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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.