In Name Only Page #4

I happen to know that

she's innocent.

HE TUTS:

Was Miss Eden at the accident?

You know she was.

Did you talk to her?

Of course not.

You probably didn't have to.

Excuse me, will you, Maida?

I've to go out.

To see Miss Eden?

To see Miss Eden.

This is a new development, isn't it?

What? Well, you can see

what this makes me.

After all, people in our position...

Look, Maida...do you realise what

our position is? Yours and mine?

Oh, I wish you wouldn't change

the subject, Alec.

I'm not changing the subject.

It all ties in. You said you loved

me when you married me, didn't you?

Yes. It wasn't true, was it?

Of course it was.

Do you remember David Stoughton?

What? I said,

do you remember David Stoughton?

Why, yes.

Do you know what happened to him?

He... He died, didn't he? How?

I don't know. Really, Alec!

He shot himself. Well?

Do you know why? How should I?

He shot himself while you and

I were on our honeymoon.

I suppose you're going to say he did

it because of me.

Well, didn't he?

Why, I barely met him, Alec.

He may have imagined that he

was in love with me, yes.

But was that my fault?

Could I help it if he was

so weak-willed as...?

Where did you get this?

His mother sent it to me.

All right.

It's true.

I did love him.

I was mad about him.

What of it?

How could you do it?

I had a choice.

I could take David and love...

and nothing else.

Or I could take you

and what went with you.

I took you.

Well, at least we know where

we stand. Both of us.

Alec...I hope you don't

think my telling you this

will condone anything you might do.

I intend to see Miss Eden

whenever and wherever I can.

Does that mean you think that

you're in love with her?

It means she's the first person

I've met in two years

who's been able to make me

feel like a human being again.

Oh...

Surprised to see me?

Well, yes. Here's your sketchbook.

I like them.

You did? Ah-ha.

Well, er... It must have been quite

a mix-up last night.

I wish I hadn't slept through

it all. It wasn't that dull, was it?

Aren't you going to ask me in?

Well, this is sort of

a cleaning day. Oh...

Well, incidentally, it was darn nice

of you to cover up for Mrs Duross.

Oh, that's all right.

I hope somebody will

do as much for me some day.

Well, I hope that won't be

necessary. Well, you never know.

Look... Don't get the wrong idea

about last night, will you?

The whole thing was an accident.

Not only to the car, but my being

with Suzanne, Mrs Duross.

She was the accident.

That's something for you to tell

Mrs Walker, isn't it?

Well, I did

and she wouldn't believe me.

And that's something I want to

talk to you about.

It has nothing to do with me.

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