Mark Walker is in the lucrative business of marrying wealthy older women and murdering them after the honeymoon. That all changes when he falls for cool blonde Stella McKenzie. He considers giving up his life of crime and finally marrying for love. The only obstacles in his way are a lawyer who suspects the truth, and temptation in the form of the perfect target for one more kill...
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00:00:30yes darling I'm running your bath for you I won't be a moment you don't have to
00:00:50go home no everybody's entitled to a little privacy once in a while especially
00:00:58an old married couple like us
00:01:11you're beautiful you're not supposed to say that to a man beautiful handsome
00:01:17and like a Greek God like an Adonis I like to keep fit it's important besides
00:01:23today's the day what day dear we've been married five weeks exactly and still
00:01:31it's hardly the time for an anniversary the time I planned I told you about when
00:01:38I was in the Merchant Navy working the ships I know you don't like talking about
00:01:44it that terrible accident you had in Canada I was pushed I know I was pushed
00:01:51jealousy if it had been into the water I'd have had a chance I understand water
00:01:57it was the dock a hard stony dock oh I've got bad memories and a silver plate
00:02:03in my skull I saw the world the riches of the world and it did teach me one
00:02:10thing there was a big Chinaman a sea cook his body all going to flab but he
00:02:17did teach me one thing pressure points no force no bruise to betray you
00:02:24afterwards but the right place a gentle pressure and you go out like a light
00:02:47do you really think I could fall for someone like you all flab and indulgences
00:03:47this is kind of morbid isn't it mr. Mason it's hard to believe she drowned
00:04:09in there such a tiny space to drown in some kind of seizure no what were you
00:04:17heard the coroner oh yes yes I heard it but I didn't believe him I think you
00:04:24murdered her yes I think you murdered mrs. Jameson I'm sure you being a lawyer
00:04:33I don't need to remind the law slander oh yes the police warned me about that
00:04:38you told them that what did they say they said they had no evidence to
00:04:47suggest it was not an unfortunate accident well then but I still think you
00:04:52murdered her I don't think I care what you think mr. Mason a lonely woman passed
00:04:57the marrying age and then you oh yes you did it it was an accident there's
00:05:03nothing you can do but read the will yes not that you have to she left
00:05:08everything to me didn't she what are you staring at you I'm gonna remember your
00:05:18face mr. Jameson I'm never going to forget your face I really would like to
00:05:32throw these away mr. Mason I need the space mm-hmm these I told you about them
00:05:38oh a month ago I have no idea what you're talking about just a few old
00:05:41papers we found when we sold off mrs. Jameson's effect nothing valuable but
00:05:46you said to hold on to them in case her husband did come back and claim them
00:05:49Jameson I don't think he will be coming back do you after all she's been dead a
00:05:55year at least hasn't she longer than that 14 months yes you say there's
00:06:00nothing valuable no he won't be coming back yes all right Connie you can put
00:06:08them in the archives thank you mr. Mason no I'll keep this
00:06:21bathroom's through here right thank you have them send up a bottle of champagne
00:06:27would you yes thanks mr. Tully and iced water for me yes sir
00:06:31mrs. Tully iced water Oh Tony I should have thought on our honeymoon just one
00:06:36glass of champagne I have to keep fit stay and trim for you darling
00:06:47besides I like water it's cleansing now what do you want to do a show shopping
00:06:52see the town I think the first thing to do is to have a bath and get changed
00:06:55right and then I really must write to my family family well what little family
00:07:02I have I told you darling oh yes but that can wait a while can't it
00:07:08yes I suppose it can
00:07:12good night mr. Mason don't work too late no I won't Connie good night
00:08:12good night
00:08:27morning darling
00:08:30I suppose I shall get used to it eventually what's that this powerhouse
00:08:43stuff so early in the morning I like to keep in trim anyway you may not have to
00:08:49get used to it what do you mean may not be around that long
00:08:52sorry darling I just don't know what you're talking about come on darling
00:08:56your bath's running what's the rush of course I forgot the honeymoons over
00:09:02isn't it it's back to domesticity today these past two weeks have flown by
00:09:07haven't they darling like you said the honeymoons over
00:09:26I
00:09:56Connie will you get me the Stukley Hotel Devonshire I want to speak to the
00:10:17manager you shouldn't be working through your lunch it's not working strictly
00:10:20personal Stukley Hotel mm-hmm try directories
00:10:38I wanted some information about the Tully's yes yes the poor woman who yes
00:10:44but it's mr. Tully that I'm interested in could you describe him to me
00:10:50well you see he might be an old friend of mine in which case I'd want to offer
00:10:54my sympathy you understand yes medium height yes athletic the sort of man who
00:11:04might work at keeping himself fit yes I say and his appearance dark like any
00:11:18sober businessman oh I see no no it doesn't sound like my friend but thank
00:11:25you so much for all your help yes thank you goodbye
00:11:30oh
00:11:43should I get some more coffee? you dye your hair don't you? dye my hair of course not
00:11:51well I do just touch in the highlights that's all so simple
00:12:31you're way off beam you're getting far too imaginative Oliver there is no
00:12:41connection between mrs. Jameson and mrs. Tully except both were newly married and
00:12:44both ended up dead in a bath yes that's an unhappy coincidence too much of a
00:12:49coincidence for me Oliver I did do as you asked I got in touch with the
00:13:01Devonshire police they are satisfied that mrs. Tully died accidentally in her
00:13:06bath and so is the coroner all right mrs. Tully is now buried and so is mrs.
00:13:13Jameson yeah well of course I didn't leave it there I did ask about mr. Tully
00:13:17as well got a full description he didn't resemble Jameson at all except both were
00:13:23athletic men all right well anyway as far as I can ascertain Jameson left the
00:13:28country as far as you can ascertain
00:13:32Oliver drop it yes I think you'd like that wouldn't you Quilley because if
00:13:39there is a connection it means you'd have to admit you were wrong about mrs.
00:13:42Jameson you'd have to reopen the case yes that would be inconvenience I don't
00:13:46deny it but it's not going to happen I've been on the force a long time
00:13:49haven't made a mistake yet yes you're beginning to sound like an echo
00:13:56thank you for the sherry I must be off do me one favor I would like to know
00:14:04more about this man Tully you know what sort of a chap he was how he met his
00:14:07wife who'd know I don't know her family maybe her next of kin can you put me in
00:14:13touch with him strictly off the record all right I'll see what I can do thanks
00:14:20bye
00:14:43morning Freddy morning miss Walker. you start early sir. have to keep fit
00:14:49Freddy. stay in trim eh? the usual make it tall and cool. I tell you someone who
00:14:57looks like you mr. Walker no right in a place like this it demoralizes the
00:15:01others. hello there's another one that's gonna lower the morale around here
00:15:09good morning could I have a dry sherry please. one dry sherry miss certainly.
00:15:15oh don't worry miss it's not you you're not seeing things it's not a kind of
00:15:18being oldie-worldie outside and modern inside everybody does a double take when
00:15:21they come in here. it was the fire that gutted the whole interior but left the
00:15:25main fabric standing so they refurbished. isn't that right Freddy? that's right mr. Walker.
00:15:29thank you
00:15:39not a regular. day trip I suppose you'd pop in for a sauna or a massage. I'll
00:15:44have to work faster. you fancy a chance of them miss Walker? I fancy her? my chances?
00:15:51we'll have to see and this one's strictly for pleasure
00:15:59you don't mind my sitting here do you? not at all. it erodes the body you know.
00:16:13hard liquor breaks down the tissues dulls the brain eventually destroys the
00:16:19liver and kidneys. this glass of sherry's got a lot to live up to. I'm sorry I was
00:16:24employing shock tactics to get through to you so I could talk to you. you need
00:16:28to talk to me? need might be a bit strong but I'd like to. you don't look like the
00:16:33sort of man who has to be lonely. oh but I am. I really am on account of I'm so
00:16:38shy. I'm Mark. Mark Walker. I'm a talk to strange pretty girl. Stella McKenzie.
00:16:47McKenzie? it's a good old Gaelic name. explains an awful lot everything. explains?
00:16:53well the way you look. cool superb. only girls with a Gaelic in them have your
00:16:58kind of beauty. speed you move mr. Walker. you should change your name to Sprinter.
00:17:02it's all talk I promise. you can relax and feel completely safe with me. I'm not
00:17:07sure any girl should relax with you mr. Walker. oh no let's drop the mr. Mark and
00:17:12you're Stella right? you know this is going to sound the corniest question ever
00:17:19but do you come here often? no it's the first time in fact. I've just rented a
00:17:24cottage nearby. I thought I'd pamper myself today.
00:17:26sauna and massage. you live nearby? yes about a mile or two. that's great and I see no
00:17:32rings on your finger. that's greater still. well I'm staying here. the vacation.
00:17:37a well-earned rest after well a lot of work and you were right the first time. I
00:17:43do need to talk to someone. you see once in a while I get a reaction. reaction?
00:17:49not what you're thinking. I was in the Merchant Navy. that was not a good scene
00:17:54for me. I had an accident. a bad accident and you may not believe this. I get
00:18:04withdrawn. introverted inside myself. doctors say it isn't healthy. even this
00:18:13keep fit kick of mine it's part of the syndrome. you're so surprised you came
00:18:18out of the accident alive. you're working to preserve life to hold on to
00:18:24it. you understand that? that's not so complicated. Stella when I come over here
00:18:34to talk with you I had in mind the full treatment. I was gonna make a pass but
00:18:39now I'd like to know you. I mean really. will you have dinner with me tonight? I'm
00:18:47not sure if the last self-revelation bit isn't just part of your technique
00:18:51mr. Walker. I swear to... yes I think I would like to have dinner with you tonight.
00:18:57great where shall I pick you up? why don't we meet here? I'll be in the area
00:19:01anyway. whatever you say. about 8 30 then. I'll be waiting.
00:19:12Mark
00:19:17thank you.
00:19:22strictly a pleasure.
00:19:37good luck mr. Walker.
00:19:47oh
00:20:07well don't worry sir. it's not you. you're not seeing things. it's not gonna be an
00:20:10oldie worldie outside and modern inside. everybody does a double take since they
00:20:14walk in. it was a fire gutted the place completely. can I help you? I hope you're
00:20:20not going to be neurotic about it. I'm all of five minutes late. come on let's
00:20:24go. I thought we were dining here. no no it's too crowded. we can do better.
00:20:31it's a marvelous dinner. come in. I talked so much tonight and I forgot to mention
00:20:46the most vital part of my life. I'm a stage designer. not important but I
00:20:51wouldn't do anything else. would you like a nightcap? I think that I can rustle up
00:20:57some orange juice or at least some iced water. a scotch will do fine. isn't that
00:21:02going to erode your body? I drink once in a while just once in a while. the music
00:21:12doesn't erode the mind does it? another vital thing that I forgot to mention I'm
00:21:22not in the habit of inviting men back. not after the very first date. but you
00:21:27trust me. no I'm worried about you. I thought that I was supposed to
00:21:33de-introvert you.
00:21:40but you've hardly said a word all evening. what happened to the man that I
00:21:44met earlier today? did he run out of conversation or is he worried about
00:21:48something? worried of course not. thoughtful though. and far away. I got
00:21:53the impression that you were thinking about something else. someone else. what
00:21:59gave you that idea? you did. you're right Stella I was far away. problems business.
00:22:04is that the once in a while? you drink when you're under stress? maybe.
00:22:12unstress me. you really shouldn't drink mr. Walker. it goes straight to your head.
00:22:17and to your hands. Stella. I think it's good night time.
00:22:25I'll see you tomorrow. I'll be here.
00:22:47there we are. good night mr. Walker. good night.
00:23:47oh
00:24:07hello?
00:24:11hello?
00:24:13mr. Mason?
00:24:16he isn't here.
00:24:18he isn't here.
00:24:20mr. Mason's gone.
00:24:22drowned this morning.
00:24:24suicide.
00:24:26you're in a better mood today. I'm changeable. besides I forgot to tell you
00:24:34but yesterday I had some bad news. well it turned out to be good news. how about
00:24:39that? that's life. yeah life. anyway how about a swim? swim? yes you do swim don't
00:24:48you? well I'm not the greatest but push me in at the deep end at least I won't
00:24:52drown. drown? you won't drown. I wouldn't let you drown. not you. come on the hotel
00:25:06pool is empty this time of day. we could go there and stay over for lunch. I'm sorry Mark. I've got to go into town.
00:25:10I'm a working girl remember. how about tonight? why don't you come over later on?
00:25:19I'm disappointed. I'll be awfully lonely until tonight. oh I'm sure you'll find
00:25:24something or someone to occupy you.
00:25:30oh Freddy love you're something else. you don't mind me calling you Freddy do you?
00:25:38you call me what you like mrs. Ludlow. all right mr. what you like. let's have another.
00:25:42and I bet you know what you like eh? forget the mrs. Ludlow. Angie.
00:25:49everyone calls me Angie. have one yourself love. thank you. are you staying in the
00:25:55hotel mrs. Angie? oh mrs. Angie I like that. no love I've no need. me first husband always
00:26:06said there's some men what like some meat on the bone you know something to
00:26:10gravel on and the others well they can date a broomstick if they want.
00:26:16cheers love. no I'm here I'm looking for a house to rent to stay in. well I look for a
00:26:21house to buy if you follow me. I've got a list of cottages to have a peep at.
00:26:28oh later on eh? let's have another. right usual Freddy. right mr. Walker.
00:26:51thanks. don't mention it love.
00:27:06I don't suppose you approve of this hard liquor? as a matter of fact I think it's
00:27:18all a question of personal taste. I've got that all right taste. the taste for it.
00:27:24I'm Angela. Angela Ludlow. you don't mind me talking to you do you? everyone else
00:27:29around here seems stuffy reserved hard to get to know. not me not Angie. I'm easy
00:27:35to get to know. I think that's your name? Mark Walker. oh what you doing here Mark?
00:27:40you don't look like you need this place. what kind of vacation? chance to sit
00:27:45back and relax. between jobs are you? you could say that. oh me husband always said
00:27:51a man needs to unwind once in a while. always said it. he never took his own
00:27:55advice. he dropped dead in the street one day. I'm sorry. no need to be love. that
00:28:00was me first husband. I've married again since then. good. for me not him. he was
00:28:07killed in a car accident a year ago. I'm beginning to think I'm a bit of a jinx.
00:28:14I can't hold a man. I'm surprised the police don't investigate me. the police?
00:28:21two husbands in the space of four years. both dead and both left their loot to me.
00:28:27they left you comfortably off then? more than that love. rich. stinking. and lonely.
00:28:41oh well let's have another. here we go again. what do you mean lonely? you must
00:28:53have friends? relatives? lots of both once upon a time. all the way love. I was
00:28:59born humble you see. I married above me class. friends and relatives I left them
00:29:04behind and they don't forgive you for that. not that I haven't tried mind. I have
00:29:09lots of times but you know they look at you suspicious. you give them a present
00:29:16they think it's charity. no I gave them up a long time ago. trouble is I'm still
00:29:21humble. means I don't fit in with me husband's friends either and that's what
00:29:26leaves you lonely. that's why I'm here looking for a house to buy. seems like it
00:29:31might be a friendly county. I don't see why you should be lonely. good-looking
00:29:37woman like you.
00:29:55hello? Stella. Mark. oh Mark I'm not halfway ready yet. I haven't just got back from
00:30:01town. that's why I'm calling you. I can't make it tonight. something came up. a
00:30:05business deal. could I take a rain check on tonight? call you tomorrow? yes yes of
00:30:10course. thanks. I'm sorry I'm looking forward to having dinner with you. I don't think about it. I hope it goes well.
00:30:18the business deal. good night. good night.
00:30:35door slams
00:30:53car horn
00:30:55if it's in the way love then you park it.
00:30:59sorry I'm late. don't worry about it. would you like a drink? I'd a love one.
00:31:03I found what I was looking for anyway after looking at what must be 400 places.
00:31:09a cottage not far away not big not small just enough for little me. I dump my
00:31:14suitcase there and then it's mine till I can find somewhere better to buy. great
00:31:19never mind about those other drinks Freddy. champagne. we ought to celebrate.
00:31:26we? you're moving a bit fast aren't you Mark? I warn you I'm eager but I'm not
00:31:34that eager. I don't know enough about you yet. I've been around love don't you
00:31:43forget it. two husbands dead and buried and I've met fortune hunters before
00:31:49remember. and remember you approached me. that's right that's in your favor. all
00:31:57the same I need to know a lot more about you. I can stand any close survey. yes
00:32:09yes
00:32:12well what do you think of it? it'll do till I find something better don't you
00:32:23think? it's nice cozy en suite cozy main room. I suppose the kitchens through
00:32:28there. that's right. and dining room and upstairs. naughty naughty naughty there's
00:32:39two bedrooms. one small and one big. enough for me don't you think? more than
00:32:48enough for me. and bathroom? bathroom? I'm not a peasant you know. of course it's a
00:32:55bathroom. I know but these old places they sometimes put the bathroom in as an
00:32:59afterthought. one of these space-saving baths. not this one love. it's old.
00:33:04Victorian. you could drown in it. that's fine.
00:33:18come in. you've got good ears. good everything. hello Mark. where did you get
00:33:25to last night? nowhere. what? but I called here after my business deal. I rang the
00:33:32bell for ages. nobody answered. oh is that you? you heard me. from the security of my
00:33:37little bed I heard the bell yes. I'm not in the habit of answering late callers
00:33:43Mark. okay that's fair. but I have left today free for lunch. fine. well I'll come
00:33:52over to the hotel shall I? no not the hotel. I see enough of that place. I was
00:33:59hoping you'd invite me here. home cooking. if that's what you want. that's
00:34:05what I want. shouldn't have done it. Connie what was he doing in that part of
00:34:12the world? did he tell you? no. no one had invited him down there? no but he did have
00:34:22a couple of calls on his private line the day before and on one of them he
00:34:26shut the door on me. he was a good man. a very good. why on earth would he do that?
00:34:39what? he wasn't a doler. may I?
00:34:56now. it had to be now. I was thinking aloud Stella. I'm a funny fellow. I lead a
00:35:25funny life. all this time I've been chasing after rainbows. now suddenly I
00:35:34find a girl I want to know. want to love and I'm busy. am I so demanding? not at
00:35:42all. that's what makes you so different. I find you attractive because of what
00:35:47you are. if you were a pauper or a millionaire it wouldn't make any
00:35:52difference to me. that's a funny thing to say. I've told you I'm a funny fellow.
00:35:59Stella I can't see you tonight. more business. yes but it's the last time. I
00:36:07promise myself. I promise you it's the very last time. I've everything I need
00:36:16except you. you're not making sense. for a week or two maybe a month I won't. I
00:36:22doubt whether I'll see you as often as I want. I may even have to go away for a
00:36:26while. only a little while. but I don't want to lose this contact. you won't. but
00:36:34this this business deal I'm cooking will make me rich. richer. but it means moving
00:36:41about. maybe not even keeping in touch. you'll have to trust me Stella.
00:36:57oh marvellous evening.
00:36:59marvellous.
00:37:01and a marvellous dinner.
00:37:05what now Mark? oh champagne.
00:37:07it's all been arranged.
00:37:09but not here. your place.
00:37:17oh you are a darling. you are an absolute darling.
00:37:21I'm more than that.
00:37:23I'm serious.
00:37:25ooh
00:37:39Mark.
00:37:49but this must have cost an absolute... a small fortune. they're my bona fides. your
00:37:54bona what? my credentials. evidence of my good intentions. my honourable status.
00:37:59ever know a fortune hunter give away a fortune? I can match you share for share.
00:38:05yes but why would you? because I think I'm falling in love with you. froth or
00:38:12thunder? I'm trying to match your mood. oh definitely Wagnerian I should think.
00:38:19his business not going so well. on the contrary couldn't be better. oh then my
00:38:23first thought was the right one. froth. do you still have to go away? afraid so.
00:38:29for a week or two though. when are you leaving? soon. in a day or two maybe. this
00:38:35is just in time then. I thought you did theater design. I'm good at faces too.
00:38:44handsome ones. wouldn't it be disastrous if I fell for you? be inevitable. after
00:38:54all I'm a notorious lady killer.
00:39:05thank God.
00:39:17mrs. Ludlow not around yet then? if she was you would have heard her by now
00:39:21wouldn't you? yes I suppose so. orange juice. right. oh by the way another one
00:39:29just phoned. another one? another woman. who? didn't give a name a minute or so ago.
00:39:35I had to call transfer to your room. you must have been on the way down. what did
00:39:38she want? just asked for you. no message except say she'd see you. when? where? did
00:39:44she say she was coming here? no nothing that was all. just tell him I'll see him.
00:39:49she could be meaning to come here. might be a bit inconvenient.
00:39:57very inconvenient.
00:40:19I'm not there love. I'm here.
00:40:44I'm not there love. I'm here.
00:40:49well it was me you were calling wasn't it? yes yes it was you. I'm late again out
00:40:54to take lessons in punctuality. come on let's have a drink. have one when we get
00:40:58to the restaurant. when? aren't we eating here then? I found a new place down by the
00:41:02river. oh he's come over all masterful Freddie. you have no time for a drink.
00:41:06it's six paces to the door. you can manage it in four. oh you are a scream Freddie.
00:41:14if you weren't married I'd take you home with me. if I weren't married I'd be
00:41:18already there waiting. well it's down to the river and then back to my place eh?
00:41:27whatever you say. I'll show you that jewelry of mine you were so interested
00:41:32in. it'll make a change for Metzings eh? good night then Freddick. what jewelry? I
00:41:41didn't ask to see any jewelry. oh wasn't that you? I thought it was. I think I
00:41:46must be a little bit tiddly. you won't take advantage of me will ya?
00:41:52will ya?
00:41:54laughing
00:41:56laughing
00:41:58laughing
00:42:00laughing
00:42:02oh what an evening
00:42:04laughing
00:42:06what an evening!
00:42:08I haven't laughed so much in years.
00:42:10I noticed.
00:42:12when he said about
00:42:14laughing
00:42:16sigh
00:42:20you know
00:42:22I think I've sobered up.
00:42:24amazing isn't it?
00:42:26you can sober up if you want to.
00:42:28not that I want to.
00:42:30I'd rather you stayed sober.
00:42:32I've something to discuss.
00:42:34come on love.
00:42:36don't get serious.
00:42:38leave it till tomorrow.
00:42:40this affects tomorrow.
00:42:43all our tomorrows.
00:42:45Angie I said I thought I was falling in love with you.
00:42:47now I know.
00:42:49I want you to marry me.
00:42:55oh
00:42:57oh Mark
00:42:59oh me
00:43:01marry again
00:43:03third time lucky. yes
00:43:05yes
00:43:07me that's the lucky one.
00:43:09then the answer is yes.
00:43:13laugh
00:43:19I'm no fool you know.
00:43:23you're a handsome man and I'm
00:43:25I'm not the world's most
00:43:27beautiful woman. I'm older than you
00:43:29too and a bit
00:43:31not much. what are you driving at?
00:43:33us. my suspicious mind.
00:43:35you look like a man with money
00:43:37but I'd have to be sure. I'll show you my bank
00:43:39statements tomorrow. and it'll have to be absolutely
00:43:41equal Mark. share for share.
00:43:43those were your words.
00:43:45absolutely equal. what's mine will be
00:43:47yours.
00:43:49and vice versa.
00:43:51right down the line.
00:43:53communal property. everything.
00:43:55and I want it legal.
00:43:57the day we're married I want wills drawn up
00:43:59in favor of the other. I wouldn't want it any
00:44:01other way.
00:44:05I'm a blunt woman
00:44:07and I believe in
00:44:09speaking me mind.
00:44:11well
00:44:13do you still want to marry me?
00:44:15I still want to marry you.
00:44:17we think exactly alike.
00:44:19oh
00:44:21oh come on
00:44:23let's have that drink.
00:44:25Scotch? no I insist
00:44:27on you having one.
00:44:29it's not every day you get engaged is it?
00:44:31and I suppose
00:44:33you say you could say
00:44:35we're engaged.
00:44:39announcements
00:44:41are in order. no.
00:44:43what?
00:44:45it has to remain a secret for a while.
00:44:47our secret.
00:44:49Angie
00:44:51there's something I haven't told you.
00:44:53I've been married before too.
00:44:55oh we're divorced now and on pretty
00:44:57easy terms but you know what women
00:44:59are like. if she hears I'm getting married again
00:45:01she's just as likely to lean on me for more alimony.
00:45:03she'll have to know sometime.
00:45:05of course but there are ways and ways.
00:45:08I'd like to choose the right moment
00:45:10break it to her my way.
00:45:12you understand? of course I understand.
00:45:14come on drink up. to us.
00:45:16to us.
00:45:22no.
00:45:24come on just a little one won't hurt you.
00:45:28it won't take you long to get back in trim.
00:45:30I suppose not.
00:45:32we'll have to make some plans.
00:45:34I've made them.
00:45:36we'll go to Greece. get married there.
00:45:38in a little romantic place.
00:45:40then honeymoon just around the corner.
00:45:42there's a spot I know. it's perfect.
00:45:44quiet. you know the whole beach
00:45:46to ourselves.
00:45:48lay in the sun. swim.
00:45:50I can't swim.
00:45:52I'll teach you. you'll be perfectly
00:45:54safe with me.
00:45:56oh you
00:45:58make it sound marvelous.
00:46:00it will be.
00:46:02it will be.
00:46:04whew
00:46:07oh you're drunk.
00:46:09you're tired as a tick on two drinks.
00:46:11I feel odd.
00:46:13comes of not being a drinker you've no
00:46:15resistance. you better sit down.
00:46:17yes I'd better.
00:46:21oh let's have a look at you.
00:46:23oh you'll not be going back
00:46:25to that hotel tonight.
00:46:27I feel sleepy.
00:46:29come on.
00:46:32here you are.
00:46:34come on. you just put your
00:46:36feet up. you can sleep it off
00:46:38right here.
00:46:42you feel as right
00:46:44as rain in the morning.
00:46:46yes. it went right
00:46:48to my head.
00:46:50I would invite
00:46:52you up to my room.
00:46:54but we've got to leave
00:46:56something for later.
00:46:58eh?
00:47:02oh
00:47:29it took some time but it worked.
00:47:32the perfect cure.
00:47:34a foreswearing drink from now on.
00:47:36two glasses and look at me
00:47:38compromised. my reputation
00:47:40in ruins.
00:47:42and what about my reputation?
00:47:44I'll make an honest woman of you
00:47:46as soon as possible.
00:47:48oh
00:47:50how do you feel?
00:47:52a bit jaded.
00:47:54I wish I hadn't asked
00:47:56that Mackenzie woman over here.
00:47:58Mackenzie woman?
00:48:01um Stella Mackenzie.
00:48:03she lives about a mile away.
00:48:05she was out walking one day
00:48:07and saw those roses in the garden.
00:48:09asked if she might take a cutting.
00:48:11I said she could have the old damn plant
00:48:13after all they're not mine are they? only rent the place.
00:48:15and she's coming
00:48:17here today? due any minute
00:48:19to collect the roses.
00:48:21would you like some more?
00:48:23no
00:48:25thanks.
00:48:27look I ought to be
00:48:29getting back to the hotel.
00:48:31I've lots of things to do Angie. plans to make.
00:48:33I'll see you later.
00:48:35where's my jacket? here.
00:48:40Mark
00:48:42you're running away.
00:48:44what is it between you
00:48:46and this Mackenzie woman anyway?
00:48:48you're wrong.
00:48:50but right about running away.
00:48:52I told you about this
00:48:54situation with my ex-wife.
00:48:56well this is just a neighbor.
00:48:58I don't trust anyone. except me.
00:49:02you trust me don't you?
00:49:04it goes without saying.
00:49:08back door.
00:49:10this way will be more discreet.
00:49:12I'll call you.
00:49:20come in love.
00:49:22thank you.
00:49:28door buzzes
00:49:38music
00:49:54Mark
00:49:56oh
00:49:58do you mind?
00:50:00I'm sorry darling.
00:50:02oh look. I've dirtied all your shirt.
00:50:04what are you doing here anyway? I'm waiting for you.
00:50:06I thought you were knee-deep in business deals.
00:50:08I am. I was.
00:50:10I came here to see you. where have you been?
00:50:12collecting those. where from?
00:50:16most extraordinary woman.
00:50:18Angela someone. with a laugh
00:50:20that would awaken the dead. yes I know.
00:50:22I've seen her around the hotel.
00:50:24she is then. all the same
00:50:26I suspect a kind heart under all the tons of makeup.
00:50:28what did you talk about?
00:50:30you and this Angela woman.
00:50:32what did you talk about?
00:50:34she did all the talking darling.
00:50:36what about? I really don't remember.
00:50:38I just let it pour all over me.
00:50:40but she must have mentioned me.
00:50:42what? she must have seen me around
00:50:44the hotel and when you said you knew me.
00:50:46I didn't mention you at all.
00:50:48only that ego of yours.
00:50:50I tried to call you back last night.
00:50:52did you? it was you who called me wasn't it?
00:50:54yes. was it important?
00:50:56no not really. I just felt
00:50:58lonely. I felt like talking.
00:51:00lonely for me?
00:51:02perhaps.
00:51:04perhaps just for company.
00:51:06I see you gave me a beard.
00:51:08yes I've decided
00:51:10it doesn't suit you.
00:51:12too sinister.
00:51:16I will have to go away.
00:51:18for a week or two maybe. I won't be able to see you
00:51:20until after the deal is... why don't you tell me
00:51:22while I plant these.
00:51:26there's a space there.
00:51:28thank you. I've dirtied you up.
00:51:30I may as well go the whole hog.
00:51:35phone rings
00:51:37Townshend Health Hotel.
00:51:39Freddie. mrs. Ludlow.
00:51:41for pity's sake Freddie you've got to help me. I think he's going to kill me.
00:51:50that's about done it. thank you darling.
00:51:54I love looking at gardens but I'm no good at creating them.
00:51:56orange juice however that's another thing.
00:51:58I was glad to do it for you. especially glad.
00:52:00planting rosebushes has a
00:52:02permanent feel to it. means you're gonna stay.
00:52:04yes. means you'll
00:52:06still be here when I get back.
00:52:08yes.
00:52:10if I can still afford it.
00:52:13it's just gone twelve. see?
00:52:15I see. I'm a working
00:52:17girl and I'm not working.
00:52:19I've got an awful lot to do.
00:52:21you won't be working much longer.
00:52:23not if I have anything to do with it.
00:52:28I'll be moving about quite a bit today.
00:52:30no point in calling me.
00:52:32don't call me. I'll call you.
00:52:34that's right.
00:52:36goodbye.
00:52:38bye.
00:52:49always the same time
00:52:51and always the same drink and always...
00:52:53ah here he is now.
00:52:55mr. Walker? yes.
00:52:57mr. Mark Walker.
00:52:59that's right. detective superintendent
00:53:01Weston sir. police?
00:53:04is this your driver's license sir?
00:53:06why yes it is.
00:53:08I didn't even know I'd lost it.
00:53:10where did you find it? do you mind coming
00:53:12with us sir? what is this?
00:53:14we'd appreciate your cooperation.
00:53:16we really would.
00:53:19after you sir.
00:53:24and you.
00:53:26...
00:53:28...
00:53:30...
00:53:32...
00:53:34...
00:53:36...
00:53:38...
00:53:40...
00:53:42...
00:53:44...
00:53:46look surely I'm entitled
00:53:48some explanation.
00:53:50...
00:53:52...
00:53:54...
00:53:56...
00:53:58...
00:54:00...
00:54:02...
00:54:04I'd rather you didn't touch anything mr. Walker.
00:54:06what is this?
00:54:08I was hoping you'd tell us sir. you see we found this.
00:54:14lying there.
00:54:16what's happened here? where's Angela?
00:54:18mrs. Dudlow. we haven't found her yet sir.
00:54:20will you stop playing games and tell me
00:54:22what this is about. you came here last night mrs. Dudlow?
00:54:24yes. what time did you leave? sometime this
00:54:26morning 10.30 I don't know.
00:54:28this morning? it isn't what you think.
00:54:30I got a little drunk last night
00:54:32that's all. I slept there on that sofa.
00:54:34and left
00:54:36about 10.30? yes.
00:54:38yes.
00:54:44she phoned me. must have been about 12 noon.
00:54:46mrs. Dudlow? yeah. sure it was her?
00:54:48of course. recognize that voice anyway. anyone would.
00:54:50she said you had too much
00:54:52to drink. it was unlike you.
00:54:54it gaunt your head.
00:54:56she said she was afraid of you. you was getting violent.
00:54:58that's a lie. that's what she told me. she said you were
00:55:00insisting on seeing all her jewelry.
00:55:02this is crazy.
00:55:04I remember last night she joked about showing you
00:55:06her jewelry. that was a mistake.
00:55:08she was worried. she didn't want to
00:55:10cause the police in case it caused a scandal or something.
00:55:12she asked me if
00:55:14I'd come over
00:55:16and try and calm you down.
00:55:18what did you do? drove over right away of course
00:55:20and found a place like this.
00:55:22that's when I called you.
00:55:24well sir
00:55:26she's trying to frame me.
00:55:30but why?
00:55:32why?
00:55:34what time did she call?
00:55:3612. no about 10 past.
00:55:42then I'm in the clear.
00:55:44you see I could prove
00:55:46exactly where I was at that time.
00:55:48nowhere near here. more than a mile
00:55:50away. where? at 12 o'clock
00:55:52this morning. I was with
00:55:54miss Stella McKenzie.
00:55:56don't believe me.
00:55:58ask her.
00:56:00Stella?
00:56:08Stella?
00:56:10but she was here.
00:56:12just an hour or so ago.
00:56:16she was here.
00:56:18mr. Walker
00:56:20it doesn't look to me that anyone has been here in a long time.
00:56:22but this is where she works.
00:56:24she's a theatrical designer.
00:56:26there was an easel just there.
00:56:40oh
00:56:46at least this seems to be news recently.
00:56:50earth under your fingernails.
00:56:54and on your shirt too.
00:56:56gardening mr. Walker?
00:56:58she... we planted roses.
00:57:00roses?
00:57:04not a sign of life anywhere.
00:57:06bed been slept in?
00:57:08I don't see how. there aren't even any beds.
00:57:10rooms empty.
00:57:14get this down to the lab.
00:57:16I'm betting mr. Walker's fingerprints are all over it.
00:57:18I told you I used it.
00:57:20oh yes
00:57:22to plant roses.
00:57:24so the earth under your nails and on your clothing should match up.
00:57:26this is a frame.
00:57:28a dirty lousy frame.
00:57:30turn your pockets out.
00:57:33your pockets.
00:57:38a frame.
00:57:46a frame.
00:57:48I suppose these are a plant.
00:57:50where is she Walker?
00:57:52Angela Ludlow.
00:57:54where did you bury her?
00:58:09you found her.
00:58:11Stella McKenzie. you located her.
00:58:13no we didn't find her Walker.
00:58:17because she doesn't exist.
00:58:19but she has to.
00:58:22the house. she rented it.
00:58:24the estate agents must know.
00:58:26we checked with them. they never heard of Stella McKenzie.
00:58:29but they must have!
00:58:31somebody rented that house.
00:58:33it was rented to an Oliver Mason.
00:58:35a solicitor.
00:58:37but he never got to live in it.
00:58:39because he committed suicide.
00:58:41he drowned himself.
00:58:46Walker.
00:58:48Walker.
00:58:50where is she?
00:58:52Angela Ludlow.
00:58:54where did you bury her?
00:58:58I've got you cold on circumstantial evidence Walker.
00:59:01motive, opportunity, everything.
00:59:04but where did you put the body?
00:59:08plenty of people think you need a body to prove murder Walker.
00:59:12but take it from me.
00:59:14you don't.
00:59:19it has long been a fallacy
00:59:21that the presence of a corpus delicti
00:59:23is essential in a murder case.
00:59:27and indeed it is a fallacy Mark Walker.
00:59:32you have heard the verdict of the jury.
00:59:35and in my opinion a just and fair verdict of guilty.
00:59:40guilty of murdering Angela Mary Ludlow.
00:59:45it is now my duty to pronounce sentence.
00:59:49and to put you away
00:59:51where you can no longer damage or harm society.
00:59:56it is therefore the sentence of this court
00:59:59that you be confined in one of her Majesty's prisons
01:00:03for a term of at least 30 years.
01:00:08no.
01:00:11no.
01:00:15no!
01:00:20Walker. a visitor for you.
01:00:23visitor?
01:00:25I don't know anyone who want to visit me.
01:00:27it's a lady.
01:00:33oh
01:00:48Stella.
01:00:50oh thank God.
01:00:52my darling.
01:00:54thank God.
01:00:56what happened to you?
01:00:58I went away.
01:01:00but you must have read the papers. you must have known what was happening.
01:01:03yes.
01:01:04yes I knew. that's why I'm here Mark.
01:01:06it doesn't matter anymore. you're here. you're back and you can tell them.
01:01:10I came to tell you Mark.
01:01:13I didn't want you to sit out the next 30 years without knowing.
01:01:18that would have been too kind.
01:01:20Stella?
01:01:21no.
01:01:22my name's not Stella.
01:01:24or Mackenzie.
01:01:27it's Sheila O'Rourke.
01:01:30you were right at least about the Gaelic.
01:01:32O'Rourke?
01:01:34that rings a bell doesn't it Mark Walker?
01:01:37or should I say mr. Jameson?
01:01:39or mr. Tully yes.
01:01:41yes mr. Tully.
01:01:44because mrs. Tully was Yvonne O'Rourke.
01:01:48my sister.
01:01:51it was poor mr. Mason who called me. you killed him didn't you because he recognized you.
01:01:55we had got together a really private investigation.
01:01:59and we had so little to go on.
01:02:01a man who liked to keep fit.
01:02:04I did the rounds of the health farms and the gymnasiums for months before I spotted you.
01:02:09I was sure it was you but mr. Mason had to confirm it.
01:02:13I called him. he came down and before he could say yes or no
01:02:18he was dead.
01:02:20that was confirmation enough.
01:02:22you
01:02:24and Mason?
01:02:26an unlikely team
01:02:29but a nice man. I liked him.
01:02:33and I loved my sister.
01:02:37and you killed her too didn't you?
01:02:41and now you're paying for it. oh not for the murder you did do.
01:02:46but for one you didn't.
01:02:48but that suits me.
01:02:50you're no better than I am.
01:02:52you killed two.
01:02:54Angela Ludlow. I'll tell them.
01:02:56I'll tell them you killed her and whatever their motive they'll put you away too.
01:03:02you still don't understand do you?
01:03:06I told you my job was theatrical design.
01:03:08well before that I was on the other side of the footlights.
01:03:13I didn't kill Angela Ludlow.
01:03:17I created her.
01:03:19my old love.
01:03:22but who can prove it?
01:03:25bye love.
01:03:27don't do anything I wouldn't do will you?
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