:50:02
-and ld like your views on it.
-Well?
:50:04
Weve been through all the records
of every child entered for this nursery...
:50:08
during this past year.
:50:10
Weve also been through the receipt
for all checks paid for fees in advance.
:50:15
Were Bunnys fees paid for in advance?
:50:18
Yes, for the first month.
:50:20
-ln currency?
-No, a check.
:50:22
And the entrance form, was that sent back?
:50:24
-Yes, l mailed it in with the check.
-You did?
:50:27
My sister was still in America.
:50:29
-Besides, l--
-Besides?
:50:31
l always take care of these things for her.
:50:34
Can you give us any idea
of when it was sent?
:50:37
l can give you more than an idea.
:50:43
Here it is: Little Peoples Garden.
L9 and nine shillings.
:50:49
Sent two weeks ago. Satisfied?
:50:52
lm afraid, Mr. Lake, theres no record
of that ever having been received.
:50:56
The childs name is nowhere in our records.
:50:58
What a convenient discovery.
Just at the right time, too.
:51:02
l take back what l said this afternoon,
Miss Smollett.
:51:05
Your track records looking up.
:51:07
You are all in the clear
no matter what happens...
:51:10
because you dont have Bunnys name
in your records.
:51:12
Shes not in your index,
so she doesnt exist.
:51:14
What are you suggesting?
:51:16
You tore up the card and changed
the ledgers when there was trouble.
:51:19
-Superintendent, you dont believe--
-lt is possible.
:51:22
Look, either the school is lying or we are.
:51:25
They have a reason to. They lost a child.
:51:27
But what possible reason
would my sister have for lying?
:51:31
l was hoping you could give me a reason.
:51:38
You know that teachers lying.
She has to admit it.
:51:41
What do you suggest?
We no longer have the rack.
:51:43
You dont seem to be taking this thing
very seriously.
:51:46
l assure you that l am.
:51:47
lts very easy
to tear out an incriminating page...
:51:50
from a loose-leaf ledger.
You said so yourself.
:51:53
No, l didnt. By the same token,
its possible to tear out a blank check form...
:51:58
and write anything you like on the stub.