Three Strangers Page #3

He can have it in here, where

you can keep an eye on him.

It's the last time

I get into a fix

Where I have to play

nursemaid to a bloomin' idiot.

Where will you

get the money?

Same place

I got it before.

Fallon ain't gonna

keep forking out money

To keep him swimming

in gin!

He wants an alibi

fixed, don't he?

Well, he'll have to

fork out.

If you put it

that way to Fallon,

he's gonna remember it

when they turn him loose.

That will be my lookout.

I'll drop by with

the gin in the morning.

Yes, please, if it isn't

too much trouble.

It ain't no trouble.

And the crown

intends to prove

That police officer brown,

hearing cries for help

From the night watchman,

Donald Frye,

Entered the building

and called upon Bertram Fallon

And the two persons unknown

to surrender,

And thereupon

was brutally slain.

And the crown intends to prove

that the hand that fired the shot

Which killed police officer

brown was Bertram Fallon's-

And that Bertram Fallon

is guilty of murder.

I call Donald Frye.

The prisoner

may sit.

Is it true,

Mr. Frye,

That on the aforementioned night

At the aforementioned

address,

You were attacked

and beaten by two men?

I was.

Would you be able

to identify them?

One of them I could.

Is he in

this courtroom?

He is.

Would you point

him out, please?

Him in the dock,

that's the one!

That is all,

Mr. Frye.

I call officer

Cummings.

"Tell us what happened,

officer Cummings,

"From the time you heard

patrolman Brown's whistle

"Until you came

upon his body?

"Answer:
first thing,

I blew my own whistle,

"Then I ran towards

officer Brown's whistle.

"Halfway up the block I

heard pistol shots, 3 reports.

"When I got to the

end of the block,

"Two suspicious-Looking

characters came around the corner,

One pulling the other

one along, helping him. "

Is that the way

it was?

You don't remember

any of it?

No, I don't.

Not any.

It's like it says

in the paper.

"The one who was

doing the helping

"Let go of the other,

and then sprinted off.

"So I grabbed

onto the other one.

"He seemed like something

was the matter with him,

"Like he might have been hurt, disabled,

Or maybe he was

intoxicated. "

Intoxicated is right.

Filthy drunk, you were.

Filthy drunk.

"I was about to put

handcuffs on him

"When I was struck

from behind,

a very hard blow that

made me lose my senses. "

Gabby.

It's a wonder his head

stayed on his shoulders.

Why did you do it?

Do what?

Why did you help me,

Why did you rescue me

from the police?

Why?

Because I-

Well, how would you like

to wake up tomorrow morning

And find yourself charged

with murder, maybe?

And not know why

or anything?

Give me a match.

Was it you or Fallon who

picked me out at the Blue Crown?

Fallon it was.

He bought you the drinks

and made you the proposition.

But why me?

Because you was under

the influence, I guess.

Only he didn't suspect how much under.

Well, I suspect one can hold

one's liquor too well.

Did he ever mention to me that you

were planning to commit a robbery?

Oh, not exactly.

He told you he'd

pay you 5

If you'd wait someplace

for us and whistle

If you saw

a policeman.

And I accepted?

All you said was, "I'll

take a whiskey and soda. "

That's me.

"Question...

"Officer Brown

died in your arms,

"Did he not,

officer Cummings?

"Answer:
he did.

"Question:
did he make

a statement before he died?

"Answer:
he said,

Fallon. Bertram Fallon.

Those were his last

and only words. "

Why did Fallon

have to kill him?

I could have hit

the bobby.

Hittin' him would

have been enough.

I wonder what's

coming next?

Fallon's lawyer

begins his defense.

Begins his defense.

Why he gets paid for it?

Glad it isn't my job.

Icy's a girl that can

lie and make it stick.

Yes, but that's called

perjury, isn't it?

Yeah?

And what we're up for

is called murder.

It's only me-

Mrs. Proctor.

Good afternoon.

Quite comfortable?

Quite.

You like your rooms?

Why not?

Got a nice view

from the window here.

You can look out,

But no one

can look in.

That's the best to being

on the third floor.

Worth the walk up,

for privacy's sake.

Is it?

You can get too much

privacy sometimes.

Then you get lonely.

Oh, not you two

gentlemen, of course.

You've got each other

for company.

We're lucky that way.

Even so, you might come down

to the parlor one evening

For a game of cards.

No harm in a game

of cards, I say.

All depends on the people.

You ain't forgetting?

No, we are not

forgetting.

The rent-Is it

the rent you want?

One pound, 6 shillings, right?

For the coming week,

it'll be 10 guineas.

Payable in advance.

10 guineas.

You heard correctly.

This is the time of year-

Gabby, uh...

Give Mrs. Proctor a few pounds

in advance,

and the rest of it you'll get

in a few days.

All right, ma'am?

You can come and go

as you please,

Nobody will bother you-you're

quite safe, you know.

Yes, Gabby.

It's not for us

to tarry long.

Let's go.

It's a good thing

you weren't drunk.

If it hadn't been

for you,

I'd have done her in

for sure.

Arbutny:
you're a fool!

I say you're a fool!

If you're not a fool,

prove it! Yes, sir.

Prove to me that you're

anything else but a fool!

I'll try, sir. Then

prove it! I'm waiting.

Yes, sir,

yes, sir.

What a disposition!

When you've been here as long

as I have, you won't mind.

Well, I hope to heaven I'm

not here as long as you.

In the meantime, I suppose I

shall have to take his insults

And swallow my pride.

Your pride?

I bet you it ain't big enough

to choke on as it goes down.

Good morning.

Lady Rhea Belladon

to see you, sir.

Well, show her in,

show her in.

Her ladyship must not

be kept waiting.

Lady Rhea.

Mr. Arbutny.

An unexpected pleasure.

To what do I owe

this honor?

Wasn't I-

I mean-I thought this

is the date, or isn't it?

The check?

The check.

And here is

the receipt.

The receipt?

The bank receipt to show

the money was deposited.

So you see, everything

has been taken care of.

Everything.

You are kind.

Really, you think

of everything.

Lord Belladon wishes me to

thank you for all you've done.

Indeed? It's very

kind of him.

He knows how well you're

watching after my interests.

He tells me to trust

you implicitly.

You've, uh...

Talked to him recently?

Yesterday night

we were together.

He's, in, uh,

good spirits, I hope?

Excellent.

Of course it taxes him, getting through.

It's a long,

arduous journey

From the other plane

to this.

I can imagine.

But we're both

supremely happy

Now that we've

established communication.

Ah, just think-

It's been two long years

since he passed away.

Lady Rhea,

may I inquire-

Do you see him?

No. I only feel him.

His presence,

that is.

Really?

Oh, to the very

depths of my being.

But his voice-

I hear it quite as

clearly as I do yours.

Do you really?

For the most part.

Our conversations are of an

extremely intimate nature.

The things that pass

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