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[instrumental music]
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Detective: Clearly, somebody in this room,
murdered Lord Smythe.
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Who at precisely 3:34 this afternoon, was
brutally bludgeoned to death with a blunt
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instrument. I want each of you to tell me
your whereabouts at precisely the time
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that this dastardly deed took place.
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Maid: I was polishing the brass in the
master bedroom.
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Butler: I was buttering his lordship's
scones below stairs, sir.
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Lady Smythe: Why, I was planting my
petunias in the potting shed.
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Detective: Constable, arrest, Lady Smythe.
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Lady Smythe: But, but, how did you know?
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Detective: Madam, as any horticulturalist
will tell you, one does not plant petunias
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until May is out. Take her away.
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It's just a matter of observation. The
real question is how observant were you?
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[clapboard sound]
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Director: And action.
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Detective: Clearly, somebody in this room,
murdered Lord Smythe.
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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.
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Butler: I was buttering his lordship's
scones below stairs, sir.
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Lady Smythe: Why, I was planting my
petunias in the potting shed.
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Detective: Constable, arrest, Lady Smythe.
