1. - Oh, you can pour Mr. Chadwick's
coffee now,Copy !req
2. Charles.Copy !req
3. - Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
4. - Morning.Copy !req
5. Morning, Charles.Copy !req
6. - Good morning.Copy !req
7. - Ah, thank you.Copy !req
8. Good morning, Beth.Copy !req
9. - Hmm.Copy !req
10. - Ah.Copy !req
11. Beth?Copy !req
12. - Hmm?Copy !req
13. - You are sulking.Copy !req
14. - What?Copy !req
15. - You're sulking.Copy !req
16. - I'm not sulking.Copy !req
17. - Of course you're sulking.Copy !req
18. And it isn't necessary.Copy !req
19. We have had our usual argument
and now the matter is settled.Copy !req
20. - Is it?Copy !req
21. - Beth, now listen to me.Copy !req
22. He isn't for you, believe me.Copy !req
23. But if you insist upon seeing
him, I have a right to...Copy !req
24. Well, to express my feelings.Copy !req
25. - Hm!Copy !req
26. You have no right to
control my life.Copy !req
27. - Your life, in this case, is
tied in with an employee ofCopy !req
28. the company.Copy !req
29. - What difference does that make?Copy !req
30. He's an honest, hardworking...Copy !req
31. - Yes, he is.Copy !req
32. And he's ambitious.Copy !req
33. He's intelligent.Copy !req
34. He's a good attorney.Copy !req
35. And he has a flair the
advertising business.Copy !req
36. And he's also, uh, smart enough
to know a, uh, goldenCopy !req
37. opportunity when he sees it.Copy !req
38. - You're not Father.Copy !req
39. - No.Copy !req
40. I'm not your father.Copy !req
41. I'm your brother.Copy !req
42. And if your choice in men
friends were more mature,Copy !req
43. believe me, I would stay
out of your life.Copy !req
44. - You don't know how to
stay out of my life.Copy !req
45. - I won't let you be used, Beth.Copy !req
46. Therefore, I've taken the
appropriate steps.Copy !req
47. Charles?Copy !req
48. - Yes, sir?
- Car ready?Copy !req
49. - Yes, sir.
- What do you mean you'veCopy !req
50. taken appropriate stepsCopy !req
51. - Good.Copy !req
52. Bryce!Copy !req
53. What have you done?Copy !req
54. I have written a letter to Peter Hamilton.Copy !req
55. He'll receive it when he gets
back from Atlanta, today.Copy !req
56. - What?Copy !req
57. - I told him that if he continues
to see you, contraryCopy !req
58. to my wishes, his employment
with Ellison Chadwick will beCopy !req
59. terminated.Copy !req
60. - I don't believe it. You mean
you've threatened him with...Copy !req
61. - I won't be home for dinner.Copy !req
62. Don't wait for me, Beth.Copy !req
63. - He won't care if you fire him.Copy !req
64. - No?Copy !req
65. Well then let me ask you
a question, Beth.Copy !req
66. If your name wasn't Chadwick,
and you didn't, uh, have allCopy !req
67. of this, do you think that...Copy !req
68. I mean, do you really think that
Peter Hamilton would giveCopy !req
69. you a second look?Copy !req
70. Now, uh, I'm, uh, I'm sorry
if I sound cruel.Copy !req
71. I don't mean to be.Copy !req
72. But the, uh, sooner you face
the facts, the better.Copy !req
73. And the cheaper it will
be for all of us.Copy !req
74. - What about the price I've paid?Copy !req
75. First to Father, then to you?Copy !req
76. Anything I wanted to do on my
own, you or he prevented it!Copy !req
77. - Beth, this is hardly the time.Copy !req
78. - No, it never is.Copy !req
79. Charles?Copy !req
80. Yes, Miss Chadwick?Copy !req
81. - Tomorrow is your day
off, isn't it?Copy !req
82. - Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
83. - Will you be leaving tonight
with the rest of the staff?Copy !req
84. - Well, I'd planned to,
Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
85. But if you'd like me to stay...Copy !req
86. Oh, no, no.Copy !req
87. That won't be necessary.Copy !req
88. - As you wish.Copy !req
89. Uh, may I bring you more coffee?Copy !req
90. Thank
you, Charles, no.Copy !req
91. That'll be all.Copy !req
92. - Hello.Copy !req
93. Yes, operator.Copy !req
94. Speaking.Copy !req
95. - Darling, how are you?Copy !req
96. I'm going in to wheel and deal
in a minute, and I thought I'dCopy !req
97. call you first and say,
good morning.Copy !req
98. - Aw!Copy !req
99. You always surprise me.Copy !req
100. - Well that's better than being
predictable, right?Copy !req
101. How's Atlanta?Copy !req
102. - Oh, just fine, all of it.Copy !req
103. Hey, I miss you.Copy !req
104. - I miss you, too.Copy !req
105. When will you be back?Copy !req
106. Well,
later tonight.Copy !req
107. I thought I'd come right
over from the airport.Copy !req
108. Darling?Copy !req
109. Hello?Copy !req
110. - Uh, darling, let's
make it tomorrow.Copy !req
111. I mean, it'll be late and you'll
probably be tired.Copy !req
112. - Well, uh...Copy !req
113. - No, really.Copy !req
114. Tomorrow would be much better.Copy !req
115. - Mr. Gaines will see you now.Copy !req
116. - All right, Beth.Copy !req
117. Gotta go.Copy !req
118. I'll call you first thing
in the morning.Copy !req
119. - You do love me, don't you?Copy !req
120. - No, I hate you with a passion.Copy !req
121. - Goodbye, darling.Copy !req
122. Have a safe trip.Copy !req
123. Beth?Copy !req
124. Beth, you awake?Copy !req
125. Yes, who is it?Copy !req
126. - Will you open the front door?Copy !req
127. I've, uh, I've lost my key.Copy !req
128. - I'm in bed already.Copy !req
129. Come in this way.Copy !req
130. Are
they unlocked?Copy !req
131. - Yes.Copy !req
132. Uh,
oh, don't forget toCopy !req
133. turn off the alarm.Copy !req
134. - All right.Copy !req
135. It's off.Copy !req
136. - Beth, why didn't you
turn off the alarm?Copy !req
137. Ugh!Copy !req
138. We
found a keyring in theCopy !req
139. bushes, Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
140. Does it belong to your brother?Copy !req
141. Yes, those are...Copy !req
142. Those were his keys.Copy !req
143. 2ND The
front light's burned out.Copy !req
144. He must have dropped his
keys and couldn'tCopy !req
145. find them in the dark.Copy !req
146. Probably walked around to your
French doors and knocked.Copy !req
147. I was asleep.Copy !req
148. I'd taken sleeping pills and I...Copy !req
149. I didn't hear him.Copy !req
150. We figure
he broke the glassCopy !req
151. and opened the door.Copy !req
152. I heard
the glass and thenCopy !req
153. the alarm go off.Copy !req
154. I just woke up and... and
reached for the gun.Copy !req
155. I thought it was a burglar.Copy !req
156. Obviously aCopy !req
157. mistake, Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
158. A terrible mistake.Copy !req
159. I thought
it was a burglar.Copy !req
160. A
terrible mistake...Copy !req
161. Mistake...Copy !req
162. Mistake...Copy !req
163. Mistake...Copy !req
164. Mistake...Copy !req
165. Mistake...Copy !req
166. Mistake...Copy !req
167. Well that does it.Copy !req
168. Beth?Copy !req
169. Bryce!Copy !req
170. - You know, the most ridiculous
thing happened?Copy !req
171. I have lost my key to
the front door.Copy !req
172. - H... h... how did you get in?Copy !req
173. - With this.Copy !req
174. - A spare?Copy !req
175. - Yes I leave it in a flower
pot by the front door.Copy !req
176. Why didn't you answer?Copy !req
177. I was ringing...Copy !req
178. - Beth!Copy !req
179. Beth?Copy !req
180. What is it?Copy !req
181. - I shot Bryce.Copy !req
182. - You what?Copy !req
183. He... he came in my
room and the alarm went off.Copy !req
184. But go and see!Copy !req
185. I want to know if he's...Copy !req
186. - All right.Copy !req
187. All right.Copy !req
188. Now you stay here.Copy !req
189. Stay right here.Copy !req
190. - Beth, he's dead.Copy !req
191. 6-Mary-102,
2-Mary-11, clear.Copy !req
192. 12-Mary-155 Roger on
the information.Copy !req
193. Frequency 15, is clear.Copy !req
194. 6-Mary-2,
continuing, female, 45 years,Copy !req
195. 5'11 ", 190 pounds.Copy !req
196. Highway
75, roger.Copy !req
197. Channel 17, clear.Copy !req
198. - You guys all finished?Copy !req
199. OK.Copy !req
200. That's it.Copy !req
201. - You catching up on your
reading, Lieutenant?Copy !req
202. - Uh, no.Copy !req
203. No, not really.Copy !req
204. Now
anything you say, realize itCopy !req
205. can be held against you.Copy !req
206. Yes,
I understand.Copy !req
207. But it normally it'sCopy !req
208. along the lines of...Copy !req
209. You know what we're
talking about.Copy !req
210. You
then climbed over the gate andCopy !req
211. started running towards
the house.Copy !req
212. Well,Copy !req
213. I was half asleep because I
had taken a sleeping pill.Copy !req
214. - The burglar alarm was on.Copy !req
215. - Y... well, yes.Copy !req
216. There's a switch beside my bed.Copy !req
217. - Hm.Copy !req
218. How does it work outside?Copy !req
219. - Y... you... at the front door,
well, if you have a key andCopy !req
220. use it, then it's automaticallyCopy !req
221. turns the alarm off.Copy !req
222. - Ah!Copy !req
223. Do you have any idea why your
brother went through yourCopy !req
224. French doors knowing he'd
probably set the alarm off?Copy !req
225. Uh, ICopy !req
226. I guess he lost his
keys and he...Copy !req
227. He came around the side
of the house and triedCopy !req
228. to get in my win...Copy !req
229. Window.Copy !req
230. - What time did you go to bed
tonight, Miss Chadwick?Copy !req
231. - About 9:30.Copy !req
232. I didn't feel very well
yesterday, so I didn't go out.Copy !req
233. - Uh, excuse me.Copy !req
234. Uh, did I hear you say you
stayed home today?Copy !req
235. - Yes.Copy !req
236. That's what I said.Copy !req
237. - You didn't go out at all?Copy !req
238. - No.Copy !req
239. No, that's what I said.Copy !req
240. - Thank you.Copy !req
241. So
when you got there, then heCopy !req
242. was already dead?Copy !req
243. - Yes, that's correct.Copy !req
244. Or
did Miss Chadwick telephoneCopy !req
245. you after she shot her brother?Copy !req
246. - No, I was on my way over.Copy !req
247. I stopped at the gate when
I heard the shots.Copy !req
248. - How many?Copy !req
249. - Three.Copy !req
250. - And the alarm was going?Copy !req
251. - Why did you drop by,
Mr. Hamilton?Copy !req
252. - I came to see Bryce.Copy !req
253. I work for him.Copy !req
254. - Can you account for your
whereabouts this evening?Copy !req
255. I came
in from Atlanta.Copy !req
256. I landed at 10 o'clock.Copy !req
257. I took a cab from there.Copy !req
258. I got into my apartment
about 10:45.Copy !req
259. You can check with the doorman.Copy !req
260. He can vouch for that.Copy !req
261. - Why did you turn around and
come over here after justCopy !req
262. getting home?Copy !req
263. - It's a little involved.Copy !req
264. Uh, Miss Chadwick and I have
been seeing each other, andCopy !req
265. Bryce objected.Copy !req
266. - So you came over here to kind
of have it out with him?Copy !req
267. - I suppose you could
put it that way.Copy !req
268. - Uh, is this your newspaper?Copy !req
269. - No.Copy !req
270. We found
these outside in the bushes.Copy !req
271. - Thanks.Copy !req
272. Excuse me.Copy !req
273. Miss Chadwick, are these
your brother's keys?Copy !req
274. - Yes, where did you find them?Copy !req
275. - In the bushes ma'am.Copy !req
276. With that front light burned out
it's really tough to see.Copy !req
277. - Uh, gentlemen, now you
have our statements.Copy !req
278. If you don't mind, I think...Copy !req
279. - No, uh, I'd like to go through
this, uh, just onceCopy !req
280. more to make sure I got
things straight.Copy !req
281. - Gentlemen, please.Copy !req
282. - No, Peter, that's all right.Copy !req
283. Go on.Copy !req
284. - Now Miss Chadwick, you
said you went toCopy !req
285. bed at 9:30, right?Copy !req
286. - Yes.Copy !req
287. - Mm, hm.Copy !req
288. And you took a sleeping pill
before you retired?Copy !req
289. - That's right.Copy !req
290. - Mm, hm.Copy !req
291. Well would you mind tell me
what happened after that?Copy !req
292. - Well, it was after 11:00 and
I heard the glass break andCopy !req
293. the alarm go off, and I woke up.Copy !req
294. - You thought it was a burglar?Copy !req
295. - Yes.Copy !req
296. Yes I thought it was a burglar.Copy !req
297. You see it was... it was pitch
dark, and I was half asleep,Copy !req
298. because I had taken
the sleeping pill.Copy !req
299. And I heard glass break,
and the alarm go off.Copy !req
300. And so I...Copy !req
301. I reached for the gun.Copy !req
302. It was in the drawer
beside my bed.Copy !req
303. And...Copy !req
304. And then I just started
shooting.Copy !req
305. I didn't know what I was doing.Copy !req
306. - Shh!Copy !req
307. Gentlemen, uh, we'll
be availableCopy !req
308. for questioning tomorrow.Copy !req
309. Right now, I'd like
to see that MissCopy !req
310. Chadwick get some rest.Copy !req
311. - Right.Copy !req
312. All right, fellas, wrap it up.Copy !req
313. - Thank you, very much.Copy !req
314. Goodnight.Copy !req
315. - Excuse me, were you and your
brother the only ones thatCopy !req
316. were living here?Copy !req
317. - Well yes.Copy !req
318. Except for Charles and the maid.Copy !req
319. My mother moved to Palm Desert
after my father died.Copy !req
320. - Who is Charles?Copy !req
321. - The butler.Copy !req
322. - I suppose he's off tonight?Copy !req
323. - Yes.Copy !req
324. - Great big place, isn't it?Copy !req
325. Well, goodnight.Copy !req
326. - Easy boy.Copy !req
327. Easy, fella!Copy !req
328. Easy!Copy !req
329. E...Copy !req
330. Easy.Copy !req
331. Easy now.Copy !req
332. That's right.Copy !req
333. - No, no, no.Copy !req
334. Now Enrico, darling.Copy !req
335. Now be nice, darling, be nice.Copy !req
336. Uh, you there, pay the cab
and bring my luggage.Copy !req
337. Come on, dear.Copy !req
338. - She have any luggage?Copy !req
339. - Luggage?Copy !req
340. Right here.Copy !req
341. And there's $10.50
on that meter.Copy !req
342. - Gee, I've only got $11.Copy !req
343. Um, well, go ahead, keep it all.Copy !req
344. - You're a sport.Copy !req
345. - All right, easy, boy.Copy !req
346. - Now, Enrico, come here.Copy !req
347. Come here, come here!Copy !req
348. Now you stop that, do you hear?Copy !req
349. I want you to behave yourself.Copy !req
350. - Ah, that's a tough little
monkey you got there.Copy !req
351. - Enrico is not a monkey.Copy !req
352. He's a pedigreed silky.Copy !req
353. - Oh, I... I...Copy !req
354. I can see that, ma'am.Copy !req
355. It's just a figure of speech.Copy !req
356. - Now you stay there.Copy !req
357. Where's my daughter?Copy !req
358. - I don't know, ma'am She's,
uh, probably asleep.Copy !req
359. - Well, where's Charles?Copy !req
360. - Uh, it's his day off.Copy !req
361. Are you Mrs. Chadwick?Copy !req
362. - Yes.Copy !req
363. And you?Copy !req
364. - Uh, my name is Columbo, ma'am.Copy !req
365. I'm a, uh, lieutenant
from the police.Copy !req
366. - Just a minute.Copy !req
367. Not so quickly.Copy !req
368. I'd like to look that over.Copy !req
369. Well, I must say, you hardly
look the role.Copy !req
370. - Well, you know how it is.Copy !req
371. - You...Copy !req
372. You brought my bags in?Copy !req
373. - Uh, ye... yes ma'am.Copy !req
374. Uh, the cab fare was $10.50.Copy !req
375. And there was a $0.50 tip.Copy !req
376. So that's $11.Copy !req
377. - I'll see that you're
reimbursed, Lieutenant.Copy !req
378. Now tell me, what happened?Copy !req
379. Where is she?Copy !req
380. - Here I am, Mother.Copy !req
381. - Do you feel better now?Copy !req
382. - No.Copy !req
383. - It was an accident.Copy !req
384. - I don't care what is was.Copy !req
385. You killed my son.Copy !req
386. - Mother!Copy !req
387. - Oh, you were already
so impossible.Copy !req
388. Always.Copy !req
389. Blundering, making mistakes,
causing troubleCopy !req
390. wherever you were.Copy !req
391. He looked after her
all of her life.Copy !req
392. He protected you.Copy !req
393. And now you've destroyed him.Copy !req
394. - Mother, you don't understand.Copy !req
395. It wasn't my fault.Copy !req
396. - I don't want to hear about it.Copy !req
397. - I'm sorry, Lieutenant.Copy !req
398. This must be very embarrassing
for you.Copy !req
399. - No, not really.Copy !req
400. No.Copy !req
401. Uh, you see, I come from
a very big family.Copy !req
402. And at dinner time it was like,
well, you know MadisonCopy !req
403. Square Garden.Copy !req
404. And uh, we used to patch
it up with coffee.Copy !req
405. - Is that a hint?Copy !req
406. - Well, I smelled it
when I came in.Copy !req
407. I sure could use some.Copy !req
408. - Mother?Copy !req
409. - I should think it
would be obvious.Copy !req
410. I'm in no mood for coffee.Copy !req
411. - Uh, ma'am would you like me
to take your bags upstairs?Copy !req
412. - No.Copy !req
413. No, thank you.Copy !req
414. Beth can attend to them.Copy !req
415. He was a special man,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
416. Very special.Copy !req
417. He kept us all together.Copy !req
418. - Well I thought you lived
in Palm Desert.Copy !req
419. - I mean spiritually.Copy !req
420. When my husband died, I...Copy !req
421. I couldn't stay in this
house any longer.Copy !req
422. - Well that's certainly
understandable.Copy !req
423. Uh, was that when your son took
over the business, ma'am?Copy !req
424. - Yes, and turned it into one
of the largest advertisingCopy !req
425. agencies on the West Coast.Copy !req
426. - Really?Copy !req
427. Marvelous.Copy !req
428. - He took over for my husband
in many ways, includingCopy !req
429. dealing with Beth and
her problems.Copy !req
430. - Oh?Copy !req
431. - Her choice of men, when she's
had a choice, has never beenCopy !req
432. particularly mature.Copy !req
433. - Oh, yeah.Copy !req
434. Like that, uh, Peter Hamilton.Copy !req
435. - Exactly.Copy !req
436. He's an obvious fortune hunter.Copy !req
437. - Of course, uh, she would
have no way of seeing...Copy !req
438. Seeing through him, would she?Copy !req
439. - I'm afraid not.Copy !req
440. She's something of a
child, Lieutenant.Copy !req
441. Her decisions are always
vague and emotional.Copy !req
442. Bryce was far more perceptive.Copy !req
443. - He never married, did he?Copy !req
444. Why was that?Copy !req
445. - What are you implying?Copy !req
446. - Oh, no offense, ma'am.Copy !req
447. No, he just seems like a very
distinctive man, and a uniqueCopy !req
448. man, and I was curious
about him.Copy !req
449. - Well he was.Copy !req
450. But he had far too many
responsibilities for marriage.Copy !req
451. And I suppose he never
met the right woman.Copy !req
452. Then there was the business.Copy !req
453. I don't know what's going to
happen to the company now.Copy !req
454. I certainly can't run it.Copy !req
455. And I don't want to bring anyone
in from the outside.Copy !req
456. - You won't have to.Copy !req
457. And what does that mean?Copy !req
458. - It means that I am an officer
of the company.Copy !req
459. - In name only.Copy !req
460. - That's because Bryce would
never let me participate.Copy !req
461. - Of course he wouldn't.Copy !req
462. You aren't even capable of
running your own life.Copy !req
463. - I've never been allowed
to run my own life.Copy !req
464. Lieutenant, won't you sit down?Copy !req
465. - Thank you.Copy !req
466. - But things are different
now, aren't they?Copy !req
467. There's a change in
the status quo.Copy !req
468. - If you are seriously
considering...Copy !req
469. - We're not alone, Mother.Copy !req
470. I suggest we discuss this later.Copy !req
471. All right, Lieutenant, I've kept
you waiting long enough.Copy !req
472. What can I do for you?Copy !req
473. - Oh, no, no, no.Copy !req
474. That's all right.Copy !req
475. No I only have one problem
and that is... thank you.Copy !req
476. - Cream, sugar?Copy !req
477. - I, uh...Copy !req
478. No, I take it black, thank you.Copy !req
479. Uh, I couldn't sleep last night.Copy !req
480. There were a couple of points
that were bothering me so ICopy !req
481. thought I'd come over here
and clear 'em up.Copy !req
482. - What kind of points.Copy !req
483. - Ah, thank you.Copy !req
484. Uh, that newspaper.Copy !req
485. - Newspaper?Copy !req
486. - Uh, yes.Copy !req
487. Uh, the one that I noticed on
the table in the foyer.Copy !req
488. Now correct me if I'm wrong,
but, uh, didn't I hear you sayCopy !req
489. that you were home all
day, yesterday?Copy !req
490. - That's right.Copy !req
491. - See, that's what puzzles me.Copy !req
492. How did that newspaper
get there?Copy !req
493. - Haven't you ever heard
of home delivery?Copy !req
494. - Oh, yeah.Copy !req
495. Yeah.Copy !req
496. I have a newspaper delivered
to my house every morning.Copy !req
497. - There's your answer.Copy !req
498. - No.Copy !req
499. No, that... that won't answer it.Copy !req
500. Nope.Copy !req
501. No, the newspaper on
the foyer table,Copy !req
502. that was a late edition.Copy !req
503. I mean, I even saw racetrack
results in it.Copy !req
504. - I'm afraid I don't
quite follow you.Copy !req
505. - Well if you were home
all day, whoCopy !req
506. brought home the newspaper?Copy !req
507. - Well Bryce must have
brought it home.Copy !req
508. - Yes, but Bryce came in
through your room.Copy !req
509. He didn't come in through
the front door.Copy !req
510. I mean, he was shot on that
side of the house.Copy !req
511. How did that newspaper get to
the other end of the house?Copy !req
512. - Lieutenant, you seem to be
cross-examining my daughter.Copy !req
513. - That's all right, Mother.Copy !req
514. Bryce must have brought it in,
and in my confusion I pickedCopy !req
515. it up and put it on the
foyer table when I wentCopy !req
516. on answer the door.Copy !req
517. - Yes, that would be an answer,
except for one thing.Copy !req
518. You left your brother's attache
case out there.Copy !req
519. Why wouldn't you bring them
both in at the same time?Copy !req
520. I didn't see it.Copy !req
521. - You didn't see it.Copy !req
522. Gee.Copy !req
523. They couldn't have been
too far apart.Copy !req
524. - People are inconsistent when
they're in a state of shock,Copy !req
525. Lieutenant.Copy !req
526. It's foolish of you to expect
rational behaviorCopy !req
527. at a time like that.Copy !req
528. - Well I'm sure you're probably
right about this.Copy !req
529. You know I only get into it
because I try to figure it outCopy !req
530. in my mind.Copy !req
531. You'll understand that.Copy !req
532. Uh, well look, I'm sure both
of you have a great deal toCopy !req
533. talk about, so, uh, I'm
going to run along.Copy !req
534. Thank you for the coffee, ma'am.Copy !req
535. Bye bye.Copy !req
536. - Goodbye.Copy !req
537. - Um...Copy !req
538. Listen, about that $11 ma'am.Copy !req
539. - If you leave me your card
I'll send you a check.Copy !req
540. - I'm all out of cards.Copy !req
541. - Oh, here.Copy !req
542. - Thank you, very much.Copy !req
543. - Thank you, Lieutenant.Copy !req
544. - Easy now, easy!Copy !req
545. I mean, that
would be just terrific.Copy !req
546. No way they're going to...Copy !req
547. - The jury's coming in now.Copy !req
548. - Have you, ladies and gentlemen,
concluded yourCopy !req
549. deliberations?Copy !req
550. - Yes, sir, we have.Copy !req
551. - Clerk.Copy !req
552. Thank you.Copy !req
553. What
do you think?Copy !req
554. - What?Copy !req
555. - She's home free, you watch.Copy !req
556. Jupiter and Venus are in
good aspect with Pluto.Copy !req
557. I have before
me the verdict of theCopy !req
558. coroner's jury in the matter of
Bryce Chadwick, deceased.Copy !req
559. The jury finds that Bryce
Chadwick, age 46, came to hisCopy !req
560. death July 21, at his residence,Copy !req
561. 2307 Lorraine Drive.Copy !req
562. Death being caused by three.38
caliber bullet wounds inCopy !req
563. the upper chest.Copy !req
564. The jury also finds, from the
evidence submitted, that theCopy !req
565. death of Bryce Chadwick
was an accident.Copy !req
566. - Thank you, very much.Copy !req
567. - Good luck to you.Copy !req
568. - Thank you.Copy !req
569. - See?Copy !req
570. - Thank you, jury members.Copy !req
571. This inquest is now closed.Copy !req
572. Nice to
be believed, isn't it?Copy !req
573. Huh?Copy !req
574. Yes.Copy !req
575. I want to take the whole
jury out for dinner.Copy !req
576. That is what is known as
bribery after the fact.Copy !req
577. - Oh, is it?Copy !req
578. - Anyway, it's all over.Copy !req
579. Back to normal, huh?Copy !req
580. Oh,
no, that's exactlyCopy !req
581. what I don't want.Copy !req
582. What do you mean?Copy !req
583. - Well I think it's time we made
a few changes, that ICopy !req
584. broke a few patterns.Copy !req
585. Well, as long
as you don't break ours.Copy !req
586. How about some lunch
to celebrate?Copy !req
587. - Can I take a rain check?Copy !req
588. I...Copy !req
589. I have a few appointments.Copy !req
590. You don't mind, do you, darling?Copy !req
591. - No, no, that's fine.Copy !req
592. - Oh, uh, when you get back to
the office, would you set up aCopy !req
593. meeting with the heads
of the departments?Copy !req
594. - What's the agenda?Copy !req
595. - Reorganization.Copy !req
596. Tomorrow at 2:00.Copy !req
597. Mother.Copy !req
598. - Morning, Mr. Hamilton.Copy !req
599. - Oh, Lieutenant.Copy !req
600. - You remember me?Copy !req
601. - Yes, I've got a very
good memory.Copy !req
602. - Gee, I'll tell ya,
I envy you that.Copy !req
603. I got to the point, you know,
where I can't remember myCopy !req
604. telephone number.Copy !req
605. - Yeah.Copy !req
606. What can I do for
you, Lieutenant?Copy !req
607. - Well I, uh...Copy !req
608. I couldn't help overhearing
that she turnedCopy !req
609. you down for lunch.Copy !req
610. You want to grab a bite with me?Copy !req
611. - You want to ask me some
questions, is that it?Copy !req
612. - Well, uh...Copy !req
613. Listen, it's my treat.Copy !req
614. All right.Copy !req
615. - Window down, please.Copy !req
616. - Oh, right.Copy !req
617. - That's it.Copy !req
618. I held the whipped cream
on the Mighty Malt.Copy !req
619. That's what you wanted?Copy !req
620. - Uh, right.Copy !req
621. - OK.Copy !req
622. And they, uh, they were
out of onion rings.Copy !req
623. You want a substitution?Copy !req
624. - Uh, no that's all right.Copy !req
625. No.Copy !req
626. That's fine.Copy !req
627. - All right.Copy !req
628. Don't forget to let me know
before you leave.Copy !req
629. I need to take the tray.Copy !req
630. People are always driving
off with our trays.Copy !req
631. - Right.Copy !req
632. I'll remember.Copy !req
633. - Thank you.Copy !req
634. - You're welcome.Copy !req
635. All right.Copy !req
636. Tell me something.Copy !req
637. You and Mrs. Chadwick,
are ya...Copy !req
638. You going to be married?Copy !req
639. - You don't believe in
preliminaries, do ya?Copy !req
640. - Well, you know, sometimes
you just... uh...Copy !req
641. - Yes.Copy !req
642. We're going to be married.Copy !req
643. But we haven't set the date yet.Copy !req
644. Mainly because of Bryce.Copy !req
645. - Oh, I see.Copy !req
646. Well you know wh...Copy !req
647. What I was wondering was, uh,
the night of the shooting, whyCopy !req
648. did you drive over
there so late?Copy !req
649. - Let's say the propulsion
was anger.Copy !req
650. Huh?Copy !req
651. Wh... what... what do you mean?Copy !req
652. - Oh, I got back from a business
trip and there was aCopy !req
653. letter waiting for
me from Bryce.Copy !req
654. He said to lay off
Beth, or else.Copy !req
655. - Or else?Copy !req
656. Or else what?Copy !req
657. - Oh, well, it's professional
discrimination,Copy !req
658. and things like that.Copy !req
659. So I got hot and I went over
to have it out with him.Copy !req
660. - I see.Copy !req
661. Boy, uh, you got there just
in time for the commotion.Copy !req
662. That's quite a coincidence,
isn't it?Copy !req
663. - That's a leading question,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
664. Do think that, uh, the two of
us did Bryce in together?Copy !req
665. - What you mean, murder?Copy !req
666. Oh no.Copy !req
667. Uh, I mean, you were
at the inquest.Copy !req
668. They said it was an accident.Copy !req
669. - Oh, well, I'm not talking
about the inquest.Copy !req
670. I'm talking about you.Copy !req
671. What do you think?Copy !req
672. - Do I think it was a conspiracy?Copy !req
673. No, no.Copy !req
674. Oh, no.Copy !req
675. No chance of that.Copy !req
676. No, sir.Copy !req
677. - Well it's rather odd that
you're still asking the sameCopy !req
678. questions, though.Copy !req
679. - Oh, well you know, that's,
uh, well that's just me.Copy !req
680. You know.Copy !req
681. I mean, nothing official.Copy !req
682. It's just that, you know, I have
this, uh, bug about tyingCopy !req
683. up loose ends.Copy !req
684. Listen, I want to thank you.Copy !req
685. You've been very helpful to me.Copy !req
686. - Suppose you ask the question
that you haven't asked?Copy !req
687. Whether or not I'm
a fortune hunter.Copy !req
688. - Well I never inten...Copy !req
689. - I'm not.Copy !req
690. I love Beth, with her money
or without her money.Copy !req
691. As a matter of fact, I was quiteCopy !req
692. prepared to quit the company.Copy !req
693. - Of course, that won't
be necessary now.Copy !req
694. - No, that won't.Copy !req
695. But I won't be a hypocrite,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
696. I'm sorry about poor Bryce
being killed, but it hasCopy !req
697. gotten Beth out from
under his thumb.Copy !req
698. - Oh yeah, yeah.Copy !req
699. Yeah, way out.Copy !req
700. Huh?Copy !req
701. - What's that supposed to mean?Copy !req
702. - Way out?Copy !req
703. Well, uh, you know, uh... in the
courtroom I overheard herCopy !req
704. say that she was breaking
patterns.Copy !req
705. Now, uh, this is a terrible
thing to admit, but, uh, ICopy !req
706. think that, in a way, her
brother's death is the bestCopy !req
707. thing that ever happened to her.Copy !req
708. - Hey, mister, you
forgot the tray!Copy !req
709. - Sorry.Copy !req
710. - It's all right.Copy !req
711. - May I assist you, sir?Copy !req
712. - Oh, heh, you scared me.Copy !req
713. No, I was looking for Miss, uh...Copy !req
714. You're Charles, aren't ya?Copy !req
715. - Are we acquainted?Copy !req
716. - Oh, I saw you at the inquest.Copy !req
717. No I'm, uh, uh, Lieutenant
Columbo.Copy !req
718. I'm looking for Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
719. - You're a police officer, sir?Copy !req
720. - Uh, yes, I am.Copy !req
721. Yeah.Copy !req
722. Uh, is she in?Copy !req
723. - I'm afraid not, sir.Copy !req
724. - Oh, she isn't.Copy !req
725. I see.Copy !req
726. Well, um, uh, do you, uh, do you
know where I can, uh, getCopy !req
727. in touch with her?Copy !req
728. - Yes, she's at the
beauty parlor...Copy !req
729. Eugene's.Copy !req
730. - Uh, huh.Copy !req
731. - Will that be all, sir?Copy !req
732. - Yes, Charles.Copy !req
733. Uh, yeah.Copy !req
734. I think so.Copy !req
735. Uh...Copy !req
736. Hey, smells new.Copy !req
737. - It is, sir.Copy !req
738. - Oh.Copy !req
739. Why didn't she take it with her?Copy !req
740. It
was just delivered.Copy !req
741. - Ah, it was just delivered.Copy !req
742. I see.Copy !req
743. Well, I want to tell
ya, it's a beauty.Copy !req
744. That's a wonderful piece
of machinery.Copy !req
745. - Uh, will that be all, sir?Copy !req
746. - Yeah, Charles.Copy !req
747. That will be all.Copy !req
748. Uh, I don't want you to worry
about me, Charles.Copy !req
749. I'm going to go around the side
of the house here, andCopy !req
750. I'm going to conduct
an experiment.Copy !req
751. - Uh, is it something I
can help with, sir?Copy !req
752. - No, Charles, it's a kind of
a do-it-yourself thing.Copy !req
753. Thank you, very much.Copy !req
754. May I help you, sir?Copy !req
755. - Uh, well I'm not a customer.Copy !req
756. - No, I assumed that.Copy !req
757. Uh, you're looking for someone?Copy !req
758. - Yes.Copy !req
759. I was looking for a,
uh, Beth Chadwick.Copy !req
760. Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
761. My name is, uh, Lieutenant
Columbo.Copy !req
762. - The police?Copy !req
763. - Well look now, it's
not serious.Copy !req
764. I just want to talk to
her for a moment.Copy !req
765. - Oh.Copy !req
766. Well right through that
door, Lieutenant.Copy !req
767. Cubicle four.Copy !req
768. - Thank you.Copy !req
769. - Uh, Lieutenant.Copy !req
770. Your cigar.Copy !req
771. - What about it?Copy !req
772. - Uh, well, the fragrance
is not, um, compatible.Copy !req
773. - Gee, that's a shame.Copy !req
774. I just lit it.Copy !req
775. - Oh.Copy !req
776. - Well, what brings you
here, Lieutenant?Copy !req
777. - Oh, I, uh...Copy !req
778. I stopped by the house.Copy !req
779. I talked to Charles and he
told me where you'd be.Copy !req
780. So I thought I'd come by.Copy !req
781. Uh, there's um, just one point
that I wanted to clear up.Copy !req
782. - Uh, huh.Copy !req
783. - Uh, do you mind?Copy !req
784. - Does it matter?Copy !req
785. I'm a captive audience.Copy !req
786. - Uh, we can go, Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
787. - No, no, no.Copy !req
788. That's all right.Copy !req
789. Go ahead and finish.Copy !req
790. - I saw your new car, by the way.Copy !req
791. Oh, that's some automobile.Copy !req
792. - Thank you.Copy !req
793. - I mean, really beautiful.Copy !req
794. Beautiful.Copy !req
795. I suppose you have to order
those things weeks in advance,Copy !req
796. don't you?Copy !req
797. - Yes, that's right.Copy !req
798. - Yeah, that's what I thought.Copy !req
799. A real change of pace
for you, isn't it?Copy !req
800. Well I felt like something racy.Copy !req
801. As they say in advertising,
a new image.Copy !req
802. - Mm, yeah.Copy !req
803. Well you know, I can
understand that...Copy !req
804. Uh, I'm sorry...Copy !req
805. Uh, because, uh, it's a natural
thing, I think, afterCopy !req
806. a death in the family, to
want to break loose.Copy !req
807. - That's one way of putting it.Copy !req
808. - Hmm.Copy !req
809. Gee, that's funny though.Copy !req
810. - What?Copy !req
811. - If you had to order the car
some time ago, that would meanCopy !req
812. that you knew in advance
that you were goingCopy !req
813. to change your style.Copy !req
814. Finished, Miss Chadwick.Copy !req
815. May I see?Copy !req
816. - Yes.Copy !req
817. Oh,Copy !req
818. Wow!Copy !req
819. - Looks fabulous.Copy !req
820. Fabulous.Copy !req
821. - Yes?Copy !req
822. Just amazing.Copy !req
823. Miss Chadwick, you
look sensational!Copy !req
824. - You really think so?Copy !req
825. - I'd say you were a new woman.Copy !req
826. - Oh, thank you, Lieutenant.Copy !req
827. Goodbye, Gene.Copy !req
828. Thank you.Copy !req
829. See you next week.Copy !req
830. Bye, Felicia.Copy !req
831. - Bye, bye.Copy !req
832. - Excuse me.Copy !req
833. Sorry.Copy !req
834. - Why Miss Chadwick,
you look lovely.Copy !req
835. - Thank you.Copy !req
836. You're very kind.Copy !req
837. Bill, and could I have an
appointment next week?Copy !req
838. - Certainly.Copy !req
839. - Well, Lieutenant, you haven't
asked me your question.Copy !req
840. - I'll tell you what.Copy !req
841. Are you headed home?Copy !req
842. - Yes.Copy !req
843. - Do you mind if I
meet you there?Copy !req
844. Because it kind of has to
do with your house.Copy !req
845. - Is this really necessary?Copy !req
846. - Well in a way, it does.Copy !req
847. Yes.Copy !req
848. I promise it won't take long.Copy !req
849. - All right.Copy !req
850. I'll meet you there.Copy !req
851. - Uh, Lieutenant, your cigar.Copy !req
852. - Oh, good afternoon, ma'am.Copy !req
853. - Good afternoon.Copy !req
854. Oh, Charles, our Lieutenant
requires a stepladder.Copy !req
855. Would you be good enough
to get one for him?Copy !req
856. - Yes ma'am.Copy !req
857. Another experiment, sir?Copy !req
858. - Uh...Copy !req
859. Well I...Copy !req
860. I guess you could call
it that, yeah.Copy !req
861. - Experiment, Lieutenant?Copy !req
862. - Uh, huh.Copy !req
863. Like I said, I was
out here earlier.Copy !req
864. Hey, why don't I show it to you?Copy !req
865. Now, uh, you figured that your
brother had to walk around theCopy !req
866. side of the house like
this, is that right?Copy !req
867. - I figure it.Copy !req
868. And so did the coroner's jury.Copy !req
869. - Right.Copy !req
870. Now you see, he had to
walk on... on grass.Copy !req
871. ls there some point to this?Copy !req
872. - Yes, ma'am, there is.Copy !req
873. You see, uh, now this grass
is kind of dry, becauseCopy !req
874. the sun's been out.Copy !req
875. Uh, well today's Thursday.Copy !req
876. And uh, the gardener cuts
the grass on Thursday.Copy !req
877. Excuse me a minute.Copy !req
878. You see.Copy !req
879. Grass.Copy !req
880. - Yes, well that's only natural.Copy !req
881. - It certainly is.Copy !req
882. But you know, there was no grass
on your brother's shoe.Copy !req
883. - I'm afraid I don't
quite understand.Copy !req
884. - Your brother was shot a
week ago, on Thursday.Copy !req
885. And I looked at the photographs
of the body.Copy !req
886. I even have them blown up.Copy !req
887. And for the life of me, I just
couldn't see any grass on theCopy !req
888. soles of his shoe.Copy !req
889. And I couldn't figure that out.Copy !req
890. Why?Copy !req
891. It was freshly cut.Copy !req
892. And it was sticky, because
it was at nightCopy !req
893. and there was dew.Copy !req
894. - You know, that's very good.Copy !req
895. He must have had particles
of grass on his shoes.Copy !req
896. But they were probably brushed
off on the carpet.Copy !req
897. And unfortunately, the
room's been cleaned.Copy !req
898. - Yeah.Copy !req
899. I know.Copy !req
900. - Well unless there's
something else?Copy !req
901. - Just one more thing.Copy !req
902. I guess Charles has the
stepladder by now, hm?Copy !req
903. - I would think.Copy !req
904. - Yeah.Copy !req
905. All right, then.Copy !req
906. Now the other morning when I was
over here, I noticed theseCopy !req
907. potted plants.Copy !req
908. - How observant.Copy !req
909. - And they're very pretty,
you know.Copy !req
910. But I got to thinking, I said to
myself, you know, sometimesCopy !req
911. people, they keep a spare key
outside, just in case theyCopy !req
912. forget their own key.Copy !req
913. Uh, do you, uh...Copy !req
914. Do you see this?Copy !req
915. - What?Copy !req
916. - This imprint here?Copy !req
917. - Yes, what about it?Copy !req
918. - Well that's like a... a
fossil or something.Copy !req
919. You see, uh, a spare key must
have been hidden in there forCopy !req
920. a long time.Copy !req
921. You see that's been rained
on, and everything.Copy !req
922. - There was a spare key.Copy !req
923. - Oh?Copy !req
924. - I put it there myself when theCopy !req
925. alarm system was installed.Copy !req
926. Bryce didn't know about it.Copy !req
927. I also removed it, myself,
recently, becauseCopy !req
928. I had second thoughts.Copy !req
929. - Wh... what do you mean
by second thoughts?Copy !req
930. - Well if a burglar were, in
fact, on the premises, heCopy !req
931. might find the key, and then
what good would theCopy !req
932. alarm system be?Copy !req
933. - Good point.Copy !req
934. Mm, yes.Copy !req
935. Hey, yeah.Copy !req
936. - I was right, wasn't I?Copy !req
937. Because you found it.Copy !req
938. - Yeah, I guess I did.Copy !req
939. - All right, Lieutenant,
I think you've finallyCopy !req
940. overstayed your welcome.Copy !req
941. The official verdict is death by
accidental means, and thatCopy !req
942. should satisfy you.Copy !req
943. - Look, ma'am, I don't
mean any offense.Copy !req
944. I'm just, uh, trying to
tie up loose ends.Copy !req
945. You see, I'm compulsive
that way.Copy !req
946. It's just, uh, well that's what
my wife says about it.Copy !req
947. Just...Copy !req
948. Are you really?Copy !req
949. - Oh.Copy !req
950. No, I mean, all I meant
by that was that, uh,Copy !req
951. well you see if...Copy !req
952. if there was a key there...Copy !req
953. - Yes?Copy !req
954. - And if Bryce knew about it,
well then, of course, he wouldCopy !req
955. use the key to let himself in
through the front door.Copy !req
956. - But I told the truth, the
night it happened.Copy !req
957. And I told the truth
at the inquest.Copy !req
958. So whatever your little
compulsions may be, I'm afraidCopy !req
959. I must insist you
leave me alone.Copy !req
960. - Oh, uh, goodbye.Copy !req
961. - I'll take it all.Copy !req
962. Yeah?Copy !req
963. - Well, is that it?Copy !req
964. No, I
haven't finished.Copy !req
965. - You're not bored are you?Copy !req
966. No.Copy !req
967. No.Copy !req
968. I'm having a wonderful time.Copy !req
969. - Is there something
young and bright?Copy !req
970. - Why don't you try this one?Copy !req
971. - Oh, that's marvelous.Copy !req
972. I want to try that on.Copy !req
973. Excuse me, please.Copy !req
974. Excuse me.Copy !req
975. Oh, don't forget to put my hat
over by the black bag.Copy !req
976. Did you bring it with you?Copy !req
977. - It'll look great.Copy !req
978. Oh, could
you get the zipper?Copy !req
979. Peter?Copy !req
980. - Yes?Copy !req
981. Everybody
set forCopy !req
982. this afternoon's meeting?Copy !req
983. - Uh, yes.Copy !req
984. But I was wondering, Beth?Copy !req
985. Huh?Copy !req
986. Um,
well don't you thinkCopy !req
987. it's a little premature?Copy !req
988. Perhaps another week for
things to ease up?Copy !req
989. No!Copy !req
990. It must be today.Copy !req
991. - All right.Copy !req
992. It's up to you.Copy !req
993. Oh!Copy !req
994. Well?Copy !req
995. What do you think?Copy !req
996. - Interesting.Copy !req
997. - What does that mean?Copy !req
998. Well, that's wild.Copy !req
999. A little out of your style,
though, isn't it?Copy !req
1000. - No.Copy !req
1001. I don't think it is.Copy !req
1002. - Well, you asked.Copy !req
1003. - Yeah.Copy !req
1004. It was a courtesy.Copy !req
1005. Hmm.Copy !req
1006. I'm perfectly capable of making
my own decisions.Copy !req
1007. Oh, what is that silver dress
over there on the...Copy !req
1008. On the rail?Copy !req
1009. And this one, this... this
matches it.Copy !req
1010. - Uh, Beth.Copy !req
1011. Beth, why don't you finish
your wardrobe?Copy !req
1012. I'm going back to the office.Copy !req
1013. - No, no.Copy !req
1014. I want you to wait till
I'm ready to go.Copy !req
1015. Uh, do you have trousers that
go with the red top?Copy !req
1016. - Beth.Copy !req
1017. I'm not sure what's gotten
into you, but, I'mCopy !req
1018. not sure I like it.Copy !req
1019. I'll see you.Copy !req
1020. If you need me, I'll be
back at the office.Copy !req
1021. - Did you want to try this on?Copy !req
1022. - Yes.Copy !req
1023. This one and that blue dress
over there, please.Copy !req
1024. - OK.Copy !req
1025. - Ladies and gentlemen, will you
please take your seats?Copy !req
1026. Well now, we've all been through
a period of anxietyCopy !req
1027. and indecision since
my brother's death.Copy !req
1028. But in a corporate sense, we
must maintain our continuity.Copy !req
1029. As you all well know, this
is a family-owned firm.Copy !req
1030. Therefore, as of today, I am
assuming the presidency.Copy !req
1031. As my first order of business,
I would like to announce theCopy !req
1032. elevation of Mr. Peter Hamilton
to Executive ViceCopy !req
1033. President in charge of accounts.Copy !req
1034. As to philosophy, my brother
was a traditionalist.Copy !req
1035. I want to break new ground.Copy !req
1036. Would you pass these
along, please?Copy !req
1037. I want to streamline.Copy !req
1038. We're going to cut down marginal
accounts, and we'reCopy !req
1039. going to start promoting
ourselves for a change.Copy !req
1040. Seems to me we've been sellingCopy !req
1041. everything but our own product.Copy !req
1042. - Beth, forgive me.Copy !req
1043. But that is our job.Copy !req
1044. - Forgive me, but it's not.Copy !req
1045. Our job is to grow.Copy !req
1046. Now when was the last
time this agencyCopy !req
1047. took on a new account?Copy !req
1048. - We have, uh, all we can handle.Copy !req
1049. - Nonsense!Copy !req
1050. - Now look, Beth, I don't
want to be difficult.Copy !req
1051. But I... I...Copy !req
1052. I just...Copy !req
1053. - Fred, I don't mean to interrupt
you, but this isCopy !req
1054. maybe not the time for
negative thinking.Copy !req
1055. Now, if you disagree with my
approach, you're perfectlyCopy !req
1056. free to sever your relationship
with the firm.Copy !req
1057. - No, Beth.Copy !req
1058. I...Copy !req
1059. I feel that I can accommodate
myselfCopy !req
1060. to your way of thinking.Copy !req
1061. - Yes.Copy !req
1062. I'm sure you can.Copy !req
1063. Any questions?Copy !req
1064. Very well, we'll adjourn.Copy !req
1065. Oh, one more thing.Copy !req
1066. A happy and personal note.Copy !req
1067. I'd like to announce my
engagement to Mr. Hamilton.Copy !req
1068. Thank you.Copy !req
1069. Are those letters
for me to sign?Copy !req
1070. - Congratulations.Copy !req
1071. - Yeah, right.Copy !req
1072. - Congratulations.Copy !req
1073. - Thank you.Copy !req
1074. - You must be out of your mind!Copy !req
1075. What qualifies you to
run this company?Copy !req
1076. - I had a very good teacher,
my brother.Copy !req
1077. I've been studying
his reports forCopy !req
1078. years, and asking questions.Copy !req
1079. Thank you.Copy !req
1080. We'll finish later.Copy !req
1081. He may not have known it,
but he was grooming me.Copy !req
1082. Well
don't forget, I am theCopy !req
1083. majority stockholder.Copy !req
1084. I will not relinquish control.Copy !req
1085. Don't
be naive, Mother.Copy !req
1086. Who else can take over and still
keep it in the family?Copy !req
1087. Besides, I'm prepared to go
to court, if necessary.Copy !req
1088. And you know what that means...Copy !req
1089. Publicity, interviews, scandal.Copy !req
1090. - I...Copy !req
1091. I can't believe you're talking
to me like this.Copy !req
1092. You prepared
to take over the company?Copy !req
1093. You're getting old, Mother,
or hadn't you noticed?Copy !req
1094. - Come in.Copy !req
1095. - Am I interrupting something?Copy !req
1096. - What do you want, Lieutenant?Copy !req
1097. - Well I just thought that...Copy !req
1098. Why, hello there, fella.Copy !req
1099. How you doing?Copy !req
1100. - I got a treat for you.Copy !req
1101. I got a little something
for him.Copy !req
1102. Here you are.Copy !req
1103. You know, I've been carrying
these thingsCopy !req
1104. around with me all week.Copy !req
1105. Come here, boy.Copy !req
1106. Come on.Copy !req
1107. Take one of these.Copy !req
1108. Look at that.Copy !req
1109. Come on.Copy !req
1110. Come on.Copy !req
1111. - Oh!Copy !req
1112. Oh, easy.Copy !req
1113. Easy!Copy !req
1114. I think we have a personality
conflict.Copy !req
1115. Uh...Copy !req
1116. - Do you need me for anything,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
1117. Come here.Copy !req
1118. - Uh, no, ma'am.Copy !req
1119. No.Copy !req
1120. I don't think so.Copy !req
1121. - Then I'll be leaving.Copy !req
1122. - Mother, we'll go
into this later.Copy !req
1123. - As you wish.Copy !req
1124. - I'll leave the two
of you alone.Copy !req
1125. - No, that's all right, Peter.Copy !req
1126. The Lieutenant is going
to be very brief.Copy !req
1127. Well, Columbo, what is it now?Copy !req
1128. We've talked about keys, and
grass, and newspapers.Copy !req
1129. Oh, thank you.Copy !req
1130. Oh, thank you.Copy !req
1131. - Well you know how one thing
leads to another.Copy !req
1132. Now when I was... thank you.Copy !req
1133. Uh, when I was over at your
house there the other day, andCopy !req
1134. I was going up and down
that ladder, uh, ICopy !req
1135. tell ya, I had a thought.Copy !req
1136. Something else occurred to me,
uh, that's been keeping meCopy !req
1137. awake at night.Copy !req
1138. - Oh, what might that be?Copy !req
1139. - Well I was, uh, wondering about
that burnt out bulb...Copy !req
1140. - Oh.Copy !req
1141. - In front of your house.Copy !req
1142. And I went over there this
morning to take a look at it.Copy !req
1143. You brought it with you.Copy !req
1144. - Oh, yeah.Copy !req
1145. I didn't think you'd mind.Copy !req
1146. - No.Copy !req
1147. - Uh, this is a 100 watt bulb.Copy !req
1148. 100 watt.Copy !req
1149. Got a life 750, 800 hours.Copy !req
1150. Now, if you're house is anything
like my house, thenCopy !req
1151. you burn the outside light,
uh, 8, 10 hours a day.Copy !req
1152. So that means it would
last 2, 21/2 months.Copy !req
1153. Is that right?Copy !req
1154. Yeah.Copy !req
1155. - I'll concede to your knowledge.Copy !req
1156. I don't know.Copy !req
1157. - Thank you, very much.Copy !req
1158. Uh, now this is what
I got to thinking.Copy !req
1159. I hate to change bulbs outside
my house, because no matterCopy !req
1160. how tight I get that up in the
lamp, you see, they attract aCopy !req
1161. lot of dirt, and gook, and
they're full of dead bugs.Copy !req
1162. And I just don't even like to
go up there and touch 'em.Copy !req
1163. - Would you get to the point?Copy !req
1164. - Uh, why is that bulb
dirt and dust free?Copy !req
1165. That bulb is clean as a whistle.Copy !req
1166. - Ahem.Copy !req
1167. - Now I think that's kind
of strange, don't you?Copy !req
1168. Hanging there long enough to
burn out, but not hangingCopy !req
1169. there long enough to get dirty.Copy !req
1170. - We're a fastidious family.Copy !req
1171. If the bulb is clean, it's
because servants cleaned it.Copy !req
1172. - They cleaned a burnt out bulb?Copy !req
1173. - They work in the daytime,
so how would they know?Copy !req
1174. All right, Lieutenant, I think
that will be enough.Copy !req
1175. - I beg your pardon?Copy !req
1176. - I want you listen to
this very carefully.Copy !req
1177. I don't ever want to
see you again.Copy !req
1178. You'll be refused
admittance to myCopy !req
1179. house, and to this office.Copy !req
1180. I have a great deal of work
to do, and I no longer canCopy !req
1181. indulge your suspicions.Copy !req
1182. If you think you have a
case against me, go toCopy !req
1183. the District Attorney.Copy !req
1184. Is that clear?Copy !req
1185. - Yes.Copy !req
1186. That's very clear.Copy !req
1187. Hmm.Copy !req
1188. Oh...Copy !req
1189. - I'm warning you, no
more questions.Copy !req
1190. - I wasn't going to ask
a question, ma'am.Copy !req
1191. I just wanted to return
your bulb.Copy !req
1192. What can
we do about him?Copy !req
1193. Beth,
take it easy.Copy !req
1194. Calm down.Copy !req
1195. - Oh, stop saying calm down.Copy !req
1196. You're a lawyer, do something.Copy !req
1197. I mean, we can institute
some kind ofCopy !req
1198. proceedings against him.Copy !req
1199. There must be somebody
in city governmentCopy !req
1200. who can to do something.Copy !req
1201. - Calm down.Copy !req
1202. Take it easy.Copy !req
1203. - Well is that your professional
advice?Copy !req
1204. - Beth, what in the world
has gotten into you?Copy !req
1205. We never argued like
this before.Copy !req
1206. - Oh, we're not arguing.Copy !req
1207. Something's wrong.Copy !req
1208. What is it?Copy !req
1209. - All right, there is.Copy !req
1210. Number one, uh, this business
of arbitrarily promoting me.Copy !req
1211. It...Copy !req
1212. To say the least... it smacks
of high-level nepotism.Copy !req
1213. It's uh...Copy !req
1214. - And I assume there's
a number two?Copy !req
1215. - Yes, there is.Copy !req
1216. You announced our engagement
without even letting me know.Copy !req
1217. - Well I thought it
would please you.Copy !req
1218. - It did please me.Copy !req
1219. But don't you think you could
have consulted with me?Copy !req
1220. I was just as surprised here
as everybody else.Copy !req
1221. - Well, I...Copy !req
1222. I did it for you.Copy !req
1223. I mean, we are going to get
married, aren't we?Copy !req
1224. - That's not the point.Copy !req
1225. I would like to have had
a hand in the decision.Copy !req
1226. Now it's not like you
to act this way.Copy !req
1227. This is way out of character
for you.Copy !req
1228. - Well if I've changed, it's
because I thought you'd like aCopy !req
1229. more exciting woman.Copy !req
1230. - A change, yes.Copy !req
1231. But a complete metamorphosis.Copy !req
1232. I'm not sure, Beth, you're
the same person.Copy !req
1233. Maybe I'm not.Copy !req
1234. Maybe Bryce was right.Copy !req
1235. About what?Copy !req
1236. - About your being the wrong
kind of man for me.Copy !req
1237. - What's that, the third?Copy !req
1238. - I get paid not to count.Copy !req
1239. - Just keep 'em coming,
that's all.Copy !req
1240. - Well I didn't think
you people wereCopy !req
1241. supposed to drink on duty.Copy !req
1242. - Oh, Mr. Hamilton.Copy !req
1243. Drink?Copy !req
1244. Oh, no, that's coffee.Copy !req
1245. No, I don't drink.Copy !req
1246. No, it's been
a very long day.Copy !req
1247. I can see it's been a long
day for you, too.Copy !req
1248. - Oh, it shows, huh?Copy !req
1249. - Um.Copy !req
1250. - You know, it's quite a
coincidence you and I bothCopy !req
1251. meeting in the same
place like this.Copy !req
1252. - Yes, it is, isn't it?Copy !req
1253. Yeah.Copy !req
1254. - What are you reading?Copy !req
1255. - Oh, this.Copy !req
1256. This is a, uh, transcript
of the inquest.Copy !req
1257. Oh, listen, congratulations.Copy !req
1258. I understand you're engaged.Copy !req
1259. - Not necessarily.Copy !req
1260. - Oh, really?Copy !req
1261. What happened?Copy !req
1262. - Let's get back to this.Copy !req
1263. I want to ask you something.Copy !req
1264. Lieutenant, why are
you hounding Beth?Copy !req
1265. - Hounding?Copy !req
1266. Who me?Copy !req
1267. Oh, no.Copy !req
1268. I'm not hounding anybody.Copy !req
1269. Oh, no.Copy !req
1270. No.Copy !req
1271. No, what I'm trying to
do is get to theCopy !req
1272. bottom of this thing.Copy !req
1273. You know,
Lieutenant, I likeCopy !req
1274. you, I really do.Copy !req
1275. But you are devious.Copy !req
1276. - Devious?Copy !req
1277. - Now your job was finished with
the coroner's verdict.Copy !req
1278. But you're still hanging around.Copy !req
1279. You're still asking questions.Copy !req
1280. You even managed to
bump into me here.Copy !req
1281. Now, Lieutenant, you don't
really think that Beth killedCopy !req
1282. her brother in cold
blood, now do you?Copy !req
1283. - Well, as a matter
of fact, I do.Copy !req
1284. - Mr. Hamilton, you asked me what
I thought, now I'm goingCopy !req
1285. to tell ya.Copy !req
1286. I think she set it up.Copy !req
1287. I think it was deliberate.Copy !req
1288. And I think you can
help me prove it.Copy !req
1289. - Oh, now, excuse me.Copy !req
1290. You're... you're sure
that's uh, that'sCopy !req
1291. coffee that you're drinking?Copy !req
1292. Because you're not
making any sense.Copy !req
1293. I was there.Copy !req
1294. Now I know Beth didn't
kill anybody.Copy !req
1295. It was an accident.Copy !req
1296. - Can I tell me about my wife?Copy !req
1297. You know, my wife, she's got a
proverb for every situation.Copy !req
1298. You know, with her...Copy !req
1299. A rolling stone gathers no moss,
you gotta look beforeCopy !req
1300. you leap.Copy !req
1301. - Uh, I'm sure that your wife
is a very nice woman.Copy !req
1302. But what does that got
to do with the case?Copy !req
1303. - To be honest, she
solved it for me.Copy !req
1304. We're having an argument last
night, she says to me, you'reCopy !req
1305. putting the cart before
the horse.Copy !req
1306. And I said, right.Copy !req
1307. In this case, the horse
is before the cart.Copy !req
1308. And I had the answer.Copy !req
1309. - And what was that?Copy !req
1310. - In the transcript, you
weren't very specific.Copy !req
1311. I know.Copy !req
1312. I just read every word of it.Copy !req
1313. But I think on the night of the
murder you said something.Copy !req
1314. If you can remember that, and
you tell me you've got aCopy !req
1315. terrific memory.Copy !req
1316. - Um, hm.Copy !req
1317. - Then you'll know.Copy !req
1318. You'll know for sure whether or
not Beth Chadwick murderedCopy !req
1319. her brother.Copy !req
1320. - All right.Copy !req
1321. And what do I remember?Copy !req
1322. - Oh.Copy !req
1323. - Who is it?Copy !req
1324. Who's there?Copy !req
1325. Who's there?Copy !req
1326. Hello operator, get
me the police.Copy !req
1327. Uh, operator?Copy !req
1328. Oh, operator I'm sorry.Copy !req
1329. Forget it.Copy !req
1330. Lieutenant Columbo, is that you?Copy !req
1331. - Come on, Lieutenant, come
in and have a drink.Copy !req
1332. Lieutenant Columbo?Copy !req
1333. - This the way your brother came
in that night, isn't it?Copy !req
1334. - How did you get in?Copy !req
1335. - Same way your brother did,
with a spare key.Copy !req
1336. One of my men located
your locksmith.Copy !req
1337. He was very cooperative.Copy !req
1338. - Well what do you expect to
prove by this bit of nonsense?Copy !req
1339. - Oh, I don't want to prove
anything, ma'am.Copy !req
1340. I came to arrest you.Copy !req
1341. Arrest me?Copy !req
1342. - Yes, ma'am...Copy !req
1343. - For the murder
of your brother.Copy !req
1344. - Oh.Copy !req
1345. - And I did have a reason
for coming in this way.Copy !req
1346. I wanted to see the
look on your face.Copy !req
1347. - Very well.Copy !req
1348. I'll consider myself
under arrest.Copy !req
1349. And now I want to see the look
on your face when I call myCopy !req
1350. lawyer.Copy !req
1351. - You know what's ironic?Copy !req
1352. I knew it wasn't an accident
the first night.Copy !req
1353. I knew it as soon as I
saw that newspaper.Copy !req
1354. But I didn't have any proof.Copy !req
1355. I had to wait for the proof.Copy !req
1356. I had to wait for your fiancee
to give it to me.Copy !req
1357. - From Peter?Copy !req
1358. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
1359. Although I don't think
he meant to.Copy !req
1360. You see, according to your
story you were asleep atCopy !req
1361. night, the alarm woke you up,
you reach for a gun, and youCopy !req
1362. shot what you thought
was a burglar.Copy !req
1363. - Which is exactly what happened.Copy !req
1364. - Couldn't be.Copy !req
1365. Because Mr. Hamilton, who was
driving up outside at theCopy !req
1366. time, he heard both the
shots and the alarm.Copy !req
1367. - Of course he did.Copy !req
1368. What difference does that make?Copy !req
1369. - Oh, big difference.Copy !req
1370. He heard the shots first,
and then the alarm.Copy !req
1371. That's the cart before
the horse.Copy !req
1372. I mean, how could the
alarm wake you ifCopy !req
1373. the shots came first?Copy !req
1374. You see, what really happened
was, your brother came walkingCopy !req
1375. in here, just the way I did
tonight, and you shot him.Copy !req
1376. And then you set the alarm,
a few seconds later.Copy !req
1377. - Peter is mistaken.Copy !req
1378. - No, he's a very good lawyer,
and he pridesCopy !req
1379. himself on his memory.Copy !req
1380. And he won't like it, but he'll
testify against you inCopy !req
1381. court if he has to.Copy !req
1382. And along with the other holes
in your story, I think they'llCopy !req
1383. convict you.Copy !req
1384. - Oh really, you don't
want to do that.Copy !req
1385. Policemen outside.Copy !req
1386. What would be the point?Copy !req
1387. Besides, you're too
classy a woman.Copy !req
1388. Ma'am, would you get
dressed now?Copy !req
1389. Take all the time you need.Copy !req