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I tried again this morning,

but you weren't at home.

I was home.

Then you wouldn't answer

because you knew it was me.

- David, we have no reason to quarrel.

- I agree completely.

I don't know why you're angry with me.

- I'm not angry.

- Please let me finish.

Whatever it is I've done,

or you think I've done...

I really haven't done anything,

David, but whatever it is, I'm sorry.

You have nothing to be sorry for,

you haven't done anything.

I've been thinking about us all night.

I couldn't sleep.

It's awful to lie down at night

and not be able to sleep.

But I do know that we can work things out.

I'll do anything you say, David,

just as long as we're together.

That's all I want.

- David, why can't we be together?

- I told you why last night.

Louise, don't hang on to me.

You'll get hurt.

You're in love with someone else,

aren't you?

There isn't anybody else.

Don't please read hidden meanings

into everything I say.

If I were in love with anybody else,

believe me, I'd tell you.

There is another woman, I know it.

Otherwise why should you suddenly

decide to go off to Canada?

How did you know about Canada?

You didn't think I'd find out,

did you? But I did, I listened.

I listened at the door.

Do you see the things you make me do?

I'll do anything because

I don't care anymore.

You can't go away without me, David.

I won't let you. I'll find a way.

I'll lie if I have to, but I'll find a way.

David, I didn't mean that. I don't know

why I ever said such a thing.

David, I'm sorry. Please don't be angry.

David, listen to me. You mustn't treat me

this way. Don't leave me.

Take me with you. David!

David...

where are you?

Don't leave me.

Now, try and be calm.

Tell me, how did you feel when he left you?

What were you thinking?

He did it deliberately, to humiliate me.

He even pretended it was because

I was too much in love with him.

But he didn't fool me any.

He planned it that way.

They all knew about it.

Dean...

his wife, Pauline, the others.

They all did it deliberately.

Just to make me feel miserable.

To make me...

like this.

Try and rest a while.

Try not to think of anything.

Do you notice the beginnings

of the persecution complex?

"They did it deliberately. Part of a plan.

Wanted to hurt me."

No attempt to evaluate the situation

or see the man's viewpoint.

No judgment, lack of insight.

Classic symptoms.

- This is where the psychosis began.

- Even further back, Doctor.

She said herself that before she met him,

she'd never felt anything very keenly.

That's lack of emotional response.

I think the exact term she used was,

"I wasn't happy, I wasn't sad."

Typical schizoid detachment,

split personality.

Yes, the seeds were there...

and her obsession for this man

made them grow.

Well, let's go on.

How do you feel?

Do you want to continue?

Don't go to sleep now.

Stay awake and talk to me.

- Would you like to go on?

- Yes.

I'll tell you, I know you can help me.

I know...

- Would you like a glass of water?

- No.

It was black then.

Cold, very cold, and black.

I found her!

Okay, Lieutenant.

I hoped it wouldn't be true.

I feel it's all my fault. If only

I hadn't gone into the village.

You weren't to blame.

You look so tired. Why don't you

go in the house and lie down?

Let me stay here.

I'll do whatever's necessary.

Thank you, Miss Howell. I'll be all right.

Please, Mr. Graham, I'm worried about you.

We were too late, Mr. Graham.

Much too late. I'm sorry.

I wonder if you'd mind coming

with me for a minute?

Certainly.

I have to make a report.

Just routine, you understand,

otherwise I wouldn't trouble you.

I understand your wife

used to come here quite often.

Yes, she loved this spot.

She'd suddenly get out of bed

and come here and spend hours.

Who are you?

- Louise Howell, Mrs. Graham's nurse.

- Why did Mrs. Graham need a nurse?

She'd been ill for years. She thought

she'd never be well again.

However, Dr. Sherman, her physician,

can tell you more about that.

I understand Mrs. Graham

wasn't missed till about 7:00.

That's right. When the maid took her

dinner up, she was gone.

We weren't called until 8:15.

Everyone thought perhaps

she'd gone for a walk.

Although she didn't ordinarily do

that without telling someone.

When her slippers were found here,

I thought it best to call you.

I see.

Where were you all this time, Miss Howell?

I was in the village. This was my day off.

I never should have left her alone.

- I blame myself for this.

- Why should you? It was your day off.

How do you think the accident

happened, Mr. Graham?

It wasn't an accident.

She did it deliberately.

If you don't want me for anything else,

I have some calls to make.

Mr. Graham's children are away at school

and they have to be notified.

- Would you like me to tell them?

- No, I'll take care of that.

Do you think it was suicide, Miss Howell?

- She had spells of extreme depression.

- Evidently.

She must've been trapped by the weeds.

Weeds grow very long here, near the shore.

Then, I guess the current carried her out.

The body was found out here.

This is the rock where Mrs. Graham's

slippers were found.

- Would you pass that on to the jury?

- Yes.

- What time were you called,

Lieutenant? - 8:
15.

Sergeant got the call from the house.

We got here about 9:00 and...

we didn't find the body till approximately

2:
30 in the morning.

Well, I guess that's all.

Except for one thing.

A statement by Mr. Graham.

You don't usually hear a man

say a thing like that...

especially about his wife,

so I wrote it down.

I asked him:

"How do you think the accident

happened, Mr. Graham?"

His exact answer was...

Anything I said that night was not...

I was under great strain.

- It's not evidence.

- Just a moment, Dean.

I should like to remind the coroner,

that Mr. Graham has not been well.

We' re aware of Mr. Graham's

condition, Doctor.

It's largely the reason why this

hearing is being held here...

instead of the county courthouse.

However, anything that pertains

to the events of the evening...

must be a matter of public knowledge.

What was Mr. Graham's statement?

Well, his exact words were:

"It wasn't an accident.

"She did it deliberately."

Is that correct?

Any more questions, Mr. District Attorney?

- Not at all.

- That's all, Lieutenant.

Mr. Coroner, before you conclude

this hearing...

I'd like to recall Dr. Sherman to the stand.

Dr. Sherman, will you

take the stand, please?

Unless I'm mistaken, this is your personal

diagnosis of Mrs. Graham's illness?

Yes.

Dr. Sherman, according to the case history

you've already given the coroner...

Mrs. Graham was an invalid,

and likely to remain so.

- Yes.

- Was she depressed?

Well...

- Was Mrs. Graham depressed?

- Yes.

In your opinion, Doctor...

was she depressed enough to commit suicide?

If you'll excuse me, sir, Mr. Graham's

children have just come in.

- Daddy.

- Wynn, my boy.

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