[00:02.74] | Chapter 4 |
[00:04.66] | The police arrived very quickly. There were a lot of them. |
[00:11.86] | Some of them with cameras went upstairs to Molly's room. |
[00:19.29] | Two detectives talked to Dr Pratt in the kitchen. |
[00:24.58] | The family waited in the sitting room. |
[00:29.20] | It was a hot day again and the windows were open. |
[00:34.59] | The dogs sat quietly at Diane's feet. Nobody talked. Jackie smoked. |
[00:47.09] | They waited for a long time. |
[00:50.88] | Suddenly the door opened and the two detectives came in. |
[00:57.08] | 'Good morning. I am Detective Inspector Walsh and this is Sergeant Foster.' |
[01:08.28] | The Inspector did not smile. |
[01:11.49] | He was a big man in an old black suit and a black hat and coat. |
[01:20.55] | He wore a coat because he always felt cold. |
[01:25.91] | 'Last night someone put sleeping tablets in Mrs Clarkson's hot milk. |
[01:35.37] | We are going to question everybody, and we need a room, please.' |
[01:42.62] | Roger stood up. 'I'm Roger Clarkson. You can have my father's old office. |
[01:53.57] | Come with me, it's along here,' The office was not a very big room, |
[02:03.40] | but there was a table and three or four chairs. Roger opened the window. |
[02:12.25] | 'I would like to talk first to your uncle, Albert King,' Inspector Walsh said. |
[02:21.02] | He took off his hat and coat and sat down behind the table. |
[02:28.07] | 'Of course,' said Roger and left the room. Sergeant Foster waited by the door. |
[02:38.60] | He was a very tall young man with black hair and a nice smile. |
[02:46.38] | He was not very happy this morning because he usually played tennis on Sunday mornings. |
[02:55.11] | He was one of the best players at the Cambridge Tennis Club. |
[03:00.78] | Albert came in and sat down.'I'm going to ask some questions, Mr King,' |
[03:10.04] | The Inspector said, 'and Sergeant Foster is going to write it all down.' |
[03:17.82] | Albert looked at his feet. 'Yes, yes. It's your job. I know that.' |
[03:28.17] | 'Tell me about last night,' Inspector Walsh asked quietly. |
[03:34.81] | 'You were angry with Mrs Clarkson.' |
[03:43.05] | Albert looked at Inspector Walsh for the first time. 'Yes, I was. |
[03:49.62] | Everyone was angry. Roger was angry. Diane wanted money to go to America. |
[04:01.43] | Then there's a man called Tom Briggs…He wants half the garden for his farm. |
[04:12.29] | Molly was a rich woman. I need money because my wife Annie—Molly's sister |
[04:23.99] | —is very ill. I told Molly this.' 'What happened next?' |
[04:32.98] | 'Well, Molly was angry with everyone and went upstairs. |
[04:40.34] | We went into the kitchen for coffee. |
[04:45.04] | Jackie wanted everyone to go up and say good night to Molly. |
[04:52.17] | She lives here with Molly so she wanted Molly to be happy. At first Roger said no. |
[05:03.79] | He was angry and didn't want to see his mother.' |
[05:10.32] | 'And did you see Molly in her room?' 'Yes. I was tired and I went upstairs first. |
[05:21.75] | I went to Molly's room and asked her for money again. But no— |
[05:31.03] | there was no money for her sister.' Albert stopped and put his hand over his eyes. |
[05:42.11] | Inspector Walsh watched Albert for a minute. |
[05:47.59] | 'Did you hear noises after you went to bed?' |
[05:54.23] | 'Everyone went into Molly's room to say good night, I think. |
[05:59.43] | Later, I heard someone…He—or she—went down-stairs. That was about midnight.' |
[06:13.93] | 'Very well, Mr King. Thank you, you can go now.' Albert left the room. |
[06:23.27] | Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head.'What time is it? I'm hungry. |
[06:33.14] | We're learning a lot, but I need some coffee.' |
[06:39.35] | 'Shall I go to the kitchen?' Sergeant Foster asked. |
[06:45.51] | 'Oh, no. Later. Let's see Jackie Clarkson next.' Jackie came in and sat down. |
[06:58.17] | She looked down at her hands and said nothing. |
[07:03.18] | 'We found the empty bottle of your mother's sleeping tablets in Diane's room,' |
[07:13.04] | the Inspector said suddenly. Then he waited. |
[07:19.04] | Jackie's face did not change and she said nothing. |
[07:25.14] | 'Tell me, did your mother get her tablets from the shop in the village?' |
[07:33.92] | 'Yes. My mother usually took a sleeping tablet every night so she needed a lot of tablets. |
[07:44.26] | Sometimes she got them from the shop, sometimes I did. |
[07:51.78] | On Thursday, I asked Peter Hobbs to get them. |
[07:59.50] | He lives in the house across the road, and he often goes to the village on his bicycle.' |
[08:08.30] | 'I see. Your mother wanted to stay in this house. |
[08:16.38] | How about you? Did you want to move?' |
[08:22.44] | Jackie looked up for a minute and then down at her hands again. |
[08:30.56] | 'This is Mother's house. I loved my mother. She was good to me.' |
[08:39.52] | 'Did you see your mother in her room last night?' 'Yes, everyone did. |
[08:49.93] | Diane made hot milk and took it to Mother. |
[08:55.56] | She usually drank a cup of hot milk before she slept.' |
[09:01.92] | Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head. Jackie was very quiet. |
[09:10.36] | 'What did your mother say?' Jackie opened her bag and looked for a cigarette. |
[09:19.18] | 'Can I smoke?''Of course. This is your house,' Inspector Walsh said. |
[09:28.05] | He watched Jackie. 'What did your mother say?' he asked again. |
[09:38.82] | 'She wanted to go downstairs again. She remembered the dogs— |
[09:46.86] | she wanted to get some dinner for them. |
[09:50.79] | I went to my room and she went downstairs.' 'What time was this?' |
[10:00.03] | 'I don't remember. About midnight, I think.' 'And the cup of hot milk?' |
[10:12.08] | 'It was on the table by her bed.' 'Did you need your mother's money?' |
[10:21.65] | 'No, Inspector. Money is not important to me. There are more important things,' |
[10:31.23] | Jackie said quietly. 'Well, your uncle Albert wanted money. |
[10:40.05] | Tom Briggs wanted the garden. You wanted nothing?' |
[10:49.31] | Jackie finished her cigarette and looked up at the Inspector. |
[10:54.77] | Her eyes were suddenly angry. 'Don't forget Peter Hobbs. |
[11:00.56] | He lost his job because of my mother. He wanted to kill her, you know. |
[11:08.58] | And what about Diane? You found the empty bottle in her bag.' |
[11:17.78] | Inspector Walsh listened carefully. 'We're going to question everyone, Miss Clarkson.' |
[11:27.46] | Jackie said nothing for a minute. |
[11:31.20] | 'Would you like some sandwiches and coffee, Inspector?' |
[11:35.77] | 'Ah! Yes, please!' Inspector Walsh said warmly. |
[11:41.40] | 'I would like sandwiches and coffee very much.' |
[11:48.87] | Jackie left the room. Inspector Walsh thought about her. |
[11:55.12] | Why was she suddenly angry? The room was quiet. |
[00:02.74] | Chapter 4 |
[00:04.66] | The police arrived very quickly. There were a lot of them. |
[00:11.86] | Some of them with cameras went upstairs to Molly' s room. |
[00:19.29] | Two detectives talked to Dr Pratt in the kitchen. |
[00:24.58] | The family waited in the sitting room. |
[00:29.20] | It was a hot day again and the windows were open. |
[00:34.59] | The dogs sat quietly at Diane' s feet. Nobody talked. Jackie smoked. |
[00:47.09] | They waited for a long time. |
[00:50.88] | Suddenly the door opened and the two detectives came in. |
[00:57.08] | ' Good morning. I am Detective Inspector Walsh and this is Sergeant Foster.' |
[01:08.28] | The Inspector did not smile. |
[01:11.49] | He was a big man in an old black suit and a black hat and coat. |
[01:20.55] | He wore a coat because he always felt cold. |
[01:25.91] | ' Last night someone put sleeping tablets in Mrs Clarkson' s hot milk. |
[01:35.37] | We are going to question everybody, and we need a room, please.' |
[01:42.62] | Roger stood up. ' I' m Roger Clarkson. You can have my father' s old office. |
[01:53.57] | Come with me, it' s along here,' The office was not a very big room, |
[02:03.40] | but there was a table and three or four chairs. Roger opened the window. |
[02:12.25] | ' I would like to talk first to your uncle, Albert King,' Inspector Walsh said. |
[02:21.02] | He took off his hat and coat and sat down behind the table. |
[02:28.07] | ' Of course,' said Roger and left the room. Sergeant Foster waited by the door. |
[02:38.60] | He was a very tall young man with black hair and a nice smile. |
[02:46.38] | He was not very happy this morning because he usually played tennis on Sunday mornings. |
[02:55.11] | He was one of the best players at the Cambridge Tennis Club. |
[03:00.78] | Albert came in and sat down.' I' m going to ask some questions, Mr King,' |
[03:10.04] | The Inspector said, ' and Sergeant Foster is going to write it all down.' |
[03:17.82] | Albert looked at his feet. ' Yes, yes. It' s your job. I know that.' |
[03:28.17] | ' Tell me about last night,' Inspector Walsh asked quietly. |
[03:34.81] | ' You were angry with Mrs Clarkson.' |
[03:43.05] | Albert looked at Inspector Walsh for the first time. ' Yes, I was. |
[03:49.62] | Everyone was angry. Roger was angry. Diane wanted money to go to America. |
[04:01.43] | Then there' s a man called Tom Briggs He wants half the garden for his farm. |
[04:12.29] | Molly was a rich woman. I need money because my wife Annie Molly' s sister |
[04:23.99] | is very ill. I told Molly this.' ' What happened next?' |
[04:32.98] | ' Well, Molly was angry with everyone and went upstairs. |
[04:40.34] | We went into the kitchen for coffee. |
[04:45.04] | Jackie wanted everyone to go up and say good night to Molly. |
[04:52.17] | She lives here with Molly so she wanted Molly to be happy. At first Roger said no. |
[05:03.79] | He was angry and didn' t want to see his mother.' |
[05:10.32] | ' And did you see Molly in her room?' ' Yes. I was tired and I went upstairs first. |
[05:21.75] | I went to Molly' s room and asked her for money again. But no |
[05:31.03] | there was no money for her sister.' Albert stopped and put his hand over his eyes. |
[05:42.11] | Inspector Walsh watched Albert for a minute. |
[05:47.59] | ' Did you hear noises after you went to bed?' |
[05:54.23] | ' Everyone went into Molly' s room to say good night, I think. |
[05:59.43] | Later, I heard someone He or she went downstairs. That was about midnight.' |
[06:13.93] | ' Very well, Mr King. Thank you, you can go now.' Albert left the room. |
[06:23.27] | Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head.' What time is it? I' m hungry. |
[06:33.14] | We' re learning a lot, but I need some coffee.' |
[06:39.35] | ' Shall I go to the kitchen?' Sergeant Foster asked. |
[06:45.51] | ' Oh, no. Later. Let' s see Jackie Clarkson next.' Jackie came in and sat down. |
[06:58.17] | She looked down at her hands and said nothing. |
[07:03.18] | ' We found the empty bottle of your mother' s sleeping tablets in Diane' s room,' |
[07:13.04] | the Inspector said suddenly. Then he waited. |
[07:19.04] | Jackie' s face did not change and she said nothing. |
[07:25.14] | ' Tell me, did your mother get her tablets from the shop in the village?' |
[07:33.92] | ' Yes. My mother usually took a sleeping tablet every night so she needed a lot of tablets. |
[07:44.26] | Sometimes she got them from the shop, sometimes I did. |
[07:51.78] | On Thursday, I asked Peter Hobbs to get them. |
[07:59.50] | He lives in the house across the road, and he often goes to the village on his bicycle.' |
[08:08.30] | ' I see. Your mother wanted to stay in this house. |
[08:16.38] | How about you? Did you want to move?' |
[08:22.44] | Jackie looked up for a minute and then down at her hands again. |
[08:30.56] | ' This is Mother' s house. I loved my mother. She was good to me.' |
[08:39.52] | ' Did you see your mother in her room last night?' ' Yes, everyone did. |
[08:49.93] | Diane made hot milk and took it to Mother. |
[08:55.56] | She usually drank a cup of hot milk before she slept.' |
[09:01.92] | Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head. Jackie was very quiet. |
[09:10.36] | ' What did your mother say?' Jackie opened her bag and looked for a cigarette. |
[09:19.18] | ' Can I smoke?'' Of course. This is your house,' Inspector Walsh said. |
[09:28.05] | He watched Jackie. ' What did your mother say?' he asked again. |
[09:38.82] | ' She wanted to go downstairs again. She remembered the dogs |
[09:46.86] | she wanted to get some dinner for them. |
[09:50.79] | I went to my room and she went downstairs.' ' What time was this?' |
[10:00.03] | ' I don' t remember. About midnight, I think.' ' And the cup of hot milk?' |
[10:12.08] | ' It was on the table by her bed.' ' Did you need your mother' s money?' |
[10:21.65] | ' No, Inspector. Money is not important to me. There are more important things,' |
[10:31.23] | Jackie said quietly. ' Well, your uncle Albert wanted money. |
[10:40.05] | Tom Briggs wanted the garden. You wanted nothing?' |
[10:49.31] | Jackie finished her cigarette and looked up at the Inspector. |
[10:54.77] | Her eyes were suddenly angry. ' Don' t forget Peter Hobbs. |
[11:00.56] | He lost his job because of my mother. He wanted to kill her, you know. |
[11:08.58] | And what about Diane? You found the empty bottle in her bag.' |
[11:17.78] | Inspector Walsh listened carefully. ' We' re going to question everyone, Miss Clarkson.' |
[11:27.46] | Jackie said nothing for a minute. |
[11:31.20] | ' Would you like some sandwiches and coffee, Inspector?' |
[11:35.77] | ' Ah! Yes, please!' Inspector Walsh said warmly. |
[11:41.40] | ' I would like sandwiches and coffee very much.' |
[11:48.87] | Jackie left the room. Inspector Walsh thought about her. |
[11:55.12] | Why was she suddenly angry? The room was quiet. |
[00:02.74] | Chapter 4 |
[00:04.66] | The police arrived very quickly. There were a lot of them. |
[00:11.86] | Some of them with cameras went upstairs to Molly' s room. |
[00:19.29] | Two detectives talked to Dr Pratt in the kitchen. |
[00:24.58] | The family waited in the sitting room. |
[00:29.20] | It was a hot day again and the windows were open. |
[00:34.59] | The dogs sat quietly at Diane' s feet. Nobody talked. Jackie smoked. |
[00:47.09] | They waited for a long time. |
[00:50.88] | Suddenly the door opened and the two detectives came in. |
[00:57.08] | ' Good morning. I am Detective Inspector Walsh and this is Sergeant Foster.' |
[01:08.28] | The Inspector did not smile. |
[01:11.49] | He was a big man in an old black suit and a black hat and coat. |
[01:20.55] | He wore a coat because he always felt cold. |
[01:25.91] | ' Last night someone put sleeping tablets in Mrs Clarkson' s hot milk. |
[01:35.37] | We are going to question everybody, and we need a room, please.' |
[01:42.62] | Roger stood up. ' I' m Roger Clarkson. You can have my father' s old office. |
[01:53.57] | Come with me, it' s along here,' The office was not a very big room, |
[02:03.40] | but there was a table and three or four chairs. Roger opened the window. |
[02:12.25] | ' I would like to talk first to your uncle, Albert King,' Inspector Walsh said. |
[02:21.02] | He took off his hat and coat and sat down behind the table. |
[02:28.07] | ' Of course,' said Roger and left the room. Sergeant Foster waited by the door. |
[02:38.60] | He was a very tall young man with black hair and a nice smile. |
[02:46.38] | He was not very happy this morning because he usually played tennis on Sunday mornings. |
[02:55.11] | He was one of the best players at the Cambridge Tennis Club. |
[03:00.78] | Albert came in and sat down.' I' m going to ask some questions, Mr King,' |
[03:10.04] | The Inspector said, ' and Sergeant Foster is going to write it all down.' |
[03:17.82] | Albert looked at his feet. ' Yes, yes. It' s your job. I know that.' |
[03:28.17] | ' Tell me about last night,' Inspector Walsh asked quietly. |
[03:34.81] | ' You were angry with Mrs Clarkson.' |
[03:43.05] | Albert looked at Inspector Walsh for the first time. ' Yes, I was. |
[03:49.62] | Everyone was angry. Roger was angry. Diane wanted money to go to America. |
[04:01.43] | Then there' s a man called Tom Briggs He wants half the garden for his farm. |
[04:12.29] | Molly was a rich woman. I need money because my wife Annie Molly' s sister |
[04:23.99] | is very ill. I told Molly this.' ' What happened next?' |
[04:32.98] | ' Well, Molly was angry with everyone and went upstairs. |
[04:40.34] | We went into the kitchen for coffee. |
[04:45.04] | Jackie wanted everyone to go up and say good night to Molly. |
[04:52.17] | She lives here with Molly so she wanted Molly to be happy. At first Roger said no. |
[05:03.79] | He was angry and didn' t want to see his mother.' |
[05:10.32] | ' And did you see Molly in her room?' ' Yes. I was tired and I went upstairs first. |
[05:21.75] | I went to Molly' s room and asked her for money again. But no |
[05:31.03] | there was no money for her sister.' Albert stopped and put his hand over his eyes. |
[05:42.11] | Inspector Walsh watched Albert for a minute. |
[05:47.59] | ' Did you hear noises after you went to bed?' |
[05:54.23] | ' Everyone went into Molly' s room to say good night, I think. |
[05:59.43] | Later, I heard someone He or she went downstairs. That was about midnight.' |
[06:13.93] | ' Very well, Mr King. Thank you, you can go now.' Albert left the room. |
[06:23.27] | Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head.' What time is it? I' m hungry. |
[06:33.14] | We' re learning a lot, but I need some coffee.' |
[06:39.35] | ' Shall I go to the kitchen?' Sergeant Foster asked. |
[06:45.51] | ' Oh, no. Later. Let' s see Jackie Clarkson next.' Jackie came in and sat down. |
[06:58.17] | She looked down at her hands and said nothing. |
[07:03.18] | ' We found the empty bottle of your mother' s sleeping tablets in Diane' s room,' |
[07:13.04] | the Inspector said suddenly. Then he waited. |
[07:19.04] | Jackie' s face did not change and she said nothing. |
[07:25.14] | ' Tell me, did your mother get her tablets from the shop in the village?' |
[07:33.92] | ' Yes. My mother usually took a sleeping tablet every night so she needed a lot of tablets. |
[07:44.26] | Sometimes she got them from the shop, sometimes I did. |
[07:51.78] | On Thursday, I asked Peter Hobbs to get them. |
[07:59.50] | He lives in the house across the road, and he often goes to the village on his bicycle.' |
[08:08.30] | ' I see. Your mother wanted to stay in this house. |
[08:16.38] | How about you? Did you want to move?' |
[08:22.44] | Jackie looked up for a minute and then down at her hands again. |
[08:30.56] | ' This is Mother' s house. I loved my mother. She was good to me.' |
[08:39.52] | ' Did you see your mother in her room last night?' ' Yes, everyone did. |
[08:49.93] | Diane made hot milk and took it to Mother. |
[08:55.56] | She usually drank a cup of hot milk before she slept.' |
[09:01.92] | Inspector Walsh put his hands behind his head. Jackie was very quiet. |
[09:10.36] | ' What did your mother say?' Jackie opened her bag and looked for a cigarette. |
[09:19.18] | ' Can I smoke?'' Of course. This is your house,' Inspector Walsh said. |
[09:28.05] | He watched Jackie. ' What did your mother say?' he asked again. |
[09:38.82] | ' She wanted to go downstairs again. She remembered the dogs |
[09:46.86] | she wanted to get some dinner for them. |
[09:50.79] | I went to my room and she went downstairs.' ' What time was this?' |
[10:00.03] | ' I don' t remember. About midnight, I think.' ' And the cup of hot milk?' |
[10:12.08] | ' It was on the table by her bed.' ' Did you need your mother' s money?' |
[10:21.65] | ' No, Inspector. Money is not important to me. There are more important things,' |
[10:31.23] | Jackie said quietly. ' Well, your uncle Albert wanted money. |
[10:40.05] | Tom Briggs wanted the garden. You wanted nothing?' |
[10:49.31] | Jackie finished her cigarette and looked up at the Inspector. |
[10:54.77] | Her eyes were suddenly angry. ' Don' t forget Peter Hobbs. |
[11:00.56] | He lost his job because of my mother. He wanted to kill her, you know. |
[11:08.58] | And what about Diane? You found the empty bottle in her bag.' |
[11:17.78] | Inspector Walsh listened carefully. ' We' re going to question everyone, Miss Clarkson.' |
[11:27.46] | Jackie said nothing for a minute. |
[11:31.20] | ' Would you like some sandwiches and coffee, Inspector?' |
[11:35.77] | ' Ah! Yes, please!' Inspector Walsh said warmly. |
[11:41.40] | ' I would like sandwiches and coffee very much.' |
[11:48.87] | Jackie left the room. Inspector Walsh thought about her. |
[11:55.12] | Why was she suddenly angry? The room was quiet. |