The Unsuspected Page #8

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to say to you.

Is that perfectly clear? Perfectly.

But you're going to listen

to me, just the same.

You're in a great

deal of danger.

You've got to get

out of this house.

Aren't you being

a little bit theatrical?

Maybe I am... But

your life won't be worth much

if Victor finds out what

Althea's been telling me.

What are you talking about?

Oliver didn't break your

engagement because he wanted to.

It was all arranged by Victor.

That's not true.

And if Roslyn had been warned

as I'm warning you,

she'd be alive today.

Roslyn?

Don't you realize it's

because I want to help you?

Because I.

Don't want anything to happen to you.

You've got to

trust me, Matilda.

Oh, Steve, I want to.

I'd like to believe you,

but you're asking me to-

No, I can't believe Grandy

would do anything to hurt me.

Althea, on recording:

You're not fooling anyone.

I've been watching you ever since

you knew Matilda was coming home.

You're still in love with

her, aren't you? Aren't you?!

Oliver, on recording: As

a matter of fact, I am.

Well, it won't do you any good.

Why do you think I married

you? Because of your charm?

I only married you

for one reason,

And that was to get

you away from Matilda.

Matilda!

Matilda, it's Oliver and

Althea. They've been drinking.

I've never seen a man

in such a blind rage.

You're the only one

he'll listen to.

Why, Howard. I had no idea...

Come along, Matilda.

Break up

our dear little Matilda's marriage.

I'll kill you first.

Really?

Oh, no!

No, don't! Don't shoot! Don't!

Amah!

Oliver.

Althea!

Oliver's gone.

Oh, this is awful!

No sign of him. He

must have gotten away.

Operator...

Get me police

headquarters, please.

Code number 99.

Hard-top, light gray coupe.

New York, 4h23022.

Probably using

Sawmill River Highway.

Caution-Man is armed.

Repeating. Code number...

Rifling checks on the bullets.

The bullet that killed Althea

was fired from this gun.

Well, I suppose that

makes it official.

You can add, Steve.

Two plus two equals-

Oliver. My addition

doesn't come out the same.

Can't argue with mathematics.

I'm sorry. As far as this

department is concerned,

The case is closed.

Thanks anyway,

Donovan. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Two cups?

Yes, I like to drink

with two hands.

I'm sorry,

Jane. The train was late.

That's all right. Lemon, please. Lemon.

You're just in time to keep me

from drinking something

that would do me no harm.

Why did you ask me

to come here?

No special reason. I just

thought you might like

to get away from that house for a while.

It's been awful.

The police questioning, the funeral...

Wasn't very cheerful.

How could it be?

I mean, it's so big

that even the closets have an echo.

Why, there's Steve!

Fancy finding you here.

Small world, isn't it?

Yes. Come on over and sit down.

If you don't mind. Hello,

Matilda. Hello, Steve.

Oh, my goodness,

I just remembered.

I forgot an appointment.

I've got to go downtown

and match a goldfish.

Goodbye.

Is everything all right, Mrs. Howard?

My dear, sweet man,

will you do me a favor-

A very big favor?

Yes, ma'am.

Get lost.

Yes, ma'am.

Is there anything Else, sir?

No, that will be

All, thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Very conscientious waiter.

He wants to give me

My money's worth.

The last time we were here, I bribed him.

To call any woman he saw

me with "Mrs. Howard."

Then we're not married.

No.

You see, I had to get

into Grandison's house,

And the only way I could do

it was to pretend we were.

I had to find out

why Roslyn died.

Steve, did you know Roslyn?

Yes. We grew up together.

It was sort of taken for

granted we'd be married someday.

I suppose we would've if

it hadn't been for the war.

I'm sorry.

I hadn't seen her

for over 3 years.

When I came back from

overseas, she was dead.

Her aunt and uncle never

believed, and neither did I,

That she'd committed suicide.

Her uncle had seen her only

the day before she died.

He was the man who was

supposed to have married us-

Judge Maynard.

Naturally, he was interested.

In finding out what really

happened to his niece.

I, uh... I'm sorry to have

dragged you into this, Matilda.

You were a very

convincing liar.

The words were lies.

The emotions were honest.

And I want to be sure that

nothing happens to you.

Nothing can. Oliver's dead.

Oliver didn't kill anybody.

The same thing happened to him.

That happened

to Althea and Roslyn.

He was murdered by your kind,

generous guardian, Victor Grandison.

Look, Steve, I don't know

why you hate Grandy so much,

but I will not listen to you

saying such things about him.

Listen to me!

For the last two days,

I've been running down

all the scattered clues.

Victor's very clever, but I

think I know how he managed.

For us to hear the argument

between Oliver and Althea.

He had an alibi

the night Roslyn died.

He said he was at the broadcast.

And couldn't have caught

that early train.

I listened to a record of

that broadcast, and timed it.

He left early that night.

He had plenty of time

to catch that 8:
30.

Maybe he had, but that

doesn't prove he did.

I'll never believe it.

Oh, Steve, I wish it didn't

have to be like this.

If you only knew

how much I liked you,

You wouldn't try to make

me believe that Grandy-

Don't you see it? I don't

want to talk about it!

Matilda! Just leave me alone!

Don't go back there, Matilda!

Anything wrong, Mrs. Howard?

So he finally admitted that

you weren't married, after all.

Very interesting...

Not married, never have been.

I suppose I should hate him.

And do you?

Of course you don't.

In spite of what he's

done and said about me,

I think you're in love

with him, aren't you?

Aren't you?

Yes, I guess I am

in love with him.

And I feel like

such a traitor to you.

But why should you? This has

been a dreadful misunderstanding.

It will all be over soon,

And you and Steven are going

to live happily ever after.

Then you don't object?

My dear, I can be philosophical

about everything...

Including love,

which seems to me

to be a curiously unhappy

blend of tears and laughter.

But if that's what you want,

You have my blessing.

Oh, Grandy! If he only knew you as I do.

If he only knew you

as you really are!

Perhaps he does, my dear.

Perhaps he does.

Well, this isn't... Getting on

with my radio script for tonight.

I, uh... I don't know what happened

to Jane. She should be here.

She knows I have to dictate

these gruesome things.

I could help you, Grandy.

I used to. Remember?

Oh, of course you did.

Yes. Come on over here.

Not as efficiently as Jane,

but if you'll go slowly-

Oh, yes. I'll go slowly.

Now, uh, now this is uh...

This is one of those

sordid tales, of course.

No, no, don't...

don't put that down.

I'm just explaining the story.

Mary Phillips has just

seen her parents...

brutally murdered,

and feels that she can no

longer live without them.

Now, her farewell note must

be simple, yet convincing.

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