1:28:00
Father, I've been explaining to Mr. Smith
what we're trying to do.
1:28:04
He thinks we ought to stop.
1:28:06
Oh, what a pity.
1:28:08
Just when you and I were about to save
Mr. Smith so much trouble.
1:28:12
Save me trouble?
1:28:14
Sir, you don't look like an irresponsible
imbecile. Why behave like one?
1:28:18
You let your daughter get mixed up in this?
What sort of father do you think you are?
1:28:22
Unique. Quite unique.
1:28:25
But rather broken-hearted at this moment.
You see, I have another idea.
1:28:28
A pity to waste ideas, isn't it?
1:28:32
Have you...? Have you ever
been blackmailed, Mr. Smith?
1:28:36
Well, I have. Only this afternoon.
1:28:38
At least my daughter and I were,
by Nellie Goode.
1:28:41
Yes, most inappropriate name.
I told her so.
1:28:44
She touched us for 24 pounds, and do you
know why I think it was well-spent?
1:28:48
- Though we could ill afford it.
- Come to the point, please.
1:28:51
Well, it struck me that what Nellie could do,
Doris could do.
1:28:55
I mean suppose she went
to Miss Inwood and said:
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"Look, Miss Inwood,
I've got a certain dress of yours.
1:29:01
It's ruined, but it's still worth money."
1:29:05
And suppose Miss Inwood said, "All right,
I'll give you 100 pounds for it."
1:29:09
What then, eh?
1:29:11
And suppose you happened
to be listening.
1:29:15
Well, that's what police do
in blackmail cases, isn't it?
1:29:18
What about it, eh? What about it?
1:29:20
Oh, you needn't be afraid that Doris
couldn't do it. She could do it, Doris could.
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I mean, Eve could. She's a very good
actress, a very good actress indeed.
1:29:29
I'm sure she is.
1:29:33
By the way,
is there a bloodstained dress?
1:29:37
Well, no. No, not exactly.
1:29:40
Look, there was
a bloodstained dress, only...
1:29:43
- Couldn't we tell you...?
- I'm getting back to the office.
1:29:46
I'll let you know about this later.
1:29:52
In the meantime, what's Miss Inwood
doing without a dresser?
1:29:55
You better run along to the theater before
she starts getting impatient.