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- Good evening, M Ballon.
- Good evening, lnspector.
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There are one or two questions
l'd like to ask.
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- Of course.
- Some points need clearing up.
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Certainly. Do you play billiards?
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Billiards. Yes, l have played
some billiards in my time.
:41:15
I find it makes for a more relaxed and
friendly conversation. How about you?
:41:19
- Yes.
- Take a cue.
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Ah. A cue. Yes.
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Hm.
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That should do.
:41:33
- That's strange.
- You'd be better with an ordinary cue.
:41:36
- That's what we call a bridge.
- Ah, the bridge cue, yes.
:41:40
Yes, l much prefer the good,
old-fashioned, plain cue.
:41:44
Yes, yes.
:41:49
Oh, l'm most terribly sorry.
I'm dreadfully sorry.
:41:54
That's all right.
I've broken a few in my time.
:41:57
Try this one. This is my favourite cue.
:42:03
You'll find that it's great for curved shots.
:42:21
You, uh, had some questions, lnspector.
:42:24
Yes.
:42:26
I had rather hoped
to have a talk with your wife.
:42:29
- Well, she's out. You just missed her.
- On the contrary.
:42:33
She just missed me
in the driveway going out. Ah!
:42:44
M Ballon, did you not state...
:42:50
that, uh... on the night of the murder...
:42:54
you had, uh, just arrived from London
on the 1 1 o'clock flight?