Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 6, Episode 18 - Committed - full transcript

Woman: Q.

X.

PINK.

BIRD.

N.

PA.

SAIGON.

WAR.

AIR.

WINDOW.

Man: DR. CARRICK,



IS SHE...

MR. DAWSON,

GIVEN A LITTLE MORE TIME,

YOUR WIFE WILL BECOME
TOTALLY

AND INCURABLY PSYCHOTIC.

YOU'RE SURE INCURABLE?

YOU CAN SEE
THE RESULTS YOURSELF.

THE DRUG HAS REDUCED
HER LIFE TO A SERIES

OF DISENGAGED IMAGES.

SHE LIVES IN A COMPLETE
DREAMWORLD.

I'M CONCERNED WITH WHAT SHOWS
AT 3 P.M. TOMORROW

WHEN SHE'S BROUGHT TO
COURT TO TESTIFY.

I PROMISE YOU THAT SHE
WILL BE INCOMPETENT.

A COMPLETE VEGETABLE.



HI.

MY NEPHEW LEFT HIS
LUNCHBOX HERE YESTERDAY.

HAVE YOU SEEN IT?

MAYBE.
WHAT COLOR WAS IT?

TAN WITH A STAGECOACH
AND SOME HORSES ON THE LID.

Man: GOOD MORNING, MR. PHELPS.

HARVE HARRISON
IS THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

OF THIS STATE AND THE PUPPET OF
UNDERWORLD BOSS LEON CHANDLER,

NOW ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.

CHANDLER'S ALIBI
HAS BEEN PROVIDED

BY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

THE CHIEF WITNESS AGAINST
CHANDLER IS THIS WOMAN,

NORA DAWSON, WHO IS
IN A STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL

WHERE SHE IS BEING
SYSTEMATICALLY DRIVEN INSANE

IN ORDER TO DESTROY
HER CREDIBILITY AS A WITNESS.

CONVENTIONAL ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES HAVE BEEN

UNABLE TO WIN NORA DAWSON'S
RELEASE ON LEGAL GROUNDS.

YOUR MISSION, JIM,
IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCEPT IT,

IS TO DELIVER HER IN COURT IN
A MENTALLY COMPETENT CONDITION

IN TIME TO TESTIFY
AGAINST CHANDLER TOMORROW.

THIS TAPE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT
IN FIVE SECONDS.

GOOD LUCK, JIM.

[ HISSING ]

Jim: DYER BAY MENTAL HOSPITAL --

WHEN THE LEGISLATURE VOTED MONEY
FOR A NEW STATE MENTAL FACILITY,

HARRISON AND HIS BUREAUCRATIC
FRIENDS FUNNELED THAT MONEY

INTO PORK BARREL,
SEWAGE PROJECTS,

AND OTHER THINGS
CONTRACTED TO CHANDLER.

ALL THAT HAPPENED AT DYER
WAS A RENOVATION.

LOOKS MORE LIKE
A PRISON TO ME, JIM.

THAT'S WHAT IT ONCE WAS, WILLY.

IT PRESENTS US WITH THE SAME
SET OF PROBLEMS AS A PRISON --

TIGHT SECURITY.

THERE'S A SO-CALLED
MEDICAL STAFF AND SECURITY FORCE

INFILTRATED WITH CHANDLER'S MEN.

THEY CARRY GUNS.
THEY DON'T MIND USING THEM.

WHY CAN'T NORA
BE RELEASED?

I THINK WE'D BETTER LET
MR. WILSON ANSWER THAT.

HE'S PROSECUTING THE CASE
FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

THE DIFFICULTY IS NORA'S
HUSBAND, JOHN DAWSON.

HE OWES HIS CAREER
TO HARRISON,

AND IT WAS HARRISON'S ORDERS
THAT NORA WAS COMMITTED.

WHEN MY OFFICE
TRIED TO GET HER RELEASED

SO SHE COULD TESTIFY
AGAINST CHANDLER,

DAWSON REFUSED.

HE CLAIMED IT WOULD
JEOPARDIZE HER SANITY.

WE'LL BE WORKING WITH
MR. WILSON'S OFFICE ALL THE WAY.

THIS WILL WORK
IN THREE SECONDS, JIM.

IT WILL PRODUCE
SYMPTOMS OF A CORONARY,

BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY.

HAVE YOU GOT
THE BOAT, WILLY?

IT'S AT A PIER THREE MILES
FROM DYER BAY.

GOOD. NOW THIS --
DR. WALTER CARRICK.

COULDN'T GET A LICENSE
IN ANY OTHER STATE.

HARRISON APPOINTED HIM
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT DYER.

AND HE'S HANDLING
NORA'S TREATMENT?

YES.

HOW DO WE
HANDLE THAT, BARNEY?

BEST INDICATIONS ARE THAT
CARRICK IS BREAKING HER DOWN

UNDER A DERIVATIVE
OF METHYLAMPHETAMINE,

WHICH CANNOT BE TRACED.

THAT'S OUR ANTIDOTE.

MM-HMM...ALL RIGHT.

MAUDE BROPHY, SELF-STYLED
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST.

HER PAST INCLUDES CONVICTIONS
FOR CRIMINAL MALPRACTICE.

DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
SHE'S GOOD AT WHAT SHE DOES.

CASEY'S FIRST JOB WILL BE
TO SEE THAT BROPHY HAS REASON

TO PUT HER IN ISOLATION.

WELL, MR. HAYES,

THE REPORT FROM
THE REFERRING PHYSICIAN

ON YOUR NIECE'S CONDITION
SEEMS TO BE VERY FULL

AND VERY DETAILED.

THEN YOU AGREE
SHE NEEDS HELP?

IT ALL DEPENDS
ON HER EVALUATION, SIR.

THE DOCTOR'S REPORT
IS PLAIN ENOUGH. IT'S THERE!

WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR OWN
EVALUATION, MR. HAYES.

DR. CARRICK, PLEASE,
MY NIECE NEEDS HELP.

AFTER HER FATHER DIED,
LEAVING HER ALONE,

SHE BECAME MORE AND MORE
AND MORE DEPENDENT ON ME,

FIRST AS A CHILD,
BUT NOW AS AN ADULT.

DOCTOR, YOU'VE GOT
TO TAKE HER NOW!

SEND MR. HAYES' NIECE IN.

SUSAN, DEAR,
THIS IS DR. CARRICK.

HELLO, SUSAN.
SIT DOWN HERE.

UM...ARE YOU GOING
TO KEEP ME HERE?

NOT UNLESS WE THINK
IT'S BEST FOR YOU.

YOUR UNCLE
SEEMS TO THINK SO.

MY...MY UNCLES HATES ME.

NOW, WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

WELL...HE BROUGHT ME
HERE, DIDN'T HE?

BECAUSE HE CARES FOR YOU.

BUT I'M NOT SICK.

YES, BUT WOULDN'T
YOU LIKE TO BE

A LITTLE HAPPIER
THAN YOU ARE?

ALL OF US WOULD LIKE THAT,
NOW, WOULDN'T WE?

I'D LIKE MY UNCLE
NOT TO HATE ME.

THOSE GIRLS HATE ME,
ALL OF THEM, THEY HATE ME,

BUT HE BRINGS THEM
TO THE STUDIO ANYWAY.

I'M A COMMERCIAL
PHOTOGRAPHER --

HIGH-FASHION, COSMETICS,
MAGAZINE LAYOUTS --

GIRLS! GIRLS!

NOTHING BUT GIRLS
IN AND OUT OF HIS STUDIO!

ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT!

NOW, SUSAN --

HE THINKS I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOES
ON IN HIS STUDIO

AFTER HOURS AND ON
THE WEEKENDS, BUT I DO.

I KNOW
WHAT THAT GREAT, BIG,

GOOD-LOOKING UNCLE OF MINE
IS DOING.

DON'T YOU THINK I DON'T.

HE'S, UM, PHOTOGRAPHING
THEM, ISN'T HE?

ISN'T HE?!

ISN'T HE?!

WELL, HE HAS HIS WORK
TO DO, MY DEAR.

WELL...I WANT HIM
TO BE INTERESTED IN ME...

NOT THEM.

Come over here
and sit down.

It's going to be
all right.

MISS BROPHY, PLEASE.

MISS BROPHY,
THIS IS MR. HAYES.

MR. HAYES.

HIS NIECE WILL BE WITH US
FOR A WHILE.

WOULD YOU PREPARE HER
FOR AN EVALUATION?

YES.

SUSAN,
THIS IS MAUDE BROPHY.

SHE WILL BE
YOUR FRIEND.

COME ALONG, DEAR.

SUSAN --
[ GASPS ]

COME. COME, MY DEAR.
COME ALONG.

WE WILL DO
THE EVALUATION ON HER.

YOU'LL KEEP HER?

IT ALL DEPENDS UPON
THE RESULTS OF THE TEST.

BUT YOU'LL DO IT NOW?
PLEASE. I'LL WAIT.

MR. HAYES,
BETTER CALM DOWN.

YOU'LL HAVE
A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT
AND WALK ALONG THE BAY

FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO
AND THEN COME BACK?

BUT YOU WILL DO
THE EVALUATION NOW.

WITHIN THE HOUR, SIR,
WITHIN THE HOUR.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

I DON'T LIKE BEING
SUMMONED THIS WAY, LEON.

AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
OF THE STATE --

I'M OUT ON BAIL
ON A MURDER RAP!

THE TRIAL IS TODAY,
REMEMBER?!

WHY DIDN'T YOU
CALL ME LAST NIGHT?

THERE WAS NOTHING
TO PHONE ABOUT.

EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL.

SHE'S IN
EXACTLY THE CONDITION

THAT DR. CARRICK
PREDICTED.

THE IMPORTANT THING

IS WHAT SHE WILL LOOK
LIKE IN COURT TODAY.

DO YOU THINK I'D RISK
PERJURING MYSELF THIS WAY

IF I THOUGHT SHE
WOULD BE BELIEVED?

I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE
OF NORA DAWSON MY WAY.

KILL HER?!

WELL, WHY NOT?

HER TESTIMONY
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY

PLACED ME AT THE SCENE.

SHE SAID I DID NOTHING,
TRIED TO COVER IT UP.

I CAN'T LET THAT STAND!

I'VE GOT TO SHOW

THAT SHE'S COMPLETELY
OUT OF HER MIND.

YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT YOUR RE-ELECTION.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY NECK!

THERE'S, UH...

THERE'S NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.

SHE'S ALREADY
MENTALLY DESTROYED.

AND THAT'S YOUR
EXPERT OPINION?!

ASK CARRICK OR BROPHY
OR HER HUSBAND.

HE WAS WITH ME YESTERDAY.

I'D LIKE
TO SEE HER HUSBAND.

HAVE HIM COME IN.

ALL RIGHT.

HARVE.

BETTER HAVE HIM COME
TO MY WAREHOUSE

ON 10th STREET IN AN HOUR.

VERNON, GET ME
THE MEDICAL SUPPLY ROOM

AT DYER HOSPITAL.

[ RINGS ]

MEDICAL SUPPLY. LUSK.

I HAVE AN ERRAND FOR YOU.

YES, SIR?

NOW.

BE RIGHT THERE.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M JOHN DAWSON.

OH, MR. DAWSON.
MR. CHANDLER'S BACK HERE.

HE TOLD ME
TO TAKE YOU TO HIM.

OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.

[ BEEPING ]

I REMEMBER OUR HOUSE
IN THE COUNTRY BEST OF ALL.

BLUEBELLS AND DAFFODILS
GROWING WILD IN THE SPRING.

AND HE USED TO TAKE ME
FOR WALKS THERE.

THE GRASS...

SO TALL...SOFT...GREEN.

HE USED TO HOLD MY HAND.

SO PRETTY...

AND WAS HIS WIFE
THERE, DEAR?

WHO?

HIS WIFE, SUSAN.
YOUR AUNT, MRS. HAYES.

SHE HATES ME.

WHY DO SAY THAT, SUSAN?

[ GIGGLING ]

BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS LOVED ME
BETTER THAN HER!

YOU COULD SEE THAT.

YOU COULD SEE THAT
IN HIS EYES --

THE WAY HE LOOKED AT ME.
YOU COULD SEE, COULDN'T YOU?

YOUR ORDER'S FILLED, SIR.

GOOD.
ANY COMPLICATIONS?

NO.

IT'S OUTBOUND NOW.

THAT'S FINE.

COME INTO THE OFFICE.
I HAVE ANOTHER JOB FOR YOU.

SURE.

JIM?

YES, WILLY?

WE'RE APPROACHING THE HOSPITAL.
BE THERE IN FIVE MINUTES.

UM...IS IT A BUTTERFLY?

Brophy: YOU TELL ME.

YES, IT'S A BUTTERFLY.

AND -- AND IT'S,
IT'S FLYING --

NO, IT'S, UM...
IT'S RESTING...

UH...WITH ITS WINGS
OUT WIDE.

AND, UM...IT HAS...

TWO...WHITE SPOTS...
ON ITS WINGS, AND...

HELLO, MOTORBOAT G2845.

THIS IS
MOTORBOAT G2845.

GO AHEAD.

THESE ARE
STATE HOSPITAL WATERS.

YOU'RE IN
A RESTRICTED AREA.

WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO,

GET OUT AND PUSH IT?

I'VE GOT
AN ENGINE BREAKDOWN HERE.

ALL RIGHT,
THEN GET IT FIXED

AND GET OUT OF THERE.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

IT'S -- IT'S A MASK.

IT'S THE MASK.

IT'S THAT MASK
MY UNCLE WORE.

WHEN HE CAME TO MY -- MY
BIRTHDAY PARTY WHEN I WAS 13.

I -- I INVITED HIM...

AND HE SAID HE WOULD COME.

AND HE'D SIT
RIGHT NEXT TO ME.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
MY UNCLE DID?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE DID?

HE BROUGHT A GIRL!

OH.

DID I SAY A BUTTERFLY?
[ LAUGHS ]

NO, IT'S A --
IT'S A BAT.

IT'S A DEVIL BAT.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

HEY, TOWER!

THANKS A LOT
FOR THE HOSPITALITY!

DON'T COME BACK.

NOW, SUSAN DEAR,

I THINK WE'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.

WE HAVE A VERY NICE,
COMFORTABLE ROOM

THAT YOU WILL SHARE

WITH SIX
OTHER YOUNG LADIES.

THEY'RE VERY NICE,

VERY WELL-BEHAVED
YOUNG LADIES.

I THINK THAT YOUR UNCLE

IS GOING
TO BE VERY PLEASED

THAT WE HAVE FOUND SUCH
A NICE PLACE FOR YOU.

I'M GOING TO TELL HIM
RIGHT AWAY.

SUSAN,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

STOP IT!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

DON'T COME NEAR ME!
I'LL CUT YOUR HEART OUT!

GUARDS! GUARDS!

NO, DON'T YOU
COME NEAR ME!

NO!! DON'T! DON'T!

NO, YOU CAN'T TAKE HIM!
HE'S MINE!

NO-HO-HO!

GET HER TO ISOLATION!

NO!

OH, MISS BROPHY,

I THINK DR. CARRICK
FORGOT ABOUT ME.

HOW ABOUT
THE EVALUATION?

OH, MR. HAYES.

YES, I'M SORRY
YOU HAD TO WAIT.

PLEASE SIT DOWN.

YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP HER.

YOU WILL KEEP HER,
WON'T YOU?

MR. HAYES, I AM AFRAID
THAT YOUR NIECE

IS SERIOUSLY PSYCHOTIC.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

DURING THE EVALUATION,

SHE BECAME
UNCONTROLLABLY MANIC.

UNCONTROLLABLE?

SHE'S RESTING
COMFORTABLY NOW, HOWEVER,

IN ISOLATION.

I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOME
KIND OF NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

MR. HAYES,
LET'S FACE IT --

YOUR NIECE
IS SERIOUSLY ILL.

MY NIECE IN--

[ MOANING ]

AAGGHH!

OOH! OOH!

GUARD.
NURSE, CALL DR. CARRICK.

NO SIGN OF A CORONARY --

PROBABLY DUE TO ANXIETY
OVER HIS NIECE.

LET HIM SLEEP.

WE'LL DO OUR TESTS
LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

BARNEY?

JIM.

I'M A FEW FEET
FROM THE BOILER ROOM.

I'M INSIDE.
CASEY'S IN ISOLATION.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

MISS BROPHY, I'VE BEEN
GOING OVER HER CHARTS.

WE MUST
DOUBLE THE DOSAGE.

MAKE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN
THAT SHE DOES NOTHING

BUT BABBLE INCOHERENTLY
IN COURT THIS AFTERNOON.

VERY WELL, DOCTOR.

[ Weakly ]
Flo-flower...

dog...fruit...

PREPARE HER,

AND I'LL BE WITH YOU
VERY SHORTLY.

[ RATTLING ]

[ Weakly ]
Instrument...wall...

couch...doll...

book...song...

low...

love...

LOVE!

LOVE!!!

[ Weakly ] Love...

love...

I WANT A BLOOD SAMPLE
AND A FINAL EEG.

YEAH, GOOD.

YOU'LL BE LEAVING FOR COURT
IN HALF AN HOUR.

I'LL TAKE HER BACK.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

PUT HER IN THE CELL.

SHE'S IN AN ISOLATION CELL
AT YOUR PLACE.

NORA DAWSON.
YES, I'VE SEEN HER.

I WANT HER HIT
BEFORE 2:00 P.M.

OH, KIND OF
THE "FAMILY PLAN," HUH?

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

OKAY, I CAN UNDERSTAND

WHY YOU WANT
HER OUT OF THE WAY,

BUT WHY THE CONTRACT
FOR HER HUSBAND?

HE MIGHT HAVE CRACKED.

ANOTHER BONUS?

YEAH.

WHAT WAS IT YOU
USED ON HANK LAST YEAR?

CYANIDE INTRAVENOUSLY.

THAT SHOULD DO IT.

SUICIDE.

NORA?

ME.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
YOU HOME, MRS. DAWSON.

HOME.

[ KNOCK ON GLASS ]

NORA, GET YOUR HANDS
AWAY FROM THE DOOR!

AAHH!

ALL RIGHT,
YOU'LL BE FEELING

LIKE YOUR OLD SELF
BEFORE LONG, MRS. DAWSON.

NOW, JUST STAY DOWN.

BARNEY...GO.

OKAY, JIM.

[ TICKING ]

NOW, JIM.

[ TICKING ]

[ ALARM RINGING ]

RICHIE! RICHIE!

RICHIE! YOU ASLEEP?!

PULL THAT PRESSURE DOWN!

IT'S AS LOW
AS I CAN GET IT!

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG!

THIS THING IS GOING TO
BLOW THROUGH THE ROOF!

ALL RIGHT,
SHUT DOWN NUMBER THREE.

[ RINGS ]

MAINTENANCE.

YEAH, THIS IS SMITTY.
GET A MAN OVER HERE.

WE CAN'T GET THE PRESSURE DOWN
IN BOILER NUMBER THREE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?

I DON'T KNOW!

THEN SHUT DOWN NUMBER THREE
CONTROL VALVE.

YOU THINK WE'RE IDIOTS?!
WE DID!

NOW, YOU GET OVER HERE
BEFORE WE BLOW SKY-HIGH!

ALL RIGHT,
KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON.

I'LL SEND A MAN RIGHT OVER.

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

[ HONKING ]

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

YOU BETTER GET OUT OF HERE!
IT MAY BLOW!

COME ON! COME ON!

RICHIE, COME ON!

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

[ RINGING STOPS ]

OKAY, YOU CAN
GO BACK IN NOW.

JUST A BAD SOLENOID.

[ CRYING ]

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
MRS. DAWSON.

[ CRYING ]

MRS. DAWSON.

MRS. DAWSON, MRS. DAWSON.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

HEY, TOWER.

YEAH, WHAT IS IT?

I'M FROM MAINTENANCE.

WE GOT A GAS LEAK
IN THE AREA.

ORDERS FROM CARRICK
TO EVACUATE THE TOWER.

WHAT?

A GAS LEAK.
YOU BETTER GET DOWN HERE.

OKAY, I'M COMING DOWN.

WHAT'S THE SCOOP?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE GOT A LEAK
IN HERE SOMEWHERE.

[ GROANING ]

OOH, THAT
DOUBLE INJECTION

CERTAINLY HAD ITS EFFECT,
DIDN'T IT?

YOU DON'T THINK
I'D BE FOOL ENOUGH

TO LEAVE THE KEYS
ON THIS RING, DO YOU?

THE KEY TO THAT DOOR
IS UP THERE!

COME ON! LET'S GET
BACK INTO THE CELL!

I'LL BE BACK.

WILLY,
YOU'VE GOT 30 MINUTES.

Willy:
I'M GOING IN, JIM.

EVERYTHING
WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

A FRIEND IS COMING FOR US,
AND YOU'LL BE FREE.

THERE HE IS RIGHT NOW.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

DR. CARRICK WANTS TO SEE
YOU IN THE PSYCH LAB.

HE SAYS IT'S URGENT.

URGENT?

YES, HE'S IN WARD 6.

HE'S ON HIS WAY
TO THE LAB NOW.

VERY WELL.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
MRS. DAWSON.

I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU
A LITTLE MEDICATION.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

[ BEEPING ]

MRS. DAWSON...

I'M ALL RIGHT.

HE MUST BE ONE
OF CHANDLER'S MEN.

THEY'LL BE HERE IN A MINUTE
TO TAKE YOU TO COURT.

I'LL GET HIM INTO THE CELL,
AND LET'S CLEAN UP.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DID YOU WANT
TO SEE ME ABOUT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THE MAN IN CHARGE
OF SUPPLY, LUSK,

SAID YOU WANTED TO SEE ME.

WHY, I HAVEN'T SEEN LUSK
ALL DAY.

AND NOW, GOVERNOR,
WILL YOU DESCRIBE EXACTLY

WHERE EACH PERSON WAS
WHEN THE DECEASED FELL?

WELL, SIR, UH...

WE WERE ALL SEATED
IN JOHN DAWSON'S STUDY.

IT WAS A BRIDGE GAME.

AT THIS
PARTICULAR MOMENT,

MR. CHANDLER
WAS ACROSS THE ROOM

POURING HIMSELF A DRINK.

I WAS SEATED AT THE TABLE,
MR. DAWSON AT MY RIGHT,

THE SENATOR, THE DECEASED,
WAS SEATED OPPOSITE ME

WITH HIS BACK
TOWARDS THE FIREPLACE.

AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT,
I SAID SOMETHING AMUSING.

WE ALL LAUGHED,

AND, UNFORTUNATELY,
HE, THE DECEASED,

LAUGHING,
THREW HIS WEIGHT BACK.

IT WAS ONLY A BRIDGE CHAIR.

HE FELL OVER BACKWARDS

AND STRUCK HIS HEAD
AGAINST THE ANDIRONS.

THANK YOU. YOUR WITNESS.

WITH THE COURT'S PERMISSION,
I'D LIKE TO RESERVE MY RIGHT

TO CROSS-EXAMINE
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

AT A LATER TIME.

NO OBJECTION.

STEP DOWN, GOVERNOR.

YOUR HONOR,
I WISH TO THANK

THE DEFENSE COUNSEL
FOR ALLOWING ME

TO CALL THE WITNESS,
NORA DAWSON,

BECAUSE OF HER CONDITION,
OUT OF TURN.

THE DEFENSE WOULD LIKE
TO RESERVE THE RIGHT

TO CALL AN EXPERT WITNESS
IN REBUTTAL --

DR. CARRICK --
WHO WILL TESTIFY

AS TO MRS. DAWSON'S SANITY.

MR. WILSON?

I HAVE NO OBJECTION,
YOUR HONOR.

CALL THE WITNESS.

NORA DAWSON.

NORA.

NORA, THEY'VE CALLED
YOUR NAME.

COME ON, DEAR.
GET UP.

THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.
COME ON, NOW.

YOUR HONOR,
AS YOU CAN SEE,

MRS. DAWSON IS IN
NO CONDITION TO TESTIFY!

YOUR HONOR, MRS. DAWSON
IS MY WITNESS.

SHE'S IN THE COURTROOM,

AND I'D LIKE HER
ON THE WITNESS STAND.

Judge: WILL THE WITNESS
PLEASE TAKE THE STAND?

MRS. DAWSON!

[ LAUGHING ]

It's all so funny.

All you people
looking at me.

[ BANGING GAVEL ]
ORDER! ORDER IN THE COURT!

And you...

you're the funniest
of all.

AH...I...HATE...YOU!

Judge: ORDER IN THE COURT!
BEHAVE YOURSELF!

NORA, STOP IT!

YOUR HONOR,
MRS. DAWSON IS CLEARLY

OUT OF HER MIND.

I CALL THE
COURT'S ATTENTION

TO THE DEFENSE'S
PREOCCUPATION

WITH MRS. DAWSON'S
SANITY.

MRS. DAWSON IS NOT
OUT OF HER MIND...

BECAUSE THIS
IS NOT MRS. DAWSON!

YOUR HONOR,
THAT IS RIDICULOUS.

[ CROWD GASPS ]

ORDER! ORDER!

I BEG THE COURT'S
INDULGENCE, YOUR HONOR.

PERHAPS THIS WAS
A MOST UNUSUAL APPROACH.

THE REAL NORA DAWSON ESCAPED
FROM DYER MENTAL HOSPITAL,

WHERE SHE WAS
BEING SYSTEMATICALLY

DRIVEN OUT OF HER MIND.

BAILIFF, THIS YOUNG WOMAN

WILL BE HELD
FOR FUTURE QUESTIONING.

WILL EVERYONE
KINDLY SIT DOWN?!

MR. WILSON,
WILL YOU TELL ME WHERE

THE RE NORA DAWSON IS?

GUARD.

Do something!

YOUR HONOR,
I MUST OBJECT

TO THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S METHODS

AND TO THE PRESENCE
OF A WITNESS

WHO IS
OBVIOUSLY UNSTABLE.

YOUR HONOR, THE DEFENSE
HAS ALREADY OPENED

THE ISSUE OF MRS. DAWSON'S
INSTABILITY,

AND I THINK THAT ISSUE
IS VERY CRITICAL.

THE DEFENDANT HAS
DR. CARRICK PRESENT

AS HIS OWN
EXPERT WITNESS.

MRS. DAWSON, WILL YOU
TAKE THE STAND?

Bailiff:
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR

THAT THE TESTIMONY WHICH
YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE

IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH,
AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?

I DO.
PLEASE BE SEATED.

MRS. DAWSON, WOULD YOU
PLEASE TELL THE COURT

WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
IN YOUR HOUSE

ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION?

I HEARD A TERRIBLE
ARGUMENT IN THE STUDY

ABOUT FRANCHISES.

I LOOKED IN
JUST AS LEON CHANDLER

KILLED HIM
WITH A FIREPLACE POKER.

[ CROWD GASPS ]

GOVERNOR HARRISON
SAW IT ALL.