Thru Different Eyes (1942) - full transcript

let me see that again

solid here comes Wilson fellas

good morning Jax twelve Eskom mr. blacks

house your honor the smart oh I'm deeply

touched gentlemen

but if Doc prettier pulls an unexpected

quiz and criminal law today you fine

gentlemen will be behind the proverbial

eight-ball go in Steve after teaching

future jurors for 40 years I've read

that it saves embarrassment all the way



around if I announce my arrival by a

hard rapping on the door

nothing undermines the dignity of these

legal lights are much as to be caught

throwing spitballs at one another

especially when they miss their target

well now let's get down to cases

I have invited mr. Pettijohn here today

to talk to us about circumstantial

evidence as it relates to the practice

of criminal law ladies and gentlemen the

Honorable Steven penny John

I believe it was Thoreau who said some

circumstantial evidence is very strong



as when you find a trout no but all

evidence is not of such a positive

nature mostly people who plan or commit

crimes take every precaution not only

against being caught red-handed but

against leaving behind them a trout in

the milk it then becomes the job of the

prosecutor to link together related or

unrelated objects or events called

circumstantial evidence and thereby try

to arrive at the identity of the

criminal Kollek prison once said to me

he says you know bosses are the

circumstantial evidence is evidence at

eight mighty on circumstantial at that

well there's more than a thimbleful of

truth on that remark you take for

example a James Gardner murder case that

occupy the front pages just a few months

ago as everyone knows my office on

purely circumstantial evidence got a

conviction against Harry Beach for the

murder of James Garden Beach was

sentenced to hang in the State

Penitentiary on the morning of October

the 10th the day previous I was sitting

in my office going over the events

leading up to his conviction

sooo Boardman is here to see you mr.

Pettijohn ask him to come in please sue

Boardman was Harry Beach's fiancee what

made it worse my wife's niece she was a

lovely young girl and since we had no

children of our own we were especially

fond of her I knew what she was coming

to see me about and I hated to face it

hello soon hello uncle Steve yeah well

another new coat hmm you women can think

of more expensive ways to get us men to

look at you it's not new and Margie gave

it to me last year and you know it yes I

know it any news from the governor Oh

uncle Steve he's just hoping against

hope to expect a reprieve there's no

legal basis for it but Harry's innocent

I know he is I've done everything I can

believe me I know Uncle Steve but Harry

has no one but me you want to see him oh

please all right get me warden Swann on

the phone our idea you run along now

I'll make the appointment let you know

about it later Thank You uncle Steve

when that girl left I felt like I'd been

kicked under the heart by a mule uncle

Steve arranged for me to see you it was

very kind of uncle Steve don't be angry

at him he only did what any other

district attorney would have done his

legal duty he's lego Judy I know you're

bitter bitter I hate I hate them all the

judge in that you're in your uncle Steve

they all did their legal duty but each

one helped drive a spike into my coffin

darling let's not talk about them well

what else is here to talk about it about

us oh sure let's discuss plans for our

wedding for a honeymoon maybe we can

take a canoeing trip

it'll be nice next week in the country I

can track that fishing reel I bought and

you can use that camera I gave it for

your birthday each night when we make

camp we'll have a fire going and while

you're fixing the grub a lie on my back

and look up at the stars and say you're

a lucky man Harry beech they're not bad

player

are they please don't hang in me sue I'm

a murderer the loss is a life for a life

your uncle said it the judge sent at the

newspaper said it they all said you're

only torturing yourself

sue what get me soon look at me

you're very pretty like this uh-huh like

this I was a no particular hurry to get

home that evening I was experiencing

what we in my business called the da's

DTS only an hour ago Margie had phoned

me sue had dropped by to see her after

returning from the prison I knew at that

meant a domestic clash between the head

of the household me and the one who

really runs it my wife I went into a

one-minute huddle with myself and

resolved to meet it with fortitude and

courage to give blow-for-blow

that it is much good for me is trying to

revive a drowned man with a glass of

water her as I opened the door there was

Margie looking like a professional

mourner well Marty 12

Thanks well anything you nothing much

you're a little late yes yes I got tied

up the last minute and then of course

they had to drive slowly and save the

tires hope the dinner isn't spoiled that

was a challenging remark and I didn't

take it up like all appeases I decided

to play ostrich

I went further than that I bent over

backwards to be friendly I helped Margie

to a chair

she rang a bell Julia our stone-faced

house girl came in yes ma'am

go ahead with the dinner Julia yes ma'am

it's sour but it's the only kind I could

get this time of year well I don't know

that I'd care for it anyway you're

better precious little to look forward

to and dried out liver

I'm not hungry tonight have got a little

pain had a beer for lunch I suppose huh

I did not with corned beef hash I had

two soft-boiled eggs a glass of milk a

piece of toast the toast dinners I had

one little bite

that's enough with your tricky stomach

and stop smoking those weeds told for

pete's sake go ahead and say it say what

that I'm hanging an innocent man it's

written all over your face it just

shrieks executioner at me guilty

conscience sometimes I wish they'd hang

me instead of each and get the whole

thing over with the livers not too bad

ma'am just a little dry and curly on the

edges is all not bad tastes like the

scrapings off a charcoal stove

bring my coffee in here Julia yes

you needn't hide it I saw it well one of

it they've got a right to get married

everything sewer they had only they

might have had the common decency to

wait a while longer and then not be so

brazen about it mrs. Constance Gardiner

wife of the late James Gardner Hanford's

leading banker and mr. Ted Farnsworth

one of Hanford's noted members of the

bar will be married in the Maple Street

Church on Wednesday next details have

not been arranged but the reception will

be very informal and simple that's nice

of them I'll never be able to understand

you women it's six months since Jim was

killed murdered according to the law he

was murdered and Harry beech did it but

what's that got to do with it how long

must one go on morbidly mourning a dead

oh stop erasing you're not impressing a

jury now you're only trying to whitewash

this mess because Ted Farnsworth is one

of your legal cronies Ted Farnsworth as

my friend well they're not going to get

my blessings and I hope Harry beech

haunts them till their dying day that

was the aunt and Margie talking just

because her nieces fianc was to hang for

the killing of James Gardner she could

see no reason for life going on for

others despite what Margie said I

couldn't help thinking that Ted and

Constance were entitled a chance of

finding happiness together

when I think back of all they went

through that Saturday night and may

Margie and I had just finished our

dinner I had wound up a hard week

downtown and we both look forward to a

quiet weekend at home I had promised to

play Parcheesi with Margie at which by

the way she's quite a shock

mr. Pettijohn residence all at home

please who is it it's for mr. Pettijohn

making the brief the man says he's the

sheriff of Mountain Ville and it's very

important bring the phone in here Julian

hello hello this right arm will Stephen

Pettijohn well this is to Johnson

Sheriff a mountain girl yeah

what's gonna do for you mr. Johnson well

get a right good hole in your right eye

will pass because it got something to

tell you will Nike kick James Gardner

that banker fellow from hand first been

murdered

38 revolver found right alongside of him

what new body was found by canoe Creek

just a short piece from his lights up

there now well he sure it was a murder

maybe it was just an accident

ain't no accident with a bullet hole

size of butternut in his skull sure was

James cotton who gave the corpus delicti

a good gone over the fur Dane Gardiner

he's carrying a stolen pocketbook full

of gardeners identification cards I'm

alright mr. Johnson I'll send a couple

of my men up there right away in the

meantime just don't say anything about

it well I'm afraid it's too late for

that right honorable news like this and

these forages gets right up and gets

alright thank you very much mr. Johnson

goodbye James gardener murdered I can't

believe it

good want to kill Jim love you people

have a good reason for murdering him I

can think of half-a-dozen Oh hamaji I

know the wife of the district attorney

isn't supposed to think you can think

all right but keeps you myself I know

what an awful existence as a girl I

wasn't allowed to express my opinions

since I'm married to a district attorney

I mustn't so through life I go keeping

mom one day Steve Pettijohn like a pent

up volcano erupt

Oh Oh Thomas Steve Petter John get a

hold of Martin shoot up the mountain til

right away

James Gardner the bank has been found

murdered up there contact the sheriff

get the facts of the case and report

back to me well what about our game

murder and Parcheesi don't mix when I

play I play for keeps

you're not kidding hello mr. belli John

please

this is mr. Pether John we just heard

the team's gone there's been word of

Mountain Bill who is this according to

the entered press you know anything

about it yes that's the story I heard

but so far it hasn't been officially

verified Thanks

we're off since there had to be a murder

why dear Lord did you have to make the

victim a prominent man ladies and

gentlemen we regret to interrupt

Saturday sonata serenades to bring you

an important news flash James Gardner

millionaire banker of Hanford has been

found murdered in Mountain Ville the 38

revolver presumed to be his has been

found near the body no other details are

known we resumed our selections of

Saturday's sonata serenades now we're

really off the war will be a forgotten

issue our home will become a must on

every tourist list and our new lawn

looks like something the [ __ ] army left

behind and you Steve Teddy John of the

cause of it all I've never been able to

quite figure out what prompts a morbid

curiosity seeker to a district

attorney's front door but they come like

wolves in droves and our house was no

exception

anything to say Thomas no sorry what are

you gonna give us a break watch how I

achieve you know good evening hello la

cadena mrs. Parra John leaving this is

good well what's the dope new gardener

alright and he's been murdered

probably yesterday doc here isn't sure

he's ordered the cops brought back for

an autopsy

any clues nothing except a 38 caliber

revolver found near the body it might be

the lethal weapon

I'll check the ballistics as soon as the

doctors are bullet out well get together

on it and bring the reports back here

can I tell the reporters anything oh you

know the usual today no details I got

you to me later tonight going on a night

good night chief good night I take it

well sometimes I shoot the right man I

need hardly remind you that is the wife

of the district attorney or a monk is

slightly out of order and I need hardly

remind you that it's probably the

greatest single advancement in Hanford's

history we may have fewer statues and

public buildings donated by benefactors

like the late mr. Gardner but more

people will leave regularly and if it's

all the same to you chief your squad

will go to bed hey lady I'll have to

find out Oh soon okay yes come on is

that hard you still up soon yes that

Marge is so funny you look like a bad

toothache what's wrong I just heard that

mr. Gardiner was killed

what's that got to do with you whoa

Harry what about Harry he went up to mr.

Gardiner's Mountain Lodge yesterday to

bring some papers for him to sign

and he hasn't come back yet that's

strange isn't it Steve oh I don't know

anything could have happened Gardiner

might have sent him away on an errand to

some branch bank or something Steve's

right there you might as well get used

to men leaving their women folk at home

to pine and wine

everybody's phoned a call today

everybody bet the cost you come along to

Constance good evening Steve come in

what's the matter

come inside thank you

can I get you something No thank you I'm

alright now

you know about Jim

I've come here to confess confess what I

killed him do you know what you're

saying

yes I do well don't you want to consult

a lawyer before you talk to me maybe Ted

might not I don't want Ted drawn into

this I don't need any legal advice you

realize that anything you say can be

used as evidence against you I'm well

aware of that

go on you see Steve I never loved Jim

maybe you knew it seemed to be common

gossip I married him despite the man I

really loved Ted Farnsworth it seemed

clear to me at the time but I was wrong

from the day of our marriage I realized

what a fool I'd been there was no way to

make a go of it

I blew did more and more finally one day

when Jim returned from a hunting trip up

north hello dear I brought you something

a ring-necked pheasant it should be a

swell trophy for your upstairs

sitting-room

I'll get beats to take it over to the

taxidermist in Denver it's a pretty bird

isn't it very nice oh I had a great day

you should come with me sometime

now I'm bad to feel good Jim yes dear I

have something to tell you Oh can't it

wait I'm afraid not what must be

important it's about us him I want a

divorce a divorce oh you're joking

no I'm serious well you can't be our

marriage is a very equitable arrangement

of course you and I for the most part do

have diverse interests but that's to be

expected in a new marriage we're talking

about different things Jim I don't love

you

you're very young Constance in judgment

and experience you're going through a

transition now it'll all work itself out

I love someone else I thought it only

fair to tell you what could be fair

about a dishonesty if you have any

illusions that I might consent to a

divorce get rid of them

divorces don't occur in our family he

said that as though he were quoting a

commandment pride and ego had been

challenged

Jim had plenty of both that was three

months ago I tried to believe that he

was right perhaps I did lack experience

and it would all work itself out but it

didn't yesterday I went up to see him at

our place in the mountains to tell him I

was leaving him when Ted found out he

insisted on driving me up Ted you're

only making it more difficult coming

along not war it's my problem as much as

yours now forget your jitters

we'll make Jim listen to reason but he's

liable to be more obstinate than ever

honey sees you ah I'm nonsense you need

someone to back you up

we are Connie dead I'm worried I'll

remember darling he who hesitates

gathers no moss come along

he's probably out riding

let's wait chummy

chin up dollar

good afternoon hello - what a surprise

out for a drive we've come to talk to

you we this matter concerns me too

must be serious dare to bring your

lawyer you know why we're here I know

nothing except that my wife is making a

perfect fool of herself this high time

she stopped you've got her all wrong

gardener that's why we're here to talk

it over

talk what over you know that constants

anion do you still refuse to give me a

deform I most certainly do then divorced

or not I'm leaving you well you've had

that choice for months but even

Farnsworth will tell you that won't help

your case legally why talk of this in

terms of law surely you're not asking me

to discuss this in terms of morals

I suppose the proper thing to do would

be to fight this out that wouldn't get

either of us anywhere no it wouldn't not

very far nothing exactly unusual about

it man the woman the other man on your

face of being a party to the proceedings

well it's rather disconcerting what

would you suggest Farnsworth I think we

can iron everything out if we talk it

over calmly maybe you're right won't you

come in you'll see what a calm host I

can be

nice place you've got here gardener

Thanks glad you like it make yourself at

home I've never seen this before

when did you bag it that's right you

haven't been up here for quite some time

hmm I never could get her interested in

hunting now it seems I could never get

her interested what's your proposal

Farnsworth do you want it straight or in

legal policy you're pretty good at

delivering things straight I'll take it

that way I'm sorry about that blow I

spoke out of turn I guess I had it

coming

can I offer you a drink count me out

I'll have one thanks okay of course you

understand we want you to give Constance

a divorce it's not going to be easy

giving her up not only contrary to

everything I believe but we have to

consider what it'll mean to all of us in

Hanford I realize that that's why it

should be done as quietly as possible

yes as quietly as possible sure you

won't change your mind and have a drink

no thanks come on you can't refuse now

very well

you were saying Farnsworth I was saying

this whole thing should be arranged

without scandal no no scandal I I'd

better make sure of that

I'm all through playing host now get out

I should have known come on Ted let's go

oh no he goes at you stay please Ted

you'd better do as he says

I'll send a car for you when I get to

town can you guess the town my advice

would be to keep going well here's to us

you really ought to join me my dear oh

the shame to waste this it's really very

good you're drinking too much

I never couldn't ring very much good eye

huh I said huh that requires an answer

dear you're being very stupid Oh stupid

not like Farnsworth he's different

Oh for heaven sakes chip you're drunk go

sleep it off no now that you're here

it'll be easier for all concerned I'm

gonna give you what you want your

freedom

leave that gun alone

he was dead I was terrified I didn't

know what to do I ran down the road and

Harry beech came along and drove me back

to town that's all there is Steve there

I was with a confession on my hands and

the murderer all murderous in jail this

even before an autopsy had been

performed well I telephone Thomas my

assistant and gave the news to the

reporters then I thought I'd go home we

get some sleep that's what I thought

sure I'll go hello Ted I just heard over

the radio that Connie's confessed yes

she has where is she

downtown you've got to let her go no

don't get excited come on in we'll talk

it over hello Ted

Margie you could use something to quiet

your nerves how about a cup of tea now

look Steve Connie's lying she didn't

kill Jim I did yeah I know you and

Margie and I we all did

sit down but I'm serious now it's very

gallant of you to order front further

Constance what it's the other way around

she's fronting for me I was with her

early in the evening when she heard that

Jim was killed the way she looked at me

I I knew she suspected me that's why she

came here and confessed

well if Constance is innocent of night

in jail won't do her any harm but

there's no reason for you to go off the

deep end there's every reason I killed

Jim Oh have a cup of tea and stop

sacrificing yourself all over the place

I don't want any tea I tell you I killed

a man and you don't believe me

Constance told me the whole story you

took a poke at Jim he invited you into

the lodge pulled a gun on you and

ordered you off the property yes he did

but what Connie didn't tell you though

she suspected was that I went back again

with the gun I suppose no I don't own a

gun I went back to get Connie but when I

got there she was gone and the lodge was

locked

Oh

Oh

put the gun away Gardner I just want to

talk to you for a minute I have nothing

to say to you Fonzworth but you're hurt

you need help keep away from me

I don't care what Connie told you Steve

that's exactly how it happened yeah well

that's not a bad story no sorry's good

at this hour well aren't you going to

book me oh stop it let's have some tea

then I'll give myself up to the police

don't be an idiot then book me you're

crazy man

if you don't the police will all right

if that's what you want that's exactly

what I want here take this

it'll amuse you it's a better story than

yours

hello this is Thomas chief sorry to wake

you fine Swiss here and before I booked

him I thought you'd want to know that

God nur wasn't killed by a bullet from

his own gun what but Maher checked it it

wasn't from godless gun so it must have

been fired from another revolver another

revolver that's right you all right

your whole Farnsworth bring mrs. garden

to my office tell them nothing

I'll be down there right away Oh what do

you think of that I'll wait for the $64

question good night chief you'd say this

doesn't match Martin no sir

then that seems to blow both the

confession sky-high

sure does bring them in all right font

with

mrs. garner tweeting Constance

I have news for you Ted is confessed to

the murder he didn't yes and while I'll

admit I didn't believe him

his story fits the coroner's report

perfectly why did you do it I want to

compliment you on your acting

performance Carson's you had even me

believing it but as for you Ted I always

thought you were a downright liar and I

still do you see that gardeners gun went

off while you were struggling with him

that's right Steve

well then how does it happen at the

bullet that the coroner found in

Gardner's head was fired from another

revolver what's that oh you didn't kill

him any more than I did

you're just fronting for each other now

I don't like that you gave the real

murderer eight more hours to cover up

his tracks you spoiled my sleep and

you've just balled up everything now go

on get out of here both of you

what a night what tonight a murder two

confessions two exonerations and the

murderer is still at large

yes may I ask the question at this point

sir surely what is it was any part of

their confessions true oh yes yes they

driven up to the lodge all right and

Gardner and Farnsworth it had an

argument and Gardner had ordered him off

the place but that's all did this fella

hairy Beach Drive mrs. Gardner back yes

but you're getting ahead of my story

young fella

you remember my wife's knees saying that

beach had gone up to get gardener to

sign some papers and hadn't come back

that day well he didn't come back that

day or the next or the next file my wife

and her niece grew more alarmed

I grew more suspicious after a few days

I asked the governor to institute a

statewide search for beach

onee-sama there's open up open the door

we'll break it open

what's it enjoy these dogs weren't even

for nothing all right close the doors no

tomorrow they won't bother you none come

on out

are you hairy Beach yeah you're under

arrest for the murder of James Gardner

but I didn't kill him come on I didn't

kill him I tell you I didn't tell him

mr. Pettijohn that's the truth and

you've got to believe me now

quiet down Beach and let's have the

story from the beginning you say you

went up to the lodge around noon yes sir

then what happened

as I got close to the lodge I saw mrs.

Gardner coming down the road she seemed

excited and upset she waved for me to

stop and I did

hello Harry hello you got me back to

Henson well sure but do you mind if I

tell mr. Gardner first he's expecting me

it's alright I've already told him hurry

please okay

I drove her back to town I knew

something was wrong by the way she acted

but she didn't say anything and it

wasn't my business to ask her then what

did you do well I went back to the lodge

the door was open but mr. Gardner wasn't

there I found him near the creek

he'd had a couple 2 million when he

drinks he gets ugly well speak up what

took you so long

I'm sorry mr. Gordon I thought you knew

you knew what well then I was taking

mrs. Gardner back to town so that's how

she got away

that's the truth mr. Pettijohn I swear

it why did you run away I started back

to town to tell you but the more I

thought of the screwy way that Gordon

was killed the more I was afraid you

wouldn't believe me I know my running

away doesn't look good but oh just good

boy you're in a jam right up your neck

so I was right you don't believe me well

how can you expect me to there are too

many things unexplained I've told you

everything I know you say that when you

got back to the lodge the door was open

but Gardner wasn't there that's right

that you found a number the creek yes

sir

what was he doing there maybe he was

looking for mrs. Gardner I don't know

you saw a man running away what did he

look like

I don't know oh you don't know but you

heard a second shot fired do you expect

me to believe that he fired it well he

must have you heard a car leave heard it

but didn't see it that's right that's

fantastic and you can't describe either

the car or the man no sir

wasn't that other man you no of course

not

then where did you run away why I told

you why do you expect people to believe

that an innocent man runs away do you

expect me to believe that an innocent

man cashes phony checks all over the

state that was the only way I could get

gas and food that's the only way you'll

Manor has to hide gets gas and food I

tell you I didn't kill him

no you son you haven't got a chance if

your story doesn't convict your

circumstantial evidence will that and

your record records yes I just heard you

spent a year in Johnstown prison before

you came to Hanford you take my advice

boy and you come clean if you'll plead

guilty I might be able to do something

for you I could make a recommendation of

leniency to the court for Sue's sake

last time I took friendly advice i

landed in jail this time I stick to my

story yes but not the true story this is

nothing but a pack of badly contrived

lies no listen Harry I want to help you

but if you don't tell me the truth by

hangs a tire don't you see that and

believe me if you don't tell the true

facts I'll be compelled to ask for the

maximum penalty nothing I could say

would persuade him to change his story

and I had to convict him of murder in

the first degree

it is therefore your pardon Duty humbly

to confess in bewail you're great in

manifold offenses and to repent you

truly of your sin

as you tend to the eternal salvation of

your soul be not deceived with a vain

and presumptuous expectation of God's

favor nor say within yourself

peace peace where there is no peace for

there is no peace saith my god to the

wicked came the day of the hanging a bad

day for a district attorney always no

man should think himself infallible

mistakes can be made by everyone and I'm

no exception I was in my office hoping

that someone might at the last minute

uncover some overlooked clue a piece of

evidence upon which I could ask for a

stay of execution I looked at the clock

it was 11

only an hour remain before the trap

would be sprung call the governor and

get a reprieve for Harry beech you call

it all right Margy for the love of st.

Peter you'll never see st. Peter not if

you're hanging Airy governor Jameson on

the phone are you mad for the District

Attorney it's urgent

what do you want me to do I can't just

ask him you asked and like it hairy

beaches I've told you a million times

I'm not the only one who thinks he's

guilty the jewelry the judge the

governor they all think he's guilty

and nobody will ever see st. Peter

alright then we'll keep our appointment

with the other fellow but I've got to

cancel that call to the governor go

ahead but here's evidence to prove Harry

DJ's innocence what are you talking

about it's a 38 isn't it yes and it's

like the one that killed Jim Gardner yes

but all 38 look alike it's the rifling

that counts what did you get this in ten

Farnsworth's house you're kidding Am I

if you sit down pick up force I'll tell

you you remember Harry said he saw a man

running away right after Jim garden was

killed yes well that man was Farnsworth

who gave you that brilliant piece of

information you nice don't be such a

smart aleck I found it out myself

oh by digging up this bullet out of

Farnsworth's apartment you did walk and

here's the gun that goes with it sir

help me Margie if you go off half-cocked

have done anything to embarrass me I'd

embarrass you a thousand times over

rather to say you hang an innocent man

yes the governor's playing off

town to make it snappy a man's life is

at stake yes so is my job no tell me

exactly what did you do you remember

Farnsworth said he never owned a gun yes

well I found out that he did how by a

little plain old-fashioned gonna show me

first I enquired around at the sports

stores then all the pawn shops finally I

hit one they'd sold Ferns with a 38

caliber revolver the next step was to

get hold of it I broke in through the

back door Farnsworth's apartment Margie

yes I did but first I made sure that no

one was in mom I knew that was I will

find myself having jobs bill

mr. Farnsworth Department hello is this

Henry

this is mrs. Stephen Pettijohn yes I'm

mrs. Betty John yes ma'am

I'll explain everything when you get

here and please hurry we have a lot to

do yes'm goodbye then what happened I

waited until Henry left went back

upstairs took a hammer and chisel from

my bag a hammer or chisel and started to

Jimmy the door

I had to bring back this bullet and

Farnsworth's gone oh you wouldn't

believe me now are you convinced that he

did the killing

where are you going out of town

you are taxing my patients teeth

Pettijohn suppose you didn't find that

gun what of it

suppose you find a bullet out of it what

of that what does it prove yes thank you

I say what does it prove just this will

you please come in mr. Martin did you or

did you not check the rifling on this

bullet yes I did and what did you find

rifling is identical it's the same the

same as what the same as the bullet that

was dug from Gardiner's head I checked

my ballistics report and photographs

it's exact duplicate are you sure that

much I'm certain

what about this did you check the bullet

against that gun I know mrs. petit John

didn't show me the gun of course not

if I'd waited to have the gun examined

I've never gotten here in time and Harry

would be hanged he still will be if the

governor doesn't hurry yes the governor

mr. Pettijohn you check that bullet

against the gun Martin bring your report

to me immediately hello governor Jameson

mrs. Stephen Peter John the district

attorney of Hanford County yes or the

beach case well it's been causing me a

bit of concern I came out here to shoot

a few holes above to soar to get away

from it well uh come on come on well

regarding the beach case governor some

new evidence has come up that warrants

my asking for a stay of execution good

I'm glad you got me in time I'll form

the warden immediately will a 30-day

stay near long enough

well that'll be funny yes thank you very

much governor who is right now get busy

arrest Farnsworth and make him talk

that's a fine prospect giving my own

friend the third degree if you don't I

will don't know you won't you've done

plenty I'll go ten to this now you run

along

good luck darling

thanks mum

what's on your mind tell us Superior

Court Clerk's office just called and

we've been robbed

what's the joke it's no joke garden has

gone in the bullet that killed him it

disappeared from the files in the

clerk's office suffering catfish it's a

funny thing chief they don't know who

swiped those exhibits no one was in the

fire room this morning except mrs.

better John did you say mrs. Pella John

yes your wife she was there uh-huh

Alice get me Ted Farnsworth's apartment

I want to talk to Henry

well once you find out when you see you

you see chip on speaker but you don't

cheat this bullets are saying but that's

not the garlic was fired from that's

right

that's godless see how did you know that

mm-hmm

never mind yes mister that's all boys

hello Henry yes sir

good morning mr. Pettijohn Henry were

you over at my house today

no sir did you leave the apartment for

any reason yes I just got back from the

market sir did you find everything in

order I think so did you look in the den

I is in the den

Danny books on this floor days all on

the shelves has the lab been smashed

this ulap had been smashed if as good as

the day it was born are you sure you

have the right number mr. Pettijohn well

I I guess somebody must have been

killing me Henry that's all thank you

goodbye

goodbye

that's him all right at Marquee I don't

like that determine stride machi hello

Steve

Oh uncle Steve hello home early on today

if you think I don't see through this

phony chocolate frosting

Barney frosting what are you talking

about giving me that life was never so

beautiful stuff well isn't it well how

do you expect us to act waiting here on

pins and needles well your pins and

needle days are over

I've arrested Farnsworth he's confessed

and Harry beech go scot-free

uncle ste here in a pig's eye a fine

pair of conspirators you are and you

you're the brains you hatched it all up

hatch was a pack of lies stealing a

garden a gun and bullet from the court

clerk's office getting me to ask for a

reprieve steamie me up to go after an

innocent man getting me and wrong with

the governor and I fell for well I had

to do something to make you see daylight

Warren because I believe Harry Beach is

innocent and Ted Farnsworth is guilty

give me one good concrete reason I don't

know any concrete reason I just feel it

I won't thank all right I'll give you

thanks come on sue now listen I'm

warning you for the last time you as I

like Steve Pettijohn and you could like

it or lump or I go and ruin yourself

ruined me you ruin everything but if you

do don't come back weeping on my

shoulder sodas you mean that tailors

adding

it's cold in here

whoa light the fire now let's get busy

he'll be here any second

do you think you'll come out more -

after the telegram I sent him he come to

Timbuktu now let's see he's got to come

through that door

so you stand here and hold this gun and

I stand there now when he comes through

that door

hello Margie put up your hands

what keeping covered out Riskin Margie

yes it's me well what's this a Halloween

joke you don't think so by the time I

get through now look for the love of

Mike what's all this about look him up

you're not really serious just try me

now see now look here if this is a joke

it's going too far keep him covered if

he moves plug him don't come on Margie

what's all this about you do time my man

you you're not going to tie me I didn't

learn how to use these free state

advantages for nothing left over right

right a room left

whatever Margie is up to it isn't good

do you really think Ted's with her seems

to put together she is missing her niece

is missing Ted is missing there's only

one conclusion she always had a fixation

that Ted was guilty well no sign of him

chief we've checked everywhere what

things they might have left town why

wasn't that in town that's brilliant

come on in we haven't heard from the

other boys yet you're crazy you're mad

you're pulling my arms out of their

sockets let go not until you confess you

killed Gardner didn't you no of course

not you'll hang on until you say yes oh

it's incredible - supposedly sane women

get a man up here under false pretenses

and then torture him you're asking me to

admit something I didn't do well I think

you did lean into it sue Oh

do you yes mister pay me please you were

home all afternoon water yes sir

have you any idea where mrs. Pettijohn

went maybe to a meetin maybe visited

maybe she would never mind the maybes do

you know where she went well a body

can't work in a house without over here

in something where did she go to a

meetin and I wasn't eavesdropping what

meeting

well they said something about taking

your guns with them to a meeting I

wasn't eavesdropping mind you but mrs.

Pettijohn distinctly said the guns will

come in handy up at the lodge the lodge

that's where they are

Jim's Lodge did you hear anything else

nothing much except that they said

something about sending some gentleman a

telegram and then fighting him too

that's all thank you very much good

night Julia don't think I make a habit

of these no no no good night Julia good

night good night sir shelter telegram

huh Western Union please there's a Steve

Penner John I want you to trace a

telegram sent late this afternoon

addressed to ted Farnsworth now we'll

make sure you better get a car Mart I

have one outside chief if you please

Thank You Jordan it's all clear to me

now

we're leaving boys and girls you not

only kill Gardiner but you're letting

another man die for it I didn't kill him

I didn't kill anybody

turn it up full blast - why did you kill

Jim Gardner oh please let me alone maybe

he didn't aunt Margie a fine time to

begin the doubters why did you kill Jim

Gardner water give me some water please

I'm ready to quit this I not

the police darkness

help me do

Najee mangy over the store for the last

time did you kill Jim Gardner No Go

marchin you must be plain cuckoo this

tops everything well I will you get out

of here and go on home to your pots and

pan I still say he's guilty if I just

had another five-minute go on home

oh right all right sue chief you all

right ed that's too good I know I'm

right there there child

we still have 30 days and we're not

licked yet

one moment soon

mmm-hmm I can't tell you how sorry I am

that's alright Steve Margie had an

obsession that I killed Jim nothing I

said could make a change of mind devil

do you think you're doing now my

homework just studying ballistics now

its ballistics how often have I told you

not to meddle in other people's affairs

I thought mark might like a couple of

specimens out of the study AIDS where

did you get that out of Ted's car the

gun that killed Gardner was never found

remember

well not that did but it's mine all

right I thought you said you never owned

a gun I didn't until after Jim was

killed when that happened I thought it

would be wise to have one around that's

a lame excuse if ever I heard one

oh no you're at it again and I think it

might be a good idea to let my check

those bullets we're very good idea it'd

only take a moment I got my equipment

right in the car just a minute

so I was right yes and I'd have gotten

away with it if it hadn't been for you

don't be a fool Ted give me that gun hey

where you are Steve don't you realize

you haven't got a chance

suppose you do get away I'll worry about

that you better give yourself up Ted

it's no good running away you've already

committed one murder why don't you boys

stop playing cops and robbers you're

both puffing and fuming like a couple of

characters out of an old-fashioned

melodrama Margie that thing's no good I

took all the bullets out except the two

I fired just in case you what you don't

believe me try it

and so it was circumstantial evidence

and circumstantial evidence alone that

almost put the noose around Harry

Beach's neck yes excuse me sir a

question I was wondering oh excuse me oh

wait just a minute young lady from what

we just heard from Steve you belong here

as much as he does much more ladies and

gentlemen

mrs. Betty Jo

I haven't felt so nervous since I was a

bride I'm sorry to have intruded but I

do think that two hours is too long to

sit out in the car and wait give me just

a minute now go ahead with your question

Wilson well sir I was gonna ask mr.

Pettijohn but if I may I'll ask Margie I

mean mrs. Pettijohn certainly what

prompted you to believe Farnsworth

guilty an old-fashioned commodity

intuition gosh we wouldn't have done all

right with it since time began a woman's

intuition is is just a shock the dark

evening apples to Adam was no shot in

the dark

she knew her intuition and her apples

Oh