:54:00
You do?
:54:02
By heart?
:54:04
Yes, go ahead.
Say it for me.
:54:14
No, no, no.
Wait a minute, honey.
:54:16
It goes, uh...
:54:19
the stockings were hung
by the chimney with care
:54:23
in hopes that
saint nicholas soon-
:54:27
what?
:54:28
Saint nicholas?
:54:30
Why, that's
santy claus, dear.
:54:33
Yeah!
:54:35
Yes.
:54:35
All right, honey. Daddy
will be home right away.
:54:39
All right. Good-bye.
:54:40
Marlowe: Before you
rush out, captain,
:54:42
tell me, did you
ever hear of a female named mildred havelend?
:54:45
No.
:54:46
That's the real name
of the woman found drowned in the lake.
:54:48
Why don't you ask
degarmot about her?
:54:50
Why should i?
:54:51
Because he knew lavery
and he knew her.
:54:53
And?
:54:54
And they're both dead,
:54:55
and i think degarmot
could throw a lot of light on the subject.
:54:58
That's a big
statement, marlowe.
:54:59
Why do you
think degarmot slapped me around?
:55:01
Because you hit him.
:55:03
Not until i had to.
:55:04
There's something
from the past in this case
:55:06
that neither of us
know anything about.
:55:07
I intend to do
some finding out on my own tonight.
:55:10
You can, too, by
talking to degarmot.
:55:12
You know what you're
doing, don't you?
:55:14
You're practically
forcing on me
:55:16
the rottenest job
a police official can have-
:55:18
investigating
a man in his own organization.
:55:20
Listen, marlowe,
there have been 2 deaths,
:55:22
and if they're
in any way connected-
:55:24
they're connected,
all right.
:55:26
If they are,
i'll find out!
:55:27
And i'll be glad
to help you.
:55:29
I'll work with you
in any way you want.
:55:31
Why? Are you that sore
at degarmot?
:55:33
No. I want
to help you because i got
:55:35
a personal interest
in finding crystal kingsby.
:55:38
All right.
:55:40
Here's what you do.
:55:42
Yeah?
:55:43
Call the sergeant...
:55:45
and get him to give you
a nice, quiet cell.
:55:49
Oh. For a minute,
i thought you were on the level,
:55:51
but you want me
out of the way, don't you,
:55:53
so you and degarmot
can fix this up any way that suits you.
:55:56
I resent that.
:55:57
If it wasn't
christmas eve, i'd...