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You asleep, Johnny?

I never knew anyone sleep as well as you.

Come to think of it, I haven't had much time to, have 1?

You asleep, aren't you, Johnny?

Sure, you're all right.

Well, then.

Oh god, I got the most terrible headache.

Thinking you're not built for it.

Sleep!

Funny what you think you can't sleep.

Hell, bloody aspirin.

Don't I exist?

Oh, I'm sorry, Johnny.

I'm sorry I woke you up.

I'm glad you're awake.

You know, I don't except when you're there.

Even like now when you act fed up and bored with me.

Even now it's better for me.

Oh, do you want a cigarette?

Yeah, that's it is.

For you I've sort of gone out of life.

To be your mistress, I've become no one.

Job, no friends.

I'm just a shadow...

Waiting for you up your mind, Johnny.

Oh, stay with me.

Stay the night.

I don't want any money.

What do I want money for?

I you, Johnny.

Listen to me, I didn't have to say this.

I wanted you to choose me for me.

You're have to tell her.

Couple of months.

Oh, Johnny, Johnny.

It'll out, you'll see.

Everything will fine.

Stay tonight.

Good, you just

coming here in evenings going home again.

This ought to be your home.

The Johnny, make it now.

Stay with me.

It will work, you'll see if it...

Johnny!

Mr. restlin?

Yes?

Sergeant wilks.

Well, it's about time.

Lucky I wasn't being murdered.

You the call minutes ago, Mr. restlin.

We've been burgled.

From the inside.

Morning. Morning.

This is tenby, my letting manager.

Now, who found what, and what's been touched?

Well, that me.

Nothing there.

I opened it just to

I kept my gloves on, though.

I you'd fingerprints.

Must have left prints.

Might have.

What's missing?

Yes, my leases.

They stole all my leases.

I kept them in here.

They've taken the whole folder. Leases?

Is that all they took?

That's all.

You can bring in your paraphernalia

start fingerprints.

Suppose we get first.

So now, then, um, who discovered this?

Tenby found the window broken, called me,

I called the police.

What time was this?

Oh, 8:45.

Was the door open?

No, locked.

I let myself in Mr. restlin right away.

Who might leases, Mr. restlin?

How should I know?

You're the policeman.

You're supposed to tell me.

Well, I say this amateur job, myself.

The to these flats?

Round the corner.

But why amateur?

Professional thief going to in

just to steal leases.

Who did it, then?

Anybody owe you a lot of back rent?

Anybody try to break a lease?

Got a hope.

There's five owing rent.

Well, one family.

Hey, think trying to pull something?

I'm only guessing, sir.

Upstairs heard something.

I can't believe someone would do this

just to get out of some rent.

Of course not.

It's daft.

Doesn't know his job, that's his trouble.

Would fingerprints.

I must say it's a bit odd just taking the leases.

They were probably disturbed

anything else.

We'll really what doing.

Get me the police station.

Headquarters, yes.

Whoever's in charge.

Better Ernie.

Right, sarge.

Oh, if a gentleman full of pithy suggestions,

unit right?

Now, sarge, would I do that?

I don't know.

Just touch and me.

Hello, kg.

Message from kg 7.

Reporting shop break-in estate agent's.

King's road.

Kg 7 over.

Kg 7, message received.

Estate king's road.

N2 kg in standby.

Over.

Tell chief inspector this.

Hello, Katie.

Morning, Mr. fellows.

All behaving?

Quietly so far.

Ankle behaving?

There is nothing my ankle.

My father says there's an age when every man should

kicking a football around.

Well, you tell your father...

Me, sir.

Oh, sergeant.

Sir?

You seen a gold nugget?

No, sir.

Well, equivalent.

Third row, block c. -15 kickoff.

Should be quite a match, sir.

Yeah, we'll the hide off "em.

Mr. fellows.

Superintendent like to speak to you.

Well, in everything, Katie, I'll

put in a good word for you.

Supe's looking for you, Fred.

I know.

Probably

morning, sir.

Just coming on?

On, sir.

I'm not off till this afternoon.

We've a complaint I'd like you to look into.

What sort of a complaint?

Well, somebody break-in last night.

Complains the police aren't doing enough.

That's a change.

Usual complaint we're doing too much.

Mr. restlin.

Estate agent, king's road...

In charge?

I don't like walking in on another...

From what I can gather, sergeant wilks will

uncle's calming influence.

Oh, so it's Jim, is it?

Well look, sir, Jim's 3 first class lad.

Knows what he's doing, all right.

I'm sure he does.

But we just can't ignore this.

Yes, of course.

Sir, I've managed

of family problems.

This is our problem, Fred, I'm asking you to into

yes, sir.

It might have worse, you know.

I could have you to miss that football.

In which case, I might have had bring my retirement forward.

I don't know what more I could have done.

Around anything.

This is all that was stolen.

I suppose we could description of those leases,

but to whom?

Do you know any lease receivers?

Well, what's eating this restlin character?

Fingerprint wacky.

Well, all right anyway.

All long-term here.

No, short one, John Campbell.

Month, available 28th of April.

Three days.

You know, I can't accept this.

You put sugar in it?

No, I remembered.

Yes.

Well, if a man wants run out on a lease,

why doesn't he just run?

Except if there's no lease, he can't be accused of it.

Yes, but he can be nicked for breaking and entering.

I shall try and get more details on these short leases.

It's your case, my boy.

I've only been brought in as a mediator.

Restlin estate office.

It's on the report sheet.

I don't know which I

or a fat paunch.

You don't suppose seeing if somebody's

using the house for stolen goods or for a hideout?

This would way to draw attention to it.

Unless somebody's handwriting trouble.

A lease would have handwriting on it.

Now, if somebody didn't want a specimen

their handwriting

that'll be your friend.

Well, I'd say mediator, this

perfect moment to mediate.

Hello. Mr. restlin?

This is the cid, sir.

And if anything fishy's going on, I want to know about it...

Yes, sir.

Yes, of course, yes.

Well, there's his way down to you now.

In the meantime, anyone with a short-term

listed on your...

Only John Campbell.

Yes, we saw that.

Well, look, sir, we come and pick you up and go

and have a look at that house?

Well, I don't anything the matter,

sir, but if it's...

Fine.

We'll be there in five minutes.

Right.

You can take uncle for a drive.

Look, Fred, I wouldn't feel at all

hurt if you took this job completely...

Get your coat on,

it's your case and my rest day.

2 o'clock, you'll be doing

your own duty upstanding and promising

police force.

Right?

Right, sir.

I'll be getting to watch the kickoff.

Was something funny about

tenby took an applicant yesterday

to look over the place, it was all locked up.

Probably out

One home today either.

We'll have your key, Mr. restlin.

Mrs. Campbell?

Anyone at... anyone at home?

Mrs. Campbell?

Well, they don't seem to like fresh air.

Doesn't look as if they've left for good, does it?

Locked.

Mrs. Campbell?

Js doesn't stand for Campbell.

They're not in.

In the garage.

Mrs. Campbell!

You think's happened, hmm?

I don't know, Mr. restlin.

Probably nothing.

But while we're here, we might as well take a look round.

Well, why

I'm in my right showing people over.

Can't have done flip, can

I mean, not with those cases still there.

Well, it shouldn't you.

The in advance, didn't

that's right.

I got the rent.

Hey, about the gas, light, telephone?

Got the meters read.

If they've lumbered gas, light, and telephone...

Something's been

if somebody's mixed up chlorophyll with it.

Well, personally I don't this continental cooking.

Neither does Mrs. c by the look of it.

Not much food around.

Jar of coffee, a couple of tins.

Must lived much day by day.

I have been lumbered.

The meters haven't been checked since they came in.

You've got something this.

I'm I'm at reading meters.

And they've left the furnace out.

You feel it, ice cold.

Is the furnace, sir?

In the garage.

Oh.

Know what month's gas, light,

and telephone can me?

You've got pay for this.

We don't know coming yet.

You don't have the furnace if you're coming back.

Quite right, sir.

What have we got upstairs?

Bedroom, bath, stair.

I see.

I have thought quicker you got on your

reported this...

Well, there's really anything

yet, have we, sir?

Oh, that's the spare.

Why is this door locked?

I because somebody locked

all right, all right, wait a minute.

Drawers all empty in there.

Now tell me they haven't gone.

Nothing.

They've taken the lot.

Except the suitcases downstairs.

Mrs. Campbell a brunette?

I don't know, I never saw her.

I never saw him, for that matter.

You rented the place to him sight unseen?

Tenby rented it to him.

Tenby him.

I see.

What have they been burning?

It's all over the house.

What are you doing?

What's that?

I'd say it's hacksaw, wouldn't you?

Yeah, a hacksaw with a handle burnt off.

And a knife.

Well, a damn thing to try burn.

I thinking...

I know what you're thinking.

Mr. restlin, do you

tenby turned it over to the man for a month with everything.

Linen, silver, anthracite, everything.

All this stuff yours?

Yes, yes, of course.

This trunk?

I don't know about that.

But if it isn't, I'm going to keep it, and the suitcase,

everything in them.

This is where your chlorophyll was coming from.

Here, get me a screwdriver.

If we can open this thing. Right.

This all right?

I mean, I let you in.

I don't want to get into trouble for breaking and entering.

Doesn't the law say you have to have a warrant

for this sort of thing?

The law expects its officers to have imagination

discretion, Mr. restlin.

If they didn't, you'd be nabbed every time

committed a murdering instead of getting a caution.

What's all that?

Stand sir.

Wha... oh...

My god.

Better back it up to the garage.

What is it?

Severed corpse.

Nice people.

Ambulance, Jim.

We finished.

Check with the doc.

All right with me.

Move everything?

Sooner we pathologist on it, the better.

When it happened?

Anywhere from three might be longer.

She attempted dismember.

Any idea what she looked like?

Well, it's not under the circumstances.

Was any surgical skill involved?

None whatever.

It knows nothing about anatomy,

less than a butcher.

Me, sir.

And what's that?

Ashes furnace, sir.

Good.

They go straight to forensic labs.

Have they marked them?

Yes, sir.

All right, off you go.

Can you help us with the cause of death?

It's pretty hard to determine till we find the rest.

We're working on now.

Unless it's poison.

We'll know that the hospital.

Oh, now, just a minute...

Evening argus, inspector.

You ought to better than trample

over that ground like that.

It's the body of girl, isn't it?

Just your

was she pretty?

I wouldn't know.

Mrs. Campbell I'm told.

Yeah, what I'm told.

Now, come on.

A good fellow.

Do you know where we could reach Mr. Campbell?

If you find you can tell me.

Sarge, away anybody hasn't business here.

You mind? There's nothing

does that mean you think he did it?

We don't know who's done it.

I'd appreciate if you wouldn't smoke around here.

I don't my fellows bringing in of your butt ends.

It might us.

We can cope with this lot, but when the word gets round,

I don't know. All right.

Ask for some more men.

Taking an inventory?

Room by room as we go.

Anything in there?

Doesn't look like it.

All off the peg stuff you can buy practically anywhere.

Well, the laundry may help.

Oh, get these off to the labs, will you?

Brunette hair and grains of face powder.

They may be able to localize her.

Not that.

Looks like Brighton will have to play without their cheerleader.

I don't see what's so funny about that.

I paid over the odds for this.

Uncle Fred.

Upstanding of the police force,

wasn't that rather unethical?

Unethical you calling me uncle Fred

when I'm an inspector on duty.

I'm sorry, sir.

You're not half as sorry as I am.

You want the rest of this up?

It's as hard as a rock, and no sign of any recent digging.

No.

Did you get another patrol?

On its way now.

Well, when it arrives, your lunch.

Take anybody else you can spare.

Right, gov.

Afternoon, ma'am.

I'm detective inspector fellows, Brighton police.

Well, what's going on?

I mean, all those police and that ambulance?

Oh, a little trouble those what's their names.

Campbells?

I'm not surprised.

You've them, course, Mrs. uh...

Flora banks.

Only once.

That was enough.

When was that?

Couple of Sundays ago.

Mr. banks I neighborly call.

It was tea time and she was still in curlers.

That sort of woman.

How would you describe her?

Well, you've her.

Touching 30, being generous.

Brunette.

Wore lipstick even with curlers.

That sort of woman.

And the husband?

She calls him that.

I she didn't wedding ring.

But have you seen him?

Well, not really.

He never gets home till after dark, about 8 o'clock.

His car straight into the garage.

You get in that way.

Yes, I know.

Usually only hours, then he's off again.

So you've never really seen him during the day?

Only once.

Thursday Friday.

Morning or afternoon?

Afternoon.

I happened to be taking curtains down,

and I saw a car coming up the road,

like it was that police car there.

What sort of car was it?

A gray one, a saloon.

Would you know the make?

No, but it wasn't a Ford, 'cause that's what we've got.

It up in front of a grocery delivering there.

Did you recognize the Van?

No.

That was the only time I ever saw it delivering there.

Well, out Mr. Campbell, big as life,

a vacuum cleaner in his hand.

You describe him?

I couldn't say much about his face.

He was pretty far off.

Tall?

Sort of.

Slender.

What kind of clothes?

A Fawn overcoat and a brown hat.

Age?

A bit older than she was.

You don't know what man was delivering?

Provisions of some sort.

She at the door in dressing gown again.

Didn't to care, in front of the tradesman.

What about the tradesman.

Had you ever seen him before?

If not here, in or locally?

I really don't contact with deliverymen.

My husband takes me shopping.

Tell me about the Van.

Was it a big one, a small one?

Medium.

Didn't Mr. Campbell again?

Oh, yes, I did.

He was in about 20 minutes,

suddenly again in his shirtsleeves.

So you must have seen the color of his hair.

Dark, I'd say.

Well, back into his it into the garage.

He left there, oh, an hour and a half later.

'Cause the doors garage were closed that long.

Ooh!

Ambulance.

Now, the Thursday before good Friday was the 19th.

You quite sure about that date?

Absolutely.

I telling Mr. Stocked up for easter.

Mr. Campbell never came back for easter?

Oh, yes.

Usual that evening.

This time, till after we'd gone to bed.

Off again in morning, though.

And that's the last you saw of either of them?

Yes.

Mind you, they have been around a lot

I wasn't looking.

I don't spend my time prying, you know.

But I'm caretaker of these caravans

and I have to keep an eye open.

Yes, of course.

Well, your help, Mrs. banks.

Something terrible, hasn't he?

Well, say he hasn't behaving himself well, eh?

Hmm.

Now, move along, please.

Move along.

Don't park there.

If you drive straight along, you can take the first to the left.

Go to lunch?

Yes, sir, we're others away in shifts.

Call the super, will you?

Ask him to put out a special.

Which grocery store a delivery

April the 19th.

April 19.

Fingerprints going?

All we got so of smudges

that aren't any good.

He must have wiped the lot with a towel.

Door frames, doors, the lot.

I'm going restlin.

Give him my love.

You'd better get checking the hardware shops.

Find where hacksaw came from.

I was just sending it to the labs.

I see.

In doubt, labs, eh?

Well, is that

no.

Great thing this forensic science.

As it doesn't make this lazy.

Ah, are you eating alone?

Mind if I join you?

Yes, please.

Mr. restlin went home.

Feeling

was it really a murder?

Well, there was a body, but we don't know yet how she died.

No, I don't use them, thanks.

As from this week.

They tell me to suck one of these anytime I want to smoke.

Trouble is, when I've one, I want a cigarette.

Haven't been much myself.

Can I get you something?

I'm on a diet.

Mr. restlin was telling you handled this deal.

I wish I hadn't now, believe me.

I expect you want to go back to the office.

No, no, you finish your coffee.

Mr. restlin for what happened.

Gas, light, telephone especially.

He's feeling pretty bad about that.

I certainly couldn't anything wrong with the man.

Can you remember anything about his looks and manner?

Peculiarities might have had?

And times will tell me a lot too.

Are easy.

We've looking up.

Mr. restlin for the afternoon

another

peculiarities, I don't know.

He was pretty well dressed, better than I could afford.

Tan overcoat, plaid scarf.

Plaid, I think.

Wearing

no hat.

He had dark hair.

In his 30s, I'd say.

Than me, about 5' 11".

Hmm.

Shall we go? Yes.

Where did he come from?

I mean, what was his last address?

Unfortunately, we don't

I asked for it, of course, but he

he was in hotels all over the country.

I gathered he was a salesman and moved around a lot.

Well, we may help from his references.

All in his application form.

What car was he using?

He didn't have one.

Or if he did, he must have parked it somewhere.

I drove him out to the house in mine.

Anything there interest him

we never went in.

He seemed satisfied with the outside.

In fact, I got the feeling he only drove

he was expected to.

Mrs. Campbell?

Only that he'd extra key for his wife.

I got the impression they were fed up with hotels

wanted to try housekeeping for a change.

Don't close it.

Ah, I was just off.

All finished.

Here, do favorite, will you?

Next time, have a go at the big one.

This is Mr. Campbell's application form.

Itisn't very well filled out, I'm afraid.

It was all done in such a hurry.

That's the reference.

Gary hardware company in Manchester.

Wanted to sign right away.

He had the cash out as soon as we got back.

I can't see any character references.

He said anyone at Gary from the

would be glad to vouch for him.

Did you check that?

Mr. restlin bother, because we it up

it was a reputable firm.

So it looks like Mr. Restlin made a mistake.

This Campbell's writing?

No, I'm afraid it's mine.

I just asked him a few questions as a matter of form,

wrote answers down myself.

May I use your phone?

Of course.

You see, that particular house been empty since November.

And I knew Mr. restlin...

Information.

Wouldn't want to lose the let.

So I wasn't being too fussy.

No Campbell's handwriting?

Only his signature on the lease, and that's gone.

Probably why it's gone.

This is fellows.

Get off a telex to Manchester.

John Campbell.

Hair, slim, 511", age 30 to 40,

employed Gary company, your city.

We know where the trunk was sent from.

It's on the underneath.

Freight label.

Lewes.

That makes life a little easier.

Our station can't trunks in lewes.

Why, do you want to check these with the station master?

Why, are you retiring or something?

I'm still on operation hardware.

Chasing bloody hacksaw.

Two new bits of information.

Well, we can do with some.

Only things they agree on so far is dark hair and an overcoat.

Trunk train march 31.

That's lewes rail charge.

Is anyone on these yet?

No, they've only just been printed.

Why they're all sir.

Yes, only thing

that's all wet round here.

Now, now, come off it, gov.

What time have I had?

I'm out chasing that hacksaw.

So what are you doing here?

Well, a policeman sometimes, you know.

Well, go.

Don't start hopping about in here.

You like trains. What's that?

More no joy from Manchester.

Their John Campbell Saint-tropez the day our John

Campbell rented the house.

Fellows.

Yes?

Harris, sir.

I'm speaking from peck's grocery shop on drive.

This is the place that sent an order to Campbell

Thursday the 19th.

Deliveryman's still expected minute.

Good.

You hold him there.

I'll be right

we the deliveryman.

Back yet, sir.

Right.

Mr. peck?

Good afternoon.

I'm inspector fellows.

Oh, are you?

Well, let me tell you, I don't like this at all.

You'll get me a bad name with that stigma about out there.

You know, Mr. funny thing.

The people who look on police as a stigma,

usually the first ones to dial

999 slightest pretext.

I have never dialed 999.

Well, let's hope you never have to, eh?

Look, Andy's not back yet.

You're wasting your time.

Tell me, sir, Campbell order.

You make to them?

Just that one.

She up, and we delivered.

All this hullabaloo 13 and fourpence

ha'penny worth of groceries.

You people should be stopping some of these robberies

instead of wasting your...

Good afternoon.

Two packets of crisps.

Certainly, sir.

No, and that's

oh, I have that packet of raisins, Ted?

No.

You'll get them all shirt again.

Your own fault anyway.

Well, you can't 'em.

Empties to

15 raw Crescent.

Anything else?

You're wanted.

You Andy?

That's right.

Andy roach.

I'm a police officer.

Can't you do it in the office?

Do what?

Nothing to worry about.

Just a few questions.

Questions?

Remember delivering groceries

named Campbell, number bungalow road, just

before easter?

Campbell?

Hey, that's the Judy who what got herself done, isn't it?

You do remember.

Sure, I remember.

Oh, I telling Mr.

I gave the stuff to the creep who killed her.

He paid me.

He them with the hands he killed her with.

We don't killed her, Andy.

Oh.

Now, look, suppose you tell me

you bet.

It's the only time I ever went up there.

I ring the bell, there's this Judy, see.

And she doesn't have

so out comes this creep, and he says, ok, how much is it?

I said... oh, well, I don't know how much.

And he pays me and gives me a tip.

Last I see of him, he's carrying the box into the house.

Ever seen him before or since?

Never.

I've got like photographic like.

He was in his 30s somewhere.

Looked sort of he'd been around, you know.

Probably had.

Was a kind happy-go-lucky type.

Smiling.

Wore a hat and overcoat.

What color?

Ah, now you got me.

You see, though I've photographic memory,

like in black white, on account of I'm color blind.

His car, you remember that?

Ah, something I'm photographic

was it a light or a dark color?

Light.

You know, when my Judy hears about me and all this...

Make, Andy?

Huh?

The car.

An a3551960 saloon, and the nearside front wing was dented.

And it's been in and out of this town

for the best part of a month.

Must bought oil, must bought petrol.

L'want six men out covering all service

galleries starting from the town center and fanning out.

Somebody must have his car.

Yes?

Sergeant wilks calling from the station.

Right.

Remember the trunk the girl.

On the 12:02 lewes April the 2nd.

Only passenger off.

She had two suitcases left by a cab.

We're trying trace the driver now.

Looks like we have him.

I'll call you back later.

Sam Lawson, he drove the lady.

Hello, Sam.

I'll you now.

I can't help you.

I just drove her up to the camp and dropped her.

What about the window chat, Sam?

Girl in your cab, you don't even window chat?

Nah, nothing.

Never said a word.

She was married.

Looked for the ring first.

What are you trying to prove, I'm a sex maniac?

She said she was married.

A salesman in hardware or something.

I don't know, cares.

I care, Sam.

Girl's dead.

Yeah, I know.

I can read.

Is it all right if I carry on with my living now?

Ok, Sam.

I may need you later.

All right?

I think we're a little further, Mr. Jackson, thanks.

Anything else I can do?

You phone for me, lewes station.

Say I'm on my way if they could be looking up for me.

Right. Pleasure.

Good afternoon.

Sergeant wilks, police.

Called us.

What a terrible business.

Not very pleasant.

Here we are.

March 31.

Charlie.

She filled in the label herself.

Stuck it on the trunk.

Just you're standing.

I don't suppose you know who she was?

Mrs. Campbell.

Ah, yes, of course.

Helped them unload

them?

Right, sir.

Tall dark bloke.

They brought it in

what sort of truck?

Bloody dirty one.

Full of dust or something.

Any name in it?

Some name.

I was too busy trying to keep it off my uniform.

It was all right for him, he was in an overall.

Should

did the man call her by any name?

I tell you.

Think, man.

Think hard.

Did he use a first name at all?

June?

I'm asking you, Charlie.

'Cause it might have been Jean, or even Joan.

It wasn't anything like

how could it be, starting with j?

Well, this is my name.

If the slips, perhaps

you'll give me a call police headquarters.

Yes, sir.

Orwas it Jane?

Well, have you had any luck?

Well, only that the trunk from here, sir.

It seems to point at js being a local girl.

I've already told reported missing.

Quite possible hasn't been yet.

If the girl expected to stay away for three months,

she'd made the excuses to friends or family.

What are you going to do now?

I'd like to check all in your phone

you mean? Call them up?

Yes, sir.

If that doesn't something,

I'll take all alphabetically.

Good god, there'll be hundreds of them.

I shouldn't think so in a town this size.

I suppose you our phones.

Well, that idea, sir.

If you could spare men, it wouldn't...

Couple of men?

You drunk with power.

Couple of men?

That's 10% of my entire force.

How would you like to run a town this size on 19 men?

I quite understand, sir.

Uh, if you'll use the phone?

All right, make your calls.

But be brief.

I don't like my lines tied up.

Longer than necessary, sir.

No, this is the foreman.

Mr. Shaw doesn't live here.

Speaking, please?

Oh, I see.

The 31st of march?

Minute, you?

Maisy. What?

It's the police.

Which one?

Know if any female member of mr Shaw's family

left town on or around the 31st of march?

Somebody's having you on, mate.

No, it's straight up.

Hello?

Look, I think you'd better ask the boss himself.

No, he's not in the book.

Hold on.

It's Louis 7450.

You're welcome.

Well, we've been embarrassment of riches

this evening.

I mean, one on the phone one in person.

You are certainly buzzing tonight.

We've buzzing all day too.

And what can we do you for?

And no female relation of mine has left town,

I'm sorry to say.

We're interested in gray

with a dented front wing.

Might come in during the last month.

Ooh, you're picking a popular color, haven't you, chum?

Plenty of a55 grays.

I don't wing, though.

Nah.

The driver would have dark hair.

Man in his middle 30s.

He might have worn a brown hat and a Fawn overcoat.

Nah.

If doesn't man, he hasn't been here.

Oh, ha bleeding ha.

Might you repairs to any similar car?

Mechanics have gone.

I couldn't swear to it myself.

Still, it'd be in

kg over.

Hello, kg.

Receiving.

Kg 14 over.

Hello, kg 14.

Information regarding hardware two.

Only by gardner and son.

Church street, your area.

Inquiries there.

Kg over.

Yes, we got that.

Kg 14 proceeding to church street.

Over.

Uh, excuse me, sir.

I won't keep you a moment.

I'm a police officer.

All right.

Um, we're just the origin of a few items.

I understand, sir, this, um,

saw is a brand only you stock.

Is that right?

Right. Mm-hmm.

It could only purchased here?

If it was bought in Brighton, yes.

This knife?

Oh, you can buy those anywhere.

What, have they been in a fire or something?

It could

could have.

Rotary club.

We've got...

Yes, I understand sir, this is very important.

You recall having sold a knife

like this in the last four weeks?

We sell a whole lot of knives of one kind or another.

What about the saw?

How many of those have you sold this month of that kind?

Six, seven.

Popular make.

But then we sell a lot of other...

If we go through your sales slips,

possibly pinpoint dates, couldn't we?

I'm afraid we don't slips.

Everything is cash...

Oh, on, sir.

Now, you cash register turns out slips, doesn't it?

Our cash register is a cash drawer.

We the 5 of change.

In the evening, up what

subtract 5 our daily take.

In other words, you don't keep books.

Oh, we most certainly do.

They show total amount

we took in any given day.

Won't individual purchases.

I see.

Well, I'm kept you.

Goodnight, sir.

Goodnight, officer.

I wish I could have been more help.

You wait all day for a break, and when you get it,

not worth bloody beans.

Evening, Joe.

Evening, Mr. fellows.

I see we've had another murder.

You can say that again.

5-3 on our own ground.

That's not a murder, Joe, that's a massacre.

Sir.

Well, I thought you'd le touquet or something.

You me information, remember?

You ought to encyclopedia by now.

It feels like I've been through one.

I phoned 18 pages ses. And?

Nobody knows anything about the girl.

I can try later.

What about the truck?

I think we've got a lead.

Good boy.

All right, page, you can sign off.

Know I've sergeant wilks, will you?

Very good, sir.

Go on, in you get.

While you're making your report, you take me for a drive.

Drive?

Where to?

The murder house.

I want to give it a going over.

It's already been covered.

Not by me it hasn't.

You don't trust anybody, do you?

I trust you, Jim, but I'm just not

the executive type, that's all.

I want to see everything myself.

The matter, you got a date?

I'm thinking of becoming a monk.

Evening, sir.

Evening, Daniels.

Any trouble?

No, sir.

Of sightseers hour ago,

but I chased them off.

Never could understand morbid curiosity.

Don't burn your glove, will you?

I don't think your truck driver's Campbell.

Well, he fit Campbell's description.

But if he's got a truck and she's got

a trunk, why send it by train?

Brighton's less 20 minutes' drive.

Why didn't it right here?

He didn't want to be seen with her.

How would he explain to the girl?

Anyway, I'll get lewes working on all construction and cement

trucks, even if I am being a clod.

Well, I've got a feeling we're all being clods.

Must be a clue somewhere staring us right in the face,

and I'm damned if I can see it.

Wondering this.

Does it work?

I don't know.

Why?

Just why they'd need another vacuum cleaner.

Were there any others

no.

Should there be?

Well, the saw Campbell

arrive with another one.

Does Gary hardware sell vacuum cleaners?

Hey, that's a point.

Explain couldn't it?

I mean, there John Campbell at Gary's.

Couldn't be one, obviously,

but our boy would have known about it.

Especially if he'd there. Yes.

Well, we'll start rolling in the morning.

Right now, I want to take another look upstairs.

Why don't you try your no replies again?

If restlin this, he'd get an ulcer.

Say yy a d n

make a note on the pad.

He can send us a bill.

Hello?

Is that Louis 6990...

Are you 7893...

Your ability tell you this?

Do you think this is where he did it?

Well, where I'd there was no blood.

I'd say it had to be here.

Yes, it seems so.

I'm pretty ignorant, you see, which saves you saying

suppose you wait four before doing anything.

Would bleeding, blood congealed?

I pass.

Macfarlane's that answer.

Well, I'm hoping give us a lot of answers.

You get your numbers?

Nobody's her.

Like chasing a shadow.

I beginning to that she borrowed

luggage and her initials don't have j or s in them.

Must be her suitcases, Jim.

Who are you going to borrow luggage from for a month?

Here, smell those.

As a man of the

perfume.

I know it's perfume, I'm not that senile.

I mean what kind of perfume.

You don't give study perfume.

I don't know.

They're certainly both different.

They are.

Lots of women one perfume.

Yes, but how often do they use two bedrooms?

This pillow from the other room.

One or two bedrooms, the answer's

going to find Campbell.

If we get enough answers to enough questions,

we'll find John Campbell.

Kind I'd like are, one,

why did he steal that lease?

If he hadn't, the body would still be undiscovered.

Two, why did he halfway through disposing of the body?

Did he have cold feet?

Either that or a weak stomach.

Oh, I see.

You're dust again.

Well, I hate doing it,

get someone on it in the morning.

Dust from separate.

You better empty that vacuum cleaner too.

Ask the labs to

great thing, forensic science.

Look, I don't want to mess up my retirement by kicking

sergeant in the pants.

So you better come back to my place

I'll fry you some COD's roe instead.

Uh, Fred, I'd like to, but, uh, I do have a date.

Oh, yes I forgot.

You monks get around.

At least I had a date.

Well, if she doesn't learn how to wait,

the girl for a copper.

Don't restlin's lights.

Did you note your phone calls?

You don't really think that restlin's

going to ask us to pay for two local phone calls, do you?

Listen, if I anything about restlin,

he's just the sort of fellow...

You use this pad?

No.

Something's written on the sheet above this one.

You can still see the indentations.

Anything legible?

Your inventory turn up iodine in this house?

Iodine. Yes, in bathroom, I think.

Get it.

Yeah, it's about half full.

What's this trick?

Here, you hold that.

You better get a handkerchief.

It's going to get hot.

Over the flame.

This was before we had forensic labs.

Where did you learn this?

Detective novels.

It'll probably pints of milk, please.

It doesn't 3, southampton 5.

Jean sherman, greenwich. Voila.

Missing girl.

Nice of her to leave her name and address.

Sir.

A car coming down the road.

Well, we can't

yes, sir, but driving very slow,

and I think it's a gray saloon.

What?

I saw it as it came over the hill.

Can I help you, sir?

Jumping mackerel.

You scared daylights out of me.

Evening argus.

I've assigned to this case.

Well, that's a coincidence.

I've been assigned to it too.

We finished in there.

Your relief along any time now.

Sir.

I rather hoped I might go to look round the house?

A wonderful thing, Mr. hilders.

I don't know what we'd all do without it.

Well, can you give me anything?

I mean, I know something going on.

You've got patrol town like

stole the constables golf clubs.

If there's anything announce,

you'll get it in the morning at the 10 o'clock conference.

I see.

Well, thanks for

you know, the fact that your car's an mg

is the biggest break you've had in a long time.

Well, whatever I didn't

smoke? Thank you, sir.

Well, is there anything you can tell me?

As a matter of fact, sir, there is.

Car unattended engine running

is an offense under the road traffic act.

If I were you, sir, I'd either switch off or push off.

Yes.

Well, I can this isn't my night.

[Bell ringing 10

You tell the chief constable

his favorite writers are here.

Villainous bunch, if I may say so.

Feel free.

To tell isn't a single fingerprint

in the whole house?

Nothing usable, sir.

Anything new on

well, I've got men registration authorities.

They'll be compiling a list all a55s registered within a 40

mile radius of the house.

Yes?

Your conference, sir.

All right, in a minute.

We can't even give them the cause of death, can we?

Only that it wasn't poison.

Pathologist

may I see?

Cuse me.

By blow on head, strangulation,

brain hemorrhage.

Impossible to ascertain missing parts.

Which we haven't found.

Time of death, 30 hour period between Friday afternoon

Saturday evening.

This still be reduced.

In the third of pregnancy.

Gives a possible motive.

It could be.

Do her parents know yet?

No, sir.

I'm off to greenwich as soon as you finish with me.

Well, we've bloodhounds out there.

What don't we tell them?

Girl's identity, sir.

I wouldn't like ringing her

until I've spoken to them.

Well, can probably have that later.

I wouldn't like to read about the a55.

I don't want the murderer spraying that

running it into the river.

In other words, we nothing new to tell them at all.

Except that she was

yes.

I'm afraid they'll make a meal of that.

Come in now.

Yes, sir.

All yours, gentlemen.

Thank you.

Morning.

Morning.

Morning.

Morning, sir.

In, gentlemen.

Well, now. Let's you've got already.

Do you know who she is yet, sir?

I hope to be able to tell you that today.

Of Campbell is in from Manchester.

Well, I didn't think be that lucky.

Better it to tenby, Mrs. Banks, deliveryman.

Might as well make it official.

I suppose you're off to greenwich.

Yes.

The only thing I about this job.

Ringing strange doorbells bringing news.

Where's Jim?

To lewes to find that truck.

Hmm.

While I'm gone, you can call Manchester.

Names of all hardware representatives

covered this county past three months,

plus a list of all men who work or have worked there.

Gov.

See if they sell vacuum cleaners.

Are we off?

We're off.

And do me a favor, will you?

Get me to greenwich without frightening the life out of me.

Wait a minute.

We passed it.

Oh, good morning.

Is there a miss Jean sherman known here?

Yes.

You mind if I speak to her parents for a moment,

father perhaps?

Your mother?

She's dead six years.

What do you want?

Are you her sister?

You're police, aren't you?

Is it that obvious?

Happened?

I'm I can only that with Mr. sherman.

Well, if it's about me, I feel I have a right to know.

You?

Yes.

I'm Jean sherman.

Well, I'd better introduce myself.

I'm inspector fellows.

I see.

You'd better come in, then.

Thank you.

Now, would you tell me what this is all about?

Well, maybe you can tell me.

What do you know about a man calls himself John Campbell?

Nothing at all.

Why?

Know anybody by that name?

No, I don't.

Then by what name do you know the man who lives at number

road, saltdean?

I don't anybody in saltdean.

I don't even know where it is.

Well; It's 5 miles Brighton.

What's all this

got this you, miss sherman.

Your name and were found written down

on the phone pad in that house.

Well, I'm sure I don't know how it got there.

You've never known a man by the name of John Campbell...

Never.

Tall, hair, middle 30s...

No!

Have you recently, say within the last month,

man, doesn't matter what his name was,

description I gave you?

I keep house for my father.

I don't get much chance to meet men.

You haven't been out with any men for the past month?

I haven't been any men for the past year.

I see.

I ask what doing last weekend?

I spent easter with my sister and her husband.

And they live?

In Brighton.

Would you care to write down her name and address for me?

Why not.

You'll find I there, all right.

All and Sunday?

I went down morning, back Sunday night.

You were here all week?

I'm always here.

Thank you.

You know something, miss sherman?

I'd small any handwriting

willing to samples

written by the same person.

What two samples?

That other writing?

Your hame and address.

Paper we in mr Campbell's house.

Oh no.

Would you like to tell

miss, thing

withhold information likely to be

assistance to the police.

Sergeant.

Aw, now.

Come on.

Nothing to

this is sergeant unwin.

You just sit back there and relax.

Here.

I don't usually go letting men up.

I'm not the type who interest men anyway.

But he was different.

Really interested in me.

Now, why don't you tell us the whole thing

just as it happened.

He was so nice and...

Well, cozy.

He invited me to have lunch him and drive out somewhere.

You first meet him?

On the train.

You went to Brighton?

Yes.

I... I caught o'clock from Victoria,

and sat opposite a woman who got out at croydon.

It was the last stop before Brighton.

I thought I was have the carriage to myself.

But that's where John got on.

Mr. Campbell like?

I thought he looked very...

Well, good looking.

He eyes with a sort of twinkle.

Suddenly me if he could smoke.

It was the first time I realized it was a non-smoker.

Very flattering.

Said it was lucky he hadn't got in with some old trout instead

attractive girl like me.

Did he have any kind of accent?

No.

It was just a warm, friendly voice.

So you talking.

He was very easy to talk to.

Charming.

I never met a man as charming as he was.

What about his clothes.

Were good quality?

I suppose so.

Sports jacket slacks.

He looked nice.

Where you to lunch?

He didn't.

I told him I couldn't go.

My sister would lunch everything.

He said he just had to see me again.

Didn't want our friendship suddenly just like

got to Brighton.

Did 1, really.

Because... well, I don't boyfriends.

He was this charming, attractive man,

I wouldn't see him again.

But you did.

If he couldn't out Saturday,

we drink Sunday

evening before I return to London.

We to 6:30 telephone booth

at the end of platform seven.

I waited until 10 to 7:00, and I was

he'd forgotten about me.

Suddenly I him.

I was so glad, I...

Well, it meant something.

He took me to some cocktail bar.

It seemed very romantic, and I felt gay and sort of free.

Well, we talked like we'd known each other all our lives.

And then somehow...

I don't know how it he was suggesting

I go back to his place.

We have supper candlelight.

He was a very good cook.

He'd put morning train.

I suppose I should be insulted.

I don't know, something.

But I'm not.

I'm not even shocked.

In fact, in a way, I'm of flattered, John.

I mean, someone like you could invite

dozens of girls back to your place,

and they'd all go like a shot.

If you couldn't

so, I... I'm flattered you me, but I don't think so.

Now you're laughing at me.

If I'd affair before,

and I had to say I hadn't.

I felt very unattractive and could have cried.

Then he put his hand on mine, and he said he was glad.

Most women of my age had had too many affairs,

but now, he said, time was fleeting,

if I didn't grasp life while I had a chance,

I might regret it for as long as I live.

So he drove you to the house in a gray car.

I don't know.

I too... oh, nervous, I suppose.

While you were in

you saw all the rooms?

Most of them.

Not all of them?

Next to the bedroom was locked.

The room at the back?

No, the front.

The back room was his bedroom.

I see.

He say why it was locked?

He used it as an office.

It was full papers or something.

I imagine what you think of me.

I think you extremely foolish

you knew nothing about.

May we use your phone?

Of course.

Better this to the super.

Don't think I wasn't full of worries and doubts.

I knew if I said no, I'd never see him again.

If I said yes, there might be other times.

Who knows, he might even fall in love with me.

Have you heard from him since? No.

64141.

What did your suitcases?

What suitcases?

Well, I presume luggage to Brighton?

Yes, of course.

One suitcase.

I don't know what you mean what did I do with it.

I brought it home.

May I see it?

Yes.

It's the only one I've got.

I've it for years.

Inspector fellows calling greenwich.

Is the super there?

About a green trunk?

You mean do I have one?

I don't have any trunk.

No, sir, this is unwin.

Just a minute, please.

Cuse me.

Hello, sir.

Well, I'm afraid we're back where we started.

Girl's alive.

Yes, sir, I'm there now.

Tomorrow morning?

Well, they'll postpone it, then, won't

yes, sir, I that, but we don't

enough for an inquest.

Inquest?

Inquest on

I'm sorry, miss.

Don't even the cause of death.

Right.

I'm going to the yard on my way back.

I'll call you from there, sir.

Is he dead?

No, miss, thought you were.

What do you mean?

It wasn't papers keeping in that locked room.

It was the dead body of another woman.

No...

If you'd

would have killed you too.

It isn't true.

No...

Oh now, come on.

It's going to be all right.

There's nothing...

No!

Now, please.

Now, try and get hold of yourself, miss sherman.

It's all right.

Please.

Now, take it easy.

Nothing please.

Grab her arm.

Grab it.

In there.

W ater.

All right, miss sherman.

Now, take it easy.

Take it easy now.

Nothing to worry about.

Turn her over.

I don't believe you!

Now, take it easy.

Take it easy.

There, that's better.

That's much better.

Now, come on.

Let me wipe your face now.

I can't stand it.

I wish I were dead.

No, I shouldn't wish miss.

You've got to consider yourself lucky to be alive.

I did nothing to him.

Would have killed me, wouldn't he?

Why don't we go and sit in the other room

about going to help us, huh?

Help you?

That's right.

Find the number of the local police and write it down.

You see, your in catching Campbell

before he harms anyone else.

You don't know where he is?

Well, we little about him.

See, he gone we got there.

Was she his... who was she?

Well, we don't know.

We thought she you.

Now, will you us?

You see, the point is, if he telephones...

Wouldn't phone.

With the looking for him.

Might, miss sherman.

Judging from the little know of him,

very well might.

I couldn't talk to him, on the phone.

He'd something minute I answered.

You'll try.

And if he wants to see you, agree

to meet him wherever he says.

Oh, god.

But you won't have to go there by yourself.

Just let the police know and they'll be there too.

Now, look, that's

number, that's Scotland yard, Brighton mine.

Now, come on, cheer up.

You're be all right now?

I'll be all right.

I don't like you like this, you know.

What about the people next door...

I'd rather be alone.

I'm all right now.

Quite all right.

Well, thank you, miss sherman.

Don't hesitate to call me.

Afternoon, inspector.

I hear they've postponed the inquest.

Have they now?

Does that mean something new has come up?

I was hoping you'd tell me.

Well, I might if you me a chance,

got me blocked.

Well; I'm Mr. hilders.

We always try and cooperate with the press.

Well, little cooperation now?

Girl in the case?

We don't know.

I don't mean the victim, I the girl.

Other girl?

I've heard rumors.

Another girl in

he had two women.

Where'd you get that story?

Ah, know I can't reveal my sources, inspector.

Now, look, if you've been pumping my

I've doing my job.

Come on, Mr. fellows, what about the rest of it?

What's her name?

No any girl, and you'd

better not try and print one.

In that case, maybe you'll let me have

a look at the murder house?

Take along a cameraman, nice picture spread...

What's this, blackmail, Mr. hilders?

Just the one good turn...

I'm going to tell you something, my boy.

You along me, and I'll give

you everything I can news-wise.

If you print anything

just the once, I will personally

the only news you'll get on this case is what

you from other papers.

Mighty hard handouts you give.

Sorry, sir, it's me.

Oh, in.

Well, the chief's had your inquest put back

so I heard.

I gather quite a morning.

Well, it wasn't quiet here.

Complied your list of a55s.

You'll be pleased know that

only 20,800 greys in 1960.

12,000 of grampian gray,

8,800 were farina gray.

You know the difference?

I don't even what a grampian is.

Well, we showed this color chart to Mrs. banks.

She picked farina gray.

Now, there 1,250 grays registered

in this country alone.

Do you know how long it's going to take

all of these people?

Not long enough for Campbell to die of old age.

Gorman got your list of employees.

Now, of them, a Richard Lester, lives in lewes.

He also owns one of our cars.

In lewes?

Yes, but you can relax.

Been cleared.

Police questioned him.

So did gorman.

Married, four children.

Works in a shirt factory,

nights for the past two months.

Thursday afternoon?

Eh, he was supervising

got hair and no dents in his car.

Oh.

I know, that's we felt. Now,

you'd better take now.

And the chief wants to see you before the next press meeting.

Yes, well, I don't want Campbell knowing anything

sherman girl.

I think let them announce

our js comes from lewes.

We may get from the public.

Do we know she comes from lewes?

No, a fair assumption.

I'm that once we've

found out who the girl is, we'll have the man within 24 hours.

Release quote to the press?

Oh, I were up here, Fred.

Forensic

huh?

On what?

The ashes from the furnace.

Definitely bone and flesh.

Well, it's nice we're right something.

Ils gorman in?

He was in there.

Like to put that on my desk?

Sergeant, ask the croydon police for a check.

I ifa Campbell registered

in any of their hotels Friday night.

We've got him croydon, have we?

Well, he boarded a train Saturday morning.

Might have overnight.

Gorman.

Tell me about Richard Lester.

There you go.

Just looking through your...

Richard Lester.

How old is he?

Uh, 37, but he's not our man.

Fit anything like the description?

He's not our man.

Anything like description,

I'm asking you.

Well, be, I suppose.

But this man...

Yes, he has hair.

I know.

Anyone change his name change his hair.

I want him rechecked.

We've that, sir.

He was at the factory from 9 or 10

o'clock evening.

The foreman even showed me his time sheets.

But what was he doing the nights he wasn't there?

Staying home.

Who says so?

He does.

And you're going to take his word for it?

Was factory nights.

I want proof that right man,

and if you can't get it, I'll have

him brought in for questioning.

If necessary, I'll him ident parade.

Ils wilks back?

Yes, sir.

Well, on your way out, tell him I want him.

Don't sulk, ed, I double checked.

Nearest to a clue yet,

and it ought to be triple checked.

Course, sir.

Oh, by the way.

The hardware company doesn't sell vacuum cleaners.

I double checked that too.

Yes?

Now, I don't sympathy, Fred.

I need it too.

Well, happened to you?

Nothing, that lewes police

beginning sight of me.

No truck?

We questioned builder, construction firm, sand quarry,

and cement works in the town.

No one took any any station.

I still don't think was Campbell.

You your lunch?

In the sand quarry.

Yes, sir?

Can you organize a sandwich?

Ham, cheese, anything.

No butter.

You heard about greenwich.

Super held a requiem.

Well, there's to be defeated about it.

If we get enough nos, there comes a time

there's only yes

this Agatha christie would pulled something

brilliant out of the bag.

Yeah, well, I haven't Agatha christie,

we'll just have again the beginning.

Have a cigarette.

Thanks.

Ok, so we have a miss or Mrs. Js who sends a trunk from lewes.

If we accept the luggage hers, then miss.

Now, the initials the trunk were old ones.

Those on the suitcases are new and they're the same.

If she was married, they'd be different.

Miss js her trunk in saltdean,

by a freak coincidence

succeeded by another miss js.

Js is dead, long live js.

Coincidence, but not a freak.

Js are probably the commonest initials there are.

So common we can't even find anybody who knows her.

It simply telephone wasn't in the family name.

This girl gets around, so she must have access to a phone.

That makes it a boarding house.

Or she shares a flat with another

girl, the in girl's name.

Right.

Now, why should a single girl live in a town like lewes

her family?

She works there.

Yes, in an office factory.

Maybe a factory.

Hey, what's that factory up by the castle?

That all those girls.

Make stockings.

Nylex?

Nylex.

Now, what do you doesn't or didn't work there?

I'll go further, Campbell works too.

Will you buy that?

No, it's not based on a single fact.

You're out in space, Fred.

No, everything's out in space, even our ideas.

Why should up a house at all?

Live with her, but just in the evenings.

Now, don't go naive on me.

All right, he could where she's living already.

Look, Fred.

Hundreds setting up for hundreds

of girls all over the world...

But not for one month.

It's like the art collector who paid 500 pounds to an eskimo

beautiful hunk of ice carving,

only when it home, it was nothing bucket of water.

I mean, what's this girl buying?

Hello?

No, who?

Oh, it's Harris.

Yes, Harris.

I'm in lewes, sir.

I've found a that services

a gray a55 with a bent wing.

Think the might fit Campbell's description.

Yes.

His Clyde burchard.

Lives at number two street and is there right now.

Go to the lewes police and tell them I'm coming over.

Send somebody you to watch the house.

But don't tip the man off and don't touch

him unless he tries to leave.

Burchard's still in there.

It's the first floor.

Good.

Wilks and I will go in.

You stay put.

Tell them.

Right.

You're getting quite

there can't be two like this.

Now, take it easy.

I've been in this game too long to get excited.

Mr. Clyde burchard?

That's right.

We're police officers.

Just like to you a few questions.

About what?

Well, I'd rather inside, if you don't mind.

Well, what

have you read anything about a body that was

in saltdean yesterday?

No.

Bungalow road was the address.

It was a woman.

She was in a garage in a trunk.

Do you know the place?

No, certainly

what's this got to do with me?

Well, we don't yet, Mr. burchard.

That's why we you some questions.

Is that your a55 outside?

Yes.

What about it?

Well, the fellow who lived in the house

identical car, bent wing and everything.

What?

Did you rent the house by any chance?

No, anybody who I did is a liar.

Your occupation, Mr. burchard?

I sell vacuum cleaners.

Supposed illegal or something?

Do you mind the sergeant taking a look round while we talk?

Yes, I do mind.

You no right to come in here like this...

You brought in, Mr. burchard.

I could easily send back for a search warrant.

Mean putting up with us for another hour or so.

All right,

I nothing to hide.

Have you lived

18 months.

And how much rent do you pay?

Oh, I sleep here.

I don't waste my money on a place to sleep.

Well, I suppose in your work

can take off all the time he wants.

Well, you can, but you don't make much money doing

can you tell me what you did last weekend?

I was away.

Where?

In London.

How did you get that?

By train.

What train?

6 o'clock, I usually take.

Go to every weekend?

Why?

Well, what do you think I'm going to do, here?

You're not answering my question, Mr. burchard.

To have time, of course.

Did you meet anybody on the train, someone

who could back up your story?

No.

You didn't girl perhaps

and chatted up a little?

No.

What the hell are you doing?

It's quite a harem you got in here.

All right, so I with girls.

Ils that a crime...

You married, Mr. burchard?

No, I'm not married.

She's the only the right build.

Listen, I don't know anything any woman in saltdean.

You to tell of these girls?

No, why should I?

Burchard, realize that you're

in something of a jam here.

The house where we found the dead girl was rented by a man

John Campbell.

Mine's Clyde burchard.

John Campbell.

Wasn't his name, of course.

His name been anything,

including Clyde burchard.

I never any house.

Have you ever been to prison, Mr.

And we can find out.

Better you tell us yourself.

Once.

What for?

A girl told me she was 18.

You cover houses in Brighton area?

I go all over the country.

You in saltdean

I haven't covered saltdean.

May I see your record book?

What record book?

Well, of your calls.

You must have a record.

It's in my head.

I don't write that stuff down.

What are you doing in my desk?

Now look, man, more you stall,

deeper you're getting.

If you think I killed that woman, you're mad.

I've never been to saltdean.

How'd you sell two vacuum cleaners there?

All right, burchard, get your your shaving things

if you want.

I'm arresting you.

For what?

Suspicion of murder.

You're not obliged anything, but whatever you

will be taken down in writing and may be given in evidence.

With him in squad car and warn Harris.

Right.

I'll let superintendent know.

You can't hold me. I haven't done anything.

If you want to call your lawyer, I have no objection.

Where would I have a lawyer?

Well, we better find a good one for you quick.

Come on.

All right, I went to saltdean.

Those places are all alike.

Saltdean, rottingdean.

I didn't remember.

You got me mixed up.

B... but I was never in bungalow road.

I I never in bungalow road.

Watch it, two steps down here.

Right, off with that.

Look, you've got to listen to me...

Don't worry, we'll listen. Take him in and book him.

Hold him

very good, sir. This is wrong!

Wrong!

Round up Andy roach, deliveryman, and Mr. tenby.

Soon as you can.

All right.

I think our pigeon.

You're kidding.

We're going him on ident parade.

Do you want to go out and find them?

Hair, foot, medium build.

You mean how?

Well, why

if we're wrong, we don't want to keep the man in jail.

If we're right, the know, the better.

Ok.

Oh, by the way, your girl called.

Said she knew it was a stupid question, but.

I might even make it tonight.

This you've him?

You found the killer?

Mr. tenby?

Mr. restlin stopped him.

Tenby could bloody well liked after 5:30.

Until then, running a business.

All right.

Afternoon Thursday 19th of April,

handed groceries to a

one bungalow road, saltdean.

Now I want you to look at the members

identification parade.

If you see person, indicate him

by touching him.

Oh, I'll do that, all right.

Photographic memory, me.

If tenby arrives, inform sergeant right

and get him in.

Only one?

Other one will be about a half an hour.

It's exciting, isn't it?

This is the man.

This is him.

It's him!

The man! You're mad!

I've never seen him in my life.

Oh no?

You the up at that house.

The one with the a55.

Who is that man?

You know who I am...

Who is he?

I have a right to know!

Who is he?

You sure?

You absolutely sure?

Of course I'm sure.

You find him?

Would you be willing to swear to it in court?

Thank you, Mr. roach.

See that he gets transport.

Just put me in the I'll swear on a stack of bibles.

This way, Mr. roach.

I wouldn't ever forget that man.

I've photographic memory.

All right, simmer down, burchard.

There's a lawyer on his way.

Listen, who is that man?

I have a right to know.

I don't think you have, I'll tell you anyway.

Of the four witnesses identify the

John Campbell.

Claiming I'm Campbell?

Swearing if you want to know.

That's not true!

Who is he?

Where does he claim he saw me?

Is he getting the idea I'm Campbell?

You, burchard.

Last Thursday the 19th, to be exact,

number road.

Want another tenby arrives?

Yes. It's a nuisance, but...

No, wait.

Wait a minute!

I'll tell you, inspector. I want to talk.

I want to tell you everything.

And I lied about not keeping a record book.

It's in that bag with the rest of my stuff.

Complete list calls and addresses.

I want you to look at it.

It's just that you came at me so fast.

Once I said I didn't know her, I getting in deeper.

What it Thursday the 19th.

You tell me.

It says, Campbell, road, saltdean.

And a little star against it.

Am I right?

Don't you see?

I was trying to sell the woman a vacuum cleaner.

That's how deliveryman saw me there.

It was the first I stopped

she's at the taking in groceries.

Doesn't 'cause

in her dressing gown.

So I offer to pay.

Well, this is good business.

She invites me in while gets the money.

Later you minus a jacket

drive your into the garage.

Your technique?

Well, I didn't sale.

At least not a vacuum cleaner.

That's why there's against the name.

Means... well, lady was willing.

I count four more stars.

Telling willing?

I don't want think I at everybody

but a man gets so as he can tell when he meets

a woman if she'd be interested.

I Campbell interested said,

that was very kind.

How much do I owe you?

Let's see now.

13 and fourpence

is, of course, without service.

Oh, well I usually included.

In case, we'll the ha'penny.

I'll get my purse.

Hey, don't tell you're of those?

Yep, one of those, but not one of those.

You wouldn't be mistaken.

It must be hard work your job.

I suppose after a while you get used to having

doors shut in your face.

They don't shut interesting people.

May I?

Do you sell many of those?

I do all right.

Yes, well, I have a cleaner, it fine.

Too bad.

I hoping might do business.

13 and fourpence.

I'm to owe

well, I can't demand much in kind ha'penny, 1?

You're a fresh one, aren't you?

I'm a curious one.

What about?

Girl like you living by herself.

Who says I'm by myself?

Well, that's good.

No you getting pretty

in a place like this.

Yes, it is lonely.

During the day, damn lonely.

You want a drink?

Thanks, but I living to earn.

Since I can't sell you anything.

You haven't really tried, have you?

And you'll never know if you don't try, will you?

I mean, you've all this way.

You might as well give me the sales talk.

How long do I have?

A couple of hours.

What's the average time for a sale?

You don't mind taking off my

And you better put the

who cares about the car?

I care, and so will that nosy old cow in the caravan.

You've made your point.

And I'll have that drink.

I was until 5 o'clock, I took off again.

And that's the truth, I swear it.

You no her again?

No.

I her name in I in the neighborhood.

I don't often go back to places.

You learn dead?

You told me, inspector.

I swear that's the first time I heard.

Of those pictures in your photograph collection?

Hell no.

Just I've picked up over the years.

Mr. tenby, sir.

No, not yet!

Sorry, sarge, but Mr. fellows...

All right, mind.

It's done now.

Did you wish to see me?

That's quite

Mr. burchard, Mr. tenby.

How do you do, sir?

Uh, perhaps you'll wait outside for me?

Yes, of course.

All right, all right, men.

Bring him to my office.

Am I cleared?

Give him his stuff back.

Very good, sir.

You've never seen him before?

No, that's certainly not the man.

I there slight resemblance,

the mouth, but it's definitely

John Campbell I saw.

Well, thank you coming in, Mr. tenby.

We may have to trouble you again.

Certainly.

If it could be out of office hours.

Mr. restlin is...

Yes, yes, of course.

I got the proof.

Of what? Richard Lester.

I talked to his neighbors

he's night, including easter.

Do you want times? No.

Night Campbell supposed to be in croydon,

this man was at home...

All right, all right.

So he's clean.

Told you that earlier.

There's no point in losing our tempers.

You can't afford it with me, and I can't afford it for myself.

What time are you off duty?

Three hours ago.

All right, go home, ed.

Take your shoes off and have a bottle of beer for me.

All right, Evans.

Well, burchard, it like a good

telling the truth.

But I want a few more answers.

Sit down.

What sort of a person this Joan Campbell?

I didn't know her very long.

I'm aware of that.

But you did character to go with a body.

What was she like?

Easygoing, a neurotic?

Was just permissive?

You must noticed something.

She was... she was interested.

She didn't anything.

What did she talk about?

Trivialities, I don't know.

We didn't talk much.

Tell me about her teeth.

Special caps, fillings, or crowns?

If were, they didn't show.

She had good teeth.

She wear any rings or any other jewelry?

A wristwatch.

What kind?

Small, round, golden

how small?

Size of a shilling, sixpence?

Um, between the two.

Nothing else?

Nothing.

All right.

Thanks.

Copy of your statement will lewes police,

and they'll keep an eye on you.

From now on, I shall sell vacuum

cleaners nothing else.

Yes, sir.

Can I have my record book?

No, I'm holding to this for a while.

You listen to me, burchard.

You've had conviction for indecency.

You get another one, you'll be in real trouble.

So that's Mr. burchard?

Well, I'm not a prude, but a man like that

makes me want to take a bath.

All right, let's have it.

What else hasn't worked?

Nylex hosiery company.

No jses there for their staff in the last six months.

And that goes for six other factories,

12 beauty parlors, 15 chemists, 7 hairdressers.

All right.

So we'll start again.

Beginning to like perfect murder to me.

Thing murder, my lad.

Somewhere always a flaw.

A leading from the kill to the killer,

and no matter how well

he's going to leave more tracks doing it.

We haven't at yet.

Oh, which we're thinking

looking around.

Supposing the girl doesn't come from lewes?

That girl came from lewes.

If you trunk, you're going

it from the nearest station, aren't you?

Yet we can't find anyone who knows her.

Maybe we're right people.

There's a in that mess somewhere.

I don't know what or where, but there's got to be.

That reminds me.

I want a list from all pawnbrokers of any ladies

brought in after April the 19th.

Description.

It right away, and don't tell me

you're off duty three hours ago.

I never said a word.

Well, don't.

Now, where's wilks?

Information room.

Well, let's getting some.

Checking up on dentists.

Dentists?

Yes, mm-hmm.

Edgehill drive.

Yes, I got that.

That's, um, six in all.

Thank you for your help, sir.

So we're trying I identify teeth now, are we?

I suddenly brainstorm.

Over these numbers, Katie, me those two first,

will you?

Yeah, you didn't think teeth, did you?

As a matter of fact, I did.

I thought having any to identify.

No, but a dentist is the one place where a person

would be known if she went.

Anyway, I turned up five jses, and two of them are joans.

Joan Stevens

oh, let me have it, will you?

Hello.

Do you miss Stevens will be back?

Oh, I see.

She does still live there?

Uh-uh.

Thank you.

Right, next.

You know, one day I'm going proud of you.

Now, sir, don't anything that

in evidence you.

Your second call, sarge.

I speak Simpson, please?

Oh.

Leave forwarding address?

Yes.

Yes, I can send it care of her parents.

Fine.

Much obliged.

Simpson of February.

Parents might.

In windsor.

Shall I tidy it up first?

I'd just like to tidy this up

before I'm

well, it like another drive.

Parents what

happened to their daughter...

If it is their daughter.

She's run off with man, what done,

hasn't she?

Run off with some herself into trouble.

I'm afraid so.

I'm not surprised.

She's a no-good tramp.

That's what I told her.

What I told you. She's a good girl...

Whatever she's done, what

why do you say that, Mr. Simpson?

She doesn't live the brought her up.

Albert...

Always playing around with some man.

You don't know that.

What do you mean I don't know it?

I do know it.

What about that droop at the airport?

Think bought her things

because she's good at typing?

That's no way to talk about your daughter,

especially to strangers.

A good girl.

She always lived with us.

She was nice to have around.

Never an unkind word, never a...

I should say so.

Well, you did it Albert.

Always hitting at her because she wanted a good time.

Well, what's being young for except to have a good time?

Well, didn't sleeping it around.

Not the girl should behave.

I told her.

I warned her she'd pay the price.

What kind of trouble is she in?

We think she's been killed.

Huh?

That can't be.

We found a body which has tentatively

identified as Simpson living in lewes.

We've been you're her parents.

Any of a mistake?

Well, until you and your husband identify

well, no, I...

I'm afraid isn't much question.

You said... did you mean someone killed her?

We believe so.

You catch him?

No, ma'am.

We're t trying

I hoping you could help us.

Yes, we'll help.

Please excuse my husband.

You see, he... he really her very much.

Yes, I never doubted

perhaps you'd I came back later.

No, I don't mind talking about her.

I'd like to talk about her.

Where was she working before she went to lewes?

At the airport.

She there four years.

The man your husband mentioned?

Oh, Mr. Hammond?

Yes, yes, she worked for him.

My husband thinks

wasn't a nice girl Mr. Hammond,

but I don't think that's true.

You ever meet him, Mrs. Simpson?

Oh yes, he used to call for her.

Always seemed a gentleman.

I think my husband because Mr.

Nice things for Joan.

What other men friends?

Oh yes, she always

until Mr. Hammond.

Stopped calling.

I think she discouraged them.

I... 1 think maybe hoping to marry Mr. Hammond.

She didn't.

He suddenly left the company

was very upset, especially when my husband

kept saying how he told her so.

So she followed him to lewes?

I... I don't know where she went.

She home night she'd got

and was moving out.

She never wrote to you?

Well, you've been helpful, Mrs. Simpson.

Thank you.

I'll be getting along, sir.

There'll be in the morning.

It's just a formality of identification.

I understand.

I'll see myself out.

Why was John fired, Mr. Blake?

We'd getting complaints.

He couldn't keep his off some of the staff.

Being Simpson?

Complaints.

They seemed to get on fine.

How long was she

oh, months, I think.

His regular girl us to upgrade

the typing pool.

Would you still his file?

Certainly, but you won't find much in it.

Bring me the 1960 personnel file, please.

1960.

Thank you.

Happened to him after he left?

Not a clue.

I believe one of the freight boys met him about a year ago.

Was selling in the Midlands or something.

Do you know if he continued to see the girl?

Ss is se fd d

he was the type to be staking out new claims rather

than hanging on to old ones.

Come in.

1960 personnel.

Thank you.

Oh, excuse me, miss.

John anything to you?

Do you know him?

Know him?

I still got the scars.

Ooh, sorry, Mr. Blake.

I'm afraid I'm to question

a lot of your staff, sir.

Really think this terrible thing?

I'm willing

John Hammond is John Campbell, furthermore,

lives in this area.

Based on what facts?

Well, sir, if we Campbell is Hammond,

Jigsaw begins a picture.

We now see why Joan Simpson came to lewes.

She following him.

We're even getting a motive.

She to him.

Maybe he promised to marry her.

So she pesters him, even threatens to tell his wife.

Have we established a wife?

Well, if he isn't I married, why rent a house?

She go to his place.

I believe he took that house her quiet while

what to her.

So what's the next move?

Identi kit immediately.

I want to build up picture of this man,

and issue it to the press as soon as possible.

All right.

Will you arrange that?

Yes, of course.

And I'd like them to put Jean sherman

oh the 11 o'clock train.

If they can get Mr. Blake at the airport,

have him too.

I take it you're also bringing in the and tenby.

Yes, sir.

The four of them, should build up a pretty

good picture of our man.

There's even a chance we'll recognize him.

Yes, I have an idea.

A wild one, sir, if I'm wrong,

I'll be the laughing stock of the town.

Well, hope you won't be.

Meantime, is there anything give to the press?

Best we can say is that the wheels are grinding, sir.

Yes, the trouble that when the wheels

aren't making noise, people think

were 1z itti j o r hands an d

I know.

Thank you, sir.

Sergeant.

Go and get a car down to the caravan site.

I sure Mrs. bank without fail at 12:00,

goes for Mr. tenby.

Trouble restlin, refer him to me.

Ok.

Have the trunk label and initials.

Good.

We've already had six jses call and say

alive kicking.

How far can you drive in 25 minutes?

What? In average traffic.

Ooh.

I'd say about 8 or 9 miles.

Why?

I believe John Campbell

lives within 20 to 25 minutes of the murder house.

Well, the girl's don't know where he is,

airport put him in Midlands selling

I don't care if he sold boats at scapa flow.

Right this I"

lives somewhere in that circle.

Down, Fred.

You're up in stratosphere again.

Do you accept he was at that house around 8:00

every evening?

Yes, we have to.

Accept he can't go during the day

got a regular job.

Now, he gets through 5:30 to 6:00.

First he goes have dinner with his wife.

Nice understanding lets him out night.

He only rented the house for a month.

Now, he tells his he's trying

money.

Maybe time salesman.

Easter coming up, he's going to be working

in the evenings for a month.

It still doesn't put him in that circle.

It will if you shut up a minute.

Now, he dines his wife at, what, 7:00?

7°00.

Give them 45 minutes to eat.

Allows him 15 minutes to get to saltdean.

10 minutes side, John

Campbell Hammond has to live within 25

minutes of the murder house.

Dl's office.

Who?

Mr. bunnell.

Oh, yes.

In here.

Bring him through, please.

Who's Mr. bunnell?

Another suspect?

Well, I'm stratosphere now.

I'm practically in

that's the client tenby

the burglary.

Couldn't get in, remember?

Yes, I remember.

Mr. bunnell, sir.

Oh, in, Mr. bunnell.

Sit down.

This is sergeant wilks.

Oh, how do you do, sir?

And how do you do?

Do you I've in a detective's office before?

Exciting, isn't

Mr. bunnell, you out to look at the house

on Tuesday the 24th.

Absolutely sir.

I just finished olaying with the boys.

I'm master, of course.

You drove out to the house?

Yes, absolutely correct.

Mister, um... tenby, isn't

and I, yes.

We took my car, and then we couldn't get in.

House, of course.

We the bell times, but the

quite deserted.

Mister, um... you know, hasn't got the keys him.

But he suggested if we came back the next day,

there was sure to be someone there.

Of course, the very next day I found out that someone

perished there.

How many people knew you were going to look at the house

again?

Well, my wife, of course, possibly Mr. marks.

That's our maths master, you know.

How old is Mr. marks?

Oh, old marks?

Oh, he's well into his 60s.

Yes, a real Mr. chips.

You're quite else could have known?

Oh, absolutely sure, yes.

Well, I'm much you, Mr. bunnell.

Oh, is that all?

You've been a great help.

Have I?

I didn't think I'd good witness.

Oh, but you've been an excellent one.

Oh, 1? Well, I'm so glad.

Well, it's something to tell anyway, isn't

do you know, I thought I was going

grilling there?

Well, come on.

I work here too.

I've adding up my theories.

Someone didn't to identify

his writing lease, that I understand.

But why did he stop destroying body on Tuesday night?

I thought we agreed, it fear of discovery.

Fear, Jim, expectation.

Something happen on Wednesday.

Necessarily Mr. bunnell.

I can't sell anything, 1?

Only thing that will sell somebody points says,

John Campbell.

I want sergeant unwin to meet the midday train from

escort miss Jane sherman here.

Yes, he knows her.

Jean sherman?

More of my stratosphere stuff.

It probably won't pay off.

But by the law of averages, if you keep trying long enough

something's bound to happen.

You there, please?

Are just coming in.

Miss sherman, Mr. Blake.

How do you do?

Sergeant neilson, identity kit operator.

Between you all, we're going to try

build up composite likeness

man we're looking for.

Come and sit over here, will you?

John...

All right, Mr. tenby.

Come on.

It was an accident.

You can tell us about it later.

On, take him away.

It was an accident!

Well, you've got to listen to me!

It was an accident!

I can prove it!

It was an accident!

It happened in the kitchen.

I told her I wasn't seeing her again,

that even if she went to my wife I wasn't going on with it,

there was a scene.

She hysterical, grabbed a knife and came at me.

I tried to get out of the way and fell.

She was rushing at me so hard, she tripped over me

fell against the sink.

I thought just unconscious.

But when I couldn't revive her, I realized she was dead.

That's the truth.

You've got to believe me.

I'm I don't, Mr. tenby.

I think you killed Simpson because

threatening you.

She was pregnant...

It's not true!

Carefully planned murder.

No!

Even to the purchase of a knife and hacksaw.

Yes, we traced hardware shop.

All right.

I admit that.

It was after she died.

I bought them after.

When?

I bought them,

yes, right, Monday.

After I put Jean sherman on the train.

You bought them before she was killed.

I swear I didn't. The shop's near the station.

That's why I bought them there.

To use on the body.

I was in a blind panic.

What it like if I called the police.

Think I guilty no matter what I said.

Once.

What for?

I embezzled 50 pounds.

It was a long time ago.

Under what name?

Campbell, Hammond, or tenby?

Tenby, it's my real one.

Were you married then?

Yes, my wife knew everything.

I changed my name worked as a salesman

croydon cosmetic firm.

Were you thrown that job too?

No.

I got a better one at the airport.

That's where I met Joan.

Did planning to kill

I didn't kill

it was an accident!

Well, tell us

what you did, did.

I've already told you!

All right, well have it again.

Tell sergeant wilks.

Started making demands and marriage.

I... I thought it was safest to go on seeing her for a while.

So you drove her trunk to the station

to make sure she brought it.

I didn't drive anything.

Did, then?

Her roommate's fiance.

Runs a chicken something.

His name?

I don't know.

Was somebody.

We never met.

Dreamt up another name.

I told my wife I was back on cosmetics.

And when was the big blowup?

Friday night.

Joan wanted me to stay the weekend as if we were married.

I no, and getting hysterical.

So you knew you'd have to kill her.

Don't keep saying that!

She fell!

Sink!

And off you went to croydon.

I had to get away where I could think.

Where'd you do this thinking?

In a flat.

I don't know the address.

Who's flat?

I don't know her name!

And the next morning you picked up Jean sherman on the train.

It sounds terrible put that way.

How would you like me to put it?

I just wanted to be with a woman.

That way with me.

When I'm in trouble, I turn to a woman.

Why didn't you finish the job?

I was terrified restlin would take that schoolteacher back

with the key.

You bundled everything into trunk to stage a burglary.

I knew the first thing they would do is check the lease,

it was in my handwriting.

I didn't kill

she accidentally!

It was an accident.

Would you like a cup of coffee, Mr. tenby?

Tea, please.

Right, we'll have a cup of tea and then

we'll go over it again.

I can't keep telling

why not?

Unless you're forgetting something.

She rushed at me with a knife.

She tripped struck her head.

What sort of knife?

Carving knife.

The one you bought at gardner's.

I didn't buy that till

well, you have another think.

We'll go over it again later.

Well, we might as well it, he's got us barrel.

I don't care how often he denies it, he killed it.

I'll stake my life on that.

Doesn't have he didn't murder her.

We have to prove he did.

Don't have a chance.

We've chance.

Show me where.

How did she die?

It have accident as he says.

He bought the knife and hacksaw while he

planning to murder her.

That's our version, but we can't prove it.

Monday as he says.

We go to all this trouble to catch a man,

can't touch him just bloody

on, I'll buy you a drink.

You know I don't blame you, Fred.

You've done a hell of a job.

It's just the of the game.

Is that supposed to make me feel better?

Hey, I hear you've got him.

Leave us alone, good fellow.

Well, you or haven't you?

You owe me a break.

I sherman girl, did 1?

I'll get the give you a medal.

I think I'll put in for the show column.

I wouldn't have his job either.

We're a bit uptake, aren't we?

Monday public holiday.

Shops closed.

Of course, you know what you've just done, don't you?

What? Docked yourself out of a drink.