Christmas Holiday Page #6

Sorry to have bothered you,

Mrs. Manette. Good night.

I burned the money, Mother.

Abigail.

I swear to you by all my love

for him and for you

Robert did not kill Teddy Jordan.

You know and I know, Mother,

that he did.

Are you going to turn against him too?

From the day you married him,

I think now from the day you met him,

You've closed your eyes

to what it was all about.

To what he was all about, selfishly.

Just so you could be happy.

He needed your strength.

That's why I let him marry you.

And all you gave him back

was his own weakness.

But I didn't know.

There was no way for me to know.

You should have known.

You weren't blind because you had to be.

You wanted to be.

It might have hurt to know that

Robert is what he is.

But if you had been willing

to be hurt for his sake,

you could have helped him.

I love Robert.

-No, you don't.

It's I who love him.

Because I'm willing to know all about

him and keep on loving him.

But you...

I tried to make him strong myself.

I couldn't alone so I relied on you.

You have failed.

Be seated and come to order, please.

Gentlemen of the jury,

have you reached a verdict?

We have, your honor.

Mr. Clerk, please receive the verdict

from the jury.

We, the jury, find the defendant

guilty as charged

in Information No. 674532

State of Louisiana vs. Robert Manette.

And find the defendant guilty of murder.

Gentlemen of the jury,

is this your verdict?

It is.

Mr. Clerk, please record the verdict.

May it please the court, I should like

to have the jury polled.

Mr. Clerk, please poll the jury.

Mr. Ward.

-Guilty.

Mr. Elliot.

-Guilty

Mr. Allen.

-Guilty

Mr. Dodd.

-Guilty.

Mr. Tyler.

-Guilty.

Mr. Galt.

-Guilty.

Sentence will be pronounced

on Tuesday, the 21st at 10 AM.

The jury is discharged,

court is adjourned.

Any comment to make?

Sorry.

I was only trying to do my job.

You killed him.

Whatever became of Mrs. Manette?

The last I heard, she was in New York.

Housekeeper for some wealthy family.

But that was a year ago.

And nothing ever made you feel

any different about him?

I guess maybe there's some other

meaning to love than

than what I was taught.

Why do you say that?

I just don't think that I could keep on

loving somebody...

You're still in love

with Mona, aren't you?

Yes, I...

I think so.

Hello.

Lieutenant Mason?

I have some good news

for you, lieutenant.

We're resuming all flights at midnight.

That's fine.

Yes, thank you very much.

It looks like I'm going to be

on my way all right.

Funny, it stopped raining

and I didn't even notice.

Shows how interesting I was.

Yes.

It was nice meeting you, lieutenant.

It was even nicer

having you listen to me.

Good luck.

Thank you and good luck to you.

Thanks for the use of the room.

Hello.

Oh, hello, Fenimore.

Jackie Lamont?

No, she left.

Did she say where she was going?

Yeah, I know she'll be

at the Lafitte later tonight.

What's that?

No.

No, nothing's the matter. Why?

I just wanted to talk to her.

That's all.

I'm sorry to bother you, lieutenant.

Oh, that's swell.

Good luck, lieutenant.

Good bye.

You see, I told you I didn't know

where she is.

You heard me talking to Valerie.

She hasn't seen Jackie.

Abigail. Since last night when she

went to the cathedral

with the young lieutenant.

What's wrong with her going to

Christmas Mass with the lieutenant?

He's a nice young guy.

I met him at the hotel.

What size suit do you wear?

I don't want to get mixed up in this.

Somebody might have seen

you come in here.

If they did, I'm in for an awful mess.

Shut up.

I know the cops are looking for you

all over town.

I want a shave.

I want to look pretty when

I see my wife again.

Clean and pretty.

You can understand that

can't you, Simon?

Yeah. Yeah, I understand.

You'll find everything you want

in the bathroom.

I'll get you a clean towel.

That's mighty nice of you, Simon.

You know, you could have knocked me down

when I saw you standing there

all of a sudden.

I know Angola.

My paper sent me there once.

Must be a pretty tough place

to break out of.

It isn't exactly easy.

Well, I guess you got

everything you want. I'll...

I'll leave you alone.

I forgot to tell you, Simon...

I've got a gun.

I thought I'd better mention it.

Let's keep the door open.

I like to look at you

when I'm talking to you.

Another thing...

Don't leave this house before

I'm ready to leave.

And I won't be ready to leave

till it's dark.

I haven't much choice, have I?

Very little.

You see, Simon, I went to a lot

of trouble to see my wife.

My beloved, wonderful, faithful wife.

My wife, who works at the Maison Lafitte

while I'm in prison.

I gotta talk thing over with her, Simon.

There's certain things a man

should know about his wife.

You understand that, don't you, Simon?

What are you going to do?

Just straighten out

my family life, that's all.

Everything's OK, lieutenant.

The bus leaves at 11:30.

Or you can get to the airport yourself

if you wish.

I'll take the bus, thank you.

I think I'll take myself a walk.

A little fresh air can't do me any harm.

It has been a long wait, hasn't it?

Do you have any chewing gum?

-Yes, sir.

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Hello, lieutenant.

-How are you.

Jackie's getting ready to do her number.

You heard the news, didn't you?

Yeah, how is she?

Wouldn't you know? Waiting for him.

I thought if I came out here,

maybe I could help.

I don't quite know how but...

You might.

How's about a drink?

You don't think there's a chance

he may come out here, do you?

You never can tell.

Just in case, they've got policemen

all over the place.

Yeah, I saw one

when I got out of the cab.

I hope they catch him, soon.

You don't really

know Jackie, lieutenant.

I think I do.

I like that crazy kid.

I like that one man look in her eyes.

I only wish it was

a different kind of guy.

I told her she could go home

but she wants to do her job.

Didn't she tell me your plane

goes out tonight?

Yeah, I've got a cab waiting outside..

He's going to take me right

to the airport.

You'll be in San Francisco

in the morning, huh?

I'm not going to San Francisco.

Oh?

No, I'm going back to camp.

You know...

I've learned a hundred years worth

of life in the last 24 hours.

I found out that you

just don't do things

because other people have done

the same things the same way.

The important thing is

being honest with yourself.

Whatever you feel, whatever you are.

That's why I said I think I know Jackie

better than you think I do.

Or maybe I mean

I know Abigail.

You're all right, lieutenant.

There she is.

I'll be loving you

always

with a love that's true

always

When the things you planned

need a helping hand

I will understand

always

Days may not be fair

always.

That's when I'll be there

always.

Get in and close the door.

Look at you.

You look well, Abigail.

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