Shadow of a Doubt Page #5

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- Joe, you may see Mr Oakley out.

Joe, keep your eyes open.

You'll have his job in a couple of years.

Here he is.

Those must be the questionnaire men.

They're a whole hour early.

I won't see them.

You don't have to if you don't want to.

I'll see that you don't.

The way they got around your mother.

I thought she'd have better sense.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

- You must have come to interview us.

- My name is Graham, Miss Newton.

- Oh, how do you do?

- And this is Fred Saunders.

How do you do? Won't you come in?

- I'll call my mother.

- Thank you.

Mother, the government men are here.

Will you sit down?

But you said 4:
00. Nothing's ready now.

My husband is still at the bank

and-and the house is -

That's all we want now, Mrs Newton,

some pictures of the house.

Saunders can get busy

and I'd like to ask a few questions.

Alright, but I do wish you'd waited

until I had the house looking its best.

I wanted flowers around

and fresh curtains in the kitchen.

And there are a lot of things

I don't want you to photograph.

- You said you own the house?

- Own it? It owns us.

No sooner do I get one thing fixed

than something else gets broken.

And then it needs fresh paint and th-

Mr Saunders, I'm very sorry

but you simply cannot

take a picture with that chair in it.

- It needs a new slipcover.

- And there are, uh, six in your family?

- Five.

- Five? But -

Well, my uncle ' s just visiting.

I told you about him.

He's here from the East.

My uncle doesn't want to be bothered

with a lot of questions.

Well, you see, on a survey, we usually -

He's not interested

in a survey

and I promised him

he wouldn ' t be bothered.

Well, we'd like it

if we could get all of you.

You know, your opinions,

what you do or what you want to do.

My uncle's opinions aren't average

and I'm afraid they wouldn't help you.

I think when someone asks for privacy,

they should have it.

Well, we'll...

The whole idea of this thing is that -

Mr Graham, perhaps

you'd better choose another family.

We'll do anything you say, of course,

but this family seemed right and -

It is a nice family.

Charlie, let the young men go ahead,

so long as they're here.

Well, alright.

OK. Saunders, go ahead

and get another shot.

Mrs Newton, what organisations

do you and your husband belong to?

How about a picture in the kitchen?

Well, I'm afraid the kitchen

isn't quite the way I'd like it.

Come along.

If you'll start by breakin' an egg,

Mrs Newton.

Oh, but you don't start a cake

by breaking an egg.

You have to put

the butter and sugar in first.

Survey or no survey,

I'm not going to start by breaking an egg.

I thought I'd make a maple cake.

My brother Charles loves maple cake.

What does your brother do?

I guess he just does about everything.

What does he do? He's just in business.

You know, the way men are.

My husband works in a bank,

but I think Charles is just in business.

If you really want a picture

of me breaking an egg,

you'll have to wait

till I cream the butter and sugar.

I'll wait.

I wonder if we could

take a look upstairs.

You show us, and your mother can call us

when she's ready.

- Alright.

- If you'd rather wait, Mr Saunders.

Folding in the eggs

has to be done just right.

I can ' t beat them and let them stand.

The minute I hear you've

broken the eggs, I'll come right down.

Yes.

I really don't see

what you want to look up here for.

Whose room is that? It's mine.

My uncle's using it now, though.

I'd like to see what your room looks like.

Typical girl, typical room.

Typical of you to ask.

My uncle's resting.

I really don't want to disturb him.

- Is there a back stairs?

- Mm-hm. Right down the hall.

I'll bet you 50 cents

that your uncle isn't in there.

Oh, betting's silly.

All you want to do

is photograph my room, doesn't he?

- That's it.

- Besides, I know my uncle's in there.

Alright, I'll still bet he isn't.

Let me knock and see.

Oh, I'll knock.

Uncle Charlie?

Uncle Charlie, may we come in?

- See?

- You were right.

Nice room. Do you mind if I take a picture

since he isn't here?

- I don't want to disturb your uncle.

- Oh, I suppose so.

But I really can't imagine

anyone being interested in my room.

It's not the way I'd like it.

I'd like to have it yellow and white.

Might as well let him work in peace.

Besides, I'd like to talk to you.

Your picking us as an average family

gave me a funny feeling.

- What kind of a funny feeling?

- Oh, I don't know.

I guess I don't like to be and average girl

in an average family.

Average families are the best.

Look at me.

- I'm from an average family.

- As average as ours?

Sure.

Besides, I don't think you're average.

Oh, that's because you see me now

instead of a few days ago.

I was in the dumps. Then Uncle Charlie

came and everything changed.

But your mother said he came last night.

Maybe you just think -

I don't think. I know.

Funny, but when I think about how I feel,

I always come back to Uncle Charlie.

Are you trying to tell me

I shouldn't think he's so wonderful?

- Oh, no. I -

- Mr Saunders?

- I'm ready with the eggs.

- Mr Saunders mustn't move anything.

- My uncle's awfully neat and fussy.

- Saunders is neat and fussy, too.

- Is this your uncle?

- Yes, it is.

Now, for one of the hall.

Mr Saunders has been

taking pictures of my room.

My sister told me to remind you

about eggs and a cake.

I don't like to be photographed.

I'll have to ask you for the film.

- Oh, Uncle Charlie.

- Give it to me, please.

Give it to him, Fred.

That's too bad. There's a picture

of Mrs Newton on this film.

- Excuse me.

- The eggs are ready.

I can't let them stand another minute.

That was my last roll of film.

Mr Saunders took

Uncle Charlie's picture by mistake

and Uncle Charlie made him

give him back the roll.

He wasn't joking

about not wanting to be photographed.

We didn't want to start a family feud.

I'll get you

making the cake again tomorrow.

I won't be

making a cake again tomorrow.

I want to help an important work,

but I cannot go on making cakes.

You have helped, Mrs Newton.

And now I'd like to ask another favour.

Could I borrow your daughter?

I'd like to look around the town.

- Ann?

- Charlie.

Ann would be better.

Ann knows everything about everybody.

- Charlie.

- Well, if, uh, Charlie doesn't mind.

- I don't mind.

- Swell.

- Goodbye, then, Mrs Newton.

- Goodbye.

- 6:
30?

- 6:
30.

- OK. Goodbye.

- Bye.

- Bye, Mr Saunders.

- Bye.

Goodbye.

He seems like a nice young man.

But I thought you were

going to the movies with Catherine.

Oh, I'll tell her

I don't feel well or something.

- Hello, Charlie.

- Well... hello, Catherine. Hello, Shirley.

- Hello.

- This is Jack Graham. He's in town.

- How do you do?

- Hello.

- How's your throat, Charlie?

- Oh, much better. Thank you.

Bill Forest was asking about you.

Oh. Bill Forest?

Well, uh... goodbye.

- Bye.

- Goodbye.

I know what you are, really.

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