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June 10, 2024
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The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong November 4, 2023 7 PM
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And hello, hello, and we are very proud to
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be welcoming our
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sister drama society, the Cornell
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Polytechnic drama group from, they're all the way
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over from England.
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They actually rented the PAC, and I was...
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kind of miffed about it, but then when I realized they had nine casts, I was like, okay, these
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guys
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are all right. Let's see what they can do. Maybe I can learn from them. So
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without further ado,
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ladies and gentlemen, oh, a couple of things. Please, no flash photography and no food or drink.
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You can have food or drink, but please don't eat it in the PAC. We're just trying to
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keep it clean
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in here, and also the noise, the crunching, it can interfere. But otherwise, I'm
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just going to
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hand it over to these guys and let them let them welcome so let's welcome them
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the Cornell Polytechnic Drama Society
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good evening ladies and
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gentlemen. A couple of announcements. Number one, turn off your
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phones. Secondly, if anybody
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finds my Lady Gaga CD box in the auditorium, I need that
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back. Please hand it to me at
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the end of the performance. Enjoy the show.
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leave it just leave it we need to put it back you should have done this earlier we didn't have time
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there were so many things but the audience is here now okay we haven't got time okay okay
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Cornell Polytechnic Drama Society's
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full production of The Murder at Havisham Manor.
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I would like to personally welcome you to a...
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I don't know my lines.
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Just write them on your hands.
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And spell them right.
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I would like to personally welcome you to what would be my directorial debut.
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and my first production as head of the Drama Society.
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We are particularly excited to present this play
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because for the first time in society's history,
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we have managed to find a play that fits the company's numbers perfectly.
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If we're honest, a lack of numbers has hampered past productions.
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Last year's Chuckle's play, Two Sisters,
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or last Christmas's The Lion in the Wardrobe,
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and of course our semi-musical, Cats.
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There's no question we usually have to contend with a small budget, such as in last year's
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presentation of Roald Dahl's James and the Peach.
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Of course, during that particular show, the Peach spoils and we were forced to present
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a haste to devise the alternative entitled, James, where's your Peach?
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Finally, we can pull into the stage of play as it should be, and which, may I say, has
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been exceptionally well cast.
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I'm sure no one will forget the problem we faced with casting before, such as our
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Christmas
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presentation of Snow White and the Tall Broad Gentlemen, or indeed our previous
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year's pantomime,
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under the Disney classic, Ugly and the Beast.
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But now, on with the main event, which I'm confident we are about.
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will be our best show yet.
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So without further ado, please put your hands together
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for Susie H.K. Brideswell's thrilling whodunit,
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The Murderer at Havashamana.
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Charlie, are you ready?
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We're all waiting downstairs to raise a glass to your engagement.
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Come along now, Charlie.
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You've been in there for hours now.
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If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were having second thoughts about the wedding.
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Hang it all, Charlie.
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If you won't come out, I'll come in.
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Donna, he's locked the door.
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Hand me those keys, Packens.
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Here they are, Mr. Collymore.
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Thank you, Packens. Now let's get this door open.
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We're coming in, Charlie.
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We're coming in.
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There we are.
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We're in.
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What's this?
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Charles, unconscious.
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Sleep surely, Mr. Collymore.
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Donna, Perkins, I hope so.
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his pulse. Lost,
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I knew something was wrong. It's so unlike Charles to disappear
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like this. Sir, he's dead. Dead?
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Darn it, Perkins, he can't be. He's my closest friend.
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He's not breathing, sir, and there's no hint of a heartbeat. I'm dumbfounded. He was
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afraid it'd rain an hour ago. I don't understand.
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He was fit as a fiddle. He can't be dead. Doesn't make any sense.
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Of course it makes sense. He's been murdered.
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Good God, Miss Florence.
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In the dining room, sir. Shall I fetch her?
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Not yet. The last thing we need is for her to have another one of her hysterical episodes.
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Yes, sir. Do you think it was murder, Mr. Collymore?
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Or do you think perhaps it was suicide?
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Suicide? Charlie? Not possible.
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There is never a man with more...
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for life than Charlie. He was young, rich, and soon to be married. Why on earth would
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he commit
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suicide? But why on earth would anyone murder him? Charles was a good man,
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generous, kind, a true
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philanthropist. He never had an enemy in his life. Until today, it seems,
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hanging to all
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Perkins Charles Hevesham was murdered in cold blood in his very room on this very day.
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in this very room shall I telephone the police
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mr. Collymore the police they
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would make it out here for days in this no I'll
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telephone inspector Carter he
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lives just on the other side of the village he'll be here in next to no time
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hand me the receiver Packens thank
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you Packens good evening give me inspector
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I know it's late. Sir, I don't care about the weather. There's been a murder. Somebody
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murdered Charles Havisham.
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That's right. Thank you. He's on his way.
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Inspector Carter.
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They say he's the best darn instructor in the district. He'll crack this case in quick.
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Very good, sir. And what shall I do?
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Lock every door, man. Not to soon get out of Havisham Manor until the killer is found.
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sir and several everyone in here right away sir good
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god it's an hour and
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engaging pot and there's already been a matter Florence Charlie get out
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Lawrence
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you can't be in here I can't believe what I'm seeing my
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god he looks so frail
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lying there I'm sorry if Lawrence it's a shock to all of us his skin is cold to
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don't touch him, Florence. I must. You mustn't. Unhand me. Oh, Charles, one last embrace.
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I cannot
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bear to see my sister in such grief. Who could do such a thing the night of our engagement party?
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Cecil, quick, your brother's dead. This way, Master Havosham. I'm coming, Miss
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Collymore.
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Brother dead? It can't be. Calm yourself, Cecil. Pour him a stiff drink, Perkins. Yes,
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sir.
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Oh, my God. He's drunk.
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The whole bottle, sir, and there's not a drop left.
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There's not a drop left.
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Hang it all. There's another on the shelf.
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Of course.
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Yes, this one's full.
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This is horrifying. I mean, who on earth would have a
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motivation to murder Charles Havisham?
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I can't imagine.
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Thank you, Perkins.
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It's unthinkable. Right here, in his own private rooms at Havisham Manor.
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It's terrible. Just a week after our engagement.
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He was a good brother.
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That's the best whiskey I've ever tasted.
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Have another to come your name.
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Thank you, Perkins.
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Make it a double.
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Oh, my Charles, my Charles, my head is spinning.
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I'm going to become hysterical.
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Calm down, Lawrence.
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Another whiskey, sir?
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I can't believe Charles sat up here alone, drinking,
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when he was supposed to be downstairs with us.
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My brother wasn't as happy as he'd like people to believe.
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Underneath that cheerful mask lay a darker side to the-
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man that many didn't know about. It's true. His smile was often just
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a facade. I
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was fortunate
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enough to be one of the only people he truly confided in. I've lost a real friend today. We
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all have Perkins hanging to Ina Charles Everson School. I don't know how I'll ever recover
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from
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this. You'll move back in with me. I'm your brother and I'll have it no other way. Perkins
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is right. My brother was hunting.
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a deep sense of melancholy and resentment.
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There was no doubt in my mind it was suicide.
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Cecil, how could you say that?
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Of course not, it's murder, murder in the first degree.
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Nonsense, the man is paranoid, jealous,
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now I can approve of it.
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Perkins, hand me the journal for the mantelpiece.
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Why, look at the last entry.
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I fear Florence does not like
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me the night of our engagement party despair engulfs my soul but I love
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Charles with all my heart as I said you're mad with paranoia and jealousy
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the inspector thank heavens he's here what a terrible snowstorm
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good evening
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I'm inspector Carter take my kiss yes inspector this
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must be
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I'm sorry, this must have given you all a terrible shock.
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It did, we're all still reeling.
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Are any of you the deceased's immediate family?
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I'm Cecil Habersham, I'm his brother.
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I'm Florence Collymore, I'm his fiance.
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Tonight was our engagement party.
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What a sad, sad thing.
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You, have you poured everyone a stiff drink?
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Yes, Inspector.
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raise a glass to the man we all loved, to Charles.
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Listen, you all must be the stop, but forgive me,
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the sooner I can begin my inquiries, the sooner we can
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get to the bottom of this casting business.
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If you'd be so kind to us to bring the body downstairs
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so I can send it.
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Yes, Inspector.
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I'll lend your hand, Perkins.
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Then lock all the doors to the house and prepare this room.
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I'll conduct my inquiries in here afterwards.
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Any ideas on the cause of death, Inspector?
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Could be a number of things.
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Suffocation, strangulation, poison.
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Before fully examining the body, I wouldn't like to say.
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How could someone do it?
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Try not to think about it, Ms. Coimont.
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Once I finish downstairs, I'll speak to you each individually,
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and then perhaps you can get some space to calm your nerves.
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Thank you, Inspector. This is all much more than I can bear.
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I'll return...
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presently as soon as I finished examining the body.
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Thank God they've all gone.
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Don't say a word.
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out about us we'll be suspects you and i were having an affair whatever it doesn't mean we killed
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him of course not but that's what the inspector will think it's fine we'll just carry on as if
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everything was just as it was except now you won't be forced
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to marry my beastly brother
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and soon we can be together and not keep secrets but please while we're here just
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the two of us
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let me steal one quick embrace that's all we can if we're caught to be the end oh florence
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the
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What on earth is going on in here?
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Sorry, I felt flustered.
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Cecil was cooling my brow.
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Just cooling her brow.
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I don't see how my sister's brow is any business of yours, Havisham.
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Don't be a prig, Tom. Cecil's only trying to help.
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Yes, Tom.
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Very well. If you'll excuse me, I have the pencil.
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The pencil.
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Thank God he's gone. That man's such a nuisance.
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He's my brother.
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Let me look at you just once.
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Oh, Cecil.
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Sorry to disturb you, Miss Collymore, Mr. Havisham.
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I've come to collect the keys to lock us all inside.
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They're by the telephone, Perkins.
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I shall lock-
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the doors at once. You
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don't think Perkins suspects us, do you? That old fool, of course
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not. Oh, Cecil, love makes me forget myself. I forgot the instructor notebook,
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wasn't God's
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name. Sorry, I was about to faint. Cecil caught me.
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You know, Cecil, I don't appreciate you
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trying to get your hands on my sister, the night of her fiancé's death. You ought to
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care of her than Collymore. I'm overcome. I haven't got time for this. Now I have
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the inspector's notebook. I'll be on my way.
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Blasted interruptions. Kiss me Cecil. Oh Flores you make my heart beat out of my chest.
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You guys send me to a dream. Oh Cecil. Oh Cecil?
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Oh, Cecil.
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Sorry to interrupt again, Miss Collymore, Mr. Havisham.
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I've come to prepare the room.
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Thank you, Perkins.
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Put them on the mantelpiece.
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at last we're alone oh Cecil let's run away from here
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far away together soon my love but we must
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be careful you mustn't arouse suspicion Cecil tell me who do you think killed Charles I
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don't
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think there's any question in my mind Florence he was killed by your brother
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Thomas Collymore!
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My brother, what a devil of a situation this is!
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Not so far, Inspector!
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But why would Thomas want Charles dead?
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Isn't it obvious? He was always bitter and possessive when it came to you.
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He didn't like the idea of his best friend marrying his sister.
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He saw you to...
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He got out tonight's engagement party and drove him half mad and he snapped and killed Charles.
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But if it is, Thomas, what happens if he finds out about you and I?
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Isn't it obvious? Oh.
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I don't think there's any doubt he would try to kill us, just like he killed Charles.
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Oh, I feel faint again.
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Don't worry, Florence. Follow my lead.
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I'm sorry to have kept you, but now I have inspected the body more closely.
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Our interview can proceed.
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in Charles' personal effects. Where would you like them, Inspector? Set them down
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a
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momental pace. As you wish, Inspector. Don't
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go, Perkins. I'd
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like to ask you a few
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questions first. Mr. Havisham, Mr. Collinwell, perhaps you'd be so kind for us to give us
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its privacy. Naturally. I
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don't smoke, but you go ahead. How are you feeling, Perkins?
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Uh, a little shaken, sir.
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Sir, but I'll be fine.
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You were close with Charles Havisham?
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Yes, sir. Very close.
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You don't appear very upset by his death.
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On the contrary, sir, I've
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barely taken it all in.
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Oh, he was such a kindly, charming man.
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It's true.
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You've met him.
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Once refilled locally stationed he...
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Evening, Inspector.
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Once briefly, at the local police station, he came in...
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Of course they didn't notice.
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Police station, he came...
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He came in as a consultant on a fraud case I was working on.
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I see.
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How long have you been working at Haversham Manor?
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80 years.
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Eight. Eight years.
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Eight years. And have you enjoyed your time here?
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My time with Mr. Haversham has been a joy.
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I feel that since I've come to work here,
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I've been seen as not only a butler, but a friend,
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a confidant.
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If you need me, I'll be in my quarters.
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If you'd be so kind to us to send in Florence Colleymore.
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No need, Inspector, I'm already here.
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Don't ask too much for me.
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I feel fragile as glass.
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Don't harass her, Carter.
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You've been through a lot tonight.
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At last, Hermore, you found me a pencil?
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Yes, Inspector.
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Thank you, and my notebook, I know I'd
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left them somewhere.
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Now I must speak to Miss Collymore alone.
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Very well. All in the library, Florence.
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Don't fret, Miss Collymore. My questions will be brief and to the point.
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And then you can get some rest.
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Firstly, how old are you, Miss Collymore?
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Twenty-one.
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I'll make note of that.
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How long ago did you first meet your fiancée?
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Only seven months ago, but my brother has known him for years.
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When were you due to be married?
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In the new year.
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Well, that's enough notes for now, I think, Miss Collymore.
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When you love someone, there's no such thing as rushing, Inspector.
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Did you ever think you were rushing into this marriage?
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Why wouldn't I love him?
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Did you love him then?
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Could anyone have benefited?
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Can you think of anyone who might have benefited from our fiancée's death?
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Not even Cecil.
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Don't tell me to calm down. Calm down, Miss Claymore. I wasn't having an affair.
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Don't you raise your voice to me, Inspector. You are having an affair. What letter?
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Then how do you explain the letter on the mantelpiece? I didn't write that letter.
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You wrote that letter. You read my letter? Where did you find it?
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Address to Cecil written in your hand, declaring your love hymn. And how the
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thought of man shall repost you. Charles read it. You read my letter? Where did you find it?
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Inch!
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Charles' pockets.
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Charles read it, then it was suicide.
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Or a murder conceived by you and Cecil Habersham
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so you could run away together.
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How could you even say such a thing?
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It's true, this one and I were having an affair.
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We loved each other, but that's all.
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Neither of us wanted to hurt Charles, let alone kill him.
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It's my job to ask difficult questions, Miss Coymore.
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I'm sorry if this upsets you.
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Upsets me?
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How dare you?
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My fiance was murdered in this very room
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a matter of hours ago, and I found your manner
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most of it fitting.
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I shall make a formal con-
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to Scotland Yard.
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Scotland Yard will not listen to the complaints
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of a murderess.
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You diabolical beast, how can you?
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I shan't stand for this.
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Accuse me again and you'll be start-
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What is all this shouting?
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What is this, Inspector?
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I'm merely interviewing Miss Collymore, nothing more.
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Florence, calm down, stop shouting.
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She's having none of her episodes.
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snap out of it you're hysterical come
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back here this instant she's runoff
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I'll
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fetch her back you stay here Cecil I dare say the inspector has no questions
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for you you were a child after all I'm sorry inspector she's badly
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shaken we
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all are it's been quite a night and it's getting late
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Eleven o'clock already.
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Well, Inspector, do you have any questions for me?
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Oh, yes, Mr. Havisham.
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Similar questions, sir, as I asked Miss Claymore.
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Fire away, Inspector. I'm at your service.
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Indeed. You and your brother, did you guess one well?
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Up and down. Since father died,
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there's been quite more strain in our relationship.
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It was no secret father cared for Charles more than myself.
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This is your father in the portrait, is it not?
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It is.
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He lets the spit of Charles, doesn't he?
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He did. Ever since he was quite...
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young. You were the junior by four years? Almost four, yes. And didn't I know it? Charles patronized
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and embarrassed me throughout our childhood. He always thought he knew best and father always
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took his side. If he ever didn't get his way, he was unbearable. He sounds far from the ideal,
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brother. It sounds like you hated one another. I won't lie, Inspector. Charles and I never truly
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saw eye to eye. But if you're suggesting I had something to do with death, you're mistaken. I
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see. It's a dark night, Cecil. Inspector. You can barely...
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make us trees. Inspector, what are you saying? I'm saying, Cecil, that
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tonight would be the
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perfect night for you to mard your brother. Inspector, please. Me and Marbler had
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our
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differences, but deep down we cared for one another. And yet through an affair with his
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fiancee. What on earth gave you that idea? The letter I found in Charles's pocket
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for
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Miss Coymore to yourself. You know about that? As it seems did Charles.
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Well, bravo,
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inspector. Very good.
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You found out about Florence and I, but it proves nothing.
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We didn't have a thing to do with Charles' murder, but I can tell you who does.
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Thomas Collymore.
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Collymore? But he and Charles were old friends, were they not?
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He's a dangerously unhinged man with a devil of a temper, and Florence is his sister.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again.
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He couldn't give up his sister to any man, much as his old school chum.
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Tonight's engagement party made him lose control, and he lashed out at Charles.
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A crime of passion, perhaps, but there it is.
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Thank you, Mr. Habersham. You've been most helpful.
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Perhaps you could fetch from Ms. Coymore.
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I'm going to need to follow more than one line of inquiry at a time to get to the bottom of this.
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At once, Inspector. Anything to help the progress of your investigation.
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Hang it all, Charles. Who could have killed you?
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Everybody under this blasted roof seems guilty.
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That's strange.
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There's something under...
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underneath these cushions.
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Aledja?
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Aledja!
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Aledja?
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Aledja!
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Allegra!
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A ledger!
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Oh, shut up!
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It's not funny!
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We worked hard on this. Days, weeks, months of rehearsals,
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blood, sweat, tears, and other liquids.
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I can't believe my parents paid for five, three years of acting school for this, for
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the likes of you to laugh at us.
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This was a perfect play.
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All we needed to make it even more perfect was a ledger!
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A ledger with Charles' initials inscribed to the cover.
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What's inside?
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Notes?
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what's this? Last known testament of Charles
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Havisham? Did it only today? Let me see. I,
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Charles Havisham, have I met my last known testament, paid by money, Havisham manor,
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and all its contents and grounds to one? Good Lord! Thomas Collymore for
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you, Inspector.
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Ah, thank you, Cecil. Tell me, did Charles have a study where he kept his papers?
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Of course, second door on the right.
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I'll return presently.
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Take your time, Inspector.
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Did you find Florence?
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He ran out.
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Under the grounds.
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What are your thoughts about Charles and Florence's engagement?
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I was overjoyed, of course. I loved Florence and I loved Charles.
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I couldn't have proved more of the matter.
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But Collymore, it's well known that you're protective of your sister.
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I'll get it.
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Good evening. It's for you.
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What the devil is it?
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At 11.30 in the evening?
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Yes.
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Good evening.
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Yes, Thomas Collymore speaking.
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It is inconvenient, yes!
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My recent deposits, what of them?
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Discrepancies?
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What are you talking about, man?
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Gone?
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Gone where?
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9,000 pounds stolen.
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Good God, man.
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Pagans, get in here.
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Yes, sir?
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Pagans, send me my bank book.
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Your bank book, sir.
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Thank you, Pagans.
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Write his name down.
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Mr. Visitor, I'll write that name down.
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Roy, I'll have you know this telephone call put me in a very difficult position.
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I should hang out the phone this instant.
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What is it, Collymore?
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Money stolen from my accounts.
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Good lord!
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Nine th-
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stolen from my private savings.
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Most irregular.
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What a godly business.
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First my oldest friend who merged in cold blood,
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and now I find myself on the edge of financial ruin.
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This evening could get no worse.
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Thomas, I have a confession to make.
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I wasn't going to say anything, but well,
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the inspector seems to have found out and blast it.
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I'm tired of keeping secrets.
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Spit it out, Cecil.
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Well, Florence and I have an affair.
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You and my sister?
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Calm down, Collymore.
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You were always a snake in the grass.
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It's not what you think.
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We're in love.
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My sister does not love you.
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How dare you lay a finger on her, your own brother's fiancée?
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It's disgusting.
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No wonder your father hated you.
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Don't speak of my father that way, Collymore.
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Well, it seems there's no doubt about who killed Charles anymore.
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He was killed by his own vile little brother in a fit of jealous rage.
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I shan't stand for this, Collymore.
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I'm sorry every day to finger on my sister Havsham.
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You'll be sorry.
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Gunshot in the library.
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By Jove.
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Dear God, what's going on?
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I don't know, Inspector. I was in here when I heard screams from downstairs.
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Get in here now, Florence. It's not safe down there.
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What's going on?
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Is it obvious Cecil's lost control?
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Cecil?
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Surely not.
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He killed Charles tonight, driven mad by his nephew, and now he knows they found him out.
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I cannot bear it. Cecil would not do such a thing.
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Of course you would. The blasted lunatic.
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You used to trust people, Tom. You've changed.
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This is a fine mess, sir. The worst night I've seen in eighty, eight
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years of service.
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Save me, brother. Save me.
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I shan't let anyone hear the hair on your head, Florence.
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I'm panicking. I can't believe...
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Castle.
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Cecil.
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Cecil is doing this.
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Try to...
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Stay calm, Miss Collymore.
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I shall faint.
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You shall faint.
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Confound it.
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What a devil of a situation this is.
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Not so fast, Inspector.
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Out.
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We're all going to survive tonight.
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You hear me?
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Take cover!
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Great Scott.
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Aye me.
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Don't panic.
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Cecil's crossing landing.
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We must lock him out.
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Where are the keys to the door, Packens?
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Here they are, sir.
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Quickly, Parker.
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Time to remove our Cecil.
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Good Lord.
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Cecil's dead, a double murder,
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time of
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death, quads to midnight, Cecil, no, no, I loved
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him, I loved him, I know it's wrong, I know I was against Charles, but Cecil was mine
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I was his
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I loved him.
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There, there, Miss Collymore.
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Through tears, how will I go on?
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But who could have killed him?
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That's a good question, Mr. Collymore.
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And one we need to answer quickly if we all want to get out of this house alive.
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Oh, Inspector, you've given me a chill.
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Parkins, pour us all another scotch.
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Of course, Inspector.
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Now tell me, is there anyone you know of still in the grounds other
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than the four of us?
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Not so.
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The staff.
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all go home on the weekends,
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except for Perkins, of course.
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Good God, I needed that.
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Does anyone have access to the grounds?
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No one, Inspector.
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I'm the only one with the master keys,
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and as instructed, I locked in both of the doors
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as soon as you arrived.
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Then who could have killed him?
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That's a good question, Mr. Collymore.
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And one we need to answer quickly
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if we all want to get out of this house alive.
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Oh, Inspector, you've given me a chill.
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Perkins, poor...
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another scorch. Of course, inspector. Now tell me, is there anyone you know of still
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on the grounds
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other than the four of us? Not so. The staff all go home on the weekend, except
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for pack -ins, of course.
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Good God, I needed that. Does anyone have access to the grounds? No one, inspector. I'm
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the only
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one with the master keys, and as instructed, I locked in both of the doors as soon as he arrived.
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Then who could have killed him? That's a good question.
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Mr. Collymore. And what do we need to answer quickly if we all want to get out of this
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house alive? Oh, Inspector, you've given me a chill. Perkins, pour us all under
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the scotch.
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Of course, Inspector. Now tell me, is there anyone you know of still in the grounds,
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other
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than the four of us? Not us all. Mr. Jeff, I'll go home on the weekends, except for Perkins,
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of course. Good God, I needed that. Does anyone have
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access?
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to the ground no one inspector i'm the only one with the master keys and as instructed
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i locked
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in both his doors as soon as you arrived then who could have killed him that's a good question
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mr
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collymore and one we need to answer quickly if we all want to get out of this house alive
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oh inspector
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you've given me a chill harkin parcel under the skirt of
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course inspector now tell me is there anyone you
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know of still on the grounds
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other than the four of us.
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Not us so.
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Mr. Staff, I'll go home on the weekends,
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except for Perkins, of course.
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Good God, I needed that.
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Does anyone have access to the ground?
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No one, Inspector.
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I'm the only one with the master keys,
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and as instructed, I locked in both of the doors
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as soon as you arrived.
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Then who could have killed him?
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That's a good question, Mr. Collymore.
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I'm wondering to answer quickly
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if you're wanting to get tired of this house alive.
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So, Inspector, you've given me a chill.
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Perkins, for us all, I'm not the scourge!
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Of course, Inspector.
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Now tell me, is there anyone you know of still in the grounds,
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other than the four of us?
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Not as so.
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The staff all go home on the weekends,
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except for Perkins, of course.
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Good God, I needed that.
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What?
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Does anyone?
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Have access to the ground!
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No one, Inspector!
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I'm the only one with the master keys,
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and as instructed, I locked in both of the doors as soon as you arrived.
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Then who could have killed him?
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No one could have killed him, except for the people in this room.
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You're right, it's one of us.
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Hang it all, I'm taking a room for the murderers.
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Blast and slimy.
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One of you called Charles and Cecil Habisham and he shan't leave the house until the matter is solved.
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You, take this body outside.
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Yes, Inspector.
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I'll lend your hand, Perkins.
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so let us go over the facts oh it's such a terrible night
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Lawrence you engaged to be
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married to Charles a man who according to your letter he despised not only
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this but
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you're having a pair of his brother Cecil
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Cecil, it seems plausible to me that you both murdered him so you could be together.
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Oh stop it, Inspector. Cecil's dead too now and I certainly didn't-
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What's going on, Inspec?
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You're lying, Florence. You killed him.
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She's having another one of her hysterical episodes.
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Try to relax, Miss Collymore.
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Florence, behave as a decorum. Remember yourself.
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Someone ought to fetch her some medication.
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Someone's locked the door!
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Good God! We're trapped!
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Trapped! My God!
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You killed your fiancée, Florence!
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What do you have to say for yourself?
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I'm an honorable woman, Inspector!
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You're lying, Florence! You killed him!
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I won't stand another second of this, Inspector! You're all...
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Did you enjoy killing your husband, Ms. Collymore?
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How dare you make such an accusation, Inspector?
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Calm down, Florence.
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I can't stand another minute in this room.
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If I can't get out the door, I shall stand from the window.
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Oh, my God!
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She's trying to climb out of the window!
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Florence, you can't!
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You must answer for your crimes!
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You killed your fiancé!
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Also, we must be two stories up!
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You must answer!
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You must pay!
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for your crimes! Florence, really! You must - I
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am no murderer!
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Calm yourself, Miss Collymore. You and Cecil both have plausible motives to
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murder, but not the true motive.
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What are you saying, Inspector? I'm saying the true motive belongs to Perkins!
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Perkins? Me, Inspector?
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You, Perkins! Other early guys come across Charles' newly-win-lost-win testament,
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declaring that Charles wanted to make Perkins a soul-
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beneficiary of inheritance. Surely not, Perkins. This is all a mistake. Save
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your
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pleading for the police station. Cuff him, Thomas. I'll
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drive you there myself, as soon as this snowstorm has passed.
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That won't be for hours. The snow is at its peak.
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It's not true, I tell you. Surely, Perkins didn't kill Cecil as well.
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No, she did. Cecil found him out, and Perkins killed him to keep him quiet.
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This is all a misunderstanding. I haven't killed anyone, but I know who has.
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You know who killed Charles?
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The inspector did.
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What on earth?
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You did, and I know why.
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Shut your mouth, Perkins.
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You did it because Charles knew, but the police money, you were...
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You mentioned...
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You had several rendezvous with Charles before
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at the local police station.
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You said he was a consultant on a fraud case you were working on.
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Charles came home that evening very intrigued by the whole case.
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He decided to look into the matter personally.
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He found the reason that no arrests had been made
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was because the man committing the fraud was yourself.
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You were the embeasling!
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The perpetrator!
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You were the perpetrator!
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You can't prove it.
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But Charles could, and that's why you killed him.
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I know your secret, Inspector.
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What will you do?
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Kill me, too?
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I will.
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Confound it.
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What a devil of a situation this is.
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Not so fast, Inspector.
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Charles?
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Mr. Havisham?
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Charlie, I thought you were dead.
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You're alive?
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It's not possible.
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I'm afraid it is.
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You couldn't kill me that easily.
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How do you survive?
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I simply didn't drink the poison water you left out for me this afternoon.
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How do you know it was me?
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I told Perkins.
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We've been working together all along ever since we last spoke at the police station.
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It was clear you thought I was on to you.
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It was at this point I became afraid you tried to kill me.
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For months now I've had my guard up.
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And tonight you fell into my trap.
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You've been hiding in the grounds ever since this afternoon.
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afternoon when you planted the poison I thought it was strange you got here so
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quickly in such terrible weather and then you found Charles's will in the
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ledger and tried to pin the whole thing on me you darn crafty devil crafty
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indeed Perkins here is as innocent as I am remove those
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handcuffs as innocent
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drop the gun
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I'm me!
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I came here to kill you, Charles, and I won't leave until the job is done.
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It's over, Inspector.
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I can prove your guilt in a second.
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I have the evidence in my study.
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Fetch the papers, Perkins!
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Lower your weapon, Inspector.
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It's over.
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Please!
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Inspector you're frightening me. You ought to be frightened. You monster
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you tried to kill. You monster you tried to kill Charles and you killed Cecil. How could you? I'll admit
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I tried to kill Charles when I went near Cecil. In fact when I discovered you
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and he were having an affair I was overjoyed. I had the perfect magic peniton until my accomplice
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blended in. It's true and your accomplice I regret to say has been my friend ever
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since we were at school.
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Isn't that right, Thomas Coneymore?
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It's true. I'm the inspector's accomplice. I helped him move the money.
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Brother, I'm surprised. Brother, I'm surprised at you. I don't know what you've become.
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I'm so ashamed. I met Inspector Carter here a few months ago, down at my club.
45:39
We discovered that between us, we could steal money from the police's sundry fund accounts easily.
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Carter had the access, and I had the facility to move the money fast and keep it secure.
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Or so I thought until tonight.
45:52
I don't know what page we're on, mate.
45:58
As for Cecil.
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As for Cecil, there's more a crime of passion.
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Simple as that.
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Cecil, but I loved him.
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He was my only.
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Cecil, but I loved him.
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He was my only.
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Your papers, sir.
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Take it, Beckett.
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Now brush my pipe from my study.
46:17
Now I hold it in my hand.
46:19
I've written this.
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every fraudulent transaction Thomas Collimo and Inspector Carter make.
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This can't be true. I won't believe it.
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This can't be true. I won't believe it. I can't believe it.
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But it is true.
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When I found he's interfering with you, Florence, my own sister,
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well, it's more than I could bear.
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You're so unfair, sick of me, Florence. You broke my heart.
46:40
Charlie, you mustn't. I made a mistake.
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Please take me back. I'll be yours all over again.
46:45
Take back the woman who's betrayed me.
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None of us!
46:47
Charlie, you're all I have. Love me. Please, don't cast me aside. I show you now, Captain.
46:53
Your pipe, sir.
46:53
My pipe, too, and big team. Let me be your wife.
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Charlie, I cannot bear it in another second. Look at me.
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Silence, friends. You're nothing to me now.
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This is the worst night of my life.
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No, no, no.
47:10
This is the worst night of my life.
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No, it's the worst of mine.
47:14
What, Thomas? Cut.
47:17
What do you mean?
47:18
He never intended to share the money with you.
47:20
Let me summarize.
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I love you, Charlie!
47:24
Inspector Carter knew I discovered you
47:26
and he and you were both embezzling for this money.
47:29
So you hatched a...
47:30
I've still got the ring, Charlie!
47:32
You can make it work!
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Platicator, planting poison water for me to drink.
47:36
Then mistakenly believing I was dead,
47:39
Inspector Carter tried to
47:40
clean my middle on
47:41
Stephon Lawrence.
47:47
Because of their affair, until your accomplice, Thomas blended in, and
47:53
shot my brother Cecil.
47:54
Pat has then tried to put my murder on Perkinson's...
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Take me back, Charlie, you know it's good for you!
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Perkinson said, after finding the will in my ledger.
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Except for what you didn't know, Thomas, is that the inspector made the 9 ,000 pounder jar from
48:07
your private hands this morning.
48:09
And after framing someone for my murder, plant a...
48:12
taking every penny. I think it's time to open your attache
48:17
case, Inspector.
48:36
It's not that open.
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The 9,000 pounds.
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He allowed you to take the risk by storing all the stolen money in your private account.
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Isn't that right, Inspector?
48:52
All right, it's true. I forged your signature at the bank and took out every penny.
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I hadn't bargained on your account since catching it this quickly, telephoning you so soon.
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You rogue! I trusted you. You made a mistake there, Carter, and I'm afraid it's your last.
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The officers are waiting in the hall, sir.
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In the hall, sir.
49:39
I scored my fiance downstairs, Perkins.
49:41
I wish to have a little word with Thomas in private.
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Yes, sir.
49:47
Thomas, you're not the man I knew from Eaton.
49:50
You've become greedy and jealous.
49:52
I'm sorry, Charles.
49:52
I feel as though I'm about to pass out.
49:54
There's a glass of water next to the telephone.
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Thank you, Charles.
49:57
Ever the kind host.
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Most kind.
50:01
Tell me, Thomas, one thing.
50:03
Anything, Charles.
50:04
I shall tell no more lies.
50:06
The glass of poison water the inspector left after me.
50:09
What do you suppose I did with it?
50:10
Well, I don't...
50:12
What do you mean?
50:13
You don't mean you gave me the...
50:17
No, no, no!
50:22
Oh, how I wish this could have ended differently.
50:25
Thomas, your lies and deceits have led you inexorably to this end.
50:30
If men allow their conscience to be governed...
50:32
by aviants, then death, destruction shall prevail. Betrayed by
50:37
my brother,
50:42
betrayed by my fiance, and almost murdered by my oldest friend,
50:47
let us hope we never see a mirror again at Havisham Manor.
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Thank you.
