:54:02
whether he, she or it,
had taken Mrs French by surprise?
:54:06
My lord, I am taken by surprise
:54:09
that my learned friend should try to solicit
from the witness an opinion, not a fact.
:54:13
Quite so. You'll have
to do better than that, Mr Myers.
:54:16
My lord, I withdraw the question entirely.
:54:19
- Is that better?
- That's much better.
:54:27
Silence! Silence!
:54:32
Very well, Inspector,
let us proceed with the facts.
:54:35
After establishing the cause and the time
of death, what did you then do?
:54:39
A search was made, photographs were
taken and the premises fingerprinted.
:54:43
- What fingerprints did you discover?
- I found the fingerprints of Mrs French,
:54:47
those of Janet McKenzie, and some which
later proved to be those of Leonard Vole.
:54:51
- No others?
- No others.
:54:54
Did you say the room had the appearance
that a robbery had been committed?
:54:58
Yes. Things were strewn about and the
window had been broken near the catch.
:55:04
There was glass on the floor,
and fragments were found outside.
:55:08
The glass outside was not consistent with
the window being forced from the outside.
:55:13
You're saying that someone made it look
as if it had been forced from the outside?
:55:19
My lord, I must object. My learned friend
is putting words in the witness' mouth.
:55:24
After all, if he insists
on answering his own questions,
:55:27
the presence of the witness
would seem superfluous.
:55:30
Quite. Don't you think so, Mr Myers?
:55:33
Yes, my lord.
:55:36
Inspector,
:55:37
did you ascertain if any of the murdered
woman's property was missing?
:55:41
According to the housekeeper,
nothing was missing.
:55:44
In your experience, Inspector,
when burglars or burglaresses
:55:49
break into a house,
do they leave without taking anything?
:55:53
No, sir.
:55:54
- Do you produce a jacket, Inspector?
- Yes, sir.
:55:57
Is that the jacket?