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02x25 - The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour". Aired: September 20, 1962 – May 10, 1965.*
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It was a segment of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, this time, lasting an hour.

02x25 - The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow

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["Alfred Hitchcock" theme music]

- Good evening.

I suppose you think this is
snow.

It's confetti refrigerated for
realism.

This began as a simple little
celebration,

paper hats and horns.

Then a cold front moved in.

I became separated from my party

and I've been lost for days.

This is not the abominable
snowman.

In fact, it isn't even a
snowman.

It's a snow woman.

It was getting terribly lonesome
here.

[horn blows]

I've been using this to call for
help.

However, no one seems to hear me
except

a rather amorous moose.

For those of you who are
safe and warm in the bosom

of your family, we have a play.

It is entitled The Ordeal of
Mrs. Snow

and it tells of a
woman's battle to survive

a terrifying experience.

[somber light music]

[cats meowing]

- Martha, Jack, it's cheese
time.

Come around.
[meowing]

Now Martha, Martha, not so much!

You know, we older ladies
have to watch our weight.

Yes, Jack, I know you prefer
eggs.

Maybe Lorna will leave you
some in her breakfast tray.

[paper ruffling]

- You get farther away every
morning.

- What?

- Three months married
and you have newsprint

on your nose before
you finish your coffee.

I thought that only
happened in cartoon strips.

- Now you watch out.

I'll lock you up in the tower.

- I had a Professor Bennington.

He said, "Don't let your
husband confuse nagging

"with loving."

- I had a professor once.

Eastside Athletic Club.

- [Woman] And what did he teach
you?

- Not to bite the hand
that takes you out of the

unemployment line,

especially when it belongs
to your wife's rich aunt.

A man's gotta make a good
showing

when he comes into a new world.

- Mm hm and what did he
say about love and marriage

and that sorta thing?

- Well, he said, "Buster,
it's all instinct."

- Oh, that fellow taught at
Bennington.

Oh Bruce, I wish Aunt
Addie would let loose

some of my money.

Then I'd never let you go to
work again.

Never.

[knocking on door]

- [Woman] Mr. Richmond?

- What is it?

- A Mr. Arthur to see you, sir.

- Well, he's not gonna bite you,
is he?

- Oh no, no, I just forgot
he said he'd drop by.

- Do you have to go right away?

- Mm hm.

You can be a bad influence.

- Well, obviously, Mr.
Arthur is more influential

and a lot prettier.

[door slams]

- Good morning, Mr. Richmond.

- [Aunt] Good morning, Bruce.

- Oh, good morning, Aunt Addie.

- Remember me?

Charlie Arthur?

Solsberger Land Company?

About that property in Arkansas.

- Oh yes, yes, of course.

Mr. Arthus, Mrs. Snow.

- Very pleased.

- Well why don't you take Mr.
Arthur

into the drawing room.

I have some papers for
Hillary that I want you

to take to the office.

I'll be in the study.

- Right.

I don't need land in Arkansas.

- We have a special on IOU
notes.

Say, wouldn't Eddie love to
have a thing like that now?

[piano playing]

- I told you not to come here.

- There's this man who wants
money.

- Well, you tell the
man who wants money that

when I get money, he'll get
money.

- Well, he figures it's
about time you got money.

- Well, suppose you tell
him there's nothing I can do

about that right now.

- But you're not seeing it his
way.

- Don't handle the merchandise.

- You see, his way, he figures,

he's sorry your horse lost but,

he also feels he's entitled to
the money

that you owe him before the
horse dies

and that horse is gettin' awful
old.

Now he figure you marry a girl--

- I didn't marry a girl with
anything.

This is her aunt's house.

When my wife hits the right
birthday,

there won't be any trouble with
money!

I told the man that.

- I don't think the man wants to
wait.

- Well there's nothin' he can do
but wait.

- Well he figures he
can get very talkative

and a guys reputation can
start lookin' awful tacky,

you know?

Especially when it's an
awful tacky reputation

to begin with.

Well, it's been nice seeing
ya again, Mr. Richmond.

Oh by the way, Eddie asked for
ya.

Yeah, Eddie, Phil, Bernie,
Eleanor,

they all ask for ya.

Sure beats horse racin', Mr.
Richmond.

[ominous music]

- Was he convincing?

- Who?

- [Aunt] Your salesman friend.

- What do you mean?

- Did he sell you?

- Oh no, no, no.

He just had some crazy real
estate scheme.

- Well, good for you.

If you're going to learn to
handle money,

you'll have to learn to say no,
don't you?

Of course, it would be
more sensible if I let

Hillary sign these monthly
checks.

But you know old widows.

They like to defy their
financial advisors.

When Henry was alive, he used to
sign each

and every check personally.

It played havoc with his
arthritis.

Well, there we are and
thank you for waiting.

Well, I owe you a lot more
than waiting, Aunt Addie.

You've been very good to Lorna
and me,

letting us live here.

- You are my nephew-in-law
and I must admit,

you've given Lorna more
happiness in three months

than I have in all the years
since her parents died.

- It's been easy.

- You love her very much, don't
you?

- Very much.

I'll see Hillary gets these.

- Thank you, Bruce.

- Does that surprise you, Aunt
Addie?

That he loves me.

- Why should it?

- I just hope you
appreciate him, that's all.

- What, of course I do.

- He wants to be somebody.

- You don't need to defend him.

- Well, it hasn't been too
easy for him here, you know?

- [Aunt] What do you mean?

- Well, living here, not
being able to get us started

in our own place.

- Well, Hillary does pay him a
salary.

- If that's what you wanna call
it.

- Well, he's only just started.

After all, he hasn't had a
great deal of experience.

- But there are other
things that can be much more

important than experience, Aunt
Addie.

- Well, I know that, dear.

- Well then you must see
that it makes no sense

to have money sitting in a bank
in my name that I can't use.

- Really Lorna, I have
nothing to say about that.

- But you're my legal guardian!

You've got a responsibility.

Perhaps you could find an
answer.

- I have no control
over your father's will.

Besides, you come into your
inheritance

in just another year.

- But isn't it ridiculous
to have to wait that long?

The family's full of money!

- It might be the best possible
thing.

Perhaps you'd learn that
money isn't the answer

to making people happy.

- We are not at church, Aunt
Addie.

- As a matter of fact, it
might be a very good thing

for Bruce to have a year to
prove himself.

- Thanks for having
such confidence in him.

- Lorna, wait a minute.

[somber music]
[door slams]

Dear, I don't seem to handle
these things very well.

Oh Henry, Henry.

I do so miss your advice.

- You hardly know the man.

- Now, he is Lorna's husband.

- They've been married four
months, Addie.

That's a great sum of money
to offer the land people.

- Oh, but she'll pay me
back as soon as she comes

into her own money.

I shall make that very clear to
her.

- She met him in a coffeehouse.

- I met Henry Snow in
a water faucet factory.

Besides, you said he was
doing well at the office.

- Well enough.

Still, I don't know the man.

You don't know him.

Nobody knows him.

- I do know Henry that Lorna's
unhappy

and I don't want to be
responsible for that.

When you get to my age,

you don't want to grow old and
selfish.

- Well, you've been much
too free with your money

lately anyway, but this is
ridiculous.

- What do you mean I've been
too free with my money lately?

- I glanced at your
statement a few days ago.

Three checks.

$1200? $1500?

Some other notable sum.

I certainly hope you picked
up a few good pieces.

- When did I write these checks?

- Ah, you see?

You're becoming forgetful.

I am not a filing cabinet.

Edwards has them at the office.

Well, look at your checkbook
if you want the dates.

- Well, yes.

My checkbook.

- Well, don't forget
you're dining with Ruth

and me tonight.

- No.

No, no, no, of course not

and I'm looking forward to it,

particularly since the children
are going to the Wilsons

at East Hampton for the weekend.

- Pick you up at seven o'clock.

- Yes.

- Bye Addie.

- Goodbye.

[slow mysterious music]

[phone rattling]

Mr. Edwards?

This is Adelaide Snow.

I wonder if you could get
me my bank statement to date

by messenger.

Yes and the canceled checks too.

Right away, please.

Yes, thank you very much.

- Thank you, sir.

There you go, ma'am.

- If Sally calls, tell her
I'm on my way to pick her up.

Carl, don't push my hat.

And her husband'll pick Bruce up
at 4:30.

- Drive carefully.

- We will.

Do you have plans, Aunt Addie?

- Yes, dear.

Hillary and Ruth are taking me
to dinner.

- Good.

See ya late Sunday if you're
still awake.

- Have fun.

Oh Freda, now there's
no need for you and Carl

to wait around just for me.

You go off on your weekend.

- Oh, thank you, Mrs. Snow!

You know there is plenty of
beef hearts in the freezer

for the cats and I've
made you a nice casserole.

- Oh, well bless you, Freda.

Have a good holiday, both of
you!

- [Freda] Thank you!

[mysterious music]

- Freda?

Carl?

Anybody home?

Aunt Addie?

Oh hey Jack.

Aunt Addie?

Oh, there you are.

Protecting the family jewels?

Where is everybody?

- Well, they've gone.

I let the servants off for the
weekend.

- All right, I'll carry my own
bag.

- Well, Lorna took it with her.

- Hey, what you need is a little
drink.

That'll make those cheeks of
yours rosy.

There we go.

A little taste for you
and a little taste for me.

Yes.

Aunt Addie.

- When you first came
here, you needed money

to pay an old gambling debt.

- Yes.

- I let you have it.

I could understand your
not wanting to have

a thing like that on your mind.

I agreed that it was to be our
secret.

- Isn't it?

- [Aunt] And you agreed
that you'd never get into

that kind of debt again.

- You didn't let it
slip to Lorna, did you?

- I shall ask you once.

And perhaps you can save me the
trouble

of trying to find out
who did forge my name

on these checks.

And don't try to fool me.

If you did, I can quite easily
find out.

Well, I hoped I was wrong.

I did so hope I was wrong.

- I had no choice!

- No choice.

- I was in a jam.

I intended to put it back
the same way I took it.

- Oh don't try to defend
yourself.

- There was nothing else I could
do!

- You forged my name!

- I lost money at the track.

I had to pay!

- Well, you've lost more
than that now, haven't you?

- What do you mean?

What are you going to do?

- What I have to do.

I'm going to call Henry and
then,

I'm going to try to tell Lorna.

- Oh now, wait a minute.

You don't have to tell anybody.

We could work this out between
us.

I'll pay you back someway.

I'll make it up to you.

- Do you actually think that
I would keep this from Lorna?

- If you try to put yourself in
my place,

maybe you'd understand.

- There's nothing to understand.

[cat meowing]

Martha, oh Martha.

Martha, come out.

- Do you know what this'll do to
her?

- Not my doing, is it?

- You've hated me from the first
minute

I came in this house, haven't
you?

You've been waiting for
something like this to happen.

- I don't wish to discuss it!

The sooner you're back where you
came--

[door slams]
[intense music]

Bruce!

[clicking]

Bruce.

Bruce, open this door.

I can't open it from in here.

[knocking]

Bruce.

Bruce, do you hear me?

[knocking]

Bruce?

[intense music]
[knocking]

[door buzzing]

[intense music]

- Hi Bruce.

Ready?

- Um, yeah, yeah.

- No bags?

- Well, Lorna took my stuff with
her.

Come on, let's hurry so
we can beat the traffic.

- Yeah.

[banging]

- Bruce, you hear me.

Bruce!

[intense music]

Bruce!

[cat meowing]

It's all right Martha, it's all
right.

He can't have gone off and
left us here, he can't.

Nobody would do a thing like
that.

Nobody.

He's just trying to punish me.

Bruce, Bruce!

Please open the door!

Oh, this is childish of you.

You can't be so stupid!

[cat meowing]
[light music]

There's no way out.

There's just no way out for us.

Not even your claws could dig us
out.

[cat meows]

There must be something we could
do.

We don't need to, I forgot.

Henry is coming to pick me up.

He'll see the house is dark.

He'll start to worry and
then we'll be all right.

You'll see.

He's coming at seven-thirty.

Now that's only a few more
hours.

We can hold out a few more
hours, can't we Martha?

[cat meowing]

Yes, of course we can.

- Trouble is I don't exercise
enough.

You know, I think I've got to
talk to Bruce about hiking,

sleeping out and all that sort
of thing.

- [laughs] You sound just like
my cousin with his turtles.

- What turtles?

I thought he got rid of the
turtles.

- Oh no.

He took the turtles with him to
Colorado.

You see, it's a religious cult.

They sleep out in the open
and all that sort of thing.

He'd gotten this letter from
Theothalees,

someone he'd met in Boston last
year.

As it happened, his
girlfriend, Sarah Lawrence, 58,

decided she'd need a security
blanket.

So she joined his cult and
she got Theothalees to write

my cousin a letter.

- Well, what's this got
to do with the turtles?

- I don't know, beats me.

All I know is that the letter
said

all living things come to
Colorado and reach for the stars

or something like that.

So anyway, my cousin took
his turtles to Colorado.

- You sure make a potent drink.

- Bliss.

[sighs] I think I'll sleep
straight into the winter.

- Good and while you're at it,

I think I'll call Aunt
Addie and see if Bruce

got off all right.

- He'll be here any minute.

Can't you relax about him?

- I wish I could but when he's
not around,

I feel as lonely as I ever did.

[phone ringing]

[rattling]

No answer.

- Oh good, I'm glad.

Maybe she's gone out on the
town.

- Oh yes, I remember.

She said she was going out to
dinner with Hillary and Ruth.

Maybe they made it early.

- Hello everybody.

- [Woman] Hi!

- Hello there.

- Too bad for you.

You missed three traffic jams

and an overturned milk truck.

- Wouldn't know if they
had gone the freeway.

- Oh, well, a man jumped
off the Triborough Bridge.

How's that?

- Seems like they'd be
happy to see us though.

- But we are darling,
because now we can swim out

beyond the breakers.

- That, you can.

- I just called Aunt Addie
to see if you'd left.

- Oh?

- [Man] What are you drinking,
Bruce?

- Oh, no you don't.

You're changing into a swimsuit
right now.

Bruce can get his own drink.

- Alrighty.

- Hasn't Aunt Addie left?

- For where?

- Oh well, she told me
to tell you that she had

decided to go out for the
weekend.

I think I'll have a drink.

- Aunt Addie went off for the
weekend?

Well, that's a switch.

Where'd she go?

- Uh, Connecticut.

I think she said she talked
to someone in Connecticut.

Who does she know in
Connecticut?

- Uh, Mary and Lindsey?

- Yeah, maybe it was Lindsey.

- That's funny.

She never mentioned it to me.

- Well, she's an old woman,
honey.

I'd say she forgets lots of
things.

Here's to our old age.

[ominous music]

- He's late.

It's not like Henry to be late.

But he'll come.

[cat meows]

You'll see.

- Well, I don't suppose it's
time for a swim before dinner.

Have you been in yet?

- Yes, you know, I thought Aunt
Addie said

she was having dinner
with Hillary and Ruth.

- Hillary?

She didn't mention it to me.

- I told you we'd be late.

- You can't control the traffic,
Hillary.

Besides, 20 minutes isn't
the end of the world.

- Keep the change.

I don't like to keep anyone
waiting.

- All right dear, all right.

[ominous music]

[buzzing]
- There he is.

[laughing]
[cat meowing]

- We shall continue our
story in a few moments.

I believe I had wandered
near a television station.

Perhaps it will answer my call.

[horn blowing]

[ominous music]

- She's probably forgotten about
it.

- She never has before.

- You've never been late before.

- I wonder if she's all right.

- Well, there's obviously
no one here, dear.

I think she's just forgotten
about us, that's all.

- No, she wouldn't forget.

She'd have called, she'd have
let me know.

- Well, I wasn't home all day.

Maybe she made other plans

and couldn't get in touch with
us.

- Lorna's gone to the
Wilson's for the weekend.

You suppose I should call her

to find out what--
- Now Hillary, just because

you're a worrier is no reason
to spoil everyone's weekend.

- Well still, I could just call.

- Darling please, we're
going to lose our table

and I'm hungry.

- [chuckles] All right.

After then, I can call on her
later.

[somber music]

- He's gone.

Now he's worried.

Now he's wondering why I
didn't answer the doorbell.

He'll call Lorna in East
Hampton and she'll tell him

that I should be here and to get
someone

and to get into the house.

[sighs] Everything is
going to be all right.

Someone will come soon.

Oh yes, dear, I know you're
hungry,

but you know, people can
live a long time without

food or water.

It's just the air we have to
think about.

- Uh huh.

Well, I knocked, I rang,

I did everything but
jump through the window.

No one answered.

I thought I'd better give you a
call.

- That's very sweet of you,
Hillary,

but you can relax and enjoy your
dinner.

Aunt Addie told Bruce she was
off to visit

Mrs. Lindsey in Connecticut.

Well, I don't know, I suppose
she had some sudden impulse.

I wouldn't worry about it.

You go on back to your dinner.

What are you having?

- Veal.

I always have veal.

- You should have fish, Hillary.

They have Brook Trout.

- Ruth says I'm having fish.

Well, have fun out there.

Sorry I bothered you.

Glad everything's all right.

Goodbye.

Well, how do you like that?

Took off to Connecticut.

- Trouble is we don't get enough
iodine.

- Nowadays, people just take off
place

just like that.

- Of course, there's a theory
about that, isn't there?

- About that?

- Fish and iodine and that

minimum daily requirement
business.

- Minimum daily requirement?

What minimum daily requirement?

Ah, think I'll have fish.

[slow music]

- Somebody should have come by
now.

Surely he called.

Oh, it's getting so hot in here.

So hot and so hard to breathe.

Oh, no I will not be afraid.

I will not be afraid.
[cat meowing]

Maybe I should get some sleep.

I must get some sleep.

[laughing]

- I don't think I could've
gone one more step.

It's proof we have to move to
the country

and do nothing but take care of
our body.

- And have the whisky shipped
in with the guests, right?

- Uh uh, no guests.

- We gotta have a little
party now and then.

- Well now and then, maybe a
guest or two.

Oh, I love you.

[sighing]

You know, you're really quite an
athlete.

I'm very impressed.

- I swam the East River
when I was seven years old.

- I'll bet you were a funny
little boy.

[cat meowing]

- Martha, I'm afraid.

I don't know if anyone will come
in time.

Lorna and Bruce won't be
here til tomorrow night.

She said late.

Hope not too late.

Too late.
[cat meowing]

I mustn't think that way.

Must think positively.

That's what Henry used to say to
me.

Think positively, Addie.

I remember, remember one time on
our boat,

there was a storm, I was
frightened.

He said, "We must sing.

"Sing Addie," he said.

Sing!

♪ Oh stray ♪

♪ Nearby lads ♪

♪ It's a very fine place ♪

♪ Either way ♪

♪ Heave away ♪

♪ Bound for ♪

♪ To be bound ♪

- Henry, I can't remember
the words, Henry.

I can't remember the words.

[blowing]

- You asleep?

- Huh?

- What were you dreaming about?

- I'm just thinking.

- People aren't supposed
to think on vacation.

- Cats.

- What cat?

- Aunt Addie's cats.

- What about her cats.

- Well, who's going to feed
them?

- Well, how do I know
who's going to feed them?

- She never takes them with
her and she let the help go.

- So people all over the world
have cats,

let the help go and still
manage to take a few days off.

I'm gonna take a shower.

- You know, the more I think
about it,

the more I think she would've
let me know she was going.

- [Bruce] Lorna, she's
probably as happy to get away

from you as you are from her.

I'm just trying to make a point.

A man has what he wants,
doesn't wanna give it up.

Not a moment of it.

Not for anything.

Right?

Right.

- Henry, the boat is swaying,

so I think I'm going to fall.

I see a storm coming.

Waves are coming over
and I don't think that

I can stay out.

You've got to help me, Henry.

Oh, it's so hot and no air.

No time.

Going to be too late,

I can't help myself any more.

It doesn't matter.

Lorna is all right.

She can take care of herself.

She doesn't need me.

She's almost grown up.

Soon, she'll get married and
leave.

Wait, wait.

She is married.

She's married!

And I should have prevented it.

Oh Henry, I never liked Bruce,

but I let her marry him because
I thought

if she was happy, she'd love me
more.

I was thinking of me, Henry.

Oh now [gasp],

now I've got to let her know
what it is.

I've got to let her know.

How, how?

A pencil, if I could find a
pencil.

[ominous music]

- You're ruining your clothes.

I can see I'm gonna have to take

full charge of your wardrobe.

Hey!

You rat!

- [Bruce] What?

Can't hear you.

- You're a rat.

I thought you said you were
leaving your work at home.

- What?

- What are you doing coming on a
vacation

with Aunt Addie's bank
statement?

- What did you do, go through my
pockets?

- Well, of course not.

I happened to notice it
when I put your jacket

on the hanger.

- What are you, spying on me?

Give me those.

- Bruce, I wasn't spying,
I didn't even look at them.

I just happened to see
that it was Aunt Addie's.

- Well, it's none of your
business.

Give em to me!

- Bruce!

What's the matter with you
anyway?

- I'm sorry.

I guess I'm a little tired.

Hillary had me through the mill
all week.

Addie asked me to go over these
for her.

She said she couldn't balance
em.

- I thought Hillary did that.

- Hillary's not doing it this
month, I am.

All right with you?

- Of course, but you don't
have to be so tense about it.

- I'm sorry.

Look, I've got a good idea.

Let's have a nice, quiet drink
together

before the others come.

Okay?

[ominous music]

[whimpering]

[upbeat music]

So, Theodore McGlowsky
changed his name from Duncan.

- To McGlowsky?

- To McGlowsky, you know, he
used to come over to our house

and tear my clothes off
playing pom pom pullaway.

- What's pom pom pullaway?

- She never a--

- Oh Lorna!

- It's all right, I'll
wash it off with water.

Excuse me.

- John, you do it once at every
party.

It never fails!

What's pom pom pullaway?

- That ol' Pennsylvania
Dutch friend of Bruce's

took off all his clothes.

- Ed McGlowsky.

- Oh, I don't know him.

- Well, of course you do.

His father wrote a letter to
Congress

complaining about the weight of
a dime.

- [laughs] I see we're gonna
have a wild

boat party tonight.

- Is everybody going?

- Well, I hope so.

I have enough food onboard
for the entire seven fleets.

- Mm, good, we can go for a
week's cruise.

[upbeat music]

- Operator, I want to call
Fairwood, Connecticut please.

Mrs. Mary Lindsey, I
don't know the number.

Yes, yes, that's it.

Could you, please?

Busy.

No, no, I'll try again in a
minute.

Would you give me that number?

Thank you.

- Did you get the spot out?

- Oh, it's fine.

- You've got to watch out for
John.

He'll spill every time he gets
the chance.

- No, it'll be fine.

I'll be down in a minute.

- All right.

Hurry up.

[upbeat dancing music]

- She ruin the dress?

- Oh no, it's all right.

She'll be right down.

She's just making a phone call.

- Excuse me, please.

- Could I speak to Mrs. Snow,
please?

Addie Snow.

Well, is Mrs. Lindsey there?

Europe?

How long has she been there?

Oh.

No, no, no, it's all right.

No message.

- How's the dress?

- It's fine.

- Come on down, I've been
practicing my dancing.

- Oh Bruce, I think I'm a
little worn out for dancing.

- You'll feel better
when you get on the boat

and get your second wind.

Come on.

- Bruce, would you mind
terribly much if I didn't go?

- Well, of course I'd mind.

Why wouldn't you go?

- Well, I don't know.

Too much sun, I guess.

I'm not feeling very well.

- Well, you'll feel better
when you get on the boat.

- No Bruce, you go on without
me.

I don't mind, really.

- Well now, if you don't go, I
don't go.

I'll stay here and rub your
back.

I could use a good massage
myself.

- Well now, isn't that
ridiculous?

Why should you stay here just
because I--

- I didn't come here to be
with all those other people

in the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean

while you sit around the house.

- Maybe you're right.

Let me get my bag.

I probably will feel better if I
go.

- Our expedition had an
auxiliary slope.

No thank you.

I'll tell you John, it was cold.

We were huddled together
like a bunch of puppy dogs.

- Oh, is that when you spotted
the barge?

- Yes, not too far off.

It was in shambles.

Broken ropes, torn canvas.

It was an awful sight, which
just goes to prove my point.

Some people will go anywhere
just to take a good picture.

- Hey Bruce, someone I'd like
you to meet.

Mr. and Mrs. Richmond, RB Crane.

- Hello.
- How do you do?

Nice to see you.

- Can you spare your friend for
a moment?

RB's with Rand Pumps in
Minneapolis.

- Excuse me, I'm used to here.

I'll get myself a drink.

- No, I'll get it for you,
darling.

- That's all right, I'll get it.

Whisky please.

- This man is in business.

Sid tells me it's going to catch
fire.

- Well yes, we have a lot of
faith in it.

- Promwell has a plant
somewhere.

I think it's Tepa, isn't it
John?

- Yeah, same outfit.

Hillary had a meeting with
him a couple of weeks ago,

didn't he?

- No, that was canceled.

They're doing it Thursday
afternoon.

Where are you going?

- Back to New York.

- I told you she's in
Connecticut.

- She's not in Connecticut.

I called Mrs. Lindsey.

Mrs. Lindsey's in Europe.

- So maybe she went someplace
else.

- Well you said she
went to Mrs. Lindsey's.

- No, I didn't say Mrs. Lindsey.

You said Mrs. Lindsey and I
said maybe it was Mrs. Lindsey.

- Well I'm going anyway.

- [Bruce] All right, I'll go
with you.

- I don't want you with me.

- Since when?

Move over.

[engine revving]

[ominous music]

- Aunt Addie?

Aunt Addie?

- I'd say this house is
deserted, wouldn't you?

- She always leaves the hall
light on.

- So you go out during the day.

You can forget a hall light,
can't you?

- Aunt Addie?

Aunt Addie?

- Aunt Addie?

Aunt Addie?

- Bruce?

Her bed hasn't been slept in.

- I told you, she's not here.

Now, don't you think this
has gone on long enough?

- And where are the cats?

- I don't know.

The cats could be any place.

That's the way cats are.

Sometimes, cats go off and
don't come back for weeks.

Now how bout going for
that boat ride, huh?

- You missed one.

Says forgery.

- Yes.

I forged it.

- Why?

- Why do you think?

Because I couldn't come to you
for it.

Because I couldn't ask her for
it.

Because I get paid enough
to keep me in shoe laces

by Hillary, that's why.

Because I wanna look like
somebody, Lorna.

Because you brought me into
a world that's just a little

bit over my head.

And it's either sink or swim.

That's why.

- Well, does Aunt Addie know
about this?

- Yes.

- She found out yesterday?

- [Bruce] Yes.

- What happened?

Well, tell me what happened.

- Nothing.

- What do you mean nothing?

- I admitted it.

I told her what I just told you.

She just sat there at her
desk and started to cry.

I told her I wanted to tell you.

She said not to, that it
would hurt you very much.

- But why didn't you tell me all
this?

- I was going to.

- [Lorna] But you didn't.

- I couldn't!

It's hard enough to tell
yourself you're a thief.

Much less your wife.

My first thought was
to tell you everything.

That's why I brought those
checks.

I was gonna show them to you.

I know it isn't easy to
understand.

Your aunt tried to.

She's wonderful, she
understands.

I hope you will.

- [sighs] I didn't know what to
think.

I felt like everything was
coming apart.

[cat meows]

What was that?

- I didn't hear anything.

- It sounded like one of the
cats.

- I didn't hear it.

- I could've sworn I heard
something.

- Let's start back for the
island.

- Okay.

[cat meows]

There.

Now you must have heard that.

[cat meows]

It's coming from out there!

[cat meowing]

Jack!

Well, what are you doing in the
kitchen?

What were you doing in there,
Jack?

Jack was in the kitchen.

I wonder where Martha is.

[cat meowing]

Well, what is it Jack?

What's the matter?

- He's hungry, that's all.

- Jack.

[cat meowing]

Well, what are you trying to
tell me?

Huh?

What is it?

[cat meowing]

Aunt Addie!

The combination, I don't
know the combination!

I don't remember what she said.

The desk.

She kept it in the desk.

One of the drawers.

Underneath something, oh where?

Where did she say?

[ominous music]

The bottom drawer.

Have to look.

Here it is.

Start at zero, right 30, left


right seven, once, twice, left
to open.

Aunt Addie!

Aunt Addie.

Aunt Addie!

- Lorna.

[cat screeching]

- Food.

- Yes, of course, I'll get some.

- No, not for me, for the cats.

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