Dishonored Lady Page #8

He said you weren't expecting him.

As a matter of fact I was expecting him.

Hello, doctor.

Sit down, relax.

Tell me, is this a professional or a social call?

Dr. Caleb, you said some pretty rough things about me

this afternoon.

Yes, I did, didn't I?

I think I'm entitled to an explanation.

So do I.

As a matter of fact I'm very glad you came over.

I wanted to talk to you about Ms. Damien.

I'm not interested in Ms. Damien.

I'm glad to see you're still in love with her.

And I'm not in love with her.

All the better.

Then we can approach the subject of Ms. Damien

as one scientist to another.

I'm interested in Ms. Damien because she's a patient of mine.

I believe I was well on the way to solving her problem.

It would be most distressing to me

if she were to die now for a crime she didn't commit.

It would be as though you had lost one of your white mice.

One that you had just inoculated.

What's all this got to do with me?

Only this...

That when you testify tomorrow,

you'll be asked to tell the truth.

The whole truth.

The whole truth about a human soul is a complicated proposition.

I'm not going to tell you anything about Ms. Damien

that you haven't already heard.

But isn't it possible that you just picked up

a few stray facts

and added them up to a conclusion that is entirely wrong?

Won't you sit down, doctor.

Hear ye, hear ye, the Court is now in session.

Call your next witness, Mr. O'Brien.

Doctor Cousins, please.

This will be their last witness,

you've got to let me put you on the stand.

I tell you quite frankly, Ms. Damien, if you won't testify

we haven't got a chance.

Raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth

and nothing but the truth so help you God?

I do.

Please be seated.

Your name, please.

David Cousins.

Under what name did you know the defendant?

Madeleine Dickson.

Did she ever tell you her true name?

No, sir.

Did she ever lie to you about her identity?

Yes, sir.

How long did she continue to lie to you?

Till the morning the police came.

Did she ever tell you about her relations with Courtland?

No, she didn't.

You proposed marriage to the defendant

and she accepted you?

Yes, sir.

And still she didn't tell you about Courtland?

No, sir.

When did you first know of the true relationship

between them.

The same morning, the morning the police came.

Oh, I see, Then from the moment you met her

until the day she was taken into custody

you didn't know the truth about her character.

I object, Your Honor!

Mr. O'Brien, haven't you covered your point?

Your Honor, I'm merely trying to clarify for the jury

the true nature of the defendant's motive.

Proceed.

Thank you.

One more question, Dr. Cousins.

If you had known the truth,

would it have affected your love for the defendant?

Your Honor, I must protest!

Let him answer.

Objection withdrawn.

And now, Dr. Cousins, if you had known the truth

would it have affected your love for the defendant?

I was in love with Miss Damien then...

and I'm in love with her now.

Your witness, Mr. Mitchell

No questions.

Did you really mean it?

Yes, I really meant it.

I can't believe it...

Now will you let me put you on the stand?

You admit you went to Courtland's apartment that night?

Yes.

He made love to you?

Yes.

Did you have any conversation about Dr. Cousins?

No.

Positive?

Yes, I am.

Tell me, Ms. Damien, were you in love with Felix Courtland?

No, I wasn't.

Were you in love with Dr. Cousins?

Yes.

But you went to Courtland's apartment nevertheless.

Yes, I told you that.

You were in love with one man yet you chose to visit

the apartment of a man you didn't love.

Did you go of your own free will?

Yes.

Mr. Courtland didn't force you or threaten you?

No.

Then why did you visit him?

I don't know, I made a mistake.

You made a mistake...

You've told us in several occasions that you and Mr. Courtland

were interrupted by a mysterious intruder.

Can you tell this jury anything definite about that person,

anything at all?

No, I didn't see him.

You didn't see him.

I only heard his voice.

You seem very certain it was a man.

It was a man.

What did he say?

I don't know, they were talking in the hall...

I couldn't tell what they were saying.

You heard a voice, you're willing to swear it was a man

and you couldn't hear what he said.

What kind of a person do you think would be calling

at that time of night?

A bill collector?

A man selling magazines?

Perhaps even a burglar?

Why not a burglar? Mr. Courtland was a very wealthy man.

He must have been a very timid burglar

because nothing was stolen.

Of course you realize Mr. Courtland kept his jewels

in a vault in his store.

Not all of them.

He kept some at home in his safe.

Safe, what safe?

The one in his living room.

You didn't by any chance see that safe, did you?

Yes, I did.

Please, this is the first we've heard about a safe!

I ask for a recess to examine the apartment.

Your Honor, we've been all over the apartment.

And if there is a safe and it has been robbed?

Gentlemen, court is adjourned until tomorrow morning.

I suggest the District Attorney and the attorney for the defendant

examine the apartment together.

What about this safe, Mr. O'Brien?

What safe?

How about some pictures on the inside?

You boys had better wait outside.

I may have a statement for you when I come out.

Mr. O'Brien!

Mind if I tag along?

I don't know why, fine witness you turned out to be.

Can't help that, sir.

All right, Garet, where's that safe?

Me, Mr. O'Brien, I don't know of any safe in here.

I didn't think you did. If you want an unbiased opinion

I don't think there is a safe.

Well, here's the learned Counsel perhaps he knows.

Where's the safe, Mitchell?

My assistant is checking the location with Ms. Damien.

He'll be along any minute.

Oh, Your Honor, waste of time.

While we're waiting, maybe Mr. Garet could tell us

where the safe is.

I've asked him and he doesn't know.

I don't understand that, Mr. Garet,

you were very close to Courtland, weren't you?

That's right. I'm sure if there were a safe in here

I would have known about it.

At least I would have seen the key to it.

The answer is very simple, there is no safe.

What did you find out?

I got the dope on it, Mr. Mitchell.

Splendid.

It's over here in the bookcase.

You are wrong for once, Mr. O'Brien.

Could be.

What do you know about that?

Have you Courtland's key?

Here you are.

Thank you.

That looks to me very much like a safe, Mr. O'Brien.

Yes, it does, doesn't it?

But not like a safe that's ever been robbed.

I don't think a good burglar would leave those behind.

I guess we're right back where we started from .

Well, I've seen all I want. How about you, Mitchell?

You win this round.

Lock it up.

See you in Court, gentlemen.

Can I give you a lift, Doctor?

No, thanks.

Sir, I have some papers here of Mr. Courtland's

I'd like to put in order. Would you mind if I stay?

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