Tension Page #4

Oh, we'll make a cast today...

...and in a week, no more,

you'll get your lenses.

"Paul Thomas. John... "

"Sothern. "

Sothern. James Sothern.

Jerome Sothern. Je... Paul.

Paul. Paul.

No Paul Sothern.

I'm glad to know you, Mr. Sothern.

Hmm?

Where do I live?

Yeah, where the devil do I live?

That's fine. That's just fine.

Of course, I'll require some references.

- It's customary.

- Yeah, I understand.

I've just been transferred out here.

I'm away five days a week on the road.

I only spend weekends here.

Not much wear and tear

on your apartment.

Of course, you'll...

You'll sign a lease, Mister...

Sothern. Paul Sothern.

Of course.

I'll draw up the papers

and have them ready Saturday.

- All right. Swell.

- Fine.

Goodbye.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry.

It's all right.

Oh.

- Sorry, ha.

- It's all right.

- Oh!

Oh, I'm sor...

Well, I... I guess I better get down.

Yeah. Yeah.

Gee, I'm sorry.

That's all right.

- You must be the new tenant.

- Yeah. Yeah, I am.

I'm Mary Chanler. We're neighbors.

Paul Sothern.

- How do you do, Miss Chanler?

- Hello.

I didn't mean to spoil your picture.

- I was coming around the corner there.

- I just fool around with it.

- I'm not really a photographer.

- Oh.

- I cashier over in the village.

- Uh-huh.

Yeah.

- Oh, Mr. Sothern.

- Yeah?

You forgot something.

Hmm?

- Your suitcase.

Oh. Thanks.

- Sure.

- Thanks.

You really oughtn't use

those flash bulbs because...

Well, I said I was sorry.

No, no, I didn't mean that.

I mean, there's plenty of light, you see...

...and you might even try using a filter.

You know, you know a lot about this.

Well, I just fool around with it like you.

I'm a salesman.

Cosmetics.

La Femme Beauty Preparations.

I'm on the road most of the week.

- Oh, Mr. Sothern...

- Yeah?

Welcome to the Westwood Apartments.

Thanks.

It had worked.

No one questioned he was Paul Sothern.

He was a man with a new face,

new clothes, new name, new job...

...new apartment, and new neighbors.

Now, he could kill Barney Deager.

And Paul Sothern could then vanish

as completely as he'd appeared.

For five days a week, however,

Warren Quimby retained his own identity.

He lived in the old apartment upstairs,

worked the night shift...

...and kept perfecting his plan.

Get me Malibu... Never mind.

How soon can I get this?

Let's see. That'll be about half an hour.

- I'll be back.

- All right. Thank you.

Mr. Deager's residence.

This is Paul Sothern.

Who?

- Sothern.

- Paul Sothern.

- Yes, Mr. Sothern?

I want you to tell Mr. Deager that

he's not gonna get away with what he did.

- Tell him I'll get him for it.

- What did you say, Mr. Sothern?

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