Act 1 (Scene 2) Flashcards

1
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(Mollie) Giles

A

Yes

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2
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(Mollie) Can you shovel the snow away again from the back door?

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Coming

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3
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(Mollie) Hullo Hullo

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Mollie, do you know where there’s another spade?

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4
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(Mollie) They’re sending our an inspector or a sergeant or something

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But he’ll never get here

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(Mollie) That’s what I told them. But they seemed quite confident that he would

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Nonsense. Even a jeep couldn’t get through today. Anyway, what’s it all about

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(Mollie) That’s what I asked. But he wouldn’t say. Just said I was to impress on my husband to listen very carefully to what Sergeant Trotter, I think it was, had to say, and to follow his instructions implicitly. Isn’t it extraordinary

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What on earth do you think we’ve done?

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7
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(Mollie) Do you think it’s those nylons from Gibraltar

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I had a rather near shave with the car the other day but it was entirely the other fellow’s fault.

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8
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(Mollie) We must have done something

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Probably something to do with running this place. I expect we’ve ignored some tinpot regulation of some Ministry or other.

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9
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(Mollie) Oh, dear. I wish we’d never started this place. We’re going to be snowed up for days and everyone is cross, and we shall go through all our reserve of tins

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Cheer up, darling. Everything’s going all right at the moment. I’ve filled up all the coalscuttles and brought in the wood. You know, Mollie, come to think of it, it must be something pretty serious to send a police sergeant trekking out in all this.

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10
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(Boyle) I am paying seven guineas a week here - seven guineas and I do not want to freeze

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I’ll go and check the furnace

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11
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(Mollie) They rang up. Just now. To say they’re sending a sergeant out here. But I don’t think he’ll ever get here

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Hullo, is anything the matter

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12
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(Metcalf) I hear the police are on their way here. Why

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Oh, that’s all right. No-one can get through in this. Why the drifts must be five feet deep. The roads are all banked up. Nobody will get here today. Excuse me, Mr. Paravicini. May I put these down?

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13
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(Trotter) Are you Mr. Ralston?

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Yes

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14
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(Mollie) But I didn’t

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Er- this is Detective Sergeant Trotter

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15
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(Trotter) Now can we get down to business, Mr. Ralston. Mrs. Ralston?

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Do you want to see us alone? If so, we can go into the library

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16
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(Trotter) That’s right madam. The first thing I want to know is if any of you were acquainted with this Mrs. Lyon?

A

Never heard of her

17
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(Trotter) Her husband was a farmer, John Stanning, who resided at Longridge Farm not very far from here

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Longridge Farm! Wasn’t that where those children…

18
Q

(Trotter) The other was was Monkswell Manor

A

What?

19
Q

(Trotter) find out if you knew of any connection between this house or anyone in this house and the Longridge Farm Case

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There’s nothing - absolutely nothing. It must be coincidence

20
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(Trotter) I thought fit to ensure the safety of the household

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Safety? What danger does he think we’re in? Good Lord he’s not suggesting that somebody is going to be killed here.

21
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(Trotter) I don’t want to frighten any of the ladies - but frankly, yes, that is the idea

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But - why?

22
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(Trotter) That’s what I’m here to find out

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But the whole thing’s crazy

23
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(Mollie) Three Blind Mice See How They Run. They All Ran After The Farmers’ Wife. Oh it’s horrible

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There were three children and one died?

24
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(Trotter) Yes, the youngest, a boy of eleven

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What happened to the other two?

25
Q

(Trotter) Now you state sire that you yourself have never had any connection with the Longridge Farm Case?

A

No

26
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(Trotter) I wonder. It may have been cut

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Cut? But who could cut it?

27
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(Trotter) Mr. Ralston… Just how much do you know about these people who are staying in your guest house?

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I - we - we don’t really know anything about them.

28
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(Trotter) Unless he’s here already

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Here already?

29
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(Trotter) Why not, Mr. Ralston? All these people arrived here yesterday evening. Some hours after the murder of Mrs. Stanning. Plenty of time to get here.

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But except for Mr. Paravicini, they’d all booked beforehand

30
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(Trotter) Well, why not? These crimes were planned

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Crimes? There’s only been one crime. In Culver Street. Why are you sure there will be another here?

31
Q

Trotter looks for the phone wire

A

Let me help you (sees glove and bus card)

32
Q

(Trotter) Is there an extension?

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Ignore

33
Q

(Trotter) Is there an extension?

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I beg your pardon. Did you say something?

34
Q

(Trotter) Yes, Mr. Ralston, I said Is there an extension?

A

Yes up in our bedroom

35
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A