:55:02
Well, now, Tom, how could
anybody possibly guess that?
:55:05
What, did they have signs
on their luggage saying,
:55:07
'Grand Central, or bust'?
:55:09
The superintendent
met Thorwald on his way back.
:55:12
Thorwald told him that he'd put
his wife on a train to the country.
:55:15
I see. I'd say this is a pretty
convenient guy, this superintendent.
:55:18
Have you checked
his bank statements lately?
:55:22
- Huh?
- Well, what good's his information?
:55:26
It's a secondhand version of
an unsupported story by the murderer.
:55:30
Now did anybody actually see
the wife get on the train?
:55:34
I hate to remind you,
:55:35
But this all started because
you said she was murdered.
:55:38
Now, did anyone, including you,
actually see her murdered?
:55:40
What are you doing?
:55:43
Are you interested in solving
this case or making me look foolish?
:55:47
Well, if possible, both.
:55:49
Then do a good job of it.
:55:50
Go over there and search
Thorwald's apartment.
:55:52
It must be knee-deep in evidence.
:55:54
I can't do that.
:55:55
l don't mean right now,
but when he goes out for a drink,
:55:58
Or a paper, or something.
What he doesn't know won't hurt him.
:56:00
I can't do that even if he isn't there.
:56:02
What's he...
:56:04
Does he have a courtesy card from
the police department or something?
:56:07
Now don't get me mad.
:56:09
Not even a detective can walk
into an apartment and search it.
:56:12
If I were caught in there, they'd
have my badge within ten minutes.
:56:15
Make sure
you don't get caught, that's all.
:56:17
If you find something,
you've got a murderer,
:56:20
And they don't care about
a couple of house rules.
:56:22
If you don't find anything,
the fellow's clear.
:56:24
At the risk of sounding stuffy,
:56:26
I'd like to remind you
of the Constitution and the phrase,
:56:29
'search warrant issued by a judge "
who knows the Bill of Rights verbatim.
:56:33
- He must ask for evidence.
- Give him evidence.
:56:38
yeah, I can hear myself,
:56:40
"Your Honour, I have a friend
who's an amateur sleuth."
:56:45
"The other night, after
having a heavy dinner, he..."
:56:48
He'd throw the New York State
penal code in my face,
:56:51
And there's six volumes.
:56:53
By tomorrow morning there
may not be any evidence left
:56:56
Over in that apartment, you know that.
:56:58
It's a detective's nightmare.