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Hello, Jim.
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How's Naval Research?
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What're you doing back
on the old submarine?
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I'm the project officer.
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We're moving out on the
Alpha Electronic test tomorrow.
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What is it, Jerry?
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One of my boys in trouble
with Naval Intelligence?
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Still your "boys"
after three months.
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You heard about the murder
of the café entertainer?
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Well, the police
want our cooperation.
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Sergeant Cole will be
aboard at 3 to talk to the crew.
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What makes them think one
of my boys might be involved?
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None of them wear glasses.
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Well, the crushed lens
found in the murder room
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was a plain-colored sunglass.
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No corrective values whatsoever.
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The police believe the glasses
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may have been
used as a disguise.
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The sailor seen leaving
the premises after the murder
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could have been a civilian
using a uniform as a disguise too.
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According to the police, there
was a Navy man in her life.
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This is a pretty big Navy.
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And I understand that
girl knew a sailor or two.
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I'm sorry, Jim, but
there's reason to believe
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that this sailor may be a
member of the Moray's crew.
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Hey, Chapman,
meet Johnny Larkin.
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Brown's replacement. Hi.
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Hi.
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Well, now. What have we here?
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"To Brownie. Always, Dolores."
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Not that I wanna
hitch in sick bay,
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but I sure wouldn't
mind replacing Brown
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in this department.
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It would've been no sweat.
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What do you mean,
"would've been"?
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Is she out of
circulation, chief?
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Permanently.
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Someone tied a knot
around her neck...
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with a nylon stocking.
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Well, uh, any of you fellas
ever make any time with her?
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Not me.
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I was outmanned
before I came on deck.
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Well, nobody's admitting it now,
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you know, what with
her murder and all,
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but, uh, you could say
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I was a close friend.
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Come on, Larkin,
I'll show you around.
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I'll see you later, fellas.
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Page can smell an
inferior piece of equipment
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without setting a
foot in the plant.
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I know. I served
with him for six years.
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Hansford,
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I intend to get that contract.
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Oh, let's face it, Gordon,
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our system can't
compete with Devco's.
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It simply will not stand a
temperature rise of 10 degrees.
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And Page won't let up
long enough to let it cool off.
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I'm only interested
in the end result.
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You know that Page and I
barely tolerate each other
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since he married Vivian.
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Nevertheless, you'll be
aboard the Moray with us
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when she leaves
tomorrow morning.
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Yes?
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Commander Page to
see you, Mr. Russell.
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Have him come in. Yes, sir.
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How are you, commander?
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Hello, Mr. Russell.
You know Hansford.
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Hello, Lou.
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Won't you sit down?
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What did you think of
the gadget, commander?
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I'd rather reserve my opinion
until I've had an opportunity
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of seeing the
entire unit in action.
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Hm. I'm sure you won't mind
answering a few questions.
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After all, I do know the Devco
test showed great promise.
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Mr. Russell, I'd like to know
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how you found
out that information.
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Come, come, Page.
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If Alpha Electronics is
going to remain in business,
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I must know what the
competition's doing.
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Now, look, commander,
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I've spent a lot of money in
the development of this device,
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and I'm prepared to spend more.
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Russell,
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you know better than to
try to buy a favorable report.
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Commander.
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I suggest you
speak to your wife.
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Darling.
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Vivian, what connection is there
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between you and
Alpha Electronics?
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I own it.
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It's one of several plants
that I recently acquired.
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Well, why didn't you tell me?
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You know I'm testing
their equipment.
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The Navy could take a dim
view of a contract awarded,
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on my recommendation,
to my father-in-law.
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Oh, Jim. Alpha Electronics
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wasn't purchased
with the intention
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of trading on our relationship.
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It happens to be the hub
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of a projected $300
million enterprise.
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And I suppose you only
learned about it this morning.
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Dad did tell me about
it three weeks ago.
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That was just after the
conclusion of the Devco tests.
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So Russell had no difficulty
in obtaining his information.
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The reason I didn't
mention Alpha Electronics
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was to avoid influencing
any of your decisions.
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Oh, Jim, you must believe me.
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If you have any doubts, I
suggest you disqualify yourself.
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Yes,
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it would be easier with me
out of the way, wouldn't it?
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The test will take
place as scheduled,
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but I'm gonna request
an investigation.
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Whom are we impressing?
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Uh, Mr. Anthony M. Beldon.
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The, uh, M stands for "money."
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Anyway the office
needed tidying up.
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Well, we certainly
mustn't keep him waiting.
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No, no.
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Mr. Beldon, will you
come in? Thank you.
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Mason. How do you do?
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Mr. Beldon, won't you
sit down? Thank you.
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Mr. Mason, I understand that
you are the only man in California
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with the necessary
qualifications
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for the legal action
that I have in mind.
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What legal action, Mr. Beldon?
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To institute a suit against
the United States Navy.
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Can I do it?
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Common law holds
that a government body
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is immune to suit,
providing its activities remain
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within the strict purviews
of governmental affairs.
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However, if you
have valid justification,
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you may seek redress.
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Will $5,000 be
sufficient as a retainer?
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I assume you do have
such, eh, justification?
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Mr. Mason, I didn't come
here to be cross-examined.
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I came here to
retain an attorney.
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You haven't
answered my question.
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Aren't you interested in my fee?
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Mr. Beldon, I suppose
you're accustomed
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to owning what you pay for,
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but this entitles you only
to my services as counsel.
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And your attitude
has virtually eliminated
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my inclination and availability.
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Well, I'll get a
run for my money,
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if you're half as
tough with the Navy.
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The Navy has never knowingly
refused to rectify an injustice.
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Mr. Mason,
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a device manufactured
by Alpha Electronics,
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one of my subsidiaries,
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will be tested aboard the
submarine U.S.S. Moray
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at Terminal Island.
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I have reason to
believe those tests
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will not be judged
with impartiality.
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Why won't they?
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Commander Page, who's
in charge of the tests,
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happens to be my son-in-law.
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Now, he's convinced that Vivian,
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my daughter, and I are engaged
in some sort of a conspiracy.
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And you want Page relieved
of this particular command?
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Yes.
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Will you accept my retainer?
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Oh, we'll hold it, Mr. Beldon.
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However, I would like to
talk to Commander Page first.
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All right. The Moray
will be making a test run
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with our device at
6:00 in the morning.
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She should be back
in the harbor by 9.
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I'll be there. Good.
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Anthony M. Beldon?
Well, is he a client?
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I won't know that until
I get to Terminal Island
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tomorrow morning at 9:00.
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I'll pick you up at 6:30.
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Sir.
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Oh, come in, chief.
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I, uh... I didn't know
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you were using the
captain's quarters, sir.
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Oh, Commander Stewart thought
I might be more at home here.
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So you will, sir.
Just like old times.
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Can I help?
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Oh, I cut it on
a sliver of glass
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when we started to
inventory Brown's gear.
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You know if Brown was
acquainted with that murdered girl?
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Well, sir, they...
They were friends.
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But those shoes
belong to Chapman.
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His locker is right
next to Brown's,
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and I opened it by mistake.
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Well, let's not convict
him on suspicion.
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These slivers of glass
don't prove that Chapman
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put that nylon stocking
around that dead girl's neck.
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Sir, it's only that the police
were questioning us yesterday
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about that crushed lens
they found next to her body.
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I'll check it, chief.
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In the meantime, I don't
want any idle speculations.
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Aye, aye, sir.
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Oh, welcome aboard, gentlemen.
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I'm sure you can use the
captain's quarters to change.
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Thanks. Where's Mr. Beldon?
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In the control room.
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They're uncrating
the basic unit.
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Beldon? What's
Beldon doing aboard?
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He's an official of
Alpha Electronics.
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As a matter of fact, he owns it.
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Or did Vivian
forget to tell you?
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Lou, there was a time when
we were very good friends.
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How could you have
stolen Vivian from me
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if you hadn't have
been my best friend?
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Please see that these gentlemen
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get every assistance they need.
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Still carrying the torch, hm?
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Can't you forget Page is
the man who married her?
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Matt, please call me when
they're ready for the test.
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Hansford said it would
be at least an hour.
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That means two.
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Hey, is it chilly in
here, or is it me?
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Probably due to
your lack of sleep.
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Why don't you get some shuteye?
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Thanks, Matt, but
there's still that little matter
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of Chapman's shoes, remember?
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I'll talk it over
with you later, Jim.
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You've known these
boys longer than I have.
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All right, Matt.
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Commander. We're all ready, sir.
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Sir?
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Commander Pa...?
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I object to this indignity.
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The Navy has no
jurisdiction over us.
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Your protest and
lack of cooperation
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will be duly noted, Mr. Beldon.
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Chapman's shoes
are not in this bag, sir.
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And there's no sign of
Commander Page's letter.
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Well, if there's no further
reason for detaining us...
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You may leave.
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However, you will hold
yourselves available
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for the inquest.
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Matt, are you sure that
Jim didn't mail that letter
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asking for an investigation
into Beldon's activities?
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He told me he'd
deliver it personally
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right after the test run.
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That's when he gave me
the carbon copy for my files.
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We've checked everything,
including the torpedo tubes.
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There's no trace of
Chapman's shoes.
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They might have been
disposed of at sea.
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Matt, I want all personnel
restricted to the ship.
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No liberty for anyone until
I've questioned Chapman.
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Yes, sir. Wait right here, sir.
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The Moray, huh?
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That sub made the
headlines three weeks ago.
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Her crew was questioned
about the strangling
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of a girl here in Long
Beach. The case is still open.
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A Mr. Perry Mason and Mr. Drake
to see Commander Page, sir.
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Perry Mason, the attorney?
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His office called Jim last
night for the appointment.
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Take Chapman to my office as
soon as the ambulance moves out.
253
00:15:07,707 --> 00:15:09,318
You'd better go
along with 'em, chief.
254
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Aye, aye, sir.
255
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Mr. Mason. Mr. Drake.
I'm Commander Burke
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of Naval Intelligence.
Commander.
257
00:15:31,597 --> 00:15:33,042
Would you mind
telling me the purpose
258
00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:34,910
of your appointment
with Commander Page?
259
00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:37,947
I'm sorry, but I can't divulge
that information at the moment.
260
00:15:37,971 --> 00:15:40,850
Perhaps Commander Page
might be willing to enlighten you.
261
00:15:40,874 --> 00:15:43,785
I'm afraid the answer will have
to come from you, Mr. Mason.
262
00:15:43,809 --> 00:15:45,609
Commander Page is dead.
263
00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:50,693
Some question about his death?
264
00:15:50,717 --> 00:15:52,427
No question.
265
00:15:52,451 --> 00:15:54,096
It was murder.
266
00:16:02,528 --> 00:16:05,640
It wasn't necessary to
return this check, Mr. Mason.
267
00:16:05,664 --> 00:16:07,710
The manner in which
your son-in-law died,
268
00:16:07,734 --> 00:16:09,812
and the fact that you
withheld certain information,
269
00:16:09,836 --> 00:16:12,480
would have made your retainer
unacceptable in any event.
270
00:16:12,504 --> 00:16:15,818
Mr. Mason, are you
suggesting that my father
271
00:16:15,842 --> 00:16:17,853
may have had something to
do with my husband's death?
272
00:16:17,877 --> 00:16:21,123
No. But your husband died
believing you'd betrayed him.
273
00:16:21,147 --> 00:16:22,825
He'd accused you of revealing
274
00:16:22,849 --> 00:16:25,094
certain information
to Mr. Russell.
275
00:16:25,118 --> 00:16:27,462
And I don't think you would
have enjoyed the spotlight
276
00:16:27,486 --> 00:16:29,098
of a Naval investigation.
277
00:16:29,122 --> 00:16:32,167
I won't even bother
denying such nonsense.
278
00:16:32,191 --> 00:16:33,802
Commander Burke
was under the impression
279
00:16:33,826 --> 00:16:37,239
that I'd been retained to defend
you against that nonsense.
280
00:16:39,198 --> 00:16:40,497
Excuse me.
281
00:16:41,968 --> 00:16:43,879
Hello.
282
00:16:43,903 --> 00:16:45,580
Yes, just a minute.
283
00:16:45,604 --> 00:16:47,571
It's your secretary.
284
00:16:50,209 --> 00:16:51,654
Yes, Della.
285
00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:55,091
Perry, I've been trying to
reach you for over an hour.
286
00:16:55,115 --> 00:16:57,493
Well, there was a man
that called from San Pedro
287
00:16:57,517 --> 00:16:59,128
who refused to identify himself.
288
00:16:59,152 --> 00:17:01,430
He seemed very
insistent about seeing you.
289
00:17:01,454 --> 00:17:02,764
So when he mentioned the Moray
290
00:17:02,788 --> 00:17:04,767
I told him you might
be at Page's home.
291
00:17:04,791 --> 00:17:07,269
Thanks. I haven't
heard from him.
292
00:17:07,293 --> 00:17:09,559
I'll talk to you later.
293
00:17:10,730 --> 00:17:13,308
Mr. Mason, you seem
to have the impression
294
00:17:13,332 --> 00:17:16,111
that my father...
295
00:17:16,135 --> 00:17:17,980
The Navy is holding
Robert Chapman
296
00:17:18,004 --> 00:17:19,314
for the murder of my husband.
297
00:17:19,338 --> 00:17:21,650
A man we don't even know.
298
00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:24,519
Your husband was murdered
at a time he was about to test
299
00:17:24,543 --> 00:17:26,588
the Alpha Electronic device.
300
00:17:26,612 --> 00:17:29,479
Your father was
aboard at that time.
301
00:17:45,298 --> 00:17:48,610
Perry, I can't understand why
you got so involved in there.
302
00:17:48,634 --> 00:17:51,313
I thought all you wanted
to do was return his check.
303
00:17:51,337 --> 00:17:52,481
I wonder on what evidence
304
00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:55,273
the Navy's holding
this man Chapman.
305
00:18:07,020 --> 00:18:09,460
What's this?
306
00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:23,412
"Would you be interested in
representing Robert Chapman?"
307
00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:24,913
Any signature?
308
00:18:24,937 --> 00:18:26,748
No.
309
00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:29,151
Could be Della's
unidentified caller.
310
00:18:29,175 --> 00:18:31,120
Oh. These bills are new
311
00:18:31,144 --> 00:18:34,457
and numbered consecutively.
312
00:18:34,481 --> 00:18:37,259
Mr. Anonymous may have
left his name in some bank.
313
00:18:37,283 --> 00:18:39,428
Mm-hm. And someone
might be able to identify
314
00:18:39,452 --> 00:18:41,497
the handwriting on that note.
315
00:18:41,521 --> 00:18:43,365
I'll start with Robert Chapman.
316
00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:53,309
The handwriting looks familiar,
317
00:18:53,333 --> 00:18:56,445
but I just can't
seem to place it.
318
00:18:56,469 --> 00:19:00,116
Mr. Mason, I'm going to be
tried by a Navy court-martial.
319
00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:01,850
Even though the
Navy has appointed
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00:19:01,874 --> 00:19:04,019
a qualified officer
to defend you,
321
00:19:04,043 --> 00:19:07,523
you're also allowed to
retain individual counsel.
322
00:19:07,547 --> 00:19:10,259
What's the use? I
can't pay you anyway.
323
00:19:10,283 --> 00:19:13,229
Someone else is
willing to do that.
324
00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:16,064
There was $5,000
enclosed with that note.
325
00:19:16,088 --> 00:19:18,967
Five thousand...
326
00:19:18,991 --> 00:19:21,871
I must be crazy. She couldn't
have written this, she's dead.
327
00:19:21,895 --> 00:19:25,007
You mean Dolores
couldn't have written it?
328
00:19:25,031 --> 00:19:28,911
According to Commander Burke,
you denied knowing Dolores,
329
00:19:28,935 --> 00:19:31,213
but the glass particles
in your missing shoes
330
00:19:31,237 --> 00:19:34,171
indicated you were there
the night she was murdered.
331
00:19:35,908 --> 00:19:37,720
Oh, I knew her.
332
00:19:37,744 --> 00:19:39,655
Maybe not as well as
some of the others did,
333
00:19:39,679 --> 00:19:42,913
but then, I was
only her husband.
334
00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:49,664
When the police uncover
that fact, if they haven't already,
335
00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:52,034
they may assume you
concealed your marriage
336
00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:54,769
to avoid implicating yourself.
337
00:19:54,793 --> 00:19:56,071
Dolores asked me not to tell.
338
00:19:56,095 --> 00:19:57,639
Besides, who was I
going to tell anyway?
339
00:19:57,663 --> 00:19:59,174
The guys she was
running around with?
340
00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:01,365
You just don't brag
about that kind of wife.
341
00:20:03,802 --> 00:20:05,669
How long were you married?
342
00:20:06,672 --> 00:20:09,084
Less than six months.
343
00:20:09,108 --> 00:20:10,819
I thought it would work
out after she promised
344
00:20:10,843 --> 00:20:12,821
to quit the Aloha, that's
the bar where she worked,
345
00:20:12,845 --> 00:20:15,479
and go to live with my
parents in Kansas City.
346
00:20:17,749 --> 00:20:20,528
I bought her a whole new outfit.
347
00:20:20,552 --> 00:20:23,532
Dresses, lingerie, shoes...
348
00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:24,788
Stockings?
349
00:20:27,727 --> 00:20:30,406
Three pair.
350
00:20:30,430 --> 00:20:32,441
She was strangled
with one of them.
351
00:20:32,465 --> 00:20:35,477
It all adds up,
doesn't it, Mr. Mason?
352
00:20:35,501 --> 00:20:37,546
I had to kill Commander
Page to prevent him
353
00:20:37,570 --> 00:20:39,481
from discovering I'd
murdered Dolores.
354
00:20:39,505 --> 00:20:40,804
Did you?
355
00:20:44,977 --> 00:20:47,289
No, sir, I didn't.
356
00:20:47,313 --> 00:20:49,024
What made Dolores
change her mind
357
00:20:49,048 --> 00:20:51,192
about going to live
with your parents?
358
00:20:51,216 --> 00:20:52,994
Five thousand dollars.
359
00:20:53,018 --> 00:20:54,630
She showed it to me
later on that same night
360
00:20:54,654 --> 00:20:57,533
before she was... murdered.
361
00:20:57,557 --> 00:20:59,368
I went back to the
house hoping I could
362
00:20:59,392 --> 00:21:01,170
talk her into
returning the money.
363
00:21:01,194 --> 00:21:04,072
Why didn't you
report the murder?
364
00:21:04,096 --> 00:21:06,108
Well, I didn't know
she was dead that night.
365
00:21:06,132 --> 00:21:07,176
I didn't go in the house.
366
00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:11,213
The door was locked.
I knocked... Knocked?
367
00:21:11,237 --> 00:21:13,837
You certainly must have
had a key to your own house.
368
00:21:17,776 --> 00:21:19,888
I'd thrown my key away.
369
00:21:35,061 --> 00:21:38,963
Well, if you decide you want it,
just call Ernest Pritchard, huh?
370
00:21:40,333 --> 00:21:41,609
Having trouble?
371
00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:44,246
Yeah, everybody wants to
know where her body was found.
372
00:21:44,270 --> 00:21:46,415
I-it's like trying to
lease the morgue.
373
00:21:46,439 --> 00:21:49,184
My name is Mason. I'm
Robert Chapman's attorney.
374
00:21:49,208 --> 00:21:50,986
Oh. He's a... He's a nice kid.
375
00:21:51,010 --> 00:21:52,388
I'm glad he got a lawyer.
376
00:21:52,412 --> 00:21:54,690
Were you here when they
discovered Delores Chapman?
377
00:21:54,714 --> 00:21:56,725
Yeah. I was the one
that found her body.
378
00:21:56,749 --> 00:21:58,594
You know, the minute I
got here the next morning,
379
00:21:58,618 --> 00:21:59,762
I knew something was wrong.
380
00:21:59,786 --> 00:22:02,564
That... That sign was
trampled down into the lawn.
381
00:22:02,588 --> 00:22:04,733
You know, Chapman must
have run from the house
382
00:22:04,757 --> 00:22:07,569
like a drunk or a
blind man that night.
383
00:22:07,593 --> 00:22:09,938
He said he didn't
enter the house.
384
00:22:09,962 --> 00:22:12,007
Well, then how did his
shoes pick up that glass?
385
00:22:12,031 --> 00:22:14,109
That's... That's what you
were looking for, wasn't it?
386
00:22:14,133 --> 00:22:15,510
The only glass I saw
387
00:22:15,534 --> 00:22:17,412
was that crushed lens
388
00:22:17,436 --> 00:22:18,935
near her body.
389
00:22:20,239 --> 00:22:22,884
Uh, that mat. Yeah?
390
00:22:22,908 --> 00:22:24,786
Was that here the
night of the murder?
391
00:22:24,810 --> 00:22:26,621
Oh, yeah, that's
where it always is.
392
00:22:26,645 --> 00:22:28,556
I-I was just using it
to prop the door back.
393
00:22:28,580 --> 00:22:30,825
But the police examined it,
and they didn't find anything.
394
00:22:30,849 --> 00:22:32,895
That mat is smaller
than the outline.
395
00:22:32,919 --> 00:22:34,696
Hm?
396
00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,065
It's that Hazelton
woman next door.
397
00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:39,767
She's always trading
things. This is her mat.
398
00:22:39,791 --> 00:22:41,825
She's got Chapman's here.
399
00:22:48,067 --> 00:22:49,233
Eh.
400
00:22:50,569 --> 00:22:52,636
There you are.
401
00:23:20,899 --> 00:23:23,445
So Chapman was
telling the truth.
402
00:23:23,469 --> 00:23:25,647
He didn't go inside the house.
403
00:23:25,671 --> 00:23:29,218
How come you're so
interested in this crime, Mason?
404
00:23:29,242 --> 00:23:30,919
The theory is that both crimes
405
00:23:30,943 --> 00:23:33,388
were committed
by the same person.
406
00:23:33,412 --> 00:23:35,824
This may tell us
who that person is.
407
00:23:35,848 --> 00:23:38,360
Thank you, Mr. Pritchard.
408
00:23:58,738 --> 00:24:00,048
Hi, Perry.
409
00:24:00,072 --> 00:24:01,350
How long have you been here?
410
00:24:01,374 --> 00:24:03,118
Long enough to learn
that the bartender's name
411
00:24:03,142 --> 00:24:05,687
is Julio Remarto, and
that he's Dolores' uncle.
412
00:24:05,711 --> 00:24:07,522
That's why her picture's
still hanging there.
413
00:24:07,546 --> 00:24:08,690
He refuses to take it down
414
00:24:08,714 --> 00:24:12,015
until the man who
murdered Dolores is dead.
415
00:24:22,194 --> 00:24:23,438
How about the money?
416
00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:25,574
Pick up anything on it?
417
00:24:25,598 --> 00:24:28,910
This $5,000 was withdrawn
from the Long Beach State Bank
418
00:24:28,934 --> 00:24:31,374
three weeks ago
by Alpha Electronics.
419
00:24:32,938 --> 00:24:37,319
Dolores had $5,000 the
day she was murdered.
420
00:24:37,343 --> 00:24:38,886
And that was three weeks ago.
421
00:24:38,910 --> 00:24:42,524
Yeah. And that's about the time
Beldon, Hansford, and Russell,
422
00:24:42,548 --> 00:24:43,758
the brass at Alpha Electronics,
423
00:24:43,782 --> 00:24:45,627
tried to pick up the
Devco test results.
424
00:24:45,651 --> 00:24:48,029
They get that
information from Dolores?
425
00:24:48,053 --> 00:24:50,798
Well, they bought
something with that 5,000,
426
00:24:50,822 --> 00:24:52,334
and I don't think it
was entertainment.
427
00:24:52,358 --> 00:24:55,303
And Russell. He's the
guy who invented angles.
428
00:24:55,327 --> 00:24:56,871
He never misses.
429
00:24:56,895 --> 00:24:58,306
What about Hansford?
430
00:24:58,330 --> 00:25:00,542
He's their chief engineer.
431
00:25:00,566 --> 00:25:03,412
And if you're thinking in terms
of a suspect for Page's murder,
432
00:25:03,436 --> 00:25:06,314
he fits. He was formerly
Vivian Page's boyfriend.
433
00:25:06,338 --> 00:25:09,584
He's hated Page ever since
the day they were married.
434
00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:12,286
And, uh, Beldon?
435
00:25:12,310 --> 00:25:15,557
Well, his activities are
spread all over the country.
436
00:25:15,581 --> 00:25:17,759
Oil, chemicals, electronics.
437
00:25:17,783 --> 00:25:21,051
He bought into Alpha Electronics
only when he couldn't buy Devco.
438
00:25:22,388 --> 00:25:25,133
Quite an assortment.
439
00:25:25,157 --> 00:25:27,335
Paul, I want them
covered from now on.
440
00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,237
All right.
441
00:25:29,261 --> 00:25:31,373
We also need a
detailed breakdown
442
00:25:31,397 --> 00:25:33,341
on the chemical composition
443
00:25:33,365 --> 00:25:37,479
and optical
properties of this glass.
444
00:25:37,503 --> 00:25:40,604
This piece should be big
enough for the purpose.
445
00:25:42,808 --> 00:25:44,520
Mr. Mason,
446
00:25:44,544 --> 00:25:46,922
we spend hundreds of
thousands of dollars each year.
447
00:25:46,946 --> 00:25:48,456
I don't see how you
expect us to remember
448
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,626
a $5,000 expenditure.
449
00:25:50,650 --> 00:25:53,862
I'm sure Alpha Electronics
keeps at least one set of books.
450
00:25:53,886 --> 00:25:55,998
I resent your insinuation.
451
00:25:56,022 --> 00:25:58,466
If Commander Page had
accepted Mr. Russell's offer,
452
00:25:58,490 --> 00:26:01,103
what sort of entry would
have been made for bribery?
453
00:26:01,127 --> 00:26:03,338
I don't believe
this involves me.
454
00:26:03,362 --> 00:26:05,674
I had nothing to do
with bribing Page.
455
00:26:05,698 --> 00:26:08,376
Murder is more
important than bribery.
456
00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,113
You were present on the
Moray. I suggest you remain.
457
00:26:12,137 --> 00:26:15,383
I would still like to know
how Alpha Electronics
458
00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:18,019
spent this $5,000.
459
00:26:18,043 --> 00:26:21,322
I fail to see how that money
affects your client's case.
460
00:26:21,346 --> 00:26:25,727
His wife, Dolores, had $5,000
just before she was murdered.
461
00:26:25,751 --> 00:26:27,262
That doesn't prove it
was the same money
462
00:26:27,286 --> 00:26:28,830
we drew from our bank.
463
00:26:28,854 --> 00:26:31,414
Just what are you
alluding to now?
464
00:26:32,691 --> 00:26:36,326
The matter of how you
obtained the Devco test results.
465
00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:54,656
Della, may I have the
manual for courts-martial?
466
00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:56,758
I'll get it. I'll
bring it right in.
467
00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:03,732
Hi, Perry. Paul.
468
00:27:03,756 --> 00:27:06,301
Here's the report on Messrs.
Beldon, Hansford and Russell.
469
00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:08,336
It's not very much.
470
00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:10,405
What about the glass
found at the Chapman place?
471
00:27:10,429 --> 00:27:12,607
Uh, the lab's still working
on the optical properties,
472
00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:15,076
however, an analysis of
the chemical composition
473
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:17,646
proved that those
particles are not plain glass.
474
00:27:19,271 --> 00:27:21,616
Yes, Gertie. Oh, put him on.
475
00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,452
It's Commander Reynolds,
the appointed defense counsel.
476
00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:26,354
Hello, Commander.
477
00:27:29,782 --> 00:27:31,481
June 1st.
478
00:27:32,618 --> 00:27:34,663
Thank you.
479
00:27:34,687 --> 00:27:35,797
Right.
480
00:27:35,821 --> 00:27:38,099
Thanks again.
481
00:27:41,727 --> 00:27:45,039
Well, they've just referred the
charge against Robert Chapman
482
00:27:45,063 --> 00:27:48,209
to trial by general
court-martial.
483
00:27:48,233 --> 00:27:50,111
They must have the evidence.
484
00:27:50,135 --> 00:27:53,147
Well, that doesn't
necessarily mean he's guilty.
485
00:27:53,171 --> 00:27:55,851
What Paul means is
they don't try a man
486
00:27:55,875 --> 00:27:57,552
by general court-martial
unless they have
487
00:27:57,576 --> 00:27:59,487
substantial
evidence against him.
488
00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:03,157
Well, maybe there are some
facts that the Navy doesn't know.
489
00:28:03,181 --> 00:28:06,260
Della, the only thing the
Navy might not know about
490
00:28:06,284 --> 00:28:07,762
is what the Army's doing.
491
00:28:07,786 --> 00:28:10,031
Oh.
492
00:28:10,055 --> 00:28:13,001
Yes, Gertie. Put him on.
493
00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:16,404
Just a moment, please.
494
00:28:16,428 --> 00:28:19,941
It's the man from San
Pedro. I recognize his voice.
495
00:28:19,965 --> 00:28:21,476
Hello.
496
00:28:22,668 --> 00:28:25,013
No, there are no
additional funds required
497
00:28:25,037 --> 00:28:27,282
for Chapman's defense.
But who are you?
498
00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:31,352
Mr. Anonymous?
499
00:28:31,376 --> 00:28:34,656
Perry, I don't know
if it would help or not,
500
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:35,957
but each time that man called
501
00:28:35,981 --> 00:28:38,326
there was Hawaiian
music being played.
502
00:28:38,350 --> 00:28:40,262
The jukebox at the Aloha Café.
503
00:28:40,286 --> 00:28:43,364
Paul, there were quite a number
504
00:28:43,388 --> 00:28:45,366
of the Moray's crew at
that place, weren't there?
505
00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:47,736
Sure. It's their hangout.
But don't forget,
506
00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,337
when the money
was put in your car,
507
00:28:49,361 --> 00:28:51,006
the entire crew was restricted.
508
00:28:51,030 --> 00:28:52,974
Except for Chief Scott.
509
00:28:52,998 --> 00:28:55,476
He was in Burke's
office when we arrived.
510
00:28:55,500 --> 00:28:58,179
He left right after
making his statement.
511
00:28:58,203 --> 00:28:59,447
Della...
512
00:28:59,471 --> 00:29:02,884
Call the Aloha Café at San
Pedro and ask for Chief Scott.
513
00:29:02,908 --> 00:29:04,507
Right.
514
00:29:09,949 --> 00:29:12,894
Hello. Aloha Café.
515
00:29:12,918 --> 00:29:15,396
Just a minute, miss.
516
00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:17,699
Chief.
517
00:29:17,723 --> 00:29:19,467
It's for you. Who is it?
518
00:29:19,491 --> 00:29:22,893
I don't know, but
she sounds nice.
519
00:29:24,229 --> 00:29:28,231
Oh, these dames. They
just won't let me alone.
520
00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:33,436
Hello.
521
00:29:35,541 --> 00:29:37,652
Oh, I'm sorry, I don't
recognize your voice,
522
00:29:37,676 --> 00:29:39,320
but if you wanna come
down here to the Aloha,
523
00:29:39,344 --> 00:29:40,344
I'll buy you a drink.
524
00:29:42,848 --> 00:29:45,660
Chief Scott is the
man who called here.
525
00:29:45,684 --> 00:29:48,296
I'll be on my way. Call
Commander Reynolds,
526
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,965
tell him to meet me
at the Aloha Café.
527
00:29:50,989 --> 00:29:53,022
See you later, Paul.
528
00:29:55,761 --> 00:29:59,240
All right, sir, I put that
money in Mr. Mason's car.
529
00:29:59,264 --> 00:30:01,576
Is that a crime,
to help someone?
530
00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,878
Possession of that
money could be a crime.
531
00:30:03,902 --> 00:30:06,714
That money came
from Alpha Electronics,
532
00:30:06,738 --> 00:30:08,817
and we have reason to
believe that it was used
533
00:30:08,841 --> 00:30:11,519
to buy the results
of the Devco test.
534
00:30:11,543 --> 00:30:13,988
I didn't sell them anything.
535
00:30:14,012 --> 00:30:16,324
That $5,000 was a down payment
536
00:30:16,348 --> 00:30:18,059
for a half interest
in the Aloha.
537
00:30:18,083 --> 00:30:20,695
We were gonna buy it from Julio.
538
00:30:20,719 --> 00:30:22,731
Who's the "we"?
539
00:30:22,755 --> 00:30:25,433
Who was buying the
other half interest?
540
00:30:25,457 --> 00:30:26,857
Dolores Chapman.
541
00:30:28,761 --> 00:30:30,805
She was the main
attraction in the place.
542
00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:33,274
Having her as a partner
would have been good business.
543
00:30:33,298 --> 00:30:36,544
When did she, uh, give
you that down payment?
544
00:30:36,568 --> 00:30:39,313
A few hours before
she was killed.
545
00:30:39,337 --> 00:30:41,716
I've kept the money in a
safe deposit box ever since.
546
00:30:41,740 --> 00:30:43,585
I... I didn't know
what to do with it.
547
00:30:43,609 --> 00:30:44,952
Until Chapman was arrested.
548
00:30:44,976 --> 00:30:47,155
Why did you use
549
00:30:47,179 --> 00:30:50,558
this, uh, anonymous
method of helping him?
550
00:30:50,582 --> 00:30:53,361
I just didn't wanna
get involved, that's all.
551
00:30:53,385 --> 00:30:56,164
Then when I heard that Chapman
was married to Dolores, I...
552
00:30:56,188 --> 00:30:58,454
I wanted to return the money.
553
00:31:00,125 --> 00:31:02,258
I thought he'd need it.
554
00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:11,612
Violation of the Uniform Code
of Military Justice, Article 118.
555
00:31:11,636 --> 00:31:15,050
Specification: In that
Robert Samuel Chapman,
556
00:31:15,074 --> 00:31:17,552
Machinist Mate Second
Class, United States Navy,
557
00:31:17,576 --> 00:31:20,455
did onboard the U.S.S.
Moray on May 14th,
558
00:31:20,479 --> 00:31:21,923
with premeditation,
559
00:31:21,947 --> 00:31:24,692
murder James Edward Page,
Commander, United States Navy,
560
00:31:24,716 --> 00:31:27,362
by means of stabbing
him with a screwdriver.
561
00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:30,932
The charge was served on
the accused by me on May 20th.
562
00:31:30,956 --> 00:31:33,101
Before making your plea you
are advised that any motion
563
00:31:33,125 --> 00:31:35,103
to dismiss any charge
or to grant any relief
564
00:31:35,127 --> 00:31:36,370
should be made at this time.
565
00:31:36,394 --> 00:31:38,274
Robert Chapman,
how do you plead?
566
00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:42,732
The defense has no
motions to be made.
567
00:31:45,371 --> 00:31:47,148
The accused, Robert
Chapman, pleads,
568
00:31:47,172 --> 00:31:48,950
to the specifications
and charge:
569
00:31:48,974 --> 00:31:50,051
not guilty.
570
00:31:50,075 --> 00:31:52,153
Trial counsel may proceed.
571
00:31:52,177 --> 00:31:54,422
The prosecution has
no opening statement.
572
00:31:54,446 --> 00:31:57,892
We call as a witness
Commander Jerome Burke.
573
00:31:57,916 --> 00:31:59,861
State your full name,
rank, organization,
574
00:31:59,885 --> 00:32:01,495
station and armed force.
575
00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:03,998
Jerome Burke, Commander,
576
00:32:04,022 --> 00:32:06,200
Naval Intelligence,
11th Naval District,
577
00:32:06,224 --> 00:32:08,036
United States Navy.
578
00:32:08,060 --> 00:32:09,704
Do you know the accused?
579
00:32:09,728 --> 00:32:10,972
I do.
580
00:32:10,996 --> 00:32:13,174
Commander Burke, on
the afternoon of May 14th
581
00:32:13,198 --> 00:32:14,742
you took the
accused into custody?
582
00:32:14,766 --> 00:32:16,745
Yes, sir. He was arrested
583
00:32:16,769 --> 00:32:18,980
for the theft of a
pair of his own shoes,
584
00:32:19,004 --> 00:32:21,716
which had been in the
possession of Commander Page.
585
00:32:21,740 --> 00:32:22,984
Go on, commander.
586
00:32:23,008 --> 00:32:26,154
The heels of the shoes
contained glass particles.
587
00:32:26,178 --> 00:32:29,924
A crushed glass lens had been
found at the scene of a murder.
588
00:32:29,948 --> 00:32:31,325
What murder was that?
589
00:32:31,349 --> 00:32:33,094
The murder of Dolores Chapman,
590
00:32:33,118 --> 00:32:34,896
the defendant's wife.
591
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,899
Now, it seems the trial
counsel is inquiring into matters
592
00:32:37,923 --> 00:32:40,201
not specifically connected
with the matter at hand.
593
00:32:40,225 --> 00:32:43,138
Mr. Mason, do you
have an objection?
594
00:32:43,162 --> 00:32:44,839
Defense has no objection.
595
00:32:44,863 --> 00:32:47,675
You may proceed, sir.
596
00:32:47,699 --> 00:32:50,011
I will now go to the
morning of May 14th.
597
00:32:50,035 --> 00:32:52,113
What transpired on that
morning, commander?
598
00:32:52,137 --> 00:32:55,049
I received a message
from the U.S.S. Moray
599
00:32:55,073 --> 00:32:57,719
informing me of
Commander Page's death.
600
00:32:57,743 --> 00:32:59,754
I found his body on his back,
601
00:32:59,778 --> 00:33:01,289
the plastic handle
of a screwdriver
602
00:33:01,313 --> 00:33:02,679
protruding from his chest.
603
00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:07,561
I show you this screwdriver,
604
00:33:07,585 --> 00:33:09,463
prosecution exhibit number two,
605
00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:13,423
the murder weapon, and
ask if you can identify it.
606
00:33:14,793 --> 00:33:18,139
Yes. It's one of a set
belonging to Chapman.
607
00:33:18,163 --> 00:33:19,473
His initials are on it.
608
00:33:19,497 --> 00:33:21,209
And was this tested
for fingerprints?
609
00:33:21,233 --> 00:33:22,877
It was.
610
00:33:22,901 --> 00:33:24,579
Most of the prints were smudged,
611
00:33:24,603 --> 00:33:27,148
however, there was one
identifiable thumbprint.
612
00:33:27,172 --> 00:33:28,916
The defendant's, Robert Chapman.
613
00:33:28,940 --> 00:33:30,685
Thank you.
614
00:33:30,709 --> 00:33:33,977
The prosecution has no
further questions of this witness.
615
00:33:37,716 --> 00:33:40,895
Commander Burke, you
stated that a glass lens,
616
00:33:40,919 --> 00:33:43,264
which had been crushed,
was found at the scene
617
00:33:43,288 --> 00:33:44,699
of Dolores Chapman's murder.
618
00:33:44,723 --> 00:33:46,201
That's right.
619
00:33:46,225 --> 00:33:50,105
Was that, uh, lens
examined for optical qualities?
620
00:33:50,129 --> 00:33:52,207
It was. According to the police,
621
00:33:52,231 --> 00:33:54,175
it was not a prescription lens.
622
00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:57,545
It was simply the
smoke-colored lens of a sunglass.
623
00:33:57,569 --> 00:34:00,949
Now, commander, you testified
that the screwdriver in question
624
00:34:00,973 --> 00:34:02,683
belonged to Robert Chapman.
625
00:34:02,707 --> 00:34:05,119
Isn't it true that
tools, when in use,
626
00:34:05,143 --> 00:34:07,088
were available to other
members of the crew?
627
00:34:07,112 --> 00:34:09,791
As a matter of fact,
to anybody present?
628
00:34:09,815 --> 00:34:12,827
Well, yes. Yes.
629
00:34:12,851 --> 00:34:15,396
Now, along with Robert
Chapman's shoes,
630
00:34:15,420 --> 00:34:17,798
a letter, written by
Commander Page,
631
00:34:17,822 --> 00:34:20,268
disappeared from
his compartment.
632
00:34:20,292 --> 00:34:23,838
Did that letter make any
reference to the defendant?
633
00:34:23,862 --> 00:34:24,973
No.
634
00:34:24,997 --> 00:34:27,541
Then there were two thefts,
635
00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:30,278
one of which had no
bearing on the accused?
636
00:34:30,302 --> 00:34:31,545
That is correct.
637
00:34:31,569 --> 00:34:34,682
To whom did the letter refer?
638
00:34:34,706 --> 00:34:36,584
It referred to the
people connected
639
00:34:36,608 --> 00:34:38,319
with Alpha Electronics.
640
00:34:38,343 --> 00:34:40,455
In what way?
641
00:34:40,479 --> 00:34:43,992
It contained a request for a
Naval Board of Investigation.
642
00:34:44,016 --> 00:34:46,494
The court has a question
to ask trial counsel.
643
00:34:46,518 --> 00:34:48,329
Does the prosecution
intend to introduce
644
00:34:48,353 --> 00:34:50,198
the letter in question
at a later time?
645
00:34:50,222 --> 00:34:53,067
No. Defense has
stipulated as to the letter,
646
00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:54,836
after being made
aware of its contents.
647
00:34:54,860 --> 00:34:57,004
Since the letter will
serve no purpose
648
00:34:57,028 --> 00:34:58,339
in the prosecution's case,
649
00:34:58,363 --> 00:34:59,941
it has been forwarded
to Admiral Lansing
650
00:34:59,965 --> 00:35:02,043
for such measures as
he may deem necessary.
651
00:35:02,067 --> 00:35:05,380
Defense counsel may continue.
652
00:35:05,404 --> 00:35:07,815
Commander Burke, have
you been able to establish
653
00:35:07,839 --> 00:35:10,651
that Chapman
took that letter? No.
654
00:35:10,675 --> 00:35:12,620
Now, you placed the
defendant under arrest
655
00:35:12,644 --> 00:35:14,555
for the theft of his own shoes.
656
00:35:14,579 --> 00:35:16,891
What has happened
to that charge of theft?
657
00:35:16,915 --> 00:35:19,994
That charge has been dropped
due to the lack of evidence.
658
00:35:20,018 --> 00:35:22,685
Thank you,
commander. That'll be all.
659
00:35:23,922 --> 00:35:26,156
Are there any
questions by the court?
660
00:35:29,327 --> 00:35:30,905
No questions.
661
00:35:30,929 --> 00:35:34,008
Before excusing the witness,
it's my duty to instruct you
662
00:35:34,032 --> 00:35:36,444
not to discuss your testimony
in this case with anyone
663
00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:38,712
except the counsel
or the accused.
664
00:35:38,736 --> 00:35:41,149
You'll not allow any witness
in this case to talk to you
665
00:35:41,173 --> 00:35:44,885
about the evidence he
has given or intends to give.
666
00:35:44,909 --> 00:35:47,521
Now, Mr. Russell, you've stated
that you were aboard the Moray
667
00:35:47,545 --> 00:35:49,490
at the time of
Commander Page's death.
668
00:35:49,514 --> 00:35:52,693
During that time did you have
occasion to meet the accused?
669
00:35:52,717 --> 00:35:55,763
He was assigned by
Commander Stewart to assist us.
670
00:35:55,787 --> 00:35:57,165
And did the accused
remain with you
671
00:35:57,189 --> 00:35:59,267
during the entire
period of preparation?
672
00:35:59,291 --> 00:36:01,970
No. No, he disappeared
about a half hour
673
00:36:01,994 --> 00:36:04,238
before the test was
scheduled to start.
674
00:36:04,262 --> 00:36:07,674
Now, just how did the accused
assist you before he left?
675
00:36:07,698 --> 00:36:09,510
He helped uncrate the basic unit
676
00:36:09,534 --> 00:36:12,179
and bolted together some
of the interlocking parts.
677
00:36:12,203 --> 00:36:14,715
Did he use a particular tool?
678
00:36:14,739 --> 00:36:16,317
He used two tools.
679
00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:18,719
A wrench and a screwdriver.
680
00:36:18,743 --> 00:36:22,990
I show you exhibit 2 and
ask if you can identify it.
681
00:36:23,014 --> 00:36:24,959
Not positively.
682
00:36:24,983 --> 00:36:25,993
As I have said before,
683
00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:27,895
it appears to be the
same screwdriver
684
00:36:27,919 --> 00:36:31,565
he used in my presence, but
I can identify it only generally,
685
00:36:31,589 --> 00:36:34,068
uh, just as to shape and size.
686
00:36:34,092 --> 00:36:37,472
I ask you to examine the
length of the screwdriver blade.
687
00:36:37,496 --> 00:36:40,074
I can say it was
approximately this long.
688
00:36:40,098 --> 00:36:41,942
That's 11 inches long.
689
00:36:41,966 --> 00:36:44,278
Yes, sir. The screwdriver
the defendant used
690
00:36:44,302 --> 00:36:46,180
was at least this long.
691
00:36:46,204 --> 00:36:49,439
Thank you. No further questions.
692
00:36:50,708 --> 00:36:53,587
Mr. Russell, who was
with you in the control room
693
00:36:53,611 --> 00:36:55,123
at the time of the uncrating?
694
00:36:55,147 --> 00:36:57,525
Well, there was
Chapman, Chief Scott,
695
00:36:57,549 --> 00:36:59,360
Mr. Beldon and Hansford.
696
00:36:59,384 --> 00:37:02,563
At the time the accused
left the control room,
697
00:37:02,587 --> 00:37:04,265
did he leave the screwdriver?
698
00:37:04,289 --> 00:37:06,534
I don't know.
699
00:37:06,558 --> 00:37:10,204
Did you see the screwdriver at
any time after the accused left?
700
00:37:10,228 --> 00:37:12,173
I don't recall.
701
00:37:12,197 --> 00:37:14,842
If he did leave the
screwdriver there,
702
00:37:14,866 --> 00:37:16,744
it would've been accessible
703
00:37:16,768 --> 00:37:18,479
to anybody in the
control room, however?
704
00:37:18,503 --> 00:37:20,714
Yes. I imagine so.
705
00:37:20,738 --> 00:37:22,650
Now, who else
left the control room
706
00:37:22,674 --> 00:37:25,186
about the time of
the start of the test?
707
00:37:25,210 --> 00:37:27,855
I don't know. I
didn't take note.
708
00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:31,993
But you did note the
departure of the accused?
709
00:37:32,017 --> 00:37:33,549
Yes.
710
00:37:34,352 --> 00:37:35,751
Yes.
711
00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:39,155
Thank you, that'll be all.
712
00:37:41,993 --> 00:37:43,971
Yes, sir. It's Chapman's.
713
00:37:43,995 --> 00:37:45,706
He bought a set of that kind.
714
00:37:45,730 --> 00:37:47,275
None of the crew
had a screwdriver
715
00:37:47,299 --> 00:37:49,076
with a long thin
blade like that.
716
00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:50,711
None of the crew? No, sir.
717
00:37:50,735 --> 00:37:53,314
They all had the shorter
machine-shop issue.
718
00:37:53,338 --> 00:37:55,316
But every man on the
crew knew his was different
719
00:37:55,340 --> 00:37:58,953
and identifiable too, sir.
720
00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:01,555
Mr. Beldon, when
the Moray surfaced
721
00:38:01,579 --> 00:38:03,490
and you went up on
the bridge for a smoke,
722
00:38:03,514 --> 00:38:05,559
besides an officer
and the watch,
723
00:38:05,583 --> 00:38:06,927
was anyone else there?
724
00:38:06,951 --> 00:38:09,696
Yes. Robert Chapman.
725
00:38:09,720 --> 00:38:11,765
What was the accused doing?
726
00:38:11,789 --> 00:38:14,535
He was in the act of discarding
a box of trash overboard,
727
00:38:14,559 --> 00:38:16,604
on Commander Stewart's orders.
728
00:38:16,628 --> 00:38:18,005
A large amount?
729
00:38:18,029 --> 00:38:21,108
Well, I wouldn't know what
would be large or small.
730
00:38:21,132 --> 00:38:23,010
It seemed like a large amount.
731
00:38:23,034 --> 00:38:25,613
Large enough to have
contained a pair of shoes?
732
00:38:25,637 --> 00:38:27,648
Oh, yes.
733
00:38:27,672 --> 00:38:29,639
No further questions.
734
00:38:31,109 --> 00:38:33,354
Mr. Beldon,
735
00:38:33,378 --> 00:38:35,523
could you have thrown
something overboard
736
00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:37,091
without being observed?
737
00:38:37,115 --> 00:38:39,527
Well, as far as I know.
738
00:38:39,551 --> 00:38:41,895
Then you could've
torn a letter to bits
739
00:38:41,919 --> 00:38:46,267
and, uh, thrown the pieces
overboard, could you not?
740
00:38:46,291 --> 00:38:47,935
Yes.
741
00:38:47,959 --> 00:38:50,726
Thank you. That's all.
742
00:38:52,030 --> 00:38:54,541
Now, Mr. Hansford,
please relate what transpired
743
00:38:54,565 --> 00:38:58,112
as you passed Commander
Stewart's compartment?
744
00:38:58,136 --> 00:39:00,581
Well, the curtain
wasn't quite closed,
745
00:39:00,605 --> 00:39:02,483
I had come to tell
Commander Page
746
00:39:02,507 --> 00:39:04,818
that the equipment would
be ready in 20 minutes.
747
00:39:04,842 --> 00:39:06,887
Not later, as we
had first thought.
748
00:39:06,911 --> 00:39:08,389
Go on.
749
00:39:08,413 --> 00:39:12,059
I was about to go in when I saw
someone bending over his bunk.
750
00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:13,961
The person's arm was extended,
751
00:39:13,985 --> 00:39:16,363
touching or holding something.
752
00:39:16,387 --> 00:39:20,234
Then he straightened up,
turned around and started out.
753
00:39:20,258 --> 00:39:22,703
I ducked around
the corridor, and I...
754
00:39:22,727 --> 00:39:25,807
I saw Robert Chapman
come out of the compartment,
755
00:39:25,831 --> 00:39:29,644
look around and exit
in the opposite direction.
756
00:39:29,668 --> 00:39:31,445
Then what did you do?
757
00:39:31,469 --> 00:39:33,280
I went into the compartment.
758
00:39:33,304 --> 00:39:35,616
I stood inside and
looked at Page.
759
00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:38,753
His back was to me, and
I thought he was sleeping.
760
00:39:38,777 --> 00:39:41,756
Then I turned away and
went back to the engine room.
761
00:39:41,780 --> 00:39:43,190
Then?
762
00:39:43,214 --> 00:39:45,660
Well, when the Alpha
device was ready,
763
00:39:45,684 --> 00:39:47,161
I told Commander Stewart,
764
00:39:47,185 --> 00:39:49,263
and he sent someone
to wake Page.
765
00:39:49,287 --> 00:39:52,132
Now, could you be
mistaken in your identification
766
00:39:52,156 --> 00:39:55,436
of the man you saw bending
over Commander Page?
767
00:39:55,460 --> 00:39:57,438
No, sir.
768
00:39:57,462 --> 00:39:59,973
It was Robert
Chapman, the accused.
769
00:39:59,997 --> 00:40:01,576
He was dead. I was frightened.
770
00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:02,943
I didn't know what to do.
771
00:40:02,967 --> 00:40:04,967
Your witness.
772
00:40:09,107 --> 00:40:12,886
Mr. Hansford, you say you
went to inform Commander Page
773
00:40:12,910 --> 00:40:15,722
that the equipment would be
ready sooner than expected.
774
00:40:15,746 --> 00:40:17,458
Yes. That's right.
775
00:40:17,482 --> 00:40:20,294
Why didn't you send
someone to do this?
776
00:40:20,318 --> 00:40:22,062
I just thought I'd go myself.
777
00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:24,698
You did know, as a
former service man,
778
00:40:24,722 --> 00:40:26,567
that there is an intercom
between the engine room
779
00:40:26,591 --> 00:40:27,834
and the captain's quarters?
780
00:40:27,858 --> 00:40:30,003
Yes.
781
00:40:30,027 --> 00:40:32,506
Why didn't you use it?
782
00:40:32,530 --> 00:40:34,341
I didn't.
783
00:40:34,365 --> 00:40:36,210
Isn't it true that you
and Commander Page
784
00:40:36,234 --> 00:40:37,878
were not on the best of terms?
785
00:40:37,902 --> 00:40:40,814
Not to the point of threatening
each other with screwdrivers.
786
00:40:40,838 --> 00:40:43,417
As a matter of fact, it could
have gone further than threats.
787
00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:45,686
Didn't you hate Commander
Page because you were in love
788
00:40:45,710 --> 00:40:46,887
with the woman he married?
789
00:40:46,911 --> 00:40:50,591
Why do you keep trying
to drag her into this?
790
00:40:50,615 --> 00:40:52,326
Maybe she belongs here.
791
00:40:52,350 --> 00:40:54,562
Her husband accused
her of turning over
792
00:40:54,586 --> 00:40:57,431
the Devco test results
to Mr. Russell, did he not?
793
00:40:57,455 --> 00:40:59,300
That accusation was untrue.
794
00:40:59,324 --> 00:41:01,101
Russell got that
information from...
795
00:41:01,125 --> 00:41:02,503
From Dolores Chapman?
796
00:41:02,527 --> 00:41:05,706
I didn't say that.
797
00:41:05,730 --> 00:41:07,875
No, but that $5,000 says it.
798
00:41:07,899 --> 00:41:09,644
And it puts you,
Beldon and Russell
799
00:41:09,668 --> 00:41:11,545
right in the middle
of two murders.
800
00:41:27,352 --> 00:41:28,951
Perry.
801
00:41:33,558 --> 00:41:35,269
How's the Navy treating you?
802
00:41:35,293 --> 00:41:36,570
The Navy's fine.
803
00:41:36,594 --> 00:41:38,105
Tough but honest.
804
00:41:38,129 --> 00:41:41,864
It's the civilians who are
making me look like this.
805
00:41:45,971 --> 00:41:48,315
What happened
to Dolores' picture?
806
00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:50,518
Her, uh, Uncle
Julio took it with him
807
00:41:50,542 --> 00:41:52,286
when he got out of town
in a hurry this morning.
808
00:41:52,310 --> 00:41:55,678
He, uh, left this for you.
809
00:42:01,152 --> 00:42:04,498
This supplies a
motive for her murder.
810
00:42:04,522 --> 00:42:06,333
Why did Julio leave?
811
00:42:06,357 --> 00:42:09,002
Well, the Devco engineer
812
00:42:09,026 --> 00:42:10,671
from whom Dolores
got that information
813
00:42:10,695 --> 00:42:11,772
was picked up last night.
814
00:42:11,796 --> 00:42:13,474
He accused Julio
of arranging things
815
00:42:13,498 --> 00:42:15,275
between him and Dolores.
816
00:42:15,299 --> 00:42:16,477
What things?
817
00:42:16,501 --> 00:42:19,814
An introduction. He's
62 and she was 22.
818
00:42:19,838 --> 00:42:22,182
Oh. I'm sorry it took so long,
819
00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:24,618
but here's the lab report
on the optical properties
820
00:42:24,642 --> 00:42:28,355
of that glass you
found on the mat.
821
00:42:28,379 --> 00:42:29,924
Corrective? Mm-hm.
822
00:42:29,948 --> 00:42:31,926
It, uh, might give
you some ideas.
823
00:42:31,950 --> 00:42:34,027
Now, the prescription called
824
00:42:34,051 --> 00:42:35,896
for a particular
type of colored glass
825
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:37,765
designed for the left
eye where the right eye
826
00:42:37,789 --> 00:42:39,132
needs no correction.
827
00:42:39,156 --> 00:42:41,234
Of course, I'm still
checking, but as yet,
828
00:42:41,258 --> 00:42:44,460
I found no record in the city of
any such unique prescription.
829
00:42:46,364 --> 00:42:48,731
Susceptible to glare.
830
00:42:51,335 --> 00:42:53,480
Yes, Paul,
831
00:42:53,504 --> 00:42:55,838
it does give me an idea.
832
00:42:58,009 --> 00:42:59,787
All parties to the
trial who were present
833
00:42:59,811 --> 00:43:02,657
when the court closed
are now present.
834
00:43:02,681 --> 00:43:05,726
The defense requests that
Mr. Gordon Russell be recalled.
835
00:43:05,750 --> 00:43:09,418
Master at arms, call
Mr. Gordon Russell.
836
00:43:13,224 --> 00:43:15,336
Uh, Mr. Russell.
837
00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:16,503
Two months ago,
838
00:43:16,527 --> 00:43:18,606
in the company of
Mr. Beldon and Mr. Hansford,
839
00:43:18,630 --> 00:43:20,341
you drove to Dolores
Chapman's home.
840
00:43:20,365 --> 00:43:22,209
What was the
purpose of that visit?
841
00:43:22,233 --> 00:43:23,343
Business.
842
00:43:23,367 --> 00:43:27,181
The sole purpose of that
business was to obtain
843
00:43:27,205 --> 00:43:30,618
classified information on a
device that was just tested
844
00:43:30,642 --> 00:43:32,219
for the Devco
Company, was it not?
845
00:43:32,243 --> 00:43:35,456
Since that information
has been declassified,
846
00:43:35,480 --> 00:43:37,992
and I believe the law is not
retroactive in that respect,
847
00:43:38,016 --> 00:43:41,262
maintaining my
business is no crime.
848
00:43:41,286 --> 00:43:43,631
In the manner in which
you've been conducting it,
849
00:43:43,655 --> 00:43:45,031
I'd say it was.
850
00:43:45,055 --> 00:43:47,234
However, our
interest here is in crime
851
00:43:47,258 --> 00:43:49,503
of a much more
serious nature: murder.
852
00:43:49,527 --> 00:43:50,771
Objection.
853
00:43:50,795 --> 00:43:53,340
Prosecution asks that
this irrelevant testimony
854
00:43:53,364 --> 00:43:55,743
be stricken from the record.
The witness is not on trial here.
855
00:43:55,767 --> 00:43:59,112
How does defense counsel
justify this line of questioning?
856
00:43:59,136 --> 00:44:02,349
Defense intends to
establish that the testimony
857
00:44:02,373 --> 00:44:04,084
not only is relevant,
858
00:44:04,108 --> 00:44:06,453
but that a conspiracy
between Anthony Beldon
859
00:44:06,477 --> 00:44:08,889
and the witness to
obtain certain information
860
00:44:08,913 --> 00:44:10,057
led to the death of two people,
861
00:44:10,081 --> 00:44:13,426
namely Dolores Chapman
and Commander Page.
862
00:44:13,450 --> 00:44:16,463
The court will withhold its
ruling on the admissibility
863
00:44:16,487 --> 00:44:17,731
of the witness' testimony
864
00:44:17,755 --> 00:44:19,856
until we've determined
its relevancy.
865
00:44:23,260 --> 00:44:26,106
How well did you know
Dolores Chapman?
866
00:44:26,130 --> 00:44:28,943
I met her in a bar,
the Aloha Café.
867
00:44:28,967 --> 00:44:31,779
She was just another girl.
868
00:44:31,803 --> 00:44:34,548
According to her
uncle, Julio Remarto,
869
00:44:34,572 --> 00:44:36,851
she threatened to expose
you unless you paid her
870
00:44:36,875 --> 00:44:38,485
an additional $5,000.
871
00:44:38,509 --> 00:44:40,987
He's lying. I never
saw her again.
872
00:44:41,011 --> 00:44:44,658
Didn't you return to her home
on the night she was murdered?
873
00:44:44,682 --> 00:44:46,560
Certainly not.
874
00:44:46,584 --> 00:44:48,796
I was involved in an
automobile accident
875
00:44:48,820 --> 00:44:51,064
and was in the
hospital that night.
876
00:44:51,088 --> 00:44:52,566
Wasn't that accident
due to the fact
877
00:44:52,590 --> 00:44:54,468
that you were driving
without your glasses?
878
00:44:54,492 --> 00:44:55,992
Glasses?
879
00:44:57,595 --> 00:44:59,228
I don't wear glasses.
880
00:45:02,734 --> 00:45:05,713
Defense requests permission
to bring a slide projector
881
00:45:05,737 --> 00:45:08,048
and screen into the courtroom.
882
00:45:08,072 --> 00:45:10,651
The court would like to know
the purpose of this request.
883
00:45:10,675 --> 00:45:11,852
It will be self-evident.
884
00:45:11,876 --> 00:45:13,888
However, due to its
experimental nature,
885
00:45:13,912 --> 00:45:16,356
defense asks the indulgence
of the court and the prosecution
886
00:45:16,380 --> 00:45:17,992
until the experiment
is concluded.
887
00:45:18,016 --> 00:45:20,694
Has the prosecution
any objection?
888
00:45:20,718 --> 00:45:23,297
As this appears to be part
889
00:45:23,321 --> 00:45:25,599
of defense counsel's
previous line of questioning,
890
00:45:25,623 --> 00:45:27,467
prosecution will
withhold its objections
891
00:45:27,491 --> 00:45:29,870
pending the court's ruling
as to the admissibility
892
00:45:29,894 --> 00:45:31,605
of the testimony
and the presentation.
893
00:45:31,629 --> 00:45:34,530
Defense may proceed.
894
00:45:37,969 --> 00:45:39,914
Now, Mr. Russell,
we're going to show you
895
00:45:39,938 --> 00:45:41,515
some scenes on the projector.
896
00:45:41,539 --> 00:45:43,350
Scenes with which
you are familiar.
897
00:45:43,374 --> 00:45:44,952
Can you see the screen?
898
00:45:44,976 --> 00:45:47,721
Why, yes. Certainly.
899
00:45:47,745 --> 00:45:49,456
As you will note, Mr. Russell,
900
00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:51,025
this is a picture
of your office.
901
00:45:51,049 --> 00:45:53,289
Would you describe
the objects on your desk?
902
00:45:54,518 --> 00:45:56,997
There are two telephones.
903
00:45:57,021 --> 00:45:58,632
A desk pad in the center.
904
00:45:58,656 --> 00:46:00,801
A pen set.
905
00:46:00,825 --> 00:46:04,538
And a carafe and two glasses
on a tray near the bookcase.
906
00:46:04,562 --> 00:46:05,906
Thank you, Mr. Russell.
907
00:46:05,930 --> 00:46:08,998
May we have slide
number two, commander?
908
00:46:13,537 --> 00:46:14,982
Now, Mr. Russell,
909
00:46:15,006 --> 00:46:18,307
would you please describe
the contents of your living room?
910
00:46:21,012 --> 00:46:24,224
The floor is
carpeted, of course.
911
00:46:24,248 --> 00:46:27,427
There are two
full-length couches
912
00:46:27,451 --> 00:46:31,398
facing each other in
front of the fireplace.
913
00:46:31,422 --> 00:46:33,834
Three easy chairs.
914
00:46:33,858 --> 00:46:37,271
Two lamps, a coffee table
915
00:46:37,295 --> 00:46:38,605
and three paintings.
916
00:46:38,629 --> 00:46:40,240
Shall I describe them?
917
00:46:40,264 --> 00:46:42,609
That won't be
necessary, Mr. Russell.
918
00:46:42,633 --> 00:46:44,793
May we have the
third slide, please?
919
00:46:49,406 --> 00:46:51,051
Now, Mr. Russell,
920
00:46:51,075 --> 00:46:53,888
this picture of Commander
Page's compartment.
921
00:46:53,912 --> 00:46:56,779
Will you describe
its furnishings?
922
00:46:58,116 --> 00:47:01,528
Well, there's the
bunk, of course. And...
923
00:47:07,391 --> 00:47:11,460
As I said, there's the...
924
00:47:13,631 --> 00:47:17,277
Why, that's the picture
of an automobile accident.
925
00:47:17,301 --> 00:47:19,168
That's right, Mr. Russell.
926
00:47:20,504 --> 00:47:22,349
The accident in which
you were involved
927
00:47:22,373 --> 00:47:25,986
the night you killed
Dolores Chapman.
928
00:47:26,010 --> 00:47:28,922
Your glasses were
broken by her frantic effort
929
00:47:28,946 --> 00:47:31,057
to avoid being strangled by you.
930
00:47:31,081 --> 00:47:32,459
When you left her
house that night,
931
00:47:32,483 --> 00:47:35,629
you were driving blind,
Mr. Russell, glare blind.
932
00:47:35,653 --> 00:47:37,397
About as blind as you
were a few minutes ago
933
00:47:37,421 --> 00:47:41,802
when you couldn't see
the picture of that accident.
934
00:47:41,826 --> 00:47:44,838
The lens found in her room
was made of plain glass.
935
00:47:44,862 --> 00:47:46,073
If what you say is true,
936
00:47:46,097 --> 00:47:47,975
how would that have
helped my driving?
937
00:47:47,999 --> 00:47:49,343
It wouldn't.
938
00:47:49,367 --> 00:47:51,145
There are only two
reasons for wearing a lens
939
00:47:51,169 --> 00:47:52,446
made of plain glass.
940
00:47:52,470 --> 00:47:54,714
If your eye is perfect
and requires no correction,
941
00:47:54,738 --> 00:47:57,418
or if it is blind and a
correction is unnecessary.
942
00:47:57,442 --> 00:48:00,387
That particular lens
was merely decorative.
943
00:48:00,411 --> 00:48:03,324
It concealed the fact that
you are blind in one eye.
944
00:48:05,950 --> 00:48:08,429
I would like permission
to speak with Mr. Drake.
945
00:48:08,453 --> 00:48:10,019
Permission granted.
946
00:48:11,856 --> 00:48:14,768
Perry. Here's the
information you wanted.
947
00:48:14,792 --> 00:48:17,232
Thank you, Paul.
Stand by, will you?
948
00:48:18,495 --> 00:48:20,874
Uh, Mr. Russell,
949
00:48:20,898 --> 00:48:23,376
do you still insist
that you did not return
950
00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:26,513
to Dolores Chapman's house
on the night she was murdered?
951
00:48:26,537 --> 00:48:28,314
I certainly do.
952
00:48:28,338 --> 00:48:30,084
There's no proof
that lens was mine.
953
00:48:30,108 --> 00:48:32,886
There are plenty of blind
people who use that kind of lens.
954
00:48:32,910 --> 00:48:34,788
But very few blind in one eye
955
00:48:34,812 --> 00:48:37,724
and super-sensitive
to glare in the other.
956
00:48:37,748 --> 00:48:39,759
I've just received a
report that gives us
957
00:48:39,783 --> 00:48:41,295
the name of the optometrist
958
00:48:41,319 --> 00:48:44,832
who prescribed these very
unusual glasses for you.
959
00:48:44,856 --> 00:48:46,466
You couldn't.
960
00:48:46,490 --> 00:48:49,602
Dr. Amos Waddell of Chicago.
961
00:48:49,626 --> 00:48:52,039
His place of business
on Michigan Boulevard.
962
00:48:52,063 --> 00:48:54,074
That doesn't prove anything.
963
00:48:54,098 --> 00:48:57,177
The prescription
matches in every detail
964
00:48:57,201 --> 00:49:01,314
the optical qualities of the
glass particles in the mat.
965
00:49:01,338 --> 00:49:03,317
What mat? What do you mean?
966
00:49:03,341 --> 00:49:06,520
The mat outside
Dolores Chapman's home.
967
00:49:06,544 --> 00:49:10,457
The mat where the
corrective lens was found.
968
00:49:10,481 --> 00:49:13,894
It is the corrective lens
which traps you, Mr. Russell.
969
00:49:13,918 --> 00:49:17,497
I don't understand.
You're trying to confuse me.
970
00:49:17,521 --> 00:49:19,900
Trying to confuse you?
971
00:49:19,924 --> 00:49:22,303
Only the murderer could've
known that investigation
972
00:49:22,327 --> 00:49:25,005
of the glass particles embedded
in Robert Chapman's shoes
973
00:49:25,029 --> 00:49:27,341
would reveal who
killed Dolores Chapman.
974
00:49:27,365 --> 00:49:30,110
To prevent exposure when
you discovered those shoes
975
00:49:30,134 --> 00:49:31,511
in the captain's compartment,
976
00:49:31,535 --> 00:49:33,813
you also had to kill
Commander Page.
977
00:49:33,837 --> 00:49:37,217
Now, Mr. Russell,
are you still confused?
978
00:49:39,810 --> 00:49:41,277
No.
979
00:49:47,618 --> 00:49:49,118
No.
980
00:50:05,636 --> 00:50:07,647
That was quite a party.
981
00:50:07,671 --> 00:50:11,285
They were ready to change the
sub's name from Moray to Mason.
982
00:50:11,309 --> 00:50:13,354
That party was just
their way of saying thanks
983
00:50:13,378 --> 00:50:15,622
for clearing Chapman
and the Navy.
984
00:50:15,646 --> 00:50:18,392
You know, Perry, there's
something I don't understand.
985
00:50:18,416 --> 00:50:20,227
What made you
think it was Russell?
986
00:50:20,251 --> 00:50:22,930
Oh, the letter.
987
00:50:22,954 --> 00:50:24,664
It had to be a
civilian who took it.
988
00:50:24,688 --> 00:50:26,766
And obviously it
must've been taken
989
00:50:26,790 --> 00:50:28,802
after Commander Page was killed.
990
00:50:28,826 --> 00:50:30,938
How could you
be so sure of that?
991
00:50:30,962 --> 00:50:33,606
Well, the removal of the
letter, while he was still alive,
992
00:50:33,630 --> 00:50:34,975
wouldn't have
served its purpose,
993
00:50:34,999 --> 00:50:37,611
which was to prevent
an investigation.
994
00:50:37,635 --> 00:50:39,246
He would merely have
written another one
995
00:50:39,270 --> 00:50:41,548
as soon as he discovered
its disappearance.
996
00:50:41,572 --> 00:50:44,485
Why Russell? Why
not Beldon or Hansford?
997
00:50:44,509 --> 00:50:46,920
Well, Hansford had
served time in the Navy
998
00:50:46,944 --> 00:50:50,257
and knew what the
procedure as to carbon copies.
999
00:50:50,281 --> 00:50:52,359
Beldon hadn't been
in the compartment.
1000
00:50:52,383 --> 00:50:53,960
He couldn't have
known about the letter.
1001
00:50:53,984 --> 00:50:55,962
It had to be Russell.
1002
00:50:55,986 --> 00:50:57,498
Why did Russell take the letter?
1003
00:50:57,522 --> 00:50:59,099
Was it his loyalty to Beldon?
1004
00:50:59,123 --> 00:51:01,502
Oh, no. His loyalty to Russell.
1005
00:51:01,526 --> 00:51:03,803
The investigation would
certainly have revealed
1006
00:51:03,827 --> 00:51:06,039
his relationship with
Dolores Chapman.
1007
00:51:06,063 --> 00:51:08,542
You know, one of these days
1008
00:51:08,566 --> 00:51:11,612
I'm gonna take a
nice, long sea voyage.
1009
00:51:11,636 --> 00:51:14,047
Any particular place?
1010
00:51:14,071 --> 00:51:16,872
No, just anywhere. I
haven't made up my mind yet.
1011
00:51:21,078 --> 00:51:22,556
Oh. What's that?
1012
00:51:22,580 --> 00:51:25,559
Join the Navy and see the world.