Hands of the Ripper Page #2

It happens to all of us. Mr

Dysart didn't mean to hurt you.

Oldest trick there is. I expect

you've sold her as a virgin before.

- Never!

- Well, I'll have my way with her

or I'll have my money back...

Stop it! Stop it, Mr Dysart!

All right, then.

There's your money.

Good grief, woman! Have

you no sense of values?!

There, there, dear.

It's all right now.

'Anna...'

Look what you've done...!

Mrs Golding?

Go on! Clear off. Get off

out of it! Buzz off!

Right, now. Come on. Out you come.

One fact is abundantly

clear, gentlemen...

whoever impaled that woman

possessed immense strength.

In going through your individual

statements, however,

I've found details that do not...

shall we say, provide

a clear picture.

Inspector, I have a number of

urgent appointments in the Commons.

Mr Dysart, I shall endeavour not

to keep you longer than necessary.

Now, then... Mr and Mrs Wilson.

You were the first to leave

Mrs Golding's house,

once the so-called chat with the

spirit world was concluded.

- That is correct.

- You came out of the house,

got into the carriage

and were driven away.

- Did you see anyone leave after you?

- No, Inspector.

Are you absolutely certain?

My wife was upset. I didn't

notice much beyond that fact.

Then, Dr Pritchard,

you left with your son.

My son took our carriage to his club,

as I told you in my statement.

I sent a boy to the

Strand to fetch me a cab.

When the cab was arriving,

I heard the scream.

And when did you leave

the house, Mr Dysart?

Shortly after the Pritchards.

The door was hardly closed.

- I told you all this.

- Then, Dr Pritchard,

you must have seen Mr

Dysart leave the house.

- No, I did not.

- But you were across the street.

Perhaps, Mr Pritchard,

you noticed Mr Dysart?

I'm afraid not.

I hope you realise what

you're suggesting.

Perhaps you can explain why

you were not seen leaving

by Dr and Mr Pritchard

who were 20 feet away?

I, er...

Inspector, it occurs to me that if

Mr Dysart left two minutes after us,

it's possible we didn't see him

because we were on the far

side of our carriage.

Yes, Dr Pritchard. That is a

possibility that occurred to me.

It is a possible explanation.

Of course. How stupid of me.

I remember the carriage now.

It slipped my mind.

Will you stand up, Mr Dysart?

Dr Pritchard, you are the

only witness I have.

I ask you to observe

Mr Dysart with care.

Could Mr Dysart possibly be the man

you saw leave Mrs Golding

after she screamed?

It was dark. Could you

possibly be mistaken, Doctor?

Think, please, before you answer.

No, I don't think it was Mr Dysart,

Inspector. It was a much larger man.

I'm afraid the villain of this piece

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