During an electrical storm, wealthy Kate Wainwright is trapped in her sister Susan's country house with no electricity and no phone. An unknown killer has murdered Susan, stuffed the body in the cellar, and is now pursuing Kate.
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00:00:25Hello, Kelly.
00:00:30Are you hungry?
00:00:35You're hungry.
00:00:40I know, I know.
00:00:53Yes, there you go.
00:00:56There you go, sweetheart.
00:00:57There you go.
00:01:02There you go.
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00:01:38This is ridiculous.
00:01:43Thanks, George.
00:01:45Thanks, George.
00:01:59Hello?
00:02:14Oh, Kate.
00:02:15How are you?
00:02:16Wondering about you?
00:02:18How are things, Susie?
00:02:19Things, Kate, are in a shambles.
00:02:23It's finished.
00:02:25Kaput.
00:02:26Oh?
00:02:27When did you decide that?
00:02:29Last night.
00:02:32Oh, Kate, do you know how hard I've tried?
00:02:35How much I wanted to make it work.
00:02:38But there's nothing left.
00:02:40Nothing.
00:02:41And Ben agrees?
00:02:43No.
00:02:45But when something's dead,
00:02:46the only decent thing to do is bury it.
00:02:50I, uh, called my attorney earlier today
00:02:54and made an appointment for tomorrow.
00:02:57I'm going to start proceedings immediately.
00:02:59My, you are in a rush.
00:03:02Why wait?
00:03:03Well, yeah, I suppose.
00:03:05If you're that sure.
00:03:07I am.
00:03:09I was, uh, half expecting a call from you.
00:03:13Big sister's intuition.
00:03:15Well, I hardly needed a crystal ball, did I?
00:03:19Hey, look, Susie, why don't you come up here?
00:03:21We can talk or not, whatever you want.
00:03:23Oh, Katie, I'd love to, but it's too complicated.
00:03:27There's the cat, the dog, the bird, a million things.
00:03:30Can't Ben take care of the animals for a few days?
00:03:33Ben's gone.
00:03:34He left this morning for L.A. on business.
00:03:37And I want to be out when he gets back.
00:03:39What about the house?
00:03:41It's his.
00:03:43And he can have everything in it.
00:03:45I want nothing from him.
00:03:48And he'll get no more from me.
00:03:50Clean, finished, as if there never was a marriage.
00:03:53That's what I'm going to tell the lawyer.
00:03:55Hey, look, Susie, why don't I drive down there and keep you company?
00:04:00No, I'm all right, really.
00:04:02It's been raining here, and they're predicting a big storm.
00:04:05I don't want you driving down in that.
00:04:08When did the little weather ever stop me?
00:04:11Look, it's not even 3 o'clock.
00:04:13And it's lonely around here with Philip away.
00:04:16I can be down there in plenty of time for us to have a drink
00:04:19and a nice, cozy dinner together.
00:04:21No, I don't think so.
00:04:24I'll probably have myself a good cry tonight.
00:04:29No, no, no, I'll be fine in the morning.
00:04:32I'll call you tomorrow, okay?
00:04:35Okay, love.
00:04:37You will call if you change your mind.
00:04:40Yes, I will.
00:04:42And, Katie, thanks for being there.
00:04:47Bye-bye.
00:04:51Have you finished eating?
00:04:53No.
00:05:04What are you doing here?
00:05:17No!
00:05:47No!
00:06:17No!
00:06:39Meow!
00:06:44Meow!
00:06:47Meow!
00:06:58Operator.
00:07:00Hello, Operator.
00:07:02I've been trying to reach Area Code 408-555-4208,
00:07:07and I keep getting a busy signal.
00:07:09Has there been any trouble with the telephone lines down there
00:07:12because of the storm?
00:07:14We haven't been notified of any.
00:07:16Can we have a conversation, please?
00:07:18Is this an emergency call?
00:07:20Uh, yes, this is an emergency.
00:07:22I'll have it checked for you.
00:07:25I'm sorry, the phone's off the hook.
00:07:27Off the hook?
00:07:29There's no conversation on the line.
00:07:31Oh, yes, well, thank you, Operator.
00:07:47George, I've decided to drive down and spend the night with Susan.
00:07:51Could you get the car out for me?
00:07:53Yes, ma'am, right away.
00:07:55Thanks. I'll just put some things in the suitcase.
00:08:06Oh, yeah, just throw those in the front seat, will you?
00:08:09Thanks.
00:08:17Have a nice trip, Mrs. Waybrack.
00:08:19Hold down the fort, George.
00:08:21I'll do my best.
00:08:46Oh, my God.
00:09:16Yes, ma'am, what can I do for you?
00:09:18Fill it up, please.
00:09:20Yes, ma'am.
00:10:11Oh, blast.
00:10:16PHONE RINGS
00:10:47PHONE RINGS
00:11:00Heading south, miss?
00:11:02Uh, yes.
00:11:04How far?
00:11:06About 25 miles.
00:11:08The road's closed beyond Wilton Corners.
00:11:10We've had some rock slides.
00:11:12Oh, well, I wasn't going quite that far.
00:11:14We're gonna have to close down all of it as soon as it's dark.
00:11:17Well, uh, I'll make a phone call.
00:11:19Maybe I'll stay at the lodge for the night.
00:11:21That'd be best.
00:11:30There you go.
00:11:31Thank you. Come again, miss.
00:11:44PHONE RINGS
00:12:11PHONE RINGS
00:12:15The Wainwright residence.
00:12:17Oh, hi, George, it's me. Has Susan called?
00:12:20No, ma'am. Is there something wrong?
00:12:23Well, uh, I'm at Highland Point.
00:12:25I called her again, but there was no answer.
00:12:27I thought maybe she'd changed her mind about coming up to the city.
00:12:30Perhaps she's on her way, Mrs Wainwright.
00:12:32Well, I doubt that she'd come without calling.
00:12:34Look, uh, I'm gonna go on down to Susan's.
00:12:37If she does arrive, have her call me, will you?
00:12:39Of course, Mrs Wainwright.
00:12:41Okay. Bye-bye.
00:12:44CAR DOOR CLOSES
00:13:01CAR DOOR CLOSES
00:13:04SIREN WAILS
00:13:14SIREN WAILS
00:13:44SIREN WAILS
00:14:14SIREN WAILS
00:14:28CAR DOOR CLOSES
00:14:45Sue?
00:14:47Susan?
00:14:51Hey, Susie, let me in.
00:14:53It's a little damp out here.
00:15:02DOORBELL RINGS
00:15:08Sue?
00:15:10Oh, Jesus.
00:15:14DOORBELL RINGS
00:15:44DOORBELL RINGS
00:16:03Sue?
00:16:05Oh, hi, Callie.
00:16:09You hungry?
00:16:14Oh, you couldn't possibly be.
00:16:16You've already been fed.
00:16:30Susan?
00:16:33Hey, it's me.
00:16:37Sue?
00:16:40Susie?
00:16:45DOORBELL RINGS
00:16:53Sue? You down here?
00:17:14DOORBELL RINGS
00:17:21Ouch.
00:17:45DOORBELL RINGS
00:17:51Susan?
00:17:53Where have you been the past hour?
00:17:55I've been calling and...
00:17:59Susan?
00:18:05Who is it?
00:18:09Who's there?
00:18:14You.
00:18:26Oh.
00:18:28Mrs. Hawks.
00:18:30What are you doing here?
00:18:35Where is Mrs. Chappell?
00:18:37What's that? Oh.
00:18:39Hold on a minute.
00:18:41What'd you say?
00:18:43I asked you where Mrs. Chappell is.
00:18:45I don't keep tabs on your sister.
00:18:47She's always gallivanting somewhere.
00:18:49She's not home?
00:18:51No.
00:18:53What time did she leave?
00:18:55Search me. She was gone from the house when I got here.
00:18:57That's all I know.
00:18:59What time was that?
00:19:01My regular time, 3 o'clock.
00:19:03But I talked to her on the phone just a few minutes before 3.
00:19:06Well, I can't help that.
00:19:08I was here at my regular hour, just like always.
00:19:11But that's not possible.
00:19:13You would have seen her leaving on the way from your house, wouldn't you?
00:19:18Are you calling me a liar, Mrs. Wainwright?
00:19:21What? No.
00:19:23Of course not, Mrs. Hawks.
00:19:25I was only trying to be logical.
00:19:27There's no way from here to the highway
00:19:29except past your house,
00:19:31and it must take at least five minutes
00:19:33to walk the road from your house to here.
00:19:35I know what time I got here.
00:19:37I can't say what time you spoke to your sister.
00:19:40So I don't know if I should have seen her going to the highway
00:19:43or not, do I?
00:19:45Mrs. Hawks, I tried to call here twice,
00:19:48between 3 and 4, and the phone was off the hook.
00:19:51Then someone put it back on,
00:19:53and when I called again, there was no answer.
00:19:56And you insist you were here all that time?
00:19:59Mrs. Wainwright, some people have work to do.
00:20:02I am trying to do mine.
00:20:04Now, I don't know nothing about no phone.
00:20:07I came in here at 3 o'clock,
00:20:10and I went straight upstairs.
00:20:12Today is my upstairs day.
00:20:14Hmm.
00:20:16And you probably didn't hear the phone ringing
00:20:19because your hearing aid was turned off.
00:20:22Well, there wouldn't be nobody calling me here.
00:20:27What about girl? Have you seen her?
00:20:33Have you seen the dog, Mrs. Hawks?
00:20:36There's no need to shout.
00:20:38No, I didn't, not hiding her hair.
00:20:41She probably took it with her when she left.
00:21:07Ooh, it's freezing in here.
00:21:11No wonder.
00:21:32Hello?
00:21:34Hello? Is Susan there?
00:21:37No, she isn't. Who's calling, please?
00:21:39This is Edith Jordan.
00:21:41Oh, Edith, hi. How are you?
00:21:43This is Katherine Wainwright.
00:21:45Katherine Wain...
00:21:47Oh, Katherine, hi.
00:21:49When did you get down here?
00:21:51Oh, an hour or so ago.
00:21:53Oh. Well, will Susan be back soon?
00:21:55I imagine she will.
00:21:57She wasn't here when I arrived,
00:21:59and since she didn't know I was coming, I really can't be sure.
00:22:02She might have gone somewhere for dinner.
00:22:04Oh, I doubt that, unless she's on her way here.
00:22:08Have you spoken to Susan since last night?
00:22:11Yes, late this afternoon.
00:22:13Then you know what she's decided.
00:22:15Uh-huh.
00:22:17Yes, we had quite a long chat this morning, too.
00:22:21I told her to come over and have dinner and sleep over.
00:22:24She said she'd let me know.
00:22:27Then I don't understand.
00:22:29Apparently, she's been gone for a couple of hours.
00:22:32Mrs. Hawks has been here since 3, and...
00:22:34Mrs. Hawks?
00:22:36What's she doing there?
00:22:38Susan Pink slipped that old babble-ax.
00:22:41She finally fired her.
00:22:43She told me so last night.
00:22:45They had words, more than usual, I gather.
00:22:49Are you sure?
00:22:51Susan gave her two weeks' pay and a boot in the rear.
00:22:53If it had been me, she could go and whistle for her two weeks.
00:22:56Well, then, what's she doing here?
00:22:59Well, I always did think
00:23:01that that old witch was a little bit tetched.
00:23:04You know how possessive she is about Ben and that house.
00:23:07She obviously won't take gold for an answer
00:23:09until she's thrown out bodily.
00:23:11But I wouldn't advise you to try it.
00:23:13I'm sure her bite is poisonous.
00:23:16Well, if she does come to your house,
00:23:18will you, uh, have her call me?
00:23:20Of course. I'll have her phone you right away.
00:23:22And if she comes home, let me know, will you?
00:23:25I'm kind of worried about her, the state of mind she's in.
00:23:29Yes, I-I will, Edith. Bye-bye.
00:23:55Oh, stone cold.
00:24:17Mrs. Hawkes.
00:24:19Oh, hello, Edith.
00:24:21How are you?
00:24:23Mrs. Hawkes, the furnace isn't working.
00:24:26Furnace ain't my business.
00:24:28Do you know how to turn it on?
00:24:30No.
00:24:32Don't you have a furnace at your house?
00:24:34Not one of them new-fangled oil burner things.
00:24:37If you're cold, sit by the fire.
00:25:23Fuck.
00:25:54What were you doing down there?
00:25:56Getting the furnace started.
00:25:58Mrs. Hawkes, uh,
00:26:00don't you have any idea
00:26:02where Mrs. Chapel might have been all this time?
00:26:04She could have gone to see her lawyer, I suppose,
00:26:06about the divorce.
00:26:08How would you know about the divorce?
00:26:10It was just decided last night.
00:26:12It's been coming for a long time.
00:26:14Anybody with eyes could see that.
00:26:17Do you realize
00:26:19that Mr. Chapel is likely to lose this house
00:26:22if she goes through with the divorce now?
00:26:24That's hardly your affair.
00:26:26Oh, ain't it?
00:26:28This house has been my affair for the past ten years.
00:26:31Every day, from breakfast
00:26:33till the dinner dishes was washed and put away.
00:26:35This house and Mr. Chapel, mine.
00:26:37Until she came along.
00:26:39That's enough, Mrs. Hawkes.
00:26:41Now, you needn't bother about dinner.
00:26:44And if you're finished with your other work, you can go.
00:26:49I'm sure that Mrs. Chapel will be home soon
00:26:51and we'll fix something for ourselves.
00:26:53Number one, I ain't finished with my other work.
00:26:55Number two, this is Wednesday.
00:26:57On Wednesday, Mr. Chapel always has my New England boiled dinner.
00:27:00Mr. Chapel won't be home for dinner.
00:27:02He's in Los Angeles.
00:27:04That's so. Nobody told me.
00:27:06You can take my word for it.
00:27:09And neither Mrs. Chapel nor I like boiled food.
00:27:13In this house, I take my orders from Mr. Chapel.
00:27:16Mrs. Hawkes, you leave me no choice.
00:27:19I happen to know that Mrs. Chapel fired you,
00:27:22so if you'd be kind enough to leave.
00:27:26I've been working for Mr. Chapel for a long time.
00:27:30He hired me.
00:27:32He's the only one who can fire me.
00:27:35Did you hear what I said?
00:27:37I want you to go.
00:27:40Now.
00:27:46Come on.
00:28:17Sue?
00:28:39Susie?
00:28:46Sue?
00:28:54Where is she?
00:28:56Who?
00:28:58Mrs. Chapel. Her car's in the garage.
00:29:00Didn't she come in this way?
00:29:10Susan?
00:29:12Susan!
00:29:16Susan!
00:29:42Susan!
00:29:46Are you here?
00:30:06Sue?
00:30:08Susan?
00:30:11Susan?
00:30:13Susie, are you out here?
00:30:41Mrs. Hawkes?
00:30:45Mrs. Hawkes?
00:31:10Susan?
00:31:40Susan?
00:32:10Susan?
00:32:12Susan?
00:32:14Susan?
00:32:40Sloan and Simpson, good afternoon.
00:32:43I don't know her name.
00:32:45Well, Joyce is gone for the day.
00:32:47Oh.
00:32:48Well, perhaps you could tell me,
00:32:50where does Mr. Chapel stay
00:32:52when he goes to Los Angeles for the company?
00:32:55Well, he always stayed at the Whitehall.
00:32:57The Whitehall. Thank you.
00:32:59But, ma'am...
00:33:01Yes?
00:33:03Mr. Chapel hasn't been with Sloan and Simpson for some time.
00:33:05What?
00:33:07Are you sure?
00:33:09Oh, yes. He left the firm over a month ago.
00:33:13I see.
00:33:17Thank you very much.
00:33:22Funny.
00:33:24Susan never mentioned that.
00:33:28Oh.
00:33:30Oh, well, Callie, all right if you're still hungry.
00:33:44Yeah.
00:33:49Mrs. Hawkes?
00:33:59Mrs. Hawkes?
00:34:02Is that you?
00:34:14Oh.
00:34:37How'd that get open?
00:34:43I don't know.
00:34:45I don't know.
00:35:16That I don't need.
00:35:20Good night.
00:35:45Oh.
00:35:51Oh.
00:35:53Where have you been?
00:35:55Oh.
00:35:57You're a mess.
00:35:59Where have you been?
00:36:01With little Susan?
00:36:03Huh?
00:36:16What do you want down there?
00:36:18Come on.
00:36:20Come on. Let's go in by the fire.
00:36:22Come on.
00:36:31Come on, girl.
00:36:33Just lie down by the fire and get dry.
00:36:45Come on.
00:37:07Whitehall.
00:37:10Whitehall.
00:37:16Whitehall.
00:37:24Do you have a Mr. Benjamin Chappell registered there?
00:37:27Just a moment, please.
00:37:30No, we don't.
00:37:32Well, do you have a reservation for him?
00:37:36And he hasn't canceled his reservation?
00:37:38No.
00:37:40Well, then I'd like to leave a message for him, please.
00:37:42Would you have him call home as soon as he arrives?
00:37:45Yes, that's right. Thank you.
00:37:59Come on, girl.
00:38:12Come on.
00:38:42Come on.
00:39:12Come on.
00:39:30Hello?
00:39:31Catherine? Edith?
00:39:33Has Susan come home yet?
00:39:35No, she hasn't.
00:39:36Gee, that is strange.
00:39:38Well, her car's in the garage.
00:39:40But I guess a friend picked her up, and the car's been here all the time.
00:39:43Could be, but...
00:39:45Catherine, I think you should call the police and report her as missing.
00:39:50The police?
00:39:52Really?
00:39:54You really think I should?
00:40:00Well, maybe I will.
00:40:03Good.
00:40:04Catherine, I'd hate to think of you there all alone.
00:40:07I was going to suggest that Harry pick you up so you could join us for dinner,
00:40:11but I just heard on the radio that Route 1 is closed by rock slides between there and here.
00:40:17Well, that's very thoughtful of you, Edith, but I'm okay.
00:40:21I'm probably being foolish.
00:40:24I've been jumping at sounds and imagining all sorts of things.
00:40:31I'd hate to be alone in that house on a night like this.
00:40:35Especially with all your worry about Susan.
00:40:38Oh, I'd really be spooked.
00:40:41Well, I definitely think you should call the police.
00:40:48Hello?
00:40:50Hello?
00:40:53Edith?
00:40:56Hello?
00:41:05Edith?
00:41:35Edith?
00:42:03Who is it?
00:42:06Who's there?
00:42:07I'm pretty sure, ma'am.
00:42:13Ms. Wainwright?
00:42:14Yes, is there something wrong?
00:42:16Oh, no, ma'am. Mrs. Edith Jordan called headquarters and asked us to look in on you.
00:42:20Make sure you're all right.
00:42:21Oh, yes, I'm fine. Come in, please.
00:42:26Your phone's still out of order?
00:42:28Yes, I'm afraid so. I just tried it again.
00:42:31Well, we've reported it, but there are so many lines down from the storm,
00:42:34I'm afraid it'll be quite a while before the phone company gets around to you.
00:42:37Mrs. Jordan wanted you to know that she's calling around,
00:42:39trying to locate your sister and tell her you're here.
00:42:42Oh, thank you. I've been quite concerned.
00:42:45Emergency vehicles can get through on Route 1 to the north.
00:42:48So if you'd like us to take you by Mrs. Jordan's home,
00:42:51she thought you might want to spend the night with her.
00:42:53Well, that's very kind of you,
00:42:55but Mrs. Chappell might be coming in any time now, and I'd rather be here.
00:42:59Well, you could leave her a note.
00:43:01No, no, I'll stay here.
00:43:03But would it be possible if Mrs. Chappell is stranded somewhere
00:43:07for you to let me know?
00:43:09Yes, ma'am. We'll keep in touch with Mrs. Jordan.
00:43:12If she hears anything, we'll get back to you.
00:43:15Now, is there anything else we can do for you?
00:43:17Oh, yes, part of a tree broke through the window upstairs.
00:43:22It's too heavy for me to move. The room's getting soaked.
00:43:24I think we can fix that, but we'll need something to block it off with.
00:43:28Oh, I think we can find something in the basement.
00:43:37Must be something down here you can use.
00:43:39Give me a minute. I think this will work.
00:43:41How big is that window, ma'am?
00:43:43Think that'll cover it?
00:43:45Oh, yes, that should be fine.
00:43:47Okay, so we'll need something to hold this in place.
00:43:49We'll take a couple of these, too, boss.
00:43:58Okay.
00:44:16I think that'll hold it, ma'am.
00:44:17Thank you very much.
00:44:28It's all right, girl.
00:44:30There's a highway patrol car stationed up the slide about two miles north on Route 1.
00:44:34So if you change your mind or you need any help...
00:44:36Yes, all right, and thank you again.
00:44:47Oh, girl, for heaven's sake.
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00:50:54It might be a fuse...
00:50:55...but I don't know where the fuse box is.
00:50:57It's in the basement.
00:51:01You better come with me.
00:51:03Why?
00:51:04Well, my eyes ain't so good.
00:51:05Sometimes it's hard to know...
00:51:06...which ones is blown.
00:51:24Mrs. Wainwright, you've got to understand about Mr. Chappell.
00:51:49He's pretty much in debt and a divorce right now.
00:51:52It could finish him.
00:51:53Mrs. Hawks, I really don't care to discuss Mr. Chappell's problem with you.
00:51:59He'd lose this house everything.
00:52:01I understand how you feel about Mr. Chappell, but this is between Mr. Chappell and Mrs.
00:52:06Chappell.
00:52:07You think he married her for her money, don't you?
00:52:10Oh, Mrs. Hawks, please.
00:52:13What's this?
00:52:16The handle is...
00:52:19It's on off.
00:52:23You.
00:52:26All the time.
00:52:27What?
00:52:28I knew there was someone in this house.
00:52:31You never went home, did you?
00:52:33What are you talking about?
00:52:35You turned off the lights to frighten me.
00:52:37Why?
00:52:38Do you really hate my sister that much?
00:52:41You're talking crazy.
00:52:43Down here in the basement, making noises to frighten me.
00:52:47You're trying to drive me out of this house.
00:52:49I'll be damned.
00:52:50to frighten me, you're trying to drive me out of this house.
00:52:53Now, what would I go skulking around here for?
00:52:55I don't know, but I heard you.
00:52:58I heard you.
00:53:01Did you tell that to the police?
00:53:05Yes, I did.
00:53:08You're lying.
00:53:09They didn't do any searching.
00:53:12I was outside watching.
00:53:15You told them, they didn't believe you.
00:53:18It was you all the time.
00:53:22Get out of this house.
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00:54:46Well, where is she?
00:54:48I don't know.
00:54:50Ben, I'm worried.
00:54:51I've been here for hours.
00:54:52I've even been outside looking for her.
00:54:55Well, maybe she drove up to see you.
00:54:57Her car's in the garage.
00:55:00Well, that's odd.
00:55:02Well, probably a friend came to pick her up.
00:55:05She may have felt the need to talk.
00:55:09I suppose you know about us.
00:55:12Yes, she told me on the phone.
00:55:14That's why I decided to come down.
00:55:16But when I got here, she wasn't here.
00:55:19She told me you were going to Los Angeles on business.
00:55:21Well, I was on my way.
00:55:23After our blow-up last night,
00:55:25I thought it would be a good idea
00:55:27if we both had some time to cool off.
00:55:30But on my way to the airport,
00:55:32I started to have second thoughts.
00:55:37I was halfway up the steps of the plane
00:55:39when I just turned around and came back down again.
00:55:42I sat in the airport and I thought over
00:55:44things that we had said to each other,
00:55:46and the more I thought about it, the worse.
00:55:50Well, anyway, that plane took off without me,
00:55:53and then the next one,
00:55:55and finally I decided that I would come on back
00:55:58and try my damnedest to find some way
00:56:01to patch things up.
00:56:03Certainly more important than any business trip.
00:56:07I'll find her.
00:56:08The phone's out of order.
00:56:14Ben?
00:56:20Well, he's dead all right.
00:56:24Well, I'm gonna go up and change out of these wet things.
00:56:26Maybe the phone will be fixed by then.
00:56:30Ben?
00:56:32Did you know that Susan fired Mrs. Hawks?
00:56:34Yes. It was pretty rough on the old girl.
00:56:36I mean, after being here all these years,
00:56:38but I don't blame Susan.
00:56:40Mrs. Hawks looked on her as a usurper
00:56:42when she got married.
00:56:43Well, she was here today,
00:56:44cleaning and cooking as usual.
00:56:46She was?
00:56:47Not only that.
00:56:48She's been trying to frighten me into leaving.
00:56:51Now, Katherine, I find that hard to believe.
00:56:53But it's true.
00:56:55She's had me climbing the walls.
00:56:57I think she resents me even more than she does Susan.
00:57:00You really think so?
00:57:03Well, the fact is I'm not too sure
00:57:05that Mrs. Hawks is quite all there.
00:57:09Ben.
00:57:11You don't suppose Mrs. Hawks
00:57:13could have done something to Susan, do you?
00:57:15What?
00:57:18Well, I suppose it is possible.
00:57:21No.
00:57:23I mean, what am I saying?
00:57:24The idea is ridiculous.
00:57:26Katherine, nobody has done anything to Susan.
00:57:32You're so jumpy.
00:57:34It's beginning to affect me.
00:57:37Ben.
00:57:42How did you get here?
00:57:44What?
00:57:46What do you mean?
00:57:47The highway.
00:57:48It's closed.
00:57:50Oh, yeah.
00:57:52Of course.
00:57:53Well, I had to take the back road,
00:57:55the one that cuts in just north of Wilton Corners.
00:57:58It's mostly a dirt road.
00:58:00Well, mud now.
00:58:02And, uh, it's just a dirt road.
00:58:05And, uh, it's washed out a couple of miles from here.
00:58:07I had to walk from there.
00:58:08Well, that's why I'm such a mess.
00:58:11Katherine, relax.
00:58:14We're worrying about nothing.
00:58:16Susan's spending the night with a friend.
00:58:19I'm sure of it.
00:58:21You'll see.
00:58:22What about the people you were supposed to meet in Los Angeles?
00:58:25Your business appointment.
00:58:27Won't they be wondering where you are?
00:58:29I called my office from the airport
00:58:31and told my secretary to phone down and cancel.
00:58:34Your secretary at Sloan & Simpson?
00:58:36Well, of course.
00:58:38What else?
00:58:40What's with you, Kate?
00:58:42Uh, nothing.
00:58:45I-I-I just wondered.
00:58:51You really are shook up.
00:59:04You really are shook up.
00:59:34Well, I feel a lot better.
00:59:36Have you tried the phone again?
00:59:38No.
00:59:43Still nothing.
00:59:48Ben?
00:59:50Does Susan know about your job?
00:59:55No.
00:59:57No, she doesn't.
01:00:00Does Susan know about your job?
01:00:05Know what?
01:00:07I called Sloan & Simpson earlier today
01:00:09to find out where I could reach you in Los Angeles.
01:00:13I see.
01:00:15And what you found out is that I'd been sacked.
01:00:20No, Susan doesn't know.
01:00:23Oh, I see.
01:00:25That's what all those questions were all about.
01:00:28Were you really going to Los Angeles?
01:00:30Yes.
01:00:32To see my contacts, ex-customers and all that.
01:00:35I've been beating the bushes these last months
01:00:37trying to locate a new situation.
01:00:39Hopefully before I had to tell Susan I'd blown the old one.
01:00:44I guess you've been under a lot of pressure lately.
01:00:47Pressure?
01:00:49You mean money.
01:00:51Yes.
01:00:53Is, uh...
01:00:55Is that part of the trouble between you and Susan?
01:00:58Not...
01:01:00directly.
01:01:02Would you like a drink, Catherine?
01:01:04No, thank you.
01:01:06Well, I think I'm gonna have another one.
01:01:08I still haven't gotten the chill out of my bones.
01:01:12What do you mean,
01:01:14not directly?
01:01:16Oh.
01:01:20It bugs me.
01:01:22I mean, not being able to give Susan
01:01:24the things I'd like to.
01:01:26I've got my share of male ego,
01:01:28and it bothers me whenever she uses her own money
01:01:30to buy clothing and things.
01:01:32No reason why she shouldn't?
01:01:34I suppose not.
01:01:36But, uh, it triggered more than one argument,
01:01:39for which I take full responsibility.
01:01:42But, you know, I've always wanted to make a go of it
01:01:45on what I earn.
01:01:47I would have thought that the extra 15,000
01:01:50that Susan drew from her trust fund last month
01:01:53would have eased things for you a bit.
01:01:56So she told you about that?
01:01:58No.
01:02:00My attorney did.
01:02:02I see.
01:02:05Well, some of my creditors
01:02:07were getting a bit nasty.
01:02:09Speaking of lawyers,
01:02:11did you know that Susan's planning to see her lawyer tomorrow
01:02:13about the divorce?
01:02:15Well, I suppose I'm not all that surprised.
01:02:18A divorce now would put you in a bind, wouldn't it?
01:02:21I guess.
01:02:23I haven't thought that much about it
01:02:25because it's not gonna happen.
01:02:28The truth is,
01:02:30our difficulties are just a bunch of molehills
01:02:32piled one on top of another
01:02:34until they look like an insurmountable mountain.
01:02:36We'll work it out. You'll see.
01:02:39Those molehills?
01:02:41Money? And other women?
01:02:44Look, Catherine, I know that Susan
01:02:46was just a little suspicious
01:02:48about some of my business trips,
01:02:50but I gave up those one-night stands
01:02:52long before we were married.
01:02:59Ben?
01:03:01I found Susan's keys and her wallet upstairs.
01:03:04I can't imagine
01:03:06why she would have gone out without them.
01:03:09Well, she has another set of keys.
01:03:11And why would she need her wallet
01:03:13if she's having dinner at her friend's house?
01:03:15Yes, I suppose.
01:03:17But I can't get it out of my head
01:03:19that maybe this afternoon
01:03:21she went outside for something
01:03:23and in the storm had an accident.
01:03:26She could be lying out there somewhere.
01:03:29Your imagination's working overtime.
01:03:33Okay.
01:03:35It'll make you feel better.
01:03:38I'll go out and look.
01:03:46Hey.
01:03:48Thanks, Ben.
01:03:53Looks like the rain's let up.
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01:05:15What are you doing?
01:05:17What's got into you, Catherine?
01:05:19Where do you think you're going?
01:05:21Suddenly, I just couldn't sit there any longer.
01:05:24Ben, I'm frightened.
01:05:26Of what?
01:05:28Something terrible has happened to Susan.
01:05:30I know it. I'm sure of it, Ben.
01:05:33If I could just get to the police and tell them...
01:05:36Catherine, you're not making any sense.
01:05:38I mean, we're stuck here until morning.
01:05:40There's no place to go.
01:05:42There are police at the roadblock.
01:05:44If we could just tell them...
01:05:46Catherine.
01:05:48You're letting your imagination run wild.
01:05:51Come on.
01:05:53Go inside, sit down quietly,
01:05:55and I'll give you a nice, stiff drink.
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01:06:21Come on.
01:06:25Sit down.
01:06:36Here we go.
01:06:38Down the hatch.
01:06:43One more.
01:06:45All of it this time.
01:06:49I'll be all right in a minute.
01:06:51In a minute.
01:06:53If you drink that all down.
01:06:55Come on.
01:07:03Ben, I'm sorry.
01:07:05It's just that it's been such a nerve-wracking day.
01:07:09I'm all right now.
01:07:11You sure?
01:07:13Yes, but I'm exhausted.
01:07:16Of course.
01:07:18If you don't mind, I think I'll go up and lie down.
01:07:23I feel as if I could sleep for a week.
01:07:25Good idea.
01:07:27I can make it.
01:07:29Well, you get some sleep.
01:07:31I'll wake you when Susan gets home.
01:07:33Catherine, the phone company's waiting for you.
01:07:37The phone company's probably repairing the lines right now.
01:07:41I'm sure we'll have service any minute now.
01:07:45Yes, I'm sure.
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01:09:26Susan!
01:09:28What is it?
01:09:30You want to go out?
01:09:32Susan!
01:09:34All right.
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01:09:47Catherine!
01:09:49No!
01:09:51Let her go!
01:09:53Mr. Jaffa, call the police!
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01:10:07Terri!
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01:10:26Let me go!
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