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to chairman a meeting up
in my district next week.
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- I'm standing for election.
- Glad to.
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- S-Sylvia all right?
- Yes, fine.
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Good.
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Uh, I see the papers say
you've found Carson's wallet.
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Yes. Yes, Carson's papers were in it.
:16:15
- That's how we identified it.
- That was stupid.
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- What?
- Leaving the papers. At least, I'd say it was stupid.
:16:21
Would you? Huh.
I'd say too clever.
:16:25
I ran into Bradshaw.
He's certain it was a housebreaker.
:16:29
Was he really?
I wonder why.
:16:32
Is there any other
possibility?
:16:33
A policeman has to keep
his eyes open, you know.
:16:36
A chap my age
can't afford to miss a bit.
:16:38
Particularly with the governor all stirred up.
:16:41
You mean, it might have been made
to look like a thief s handiwork?
:16:45
My dear fellow,
how would I know?
:16:47
There are 15 possibilities.
I'm in the dark.
:16:50
Which is the likeliest?
:16:52
Never have preconceptions, my boy.
Open mind, that's the thing.
:16:57
- Huh.
- You mustn't look too disappointed.
:16:59
The work gets done.
Never fear.
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Let's say I've guessed
who the murderer is.
:17:05
A guess, mind you.
No more.
:17:07
Well, it wouldn't do me the slightest
of good, my dear fellow. Not the slightest.
:17:11
A court wants proof.
So, l- I just wait.
:17:15
Patience, my boy.
That's the ticket.
:17:18
Yes, I know that sounds-
sounds dull to you impatient chaps...
:17:21
but that's police work.
:17:23
Oh, he'll probably play into my hands,
whoever the fellow is.
:17:26
I'm in no hurry.
:17:28
You know, l- I said something
like that to a bloke once.
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I can't remember who.
:17:34
Oh, middle age, my boy,
no memory at all.
:17:36
Oh, yes. Yes, in B.G.
:17:38
That's where it was. Yes.
Yes, forgery.
:17:41
What put me on to my man
was a- a slip he made.
:17:44
Tiny one. Hardly noticed it.
:17:46
Chap said "afterward" instead of "after."
:17:51
Get the point?
Absolutely the key.
:17:54
No. No, probably not.
:17:56
I suppose I didn't explain it properly.
:17:59
"Afterward." That's what gave me the clue.