Girl in the News Page #5

her! I'm a doctor, get me a taxi, quick!

Go straight in

Sit down a minute.

- It isn't true, it can't be!

- Yes, it is. Bill told me.

- He told you?

- Yes.

Oh it's alright, he didn't know you

were with me.

- If he told you, then you knew in the

theatre when you came back! - Yes

You thought it was me, didn't you?

That's why you kept questioning me.

That's why you almost let me go!

This makes me a homicidal maniac,

doesn't it?

- Anne, all the time... - It must be

very embarrassing for you, having a

- double murderess on your hands!

- Listen to me!

All the time I was trying not to believe

it, and then when I saw you going away

on that train, I knew you were innocent.

I know it!

Do you understand that, Anne?

- Yes.

- Very well.

- What can have happened?

- You don't know of anything?

- How did you get the job?

- I answered an advertisement.

They think I did it!

We're talking in the dark, you may not

be involved at all!

But suppose I am? Steven, I should go

back!

- Not yet!

- But what will they think if I don't?

- If they don't suspect you, they'll

think nothing! - Perhaps they do!

Then I'll take the responsibility. Now

look,if I'm going to help you in this thing

I must be on the ground floor. I've got

to know as much as the police know.

I want you to tell me everything that's

happened since you took the job.

- If she's not on this, we're unlucky

- Yes.

- Seems to be about the lot.

- Evidently thought better of it.

Come on.

That brings us to this morning.

Now then.

What was the last time you saw

Mr Bentley today?

It's Bill!

In there, quick, that's my room!

Don't worry, I'll take care of him.

- Just in?

- Come, yes, that's all right!

Hello, Bill!

Oh, there you are, Steven!

- Umm, this is Farringdon, sir. Chief

Inspector Mawdsley - How do you do?

- What was it, a false alarm?

- Far from it, take a look at that!

Your old friend Nurse Graham, I believe!

Certainly looks like her.

That's her alright. She calls herself

Lovell now.

That was taken on the terrace at

Camthorpe, couple of weeks ago!

Camthorpe?

Yes, you talked them into the wrong

verdict that day at Alminster Assizes!

- Whisky, Inspector?

- Thanks!

She got the job three months ago. It's

a carbon copy of the Blaker murder!

Which she didn't commit!

- Which this surely proves she did

commit, Mr Farringdon! - Of course!

- What was her motive in the Blaker case?

- You mean her alleged motive?

Well, don't split hairs, old man!

Oh, what do you want, Bill?

Cigarette!

Well don't switch the light on because I

haven't blacked out the window!

Oh, OK.

The two cases are identical!

- Remember the old girl's legacy and

those things found in the trunk? -Yes but

Point one - Bentley shoved a codicil in

his will last week leaving her 200!

- You sure?

- Seen it!

Point two, there's twenty-five quid in

notes missing,

Point three, there was a clumsy attempt

to make it look like suicide.

But only a fool would attempt the same

thing twice!

Fool,or somebody with a kink. For my part

I'd sooner be nursed by a rattlesnake!

- Mather thinks you might be able to

help us! - Me? How?

- Well, she was a client of yours,

wasn't she? - Uh-huh

Can you tell us where we might be able

to pick her up?

Why, isn't she under arrest?

No, she went out this afternoon and

didn't come back!

Well, I'm afraid I can't help you there.

I've not seen her since the last business

We're practically certain she's

somewhere in London.

With 8 million other people!

Well, we appear to have drawn a blank.

Thanks all the same.

Not at all. I suppose you've put out her

description?

Yes, we're watching every part of town.

This is only a matter of time.

See you out, Sir.

- Good night, Mr Farringdon.

- Good night!

There's no point in doing them now, you

may as well catch a few hours sleep!

Thank you, sir.

Just a minute, sir. Goodbye then!

Don't bother to come down.

- Good night!

- Good night.

Well, this promises to be a very

interesting case. Hey?

Yes, very interesting.

- Might do be a bit of good! And won't

do you any harm. - No

- And as...

- Bill, I'm awfully tired.

I've got to go north first train in

the morning to see a client, so...

- All right, I'll be up at 6.

- Good night.

- Good night, old man.

- Steven, what are they trying to do?

- Shh, give me your bag!

- How much did you have in here?

- Oh, two pounds and some silver.

Give me your coat, quick!

Someone in that house wanted Bentley out

of the way without risking their own neck!

When you took that job, you walked right

into it!

Bentley was talked into putting that

codicil into his will.

- Can't believe anybody could do such a

thing! - Can't you?

I heard Bill say there was some money

missing.

Somebody put this twenty-five pounds

in your coat!

And we've got to find out who, and why!

Anyway, this'll be one grounds for it!

I'm going back. I've got to face them!

You're going back, but not to face them.

We've got to have first-hand information

and Camthorpe is

the one place where we can get it!

I can't go there without being

recognised!

Depends on how you travel and where you

stay! See that?

That's my mansion on wheels, I've got it

parked in the builder's yard down the road

Come on!

And picture on back page of Sergeant

Mather entering Mr Bentley's house!

Pity they didn't get me coming out,

might have seen what I looked like!

- Message for you Sergeant, coming

through now! - Read it!

Proceed at once to Waterloo. Ticket

collector and taxi man report girl

- answering description seen there last

night! - Sounds like something!

Waterloo, Jim, step on it!

- Perhaps this'll help you?

- That's her all right!

- Is this the girl you drove home last

night? - Think so, Guv.

- Remember she came over queer and the

gent helped her! - Where'd you take 'em?

Let me see, I drove three or four

couples last night.

- I dropped one pair at a little hotel

just off Leicester Square! - Yes?

Nah, it wasn't them.

I've got it!

- The fella with her kept directing me

all the way! - Where?

- Now, you must remember that!

- It was in the blackout, don't forget!

- Could you take me there again?

- I might!

Mind you, I don't pride meself on being

a homing pigeon, but..

Alright, I'll take care of this. Smith,

get a statement from him. Come on!

It was sharp right,somewhere about here.

This is it! Here we are, sir. Right at

the very door!

- Here? - Correct. I recognise the iron

staircase, sir!

Yes, so do I.

Where have you sprung from?

- Could you let me have some water?

- Water?

Yes, I'm camping in the fields back

there and, as this was the nearest house

I thought, eh...

Well, it isn't, there's a farm the other

side that's nearer.

Well, perhaps this time, you wouldn't

mind if...

Oh, ok. There's the tap. Wipe your boots

first!

Just a sec. Sure you're not a newspaper

reporter in disguise?

Me? Oh, wish I was. Why, you expecting

one?

Haven't you heard what happened?

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