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Sorry, Lieutenant.
This must be embarrassing for you.
:29:06
No, not really, no.
You see, I come from a very big family
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and at dinner time it was like,
well, Madison Square Garden.
:29:14
- We used to patch it up with coffee.
- Is that a hint?
:29:17
I smelled it when I came in.
I sure could use some.
:29:21
Mother?
:29:23
I should think it's obvious
I'm in no mood for coffee.
:29:29
Uh, ma'am, would you like me
to take your bags upstairs?
:29:33
No, thank you.
:29:36
Beth can attend to them.
:29:43
He was a special man, Lieutenant.
:29:45
Very special.
:29:49
He kept us all together.
:29:51
I thought you lived in Palm Desert.
:29:54
I mean spiritually.
:29:56
When my husband died...
I couldn't stay in this house any longer.
:30:01
That's certainly understandable.
Then your son took over the business?
:30:06
Yes, and turned it into one of the largest
advertising agencies on the West Coast.
:30:11
Really? Marvellous.
:30:13
He took over from
my husband in many ways,
:30:16
including dealing with Beth
and her problems.
:30:21
Her choice of men,
when she's had a choice,
:30:24
has never been particularly mature.
:30:27
Oh, yeah. Like that Peter Hamilton.
:30:29
Exactly. He's an obvious fortune-hunter.
:30:32
Of course, she'd have no way
of seeing through him, would she?
:30:36
I'm afraid not.
She's something of a child, Lieutenant.
:30:40
Her decisions are always
vague and emotional.
:30:43
Bryce was far more perceptive.
:30:46
He never married. Why was that?
:30:48
- What are you implying?
- No offence, ma'am.
:30:50
He seems very distinctive and unique
and I was curious about him.
:30:54
Well, he was. But he had far too many
responsibilities for marriage
:30:59
and I suppose
he never met the right woman.