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The Mark of Cain

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You're always the same so full of life and so eager to get into the world

And I say to the world

all these fine things she wants to have in the world, what is she prepared to give?

Has she thought of it? No

Good Bye Madame Bonheur

She was always my favourite

-I come back and see you again,Sister -We'll be here,always

Good bye

-Unless you care to settle Madame -Yes

Excusez-moi

Peut-être desirez vous voir la mere?

Mademoiselle,enchanté de vous voir

Milles pardons je suis arrive a ces moment,j'avais le..

Shall we speak English?

We are English,you know,we lived in France since my father died

Thank you,chère Mademoiselle

My French is very good but it comes to an end rather quickly

-Monsieur Richard Howard -Madame

Je suis très heureux de fair votre connaissance,Monsieur

Enchanté,Madame,je desire que vous

Mr Howard prefers to speak English

This is my stepdaughter,Sarah

Mr Howard has come I expect to talk about the cotton plantation

You've just come from England?

From Manchester,Mademoiselle

That is England

The more important part of it, or so we'd like to think

Since lawyers take such a long time in any country

perhaps you would like to stay with us for a few days?

Please do if you could spare a time from your business in Manchester

I have a brother who deals with all the routine affairs

Well if you really think it would be worth your while,please stay

It will be worth my while,I'm sure

This church is thousand years old, it was carved out of solid rock

Is it still used?

Oh yes,but only once a year

Bon Jour

Is there anything there you like?

-May I have that one? -Of course

-Merci -Merci,Monsieur

What does it say?

I'm afraid my French is lacking

-The symbol of my constancy -What charm

Ah this is my world,charm,elegance, savoir vivre,all the things I like

You really are a great success,Richard

everyone admits that they have the quite wrong ideas about Englishmen

This things about behaviour of most Englishmen in France

one can hardly wonder of that

It certainly surprises them

I hope you give them another surprise before the evening is quite over

You mean about the cotton estates,is the mill set up?

No,not about the estates

Excusez moi,Monsieur,il y a un Monsieur qui'il vous demandé

Qui est-ce?

Je Ne sais pas,Monsieur,Ne me pas donne su nom

-Save me the next dance,will you fair? -Yes,certainly

Monsieur Howard,vous préféreriez visite vignoble La Mouton Rothschild?

-Pardon -Please do visit us

The vineyard look so lovely at this time of the year

Avec plaisir,Madame

John,what are you doing here?

I might well ask you the same question

Bring me a glass of water,please

-Pardon Monsieur? -Un verre d'eau,s'il vous plait

Now why haven't you answered any of my telegrams?

Is the deal completed or isn't it? I have to come all this way to find out

Look here,John

you tell me here to do a job,why don't you let me do my own way?

All right,all right,Richard, no need to be awkward

It's complicated,that's all,it needs time little finesse

Time,you had plenty of time

We're getting short of cotton at home,I'm not going to be caught without supplies

To begin with,the plantations don't belong to Madame Bonheur,it belongs to Sarah

-Sarah? Who's she? -Her step daughter

The plantations come to her when she marries

Where is she?

Now look here,John

I've got everything in my fingertips

and I can assure you that everything will be settled within a few days

-and you will leave it to me -Yes,yes,where is this girl Sarah?

-She is over there with her stepmother -Right,then I'll have a word with her

You can't go in there just like this

Do you realize the whole function is given in my honour

It's an insult to the hostess

Fair John you know manners

Have you anything else?

-Madame Bonheur -Oui Monsieur

I'm sorry,I don't speak French

Please forgive my dress

I've been travelling all day and I haven't had time to change

-I'm Mr John Howard -Oh

You are Mr John Howard?

Yes,head of the firm Howard Brothers

You're so young

From Richard's description we imagined someone old man with a long beard

Richard has has a fine imagination, haven't you,Richard?

We think a lot of him up in Manchester

What of his piano playing and his amateur dramatics

but when it comes to business,well, I prefer to take care of that myself

Madame Bonheur,do forgive my brother for breaking in like this

But of course,of course

Mr Howard,you must be very hungry after your long journey,Sarah?

Thank you very much

I'm afraid I don't talk about anything but cotton

I like listening to you you remind me very much of my father

-You're very ambitious? -Yes,I am

Sara

Do you think you'd like living in England?

I liked it very much when I was a child

But then of course I'm English

Tell me about the house you solicited

Oh,we don't live together, Richard has his own house

Sara,you're not?

Are you very fond of Richard?

I like him very much

More than you like me?

No,John

I find Richard very amusing

Don't you find me amusing?

-No,John,but.. -But what?

-Very -Yes?

Monsieur Venier says you may stock your cellar

anything as you like as a wedding present to us

Some have scribbled good plaisir

Well,I don't know anything about vintages but

Send us a dozen cases,anything you like I leave the vintage to you

You are offered the finest vines in the world

and all you ask for is dozen cases of anything you like

What a connoisseur,let stick to your cotton,John

Please stay John,Monsieur Venier is going to open a bottle of wine

the year of your birth,it's customary here

when you visit Mouton Rothschild for the first time

Mrs,I'll be back in a minute

Richard

Richard

And now I'm saying to you Richard

For people here you're trying to make a fool of me in front of Sara,aren't you?

I'm going to prove that you and Sara are poles apart

You're a fool if you can't see it when everybody else can

She is too good for me? Is she?

Well,she is different

The way I see it a man who has a business as good as mine

is as good as anybody else and better than some

Your business?

Then it's no right to leave it,John

you've no right,you know better as well as I do

Now let's get down to to get down to brass tacks

We never liked each other,have we ,Richard?

Once when we were kids

you tied me to the bedpost and beat me,do you remember?

I've never forgotten it and you've never got me better of me since have you?

And you aren't going it now

And you can make up your mind to this

I'm marrying Sara and there is nothing you can do to stop it

Nothing you'll understand

I'm going to revenge it

You don't know much about women, you should do about wine

Why don't you to get them to send in dozen cases of them too

the Jane Wharton vintage for a purpose

You leave Jane Wharton out of this,Richard

Or you'll found yourself out on the street

and that wouldn't suit your pocket or your pride would it?

Mm

Your peace offering

That's very kind of you, but it's not necessary

We weren't quarrelling this is just the English family life

Dear,I hope not

I'm just telling Richard I'm going to send him to the Far East

We shall be turning out a fine fabric soon

well I think it would be a good idea

if he would find out how the silk worms work

Richard you must drink to us

John,this is your wine, the year of your birth

Is it?

Not a particularly good year was it?

Maman, why are you so upset, I shall be perfectly all right

Sister Seraphine was so right,you think only of excitement and adventure

I don't want to leave you,but it would be lovely to have my own house and home

But you've been to England since you were a child,it'll all seem so strange to you

At first perhaps

It'll be nice to be so busy being Mrs Howard and helping John

I won't have time to be lonely

There is always Richard to turn to

Est-ce pret Maman?

Ma chéri tu est ravissant

Oh Sally

What dress is this? Oh goodness

I'll be dressed in walking out,are you?

I will do the dressing Madame

You are the new nurse?

Yes,Madame

Mr Howard engaged me yesterday,I'm Miss Burt,he told me to take full charge

You'll be kind to her,won't you?

The child needs discipline,Madame

I understand that last French nurse you had

allowed her to run quite wild, come along,Sally

Hasn't she got a proper name,Madame?

Oh Madame,the Master asked me to tell you

he won't be in tonight after all,he's going to another business dinner he says

-Sarah,my dear -Richard

I've just come back from my last trip I had to come and see you at once

How lovely to see you again

What have you been doing to yourself?

That dress? Your hair?

I have changed,haven't I?

Now tell me what happened to the gay charming creature I used to know?

She's not wanted anymore John prefers me like this it seems

Sarah,how could he?

Oh Richard

I tried so hard to make him a good wife to help him and make him happy

everything I do seems wrong

The people up here resent me

They still treat me like a foreigner

You know what they say up here, see a foreigner heave a brick at him

Sarah

If you are unhappy here,I can see that you are,why don't you go back to France?

I know you got a big house here with servants and everything

but there's no charm,no elegance,none of the things you and I both understand

Leaving John,I couldn't do that

Besides there's Sally

Sarah,I'm going to be very frank with you

I can be candour,I'm your friend,you know that

I tell you if you go on like this,you would be nothing but a house keeper

That's what he wants

You mustn't let him ,for his sake as well as for your own

You must fight him to raise him to your level not descend to his

Don't you see you must fight him

But how,Richard?

In every way,don't let him make a frump of you

Go back to the girl he married,she was unique

Happiest blesses,give little dinner parties as you did in France

You must stand up to your self

Don't you see that?

Good Night

Good Night Mrs Howard

-Good Night Dr Wordsworth -Good Night Mrs Howard

Good Night Doctor

What a terrible frock,indecent

And that dinner,I'm still hungry,never again

And if the deal goes through I shall have to drive you even harder at the mill

We don't mind,Mr Howard,you drive yourself out of them anyone

Good Night,come along

Good Night Mr Howard

Thanks Mrs Howard for a very unusual evening

-Good Night -Good Night

Good Night Mr Howard

You must come along to us one evening to have a nice English dinner for a change

Come along Jerome

You should learn to laugh at them up here,Mrs Howard

There is nothing much to laugh at

What? With all these people working themselves to an early grave?

Begging money they'll never enjoy

-I laugh all day when I think about it -Come along,Jerome

Coming Mother

I thought your French songs were charming,Good Night

Good Night

-I'm sorry,Sarah -They all hated it

I did everything you told me, Richard,but you see,there's no use

Fine mess you made of it with your confounded flights of fancies

these people are important to me,don't you know that?

And what have you given?

Cold soup and you expect them to know that it was meant to be cold

French messes instead of food

and you making an exhibition of yourself in that dress

Things can't go on like this and they are not going on like this

No they are not,you know why you married me,John?

Because I was young and gay and different from other girls you knew

Now you want me to come drab and dreary and half dead

Why did you marry me?

I'm everything you don't want

You don't want a wife,you want a sleeping partner in your business

Hold your tongue

You do what I say,express and it's final

Good Night,John

It's useless to go on useless, I'm beginning to hate him

You're right,Richard,I must leave him,get a separation after all I have my own money

I know you haven't Sarah, you married in such faith

you made no arrangements, all your money is in the business

Do you mean if I left him I have nothing?

Except what he allowed you

I wouldn't touch a penny of it

What could I do? I can't stay here

You could get a divorce

Divorce?

I have no grants for divorce,Richard

Oh,come,Sarah

What do you mean?

-You meant something? -No,please,I didn't say anything

After all he is my brother

Richard,you're the only friend I have

You did mean something?

Is there some woman?

Jane Wharton,of course,but then you know all about her

Jane Wharton?Who is she?

He was engaged to her before he met you

Do you mean he still sees her?

Yes,but then perhaps people get the wrong ideas

What wrong ideas?

You don't know? I always thought you did know what everybody else knows

Everyone knows when does he see her?

Perhaps business dinners aren't quite as frequent as you've been led to believe

Dreadful

Dreadful

So everyone has been laughing at me

Thinking I knew about it

I shall get a divorce

I shall go back to France and take Sally with me

Don't let me persuade you,why not have a talk with my solicitor in London

How can I get away without John knowing?

I'm going to London on Friday on business,you can go with me

John would be in Newcastle for two nights with Lord Rochford

Please,don't rush headlong into anything without taking very serious thought

I'm very sorry,Mrs Howard,but there it is

With the law as it stands today you haven't sufficient grants for divorce

You must prove cruelty as well

-Cruelty? But hasn't he al.. -Oh no,oh dear,no

He has to well,strike you before witnesses

I know it's very difficult, but it's the law

Until it's changed

Changed?

-When will it be changed? -Oh,never,never

Good Bye

Good Morning,Mrs Howard

Watch your step Lady, there is a loose board there

I warned you Miss but you came straight on

Are you all right,Mrs Howard?

Oh yes,yes,thank you

Do you know you cut me (?) yourself

Didn't you recognize me?

Lord Rochford's ne'er-do-well son

Of course I remember I'm sorry

-Your feathers(?) is off -No thank you

Might I suggest your hat need

Let me rattle on whilst you recover yourself

I was on my way to old Bonnington to try to persuade him to give me another loan

Is John in town?

No,no

No? Then? Then let me take you wherever you want to go

Oh your flower

-Mustn't forget your bunch of daisies -Thank you,they are not daisies

All flowers are daisies to me unless it's a rose or a violet

I think you'll be much happier if you tried to see their point of view

You're trying to say it's my fault

No but you must give and take, that gets no for a no as I knows

I don't see why you should let you in

a man of your reputation,I shouldn't be seen about with you at all

I wish you hadn't said that

I'm sorry you've been very kind to me

I liked to be some help for you

I think you have

Excuse me Mr Howard

Yes,what is it?

Is anything wrong with Sally?

Oh no Sir,it's this note,Sir it just came

I thought it was from the laundry so I opened it

It's for you,Sir,I'm very sorry,Sir

I think I hear a cab now,Sir, it will be the Mistress

Tell Mrs Howard to come in here,at once

Yes,Sir

The Master wants to speak to you,Madam

Oh,is the Master back?

Yes Madam,he is

Oh Madam

He said at once in the drawing room

Thank you

Would you like me to come in with you?

No,Richard,I'd rather see him alone

Who do you know you made a laughing stock of me in my own house?

I come home and ask where is the Mistress

And the servants told me,oh Mrs Howard's gone to London

Without so much as a by your leave, now they all know about it

The whole town knows about it by now

I've been to London to see a lawyer

So a lawyer?About what?

-A divorce -A divorce?

So that's it

You want to make a scandal,do you?

You want to ruin me

You can't divorce me

I know that now

You know that before you went to London

You may have seen a lawyer but that's only a blind

I've just had this letter and I know what you've been up to

You've been going around with that fellow Thorn

That's ridiculous

Were you or weren't you?

I met him,yes,but quite by chance, I had no idea he was in London

Sheer chance I suppose that he happened to be at the same lawyer

Well of course it was

So Jerome Thorn happened to be there just at that moment

Do you expect me to believe that?

I don't care if you believe it or not,it's the truth

Rubbish and if it were,you had to let him take you all over London?

What harm is there in that?

How can you be so idiotic as to take notice of an anonymous letter

You don't know what harm gossip can do

They don't care,you may not like it here but its my home and my place of business

And because of you,people don't like coming to my house any more

Yes,Jennie

And look down on them because they don't dress up in Paris,France

Your friends don't like me

because I don't wear tweeds and old feathers and look like a morose peasant

I suppose that I'm not good enough for you either,is that is?

-Oh,dear -Let me tell you this..

I will not have my wife sneaking off to London behind my back

and going around with men like a any common slut

How dare you? You're hardly the one to moralize

I know what's right and what's wrong

I suppose Jane Wharton taught you the difference

you didn't think knew anything about that,did you?

But I do

She has nothing to do with this

She has everything to do with it and I know all about it now

And I'm going to leave you, I don't care what scandal I make

I won't obey you,I won't

Get out Richard,get out

Sarah

You have the evidence you need

Thank you,Richard, I know what I have to do now

You leave Sarah alone,Richard

There is a cab for the Mistress,Sir

Right

Put those down,put them down

Whenever come and she is

I can't wait,I'll see to other things tomorrow

Sarah

You understand,if you go,you go alone

John,would good would that do?

Sally stays here

Surely the question of the child can be settled later

Come along,Sarah,cab is waiting

You can leave the house if you wish,but Sally is not going

You know I can't leave without her

You're just being cruel I must take her with me

Nurse take her going to bed

You can't keep her here

Divine her

Take her upstairs nurse

Sally go along with the nurse I'll come and see you presently

Shocking behaviour in front of the child upsetting her so,come along,Sally

I can't

I can't

Do I need to get your pardon?

Shall I send for Dr White?

Sarah,please

I must speak to you

I hit you,Sarah,I didn't think I could ever had done that

I'm trying to say I'm sorry

It's hard for me to say this,Sarah

I know you're only staying on in this house

not because of me,but because of Sally

It's true isn't it?

It's a very bitter thing for me to realize

But because I do love you and want you to be happy

If you want it go and take Sally with you it's the least I can do

I don't really want to leave you

We could be happy

The words hurt me,won't it so? Overbearing me,thoughtless about me

I'll stay

I need you so much,Sarah

I love you too,John

I'll get something to take the bruise away

You must take care of yourself,John

You haven't been at all well lately

I'm sorry,Madam,I can't discharge this unless I know you

Oh of course it's Mrs Howard

I didn't recognize you for a moment

Let us sign the poison's book

-Just a formality you know -I understand

I want it for my plants in the conservatory

Oh yes

Green fly

-Hello dear -We come a little early,Mrs Howard

I thought with Mr John ill,perhaps he wouldn't be going to the concert after all

Dr White says it's quite all right for me to go

so Mr Richard will be keeping in

Do you like the new dress the nurse made for her?-No

Come along,Sally

Dr White how is Mrs Howard?

Mrs Howard? It's John I came to see

I'm very worried about this brother of yours,Richard

He drives himself too hard

And everybody else do I expect

He's been on a great strain

-Is he drinking much? -Oh,no

Of course these domestic troubles don't help

You probably know they had a very serious quarrel last night

he quite lost control over himself

We all feel it'd be better if they separated

these kind of things can't just go on,Justin

This is nothing to do with me,Richard

He's been taking far too many of those powders of his

Medicine he calls them,but I told him

but if taken in conjunction with the medicine I've given him

it would be highly dangerous

however he responds to me faithfully not to take any more of them

Well,I've given him a sedative,and I'll come again first thing in the morning

-Good night -Good Night

-Good evening,Jenny -Good Evening,Mr Richard

I'll tell you so you know,you burn your candle at both ends,you'll kill yourself

I'm not dead yet,Richard

No but you're taking too many of those potent powders of yours

They are the only thing that do me any good

I know it must be difficult to give up taking them all at once

-I'm sure it's worse -Nonsense

Give me one now,Richard

You are better without them

I've got to have it

In the coloured box there

And get me one

Or do I have to get up and get it for myself

I still think you oughtn't not to have them,you know

Yes,yes I know

Only one Richard

No more

I'm sorry you can't come to the concert tonight

There are some supper afterwards

Look after Sarah

Yes I'll look after Sarah

Now you keep quiet

Jenny

Has Mr Richard arrived yet?

He's in the drawing room,Mum

Thank you,I'll take them

Your broth,darling

Try and taste it

Thank you

You're so pretty,Sarah

Oh,it left no mark

Any ablution for bruises when I was taught (?) when I was a little girl

You see?

It's gone

And forgotten,isn't it?

I'm sorry to miss taking you out

I wanted to

But that'll come,won't it?

Must I go,John?

I don't want to

I'd much rather stay with you

You'd better go,young Tom Rowden is playing

and he is Manchester born and bred

You'll enjoy it with Richard

He knows more about music than I do

Besides Howards must be represented

All right

Come back quickly

I'm going to be happy

There's no message yet,Mr Howard

Thank you,if anything come through have it brought at once please

-You'll know it the moment anything arrives -Thank you

Are you expecting something?

No,but I think it's better they should know where we are

-Mr Richard -Who wants me?

Mrs John,he's a grand pianist, well of course isn't he?

-Yes,I'll think he get on -He is very talented,excuse me

He has no cause to be so short, he's not right our Mr John

Is that for me or Mrs Howard?

No I'm looking for Mr Emmit,Sir

Oh,Richard I'm very sorry to hear about John

When I heard the news I was quite upset

News? What news?

That he isn't here tonight,it must be very bad for him to stay away

-Good Evening,Mrs Howard -Good Evening

You'll forgive me saying so I always admire your dresses

I like those roses in your hair

You're very observant considering that all flowers are daisies to you

I hear you're going abroad,is it true?

Yes

I think it is better to get away from here

So suddenly?

Well it's about time I did a job of worth

I'm going to Canada to a ranch there

I'm sorry you are leaving

Well, I shall miss my friends of course

and if I may say so

You in particular

You'll sure forget all about it

Mrs Howard

Will you come to the boat and say good bye?

All my family will be there, it will be quite respectful

Of course I will

It depends how John is,he hasn't been very well lately

I'll come if I can

If only to throw you some daisies at you

I heard it quite sober I'd should like to play

You should always be happy

Quite here tonight you did when I first saw you in France

Thank you Richard sch

I see you wear that brooch I bought you

Honestly

Of course

You know what I thought about you

I've just portioned Mr Howard some of those pills

You can't be serious

I've not been more serious in my life

Richard

What is the matter with you?

Well,if it is that important to you

the brooch I think you'd better have it back

No I loved John

I always have I always will

No,you can't

Mrs Howard come quickly,there's been a message,your husband is very ill

No I know too

Thank heaven for this

-How is my brother? -Doctor is with him now

-How is he? -He is over

Over?

Please,don't misunderstand me,it means his crisis is over

You gave me quite a shock

I'm afraid there is not a great deal of hope for your brother again

Was it because of the attack?

He said anything?

No,I haven't allowed him to talk

There is something he's taken or been given,some acute irritant

that has caused this relapse, I'm very worried about him

-Then you suspect? -I suspect nothing

But I'm taking every precaution

I'm sending around a nurse with complete charge of the patient

I think that's the best thing for everybody,Good Night Richard

Good Night

Good Evening,ladies

Oh Mr Richard I'm glad you come,it's a sad time

And after brewing myself a cup of tea, will you be taking a cup?

Come and get a cup

Well,bad news about the Master

So sudden wasn't it? Must have taken something obviously

Sit down

Can you account for it cook?

-No Sir -Of course you can't

Did he have anything to eat,had he?

Only the broth,Sir,that's all he had

You prepared that yourself,didn't you?

Nothing bad leaves my kitchen

Of course not,who took it up to him?

-I did -You did,Jennie

Did you give it to him yourself?

No,Sir,the Mistress took it for me at the door,I never gave him nothing

So is Mrs Howard got it for him

and naturally there can't be anything wrong with that

Did you see it her give it to him?

No,Sir, I didn't go in

There was nothing in her hand I suppose

Her hand? How could it be in her hand?

Nothing that could have got mixed up with the soup by accident of course

I don't think so,Sir

Of course not that's absurd

And what you know about all this?

I don't think the Mistress has done anything wrong,Sir

Thank you Mrs Cobb

Well for your own sake I advice you to be very careful

Mrs Cobb shall prepare everything herself

Jennie,when you take it up be quite sure that Mr John gets it himself

and no one else,then you can be quite sure that everything is all accounted for

-Good Night -Good Night,Sir

BTW there is something I must tell you

Dr White has arranged for a trained nurse to take complete charge of the patient

Just as a precaution

I couldn't help giving the Mistress his tray?

Still keep frowning(?) at me

Did she have anything in her hands?

No

There might have been something even if I didn't see it

I'm sure there wasn't

Oh,you, you're always picking up forever the bits of the fancy talks

Trying to take the letters,that's you

Come to think of it,when I went into her room tonight

She was mixing something in a bowl

When she saw me she covered it over,like that,hiding it

Hiding?

But surely Mrs Cobb

it's much easier for me

to make the Master's broth in a little stove in his room

No Madame,I don't want you to come into my kitchen

I know what Mr John likes and if he hasn't been getting it these years is not my fault

You have to speak to Nurse Brand, Madame,she is in charge now

I am in charge here,and I say the patient shall not be disturbed

Dr White she wouldn't let me see my husband,what does it mean?

Nurse Brand knows her business,Mrs Howard

But I..

She's acting in the best interest of the patient,believe me

You may encounter a certain amount of resentment

I'm sorry but it can't be helped

It's most important that the patient should be watched all the time

Yes,Doctor,I understand perfectly

I'm afraid that not much help nurse,I've called in two specialists

I must have a another opinion

there are certain aspect in this case which makes me very uneasy

What are you doing? What do you want?

I'll give it for you

I'm feeling so weak,get me one of my powders

No John,the doctor said you mustn't have some

You know they are dangerous, especially now when you are so ill

What's the matter,the only thing that helps

We want to see the world and children

-Of course my darling -And get me well quickly

In the coloured box

Got to stop this pain I can't

John,I'll call the doctor

No,no I must get it quickly,please Sarah

Please

I don't know what's in them, they may do some harm

Please Sarah,please

All right

I'll mix it with your barley water

Now,please sit down

Now you must try and rest

When you wake up

All will be well at the end

Oh,Mr Richard

Stay and play with the doll,my dear

I want to speak to you about this

It wasn't properly sealed after all

and knowing what I know I thought it was my duty to show it to you

You shouldn't open other people's letters you know?

Richard,well Richard

Oh Mr Richard,Mrs Howard has gone into his room,did she give anything?

No

-Tell me the truth,did she give anything? -No,no

You are lying I know it, did she give him anything?

Yes,something in the glass

But I'm sure there is nothing wrong

There,I knew it,I send for Dr White

There's something dreadful going on in this house,Mr Richard

I don't know what it is,but I feel it in my bone I'm sure it is

You mustn't jump to conclusions

What have you got there Jenny?

Flowers,Miss Burt

Flowers? At a time like this?

From that Mr Thorn I shouldn't be surprise

Take them up to Mrs Howard,will you Jennie?

Yes,Mr Richard

"Heartbroken I couldn't get away-

John is much worse-It's hopeless- I can't leave him now"

Mr Richard

Oh Mr Richard

He is much,much worse I must tell Dr White to hurry

I'll stay with him until the doctor coming

Come closer Richard

They'll told me to get(?) at me

What are you smiling at?

You hated me haven't you?

There were times when you could have murdered me,won't it?

That nurse

They try to keep Sarah out,why?

They think you must have taken something

Poison?

They let you in

Why not Sarah?

I think because of those powders of mine

They don't want any mistakes made,do we Richard?

-How many are there? -Two

Ah,three

So miserable three left

I'll discharge them,don't you worry

Only three

Oh Richard

Quiet

You've got me,have some pity left,dear men (?)John

I have to do it,John

All your life you got what you wanted, and particular you got Sarah

I had to abide my time

You know how to wake up (?)dont't we?

I'll get what I want,I'll get the business I'll get Sarah

All I want,you understand?

You are dying John so you might pull now

Those things that Sarah poisoned you

?????

They'll come to Sarah she will suffer for it

She will find out which one of us she should have married

But she won't hang I'll see that I save her

I shall have her by my feet, grateful,humble,willing

Sarah

Your feet

??? alternatives

Who send for the doctor?

Jenny is gone already Mr Richard

I'm afraid the worst has happened

Oh no Sir

But find Mrs Howard at once I think she is in the (?)

I knew it ,I knew it,she shan't be left alone with that poor child

Give me that child

Miss Burt what's the matter? What happened?

You should know

Sarah

Sarah

There are some bad news

-What is it? -Your husband is dead,Mrs Howard

John?

We only left him a moment ago

We know that Mrs Howard

No one can go into the room until it's been investigated by the authorities

That? I don't know what you are talking about

-I'll go in -Calm my dear

-I'm going to take you your room -John

Why are they all staring on me like that?

What have I done?

-What have I done? -Don't excite yourself,my dear

There must be some misunderstanding

It will upset people

such as you receiving flowers from a comparative stranger, such a time

My husband is dead,don't they understand

Don't stare

All these thinking that someone was sending me a bunch of daisies

Sarah,my dear

Now we mustn't let our feelings go away with it must we?

Jennie,you say you saw Mrs Howard take the Master's soup in?

Yes Mr Richard

Wasn't that a natural thing to do?

Yes Mr Richard

Tweenie

You saw something put into the porridge,dear?

It was?Could have been sugar,couldn't it?

Yes Sir it's what I said

Miss Cobb,all of you,you know Mrs Howard for several years

Do you ever noticed her do anything bad anything cruel?

She wouldn't do it,would she?

No,I don't think so,Sir

But flowers from a man when her husband dies

The gentleman sending Mrs Howard a box of flowers

could he know that her husband was dying?

Could she refuse to receive the flowers?

No never

That'll be the doctor

And the Police Srgt

Police?

Yes I sent for them

You'd better let them in Mary

-Those things for you,Madam -Thank you

Take care of my baby

-She should have everything she wants -Yes Madam

Silence in court,all persons who has anything to do in the court

My Lord King Justice Lord here give your attendance,God Save the King

Put down Sarah Marguerite Howard

Sarah Marguerite Howard

Silence please in court

Sarah Marguerite Howard is that your name?

Yes

The indictment charges you that on the third day of September of this year

at the Lodge Manchester in the county of Lancashire you murdered John Howard

How say you Sarah Marguerite Howard are you guilty or not guilty?

Not guilty

Mrs Howard will you please go into the witness box

Silence in court

Your witness Sir William

Mrs Howard

You said this morning that on the night your husband died

you and he were completely reconciled am I right?

-Yes,that's quite correct -I see

But there had been a good deal of friction up to the day before you said?

Yes,there had

And then quite suddenly you became his devoted wife and loved him very dearly?

You ask the jury to believe that?

Yes,it's true

Nevertheless on the 8th of September

You visited a firm of Solicitors in London seeking advice about a divorce

Yes,we reconciled after that did we

But you had arranged to meet Mr Thorn?

No I met him quite by accident

Very well

You met in romantic circumstances shall we say?

I fell down some stairs,Mr Thorn happened to be there and came to my assistance

Do you call that romantic?

Subsequently you and your husband quarrelled,he struck you in the face

Yes

Was it on account of your visit to London

Or was it because of your meeting with Mr Thorn?

On account of my visit to London

Nevertheless the witness Mrs Fischer said

I saw Mrs Howard with Mr Thorn in London together

And I

I thought it was my duty to tell Mr Howard about it

So it seems your husband knew of your meeting with Mr Thorn?

-Yes -Thank you

And then after that violent quarrel you went to a chemist

insufficiently hiding your identity and purchased

Two ounces of arsenic

Yes, I bought if for a lotion to take away the bruise of my face

I was going out that night

The witness Mr McGruber the chemist

She said it was for the green fly on the plants in her conservatory

Did you,in actual fact,Mrs Howard, have green fly on the plants?

No,I just said that,I didn't want him to know why I was buying it

I see

This lotion was made up for a perfectly innocent purpose?

Of course

On that Thursday night you went to your husband's room

you were dressed to go to the concert

at the moment of you approaching the doorway

She took the bowl of broth from me and went into the master's room

She had something in one of her hands

Could it possibly had been the bottle of lotions you had in your other hand?

No

Nor the packages from the chemist from which this lotion was made up?

-No I only had my evening bag -I see

So you gave your husband the broth and said good night

no doubt kissed him perhaps and then left him to grant and enjoy yourself

I wanted to stay with my husband

he insisted upon my going, I didn't want to go at all

Even though Mr Thorn was going to be there

I did not know that

But you met him,you laughed and talked with him,meanwhile your husband was dying

How could I've known?

That is exactly why we are here to find out

Your husband was desperately ill,yet the very next day

you were writing to this gentleman, you met casually once or twice

as far as we know,you hand that to the witness

Is that letter in your own handwriting,Mrs Howard?

-Yes -Let me see that letter

Heartbroken I couldn't get away

John is much worse,it's hopeless, I can't leave him now,Sarah

You wrote that?

Yes

You were broken-hearted?

Of course not

But your husband was dying?

No,he was extremely ill

The why did you say hopeless?

Did I say that?

I think I meant

I mean hopeless to think of seeing Mr Thorn,he was going abroad

You weren't perhaps preparing your lover for the news that you'll soon be free?

No,he was not my lover

Then why,may I ask,did you use these extravagant terms?

I don't know I wrote the letter in a hurry and under a great strain

I wasn't thinking of double meanings

"I can't leave him now"

When did you expect to leave him?

Never

But you had recently tried to leave your husband's house?

Yes

And you are the loving mother,the devoted wife

Now,Mrs Howard,you were asked for very good reasons

no doubt,to keep away from your husband's rooms

Taken advantage of the nurse's absence you went in

And what do we find?

I saw her, she took the powder out of the box

and stirred it into the the barley water

And then she looked around at him

Ever so artful not like her at all

I know she didn't do anything wrong

She was kind to me

It wasn't like that

My husband begged me to give him the powder

I didn't want to upset him

So I only pretended to give it to him

None of it went into the glass

You immediately whisked out the glass?

Yes because he asked me to

So that no powder was not found in the glass

Considerable traces were however found in your pocket on your handkerchief

Yes,it's because I poured the powder into my handkerchief and put it into my pocket

In the coloured box in your husband's bedroom

in the drawer of the desk downstairs,in a box of flowers

Mrs Howard,in your bedroom,how do you account for all that?

I don't know,I don't know

My husband kept his powder in odd places

The flowers were brought into the house one hour before he died

You don't suggest,Mrs Howard,that he could have placed the powder there?

Of course not I can't understand it

I didn't even open the box I heard my child crying

I put it down and went to her

And even never lifted the lid from that moment onwards I never saw the daisies

Until after he died

I wasn't thinking of boxes of flowers then

Except as a receptible to conceal something

I had nothing to conceal

I never at any time ever lifted the lid of that box

Then Mrs Howard how do you account for the poison being found there?

I don't know

I don't know how anything could have happened

Everything I said,everything I did without thinking

you pushed it out of shape, distorted beyond all reason

I tell you I loved my husband

For the first time in years we thought we were going to be happy

And now I'm

I'm a bad wife

I liked John

But a murderess

I'm not

I'm never

Howard(?)

Than if I knew it wasn't easy

And yet I wouldn't do it

And I know I couldn't do it

Sir William I think it would be a convenient moment to adjourn

We'll therefore resume tomorrow at 10 o'clock

Then we are to understand,Mr Thorn

that your meeting with the accused in London was accidental?

Yes

-It was not an assignation? -No

But nevertheless you spend a considerable time

in the company of a married woman, whom you say was only an acquaintance

you met her at the theatre the following evening

the day after you sent her flowers,is that correct?

Yes

Mr Thorn

There is one quite simple question I should like to ask you

When you met the accused in London, were you in love with her?

Don't answer that,My Lord how is this relevant?

Proceed Attorney

Very well,if my learned friend objects,let me put another question

You suddenly decided after your meeting with the accused in London

to go to Canada is that correct?

Yes

Might I ask if you made that decision because of your feelings for the accused?

Yes

Mr Thorn are you in love with the accused now?

Mr Thorn I asked you a question, remember you are on oath

Are you in love with the accused now?

I am

Can I be given my evidence then Mr Pearson?

No,you'll be called tomorrow morning,Mr Howard

Have Sir Jonathon seen you?

No but I saw him

Well,Lord Rochford how is the case proceeding?

Richard

if you have any evidence which will help us,for heavens sake let us know

Haven't you done enough harm already?

Of carrying about her in London and your box of flowers

Why don't leave it in capable hands

Yours I suppose

Yes mine

Endeavour if you please,Mr Howard,to answer the questions without embroidery

You please answer the question

You asked the jury to give a verdict which concerns the life of a woman

And you based upon the historic ability of a tweenie

You allowed her to demonstrate what she saw

Why may not I interpret in my own way?

You have asked the question Mr Attorney

and I think we must allow the witness to answer it in his own way

If he senses himself histrionically as he evidently does

Thank you My Lord

The little tweenie seems,saw the Mistress of the house bring something into a glass

The lady she said,looked artfully over her shoulder,like this

That seems to be as highly covered as the periodical she probably read

Could it not be a glance over her shoulder like that

Nearly a harmless look

Mr Attorney where is this leading?

I don't feel we are getting anywhere, I'm quite sure you feel the same

One more question,My lord

And if I then get a plain answer I shall have done

Now this is a very serious question

I'm glad

Packet of poison was found in a certain box of flowers

All we want to know is,how these packets came into that box

Sir

To say your way that I cannot account would be utterly misleading

I can't account with anymore than I can account

the cobweb of suspicions that entangled their king(?)

A bowl of soup,the glass were???, the scribbled notes,little everyday things

And all of it sudden it becomes legal

A glass held poisoned drugs

The notes were the lover's

Please will you answer my question

No Sir,I will not answer your question

so it misleads at your end,if that what you want

I will tell the truth

This woman bickers with her husband over petty things

And here it is magnified

and she becomes a cruel unscrupulous woman

plotting to murder him for her lover's sake and then

And then

How is this cunning,determined murderess set about this supposed crime?

Will you please answer my question

Is she satisfied with a huge amount of poison

already in my poor brother's possession,oh no

absurdly disguised,she goes off to a shop

where her face is well known and buys a little more

My Lord,I protest,this stare of..

Having deliberately sowed the suspicion on herself,does she cares to hide it or no?

There should be portions of it, leave it on her dressing table

She spreads it everywhere in her pocket on her handkerchief anywhere

In fact,they couldn't been worse concealed

Had she marched out on the landing with a ten gallon can over her head

labelled poison

Silence in court

Silence in court

No,no,no you are embroidering again I warned you already

And two reasons is the ones now be obvious to the jury

There was nothing to conceal,there was no really feeling there was no love

Please,please you must not make speeches this is contempt of court

Stand down

He is placing the whole fine accusation

on what Mrs Howard herself described

on the very day her husband died upon accusations-Stand down

-And upon of a bunch of daisies -Contempt of court

But it will not,it can not,it must not make a chain of evidence

I apologize,My Lord

I was carried away by my absolute conviction the woman is innocent

My deepest regrets

Mr Howard I make all allowances in case of witnesses under emotional stress

but this behaviour of yours

is without precedent

you have laid yourself over to a heavy fine for contempt of court

I'm sorry,My Lord

Mrs Howard,will you please go back to the witness box?

It will soon be over now

I'll be away about five o'clock

Right

Now there is just one point I think we must establish Mrs Howard

I merely seek confirmation

This box of flowers in which the poison was found

I understand you did declare that you didn't know

what flowers were inside the box?

I had no idea

Oh no,of course you couldn't,you hadn't open it or even lifted the lid?

No

Now,Mrs Howard, the witness Mr Richard Howard had sworn

that in that very evening just after the death of your husband

you referred to a box of daisies, did you say that?

I think I said ,I think I said a bunch of daisies

We all know that that box contained marguerites

and two large bunches of common daisies

I suggest you knew what flowers were inside

because you had opened that box and therefore you did hide the poison there

You don't understand,only used the expression a bunch of daisies

meaning flowers,it was just John always used it

He always said a bunch of daisies, meaning flowers,any flower

Gentlemen of the jury

Have you agreed upon your verdict?

We have

Do you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty of murder?

Guilty

And that is the verdict of you all?

Yes

Sarah Marguerite Howard you've been found guilty of murder

No

It's not true

No,no no it's not true,no, don't you see your fools

she must be innocent,she's innocent, no,no,innocent I tell you,let her go

Tear them up,tear them up, burn them,burn them

-Burn them,Sir? -Everything with this to do

It's finished

I had them in the hollow of my hand

that man,the idiot,I say them, I can't save her again,

I wash my hands of the whole affair

Maybe finished for us,Sir but it's not finished for poor Mrs Howard

Quiet,quiet

Have pity with Mrs Howard

No,now I've only one idea,my business

Got power now,great changes, great developments

now we've got the power over it

She must never know

You mustn't worry about little Sally Mrs Howard

she is safely in France in a convent there

Sister Seraphine has arranged everything

If she

When I die,I

I'll like to state it out

Please don't talk like that,Mrs Howard

You are not going to die,we are fighting the hard for you

There's your appeal to be heard I'm sure the court will quash your sentence

We know,we all know you are innocent

How can you know?

Only two people in the world can know I'm innocent

Myself and another

There is one person who could possibly wanted to kill John

Richard

Your time is out

Now look here,why are you following me about after dinner in the shadow?

What do you hope to gain by this ridiculous behaviour

Richard the appeal is dismissed, don't you realize what that means?

Now there is no hope left except in you

Why me?

Because you're so clever Richard,we all rely on you now

That day in court when you cried out,she's innocent

Do you know what I thought?

I said you knew who was guilty

Nonsense I believe her innocent, everybody else was fooled

Then who could it have been,Richard?

There were only the servants in the house and you

Do you say that I poisoned John?

No one would ever know,there is nothing more to be done

The home secretary of course I'm quite sure will take action,good night

Ever since she was arrested you told everybody that you'll save Sarah

Well you failed

I've not failed,I never fail

Well

How did you get in here?,Magistrate's orders permits no one

Packing?

Sarah has a sentence of death and you think you can just pack up and go away

Will you stop interfering in my affairs,get out of here,will you?

I'll get out,Richard,in a moment,you gave this brooch to Sarah didn't you?

Yes

I found it on the floor on the box at the night of the concert

I think you'd better have it back

You loved her then,Richard, you can't let her die now

Please get out of here will you, stop pestering,I want peace

I want to be alone don't you understand

Sarah wants to see you Richard

Sarah?

That's impossible

What more can I do now

I want you to see her Richard

I'll tell you why

Because you tried to escape from reality

You try to run away from it now, Richard,but you can't,you know

Sarah is going to die,they are going to put a noose around her neck

She is going to hung until she is dead, you can't run away from that,Richard

What do you expect me to do?

What more can I do?

Tell her who poisoned John

How do I know?

Perhaps John reached from the bed and got the powder himself

That's it,that's what happened

Just a miscarriage of justice

Do you think he could do it himself?

Yes of course it's possible

If we can prove that then we can save her at the last moment

You must never forget that if you are saved,you have no fear of death

Of course Sister I'm not frightened

I don't want to die I want to live

I've done nothing wrong why should I die?

You must accept the will of God,my child

And then you'll find peace

The one who is guilty will suffer the endless tortures of his conscience

I hope he suffer the hundred times what I'm suffering now

Sarah,my child

Look at me

You are innocent of this crime aren't you?

Yes

I know it

But in your heart,you must be innocent of all sin

all the interest,all the revenge too

You must forgive

I can't

I can't forgive him

I can't forgive him

Move along,move long there's nothing at gawking at

Hear you

-Oh,good evening,Mr Howard -Good Evening

It's no good,Richard

John couldn't have reached the powders from here

Somebody else must have given them to him

You haven't got any proofs, nobody got any proof

You gave him the powder,you poisoned him

All my life he would have been against me

nobody thanked her yet(?) against me

Police,police

Tell the truth at least,you murdered him,didn't you?

Tell the truth,you killed your brother

Here in this very room on this very bed on this very pillow

Tell the truth

All right

All right

I've killed my brother

Because of Sarah

I've never loved anyone before

I killed my brother

Because I loved Sarah

Put that down in your book

Now Sarah can live

I always said I'd save her

Didn't I?

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