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Come in Welcome I'm EG Marshall. I've been waiting

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for you Welcome to the world of suspense imagination

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a world where nothing is impossible and everything

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is foolproof At least that's what Peter Vincent

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thought the hero of our tale Peter Vincent is

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approaching middle -aged not quite fair but already

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beginning to experience the disillusions, the

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restlessness that comes from feeling we're capable

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of better things and fearing time will run out

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before we achieve them. But Peter Vincent, who

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lives by his wit, his charm, his cunning, hit

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one day on a scheme that appeared to be his great

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triumph. I'm going to kill myself. Well, that's

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one way to... Your what? I'm going to kill myself.

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But it won't be suicide. You're gonna kill yourself,

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but it won't be suicide. That's right, Murray.

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And my wife will receive $50 ,000 in insurance

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money. Now I know you're crazy. I'm serious,

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Murray. Well, you can go ahead and kill yourself,

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but your wife isn't gonna get any 50 grand. You're

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not even married. That's right, Murray. Don't

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you see now why it's so perfect? Our mystery

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drama, Dressed to Kill, was written especially

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for the Mystery Theater by Bob Juran and stars

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Robert Morse. I'll be back shortly with Act One.

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we

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practice to deceive. And Peter Vincent is about

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to weave a tangled web of deception, the likes

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of which he has never tried before, and hopes

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never to have to try again. Our story begins

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in a cheap but clean and well -run apartment

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house on New York City's west side. Oh, Mr. Vincent.

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Yes, Mrs. Gresh. It's the fifth of the month.

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Well, thank you, Mrs. Gresh. Do you tell the

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time, too? Look, I'll thank you not to be so

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smart when you're late with the rent. Two months

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late at that only two months this time things

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are looking up for you I got my bills to pay

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to you know and everything going up everything

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goes up around here except the heat I've been

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meaning to speak to you about there is an energy

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crisis I have to conserve will have your own

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crisis if I catch pneumonia and can't work I

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shall sue you mrs. Gretch for depriving me of

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my livelihood I'd like to know just what that

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is you know what I do Well, you call yourself

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an actor. Actors act. You haven't been in a show

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since you started living here. Does that make

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me any the less an actor? We are all acting,

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Mrs. Gretch. You, I, everyone. We're playing

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out our roles in this great stage. We are never

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really ourselves. We hide behind the masks and

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we act out our little lives. I mean, you're acting.

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You don't want to press me for the rent, but

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you must. It's your role in life. So you step

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up on the stage as you are now, the star of this

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mini -drama acting the part of the miserable,

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harassed landlady insisting on the rent. And

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you do your part extraordinarily well. Have you

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ever thought of going on the stage? Well, my

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sister was always telling me I had a nice boy.

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And she's right, she is. I may speak to my agent

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about you. I might just be able to get you a

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part. Yeah, but get me the rent instead. Beautiful,

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Mrs. Gretsch. That was beautiful. You have a

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natural sense of timing. You'll make a wonderful

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heroine someday. You're past the ingenue roles,

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but still... You have till the tenth, Mr. Vincent.

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Not a day after. That's it, Mrs. Gretsch. Keep

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studying. Stupid old frump. Hi, Pete. Murray.

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What are you doing here? Drinking your scotch.

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I thought you were in Cleveland. Ah, the show

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folded. How'd you get in? You gave me a key a

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year ago, remember? Well, remind me to change

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the lock. I'm sick of your freeloading, Murray.

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But just a couple of days till I get settled.

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I gave up my room when I went on the road. You're

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not staying here. Oh, come on, Pete. I'll pay

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half the rent. Well, welcome home, Murray. You're

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looking pretty good, Pete. You've been eating

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regularly? Off and on. I pulled a little flim

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-flam job a few months ago, paid the back rent.

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What about acting? Any leads? No, but I'm working

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on something, Murray. Something really big. I'm

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sick of those ratty little deals for peanuts.

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Aw, come on. Not another con game. The greatest,

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Murray. The one that'll set me up for life on

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that sunny little beach in Mexico. I'm going

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to pull one last gigantic hoax and then retire.

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I mean, just settle down for life. I've been

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thinking about it for months. Great. What's the

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scheme? I'm going to kill myself. Well, that's

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one way to... You what? I'm going to kill myself.

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But it won't be suicide. You're gonna kill yourself,

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but it won't be suicide. That's right, Murray.

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And my wife will receive $50 ,000 in insurance.

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Now, I know you're nuts. I'm serious, Murray.

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How can you be? You may go ahead and kill yourself,

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but your wife isn't gonna get any 50 grand. You're

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not even married. I'm going to have another martini

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while I try to focus in on this. It has to work,

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Murray. It's foolproof. Nothing is foolproof.

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I've been looking at it from every angle, and

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the more I look, the more I'm convinced it's

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going to work. Now, Peter Vincent will die. His

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wife will disappear forever, and I'll come out

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of the whole thing with $50 ,000. Let me get

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this straight. You're going to fake your own

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death. and then impersonate your wife to collect

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the insurance? Precisely. I've got a $25 ,000

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double indemnity policy. I've had it for years.

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I got it back in the better days when I was working

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regularly and traveling a lot. My mother was

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a beneficiary. But after she died, I just never

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did anything about changing the policy. I kept

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it up. You're not only out of work, you're out

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of your mind. No, listen, Murray, when I thought

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of this thing last year, I went and changed the

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beneficiary on that policy. I made up a name,

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Tina Vincent. The beneficiary is Tina Vincent,

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wife of the deceased. I've just been waiting,

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letting enough time go by so it looks legitimate.

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Well, it's a blockbuster, all right. If you get

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away with it, there are a lot of things to consider.

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How are you going to pass for a woman? The impersonation

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is the main. Yeah, that's it. Can you be convincing?

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When I put my mind to something, I can be very

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convincing. I don't believe it. When did you

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learn to talk like that? I used that voice in

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a night club act a couple of years ago. It's

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perfect. It's a perfect day. Say something else.

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It was sweet of you to invite me to dinner, Murray.

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Oh, Murray, pay the check and let's just get

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out of here. Fantastic! Well, the first thing

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to do now is create, you know, Tina Vinson. Now

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will you help me, Murray? Hey, give me that voice

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again. That really spooks me, hearing that dame's

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voice coming out of you. Well, that's because

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you haven't seen me at my best, Murray. Wait

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till I'm dressed for the part. May I help you,

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sir? Oh, yes, I was interested in these pants

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suits. Oh, well, these are on sale today. Is

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it a gift for your wife, perhaps? Yes, you might,

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yes, you might say that for my wife, yes. Oh,

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how nice. Oh, what's her size? Size? Oh, about

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like mine. Like yours? Oh, rather tall, then.

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Decidedly. Well, let me see, I'd say about an

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18 tall. And if it doesn't fit, you can always

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bring it back. Fine. Now, all the suits on this

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rack are all size 18. I'll take this blue and

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that black velvet. That was fast. You certainly

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know your wife's taste. Yes, I do, rather. All

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right. Well, I'll have these boxed and get trapped.

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Will there be anything else, sir? Yes. As a matter

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of fact, she's been wanting a new wig. Yes, sir.

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Step this way. Next kind of day. Now, what does

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she wear? Blonde, brunette? Black? Oh, dear me,

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yes. Funny, I've never really noticed. Oh, well,

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uh, what's her coloring like? Fair? Dark? Fair,

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fair. Like, uh, like mine, almost. Oh, uh -huh.

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Oh, this frosted blonde would be perfect. Now,

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this one. Yes, yes, I think that was too. Oh,

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here, just for fun. Try it on. You say her coloring

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is like yours. No, please, that's silly. Oh,

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here, here, let me just flip it over your head.

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Adjust it a little. It's incredible, sir. What's

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incredible? Well, I don't know, but this wig,

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I... Well, I hope you'll forgive me for saying

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so, but with that wig on, you could ask for a

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rather attractive woman, really. Except for one

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thing. And what's that? Well, your mustache.

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Well, Murray, how do I look? Like a tall Doris

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Day. Come on, will you? Come on, what have I

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forgotten? What is wrong with this whole image?

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Nothing. I gotta admit, it's perfect. Yeah. Have

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I got on too much makeup? No, I don't think so.

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Lots of women go in for heavy makeup. Well, there's

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only one sure way to find out. The acid test.

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Go out in public. Precisely. Because I've got

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to be convincing as a woman before I've gone

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too far. Where are you gonna start? Well, first

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I'm gonna open a bank account. I've got to establish

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some sort of identity. for Tina Vincent. Just

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impersonating a woman isn't good enough because

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when I get down to the final act, applying for

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the insurance, I've got to prove that I really

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am Tina Vincent. I've got to have identification.

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You sure have brought this thing up, Pete. I've

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been planning it for almost a year. Well, I'm

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going to start with the bank. Lend me 50 bucks,

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will you? I promise you, you'll get it back in

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spades when this whole thing's over. Yeah, when

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you're in Mexico, you mean. Come on, Marie, be

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a patron of the art, huh? Where's your imagination?

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Now, come on, don't let a little thing like a

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few bucks keep us from carrying out one of the

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greatest schemes of all time. No wonder you don't

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have to work. Okay, here. You won't regret it.

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You want to come along and watch the fun? I wouldn't

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miss it for the world. I paid 50 bucks for that

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reserved seat. Stage fright? No. At this point

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I have nothing to lose. Let's call it a first

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read -through. Okay. Give me that Tino voice

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again. You gotta get in character. Good afternoon.

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I'd like to open a savings account. Perfect.

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Is the wig straight? Yeah. Everything looks fine

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to me. Okay, Murray. All right. All right. Here

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I go. I beg your pardon. Oh, good afternoon,

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madam. May I help you? Yes, I'd like to open

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a savings account. Certainly. Sit down, please.

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Will this be an individual or a joint account?

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An individual. I'm starting to save a little

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for a surprise vacation for my husband in Mexico.

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Well, that's very nice, very nice. May I have

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your name, Mrs.? Vincent. Tina Vincent. All right,

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Mrs. Vincent, if you fill out both these cards,

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name, address, social security number. Social

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security number? I beg your pardon? Oh, a little

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catch in the throat. No, a social security number.

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No, I don't have one. I mean, my card must be

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at home. I haven't worked for so many years.

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I see. Well, you can always send that in to us

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later. How much would you like to deposit? Well,

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fifty dollars. Very well, Mrs. Ibsen. You should

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have seen his face when I dropped back to my

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own voice for that horrible second. Did he realize?

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I don't think so. He was startled, but I carried

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it off. I have to do better than that, though,

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when I face an insurance company. I've got to

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be totally convincing. Well, you just need more

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practice. You're right, Murray. I've got to try

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and live an entire week as Tina Vincent. Everywhere

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I go, everything I do will be Tina Vincent. Yeah,

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but I got my doubts, a lot of big doubts. Why?

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Well, maybe you can talk like a woman and dress

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up like one for a while. But I don't think you

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can keep up the pose. Sustain it, I mean. That's

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what I want to find out, and I've got a great

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idea. This will be the test to end all tests.

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If I can fool that hawkeye superintendent, Mrs.

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Gretch, the toughest insurance man, will be a

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pushover. Yeah, how are you going to do that?

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Another brilliant piece of business, Murray.

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I just hope I can keep from laughing in her face.

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because I've got to fool her in order to live

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here this week as Tina Vincent. In fact, she

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doesn't know it, but she's going to be an unwitting

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supporting player in our little drama. And I

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do mean supporting, particularly if there should

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be an insurance investigation later. Yeah, and

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that's a very likely possibility. I've been wondering

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how you plan to stage your own death. That's

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act two, Marie. Now let's establish the bereaved

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beneficiary first. But there's got to be a body.

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Yes, it is, customer. Insurance companies don't

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pay out until they're sure the policyholder is

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dead. That's right, Murray. Then as I see it,

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if you're going to get away with this thing,

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you've got to get away with murder. Indeed. Get

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away with murder. And get away with being a convincing

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Mrs. Tina Vincennes. in order to get away with

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$50 ,000. A call order for even the best actor

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or female impersonator, particularly when someone

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else is in on the whole scheme. But first things

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first, let's see how well Peter Vincent makes

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out spending a week as Mrs. Vincent when we return

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shortly with Act Two. Peter Vincent, con artist,

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sometime actor, is preparing what he considers

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the greatest scheme of his career. Impersonating

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his own beneficiary, Mrs. Tina Vincent, to collect

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his own insurance. But first, he must prove to

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others, and to himself, he can carry out the

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impersonation. So, for the next few days, Peter

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Vincent will disappear, and Mrs. Tina Vincent

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will take over. I'd like to see the superintendent.

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What do you want? I'm looking for a man named

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Peter Vincent. I was told he lives in this building.

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His name's on the mailbox, 2A. But I don't think

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he's in. I haven't seen him since yesterday.

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Well, would you be kind enough then to let me

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into his apartment? Certainly not. I don't know

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you. I'm... Mrs. Vincent, his wife. His wife?

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Hey, I didn't know he was married. He's lived

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here two years. We're separated, but I'm still

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Mrs. Vincent. Oh, sorry, B. What next from that

00:16:20.240 --> 00:16:23.639
man? I know Mr. Vincent wouldn't mind your letting

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me in. He doesn't know I'm in town. I want to

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surprise him. I'm afraid not, Mrs. How do I know

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he'd be glad to see you? Look, if he wants you

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in his apartment... He'll be the one to let you

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in. Well, how'd it go? Smooth, Murray, smooth.

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The old crow didn't bat an eyelash. To her, I'm

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a perfect stranger. If he wants you in his apartment,

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he'll be the one to let you in. That's just what

00:16:53.610 --> 00:16:56.070
she said. Come on. We have to arrange for my

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wife's lodging. Where now? Uh, that phone booth

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there. Lend me a dime, Murray. I've got to make

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a call. I'll put it on your bill. Consider it

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an investment. I told you, you'll share in the

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spoils. I hope you know what you're doing, because

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I sure don't. Another scene in our little drama,

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Murray. Hello? Hello, Mrs. Gratch, this is Peter

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Vincent. Oh, Mr. F... I'm out of town, Mrs. Gretch.

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I had an unexpected chance for a part and I won't

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be back for at least a week. Would you keep an

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eye on my apartment for me? I've done that already.

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There was a woman here, not five minutes ago,

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said she was your wife. Tina? Tina was there?

00:17:41.789 --> 00:17:44.589
Oh, that's what she called herself. Is she really

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your wife, Mr. Vincent? Yes, yes, we're separated.

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I haven't seen Tina for years. Oh, well, she

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wanted me to let her into your apartment to surprise

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you, but I wouldn't do it. Oh, Mrs. Gretch, I

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wish you had. What? You mean it's alright? Well,

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you wouldn't have had any way of knowing. Tina

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and I are the best of friends, Mrs. Gretch. If

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she should come back, you know, if you see her

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again by any chance, please, please let her in.

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In fact, she can stay there until I get back.

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Let her use my apartment if she likes. Well,

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alright, if you say so. a good run. A what? Just

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a little show talk. You did say you're a play.

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Oh yes, yes. It's going to be a very good run,

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Mrs. Gratch. In fact, it seems to be going beautifully.

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Just a minute, sir. Yes? I know you've been staying

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with Mr. Vincent, but now things have changed.

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He's out of town. Yeah, I know. And Mr. Vincent

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is occupying the apartment. See? You mean Tina's

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here? And with Mr. Vincent away, I don't think...

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Oh, don't worry, Mrs. Gretz. You didn't know.

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I'm Peter Vincent's brother -in -law. What? Mrs.

00:19:02.579 --> 00:19:07.559
Vincent's my sister. Oh. Well... Well, I hope...

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I hope she's not here to make trouble. Mr. Vincent

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said they were separate. Don't worry. It's probably

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a reconciliation. They've always admired each

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other, even though they couldn't live together.

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I certainly hope so. Stupid old lady. Uh, Tina?

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It's Murray. Murray, surprise! When did you get

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into town? Just today. Come in. Oh, good show,

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brother dear. You know, I'm beginning to enjoy

00:19:36.849 --> 00:19:39.710
this part. Yes, keep you in practice. And what's

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next for you? Us, Murray. We're going out on

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the town tonight. What? That's right. We're going

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to an east side bar and here's what I want you

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to do. Another martini, Murray, please. Uh, bartender,

00:20:00.369 --> 00:20:03.210
a martini for the lady. And let's make this the

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last. Oh, Murray! You've been drinking too much

00:20:05.789 --> 00:20:07.950
and you know it. Murray, please! Look, I know

00:20:07.950 --> 00:20:09.769
when you've had too many martinis. I don't know

00:20:09.769 --> 00:20:11.410
why I'm sapping up to keep ordering them for

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you. Murray, I am all right. Yours at once. I'm

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the one. I'm as sober as a judge and I can see

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what's happening to you. Murray, this is good.

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Murray, Murray, Murray, that's all I ever hear

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from you. I'm getting out of here. I'm sick of

00:20:21.609 --> 00:20:24.529
you whining and complaining. Goodbye. Molly!

00:20:25.690 --> 00:20:30.609
Hey, honey. What? He ain't coming back. What

00:20:30.609 --> 00:20:35.069
do you drink? I don't drink with strangers. I'm

00:20:35.069 --> 00:20:38.130
Harry Watson. How do you do? You see, now we're

00:20:38.130 --> 00:20:42.690
not strangers. No, I'm not interested. Ah, come

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on. Good -looking dame like you. Man runs out

00:20:45.289 --> 00:20:48.069
on her. Come on, let's have a little fun. No,

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please, you don't understand. It's not like that

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at all. Baby, I know all about what it's like.

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Believe me, and you're something. Oh, you really

00:21:01.650 --> 00:21:05.190
think so? Baby, I know so. What's your name?

00:21:05.509 --> 00:21:11.150
Oh, well, Tina. Tina what? Just Tina. Pretty

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name. Come on, let's have another drink and let's

00:21:14.700 --> 00:21:18.099
get acquainted. Well, all right. Maybe just one.

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Hey, bartender, another... What are you drinking?

00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:26.099
Martini. Yeah, a martini. Harry, do you really

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think that I'm attractive? Sure I do. Would I

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be buying you a martini if I didn't? You're not

00:21:33.500 --> 00:21:37.299
just feeling sorry for me. Nah, of course not.

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You're interesting. And I wouldn't be surprised

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if things got more interesting later. Oh, you'd

00:21:44.410 --> 00:21:49.329
be surprised, Harry. Would you ever be surprised?

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And then what happened? I tracked the martini

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and left. I proved my point. Tomorrow I'm going

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to apply for a social security number and keep

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on good terms with Mrs. Gretch. She's going to

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be important to us later on. Look, Pete, don't

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you think you've carried the joke far enough?

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What do you mean? Look, you've proved you can

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be a convincing dame. It's been fun and funny.

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But you're not really serious about knocking

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some guy off and trying to make the insurance

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company think it's you. Of course I'm serious.

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I might add that I am dead serious. But that's

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murder. Not really. Not with what I have in mind.

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Now, stop worrying so much. Just think about

00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:37.660
that $50 ,000... and it's a lot closer than you

00:22:37.660 --> 00:22:44.539
think. I don't have to prove myself anymore,

00:22:44.779 --> 00:22:47.619
Murray. I can carry off the masquerade. The time

00:22:47.619 --> 00:22:51.140
has come for act two. Act two? The victim. I

00:22:51.140 --> 00:22:53.519
have to find my corpse. We have to plan this

00:22:53.519 --> 00:22:55.680
carefully because when I leave here, I'll never

00:22:55.680 --> 00:22:58.420
return, you see, as Peter Vincent. I want you

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to get a hotel room. some sleazy out -of -the

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-way place where we can get past the desk clerk

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without being seen. Whereabouts? Near the Bowery,

00:23:09.009 --> 00:23:11.950
but not actually on it. Now call me from there.

00:23:12.009 --> 00:23:14.650
I've got some preparations to make here because

00:23:14.650 --> 00:23:18.869
today Peter Vincent meets with his accident.

00:23:30.640 --> 00:23:34.420
Hello? Uh, Pete? Where are you, Murray? The Hotel

00:23:34.420 --> 00:23:37.980
Matador, room 218. I'll find it. Now, I'll meet

00:23:37.980 --> 00:23:40.880
you there in about an hour. Drop off the necessary

00:23:40.880 --> 00:23:44.480
things and then, Murray, we'll go shopping for

00:23:44.480 --> 00:23:53.440
a corpse. What a neighborhood. Perfect hunting

00:23:53.440 --> 00:23:56.480
ground. Yeah, if we get out alive. They're all

00:23:56.480 --> 00:23:59.000
too drunk to care about anything but where their

00:23:59.000 --> 00:24:01.240
next drink is coming from. Look, look at that

00:24:01.240 --> 00:24:03.759
creature there. Let's try him. You'll never get

00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:08.480
him on his feet. Hey, wake up. Wake up. How would

00:24:08.480 --> 00:24:11.079
you like to make ten dollars? What ten bucks?

00:24:11.339 --> 00:24:13.779
Enough to keep you in Muscatel for two weeks.

00:24:13.930 --> 00:24:16.309
Hey, what do you guys want? A little of your

00:24:16.309 --> 00:24:19.130
time. I don't know you. You will shortly, and

00:24:19.130 --> 00:24:21.569
all your troubles are going to be over. Oh, well,

00:24:21.589 --> 00:24:23.029
that's nice. Now, just come on, come on, come

00:24:23.029 --> 00:24:25.170
on. Come with us. We'll make you nice and comfortable.

00:24:26.130 --> 00:24:28.990
Isn't he perfect, Murray? He's so disgustingly

00:24:28.990 --> 00:24:32.250
depraved. Yeah. Ten bucks for what? For doing

00:24:32.250 --> 00:24:35.329
us and yourself a favor. What's that? Just, just

00:24:35.329 --> 00:24:37.569
these. Come with us. Take it, Murray. Take his

00:24:37.569 --> 00:24:39.730
arms. Take his arms. All right. Let's get him

00:24:39.730 --> 00:24:45.980
to the hotel. Can you see anyone in the lobby?

00:24:46.640 --> 00:24:48.920
No, just the clerk at the desk. Do you think

00:24:48.920 --> 00:24:50.779
you can distract him? What's the difference?

00:24:50.960 --> 00:24:52.359
This place is full of guys in this condition.

00:24:52.420 --> 00:24:55.759
I don't want any suspicions aroused. I want to

00:24:55.759 --> 00:24:58.660
get up to that room and out again without being

00:24:58.660 --> 00:25:00.740
seen. Hey, wait a minute. The clerk's going toward

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:03.099
the elevators. And what's this all about? Shut

00:25:03.099 --> 00:25:07.190
up! He's gone up. All right, now! Come on. Move.

00:25:07.789 --> 00:25:09.670
Let's take the stairs. It's only one flight up.

00:25:09.849 --> 00:25:12.410
I hope that clerk hasn't gone to the second floor.

00:25:12.670 --> 00:25:16.809
If we do meet anyone, just keep going. I can't.

00:25:17.109 --> 00:25:19.849
Shut up and keep moving. All right. Now, wait

00:25:19.849 --> 00:25:21.769
a second. I'll check the hall. Okay. Stop it

00:25:21.769 --> 00:25:25.569
now. Okay. I want to head and open the door.

00:25:25.670 --> 00:25:32.509
All right. I don't see how anyone who doesn't

00:25:32.509 --> 00:25:37.029
eat regularly could have so much weight. Really

00:25:37.029 --> 00:25:40.970
bad bugs, huh? Well, we made it. I'll get him

00:25:40.970 --> 00:25:44.130
into that chair. Yeah. All right, now get the

00:25:44.130 --> 00:25:47.109
hot water going. My case has shaving cream, soap.

00:25:47.390 --> 00:25:51.849
I'll get these foul clothes off him. A second...Murray,

00:25:52.309 --> 00:26:00.220
I'll run the tub. You undress him. I never believed

00:26:00.220 --> 00:26:02.779
it. All it took was a shave, some cleaning up,

00:26:03.079 --> 00:26:06.299
my best suit, and he looks like a human being.

00:26:06.619 --> 00:26:10.799
What's this all about? It's just a joke on a

00:26:10.799 --> 00:26:13.420
friend. Now look, here's a wallet. Now lend me

00:26:13.420 --> 00:26:15.759
a ten spot, will you, Marie? We did promise him.

00:26:16.460 --> 00:26:19.740
Now here's your ten dollars in this wallet. Now

00:26:19.740 --> 00:26:21.900
we'll just put it inside your coat like this,

00:26:22.220 --> 00:26:24.799
and you can keep the wallet too, and the clothes.

00:26:26.059 --> 00:26:29.900
And there stands Peter Vincent, my clothes, all

00:26:29.900 --> 00:26:32.579
my identification, and heading for eternity.

00:26:33.819 --> 00:26:37.220
We'll wait till 5 .15, the height of the subway

00:26:37.220 --> 00:26:47.829
rush hour. This looks like home. Move to the

00:26:47.829 --> 00:26:49.950
rear of the platform, Murray. That way, when

00:26:49.950 --> 00:26:51.970
the train passes us, it'll be going full speed.

00:26:52.150 --> 00:26:54.609
But this is ridiculous, Pete. We've got 200 witnesses.

00:26:54.670 --> 00:26:56.710
Safety in numbers, Murray. We're lost in the

00:26:56.710 --> 00:26:58.569
crowd, and not one of them will know what's happened

00:26:58.569 --> 00:27:01.049
until it's all over. A man falls in front of

00:27:01.049 --> 00:27:03.630
a subway train. There'll be 30 different versions

00:27:03.630 --> 00:27:05.069
of what happened. We should have done this at

00:27:05.069 --> 00:27:06.990
2 o 'clock in the morning. Yeah, then we would

00:27:06.990 --> 00:27:08.529
have witnessed this. We stand out like a red

00:27:08.529 --> 00:27:11.309
nose. Edge a little closer. I don't want to lie

00:27:11.309 --> 00:27:15.069
down. You will, very soon. Murray, just before

00:27:15.069 --> 00:27:17.769
the train reaches the platform, let go of it.

00:27:17.869 --> 00:27:20.869
We won't step back. When he tires and falls,

00:27:21.049 --> 00:27:23.109
we lose ourselves in the confusion. Isn't there

00:27:23.109 --> 00:27:26.730
an easier way? It has to be an accident to collect

00:27:26.730 --> 00:27:29.650
the double indemnity. And I don't want any body

00:27:29.650 --> 00:27:33.089
left to identify just the wallet and my identification.

00:27:33.670 --> 00:27:52.569
Here it comes. Have another drink, Murray. You'll

00:27:52.569 --> 00:27:56.670
feel better. It seemed kind of cruel. He was

00:27:56.670 --> 00:27:59.170
standing too close to the track. He was unsteady

00:27:59.170 --> 00:28:01.950
on his feet. Yeah, we put him there. Look, will

00:28:01.950 --> 00:28:05.640
you forget him? That was Peter Vincent who went

00:28:05.640 --> 00:28:08.240
under the wheels of the train. If you want to

00:28:08.240 --> 00:28:10.660
feel remorse, just remember it's for your brother

00:28:10.660 --> 00:28:13.799
-in -law, your dear sister's husband. All right,

00:28:13.880 --> 00:28:16.180
don't worry. I'll play along. Look, we're really

00:28:16.180 --> 00:28:18.759
in this for keeps, Murray. We have to go through

00:28:18.759 --> 00:28:21.259
with it all the way because Peter Vincent is

00:28:21.259 --> 00:28:25.980
dead. I can't ever be Peter Vincent again without

00:28:25.980 --> 00:28:28.380
admitting to murder. Well, what do we do now?

00:28:28.559 --> 00:28:31.940
Act three, brother dear. Tina's going to get

00:28:31.940 --> 00:28:35.539
dressed. go back to her husband's apartment and

00:28:35.539 --> 00:28:44.480
wait to be told she's a widow. Peter Vincent

00:28:44.480 --> 00:28:47.559
has certainly got himself into a tangled web,

00:28:48.539 --> 00:28:51.019
but that unabashed self -confidence of his has

00:28:51.019 --> 00:28:54.319
seen him through many a tight squeeze. Let's

00:28:54.319 --> 00:28:57.019
see if it carries him through this one final

00:28:57.019 --> 00:29:00.380
scheme, his greatest hopes, as he called it,

00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:04.349
to set himself up. for life. I'll be back shortly

00:29:04.349 --> 00:29:19.710
with Act 3. So Peter Vincent has been conveniently

00:29:19.710 --> 00:29:22.970
disposed of, to all intents and purposes, under

00:29:22.970 --> 00:29:26.609
the wheels of a speeding subway train. And now

00:29:26.609 --> 00:29:30.130
Tina Vincent is back at the apartment, nervously

00:29:30.130 --> 00:29:37.549
awaiting the news of her husband's death. Hello?

00:29:38.049 --> 00:29:42.190
What's the word? I told you not to call me tonight.

00:29:42.289 --> 00:29:44.190
I just want to know if anything's happened. No,

00:29:44.210 --> 00:29:46.730
no, nothing yet. Now, I'll be in touch with you.

00:29:46.829 --> 00:29:49.769
Stay at that hotel. Look, there's the door. I've

00:29:49.769 --> 00:29:59.750
gotta go. Who is it? Police. Police? What is

00:29:59.750 --> 00:30:02.180
it, officer? I'm Detective Sergeant David, ma

00:30:02.180 --> 00:30:04.259
'am. Is this the apartment of Peter Vincent?

00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:08.920
Why, yes, it is. You are Mrs. Vincent? Yes. There's

00:30:08.920 --> 00:30:11.299
been an accident, Mrs. Vincent. I'll have to

00:30:11.299 --> 00:30:13.039
ask you to come down with us to headquarters.

00:30:13.099 --> 00:30:15.119
Wait, what is it? Has something happened to Peter?

00:30:15.720 --> 00:30:20.039
Yes, ma 'am. Well, tell me. He, uh... He fell

00:30:20.039 --> 00:30:21.660
in front of a subway train at the Times Square

00:30:21.660 --> 00:30:27.519
station. I know this is painful for you, Mrs.

00:30:27.720 --> 00:30:31.480
Vincent. Yes. This is Peter's wallet, all right.

00:30:31.680 --> 00:30:33.819
Cigarette lighter I gave him for his birthday.

00:30:34.559 --> 00:30:37.460
And this is all that's left? Well, there's no

00:30:37.460 --> 00:30:41.039
use asking you to identify the body. What happened?

00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:44.579
Well, until we find the complete report, there's

00:30:44.579 --> 00:30:47.259
nothing official. The witnesses' stories differ.

00:30:47.440 --> 00:30:49.900
All we know is that he fell in front of that

00:30:49.900 --> 00:30:53.619
train. We don't know how or why. Do you know

00:30:53.619 --> 00:30:56.759
where your husband was going? No, not really.

00:30:56.819 --> 00:31:00.839
He just said he was... Heading downtown did he

00:31:00.839 --> 00:31:02.740
often do that? I mean go without telling you

00:31:02.740 --> 00:31:06.019
where he was going well Peter had been drinking

00:31:06.019 --> 00:31:10.480
heavily for several days Oh, that's important.

00:31:10.500 --> 00:31:12.660
It may have a strong bearing. Do you suppose

00:31:12.660 --> 00:31:17.519
he? passed out We'll have to hold judgment on

00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:20.480
that mrs. Vincent we we may need more information

00:31:20.480 --> 00:31:23.759
from yes, of course. Oh, that's all for now We'll

00:31:23.759 --> 00:31:26.480
get you back home Unless there's some other place

00:31:26.480 --> 00:31:29.150
you want to go A friend's perhaps. No, no, no,

00:31:29.150 --> 00:31:32.730
no, no. No, thank you. I'll go back to the apartment.

00:31:33.509 --> 00:31:41.670
Call my brother to be with me. Stop worrying,

00:31:41.930 --> 00:31:44.750
Murray. You're absolutely in no danger. I'm the

00:31:44.750 --> 00:31:47.210
one with my mask on. Suppose there is some way

00:31:47.210 --> 00:31:50.000
to identify that bomb. Well, there isn't. The

00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:52.180
police told me that themselves. There wasn't

00:31:52.180 --> 00:31:55.480
enough left to identify. That's exactly what

00:31:55.480 --> 00:31:59.220
I wanted. Besides, it's been three days. Hold

00:31:59.220 --> 00:32:03.980
it, hold it. I've got to get in character. Hello?

00:32:04.759 --> 00:32:08.099
Mrs. Vincent? Sergeant David again. Yeah, Sergeant.

00:32:08.339 --> 00:32:11.259
We're closing the file on Mr. Vincent. Several

00:32:11.259 --> 00:32:13.819
witnesses corroborated the fact that Mr. Vincent

00:32:13.819 --> 00:32:16.960
wasn't steady on his feet. And the lab report

00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:26.549
showed a high level of alcohol. I see. If you'll

00:32:26.549 --> 00:32:28.690
come down to headquarters and sign a few papers,

00:32:28.869 --> 00:32:31.630
we'll release the remains for burial. And you'll

00:32:31.630 --> 00:32:33.849
receive a death certificate. You'll need that

00:32:33.849 --> 00:32:36.630
for any insurance Mr. Vincent may have had. Yes,

00:32:36.710 --> 00:32:40.630
thank you. I'll be there this afternoon. Thank

00:32:40.630 --> 00:32:46.369
you Mrs. Vincent. And I'm sorry. Case closed.

00:32:47.029 --> 00:32:50.200
Witnesses said he was unsteady on his feet. Death

00:32:50.200 --> 00:32:53.140
was accidental, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

00:32:53.279 --> 00:32:55.539
Hey, we have to arrange for my burial, Murray.

00:32:55.740 --> 00:32:58.019
We've got to go all the way to keep up appearances.

00:32:58.380 --> 00:33:01.200
But hey, look, Murray, do me a favor. Make it

00:33:01.200 --> 00:33:04.480
simple, Murray, a simple burial. I really would

00:33:04.480 --> 00:33:14.160
have wanted it that way. Yes, who is it? I'm

00:33:14.160 --> 00:33:16.559
from the Independent Insurance Company. I'm looking

00:33:16.559 --> 00:33:20.920
for Mrs. Tina Vincent. Oh, just a minute. I'm

00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:23.759
Mrs. Vincent. May I come in? Yes, certainly.

00:33:26.019 --> 00:33:29.440
Richard Stevens, Mrs. Vincent, my card. First,

00:33:29.539 --> 00:33:33.259
I want to offer my sympathy. Thank you. I know

00:33:33.259 --> 00:33:36.000
these times are hard to live through, but the

00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:39.259
living must go on living. Yes. Mrs. Vincent,

00:33:39.460 --> 00:33:41.440
you've made a claim on your husband's policy

00:33:41.440 --> 00:33:46.640
with our company. Term life policy number H22098.

00:33:46.779 --> 00:33:50.619
$25 ,000, double indemnity. Yes, is anything

00:33:50.619 --> 00:33:54.160
wrong? Oh, no. The death certificate was in order,

00:33:54.440 --> 00:33:57.519
premiums were up to date. I'd just like to ask

00:33:57.519 --> 00:34:00.180
a few questions, if you don't mind. I'm afraid

00:34:00.180 --> 00:34:03.259
that I just... I don't understand. Well, you

00:34:03.259 --> 00:34:05.980
see, Mrs. Vincentine, accidents of this kind,

00:34:06.400 --> 00:34:09.539
we just want to rule out certain exigencies.

00:34:09.539 --> 00:34:12.239
Well, if you have any questions about my husband's

00:34:12.239 --> 00:34:14.599
death, I'm sure you'll find the answers in the

00:34:14.599 --> 00:34:18.480
police report. Not all of them. Was your husband

00:34:18.480 --> 00:34:22.539
given to heavy drinking, Mrs. Vincent? Mr. Vincent

00:34:22.539 --> 00:34:26.340
drank at times, yes. Was he disturbed about anything

00:34:26.340 --> 00:34:28.940
in particular? Mr. Stevens, if you're trying

00:34:28.940 --> 00:34:32.079
to suggest my husband's death was a suicide,

00:34:32.659 --> 00:34:35.840
you are very mistaken. Well, we always try to

00:34:35.840 --> 00:34:39.119
get to the bottom of accident cases when there's

00:34:39.119 --> 00:34:42.639
double indemnity involved. But, um... I think

00:34:42.639 --> 00:34:45.179
you have a legitimate claim. Hmm. There's no

00:34:45.179 --> 00:34:48.260
further problem, then? I don't think so. I'll

00:34:48.260 --> 00:34:51.219
be running along. When can I expect the check?

00:34:51.599 --> 00:34:53.440
Well, we'll have it out to you before the end

00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:56.219
of the week. Good day, Mrs. Vincent. Goodbye.

00:35:02.619 --> 00:35:05.739
Oh, oh, excuse me. You've been to see Mrs. Vincent.

00:35:06.280 --> 00:35:10.699
Are you a doctor? No. Oh. Well, I'm Mrs. Gretsch,

00:35:10.760 --> 00:35:14.550
the superintendent. How is she? She seems to

00:35:14.550 --> 00:35:17.409
have held up well so far, poor thing. She seems

00:35:17.409 --> 00:35:20.949
well. How long have the Vincents lived here,

00:35:21.110 --> 00:35:25.289
Mrs. Gritch? Who are you to be asking? I'm investigating

00:35:25.289 --> 00:35:30.030
her insurance claim. Well, if it'll help Mrs.

00:35:30.230 --> 00:35:31.929
Vincent get what's coming to her, I'll be glad

00:35:31.929 --> 00:35:35.730
to help too. I guess it won't hurt to answer

00:35:35.730 --> 00:35:39.210
your questions. Was Mr. Vincent a heavy drinker?

00:35:39.269 --> 00:35:42.119
Not that I know of. Because I don't snoop into

00:35:42.119 --> 00:35:44.400
the tennis business. How about Mrs. Vincent?

00:35:44.960 --> 00:35:48.260
Well, I don't know much about her. She only just

00:35:48.260 --> 00:35:52.480
got here. What do you mean? Oh, they'd been separated.

00:35:52.760 --> 00:35:56.059
She only arrived here a week ago for a reconciliation,

00:35:56.460 --> 00:35:59.380
her brother said. Her brother? Yeah, yeah. He

00:35:59.380 --> 00:36:03.000
and Mr. Vincent are good friends. I see. Well,

00:36:03.480 --> 00:36:06.119
thank you, Mrs. Gretch. You've been very helpful.

00:36:10.409 --> 00:36:14.289
Calm down, Dick. Hank, I just know this Dame

00:36:14.289 --> 00:36:17.230
and her brother did that Vincent guy in for the

00:36:17.230 --> 00:36:20.670
insurance. It all adds up. They were separated.

00:36:21.030 --> 00:36:23.309
All of a sudden, she shows up on the scene. Boom,

00:36:23.309 --> 00:36:25.670
he's dead and she's 50 grand richer. Where's

00:36:25.670 --> 00:36:28.969
your proof? I haven't got any. But I'm going

00:36:28.969 --> 00:36:31.030
to do a little checking on Mrs. Vincent. The

00:36:31.030 --> 00:36:33.550
guy's death was accidental. Now how can you prove

00:36:33.550 --> 00:36:36.250
she had anything to do with it? That's what I'm

00:36:36.250 --> 00:36:42.150
paid to find out. This is the first time I've

00:36:42.150 --> 00:36:43.869
seen you lose your cool. I'm sick of hanging

00:36:43.869 --> 00:36:46.369
around like this, but I don't dare let down the

00:36:46.369 --> 00:36:48.449
masquerade. I want to get that money and get

00:36:48.449 --> 00:36:50.230
out of here. Maybe you should have gone down

00:36:50.230 --> 00:36:54.769
to the insurance company. Yes? Who is it? Richard

00:36:54.769 --> 00:36:58.429
Stevens from Independent Insurance. Just a minute.

00:37:00.269 --> 00:37:06.889
Come in. Thank you. This is my brother, Mr. Wilcox.

00:37:06.909 --> 00:37:11.039
Mr. Stevens. Adieu. Adieu. I'm, uh... Sorry for

00:37:11.039 --> 00:37:14.039
the delay, Mrs. Vincent, but as I said, we have

00:37:14.039 --> 00:37:16.719
to be careful. When can I expect the money, Mr.

00:37:16.920 --> 00:37:21.039
Stevens? Well, in the next mail. Now, if you'll

00:37:21.039 --> 00:37:25.280
just sign this form. Oh, very well. Anything

00:37:25.280 --> 00:37:30.639
to get this over with. Sign here and here. I

00:37:30.639 --> 00:37:34.760
hope this is the end of it. So do I. Oh, my pen,

00:37:34.900 --> 00:37:38.420
please. Yes. I hope I haven't inconvenienced

00:37:38.420 --> 00:37:41.260
you, but you do understand. My sister's been

00:37:41.260 --> 00:37:44.099
under a great strain, Mr. Stevens. Yes, I imagine

00:37:44.099 --> 00:37:51.480
she has. Well, good day, and good luck. There's

00:37:51.480 --> 00:37:53.820
something in his manner I don't like. He's paid

00:37:53.820 --> 00:37:56.059
to be suspicious. Well, he's sure earning his

00:37:56.059 --> 00:38:04.230
money. Murray, there it is, the check. $50 ,000?

00:38:04.530 --> 00:38:08.130
I don't believe it! Mexico! Here I come! Murray,

00:38:08.349 --> 00:38:11.090
I'm on my way to the bank. Make me a plane reservation

00:38:11.090 --> 00:38:13.409
for Acapulco. And I'll be right back to give

00:38:13.409 --> 00:38:16.369
you your split. And then I'm splitting for Sonny

00:38:16.369 --> 00:38:19.750
Mayo. We're going to the bank. What? You don't

00:38:19.750 --> 00:38:22.090
trust me, eh? Not at this point in time. No.

00:38:22.289 --> 00:38:24.489
You know, you are totally unprincipled, Murray.

00:38:24.989 --> 00:38:27.849
Ah, but what would I have done without you? Come

00:38:27.849 --> 00:38:30.590
on. I'm not even packing. You're welcome to the

00:38:30.590 --> 00:38:33.630
apartment. The furniture and Mrs. Gretch. Thanks.

00:38:34.309 --> 00:38:43.070
Now, now for my final performance. There you

00:38:43.070 --> 00:38:46.150
are, Mrs. Henson. Fifty thousand in fifties and

00:38:46.150 --> 00:38:48.730
hundreds. And I can't tell you how sorry I am

00:38:48.730 --> 00:38:51.929
about your husband. You were saving for a vacation,

00:38:52.130 --> 00:38:55.070
weren't you? Yes, I'm surprised that you remember.

00:38:55.489 --> 00:38:59.610
Well, again, my sympathy. And good luck. Thank

00:38:59.610 --> 00:39:05.550
you. Good morning, Mrs. Vinson. Oh, Mr. Steven.

00:39:05.869 --> 00:39:08.630
Did you cash the check, Mrs. Vinson? Why, yeah.

00:39:09.090 --> 00:39:11.409
Okay, Hank. You're under arrest. What is this?

00:39:11.650 --> 00:39:13.789
We'll talk about it at headquarters. You're under

00:39:13.789 --> 00:39:21.369
arrest for suspicion of fraud and murder. You

00:39:21.369 --> 00:39:23.969
can drop the pose now, Mrs. Vincent. This is

00:39:23.969 --> 00:39:26.949
preposterous. Yes, it is. And so is this. Stop

00:39:26.949 --> 00:39:30.989
my hair! You're weak, Mr. Vincent. And my compliments.

00:39:31.570 --> 00:39:33.230
You're a most convincing actor. I was afraid

00:39:33.230 --> 00:39:35.769
of this. How did you know? We were ready to pay

00:39:35.769 --> 00:39:38.389
the claim until I learned that your wife had

00:39:38.389 --> 00:39:41.530
just arrived in town. Mrs. Gratch, you have some

00:39:41.530 --> 00:39:44.769
support. I thought Mrs. Vincent and her so -called

00:39:44.769 --> 00:39:47.670
brother here had to kill you for the insurance.

00:39:48.230 --> 00:39:51.469
So I decided to do some checking up on Mrs. Vincent.

00:39:52.230 --> 00:39:54.769
I needed her fingerprints and I got them from

00:39:54.769 --> 00:39:58.869
the pen she, or rather you, signed these forms

00:39:58.869 --> 00:40:02.550
with. Remember? Yes. Now it happens that in checking

00:40:02.550 --> 00:40:06.809
out the deceased Mr. Vincent, I learned he applied

00:40:06.809 --> 00:40:10.789
for a passport some years back. I had his fingerprints

00:40:10.789 --> 00:40:14.329
too. And what do you think I discovered? I can

00:40:14.329 --> 00:40:17.840
hardly guess. that the prints on both Mr. Peter

00:40:17.840 --> 00:40:21.219
Vincent and Mrs. Tina Vincent were identical.

00:40:21.619 --> 00:40:25.500
How extraordinary. So I knew what your hoax was,

00:40:25.699 --> 00:40:28.960
Mr. Vincent, because no matter how much a man

00:40:28.960 --> 00:40:31.719
and wife share in a marriage, they can never

00:40:31.719 --> 00:40:41.519
share the same fingerprints. Peter Vincent's

00:40:41.519 --> 00:40:45.510
greatest hoax indeed proved to be his last. It's

00:40:45.510 --> 00:40:48.489
too bad. He cashed that insurance check because

00:40:48.489 --> 00:40:51.849
until then it was really only attempted fraud

00:40:51.849 --> 00:40:55.230
But then I wonder if that isn't exactly what

00:40:55.230 --> 00:40:59.429
the insurance man wanted him to do And of course

00:40:59.429 --> 00:41:03.210
there was murder to answer for If there is a

00:41:03.210 --> 00:41:06.969
lesson here somewhere, I suppose it's always

00:41:06.969 --> 00:41:10.369
be yourself Unless of course, you know where

00:41:10.369 --> 00:41:13.469
to pick up an extra set of fingerprints. I'll

00:41:13.469 --> 00:41:30.150
be back shortly and we men and women merely players.

00:41:31.289 --> 00:41:35.309
Sometimes we have our choice of roles. Sometimes

00:41:35.309 --> 00:41:39.130
the role is forced upon us. Peter Vincent chose

00:41:39.130 --> 00:41:42.090
his role, and if you'll pardon the expression,

00:41:42.630 --> 00:41:46.789
it was curtains for him. Our cast included Robert

00:41:46.789 --> 00:41:50.050
Morse, Michael Toland, Bryna Rayburn, Dan Ako,

00:41:50.570 --> 00:41:53.610
and Earl Hammond. The entire production was under

00:41:53.610 --> 00:41:57.570
the direction of Hyman Brown. This is EG Marshall

00:41:57.570 --> 00:41:59.969
inviting you to return to our mystery theater

00:41:59.969 --> 00:42:04.730
for another adventure in the macabre until next

00:42:04.730 --> 00:42:07.989
time pleasant dreams