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June 17, 2024
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The one act play that goes wrong- November 3, 2024 7PM
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Ladies and gentlemen, I'll turn it over to the Drama
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Society.
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gentlemen a couple of announcements number one turn off your phones secondly
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if anybody finds
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the Lady Gaga CD box set in the auditorium I need that back please hand it to me at the end
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of the
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performance enjoy this show clear
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Leave it, just leave it
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The mantelpiece, we need
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We have a lot of time
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen
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And welcome to the Cornell Polytechnic Drama Society's full production of
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The Murder at Havisham Manor
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I would like to personally welcome you to
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That will be my directorial debut and my first production as head of the Drama Society.
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We are particularly excited to present this play because, for the first time in the Society's
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history, 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 Chekhov play, Two Sisters, or last Christmas's The
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Lion in the Wardrobe,
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and, of course, our summer music.
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cat. It may interest you to know that this will also be the
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first time the
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society has been able to stage a play of this scale. There's no question that
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usually we 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. Of course, during the run of
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that particular show, the peach spoiled, and we were forced to present a hastily
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devised alternative entitled, James, where's your peach?
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Finally, we can afford to stage a play as it should be,
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and which, may I say, has been exceptionally well cast.
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I'm sure no one will forget the problems
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we've faced with casting before,
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such as our Christmas presentation of Snow White
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and the tall, broad gentleman,
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or indeed last year's previous pantomime,
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another Disney classic, Ugly and the Beast.
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But now, on with the main event,
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which I am confident will be our best show.
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yet. So without further ado, please put your hands together for Susie H .K. Brideswell's
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thrilling whodunit, The Murder at Havisham Manor.
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Ouch.
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Charlie are you ready we're all waiting downstairs to raise a glass to your engagement Charlie
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come
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along now Charlie you've been in there for hours now if I didn't know better I'd say you were having
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second thoughts about the wedding hang it all Charles if you won't come out we're coming
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in
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darn it he's locked the door where the keys to the door Perkins here they are Mr. Collamore
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thank you Perkins 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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But what's this?
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Charles, unconscious?
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Asleep, Shirley, Mr. Colmore.
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Darn it, Perkins, I hope so.
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I'll take his pulse.
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Blast.
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I knew something was wrong.
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It's so unlike Charles to disappear like this.
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Sir, he's dead.
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Dead? Donut 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.
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I'm dumbfounded. He was right as rain an hour ago.
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I don't understand. He was fit as a fiddle. He can't be dead. It doesn't make any sense.
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Of course it makes sense. He's been murdered.
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Good God, where's Florence?
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In the dining room, sir. Shall I fetch her?
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Not yet. The last thing you may need is for...
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her to have another one of her hysterical episodes. Yes, sir. Do you think it was murder,
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Mr. Cullenmore, or perhaps it was suicide? Suicide? Charlie? Not possible. There
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was
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never a man with more zest for life than Charlie. He was young, rich, and soon to be married.
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Why on earth would he commit suicide? But why on earth would someone murder him? Charles
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was such a good man. Generous, kind, a true philanthropist.
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He's never had an enemy.
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his life. Not until today it seems. Hang it all, Charles Havisham has been murdered in
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cold blood in this very room, on this very day, in this very room.
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Shall I telephone the police, Mr. Colomore? The police? They wouldn't make it out here
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for days in this snowstorm. I'll
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telephone Inspector Carter. He lives just on the other
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side of the village. He'll be here in next to no time. Hand me the receiver, Perkins.
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Thank you, Perkins.
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Good evening. Give me Inspector Carter.
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I know it's late.
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Sir, I don't care about the weather.
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There's been a murder. Someone's murdered Charles Havisham.
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That's right. Thank you.
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He's on his way.
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Inspector Carter?
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They say he's the best darn inspector in the district.
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He'll crack this case and quick.
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Very good, sir. And what shall I do?
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Every door, men. Not a soul gets out of Havashem Manor until the killer is found.
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Right way, sir.
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And assemble everyone in here.
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At what, sir?
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Good God. Just an hour into the engagement party and already there's been a murder.
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Get out, Florence. You can't be in here.
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No, I can't believe what I'm seeing.
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My God. He looks so frail lying there.
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I'm sorry, Florence. It's a shock to all of us.
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His skin is...
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Cold to the touch.
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No, don't touch him, Florence.
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I must.
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You mustn't.
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Unhand me.
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Oh, Charles, one last embrace.
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I cannot bear to see my sister in such grief.
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Who could do such a thing the night of our engagement party?
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Cecil, quick, your brother's dead.
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This way, Mr. Havisham.
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I'm coming, Miss Collymore.
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It can't be.
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Calm yourself, Cecil.
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Pour him a stiff drink, Perkins.
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Yes, sir.
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Oh, my God.
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He's drunk the whole bottle.
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There's not a drop left.
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Hang it all.
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There's another on the shelf.
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Oh, yes.
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This one's full.
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This is unthinkable.
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I mean, who on earth would have a motivation to murder Charles Havisham?
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I can't imagine.
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You're fine, right here in his own private room at Tavisham 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 calm your nerves.
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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, Florence.
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Another whiskey, sir?
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Yes.
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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 allowed people to believe.
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Only that cheerful mask and that darker side
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to the person many didn't know about.
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It's true.
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His smile.
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I was often just, uh, for God, I
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was fortunate enough to be one of the only people he truly confided in.
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I've lost a real friend today.
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We all have, Perkins. Hang it, I knew Charles Everson's school.
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I don't know how I'll ever recover from this.
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You move back home with me. I'm your brother, and I'll have it no other way.
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Perkins is right. My brother was holding a deep sense of melancholy and resentment.
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There is no doubt in my mind it was...
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Suicide? Cecil, how can you say that? Of course not. It was murder. Murder
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in the first degree.
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Nonsense, the man. Purner. Jealous. And I can prove it. Perkins, him and his
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journal from the mantelpiece.
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Why, look at the last entry. Of your...
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Once does not love me, the night of our engagement party, this pair engulfs
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my soul.
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But I love Charles with all of my heart.
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As I said, through my love panel and jealousy.
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The Inspector!
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Thank heavens he's here.
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What a terrible snowstorm.
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Good evening. I'm Inspector Carter. Take my case.
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Inspector this must be Charles Havisham I'm sorry this must have given you all
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a terrible shock it did we're all still reeling naturally
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are any of you the
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deceased immediate family I'm Cecil Havisham I'm his brother I'm Florence
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Collymore I'm his fiancee tonight was our engagement party what a sad
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sad thing
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you have you poured everyone a stiff drink yes inspector
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Let's wear the glass to the man we all loved, it's Charles.
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Charles!
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Delicious.
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Excellent.
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Lovely.
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Listen, you all must be distraught, but forgive me, the sooner I can begin my enquiries,
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the
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get to the bottom of this ghastly business if
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you'd be so kind as to bring the body downstairs
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so i can examine it yes inspector i'll lend you a hand perkins then lock all the doors
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to the house
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and prepare this room i'll conduct my increase in here afterwards inspector any ideas
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on the cause
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of death inspector could be a number of things suffocation strangulation
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poison before fully
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examining the body i wouldn't
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like to say. How could someone do it? Try not to think about it, Miss Collymore. Once
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I finish downstairs, I'll speak to each individually, and then perhaps you can get some space to
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calm your nerves. Thank
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you, Inspector. This is all more than I can bear. I'll be back
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as soon as I've finished examining the body.
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Thank you.
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Thank God they've all gone.
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Don't say a word.
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If they find out about us, we'll be suspects.
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You and I were having an affair.
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What if that doesn't mean we killed him?
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Of course not, but that's what the inspector will think.
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It's fine.
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We'll just carry on with everything, just as it was.
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Except now you...
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you won't be forced to marry my beastly brother.
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And soon, we can be together and not keep secrets.
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But Florence, while we're here, just those two of us,
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let me see one quick embrace.
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Cecil, we can't.
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If we're caught, it would be the end.
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Oh, Florence.
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The inspector requires a pencil.
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What on earth is going on in here?
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I felt flustered.
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Cecil is just 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.
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have a sham don't be a prick tom cecil was only trying to help yes tom
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very well if you'll excuse
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me i have the pencil thank
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god he's gone that man is such a nonsense he's my brother oh florence
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lami lakit
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Just once.
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Oh, Cecil!
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Sorry to disturb you, Ms. Collamore and Mr. Havisham.
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I've come to collect the keys to lock us all inside.
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They're about to telephone, Perkins.
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I shall lock the doors at once.
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You don't think Perkins suspects us, do you?
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That awful? Of course not.
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Oh, Cecil, love makes me forget myself.
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I forgot the inspector's notepad. What in God's name?
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I was about to faint.
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Cecil caught me.
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I don't appreciate you trying to get your hands on my sister the night of her fiancé's death.
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You ought to take better care of her than Colliemore.
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I'm overcome.
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I haven't time for this. I have the notebook now. I'll be on my way.
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Blasted interruptions.
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Kiss me, Cecil.
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Oh, Florence, you make my heart beat out of my chest.
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Your eyes send me into a dream. Oh, Cecil.
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Oh, Cecil.
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oh Cecil oh Cecil Cecil
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sorry to disturb you Miss Collamore Mr Havisham I've come to prepare the room
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thank you Perkins put them on the mantelpiece
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at last we're alone
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oh cecil let's run away from here far away together soon
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my love but we must be careful
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we mustn't have our suspicion cecil tell me who do you think
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Charles? I don't think there's any question. He was killed by your brother, Thomas
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Coymore.
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My brother? What a devil of a situation this is. Not so fast, Inspector.
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But why would Thomas want Charles dead? Isn't it obvious? He was always bitter
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and
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when it came to you he didn't like the idea of his best friend marrying his sister
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he started
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together tonight's engagement party and it drove him half mad he's and he snapped at charles
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but
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if it is thomas what if he finds out about you and i i don't think there's nothing doubt in my mind
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he tried to kill just like he killed charles oh i feel faint again don't
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worry florence just
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follow my lead i'm sorry to have kept you but now i
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inspect the body more closely our interview can proceed perkins bring in charles
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personal effects
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where would you like them inspector set them down on the mantelpiece as
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you wish inspector
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don't go perkins
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I'd like to ask you a few questions first.
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Mr Havisham, Miss Collymore,
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perhaps you'd be so kind as to give us a moment's privacy.
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Don't just stand there, Perkins.
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Have a seat.
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I don't smoke.
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But you go ahead.
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How are you feeling, Perkins?
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A bit shaken, sir, but I'll be fine.
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you were close with Charles Havisham yes sir
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very close you don't appear very
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upset by his death on the contrary
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I've barely taken it in oh Charles
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such a
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good man it's true
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You've met him?
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Once, briefly, at the local police station.
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Evening, Inspector.
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Once, briefly, at the local police station.
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Of course they didn't notice.
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Police station, he came in as...
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I ad-libbed.
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He came in as 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 Havosham Manor?
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Eighty years.
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Eighty years?
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Eight years.
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And have you enjoyed your time here?
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My time with Mr. Havisham has been a joy.
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I felt like I've not only been a butler to Mr. Havisham,
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but also a friend.
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A confidant.
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If you need me, I will be in my quarters.
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Exits.
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If you'd be so kind as...
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send in Florence Collymore on your way out.
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No need. I'm already here.
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Don't ask too much of me, Inspector.
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I feel fragile as glass.
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Don't ask, Carter. She's been through a lot tonight.
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At last, Collymore. You found me a pencil?
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Yes, Inspector.
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Thank you.
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And my notebook?
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I know I'd left them somewhere.
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Now I must speak to Miss Collymore alone.
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Very well. I'll be in the library, Florence.
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Don't fret, Miss Collymore. My questions will be brief and to the point, 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 a 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, Miss Collymore. Did you?
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When you love someone, there's no such thing as rushing and sp-
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Inspector, 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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How could anyone have benefited?
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Can you think of anyone who might have benefited from your fiancé's death?
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Cecil?
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Not even Cecil?
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Don't tell me to calm down!
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Calm down, Miss Coimor.
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I wasn't having an affair.
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Don't raise your voice to me, Inspector.
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You were having an affair.
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What letter?
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Then how do you...
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explain the letter on the mantelpiece I didn't write that letter you wrote that
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letter you've read my letter where'd you find it address to Cecil written in your
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hand declaring your love for him and how the thought of marrying Charles repulsed
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you Charles read it you've read my letter where did you find it in Charles
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pocket Charles read it then it was suicide or a
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murder conceived by you and
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Cecil have a sham so you could run away together how could you
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such a thing? It's true. Cecil and I were having an affair. We loved each other, but
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that's all. Neither of us wanted to hurt Charles, let alone kill him. It's my job to
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ask difficult
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questions, Miss Collymore. I'm sorry if this upsets you. Upsets me? How dare you?
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My fiancé
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was murdered in this very room a matter of hours ago. I find your manner most unbefitting.
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I shall make a formal complaint to Scotland Yard. Scotland Yard will not listen to the
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complaints of a murderess. You diaba-
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Bollicle beast! How can you? I won't stand for this!
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Accuse me again and you'll be-
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What's all this shouting?
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What is it, 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 one of her episodes.
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Snap out of it! You're hysterical!
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Come back here this instant!
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She's run off. I'll fetch her back. You stay here, Cecil. I dare say the inspector
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has some questions for you. You are Charles' brother, after all.
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I'm sorry, Inspector. She's badly shaken. We all are. It's
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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. Similar questions to those I asked.
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Miss Collymore.
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Fire away, Inspector.
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I'm at your service.
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You and your brother.
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Did you get along well?
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Up and down.
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Since father died, there was a strain on our relationship.
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It was no secret.
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Father came 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 looks a bit of Charles, doesn't he?
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He did, ever since he was quite young.
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You were the juniper.
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Four years?
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Almost four, yes.
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And then, if I know, Charles patronized and embarrassed me throughout our childhood.
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He always thought he knew best, and father always took his side.
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If he ever didn't get his way, he was unbearable.
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He sounds far from the ideal brother.
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It sounds like you hated one another.
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It's true. Charles and I never sat right to eye.
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But if you're suggesting us something to do with his death, you're mistaken.
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I see.
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It's a dark night, Cecil.
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Inspector?
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You can barely even make out the trees.
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What are you saying, Inspector?
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I'm saying, Cecil, that tonight will be the perfect night for you to murder your brother.
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Inspector, please, me and my brother had our differences.
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But deep down, we care for one another.
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And yet you have...
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an affair with his fiancee. What on earth gave you that idea? The
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letter I found in Charles' pocket
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from Miss Collymore to yourself. You know about that? As it seems
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did Charles. Well, brown inspector,
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you found out about Florence and I, but it proves nothing. We didn't have a thing to do with Charles'
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murder, but I can tell you who does. Who? Thomas Collymore. Collymore?
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But he and Charles were old friends.
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they not? He's a dangerously unhinged man. One devil of a temper when Florence is
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his sister.
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I've said it before, now say it again. He couldn't give up his sister to any man, much less his old
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school chum. Then his engagement party made him lose control, and he lashed out at Charles. Crime
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of passion perhaps, but there it is. Thank you, Mr. Havisham. You've been most helpful.
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Perhaps
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you could fetch Thomas Collingmore. I'm going to need to follow more than one line of end
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creator. Time to get to the bottom.
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this inspector hang it old Charles
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who could have killed you everyone under
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this blasted roof seems guilty that's strange
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there's something underneath
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these cushions a ledger
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a ledger
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Ledger!
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Ledger.
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Don't look at me.
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You know, I had really high hopes for this show.
26:02
Really high hopes.
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Stop laughing!
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Stupid Americans.
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I'm from Menlo Park.
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I go to Stanford, and I work at Google, and I like to make fun of people who don't.
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Ledger!
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With Charles' initials inscribed onto the cover.
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What's inside? Notes? Bills? What's this?
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The last will and testament of Charles Havisham, dated only today.
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Let me see.
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I, Charles Havisham, hereby amend my last will and testament to leave my
26:45
money, Havisham
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manor, and all its contents to one.
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Good Lord!
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Thomas is calling more for you, Inspector?
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Thank you, Cecil.
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Tell me, did Charles have a study where he kept his papers?
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Of course.
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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 he find Florence?
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She ran out.
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on to the grounds.
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Tell me, Thomas, what's everything about Charles' and Florence's engagement?
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I was overjoyed, of course.
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I love Florence and I love Charles.
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I couldn't have approved more of the matter.
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Collimo, it's well known that you're protective to your sister.
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I'll get it.
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Good evening.
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It's for you.
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What the devil is it?
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Your accountant's Collymore.
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At 11.30 in the evening?
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Yes.
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Good evening, Thomas Collymore speaking.
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It is inconvenient, yes.
28:48
My recent deposits, what have them?
28:52
Discrepancies?
28:53
What are you talking about, man?
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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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Package.
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get in here. Yes,
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sir. Perkins, fetch me my bank book. Your bank
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book, sir. This
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is an
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absolute disgrace. How could you allow this to happen? I shall report you to your superiors.
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Who am I speaking with? Mr. Fitzroy. I'll write that name down.
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I shall have you know that this telephone call has put me in a very difficult position.
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I shall hang up the phone this instant.
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What does it call you more?
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Money stolen from my accounts.
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Good lord.
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Nine thousand pounds stolen from my private savings.
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Most irregular.
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What a ghastly business.
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First my...
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this friend murdered in cate blood and then i find myself on the edge of financial ruin
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this evening could get no worse thomas have a confession i
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wasn't going to say anything
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well the inspector seems to have found out and blasted i'm tired
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of keeping secrets spit it
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out cecil well florence and i were having an affair what you
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and my sister now calm down
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coldly more
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I knew it! You were always a snake in the grass!
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It's not what you think! 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!
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Your own brother's fiancé! It's disgusting!
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No wonder your father hated you!
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Don't speak about my father that way.
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Well, it seems there's no doubt about who killed Charles anymore.
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Who's killed by his own vile little brother in a fit of jealous rage.
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Does Sean stand for this Coleymore?
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You'll be sorry you ever laid a finger on her, Havisham.
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You'll be sorry.
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Gun shots in the library.
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Bye, Job.
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Dear God, what's going on?
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I don't know. 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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Thomas?
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I'm frightened.
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Don't worry, Florence. You're safe in here.
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What's going on?
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Isn't it obvious? Cecil's lost control.
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He killed Charles tonight, driven mad by his love for you.
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And now he knows we've found him out.
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I cannot bear it.
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Kessel would not do such a thing.
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Of course he would, the blasted lunatic.
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You used to trust people, Tom.
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You've changed.
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This is a fine mess, sir.
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The worst night I've seen in 88 years of service.
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Save me, brother.
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Save me.
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I shan't let anyone hurt a hair on your head, Florence.
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I'm panicking, I can't believe...
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Kessil!
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Cecil!
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Is doing this!
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Try to stay calm, Miss Collamore.
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I shall faint.
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You shan't faint, 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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We're all going to survive tonight.
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Do you hear me?
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Take cover!
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Great Scott!
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Good heavens!
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I'm me!
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Don't panic.
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Cecil's crossing the landing.
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We must lock him out.
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Where are the keys to the door, Perkins?
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Here they are, Mr. Colomoff.
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Here they are sir, quickly hand to me before Cecil
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Good lord
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Cecil's dad
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A double murder
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Time of death, quarter to midnight
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Cecil, no, no, I loved him, I loved him, I know it's wrong, I know I wasn't
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gay to Charles, but Cecil was mine, and...
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I was his, I loved him.
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There, there, Miss Collamore.
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Through tears, how will I go on?
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But who could've killed him?
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That's a good question, Mr. Collamore.
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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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Perkins, 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 on the grounds other than the four of us?
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Not at all.
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The staff all go home at the weekends, 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 that the...
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master key, and as instructed, I locked and bolted the doors 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. Colomore.
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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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Perkins, 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 on the grounds other than the four of us?
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Not us all.
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Staff will go home at the weekends, except for Perkins, of course.
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good god i needed that does anyone have access to the grounds no one
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inspector i'm the only one
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with the master key and as instructed i locked and bolted the doors as soon as he arrived
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then
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who could have killed him that's a good question mr collomore and one we need to answer
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quickly
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if we all want to get out of this house alive no inspector you've given me a chill perkins
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pour us
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call another scar
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Of course inspector. Now tell me is there anyone you know of still on the ground
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other than the four of us? Not a soul. Staff all go home at
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the weekends except
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for packings of course. Good god I
35:49
needed that. Does anyone have access to the
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ground? No one inspector. I'm the only one with the master key and as instructed I
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looked and bolted the doors as soon as you arrived. Then who could have killed
36:02
That's a good question, Mr. Collamore.
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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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Perkins, pour us all another scotch.
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Of course, Inspector.
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Tell me, is there anyone you know of still on the grounds other than the four of us?
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Not at all.
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The staff all go home at the weekends, except for Perkins, of course.
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Good God, I needed that.
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anyone have access to the grounds? No one, Inspector. I'm the only one with the
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master key and as instructed, I locked and bolted the doors as soon as he arrived.
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Then who could have killed him? That's a good question, Mr. Cornwall. And one we
36:45
need to answer quickly if we all want to get out of this house alive. Oh, Inspector,
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you've given me a chill. Baggins, pour us all another scotch. Of course, Inspector.
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Now tell me, is there a-
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Anyone you know of still on the grounds other than the four of us?
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Not a soul.
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The staff all go home at the weekends 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 key, and as instructed, I locked and bolted 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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no one could have killed him except the people in this room
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you're right it's one of us hang it all
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I'm stuck in a room full of murderers
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blast and blimey one of you killed Charles and Cecil Havisham
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and we shan't leave the house until the matter is solved
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you take this body outside yes inspector
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I'll lend you a hand Perkins
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Perkins
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So, let us go over the facts.
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Oh, it's such a terrible night.
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Florence, you engaged to be married to Charles,
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a man who, according to your letter, you despised.
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Not only this, but you were having an affair with his brother.
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Cecil, it seems plausible to me that you both murdered him so you could be...
38:50
together. Oh, Inspector Sestel said two now and I certainly didn't kill Chuck. What's going on,
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Inns?
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You're lying, Florence. You killed him. She's having
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another one of her hysterical episodes.
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Try to relax, Miss Collamore. Florence, behave
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in some decorum. Remember yourself.
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Someone ought to fetch her a medication.
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Someone's locked the door! 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 am 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 beasts!
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Did you enjoy killing your husband, Miss Collymore?
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How dare you make such an accusation, Inspector?
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Now calm down, Florence. Really.
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I won't stand another minute in this room.
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If I can't get out the door, I shall descend from the window.
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Oh my God, she's trying to climb out of the window.
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Don't climb out of the window.
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You, surely you'll die.
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I am no more...
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Calm down, Miss Collymore. You and Cecil both have plausible motives
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for murder, but not the true motive.
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What are you saying, Inspector?
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I'm saying the true motive belongs to Perkins.
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Perkins?
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Me, Inspector?
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You, Perkins. A little earlier, I stumbled across Charles' newly written Last Will and
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Testament, dated only today,
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declaring that Charles wanted to make Perkins the sole beneficiary of his inheritance.
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Surely not Perkins.
40:45
There must be some mistake.
40:47
Save your pleading for police station.
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Cuff him, Thomas.
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I'll drive you there myself
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as soon as the snowstorm has passed.
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That won't be for hours.
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The snow is at its peak.
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There must be some misunderstanding.
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Wait, you know who killed Charles?
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I do.
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the inspector did what on earth poppycock you
41:16
did it and I know why shut
41:18
your mouth Perkins you did it because Charles knew about the police money and
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you were embezzling nonsense
41:27
you mentioned that you had a few run views
41:33
with Charles at the local police station you said he was a consultant on a
41:39
you were working on. What of it? Charles came home that
41:44
evening very intrigued by
41:45
the whole case. Decided to look into the matter personally. He found out no rest
41:51
has been made because the man committing the fraud was yourself. You
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were
41:56
embeasling. You were the perpetrator.
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You were the perpetrator. You can't prove it.
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Charles good. That's why
42:07
You killed him. Never. I know your secret inspector. What will you do? Kill
42:12
me too? I will.
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Confound it. What a devil of a situation this is. Not so fast inspector.
42:23
Charles?
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Mr Havisham? Charlie, I thought you were dead. You're alive? It's
42:30
not possible. I'm afraid it is.
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You couldn't kill me that year.
42:35
easily how did you survive i simply did not drink that poisoned water you left out for me this
42:40
afternoon how did you know it was me i told perkins we've been working together along ever
42:44
since we last met at the police station it became 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 for the months now i've had my guard up
42:52
and tonight you and tonight you fell into my trap you've been hiding in the grounds ever since this
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afternoon when you planted the poison i thought it was strange you got here so quickly in
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such
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Terrible weather.
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You found Charles Will in the ledger and tried to blame the whole thing on me.
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You darn crafty devil.
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Crafty indeed.
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Perkins here is as innocent as I am.
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Remove those handcuffs this instance.
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I mean.
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I came here to kill you, Charles, and I won't leave until the job's done.
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It's over, Inspector.
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I could 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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Sir, lower your weapon, Inspector. It's over.
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Please, Inspector, you're frightening me.
43:38
You ought to be frightened.
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You monster, you tried to kill...
43:42
You monster, you tried to kill Charles and you killed Cecil.
43:46
How could you?
43:48
I'll admit, I tried to kill Charles, but I never went anywhere near Cecil.
43:52
In fact, when I discovered you and he were having an affair, I was overjoyed.
43:56
I had the perfect man to pin it on.
43:58
Until my accompli...
43:59
blundered in it's true and your accomplice i regret to say has been my friend ever since we're in
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school isn't that right thomas colimore it's true i'm the inspector's accomplice i helped
44:09
him move
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the money brother i'm surprised brother i'm surprised at you i don't know what you've
44:14
become
44:15
i'm so ashamed i met inspector carter here a few months ago down at my club we found
44:20
between us we
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could steal from the police's sundry fund accounts easily carter had the access and i had the
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facility to move the money fast
44:27
And keep it secure.
44:28
Oh, so I thought until tonight.
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I don't know what Patreon made.
44:37
As for Cecil.
44:39
As for Cecil, that was more of a crime of passion.
44:42
Simple as that.
44:43
Cecil, but I loved him.
44:44
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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Thank you, Perkins.
44:49
Now fetch my pipe for my study.
44:51
Yes, sir.
44:53
Now I hold in my hand a written.
44:55
of every fraudulent transaction
44:57
Thomas Corleymore and Inspector Carter made.
44:59
This can't be true.
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I won't believe...
45:01
This can't be true.
45:02
I won't believe it.
45:03
I can't believe it.
45:04
But it is true.
45:05
When I found out he was interfering with you, Florence,
45:08
my own sister, well, was more than I could bear.
45:10
Your sordid affair sickened me, Florence.
45:12
You broke my heart.
45:13
No, Charlie, you mustn't.
45:14
I made...
45:15
I made a mistake.
45:16
Please take me back.
45:18
I'll be yours all over again.
45:19
Take back a woman who has betrayed me?
45:22
Charlie, you're...
45:23
That's all I have, love me, please, you'll touch me inside, I'll help him out, just in town, my
45:29
friend shall sneeze to me, let me be your wife, yes sir, that'll be the
45:34
police to arrest you both, I cannot bear it another, I cannot bear it another second,
45:39
look at me, silence Florence, you are nothing to me now, this is the worst night of my life,
45:45
no, no, no, this is the worst night of my life, no,
45:50
it's the worst of my,
45:51
mind. But Thomas, Carter had you fooled, didn't he? What do you mean? He never intended to share the
45:56
money with you. Let me summarize. I love you, Charlie! Inspector Carter
46:01
found out that I
46:02
discovered you and he were both embezzling police money, so you hatched a plan to kill me,
46:06
planting poisoned water for me to drink. Then, mistakenly believing I was dead, Inspector Carter
46:11
tried to pin my matter on Cecil and Florence because of the affair, until your accomplice
46:15
thundered and, in short, my brother Cecil. Carter then tried to pin my matter on Perkins.
46:19
after finding my will on the ledger.
46:21
I've still got the ring, Charlie.
46:23
We can make it work.
46:24
Except, um, there's no promise.
46:28
Was that Carter made a 9,000 pound withdrawal
46:31
from your private accounts this afternoon
46:33
after framing someone for my murder?
46:36
Plan to flee, taking every penny.
46:37
I think it's time to open your attaché case, Inspector.
46:47
The 9,000 pounds!
46:49
He allowed you to take all the risk by storing stolen money in your private accounts.
46:53
Isn't that right, Inspector?
46:54
All right, it's true.
46:56
I forwarded your signature at the bank and took out every penny.
46:58
I hadn't bargained on your accountant catching on this quickly and telephoning you so soon.
47:03
You rogue!
47:04
I trusted you.
47:06
You made a mistake there, Carter.
47:07
I'm afraid it's your last.
47:13
Ah, my fingers!
47:16
The officers are waiting in the halls, sir.
47:39
Excellent.
47:40
Escort my fiancé downstairs, Perkins.
47:43
I wish to have...
47:44
word with Thomas in private. Thomas,
47:49
you're not the man I know from Eton. You've become greedy
47:52
and jealous. I'm sorry, Charles. I feel as though I'm about to pass out. There's a glass of water
47:56
by the telephone. Oh, thank you, Charles. Never the kind host. Drink
48:01
it up. Most kind. Now tell
48:03
me, Thomas, one thing. Anything, Charles. I shall tell no more lies. The glass of poisoned water the
48:09
inspector left out for me this afternoon. What do you suppose?
48:12
did with it. Well, I don't. What do you mean? You mean you gave
48:17
me the... Charlie, Charlie, no, no, no.
48:23
Oh, how I wish this could have ended differently. Thomas, your lies in the cease had led you
48:28
inextricably to this end. If men allowed their conscience to be governed by avarice,
48:32
then death and destruction shall prevail. Betrayed by my brother.
48:41
Betrayed by my fiance, and almost murdered by my oldest friend,
48:45
let us hope we never again see a matter at Havasham Manor.
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Thank you.
