Bunny Lake Is Missing Page #5

within half an hour.

I'm sure she can explain everything.

Miss Benton wouldnt want the police

dragged into The Little Peoples Garden.

- Unbelievable.

- It's their free play.

- What are they doing?

- Exactly as they like.

Expressing themselves.

They must find that

tremendously hard work.

Don't you want to look anywhere else?

No, I don't think so. I've got men peering

about all over the shop.

I just wanted to get to understand

the place a little.

- Miss Daphne Musgrave?

- Yes.

Hows the tooth feeling now?

- Better, thank you.

- Good.

I swear to God...

if only she's all right...

I'll never let her out of my sight again...

as long as I live.

You'll feel pretty silly

along about the time she's hitting 30.

It's all my fault.

I never should have left her here. Never.

Supt. Newhouse wants to talk to you now,

if you'll be so kind.

Just you, madam, at the moment, please.

What did you say to this teacher?

After you'd handed over your little girl.

You mean the one they call Daphne?

The one that they said went to the dentist?

Have you found her yet?

- I didn't say anything to her.

- How was that?

I didn't say anything because I didn't see

her. I didn't see the teachers, just the cook.

She said she'd keep an eye on Bunny.

It was only for five or 10 minutes.

I was late. So I left her there all alone,

with a baby half her age.

We found Daphne Musgrave.

- Where?

- At the dentist.

She says she never saw your child.

She says she went into the First Day room.

Isn't that what it's called?

At about 10:
05.

The cook told her there was a child there.

Two. Bunny and this baby.

Miss Daphne says

the cook said child. Singular.

She was quite definite about that.

Sure enough, when she went in,

there was a child. The baby.

So if you left Bunny in there at...

What time did you say?

Almost 9:
55.

Then it was during the next 10 minutes

that she went off.

Went off?

On her voyage of discovery.

But the window and front door were locked.

I'm sure I heard it lock behind me.

Lets go and see, shall we?

You must think I'm a terrible mother,

leaving her that way.

No, Mrs. Lake.

I don't know anything about you yet.

Andrews, see what you can learn

about this cook.

If you can't find her, send out a general call.

Very good, sir.

I must now, I suppose, enter the personality

of a four-year-old female child...

possessed with a conviction

forbidden doors are to be opened.

Yes, Bunny would feel like that

about forbidden doors.

I've been put in there, and I assume

my mother has gone off and left me.

Well, that's how it must have seemed

to a child.

Maybe I'd try this door.

Empty, obviously, at this hour.

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