Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963): Season 1, Episode 24 - Girl from Piccadilly - full transcript
Martin Westrope's son, a Cavalry officer stationed near the Mexican border was killed in action. But the details of his death are sketchy. Westrope hires Paladin to find the woman that his son married just before his death. Unfortunately very little is known about the woman except that she is from London. Paladin finds a woman claiming to be Isobel Westrope but he is surprised to find another woman also claims to be Michael Westrope's wife. Paladin must find out which is the impostor.
[GUN COCKING]
YOU HAVE TO TRUST ME.
IF I'D BEEN YOUR ENEMY
RATHER THAN YOUR FRIEND,
YOU'D BE DEAD BY NOW.
UNCLE MARTIN?
MR. PALADIN'S HERE.
SHOW HIM IN PLEASE, GORDON.
HOW DO YOU DO, MR. PALADIN?
MR. WESTROPE, IT'S A
PRIVILEGE TO MEET YOU.
DRINK? THANK YOU.
THIS BOURBON CAME
AROUND CAPE HORN
IN A FOUR-MASTED
SCHOONER. WATER?
NO, THANK YOU.
IF THIS BOURBON
NEEDED MORE WATER,
THEY'D HAVE DONE
IT AT THE DISTILLERY.
I FIND THAT A FOUR-MASTER
HAS THE RIGHT ROLLING MOTION
TO PROPERLY AGE A
BOURBON IN THE CASK.
YOU THINK THAT'S
WISE, UNCLE MARTIN?
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING
MR. PALADIN IN, GORDON.
PLEASURE MEETING YOU. GORDON.
MY NEPHEW MEANS WELL,
BUT HE LISTENS TO MY
DOCTOR, WHO'S A FOOL.
IF A DRINK WILL KILL ME, I'M
BETTER OFF TO GO QUICKLY.
I'LL DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH.
YOU HAVE A VERY UNUSUAL
BUSINESS CARD, MR. PALADIN.
I'M IN A VERY UNUSUAL BUSINESS.
YES, I CONFESS I SENT FOR YOU
MAINLY OUT OF CURIOSITY.
I NEVER SAW A
PROFESSIONAL GUNMAN.
TELL ME, PLEASE. HOW
CAN YOU BE OF USE TO ME?
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE
GIRL WHO MARRIED YOUR SON,
JUST BEFORE HE DIED.
I BELIEVE I CAN
FIND HER FOR YOU.
WITH A GUN?
SOMETIMES A GUN HELPS.
YOUR SON WAS A CAVALRY
OFFICER, WASN'T HE?
YES.
HE WAS STATIONED AT AN
OUTPOST NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER.
HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION. I
HAVE NO DETAILS OF HIS DEATH.
YOU WROTE TO HIS
COMMANDING OFFICER.
AS SOON AS THE WAR
DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED ME.
HIS COMMANDING OFFICER
SENT ME A VERY TERSE REPLY.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT PUZZLED ME.
IN THE LAST LETTER THAT I
EVER RECEIVED FROM MY SON,
HE TOLD ME HE'D FOUND THE
GIRL HE'D LOOKED FOR ALL HIS LIFE,
AND THAT HE'D MARRIED HER.
DID HE GIVE YOU HER NAME?
NO, HE SAID HE WAS DUE
TO COME HOME ON LEAVE.
HE WANTED TO INTRODUCE
HER TO ME IN PERSON.
MR. WESTROPE...
DID HE SAY ANYTHING THAT
WOULD HELP YOU IDENTIFY HER?
ONLY THE FACT THAT SHE
WAS ENGLISH, FROM LONDON.
THEN I RECEIVED A TELEGRAM.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD SAY
WHAT DAY HE WAS COMING.
INSTEAD, IT SAID... THAT
HE WOULD NEVER COME.
YOU WERE VERY CLOSE
TO YOUR SON, WEREN'T YOU?
HE WAS ALL THAT A
FATHER COULD WANT.
A BRAVER, KINDER,
BETTER MAN THAN I AM.
I WOULDN'T WANT
THE GIRL HE MARRIED
TO BE IN NEED OF ANYTHING.
I WANT HER TO COME
HERE AND BE MY DAUGHTER.
I'D LIKE TO TRY AND
FIND HER FOR YOU, SIR.
WELL, MR. PALADIN,
I MEAN NO OFFENSE.
BUT I SUSPECT IT'LL TAKE
MORE THAN A FAST GUN
TO FIND THE GIRL.
WELL, I HAVE MORE
THAN A FAST GUN.
ALLOW ME TO DEMONSTRATE.
YOUR IMPORT FIRM HAS
A TRIPLE A CREDIT RATING.
YOUR BANK BALANCE
AVERAGES $40,000.
AND YOU HAVE SECURITY HOLDINGS
IN SIX PROMINENT SAN
FRANCISCO COMPANIES.
UNBEKNOWNST IN MOST CASES,
EVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
VERY INTERESTING. ANYTHING MORE?
YES.
YOU'RE A MAN OF REGULAR HABITS.
YOU RETIRE EVERY
NIGHT AT TEN O'CLOCK.
YOUR DOCTOR IS JOSIAH MCKINLEY
WHO YOU RESPECT MORE
THAN YOU PRETEND TO.
YOU SUFFER FROM A
CARDIAC WEAKNESS,
WHICH CONCERNS YOU MORE
THAN YOU LET ANYONE KNOW.
MR. PALADIN, YOU'VE
TOLD ME QUITE ENOUGH
TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR ABILITY.
OH YES, ONE MORE THING.
YOU LIKE YOUR
PRIVATE LITTLE JOKE.
THIS WHISKEY DID NOT
COME AROUND CAPE HORN
IN A FOUR-MASTER.
IF THIS WAS ROCKED
IN A CASK AT ALL,
IT WAS ON A BUMPY
STAGECOACH RIDE
FROM A DISTILLERY IN SACRAMENTO.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
IF YOU HADN'T KNOWN THAT,
YOU'D NEVER HAVE GOTTEN THE JOB.
BUT YOU'VE CONVINCED ME.
WHY DON'T YOU KEEP
OUT OF THE WAY?
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK, MAJOR.
I'M NOT WEARING A UNIFORM
THAT TAKES ORDERS FROM YOU.
THEN GET OFF THE POST.
I'LL GET OFF THE POST
WHEN I HAVE ANSWERS
TO SOME QUESTIONS.
NOT BEFORE.
SAGEBRUSH LAWYER, HUH?
WE'LL SEE HOW SMART YOU ARE.
AFTER YOU SPEND TEN
DAYS IN THE GUARD HOUSE,
FOR TRESPASSING ON
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL MAY
BE VERY INTERESTED IN THAT
WHEN I GET OUT.
STEP IN MY OFFICE.
THAT WAS PRETTY FANCY TALK.
WHAT CHARGE WERE
YOU THINKING OF MAKING?
CHARGES, MAJOR. CHARGES.
I MADE SOME INQUIRIES.
LIEUTENANT WESTROPE
AND TWO OF HIS MEN
WERE KILLED NEEDLESSLY.
THEY WERE KILLED
IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
WE OFTEN HAVE THESE
BORDER CLASHES.
THIS IS A CAVALRY
OUTPOST, NOT A TEA PARTY!
THEY WERE KILLED BECAUSE
SOMEONE IS RUNNING
CONTRABAND WEAPONS
ACROSS THE BORDER TO ESCOBAR.
THAT OLD BORDER PIRATE
HAPPENS TO BE A FRIEND OF MINE.
DID HE TELL YOU WHO
WAS RUNNING THEM?
NO, BUT I IMAGINE
HE WILL IF I DECIDE
TO MEET HIS PRICE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHERE'S WESTROPE'S WIFE?
HE WASN'T MARRIED.
JUNIOR OFFICERS AREN'T
ALLOWED TO MARRY.
DID HIS FATHER SEND YOU? YES.
I HAVE SOME OF HIS
PERSONAL EFFECTS.
THAT'S ALL?
THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE
MARRIAGE LICENSE REGISTRY
FOR THE PAST TWO
MONTHS. YOU CAN'T.
RECORDS ARE
CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
ALL RIGHT, I'D LIKE A
MARRIAGE LICENSE THEN.
YOU'LL HAVE TO FILL THIS OUT.
WHEN I GET THIS FILLED OUT,
I'LL HAVE TO SIGN THE MARRIAGE
LICENSE REGISTRY, WON'T I?
GET IT OUT. TWO DOLLARS FIRST.
THERE'S A PAGE MISSING. YOU
CAN SEE WHERE IT'S TORN OUT.
UM HMM. SO?
SO WHAT LICENSES WERE
ISSUED DURING THIS PERIOD?
WAS THERE ONE FOR
A MICHAEL WESTROPE?
YOU DON'T EXPECT ME
TO REMEMBER THE NAME
OF EVERYBODY WHO APPLIED
FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE, DO YOU?
YES, I DO.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WESTROPE.
NEVER HEARD OF HIM!
I SWEAR IT!
I AM ISABEL WESTROPE.
THANK YOU FOR
COMING, MR. PALADIN.
I WASN'T SURE YOU'D
ACT ON MY NOTE.
HOW DID YOU KNOW WHO I WAS?
THE CLERK IN MAJOR
BLAISDELL'S OFFICE.
HE'S KEPT TRACK OF YOU
WHILE YOU LOOKED FOR ME.
HE WAS IN MY HUSBAND'S PLATOON.
I TOOK A CHANCE, HOPING
YOU WERE A FRIEND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
LOOKING FOR ME, MR. PALADIN.
AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE
ON MY LIFE LAST WEEK.
I'VE KEPT HIDDEN EVERY
MOMENT SINCE THEN.
WHAT'S THE BOOK?
OH, DRYDEN'S. "ALL FOR LOVE."
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL EDITION.
NOW...
HOW CAN I BE CERTAIN YOU'RE
MRS. MICHAEL WESTROPE?
WHY SHOULD I PRETEND?
GOOD DEAL OF MONEY INVOLVED.
FAMILY HAS A SIZEABLE FORTUNE.
DIDN'T YOUR HUSBAND TELL YOU?
NO.
WE HAD SUCH A
SHORT TIME TOGETHER.
WE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING.
MOSTLY WHAT WE WANTED FROM LIFE.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR
MARRIAGE LICENSE?
NO, IT BURNED IN THE FIRE.
SOMEONE SET FIRE TO THE
COTTAGE MICHAEL RENTED.
ALMOST EVERYTHING WE
HAD WENT UP IN SMOKE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT,
UNTIL SOMEONE SHOT AT ME.
CAN YOU TELL ME THE FIRST NAME
OF YOUR HUSBAND'S FATHER?
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
LONDON. WHAT PART?
WE LIVED ON A LITTLE STREET
CALLED SHEPHERD'S LANE,
NOT FAR FROM PICCADILLY.
LOOK HERE, MR. PALADIN.
YOU CAME SEARCHING FOR ME.
NOW THAT YOU'VE FOUND ME,
YOU SEEM TO BE DOING YOUR BEST
TO PROVE I'M NOT ME.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I'M NOT SURE THAT I DO EITHER.
BUT I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU BACK
TO MR. WESTROPE
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
WILL YOU COME? OF COURSE I WILL.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.
[TRAIN CHUGGING]
[WHISTLE]
WHY DID YOU COME WEST?
I HAD AN AUNT WHO WAS
SUPPOSED TO LIVE IN WICHITA.
AFTER I GOT THERE, I WAS
TOLD SHE MOVED TO TUCSON.
I SUPPOSE IT WAS ABSURD
TO TRY AND FIND HER.
BUT I FELT SO LOST AND ALONE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I WOULD HAVE DONE
IF I HADN'T MET MICHAEL. HE
WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON.
MARTIN WESTROPE.
MICHAEL'S FATHER.
A VERY FINE MAN.
SURE YOU'LL LIKE HIM
IF YOU EVER MEET HIM.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
ISABEL WESTROPE?
YES?
DON'T MOVE.
YOU EVER SEE THAT MAN BEFORE?
NO, I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM.
I WONDER HOW HE KNEW YOUR NAME.
MR. PALADIN, SORRY TO
HAVE KEPT YOU WAITING.
I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE
YOU, MR. WESTROPE.
YOU LOOK WELL. I FEEL WONDERFUL.
I WANT TO REIMBURSE YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND TROUBLE.
SORRY YOU MADE THAT
TEDIOUS JOURNEY FOR NOTHING.
NOTHING?
SHE ARRIVED A FEW
DAYS AFTER YOU LEFT.
WHO ARRIVED? MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?
THERE'S NO HURRY ABOUT THAT.
I'LL BRING YOU THE ACCOUNTING.
I'D LIKE VERY MUCH TO
MEET YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE
ISN'T HERE JUST NOW.
GORDON HAS HER OUT,
SHOWING HER THE CITY.
SHOPS AND SO FORTH, YOU KNOW.
I'M MORE SORRY THAN I CAN SAY.
YOU'LL LIKE HER, PALADIN.
SHE'S EVERYTHING I'D HOPED FOR.
A WONDERFUL GIRL.
WHAT IS IT, MR. PALADIN?
WHAT IS IT?
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUSPICIOUS
OF THE SWEET ONES.
THEY'RE THE ONES
YOU HAVE TO WATCH.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, MR. PALADIN?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE REALLY ONE OF
THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN.
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING
TO TELL ME, SAY IT!
THE REAL MRS. MICHAEL
WESTROPE SHOWED UP.
THAT MAKES YOU AN
IMPOSTOR AND ME A FOOL.
HOW DARE YOU, SIR!
I WILL NOT BE
CALLED AN IMPOSTOR!
I AM MICHAEL WESTROPE'S
WIFE. THERE IS NO OTHER.
WHY WOULD I DO SUCH
AN UNSPEAKABLE THING?
FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
WELL, YOU HAVE CONVICTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
YOU'RE LYING OR NOT,
BUT YOU HAVE CONVICTION.
MR. WESTROPE, I HOPE
I'M NOT INTRUDING.
YOU'RE WELCOME ANYTIME.
DID YOU BRING AN ACCOUNTING
OF YOUR EXPENSES?
NO, I DECIDED IN GOOD
FAITH I COULDN'T CHARGE YOU.
ALL I ASK IS THE
PRIVILEGE OF MEETING
THE YOUNG LADY I
WAS SEARCHING FOR.
OF COURSE, WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
GORDON, ASK KATHARINE TO
COME DOWN FOR A MOMENT.
VERY WELL.
YOU LOOK VERY HAPPY.
HOW WONDERFUL
THAT YOU FOUND HER.
AND HOW ESPECIALLY
WONDERFUL FOR THE GIRL.
AND WHAT A SWEET,
ATTRACTIVE GIRL SHE IS.
YOU KNOW, I ADMIRE YOU.
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
THERE AREN'T MANY MEN
WHO WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED
THEIR HEART INSTEAD OF THEIR HEAD.
I'M AFRAID I DON'T
QUITE UNDERSTAND.
MOST MEN WOULD
HAVE KEPT THAT GIRL
UNDER SIX MONTHS
INTENSIVE CROSS EXAMINATION.
THEY WOULD HAVE
DEMANDED CONCLUSIVE PROOF.
AFTER ALL, SHE'S
YOUR POSSIBLE HEIRESS.
BUT SHE GAVE ME PROOF.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK FOR IT.
SHE WAS SENSITIVE
ENOUGH TO VOLUNTEER IT.
AND THE PROOF WAS CONCLUSIVE?
COME NOW, MR. PALADIN!
WOULD SHE BE HERE OTHERWISE?
SHE NOT ONLY HAS EVERY
DETAIL OF MICHAEL'S LIFE,
SHE HAS THEIR MARRIAGE LICENSE.
OH, YOU LOOK LOVELY, MY DEAR.
THERE'S SOMEONE HERE
I WANT YOU TO MEET.
KATHARINE, THIS IS MR. PALADIN.
MR. PALADIN, MY SON'S WIFE.
HOW DO YOU DO?
DELIGHTED TO MEET YOU.
DAD TOLD ME YOU
WERE OFF IN THE WILDS,
TRACKING ME DOWN. I WAS INDEED.
IF I'D ONLY WRITTEN.
BUT THE NEWS OF MIKE'S
DEATH SHOCKED ME SO.
I WASN'T MYSELF FOR A LONG TIME.
AND OF COURSE, I WASN'T
SURE OF MY RECEPTION.
I'M VERY HAPPY FOR BOTH OF YOU.
IN CELEBRATION...
I'D LIKE TO PLAN A DINNER
FOR YOU AT MY HOTEL.
I THINK THE CARLTON HAS
THE FINEST CHEF IN THE CITY.
THAT IS MOST KIND
OF YOU, MR. PALADIN.
IT'S SETTLED THEN.
TOMORROW NIGHT AT EIGHT?
YES.
OH, ONE MORE THING.
DID YOUR HUSBAND
HAVE A FAVORITE WINE?
CHABLIS IN WHITE WINES.
CHATEAU LAFITTE IN BORDEAUXES.
AND OF COURSE, HE
ALWAYS LOVED CHAMPAGNE.
DRY.
DRY.
WONDERFUL DINNER, MR. PALADIN.
THE CHEF IS A MOST TALENTED MAN.
THANK YOU, I'M CERTAINLY
HAPPY YOU ENJOYED IT.
NO, REALLY. I DON'T
BELIEVE I SHOULD.
I'M HALF-GIDDY NOW.
WELL, YOU WON'T HAVE TO DRINK.
I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE
A TOAST. GENTLEMEN...
HERE'S TO A YOUNG LADY
WHO LEFT HER NATIVE LAND
A VERY SHORT TIME
AGO. TWO YEARS AGO.
AND IN LEAVING HER NATIVE LAND,
SHE LEFT HER MOTHER AND FATHER.
MY PARENTS DIED
WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
THIS YOUNG LADY, WHO LIVED
IN AN EAST END ORPHANAGE...
MR. PALADIN, I LIVED WITH
MY AUNT ON MOUNT STREET.
THAT'S IN THE WEST
END, NEAR PICCADILLY.
YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF IT.
ON THE CONTRARY, I
KNOW IT QUITE WELL.
I NEVER THOUGHT
OF YOU AS A TOURIST.
I'M NOT A TOURIST.
BUT I DO TRAVEL.
IF I MAY BE PERMITTED TO
GO AHEAD WITH MY TOAST,
THIS YOUNG LADY FOLLOWED
THE MAN OF HER CHOICE.
AND IN A DUSTY BORDER
TOWN, IN AN OLD ADOBE CHURCH,
THEY WERE MARRIED.
NONE OF THE NICETIES
OF THE NEWLY MARRIED
STATE WERE HERS.
INSTEAD, SHE... WE
WERE GOING TO EUROPE.
ON A DELAYED HONEYMOON.
HE SO MUCH WANTED TO SEE PARIS.
AFTER PARIS, WE
WERE GOING TO NICE.
BY CARRIAGE. MIKE HATED TRAINS.
AND SO HE DID.
A CAVALRYMAN NEVER
TRUSTED ANYTHING BUT A HORSE.
I DRINK TO THE CAVALRY.
TO THE CAVALRY.
SPEAKING OF THE CAVALRY,
DID YOUR HUSBAND TELL YOU
ABOUT HIS COMMANDING OFFICER?
YES, MAJOR BLAISDELL,
I BELIEVE HIS NAME WAS.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TWO GO TO HIM
FOR PERMISSION TO BE MARRIED?
MAJOR BLAISDELL WAS A
RATHER DIFFICULT PERSON.
MIKE FELT HE MIGHT
REFUSE THE REQUEST,
SO WE KEPT IT SECRET.
OH, I SEE.
AND BECAUSE MAJOR BLAISDELL
DIDN'T KNOW, YOU COULDN'T
GO TO HIM AFTER MIKE'S DEATH
FOR HIS PERSONAL BELONGINGS,
INCLUDING THE WATCH
YOU GAVE HIM. THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S VERY INTERESTING,
YOU COME FROM MOUNT STREET?
THAT'S VERY NEAR HYDE PARK
AND THE GREAT EXPOSITION.
YES.
YOU CERTAINLY MUST
HAVE ENJOYED THAT.
ALTHOUGH YOU WERE
QUITE YOUNG AT THE TIME.
HOW OLD WERE YOU?
I WAS SIXTEEN, I THINK.
MY DEAR, YOU ARE CHARMING.
BUT YOU'RE A LIAR.
YOU ABUSE YOUR
PRIVILEGE, MR. PALADIN!
THE GREAT EXPOSITION
WAS HELD IN 1851.
THIS YOUNG LADY
WASN'T EVEN BORN THEN.
THE CHURCH IN THE BORDER TOWN
IS WOOD, NOT ADOBE.
AND YOU NEVER GAVE
MICHAEL WESTROPE A WATCH.
THE ONLY WATCH HE
HAD, HIS FATHER GAVE HIM.
MR. WESTROPE...
YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IS A FRAUD.
SHE NEVER KNEW YOUR
SON. THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
I HAVE THEIR MARRIAGE LICENSE.
I KNOW PRINTERS WHO COULD
PRODUCE A LICENSE SHOWING
I WAS WED TO QUEEN VICTORIA.
BUT KATHARINE HAS OTHER PROOF.
SHE KNOWS THINGS THAT NO
ONE COULD HAVE TOLD HER,
EXCEPT MICHAEL.
EXCEPT MICHAEL.
EXCEPT MICHAEL OR THE MAN
WHO WAS RAISED WITH HIM...
AS A BROTHER. HE'S INSANE.
OF COURSE.
WHY SHOULD GORDON
TELL KATHARINE ANYTHING?
HE'S LOSING A FORTUNE
IF SHE'S MY HEIRESS.
HE'S TRYING TO PALM HER
OFF AS YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
ARE YOU GOING TO LISTEN
TO MORE OF THESE RAVINGS?
PERHAPS YOU CAN TELL
US WHO WROTE THIS LETTER.
IT OFFERS $1,000 FOR THE DEATH
OF MRS. MICHAEL WESTROPE.
KATHARINE, MURDER IS
A VERY SERIOUS CRIME.
CARRIES A LONG JAIL SENTENCE.
THIS LETTER IS IN A
WOMAN'S HANDWRITING.
WOULD YOU CARE TO SHOW
US YOUR HANDWRITING?
GORDON MADE ME
WRITE THIS LETTER.
HE PLANNED THE WHOLE
THING JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER
YOU PRESS CHARGES.
JUST GET THEM OUT OF MY SIGHT.
PLEASE, GET THEM
OUT OF MY SIGHT.
MISS.
I'M VERY SORRY TO
HAVE DONE THIS TO YOU.
I'M SORRY YOU WERE RIGHT.
NOW I HAVE NOTHING.
EXCUSE ME.
ISABEL.
MR. WESTROPE, I'D LIKE
YOU TO MEET MICHAEL'S WIFE.
HER NAME IS ISABEL.
ISABEL.
NOW YOU'RE A LONELY MAN,
AND YOU'RE TOO
ANXIOUS TO BELIEVE.
THIS TIME WE DON'T WANT
YOU TO BELIEVE ANYTHING,
UNTIL IT'S BEEN PROVEN.
MR. WESTROPE, WE DON'T
HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT TONIGHT.
BUT TOMORROW WE'LL HAVE
A LONG CHAT ABOUT MICHAEL.
WELL, THIS IS AN
UNEXPECTED PLEASURE.
MR. PALADIN, I
ONLY HAVE A MINUTE.
BUT I COULDN'T LEAVE WITHOUT
SAYING GOODBYE AND THANK YOU.
GOODBYE? IS ANYTHING WRONG?
OH NO, EVERYTHING IS FINE.
MR. WESTROPE'S A WONDERFUL MAN.
SO MUCH LIKE MICHAEL.
WE'RE GOING ON A TRIP TOGETHER.
WHERE? OUR FIRST STOP
IS GOING TO BE ENGLAND.
I'M GOING TO SHOW HIM LONDON
AND ALL THE PLACES
WHERE I GREW UP.
I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE
A WONDERFUL TRIP.
I'M SURE WE WILL.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS BOOK.
SOMEHOW, I WANT
YOU NOT TO FORGET ME.
ISABEL...
THIS IS A FIRST EDITION OF
DRYDEN'S "ALL FOR LOVE."
YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE ME
THIS, IT'S VERY VALUABLE.
I KNOW, BUT I WANT
YOU TO HAVE IT.
IT'S BEEN IN MY
FAMILY FOR YEARS.
"HAIRS LIKE STRAW,
FROM THE SURFACE BOW."
"HE WHO WOULD SEARCH FOR
PEARLS, MUST DIVE BELOW."
THE PROLOGUE.
DRYDEN WAS A VERY WISE MAN.
SO ARE YOU, MR. PALADIN.
GOODBYE. GOODBYE.
YOU HAVE TO TRUST ME.
IF I'D BEEN YOUR ENEMY
RATHER THAN YOUR FRIEND,
YOU'D BE DEAD BY NOW.
UNCLE MARTIN?
MR. PALADIN'S HERE.
SHOW HIM IN PLEASE, GORDON.
HOW DO YOU DO, MR. PALADIN?
MR. WESTROPE, IT'S A
PRIVILEGE TO MEET YOU.
DRINK? THANK YOU.
THIS BOURBON CAME
AROUND CAPE HORN
IN A FOUR-MASTED
SCHOONER. WATER?
NO, THANK YOU.
IF THIS BOURBON
NEEDED MORE WATER,
THEY'D HAVE DONE
IT AT THE DISTILLERY.
I FIND THAT A FOUR-MASTER
HAS THE RIGHT ROLLING MOTION
TO PROPERLY AGE A
BOURBON IN THE CASK.
YOU THINK THAT'S
WISE, UNCLE MARTIN?
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING
MR. PALADIN IN, GORDON.
PLEASURE MEETING YOU. GORDON.
MY NEPHEW MEANS WELL,
BUT HE LISTENS TO MY
DOCTOR, WHO'S A FOOL.
IF A DRINK WILL KILL ME, I'M
BETTER OFF TO GO QUICKLY.
I'LL DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH.
YOU HAVE A VERY UNUSUAL
BUSINESS CARD, MR. PALADIN.
I'M IN A VERY UNUSUAL BUSINESS.
YES, I CONFESS I SENT FOR YOU
MAINLY OUT OF CURIOSITY.
I NEVER SAW A
PROFESSIONAL GUNMAN.
TELL ME, PLEASE. HOW
CAN YOU BE OF USE TO ME?
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE
GIRL WHO MARRIED YOUR SON,
JUST BEFORE HE DIED.
I BELIEVE I CAN
FIND HER FOR YOU.
WITH A GUN?
SOMETIMES A GUN HELPS.
YOUR SON WAS A CAVALRY
OFFICER, WASN'T HE?
YES.
HE WAS STATIONED AT AN
OUTPOST NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER.
HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION. I
HAVE NO DETAILS OF HIS DEATH.
YOU WROTE TO HIS
COMMANDING OFFICER.
AS SOON AS THE WAR
DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED ME.
HIS COMMANDING OFFICER
SENT ME A VERY TERSE REPLY.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT PUZZLED ME.
IN THE LAST LETTER THAT I
EVER RECEIVED FROM MY SON,
HE TOLD ME HE'D FOUND THE
GIRL HE'D LOOKED FOR ALL HIS LIFE,
AND THAT HE'D MARRIED HER.
DID HE GIVE YOU HER NAME?
NO, HE SAID HE WAS DUE
TO COME HOME ON LEAVE.
HE WANTED TO INTRODUCE
HER TO ME IN PERSON.
MR. WESTROPE...
DID HE SAY ANYTHING THAT
WOULD HELP YOU IDENTIFY HER?
ONLY THE FACT THAT SHE
WAS ENGLISH, FROM LONDON.
THEN I RECEIVED A TELEGRAM.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD SAY
WHAT DAY HE WAS COMING.
INSTEAD, IT SAID... THAT
HE WOULD NEVER COME.
YOU WERE VERY CLOSE
TO YOUR SON, WEREN'T YOU?
HE WAS ALL THAT A
FATHER COULD WANT.
A BRAVER, KINDER,
BETTER MAN THAN I AM.
I WOULDN'T WANT
THE GIRL HE MARRIED
TO BE IN NEED OF ANYTHING.
I WANT HER TO COME
HERE AND BE MY DAUGHTER.
I'D LIKE TO TRY AND
FIND HER FOR YOU, SIR.
WELL, MR. PALADIN,
I MEAN NO OFFENSE.
BUT I SUSPECT IT'LL TAKE
MORE THAN A FAST GUN
TO FIND THE GIRL.
WELL, I HAVE MORE
THAN A FAST GUN.
ALLOW ME TO DEMONSTRATE.
YOUR IMPORT FIRM HAS
A TRIPLE A CREDIT RATING.
YOUR BANK BALANCE
AVERAGES $40,000.
AND YOU HAVE SECURITY HOLDINGS
IN SIX PROMINENT SAN
FRANCISCO COMPANIES.
UNBEKNOWNST IN MOST CASES,
EVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
VERY INTERESTING. ANYTHING MORE?
YES.
YOU'RE A MAN OF REGULAR HABITS.
YOU RETIRE EVERY
NIGHT AT TEN O'CLOCK.
YOUR DOCTOR IS JOSIAH MCKINLEY
WHO YOU RESPECT MORE
THAN YOU PRETEND TO.
YOU SUFFER FROM A
CARDIAC WEAKNESS,
WHICH CONCERNS YOU MORE
THAN YOU LET ANYONE KNOW.
MR. PALADIN, YOU'VE
TOLD ME QUITE ENOUGH
TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR ABILITY.
OH YES, ONE MORE THING.
YOU LIKE YOUR
PRIVATE LITTLE JOKE.
THIS WHISKEY DID NOT
COME AROUND CAPE HORN
IN A FOUR-MASTER.
IF THIS WAS ROCKED
IN A CASK AT ALL,
IT WAS ON A BUMPY
STAGECOACH RIDE
FROM A DISTILLERY IN SACRAMENTO.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
IF YOU HADN'T KNOWN THAT,
YOU'D NEVER HAVE GOTTEN THE JOB.
BUT YOU'VE CONVINCED ME.
WHY DON'T YOU KEEP
OUT OF THE WAY?
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK, MAJOR.
I'M NOT WEARING A UNIFORM
THAT TAKES ORDERS FROM YOU.
THEN GET OFF THE POST.
I'LL GET OFF THE POST
WHEN I HAVE ANSWERS
TO SOME QUESTIONS.
NOT BEFORE.
SAGEBRUSH LAWYER, HUH?
WE'LL SEE HOW SMART YOU ARE.
AFTER YOU SPEND TEN
DAYS IN THE GUARD HOUSE,
FOR TRESPASSING ON
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL MAY
BE VERY INTERESTED IN THAT
WHEN I GET OUT.
STEP IN MY OFFICE.
THAT WAS PRETTY FANCY TALK.
WHAT CHARGE WERE
YOU THINKING OF MAKING?
CHARGES, MAJOR. CHARGES.
I MADE SOME INQUIRIES.
LIEUTENANT WESTROPE
AND TWO OF HIS MEN
WERE KILLED NEEDLESSLY.
THEY WERE KILLED
IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
WE OFTEN HAVE THESE
BORDER CLASHES.
THIS IS A CAVALRY
OUTPOST, NOT A TEA PARTY!
THEY WERE KILLED BECAUSE
SOMEONE IS RUNNING
CONTRABAND WEAPONS
ACROSS THE BORDER TO ESCOBAR.
THAT OLD BORDER PIRATE
HAPPENS TO BE A FRIEND OF MINE.
DID HE TELL YOU WHO
WAS RUNNING THEM?
NO, BUT I IMAGINE
HE WILL IF I DECIDE
TO MEET HIS PRICE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHERE'S WESTROPE'S WIFE?
HE WASN'T MARRIED.
JUNIOR OFFICERS AREN'T
ALLOWED TO MARRY.
DID HIS FATHER SEND YOU? YES.
I HAVE SOME OF HIS
PERSONAL EFFECTS.
THAT'S ALL?
THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE
MARRIAGE LICENSE REGISTRY
FOR THE PAST TWO
MONTHS. YOU CAN'T.
RECORDS ARE
CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
ALL RIGHT, I'D LIKE A
MARRIAGE LICENSE THEN.
YOU'LL HAVE TO FILL THIS OUT.
WHEN I GET THIS FILLED OUT,
I'LL HAVE TO SIGN THE MARRIAGE
LICENSE REGISTRY, WON'T I?
GET IT OUT. TWO DOLLARS FIRST.
THERE'S A PAGE MISSING. YOU
CAN SEE WHERE IT'S TORN OUT.
UM HMM. SO?
SO WHAT LICENSES WERE
ISSUED DURING THIS PERIOD?
WAS THERE ONE FOR
A MICHAEL WESTROPE?
YOU DON'T EXPECT ME
TO REMEMBER THE NAME
OF EVERYBODY WHO APPLIED
FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE, DO YOU?
YES, I DO.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WESTROPE.
NEVER HEARD OF HIM!
I SWEAR IT!
I AM ISABEL WESTROPE.
THANK YOU FOR
COMING, MR. PALADIN.
I WASN'T SURE YOU'D
ACT ON MY NOTE.
HOW DID YOU KNOW WHO I WAS?
THE CLERK IN MAJOR
BLAISDELL'S OFFICE.
HE'S KEPT TRACK OF YOU
WHILE YOU LOOKED FOR ME.
HE WAS IN MY HUSBAND'S PLATOON.
I TOOK A CHANCE, HOPING
YOU WERE A FRIEND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
LOOKING FOR ME, MR. PALADIN.
AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE
ON MY LIFE LAST WEEK.
I'VE KEPT HIDDEN EVERY
MOMENT SINCE THEN.
WHAT'S THE BOOK?
OH, DRYDEN'S. "ALL FOR LOVE."
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL EDITION.
NOW...
HOW CAN I BE CERTAIN YOU'RE
MRS. MICHAEL WESTROPE?
WHY SHOULD I PRETEND?
GOOD DEAL OF MONEY INVOLVED.
FAMILY HAS A SIZEABLE FORTUNE.
DIDN'T YOUR HUSBAND TELL YOU?
NO.
WE HAD SUCH A
SHORT TIME TOGETHER.
WE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING.
MOSTLY WHAT WE WANTED FROM LIFE.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR
MARRIAGE LICENSE?
NO, IT BURNED IN THE FIRE.
SOMEONE SET FIRE TO THE
COTTAGE MICHAEL RENTED.
ALMOST EVERYTHING WE
HAD WENT UP IN SMOKE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT,
UNTIL SOMEONE SHOT AT ME.
CAN YOU TELL ME THE FIRST NAME
OF YOUR HUSBAND'S FATHER?
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
LONDON. WHAT PART?
WE LIVED ON A LITTLE STREET
CALLED SHEPHERD'S LANE,
NOT FAR FROM PICCADILLY.
LOOK HERE, MR. PALADIN.
YOU CAME SEARCHING FOR ME.
NOW THAT YOU'VE FOUND ME,
YOU SEEM TO BE DOING YOUR BEST
TO PROVE I'M NOT ME.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I'M NOT SURE THAT I DO EITHER.
BUT I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU BACK
TO MR. WESTROPE
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
WILL YOU COME? OF COURSE I WILL.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.
[TRAIN CHUGGING]
[WHISTLE]
WHY DID YOU COME WEST?
I HAD AN AUNT WHO WAS
SUPPOSED TO LIVE IN WICHITA.
AFTER I GOT THERE, I WAS
TOLD SHE MOVED TO TUCSON.
I SUPPOSE IT WAS ABSURD
TO TRY AND FIND HER.
BUT I FELT SO LOST AND ALONE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I WOULD HAVE DONE
IF I HADN'T MET MICHAEL. HE
WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON.
MARTIN WESTROPE.
MICHAEL'S FATHER.
A VERY FINE MAN.
SURE YOU'LL LIKE HIM
IF YOU EVER MEET HIM.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
ISABEL WESTROPE?
YES?
DON'T MOVE.
YOU EVER SEE THAT MAN BEFORE?
NO, I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM.
I WONDER HOW HE KNEW YOUR NAME.
MR. PALADIN, SORRY TO
HAVE KEPT YOU WAITING.
I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE
YOU, MR. WESTROPE.
YOU LOOK WELL. I FEEL WONDERFUL.
I WANT TO REIMBURSE YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND TROUBLE.
SORRY YOU MADE THAT
TEDIOUS JOURNEY FOR NOTHING.
NOTHING?
SHE ARRIVED A FEW
DAYS AFTER YOU LEFT.
WHO ARRIVED? MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?
THERE'S NO HURRY ABOUT THAT.
I'LL BRING YOU THE ACCOUNTING.
I'D LIKE VERY MUCH TO
MEET YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE
ISN'T HERE JUST NOW.
GORDON HAS HER OUT,
SHOWING HER THE CITY.
SHOPS AND SO FORTH, YOU KNOW.
I'M MORE SORRY THAN I CAN SAY.
YOU'LL LIKE HER, PALADIN.
SHE'S EVERYTHING I'D HOPED FOR.
A WONDERFUL GIRL.
WHAT IS IT, MR. PALADIN?
WHAT IS IT?
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUSPICIOUS
OF THE SWEET ONES.
THEY'RE THE ONES
YOU HAVE TO WATCH.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, MR. PALADIN?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE REALLY ONE OF
THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN.
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING
TO TELL ME, SAY IT!
THE REAL MRS. MICHAEL
WESTROPE SHOWED UP.
THAT MAKES YOU AN
IMPOSTOR AND ME A FOOL.
HOW DARE YOU, SIR!
I WILL NOT BE
CALLED AN IMPOSTOR!
I AM MICHAEL WESTROPE'S
WIFE. THERE IS NO OTHER.
WHY WOULD I DO SUCH
AN UNSPEAKABLE THING?
FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
WELL, YOU HAVE CONVICTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
YOU'RE LYING OR NOT,
BUT YOU HAVE CONVICTION.
MR. WESTROPE, I HOPE
I'M NOT INTRUDING.
YOU'RE WELCOME ANYTIME.
DID YOU BRING AN ACCOUNTING
OF YOUR EXPENSES?
NO, I DECIDED IN GOOD
FAITH I COULDN'T CHARGE YOU.
ALL I ASK IS THE
PRIVILEGE OF MEETING
THE YOUNG LADY I
WAS SEARCHING FOR.
OF COURSE, WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
GORDON, ASK KATHARINE TO
COME DOWN FOR A MOMENT.
VERY WELL.
YOU LOOK VERY HAPPY.
HOW WONDERFUL
THAT YOU FOUND HER.
AND HOW ESPECIALLY
WONDERFUL FOR THE GIRL.
AND WHAT A SWEET,
ATTRACTIVE GIRL SHE IS.
YOU KNOW, I ADMIRE YOU.
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
THERE AREN'T MANY MEN
WHO WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED
THEIR HEART INSTEAD OF THEIR HEAD.
I'M AFRAID I DON'T
QUITE UNDERSTAND.
MOST MEN WOULD
HAVE KEPT THAT GIRL
UNDER SIX MONTHS
INTENSIVE CROSS EXAMINATION.
THEY WOULD HAVE
DEMANDED CONCLUSIVE PROOF.
AFTER ALL, SHE'S
YOUR POSSIBLE HEIRESS.
BUT SHE GAVE ME PROOF.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK FOR IT.
SHE WAS SENSITIVE
ENOUGH TO VOLUNTEER IT.
AND THE PROOF WAS CONCLUSIVE?
COME NOW, MR. PALADIN!
WOULD SHE BE HERE OTHERWISE?
SHE NOT ONLY HAS EVERY
DETAIL OF MICHAEL'S LIFE,
SHE HAS THEIR MARRIAGE LICENSE.
OH, YOU LOOK LOVELY, MY DEAR.
THERE'S SOMEONE HERE
I WANT YOU TO MEET.
KATHARINE, THIS IS MR. PALADIN.
MR. PALADIN, MY SON'S WIFE.
HOW DO YOU DO?
DELIGHTED TO MEET YOU.
DAD TOLD ME YOU
WERE OFF IN THE WILDS,
TRACKING ME DOWN. I WAS INDEED.
IF I'D ONLY WRITTEN.
BUT THE NEWS OF MIKE'S
DEATH SHOCKED ME SO.
I WASN'T MYSELF FOR A LONG TIME.
AND OF COURSE, I WASN'T
SURE OF MY RECEPTION.
I'M VERY HAPPY FOR BOTH OF YOU.
IN CELEBRATION...
I'D LIKE TO PLAN A DINNER
FOR YOU AT MY HOTEL.
I THINK THE CARLTON HAS
THE FINEST CHEF IN THE CITY.
THAT IS MOST KIND
OF YOU, MR. PALADIN.
IT'S SETTLED THEN.
TOMORROW NIGHT AT EIGHT?
YES.
OH, ONE MORE THING.
DID YOUR HUSBAND
HAVE A FAVORITE WINE?
CHABLIS IN WHITE WINES.
CHATEAU LAFITTE IN BORDEAUXES.
AND OF COURSE, HE
ALWAYS LOVED CHAMPAGNE.
DRY.
DRY.
WONDERFUL DINNER, MR. PALADIN.
THE CHEF IS A MOST TALENTED MAN.
THANK YOU, I'M CERTAINLY
HAPPY YOU ENJOYED IT.
NO, REALLY. I DON'T
BELIEVE I SHOULD.
I'M HALF-GIDDY NOW.
WELL, YOU WON'T HAVE TO DRINK.
I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE
A TOAST. GENTLEMEN...
HERE'S TO A YOUNG LADY
WHO LEFT HER NATIVE LAND
A VERY SHORT TIME
AGO. TWO YEARS AGO.
AND IN LEAVING HER NATIVE LAND,
SHE LEFT HER MOTHER AND FATHER.
MY PARENTS DIED
WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
THIS YOUNG LADY, WHO LIVED
IN AN EAST END ORPHANAGE...
MR. PALADIN, I LIVED WITH
MY AUNT ON MOUNT STREET.
THAT'S IN THE WEST
END, NEAR PICCADILLY.
YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF IT.
ON THE CONTRARY, I
KNOW IT QUITE WELL.
I NEVER THOUGHT
OF YOU AS A TOURIST.
I'M NOT A TOURIST.
BUT I DO TRAVEL.
IF I MAY BE PERMITTED TO
GO AHEAD WITH MY TOAST,
THIS YOUNG LADY FOLLOWED
THE MAN OF HER CHOICE.
AND IN A DUSTY BORDER
TOWN, IN AN OLD ADOBE CHURCH,
THEY WERE MARRIED.
NONE OF THE NICETIES
OF THE NEWLY MARRIED
STATE WERE HERS.
INSTEAD, SHE... WE
WERE GOING TO EUROPE.
ON A DELAYED HONEYMOON.
HE SO MUCH WANTED TO SEE PARIS.
AFTER PARIS, WE
WERE GOING TO NICE.
BY CARRIAGE. MIKE HATED TRAINS.
AND SO HE DID.
A CAVALRYMAN NEVER
TRUSTED ANYTHING BUT A HORSE.
I DRINK TO THE CAVALRY.
TO THE CAVALRY.
SPEAKING OF THE CAVALRY,
DID YOUR HUSBAND TELL YOU
ABOUT HIS COMMANDING OFFICER?
YES, MAJOR BLAISDELL,
I BELIEVE HIS NAME WAS.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TWO GO TO HIM
FOR PERMISSION TO BE MARRIED?
MAJOR BLAISDELL WAS A
RATHER DIFFICULT PERSON.
MIKE FELT HE MIGHT
REFUSE THE REQUEST,
SO WE KEPT IT SECRET.
OH, I SEE.
AND BECAUSE MAJOR BLAISDELL
DIDN'T KNOW, YOU COULDN'T
GO TO HIM AFTER MIKE'S DEATH
FOR HIS PERSONAL BELONGINGS,
INCLUDING THE WATCH
YOU GAVE HIM. THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S VERY INTERESTING,
YOU COME FROM MOUNT STREET?
THAT'S VERY NEAR HYDE PARK
AND THE GREAT EXPOSITION.
YES.
YOU CERTAINLY MUST
HAVE ENJOYED THAT.
ALTHOUGH YOU WERE
QUITE YOUNG AT THE TIME.
HOW OLD WERE YOU?
I WAS SIXTEEN, I THINK.
MY DEAR, YOU ARE CHARMING.
BUT YOU'RE A LIAR.
YOU ABUSE YOUR
PRIVILEGE, MR. PALADIN!
THE GREAT EXPOSITION
WAS HELD IN 1851.
THIS YOUNG LADY
WASN'T EVEN BORN THEN.
THE CHURCH IN THE BORDER TOWN
IS WOOD, NOT ADOBE.
AND YOU NEVER GAVE
MICHAEL WESTROPE A WATCH.
THE ONLY WATCH HE
HAD, HIS FATHER GAVE HIM.
MR. WESTROPE...
YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IS A FRAUD.
SHE NEVER KNEW YOUR
SON. THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
I HAVE THEIR MARRIAGE LICENSE.
I KNOW PRINTERS WHO COULD
PRODUCE A LICENSE SHOWING
I WAS WED TO QUEEN VICTORIA.
BUT KATHARINE HAS OTHER PROOF.
SHE KNOWS THINGS THAT NO
ONE COULD HAVE TOLD HER,
EXCEPT MICHAEL.
EXCEPT MICHAEL.
EXCEPT MICHAEL OR THE MAN
WHO WAS RAISED WITH HIM...
AS A BROTHER. HE'S INSANE.
OF COURSE.
WHY SHOULD GORDON
TELL KATHARINE ANYTHING?
HE'S LOSING A FORTUNE
IF SHE'S MY HEIRESS.
HE'S TRYING TO PALM HER
OFF AS YOUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
ARE YOU GOING TO LISTEN
TO MORE OF THESE RAVINGS?
PERHAPS YOU CAN TELL
US WHO WROTE THIS LETTER.
IT OFFERS $1,000 FOR THE DEATH
OF MRS. MICHAEL WESTROPE.
KATHARINE, MURDER IS
A VERY SERIOUS CRIME.
CARRIES A LONG JAIL SENTENCE.
THIS LETTER IS IN A
WOMAN'S HANDWRITING.
WOULD YOU CARE TO SHOW
US YOUR HANDWRITING?
GORDON MADE ME
WRITE THIS LETTER.
HE PLANNED THE WHOLE
THING JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER
YOU PRESS CHARGES.
JUST GET THEM OUT OF MY SIGHT.
PLEASE, GET THEM
OUT OF MY SIGHT.
MISS.
I'M VERY SORRY TO
HAVE DONE THIS TO YOU.
I'M SORRY YOU WERE RIGHT.
NOW I HAVE NOTHING.
EXCUSE ME.
ISABEL.
MR. WESTROPE, I'D LIKE
YOU TO MEET MICHAEL'S WIFE.
HER NAME IS ISABEL.
ISABEL.
NOW YOU'RE A LONELY MAN,
AND YOU'RE TOO
ANXIOUS TO BELIEVE.
THIS TIME WE DON'T WANT
YOU TO BELIEVE ANYTHING,
UNTIL IT'S BEEN PROVEN.
MR. WESTROPE, WE DON'T
HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT TONIGHT.
BUT TOMORROW WE'LL HAVE
A LONG CHAT ABOUT MICHAEL.
WELL, THIS IS AN
UNEXPECTED PLEASURE.
MR. PALADIN, I
ONLY HAVE A MINUTE.
BUT I COULDN'T LEAVE WITHOUT
SAYING GOODBYE AND THANK YOU.
GOODBYE? IS ANYTHING WRONG?
OH NO, EVERYTHING IS FINE.
MR. WESTROPE'S A WONDERFUL MAN.
SO MUCH LIKE MICHAEL.
WE'RE GOING ON A TRIP TOGETHER.
WHERE? OUR FIRST STOP
IS GOING TO BE ENGLAND.
I'M GOING TO SHOW HIM LONDON
AND ALL THE PLACES
WHERE I GREW UP.
I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE
A WONDERFUL TRIP.
I'M SURE WE WILL.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS BOOK.
SOMEHOW, I WANT
YOU NOT TO FORGET ME.
ISABEL...
THIS IS A FIRST EDITION OF
DRYDEN'S "ALL FOR LOVE."
YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE ME
THIS, IT'S VERY VALUABLE.
I KNOW, BUT I WANT
YOU TO HAVE IT.
IT'S BEEN IN MY
FAMILY FOR YEARS.
"HAIRS LIKE STRAW,
FROM THE SURFACE BOW."
"HE WHO WOULD SEARCH FOR
PEARLS, MUST DIVE BELOW."
THE PROLOGUE.
DRYDEN WAS A VERY WISE MAN.
SO ARE YOU, MR. PALADIN.
GOODBYE. GOODBYE.