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might've done to you.

Oh, darling!

I guess it's just as bad

the way I've told you.

No, no. It's all right, Cassie.

I knew.

I'm glad you wanted to tell me, though.

I just won't have anyone at all,

Cassie, when...

- I forget sometimes, how pretty you are.

- Oh, Parris.

- You're crying.

- Just a little bit, never mind.

But I do mind. I mind awfully.

Oh, why do you have things

happen to you?

Why do you have to cry?

You're the nicest, best.

Why do any of us have to cry?

You or me, what have we done?

Oh, I hate it. I hate everything.

I'd hate God if I could.

But there's nothing you can reach.

- Cassie.

- Don't. Don't say anything.

I want you to hate it, too,

whatever hurts us.

Oh, Parris, don't cry.

Please don't cry, I can't stand that.

Oh, darling! Darling, darling.

This may be the last time I can see you.

Cassie, listen to me.

I'm going away, but I'm coming back.

I want to be a good doctor,

a great one if I can.

When I come back, maybe somehow

the time will pass quickly.

When I come back, will you marry me?

- Cassie, don't you want to marry me?

- If I can let you understand.

- Maybe I do.

- No, you don't.

Not at all. You couldn't.

- Well, never mind, Cassie...

- Please, Parris.

Everything is perfect

until we try to talk about it.

Don't try to understand me.

But just be with me when you can, and...

Cassie?

- Parris, you are here.

- Yes, I...

I came for you at midnight

when Dr. Gordon left.

- Anna, is she...

- No.

Dr. Gordon said

he couldn't do anything more.

I thought maybe,

I hoped it would be over

before you came in.

You come now.

Anna, I can't help her.

No, no.

- Getting straightened around?

- Oh, hello, Drake.

Are you sure you don't mind

my storing all these books here?

I guess the old barn is big enough

to hold them.

It's been awfully good of you, Drake,

to take me in just now.

- I can't be any fun to be with.

- Well, it's like I always said,

you and me are in the same boat,

more than ever now.

There's something I've been meaning

to ask you for a long time, Drake.

You haven't said anything

about Louise Gordon in I don't know when.

Heck. I guess I'll marry

somebody like Poppy Ross.

- It's more fun anyways.

- You wouldn't do a thing like that.

No, I guess not.

Someday I'm gonna surprise

some of the people in this town.

When I get my money

I'm going into business.

Settle down hard, when I do settle down.

I'll make Louise proud of me

and then maybe she...

What's that?

- Cassie.

- Parris!

- Parris, I got to talk to you.

- If you two will excuse me.

Don't go. I've only a word to say.

You know all about us anyway.

You look... You look...

- How?

- You look scared.

- Parris, let me go away with you.

- Go away? You mean when I go to Europe?

Anywhere, anywhere, I don't care.

I'll run away somewhere.

Let me go with you, I can take care of you.

But we can't get married now.

I've got to get through all that study first.

- I asked you if, when I came back, you'd...

- Never mind.

Cassie, if you'd rather, I...

- It was a wicked idea. Forgive me.

- Wait a minute. Sit down.

- Tell me what happened.

- Nothing. Nothing at all. I must go.

- I'll take you home.

- No. No, you can't.

You've got to let me

talk to you now, Cassie.

You'd better let me

go part of the way anyhow.

Thank you, no. Good night.

- I'm going over there, Drake.

- Take it easy.

She said... Well, you heard her.

She didn't want you to come along.

She looked twice as scared

when you suggested it.

See there, nothing's happened.

He's sitting on the porch swing.

For half a cent I'd go in there.

That's just what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna take her out

right in front of him.

We'll move out to my place.

You a farmer? You're gonna be a doctor.

It's what you've always wanted

and what your grandma planned.

- Kid, if I have to slug you...

- Let loose, Drake. I...

There.

Does that look like anything's happened?

Old Cass was just having a fit

about you going away, that's all.

All women and girls

act like that sometimes.

It doesn't mean a thing.

Just the same, Drake, I'm scared.

I don't know why.

What you need is some sleep.

You're worn out and nervous.

Come on home.

You can see Cassie tomorrow.

Just don't say anything to him about it.

Here, maybe I better take it up.

Are you awake, kid?

Here. Eat your breakfast.

- What's the idea of all the attention?

- Come on. Better eat this.

You all right, Drake?

I've got something to tell you,

but you gotta drink your coffee first.

Tell me now.

It's something about Cassie.

Cassie's dead.

She was killed early last night.

I guess shortly after we were there.

Who?

Her father killed her

and committed suicide.

- I don't believe it. You...

- Now, get a hold of yourself, kid.

I'll tell you everything I know.

I heard it first from Ester

when she came in early this morning

and I telephoned the Gazette

and confirmed it.

Cassie was poisoned.

Quite a bit later, Dr. Tower shot himself.

He hadn't been dead very long

when the cook came in and found them.

He left some kind of letter or letters.

I don't know which, the Gazette said.

I'm going over now

and see what I can find out.

Yes, that's it, Drake. We've got to go.

You're not going

if I have to tie you in the cellar.

- I've got to.

- Listen, you fool.

Cassie was here last night.

We were probably the last people

who saw her alive.

If you won't think about yourself

I should think

you'd at least want to protect her.

- Protect her, Drake? I think I've killed her...

- Yeah.

You say that out loud a few times

and somebody'll believe you.

Then where'll your future in this town

be shot to?

- I don't care.

- Listen, kid, I know how you feel.

I know what you'd like to do,

but just let me go first. That's all I ask.

I'll come back and tell you everything.

Then you can do

whatever you feel is right.

- Hey, McHugh.

- Friend of the family.

- Find anything more?

- Not yet.

Darndest mystery.

Hello, Sam.

Good afternoon, Colonel Skeffington.

Well, what do you want here, Drake?

This is no time...

Wait a minute, Sam.

Just as well you came by.

Where's Parris Mitchell?

Still at your house?

Yes, sir.

Ask him to be kind enough to wait there

till I can see him.

- May I ask why, sir?

- I want to talk to him.

He isn't the one you want to talk to.

What's that?

Anything new?

Just something about the girl.

You mean her having her things packed

ready to skedaddle.

Tell you later.

What were you about to say?

When you say that Parris is not the one

we should talk to,

you imply there's someone else.

I guess I mean me.

- Do you know something about this affair?

- I knew Cassie Tower.

I just heard you say

her things were packed.

Well, we were going to run away.

She'd been getting out to meet me

for a long time.

- Do I have to say anything more?

- Did Dr. Tower know anything about this?

I guess I wouldn't be here today if he had.

Pretty lucky.

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