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He's still asleep, I believe. I hope so.

Anyway, when he's awake, he's more

trouble than a pack of children. I don't

want to disturb him. I could come back.

Yes, that would be best. I've got my

sister ill downstairs and the sergeant

up here. And with the two of them, I

don't know whether I'm coming or going.

It's very good of you to step in and

help. Very good. How is the sergeant?

Like all men, they get a cold and think

they're dying. Still, he's not well. Not

really well. The cold's gone to his

chest. Burn. Oh, he's awake. I better go

to him. Bton,

come through, Mr. Marriott. You may

cheer him up.

Miss

Bolton. Mong now. Oh, there you are.

Look. Uh, water. Look, my throat is part

of the jug's completely

empty. Oh, wait. Don't fuss, woman.

Please don't call me woman, Mr. Cork. I

have a name. Look, will you get me some

water before I die of thirst? I don't

think that's very likely. You're as

strong as a horse. Just got an extremely

bad cold. Oh, no. I've got I've got

worse than a cold. is Miss Bolton. I've

got worse than that. Look, I've got a

fever. Look, just a few fe my thighs.

Yes. Yes, you are hot. But that's

nothing to worry about. Just means the

cold's coming out, that's all. But look,

I am worried. I've never known such a

baby. I've got my sister downstairs.

She's very poorly, but she doesn't

complain and carry on. Mr. Marriott came

to see you, and I was just Yes, he's

come to see you. Oh, I'll get the water.

Oh, thank you.

How are you, sir? Oh, no. Well, I'm I'm

fighting fit. That's why I'm lying here

flat on my back. Has she gone? Yes. Just

my luck to be struck down. Mrs. Failing

to follow suit. We're stuck with that

woman. Well, she seems very hard. I'm

glad she's hard. No. Simply thinks I'm

faking. I told her about my temperature.

I said I got a fever. Oh, I'm not

surprised. What? You got a fire halfway

up the chimney. A mountain of blankets.

Every window shut tight. It's like an

oven in here. No wonder you're hot. I'm

hot. Yes, I knew I could expect a few

words of comfort from you. And how it

affairs at the office? A mess, I

suppose. No, running very smoothly, as a

matter of fact. I suppose things are

very quiet, are they? Quiet? The

builders are making such a devil of a

racket with the alterations downstairs,

I can hardly hear myself think

sometimes. Well, that's no deprivation,

I'm sure. Thank you. At the moment,

we're up to our next in this Salvation

Army business. You know what? What's

that? Well, I don't want to bother you

with it. We've got it all. No, no. What

about it? Well, it happened in Stream,

you see. The Salvation Army home for

girls. The woman in charge, a major evil

proctor, was attacked and seriously

injured in a study and two of the

inmates, two of the girls, have

disappeared. Have you caught them? It

only happened last night. Sergeant Jones

is up there now making inquiries. I'm

supposed to join him there. As a matter

of fact, I only called in to see you for

Yeah, I suppose the superintendent know

wants to know if I'm coming back to work

soon, let's say. No, he told me to tell

you not to rush things. We got

everything in hand. He said you were to

make quite sure you were perfectly fit

before you even said Oh, I'll give the

superintendent my kind regards. Um,

excuse me if I Yes, yes, yes. Don't let

me stop the work of the police force.

I'll come back and see you again tonight

or tomorrow. Oh, Mr. Gos, I brought you

these. Well, grapes. Apples? Oh, apples.

I know you like apples. Yes, sir. Well,

I uh I can't eat apples. They get stuck

in my throat, you know. But still, you

meant very well, did lad. Grapes,

though? Ah, I can eat grapes cuz they

slide down, but these they stick in my

throat. Still, I'll I'll I'll get rid of

them, I suppose. Yes, I'll see you soon.

Yeah. Yeah. Well, if you dig up at the

facts of that Salvation Army case, I

mean, if you want to talk about it, you

want the help. No, no, just rest. You

rest. We got everything in hand. No, you

just rest. No. Well,

Span,

and you know as well as I do, Lord, that

the Salvation Army has many enemies. And

there are those who will seek to use

what happened last night as an excuse to

attack this home and the work of thy

servants. We shall smite these

Philistines hip and thigh, Lord, and

strive to continue and extend our

endeavors. But we are getting rather

short of funds, Lord, and we are anxious

to start work on the new extension. Now,

if you could open the eyes of a few rich

people to the importance of this home,

come in so that they in turn open their

purses, we shall be grateful. Oh, I'm

sorry. Oh, that's quite all right. I

shall keep you a moment. The detectives

have arrived now, Lord. We pray that you

will bless their investigations so that

the missing girls may be returned to us

and that Major Proctor will recover.

Thank you, Lord. Amen. Amen. Good

morning, Sergeant. Good morning,

Marriott. Morning. We were just speaking

to the Lord, talking over some of our

problems. Do you pray, Sergeant? Oh,

yes. Sometimes at night. I've never been

able to understand that. I mean, why

people only pray at night? The Lord's on

duty 24 hours of the day. You can speak

to him at any time. You know I do.

You're not a salvationist. No, mom. I'm

a Welsh Baptist. Ah. And you? Uh, no.

No. Oh, we must talk together sometime.

You're the kind of strapping young

fellow that the army needs. You see, we

need soldiers. Christian soldiers. Yes.

Yes. We must have a talk together.

Now, what have you discovered, Sergeant?

Well, not very much, I'm afraid, so far,

ma'am. No, no, not mom. Not mom. Major,

if you please. Oh, I'm sorry. I just

like to go over the facts we've

collected so far, Mom. Uh, Major. Well,

then you must ask Captain Childers. I

was not here, as you know. I've been

sent from Divisional HQ to stand in

until Major Proctor is well enough to

return. Right, Marott? Well, the

porter's gate was found open at about

8:15 by a passing constable. He came to

the front door to report this, but had

some difficulty making himself heard.

Your band was playing out in the street.

Ah, yes. The band. Difficult to hear

anything over there. Yes. When he was

admitted, he spoke to you, Captain

Shers. Yes, that is correct. I was

called from our service. The constable

and I came here and and found Major

Proctor. It was Now, now, Ruth, it won't

help anyone if we break down. Remember,

you are a soldier in the battle line.

I'm sorry. The constable called for

assistance, and I did what I could for

Major Proctor. Did she say anything to

you? No, she was barely conscious. Now,

those French windows are wide open, I

believe. Yes. And a drawer was open.

Yes. The major always keeps a small sum

of money available for emergencies. It's

kept in a cash box in this drawer. It

was gone. How much money was likely to

be in there? I don't know. Perhaps £5.

Two girls are missing. Yes. Uh,

Josephine Webb and Violet Bry. Well,

they must have. I mean, they must have

attacked Major Proctor, taken her keys.

Keys? Yes. Major Proctor's keys are

missing also. The girls must have taken

them to open the gate. Why should the

girls choose last night to make an

escape? Well, they had the opportunity.

You see, as I understand it, they were

told to report to Major Proctor at 8:00

last night. Why? Well, they've been

fighting. They had to be separated. The

major told them to report to her at

8:00. So, the two girls were here at

8:00 last night at the time the crime

was committed. Well, they were waiting

outside this room. I I saw them myself

as I passed. I I had to rebuke them for

giggling and talking. So, they were

outside this door at 8:00. At 8:15, the

side gate was found open and they gone.

Now, during those 15 minutes, Major

Proctor was attacked and robbed. Yes.

Seems obvious who is responsible,

doesn't it? You have files and records

of these two girls so that we can go

over them. Yes, I have them in my

office. I'll get them. One moment,

Captain. You do recognize this? Yes, it

always stood on Major Proctor's desk.

You think that was the instrument? I

would say so, Major. If the girls were

responsible, it seems unlikely they came

prepared. Now, I think an argument took

place and one of them seized this

candlestick. A dreadful thing. Were the

two girls on good terms with Major

Proctor? No, not really. She tried very

hard, but they were intractable,

insolent, especially Josephine, and she

influenced the other girl, Violet. I

see. So, the two girls had obviously

fallen out with each other. You said

they'd been caught fighting. Yes, that

was rather strange. They were normally

so close. Major Proctor intended to

punish them. Yes. What form would this

punishment take? Well, a certain loss of

privileges. In more severe cases, Well,

this was a severe case. Yes. What would

happen? Perhaps a short period on bread

and water. I see. I'd like you to

remember that the devil has a very

strong hold on some of these girls, and

sometimes the devil must be painted his

own coin. We are all troubled about this

question of physical punishment, but he

must maintain some degree of discipline.

I assure you that we act as sparingly as

possible. Of course, of course, I'm sure

of it. Well, I don't think there are any

more questions, Major, if we could have

the files on the two girls. And it might

be useful to speak to the porter,

Sergeant. You remember your suggestions,

mother? Oh, yes. Now, what was his name?

Gil. Henry Gil. I don't think he'd be

able to help you. We don't know that

until we've spoken to him, do we,

Captain? No. Perhaps you better bring

Gil along, Ruth. Let's do the thing

thoroughly. I don't think he's here. Not

here. Well, he'd have nothing to do with

a terrible crime like this. It's unfair

that he should be hounded. Shoulder,

stop this nonsense. No one's hounding

the man. These officers merely want to

question him. Now, where is he? I don't

know. Is he in his room? I think he's

gone. Gone? Well, I said you're the

second porter to look for him this

morning. The room was empty. The bed had

not been slept in. When did you last see

him? Just before our service last night.

Just before the attack on Major Proctor,

but he'd have nothing to do with it. How

can you be so sure? The man's run away.

I know

him. Excuse me.

I'm sorry, Sergeant. All these things

happen.

Has this room been cleaned since last

night? Why? What have you found? It

looks like some beads. Amber beads. Part

of a broken necklace, perhaps. Well,

they could have nothing to do with

anybody here, Mr. Marriott. We don't

approve of such trifles. One of the

girls, no doubt. Oh, no. We don't allow

them to wear anything of the sort

either. I see. Um, would you excuse me a

moment? I'd better go and find out

what's the matter with Captain Child.

Yes, of course.

Women. I hate cases where there's a lot

of females involved. Really? Every man

to his own point of view, I

suppose. Major. They dawned all with

women being majors and

captains. Well, they've had enough of it

here. I'm going off to the hospital. You

can question the girls. Believe me,

where this females involved, it's never

straightforward.

Thank you.

Ellen rose and went to the window. She

could not understand the strange passion

that seemed to be coursing like wine

through her veins, and she felt helpless

to fight against it. The stranger would

be waiting in the cops just outside the

village. Should she go to him? Should

she go out there into the dark night to

meet a man whose name she did not even

know? Whose motive she could only dimly

conject to her? What's that mean? That

last bit. It means she didn't know what

he was

after. She must have been simple minded,

eh? What do you want me to go on? Yeah,

go on. I bet she goes. Blime me, I would

have I was in her shoes. I ain't a

decent looking bloke for months.

Stone the crows. That was quick. Stand

up, girls. Morning, Major Robert.

Morning, girls. Now, what are you doing

in here? We was told to finish off

polishing the instruments, major. And

while we've been doing it, we've been uh

singing like very quiet. We didn't like

to sing too loud. Nonsense, Barbara.

Next time, raise the roof. I sharp mind,

I assure you. Now, girls, this is Mr.

Marriott. You do? Hello. He's a

detective from Scotland Yard. He wishes

to ask you a few questions. Now, if I

can leave you to it, Mr. Marriott, just

for a few moments, I have some things to

see to in the kitchen. Well, yes, but

All right,

ladies. Well, uh, I just want to see if

you can help me. Well, we won't try.

Good. Now, then,

um, would you answer a few questions for

me? Are you really a peeler? Yes. A bit

young for it, aren't you? I'm I'm very

mature for my age.

Now, what can you tell me about Violet

Barry and Josephine Web? Fire and Joe?

What about him? Well, anything. We got

nothing to tell you. Do you think they

did it? Do you think they attacked Major

Proctor? Nah. Never in a million years.

What for? Well, to escape from this

place, perhaps. Don't Don't wait,

mister. We could get out of here anytime

we wanted to. You could? Yeah, it just

means using your head. But who wants to

in this weather? I mean, if it was

summer, it'd be different. Even then, it

wouldn't be worth it. You lot to catch

us and we wouldn't be brought back here.

They'd send us to jug. Proper jug. And

I'd rather do my time in here. It's not

much, but it's better than prison.

I mean, so long as you ball out the

singing and say your prayers every

night, it's not so bad. So, um,

Josephine and Violet could have got out

at any time if they wanted. But they

didn't until last night. Now, why? Maybe

they just took a fit into their

head. Now, I heard they've been fighting

yet they ran away together. Then what

was this fighting about? I think we're a

bit odd really. I didn't hear it all.

Fire was going on saying she wasn't

going to be anyone's tart. Tart? You

know what that is, don't you? Yes.

Well, Joe said she should be Sicily and

she should grab what was going. I didn't

hear no more.

Did you hear anymore? I did. It ended up

in a real Barney. Joe went for like a

wild cat. The first time I've ever known

them to fall out. They're thick as

thieves. always talking and whispering

together. Mind you, Joe's the boss. She

liked to boss everyone. If I didn't seem

to mind, where do you reckon they'd go?

Well, if the worst came to the worst,

they could always shut up. I was going

to tell him nothing. Of course, you

don't know nothing. We know not, Mr. Not

that'll help you. All

right, I won't press you.

Oh, don't say that.

Now, uh, what were they in here for?

Why don't you find out? Well, I could

check the files, but I thought it might

save time if you told me. Well, if I was

in for knocking off some clothes off a

secondhand store. And the other girl,

Joe.

This Oh, all right. I wasn't going to

keep it. Joe was a pickpocket, huh? One

of the best tips in the business. Had a

good teacher. What's more, she got viat.

It showed her all the tricks. If I got

as good as yours, you were always

practicing. Oh, thank you, ladies.

That'll be all for now. Oh, don't tell

the story line.

Oh, we never get to these. I'll come

back some other time. Um, there was one

thing. Yes. Have you seen these before?

Beads? Chance will be a fine thing. If

we so much as curd hair, they call it

vanity. Well, did Josephine or Violet

have a necklace made of these beads? Joe

had some stuff, but she never wore it

where it would show. Any case, she

wouldn't have amber beads. Thanks. Well,

uh, I hope to see you again. Come back.

Please say

not a bad looking fella.

Go a dark stranger. Look out. Major

praise the way. 1 2

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3. Praise him to the

sky. Praise

God. He rules our night.

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The detective is gone, has he? Yes,

ma'am. a minute ago. Oh, very good. Now,

have any of you girls seen Captain

Tilders? No, ma'am. I haven't seen her

since breakfast. Oh, well, if you do see

her, tell her I want her, will you? I

shall be in my office. Now, carry on

with the singing. Don't be afraid of it.

Let them hear you in in Brixton if you

like. Now, one, two.

Praise him to the sky.

Praise with lots and voices. He who

rules on

high. Let his

message right to

heaven. Praise

and now and

ever.

Praise

him.

Praise he rules on high.

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Now

shout out your

voice

adoration on earth to our

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for the days of yours.

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Crazy heart.

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Bruce.

Excuse me. Yeah. Can you tell me who

lives here? Who wants to know?

Police. Oh, well then, uh, if you're a

copper, you can find out for yourself,

can't you?

What do you want? I want to speak to

Captain Childers.

I've never heard of her. It's the

Salvation Army. She's not here. Look, I

know she's in here. I'm a police

officer. Mr. Marriott. Captain Childers,

you promised me certain files and

information. They're in my office. Major

Washbornne can give them to you. Why did

you leave so suddenly? I had an

important visit to make. This is it.

Yes.

Would you mind if I came in? I would

rather you did not. Why? I have my

reasons. Henry Gil, is he one of them?

You gave yourself away earlier, I'm

afraid. You jumped to his defense rather

too quickly.

It would be better for Henry if he gave

himself up if he came to you openly and

willingly and explained why he left the

home. Is that not so? Yes, it would

stand in his favor. Then I promise you

he'll do that. Go back to your office.

Give me an hour. He'll come to you of

his own free will. How can I be sure? I

give you my

word. I'll swear on God's book. That's

not necessary. He is here, isn't he? No,

please. All right.

I should expect Henry Gill in an hour or

so if he doesn't come. Oh, he will.

He'll listen to me. He'll listen to God.

We shall pray together. Thank you,

Captain.

Ah, lunch. Amus Balden. Uh, what's this?

Some me custard and some nice beef tea.

Oh, slop. You said your throat was sore.

No, no, no. It's much better now, Miss

Gold. Well, let me see your tongue. Now,

there's no mistake. Show me your tongue.

Oh, no. No. You're not getting better as

fast as you should. In my opinion, the

doctor isn't giving you the right

medicine. No. Now, let me see your

throat. Say ah. Ah. Oh, no. It's still

very inflamed. How's the patient

behavior? Oh, Lord. You look Can't

anyone be left in peace here? I don't

think you could do anything peacefully.

See as he finishes that beast every

drop. It's full of nourishment. I shall

insist.

But um ah grapes. Now that's a proper

tribute to fetuous sick man. After the

beef tea. The what? The beef tea. Smells

delicious. Well, look man, you have it.

Come along now. There's a good boy down

red lane. Then you can have your grapes.

If I could only get out of this bed to

you. What are you doing here pestering?

Maybe you know work to do. You solved

all your cases. Sergeant, if you were a

pickpocket, a young one, a good one, and

you were on the run, where would you go?

You still looking for those uh two

girls? Yes, I've uh discovered their

expert finger snits. Now, who would be

likely to take in a couple of pockets?

Oh, you want to pick my brain? Eh, I'd

like to help. Pass me the graves, Scott.

Pass me the grapes.

Ah, thank you. Never mind.

M. Oh, yes.

Delicious.

M. S. Huh? Oh, look. Oh, don't feed me

with riddles, lad. Give me some of the

facts. I might be able to help. How is

uh Major Propar? Oh, uh, Sergeant Jones

is down there now at the hospital. Uh,

she was still unconscious this morning.

They're rather anxious about her

condition. Any suspect? Well, the two

girls who have sponded, Violet Barry and

Josephine Webb, and Henry Gil, a porter.

He's disappeared too, though. I think I

know where I can lay my hands. Oh, why

don't you? Well, I think he'll give

himself up. You see, I've had a promise

to that effect. Oh, you two from? Well,

Captain Childers at the home. I think

there's something between those two. I

don't know what it is yet, but Oh, you

believe her? Well, yes. Don't be so

apologetic about it. You must trust your

own judgment. So, three suspects, eh?

Yes. I see anything missing? Well, some

money about £5 and the major's keys.

Now, whoever did it used the keys to

open the side gate and the escape. How

do you know? Bitly obvious. What is it?

I mean, don't jump to conclusions. If

you come to that theory mean you

eliminate Henry Gil, don't you? Why? You

told me he was the porter. He'd have the

keys of his own, wouldn't he? Yes, of

course. Why should he run away? Perhaps

when he saw the major injured, he got

frightened. Yes, that could be it. The

girls went in to see Major Parker. An

argument developed. They knocked her

unconscious, stole her money and her

keys, and then ran out through the

French windows. Now Gil comes in, sees

the major lying there. He's frightened

that he might be might be suspected, and

he runs off. No, that won't fit, would

it? Have a great plan. It stimulates the

action of the brain. Why should Gil

think he might be suspected? Perhaps he

had a guilty conscience. He's a

salvationist. Well, a bit of a mix of

it, isn't it? Still, if Major Proctor

recovers, she'll be able to tell us who

attacked. I shouldn't be around that

were serious. Have you been over the

ground? Ground in the scene of the

crime? Any clues? Yeah, these beads I

found. I don't think they mean anything.

Who do they belong to? Huh? Well, I

think probably one of the girls. Would

they be allowed to wear trinkets? Well,

Major Washbornne said not, but the girls

told me Josephine had a few bits and

pieces. Well, well, off you go, lad. Get

on with the case. But you haven't told

me anything. You've got plenty of leads

after all this. You and Sergeant Jones.

You could do that between you.

Otherwise, ask Inspector Bird. You know,

sometimes, Sergeant, look, you're

talking to superior officer. You did

fetch him some grapes, didn't you? Look,

I should concentrate the beads if I were

you. Now, the Salvation Army le wouldn't

wear them. The girls wouldn't wear them

in the open. So, what does that suggest

to you? Someone else is wearing them. A

capital deduction, lad. You have a

fourth suspect. But nobody mentioned a

visitor. Perhaps no one saw a visitor.

After all, except our old friend Henry

Gil. He was a porter. He would let a

visitor in. If I were you, I should

question Henry Gil. Fourth suspect.

Yeah, she'd be very pleased. Makes it

more interesting. A mysterious visitor

with amber beads. I wish I could join

the hunt. Off you go. Off you go. Thank

you.

I don't suppose you could tell me where

I might find the the two girls. Well,

they'll be in London somewhere. Look, be

patient, Dad, will you?

Go to St. Pancra Station and by the

booking hall, you see a young boot black

there. His name is Dick. He's an old

friend of mine. I should say a young

friend. Tell him I sent you and ask him.

He know he might. He might not. Just ask

him. Thank you, son. My pleasure, Mr.

Mayor.

M. Miss B. Absolutely no need to shout,

Mr. Cork. That won't do your throat any

good. My throat is much better. I feel

much better altogether. What I need now

is some good food to to build me up.

Indeed. I think I'd like two chopped and

some potatoes, some fried onions, and if

there's room, put an egg on the top,

will you? Will that be all? No, no, no,

no. Two slices of bread and butter, big

mug of hot, strong tea. Yes, I'm

definitely on the mend. Well, I'm very

pleased to hear it, but we'll just wait

to hear what the doctor says, shall we?

What's he got to do with it? Well, I

always follow his instructions as to

your diet. Look, now finish your beak

tea. Oh, no. That's a good man. It'll do

you good, Mr.

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Johnny booster. Get on this way. Go get

the best Johnny Landon.

Yeah. How about you, sir? Take the dust

off the daisy loose for you. Ah, come

on. I'm polishing a rod. He misses lady.

Bring him over here. I'll sc him up for

you.

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What a pack of miseries. Too much

blooming arrow. Time to catch a breath.

Here we are, sir. Plenty of time for it.

Turning down shiny guns.

Yeah. How about you, girl? Can't walk

around with dirty boots. The dudies

won't look you with dirty boots. I'll

sign him up for a penny. That one basty

will live. All right. See what you make

of that.

Don't spit a lever.

You know, just for a minute, I thought

it was a penny top. All look at no men's

sport. You know what I mean? Well, I can

tell by this lever, you're a real gent.

You're wrong, Sunny. I'm no gentleman. I

mix with bad company. Well, you put

socks go. I said they all mark of a

gent. The only way to keep out of bad

company is to keep out of company

altogether. I've often thought about it

now. I want to build myself a a watch

call, a raft, a load of logs tied

together, a sail out of it, down the

river, out across the ocean, through the

old trade winds. And I was knocking on

the doors them south. I doubt if I get

away from Sergeant Cork, even on a rock.

Well, Cork is on here. Blime me go a

gunner. You got about as much chance as

a dead duck. Ain't no chance at all.

had me once. You know I wrigle like a

worm on the end of a nook. But he had

me. I stupid bit dipping you watch first

here. But he had me. Came out to me like

an Ali did. Then stole me. Whack. What a

change. He helped me know Andy did. I

want to come out and get started there.

And I ain't gone back on him since. I

tell you, I'll be too frightened to got

eyes in the back of his head. You take

the next boat to Australia,

mate. helicopter.

Get out of it. You're having me on. You

ain't got the hooks. Tell me speak.

What about? Well, I'm looking for a

couple of girls who would have scanded

you from the Salvation Army. What?

They've run away. Well, that would

follow. You said you might be able to

help with their dips, their fingers.

Look, I told that last. Look, all I want

is information. I mean, where would they

be likely to go? Where' they offer?

What you working for, Ky? The offer. You

know, like all the others. Well, it is

rather.

Yeah. Well, it's just 4:00 now and I

don't want to miss the 4:15 for knocking

now. We'll get a good pl comes up there.

We can start playing about half. Yeah,

come back at half past 4 and we'll have

a scout with these juniors together.

Yeah, I know one place we tried to stop.

Let's see you. All right, you me have a

good boot up. You can't go fly. No, no,

that's all right. All right, for you

mate, but not for me. I've got me

professional stands at consider. You

ain't no advert for me. One boot dirty

and the other one clean, are you?

Sergeant Jones. All right, Chalky. I've

got Inspector Bird's permission to use

this office until Sergeant Cork returns.

Yeah. Did he tell you to tidy up as well

then? No, but you can see for yourself,

man. The mess is in. I don't know how he

manages to work here. What do you don't

tidy it up a bit? Well, touch that

stuff, I should say. So, Sergeant Cork

could have my guts for garters. And

don't you touch it neither. If he comes

back here and finds his stuff all over

the place, you'll you'll go mad. All

right. It's just that I like to be tidy.

It's in my nature. I like everything

tidy. Yes. Well, you won't be tidy very

long if you touch his things. I'm

telling you. What's he going to do when

they finish the new offices downstairs?

And he has to move, man. Move. I reckon

he'll have to call call out the guard to

get old Corki out of here. Well, he'll

have to move. The superintendent wants

to get all the C together. Well, he

won't shift the sergeants. I'm telling

you

now. Mind you, it'll save my old legs.

Those stairs have been murdered on my

old legs.

Ah, Sergeant, you know, Captain

Childers. Oh, yes, indeed. Have you any

news of Major Proctor? Well, I've just

come from a second visit to the

hospital. I'm afraid she's lost strength

since this morning. And she's still

unconscious. All right, Chalky. Stop

messing about the fire and get some tea,

will you? Oh, all right. You're worse

than Sergeant Cork. He never says please

neither. Please. Chalky.

Mr. Marriott, you did promise. Yes, I

haven't forgotten. Sergeant, this is uh

Henry Gil. Gil? The porter you found

him? Not quite. No, he's come here quite

voluntarily in order to answer any

questions we may have to put to him. Is

that so, Mr. Gil? Yes. Thank you. I

don't think there's any need to detain

you further, Captain Childers. I imagine

you want to get back to us. I would

prefer to stay if you have no objection.

Oh, that's all right. For the moment, at

any rate, sit

down. Now, Mr. Gill, there's one obvious

question. Why did you leave the home

last night? Why did you not put in an

appearance this morning?

Can I make a full statement, sir?

Certainly.

My name is Henry Albert Gill. Just a

minute.

I uh I am known to the police, sir.

Several years ago I was in trouble with

the police in Newcastle and I uh I

served a term of

imprisonment. It was while I was in

prison I I found Jesus. I I was saved

and I decided to lead a decent life when

I was released. for he has. You must

believe him. He's given his whole heart

to the Lord. I should be grateful if you

will not interrupt. Mom, I'm sorry. I've

tried to atone for my sins by serving

our redeemer. There's a weakness in me,

sir, which I've tried to correct. And

Captain Childers here has been like a

pillar of strength, sir. Mr. Gil, last I

also know that the law has a very long

memory and a longer arm. You see, when I

saw Major Proctor line there, I I

panicked. I thought with my record, I'm

bound to come under suspicion. Sir, tell

me what you saw.

Well, she was lying there, sir, and I I

leaned over her, you see, and I well,

there was this brass ornament and uh I

picked it up and I threw it down again.

I I was frightened, you see. I panicked

and I just ran and I walked around for

hours. It seemed like hours, sir. And uh

then finally, I ended up at my mother's

house. And this morning, Captain

Childers here, God bless her, came and

persuaded me to come and tell you the

truth, sir. And this is the truth. As

the Lord is my judge, you did not attack

Major Proctor. No, sir.

You served a term of

imprisonment. For what offense? I

am for stealing. But he was destitute.

It was winter. He was tempted and he

fell. They treated him cruy. They They

sent him away for 2 years. Two years for

stealing a coat. Did the Salvation Army

know of this condition? No. I did. Henry

told me. Yes. Perhaps I should tell you,

Mr. Marriott, that Henry and I have

applied to General Booth for permission

to marry. We have to have the consent.

It's a rule of the army. I'm telling you

this so that you'll understand my

attitude and and my confidence in Mr.

Gil. Thank you, Captain. I wish I could

share your confidence. You see, Mr. Gil

found Major Proctor lying there. He

didn't think to send for help to bring a

doctor. He thought only of his own skin.

Oh, for no excuse, sir. I'm sorry.

That's all I can say. I just panicked.

Evidently, why did you go into the study

in the first place? Well, Major Proctor

was interviewing two of the girls. You

see, these girls are the scum of the

streets, and I thought I'd go and see if

everything was all right. And you found

they got Yes, sir. Were either of these

two girls capable of attacking Major

Proctor? Capable? Oh, for the smaller

one, Josephine Webb, she was almost

capable of anything. She had a foul

temper, and she hated Major Proctor. God

forgive her. Did Major Proctor have any

other visitors during the time the band

was playing in the street or just

before? No. You didn't admit anyone? No,

no one else. Huh? But I wasn't on duty.

You see, I left Wiltshire, the second

porter in charge. There was some

question of a gas leak in the cellar,

and I went to check. What time was this?

Oh, about um 7:30, sir. What time did

you go into the study? About 8:15. And

you saw no one else? No one from outside

the home? No. No one. Did Major Proctor

ever wear a necklace at any time? Well,

no. No. It would be unthinkable. But did

any of the girls? Oh, certainly not in

the home. Why?

Is this what you wanted, Mr. Marriott?

You just come.

All right, Chalky. Thank you. I've uh

told you all I know, sir. Be all right

if I go now. One moment, Mr.

Gil. I'm afraid it'll be necessary to

detain you, Mr. Gil, pending further

inquiries. No, you can't. He's done

nothing. He's already told at least one

lie. I've told you the truth. The gospel

truth. I have your file here, Mr. Gil.

It's just been sent over from convict's

registry. Is it necessary for me to say

anymore?

Henry. Henry. Oh,

how has he lied? I have details of his

conviction here. He didn't go to prison

for 2 years for stealing a coach. He

went to prison for 10 years for robbery

with violence. I don't believe it. I'm

afraid it's all down here. His wife

enticed a wealthy man

into you didn't know.

Well, you know now, don't you?

Oh, come on,

Henry. Tell me the truth now. Major

problem. Who's going to believe me? I'll

believe you. Did you? No. It happened

just like I said. Come on.

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looks a very respectable looking house.

Dick. Oh, but things ain't always what I

see. Are they g? I mean, you wouldn't

know that. You look respectable, but

you're a copper. Yeah. What was this

woman's name again? Uh, Wilson. Clearly

Wilson. Of course, she's a right madam.

She's Come on, let's have a butchers

look for the windows.

Well, how's that, Avi? Betting the muck

used to dish up at the

M. Tell you Velvet came here. Yes. Blow

me. Don't sit there like a dy in a

thunderstorm, girl.

Tell this is only the beginning. We're

going to eat like this every day. Have

fine clothes, plenty of tom

foolery. Silk next to our skin instead

of sack. Joe, I don't like it. I'm

scared. Look, I could get home somehow.

Take far to Oxford. I still got a quid

you took from the major's cash box.

You're lucky I spent mine. You'd be d to

go home first place. Look for you. This

homie Pimnico where she wants us to go.

It's a club. A club? Tell you all the

toughs get there lashing their rhino

about right, left and center. 6 months

you'll have more money than you ever

dreamed of. They don't lash their money

around for nothing. No. Well, you got to

play him along a bit. I ain't got to

that yet, Joe. You'd rather be a common

dip. Better than being a common tart.

Bl. You have been laughing up the old

salvage nature. Suddenly gone all pure

and only. No, I ain't gone anything.

Well, you know what about Major Proctor?

What about her? She got what's coming to

her. She was always fair.

What's crawled into you all of a sudden?

Sticking up for him. Listen, V. You

think of yourself. Look after number

one. That's

all. I've made up my mind. I ain't going

to be poor no more. I don't care what I

have to do. I ain't sleeping on bare

balls and rumaging around rotten dust

bins. That's done

for. We ain't bad lookers fine. All

right. That's what they want. They can

have it at our

price. Well, my dears, I'm sorry to have

kept you waiting, but I wanted to find

the right garments to suit us. And I

think I have the other very thing.

Violet, my dear, you try this. And

Josephine, this is for you. Oh, it's

beautiful. Ain't it beautiful, V? No,

no, no, no. Not ain't, my dear. Not

ain't. We must mind our speech. We will

be mixing with some very highclass

personages. And I want you should speak

correct at all times, like ladies. Now,

here for instance, you will notice the

way we have left our knives and forks.

That isn't the way. That isn't the way

at all, my dears. The proper etiquette

is to place our cutlery like this. You

see, also, it is more ladylike to leave

a little food on our plates. A lady

never makes a of herself. Oh, I see. We

have a lot of learning to do, but we're

young, there's time, and I'm a patient

woman. Now, let's try on the

dresses. Ian, come here. Call all of me

whack. What is it?

Look, rotten like gold. You missed the

best bit. What are you going to do now?

I'm going in. Yeah, I'll wait around for

you. Remember what I said? Things ain't

always what they seem. You follow me,

sir? Yes, I think so. It's a pretty

corky and all in this itself. I know

you'll make a muck of it.

Oh, yes. We're coming along very nicely.

Yes. We must get our hair done proper,

Lee, I should say. And then with a touch

of rouge, some powder and

perfume. Oh, yes. I like it. I like it.

I think we'll be very popular. Can we go

to the club tonight? Oh, bless the girl.

She's anxious, isn't she? Oh, I like

that. I like to see that. Oh, no,

though. I must disappoint you, I'm

afraid. There's shoes, stockings, oh, a

thousand things. I like to turn my young

ladies out to perfection, you

understand? Perfection has always been

my aim in life. Violet day, you're very

quiet. Don't you like the dress? Yes,

it's lovely. I expect this has all come

a little quick for us. E, we mustn't

mind. We'll soon get used to it. We'll

meet some very nice girls. We'll soon

make friends. Some of the girls are from

the home who've just left, as a matter

of fact. Oh, I've had some very nice

girls from

there. Oh, strange. I I'm not expecting

any visitors. Could be the police.

Police? Oh, no, no, no. Why should they

come here? Cannonbury is a very

respectable neighborhood. And still

better safe than sorry. Perhaps you

girls better nip into that room. Come on

in through here.

Oh, Dy, please. Who is it? Please, young

fellow of Scotland Yard want to see you.

You didn't say I was home. No, I said

I'd see. Well, tell him I'm not at home.

Inspector, do please come in. Thank you,

Darcy.

Mom, visit from the police is always

welcome. Is there anything I can offer

you, Inspector? A glass of cherry wine?

Not inspector. Mom, Constable, Detective

Constable Manning. Oh, I see. In that

case, perhaps you'd be so kind as to

inform me to what I owe this intrusion

to my privacy, too. You are, Mrs. Cla

Wilkinson. I am. I'd like to see the two

young ladies. Young ladies? Yes, the

young ladies who appear to have eaten

rather a good meal. I'm afraid they

don't follow your The young ladies who

were in here a moment ago trying on

dresses.

Oh, really? There's no need for

melodrama. Here they are, as you see.

Girls, this is a police officer. Run for

Let it go. Let After all the trouble

I've been put to find you, please. You

walk in that mile. Oh, Josephine

language, please. Josephine, so you're

Josephine Web. Sharp of a cutthroat he

is. Which means that your Violet Belly.

Yes. I wish you would tell me what this

is all about. I prefer you to tell me.

Well, I'm afraid I have no idea. These

girls came to me last night seeking for

shelter. I'm very well known for my

charitable work for girls. Oh, you don't

mean to say that? Oh. Oh, I'm shocked.

Shocked beyond measure their deceit.

They seem such nice young ladies.

Drink it down now. Every drop. It'll do

you good. Have you got the trickle

toffee handy? Yes, here it is. Never

known such a baby.

Why do they make medicine so bitter?

Sergeant, stop. Oh no. Hope you haven't

come to disturb the sergeant. I'm just

letting him down. Well, if I could just

have a couple of minutes with him. Well,

I wanted to have a full night here.

Look, I wish you wouldn't talk about me

as I wasn't here. Come in, Marriott.

I'll give you 5 minutes. That's all.

Thank you.

That that woman, she takes all the

pleasure out of being sick. You haven't

come here to eat my fruit. What's What's

the matter with having been able to find

those girls? Oh, no. Pick them up this

evening. Did the boot black give you a

lead? Yeah, she took me straight there.

Straight to the house. He's quite a

character. He told me you put him on the

straight and narrow. Oh, he's got a very

fertile imagination. He's about as

straight and narrow as a round

table. I said to Don't worry, he

wouldn't touch you. So now you've got

the girls, you got Gil. Who did it? Who

attacked Major Proctor? By the way,

where did you find these girls? Oh, very

respectable house in Canbury. Strange

place. Strange woman lives there. A Mrs.

Wilkinson. Cla Wilkinson. Wilkinson's

new one. What's she like? Oh, a fine

woman. Florid, loaded with rings and

bangles, jangled like sleigh bells every

time she moved. I checked when I got

back. There's nothing known about her.

She said the girls turned up last night

seeking help. She specializes in

assistance to delinquent females and

she's even on the list of those people

who make donations to the Salvation Army

home in Stream. She thinks the girls may

have got her address from there. Well,

that seems quite straightforward. Why

did you say she was strange? I don't

know. The look of her for a start. And

then when I asked to see the girl, she

hedged. They were hiding in the room

next door and there was a a door

concealed as a sort of bookcase, a sort

of cabinet, and they were hiding in

there. You mean to say she was actually

hiding them? I don't know. I thought so

at first, but she said that was

ridiculous. She said she sent them in

there to rest and I can't prove

otherwise. Well, lad, you've had a very

busy day, haven't you? It hasn't

finished yet, has it? Well, you've

decided who attacked Major Proctor. Was

it Gil the 40? Was it his two girls?

They all deny having anything to do. To

be expected, but you believe them. I

honestly don't know. Major Proctor is

still too ill to be any use to us. What

about the Amber Beads and the fourth

visitor? Nobody mentioned the fourth

visitor. Mind you, there were French

windows leading out of the office into

the garden. Now, she could have admitted

a personal visitor through there. Oh,

well, go on that. Now that you fingered

that topper, you might as well eat it.

Yeah, thank you. If only we had

something to connect somebody with that

brass candlestick, that would answer it.

Candlestick. Uh, look, come here, lad. I

might be able to help you. Um, now let

let's go this story again. Fingerprints.

Unless one comes on. Okay.

police again. Oh, no. At this time of

night, tell them I've gone to bed. I

did, but they to me to wake you. Oh,

really? Well, you better show me

in. Really, Mr. Marriott, are you aware

of the hour? I'm sorry to disturb you,

Mrs. Robinson. This is Sergeant Jones.

Indeed. Well, I'm very tired. I would

ask you to be brief. We are not entirely

satisfied with your explanation as to

why the two girls came here, Mrs.

Wilkinson. Well, I'm afraid you'll have

to remain dissatisfied. I have no other

explanation. We cannot understand why

you did not check their story. That is

no part of my business. I tried out

these girls without asking too many

questions. If I ask questions, they

don't come. But you said you were

shocked to find that it was gone. I was

shocked to find the girls had deceived

me. You are on the list of subscribers

to the funds of the Streathum Home for

Girls. I'm on so many lists.

Did you know Major Proctor who was in

charge of the home? Major Proctor? Well,

I believe I did meet her once briefly. I

was very upset to hear of her dreadful

injuries. Oh, the girls told you about

them. Of course not. I've already said I

didn't know the girls had come from the

M. No, I heard it at a committee meeting

this afternoon. Do you recognize these,

Mom? What are they? Hamber beads. Rather

cheap, aren't they? No, I don't

recognize them. Then do you recognize

this?

I've never seen that before. Didn't you

see it in Major Proctor's office? To the

best of my knowledge and belief, I've

never been in Major Proctor's office.

Would you be so kind as allow us to take

your fingerprints, Mark? Fingerprints?

It's a new system with which we are

experimenting. You see, no two

fingerprints are entirely the same. It

gives us a positive means of

identification. But why should you want

my fingerprints? Well, there are a

number of fingerprints on that

candlestick. Whoever assaulted Major

Proctor last night left their

identification mark

behind. On that last night, I've already

said I I was nowhere near the home last

night. Then you've nothing to worry

about, have you? Your fingerprints won't

be on the candlestick. Can we just make

sure? No. Well, in that case, we shall

be forced to This is ridiculous. How

could my fingerprints be on there when I

was wedding club?

I

mean, I swear. All right, Bob. I think

you better come along with us, Mom. Oh,

you tricked me. You rotten stinking

brother. You tricked me. I should deny

it. I shall stand up in court and deny

it. You dirty twist. No.

You shouldn't have done that. You know,

you're not wearing gloves. Your

fingerprints will be all over it.

Morning Chi. Well, bless my soul if

we're just in charge of cook himself.

Back in the land of the living, eh? Only

just chalky. unjust. I'm very weak. I

was forced to leave my bed. I should

need lashings of hot tea at regular

intervals. Yes.

Look, you've been mcking about with my

desk here. No, no, no. It wasn't me. I

told them not to. Now, look, Mar, look,

have you been sitting behind there

rearranging everything? Look, I don't

believe you. My fingerprints. Oh,

fingerprints. Do you settle that

business? Worked like a dream. Oh, it uh

it was the woman was watching. Yes. What

was she doing? Uh procuring. Yes, she

ran a house of so-called pleasure in

Pimico. of very high class clients. Kept

a con constant stream of new young

girls. Major Proctor found out what she

was doing was going to expose her. So

she decided to knock her on the head. I

think you've done very well considering

your natural aptitude to uh blunder.

Why do you think it might be her? Why do

you think Dick took to that house? He

obviously knew something about her. She

wasn't respectable. She made out. We

know she made donations to the

Streathland Salvation Army girls home.

That was just a connection. But now work

it out for yourself, boy. Instead,

you're very late. I'm sorry. I had to go

to the hospital to inquire about Major

Proctor. They say there's a good chance

you'll recover. I'll be glad to hear it.

As you haven't inquired about my health,

you haven't given me a chance. How are

you? Me? I'm very weak. Very weak. Got

to take things very, very easily. I only

came out to get away from that

dragon. Look, I I'm afraid you'll have

to do all the leg work. You mean I don't

already? Some tea. I told you some te's

and tea at regular intervals. Believe

me, there ain't very much wrong with

you, Sergeant.

Medic, come here. Look how well it

turned. Uh, this has been forged silver

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coins. Wow,

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