:22:01
The police aren't being helpful
on the Marriott case. I wonder...
:22:04
How did you know about me?
:22:05
I have friends at the City Hall, naturally.
That's my business.
:22:09
I'd just get you in a lot of trouble.
:22:11
Did Marriott tell you
who owned the jade he was buying back?
:22:15
They'll never know where I heard it,
but if I know something...
:22:18
I'll be in a much better
bargaining position down there.
:22:22
Come in, Miss Allison. Have a seat.
:22:26
No, I wasn't told who owned the jade.
Didn't seem to be any of my business.
:22:30
- Had you known Marriott some time?
- A couple of weeks. Why?
:22:34
Did you have any theories about what
happened, or was supposed to happen?
:22:38
One or two.
:22:40
- You do your own typing, Miss Allison?
- Why, yes.
:22:44
I'm not always this brilliant, Miss...
:22:47
Miss Grayle.
:22:49
But I'm improving.
:22:51
What do you do besides playing reporter?
:22:57
You're a hot rock anyway.
I should toss you to the cops.
:23:00
All I could tell them last night was that
Marriott was buying back some jewelry.
:23:04
You'd impress them
with that line about the jade.
:23:06
Have you ever known a Velma Valento,
Miss Grayle, a singer?
:23:09
It was another case, anyway.
I was just hoping...
:23:15
Did your friends at City Hall
tell you about the jade, too?
:23:20
- Who does it belong to?
- What's your interest in it?
:23:23
We won't get anyplace
answering questions with more questions.
:23:26
- I'll take my answer first.
- Okay.
:23:29
I'm interested in the jade,
now that I know about it...
:23:32
because I'd like to know who besides me
might have killed Marriott.
:23:35
He gave me $100
to take care of him and I didn't.
:23:38
I'm a small businessman
in a messy business...
:23:41
but I like to follow through on a sale.
:23:43
The jade belongs to my father.
Now unlock the door.
:23:46
I got it from Marriott it belonged to a lady.
:23:48
My father happens to be married.
:23:51
Yes, of course he would be.
:23:54
Then your mother was wearing it
the night of the holdup?
:23:57
She's not my mother.