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- No, sir.
- How much money did you have?
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- A few pounds.
- Did she give you any?
1:20:04
No.
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- Did you expect to receive any?
- No, sir.
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Did you know that in her new will,
you were the beneficiary of $80,000?
1:20:12
No, I didn't.
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Now, Mr Vole, when you went to visit
Mrs French for the last time,
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did you wear a trench coat
and a brown hat?
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- Yes, I did.
- Was it this coat and hat?
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Yes, sir.
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My lord, the defence, in its efforts
to establish an alibi for the prisoner,
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circulated this photograph,
hoping to bring forth a witness
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who had seen him leaving
Mrs French's house or entering his own
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at the times that he has stated.
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Apparently, this splendid effort
was without results.
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However, the defence
will be pleased to learn
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that, at the last moment,
a witness has come forward,
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and that the prisoner had been
seen wearing this coat and this hat.
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Lamentably, he had not been seen on the
night of the murder but one week before.
1:21:01
On the afternoon of October 8, were you
not in a travel agency in Regent Street?
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And did you not make inquiries about
prices and schedules of foreign cruises?
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Supposing I did? It's not a crime, is it?
1:21:13
Not at all. Many people go on a cruise
when they can afford to pay for it.
1:21:17
- But you couldn't pay for it, could you?
- Well, I was hard up. I told you that.
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And yet you came to this particular
travel agency with a clinging brunette?
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A clinging brunette, Mr Myers?
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My lord, the lady was so described to me.
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She was very affectionate with the
prisoner, constantly clinging to his arm.
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Oh.
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You then admit that you made inquiries
about expensive and luxurious cruises?
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How did you expect
to pay for such a thing?
1:21:46
- I don't know. It was...
- If you don't know, perhaps I can help.
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On the morning of the very same day,
you heard Mrs French change her will,
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- leaving you the bulk of her money.
- I didn't!
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And in the afternoon,
you started plans to dispose of it.
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No! It was nothing of the kind.