The Squeaker Page #2

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- Good day, Inspector.

They say "Don't look around you if you go

or you'll find yourself back in again."

I hope not.

- Mr Leslie?

Yes?

- I have come for you.

Mrs Mulford is expecting you.

Please.

Auntie, that was splendid.

- I really do believe...

I had a particularly good day.

- I also share that opinion.

Very well done, Nancy.

Particularly the Tempi... in...

in the finale.

- Yes, that's right. It was extraordinary.

It was extraordinary.

- Thank you.

Hearing your approval is so good.

A Mr Leslie of Dartmoor

wants to speak you, Mrs Mulford.

I beg to be allowed to say...

- James, whenever you have anything...

to say there's a worm in it. So you'd

rather say nothing and show him in.

As you wish, Ma'am.

Step this way, please.

Welcome, Mr Leslie.

You can leave that case you are carrying

into James' keeping.

Yes?

- Yes.

Don't be afraid if he's not.

- I am Mrs Mulford.

Your case was recommended

by the clergyman of Dartmoor.

I do feel it's my duty

to help people like you.

Did you say help?

- Yes.

I'd better tell you then: There's no

remnant of evil in me anymore.

Finished!

- Very good.

Very good. You see,

that's the right attitude for an...

Ex-convict? The right word

will be following me forever.

I'm sure, it won't. Trust in me.

This is my manager. He is willing...

to give us the helping hand by taking you

on as an extra assistant, aren't you?

Yes, Leslie. I'm ready to take you

under my wing. We'll find a way.

That's something that you two can discuss

later on. So Sir Fielding and I...

have several things to talk about.

I hope that you will be content here.

And I'm so very happy that there is

no longer any trace of evil in you.

Come along, Leslie. Beryl?

- I'm coming.

Beryl, my dear. It's a hard blow

which you dealt us when you didn't...

allow us to print your new thriller

in serial form. it's quite a book!

Sorry, I find you much too conservative.

I saw your fees!

Goodbye, Auntie.

- Goodbye.

What a lovely couple.

You can be very proud of them.

Absolutely, yes.

When I see my dear nice Beryl...

I simply think of days long ago.

My poor dear Paul. it's actually

really quite a little while.

But you still are, Nancy. I don't

think you've changed very much at all.

What's the matter now?

- I got whisky in.

James, you are really beginning

to show signs of age.

You have given us the wrong cups.

I'm terribly sorry, Madam.

- Never mind. You can go now.

I want to understand that, Nancy,

every time we had tee together...

you never drunk anything but whisky?

- Oh Lord, bless my soul, no.

Thank God for that.

- Once in a while, it was rum.

That's much more complicated than

it looks. All animals are sensitive.

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