Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Page #4

shopping around in the basement for?

Why, you got--

Here's

the two aspirin I owe you.

I like to keep

my credit good.

Huh. Is this kid

for real?

He did ask me to go

for a ride later.

Yeah. Well,

just remember

That last ride

Patty took.

Well...

I guess it won't hurt

to play safe.

But if you try

to move in,

I'll put you

in bandages.

I'll call that

lieutenant Kennedy.

The police will

naturally be looking

For Patty Gray's

fingerprints.

Since we can't

give them hers,

It should make them

suspicious

If they can't find

any fingerprints at all.

It'll give them something

to think about, anyway.

Well, I bought

this body makeup today.

Here's

a dated sales slip.

You better keep it

with the pictures.

You ready?

Just a second.

O.K.

I'll rub most

of this stuff off.

I'm sure enough of it

will stick in the seams.

All through?

Not quite.

Hey.

Looks pretty good.

This is

a very important little item.

I hope

it's the right size.

Now hold it.

Well...

That should do it.

Oh, Austin,

you better take

That bottle of makeup

and that rag

And those gloves

when you go.

I can't have those

found around here.

O.K.

Tom...

Are you sure you want

to go through with this?

Oh, we're into it

too far.

I couldn't back out now

if I wanted to.

[Water running]

Gee, lieutenant,

if the guy's o.K.,

I don't want him

to get sore at me.

Well,

we'll be as discreet as possible.

You just act normal,

and don't be afraid.

We'll be watching you

every minute.

[Sigh]

What are we

doing here?

It's a nice view

from up here.

I thought

you might like it.

Yeah,

I-It's very pretty.

Let's go back.

What's your hurry?

I'm--I'm tired.

Now, just relax.

You'll feel better.

I don't want to.

You will.

Stop it!

Let me go!

Let me out of here!

All right,

unwind.

What do you want?

Lieutenant Kennedy,

homicide.

You've been

asking me questions for four hours now.

We're investigating

a homicide, Mr. Garrett.

And I've been

telling you

I never knew that girl

or anything about her.

What were you doing

wednesday evening,

The ninth of this month?

That was almost

three weeks ago.

Not a very long time.

Can you remember

what you were doing that night?

I am asking

the questions, Mr. Garrett.

I can't recall

what I was doing.

Try.

[Long sigh]

Yeah, I think I went

to the movies.

At what time?

Well, I went

to the late show.

It was about 11:
00.

Then I went home

and went to bed.

What's that got

to do with all this?

Did you go alone?

Yes.

Can you

substantiate this?

I told you

I went alone.

How can I

substantiate it?

You'll just have to

take my word for it, that's all.

Thank you,

Mr. Garrett.

Please wait outside.

Are you through

with Dolly Moore, Roy?

You can

send her home.

Watch your step

on this case, Roy.

Meaning what?

Garrett's Spencer's

future son-in-law,

And everybody knows

Spencer's been

opposing you

On capital

punishment.

If the idea

ever gets started

That you're

prosecuting rrett

To get back

at Spencer...

This case can be

the biggest step I've ever made,

If I handle it right.

And I will.

I'll send out

for coffee if you want some.

Thanks. I don't expect

to be here that long.

Take him

downstairs, joe.

Pete's waiting

to book him.

You're booking me,

Thompson?

That's right,

Mr. Garrett.

For what?

Suspicion of murder.

I wear

a gray topcoat,

Drive a black car,

And a burlesque

dancer

Gets suspicious,

And for this

you're booking me for murder.

There's more to it

than that.

What more

could there be?

I'm not going

to try the case here, Mr. Garrett.

I'll do that in court.

Let's go, Garrett.

You know as well as I do

Tom had nothing to do with this.

If you're

going to be honest,

You'll insist the police

find the real murderer.

No newspaper

can do that.

Once a case starts,

we can't take sides.

We just report.

I cannot understand

your attitude.

It's quite simple.

I don't want to

prejudge this case.

That's what

trials are for.

Did you run down

his background?

Yeah. Went to college

in Michigan. Good record.

Apparently

ran out of money and had to quit.

Worked on a newspaper

in Chicago for a while

Before he worked

for Spencer.

Quit to write a novel,

hit big with it,

But none of this

helps us much.

Maybe you'd better

have a talk

With Austin Spencer

and his daughter.

I, uh, I wish you'd

ask someone else

To do that, Roy.

Why?

Well, I used to know

Susan Spencer.

We went together

for a while.

Oh...

What happened?

Nothing happened.

I guess she just

wasn't interested.

Were you?

And still?

Well, then,

she'll understand.

You're just

doing your job.

Sure.

This is very difficult

for all of us,

But if you can shed

any light on this case...

Did you know,

or did you have any reason to suspect

Garrett's relationship

with Patty Gray?

Certainly not.

I knew nothing

about it, Bob.

Oh,

I know you think

I'm trying

to protect Tom,

But I've no reason

to do that.

You're engaged to him.

No, we broke it off

long before this happened.

Can you tell me why?

Well...

Nothing to do

with the case,

But I just realized

he wasn't the man for me.

What reason could

he possibly have for such a crime?

Well, Thompson believes

that Garrett

Had some sort

of clandestine affair with this girl.

She resisted him,

or he couldn't get rid of her,

And he strangled her.

That's ridiculous.

I admit that

I'm disillusioned about Tom

For personal

reasons,

But he's certainly

no murderer.

Then

I have to tell you

That a gold

cigarette lighter

With the inscription

"to Tom from Susan"

Has been found

by the police

Near the ravine

where the girl's body was discovered.

Do you know anything

about this lighter?

I gave that lighter

to Tom.

Now will you

help me if you can?

Neither Susan nor I

have any information

That would substantiate

Tom Garrett's guilt.

Forgive me for

troubling you.

I'm sorry, Susan.

Goodbye.

Murder, after all,

can be committed by anyone--

Rich or poor,

Successful

or unsuccessful,

Famous or unknown,

And I will

demonstrate to you that Tom Garrett,

Successful author,

is in fact a murderer.

That beneath his intellectual

and cultured exterior,

He was moved

by brutal impulses

Which induced him

to commit,

Deliberately

and premeditatedly,

A particularly

vicious murder.

I shall prove it,

as the law requires,

Beyond a reasonable doubt.

Before Patty Gray

was murdered, she told you

She didn't want you

to room with her anymore.

You also testified

that she had

Quite a bit

of money with her. Is that correct?

Yes, sir.

She took it

out of her purse

And sort of

flashed it around in front of me.

How much money

would you say she had?

I couldn't say

for sure,

But there must've been

at least 2 or $3,000.

Did she say where

she got the money?

No.

I asked her,

but all she said was,

"Wouldn't you

like to know?"

[Laughter]

I told her I would,

But she still

didn't tell me.

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