1. - Dutton?Copy !req
2. - General Hollister.Copy !req
3. - Come in.Copy !req
4. You want a drink?Copy !req
5. - No, no, thank you, sir.Copy !req
6. I...Copy !req
7. I don't have much time.Copy !req
8. I would have called, but...Copy !req
9. - But what?Copy !req
10. - I didn't want to
risk a wiretap.Copy !req
11. - A wiretap?Copy !req
12. You sound paranoid, Colonel.Copy !req
13. - No, General, just
being cautious.Copy !req
14. - And the reason for
this caution?Copy !req
15. - The word just came down
this morning...Copy !req
16. Special directive to all
of the section chiefs.Copy !req
17. The inspector General's
starting a full-scaleCopy !req
18. investigation of arms contracts.Copy !req
19. - I see.Copy !req
20. You sure?Copy !req
21. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
22. - That's unfortunate.Copy !req
23. But I suppose it would have
happened sooner or later.Copy !req
24. - If they find out...Copy !req
25. - They won't find out.Copy !req
26. - General, if anyone digs deep
enough, they're bound toCopy !req
27. discover that I've let your
construction company charge usCopy !req
28. a fortune in cost overruns.Copy !req
29. - You offered the standard
explanation...Copy !req
30. Unforeseen difficulties in
developing the arms system.Copy !req
31. - It won't stand up, General.Copy !req
32. When the IG sees your bargain
basement bids, he'll know ICopy !req
33. let you practically steal
those contracts.Copy !req
34. They'll indict both of us.Copy !req
35. - As you say, Colonel,
you're the one thatCopy !req
36. accepted the bids.Copy !req
37. You approved the overruns.Copy !req
38. - With that much money involved,
they'll know we hadCopy !req
39. to be in it together.Copy !req
40. I'm getting out.Copy !req
41. - Oh?Copy !req
42. - I'm leaving for Geneva tonight.Copy !req
43. If I may make a suggestion,
General, youCopy !req
44. might do the same.Copy !req
45. - I have a business to run.Copy !req
46. Besides, I never believed
in a forced retreat.Copy !req
47. - Well, maybe you can
bluff them, sir.Copy !req
48. But I don't have your
reputation.Copy !req
49. - You'll have less of a
reputation if you go AWOL.Copy !req
50. It's an admission of guilt!Copy !req
51. - They won't know it for 30 days.Copy !req
52. I just took my annual leave.Copy !req
53. - It's a small world, Colonel.Copy !req
54. They'll find you.Copy !req
55. - No way, sir.Copy !req
56. I'll manage to disappear.Copy !req
57. - And, uh, if they do?Copy !req
58. Just for the sake of argument.Copy !req
59. - Naturally, I'd...Copy !req
60. I'd keep your involvement
to myself.Copy !req
61. I'd refuse to testify.Copy !req
62. - Not even to shorten a jail
sentence for giving evidence?Copy !req
63. - Believe me, sir.Copy !req
64. There's nothing to worry about.Copy !req
65. They won't know where I am.Copy !req
66. - How did you get here, Colonel?Copy !req
67. Taxi?Copy !req
68. - No, sir.Copy !req
69. I drove.Copy !req
70. Why?Copy !req
71. - I've been thinking, you present
me with a problem.Copy !req
72. - Problem?Copy !req
73. - You assure me that my name
will never come into this.Copy !req
74. That, uh, you will
be my protector.Copy !req
75. I'm afraid I can't
take that risk.Copy !req
76. - Did you see that?Copy !req
77. - What?Copy !req
78. - Uh, a man just shot someone.Copy !req
79. - But where?Copy !req
80. - Oh, over there.Copy !req
81. There, see?Copy !req
82. - I don't see anything.Copy !req
83. - He just moved away
from the window.Copy !req
84. - You've been out in
the sun too long.Copy !req
85. - Mother, I'm telling you.Copy !req
86. - Oh, it's a mirage.Copy !req
87. - No.Copy !req
88. No, we're going back.Copy !req
89. - We're going, what?Copy !req
90. - Which way is back?Copy !req
91. Which way is... ooh, ooh!Copy !req
92. - What are you doing?Copy !req
93. - I got it.Copy !req
94. It's all right.Copy !req
95. I'm all right.Copy !req
96. - You take this.Copy !req
97. Yeah, I...Copy !req
98. I got.Copy !req
99. No, you... you take this.Copy !req
100. - But what will I do with it?Copy !req
101. - Uh, Mr. Barnes!Copy !req
102. - Here, let me give you a hand.Copy !req
103. - Thank you, Mr. Barnes.Copy !req
104. - The only thing I can say about
the way she handles aCopy !req
105. boat, you certainly know
when she's docked.Copy !req
106. Whiplash.Copy !req
107. - If you hand me your raft
line, Mrs. Walters, I'llCopy !req
108. secure your stern.Copy !req
109. - I beg your pardon?Copy !req
110. - I'll tie up your boat.Copy !req
111. - Oh, oh, yes, yes,
of, uh, course.Copy !req
112. Is this it?Copy !req
113. - Yeah, that's it.Copy !req
114. - Thank you.Copy !req
115. Oh, I never thought
we'd make it.Copy !req
116. - Neither did I.Copy !req
117. - Couldn't do it, eh?Copy !req
118. - What?Copy !req
119. - Call the police.Copy !req
120. I knew you'd come
to your senses.Copy !req
121. They must have got
1,000 eyewitnessCopy !req
122. crank calls an hour.Copy !req
123. What are you going to do?Copy !req
124. - Oh, hello, operator.Copy !req
125. Could I please have the police?Copy !req
126. I'd like to report a shooting.Copy !req
127. Hello, is this the police?Copy !req
128. Oh, uh, this is Mrs. Stewart.Copy !req
129. Uh, I'm down at the...Copy !req
130. The boat place.Copy !req
131. And, um...Copy !req
132. - Officer Sanchez.Copy !req
133. - Oh.Copy !req
134. - Mrs. Stewart?Copy !req
135. - Uh, no, no.Copy !req
136. I'm Mrs. Stewart.Copy !req
137. That... that's my mother,
Mrs. Walters.Copy !req
138. - You reported a shooting?Copy !req
139. - Yes, uh-huh.Copy !req
140. - Yes?Copy !req
141. - Oh, well, um, this man in a
bathrobe, um, uh, he... he shotCopy !req
142. another man uh, in...
In a uniform.Copy !req
143. - What kind of uniform was it?Copy !req
144. - Ooh, uh, tsk, I can't tell
the difference between anCopy !req
145. usher and a mailman.Copy !req
146. Well, I mean, I can
tell them apart.Copy !req
147. But not what they're
wearing, you know?Copy !req
148. But, uh, well, but I'm...Copy !req
149. I'm sure it was a military
uniform.Copy !req
150. - Did you see anything, ma'am?Copy !req
151. - Hm-mm.Copy !req
152. My daughter is the one who
sees things, Officer.Copy !req
153. Not me.Copy !req
154. - You know, just because you
were looking in the otherCopy !req
155. direction...Copy !req
156. - Aw, come on.Copy !req
157. Doesn't mean that
I didn't see it.Copy !req
158. - Um, where was the shooting,
Mrs. Stewart?Copy !req
159. - Right over there.Copy !req
160. See?Copy !req
161. See that house over there?Copy !req
162. - Are you sure?Copy !req
163. - Oh, yes.Copy !req
164. Oh, yes.Copy !req
165. - Do you know who lives
in that house?Copy !req
166. - Uh, well, no.Copy !req
167. Does it matter?Copy !req
168. - I'd rather not say till we've
had a chance to investigate.Copy !req
169. - Oh, yeah.Copy !req
170. - May I have your address?Copy !req
171. - She lives with me.Copy !req
172. 8090 Vale.Copy !req
173. - May I have your phone?Copy !req
174. - Oh, 985-4321.Copy !req
175. - OK.Copy !req
176. Thank you.Copy !req
177. - Is that...Copy !req
178. Is that all?Copy !req
179. - Well, for now.Copy !req
180. If we need anything more,
you'll be contacted.Copy !req
181. - Oh.Copy !req
182. - Thank you.Copy !req
183. - Um, 985-4321.Copy !req
184. - Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
185. - Come on.Copy !req
186. - You know, I...Copy !req
187. - Come on!Copy !req
188. - On that shooting report,
Sergeant, the witness says itCopy !req
189. occurred in General
Hollister's house.Copy !req
190. The
General Hollister?Copy !req
191. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
192. Uh, just doesn't seem right that
a slick-sleeve, like me,Copy !req
193. would barge in and ask a man,
like General Hollister, if heCopy !req
194. just shot somebody.Copy !req
195. I see
your point, Sanchez.Copy !req
196. I'd better send over somebody
from Homicide.Copy !req
197. Stand by, and I'll have him
there as soon as I can.Copy !req
198. - Roger.Copy !req
199. Sorry, sir.Copy !req
200. - Huh?Copy !req
201. For what?Copy !req
202. - This spot's reserved.Copy !req
203. - Oh, I see.Copy !req
204. All right.Copy !req
205. Uh, uh, who was it reserved for?Copy !req
206. - The police.Copy !req
207. - Oh, I think I'm the one that
you're waiting for.Copy !req
208. I'm, uh, Lieutenant... um,
my name is Columbo, uh.Copy !req
209. - Oh, sorry, Lieutenant.Copy !req
210. Uh, I was expecting
official car.Copy !req
211. - Oh, that's all right.Copy !req
212. Uh, your name is Sanchez?Copy !req
213. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
214. - I see.Copy !req
215. - That's General Hollister's
house right there.Copy !req
216. - Did anyone come in or out
since you've been here?Copy !req
217. - Two young fellas in cadet
uniforms went in aCopy !req
218. little while ago.Copy !req
219. That's their wagon over there.Copy !req
220. - Ah, ha.Copy !req
221. Is there another way
out of this house?Copy !req
222. - By water.Copy !req
223. The general's got a yacht in
the slip back of the house.Copy !req
224. - I see.Copy !req
225. All right, I'm going to go in
and speak to the General.Copy !req
226. And while I'm doing that, I want
you to search the yacht.Copy !req
227. - Uh, but, Lieutenant, I
don't have a warrant.Copy !req
228. - Well, I'll ask the general
for permission.Copy !req
229. If he doesn't give it, then
I'll get a warrant.Copy !req
230. In the meantime, check it out.Copy !req
231. Psst.Copy !req
232. Pay particular attention
to the engines.Copy !req
233. And if you find out anything,
let me know.Copy !req
234. - Uh, General Hollistser?Copy !req
235. - Yes?Copy !req
236. - I'm from the police, sir.Copy !req
237. My name is, uh, Columbo...Copy !req
238. Lieutenant Columbo.Copy !req
239. - Hm.Copy !req
240. Yes, Lieutenant?Copy !req
241. - I'm terribly sorry to
disturb you, sir.Copy !req
242. But we have this report,
uh, about a shooting.Copy !req
243. - A shooting?Copy !req
244. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
245. In this house.Copy !req
246. - That's quite an opening
line, Lieutenant.Copy !req
247. - Sir, I'm sure it's just
a crackpot complaint.Copy !req
248. But, uh, I, uh...Copy !req
249. - But it's your job
to follow it up.Copy !req
250. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
251. - I understand that.Copy !req
252. I've had to do many unpleasant
things myselfCopy !req
253. in the line of duty.Copy !req
254. But may I ask, this
alleged shooting...Copy !req
255. Just who was supposed
to have shot whom?Copy !req
256. - Well, you see, sir, we don't
know exactly, only that the,Copy !req
257. uh, victim was wearing some
kind of a uniform.Copy !req
258. - A uniform?Copy !req
259. Well, come in.Copy !req
260. These young men are from my Alma
mater, Lieutenant, MMI.Copy !req
261. They're here to take away my
military souvenirs for, uh,Copy !req
262. permanent enshrinement
in the memorial hall.Copy !req
263. - As a matter of fact,
Lieutenant, MMI is giving me aCopy !req
264. testimonial dinner tonight.Copy !req
265. - They are commemorating the
20th anniversary of myCopy !req
266. retirement and the opening
of the Hollister Exhibit.Copy !req
267. - Yes, General.Copy !req
268. Do you think I could,
uh, look inside?Copy !req
269. - Lieutenant, uh, wouldn't that
be a little obvious?Copy !req
270. - Well, I want to be in a
position, sir, where I canCopy !req
271. tell my superiors that I've
checked everything out.Copy !req
272. Uh...Copy !req
273. - They've already started
nailing it shut.Copy !req
274. - Uh, it's... it's just
two nails, sir.Copy !req
275. - Very well.Copy !req
276. Gentlemen, I have a friend here
who would like to inspectCopy !req
277. the contents of the crate.Copy !req
278. Would you open it again, please?Copy !req
279. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
280. - Wow!Copy !req
281. Lot of guns!Copy !req
282. War trophies, Lieutenant, uh,
AK-47 assault rifle, PPSh-41Copy !req
283. drum, PPSh-41 clip.Copy !req
284. All Soviet made, and as you've
observed, all with theirCopy !req
285. firing pins removed.Copy !req
286. - I see they're very...Copy !req
287. Very interesting, General.Copy !req
288. Uh...Copy !req
289. - War mementos, Lieutenant.Copy !req
290. Uh, lively memories,
empty uniforms.Copy !req
291. Uh, all carefully packed,
Lieutenant, for the exhibit.Copy !req
292. - Oh, oh, yes, uh, of course.Copy !req
293. I'm sorry, sir.Copy !req
294. Uh, could...Copy !req
295. Just put these back
in here, then.Copy !req
296. Here we are.Copy !req
297. I, uh, I think that,
uh, it's fine.Copy !req
298. Thank you very much, sir.Copy !req
299. - Carry on, gentlemen.Copy !req
300. Could I offer you something?Copy !req
301. - Oh, no.Copy !req
302. Thank you very much, sir, no.Copy !req
303. Say, you got a beautiful
place here.Copy !req
304. It's, uh...Copy !req
305. - Thank you.Copy !req
306. Roomy, and it's homey.Copy !req
307. And...Copy !req
308. That's a fireplace.Copy !req
309. Wow!Copy !req
310. Well, you know, when I was a
kid, we used to have thoseCopy !req
311. fake wooden kinds.Copy !req
312. I don't know if you remember
them or not, General.Copy !req
313. They had a fan in the back.Copy !req
314. And they had a red light
and ribbons.Copy !req
315. And you turn on a fan, and
them ribbons, they wouldCopy !req
316. flutter there.Copy !req
317. Yeah, they were terrific.Copy !req
318. Eh, that's funny.Copy !req
319. - What's funny?Copy !req
320. - Don't you have those,
uh, irons?Copy !req
321. You know, like you put in the
fireplace to put the, uh...Copy !req
322. - Oh, uh, andirons.Copy !req
323. - Andirons, yeah.Copy !req
324. - No, no.Copy !req
325. I never got a fire in there.Copy !req
326. It's too much trouble.Copy !req
327. Easier to turn up
the thermostat.Copy !req
328. - Nice.Copy !req
329. Uh...Copy !req
330. - Oh, uh, for show.Copy !req
331. - Oh, the wood is for show?Copy !req
332. - Hm-mm, hm-mm.Copy !req
333. Uh, Lieutenant, I've been
thinking, the person whoCopy !req
334. turned in that report was right.Copy !req
335. There was someone
here in uniform.Copy !req
336. Me.Copy !req
337. While I was packing, I couldn't
resist to try on theCopy !req
338. old harness, you know.Copy !req
339. I'm glad to be able to
tell you that I canCopy !req
340. still get into it.Copy !req
341. - But, you know, the
report said thereCopy !req
342. was another man here.Copy !req
343. And he was dressed
in a bathrobe.Copy !req
344. - Whoever filed that report
was seeing double.Copy !req
345. Yes, I was wearing a bathrobe
while I was packing.Copy !req
346. - Got a match?Copy !req
347. - A match, uh.Copy !req
348. There you are.Copy !req
349. - Thank you.Copy !req
350. Hey, that quite a lighter.Copy !req
351. - One of a kind.Copy !req
352. - Yeah, that's something.Copy !req
353. Didn't you say that you were
going to send all your stuffCopy !req
354. over to the exhibit?Copy !req
355. - Not quite everything,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
356. Uh, this has a very personal
meaning for me.Copy !req
357. It's a gift from my staff
on the day that ICopy !req
358. retired from service.Copy !req
359. - Yeah.Copy !req
360. Uh, General, do you mind
if I looked around?Copy !req
361. - No, by all means,
help yourself.Copy !req
362. Not much to see here.Copy !req
363. Just a basic BOQ.Copy !req
364. I guess that's why I like it.Copy !req
365. - Are there any servants?Copy !req
366. - Just a housekeeper.Copy !req
367. Comes in twice a week.Copy !req
368. - Good night, General.Copy !req
369. - Oh, let me get the door.Copy !req
370. Careful.Copy !req
371. Good night.Copy !req
372. Lieutenant?Copy !req
373. The bedrooms are this way.Copy !req
374. Guest bedroom, Lieutenant.Copy !req
375. Master bedroom.Copy !req
376. - Ah, General, have you
been here all day?Copy !req
377. - No, I was out in my boat
till about 2:00.Copy !req
378. - You didn't go out
after that, sir?Copy !req
379. - No.Copy !req
380. I was here packing,
getting ready forCopy !req
381. the testimonial dinner.Copy !req
382. - Do you mind if I look
in your closet?Copy !req
383. - No.Copy !req
384. By all means, be thorough,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
385. Extra uniforms.Copy !req
386. - General, that's a lot
of fruit salad.Copy !req
387. - Past history.Copy !req
388. All to be donated, Lieutenant.Copy !req
389. Well, you've had the tour.Copy !req
390. Anything else I can do for you?Copy !req
391. - No, I guess that's it.Copy !req
392. Uh, unless...Copy !req
393. Unless what?Copy !req
394. - Well, as long as I'm here,
uh, do you happen to own aCopy !req
395. gun, General?Copy !req
396. A handgun?Copy !req
397. - A hand... oh, no, I...Copy !req
398. Yes, yes, I do.Copy !req
399. A target pistol!Copy !req
400. It's a funny thing.Copy !req
401. I never think of it as a weapon.Copy !req
402. .22-caliber, High Standard,
Supermatic Trophy Model.Copy !req
403. There you are.Copy !req
404. - I see.Copy !req
405. - Hm?Copy !req
406. - Hm.Copy !req
407. What's that medal for?Copy !req
408. Oh,Copy !req
409. that's a first with the United
States Marine Pistol Team.Copy !req
410. You know, Lieutenant, uh, I had
this out earlier today.Copy !req
411. I was thinking of giving it
over to the exhibition,Copy !req
412. although it's never had
anything to do with myCopy !req
413. military career.Copy !req
414. I was, uh, uh, oh, yes!Copy !req
415. Yes, I remember now.Copy !req
416. I stumbled over the crate as
I was looking at the gun.Copy !req
417. Oh, that must have been
what your witness saw.Copy !req
418. - Of course.Copy !req
419. - Oh, well.Copy !req
420. There we are, ha?Copy !req
421. There we are.Copy !req
422. Ooh.Copy !req
423. I doubt if I could...Copy !req
424. if I could win any medals today.Copy !req
425. I've been so busy for months,
I haven't hadCopy !req
426. any chance to practice.Copy !req
427. You, uh, here, see for yourself.Copy !req
428. - Well, I'm not a ballistics
expert, sir, uh.Copy !req
429. - Well, take it along with you.Copy !req
430. Have your people check it out.Copy !req
431. - No, I don't think that would
be necessary, sir.Copy !req
432. Uh, I think I'm on a
wild goose chase.Copy !req
433. - Matter of fact, uh, I don't
think there's much else I can,Copy !req
434. uh, look for, General.Copy !req
435. Uh, I think I'll be
running along.Copy !req
436. - Uh, before you go, Lieutenant,
uh, just who, uh,Copy !req
437. who reported this "murder"?Copy !req
438. - No, I never said it
was murder, sir.Copy !req
439. - Well, this alleged shooting,
uh, who turned in the report?Copy !req
440. - Oh, I'm afraid I can't
tell you that, sir.Copy !req
441. - Oh, oh.Copy !req
442. - No, sir.Copy !req
443. That's against regulations, sir.Copy !req
444. - Oh, yes, of course.Copy !req
445. Well, there's one
thing for sure.Copy !req
446. That, uh, whoever it was,
it had to be some...Copy !req
447. Some guy out here in a
boat in a marina...Copy !req
448. - Well, General, I'd
like to keep theCopy !req
449. record straight on that.Copy !req
450. Now, I never said that
it was a man.Copy !req
451. - Oh, you mean it was a woman?Copy !req
452. - Oh, no.Copy !req
453. I never said that either, sir.Copy !req
454. - Well, it doesn't make
any difference.Copy !req
455. Mistakes have no gender.Copy !req
456. - Well, that's for sure.Copy !req
457. Ha, uh, well, I want to
apologize for taking up yourCopy !req
458. time.Copy !req
459. - Please, don't give
it a thought.Copy !req
460. - Good night, sir.Copy !req
461. - Good night, Lieutenant.Copy !req
462. - Oh, ah, one thing.Copy !req
463. I almost forgot...Copy !req
464. - Yes?Copy !req
465. - Uh, your boat...Copy !req
466. - What about it?Copy !req
467. - I had the boat checked out,
sir, while we were talking.Copy !req
468. I didn't think you had anything
to hide, sir.Copy !req
469. And I just thought it would
save some time.Copy !req
470. - I always preached initiative
to my men.Copy !req
471. So I don't see how
I can object now.Copy !req
472. And you're right.Copy !req
473. You did save time.Copy !req
474. - Thank you, sir.Copy !req
475. - Thank you, Lieutenant.Copy !req
476. - Good night.Copy !req
477. - Oh, General.Copy !req
478. Enjoy your dinner.Copy !req
479. - Oh.Copy !req
480. Well, thank you, Lieutenant.Copy !req
481. - Didn't find a thing.Copy !req
482. - The engines?Copy !req
483. - They were cold.Copy !req
484. - Uh, this Mrs. Stewart, did she
look like she could haveCopy !req
485. been doing any drinking?Copy !req
486. - Could have been.Copy !req
487. I don't really know.Copy !req
488. - I guess we both got a lot
of paperwork to do, ha?Copy !req
489. - Here, Joey, gas up number
2, will you?Copy !req
490. - Mr. Barnes!Copy !req
491. - Hi, General.Copy !req
492. - Hi.Copy !req
493. How are you?Copy !req
494. Uh, Mr. Barnes, a couple of
hours ago, out on the marina,Copy !req
495. somebody waved at me.Copy !req
496. I think it was an old friend.Copy !req
497. You got any idea who
it could have been?Copy !req
498. - Was it one of my boats?Copy !req
499. - I think it might
have been, yeah.Copy !req
500. You might have it there
on the record.Copy !req
501. - It's probably Mrs. Stewart
and her mother.Copy !req
502. - Mrs. Stewart, that's it.Copy !req
503. Do you know where she lives?Copy !req
504. I'd like to have a few
words with her.Copy !req
505. - Yeah, sure.Copy !req
506. I got it right here.Copy !req
507. - Good.Copy !req
508. - Hey, General, you're not
going to go sailingCopy !req
509. with her, are you?Copy !req
510. - Why?Copy !req
511. - Ah, she's the worst... man,
woman, or child...Copy !req
512. She can't sail!Copy !req
513. I couldn't...Copy !req
514. - Really?Copy !req
515. Take my eyes off her.Copy !req
516. I thought that she was going
to keel over any minute.Copy !req
517. - Well, I'll watch
it, Mr. Barnes.Copy !req
518. Thanks for your good thought.Copy !req
519. - Here you go.Copy !req
520. - Thank you.Copy !req
521. Thank you very much.Copy !req
522. - Just a minute.Copy !req
523. - Uh, Mrs. Stewart?Copy !req
524. - Yes.Copy !req
525. - Lieutenant Columbo from the
police, about the report youCopy !req
526. made of the shooting?Copy !req
527. - Oh, yes, come in.Copy !req
528. - Who is it, Helen?Copy !req
529. - It's the police, Mother.Copy !req
530. Um, we're just having a, uh, um,
a before-dinner cocktail.Copy !req
531. Would you, um, uh...Copy !req
532. - No, that's all right.Copy !req
533. - Ask for his identification.Copy !req
534. - Oh, Mother.Copy !req
535. Uh, I'm sorry, Lieutenant.Copy !req
536. - That's all right.Copy !req
537. That's all right.Copy !req
538. She's entitled to that.Copy !req
539. You must be Mrs...Copy !req
540. - Mrs. Walters.Copy !req
541. - Right.Copy !req
542. - Walters.Copy !req
543. - Here you are, ma'am.Copy !req
544. - You sure don't look
like a policeman.Copy !req
545. I have to make a salad.Copy !req
546. - Here you are.Copy !req
547. - Thank you.Copy !req
548. - Mother is the eternal optimist.Copy !req
549. She's always hoping
for the worst.Copy !req
550. Well, Lieutenant, uh, what, uh...Copy !req
551. - What is that?Copy !req
552. Do you mind?Copy !req
553. - Would you like to see it?Copy !req
554. - Oh, I'd like to very much.Copy !req
555. - Well, it's... it's
not finished yet.Copy !req
556. When it's done, it's... it's
going to be a bowl, you know?Copy !req
557. Like the plants and things.Copy !req
558. Um, or... or maybe it's going to
be an Indian water pitcher.Copy !req
559. I haven't really made up my mind
yet, creatively speaking.Copy !req
560. - Well, this work is very,
very interesting.Copy !req
561. - Well, they say it's important
to work with your hands.Copy !req
562. - It's very good therapy,
and she needs it.Copy !req
563. - I'm just a mass of therapeutic
studies lately...Copy !req
564. Sailing, art classes, I even
went back to work.Copy !req
565. - What do you do?Copy !req
566. - I work with children
and animals.Copy !req
567. - Well, it's, uh...Copy !req
568. That's constructive.Copy !req
569. - Oh, you see that?Copy !req
570. That's a reflection of my job.Copy !req
571. Oh, you don't know what
it is, do you?Copy !req
572. - Uh, no, I don't know what it
is, but it's very nice.Copy !req
573. - Well, it's a South
American llama.Copy !req
574. We have them at the Ark Park.Copy !req
575. - At the... where?Copy !req
576. - The Ark Park.Copy !req
577. That's where I work with the
children and the animals.Copy !req
578. - Oh, I see.Copy !req
579. Well, so this fellow here
is a llama, ha?Copy !req
580. - Well, you see, I try and go
beyond the surface, you know?Copy !req
581. To find, um, a deeper meaning,
uh, a truer reality.Copy !req
582. Uh, at least, that's
what I think I do.Copy !req
583. - Mrs. Stewart, I'm going to
get right to the point.Copy !req
584. You know, I couldn't find any
evidence of any shooting inCopy !req
585. that house that you pointed out.Copy !req
586. I mean, there was no gun.Copy !req
587. There was no victim.Copy !req
588. There was nothing.Copy !req
589. Just a house, a fellow
live in it.Copy !req
590. - Well, uh, I know what I saw.Copy !req
591. - Maybe you think you saw.Copy !req
592. - What does that mean?Copy !req
593. - The fellow that owns
that house is aCopy !req
594. retired Marine general.Copy !req
595. He says that if you saw him in
the window... one, he wasCopy !req
596. alone; Two, he was wearing
a bathrobe.Copy !req
597. - What about the man in uniform?Copy !req
598. - Well, he says that, later on,
he did try on an old uniform.Copy !req
599. And he was carrying a target
pistol at the time.Copy !req
600. He says he happened
to trip over aCopy !req
601. crate that he was packing.Copy !req
602. Now, to you, does, uh, does that
sound like a reasonableCopy !req
603. explanation?Copy !req
604. - Oh, very reasonable.Copy !req
605. But it's not what I saw.Copy !req
606. - Uh-huh.Copy !req
607. I see.Copy !req
608. Ah, did you ever wear glasses?Copy !req
609. - No, I don't wear glasses.Copy !req
610. I have perfect vision.Copy !req
611. No, I have better than
perfect vision.Copy !req
612. - Hm-mm.Copy !req
613. Look, uh, I don't want you to
get offended at what I'm goingCopy !req
614. to say now, but, uh, were
you doing a littleCopy !req
615. drinking this afternoon?Copy !req
616. Uh...Copy !req
617. - Oh!Copy !req
618. Oh, Lieutenant, this
is really too much.Copy !req
619. I mean, that police officer
this afternoon and then myCopy !req
620. mother and, now, you...Copy !req
621. I am not hallucinating!Copy !req
622. - Now, look, I'm just trying to
reconcile the two stories.Copy !req
623. - Lieutenant, I saw two men...
- One in a bathrobe and theCopy !req
624. other one in a uniform.Copy !req
625. And the one in the bathrobe
shot the other man.Copy !req
626. Now, that is the simple truth.Copy !req
627. The sane and the sober
and the simple truth.Copy !req
628. Now, do you believe me?Copy !req
629. - Mrs. Stewart, a murder
charge is about asCopy !req
630. serious as you can get.Copy !req
631. - Now, Lieutenant, I didn't
ask you if itCopy !req
632. was a serious charge.Copy !req
633. I asked you if you believe me.Copy !req
634. - You always did have a weird
imagination, even as a child.Copy !req
635. Those imaginary playmates,
all those games.Copy !req
636. You never wanted to
face reality.Copy !req
637. - Mother, to some people, that
would have meant that I had aCopy !req
638. creative and imaginative mind.Copy !req
639. - I'll get it.Copy !req
640. Can't a person sit down and have
a bite to eat in peace?Copy !req
641. Yes?Copy !req
642. - Mrs. Stewart?Copy !req
643. - Oh, no, no, no, no.Copy !req
644. I'll...Copy !req
645. I'll call her for you.Copy !req
646. Helen, darling, there's a
gentleman here to see you.Copy !req
647. - Me?Copy !req
648. - Yes, yes.Copy !req
649. - Yes?Copy !req
650. - You are Mrs. Stewart?Copy !req
651. - You seem surprised.Copy !req
652. - Well, uh, pleasantly,
I assure you.Copy !req
653. - What can I do for you?Copy !req
654. - You can watch the 11 o'clock
news on television tonight.Copy !req
655. - What?Copy !req
656. - Apparently, I need a
character reference.Copy !req
657. - Uh, I'm afraid I don't
understand.Copy !req
658. - You don't recognize me?Copy !req
659. No.Copy !req
660. Should I?Copy !req
661. You said that you saw me
shoot somebody today.Copy !req
662. No, no.Copy !req
663. You have nothing to fear
from me, Mrs. Stewart.Copy !req
664. But if you'll watch the late
news tonight, I'm sure you'llCopy !req
665. agree that, uh, you've miscast
me as a murderer.Copy !req
666. - Earlier this evening, General
Martin J. Hollister wasCopy !req
667. honored by his Alma mater, the
Marine Military Institute.Copy !req
668. At the banquet tonight, MMI
dedicated the HollisterCopy !req
669. Exhibit in their memorial hall.Copy !req
670. The General, thereby, joining
other select alumni who haveCopy !req
671. distinguished themselves in the
defense of their country.Copy !req
672. General Hollister was given
a standing ovation.Copy !req
673. If any man, in recent memory,
may be said to have hadCopy !req
674. charisma, certainly that man wasCopy !req
675. General Martin J. Hollister.Copy !req
676. Early on in the Korean War,
as a colonel commanding aCopy !req
677. regiment of armored cavalry,
Hollister captured theCopy !req
678. imagination of the
American people.Copy !req
679. His courage, his brilliance in
improvising in the heat ofCopy !req
680. battle, his colorful garb,
riding britches, boots, andCopy !req
681. pearl-handled Colt.45, soon
earned him the nickname, TheCopy !req
682. Iron Horsemen.Copy !req
683. Later, as a brigadier general
with his own division, heCopy !req
684. distinguished himself by a
daring end run in which, outCopy !req
685. of ammunition and using only
his famous pistol and aCopy !req
686. monumental bluff, he succeeded
in capturing the opposingCopy !req
687. enemy commander and his
entire headquarters.Copy !req
688. Finally, a landmine accomplished
what nothing elseCopy !req
689. could, put General
Hollister out ofCopy !req
690. action with severe wounds...Copy !req
691. Wounds that necessitated his
untimely retirement fromCopy !req
692. active duty as one of the
youngest major general in thisCopy !req
693. nation's military history.Copy !req
694. On the foreign scene, the
Secretary of State, again,Copy !req
695. reiterated the United States'
determination to keep currentCopy !req
696. troop levels in Europe stable.Copy !req
697. In reply to sharp Senate...Copy !req
698. - You still think a man like that
could shoot someone forCopy !req
699. no reason at all?Copy !req
700. He's practically on
Mount Rushmore.Copy !req
701. You didn't even recognize
him when he came here.Copy !req
702. - Well, I was in a
state of shock.Copy !req
703. I mean, I didn't expect him to
show up on our doorstep.Copy !req
704. - Why don't you just admit
that you're not sure?Copy !req
705. - Because I am sure.Copy !req
706. - Yeah, well, you were
sure when you wereCopy !req
707. married to Tom, too.Copy !req
708. Do you remember that?Copy !req
709. You had him running out with
every woman in town.Copy !req
710. No wonder he asked you
for a divorce.Copy !req
711. - Those were not mirages, Mother.Copy !req
712. Those were flesh-and-blood
ladies heCopy !req
713. was carrying on with.Copy !req
714. He even admitted it.Copy !req
715. - Your pot's overcooking.Copy !req
716. - That is not a pot!Copy !req
717. It's a crock!Copy !req
718. Oh, ah.Copy !req
719. Tsk.Copy !req
720. - General Hollister, colorful
character.Copy !req
721. Reminds me of General Patton,
Old Blood and Guts.Copy !req
722. Hey, how about a game of pool
before we call it a night,Copy !req
723. Lieutenant?Copy !req
724. - No, thanks, Bert.Copy !req
725. Not tonight.Copy !req
726. I got to get up early.Copy !req
727. - Got something special going on?Copy !req
728. - Uh, yeah.Copy !req
729. I think I'm going to do
a little fishing.Copy !req
730. - Hey!Copy !req
731. All right.Copy !req
732. If you catch something
good, bring it in.Copy !req
733. I'll give you a bowl
of chili, free.Copy !req
734. Hey!Copy !req
735. - Come on, General, just...
- Just one more drink, ha?Copy !req
736. - One more...Copy !req
737. - Look, it's 4 o'clock
in the morning.Copy !req
738. Go on home to your
wives, gentlemen.Copy !req
739. - Let's go out for
one more drink.Copy !req
740. - Look, I always make it a rule
to be in bed before reveille.Copy !req
741. Go home.Copy !req
742. Good night, gentlemen.Copy !req
743. - Ahoy, Lieutenant!Copy !req
744. You're an early bird.Copy !req
745. - Oh, yes, sir.Copy !req
746. - Be right with you.Copy !req
747. - Yeah.Copy !req
748. I'm just, uh, combining a little
business with pleasure.Copy !req
749. - At this hour?Copy !req
750. - Well, George, my
brother-in-law, George...Copy !req
751. - Yeah?Copy !req
752. - Oh, you don't know him.Copy !req
753. But at any rate, he's a
fantastic fisherman, this man.Copy !req
754. And he told me the... the best
time to catch anything isCopy !req
755. right about now.Copy !req
756. He says, get there before
everybody, and you kind ofCopy !req
757. catch a fish off guard.Copy !req
758. - Hm-mm.Copy !req
759. Doesn't look like it worked.Copy !req
760. - Not yet.Copy !req
761. But I want to keep trying.Copy !req
762. - Hm-mm.Copy !req
763. I don't think you'll catch
anything big around here,Copy !req
764. Lieutenant.Copy !req
765. You're too close in.Copy !req
766. - Oh?Copy !req
767. Yeah, you know, you're
probably right.Copy !req
768. General, there's something
I don't understand.Copy !req
769. All the other fishing boats,
they were going out.Copy !req
770. And your boat is just coming in.Copy !req
771. - Hm-mm.Copy !req
772. - Why is that?Copy !req
773. - I won a lot of battles,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
774. And I've caught a lot of fish
by doing the unconventionalCopy !req
775. thing.Copy !req
776. - Do you know that I have always
envied somebody withCopy !req
777. talent?Copy !req
778. - Hm-mm.Copy !req
779. - I don't think you
can learn that.Copy !req
780. You know, I think you're
born with that?Copy !req
781. You know, inventors and
military strategists.Copy !req
782. Now, I wish I had that because
that would be a terrific thingCopy !req
783. - in my work. Do you know what I mean?
- Hm-mm.Copy !req
784. Yes, I'm sure it would.Copy !req
785. Yeah.Copy !req
786. - Oh, General, uh, talking
about work.Copy !req
787. Uh, there's a couple of loose
ends I'd like to tie up.Copy !req
788. Nothing important,
you understand?Copy !req
789. But, uh, I would like
to get them tied up.Copy !req
790. - Fire away.Copy !req
791. - Well, you know, I was, eh,
watching the news onCopy !req
792. television last night... those
film clips of you in action?Copy !req
793. - Yes.Copy !req
794. - Great stuff, really.Copy !req
795. - Thank you.Copy !req
796. - Yeah, it was just thrilling.Copy !req
797. Um, but you know, General, I
happen to notice that you wereCopy !req
798. carrying a pearl-handled pistol.Copy !req
799. And, uh...Copy !req
800. - Splendid weapon.Copy !req
801. Single-action Colt.45.Copy !req
802. - Yeah, I...Copy !req
803. I remember that.Copy !req
804. That was kind of like your
trademark, wasn't it?Copy !req
805. Well, the thing is this, that,
uh, yesterday when I asked youCopy !req
806. whether you owned any guns, you
showed me your souvenirsCopy !req
807. and you showed me your target
pistol, which is allCopy !req
808. very well and good.Copy !req
809. But I was wondering, whatever
happened to thatCopy !req
810. pearl-handled revolver?Copy !req
811. Because when I looked into the
crate, you know, I didn't seeCopy !req
812. it in there.Copy !req
813. - I lost it, Lieutenant,
a long time ago.Copy !req
814. When I was in the hospital in
Korea, somebody "liberated"Copy !req
815. it, you know?Copy !req
816. Wanted a souvenir.Copy !req
817. Actually, I was, uh, I was
pretty pleased it was taken.Copy !req
818. It was getting to be just too
much of a publicity gimmick.Copy !req
819. - I see.Copy !req
820. So the, uh, Hollister Exhibit is
going to have to do withoutCopy !req
821. the famous Hollister gun?Copy !req
822. - Uh, not exactly.Copy !req
823. Uh, MMI wanted one for the
memorial, so they had aCopy !req
824. duplicate made.Copy !req
825. - I see.Copy !req
826. Uh-huh.Copy !req
827. - Now, uh, I've got to change.Copy !req
828. So if there's anything else
I can do for you?Copy !req
829. - No, that will be all, sir.Copy !req
830. - Fine, fine.Copy !req
831. Just a piece of advice, find
a different spot or use aCopy !req
832. different bait.Copy !req
833. Otherwise, you're not going to
catch anything, Lieutenant.Copy !req
834. - Mrs. Stewart!Copy !req
835. Mrs. Stewart?Copy !req
836. Good afternoon.Copy !req
837. Did you watch television
last night?Copy !req
838. - Yes, I did.Copy !req
839. Uh, how... how did you find me?Copy !req
840. - I went by your apartment.Copy !req
841. Had a nice talk with
your mother.Copy !req
842. Quite a lady.Copy !req
843. - Isn't she?Copy !req
844. - Hm-mm.Copy !req
845. Yes, I understand that you are
through here in about an hour.Copy !req
846. Do you suppose that you and
I could go somewhere...Copy !req
847. Or a public place, if
you're worried...Copy !req
848. Some place where we could
have a drink?Copy !req
849. - Why?Copy !req
850. - Well, you're breaking the law.Copy !req
851. - I, what?Copy !req
852. I don't think I understand.Copy !req
853. - You're accusing, convicting,
and sentencing me without aCopy !req
854. fair trial.Copy !req
855. Now, would you say that
that's un-American?Copy !req
856. Here's to your convictions
and my acquittal.Copy !req
857. - Oh, I don't judge you, General.Copy !req
858. I just report what I saw.Copy !req
859. - Uh, I'd like to suggest
the possibilityCopy !req
860. that you were deceived.Copy !req
861. - Deceived by whom?Copy !req
862. - By yourself.Copy !req
863. And we all know the tricks that
the sun and the sea, evenCopy !req
864. your own eyes, can play
on you, you know?Copy !req
865. Particularly after a long
day on the water.Copy !req
866. Now, would you admit that
that's possible?Copy !req
867. Just possible?Copy !req
868. - Uh, well, I suppose so.Copy !req
869. - The defense rests for today.Copy !req
870. Now, and I think we have to
prosecute these martinisCopy !req
871. before their statutes of
limitations expire.Copy !req
872. Eh, your mother told me that,
uh, you were divorced.Copy !req
873. - Yes.Copy !req
874. - Well, I, uh, saw how
very, um, good youCopy !req
875. were with those children.Copy !req
876. Do you have any of your own?Copy !req
877. - No.Copy !req
878. Unfortunately, I...Copy !req
879. I always wanted them, but, uh,
Tom, that is my ex, he didn'tCopy !req
880. want children.Copy !req
881. Tsk.Copy !req
882. We used to fight about
that a lot.Copy !req
883. - Well, uh, maybe you only lost
one battle, Mrs. Stewart, notCopy !req
884. a whole war.Copy !req
885. - Well, what about you?Copy !req
886. Are you married?Copy !req
887. - No, I never could
find the time.Copy !req
888. First, there was my military
career, and then myCopy !req
889. construction company.Copy !req
890. I was marred to the business,
as they say.Copy !req
891. - Well, uh, I can understand
that.Copy !req
892. Do you ever regret it?Copy !req
893. - Not really.Copy !req
894. Well, there are exceptions, like
last night when the doorCopy !req
895. opened and I saw you.Copy !req
896. Oh,Copy !req
897. Come on, General.Copy !req
898. You don't think I'm so
insensitive as to not seeCopy !req
899. through that remark, do you?Copy !req
900. - Now, what do you mean by that?Copy !req
901. - Well, yesterday, I
called the police.Copy !req
902. And I...Copy !req
903. I reported that I saw
you shoot a man.Copy !req
904. And today, you're telling me
that when you saw me, musicCopy !req
905. filled your ears, and thunder
and lightningCopy !req
906. fell out of the sky.Copy !req
907. Oh, boy.Copy !req
908. You're right, you're right.Copy !req
909. If, uh, I guess, if we
both see such a sceneCopy !req
910. in the movie, we'd...Copy !req
911. We'd break up.Copy !req
912. - I meant it, though.Copy !req
913. And to prove that, I want
to take you to dinner.Copy !req
914. Agreed?Copy !req
915. - Uh.Copy !req
916. - I'll take that for a yes.Copy !req
917. - And if Helen had just closed
her eyes to some of Tom'sCopy !req
918. flirtations, they might
still be married.Copy !req
919. - Oh, whatever happened to your
husband, Mrs. Walters?Copy !req
920. - Who knows?Copy !req
921. Sent him off for Chinese food
30 years ago, and I haven'tCopy !req
922. heard from since.Copy !req
923. You know that I have raised that
girl since she was threeCopy !req
924. years old, single-handed?Copy !req
925. - Mother?Copy !req
926. - Mrs. Stewart.Copy !req
927. - Hello, Lieutenant.Copy !req
928. - Well, I hope you don't
expect to eat now.Copy !req
929. - No, I already had dinner
at a lovely restaurantCopy !req
930. overlooking the city.Copy !req
931. It was just beautiful.Copy !req
932. - Well, you might have called.Copy !req
933. Did you dine alone?Copy !req
934. - Ah, no, uh, not this time.Copy !req
935. Well, as a matter of
fact, I had dinnerCopy !req
936. with General Hollister.Copy !req
937. - General Hollister?Copy !req
938. Well, what do you
know about that?Copy !req
939. Are you going to see him again?Copy !req
940. - Well, he... he asked me to
come out on his yacht.Copy !req
941. - Well, that calls for a drink.Copy !req
942. You play your cards
right... bourbonCopy !req
943. today, champagne tomorrow.Copy !req
944. - Makes you kind of wonder,
doesn't it?Copy !req
945. About the General.Copy !req
946. - What do you mean?Copy !req
947. - Well, I didn't tell him
your name, you know?Copy !req
948. And I didn't tell him
where you lived.Copy !req
949. So, uh, he must have
gone up to a lot ofCopy !req
950. trouble to find you.Copy !req
951. - Oh, curiosity about
his accuser.Copy !req
952. - Yeah.Copy !req
953. Could be that.Copy !req
954. Of course, it could
be something else.Copy !req
955. - Oh, thanks a lot, Lieutenant.Copy !req
956. I mean, am I so uninteresting
that he couldn't be interestedCopy !req
957. in me for myself?Copy !req
958. - Oh, no.Copy !req
959. No, no.Copy !req
960. No, I didn't mean that at all.Copy !req
961. You're a very individual person.Copy !req
962. Now, what I was talking about
was the shooting.Copy !req
963. You see, I had second thoughts
about the shooting.Copy !req
964. You see, our traffic
people, they pickedCopy !req
965. up a couple of kids.Copy !req
966. They were joyriding in
a car they hot wired.Copy !req
967. And it turned out that this carCopy !req
968. belonged to a Roger Dutton.Copy !req
969. And he's a Marine colonel,
Mrs. Stewart.Copy !req
970. And it could be that he
was the man you sawCopy !req
971. in the General's house.Copy !req
972. - Tsk.Copy !req
973. You know, you did a lot of
investigating for a man who...Copy !req
974. Who asked me if I wore glasses
or if I had been drinking.Copy !req
975. - Well, that's just
part of the job.Copy !req
976. Anyway, I found out that this
Colonel Dutton booked aCopy !req
977. passage on an 8:00 PMCopy !req
978. flight to Switzerland.Copy !req
979. But then he never showed
up to take the plane.Copy !req
980. - Well, I...Copy !req
981. I still don't get
the connection.Copy !req
982. - No, well, you see, this... this
Colonel Dutton, he was inCopy !req
983. the Marine Materiel Command.Copy !req
984. Now, that's a... he's a
procurement officer.Copy !req
985. But he had a lot of dealings
with General Hollister.Copy !req
986. And he suddenly took a leave.Copy !req
987. And then he just disappeared.Copy !req
988. Now, if you could identify the
officer in this photograph asCopy !req
989. the man that General Hollister
shot, then I think a lot ofCopy !req
990. these pieces would
fall into place.Copy !req
991. - I...Copy !req
992. I can't be sure.Copy !req
993. - Well, now, that photograph
is three years old.Copy !req
994. - Well, I mean, it all
happened so quick, ICopy !req
995. just can't be sure.Copy !req
996. - I see.Copy !req
997. Uh-huh.Copy !req
998. OK.Copy !req
999. Well, we haven't found
the body yet.Copy !req
1000. So why don't you just keep that?Copy !req
1001. - Uh...Copy !req
1002. - And maybe it will come
back to you, yes?Copy !req
1003. All right.Copy !req
1004. Now, good night, Mrs. Walters.Copy !req
1005. Good night, Mrs. Stewart.Copy !req
1006. You know what strikes me?Copy !req
1007. You are the one that downgrades
yourself.Copy !req
1008. One dinner with General
Hollister, and you begin toCopy !req
1009. doubt your senses.Copy !req
1010. - Helen, you awake?Copy !req
1011. - Ah, I never knew how hard
fishing could be.Copy !req
1012. - Never tell that to a fisherman.Copy !req
1013. - Look!Copy !req
1014. What do you see?Copy !req
1015. - The house.Copy !req
1016. - And in the window?Copy !req
1017. I can't see anything because of
the reflection of the sunCopy !req
1018. in the water.Copy !req
1019. - You know, you said that you
saw a shooting there aboutCopy !req
1020. this same time of day.Copy !req
1021. - Ooh.Copy !req
1022. Hmm.Copy !req
1023. - Dance?Copy !req
1024. - Uh, me?Copy !req
1025. No.Copy !req
1026. - What?Copy !req
1027. - No, uh, I'm kind of a klutz.Copy !req
1028. Well, you know, my ex-husband,
Tom, you know, he was...Copy !req
1029. He was like a ballroom dancer.Copy !req
1030. I mean, he was so smooth.Copy !req
1031. It was like...Copy !req
1032. It was like he was ice-skating,
you know?Copy !req
1033. And then, I mean, I...Copy !req
1034. Well, people used to smirk
and make jokes.Copy !req
1035. Those were my plumper days.Copy !req
1036. My mother said,Copy !req
1037. I looked like a radish.Copy !req
1038. - Come here.Copy !req
1039. - No.Copy !req
1040. - Come here.Copy !req
1041. That's an order.Copy !req
1042. This late
development has just come intoCopy !req
1043. our newsroom.Copy !req
1044. Early this morning, the body
of a man surfaced in theCopy !req
1045. ocean, 1/2 mile off Marago Cove.Copy !req
1046. The body has been identified
as that of Colonel RogerCopy !req
1047. Dutton of the United States
Marine Materiel Command.Copy !req
1048. The police report that Colonel
Dutton's whereabouts has beenCopy !req
1049. in question for the
past two weeks.Copy !req
1050. We return you now to "The
Timothy Jones Show."Copy !req
1051. - Ahoy!Copy !req
1052. - Ahoy there, Lieutenant!Copy !req
1053. What's this?Copy !req
1054. Another fishing expedition?Copy !req
1055. - Well, not exactly.Copy !req
1056. Uh, just wanted to talk
to you, General.Copy !req
1057. - Oh, uh, I'm afraid I can't
right now, no time.Copy !req
1058. Uh, unless you want to go along?Copy !req
1059. - A short scenic cruise?Copy !req
1060. - I, uh, am taking an
overnight haul.Copy !req
1061. I want to test the engines.Copy !req
1062. - OK.Copy !req
1063. - Uh, cast this line
off down here, andCopy !req
1064. then hop aboard, huh?Copy !req
1065. - Gorgeous craft!Copy !req
1066. Must have cost a mint, huh?Copy !req
1067. - As they say, Lieutenant, if
you have to ask, you can'tCopy !req
1068. afford it.Copy !req
1069. - Right.Copy !req
1070. You know, the biggest
thing I've ever beenCopy !req
1071. on before is a rowboat.Copy !req
1072. - Lieutenant, you didn't come all
the way out here just toCopy !req
1073. talk about life on
the high seas.Copy !req
1074. - Ha?Copy !req
1075. Oh, no.Copy !req
1076. No, I...Copy !req
1077. I was wondering, General, have
you heard about that body thatCopy !req
1078. they found off Marago Cove?Copy !req
1079. - Oh, Colonel Dutton, yeah.Copy !req
1080. I just heard about it, just
came on the radio.Copy !req
1081. - That is shocking.Copy !req
1082. - Any idea what happened?Copy !req
1083. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
1084. Somebody shot him, sir.Copy !req
1085. I guess they weighted him
down, and then they justCopy !req
1086. dumped him.Copy !req
1087. - Is that a fact?Copy !req
1088. - Yeah.Copy !req
1089. Now, I guess the sharks must
have cut through whatever wasCopy !req
1090. holding him down.Copy !req
1091. - Well, this is all very
interesting, Lieutenant.Copy !req
1092. But why are you telling me this?Copy !req
1093. - Well, sir, uh, to protect you.Copy !req
1094. - Protect me?Copy !req
1095. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
1096. You see, um, I know that this is
ridiculous, but the fellasCopy !req
1097. down there at the department,
they are saying they've gotCopy !req
1098. some kind of a pretty good
case against you.Copy !req
1099. - Oh?Copy !req
1100. - Yeah.Copy !req
1101. Of course, they're
way out of line.Copy !req
1102. I know that.Copy !req
1103. - Of course.Copy !req
1104. Of course.Copy !req
1105. - But, you know, they
have these ideas.Copy !req
1106. And, uh, it could
be embarrassing.Copy !req
1107. I tell you, I, uh, I kind
of hate to get into it.Copy !req
1108. I mean, you know, a man
of your stature...Copy !req
1109. - By all means, get into
it, Lieutenant.Copy !req
1110. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
1111. Well, take motive.Copy !req
1112. Your construction company got
a lot of contracts throughCopy !req
1113. Colonel Dutton.Copy !req
1114. - So did hundreds of
other companies.Copy !req
1115. - Yeah, but it seems as though
he was being investigated byCopy !req
1116. the Inspector General.Copy !req
1117. And if he were killed, there
would be no way of proving aCopy !req
1118. conspiracy to defraud
the government.Copy !req
1119. - Well, if there's no one around,
perhaps that means itCopy !req
1120. doesn't exist.Copy !req
1121. - Right.Copy !req
1122. Right, that's a good point.Copy !req
1123. Uh, there's one other thing.Copy !req
1124. Uh, the morning after he
disappeared, you went out inCopy !req
1125. your yacht.Copy !req
1126. - Sheer coincidence.Copy !req
1127. - Yeah, it probably is.Copy !req
1128. But we do know that the body
was disposed of at sea.Copy !req
1129. Now, I've been studying
the tides, General.Copy !req
1130. Now, the coast... the Geodetic
Survey's got a book on them.Copy !req
1131. And it shows that a body dumped
off the marina in theCopy !req
1132. ocean, might carry down
to Marago Cove.Copy !req
1133. - "Might," Lieutenant.Copy !req
1134. "Might." Sheer speculation.Copy !req
1135. Lieutenant, you should tell your
colleagues that they haveCopy !req
1136. yet to show any link between
Colonel Dutton and myself...Copy !req
1137. Something that would
prove that weCopy !req
1138. actually met on that day.Copy !req
1139. - Yes, sir.Copy !req
1140. Uh, you're right there.Copy !req
1141. But, uh, now that you mentioned
it, uh, it occurs toCopy !req
1142. me that the night that the
Colonel disappeared, I did seeCopy !req
1143. a car, like his, across the
street from your house.Copy !req
1144. - I don't know what kind of
a car the Colonel drove.Copy !req
1145. But there must be thousands of
them in Southern California.Copy !req
1146. You didn't, uh, by any
chance, check theCopy !req
1147. registration at the time?Copy !req
1148. - Uh, no, sir.Copy !req
1149. No, sir, I didn't.Copy !req
1150. Uh, there's no reason to.Copy !req
1151. - Oh, now, that was unfortunate,
wasn't it?Copy !req
1152. - Uh, General, if you don't mind,
I'd like to go back now.Copy !req
1153. - Yes, as you wish.Copy !req
1154. Uh, I guess we're about
through withCopy !req
1155. this test run, ha?Copy !req
1156. - You know, Lieutenant, I don't
see how a man with the name ofCopy !req
1157. Columbo, shouldn't he be
more at home on a boat?Copy !req
1158. - Must have been another branch
of the family, sir.Copy !req
1159. How soon before we land?Copy !req
1160. - Not long.Copy !req
1161. You know, General, there
is a link betweenCopy !req
1162. you and Colonel Dutton.Copy !req
1163. - Really?Copy !req
1164. - Mrs. Stewart, an eyewitness
to the murder of a militaryCopy !req
1165. man in your house.Copy !req
1166. - Help the lady aboard.Copy !req
1167. - Oh, oh, Lieutenant,
would you, uh...Copy !req
1168. - Let me take the bag.Copy !req
1169. - Well, no, maybe you better...
- Could you just?Copy !req
1170. Yeah.Copy !req
1171. No, no.Copy !req
1172. Yeah.Copy !req
1173. - Can I take the bag?Copy !req
1174. - Yeah, I think so.Copy !req
1175. All right?Copy !req
1176. OK?Copy !req
1177. Oh.Copy !req
1178. Thank you.Copy !req
1179. It's all right there.Copy !req
1180. All right.Copy !req
1181. Are you all right?Copy !req
1182. - Me?Copy !req
1183. Fine.Copy !req
1184. Just fine, yes.Copy !req
1185. Uh, there's something
I wanted to talk toCopy !req
1186. you about, Mrs. Stewart.Copy !req
1187. Uh, we have just recovered a
body, a Colonel Dutton, theCopy !req
1188. man that I spoke to you about?Copy !req
1189. Somebody dumped him
in the ocean.Copy !req
1190. - He thinks I shot him.Copy !req
1191. - Well, what I think
is unimportant.Copy !req
1192. What counts is what you saw.Copy !req
1193. - Uh, well, uh, I didn't
see anything.Copy !req
1194. - Well, now, Mrs. Stewart, that's
not what you said.Copy !req
1195. - Well, no, it was
the... the light.Copy !req
1196. Some crazy reflection.Copy !req
1197. - Yup.Copy !req
1198. - You told me that
you distinctly...Copy !req
1199. - I don't care what I said.Copy !req
1200. I was wrong.Copy !req
1201. Can't a person make a mistake?Copy !req
1202. - Look.Copy !req
1203. Maybe if I could talk
about this later on?Copy !req
1204. - I'm going to say the
same thing laterCopy !req
1205. that I'm saying now.Copy !req
1206. So would you...Copy !req
1207. Would you just please
leave me alone?Copy !req
1208. - If you ever want to go out
again, I'll be happy to takeCopy !req
1209. you, Columbo.Copy !req
1210. - Hey, Lieutenant!Copy !req
1211. How goes it?Copy !req
1212. So-so, ha?Copy !req
1213. How about a bowl of chili?Copy !req
1214. - All right, give me some chili.Copy !req
1215. - Ah, there you go.Copy !req
1216. Coming right up, Lieutenant.Copy !req
1217. Got the best in town, you know?Copy !req
1218. - You've got a match?Copy !req
1219. - Sure.Copy !req
1220. Let me get this chili to you.Copy !req
1221. There you go.Copy !req
1222. Your crackers.Copy !req
1223. There you go.Copy !req
1224. Help yourself.Copy !req
1225. How do you like that coffee?Copy !req
1226. - What's this?Copy !req
1227. - Is that black?Copy !req
1228. - What is this?Copy !req
1229. - That's my helmet from the war.Copy !req
1230. - What war?Copy !req
1231. World War ll.Copy !req
1232. My wife says, I can never
throw anything out.Copy !req
1233. So the other day she
put her foot down.Copy !req
1234. She says either junk
goes or she goes.Copy !req
1235. - You decided to keep her?Copy !req
1236. - It was a tough decision.Copy !req
1237. Anyway, I brought all my
war trophies over here.Copy !req
1238. Hey, wait a minute.Copy !req
1239. You're one guy that can
appreciate this.Copy !req
1240. I get you another bowl of chili.Copy !req
1241. My chili is good no matter what.Copy !req
1242. Here.Copy !req
1243. Yeah, I got this.Copy !req
1244. Now, look at this.Copy !req
1245. Like I say, the little... the
Japanese stirring spoon.Copy !req
1246. I got it in Okinawa,
the commissary.Copy !req
1247. Yeah.Copy !req
1248. Oh, uh, you know, I guess
my wife is right.Copy !req
1249. I can't give anything away,
especially when it meansCopy !req
1250. something to you.Copy !req
1251. Yeah, that's a long time
ago, Lieutenant.Copy !req
1252. - Bert, give me a dime.Copy !req
1253. OK, Lieutenant.Copy !req
1254. There you go.Copy !req
1255. Let me give you that bowl of
chili I dropped on you.Copy !req
1256. Is that cream and sugar
in that coffee?Copy !req
1257. Mrs. Stewart, Lieutenant
Columbo.Copy !req
1258. Mrs. Stewart.Copy !req
1259. Listen, I appreciate very much
your coming down here andCopy !req
1260. meeting me.Copy !req
1261. - Just remember our agreement,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
1262. No questions and no trying to
get me to change my mind.Copy !req
1263. - Not one question.Copy !req
1264. Not even a half a question.Copy !req
1265. I only wanted you to
see the exhibit.Copy !req
1266. - Why?Copy !req
1267. - Look, in order to understand
a man, you have toCopy !req
1268. understand his past.Copy !req
1269. Quite a collection, hm?Copy !req
1270. See that book?Copy !req
1271. That's a "Marine Military
Manual." Do you know the storyCopy !req
1272. behind that book?Copy !req
1273. - No, hm-mm.Copy !req
1274. Martin wanted to wait till the
first rush of tourists hadCopy !req
1275. passed so that he could explain
everything to meCopy !req
1276. himself.Copy !req
1277. - Oh.Copy !req
1278. Gee, I guess, he wants
you to know what kindCopy !req
1279. of man he is, too.Copy !req
1280. About this book, there's
a bullet in that book.Copy !req
1281. The sniper tried to kill him.Copy !req
1282. And that book stopped
the bullet.Copy !req
1283. And you know he never
batted an eye?Copy !req
1284. I mean that...Copy !req
1285. That tells you something about
what kind of man he is.Copy !req
1286. - Yes.Copy !req
1287. That he's a man filled
with courage.Copy !req
1288. - More than a great deal.Copy !req
1289. I think he has an unusual amount
of courage, more thanCopy !req
1290. you and I, more than
average people.Copy !req
1291. I mean, if it was me,
I would faint.Copy !req
1292. I mean, most people would
take time to recover.Copy !req
1293. But he didn't.Copy !req
1294. You see, I think he's a...Copy !req
1295. He's a very cool man
under pressure.Copy !req
1296. Hey, that's nice, isn't it?Copy !req
1297. Ain't that beautifully
cut, custom-tailored?Copy !req
1298. You know, I think it's
almost too nice?Copy !req
1299. I mean, all that concern
about clothes.Copy !req
1300. It's kind of vain,
don't you think?Copy !req
1301. - Some men, Lieutenant,
do not want to lookCopy !req
1302. like an unmade bed.Copy !req
1303. - Just look at this stuff.Copy !req
1304. Look at that.Copy !req
1305. I mean, this man just had a
natural flair for attractingCopy !req
1306. attention to himself.Copy !req
1307. - Sometimes undesirable
attention, Lieutenant.Copy !req
1308. You don't seem surprised
to see me?Copy !req
1309. - Oh, I was kind of
expecting you.Copy !req
1310. I mean, when I spoke to Mrs.
Stewart, I had a hunch thatCopy !req
1311. she'd tell you.Copy !req
1312. - I'd like to know what
this is all about.Copy !req
1313. - All right, sir, I'll
get right to point.Copy !req
1314. It has to do with that duplicate
of your gun.Copy !req
1315. - What about it?Copy !req
1316. - Well, I find it hard
to believe...Copy !req
1317. Mrs. Stewart, see if you
agree with me on this.Copy !req
1318. I find it hard to believe that
a man like General Hollister,Copy !req
1319. who saved and cherished every
war souvenir, even theCopy !req
1320. smallest photograph; I just
think it's strange that he wasCopy !req
1321. so careless as to allow
his gun to be stolen.Copy !req
1322. I mean that pistol was the most
famous single symbol ofCopy !req
1323. his whole legend.Copy !req
1324. You agree with me, don't you?Copy !req
1325. - Well, uh, I don't know what
you want me to say.Copy !req
1326. - Well, if it was me, if it was
my gun, I would take very goodCopy !req
1327. care of that gun.Copy !req
1328. I'd have it in my apartment
where people could see it.Copy !req
1329. And I would keep it polished.Copy !req
1330. And I would keep it oiled.Copy !req
1331. And I would keep it loaded.Copy !req
1332. And when a certain Colonel
Dutton came to see me andCopy !req
1333. threatened to expose
me, that's the gunCopy !req
1334. that I would use.Copy !req
1335. - Well, if what you say is true...Copy !req
1336. I mean, you searched.Copy !req
1337. Where is that gun?Copy !req
1338. - That's what I asked myself.Copy !req
1339. Where is the gun?Copy !req
1340. Why not on public display?Copy !req
1341. Why not in a glass case?Copy !req
1342. Why not in front of thousands
of people?Copy !req
1343. And after we found Colonel
Dutton's body, anybody else...Copy !req
1344. You, me...Copy !req
1345. Anybody else would have gotten
rid of that gun.Copy !req
1346. We found the bullet
in the victim.Copy !req
1347. And the ballistics check
will match up theCopy !req
1348. bullet of the gun.Copy !req
1349. But somehow, General, something
told me that youCopy !req
1350. could never get rid of that gun.Copy !req
1351. It meant too much to you.Copy !req
1352. You couldn't even part with
a cigarette lighter.Copy !req
1353. No, that pearl-handled
pistol was just tooCopy !req
1354. tied up in your pride.Copy !req
1355. Because of your tremendous
belief in yourself, youCopy !req
1356. figured everyone would accept
your story about having aCopy !req
1357. duplicate made.Copy !req
1358. But there never was a duplicate
made, was there?Copy !req
1359. This, in fact, is the
murder weapon.Copy !req
1360. Isn't it, General?Copy !req
1361. - I assume ballistics has
checked out the gun.Copy !req
1362. - That won't be necessary.Copy !req
1363. - All right, Lieutenant.Copy !req
1364. - I'm sorry.Copy !req
1365. - Uh, what is it with
me, Lieutenant, ha?Copy !req
1366. I seem to have a special
talent, you know?Copy !req
1367. I mean, with...Copy !req
1368. With all the men in the
world, I alwaysCopy !req
1369. seem to pick Mr. Wrong.Copy !req
1370. Uh, I'm seriously considering
locking myself in the closetCopy !req
1371. for the rest of my life.Copy !req
1372. - No, that's wrong.Copy !req
1373. That's just the way
my niece, Marilyn,Copy !req
1374. felt after her divorce.Copy !req
1375. Now, she's got a new husband.Copy !req
1376. As a matter of fact, he's a cop.Copy !req
1377. And they got six kids.Copy !req
1378. - Oh, Lieutenant, I mean,
just between us, wouldCopy !req
1379. you tell me the truth?Copy !req
1380. Do you really have a niece?Copy !req
1381. - Well, what kind of a
question is that?Copy !req
1382. Do I really have a niece?Copy !req
1383. - Well, do you?Copy !req
1384. - Of course, I've got a niece.Copy !req
1385. My wife's sister's
girl, Cynthia.Copy !req