1. You're incredibly evil,
Margaret.Copy !req
2. You want to put your fingers
in your ear? This thing
could make a lot of noise.Copy !req
3. I can handle it.Copy !req
4. I wish I could say the same.Copy !req
5. I think it would be best
if I took over chairmanship
of the company.Copy !req
6. You think I would remain
with the company...Copy !req
7. in a subservient position
to my wife?Copy !req
8. But I don't understand why
you went to all this trouble
to put in this system...Copy !req
9. We expected a thief,
not a murderer.Copy !req
10. Evening, Mr. Van Wyck.Copy !req
11. Hello, Baxter,
anything new?Copy !req
12. Your brother-in-law
just arrived.Copy !req
13. Another family meeting.Copy !req
14. I think he has
a new invention.Copy !req
15. He's been
very mysterious recently.Copy !req
16. You've heard that
somewhere?Copy !req
17. You just have
no judgment about him.Copy !req
18. I'm afraid it's you
who doesn't understand him.Copy !req
19. I mean, in business.
I don't know about him
in bed, thank God.Copy !req
20. Really, Mother,
that just isn't funny.Copy !req
21. Bravo, Margaret...Copy !req
22. let out all of
your secret frustrations.
It's good for the soul.Copy !req
23. If you still have one.Copy !req
24. Hello, darling. Good evening, my love.Copy !req
25. You look beautiful. Thank you.Copy !req
26. Margaret, dear...Copy !req
27. have you done something
to your hair?Copy !req
28. No.Copy !req
29. Just what I thought.Copy !req
30. Arthur, how are you?
Hello, Harold.Copy !req
31. I didn't know
you were here.Copy !req
32. Why shouldn't he be here?
This is my house...Copy !req
33. he's my son,
he doesn't need a pass
from you.Copy !req
34. Is there any special hostility
in the air,
or is it just the usual one?Copy !req
35. It's the brandy.Copy !req
36. No, it isn't.
It's the time of year,
actually.Copy !req
37. I've just seen the profits
for the last quarter.Copy !req
38. Under your brilliant
management...Copy !req
39. my electronics company
has shown a remarkable drop
in profits.Copy !req
40. Did you hear, Margaret,
that we are in a recession?Copy !req
41. Does your own newspaper
not inform anymore?Copy !req
42. Harold's right, Mother,
the market's taking
a terrible beating.Copy !req
43. The market be damned.Copy !req
44. Midas Electronics
has fallen victim...Copy !req
45. to your obsessive
preoccupation with gadgetry...Copy !req
46. to which this house
is a living monument.Copy !req
47. These gadgets,
as you call it...Copy !req
48. fulfill a very serious need...Copy !req
49. especially for someone...Copy !req
50. who is incapable,
like Elizabeth—Copy !req
51. Don't you dare
call my daughter incapable.Copy !req
52. Come on, Mother.Copy !req
53. Look, if this is going to
turn into one of those...Copy !req
54. darling group analysis
sessions, I think
I'll go upstairs, okay?Copy !req
55. And I'll bring you up.Copy !req
56. No. No, you stay, Harold.
Stay please.Copy !req
57. Oh, Ma.Copy !req
58. It's just business,
darling, just business.Copy !req
59. Harold, I asked you to stay.Copy !req
60. Please stay a few minutes,
I'll see you upstairs.Copy !req
61. Night, everyone.
Good night, dear.Copy !req
62. Good night.Copy !req
63. Good night, Harold.Copy !req
64. Good night.Copy !req
65. Tomorrow,
if you have some time...Copy !req
66. I'd like to discuss the photos
for the new brochure.Copy !req
67. Maybe we could
spitball it
for an hour or so.Copy !req
68. Yeah, maybe make it
after lunch.Copy !req
69. Good night, Arthur.Copy !req
70. Good night, Mother.Copy !req
71. Good night, Harold. Good night.Copy !req
72. Would you
close the door, please?Copy !req
73. I don't want what we say
picked up...Copy !req
74. on one of those ridiculous
candid cameras of yours.Copy !req
75. It won't pick up in here...Copy !req
76. they're a security measure,
not a spy system.Copy !req
77. But if it makes you happy.Copy !req
78. Sit down, Harold.Copy !req
79. Thank you.Copy !req
80. I thought for a moment
I ought to kneel.Copy !req
81. You can stand on your head,
dear boy...Copy !req
82. whatever position
braces you best for a shock.Copy !req
83. Oh...Copy !req
84. another lecture, thank you.Copy !req
85. You'll recall,
I'm sure...Copy !req
86. a conversation we had
a few weeks ago
in this very room.Copy !req
87. I think I made it
quite clear...Copy !req
88. that Midas Electronics
would have to show a profit...Copy !req
89. or it would get
another president.
You do recall that, don't you?Copy !req
90. Of course, madam.Copy !req
91. Very well. I'm putting Arthur
in your place...Copy !req
92. effective immediately.Copy !req
93. I'll accept your resignation
the first thing
in the morning.Copy !req
94. Arthur?Copy !req
95. Arthur, who can't find his way
to the commissary
without a written order.Copy !req
96. Arthur won't fritter away
hundreds of thousands
of dollars...Copy !req
97. on idiotic systems,
and inventions.Copy !req
98. My assets
are not unlimited, Harold.Copy !req
99. I don't intend to go bankrupt,
supporting your idle dreams.Copy !req
100. Elizabeth knows about this?Copy !req
101. No, not this time, Harold.Copy !req
102. Don't throw my daughter at me,
it won't work.Copy !req
103. You see...Copy !req
104. I've retained
a private detective
to observe your activities...Copy !req
105. these past few weeks.Copy !req
106. He's come up with
some very interesting data
on several women...Copy !req
107. notably one in Malibu,
and another in Beverly Hills.Copy !req
108. Your comings and goings
are all
very carefully documented.Copy !req
109. Need I go on?Copy !req
110. You're incredibly evil,
Margaret.Copy !req
111. Don't delude yourself.Copy !req
112. If it weren't for
my daughter's
blind devotion to you...Copy !req
113. I'd give you nothing.Copy !req
114. Your resignation
by breakfast.Copy !req
115. Don't disappoint me.Copy !req
116. What are you doing?Copy !req
117. Well, I made a test
on that special tape.Copy !req
118. Little homework.Copy !req
119. I was afraid
you were still dueling
with Mother.Copy !req
120. No, actually, we had
a nice talk.
Come, let's go up.Copy !req
121. I'm afraid she can be
impossible sometimes...Copy !req
122. especially when
she's been at the brandy.Copy !req
123. She's jealous
that you're not
her little baby anymore.Copy !req
124. I'm afraid I'm nobody's
little baby anymore. Yes, you're my baby.Copy !req
125. Francine is opening
a new exhibition tonight.Copy !req
126. I promised to come,
I won't be late.Copy !req
127. Good, I'll go with you.Copy !req
128. No, it's much too crowded,
and all these...Copy !req
129. gossiping people.Copy !req
130. I will look,
if I find something for us,
we go there tomorrow...Copy !req
131. during daytime.Copy !req
132. And afterwards...Copy !req
133. I'm going to invite you
for lunch at the beach.Copy !req
134. It's a deal.Copy !req
135. I love you.Copy !req
136. Huh?Copy !req
137. I love you.Copy !req
138. How can I go
if you say you love me?Copy !req
139. Don't go.Copy !req
140. But I have to.Copy !req
141. Yes?Copy !req
142. You just caught me
on my way out.Copy !req
143. No, I didn't hear anything.Copy !req
144. I don't know, I just was...Copy !req
145. I was just sleeping
and then I thought
I heard something.Copy !req
146. You were probably dreaming.Copy !req
147. She's in the sitting room...Copy !req
148. with Chopin and her brandy.Copy !req
149. Okay...Copy !req
150. I'll see you later.Copy !req
151. Won't be late.Copy !req
152. Baxter...Copy !req
153. you can reach me
under this number.Copy !req
154. Okay?Copy !req
155. 9:13, I'm late already.Copy !req
156. Thank you, go right ahead.Copy !req
157. Good evening, sir.Copy !req
158. Good evening.Copy !req
159. You're new here.Copy !req
160. Marcy Hubbard. Hello, Marcy.Copy !req
161. Oh, Mr. Van Wyck.Copy !req
162. Francine's been
looking for you.I'm a little late.Copy !req
163. 9:28.Copy !req
164. That's super.Copy !req
165. You like it?Mmm.Copy !req
166. I designed it.
Midastar it's called.Copy !req
167. Harold, darling. Oh, hello, dear.Copy !req
168. I'm so glad
you could come.
No Elizabeth?Copy !req
169. She's a little bit tired,
maybe tomorrow.Copy !req
170. Looks more like
a cocktail party
than an art showing.Copy !req
171. Well, it's both.
Come on inside.Copy !req
172. The champagne is free,
everything else
you're going to pay for.Copy !req
173. Nice, new young girl
you've got.Copy !req
174. Grant Galleries.Copy !req
175. What?Copy !req
176. Oh! Just a moment.Copy !req
177. Can I see
some identification,
please?Copy !req
178. Don't get too close,
you'll get my cold.Copy !req
179. Okay, Lieutenant.
Straight ahead.Copy !req
180. Thank you very much.Copy !req
181. All right, hold it.Copy !req
182. Was she dead
when you got here? Yeah, very.Copy !req
183. Lieutenant, we found
the point of entry.Copy !req
184. Want to take a look?
It's in the back.Copy !req
185. You see, he jumped
the burglar alarm wire...Copy !req
186. and on the left
the pane is removed.Copy !req
187. You're getting a cold.Copy !req
188. You want to see something?
Watch this.Copy !req
189. They got a bunch of
these trick doors
all over the place.Copy !req
190. Nice.Copy !req
191. You sure got a break
in this one, Lieutenant.Copy !req
192. What do you mean "break"?Copy !req
193. Well, I mean
TV cameras, monitors.Copy !req
194. What about them?Copy !req
195. They got a bunch of
TV cameras.Copy !req
196. This whole house
is rigged up with
closed circuit television.Copy !req
197. They got a bunch of
those monitors down
at the gatehouse.Copy !req
198. Want to know something?
The guard
saw the whole thing.Copy !req
199. No kidding.
The whole thing? That's what I hear.Copy !req
200. What time was that?Copy !req
201. 9:30.Copy !req
202. How do you open this?Copy !req
203. Excuse me,
Mrs. Van Wyck...Copy !req
204. I'm Lieutenant Columbo.
I'm with the LAPD.Copy !req
205. I'm terribly sorry
for your loss.Copy !req
206. Thank you.Copy !req
207. I know it's
a difficult time for you...Copy !req
208. I'd like to ask
one or two questions,
unless you'd rather wait.Copy !req
209. I'm sorry,
I don't know anything.Copy !req
210. I'd like to go
to my room, please.Copy !req
211. May I help?Copy !req
212. Yes, thank you.Copy !req
213. Where were you
when it happened?Copy !req
214. In my room.Copy !req
215. Where is that?Copy !req
216. It's upstairs,
on the other side
of the house.Copy !req
217. Are there any other members
of the family,
except your husband?Copy !req
218. Just Arthur.Copy !req
219. Arthur's my brother,
he was here earlier
this evening.Copy !req
220. But he left.Copy !req
221. We haven't been able
to get in touch with him yet.Copy !req
222. No servants?Copy !req
223. No, just Martha, our cook.Copy !req
224. She left after dinner,
she doesn't live in.Copy !req
225. How did you find out
how it happened?Copy !req
226. Well, I was sleeping...Copy !req
227. and the security guard
came in...Copy !req
228. and he told me.Copy !req
229. So, you didn't
hear anything
like a shot?Copy !req
230. No.Copy !req
231. Why?Copy !req
232. Why did he
have to kill her?Copy !req
233. He could have just run away,
why did he have to do that?Copy !req
234. I know.Copy !req
235. I'm only guessing...Copy !req
236. but it seems to me
that the prowler came in
this way...Copy !req
237. and he knocked over
the flower pots...Copy !req
238. and when Mother came in...Copy !req
239. he was hiding
in the shadows...Copy !req
240. and when she saw him,
he shot her.Copy !req
241. What's going on
back there?Copy !req
242. Who are you?Copy !req
243. Lieutenant Columbo, sir,
Homicide.Copy !req
244. Excuse me,
I was just checking out
the window.Copy !req
245. Oh, yes,
I'm Harold Van Wyck.Copy !req
246. I've got a cold, sir,
I don't want to get
too close.Copy !req
247. Forgive me
for not shaking hands.Copy !req
248. Mister... Van Wyck.Copy !req
249. It's a pleasure to meet you.Copy !req
250. Forgive me.Copy !req
251. You were talking
to the officer,
I don't want to interrupt.Copy !req
252. Are you finished? Yes.Copy !req
253. If you are, I'd like to
ask a few questions.Copy !req
254. I know it's a difficult time
for you.Copy !req
255. All times are difficult,
Lieutenant...Copy !req
256. but I shall answer
as good as I can.Copy !req
257. What I wanted to
ask you, sir, is...Copy !req
258. You know, you got
some place here.Copy !req
259. I noticed electronic locks
on the door and
a closed circuit television.Copy !req
260. I've never seen
a house like it.Copy !req
261. And the way
the doors open and close...Copy !req
262. It's also
a very beautiful home.Copy !req
263. Oh, yes, I'm confused
about one thing.Copy !req
264. Just now you were describing
to the officer
what happened...Copy !req
265. but a few moments ago,
when I spoke to your wife...Copy !req
266. she said she was home alone
in the house.Copy !req
267. Yes, this is correct,
she was alone.Copy !req
268. Then this stuff
about the flower pot.Copy !req
269. It was only guessing, I mean,
it seemed to me obvious...Copy !req
270. but, of course,
I can be wrong.Copy !req
271. No, sir,
that's a very good theory,
that's the way it looks.Copy !req
272. So you went out?
What time was that, sir?Copy !req
273. 9:13, I went to an art gallery
in Beverly Hills.Copy !req
274. 9:13.Copy !req
275. Thirteen, sir, not 9:15, or—
No, no, no.Copy !req
276. I know it sounds odd,
Lieutenant, but I have
this special watch...Copy !req
277. you see, it brings out
the numbers.Copy !req
278. I looked at it
to see if I was late.Copy !req
279. It's funny
how you'll remember time
when you see it printed.Copy !req
280. You know, I've seen
those watches advertised.Copy !req
281. Do you?Copy !req
282. Oh, that is some watch. Yeah, but my company's
making it.Copy !req
283. I designed it.
It's called Midastar. Remarkable.Copy !req
284. So, according to that watch,
you left at 9:13.Copy !req
285. That's correct.
You can check
with my gate man.Copy !req
286. No, that's not necessary,
sir, no.Copy !req
287. You know, Mr. Van Wyck,
that theory of yours
is very interesting.Copy !req
288. Now, according to you...Copy !req
289. the person who did it was
standing, where did you say,
right over there?Copy !req
290. Yes, because otherwise...Copy !req
291. I would have him
on the videotape.Copy !req
292. Tape?Copy !req
293. What do you mean?Copy !req
294. Let me explain to you.Copy !req
295. This is the place
we have the safe, in here.Copy !req
296. Now, let's explain the tape.Copy !req
297. We have three sensors
in the room.Copy !req
298. They respond to light, sound,
and the warmth
of the human body.Copy !req
299. When the system is turned on,
and a person
enters the room...Copy !req
300. it activates
a videotape machine.Copy !req
301. The person can be seen
on the monitor
by the guard...Copy !req
302. and we also have the person
on tape, may I show you?Copy !req
303. I'll be a son of a gun.Copy !req
304. Excuse me, after you.Copy !req
305. The first thing I did
when I came home tonight
was...Copy !req
306. to check the tape,
if we have a picture
of the killer.Copy !req
307. Unfortunately,
he walked far enough
into the room.Copy !req
308. You mean to say,
you have this terrific system,
but it didn't work?Copy !req
309. No, the camera
just doesn't cover
the whole room.Copy !req
310. But I show you.Copy !req
311. That's where he came in.Copy !req
312. Where? I mean,
I don't see anything.Copy !req
313. No, he must have come in,
he activated the tape.Copy !req
314. Now the flowers.Copy !req
315. There she is.
Here she comes. Here.Copy !req
316. Now she sees him.Copy !req
317. And he shoots.Copy !req
318. That's fantastic,
absolutely fantastic.Copy !req
319. But I don't understand,
Mr. Van Wyck,
where did he come in?Copy !req
320. I assume the rear door
in the study.Copy !req
321. So, he came in that door...Copy !req
322. and walked down here...Copy !req
323. presses against
the pedestal...Copy !req
324. he's not on the camera.Copy !req
325. Of all the dumb luck.Copy !req
326. Pardon me.Copy !req
327. Three feet, sir.Copy !req
328. If he'd come another
three feet into the room...Copy !req
329. we'd had a perfect picture
of him.Copy !req
330. Do you think he knew
where the camera was?Copy !req
331. I doubt it.Copy !req
332. I think when he...Copy !req
333. knocked over the pedestal,
he just froze.Copy !req
334. Hmm.Copy !req
335. Would you do me a favor, sir? Of course.Copy !req
336. May I take that videotape
down to headquarters?Copy !req
337. Now, I know it really
doesn't tell us anything...Copy !req
338. but as soon as they hear
about this down there...Copy !req
339. they're going to
want to see it.Copy !req
340. Of course, Lieutenant,
I'll just rewind it for you.Copy !req
341. You have a machine down there
at your headquarters?Copy !req
342. Oh, yeah, we must have.Copy !req
343. It's not my department,
you understand...Copy !req
344. but we're a very modern
police force,
generally speaking.Copy !req
345. You can use my equipment,
any time you like, Lieutenant.Copy !req
346. May I go up to
my wife now, please?Copy !req
347. Oh, certainly, sir.Copy !req
348. I'm sorry,
I should have been
thinking about that.Copy !req
349. Yes, you go right ahead.Copy !req
350. And as a matter of fact,
I'll be able to clear out
these people very shortly.Copy !req
351. Thank you, Lieutenant.Copy !req
352. Mr. Baxter? Yes, sir.Copy !req
353. I want to double-check
a few things with you.Copy !req
354. You saw the murder scene
on the television screen
in there?Copy !req
355. That's right.Copy !req
356. What time was that?Copy !req
357. That's about 9:30,
more or less.Copy !req
358. Right.Copy !req
359. Mr. Van Wyck, he says
he left around 9:13.Copy !req
360. That's about right.Copy !req
361. Cold is killing me.Copy !req
362. "Grant Galleries."Copy !req
363. Is that where you contacted
Mr. Van Wyck?Copy !req
364. Yeah, that's where he was,
that's where I called him.Copy !req
365. Does he usually leave word
when he goes out?Copy !req
366. Most of the time, yes.Copy !req
367. Strange place to leave it.Copy !req
368. Do you have a log?Copy !req
369. Right on the wall
behind you.Copy !req
370. I notice yesterday,
he went to his office
at 3:00...Copy !req
371. and you entered it here.
How come tonight
you entered it here?Copy !req
372. Well, I didn't write it,
Lieutenant, you see, he did...Copy !req
373. said he was in
some kind of a hurry...Copy !req
374. so he handed me the magazine,
said if I needed him,
that's where he'd be.Copy !req
375. So, ordinarily,
he'd pull up in a car, and
tell you where he's going...Copy !req
376. and you would come in here,
and you'd record it
on the log...Copy !req
377. but tonight he wrote it
on the magazine
and in advance.Copy !req
378. I've got this funny habit.Copy !req
379. You know, when a person
does something one way...Copy !req
380. and he suddenly does something
another way,
I immediately think.Copy !req
381. I'm sure
it doesn't mean anything.Copy !req
382. It's you, Lieutenant.
I thought you left.Copy !req
383. I'm sorry, sir, I did.Copy !req
384. But then I realized,
I forgot to ask...Copy !req
385. what may be
the most important question
of all.Copy !req
386. This prowler,
did he take anything?Copy !req
387. No, nothing.Copy !req
388. Nothing? Nothing at all.Copy !req
389. Hmm.Copy !req
390. All that work to get in here,
you think he'd try
and take something.Copy !req
391. Well, after he fired
the gun...Copy !req
392. he got panicked.Copy !req
393. Yes, that makes sense.Copy !req
394. Yeah, a man like this,
there's no telling
how his mind might work.Copy !req
395. Thank you very much.Copy !req
396. Just one more thing, sir.Copy !req
397. I was thinking...Copy !req
398. in banks,
they always have two cameras
to cover any area.Copy !req
399. No offense,
but I don't understand...Copy !req
400. why you went
to all this trouble
to put in this system...Copy !req
401. but you only put in
one camera, leaving
part of the room uncovered.Copy !req
402. We only wanted
to cover the safe.Copy !req
403. We expected a thief,
not a murderer.Copy !req
404. Of course.Copy !req
405. Yes, I see your point.Copy !req
406. Sorry to have
disturbed you, sir. Good night.Copy !req
407. All right, now listen to me...Copy !req
408. this is only going to take
10 minutes, you hear me?Copy !req
409. So I want you
to keep your trap shut...Copy !req
410. and I want you
to behave yourself.Copy !req
411. All right.Copy !req
412. Hey, never mind that,
there's people
sleeping here...Copy !req
413. and you are going to
wake them up.
Now knock that off.Copy !req
414. Now you are going to
have to be quiet.Copy !req
415. If you are not quiet...Copy !req
416. when I take you to the vet's,
I am going to
leave you there.Copy !req
417. Now lie down, go ahead.Copy !req
418. No, lie down.
That's right, lie down.Copy !req
419. Attaboy.
Now you just stay there.Copy !req
420. Good morning,
Mr. Van Wyck. Morning.Copy !req
421. Excuse me, I'm just
looking around.
I hope you don't mind.Copy !req
422. That's all right.Copy !req
423. You know
what this stuff is?Copy !req
424. What?Copy !req
425. This black stuff that
they sprinkle on the soil.No.Copy !req
426. It's mulch. Pardon me.Copy !req
427. Mulch. Oh, I didn't know that.Copy !req
428. Keeps the moisture
in the soil.Copy !req
429. Have you found anything,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
430. No, I...Copy !req
431. I was just checking
on something
in the police report.Copy !req
432. Excuse me.Copy !req
433. My dog, he didn't bother you
or anything like that, did he?Copy !req
434. Your dog? Oh, no.Copy !req
435. Because once he starts
barking, you know,
he never shuts up.Copy !req
436. You said something
about a police report?Copy !req
437. It says here...Copy !req
438. "Prowler apparently entered
the premises by cutting
the pane in the window."Copy !req
439. That window. Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
440. And it says, "The prowler
apparently exited the premises
by the same window."Copy !req
441. That's the way they talk,
you know.Copy !req
442. Prowlers don't go in and out,
they exit and enter premises.Copy !req
443. And, apparently,
that's what he did.Copy !req
444. Yeah, sir.
But it hit me that...Copy !req
445. after he shot
your mother-in-law,
he must've been in a hurry...Copy !req
446. and he would've
jumped out of the window.Copy !req
447. But if he jumped,
he would've left deep prints
where his foot landed.Copy !req
448. And did he? There's not a sign of them.Copy !req
449. His footsteps
left impressions...Copy !req
450. I mean, you can see
where he went in...Copy !req
451. you can see
where he came out...Copy !req
452. but they're all
the same depth.Copy !req
453. I mean, the ones
immediately
under the window...Copy !req
454. are no deeper
than the ones further away.Copy !req
455. Nothing to indicate
that he jumped.Copy !req
456. Maybe, he eased himself out
to avoid any noise.Copy !req
457. That's a thought, sir.Copy !req
458. Well, I'll just continue
looking around
if you don't mind.Copy !req
459. Be my guest.Copy !req
460. Wait a minute,
Mr. Van Wyck.Copy !req
461. That's impossible.Copy !req
462. What is impossible?Copy !req
463. This mulch and soil
sticks to your shoes.Copy !req
464. If that prowler
went through the window...Copy !req
465. he'd have this stuff
on his feet...Copy !req
466. and there'd be mulch
on the floor inside.Copy !req
467. But this report
doesn't say anything
about it.Copy !req
468. I don't understand
how those guys could
overlook a thing like this.Copy !req
469. You don't mind
if we just take
a quick look inside?Copy !req
470. Not at all. Come.Copy !req
471. Why don't you let your dog
run around a bit?Copy !req
472. No sense cooping him up.Copy !req
473. I don't want him
to get into anything.Copy !req
474. No, but the property
is fenced in.
Nothing can happen.Copy !req
475. Oh, thank you, sir.
He'd like that.Copy !req
476. I'm sure
he won't be a bother.Copy !req
477. All right, come on,
you're gonna run around now.Copy !req
478. Go run around.Copy !req
479. Wonderful. Why don't you
do that at home?Copy !req
480. At home
he's always chasing
the neighbor's cats.Copy !req
481. I'm afraid
there are no cats
around here, Lieutenant.Copy !req
482. Oh, would you mind...Copy !req
483. doing something
about your shoes?Copy !req
484. My wife
is a little bit fussy
with her carpets.Copy !req
485. Here it is.Copy !req
486. Has the maid come in? No. Not yet. No.Copy !req
487. So this hasn't been cleaned? No.Copy !req
488. I don't understand.Copy !req
489. There's nothing here.Copy !req
490. How can a man walk through
seven feet of soil
covered in mulch...Copy !req
491. climb through the window
and not leave any traces?Copy !req
492. Maybe he took his shoes off.Copy !req
493. Stupid, huh?Copy !req
494. Thank you. You're very welcome.Copy !req
495. I'm embarrassed. Not at all.Copy !req
496. One more thing...Copy !req
497. this place
where you were
last night...Copy !req
498. Grant Galleries. Grant Galleries.Copy !req
499. I checked with the guard,
Baxter, and he told me...Copy !req
500. that he got you there
a short time after
the body was discovered.Copy !req
501. But he wasn't sure
of the time.Copy !req
502. It was 9:42 exactly.Copy !req
503. You checked your watch.Copy !req
504. Force of habit.
I'm a meticulous man,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
505. Thank you,
you've been very helpful. Not at all.Copy !req
506. Hey, what a good puppy
you are.
What a fine fellow.Copy !req
507. Whose doggy are you, huh?
Who takes care of you?Copy !req
508. Good morning, Lieutenant. Mrs. Van Wyck.Copy !req
509. This your dog?Copy !req
510. Yes, ma'am,
I'm afraid it is.Copy !req
511. He's always
jumping up on people.
I'm sorry.Copy !req
512. Don't apologize,
he's adorable.Copy !req
513. I wish you wouldn't say that
in front of him.
He's conceited already.Copy !req
514. All right, come on.
Go play. Come on.Copy !req
515. Go find a cat.Copy !req
516. I hope he didn't hurt you.Copy !req
517. You don't have to be afraid
that I'll break into pieces,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
518. Everyone always thinks
they have to
tiptoe around me.Copy !req
519. Oh. Yeah.Copy !req
520. You're right.
That's just stupid. Sorry.Copy !req
521. That's all right.Copy !req
522. Bless you.Copy !req
523. Boy, I thought
I got rid of this thing.Copy !req
524. Have you tried
that honey and lemon?Copy !req
525. Does that work?Copy !req
526. I don't know.
It's what everyone
always suggests.Copy !req
527. Would your wife
like a few flowers?Copy !req
528. That's very nice of you,
ma'am. Thank you.
Yeah, she loves flowers.Copy !req
529. Let me ask you...Copy !req
530. I know last night you said
you didn't hear the shot.Copy !req
531. Did you notice
anything unusual?Copy !req
532. No, I'm sorry, I didn't.Copy !req
533. What did you do exactly,
say from 8:00 on?Copy !req
534. Nothing. I...
I just went up to bed.Copy !req
535. My husband took me upstairs
and he kissed me good night
and he left.Copy !req
536. He had to go that showing
at the art gallery, you know.Copy !req
537. I took a sleeping pill,
just a little one...Copy !req
538. and I started to read.Copy !req
539. I guess I dozed off.Copy !req
540. And that was the last thing
you remember?Copy !req
541. Yes. Oh...Copy !req
542. I did wake up once.
I thought I heard a sound.Copy !req
543. But I was just dreaming.Copy !req
544. Now what makes you think
you were just dreaming?Copy !req
545. Well, I called
my mother's room...Copy !req
546. she didn't answer
so I called down
to the study...Copy !req
547. and Harold was still home.Copy !req
548. He told me that...Copy !req
549. my mother
was in the sitting room
listening to some Chopin.Copy !req
550. She used to do that
quite a lot.Copy !req
551. Anyway...Copy !req
552. since neither of them
heard it,
I just went back to sleep.Copy !req
553. About what time was that?Copy !req
554. I looked at the clock
when I woke up...Copy !req
555. it was just about 9:00.Copy !req
556. You remember what it was
you were dreaming?Copy !req
557. No, I don't.Copy !req
558. I remember it was a bad dream.Copy !req
559. I was very relieved
to wake up...Copy !req
560. to see everything
right in its normal place.Copy !req
561. I mean, my dressing gown
on the bed...Copy !req
562. the clown in the chair,
but nothing else.Copy !req
563. Would you mind
if we went upstairs...Copy !req
564. and we took a look
at the bedroom?Copy !req
565. Oh, yes. Certainly.Copy !req
566. Marcy... Huh?Copy !req
567. have you been smoking
something awful?Copy !req
568. We have a customer
with a cigar.Copy !req
569. Well, you...Copy !req
570. finish your coffee.Copy !req
571. Good morning, sir. Morning.Copy !req
572. May I show you something?Copy !req
573. Could you explain this?Copy !req
574. Well...Copy !req
575. you see, we don't explain art,
I mean, that's just sort of
something you feel.Copy !req
576. You see,
you look at a picture
or a piece of sculpture...Copy !req
577. and that either does
something for you
or it doesn't, you know.Copy !req
578. Uh-huh.Copy !req
579. This doesn't
do anything for me.Copy !req
580. It's too bad.Copy !req
581. "Intensity"? Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
582. That's the title.Copy !req
583. I see.Copy !req
584. Well, it's all subjective,
you know.Copy !req
585. How much is it? Seven.Copy !req
586. Hundred. Dollars.Copy !req
587. $700?Copy !req
588. You see, this is
one of our newer artists.Copy !req
589. We believe that
if you buy his work today...Copy !req
590. it'd be just like
investing in a van Gogh
in the 1880s.Copy !req
591. What does this go for?Copy !req
592. That particular piece,
somebody will pay
$1,200 for.Copy !req
593. $1,200? Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
594. What's this called?Copy !req
595. "Esprit d'un chien mort."Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
596. That means
ghost of a dead dog.Copy !req
597. And that's the dead dog. Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
598. Uh-huh.Copy !req
599. Well, in the
right setting... I see.Copy !req
600. that will be
very effective.Copy !req
601. And this is...Copy !req
602. This is
"The Parking Lot." Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
603. $4,700.Copy !req
604. $4,700? That's right.Copy !req
605. That's for the house, huh? No.Copy !req
606. Well, yes.
It's a very unique piece
as you can see.Copy !req
607. Of course, we have others
that are more reasonable.Copy !req
608. I see.Copy !req
609. Now, this here...Copy !req
610. I see it doesn't
have a title.Copy !req
611. That? Yes.Copy !req
612. That, sir, is the ventilator
for the air conditioning.Copy !req
613. That's the ventilator? Yeah.Copy !req
614. Oh.Copy !req
615. I'm embarrassed. Oh, no.Copy !req
616. You won't tell anybody. Of course not.Copy !req
617. You know, I think that
you would appreciate
the more traditional things.Copy !req
618. If you would come with me,
we have some
beautiful landscapes upstairs.Copy !req
619. If you'd like to come— Well, I'll tell you
the truth about that, ma'am.Copy !req
620. I've got plenty of landscapes.
Thank you very much.Copy !req
621. You see, my wife,
she paints a little.Copy !req
622. Does she?Copy !req
623. Yeah. She buys those canvases
with the numbers on them.Copy !req
624. You seen them around?Copy !req
625. Yeah, you fill in the spaces
with the paints that have
the corresponding numbers.Copy !req
626. They turn out pretty good.Copy !req
627. Yes.Copy !req
628. Francine.Copy !req
629. Would you excuse me
for just one minute, please.Copy !req
630. It's Everett for you. Thank you, Marcy.Copy !req
631. Hello? Ma'am, I'm Lieutenant Columbo.
I'm from the police.Copy !req
632. The police? Yes.Copy !req
633. Just one minute,
please.Copy !req
634. Everett, look,
why don't you
just order four orders...Copy !req
635. of Moo Goo Guy Pan?
That'll be enough.Copy !req
636. I thought I could
pick up something for
our foyer while I was here.Copy !req
637. No, well, dear,
that'll be all right.Copy !req
638. Look, I'll have to
call you back, okay? But the prices.Copy !req
639. Thank you.Copy !req
640. What can I do for you, sir?Copy !req
641. I'm investigating
the murder of Margaret Midas.Copy !req
642. Oh.Copy !req
643. I see.Copy !req
644. Terrible thing.Copy !req
645. Awful, yes.Copy !req
646. You know, a man goes out
of the house two hours...Copy !req
647. somebody breaks in
and commits a murder.Copy !req
648. Exactly.Copy !req
649. Mr. Van Wyck, he said
he was here when it happened.Copy !req
650. Oh, yes, he was.
Of course.Copy !req
651. I'm just checking.Copy !req
652. You see, we have to
check everything out. Of course.Copy !req
653. What time was that?
Do you know?Copy !req
654. Well, I'm not sure exactly,
but—Copy !req
655. It was 9:28.Copy !req
656. I met him when he came in,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
657. 9:28.
Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
658. You're pretty sure
about that time?Copy !req
659. I'm positive.Copy !req
660. He had a super watch
that printed the time
in red letters.Copy !req
661. He showed it to me.Copy !req
662. You know him by sight.
Is he a friend?Copy !req
663. No, I knew him by his name
on his special invitation.Copy !req
664. Here it is.Copy !req
665. Now, Lieutenant,
if you're thinking...Copy !req
666. that maybe somebody
used his invitation.
You're wrong.Copy !req
667. You see, I've known him
for over a year
and it was Harold Van Wyck.Copy !req
668. He was here all the time. Absolutely, all the time.Copy !req
669. Yes. Until the phone call came
about the murder.Copy !req
670. God bless you.Copy !req
671. Well, thank you very much,
both of you.
You've been a big help.Copy !req
672. Fine.Copy !req
673. You can tell her.Copy !req
674. I looked at the ventilator,
I thought it was a painting.Copy !req
675. Well, we'll sell that, too,
of course.Copy !req
676. Thank you very much. Anytime, Lieutenant.Copy !req
677. then I realized
I need your proxy.Copy !req
678. Why don't I just go
to the meeting with you?Copy !req
679. But you know
how boring they are. I know but...Copy !req
680. I've been doing
a lot of thinking.Copy !req
681. Bravo.Copy !req
682. I think it would be best
if I took over chairmanship
of the company.Copy !req
683. Just for a while.Copy !req
684. Do you think I would remain
with the company...Copy !req
685. in a subservient position
to my wife.Copy !req
686. No. Not subservient.Copy !req
687. Elizabeth,
you don't understand anything
about business.Copy !req
688. The jackals rip you apart.Copy !req
689. Here you're safe,
in the house I built for you.Copy !req
690. Oh, Harold, I love you.Copy !req
691. And I know
that you love me...Copy !req
692. but I can't stay locked up
here in this house
the rest of my life.Copy !req
693. Surely you can
understand that.Copy !req
694. Are you expecting someone?Copy !req
695. No.Copy !req
696. No further discussions.Copy !req
697. I need these papers signed
by tomorrow morning.Copy !req
698. I know you will not
disappoint me.Copy !req
699. Mr. Van Wyck,
I'm sorry to disturb you...Copy !req
700. but your wife said
it was all right
to come back anytime.Copy !req
701. Any progress, Lieutenant?Copy !req
702. Well, we're inching along.
Look, you know
these things take time.Copy !req
703. Can we come in? Of course, come in.Copy !req
704. Good evening,
Mrs. Van Wyck.Copy !req
705. Good evening.Copy !req
706. I hope you don't mind us
barging in like this.Copy !req
707. Oh, no.
Of course not.Copy !req
708. This is Officer Banks,
he's come to assist me.Copy !req
709. Officer, why don't you
put the box right down there.Copy !req
710. I was thinking, ma'am, about
what you said this morning.Copy !req
711. That you woke up last night
because you thought
you heard a noise.Copy !req
712. Yes.Copy !req
713. What is this?Copy !req
714. That's an experiment, sir.
A test.Copy !req
715. I'm afraid I'm gonna need
your assistance.
I hope you don't mind?Copy !req
716. Certainly, I'd be happy
to help. But what
would you like me to do?Copy !req
717. I'd like you to go upstairs
to your bedroom
and after the test...Copy !req
718. tell us what you saw
and what you heard.Copy !req
719. We're going to remain
down here.Copy !req
720. Buzz us on the telephone
when you're ready.Copy !req
721. All right.Copy !req
722. I'll bring you up. No, I can do it.Copy !req
723. What are you trying to prove,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
724. Why are you putting my wife
through all these things?Copy !req
725. I'm terrible sorry, sir.
But I just have to
start somewhere on this thing.Copy !req
726. You see, I can't seem
to get a handle on it.Copy !req
727. May I have the gun?Copy !req
728. Is this loaded?
It's loaded, Lieutenant.Copy !req
729. Is the safety catch
on or off? On.Copy !req
730. Would you take it off?Copy !req
731. I hate guns.Copy !req
732. Would you go up
on the stairs and watch?Copy !req
733. Am I...Copy !req
734. to assume that
you're going to shoot the gun
in the sandbox?Copy !req
735. Yes, sir. But you don't
have to worry about the bullet
going through to the floor.Copy !req
736. I've tried this before.Copy !req
737. Why don't you use
a blank cartridge?Copy !req
738. Wouldn't sound the same.
It never does.Copy !req
739. All set out there?Copy !req
740. All set.Copy !req
741. All right, Mrs. Van Wyck,
thank you.Copy !req
742. You want to put your fingers
in your ears? This thing
could make a lot of noise.Copy !req
743. I can handle it.Copy !req
744. I wish I could say the same.Copy !req
745. Officer?Copy !req
746. Yes?Copy !req
747. Would you ask Mrs. Van Wyck
what she saw
and what she heard?Copy !req
748. Mrs. Van Wyck, did you see
or hear anything?Copy !req
749. It wasn't very loud...Copy !req
750. but I heard it. And the door
to my room opened.Copy !req
751. She said it wasn't very loud
but she heard it.Copy !req
752. And her door opened.Copy !req
753. What are you looking for,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
754. What are you going to prove?
Maybe I can help you.Copy !req
755. I wanted to know
if you fired the gun here
in the study...Copy !req
756. whether the noise
would open the door
to the bedroom.Copy !req
757. Yeah, you wouldn't have needed
this foolish experiment.Copy !req
758. I could've told you.
You only need to ask.Copy !req
759. Well I really wanted to
see for myself.Copy !req
760. You saw it.
What's your point?Copy !req
761. Well, you know,
that the other night...Copy !req
762. the night of the murder,
your wife heard something?Copy !req
763. And she didn't know
what it was.Copy !req
764. So she called her mother,
who didn't answer...Copy !req
765. so then she buzzed the study
and she spoke to you.Copy !req
766. That's exactly true.Copy !req
767. It was just before
I went to the art show.Copy !req
768. And that was around 9:13?Copy !req
769. Yes.Copy !req
770. That's a very
big problem, sir.Copy !req
771. You have to help me,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
772. I fail to see
where the problem is.Copy !req
773. But, Mr. Baxter,
your security guard,
he said...Copy !req
774. that the shooting occurred
around 9:30,
give or take a moment.Copy !req
775. But if the noise
that your wife heard
was a gunshot...Copy !req
776. that means the shooting
took place before 9:13.Copy !req
777. How can my wife say
that it was a gunshot?Copy !req
778. What are you talking about,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
779. If it would have been
a gunshot, I would
know myself. I was here.Copy !req
780. And I assure you,
I heard nothing.Copy !req
781. And, as a matter of fact...Copy !req
782. she's not sure
if she heard anything either.Copy !req
783. She thought
maybe she was dreaming.Copy !req
784. She wasn't dreaming, sir,
that's for certain.Copy !req
785. Would you come upstairs
with me for a moment?Copy !req
786. It had to be a noise.Copy !req
787. I mean,
that's the only thing
that would explain it.Copy !req
788. Otherwise why would
her door open?Copy !req
789. You see,
that's my problem, sir.Copy !req
790. What caused
the door to open?
There had to be a noise.Copy !req
791. She didn't tell me
the door opened.Copy !req
792. She didn't? No.Copy !req
793. She didn't tell me either.Copy !req
794. What's going on?Copy !req
795. I would like to continue this
a step further,
if you don't mind.Copy !req
796. Yes, certainly.
Come in.Copy !req
797. Last night,
when you thought
you heard a noise...Copy !req
798. did the door open?Copy !req
799. I wasn't aware of it.Copy !req
800. According to your statement,
ma'am, you were lying
in your bed, reading.Copy !req
801. Is that correct? Yes, that's right.Copy !req
802. Would you turn out
the lights, please?Copy !req
803. Now, as far as you remember...Copy !req
804. you were lying on
the right side of your bed...Copy !req
805. and you had your book
in your right hand...Copy !req
806. and your head
was against the pillow.Copy !req
807. And you were facing
your night table.Copy !req
808. And you had
your reading lamp on.Copy !req
809. That's what
I remember.Copy !req
810. I think you'll both
get a better idea
of what I'm talking about...Copy !req
811. if you'll position yourselves
in this area.Copy !req
812. Now, according to
your statement, ma'am...Copy !req
813. you then dozed off.Copy !req
814. Then you thought
you heard something...Copy !req
815. and you sat up.Copy !req
816. You thought, "Well, maybe
I'm just dreaming."Copy !req
817. And then you said
that you saw your bathrobe
at the foot of the bed...Copy !req
818. and you saw the toy clown
in the chair and you remember
having the thought...Copy !req
819. "Well, at least
I'm awake now."Copy !req
820. And then
you turned to the phone
to call your mother.Copy !req
821. Is that correct?Copy !req
822. Yes, that's correct.Copy !req
823. Where was
your bathrobe, ma'am?
Was it right about there?Copy !req
824. Just in here.Copy !req
825. Yes, you would've
seen that very clearly.Copy !req
826. The problem is, how could
you see the toy clown
in the chair?Copy !req
827. That part of the room
is dark.Copy !req
828. There is no question
in my mind
that the door was open.Copy !req
829. What difference
would it make?Copy !req
830. What we're trying
to determine, ma'am, is
whether you were dreaming...Copy !req
831. or whether you
really heard something.Copy !req
832. The Lieutenant is saying...Copy !req
833. there must've been a noise
otherwise the door wouldn't
have opened. Am I correct?Copy !req
834. That is exactly right.Copy !req
835. I assume, according to
the little experiment...Copy !req
836. you made before, you believe
it must've been a gunshot.Copy !req
837. That is a possibility.Copy !req
838. I only can repeat myself,
Lieutenant...Copy !req
839. I still was in the house
at this time.Copy !req
840. If it would've been
a gunshot,
I could've heard it.Copy !req
841. That's true.Copy !req
842. Well, you must've
heard something.Copy !req
843. I mean, there had to be
a noise otherwise
the door would not open.Copy !req
844. Elizabeth, you remember...Copy !req
845. last month, when the Freemans
came over to spend the weekend
with us...Copy !req
846. the problem we had
with the rear door?Copy !req
847. Yes.Copy !req
848. Closing and opening
the whole time.Copy !req
849. That's right.Copy !req
850. Our back door
kept just popping open
for no apparent reason.Copy !req
851. You know, Lieutenant...Copy !req
852. my system is very elaborate
and very sensitive.Copy !req
853. The more complex a system is,
the more it is exposed...Copy !req
854. to malfunctions.Copy !req
855. We have to accept
these little problems
from time to time.Copy !req
856. I'm afraid, Lieutenant...Copy !req
857. the little parlor trick
proved absolutely nothing.Copy !req
858. Come on, baby, come on.Copy !req
859. Come on.Copy !req
860. Hey, is there any ketchup?Copy !req
861. On the corner. No, this is empty.Copy !req
862. Give me a minute.Copy !req
863. Kazmier's got
good protection.Copy !req
864. He gets it away,
high and deep.Copy !req
865. Lucas is calling for
a fair catch.Copy !req
866. He fumbles it.Copy !req
867. Picked up by number 43,
Jefferson.Copy !req
868. He's going to get caught
from behind.Copy !req
869. Hold everything.
There's a flag
down on the 42-yard line.Copy !req
870. They're going to
bring it back.Copy !req
871. Let's play it back
from another angle.Copy !req
872. Here's the replay.
Watch Lucas with his arm up,
and watch the feet.Copy !req
873. It looks like 65, Romano,
interfered with Lucas.Copy !req
874. Well, it looks from here
as if Lucas
never touched the ball.Copy !req
875. Yeah, that's what
they're saying.Copy !req
876. And that'll be 15 yards
for tripping.Copy !req
877. And that's a real break
for the Cougars.Copy !req
878. I appreciate this.
I know how busy you are.Copy !req
879. Look, I'm afraid
I'm not much of an expert
on tapes.Copy !req
880. If you need
any technical answers
just ask Thompson.Copy !req
881. Yes, sir.Copy !req
882. Thompson?Copy !req
883. Lieutenant Columbo.
The tapes that I sent down
are his.Copy !req
884. How do you do, Lieutenant?Copy !req
885. Lieutenant, what are
we gonna be looking at?Copy !req
886. This maybe difficult for you.Copy !req
887. This was recorded
the night of the murder.Copy !req
888. It shows
the death of your mother
and the arrival of...Copy !req
889. the security guard
after the shooting.Copy !req
890. Mr. Thompson, I assume
that you cut the tape
in the place that I marked it.Copy !req
891. Yes, I did. The arrival
of the security guard...Copy !req
892. would be on
the right monitor...Copy !req
893. and the shooting would be
on your left monitor.Copy !req
894. Would you start them up,
please?Copy !req
895. Now the one on the right
is after the murder.Copy !req
896. That's when
the security guard came in
and discovered the body.Copy !req
897. See, his presence in the room
activated the tape...Copy !req
898. that's when
it started up again.Copy !req
899. Freeze that.Copy !req
900. Freeze this.Copy !req
901. Excuse me.Copy !req
902. Lieutenant, exactly what
are you looking for?Copy !req
903. I don't know.
A clock on the wall,
a watch, a shadow.Copy !req
904. Something that would
definitely establish
the exact time of the murder.Copy !req
905. Well...Copy !req
906. Baxter said it was 9:30...Copy !req
907. he saw the whole thing.
He was an eyewitness.Copy !req
908. Not exactly. He saw it
on a monitor, he wasn't
actually in the room.Copy !req
909. What do you see?Copy !req
910. I'm not sure.Copy !req
911. Let me ask you something.Copy !req
912. Can you zoom in close
like they do
in the football games?Copy !req
913. Can you do that on this tape?Copy !req
914. Oh, sure. That's no problem.Copy !req
915. What do you see?Copy !req
916. I'm not sure.Copy !req
917. I'm not sure.Copy !req
918. I'll call you as soon as
the meeting is over.Copy !req
919. What kind of a face
is this again?Copy !req
920. You know I'm only concerned
what is good for you.Copy !req
921. You went through a nightmare,
I know.Copy !req
922. We need each other
even more than ever before.Copy !req
923. Thank God you went to
the gallery that night.Copy !req
924. What do you mean?Copy !req
925. If you'd been here
I might have lost you both.Copy !req
926. I think I have to go now.Copy !req
927. Good afternoon,
Mr. Van Wyck.Copy !req
928. What is it?
A new experiment?Copy !req
929. I'm sorry to bother you
again so soon.Copy !req
930. Perhaps it's more convenient
for you, Lieutenant...Copy !req
931. if you just move in
one of our guest rooms.Copy !req
932. I'm a nuisance, I know,
but I do have a problem,
I need your help.Copy !req
933. It won't take long.
It's about these tapes.Copy !req
934. What about it?Copy !req
935. I wonder if you can
run them for me.Copy !req
936. I'm sure
you can explain this...Copy !req
937. it's a technical question.Copy !req
938. This is the last time.Copy !req
939. I promise
it will not happen again.Copy !req
940. All right, Lieutenant.Copy !req
941. I'll take your word for it.Copy !req
942. Good afternoon, Mrs. Van Wyck. Hello.Copy !req
943. This is Officer Bronson.Copy !req
944. How do you do? How do you do?Copy !req
945. I think it's better
if you remain out here.Copy !req
946. Two tapes?Copy !req
947. Yes. What is it?Copy !req
948. One is the arrival
of the security guard...Copy !req
949. and the other
is the shooting
of your mother-in-law.Copy !req
950. You mean
the tape I gave you,
you cut?Copy !req
951. Yes, sir.
Would you play them?Copy !req
952. Which first? Both at the same time.Copy !req
953. You know, I don't know much
about these things.Copy !req
954. Is it possible
to take that tape...Copy !req
955. and play it into
the closed TV system here...Copy !req
956. so that it could be seen
by Baxter on the monitor
in the gatehouse?Copy !req
957. Everything is possible
with this equipment.Copy !req
958. That's what
Mr. Thompson said.Copy !req
959. I just wanted to
confirm it.Copy !req
960. Ready. Good.Copy !req
961. You can start.Copy !req
962. Freeze that.Copy !req
963. Freeze this.Copy !req
964. You know, sir, I checked
your alibi with Baxter
and the Grant Galleries...Copy !req
965. and for a while there
I accepted your story.Copy !req
966. Then I happened to be
watching a football game
on TV...Copy !req
967. and they did one of
those tape replays.Copy !req
968. That's when it hit me.Copy !req
969. What are you talking about?Copy !req
970. You've fed a videotape
of the study with no one in it
down to the gatehouse...Copy !req
971. an empty room.Copy !req
972. While it was playing,
you shot your mother-in-law.Copy !req
973. Then you set the machine
to feed the murder tape...Copy !req
974. this tape here, into
the closed circuit system...Copy !req
975. so that Baxter would see it
after you arrived
at the art show.Copy !req
976. All you required
was an automatic timer...Copy !req
977. to start the tape
at the right time.Copy !req
978. This is amusing theory,
Lieutenant...Copy !req
979. but just a theory.Copy !req
980. I wouldn't say it
if I couldn't prove it.Copy !req
981. You see that? What?Copy !req
982. Compare this spot...Copy !req
983. with this spot.
Do you see the difference?Copy !req
984. No.Copy !req
985. You're right,
it's hard to see.
I almost missed it myself.Copy !req
986. But if you look
very carefully...Copy !req
987. you'll see that this spot
on this monitor...Copy !req
988. is lighter in color
than this spot
on this monitor.Copy !req
989. And that's what
caught my eye.Copy !req
990. And I thought, at first,
it might be a reflection.Copy !req
991. But I had to be sure.Copy !req
992. Advance button.Copy !req
993. Do you see it now?Copy !req
994. What?Copy !req
995. You still
don't recognize it?No.Copy !req
996. Well, then, let's make it
very close.Copy !req
997. Harold...Copy !req
998. that's your invitation
to the art gallery.Copy !req
999. That's what it is.
You can even see your name
written on it.Copy !req
1000. It's your invitation.Copy !req
1001. I went back and got this
from the Grant Galleries.Copy !req
1002. This...Copy !req
1003. is this.Copy !req
1004. This is what you presented
at the art show
the night of the murder.Copy !req
1005. The problem is, it was
on the desk immediately
after the shooting.Copy !req
1006. How did it get
to the art gallery?Copy !req
1007. By your own testimony,
you took it there.Copy !req
1008. But in order to
get it off the desk...Copy !req
1009. you practically
had to step over the body.Copy !req
1010. That woman was shot
before you left the house.Copy !req
1011. And you shot her.Copy !req
1012. This is insane.Copy !req
1013. This is absolutely insane.Copy !req
1014. Elizabeth...Copy !req
1015. tell the Lieutenant
before I left the house...Copy !req
1016. I saw your mother coming up
to the room
to wish you good night.Copy !req
1017. Tell him.Copy !req
1018. I saw her, I saw her alive
before I left.Copy !req
1019. Tell him, Elizabeth!Copy !req
1020. No.Copy !req
1021. Officer.Copy !req
1022. This won't be necessary.Copy !req