:36:10
Howard, wait.
:36:12
Wait a minute.
:36:17
I did write that letter,
but I was afraid to mention it.
:36:20
I thought none of you would
believe me...
:36:23
...if I admitted that he'd come
at my invitation.
:36:25
I daresay it was terribly silly of me...
:36:28
...but once I'd said I had no communication
with Hammond, I was forced to stick to it.
:36:33
Then you'll have to explain why
you asked him to come see you...
:36:37
...when Robert was away.
:36:39
Well, I'll tell you why, Howard.
:36:41
I was planning a surprise
for Robert's birthday.
:36:44
I'd heard he wanted a new gun, and--
:36:46
Well, I'm so dreadfully stupid
about sporting things.
:36:49
I thought I'd talk to Geoff
and ask him to order one.
:36:55
Perhaps you've forgotten
what's in the letter.
:37:01
Will you read it again?
:37:03
No, I don't want to.
:37:08
"Robert will be away for the night.
:37:11
I absolutely must see you.
:37:14
I'm desperate, and if you don't come,
I won't answer for the consequences.
:37:18
Don't drive up. Leslie."
:37:26
Leslie, I shall have to talk
very plainly to you.
:37:29
I told Robert just now that
I was certain of your acquittal.
:37:33
I didn't say that just to cheer him up.
:37:36
I don't believe the jury
would have left the box.
:37:40
This letter places an entirely different
complexion on the whole case.
:37:45
It'll put the prosecution on the track of...
:37:48
...suspicions which have
entered nobody's mind.
:37:53
I won't tell you what I personally thought
when I read the letter.
:37:57
It's the duty of counsel
to defend his client...
:37:59
...not to convict her,
even in his own mind.