1 00:00:03,304 --> 00:00:05,304 ♪♪ Itheme] 2 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,038 The child was placed here some nineteen years ago. 3 00:01:03,169 --> 00:01:06,341 l don't see how she can be of any concern to the orphanage now. 4 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,207 Quite true, Mr. Renshaw. 5 00:01:08,208 --> 00:01:11,782 But as l told you on the telephone... regulations. 6 00:01:11,912 --> 00:01:14,751 Reuniting a child with a long lost parent... 7 00:01:14,883 --> 00:01:17,521 certainly the regulations can be relaxed a bit. 8 00:01:17,652 --> 00:01:22,862 There are other ways of tracing her, you know... state records, for instance. 9 00:01:22,992 --> 00:01:26,565 No, the family would like everything handled very discreetly. 10 00:01:26,696 --> 00:01:28,397 Discreetly, of course. 11 00:01:28,398 --> 00:01:30,902 There's a great deal of money involved. 12 00:01:31,034 --> 00:01:33,038 Ah yes, money. 13 00:01:33,169 --> 00:01:34,971 lt's usually that. 14 00:01:34,972 --> 00:01:39,614 l, uh, took it on myself, Mr. Link, to suggest to her mother 15 00:01:39,743 --> 00:01:44,854 that a contribution would certainly help the fine work you're doing here. 16 00:01:47,585 --> 00:01:51,559 We have accumulated a lot of files in all these years. 17 00:01:51,689 --> 00:01:54,361 And l believe you stated the child was abandoned. 18 00:01:54,492 --> 00:01:56,563 Therefore, no identity. 19 00:01:56,695 --> 00:01:58,899 Though, of course, there's usually some clue. 20 00:01:59,031 --> 00:02:01,069 Her first name was Maureen. 21 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,472 l happen to know the approximate date she was left here... 22 00:02:04,603 --> 00:02:07,075 the month, at any rate. That should narrow it down. 23 00:02:07,206 --> 00:02:09,711 Suppose we go along to the file room and see. 24 00:02:09,843 --> 00:02:11,843 Fine. 25 00:02:15,817 --> 00:02:17,921 That's quite an animal you have there. 26 00:02:18,052 --> 00:02:20,052 A lion, isn't it? 27 00:02:20,555 --> 00:02:22,214 Does it have a name? 28 00:02:22,256 --> 00:02:26,498 l know... it's a cat and it took your tongue. 29 00:02:38,408 --> 00:02:39,901 You about through, Mr. Renshaw? 30 00:02:39,943 --> 00:02:41,943 Just another minute. 31 00:02:50,488 --> 00:02:53,126 l'll have to lock this door while l go down to the gates for a moment. 32 00:02:53,257 --> 00:02:55,495 Some stranger's talking to one of the children. 33 00:03:47,150 --> 00:03:49,150 Maureen. 34 00:03:51,756 --> 00:03:54,093 All right, Pop, what do you want? 35 00:03:54,224 --> 00:03:56,896 Now, honey, that's no way to talk. 36 00:03:57,028 --> 00:03:59,066 Would you come and sit down? 37 00:03:59,198 --> 00:04:00,456 Someone's meeting me. 38 00:04:00,498 --> 00:04:02,258 You can spare a minute, can't you? 39 00:04:02,300 --> 00:04:04,838 lt's been two years since you've been home. 40 00:04:04,970 --> 00:04:06,263 Home? 41 00:04:06,305 --> 00:04:09,177 Well, no, l guess it wasn't very much, 42 00:04:09,308 --> 00:04:12,447 but l thought you might come out to see your old foster-pop once in a while 43 00:04:12,578 --> 00:04:14,578 for old times' sake. 44 00:04:16,783 --> 00:04:20,624 Look, there was a fella was over at the house asking about you yesterday. 45 00:04:20,754 --> 00:04:22,614 His name's Renshaw. 46 00:04:22,656 --> 00:04:23,949 What's he selling? 47 00:04:23,991 --> 00:04:25,117 Nothing. 48 00:04:25,159 --> 00:04:28,666 He said he was your uncle Burt. l showed him your picture. 49 00:04:28,796 --> 00:04:29,856 My uncle? 50 00:04:29,898 --> 00:04:32,068 Oh, he was a salesman! 51 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:33,993 Did you tell him where to find me? 52 00:04:34,035 --> 00:04:35,328 - No. - Well, don't! 53 00:04:35,370 --> 00:04:37,474 lt's possible he could be your uncle, isn't it? 54 00:04:37,606 --> 00:04:39,299 How would l know? 55 00:04:39,341 --> 00:04:41,334 And for that matter, how would he know? 56 00:04:41,376 --> 00:04:44,048 Look, what do you want me to tell this fella, huh? 57 00:04:44,180 --> 00:04:47,654 You just tell him that l left home five years ago 58 00:04:47,783 --> 00:04:49,783 and haven't returned since. 59 00:04:49,886 --> 00:04:52,290 lt's half true anyway. 60 00:04:52,421 --> 00:04:54,759 Oh, look, Pop, he's a phony. 61 00:04:54,891 --> 00:04:57,162 And even if he isn't, l don't need him. 62 00:04:57,294 --> 00:04:59,665 You don't need anybody, do you? 63 00:05:00,665 --> 00:05:02,902 Only the friends l choose. 64 00:05:05,637 --> 00:05:07,637 Do you need any money? 65 00:05:07,705 --> 00:05:10,678 l've never asked you for anything yet, have l? 66 00:05:10,809 --> 00:05:14,015 Well, this won't spoil your record. 67 00:05:16,081 --> 00:05:18,453 l'll try to get out and see you some time. 68 00:05:29,663 --> 00:05:32,168 Your flight was announced a half an hour ago. 69 00:05:32,300 --> 00:05:33,826 What did you do, take the train? 70 00:05:33,868 --> 00:05:37,108 The pilot got fresh over Fresno, and l had to walk home. 71 00:05:37,239 --> 00:05:38,564 Fresh over Fresno? 72 00:05:38,606 --> 00:05:40,532 Well, aren't you going to punch him or something? 73 00:05:40,574 --> 00:05:42,502 And have a shiner for tomorrow? 74 00:05:42,544 --> 00:05:44,544 Oh, no. l'm a lover, not a fighter. 75 00:05:44,613 --> 00:05:46,040 What's tomorrow? 76 00:05:46,082 --> 00:05:48,319 Well, l thought we'd drop in on my family 77 00:05:48,450 --> 00:05:50,655 and let them meet the girl l'm going to marry. 78 00:05:50,787 --> 00:05:52,580 Oh no, Rich. 79 00:05:52,622 --> 00:05:54,283 Have you told them l'm an orphan? 80 00:05:54,325 --> 00:05:56,084 Well, no. 81 00:05:56,126 --> 00:05:59,800 But l didn't tell them you were a registered foreign agent, either. 82 00:05:59,930 --> 00:06:02,067 Aw, they'll get used to it, darling. 83 00:06:02,199 --> 00:06:04,837 Besides, that's not really important to anybody. 84 00:06:04,968 --> 00:06:06,972 Except to an orphan. 85 00:06:07,105 --> 00:06:09,944 Come on in out of the storm, orphan. 86 00:06:13,411 --> 00:06:14,837 May l help you? 87 00:06:14,879 --> 00:06:18,821 Oh, yes. Is Mr. Renshaw in, please? 88 00:06:18,951 --> 00:06:20,277 lt's a personal matter. 89 00:06:20,319 --> 00:06:22,319 - Yes. Right in the omice. - Uh... 90 00:06:23,389 --> 00:06:25,793 - You can go right in. - Oh, thank you. 91 00:06:29,863 --> 00:06:31,189 Yeah? 92 00:06:31,231 --> 00:06:34,003 Oh. Come in, come in, Mr. Thomas. 93 00:06:34,135 --> 00:06:35,860 Ha ha. Nice to see you. 94 00:06:35,902 --> 00:06:38,173 l suppose you've talked to Maureen. 95 00:06:38,306 --> 00:06:41,311 Of course you have, or else you wouldn't be here, right? 96 00:06:41,442 --> 00:06:43,337 She doesn't want to see you, Mr. Renshaw. 97 00:06:43,379 --> 00:06:46,585 Well, that's hardly the point. But l do want to see her. 98 00:06:46,714 --> 00:06:48,752 She doesn't think you're her uncle. 99 00:06:48,884 --> 00:06:50,610 Oh? 100 00:06:50,652 --> 00:06:54,726 Well, l've got _20 here that says she's wrong. 101 00:06:54,857 --> 00:06:56,217 What do you think of that? 102 00:06:56,259 --> 00:06:59,733 When we got her from the orphanage, they didn't even know her last name. 103 00:06:59,863 --> 00:07:02,969 lt's Renshaw. She was my brother's child. 104 00:07:03,099 --> 00:07:06,272 That should prove that l'm her uncle, shouldn't it? 105 00:07:06,404 --> 00:07:08,976 Seems reasonable enough to me, but... 106 00:07:09,106 --> 00:07:11,811 Oh, wait a minute. l got a little something here for you. 107 00:07:11,942 --> 00:07:13,942 A little souvenir. 108 00:07:14,445 --> 00:07:16,445 Why, that's me! 109 00:07:16,547 --> 00:07:19,119 How in the world did you ever get that? 110 00:07:19,251 --> 00:07:21,456 Professional secret. 111 00:07:21,586 --> 00:07:23,422 Took it when you were in here yesterday. 112 00:07:23,423 --> 00:07:25,426 Go ahead. Put it in your pocket. 113 00:07:25,557 --> 00:07:27,594 Well. 114 00:07:27,727 --> 00:07:29,727 Thanks. 115 00:07:37,671 --> 00:07:39,331 Oh, how are you, Mr. Grove? 116 00:07:39,373 --> 00:07:41,107 - Will you come on in? - Sure. 117 00:07:41,108 --> 00:07:43,713 l'm just putting through a call to New York. 118 00:07:45,213 --> 00:07:46,706 To Maureen's mother. 119 00:07:46,748 --> 00:07:49,319 Well, it seems l dropped in at the right time. 120 00:07:49,452 --> 00:07:51,923 She'll be very happy to know you and l bumped into each other 121 00:07:52,053 --> 00:07:53,947 because l've found out where Maureen is. 122 00:07:53,989 --> 00:07:55,115 Really? 123 00:07:55,157 --> 00:07:56,250 Hello? 124 00:07:56,292 --> 00:07:59,966 Yes. l'm calling Mrs. Arturo Fernaldi. 125 00:08:00,095 --> 00:08:01,522 Yes, thank you. 126 00:08:01,564 --> 00:08:03,524 Her second husband was Italian. 127 00:08:03,566 --> 00:08:05,566 Died several years ago. 128 00:08:05,634 --> 00:08:08,206 She's still an Italian citizen, though. 129 00:08:08,338 --> 00:08:11,311 Spent most of the time traveling with a woman companion. 130 00:08:11,442 --> 00:08:14,414 Now the woman drowned in a boating accident of some sort, 131 00:08:14,544 --> 00:08:16,138 and Mrs. Fernaldi's all alone. 132 00:08:16,180 --> 00:08:17,606 l suppose l told you about that. 133 00:08:17,648 --> 00:08:19,074 No. No, you didn't. 134 00:08:19,116 --> 00:08:21,588 Hello. Mrs. Fernaldi? 135 00:08:21,719 --> 00:08:23,213 James Grove. 136 00:08:23,255 --> 00:08:27,831 Oh. How sweet of you to call, Mr. Grove. 137 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:29,152 Where are you? 138 00:08:29,194 --> 00:08:30,554 ln Los Angeles. 139 00:08:30,596 --> 00:08:33,635 l have some news for you about Maureen. 140 00:08:33,765 --> 00:08:36,070 Good news, Mr. Grove? 141 00:08:36,202 --> 00:08:38,202 Oh. Wait. 142 00:08:38,938 --> 00:08:41,243 Let me sit down before you tell me. 143 00:08:41,375 --> 00:08:44,114 lt's all right. l'm quite all right. 144 00:08:44,245 --> 00:08:46,138 You were saying, Mr. Grove? 145 00:08:46,180 --> 00:08:48,919 l've succeeded in locating your daughter. 146 00:08:49,049 --> 00:08:50,709 Oh! 147 00:08:50,751 --> 00:08:52,922 Oh, my dear, that's wonde_ul. 148 00:08:53,054 --> 00:08:56,293 Oh, l... l think l'm going to cry. 149 00:08:56,424 --> 00:08:59,364 They've found my little girl. 150 00:08:59,495 --> 00:09:02,267 Oh, l... l can't talk. 151 00:09:02,398 --> 00:09:03,924 Uh, just a moment. 152 00:09:03,966 --> 00:09:06,036 Get all the details for me, will you, George, 153 00:09:06,168 --> 00:09:11,279 and tell that wonde_ul young man that l'll be the first plane to Los Angeles. 154 00:09:11,408 --> 00:09:14,647 This is a friend of Mrs. Fernaldi. We met on a plane. 155 00:09:14,778 --> 00:09:16,438 She's rather excited. 156 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,585 l think she took it very well. 157 00:09:18,715 --> 00:09:20,919 Yes, l'll take care of everything at this end. 158 00:09:21,052 --> 00:09:23,052 Good night, sir. 159 00:09:23,321 --> 00:09:25,248 You might have let me talk to her. 160 00:09:25,290 --> 00:09:27,962 - Why? - Why? Because she's my sister-in-law. 161 00:09:28,092 --> 00:09:30,864 That's why. She probably doesn't even know l'm still alive! 162 00:09:30,995 --> 00:09:35,504 l didn't realize you had such strong family feelings, Mr. Renshaw... 163 00:09:35,634 --> 00:09:37,127 after all these years, too. 164 00:09:37,169 --> 00:09:38,396 Excuse me. 165 00:09:38,438 --> 00:09:40,608 Just a minute, Mr. Grove. 166 00:09:40,739 --> 00:09:43,111 There's something else you'd better realize, too. 167 00:09:43,243 --> 00:09:46,115 l'm the only one who happens to know where to find Maureen. 168 00:09:46,246 --> 00:09:48,618 You tell Angela to get in touch with me. 169 00:09:48,748 --> 00:09:52,088 l don't think your help will be needed in the future, Mr. Renshaw. 170 00:09:55,957 --> 00:09:57,957 Maureen? 171 00:09:59,595 --> 00:10:01,699 Maureen, this is your Uncle Burt. 172 00:10:03,031 --> 00:10:05,335 l didn't even know l have an uncle. 173 00:10:05,467 --> 00:10:07,428 You may not see him again for another twenty years. 174 00:10:07,470 --> 00:10:08,895 Goodbye, Mr. Renshaw. 175 00:10:08,937 --> 00:10:10,398 Now just a minute, Mr. Grove. 176 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:14,147 l said goodbye, Mr. Renshaw! 177 00:10:14,277 --> 00:10:16,915 lt's a swindle, Mr. Mason. It's an out-and-out swindle. 178 00:10:17,046 --> 00:10:18,307 That's all it is. 179 00:10:18,349 --> 00:10:21,254 Grove is trying to pass om that girl as Angela's daughter. 180 00:10:21,385 --> 00:10:22,844 l don't know where he dug her up, 181 00:10:22,886 --> 00:10:25,591 but l do know he hasn't got any real evidence to go on. 182 00:10:25,723 --> 00:10:28,361 Just pieces of incomplete records, maybe. 183 00:10:28,493 --> 00:10:29,751 But he's not going to get away with it. 184 00:10:29,793 --> 00:10:34,102 l imagine Mr. Grove will make the same charge against you. 185 00:10:34,232 --> 00:10:36,537 So let's see what there is in the way of evidence. 186 00:10:36,668 --> 00:10:40,409 Well, to begin with, Maureen was left at the Bolton Hall Orphanage 187 00:10:40,539 --> 00:10:42,299 when she was a year and a half old. 188 00:10:42,341 --> 00:10:45,881 Two years later, she was placed in a foster home in Orangedale. 189 00:10:46,012 --> 00:10:48,082 The foster family's name is Thomas. 190 00:10:48,215 --> 00:10:49,474 As l understand it, 191 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:54,025 she was abandoned with no identity other than a first name. 192 00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:56,147 Well, yeah, that's true but... 193 00:10:56,189 --> 00:10:57,816 Were you familiar with the circumstances? 194 00:10:57,858 --> 00:10:59,218 Well, certainly. 195 00:10:59,260 --> 00:11:01,530 My brother divorced Angela and got custody of the child. 196 00:11:01,663 --> 00:11:04,035 He was awarded custody? 197 00:11:04,165 --> 00:11:05,325 Why not the mother? 198 00:11:05,367 --> 00:11:07,059 Because she was an alcoholic. 199 00:11:07,101 --> 00:11:09,062 lsn't that nice! 200 00:11:09,104 --> 00:11:11,575 l'm only telling you the way it was. 201 00:11:11,707 --> 00:11:15,381 Then Ed went into the Navy, so he left her on the orphanage steps... 202 00:11:15,512 --> 00:11:17,849 l must've been a beautiful baby, hmm? 203 00:11:17,980 --> 00:11:20,585 Look, Ed didn't consult with me about it. 204 00:11:20,716 --> 00:11:24,825 l was a bachelor, and if l'd known, l'd have done something about it myself! 205 00:11:24,954 --> 00:11:27,225 Anyway, after Ed's sub sunk, 206 00:11:27,358 --> 00:11:30,998 l did send money every year or so to the orphanage, to get you a few e_ras. 207 00:11:31,128 --> 00:11:33,198 Did you do this anonymously? 208 00:11:33,330 --> 00:11:36,035 Well, yeah. l thought it best at the time. 209 00:11:36,167 --> 00:11:41,444 Then there is still no positive proof that this particular Maureen is your niece. 210 00:11:41,573 --> 00:11:43,778 How do you feel about it, Miss Thomas? 211 00:11:43,909 --> 00:11:45,702 Oh, very wanted. 212 00:11:45,744 --> 00:11:50,420 Look, l have a date in forty minutes with my future in-laws, 213 00:11:50,550 --> 00:11:51,876 if they want me. 214 00:11:51,918 --> 00:11:55,224 Wait a minute. You can't just walk out on Angela like this. 215 00:11:55,355 --> 00:11:57,355 Why not? She did it to me. 216 00:11:57,424 --> 00:12:00,663 But that was twenty years ago. She's straightened herself out now. 217 00:12:00,794 --> 00:12:02,354 How do you know that, Mr. Renshaw? 218 00:12:02,396 --> 00:12:05,636 Well, Grove told me she married this Italian... a big industrialist. 219 00:12:05,766 --> 00:12:07,759 He left her plenty, l guess. 220 00:12:07,801 --> 00:12:11,776 A villa in Rome, a place on the Riviera, Paris every spring. 221 00:12:11,906 --> 00:12:14,076 Oh, she's got plenty of money, all right. 222 00:12:16,145 --> 00:12:19,551 l mean, why would Grove pull in this phony on us? 223 00:12:19,682 --> 00:12:21,341 Now here's my plan... 224 00:12:21,383 --> 00:12:24,723 l'm not interested in any of your plans, Mr. Renshaw. 225 00:12:24,854 --> 00:12:27,994 l think it would be wiser to let Mr. Mason handle this for me. 226 00:12:28,125 --> 00:12:30,329 So that's the way it is, huh? 227 00:12:30,460 --> 00:12:33,265 Okay, try it and good luck. 228 00:12:33,397 --> 00:12:36,803 But l happen to know something nobody else does. 229 00:12:36,933 --> 00:12:39,071 And make no mistake. 230 00:12:39,203 --> 00:12:43,345 You'll all be coming back to Uncle Burt before this whole thing is over. 231 00:12:44,876 --> 00:12:46,369 [door opens, closes] 232 00:12:46,411 --> 00:12:49,283 Don't look at me that way, Mr. Mason. 233 00:12:49,414 --> 00:12:52,854 Maybe l could use somebody important in my background. 234 00:12:53,852 --> 00:12:57,192 Well, now what's the first move? 235 00:13:02,797 --> 00:13:06,104 Say, you by any chance Maureen's young man she's been talking about? 236 00:13:06,233 --> 00:13:07,226 l must be. 237 00:13:07,268 --> 00:13:09,740 l'm her uncle Burt... Burt Renshaw. 238 00:13:09,870 --> 00:13:12,307 Oh? l didn't know Maureen had an uncle. 239 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,245 Well, in that case, l think we'd better get acquainted. 240 00:13:15,377 --> 00:13:17,581 Suppose l give you a call one of these days. 241 00:13:17,712 --> 00:13:18,938 Fine, do that. 242 00:13:18,980 --> 00:13:21,250 Here. You can reach me at this number. 243 00:13:22,552 --> 00:13:24,722 - Richard Campion, eh? - Right. 244 00:13:25,788 --> 00:13:28,527 Yeah, l'll... l'll be calling you. 245 00:13:28,658 --> 00:13:30,658 Good. 246 00:13:34,198 --> 00:13:39,107 ...so there l was on a roller coaster 20,OOO feet over the continental divide 247 00:13:39,236 --> 00:13:43,378 with my seatbelt fastened and nothing but one of those ridiculous paper sacks. 248 00:13:43,508 --> 00:13:45,501 Oh... you were queasy, Richard? 249 00:13:45,543 --> 00:13:48,382 Yes, Mother. l was queasy, all right. 250 00:13:48,513 --> 00:13:50,139 The stewardess can vouch for that. 251 00:13:50,181 --> 00:13:53,655 Yes. He was as green as a Martian. 252 00:13:53,786 --> 00:13:59,097 Uh, do you suppose that Martians are really green? 253 00:13:59,225 --> 00:14:02,498 Well, if they are, l know exactly how they feel. 254 00:14:02,629 --> 00:14:07,605 Yes, well, l must say that, well, planes have always frightened me. 255 00:14:07,735 --> 00:14:09,695 Yes. 256 00:14:09,737 --> 00:14:13,244 l should think your parents would worry about you constantly. 257 00:14:13,374 --> 00:14:15,644 Oh, l do the worrying about her now. 258 00:14:15,776 --> 00:14:17,303 All those handsome pilots... 259 00:14:17,345 --> 00:14:19,382 My father is dead. 260 00:14:19,514 --> 00:14:21,514 l'm so sorry. 261 00:14:21,583 --> 00:14:24,155 He was a submarine commander. 262 00:14:24,286 --> 00:14:25,879 He was sunk by an enemy. 263 00:14:25,921 --> 00:14:27,849 [Mr. Campion] Fine tradition, the Navy. 264 00:14:27,891 --> 00:14:30,863 My mother's lived in Europe ever since. 265 00:14:30,993 --> 00:14:33,898 Why don't we all have another drink, huh? 266 00:14:35,131 --> 00:14:37,870 Her name is Mrs. Arturo Fernaldi. 267 00:14:38,001 --> 00:14:40,973 [phone rings] 268 00:14:43,674 --> 00:14:46,479 [ring] 269 00:14:47,478 --> 00:14:49,478 Hello. 270 00:14:49,547 --> 00:14:52,152 Oh, yes. Just a minute, please. 271 00:14:53,151 --> 00:14:56,023 Maureen, it's for you. 272 00:15:00,426 --> 00:15:03,498 lt's not the Prince of Monaco, but take it anyway. 273 00:15:03,629 --> 00:15:06,601 Don't be surprised if it's all true. 274 00:15:06,733 --> 00:15:07,826 Hello. 275 00:15:07,868 --> 00:15:09,868 Hello, Maureen. 276 00:15:09,969 --> 00:15:12,073 This is your uncle Burt. 277 00:15:12,205 --> 00:15:13,932 Surprised to hear from me so soon? 278 00:15:13,974 --> 00:15:15,974 How did you know l was here? 279 00:15:16,043 --> 00:15:18,882 Oh, l get around, Miss Thomas. 280 00:15:19,881 --> 00:15:23,588 Angela arrived today. l've been over to see her. 281 00:15:23,718 --> 00:15:26,190 Did you have a nice family reunion? 282 00:15:26,321 --> 00:15:29,761 Well, l wouldn't want to say how nice it was, 283 00:15:29,892 --> 00:15:31,929 but l sure learned a lot. 284 00:15:32,061 --> 00:15:34,532 Oh yes, it was very enlightening. 285 00:15:34,663 --> 00:15:37,368 Am l her daughter? 286 00:15:37,499 --> 00:15:42,109 Well, now, suppose you come over here and l'll tell you, huh? 287 00:15:42,238 --> 00:15:44,232 l think we can do business. 288 00:15:44,274 --> 00:15:46,879 All right? Here's the address. 289 00:15:49,313 --> 00:15:51,417 Well, of course l'll come alone. 290 00:15:51,549 --> 00:15:54,054 But it'll take me at least an hour. 291 00:16:00,892 --> 00:16:02,892 Mr. Renshaw? 292 00:16:28,122 --> 00:16:30,122 [dialing] 293 00:16:41,337 --> 00:16:46,915 l've never met anyone named Pop Thomas, nor have l met a Richard Campion. 294 00:16:47,044 --> 00:16:49,849 ''Maureen'' could be anybody. 295 00:16:49,980 --> 00:16:53,454 The ''Mason'' probably is me, but what made you think so? 296 00:16:53,583 --> 00:16:57,425 His clerk, a Margaret MacDonald, said he had an appointment with you yesterday. 297 00:16:57,555 --> 00:17:00,894 Yes. He consulted me on a legal matter, but l haven't seen him since then. 298 00:17:01,026 --> 00:17:04,565 You're not likely to now, Counselor. He was murdered last night. 299 00:17:04,696 --> 00:17:07,868 - Where? - In his camera shop in Hollywood. 300 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,805 That list was found on his desk beside the phone. 301 00:17:10,936 --> 00:17:15,045 Looks like he made three calls, but never got around to the last one. 302 00:17:15,174 --> 00:17:19,550 So far as l know, Lieutenant, he had no reason to phone me. 303 00:17:19,679 --> 00:17:22,317 Hmm. And you can't help us on those other three names? 304 00:17:22,449 --> 00:17:24,720 l'm afraid not. 305 00:17:26,420 --> 00:17:28,924 l'll take care of this later, Della. Thank you. 306 00:17:30,926 --> 00:17:34,432 Doesn't the clerk at the camera shop know who these people are? 307 00:17:34,563 --> 00:17:35,722 Maybe. 308 00:17:35,764 --> 00:17:38,469 But so far, she's just been hysterical. 309 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:43,276 Which probably means Miss MacDonald was very close to Renshaw. 310 00:17:43,405 --> 00:17:45,066 Yes. 311 00:17:45,108 --> 00:17:47,480 Maybe she can tell us a great deal. 312 00:17:47,610 --> 00:17:49,570 lf she ever stops being hysterical. 313 00:17:49,612 --> 00:17:51,649 Oh, we'll calm her down, all right. 314 00:17:55,853 --> 00:17:57,579 Della, get hold of Paul. 315 00:17:57,621 --> 00:18:00,995 Have him make a fast check at the Bolton Hall Orphanage... 316 00:18:01,126 --> 00:18:04,833 a baby left on the doorstep nineteen years ago. 317 00:18:04,963 --> 00:18:08,637 She was a year and a half at the time and had only a first name... Maureen. 318 00:18:08,766 --> 00:18:10,359 Do you think it's really Miss Thomas? 319 00:18:10,401 --> 00:18:14,175 l think it would be a lucky accident if it were. 320 00:18:14,305 --> 00:18:20,618 However, it looks as if Renshaw simply Iocated a Maureen, any Maureen, 321 00:18:20,746 --> 00:18:23,118 in the hopes of foisting her om on Angela. 322 00:18:27,187 --> 00:18:28,813 Oh, Miss Thomas... 323 00:18:28,855 --> 00:18:31,728 Mr. Mason. What are you doing out here? 324 00:18:31,859 --> 00:18:32,952 Waiting for you. 325 00:18:32,994 --> 00:18:36,267 Well, it must be very important. 326 00:18:36,397 --> 00:18:38,467 Am l really Angela's daughter? 327 00:18:38,599 --> 00:18:41,304 At the moment, there's no proof either way. 328 00:18:41,435 --> 00:18:45,176 l've made an appointment for you to meet her tonight, that is if you want to. 329 00:18:45,307 --> 00:18:48,246 lf she's really my mother, why shouldn't l want to? 330 00:18:48,377 --> 00:18:50,481 Was Burt Renshaw your uncle? 331 00:18:50,612 --> 00:18:52,683 l have no idea. 332 00:18:52,815 --> 00:18:54,985 Why do you say ''was''? 333 00:18:55,118 --> 00:18:57,118 He was murdered last night. 334 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,523 Murdered? 335 00:18:59,656 --> 00:19:00,749 Why? 336 00:19:00,791 --> 00:19:04,164 Well, in my omice, didn't he say in emect 337 00:19:04,294 --> 00:19:08,002 that he was the only one who could identify Angela's daughter? 338 00:19:08,133 --> 00:19:10,136 You mean now we'll never know. 339 00:19:10,267 --> 00:19:13,440 l'd say your chance at the money is just as good as Maureen Franklin's. 340 00:19:13,572 --> 00:19:16,144 Don't talk to me about money, Mr. Mason! 341 00:19:16,274 --> 00:19:19,046 l've been making my own living since l was si_een years old, 342 00:19:19,178 --> 00:19:21,650 with no help from any mother or anyone else! 343 00:19:21,781 --> 00:19:24,085 l just think l need someone right now. 344 00:19:24,217 --> 00:19:25,543 Why now? 345 00:19:25,585 --> 00:19:28,357 Because l went over to meet Rich's parents last night. 346 00:19:28,487 --> 00:19:30,115 Do you want to know something funny? 347 00:19:30,157 --> 00:19:33,597 l suddenly realized l'm just a status seeker after all! 348 00:19:35,529 --> 00:19:37,529 l really want a mother. 349 00:19:39,100 --> 00:19:41,100 l hope you get one. 350 00:19:43,337 --> 00:19:45,337 You know, Mr. Mason, l'm rather glad 351 00:19:45,406 --> 00:19:47,643 California has jurisdiction in this parentage matter. 352 00:19:47,775 --> 00:19:49,268 Why, Mr. Grove? 353 00:19:49,310 --> 00:19:51,715 lf my firm knew you were representing the competition, 354 00:19:51,847 --> 00:19:53,640 they'd certainly send out the first team. 355 00:19:53,682 --> 00:19:55,682 lt's a great opportunity for me to be here. 356 00:19:56,619 --> 00:19:59,458 l was under the impression that Mrs. Fernaldi was your client. 357 00:19:59,588 --> 00:20:03,028 Well, my firm was retained to locate her daughter. 358 00:20:03,159 --> 00:20:04,919 Having done that, it seems l have to verify it. 359 00:20:04,961 --> 00:20:07,066 Can you do that, Mr. Grove? 360 00:20:07,198 --> 00:20:09,198 My mother will be... 361 00:20:09,267 --> 00:20:12,540 Oh. l mean Mrs. Fernaldi will be out in a moment. 362 00:20:12,670 --> 00:20:13,762 Thank you. 363 00:20:13,804 --> 00:20:15,798 Miss Franklin, this is Mr. Mason. 364 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,234 - How do you do? - How do you do? 365 00:20:17,276 --> 00:20:19,102 Oh, and Miss Thomas. 366 00:20:19,144 --> 00:20:20,237 Oh. 367 00:20:20,279 --> 00:20:22,279 So you're an alumnus of Bolton Hall, too. 368 00:20:22,381 --> 00:20:24,381 Yeah, a refugee. 369 00:20:25,251 --> 00:20:29,192 Oh, isn't this nice? We're all here. 370 00:20:29,321 --> 00:20:32,193 And you must be Mr. Mason. 371 00:20:32,324 --> 00:20:35,264 Yes. You fit the voice. 372 00:20:35,395 --> 00:20:40,004 Mr. Mason telephoned me today, and l was quite taken by his voice. 373 00:20:40,134 --> 00:20:42,339 So often when one meets the person, 374 00:20:42,469 --> 00:20:45,341 well, they don't really match, if you know what l mean. 375 00:20:45,472 --> 00:20:48,277 Oh, you must be Maureen. 376 00:20:48,409 --> 00:20:49,769 One of them. 377 00:20:49,811 --> 00:20:51,571 Let me look at you... 378 00:20:51,613 --> 00:20:56,789 Oh, you're... you're quite lovely, but... 379 00:20:56,919 --> 00:20:58,779 What is it, Mrs. Fernaldi? 380 00:20:58,821 --> 00:21:01,426 l just don't know. 381 00:21:01,557 --> 00:21:07,068 l mean, one would think that a mother would know her own child by sheer instinct. 382 00:21:07,197 --> 00:21:09,200 But of course, l was a very bad mother. 383 00:21:09,333 --> 00:21:10,725 Oh, no. 384 00:21:10,767 --> 00:21:13,004 l'm afraid it's dreadfully, unhappily true. 385 00:21:13,136 --> 00:21:16,209 l abandoned you, my dear. 386 00:21:16,341 --> 00:21:18,341 Or was it you? 387 00:21:19,777 --> 00:21:21,737 How does one tell? 388 00:21:21,779 --> 00:21:25,219 Mr. Mason, please help me. 389 00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:27,244 What am l going to do? 390 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:30,358 l'm afraid there's nothing for you to do, Mrs. Fernaldi. 391 00:21:30,489 --> 00:21:34,096 lf the records and the evidence available aren't conclusive, 392 00:21:34,227 --> 00:21:36,297 - a court will have to decide. - Oh. 393 00:21:36,428 --> 00:21:38,666 Would you excuse me, please? Mr. Mason? 394 00:21:38,798 --> 00:21:40,798 Yes. 395 00:21:41,768 --> 00:21:45,175 l'm afraid it's all terribly confusing, isn't it? 396 00:21:45,306 --> 00:21:49,013 l mean, you don't even know what to call me. 397 00:21:49,143 --> 00:21:52,917 Mr. Mason, l have a considerable head start on you. 398 00:21:53,047 --> 00:21:55,051 l'll try to catch up, Mr. Grove. 399 00:21:55,183 --> 00:21:57,183 l have no doubt of that. 400 00:21:57,285 --> 00:22:01,761 But l think you'll find the evidence tends to support Miss Franklin's claim. 401 00:22:01,890 --> 00:22:04,729 There are certain blood tests which could be made. 402 00:22:04,860 --> 00:22:07,298 They might eliminate either one of the girls. 403 00:22:07,429 --> 00:22:09,500 Yes, yes, l've already made arrangements for that, 404 00:22:09,632 --> 00:22:12,137 but we don't have much data on the father's blood. 405 00:22:12,269 --> 00:22:15,341 l take it you feel this should not go into court. 406 00:22:15,471 --> 00:22:19,278 Well, l think it would certainly be presumptuous of me to give you advice. 407 00:22:19,411 --> 00:22:21,371 Not at all. l'd welcome it. 408 00:22:21,413 --> 00:22:24,418 Well, l suppose you've heard of Burt Renshaw's murder. 409 00:22:24,548 --> 00:22:26,853 Yes. 410 00:22:26,985 --> 00:22:30,024 Well, l'm not suggesting your client isn't sincere 411 00:22:30,155 --> 00:22:32,293 in believing she's Mrs. Fernaldi's daughter. 412 00:22:32,425 --> 00:22:35,697 However, if the tests should show against her 413 00:22:35,828 --> 00:22:37,998 or, more likely, if the court decides against her... 414 00:22:38,130 --> 00:22:42,272 and l'm confident it will... there could be an implication of attempted fraud. 415 00:22:42,402 --> 00:22:45,174 And you think Renshaw was murdered because he knew of the fraud? 416 00:22:45,305 --> 00:22:47,810 l think that's what the police are bound to suspect, 417 00:22:47,941 --> 00:22:50,613 and it could put your client in an uncomfortable position. 418 00:22:50,744 --> 00:22:53,082 Now, l'm sure she had nothing to do with the murder 419 00:22:53,214 --> 00:22:54,940 or l wouldn't make the suggestion. 420 00:22:54,982 --> 00:22:57,721 Are you as sure of your client... Miss Franklin? 421 00:22:57,852 --> 00:22:59,855 Well, that's pretty fa_etched, isn't it? 422 00:22:59,987 --> 00:23:01,081 Why? 423 00:23:01,123 --> 00:23:04,897 Until one or the other is proven to be Mrs. Fernaldi's daughter, 424 00:23:05,027 --> 00:23:07,966 they're interchangeable, aren't they? 425 00:23:10,098 --> 00:23:11,458 Della. 426 00:23:11,500 --> 00:23:13,905 - Oh, Perry. Hello, Miss Thomas. - Hello. 427 00:23:14,037 --> 00:23:17,343 Paul would like for you to meet him at this address as soon as possible. 428 00:23:18,409 --> 00:23:20,269 All right. l'll get right over there. 429 00:23:20,311 --> 00:23:23,951 Mm-hmm. And here's the latest edition. l thought you might find it interesting. 430 00:23:28,353 --> 00:23:31,158 Miss Thomas, l'll be gone about an hour. 431 00:23:31,289 --> 00:23:33,359 l'd like you to stay here. 432 00:23:33,492 --> 00:23:34,651 Why? 433 00:23:34,693 --> 00:23:36,693 Convenience. 434 00:23:37,362 --> 00:23:39,867 l could use this picture on a passport. 435 00:23:39,998 --> 00:23:43,138 How could they have gotten that picture, Maureen? 436 00:23:43,269 --> 00:23:45,774 l don't even remember having it taken. 437 00:23:45,905 --> 00:23:48,477 Maybe nobody will recognize me. 438 00:23:48,608 --> 00:23:50,608 l wouldn't count on that. 439 00:23:53,747 --> 00:23:55,140 Good work, Paul. 440 00:23:55,182 --> 00:23:57,520 These files aren't usually available without a court order. 441 00:23:57,651 --> 00:24:01,458 l told the assistant director l knew Burt Renshaw got in on a little grease. 442 00:24:01,588 --> 00:24:03,893 He became suddenly agreeable. 443 00:24:04,025 --> 00:24:05,785 Where's Maureen's file? 444 00:24:05,827 --> 00:24:09,099 Which one? There have been half a dozen Maureens in this place. 445 00:24:09,231 --> 00:24:11,468 Well, from the facts that Burt Renshaw gave us, 446 00:24:11,599 --> 00:24:13,260 you can eliminate most of them, can't you? 447 00:24:13,302 --> 00:24:15,472 Well, only two really fit, but that doesn't help much. 448 00:24:15,604 --> 00:24:18,309 Here. Look at the information on this tab. 449 00:24:18,441 --> 00:24:20,946 lt does not match the record inside. 450 00:24:21,077 --> 00:24:24,283 Somebody did a real sloppy job of filing. 451 00:24:24,414 --> 00:24:26,852 Maybe some of the pages could have been switched. 452 00:24:27,851 --> 00:24:30,256 But this is obviously a file on Maureen Thomas. 453 00:24:30,388 --> 00:24:33,928 ''Found on orphanage doorstep August 8,'' and so forth. 454 00:24:34,058 --> 00:24:36,051 What's wrong with that, Paul? 455 00:24:36,093 --> 00:24:40,101 That was the month that Renshaw said that his brother abandoned the baby. 456 00:24:40,232 --> 00:24:41,892 l'm afraid you're backing a loser. 457 00:24:41,934 --> 00:24:44,104 l checked Ed Renshaw's service record. 458 00:24:44,236 --> 00:24:47,443 ln August of that year, he was on submarine patrol in the Coral Sea. 459 00:24:47,574 --> 00:24:50,179 He'd been there for a month. 460 00:24:50,310 --> 00:24:51,903 What about this file? 461 00:24:51,945 --> 00:24:56,487 l traced this Maureen from the orphanage through three dimerent foster homes, 462 00:24:56,616 --> 00:24:59,121 each one of which gave her a dimerent last name. 463 00:24:59,253 --> 00:25:01,253 What name is she using now? 464 00:25:01,322 --> 00:25:03,322 Maureen Franklin. 465 00:25:07,895 --> 00:25:11,535 - Well, hello, Andy. - Perry, Paul. 466 00:25:11,665 --> 00:25:14,270 Have you seen this, Counselor? 467 00:25:14,402 --> 00:25:17,342 - Yes. - ''Do you know this girl?'' 468 00:25:17,473 --> 00:25:19,473 But that's no longer the question. 469 00:25:19,575 --> 00:25:23,917 She was identified by an airline as Maureen Thomas, one of their hostesses. 470 00:25:24,046 --> 00:25:27,853 All l want to know now: can you tell me where this girl is? 471 00:25:28,884 --> 00:25:30,879 Let's go into my omice, Andy. 472 00:25:30,921 --> 00:25:32,921 - Paul, l'll talk to you later. - Good luck. 473 00:25:39,230 --> 00:25:43,505 Maureen, Lieutenant Anderson would like to ask you some questions. 474 00:25:43,636 --> 00:25:46,508 ln connection with the murder of Burt Renshaw. 475 00:25:46,639 --> 00:25:47,863 All right. 476 00:25:47,905 --> 00:25:50,143 Not here. Downtown. 477 00:25:50,275 --> 00:25:52,680 On what evidence? 478 00:25:52,811 --> 00:25:56,083 The background was trimmed om before the papers ran it. 479 00:25:56,216 --> 00:26:00,190 You can see for yourself that this picture definitely places her in the camera shop. 480 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,825 Being in a place of business is hardly incriminating. 481 00:26:02,956 --> 00:26:04,649 On the night of the murder? 482 00:26:04,691 --> 00:26:07,129 - He was already dead... - Maureen, 483 00:26:07,261 --> 00:26:09,398 the Lieutenant forgot to warn you 484 00:26:09,530 --> 00:26:12,002 that anything you say may be used against you. 485 00:26:12,133 --> 00:26:13,627 [Anderson] Okay, so you've said it for me. 486 00:26:13,669 --> 00:26:15,672 Now you can tell me where you got this picture from. 487 00:26:15,803 --> 00:26:18,175 Remember Renshaw's clerk? 488 00:26:18,306 --> 00:26:20,343 Margaret MacDonald. 489 00:26:20,475 --> 00:26:23,047 She's not hysterical anymore. 490 00:26:23,178 --> 00:26:25,178 Shall we go, Miss Thomas? 491 00:26:37,161 --> 00:26:38,727 Now let's see, Miss MacDonald, 492 00:26:38,728 --> 00:26:42,001 you say that you were employed by the late Burt Renshaw for how long? 493 00:26:42,132 --> 00:26:43,459 Twenty-one years. 494 00:26:43,501 --> 00:26:47,709 Then it's fair to assume that you knew something about your employer's private life? 495 00:26:47,838 --> 00:26:49,006 A little. 496 00:26:49,007 --> 00:26:51,979 lncluding the circumstances of his brother's child? 497 00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:54,882 Well, l didn't know his brother or his brother's wife. 498 00:26:55,013 --> 00:26:56,940 But l helped take care of the baby 499 00:26:56,982 --> 00:27:00,188 after Ed was shipped out to the South Pacific nineteen years ago. 500 00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:01,680 After he was shipped out? 501 00:27:01,722 --> 00:27:04,461 Then how could the brother have put the baby in the orphanage? 502 00:27:04,591 --> 00:27:07,697 He couldn't. It was Burt Renshaw who did that. 503 00:27:07,827 --> 00:27:09,454 When was this? 504 00:27:09,496 --> 00:27:12,335 Well, that's the trouble. l don't remember the date, 505 00:27:12,467 --> 00:27:15,639 well, because he didn't tell me until after he'd done it. 506 00:27:15,769 --> 00:27:18,876 And was that the last contact Burt Renshaw had with his niece? 507 00:27:19,006 --> 00:27:21,243 Until he went out to look for her just recently. 508 00:27:21,375 --> 00:27:23,747 Went to find her with what results, Miss MacDonald? 509 00:27:23,878 --> 00:27:26,383 Well, he found a girl named Maureen. 510 00:27:26,515 --> 00:27:31,391 Now, Miss MacDonald, l show you this photograph of the defendant. 511 00:27:31,521 --> 00:27:34,393 l ask if there's anything about this photograph that you recognize. 512 00:27:34,524 --> 00:27:37,363 Oh, yes, that was taken with Burt's secret camera. 513 00:27:37,494 --> 00:27:41,134 Would you explain to us, please, what you mean by secret camera? 514 00:27:41,264 --> 00:27:43,902 Well, Burt set it up as a promotional gimmick. 515 00:27:44,033 --> 00:27:47,707 Every customer that stepped on the mat in front of the cashier's desk 516 00:27:47,838 --> 00:27:50,610 took his own picture with a camera that was concealed in the wall. 517 00:27:50,742 --> 00:27:53,681 ls there any way of telling when this particular picture was taken? 518 00:27:53,811 --> 00:27:58,520 Yes, l changed the film after closing time the evening of the murder. 519 00:27:58,650 --> 00:28:03,494 So this picture would have to have been taken sometime later during that night. 520 00:28:03,623 --> 00:28:08,099 And on that evening, did the decedent Burt Renshaw 521 00:28:08,227 --> 00:28:10,230 stay in the shop after closing hours? 522 00:28:10,363 --> 00:28:12,701 Yes. He said he had to wait for somebody. 523 00:28:12,832 --> 00:28:15,304 l had a girl friend with me. She's sitting right over there, 524 00:28:15,435 --> 00:28:17,028 and she heard him say all the things l did. 525 00:28:17,070 --> 00:28:19,507 Did he tell you who he was waiting for? 526 00:28:19,641 --> 00:28:22,446 No. But he did say 527 00:28:22,577 --> 00:28:27,286 ''l've discovered she's an impostor and a phony. You better go on home.'' 528 00:28:27,415 --> 00:28:30,789 Than he was waiting for a woman who was an impostor and a phony? 529 00:28:30,919 --> 00:28:32,919 Well, that's all he told me. 530 00:28:32,987 --> 00:28:34,948 So l said good night and left. 531 00:28:34,990 --> 00:28:37,227 Thank you, Miss MacDonald. That will be all. 532 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:40,064 You may cross-examine, Mr. Mason. 533 00:28:40,196 --> 00:28:44,738 Miss MacDonald, nineteen years ago, did you register any objection 534 00:28:44,867 --> 00:28:46,729 to the placing of the defendant in an orphanage? 535 00:28:46,771 --> 00:28:49,977 Your Honor l'll register an objectio_ right now! 536 00:28:50,106 --> 00:28:51,767 Counsel knows pe_ectly well 537 00:28:51,809 --> 00:28:55,349 that the defendant has not been identified as Maureen Renshaw! 538 00:28:55,479 --> 00:28:56,672 Objection sustained. 539 00:28:56,714 --> 00:29:01,858 Miss MacDonald, did you object to the Renshaw baby being abandoned? 540 00:29:01,986 --> 00:29:04,791 Well, it was too late for objections. 541 00:29:04,923 --> 00:29:07,628 He did it without even telling me, 542 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:11,667 even though l had omered to raise the baby myself if... 543 00:29:11,798 --> 00:29:13,291 lf what, Miss MacDonald? 544 00:29:13,333 --> 00:29:18,977 Well, Mr. Renshaw and l vaguely discussed the matter of marriage. 545 00:29:20,173 --> 00:29:21,899 l see. 546 00:29:21,941 --> 00:29:25,615 Now, leaving her on the orphanage doorstep 547 00:29:25,746 --> 00:29:28,953 wasn't Burt Renshaw's Iast contact with the baby, was it? 548 00:29:29,083 --> 00:29:30,677 Oh, yes, 549 00:29:30,719 --> 00:29:33,357 until he went out to look for her several days ago. 550 00:29:33,488 --> 00:29:34,849 But isn't it true 551 00:29:34,891 --> 00:29:38,898 that Burt Renshaw made occasional anonymous contributions to the orphanage 552 00:29:39,027 --> 00:29:41,565 to be sent on for the care and support of the child? 553 00:29:41,697 --> 00:29:43,023 No. 554 00:29:43,065 --> 00:29:48,709 l mean, yes, the money was sent to the orphanage, but l sent it. 555 00:29:48,839 --> 00:29:52,045 Well, l took it out of the cash register. 556 00:29:52,175 --> 00:29:54,445 Well, he could amord it. 557 00:29:54,578 --> 00:29:56,649 lt was the only decent thing he ever did, 558 00:29:56,781 --> 00:29:58,781 even though he didn't know he was doing it. 559 00:29:59,484 --> 00:30:01,721 Yes, the orphanage records show 560 00:30:01,853 --> 00:30:04,525 that contributions were received at irregular intervals 561 00:30:04,656 --> 00:30:06,315 over the last nineteen years. 562 00:30:06,357 --> 00:30:09,363 And you say that these were anonymous contributions? 563 00:30:09,495 --> 00:30:12,901 Yes, sir. It started long before my tenure there. 564 00:30:13,032 --> 00:30:15,169 However, there is a note on file 565 00:30:15,301 --> 00:30:19,242 that the money was to be used for e_ra benefits to a child named Maureen. 566 00:30:19,372 --> 00:30:22,077 No further identification than that? 567 00:30:22,208 --> 00:30:23,501 None. 568 00:30:23,543 --> 00:30:25,781 And, of course, there were several children of that name. 569 00:30:25,913 --> 00:30:27,907 Of course. What was then done with the money? 570 00:30:27,949 --> 00:30:31,089 One of my predecessors apparently deduced 571 00:30:31,218 --> 00:30:34,390 that it was intended for one of two particular Maureens, 572 00:30:34,522 --> 00:30:37,929 and his decision was to divide it equally between them. 573 00:30:38,059 --> 00:30:39,786 We followed that policy. 574 00:30:39,828 --> 00:30:42,066 Can you further identify for us 575 00:30:42,197 --> 00:30:45,403 the two particular Maureens to whom you refer? 576 00:30:45,534 --> 00:30:50,945 Well, l believe they are now known as Maureen Franklin and Maureen Thomas. 577 00:30:51,074 --> 00:30:53,000 Thank you, sir. 578 00:30:53,042 --> 00:30:57,885 When our Maureen... the defendant... first came to us, 579 00:30:58,014 --> 00:31:01,221 we got the regular amount for child support. 580 00:31:01,352 --> 00:31:04,659 Then after a while, the orphanage started sending us more... 581 00:31:04,789 --> 00:31:08,897 oh, _300 or so e_ra, every year, maybe. 582 00:31:09,026 --> 00:31:12,834 How long did these e_ra payments continue, Mr. Thomas? 583 00:31:12,965 --> 00:31:15,837 Hmm, up to the present, l guess. 584 00:31:15,968 --> 00:31:19,040 How many years has it been since Maureen left your home? 585 00:31:19,171 --> 00:31:21,131 About five years, l guess. 586 00:31:21,173 --> 00:31:23,343 The orphanage was unaware of that? 587 00:31:23,476 --> 00:31:28,320 Well, no, l guess we just sort of pretended that... 588 00:31:28,448 --> 00:31:32,222 So there's a good deal of money which Maureen never received, is that right? 589 00:31:32,352 --> 00:31:35,091 Well, you see, my wife was very sick the last few years, 590 00:31:35,222 --> 00:31:39,497 and l had so many expenses, so l just kept on using it, l guess. 591 00:31:39,627 --> 00:31:41,387 The orphanage records show 592 00:31:41,429 --> 00:31:45,671 that you received half of the money contributed indirectly by Burt Renshaw 593 00:31:45,801 --> 00:31:47,838 for the support of a girl named Maureen. 594 00:31:47,970 --> 00:31:52,512 Oh, yeah, sure. That's how he knew where to find his niece. 595 00:31:52,641 --> 00:31:55,848 Your Honor, for the second time, 596 00:31:55,979 --> 00:32:00,088 the defendant has not been established as Burt Renshaw's niece. 597 00:32:00,216 --> 00:32:04,925 l'll withdraw the question, so the witness' answer may be stricken from the record. 598 00:32:05,056 --> 00:32:06,882 The clerk is so instructed. 599 00:32:06,924 --> 00:32:09,362 Let me put it this way, Mr. Thomas. 600 00:32:09,493 --> 00:32:11,798 lsn't it true that Burt Renshaw discovered 601 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:14,735 you had been misappropriating money intended for your foster daughter? 602 00:32:14,866 --> 00:32:20,444 Well, yes, but l explained the circumstances to him, 603 00:32:20,572 --> 00:32:21,999 and l promised to pay it all back. 604 00:32:22,041 --> 00:32:25,247 Did you actually pay him back any of that money, Mr. Thomas? 605 00:32:25,378 --> 00:32:27,949 Well, no. See, he was killed, and... 606 00:32:28,081 --> 00:32:30,519 That's all, thank you. 607 00:32:30,650 --> 00:32:32,855 He was stabbed with that pair of scissors. 608 00:32:32,986 --> 00:32:35,691 They were kept on his desk for photo trimming. 609 00:32:35,823 --> 00:32:37,249 Tell me this, Lieutenant. 610 00:32:37,291 --> 00:32:39,828 Was blood found anywhere other than in the murder room? 611 00:32:39,961 --> 00:32:42,565 Yes. An examination of the defendant's possessions 612 00:32:42,697 --> 00:32:45,034 revealed a handbag with dried blood on it... 613 00:32:45,165 --> 00:32:47,060 the same type blood as the dead man's. 614 00:32:47,102 --> 00:32:49,140 Thank you, Lieutenant. Mr. Mason? 615 00:32:49,270 --> 00:32:51,197 No questions. 616 00:32:51,239 --> 00:32:54,144 Very well, Lieutenant Anderson. You may step down, sir. 617 00:32:55,711 --> 00:32:58,450 l call Mr. James Grove to the stand, please. 618 00:33:06,289 --> 00:33:08,426 l almost tripped over him. 619 00:33:08,558 --> 00:33:11,196 That's when l dropped my handbag right ne_ to him. 620 00:33:11,328 --> 00:33:12,555 [bailiM Do you swear to tell the truth... 621 00:33:12,597 --> 00:33:15,602 - But he was already dead. - ...and nothing but the truth? 622 00:33:15,733 --> 00:33:16,826 He was. 623 00:33:16,868 --> 00:33:18,627 - State your name, please. - James Grove. 624 00:33:18,669 --> 00:33:22,043 Right now, it's more important for you to prove you are Angela's daughter. 625 00:33:22,173 --> 00:33:26,114 Mr. Mason, can you remember back when you were four years old? 626 00:33:26,245 --> 00:33:29,785 The best place to begin my search was with Mrs. Fernaldi's brother-in-law... 627 00:33:29,916 --> 00:33:31,308 the decedent, that is. 628 00:33:31,350 --> 00:33:34,523 l was still under the impression Mr. Renshaw had raised Maureen. 629 00:33:34,654 --> 00:33:37,159 However, Mr. Renshaw was e_remely evasive, 630 00:33:37,290 --> 00:33:38,884 so l undertook to follow him. 631 00:33:38,926 --> 00:33:40,384 This took me to Bolton Hall Orphanage. 632 00:33:40,426 --> 00:33:42,564 How did you then proceed, Mr. Grove? 633 00:33:42,696 --> 00:33:46,236 l obtained the necessary authorization to examine the files. 634 00:33:46,367 --> 00:33:49,539 From that and other background information l had, 635 00:33:49,670 --> 00:33:52,375 l became satisfied Mrs. Fernaldi's daughter was a girl 636 00:33:52,507 --> 00:33:54,400 who is now known as Maureen Franklin. 637 00:33:54,442 --> 00:33:57,548 Of course, since then we've taken blood tests. 638 00:33:57,679 --> 00:33:59,682 They were inconclusive. They didn't eliminate either girl. 639 00:33:59,815 --> 00:34:05,058 However, Mrs. Fernaldi was able to recall one additional fact 640 00:34:05,189 --> 00:34:07,894 that a certain possession of Miss Franklin's has now verified. 641 00:34:08,025 --> 00:34:10,025 lndeed! 642 00:34:10,093 --> 00:34:14,167 Well, since Mrs. Fernaldi is present today in this courtroom, 643 00:34:14,298 --> 00:34:19,241 her own testimony will, of course, be best evidence on that subject. 644 00:34:19,369 --> 00:34:22,642 But, Mr. Grove, l have one additional question of you, sir. 645 00:34:22,774 --> 00:34:26,983 ls your law firm acting as executor of a trust fund 646 00:34:27,112 --> 00:34:30,351 established several years ago by Mrs. Fernaldi's late husband? 647 00:34:30,481 --> 00:34:31,608 That is correct, sir. 648 00:34:31,650 --> 00:34:34,255 lt's a trust fund set up in favor of the daughter, 649 00:34:34,386 --> 00:34:37,492 in the event she could be located and was still living, of course. 650 00:34:38,557 --> 00:34:43,935 And when the identity of Maureen Renshaw is finally and fully established, 651 00:34:44,064 --> 00:34:46,937 what amount will that young lady receive? 652 00:34:47,068 --> 00:34:53,748 When she's twenty-one her ne_ birthday, she will receive approximately _200,OOO. 653 00:34:53,874 --> 00:34:56,446 [spectators murmur] 654 00:34:56,577 --> 00:35:03,458 That time long ago was a time of great sorrow in my life. 655 00:35:03,585 --> 00:35:07,994 My husband divorced me, not without some justification, 656 00:35:08,124 --> 00:35:11,129 and won the custody of my baby. 657 00:35:12,362 --> 00:35:14,122 Due to the state of my health, 658 00:35:14,164 --> 00:35:19,173 the recollections of that period are quite disconnected. 659 00:35:19,302 --> 00:35:21,262 Yes, l understand. 660 00:35:21,304 --> 00:35:24,110 And yet there was one thing you were able to remember 661 00:35:24,242 --> 00:35:27,481 which was of assistance to Mr. Grove in his search for your baby? 662 00:35:27,611 --> 00:35:29,239 Well, so he indicated. 663 00:35:29,281 --> 00:35:31,586 But l can't imagine what it was, 664 00:35:31,716 --> 00:35:34,788 unless, of course, he meant the only picture that l have of her. 665 00:35:34,919 --> 00:35:37,190 Where is that picture now, Mrs. Fernaldi? 666 00:35:39,491 --> 00:35:41,629 l'm afraid it's not very helpful. 667 00:35:41,761 --> 00:35:44,433 She was less than one year old at the time. 668 00:35:44,563 --> 00:35:49,472 Besides, the toy sort of tends to hide the baby. 669 00:35:50,470 --> 00:35:53,041 Oh, l've compared it to both Maureens. 670 00:35:53,174 --> 00:35:55,067 l'm afraid it's quite useless. 671 00:35:55,109 --> 00:35:57,881 Yes, but would you describe the toy the baby is holding? 672 00:35:58,012 --> 00:36:00,917 That was her polka dot pony. 673 00:36:01,049 --> 00:36:04,289 lt was a little stumed animal l bought for her in a toy store. 674 00:36:04,419 --> 00:36:11,099 The last time l ever saw my child, she was clutching that silly little pony. 675 00:36:11,226 --> 00:36:13,864 When l was placed in my first foster home, 676 00:36:13,997 --> 00:36:16,836 the orphanage sent along a little box with my toys in it. 677 00:36:16,966 --> 00:36:19,203 There weren't many, but l do recall 678 00:36:19,336 --> 00:36:22,843 one of them was a small stumed animal, like a horse, maybe? 679 00:36:22,972 --> 00:36:26,179 Do you know what happened to these playthings of yours, Miss Franklin? 680 00:36:26,310 --> 00:36:29,315 Yes. When l left my first foster home, the box was left behind. 681 00:36:29,447 --> 00:36:32,186 My ne_ parents were always going to get it for me, 682 00:36:32,317 --> 00:36:35,156 but l guess they really wanted me to play with the new toys. 683 00:36:35,287 --> 00:36:39,361 When l told Mr. Grove about it, he got the box and took it up to his omice. 684 00:36:39,491 --> 00:36:41,491 l see. 685 00:36:45,365 --> 00:36:47,770 ls this the box you refer to? 686 00:36:48,801 --> 00:36:51,773 Yes. That's the one. l can remember. 687 00:36:51,904 --> 00:36:54,309 l haven't seen it yet, though... opened, l mean. 688 00:36:55,809 --> 00:37:02,289 Your Honor, it's our intention to call the foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haring, 689 00:37:02,416 --> 00:37:07,960 and to recall Mr. Grove to show properly how this box was stored and handled. 690 00:37:08,089 --> 00:37:11,763 But with the court's indulgence, l would first like at this time first 691 00:37:11,893 --> 00:37:13,720 to open the box in front of Miss Franklin. 692 00:37:13,762 --> 00:37:15,762 [judge] Mr. Mason? 693 00:37:16,399 --> 00:37:18,904 l think l have no objection, Your Honor. 694 00:37:19,034 --> 00:37:21,034 Very well, Mr. Burger. 695 00:37:40,591 --> 00:37:43,063 ls that your toy, Miss Franklin? 696 00:37:43,195 --> 00:37:45,967 Oh, yes. It must be! 697 00:37:46,098 --> 00:37:48,024 Oh, yes, l'm sure it's mine! 698 00:37:48,066 --> 00:37:51,807 lt's her. She's the one. 699 00:37:51,937 --> 00:37:53,937 That's my baby. 700 00:37:59,712 --> 00:38:02,350 Well, what are we going to do? 701 00:38:02,482 --> 00:38:04,687 lt's a problem, all right. 702 00:38:04,819 --> 00:38:07,958 Unless Mr. Grove is an out-and-out crook... 703 00:38:08,088 --> 00:38:12,030 Mr. Mason, l know Maureen. She didn't kill Renshaw. 704 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:14,999 There's been so much pain in her life, she can't bear to hurt people. 705 00:38:15,130 --> 00:38:20,274 And it wasn't Angela's money she wanted. It was just to be somebody's daughter. 706 00:38:20,403 --> 00:38:23,342 Do you think she's the real Maureen, Rich? 707 00:38:23,473 --> 00:38:26,111 As far as l'm concerned, it makes no dimerence at all. 708 00:38:26,242 --> 00:38:28,780 l'm afraid it will to a jury. 709 00:38:28,911 --> 00:38:33,387 lf she's proven to be the phony Maureen, it gives her quite a large motive for murder. 710 00:38:33,516 --> 00:38:37,892 Perry, Angela Fernaldi could have shown the baby picture to Mr. Grove, couldn't she? 711 00:38:39,022 --> 00:38:43,431 So planting that stumed animal to fit the facts would have been simple. 712 00:38:44,429 --> 00:38:46,567 l wonder if Paul's contacts in Europe 713 00:38:46,698 --> 00:38:50,439 could locate anyone to whom Mrs. Fernaldi might have talked to about the pony. 714 00:38:50,568 --> 00:38:54,843 lf only our Maureen could only recall something to help her verify her claim. 715 00:38:54,974 --> 00:38:57,746 Della, how much can you remember 716 00:38:57,877 --> 00:39:00,249 of what happened when you were four years old? 717 00:39:00,380 --> 00:39:02,380 Not very much. 718 00:39:08,622 --> 00:39:12,096 Everybody believes that girl because she's had a chance to talk. 719 00:39:12,226 --> 00:39:16,000 Why don't you put me on the stand and let me tell my side of it? 720 00:39:17,533 --> 00:39:19,603 What would you say? 721 00:39:19,734 --> 00:39:22,439 Well, l don't know exactly, 722 00:39:22,570 --> 00:39:26,144 but l think that's my polka dot pony. 723 00:39:26,275 --> 00:39:28,007 Why do you think that? 724 00:39:28,010 --> 00:39:32,987 Well, you see, when l was just a little girl, l had a nickname... Buttons. 725 00:39:33,116 --> 00:39:36,756 l hadn't thought about it for years, but l remembered last night. 726 00:39:36,886 --> 00:39:41,495 Well, l mean, those big dots do look like buttons, don't they? 727 00:39:41,624 --> 00:39:43,624 Yes, they do, Maureen. 728 00:39:43,894 --> 00:39:49,138 Oh, well, they'd just think l'd made it all up anyway, wouldn't they? 729 00:39:50,302 --> 00:39:52,572 Not necessarily. 730 00:39:52,704 --> 00:39:57,213 But there are other reasons why l'm not going to put you on the stand. 731 00:39:57,343 --> 00:40:02,152 Mrs. Fernaldi, did this polka dot pony have a name? 732 00:40:02,281 --> 00:40:04,008 A name? 733 00:40:04,050 --> 00:40:06,355 Oh, dear. l'm afraid l've quite forgotten. 734 00:40:06,486 --> 00:40:09,491 Does ''Buttons'' ring a bell for you? 735 00:40:09,622 --> 00:40:11,149 No... no, l don't think so. 736 00:40:11,191 --> 00:40:14,598 Can you swear that this is the same toy that you bought twenty years ago? 737 00:40:14,728 --> 00:40:17,733 l'm almost certain it is, but... 738 00:40:17,864 --> 00:40:22,540 Oh dear. l thought this was all settled. 739 00:40:22,670 --> 00:40:27,713 Mr. Mason, which of the girls do you think is my daughter? 740 00:40:30,546 --> 00:40:33,753 Don't you have any more recollections that might help to answer that question? 741 00:40:33,882 --> 00:40:35,876 l've thought and thought. 742 00:40:35,918 --> 00:40:39,292 l've wracked my brains until l'm simply exhausted, 743 00:40:39,422 --> 00:40:44,198 but there are some blank spaces in my memory of that period. 744 00:40:44,328 --> 00:40:46,532 [sigh] Must l say why? 745 00:40:46,663 --> 00:40:51,072 Well, l was young and frightened, and my husband... 746 00:40:51,202 --> 00:40:55,811 and, well, l just wasn't able to cope with everything. 747 00:40:57,309 --> 00:41:02,820 The ugly truth is, Mr. Mason, that l was frequently quite drunk. 748 00:41:02,948 --> 00:41:05,953 Was that the cause of your divorce, Mrs. Fernaldi? 749 00:41:06,084 --> 00:41:09,959 No. Excessive drinking is not a cause, it's a result. 750 00:41:10,089 --> 00:41:13,128 At least that's what my doctor in Switzerland told me. 751 00:41:13,259 --> 00:41:16,599 But the result of those results was that... 752 00:41:16,729 --> 00:41:21,138 well, l couldn't properly take care of my baby. 753 00:41:21,268 --> 00:41:25,877 One day l accidentally burned her, and that's when Edward took her away. 754 00:41:26,006 --> 00:41:28,344 A serious burn, Mrs. Fernaldi? 755 00:41:28,476 --> 00:41:31,983 l don't think so, but oh, she was so tiny, 756 00:41:32,113 --> 00:41:37,324 and l... l cried because l thought she might be marked for life. 757 00:41:37,453 --> 00:41:39,453 You mean left a scar? 758 00:41:39,555 --> 00:41:42,093 Oh, l hope not, but... 759 00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:45,511 Well, that would help, wouldn't it? 760 00:41:45,529 --> 00:41:49,871 Assuming your child does have such a scar, Mrs. Fernaldi 761 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:52,000 where would that scar be located? 762 00:41:52,102 --> 00:41:54,139 Oh, well... 763 00:41:54,272 --> 00:41:58,848 I it would be on her left shoulder just about here. 764 00:42:03,415 --> 00:42:05,208 No more questions, thank you. 765 00:42:05,250 --> 00:42:07,554 The witness may step down. 766 00:42:07,686 --> 00:42:09,686 Oh. 767 00:42:16,629 --> 00:42:18,632 Your Honor, the state feels 768 00:42:18,765 --> 00:42:21,804 that there's no useful purpose served in prolonging this hearing any further. 769 00:42:21,935 --> 00:42:24,273 Certainly there can be no doubt remaining 770 00:42:24,405 --> 00:42:28,881 that the circumstantial evidence against this defendant is conclusive. 771 00:42:29,009 --> 00:42:33,418 And her motive is equally clear... Burt Renshaw was murdered 772 00:42:33,548 --> 00:42:37,589 because he knew which of these two claimants is the impostor. 773 00:42:37,720 --> 00:42:39,345 Well, Your Honor 774 00:42:39,387 --> 00:42:42,260 now that question has been answered right here in this courtroom. 775 00:42:42,391 --> 00:42:45,063 And despite Mr. Mason's insinuations 776 00:42:45,194 --> 00:42:48,567 that the evidence of the polka dot pony was planted, 777 00:42:48,699 --> 00:42:54,042 the state will not even bother to recall Miss Franklin to the stand. 778 00:42:54,171 --> 00:42:58,479 The fact that she has the exact identifying scar described by this witness 779 00:42:58,610 --> 00:43:00,610 is obvious to everyone. 780 00:43:01,812 --> 00:43:04,284 All right, Mr. Burger, you've made your point. 781 00:43:04,415 --> 00:43:08,422 Mr. Mason, have you any other witnesses to call in cross-examine? 782 00:43:09,588 --> 00:43:11,013 Yes, Your Honor. 783 00:43:11,055 --> 00:43:15,364 With the court's permission, l should like to recall Miss Margaret MacDonald. 784 00:43:15,494 --> 00:43:18,499 Referring to your previous testimony, Miss MacDonald, 785 00:43:18,632 --> 00:43:20,558 did the decedent ever discover 786 00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:24,074 that you had taken money from his cash register for the child's support? 787 00:43:24,204 --> 00:43:26,204 Well, no, 788 00:43:26,273 --> 00:43:30,515 not until he started to look for her, l mean. 789 00:43:30,645 --> 00:43:34,185 Now, we have heard that he demanded the return of the money from Mr. Thomas. 790 00:43:34,315 --> 00:43:36,142 How did he respond to your confession? 791 00:43:36,184 --> 00:43:39,089 - He struck me. - l see. 792 00:43:39,220 --> 00:43:43,762 Now, Miss MacDonald, the previous witness has acknowledged a faulty memory 793 00:43:43,891 --> 00:43:46,998 due to the great lapse of time. 794 00:43:47,129 --> 00:43:50,469 lf possible, l would like you to substantiate her recollection. 795 00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:53,072 Well, l never even saw the parents, so... 796 00:43:53,203 --> 00:43:56,242 l mean about the baby, Miss MacDonald. 797 00:43:56,372 --> 00:43:57,566 Oh. 798 00:43:57,608 --> 00:43:59,601 Well, let me see. 799 00:43:59,643 --> 00:44:05,321 You know, babies, all babies, acquire scars and bruises of some sort. 800 00:44:05,449 --> 00:44:07,654 l don't remember 801 00:44:07,786 --> 00:44:11,660 but l suppose there could have been something on her shoulder. 802 00:44:11,790 --> 00:44:14,228 Corresponding to Miss Franklin's scar? 803 00:44:14,359 --> 00:44:16,286 Yes. 804 00:44:16,328 --> 00:44:18,321 Thank you. That'll be all. 805 00:44:18,363 --> 00:44:20,367 The witness may step down. 806 00:44:31,944 --> 00:44:35,184 Your Honor, at this time, l should like to recall Mr. James Grove. 807 00:44:35,315 --> 00:44:37,853 Very well. Mr. Grove? 808 00:44:51,667 --> 00:44:53,872 You're still under oath, Mr. Grove. 809 00:44:54,003 --> 00:44:59,948 Mr. Grove, when you were assigned the task of locating the missing heir, 810 00:45:00,075 --> 00:45:02,948 were you shown the baby picture that we've seen here? 811 00:45:03,079 --> 00:45:06,519 Certainly. We compared notes on everything we knew of the child. 812 00:45:06,651 --> 00:45:09,857 Then one of the questions l later asked Maureen Franklin 813 00:45:09,986 --> 00:45:12,024 was if she remembered any of her toys. 814 00:45:12,156 --> 00:45:15,663 That's when she told me about the box that had been left behind at her first home. 815 00:45:15,794 --> 00:45:17,964 Mrs. Fernaldi and l went over there to get that box. 816 00:45:18,095 --> 00:45:21,335 The people there had a vague recollection of it. 817 00:45:21,466 --> 00:45:23,503 They were afraid it might have been thrown away, 818 00:45:23,635 --> 00:45:26,240 but we finally located it in an old woodshed. 819 00:45:26,371 --> 00:45:27,832 lt had the name ''Maureen'' on it. 820 00:45:27,874 --> 00:45:30,512 Now, l'm not ignoring the possibility 821 00:45:30,643 --> 00:45:34,350 that such evidence as the polka dot pony could have been planted, Mr. Mason. 822 00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:36,585 However, it does seem fa_etched 823 00:45:36,717 --> 00:45:39,722 that Maureen Franklin could quite so rapidly acquire a scar 824 00:45:39,853 --> 00:45:41,991 to fit Mrs. Fernaldi's recollection. 825 00:45:42,122 --> 00:45:44,122 Mr. Grove, suppose it were the other way around. 826 00:45:44,224 --> 00:45:46,596 Suppose Mrs. Fernaldi acquired a ''recollection'' 827 00:45:46,728 --> 00:45:49,333 to fit an existing scar on Maureen Franklin's shoulder? 828 00:45:49,464 --> 00:45:51,391 What? Oh, this is ridiculous. 829 00:45:51,433 --> 00:45:53,738 You're just trying to confuse the matter of identification. 830 00:45:53,869 --> 00:45:58,445 No, Mr. Grove. l'm trying to establish identification. 831 00:45:58,574 --> 00:46:02,214 Which of the two Maureens is the daughter is no longer the point. 832 00:46:02,345 --> 00:46:04,817 The question should be who is the mother? 833 00:46:04,948 --> 00:46:07,018 - What? - In other words, 834 00:46:07,149 --> 00:46:10,623 do you know this woman is really Mrs. Arturo Fernaldi? 835 00:46:10,754 --> 00:46:17,033 l... l... Well, she had all the necessary identification... the papers, passport. 836 00:46:17,160 --> 00:46:21,035 But suppose it wasn't a traveling companion but Mrs. Fernaldi herself 837 00:46:21,165 --> 00:46:23,502 who was drowned in Europe some months ago. 838 00:46:23,635 --> 00:46:25,872 Wouldn't all the necessary papers and information 839 00:46:26,005 --> 00:46:28,276 have been available to this other woman? 840 00:46:28,407 --> 00:46:30,744 A woman who'd been her nurse and friend for years? 841 00:46:30,877 --> 00:46:34,851 Well, how should l know? l believed she was Mrs. Fernaldi! 842 00:46:34,981 --> 00:46:36,139 She is Mrs. Fernaldi. 843 00:46:36,181 --> 00:46:38,352 And so did everyone else believe her, 844 00:46:38,485 --> 00:46:40,244 except Burt Renshaw. 845 00:46:40,286 --> 00:46:43,726 Mrs. Fernaldi, you were the imposter he was waiting for that night, 846 00:46:43,858 --> 00:46:46,262 - were you not? - No. What are you talking about! 847 00:46:46,394 --> 00:46:50,301 Renshaw wouldn't have recognized either girl after almost twenty years, 848 00:46:50,431 --> 00:46:53,036 but he certainly would have know his own sister-in-law. 849 00:46:53,167 --> 00:46:54,794 Was that why you killed him? 850 00:46:54,836 --> 00:46:57,808 Because he knew that you weren't Angela Fernaldi? 851 00:46:59,841 --> 00:47:02,079 lt it was an accident. l didn't mean to do it. 852 00:47:02,210 --> 00:47:03,470 - [spectators murmur] - [ judge taps gavel] 853 00:47:03,512 --> 00:47:05,473 l meant no harm. l wouldn't even have come here 854 00:47:05,515 --> 00:47:09,689 if l'd known that Mr. Grove would find a living relative. 855 00:47:09,819 --> 00:47:13,459 But that Mr. Renshaw demanded payment... 856 00:47:13,590 --> 00:47:16,161 every penny l could ever find. 857 00:47:16,293 --> 00:47:18,253 l didn't have any money. 858 00:47:18,295 --> 00:47:20,532 Angela had spent every cent of it. 859 00:47:20,664 --> 00:47:24,606 All there was left was that trust fund they'd set up for her daughter 860 00:47:24,736 --> 00:47:27,174 and for me, nothing. 861 00:47:27,305 --> 00:47:31,446 Me, her constant companion, 862 00:47:31,576 --> 00:47:36,118 waiting on her for fifteen years, catering to her every whim. 863 00:47:36,248 --> 00:47:39,721 Well, l was entitled to something, wasn't l? 864 00:47:39,853 --> 00:47:44,027 Really, l... l meant no harm. 865 00:47:44,156 --> 00:47:46,995 l just wanted to be taken care of... 866 00:47:47,127 --> 00:47:50,099 for Angela's daughter to take care of me. 867 00:47:51,431 --> 00:47:53,431 ls that so terrible? 868 00:47:59,273 --> 00:48:01,377 When you were suddenly arrested, 869 00:48:01,509 --> 00:48:03,403 the woman decided by herself 870 00:48:03,445 --> 00:48:05,372 to establish Maureen Franklin as her daughter 871 00:48:05,414 --> 00:48:06,940 by making her story fit the evidence. 872 00:48:06,982 --> 00:48:10,289 Mr. Grove was completely unaware of what she'd done. 873 00:48:10,419 --> 00:48:14,260 But how did you know that the real Angela had died in Europe? 874 00:48:14,390 --> 00:48:17,529 We didn't. My contacts in Europe did find out, however 875 00:48:17,660 --> 00:48:20,833 that Angela Fernaldi always traveled around with a nurse, a companion. 876 00:48:20,965 --> 00:48:23,035 And neither of them could ever be located. 877 00:48:23,166 --> 00:48:25,871 And just on that you guessed that... 878 00:48:26,003 --> 00:48:29,778 lf Burt Renshaw knew the person he was going to meet was an imposter, 879 00:48:29,908 --> 00:48:32,279 and Maureen wasn't that imposter, 880 00:48:32,409 --> 00:48:34,514 then who could it have been? 881 00:48:34,646 --> 00:48:37,685 The woman answered that question herself in court. 882 00:48:37,816 --> 00:48:41,490 And Maureen Franklin didn't have anything to do with all that? 883 00:48:41,621 --> 00:48:44,025 No. 884 00:48:44,157 --> 00:48:49,601 Now, l think the trust fund is probably rightfully yours. 885 00:48:49,730 --> 00:48:53,002 but l believe the court will have a hard time deciding between the two of you, 886 00:48:53,133 --> 00:48:56,807 so perhaps you ought to agree to divide it. 887 00:48:56,938 --> 00:48:58,663 Oh, l think so, too. 888 00:48:58,705 --> 00:49:01,511 l mean, l'd be happier about that. 889 00:49:01,643 --> 00:49:05,183 Only well, at best it leaves each of us 890 00:49:05,313 --> 00:49:07,750 with just the memory of half a mother, doesn't it? 891 00:49:07,883 --> 00:49:12,726 My dear, a substitute is never very satisfactory, 892 00:49:12,855 --> 00:49:16,429 and l'm afraid Mr. Campion and l are really out of touch with your generation, 893 00:49:16,559 --> 00:49:21,937 but Richard's put up with us all these years. 894 00:49:28,673 --> 00:49:33,215 Well! l'm afraid l said that rather badly. 895 00:49:33,344 --> 00:49:35,614 No, Mrs. Campion. 896 00:49:35,746 --> 00:49:38,986 l think you said that rather well.