Street of Chance Page #5

I found this in the hall.

She said it was hers.

Well, smoking cigarettes

all over the house

and breaking glasses.

She's been having

quite an evening

for herself, hasn't she?

That's not the point.

It's not her cigarette.

It couldn't be.

What makes you think so?

Because she always wears a little

lipstick and there isn't any on that.

I wonder if that's what Marucci meant

when he asked me

if I had a gun in the house.

Maybe we better phone the police

and have them search the grounds.

Nervous?

I'm only thinking of you.

Give me the sheriff's office.

The line is dead.

But it can't be. The operator answered.

It's dead now.

You'd better drive into town

and get the sheriff.

And leave you all alone?

My hero.

-If you have any sense,

you'll just go upstairs and lock

your bedroom door as Marucci suggested.

You'll stand guard outside, I suppose.

No.

I think I'll take a bath and curl up

with a nice warm revolver.

Ruth?

Ruth.

Well?

Danny, they suspect something.

You've got to get out of here now.

It isn't safe for you

to stay another minute.

I'm staying here

until I find what I came for.

Danny please, if you love me,

get away from here before it's too late.

Use your head. Go back to town and wait.

I'll check out of here tomorrow

and meet you.

We'll pick up a car and start west.

It's what we always wanted to do.

Where will I stay tonight?

Danny, you're a stubborn fool.

-Where will I stay?

All right.

There's a greenhouse at the end of

the garden. No one ever goes near it.

On the grounds?

But you said they suspect something.

What if they phone the police?

They won't.

Not tonight.

All right.

Good night.

-Danny?

What a lovely day.

That girl's smarter than

we gave her credit for.

There she goes back

in her regular routine with Grandma.

Just as though nothing at all

had happened last night..

Yes, all the months

she's been working here,

I've never been able to

get anything out of her but

"Yes, Mr. Diedrich" and

"No, Mr. Diedrich."

Not that you haven't tried.

If you cherish any fond hopes

of leading me

and the bulk of your brother's estate

down that long red carpet,

you'd better start disciplining

that wandering eye of yours.

Oh, behave.

Behave.

Has the man fixed the phone yet?

-Yes, he just left.

Are you going to phone the police

or are you going to drive down?

I'm feeling rich and lazy.

I think I'll phone.

There you are, honey,

nice and cozy in the sun.

Dan?

Are you there?

I thought you'd never come.

Stay back. They'll see you

from the house.

I brought you a sandwich.

It's all I could get.

They've been watching me

like a pair of hawks.

Thanks.

Did you get any sleep?

-Oh, sure.

Sometimes for as much as

15 minutes at a stretch.

With my head on a sack of fertilizer

and my feet on a lawnmower.

What are your plans?

I'll stay here till it gets dark.

It's the only thing I can do.

The police are liable to come.

That'll be nice.

Ruth.

-What?

Do you think you could

go back to the house

and get me a pencil and paper

without attracting attention?

What for?

-Never mind what for.

I think I've discovered something.

What is it, Danny? Tell me.

I'll tell you later.

Can you get me that paper and pencil

or can't you?

Yes, I think so.

If it's that important to you.

If it wasn't, I wouldn't ask.

All right, Danny.

Now you be a good girl till I come back.

Whatever you do, stay out of sight.

Don't worry, I will.

Mrs. Diedrich.

Will you talk to me with your eyes

if I show you how?

Listen carefully.

Now I'm going through the alphabet

When I come to the letter you want,

you blink once.

We'll be able to spell out words.

Understand?

First.

Do you know anything about

how your son died?

Do you know who killed him?

Would you tell me?

Why not?

You mean you want to spell out

your reasons?

All right.

'A'

You mean the first letter

of the word is 'A'.

Second.

'A'

'B'

'C'

'D'

'E'

'F'

'Af'

Is the word, 'after'?

No. All right.

We'll try again.

A:

B:

C:

D?

D:

D:

A-F-R-A-I-D, afraid.

You're afraid.

Who are you afraid of?

Danny, get back.

-Wait a minute.

Marucci and the sheriff are here.

Did you bring that paper and pencil?

-No, there wasn't time.

I thought it was more important

to warn you.

All right. You've warned me. Now leave

her here and go back and get them.

You're out of your mind.

I've got to take her back to the house.

They might come looking for me

and find you.

No, no.

-I'll see what's going on.

For heaven's sake whatever you do,

keep under cover

until you hear from me.

-Come back!

A minute or two more won't matter.

She was just going to tell me

the name of the murderer.

All those shenanigans last night

add up to just one thing.

Nearing's around here someplace

and the girl knows where.

Why would he be sucker enough

to come back here?

That's easy. You say she's given notice.

He's got all that dough he swiped

when he knifed your husband.

They figure on beating it someplace

and they just think New Jericho is a

better jumping off place than the city.

Not that they'll get very far.

No siree, we'll get out a posse

and surround the grounds.

No siree, we won't get out no posse,

and we won't surround no grounds,

we won't do any snooping around here,

and we won't bother our girlfriend

with any more questions.

Do you mind telling us just where

you intend to go from here?

We're going back to New Jericho and

we're going to sit tight until tonight.

Then, about 8:
30 tonight...

Oh, Ruth.

If Mr. Marucci or

the sheriff's office phones,

tell him we'll be at the country club.

-Yes, Mrs. Diedrich.

And I hope we don't find

cigarettes and broken glasses

lying around as we did last night.

You won't, Mrs. Diedrich.

So far so good?

So far.

She didn't get wise, eh?

What was there to get wise to?

We're going to a dinner party

at the country club.

By the way, Marucci, if you'll allow me

to make a suggestion.

If you do happen to run across

Danny Nearing,

take my advice and shoot first.

You'd like that, huh?

OK, folks, get moving.

Tail them.

If I'd have had to stay there

another five minutes,

I would have gone stark raving mad.

I know.

-All day long. Hour after hour,

sweltering in that shed,

not a drop of water,

every nerve in my body on edge

and nothing happening!

Something's going to happen now.

We're taking the other car

and getting out of here.

Everything's ready. The bags are packed,

dark glasses...

No, Ruth!

Danny. Danny, please don't say that.

Believe me, I know what's best for us.

We'll...

We'll talk about it later.

Come on, Danny, please.

There's food in the kitchen and

while you're eating, I'll get out of

my uniform and pick up my bag.

There's nobody going to

interrupt us this time.

I want you to tell me

who killed your son.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

I promise the moment you tell me,

no matter who it is,

I'll phone the police

and have them move in fast.

I'll give you the letters.

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