The Unsuspected Page #6

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Of course you belong here.

Cheers.

Come along, my dear. We have

a vermouth cassis for you.

Hello, Nancy. Welcome home, miss.

Good evening, Kent.

It's nice to have you

back, miss Matilda.

Why, thank you.

We missed you

while you were dead.

I know what you mean.

Uh, uh, don't... move, my dear.

Do you know you've changed?

I have?

Oliver:
No, Matilda

hasn't changed...

The painting has.

It just died.

Oh... I haven't

seen Roslyn yet.

Oh, hello, Ro-

Well, hello, Jane.

Hello, darling.

You look wonderful.

Would a shipwreck

do that for me?

Every girl should have

one at least twice a year.

I thought you were Roslyn.

I've been making a few

changes in Victor's script.

Our writers have been

shipwrecked for some time now.

Thought I'd finish it before dinner

sets in. It's good to see you.

Where is Roslyn?

You haven't heard?

Heard? What?

Roslyn's dead.

She was found hanging

from that chandelier.

Oh, no!

Oh, no!

Jane:
Hello?

Yes, just a moment, please.

Victor... telephone.

Here.

Thank you. Hello?

Victor? Sorry to disturb you.

I'd like very much to see you.

My dear fellow, I'm

on the verge of dining.

After dinner, then.

I'm afraid I must insist.

I'm sorry. It's very important.

Very well, if you're going

to be unpleasant about it.

Come along at 9:
00. I'll

give you some poisoned coffee.

Good. I'll see you then.

You want to keep her letter?

No. No, I think I have

everything I need right here.

Bring me the file on the

Roslyn Wright suicide.

Ok, chief.

One of the

newspapers took this picture.

You were standing here, in

front of the electric clock.

Victor:
I don't understand.

Look what time the clock

says in the picture.

9:
35. What does that mean?

The way we figure it,

there was a struggle.

This lamp was knocked over.

That caused a short circuit

and blew out a fuse downstairs.

That stopped the clock and gives

us the exact time of her death.

Why is that so important?

Everything's important.

Take these books.

The murderer arranged

them so that we'd think.

That Roslyn had used them

to reach the chandelier.

Mystery of the Headless Corpse.

I read that. That's not bad.

Quite a good detective in it.

Uh, go on.

Hmm? Oh, yes. Well, now

we come to the point.

The phone company

keeps a record.

Of all long-distance calls.

At exactly 9:
34 that night,

A call was put through

from New York to this phone.

Roslyn answered it.

That means she must

have seen the murderer.

Now, what we want to know is,

Why haven't we heard from

whoever put through that call?

And most important of all...

Who hung up this phone?

Of course.

Roslyn couldn't have done it. Right.

Very extraordinary.

Do you know, I think

you've discovered.

Something terribly important.

Why, it changes the entire

complexion of the case.

How did you manage to

discover this information?

Victor, you know how

thorough our department is.

Well, I certainly hope you

run this down. Poor child.

Whatever could have

been the motive?

When we know that, we'll

know who killed her.

Matilda.

I didn't mean to frighten you.

You think you can keep

avoiding me forever?

Oh, Oliver,

I'm not avoiding you.

There's so much I want to say to you.

I've got to say to you.

Look at me, Matilda.

You know, once, I wouldn't have.

Been able to look at you...

Without remembering.

Now it doesn't seem to matter.

Victor is right.

You have changed.

And you, Oliver?

Are you the same

ambitious young man

who was going to change

the course of history?

Or are you-

a drunk? Is that what

you're trying to say?

It isn't important now.

It is to me.

Tonight when I saw you,

I realized what

I've been running away

from all this time.

I love you. I always have.

Doesn't that mean

anything to you?

I'm sorry.

Is it because you're married?

Because you're in love

with Steve Howard?

Yes... Maybe that

is what I mean.

Hello.

Good evening.

Do you mind if we have

a look in the cellar?

I'd like to check

on the fuse system.

You know the way.

I don't expect

to find anything,

But it won't hurt to look.

Well, Victor, you finally have.

A murder case in your own home.

Yes.

Murder?! What did he mean?

My dear...

Tell me, Grandy! What is it?

Roslyn didn't Kill herself.

She was murdered.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

It's right through

here and down the stairs.

I'll get the light.

Watch your step. Mm-hmm.

Boy, look at all that vino.

You watch your step.

You know, when

I was in Okinawa,

We went down in one

of those Jap cellars.

Yeah? Yeah.

Right over here.

Living room...

Seems to work.

Library...

But why?

What reason could anyone have?

I don't suppose we'll

ever know, poor child.

I'm afraid this hasn't been

a very happy homecoming.

Oh, make them stop!

Make them stop!

There, there...

Oh, it's just coming home...

And now this.

I know, my dear.

It's all been too much for you.

Come along. Come along.

Kent, do you ever

cheat at solitaire?

Cheat? Oh, no, miss.

I do, and I hate myself for it.

Oh... There it goes again.

I wonder what's wrong

with the lights?

Nothing. You're going blind.

Uh, blind-

Blind?

Well, Victor...

Hmm? Oh...

Yeah, you've been down in

the cellar, haven't you?

What did you find?

Nothing of any importance.

Before we go, we'd

like to talk to Althea.

Oh, she's out with Mr. Howard.

Modern marriage is beyond me.

Well, ask her to drop in

my office in the morning.

There are one or two things

I'd like to talk to her about.

Of course, yes.

By the way, Victor, it's

purely routine, of course,

But where were you the

night of Roslyn's murder?

Doing my broadcast-

"The Morgan Affair."

Don't you remember?

You gave me the-

Now, don't tell me that

you weren't listening.

That's the one I missed.

What train did you take that night.

The 8:
30 or the 9:00?

My dear fellow, it's very

obvious that you've missed.

More than one of my broadcasts,

Or you'd know that I'm

not off the air until 8:30.

I always catch the later train.

That doesn't get here

until 9:
55.

10 minutes from

the station to here...

Means you got home At 10:05.

Very precise. Why is this so-

Oh, I see. Yes. This

establishes my alibi.

I don't think you

needed it very much,

But it's good to

have things settled.

Mr. Donovan, do you mind driving me in?

I'm afraid to go home alone.

You'll be quite safe with us.

That's what I was afraid

of. Good night, Victor.

Good night. Jane: I'm

always missing that train,

but I do meet interesting

people hitchhiking this way.

It's not very flattering.

Been looking at your watch all evening.

Sorry.

You know, you implied

a great deal.

When you asked me

to come out here.

What's the matter? Have

you changed your mind?

No, I haven't changed my mind.

You're a funny guy, Steve.

Am I?

Been a long time

since I met anyone.

That interested me

half as much as you do,

And that's a gross

understatement.

You need a drink.

No, Oliver.

Let me take care of this.

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