:23:02
They'd assume you'd followed her.
:23:03
-Me?. Why should I?.
-Why should you steal her handbag?.
:23:06
Why should you write
those blackmail notes?.
:23:09
Can you prove you didn't?.
:23:11
You certainly can't prove I did.
:23:14
It'll be a straight case
of your word against mine.
:23:17
That would puzzle them, wouldn't it.
What could you say?.
:23:20
I should say that you came here tonight
half-drunk and tried to borrow money...
:23:25
...on the strength that we
were at college together.
:23:27
When I refused, you said something
about a letter belonging to my wife.
:23:31
As far as I could make out,
you tried to sell it to me.
:23:34
I gave you what money I had,
and you gave me the letter.
:23:37
It has your fingerprints on it, remember?.
:23:44
Then you said if I went to the police...
:23:46
...you'd tell some crazy story about
my wanting you to murder my wife.
:23:50
Before you go any further, old boy,
do consider the inconvenience.
:23:54
You see, I'm quite well-known.
:23:57
There'd be pictures of you, as well.
:23:59
And sooner or later, there'd be
a deputation of landladies and lodgers...
:24:03
...who would step forward to testify
to your character.
:24:06
And someone is almost certain
to have seen you with Miss Wallace.
:24:10
You were careful not to be seen
around with her, I noticed.
:24:14
You usually met
in out-of-the-way places...
:24:17
...where you wouldn't be recognized.
:24:19
Like the little teashop in Pimlico.
:24:22
That was her idea, not mine.
:24:24
Yes, it was a bit crummy, wasn't it?.
:24:26
Hardly the place to take Mrs. Van Dorn.
:24:28
By the way, does Mrs. Van Dorn
know about Mr. Adams...
:24:31
...and Mr. Wilson and Miss Wallace?.
:24:34
You were planning to marry
Mrs. Van Dorn, weren't you?.
:24:37
-Smart, aren't you?.
-No, not really.
:24:39
I've just had time
to think things out...
:24:41
...put myself in your position.
:24:43
That's why I know you're going to agree.
:24:46
-What makes you think I'll agree?.
-The same reason...
:24:49
...a donkey with a stick behind him
and a carrot in front...
:24:52
...always goes forwards, not backwards.
:24:55
Tell me about the carrot.
:24:57
One thousand pounds in cash.
:24:59
-For a murder?.
-For a few minutes' work, that's all it is.