Strangers on a Train Page #4
- PG
- Year:
- 1951
- 101 min
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BRUNO:
That's it. Miriam Joyce Haines.
Played around a lot, I suppose?
GUY:
Let's not talk about it any more.
BRUNO:
(almost hopefully)
Maybe she'll make more trouble for
you.
GUY:
I don't think so.
BRUNO:
You mean you got enough on her to
get your divorce no matter what?
GUY:
Let's change subject, Bruno, can't
we?
BRUNO:
Okay, Guy. Want me to tell you one
of my ideas for murdering my father?
GUY:
(indicating the
detective novels)
You've been reading too many of these.
BRUNO:
(going right on)
You want to hear about the busted
light socket in the bathroom, or the
carbon monoxide in the garage?
GUY:
No. I may be old fashioned, but I
thought murder was against the law.
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BRUNO:
But not against the law of nature.
My theory is that everybody is a
potential murderer. Didn't you ever
want to kill somebody? Say one of
those useless fellows Miriam was
running around with?
GUY:
You can't go around killing people
just because you think they're
useless.
BRUNO:
Oh, what's a life or two? Some people
are bitter off dead, Guy. Take your -wife
and my father, for instance.
It reminds me of a wonderful idea
had once. I used to put myself to
sleep at night -- figuring it out.
Now, let's say you want to get rid
of your wife.
GUY:
Why?
BRUNO:
Let's say she refuses to give you a
divorce -
(raises a finger and
stops Guy's protest)
Let's say. You'd be afraid to kill
her because you'd get caught. And
what would trip you up? Motive.
Now here's the plan...
GUY:
I'm afraid I haven't time to listen.
BRUNO:
(ignoring the remark)
It's so simple, too. A couple of
fellows meet accidentally, like you
and me. No connection between them
at all. Never saw each other before.
Each of them has somebody he'd like
to get rid of, but he can't murder
the person he wants to get rid of.
He'll get caught. So they swap
murders.
GUY:
Swap murders?
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BRUNO:
Each fellow does the other fellow's
murder. Then there is nothing to
connect them. The one who had the
motive isn't there. Each fellow
murders a total stranger. Like you
do my murder and I do yours.
GUY:
(with relief)
We're coming into my station.
BRUNO:
For example, your wife, my father.
Criss-cross.
GUY:
(sharply)
What?
BRUNO:
(with a smile)
We do talk the same language -- don't
we, Guy?
GUY:
(preparing to leave)
Sure, we talk the same language.
Thanks for the lunch.
BRUNO:
(beaming)
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I thought
the lamb chops were a little overdone
myself.
He holds out his hand. Guy is in a hurry but he shakes hands.
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