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Have you ever seen a ghost?
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I mean a real honest-to-goodness phantom complete with translucent bedsheet
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and staring eyes surrounded by a sickly greenish glow?
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Have you?
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Well, I've spent many a night in my niche above
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the sexton's bedroom window watching the acres of tombstones in
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the graveyard below by the light of the silvery moon,
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checking off the witching hours without so much as even
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seeing a bony hand or chilling to the anguished wail
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of a tortured spirit. However, ghosts do exist for some
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people Only to them it's known as retribution.
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It's good to get out of the city, isn't it?
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I'll say it is.
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You don't know what these afternoons mean to me, Vera.
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You don't know how insufferable it is for me to
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see you only once a week.
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Vera. Yes?
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How long must this go on?
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How long must what go on?
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I'll sing each other on the sly this way. It
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isn't fair to either of us.
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Just what do you want me to do, George?
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You can get a divorce. If you tell your husband
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how we feel about each other, I.
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Do you think I'm out of my mind?
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Is it too much to ask?
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You're very attractive, George. The last two months with you
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have been interesting. Interesting?
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Interesting.
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Is that all it's meant to you?
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You know, it's meant a lot more. After all, he
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does have money and a great deal of it.
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Sometimes you frighten me, Vera.
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Do I?
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You're so cold-blooded. What about us?
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I'm afraid you don't completely understand me.
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Perhaps I don't.
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I hardly know my husband. We met two months ago
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and we were married inside of a week. Then, unfortunately,
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I met you.
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Unfortunately? Is that how you feel?
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Oh, Frank's unattractive and he's dull. But he's given me
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what I've always wanted.
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Beautiful clothes, a home that other women envy. I could
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have been happy with Frank in a boring way if you.
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Hadn't come along.
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Then I have made a difference.
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Oh, a big difference, darling. I'm madly in love with you.
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Oh, Vera.
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What's your driving, darling?
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Oh, Vera, we've got to do something. We can't go
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on this way.
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That's what I've been thinking. Sooner or later, he'll get suspicious.
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And he'll divorce me. That won't be so good.
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Why not?
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Because he'd cut me off without a cent.
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Oh, is that all you think of, money?
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I also think of you. Very often.
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How nice it would be for us to see each
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other all the time.
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Not just a few hours each week.
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There's only one answer.
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Yes.
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It's not what you imagine. Why stop here?
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What do you mean? It's not what I imagine.
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I've planned it very carefully, George. All I need is
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a little help.
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Help? For what?
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To kill my husband.
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Vera, you... You're out of your mind.
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Am I?
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All right.
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Forget I ever mentioned it. If you're not man enough
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to face facts, it's just too bad.
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But.
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But murder.
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Oh, it's easy, I tell you.
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The way I planned it, it's perfect. No one could
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possibly find out. It's so simple, it makes me wonder
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why I didn't.
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Think of it before.
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Oh, no, no, no, Vera. It's out of the question.
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You won't even listen to what I have to say?
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No.
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Then turn around and let's go back.
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But.
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But you're asking me to.
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My husband's got money, George, and a great deal of money.
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We'll go away together, Paris, the tropics, just you and I.
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And we'll really live.
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Live?
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With that on our conscience? Conscience?
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You talk about a conscience. Your conscience doesn't bother you
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much when you see another man's wife.
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Oh, you can be cruel. When you want to be.
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I know what I want, and I take it when
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I want it. You ought to realize that by now.
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I tell you, I've got a plan for the perfect murder.
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It can't miss. And we'll be absolutely safe. You can
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either listen to me, or take me home.
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For good.
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What kind of plan do you have?
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I can't understand why you insisted on our driving upstate today, Vera.
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I was looking forward to having dinner in town.
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But I know the most wonderful place, Frank.
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It's only a few miles from here. The city's been
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stuffy lately without you.
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Did you miss me while I was away?
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Like mad.
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Sweet.
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Now keep your eye on the road, darling. We don't
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want any accidents. Make a right turn up there, dear.
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But we're on the main highway now.
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Follow my directions, darling, and we won't get lost.
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You're the doctor.
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Vera, it's true we haven't been married very long, but
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I must say you haven't shown much interest.
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In my past.
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Do you have any deep, dark secrets?
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Well, not exactly.
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It seems to me that a wife ought to be
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just a little interested in her husband's background and his family.
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But you told me you hadn't any family.
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As a matter of fact... Frank?
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Yes?
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Remember that poor man standing in the road waiting for
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a lift?
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Hitchhiker, apparently.
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Let's give him a break.
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I don't usually like to pick up hitchhikers.
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We can't pass him up. My conscience will be absolutely
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haunting if we do.
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All right, all right. You certainly do have your whims.
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Like a lift, mister?
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How far are you going?
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Oh, just a few miles up the road.
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Oh, well, a few miles will help.
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You can get in the back.
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Thanks, lady.
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I'm on my way to Albany. I haven't had too
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much luck on the road up to now.
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Must be tiresome waiting for people to give you a lift.
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Oh, I don't mind. I've been doing it for quite
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a while.
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Sorry we're not going much farther.
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That's all right. I appreciate it anyway.
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Oh, Frank.
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What is it, dear?
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Stop the car.
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Stop?
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What for?
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Look, I think I've made a terrible mistake.
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What's the matter now?
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I haven't been up this way in so long. I'm
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afraid I made you take the wrong way.
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There's a farmhouse just behind those trees.
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I'll go in and ask if we're on the right
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route to the New England Inn.
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Never mind, dear. You stay where you are. I'll go.
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Oh, be careful. There may be brambles.
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I'll be all right.
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Quick.
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Get into the front seat, George. Are you turning chicken-hearted
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on me?
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I've never even seen you before. How can I kill
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a man?
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You'll either go through with this or so help me,
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you'll never see me again. Don't you see how simple
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it is? We've checked everything thoroughly, haven't we?
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Yes, but.
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We know that farmhouse is deserted and there's rarely any
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traffic on this road.
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No one in the world could possibly suspect... Shh!
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He's coming back.
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Start the car.
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Vera.
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If I
knew how to drive, I'd do it myself.
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Start the car, you fool.
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No one at home in that farmhouse.
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Hey, what's the idea?
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Hit him. Where are you going?
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Vera.
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He's lying on the road behind us. Back up.
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What?
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Back up over him. You've got to. Let's make sure
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he's finished.
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I can't, Vera.
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You idiot.
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You're ruining everything. Back up, do you hear? All right.
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Stop the car. Look at you. Oh, get out and
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stop walking. Leave the rest to me. For heaven's sake,
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pull yourself together when you get back to town.
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I'll try.
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It's finished.
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The rest is easy. Aren't you glad now that you
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listened to me?
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Mrs. Baskin?
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Yes?
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I'm Detective Haynes, police department.
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Police.
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I'm very sorry to trouble you this way.
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I know what a difficult time you're having, but there
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are one or two questions, routine.
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I told everything to the motorcycle policeman when he found this.
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You were so hysterical at the time, he didn't quite
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understand you. That's why I'm here, to verify the facts.
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We were driving north... We were supposed to stop off
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for dinner at the New England Inn.
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That's why you were on that side road, is that it?
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Yes near the farmhouse one of the tires.
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Blew up yes we we found the mail my.
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Husband left the car to investigate the flat was in
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the back the car was on a hill as he
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bent over behind the tire the car crushed him.
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To death.
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What did you do when the car began to move?
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I can't drive, but I pulled at the wheel, and
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the car slid into that ditch where it was found.
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You touched absolutely nothing inside the car except the wheel?
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I told you
I couldn't drive, officer.
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Yes, we know that, Mrs. Bashkin.
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The circumstances made it necessary for us to investigate every
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aspect of the case. I, uh... I guess the handbrake
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could have slipped. It's happened before.
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Handbrake?
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Well, we found the handbrake on, but not completely set.
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I'm afraid Mr. Baskin was a bit careless, and carelessness
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in an automobile is not very healthy.
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If you have any more questions, please get them over with.
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No, no, no.
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That's all I wanted to ask you, Mrs.
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Baskin.
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Well, I'll turn my report in and mark it.
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Accidental death.
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Vera.
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I told you not to come to the house so soon.
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No one saw me, Vera. I just couldn't stay alone
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by myself. I had to have someone to talk to.
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All right, all right. Sit down and relax. You look terrible.
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Vera, is everything all right?
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Of course everything's all right. Could be better. The police
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have closed the case. They even felt sorry for me,
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the poor dears. They were sweet.
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What then? We have nothing to worry about?
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Nothing at all.
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It was perfect.
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No one in the world could suspect us.
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I'll feel better after a while. I mean, give me
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a few days to straighten myself out. I'll be all right, Vera.
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What you need is a drink.
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Yes, I could stand one.
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So could I. The funeral was a terrible bore. Thank
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goodness it's over.
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What do you have, George?
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Scotch or rye?
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George?
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George?
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Scotch. It's snowing outside now.
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It started when I came in.
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I like the suburbs very much. Let's live here, Vera,
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when we're married.
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Anything you say, darling. Will you take it straight? George,
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I
said, will you take it... Vera. What is it?
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Vera.
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Come here. What is the matter with you? Out there,
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on the road.
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What?
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I saw him, Vera.
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Standing there in the snow. George, will you make sense?
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Who did you see?
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Your husband, Vera. I saw your husband.
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From the beginning of time, there have been those who
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tried to compare the human mind with some well-made machine.
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And perhaps it's true.
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For the workings of the intellect are as delicate and
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as intricate as any mechanism could possibly be.
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There is one essential difference, however.
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A machine has no conscience.
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Get a hold of yourself, you fool!
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He... he was standing there, Fira. I... I swear I
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saw him.
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Frank is dead and buried. There's no one on that road,
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and there wasn't before.
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Your husband.
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Oh, for heaven's sake, George, stop talking like a child.
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Your nerves are getting the better of you.
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You need a little rest.
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You think it was my imagination?
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If you'd just be calm for a moment, you could
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answer that question yourself. Yes.
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Yes, you're right. I didn't see anything, really. Oh, I
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don't know what's happened to me, Vera. I feel confused, afraid.
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What's there to be afraid of? A ghost?
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Don't say that.
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Oh, really, George? How can you be so ridiculous?
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I'm going home.
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Wait. You're in no condition to go home alone.
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I'm all right now.
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I'll drive into the city with you. We'll use Frank's car.
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What you need is a little relaxation. Your nerves are
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going back on you. Tell you what, we'll go somewhere.
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Some bar where we won't be recognized. I'll get my coat.
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Vera.
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Well, what now?
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Nothing.
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Go ahead.
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And get.
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Want to sit in the booth?
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I'd just as soon stand at the bar.
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All right. I'll see you in just a minute.
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Where are you going?
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I've got to make a phone call. Frank's partner. What's
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the matter with you? Must you jump at everything I say?
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Oh, I'd just as soon. You wouldn't leave me for long,
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that's all.
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Mama won't leave you, not if Mama can help it.
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Now snap out of it.
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Order me an old-fashioned.
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What'll it be, sir?
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Oh, one old-fashioned, one straight rye.
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An old-fashioned, one straight rye.
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You've got quite a few people in here tonight, haven't you?
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As we always fill up about this time, sir. I
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haven't seen you in here before, have I?
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No, I don't think you have.
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Mister, you feel okay?
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Yes, I'm fine. Why?
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Well, you look kind of pale.
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Oh, I had a cold for the past few days.
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It took a lot out of me.
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What you need is a rock and rye. Let me
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fix one up for you.
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No, a straight rye is fine.
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I tell you, this can't be beat. I even take
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it myself when.
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Hey, what's eating you, mister?
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That man at.
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The end of the bar.
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What man?
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Tell him to go away.
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He's dead, I tell you.
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Tell him to go away.
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Mister, for the love of Mike.
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What's the matter, George?
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Vera.
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Is this guy your husband, lady?
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He's all right. Just nerves, that's all.
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I saw him again, Vera. I tell you, I saw
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him again.
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George, for heaven's sake.
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He was yelling about some guy at the end of
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the bar. There's nobody up there but the cashier.
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Here. Thanks for your trouble.
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Much obliged, lady.
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Vera, I swear I saw him.
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Shut up.
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You'd better take him home, lady. He's in bad shape.
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He's had too much to drink. Take my arm, George.
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You sure you're able to drive?
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Yes, I can drive.
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Well, that was a pretty mess, I must say.
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You still don't believe I saw him?
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Must be going out of your mind.
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Maybe I am. Maybe that's what's happening to me. I
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don't know.
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George.
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Well?
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Do you know the penalty in this state for murder?
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What are you talking about?
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Would you like to see us both get the chair?
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Don't talk nonsense.
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Just keep on acting the way you have been. That's
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all we need. Just keep on seeing things. We'll both end.
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Up in quick time.
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Don't talk that way.
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Maybe you're not worried about your own life, but I'm
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worried about mine.
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I planned this thing without a hitch. And now you're
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whining and slobbering our way right into the arms of
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the police.
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But why don't you believe me, Vera? He was standing there.
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I'll stake my life on it. He was standing there watching.
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And what else did he do? Rustle his wings and
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play a tune on his heart? No, I.
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No, I can't make you realize.
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That you've seen a ghost? Who do you think you're
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dealing with, a fool?
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Are you going nuts or me? Your imagination's running you ragged.
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You've lost your nerve and you're whimpering like a puppy.
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Well, I'm only human. What do you expect me to
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say and do when.
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When what?
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Let's not talk about it anymore, Vera.
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But we're going to talk about it. This is serious.
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If I hadn't come back to that bar when I did,
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you might have said just a little too much. Because
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it is I'm scared stiff that bartender might get suspicious.
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Oh, he won't remember us. We've never come to this
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part of town before.
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You and I have got to come to an understanding, George.
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What do you mean?
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Either you learn to control yourself and act like a man,
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or I can't take the chance of seeing you again.
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But you couldn't leave me now, Vera.
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Couldn't I?
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You'd be surprised. My own life is at stake, baby.
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I can do anything. I.
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I'll be careful from now on, Vera. I promise I
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will only. Don't go away.
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You've simply got to take hold of yourself and forget
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that Frank Bascom ever existed.
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Oh, if I only could.
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You can and you will.
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Vera, let's get away.
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Get away where?
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Anywhere.
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Even for a few days. Let's leave town. If I
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could only get out of town for a while, I
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know I'd be all right.
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Maybe that's not a bad idea.
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Yeah, but suppose I drive back to my apartment and
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get some things, and then we can drive to your
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home and pick up what you need, and we leave.
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You mean tonight?
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I've got to get away, Vera. I can't stand here
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any longer. I'll go crazy if I do.
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I picked a fine lover. What have you got running
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up and down your spine, jelly?
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Vera, will you do as I ask?
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It doesn't seem to be much choice.
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I'll be all right in a day or two. You'll see.
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A different atmosphere, a different city. Look, we can drive south.
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Maybe make Miami if we try. It's only two days
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drive if.
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You keep at it.
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Miami wouldn't be bad right now.
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No one will know us there. We can swim and
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dance and Pretend that... that nothing's happened.
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What do you say, Vera? How about it?
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All right. But I don't see any reason to start
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at this hour.
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We can stop over in Washington or someplace like that,
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but I've got to leave right now.
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I've got to, Vera.
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Turn around and drive back to your apartment. We'll leave
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for Miami tonight.
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You don't believe in ghosts? Well, neither did Vera and
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George until... But listen as the clock moves on.
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I'll park over here and run upstairs. It'll only take
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me five minutes.
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At the most.
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You sure you don't want me to go up with you?
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That isn't a good idea for the hotel clerk to
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see us together.
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Well, don't tell me you're getting smart at last.
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Now that we've decided to leave, I feel 100% better, Vera.
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I'm beginning to feel like myself once more.
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Keep up the good work. I'm liable to start liking
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you again. Hurry now.
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I will.
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Good evening, Mr Bailey.
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Good evening, Harry.
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It sure is snowing up. Yes.
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There's a gentleman been asking for you.
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He's waiting upstairs.
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He's been waiting a long time.
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What? What does he look like?
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Hmm?
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Oh, about this tall.
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Thin. Forty-five, maybe.
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Ah, there he is now, coming down the stairs.
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Do you want to.
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No. No, it's him.
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I've got to get out of here.
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Mr.
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Bailey! George?
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George, what is it?
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He's in there.
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Who?
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Frank.
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Are you crazy?
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I hope the clerk saw him, Vera. He's waiting for
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me upstairs.
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Did you see him too?
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No, but the clerk did.
He told me.
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How do you know it wasn't someone else? It could
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have been someone else, you know. A friend might have
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dropped in.
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It was Frank, your husband. I know it was.
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But we'll get away.
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This time we'll make sure to get away.
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George, you're driving too fast. The streets are slippery.
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I'll get away from him if it's the last thing
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I do. I.
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Vera, look behind us.
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What?
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There's a car back there. We're being followed.
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I can see him through the glass. George, be careful.
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Slow down and let me out of here.
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If this is it, I'm willing to face it. I'm
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tired of being hounded. We'll get away from him now
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or never.
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You're doing 70, George, for heaven's sake. 70?
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I'll do 80.
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I'll fly if I have to.
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So help me out.
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George, no.
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Stop it. Stop it.
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Well, that's quite a mess.
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They were going pretty fast, officer. I was right behind them.
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They're both unrecognizable. I tried to reach them, but I couldn't.
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But I could see they were both dead.
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Callahan, get hold of the morgue.
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Roger.
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Yeah, just one stupid driver after another. One of these days,
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some people will get it into their heads that a
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motor car.
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Is no tricycle. The roads were slippery. And they were
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in a hurry. Yeah, looks that way. Well, let's get
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the facts. You're the only witness? Yes. I'll need you
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to testify. Very well. Better give me your name.
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My name is Bascom.
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Bascom?
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Yeah, that's funny.
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What is?
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I ran into another case the other day. Guy in
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his car... His name was Bascom too. Frank Bascom.
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I know.
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What do you mean you know?
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Frank Bascom was my brother.
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My twin brother.
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And that is the story of George and Vera as
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recorded by the clock. Yes, retribution can be a ghost,
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and a lively ghost at that. And its bony finger
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can be a substitute.