Escort for Hire (1960)
1h 6min | Crime, Drama | December 1960 (UK)
In this crime drama, an unemployed actor gets a job as an escort-bodyguard and winds up framed for murder after one of his wealthy clients is killed.
Director: Godfrey Grayson
Writer: Mark Grantham
Stars: June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen
1h 6min | Crime, Drama | December 1960 (UK)
In this crime drama, an unemployed actor gets a job as an escort-bodyguard and winds up framed for murder after one of his wealthy clients is killed.
Director: Godfrey Grayson
Writer: Mark Grantham
Stars: June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen
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Short filmTranscript
00:01:30Miss Kennedy asked me to fill out a form.
00:01:51Here you are. You can sit down over there.
00:01:55Miss Kennedy, there are two gentlemen here to see you.
00:02:03Miss Kennedy, we'll see you now. Would you like to go right through there?
00:02:07Thanks.
00:02:07Right. Now...
00:02:30I'm Steve Walker, and this is Buzz Jenkins.
00:02:33Can you tell us, Miss Kennedy, just what this job involves?
00:02:36Of course, but first I'd like to know a little bit about both of you.
00:02:39Now, are either of you married?
00:02:41No, but that doesn't mean we're not dependable.
00:02:44No, I'm sure you are.
00:02:45Profession?
00:02:47Well, we're both actors.
00:02:49No doubt you saw us in Kiss Me Quick, Pauline.
00:02:53No, I'm afraid I didn't.
00:02:55In any case, theatrical experience is very much in your favour.
00:02:59We would prefer to have our mornings free for auditions.
00:03:01Oh, this work is strictly nocturnal.
00:03:03Oh, that's for me.
00:03:05Buzz was only joking.
00:03:08Mr Jenkins, I must emphasise that this bureau is deadly serious about its work.
00:03:12Oh, pardon me?
00:03:15My next question may be a little bit difficult to answer,
00:03:19but I'd like you to be as frank as possible.
00:03:23How well-versed are you in everyday etiquette?
00:03:29And I don't mean do you use the right fork with fish and chips either.
00:03:32We feel we're at ease with most people.
00:03:34What manners weren't dinned into us in our respective homes,
00:03:36we learn to mimic for the stain.
00:03:38Oh, fine, fine.
00:03:40Now, do you mind telling us how this bureau operates?
00:03:44Well, when a man is asked to a social function and asked to bring a date along,
00:03:48he either looks in his little black book and phones around until he finds a girl,
00:03:52or perhaps he asks a neighbour or a girl next door.
00:03:55No one raises an eyebrow. It's accepted practice.
00:03:58But if the woman's the one that's invited first...
00:04:00Exactly. If the girl isn't either married or engaged or if she's shy or doesn't know any man,
00:04:06she can be placed in a very embarrassing position.
00:04:08And this is where the male escort business comes in?
00:04:10Yes. We supply our clients with dates for the evening.
00:04:13They pay us, we retain a commission and pay you.
00:04:17Oh, not bad. We get paid to take dames out.
00:04:21Mr Jenkins, you get paid for taking ladies out.
00:04:24And I must emphasise the word ladies in case there's any misconception on your part.
00:04:28You're escorts only.
00:04:30If you've got any fancy ideas about becoming professional gigolos,
00:04:33you'd better get them out of your head right away.
00:04:35We understand this is strictly a business arrangement.
00:04:37You'll be paid five pounds for each client you escort.
00:04:40Five pounds? Hey, when do we start?
00:04:43First, you must undergo a period of training.
00:04:46Being the perfect escort is more specialised than you'd think.
00:04:49I shall train you myself here.
00:04:51If you ask the receptionist, she'll give you a form to fill out.
00:04:54Details of background and interests, etc, etc.
00:04:57We like to match our clients to their dates as perfectly as possible.
00:05:01Sounds fine.
00:05:03Well, thank you very much, Miss Kennedy.
00:05:04When would you like us to come back?
00:05:06Say, tomorrow afternoon? Two o'clock?
00:05:09Yeah, that'll be okay.
00:05:10Well, come on, Steve. Let the lady do some work.
00:05:12Well, bye for now.
00:05:13Bye.
00:05:20The women you'll be meeting are all used to men who are both charming and attentive.
00:05:28Your manners must be impeccable.
00:05:31Flatter their femininity.
00:05:33Buzz, we'll begin with you.
00:05:35Me?
00:05:36Yes, we'll start at the beginning, when you go to call for them.
00:05:40Come along.
00:05:46Now, imagine this is the doorway to her house or flat.
00:05:49You go outside and knock, and I'll answer the door.
00:05:52Now?
00:05:53Yes, now.
00:05:58Oh, go on.
00:05:59What do you say?
00:06:00Oh, well, my name's Buzz Jenkins, you know.
00:06:03I came along from Kennedy's bureau.
00:06:05Oh, no, you mustn't say Kennedy's bureau.
00:06:07That might embarrass the woman.
00:06:09No, you put her entirely at her ease.
00:06:11Just give your name and shake her by the hand.
00:06:13Politely.
00:06:14Now try again.
00:06:15Okay.
00:06:21Now, you go outside and knock, and I'll answer the door.
00:06:24Oh, go on.
00:06:25What do you say?
00:06:26I think that covers everything except the end to our perfect evening.
00:06:32Sometimes this can be the most difficult part.
00:06:35Now and then you get a client who expects not only a date, but a lover.
00:06:39Oh, you can put me down for one of them.
00:06:41I'm deadly serious on this point.
00:06:43When you take her home, you say goodnight to her, and that's an end of it.
00:06:47We're a reputable agency, and we intend to stay that way.
00:06:49But suppose she asks you in for a drink?
00:06:51Well, you refuse as politely as possible.
00:06:54Well, if you think it's an innocent invitation and you'd be disappointed if you didn't,
00:06:58you could have one drink and then leave.
00:07:00But that's all.
00:07:01And if, while you're having the drink, she makes a pass?
00:07:04Well, you ward her off.
00:07:05Oh, but some girls can be pretty insistent.
00:07:07I'd hope.
00:07:08Buzz, please.
00:07:11Steve.
00:07:13I'll be you, and you'll be the client.
00:07:17Make a pass at me.
00:07:24I...
00:07:27I think you'd better leave it to your own judgment.
00:07:35Now, you've each got the name and address of the client you're escorting tonight?
00:07:39Jack, you're taking yours to a concert. Got the tickets?
00:07:41Right here.
00:07:42Good, good.
00:07:43Now, Buzz, you've got one of our leading socialites, Nadia Summers.
00:07:46Oh, just my type.
00:07:47So mind your manners.
00:07:49Now, you're stuck with rather a forceful personality.
00:07:52She's chairman of a temperance organization.
00:07:54Oh, no.
00:07:55So remember, don't ask her what she'll have to drink.
00:07:57I promise.
00:07:58Now, I think you've all got sufficient money.
00:08:01Remember to account for what you spend,
00:08:03and most of all, do remember what I've taught you,
00:08:06and make use of it.
00:08:08Okay?
00:08:09Right, let's go.
00:08:10Into battle.
00:08:12Goodbye.
00:08:13Good luck.
00:08:52Oh, sit.
00:08:53Want a drink?
00:08:54No?
00:08:55Yes.
00:08:56Dear, there aren't any nuts.
00:08:57Oh.
00:08:59You see, Mr. Walker,
00:09:00the evils of alcohol
00:09:04little do the unwary know the
00:09:06degradation which they may sink into
00:09:09in pursuit of the fermented grain or grape.
00:09:12How very true.
00:09:13Yes, how very true.
00:09:18Hello there.
00:09:19Good evening.
00:09:20Oh, uh,
00:09:21what a charming little place you do have here.
00:09:23Very,
00:09:24very smart.
00:09:26Real, uh,
00:09:27cozy,
00:09:28I may say so.
00:09:29You're a greatly beautiful man.
00:09:31Where have you been all my life?
00:09:33Well, surely this should come at the end of the evening,
00:09:35not at the beginning.
00:09:37Why wait?
00:09:38Well, uh,
00:09:39you know...
00:09:50He looks rather interesting.
00:09:52He is.
00:09:53Actually, he's one of our very best escorts.
00:09:55Charming, witty, very well educated.
00:09:58Yes, I think he'll do nicely.
00:10:00When would you like him to escort you, Miss Quinn?
00:10:02Tonight.
00:10:03Tonight.
00:10:04Right, I'll arrange it.
00:10:14I'm expecting him any minute.
00:10:17Yes, I think you'll agree he's absolutely ideal for our purpose.
00:10:22Now, don't worry.
00:10:24He's no idea what's really going on.
00:10:27Oh, that's him now.
00:10:28I'd better ring off.
00:10:31Yes, of course I will.
00:10:33All right.
00:10:34Good evening.
00:10:35I'm Steve Walker.
00:10:36Good evening.
00:10:37I've been expecting you.
00:10:39I've heard a lot about you from Miss Kennedy.
00:10:41You've got quite an interesting background, Mr. Walker.
00:10:43Thank you, Miss Quinn.
00:10:44I'm glad somebody thinks so.
00:10:45Call me Elizabeth.
00:10:46We're going to a party given by some friends of mine
00:10:48and I think it would look better if we were on a first-name basis.
00:10:50Then I'm Steve from now on.
00:10:51I'm Elizabeth.
00:10:52I'm Steve.
00:10:53I'm Elizabeth.
00:10:54I'm Elizabeth.
00:10:55I'm Elizabeth.
00:10:56I'm Elizabeth.
00:10:57I'm Elizabeth.
00:10:58I'm Elizabeth.
00:10:59I'm Elizabeth.
00:11:00I'm Elizabeth.
00:11:01I'm Elizabeth.
00:11:02I'm Elizabeth.
00:11:03I'm Steve from now on.
00:11:04Do you drive?
00:11:05Yes.
00:11:06Good.
00:11:07I'll take my car.
00:11:19How's the shooting?
00:11:20Very well indeed.
00:11:21Very well.
00:11:22Betty Pheasant?
00:11:23Yes.
00:11:24All right, guys.
00:11:25All right.
00:11:26All right, you're welcome.
00:11:30Elizabeth, darling.
00:11:31I'm so glad you could come.
00:11:32I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
00:11:34Hello, Elizabeth.
00:11:35I'm glad you managed to get here before the drinks ran out.
00:11:37You know you can rely on me, Arthur.
00:11:39Aren't you going to introduce us?
00:11:41Oh, I'm so sorry.
00:11:42This is Steve Walker, Barbara and Arthur Meekers.
00:11:45Welcome to our snake pit.
00:11:46Where have you been hiding, Mr. Walker?
00:11:48Darling, I don't have to tell you all my secrets.
00:11:51Let's leave these two old hens to their cackling.
00:11:53Come on, old boy.
00:11:54Get your drink.
00:11:55Excuse us.
00:11:58He's so handsome.
00:11:59Your latest conquest, dear?
00:12:01I refuse to answer that.
00:12:02On the grounds that I might incriminate myself.
00:12:04Oh, I adore being here with you like this, darling.
00:12:08Yeah, well, we're supposed to be going out tonight.
00:12:12You know, I'm supposed to be your escort, remember?
00:12:15Well, I'm not complaining.
00:12:17Why should I with anyone as handsome as you are?
00:12:20Yeah, well, you've got a very good point there.
00:12:23Tell me, do you always wear those glasses?
00:12:27I'm blind as a bat without my glasses.
00:12:31Oh, really?
00:12:32Well, may I just take them off?
00:12:34I'd like to have a really good look.
00:12:38You're so forceful.
00:12:40Well, let me just get a good look, you know, from the other side of the room.
00:12:48But I can't see you.
00:12:49Oh, you look wonderful without your glasses.
00:12:52You've really got the most beautiful eyes you really have.
00:12:55What a very sweet thing to do.
00:12:57Oh, darling, you're my favorite escort.
00:13:04You know, I have a nasty feeling that this thing is going to be bigger than both of us.
00:13:08How sweet.
00:13:27I've had a lovely evening.
00:13:28Thanks to you, Steve.
00:13:29I've thoroughly enjoyed myself.
00:13:30Good night, Elizabeth.
00:13:31Good night.
00:13:32For now.
00:13:41Hello?
00:13:42Yes, Elizabeth, it's me.
00:13:43I'm sorry.
00:13:44I'm sorry.
00:13:45I'm sorry.
00:13:46I'm sorry.
00:13:47I'm sorry.
00:13:48I'm sorry.
00:13:49I'm sorry.
00:13:50I'm sorry.
00:13:51I'm sorry.
00:13:52I'm sorry.
00:13:53I'm sorry.
00:13:54I'm sorry.
00:13:55I'm sorry.
00:13:56Yes, we just got back.
00:13:58No, I'm alone.
00:14:01Yes, I think it went rather well, too.
00:14:04It's ideal, isn't it?
00:14:12Hello.
00:14:13Sorry I couldn't check in sooner.
00:14:14Everyone gone home?
00:14:15Yes, I was just leaving.
00:14:16We've been looking for you.
00:14:17I was at an audition all day.
00:14:18Oh, get the part.
00:14:19No.
00:14:20But Buzz got a walk-on.
00:14:21Said it was better than being available for Nadia.
00:14:23Why were you looking for me?
00:14:25Oh, well, Elizabeth Quinn wants you to escort her again.
00:14:27Oh, when?
00:14:28Tomorrow night.
00:14:29You obviously made a big impression.
00:14:31I owe it all to your careful instruction.
00:14:33Thanks.
00:14:34But I'm sure you've got a couple of tricks of your own.
00:14:36Will you ask Miss Phillips and she'll give you the details in the morning?
00:14:38Well, since I'm not busy tonight,
00:14:40what say you and I go and have some dinner together?
00:14:42Oh, no, I don't think so.
00:14:44I'm very tired.
00:14:45I think I'll go straight on home.
00:14:47I'll walk you to the bus, then.
00:14:55Sit down.
00:14:57Oh, it's a bit chilly.
00:14:58You can sit close to me and keep warm.
00:15:00Thanks, I'll manage.
00:15:02You're making me feel like some sort of big bad wolf.
00:15:05We choose our escorts for their effect on women.
00:15:08Sometimes I think their success goes to their heads.
00:15:11You malign a noble profession.
00:15:13One advantage of owning an escort bureau
00:15:15is that one gets to know men pretty well.
00:15:18And do you think you know me?
00:15:20Well, most of it was in the form you filled out.
00:15:22The rest I worked out for myself.
00:15:24I'm just a poor actor that happens to like you.
00:15:27And I'm a career woman.
00:15:29There's no time or place for anything else in my life.
00:15:33I don't believe it.
00:15:35I think I'd better go home.
00:15:37Terry, listen.
00:15:38No, no, Steve.
00:15:40I'm sorry, it's just that I...
00:15:42Look, I think there's something you'd better understand right now.
00:15:45I worked pretty hard to get where I am.
00:15:47For the first time in my life,
00:15:49I have a fairly certain future.
00:15:51And I wanted to stay that way.
00:15:54Now,
00:15:56would you show me the correct way to escort a lady home?
00:15:59Okay.
00:16:03Damn funny.
00:16:05Yes, I must say I missed a lot in my own student days.
00:16:09Here you are, darling.
00:16:11Thanks.
00:16:12My father kept telling me
00:16:13if I wanted to be a successful businessman,
00:16:15I had to soak up all the knowledge I could.
00:16:17I'm always telling you
00:16:18you ought to go out and live a little, Arthur.
00:16:20He's the quiet type.
00:16:21You know what they say.
00:16:23Still waters run deep.
00:16:24Me?
00:16:25I wish I had the nerve.
00:16:26No, I like a nice, quiet home life.
00:16:28I get quite enough excitement in the office during the day.
00:16:31Elizabeth tells me
00:16:32you have quite a number of business interests.
00:16:34Oh, more than's good for any one person, old boy.
00:16:36Too much responsibility.
00:16:38Well, I think it's time we were going.
00:16:40Oh, not already.
00:16:42It's very late and I'm rather tired.
00:16:44Well, you will come again, won't you?
00:16:46And bring Steve?
00:16:47Of course, if you can.
00:16:48My time's your time.
00:16:49Well, you have made a conquest, darling.
00:16:52Elizabeth always was a good picker.
00:17:07Well, I've had a most enjoyable evening.
00:17:09It's still quite early.
00:17:10Come in and have a drink.
00:17:11I thought you were tired.
00:17:12Not anymore.
00:17:13Is it against the rules of the escort bureau?
00:17:15Not exactly.
00:17:16Well, come on in then.
00:17:18What will you have?
00:17:20I think I'll have a whiskey.
00:17:21What about you?
00:17:22The same.
00:17:26Barbara and Arthur are pretty nice people.
00:17:28Have you known them long?
00:17:29I met them at my coming out.
00:17:30We've been close friends ever since.
00:17:32So you had a proper debut, did you?
00:17:34With all the trimming.
00:17:35And it was a terrible bore.
00:17:37But then I'm the granddaughter of Sir Andrew Quinn
00:17:39and, well, I didn't have much choice.
00:17:42Sir Andrew Quinn, yes, I've heard of him.
00:17:45Sir Andrew Quinn, yes, I've heard of him.
00:17:48International finance, was it?
00:17:50That's right.
00:17:51I suppose I must have been his favourite grandchild.
00:17:53Anyway, he saw I was well provided for in his will.
00:17:55So that's how you manage all of this.
00:17:57That's how.
00:17:58Now, tell me about yourself.
00:18:00How did you come to be a paid escort?
00:18:02Meaning you're surprised I am?
00:18:04I suppose so.
00:18:06I'm an unemployed actor.
00:18:08Couldn't have chosen a more precarious profession.
00:18:11But, until such time as a part turns up,
00:18:14this is as good a way as any of earning a living.
00:18:16In fact, I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
00:18:19Do I detect a compliment buried in there somewhere?
00:18:22Could be.
00:18:23I've had such an enjoyable time
00:18:25that I almost believed you were a personal date.
00:18:28But...
00:18:30But what?
00:18:32It's midnight and I've changed back into a pumpkin.
00:18:34What on earth is that supposed to mean?
00:18:36Rules of the profession.
00:18:37The what?
00:18:38This escort business.
00:18:40This escort business.
00:18:41I shouldn't really have come in.
00:18:43So, I've no way of knowing
00:18:45whether it's me you're interested in
00:18:47or your fee.
00:18:48Well...
00:18:50Maybe I'll tell you in time.
00:18:52Perhaps this will help you decide.
00:19:01Good night, Steve.
00:19:03Good night, Elizabeth.
00:19:10BELL RINGS
00:19:17Good evening, sir.
00:19:18Good evening.
00:19:23No, I was just getting ready for bed.
00:19:26No, he left ages ago.
00:19:28I do wish you'd trust me.
00:19:31Sorry, I'm just tired, that's all.
00:19:34Yes, I'll see you then.
00:19:37Good night.
00:19:40MUSIC PLAYS
00:20:07Morning.
00:20:08Good afternoon.
00:20:09I'm sorry to have to disturb you.
00:20:11Oh, it's all right.
00:20:12Should have been up ages ago.
00:20:14You been out with Elizabeth again?
00:20:15Yeah.
00:20:16Is this thing getting to be steady with you?
00:20:18She keeps asking for me.
00:20:20Hey, aren't you supposed to be at the dress rehearsal?
00:20:22Yeah, I was, but the director decided
00:20:24that the crowd scene was too crowded
00:20:26and I knew when I just wasn't wanted.
00:20:28Tough luck.
00:20:29Well, I was always naughty, eh?
00:20:32Oh, I know Terry's pretty shorthanded at the moment.
00:20:34She can still use you.
00:20:36I could use that five pounds a night myself.
00:20:38She'll find somebody else for me to take out, though.
00:20:43What gives her this Quinn name of yours, anyway?
00:20:46I don't know.
00:20:48You know, she's got everything a girl could possibly want
00:20:50and yet she latches on to an unemployed actor
00:20:52whom she has to pay to take her out.
00:20:54Just doesn't figure.
00:20:56Well, maybe she's in love with you.
00:20:58Is that what you think?
00:21:00Could be.
00:21:01Maybe it's just the way my tiny mind works.
00:21:04Did you say every night this week, Miss Quinn?
00:21:06Yes.
00:21:08You see, I'm leading rather a full social life at the moment
00:21:10and Mr. Walker fits into my set perfectly.
00:21:13Yes, well, of course, I shall have to ask him first.
00:21:17I think you'll find he'll be delighted.
00:21:19Oh, I see.
00:21:22I'll give you a check now
00:21:24to save the bother of paying every time, won't it?
00:21:37I'll tell Mr. Walker when he comes in.
00:21:39Oh, good.
00:21:42Well, if it isn't the answer to a rich maiden's prayer.
00:21:44Hello, darling. How about a little kiss, huh?
00:21:46What happened to your starring role in The West End?
00:21:48Oh, well, they wouldn't bill me
00:21:50about Sir Lawrence Olivier, so I just had to leave.
00:21:53Maybe Larry will beg you to come back.
00:21:55Oh, I just love you, darling. I really do.
00:21:57Hello, Steve.
00:21:59Hello, Elizabeth.
00:22:02I've got arrangements with Miss Kennedy.
00:22:04See you tonight.
00:22:07Well, I'll get you, lover boy.
00:22:10Steve, would you mind coming into my office a moment?
00:22:19Well, I'm back in the escort business.
00:22:22What have you got on the books?
00:22:24I've been getting loads of requests for your companionship.
00:22:26Really?
00:22:28In fact, the same lady telephones for you every day.
00:22:30Oh, no, no, don't tell me her name.
00:22:32Just let me guess, huh?
00:22:35Terri, honestly, I'm surprised as you are.
00:22:38What I want to know is what exactly
00:22:40is going on between you and Miss Quinn.
00:22:42Meaning, am I breaking the rules and leading her on, I suppose?
00:22:44Well, it's not unusual for a client
00:22:46to want the same escort for several times,
00:22:48but seven dates in one fortnight,
00:22:50and now every night this week?
00:22:52Look, Terri, there's nothing going on between us.
00:22:54You don't believe me? Why don't you send Jack or somebody else?
00:22:56I've tried to, but she won't have anybody but you.
00:22:58Is that my fault?
00:23:00Well, I'm beginning to wonder.
00:23:02You ought to be pleased you're getting all this business.
00:23:04Look, I told you when you first came to work here,
00:23:06we have a reputation to maintain.
00:23:08And I'm doing nothing to hurt it, I assure you.
00:23:10There's nothing more to be said.
00:23:12Terri, listen.
00:23:14No, no, Steve, that's all.
00:23:16The other night you said you wanted a secure future,
00:23:18and all of this was the answer.
00:23:20Well, I know what I want, too,
00:23:22and Elizabeth Quinn doesn't figure in it.
00:23:24I said, that's all.
00:23:26I'm sorry.
00:23:45Hello.
00:23:47Sorry not to be dressed, but something came up
00:23:49and I just couldn't get ready in time.
00:23:51Anything wrong?
00:23:53No, no, it's not important.
00:23:55I thought you particularly want to see this play.
00:23:57You should have been a diplomat.
00:23:59Help yourself to a drink, I won't be long.
00:24:25Hey, Elizabeth!
00:24:29That curtain goes up in a quarter of an hour.
00:24:34Elizabeth?
00:24:41Elizabeth!
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00:27:24Yes, who is it?
00:27:25It's me, Buzz. I forgot my key!
00:27:28Come in.
00:27:29I don't think you'll be back this early. I expected I'd have a long wait.
00:27:32Ah boy, Nadia!
00:27:35Forget Nadia.
00:27:36What's eating you?
00:27:37I'm in trouble. Real trouble.
00:27:39So you and that Quentin were only platonic? Eh?
00:27:41Just good friends?
00:27:42Shut up and listen for a moment.
00:27:44Elizabeth's dead!
00:27:46Dead? What do you mean, dead?
00:27:49That's what I said. Somebody strangled her.
00:27:51You're joking.
00:27:52I was there when it happened.
00:27:54Somebody was hiding in the bedroom when she went in to get dressed.
00:27:56When I went in to see why she was taking so long, she was dead.
00:28:00The murderer slipped out behind me.
00:28:02Do the cops know about it?
00:28:03They haven't discovered the body yet.
00:28:05Well, didn't you call them?
00:28:06Don't be silly. They'd accuse me of the murder.
00:28:09You didn't do it. How could they possibly accuse you?
00:28:11To all intents and purposes, I was the only one in the flat at the time.
00:28:14There's only one doorway into the bedroom, and that's from the living room.
00:28:17It'd be impossible for me to prove that the murderer slipped out behind me.
00:28:20I see what you mean.
00:28:22What are you going to do?
00:28:24I don't know yet.
00:28:25I wiped off any fingerprints I left around the place.
00:28:28But you never can tell.
00:28:30Boy, dead.
00:28:32A girl with a figure like that.
00:28:34Now, the only guy interested in her vital statistics is the guy from the funeral parlor.
00:28:45Now, this is the hall porter, sir. The one who found the body.
00:28:48Hmm. When was that?
00:28:50About an hour ago, sir.
00:28:52What were you doing here?
00:28:53Well, I'm the house porter, sir.
00:28:55Miss Quinn asked me to come up this morning and fix a leaky tap in the bathroom.
00:28:58Well, I knocked on the door and there was no answer, so I thought she was out.
00:29:01So, I opened the door with my passkey.
00:29:03Where's the bathroom?
00:29:04Through there. There's a leaky tap in the door, right?
00:29:06All right.
00:29:08Tell me now, did Miss, uh...
00:29:10Miss Quinn have any visitors last night?
00:29:12Only that good-looking young fellow.
00:29:14Which good-looking young fellow?
00:29:15Well, the one she's taken up with lately. I don't know his name.
00:29:18I saw him come in, but I didn't see him go out.
00:29:20What time was that?
00:29:21Just after seven.
00:29:23I remember because the archers had just finished and I was taking the refuse out.
00:29:26Do you recognize him, if you saw him again?
00:29:28Oh, yes. I saw him in the hall about a week ago.
00:29:31He was just coming out of here, wiping lipstick off his face.
00:29:34But I don't know his name or where he lives.
00:29:37All right, that's all. Thank you.
00:29:39Receipts from the Kennedy Escort Bureau.
00:29:42Hmm.
00:29:48All right, come. I'll leave you to look into this.
00:29:51I still think you should go to the police about it.
00:29:54Book me for murder as fast as they could.
00:29:56Now, figure it out for yourself. Who had the only opportunity to kill a...
00:29:59Me.
00:30:00Yeah, but what about motive?
00:30:02I don't know.
00:30:03I don't know.
00:30:04I don't know.
00:30:05I don't know.
00:30:06I don't know.
00:30:07Yeah, but what about motive?
00:30:09Oh, don't you worry. They'll dig up a motive somewhere.
00:30:11The trouble is, you've been seen about together everywhere.
00:30:14The police are bound to find out.
00:30:15I know.
00:30:16I wouldn't mind betting they'll be here eventually.
00:30:19But if only we could find a way of getting over the...
00:30:26Yes?
00:30:27Inspector Bruce at Scotland Yard to see Miss Kennedy.
00:30:32Tell the inspector to wait a moment.
00:30:34Miss Phillips.
00:30:38They don't waste much time, do they?
00:30:41Steve, what are you going to do?
00:30:44I don't know.
00:30:45Oh, we can't deny you, can we?
00:30:47Look, neither of you have to.
00:30:48Just tell the police that I did work for you, but that last night I packed up and left.
00:30:51But they're just outside.
00:30:53I could hide in that room.
00:30:54Miss Phillips wasn't in the reception when I came in, so she doesn't know I'm here.
00:30:56Yeah, but suppose they search the place?
00:30:58Now, they'd have to have a search warrant, and I very much doubt whether they've got that much evidence at the moment.
00:31:01Now, look, just try and look calm.
00:31:03Remember, you couldn't know about the murder.
00:31:05It hasn't been in the papers yet.
00:31:07You want me to stay here with Terry?
00:31:09Yes, you better.
00:31:10You and my roommate, they'll certainly want to question you.
00:31:12Now, just relax, and try not to look nervous, okay?
00:31:19Relax.
00:31:20Try not to look nervous, the man says.
00:31:23Ready?
00:31:24No, but let's get it over with.
00:31:27Terry, hold it a minute.
00:31:28My coat.
00:31:29Oh, no.
00:31:30Oh, no.
00:31:34Okay, good luck.
00:31:35Thanks.
00:31:40All right, Miss Phillips.
00:31:41Send the inspector in.
00:31:48Come in, Inspector.
00:31:49I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
00:31:50It's all right, Miss Kendi.
00:31:51I put the time to good use talking to your secretary about the sort of work you do here.
00:31:55Well, please sit down.
00:31:56Thank you very much.
00:31:57Oh, allow me, Inspector.
00:31:59Allow me, Inspector.
00:32:07Pleasure.
00:32:15This is Detective Sergeant Moore.
00:32:18How do you do?
00:32:19This is one of our escorts, Mr. Jenkins.
00:32:22I think I'd better explain, Inspector.
00:32:25I'm really an actor.
00:32:26You know, as a matter of fact, I've played in many a play and film with Scotland Yard as its central theme, you know,
00:32:34and I can't tell you how thrilled I am to actually meet someone from Scotland Yard in the flesh, so to speak.
00:32:42You've played a detective?
00:32:43Well, actually, I've played on both sides of the fence.
00:32:46You're going to be a great help to us.
00:32:53Miss Kendi, have you ever heard of a woman called Elizabeth Quinn?
00:32:57Elizabeth Quinn?
00:32:58Oh, yes, she's one of our best clients.
00:33:01Miss Quinn is dead.
00:33:03Dead?
00:33:04But she was in here yesterday.
00:33:06Yes, I saw her myself.
00:33:08As a matter of fact, she looked as healthy as...
00:33:11She looked fine.
00:33:13She was murdered by strangulation.
00:33:15Murdered?
00:33:16No.
00:33:18Who could have done it?
00:33:19We're trying to find out.
00:33:21Miss Kendi, we found these amongst her personal effects.
00:33:27Our receipts.
00:33:29Tell me, did she engage many men as escorts from you in the past?
00:33:34Just one, but on a number of occasions.
00:33:38Same man?
00:33:39Yes, Steve Walker.
00:33:41As Mr. Jenkins and I were just discussing him when you came in.
00:33:45Let's see, what about this Mr. Walker?
00:33:49Well, he's my roommate.
00:33:51We share a room together up in Kilburn.
00:33:56Last night he phoned me and he...
00:34:01Maybe I'd better keep my mouth shut.
00:34:03No, Mr. Jenkins.
00:34:04Come on, you tell me what you know.
00:34:05After all, this is a very serious matter.
00:34:08Yes, of course.
00:34:09You're absolutely right, Inspector.
00:34:11Well, last night he called me and he told me he was catching a plane for Paris.
00:34:18He asked me to pack all his stuff and send it on to him.
00:34:23Did he give any reason for leaving so suddenly?
00:34:25No, he didn't give any reason.
00:34:29He said he'd write me and explain later.
00:34:31He just said, send all my stuff along to a post restaurant in Paris.
00:34:37That's all.
00:34:38Miss Kennedy, do you keep photographs of all the men who've worked as escorts for you in the past?
00:34:42Yes, I have them here.
00:34:44I wonder if you'd lend me one of Mr. Walker?
00:34:45No, of course not.
00:34:49Here, Inspector, you're not blaming Steve for this, are you?
00:34:52I'm not blaming anybody, Miss Kennedy.
00:34:54Just yet, the night porter said he saw a young man enter Miss Quinn's flat last night.
00:34:58So I meant him and didn't see him leave.
00:35:00Description you gave me fits this all right.
00:35:02He also said that this young man was on really intimate terms with Miss Quinn.
00:35:06More intimate, perhaps, you might say, than a hired escort ought to be.
00:35:09But that's impossible. Our escorts have strict instructions.
00:35:12Miss Quinn was a very attractive woman.
00:35:15Many a man might have disobeyed those instructions.
00:35:17Well, that's all for now.
00:35:18You mind if I take the receipts?
00:35:21You've been very helpful, Miss Kennedy. Thank you very much.
00:35:23I've tried to be, but it seems rather odd.
00:35:25Mr. Jenkins, you told me that you roomed with Steve Walker.
00:35:28Yeah, that's right.
00:35:29Show me the place.
00:35:30What, now?
00:35:31Yeah.
00:35:32Really, Inspector, you know, the place is such a mess.
00:35:34I haven't made the beds or entered the ashtrays or anything, you know.
00:35:37I understand.
00:35:38I'll try not to notice.
00:35:41By the way, Miss Kennedy, if Mr. Walker should get in touch with you,
00:35:44perhaps you'll let me know, will you?
00:35:45Yes, of course.
00:35:46Thank you very much.
00:35:50Mr. Jenkins?
00:35:53Yes, sir.
00:35:59Don't worry. We're going in a police car.
00:36:01It won't blow off.
00:36:05Did you hear everything?
00:36:06Yes.
00:36:08Porter saw you.
00:36:09I know.
00:36:11If he hadn't asked me, he'd have found out you were booked to go out with Elizabeth last night.
00:36:15It can't be helped.
00:36:16I'll just have to try and figure something out.
00:36:18In the meantime, I've got to keep in hiding.
00:36:21Well, where can you stay?
00:36:22Well, I had thought of here.
00:36:23That is, if you don't mind.
00:36:25Oh, no, of course not.
00:36:28I'm sorry.
00:36:29It's all right.
00:36:30It's all right.
00:36:31It's all right.
00:36:32I'm sorry. Of course not.
00:36:34What's this about the Porter thinking you and Elizabeth Quinn were on intimate terms?
00:36:38Ah, he was exaggerating.
00:36:39Elizabeth kissed me once, and he saw me wiping the lipstick off in the corridor.
00:36:42I see.
00:36:44No, you don't, because there's nothing to see.
00:36:46I heard the inspector telling you of Elizabeth's great charms.
00:36:49Well, it just so happens they didn't work on me.
00:36:53If I thought it was jealousy, I'd like that very much.
00:37:03Well, as you can see, Inspector, he's not here.
00:37:07I wasn't expecting to find him.
00:37:11You see, both beds are unmade.
00:37:13Oh, yeah, well, that one was from the night before last.
00:37:16You know, we're bachelors.
00:37:17We never make our beds, you know.
00:37:19Real slobs.
00:37:21Yeah.
00:37:23I see.
00:37:25Well, what's off the mind, Mr. Jenkins?
00:37:27Oh, well, the next time I'm in a play, Inspector, I'll see if I can find him.
00:37:30Well, the next time I'm in a play, Inspector, I'll send you and the wife a couple of tickets.
00:37:34I'm not married. I live with my sister.
00:37:35Well, you know, you bring your sister along. It's all the same.
00:37:37She doesn't like the theatre.
00:37:38Well, you come along to a matinee one afternoon yourself, you know.
00:37:41All right. Thank you very much.
00:37:42What time does the matinee start?
00:37:44Well, what time can you get there?
00:37:47I'll let you know.
00:37:50Oh, Mr. Jenkins, you fellas like long runs, don't you?
00:37:53Oh, yeah, we most certainly do, Inspector.
00:37:56We may be able to fix you up with one ourselves, if you're not careful.
00:37:59Oh, thank you very much indeed, Inspector.
00:38:01It'll be a real pleasure.
00:38:02Thank you very much.
00:38:13Yes, that's the man.
00:38:14You sure?
00:38:15Oh, positive. I never forget a face.
00:38:17Right. I want this copied and sent out.
00:38:19Yes, sir.
00:38:20All right, that's all. Thank you.
00:38:24Now, it seems to me that if you stay in hiding, don't contact the police,
00:38:27they'll naturally assume you did it and build up a strong circumstantial case against you.
00:38:31While the real murderer gets away.
00:38:32If I give myself up, they'll probably go to a circumstantial case against me.
00:38:36Look, all I have to do is to convince the jury I'm guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
00:38:40A reasonable doubt.
00:38:41That means with a strong circumstantial case, I've had it.
00:38:45And I think I might have an idea.
00:38:47Well, let's hear it.
00:38:49Now, the police are convinced I killed Elizabeth.
00:38:52If I give myself up, they really will be convinced I killed her.
00:38:55Therefore, they're not looking for the real killer.
00:38:58Now, I know I didn't do it.
00:39:00Therefore, it's up to me to find the person who did.
00:39:03The trouble is, I can't do it on my own. I'll need the help of all of you.
00:39:06I hate to be left out of anything.
00:39:08Thanks.
00:39:09Please don't mention it. We're all looking forward to a cozy reunion in jail.
00:39:12We can all do our party pieces for the other convicts, you know.
00:39:15Now, this is the way I see it.
00:39:17Elizabeth Quinn moved in some pretty high circles.
00:39:19Now, Jack, that girl you take out, Marion Daly, and Nadia Summers,
00:39:22both moved in pretty much the same circles.
00:39:24Nadia never moves out of her flat.
00:39:26What could either of those girls do that could help you find Elizabeth's killer?
00:39:30I went out with Elizabeth about seven or eight times.
00:39:32And apart from a few facts and one or two of her friends, I knew very little about her.
00:39:36Now, the killer must have known her, because evidently nothing was stolen from the flat.
00:39:40Now, this is where I think both Nadia and Marion might be able to give us quite a bit of information.
00:39:44You mean you want us to find out who it was who had it in for her?
00:39:46I mean who might have had it in for her.
00:39:49Elizabeth got on pretty well with most of the people I met.
00:39:51That doesn't mean a thing.
00:39:53So few people show their true feelings at a party.
00:39:55It should be easy to get something out of Marion Daly.
00:39:57She loves talking.
00:39:59Nadia should know all about that set.
00:40:01She comes from one of the most important families in it.
00:40:04I think your idea's a good one, Steve.
00:40:06Fine.
00:40:07Now, Jack, you're booked to take Miss Daly out tonight, is that right?
00:40:09Mm-hmm.
00:40:10What about Nadia?
00:40:11I was just thinking my lucky star she hadn't called me for a date tonight,
00:40:13but I reckon I could fix it on my own.
00:40:16Never let it be said that I would let a friend down.
00:40:18Thanks.
00:40:20Is that all right by you, Terry?
00:40:21Yes, of course it is.
00:40:26Yes, that's the man who came here with Elizabeth.
00:40:29You're quite sure?
00:40:30Yes, he was here several times.
00:40:32She was such a sweet person.
00:40:34Why would anyone want to kill Elizabeth?
00:40:37We can't see any possible motive?
00:40:39None whatever.
00:40:40She got on well with everyone.
00:40:41You know that she'd hired Mr. Walker from an escort bureau?
00:40:44She did what?
00:40:45What?
00:40:46She hired him from one of these agencies which specialize in providing women with escorts.
00:40:51Ridiculous.
00:40:52Elizabeth attracted men like flies.
00:40:55Why would she want to pay someone to take her out?
00:40:57That's what's puzzling us.
00:40:59But the fact remains that she did out-walk her each time.
00:41:02I can't understand it.
00:41:04How long did you know Elizabeth Quinn?
00:41:07Three years, wasn't it?
00:41:09Evelyn Ashley's coming-out party.
00:41:11Elizabeth's just turned up unannounced.
00:41:13Nobody seems to know who she was.
00:41:14I see.
00:41:15Thank you very much.
00:41:16I'll see myself out.
00:41:22Sorry to have troubled you, Mr. Vickers.
00:41:24Oh, no, it's no trouble at all, Inspector.
00:41:26Thank you. Good night.
00:41:27Good night.
00:41:32Hello, darling.
00:41:34I told you I wouldn't be long, didn't I?
00:41:37You like my dress?
00:41:41Nadia?
00:41:45Hello, darling.
00:41:47Don't you think you'd better put your glasses on?
00:41:50Oh, all right.
00:41:52I don't know where they are. I can't see them.
00:41:53They're somewhere out here somewhere.
00:41:55Oh, here they are.
00:42:02Hello, darling.
00:42:05I think it was jolly sweet of you to ask me for a date all by yourself.
00:42:09Yeah, well, there's no reason why a guy shouldn't ask you for a date, is there?
00:42:13Absolutely not at all.
00:42:15I think it's jolly sweet of you.
00:42:16I think we should go out tonight.
00:42:18We could go to the cinema or we could go to the theatre.
00:42:21Let's just go out together.
00:42:22Oh, no, no. I, uh...
00:42:24I just want to sit here and talk.
00:42:28Talk? What's come over you?
00:42:30Uh, nothing. I just want to sit and talk.
00:42:33Oh, I see.
00:42:34Well, what would you like to talk about?
00:42:37Well, uh, about the murder of Elizabeth Quinn.
00:42:41What a beastly subject. Why that?
00:42:44Well, I just, uh, know somebody that's involved with the case, you know.
00:42:48A detective?
00:42:49Yes, yes. You could call him a detective, you know.
00:42:51I just wanted to help him.
00:42:53I think that's jolly nice of you.
00:42:55What can I do to help you?
00:42:57Well, you, uh...
00:42:58You could give me some information about Elizabeth Quinn.
00:43:01Oh, I see.
00:43:03Well, you ask the questions.
00:43:05Did you know Elizabeth Quinn?
00:43:07Well, I met her a few times, but she was a terrible phony.
00:43:10Well, how do you mean, phony?
00:43:12Saying she was Sir Andrew Quinn's granddaughter.
00:43:15Well, wasn't she?
00:43:17Sir Andrew Quinn didn't have any grandchildren.
00:43:21Well, where did she get all her money from?
00:43:23Someone was keeping her.
00:43:25You mean paying for her apartment and...
00:43:27and giving her money?
00:43:29Yes.
00:43:30It's scandalous, wasn't it?
00:43:33Yes.
00:43:35I wonder who the man was.
00:43:37Nobody could ever find out.
00:43:40That's the strange part about it.
00:43:42Surely she...
00:43:44She must have had some close friends.
00:43:47Who were they?
00:43:49Well, it was hard to tell.
00:43:51She just sort of moved in and got to know everybody.
00:43:54Must have been at least one guy who had a thing about her.
00:43:56No, everybody was crazy about her.
00:43:59Why did she have to go to an escort bureau for a day?
00:44:03Did she go to the escort bureau?
00:44:05No, that's what they're saying.
00:44:10Now, why on earth would Elizabeth of all people have to do a thing like that?
00:44:14Unless...
00:44:16Unless what?
00:44:18Unless she wanted everyone to think...
00:44:21she was interested in a hired escort...
00:44:23to cover up for the man she was really having an affair with.
00:44:27Hey, I never thought of that.
00:44:29Have I been a help?
00:44:31You know something?
00:44:34You've been a great help.
00:44:36Have I really, darling?
00:44:44Now, two things are pretty clear.
00:44:46Elizabeth Quinn had a lover, and I asked her to cover up the affair.
00:44:49But why would she try to hide it?
00:44:51It mightn't have been her idea.
00:44:53After all, she was unattached and had nothing to lose.
00:44:55But a man might well have had to cover it up.
00:44:57Possibly he was already married.
00:44:59Or else he was an older man making a fool of himself over a young woman.
00:45:03Sounds like a sugar daddy, though.
00:45:05If he killed her, he wasn't so sweet on her.
00:45:07Fine. It's all pretty obvious, but we still don't have a name for the fellow.
00:45:10Somebody must know.
00:45:11Exactly. And I'm determined to find out just who.
00:45:14But how?
00:45:15I'm going back to Elizabeth's flat.
00:45:17Now, I know the police have made a thorough search of the place.
00:45:19But there's just a chance they might have overlooked something.
00:45:21Don't forget, we probably know more about the case than they do at the moment.
00:45:24So if anything turned up, I'd be able to recognize it more readily.
00:45:27Well, how are you going to get out of here? The police are watching the building.
00:45:29Even if you do, how are you going to get into Elizabeth's flat without being seen?
00:45:33They're right, Steve. It's a crazy idea.
00:45:37Now is the time for you to go to the police and tell them you think there's another man involved.
00:45:40Let them find him.
00:45:41You see, I have no proof.
00:45:43No, I've got to do it myself.
00:45:45Don't worry. I'll try not to get caught.
00:45:48Thanks for everything, Terry. You've been grand.
00:45:51I'm only sorry to have involved you in all this mess.
00:45:54The least I can do is to get out now while you're still in the clear.
00:45:56There's a delivery entrance to this building, isn't there?
00:45:58Yes, around the side. You go through the basement.
00:46:01Fine. Well, try and time it so the three of you leave by the front entrance as I come out of the side.
00:46:05Try and distract the constable on duty long enough for me to get away unseen.
00:46:08Suppose you don't get away or you're spotted?
00:46:10Don't worry. I won't be.
00:48:26DOORBELL RINGS
00:48:57DOORBELL RINGS
00:49:04Why, do you understand or I'll kill you?
00:49:08You're the chap that...
00:49:09That's right. And while I'm here, you're going to answer a few questions.
00:49:12Sure, sure. I'll do anything.
00:49:13Obviously, you keep a pretty sharp eye on what goes on around here.
00:49:16Well, I'm only doing my job. I've got to. I'm the porter.
00:49:19Then you'd know if Miss Quinn had any other regular callers beside me.
00:49:22No, she didn't. She didn't.
00:49:23You're lying. She must have had...
00:49:24I never saw anyone else. She hasn't been here very long.
00:49:27You're the only one I saw.
00:49:28Look, Miss Quinn had another caller the night she was killed beside me.
00:49:31Did you see anyone that night?
00:49:32I swear, I only saw you when you came back the second time.
00:49:36Second time?
00:49:37You must have gone out immediately after having that argument with her and come back later.
00:49:40That's when I saw you.
00:49:41Argument? What do you mean, argument?
00:49:43Well, you and she were having a pretty big argument. I could hear it through the door.
00:49:47What did you hear?
00:49:48Well, she seemed to be trying to break it off with you.
00:49:51Said she'd fallen in love with the other bloke.
00:49:53The one that you two had hired.
00:49:55And it turned out the way you planned.
00:49:57No wonder the police are convinced I killed her.
00:50:00For your information, I didn't.
00:50:04Her killer did, evidently.
00:50:06But you didn't see him. You only saw me.
00:50:08You certainly put me in a pretty picture.
00:50:10Well, you say you didn't kill her. You didn't.
00:50:13Anything you say.
00:50:14Believe me, I shan't talk to the police again.
00:50:17You bet your life you won't.
00:50:52Why do you say a thing like that?
00:50:54Because you left the building, surrounded the policemen on duty,
00:50:56and 15 minutes later, Walker broke into the late Miss Quinn's flat.
00:51:00I used to tell him he'd learned bad habits on that detective series he was on.
00:51:06Look, don't you realise Walker's wanted for murder?
00:51:09But don't you realise, Inspector, that Walker could be innocent?
00:51:12If so, he's acting very strangely.
00:51:14If he's innocent, why doesn't he come in and prove it?
00:51:17There's enough circumstantial evidence against him to satisfy any jury.
00:51:20Maybe that's what he's trying to disprove.
00:51:22Well, if that's what he's trying to do.
00:51:25You said it.
00:51:26Look, I'd known Steve for years. He wouldn't break a traffic law.
00:51:29Wouldn't he?
00:51:30No.
00:51:31Well...
00:51:32Traffic law, if he was in a hurry, that's all.
00:51:35Look, last night, your law-abiding Mr. Walker added two more crimes to the one he's already suspected of.
00:51:40Two?
00:51:41Yes, two. Look at this. Breaking and entering the late Miss Quinn's flat.
00:51:43Anyway, I've told you all about that.
00:51:45The assault.
00:51:46Well, who'd he want to assault?
00:51:48The porter in the block of flats. He knocked him unconscious.
00:51:51If Steve did it, he must have had some good reason.
00:51:53Yeah, the porter didn't think so.
00:51:55Why do you think Steve went back to the flat, Inspector?
00:51:59Well, he might have gone back because he left something behind which would definitely incriminate him.
00:52:06Look, that's all I've got to say to you now, but I'm warning you.
00:52:08Now, listen to this very carefully.
00:52:10If it comes to my knowledge that you know where Walker is or you give him any aid or assistance,
00:52:14I'll make it my business to charge you and bring you to trial.
00:52:19Stop fiddling with that hat.
00:52:30Steve, where the heck have you been? I've been looking all over for you.
00:52:33Forget about it for the moment. Recognise this?
00:52:35Sure. It's from the Penguin Club. They give them away as souvenirs.
00:52:38Right. I found it in Elizabeth's flat. Turned over and read the message on the bottom.
00:52:42Happy birthday. The Penguin isn't the same without you. Why don't you come around sometime? Love, Eldon.
00:52:48Well, who's Eldon?
00:52:49I don't know, but I think it might be the man in the case.
00:52:51I found out more about that from the porter.
00:52:54I found out why Elizabeth was murdered.
00:52:57Evidently, there was another chap there that night, probably the one that was keeping her.
00:53:00She told him it was all off and they had a big row.
00:53:03A few minutes later when I came in, the porter told me she had the argument with coming back for the second time.
00:53:08Strange, you didn't see the guy she was really having the argument with.
00:53:11He probably kept out of sight for a while after eavesdropping.
00:53:14How did you get all this out of him?
00:53:18Great. At any rate, I figured this guy left the place straight after the argument and slipped back in.
00:53:24How did he get in?
00:53:25Well, if she was his mistress, you can bet your bottom doll he had a key to the bedroom for her.
00:53:31Then I showed up, which made things even better for him.
00:53:34When she went in to get dressed, he hid behind the door waiting for me to come looking for her.
00:53:39The rest you know.
00:53:41Did you get to the Penguin Club last night?
00:53:43No, I remember just in time it was a private club.
00:53:45We still don't know whose love was scorned.
00:53:47No, but I think I know how to get into the Penguin Club.
00:53:49How?
00:53:50Through Nadia. Now quite possibly she's a member or else she can range it through one of her friends.
00:53:54How inspirational can you get?
00:53:56Well, how about it?
00:53:58Do I have a choice?
00:53:59Thanks, I knew you'd say yes.
00:54:00Did I say that?
00:54:06Thanks.
00:54:09Keep the change.
00:54:10Oh, thank you, sir.
00:54:12We'd like some information.
00:54:13Information?
00:54:14Information?
00:54:15My uncle, Colonel Summers, would appreciate it very much.
00:54:18Oh, yes, mademoiselle, Colonel Summers, I know him. What can I do for you?
00:54:21Have you, or did you ever have a member called Eldon?
00:54:24Eldon, now let me see.
00:54:27Oh, yes, there was Eldon Baker, a girl who used to work here about three years ago.
00:54:32What happened to her?
00:54:33She got a little bit too fond of the drinks bought for her by the customers.
00:54:36I see.
00:54:37She got fired eventually, drank herself silly enough.
00:54:40Do you know where she is now?
00:54:42Well, funny enough, she was in here last week.
00:54:44She wanted to borrow some money from Mr. Vickers, the owner.
00:54:48Vickers?
00:54:49You mean Arthur Vickers?
00:54:50Yes, of course.
00:54:51He's owned this place for a number of years.
00:54:54Oh, I see.
00:54:56Do you know where this Eldon Baker lives now?
00:54:58Yes, she gave me her address.
00:55:00She was in here, she wanted to see Mr. Vickers, but he was out.
00:55:04So she left a note saying that she would like to borrow some money just to tidy her over.
00:55:09Said she would pay it back.
00:55:11But between you and me, I don't think she could.
00:55:14Not with all the drinking.
00:55:16Do you still have the address?
00:55:17Oh, yes, sir, I still have it here.
00:55:22I'd like to help her out.
00:55:24I don't believe in pitying anyone when they're down.
00:55:26Thanks.
00:55:27My uncle will appreciate this very much.
00:55:29It's a pleasure, Mr.
00:55:41Baker.
00:56:11Come on in, it's open house.
00:56:25Eldon?
00:56:27Who are you?
00:56:28My name is Steve Walker.
00:56:32What do you want?
00:56:33I'd like to talk to you.
00:56:36Sure.
00:56:38Eldon Baker talks to anyone.
00:56:41Did you bring anything to drink?
00:56:45Thanks, you're a gentleman.
00:57:02Now, if you want, I'll talk all night.
00:57:04What do you want to talk about?
00:57:06Elizabeth Quinn.
00:57:09Never heard of her.
00:57:11Did you know she was dead?
00:57:13Yeah.
00:57:14I know she's dead.
00:57:17And I hope they string the guy who did it up by his thumbs.
00:57:21That could be me.
00:57:24You?
00:57:25I didn't kill her.
00:57:27But I'm being framed for it and I need help.
00:57:29I thought you might be able to give it to me.
00:57:32What do you want to know?
00:57:34Everything you can tell me about Elizabeth.
00:57:36Where did you meet her?
00:57:38In the Penguin Club.
00:57:40We work there.
00:57:41Encouraging the customers to drink.
00:57:44How did she get where she did?
00:57:46The owner of the place took a shine to her.
00:57:48Arthur Vickers?
00:57:49He set her up.
00:57:51Gave her money and clothes.
00:57:53I thought she was lucky.
00:57:56She got out while she still had her looks.
00:57:59I stayed on.
00:58:01Hoping to get where she was.
00:58:04Now...
00:58:07What's the difference?
00:58:10She probably ended up by him killing her.
00:58:14I'll end up killing myself with his stuff.
00:58:20And what's the difference anyhow?
00:58:26Thanks for the information.
00:58:29You're welcome.
00:58:39The Penguin Club
00:58:58What the devil are you doing here?
00:59:00I'd like to have a few words with you, Vickers.
00:59:02I've been checking up on you lately.
00:59:04And I believe you killed Elizabeth.
00:59:06You must be mad. You're the one that did it.
00:59:08Yes, you tried to make it look that way.
00:59:10You knew Elizabeth was expecting me.
00:59:11So after you had that argument, you waited...
00:59:13Who told you about that?
00:59:15Never mind.
00:59:17You're pretty sore about being thrown up by a girl you'd supported for three years, weren't you?
00:59:20That's not true. I was relieved.
00:59:21Yes, sure you're relieved.
00:59:23So relieved you slipped back in using your own key and then you...
00:59:25I didn't have the key.
00:59:27Look, I've spent a pretty tough few days because of you.
00:59:29And I wouldn't mind beating the truth out of you.
00:59:31I'm telling you I did not have the key and I did not go back to the flat.
00:59:34I'd lost it.
00:59:35Give me that. I don't believe a word...
00:59:36He's telling the truth, you know.
00:59:39He didn't have the key.
00:59:42I did.
00:59:43I took it out of his pocket.
00:59:45You killed her?
00:59:47Yes.
00:59:49Yes, I did.
00:59:50Barbara, you... you don't know what you're saying.
00:59:52I overheard a telephone conversation you had with Elizabeth when you thought I'd gone to bed.
00:59:58It's bad enough all these years being humiliated when you kept bringing her to the house.
01:00:03But to be treated as a fool by her...
01:00:06Using Steve as a subterfuge as if I was too stupid to see through it.
01:00:10I couldn't bear it any longer.
01:00:13So you put the blame on me.
01:00:16I'm sorry.
01:00:18You happened to be there.
01:00:21Where are you going?
01:00:23Can I call the police?
01:00:24Go ahead.
01:00:26They'll be glad to hear from you.
01:00:28You've been hiding from them for days.
01:00:30They'll be pleased to know where you are.
01:00:31Unfortunately, they won't believe anything you tell them, now.
01:00:34Anyway, they've enough circumstantial evidence for any jury to find you guilty in five minutes.
01:00:39Well, go on, phone them.
01:00:40Ask for the police.
01:00:41Ask for them, Steve Walker.
01:00:44Well, if you won't phone them, I will.
01:00:46Give me the phone.
01:00:48Give it to her, Mr. Walker.
01:00:52I'm glad you've arrived, Inspector.
01:00:53He'd have probably attacked us.
01:00:55You can arrest him now.
01:00:57Well, aren't you going to?
01:00:59That was a very interesting conversation I just overheard, Mr. Vickers.
01:01:01Yes, I'm going to take him in.
01:01:02Mr. Walker, you'd better come with me.
01:01:04I'm passing the Escort Bureau.
01:01:06I can drop you off.
01:01:10You'd better come along as well, Mrs. Vickers.
01:01:12I'm charging you with the murder of Doris Jackson...
01:01:14Don't be so ridiculous, Inspector.
01:01:16I'm charging you with the murder of Doris Jackson, a.k.a. Elizabeth Quinn.
01:01:19I must warn you that anything you say may be taken down in useful evidence.
01:01:22I'm sorry, Mr. Vickers.
01:01:24Sergeant.
01:01:32Okay, you two, I know what I'm not wanted.
01:01:38Mr. Jenkins, I've been looking for you.
01:01:40Oh, Inspector, I haven't done anything.
01:01:42Are you still a professional escort?
01:01:44Oh, well, I'm still resting, if that's what you mean, yeah.
01:01:47Well, I've got to go abroad for a few days.
01:01:49I'd like you to escort my sister.
01:01:51Oh, that would be a pleasure, Inspector, a pleasure.
01:01:53Yes.
01:01:54My sister, Nadia, and you're just the one to entertain her.
01:01:56Nadia?
01:01:57Yes, Nadia.
01:01:59This is Mr. Jenkins. He'll look after you.
01:02:01I know.
01:02:04Nadia.
01:02:05Thank you, Inspector.