Girl in the News Page #6

- No, believe I could guess though.

- What?

Wouldn't surprise me if you hadn't won

one of these beauty competitions!

You're being soppy!

- Miss Camthorpe 1940, how's that?

- You're being soppy, you know you are!

- Alright, what is it then?

- You'll never guess!

- We've had a terrible murder!

- Here?

The master was poisoned to death in the

best bedroom.

That's why I thought you might be from

the papers. I gave a lovely interview

yesterday.

Yes, I did notice a policeman outside!

We've had all the heads of Scotland Yard

down here!

- Asking questions about his nurse, they

were! - Really?

She's been going about the country

poisoning people for years.

- I heard them say so!

- No!

There you are. 'Camthorpe Mystery -

Nurse Missing'. That's her.

Always knew there was something funny

about her!

I'd never have taken her on if I was Mrs

Bentley!

Well, perhaps she didn't know that she'd

been going around poisoning people!

Course she didn't, soppy! None of us

did. She changed her name, see!

I keep getting a cold shiver down me

back when I think of the number

of times she mixed our cocoa for supper,

it makes you think, doesn't it?

- Yes, it does, doesn't it?

- That's right!

Oh well, they do say time's a great

healer!

- Perhaps Mrs, eh, Thing will marry

again! - Not her!

Why, she never so much as looked at

another man. No, the widow was devoted

to the deceased... like it says on

page 4!

This gentleman's just come for some

water, he's camping down the road!

Oh, you can get some down at the farm,

you know.

Yes, so she told me. I'll go there next

time.

- I'm just going down to the barber's

for a shave - OK!

- Weren't you down here last year?

- No, it's my first time this way. Why?

Oh it's funny. I thought I had seen your

face somewhere before, that's all.

Who's that? One of the family?

Him? Oh, he's only the butler. But what

a fusspot!

You know he's too much of a gent to

shave himself.

Goes to the barbers' twice a day, if you

please!

Always looking at his soppy face in the

mirror. 'Don June', I call him!

Doesn't like it, neither!

- He seemed to think he met you before!

- Yes, I can't think where.

Must have been an awful shock for him,

Mr Bentley dying like that!

Yes, he couldn't stop talking about it.

I've never seen him show any

human feelings before.

I don't like cold people, do you?

No, not very much. Well, I must be

getting along.

- Thank you

- Oh, don't mention it

- Are you down here by yourself?

- Yes!

Don't you ever get sort of lonely, all

by yourself in a tent?

Uh, yes. Sometimes.

I walk up that way quite often.

You're wanted!

They'll have to wait!

Well!

Tracy?

Yes. He knew me, Anne.

- And you didn't recognise him?

- Hmm? No.

But if he'd seen me...

Supposing he was in court during your

trial at Alminster?

That's possible...

Steven, he needn't have been there, he

could have seen you anywhere else.

- How can you be sure?

- No, we can't yet.

Who advertised for a nurse? Mrs Bentley!

Who sent you for that prescription? And

who took that photograph?

She did, ten days ago.

Yes. And the police recognised you as

Nurse Graham from that!

So will hundreds of other people.

That's all very convenient.

That's why we've got to stop this case

before it gets to court.

Steven, they seemed so happy together,

she was devoted to him!

Alright, well look at it this way.

She was tied to a helpless invalid years

older than herself.

She engaged you, she sent you for the

prescription...

You say she didn't touch the medicine?

Did Tracy?

- Nope

- You sure?

I suppose he could have done. The

medicine was mixed with hot water.

He was in the kitchen when I went for

the kettle.

But we haven't got an item of proof!

We've got nothing that the police will

listen to for five minutes!

- It's no use deceiving ourselves. So

what we will... - Steven!

Please let me say this while we're still

alone.

Whatever happens, I'll always be

grateful to you.

Better put your hat and coat on.

- Bill.. - By rights I ought to take

you along too, as an accessory.

How did you find us?

Didn't you hand in this petrol coupon

at Dorford?

She's innocent, Bill.

Listen Steve, you keep out of this,

she'll get a fair trial.

- After the Blaker case?

- You know we can't bring that up again!

The moment her picture gets in the

papers everybody will know who she is!

The whole case will be stiff with

prejudice!

So you're going to defend her again?

- Sorry.

- OK, I wish you luck!

- Any luck?

- None at all.

This one's of the Alminster Assize Court

taken on the day of the trial.

I thought if Tracy had been there in the

crowd somewhere the camera might have

picked him up.

- Rather clutching at straws,aren't you?

- Well, what else can I do?

- What's the time?

- Nearly 3 o'clock.

- Only 7 hours before we're in court.

- And we haven't a case to go on!

You can't allege conspiracy with no

evidence to support it!

Well there's nothing left to do. It's

the truth.

I know, but you can't prove it. And to

be honest Farringdon, we've no defence.

Then we'll attack. It's our only chance.

We've got no defence, we must attack.

Prisoner at the bar!

You are indicted that on the fifth day

of October of last year

you did wilfully, with malice

aforethought,

kill and murder Edward Bentley. How say

you, are you guilty or not guilty?

Not guilty.

May it please Your Lordship, and members

of the jury.

Before I open the case for the

prosecution,

I must remind you that it is your solemn

duty to consider the evidence

without prejudice of any kind.

Remembering that we are solely concerned

with the facts

directly connected with this case

- Impressive, isn't it?

- Dreadfully!

When you think they're giving a woman

like that a perfectly fair trial!

Everybody in the jury must know she

did it!

What date would that be?

The entry is under the 24th, Somenol

tablets,

as per Dr Threadgrove's prescription.

And you can positively identify the

prisoner as the person who called for them?

- I can.

- Thank you.

Call Mr Mather!

William Mather!

- You recognise this key?

- I do.

It's the key of the writing desk in which

the tablets were kept.

Did you test it for fingerprints?

Yes. I was present when the results were

compared with the prints taken

from the prisoner.

And what did you discover?

- They coincided exactly.

- Thank you.

Call Elsie Matilda Wrench!

Elsie Matilda Wrench!

Just before she went out, the deceased

said, 'we're good friends, aren't we?'

- he said, 'Yes', she said.

- And what happened then?

The prisoner said goodbye, then she

stopped in the doorway.

'Why, you've forgotten your medicine!'

she said, and he smiled and drank it.

Course I was awfully upset afterwards,

awfully!

I couldn't so much as look at me food

for days!

Must we have details of her emotional

and digestive processes?

I don't think so, m'lord. Thank you.

No questions.

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