:08:01
we thought we'd, uh, better
have a word with Mr. Tindle,
:08:05
see if he could throw
any light on the subject.
:08:09
And could he ? The way to turn that off
is to press that stop in, Inspector.
:08:12
Oh. I'm sorry.
:08:15
Thank you.
:08:17
He wasn't at his cottage all day saturday,
:08:21
nor all day today.
:08:23
We must have called there
at least half a dozen times.
:08:25
By Jove, sir, Merridew would
have been proud of you.
:08:30
Ahh. Your detective, sir.
:08:32
Oh, that's praise indeed, sir.
:08:35
I'm a great fan of his Lordship.
:08:36
Are you really ? Well, you must
tell me which is your favorite.
:08:39
I myself have always had
a special affection for...
:08:41
the Case of the Crucified Communist.
:08:43
When we stepped inside Mr. Tindle's cottage...
:08:46
to make sure that no harm had come to him,
:08:49
we found this, sir.
:08:52
"Urgent we talk.
:08:54
Come on friday evening, about 6:30. Wyke."
:08:59
May I ask, is this your handwriting, sir ?
:09:03
- Yes, it's mine, all right.
- So Mr. Tindle was here then, sir.
:09:06
- He was.
- And was there an incident two nights ago...
:09:11
as a result of which shots were fired ?
:09:13
Uh, in a manner of speaking.
:09:15
It was a game we were playing.
:09:17
Game, sir ? What kind of game ?
:09:20
It's called "burglary."
:09:23
Burglary is not a game, sir.
:09:25
Isn't it about time you told me...
:09:29
I don't know the seriousness of my position ?
:09:32
A man comes here. Shots are heard.
He has disappeared.
:09:36
Now, what would you make out
of that if you were me, sir ?
:09:40
An open-and-shut case. But things aren't
always what they seem, Inspector.
:09:43
Why, in the 'Mystery of the Drowned Dummy',
your favorite, Lord Merridew--
:09:46
I am waiting for an explanation, sir.
:09:49
Oh. Well,
:09:51
Tindle arrived about 6:30 and left
about an hour and a half later.
:09:55
- I have not seen him since.
- And nor has anyone else, sir.
:09:59
Oh, but this is absurd ! You're
not suggesting I killed Tindle ?