The Winslow Boy Page #4

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Just a moment, sir.

Pardon me. There is a Mr Winslow

waiting to see you, sir.

Over there.

Mr. Winslow? My name's Hamilton.

How do you do?

My solicitor, Mr. Curry.

How do you do?

I'm sorry I couldn't see you earlier. We've

been working night and day this last week...

National Health Insurance and all that.

Come along and tell me what's it all about.

Well, it all began...

- I say! Jolly good!

- Thank you, Dickie.

- Who taught you? John, I suppose?

- No, I taught John, as it happens.

Feminism - even in love?

Hello, Father.

Father?

- Good news?

- He's going to press for an inquiry.

- What you think will happen?

- Who can tell?

Let us see democracy at work

Is the Right Honourable gentleman aware...

that this matter is causing a most violent

feeling among poultry farmers all over the UK

And is he, or is he not prepared

to do anything about it?

The answer to both parts of the

question is in the negative.

Mr. Hamilton?

Number 56. sir, for the First

Lord of the Admiralty.

The case of this naval cadet has been

thoroughly investigated by the Admiralty...

who have come to the conclusion there are no

grounds whatever for reopening the matter.

Further to that answer, might I ask

whether the First Lord is aware...

that this boy has been condemned

without any trial of any kind...

and, therefore, there has

been a breach of Magna Carta?

I regret I can add nothing to

what I have previously said.

The Admiralty are quite

satisfied that cadet Onslow...

Cadet Winslow is guilty of a grave misdemeanour

and has been dealt with accordingly.

Without a trial? Disgraceful!

A very interesting letter here in the Times

this morning from the Bishop of Chichester.

- What about?

- This Winslow business.

Oh, that. Personally I think that

fellow Winslow is a perfect fool.

I don't agree. Winslow is only

doing what any father would do.

Nonsense. If he hadn't made such a fuss, no

one would ever have heard the name Winslow.

The Evening News.

Mr. Winslow?

Good afternoon.

You're surprised to see a

lady reporter? I know.

And yet why not? What

could be more natural?

What indeed.

Won't you come in?

Yes, thank you very much.

What I'd really like to do is to get a

nice picture of you and your little boy.

I've brought my assistant and camera.

They're in the hall.

Where is your little boy?

He should be here in a few minutes. He came

back from school yesterday. Won't you sit down?

Yes, thank you very much.

School.

How interesting!

So you got a school to take him?

I mean, they didn't mind

the unpleasantness?

No.

And why is he coming back this time?

He hasn't been expelled again,

if is what you're implying.

He is coming to London to be

examined by Sir Robert Morton...

whom we are hoping to

brief with the case...

Sir Robert Morton? Well!

But do you really think he'll

take a little case like this?

- Madam, this is not a little case.

- No, no, of course not...

Still, Sir Robert Morton. After all he

is the best advocate in the country.

- He's certainly the most expensive.

- Ah, yes...

But if one is prepared to pay his fee,

one can get him for almost any case.

Madam, once more - this

is not almost any case.

No, no, of course not.

Oh, what charming curtains!

What are they made of?

- Hello, Father.

- Mind my leg.

Sorry, father.

Ah! Now that's exactly the way

I'd like to take my picture.

Would you hold it, Mr Winslow?

Hold it, my little man.

Excellent.

Who's she?

Evening News.

Fred! Will you come in now?

Afternoon, all.

That's the pose I suggest, Fred

It'll do.

Grace, dear. this lady is

from the Evening News.

She is extremely interested

in your curtains.

- Oh, really! How nice! - Yes, indeed, I

was wondering what they were made of.

Well, it's an entirely new material, you know.

I'm afraid I don't know what it's called.

Ready, Miss. Barnes.

This is quite a thing involving you...

especially with Sir

Robert at work on your case.

Yes, that's splendid.

Yes, it's great.

The Winslow Boy.

That's the young Winslow.

- That's the young Winslow.

- Young Winslow...

Read all about the young Winslow!

Good afternoon.

- Ah, Mr. Curry.

- Good afternoon.

Sir Robert is still in court The verdict

hasn't come through yet in the Rogers' Case.

We're expecting him at any moment now.

The jury retired about an hour ago.

- Would you wait in Sir Robert's room.

- Thank you.

Of course there can be only one verdict

after the speech he made yesterday.

Yes, I read it.

I should hate to be in the

position of the defence.

Do you think I ought to telephone Mr Winslow

To tell him Sir Robert's not yet here?

Wait a moment.

Now let me see...

We have Lord Cheviot at five o'clock

That shouldn't take long...

and Mr. Mayhew of Mahyew, Saunderson

and Saunderson.

Mr. Mayhew is most anxious to brief

us for the Imperial Copper case...

against the Inland Revenue.

Then, ah, yeah yeah, yeah...

Look over the last speech

in the House of Commons.

That's the Ireland question.

And then he must go home and change.

There might still be time.

There doesn't seem to be much hope.

Excuse me, will you?

Hello?

Ah, yes! Thank you very much.

Goodbye.

The result will be through any moment now.

It's well worthwhile your waiting.

- May I come in, dear?

- Yes, Father. Come in.

- John is coming for you here, I take it?

- Yes.

I think perhaps it might be

better if you didn't ask him in.

Desmond has just telephoned that

Sir Robert Morton is coming here.

Here? Why?

I don't know. He suggested it.

Have you seen this?

Glen Rogers guilty.

Sir Robert Morton wins

principal court battle.

Looks like we picked a winner, doesn't it?

I see I am thinking only

of myself in saying that.

You know what I think of

Sir Robert Morton, father.

Don't let us go into it now.

It's too late anyway.

It's not too late.

He hasn't accepted the brief yet.

I'd rather say he never does.

I made enquiries about the

fellow you suggested.

Desmond says he isn't in

the same street as Morton.

Not nearly as fashionable.

Well, I want the best.

The best in this case

certainly isn't Morton.

Then why does everyone say he is?

Because, if you happen to

be a large monopoly...

attacking a trade union...

or a "Tory" paper

libelling a Labor leader...

then he is the best.

But it defeats me how you or anyone else

could expect a man of his record...

to have even a tenth of his heart...

in a case where the boot is

entirely on the other foot.

I believe you are prejudiced because

he spoke against women's suffrage.

Well, of course I am.

I'm prejudiced because he is always

speaking against what is right and just.

Well I have an instinct about Morton.

And you are my only ally, Kate.

- Without you I would have given

up long ago. - Oh, rubbish.

We'll see which is right,

My instinct or your reason.

I'm afraid we will.

Arthur, I almost forgot your massage.

- What about it? - We have plenty

of time before Sir Robert comes.

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