Arsenic and Old Lace Page #5

-He died.

Aunt Martha, men just don't get

into windowseats and die.

No, dear. He died first.

Wait! Stop all this.

Now look, how did he die?

Mortimer, don't be so inquisitive.

The gentleman died because he drank

some wine with poison in it.

How did the poison get in the wine?

We put it in wine

because it's less noticeable.

When it's in tea, it has a distinct odor.

You mean you....

You put it in the wine?

Yes. And I put Mr. Hoskins

in the windowseat...

...because Reverend Harper was coming.

Look at me, darling.

You knew what you'd done and didn't want

Reverend Harper to see the body?

Well, not at tea.

That wouldn't have been very nice.

It's first-degree.

Now, Mortimer, you know all about it

and just forget about it.

I do think that Martha and I have the right

to our own little secrets.

Abby, while I was out I dropped in

on Mrs. Schultz. She's much better.

But she wants us to take Junior

to the movies again.

We must do that, tomorrow or next day.

Yes, but this time we'll go

where we want to go.

Junior's not going to drag me

into another one of those scary pictures.

They ought not to be allowed

to make pictures just to frighten people.

Operator?

Can you hear my voice?

You can?

Are you sure?

Then I must be here.

The dears. Isn't Halloween

a wonderful time for them?

Yes, it is. They have so much fun.

Now, Mortimer, don't be so impatient.

-We'll let you lick the bowl.

-Lick the bowl?

I don't want to.

I want to know what we're going to do!

We're going to celebrate.

Celebrate? There's a body

in the windowseat!

Yes, dear. Mr. Hoskins.

I know what his name is. I want to know

what we're going to do.

-We can't turn you over to the police.

-Stop worrying about it.

We told you to forget the whole thing.

Forget? Can't I make you realize

that something has to be done?

Now, Mortimer, you behave.

You're too old

to be flying off the handle like this.

-But Mr. Hodgekiss--

-Hoskins, dear.

Whatever his name is,

you can't leave him in there.

We don't intend to, dear.

Teddy's down in the cellar now,

digging the lock.

You're going to bury

Mr. Hodgekiss in the cellar?

Yes, dear.

That's what we did with the others.

Look, here, Aunt Martha. You can't....

-Others?

-The other gentlemen.

When you say "others,"

do you mean "others"?

-More than one "others"?

-Yes, dear.

Let me see now. This is 1 1, isn't it, Abby?

No, dear. This makes 12.

Abby, dear, I think you're wrong.

This one is only 1 1 .

No, dear, because I remember

when Mr. Hoskins first came in...

...it occurred to me

that he'd make just an even dozen.

But, Abby, dear, I really don't think

you should count the first one.

I was counting the first one,

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