Shadow of a Doubt Page #8

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I'd just die for a ring like that.

Yes sir, for a ring like that,

I'd just about die.

I love jewellery, real jewellery.

Notice I didn't even have to ask

if it was real. You can tell.

- I can.

- Bring me another brandy.

Sit down.

Sit down!

You think you know something,

don't you?

You think you're the clever little girl

who knows something.

There's so much you don't know.

So much.

What do you know, really?

You're just an ordinary little girl

living in an ordinary little town.

You wake up every day and know there's

nothing in the world to trouble you.

You go through your ordinary little day.

At night, you sleep your ordinary sleep

filled with peaceful, stupid dreams.

And I brought you nightmares.

Or did I?

Or was it a silly, inexpert, little lie?

You live in a dream.

You're a sleepwalker, blind.

How do you know

what the world is like?

Do you know the world is a foul sty?

Do you know if you ripped

the fronts off houses, you'd find swine?

The world's a hell.

What does it matter what happens in it?

Wake up, Charlie.

Use your wits. Learn something!

You goin', Charlie?

- Charlie, will you help me?

- Help you?

The same blood flows through our veins.

I was at the end of my rope.

Oh, I'm so tired. There's an end

to the running a man can do.

You'll never know what it's like

to be so tired. I was going to...

Then I got the idea of coming out here.

It's my last chance, Charlie.

Give it to me.

Graham and the other fellow,

they don't know.

There's a man in the east they suspect,

and if they get him, I'll...

Charlie, give me this last chance.

Take your chance. Go!

I'll go, Charlie. Just give me a few days.

Think of your mother.

It'll kill your mother.

Yes, it would kill my mother.

Take your few days.

See that you get away from here.

You realise what it'll mean

if they get me?

The electric chair.

Charlie, you've got to help me.

You said yourself we're no ordinary uncle

and niece, no matter what I've done.

You go in. I'll be in in a minute.

- Home, sweet home.

- Where's Charlie?

- She's outside. Don't worry about her.

- What was the matter?

She was a little edgy. I persuaded her

to go for a walk. She's calmer now.

- I'm so glad. I've saved dessert for you.

- We had an ice-cream soda.

Oops-a-daisy! Off to bed you go!

- Roger, come here!

- No!

There's my girl. Psst! Ann!

Hello!

You must be trying to hide or something.

- We're not hiding.

- People who are hiding say "psst".

- We just don't want to yell on Sunday.

- Look, Ann.

Ask your sister to run over here.

Just ask her quietly. We'll wait here.

- Did my father have a feud with yours?

- My father?

Because if they didn't, there's no sense

in my asking Charlotte quietly.

Mama won't care. She thinks

girls ought to marry and settle down.

- In a book I'm reading -

- Just ask her, Ann. Don't be literary.

- Alright.

- Remember, I'm doing all the talking.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Good morning, Mr Graham.

Catherine, this is Mr Saunders.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

- Ann says you want to speak to me.

- Saunders wants to.

Come on, Ann.

Tell Catherine the story of Dracula.

Come on, Catherine.

- What do you want?

- Let them get a little bit ahead.

It's about that photograph we took,

the one of your uncle.

- He probably burned it.

- Not that one, he hasn't.

We gave him the wrong film.

We got the picture alright.

We wired it East.

They've got witnesses can identify

the man we want from that picture.

- What do you mean, identify him?

- Just what I said.

When the witnesses see that picture,

we'll know whether Oakley's the man.

- We're waiting for the wire now.

- And then Uncle Charlie will be -

That's right. That's the way it is.

Graham thought you could get your uncle

to leave town now. It would be better -

I've got to, haven't I? I've got to!

What's the most time you'll give me?

- Two hours.

- I'll make him leave!

You seem pretty sure

he's the man we want. Why?

No reason why. I'm just scared.

You're the ones who seem sure.

- I couldn't bear anything happening here.

- You know what he's done?

- No, I don't want to hear!

- Well, I want you to get this.

We're doing you a favour. If you know

anything more about your uncle, tell us.

We also want to know

when and how he leaves town.

- If you hold out on us -

- I won't. I'll tell you.

Step on a crack,

you'll break your mother's back.

I wish I knew we could trust you.

I won't do anything to help him,

I promise.

But you can't ask me to spy on him.

We've made a bargain.

I'll get him to leave. That's all I'll do.

Think, Charlie. The man's dangerous.

If he gets away from us -

I don't want to hear what he'll do.

We've made a bargain. I'll keep it.

I'll let you know when he leaves.

Funny if he turned out

to be the wrong man. Could be.

- Ann!

- I broke my mother's back three times.

Not bad. You didn't finish telling me

whether Miss Rose married the rich guy,

- or the one she was in love with.

- How long have you two such friends?

Oh, we play games. I ask questions.

She knows all the answers.

The only trouble is

I can't make out what she's making up.

I never make up anything.

I get everything from my books.

They're all true.

Come on, Ann. We'd better get home

and help with dinner. Goodbye.

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye, Mr Graham. Mr Saunders.

- Goodbye, Catherine.

- Come on, Catherine.

- Why not pick flowers for the table?

- Simple flowers are the best.

- I didn't ask for orchids.

- I wish I'd been born in the South.

Southern women have a lot of charm.

They pick flowers with gloves on.

- Goodbye, Catherine.

- Goodbye, Charlie. See you after dinner.

Bye.

- Hello, Ann.

- Hello.

How was church, Charlie? Did you

count the house? Turn anybody away?

No, room enough for everyone.

I'm glad to hear that.

Show's been running such a long time,

I thought attendance might be falling off.

Anything special on the noon broadcast?

They caught that other fellow,

the Merry Widow Murderer.

- They did, did they? Where?

- State of Maine. Portland.

Didn't catch him exactly.

He was running away from the police,

and they cornered him at the airport

and he ran into the propeller of a plane.

- Oh, boy!

- Cut him all to pieces.

Had to identify him by his clothes.

His shirts were all initialled,

"C," "O," apostrophe "H."

Well, makes a good ending.

Couldn't have done better myself.

I guess that closes that case pretty final.

Sure does.

Never cared much for that case.

Well, I think I'll go get ready for dinner.

I'm hungry. I can eat a good dinner today.

Charlie, I have great news for you.

Where can we talk alone?

We got a wire from Maine. We can call

off the job. I'll bet you're relieved. I am.

Oh, I am relieved.

You were trying to get youruncle out.

He must have thought you were crazy.

Now that it's over, I don't

want to talk about it any more.

I'd like to pretend the whole

dreadful thing never happened.

- There's nothing to pretend about.

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