How's that for a title? Lawyer Raymond Burr (seeming very much like Perry Mason) brilliantly defends Angela Lansbury, who seems certain to be found guilty of murdering her husband, who was Burr's best friend!
Year: 1956
Usage: Public Domain
Year: 1956
Usage: Public Domain
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00:08:33Yes, Mr. Carlson.
00:08:57Did you have a rough day in court?
00:09:00I had the roughest day of my life, Myron.
00:09:03What was it, Craig?
00:09:06I...
00:09:10Perhaps you ought to go home.
00:09:12I'm not going to be very good company.
00:09:14Something's wrong. I've got a right to know.
00:09:18I saw Joe today.
00:09:22I told him about us.
00:09:25Oh.
00:09:27What did he say?
00:09:30That's what's so wrong, Myron.
00:09:33He didn't get angry.
00:09:36He just said give him a couple of days to think it over.
00:09:44I guess I helped him die a little today.
00:09:48I know I did.
00:09:51Oh, darling.
00:09:53Do you believe that when we first met, we tried to fall in love?
00:09:57Why, no. Certainly not.
00:09:59Haven't we respected my marriage?
00:10:01We tried to walk away.
00:10:03We did everything we could not to let it happen.
00:10:08That doesn't make today any easier.
00:10:10I never wanted to hurt Joe.
00:10:12I didn't think I could possibly fall in love with anyone else.
00:10:16But I have.
00:10:18Craig, darling.
00:10:20I'm not ashamed of my feelings for you.
00:10:23I'm not afraid of the world knowing the truth.
00:10:27I don't believe what we have is wrong.
00:10:30Don't spoil it, Craig.
00:10:51I just dropped by to tell you I missed a swell wedding, Joe.
00:10:54Faye was a real pretty bride.
00:10:56Funny thing, you were there the night she was born.
00:10:59I kind of hoped you'd be there tonight when I gave her away.
00:11:02Oh, I had a million things to do, Lou.
00:11:04I just hoped the kids would be happy.
00:11:06Oh, they're a cinch.
00:11:08You never saw two people better suited for each other.
00:11:11Top's even mom and me.
00:11:13I know, but sometimes even the best things have a way of going sour.
00:11:17Joe, what's wrong?
00:11:19What makes you think there's something wrong?
00:11:21You can't fool me.
00:11:23Just the other day when I was in here with a thief about the branch store.
00:11:27You hardly even listened to me.
00:11:29You looked like you were a thousand miles away.
00:11:31Ever since then, you've been moping around like...
00:11:34Like something was bothering you bad.
00:11:40You know, Lou...
00:11:42Doing the right thing isn't the easiest thing in the world.
00:11:46You've got to look deep inside of you.
00:11:49Be real honest with yourself.
00:11:52Well, for the past few days, that's just what I've been doing.
00:11:56Looking down deep inside of me.
00:11:59Looking for the right answer, and I finally found it.
00:12:03Sounds like an important decision.
00:12:05It is.
00:12:07And a tough one, too.
00:12:09It'll probably change my whole life.
00:12:11Myra's two.
00:12:12Something wrong between you and Myra.
00:12:15Well...
00:12:17I don't think anything could be worse.
00:12:19Joe, believe me, every married couple has their ups and downs.
00:12:23Even Mom and me have had some bad moments.
00:12:26But honest, if you just have patience, everything usually works out fine.
00:12:31Sometimes, Lou.
00:12:33Sometimes.
00:12:35Look, do me a favor.
00:12:37Will you mail us on your way home?
00:12:38Yeah, sure thing.
00:12:52Hello, Myra.
00:12:54Just wanted to make sure you were home.
00:12:57I'm going to be home early.
00:12:58I've been thinking about something I want to talk to you about.
00:13:01I'll be there in about 15 or 20 minutes.
00:13:03Just remember, Joe, everything usually works out.
00:13:08Quit living in a dream world, Lou.
00:13:33Yeah, gee.
00:13:34See you, Steve?
00:13:35Well, poor husband.
00:13:36You didn't have to die alone.
00:13:37Then, the day of life was made right.
00:13:38Without alest of rubbish.
00:13:39Noavezãbong.
00:13:40Noavezhãbong.
00:13:42Who did not hurt him?
00:13:43In a realm of rubbish at home where he was.
00:13:44Yaaah.
00:13:46Well, as promised.
00:13:47Come on, Lou?
00:13:51Give me some grain goods.
00:13:53Little Muslim ingred aman bone...
00:13:56Well, own um.
00:13:58Let's go.
00:14:28Let's go.
00:14:29Let's go.
00:14:30Let's go.
00:14:31Let's go.
00:14:32Let's go.
00:14:33Let's go.
00:14:34Let's go.
00:14:35Lieutenant?
00:14:36There's a body in there?
00:14:37That's right.
00:14:38Ready for a stake over?
00:14:39Sure.
00:14:40Chalk him off.
00:14:41Dust the place good.
00:14:42And McMillan's already photographed most of the room.
00:14:44What does it look like, Lieutenant?
00:14:45According to the lady, we got a breeze.
00:14:47She said she shot her husband in self-defense.
00:14:49How come everybody always shoots everybody else in self-defense?
00:14:58Now, Mrs. Lees, I, uh, I think we got everything pretty well straightened out.
00:15:08Would you mind going over that first part for me just once more?
00:15:11Well, I, I was sitting in bed reading when Joe came in.
00:15:17He was wet.
00:15:19He looked furious.
00:15:21I, I couldn't imagine what was wrong.
00:15:25He just walked over and pulled me out of bed as if he was drunk or crazy or something.
00:15:32Threw me against the dresser.
00:15:34Said he was gonna kill me.
00:15:37He started for me again.
00:15:40Then I opened the drawer and took out the gun and shot him.
00:15:44He just stood there and looked at me.
00:15:49Then he fell.
00:15:51It was terrible.
00:15:54It's gonna be all right. You just rest there for a minute.
00:15:59All right, let's get off the phone. You know this place is off limits until the lab is through with it.
00:16:04We dressed before you, Lieutenant.
00:16:06Right.
00:16:07And, Ellen, I want those papers drawn up first thing in the morning.
00:16:10No, I'll be there before you. I'm going directly to the office and police headquarters.
00:16:14Sergeant, I want this section of the room covered from A to Z.
00:16:18Several shots of that night stand and this dresser here.
00:16:20Get in close. You know the kind of stuff I want.
00:16:22Well, cover the place right here.
00:16:24Planning on a big day in court?
00:16:26The guy's dead. That makes it a big day in court.
00:16:28Any reason to doubt it was self-defense?
00:16:31We'll have to hold her on suspicion of murder.
00:16:34Then it's up to you legal eagles to pick her apart.
00:16:37Oh, incidentally, if you want to talk to your client, have at it.
00:16:40Because I'm taking her downtown in about two minutes.
00:16:43I don't understand it. I don't understand it at all.
00:17:01What don't you understand?
00:17:03The police. All these questions. Those men in there taking pictures. Fingerprints.
00:17:09I'm afraid, Craig.
00:17:12Just routine, Myra.
00:17:18Nothing to be alarmed about.
00:17:20But Lieutenant Bradley's questions haven't been routine.
00:17:26They don't believe me, do they? Tell me the truth.
00:17:30Lieutenant Bradley plans to hold you on suspicion of murder.
00:17:37What am I going to do?
00:17:39How can I make them believe me?
00:17:41That'll be my job, darling.
00:17:43Why did he try to kill me?
00:17:47Why couldn't he understand?
00:17:49Myra.
00:17:58I loved Joe as much as anyone could.
00:18:01And I thought I knew him.
00:18:05But Joe's actions weren't caused by sudden anger.
00:18:09He had several days to think about what he was going to do.
00:18:14Had he been successful, it would have been premeditated murder.
00:18:17I'm afraid, Craig.
00:18:21Don't be.
00:18:26I know it's going to be difficult for you.
00:18:29Just remember...
00:18:31I love you.
00:18:38Of course I meant it. I still mean it.
00:18:41Moonlight was invented just for you.
00:18:43City desk.
00:18:49Frank, here's your lead line.
00:18:51District attorney asked for Myra Leeds' life.
00:18:53He says it'll prove she killed Joe Leeds in cold blood.
00:18:56I think we'd get a new twist to the story if we quoted Carlson.
00:18:59It claims it was an attack of violence, carefully staged and executed.
00:19:03I tell you, no other woman could interest me anymore.
00:19:05Yeah, it's going to be a beaut.
00:19:07This gal's good copy.
00:19:09If Willis was bugging anybody besides Carlson, I think this Leeds woman wouldn't have a prayer.
00:19:13Courts back in session.
00:19:14I'll call rewrite in time for the three-star edition.
00:19:17Right.
00:19:18Oh, that was just the guys.
00:19:22Yeah, of course, back in session again.
00:19:25No, I don't have to be in there.
00:19:27You can't take pictures in the courtroom.
00:19:29You were the first officer to report at the scene of the murder.
00:19:30Yes, sir.
00:19:31My partner and I were cruising that area when we got the call.
00:19:35Will you please tell the jury exactly what you found?
00:19:38Well, Mrs. Leeds and Mr. Carlson were there when we arrived.
00:19:42Mr. Carlson said Mrs. Leeds had called him, and as soon as he got there, he called the police.
00:19:46Were there signs of struggle?
00:19:48No, sir.
00:19:50Mrs. Leeds wasn't marked or bruised in any way?
00:19:53Not that I could tell.
00:19:55Did you see that?
00:19:56Did you see anything about her clothing or her person or anything at all that indicated that there had been a struggle?
00:20:04No, sir.
00:20:07That's all.
00:20:09Mr. Carlson?
00:20:11No questions.
00:20:13Sergeant Hill, you are connected with the crime lab.
00:20:15That's right.
00:20:17And did you note that it was raining the night of the murder?
00:20:19Yes, sir.
00:20:20Would you please tell the court how that affected your findings?
00:20:23May I have that picture, please?
00:20:31This dark spot was one of the first things we checked out, since water probably came from Joe Lee's clothing.
00:20:37From the way we can piece it together, he stood right there and didn't make a move until he fell from the shot.
00:20:45In other words, your deduction is that there could not have been a struggle.
00:20:48I object.
00:20:50This question calls for a conclusion of the witness.
00:20:54Sustained.
00:20:59Did you find any water spots any place else in the room?
00:21:02No, sir.
00:21:16Sergeant Hill, what makes you so certain Joe Lee did not move closer to Mrs. Lee's than the area of the water stay?
00:21:22To wet a wool rug through that way would require quite a concentration of water.
00:21:28That means the victim would have to stand the spell.
00:21:31But Mrs. Lee said that he came right in and over to her.
00:21:34Just answer the question, Sergeant.
00:21:36The prosecuting attorney is well able to argue his case.
00:21:38Sorry.
00:21:39What about some of the other people in that room?
00:21:44They could have dripped water on that rug, could they not?
00:21:48We checked that out.
00:21:50The rain had stopped by the time the first police unit had arrived.
00:21:53But it hadn't stopped when I arrived.
00:21:55Couldn't I have stood in one spot long enough to dampen that rug?
00:21:59I guess you could have.
00:22:01Thank you, that's all.
00:22:04And then she stated that he knocked her against the dresser.
00:22:06It was then that she opened the drawer, took out the gun, and shot him.
00:22:10Mrs. Lee said the gun was in the dresser drawer.
00:22:12Yes, sir.
00:22:14Did she point out where Mr. Lee was at the time she shot him?
00:22:17She said that he was rushing farther from where they had struggled beside the bed.
00:22:21Specifically, where by the bed?
00:22:24On the left side, where Mrs. Lee was lying.
00:22:27Did your investigation bear to conclusion?
00:22:29No, sir.
00:22:31Please explain why.
00:22:33Files on the dresser, you know, perfume and delight.
00:22:34And had he knocked her against the dresser, well, surely some of these bottles would have been overturned.
00:22:40Hmm.
00:22:44Lieutenant Bradley.
00:22:46Is this one of the photographs you ordered taken?
00:22:49Yes, sir, it is.
00:22:51Now, do you see anything, anything at all disturbed on or about that dresser?
00:22:55No, sir. Nothing.
00:23:01Go on, Lieutenant.
00:23:03Well, according to Mrs. Lee, the spot where Mr. Lee was standing at the time she shot him was about ten feet from where he fell.
00:23:12Wasn't that possible?
00:23:13No, sir.
00:23:15According to the coroner's report, the victim was shot through the heart and died instantly.
00:23:19In other words, Joe Lee would have had to walk ten feet after he was dead.
00:23:22That's about it, sir.
00:23:23You witness.
00:23:24Lieutenant Bradley.
00:23:26How many years have you been on the police force?
00:23:29Twenty-two.
00:23:30And during that time, would you say you've witnessed a number of people suffering from hysteria?
00:23:35I'd say so, yes.
00:23:36And what would you say were the first signs of hysteria?
00:23:37Oh, uh, incoherency.
00:23:38Unable to make a decision.
00:23:39Sort of a lapse in common sense.
00:23:40And would you say it was likely for a woman who just killed a man to be suffering from hysteria?
00:23:41How many years have you been on the police force?
00:23:42Twenty-two.
00:23:43And during that time, would you say you've witnessed a number of people suffering from hysteria?
00:23:49I'd say so, yes.
00:23:51And what would you say were the first signs of hysteria?
00:23:55Oh, uh, incoherency.
00:23:59Unable to make a decision.
00:24:02Sort of a lapse in common sense.
00:24:05And would you say it was likely for a woman who just killed a man to be suffering from hysteria?
00:24:11Why, yes.
00:24:13And would it not be within the realm of possibility for this woman to mistake her left from her right?
00:24:20Come to a snap judgment of distance and direction that would be entirely incorrect.
00:24:25What possibility?
00:24:27And wouldn't it be possible for a woman in such a state of hysteria to think she was thrown against a dresser when in reality she was thrown against a nearby wall?
00:24:35Well, she could be, but...
00:24:36That is all.
00:25:06Hello, darling.
00:25:08Hello, Craig.
00:25:09Hey, you know you've had a pretty social day.
00:25:11Three visitors.
00:25:12One was from a newspaper.
00:25:14Luke Azarian came over to tell me not to worry.
00:25:17And Carl Holt, he's an artist, an old friend.
00:25:19Wondered if there was anything he could do.
00:25:22Craig, is it going badly for me?
00:25:24There's nothing new to worry about, so don't try to find something.
00:25:27Will it ever be over?
00:25:30Darling, I know it's been a difficult two weeks for you.
00:25:33But tomorrow should see the end of the testimony.
00:25:36How does it look?
00:25:37Willis operates like a field marshal.
00:25:39He doesn't mind losing battles so long as he wins the war.
00:25:41He'll save his big ammunition for later.
00:25:45What can we do then?
00:25:46Oh, I've had several talks with Lou.
00:25:48He's very anxious to help you.
00:25:50I'm sure his evidence will add a lot of weight.
00:25:52And I think I'm going to let you testify too.
00:25:55All right.
00:25:57Remember, once you're on the stand, Willis will try to cut you to ribbons.
00:26:01I'm not afraid of Willis or the judge or the jurors.
00:26:04All I'm afraid of is if things go wrong, I'd lose you.
00:26:08Not a chance.
00:26:11Oh, Craig, beautiful.
00:26:17Well, I says, Joe, is there something wrong between you and Myra?
00:26:21He said, I don't see how anything could be worse.
00:26:25Had you ever seen Joe Leeds before when he was quite angry?
00:26:28Yeah, a couple of times.
00:26:32Matter of fact, he was quite upset the first time I ever saw him.
00:26:35Somebody accused him of giving a dishonest comp, tried to get him in trouble with police.
00:26:40Well, Joe hurt him pretty bad.
00:26:43Then Joe Leeds did have a bad temper when he was upset.
00:26:48Yeah, but that wasn't often.
00:26:53Mr. Kazarian, the night of Joe Leeds' death, did he seem normal to you or upset to you?
00:27:04Well, he was upset.
00:27:06He said he'd been doing a lot of thinking and had bridged a big decision.
00:27:10Did he tell you what that decision was?
00:27:13No, except that what he had decided would change his whole life and Myra's, too.
00:27:19That will be all, thank you.
00:27:21Well, Darian, we come to that phone conversation Joe Leeds had with his wife.
00:27:25Tell us exactly what you overheard.
00:27:27Well, that was a long time ago.
00:27:30Just tell us those things you can remember.
00:27:33Well, I remember him saying for her to stay home, he'd been doing a lot of thinking,
00:27:38wanted to talk it over with her, and I guess that's about all that happened.
00:27:43In other words, it was Joe Leeds who definitely had something to talk out with his wife.
00:27:47That's the way it sounded.
00:27:48Now, Mr. Kazarian, the defense counsel has spoken much about Joe Leeds' temper.
00:27:58You say you were present when Joe Leeds beat up a man who falsely accused him.
00:28:02Now, would you say that Joe Leeds was quite angry then?
00:28:07Oh, the worst I've ever seen him.
00:28:09But this fellow had it coming to him.
00:28:10He was always sniping at Joe.
00:28:13And if Joe Leeds was more angry on that occasion than you ever saw him,
00:28:16why didn't he kill the man?
00:28:18Did someone stop the fight?
00:28:20Oh, no.
00:28:21We were all glad to see him get it.
00:28:23Anyway, we knew all Joe had in mind was to rough him up.
00:28:27He sure did a good job.
00:28:29And if Joe Leeds was more angered than you had ever seen him,
00:28:32you claim he had no intention of killing.
00:28:34Now, can you say on the oath that you've taken that he was angered enough to kill his wife?
00:28:38No, I guess not.
00:28:43Thank you, Mr. Kazarian.
00:28:51And do you recall any instance, Mrs. Leeds,
00:28:56where your husband displayed a violent temper?
00:28:59Yes.
00:29:00There was a time just before we were married.
00:29:04Joe had an argument with one of his employees.
00:29:05The two men fought.
00:29:09Joe beat him so brutally,
00:29:10the other man had to spend the next two months in the hospital.
00:29:13And were there times after your marriage
00:29:16when your husband showed a tendency toward violence?
00:29:19Several.
00:29:21Whenever anything annoyed him, edgy,
00:29:24if someone said something that displeased him,
00:29:26he flew into a temper.
00:29:29We argued often because of this.
00:29:31Then that night when he came home, wet,
00:29:35blind with fury,
00:29:37you had good reason to think he would kill you.
00:29:40You had good reason to think that Joe Leeds was a man of violence.
00:29:44That is what you believed, is it not, Mrs. Leeds?
00:29:46Yes.
00:29:49Do you think any other woman would have reacted as you did?
00:29:53I know they would.
00:29:54No one wants to kill,
00:29:56but no one wants to be killed either.
00:30:00Your witness.
00:30:10Mrs. Leeds,
00:30:11how long had you and your husband been married?
00:30:15Two years.
00:30:16And when you married your husband,
00:30:17what was your financial condition?
00:30:20I don't understand.
00:30:21Oh, I'm sorry.
00:30:22I mean, were you rich, moderately wealthy,
00:30:25had a good job?
00:30:26What?
00:30:27Well, I...
00:30:28I was looking for a job when I met Joe Leeds.
00:30:33And would you say your husband was a man of means?
00:30:35I mean, did he have some property,
00:30:37some insurance perhaps?
00:30:39He had ten supermarkets,
00:30:41some insurance.
00:30:43How much would you say your husband was worth
00:30:44at the time of his death?
00:30:46That is, including insurance.
00:30:49I don't know.
00:30:50Then let me tell you.
00:30:52Your husband, Mrs. Leeds,
00:30:54left an estate of more than three-quarters
00:30:55of a million dollars.
00:30:57That's quite an inheritance for you.
00:31:00From unemployment to a neat $750,000 in two years.
00:31:05Wouldn't you say that was a very lucrative
00:31:08two years' work, Mrs. Leeds?
00:31:10Objection!
00:31:12The prosecution will refrain
00:31:14from any more questions of this nature.
00:31:17That last statement will be stricken from the record,
00:31:18and the jury is asked to disregard it.
00:31:21Mrs. Leeds, when you married your husband,
00:31:23were you in love with him?
00:31:24Of course.
00:31:26Were you in love with your husband
00:31:27at the time of his death?
00:31:29No.
00:31:30Then in less than two years,
00:31:31you no longer loved him.
00:31:33Love is a very strong emotion, Mrs. Leeds.
00:31:35How could you turn it off so quickly?
00:31:38I just didn't love him anymore.
00:31:42And you waited until that fatal night
00:31:43to tell him about it?
00:31:44That's not true.
00:31:46Then when did you tell your husband
00:31:47you were no longer in love with him?
00:31:49I don't remember.
00:31:54Did you ask your husband for a divorce?
00:31:57Yes.
00:31:58And what was Mr. Leeds' answer?
00:32:01He just said he wanted to think about it.
00:32:03In other words, Mrs. Leeds,
00:32:04when you suddenly told your husband
00:32:05you wanted a divorce,
00:32:06instead of becoming angry,
00:32:08he answered he wanted to think about it.
00:32:09Now, is that correct?
00:32:11Yes.
00:32:12And yet you asked this court to believe
00:32:13that Mr. Leeds returned home
00:32:15on that fatal evening,
00:32:16and without so much as a single word,
00:32:18trying to kill you.
00:32:19Yes.
00:32:20Then tell us, Mrs. Leeds,
00:32:21how do you explain the fact
00:32:22that when you first, shall we say,
00:32:24shocked your husband
00:32:25by asking him for a divorce,
00:32:26he did nothing?
00:32:31I don't know.
00:32:32I don't know.
00:32:37That will be all, Mrs. Leeds.
00:32:48Myra Leeds would have us believe
00:32:50that when her husband reached their apartment,
00:32:52he immediately made an attempt to kill her,
00:32:54so that she had to kill in self-defense.
00:32:58But what concrete reasons have you been given
00:33:00that Mrs. Leeds felt she was forced to shoot her husband,
00:33:03only that he became furious
00:33:05when she told him she no longer loved him,
00:33:07that she wanted a divorce?
00:33:09And why did Myra Leeds claim
00:33:11to want a divorce in the first place?
00:33:13Just that they were no longer in love.
00:33:15And yet,
00:33:16not one single witness
00:33:17has been brought before this court
00:33:19to indicate that any discord
00:33:20existed between the Leeds.
00:33:21Let me tell you,
00:33:24ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
00:33:25there was no discord
00:33:28in the marriage of Joe Leeds,
00:33:29only in that of his wife, Myra,
00:33:32an ambitious woman.
00:33:34Marriage had bettered her position.
00:33:36And with Joe Leeds' death,
00:33:37her position was still improved.
00:33:41The location of the body,
00:33:43the placement and trajectory
00:33:44of the bullet that killed Leeds,
00:33:46the lack of signs of a struggle,
00:33:49all of these facts,
00:33:50fitted against Myra Leeds' story
00:33:54of self-defense.
00:33:58Could there be an honest doubt
00:33:59in your minds
00:34:00as to the guilt of this woman?
00:34:03If there is,
00:34:04let me dispel them for you.
00:34:06Myra Leeds has given no reason
00:34:07why she would have wanted
00:34:08to divorce Joe Leeds,
00:34:09except that she fell out of love.
00:34:13Now,
00:34:14is love such a fickle thing
00:34:16that one can fall in love one week
00:34:17and out the next?
00:34:19With no apparent reason,
00:34:22could Myra Leeds have awakened
00:34:23one morning
00:34:24and decided to ask her husband
00:34:25of two years for a divorce?
00:34:27No.
00:34:29Let me tell you what Myra Leeds did.
00:34:32She was jobless
00:34:33when she met Joe Leeds.
00:34:35She saw in him
00:34:36a stepping stone
00:34:36of an easy life.
00:34:38When she was ready
00:34:38to move on,
00:34:39she realized that Joe Leeds
00:34:41could only be
00:34:42of monetary value
00:34:43to her dead.
00:34:45So that when he came home
00:34:47to discuss
00:34:47whatever it was
00:34:48he wished to discuss,
00:34:49she shot him.
00:34:54Myra Leeds
00:34:54shot and killed her husband
00:34:56for a handful of gold.
00:34:57That is why the state
00:34:59charges Myra Leeds
00:35:01with murder
00:35:02in the first degree.
00:35:05Is counsel for the defense
00:35:07ready to address the jury?
00:35:08I am, Your Honor.
00:35:09This has been a long
00:35:19and grueling trial
00:35:21not only for the defendant
00:35:23but for the rest of us as well.
00:35:26You have heard arguments
00:35:27and counter-arguments,
00:35:29facts and counter-fact,
00:35:30theory and counter-theory.
00:35:33And for the past hour
00:35:34and 15 minutes
00:35:35you've heard the prosecution
00:35:36parade before you
00:35:37every piece of circumstantial evidence
00:35:39innuendo and plain conjecture
00:35:42that he could muster.
00:35:44Conjecture that would
00:35:45bolster his claim
00:35:46that Myra Leeds
00:35:47is guilty of murdering
00:35:48her husband.
00:35:50With all of this conjecture
00:35:52the end result
00:35:53has been this.
00:35:55The state claims
00:35:56Myra Leeds killed Joe Leeds
00:35:58because her story
00:35:59about the moments of violence
00:36:00she was faced with
00:36:01differed from that
00:36:02of the police.
00:36:04And because she could
00:36:05give no clear reason
00:36:06why she suddenly
00:36:07would want to divorce
00:36:08her husband.
00:36:10If Myra Leeds
00:36:11had a sound reason
00:36:13for suddenly desiring
00:36:14a divorce,
00:36:15a reason that would
00:36:16measurably add
00:36:17to her happiness,
00:36:18even the prosecution
00:36:20knows it would have
00:36:20no case.
00:36:23Well, Myra Leeds
00:36:25did have a reason
00:36:26for asking Joe Leeds
00:36:27for a divorce.
00:36:28Myra Leeds
00:36:29was in love
00:36:30with another man.
00:36:31the jury.
00:36:32All right.
00:36:34All right.
00:36:38Now remember,
00:36:45you of the jury
00:36:46are not here
00:36:47to determine
00:36:48the righteousness
00:36:48of Myra Leeds' emotions
00:36:50as a woman,
00:36:51only to determine
00:36:52if she shot her husband
00:36:54in an act of premeditation.
00:36:56It is not for you
00:36:58to decide
00:36:59whether or not
00:37:00Myra Leeds
00:37:00did the right thing
00:37:01in falling in love
00:37:02with another man.
00:37:04It is for you
00:37:04to decide
00:37:05if in telling her husband
00:37:07about the man she loved,
00:37:09she aroused in him
00:37:10an anger so intense
00:37:12he decided to kill her.
00:37:13So now you ask,
00:37:16who is this man?
00:37:19Bring him forward
00:37:20to confirm this story.
00:37:23Well, I knew Joe Leeds
00:37:24better than anyone.
00:37:27And I know the man
00:37:28his wife is in love with.
00:37:32I am that man.
00:37:33Any further demonstration
00:37:44of this character
00:37:45in this courtroom
00:37:46will be clear.
00:37:49Percy,
00:37:51my falling in love
00:37:53with Myra Leeds
00:37:54was accidental.
00:37:56But my wanting
00:37:57to marry her
00:37:58was with strong intent.
00:38:01As was Joe Leeds' intent
00:38:04when he decided
00:38:05if he could no longer
00:38:06have his wife,
00:38:07no other man
00:38:09would either.
00:38:10Ladies and gentlemen,
00:38:12there isn't a single
00:38:13one of you
00:38:14who wouldn't have struggled
00:38:15as Myra Leeds did.
00:38:16Her life was at stake.
00:38:18She acted
00:38:18in self-defense.
00:38:22Now,
00:38:23that is the story.
00:38:26And that is the truth.
00:38:29To bring out the truth,
00:38:30your verdict must be
00:38:32not guilty.
00:38:36She beat it.
00:38:37Not guilty.
00:38:38You know,
00:38:38what gallery chair
00:38:39you'd fought Navy
00:38:40just made a touchdown?
00:38:41Cross.
00:38:42Cool as winter.
00:38:43Didn't move a muscle
00:38:44when the jury foreman
00:38:45sang out.
00:38:46There's no doubt about it.
00:38:48That guy's the biggest
00:38:49incentive murder's had
00:38:50since the Chinese
00:38:51invented gunpowder.
00:39:00I wish you happiness.
00:39:13Pick this up
00:39:13on the way out
00:39:14from court today.
00:39:15What?
00:39:18Capric.
00:39:18As ancient
00:39:20and enchanting
00:39:21as the Mediterranean
00:39:22would surrender.
00:39:24It may not be
00:39:25the world's greatest prose,
00:39:26but it sounded good to me.
00:39:27It must be love.
00:39:30I thought we could
00:39:31be married next week,
00:39:32take the boat to Rome,
00:39:33then ride to Capri.
00:39:35Oh, darling,
00:39:36it'll be a wonderful honeymoon.
00:39:37It sounds wonderful,
00:39:39but do you know
00:39:39next week is almost here?
00:39:41Give me a little bit more time.
00:39:43The sooner we get away,
00:39:44the better it'll be for you.
00:39:46From now on,
00:39:47you're not going to have
00:39:48any reason to think
00:39:49of anything up with me.
00:39:57Oh, hi, Lou.
00:39:58We'd about given you up.
00:39:59I'm sorry I'm late,
00:40:00but Mom wasn't feeling well,
00:40:02and last minute
00:40:03she decided to stay home.
00:40:04Oh, that's too bad.
00:40:06Well, let me hang up
00:40:06through the coat.
00:40:07Oh, thanks.
00:40:08And, Myra,
00:40:09I'm awfully glad
00:40:10everything turned out okay.
00:40:11Thank you, Lou.
00:40:15Hey.
00:40:16This is supposed
00:40:16to be a happy occasion.
00:40:18Could I talk to you
00:40:19alone for a minute, Greg?
00:40:20Something wrong?
00:40:23It's about Joe.
00:40:26Sure, let's go into the den.
00:40:29Hiya, Will.
00:40:30Hiya, Lou.
00:40:31Hi, Henry.
00:40:32Good to see you, Lou.
00:40:41What is it, Lou?
00:40:43It's about Joe,
00:40:44and the last night
00:40:45he was alive,
00:40:46the night my daughter
00:40:47was married,
00:40:47and I dropped by
00:40:48to tell him about the wedding.
00:40:49Well, just before I left,
00:40:51he asked me to mail
00:40:52a letter for him.
00:40:53I put it in my pocket,
00:40:54and, well,
00:40:55I forgot all about it
00:40:56until I put my tux on again
00:40:58that tonight
00:40:58it's addressed to you.
00:41:00Well, like I promised,
00:41:14I've been doing
00:41:15a lot of thinking.
00:41:16I've been trying to figure out
00:41:18the best way
00:41:19for all of us.
00:41:21You see,
00:41:21when I first met Myra,
00:41:23I figured she was
00:41:24out of my league.
00:41:25She was interested in things
00:41:26that I didn't understand,
00:41:28like art and music.
00:41:30But then,
00:41:31like a boat one night,
00:41:32she told me she loved me,
00:41:33and I felt nine feet tall.
00:41:36Right then,
00:41:37I said a million thanks,
00:41:39in a way
00:41:40it was like the answer
00:41:41to a prayer.
00:41:43We got married right away,
00:41:44and for a couple of months,
00:41:45living was paradise.
00:41:47I didn't love her.
00:41:49I worshipped her.
00:41:51But it began to change.
00:41:53One day,
00:41:54we had an argument.
00:41:55Myra told me
00:41:57she'd never loved me.
00:41:59It goes without saying,
00:42:00Craig,
00:42:00that I walked
00:42:01in circles for days.
00:42:04Finally,
00:42:04I asked her
00:42:05if she wanted a divorce,
00:42:06and she said yes,
00:42:07and asked for
00:42:08half my business.
00:42:11I got mad
00:42:11because I realized
00:42:12that was the only reason
00:42:13she'd ever married me.
00:42:15I told her
00:42:16that no man
00:42:17was going to live off
00:42:18what it had taken me
00:42:18most to accumulate.
00:42:21And that's the way
00:42:21it's been going along
00:42:22for the past few months.
00:42:23Myra's in love,
00:42:26Craig,
00:42:27but not with you.
00:42:29She's in love
00:42:30with some kind
00:42:30of an artist.
00:42:42I can't figure out
00:42:43what she's doing with you,
00:42:45but I know she must have
00:42:46some kind of a plan.
00:42:47I'm going to see her tonight.
00:42:49I'm going to try
00:42:50to keep her.
00:42:51She's no good,
00:42:52Craig,
00:42:52but I do love her.
00:42:55If she decides
00:42:56not to stay with me,
00:42:57I wanted you
00:42:58to know the truth.
00:43:00She is a woman.
00:43:02Myra's a disease.
00:43:04In a way,
00:43:05she's already destroyed me.
00:43:08I just hope
00:43:09she doesn't end up
00:43:10destroying you.
00:43:11I don't know.
00:43:41Did I cause trouble
00:43:46by forgetting
00:43:47about the letter?
00:43:51I don't know.
00:43:57I don't know.
00:44:01Give me a couple of those
00:44:02to keep around with you.
00:44:03I never wanted to hurt Jim.
00:44:06I didn't think
00:44:07I would possibly
00:44:08fall in love
00:44:08with anyone else.
00:44:10But I have.
00:44:12Why did he try
00:44:13to kill me?
00:44:14Why couldn't he understand?
00:44:17I'm not afraid
00:44:18of women
00:44:18or the judge
00:44:19or the jurors.
00:44:20All I'm afraid of is
00:44:21if things go wrong,
00:44:23I'd lose you.
00:44:24Myra Leeds
00:44:25shot and killed
00:44:26her husband
00:44:26for a handful of gold.
00:44:29That is why
00:44:30the state charges
00:44:31Myra Leeds
00:44:32with murder
00:44:33in the first degree.
00:44:35Carvel,
00:44:35he's an artist,
00:44:36an old friend.
00:44:37I wondered
00:44:37if there was anything
00:44:38he could do.
00:44:39Mr. Holt?
00:44:54Yes.
00:44:55My name's...
00:44:56I know.
00:44:57Frank Carlson.
00:44:58Won't you come in?
00:45:03I have to forgive
00:45:04the appearance of the place.
00:45:06My, uh,
00:45:07canvassers have a way
00:45:08of dominating
00:45:08the whole room.
00:45:10Not bad canvassers either.
00:45:12Oh, that one.
00:45:13Yeah, even I like that one.
00:45:15Won't you, uh,
00:45:16sit down, Mr. Carlson?
00:45:17I'm, I'm, I'm a great friend.
00:45:19Because of Myra's acquittal?
00:45:20No.
00:45:21It was that way
00:45:22before that.
00:45:23You see,
00:45:25this is a pretty
00:45:25strange neighborhood.
00:45:26You know what they call it?
00:45:28Cloud Nine.
00:45:30I guess that's because
00:45:30a lot of men
00:45:31are just getting started
00:45:31living around here.
00:45:33Have a lot of dreams,
00:45:34a lot of idols, you know?
00:45:36Now, you take the fellow
00:45:37who lives just, uh,
00:45:38two doors down.
00:45:39He just got out of law school.
00:45:40He thinks you walk
00:45:41right down out of the sun.
00:45:43Take some of the cases
00:45:44that you've turned down.
00:45:45According to Charlie,
00:45:46if you didn't care
00:45:47who you got acquitted,
00:45:48you could be living
00:45:48like a Maharaja.
00:45:50No, he must be
00:45:50just out of law school.
00:45:52Oh, he's got a lot
00:45:53of other legal idols, too.
00:45:55But for me,
00:45:56you're my favorite.
00:45:56Ever since you took
00:45:57Myra's case.
00:45:59You've known Myra
00:46:00a long time.
00:46:02Since we were
00:46:03freshmen in college.
00:46:05Myra was a music major,
00:46:06and I was knee-deep in art.
00:46:08You ever hear Myra play?
00:46:10Yes.
00:46:11She plays like an angel.
00:46:12Of course, in my book,
00:46:13Myra is an angel.
00:46:15Well, then I guess
00:46:16she's told you
00:46:16how I feel about her.
00:46:18No, she hasn't.
00:46:19Well, it's nothing
00:46:20earth-shattering
00:46:21for anybody except us.
00:46:23I have to be
00:46:24very much in love with her.
00:46:26We're going to be married.
00:46:31When was that decided?
00:46:32Two years after
00:46:34we left college.
00:46:38The strange engagement.
00:46:41The marriage in between.
00:46:43Well, that was Myra's
00:46:44one big mistake.
00:46:46We both knew that
00:46:46shortly after she
00:46:47married that fellow.
00:46:48You don't mind
00:46:49if I work while
00:46:50we talk to you?
00:46:51I want to make
00:46:51the most of the sunlight.
00:46:52You're right ahead.
00:46:56You say,
00:46:58Myra knew
00:46:59she made a mistake
00:47:00when she married Jolie.
00:47:03People chase
00:47:04different rainbows,
00:47:05Mr. Carlson.
00:47:06Myra, it was money.
00:47:08I didn't have any.
00:47:10My prospects
00:47:11were terrible.
00:47:12Terrible!
00:47:15Well, we had a scrap
00:47:16on that subject
00:47:17when she met
00:47:17this lead fellow.
00:47:18You know the rest
00:47:19of the story.
00:47:20No, not the point
00:47:21about her knowing
00:47:22she made a mistake.
00:47:24That was when we
00:47:25met at that exhibit
00:47:27that afternoon.
00:47:28powder was still dry.
00:47:33At this juncture,
00:47:34I'd like to make
00:47:34a point of honor,
00:47:35Mr. Carlson.
00:47:36I refused to see Myra
00:47:37again after that afternoon
00:47:38until she was free.
00:47:40She felt the same way
00:47:41about it.
00:47:42Quite an impasse,
00:47:43wasn't it?
00:47:44We didn't think so.
00:47:46I was going to ask
00:47:46Leeds for a divorce.
00:47:49I guess she went
00:47:50sort of crazy.
00:47:51That awful night
00:47:52was the capper.
00:47:55You know, Holt,
00:47:56there's been a lot
00:47:58working against you.
00:47:59In spite of that,
00:48:00I still may get
00:48:02to lack you.
00:48:03Well, I want you to,
00:48:04but what have I got
00:48:04working against me?
00:48:05Myra's trial.
00:48:07Why didn't you
00:48:08offer to help?
00:48:09I did.
00:48:11That day I visited Myra.
00:48:13She didn't want me
00:48:14to come to see her again,
00:48:15though,
00:48:15or even say I knew her.
00:48:17Funny, I couldn't quite
00:48:18figure that out.
00:48:20I guess it was because
00:48:21she was afraid
00:48:23our being in love
00:48:23would sway the jury
00:48:24against her since
00:48:25she was a married woman.
00:48:27Funny, it was that
00:48:28very approach
00:48:29that freed her.
00:48:31This is what makes
00:48:31a lawyer a lawyer.
00:48:32You're just plain smart.
00:48:34Not always.
00:48:35Well, now,
00:48:36I watch that trial
00:48:37every single day,
00:48:38and you never drew a miss.
00:48:42By the way,
00:48:42I would like a crack
00:48:43at improving
00:48:44your impression of me.
00:48:45You got any ideas?
00:48:46Oh, my first hunch
00:48:47was right.
00:48:47I do like it.
00:48:49Well, let's be
00:48:50really classical
00:48:51about this friendship,
00:48:52then, and toast it
00:48:52and sherry.
00:48:53Fling the glass
00:48:54in the fireplace.
00:48:55I'm sorry,
00:48:55but I'd better go.
00:48:56Oh, too bad.
00:48:58But as far as the toast
00:48:59is concerned,
00:49:00it's just as well.
00:49:00I haven't got any fireplace.
00:49:02I will see you again,
00:49:03though, when I see you.
00:49:03Yes, you will.
00:49:05You know,
00:49:06that last day of the trial,
00:49:07when you said
00:49:07you were the man
00:49:08in Myra's life,
00:49:09I didn't think
00:49:10so kindly of you then.
00:49:11I'm glad Myra
00:49:11straightened me out on it.
00:49:13Oh?
00:49:14What did she say?
00:49:15Well, that it was
00:49:16a piece of work
00:49:16on the strategy.
00:49:17Well, it sure was a butte.
00:49:18That was the best piece
00:49:19of dramatics
00:49:19I've ever seen.
00:49:20Myra and I really owe you
00:49:21an awful lot
00:49:22growing out
00:49:22on a limb like that.
00:49:24Well, goodbye, Mr. Holt.
00:49:27Goodbye, Mr. Carlson.
00:49:51Darling,
00:49:53I was expecting you.
00:49:55Be ready in three minutes.
00:49:56In the meantime,
00:49:57how about making
00:49:57one of you
00:49:58a very special Manhattan.
00:50:00I'm not quite sure
00:50:01I know how to make
00:50:02a Manhattan.
00:50:04Craig!
00:50:06You startled me.
00:50:08I was expecting a friend.
00:50:10Who knows how
00:50:10to make special Manhattan.
00:50:13That's right.
00:50:15If you like, I can...
00:50:16No, thanks.
00:50:18I just wanted to talk
00:50:19to you, Myra,
00:50:20about our engagement.
00:50:23Let's not make it
00:50:24tonight, Craig.
00:50:25Why not tonight?
00:50:26Why not this very minute?
00:50:28Two people in love
00:50:29can't wait, Myra.
00:50:30That's the way
00:50:31with people in love,
00:50:32isn't it?
00:50:33I explained, Craig.
00:50:34Someone...
00:50:34Well, isn't it?
00:50:36Oh, say it, Myra.
00:50:38Say you love me.
00:50:39Say you're hopelessly,
00:50:40irretrievably in love with me.
00:50:42Let go of me.
00:50:43I want to hear
00:50:44you say it, Myra.
00:50:45I'm all you have.
00:50:47Or have you suddenly
00:50:48remembered there was
00:50:49someone else?
00:50:50I said let go of me.
00:50:52Someone like Carl Holt.
00:50:54All right.
00:50:56You know.
00:51:08I met him today.
00:51:10He seems very much in love.
00:51:11Two men in love with you.
00:51:16Awkward arrangement, Myra.
00:51:18Craig, what happened to us?
00:51:23It was a mistake.
00:51:25I don't think so.
00:51:27In fact, I don't think
00:51:28you ever made a mistake
00:51:29before in your life.
00:51:30I don't want to see him, Craig.
00:51:32Neither do I.
00:51:32Just the truth.
00:51:33The truth is I am
00:51:34in love with Carl Holt.
00:51:35And I'm going to marry him.
00:51:37And you were in love
00:51:38with Carl Holt.
00:51:39And you were going
00:51:39to marry him
00:51:40the day I met you.
00:51:40I don't want to talk about it.
00:51:43Then let's have someone
00:51:44talk about it for us.
00:51:47I received this letter yesterday.
00:51:49It's from Joe.
00:51:51What kind of a trick is this?
00:51:54Sit down, Myra.
00:51:57Sit down.
00:51:58Come on.
00:52:06Dear Craig.
00:52:08Like I promised,
00:52:09I've been doing
00:52:10a lot of thinking.
00:52:12I've been trying to figure out
00:52:13the best way for all of us.
00:52:15You see, when I first met Myra,
00:52:17I figured she was out of my league.
00:52:19She was interested in things
00:52:20I didn't understand,
00:52:21like art and music.
00:52:23Myra is in love, Craig,
00:52:24but not with you.
00:52:25She's in love with some kind
00:52:27of an artist.
00:52:28I can't figure out
00:52:29what she's doing to you,
00:52:30but I know she must have
00:52:31some kind of a plan.
00:52:33I'm going to see her tonight,
00:52:34and I'm going to try
00:52:35and keep her.
00:52:37She's no good, Craig,
00:52:38but I do love her.
00:52:40And if she decides
00:52:40not to stay with me,
00:52:42I wanted you to know
00:52:42the truth.
00:52:44If she isn't a woman,
00:52:45Myra's a disease.
00:52:47The way she's already
00:52:48destroyed me,
00:52:49I just hope she doesn't
00:52:50end up destroying you.
00:52:51Joe.
00:52:53I don't believe Joe
00:52:54wrote that letter.
00:52:56You should be able
00:52:57to recognize his writing.
00:53:05What does it prove?
00:53:07Only that Joe
00:53:08was a miserable,
00:53:09jealous man?
00:53:10No, Myra.
00:53:11It proves something
00:53:11much different.
00:53:13Joe offered you a divorce,
00:53:14but without any money.
00:53:16You didn't want it that way,
00:53:17and you knew there was
00:53:17only one way to get it.
00:53:19You'll have to do more
00:53:20than say it.
00:53:20You'll have to prove it.
00:53:22I'm free now.
00:53:24I can do what I want
00:53:25with my life.
00:53:26You had it planned
00:53:27very carefully,
00:53:28didn't you, Myra?
00:53:30To get Joe's money,
00:53:31you had to kill him.
00:53:33To guarantee your freedom,
00:53:34you made me fall
00:53:34in love with you.
00:53:36I wonder if Carl Holt
00:53:38would want a murderess
00:53:39for a wife.
00:53:40I was tried and acquitted.
00:53:41Your brilliant defense
00:53:42freed me.
00:53:44No one can hurt me anymore.
00:53:46Not even you.
00:53:48This time,
00:53:49you're wrong, Myra.
00:53:50Very wrong.
00:53:51What do you mean,
00:53:52this time?
00:53:54You're going to commit
00:53:55another murder.
00:53:56So ridiculous.
00:53:58Yes, you are.
00:54:00You're going to murder me.
00:54:04You're insane.
00:54:09No one wants to die.
00:54:11Not even you.
00:54:12My whole life has meant
00:54:17just three things.
00:54:20My love for Joe,
00:54:21my work,
00:54:24and my love for you.
00:54:27You've destroyed them all.
00:54:29How much is there
00:54:30left of me today?
00:54:31You're going to die.
00:54:31You're going to die.
00:54:37You're going to die.
00:54:45Well, there it was, Ray.
00:54:47An ugly little package.
00:54:51Myra had killed Joe Leeds,
00:54:53and I was an excessor.
00:54:56Joe Leeds was dead.
00:54:57And Myra had to pay, just as I'm going to pay.
00:55:07There's not much time left, so I'd better bring you up to date.
00:55:12I had made plans to give up my practice...
00:55:15and was spending every available moment keeping Myra constantly aware...
00:55:19that sooner or later, I proved to Carl Holt she was a murderer.
00:55:23Then I learned that Myra and Carl were planning to leave for Europe.
00:55:36Craig, good to see you again.
00:55:38Uh, come on in.
00:55:41Say, we were just about to have a drink. Will you join us?
00:55:44Oh, no thanks.
00:55:46Well, what a pleasant surprise.
00:55:48Are you sure you're surprised, Craig?
00:55:50What do you mean by that?
00:55:52Oh, just a private little joke.
00:55:54Myra is certain attorneys know what people are going to do before they do it.
00:55:58In some cases, I'd say she was right.
00:56:00Enough talk about lawyers. I've got news for you.
00:56:02Oh.
00:56:05Shall we tell them that?
00:56:06No, I don't think you'd be interested.
00:56:08Of course I'd be interested.
00:56:10We're going to get married?
00:56:11No.
00:56:12Surprised again, Craig?
00:56:14We're sailing for Paris on Friday.
00:56:16We're going to be married as soon as we get there, and it was all Myra's idea.
00:56:19She wants to live there.
00:56:21In a way, I'm sorry.
00:56:23Sorry?
00:56:24For what?
00:56:25Well, this wasn't exactly a social visit.
00:56:27I came up with permission to paint him.
00:56:29Painting?
00:56:30For whom?
00:56:31Myself.
00:56:32I know this is going to sound a little vain, but I've always wanted a portrait.
00:56:35You know, something very flattering.
00:56:38Oh, it's a shame you didn't mention it before.
00:56:40We sail on Friday.
00:56:42Well, how long does it take to do it for you?
00:56:44Well, it varies.
00:56:45I usually like two, three weeks.
00:56:48Well, couldn't you put your trip off for that length of time?
00:56:51No.
00:56:53I like your work, Carl.
00:56:55I'd be willing to pay as much as $2,500.
00:57:00Hey, I'm not a whistler, you know.
00:57:02What about it?
00:57:03$2,500 for those two weeks.
00:57:05We don't need money.
00:57:06We have plenty.
00:57:07Now, hold on, honey.
00:57:09I mean, you have plenty.
00:57:10Well, you're my husband.
00:57:12What I have belongs to you.
00:57:16Well, I am afraid where money is concerned, I'm going to be a little old fashioned.
00:57:21I'll do it.
00:57:22When can you make the sitting?
00:57:24What about tomorrow?
00:57:25That's fine.
00:57:26Between three and five, that's where my life's best.
00:57:28Good.
00:57:29I'll be here.
00:57:30Two weeks.
00:57:31Give us a chance to get very well acquainted.
00:57:33I'm looking forward to it.
00:57:34Oh, my.
00:57:35Well, Myra, it seems as if you're one weakness
00:57:38in picking men with moral strength.
00:57:40Well, I'll see you tomorrow.
00:57:42Come on, Craig.
00:57:52I expected you, but not quite as soon.
00:57:56Leave us alone, Craig.
00:57:58Don't push me too far.
00:58:00Is that all you came here for?
00:58:02I came to offer you $100,000.
00:58:05Will you take it?
00:58:07Let him go to Paris?
00:58:09No.
00:58:10$125,000.
00:58:11Not for all the money in the world.
00:58:13I need those two weeks.
00:58:15I need the time to finish what I've started.
00:58:18I promise you, Myra, you're not going to have Carl Holtz or Joe Lee's money.
00:58:23I never realized how much I could hate a man until now.
00:58:27But it's not enough to kill him.
00:58:29Not yet.
00:58:30What kind of a man are you?
00:58:32One who believes in the honesty and integrity of our court.
00:58:35But that's something you would never be able to understand.
00:58:38I understand what you're trying to do to me.
00:58:40Do you really?
00:58:41Do you understand what you did to me when I learned you killed Joe?
00:58:44Do you understand in winning you an acquittal I became as guilty as you?
00:58:48I want you to understand, Myra.
00:58:51I want you to fully understand that we'll have to pay for what we've done.
00:58:54I'm not going to pay for anything.
00:59:01You pay, Myra.
00:59:04We'll both pay.
00:59:07And that's it.
00:59:09For better or for worse, it's finished.
00:59:18It's excellent.
00:59:19It's been a very patient subject.
00:59:24Oh, don't forget tonight.
00:59:26I'll be on room at about seven.
00:59:29Craig.
00:59:33A few times you've seen Myra here.
00:59:35You know how nervous and jumpy she seems.
00:59:39The trial was very taxing for her,
00:59:41and I guess she's anxious to get her.
00:59:43You know how nervous and jumpy she seems.
00:59:46I don't think you should have any worries about her.
00:59:48I guess nothing.
00:59:49Maybe your party will be just a prescription that will snap her out of her.
00:59:52By the way, what are we celebrating?
00:59:54We'll find out in exactly three hours.
00:59:55Okay, man of mystery.
00:59:56I will not press you for an answer.
00:59:57I'll stay on tenor.
00:59:58I'll see you at, uh...
00:59:59Right.
01:00:00I'll see you at 7.
01:00:01I'll see you at 7 o'clock.
01:00:03Right.
01:00:06Here, Mr. West, I'm gonna take a singleperson sign.
01:00:07I'll find out in exactly three hours.
01:00:09Okay, man of mystery.
01:00:10I will not press you for an answer.
01:00:12I'll stay on tenor.
01:00:13I'll see you at 7 o'clock.
01:00:14Right.
01:00:15You wish to order now, sir?
01:00:17No, we have another party coming along.
01:00:19Thanks.
01:00:21Why didn't you tell me, Craig, that come and come?
01:00:23What's the matter, Myra?
01:00:25There's so much to do.
01:00:27It's a fail day after tomorrow.
01:00:29You think you're the only one who's busy?
01:00:31Move over here.
01:00:33No, no, no.
01:00:35No, no, no, no.
01:00:37No, no, no, no.
01:00:39No, no, no, no.
01:00:41No, no, no, no, no.
01:00:43Don't you think you're the only one who's busy?
01:00:45Move over. I haven't even packed yet.
01:01:07I tell you what, Carl, let's leave.
01:01:09Leave?
01:01:11Captain, have him tell Craig that something had come up.
01:01:13We can't do that.
01:01:15Craig's been counting on this. He's looking forward to it.
01:01:17What's so important about it?
01:01:19We'll talk about that after dinner, Myra.
01:01:23Hello, Charles. Good evening, Mr. Carlson.
01:01:25Hi, Craig.
01:01:31For dessert, may I suggest cherry jubilee?
01:01:33It's excellent.
01:01:35Oh, no, thank you.
01:01:37How about you, Myra?
01:01:39That'll be all, Charles.
01:01:41Well, Craig, that was a delicious dinner.
01:01:43French food couldn't be any better.
01:01:45Myra, did you enjoy your dinner?
01:01:49You told us you'd tell us what this was all about after dinner, Craig.
01:01:51Myra.
01:01:53Oh, it's all right. She's just anxious.
01:01:55What do you mean anxious? A trip to Paris, and she's about to become a bride.
01:01:59Craig, I want to know why you brought us here.
01:02:03All right.
01:02:12Here you are, Carl.
01:02:14Well, Craig, our deal was for $2,500.
01:02:29I thought I'd double it. That's my surprise.
01:02:32But why?
01:02:34By helping me achieve an important ambition.
01:02:41Well, I...
01:02:43I certainly hope through the years the painting continues to please you, Craig.
01:02:48I'm certain it will.
01:02:51You see...
01:02:54To me, the portrait reflected not only a friendship,
01:02:59but a great understanding you felt for the subject.
01:03:03I hope you're never disappointed.
01:03:06Well, I must run.
01:03:07I have a lot of work to do at the house.
01:03:10You know that one important case you mentioned?
01:03:12That's the one.
01:03:14Thank you for coming, Myra.
01:03:17We will see you again before we leave.
01:03:19Yes, you will.
01:03:21By the way, Carl, there's something I've been wanting to ask you.
01:03:27Suppose the portrait of me had turned out badly.
01:03:31Suppose you'd realize you'd made a mistake in the manner in which you'd handled it.
01:03:36What would you have done?
01:03:41Destroyed it, of course.
01:03:42Despite your fee?
01:03:44Despite anything.
01:03:46Strange.
01:03:49I've always felt that the same parallel existed in law.
01:03:56Well, I... I've got to be going. Good night.
01:03:59Night, Craig.
01:04:01I can't tell you how good it's been having dinner here with you, Craig.
01:04:17Wish we could do it more often.
01:04:19Ray, there's something I want to ask you.
01:04:23Shoot.
01:04:24About the Myra Leeds trial.
01:04:27Oh, my.
01:04:29Well, I talk over yesterday's headlines.
01:04:31You asked the jury to find Myra guilty of first-degree murder.
01:04:36Hmm.
01:04:38At the end of the trial, the jury found her not guilty.
01:04:43How did you find her?
01:04:45It's important to me, Ray.
01:04:48I want to know.
01:04:52All right, Craig.
01:04:55You were very convincing.
01:04:57I can understand you were swaying that jury, but you didn't sway me.
01:05:02At the time, I still thought she was guilty.
01:05:05I was sure you did.
01:05:07You know, I thought about it for a long time.
01:05:10Now, I know that the...
01:05:12the jury brought in the correct verdict.
01:05:14I've known you too many years, Craig.
01:05:16You never would have said what you did just for the dramatic effect.
01:05:20Another attorney might, but not you.
01:05:23No, I admit it.
01:05:25On the Myra Leeds case, I was way off base.
01:05:32Well, thank you, Ray.
01:05:35Now, there's something I'd like you to do for me.
01:05:37Hello, Mrs. Leeds.
01:05:43Mr. Carlson's expecting you.
01:05:45Thank you, Jenny.
01:05:51Mrs. Leeds?
01:05:53Mr. Willis?
01:05:55Myra, glad you could make it.
01:05:57No, it's getting late.
01:05:58I'd better leave.
01:06:00It's been a wonderful evening.
01:06:01Thanks for the talk, Ray.
01:06:02You've been very helpful.
01:06:04Mrs. Leeds?
01:06:07Why did you send for me?
01:06:08Why were you talking to the district attorney?
01:06:09We were talking about a case.
01:06:11Your case, Myra.
01:06:13This grotesque joke of yours has gone far enough.
01:06:15You still think this is a joke?
01:06:16You've got to stop it, Craig.
01:06:17Every time you talk to Carl, I...
01:06:19The other evening at dinner, I was terrified.
01:06:20What you're doing is inhuman.
01:06:21I can't stand much more of it.
01:06:22You're a murderous, Myra.
01:06:23Anything that happens to you won't be enough.
01:06:24Craig, the jury freed me.
01:06:26They found me innocent.
01:06:27I'm innocent.
01:06:28I'm innocent.
01:06:29You're a murderous, Myra.
01:06:30Anything that happens to you won't be enough.
01:06:32Craig, the jury freed me.
01:06:34They found me innocent.
01:06:35All I want is to go away with Carl.
01:06:51Please understand for the first time in my life I want to live decently.
01:06:54You don't know the meaning of the word.
01:06:57At first I thought Carl Holt was like you.
01:06:59Myra, at first I thought Carl Holt was like you.
01:07:04But it wasn't long before I changed my mind.
01:07:08You fooled him, Myra, just like you fooled me.
01:07:12He's too fine to be hurt by someone like you.
01:07:15I'm not going to let it happen.
01:07:17No matter what you tell him, he won't believe you.
01:07:19There's no way of proving that I killed Joe.
01:07:22You're just trying to frighten me with more threats.
01:07:25Understand me, Myra.
01:07:28I never once meant to threaten you.
01:07:31I made you a promise.
01:07:37What I've compiled in this folder is no longer theory.
01:07:41It's proof.
01:07:43The only way you can prevent me from turning it over to Carl
01:07:47is to kill me.
01:07:49I'm not going to kill you.
01:07:51I'm not going to kill you!
01:07:53It must be maddening to know that in just a little while
01:07:56you're going to lose everything you've planned and killed for.
01:07:59You see, Myra, you can't win anymore.
01:08:05It was not long before my telephone began to ring.
01:08:14I knew it would be Myra.
01:08:16She was desperate.
01:08:17She wanted to see me right away, but I still had a few things to do,
01:08:21so I told her I'd see her later at my office.
01:08:24I made the appointment for 12.30 sharp.
01:08:27It was now only a matter of waiting.
01:08:30Time took care of the wait.
01:08:32So now the pattern's complete.
01:08:34And it's the same pattern Joe Leeds lived.
01:08:37But this time Myra won't be acquitted.
01:08:40That's where you're concerned, Ray.
01:08:43Because this time you're not going to have to guess
01:08:46whether or not Myra is guilty.
01:08:48You'll know.
01:08:50You're going to be a witness.
01:09:10You'll know.
01:09:16Thank you for being so prompt.
01:09:20You promised me an answer.
01:09:26Here it is.
01:09:29My complete letter is a letter.
01:09:32It's a letter.
01:09:34You know, I'm not sure.
01:09:36I'm not sure.
01:09:37You're not sure.
01:09:38You're not sure.
01:09:39You're not sure.
01:09:40You're not sure.
01:09:41I'm sure you're not sure.
01:09:42You're not sure.
01:09:43You're not sure.
01:09:44Here it is.
01:09:45My complete file.
01:09:47Now, no attorney could get you off.
01:09:49Not even me.
01:09:50I told you.
01:09:51I can't be tried for the same crime twice.
01:09:54And I told you I'm trying you before Carl Holt.
01:09:57We'll let him determine whether or not you're guilty.
01:10:00Or would you prefer this?
01:10:05I'm not going to kill anyone.
01:10:07Very well.
01:10:08That affords three of us a visit.
01:10:11Carl, you, and us.
01:10:13I'm going to call and ask him to come right over.
01:10:16After seeing this, if he still wants to marry a murderess,
01:10:19that's his business.
01:10:23Craig, don't call him.
01:10:29Craig!
01:10:32Don't make me do it!
01:10:36Hello?
01:10:37Craig!
01:10:38Craig!
01:10:47Hello?
01:10:48Hello?
01:10:49Hello?
01:11:08Well I'm going to call him.
01:11:09I'm not going to call him.
01:11:10Here he is.
01:11:11I'm going to call him.
01:11:13Now I'll call him.
01:11:14Where he's not going.
01:11:15I'm going to call him.
01:11:16In the middle of the night, they're not gonna be off.
01:11:17чего?
01:11:18I'll call him.
01:11:19There's no good night.
01:11:20Hello?
01:11:21There's no good night.
01:11:22What is this?
01:11:24It's terrible.
01:11:25Craig has committed suicide.
01:11:52What are you doing here?
01:12:14He asked if I could meet him here at 12.30.
01:12:17Strange.
01:12:18He told me to be here at 12.40.
01:12:22I'd never expect Craig to do a thing like this.
01:12:44This is Ray Willis.
01:12:47Man shot himself.
01:12:49Will you send someone over right away, please?
01:12:50Uh, Chambers building, room 2407.
01:12:54No.
01:12:56He's dead.
01:12:56No.
01:13:16Tape recorder is still running.
01:13:19Must have been dictating when it happened.
01:13:20And it could be a Craig's way of giving us an explanation.
01:13:45To Ray Willis, district attorney.
01:13:51Dear Ray, in exactly 55 minutes, I will be dead.
01:13:59Murdered.
01:14:01First of all, let me explain.
01:14:20This is a ireland police academy.
01:14:21I have no idea about finding a good.'
01:14:22It was my dad.
01:14:23I have no idea about finding a great place.