well I know I did

She'd brought them all in the box

It was for her sister's kid

Makes you laugh doesn't it?

Buying clothes for her relations

and owing me a rent

Do you know if Miss Kelly had a red
coat with two shamrock buttons?

Three I know because my Rita
tried it on and it fit her proper lovely

As a matter of fact I was going

to keep it in lieu of rent you see

Only Kelly went off with it all

Thank you very much,Mrs Flag

-My Rita works on the buses you know
-Really

-Yes,they provide her with a uniform
-Oh yes

You want to tell the government
to provide you with one

Walking about in a frock like that

You'll be getting taken for something else

And you've no idea where Miss Kelly went?

I don't know no more
than what I've told you

Thank you

Anyway I'm not worried
about her because she'll be back

-I see
-Well same as usual

Yes

"Have you got my room Mrs Flag" ?

-And muggins will take her in you know
-Well,thank you very much,Mrs Flag

So long Sarge take the
blooming girl with you as far as it'll go

Get her

No lunch,no breakfast

You'll be ill both of you

-Answer it,Lee
-They only hang up again

This may be the time he doesn't hang up

Please answer it

Hello

Yes?

Yes I can hear you

Yes I got it

I'm unconvinced lots of kids have fair hair

OK,where do I bring the money in and when?

You know Burnham Beeches?

Good

Be there twelve o'clock tonight

Take the Burnham Road,leave
the car by the swimming pool

Walk 500 yards back towards London

Watch for a motorcycle
and side car,got it?

Stay where you are

-Got the money
-Yes

Give it your wife

Now bring it here Mrs Cochrane

You want your baby or don't you?

That's close enough

Now put the money on the
ground and join your husband

Where's my baby?

Stay where you are Cochrane

Now join your husband

I warned you not to try to
be on your own law,Mr Cochrane

This is the second time
you've disregarded my advice

It was my fault,Inspector

I'm sorry

We could have saved you
and ourselves a lot of trouble

Who was he?

Oh an old friend of ours

He's been inside before

This time he'll go out for a long spell

Message from Sgt Cook,Sir

-She's found Winifred Kelly
-Good,where?

East India Dock mortuary

They fished her out of the river last night

She was wearing the coat with
the other two shamrock buttons

Poor kid

Born with the banana skin under her feet

All right,Davies

Have you come to a dead end,Mr Craig?

No,I haven't

Please be honest with us

We'd rather know

Mrs Cochrane

I shan't close this file
until I found your baby

Here you are our Pam
that'll keep you awake

Thank you

-Any luck?
-No

Smith's Hotel

One moment please

Mrs Anne Ewing,your New York call

-How many of these have you read?
-12

-Have to read every page?
-Yes

Are they any good?

I couldn't tell you

Well

Oh Pam what goes?

What?

Are you sure?

Yes I've got it "Fate the juggler" page 79

Thanks a lot,Pam

Yes,wait a minute

What was Dawns fate

"Fate the juggler"

Now listen first thing in the morning

Get on the man in Austin and ask for us
the libraries that took the book

Then contact the local stations
and have them check

Got it?

I say what was Dawn's fate?

Naughty girl

Lyel,you stay with the parents

Did a woman with a
baby borrow this book?

Well I don't know I'm sure
so many people borrow books

In whose possession was
it a week ago today?

Let me see

"Fate the Juggler",here we are,
Mrs Robey had it then

How is Mrs. Robey?

She's one of our subscribers

Have you seen her with a baby recently?

She hasn't got a baby

No, not has she got a baby, Madam

Have you seen her with a baby?

Elma Robey hasn't even got a husband

Do you think we were
can go and see Mrs Robey?

Yes of course, what's Mrs
Robey's address,Mrs Clark?

It's the end house Cliff Cottages

Oh yes I know

I'll have a look around the back

Sir

-They're not Simon's
-But they are new Mrs Cochrane,aren't they?

All new

You think

I think we must find Mrs Robey

Excuse me

Can you tell me where
Mrs Robey is please?

I don't know I expect she's gone for a walk

She always takes the baby
out in the afternoon

So Mrs Robey has a baby
staying with her then?

Yes,her sister's little boy

How old is he?

-About how old is the child ?
-Oh 18 months there about

To tell you the truth I haven't
seen much of them

Elma Robey keeps herself to herself

Oh, poor soul,she's still under
the doctor you know

Who is Mrs Robey's Dr?

-Dr Fairfax
-Oh I know where he lives

All right thank you

There is nothing wrong is there?

Has Mrs Robey got a favorite walk?

Oh,she only goes to one place

Wait here Lyel in case Mrs
Robey comes back

-Yes,Sir
-We'll wait too,Craig -Right

Sue ,Sue

Sue,wait a minute

Where are you going?

That woman says Mrs Robey often goes
for a walk up there

Come on

You were lucky to catch me I'll be
out on my runs in a few minutes

Mrs Robey is a widow of a merchant seaman

He was drowned six months ago

-She was expecting a baby
-And she lost it?

Yes,a shock of course

I'm worried inspector

She comes to see me every week

And there's been no mention of the baby

-When was the last visit?
-Yesterday

I'm treating her for anxiety neurosis

Sent her to London last
Tuesday to see Burroughs

-The nerve men
-Tuesday ,which hospital ?

-All Saints
-Near Kensington Gardens?

Yes,that's right

Are we going as fast as we can?

Where are the parents?

They went up there,Sir

The woman next door said that's where
Mrs Robey usually goes for her walk

Come on

Sue

Sue

The Dr and I now take this path

Sue

Cochrane wait

Cochrane

They mustn't do anything impetuous,
Inspector,my patient isn't normal

Don't rush it,Sue,we don't know
what kind of woman Mrs Robey is

Too late,I just hope they
don't scare her that's all

Excuse me

It's lovely up here isn't it?

Very nice

If she thinks they're gonna
take the baby from her

She might do anything

Do you often bring
your little girl up here?

It's not a little girl

What's his name?

Baby

I am very fond of babies

Is he pretty?

He's beautiful

Simon

Is he like you or his father ?

His father never saw him

His father was a sailor

He was drowned at sea before he was born

That is all I've got left now

How dreadful

Achoo

We wanted the baby.

No,the baby's only chance is Craig

I know just what it means(Sue)

I lost my little boy once (Sue)

Never get close by(Mrs Robey)

Never let him go,never(Mrs Robey)

But I'll hold him just for a minute

No

No,this is my baby

Nobody ever holds him

Who are you?

What do you want?

Why don't you go away

I only want to look at him

You want to take him away from me

But you're not going to

Nobody's going to touch my baby

I'd rather send him in the sea with Jim

Go away from the edge,Mrs Robey

How do you know my name?

The doctor sent you

Jimmy are you there,I'm coming

Please stop her

Nothing can stop me now

My Baby

I know I did wrong Doctor

But he looked so lovely in his pram

-I was alone
-Of course you were

Dr.Fairfax,I'm afraid we'll
have to charge her you know

But we'll do the best we can

Thank you

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