Arsenic and Old Lace Page #4

I bet it's been ready

since the first day I met her.

Did everybody know

I was getting married, except me?

We knew you'd find out about it in time.

I've got the two nicest aunts in the world.

Of course, you've got

the nicest nephew in the world, too.

Well, I'll run along

and get everything ready.

Oh, dear. I do hope the Reverend

isn't too angry.

You know how your books upset him.

I'm going to burn all my books.

I'll let the Reverend light the first match.

Did I leave some notes here

for my new book?

You mean Mind Over Matrimony?

Where are they?

-I hid them someplace--

-Come along.

Now you behave.

Let's find them before Elaine sees them.

Hello, Mortimer!

-How are you, Mr. President?

-Bully, thank you. Just bully.

-What news have you brought me?

-The country's squarely behind you.

Yes, I know. Isn't it wonderful?

Well, goodbye. I'm off to Panama.

Goodbye, Mr. President.

A new lock for the canal, you know.

"Oh, tell the news to Mother"

-Oh, dear.

-Find those notes? What's wrong?

There's a baby picture

of your brother Jonathan.

You ought to put that in the fire

with my books. My, what a face!

I remember now.

He'd scare grownups with it.

Just the thought of Jonathan frightens me.

Do you remember how he used to cut

worms in two with his teeth?

Jonathan? He's probably in prison

or hanged or something by now.

I saw a play, had a character in it,

reminded me of Jonathan.

Really?

A honey of a lunatic. One of those

whodunits called Murder Will Out.

Oh, dear!

Yeah, what a play.

When the curtain goes up,

the first thing you see is a dead body.

The next thing--

Hey, mister.

-Happy bridegroom!

-Congratulations, darling!

Never mind that now.

Now, listen, darlings.

You know how we've always planned

to send Teddy to Happy Dale?

Yes, dear. That's after we're gone.

Yes, we talked with Reverend Harper

about it.

Teddy's got to go to Happy Dale now.

At once!

-He's in the cellar. Get him up here now.

-There's no such hurry as that.

When Teddy's working on the canal,

you can't get his mind on anything else.

Well, look, darlings.

I'm frightfully sorry,

but I've got an awful shock for you.

Teddy's killed a man, darlings!

Nonsense!

There's a body in the windowseat!

Yes, dear. We know.

-You know?

-Of course.

Yes, but it has nothing to do with Teddy.

Now, Mortimer. You just forget about it.

Forget you ever saw the gentleman.

Forget?

We never dreamed you'd peek.

What the....

Who is he?

He's a Mr. Hoskins. Adam Hoskins.

That's really all I know about him,

except that he's a Methodist.

He's a Methodist? lsn't that nice.

That's all you know?

What's he doing here?

-What happened to him?

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