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Sayer's story suspicion and with the performance of Charles Ruggles as Mr. Hubert Mummery roma wines again hope to keep you in Suspense Mr. Mummery took the morning train down to business as he always did He opened the door of his office much as he always opened it and saw his partner Brooks sitting at his desk as he always sat and the world seemed perfectly orderly and dependable and sane and Then it began very simply out of a few chance remarks the terror took shape and grow until it was a black mountain of fear and Suspicion morning, Mummery Pleasant morning. Well, yeah, oh quite quite. I've been looking through some back accounts. I have an idea. They're trying to put us up and to Hubert Mummery, what's the matter with you with me? You gave me a start why man? You're as white as a sheep. Oh, am I well? I'm not feeling quite myself this morning breakfast didn't agree with me didn't agree with me at all You'd better look after yourself when none of us as young as we once were you always had a beastly stomach always I can't remember you having an attack like this in years, Mummery That new missus of yours giving a proper food good mild adjustable thing No, I'm afraid Ethel knows nothing at all about a kitchen Well, that's what you get for marrying a girl without showing it their friend Doing in such a rush ten-day courtship and it's your age You'll see why when you meet her besides it doesn't matter in the least after all I was a bachelor up until a few weeks ago and rather used to taking care of myself, you know Oh my dear man, you're not telling me that you manage the house or all hardly no need for that We've engaged a housekeeper who's a gem really capable motherly soul named Sutton Ethel's delighted with it. So am I exceptional cook and all that well, that's excellent We can all do that sort of thing, you know I say you better take it easy and keep up your feet today a man's health comes first, you know, thanks Thanks, I'll be all right. I took one of my tablets on the train. Well, if you need anything, you let me know Yeah, oh by the way, Mummery I suppose your wife doesn't know another of those cooking jams. That's it. Well, I don't know They aren't so easy to find nowadays. Don't tell me your cook is leaving you. Oh good Lord Lord. No no no perish the thought It's for the Phillips and it's their girl is getting married. Yeah Well, all we said marriage is the graveyard of good cook Positively positive. You know, I think it should be a criminal offense for cooks to feel the mating urge Leaves the family high and dry. You know, I said to Phillips and you mind what you're doing I said you get somebody you know something about you may find yourself landed with this poisoning woman What's her name? Mrs. Andrews. Caroline Andrews. I don't want to be sending reads to your funeral yet a while I said I wasn't that a dreadful thing though that Andrews case Ethel read some of it to me out of the newspapers. My my gave me the cold horrors Oh, it's a disgrace. I call it three people dead of poisoning falling ill one by one Gradually getting worse and worse and suddenly dying off like flies after a month or so of her cooking man And all the police say is they think she's hanging around the neighborhood and may seek employment as a cook There's a cook. Now. I ask you what's us all in the shadow of the grave, you know, well rather It's only to be hoped that they'll catch this charming. This is Andrews before she tries her arsenic seasoning on somebody else That's why I told Philips and to be careful about hiring a strange woman Well, quite right to one can't be too careful about a thing like that I'll I sudden if she knows of another cook as good as she is you won't need worry about anyone she recommends Oh, excellent. I suppose she's worked for the rights of the people memory Right sort. Well, I imagine so I don't know. Well, didn't she bring references? Well, yes, yes, she did a great pile of them glowing ones, too But I don't know Ethel and I were so glad to get someone that we haven't bothered to look them up really 1030 I must get back to work Would you mind dictating a few letters mummary some donors? I do it, but I've some bills to get out in the next room. All right. I'm glad to well I'll have penny take them down there miss penny. Would you step in here a moment, please? Oh Don't exert yourself old man because oh penny. Mr. Mummary will give you some letters for our forgetful customer Yes, sir, and I'll be in the next office if I'm needed mummary and and do ask that sterling cook of yours to find someone for poor Phillips and I'll speak to Sutton as soon as I get home You're looking a bit pale this morning, Mr. Mummary. Yes. Yes, I know I let's get down to the letters finish our way Yes, sir. Um dear sirs Unless payment on your account is immediately forthcoming. We must institute proceedings which which Which yes, sir Which sir? Oh, I was thinking Wonderful clever how that mrs. Andrews manages to get positions with respectable families. Nothing so clever about the last one sir No, no she brought plenty of references Glowing ones to the paper said where in the world would such a woman come by honest references Oh, there wasn't no question of their honesty, mr. Mummary, what do you mean by that? Oh the poor deceased family was so glad to get someone that they never even bothered to look him up Why whatever is the matter? No, no, no, no, no, no, I'm I'm going to go home miss penny. I I don't feel well Not at all well On the homeward bound train mr. Mummary's mind kept up a continual flow of this comforting thoughts Those references of sudden How did he know after all? Yes, Brooks was quite right. One can't be too careful Be sure you get someone you know something about or you may find yourself landed with this poisoning woman this mrs. Andrews The pain in mr. Mummary's stomach gave a sudden twinge he gripped the edge of his seat he'd eaten too quickly his breakfast had been too heavy You must speak to ethyl about something Sutton they walked up the quiet street of the remote little country town the well-known familiar landmarks look somehow strange and menacing Reach the house walked up the path and then something drew him around toward the back Somehow despite himself he found himself over in the screen door of Sutton's kitchen Miss did give me a turn mr. Mummary. I Well, I was so tight enough white and for the tightest to boil that I I didn't hear the front door go tall Well, I use my key Sutton. Where is Mrs. Mummary? Oh the poor dear was feeling a bit sickish after breakfast this morning and I I might have lie down for a bit She was looking for poorly. Ethel's sick. Ethel's never sick. I don't understand Working about too much that's done it if you ask me I Told her to go light with it But she's that rest so she can't abide to be doing nothing. Where is she now well that Young mr. Wellbeck called by to get some flowers. She promised his mother and he cheered her up a bit She needed cheering too, but the look of her poor lamb. Where are they Sutton? They're having their tea in the garden She's a deal better than she was I'd do that. Well, I'm glad of that. I'll step out and have a word with her. Oh, well, mr. Mamre. Yes Before you go, I'd like to show you what I got for your dinner, but I I just a moment, mr. Mamre sir There Have a look at that That's taken kidney pie, isn't it? You'll find it beautiful and life It's made with butter it is so you'll have no trouble at all the jet. No, well very good and it's Season Yes, I'm sure it's excellent. Well, I'll I'll wander out and see mrs. Mamre now if you don't mind. Oh by all means And try to get up a good appetite for your dinner. Won't you mr. Mamre? Yeah, I'll do my best. Thank you, Sutton Ethel oh Ethel, who's that? It's I Tiddly Wings Hubert. Oh, I wasn't expecting you so early Oh, well, I quit before time. I didn't startle you. Did I pet? Yes, you did. I'm sorry. I thought something was wrong I don't like to be startled. Hello, my marriage. Well, hello. Well back. I didn't see you. How are you? I'm all right? Thanks, I'm afraid I found that feeling rather badly. Yes Sutton told me are you better now? I'm feeling dreadfully upset First I'll be all right by morning Do sit down have your teeth you well. Thank you. I need it biscuit. Are they good melt in your mouth? I devoured a lot of I didn't have to be getting home to dinner. Oh, you're leaving. I must Mother's waiting. I'll have the garden a wrap for flowers. Oh, no, don't bother. No bother at all Have the nosies paid enough for partying about Thomas Thomas Coming ma'am is a tea still warm just right. Thanks. You was calling me Mrs. Mammery Oh, Thomas. Will you please wrap these flowers for me and bring them into the house? Right old man I'll take Mr. Werbick to the door. Oh, no, don't bother to get up here Just tell Mr. Werbick goodbye and finish your tea like a good boy. Indeed. Keep your seat Well, do come and see us soon again. Won't you well back? Love to but I can't leave mother alone very often He's extremely nervous lately Terribly, sir. Oh, that's too bad She's not really been herself since but since that Andrew's poisoning business started in the newspapers Lambda more than you believe. Yes. Well, it's rather unnerved everyone if you ask me I I do hope they catch her soon. They may what you mean There were a couple of blokes from Scotland yard in the village this morning rumor is they've got a new line on Mrs. Andrews It's time they had think of it that fiend has been on the loose for well a scene now Exactly one two three four Yes, almost four weeks to the day. I'd rather not think about it if no one minds quite right my dear Let's not let's not have too many other things on my mind. Oh, by the way, you but mm-hmm I forgot to tell you to bring some cash home from the city with you today I know you did did wings, but I remembered it all by myself. Oh good thing to the green gross They had a rather glum look on his face this morning Well, we'll be able to stare him in the eye tomorrow, and then there's soft and salary. Hmm. Well, I'm not sure I brought enough of that I do so want to be prompt with her prompt. Yes, that has been with us exactly one month tonight. I Miss drop along now see you soon again memory. I Say thanks for the tea And you but what's the matter mr. Wellbeck said thanks tea didn't you hear? Oh, oh, yes, oh, I'm sorry Seems so far away. Yeah, no not at all. Not at all. I was a bit tired as for that the old gent rest is weary bone It's worth much too hard lately. Come along mr. Wellbeck. I'll do the honors for the family going for weeks Exactly a one month. Oh, sir. The mrs. Wynne some then years for the bouquet And I just found a little patch in the back bed. I thought that Thomas Thomas. Do we have any old newspapers about old newspapers? Hmm. Yes, sir. There's a stack of them in the green house I was just going down to get some to wrap up this bouquet. What would you be needing them for sir? I want to look up some photographs Thomas photographs of who sir of Mrs. Andrews Yeah, they be sir they go back about 20 days these do I always take some out of the kitchen when the cook Is finished with it. I see now. Let's have them Thomas. Hmm now then June 15 June 5th. Yes, that was just about the time should be an article about mrs. Carol and Andrews in this one Of course, she'll have managed to change her appearance, but there should be a resemblance now. Let's see ought to be about on Thomas yes, sir. Where did you say you've got these papers out of the kitchen sir? Why what is it mr. Mammery somebody's been through them with a scissors Thomas every line about the Andrews case has been clipped out Every line mr. Mammery sir Don't not look for yourself there there there there but I don't understand it. Do you sir? I'm afraid to try Thomas. Are there any more papers about there's a few more under the shelf where I keep Botheration look at that meddler. That's what they are meddling with my things Don't waste time with that now Thomas, but look at it sir all spilled and wasted it cost good money Well, all right. We'll buy more of whatever it is only a bit left and it ain't so easy to get out to there It's up just about the best weed killer there is then weeds just fold up and die the minute it touches them If somebody hadn't tampered with the stopper there wouldn't have been a drop loss Thomas. Yes, sir. Let me see that can yes Arsenical weed killer contains arsenic deadly poison Stopper was loose Somebody added up. I never leaves like they're nothing like this is Thomas. Yes, sir. Yes Oh, no, mr. Mamrie. What is it sir? I I don't think I should have had that tea time No, no, no, no, you mustn't allow her whatever you do. Don't allow her She's not to be excited but get to the phone and call dr. Maseby. I I'm ill Thomas. Tell him I'm terribly ill Is he dr. Maseby? How is he now now then mrs. Mamrie is not so bad as all that he's really far better than he was last night Decided there. Yes patient is somewhat improved aren't you memory? Well, I'm feeling quite all right Ethel I shouldn't be surprised if I lived after all my poor darling. You gave me such a fright You don't wonder symptoms were all the alarming whatever on earth could it have been dr. Mainsby He was suffering so dreadfully last night. Of course those powders you gave him quieted him a bit But he did seem to be in such agony. Well, I really can't say precisely what it was I could pretend to know but frankly I don't mrs. Mamrie I haven't the proper equipment here for a real diagnosis But I'd venture an old-fashioned Non-scientific guess that it was a touch of common garden to main. Yes. Yes, that's what it was Ethel I'm sure of it tomorrow or next day when he's quite well mind you I'd like to have you have him come down to the office and bear it for a thorough examination Do you hear that dear? You must make him promise to come doctor. He's so very careless about himself He'll come this episode give him a bit of a start I think nothing like a touch of tome aim to make a man health conscious a memory now You're right doctor. You'll see me very soon. I promise excellent excellent and until then you just continue the powders I gave you one every hour. Yes, doctor and no solid foods have that cook of yours make you a nice strong broth of some kind Huh, and above all stay in bed for the next 24 hours. I'll see to that doctor. I'm depending on you mrs. And now if you will tell me where you put my head I'll get it for you. Oh, you needn't trouble You just tell me trouble at all. It's out on the stand for So memory you try to take better care of yourself from now on, huh? We'll need to make Ethel the widow before time. Well, I'll do my best not to Dr. Maysby What's that memory? Listen to me. I haven't time to explain now Talking about keep your voice down man I don't want to frighten Ethel, but there's something very strange going on in this house. You aren't delirious I may need your help soon. I'll phone you some time today as soon as I can do it without alarming Ethel Oh, she wouldn't be able to sleep for weeks if she had any inkling of what's going on You aren't imagining things. Oh, no, no, listen maysby last night before I took sick. I found Well, well Sutton. Yes, Sutton. What is it? Mrs. Mumra sent me to tell you that your shoppers brought the car around. Oh, yes. Yes. Good now. I'll be getting along now I think If I'm not being too inquisitive, sir. Oh, is the patient this morning? Well, he's much better Sutton, but he had rather grim session of it just the same Dreadful light it sir. We'll have to take better care of him won't we sir much better care Green house will lay now Said in my things. Oh, we'll lay now not much. They won't all put a lock on this door Thomas Thomas who's that? Why mr. Mamers? You ain't supposed to be up in a bad. Are you you're supposed to be in your bed, ain't you sir? I want to get those papers. We were looking at yesterday Thomas. That's a mrs. No, you're walking around out here Sir, I'll be bound the missus don't this a secret from the mrs. Thomas you'll get your death mr. If I lie upstairs in bed all day the whole mummary family will get its death now wear those papers Well, they're just inside the door there where you left them, sir just inside the door now. Let's see Now where was it? Right about there. No, it wasn't in a little further Nadia left. All right. There they are sir. Well, if they are I've been struck blind There's nothing here, but the stone floor and a box of tulip bulbs. You must be wrong, sir. All right. Well come and look and see here Yes, sir Well, they're gone. What do you know? I'm not at all sure what I know, but I'm going to find out you've come with me Thomas You ought to be in your bed. All right. I ought to be in my bed, sir. Come along. Will you yes, sir? Where is Sutton? I don't know sir Oh, yes on second thought I do know I saw her going down will be green roses to pay the bill When she passed me I heard a muttering something about not wanting anybody to come crying about her kitchen The missus is particular. Yeah, it doesn't want us in the kitchen. Huh? No, I guess not Well, that's where we're going right now. I don't think she'd like it. No, I'm sure she wouldn't Thomas come along in All right, sir. If you say to sir Now Now let's see where could they be You ain't expecting to find them papers in here. Are you sir? I was Thomas. Is it possible that I'm mistaken? No, I'm not Now where could The stove that's where they'd be. That's just where the Just as I thought have a look inside Thomas. There they are or what's left of them Somebody kindled quite a little blaze with your old newspapers. Wouldn't you say no, sir? You should have been a detective Yes, I always rather thought so myself Well, the papers are done for I Joe. She's a clever one. All right Doesn't miss a trick We're dealing with a very cautious very thorough woman Thomas and I shouldn't be a bit surprised if Well, are you listening to me? Thomas, what are you staring at? Mr. Mamery What's that on the windowsill on the whip the weed killer The arsenic a weed killer. It's found its way into the kitchen The stoppers off again. Ain't it sir right the stoppers off and it's nearly empty Thomas, what's in that pot on the stove? I don't know sir. Well, look and see Yes, sir Chicken broth sir real strong chicken broth good here here here now take this empty medicine bottle and get as much broth into it as it'll hold What for sir? Just do it Thomas, please. Yes, sir That's fine Now then get the car out of the garage. Where are we going sir? We're going to barrage But mr. Mamery the doctor we're going to see the doctor Thomas before we're all beyond his help Waiting so long memory, but it's quite a lengthy. Oh, I don't mind the waiting doctor It isn't that but Ethel's there alone in the house with her and I want to know I can tell you now You're finished. I've analyzed every drop of the contents used marshal's test for arsenic I'm able to tell you a very definite answer my boy. What what is it? Maysby? Yes, you mean there is arsenic in that broth and I mean that broth is chock full of arsenic Mrs. Andrews is taking no chances this time There's enough poison there to kill your entire household Oh mr. Mamery look you're in 70. You are it ain't safe at all sir. I've got to get home. I've got to get home lord knows What's happening there? Oh, mr. Mamery shut up. It patched the front right arm itself, sir, and it's fearful. We get in Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Andrews Thank the lord there's the arse. What's that car doing in front of it? What's it doing there? It's happened already the doctor's there. It's happened already already The doctor's standing out in front of the arse mr. Mamery. It's my fault. I left her here I did it. I killed her. Oh mr. Mamery sir Ethel Ethel Ethel Ethel where is she? Well back. What are you doing here? I'm scotland yard mummary easy now take it easy. Well, where is she tell me? I have a right to know who is the inspector. I'm hubert mummary. Where's my wife now try to be calm mummary Won't you that's a good what do you mean? Why are you sitting down here? Is she Is she beyond help? I'm afraid she is sir. Oh lord Oh Can I see her? I'm afraid not mummary. Don't only be painful. Oh lord But that mrs. Andrews though. You've got her. She didn't get away. No, we've got mrs. Andrews right enough. Oh Ethel You see officer. We've only been married 10 weeks 10 weeks yesterday. I Sutton Sutton I'm very sorry about things Sorry for you, sir. Sorry for me. That's good. Well, it's too late now Well, take her away Take her away. Well, mr. Manley. I'm so sorry. Take her away. You'd better go Sutton Her head is upset of course wants to be alone. Oh, you see mrs. Mummary and I were in desperate need of a cook But it's just as I said to brooks one can't be too careful about taking a strange person into the house Why didn't even suspect her until yesterday? I had no idea. There were Go are you letting her go? Well, you can't let her go. That's mrs. Andrews. Don't This is full of arsenic. I didn't have no end in that broth sir. It was my while. I was at the green You can't let her go. Why this and I didn't make a tea yesterday. No your breakfast yesterday morning. So help me Oh Ethel my darling. I thought you were Oh, are you all right Ethel? I Ethel dear, what is it? 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