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Dr. Wells, Dr. Duke, Dr. Rowitz, Dr. Haines.

And all those men are here

at this hour of the night?

They seldom leave.

They live for their work.

After all, this is a research institute.

I should like to have a little talk

with these gentlemen.

Of course.

I'm sorry to disturb you, Professor Wells,

but I would like to introduce

some friends of mine.

- May we come in?

- Of course, of course, gentlemen.

Come in. Come closer.

- This is Mr. Stevens. Mr. O'Halloran.

- Professor, how do you do?

How do you do?

That's interesting, isn't it?

If this experiment is successful,

we will be a little nearer the secret of life.

What is that?

That's a heart.

I've kept it alive for three years

by electrolysis.

Electrolysis?

Professor Wells is accomplishing

remarkable findings in nerve reflexes.

- You flatter me, Doctor.

- Oh, no, no.

I understand, Professor,

that you live just for your work,

- that you seldom leave the institute.

- Not necessarily.

I played truant a short while ago. I was

down by the waterfront for a breath of air.

- What time was that?

- You're not feeling well?

- Your arm is troubling you?

- Yes, it's very annoying.

Well, you're foolish to sit there

in discomfort.

- lf you gentlemen don't mind, I...

- Why, of course not, of course not.

I put it on just as I heard you coming.

An empty sleeve

is revolting to most people.

Well, I think we've taken up

enough of Professor Wells' time.

- Oh, not at all, Mr. Stevens.

- Thank you, Professor.

Well, gentlemen, shall we be going?

There are many other interesting

things to see.

Yes, let's be going.

- Good evening.

- Good night. Thank you for calling.

You know, this is a tough case.

There isn't much chance

of his strangling anybody with one hand.

- Oh, I agree with you.

- Well, that lets him out of the picture.

- Whose room is that?

- Professor Haines'.

Is there anything about him that might

justify my putting him under observation?

Well, of course, if you're just looking

for someone to hang suspicion on,

there's not a man on my faculty

that wouldn't come under that heading.

Then, you do know something

about this man Haines.

- No, not exactly, except...

- Except what?

- Well...

- Come on, come on.

Well, what is it?

Dr. Haines and two other scientists were

shipwrecked off Tahiti about a year ago

while making a study of the coral reefs

for the Killary Foundation.

Now what's that got to do with it?

- You say they were shipwrecked?

- Yes, they were adrift for 24 days.

Their supplies were exhausted.

When they were picked up,

Haines and one other were delirious.

The third had vanished.

There was no explanation at the time.

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