:10:02
Well, if it's anyone's fault,
I expect it's mine.
:10:04
Seems silly to me,
but Mr Mayhew thinks it's very urgent.
:10:08
- He thinks I may be arrested any minute.
- Arrested for what?
:10:12
Well, for murder.
:10:14
Oh!
:10:15
It's the case of Emily French.
You've probably seen reports in the press.
:10:19
Middle-aged widow, well-off,
living with a housekeeper at Hampstead.
:10:23
Mr Vole had been with her earlier.
:10:25
When the housekeeper returned,
she found her dead,
:10:28
struck on the back of the head
and killed.
:10:30
Vole seems caught
in a web of circumstantial evidence.
:10:33
Perhaps if I gave you the details you'd
suggest the strongest line of defence.
:10:37
- I'd probably think better with a cigar.
- Of course.
:10:41
No previous convictions. He's of good
character with an excellent war record.
:10:45
- You'd like him a lot.
- They've confiscated the matches. A light.
:10:49
The defence may turn on establishing
an alibi for the night of the murder.
:10:53
- I haven't got any. Let me get you some.
- Lord, no! You don't know Miss Plimsoll.
:10:58
This will take all our cunning.
:11:05
Young man!
:11:07
Come here, please.
:11:09
Your solicitor and I feel you may be able
to enlighten me on an important point.
:11:13
- Yes. Thank you.
- Sir Wilfrid!
:11:15
You're not in bed yet? Upstairs!
:11:22
- Give me a match.
- Sorry, I never carry them.
:11:24
- What? You said I'd like him.
- But I do have a lighter.
:11:27
You're quite right, Mayhew,
I do like him. Thank you.
:11:30
Can you imagine Miss Plimsoll's face
if she saw me now?
:11:35
Then let's make absolutely sure
that she doesn't.
:11:39
Splendid. All the instincts
of a skilled criminal.
:11:43
- Thank you, sir.
- Here.
:11:50
Whether or not you murdered
a middle-aged widow,
:11:53
you certainly saved the life
of an elderly barrister.
:11:56
I haven't murdered anybody. It's absurd.
:11:59
Christine, that's my wife, she thought
I may be implicated and needed a lawyer.