Nightmare Page #5

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Janet?

Yes, Janet.

I know about Janet.

You're drunk.

No, I'm not.

I was drunk this afternoon, but

I'm not anymore. I'm sober.

I doubt that.

Whatever it is you're trying to do, you're

not getting away with it. Do you hear me?

Who were you talking to?

I'm glad you've decided to...

Who was that in there?

It was John.

I don't believe you.

I was apologizing to him for

your behavior this morning.

It wasn't John, was it?

What were you telling him?

That I was sick, a little mad? Is

that what you were telling him?

You liar.

It was her, wasn't it?

I don't know what you're talking about.

It was her. You've got her

hidden somewhere here.

But I'll find her.

I'll find her!

I'll find her!

I'll find her!

Is there something more that you want? No.

More coffee? I said no. Now

please leave me alone.

I'm going down to the village,

if that's all right...

Do what you want.

You've emerged, I see.

Does that worry you?

Why should it?

What have you got there?

Don't you know?

It's Janet's, isn't it?

Yes, Janet's.

Where did you find it?

Where she dropped it.

Janet?

What are you talking about?

Don't pretend you don't know.

I don't and I'm busy.

You're not too busy to listen

to what I've got to say to you.

That depends on whether

you talk sense or not.

Janet dropped this the other day. And

don't play the innocent with me...

because I know.

Then tell me.

You helped Janet to escape, didn't you?

I did what? And then you brought her here.

You've got her hidden here somewhere

in this house, haven't you?

At first I thought it was your

girlfriend flitting around. Now I know.

What do you know? You brought

Janet down to kill me.

But you're not going to get rid of me as

easily as you did your first wife. No!

If Janet's here to kill, what's

to stop her from killing you?

Now look... Stay where you are.

I haven't finished yet.

For God's sake, Grace, put down that

knife and start talking some sense.

I said...

what's to stop Janet from killing you?

I can think of a number of reasons.

For one thing, she isn't here.

She's locked up, miles away.

And second, even if she was free

she'd never try to kill me.

No. But I would.

You had it all worked out, didn't you?

All you had to do was to get

Janet down here and she would...

Stay where you are.

Get Janet here and she'll do the rest.

It's not going to be that way at

all because I'm going to kill you.

Grace, please... You

shouldn't be too surprised.

After all, attack is the best

form of defense, isn't it?

And I'm only defending myself. Because

if I don't kill you, you'll kill me.

You've been working up to it since we

got back here. But you're squeamish.

So you'd get some half-mad

girl to do it for you.

I can't be sure Janet would do

the same thing for me, Henry.

So I must do it for myself.

It'll make no difference.

She'll get the blame.

Thank God you're here.

My husband, he's been killed.

Please, we must phone the police.

Yes, we must.

And Janet...

Janet's here somewhere

in this house. I saw her.

Janet is in the asylum. You

should know, you put her there.

No!

No. She ran away. She escaped. She

must be here somewhere in this house.

She must have come straight here. She's

killed him. Please ring the police.

Number, please.

Barlow 624, please.

Hold the line, please.

That's the asylum.

Hello.

Barlow 624?

Yes. I'm speaking for Mr. Baxter, Doctor.

I'd like to know how Janet Freeman is.

Hold on a moment.

Miss Freeman is getting on very well.

We expect a complete recovery

within a couple of months.

Is that all you wanted to know?

Yes, thank you.

I'm delighted to hear it.

Thank you, Doctor. Good-bye.

She's made remarkable progress.

She'll be perfectly all right

in a couple of months.

That's wonderful news. But

they told me she'd escaped.

They told me themselves.

No, I told you.

I tapped your phone.

I saw her. I saw her twice!

You saw me.

Then there wasn't anyone else.

He didn't have another woman?

Nobody else. Only me.

He didn't meet you on our honeymoon.

He never met me.

But the hotel man told me.

For 50 pounds, he'd say anything.

Why?

Because of what you both did to Janet.

Now I think we'd better

ring the police. Why?

Would you connect me

with the police, please?

- Is that the police?

- Yes, sir.

I'm speaking from High Towers.

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