Letty Lynton Page #7

on this girl, and her mother and my family

wasting the public's money

and making a fool of yourself...

All right.

You go ahead.

I hope you can prove that

when the time comes.

At least it's the choice of evils.

May I speak, Mr. Haney?

Certainly, Mrs. Lynton, if you want to.

I'd rather cut an arm off than verify

the statement this young man has just made.

But it's the truth.

And I'd have to verify it

if I went into court, wouldn't I?

This is serious.

Go ahead, Mrs. Lynton,

tell me how you know this.

On the afternoon of the day

that this man was...

this man died...

he came to my house. I overheard

a good deal of what he had to say.

The man seemd to be quite mad.

I heard him say...

if my daughter did not come to his rooms

by 8 o'clock that evening...

he might kill himself before morning.

The relationship between my daughter

and myself for several years...

has been wretched.

She didn't come with her troubles to me.

A little after 8 o'clock

I went over to Renaul's hotel.

I saw her leave with this young man.

They walked over to Park Avenue.

I saw them going to his place.

I stood around in the street for, oh...

probably an hour or so...

trying to make up my mind what to do.

Finally, in desperation,

I followed them in.

I begged of them not to begin life

in this cheap miserable way.

But they answered me exactly

as this young man has just answered you.

We are not living in the early 90s.

So I came away.

I stood in the street for quite a while

and I saw the lights go out.

Then I came home.

Well...

Mrs. Lynton, did anybody see you

leave your house?

Yes, sir, I did.

It was about eight, sir.

She came in just before midnight.

Miss Lynton, would you go before a judge

and a jury and swear to this?

Would you swear to it?

Why, I've told you the absolute truth.

I'd have to, wouldn't I, Mr. Haney?

The poison was administered

about 10 o'clock, or thereabouts.

Half an hour either way.

Well...

That's that.

Miss Lynton...

There are times when failure

is not so hard to take.

Believe me, this is one of those times.

Mrs. Lynton, I wouldn't want to force you

to go before a judge and a jury

and have you tell them what you just

told me.

I'm convinced as you are.

It would simply be a waste of time

and public money.

Mr. Darrow...

I've got a girl just about her age.

But she never yet has brought

anybody around

that can thinks as fast

as you can, young fellow.

I don't get you, Mr. Haney.

Did you ever study law?

No, why?

Too bad.

Lawyers with brains are scarce.

Well, doctor, we may as well go.

I haven't had my breakfast yet.

Mother...

I'm sorry we had to do that.

Your mother and I.

But we had to tell the truth.

Jerry, you don't have to go any further.

If there's another girl with this

kind of stuff, I hope you get her.

You deserve it.

I hope you know why I did it.

Goodbye.

Try to forgive me.

Breakfast is ready.

Oh, Mrs. Lynton.

Do you skate?

I used to.

I'd like to see Dad in the middle with you

hanging on one arm and mother on the other.

There will be a train about 12 o'clock.

I'll wire them to meet us at the station

with a sleigh.

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