:24:01
but they still have to pay me.
:24:04
Hard cheese.
:24:07
Think it over. Take your time.
:24:23
Look, I know this sounds stupid, but,
:24:26
have you had any experience--
:24:28
I mean, have you ever, actually,
committed a crime before ?
:24:32
St. John Lord Merridew would
have a pretty lean time of it...
:24:36
if I didn't think up any
crimes for him to solve.
:24:38
St. John Lord who ?
:24:42
- You're joking.
- What about ?
:24:46
Who is St. John Lord Merridew ?
:24:48
Why, even Marguerite when I first
met her knew and adored him.
:24:52
He's my detective, known to millions
throughout the civilized world...
:24:56
with a nose for smelling out evil
superior to anything in the Force.
:25:00
Oh, yes. The Police are always stupid in
the kind of books you write, aren't they ?
:25:05
They never solve anything. It's always the
amateur sleuth who knows what's going on.
:25:11
But that's detective fiction.
This is fact. This is real.
:25:16
I'm well aware of the
difference, my dear Milo,
:25:18
but I'm also aware of my own
not inconsiderable capabilities.
:25:22
Of course, if you doubt them
or don't trust me--
:25:24
I'm not sure that I do.
:25:27
That's why it's a very
difficult decision to make.
:25:30
Not at all difficult, perfectly simple.
:25:32
You have an expensive woman and no money.
:25:34
Yeah, but why don't you steal the bloody
jewels and simply hand them over to me ?
:25:38
I should have thought that was obvious.
The burglary has to look real.
:25:42
This house has actually to be broken into.
:25:44
Then why don't you break into it ?
:25:46
It's a question of agility
for one thing, dear boy.
:25:49
Milo, baby, hey, do me a favor.
:25:52
Let me handle this. Know what I mean ?
:25:54
Crime is my bag. I got this caper
all worked out to the last detail.