Shock

Oh, Lady!

That's how guys lose their jobs-

not collecting fares.

I'm sorry.

- I guess I'm a little excited.

- Thank you, lady.

- Good evening.

- Good evening. I'm Mrs. Stewart.

Would you give me

my husband's room number please?

- Lieutenant Stewart.

- Lieutenant Stewart.

Yes. He's arriving today.

I wired for the reservation-

Lt. and Mrs. Paul Stewart.

You say you wired

for a reservation?

Yes- Mrs. Paul Stewart.

I'm afraid there's been a slipup.

Apparently your wire wasn't received.

But I sent it three days ago.

Well, I'm sorry.

There's nothing I can do for you.

You mean I can't stay here?

I wish I could help,

but we're completely booked up.

But I've got to stay here. This is

the only place we can find each other.

I thought for two years he was dead...

and now I don't know

if he's been hurt or what.

Please don't be upset.

Perhaps I can arrange something.

- Has Mr. Walters checked in yet?

- No, sir. Not until tomorrow.

Fine. Then we can give them 816-C.

But you'll have to leave

by noon tomorrow.

Yes, of course. Thank you very much.

Not at all. Will you register please?

Janet. Janet!

Janet, it's me. Let me in, Janet.

Janet, I'm home.

- Paul!

- Why don't you open the door, Janet?

- Janet, please open the door!

- Paul! Paul, darling!

Paul! Paul! Don't go away! Paul!

Paul! Wait!

Paul! Wait! I can't open the door!

Janet! Help me!

Janet! I can't find you!

Where are you, Janet?

Janet! Janet!

Paul?

Paul!

Hello.

This is Mrs. Stewart.

Did my husband come in?

No, thank you.

You followed me, Margaret.

You've been spying on me.

I have been watching you

for months making a fool of yourself.

- I don't think so.

- Bringing her here.

- Elaine was just about to leave.

- I didn't interrupt too soon?

Perhaps it's just as well things

worked out like this, Margaret.

I've- I've decided to ask you for a divorce.

- A divorce? Why should I divorce you?

- Well-

Please, Margaret, let's be sensible.

Whatever we had for one another is gone.

We've been afraid

to admit it before, but it's true.

Elaine and I- Well, I love her.

- You never loved anyone but yourself.

- Please, Margaret.

- I was good enough for you once.

Now you want someone younger.

- It's not that way.

It's just that I-

I can't go on with you any longer.

All right, Richard-

You can have your divorce.

You're right. We are strangers.

But I have some pride.

- No one's going to think you've cast me off-

- Please, Margaret.

You want Elaine- Have her,

but people are going to know the truth.

I'll start by telling the clerk you've been

entertaining your girlfriend in our apartment.

Then I'll call the newspapers.

Careful, cautious Richard...

destroying everything he is

for the sake of a cheap-

- Get away from that phone.

- You asked for it. I'll enjoy telling your friends-

Leave that phone alone! I hate you!

- Good morning.

- Good morning, sir.

- I'm Lt. Stewart.

- Oh yes, Lieutenant. We've been expecting you.

Your wife's gonna

be glad to see you, sir.

Mr. Blake, this is Lt. Stewart.

Mr. Blake's our manager.

Lieutenant, you really had us worried.

I'm glad you finally got here.

I wasn't sure. The weatherman

threw the book at us.

- Well, you're in for a real welcome.

- 816-C, boy.

Oh, that's all right.

I'd kind of like to surprise her.

- Very well, sir.

- Thanks.

Janet.

Darling, what's the matter?

Janet. Janet, it's me. It's Paul.

Janet!

Hello? Hello, operator?

This is Lt. Stewart calling.

Can you send a house doctor to 816-C

right away? It's very urgent. Thank you.

Well?

What is it?

What's wrong with her, Doctor?

I'm not sure. I think she's

suffering from some sort of shock.

I'll be frank with you, Lieutenant.

This is a little outside my line.

There must be something

you can do for her.

We ought to call in

a nerve specialist- a psychiatrist.

- Can you suggest one?

- There's a very good man in the hotel- Dr. Cross.

If we're lucky, we might find him in.

Uh, this is Dr. Blair. Will you see

if Dr. Cross is in for me?

Thanks.

Cross has had a lot of experience

with this sort of thing.

I'm all right for a broken arm

or an old-fashioned hangover...

but when it comes to the mind, well-

Uh, Hello, Dr. Cross.

This is Blair in the hotel. How are you?

Say, I've run into something

that's right up your alley.

One of the guests here

has had some sort of shock.

No, I-I don't know what caused it.

Oh, would you? Well, that's mighty nice of you.

Thanks, Doctor-816-C.

He'll be right with us.

She was so alive when I saw her last.

I can't quite believe this.

Better snap out of it, Lieutenant.

I don't want another patient.

Dr. Cross is one of the best men

in this part of the country.

I'm very happy that

he's going to have a look at it.

I don't get it. What could have brought it on?

I wish I could tell you.

The mind's a strange instrument.

What affects me may not

bother you in the slightest.

The workings of the mind depend on

so many things inside as well as outside.

You can't make hard and fast rules.

I suppose it is plausible that

she hasn't been feeling well-

Worrying about me- Not-

Not knowing whether I was dead or alive-

Then coming here and not finding me.

That'll be Dr. Cross.

- Good morning, Doctor.

- Good Morning.

- I appreciate your promptness.

- Not at all.

Sooner you get to a case of shock the better.

- This is Lt. Stewart- Dr. Cross.

- How do you do, Lieutenant?

Thanks for coming, Doctor.

My wife is in the bedroom.

She doesn't know me.

She doesn't seem to know anything.

- Were you here when it happened?

- I just got in a few minutes ago.

I opened the door.

She was sitting on the divan.

Her eyes were wide open.

She was staring at-

At nothing.

Did you notice anything peculiar

about her actions when you saw her last?

- I've been a prisoner of war

for two years. Ive just come home.

- Oh. I see.

She's had a rugged time of it, all right.

First thinking I was dead,

then hearing from me.

On top of all that,

my plane was 12 hours late.

Would you say that she was

a nervous, imaginative girl?

No, sir. I've known her all my life.

We came from the same

small town in Michigan.

Went to school together.

She-Well, she's just a nice kid.

- What's wrong with her, Doctor?

- She's had a nervous collapse-went into shock.

- Where did you find her?

- In the living room.

In the living room?

You said she was sitting on the divan.

- Yes. Right here.

- I see.

What do you think

could have caused it, Doctor?

Well, that's difficult to say.

You have no idea how long

she might have been sitting there?

No. Oh, the clerk did say...

she phoned down

about one in the morning.

- Between one and 8:30.

- What difference does that make, Doctor?

The important thing is,

what can you do for her?

It's hard for a doctor to make promises.

We can only do our best.

Are you living permanently at the hotel?

No. We've got to clear out by noon.

Oh, I see. Then I had better

take her to my place.

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