:12:03
That's why I went to see Mr Mayhew.
Now he thinks he needs a lawyer
:12:06
and now I have two lawyers.
It's rather silly.
:12:09
I am a solicitor. Sir Wilfrid is a barrister.
:12:11
Only a barrister can actually
plead a case in court.
:12:14
- Oh, I see.
- She shall not even find the ashes.
:12:21
- Sit down.
- Thank you.
:12:24
I saw in the paper that Mrs French had
been found dead with her head bashed in.
:12:28
It also said the police were anxious to
interview me since I visited that evening.
:12:33
- Naturally, I went to the police station.
- Did they caution you?
:12:36
I don't quite know.
They asked if I'd like to make a statement
:12:40
and said they'd write it down and it might
be used against me. Is that a caution?
:12:44
Well, it can't be helped now.
:12:47
- They seemed quite satisfied.
- They seemed satisfied, Mr Vole.
:12:51
He thinks that he made a statement
and that's the end of it. Isn't it obvious
:12:55
that you will be regarded as the principal
suspect? I'm afraid you'll be arrested.
:13:00
I've done nothing!
Why should I be arrested?
:13:02
This is England! You don't get arrested
or convicted for crimes you haven't done.
:13:06
We try not to make a habit of it.
:13:09
But it does happen, though, doesn't it?
:13:12
Of course. There was that case of
that fellow, whatshisname, Adolph Beck.
:13:17
In jail for years and they
suddenly found it was another chap.
:13:20
- He'd been innocent!
- Unfortunate, but restitution was made.
:13:24
He received a pardon, a bounty from the
crown, and was restored to normal life.
:13:28
That's all right for him. What if
it had been murder? What if he'd hanged?
:13:32
How would they have restored him
to his normal life then?
:13:35
Mr Vole, you must not take
such a morbid point of view.
:13:39
It's just when you say these things
are closing in on me, it's like a nightmare.
:13:43
Relax. You're in the hands of the finest,
most experienced barrister in London.
:13:48
Let's get this straight. I may have done
something highly unethical.
:13:51
I've taken your cigar
but I'm not taking your case. I can't.
:13:55
I'm forbidden. My doctors would never
allow it. I'm truly sorry, young man.