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Lieutenant Colton.

You have, eh?

Where is he?

What?

OK, get over there.

I'll be right with you.

They've found Korvo.

You can come along if you want to.

In here, Lieutenant.

Lieutenant Colton, Homicide.

I'm Dr Wayne, house physician.

How long have you known

this patient, Doctor?

A year or so.

- He's David Korvo?

- That's right.

- I don't like to interfere, Doctor.

- Co right ahead.

- When was Mr Korvo operated on?

- 2pm yesterday.

That's about 16 hours ago.

Yes.

You were present during the surgery?

I assisted Dr Winslow.

What surgery was done?

- Call bladder removal.

- How is he?

He'll be all right.

He let it go too long.

They usually do.

I advised him six months ago.

May I look at the chart?

- You're Dr Sutton, aren't you?

- Yes.

Thought I recognised you.

Cive Doctor the chart, Miss Eliot.

The fever's up.

This indicates an infection.

Yes, went up at night.

Had to do a lot of sewing inside,

it may be a stitch infection.

Penicillin ought to bring

that temperature down, few hours.

What's he getting?

Saline solution, intravenous.

He's kinda weak, lost a lot of blood.

Can't take food or water

for two days.

- Just wet his lips, Miss Carroll.

- Yes, Doctor.

Might I ask the reason

for these questions?

I'm checking

on Mr Korvo's whereabouts.

- Mm? When?

- Between nine and ten last night.

Cuess you found out.

Yes, guess we did.

- Thanks for the co-operation.

- Clad to be of any help.

There's something wrong with it.

(Buzzer)

There's something wrong

about what we saw at that hospital.

I know how you feel, Doctor.

I've had theories blow up in my face

kind of often.

I'd forget about Korvo and get

a lawyer for my wife if I were you.

It's not a theory, Lieutenant.

You'll get facts.

I didn't tell you half of them.

I don't care how, when or why,

but it's Korvo.

I put them in here myself.

(Door closes)

Miss Hall! Miss Hall,

where are the Randolph recordings?

I don't know, Doctor. You put them

away when you left for San Francisco.

Yes, that's right.

But they're not in here.

Anybody else know the combination?

- Miss Hall and my wife.

- Your wife?

Yes, she keeps her jewels in here.

- Did you open the safe, Miss Hall?

- No, Doctor, I did not.

How long have you worked

for Dr Sutton?

- Six years.

- She couldn't have taken them.

Try to remember. It's important.

- Did you move them?

- No, Doctor.

Did you ever hear what was on them?

No, I never heard

any of the recordings.

Dr Sutton ever tell you

what was on 'em?

No. Doctor never discusses

his patients with me.

You think I made it up.

You think there are no recordings.

You've got to believe me, Lieutenant!

Well, maybe they'll turn up.

I'd like to see the rest

of the house, if you don't mind.

Save me coming back.

This your wife's handwriting, Doctor?

Yes.

Would you say

that was meant for you?

I don't know.

I'll take it along.

You'd better get yourself some sleep.

Well, I'll give you a ring

if I turn up anything new.

I'm Martin Avery, Dr Sutton's lawyer.

Lieutenant Colton.

Bill, you know how I feel.

Ann is like a sister to me.

I've just seen her.

I'm your friend

as well as your lawyer, Bill.

The situation may change

but right now...

well, it's very bad, Bill.

There's no use

beating around the bush.

Ann was not responsible. That's

our only and best defence, insanity.

The man Korvo drove her crazy.

We can prove this,

both medically and legally.

I know what a shock it must be to

have found out this thing about Ann.

Yes, it is a shock if it's true.

I'm afraid it is, Bill.

Of course, there's several angles.

She may have seen Korvo do the thing

and is trying to protect him.

Not much difference.

Or she may have been

taking treatments from the man.

The fellow's a hypnotist,

he may have hypnotised her, given her

a suggestion to kill the woman.

You can't make anyone act

under hypnosis

contrary to their strong

religious or moral convictions.

Unless she was jealous of the woman

and hated her... and he used that.

Yes, if she were jealous.

Meaning...

she loved him.

Sit down, Dr Sutton.

I'll try not to doze off

if you want to talk to me, Dr Sutton.

My fever's down,

back to 101, I think.

I'd give a lot for a sip of water.

Please sit down.

Easier for me to talk to you.

Police still holding Ann?

Yes.

Stupid, arresting an innocent woman.

Medical chart meet

with your approval, Dr Sutton?

You were in great pain last night.

The notation of

an oversensitive nurse. A few spasms.

Does Ann know I'm here?

I don't know.

I meant to call her this morning

until I read the papers.

Rather, the nurse read them to me.

My eyes aren't focusing yet.

Typical police bungling,

the whole thing.

Ann isn't guilty.

What makes you certain?

The motive:
Jealousy.

Completely stupid.

Ann wasn't jealous.

A few days ago in my apartment we

discussed Teri Randolph thoroughly.

My wife was never in your apartment.

If you insist.

What was said by you and my wife

about Mrs Randolph?

Wherever it was said.

I told Ann I was through with Teri

and she believed me.

A man of experience always knows

when a woman believes him.

She was all over her jealousy.

Oh... sorry.

It's hard to think.

Full of drugs.

I shouldn't have said that to you.

Why not?

Wrong to tell things to a husband.

What are you telling me?

Say it. Say it straight, Korvo.

I didn't know one had to blueprint

the facts of life for psychoanalysts.

You're lying.

You're not drugged, you're acting.

You want me to think Ann loved you.

You want me to believe it, don't you?

Don't you, you cheap rat?

Your bedside manner is a little odd,

even for a psychoanalyst.

Poor Ann, in jail...

in real danger,

and you bellowing

with wounded vanity.

If you can rid yourself

of some of your husbandly egomania,

maybe we can both help save her.

(Buzzer)

- What do you want?

- I'm Dr Sutton.

I was told

Lieutenant Colton was here.

- You'll have to wait downstairs.

- Let him in, Andy.

Nothing in any of these, Lieutenant.

Thought you'd be getting some sleep.

- Find anything?

- Nothing.

The fingerprints are all Korvo's.

Lot of correspondence, mostly bills.

Lieutenant!

Finally got a bite, Lieutenant.

(Colton) Looks like a woman's.

(Detective) Yeah.

Index, middle finger and thumb.

Looks like the lady was her,

all right.

Bring these to my office.

Keep looking.

Coming, Doctor?

Hello, Ann.

Come. Sit down.

Did you get any sleep, Ann?

I've talked it over with Bill and

we've decided on a line of procedure.

We'll plead not guilty

by reason of insanity.

Does Bill wants me put away

as a lunatic?

Is that the procedure?

Ann, we want to save you,

Bill as much as I.

We'll prove your relationship with

Korvo unbalanced you and drove you...

He had nothing to do with me.

He didn't unbalance me

or drive me to anything. Bill did!

I don't think there's any point

in my listening to this, Lieutenant.

No, don't listen to it.

Run away from the truth, as you have

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