She-wolf Of London Page #3

through here to the garden.

Go ahead!

What's holdin' ya?

[Whispering] And if ya get caught,

I'll swear I never set eyes on ya.

And I'll

confirm it.

[Sighs]

Hello, darling.

Barry!

How did you get here? I'll

tell you about that later.

First, I want

to talk to you.

Why have you been

avoiding me, Phyllis?

I've been trying to see you

for the past two days.

Is that any way to treat the man

you're going to marry next Wednesday?

Barry, please.

I can't talk about it now.

[Sighs]

Phyllis, what's the matter? It's Barry.

Will you please

ask him to go?

Barry, I didn't know

you were here.

Where did Phyllis go?

I've got to talk to her.

You'd better not. You've

upset her enough already.

How could I have upset her? I

merely walked into the garden...

and asked her why

she's been avoiding me.

Perhaps she's been avoiding you because she

didn't want you to see her while she was ill.

She's a sensitive girl. Don't force the

issue when she's feeling as she does now.

What's wrong with her, Mrs.

Winthrop? What's come over her?

You'd think a girl about to be

married would be in great spirits.

It's just a case of nerves.

I'm sure it's nothing serious.

In a couple of days, when she's feeling

better, she'll be a different person.

In the meantime,

I'll take good care of her.

You'd better go now.

Hello, Barry. Good afternoon, Carol.

I know, you've been calling

on the bride-to-be. How is she?

I wish I knew.

Carol, will you come for a drive

with me? I'd like to talk to you.

All right.

[Carriage Rattling]

[Dog Barking]

[Dogs Barking]

Good evening. Are you

the lady of the house?

I'm a lady. But I only

work here. Who are you?

My name is Latham, Criminal

Investigation Department, Scotland Yard.

Oh. Come in.

Thank you.

I'll call Mrs. Winthrop right

away. Well, don't bother.

You can give me

the information I want.

Uh, how many people

live in this house?

Four. Mrs. Winthrop, her

daughter, her niece and meself.

No men?

Not a man.

Mm. Are there any dogs about the place?

Yes, indeed! And

vicious beasts they are.

Every night they keep me awake

with their barkin' and howlin'.

You'd be doin' me a great

favor if you'd take them away.

That's what you'd be doin'. Mm.

It's a gentleman from Scotland

Yard, askin' about the dogs.

Latham is the name,

ma'am. How do you do?

I'm Mrs. Winthrop. That

will be all, Hannah.

I presume all dogs

are under suspicion,

in view of the strange

happenings in the park.

If you wish me to get rid of

them, I... Oh, I had nothing...

like that in mind,

Mrs. Winthrop.

I imagine that you keep

them for protection.

I can't say that I blame you,

with no men about the place.

I don't suppose you allow

the dogs to roam at large?

Certainly not. They're locked

in the garden most of the time.

Especially at night.

Mm.

Have you noticed any suspicious

characters about the place?

No, I haven't.

Uh, tell me,

have the police any clue as to

who murdered that boy in the park?

Well, not exactly a clue,

as you might say.

Of course, we've narrowed it

down to where we feel certain...

that it's an animal

from this neighborhood.

Or a person.

A person?

Mm. My own theory, Mrs.

Winthrop, is that it's a were...

[Clears Throat] That a madman

or a woman is responsible.

And that's why I'm checking all

the houses in this neighborhood.

So, if you do see

any suspicious characters,

notify the police

at once, won't you?

I certainly will.

Yes.

Well, thank you very much,

ma'am. Good night. Good night.

[Door Closes]

[Dogs Barking]

[Dog Howling]

[Barking, Howling

Continue]

Oh, it can't be!

[Knocking]

Come in!

Do you mind?

Of course not.

I'm glad you're still up.

I want to talk to you.

What are you doing with

the cotton? Oh, I...

I'm stuffing my ears, so I

won't hear those awful dogs.

Before you shut yourself

off from the world entirely,

do you mind if I ask you a

couple of questions? Not at all.

Did you ever notice...

what nice, broad

shoulders I have?

- What do you mean?

- We've been confiding in each other for years.

- Isn't there something you'd like to tell me?

- No. Why do you ask?

I went riding with Barry this afternoon,

and we talked about you most of the time.

We both feel that the thing that's upsetting

you is more sinister than howling dogs.

If you'd tell me what it is,

perhaps I can help.

Thanks. But there's

nothing you can do.

There's nothing

anybody can do.

All right. But sometimes it's

bad to keep things to one's self.

I'm keeping nothing from you, Carol,

i- it's just that I'd like to be left alone.

Forget that I mentioned it.

I won't bring it up again.

I'm sorry, Carol.

I didn't mean to be nasty.

Please forgive me.

There's nothing to forgive.

But if you ever do want

to unload your troubles,

remember what I said about

these broad shoulders of mine.

And Barry has a nice

set of shoulders, too.

What did Carol want? She just

dropped in to say good night.

I thought perhaps she brought

you a message from Barry.

She went riding

with him this afternoon.

Yes. I know. I brought

the coffee you asked for,

but I think you're making a mistake

drinking at this time of night.

You won't sleep a wink. That's

exactly why I'm having it.

I don't intend to sleep.

I'm going to fight this thing.

I'm going to make sure

I don't leave the house tonight.

Aren't you being

a little foolish?

Rest will do you more

good than anything else.

It's no use, Aunt Martha.

My mind's made up.

As you wish.

[Door Opens,

Closes]

[Locking]

[Dogs Barking]

[Strikes Match]

[Dogs Barking Louder]

Go on, lad.

Good evening, Constable.

Good evening, sir! Yes, well,

now, these are your reinforcements.

Inspector Pierce wants the park patrolled by

officers travelling in pairs, until further notice.

Very good, sir. You men pair

off with the regular patrolmen.

They'll show you the

ropes. Very good. All right.

I say, Constable. What's your

theory about these strange goings-on?

Well, there are quite a few stray

dogs roaming the parks these nights.

I'm sure that one of the bolder

ones has been attacking the people.

Mm. Well, that's

the Inspector's theory too.

Has it ever occurred to you

that it might be a werewolf?

You're pulling

my leg, aren't you?

There are no such things. Mm.

Well, the Inspector

thinks that, too.

Well, good night.

Good night, sir.

[Dogs Barking]

Oh! Well, Constable,

anything new?

No, sir. Everything

is comparatively quiet.

With the exception

of a few dogs howling.

At the rate we're rounding 'em up,

there'll be no dogs to howl tomorrow night.

I suppose that you're still

of the opinion that when...

the park is cleared of the

dogs, the attacks will stop.

Oh, certainly, sir.

Aren't you?

I'm not so sure.

Well, um, see you later.

Well, there's a barmy one.

He has an idea there's a werewolf

at the bottom of all this.

Barmy's what I calls it, too. Yes.

[Grunting,

Snarling]

[Snarling Continues]

[Latham Shouting] Don't.!

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