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Do you remember that recorded telephone
message on your aunt's phone?
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Yes.
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I've been listening to that
over and over again.
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It's all right in there.
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And I'll tell you what...
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Good cigar.
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This is one area that I do know about.
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- His cigars?
- Yes.
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Benson said he dropped off
Mr Buckner's suitcase here at 6 o'clock
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but no box of cigars.
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He said that you told him
that you were going to take care of that.
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Yes. Yeah, I keep a supply right here.
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Go on, Miss Bishop.
:39:44
What's the matter?
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It's just funny you're asking
about cigars, that's all.
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You see, Mr Buckner
had a little pocket cigar case.
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- Miss!
- What?
:39:55
- Don't touch that.
- Why not?
:39:56
The cleaning lady just gave it to me.
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She said she found it underneath my desk.
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It must have been in Mr Buckner's overcoat.
That's where he kept it.
:40:05
Benson put the overcoat on the suitcase.
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It must have fallen out, that's all.
I guess I just didn't notice it.
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Oh.
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What's the matter, Lieutenant?
Did you think someone had stolen it?
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It did seem like a kind of coincidence.
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On that telephone tape,
you could just barely hear,
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"Cigar case missing, no cigars in the dash."
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Oh, so you thought
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that someone wanted him
to open a box of cigars
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while he was still in the car, I suppose.
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- It was a possibility.
- What's this all about?
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- Why are you so interested in cigars?
- I'm terribly sorry.
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We have to check out everything.
:40:44
I know how badly you must feel
at this point. Forgive me.
:40:47
Mrs Buckner said she tried
to reach you that night.
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She thought you'd be working late here but...
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No.
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No, my mother was expecting me
to work late
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and I knew she'd go to bed early
so I went to a movie.