Another Man's Poison Page #6

You flatter me.

I've watched you do it four or five times.

I'm only interested in one man, janet.

Won't you let me keep him?

You're leaning to use words quite prettily, chris.

I think this job has done you a lot of good.

Don't take him away from me, janet.

Doesn't that rather depend on larry?

Does he really mean anything to you?

Do you...?

Do you love larry?

I want him.

I've wanted him from the first moment i ever saw him.

You've asked a pretty question. I've given you the ugly answer.

Thank you.

No suicides or anything melodramatic.

I'm going home. I decided that this afternoon.

Well, that's the usual procedure when this sort of thing happens.

There's a london train in about half an hour.

I'll send for my things later.

Very wise of you, chris.

Yes, i thought you'd think that.

You're not a very good loser, my dear.

No, i'm not.

You see, i'm in love.

And when you're really in love you can't be a good loser.

How about a cup of tea, larry?

No thanks.

Drink?

No.

Everything's working out divinely.

Chris is leaving.

Leaving? Where is she?

In the study.

Goodbye, larry.

What on earth do you mean?

I'm leaving.

I'd be very happy if you'd come with me.

But, chris, this is ridiculous.

I'll marry you whenever you wish.

If you still want me.

You're making things very difficult, chris.

Things are difficult.

I believe this is the usual procedure, too.

But she can't decidenthis in a moment, janet.

Let her go, larry. Let her go.

I'm going after her.

But, larry...

larry, you can't leave me alone in this house.

I have no one else i can count on.

You don't know what i've been though. I...

i thought the years might have changed, george, but he's...

he's worse. He's evil. You can't imagine what he's like.

Janet.

Oh, it's you, larry. It's always been you.

I'm sorry, i had to do it.

Had to...

do what?

Fury.

He stumbled in a rabbit hole, and i fell off.

I expected him to get up but he didn't.

He was in pain.

There was blood in his mouth.

So i shot him.

You shot...

fury!

I had to do it.

Oh!

There's nothing you can do.

Larry. Larry, get henderson.

Henderson's coming. I've already sent for him.

You've killed fury!

That horse mean more to me than anyone on earth.

Every night i used to talk to him.

Every night,

in a way i should never talk to any human being!

There isn't a man, woman or child

i wouldn't see dead at my feet now

if i could bring him back to life.

And you've killed him!

I shot him because it was necessary.

Oh!

Drink this.

Good evening, my dear.

Doc...

i know. I've just come from there.

It was all over, very quickly.

Leave all the final arrangements to me, my dear, will you?

It's very kind of you.

Not at all.

It's part of my job. The least attractive part.

Do you mind if i use your phone?

Of course not.

It's fortunate they you were armed.

Habit i acquired abroad, doctor.

If you'll excuse me, i'll get out of these wet clothes.

Of course.

Of course.

He's a very unusual man, mrs. Preston

he seems to be pretty highly strung.

Which may, of course, account for it.

Accounts for what?

Forgive my...

johnis, this is henderson, yes.

I'm afraid there's been a casualty.

Yes, a dark fell.

Uh huh.na chestnut stallion.

Yes. Would you take care of it first thing in the morning, for me?

All right. Thank you.

Accounts for what?

Forgive my asking, but.

What did your husband tell you about tonight's accident?

That fury had caught his foot in a rabbit hole.

He had to shoot him.

There was no rabbit hole

there was no hole of any sort.

I've been over the ground.

Then why did he fall?

Are you sure that he did?

When i examined fury just now

his only injury was a bullet through his brain.

No.

No.

Would you mind if i leave my jeep outside for the night?

The steering is positively perilous this weather,

and i'm afraid the brakes are now completely out of action.

Whew! The heavens have really opened up tonight

what a downpour.

However the crops will benefit.

Out of evil cometh good.

That is occasionally. Goodnight, my dear.

George.

George, i want to talk to you.

It's going to take a lot of courage to say this.

You've been right all along, and i've been a stupid fool.

It's going to be the way you want it.

Just the two of us. Nobody else.

Nobody.

That's the way you want it. Isn't it george?

You really expect me to believe that?

I'll make you believe. It.

How?

Chris has left larry.

In 15 minutes she'll be on the london train.

I want you to bring her back, george.

I want you to make her come back.

Tell her larry wants her.

This is her engagement ring.

I want you tongive it to her.

Henderson's jeep is outside.nyou can take that.

Give it to her.

Tall her larry said, "wear it for me".

Hurry.

Larry, where did you go?

To stop chris.

And did you stop her?

No, the train had gone.

What for, larry?

What for, larry?

Janet.

Don't let's fool ourselves any longer.

You and i have been an infatuation.

Nothing more.

I'm going to marry chris.

Janet, don't do that.

But, this is a very funny thing that's happening to me.

And when i'm amused, i laugh.

I'm in love with you. Deeply in love with you... janet.

Don't interrupt me.

A nice woman wouldnt say things like that, would she?

Chris wouldn't say that, would she?

Well, i'm not a nice woman.

And because i've been in love with you i've gone to quite the little trouble in the past few days.

If i told you how exactly much, your blue eyes would pop out of your beautiful head.

And after all this, what does it come to? You're going to marry chris!

Janet! Pull yourself together!

Thank you, larry.

Now, get out.

Janet. If i can help you in any way.

How dare you offer to help me!

I don't want your help, yours or any bodies else's.

Now, get out of my house.

Get out!

Good morning, mrs. Bunting.

Since when have you been coming round back door?

Since now. I just thought i'd pop in for a chat.

Is mrs. Preston in?

No, she's gone out for a breath of air.

Good.

Now, just what are you after, dr. Henderson?

My intentions toward you my dear are strictly honorable.

How is mrs. Preston this morning?

Poor lass. She looked right done in.

Yes, it's been a terrible business.

How's mr. Preston?

Well, he's in bed and he's alive.

But if you ask me the whole thing's a miracle.

Would you like a cuppa?

Yes, i would like a cuppa. Thank you.

Mrs. Bunting, i don't like to pry into affairs that don't concern me,

but since mr. Preston first arrived have you noticed any violent disagreement between him and his wife?

Say a quarrel that's driven them apart?

Now how should i know that?

Now think hard, mrs. Bunting.

I never set eyes on him 'til monday morning.

And then i didn't know who he was.

You'd never seen mr. Preston before?

Only in an old photograph, and that didn't look much like him.

What photograph?

There's an old wedding photo on top of bureau.

Do you think i could glance at it just out of curiosity.

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