:33:00
Where were you all this time,
Miss Howell?
:33:03
I was in the village. This was my day off.
:33:06
I never should have left her alone.
:33:08
- I blame myself for this.
- Why should you? It was your day off.
:33:12
How do you think
the accident happened, Mr. Graham?
:33:14
It wasn't an accident.
She did it deliberately.
:33:19
If you don't want me for anything else,
I have some calls to make.
:33:22
Mr. Graham's children are away at school
and they have to be notified.
:33:26
- Would you like me to tell them?
- No, I'll take care of that.
:33:32
Do you think it was suicide, Miss Howell?
:33:34
- She had spells of extreme depression.
- Evidently.
:33:40
She must've been trapped by the weeds.
:33:45
Weeds grow very long here,
near the shore.
:33:47
Then, I guess the current carried her out.
:33:53
The body was found out here.
:33:56
This is the rock
where Mrs. Graham's slippers were found.
:34:03
- Would you pass that on to the jury?
- Yes.
:34:10
- What time were you called, Lieutenant?
- 8:15.
:34:13
Sergeant got the call from the house.
:34:15
We got here about 9:00 and...
:34:17
we didn't find the body till approximately
2:30 in the morning.
:34:20
Well, I guess that's all.
Except for one thing.
:34:24
A statement by Mr. Graham.
:34:26
You don't usually hear a man
say a thing like that...
:34:29
especially about his wife,
so I wrote it down.
:34:32
I asked him:
:34:33
"How do you think the accident
happened, Mr. Graham?"
:34:37
His exact answer was...
:34:38
Anything I said that night was not...
I was under great strain.
:34:41
- It's not evidence.
- Just a moment, Dean.
:34:45
I should like to remind the coroner,
that Mr. Graham has not been well.
:34:49
We' re aware
of Mr. Graham's condition, Doctor.
:34:52
It's largely the reason why this hearing
is being held here...
:34:55
instead of the county courthouse.
:34:56
However, anything that pertains
to the events of the evening...
:34:59
must be a matter of public knowledge.