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00:01:01Stop stop help. I've got my purse. It's got all my money in it 35 cents. Oh
00:01:08It's gone. It's gone. Was that your candy money? I'll never have so much money again in all my life
00:01:16Never mind never mind
00:01:21I know somewhere where you can get some candy for nothing. Come on
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00:03:01I'm dying to see you play. Sylvia tells me it's all modern contemporary. They call it dear nowadays. Well, whatever they call it
00:03:08I'm sure it's very nice. Come on, honey. Tomorrow's another school day. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed meeting you and mr
00:03:15Carter tonight you never know with a new principal
00:03:17He could be stuck up or play nasty or both, but neither of you seem to be either. Thank you. You're very kind
00:03:23Yes, we were all very worried when we heard you were for it. Oh English is hardly foreign dear
00:03:29I hope mr. Carter does Sally and I met in England while I was teaching over there
00:03:34Actually, I'm practically a local boy Toronto went the local girls good enough for you
00:03:39I never had a chance to find out left her honor when I was 10
00:03:42Well, you'll get used to Sylvia. It'll take a little time. Good night, everybody
00:03:48Some of the best friends of foreigners I
00:03:51Expect you'd like to keep this
00:03:53Chairman couldn't be here in person
00:03:54But right now politics take first place and he has this speaking date in St. John. It was nice of him to send a telegram
00:03:59Oh, I'm mr. Alderberry always does the right thing
00:04:03Young mr. Alderberry. I mean, it's the old one still alive. Oh
00:04:08Clarence is still alive. All right
00:04:14Well, it looks like they want to shut up shop come along sweetheart
00:04:18Thank you again for making Peter feel so very much at home. Oh my dear from now on you are at home. Thank you
00:04:24Good night. Good night. Good night
00:04:47I
00:04:53Was just watching you didn't really come back to get those books did you I just wanted to get you alone
00:04:59You wanted to have another look at your office to see if it was still here
00:05:03Do you blame me?
00:05:06But you always wanted isn't it
00:05:09And you do you like it here?
00:05:15And I love you
00:05:18Oh
00:05:21Sorry, mr. Carter, I was just talking up a you to be long. No, we're just going. Oh Harry. This is mrs. Carter
00:05:28Oh, yes, I reckon it might be at least right. I hope so
00:05:32How do you ma'am? Hello?
00:05:34You didn't hurry. I'm on all night. Well, thanks Harry, but we do have a home to go to
00:05:47Oh
00:05:58Where were the natives friendly?
00:06:01In fact, they were wonderful. I'm sure they were the salt of the earth
00:06:05Honey, I just don't like too much salt mother
00:06:08Now that's what I really waited up. Oh
00:06:11Jean get off to bed. All right. She always does for me. What was tonight's tale of horror?
00:06:17Little thing about a witch with three heads and one eye. I don't know why you tell her such hair-raising stories
00:06:22She likes them. You did too. Remember? I sometimes wonder how she can get up to sleep after listening to you
00:06:29Don't look now, but apparently she can't
00:06:34What are you doing out of bed
00:06:37Now you go back up those stairs
00:06:40Haven't I seen you somewhere before tonight? Come on out school tomorrow
00:06:45I was having a bad dream
00:06:47Wait a minute. I thought you said you couldn't sleep. How can you have a bad dream if you can't sleep?
00:06:54Sure, well now that's just silly you can't get locked or you've been inoculated against it
00:06:59Anyway, why not jaw for heaven's sake I stepped on a nail
00:07:03Come on, let's see it
00:07:10I can't see anything not even a scratch
00:07:13It isn't a scratch it's a dent now you get off to bed before I twist your ears off
00:07:19Where did you step on this nail?
00:07:22At the old berries, where were you there?
00:07:26Went to the house
00:07:28I hope they appreciated the honor
00:07:30Did you see mr. And mrs. Olderberry? Oh, no, they're out. Well, if they were out, how did you get in the house?
00:07:35You didn't just walk in did you?
00:07:37No, we rang the bell. Who let you in?
00:07:39Mr. Olderberry, I mean the old Mr. Olderberry
00:07:41Oh just a minute. This is getting confusing. Who's the old Mr. Olderberry?
00:07:46Oh, that'll be the father
00:07:48I shall have to call out tomorrow and apologize
00:07:50How long were you there?
00:07:52About half an hour
00:07:54Poor old man, he must have been about ready for a nervous breakdown
00:07:56Oh no, he liked it
00:07:58I'm sure he did, I think that was a very nice thing for you to do
00:08:00But how did you come to step on this nail? You had your shoes off
00:08:03We, uh, we took them off
00:08:06You took your shoes off?
00:08:08We took all our clothes off
00:08:12Darling, you didn't mean that, did you?
00:08:14About taking off all your clothes
00:08:16Yes, I did
00:08:18Why did you do it, Jean?
00:08:21Because Mr. Olderberry asked us to
00:08:27You spilt your drink
00:08:29Yes, I did, didn't I?
00:08:31Shall I help you wipe it up?
00:08:33Uh, darling, I don't think I quite understand
00:08:36Mr. Olderberry asked you to help him
00:08:39Mr. Olderberry asked you and Lucille to take off all your clothes
00:08:43That's right, so we did
00:08:45Wasn't that right?
00:08:47Well, no, Jean, it wasn't
00:08:50Why not? He said to
00:08:52Not now
00:08:54Um, darling, I think you'd better go back out to bed
00:08:57I'll come up with you
00:08:59Can't I stay down a little longer?
00:09:01No, I don't think so
00:09:03Come along
00:09:05Good night, Grandma
00:09:07Good night, Widget
00:09:09I hope it doesn't spoil the table
00:09:12Good night, Daddy
00:09:14Good night, Jean
00:09:16What about my lock door?
00:09:18We'll put something on it when we get upstairs
00:09:20Then you won't have anything more to worry about
00:09:23God
00:09:25Here's
00:09:29Do you think he did what Jean said he did?
00:09:32Yes, I do
00:09:34He actually made them undress
00:09:36Apparently
00:09:40If he touched her
00:09:42I swear I'll kill the swine
00:09:47There, how's that?
00:09:49Fine
00:09:51There, you see
00:09:53In the morning it'll all be well
00:09:55Tell me a story
00:09:57I tell you what
00:09:59Let's have a little talk first
00:10:01Then maybe I'll read to you
00:10:02What shall we talk about?
00:10:04What shall we talk about this afternoon?
00:10:06What was Mr. Olderberry like?
00:10:08He was all right
00:10:09He was very old, though
00:10:11What were you doing there?
00:10:13I mean
00:10:15Why did you go to the house in the first place?
00:10:17Lucille said he'd give us some candy
00:10:19And did he?
00:10:21Oh, yes, afterwards
00:10:23After what?
00:10:25After we danced
00:10:27Can I have a drink of water, please?
00:10:29Yes
00:10:31Yes, of course
00:10:35Where did all this happen?
00:10:37In his room
00:10:38It's on the top floor
00:10:40It's got a private stairs and a front door and everything
00:10:42I'd like to live there
00:10:46Would you, darling?
00:10:48Oh, I'd much rather live here, of course
00:10:50It's much cleaner
00:10:52Was Mr. Olderberry alone?
00:10:54Oh, yes
00:10:55There was nobody else
00:10:56Lucille introduced me
00:10:58She said I was her friend
00:11:00And then what happened?
00:11:04He asked her if she liked to play games, too
00:11:08Jean said she did
00:11:10He said the game was for her and Lucille
00:11:12To take off all their clothes
00:11:14Jean didn't want to do it
00:11:16But Lucille said Mr. Olderberry
00:11:18Would give them a lot of candy
00:11:20She took off her clothes first
00:11:22And then Jean
00:11:25He made them dance
00:11:27Oh, no
00:11:29He just sat there a few feet away
00:11:31Jean said he kept smiling at them
00:11:33He was walking backwards and forth
00:11:35With his hands on the arm of the chair
00:11:37He was making a sort of noise
00:11:39As if he was singing
00:11:41Only he wasn't singing
00:11:43I'll just have a look
00:11:45After a few minutes
00:11:47He closed his eyes
00:11:49And Jean thought he'd gone off to sleep
00:11:51She started to put on her clothes again
00:11:53But he woke up and asked her what she was doing
00:11:55She said it was cold
00:11:57And anyway, she thought the game was finished
00:11:59He laughed and said that it was
00:12:01That was when she stepped on the nail
00:12:03And that's the whole story?
00:12:05Yes
00:12:09Do you think Jean has any idea what it's all about?
00:12:11No, not the slightest
00:12:13She still thinks it was all a game
00:12:17She said the candy wasn't very good
00:12:21Sally
00:12:23It's true, isn't it?
00:12:25Jean didn't make up any of it
00:12:27No, no, it's all true
00:12:32Pete
00:12:34We don't want the whole town to know
00:12:36You know what those small-town switchboards are
00:12:38Who are you calling?
00:12:40His son
00:12:44Of course, they'll all be over at St. John
00:12:46We'll just have to leave him till the morning
00:12:48Leave him?
00:12:50What else can we do?
00:12:52Call the police
00:12:54I don't think that'll be at all wise
00:12:56I'm not interested in doing lots of eyes
00:12:58I only want to know what's going on
00:13:00I'm not interested in doing lots of eyes
00:13:02I only want to do what's right
00:13:04Wouldn't it be right, Sally, to go to the police at this stage?
00:13:06They'd arrest him, they'd get him away from here
00:13:08I very much doubt it
00:13:10What do you mean, isn't what he's done a crime?
00:13:12Attempted rape?
00:13:14Attempted rape?
00:13:16Sally didn't even touch the child
00:13:18I don't understand you
00:13:20Neither of you seem to think this is serious
00:13:22A sexual pervert lures two little girls into his home
00:13:24He didn't lure them in
00:13:26They went there of their own accord
00:13:28This is something that might have had the most horrible consequences
00:13:30I don't think so, Sally, really I don't
00:13:32I'm not trying to minimise what happened
00:13:34I do think it was frightful
00:13:36But you must keep a sense of proportion
00:13:38After all, Jean wasn't actually hurt
00:13:40You seem very sure of that, Marty
00:13:42I am, instinctively
00:13:44You see, I know how tough children can be
00:13:48Happy, normal children, that is
00:13:50And I know how much it takes, really, to shock them
00:13:52Listen
00:13:54When I was about Jean's age
00:13:56There was a man in the village, Percy Sanford
00:13:58He was about 40
00:14:00Like a big, overgrown schoolboy
00:14:02Case of arrested development, I suppose it usually is
00:14:04Anyway, when we little girls went by on our way to school
00:14:06He used to stand at the window and
00:14:08I believe the term is
00:14:10Expose himself
00:14:12What happened to him?
00:14:14Nothing
00:14:16I don't know
00:14:18I don't know
00:14:20Nothing
00:14:22Family was highly respected
00:14:24Respectable folk
00:14:26They just kept him at home
00:14:28And everyone pretended not to notice
00:14:30Anyway
00:14:32You see, the sight of poor Percy
00:14:34Didn't do me any permanent harm
00:14:38Sally, where are you going?
00:14:40Sally, I asked, where are you going?
00:14:42I'm going for the police
00:14:44Sally, listen to me, you can't make a serious complaint
00:14:46Against someone without knowing what you're doing
00:14:48No, you don't, the charge you're making might be
00:14:50Substantially false
00:14:52Do you think your daughter was lying?
00:14:54No, Jean doesn't lie, but if we accuse Alderbery of something like
00:14:56Assault or attempted rape, he may get off completely
00:14:58We'd be sued for everything we've got
00:15:00I'm sorry
00:15:02Sally, give me that car key
00:15:04Wait, now calm down both of you
00:15:06You're behaving like children
00:15:08First of all, Sally
00:15:10Would you mind telling me, without shouting please
00:15:12Why do you think it's necessary to go rushing off the police
00:15:14Right now in the middle of the night?
00:15:16I want it as soon as possible after it's committed
00:15:18This isn't an ordinary crime like burglary or hold-up
00:15:20This concerns a lot of people
00:15:22People you know and have to live with
00:15:24Whole families, maybe the whole town
00:15:26It concerns Pete's relations with his colleagues
00:15:28And the school committee
00:15:30After all, don't forget we're foreigners here
00:15:32Are you putting Pete's job ahead of Jean's safety?
00:15:34I'm not putting anything ahead of anything
00:15:36I just want you to look at this objectively
00:15:38Objectively?
00:15:40You expect me to be objective when a man tries to corrupt my daughter?
00:15:42Yes, I do
00:15:44For her sake and yours
00:15:46I'm sorry, the police have got to be told
00:15:48But why, Sally, why?
00:15:50Because it isn't only Jean that's threatened
00:15:52It's every other child in this town
00:15:54We have a responsibility in this, a responsibility to society
00:15:56To hell with society
00:15:58What worries me is you
00:16:00And Jean
00:16:02And Pete
00:16:04And the effect this will have on your lives, if you let it
00:16:08Go away!
00:16:10Go away!
00:16:14Go away!
00:16:16Go away!
00:16:18Go away!
00:16:20Go away!
00:16:22Go away!
00:16:24Go away!
00:16:26He's in there, the old man
00:16:28In the cupboard
00:16:30Nonsense, darling, you're just dreaming
00:16:32There's nobody here but you and us
00:16:34Yes, there is
00:16:36I saw him go in, he's still in there
00:16:38Now then, Widget
00:16:40See
00:16:42Nothing
00:16:44Like Mummy said, just a bad old dream
00:16:46No, it wasn't
00:16:48I saw his right hand
00:16:50He was going to take me away
00:16:52It's all right, darling
00:16:54It's all right, calm down
00:16:56No one's going to take you away
00:16:58No one's going to take you away
00:17:00Pete!
00:17:08Pete!
00:17:12Are you going to the police?
00:17:30Say, Mac, you want some fancy reading?
00:17:32Let's take a look at this Guy Carter statement
00:17:34Not now, the chief's waiting for these
00:17:36You can read the file copy
00:17:38All right, all right
00:17:46I thought maybe you'd better have a look at this
00:17:48And see what your husband did
00:17:50And see what your husband did
00:17:52And see what your husband did
00:17:54And see what your husband did
00:17:56And see what your husband did
00:17:58And see what your husband did
00:18:00And see what your husband did
00:18:02I know what my husband said
00:18:04Sure, of course you do
00:18:06But I thought maybe there might be a few things you didn't agree with
00:18:08Or you might want them to change
00:18:10It's a simple statement of fact
00:18:12I wouldn't call it just that
00:18:14What do you mean?
00:18:16It's his story, what your little girl told you
00:18:18It ain't been substantiated yet
00:18:20It will be
00:18:22In court, if necessary, Mr. Hammond
00:18:24Captain Hammond, if you please, ma'am
00:18:26I sweated it out for my rank the hard way, Mrs. Carter
00:18:28So I kind of like people to use it
00:18:30I'm sorry, Captain Hammond
00:18:32No offense, ma'am
00:18:34None taken, I'm sure
00:18:36What I'm trying to say is this, Mrs. Carter
00:18:38And I hope you won't take me wrong
00:18:40You and your husband are strangers in this town
00:18:42Nobody knows much about you
00:18:44What has that got to do with it?
00:18:46Quite a lot in a place like this
00:18:48I don't say it's right, but it's how things are
00:18:50But you seem to forget that my husband
00:18:52Has just been appointed principal of your high school
00:18:54That must give him some standing in the community
00:18:56Some standing
00:18:58The Olderberries have a lot more
00:19:00I don't doubt that, but...
00:19:02High school principals come and go
00:19:04But the Olderberries, you might say, go on forever
00:19:08Are you trying to suggest that my husband and I
00:19:10Withdraw our charge?
00:19:12We just go home and forget about what happened to our child?
00:19:14Now you mention it
00:19:16Just what did happen to your child?
00:19:18As far as I can see, nothing very much
00:19:20Captain Hammond, have you any children of your own?
00:19:22Yes, I have, ma'am, five of them
00:19:24Three boys and two girls
00:19:26So I guess I know just about as much as anybody
00:19:28How much notice to take of the things kids say
00:19:30When they've been doing something they know they shouldn't
00:19:32Such as?
00:19:34Going to people's houses and begging for candy
00:19:36How dare you!
00:19:38Maybe I shouldn't have said that, but...
00:19:40I get kind of riled
00:19:42When I think of all the trouble
00:19:44That can be caused by a little exaggeration
00:19:46I'm not denying that maybe the old man
00:19:48Did get a little fresh with those kids
00:19:50A little fresh?
00:19:52You call it a little fresh
00:19:54Getting young girls to strip in front of him?
00:19:56Nobody was hurt, were they? He didn't do anything
00:19:58Yes, he did do something
00:20:00He attacked their innocence
00:20:02And I don't mean their physical innocence, I mean their minds
00:20:04And the only reason he didn't succeed
00:20:06Was because they were too young and inexperienced
00:20:08To know what he was after
00:20:10In other words, no real harm's been done
00:20:12I didn't say that
00:20:14That's what it's going to sound like
00:20:16If you force the issue and bring this out in an open court
00:20:18Will it?
00:20:20Look, Mrs. Carter
00:20:22You've got to be realistic
00:20:26The Olderberry's practically made Jamestown
00:20:28If it hadn't been for Clarence
00:20:30That's the old man starting the sawmill
00:20:32There'd probably be nothing but trees
00:20:34Where I'm standing right now
00:20:36And if it hadn't been for Richard
00:20:38Branching out in a hundred different ways
00:20:40We'd have stayed nothing more than an overgrown lumber camp
00:20:42Instead of being one of the most prosperous
00:20:44Go-ahead places this side of the St. Lawrence
00:20:46I'm sure that's true, Captain Hammond
00:20:48But you can't expect it to make much difference
00:20:50To Mr. Carter and me
00:20:52We're not members of your Chamber of Commerce
00:20:54No, ma'am, you and your husband
00:20:56Ain't members of nothing here
00:20:58And you're not likely to be
00:21:00If you insist on going through with this thing
00:21:02I don't see that we have any choice
00:21:04Not only for Gene, but for every other child
00:21:06In your prosperous go-ahead time
00:21:08Okay, make fun of us
00:21:10We're nothing but poor, stupid colonials
00:21:12But at least we know how to look after ourselves
00:21:14And our own children
00:21:16We know enough to keep them away from a house like that
00:21:18A house like what?
00:21:20I mean, strangers' houses
00:21:22Where they're not wanted
00:21:24Where they've got no business to be
00:21:28Is that all you wanted to see me about, Captain Hammond?
00:21:30To verify my husband's statement?
00:21:34I'll bring it around for Mr. Carter to sign
00:21:38I suppose it's just possible
00:21:40He may have some second thoughts by then
00:21:42No, Captain Hammond
00:21:44It's not possible
00:21:48Thank you for the information
00:21:50What information?
00:21:52About the town
00:21:54Goodbye
00:22:12Mrs. Carter!
00:22:14Hello, Mr. Phillips
00:22:16I heard what happened yesterday
00:22:18I'm sorry, this isn't even a small world
00:22:20It's just an overgrown village
00:22:22So I gather
00:22:24Your little girl all right?
00:22:26Yes, thank you
00:22:28Must have been horrible for you and Mr. Carter
00:22:30Happening so soon after you got here
00:22:32Mr. Phillips, has anything like this ever happened before?
00:22:34I mean, with older men
00:22:36Well, not as bad as this, no
00:22:38What do you mean?
00:22:40Well, nothing as compromising as this anyway
00:22:44You see, Mrs. Carter
00:22:46Clarence Alderberry
00:22:48Is a very famous character around here
00:22:50And everybody knows
00:22:52How much he likes children
00:22:54He likes them so much that sometimes
00:22:56He can't keep his hands off them
00:22:58But he's never made his intentions quite so clear before
00:23:00And no one's ever done anything about it?
00:23:02No one's gone to the police before
00:23:04The Alderberries themselves
00:23:06They send them to Coal Hill for a while
00:23:08That's a sanatorium a few miles out of town
00:23:10For nervous diseases
00:23:12An asylum?
00:23:14Well, they don't call it that
00:23:16I'm sorry, you'll have to excuse me
00:23:18Good luck
00:23:30Is my husband speaking?
00:23:32Yes
00:23:34Thank you
00:23:36Well, did you see him?
00:23:38Yes
00:23:40I think I found out something else
00:23:42This isn't the first time Alderberry's done this sort of thing
00:23:44He's well known for his leanings in that way
00:23:46He's even been in a sanatorium
00:23:48Has he now?
00:23:50That changes everything, doesn't it?
00:23:52It means we're no longer alone
00:23:54The whole town will be behind us
00:23:56I'd like to think so
00:23:58There must be
00:24:00I called Richard Alderberry
00:24:02What did he say?
00:24:04I'll see you at home
00:24:06Don't worry
00:24:08We'll be all right
00:24:10That's what I wanted to say to you
00:24:12I could tell them you'd rather make the meeting tomorrow
00:24:14Why?
00:24:16Do you think tomorrow will be any better than today?
00:24:20Don't think I'm trying to excuse the old man or anything
00:24:22Well, I should hope not
00:24:24I can understand what the child is doing there in the first place
00:24:26Oh, really?
00:24:28Half the time when girls get themselves into that kind of trouble
00:24:30It's their own fault
00:24:32She's only nine or ten years old
00:24:34That's old enough to know better
00:24:36If you ask me...
00:24:38Nobody did ask you, did they?
00:24:40I beg your pardon
00:24:42So you damn well should
00:24:44Who on earth was that?
00:24:46She's the child's grandmother
00:24:48Oh, no
00:24:50Why didn't you warn us?
00:24:52Sylvia, this is dreadful
00:24:54Why?
00:24:56I only said what I'm sure a lot of people are thinking
00:24:58You are lucky having your own pool
00:25:00Sure, come on
00:25:02I'll ask Mum for two sodas before we swim
00:25:04I wish we had a pool
00:25:06Hi, Mum, Jean's coming for a swim
00:25:08Can I get two sodas?
00:25:10I don't think you'd better swim today
00:25:12Huh?
00:25:14It's cold It's not cold
00:25:16Don't argue
00:25:18Anyway, I'm sure Jean's mother would rather she went straight home today
00:25:20No, it's all right
00:25:22My mother knew I was coming swimming
00:25:24I think you still better go straight home
00:25:26All right
00:25:28Bye, Sammy
00:25:30Bye, Jean
00:25:32Bye, Mrs Nash
00:25:34Goodbye
00:25:36Maybe some other time
00:25:44Little girl
00:25:46Yes?
00:25:48Can you please tell me which is Mr Carter's house?
00:25:50Yes, I can This is it
00:25:52I live here
00:25:56Are you Miss Jean Carter?
00:25:58Yes, sir
00:26:00Will you take me in?
00:26:02Yes, of course
00:26:04I've come to see your Daddy
00:26:10Hello, Grandma
00:26:12Is Daddy home?
00:26:14Yes
00:26:16This gentleman wants to speak to him
00:26:18I'm Richard Olderberry
00:26:20Will you come in?
00:26:22No
00:26:24Mr Richard Olderberry
00:26:26May I come in?
00:26:28Certainly
00:26:30I'll take Jean upstairs
00:26:32Cute little kids you got there, you know
00:26:34We met on the doorstep
00:26:36I'm afraid I owe you folks an apology
00:26:38An apology?
00:26:40Oh, yes, for coming along like this without any warning
00:26:42and about my behavior on the phone this morning
00:26:44You see, I was kind of annoyed that you went to the police
00:26:46without talking to me first
00:26:48Um, let me take your things
00:26:50Thank you
00:26:54Here
00:26:56You better sit down
00:26:58Thank you
00:27:00I also want to say I'm sorry about this
00:27:02misunderstanding
00:27:04Misunderstanding?
00:27:06Yeah, all this stuff about the kids coming to my house
00:27:08and my father teasing them or something
00:27:10Mr Olderberry, I don't think you quite understand
00:27:12what happened
00:27:14Offering children candy to take off their clothes
00:27:16is something more than teasing
00:27:18Kids sometimes imagine things, you know
00:27:20Not a thing like that
00:27:22Mr Olderberry
00:27:24I think you should know
00:27:26My wife and I are absolutely convinced
00:27:28that Jean's story is true
00:27:30That your father did behave exactly the way she said he did
00:27:38Mr Carter
00:27:40My family has been in this town for generations
00:27:42and in all that time
00:27:44nobody's ever been able to say a bad word to me
00:27:46Nobody
00:27:48Ever
00:27:50Mr Olderberry
00:27:52We don't want revenge
00:27:54All we want is an assurance
00:27:56that your father won't be allowed to go on being a menace
00:27:58to the children of this town
00:28:00What do you mean by assurance?
00:28:02Isn't my word good enough?
00:28:04That he isn't dangerous?
00:28:06If he could be looked after in some way
00:28:08perhaps a male nurse
00:28:10My father doesn't need a nurse
00:28:12He's not sick
00:28:14But he is sick, that's just the point
00:28:16I happen to know a little about these things
00:28:18An educator has to
00:28:20I'll admit we don't know the best way
00:28:22to deal with people like your father
00:28:24Nobody's asking you to deal with him, Mr Carter
00:28:26If he'd had some sort of treatment when he was a child
00:28:28some psychological training
00:28:30My father wasn't brought up like that
00:28:32He was running a sawmill by the time he was 16
00:28:34He had discipline, plenty of it
00:28:36That's not the point
00:28:38The point is what to do with a person who
00:28:40for whatever reasons has grown up with a twisted mind
00:28:42We'd like to give him some kind of a treatment
00:28:44try and root out the trouble
00:28:48But that's impossible
00:28:50Your father's too old
00:28:52There's only one thing left
00:28:54and that's to put him away
00:28:56where his illness can't harm others
00:28:58You want to put my father away?
00:29:02Well nobody's going to put my father away, Mr Carter
00:29:04Look, that could be avoided
00:29:06if you'd agree to send him to some place like Cold Hill
00:29:08I understand that he was there for a time already
00:29:10Who told you that?
00:29:12It doesn't matter
00:29:14The point is, why was he discharged?
00:29:16He wasn't discharged!
00:29:18He was in there as a voluntary patient
00:29:20He didn't want to stay, so I took him out
00:29:22You mean they thought he should have stayed there longer
00:29:26Anyway, they couldn't have kept him
00:29:28Not unless he was committed by law in the first place
00:29:30We'll have to see that he is committed by law this time
00:29:34My husband's right, Mr Olderberry
00:29:36Surely you must see that
00:29:38You...
00:29:40You lousy outsiders!
00:29:42You come here without knowing a soul, looking for a job
00:29:44We find you one
00:29:46And the first thing you do is you stir up trouble
00:29:48You start talking about getting people arrested
00:29:50About having them shut up
00:29:52Boy, that's really funny, coming from you, Carter
00:29:54You, with your fancy degrees and no money in the bank
00:29:56What are they teaching them colleges anyway?
00:29:58Don't you know that a high school principal
00:30:00needs the goodwill of the community?
00:30:02That's got nothing to do with this
00:30:04That's got everything to do with this
00:30:06We can get rid of you any time we want
00:30:08We, Mr Olderberry?
00:30:10All right then, me, Mrs Carter
00:30:12You'll soon find out that nobody else's word on the committee matters
00:30:14Mr Olderberry, before you go, will you admit that your...
00:30:16I'll admit to nothing
00:30:18But I am going
00:30:20Mr Olderberry
00:30:24You won't even admit that your father is mentally ill
00:30:26You're damn right I won't
00:30:28That'd be the same as admitting there's some truth in the story
00:30:32I'll tell you what I will do, Carter
00:30:34I'm going to have a meeting at the school board
00:30:36and you'll be without a job in 48 hours
00:30:38You better wait for the results of the trial, Mr Olderberry
00:30:40It might make a difference
00:30:42There won't be any trial, it'll never get that far
00:30:44What are you doing here, Hammond?
00:30:46I've brought the document Mr Carter wanted
00:30:48What document?
00:30:50The charge against your father, he hasn't signed it yet
00:30:52Is that all it needs, just my signature?
00:30:54And then what?
00:30:56I'll have to go to your place and make the arrest
00:30:58Look, Hammond, you think I'm going to let you do this?
00:31:00I've got no option, Dick
00:31:02Here's the file, everything else follows
00:31:04We'll see that he gets bail, of course
00:31:06There you are, Captain Hammond
00:31:08All right, Carter
00:31:10All right, you make your charge
00:31:12But let me warn you about one thing
00:31:14Don't put that little girl of yours on the stand
00:31:16to testify against my father
00:31:18Now don't do that, because if you do
00:31:20don't expect my lawyers to have any mercy on her
00:31:22You take it from me, it'll be an experience
00:31:24that she won't forget in a hurry
00:31:26They'll tear her apart, and they'll do it on my instructions
00:31:32All right
00:31:48You're Mrs. Carter?
00:31:50Yes
00:31:52Your husband says he won't be much longer
00:31:54Unfortunately, Dr. Monford couldn't see him right away
00:31:56Oh, that's all right
00:31:58You're sure you wouldn't rather wait inside?
00:32:00He'll be right out
00:32:02Terrible weather
00:32:06It would be different, of course, if Dr. Huber were alive
00:32:08He dealt directly with the case
00:32:10Is there anyone else who can give us the information?
00:32:12I'm afraid not
00:32:14Are you sure you keep records of your patients' progress, their case histories?
00:32:16Of course, but they're strictly confidential
00:32:18You could be forced to produce them by a court order
00:32:20We could
00:32:24Look, Doctor
00:32:26All I want to know is whether Clarence Alderberry
00:32:28left this sanatorium with or without
00:32:30the consent of his doctors
00:32:32I understand your problem, Mr. Carter
00:32:34You must try to understand ours
00:32:36Cold Hill is not a state institution
00:32:38We're supported entirely by
00:32:40private subscriptions
00:32:42Meaning the Alderberries
00:32:44Among others
00:32:48I'm wasting my time
00:32:50And yours
00:32:52Not at all, I'm sorry, I had to keep you waiting
00:32:54Goodbye, Dr. Monford
00:32:56May I give you a piece of advice in confidence?
00:32:58Yes, please do
00:33:00Don't bother to get a court order
00:33:02to open the files of Clarence Alderberry
00:33:04Why not?
00:33:06There's nothing in them
00:33:22What did you find out?
00:33:24Nothing, I'm sorry
00:33:54This is one ace Alderberry can't trump
00:34:08Mrs. Demarest
00:34:10Oh
00:34:12You'll be the carders, I suppose
00:34:14Yes
00:34:16Thank you
00:34:24Tom ought to be home
00:34:26any minute now
00:34:28He knows you're coming
00:34:30I do hope it isn't inconvenient
00:34:32Oh no, I haven't started getting supper yet
00:34:34I was just getting the vegetables ready
00:34:36Thank you
00:34:38Please, do sit down
00:34:40Thank you
00:34:42Will we be able to see Lucille?
00:34:44Well, Lucille's away right now
00:34:46She's staying with an aunt up in Halifax
00:34:48How long will she be there?
00:34:50I don't know
00:34:52A couple of weeks?
00:34:54Depends
00:34:56Depends on what?
00:34:58On how long Marjorie, that's my sister, can have her
00:35:02Wouldn't you folks like a cup of coffee?
00:35:04It won't take a minute
00:35:06No thanks, really
00:35:08Mrs. Demarest, you do know why we've come here
00:35:10Why yes, I think so
00:35:14I feel that it's important that we should be
00:35:16in this together from the very beginning
00:35:18Yes
00:35:20Well, of course, that's up to Tom
00:35:22But I'm sure he must realize
00:35:24how much better it will be for both of us
00:35:26I hope so
00:35:30They've just got to put that old man away
00:35:32They've just got to
00:35:34Don't worry, Mrs. Demarest, between us we'll see that they do
00:35:38That'll be Tom
00:35:44The Carters are here
00:35:46Oh, they've been here long?
00:35:48Yes
00:35:54I had to walk halfway back from the mill
00:35:56The car broke down, second time this week
00:35:58Mrs. Carter, how are you?
00:36:00Hello
00:36:02Did you fix the folks some coffee?
00:36:04No one wants any
00:36:06Well, I do
00:36:08Well, if you'll excuse me
00:36:10Why don't you sit down?
00:36:12What can I do for you, Carter?
00:36:14Well, nothing at the moment
00:36:16I spoke to the prosecutor about this Olderberry case
00:36:18Well, I thought we could save a lot of time and trouble
00:36:20if you came along with me
00:36:22What for?
00:36:24Well, to tell your side of the story
00:36:26Rather Lucille's
00:36:28I'm sure you want to keep her out of it as much as possible
00:36:30I want to keep her out of it, period
00:36:32That's why I sent her away to her aunt
00:36:34But she can't be kept out of it
00:36:36Next to Jean, she'll be the prosecutor's chief witness
00:36:38Oh, no she won't, because she wasn't the witness
00:36:40I don't get you
00:36:42Look, Carter, just like everybody else around here
00:36:44I just don't want to get mixed up in it
00:36:46But you are mixed up in it already
00:36:48as Sally says
00:36:50I don't know what your little girl's been telling you
00:36:52but Lucille was nowhere near that Olderberry house
00:36:54the other afternoon
00:36:56Mr. Demings
00:36:58Look, she was playing on a swing with Jean till 5.30, then she came over for supper
00:37:00Jean didn't want to go, so she left her there
00:37:02But that's not true
00:37:04That's her story
00:37:10The mill you work at
00:37:12Is it the Olderberry mill?
00:37:14What's that got to do with it?
00:37:18I wonder
00:37:20I also wonder if Lucille will stick to her story
00:37:22on the witness stand
00:37:24There isn't going to be any witness stand
00:37:26I don't want my kid dragged through the courts
00:37:28You won't have any choice if the Attorney General issues a subpoena
00:37:30We'll see
00:37:32That's right
00:37:34Come on, Sally, we'd better be getting home
00:37:36I think maybe you'd better
00:37:42Goodbye, Demarest
00:37:44I think you're making a very serious mistake
00:37:46I'm not making any mistake
00:38:08I speak to Mr. Richard Olderberry, please
00:38:10Tom Demarest
00:38:12But why, Tom, why?
00:38:14Shut up!
00:38:16But why?
00:38:40Hey, I think that's them coming now
00:38:46Now you just tell your story
00:38:48like you told it to your mother and me at home
00:38:50Okay
00:38:52Ready?
00:38:54Thank you, James
00:39:10James!
00:39:14James!
00:39:40I'll sit here
00:39:42I can't think
00:39:44These are your seats here
00:39:46Morning, Mrs. Carter
00:39:48Morning, Gene
00:39:58Don't you worry, Dad
00:40:00Everything's going to be fine
00:40:10I had a word with the judge
00:40:12There'll be no need for your father to stand during the hearing
00:40:14Good, thank you
00:40:40Order in court!
00:41:06Order in court! The court will rise!
00:41:10Order in court!
00:41:20Oh, yes, oh, yes
00:41:22The Supreme Court of Jamestown is now in session
00:41:24Mr. Justice Charles presiding
00:41:26God save the Queen
00:41:28The accused will rise
00:41:30Under the circumstances, we can dispense with that formality
00:41:32Mr. Olderberry, you may remain seated
00:41:36Clarence Frederick Olderberry
00:41:38Under the provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada
00:41:40you are charged with procuring a child to wit
00:41:42Gene Carter, age nine years, seven months
00:41:44of Jamestown, with intent to commit an act
00:41:46or acts of gross indecency
00:41:48The charge which the complainants are bringing
00:41:50against Clarence Olderberry
00:41:52is a grave and repulsive one
00:41:56Particularly repulsive
00:41:58because of the tender age
00:42:00of the girl, Gene Carter
00:42:04Before, however, we
00:42:06give you details of the offense
00:42:08and present our evidence, I would like to make
00:42:10one or two observations
00:42:14It would be idle to deny
00:42:16that some of us know, or think
00:42:18we know, something about this case
00:42:20In a small community
00:42:22where the parties in this case are widely
00:42:24and personally known, it is probable
00:42:26that some of the jury have certain feelings
00:42:28and opinions, and that such feelings
00:42:30may predispose them, either
00:42:32for or against the accused
00:42:35If any of you have such feelings
00:42:37I ask you to cast them
00:42:39entirely from your minds
00:42:41You are sworn, you know
00:42:43to try this man according
00:42:45to the law, without fear
00:42:47or favor, affection or
00:42:49ill will, coldly, dispassionately
00:42:51on the evidence alone
00:42:55And this you must do
00:43:01The crime which we have to consider
00:43:03is an ugly thing
00:43:06It is also, by its very nature
00:43:08a secret thing
00:43:12I am unusually fortunate
00:43:14in having been able to subpoena
00:43:16an actual eyewitness
00:43:18young Lucille Demarest
00:43:20to corroborate in detail
00:43:22the testimony of the complainant
00:43:24And I assure you that when you
00:43:26have heard the evidence of the two
00:43:28girls between them
00:43:30you will see that you have no alternative
00:43:32but to find the accused
00:43:34guilty as charged
00:43:40Lord, may I call my first witness?
00:43:42I have to please your lordship
00:43:44Mr. Slade?
00:43:45Before my learned friend proceeds
00:43:47I think you should see this paper
00:43:49that's just been handed to me
00:43:56May I ask my learned friend
00:43:58why this paper was handed to him
00:44:00It concerns my witness
00:44:02I'm afraid I cannot answer that
00:44:04It was simply handed to me as I came into court
00:44:06perhaps by mistake
00:44:08May I see the document, please?
00:44:10Certainly, your lordship
00:44:16This is a doctor's certificate
00:44:18to say that Lucille Demarest
00:44:20is unable to appear today
00:44:22and gives medical grounds to suggest
00:44:24that she should not be required
00:44:26to come into court at all
00:44:28Is Dr. Mason in court?
00:44:30No, my lord
00:44:32but I understand that Dr. Mason
00:44:34who's a regular consultant at the Jamestown Hospital
00:44:36is ready to come here and be questioned
00:44:38if your lordship and my learned friend
00:44:40so desire
00:44:42I think this is up to you, Mr. Duggan
00:44:46Thank you, my lord
00:44:50Dr. Mason is a well-known
00:44:52and highly respected practitioner
00:44:54He's prepared to sign his name
00:44:56to a declaration that this girl's health
00:44:58will be seriously impaired
00:45:00if she's forced to appear in court
00:45:02I don't see that I have any choice
00:45:04but to accept his word for it
00:45:06You realize, Mr. Duggan
00:45:08that you're entitled to ask for an adjournment
00:45:10until such time as Lucille Demarest
00:45:12is considered fit to be called
00:45:14I see no reason to suppose the young lady
00:45:16will ever be considered fit to appear
00:45:18Certainly, after this, I should look upon her
00:45:20as a potentially hostile witness
00:45:22Well, in that case, what do you wish us to do?
00:45:24Proceed, your lordship
00:45:26In cases of this kind, as I pointed out
00:45:28it is frequently necessary to rely on the evidence
00:45:30of a solitary witness
00:45:32Although, of course, I shall be laboring
00:45:34under a severe handicap
00:45:36I am confident that we can afford
00:45:38to do so now
00:45:40I should like to call
00:45:42Jean Carter
00:45:54My lord, may my witness be seated?
00:45:56Well, if she sits down,
00:45:58we won't be able to see her at all
00:46:00I think I can remedy that, my lord
00:46:10How's that?
00:46:12That's fine
00:46:14Thank you, your lordship
00:46:16Well, I'm afraid
00:46:18I'm afraid I'll have to
00:46:20leave you to it
00:46:22How's that?
00:46:24Fine
00:46:26Will the young person be taking the oath, my lord?
00:46:28Jean,
00:46:30do you know what an oath is?
00:46:32A sort of bad word
00:46:38Well, that's one kind
00:46:40But I mean another kind
00:46:42A sort of promise to do something
00:46:44Like swearing something?
00:46:46Yes. Have you ever taken an oath?
00:46:48Sworn something?
00:46:50Well, then you know how bad it is
00:46:52to swear to do something
00:46:54and then not to do it?
00:46:56Yes, sir
00:46:58Now, what we want you to do
00:47:00is to swear to tell the truth
00:47:02Is that all?
00:47:04Yes, but it's a very important thing
00:47:06Will you do it, Jean?
00:47:08Yes, sir
00:47:10This child obviously understands
00:47:12I think she should be put under oath
00:47:14Take the Bible, please
00:47:16in your left hand
00:47:18Raise your right hand
00:47:20and repeat after me
00:47:22I swear by almighty God
00:47:24I swear by almighty God
00:47:26The evidence I'm about to give
00:47:28The evidence I'm about to give
00:47:30Shall be the truth, the whole truth
00:47:32Shall be the truth, the whole truth
00:47:34And nothing but the truth
00:47:36And nothing but the truth
00:47:38Would you please tell us what happened then?
00:47:40Nothing. That was all
00:47:42How did you get out of the house?
00:47:44He let us out
00:47:46Did he say anything?
00:47:48He asked me to come back when I wanted some more candy
00:47:50Thank you, Jean
00:47:52I think that's all I have to ask you
00:47:54Can I go now?
00:47:56I'm afraid not just yet
00:47:58I think my only friend, Mr. Slade, would like to ask you some questions
00:48:00Will he ask me many?
00:48:02He may, but don't be frightened
00:48:04You have only to answer him like you answered me
00:48:06Must we have all this chat, my lord, between the prosecutor and his witness?
00:48:08I see no harm in it, Mr. Slade
00:48:10Would you put the child in the right frame of mind for your cross-examination?
00:48:12Oh, I don't mind that, my lord
00:48:14But I object to his veiled attempt to make sure the child keeps the prepared text
00:48:16But I object to his veiled attempt to make sure the child keeps the prepared text
00:48:18I resent the implication, my lord
00:48:20Understandably
00:48:22Mr. Slade, you will please refrain from making such contentious remarks
00:48:24Mr. Slade, you will please refrain from making such contentious remarks
00:48:26Yes, my lord
00:48:30Now then, Jean
00:48:32There are just a few points in your story I don't quite understand
00:48:34There are just a few points in your story I don't quite understand
00:48:36I want you to help me to get them straight
00:48:38Why?
00:48:40Firstly, you said that Mr. Oldbury showed you out and then invited you back sometime
00:48:42Firstly, you said that Mr. Oldbury showed you out and then invited you back sometime
00:48:44Yes
00:48:46Your exact words were, he asked me to come back when I wanted some more candy
00:48:48Your exact words were, he asked me to come back when I wanted some more candy
00:48:50Were they?
00:48:52Did he include your friend in this invitation?
00:48:54No, he didn't
00:48:56Are you sure of that?
00:48:58Yes
00:49:00Why do you think he invited you back and not the other little girl?
00:49:02Maybe he liked the way I danced better
00:49:04Maybe simply because the other little girl wasn't there
00:49:06Oh, but she was
00:49:08I suggest to you, you were alone when you went into that house
00:49:10and you were alone when you came out
00:49:12No, Lucille was there
00:49:16All the time?
00:49:18Yes, except...
00:49:20Except when?
00:49:22Except when she went for a drink of water
00:49:24Was that before you took her clothes off or afterwards?
00:49:26Before, I think
00:49:28You think?
00:49:30Oh, I'm trying to remember
00:49:32No, it was afterwards, after we danced
00:49:34You said you were cold
00:49:36Was I?
00:49:38Oh, you said so in your evidence
00:49:40You said you asked Mr. Alderberry if you could put on your clothes because you were cold
00:49:42Then I guess I was
00:49:44You guess you were
00:49:46Gene, how much of what you've been telling us is just sheer guesswork
00:49:48Gene, how much of what you've been telling us is just sheer guesswork
00:49:50My lord, I object
00:49:52My learned friend is trying to confuse the witness
00:49:54Objection overruled
00:49:56The question's quite legitimate
00:49:58Thank you, my lord
00:50:00But you needn't bother to answer it, Gene
00:50:02I'll tell you another one
00:50:04Where did your friend go to get this drink of water?
00:50:06To the bathroom
00:50:08Where was that?
00:50:10Down the hall
00:50:12Was she naked?
00:50:14She must have been
00:50:16Was she naked?
00:50:18Yes, she was
00:50:20And you're asking us to believe that Mr. Alderberry allowed her to wander all around the house with nothing on, where anybody might have seen her?
00:50:22Well, maybe she had something on
00:50:24Maybe you had something on
00:50:26I didn't, I didn't
00:50:28Maybe you were fully dressed the whole time
00:50:30This is a lie
00:50:32It isn't, he did
00:50:38Gene, do you like Mr. Alderberry?
00:50:40No
00:50:42Why not?
00:50:46He's so old
00:50:48That's no reason
00:50:54He's ugly
00:50:56Would you like him better if he was young and handsome?
00:50:58I don't know
00:51:00He wouldn't be so scary
00:51:02Oh, you find him scary?
00:51:04Yes
00:51:06Because of what he did to you?
00:51:08No, I didn't mind that
00:51:10Oh, you didn't mind him making you dance in front of him with nothing on?
00:51:14I like dancing
00:51:16With nothing on?
00:51:18Sometimes
00:51:20Do you do it often?
00:51:22Sometimes after my bath
00:51:24In front of other people?
00:51:26Do you dance naked?
00:51:28Yes
00:51:30Well, what a very unusual household
00:51:32My lord, I object very strongly to the implications of that remark
00:51:34Objection sustained
00:51:36Strike out the question and the answer
00:51:40I hope, Mr. Slade, you're not taking comfort from the fact
00:51:44That what is easy to erase from the court records
00:51:46Is not so easy to erase from the minds of the jury
00:51:48My lord, I assure you
00:51:50Because that is not a tactic that recommends itself to the bench
00:51:52Proceed
00:51:54Thank you, my lord
00:51:58Now then, Jean
00:52:00You told us that Mr. Oldbury didn't touch you while you were dancing
00:52:04Yes
00:52:06Oh, he did touch you
00:52:08No
00:52:10He never even came near you
00:52:12No
00:52:14He gave you a lot of candy
00:52:16Not a lot
00:52:18Oh, you wanted more
00:52:20Not very much
00:52:22If you had liked him, you'd have let him touch you
00:52:24No
00:52:26Why not?
00:52:28I don't know
00:52:30Come on now, answer me
00:52:32What do you think he'd have done to you?
00:52:34I don't know
00:52:36Stop saying I don't know and answer me
00:52:38You're going too far
00:52:40How dare you interrupt
00:52:42Order
00:52:44Mr. Carter
00:52:46It is for me to decide what counsel is going too far
00:52:48What do you think he would have done to you?
00:52:50I don't know
00:52:52I suggest you do know
00:52:54And that's why you ran to your parents with this whole ugly story
00:52:56I didn't, I didn't
00:52:58Mommy
00:53:00It's all right
00:53:02It's not all right
00:53:04You put him up to this
00:53:06You said you were going to hurt him
00:53:08Mr. Carter
00:53:10You will please sit down
00:53:14I'll have this courtroom turned into a bare garden
00:53:18Thank you
00:53:22Now, Mr. Slade
00:53:24Just what is this line of questioning intended to establish?
00:53:26Just this, my lord
00:53:28I submit that the hideous and improbable charges
00:53:30Brought against my client by this child
00:53:32Are the result of a diseased imagination
00:53:36And I think we should have a psychiatrist
00:53:38Tell us if she's as innocent as she seems
00:53:44You may stand down now, Jean, and go to your mother
00:53:48Mrs. Carter
00:53:50You may take Jean into the witness room
00:53:52It'll be quiet in there
00:53:54I'm going to recess the court for 20 minutes
00:53:56After which, I hope we can return to this business
00:53:58In a calmer frame of mind
00:54:00The court is adjourned for 20 minutes
00:54:02Mr. Duggan
00:54:04Mr. Slade
00:54:06During the recess, I would like to see you both in my chamber
00:54:10I'd like to see you too, Mr. Carter, if you please
00:54:18Mr. Carter
00:54:22Mr. Carter
00:54:24The lights
00:54:26Please sit down with us, Mr. Carter
00:54:36I think, for the sake of Mr. Carter
00:54:38I should preface my remarks with a few observations
00:54:40Which may seem trite and obvious to my legal friends
00:54:42But it's important to emphasize
00:54:44That we are here to make
00:54:46Judicial and not moral judgments
00:54:48Now, it may seem wrong at times
00:54:50But I assure you it is one of the greatest safeguards of our legal system
00:54:52A judge and jury are not required to decide
00:54:54If a man is innocent
00:54:56That's for God to do
00:54:58Only to say if he's guilty as charged
00:55:00I understand that
00:55:02Now, this is what I want you to realize
00:55:04Now that the child has been brought into court
00:55:06The defense are entitled to ask her
00:55:08Any questions they may think fit
00:55:10However distressing to you or the child
00:55:12Even if they go so far as to demand
00:55:14A medical examination
00:55:16I shall have no alternative
00:55:18But to accede to that request
00:55:20And it may not end there
00:55:26Feeling better, darling?
00:55:28Mrs. Carter
00:55:30The judge is coming back now
00:55:32They'll be wanting the young lady
00:55:34Do I have to go back?
00:55:36I'm afraid so, darling
00:55:38Don't worry, Widget
00:55:40You're doing fine
00:55:42I'll see you later
00:55:44All right?
00:55:50Silence in court! The court will rise
00:56:02Silence!
00:56:08I have to claim your Lordship's indulgence
00:56:10And to pose a statement which, of course
00:56:12Is made with a sense of great responsibility
00:56:16Having conferred with my learned friend
00:56:18Mr. Peter Carter, the father of the girl in question
00:56:20I hope you will not think
00:56:22I'm sliding this court
00:56:24Or shirking my duty in any way at all
00:56:26In seeking to avoid the prolongation
00:56:28Of an ordeal that, however the case might end
00:56:30Can only have a bad psychological effect
00:56:32On the child herself
00:56:36And what I propose and ask your leave to do
00:56:38Is to abandon the prosecution
00:56:40And withdraw the charge
00:56:46Mr. Slade
00:56:50I would like to add that Mr. Oldbury
00:56:52Seeks only to be cleared of the hideous charge
00:56:54Brought for whatever reason
00:56:56By this mistaken and misguided child
00:56:58And her misguided and mistaken parents
00:57:02I must therefore ask for a clear verdict of not guilty
00:57:04To be brought in by the jury
00:57:06And duly recorded
00:57:08Order in court
00:57:14Gentlemen of the jury
00:57:16In view of what I've just heard
00:57:18I can only instruct you
00:57:20To bring in a verdict of not guilty
00:57:22Do you wish to withdraw?
00:57:28No, my Lord
00:57:30Gentlemen of the jury
00:57:32Have you reached a verdict?
00:57:34We have
00:57:36And do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty?
00:57:38Not guilty
00:57:40The defendant will rise
00:57:44Clarence Oldbury
00:57:46You have been found not guilty
00:57:48And are hereby discharged
00:57:50You may go out of here a free man
00:58:04He's not back yet
00:58:06Board meeting still on?
00:58:08As far as I know
00:58:10They've been at it a long time
00:58:12I'll tell Mr. Crowley you came by
00:58:14It's all right, I'll tell him myself if you don't mind
00:58:16I shouldn't think he'd want to see you just now
00:58:18Maybe so, but let's just wait and see, shall we?
00:58:20I shouldn't think he'd want to see any of you
00:58:22Oh, why? What have we done?
00:58:24Nothing, you just stood around and let it happen
00:58:26First the trial, then the trial
00:58:28And now the trial
00:58:30And now the trial
00:58:32You just stood around and let it happen
00:58:34First the trial and now this
00:58:36What did you want us to do? Sign petitions or go on a hunger strike?
00:58:38Oh, nothing heroic
00:58:40But you could at least have told him what would happen
00:58:42If you started attacking the Olderberries in this town
00:58:44Maybe we didn't know what would happen
00:58:46Maybe we wanted to find out
00:58:48But you took good care not to stick out your own necks
00:58:50You left that to him
00:58:52Oh, you'll make me sick, the whole lot of you
00:58:54What's going on here?
00:58:56You've been ill-treating my secretary?
00:58:58On the contrary, she's been ill-treating me
00:59:00Can I see you for a minute?
00:59:02Sure
00:59:06Is it true that you called the board today
00:59:08And gave in your notice?
00:59:10I wanted to beat them to the draw
00:59:12Then you're really leaving?
00:59:14Yes
00:59:16I'm sorry
00:59:18And so am I, in a way
00:59:20Miss Jackson seems to think that
00:59:22All the faculty have let you down
00:59:24Miss Jackson has an overdeveloped sense of loyalty
00:59:26Meaning we haven't
00:59:28There's nothing special to be loyal about you
00:59:30You hardly know me
00:59:32We know you now
00:59:34Anyway
00:59:36What did you want to see me about?
00:59:38Just that
00:59:40I wanted you to know that a lot of us agree with Miss Jackson
00:59:42Can I come in?
00:59:44Sorry, I'm busy
00:59:46Mr. Phillips will excuse us
00:59:48Is that all, Neil?
00:59:50Yeah
00:59:52Oh, there was just one other thing
00:59:54When you get your new school, wherever it is
00:59:56I wish you could use a not-too-bright art teacher
00:59:58I wish you'd let me know
01:00:00I imagine I'll be needing another job, too
01:00:08What makes him think you're getting another school?
01:00:14He's probably an optimist, like me
01:00:16The board has decided not to take up your resignation
01:00:20Why?
01:00:22Because I'd rather have it that way
01:00:24And I don't hold any grudges
01:00:26But I do
01:00:30You're under contract to us
01:00:32There's a saying about leading a horse to water
01:00:34Yes
01:00:36But you can't sue horses
01:00:38You know, Mr. Alderberry
01:00:40I don't know who's more dangerous, you or your father
01:00:42But there is one thing I do know
01:00:44Neither of you are going to hurt me or my family anymore
01:00:46Look, I didn't want to hurt you
01:00:48You forced my hand
01:00:50However
01:00:52I'm not going to forget all that
01:00:54You're willing to forget?
01:00:56Yes
01:00:58You see, I hold a certain amount of power in this community
01:01:00And I'm going to hold more
01:01:02I don't want people to go around saying that I abuse it
01:01:06I want them to see how generous I can be
01:01:08With someone who's crossed me
01:01:10Like me
01:01:12Mr. Carter
01:01:14If you play this right, play it sensibly
01:01:16My way
01:01:18You can still have a very successful and useful career
01:01:20Here in Jamestown
01:01:22You can build a good life for yourself
01:01:24And your family
01:01:26A good life here?
01:01:28Were you and your father allowed to go around spreading your different kinds of corruption?
01:01:30Now look here, Carter
01:01:32What I've seen of this town and what you've made of it
01:01:34I can only thank God we're getting out in time
01:01:36Before we've caught the infection
01:01:46Lucille! Lucille!
01:01:48Lucille!
01:01:50Lucille's gone down to the store for me
01:01:52She should be back in a minute
01:01:54I'm going to meet her
01:01:56I want to say goodbye
01:01:58Jean? Yes?
01:02:02You're going away tomorrow?
01:02:04Yes
01:02:06Well, if I don't see you again, goodbye
01:02:08Goodbye, Mrs. Demarest
01:02:10Lucille's going to miss you
01:02:12I'm going to miss her too
01:02:14You're the nicest friend I've ever had
01:02:18You're the best friend she ever had
01:02:20Goodbye, Mrs. Demarest
01:02:34Hi, Lucille!
01:02:44Gosh, you nearly ran me over
01:02:46No, I didn't, not really
01:02:48I just tried to scare you
01:02:50You didn't scare me
01:02:52I've just been to your house
01:02:54I saw your mother
01:02:56She's nice, isn't she?
01:02:58She's all right
01:03:00Come back with me
01:03:02I was going to
01:03:04Can I have a ride?
01:03:06If you're careful
01:03:08And don't go too fast
01:03:10I won't
01:03:12And don't go too far either
01:03:16Bye
01:03:46Bye
01:04:16Bye
01:04:46Hello?
01:04:48Yeah
01:04:50Marty?
01:04:52Your son?
01:04:54He doesn't have to go in with the books
01:04:56Yes, yes
01:04:58I understand
01:05:00No
01:05:02Okay
01:05:16What was that?
01:05:18Nothing, just someone at the school
01:05:22I've got to go downtown
01:05:24I won't be long
01:05:26Going downtown? But you've only just come back
01:05:28Yes, we need some more labels
01:05:30We've run out
01:05:32Hurry up, then
01:05:34Yes, I will
01:05:46Oh!
01:06:04Come on
01:06:06I can't
01:06:08What have you done with his shopping bag?
01:06:10I must have dropped it somewhere back there
01:06:12Don't kill me
01:06:14Sorry
01:06:16Can't we stay here?
01:06:18I think he's stopped following us now
01:06:20You can stay if you want to
01:06:22I'm not
01:06:24No, wait, Lucille! Wait for me!
01:06:44Where are we?
01:06:46Moon Lake
01:06:48I came here once on a picnic
01:06:50But it doesn't look the same
01:06:52But how do we get home?
01:06:54We have to get to the other side
01:06:56But I can't swim
01:06:58Well
01:07:00We'll have to go around then
01:07:02But it's miles
01:07:04And it'll be dark
01:07:06Come on
01:07:14Maybe we could hide in there
01:07:16Suppose it's haunted
01:07:18Don't be silly
01:07:20Come on
01:07:38It's scary
01:07:40I don't like it
01:07:42I don't like it
01:08:04What are we going to do?
01:08:06We just have to go around
01:08:12Hey, look!
01:08:16Come on
01:08:28Go and get the oars
01:08:30Come on
01:08:42Help me
01:08:46Now what?
01:09:00Come on
01:09:30Come on
01:10:00Come on
01:10:30Come on
01:10:44If you'd ask him, please, Mrs. Oldbury
01:10:46Sorry to bother him like this
01:10:50I'm going to look a fine sort of a fool
01:10:52If the old man's been at home all the time
01:10:54Hello, is that you, Dick?
01:10:56It's Craig Hammond here
01:10:58I see
01:11:00He what?
01:11:04I see
01:11:06Yes, yes, I think you should
01:11:08Yes, please
01:11:10As soon as you can
01:11:12The old man isn't there
01:11:14He was down at the sawmill this afternoon
01:11:16Nobody's seen him since
01:11:22He?
01:11:24No, it's me
01:11:26No, it's me
01:11:28Hello, you're back early
01:11:30I didn't have my hair done after all
01:11:32Why not?
01:11:34Too many people waiting
01:11:36Something wrong?
01:11:38No, no, I'm all right
01:11:40If you're not too tired, could you set the table for me?
01:11:42Yes, of course
01:11:44Please run out on me
01:11:46I think he's just playing hooky
01:11:48You didn't see Jean anywhere about?
01:11:50No, why?
01:11:52I think it's about time she came in
01:11:54I'll take it
01:11:58Hello
01:12:00Yes, who is this?
01:12:02Mrs. Demarest
01:12:04To see you?
01:12:06No, she's not here
01:12:08No, neither of them
01:12:10That's odd
01:12:12Well, if she does come
01:12:14I'll tell her to come home straight away
01:12:16And if you see Jean
01:12:18Could you tell her the same thing?
01:12:20Yes, please
01:12:22Goodbye
01:12:28I was right about Pete
01:12:30There are plenty of labels here
01:12:32And he must have seen them
01:12:34Mother, there is something wrong
01:12:36Darling, what is it?
01:12:40Jean
01:12:42What about Jean?
01:12:44She had an accident
01:12:46Mother, I want to know
01:12:48It may be nothing at all
01:12:50What may be nothing at all?
01:12:52They found Jean's bicycle
01:12:54On the side of the road through the woods
01:12:56It wasn't damaged or anything
01:12:58It was just lying there
01:13:00Why didn't you tell me when you came in?
01:13:02How could you not tell me?
01:13:04How could you?
01:13:21What did he tell you?
01:13:23I found out
01:13:25Jean's probably just wandered off into the woods somewhere
01:13:27And there's no reason to believe that he's anywhere near there
01:13:30Pete, do we know her better?
01:13:32Do you think he's in the woods with her?
01:13:34You're losing time
01:13:36Has Jean been wearing this lately?
01:13:38She wore it at school today, why?
01:13:40Don't touch it
01:13:46I'm going with you
01:13:48Sally, I...
01:13:50I want you to be here if Jean comes in
01:13:52She won't, I know she won't
01:13:54Oh, Pete
01:13:56Pete!
01:13:58Margie, call Dr. Stevens, will you?
01:14:00Yes
01:14:02Oh, Jean
01:14:04Jean, my baby
01:14:18Jean!
01:14:48Up, up, up, up, up, up
01:14:50Up, up, up
01:14:52Up, up
01:15:08Spread out in line
01:15:10Spread out
01:15:18Up, up, up, up, up
01:15:26Captain Hammond
01:15:43Looks like maybe we ought to be looking for two kids
01:15:46Call up Purdy, tell him to send someone around to the Demarest
01:15:49Who, in the hospital?
01:15:51Yes, sir
01:15:53And you'd better round up as many foresters as you can find
01:15:56Come on
01:16:17Up, up, up, up, up, up
01:16:19Up, up, up, up, up, up, up
01:16:43Hey, Captain! Captain Hammond!
01:16:49Up, up, up, up, up, up, up
01:17:12There's an old trapper's hut further along
01:17:14This boat must have come from there
01:17:20Up, up, up, up, up, up, up
01:17:38Captain Hammond, sir
01:17:41No, I wouldn't
01:17:49Up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up
01:18:13I wish you'd let me give you this sedative, Mrs. Carter
01:18:16Sally, you've got to be all right when Jean gets back
01:18:19Stop pretending. She's not coming back. I know she's not
01:18:21You mustn't talk like that. I won't have it
01:18:23You won't have it!
01:18:25Sally!
01:18:27Oh, I'm sorry
01:18:31All right, then
01:18:46No!
01:18:58It's all right, Sally. Jean's all right
01:19:01Jean. Oh, Jean
01:19:03Thank God
01:19:05She got away from him
01:19:07We found her wandering around in the woods the other side of the lake
01:19:09Got away? Pete, he didn't...
01:19:11No. She's all right. Really all right
01:19:13He didn't touch her
01:19:15She couldn't say very much. She didn't even know what happened to Lucille
01:19:19What happened to Lucille?
01:19:36He killed her
01:19:39My father
01:19:41He killed that little girl
01:19:43No. Oh, no
01:19:45Mommy, I was frightened
01:19:48It's all right, darling
01:19:50You're safe now
01:19:52You're home
01:19:54Excuse me, Pete
01:19:58He killed her
01:20:05He killed her
01:20:07He killed her
01:20:10I'm going to the Demarest's
01:20:12You'd better come, too
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