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You show your face in here
one more time, and you're dog meat!
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[Woman]Tonight on Murder, She Wrote.
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This is the final night
of the Mardi Gras festivities.
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Ohh.
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It-It's Jessica, your cousin from Maine!
You know, Frank's wife.
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Have you been sleeping
with my husband?
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After I'm reelected, I'm handing her
a one-way ticket back to New Orleans.
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Yes, yes, thank you, Mrs. Fletcher.
It's been most amusing.
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I'm afraid there's something wrong.
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[Man]I'll open.
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Cards?
Two, please.
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Three.
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One.
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Dealer's taking two.
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Two hundred.
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I'm out.
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You're outta turn.
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Gotta keep you honest.
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Your two and, uh, 500 more.
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I'll see your 500.
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I'll raise you 500.
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Too rich for me.
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Your five... and a thousand more.
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Well, I'm just gonna have to be
light f-f-four hundred.
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It's all right. You can relax.
You're among friends.
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A f-f-full house.
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I discarded a j-jack.
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You, sir, are a scoundrel,
and you are a cheat!
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[Grunting]
Please, Johnny, don't!
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I'm gonna k-k-kill you, Blaze!
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You show your face in here one more time,
and you're dog meat!
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[Jessica]No, Aunt Mil, I'm not writing.I'm just packing.
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How have you been, dear?
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I'm very worried about Cal.
Cal?
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Your second cousin...
once removed... on Frank's side.
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Jane and Edward's son.
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The one who lives in New Orleans
and collects butterflies.
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- I don't think I know him.
- He hasn't written in three months.
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Well, he's probably just busy.
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He usually sends me a note
every month, like clockwork.
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Well, I'm sure
it's nothing serious, dear.
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He might even be dead.
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You know, people have this way
of slipping away on me unannounced.
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Jessica, you said
you were going to Houston.
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Would you be a dear?
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Could you go via New Orleans
and check on Cal?
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I'd be ever so relieved.
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[Jazz Band]
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[Chattering In Next Room]
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Time you were getting ready, Johnny.
What do you think?
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Oh, that's you, Kitty.
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Oh, I like to look nice
for you, Johnny. Yeah?
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Are you sure it's just for me?
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Johnny, you're hurting me!
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[Door Opens]
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Come in, Gil.
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Thought you might wanna
lock this up tonight, Johnny.
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I want to ask you
a question, Gil.
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Have you notice anything
strange about Kitty lately?
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Nothin' unusual.
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Yeah, she's scared.
See, Gil, I gotta ask myself:
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Now what could Kitty
be scared about?
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And I think she's got something
going with another guy!
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She's crazy about you, Johnny.
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Somebody who comes to this club.Maybe somebodywho's gonna be here tonight.
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Kitty would never fool around behind
your back. She's too smart for that.
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- You find out who it is, Gil!
- Sure, Johnny.
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Sure.
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[Jazz Band]
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[Man]So I owe a few dollarstoJohnny Blaze. So what?
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But if those I.O.U.'s
get in the wrong hands,
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your political career could be
an unpleasant memory.
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- Don't worry. I'll pay them off.
- You'll pay them?
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Your allowance is already overdrawn.
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[Sighs]Okay, Rosaline.
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Think of it as a campaign expense.
I mean, what are a few dollars in gambling debts...
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after you've bought your husband
a seat in Congress...
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and a top spoton the Washington "A"list?
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[Laughs]
You spent more than that on ball gowns last term.
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You didn't do anything else
silly, did you, Brad?
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Women, for instance.
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You didn't let anyone
photograph you, did you?
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Please, Rosaline.
Now, you listen to me, Brad.
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You're going back to Washington
after the election,
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and in a few years we've got a shot
at Pennsylvania Avenue.
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You understand me, Brad?
Nothing's gonna stop us!
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Okay, I'll get the I.O.U.'s back.
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No, darling. I don't think
you oughta go back to that place.
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I'll deal with it.
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[Door Opens, Closes]
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[Excited Chattering]
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Are you sure?
Madam, we have no reservations for you.
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But I telephoned.
I'm sure I made a reservation. Would you mind looking again?
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Ah, yes. We do have a J.B. Fletcher.
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[Sighs]
That's me.
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For tomorrow night.
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Tomorrow? Oh, my goodness.
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Well, uh, look, I don't want
to create any problems,
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but can't you find
something for me?
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- I mean, anything will do.
- Madam, perhaps you haven't noticed.
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This is the final night
of the Mardi Gras festivities.
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This evening, the nearestavailable hotel is in Baton Rouge.
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Ohh.
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[Jazz Band]
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[Continues]
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Lady, we've tried six hotels already.What do you wanna try next?
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Tonight they're even sleepin'
two to a bench in the park.
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Oh, dear.
What am I going to do?
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Well, you can't sleep in the cab.
I could lose my license.
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Number 7, Lafitte Lane-
Is that far?
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A couple of blocks.
But that ain't no hotel, lady.
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Well, it's a relative.
Uh, maybe he can put me up.
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[Revelers Chattering]
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[Chattering, Laughing]
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[Horn Honks]
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[Chattering Continues]
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[Horn Honks]
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[Chattering Continues]
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Oh, thank you so much.
Thank you. Thank you.
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Oh!
[Laughs]
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[Bell Ringing]
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Marie Antoinette?
I think she was guillotined.
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She was?
Well, how about Anne Boleyn?
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[Laughs]
Well, actually, I was looking for Calhoun Fletcher.
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He's probably in here somewhere.
Come on in.
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Thank you.
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[Chattering, Laughing]
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[Jazz Band]
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[Chattering Continues]
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Cal?
[French Accent] Not tonight, Josephine.
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Mwah. Mwah.
Ah, here, but have a drink. Oh.
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Oh, here, let me help you with this.
Ah, this can't be your costume.
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Oh, no. No.
[Laughs] No.
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Honey, you're out of uniform.
Here, take my mask.
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Ah, Sir Walter Raleigh
at your service.
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May I offer you my cape?
[Laughs] Oh, my goodness.
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If this is Southern hospitality,
I must say I am overwhelmed by your generosity.
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Actually, I'm looking
for Calhoun Fletcher.
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Oh, well, I don't really
know anyone here. We're from New Jersey.
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[Bell Ringing]
Thank you.
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All right! Tonight you're the guests
of the pirateJohn Lafitte!
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So hoist theJolly Rogerand eat, drink and be merry.
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For tomorrow
you all walk the plank! [Laughing, Cheering]
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Thank you very much.
My pleasure.
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[Chattering Continues]
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Uh, excuse me.
Are you Calhoun Fletcher?
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Lady, you must be
from out of town. Come on!
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Come on! Come on!
[Chattering Continues]
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Oh, I beg your pardon,
Your Eminence.
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Cardinal Richelieu,
I wonder, Your Eminence,
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if you could point someone out to me,
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a gentleman whose acquaintance I seek-
Calhoun Fletcher.
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Excuse me.
I wonder if you could help me.
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I'm looking for someone,
and with all these crowds, I'm not having much luck.
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His name is Calhoun Fletcher.
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Cal? Yeah. He was around here
a few minutes ago.
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He's the guy with the nose.
Cyrano de Bergerac?
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Oh, thank heavens.
I was beginning to think I'd come to the wrong address.
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Gilbert? We have to talk.
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[Gasps]
Oh, my goodness! You look as if you've just seen Banquo's ghost.
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What?
It is Lady Macbeth, isn't it?
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No, that's silly of me.
It was Macbeth who saw the ghost.
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But have you seen, by any chance,
Cyrano de Bergerac?
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L-I don't know anybody here.
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Cyrano de Bergerac?Yeah, I saw him a while ago.Maybe he's upstairs.
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Well, I really would like to find him
before it gets any later.
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[Sighs]
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[Chattering Continues]
[Door Opens]
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Cal?
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Cal? Cal Fletcher?
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It-It's Jessica,
your cousin from Maine! You know, Frank's wife.
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B- Blaze!
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[Stammering]
B-B-Blaze!
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En garde!
L-I'm gonna kill you, Blaze!
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Is he one of the pirates?
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Hey, Herb, they've got
entertainment in the other room!
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[Swords Clashing]
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[Man Groans, Body Falls]
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It sounds like it's over.
Oh, I hope they do it again in here.
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[Man]What's going on in there?
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[Chattering]
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I sure wish I'd brought my camera.
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Hello?
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Cal?
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I'm afraid there's something wrong.
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What's going on?
A couple of guys were doing a sword fight number in there.
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[Woman]The funny one with the big nose-He said he was going to kill somebody.
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They were just fooling around,
weren't they?
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Johnny! Are you in there?
The door is locked.
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Johnny!
[Knocking]
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The door's locked,
and he won't come out.
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Johnny! Johnny, are you all right?
[Knocking]
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Sacré bleu!
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[Crowd Gasps]
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[Crowd Chattering]
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[Camera Shutter Clicking]
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Lieutenant, I certainly don't want
to intrude on your investigation, but-
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well, with everybody
moving around the room, they might be erased.
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- What?
- The "furnidents."
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- I beg your pardon?
- The furnidents.
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You know, the dents that
the furniture makes on the carpet.
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Now, this may not be important,
but, uh-
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I mean, obviously this sofa
has recently been moved...
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closer to the wall.
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Baxter, did you photograph
this side of the room? Yeah, Lieutenant.
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Then give me a hand.
Excuse me a second. Oh, yes.
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[Gasps]
It looks like blood.
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[Lieutenant]Get another picture and check that stain.
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Perhaps Blaze nicked the killer.
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Oh, probably not, Lieutenant.
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There was a protective button
on the end of the victim's sword.
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There's something here
that might be of interest.
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I'm sure you noticed, Lieutenant, thatthis letter opener seems to be missing.
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But from the size of the sheath-
Might be the murder weapon, Lieutenant.
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Check it for prints.
Mm-hmm.
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A picture just flashed through my mind.
Two years ago, on a Sunday morning talk show...
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a charming guest was deftly
carving up a pompous book critic.
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J.B. Fletcher, I presume?
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[Laughs]
Guilty.
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But I can assure you, Lieutenant,
I have no intention of interfering.
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Crime is not only my job.
It is my relaxation.
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I read incessantly.
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I won't embarrass you with praise,
but I must tell you that...
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I feel very fortunate
that someone with your powers of observation was present.
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That's very flattering, Lieutenant-
Edmund Cavette.
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But I'm curious.
How do you happen to be in a place like this?
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Well, I was hoping to meet
a relative of mine- Cal Fletcher.
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He may own the property, Mrs. Fletcher,
but he most certainly does not live here.
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This is the Lafitte Sporting Club,
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one of the most notorious
gambling houses in New Orleans.
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Lieutenant, what about the safe?Should we get somebody to open it?
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Excuse me, Mrs. Fletcher.
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I heard what you
told the heat about Cal.
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If he's your cousin, get to him
and tell him to get out of town fast.
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But I have no idea where he is.
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He's got a pad
just across the alley.
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00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:04,909
Hello?
238
00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:07,878
Oh, excuse me.
The door was unlatched.
239
00:19:11,984 --> 00:19:13,918
Cal?
240
00:19:15,321 --> 00:19:17,255
- Cal!
- [Snorts]
241
00:19:17,323 --> 00:19:19,553
I'm so sorry.I didn't mean to startle you.
242
00:19:19,625 --> 00:19:22,355
I'm Jessica,your cousin from Maine.
243
00:19:22,428 --> 00:19:24,362
Well, sort of.
244
00:19:24,430 --> 00:19:27,991
My husband Frank's uncle
was your father's cousin-
245
00:19:28,067 --> 00:19:30,900
Uh, or was it nephew?
Actually, I'm not quite sure.
246
00:19:30,970 --> 00:19:33,768
Jessica. Right, the Yankee.
247
00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:36,399
Why, Aunt Mildred'salways talkin'about you,
248
00:19:36,475 --> 00:19:38,909
but I had no idea
that you were comin'.
249
00:19:38,978 --> 00:19:41,572
Well, I'm so sorryto surprise you like this,
250
00:19:41,647 --> 00:19:46,084
but I'm even more worried
about the shock that your Aunt Mildred is going to get.
251
00:19:46,152 --> 00:19:49,417
What are you talkin' about?
Johnny Blaze has been murdered,
252
00:19:49,488 --> 00:19:54,050
and it's only a matter of time
before the police come to talk to you about it.
253
00:19:54,126 --> 00:19:56,424
Me? Good Lord, why?
254
00:19:56,495 --> 00:19:58,793
Cal, for pity's sake,
255
00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:03,801
a party full of people
saw you go into the study shouting threats at Mr. Blaze.
256
00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:07,464
Then when we broke the door down,
your name was written in blood...
257
00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,531
right next to the poor man's body.
258
00:20:09,609 --> 00:20:13,636
No. I wasn't anywhere near
that p-p-place last night.
259
00:20:13,713 --> 00:20:18,309
Jessica, I swear to you
on my honor as a g-g-gentleman.
260
00:20:18,384 --> 00:20:21,376
Well, I'm certainly relieved
to hear that.
261
00:20:21,454 --> 00:20:26,653
But, Cal, what was that man doing
running a gambling parlor in your house?
262
00:20:26,726 --> 00:20:29,661
Jessica, uh, please don't sayanything about this to Aunt Mildred.
263
00:20:29,729 --> 00:20:34,063
[Sighs]
Well, you see, when my parents left me the house, it was just too big for me.
264
00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:38,160
I had to lease it out, but I had no idea
that anything like that was goin' on there.
265
00:20:39,672 --> 00:20:41,799
I see you found him,
Mrs. Fletcher.
266
00:20:41,874 --> 00:20:45,241
Have a look around.
Would you care to tell me how it happened?
267
00:20:45,311 --> 00:20:47,245
I don't know what
you're talkin' about, Cavette.
268
00:20:47,313 --> 00:20:51,272
I'm talking about the untimely death
of your friend Mr. Johnny Blaze,
269
00:20:51,350 --> 00:20:53,341
behind a locked door.
270
00:20:53,419 --> 00:20:56,684
Lieutenant?
271
00:21:03,729 --> 00:21:06,323
Your door key, Cal?
272
00:21:06,399 --> 00:21:08,959
Cuff him.
Read him his rights.
273
00:21:10,036 --> 00:21:11,970
I'm sorry, Mrs. Fletcher.
274
00:21:16,342 --> 00:21:19,539
Blaze was running a card parlor.
275
00:21:19,612 --> 00:21:23,639
He was running it
under the cover of a private club.
276
00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:29,011
Blaze's death was not a great loss
to the community. He was a thug.
277
00:21:29,088 --> 00:21:34,025
Well, then there must have been others
who might have wanted to see him dead.
278
00:21:34,093 --> 00:21:38,427
Oh, indeed. I'm sure several people
sleep better with Johnny Blaze dead.
279
00:21:38,497 --> 00:21:44,060
But as it turns out, Mrs. Fletcher,
the evidence all points to your-
280
00:21:45,338 --> 00:21:47,602
Cousin, once or twice removed.
281
00:21:47,673 --> 00:21:51,040
But he says that
he wasn't even there. But he was there.
282
00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:55,137
He gambled there frequently.
He was deeply in debt to Blaze.
283
00:21:55,214 --> 00:21:58,206
He even threatened to kill Blazein front of witnesses...
284
00:21:58,284 --> 00:22:00,377
over a dispute at cards.
285
00:22:00,453 --> 00:22:02,853
May I see him, please?
286
00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:04,856
Certainly.
287
00:22:06,492 --> 00:22:10,553
[Jessica]You threatened to kill himin a card game... in your own house...
288
00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:14,190
where you have no idea
what is going on?
289
00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:18,066
- Well, he was cheatin'.
- Cal, I'm sorry,
290
00:22:18,137 --> 00:22:21,163
but you're not being
very open with me.
291
00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,971
Now, did you murder
Johnny Blaze or not?
292
00:22:25,044 --> 00:22:26,978
Of course not!
293
00:22:27,046 --> 00:22:30,243
Well, you were in debt to him.
You see, l-l-I'm a naturalist.
294
00:22:30,316 --> 00:22:34,719
That doesn't exactly put me
in the higher tax brackets. A naturalist?
295
00:22:34,787 --> 00:22:38,883
Yes. I collect and mount
rare insects for museums.
296
00:22:38,958 --> 00:22:41,392
It's really fascinatin'.
Oh, yes, I'm sure it is.
297
00:22:41,460 --> 00:22:43,553
But what has that
got to do with Johnny Blaze?
298
00:22:43,629 --> 00:22:47,690
Well, I couldn't afford to keep up
the house, so whatJohnny gave me for the lease kept me goin'.
299
00:22:47,767 --> 00:22:50,099
So you knew it was a gambling den?
300
00:22:50,169 --> 00:22:53,570
There is nothin' dishonorable
about a game of cards between gentlemen.
301
00:22:53,639 --> 00:22:57,939
No, unless one of them cheats.
See, that is exactly the way I felt.
302
00:22:58,010 --> 00:23:00,808
I had been losing heavily.
303
00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:05,340
Johnny was threatenin'
to, uh, take over the house to pay my I.O.U.'s.
304
00:23:05,418 --> 00:23:07,852
And then I actually
caught him cheatin'!
305
00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,889
Oh, this is not gonna look
very good in court.
306
00:23:10,956 --> 00:23:13,948
I won't put Cal on the stand.
Mitch.
307
00:23:14,026 --> 00:23:17,086
[Laughs]
Uh, Jessica, this is my friend Mitch.
308
00:23:17,163 --> 00:23:19,393
Mitch, this is my cousin,
Jessica Fletcher.
309
00:23:19,465 --> 00:23:22,957
Well, it's a pleasure to meet a cousin
of my friend Cal, Mrs. Fletcher.
310
00:23:23,035 --> 00:23:26,129
Oh, but I think we met last night,
Mr. Payne, at Mr. Blaze's party.
311
00:23:26,205 --> 00:23:29,971
Oh, you were there?
Oh, well, yes, I did stop by for a drink,
312
00:23:30,042 --> 00:23:32,067
but I left before all the excitement.
313
00:23:32,144 --> 00:23:34,169
I gather that you're
an attorney, Mr. Payne?
314
00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:36,180
Aw, Mitch is the best.
315
00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:40,116
Well, corporate work
is my usual line, Mrs. Fletcher, but for a friend like Cal-
316
00:23:40,186 --> 00:23:42,677
You're gonna defend me, Mitch?
Well, of course I am.
317
00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:44,780
Self-defense is not a crime.
318
00:23:44,857 --> 00:23:47,587
Self-defense? But Cal says
he wasn't even there.
319
00:23:47,660 --> 00:23:50,424
Now, Mrs. Fletcher,
you just leave everything to me.
320
00:23:50,496 --> 00:23:55,866
I have friends in this town,
and I'll have him out on bail first thing tomorrow. Okay?
321
00:24:02,842 --> 00:24:06,471
Miss Manette,I'd like to speak with you.
322
00:24:06,545 --> 00:24:10,276
Do I know you?
I think you know my husband, Congressman Gardner.
323
00:24:10,349 --> 00:24:12,840
I don't really remember him.
324
00:24:12,918 --> 00:24:16,445
Don't be coy with me, Miss Manette.
I'd like to do some business with you.
325
00:24:16,522 --> 00:24:20,117
My husband signed some I.O.U. 'sto Mr. Blaze.
326
00:24:20,192 --> 00:24:24,288
- Twenty-seven thousand dollars' worth.
- I don't really know anything about that.
327
00:24:24,363 --> 00:24:29,494
The thing about bein' in government is
that you find out things discreetly.
328
00:24:29,568 --> 00:24:34,005
The point is, those I.O.U.'s weren't found
by the police after the incident.
329
00:24:35,407 --> 00:24:38,467
I'm willin' to pay face value for them.
330
00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:40,910
What makes you think I've got them?
331
00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:44,006
I don't really care who has them,just as long as I get them.
332
00:24:44,083 --> 00:24:46,745
And if you don't have them,
you can find out who does.
333
00:24:51,457 --> 00:24:53,652
Call me at this number.
334
00:24:55,895 --> 00:24:59,661
Oh, by the way, this has nothing
to do with our business arrangement,
335
00:24:59,732 --> 00:25:02,394
but have you been sleepin'
with my husband?
336
00:25:02,468 --> 00:25:05,960
Me and Johnny were engaged.
I never looked at another man.
337
00:25:06,038 --> 00:25:08,700
I'll be in touch.
338
00:25:10,276 --> 00:25:12,870
[Door Closes]
339
00:25:15,948 --> 00:25:18,746
♪♪ [Classical]
340
00:25:28,994 --> 00:25:30,928
[Glasses Clink]
341
00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:41,297
Oh, no. No more for me.
342
00:25:41,373 --> 00:25:43,739
It's bad luck
not to finish the bottle.
343
00:25:48,747 --> 00:25:52,649
Do you always wine and dine
the relatives of your prisoners?
344
00:25:52,718 --> 00:25:55,687
No. I wonder if you know
what a rare pleasure it is for me...
345
00:25:55,754 --> 00:25:58,723
to spend an evening with an attractive
and intelligent woman.
346
00:25:58,791 --> 00:26:02,591
Edmund, I still can't believe
that Cal killed that man.
347
00:26:02,661 --> 00:26:05,357
No, no, no, no, Jessica.
Let's not talk shop.
348
00:26:05,431 --> 00:26:09,390
[Chuckles]
It would be a dreadful waste of candlelight... and time.
349
00:26:09,468 --> 00:26:13,063
Yes. And time
is critical, isn't it?
350
00:26:13,138 --> 00:26:17,598
A lawyer came to see Cal today.
He wants him to plead self-defense.
351
00:26:17,676 --> 00:26:21,806
But there's something about Mitch Paynethat sets my teeth on edge.
352
00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:27,045
Payne? Yes, you do have
marvelous instincts.
353
00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,747
The man's no better
than the criminal he runs with.
354
00:26:29,822 --> 00:26:33,417
But he seems to be a friend of Cal's.
And ofJohnny Blaze.
355
00:26:33,492 --> 00:26:36,689
Payne successfully defended Blaze
on a murder charge.
356
00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:39,526
He killed a young manover a card game.
357
00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:41,793
Good heavens!
And he got him off?
358
00:26:41,867 --> 00:26:46,065
We had two witnesses,
but they were either paid off or intimidated.
359
00:26:46,138 --> 00:26:48,129
Payne was in the middle of it.
360
00:26:48,207 --> 00:26:52,701
No wonder he wants to plead
self-defense for Cal.
361
00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:56,839
If Cal is convicted, whoever did
kill Mr. Blaze would get off scot-free.
362
00:27:09,228 --> 00:27:12,664
Our number one priorityis to get those I.O.U. 's backand destroy them.
363
00:27:12,731 --> 00:27:15,097
I talked to my contact
in the commissioner's office.
364
00:27:15,167 --> 00:27:18,864
Now, the police didn't find them,
and I'm satisfied that Cal didn't take them.
365
00:27:18,937 --> 00:27:21,838
Well, somebody has them.
I put out feelers at the club.
366
00:27:21,907 --> 00:27:24,842
Darling, let's-
let's let Mitch handle this.
367
00:27:24,910 --> 00:27:27,208
I don't think you should go
pokin' around that club.
368
00:27:28,681 --> 00:27:31,343
I was about to offer
the same advice to you, darlin'.
369
00:27:35,354 --> 00:27:38,221
Oh, I've got to meet some people.
370
00:27:38,290 --> 00:27:40,383
I'll see you later at the hotel.
371
00:27:46,732 --> 00:27:49,030
Oh, good-bye, Congressman Gardner.
372
00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:51,194
Good-bye, Miss Collins.
373
00:27:52,438 --> 00:27:54,372
Now, may I help you?
374
00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,773
Jessica Fletcher.
I'd like to see Mr. Payne. Would you have a seat, please.
375
00:27:57,843 --> 00:28:02,007
Mitch, when Brad goes back
to Washington after the election,
376
00:28:02,081 --> 00:28:05,983
he's gonna need somebody
to cover the bases here in the district.
377
00:28:06,051 --> 00:28:09,487
It would be a position
of considerable influence,
378
00:28:09,555 --> 00:28:12,388
not to mention power.
379
00:28:12,458 --> 00:28:14,926
I'd be interested.
380
00:28:14,993 --> 00:28:16,927
Then get those I.O.U.'s.
381
00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:33,902
Mrs. Gardner?
Ah, Women's Voter's League?
382
00:28:33,979 --> 00:28:38,609
No, we met at the Mardi Gras party.
At the Lafitte Sporting Club.
383
00:28:38,684 --> 00:28:42,085
If I'm not mistaken, you
were dressed as Lady Macbeth.
384
00:28:42,154 --> 00:28:45,317
You have me confused
with someone else. Excuse me.
385
00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:49,986
- [Intercom Buzzes]
- Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Payne will see you now.
386
00:28:50,062 --> 00:28:51,996
Thank you.
387
00:28:52,064 --> 00:28:56,160
Well, I have the impression that Cal
might be somewhat short of funds,
388
00:28:56,235 --> 00:28:59,796
and, uh, I wondered
if I could be of help with your fees.
389
00:28:59,872 --> 00:29:02,966
His equity in the Lafitte House
will more than cover it, Mrs. Fletcher.
390
00:29:03,041 --> 00:29:07,501
Yes, the house must be quite valuable,
considering the profitable business that's run there.
391
00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:10,742
Now, don't you worry.
I'll be looking after Cal's interests.
392
00:29:10,816 --> 00:29:14,274
The way you looked after
Mr. Blaze's interests?
393
00:29:14,353 --> 00:29:18,915
I understand that you successfullydefended him against a murder charge.
394
00:29:18,991 --> 00:29:22,586
He was innocent.I only presented his case.
395
00:29:22,661 --> 00:29:26,324
You must be a very talentedattorney, Mr. Payne.
396
00:29:26,398 --> 00:29:28,923
Why else would you be consulted
by the wife of a congressman...
397
00:29:29,001 --> 00:29:32,493
who was present at a party where
a notorious gambler was murdered?
398
00:29:35,674 --> 00:29:38,165
Well, I mustn't take up
any more of your time.
399
00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:47,309
[Door Closes]
400
00:29:56,061 --> 00:29:59,462
[Piano]
401
00:30:00,532 --> 00:30:04,298
- Oh, excuse me, Mr. Gaston.
- We're closed, madam.
402
00:30:04,369 --> 00:30:06,530
We're in mourning.
403
00:30:06,605 --> 00:30:09,631
Ah, Mrs. Fletcher, it's you.
404
00:30:09,708 --> 00:30:12,268
I hope you don't mind
my popping in like this,
405
00:30:12,344 --> 00:30:15,575
but I feel very concerned about Cal.
406
00:30:15,647 --> 00:30:18,138
Anything Cal needs, you just ask.
407
00:30:18,217 --> 00:30:21,653
All ofhis friends seemto be convinced that he did it,
408
00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,985
but he says that
he wasn't even here.
409
00:30:25,057 --> 00:30:28,220
- He was here all right.
- He was a little drunk.
410
00:30:28,293 --> 00:30:30,921
Because ofJohnny, we figured
we'd better get him out of here.
411
00:30:30,996 --> 00:30:33,829
I hustled him out the back,
but he must have come back later.
412
00:30:33,899 --> 00:30:37,926
Everybody heard him:
"B-B-Blaze, I'll k-k-kill you!"
413
00:30:38,003 --> 00:30:42,565
Did either of you happen to see
Congressman Gardner at the party?
414
00:30:42,641 --> 00:30:45,371
No, h-he wasn't here.
415
00:30:45,444 --> 00:30:48,379
But how can you be sure
with all those- those costumes?
416
00:30:48,447 --> 00:30:52,281
As a matter of fact, I did see
his limo parked down the street.
417
00:30:52,351 --> 00:30:55,218
And did you mention that
to Lieutenant Cavette?
418
00:30:55,287 --> 00:30:58,256
I wouldn't give the cops
the right time of day.
419
00:30:58,323 --> 00:31:00,848
Especially Cavette.
Why especially Cavette?
420
00:31:02,427 --> 00:31:06,693
There was some trouble. Ayoung kid
got knifed in the alley out back.
421
00:31:06,765 --> 00:31:11,361
Cavette had some wild idea that
Johnny had something to do with it.
422
00:31:11,436 --> 00:31:13,563
He's had a vendetta running
againstJohnny ever since.
423
00:31:13,639 --> 00:31:16,540
Why a special vendetta
against Mr. Blaze?
424
00:31:16,608 --> 00:31:19,975
Don't you know.
I thought everybody knew.
425
00:31:21,179 --> 00:31:25,548
- Knew what?
- The kid was Cavette's son.
426
00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:31,556
What? No!
427
00:31:31,623 --> 00:31:34,717
You haven't been gettin'
any of my letters, Aunt Mil?
428
00:31:34,793 --> 00:31:38,422
Well, that must be the postal service
down there in the Amazon.
429
00:31:38,497 --> 00:31:42,228
You see, we have to send
all our letters out by canoe, and sometimes the gators get 'em.
430
00:31:43,969 --> 00:31:46,494
Yeah. Right. Sure.
431
00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:49,301
It's a big expedition
by the Smithsonian Institute.
432
00:31:49,374 --> 00:31:51,308
I'll write you all about it
in my next letter,
433
00:31:51,376 --> 00:31:54,243
but right now I gotta show
Jessica all the sights down here.
434
00:31:54,313 --> 00:31:58,409
Mm-hmm. All right.
And you take your medicine. You promise?
435
00:31:58,483 --> 00:32:01,884
Bye. I love you, Aunt Mil.
[Smacks Lips]
436
00:32:01,954 --> 00:32:05,913
Cal, have you ever considered
a career in fiction?
437
00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:08,926
Well, she doesn't get
a whole lot of excitement in her life.
438
00:32:08,994 --> 00:32:13,021
Well, you don't have to createany artificial excitement for my benefit.
439
00:32:13,098 --> 00:32:15,999
You've already provided enough.
Now, no more lies.
440
00:32:16,068 --> 00:32:19,697
Now, you told me thatyou never went near the club,
441
00:32:19,771 --> 00:32:23,036
but Kitty and Gaston
said you were there.
442
00:32:23,108 --> 00:32:26,976
[Sighs]
Well, all right, I was there... earlier.
443
00:32:27,045 --> 00:32:30,242
But I figured in my mask,
Blaze'd never be the wiser.
444
00:32:30,315 --> 00:32:34,012
Then Kitty comes runnin' up
very excited and says, "He knows."
445
00:32:34,086 --> 00:32:38,580
"He knows."
Which meant trouble.
446
00:32:38,657 --> 00:32:43,617
Well, I had already had a fewand was in no shape to have it out with him.
447
00:32:43,695 --> 00:32:47,256
So Gaston, real friendly-like,
gives me one for the road,
448
00:32:47,332 --> 00:32:49,459
hustles me out the back and-
449
00:32:49,534 --> 00:32:51,866
- And?
- [Sighs]
450
00:32:51,937 --> 00:32:54,804
To tell you the truth,
that's the last thing I remember till you woke me up.
451
00:32:54,873 --> 00:33:00,709
Cal, when you quarreled
with Mr. Blaze over the cards, who else was there?
452
00:33:00,779 --> 00:33:02,906
Blaze, Gaston-
453
00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:04,676
- Kitty?
- Kitty was there.
454
00:33:04,750 --> 00:33:08,311
Mitch was sittin' in.
And, uh, there was a congressman!
455
00:33:08,387 --> 00:33:11,083
I remember.
He signed a big I.O.U.
456
00:33:18,363 --> 00:33:23,096
Kitty called, Mitch. She says
she can get the I.O.U.'s at face value.
457
00:33:23,168 --> 00:33:25,329
Rosaline's gonna be relieved.
458
00:33:25,404 --> 00:33:28,202
Hmm. About Rosaline-
459
00:33:28,273 --> 00:33:34,041
Uh, tell her you got a line on the I.O.U.'s,
uh, through somebody else.
460
00:33:34,112 --> 00:33:36,046
Keep Kitty out of it.
461
00:33:36,114 --> 00:33:39,277
You get the cash from Rosaline,
and I'll give it to Kitty.
462
00:33:39,351 --> 00:33:42,718
Rosaline might not like that...
if she finds out.
463
00:33:42,788 --> 00:33:45,586
Mitch, when I get back to Washington,
464
00:33:45,657 --> 00:33:49,684
I'm gonna need somebody like you
covering things here in the district-
465
00:33:49,761 --> 00:33:51,888
somebody I can work closely with.
466
00:33:54,166 --> 00:33:57,829
[Sighs]
Do I have Rosaline's okay?
467
00:33:57,903 --> 00:33:59,894
Don't worry about Rosaline.
468
00:33:59,971 --> 00:34:05,068
After I'm reelected, I'm handing her
a one-way ticket back to New Orleans.
469
00:34:12,350 --> 00:34:14,284
Oh, my goodness!
470
00:34:14,352 --> 00:34:18,254
You know, New Orleans' reputation
for fabulous food is well deserved.
471
00:34:18,323 --> 00:34:22,089
Not to mention
its hospitality to strangers. [Laughs]
472
00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:25,561
The Cajuns had the right idea
when they left Maine and moved to New Orleans.
473
00:34:25,630 --> 00:34:28,394
Perhaps you should
consider it as well.
474
00:34:28,467 --> 00:34:30,992
When would I find
any time for writing?
475
00:34:31,069 --> 00:34:34,766
Jessica, there are other things
in life besides work.
476
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:38,332
- And speaking of work-
- As we always do.
477
00:34:38,410 --> 00:34:43,074
Edmund, you didn't notice anyI.O.U. 's there-in that safe, for instance?
478
00:34:43,148 --> 00:34:47,141
How very odd. The commissioner
asked me the same thing.
479
00:34:47,219 --> 00:34:49,210
That's very puzzling.
480
00:34:49,287 --> 00:34:53,656
Cal signed some I.O.U.'s, and he said
that Congressman Gardner did too.
481
00:34:53,725 --> 00:34:56,751
I wonder what happened to them.
Perhaps Cal took them.
482
00:34:56,828 --> 00:35:00,525
- Perhaps he didn't.
- [Laughs]
483
00:35:00,599 --> 00:35:04,057
DearJessica- still looking
for a motive for somebody else.
484
00:35:04,136 --> 00:35:07,230
I wouldn't really have to look
very far, would I?
485
00:35:11,943 --> 00:35:14,844
You're talking about my son, Eric.
486
00:35:14,913 --> 00:35:17,677
I'm sorry. I didn't mean
to bring that up.
487
00:35:17,749 --> 00:35:22,049
But of course you did.He was on a vacation from Tulane.
488
00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:25,112
He wanted to be a doctor.
489
00:35:25,190 --> 00:35:29,217
Why was he at the club?
Some schoolboy lark?
490
00:35:29,294 --> 00:35:31,592
The rites of manhood? Who knows?
491
00:35:31,663 --> 00:35:35,656
According to one witness,
who later changed his story,
492
00:35:35,734 --> 00:35:38,794
Eric caught Blaze cheating.
493
00:35:38,870 --> 00:35:41,862
He was foolish enough
to put up a fight.
494
00:35:41,940 --> 00:35:46,877
Blaze stabbed him.
They found Eric's body in the alley.
495
00:35:46,945 --> 00:35:49,971
Oh, Edmund, I'm so very sorry.
496
00:35:50,048 --> 00:35:54,747
Yes, Jessica, I thought
of killing Blaze many times.
497
00:35:58,256 --> 00:36:03,353
But, of course, I didn't.
I couldn't have. I wasn't there.
498
00:36:04,696 --> 00:36:07,631
Oh, but you were there.
499
00:36:07,699 --> 00:36:10,725
Your Eminence, Cardinal Richelieu.
500
00:36:18,143 --> 00:36:22,239
[Cavette]
Yes, I was there. I was hoping to- I don't know-
501
00:36:22,314 --> 00:36:25,306
perhaps to find something,
overhear something,
502
00:36:25,383 --> 00:36:28,409
anything that will allow me
to reopen my son's case.
503
00:36:28,486 --> 00:36:32,980
Jessica, you don't thinkI killed Blaze, do you?
504
00:36:33,058 --> 00:36:35,049
I'm not sure what to think.
505
00:36:35,126 --> 00:36:37,924
Jessica, you're a warm,attractive woman,
506
00:36:37,996 --> 00:36:41,124
but you are also stubborn,
pigheaded and mulish.
507
00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:44,930
Why can't you accept it?Your cousin is guilty.
508
00:36:45,003 --> 00:36:47,471
Why does everybody
keep calling him my cousin?
509
00:36:47,539 --> 00:36:51,373
He's not my cousin, you know.
He's Frank's.
510
00:36:51,443 --> 00:36:55,243
Merciful heavens!
Why didn't I think of that before?
511
00:36:55,313 --> 00:36:57,975
If you know something I don't,please share it with me.
512
00:36:58,049 --> 00:37:01,018
- Oh.
- Please.
513
00:37:02,621 --> 00:37:04,885
You must trust me.
514
00:37:24,209 --> 00:37:26,643
Are you quite ready, Mrs. Fletcher?
515
00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:29,839
Actually, Lieutenant Cavette, it's-
it's only a theory.
516
00:37:29,914 --> 00:37:31,848
But I'm ready if you are.
517
00:37:31,916 --> 00:37:37,183
I wouldn't deprive you of the pleasure
of making a fool of yourself for only me.
518
00:37:37,255 --> 00:37:38,722
Sergeant Baxter?
519
00:37:45,297 --> 00:37:50,234
Mrs. Fletcher is convinced
that her cousin did not murder the late Mr. Blaze.
520
00:37:50,302 --> 00:37:53,430
And since she obviously plans
to accuse one of you-
521
00:37:53,505 --> 00:37:57,498
I took the liberty of inviting them
to be present, Mrs. Fletcher,
522
00:37:57,575 --> 00:38:00,601
so they could hear for themselves
what you have to say.
523
00:38:00,679 --> 00:38:05,048
Lieutenant, I really didn't
come here to put on a sideshow.
524
00:38:05,116 --> 00:38:07,778
Mrs. Fletcher, I hope you're up
on the laws of slander,
525
00:38:07,852 --> 00:38:11,049
'cause if you're not,
you're gonna find out fast.
526
00:38:11,122 --> 00:38:13,682
Well, l- I certainly have
no intention of accusing anyone.
527
00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:15,919
I merely wanted to show
Lieutenant Cavette...
528
00:38:15,994 --> 00:38:18,929
that it didn't have to be Cal
who committed the murder.
529
00:38:18,997 --> 00:38:20,965
Please proceed, Mrs. Fletcher.
530
00:38:21,032 --> 00:38:25,731
Well, first, I think that
it would be helpful,
531
00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:27,738
since all of you are here,
532
00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:30,604
to sort out what happened
before Mr. Blaze was murdered.
533
00:38:30,675 --> 00:38:35,476
I have a number of witnesseswho saw Cal threaten to kill Blazeand go into the study.
534
00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:39,210
No, I mean earlier. You see,I remember seeing Mr. Blaze alive...
535
00:38:39,284 --> 00:38:41,218
shortly after I arrived,
536
00:38:41,286 --> 00:38:44,687
perhaps a half an hour
before his body was discovered.
537
00:38:44,756 --> 00:38:48,886
I believe I saw you go
into the study with him, Kitty.
538
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:52,452
[Kitty]I might have. But thatwas before Cal stabbed him.
539
00:38:52,530 --> 00:38:54,828
Is that when your lip got cut?
540
00:38:54,899 --> 00:38:58,630
Okay, so he hit me.
It wasn't the first time.
541
00:38:58,703 --> 00:39:03,163
I wonder if it was before or after
you warned Cal to leave.
542
00:39:04,442 --> 00:39:07,104
It was right after that
that Gilbert ushered Cal out.
543
00:39:07,178 --> 00:39:10,477
- But he came back.
- Well, let's get to that in a moment.
544
00:39:10,548 --> 00:39:14,177
Mrs. Gardner, I saw you
coming out of the study too.
545
00:39:14,252 --> 00:39:16,413
I was looking for the ladies' room.
546
00:39:16,488 --> 00:39:20,982
I see. And was Mr. Blaze alivewhen you came out of the study?
547
00:39:21,059 --> 00:39:24,153
- He wasn't in there. Nobody was in there.
- Would you please get to the point?
548
00:39:24,229 --> 00:39:27,596
Well, I observed someone else
coming out of the study-
549
00:39:27,665 --> 00:39:29,963
a man dressed as Cardinal Richelieu.
550
00:39:32,537 --> 00:39:36,667
I have an official statement
from this Cardinal Richelieu.
551
00:39:36,741 --> 00:39:40,700
Mr. Blaze was not in the study
when he was there.
552
00:39:40,779 --> 00:39:44,146
Now wait a minute.
Was Blaze in the study or not?
553
00:39:44,215 --> 00:39:47,616
My theory is that Blazeslipped out the window...
554
00:39:47,685 --> 00:39:50,620
and returned the same way
before Cal Fletcher killed him.
555
00:39:50,688 --> 00:39:53,486
Well, perhaps Mr. Blaze was there,
but no one saw him...
556
00:39:53,558 --> 00:39:56,618
because his dead bodywas hidden behind the sofa.
557
00:39:56,694 --> 00:39:59,458
Mrs. Fletcher,this is highly speculative.
558
00:39:59,531 --> 00:40:02,159
It has nothing to do with the fact
that Cal murdered him.
559
00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:06,636
Everyone saw Cal go into the study.
They even heard the fight.
560
00:40:06,704 --> 00:40:10,572
Lieutenant, it might be helpfulif we saw it again.
561
00:40:10,642 --> 00:40:13,406
I hope you don't mind,
but I have asked Cal to help me.
562
00:40:13,478 --> 00:40:16,538
As long as you get on with it,
Mrs. Fletcher.
563
00:40:16,614 --> 00:40:19,447
Cal, would you come in here, please!
564
00:40:25,890 --> 00:40:30,554
Now, what did everyone see?
565
00:40:30,628 --> 00:40:33,153
[Kitty]Everyone saw him threaten Johnny,
566
00:40:33,231 --> 00:40:36,132
pull that sword
and then go in the study.
567
00:40:36,201 --> 00:40:40,763
Cal, would you do that again, please,
so that everyone has it straight.
568
00:40:49,113 --> 00:40:51,911
B-B-Blaze?
569
00:40:54,586 --> 00:40:57,885
B-B-Blaze! I'll k-k-kill you, B-Blaze!
570
00:41:01,025 --> 00:41:04,961
[Door Closes]
Now, everyone agrees that is what happened?
571
00:41:05,029 --> 00:41:09,193
One small detail, Mrs. Fletcher.He had locked the door from the inside.
572
00:41:09,267 --> 00:41:11,235
Yes, of course.
573
00:41:11,302 --> 00:41:15,238
Now, I wonder, could we all
go into the study?
574
00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:17,501
Is that necessary, Mrs. Fletcher?
575
00:41:17,575 --> 00:41:19,736
If you'll be patient a little longer,
576
00:41:19,811 --> 00:41:23,144
we may discover how the murder
was actually committed.
577
00:41:33,491 --> 00:41:35,823
Ah, yes, the window is open.
578
00:41:35,894 --> 00:41:40,957
Now, someone said that they heard Cal
and the victim sword fighting.
579
00:41:41,032 --> 00:41:45,833
Would someone play the part of Blaze?Ah, Mr. Gaston, would you mind?
580
00:41:47,572 --> 00:41:50,769
A little clashing
of the swords, please.
581
00:41:56,180 --> 00:42:01,140
Good. Then a scream and the soundof a body falling to the floor.
582
00:42:01,219 --> 00:42:04,154
Yes, yes, thank you, Mrs. Fletcher.
It's been most amusing.
583
00:42:04,222 --> 00:42:07,419
However, I believe
you just demonstrated...
584
00:42:07,492 --> 00:42:11,622
that the murderer could only have been
your cousin, Mr. Calhoun Fletcher.
585
00:42:11,696 --> 00:42:14,756
If you please, Mr. Cyrano de Bergerac.
586
00:42:21,005 --> 00:42:23,769
Mrs. Fletcher asked me to take part
in this little charade,
587
00:42:23,841 --> 00:42:28,801
and when I learned what she hoped
to accomplish, I agreed, naturally, in the interest of justice.
588
00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:33,817
What I hope I've demonstrated
is that someone else wearing that costume and that mask...
589
00:42:33,885 --> 00:42:36,149
could have impersonated Cal,
590
00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:39,280
even imitatinghis distinctive stammer.
591
00:42:39,357 --> 00:42:43,623
- Conjecture, Mrs. Fletcher.
- Perhaps, but there's another detail.
592
00:42:43,695 --> 00:42:48,291
Do you have the photographs
taken at the scene of the crime, Lieutenant Cavette?
593
00:42:53,671 --> 00:42:56,936
Now, according to your
theory, Lieutenant,
594
00:42:57,008 --> 00:43:01,377
Mr. Blaze wrote Cal's name in blood
as he was dying.
595
00:43:01,446 --> 00:43:05,348
But what if he had been trying
to write something else-
596
00:43:05,416 --> 00:43:07,577
Like what? C-A-L.
597
00:43:07,652 --> 00:43:12,055
Uh, what if-what if this isn't an "L"?
What if it's supposed to be a "V" and he died before he finished?
598
00:43:12,123 --> 00:43:15,217
My name?
That's preposterous.
599
00:43:15,293 --> 00:43:18,091
Mr. Gaston, would you please
go out to the street...
600
00:43:18,162 --> 00:43:21,154
and ask Sergeant Baxter
to come in here, please?
601
00:43:21,232 --> 00:43:23,564
I wasn't even here
when Blaze was killed.
602
00:43:23,635 --> 00:43:27,696
[Jessica]Not only were you here, Cardinal Richelieu,I saw you coming out of the study.
603
00:43:27,772 --> 00:43:31,105
Perhaps you wanted vengeancefor your son's death?
604
00:43:42,487 --> 00:43:45,285
The key, Mr. Gaston-
605
00:43:45,356 --> 00:43:49,884
How did you know that it was
in the pocket of the costume?
606
00:43:49,961 --> 00:43:53,795
Well, I saw Gardner put it in the pocket
during the reenactment.
607
00:43:53,865 --> 00:43:56,459
No, Gardner never had
the key in his hand.
608
00:43:56,534 --> 00:44:00,300
Baxter locked the door
from the other side with a duplicate key.
609
00:44:00,371 --> 00:44:03,306
[Jessica]The only way you would have knownthat the key was in that pocket...
610
00:44:03,374 --> 00:44:05,467
would be if you had put it there.
611
00:44:05,543 --> 00:44:08,979
You see, the key
was in the left- hand pocket.
612
00:44:09,047 --> 00:44:14,576
Now, even from across the room,I remembered that Cyrano had wavedhis sword with his left hand.
613
00:44:17,121 --> 00:44:22,559
And when you took the part of Mr. Blaze,you held the sword in your left hand.
614
00:44:22,627 --> 00:44:25,061
Madam, a lot of people
are left-handed.
615
00:44:25,129 --> 00:44:27,063
Yes, but you made another slip,
616
00:44:27,131 --> 00:44:29,599
although I didn't think about it
at the time.
617
00:44:29,667 --> 00:44:32,864
The only time at the party
I mentioned that Cal was my cousin...
618
00:44:32,937 --> 00:44:35,497
was when I spoke to Cyrano de Bergerac.
619
00:44:35,573 --> 00:44:41,068
Cal? It-It's Jessica,
your cousin from Maine! You know, Frank's wife.
620
00:44:41,145 --> 00:44:46,640
But later, when the police were there,you told me to warn my cousin.
621
00:44:46,718 --> 00:44:50,154
I heard what you told
the heat about Cal.
622
00:44:50,221 --> 00:44:53,657
If he's your cousin, get to him
and tell him to get out of town fast.
623
00:44:53,725 --> 00:44:57,752
[Jessica Laughs]Now, at that moment,no one knew Cal was my cousin,
624
00:44:57,829 --> 00:45:02,129
which means it had to have been you,
Mr. Gaston,
625
00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:05,328
wearing the Cyrano costume.
626
00:45:06,671 --> 00:45:09,162
Johnny would have killed us both.
627
00:45:09,240 --> 00:45:13,074
Yes, Cal thought you meant Blaze knew
he was at the party in disguise.
628
00:45:13,144 --> 00:45:18,343
But when you said, "He knows," you were
talking to Mr. Gaston, weren't you, Kitty?
629
00:45:18,416 --> 00:45:21,283
[Sobbing]
630
00:45:21,352 --> 00:45:23,547
Cal said you gave him "one for the road."
631
00:45:23,621 --> 00:45:26,021
I suspect it was laced
with something to knock him out.
632
00:45:26,090 --> 00:45:29,184
And then you got him to bedin his garret across the alley,
633
00:45:29,260 --> 00:45:32,457
and what followed must have beensomething like this:
634
00:45:32,530 --> 00:45:35,966
You came back to the studythrough the window,
635
00:45:36,033 --> 00:45:38,729
and, probably with the letter opener,you stabbed him.
636
00:45:40,371 --> 00:45:42,771
[Sobbing Continues]
637
00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:46,276
Don't cry, baby. It had to be.
638
00:45:46,344 --> 00:45:49,472
Like you said,
he would've killed us both.
639
00:45:55,119 --> 00:45:59,215
You see, Cal, since you'd threatenedto kill Mr. Blaze,
640
00:45:59,290 --> 00:46:02,782
you were the obvious person
for him to pin the murder on.
641
00:46:02,860 --> 00:46:05,658
I get it. But what happened
to my I.O.U.'s?
642
00:46:05,730 --> 00:46:07,925
Gaston took them.
Kitty knew that.
643
00:46:07,999 --> 00:46:10,433
But apparently she didn't know
that he had killed Blaze.
644
00:46:10,501 --> 00:46:12,435
Oh, my goodness!
I've got a plane to catch.
645
00:46:12,503 --> 00:46:15,267
Ohhh, and I never got a chance
to show you my insect collection.
646
00:46:15,339 --> 00:46:17,273
Next time, I promise.
647
00:46:17,341 --> 00:46:20,435
Well, Cal, will you be moving
back into your house now?
648
00:46:20,511 --> 00:46:22,809
Actually, I've found myself a new tenant-
649
00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:25,144
lovely lady, wants to open a business there.
650
00:46:25,216 --> 00:46:28,379
Ah, supposed to be there right now
to show her around.
651
00:46:28,452 --> 00:46:30,579
Don't forget to write
to your Aunt Mildred.
652
00:46:30,655 --> 00:46:33,681
I certainly won't. Listen, you don't
have to tell her anything about this.
653
00:46:33,758 --> 00:46:36,090
Oh, no, of course not.
654
00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:38,219
Bye, you two.
Bye.
655
00:46:38,296 --> 00:46:41,788
Cal, what kind ofbusinessis that lady in?
656
00:46:41,866 --> 00:46:44,630
I don't know.
It's for out-of-town businessmen.
657
00:46:44,702 --> 00:46:47,967
Some sort of escort service,
I think. Bye.
658
00:46:50,508 --> 00:46:53,773
[Laughs]
I'll have a little talk with him.
659
00:46:53,823 --> 00:46:58,373
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