1. You can pour Mr. Chadwick's
coffee now, Charles.Copy !req
2. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
3. Good morning. Good
morning, Charles.Copy !req
4. Ah, thank you.Copy !req
5. Good morning, Beth.Copy !req
6. Beth. You are sulking.Copy !req
7. What?Copy !req
8. You are sulking!Copy !req
9. I'm not sulking.Copy !req
10. Of course you are sulking.
And it isn't necessary.Copy !req
11. We have had our usual argument
and now the matter is settled.Copy !req
12. Is it?Copy !req
13. Beth, now listen to me.
He isn't for you, believe me.Copy !req
14. But if you insist upon seeing
him I have a right to...Copy !req
15. well, to express my feelings.Copy !req
16. You have no right to
control my life.Copy !req
17. Your life, in this case, is tied in
with an employee of the company.Copy !req
18. What difference does that make?
He's an honest, hardworking...Copy !req
19. Yes, he is. And he's ambitious,
he's intelligent...Copy !req
20. he's a good attorney, and he has a
flair for the advertising business.Copy !req
21. And he's also smart enough to
know a golden opportunity...Copy !req
22. when he sees it.Copy !req
23. You're not Father.Copy !req
24. No, I'm not your Father.
I'm your brother.Copy !req
25. And if your choice of men friends
were more mature, believe me...Copy !req
26. I would stay out of your life.Copy !req
27. You don't know how to
stay out of my life.Copy !req
28. I won't let you be used, Beth.Copy !req
29. Therefore I've taken
the appropriate steps.Copy !req
30. Charles, car ready?Copy !req
31. What do you mean you've
"taken the appropriate steps?"Copy !req
32. Bryce, what have you done?Copy !req
33. I've written a letter
to Peter Hamilton.Copy !req
34. He'll receive it when he gets
back from Atlanta today.Copy !req
35. What?Copy !req
36. I told him that if he continues to
see you, contrary to my wishes...Copy !req
37. his employment with Ellison
Chadwick will be terminated.Copy !req
38. I don't believe it. You mean
you threatened him with...Copy !req
39. I won't be home for dinner.
Don't wait for me, Beth.Copy !req
40. He won't care if you fire him.Copy !req
41. No?Copy !req
42. Well then let me ask you a
question, Beth.Copy !req
43. If your name weren't Chadwick,
and you didn't have all of this...Copy !req
44. do you think that... I mean...
do you really think that...Copy !req
45. Peter Hamilton would
give you a second look?Copy !req
46. Now...Copy !req
47. I'm... I'm sorry if I sound cruel,
I don't mean to be.Copy !req
48. But the sooner you face the facts,
the better.Copy !req
49. And the cheaper it will be
for all of us.Copy !req
50. What about the price I've paid?
First to father then to you.Copy !req
51. Anything I wanted to do own my own,
you or he prevented!Copy !req
52. Beth. This is hardly the time.Copy !req
53. No, it never is.Copy !req
54. Charles?Copy !req
55. Yes, Miss Chadwick?Copy !req
56. Tomorrow's your day off, isn't it?Copy !req
57. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
58. Will you be leaving tonight
with the rest of the staff?Copy !req
59. Well I'd planned to, Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
60. But, if you'd like me to stay...Copy !req
61. No, no. That won't be necessary.Copy !req
62. As you wish. May I
bring you more coffee?Copy !req
63. Thank you Charles, no.
That'll be all.Copy !req
64. Hello?Copy !req
65. Yes, operator. Speaking.Copy !req
66. Darling! How are you?Copy !req
67. I'm going in to wheel and deal
in a minute...Copy !req
68. and I thought I'd call you first
and say good morning.Copy !req
69. Oh. You always surprise me.Copy !req
70. Well, that's better than
being predictable, right?Copy !req
71. How's Atlanta?Copy !req
72. Oh, just fine, all of it.
Hey, I miss you.Copy !req
73. I miss you too.
When will you be back?Copy !req
74. Well, later tonight. I thought I'd
come right over from the airport.Copy !req
75. Darling? Hello?Copy !req
76. Darling, let's make it tomorrow.Copy !req
77. I mean it'll be late,
you'll probably be tired.Copy !req
78. Well... uh...Copy !req
79. No, really. Tomorrow
will be much better.Copy !req
80. Mr. Gaines will see you now.Copy !req
81. All right, Beth. Gotta go. I'll call
you first thing in the morning.Copy !req
82. You do love me, don't you?Copy !req
83. No, I hate you with a passion.Copy !req
84. Goodbye, darling.
Have a safe trip.Copy !req
85. Beth?Copy !req
86. Beth? You awake?Copy !req
87. Yes. Who is it?Copy !req
88. Would you open the front door?
I've lost my key.Copy !req
89. I'm in bed already.
Come in this way.Copy !req
90. Are they unlocked?Copy !req
91. Yes.Copy !req
92. Oh. Don't forget to
turn off the alarm.Copy !req
93. All right.Copy !req
94. It's off.Copy !req
95. Beth, why didn't you
turn off the alarm?Copy !req
96. I don't understand...Copy !req
97. We found a key ring in
the bushes, Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
98. Does it belong to your brother?Copy !req
99. Yes... those are...
those were his keys.Copy !req
100. The front light's burned out.Copy !req
101. He must've dropped his keys and
couldn't find them in the dark.Copy !req
102. Probably walked around to
your French doors and knocked.Copy !req
103. I was asleep. I had taken sleeping
pills and I... I didn't hear him.Copy !req
104. We figure he broke the glass
and opened the door.Copy !req
105. I heard the glass and then
the alarm go off.Copy !req
106. I just woke up and
reached for the gun.Copy !req
107. I thought it was a burglar.Copy !req
108. Obviously a mistake, Miss Chadwick.
A terrible mistake.Copy !req
109. I thought it was a burglar.Copy !req
110. A terrible mistake... mistake...
mistake... mistake...Copy !req
111. That does it.Copy !req
112. Beth.Copy !req
113. Bryce!Copy !req
114. Y'now, the most ridiculous
thing happened.Copy !req
115. I've lost my key to the front door.Copy !req
116. How did you get in?Copy !req
117. With this.Copy !req
118. A spare?Copy !req
119. Yes, I leave it in the flowerpot
by the front door.Copy !req
120. Why didn't you answer?
I was ringing...Copy !req
121. Beth! Beth! What is it?Copy !req
122. I shot Bryce.Copy !req
123. You what?Copy !req
124. He came in my room
as the alarm went off.Copy !req
125. Go and see.
I want to know if he's...Copy !req
126. All right. All right.Copy !req
127. Now you stay here. Stay right here.Copy !req
128. Beth, he's dead.Copy !req
129. 6 Mary 102, 2 Mary 7 clear.Copy !req
130. 12 Mary 155, restaurant information
frequency 15 clear.Copy !req
131. 6 Mary 2 continuing, a male
45 years, 5'11, 190 pounds.Copy !req
132. Mary 75 Roger. Now 17 clear.Copy !req
133. You guys all finished?Copy !req
134. Okay, that's it.Copy !req
135. You catching up on
your reading, Lieutenant?Copy !req
136. No, no, not really.Copy !req
137. Well, I was half asleep because
I'd taken a sleeping pill.Copy !req
138. And the burglar alarm was on?Copy !req
139. Well, yes. There is a switch
beside my bed.Copy !req
140. How does it work outside?Copy !req
141. At the front door? Well, if you
have a key and use it, then it...Copy !req
142. automatically turns the alarm off.Copy !req
143. Ah.Copy !req
144. Do you have any idea why your
brother went through your...Copy !req
145. French doors, knowing he'd
probably set the alarm off?Copy !req
146. I guess he lost his keys and he came
round the side of the house...Copy !req
147. and tried to get in my window.Copy !req
148. What time did you go to bed
tonight, Miss Chadwick?Copy !req
149. About nine thirty.Copy !req
150. I didn't feel very well yesterday,
so I didn't go out.Copy !req
151. Excuse me.Copy !req
152. Did I hear you say you
stayed home today?Copy !req
153. Yes, that's what I said.Copy !req
154. You didn't go out at all?Copy !req
155. No. No, that's what I said.Copy !req
156. Thank you.Copy !req
157. When you got there he
was already dead?Copy !req
158. Yes, that's correct.Copy !req
159. Did Miss Chadwick telephone you
after she shot her brother?Copy !req
160. No. I was on my way over. I stopped
at the gate when I heard the shots.Copy !req
161. How many?Copy !req
162. Three.Copy !req
163. The alarm was going?Copy !req
164. That's right.Copy !req
165. Why did you drop by, Mr. Hamilton?Copy !req
166. I came to see Bryce. I work for him.Copy !req
167. Can you account for your
whereabouts this evening?Copy !req
168. I came in from Atlanta, I landed at
ten o'clock...Copy !req
169. I took a cab from there, got into
my apartment about ten forty-five.Copy !req
170. You can check with the doorman.
He can vouch for that.Copy !req
171. Why did you turn around and come
over here after just getting home?Copy !req
172. It's a little involved.
Miss Chadwick and I...Copy !req
173. have been seeing each other.
And Bryce objected.Copy !req
174. So you came over here to kind of
have it out with him?Copy !req
175. I suppose you could put it that way.Copy !req
176. Is this your newspaper?Copy !req
177. No.Copy !req
178. We found these outside in the bushes.Copy !req
179. Thanks. Excuse me.Copy !req
180. Miss Chadwick, these
your brother's keys?Copy !req
181. Yes. Where did you find them?Copy !req
182. In the bushes, ma'am.Copy !req
183. With that front light burned out
it's really tough to see.Copy !req
184. Gentlemen, you have our statements.
If you don't mind, I think that...Copy !req
185. No, I'd like to go through this just
once more, to make sure...Copy !req
186. I got things straight.Copy !req
187. Gentlemen, please.Copy !req
188. No, Peter. That's all right.Copy !req
189. Go on.Copy !req
190. Now, Miss Chadwick, you said you
went to bed at nine thirty, right?Copy !req
191. And you took a sleeping pill
before you retired.Copy !req
192. That's right.Copy !req
193. Well, would you mind telling me
what happened after that?Copy !req
194. Well, it was after eleven...Copy !req
195. and I heard the glass break and
the alarm go off, and I woke up.Copy !req
196. You thought it was a burglar?Copy !req
197. Yes. Yes, I thought
it was a burglar.Copy !req
198. You see, it was pitch dark, and I
was half asleep because I'd taken...Copy !req
199. the sleeping pill, and I heard the
glass break and the alarm go off.Copy !req
200. And so I reached for the gun.
It was in the drawer beside my bed.Copy !req
201. And then I just started shooting.Copy !req
202. I didn't know what I was doing.Copy !req
203. Gentlemen, I will be available for
questioning tomorrow.Copy !req
204. Right now I'd like to see that
Miss Chadwick gets some rest.Copy !req
205. All right fellas, wrap it up.Copy !req
206. Thank you very much. Goodnight.Copy !req
207. C'mon.Copy !req
208. Excuse me.Copy !req
209. Were you and your brother the
only ones that were living here?Copy !req
210. Yes. Well, except for Charles
and the maid.Copy !req
211. My mother moved to Palm Desert
after my father died.Copy !req
212. Who is Charles?Copy !req
213. The butler.Copy !req
214. I suppose he's off tonight?Copy !req
215. Yes.Copy !req
216. Great big place, isn't it?Copy !req
217. Well, goodnight.Copy !req
218. Easy, boy. Easy, fella. Easy!Copy !req
219. Easy! Easy now! That's right.Copy !req
220. No, no, no. Not Enrico, darling!Copy !req
221. Be nice, darling. Be nice!Copy !req
222. You there! Pay the cab
and bring my luggage.Copy !req
223. Come on, dear.Copy !req
224. Did she have any luggage?Copy !req
225. Luggage?Copy !req
226. Right here.Copy !req
227. There's ten-fifty on that meter.Copy !req
228. Gee, I've only got eleven dollars.Copy !req
229. Well, go ahead. Keep it all.Copy !req
230. You're a sport.Copy !req
231. All right, easy, boy.Copy !req
232. Now Enrico, come here,
come here, come here!Copy !req
233. Now you stop that, do you hear?
I want you to behave yourself.Copy !req
234. That's a tough little
monkey you got there.Copy !req
235. Enrico is not a monkey.
He's a pedigreed silky.Copy !req
236. Oh, I can see that, ma'am.
It's just a figure of speech.Copy !req
237. Now you stay there.
Where is my daughter?Copy !req
238. I don't know, ma'am.
She's probably asleep.Copy !req
239. Well, where's Charles?Copy !req
240. It's his day off.
Are you Mrs. Chadwick?Copy !req
241. Yes. And you?Copy !req
242. My name is Columbo, ma'am.
I'm a Lieutenant from the police.Copy !req
243. Just a minute. Not so quickly.
I'd like to look that over.Copy !req
244. Well, I must say, you
hardly look the role.Copy !req
245. Well, you know how it is.Copy !req
246. You... you brought my bags in?Copy !req
247. Yes, ma'am. The cab fare was
ten dollars and fifty cents...Copy !req
248. and was a fifty cent tip,
so that's eleven dollars.Copy !req
249. I'll see that you're
reimbursed, Lieutenant.Copy !req
250. Now, tell me. What happened?
Where is she?Copy !req
251. Here I am, Mother.Copy !req
252. Do you feel better now?Copy !req
253. No.Copy !req
254. It was an accident.Copy !req
255. I don't care what it was.
You killed my son.Copy !req
256. Mother.Copy !req
257. Oh, you were always so
impossible, always.Copy !req
258. Blundering, making mistakes,
causing trouble wherever you were.Copy !req
259. He looked after her all of her life.Copy !req
260. He protected you and now
you've destroyed him.Copy !req
261. Mother, you don't understand.
It wasn't my fault!Copy !req
262. I don't want to hear about it.Copy !req
263. I'm sorry Lieutenant. This must
be very embarrassing for you.Copy !req
264. No, not really, no.Copy !req
265. You see, I come from a very big
family, and at dinner time...Copy !req
266. it was like, well you know,
Madison Square Garden, and...Copy !req
267. we used to patch it up with coffee.Copy !req
268. Is that a hint?Copy !req
269. Well, I smelled it when I came in.
I sure could use some.Copy !req
270. Mother?Copy !req
271. I should think it would be obvious
I am in no mood for coffee.Copy !req
272. Ma'am, would you like me to
take your bags upstairs?Copy !req
273. No. No, thank you.
Beth can attend to them.Copy !req
274. He was a special man, Lieutenant.
Very special.Copy !req
275. He kept us all together.Copy !req
276. I thought you lived in Palm Desert?Copy !req
277. I mean spiritually.Copy !req
278. When my husband died I...Copy !req
279. I couldn't stay in
this house any longer.Copy !req
280. Well, that's certainly
understandable.Copy !req
281. Was that when your son
took over the business, ma'am?Copy !req
282. Yes. And turned it into one of the
largest advertising agencies...Copy !req
283. on the West Coast.Copy !req
284. Really? Marvelous.Copy !req
285. He took over from my husband
in many ways...Copy !req
286. including dealing with Beth
and her problems.Copy !req
287. Oh?Copy !req
288. Her choice of men, when she had a
choice...Copy !req
289. has never been particularly mature.Copy !req
290. Oh yeah. Like that Peter Hamilton?Copy !req
291. Exactly. He's an
obvious fortune hunter.Copy !req
292. Of course, she would have no way of
seeing through him, would she?Copy !req
293. I'm afraid not. She's something
of a child, Lieutenant.Copy !req
294. Her decisions are always vague
and emotional.Copy !req
295. Bryce was far more perceptive.Copy !req
296. He never married, did he?
Why was that?Copy !req
297. What are you implying?Copy !req
298. Oh, no offense, ma'am. No, he just
seems like a very distinctive man...Copy !req
299. and a unique man and I
was curious about him.Copy !req
300. Well, he was. But he had far too
many responsibilities for marriage.Copy !req
301. And I suppose he never met the right
woman.Copy !req
302. Then there was the business.Copy !req
303. I don't know what's going to happen
to the company now.Copy !req
304. I certainly can't run it.Copy !req
305. And I don't want to bring anyone
in from outside.Copy !req
306. You won't have to.Copy !req
307. And what does that mean?Copy !req
308. It means that I'm an
officer of the company.Copy !req
309. In name only.Copy !req
310. That's because Bryce would
never let me participate.Copy !req
311. Of course he wouldn't.Copy !req
312. You aren't even capable of
running your own life.Copy !req
313. I've never been allowed to
run my own life.Copy !req
314. Lieutenant? Won't you sit down?Copy !req
315. Thank you.Copy !req
316. But things are different now, aren't
they?Copy !req
317. There's a change in the status quo.Copy !req
318. If you're seriously considering...Copy !req
319. We're not alone, Mother. I suggest
we discuss this later.Copy !req
320. All right Lieutenant. I've kept you
waiting long enough.Copy !req
321. What can I do for you?Copy !req
322. Oh, no, no. That's all right. No,
I only have one problem and that is...Copy !req
323. Cream and sugar?Copy !req
324. I... No, I take it black. Thank you.Copy !req
325. I couldn't sleep last night.
There were a couple of points that...Copy !req
326. were bothering me so I thought I'd
come over here and clear 'em up.Copy !req
327. What kind of points?Copy !req
328. That newspaper.Copy !req
329. Newspaper?Copy !req
330. Uh, yes. The one that I noticed
on the table in the foyer.Copy !req
331. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but
didn't I hear you say that you...Copy !req
332. were home all day yesterday?Copy !req
333. That's right.Copy !req
334. See that's what puzzles me. How
did that newspaper get there?Copy !req
335. Haven't you ever heard of
home delivery?Copy !req
336. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I have a newspaper
delivered to my house every morning.Copy !req
337. There's your answer.Copy !req
338. No. No, that won't answer it. No.Copy !req
339. No, the newspaper on the foyer
table, that was a late edition.Copy !req
340. I mean, I even saw racetrack
results in it.Copy !req
341. I'm afraid I don't quite follow you.Copy !req
342. Well, if you were home all day
who brought home the newspaper?Copy !req
343. Well, Bryce must have brought
it home.Copy !req
344. Yes, but Bryce came in through your
room, he didn't come in through...Copy !req
345. the front door. I mean, he was
shot on that side of the house.Copy !req
346. How did that newspaper get to
the other end of the house?Copy !req
347. Lieutenant, you seem to be
cross-examining my daughter.Copy !req
348. That's all right, Mother.Copy !req
349. Bryce must have brought it in,
and in my confusion, I picked it up...Copy !req
350. put it on the foyer table
when I went to answer the door.Copy !req
351. Yes, that would be an answer,
except for one thing.Copy !req
352. You left your brother's attache case
out there.Copy !req
353. Why wouldn't you bring them both
in at the same time?Copy !req
354. I didn't see it.Copy !req
355. You didn't see it. Gee. They
couldn't have been too far apart.Copy !req
356. People are inconsistent when they
are in a state of shock, Lieutenant.Copy !req
357. It's foolish of you to expect
rational behaviour...Copy !req
358. at a time like that.Copy !req
359. Well I'm sure you're probably right
about this. Y'now, I only get...Copy !req
360. into it because I try to figure it
out in my mind, you understand that.Copy !req
361. Well look, I'm sure both of you have
a great deal to talk about.Copy !req
362. So I'm going to run along.
Thank you for the coffee, ma'am.Copy !req
363. Bye bye.Copy !req
364. Goodbye.Copy !req
365. Uh, listen, about that
eleven dollars, ma'am, uh...Copy !req
366. If you leave me your card,
I'll send you a check.Copy !req
367. I'm all out of cards.Copy !req
368. Here.Copy !req
369. Thank you very much.Copy !req
370. Thank you, Lieutenant.Copy !req
371. Easy now, easy.Copy !req
372. The jury's coming in now.Copy !req
373. Have you, ladies and gentlemen,
concluded your deliberations?Copy !req
374. Yes sir, we have.Copy !req
375. Clerk?Copy !req
376. Thank you.Copy !req
377. What do you think?Copy !req
378. What?Copy !req
379. She's home free. You watch.Copy !req
380. Jupiter and Venus are in
good aspect with Pluto.Copy !req
381. I have before me the verdict of the
coroner's jury...Copy !req
382. in the matter of Bryce Chadwick,
deceased.Copy !req
383. The jury finds that Bryce Chadwick,
aged 46 came to his death...Copy !req
384. July 21 st at his residence, 2307
Lorraine Drive, death being causedCopy !req
385. by three.38 caliber bullet
wounds in the upper chest.Copy !req
386. The jury also finds, from the
evidence submitted...Copy !req
387. that the death of Bryce Chadwick
was an accident.Copy !req
388. Thank you very much.Copy !req
389. Good luck to you.Copy !req
390. See?Copy !req
391. Thank you jury members.
This inquest is now closed.Copy !req
392. Nice to be believed, isn't it, huh?Copy !req
393. Yes. I want to take
the whole jury out for dinner.Copy !req
394. That is what is known as
bribery after the fact.Copy !req
395. Oh, is it?Copy !req
396. Anyway, it's all over.
Back to normal, huh?Copy !req
397. Oh no. That's exactly
what I don't want.Copy !req
398. What do you mean?Copy !req
399. Well, I think it's time we
made a few changes...Copy !req
400. that I broke a few patterns.Copy !req
401. As long as you don't break ours.
How about some lunch to celebrate?Copy !req
402. Can I take a raincheck? I have
a few appointments.Copy !req
403. You don't mind, do you, darling?Copy !req
404. No, no. That's all right.Copy !req
405. Oh, when you get back to the office...Copy !req
406. would you set up a meeting with the
heads of the departments?Copy !req
407. What's the agenda?Copy !req
408. Reorganization.Copy !req
409. Uh, tomorrow at two.Copy !req
410. Mother?Copy !req
411. Morning, Mr. Hamilton.Copy !req
412. Oh, Lieutenant.Copy !req
413. You remember me?Copy !req
414. Yes, I've got a very good memory.Copy !req
415. I tell you, I envy you that. I got
to the point where I can't...Copy !req
416. remember my telephone number.Copy !req
417. What can I do for you, Lieutenant?Copy !req
418. Well, I couldn't help overhearing
that she turned you down for lunch.Copy !req
419. You want to grab a bite with me?Copy !req
420. You want to ask me some
questions, is that it?Copy !req
421. Well, uh... listen. It's my treat.Copy !req
422. All right.Copy !req
423. Window down, please.Copy !req
424. Oh. Right.Copy !req
425. That's it.Copy !req
426. I held the whipped cream on the
Mighty Malt, that's what you wanted?Copy !req
427. Uh, right.Copy !req
428. Okay, and they were out of onion
rings. You want a substitution?Copy !req
429. No, that's all right.
No, that's fine.Copy !req
430. All right. Don't forget to let me
know before you leave, I need to...Copy !req
431. take the tray. People are always
driving off with our trays.Copy !req
432. Right. I'll remember.Copy !req
433. Thank you.Copy !req
434. You're welcome. Right.Copy !req
435. Tell me something.Copy !req
436. You and Mrs. Chadwick, are you
going to be married?Copy !req
437. You don't believe in
preliminaries, do you?Copy !req
438. Well y'now sometimes, you just...Copy !req
439. Yes, were going to be married but
we haven't set the date yet.Copy !req
440. Mainly because of Bryce.Copy !req
441. Oh, I see. Y'now what I
was wondering was...Copy !req
442. the night of the shooting, why
did you drive over there so late?Copy !req
443. Let's say the propulsion was anger.Copy !req
444. Huh? What do you mean?Copy !req
445. Oh, I got back from a business trip
and there was a letter waiting...Copy !req
446. for me from Bryce, said to
lay off Beth, or else.Copy !req
447. Or else? Or else what?Copy !req
448. Oh well, it's professional
discrimination, things like that.Copy !req
449. So I got hot and I went over
to have it out with him.Copy !req
450. Boy, you got there just in time
for the commotion.Copy !req
451. It's quite a coincidence, isn't it?Copy !req
452. That's a leading question,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
453. Do you think that the two of us
did Bryce in together?Copy !req
454. What do you mean? Murder? No,
I mean you were at the inquest.Copy !req
455. They said it was a accident.Copy !req
456. Well, I'm not talking about
the inquest, I'm talking about you.Copy !req
457. What do you think?Copy !req
458. Do I think it was a conspiracy? No,
oh, no. No chance of that. No sir.Copy !req
459. It's rather odd that you're still
asking the same questions though.Copy !req
460. Oh well, y'now, that's... well, that's
just me. I mean, nothing official.Copy !req
461. It's just that I have this bug
about tying up loose ends.Copy !req
462. Listen, I want to thank you.
You've been very helpful to me.Copy !req
463. Suppose you ask the question
that you haven't asked.Copy !req
464. Whether or not I'm a fortune hunter.Copy !req
465. Well, I never intended...Copy !req
466. I'm not. I love Beth, with her
money, or without her money.Copy !req
467. As a matter of fact I was quite
prepared to quit the company.Copy !req
468. Of course that won't be
necessary now.Copy !req
469. No, it won't. But I won't be a
hypocrite, Lieutenant.Copy !req
470. I'm sorry about poor Bryce being
killed, but...Copy !req
471. it has gotten Beth out
from under his thumb.Copy !req
472. Oh, yeah. Yeah, way out, huh?Copy !req
473. What's that supposed to mean?Copy !req
474. Way out? Well, y'now in the
courtroom I overheard her say that...Copy !req
475. she was breaking patterns. Now,
this is a terrible thing to admit,Copy !req
476. but I think that, in a way, her
brother's death is...Copy !req
477. the best thing that ever happened
to her.Copy !req
478. Hey, mister! You forgot the tray!Copy !req
479. Sorry.Copy !req
480. It's all right.Copy !req
481. May I assist you, sir?Copy !req
482. Oh. You scared me. No, I was
looking for Miss...Copy !req
483. You're Charles, aren't you?Copy !req
484. Are we acquainted?Copy !req
485. Oh, I saw you at the inquest.
No, I'm Lieutenant Columbo.Copy !req
486. I'm looking for Miss. Chadwick.Copy !req
487. You're a police officer, sir.Copy !req
488. Yes, I am. Yeah. Uh, is she in?Copy !req
489. I'm afraid not, sir.Copy !req
490. Oh, she isn't. I see. Well, do you...Copy !req
491. Do you know where I can
get in touch with her?Copy !req
492. Yes, she's at the beauty parlor.
Eugene's.Copy !req
493. Uh huh.Copy !req
494. Will that be all, sir?Copy !req
495. Yes, Charles. Yeah, I think so.Copy !req
496. Hey, this smells new.Copy !req
497. It is, sir.Copy !req
498. Oh. Why didn't she take it with her?Copy !req
499. It was just delivered.Copy !req
500. Oh, it was just delivered! I see.Copy !req
501. Well, I want to tell you, it's a
beauty.Copy !req
502. That's a wonderful piece of
machinery.Copy !req
503. Will that be all, sir?Copy !req
504. Yeah, Charles. That'll be all.Copy !req
505. I don't want you to worry about me,
Charles. I'm going to go around...Copy !req
506. the side of the house here and
I'm going to conduct an experiment.Copy !req
507. Is it something I can
help you with, sir?Copy !req
508. No, Charles, it's a kind of do it
yourself thing.Copy !req
509. Thank you very much.Copy !req
510. May I help you, sir?Copy !req
511. Uh, well, I'm not a customer.Copy !req
512. No, I assumed that. You're
looking for someone?Copy !req
513. Yes, I was looking for a
Beth Chadwick. Miss Chadwick?Copy !req
514. My name is Lieutenant Columbo.Copy !req
515. The police?Copy !req
516. Well, look now, it's not serious.Copy !req
517. I just want to talk to her
for a moment.Copy !req
518. Well right through that door,
Lieutenant. Cubicle four.Copy !req
519. Thank you.Copy !req
520. Ah, Lieutenant.Copy !req
521. Your cigar?Copy !req
522. What about it?Copy !req
523. Uh, well, the fragrance is not uh...
compatible.Copy !req
524. Oh. See that's a shame. I just
lit it.Copy !req
525. Oh.Copy !req
526. What brings you here, Lieutenant?Copy !req
527. Well, I stopped by the house.
I talked to Charles.Copy !req
528. He told me where you'd be so I
thought I'd come by.Copy !req
529. There's just one point that I
wanted to clear up.Copy !req
530. Do you mind?Copy !req
531. Does it matter? I'm a
captive audience.Copy !req
532. We can go, Miss.Copy !req
533. No, no, no, that's all right. Go
ahead and finish.Copy !req
534. I saw your new car, by the way.
Oh, that's some automobile.Copy !req
535. Thank you.Copy !req
536. Really beautiful. Beautiful.Copy !req
537. I suppose you have to order those
things weeks in advance, don't you?Copy !req
538. Yes, that's right.Copy !req
539. Yeah, that's right. Boy. Real
change of pace for you, isn't it?Copy !req
540. Well, I felt like something racy, as
they say in advertising. A new image.Copy !req
541. Yeah. Well y'now, I can understand
that... I'm sorry...Copy !req
542. because it's a natural thing I
think, after a death in the family...Copy !req
543. to want to break loose.Copy !req
544. That's one way of putting it.Copy !req
545. Gee, that's funny though.Copy !req
546. What?Copy !req
547. If you had to order the car some
time ago...Copy !req
548. that would mean you knew in advance
you were going to change your style.Copy !req
549. Finished, Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
550. May I see?Copy !req
551. Yes.Copy !req
552. Oh.Copy !req
553. - Looks fabulous.
- Just amazing.Copy !req
554. Miss Chadwick, you look sensational.Copy !req
555. You really think so?Copy !req
556. I'd say you were a new woman.Copy !req
557. Oh, thank you, Lieutenant.Copy !req
558. Goodbye Jean, thank you.
See you next week. Bye Felicia.Copy !req
559. Excuse me. Sorry.Copy !req
560. Why Miss Chadwick, you look lovely.Copy !req
561. Thank you. You're very kind.Copy !req
562. The bill, and could I have an
appointment next week.Copy !req
563. Certainly.Copy !req
564. Well, Lieutenant, you haven't asked
me your question.Copy !req
565. I'll tell you what. Are you
headed home?Copy !req
566. Yes.Copy !req
567. Do you mind if I meet you there?Copy !req
568. Because it kind of has to do with
your house.Copy !req
569. Is this really necessary?Copy !req
570. Well, in a way, it is, yes.
I promise it won't take long.Copy !req
571. All right. I'll meet you there.Copy !req
572. Lieutenant? Your cigar.Copy !req
573. Oh, Good afternoon, ma'am.Copy !req
574. Good afternoon.Copy !req
575. Oh, Charles, our Lieutenant
requires a stepladder.Copy !req
576. Would you be good enough to get
one for him?Copy !req
577. Yes, ma'am. Another
experiment, sir?Copy !req
578. Uh, well, I guess you could call it
that, yeah.Copy !req
579. Experiment, Lieutenant?Copy !req
580. Uh huh. Like I said, I was out here
earlier.Copy !req
581. Hey, why don't I show it to you?Copy !req
582. Now, you figured that your brother
had to walk around...Copy !req
583. the side of the house like this.
Is that right?Copy !req
584. I figure it. And so did the
coroner's jury.Copy !req
585. Right. Now you see you had to walk
on grass.Copy !req
586. Is there some point to this?Copy !req
587. Yes, ma'am, there is.Copy !req
588. You see, now this grass is kind of
dry because the sun's been out.Copy !req
589. Uh, well, today's Thursday.Copy !req
590. And the gardener cuts the grass on
Thursday. Excuse me a minute.Copy !req
591. You see? Grass.Copy !req
592. Yes. Well, that's only natural.Copy !req
593. It certainly is. But you know there
was no grass on your brother's shoe?Copy !req
594. I'm afraid I don't quite understand.Copy !req
595. Your brother was shot a week ago.
On Thursday. And I looked at theCopy !req
596. photographs of the body, I even had
them blown up...Copy !req
597. and for the life of me, I just
couldn't see any grass...Copy !req
598. on the soles of his shoe. And I
couldn't figure that out. Why?Copy !req
599. It was freshly cut...Copy !req
600. and it was sticky because it was
at night and there was dew.Copy !req
601. Y'now that's very good. He must've
had particles of grass on his shoes.Copy !req
602. But they were probably brushed off
on the carpet.Copy !req
603. And unfortunately the room's been
cleaned.Copy !req
604. Yeah, I know.Copy !req
605. Well, unless there's something else?Copy !req
606. Just one more thing.Copy !req
607. I guess Charles has the stepladder
by now, huh?Copy !req
608. I would think.Copy !req
609. Yeah.Copy !req
610. The other morning when I was over
here, I noticed these potted plants.Copy !req
611. How observant.Copy !req
612. And they're very pretty, you know.Copy !req
613. But I got to thinking, I says to
myself, y'now sometimes people they...Copy !req
614. keep a spare key outside, just in
case they forget their own key.Copy !req
615. Uh, do you... do you see this?Copy !req
616. What?Copy !req
617. This imprint here.Copy !req
618. Yes. What about it?Copy !req
619. Well that's like a fossil or
something.Copy !req
620. You see, a spare key must've been
hidden in there for a long time.Copy !req
621. You see, that's been rained on and
everything.Copy !req
622. There was a spare key.Copy !req
623. Oh?Copy !req
624. I put it there myself when the alarm
system was installed.Copy !req
625. Bryce didn't know about it.Copy !req
626. I also removed it from there myself
recently...Copy !req
627. because I had second thoughts.Copy !req
628. What do you mean by second thoughts?Copy !req
629. Well, if a burglar were in fact on
the premises, he might find the key...Copy !req
630. and then what good would the
alarm system be?Copy !req
631. Good point.Copy !req
632. Yes, hey yeah.Copy !req
633. I was right, wasn't I? Because you
found it.Copy !req
634. Yeah, I guess I did.Copy !req
635. All right, Lieutenant.Copy !req
636. I think you've finally overstayed
your welcome.Copy !req
637. The official verdict is death by
accidental means...Copy !req
638. and that should satisfy you.Copy !req
639. Look ma'am, I don't mean any
offense.Copy !req
640. I'm just trying to tie up loose
ends.Copy !req
641. You see, I'm compulsive that way,
it's just, well...Copy !req
642. that's what my wife says
about it, just...Copy !req
643. Are you really?Copy !req
644. No, I mean all I meant by that was
that, well you see, if there was...Copy !req
645. a key there, and if Bryce knew
about it, well, then of course...Copy !req
646. he would use the key to let himself
in through the front door.Copy !req
647. But I told the truth the night it
happened.Copy !req
648. And I told the truth at the inquest.Copy !req
649. So whatever your little compulsions
may be...Copy !req
650. I'm afraid I must insist you
leave me alone.Copy !req
651. Oh, goodbye.Copy !req
652. I'll take it all.Copy !req
653. Well, is that it?Copy !req
654. No, I haven't finished.Copy !req
655. You're not bored, are you?Copy !req
656. No, no... I'm having a wonderful time.Copy !req
657. Is there something young and bright?Copy !req
658. Why don't you try this one?Copy !req
659. Oh, that's marvelous. I want to
try that on. Excuse us.Copy !req
660. Don't forget to get my hat over by
the black bag...Copy !req
661. could you bring it with me?Copy !req
662. Could you get the zipper? Peter!Copy !req
663. Yes?Copy !req
664. Everybody set for this afternoon's
meeting?Copy !req
665. Uh, yes, but I was wondering, Beth.Copy !req
666. Huh?Copy !req
667. Uh, don't you think it's a little
premature?Copy !req
668. Perhaps another week for things
to ease up.Copy !req
669. No. It must be today.Copy !req
670. All right. It's up to you.Copy !req
671. Well? What do you think?Copy !req
672. Interesting.Copy !req
673. What does that mean?Copy !req
674. It's wild. Uh, a little out of your
style though, isn't it?Copy !req
675. No, I don't think it is.Copy !req
676. Well, you asked.Copy !req
677. It was a courtesy.Copy !req
678. I'm perfectly capable of making
my own decisions.Copy !req
679. Oh, what is that silver dress over
there on the rail?Copy !req
680. This one! This matches it!Copy !req
681. Uh, Beth?Copy !req
682. Why don't you finish your wardrobe?
I'm going back to the office.Copy !req
683. No, no, I want you to wait till I'm
ready to go?Copy !req
684. Do you have trousers that go with
the red top?Copy !req
685. Beth. I'm not sure what's gotten
into you, but I'm not sure I like it.Copy !req
686. I'll see you. If you need me, I'll
be back at the office.Copy !req
687. Did you want to try this on?Copy !req
688. Yes. This one and that blue dress
over there, please.Copy !req
689. Ladies and gentlemen...Copy !req
690. will you please take your seats.Copy !req
691. Well now, we've all been through a
period of anxiety and indecision...Copy !req
692. since my brother's death...Copy !req
693. but in a corporate sense we must
maintain our continuity.Copy !req
694. As you all well know, this
is a family owned firm.Copy !req
695. Therefore, as of today, I am
assuming the presidency.Copy !req
696. As my first order of business...Copy !req
697. I would like to announce the
elevation of Mr. Peter Hamilton...Copy !req
698. to executive vice-president in
charge of accounts.Copy !req
699. As to philosophy, my brother was a
traditionalist.Copy !req
700. I want to break new ground.Copy !req
701. Would you pass these along, please.Copy !req
702. I want to streamline. We're going to
cut down marginal accounts...Copy !req
703. and we're going to start promoting
ourselves for a change.Copy !req
704. It seems to me we've been selling
everything but our own product.Copy !req
705. Beth, forgive me, but that
is our job.Copy !req
706. Forgive me, but it's not. Our job
is to grow.Copy !req
707. Now when was the last time this
agency took on a new account?Copy !req
708. We have all we can handle.Copy !req
709. Nonsense!Copy !req
710. Now look, Beth, I don't want to be
difficult, but I... I...Copy !req
711. Fred, I don't mean to interrupt you...Copy !req
712. but this is really not the time for
negative thinking.Copy !req
713. Now, if you disagree with my
approach...Copy !req
714. you're perfectly free to sever
your relationship with the firm.Copy !req
715. No, Beth, I feel I can accommodate
myself to your way of thinking.Copy !req
716. Yes, I'm sure you can.Copy !req
717. Any questions?Copy !req
718. Very well. We'll adjourn.Copy !req
719. Oh. One more thing. A happy and
personal note.Copy !req
720. I'd like to announce my engagement
to Mr. Hamilton. Thank you.Copy !req
721. Are those letters for me to sign?Copy !req
722. Yeah, right.Copy !req
723. Congratulations.Copy !req
724. Thank you.Copy !req
725. You must be out of your mind. What
qualifies you to run this company?Copy !req
726. I had a very good teacher, my
brother.Copy !req
727. I've been studying his reports for
years and asking questions.Copy !req
728. Thank you. We'll finish later.Copy !req
729. He may not have known it, but he was
grooming me.Copy !req
730. Well, don't forget. I am the
majority stockholder.Copy !req
731. I will not relinquish control.Copy !req
732. Don't be naive, Mother.Copy !req
733. Who else can take over and still
keep it in the family?Copy !req
734. Besides, I'm prepared to go to
court if necessary.Copy !req
735. And you know what that means,
publicity, interviews, scandal.Copy !req
736. I can't believe you're talking to
me like this.Copy !req
737. Are you prepared to take over the
company?Copy !req
738. You're getting old, Mother, or
hadn't you noticed?Copy !req
739. Come in.Copy !req
740. Am I interrupting something?Copy !req
741. What do you want, Lieutenant?Copy !req
742. Well, I just thought that...Copy !req
743. Why, hello there fella, how
you doin'?Copy !req
744. I got a treat for you. I got a
little something for him.Copy !req
745. Here you are.Copy !req
746. Y'now I've been carrying these
things around with me all week.Copy !req
747. Come here, boy. Come on. Take one
of these. Look at that. C'mon.Copy !req
748. Oh, easy. Easy.Copy !req
749. I think we have a personality
conflict.Copy !req
750. Do you need me for anything,
Lieutenant? Come here.Copy !req
751. Uh, no ma'am. No, I don't think so.Copy !req
752. Then I'll be leaving.Copy !req
753. Mother?Copy !req
754. We'll go into this later.Copy !req
755. As you wish.Copy !req
756. I'll leave the two of you alone.Copy !req
757. No, that's all right Peter.Copy !req
758. The Lieutenant is going to be
very brief.Copy !req
759. Well Columbo, what is it now?Copy !req
760. We've talked about keys and grass
and newspapers. Oh, thank you.Copy !req
761. Well you know how one thing leads to
another. Now when I was... thank you...Copy !req
762. When I was over at your house there
the other day...Copy !req
763. and I was climbing up and down that
ladder...Copy !req
764. I tell you, I had a thought,
something else occurred to me...Copy !req
765. that's been keeping me awake
at night.Copy !req
766. Oh. What might that be?Copy !req
767. Well, I was wondering about that
burned out bulb...Copy !req
768. in front of your house.Copy !req
769. And I went over there this morning
to take a look at it. And...Copy !req
770. You brought it with you!Copy !req
771. Oh yeah. I didn't think you'd mind.Copy !req
772. No.Copy !req
773. This is a hundred watt bulb.
Hundred watt?Copy !req
774. Got a life 750-800 hours. Now,
if your house is anything like...Copy !req
775. my house then you'll burn the
outside light 8-10 hours a day.Copy !req
776. So that means it would last two, two
and a half months. Is that right?Copy !req
777. I'll concede to your knowledge.
I don't know.Copy !req
778. Thank you very much.Copy !req
779. Uh, now this is what I got to
thinking.Copy !req
780. I hate to change bulbs outside my
house...Copy !req
781. because no matter how tight I get
that up in the lamp...Copy !req
782. you see, they attract a lot of dirt
and goop and they're full ofCopy !req
783. dead bugs and I just don't even
like to go up there and touch them.Copy !req
784. Would you get to the point?Copy !req
785. Uh, why is that bulb dirt and dust
free?Copy !req
786. That bulb is clean as a whistle.Copy !req
787. Now I think that's kind of
strange, don't you?Copy !req
788. Hanging there long enough
to burn out,Copy !req
789. but not hanging there long enough
to get dirty.Copy !req
790. We're a fastidious family.Copy !req
791. If the bulb is clean it's because
servants cleaned it.Copy !req
792. They cleaned a burned out bulb?Copy !req
793. They work in the daytime. So how
would they know?Copy !req
794. All right Lieutenant, I think
that'll be enough.Copy !req
795. I beg your pardon?Copy !req
796. I want you to listen to this very
carefully.Copy !req
797. I don't ever want to see you again.Copy !req
798. You'll be refused admittance to my
house and to this office.Copy !req
799. I have a great deal of work to do...Copy !req
800. and I no longer can indulge
your suspicions.Copy !req
801. If you think you have a case against
me, go to the District Attorney.Copy !req
802. Is that clear?Copy !req
803. Yes. That's very clear.Copy !req
804. I'm warning you. No more questions.Copy !req
805. I wasn't going to ask a
question, ma'am.Copy !req
806. I just wanted to return your bulb.Copy !req
807. What can we do about him?Copy !req
808. Beth, take it easy. Calm down.Copy !req
809. Oh, stop saying calm down.
You're a lawyer, do something!Copy !req
810. I mean we can institute some kind of
proceedings against him.Copy !req
811. There must be somebody in the city
government who can do something!Copy !req
812. Calm down. Take it easy.Copy !req
813. Well is that your professional
advice?Copy !req
814. Beth. What in the world has gotten
into you?Copy !req
815. We never argued like this before.Copy !req
816. We're not arguing.Copy !req
817. Something's wrong. What is it?Copy !req
818. All right, there is.Copy !req
819. Number one: this business of
arbitrarily promoting me.Copy !req
820. To say the least it smacks of high
level nepotism. It's...Copy !req
821. And I assume there's a number two.Copy !req
822. Yes, there is.Copy !req
823. You announced our engagement without
even letting me know.Copy !req
824. I thought it would please you!Copy !req
825. It did please me.Copy !req
826. But don't you think you could've
consulted with me?Copy !req
827. I was just as surprised to hear it
as everybody else.Copy !req
828. Well, I did it for you.Copy !req
829. I mean, we are going to
get married, aren't we?Copy !req
830. That's not the point.Copy !req
831. I would have liked to have
had a hand in the decision.Copy !req
832. Now it's not like you to act
this way.Copy !req
833. This is way out of character
for you.Copy !req
834. Well, if I've changed...Copy !req
835. it's because I thought you'd
like a more exciting woman.Copy !req
836. A change, yes, but a complete
metamorphosis?Copy !req
837. I'm not sure Beth you're
the same person.Copy !req
838. Maybe I'm not.Copy !req
839. Maybe Bryce was right.Copy !req
840. About what?Copy !req
841. About your being the wrong kind
of man for me.Copy !req
842. What's that, the third?Copy !req
843. I get paid not to count.Copy !req
844. Just keep 'em coming, that's all.Copy !req
845. Well, I didn't think you people
were supposed to drink on duty.Copy !req
846. Oh, Mr. Hamilton.Copy !req
847. Drink? Oh no, that's coffee.
No, I don't drink.Copy !req
848. No, it's been a very long day.Copy !req
849. I can see it's been a long day
for you too.Copy !req
850. Oh, it shows huh?Copy !req
851. Y'now, it's quite a coincidence...Copy !req
852. you and I both meeting in the same
place like this.Copy !req
853. Yes, it is, isn't it? Yeah.Copy !req
854. What are you reading?Copy !req
855. Oh this? This is a transcript of
the inquest.Copy !req
856. Listen, congratulations.
I understand you're engaged.Copy !req
857. Not necessarily.Copy !req
858. Oh really? What happened?Copy !req
859. Let's get back to this. See I want
to ask you something.Copy !req
860. Lieutenant, why are you hounding
Beth?Copy !req
861. Hounding? Who me? Oh no, I'm not
hounding anybody. Oh no. No.Copy !req
862. No, what I'm trying to do is get
to the bottom of this thing.Copy !req
863. Y'now Lieutenant, I like you.
I really do. But you are devious.Copy !req
864. Devious?Copy !req
865. Your job was finished with the
coroner's verdict.Copy !req
866. But you're still hanging around.
You're still asking questions.Copy !req
867. You even managed to bump
into me here.Copy !req
868. Now, Lieutenant. You don't really
think that...Copy !req
869. Beth killed her brother in cold
blood now, do you?Copy !req
870. Well, as a matter of fact, I do.Copy !req
871. Mr. Hamilton, you asked me what
I thought. Now I'm going to tell you.Copy !req
872. I think she set it up, I think it
was deliberate...Copy !req
873. and I think you can help me
prove it.Copy !req
874. Now, excuse me. You're sure that
that's coffee you're drinking?Copy !req
875. Because you're not making any sense.Copy !req
876. I was there. And I know Beth didn't
kill anybody. It was an accident.Copy !req
877. Can I tell you about my wife?Copy !req
878. Y'now my wife, she's got a proverb
for every situation.Copy !req
879. You know with her, a rolling stone
gathers no moss...Copy !req
880. you gotta look before you leap...Copy !req
881. I'm sure that your wife is a very
nice woman.Copy !req
882. But what has that got
to do with the case?Copy !req
883. To be honest, she solved it for me.Copy !req
884. We were having an argument last
night, she says to me...Copy !req
885. "You're putting the cart before the
horse", and I said, "Right."Copy !req
886. In this case, the horse is before
the cart. And I had the answer.Copy !req
887. And what was that?Copy !req
888. In the transcript you weren't very
specific.Copy !req
889. I know. I just read every word
of it.Copy !req
890. But I think on the night of the
murder you said something.Copy !req
891. If you can remember that, and you
tell me you got a terrific memory...Copy !req
892. then you'll know, you'll know for
sure whether or not Beth Chadwick...Copy !req
893. murdered her brother.Copy !req
894. All right. And what do I remember?Copy !req
895. Who is it? Who's there?Copy !req
896. Who's there?Copy !req
897. Hello operator? Get me the police.Copy !req
898. Operator?Copy !req
899. Oh operator, I'm sorry. Forget it.Copy !req
900. Lieutenant Columbo?Copy !req
901. Is that you?Copy !req
902. Come on, Lieutenant.Copy !req
903. Come in and have a drink.Copy !req
904. Lieutenant Columbo?Copy !req
905. This is the way your brother came in
that night, isn't it?Copy !req
906. How did you get in?Copy !req
907. Same way your brother did. With a
spare key.Copy !req
908. One of my men located your locksmith.
He was very cooperative.Copy !req
909. What do you expect to prove by this
bit of nonsense?Copy !req
910. Oh, I don't want to prove
anything, ma'am.Copy !req
911. I came to arrest you.Copy !req
912. Arrest me?Copy !req
913. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
914. For the murder of your brother.Copy !req
915. Oh.Copy !req
916. And I did have a reason for coming
in this way.Copy !req
917. I wanted to see the look
on your face.Copy !req
918. Well, I'll consider myself
under arrest.Copy !req
919. And now I want to see the look on
your face when I call my lawyer.Copy !req
920. You know what's ironic?Copy !req
921. I knew it wasn't an accident the
first night.Copy !req
922. I knew it as soon as I saw that
newspaper.Copy !req
923. But I didn't have any proof.Copy !req
924. I had to wait for the proof.Copy !req
925. I had to wait for your fiance to
give it to me.Copy !req
926. From Peter?Copy !req
927. Yes, ma'am. Although I don't think
he meant to.Copy !req
928. You see, according to your story,
you were asleep at night...Copy !req
929. the alarm woke you up, you reached
for a gun...Copy !req
930. and you shot what you thought
was a burglar.Copy !req
931. Which is exactly what happened.Copy !req
932. Couldn't be. Because Mr. Hamilton,
who was driving up outside...Copy !req
933. at the time, he heard both the
shots and alarm.Copy !req
934. Of course he did. What difference
does that make?Copy !req
935. Oh, big difference.Copy !req
936. He heard the shots first, then the
alarm.Copy !req
937. That's the cart before the horse.Copy !req
938. I mean, how could the alarm wake you
if the shots came first?Copy !req
939. You see, what really happened was
your brother came walking in here...Copy !req
940. just the way I did tonight, you
shot him...Copy !req
941. and then you set the alarm a few
seconds later.Copy !req
942. Peter is mistaken.Copy !req
943. No. He's a very good lawyer and he
prides himself on his memory.Copy !req
944. And he won't like it...Copy !req
945. but he'll testify against you in
court if he has to.Copy !req
946. Along with the other holes in your
story, I think they'll convict you.Copy !req
947. No, really, you don't
want to do that.Copy !req
948. Policemen outside, what would be
the point?Copy !req
949. Besides, you're too classy a woman.Copy !req
950. Now would you get dressed, ma'am?Copy !req
951. Take all the time you need.Copy !req