[instrumental music]

Detective: Clearly, somebody in this room,
murdered Lord Smythe.

Who at precisely 3:34 this afternoon, was
brutally bludgeoned to death with a blunt

instrument. I want each of you to tell me
your whereabouts at precisely the time

that this dastardly deed took place.

Maid: I was polishing the brass in the
master bedroom.

Butler: I was buttering his lordship's
scones below stairs, sir.

Lady Smythe: Why, I was planting my
petunias in the potting shed.

Detective: Constable, arrest, Lady Smythe.

Lady Smythe: But, but, how did you know?

Detective: Madam, as any horticulturalist
will tell you, one does not plant petunias

until May is out. Take her away.

It's just a matter of observation. The
real question is how observant were you?

[clapboard sound]

Director: And action.

Detective: Clearly, somebody in this room,
murdered Lord Smythe.

Who at precisely 3:34 this afternoon, was
brutally bludgeoned to death with a blunt

instrument. I want each of you to tell me
your whereabouts at precisely the time

that this dastardly deed took place.

Maid: I was polishing the brass in the
master bedroom.

Butler: I was buttering his lordship's
scones below stairs, sir.

Lady Smythe: Why, I was planting my
petunias in the potting shed.

Detective: Constable, arrest, Lady Smythe.