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00:00Hey thanks! A whole dime!
00:08Now my mother can go to Florida and get better!
00:30Get lost!
01:00See you next time!
01:58What have you done to this?
02:25I tried something new.
02:27Saffron and tarragon, you always wrap them in sage leaves. Where's the sage?
02:31The tarragon's fresh, and it wouldn't hurt you to try it.
02:36This is a most unpleasant shock, Fritz.
02:38It may possibly be edible, but I'm in no humor to risk it. Remove it, please.
02:42Bring me four coddled eggs and a piece of rye toast.
02:49He's going to punish me by eating eggs.
02:53Ah, well, I'm off. I am having dinner with a dream girl, appropriately named Dawn.
03:00Dawn?
03:01Please, Archie, spare me the rest of the literate details.
03:04I think you got the wrong house, kid.
03:19Don't Nero Wolf live here?
03:21Yeah, but he doesn't give autographs.
03:23I got a case for him.
03:25What's your name, kid?
03:30Drossos.
03:30Pete Drossos.
03:32Come on in, Pete.
03:42This is Pete Drossos.
03:45Are you mad, Archie?
03:46You're in the dining room.
03:47I am about to have dinner.
03:49Eggs aren't dinner.
03:51I mean, he wants to consult you about a case.
03:53In the meantime, if you'll excuse me, I really have to run.
03:55Ah, not so fast, Mr. Goodwin.
03:58Take Huckleberry Finn with you.
04:01Wait a minute, Nero.
04:03I could have gone to the cops, but I came to you.
04:06And by what Tasha was robbed did you arrive at that choice?
04:10He means, why didn't you go to the cops?
04:13Oh, because they would have laughed at me, and I figured you wouldn't.
04:16And they wouldn't have listened to me, and I figured you would.
04:20Well, of course we'll listen.
04:22Although, truthfully, the timing is rather unfortunate in light of Mr. Goodwin's plans for the evening.
04:31But duty supersedes pleasure.
04:33Is that not right, Archie?
04:36He means, let's have it, Pete.
04:39Okay, I work the corner, a 6th to 7th and Park.
04:42You've probably seen me there.
04:44That's highly unlikely.
04:46Mr. Wolfe is not what you would call a traveling man.
04:48He never goes out.
04:51You're kidding.
04:51Young man, just what is it you do on the corner of 67th Street and Park Avenue?
04:57I work the white bracket.
05:00What that is, is when a car stops for a light, I go out there and wipe the windshield with a rag.
05:06It's good for two bits, sometimes a buck.
05:10And is there much demand for that service?
05:12Well, most of the time, all you get is dirty looks.
05:16Anyways, a couple of hours ago, this great foreign job pulls up.
05:20Two people.
05:21A guy sitting in front, streak of white in his hair, and this dynamite fox behind the wheel.
05:27Uh, uh, fox?
05:29You know, a woman?
05:32Uh, no.
05:33Well, yes, of course.
05:35Well, she got this scratch down her face, and these kind of weird earrings, like gold spiders.
05:41And she's just moving her lips so the guy won't hear.
05:43And she's saying scared like, help police.
05:46Then the light changes, and that's all, folks.
05:50Except for this.
05:54Uh.
06:01Connecticut, YQ9432.
06:06License number?
06:07What else?
06:10Satisfactory.
06:11Well, is it a deal?
06:12Are we partners?
06:13Partners?
06:15Partners in what?
06:16Come on, a big car like that, a dame in big trouble, gotta be big money around.
06:22Like a reward, right?
06:24A reward?
06:26Yes, that's a reasonable conclusion.
06:29Hey, what time is it?
06:32Holy maloney, my mom will have a fit.
06:34I'll catch you tomorrow, Nero.
06:36You can start on the case without me.
06:39Yes, thank you, Peter.
06:42Well, dawn awaits.
06:44Oh, Archie, tomorrow see the boy.
06:46Get an exact description of the woman in the car.
06:50Meanwhile, check out the license number.
06:54Tonight.
06:55You're not going through with this.
06:58Well, didn't you hear?
06:59There's a lady in distress.
07:01Look, the only reason I brought the kid in was because you were giving Fritz a bad time.
07:05He's probably conning you.
07:06We mustn't demean my partner's information simply because he wipes windshields for a living, Archie.
07:12Now, you call your lady and make apologies.
07:15There will always be another dawn.
07:17He'll see you tomorrow.
07:24Wow.
07:28Wow.
07:36Wow.
07:37Wow.
07:37Wow.
07:38Wow.
07:39Wow.
07:42Wow.
07:43Yeah, thanks, a corner.
07:50Look, a water walk should go without dinner.
07:57Whoa!
08:13Hey, get them out of here, you little.
08:39Well, he'll live.
08:40Let's touch and go.
08:43The driver?
08:45Six witnesses.
08:46Male, light complexion, regular features, anywhere from 20 to 40.
08:50Wearing a hat, one of those fancy Italian jobs.
08:53Well, it's fairly clear when the boy was run down.
08:56He could identify the people in the car.
08:59I think what we will have to...
09:01We have a visitor. She's waiting in the front room.
09:04Can't you see we're busy, Fritz?
09:06She said to tell you she's the boy's mother.
09:09Taylor let me ride in the ambulance.
09:15He couldn't talk too good. He...
09:18I had to listen real hard.
09:20His voice was so small.
09:24He was so weak.
09:27He said, tell Nero Wolf to find out who got me.
09:33He said to give you this.
09:34I'd better get back to the hospital.
09:48Maybe he...
09:50Maybe...
09:51Maybe...
09:52You understand?
09:54I do indeed, Mrs. Drusseless.
10:33Twelve dollars and thirty-five cents.
10:38That's a lot of windshields.
11:03Mr. Wolf?
11:13Close. This is his house.
11:15He ran an ad in the personal columns of the Times this morning.
11:20About a woman in a car.
11:22Wearing spider earrings with a scratch on her cheek.
11:26Come in. Mr. Wolf's up in the plant.
11:29Yes, Archie, what is it?
11:31This is the lady that came in answer to the ad.
11:34Laura Fromm.
11:36Laura Fromm?
11:40So it was you who drove the grey foreign car on Tuesday?
11:43Yes.
11:44And it was you who asked the boy to call the police?
11:47Yes, but there was no need to. It was all a misunderstanding.
11:50That's what I came to tell you.
11:52I see.
11:53And are you now out of danger, Miss Fromm?
11:57Yes.
11:59But I want to thank the boy.
12:02Would you give him this, please?
12:09Well, these spider earrings certainly match the boy's description.
12:13Well, of course. Why shouldn't they?
12:15I mean, I told you I was driving the car.
12:18Archie, would you be good enough to examine the scratch on Miss Rome's cheek?
12:22Sorry?
12:25Done with a small pointed instrument, possibly a needle, but more like a small pair of scissors.
12:31Ah. When?
12:33Yesterday, maybe. More like this morning.
12:37But certainly not on Tuesday.
12:40Not a chance.
12:41Not a chance.
12:42That's just as I thought.
12:44Miss Rome, you are a fraud.
12:47I don't know what you mean.
12:50Why did you come here pretending to be someone you are not?
12:53I don't have to answer your questions.
12:56I'll find the boy, and I'll thank him myself.
13:00Miss Rome!
13:01Miss Rome!
13:05The car you say you were driving on Tuesday ran him down in the street yesterday.
13:10You can find him in the intensive care unit at Brookview Memorial Hospital.
13:14Now, Miss Rome, do you still insist you were driving the car on Tuesday?
13:19No.
13:20Then why did you come here?
13:26I have to find something out first.
13:32I'll come back tomorrow.
13:35I'll tell you.
13:36I'll tell you everything, I swear.
13:39Could you...
13:42Could you not tell the police, please?
13:45Not yet.
13:46Not yet.
13:47If you mean to come back tomorrow.
13:51I promise.
14:02I think...
14:06We may have seen the last of Laura from.
14:16Who identified Miss Rome?
14:32Her fiancé, Michael Doran, an attorney.
14:35And Jean Esty, her secretary at the Association for Displaced Persons, Laura Fromm's pet charity.
14:41They help refugees into the country.
14:44Did Miss Fromm leave a note before she fell from the balcony?
14:47No note.
14:49Yeah.
14:50Presenting us with a distinct possibility that she was pushed.
14:53So where do we start?
14:54I suggest your first call should be on the person most vitally affected by Laura Fromm's death.
15:00Her fiancé.
15:01Exactly.
15:02Michael Doran.
15:04I didn't know Laura as well as I might have.
15:07Even though we were engaged.
15:09She kept things to herself.
15:13I don't know why she decided to do what she did.
15:18Does anyone ever know why people take their own lives?
15:21There's a strong possibility that Miss Fromm didn't take her own life.
15:24Are you suggesting it was not suicide?
15:28Nero Wolf thinks she was pushed.
15:30There's no evidence, is there?
15:33Not yet.
15:35Unless you have something to contribute, Mr. Doran.
15:39You don't think I had anything to do with it?
15:42When it happened, where were you?
15:44At home.
15:45I had some personal matters to take care of.
15:47Anyone see you?
15:48If I had needed an alibi, I would have had one, Mr. Goodwin.
15:52But to answer your question, no one saw me.
15:55Did Miss Fromm own a pair of gold earrings in the shape of spiders?
15:58Yes.
15:59She had them made at Boudet's on East 58th Street.
16:03Why? Is it important?
16:05Could be.
16:06Anyway, thanks for your help.
16:12Mr. Goodwin.
16:13You'll probably hear sooner or later.
16:19Laura kept putting off our marriage.
16:22She wouldn't tell me why.
16:23We had a quarrel about it yesterday.
16:25But I didn't kill her.
16:28Good afternoon, Inspector Kramer.
16:30What can we do for you?
16:32Now, why'd you put that ad in the personal column?
16:34Well, we had a little extra money.
16:35You know how it is.
16:37Can we skip the soft shoe?
16:39Listen, I know Laura Fromm came to see you, Wolf.
16:41You know we're dealing with two murders?
16:43If the drosser's boy doesn't pull through, we're talking about three.
16:46Now, I want to know what you know.
16:48Two murders?
16:49Who besides Laura Fromm?
16:51You ever hear of a man called Matthew Birch?
16:53Never. Why?
16:55His body was found in Van Cortland Park this morning.
16:58What has that to do with the matter at hand?
17:00He was run over by the same car that hit the drosser's boy.
17:03The lad found a piece of Birch's jacket snagged on the undercarriage.
17:06Where did you find the car?
17:07It was abandoned uptown, 186th Street.
17:10Stolen.
17:12Did Birch, by any chance, have a streak of white in his hair?
17:15How did you know that?
17:17The boy described him.
17:19Who was he?
17:20Immigration and Naturalization Service. He was a field worker.
17:23What was his connection with Laura Fromm?
17:25They both worked with refugees.
17:27She's head of the Association for Displaced Persons.
17:29Hmm.
17:30Now, about the ad.
17:32Was Laura Fromm driving that car? Is that why she came here?
17:35No.
17:37The woman we're looking for is still out there somewhere.
17:39And presumably in grave danger.
17:41Who is she?
17:43If we knew that, we'd also know who killed Laura Fromm and Matthew Birch.
17:46We'll find her.
17:48Wolf.
17:49Wolf.
17:50Wolf.
17:51Wolf.
17:52Wolf.
17:53Wolf.
17:54Wolf.
17:55Wolf.
17:56Wolf.
17:57Wolf.
17:58Wolf.
17:59Wolf.
18:00Wolf.
18:01Wolf.
18:02Wolf.
18:03Wolf.
18:04Wolf.
18:05Wolf.
18:06Wolf.
18:07Wolf.
18:08Wolf.
18:09Wolf.
18:10Wolf.
18:11Wolf.
18:12Wolf.
18:13Wolf.
18:14Wolf.
18:15Wolf.
18:16Wolf.
18:17Both victims were connected with Laura Froome's charity.
18:21Coincidence? Not likely.
18:25It's probable, therefore, that the answer is to be found at the Association for Displaced Persons.
18:31You want me to start digging up their garden?
18:33Hmm.
18:36A sudden thought occurs to me.
18:39I want you to call on the people who work for the Association and tell them all.
18:47The same story.
18:49Must be one hell of a story.
18:51It is.
18:55It's despicable.
19:09Arrangements.
19:10Good morning, Albert Loggins.
19:17Funeral arrangements.
19:19There seems to be some confusion about the flower instructions.
19:22Only Miss Farms' secretary can clear it up.
19:26I'll tell Miss Esther you're here, sir.
19:31This way, please.
19:33If you'll just wait here, sir.
19:35I'm sorry.
20:01I'm sorry, I just didn't expect to...
20:05Are you Miss Jean Esty?
20:09Yes, I'm Jean Esty.
20:11Who are you?
20:12Peckham said something about flowers.
20:14It was just a charade to get me in.
20:16Yes, I know.
20:18Since it was decided not to have flowers at the funeral.
20:20All right.
20:25Now that you're here, what do you want?
20:28I'm Archie Goodwin.
20:29I work for Nero Wall.
20:31Inspector Kramer warned me you'd probably show up.
20:34He's asked me to relay any conversation I might have with you or your boss.
20:39Are you supposed to be telling me this?
20:41No.
20:41But it's been 24 hours since Miss Fromm was killed and the police haven't a single clue.
20:49So I might as well go along with Nero Wolf.
20:52Well, now that's going to be a bit awkward.
20:55So I'll be blunt.
20:56I didn't come here as Nero Wolf's messenger boy.
21:00I'm on my own.
21:02I'd like to make you an offer.
21:04I don't date morticians.
21:07Miss Esty, when Laura Fromm came to see Nero Wolf, I was there.
21:10I know that.
21:12Do you also know that I have total recall?
21:14Congratulations.
21:15Now, I could recite everything that was said word for word.
21:19For $5,000 in cash.
21:23Now, naturally, I don't expect you to have that lying around in an old pair of pantyhose.
21:27So, this afternoon would be fine.
21:30But I do have to insist on being paid in advance.
21:35This is really wild.
21:37Why would I be interested in what Laura told Nero Wolf?
21:42Look, I would be a fool to come here and stick my neck out if all I had to offer was a stale bag of popcorn.
21:48You're wearing the wrong outfit, you know that?
21:51You really should have rented black fur with a big stripe down the back and a big bushy tail.
21:57Pussycat?
21:58Mr. Goodwin, take your disgusting offer and get out of here.
22:01Yes, ma'am.
22:09What about her cheek?
22:10Any sign of a scratch?
22:12If there was, it would have healed by now.
22:14Or she's great with makeup.
22:16I'm on my way to the association.
22:18I have an appointment with the executive director, Angela Bell.
22:21I suggest you change your clothes first.
22:24You know, I kind of hate to.
22:26So far, the reaction's been great.
22:27I'm on my way.
22:58Mr. Goodwin is here.
23:01He works for Nero Wolf, a private investigator.
23:04Huh? What did he want, did he say?
23:06Something to do with Laura's death.
23:09Did she hire Nero Wolf?
23:12Did she know what was going on?
23:14I think we are about to find out.
23:17Send Mr. Goodwin in.
23:18I only have a few minutes, Mr. Goodwin.
23:28Nice place.
23:29Must make all those downtrodden refugees feel right at home.
23:33The building is owned by the Fromm family.
23:35We don't pay rent.
23:37Sorry.
23:39Just what is it you're selling?
23:42Memories.
23:42Of course, you want the $5,000 in advance.
24:07That's the only way I can do it.
24:11Yeah, right.
24:14Bond payment to me by Angela Bell.
24:17Of $5,000 in cash.
24:20I will relate to her promptly and in full
24:24the conversation that took place
24:26between Nero Wolf and Laura Fromm
24:28last Friday afternoon.
24:30Date it and sign it.
24:32And then what?
24:33Then I'll give it back to you when
24:35you've kept your end of the arrangement.
24:40Now, really, darling.
24:42If I were that big of a sap,
24:43how long do you think I would have lasted
24:45as Nero Wolf's right-hand man?
24:51If you really want to know what I think, Hotshot,
24:53I think it's a setup.
24:57Now, I don't mind Mr. Wolf's playing
24:58this little trick on me for
25:00God knows what purpose.
25:04If you go back and tell him
25:05I resent being taken for a fool.
25:08Mr. Goodwin is leaving.
25:10I'll be with Paul Kessler
25:11the rest of the afternoon.
25:12Hold my calls.
25:22What do you think, Angela?
25:23Don't worry, Paul.
25:25We'll handle Mr. Goodwin.
25:27You don't have toado much.
25:28We'll ruin you.
25:30We'll have a full suit.
25:34Come on!
25:44Have a great day!
25:47No, 들�loose!
25:49Come on!
25:53Needless to say,
26:22I'm delighted you saved me a trip to the morgue, Archie.
26:26You know how I hate going out.
26:28Far be it from me to upset your routine.
26:30Oh, really? How did you manage to avoid that fate?
26:34My trusty burglar alarm.
26:37Oh, yes, yes, yes.
26:38You place that between the hood and the body,
26:41and then when somebody comes along and opens the hood...
26:45When I get back, the match is gone.
26:48I used a piece of wire to hit the ignition.
26:52Well, so who are we looking for?
26:58There's still a missing part to the mosaic, Archie.
27:01The woman who drove the car on Tuesday.
27:04The woman wearing the golden earrings
27:06who asked Peter Drossos to call the police.
27:10And her.
27:12And we'll have all the answers.
27:13You will come down immediately, Archie.
27:20I want to talk to you.
27:22I was on my way to see the PR guy from the association,
27:25Barry Green.
27:26Mr. Green is here.
27:27Archie, this is a serious matter.
27:39Did you at any time in the past 24 hours
27:41promise anyone that for $5,000
27:43you'd reveal everything you knew
27:45about a meeting between Miss Laura Fromm and myself?
27:47Well, I did not.
27:51Now you see, sir.
27:53And of course you believe him.
27:55Well, I've known Mr. Goodwin rather longer
27:57than I've known you, sir.
27:59He refuses to say who made the shocking accusation.
28:03Naturally.
28:03It was someone whose word I respect.
28:06May I smoke?
28:07You may not.
28:08It was Angela Bell.
28:15Furthermore, Mr. Wolfe,
28:16she thinks that you put him up to it.
28:17That is absolute nonsense.
28:19I wonder how the police would react
28:20if they knew that you were interfering
28:21in a murder investigation.
28:23By all means, let's find out, shall we?
28:25Archie, get Inspector Kramer on the phone for Mr. Green.
28:32Now, let's not go overboard.
28:35Fact of the matter is, I have a proposition for you.
28:39All right, Archie.
28:40Now, I'm prepared to pay $5,000
28:43for the transcript of your conversation with Laura Fromm.
28:47Mr. Green, a moment ago,
28:50you were ready to accuse us of obstructing police work.
28:54And now you are asking us to enter into a conspiracy.
28:58I prefer not to deal with a man capable
29:00of such an ethical somersault.
29:02So my answer is an emphatic no.
29:05Mr. Goodwin will see you out.
29:07Good day.
29:08Yes, doctor.
29:16I'm Dr. Moore.
29:17Is the drugstore's boy still in ICU?
29:19Yes, he is.
29:20They want me to see if he needs another brain scan tomorrow.
29:23I'll just look in on him.
29:24Yes, of course, doctor.
29:25What's the matter now?
29:47THE END
30:17STRIKE TWO
30:47End!
30:51Come in, Mr. Kramer.
31:08well uh i guess congratulations are in order mr wolf switching those hospital rooms really paid
31:18off it seemed reasonable to expect that someone would try to silence the boy
31:23he is after all the only witness you identify the phony doctor who was he you know i really
31:29wish i brought the answer to this one in a pink ribbon because it's a real shocker if you're
31:33going to tell us that he was not our murderer i've just explained that to mr goodwin come on
31:38you call the department there's a leak the phone has not been off the hook i assure you sir
31:43then how did you know that the man who tried to blow up mr goodwin because he was getting too
31:48close to the truth was a professional the impersonation of a doctor again clearly the
31:53act of a professional so consider on the other hand the man we have been after he runs a boy down
32:00at broad daylight before witnesses he pushes laura from off a balcony where he might have been seen
32:06and he runs down matthew birch with a stolen car which could have been stopped by the police
32:11the acts of an amateur mr kramer
32:13the man we're after is a novice in the art of murder okay
32:19the man last night his name is joseph moore he's a hit man from l.a just got into new york two days ago
32:26so it would appear that the person who hired him our murderer is still very much among the living
32:34yes and that brings me to the real reason that i'm here
32:37i'm going to put this to you very plainly mr wolf please do sir this case is bigger than you think
32:43the government is in it now and they don't want our little homicides messing up their ball game
32:48so you lay back don't you and goodwin go tramping around like a couple of bull elephants looking
32:54for a peanut clear you'll hardly know we're alive sir keep it that way
33:00archie did you see it did you see how he got up he did it again yeah and that elephant stuff that
33:17was deliberate too yes he's a very aggravating man
33:22if the government is showing the sudden interest there has to be something going on inside the association
33:33you have contacts and immigration sniff around
33:38my pleasure i want to put some mileage on my new car anyway
33:52you just drove away
34:10wow immigration's drawing pictures on a blank wall
34:21in english please
34:22they're not talking
34:23your contacts never fail to impress me archie
34:28my mother taught me that gratuitous shots are definitely not high class
34:33especially in front of an audience
34:34nonsense theodore is family
34:37thank you sir
34:38certainly
34:39one of my contacts didn't so much talk as drop a hint
34:43she said some refugees need help
34:45some have to pay for it
34:47yes
34:49well if i were to hazard a guess archie
34:54i'd say our friends at the association are involved in
34:58a vile scheme to smuggle the rip-rap of the world into this country
35:02the murderers the terrorists the fascists
35:06for exorbitant fees
35:09charming
35:10as we need an investigator who can pick out the threads of this conspiracy by now your face is too well known
35:16how about saul panzer if he's not working on a case
35:19yes
35:21if ever a man looked as though he had a relative in need of a country
35:25it's saul panzer
35:27i'm right next to taggart's cafe
35:29by 9th avenue
35:30i got a lead on a guy who palled around with matthew birch
35:34frank egan
35:35well he used to beat carpets for the heavies in the waterfront
35:39now uh i'm supposed to meet him in a few minutes
35:43he thinks my name's burns
35:44i'm on my way saul
35:46now when you see me park across the street go on in and make your contact
35:50now you're uh sure you can get my uncle into the country
36:14i told you that was the deal
36:16you pay enough
36:19they'll get hitland
36:21passport
36:23visa
36:24birth certificate
36:27all class a material
36:29just so they see the color of your money
36:32it's green
36:35where are we supposed to meet these people
36:38i'll take you
36:40let's go
36:41your
36:44what
36:47you
36:49you
36:51you
36:53you
36:56you
36:59you
37:00you
37:03you
37:07you
37:09you
37:10Well, Frank, is he clean?
37:22He's not caring.
37:24Clean, I don't know.
37:26Take a look at his wallet.
37:31You've got a muscle waiting across the ocean, and your name is Burns.
37:35That's what you said in the mark?
37:36No.
37:38No, my name is Saul Panzer.
37:40I use the name Burns because, well, come on, fellas, you don't show all your cards, right?
37:48I mean, we're doing something illegal here.
37:52We're breaking the law.
37:53Breaking the law?
37:54Who's breaking the law?
37:56Frank, you're breaking the law?
37:58We don't know what law you're talking about.
38:00All we do is help people in trouble with the immigration department.
38:04Ain't that right, Mark?
38:05Look, I didn't love it with you guys, but I do have this uncle.
38:09And he needs help bad.
38:11You want to know something?
38:12I think you need help bad.
38:18Go for it.
38:22Saul, get the guns.
38:23Well, well, well, what have we got here?
38:43Addresses, phone numbers.
38:45Must be a thousand names in here.
38:47We've got a lot of friends.
38:48German names, Spanish names, Greek names.
38:52Looks like the UN directory.
38:55You get this little black book from Matthew Birch, who got it from the Association of Displaced Persons.
39:01I'll ask the questions I'm here on end, government.
39:04Laying back, I said.
39:05And I knew what Wolf's answer to that was going to be, so I've had you tailed ever since.
39:18Satisfactory, aren't you?
39:19But all Mr. Kramer has is two bent-nosed types who were working for Matthew Birch.
39:24They might help the government's case, but we're still looking for a murderer.
39:28I still have another plan, though.
39:31I'll explain it to you in the morning.
39:35It's even more despicable than the last one.
39:39Good night.
39:42Just why are we having lunch, Mr. Goodwin?
39:45Okay.
39:46I'll level with you, Gene.
39:47May I call you, Gene?
39:49Can I stop you?
39:50Nero Wolf would like your friends at the Association to come to his home this evening.
39:55Are they being invited as suspects?
39:57Oh, heavens no.
39:59I mean, if they thought that, some of them might simply disappear.
40:04They respect you.
40:06They know how close you were to Laura.
40:09Kind of a last request from their employer.
40:12Put it in those terms.
40:15You know, you're almost as irresistible as you think you are.
40:22But I'll really be doing it for Laura.
40:27To begin with, ladies and gentlemen, a confession.
40:32I have brought you here under false pretenses.
40:38One of you is a murderer.
40:42Now, if any one of you is now thinking of a sudden escape,
40:45somewhat more than half of the night shift of the 18th police precinct are at this moment taking their positions around this house.
40:51Mr. Wolf, I don't like being used as a Judas goat, leading lambs to the slaughter.
40:56Far from being lambs, Miss Esty.
40:59Most of the people in this room are cheats, frauds, and extortionists.
41:04Those are serious accusations.
41:06Of course, I meant them to be.
41:07I'm accusing you, Mr. Green.
41:10You, Miss Bell, and you, Mr. Kessler,
41:13of running a contemptible scheme
41:16to smuggle the trash of five continents into this country for personal gain.
41:21Are you also saying that we're guilty of murder?
41:24That is possibly the only criminal act of which you are not guilty.
41:28That leaves only me.
41:30Yes, Mr. Doran.
41:32Accusing me of two murders and the attempted murder of the boy?
41:35You're saying I killed Laura?
41:36I don't recall saying that, sir.
41:38I'm the only man left in the room.
41:39The implication is clear.
41:41Do you subscribe to the convention that murderer
41:44is a word which may describe only a man?
41:49But I understood.
41:51I mean, it was a man who ran the boy down.
41:53He was seen.
41:54Yes, I know.
41:57And the answer kept deluding me.
42:04We were looking for two people.
42:06A woman wearing spider earrings
42:09and the man who ran the drossless boy down.
42:14In broad daylight, mind you,
42:16at a busy intersection in full view of witnesses.
42:19Almost as though the driver was indifferent at being seen by witnesses
42:24or deliberately wanted to be seen.
42:30Leading me finally to the only possible conclusion.
42:34Those two people were one and the same.
42:37A woman dressed as a man?
42:40A woman with her hair tucked into a hat
42:42wearing a man's suit, shirt and tie without lipstick or makeup
42:45could easily have been mistaken for a young man with a pale complexion.
42:50Are you saying that I killed them?
42:54Yes, Miss Esty.
42:56That's exactly what I'm saying.
42:59You were the woman in the car with Matthew Birch.
43:02You were his accomplice in a blackmail scheme.
43:05These three smuggled refugees into the country for a fee.
43:09But you went one step further.
43:11You extorted large sums of money from them.
43:14If they resisted, their names would be turned into Mr. Birch's superior.
43:19Meaning imprisonment or deportation.
43:22There's not a shred of truth in that.
43:23You are the woman Peter Drossos will identify when he recovers.
43:27You tried to run him down.
43:29And when that failed, you hired a professional assassin.
43:32You have no proof.
43:34Proof?
43:34My operatives will find all the proof they need, madam.
43:39They will find the man's jacket you bought, the shirt and tie, even the hat,
43:43which is sure to contain a strand or two of your hair.
43:45Why would I ask the boy for help in the first place?
43:48To call the police of all people.
43:50The mites.
43:50Because, madam, at that moment, you were afraid of Matthew Birch.
43:56Probably you'd had a falling out.
43:57You thought he was going to kill you.
44:00Somehow, you managed to win him over.
44:03He was foolish enough to trust you.
44:05And when you got him out of the car, you ran him down.
44:08Oh, believe me, Miss Esty.
44:09There will be more than enough proof.
44:15Uh, Archie.
44:17You may escort Mr. Green, Mr. Kessler, Miss Bell,
44:21out to the waiting arms of the men of the 18th.
44:23They pollute the very atmosphere I breathe.
44:32Mr. Doran.
44:34You're obviously an honorable man.
44:37I'm sorry you had to be involved in this.
44:40I loved Laura, you know.
44:42Truly loved her.
44:45But...
44:53There is one thing that still puzzles me.
45:06Why did you kill Laura Fromm?
45:09He was your friend.
45:11She knew you had borrowed the earrings.
45:14She made a pathetic attempt to convince me
45:15she was the woman in the car.
45:18Even when she believed you had run the boy down,
45:21she didn't betray you.
45:22She was horrified, but she was loyal.
45:25I didn't kill her.
45:27You must believe me.
45:28Was it because she was going to turn you over to the police?
45:32No.
45:33No, she never would have done that.
45:35Then why?
45:37I didn't kill her.
45:41I didn't.
45:44We were arguing.
45:47She was furious.
45:48We were in the apartment.
45:52She twisted away from me.
45:54She stumbled.
45:56And she went over the railing.
45:59It was an accident.
46:02She was gone.
46:06In an instant, she was gone.
46:08When she fell, my life went too.
46:15Don't you understand?
46:17No, I do not understand.
46:20She was going to leave me!
46:22How are you feeling?
46:42I don't know.
46:44All right, I guess.
46:46You had a visitor.
46:46You just came in.
47:10And?
47:11Well, that means you were outside.
47:14And?
47:15Why?
47:19I found we were out of patty de foie gras.
47:24So I went out to purchase some.
47:26Where is it?
47:27I ate it in the cab.
47:35Good night, Archie.
47:36I ate it in the cab.
47:48Good night.
47:51Good night.
47:51How are you?
47:56Good night.
47:57Good night.
47:58Good night.
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