Lady on a Train Page #7

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they'll never see you.

I'll use the old Haskell

"T" formation.

Grab it, Ted!

Now, gentlemen,

you're just wasting your time.

Miss Collins refuses...

Big smile, Mr. Haskell!

Big smile!

No! No pictures!

Now look, Mr. Haskell.

We gotta have a statement.

Thank you, Miss Collins.

The crime pinup girl

of the year!

Gentlemen, no!

You, in the gray coat!

Put that camera away.

I must insist on no publicity,

or H.G. Would be horrified.

You in the gray camera,

put that coat away.

[Indistinct Shouting]

Miss Collins.!

Thank you.

Gentlemen, I must insist

upon the return of those

exposed negatives immediately.

Come. Thank you.

And you...

[Indistinct Chatter]

Oh.

How would you like to get

outta here, Miss Collins?

I'd love to,

but l...

I've already

bailed you out.

Had a pretty tough session

with the family last night.

They'd like to

see you right away,

that is, if you'd like

to see the family.

Let's go.

[Haskell,

Reporters Talking]

[Haskell] Good-bye.

[Reporter] Thank you

very much, Mr. Haskell.

Officer,

where's Miss Collins?

Why, she's gone.

Gone? I came

to bail her out.

She's been bailed out.

That's impossible!

Miss Collins! Come back

to jail immediately!

Hey, Jim, come in here.

Uh, I'd like to post bail

for Miss Nicki Collins.

Brother,

so would everybody

in New York.

She was

just bailed out.

Really? By whom?

Waring.

Arnold Waring.

Arnold?

Anything wrong?

I hope not.

May I ask you a question,

Miss Collins?

Of course.

How did you find out that

my late lamented uncle

was... murdered?

You know that?

Oh, yes.

That's what l... the family...

want to talk to you about.

Read all about it.!

Read all about

the big nightclub murder!

Margo.

Didn't you know?

She was found strangled

in her apartment.

You didn't answer me.

How did you find out that

my uncle was murdered?

I, um, I saw it.

You saw it?

Well. We'll be

at the office

in a few minutes.

It's closed.

There's no one here.

That's funny.

I know.

Let's drive around

through the alley.

By the way,

Miss Collins,

did you see who

killed my uncle?

Not his face.

It was dark,

and he was turned away.

But I think it was

a younger...

You were about

to say something.

No, I wasn't.

You were about to say you

thought it was a younger man,

and you stopped talking because

it suddenly occurred to you...

that I might be

that younger man.

- Yes.

- Who told you

I hated my uncle?

No one.

Oh.

Well, I did

hate him.

But so did Jonathan

and Wiggam,

and especially Saunders.

[Arnold]

You know, Saunders

had the most to gain.

You see,

he was in...

Hey!

Come back here.

Oh, come now.

Let's not play games.

Miss Collins!

You little fool!

I just want

to talk to you!

Don't run away.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Miss Collins.

Don't go out there.

It's your brother.

He's upstairs.

He did it.

He killed your uncle.

He'll kill me!

Not if you keep quiet.

Come with me.

[Door Slamming Shut,

Elevator Humming]

Quick, we can

make it.

Miss Collins?

Miss Collins!

[Elevator Humming]

[Sighing]

He's gone.

Yes, but he's still in the building,

so maybe we oughta...

Why, that's strange.

You know, in a room

something like this one...

[Train Bell Ringing]

In a room something

like this one, I saw

your uncle murdered.

Exactly like this one.

Then... you're...

Yes, Miss Collins.

The same man you saw

doing this...

once before.

Now, no one on that train

can see your silhouette.

In a moment, the train

will have moved on.

But...

But the police.

What about

the police?

They're bound to investigate.

They'll find out

you killed your uncle.

Why should I have

killed my uncle?

For his money.

Margo got his money.

They'll find out

you were Margo's boss.

Saunders was

Margo's boss.

They'll find out

you were Saunders's boss.

Not from Saunders

they won't.

- You'll never get away with it.

- But I will get away with it!

You... You will?

In a little while,

I'm sending

for the police.

You see, they already know

how worried I am about you.

And when they arrive,

they'll find...

a very beautiful young woman,

the victim of a rather

affectionate maniac.

My brother Arnold.

And Arnold destroyed

by his own brother,

the protector

of the Waring honor,

myself.

But they'll know

you killed him.

Of course.

But they'll find this

in Arnold's hand,

and they'll thank me

for killing him.

I wouldn't try

to run away, Miss Collins.

UncleJosiah, Saunders,

Margo, Arnold,

and you.

Then I'll have to start

on the other hand.

- With Aunt Charlotte?

- Oh, no.

I like Aunt Charlotte,

and she likes me.

I've always been

her favorite nephew.

And she's been more

than an aunt to me.

Even when I was

a little boy,

every night

she used to...

[Train Wheels Squealing]

The train's pulling away.

You know, it's too bad

you don't like me.

Oh, but l...

B-But I do like you.

You... You remember,

we, we danced together.

Yes, I remember.

Ah-ah!

Come here,

Miss Collins.

[Door Opening]

[Chuckles]

I'm sorry.

That's a closet,

Miss Collins.

Yes, I remember

dancing with you.

And I remember thinking

how lovely you looked,

and how someday

you and I...

would be

in this room, alone.

You see.

[Glass Rattling]

Don't worry,

Mr. Waring.

I'm not.

Now.

[Arnold]

I always hoped something

like this would happen.

You see,

I never liked you.

This will be

a very great pleasure.

[Jonathan]

Arnold, you mustn't.

I'm your brother.

Here. Keep him covered.

It's all right, darling.

You're safe now.

Turn around.

You heard him.

Turn around!

He's talking

to you.

Oh.

Then he's...

Uh-huh.

Oh.

You'd better have

another chapter, Mr. Morgan.

I don't like

sad endings.

Wait.

Mr. Waring.

What would you say

if I told you that I

didn't come here alone?

I'd say you had

a wonderful imagination.

What would you say

if I told you...

that I was followed here

by the police?

I'd say you were

a detective-story writer.

What would you say

if I told you that...

now, at this minute,

three heavily armed policemen

stand outside that door?

[Laughs]

I'd say, "Come in, gentlemen."

[Footfalls]

Darling.

[Thud]

[Nicki Gasps]

Oh.!

Oh, get some water,

please.

Oh, darling,

you're wonderful.

[Groaning]

['Here Comes The Bride'

On Soundtrack]

[Buzzer]

Come in.

Would you folks like

your berths made up now?

Come back later, please.

[Porter]

Yes, ma'am.

Do you know what, darling?

What?

This is

your finest book.

Oh.

- The man

with the green hat did it.

- Of course. That's why he...

Oh, Wayne. Now you've

just spoiled the whole book.

I could've looked in the back if

I wanted to peek. Why did you...

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