
House by the River
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- 1950
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(5.00 / 1 vote)I hate this river.
What's the trouble, Mrs Ambrose?
Oh that things floated by again, Stephen.
In with one tide, out with the other.
Why, I'm sick of it.
Don't get upset, Mrs Ambrose.
It's due to sink any day now.
Why don't the authorities
They know that the tides cause the
same filth to wash back and forth.
Back and forth.
Oh, I tell you I hate this river.
It's people who should be blamed
for the filth, not the river.
The mail just arrived, Mr Byrne.
Put it on the table please.
Looks like a manuscript.
My manuscripts are like
the tide out there.
They always come back.
Maybe they wouldn't if
you took my advice.
Spice 'em up. Make 'em racy.
That's what the public wants.
What is it, Emily?
Well, it's just that it's getting
awfully late Mr Byrne
and the plumber hasn't arrived
to fix the downstairs tub.
Well, if he hasn't come by now he
probably isn't coming by at all today.
Use the upstairs one if you like.
- Thank you, sir.
How does your wife like
the new maid, Stephen?
Very well I think.
- Good.
Where is Marjorie by the way?
I haven't seen her all day.
She's spending the day with
the Lawlers, in the country.
That's nice. Did she say
when she'd be back?
Only in time to dress for Miss
Whittaker's party. -Good heavens!
Why I better go and finish my gardening,
so that I could start to get ready.
things to do out here.
Emily.
Oh, Mr Byrne. It's you.
You frightened me.
Did I?
I thought you were still in the garden.
Did you?
I left everything nice and tidy for...
Mrs Byrne.
Did you?
Mr Byrne, please let me by.
Of course.
Nice perfume you use, Emily.
No Mr Byrne. You're hurting me!
- Emily!
You've been drinking.
Let me go! -Did you happen to tell my wife that you've been digging into her perfume?
I don't care! Let me go! Let me go!
- Emily.
Let me go! Let me go! Let me go!
Shut up! Stop it. Do you want the
whole neighborhood to hear you?
Pull yourself together
and I'll let you go.
That's better.
All we needed was that
old gossip to hear us.
Emily...
Emily!
Emily! Emily!
Merciful God!
Hello, Stephen. I tried the
front door but... -John!
Thank heaven it's you.
Well, what's happened?
There's been an accident.
Marjorie?
No, the new maid Emily. She fell.
Let me look at her.
- No! I...
Stephen, what's the matter with you?
Have you sent for a doctor?
- No. There's nothing anybody could do.
She fell down the stairs, she hit
her head. They'll blame me!
Well... because I was playing a fool,
pretending I was going to kiss her.
She got frightened and something happened.
I don't know what exactly but of course
they'll blame me! -Stephen, stop it!
Let me look at her.
This girl didn't fall.
- She did. I saw her.
She was strangled!
- It was an accident I tell you!
I scarcely touched her. I hardly put my
hands to her to prevent her screaming.
You don't know how quickly it
happened, John. You don't know!
Where are you going?
For the police.
- You can't. You're my brother!
I've gotten you out of a lot
of nasty scrapes, Stephen.
But this is murder.
John don't let me down.
You can't do that to your own brother.
Please, you have to help me.
Please, John! Please!
Stephen.
Stephen...
I can't go through with this.
You promised to stay up there!
Listen to me.
The only thing to do
is to go to the police.
Tell them exactly how it happened.
It was an accident.
Even you don't believe me.
Do you?
I don't know what to believe.
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