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Right.

You'd better pack a bag

for your wife, Lieutenant.

Thanks, Doctor.

I'm from Dr. Cross's office.

We were to pick up a patient.

- Oh, yes. They're on their way down now.

- Thank you.

- Your car is waiting, Doctor.

- Thank you.

- This is Miss Jordan from my office. Lt. Stewart.

- How do you do, Lieutenant?

Mrs. Stewart has had

a nervous collapse.

What a shame. Don't you worry, Lieutenant.

We'll soon have her well again.

- You'll call for me in the morning, right?

- Yes. I'll pick you up at 11:30.

Put her to bed and have Dr. Stevens

give her an injection of scopolamine.

Yes, Doctor.

- Miss Hatfield?

- Good morning, Doctor.

Your patient is coming in at the ambulance

entrance. You have a room ready?

- Yes I have, sir.

- Thank you.

- Good morning, sir.

- Good morning, Doctor.

- How is she?

- Quite relaxed, sir.

- What's her trouble?

- Amnesia shock.

- She's had her injection?

- Yes, Doctor.

- She's ready to talk now.

- Thank you.

- That'll be all.

- Sir.

I'm Dr. Cross, Mrs. Stewart.

I am your friend. I'm here to help you.

I want you to think.

You're going to remember things now.

You went to meet your husband

at the Belmont Arms.

Do you remember that?

You were worried about Paul.

He didn't arrive on time.

You were too nervous to sleep.

Did you walk out on the balcony?

I- Yes.

I walked out on the balcony.

See? You can remember.

Now what did you see

from the balcony?

They-

They were quarreling.

You heard them distinctly?

- I-

- Did you hear them distinctly?

He's trying to...

stop her.

He's going to...

hit her.

He's hitting her head.

He's killing her.

Who? Who's hurting the woman?

That man.

He's her husband.

He's killing her.

- Well?

- She knows, Elaine. She remembers.

Her room was opposite my apartment.

She walked out on the balcony,

and she heard everything.

Yes?

Can you come? They're having

trouble with Mr. Edwards.

Yes.

Darling, I didn't think

you'd ever get here.

I love you.

You've got a headache.

I can tell from your eyes.

Yes. It's bursting.

- You did it?

- Yes. Yes. I did it.

It was horrible, Elaine.

I had the porter

take the trunk down.

I told the hotel manager

I was joining my...

wife in Carmel for a few days-

To ship the trunk to my lodge.

No one knew she was

in town last night?

No. She came up the back way.

She wanted to surprise us. Remember?

You're not sorry. Are you?

I wish I had called the police.

I lost my head. I didn't mean to kill her.

There was no premeditation.

But now I've concealed her body.

I've shipped the trunk to my lodge.

And you know as well as I do

there's only one answer for that.

- I shouldn't have listened to you, Elaine.

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