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Reasonable foresight, that's
all that was necessary.

We change from a primarily agricultural
country to an industrial one...

...and within time, the
colonies fall into our hands.

And what do we do?
- Coffee here's worse every night.

Steward!
- Absolutely nothing.

We pour money down the drain, buying
our foodstuffs from all over the world...

...instead of developing the Empire.

Riordan, you're a doctor...this coffee
is enough to kill a man, isn't it?

With the obvious result...

When we have to pay for a
war, we can't pay for our food.

Riordan!
- Oh... sorry!

This coffee... shocking
- Terrible.

Ah... more coffee!
- Yes, sir.

Excuse me doctor... you forgot
to sign your dinner cheque.

Oh, yes.

Still, things were coming
along quite nicely...

...until Hitler popped up.

He didn't "pop up"...
He was inevitable.

Well... war was, anyway.

What sort of mentality would have
precluded the possibility of war?

Anyhow, neglecting the empire started

long before this
government got into power.

It's no specific
government I'm blaming.

It's our complacent insularism.

Empire!
- Allow me, sir.

Knew a man once who
went to Australia.

Ian Pumprick... got into
some sort of trouble...

...packed him off...
back inside a year.

Couldn't hit it off with the
Australians... sent him to Canada.

No idea what happened to
him. Ever met a Canadian?

I known Canada well.
- Fantastic lingo.

Same as the Americans you
know. Met a Canadian once.

Couldn't understand a word he said.

I said, "Look here, young man..."

"...if you're going to stay in the Empire,
you'll have to learn how to speak English."

Took it quite well.

Good night, gentlemen.
- Good night.

Do you realise that we're
living on American dollars, sir?

That every mouthful of
food we eat, costs dollars.

Might get some decent coffee.

Thank you.

Good night, sir.

Taxi!

Diltrail House, please.

Good night.

Oh, it's you sir!

This is a surprise... We didn't
expect you back for a fortnight.

Torquay's postponed for a few
days... an urgent case came up.

We didn't expect you
back for a fortnight.

Torquay's postponed.

Mrs Riordan not here, then?

No sir. Madam said that
she might be rather late...

...and that I needn't wait up.

Shall I take your coat?
- No, don't do that.

I'll keep it on for a
moment... It's a little chilly.

Very good, sir.

I forget... was someone calling
for Mrs Riordan, tonight?

No sir...Madam left the
house alone in a taxi.

I see.

You may as well go
back to bed, Aitken...

I'll wait up for my wife.

Very good, sir.

Good night, sir.

Scotch?
- Thanks.

How about some music?
- Lovely!

Brahms, Beethoven...

Haven't you got any
civilised music around here?

Where's that record
I gave you last week?

Somewhere there.
- So it is.

May I have the pleasure, madam?
- I'm busy.

There's no ice.

You silly boy!

Look at your tie!

Put your head up.

Mother uses to tie
it... Did it for years.

You're still a baby.

That's why you love me...
maternal instinct coming out.

I'll fix some ice.

And leave me here all alone?

Let ME get the ice...
you two carry on.

We mustn't be inhospitable to
our American cousins... must we?

Clive!

Hello there, Clive.
- Hello, Bill.

Hello.
- Bill!

I thought he'd gone away.
- He HAD gone!

Well, he's come back, I guess.
- How long has he been here?

Quick!..think!.. Do we say anything?

I don't think so. Did we do anything?

No...Bill... keep your head!

You took me to the Rechosky concert.

Margaret couldn't go, so I asked you.
- Who's Margaret?

Don't worry about that. Do you understand?
- OK...OK.

Afterwards we had some
oysters at Savoy. At The Grill.

We didn't dance.
- Why not?

For heaven's sake, don't argue.

He doesn't like me
dancing with other men.

Oh, Clive... can I help?

I see you've managed.
- Yes, I've managed... thanks all the same.

Why did you come back. darling?
- I changed my mind.

"What did I want with a
holiday?"... I asked myself.

A holiday away from
my beautiful wife!

Your drink my dear...

And here's yours, Bill.

Thanks.
- And here's mine.

Do sit down... please!

No... over there on the sofa.

That's the idea...

Well, good luck!

Cheers!

By the way...Margaret couldn't
go to the concert after all...

...so you went.

Yes.

Bill rang about something or other,
just after Margaret rang, so...

So I got me a free seat.

Did you enjoy the concert?

Oh, swell!
- He played everything I love.

Many there?
- Overflowing.

They were standing at the back.
- Remarkable!

So you saw the house
full to overflowing.

Sure, what of it?
- Really remarkable.

And you my dear heard your favorite music
...played... interpreted by Rechosky.

Some of it, yes.

Really remarkable imagination. Such
is the power of the master musician.

Even if he isn't there.

You see, there was no concert
tonight. It was cancelled.

Rechosky was taken
to a nursing home...

...half an hour before the
performance was due to begin.

The thing is, I too am sitting
here wondering what I'd say...

...in either of your positions.

But no, I can't think
of anything either.

Bill, please go.

Yes, I guess if you'll pardon...
- Good night, Bill!

Good night, Storm. I
don't know what to say.

But I know what to say...

Sit down.

Put that gun away at once!

Sit down... both of you.

Well, Bill?

You're right, Clive... we
didn't go to the concert.

We went to The Savoy...
for a bite to eat.

The Grill. We didn't dance.

I was starving as usual.

You know the way she gets.

Yes...I know the way she gets.

I'm afraid it's all my fault...

I persuaded Storm
to skip the concert.

Savoy? The Grill, please...
I'd like to speak to Tony.

Bill, you will now see
British diplomacy at its best.

They must be busy...
listen to the bar.

Is that you Tony? Good evening,
this is Dr Clive Riordan.

How are you?.. Fine thanks.

I've finished a case a little
earlier than I expected...

...and I told my wife I'd try
and join her later if I could...

...but I very stupidly forgot
where she said she was going.

Is she in The Grill, by any chance?

She'd be with that nice young
American... Mr Kronin...Mr Bill Kronin.

No? Have they been there tonight?

Not? Well, I'll try somewhere else.

Thanks so much... goodbye.

Tony sends his
regards to you my dear.

Well, Bill... how was that?

Oh, for heaven's sake, stop
this ridiculous nonsense!

I'm going to bed. Good night
Bill... I'll see you to the door.

Good night, Clive.

On the sofa.

A little putty and a touch of
paint and you'll never notice it.

So you were not at the concert
and you were not at The Savoy.

Let's cut it short Clive.
I feel like an awful heel.

I should have come to you
in the first place, I know...

Bill, don't say anything...
Anything! Do you understand?

Let's get it over with, darling.
- Shut up!

Now who could you be
telephoning at this hour?

Hello, Betty... Hello
darling, Storm here.

I knew you'd still be up.

Well, I saw you, but
you didn't see me.

At the concert.

Well, we were a good way back.

I never heard the
orchestra in better form.

Wasn't Rechosky terrific?

Darling, how about lunch on Thursday?

Alright I'll ring you Thursday
morning for arrangements.

Goodbye.

Very clever my dear... but too late.

I'm sorry you had
to find out tonight.

I was so looking forward to you
opening "The Times" in the morning

...and seeing the
criticism of the concert.

Do sit down, please... then I
won't have to keep turning my head.

Well now, to sum up the situation...

You, Bill, want to tell me something
that I know already... and...

...you Storm, won't let him.

Nobody knows what to do.

Nobody, that is, except me.

I knew what I was going to do
yesterday... and the day before that...

And every day, right back to
the first time you both met.

At that cocktail party... remember?

I saw you and Storm laughing
and chatting together.

...and to my long-experienced eye,
flashed the familiar message...

Storm is under full sail
again... the calm has lifted.

You see, I decided what to do with the
next one... before you even met my wife.

And you, Bill, are "the next one".

I know exactly what I'm going to do.

I'm going to kill you.

Now, wait a minute, Clive!
- Don't be a fool!

He's not a fool... he's not going
to shoot me like this in cold blood.

Don't you be so sure.

Tell me... are you interested
in thrillers and murder stories?

I was until now.

You know it's a pity I've got to kill
you, because I really quite like you.

Get out.

Alright, Storm, give me the
gun and let's call it a day.

Bill, keep out of this please.

Well, what are you going to do...

Are you going to shoot me?

Get back!
- Storm... darling!

That's one way to avoid
a scandal... shut up!

That first cocktail
party... Was it worth it?

And don't try to be funny.

I know exactly how
you're feeling, my dear.

Your pride is hurt... you've been
made to look a fool in front of Bill...

..and you're dying to
shoot me, aren't you?

Well, why don't you pull the trigger?
- Don't come near me!

Well I'm only trying to help you...
I'm sure this'll do the trick.

I took these out while I was
looking at the bullet hole.

I knew there was only one way to make a woman
withdraw permanently from a situation like this.

A direct humiliation.

And now we're alone together
which is exactly what I'd planned.

You'd planned?
- Of course.

You figured all this out?

Weeks ago... it's part
of my perfect murder.

You see Storm mustn't
see us go out together.

That's why I had to get rid of her.

Clive! I hope you notice
I still call you Clive.

Yes, Bill.

You're not really serious!..

You're not going to take a harmless
little flirtation seriously, are you?

Oh, but that's the trouble you see...

There have been so many
harmless little flirtations.

You've heard of "the last
straw", haven't you, Bill?

Well, you're it.

But you're kidding... all this
nonsense about "a perfect murder".

I'm afraid not. Would you
care for "one for the road"?

No thanks. You mean
we're "going places".

Yes, Bill... we're "going places".

Work it out for yourself,
my dear fellow...

10 million Empire acres on which
we spend a pound per acre...

A pound sterling, mind
you... 10 million sterling.

Call that whisky?

That's all...10 million pounds yielding
a permanent increase in our food supply...

as opposed to paying interest,
down the drain, mind you...

on American loans going
to buy Argentine wheat...

...am I wrong?

Something wrong with
the whisky nowadays.

But that would take some considerable time...
- Whisky, you're so right, sir.

That's another example that proves my
point... It's dollars all the time, sir.

A stranglehold on The Empire.

I seem to have read somewhere
that America lent us some dollars.

Well, there you are... there's
no excuse for this rotten whisky.

Extraordinary business here.
- What?

Still no news of
that American fellow.

"Kronin mystery deepens...
five days missing."

No clues at all.
- There you are again, you see.

We've only got to pick up a London
newspaper... one of our own newspapers...

And what do we read about...
Americans, Americans, Americans.

Lot of fuss about nothing.

It's obvious to me
what's happened to him.

What's your theory, Colonel?

It's something to do with this
atomic invention of theirs.

The Russians have got him.

If you'll excuse me I must
be getting back to Whitehall.

Yes, and even doctors must work.

I hope I haven't given you a
wrong impression of him, Doctor?

He's a perfectly normal
husband in other respects...

...but this thing... it really
seems to have got hold of his mind.

I didn't mind the
Saturday afternoons...

...or even Sunday mornings...

...every night after his office.

It's too much.

There he goes, with that ridiculous little boat,
straight to round pond in Kensington Gardens.

And he just plays...
and plays and plays.

Well Mrs Humphries, from
what you've told me...

...I shouldn't say there's anything
abnormal about your husband's behaviour.

Be quiet, Monty.

The last patient's with
the doctor now, Mrs Riordan.

Thank you...I'll wait a bit.

I can never thank you enough, doctor.

As you say, it might have been worse.

It could have been kites.

Hello, Monty. He won't hurt you.

You're a wicked naughty
dog. I'll take him.

Good afternoon, Mrs Humphries.

Good afternoon,
doctor... thank you again.

Pleasure,

No more patients tonight, doctor.

That's splendid... Well,
you can go, Miss Stevens.

Well, my dear... What
brings you down here?

Can I have some money, please?
- How much?

10 pounds...I lost
it to Marge at bridge.

Do you want a lift home?

No thanks, she's
outside with her car.

By the way, I've had a
letter from Bill Kronin.

So you've had a letter from Bill Kronin?
- Yes.

When was this?
- Just before lunch.

So he's alive, then?
- Naturally.

Where is he?
- He doesn't want you to know.

May I see the letter?
- I burnt it.

Well, it's nice to know
that he's turned up again.

Isn't it!

Let's see... it must be 5 days since
I scared the daylights out of him.

Frankly, though, I didn't
think you'd hear from him again.

You surely didn't think your
petty jealousy would put Bill off?

Yes.

I wish I hadn't burnt that letter...

Then you could have read what I read.

Go on...I won't tell anyone.

Bill's waiting for me... do you hear?

Bill's waiting for me. He loves
me... and wants me to divorce you.

He's waiting for you... and
loves me as you've never loved me.

When are you off, my dear?

Oh, by the way... What
did Scotland Yard say?

Scotland Yard?

Yes, weren't they pleased? You
surely told them of your letter.

Why should I?

My dear, the army spent
the most strenuous few days

...searching high and
low for Bill Kronin.

Dead or alive.

The police on the Continent and in the
States, are still searching for him.

And you know where he is...
But you must tell them at once!

It was a private letter.

Now... just a minute... I
come into this too, you know.

You?
- Of course.

Since you told me about the letter...

...I'd be an accessory if I
kept the knowledge to myself.

...and there's a most
awful penalty for that.

Hundreds of pounds, or jail or
something. My course is plain.

Who are you phoning?
- Scotland Yard.

Put that down!

Put that down!

So... he's waiting for you... and...

He loves you as I
have never loved you.

Well, well.

I hate you.

Bless you!
- Thanks, friend.

Well, I see I still
make the front page.

Yes, Bill, I've made you famous.

Thanks, pal.

Yard investigates
loss of memory theory.

It appears I've complained
of headaches recently.

Yes, that was my scotch.

And I have no enemies...
...it says here.

I don't mean to appear
too inquisitive...

But would you mind telling
me what's in that room?

Just a sort of bath.

But I have a bath, back in there.

Yes, this another sort of bath.

This is not going to be another
"Brides in the Bath" case, I hope.

I'm no bride, you know.

You know, I can quite see
what Storm liked about you.

How is Storm?
- Fine, just fine.

By the way, she's
had a letter from you.

She has?... That's
darned clever of her.

Yes, was, wasn't it... Hungry?

Yes, I could eat.

How did you sleep?

Okay, considering the cold. How
about something warmer to wear?

I'll get you something.

Everything alright in the bathroom?
- Sure.

Care to make a personal inspection?

Some other time.

I'm sorry there's no hot water.

Oh, don't apologise, old man.

It's nice of you to worry about hot
water... how things are in the bathroom...

...How do I sleep?..
You're too, too kind.

Still... and I don't want you
to think I'm ungrateful... but...

There are one or two more important
things that I'd like to get cleared up.

Such as "where am I?"...
"what am I doing here?"

How much longer do you expect
a man to eat this garbage?

I'm sorry about the food, I really
am... but it's really difficult for me.

Difficult for you?
Look, a gag's a gag.

You scared me... Is
that the general idea?

I'm sorry about Storm, I won't
take her to dinner any more.

And now, can I please go home?

You don't seem to realise, there's more
in this than me just trying to scare you...

...or your being sorry.

A sensible and civilised husband doesn't
object to other men admiring his wife...

...he can even understand
her returning the admiration.

But when this mutual
attraction becomes a habit...

...and it's flaunted repeatedly
under his very nose...

...under the impudent assumption
that he's being deceived...

Why, then, the intelligent and sensible
and civilised husband... is insulted

...and he's reduced to the most
insensible, and uncivilised behaviour.

So you see... through you, I'm
going to make my wife suffer

...for a long list
of calculated insults.

Yes, I'm going to kill you, Kronin.

By boring me to death.

And my wife's going to
suspect I killed you.

Se may even be certain of it.

But she'll never be able to prove it.

You're breaking my heart, Clive.

I'll see you tomorrow.
- Hey, wait a minute.

Aren't you going to explain some
more about what I'm doing here?

No, see if you can work
it out for yourself.

Why I'm keeping you a prisoner,
instead of killing you right away.

I did.

It'll help you to pass the time.

Good night Bill... sleep well.

Clive!

Clive!

Hello, my dear.

I want to talk to
you about that letter.

Letter?

That letter from Bill Kronin.

Oh, that letter.

You knew there couldn't be a letter.

Or any letter.

Because you've killed
him, haven't you?

You killed him that night I left
you alone together in the lounge.

So, you see, I have no alternative but
to tell all I know to Scotland Yard.

My dear Storm, whether you
believe Bill is alive or dead...

in Mexico City, or
whether I killed him...

One thing is quite certain...
you won't go to Scotland Yard.

Why not?

You know that any investigation...

into my relationship
with Bill Kronin...

...will inevitably uncover
your own indiscretions.

And as you love your reputation
more than your sense of duty...

...you won't jeopardise it
by going to Scotland Yard.

You're quite sure of that?

I've never been more
certain of anything.

Help!

I suppose you think
I've gone nuts, eh Joe?

Well I haven't...I might
if you'd learn how to talk.

You'll hurt yourself.

I've brought you a Martini.
- Dry?

Very... and ice...
They're in the white flask.

Much obliged.

And a chicken.

And the indigestion
tablets you asked for.

Too, too kind!

And the paper.

Looks like we're in
for a hard winter.

Where am I?
- Page 4, bottom of column 6.

Slipping! - You're
just a 9-days wonder.

26 to be exact.

Oh... dear, dear!

I see the tall dark mysterious stranger
with an American accent in Wigan...

...came to nothing.

Too bad.

Thought they had something there.

How about books to pass the time?

Sure.
- Anything in particular you'd like?

Well, it depends.

If I had a broken leg, how
long would it take to mend?

About 6 weeks, why?

Well I heard that one of the greatest
delights in life, is to break your leg...

...and read Boswell's "Life
of Samuel Johnson" in bed.

How about it... have I got 6 weeks?

I'll bring you the
first volume tomorrow.

Wait a minute... you're not
going to leave yet, are you?

Can't you stick around
a little while, and talk?

It gets kind lonesome.

Oh, alright... just
for a few minutes.

I must stick to my timetable.

What shall we talk about?

War of nerves.

Politics?
- No, this war of nerves.

You...me!

That perfect murder plan of
yours... I've got it all figured out.

You have?

You haven't got one.

Maybe, one day, you
thought you had one.

But now you've gotten here...
it doesn't look so good.

So you're stuck with me.

You'll go ahead and kill me, anyhow?

No, you're too smart.

You switch...and you
hope I won't notice.

The "Cold War"...the war of
nerves... that's what you switch to.

The mysterious hot water bottles...

the dark room with the green light
...the rubber gloves... the works!

Very nicely staged,
Clive... but it won't work.

Oh, no...I've been through all
that before......at college.

Only we do it much better.

Kill me, Clive?

You can't even get off the ground.

Don't you kid yourself.

The way I'm going to
kill you is immaterial.

And the manner in which I dispose
of your body, presents no obstacles.

Keep whistling.

My plan is roughly this...

I've taken out an insurance
policy against being hanged.

The premium being your
captivity here for a few months.

You're missing... there's
been a hue and cry for you.

But so far, I haven't come
into the matter at all.

But supposing, unbeknown
to me, I am suspect?

Supposing even now, they're
building up a case against me...

...and one day they find that I'm
responsible for your disappearance...

You see at once how awkward it would
be if I had already murdered you.

Doesn't bear thinking about.

In theory, you're as good as dead.

But should the necessity arise, you
can be produced alive, at any moment.

And now, Bill... and
this is most important...

Your transition from the
living state to the dead...

...won't add any further clues to those
surrounding the mystery of your disappearance.

Oh, I congratulate you, Clive...

I really want to hand it to you.

Thank you.

Oh, no!.. Do you like my plan?

Yes... not bad. Not at all bad.

I suppose I can learn "Boswell's
Life of Johnson" by heart then...

...for all the good it'll do me.

Yes, I mustn't forget
the first volume tomorrow.

Thanks, Pal.

Clive, just one little thing...

When it comes down to
it... you won't kill me.

You're not the type.

You hang on to that, Bill.

Good night, Miss Stevens.
- Good night, Doctor.

Monty, come here!

Monty, come here!

Monty!

Monty, come here!

Monty, where are you?

Monty, where are you?

That was smart work, Monty... You're
a clever little dog, aren't you.

Monty!

You old son-of-a-gun!
What a surprise!

Come here, Monty...
come on boy! Come on!

Nice old fellow... you've come
to visit old Montecristo, eh pal?

Miss Stevens, have you seen Monty?
- No, Monty hasn't been here.

Is my husband still working?
- No, he left about five minutes ago.

5 minutes! Did he have a car here,
do you know... or in the garage?

I really couldn't say.
- Thank you Miss Stevens.

Good night.

Good old Monty... good dog!

Clive, you couldn't have
brought me a nicer present.

I haven't talked to a
human being in 4 months.

Thanks, pal!

Monty, what goes on in that room, eh?

Go see what's happening...
come back and tell me... go on!

Go!

Hello Monty...You're going
to be quite a problem.

Come, Monty... Come on!

That's a good boy!

What's it all about in
there? What did you see?

Will you leave Monty with me, Clive?

Oh, you're not leaving already?

We've got a lot to talk
over, haven't we, old man.

As a matter of fact, I've got half an hour
to fill in before I'm sure the coast is clear.

Coast is clear?
- Usually outside, well, Bill.

Storm nearly followed
me here... thanks to him.

Good boy! Better luck next time!

I see you've nearly finished Boswell...
would you like something else?

How about a Spanish
dictionary and grammar?

I've always wanted to learn Spanish...
this seems as good a time as any.

Who knows?..I may
go to Spain one day.

Let's see now... you've
been here 4 months...

...and you've read
Boswell in 4 volumes.

I should now recommend
something in ONE volume!

One thin volume.

Tell me...Do you believe
in a life after death?

In a vague sort of
way... I suppose I do.

I never banked on it
though, until recently.

I take it you're not particular what
happens to your body after you are dead.

No, I suppose the guy who
gets blown to bits by a bomb...

...and there's no remains to
preserve afterwards, will make it...

If there's anything to make.

The disposal of the body has always
been one of the greatest problems

facing the would-be murderer.

Many excellently conceived and
meticulously planned murders have failed...

...when the moment arrives to do the
disappearing trick with the remains.

Burning would seem a very
simple and tempting way out...

...but it usually fails, when
to the murderer's horror...

...his victim's body simply
refuses to turn to ashes.

Burial in the garden, in
the cellars or the like...

...too often proves but
a temporary hiding place.

Taking the body to sea in a little boat
and throwing it overboard, well-weighted...

...is not really to be recommended.

There must be plenty of
quiet places in England.

Why not dig just a sort of
big hole... and put me in?

Burial in some secluded
spot? Definitely no!

Why not?

Well, you see, fate
usually seems to decree

that the spot which has remained
secluded for centuries...

...suddenly becomes the
Mecca of picnic parties...

...with dogs that dig
holes unearthing the grave.

Why not cut me up in little pieces
and sort of sprinkle me around.

No, I can't feel remotely attracted.

Didn't I read of a case of a guy
who shoved his victim into trunk...

..and checked the trunk in
a cloakroom... How about that?

No, most old-fashioned!..it's
almost an English institution.

And the percentage of
failures is most discouraging.

You can see I've given the matter
quite a considerable amount of thought.

And you're stuck with
it... and no way out.

On the contrary...I've found
a unique and effective way out.

The answer to my problem is
in those rubber water-bottles.

In there is a concentrate which I
guarantee will dissolve every atom

of flesh and bone in the
human body, within a few hours.

Congratulations!

The formula is not complicated.

Should have quite a sale.

My main problem was to ensure that the solution
had the desired effect upon the flesh...

without reacting in a similar fashion
towards iron, steel, brass, lead...

...and other metals used
in plumbing arrangements.

So I'm to be poured down
the drain... Is that it?

Exactly... you'll appreciate
the convenience. Any questions?

I don't want you to think I'm trying to
poke holes in your little scheme, or...

...or try delaying tactics,
or anything like that...

How do you mean?

Are you sure this mixture
of yours really works?

I wish you hadn't
reminded me of that.

You see, our little chat has quite made
me forget a very unhappy decision...

...that I've been forced to make.

Here!..Monty!

You see, I have no alternative.

Our little friend followed me
here once. He'll do it again.

If that's your idea of a gag... you
sure got a corny sense of humour.

Come along, Monty.

Oh Clive, for Pete's sakes!

Come here, Monty, come here!

Here Monty, come on!

Monty!
- Clive, no. you wouldn't...

Monty!
- Come here, boy!

Come on... come on...Monty!

No.
- Good boy!

Clive, no!

Clive!

Come on, Monty... come here!

Monty, come here, boy!

Monty... please... come on you fool!

Monty, atta boy!

You dumb dog... you!

Come and get him!

Good boy!

Well, I understood that any dog who is lost,
is taken to Battersea Dog's Home immediately.

Aitkin, come here.

Well, you have a description... please
phone me the moment you find him.

Did you do that?

The advertisement will appear in tomorrow
morning's "Times" and "Telegraph".

...and in the "Evening News",
"Standard" and "Star" tomorrow night.

Alright! Alright!

Where's Monty?

Yes, he's with you, isn't he?

Why should he be with me?

He slipped his collar and
ran after you to the garage.

Let's call him, then.

Not this garage... at your rooms.

Oh, that garage?

Well, where is he?

My dear Storm...I can quite understand your
being overwrought if you lost your dog...

Why take it out on me?

He wouldn't run away
from me for nothing.

He saw you and ran after
you... you must have seen him.

May we have dinner?.. I'm hungry.

Aitkin, Aitkin!

Dinner!
- Yes, Madam.

if he's really lost...
you'd better try Battersea.

Thanks.

Or you might think of putting an
advertisement in one of the papers.

I do wish you wouldn't
put your coat on my bed.

He's a dear little chap...Don't
worry... He'll probably turn up.

Dr. Riordan?
- Yes.

My name's Finsbury.

I'm sorry, but I don't
see patients after hours.

No, I suppose not.

Perhaps if you'd care to telephone
in the morning for an appointment.

I'm afraid we're at cross purposes.
I'm sorry if I mislead you.

So you're not a patient.

No, I'm afraid I'm not.

Pleasant room. May I sit down?

Yes, of course.

I expect you'd like to
know what I'm doing here.

Quite... well it's about
a dog I believe you lost.

A dog answering to the name of...
It's here in your advertisement.

Yes, here it is...Monty.

White, no markings.

Sir, I do apologise for
breaking in on you like this.

Have you found the dog?

No, I haven't... actually.

Well then, I don't understand.

I was wondering if you could
elaborate on this description.

No, I'm afraid I can't.

Or perhaps give some more details
as to how the dog was lost.

Do I understand that you're
proposing to search for the dog?

In a sort of way... it's
part of my job, you see.

What job?

I'm from Scotland Yard.

We get the silliest jobs sometimes.

Scotland Yard...looking
for a lost dog?

I wondered myself... but I
suppose strings were pulled.

You know how these things
are handled sometimes.

And I was given my instructions and
the statement made by Mrs Riordan.

My wife went to Scotland Yard?
- Yes, surely she told you?

Why yes... surely she told you?

No, have you my wife's
statement with you?

I have, as a matter of fact.

May I see it?
- Certainly.

Oh, I'm afraid I can't
add anything further.

Oh, that is disappointing.

You were our last hope.

Yes, it's a pity isn't it.
He was a dear little chap.

Well, it's awfully nice of you
to have taken so much trouble.

Not at all.

And perhaps you'll thank
your superior at the Yard.

of course...I'll certainly
thank my superior.

I'm sorry, I didn't
mean to be patronising...

But I take it you're a
comparatively new recruit?

Oh dear! And I try so hard
to look wise and worldly!

By the way, what is your...
rank... is that the word?

Yes, that's the word...
I'm a superintendent.

You're THE Superintendent Finsbury?

Really?..I've always wanted
to meet a crime specialist.

Interested in murder, Doctor?

Well, in an amateurish
sort of way, yes.

Don't be modest... All
murderers are amateurs, you know.

Nobody makes a
profession out of murder.

In fact the only professionals in the game
are those who try and catch the murderers.

Perhaps you hadn't thought of that?

No, I hadn't.

Goodbye.

I say, I'm most frightfully sorry
to worry you again like this...

I see you're interested in
my trains and where's my dog.

There was one small point
I completely forgot...

..and really didn't fancy worrying
you in your consulting rooms...

Well?

It's really frightfully
unimportant, but as I'm here...

Carry on.

Well, you remember a young fellow...

What was his name?
Disappeared some months ago...

Friend of yours... what was his name?

Kronin...Bill Kronin.

That's right, Kronin. We made several
enquiries about him, didn't we?

...and as far as I remember
you couldn't help us much.

No, poor old Bill!

Poor old Bill?

Well, I suppose something pretty awful
must have happened to him... don't you?

I don't know... he might have got
himself into some sort of a jam...

and thought the best thing
to do was to disappear.

Bill in a jam?

Yes... with a girl, for instance.

A married woman perhaps.

Oh, no... not him.

You think that's so impossible?

Well, not impossible...
but extremely unlikely.

Really? Well, not everybody shares
your high opinion of Mr Kronin.

How do you mean?

I'm thinking about an anonymous
letter we had at the Yard...

...soon after Kronin disappeared.

I wouldn't have brought it up, actually,
but as I'm here about the dog...

I hope you won't think I'm
meddling in your private affairs.

What on earth are you talking about?

Well someone or other wrote to us...

and said that Kronin had been having
an intrigue with a married woman.

Even mentioned the lady's name.

You'll be all for knowing.

The lady in the case was your wife.

My wife?
- Yes, I know...I'm sorry.

Well, this chap, you know, the
letter-writer... went on and hinted...

...that because of this, you had something
to do with Kronin's disappearance.

My wife and Bill, fantastic!
may I see the letter?

I don't carry that sort
of nonsense about with me.

Well why didn't you
come to me at once?

Oh, no...we're
reasonably circumspect.

We don't necessarily believe all the
tales we're told in anonymous letters.

We checked up... and as we could
find no confirmation of any such...

...shall I say "surreptitious friendship"
between Mrs Riordan and Kronin...

...we decided not to
upset you needlessly.

That was very nice of you.

Do I take it then, that
as far as you were aware...

...there was no intrigue
between your wife and Kronin?

But of course not.

You had no reason to threaten
Kronin or desire his death.

Certainly not.

Well, good night, Doctor.

Hi, pal!

Why you seeing me?

No eats tonight, Monty.

Don't like the looks
of that, old son.

Clive!

I say...Clive!..

Is this it? Tonight?

I'd rather know.

Oh, I see what you mean...
No, this is not "it".

On the contrary... the
unexpected has happened.

The alert continues... you have
in fact been granted a reprieve.

I have?
- Temporarily.

For how long?
- That depends.

On what?

On my assumption being correct...

...that Scotland Yard is bluffing
and knows precisely nothing.

Scotland Yard... are they in on this?

They are.

Whatta you know! Boy! Scotland
Yard! Did you hear what he said?

In fact their representatives were about 50
yards from this place about 10 minutes ago.

They were? And you came on down here
anyhow? They'll follow you won't they?

Why should they?

Don't you realise that I'm acting on
the assumption that they know nothing.

They'd hardly imagine
I'd pay daily visits

to a man that
disappeared 5 months ago.

No I guess not. You
sure got nerve, Clive.

The important thing at the moment is
not to deviate one iota from my plan.

And not to panic... or to make the
mistake so often made by murderers.

What's that?

Assuming the police
know more than they do.

Crippen was a classic case in point.

It was only because he fled from the country,
that he attracted attention to himself.

I'll bid you goodnight
in complete confidence...

...that I shall hear no more from
the gentleman from Scotland Yard.

Did you hear that, Monty?..
We got some more time.

Come on old boy... now school's
in... see what you can remember now.

Sit down... sit down!

Hold, hold, Monty.

That's a good boy...
You're learning fast.

Once more... sit
down... hold it, Monty.

Oh, hello, Doctor.

I really can't apologise
enough... My mind you know.

Definitely going... There was
another little point that I forgot.

Could I see your gun?

How did you know that I had a gun?

Some young fellow at the Yard was
checking over licences the other day.

Nothing better to do,
you know. May I see it?

Of course.

Thank you. You keep
this fully loaded?

Naturally.

Have you fired it lately?
- No.

When did you last fire it?

I don't know... weeks ago.

Well, try and remember.

I've been very patient
with you so far, Finsbury.

But I warn you, I'm getting sick
and tired of your investigations.

It's a nice state of affairs if a man
can't accidentally fire his own gun

in his own drawing room, without Scotland
Yard pestering him as if he were a criminal.

It's outrageous.

Where's the bullet?

What bullet?

The one you accidentally fired.

You've got so much time to waste...

Why don't you go and get a
warrant and search for the bullet.

I don't think that will be necessary.

There we are.

Now for the bullet.

How's that. Well I think this
clears matters up, Doctor.

I'm terribly sorry
if I've upset you...

...by appearing to hound
you from pillar to post.

But I have to check up on
these silly little points...

...or I get a rap over the knuckles.

Pure routine, you know.

Routine!

May I borrow this for a few days?

Yes... yes...

Thank you
- Let me show you out.

Thank you. Exceptional weather
we've been having lately.

Exceptional.
- Well, thanks again, Doctor.

I'm so glad we've been able
to have our little chats

without dragging your wife into them.

Quite...Well, good night.

Monty, no, boy... sit down.

Clive? Tonight?

You know, you don't
seem to realise...

Quiet! I don't want to speak...I just
want to know... Is it tonight... yes or no?

No.

I don't expect you to believe me...

...but these few last months have been getting
me down almost as much as they have you.

I too will be glad
when it's all over.

Thanks... pal!

At least I taught you
to make a decent martini.

Any more visits from the Scotland Yard guy?
- No.

He must have been onto
something... He must have.

I thought so, too

At first? Not now?

No, not now.

Why not?

Because now I know
exactly where I stand.

Well... go on!

Well, you always want to
make speeches... Go on, speak!

You see... it's just
a question of logic.

Reason tells me, the Scotland Yard guy made
a leading mistake when he came to my house.

There were only 3 people who knew
the location of the spent bullet.

You, myself and Storm.

Yet Mr Finsbury went straight
to the filled-in hole.

Now, who could have told
him? I didn't and you didn't.

Is that all?
- No.

Consider the anonymous letter
which he almost forgot to mention.

Now you and Storm
would be much too smart

to let anyone else know
about your secret intrigue.

Yet Finsbury knew all the
facts. Who could have told him?

Storm, eh?
- Exactly.

My under-estimation of her feelings towards
me might have been a serious mistake.

But instead, thanks to her...

...I stood the test of
a Scotland Yard enquiry.

They checked up on her story
and found precisely nothing.

It'll be just her word against mine.

And you know, you ought
to be very grateful.

You've got a few weeks reprieve...

Which I regret to say
will soon come to an end.

Clive, you've forgotten one thing!
- What?

What's that?

You haven't got it back yet.

What?

The gun... they haven't given it back
to you... It's still at Scotland Yard.

But there's no interest
in the gun, now.

That's what you think... now!

But you're wrong... they're not
hanging on to it for nothing, you know.

They must have a reason.

Don't kid yourself... this case isn't
closed... They haven't given it back, yet.

Good night, Bill.

The gun, Clive. Why haven't
they given you back the gun?

Come on Monty boy, we
haven't very much more time.

You've done it once before
buddy... you better do it again.

Come on now, boy...

Good dog, now... hold... hold!

Well, come on... don't just
sit there and look at it...Hold!

Atta boy! atta boy! Good boy!

Tug... tug... atta boy!

Oh, look out!

Oh no, no... boy... bad dog, Monty!

Bad dog... never fall in... no!

Hold, but never fall in, never!

Yes?
- Excuse me sir, there's a gentleman to see you.

Who is it?
- A Mr Finsbury, sir.

Ask him to come down.
- Very good, sir.

Hello, Doctor!
- This is a pleasure.

So this is how you spend
your Saturday afternoons.

It's pretty strenuous.

What a terrific
collection you have here!

Not bad.

My word... you HAVE gone to town!

While I think of it...

My memory, you know... Your gun.

Sorry we kept it so long.
- Thanks.

Then, you're not going to hang
me or anything dreadful like that.

Good heavens, no... it's been
floating around my office for weeks.

I've been up to my eyes
in the Lawrence murder.

Any luck?
- Yes, as a matter of fact.

I made an arrest this morning.

May I?

Royal Scot 460. Nice
jobs, weren't they?

I say... this isn't right...

What isn't?

The tender... those
flares shouldn't be there.

The sides should be straight.
- No, they shouldn't.

I think you'll find...
- I assure you you're wrong.

You see, 1927, when the
Royal Scot came out...

They did have those
straight-sided tenders.

But in 1937 they introduced
those curved ones.

Sorry, my mistake... Not
bad for a psychiatrist.

Thanks, pal... Would
you care for a drink?

Well, I'm off duty...
Yes I'd love one.

You know, I've never gone in for
any strenuous form of exercise...

I've always got my relaxation in a
complete mental change, like this.

Good idea.

All the same, I've been
feeling a bit run down lately...

So I plan to take a
holiday in a few days...

...when I've got one or
two things cleared up.

Half your luck! Cheers, Doctor.

Where were you thinking of going?

I don't know...Cannes or
somewhere where it's sunny.

I suppose it's alright for
me to leave the country.

You won't think I'm running away... guilty
conscience or anything, like Crippen.

I see what you mean. No, you can go
to the North Pole if you feel like it.

Thanks, pal.

Well, if you'll excuse me, Doctor.

I mustn't leave my
chaps waiting any longer.

Don't bother... I can
find my own way out.

Well, goodbye, superintendent.
- Thanks, Doctor. Have a good holiday.

Thanks.

You can go back and book
off... I'm walking home.

Very good, sir. Good night.

Five bucks! Oh, for cryin' out loud!

Listen, pal... only 5 bucks...

There's a lifetime of work
gone into a book like this.

It sent me back 20 bucks a year ago.

But it's yours for 5 bucks...
on account of I'm goin' home.

Thanks, pal... the finest address
book in the European theatre.

Let me give you an
idea of the material.

Betty! Betty...Oh,
when I think of Betty.

He eyes, blue... they
bore right through ya!

And when you're dancing...

Why, Betty alone's worth the 5 bucks.

Thanks, pal!

Rita, brunette...
that's her best feature

Gorgeous hair.
- Thanks, pal.

Maybe you don't appreciate the spadework
that's gone into a book like this.

Hello?

Yes, Mrs Riordan speaking.

Superintendent Finsbury here.

"Thank, pal"... Yes..."Thanks, pal."

No, it doesn't sound
like Clive at all.

It doesn't does it?
Just sort of struck me.

You know how these things
do from time to time.

Your husband's English vocabulary
seems quite adequate, you know.

It did seem odd for him to borrow
from our cousins across the sea.

Does he know many Americans?

No, I don't think so.

Except... the only
person I can think of

who used to say "Thanks pal"
a lot, was Bill...Mr Kronin.

Well, I can't explain
it all on the phone.

In fact I really can't
explain it at all.

It's only a hunch, and I
may be chasing my shadow...

...but it does strike me that a man
who is so precise in his speech...

...doesn't start
using Americanisms...

...unless he's seeing rather
a lot of at least one American.

But he hasn't seen Bill
for months, as you know.

I'm not so sure...I have a
hunch that Bill is still alive.

Alive...Bill alive?

Yes... well, as soon a you
can... I'll be waiting...

I'll be there...I don't know
if I can be there immediately.

I'll see what Clive's doing. I
can't wait to see you...goodbye.

Storm!

How about a drink before dinner?
- No thanks.

Well, don't just stand
there... come and sit down.

I'd like to talk to you.

Who was that on the
telephone just now?

I said who was that on the telephone?

Jane.

Jane?
- Jane Hawser.

A very "masculine" voice, hasn't she?

I see... you listened of course.

How much did you hear?

Just enough to know you're
about to sneak off...

...to keep a secret rendezvous
with some man or other.

You're quite right, it wasn't Jane.

Now who was it...Michael or John?

Perhaps it was Robert. So
difficult for you, isn't it?

It wasn't Bill, though, was it?

I said it wasn't Bill!

It could have been.

But surely you remember
you said I'd killed him.

I thought you had... but
you've killed Monty instead.

I really don't see the connection.

You kill a man? You take a risk?

Oh, no... you'd sooner take it
out on a poor defenceless dog.

You fooled me for a while.

Until you got hold of Monty that
afternoon, and I saw right through you.

You bribed or scared Bill away...
and then took it out on my dog!

Very brave!

But Bill's still
alive...I know he is.

So that's it.
- That's exactly it.

I see...I see you need convincing.

Superintendent Finsbury, and
please hurry, it's terribly urgent.

Well can you get a message to him?..
it's a matter of life and death!

This is Mrs Riordan
speaking. Yes, that's right.

Tell him to come here to my house
at once... as fast as he can.

Thank you.

Something's happened?
- You're right...Bill's alive.

But my husband's just gone off in
his car... He's going to kill him!

Really... are you sure?

We had a quarrel about you... My
husband thought you and I were...

For heaven's sake, do something!

What? Can't exactly follow all that,
but you can explain it later, eh?

Let's concentrate on
finding Kronin, shall we?

What are you going to do?

The quickest way to find Kronin...

...if my hunch is right...
is to find your husband.

And the quickest way to find
your husband is to find his car.

Hello? Superintendent Finsbury here.

Send out a general call...
Find a grey Austin saloon...

Registration number...
What is it, Mrs Riordan?

I haven't the faintest idea.
- Can you find it?

I should think so. It ought to
be among his papers on his desk.

Hang on a minute.

These look like car papers.

That's right. There's
an insurance certificate.

AYT 186.
- That's it.

Is that an extension?
- Yes.

Still there?

Send out a general call...
Find a grey Austin saloon...

Registration AYT 186.

You're late.

It's Saturday... not office hours.

Is it...Saturday again?
- Hungry?

Yeah... thirsty, too.

Here are the martinis.

Thanks.

I brought you a cold
chicken... your favorite.

Thanks.

"The condemned man ate
a hearty breakfast."...eh?

The indigestion tablets?
- Sorry, I forgot them.

Papers?

They're outside... I'll
get then in a minute.

The service is
deteriorating around here.

Well, the martinis seem to be
holding up. Care for one, Clive?

No, not tonight.

I must say I admire your
husband, Mrs Riordan.

Amazingly bright
idea... Most original.

I think I can see it all now...

Except, I wonder what he proposed to
do with the body when the time came.

How can you just sit there?

Dear Mrs Riordan, what else can I do?

Are you sure my pipe
isn't worrying you?

Is this really
Scotland Yard in action?

Once the wheels are in motion...

Some of us serve... who
only sit and wait, you know.

Not much point in my charging
around, all over London, by myself.

Big place, London... I must
show you London, some time.

You'd be astonished.

What's the matter Clive?

Not beating your chops
like you usually do.

What's going on over there... more
preparations for the big night?

Bloodstains you know
are awful giveaways.

The dismemberment is a
terribly messy business.

Are you feeling groggy?
- Yeah, I...

How about another martini?
- I guess I will.

There have been 2 authenticated
and 3 hypothetical cases

of a murderer taking the perfect
precautions against bloodstains.

If one takes off all ones
clothes before starting work...

and there's a bathroom
handy for afterwards...

...the menace of bloodstained
clothes is obviously removed.

How are you feeling?
- Kind of woozy.

Those martinis sort of hit
me... I taught you too well.

You know, what I need is a
little exercise and fresh air.

How about a little walk
around the block, Clive?

Coming?

Oh, no... you don't worry me.

You won't do anything
until you get that gun back.

Tis gun was returned to
me within the last hour.

It was?

Hello...there's a nice
pussy, eh... what's your name?

AYT 186.

Keeping the victim alive for a few months
and seeing which way the wind is blowing...

...before actually finishing him off.

That's a jolly good idea, you know.

How can you sit there and do nothing?

Hello...yes, speaking.

Okay... yes I've got it.

I'll be right down...
Send another car along.

Oh, and you'd better
have them take a surgeon.

How's that for service?
- Where is he?

His car is in his own
garage in Calross Mews.

Full of surprises, isn't he?
- Shall I come with you?

No, you'd better stay
here if you don't mind.

So you finally got the gun back, eh?

So your great Scotland Yard
finally threw in the sponge, eh?

You got everything figured out,
right down to the last detail.

Yes, Kronin. In all humility,
I honestly believe I have.

Well, what are you waiting for?

You've got everything figured out
except one little thing, haven't you?

And that's how to do it...
You can't do it, can you.

When it comes down to it, you're
nothing but a blowhard and a big talker.

You haven't killed me yet!

Yes I have... it was in the martinis.

The martinis...

No, no!

No!

No! I won't!

Got to... keep... walking.

The joke's on you pal...
take a look at the bath!

You've got a body on your hands.

Not for long.

Good evening, constable.
- Good evening, sir.

This is it, sir...I locked it, sir.
- Was it open?

It was open sir...I pulled it to...
I thought the owner had forgotten it.

Where's the car?
- Inside, sir.

Have you locked the car... inside?
- Yes, sir.

Well, where is it?
- In there. He locked the door.

And now he thinks the car
is inside, but he's not sure.

Break in!

Well, the doctor's not here.
- What do we do?

Clear our cars away, and hang
around here in case he shows up.

I'll go and take a look
in his consulting room.

That's funny!
- This is the switch here...

What's this one for?
- Power I suppose.

Amateurish looking job, isn't it?

Where do you suppose those lead to/
- Let's take a look.

Constable... the torch.

Come on chaps... break it in!

Doctor!

Excuse me sir... will there
be anything more tonight sir?

No, I'm waiting for someone.

Show that gentleman
over here, will you.

That's alright.

Good evening Mr Finsbury... you're late!
- I'm sorry...I was detained.

Do sit down, please.
- Thanks.

You see, I was expecting you.
- I'm on duty, I'm afraid.

We've found your dog.
- Congratulations.

One moment.

Don't worry.

If that were my intention...
one quick bite...

...would be much easier.

So you win after all, Mr Finsbury...
I still think it was a good idea though.

They always are.

You know, now that it's all over,
I can see my mistake, clearly.

You can?

A fundamental mistake that
grew into an obsession.

I felt the only way out of the
situation between my wife and myself...

...was to kill the next
man that made love to her.

Are you married, mr Finsbury?
- No.

I've often thought about it.

The trouble is, I've thought about it
so long, I'm afraid I've missed the bus.

Just one of life's
little jokes, isn't it?

it points out our mistakes too
late for us to profit by them.

Thanks. It might interest you to know

...that you're the only clever
would-be murderer I've come across,

...who's in a position
to profit by his mistakes.

It'd be interesting to know
how much you've learned.

Bill Kronin is alive.
Just barely... but alive.

Shall we be getting along?

I forget... what's the
penalty for a near miss?

Oh, it varies. In any case they
won't chain you up, you know.

Some visitors for you...
You may go in, Mrs Riordan.

Hello there, Storm...
this is a surprise!

Hola, Monty.
- How are you, Bill?

Coming along fine... should
be out of here in a few days.

I'm so glad.

Bill, I expect you've wondered why
I haven't been in to see you before.

No I haven't been wondering.
- The shock, and everything.

Oh, sure.
- Clive, you know.

Yes, sure.

I thought I'd like to drop
in to see how you were.

Oh, I'm fine.

And to say goodbye.

Goodbye... you're going away?

My doctors want me to take a holiday,
so I'm going on a long sea trip.

Oh, swell! Where are you going?

South America...Mexico...

Oh, you'll love Mexico! Going alone?

No, Monty's coming
with me, of course.

Oh, Monty... yes!

You'll find he's a
wonderful companion.

When we get back, we really
must get together again.

Yes, we must.

I'll leave it with you
to get in touch with me.

Yes, you leave it to me.

Oh, I love you! I really must go now.

I have a hair appointment.

Mustn't be late for that!

'Bye, Bill.
- Goodbye, Storm.

Think of me sometimes!

I have an idea I'll not
forget you as long as I live.

Monty, come here!