1. I've retained a private detective
to observe your activities.Copy !req
2. You're incredibly evil,
Margaret.Copy !req
3. You want to put your
fingers in your ear?Copy !req
4. This thing could make
a lot of noise.Copy !req
5. I can handle it.Copy !req
6. I wish I could say the same.Copy !req
7. I think it would be best if I
took over chairmanship of the company.Copy !req
8. You think I would remain
with the company...Copy !req
9. in a subservient position
to my wife?Copy !req
10. But I don't understand why
you went to all this...Copy !req
11. trouble to put in this system.Copy !req
12. We expected a thief, not a murderer.Copy !req
13. Evening, Mr. Van Wick.Copy !req
14. Hello, Baxter, anything new?Copy !req
15. Your brother-in-law just arrived.Copy !req
16. Another family meeting.Copy !req
17. I think he has a new invention.
He's been very mysterious recently.Copy !req
18. You've heard that somewhere?
You just have no judgment about him.Copy !req
19. I'm afraid it's you
who doesn't understand him.Copy !req
20. I mean, in business. I don't know
about him in bed, thank God.Copy !req
21. Really, Mother,
that just isn't funny.Copy !req
22. Bravo, Margaret...Copy !req
23. let out all of your secret frustrations.
It's good for the soul.Copy !req
24. If you still have one.Copy !req
25. - Hello, darling.
- Good evening, my love.Copy !req
26. - You look beautiful.
- Thank you.Copy !req
27. Margaret, dear...Copy !req
28. have you done something
to your hair?Copy !req
29. No.Copy !req
30. Just what I thought.Copy !req
31. - Arthur, how are you?
- Hello, Harold.Copy !req
32. I didn't know you were here.Copy !req
33. Why shouldn't he be here?
This is my house...Copy !req
34. he's my son,
he doesn't need a pass from you.Copy !req
35. Is there any special hostility
in the air, or is it just the usual one?Copy !req
36. It's the brandy.Copy !req
37. No, it isn't.
It's the time of year, actually.Copy !req
38. I've just seen the profits
for the last quarter.Copy !req
39. Under your brilliant management...Copy !req
40. my electronics company has shown
a remarkable drop in profits.Copy !req
41. Did you hear, Margaret,
that we are in a recession?Copy !req
42. Does your own newspaper
not inform anymore?Copy !req
43. Harold's right, Mother,
the market's taking a terrible beating.Copy !req
44. The market be damned.Copy !req
45. Midas Electronics
has fallen victim...Copy !req
46. to your obsessive
preoccupation with gadgetry...Copy !req
47. to which this house
is a living monument.Copy !req
48. These gadgets, as you call it,
fulfill a very serious need...Copy !req
49. especially for someone...Copy !req
50. who is incapable, like Elizabeth...Copy !req
51. Don't you dare
call my daughter incapable.Copy !req
52. Come on, Mother.Copy !req
53. Look, if this is going to
turn into one of those...Copy !req
54. darling group analysis sessions,
I think I'll go upstairs, okay?Copy !req
55. And I'll bring you up.Copy !req
56. No. No, you stay, Harold.
Stay please.Copy !req
57. Oh, Ma.Copy !req
58. It's just business,
darling, just business.Copy !req
59. Harold, I asked you to stay.Copy !req
60. Please stay a few minutes,
I'll see you upstairs.Copy !req
61. - Night, everyone.
- Good night, dear.Copy !req
62. Good night.Copy !req
63. Good night, Harold.Copy !req
64. Good night.Copy !req
65. Tomorrow,
if you have some time...Copy !req
66. I'd like to discuss the photos
for the new brochure.Copy !req
67. Maybe we could spitball it
for an hour or so.Copy !req
68. Yeah, maybe make it after lunch.Copy !req
69. Good night, Arthur.Copy !req
70. Good night, Mother.Copy !req
71. - Good night, Harold.
- Good night.Copy !req
72. Would you close the door, please?Copy !req
73. I don't want what we say
picked up...Copy !req
74. on one of those ridiculous
candid cameras of yours.Copy !req
75. It won't pick up in here...Copy !req
76. they're a security measure,
not a spy system.Copy !req
77. But if it makes you happy.Copy !req
78. Sit down, Harold.Copy !req
79. Thank you.Copy !req
80. I thought for a moment
I ought to kneel.Copy !req
81. You can stand on your head,
dear boy...Copy !req
82. whatever position
braces you best for a shock.Copy !req
83. Oh. Another lecture, thank you.Copy !req
84. You'll recall, I'm sure...Copy !req
85. a conversation we had
a few weeks ago in this very room.Copy !req
86. I think I made it quite clear...Copy !req
87. that Midas Electronics
would have to show a profit...Copy !req
88. or it would get another president.
You do recall that, don't you?Copy !req
89. Of course, madam.Copy !req
90. Very well. I'm putting Arthur
in your place effective immediately.Copy !req
91. I'll accept your resignation
the first thing in the morning.Copy !req
92. Arthur?Copy !req
93. Arthur, who can't find his way to the
commissary without a written order.Copy !req
94. Arthur won't fritter away
hundreds of thousands of dollars...Copy !req
95. on idiotic systems, and inventions.Copy !req
96. My assets are not unlimited, Harold.Copy !req
97. I don't intend to go bankrupt,
supporting your idle dreams.Copy !req
98. Elizabeth knows about this?Copy !req
99. No, not this time, Harold.Copy !req
100. Don't throw my daughter at me,
it won't work.Copy !req
101. You see...Copy !req
102. I've retained a private detective
to observe your activities...Copy !req
103. these past few weeks.Copy !req
104. He's come up with some very
interesting data on several women...Copy !req
105. notably one in Malibu,
and another in Beverly Hills.Copy !req
106. Your comings and goings
are all very carefully documented.Copy !req
107. Need I go on?Copy !req
108. You're incredibly evil, Margaret.Copy !req
109. Don't delude yourself.Copy !req
110. If it weren't for my daughter's
blind devotion to you,Copy !req
111. I'd give you nothing.Copy !req
112. Your resignation by breakfast.Copy !req
113. Don't disappoint me.Copy !req
114. What are you doing?Copy !req
115. Well, I made a test
on that special tape.Copy !req
116. Little homework.Copy !req
117. I was afraid
you were still dueling with Mother.Copy !req
118. No, actually, we had a nice talk.
Come, let's go up.Copy !req
119. I'm afraid she can be
impossible sometimes...Copy !req
120. especially when
she's been at the brandy.Copy !req
121. She's jealous that you're not
her little baby anymore.Copy !req
122. I'm afraid I'm nobody's
little baby anymore.Copy !req
123. Yes, you're my baby.Copy !req
124. Francine is opening
a new exhibition tonight.Copy !req
125. I promised to come,
I won't be late.Copy !req
126. Good, I'll go with you.Copy !req
127. No, it's much too crowded,
and all these gossiping people.Copy !req
128. I will look, if I find something
for us, we go there tomorrow...Copy !req
129. during daytime.Copy !req
130. And afterwards...Copy !req
131. I'm going to invite you
for lunch at the beach.Copy !req
132. It's a deal.Copy !req
133. I love you.Copy !req
134. Huh?Copy !req
135. I love you.Copy !req
136. How can I go
if you say you love me?Copy !req
137. Don't go.Copy !req
138. But I have to.Copy !req
139. Yes?Copy !req
140. You just caught me on my way out.Copy !req
141. No, I didn't hear anything.Copy !req
142. I don't know, I just was...Copy !req
143. I was just sleeping and then
I thought I heard something.Copy !req
144. You were probably dreaming.Copy !req
145. She's in the sitting room
with Chopin and her brandy.Copy !req
146. Okay. I'll see you later.Copy !req
147. Won't be late.Copy !req
148. Baxter...Copy !req
149. you can reach me
under this number.Copy !req
150. Okay?Copy !req
151. Oh, 9:13, I'm late already.Copy !req
152. Thank you, go right ahead.Copy !req
153. Good evening, sir.Copy !req
154. Good evening.Copy !req
155. You're new here.Copy !req
156. - Marcy Hubbard.
- Hello, Marcy.Copy !req
157. Oh, Mr. Van Wick.
Francine's been looking for you.Copy !req
158. I'm a little late.Copy !req
159. 9:28.Copy !req
160. That's super.Copy !req
161. - You like it?
- Mmm.Copy !req
162. I designed it.
Midastar it's called.Copy !req
163. Harold, darling.Copy !req
164. I'm so glad you could come.
No Elizabeth?Copy !req
165. She's a little bit tired,
maybe tomorrow.Copy !req
166. Looks more like a cocktail party
than an art showing.Copy !req
167. Well, it's both. Come on inside.Copy !req
168. The champagne is free, everything else
you're going to pay for.Copy !req
169. Nice, new young girl you've got.Copy !req
170. Grant Galleries.Copy !req
171. What?Copy !req
172. Oh! Just a moment.Copy !req
173. Can I see some identification,
please?Copy !req
174. Don't get too close,
you'll get my cold.Copy !req
175. Okay, Lieutenant.
Straight ahead.Copy !req
176. Thank you very much.Copy !req
177. All right, hold it.Copy !req
178. Was she dead when you got here?Copy !req
179. Yeah, very.Copy !req
180. Lieutenant, we found
the point of entry.Copy !req
181. Want to take a look?
It's in the back.Copy !req
182. You see, he jumped
the burglar alarm wire...Copy !req
183. and on the left
the pane is removed.Copy !req
184. You're getting a cold.Copy !req
185. You want to see something?
Watch this.Copy !req
186. They got a bunch of
these trick doors all over the place.Copy !req
187. Nice.Copy !req
188. You sure got a break
in this one, Lieutenant.Copy !req
189. What do you mean "break"?Copy !req
190. Well, I mean TV cameras, monitors.Copy !req
191. What about them?Copy !req
192. They got a bunch of TV cameras.Copy !req
193. This whole house is rigged up with
closed circuit television.Copy !req
194. They got a bunch of those
monitors down at the gatehouse.Copy !req
195. Want to know something?
The guard saw the whole thing.Copy !req
196. - No kidding. The whole thing?
- That's what I hear.Copy !req
197. What time was that?Copy !req
198. 9:30.Copy !req
199. How do you open this?Copy !req
200. Excuse me, Mrs. Van Wick...Copy !req
201. I'm Lieutenant Columbo.
I'm with the LAPD.Copy !req
202. I'm terribly sorry for your loss.Copy !req
203. Thank you.Copy !req
204. I know it's a difficult time for you...Copy !req
205. I'd like to ask one or two questions,
unless you'd rather wait.Copy !req
206. I'm sorry,
I don't know anything.Copy !req
207. I'd like to go to my room, please.Copy !req
208. May I help?Copy !req
209. Yes, thank you.Copy !req
210. Where were you
when it happened?Copy !req
211. In my room.Copy !req
212. Where is that?Copy !req
213. It's upstairs,
on the other side of the house.Copy !req
214. Are there any other members
of the family, except your husband?Copy !req
215. Just Arthur.Copy !req
216. Arthur's my brother,
he was here earlier this evening.Copy !req
217. But he left.Copy !req
218. We haven't been able
to get in touch with him yet.Copy !req
219. No servants?Copy !req
220. No, just Martha, our cook.Copy !req
221. She left after dinner,
she doesn't live in.Copy !req
222. How did you find out
how it happened?Copy !req
223. Well, I was sleeping...Copy !req
224. and the security guard came in...Copy !req
225. and he told me.Copy !req
226. So, you didn't hear anything
like a shot?Copy !req
227. No.Copy !req
228. Why?Copy !req
229. Why did he have to kill her?Copy !req
230. He could have just run away,
why did he have to do that?Copy !req
231. I know.Copy !req
232. I'm only guessing but...Copy !req
233. it seems to me that the prowler
came in this way and...Copy !req
234. he knocked over
the flower pots...Copy !req
235. and when Mother came in
he was hiding in the shadows...Copy !req
236. and when she saw him, he shot her.Copy !req
237. What's going on back there?Copy !req
238. Who are you?Copy !req
239. Lieutenant Columbo, sir,
Homicide.Copy !req
240. Excuse me, I was just
checking out the window.Copy !req
241. Oh, yes,
I'm Harold Van Wick.Copy !req
242. I've got a cold, sir,
I don't want to get too close.Copy !req
243. Forgive me for not shaking
hands. Mister...Copy !req
244. Van Wick.Copy !req
245. It's a pleasure to meet you.Copy !req
246. Forgive me.Copy !req
247. You were talking to the officer,
I don't want to interrupt.Copy !req
248. - Are you finished?
- Yes.Copy !req
249. If you are, I'd like to
ask a few questions.Copy !req
250. I know it's a difficult time
for you.Copy !req
251. All times are difficult,
Lieutenant...Copy !req
252. but I shall answer
as good as I can.Copy !req
253. What I wanted to ask you, sir, is...Copy !req
254. You know, you got some place here.Copy !req
255. I noticed electronic locks on the door
and a closed circuit television.Copy !req
256. I've never seen a house like it.Copy !req
257. And the way
the doors open and close...Copy !req
258. It's also a very beautiful home.Copy !req
259. Oh, yes, I'm confused
about one thing.Copy !req
260. Just now you were describing
to the officer what happened...Copy !req
261. but a few moments ago,
when I spoke to your wife...Copy !req
262. she said she was home alone
in the house.Copy !req
263. Yes, this is correct,
she was alone.Copy !req
264. Then this stuff
about the flower pot.Copy !req
265. It was only guessing, I mean,
it seemed to me obvious...Copy !req
266. but, of course,
I can be wrong.Copy !req
267. No, sir, that's a very good theory,
that's the way it looks.Copy !req
268. So you went out?
What time was that, sir?Copy !req
269. 9:13, I went to an art gallery
in Beverly Hills.Copy !req
270. 9:13.Copy !req
271. Thirteen, sir, not 9:15, or...Copy !req
272. No, no, no.Copy !req
273. I know it sounds odd, Lieutenant,
but I have this special watch...Copy !req
274. you see, it brings out the numbers.Copy !req
275. I looked at it
to see if I was late.Copy !req
276. It's funny how you'll remember time
when you see it printed.Copy !req
277. You know, I've seen
those watches advertised.Copy !req
278. - Do you?
- Oh, that is some watch.Copy !req
279. Yeah, but my company's making it.
I designed it. It's called Midastar.Copy !req
280. Remarkable.Copy !req
281. So, according to that watch,
you left at 9:13.Copy !req
282. That's correct.
You can check with my gate man.Copy !req
283. No, that's not necessary, sir, no.Copy !req
284. You know, Mr. Van Wick, that theory
of yours is very interesting.Copy !req
285. Now, according to you...Copy !req
286. the person who did it was standing,
where did you say, right over there?Copy !req
287. Yes, because otherwise...Copy !req
288. I would have him on the videotape.Copy !req
289. Tape?Copy !req
290. What do you mean?Copy !req
291. Let me explain to you.Copy !req
292. This is the place
we have the safe, in here.Copy !req
293. Now, let's explain the tape.Copy !req
294. We have three sensors in the room.Copy !req
295. They respond to light, sound,
and the warmth of the human body.Copy !req
296. When the system is turned on,
and a person enters the room...Copy !req
297. it activates a videotape machine.Copy !req
298. The person can be seen
on the monitor by the guard...Copy !req
299. and we also have the person
on tape, may I show you?Copy !req
300. I'll be a son of a gun.Copy !req
301. Excuse me, after you.Copy !req
302. The first thing I did
when I came home tonight was...Copy !req
303. to check the tape,
if we have a picture of the killer.Copy !req
304. Unfortunately, he walked
far enough into the room.Copy !req
305. You mean to say, you have this
terrific system, but it didn't work?Copy !req
306. No, the camera just
doesn't cover the whole room.Copy !req
307. But I show you.Copy !req
308. That's where he came in.Copy !req
309. Where? I mean,
I don't see anything.Copy !req
310. No, he must have come in,
he activated the tape.Copy !req
311. Now the flowers.Copy !req
312. There she is.
Here she comes. Here.Copy !req
313. Now she sees him.Copy !req
314. And he shoots.Copy !req
315. That's fantastic,
absolutely fantastic.Copy !req
316. But I don't understand,
Mr. Van Wick, where did he come in?Copy !req
317. I assume the rear door
in the study.Copy !req
318. So, he came in that door...Copy !req
319. and walked down here...Copy !req
320. presses against the pedestal...Copy !req
321. he's not on the camera.Copy !req
322. Of all the dumb luck.Copy !req
323. Pardon me.Copy !req
324. Three feet, sir.Copy !req
325. If he'd come another
three feet into the room...Copy !req
326. we'd had a perfect picture of him.Copy !req
327. Do you think he knew
where the camera was?Copy !req
328. I doubt it.Copy !req
329. I think when he...Copy !req
330. knocked over the pedestal,
he just froze.Copy !req
331. Hmm.Copy !req
332. Would you do me a favor, sir?Copy !req
333. Of course.Copy !req
334. May I take that videotape
down to headquarters?Copy !req
335. Now, I know it really
doesn't tell us anything,Copy !req
336. but as soon as they hear
about this down there...Copy !req
337. they're going to want to see it.Copy !req
338. Of course, Lieutenant,
I'll just rewind it for you.Copy !req
339. You have a machine down there
at your headquarters?Copy !req
340. Oh, yeah, we must have.Copy !req
341. It's not my department,
you understand...Copy !req
342. but we're a very modern
police force, generally speaking.Copy !req
343. You can use my equipment,
any time you like, Lieutenant.Copy !req
344. May I go up to
my wife now, please?Copy !req
345. Oh, certainly, sir. I'm sorry,
I should have been thinking about that.Copy !req
346. Yes, you go right ahead.Copy !req
347. And as a matter of fact, I'll be able to
clear out these people very shortly.Copy !req
348. Thank you, Lieutenant.Copy !req
349. - Mr. Baxter?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
350. I want to double-check
a few things with you.Copy !req
351. You saw the murder scene
on the television screen in there?Copy !req
352. That's right.Copy !req
353. What time was that?Copy !req
354. That's about 9:30, more or less.Copy !req
355. Right.Copy !req
356. Mr. Van Wick, he says
he left around 9:13.Copy !req
357. That's about right.Copy !req
358. Cold is killing me.Copy !req
359. "Grant Galleries."Copy !req
360. Is that where you contacted
Mr. Van Wick?Copy !req
361. Yeah, that's where he was,
that's where I called him.Copy !req
362. Does he usually leave word
when he goes out?Copy !req
363. Most of the time, yes.Copy !req
364. Strange place to leave it.
Do you have a log?Copy !req
365. Right on the wall behind you.Copy !req
366. I notice yesterday,
he went to his office at 3:00...Copy !req
367. and you entered it here.
How come tonight you entered it here?Copy !req
368. Well, I didn't write it,
Lieutenant, you see, he did...Copy !req
369. said he was in
some kind of a hurry so...Copy !req
370. he handed me the magazine, said if
I needed him, that's where he'd be.Copy !req
371. So, ordinarily, he'd pull up in a car,
and tell you where he's going...Copy !req
372. and you would come in here,
and you'd record it on the log...Copy !req
373. but tonight he wrote it
on the magazine and in advance.Copy !req
374. I've got this funny habit.Copy !req
375. You know, when a person
does something one way...Copy !req
376. and he suddenly does something
another way, I immediately think.Copy !req
377. I'm sure
it doesn't mean anything.Copy !req
378. It's you, Lieutenant.
I thought you left.Copy !req
379. I'm sorry, sir, I did. But then
I realized, I forgot to ask...Copy !req
380. what may be the most
important question of all.Copy !req
381. This prowler,
did he take anything?Copy !req
382. No, nothing.Copy !req
383. - Nothing?
- Nothing at all.Copy !req
384. Hmm.Copy !req
385. All that work to get in here,
you think he'd try and take something.Copy !req
386. Well, after he fired the gun
he got panicked.Copy !req
387. Yes, that makes sense.Copy !req
388. Yeah, a man like this, there's
no telling how his mind might work.Copy !req
389. Thank you very much.Copy !req
390. Just one more thing, sir.Copy !req
391. Uh, I was thinking...Copy !req
392. in banks, they always have two cameras
to cover any area.Copy !req
393. No offense,
but I don't understand...Copy !req
394. why you went to all this trouble
to put in this system...Copy !req
395. but you only put in one camera,
leaving part of the room uncovered.Copy !req
396. We only wanted to cover the safe.Copy !req
397. We expected a thief, not a murderer.Copy !req
398. Of course.Copy !req
399. Yes, I see your point.Copy !req
400. - Sorry to have disturbed you, sir.
- Good night.Copy !req
401. All right, now listen to me...Copy !req
402. this is only going to take
10 minutes, you hear me?Copy !req
403. So I want you to keep your trap shut
and I want you to behave yourself.Copy !req
404. All right.Copy !req
405. Hey, never mind that,
there's people sleeping here...Copy !req
406. and you are going to wake them up.
Now knock that off.Copy !req
407. Now you are going to
have to be quiet.Copy !req
408. If you are not quiet,
when I take you to the vet's,Copy !req
409. I am going to leave you there.Copy !req
410. Now lie down, go ahead.Copy !req
411. No, lie down.
That's right, lie down.Copy !req
412. Attaboy.
Now you just stay there.Copy !req
413. - Good morning, Mr. Van Wick.
- Morning.Copy !req
414. Excuse me, I'm just looking around.
I hope you don't mind.Copy !req
415. That's all right.Copy !req
416. You know what this stuff is?Copy !req
417. What?Copy !req
418. This black stuff that
they sprinkle on the soil.Copy !req
419. No.Copy !req
420. It's mulch.Copy !req
421. Pardon me.Copy !req
422. Mulch.Copy !req
423. Oh, I didn't know that.Copy !req
424. Keeps the moisture in the soil.Copy !req
425. Have you found anything,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
426. No, I...Copy !req
427. I was just checking
on something in the police report.Copy !req
428. Excuse me.Copy !req
429. My dog, he didn't bother you
or anything like that, did he?Copy !req
430. Your dog? Oh, no.Copy !req
431. Because once he starts barking,
you know, he never shuts up.Copy !req
432. You said something
about a police report?Copy !req
433. It says here...Copy !req
434. "Prowler apparently entered
the premises by...Copy !req
435. cutting the pane in the window."Copy !req
436. - That window.
- Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
437. And it says, "The prowler
apparently exited the premises...Copy !req
438. by the same window."Copy !req
439. That's the way they talk,
you know.Copy !req
440. Prowlers don't go in and out,
they exit and enter premises.Copy !req
441. And, apparently,
that's what he did.Copy !req
442. Yeah, sir.
But it hit me that...Copy !req
443. after he shot your mother-in-law,
he must've been in a hurry...Copy !req
444. and he would've
jumped out of the window.Copy !req
445. But if he jumped, he would've left
deep prints where his foot landed.Copy !req
446. And did he?Copy !req
447. There's not a sign of them.Copy !req
448. His footsteps left impressions...Copy !req
449. I mean, you can see
where he went in...Copy !req
450. you can see
where he came out...Copy !req
451. but they're all the same depth.Copy !req
452. I mean, the ones immediately
under the window...Copy !req
453. are no deeper
than the ones further away.Copy !req
454. Nothing to indicate that he jumped.Copy !req
455. Maybe, he eased himself out
to avoid any noise.Copy !req
456. That's a thought, sir.Copy !req
457. Well, I'll just continue
looking around if you don't mind.Copy !req
458. Be my guest.Copy !req
459. Wait a minute, Mr. Van Wick.Copy !req
460. That's impossible.Copy !req
461. What is impossible?Copy !req
462. This mulch and soil
sticks to your shoes.Copy !req
463. If that prowler
went through the window...Copy !req
464. he'd have this stuff
on his feet...Copy !req
465. and there'd be mulch
on the floor inside.Copy !req
466. But this report
doesn't say anything about it.Copy !req
467. I don't understand how those guys
could overlook a thing like this.Copy !req
468. You don't mind if we just take
a quick look inside?Copy !req
469. Not at all. Come.Copy !req
470. Why don't you let your dog
run around a bit?Copy !req
471. No sense cooping him up.Copy !req
472. I don't want him
to get into anything.Copy !req
473. No, but the property
is fenced in. Nothing can happen.Copy !req
474. Oh, thank you, sir.
He'd like that.Copy !req
475. I'm sure he won't be a bother.Copy !req
476. All right, come on,
you're gonna run around now.Copy !req
477. Go run around.Copy !req
478. Wonderful. Why don't you
do that at home?Copy !req
479. At home he's always chasing
the neighbor's cats.Copy !req
480. I'm afraid there are no cats
around here, Lieutenant.Copy !req
481. Oh, would you mind...
doing something about your shoes?Copy !req
482. My wife is a little bit fussy
with her carpets.Copy !req
483. Here it is.Copy !req
484. Has the maid come in?Copy !req
485. No. Not yet. No.Copy !req
486. - So this hasn't been cleaned?
- No.Copy !req
487. I don't understand.
There's nothing here.Copy !req
488. How can a man walk through
seven feet of soil covered in mulch...Copy !req
489. climb through the window
and not leave any traces?Copy !req
490. Maybe he took his shoes off.Copy !req
491. Stupid, huh?Copy !req
492. - Thank you.
- You're very welcome.Copy !req
493. - I'm embarrassed.
- Not at all.Copy !req
494. One more thing, this place
where you were last night...Copy !req
495. Grant Galleries.Copy !req
496. Grant Galleries.Copy !req
497. I checked with the guard,
Baxter, and he told me that...Copy !req
498. he got you there a short time
after the body was discovered.Copy !req
499. But he wasn't sure of the time.Copy !req
500. It was 9:42 exactly.Copy !req
501. You checked your watch.Copy !req
502. Force of habit.
I'm a meticulous man, Lieutenant.Copy !req
503. Thank you,
you've been very helpful.Copy !req
504. Not at all.Copy !req
505. Hey, what a good puppy you are.
What a fine fellow.Copy !req
506. Whose doggy are you, huh?
Who takes care of you?Copy !req
507. Good morning, Lieutenant.Copy !req
508. Mrs. Van Wick.Copy !req
509. This your dog?Copy !req
510. Yes, ma'am, I'm afraid it is.Copy !req
511. He's always jumping up on people.
I'm sorry.Copy !req
512. Don't apologize, he's adorable.Copy !req
513. I wish you wouldn't say that
in front of him. He's conceited already.Copy !req
514. All right, come on.
Go play. Come on.Copy !req
515. Go find a cat.Copy !req
516. I hope he didn't hurt you.Copy !req
517. You don't have to be afraid that
I'll break into pieces, Lieutenant.Copy !req
518. Everyone always thinks
they have to tiptoe around me.Copy !req
519. Oh. Yeah. You're right.
That's just stupid. Sorry.Copy !req
520. That's all right.Copy !req
521. Bless you.Copy !req
522. Boy, I thought
I got rid of this thing.Copy !req
523. Have you tried
that honey and lemon?Copy !req
524. Does that work?Copy !req
525. I don't know. It's what
everyone always suggests.Copy !req
526. Would your wife
like a few flowers?Copy !req
527. That's very nice of you, ma'am.
Thank you. Yeah, she loves flowers.Copy !req
528. Let me ask you...Copy !req
529. I know last night you said
you didn't hear the shot.Copy !req
530. Did you notice
anything unusual?Copy !req
531. No, I'm sorry, I didn't.Copy !req
532. What did you do exactly,
say from 8:00 on?Copy !req
533. Nothing. I...
I just went up to bed.Copy !req
534. My husband took me upstairs and
he kissed me good night and he left.Copy !req
535. He had to go that showing
at the art gallery, you know.Copy !req
536. I took a sleeping pill,
just a little one...Copy !req
537. and I started to read.Copy !req
538. I guess I dozed off.Copy !req
539. And that was the last thing
you remember?Copy !req
540. Yes. Oh...Copy !req
541. I did wake up once.
I thought I heard a sound.Copy !req
542. But I was just dreaming.Copy !req
543. Now what makes you think
you were just dreaming?Copy !req
544. Well, I called
my mother's room...Copy !req
545. she didn't answer so
I called down to the study...Copy !req
546. and Harold was still home.Copy !req
547. He told me that...Copy !req
548. my mother was in the sitting room
listening to some Chopin.Copy !req
549. She used to do that quite a lot.Copy !req
550. Anyway...Copy !req
551. since neither of them heard it,
I just went back to sleep.Copy !req
552. About what time was that?Copy !req
553. I looked at the clock
when I woke up...Copy !req
554. it was just about 9:00.Copy !req
555. You remember what it was
you were dreaming?Copy !req
556. No, I don't.Copy !req
557. I remember it was a bad dream.Copy !req
558. I was very relieved to wake up...Copy !req
559. to see everything
right in its normal place.Copy !req
560. I mean, my dressing gown
on the bed...Copy !req
561. the clown in the chair,
but nothing else.Copy !req
562. Would you mind if we went upstairs and
we took a look at the bedroom?Copy !req
563. Oh, yes. Certainly.Copy !req
564. Marcy.Copy !req
565. Have you been smoking
something awful?Copy !req
566. We have a customer with a cigar.Copy !req
567. Well, you...Copy !req
568. finish your coffee.Copy !req
569. - Good morning, sir.
- Morning.Copy !req
570. May I show you something?Copy !req
571. Could you explain this?Copy !req
572. Well, you see,
we don't explain art,Copy !req
573. I mean, that's just sort of
something you feel.Copy !req
574. You see, you look at a picture
or a piece of sculpture...Copy !req
575. and that either does something for you
or it doesn't, you know.Copy !req
576. Uh-huh.Copy !req
577. This doesn't do anything for me.Copy !req
578. It's too bad.Copy !req
579. "Intensity"?Copy !req
580. Mmm-hmm. That's the title.Copy !req
581. I see.Copy !req
582. Well, it's all subjective,
you know.Copy !req
583. - How much is it?
- Seven.Copy !req
584. Hundred. Dollars.Copy !req
585. $700?Copy !req
586. You see, this is
one of our newer artists.Copy !req
587. We believe that
if you buy his work today...Copy !req
588. it'd be just like investing in
a van Gogh in the 1880s.Copy !req
589. What does this go for?Copy !req
590. That particular piece,
somebody will pay $1,200 for.Copy !req
591. - $1,200?
- Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
592. What's this called?
"Esprit d'un chien mort."Copy !req
593. Mmm-hmm. That means
ghost of a dead dog.Copy !req
594. - And that's the dead dog.
- Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
595. Uh-huh.Copy !req
596. Well, in the right setting
that will be very effective.Copy !req
597. And this is...Copy !req
598. This is "The Parking Lot."Copy !req
599. Mmm-hmm. $4,700.Copy !req
600. $4,700?Copy !req
601. That's right.Copy !req
602. That's for the house, huh?Copy !req
603. No. Well, yes. It's a very
unique piece as you can see.Copy !req
604. Of course, we have others
that are more reasonable.Copy !req
605. I see.Copy !req
606. Now, this here
I see it doesn't have a title.Copy !req
607. - That?
- Yes.Copy !req
608. That, sir, is the ventilator
for the air conditioning.Copy !req
609. - That's the ventilator?
- Yeah.Copy !req
610. Oh.Copy !req
611. - I'm embarrassed.
- Oh, no.Copy !req
612. - You won't tell anybody.
- Of course not.Copy !req
613. You know, I think that you would
appreciate the more traditional things.Copy !req
614. If you would come with me, we have
some beautiful landscapes upstairs.Copy !req
615. Well, I'll tell you
the truth about that, ma'am.Copy !req
616. I've got plenty of landscapes.
Thank you very much.Copy !req
617. You see, my wife,
she paints a little.Copy !req
618. Does she?Copy !req
619. Yeah. She buys those canvases
with the numbers on them.Copy !req
620. You seen them around?
Yeah, you fill in the spaces...Copy !req
621. with the paints that have
the corresponding numbers.Copy !req
622. They turn out pretty good.Copy !req
623. Yes.Copy !req
624. Francine.Copy !req
625. Would you excuse me
for just one minute, please.Copy !req
626. - It's Everett for you.
- Thank you, Marcy.Copy !req
627. Ma'am, I'm Lieutenant Columbo.
I'm from the police.Copy !req
628. - The police?
- Yes.Copy !req
629. Just one minute, please.Copy !req
630. Everett, look, why don't you
just order four orders...Copy !req
631. of Moo Goo Guy Pan?
That'll be enough.Copy !req
632. I thought I could pick up something
for our foyer while I was here.Copy !req
633. But the prices.Copy !req
634. Thank you.Copy !req
635. What can I do for you, sir?Copy !req
636. I'm investigating
the murder of Margaret Midas.Copy !req
637. Oh. I see.Copy !req
638. Terrible thing.Copy !req
639. Awful, yes.Copy !req
640. You know, a man goes out
of the house two hours...Copy !req
641. somebody breaks in
and commits a murder.Copy !req
642. Exactly.Copy !req
643. Mr. Van Wick, he said
he was here when it happened.Copy !req
644. Oh, yes, he was. Of course.Copy !req
645. I'm just checking.Copy !req
646. You see, we have to
check everything out.Copy !req
647. Of course.Copy !req
648. What time was that?
Do you know?Copy !req
649. Well, I'm not sure exactly,
but...Copy !req
650. It was 9:28.Copy !req
651. I met him when he came in,
Lieutenant.Copy !req
652. - 9:28.
- Mmm-hmm.Copy !req
653. You're pretty sure
about that time?Copy !req
654. I'm positive.Copy !req
655. He had a super watch that printed
the time in red letters.Copy !req
656. He showed it to me.Copy !req
657. You know him by sight.
Is he a friend?Copy !req
658. No, I knew him by his name
on his special invitation.Copy !req
659. Here it is.Copy !req
660. Now, Lieutenant, if you're thinking
that maybe somebody...Copy !req
661. used his invitation.
You're wrong.Copy !req
662. You see, I've known him for over
a year and it was Harold Van Wick.Copy !req
663. - He was here all the time.
- Absolutely, all the time.Copy !req
664. Until the phone call came
about the murder.Copy !req
665. God bless you.Copy !req
666. Well, thank you very much,
both of you. You've been a big help.Copy !req
667. Fine.Copy !req
668. You can tell her.Copy !req
669. I looked at the ventilator,
I thought it was a painting.Copy !req
670. Well, we'll sell that, too,
of course.Copy !req
671. - Thank you very much.
- Anytime, Lieutenant.Copy !req
672. I called your board meeting
for tomorrow morning...Copy !req
673. then I realized I need your proxy.Copy !req
674. Why don't I just go
to the meeting with you?Copy !req
675. But you know
how boring they are.Copy !req
676. I know but...Copy !req
677. I've been doing
a lot of thinking.Copy !req
678. Bravo.Copy !req
679. I think it would be best if...Copy !req
680. I took over chairmanship
of the company.Copy !req
681. Just for a while.Copy !req
682. Do you think I would remain
with the company...Copy !req
683. in a subservient position
to my wife.Copy !req
684. No. Not subservient.Copy !req
685. Elizabeth, you don't understand
anything about business.Copy !req
686. The jackals rip you apart.Copy !req
687. Here you're safe,
in the house I built for you.Copy !req
688. Oh, Harold, I love you.
And I know that you love me but...Copy !req
689. I can't stay locked up here
in this house the rest of my life.Copy !req
690. Surely you can understand that.Copy !req
691. Are you expecting someone?Copy !req
692. No.Copy !req
693. No further discussions.Copy !req
694. I need these papers signed
by tomorrow morning.Copy !req
695. I know you will not
disappoint me.Copy !req
696. Mr. Van Wick,
I'm sorry to disturb you...Copy !req
697. but your wife said it was
all right to come back anytime.Copy !req
698. Any progress, Lieutenant?Copy !req
699. Well, we're inching along.
Look, you know these things take time.Copy !req
700. - Can we come in?
- Of course, come in.Copy !req
701. Good evening, Mrs. Van Wick.Copy !req
702. Good evening.Copy !req
703. I hope you don't mind us
barging in like this.Copy !req
704. Oh, no. Of course not.Copy !req
705. This is Officer Banks,
he's come to assist me.Copy !req
706. Officer, why don't you
put the box right down there.Copy !req
707. I was thinking, ma'am, about
what you said this morning.Copy !req
708. That you woke up last night
because you thought you heard a noise.Copy !req
709. Yes.Copy !req
710. What is this?Copy !req
711. That's an experiment, sir.
A test.Copy !req
712. I'm afraid I'm gonna need
your assistance. I hope you don't mind?Copy !req
713. Certainly, I'd be happy to help.
But what would you like me to do?Copy !req
714. I'd like you to go upstairs
to your bedroom and after the test...Copy !req
715. tell us what you saw
and what you heard.Copy !req
716. We're going to remain down here.Copy !req
717. Buzz us on the telephone
when you're ready.Copy !req
718. All right.Copy !req
719. - I'll bring you up.
- No, I can do it.Copy !req
720. What are you trying to prove,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
721. Why are you putting my wife
through all these things?Copy !req
722. I'm terribly sorry, sir. But I just
have to start somewhere on this thing.Copy !req
723. You see, I can't seem
to get a handle on it.Copy !req
724. May I have the gun?Copy !req
725. - Is this loaded?
- It's loaded, Lieutenant.Copy !req
726. - Is the safety catch on or off?
- On.Copy !req
727. Would you take it off?Copy !req
728. I hate guns.Copy !req
729. Would you go up
on the stairs and watch?Copy !req
730. Am I...Copy !req
731. to assume that you're going to
shoot the gun in the sandbox?Copy !req
732. Yes, sir. But you don't have to
worry about...Copy !req
733. the bullet going through
to the floor.Copy !req
734. I've tried this before.Copy !req
735. Why don't you use
a blank cartridge?Copy !req
736. Wouldn't sound the same.
It never does.Copy !req
737. All set out there?Copy !req
738. All set.Copy !req
739. All right, Mrs. Van Wick,
thank you.Copy !req
740. You want to put your fingers
in your ears?Copy !req
741. This thing could make a lot of noise.Copy !req
742. I can handle it.Copy !req
743. I wish I could say the same.Copy !req
744. - Officer?
- Yes?Copy !req
745. Would you ask Mrs. Van Wick
what she saw and what she heard?Copy !req
746. Mrs. Van Wick, did you see
or hear anything?Copy !req
747. She said it wasn't very loud
but she heard it.Copy !req
748. And her door opened.Copy !req
749. What are you looking for,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
750. What are you going to prove?
Maybe I can help you.Copy !req
751. I wanted to know if you
fired the gun here in the study...Copy !req
752. whether the noise would
open the door to the bedroom.Copy !req
753. Yeah, you wouldn't have needed
this foolish experiment.Copy !req
754. I could've told you.
You only need to ask.Copy !req
755. Well I really wanted to
see for myself.Copy !req
756. You saw it. What's your point?Copy !req
757. Well, you know,
that the other night...Copy !req
758. the night of the murder,
your wife heard something?Copy !req
759. And she didn't know what it was.Copy !req
760. So she called her mother,
who didn't answer...Copy !req
761. so then she buzzed the study
and she spoke to you.Copy !req
762. That's exactly true.Copy !req
763. It was just before
I went to the art show.Copy !req
764. And that was around 9:13?Copy !req
765. Yes.Copy !req
766. That's a very big problem, sir.Copy !req
767. You have to help me, Lieutenant.
I fail to see where the problem is.Copy !req
768. But, Mr. Baxter,
your security guard, he said...Copy !req
769. that the shooting occurred
around 9:30, give or take a moment.Copy !req
770. But if the noise
that your wife heard was a gunshot...Copy !req
771. that means the shooting
took place before 9:13.Copy !req
772. How can my wife say
that it was a gunshot?Copy !req
773. What are you talking about,
Lieutenant?Copy !req
774. If it would have been a gunshot,
I would know myself. I was here.Copy !req
775. And I assure you, I heard nothing.Copy !req
776. And, as a matter of fact, she's not
sure if she heard anything either.Copy !req
777. She thought maybe she was dreaming.Copy !req
778. She wasn't dreaming, sir,
that's for certain.Copy !req
779. Would you come upstairs
with me for a moment?Copy !req
780. It had to be a noise.Copy !req
781. I mean, that's the only thing
that would explain it.Copy !req
782. Otherwise why would
her door open?Copy !req
783. You see, that's my problem, sir.Copy !req
784. What caused the door to open?
There had to be a noise.Copy !req
785. She didn't tell me
the door opened.Copy !req
786. - She didn't?
- No.Copy !req
787. She didn't tell me either.Copy !req
788. What's going on?Copy !req
789. I would like to continue this
a step further, if you don't mind.Copy !req
790. Yes, certainly. Come in.Copy !req
791. Last night, when you thought
you heard a noise, did the door open?Copy !req
792. I wasn't aware of it.Copy !req
793. According to your statement, ma'am,
you were lying in your bed, reading.Copy !req
794. - Is that correct?
- Yes, that's right.Copy !req
795. Would you turn out
the lights, please?Copy !req
796. Now, as far as you remember...Copy !req
797. you were lying on
the right side of your bed...Copy !req
798. and you had your book
in your right hand...Copy !req
799. and your head
was against the pillow.Copy !req
800. And you were facing your night table.
And you had your reading lamp on.Copy !req
801. That's what I remember.Copy !req
802. I think you'll both get a better idea
of what I'm talking about...Copy !req
803. if you'll position yourselves
in this area.Copy !req
804. Now, according to
your statement, ma'am...Copy !req
805. you then dozed off.Copy !req
806. Then you thought
you heard something...Copy !req
807. and you sat up.Copy !req
808. You thought, "Well, maybe
I'm just dreaming."Copy !req
809. And then you said that you saw
your bathrobe at the foot of the bed...Copy !req
810. and you saw the toy clown
in the chair and you remember...Copy !req
811. having the thought
"Well, at least I'm awake now."Copy !req
812. And then you turned to the phone
to call your mother.Copy !req
813. Is that correct?Copy !req
814. Yes, that's correct.Copy !req
815. Where was your bathrobe, ma'am?
Was it right about there?Copy !req
816. Just in here.Copy !req
817. Yes, you would've
seen that very clearly.Copy !req
818. The problem is, how could
you see the toy clown in the chair?Copy !req
819. That part of the room is dark.Copy !req
820. There is no question
in my mind that the door was open.Copy !req
821. What difference would it make?Copy !req
822. What we're trying to determine,
ma'am, is whether you were dreaming...Copy !req
823. or whether you
really heard something.Copy !req
824. The Lieutenant is saying
there must've been a noise otherwise...Copy !req
825. the door wouldn't
have opened. Am I correct?Copy !req
826. That is exactly right.Copy !req
827. I assume, according to
the little experiment...Copy !req
828. you made before, you believe
it must've been a gunshot.Copy !req
829. That is a possibility.Copy !req
830. I only can repeat myself,
Lieutenant...Copy !req
831. I still was in the house
at this time.Copy !req
832. If it would've been a gunshot,
I could've heard it.Copy !req
833. That's true.Copy !req
834. Well, you must've
heard something.Copy !req
835. I mean, there had to be a noise
otherwise the door would not open.Copy !req
836. Elizabeth, you remember...Copy !req
837. last month, when the Freemans came
over to spend the weekend with us...Copy !req
838. the problem we had
with the rear door?Copy !req
839. Yes.Copy !req
840. Closing and opening
the whole time.Copy !req
841. That's right.Copy !req
842. Our back door kept just popping open
for no apparent reason.Copy !req
843. You know, Lieutenant...Copy !req
844. my system is very elaborate
and very sensitive.Copy !req
845. The more complex a system is,
the more it is exposed to malfunctions.Copy !req
846. We have to accept these
little problems from time to time.Copy !req
847. I'm afraid, Lieutenant...Copy !req
848. the little parlor trick
proved absolutely nothing.Copy !req
849. Come on, baby, come on.Copy !req
850. Come on.Copy !req
851. Hey, is there any ketchup?Copy !req
852. - On the corner.
- No, this is empty.Copy !req
853. Give me a minute.Copy !req
854. Kazmier's got good protection.Copy !req
855. He gets it away, high and deep.Copy !req
856. Lucas is calling for a fair catch.Copy !req
857. He fumbles it.Copy !req
858. Picked up by number 43,
Jefferson.Copy !req
859. He's going to get caught
from behind.Copy !req
860. Hold everything. There's a flag
down on the 42-yard line.Copy !req
861. They're going to bring it back.Copy !req
862. Let's play it back
from another angle.Copy !req
863. Here's the replay. Watch Lucas
with his arm up, and watch the feet.Copy !req
864. It looks like 65, Romano,
interfered with Lucas.Copy !req
865. Well, it looks from here
as if Lucas never touched the ball.Copy !req
866. Yeah, that's what they're saying.Copy !req
867. And that'll be 15 yards
for tripping.Copy !req
868. And that's a real break
for the Cougars.Copy !req
869. I appreciate this.
I know how busy you are.Copy !req
870. Look, I'm afraid I'm not
much of an expert on tapes.Copy !req
871. If you need any technical answers
just ask Thompson.Copy !req
872. Yes, sir.Copy !req
873. Thompson?Copy !req
874. Lieutenant Columbo.
The tapes that I sent down are his.Copy !req
875. How do you do, Lieutenant?Copy !req
876. Lieutenant, what are
we gonna be looking at?Copy !req
877. This may be difficult for you.Copy !req
878. This was recorded
the night of the murder.Copy !req
879. It shows the death of your mother
and the arrival of...Copy !req
880. the security guard
after the shooting.Copy !req
881. Mr. Thompson, I assume that you cut
the tape in the place that I marked it.Copy !req
882. Yes, I did. The arrival of the security
guard would be on the right monitor...Copy !req
883. and the shooting would be
on your left monitor.Copy !req
884. Would you start them up, please?Copy !req
885. Now the one on the right
is after the murder.Copy !req
886. That's when the security guard came in
and discovered the body.Copy !req
887. See, his presence in the room
activated the tape...Copy !req
888. that's when it started up again.Copy !req
889. Freeze that.Copy !req
890. Freeze this.Copy !req
891. Excuse me.Copy !req
892. Lieutenant, exactly what
are you looking for?Copy !req
893. I don't know. A clock on the wall,
a watch, a shadow.Copy !req
894. Something that would definitely establish
the exact time of the murder.Copy !req
895. Well...
Baxter said it was 9:30...Copy !req
896. he saw the whole thing.
He was an eyewitness.Copy !req
897. Not exactly. He saw it on a monitor,
he wasn't actually in the room.Copy !req
898. What do you see?Copy !req
899. I'm not sure.Copy !req
900. Let me ask you something.Copy !req
901. Can you zoom in close
like they do in the football games?Copy !req
902. Can you do that on this tape?Copy !req
903. Oh, sure. That's no problem.Copy !req
904. What do you see?Copy !req
905. I'm not sure.Copy !req
906. I'm not sure.Copy !req
907. I'll call you as soon as
the meeting is over.Copy !req
908. What kind of a face is this again?Copy !req
909. You know I'm only concerned
what is good for you.Copy !req
910. You went through a nightmare, I know.Copy !req
911. We need each other
even more than ever before.Copy !req
912. Thank God you went to
the gallery that night.Copy !req
913. What do you mean?Copy !req
914. If you'd been here
I might have lost you both.Copy !req
915. I think I have to go now.Copy !req
916. Good afternoon, Mr. Van Wick.Copy !req
917. What is it? A new experiment?Copy !req
918. I'm sorry to bother you
again so soon.Copy !req
919. Perhaps it's more convenient
for you, Lieutenant...Copy !req
920. if you just move in
one of our guest rooms.Copy !req
921. I'm a nuisance, I know, but I do
have a problem, I need your help.Copy !req
922. It won't take long.
It's about these tapes.Copy !req
923. What about it?Copy !req
924. I wonder if you can
run them for me.Copy !req
925. I'm sure you can explain this,
it's a technical question.Copy !req
926. This is the last time.Copy !req
927. I promise
it will not happen again.Copy !req
928. All right, Lieutenant.
I'll take your word for it.Copy !req
929. - Good afternoon, Mrs. Van Wick.
- Hello.Copy !req
930. This is Officer Bronson.Copy !req
931. - How do you do?
- How do you do?Copy !req
932. I think it's better
if you remain out here.Copy !req
933. Two tapes?Copy !req
934. - Yes.
- What is it?Copy !req
935. One is the arrival
of the security guard...Copy !req
936. and the other is the shooting
of your mother-in-law.Copy !req
937. You mean the tape I gave you,
you cut?Copy !req
938. Yes, sir.
Would you play them?Copy !req
939. Which first?Copy !req
940. Both at the same time.Copy !req
941. You know, I don't know much
about these things.Copy !req
942. Is it possible
to take that tape...Copy !req
943. and play it into
the closed TV system here...Copy !req
944. so that it could be seen by Baxter
on the monitor in the gatehouse?Copy !req
945. Everything is possible
with this equipment.Copy !req
946. That's what Mr. Thompson said.Copy !req
947. I just wanted to confirm it.Copy !req
948. - Ready.
- Good.Copy !req
949. You can start.Copy !req
950. Freeze that.Copy !req
951. Freeze this.Copy !req
952. You know, sir, I checked your alibi
with Baxter and the Grant Galleries...Copy !req
953. and for a while there
I accepted your story.Copy !req
954. Then I happened to be
watching a football game on TV...Copy !req
955. and they did one of
those tape replays.Copy !req
956. That's when it hit me.Copy !req
957. What are you talking about?Copy !req
958. You've fed a videotape of the study with
no one in it down to the gatehouse...Copy !req
959. an empty room.Copy !req
960. While it was playing,
you shot your mother-in-law.Copy !req
961. Then you set the machine
to feed the murder tape...Copy !req
962. this tape here, into
the closed circuit system...Copy !req
963. so that Baxter would see it
after you arrived at the art show.Copy !req
964. All you required
was an automatic timer...Copy !req
965. to start the tape
at the right time.Copy !req
966. This is amusing theory,
Lieutenant, but just a theory.Copy !req
967. I wouldn't say it
if I couldn't prove it.Copy !req
968. You see that?Copy !req
969. What?Copy !req
970. Compare this spot...Copy !req
971. with this spot.
Do you see the difference?Copy !req
972. No.Copy !req
973. You're right, it's hard to see.
I almost missed it myself.Copy !req
974. But if you look very carefully...Copy !req
975. you'll see that this spot
on this monitor...Copy !req
976. is lighter in color
than this spot on this monitor.Copy !req
977. And that's what caught my eye.Copy !req
978. And I thought, at first,
it might be a reflection.Copy !req
979. But I had to be sure.Copy !req
980. Advance button.Copy !req
981. Do you see it now?Copy !req
982. What?Copy !req
983. - You still don't recognize it?
- No.Copy !req
984. Well, then, let's make it
very close.Copy !req
985. Harold...Copy !req
986. that's your invitation
to the art gallery.Copy !req
987. That's what it is. You can
even see your name written on it.Copy !req
988. It's your invitation.Copy !req
989. I went back and got this
from the Grant Galleries.Copy !req
990. This...Copy !req
991. is this.Copy !req
992. This is what you presented at the
art show the night of the murder.Copy !req
993. The problem is, it was on the desk
immediately after the shooting.Copy !req
994. How did it get
to the art gallery?Copy !req
995. By your own testimony,
you took it there.Copy !req
996. But in order to get it off the desk
you practically had to step over the body.Copy !req
997. That woman was shot
before you left the house.Copy !req
998. And you shot her.Copy !req
999. This is insane.Copy !req
1000. This is absolutely insane.Copy !req
1001. Elizabeth...Copy !req
1002. tell the Lieutenant
before I left the house...Copy !req
1003. I saw your mother coming up
to the room to wish you good night.Copy !req
1004. Tell him.Copy !req
1005. I saw her, I saw her alive
before I left.Copy !req
1006. Tell him, Elizabeth!Copy !req
1007. No.Copy !req
1008. Officer.Copy !req
1009. This won't be necessary.Copy !req