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right to the door but they get so full."

"That's all there was. I couldn't

hear any more. Then they came out."

Well?

You've done that verbatim, Mr. Hannon?

That's the conversation word for word?

Yes.

You must have a remarkable memory.

Well, it's my business

to remember dialogue.

Well, what do you think?

Was that all there was Mr. Hannon?

Well isn't that enough for you?

There's something evil

going on isn't there?

- Might be.

- What do you mean, might be?

Well you tell us what you make of it, Sir.

I figure it out like this.

This woman has something to do with

children. Probably a nursemaid.

That's why she had to get back, because

somebody else is going out.

So that there would be

somebody there with the kids.

Um hmm, go on.

She's employed by this

lordship and a ladyship.

And this Mr. Evans she's talking to is

trying to force her to do something wrong.

Whatever it is, she doesn't want to do it,

but she's afraid of Evans.

Scared to death of him, because

of some hold he's got over her.

On the tenth, she's gonna

meet this other girl, Mary...

to get something from

her and pass it to Evans.

It could be this other girl is a nursemaid

too, and that it's a plot to kidnap a child.

Wait a minute Mr. Hannon.

I know they have

kidnappings in America, but

they're very rare here.

Ok, ok, then maybe it's a robbery. But

it's something, something very wrong.

Mr. Hannon, you'll forgive

me for saying this,

but you're a dramatist

and a very skillful one.

The way you've recorded that conversation

is very dramatic and convincing.

I don't think Mr. Hannon's likely to

give a ham performance, Inspector.

Thank you, Bob.

Look Inspector, I've only

recorded it the way they said it.

Yes, but if you just take

the words themselves,

they could have a completely

different meaning.

Such as?

Well...

Supposing this girl is employed

as you say, by a titled family.

And supposing this man

is just trying to entice

her away to another job and

with an offer of higher money.

"More money than in last job."

How about "hand over to us later"?

- Well then, hmm.

- Sorry.

It could be a temporary job.

The girl Mary is leaving and

they want somebody to take

over for her temporarily.

But she says "It's dirty, letting

people down who are trusting her?"

Well that could be her present employer.

She might not like herself

being enticed away for money?

Oh, one of those old-fashioned

servants we read about.

Then why did Evans threaten her?

I didn't hear that he

actually did threaten her.

But isn't it quite possible that he

did during that part I didn't hear?

Quite possible.

Look, Inspector, it seems to me, you

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