Synopsis: An investigator for the district attorney and his amateur-sleuth wife compete to solve a murder mystery.
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Director: Alexander Hall
Top cast: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Mary Astor, Frances Drake, Jerome Cowan, Robert Paige, Thurston Hall
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Director: Alexander Hall
Top cast: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Mary Astor, Frances Drake, Jerome Cowan, Robert Paige, Thurston Hall
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00:01:03Thanks for the lift.
00:01:04Anytime, Mrs. Reardon.
00:01:05And how does your husband like having his own office?
00:01:07Fine.
00:01:08Clients are just pouring in.
00:01:10Goodbye.
00:01:12One fine little woman, that Mrs. Reardon.
00:01:14Please.
00:01:16Let's not have a scene.
00:01:20Look, it's just as tough on me as it is on you.
00:01:25Listen, let's face the facts.
00:01:28You're a luxury, I can't afford a luxury.
00:01:31I can't keep you any longer.
00:01:34After all I'm a married man, I gotta think of my wife.
00:01:37Stop being so jealous.
00:01:39I've got her.
00:01:41After all, I'm a married man. I've got to think of my wife.
00:01:45And about time.
00:01:47Oh, Mrs. Reardon.
00:01:48Sally.
00:01:49What's going on here?
00:01:50Maybe you can explain to Miss Jacobs that I'm letting her go only because business is so bad I can't afford to keep a stenographer.
00:01:58Now don't cry, Miss Jacobs.
00:02:00Someday this will be the largest detective agency in town, then my husband will take you back at a bigger salary.
00:02:04Now look, here's a bonus for you.
00:02:08Thank you, Mrs. Reardon.
00:02:12I don't mind anything, but your husband shouldn't have called me that name.
00:02:17What'd you call her, Bill?
00:02:18I didn't call her any name.
00:02:19You did, too. You called me a stenographer and I'm a private secretary.
00:02:26Listen, I gave her a week's salary. Why the extra five dollars?
00:02:28Ten dollars for being here six months without flirting with you.
00:02:31Oh, yeah?
00:02:32Lady, you've been robbed.
00:02:35Why, that little...
00:02:38Now that settles it.
00:02:39From now on, I'm your secretary.
00:02:41No, no, no, thanks. I don't need a secretary. I don't even need a stenographer.
00:02:45You go on home. See if you can't think up a good menu for a change.
00:02:48I'm tired of going home cooking for you. I want to go out in the world and meet people.
00:02:51Oh, no, no. It's no life for a girl like you. Millions of clamoring clients.
00:02:55The white lights, the gay nightlife.
00:02:57Oh, no, go home. Go home, little girl, before it's too late.
00:02:59Mister, for better or for worse, from now on, I'm your secretary.
00:03:03All right, take a letter.
00:03:04To whom, please?
00:03:05Ah, what's the difference?
00:03:07Oh, Bill, keep your chin up. Rome wasn't built in a day.
00:03:10Who cares about Rome?
00:03:12All I'm interested in is the career of William H. Reardon.
00:03:18Now, listen to me, young lady.
00:03:19Six months ago, I was making $3,500 a year as a special investigator in the district attorney's office.
00:03:24Doing all the work while the D.A. got all the glory.
00:03:26Now, you listen to me, Bill Reardon.
00:03:27I did once.
00:03:28Now look at me, my own boss.
00:03:30No work, no glory, and nothing a year.
00:03:32Success.
00:03:34Success?
00:03:35Someday you'll thank me for making you go on your own.
00:03:37You're the best detective in this town and you know it.
00:03:39Yeah, I know it and you know it.
00:03:41The trouble is nobody else knows it.
00:03:42Someday they'll find out.
00:03:45Now, tell me something, Snuggs.
00:03:47If I'm as smart as you say, how'd I happen to fall for a dumb dame like you?
00:03:52Believe me, I've sat up nights worrying about just that thing.
00:03:55Well, there you are.
00:03:57If I'm really a good detective, I'd be able to explain how the whole thing happened.
00:04:00You are a good detective.
00:04:02You're just stupid.
00:04:03Oh, now I'm stupid?
00:04:05About some things.
00:04:06Yeah, a minute ago I was the smartest guy in town.
00:04:07Now I'm stupid.
00:04:08Well, make up your mind.
00:04:09Which is it?
00:04:10Both.
00:04:11You are the smartest guy in town, but it's publicity you're stupid about.
00:04:13Nobody knows you have an office.
00:04:15I didn't expect to get any clients.
00:04:17Bet I could get more publicity in two minutes than you've gotten in six months.
00:04:19Oh, yeah?
00:04:20Yeah.
00:04:21All right, young lady.
00:04:22From now on, suppose you take charge of the whole office.
00:04:24For two cents, I would.
00:04:27Well, if I had two cents.
00:04:30Maybe that's a customer.
00:04:31Maybe.
00:04:36Yes, sir.
00:04:37May I see Mr. Reardon, please?
00:04:40Yes, sir.
00:04:41Mr. Reardon, here's the client.
00:04:55I'll get those letters right out, Mr. Reardon.
00:05:02Oh, Barney!
00:05:03Oh, dear.
00:05:04How do you do?
00:05:06Well, excuse me.
00:05:08Right there.
00:05:09Yes.
00:05:10Yes.
00:05:11Oh, busy days, then.
00:05:12Good afternoon.
00:05:13Good afternoon.
00:05:14Goodbye.
00:05:15Goodbye.
00:05:17Goodbye.
00:05:18Goodbye.
00:05:19Goodbye.
00:05:20Goodbye.
00:05:22Goodbye.
00:05:23Goodbye.
00:05:24Goodbye.
00:05:25Goodbye.
00:05:26Goodbye.
00:05:27Goodbye.
00:05:28Goodbye.
00:05:29Goodbye.
00:05:30Goodbye.
00:05:34Oh, Bill, did you get it?
00:05:35I'll say I did.
00:05:36What is it, a divorce case?
00:05:37No, they want us to do some collecting for them, fellows them some money.
00:05:39Well, anything's better than nothing. Did you get an advance?
00:05:42No, no, it's not the sort of thing you can ask for an advance on.
00:05:45You dope, you can get an advance on anything.
00:05:47All right, see for yourself.
00:05:49Oh, Bill, what are we going to do now?
00:06:00I'm doing it.
00:06:02Hello, is the district attorney there?
00:06:04Oh, don't talk to me.
00:06:05I'm going.
00:06:06Don't talk to me.
00:06:07Hello, Joe.
00:06:08Yeah, this is Bill Reardon.
00:06:10When will he be in?
00:06:11Half an hour?
00:06:12Okay, thanks.
00:06:13Where's your pride?
00:06:14I just swallowed it.
00:06:16Listen, honey, I'm not going on relief when there's a good job waiting for me.
00:06:20Come on.
00:06:21Well, you can quit if you want to, but I'm going to carry on here.
00:06:23All right, baby, you carry on until the first of the month.
00:06:26You might take care of this, too.
00:06:30I'll call you in half an hour.
00:06:32Wish me luck?
00:06:33Yes, I do.
00:06:34Hope you don't get the job.
00:06:36Well, if we don't, there's a cute little bench in Central Park where we can spend the winter.
00:06:41Oh, Bill.
00:06:43You better start packing.
00:06:59Pack up?
00:07:00What's in a pack?
00:07:01A lot of silly pictures, as far as I can see.
00:07:05I never could run an office.
00:07:08I'm just a flamillo, that's all.
00:07:10I bet you're fine.
00:07:11Is Mr. Reardon in?
00:07:12No.
00:07:13Well, can you tell me when he will be in?
00:07:15I want to see him on business.
00:07:17Business?
00:07:18Oh, won't you sit down?
00:07:20Mr. Reardon has gone out for a moment.
00:07:22When will he be back?
00:07:23Well, he won't.
00:07:24Oh, that is, right now he's out on a very important case, and I don't know exactly when he will be back.
00:07:28Would you like him to call you?
00:07:30I prefer not to leave my name.
00:07:31Oh, just as you wish, Mrs. Frazier.
00:07:38How did you know my name?
00:07:40Your picture was in the paper when you were married.
00:07:43It's a detective's business never to forget a face.
00:07:46Are you a detective?
00:07:47Oh, yes, yes.
00:07:48I'm Mr. Reardon's chief operator.
00:07:50I handle all the women clients.
00:07:52You see, women often feel they can talk more freely to another woman.
00:07:58There may be something in that.
00:08:00Do sit down.
00:08:02There.
00:08:04You'll promise to keep the matter confidential?
00:08:06Oh, I won't even discuss it with Mr. Reardon.
00:08:09He'll have to know, won't he?
00:08:10Not unless you want him to.
00:08:12Your case will be entered on our books as a number.
00:08:14Just a moment.
00:08:16Oh.
00:08:18Our last case was number 375.
00:08:22Your case number will be 376.
00:08:24Now, what can I do for you?
00:08:26Someone I'd like to have followed.
00:08:29Her name is Anne Calhoun.
00:08:32Is this inscription anything to do with it?
00:08:34She was engaged to my husband before I...
00:08:36I'm beginning to understand.
00:08:38There hasn't been anything to understand until recently.
00:08:41Suddenly, Mr. Fraser's been getting letters and phone calls from her.
00:08:44I haven't spied, but I know her handwriting and I know her voice.
00:08:47There's something going on between them, and you've got to find out what it is.
00:08:51376. I'll stake my reputation on it.
00:08:54If I find out what it is, I'll kill you.
00:08:57376. I'll stake my reputation on it.
00:09:00If I don't solve this case before the first of the month, I'll retire from business.
00:09:04Fine. Tomorrow, I'm going away on a two-weeks trip.
00:09:07When I get back, I want a complete report on Anne Calhoun.
00:09:10Everybody she sees and where and when she sees them.
00:09:13You go away and forget it.
00:09:15Maybe I'll have good news for you when you get back.
00:09:18Any news would be better than this suspense.
00:09:21Oh, by the way, my husband and I are going to the Skyline Club tonight for dinner with...
00:09:25believe it or not, Miss Calhoun.
00:09:27If you want to get a good look at her...
00:09:28I'll be there. Thanks for the tip.
00:09:30I don't know what your rates are, but this should do until I get back.
00:09:33Oh, thank you.
00:09:34Thank you, Miss...
00:09:36Operator number seven.
00:09:38Goodbye.
00:09:39Goodbye.
00:09:42One, two, three.
00:09:44$300.
00:09:46$300.
00:09:48One, two, three.
00:09:50$300.
00:09:55Well, what this office needs is a few pictures on the wall.
00:10:01This will go here.
00:10:08Oh, Bill, we should have done this a long time ago.
00:10:14Reading Detective Agency. Operator...
00:10:17Oh, well, hello, Bill.
00:10:19Oh, you sound awfully happy.
00:10:22Oh, you landed that job with the district attorney.
00:10:25Why, that's very nice.
00:10:28What's the salary?
00:10:30Seventy-five smackers a week and every week.
00:10:34What's the matter? You don't sound very enthusiastic.
00:10:36Oh, I think it's wonderful. Yes, I really do.
00:10:39And how's the reading agency coming along under its new management?
00:10:42Splendidly, thank you. Customers are popping in all over the place.
00:10:45Customers? Name one.
00:10:47Why, Bill, I'm surprised.
00:10:49The Reading Detective Agency never reveals the name of its clients.
00:10:52That's our policy.
00:10:53What did you say? Any more bills come in?
00:10:56Oh, yes, three of them.
00:10:58Oh, forget them. What do you say we celebrate tonight?
00:11:01Oh, gee, that sounds swell.
00:11:03Where do I want to go?
00:11:04Well, let's see.
00:11:06How about the Skyline Club?
00:11:08Can we afford that?
00:11:09No, we cannot afford the Skyline Club. Don't be silly.
00:11:12Bill, just this once, please.
00:11:15All right, if you promise to have one drink in the regular dinner.
00:11:18None of that a la carte stuff.
00:11:19I promise.
00:11:20All right.
00:11:21Skyline Club.
00:11:23Huh, a little gold digger.
00:11:37And then I'll take some filet mignon.
00:11:39Madame?
00:11:40Ixnay.
00:11:41Oh, yes, Ixnay. You mean instead of filet mignon?
00:11:44Do you have any Ixnay?
00:11:45Ixnay? Pardon?
00:11:47Well, never mind if you haven't any. I'll just take filet mignon.
00:11:50You see, they're all out of it.
00:11:52And chiffonade salad.
00:11:55Salad, chiffonade, madame?
00:11:57Then I'll have strawberry parfait and coffee.
00:12:00Pork chops on the regular dinner.
00:12:02Any wine, monsieur?
00:12:03No.
00:12:04Oh, I'll take some.
00:12:05No, no wine.
00:12:06Thank you, monsieur.
00:12:08You mean no wine.
00:12:10That's what I mean, no wine.
00:12:12Not even a teeny-weeny, itsy-bitsy?
00:12:15Not even a teeny-weeny, itsy-bitsy.
00:12:20You mean no wine.
00:12:24Yeah, that's it, no wine.
00:12:25Religious scruples?
00:12:27No.
00:12:28No, just mathematics.
00:12:29Filet mignon, $3.50.
00:12:31Strawberry parfait, $0.75.
00:12:33Six martinis.
00:12:34I only had three.
00:12:37They're charging me for mine, too, you know.
00:12:39And all I've got in my pocket's a $20 bill.
00:12:43You don't even have a couple of dollars in your purse, do you?
00:12:45Money? Why don't you say so?
00:12:51I've got a half a dollar.
00:12:52Hand it over. I'm in no mood for quibbling.
00:12:55Oh, Shane.
00:12:57Hello, Mr. Reardon.
00:12:58That's the man I wanted to see. Will you cash the check for me?
00:13:00Sure. What do you want?
00:13:01Well, how much, $25?
00:13:02You better make it $50, in case we want some wine.
00:13:05Yeah.
00:13:06Oh, Mr. Shane, Mrs. Reardon.
00:13:08How do you do?
00:13:09Here's your $50.
00:13:10Thanks.
00:13:11Got a pen?
00:13:12Yes.
00:13:13You're taking an awful chance, Mr. Shane.
00:13:14I don't think he has $50 in his account.
00:13:16Say, she has a great sense of humor.
00:13:18Yeah.
00:13:20Can I buy you a drink?
00:13:21No, thanks. Have one on the house.
00:13:23Oh, no. We couldn't do that.
00:13:24Oh, you can have one more bill.
00:13:26I'm taking you home.
00:13:27What'll it be, Mrs. Reardon?
00:13:28A martini, please.
00:13:30Same thing.
00:13:31Jim, three martinis.
00:13:38I haven't seen you around lately.
00:13:39No, no. I've been pretty busy.
00:13:41How do you like being on your own?
00:13:42I'm not exactly on my own anymore. I'm back with the DA again.
00:13:45Say, you don't happen to have his home phone number, do you?
00:13:48Well, yeah. Lexington 28672.
00:13:50But he won't be home till pretty late.
00:13:52Thanks.
00:13:55To you, Mrs. Reardon.
00:13:56Oh, to you, Mr. Shane.
00:13:57May your checks never bounce back.
00:14:01Remind me to talk to you when we get home.
00:14:06Pardon me, sir, but you want it in the office.
00:14:08Oh, excuse me. I'll probably see you around later.
00:14:10Yeah.
00:14:13Nice personality.
00:14:15Yeah, most gamblers have.
00:14:16Gambler?
00:14:18He happens to own that casino across the river.
00:14:20Oh, why didn't I marry a man like that instead of a prohibitionist?
00:14:24Your table is ready, monsieur.
00:14:26All right, thanks.
00:14:38Come on, that looks swell.
00:14:41This one will be all right.
00:14:42Would madame prefer the table over by the window?
00:14:44No, we can't see anyone over there. I like this one.
00:14:46Right in the center of things.
00:14:48And we can watch people coming in.
00:14:50As you wish, madame.
00:14:51Monsieur.
00:14:56I don't know why we couldn't have had a decent table.
00:14:59What's wrong with this table?
00:15:01Oh, nothing. This is great.
00:15:03Nice draft, too.
00:15:05I knew you'd like it.
00:15:07Do you remember way back when I said I'd take you to the Skyline Club?
00:15:12And you promised you'd go light on everything?
00:15:14Oh, that was before we made the $50.
00:15:18Yes, it was.
00:15:19Of course, we didn't quite make the $50.
00:15:22There's just a chance that Mr. Shane might deposit that check.
00:15:25Well, even if he does, that's $50 more than we came in with.
00:15:28That's certainly a profit.
00:15:32Yes, it certainly is.
00:15:34Do me a favor, will you?
00:15:36Don't mention it to the income tax people.
00:15:38Oh, you can trust me, Bill.
00:15:43No, my name's Reardon.
00:15:48Evening, Mr. Fraser.
00:15:49Good evening. Your table is all ready.
00:15:51Oh, thank you.
00:15:54I wish you weren't going away, darling.
00:15:56I'll probably be sorry myself.
00:16:04Hey.
00:16:05Why don't you get yourself a pair of field glasses?
00:16:11As long as I'm paying 90 cents for that puree mungo,
00:16:14I'd like to see you eat some of it.
00:16:21Why don't you watch where you're going?
00:16:23Anything wrong, madame?
00:16:25I should say there is.
00:16:26Do you think I'm going to be jostled about by everyone?
00:16:28You're mistaken.
00:16:29But the guy in the blue jacket, he's not going anywhere.
00:16:32But the guy never came anywhere near you.
00:16:34I don't see how you have the nerve to offer anyone this table.
00:16:36I want to sit at that table.
00:16:38Come along, Bill.
00:16:39Sorry, madame.
00:16:44Your wife?
00:16:45You want to make anything out of it?
00:16:49Breast of guinea hen,
00:16:50and hearts of artichokes with butter sauce.
00:16:55This is more like it.
00:17:03Are you angry at something, Bill?
00:17:05Me? No.
00:17:06What have I got to be angry about?
00:17:08Well, I don't know.
00:17:09You just look like you're ready to sock somebody in the jaw.
00:17:11No, no.
00:17:12I got over that an hour ago.
00:17:13Now I'm looking for an ax.
00:17:16I think it's silly getting mad at a waiter.
00:17:20You haven't by any chance found an answer to that question yet, have you?
00:17:23What question?
00:17:24How a smart guy like me happened to marry a dumb cluck like you.
00:17:28I don't think there is any explanation.
00:17:31That's what I thought.
00:17:32But you did like my dancing.
00:17:34Oh, did I?
00:17:36All right.
00:17:37Let's try that.
00:17:41Oh, don't be silly, Bill.
00:17:42You couldn't dance these modern dances.
00:17:44Not at your age.
00:17:53Oh.
00:17:54Not at my age.
00:18:01Maybe I'm too old for you.
00:18:03I wouldn't want a younger man.
00:18:05Father!
00:18:17I don't know why we come to these places anyhow.
00:18:19I do.
00:18:20I like to dance.
00:18:21That's a good idea.
00:18:22Come on.
00:18:23Oh, but I just promised this dance to Walter.
00:18:24What?
00:18:25Didn't I, Walter?
00:18:26Oh, yes.
00:18:27Of course you did.
00:18:28Say, who's engaged to her anyhow?
00:18:29Oh, don't be so jealous, Jerry.
00:18:32All right, Bill.
00:18:36This is one of the new dances.
00:18:37Sure you can do it.
00:18:39Well, if you didn't want to dance, why'd you ask me?
00:18:41Well, then I'll dance by myself.
00:18:54That's my little gentleman.
00:18:58Did you bring it?
00:18:59Yes.
00:19:00It's right here.
00:19:04Well, how am I doing for an old man?
00:19:07Now, don't you be nervous, Bill.
00:19:08You just follow me.
00:19:13Sorry.
00:19:14I should have brought my running shoes.
00:19:16New step.
00:19:21I don't have to say thank you, do I?
00:19:23Not to me.
00:19:31Good thought, Bill.
00:19:34What have I got to applaud?
00:19:35You want to dance again, don't you?
00:19:39This time we do it my way.
00:19:46Well, what now?
00:19:47Well, you'll have to excuse me.
00:20:01Are you finished, monsieur?
00:20:02I certainly am.
00:20:03I've taken about all I can stand for one evening.
00:20:06Now, listen.
00:20:07Never mind the rest of the dinner.
00:20:08Just bring me something to drink.
00:20:09Champagne.
00:20:11The best champagne.
00:20:12And one glass.
00:20:14Yes, but madame.
00:20:16One glass.
00:20:17Yes, sir.
00:20:18One glass.
00:20:19Good night.
00:20:23Good evening, Miss Calhoun.
00:20:24Good evening, Mr. Shane.
00:20:26So nice to see you.
00:20:31I didn't dare hope it would be so soon.
00:20:39What's that?
00:20:40Champagne.
00:20:41Where's my glass?
00:20:43I only ordered one.
00:20:48Not a taste, even.
00:20:50Ah, here she is now.
00:20:53About time.
00:20:54What's the matter?
00:20:56Oh, nothing.
00:20:57I just told him I didn't mind at all.
00:21:00I tried letting him have my girl, but I thought he ought to return her.
00:21:03Did you think I was lost?
00:21:04Well, it wouldn't be the first time he lost you.
00:21:06Now, what do you mean by that?
00:21:07Walter, Walter.
00:21:09I'll tell you what I mean by that.
00:21:10I'm engaged to Anne now, and I'll kill the first man that haunts it.
00:21:18It's all right, gentlemen.
00:21:19It's just my wife.
00:21:20Well, why didn't you pick me up, you big lummox?
00:21:23I picked you up once.
00:21:24Now look at me.
00:21:27Are you hurt?
00:21:28No.
00:21:29Everything's under control.
00:21:30I'm sorry to have intruded.
00:21:32Please go on with your quarreling.
00:21:38I thought I married a gentleman.
00:21:39Well, live and learn.
00:21:41Anyway, it serves you right for snooping into other people's affairs.
00:21:43I haven't snooped.
00:21:44You have, too.
00:21:45You've been snooping all evening.
00:21:47You're just a snoop-poopity-poop, that's what you are.
00:21:49Of all the selfish, beastly pigs I ever met in my life, Bill Reed,
00:21:52you are the lowest form of...
00:21:53Hello, Reed.
00:21:54Oh, Schuster, how are you?
00:21:55Who's that?
00:21:56There you go, snooping again.
00:21:57What's it to you?
00:21:58His name's Schuster.
00:21:59I know his name's Schuster.
00:22:00What does he do?
00:22:01What difference does it make what he does?
00:22:03He's a lawyer.
00:22:04What kind of a lawyer?
00:22:05What difference does it make what kind of a lawyer?
00:22:07He's a divorce lawyer.
00:22:09Wait a minute.
00:22:10I want to see that guy.
00:22:19Get me two bottles of this and one glass.
00:22:22Oui, madame.
00:22:29What did the lawyer say then?
00:22:31Well, in New York State, the grounds are exertion,
00:22:36insanity, and a couple other things.
00:22:40In California, it's mental cruelty.
00:22:43What's mental cruelty?
00:22:47Refusing to dance with your husband when he wants to dance.
00:22:50Dancing with him when he doesn't want to dance.
00:22:53Snooping.
00:22:54Snooping when he doesn't want to dance.
00:22:56Snooping when he doesn't want to dance.
00:22:58And dancing when he doesn't want to snoop.
00:23:01Yeah.
00:23:05In Russia, a man gets the alimony.
00:23:08Oh.
00:23:09Let's go to Russia.
00:23:12All right, shall we?
00:23:15Let's go to Russia.
00:23:16Waiter.
00:23:17Timetable.
00:23:19Where's that waiter?
00:23:21Waiter.
00:23:23Waiter.
00:23:24Waiter.
00:23:26Sally.
00:23:28Oh.
00:23:31Sally.
00:23:39I tell you what.
00:23:40What?
00:23:42Let's go to bed.
00:23:43That's a very smart idea.
00:23:49How did you ever think of that idea?
00:23:51Just came to me.
00:23:55Do you really think that's a good idea or you're just saying it?
00:23:58Oh, no.
00:24:00I really think it's wonderful.
00:24:12You know, I get a lot of good ideas.
00:24:14But I'm afraid to mention them.
00:24:25You shouldn't be afraid, Bill.
00:24:27If you can't tell your wife, who can you tell?
00:24:30Tell my mother.
00:24:31The boy's best friend is his mother.
00:24:33There you go sticking up for your mother instead of your own flesh and blood.
00:24:38Let's go to bed.
00:24:39I've got to get up early for the D.A.
00:24:41And I've got to get up early for my office.
00:24:43I know what.
00:24:44I'll get us some hot milk.
00:24:45That'll make us sleep.
00:24:46There's just nothing.
00:24:49There's nothing in the world like hot milk.
00:24:55Bill.
00:24:56Bill!
00:24:58Bill!
00:25:01If I get you some hot milk, you'll go right to sleep.
00:25:03Leave me alone.
00:25:05Hot milk's the only thing.
00:25:07Say, how are you supposed to go to sleep with a tie collar on?
00:25:15What's going on?
00:25:18I was just trying to put you to sleep, honey.
00:25:24There must be something I can do for poor old Bill.
00:25:28I know.
00:25:54Bill!
00:25:58Might have turned off the alarm before he left.
00:26:10Bill!
00:26:13Wake up, Bill. It's late.
00:26:20Poor Bill.
00:26:21Oh, poor Sally.
00:26:52Walter Fraser.
00:26:56I'll kill the first guy that horns in.
00:27:05I'll kill the first guy that horns in.
00:27:08I'll kill the first guy that horns...
00:27:13Sorry, Bill, but business is business.
00:27:22Mmm.
00:27:24Mmm.
00:27:31Hello, dispatch.
00:27:33Give me the city desk.
00:27:36City desk.
00:27:37Good morning.
00:27:38Could I interest you in the Fraser murder?
00:27:40You might. Why?
00:27:41Did you kill him?
00:27:42No.
00:27:44But I think I know who did.
00:27:47Sally Ridden of the Ridden Detective Agency.
00:27:49You know.
00:27:50I don't know, but go ahead.
00:27:55Hey!
00:27:56What?
00:27:57Say that again.
00:27:5963rd Street.
00:28:02We'll be right over.
00:28:04Fine. That's great.
00:28:06Stay right where you are.
00:28:07And you say that Marlowe made this threat in the presence of witnesses?
00:28:09You mind giving me a little more of that?
00:28:10My husband and I both heard it.
00:28:11Where is your husband?
00:28:12Well, he's down at the DA's office covering the case from their angle.
00:28:15How did Marlowe look when he said it?
00:28:16Well, don't quote me, but he had a very ominous glitter in his eyes.
00:28:19And you were close enough to see this ominous glitter in his eyes.
00:28:21Yes, I was. My back was right toward him.
00:28:23Marlowe would have killed Fraser right then and there if I hadn't stopped him.
00:28:26How could you stop him?
00:28:27Well, I threw a chair at Marlowe just as he was getting ready to draw his gun.
00:28:30Interesting, if true.
00:28:31Don't forget to put that the Ridden Detective Agency gave you your clue.
00:28:34Publicity helps, you know.
00:28:35Oh, yes.
00:28:43Oh, that's not fair. He has no pants on.
00:28:45Hey, give me that plate.
00:28:47Come on, Joe.
00:28:48You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
00:28:53What happened? What's going on?
00:28:56Oh, Bill, you haven't got your pants on.
00:28:58What was that noise?
00:28:59What was that noise?
00:29:00Oh, you finally heard something, did you?
00:29:02I've been slamming in and out doors all morning trying to wake you up.
00:29:05You're supposed to be down at the district attorney's.
00:29:06You know what time it is?
00:29:07Oh.
00:29:18Bill?
00:29:20Are you all right?
00:29:21Yeah, yeah.
00:29:22Get me a clean pair of socks, will you, Sally?
00:29:26And bring me the morning paper.
00:29:27Oh, there isn't any.
00:29:29What, no clean socks?
00:29:30No, no paper.
00:29:32You see, the boy forgot it this morning or else the neighbor stole it again.
00:29:37Let me help you with your socks.
00:29:40Bill, do you love me?
00:29:43Yeah, only don't ask me in the morning.
00:29:45No, I mean really love, no matter what happens.
00:29:47Sure, sure.
00:29:49And no picture could ever come between us.
00:29:52And no picture could...
00:29:53Say, what's the matter with you? Are you crazy? What picture?
00:29:56Well, any picture.
00:29:57You know, like when you and I go to the movies and we see a picture and I like it and you don't.
00:30:02You make an awful fuss.
00:30:03Oh, leave me alone, will you?
00:30:05Here I am trying to get the DA's office on time.
00:30:07Here you are bothering me about a moving picture.
00:30:09Can it ever come between us? Hello?
00:30:11Yeah.
00:30:12What?
00:30:13Holy smoke.
00:30:15Yeah, yeah, I'll be right down.
00:30:17Say, Sally, you know that party that was sitting next to us in the cafe?
00:30:20Yeah.
00:30:21One of them was a guy named Frazer. He was murdered last night.
00:30:23No.
00:30:25Yeah.
00:30:37Bill, this is your chance.
00:30:38You pick up the phone and you pick up the phone.
00:30:40Bill, this is your chance.
00:30:41You pick up the trail from the time they left the restaurant to Marlowe's house.
00:30:44Oh, that's all I gotta do.
00:30:45We break this case in no time.
00:30:47If we solve it before election, we'll be heroes.
00:30:49If we don't...
00:30:50I know. If we don't, I'm the goat.
00:30:52Oh, I wouldn't say that.
00:30:53I know you wouldn't say it.
00:30:54But suppose a miracle occurs and I do crack this case.
00:30:57You think you might mention me in one of those interviews?
00:30:59Maybe, Joe.
00:31:00I'll give you all the publicity in the world.
00:31:02Yeah, well, I never got it before.
00:31:03Hey, wait a minute.
00:31:05You got it now.
00:31:06What?
00:31:10What?
00:31:16No picture can ever come between us.
00:31:20Who's your tailor, Redden?
00:31:24Blonde sleuth accuses Marlowe.
00:31:27Why should I hire anybody who says that?
00:31:29So she'll stop saying it.
00:31:30I don't want any part of it.
00:31:31Say, who's the lawyer here, you or I?
00:31:33You made the threat, didn't you?
00:31:34Yes, I made the threat, but I didn't kill him.
00:31:36Well, whether you did or not is unimportant.
00:31:38The important thing is to make sure that you're not convicted.
00:31:42Yes?
00:31:43Mrs. Reardon is here.
00:31:44Send her right in.
00:31:45Now, you be nice to her.
00:31:46Nice to her?
00:31:47I'd like to kill her.
00:31:48That's the sort of talk that got you into trouble before.
00:31:51Mrs. Reardon.
00:31:53How do you do?
00:31:54Mr. Ketterling.
00:31:55How are you, Mrs. Reardon?
00:31:56You know Mr. Marlowe?
00:31:57Oh, yes.
00:31:58We met last night, didn't we?
00:31:59Won't you sit down?
00:32:01Mrs. Reardon, I've explained to Mr. Marlowe
00:32:03that you've agreed to do a little investigating for us.
00:32:05Yes, I have.
00:32:06Of course, we're very busy at the office right now,
00:32:08but this is such an interesting case,
00:32:10I felt I couldn't afford to turn it down.
00:32:12It is interesting, isn't it, Mr. Marlowe?
00:32:14That's very generous of you, Mrs. Reardon.
00:32:16Isn't it, Jerry?
00:32:17Oh, yes.
00:32:18It's very generous.
00:32:19Well, money isn't everything.
00:32:21We agreed upon 200 a week and expenses, didn't we?
00:32:24Oh, yes.
00:32:25Yes, I have your check all ready for you, Mrs. Reardon.
00:32:29Now, wait a minute.
00:32:31How are you going to fix that newspaper story?
00:32:33Oh, that.
00:32:34May I use the telephone?
00:32:35Sure.
00:32:40Don't you worry about a thing.
00:32:41I can fix it.
00:32:43Hello?
00:32:45Give me the city desk.
00:32:46Hello?
00:32:47This is Mrs. Reardon.
00:32:49Yes, I have a new story for you.
00:32:51Have you a pencil ready?
00:32:53All right.
00:32:55Marlowe is innocent, says blonde investigator.
00:32:59What?
00:33:01Now, I know I said he was guilty.
00:33:03But I've just picked up some new evidence.
00:33:19Hello, Bill.
00:33:23Oh, it's dark, isn't it?
00:33:34Oh, that one's on.
00:33:57There you are, honey.
00:34:04What about this?
00:34:05Bill, you promised that no picture would ever come between us.
00:34:08Yes, but I never said anything about shorts.
00:34:11Well, anyway, it shows you have nice, straight legs.
00:34:13Never mind my legs.
00:34:14Why did you repeat that crack of Marlowe's to the reporter?
00:34:16Well, I told you I was going to get publicity for the office.
00:34:18Anyway, Marlowe did say it.
00:34:19He was drunk.
00:34:20I always tell the truth when I'm, when I've had a few drinks.
00:34:22You do.
00:34:23It's the only time.
00:34:24Yes, it's very obvious.
00:34:25If you're going to kill someone, you don't advertise it, do you?
00:34:28Have you had your dinner?
00:34:29No, I don't want any dinner.
00:34:30Maybe you'd feel better if you had something to eat.
00:34:31I'd feel better if I murdered you.
00:34:33Make it a monkey out of me with a DA.
00:34:37I'm sorry, Bill.
00:34:39I won't butt in again.
00:34:40Really, I won't.
00:34:41If I thought you meant that, I'd be the happiest guy in the world.
00:34:43Oh, I do mean it, Bill.
00:34:44Honest, I do.
00:34:47Okay.
00:34:48Okay, you can live.
00:34:51If you really mean it.
00:34:52Of course I mean it.
00:34:53I appreciate how you feel, Sally, but, gee, it's a man's place to make the money for the house.
00:34:56A woman's place to take care of the man when he comes home.
00:34:58Oh, you're absolutely right, Bill.
00:35:00And to prove it, I'll make you the best supper you ever had.
00:35:02How do you like your coffee, weak or strong?
00:35:06Strong.
00:35:07I got things to do tonight.
00:35:11What things?
00:35:12I thought you were going to do the housework.
00:35:14Well, the wife ought to be doing the housework.
00:35:16I'm not going to do it.
00:35:17I'm not going to do it.
00:35:18I'm not going to do it.
00:35:19I'm not going to do it.
00:35:20I'm not going to do it.
00:35:21I'm not going to do it.
00:35:22Well, the wife ought to take some interest in what her husband's doing, don't you think?
00:35:25No.
00:35:26Well, if that's the way you feel about it, all right.
00:35:30Are you and the DA going to arrest anyone tonight?
00:35:33No, we're not going to arrest anyone tonight.
00:35:35We don't arrest people on a lot of flimsy evidence.
00:35:37And we don't accuse them until we're pretty sure they're guilty.
00:35:39Oh, I think that's a very nice attitude, Bill.
00:35:42But don't forget to question the butler.
00:35:45What butler?
00:35:46I don't know.
00:35:47All I know is that when I read a detective story, there's always a butler.
00:35:50Open the sardines, Bill.
00:35:53Butler?
00:35:55I thought you were going to take care of the housework.
00:35:57Hurry up, will you?
00:35:59I've got a date with the DA.
00:36:00We're going to reenact the murder tonight.
00:36:03Oh, Bill.
00:36:05Did you hurt yourself?
00:36:06No, I just lost a hand.
00:36:07Oh, well, do be careful.
00:36:10Where are you going to reenact the crime?
00:36:14In Central Park.
00:36:15Oh, well, that's very silly.
00:36:17You ought to reenact it where the crime was committed.
00:36:19Oh, don't.
00:36:20That's the last can.
00:36:23It might be easy enough for anyone to get up on this terrace from the other building.
00:36:26Yeah, but these doors were locked from the inside.
00:36:29The glass isn't shattered, so it couldn't have been done from here.
00:36:35There's Mrs. Frazer.
00:36:40Oh, you can't go in there.
00:36:42Isn't this the Marlowe apartment?
00:36:43That's right.
00:36:44Well, I have to take this to Mr. Frazer.
00:36:46You can't go in there.
00:36:47You can't go in there.
00:36:48You can't go in there.
00:36:49You can't go in there.
00:36:50You can't go in there.
00:36:51You can't go in there.
00:36:52That's right.
00:36:53But I have to take this in to Mr. Ridd, and it's very important.
00:36:54I'm from the district attorney's office.
00:36:56Oh, just a minute.
00:36:58I'll take it to him.
00:36:59You wait here.
00:37:03What I want to find out is just where each person was when the shot was fired.
00:37:08What about you, Miss Calhoun?
00:37:10I was in the kitchen mixing a drink.
00:37:14Where did you last see Mr. Frazer?
00:37:15Here in the living room.
00:37:18It's true, isn't it, that you were once engaged to Mr. Frazer?
00:37:21Yes, I was.
00:37:21And now you're engaged to Mr. Marlowe?
00:37:23Yes.
00:37:23What of it?
00:37:24Nothing.
00:37:25Only I may have to dig into these relationships.
00:37:29So if I ask a few personal questions, it won't be out of idle curiosity.
00:37:32Where were you, Mrs. Fraser, when the shot was fired?
00:37:34I was in the library.
00:37:36I was just reaching for the phone when...
00:37:39That's all right.
00:37:42How about you, Marlowe?
00:37:43Frankly, I'd had a few drinks. I couldn't swear just where I was.
00:37:46Why, Jerry, you were in the kitchen with me.
00:37:49But, Jerry...
00:37:51Yes, Mrs. Fraser.
00:37:54Nothing.
00:37:57But you were about to say something.
00:38:00Well, Jerry had walked through the living room with me to show me where the phone was.
00:38:05The shot came almost immediately, and I didn't think he'd had time to get back to the kitchen.
00:38:09He had just come back when the shot was fired.
00:38:15Well, what about it, Marlowe?
00:38:16I really don't remember.
00:38:18Nobody seems to remember much around here.
00:38:22Mr. Reardon, a lady brought this.
00:38:24Huh?
00:38:25She's waiting for an answer.
00:38:36No answer.
00:38:41What are you two talking about?
00:38:42Is it against the law for me to give an order to my butler?
00:38:44But...
00:38:45Where were you last night?
00:38:47I was asleep. The shot awaited me.
00:38:50I put on my bathrobe, and I... I came down.
00:38:53How long have you worked for Mr. Marlowe?
00:38:54I... I engaged him in London two years ago.
00:38:56Let him talk for himself.
00:38:58Who'd you work for before Marlowe hired you?
00:38:59For, uh, Dr. Murray.
00:39:01There's nothing wrong with your memory now, is there?
00:39:03You might try remembering a few things about last night.
00:39:07I'll take another look around.
00:39:08I'll see what I can do.
00:39:11You know Jerry's innocent.
00:39:14I know only one thing.
00:39:17Walter is dead.
00:39:18I've been all over this place, too.
00:39:20That gun ain't nowhere in here.
00:39:23It's got to be someplace.
00:39:23I looked in there.
00:39:32I think I found the gun.
00:39:34What are you talking about?
00:39:45You just don't know where to look.
00:39:57What a place for a gun.
00:40:01I just found something.
00:40:03Where'd you locate it?
00:40:04Sit down.
00:40:12In the butler's pantry.
00:40:15Take this downtown for fingerprints.
00:40:17Yes, sir.
00:40:19Well, how do you count for that?
00:40:21I don't know, sir.
00:40:23Ever handle a gun?
00:40:25No, sir.
00:40:27Well, you say you never shot a gun.
00:40:29No, sir.
00:40:31Well, here's your first lesson. Shoot this.
00:40:33Oh, no, sir. I wouldn't know how. I... I couldn't.
00:40:35Just pull the trigger.
00:40:45So you never shot a gun before?
00:40:47No, sir.
00:40:49But you knew enough to release the safety catch before you pulled the trigger.
00:40:51Take him downtown.
00:40:53You can't do that. Are you trying to hang this on him?
00:40:55Oh, do you want to go along? You bet I do.
00:40:57Fine. We might help you to remember where you were when that shot was fired.
00:40:59All right, darling.
00:41:01That's all for the present. We're very grateful to you, Mrs. Fraser.
00:41:03I hope we won't have to bother you again.
00:41:07Will it be all right if I go away for a few days?
00:41:09Certainly, as long as we know where you are.
00:41:11Miss Calhoun, we'll get in touch with you when we need you.
00:41:14I'd like to go away for a few days myself.
00:41:16No, I think you'd better stay in town, Miss Calhoun.
00:41:18Very well.
00:41:24Whatever made you think of the butler?
00:41:26Whatever made me think of the butler?
00:41:28Why, I suspected him from the very first moment.
00:41:44Stop that!
00:41:46How'd the gun get in the butler's pantry?
00:41:48I don't know.
00:41:58But you were the only person who cleaned the pantry.
00:42:04Never mind. We don't have to ask him any more questions.
00:42:06All we need now is a confirmation of the facts we have.
00:42:08All we need now is a confirmation of the facts we have.
00:42:11All we need now is a confirmation of the facts we have.
00:42:21On the second of this month,
00:42:23you went to a pawn shop located at 374 Hillcrest Drive, Newark.
00:42:25you went to a pawn shop located at 374 Hillcrest Drive, Newark.
00:42:27No, no.
00:42:29You bought a revolver there for $15.
00:42:31No, I didn't.
00:42:33The pawnbrokers identified your photograph.
00:42:35It's a frame-up.
00:42:37But before you bought the gun, you examined several rifles.
00:42:40Okay, let's have it. Come on, you've admitted you were there. Come clean!
00:42:42I bought the gun from Mr. Marlowe.
00:42:44You mean to say Marlowe sent you to a pawn shop?
00:42:46No, he gave me $20 to buy a gun.
00:42:48Oh, I see. He gave you $20 to buy a gun.
00:42:50You only paid $15 for it.
00:42:52You chiseled him out of $5.
00:42:54Well, I hid the gun from him, didn't I?
00:42:56All right. Now let's have it, step by step.
00:42:58After I bought the gun, Mr. Marlowe kept it in his room.
00:43:00About a week ago, the gun was missing.
00:43:02Did you say anything to Marlowe about it?
00:43:04No, I didn't think it was any of my business.
00:43:06Go on.
00:43:08I put it on my bathrobe and rushed down.
00:43:10Frazer's body was lying on the ground.
00:43:12A woman was screaming, and Mr. Marlowe...
00:43:14Yeah, tell us about Mr. Marlowe.
00:43:16Oh, he was trying to keep the ladies quiet.
00:43:18Then I saw a gun lying by the French window.
00:43:20The gun you bought from the pawn shop?
00:43:22Yes. I picked it up, slipped it in my bathrobe,
00:43:24then I hid it in the pantry.
00:43:26Marlowe asked you to hide it?
00:43:28No.
00:43:30What did he say when you told him where it was?
00:43:32I didn't tell him.
00:43:34A three-year-old child could make up a better story.
00:43:38And you expect me to believe that?
00:43:40I don't care what you believe. It's the truth.
00:43:42I did have Grigson buy a gun, and it disappeared about a week ago.
00:43:44Oh.
00:43:46The gun just walked out of the desk, eh?
00:43:48I don't know what happened to it.
00:43:50Did you ask Grigson about it?
00:43:52No. When I saw it was missing, I was glad.
00:43:54Oh.
00:43:56And why were you glad?
00:43:58Because I was afraid he might use it on Frazer.
00:44:00You bought it to use on Frazer, didn't you?
00:44:02Yes. Because he was up to something with Anne.
00:44:04She'd been writing to him.
00:44:07I know Anne's handwriting.
00:44:09He didn't open the letter. He just looked confused and slipped it in his pocket.
00:44:11Any idea what it was all about?
00:44:13No. She denied everything.
00:44:15He lied.
00:44:17I was going crazy, I tell you.
00:44:19I'd have killed him, all right. I'm only sorry I didn't.
00:44:21Now, cheer up, Marlowe. Maybe we can prove you did.
00:44:27Will you please tell the district attorney that Mrs. Reardon is here?
00:44:29Sorry. He's busy. You'll have to wait.
00:44:33How do you do, Mrs. Reardon?
00:44:36Well.
00:44:38And what's a nightclub owner doing in the district attorney's office, if I may ask?
00:44:40Oh, I get around.
00:44:42Oh, you're not complaining about my husband's check, I hope.
00:44:44Oh, no. That hasn't bounced yet.
00:44:46Oh, that won't be a bounce. That'll be an earthquake.
00:44:50What might you be doing in the district attorney's office, if I may ask?
00:44:52Some new clue on the Frazer murder?
00:44:54Say, maybe you could help me.
00:44:56Well, I'd appreciate the opportunity.
00:44:58What was in that letter that Anne Calhoun gave you the other night?
00:45:01Letter that Anne Calhoun gave me?
00:45:05Oh, Shane, I'm sorry I won't be able to see you.
00:45:07When I called you the other night, you told me to be sure and drop in and see you this morning.
00:45:09I know, I know. That was before the Frazer case turned up.
00:45:11Come in and see me next week sometime.
00:45:13Okay.
00:45:15I'll tell you what. I'll call you when I'm ready for you.
00:45:17Okay.
00:45:19Goodbye, Mrs. Reardon.
00:45:21Goodbye, Mr. Shane. Think it over.
00:45:23Mrs. Reardon.
00:45:25Oh, I'd like to talk to you. I've got some very valuable clues.
00:45:27Yes, I've been reading all about your clues.
00:45:30But this is a new one.
00:45:32Well, tell it to your husband. Maybe he'll listen.
00:45:34It's no use. He isn't speaking to me these days.
00:45:36Smart fellow, Reardon.
00:45:38I think Shane is mixed up in this case.
00:45:40Shane? Nonsense.
00:45:42As it happens, I was talking to Shane over the telephone just about the time the murder was committed.
00:45:44What do you think he was doing?
00:45:46Holding a revolver in one hand and a receiver in the other?
00:45:48Up.
00:45:50Maybe he's a ventriloquist.
00:45:52A ventriloquist?
00:46:00Hello, Mr. Kettling.
00:46:02I have some marvelous news for you.
00:46:04I tried to get you earlier and then later I was busy myself.
00:46:06Uh-huh.
00:46:08Shopping.
00:46:10What?
00:46:12The good news.
00:46:14The good news?
00:46:16Yes.
00:46:18The good news.
00:46:20The good news.
00:46:22What?
00:46:24The good news.
00:46:26The good news.
00:46:28The good news?
00:46:30Oh, well, it isn't exactly good.
00:46:32No, it looks pretty bad for poor Mr. Marlowe.
00:46:34But don't you worry.
00:46:36I have a wonderful plan.
00:46:38If I can get rid of my husband by 8 o'clock, I'm starting out and...
00:46:40Huh?
00:46:42Well, I can't tell you.
00:46:44No, because I'm not sure what the plan is.
00:46:48Goodbye, Mr. Kettling.
00:46:58Bill!
00:47:00Bill. Bill Darling.
00:47:02Bill Darling, speak to me.
00:47:04All right, you little double-crosser.
00:47:06Well, you...
00:47:08You... You... Acrobat!
00:47:10Wait a minute now.
00:47:12I can explain everything.
00:47:14You were doing so well with the case that I...
00:47:16Well, I just got so discouraged, I hid in the closet.
00:47:18You heard that phone call?
00:47:20I heard part of it. I wasn't interested much.
00:47:22You weren't interested much?
00:47:24No. When a man discovers that his wife's been double-crossing him,
00:47:27nothing she can say is of any interest to him.
00:47:31Anyway, there's been a man from headquarters listening in,
00:47:33taking down the full conversation.
00:47:35You mean these wires have been tapped?
00:47:37Oh, Mike, you get it? Okay.
00:47:39Well, then you know everything.
00:47:41Oh, no, no, I'm not that good,
00:47:43but I know Kettling and Marlowe hired you.
00:47:45How'd you find out?
00:47:47Oh, well, even a boob would get suspicious of his wife
00:47:49when he finds her giving out interviews,
00:47:51sneaking around when he's trying to question people
00:47:53and behaving in general like a madwoman.
00:47:56Besides, I'm the smartest detective in town.
00:47:58You said so yourself, remember?
00:48:00Of course, that was before you began to think
00:48:02you were the smartest detective in town.
00:48:04Anyhow, I got some clients.
00:48:06One client, a potential murderer.
00:48:08How do you know? I haven't got more.
00:48:10Because nobody would hire you except somebody
00:48:12who wanted to spy on the DA's office.
00:48:14Is that so?
00:48:16To me, the most convincing proof that Marlowe's guilty
00:48:18is the fact that he hired you.
00:48:20Only a desperate man would do that.
00:48:22But he's not guilty.
00:48:24Marlowe killed Frazer, and Frazer's killed.
00:48:26That adds up, doesn't it?
00:48:28No, it doesn't add up. Someone stole that gun a week ago.
00:48:30Yeah, that's what he said.
00:48:32I can prove it.
00:48:34Well, if you do, you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
00:48:36If I do prove it, will you take orders from a better man?
00:48:38Sure, I know when I'm licked.
00:48:40All right, you quit the DA's office,
00:48:42and I'll give you a job with the Reardon Detective Agency
00:48:44at a big salary.
00:48:46And if you're licked, will you go home and look after the kids?
00:48:48It's a bet. What kids?
00:48:50Oh, I'm sorry, a woman with a career
00:48:52who tried to give up that career, Mrs. Sherlock Holmes.
00:48:54Come up and see me. We'll have a nice long chat.
00:48:56Oh, uh, I suppose it's only fair to warn you
00:48:58that wherever you go tonight,
00:49:00you'll be shadowed by one of my men.
00:49:02Oh, that's not fair, Bill.
00:49:04All's fair in love and war.
00:49:06Well, this is war in a way, isn't it?
00:49:08Mm-hmm.
00:49:10I guess it must be love, too,
00:49:12otherwise I would have killed you long ago.
00:49:14So long, dangerous.
00:49:18Bill.
00:49:20Yeah?
00:49:22Doesn't this remind you of those Civil War stories
00:49:24where the northern captain falls in love
00:49:26with the beautiful southern spy?
00:49:30Well, I think it's romantic.
00:49:40Gee, we sure miss Mr. Frazer around here.
00:49:42Oh, I'm awfully sorry, Mrs. Frazer.
00:50:20Stick them up.
00:50:22One move and I'll plug you.
00:50:24Let me go, please.
00:50:26I didn't know anyone else was in here.
00:50:28You think you'll ever leave this room alive?
00:50:30I'm married to the greatest detective in the world.
00:50:32He'll track you down to the ends of the earth.
00:50:34You mean Bill Reardon?
00:50:38Bill.
00:50:40Oh, I was never so glad to see anyone in all my life.
00:50:42It's lucky for you I was here.
00:50:44That fellow would have plugged you.
00:50:46Oh, my legs are shaking.
00:50:48I was really scared.
00:50:52Now, what are you doing in that getup?
00:50:54I'm a lone widow who forgot her keys.
00:50:56Like an idiot who lost her brains.
00:50:58Oh, these widow's weeds are hot.
00:51:00I hope, darling, I never lose you in the summertime.
00:51:04Oh, any other season, I suppose, would be okay.
00:51:06It'd be much more comfortable.
00:51:08I know what.
00:51:10We'll do our searching together.
00:51:12If you find a clue, you tell me.
00:51:14And if I find a clue, I'll tell you.
00:51:16If you find a clue, you'll tell the newspaper.
00:51:20Mitwit, I believe you'd answer it.
00:51:22Maybe it's a clue.
00:51:24Hmm.
00:51:44Mrs. Frazier's stockings aren't any better than mine.
00:51:48Are you searching or sightseeing?
00:51:54She's the kind she wears, all right.
00:51:56Love's temptation number five.
00:51:58Oh, will you get me some for my birthday, Bill?
00:52:00It's only $25 an ounce.
00:52:02Hey, come out of there, you thief.
00:52:24Oh.
00:52:40I thought it was a wall safe.
00:52:54What are you hiding from me?
00:53:24Oh.
00:53:54Good evening.
00:54:08Don't touch me or I'll shoot.
00:54:10Oh, my letter!
00:54:12Give it to me! It's mine!
00:54:14Sally! Sally, come back here!
00:54:16Oh, my letter!
00:54:18Give it to me! It's mine!
00:54:20Oh, my letter!
00:54:22Sally! Sally, come back here!
00:54:26Never mind.
00:54:28I'll get that later.
00:54:37Sit down, please.
00:54:41You want to tell me about it?
00:54:43No.
00:54:45You wouldn't believe me anyhow.
00:54:47Well, maybe not.
00:54:49I'll tell you what I do believe.
00:54:51I believe that you wrote Fraser a blackmailing letter.
00:54:53Blackmail?
00:54:54And when he wouldn't be blackmailed, you killed him.
00:54:55No, no.
00:54:56Oh, yes, you did.
00:54:57No!
00:54:59I'll tell you.
00:55:01All right.
00:55:03You might as well tell me the truth. I'll find out anyway.
00:55:06I was desperate. I'd lost $2,000 at Roulette.
00:55:09Roulette where?
00:55:10At Shane's place across the river.
00:55:12And I gave him a bad check for it.
00:55:14So I wrote to Walter, asking him for old times' sake to lend me the $2,000.
00:55:17And he did?
00:55:18Yes.
00:55:19If that was all, why did you take your life in your hands and steal in here?
00:55:22Because I thought Lola would find the letter and give it to the papers.
00:55:25I didn't want Jerry to find out.
00:55:27Can't you understand that?
00:55:29Are you sure Jerry doesn't know and suspect the worst?
00:55:32You're trying to trap me into saying he killed him.
00:55:34He didn't. He didn't.
00:55:35If anybody did, it was Lola.
00:55:37She was jealous. She...
00:55:38Oh, I don't know what I'm saying!
00:55:40Oh, yes, you do.
00:55:41I'm afraid I'll have to place you under arrest, Miss Kelsey.
00:55:43You can't! You've got nothing to arrest me for.
00:55:45Have you got a permit to carry this gun?
00:55:47No!
00:55:48Then I can hold you on the Sullivan Act.
00:55:49Oh, no! No!
00:55:52That's better than suspicion of murder, isn't it?
00:55:59Oh, hello, Bill. Home so early?
00:56:01For the last time, are you going to give me that letter?
00:56:03What letter?
00:56:04All right, boys, get to work. Rip the place wide open.
00:56:07Bill Reardon, I won't allow a strange man to search my apartment.
00:56:10I know my rights.
00:56:11You don't know anything.
00:56:13I thought you'd pull some cock-eyed idea like that,
00:56:15so to save an argument, I brought along a search warrant.
00:56:17Oh, it's pretty. Will you autograph it for me?
00:56:19Fogarty, take the kitchen. Flanagan, the bedroom.
00:56:21Be sure to put everything back where you found it.
00:56:23Empty everything in the place, including the garbage can.
00:56:26Oh, I wish I'd known you were coming. I just emptied it.
00:56:40All right, off with you.
00:56:46That's a fine way to treat my husband.
00:57:08Boo!
00:57:09Boo!
00:57:15Boo!
00:57:18What are you looking for?
00:57:19A letter.
00:57:20Imagine a big man like you wanting to play post office.
00:57:34You're getting warm, Mr. Flanagan.
00:57:36Am I?
00:57:37Warmer. Warmer still.
00:57:39Hot. Very hot.
00:57:41Red hot. Cold.
00:57:48You're getting warm again.
00:57:51Warmer. Hot. Hot.
00:57:53Cold. Cold. Ice cold.
00:58:00Well, now am I getting hot?
00:58:02Just under the collar.
00:58:04Go on.
00:58:08Listen, don't pay any attention to what she says.
00:58:10Just search every inch of this place.
00:58:15You play by yourself. I'm busy.
00:58:21Hello, Mike. You there?
00:58:24Oh, you aren't there.
00:58:25You old faker. I thought you said this wire was tapped.
00:58:38Hello, 376. I'd like to make an appointment to see you.
00:58:42Well, if it's about that other matter, just forget it, won't you?
00:58:45And keep the money.
00:58:46Oh, but this is very important.
00:58:49Just a moment.
00:58:50Who is it?
00:58:51Oh, it's that dumb Reardon woman.
00:58:55You see, I'm not seeing many people these days.
00:58:59I've just come across a letter that I'm sure will interest you.
00:59:03I've just come across a letter that I'm sure will interest you.
00:59:07See her. Find out what it's about.
00:59:09Well, I'm going out, but I'll be back about nine o'clock.
00:59:14Would that be all right?
00:59:15Nine o'clock is fine. I'll be there. Goodbye.
00:59:19Hey, Flanagan, I'll finish in here. I want to keep an eye on her.
00:59:21I can tell when she gets nervous.
00:59:34How are you doing, honey?
00:59:51Mr. Flanagan, you're still cold.
00:59:55All right, it's your turn.
00:59:56Do you want me to help search?
00:59:57Oh, no, you're going to be searched.
00:59:58Oh, Bill, you wouldn't dare.
00:59:59All right, if you say so.
01:00:00Oh, Bill.
01:00:11Take your shoes off.
01:00:20Bill, stop it. Don't you dare.
01:00:22I haven't any letter on me. It would rustle.
01:00:25Bill, don't take any chances.
01:00:27Don't you dare take another thing off.
01:00:29Bill, listen.
01:00:31Bill, you old meanie.
01:00:35Give me that search warrant.
01:00:36I'm going to take it home and read it.
01:00:44I've been here four hours,
01:00:46and we still haven't decided when I get the 50 grand.
01:00:49I can't pay you till the estate is settled, can I?
01:00:52The question is, will you pay me or not?
01:00:54I'll pay you, all right.
01:00:55I know I'll get my money.
01:00:57Listen, if the police ever found out
01:00:59that your husband was writing out checks to Ann Calhoun
01:01:01and that you knew about it,
01:01:03they might even suspect you of the murder.
01:01:06And if they ever found out that I left you to marry Walter,
01:01:09they might even suspect you.
01:01:12Who's the man?
01:01:13I don't know.
01:01:14Voice sounds familiar.
01:01:16What are you sticking around for?
01:01:17She'll be here any minute.
01:01:18Why?
01:01:19I don't know.
01:01:20I don't know.
01:01:21What are you sticking around for?
01:01:22She'll be here any minute.
01:01:24Watch your step and don't say anything to the Reardon lady.
01:01:27Because if you even say hello to her,
01:01:29that dame thinks she has a clue.
01:01:31The wrong clue, but a clue.
01:01:33Whoever the guy is, he certainly knows my wife.
01:01:51Voice sounds faint.
01:01:57Phone buzzes.
01:01:59Phone buzzes.
01:02:03Good evening, Mrs. Frazer.
01:02:04Good evening.
01:02:10Sit down, please.
01:02:14You said something about a letter.
01:02:16Yes, a letter that Ann Calhoun wrote to your husband.
01:02:19Even if it meant finding the murderer,
01:02:21I wouldn't want anything cheap to be printed about Walter.
01:02:23Well, I know how you feel, but see for yourself.
01:02:27At least we'd find out what Ann Calhoun wrote.
01:02:29Yeah.
01:02:33Oh, Mrs. Fraser, you had no right to destroy that!
01:02:34I'm sorry, Mrs. Reardon,
01:02:36but I can't have any slurs on Walter's memory.
01:02:37Don't you want your husband avenged?
01:02:39Yes, I want him avenged,
01:02:40but I don't want his name dragged through the mud.
01:02:42Well, that just means I'll have to find another clue, that's all.
01:02:44But don't you worry, Mrs. Fraser.
01:02:46I'll get one in a minute.
01:02:48Perhaps I can give you a very good clue.
01:02:50Wait a minute.
01:03:06I wonder how a smart girl like me
01:03:08married such a dumb clut as Bill Ridden.
01:03:12Anyway, he's got more sense than that baboon he's working for.
01:03:18There.
01:03:19Now we can let our back hair down.
01:03:21Who planted that dictaphone?
01:03:23Oh, probably that silly husband of mine.
01:03:25As if anyone wouldn't have sense enough to look for a dictaphone.
01:03:28How long do you suppose it's been there?
01:03:30Well, I haven't the faintest idea, but it looks awfully new,
01:03:32so I guess it hasn't been used much.
01:03:35I don't like this silence.
01:03:36You sure nothing's the matter?
01:03:37Seems all right.
01:03:39I don't like it.
01:03:40Come on, Flanagan, let's go upstairs.
01:03:41I'll tell you something,
01:03:43but you must promise not to reveal where you got it.
01:03:45Why, 3-7-6, you can trust me.
01:03:52When I went to the phone,
01:03:53just before the shot was fired that night,
01:03:55I heard someone on the line.
01:03:56Wrong number?
01:03:57No, no.
01:03:58Someone was in the apartment talking on the extension.
01:04:00Someone was talking on the phone?
01:04:02Well, there was no one else there but you four and the butler.
01:04:04I don't know who it was.
01:04:05I don't know who it was.
01:04:06I don't know who it was.
01:04:07I don't know who it was.
01:04:08I don't know who it was.
01:04:09I don't know who it was.
01:04:10I don't know who it was.
01:04:12The butler.
01:04:13I knew it was the butler all the time.
01:04:15No, no, it wasn't the butler.
01:04:16I know his voice.
01:04:17Well, who was it?
01:04:19I don't know.
01:04:20What was he talking about?
01:04:22He was talking to the district attorney
01:04:24about gambling.
01:04:26Talking to the district attorney about gambling?
01:04:29Then it was Shane.
01:04:31He was talking to the district attorney at that time.
01:04:34He was in the apartment.
01:04:36I knew it was Shane all along.
01:04:42All right, Mrs. Frazer, get your things.
01:04:44We're taking you down to headquarters.
01:04:48Snooper, you can't do this to my client.
01:04:50Shut up.
01:04:51You're under arrest, too.
01:04:53Is this yours?
01:04:56You'll have every chance to explain later.
01:04:58Don't talk, 376.
01:04:59Don't talk.
01:05:00Now, Mrs. Frazer, we know there was a man in your apartment.
01:05:02Who was it?
01:05:04Shane.
01:05:05Nick Shane.
01:05:06Shane, huh?
01:05:07And he wanted $50,000.
01:05:10Didn't he?
01:05:11For what?
01:05:12I owed it to him.
01:05:13You owed it to him?
01:05:14What for?
01:05:15I lost the money playing roulette.
01:05:17Shane had promised me that he'd give me time to pay,
01:05:20but when this happened, he started pressing me,
01:05:23and I couldn't give him the money.
01:05:25I didn't have it.
01:05:26Shane seems to have done all right with that joint of his.
01:05:28Did you know that Ann Calhoun had lost money there?
01:05:30Why, yes.
01:05:31We were there together when we both lost.
01:05:33Well, what about the remark that Shane used to be the boyfriend?
01:05:35It's true.
01:05:36I was a showgirl in Chicago.
01:05:38I thought I'd left all that behind me when I married Walter.
01:05:44All right, Mrs. Frazer.
01:05:45That's all.
01:05:46You won't be disturbed again, I promise.
01:05:48Good night.
01:05:49Good night.
01:05:52Well, that seems to let her out.
01:05:54Whom do you suspect now?
01:05:55What about this guy Shane?
01:05:56He keeps turning up in the case.
01:05:57Oh, Shane's a gambler who uses strong-arm methods to collect.
01:05:59They all do.
01:06:00Just the same.
01:06:01I'm not overlooking the fact that Frazer took his girl away from him.
01:06:05I wish somebody would do the same thing for me.
01:06:23What will old Frazer tell you after you cut that wire?
01:06:26It's a good reading light if I had anything to read.
01:06:28I don't know.
01:06:29I don't know.
01:06:30I don't know.
01:06:31I don't know.
01:06:32I don't know.
01:06:34It's a good reading light if I had anything to read.
01:06:39Oh, you're out of matches.
01:06:41Here's some.
01:06:47What did Lolo Frazer tell you after you cut that wire?
01:06:50She made me promise not to tell anyone, so don't you repeat it.
01:06:53I won't.
01:06:54It was just by accident that she found out about it.
01:06:56Found out about what?
01:06:58Oh.
01:06:59Oh, no.
01:07:00I couldn't betray her confidence.
01:07:03It's my Girl Scout training.
01:07:05Can you tie knots?
01:07:11Hello, darling.
01:07:18You're wasting your time.
01:07:19What did she tell you?
01:07:25What did she tell you?
01:07:30What did she tell you?
01:07:35What did she tell you?
01:07:40What did she tell you?
01:07:45What did she tell you?
01:07:49What did she tell you?
01:08:06Now, Mrs. Riordan, we know Lolo Frazer told you something.
01:08:10Ten to one it wasn't important, but if you'll just spill it, we, well, we can all get some sleep.
01:08:15Are you sleepy?
01:08:16some strong black coffee.
01:08:19Oh.
01:08:21Oh, that clock.
01:08:22Bother you?
01:08:23No, no, I just wondered if that's the right time.
01:08:24I have an appointment, you know.
01:08:28Fogarty, will you please stop that?
01:08:36My, you're a nervous type, Mr. Flanagan.
01:08:38What you need is fresh air and exercise.
01:08:47Unless I can use a hose on her, I give up.
01:08:53She's your wife.
01:08:54Haven't you any influence with her?
01:08:57I think she'd talk if I promised to resign this job
01:09:00and go back to our office.
01:09:01Well, tell her you'll do it.
01:09:02Promise her anything.
01:09:04Okay.
01:09:12Good morning, darling.
01:09:15That's all, boys.
01:09:22Well, it's another day, isn't it?
01:09:26Listen, honey.
01:09:28I want you to try to realize how serious this is.
01:09:31Gosh, Bill, I love you.
01:09:34Listen, a man has been murdered.
01:09:36The killer must be found.
01:09:38Well, if you let me out, maybe I...
01:09:39But this is a matter for the police.
01:09:41Now, if you'll work with them, I'll...
01:09:44I'll promise to take another try at that office of ours.
01:09:47Cross your heart.
01:09:49Cross my heart.
01:09:50Well, Lola told me that a few minutes
01:09:52before the shot was fired, she picked up the phone.
01:09:54A man was talking to the district attorney about gambling.
01:09:57Shane?
01:09:58Yes, I told that fathead boss of yours
01:10:00so at the beginning and he wouldn't listen to me.
01:10:01Bless you.
01:10:02Forgerty, how much does that perfume
01:10:04of Mrs. Frazer's cost?
01:10:05$25 an ounce.
01:10:06I'll buy you a whole gallon of it.
01:10:08Keep her here, Forgerty.
01:10:09I'm coming too.
01:10:10Hang on to her.
01:10:11Lola Frazer overheard your conversation
01:10:13with Shane on the Marlowe telephone.
01:10:14But you checked on their phones.
01:10:15No calls came out of them.
01:10:17I know, there's no record of it.
01:10:18I don't know where Shane phoned from
01:10:19or how the wires got crossed, but I do know
01:10:20that call was planned in advance as an alibi.
01:10:22That means Shane's the killer.
01:10:24That's what your wife said.
01:10:26Well, even so, it might be true.
01:10:29Goodbye, Angel.
01:10:30Keep her locked up before she gets another clue.
01:10:32I like this one.
01:10:34Put her in a cell.
01:10:38It will be a pleasure.
01:10:41I'm sure Mr. Shane didn't come in at all last night.
01:10:44Give me the key.
01:10:44You wait here.
01:11:07Send out a cop.
01:11:11Call to have Shane picked up.
01:11:12I'll take a look around.
01:11:13Yes, sir.
01:11:16Mrs. Reardon.
01:11:20Well, what are they gonna do to me now?
01:11:22It's Mr. Ketterling.
01:11:23He's arranged for your release.
01:11:25Calling all cars.
01:11:26Calling all cars.
01:11:27Arrest Nick Shane.
01:11:29Wanted for murder.
01:11:30Description, 40 years.
01:11:32Dark complexion, slight build.
01:11:35Armed and desperate.
01:11:36Take no chances.
01:11:37Well, keep on ringing.
01:11:39How long ago was Mrs. Reardon released?
01:11:41About a half an hour ago.
01:11:42Ketterling showed up with a writ of habeas corpus.
01:11:44Well, take a man with you
01:11:45and get off the Red and the Poppet right away.
01:11:46Yes, sir.
01:11:47And send another man over to Shane's hotel to warn Bill.
01:11:49Yes, sir.
01:11:50No, no, no.
01:11:50Keep on ringing.
01:11:51He might answer it.
01:11:53Perfume.
01:11:55It's no use, Bill Redon.
01:11:56I wouldn't forgive you for all the perfume in the world.
01:12:00Bill?
01:12:01Bill, where are you?
01:12:04Bill, where are you?
01:12:07Bill, where are you?
01:12:11Bill, where are you?
01:12:13We were going to go, weren't we, Mr. Redon?
01:12:16Bill, we're not going anywhere.
01:12:18We're going to get out of here now.
01:12:20Bill, where are you?
01:12:23Bill!
01:12:24Oh, don't hide.
01:12:26Where'd you put the perfume?
01:12:29Oh, quit horsing around, will you?
01:12:31Once is a...
01:12:31Ah!
01:12:34Break it in.
01:12:50It's Nick Shane.
01:12:54I'm glad you're doing a little investigating around here.
01:12:56It's been awful lonesome.
01:12:57Yeah?
01:13:00Hold that.
01:13:02What's that?
01:13:04It's a handy little instrument for unlocking doors.
01:13:20It works.
01:13:21Give me that.
01:13:24What are you gonna do now?
01:13:25Try to find out where Shane telephoned the DA from.
01:13:37I found it.
01:13:43Perfume.
01:13:44I guess this guy got what was coming to him.
01:13:51We got orders to keep you right here.
01:13:54I'm weak in the knees.
01:13:56Don't faint, lady.
01:13:57Smelling salts in the bathroom.
01:13:59Will you help me?
01:14:00Oh, sure, of course.
01:14:01Certainly.
01:14:03Please.
01:14:04Oh, excuse me.
01:14:20Are you all right, lady?
01:14:51What's the trouble, Mrs. Red?
01:14:53Oh, hello.
01:14:54It's nothing.
01:14:56How's the baby?
01:14:57Oh, just fine.
01:14:58He's got a tooth.
01:14:59Oh, swell.
01:15:00Are you by any chance going down Park Avenue
01:15:01near 54th Street?
01:15:03Well, it's a little bit off our beat,
01:15:04but seeing as it's you.
01:15:10Everything's dead around here anyway.
01:15:16I'm calling the DA's private wire.
01:15:17Will he be surprised?
01:15:20Hello?
01:15:21Hello, Chief.
01:15:23Listen, I think I busted the Frazer murder wide open.
01:15:26Yeah, I got Shane right where we want him.
01:15:29I think I know who hired him to do the job, too.
01:15:32I bet you can't guess where I'm phoning from.
01:15:34No, I can't, but you'd better get home.
01:15:36Shane was just found murdered in your apartment.
01:15:39What?
01:15:40Well, where's Sally?
01:15:42Where's my wife?
01:15:42The police have her in your apartment.
01:15:46Hey, where you going?
01:15:50Thanks.
01:15:54Thanks a million.
01:15:55You don't know what you've done for me.
01:15:56Okay, Mrs. Reardon.
01:15:57Anytime.
01:15:58There's one fine little woman.
01:16:03I want to see Mrs. Frazer.
01:16:04I'm sorry, she isn't in.
01:16:05I'll wait.
01:16:07Who was it, Mary?
01:16:08Miss Frazer's packing up to go away
01:16:10and she can't see anyone.
01:16:11Just tell her it's Mrs. Reardon.
01:16:12She'll see me.
01:16:21I'm sorry, Mrs. Reardon, but I'm terribly busy.
01:16:25This won't take a minute.
01:16:26It's very embarrassing when a client commits a murder,
01:16:29especially when they think I did it.
01:16:30What are you talking about?
01:16:32Nick Shane, why'd you kill him?
01:16:34Are you crazy?
01:16:36You don't seem very surprised that he's dead.
01:16:38As a matter of fact, I'm not.
01:16:39He was always being threatened.
01:16:41People were afraid of him and hated him.
01:16:43And you hated and feared him, too, didn't you?
01:16:46Yes, I did.
01:16:47But I didn't kill him.
01:16:52Where did you get that?
01:16:54I'm sorry, Mrs. Frazer.
01:16:55I found it beside the body.
01:17:03All right.
01:17:06I did kill him.
01:17:08Now don't you worry.
01:17:10We'll plead insanity.
01:17:12Yes, sir.
01:17:16Yes, sir.
01:17:17That Mrs. Reardon is one wonderful little lady.
01:17:19There she is.
01:17:20That Reardon's a lucky guy.
01:17:23You know, if I wasn't married so happy...
01:17:24Calling all cars.
01:17:26Be on the lookout for Mrs. Sally Reardon.
01:17:29Height, five feet, three inches.
01:17:31Weight, 110 pounds.
01:17:34Complexion, blonde.
01:17:35Suspicion of murder.
01:17:38Pick her up, bring her in.
01:17:39If you wasn't married so happy...
01:17:47Hey, Bill!
01:17:48Your missus is up at Park Avenue and 54th Street.
01:17:50How do you know?
01:17:51We took her up there.
01:17:52That's Lola Frazer's place.
01:17:53That crazy kid will get herself
01:17:54pumped full of holes.
01:17:55Step on it.
01:17:59Come on, get back.
01:18:00Step on it.
01:18:01All right.
01:18:02And don't forget my picture on the front page.
01:18:04Yes, I have an awfully cute one in the bathing suit.
01:18:07Anytime.
01:18:08Goodbye.
01:18:10Sally, you all right?
01:18:12Of course.
01:18:13Here's a confession.
01:18:15But she did it in self-defense.
01:18:17She came to my apartment to see me
01:18:19with no intention of killing anyone.
01:18:21She was minding her own business.
01:18:23But this fella Shane came along and made an awful row
01:18:25because she told me that he was guilty.
01:18:27Then he pulled a knife on her and the first thing you know,
01:18:29one thing led to another and here it is in the confession, see?
01:18:31And you're dope enough to believe all that.
01:18:33I'm ready.
01:18:34Ready for what?
01:18:35Ready for the truth?
01:18:36Walter Frazer wanted to divorce you.
01:18:38His lawyer's willing to swear to that.
01:18:40But you weren't willing to accept the settlement he offered.
01:18:42You knew as his widow you'd get a lot more than that.
01:18:44So you offered Shane $50,000 to kill him.
01:18:46That was a gambling debt.
01:18:48Yeah, that's what you told me before.
01:18:50But Shane's books show that you never lost over $200 at roulette.
01:18:52Then after Shane had killed him, he began threatening you,
01:18:54pressing you for the money.
01:18:56You realized that $50,000 was just the beginning,
01:18:58so you deliberately killed him.
01:19:00Take her away.
01:19:04Wow, what a client.
01:19:06Listen, honey, how'd you happen to suspect her in the first place?
01:19:08Yes, do you mind telling an old baboon?
01:19:10Well, when I got home, the apartment was still full of her perfume.
01:19:13Then when I accused her and she didn't ask how or when he was killed,
01:19:15I knew she'd done it.
01:19:17And you managed to get a confession with no more than that to go on?
01:19:19Well, I pretended I found her handkerchief beside the body.
01:19:21Where did you find it?
01:19:23Right here in her grip.
01:19:25There are a lot of them, see?
01:19:27There you are.
01:19:29Mr. Wren, how about one with your pants on?
01:19:31Sure.
01:19:36So it was the widow, eh?
01:19:38Yes, yes, I suspected her at first.
01:19:40That is, Mr. Wren,
01:19:43had traced a previous connection with Shane,
01:19:45so he and Mrs. Reardon had...
01:19:47What are you signing?
01:19:49I'm going to get $500 for the story.
01:19:51For this story?
01:19:53No, the love life of a girl detective.
01:20:00Don't be angry.
01:20:02I wasn't going to give him any of the real inside dough.
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