:12:26
You win.
:12:27
- Are they there?
- Yes.
:12:30
l'd hoped l'd shaken them off.
:12:33
l'm going to tell you something
which is not very healthy to know.
:12:37
But now that they have
followed me here..
:12:40
you are in it
as much as l am.
:12:42
How do you mean?
:12:44
- Have you ever heard of the 39 Steps?
- No. What's that, a pub?
:12:49
Never mind.
:12:51
But what you were laughing at is true.
These men will stop at nothing.
:12:56
l'm the only person
who can stop them.
:12:58
lf they are not stopped, it's only
a matter of days, perhaps hours..
:13:02
- before the secret is out.
- Why don't you phone the police?
:13:05
Because they wouldn't believe me
any more than you did.
:13:08
lf they did, how long do you think
it would take to get them going?
:13:12
These men act quickly.
:13:14
You don't know
how clever their chief is.
:13:17
- Clever and ruthless.
- Who is he? What's his name?
:13:21
He has a dozen names and
he can look like a hundred people.
:13:25
But one thing he cannot disguise:
this.
:13:29
Part of his little finger is missing.
:13:31
lf ever you should meet a man
with no top joint there..
:13:35
- be very careful, my friend.
- Thanks. l'll make a note of it.
:13:39
Meanwhile, what are you going to do?
:13:41
First, l'll eat my haddock..
:13:43
then, if you are not going to
turn me out onto the street..
:13:47
- have a good night's rest.
- You're welcome to my bed.
:13:50
l'll get a shakedown
on the couch.
:13:53
Anything else l can get you?
:13:55
- A map of Scotland.
- Why Scotland?
:13:59
There's a man in Scotland whom l must
visit next if anything is to be done.