:00:00
Through Maibaums, sir,
the big agency in New York.
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You'll find me on their books.
:00:03
And before then?
:00:05
I was in the army, sir,
as a private soldier.
:00:07
- Where?
- Troon, sir.
:00:09
- In the Far East?
- Oh, no, sir, in Scotland.
:00:12
Oh, Scotland.
:00:14
Oh, forgive me.
I am only an ignorant Belgian.
:00:17
Oh, a Belgian, sir?
I always thought you were French.
:00:20
Belgian.
:00:21
Did you know that Mr. Ratchett
was of Italian extraction?
:00:25
So that accounts for his hot temper.
:00:29
His real name was Cassetti.
:00:32
The name means nothing to you?
:00:35
Do you remember
the Armstrong case?
:00:38
No, sir. Oh, yes, yes.
:00:42
The little girl.
:00:43
Cassetti was responsible
for her murder.
:00:49
- How does that strike you?
- I have often thought, sir,
:00:52
that instead of our employers
requiring references from us,
:00:54
we should require
references from them.
:00:59
Thank you, Mr. Beddoes.
:01:01
Oh, please don't get up, sir.
Will there be anything else?
:01:03
No, that is all.
:01:08
He did it. The butler did it.
:01:11
He had constant access
to Ratchett.
:01:13
He himself could have
poisoned the valerian
:01:15
before bringing it to his master.
:01:17
As for the psychological,
:01:19
well, who knows what boils
and bubbles beneath that stiff shirt
:01:22
to which his profession
has called him.
:01:24
Did he not read Love's Captive?
:01:27
At a time when you suggest he should
have been stabbing Mr. Ratchett?
:01:52
I fear that help is at hand.
:01:54
Even if it is only a working party
with picks and shovels,
:01:57
we must make haste to complete
this inquiry before we reach Brod.