Murder! Page #6

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playing such tricks.

And I'd like

to ask you, sir,

what you mean by it.

And you, too,

mr. Markham.

Standing there,

grinning.

You realize that

your evidence as it stands

may hang miss Baring?

Now, I'm not blaming you.

Not blaming you,

miss Mitcham.

But you swore

that you heard

women's voices calling.

And I have

to prove to them

that it might have

been a man's voice,

especially a high-pitched

man's voice--

just like mr. Druid's.

Ohh! I'd do anything

for miss Baring.

Oh, can't something

be done now?

Yes, yes. Now you're

going to help us further.

First of all,

could you show us

some more of the house?

Miss Baring's bedroom,

for example?

Yes. Certainly, sir.

This way, please.

I don't think you'll

find much in here, sir.

There's a few

of her things

over there

on the windowsill.

I didn't like

to send them

to where she is now.

Oh, I think

she'd like them.

Well, let me

have them

and I'll send

them on.

Why, it's

one of you, sir.

Uh...Lot more places

to go to, sir John.

Thank you.

Thank you

very much indeed.

Thank you.

Thank you

very much.

Yes. Lot more

places, sir John.

And then we'll go round

to Stewart's lodgings

and then

we might go along

to the police

station,

have a chat

with the inspector.

He knows me.

And then, um...

Well, then we can go

across the Red Lion,

have a sandwich

while we're talking

to Joe

the proprietor.

And then--ooh,

and then

there's Stevens,

if the policeman's

still on his beat.

Yes, I think that's

about all we can do.

Oh, yes, we'll find

out something

if it takes us

all night.

I thought perhaps, um...

A little dinner...

Oh. Oh, that's all

right, sir John.

Don't you worry

about Doucie and me.

We've had to go

without before,

didn't we, dear?

Well, shall we begin,

sir John? This way.

I've come to see

if any of my people

left anything behind.

No, nothing,

except that there

broken basin

in number 4

dressing room.

Of your chaps

after they left.

They never paid

for it neither.

Uh, Fane's and Stewart's,

I believe, sir.

No, none of our people

broke that, mate.

Oh, there is

something for you.

This cigarette case left

behind in number 4.

You'll know

who it belong to.

Oh, righto. When

I find out who it is,

I'll forward it.

Can we see

that dressing room?

Uh, I'd like to see

that broken basin.

I'll take you long.

Where does that window

look out to?

The private houses

round the corner.

I wish I knew

who broke that basin.

Lot more places to

go to, sir John.

Thank you, mate.

Good day.

Did you find anything?

No, nothing much.

Oh, honestly.

Well, here we are,

sir John.

And, uh, I hope

you sleep well.

She's left something

cold out for you.

I'll be along

first thing in the morning.

I'm awfully sorry but...

Get to bed myself.

I must say, this street

gives me the creeps.

Well, good night, sir John.

Come along, dear.

I say, Markham.

Markham...

You don't think

that I'd better

eat at the Red Lion

after all, do you?

Well, that's, uh...

Just as you like,

of course, sir John,

but, uh...

I thought you

wanted to sleep

I mean, that's why

I made the arrangements.

Considering

we haven't found out

very much today,

I think that...

It'd be better

if you did, sir.

Perhaps

you're right.

Good night,

mrs. Markham.

Oh, good night,

sir John.

Excuse me, sir.

Be quiet.

You, too, children.

Take it.

Ohh.

We mustn't play

on the bed.

Sir, shall I pull

over the table?

Leave them things be!

Oh, please,

don't trouble.

Just put the plate

on somewhere.

I'll see to it.

I'll dress first.

Oh, don't say that, sir.

I know what

you gents like.

"A nice cup of tea and

a kipper before I get up.

And I'm a new man."

That's what my last

lodger used to say.

Stop playing

on that bed!

Damn children.

They follow me about.

Ma this and ma that.

On my word, I don't

have a moment's peace

morning or night.

What do you

two be doing?

That's quite

all right, really.

He's got my bootsy!

Well, I never did.

Wait till i

get you downstairs.

And don't you

bring it up here again.

If you could put

this plate on the table

and bring up some

hot water at once,

just as you

like, sir, but...

Now, go downstairs and

get the water on. Go on.

Now, why can't

you leave him be?

I've told them not to mess

with the lodger's luggage.

I'll have your father take

you to the police station

if you can't stop touching.

They do keep on touching.

Some lodgers

don't like it.

Princeton, I had a couple

a little while back

and one of them give them

a good clip for doing that.

You know

the Baring case?

Well,

they was in it.

It was my husband

what found the body.

He was part

of the Baring case.

Ohh.

Well, I never.

Ha ha! She's taken

a fancy to you.

There ain't many

she takes to.

You're not

coming around now,

I suppose.

Yes, oh, yes.

You were saying...

About hopping

on the luggage...

Oh, yes. Well,

Arthur

was messing about

with one

of them's luggage

when he come across

what he thought

was his father's

helmet and uniform.

Afterwards,

I went up.

And I said I don't

like the idea

of having this

in my home.

Just because he had

a uniform in the bag

it was his father's

outfit.

I felt a bit of a fool

when I finished

because he simply

turned around

and he said

I didn't know

what I was

talking about.

Well, I said

if it wasn't you,

it must have been

the other one

who was here--

mr. Stewart.

I spoke to mr. Stewart

afterWards

but in the excitement

of the murder

I forgot all about it.

Come in, my dear Markham.

I thought

I'd drop by, miss.

I'll send

the water up, sir.

Don't encourage her too

much, sir. That's right.

Here, Arthur.

Just come on, come on.

Now go

in the street and play.

Don't you get

run over. Go on.

That's right, go on.

Doucie and me found out

something, sir John.

Won't you sit down?

Thanks.

You know that cigarette case

you found in the theatre?

Well, last night I went

to smoke in bed

just before I went off,

you see?

So I took out that case.

Doucie saw it wasn't mine.

Said, I've seen it

before somewhere.

I said, whose is it?

She said Stewart's.

She noticed what I thought

was a beer stain on it...

She says, wait a minute.

That's blood on it.

And sure enough. Well,

look, see for yourself,

sir John. Look.

I believe you're right.

Stewart.

Who wore

a policeman's uniform

in the past

who lived here?

Fane and Stewart, sir.

Stewart had

a quick change-over

but Fane had a special

uniform made to fit him

so we had 2 uniforms

in the company, sir John.

You're an important factor

in this case, Markham.

In fact, most important

at the moment.

Well, uh...

Well, if it helps, sir John.

No, the most

important factor

seems to be

a policeman

whom you did not see

on the night

of the murder.

You remember your

wife saw a policeman

you went to the window

and you couldn't see one.

Then suddenly there

was a policeman.

Now, Markham...

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