"CLUE" (1985)

22. f'• Mt:S-.si~

1985 (green). and July 9, (ptnk), 1985 10, April (blue), 1985 dated March 26, pages revised plus 1985, February 8,

SHOOTING ·SCRIPT

Lynn than .Jona

and

Landis John

by

Story

Lynn Jonathan

by_

Screenplay ·

- ..• ------ , ______ ........_. ··- ....~- ~..... •·•···

I • I

is relieved. WADSWORTH to the side of the steps.

and retreat upon it hungrily, fall They meat at the dogs.

dogs leaps the. One of door. .front mounts the steps to the and it methodically, locks WADSWORTH gets out of the car,

chained up. .are Both dogs German Shepherd is crapping on top of the front steps.

' Another and bares his teeth at the arriving car. snarls

G.erman·Shepherd A savage looking windows. the ground floor

some of Lights can be seen through THUNDER. of RUMBLE a distant there is a<halt, draws to car. BUTLER'S .THE As

NIGHT- DOOR - FRONT THE E,XT. 2

drive. priva!:e and motors slowly up the car, .his in he sits back Having ope'ned the gates , WADSWOR'l!H. name is His a butler. demeanour of so with the all alone he does

Even when opening gates a butler. He has the manner of

a butler. He is dressed like BUTLER. a is He of the car.

A man gets out They are closed. the gates of the house.

it.approaches AS the car 'WITH MOVES DOWN and CAMERA-CRANES

4"5 "l 9 SUPERI?1POSE - TITLES ENO

even in the year in which this story takes place.

whiskers '-s ,cat not be the would The car towards the house.

highway onto a country lane :leading a A car turns off

TITLES MAIN Superimpose:

way. thunderstorm is on the -But a struggling to break through racing clouds. a watery moon There is And the weather is overcast.

Hermann sort-of-music.

·Bernard suggesting .unspoken evil. panic, .sugge.sting

urgent strings, HEAR is Thriller music, WE MUSIC The

· seen first through .its gates. when house of Kane's quality empty deserted soulless

a castle -- it has the though not perhaps -- Psycho,

in house Perhaps it is reminiscent of the menacing. gloomy, Gothic, imposing, house of terror -- a it is know that we it SEE WE From the moment on a hill. away,

some distance It stands a house. up at We are looking

MUSIC: NIGHT ON A HILL - A HOUSE EXT.l

IN: FADE

u

SOUND. SCRAPING METALLIC a HEAR

We puzzled. shoes, her looks at the bottom of YVETTE

crosses the hall to the kitchen. WADSWORTH face.

a and makes sniffs YVETTE WADSWORTH leaves the library,

instructions. yo~r You have WADSWORTH

Monsieur. Oui, YVETTE

Is everything ready? WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH watches.

forward. her breasts falling beautifully on the tray, glass

replac.e the forward to She bends on the radio. music

po9 and dancing to the latest glass, been polishing a has She on the page. accent which cannot be reproduced French improbable an with lady, young an outrageous S.he is

of the dress. top up and half out of the pushed right

bosom is ample Her cut. .low very her black dress is a.rid

and very tight over her bottom -- shorter than normal, But the skirt_ is and dainty black shoes. black stockings

sheer and cap, apron bl_ack dress, little white -- form

maid's uni- a a great figure which is tightly encased in

with beautiful, young, She is French Maid. the is YVETTE

NIGHT - LIBRARY THE INT.4

seven. and meticulously laid for dinner for beautifully

The table is and looks in. door ~oom open Dining

foot- his the marble floor, across He walks trousers.

9instripe and white tie, stiff collar a black jacket,

He wears hangs up.his coat on the coat stand. the door, shu-:.s shoe, his scrapes face, a makes comes in sniffs, He creaks. It door~ the front WADSWORTH opens Methodically,

NIGHT - HALL THE INT. 3

shit.

dog in the steps turns, pocket, from his overcoat * key a produces - - satisfied eyes them back, steps He

WADSWORTH closes the front door. and He steps in, MAH a-little. seems to reassure the 'Colonel' word The

- - Colonel. you are expected, Yes indeed sir, WADSWORTH

comes to the rescue. WADSWORTH He falters. ·

know if ••• donit I Good evening. MAN

eating. kennel, their 'beside back are dogs The car is parked in the drive. MAN's The does not come in. MAN But the aside. steps He

,evening. Good WADSWORTH

He is eyeing the dogs. MAN. smartly turned out

a ·SEE WE He opens the door. thing in order. Every- He looks at his watch and nods. -clanging.

The bell stops is crossing the Hall. WADSWORTH

NIGUT - ·HALL TIIE; INT. '8

The bell jerks and clangs.

NIGHT - TURRET. BELL INT.7.

NIGHT DOOR - FRONT EXT. 6

leaves. WADSWORTH TV as she settles down and watches the 'And

be ready at nine-thirty. Dinner will ·Ho MRS.

Ho? Mrs. Everything all right, WADSWORTH

(Actual film). Committee of Un-American Activities.

House forming characteristically at a hearing on the

TV set, per- and white Wisconsin on a l950's black

of SI::NATOR,JOSEPHMCCARTHY of ·film background is

In the nt.;-a!.. a on a large shiny carving knife

* inscrutable Chinese lady, is methodically sharpening

plump_bu~ a ·cooK, The WADSWORTH comes in.

NIGHT - 'KITCHEN 'THE INT.5

_J

that is. Within reason, (a beat) he requires. ·. anything Colonel and give him would you attend to the Yvette, WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH notices. COLONEL look at each other with particular interest. ·

and the YVETTE MUSTARD enter. COLONEL and WADSWORTH as table, the,drinks at champagne is pouring YVETTE

,, ••NIGHT - j •'LIBRARY 'INT.·9

windows. stained glass chandelier and shafts of moonlight stealing through the a ·flickering by lit around the.high cold Gothic hall,

and up looking enters with reluctance and suspicion, MUSTARO COLONEL Hall. t~e across And he leads the way

WADSWORTH

you? Who are MUSTARD COLONEL (.,

own feet . his ,at then looks

The hook. COLONEL MUSTARD'S coat on up and-hangs turns

WADSWORTH MUSTARD didn't quite get all that. COLONEL

pseudonym. a the use of for my employer. well feel obliged to may you me but tonight Forgive WADSWbRTH ··• ·

•• Bilko· "Sergeant in HaJ.l

Colonel little•of ,a reminds ·us He MUSTARD flinches. COLONEL sharply. up his right. hand, WADSWORTH holds

Colonel ••• I'm name. my No, that's not (for it is he! ) MUSTARD COLONEL

hand. He holds out his

Colonel Mustard, isn't it? is It take your coat? I May (continuing) WADSWORTH

(.2): CONTINUED 8

other. each see you know I other) on seeing eaeh flinch YVETTE AND. WHITE (MRS. maid the Yvette, is this White, Mrs. introduce you -- I May Ah. WADSWORTH

WHITE. MRS. f'ollowed by enters, WADSWORTH

- him against the wall. and flattens the door opens, Suddenlv MUSTA..'IW. COLONEL a drink to handing is YVETTE

the door handle. is still looking for MUSTARD COLONEL

But why? so in the letter. It said WHITE MRS.

White. Mrs. as ••. known be Only that you are to WADSWORTH

am; I you know who Do WHITE MRS.

a letter. She is holding

* Adams cartoon. a Charles from woman a us of She reminds

expected. you are Madam, come in, Do WADSWORTH

· door. WADSWORTH opens the dressed in black. white skin, eyes,

and Dark har beautiful looking woman in her thirties. tragic but a pale, She is standing there. is WHITE MRS.

'NIGHT DOOR - FRONT EXT. 1·0.

go? Where'd he Wadsworth .•. (realizes) MUSTARD COLONEL

He can't even see where the door was. closed. the door has WADSWORTH just as to speak turns to MUSTARD

COLONEL covered in bookshelves. is the walls, all like The door, softly. .him. shutting the door behind leaves,

WADSWORTH . . . DOORBELL again RING at the a There is

CONTINUED:9.

5 •

\·

She gets in.

dinner date. a I'm late for please. Yes, SCARLET MISS

It's perfectly safe. leering) (continuing; PLUM PROFESSOR

hesitate.s. ·she

Want a lift? PLUM PROFESSOR

car. My SCARLET MISS

trouble? What's the PLUM PROFESSOR

back to her. and reverses stops down, slows he she's rather a dish, Deciding that he drives past. and eyes her carefully asI

SCARLET, MISS He sees .(Actual recording. ) Activities.

Un-American The House-Committee -on from,a hearing of MCCARTHY coming live JOSEPH SENATOR is listening to He

PLUM is driving along. PROFESSOR

NIGHT CAR - PROFESSOR PLUM'S INT. 13

the passing car. ,attention·of She tries to attract ·the toward her. ·coming sees headlights ,she In the distance

is dead. engine The the starter again. and turns She gets into the car, engine in.despair. She is staring at the· open hood of her automobile. SCARLET, is bending over the MISS shall call we. whom

woman, A stunningly attractive THUNDER. of rumble A

'NIGHT - LANE COUNTRY THE EXT. 12

Colonel? you all right, Are WADSWORTH

MUSTARD appears. COLONEL WADSWORTH. to in fear, turn, each other -- then their.eyes -eye YVETTE and WHITE MRS.

CONTINUED: 11

(CONTINUED) ve arrived? ·h·a

all the guests as. soon just as check that dinner will be ready and go i;:·lease would you · Yvette, u WADSWORTH

Bello. WHITE MRS.

do.? you do Bow MUSTARO -COLONEL

Peacock. this is Mrs. And WADSWORTH

_ She has considerable vanity from it. and claws dangling fox tails stole with fur a and jewels

with woman, a wealthy is PEACOCK •. MRS MUSTARD. COLONEL and WHITE MRS. PEACOCK to MRS. WADSWORTH is introducing

NIGHT - LIBRARY ·THE IN'l'. 14

on. drives

and starts the windshield wipers, He windshield. on the drops of rain start to fall Heavy s.uspicion. and a mixture-of interest They look at each other with

a letter like this. got I where I'm going. That's and looks at it) and her ·from (he takes it that. look at me Let Wait a minute. PLUM PROFESSOR

PLUM catches sight of the letter heading. PROFESSOR

Route Forty-One. o.ff House Hill I'm going to -of her purse. out ~etter a (she-gets

Me neither. SCARLET MISS

* Nope.

PLUM PROFESSOR

* You know this part of the world?

CONTINUED: 13

I• ...

: . : . .. \.,,. ........., .. : . ~ .... ' .

poured into her tight little dress.

been has apparently YVETTE with slight incredulity. go, her watc;:hes PEACOCK MRS. WADSWORTH too. .. goes YVETTE

7A.

NIGHT - GATES THE EXT. 17

It should be just along here. SCARLET MISS

map reading. SCARLET is MISS PLUM is driving. PROFESSOR

t.;IGHT CAR - PROFESSOR PLUM'S INT.; 16

not you, sir. No, (continuing)· WADSWORTH

him. and sees WADSWORTH turns front door. just inside the a-chair on immediately sits, -GREEN MR.

Sit! firmly) (continuing: WADSWORTH

straining at the leash. dogs is two One of the nods.anxiously. GREEN MR.

Green. Mr. be You must WADSWORTH

him. and stands aside to admit WADSWORTH nods

Boddy? Mr. meet Is this the right address to GREEN MR~·

it. opens WADSWOR'l'H

front door.

by the who waits bespectacled and exquisitely turned out, slim, and the car belonging to the dapper young man, tall, PEACOCK'S MRS. Two more cars are parked in the driveway.

feet. then looks at the others' feet, and surreptitiously checks her PEACOCK sniffs MRS. Then

CONTINUED: 14

· acquainted. were you I didn't realize -Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet? ·WADSWORTH

Be is·surprised. opens the door. WADSWORTH under the cover of the front porch. They look around,

a God-forsaken place. What

PLUM :PROFESSOR

his-coat over her head. his hand around her and rain, from the her pro-teeting is

He soaking wet. are from the car they few steps the only· In· a:bout. and look DOORBELL, RING the They downpour.

car,. and up to the f'ront door,. amid the torrential are hurrying out of their SCARLET MISS PLUM and PROFESSOR

NIGHT - HOUSE THE EXT. 19

them . drums against which rattle as the rain.V

leaded windows, turn appr.ehensively towards the mighty ,, Their eyes tremendous storm outside. aware of the all

-are They it. who takes GREEN MR. one to offers YVETTE

champagne. around with their glasses of PEACOCK are standing MRS. ANO WHITE, MRS. MUSTARO, COLONEL

NIGHT - LIBRARY THE INT .. 18

the gale-force winds. ,by nearly flattened bending.,

Palm trees car and the gravel drive. the down on beats Rain . A cloudburst. gat.es the heavens open. through the

the .car moves 'forward ;as .and ,engine, .. the re-starts

PLUM PROFESSOR with Hilltop House. angry Gods are the as if and flash -- it is THUNDERCLAP tremendous Another

It's frightened. PLUM PROFESSOR·

Why has the car stopped? SCARLET MISS THUNDER. CRACK of

and scary. imposing, It is magnificent, Gothic mansion. 0 SEE the WE P.O.V., SCARLET'S MISS PLUM and PROFESSOR

CONTINUED: 17.

• '9

·•

(J

PEACOCK. MRS. up mopping is GREEN MR.

dinner, Ah, WADSWORTH

ROOM LIBRARY/HALL/DINING THE INT. 22

COOK. THE by being forcefully struck GONG, the is It

shoots out of champagne GREEN's MR. jumps. Everyone CRASH! terrifying .a Suddenly there is suspicion. renewed with other, all glance nervously at each ·They

name. by their real ... addressed being is nobody here you will have realized that psead\lnyni, a been addressed by you have each since Of course, (continuing) WADSWORTH

and spits. log fire crackles

* The champagne. thier sip GREEN takes one.' They all MR.

PLOM. PROFESSOR and SCARLET MISS two glasses to the

and offers YVETTE from a silver salver He takes They nod.

Miss,scarlet. -and Plum, Professor present .•• I May WADSWORTH

SCARLET. MISS and PLOM PROFESSOR wit.11:· WADSWORTH enters leather-bound volumes. around at the great bookcases filled with and looking up not talking to each other, are standing around nervously,

GREEN MR. and PEACOCK, MRS. WHITE, MRS. MUSTARD, COLONEL

NIGHT - LIBRARY THE I~T. 20

·*

weren't. We SCARLET MISS

CONTINUED: 19

{CONTINUED)

see. I MUSTARO COLONEL

that ' s all. .• • tidy, everything . keep I room. and dining head of the Kitchen The butler is WADSWORTH

Which means what? ·· MUSTARO COLONEL

I buttle, sir. WADSWORTH

you do? d~ exact~y So_what Hmm!

butler. humble a merely .am I Indeed no, ·sir. WADSWORTH

you? Is this place for COLONEL·MUSTARO

of .the table. head empty place, at the one is

There Three on each side. They all sit at ·the table.

seated. be Please your-places. _ names beside You will find your (V. 0. ) WADSWORTH

decanters and goblets of varying sizes for ,crystal and

candles Wedgewood china, sil.ver-cutlery, .college feast -- a see the beautiful long mahogany table, set as if for as they crowd in through the door-and hesitate They.all

Dining on into the WADSWORTH leads into the Kitchen.

COOK vanishes THE come into the Hall, they As Hall..

acro.ss the and everyone out of the Library he leads And

prone. o- I'm a little accident I'm sorry, GREEN MR. CONTINUED: 22

··•

j - ----

CONTI?1UED} (

So is this for our host? MUSTARO COLONEL

armchair at the head of the table. indicates the elegant Chippendale upright MUSTARO

COLONEL MUSTARD~ COLONEL and PLUM, PROFESSOR then WHITE, MRS. then SCARLET, MISS then some, gets PEACOCK MltS.

Madame? soup, fin '-s Shark YVETTE

with soup bowls. table, has been going round the YVETTE

Sure, I'll eat anything. SCARLET MISS

Scarlet? Miss like.Kipling, :you Do (continuing) · !-1USTARD COLONEL ~f SCARLET. MISS to and offers it of hors d'oeuvres ~

a plate up He picks LADIES.all stare at him coldly. The

deadly than the,male." more species is female of the "The I prefer Kipling myself. MUSTARO COLONEL

Lord Tennyson. from Alfred sir, quoting, Merely WADSWORTH

reassuringly. 'Smiling WADSWORTH is But MUSIC!

"Die"?

up anxiously. looks PLUM PROFESSOR

" and die •.. do Ours but to "Ours not to reason why (smoothly) ·WADSWORTH

party. dinner This Butler? Well, what's all this about, (sitting) PEACOCK MRS.

CONTI~UED: 23

••• Well PEACOCK MRS.

nervously. PEACOCK speaks MRS. while, a After eating in silence for

WADSWORTH. by followed goes out to the Kitchen, YVETTE

turn. in GUESTS SIX of each of the

SHOTS TWO ,or BIG CLOSE-UPS to .each other. -- listening

aware that they are all watching -- and ,is everyone

as possible, delicately,as as eaten, being of soup

The slurping sounds the others. do So eating.· starts

He has been served. everyone sees that PLUM PROFESSOR

dear? What did you have in mind, (acidly) SCARLET MISS him. something warm for keep I will YVETTE

guest? for the other wait Shouldn't we PEACOCK MRS.

been served. then sees that not everyone has spoon, up his He picks

it's still hot. _ while going to start, I'm. Well, PLUM PROFESSOR

he did not hear it. wine -- perhaps

the· But he is pouring ignores the.question. 'WADSWORTH

Wadsworth? who is our host, So WHITE MRS.

So did I! OTHERS THE

Boddy was our host. thought Mr. I WHITE MRS.

somewhat surprised. look at each other, GUESTS All the

Boddy. Mr. the seventh guest. for No sir WADSWORTH

(2) : CONTINUED 23

surprised. looks at him, PEACOCK MRS.

know who you are. .I (quietly) GREEN MR. PEACOCK.

MRS. is staring at GREEN MR. There is another silence.

Don't you? COLONEL·MtJSTARD

Betsy. I don't know why. Heavens· to though are, are we, supposed to say who we really we are not forgot, I But then, (she stops herself) a ••• of your life when you're the wife an integral part of It's Yes. PEACOCK MRS.

work?· · hostess as part of your husband's You say you are used to being a 'WHITE MRS.

They all still looking at her. a pause. There is

it? soup is delicious, isn't my, .this and very intrigued and oh - myself about but I'm determined to enjoy doing here or what this place is we're doing here or what I'm ;what idea .no have absolutely I

so I'm perfectly prepared to get.acquaint;ed, time to the first new friends meet together for of group a it's always difficult when and work, my husband's part of hostess, it's a· I'm used to being mean, I be me. so it might as well the ice, break Somebody's got to (continuing) PEACOCK MRS.

a slight air of hysteria. with speaking rather too quickly then continues, momentarily, nerve her ·1oses She towards her. All heads turn

) : (3 CONTINUED 23

to me. work Sounds like hard (dryly) SCARLE'l' MISS

all day. back he just lies around on his Well, WHITE ·MRS.

* Nothing at all?

Nothing. -WHITE MRS.

C,.o? h~sband your what does And PEACOCK MRS.

· continued.

* the conversation has Meanwhile, them. behind

closes the door who WADSWORTH, depar.ts with and silence, She does so in a tense bowls. soup and collect up the

come in to. YVETTE Be indicates to in. comes WADSWORTH

'little. a ·• jump They all suddenly. door ,-opens The

Come on then -- who's your husband? MUSTARD COLONEL

information. ;for·more They all stare at her, waiting

am. I Yes, PEACOCX MRS.

to brazen it out. has PEACOCK realizes she MRS.

So you're a politician's wife? PEACOCK) MRS. ,at looks ,(he Washington? PLUM PROFESSOR

work in Washington too. I ·GREEN MR.

am? How do you know who I PEACOCK MRS.

alone. it PEACOCK can't leave MRS. to say, but him It's not up to GREEN shrugs. MR.

us? gonna tell you Aren't (mischievously) SCARLET MISS

': - ---------------

(CONYINUED)

acquainted with you. get to doesn't want Perhaps.he SCARLET MISS

a wintry smile. smiles MR.·GREEN

ourselves? about anything don't say if we acquainted to get are we How do? yo1;1 what do Come on, continuing) ( PEACOCK MRS.

persists. PEACOCK MRS. shakes his head. and smiles GREEN MR.

Green? Mr. o.c., Washington do in you So what do PEACOCK MRS.

glasses. ·two one or up topping the wine, pour starts to WADSWORTH She looks at him with further curiosity.

Madam. know, I WADSWORTH

the-COOK. see PEACOCK•cannot MRS. so that the pass-through, .of edges in front WADSWORTH

my favorite recipes. one of This is hatch) .. serving the through. admiringly glances (she Delicious Mmm. PEACOCK MRS.

it. tastes PEACOCK MRS. and so forth. noodles looking main dishes with rice, bland a couple of food -- is Chinese· It guest. each the main course in front of

placing and starts Room, comes into the Dining WADSWORTH ·food. up.. dishing COOK SEE WE g:., .indistinctly, •. 1:) In the

Excuse moi. YVETTE

placing the main course in the hatch.

is YVETTE a hatch into the Kitchen. it is SEE WE

prone. I'm a little accident I'm sorry, GREEN MR.

SCARLET. MISS over .wine or

food GREEN spills MR. .They all jump. them. up behind

a panel shoots SuddenlySCARLET. MISS look at They all

5) : ( CONTINUED 23

{CONTINUED)

PEACOCK doesn't know what she's talking about. MRS.

Peacock? Mrs. you, Don't practice. a little think most men need I (suggestively{) perfect. But practice makes SCARLETT MISS .

I don't practice. but am, I {evasively) PLUM PROFESSOR

a doctor? You're WHITE MRS.

yes. medioi~e, psychological know a little about do I Er ••• PLUM PROFESSOR

a ·shrink? you Are (continuing) SCARLET MISS

PLUM hesitates. PROFESSOR

"we"? Who's ·We? SCARLET MISS

up at once. picks this SCARLET MISS

what we call pressure of speech. from seem to suffer You are. you me that It just seems to PLUM ·· PROFESSOR·

why? No -- (frightened) PEACOCK •. MRS

Peacock? Mrs. you frightened of silence, Are (curious) PLUM PROFESSOR

silence. •embarrassed sitting here in an

keep the I wasn't trying to If I don't know I'm sure. Well, PEACOCK MRS.

6) : ( . CONTINUED 23

.. 17

(CONTINUED) ·

daresay. I have noticed me, not·· though you may - before you I've certainly seen SCARLET MISS .

Ma'am? before, we met Have you know that? did How MUSTARD COLONEL

mouth. food half-way to his a forkful of eating,

stops MUSTARD COLONEL then at him. look at her, They all

in Washington, o.c. also live you coincidence that You're not going to .mention the SCARLET MISS

am, -sir. I (diginified) · MUSTARD COLONEL

a real Colonel? you Are Mustard.? Colonel you, about what ·so PLOM PROFESSOR

silence. .in ~eat They little. a .. smiles GREEN MR.

Who? ONO go to could we know what, you about to find out want we ever .if ·so, SCARLET MISS

Family planning. PLUM PROFESSOR

area of special concern? your .What's PEACOCK MRS.

Health Organization. World The -W.H.O. UNO. branch-of ,a work for I No.

Jesus. Another politician? MUSTARD COLONEL

MUSTARD is not impressed. COLONEL

Nations Organization. The united ONO. work for I PLUM PROFESSOR

Professor? you do, So what do WHITE MRS.

( 7) : CONTINUED

too? there, you live mean does that Scarlet, Miss GREEN MR.

deduction. quick a made • He has no fool. .is 'GREEN MR. She smiles at him.

CONTINUED: 23

1'8.A.

-·(CONTINUED)

awaited. are eagerly You Boddy. Mr. Ah, WADSWORTH

in an odd sort of way. seems pleased. to see him, WADSWORTH

THUNDER. OF CRASH a ---

and of lightning flash tremendous a ·is door opens there As the suitcase. :locked -small .a He carries orifices. and other nose, and picks his teeth, also bites his nails He even evill bitterness -- perhaps m•levolence, air of him an but there is about features are ordinary enough,

Certainly his charitable. ugly if one were feeling

him as One might almost describe MAN. unprepossessing an and standing there is He opens the door, MUSIC. TENSE front door. .the down the Hall to WADSWORTH walks -

and why have-we been brought here? Wadsworth -- where is our host, MUSTARD COLONEL

up. stands MUSTARD COLONEL

They all look at each other.

or another? way one from the government their living Anyone here not earn town. government ,,a of us all live in And the rest government job.

'GREEN MR.

is thinking. GREEN MR.

I don't. PLUM PROFESSOR

Washington, D.C.?- anyone here not live in Does PEACOCK MRS.

Sure do. SCARLET MISS ,~ __ ,,,h ' (7 ': him. She smiles at -i

(a): CONTINUED ·23

l

•

bag? your take I Shall WADSWORTH

him. WADSWORTH turns to face

you really know who I Remember "Wadsworth". Just one thing -- BODDY MR.

umbrella. coat and BODDY's hat, MR. up hanging WADSWORTH is

ROqM DINING THi INT.25

Room. be heard in the Dining enough to are talking loudly ·They

beyond me. is almost task find that the I Though when talking to you, I'm supposed to be polite. WADSWORTH

The wind is howling. door. ·front WADSWORTH is closing the

And what are you supposed to be? BODDY MR.

.. his already unpleasant features a sneer on with down, and up WADSWORTH BODDY looks MR.

He does. BODDY to enter. MR. He steps aside to allow

loan. on It is No sir. WADSWORTH

it? take I not your place, .is This find that hard to believe. I BODDY' MR.

CONTINUED:24

•

recognizes him.

them them but none of us that he recognizes be clear to It should with curiosity. him They look at all. them sees he when frightened, dead,.slightly He stops enters. as he BODDY MR. Everyone turns to look at BODDY. MR. followed by enters, WADSWORTH eating in silence. GOESTS•are All the

ROOM DINI?1G INT.28

don't you? fellow, a You think you're quite (unpleasantly) BOODY MR.

a very large house. it',s then But long hall. tndeed it is a· (looking up and around) WADSWOR'l'll

long haul. a Yes, it's BOODY MR. .;.

· s,i.r? ,Washington, you just arrived from Have (continuing) WADSWORTH

BOODY follows. MR. the Hall to the D;ning Room.· across

• * Wadsworth sets off a little smile. BOODY qives MR.

'Sir. my dead body, Over WADSWORTH

key.? see that I May (continuing) BOODY MR.

turns back to the front door and locks it with a deadlock key.

WADSWORTH As he does so, He puts it under the coat rack.

contains -- surprises! it what That's my friend! ··surprises, BOODY MR.

presume. I evidence, As you wish -- it contains WADSWORTH

need it. I No -- I'll leave it here, till BODDY MR.

CONTINUED:27

the main course has been left uneaten.

Much of They shake their heads. No one is interested.

in fruit or dessert? you of any I interest Can I see.

* WADSWOR'l'B

No. (brusque) BOODY MR.

-thing? same .-the but did your letter say Boddy, Mr. curiQsity, my Forgive WADSWORTH

almost imperceptibly. She nods,

dear? each other, ·don't we know We BODDY ~.

disgusted. away, She edges her skirt.

·name? How did you know her GREEN :MR.

uptake. the on

is quick Again.he them both. look at a flashes GREEN MR.

hungry. I'm not Yvette, No thanks, (continuing) BODDY MR.

away. it waves 'He ·BODDY. MR. of been placing the main course in front has YVETTE Meanwhile,

1etter~ I also received a BOODY MR.

So did we, didn't we? PLUM) PROFESSOR (to SCARLET MISS

similar letter •••. .a got I eventually) .( GREEN MR.

2) : :( CONTINUED . ·28

room. around the and sofas chairs_on They settle He picks it up. DINNER." OPEN AFTER PLEASEWADSWORTH. "TO a plain brown _envelope simply addressed: isthe desk there

On pa:st a blazing log fire. to the desk,he crosses And

and be seated. and brandy, Please help yourselves to coffee WADSWORTH

them both up. lights .and PROFESSOR PLUM-takes one, She offers cigarettes aroung.

-smoke? I if Mind SCARLET MISS

no one here. There's surprised) ( GREEN MR.

and look around.- They stop S.tudy. the enter and Room, from the Dining Hall the cross WADSWORTH led by GUESTS, The empty. is It We see the Study.

he join us for dinner? why didn't If he's in the study, (continuing) MUSTARD COLONEL

hall. the they cross SCARLET are conversing as MISS and MUSTARD COLONEL

Ladies first •. MUSTARD COLONEL

out first.

LADIES stand aside to let the MEN TheThey all rise.

host will reveal his intentions. unknown believe our I point and brandy, at which for coffee we adjourn to the Study that suggest ·I May In that case, (continuing) WADSWORTH

(.3) CONTI~UED28

CONTIND'BD) ( appears •

WADSWOR'l'H the front door. BOODY is hurrying towards MR.

HALL 'l'HE INT. 30

goes out of the house. He

No? BOODY MR.

house•· leave this sir, but you cannot ·sorry, I'm WADSWORTH

we all leave. I ·suggest hoax. .a ·Its nothing. for here We have all been dragged BOODY MR.

up. stands He GUESTS.. the addresses all BOODY MR.

you? !!!. Who Why? up) (stands WHITE MRS.

I believe. them, identified yourself to never You have I-don't think so. WADSWORTH

am? I Do they know who me? Why BOI>DY MR.

Boddy. Mr. do the honors, you would care to • • • unless C BOODY) MR. a (he glances Unless. with each other. common have in what you all you instructed to explain to am I gentlemen, -and Ladies (continuing) WADSWOR'l'H

on the desk. replacing the envelope around, looks then it, glances at

He letter. a short withdraws He envelope. M~illa

brown letter opener and opens the fancy a up picks WADSWORTH they all watch him, a silence as Sitting in

a soft wall-to-wall carpet. the Study has Persian rugs over wooden parquet flooring,

have rooms, which Unlike the other Room. of the Dining .

the •elegance ,and Library the heavy leather furniture in a contrast with the forming and sofa .chairs upholstered- chintz covered paneled, oak 'room, a comfortable It is

- CONTINUED:29B

watch. to doorway crush into the ·GUESTS ·the -all ·so, As he does

locked. is It open the front door. .to BODDY tries MR.

way out. no There is WADSWORTH

going to stop me? Who's (snarling) BOODY MR.

can't leave! You WADSWORTH

CONTINUED: 30

25A.

is beating down loudly on the glass roof.

The rain in here. places potential-lurking are many There room. the cove~s creeping vegetation green Huge

NIGHT CONSERVATORY - THE INT. 34

OMI'l'TED thru

Other way. (from the Study) WADSWORTH-

He hurries towards it.

he has seen the· Conservatory •

· see that can we shoulder , BODDY ' s MR. P •O. V. -over a ·From BODDY fellows. MR. .Reluctantly, They turn.

Boddy. Mr. You too, explained. be all will to the Study and return Please some silence) (he gets Ladies and gentlemen -- please W~DSWORTH .

-down. .them ,quiets WADSWORTH

tc do ·this.· .right ve no You·• PLUM: <PROFESSOR •(

Let us out. (MRS.WHITE: right! !-le's GP.BEN.: • • ·MR ·( I'm getting very frightened.(MRS.PEACOCK: What is this?SCARLET: MISS C- hear. Hear, MUSTARD: COLONEL (

OTHERS all speak at once. The

hold us prisoner! you How dare an outrage. This ·is BODDY MR.

CONTINUED:30

26.*

you? do· you, know who ' s blackmailing none of you And yo~. expose who threatens to someone -- to you can afford more than cases, some in you can .afford -- and, have been paying what you of some considerable time .all For (continuing) WADSWORTH

at--eaeh-other. They all glance nervously

are all being blackmailed. You have one thing in common. you all and gentlemen, Ladies WADSWORTH

29. SCENE

in -opened he which ·-envelope ·the 0f 0 consults the contents and stands in front of the crackling .log fire, WADSWORTH

SCARLET. MISS and PLUM, PROFESSOR ··MUSTARD, COLONEL Brandies are silently accepted by brandies around.

·hand starts to ,and that they have refills of coffee, ·sees ·there, waiting is ·YVETTE, ·who Everyone is sitting.

of the Conservatory

·• the side ~at up Pinscher leaps Doberman snarling vicious A

Look. WADSWORTH

It '·s just glass. Why not? BODDY MR.

You can't get out that way. WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH almost runs into the Conservatory. flower .pot.preparatory to.breaking the glass.

a up and picks ledge at the .far end, .a onto -- jumps He

conservatories, is mostly made of glass. like all room ·which, running into the is "BODDY MR.

CONTINUED:34

(CONTINUED) .

•

do? What did he Why? SCARLET MISS

is very interested in this revelation. SCARLET MISS

Correct? practice has been lifted. His license to UN. the .at don't practice medicine you But work has not changed. your So WADSWORTH

United-Nations. ·the work-at I but now Yes, PLUM PROFESSOR

delusions of grandeur. from lunatics suffering helping paranoid and homicidal in -speciali-zing Psychiatry you were once a Professor of Professor Plum I'm sorry. WADSWORTH

spare us this humiliation? you might think that you Don't WHITE MRS.

her. ··behind The door closes They watch her go. room.

to leave the .YVETTE nods to .He brown envelope. the some typewritten papers that were in He looks through

do so. are to my instructions And details. some my revealing harm in no there is same boat, is in the

-(continuing:) WADSWROTH

and waiting. are<watchful, They one replies. ·No

it? deny Anybody else wish to WADSWORTH

look at her. They all

anything wrong. done never I've open book. an my life's blackmail me, nobody could ridiculous, so I've never heard anything (unconvincingly) PEACOCK 'MRS.

·coNTINUED: JS

vicious lie. .3 it's· No, PEACOCK MRS.

So it's true. PLU?-1 PROFESSOR

room. mens th.:it been in you've never How would you know, (scathing) PEACOCK MRS.

it stank! say I'd SCARLET MISS

· transaction? that you·describe would how room, men's envelopes under the door of the plain used greenbacks in slip~ing is delivered by payment if the But Not if it's publicly declared. WADSWORTH

There's nothing wrong with that. a paid consultant. My husband's PEACOCK MRS.

lobbyists? cert3.in ·· tor Peacock's vote to Sena for delivering your husband ·bribes in return taking justify -How then do you Peacock? Mrs. judgements, moral !Mking Are.you WADSWORTH

PEACOCK. ~RS. to turns WADS~iORTH

How disgusting! PEACOCK MRS.

with disgust.

PEACOCK MRS. smile, a him with 'at looks ·SCARLET MISS

he did. Well WADSWORTH

Yes? SCARLET MISS

patients? lady thair do with :to allowed doctors aren't what You know WADSWORTH

: ,(2) CONTINUED 35

29.*

number? the·phone What's yeah? Oh PLUM PROFESSOR

interested.

He is pencil. and notepad a out PLUM takes PROFESSOR

short while. -a lady for .young a company of gentlemen with the a telephone service which provides "specialized" hotel -- and run.a I to be perfectly frank, Well, ·SCARLET MISS

What did you do? PLUM PROFESSOR

guilt. open admission of stunned by this look at her, They all

being blackmailed for. did what I'm ·I But right. all being blackmailed Oh I'm SCARLET MISS

blackmailed? You're not being WADSWORTH

surprised. WADSWORTH is

But not me! (cheerfully) SCARLET MISS

And me. MUSTARO COLONEL

Me too. GREEN MR.

didn't.do. I something I'm also being blackmailed for I'm willing to believe you. WHITE MRS.

out of the papers. to keep this story now, year a blackmail for over paying been But you've hear that. we are all glad to ,sure .I'm (smoothly) WADSWORTH

listening with pleasure. ·is MUSTARD COLONEL

(3): CONTINUED 35

away, sir. yourself gave I'm afraid you MUSTARD) (to.COLONEL ve. ti pos-i negative has led to proof the double f ac::t, In to me. a confession That sounds like WADSWORTH nods. SCARLETMISS

photographs? you have You mean negative? double A (horrified) MUSTARD COLONEL

A double negative! WADSWORTH - So it is true. Aha! (triumphantly) GREEN MR.

true. No, that's not SCARLET MISS

Is that true? PLUM ·PROFESSOR

It's not true. (obediently) SCARLET MISS

Tell ·them it's not true. MUSTARO COLONEL going very fast. dialogue is The SCARLET. on MISS turns MUSTARD COLONEL

was asking Miss Scarlet. I GREEN MR.

window. and walks ·over to the He stands

Certainly not! MUSTARD COLONEL

he one of your clients? Is Mustard works in Washington? ·· know that Colonel you how did So GREEN MR.

GREEN is thinking. MR. But her face. disgust written all over PLUM, PROFESSOR She stares at

Men!! PEACOCK MRS.

is appalled. PEACOCX MRS.

(4): CONTINUED

(CONTINUED) .

him. I didn't kill WHITE •. MRS

In his coffin! back! his on That's why he's lying see! I SCARLET MISS

funny? What's so WHITE MRS.

her. ·-to turns WHITE · MRS. laughs. SCARLET MISS

mysterious circumstances. say •••. we your husband died ..• shall ~ince every been paying our friend the blackmailer have · you 'White, Mrs. yes. Sometimes., WADSWORTH

dying is perfectly legal. No, MUSTARO COLONEL

to the police? Did you report the loss them? You lost WADSWORTH

During the . money. came into · I don 't. .:I MUSTARO COLONEL

pay·. Colonel·' s a someone who lives on car for ,.expensive very a drive '.you ,.colonel, And ,Pentagon. ·post in the a sensitive security holds ne But WADSWORTH

which are still in his hand. lope,

enve-. brown came out of the ones which the notes, his to WADSWORTH refers away. he moves Reluctantly, it. removes She ·knee. hand on her PLUM puts his PROFESSOR

- they.? Most ·soldiers do, don't fame. \ill- ,a;house·of Mustard visiting Colonel about so terrible what's see don' t I . . . But seriously PLUM PROFESSOR

me, sir. from any help You don't need (smoothly) WADSWORTH

guests·? stupid in front of the other me look make you trying to Are MUSTARD COLONEL

; CS) CONTINUED 35.

(CONTINUED).

a living? do for he q.id What ·SCARLET MISS

curious. is

SCARLET ·MISS And impassive. silent. ~emains WHITE MRS.

not you. White, Mrs. you, Not one who died. the And yet he was •WADSWORTH

wouldn't you say? pretty final, is Being killed WHITE MRS.

the matter? on word that his final And was SCARLET MISS

to kill her. public, in threatened, think she meant that he had I WADSWORTH

public? in yo.u Why would he want to kill SCARLET MISS

public. me in kill had threatened to He hated me. He was crazy. He fight. a had We'd a scandal. I don't want WHITE MRS.

blackmailer? Then why are you paying the MUSTARD COLONEL

CONTINUED: 35

* dJ.sappeared. Your first also * husband. But he was your second

WADSWORTH

* life. a I·have now -- dead He's * a matter-of life after death. It's

appropr_iate._ very How approval) (with BODDY MR.

•

"From Here to Eternity" WHITE MRS.

showing? What was (irreverently) 'SCARLET MISS

movies. at the evening~ I'd been out all (continuing) WHITE MRS.

their balls. go instinctively to cover hands and their horror, at her in look MEN The direction of her groin. but she gestures vaguely in the She can't say it,

know. you had his -'SO had been cut off. head Hi's home. dead at found He was he died. him when shock to great :a came as it I'm afraid optimistic man. a stupidly always was He WHITE MRS.

he like? What was SCARLET MISS

physics. Nuclear a scientist. was He WHITE MRS.

CONTINUED:35

4/10/85 REVISED

--7

nothing. says He BOODY. MR. to turn All eyes

Boddy. Mr. Well -- that just leaves PLUM PROFESSOR

a moment. There is silence for

·security grounds. on job my would lose I or quiet it 'keep have to- I but -a.bout ·this, shame or guilt no _personal feel I (continuing) GREEN ·MR.

tut-tuts. PEACOCK MRS.

homosexual. a am I and Department, State the for work I me. unmask here to Wadsworth I'm not going to wait for have something to say. I ••• Um \ GREEN MR.

speak openly. to find the courage to is trying He licks his lips nervously. He stands up,

him Everyone looks at ,discreetly. coughs GREEN MRS.

good illusionist. -- very .,a He wasn't WHITE •. MRS

But he never reappeared. -WADSWORTH

an illusionist. was he - job That was his WHITE MRS.

CONTINUED: 35

J.3A.

4/10/85 REVISED

(and so forth, all together) here! my career!/ Let's get .out of of end It'd be the J I'd be ruined! / How can we tell the police? The police?/ You must be crazy! ALL

The fight stops abruptly.

coming! The police areWait! Wait! WADSWORTH

brawl. the·· above WADSWORTH shouts him. then run to start kicking and ·cheer, :lap woiim; . o.ther

the -heap .BODDY ·collapses in a MR~ As •balls. in the him WHITE steps calmly ·forward and knees MRS. his feet

BODDY is hauled to MR. As PEACOCK ,are·watching. MRS.

and SCARLET MISS WHITE~ MRS. -- he is very strong. too them off BODDY is ·struggling and fighting MR. COLONEL.

up off the struggling BODDY MR. hauling rescue, MUSTARD'S COLONEL .rush to PLUM PROFESSOR GREEN and MR. up.

him and continues to beat him upon throws himself BODDY MR. .and collapses, ,yells MUSTARO COLONEL As routine).

,eyes in'the him pokes ,BODDY.neatly MR. clutch his foot,

forward in pain to MUSTARO bends COLOHEL as ·and,· foot

MUSTARD'S COLONEL on abruptly by stamping responds BODDY, 1-'R. an old-fashioned fight. for up, fists He puts his

'em up. Put MUSTARO COLONEL

anything rough. Don't do Colonel -- please! WADSWORTH

them. WADSWORTH intervenes·between up too.

stands BODDY MR. BODDY. MR. He moves menacingly towards

:bastard! 'You MUSTARO COLONEL

again. .up stands MUSTARO COLONEL

them. bombshell to all of a This information comes as

THUNDER. OF CLAP a a flash of lightning and There is

all. you one who's blackmailing the He's you'd all realized. thought I Oh, His secret? WADSWORTH

your little secret? What's SCARLET MISS

) : 7( CONTINUED 35

CONTINUED) ·c

all horrified. -are GUESTS The

will be over. and your trouble be convicted, then he will tell the police, is do you have to All you. been able to blackmail how he's a11 admitted You have secrecy. on depends Blackma11 LISTEN! WADSWORTH

him. with vehemently remonstrating WADSWORTH, s_urrounded They have

(8): CONTINUED .35

· J4A.

CONTI-NUEO){

time? you going this Where are · nq) (continni WADSWORTH

to the door. BOODY walks MR. Then They all stare at him in panic.

bars. Boddy will be behind and Mr. them the truth Tell minutes. They will be here in forty-five police have already been invited. the .· gentlemen -- and Ladies WADSWORTH

hub-bub. makes himself heard above the

evidence. recordings aren't admissible Tape Point ·of ·order, Sir.

They are all ·speaking more or less together.

are open. the doors.of which recorder is placed in a cupboard,

tape The pla.ce in the Study. taking conversation

monitoring the·recording-of the tape recorder, an old-·fashioned reel-to-reel is standing beside YVETTE

police.

Wadsworth, it' s not so You ·see, / . the floor) gn (gasping, (l BODDY MR.

( 9) : ' CONTINUED 35

BOODY. MR. figure of

loathsome complacent, smug, They are all staring at the

an appearance. in .Putting could hardly resist I Naturally police about it all. informing the be Wadsworth would did not appear, I that if And arrangements. financial to discuss our little ••• meeting all were you that Merely BOODY•. MR

were you told precisely? What WHITE MRS. Oh, yes. BODDY .MR.

were meeting us? you know Did you you tonight. We didn't know we were meeting SCARLET MISS GUESTS. SIX of his ·each to.

one He hands In the case are six giftwrapped parcels.

the case. opens• and head ·shakes his BODDY smiles, MR.

no doubt. The evidence against us, WHITE MRS.

nonplussed. They look at each other,

here?_ Can anybody guess what's in BODDY MR.

turns to face his victims. on the desk, attache case :his ·

He places leaving the door open. BOODY re-enters, MR.

STUDY THE INT. 39

SHOT. HIGH to the Study. returns and up He picks his case

from the Study and crosses the Hall. BODDY emerges MR.

from the Hall? little bag my just get I May their minds. up them make can help I think I BODDY MR.

CONTINUED: 37

I'll see to that in court. exposed and humiliated •.• be you will also me to the police, If you,denounce lethal weapon. you each have a In your hands (continuing) ... BODDY MR.

· in horror. the revolver appears,

as They look at their gifts at first in confusion and,

PROFESSOR and a dagger, PEACOCK gets MRS. lead pipe.

pretend it's Christmas. on~ Go up? open Nobody else going to BOODY MR.

group . around the .. BODDY looks MR.

What's this for? candlestick? A (continuing) SCARLET MISS

BOODY. MR. looks at She brass candlestick. heavy a out she lifts Puzzled, lid.

the li•fts ·she 'Slowly -·box. cardboard .a comes to -- and

the wrapping paper ribbon, •th~ She -carefully removes.

from strange men • presents enjoy getting I Why not? SCARLET MISS

shrugs. SCARLET MISS

it. and sips bouquet,

the sniffs from the decanter, pours himself a·brandy BODDY 'MR. their hands. in They look at the presents

them. Open (continuing) BODDY ·MR.

CONTINUED: 3:9

---::;.-·-----------··-· -

he alive? Is WHITE MRS.

then rush towards him. BOODY, MR. all stare· at They

looking down. room, the centre of the POV, directly above HIGH has CAMERA the lights went out. ·else is standing where they were standing when Everyone

down. Face Prone. floor. on the LIES BODDY MR. and lights are switched on -

The Groans. Scuffles. shattering glass or china.

A sound of A gun-shot. Screams. Gasps. Thuds. BLACKNESS. are,plunged into SCREEN, the an~ The room,

·1ights. the switches off

he the door to the Study, beside right standing And,

Now! for oneof you to kill Wadsworth.

finding avoid only way to ·The (continuing) : BOODY MR.

all. them face

'to turns and the Study, .,.of ·door ·the crosses ·to -He

that offer. suggest we take him up on I •(continuing) BODDY MR.

WADSWORTH. with face to face now BODDY is MR.

body. over his dead be·opened only me would which he told door, front the. key to He has the (continuing) BODDY MR.

weapons at the ready. speculatively,

'.him others eye .. .the as .. appalled, reacts, WADSWORTH

know. everwill no one but the seven of usnow, if one of you kills Wadsworth~, (continuing) BOODY MR.

he speaks. each of them in turn as coming face to face with around the room, .walking He is

(2): "CONTINUED39

·• 38.

··• ~----------~~~~_c___.,-----;--~~~-----,------,-~~~~~~~~

look. a MUSTARO crosses over to have COLONEL

·.vase on .the mantel. bullet broke that -the -Look_, (he looks around) off. gun went And the the dark. in gun the grab .to Somebody tried (continuing) PLUM PROFESSOR

wound. :bullet no He's right -- there's his front.

look at They all SOOOY:over. MR. turns PLUM· PROFESSOR

wound. gunsliot no there's Look, No~ody! PLUM PROFESSOR

who did? didn't, If you gun. had the you Well, PEACOCK MRS.

I didn't!! PLUM PROFESSOR

shot him! you So

PEACOCK MRS.

nearby. now on the floor, gun is The

did. I PLUM PROFESSOR

·up, .surpri·sed. :stands PLUM PROFESSOR

-gun.? Who had .the ·WHITE MRS.

stunned silence. There is

He's dead. (continuing) PLUM PROFESSOR

up. Then he looks examination. . him a hasty PLUM gives PROFESSOR They move back.

him air Stand back -- give PLUM PROFESSOR .

: (3) ·CONTINUED 39

s.creaming. had to stop her I (defensively) GREEN MR.

he the murderer? Is More violence! They all look at him.

abruptly. This stops her,

GREEN slaps her ·face. MR. screaming, some moments of continued After screaming, hysterically. She continues and drops the glass. PEACOCK screams, MRS..

he was .poisoned! Maybe PLUM PROFESSOR a little. -and sips She raises it to her lips, before the lights went out. near the door just table BODDY placed on the MR. that up the brandy goblet down the dagger and picks She puts

need a drink. I PEACOCK MRS. ..,,....,.........., ! l it do didn '·t I . r, ,,'-,.. GREEN •. MR

them. amongst .present is

murderer .a look at each other ner.vously, .aware that all I

him. But one of us must have killed WHITE -MRS.

in her ·soft-spoken way: cormnents WHITE MRS.

expert. £orensic a I'm not know. I don't (angrily) PLUM PROFESSOR

PLUM. PROFESSOR They all stare accusingly at

how did he die? So GREEN MR.

it. a look at ·have They all cross to

See? Here! bullet lodged in the panelling. a And there's He's right. COLONEL MUSTARD

·: (4) · CONTINUED-39

·40.

out together and into. the Hall. rush They all door. next screaming is still somebody indeed And

DOOR: NEX'l' SCREAMING SOMEBODY THERE'S SCREAMING. GREEN MR.

OP? WHAT COLONEL•MUSTARD

FRIGBTENEl)! I'M BECAUSE GREEN· MR.

SCREAMING? YOU ARE WHY (continuing) MUSTARD COLONEL

hi.s face.

slaps _.then lapels, ·his by ··GREEN· MR. MUSTARD grabs :COLONEL

room is still continuing too. •·other 'the -from ·screaming The

SIR! SCREAMING, STOP MUSTARD COLONEL

·Aaaaaaaagh! GREEN MR.

too. starts screaming GREEN MR. at once,

Then, terror. in stare at each other and They all freeze, * SCOUND. SCREAMING TE.RRIBLE a comes another room From

all. right. seems She

PEACOCK. MRS-. the sofa and stare at to over hurry They all

dies t00. · ,she Unless GREEN MR.

Looks like we'll never know. SCARLET -MISS

But it lies broken on the floor. goblet. over to look at the brandy hurry half-lying on the sofa - PEACOCK who is half-sitting except for MRS. They ·all -

Was the brandy .poisoned? MUSTARO COLONEL

(5): CONTINUED 39

co~~INUED) (

a murderer. up with me You lock YVETTE

mean? What do you WADSWORTH

furious. She is

you. thanks to No YVETTE

·alive! You're WADSWORTH

so~. CLICKING rhythmic: a faint from -apart There is silence,

opens the door. YVETTE moment At this

door. -the Open Yoo-hoo! Hello-oh! SCARLET MISS

·stops. The.SCREAMING They bang on .the door again.

God!! my Oh GREEN Mn.

Yvette? ! God, my Oh. there • a victim in must have He WHITE MRS.

scream? he -would .Why GREEN MR.

be the.murderer. .must It PLUM .PROFESSOR

Open the door! MUSTARO COLONEL

DOOR again. on the POUNDS then the handle, He rattles DOOR. the on KNOCKS He door is locked.

The tries the handle. MUSTARO COLONEL . continuing.

It is still Room. from the Billiard coming to be

seems The screaming GROUP rushes into the Hall. The

(CONTINUED).

us . to the Study with back come· Then SCARLET MISS

myself. by here in can't-stay I starts to weep) (she Mon Oieu. the Cognac. drank also I Me too. Because I'm frightened! ·YVETTE

yourself? by all But why were ·you screaming in here, WHITE MRS.

was listening. I YVETTE

turning, .still the reels She indicates the tape recorder,

know she said that? you do How PLUM PROFESSOR

you Otie.of Study: the said in White Mrs. It's what Or her. (continuing) YVETTE

look around desperately. all T!ley

him. .at re all looking -We' YVETTE

to·him. standing next is who PLUM PROFESSOR He looks.desperately at

Where? GREEN MR.

Yes!! YVETTE

room. So the murderer is in this WHITE MRS.

CONTINUED: 4l

tape recorder. the WADSWORTH switches off She nods.

dear. my numbers, There's safety in MUSTARD COLONEL

a murderer! With 'YVETTE

CONTINUED: 41

43A.

CO?1TINUEO)(

(MORE) my idea. all It was wrote the letters. I In fact, invited you. I WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH confesses:

arrive late? why did he all to his house, So if he told you to invite us PLUM PROFESSOR

BOODY. MR. body of WADSWORTH points to the And

butler. was his fact,. I butler:-In a am I But not the butler. I'm WADSWORTH

So you'%e not the Butler? SCARLET MISS

brow. WADSWORTH mops his Then they all stare at him.

intended? you Not what WHITE MRS.

remarks. impact of his full realizes the WHITE MRS. a chair and sits. He crosses to

GOOl MY OH not what I'd intended. is This absolutely terrible. :is This This is terrible.

he died? no indication of how Is there GREEN MR.

They stare at the scene. again. on the sofa PEACOCK sits MRS. on the.floor. there is still lying BODDY MR. And they return to the Study.

cigarettes. ever-present of.her up another lights SCARLET MISS

jerk! li~tle a Be's SCARLET MISS

a little what? He's hearing) (not MUSTARO COLONEL

prone. I'm a little accident I'm sorry, GREEN MR.

* picks himself up. embarrassed, very GREEN,. MR. and glasses that were on it. liquor bottle of lamp, go the ·it And·with collapses. table GREEN'S MR.

••• I When Right. (continuing) WADSWORTH \¼_/} ,I~, ._,._ ( •• 1' comfortably to listen. himself He settles. table.

a of ,edge on the he perches him to ·sit, nowhere for is

as there Finally, moment too late. them a three,of or

two gets to GREEN MR. ·seven possible places to sit.

Unfortunately there are only a seat. all take They

* Everyone. Please sit down.

WADSWORTH

* think you'd better explain. I

(firmly) WHITE ·MRS.

Certainly not! WADSWORTH

us? you assisting him to blackmail Were employer? to meet your late us all here Why did you invite I don't understand. a minute! Wait WHITE MRS.

WADSWORTH. to WHITE crosses MRS. panic attack. a state, an emotional up into is building himself WADSWORTH Now

CONTINUED.:42

was. wife my At least too. was a victim, I WADSWORTH

all this? in And what was your role PLUM PROFESSOR

is the fruit of all evil. money But . (darkly) ••• rich man a ..· became He truly an apostle of free enterprise. was -Hr.Boddy American than that? more be could What out of it. to good use and make a little money He decided to turn his information WADSWORTH

authorities? didn't he report us to the relevant why patriotic American, a such If he was But this is ridiculous. GREEN MR.

sincere fellow who always tries to understand.· is a very WADSWORTH He is ·speaking wihtout irony.

and so .forth. husband, a wife to emasculate her for a doctor to ·screw his patients,

some reason he For un-American. that you were all thoroughly ceiieved He he hated all of you. that· same reason· hated-my wife for the He who now lies dead before us. this odious man by blackmailed She too was being her life. ••• ,end ·to my wife decided When WADSWORTH - end? an When did it come to MUSTARO COLONEL

*'

no! Oh, employment with him to an end. my this evening which brought untimely death his but it was not was once his butler, I misleading. and both true ·was butler,, this Boddy' s was Mr. I that ·.said ·I When WADSWORTH·

-CONTINUED: 42

the police arrive. before within the next forty .minutes we must find .out The point is, WADSWORTH

know who did it. don ' t· We Nothing' s explained. SCARLET MISS head. shakes her SCARLET MISS nods vigorously. PEACOCK MRS.

Everything is explained. Sol PLUM PROFESSOR

that he understands what has been going on.

relieved OTHERS, and looks at the PLUM stands, PROFESSOR

to the police. then turn him over arid confession with his crimes, extract a Boddy Mr. confront face to face,

same burden from the all of .you and to free -- it do way to best It seemed to .me that-the bars. b•hind Boddy resolved to put Mr. I and of ·injustice in me., sense -a my mind and created on my wife preyed suicide of The WADSWORTH

Too late.

MUSTARO COLONEL

long story short •••

We for nothing. ,him worked for we price of his silence was that and the no money -- had We her. he blackmailed refused--· and so She them. she named unless Committee Activities On-American House name to the '·s wife my •.Boddy threatened to give Mr But we all make mistakes. Well, (continuing)' WADSWORTH

him her handkerchief. WHITE offers MRS. hand. his

of back eye with the wipes his now tearful, ·wADSWORTH,

rushes across the Hall to the Kitchen. EVERYBODY

COOK! THE GUESTS ALL

Only the cook. (together) WADSWORTH/YVETTE

Who else is in the house? PLUM PROFESSOR

Who else could it have been? MUSTARD COLONEL

Maybe it wasn't one of us! PLOM PROFESSOR

idea. "-an gets PLOM PROFESSOR

Then at -each other in further horror. gaze They.all

go to the chair. ill We'll MISS·SCARLET

a motive. had -all We opportunity. had the We all One of us did. WADSWORTH

do it!. didn't I Well, GREEN MR.

-i~? you·did you mean -- which of do What PLOM PROFESSOR

stare at him. al1 They

it? you did find out which of how can we possibly But ••• GREEN MR.

I'll be ruined. Senator's wife. ,a I'm The scandal. God! my Oh Coming here? The police?

PEACOCK leaps to her feet. MRS.

(.4): CONTINUED :42,

j

CONTINUED)(

fingerprints.- take can't and we -- tliis out who did to find have We • us Not for WAJ:)SWOR1'H

It's .evidence. (continuing) MUSTARO COLONEL

time. in just stops WHITE • MRS

it! Oon't touch MUSTARO COLONEL

knife. the for reaches WHITE MRS. floor. the COOK to

the of body the lower GREEN MR. and help forward,

* hurry SCARLET MISS ana MUSTARO COLONEL WHITE, MRS..

somebody. me., help Well, (continuing) ·GREEN ·MR.

him. all stare at They

it! :do ·t1 didn I GREEN MR.

holding her up. to tears, near just stands aghast, Be arms. ,GREEN's MR. COOK is in The

! Aaaaaaaaargh SCARLET MISS • screams . SCARLET MISS

.. dagger ·. .The her back. .in .knife ,a has

She Dead. cupboard. face first out·of the COOK falls 'i'he opens. and cupboard door groans a And beside him,

She's not here. GREEN MR.

They look around. They stop. rush in. YVETTi, and GUESTS , The ,·empty. room is The . COOK.

no And . Flagstones. ·sink. an old porcel·ain an oven,

range, a with a large old-fashioned Kitchen, It is

,KITCHEN THE INT. 44

* terrified. away, t,ack siowly then * and: him stare at both GlmEN MU. and WHr!'l'! ~.

next. you kill I'd killer the were I If defense! Scme

• mechanism my.defense It's (tough) SCARLET MISS

this? like time a at jokes make you can Bew MOST.ARO COLONEI.

SCARLET. MISS, en

turns He longer. no himself contain can MOST.ARO COLON!!I.

no. ·said I I'm glad dessert, was this If SCARLET MISS

just desserts. her received ,and her evil of fruits the has reaped she afraid I'm (gravely) WADSWORTH

is net amused. He menacingly. eyes her MOST.ARO COLONEI. -

SCARLET MISS

cock? kill the to would want Who 'GREEN MR.

me? Why Me? WADSWORTH

Wadsworth. yourself, explain :better you'd think I MUSTARO COLONEL·

WADSWORTH. up and stares grimly at stands MUSTARO COLONEL

(2): CONTINUED44

-'4/10/85 REVISED

j_

men are most vulnerable. Flies are where You're right. WHIT!! • MRS

spider with flies.

a like d·eath men to their lure You

I'm but convent, a in educated was I

it's because Perhaps do. certainly I WHIT!! • MRS

you don't believe in marriage? So MUSTARD COLONEL

disposable. and soft, strong, - Kleenex 'like should be Husbands just the five. Yes, WHIT!! MRS.

Five? MUSTARD :COLONEL

Five. WHITE MRS.

Yours. MUSTARD COLONEL

-women·•·s? or other .Mine WHITE .• MRS

-had? you ,have many husbands _ How b·lackmail. paid ·the ·You MUSTARD COLONEL

admitted nothing. I WHITE MRS.

It's her. not me. and that's admitted killer here, After all, there's .only ·one (cont'd) MUSTARD COLONEL

CONTINUED: 44

4/10/85 REVISED

taking a leg each. GREEN MR. and MUSTARO COI.ONEI. each, arm an taking WADSWORTH and PI.OM PROFESSOR Kitchen, the af .. her out

cart and up her they lift somehow big hefty lady, but a cooK··was The .help.. GUEN MR. and MOS'l'Am) COLONEL PI.UM, PROFESSOR to the body. ·forward steps WAI>SWOR'I'H

Got it! MOSTAlU) COI.ONEI.

Kitchen tidy! the I like to keep -{irritated) WAOSWOR'I'H

Why?· MUSTARO COLONEI.

Study. :the body into Cook's the move we that suggest I -- Loolc WAt>SWOR'I'H

pause. A.

up • it pieked have of you could any ·But who knows? fainted, I after fainted, I Before don't-know. I PEACOClC !GS..

When? --PLOM PROFESSOR

In the Study. · PEACOClC MRS.

Where? PLUM PROFESSOR

put it down. But I Yes. PEACOClC MRS.

anxiously. She licks her lips She is suddenly frightened. body. from the dead eyes averted her PLUM, PROFESSOR to next

doorway, the in standing to look at her, turn all They

Peacock? M,rs. was you, wasn't it, . It had the dagger? Who it?

·* was who you, Well, if it wasn ' t

uncom£ortable) (very (cont'd) MUSTARD COLONEL

3) '( CONTINUED44

4/10/85 REVISED

--------~-----------~-----~----------~~--~~--~~4

•

(CONTINUED}

It's gone. body • Boddy ' s • Mr we mean. That's what body. No· Nobody. (panic-stricken) WADSWORTH

What do you mean? · PEACOCK • MRS

Nobody. MUSTARD COLONEL, ·

who's there? - Well PEACOCK MRS.

Nothing. GREEN MR.

you all staring at? What are PEACOCK • MRS·

·doorway. corpse are more or less blocking the ·coOK's the ,and MEN

FOUR into the .room because the can't.get she but enter,

PEACOCK tries to MRS. previously lay. BQDOY MR. where

place .the frightened, at They are staring, notice this. -lifters No.ne of the terrible thud. .,a with the floor ts her head hi ,.and -drops immediately ,end top COOK' s The arm. COOK's left go of the WADSWORTH lets aghast, Now,

arm. COQK's right go of the has already let PLUM PROFESSOR

gone. body '. s The PLUM PROFESSOR

What???

fear . in WADSWORTH react GREEN and MR. MUSTARD, COLONEL

Look! PLUM PROFESSOR

PLUM realizes it first. PROFESSOR there is nothing. corpse was, ~ODDY's MR. Where

POV. HIGH same The ,empty. It is room. the

VIEW of HIGH WIDE or a We see stagger into the Study. WADSWORTH GREEN and MR. MUSTARO, COLONEL PLUM, PROFESSOR

STUDY '_THE "INT. 45

(CONTINUED) (MORE)

••• here in be The police will we've got to find out. Well, WA~SWORTH - -

* as sex after marriage. * unlikely Life after death is as

now? make does it what difference But •••was. -.he thought I At least,was! Be PLUM PROFESSOR

utterly mystified. is PLUM PROFESSOR.

Be couldn't have been dead • GREEN MR.

completely bemused. each other, and stare at they all stop Finally, sign-of the body.

no But there's under the desk. under sofas, cupboards,

-all search the Study -- opening -they MUSIC,· EERIE perhaps with ·Tentatively, thud to the floor. both feet

him. We'd better .look for WADSWORTH

he? where is Well, SCARLET MISS

That wasn't called for. (angrily) WHITE MRS.

PEACOCK. MRS. turns on WHITE MRS.

suppose? I By cutting his head off, How? PEACOCK MRS.

should have made sure. We WHITE MRS.

· He was! PLUM PROFESSOR

Maybe he wasn't dead. WHITE MRS.

doorway. crowding into the YVETTE are and WHITE MRS. SCARLET, MISS Meanwhile

CONTINUED:45

53,

4/1.0/85 "REVISED

He also steps in.

My-God! MUSTARD COLONEL

referred. to which Colonel Mustard earlier I'm afraid those are the negatives WADSWOR'l'H

steps forward to reclaim them. WADSWORTH

Wadst-rorth? this, What's SCARIJ::T MISS

She's intrigued. produced some photographic negatives. and earlier,

opened WADSWORTH·had has picked up the envelope that

SCARLET MISS Meanwhile hurries out. PEACOCK MRS.

I just want to_powder my nose. No,

* -PEACOCK MRS.

madame. oui, -Oui

room in the hall? a ladies'

* there • • is -er. • • to. • • .er. .• to. •

have I .me, if you'll ·excuse Well.,

* crossed) * (legs slightly

How? l-J1\DSWORTH

-Yes. SCARLET ,PEACOCK/MISS MRS •

Maybe he killed the Cook. GREEN MR.

has an inspiration. GREEN MR.

have another corpse on our hands. we and ••• Thirty-five minutes, watch) (looks at his (CONT'D) WADSWORTH

: 2·) ( CONTINUED 4.5

·54 .•

·•

Nobody can get into that position. WHITE MRS.

look over his shoulder.

GREEN MR. and SCARLET MISS WHITE, MRS. them. grabs He

- Let me·see. PLUM PROFESSOR

They struggle over the negatives.

me too. them that concerns in something think there's I No -- SCARLET ·MISS

me at once!! to them Give Madam. you, dare How MUSTARD COLONEL

SCARLET. MISS MUSTARD ·steps in to COLONEL

What sort of pictures!!!. they? PLUM PROFESSOR

lady? such a of pictures they are, if you're you know what sort And how do SCARLET MISS

a lady. ,am I -thank .you. .No., (primly) YVETTE

they might shock you. Yvette, Would you like to see these, them) (she scrutinizes •. pretty· Very Hmm. SCARLET MISS

the negatives. -at SCARLET looks MISS

unmasked. Boddy was Mr. them back when going'to give was I and them for the Colonel had·obtained I Certainly not. WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH is appalled at the idea.

Wadsworth? him, blackmail you planning to Were SCARLET MISS

: (3). :CONTINUED 45

·, . .. -· ~ - ---- ---·-

He's dead. No, he's not. WHITE MRS.

everywhere. Blood is been bashed.

head has His visible injuries. now·has realize that he

And they her. .off pull him GREEN MR. WADSWORTH and

her. attack.ing •He's GREEN MR.

Boddy. Mr. It's PLUM PROFESSOR

· ·face. blood all over her

is There run towards her. OTHERS The over her. .all

who is.falling BODDY, MR. PEACOCK is fighting off MRS.

Peacock!.. It's Mrs WADSWORTH

OTHERS hear the screaming. All the

:STUDY THE INT.47

screams.

and screams She He falls against her. from his head.

Blood_ is dripping She screams. BODDY falls out. MR. of

body the and the door opens -- She tugs again, open. It won't She tugs at it. stairs. ·the Bathroom under the ,of found the door PEACOCK has •Meanwhile,.MRS.

THE·HALL INT. 46

Just demonstrating. .. PLOM PROFESSOR

l Get off me! WHITE MRS.

to climb on top of her.

and is about onto the sofa down swings her around.and He

you. show Sure they can, I'll PLUM PROFESSOR

·: ) 4 ( CONTINUED · 45

we call psychotic. what It's

unnecessary.. • • • seems so ·It SCARLET MISS

to look for clues. goes into the toilet, He

twice? him kill anyone want to would Why dead now. certainly He's inJuries. new ,got 's ·ae WADSWOR'l'B

do it!.!! didn't I GREEN MR.

on your hands. blood You've got WHITE MRS.

Sorry. (continuing) WADSWOR'l'B

up on the floor in a heap. :ends and them She :faints straight through her. catch to arms holds out his WADSWORTH Standing behind her,

arms. my Fall into you. I'll catch WADSWOR'l'B

Catch her. PLL-r-1 PROFESSOR

going to faint! She's WADSWORTH

see her. PLUM PROFESSOR and WADSWORTH

God! my Oh (faintly) PEACOCK . .MRS

AGAIN? Dead? Boddy? Mr. WADSWORTH

him down. They lay

CONTINUED: 48

SKIDS • CAR the to avoid it. swerves MOTORIST The beam of the headlights. out into the a cat leaps and a bend, round It races too fast! going

-CAR - ANGLE ROAD - EXT.

worried. tense, at the-wheel,

MOTORIST '!'HE CLOSE-al' -

fast. going It is the gates. near A car is driving down the twisting road clouds. Racing THUNDER. RUMBLING down.' rain is still pelting The

ROAD THE EXT. 9 4

He jolts to ·the 'floor. He reels. It is bloodstained. •. head the him on hits

~nd of the loo frame door the. of top, and topples .off the

brass candlestick wobbles heavy And the them defiantly.

,at glares face, ·the purple in ,and, stops .shouting -He

I'm shouting! I'm ·shouting! I'm shouting! am!. I All right. (continuing) WADSWORTH

There's ·no need to shout! PLUM PROFESSOR

with-,~!! and where, and out who killed him, find We are trying to out! find That's what we're trying to WADSWORTH

What's the difference? PLUM PROFESSOR

he wasn't dead before. Unless insisting) ( GREEN MR.

(2): CONTINUED 48

i ~---------- r---------,

They do so.

over the arm. Tip her forward, MUSTARO COLONEL

back. ·her go further into will The dagger do~I;~ we do How

I 'm iooking I 'm looking, PLUM PROFESSOR

Look, .Professor! sofa. the Don't get blood on Careful. 'WADSWORTH

forward. she bends s breasts as YVETTE' by_ me-smerized PLUM is PROFESSOR up onto the sofa. COOK lift the

LADIES and help the body, BOODY' s MR.· put down MEN The

Ladies first. (continuing) MUSTARO COLONEL

_ COOK. indicating the ~hem, MUSTARO prompts

COLONEL do anything. too dazed to hesitate, MEN The

sofa-. Put the corpses on the ···(continuing) MUSTARD ,COLONEL

back. of her .out sticking The dagger is still back. on .her along the floor the-COOK body and start to drag

over the clamber YVETTE and SCARLET MISS WHITE, MRS.

Cook. Move the now. command I'm in right, All MUSTARD COLONEL

command. r-1:USTARD takes COLONEL body. COOI<'s

the· by th is blocked pa doorway., ·because. their in the

They put him down BODDY into the Study. MR. lugging GREEN are MR. and MUSTARD, COLONEL PLUM, PROFESSOR

ST.UDY THE · .INT • 50

obviously. To keep it safe, WADSWORTH

Why? GREEN MR.

my pocket. Putting it in WADSWORTH key? What are you doing with the GREEN MR.

the key in his pocket.

He puts and locks the door. weapons into the cupboard,

puts the remaining OTHERS, the by helped WADSWORTH,

'em up. Lock Great./ / idea. Go~d / Yes. ALL

a,bout. homicidal maniac a There's cupboard and lock it. them in this -- let's put gun the the ,lead pipe, wrench, the the rope, weapons--: these -all ~re-still ;there Look -- WADSWORTH

You -- him ~P• have picked it Anyone could lights went out. dropped it when the I Yes, but SCARLET MISS

given it •. -were You WHITE MRS.

··US. of All· SCARLET MISS

candlestick? Now -- who had access to the (continuing) MUSTARD COLONEL

they stand back. Panting, COOK. next to the up onto the sofa, him They haul

Boddy. Mr. Now (continuing) MUSTARD COLONEL

·•

(CONTINUED).

MOTORIST. with.the

face ·.to night -- and realizes that he is standing face

into the ·key rapidly -- preparatory to throwing the

arm his pulls;back open the door, WADSWORTH throws

front door. •the all rush to .they WADSWORTH, Led by

away.

(he thinks) Brilliant! (scathing) WADSWORTH

lock? In the YVETTE

we leave it? do So where GREEN MR.

we are. know But we don't (emphatically) PEACOCK MRS.

safe. know I'm I And if I've got it, somewhere! It has to be put WADSWORTH

,are? 'you 'if. But what ,(persisting.) COLONEL:MUSTARD

I'm not. (simply) WADSWORTH

you're the murderer? if But what PEACOCK MRS.

can't. you It also mearis that WADSWORTH

you want. it whenever you can open But that means PEACOCK MRS.

6.0.

·•· J,~~--~~ ,,..., '(CONTINUED) ~-)-.,_

body? The What? WADSWORTH

it? ·.is Well • • • where MOTORIST

him. PEOPLE just stare at EIGHT ALL MOTORIST steps in. The

in? come like to you Would well, sir. Very WADSWORTH

normal as possible. and tries to look as dignified and WADSWORTH turns,

Agree." Yes. Yes. right?

"All no?" •.. say "How .can we he doing round here?" ••• t ' s "Wh_a ' no ' " • . • say phone" • • • "I wants to use the "He

·conference. -- Occasional words float out of the huddle: a hasty whispered amongst themselves for turn in

PEOPLE EIGHT .ALL POV - MOTORIST'S a please. moment, a Just WADSWORTH

·phone? your use could I was wondering if I and car broke down out here my but disturb the whole household ••• didn't-mean to I I'm sorry ••• MOTORIST

freezes. .arm throwing

defend to hands his up and puts ducks :half and he him, punch about to WADSWORTH is MOTORIST thinks that .The

CONTINUED.:51

-61.

Lounge. the MOTORIST is now alone in The and shuts the door.

out, goes opens it, WADSWORTH retreats to the door,

Certainly. MOTORIST

here? would be good enough to wait you perhaps When-you've-made your call, ·wADSWORTH

MOTORIST. ·WADSWORTH indicates the phone to the

way. Walk this WADSWORTH

you. Thank MOTORIST

Lounge. think there's one in the I but been disconnected, no, that's No, , WADSWORTH

NOOOOOOOl 1 ALL

are. BODIES ·the that '-that is where

realizes EVERYONE 'Simultaneously. .it. -,towards walking

MOTORIST starts 'The points to the Study door. ·He

nobody .in the Study.

* There's Nobody. body. There's no

OTHERS react.

The slip out. ,question He inadvertently let the

J2): CONTINUED

'62.

The front door shuts. seen again. be never to shrubbery, it lands in a distant and away, up and the key far He hurls no one waiting outside. time there is This

DOOR ·· FRONT EXT. 56

from his pocket. ,key takes the Be him. for GUESTS opens it One of the walks to the front door. Be

well. Very ·WADSWORTH

weapons. th~ With cupboard. key ·to the The Not that key. PLOM PROFESSOR

the lock. iz:,. Still WADSWORTH e

door. towards the nods WADSWORTH •.

MUSTARO COLONEL

him. who are all staring at YVETTE, and GUESTS SIX the face He turns to key in the lock. the WADSWORTH leaves

:a and.HEARS sees ,he .when to:dial ,a.bout is MOTOkIST The

MUSTARD COLONEL POV - WADSWORTH'S "--~~-·.,,.,,/ (~ right behind him.

is MUSTARD COLONEL He· j.umps. the door. '.Shuts as .he

WADSWORTH - CLOSEUP - HALL THE INT .. 53

•·•

-··

else in this house. thinking that there is nobody am I right in Wadsworth, Pay attention everyone. Right. (continuing) MUSTARD COLONEL

forward to help themselves. PLUM all step PROFESSOR and GREEN, MR. SCARLET, MISS

a whiskey? Anyone,else·want

charge. and tries to take a stiff drink, himself MUSTARD pours COLONEL Everyone stands around nervously.

fine? Everything's Two corpses. WADSWORTH incredulously. speaks to himself up the rear, bringing WADSWORTH,

fine. Everything's corpses. Two Yes. COLONEL·MUSTARD

Everything all right? PEACOCK MRS.

Just checking. (continuing) MUSTARD COLONEL

:sofa. COOK are still lying dead on the BODDY and the MR. in.

looks and COLONEL stops the they pass the Study door, As

ALL follow. leads off to the Library. MUSTARD COLONEL

GUESTS. from the too" "Me, a general chorus of There is

a drink. need I MUSTARD COLONEL .

get here. police till the twenty-five minutes left •.. watch) (he looks at his We've got •.• now? What WADSWORTH

(MORE) Certainly! WADSWORTH

a clear answer. me give Then MUSTARD COLONEL

Or both. Either. (confused) WADSWORTH else? confusion or there isn't anybody You mean there isn't any (irritated again) MUSTARD COLONEL

isn't. I told you there WADSWORTH

now. angry getting WADSWORTH is

people in this .house. the•only we are about whether or not be confusion seems to There MUSTARO COLONEL

have caused his brain to .seize up. seems to or the panic .alcohol Either the his drink.

swig of a and takes together COLONEL pulls himself The

you suggest?? what do Well, (intense whisper) GREEN MR.

ALL

STUDY. IN"THE BODIES DEAD TWO and there are by then, here be The pol.ice will Who cares? an hour. up for another half locKed Let him stay matter! guy doesn't that Look, ) PEACOCK MRS. already. him I'd be suspicious were I If MUSTARO COLONEL

suspicious~ get even more throw him out he may we If PLUM PROFESSOR

: (2) CONTINUED 58

{CONTINUED) .

killed! be alone with the·killer·might us is left one-of whichever pairs, upintO we split If the murderer·. is of us ,one Suppose that a minute! Wait

misgivings. deep has Clearly he OTHERS. looks around-at the PLUM PROFESSOR

Yes. MUSTARO COLONEL

Pairs? PLUM PROFESSOR

let's-split .up into pairs. so much time, we haven' t • • • watch) (he looks at his Yes. MUSTARD COLONEL

PEACOCK MRS. GROUP. a feeling of mild panic in the This suggestion causes

the house. Split up and search fashion. :ni:i.'litary proper ,;a this7:ii' suggest•we:handle oI he know? does Bu-t says! he what '.s That {darkly) MUSTARD. COLONEL a .steely eye. with

WADSWORTH and he eyes is still unsure, MUSTARO COLONEL

NO! ALL

house? in the ;else anyone Is there MUSTARD COLONEL

What was the question? beat) (a 'd) cc:in.t( WADSWORTH ) : (3 CONTINUED 58

partners. suggest we draw lots for J: WADSWORTH

sheepishly. other each at They all look

I will. GREEN/WADSWORTH MR.

convincing·. .awfully not ' not,

'course 'none; • all mutter -- -they several moments,· After agreement. -of He waits, expecting a chorus

* we? What choice have

COOK. happened to the while they all consider what pause, a There is

the Cook! to happened but look what Yes, PEACOCK MRS.

· that. will tell you cook Every omelette without breaking eggs. an make can't You ·inevitable. Casualties are is war. Thi·s COLONEL-MUSTARD

He shrugs.

this. .about philosophical1 is quite MUSTARD COLONEL

- dead!. pair would be but the other half of the Yes, PEACOCK MRS.

the murderer was. who have·discovered would we Then (triumphantly) MUSTARD 'COLONEL

) : 4 ( COI~TINUED 58

'"'~~-/}': ·i ;......--

-together? house Why don't we all search the (then) Yuck! (appalled) PEACOCK MRS.

honey.· you and me, Its PROFESSOR-PLUM

PEACOCK. • MRS with PLUM PROFESSOR and · SCARLET, MISS with

MUSTARD COLONEL GREEN, MR. with YVETTE WHITE, MRS. is .paired with WADSWORTH the result? And lengths. compare they Then they pick out the matchsticks. TENSE MUSIC, by by one, .accompanied ,one ·nod .and, Tliey

on up. ·so and search the cellar, shortest two the' say let.' s And Agreed? second shortest. the with· The shortest Ready? WADSWORTH·

them. to face He turns one can tell their lengths. hand so that no

in-hi~ the matches he places OTHERS, THE his back the

carefully, Then, different lengths. ei-ght matches into He sets about cutting the unaware of this. is WADSWORTH baclt, :step gasp, OTHERS THE knife in hand. He turns abruptly, a sharp carving knife. and produces a drawer, crosses to comes into the Kitchen, WADSWORTH0

KITCHEN THE . INT 6 0 ·

Hall to the Kitchen.

the crosses OTHERS, THE ALL by followed WADSWORTH,

follow to OTHERS gesturing to the leaves the Library, He long tapers). some (or box of matches .a he takes

from the mantlepiece and the fireplace goes over to He

: 5)( CONTINUED58

(CONTINUED) •.

Yes. ·WADSWORTH

you? Are Yes. WHITE MRS.

Are you going in there? WADSWORTH

in'. go couple of dark bedrooms, slightly unwilling to a WHITE are peering anxiously into MRS. WADSWORTH and

LANDING FLOOR ·SECOND THE INT. 63

there. nobody else is the full-length drapes at the window ••.

behind the cupboards, ln search it -- under the table,

come in and nervously SCARLET MUSTARD and MISS COLONEL

to the the door -open and carefully the Hall, They cross

again. Room look at the Billiard Let's SCARLET MISS

? So ••• is locked in the Lounge. the·stranger And Library. the from We've just come Study. know what's in the we Well ••• MUSTARO COLONEL I . remain in the Hall.

SCARLET and.MISS MUSTARD COLONEL main·stairs. up the go ,all GREEN MR. •and YVETTE ,WHITE, MRS. WADSWORTH, stairs.. ·cellar up doorway that opens a six and head ·towards

from the other PEACOCK separate MRS. PLUM and PROFESSOR up into their pairs. them divide SEE WE Ball. come out of the Kitchen and into the GUESTS RIGHT ALL

WADSWORTH glances at his watch.

CONTINUED: ·60

in front. you,go Then ·YVETTE

there." up no one I'm ·sure·there's (reassuringly) GREEN MR.

No. YVETTE

me? go in front-of want to yo'!,l Oo GREEN MR.

pause at the foot of the -staircase. YVETTE and GREEN

MR. The rain is still pouring., The wind is howling.

'there. ,STAYS CAMERA moment. for.a empty The landing is second. the She goes into Bedroom. the first ~nto goes He

you. thank no , mean. • • I No ! (emphatically) •WHITE ·MRS.

you? come in with I Shall WADSWORTH

the beds. by switches be But there must Neither can I. WHITE MRS.

switch. light see,a ·can•~ I -er ••• ••• ~ WADSWORTH

·himself. should explain he WADSWORTH feels They don't move.

Right! (equally decisively) WHITE MRS.

Right! decisively) (continuing.; WADSWORTH

suspiciously. other They stare at each don't move. +'hey

CONTINUED : 3 6

7.1.

Okay. (eagerly) MUSTARD COLONEL

Search -me •· ·SCARLET MISS

What room's this? MUSTARD COLONEL the ·Ballroom. )

actuaJ:ly It is ( · huge dark cavernous space. a open into They the Hall. of end doqble doors-at the far big two

worse than death? fate a What are you frightened of, PLUM.. PROFESSOR /· ___~-➔} I insist • no, No, ......... . PEACOCK MRS. .

I insist. .no, "No, (very polite) PLUM- PROFESSOR

you can go first. Er. • • no, PEACOCK MRS.

her. before

away .the long steep staircase that falls .at She looks

ladies first. Well ••• PLUM PROFESSOR

walls. brick Cold steps. of the cold flagstone PEACOCK are standing at the top MRS. and PLUM PROFESSOR

CELLAR STAIRS THE INT. S 6

doesn't move. GREEN MR. But

Okay. GREEN MR. hesitates. GREEN "MR.

CONTINUED: 64

7:2.

;.\. ---·~~ ·----~·-·-·

just look out! anyone in here If there's (terrified) WADSWORTH

lamp. .a 'find to

_trying bedroom, first -the WADSWORTH is groping round in

:to SCARLET,try MUSTARO and MISS COLONEL side, by Side

STAIRS -- CELLAR -· INT.68

squeezed together. ridiculous,

look They them both! room for There isn't staircase.

up the narrow Side by side they walk GREEN nods. MR.

go together. Then let's YVETTE

nervous. why I'm That's GREEN MR.

you. behind ·right be ·I'll on. :Go YVETTE

side by .·side, at the bottom of the .narrow :staircase. in,

squeezed They are GREEN·have not moved. MR. and YVETTE

get your mitts off me! I didn't mean that literally, ly) thing sea ( SCARLET MISS

run his hands over her .body. to starts ·He

CONTINUED: 66 ·

' ~~---7 ------------------------

·•

fearfully, WADSWORTH looks under the bed,

room. same thing in her is doing the WHITE MRS.

BEDROOM SECOND INT. 7.1

7.3A.

the Kitchen. ·search You look, I'll MUSTARD ·COLONEL

him. MUSTARD'S nerve fails COLONEL

behind those curtains. cupboards or Unless ••• in those (nervously) SCARLET .MISS

hasn't even looked. Be

J:iere. Nobody (pleased) MUSTARD COLONEL

at the end. piano a them, a huge Ballroom stretching before They see a light. on switch SCARLET or MISS MUSTARD COLONEL

, .. rocking horses., trains .of toys -- dolls, big bears, full nursery a children's She is in round. She looks

backs ·toward it, ·switch, a light She sees No reply.

Who are you? is it? Who Who are you? • WHITE MRS.

a person beside her. shadow of She sees the huge Bedroom to the second. from the first connecting door an inter- light spilling through the _because of a little ;sees WHITE, in the second Bedroom :now· ·MRS.

BEDROOM SECOND INT. 74 ·

hand switching .it on.

'.s WADSWORTH of OP .CLOSE lamp. bedside .a WADSWORTH finds

BEDROOM FIRST INT. ·73

rooms. and into separate away back they Eyeing each other with ·the greatest suspicion, them. open out in front of rooms Various-dark of the steps.

bottom reached the PEACOCK have MRS. and PLOM PROFESSOR

CELLAR THE INT. 72

·74.

•

around it. and wanders MOTORIST's car, the towards up curiously, COP walks slowly, The

up. burns It on to the-blazing log fire. thrown which is stuffed back into·the envelope, are Then they letters and other papers. some we also see are being examined. the'table, on l:eft ·earlier were

which YVETTE and MUSTARD COLONEL photographs of The

at the ,uniform, Army the MOTORIST, in ·of the MOTORIST, · Then one GREEN. MR. another of COOK, THE another of BODDY, MR. one of PHOTOGRAPHS, and NEGATIVES pulls out It· from the desk. pulls the envelope HAND GLOVED The

GUESTS • the letter which he reads to all the withdrawn ,earlier WADSWORTH has from which envelope On it lies the We see the desk· in the Study.

STUDY THE ,INT.78

from the lock in the .Lounge door. key removes the

--- te·1·1 ,.. t "can·• ·We· female, or .. :male -- .·:hand gloved.. ~A

CAR INT • POLICE ·77

·it. ·slowly down the road towards POLICE patrol car is driving see ·that a Then we road.

a MOTORIST '.s car stands just off the side of The

LANE COUNTRY THE EXT. 76

just a broken pane of glass. Nobody there ••. them back. Sharply .she pulls towards the curtains. fearfully ,and .slowly :goes SCARLET MISS move again.

They She stares. long curtains move. The ,goes. He

: ,CONTINUED 75

They look at each other nervously.

passage. a secret Looks like SCARLET MISS

Into pitch darkness.

into it. down Th.ere are steps. They cross to it. ajar.

the wall is slightly ·in a panel We see that He points.

Look! MUSTARD COLONEL

around.

-And looks light ·switch. •-·the -finds MUSTARD .moments· COLONEL few a But within and shadows. weird shapes make and ,plants

Big trees in the dark. an e.erie looking room, This is

the Conservatory? try Shall we SCARLET MISS

in the Kitchen. no.one There's ·-~~,,. MUSTARD COLONEL c-·-:·;· •.

Colonel Mustard? Colonel Mustard? SCARLET MISS

She calls nervously. Hall. into the

out comes She BALLROOM. the leaving SCARLET is MISS

from ••• old boss my them is having some sort of party and one of people here --of group a whole there's funny thing is, and the Lounge ••• the I 've been locked into big house,. and this in I'm a little nervous. r'm MOTORIST

on the telephone. MOTORIST -.is .The

LOUNGE THE INT. :so

body. over his falls

She MOTORIST. Her foot catches the face of the dead

It goes out. He drops the flashlight. He is pushed.

forward. stumbles She Suddenly she trips, or is pushed.

no light. Because there's SCARLET MISS

is it dark in here? Why · MUSTARD COLONEL

room. emerge into the MUSTARD COLONEL and SCARLET MISS

shutters. a crack in the only a little moonlight coming through there's .Now liqht. The gloved hand switches off the

'LOUNGE THE INT. 86

echoing tunnel. th, by His voice is .amplified

God dammit! MUSTARD COLONEL

· noi:se. echoing big a It makes stumbles. ,,_/

He something. .on COLONEL trips The narrow passage. 1(m,-:,

they wind their·way,along a dark stone MUSIC as TENSE

:PASSAGE SECRET THE INT. 85

good life. a I've had go first. I'll What the hell! MUSTARO COLONEL

in.

steps MUSTARD COLONEL and then They look at each other,

it. grabs MUSTARD COLONEL table. a nearby shelf or on a flashlight There is

'Shall we see where it leads? (continuing). SCARLET MISS

CONTINUED: 82

76A.

(

· She gasps. SCARLET.

on MISS and falls crashes over the body MOSTARD COLONEL

a murderer! w~th I'm in here SCARLET MISS

here! :in The murderer's MUSTARD ·COLONEL

It goes out. the floor. It slides across it. ,kicks shoe A bn the floor. lands

It through the air. :flies The flashlight Impact! . • HANO GLOVED His hand hits the flashlight held by the arm. swinging out his ~round, swings MOSTARD COLONEL

is it? Who (continuing). SCARLET MISS

·room. It moves across the switched on. The flashlight.is

here! in is ,else Somebody (she realizes)

(continuing) SCARLET MISS

shocked. She is MOTORIST'S head. the Her hands finds around. She feels landed on. see what she's can We

landed on something soft. I No. SCARLET MISS

you hurt yourself? Did COLONEL MUSTARD

I fell over. No. ,SCARLET MISS

Did you push me? No. MUSTARD COLONEL

me? you push Did, SCARLET MISS

happened? What What's that? COLONEL MUSTARD

CONTINUED:86

'76B.

SCREAMING. SCARLET MISS of SOUND sudden the

comes From below now see what they are doing. can and

a light switch found too have The.y and dust. cobwebs above all., and, old family portraits trunks, cases, grandfather clocks., suit- among old junk, ·chests, way are in ·the attic,.picking their YVETTE and GREEN MR.

ATTIC THE .INT.. 88

'77.:..

tries to open it.

GREEN MR. They all rush to the door of the Lounge.

The Lounge! WADSWORTH

coming from? it Where's GREEN MR.

it? Who is WHITE MRS.

Aaaaaaaaaaaghhghghghgh!

speed. tremendous goes at always, as The dialogue, SCREAMING. SCARLET from the Lounge we hear MISS Meanwhile,

CRASH! with them. collide and PLUM shoot out of the Cellar PROFESSOR and PEACOCK MRS. they reach the main Hall, As

them. WITH MOVE We main stairs into the Hall. down the

they all run down the Attic stairs, GREEN hurtle MR.

,and YVETTE as Then, screaming. hearing the Bedrooms,

from their respective emerge WHITE MRS. and WADSWORTH

HALL AND LANDING, FLOOR SECOND INT.-89

l me "s Of ,course it MUSTARO -COLONEL

So it's you! SCARLET MISS

Colonel Mustard. It's. me. MUSTARD COLONEL

-alone! me Leave SCARLET MISS

calm her down. He's trying to away. trying to get

She's SCARLET. MISS on lying is still MUSTARD COLONEL

LOUNGE THE . i88A

towards the stairs. run GREEN MR. and YVETTE

Help! Help! He1p! O. S •· ) ( SCARLET MISS

77A.

down. it break to I'll have no alternative. ''s There (continuing)

most macho.

:-his at .. ·is He · back from ·the door. i::mly f walks He

·back!! Stand (to the door) no good. It's WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH has been unable to open the door.

· door. COLONEL MUSTARO are banging on the .and SCARLET MISS

LOUNGE ·THE INT.90

IN!! US LET, IN! US LET •door) ,the ,on (he bangs :KEY.!! THE DOOR WITHOUT THE UNLOCK CAN'T I GREEN MR.

frustration. and down with rage and is leaping up GREEN MR.

the,door! unlock• Never mind about the key, ,PLUM PROFESSOR

GONE! KEY'S The GREEN MR.

IT! UNLOCK Well, PLUM PROFESSOR

KNOW! I GREEN MR.

locked! s •·door' The PLUM PROFESSOR

CONTINUED:89

MUSTARD. COLONEL and SCARLET MISS

- at Then they look MOTORIST. see the dead and door

all peer in through the They She stands aside.

Look. (quietly) SCARLET ·MISS

* wits. of-their all out them shock frightens * The comes crashing down .behind him. Chandelier The

more scares. any take

* I can't killed us. h3.ve might You

(appalled) MUSTARD COLONEL

you out. get To ·YVETTE

at us? were you shooting that thing Why MUSTARD COLONEL

ELSE picks themselves up. EVERYONE shattered. They look ;the,door. open SCARLET 'MISS and MUSTARD COLONEL Then Complete silence. a pause. There is

away. shot is lock The the lock.

GUN at the FIRES She door. Lounge locked ·the to runs and picks herself up, YVETTE or flat on the floor. t.ure, else dived for cover behind furni ·everyone off, went·• gun ·the when Meanwhile, :thread. a hanging on by loose.,* comes · ,chandelier The ·the Hall. above chandelier the up that.hcblds rope ,the,gilt It ·shoots falls. . she as ;.OFF -GOES "GON ·The ,on \the floor. ·writhing ,see :not does she whom WADSWORTH, She trips over her hand. 'in is

The revolver comes running out of the Study. YVETTE

our best. re doing We' ! u0 you shut Will PEACOCK MRS.

•. She shouts at the door temper. PEACOCK loses her MRS.

MURDER! HELP! MURDER!

S.) •. (O MUSTARD SCARLET/COLONEL MISS

CONTINUED.: 90A

any more scares. take I can't killed us. have You might MUSTARD COLONEL

MUSTARO. COLONEL above we·see that it is directly down through the chandelier, looking unwinding rope, beside the POV, HIGH From a unwinding at ·even greater speed. The chandelier. rope is

To get you out. YVETTE

at us? you shooting that thing were Why MUSTARO COLONEL

unwinding even faster! is The chandelier rope themselves up. picks ELSE EVERYONE shattered. They look open the door. SCARLET MUSTARD -and MISS COLONEt, Then Complete silence.

open. The door is Come out. YVETTE

Pause. away. lock has been shot The

Lounge and runs to the locked up YVETTE picks herself

unwinding. a thread which is by it is hanging

see We CLOSER: The chandelier is hanging lopsided.

CONTINUED: 900

77D.

..

the·gun. They all suddenly stare at hand.

in her gun She still has the YVETTE. all look at They

Yvette. out, to get us able were Thank God you MUSTARD· COLONEL

on to a sofa. sinks exhausted her ordeal, by overwhelmed SCARLET, MISS

Conservatory. from the comes It

it'Z. ... ·d.id of you Which PEACOCX MRS.

,head·. -the in hole ia like He needed-that hole in the head WHITE ·MRS. BALL THE INT. 90I

who lies in the foreground. MOTORIST,

DEAD all peer in through the door and see the They

LOUNGE THE INT. 90B

the in switches. on the light and·· She stands aside,

Look. (quickly) MISS·SCARLET

a heart attack! them - and him - almost gives The shock comes crashing down behind him. ch.andelier the he .takes that step, As CAMERA. facing

is He or sofa. a,chair towards a ·step.away, takes He

CONTINUED: 90G

77E.

4/10/85 REVISED

,amazed. They are all

unlocked. It was No. YVETTE

her! .at look ,all They

locked. was But it PLUM PROFESSOR

cupboard? From the PEACOCK MRS.

gun? same Is that the PLUM PROFESSOR.

CONTINUED: 91

77F.

DONG •.. DING ••• And hope. They wait.

away. they' ll go Maybe ·SCARLET MISS

door or not. f;-ont go to the knowing wheth.er to not frozen in terror, still, stand They all

••. DONG DING ••• RINGS.

BELL DOOR FRONT juncture the <rritical And at this

! :Story likely A

PEACOCK MRS.

already.

break I think: I didn't. I (defensive) YVETTE

gun? at the you could get know How did you unlocked? know it was you How did

• YVETTE turns .accusingly on PEACOCK MRS. Then .it. .stopping abruptly., stare at rush in -- and, all ·They key is in the lock. And the open. cupboard door is the Sure enough,

ALL · ... ',,, ► :-: . ( i::•. ~ CONTINUED.: 91 I

suspicions~ away his smooth to try all _They

chance? by.-any for help, Did the driver come here of this house. the gates near car abandoned an found I COP

he continues where he left off. moment after a slightly puzzled by this behavior, but appears COP The

Yes? ·GREEN MR.

open-again. door flings the GREEN MR. then pause,

momentary A face.. the front door in his slams GREEN MR.

sir. .·evening, Good COP

him. behind and beside doorway the

crowding OTHERS seven with the GREEN., MR. it is opened by

'Suddenly the front door. ,outside COP is waiting The

DOOR/HALL FRONT INT./EX'l'.94

door. -front towards the from the Study to the Hall, ·rush They

HALL T~ IN'r. 93

follow. all They He rushes out of the study.

it!! •do ,didn't I I've nothing to hide. ·GREEN MR.

••• 'DONG •••. DING And hope. They wait.

SCARLET MISS

CONTINUED:92

,79.

somewhere? know you from I Don't (continuing) COP

and eyes her suspiciously. stops Be YVETTE. he notices he steps into -the Hall, As comes in. He

Sure. COP

L.;.brary. the enough to wait in the • • • er ••• Would you be kind um. No! the Stu ••• one in the use you can no, ••• er ••• the -Lounge) to indicate about was· (he the ••• in the one use you may you may, sir, Of course, WADSWORTH

composure. usual to regain his st~uggling WADSWORTH is

phone? and use the come in I Can V COP --~~,t, apparently. COP is not .satisfied, The{

Yes. GREEN MR.

no ••• no, no, No, ALL

some disagreement. seems to be There COP

the group. eyes The,COP

NO!! ALL

Well, actually, yes. GREEN MR.

truth. the he must tell GREEN feels MR. But

_ no ••• no, no, no, no, No, in unison) but not (together, ALL

CONTINUED: I

(CONTINUED.). - said it then! I {indignantly) GREEN MR. - well to say that now ••• very It's all PEACOCK MRS.

down .• up and the door handle being jiggled and they see, We see,

him,. We ·should've told GREEN MR.

What now? WADSWORTH

are still standing, panic-stricken. YVETTE and GUESTS SIX to where the along the Hall, hurries back He andleaves the key in the lock. hurry, big a ·in he is time But this And locked it. bang. a also with has shut the door, WADSWORTH But

what? -of In case COP

cognac -- just in case. Not the {continuing) WADSWORTH

-the--cognac. .up COP picks The

if you like. a drink, help yourself to - Please WADSWORTH

Library. the into COP shows the WADSWORTH COP notices. The·· One after the other! SLAM! SLAM! by. walks :he as loudly) {and :.therefore too They shut both doors fast to the Study. PLUM PROFESSOR and the .Lounge hurries to -SCARLET MI.ss

killed us. It could have down. fell Its because that chandelier WADSWORTH

something. about seem very anxious all You COP

shrug. a Gallic gives She

) : C2 CONTINUED 94

(CONTINUED}

-it. Then he answers

·jumps. He

loud. Very RINGS. when it to lift the receiver about is He telephone. and crosses to the leaves it he

Puzzled, locked door. COP is trying to open the The

,LIBRARY THE INT. 95

up. shuts GREEN MR. -so look pretty threatening. a-ll . And they

up!! shut Oh, ALL

: (3) CONTINUED 9 4

81A.

can muster. innocence as he much WADSWORTH speaks with as

PLUM are all standing there. PROFESSOR and PEACOCK MRS.

WHITE, MRS. SCARLET, MISS GREEN, MR. MUSTARD, COLONEL YVETTE, WADSWORTH, and opens the door. He sees, unlocked. and) jiggled, Then the key. is a momentary pause. There is

and murder! of his duty obstructing an officer in the course wrongful imprisonment, false arrest, book you for I'll me in. to shut no right You've me outa here. Let (continuing) COP

out through the door. calls· Then he and jiggles the handle. He goes to the door,

here ••• room a 1n but I'm locked apologize, I sir. try, okay, sir, I'll Ok·ay, the line) angry abuse shouted down a torment of (there is Truman. And I'm Harry yes? o~, sarcastically) then replies (he listens, say is calling? I And who shall COP

phone. on the COP is The

Cop answered it. Maybe the (his eyes widen) WADSWORTH

phone? Was that the MUSTARD COLONEL ,

have frozen. GROUP and the WADSWORTH

CONTINUED: 95

•

a party. We're having SCARLET MISS

going on here? What's COP

OTHERS. is left standing in the Hall with the COP The

from the removes the key and prudently when he hesitates the door, shut to about is H.e goes into the Library. He

on mine? why shouldn't he be else's; on everybody But he ' s don 't know! ! I

on your phone? Edgar Hoover is J. Why MUSTARD COLONEL

The Federal Bure·a·u of Investigation? ALL

Bureau of Investigation. Head of the Federal The That's right. COP

Edgar Hoover? J. WADSWORTH

on the line. Edgar Hoover's J. COP

What? WADSWORTH

him. but this last inquiry floors answer one of the first questions, to about WADSWORTH was

Edgar Hoover? from J. receiving phone calls you And why are .in? me did you lock

Why on here? going But what's door.

to make you open the that just said I COP

COP grins. The

murder? you mean, do What WADSWORTH

CONTINUED: 97

voice is still high-pitched in terror. GREEN's MR.

rooms? two those going on in No kidding. . What' s

COP

Room. This is the Dining GREEN MR.

Room. Dining come into the GREEN MR. and COP The

OTHERS. turns to the SCARLET

MISS Room, disappear into the Dining GREEN MR. and COP the As Lounge doors. and Study his eyes lingering on the

somewhat reluctantly, COP going the him away, leads he And

· or the Ballroom.

- Room - or the Kitchen Dining you the show me, officer, I'll Come with Fine!

two octaves) and lowers his voice (he pulls himself together, Fine. (still squeaking) GREEN MR.

or the Ballroom. - the Kitchen or Room - show him the Dining Why don't you Yes. S.CARLET MISS

Me???? frightened) (squeaking, hysterically GREEN MR.

Green. Mr. show him around, You Sure. SCARLET MISS

SCARLET. MISS for Except They all stare at him with desperation in their eyes.

around? look I Mind if COP

CONTINUED: 98

•

it's all too .shocking. oh, because ••. because ••• Well, (wildly) ••• Om . GREEN MR.

Why not? (suspiciously) COP

him. -at COP stops walking and stares The

in there.

go you should think I don't Officer,

hurries GREEN MR. walks purposefully towards the Study. He

Yes. COP

rooms! two those Oh, (a trifle hysterically) GREEN MR.

rooms • two Those COP

· doors.

and Lounge COP points at the Study The Room. the Dining from emerge COP and the GREEN MR. Lounge just as into the and the Hall whizz across PLUM PROFESSOR and SCARLET MISS

Make it look convincing. SCAR.LET MISS

sofa. BODDY on the MR. and COOK THE in front of the bodies of

MUSTARD COLONEL and WHITE MRS. is talking to SCAR.LET MISS

CONTINUED: 99

•

- my first husband. It's like kissing

(shrugs) WHITE MRS.

thing? could you kiss that ••• How PEACOCK MRS.

BODDY • MR. stops kissing WHITE MRS.

my~!! Oh, PEACOCK MRS.

demented. looking She is COOK. from behind the dead comes out

PEACOCK MRS. GREEN. MR. followed by room, leaves the He

good time. are just having.a Folks It's not all that shocking. COP

I who is watching open-mouthed. GREEN, MR. turns to COP The I MUSTARO. COLONEL which are caressing hands PEACOCK'S MRS, and it is - COOK concealed behind PEACOCK is MRS. and back,

hands are behind her COOK's we see that In the corner,

The and he appears-to be kissing her. MUSTARD, COLONEL around arms her corne.r, a up in is standing COOK the

turn to another couple: ey~s and his COP sees this, The a big puppet. WHITE-like MRS. are being manipulated by

and hands arms can see that his but we - her embracing POV to be COP'S from the He appears, mouth. him on the

She is kissing BODDY. MR. knee of the dead sitting on the

WHITE is MRS. On the sofa COP switches the light. The

.. rpm record. 78 No Body," an old "I Ain't Got softly. PLAYING, PHONOGRAPH is The The lights are off.

and Study to the g,oes aside, GREEN MR. COP brushes The

CONTINUED: 101

•

long black car. a a car for him - Yes, we'll get SCARLET MISS

him a lift? Someone will give (looking up) COP

· promise you that. I home, officer, He won't be driving

towards his ear. down COP bends The

up when shaken. The MOTORIST, not.surprisingly, doesn't wake

The bottle slips to the floor. MOTORIST. COP shakes the The

Dead right. (nodding) SCARLET MISS

Dead drunk. drunk. He's (continuing) COP

and sniffs his breath. down He bends the bottle.

sees He him. and crosses over to MOTORIST He sees the

Excuse me. COP

is still open-mouthed. GREEN MR. them. COP eyes The

.. PLUM separate PROFESSOR and SCARLET MISS COP enters. The

it. has his fingers curled round empty bottle of brandy half A from the front. not visible

injury head his a chair, now lying back in is MOTORIST The

an embrace. PLUM are in PROFESSOR and SCARLET MISS

Lounge and open the cross the Hall GREEN MR. and COP The

* you sure? Are

I don't? (dazed) WADSWORTH

You don't need to. COP

explain everything. can I ---Cin despair) You have? WADSWORTH

lies the humor. therein a considerable pace - the dialogue maintains As always, this statement. by WADSWORTH is shattered

I've seen ·everything. You're too late. COP

••• Officer WADSWORTH

Lounge. GREEN coming out of the MR. and COP the sees WADSWORTH

Goodbye. WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH is on the phone.

A limousine. (hastily)

CONTINUED: 105

•

OP! SHUT ALL

came already. The police GREEN MR.

come. fifteen minutes till the police Only But.we're running out of time. (he looks at his watch) PLUM PROFESSOR

We didn't finish searching the house. WADSWORTH

lock him in there again? you did Why GREJ;:N MR.

Lo_unge. and come out of the Study GROUP All the

He turns COP again notices the door being locked. The

LIBRARY THE INT.107 ~~1-· ~-

leaves the key in the lock •

he Again WADSWORTH locks the door. and COP goes in, The COP into the Library. shows the he Delighted,

Certainly. WADSWORTH

now? use the phone I May COP

Slight pause.

I didn't know it was that free? WADSWORTH

a free country, didn't you know? It's COP

see. I WADSWORTH

America. This is No. COP

CONTINUED: 106A

• '"-------

OMITTED lll

move along the tunnel. SCARLET MUSTARD and MISS COLONEL

Look. MUSTARD COLONEL

Another secret passage! moves -- and opens. the back wall of the cupboard with an eerie creak, Then, broom cupboard. a big lo.oks like It He opens the door.

COOK fell. cupboard out of which the His eye is caught by the Then he looks around. reels.

He him on the head. ironing board drops out and hits fold-up a opens it -- and moves steadily toward it, He a different cupboard door. MUSTARD eyes COLONEL

into peering nervously behind doors, into cupboards,

.. GREEN MR WATCH We rooms of which there -are many.. the Attic where they separate and go into different

INTO TO the stairs UP GREEN MR. and YVETTE -WITH MOVE We Bedroom. second the into WHITE MRS. the First Bedroom,

back into WADSWORTH goes second floor ·1anding On the

to the Cellar stairs. PLUM return PROFESSOR PEACOCK and MRS. simultaneously up the stairs,. and come SHOT·as they all WIDE

VERY ANO HIGM a TO them, WITH MOVE We follow. WHITE MRS. and WADSWORTH up the main stairs. And they hurry

Corne on. YVETTE

hand. by the GREEN MR. YVETTE takes

CONTINUED:108

9.0.

•

scenes so far. one of the of observant and seen it in the background we have been very unl~ss know where it is -- We don't

SWITCH. ELECTRICITY A MAINS in BIG CLOSEUP, SEE, WE

HOOSE) THE IN (SOMEWHERE WALL A INT. 115

Nothing. (silence) I don't know (frightened) SCARLET MISS

What was that?

* (hissing)

sound. Perhaps just a creaking unfamiliar noise. An NOISE. a HEAR we -- and They cross the Hall --

Let's try the Ballroom again. MUSTARD COLONEL

other,· astonished. They look at each They have arrived in the Study. •••

anyone there? Is Who's that? SCARLE!' MISS

ba.by grand piano. lid of a In fact, it is the.shape of the raised She's frightened. looming shape in front of her. a large sees SCARLET MISS

for obstructions.

feeling They walk slowly, a polished wooden floor. on around walk SCARLET MISS and MUSTARD COLONEL the. Hall.

coming in through some light is but_ room is dark, The

terrified.

She stops,HISSES. and GURGLES It makes occasional quiet boiler. huge old-fashioned central heating a SEE it is CAN WE shape. round a large see just can PEACOCK MRS.

from behind it. comes A NOISE huge rack of wine bottles. a dim light, We see in the

a man? - or a rat Is it SOUND. a PLUM hears PROFESSOR

ROOM CELLAR FIRST INT. 118

The and pulls. It grabs the lever, SHOT. INTO comes - female which could be male or - HAND GLOVED same The I 'POWER. la.belled: It is a big red lever. It is

in the film.) ,earliel;' focus, perhaps slightly out of been seen, have It will (NOTE:

CONTINUED: 115

9 2.

•

~ -, ---.---·-·-···--·.-·---·--------,----,-,..--;-:c~c-,--cc-:-~~-:--~--:-~-..,,-~~~--:-:---:,~~:--:-~

_ CONI'I~TU~!))(

me alone. Leave GREEN MR.

terror. and hang on to each other in They collide, Attic stairs. run into each other at the top of the YVETTE and GREEN MR.

He is still holding the phone. around nervously. looks

and the screams, He hearsphone. on the COP is The

turns -and screams in terror. WHITE MRS.

under his against the dressin'g table -- which collapses

and falls. over the dressing table stool, He steps back

Aaaaagh! (continuing) WADSWORTH

somebody else. it's ·thinks and a full-length mirror, sees himself in He turns, It is well lit by moonlight.

anyone there? Is WADSWORTH

room in the dark. WADSWORTH blunders into the dressing

move in the draft. curtains

and the RATTLE WINDOWS The room a little. lights the

Some.moonlight the windows haven't been shuttered. On this floor been left slightly open. The window has

And like ••• yo~. Like my body. knows every inch of Be face. my And not just must have. Be (no French accent) YVETTE

CLOSE-OP. HEAO-AND-SHOOLDERS BIG a She is moving into speaking. CAMERA, towards comes YVETTE

Cop recognize your face? Did the (continuing) VOICE WHISPERING

comes in and shuts the door. She

Shut the door. Come in. WHISPERING VOICE

going on? ' s What YVETTE

Yes. VOICE WHISPERING

VOICE O.S. WHISPERED A HEAR We

Are you here? ••. hello? ••• Hello? YVETTE

comes in. and She opens the door

can just She main stairs. is hurrying down the YVETTE

HALL ANO STAIRS INT. 128

a heap. falls in

GREEN MR. down the stairs. tumble And together they

from me. away Get YVETTE

CONTINUED: 127

•

him It hits is holding it. HAND GLOVED same The PIPE.

on top of -- ugly house

I'm -that a feeling have I but I'm not on duty, No, it is ••• know what I don't on here. going funny There's something (on phone) COP

phone. on the COP is talking desperately The

windpipe. her closing jerked, rope is And the

you!! It's (continuing)

Her eyes widen. is horrified. She thrown around her neck. rope is The

CONTINUED: 129

•

THUD! a cupboard! into

and runs opens it -- a door, stumbles towards appalled,

He turns from below. GUNSHOT HEARS the GREEN MR.

dead. WOMAN falls YOUNG '!'he

A GUNSHOT!

CRACK!

••• T~LEGRAM SINGING YOUR AM ••• I ••• (singing) ·woMAN YOUNG

SINGS: Then she smiling. US,

towards looking Union stands there, from Western WOMAN YOUNG The DOOR opens. FRONT the INSIDE the Hall, From

as the WADSWORTH, and GUESTS CLOSE-UPS of all the BIG

ROOMS ALL - HOUSE THE INT. 135

DONG .•. ... DING

•

is still shouting for rescue. WHITE MRS.

Another door? to himself) (continuing: WADSWORTH .

handle.

another hand finds His into another obstruction. bumps He forward. He moves quickly a handle. Bis hand turns

Found it. (continuing) WADSWORTH

He calls out again. a door. finds Be

to find the door. trying I 'm just Coming! Coming.! WADSWORTH

He calls out. SHOUTING for help (o.s.).

WHITE MRS. He hears WADSWORTH is blundering around.

·wildly: screaming Then, She almost has heart failure. her. A huge Jack-in-a-box springs out immediately in front of

a large box. into

bangs to find the door in the dark, trying WHITE, MRS.

BEDROOM SECOND INT.. 14 0

towards and looks SCARLET hears all the noise, MISS

He has hurt himself. CRASH to the floor. and glasses and plates knocks it forward, table bumps into the dining He towards the Hall. Runs --

shock a moment's and -- after MUSTARD hears, COLONEL

turn they Dazed, table. across the billiard her neck, around the noose strangled;

YVETTE lying --·and see Room They come to the Billiard

·door). -the towards (Shooting ROOM BILLIARD INT. .L42A

·-- rcoms the checking around wander they Slowly

Ballrocm.

the from SCAP.IZ!' MISS and Reem Dining the_ of wrec:Jcage the from MUSTARJ) COLONE?. Cellar, the fr011 emerg-1:lg PLUM PROn:SSOR and PEACOC:X MRS. .. stairs, the down c:crming GREEN MR. -- hi.m with there c:ong:agate GOES'l'S SIX the gradually And Ball. t:he into back WAJ:>SWO:Rff wr.rH MOV!! WB

· "' speed. to .up c:cming g:adually -~ t, i.rs f at slowly very , study the in again, up s'f:Uta " PHONOCi?..A?E the And house. the ever all on come lights the and -- caclc it tc.a,.es swi Ee lever. ·Mains '='J Elec:t:ici the finds he door the inside Just n~. the to i.:i and , stairs the down dripping hur:i.es WAOSWORt'B • • •

BALL ANO STA.tllS - t.ANDING MAIN ~·.142 .

••• Hall

Main the in moonli;ht help of the with new - and Bed:ccm, the finds. . door~ Bathrocm the tlu'ough out, sti.imbles Et

SHOWER! the in I'm . Chzist! Jesus Oh shouting) (c:cntinuing: WAOSWOR'?R

him! over cascades Water it. tu:ns Ee

handle? Another tinuing) c:onC ·WAOSWOR'?R

handle. ancther finds Ee

cupboard. a this, What's (c:cntinuing) WAOSWOR'?R

wall. a hits ne Immediately

door. the next through and goes handle the jerks Be

Coming! continuing) ( R'l'B WAOSWO

CONTINUED:l4l

seiious. This is getting pause) a after (seriously, WADSWORTH

altogether. Six, GREEN MR.

Three murders! (continuing) WADSWORTH

is seen clearly on her forehead. The bullet's point of entry WOMAN. YOUNG of the body WADSWORTH throws it open -- and at their feet is the

house.) (Shooting towards DOOR FRONT EXT.l42C

· Let's see. (urgently) WADSWORTH

run out. The murderer must have Oh god. MUSTARD COLONEl,

slammed. The front door SCARLET MISS

So did I. PEACOCK WHITE/MRS. MRS.

gun. a heard I thought I them shot. Neither of PLUM PROFESSOR

look at each other.· They all

Two murders! GREEN MR.

COP. and see the corpse of the ...

(Shooting towards door)

LIBRARY INT.142B

1 98A.

DO? YOU ALL

did it. who know I Very well. quietly) (continuing; WADSWORTH

They all look at each other with deep suspicicn.

.. gone Now it's Remember? here. Yvette dropped it gun. No (continuing) WADSWORTH

(CONTINL'ED) 142D

"~-~-:,f \.

comic tour-de-force. a

It will be WADSWORTH. the acting of by done and will be

under-cranked be section -- except that it will not up

speeded an under-cranked, something like be The result will

· at tremend.ous speed.

happen but they will also comprehensible to the audience, them make and thus His actions will illustrate the words

completely unintelligible. be so fast that they may spoken whenever hyphenated; _the words TREMENDOUS speed, an absolutely be played at explanation of what has happened so far will

WADSWORTH's judged by the usual criteria. be cannot scenes

The speed of these slow._ and therefore verbal winded, seem somewhat long- The scenes that follow may initially

(NOTl:i)

LIBRARY them all into the He leads

Follow me. (continuing) WADSWORTH

They react.

how it was all done. you all I'm going to tell And furthermore, WADSWORTH

(2): CONTINUED 142D

-----,-----c---,--~---------,--------:-----c----:-c~--:-------:c-:--------,----- - r---

did, as he says: COLON~ he and the what reproducing arrival,1,,,~,,j/ :t (

MUSTARD's COLONEL and re-enacts mimes at incredible speed, ~ADSWORTH,

Yes. MUSTARD. COLONEL

MUSTARD. COLONEL to He-,points

you. was It rang~ ••• the doorbell

WADS""ORTH

doorbell. the and rings door, the front Qpen ·

flings in hot pursuit, OTHERS the races across the Hall, ~ADS~'ORTH

door) (PANNING from library to front HAU. U."T. 146.

follo._, OTHERS The Kitchen. the of runs out turns and .'ADS~ORTH

•• T"nen preparing-dinner-. the-knives, sharpe:tin;- And-the-Cook-,.as-in-he:-e-alive,

~ADS'-'ORTH

him. into bump the; Perhaps

dead. s:ops He OTHERS. b.y the followed enters the Kitchen, .,XDS""OR!H

ROOM) DINING (shooting towards KITCHEN. INT. 145.

up. keep to running,

also him, follo_. GUESTS SIX The •. runs to tne Kitchen wADS'4'0RTH

P. 0. V. ) DOORS BALLROOM ( KITCHEN OUTSIDE LOBB~ !:\"7. 1.:.~.

the-Kitchen) to (he runs tche:i. li to the acr.~ss I hurried Then there. ~as I because know I •• )I . -----·-J ---- •,.) ·...... "'e-o--e 00 s v •, •" "'"'e"H ; ·the door and shu~s (he the Hall. in was I

saying:) out, and to the door runs (he champagne. glass of a you all to offer waiting

YVETTE) sa. first we where himself positio~3 (he by herself here,

was evening Yvette the start of At.the step. by s·tep the evening, the events of ~hrough you take need to I shall happened whtt understand you help to In order

:WADS,,..ORTn

come into the Library. all They

LIBRARY. THE I~. 143.

100A

· flinched:: and-1-noticed-that-Hrs-~'hite-and-Yvette- directions)

in all hicself with shaking hands

MUSTARD simultaneously, COL.OKEL and WHITE MRS himself, mimes (he Mustard- t'e-to-Colonel- s-Whi -and-I-introduced-Mr WADSWORTH doorway. the to

GROUP follows The back into the Library. "'·hizzing is -■ ADS1-ORTH

DOORS) (shooting towards LIBRARY. THE I~'T. l'-9.

hi:. ,..ith up

keep can hardly OTHERS The back to the Library. -.ay He's on his

••• coat-and-hung-it-up-and I-told-her-she-vas-expected-and:..took-her- Hrs-"-''hite-looking-pale-and-tragic-and- the-doorbell-rang-again-and-it-,..as- ••• _ ~ADSWORTii LIBRARY. comes out of the GROUP as he the door., having almost collided with · the front at back He arrives

000-R) FRONT shooting towards ( HALL. THE INT. 1.:.s.

He rushes out.

and ••• into a glass) champagne (he sloshes and-poured-you-a-drink, l'V!1TE-like) silliles, (he And-Yve:;e-~e:-you-and-smiled- '.-ADs~;oRT.-:

chai:;:a;~e. o: bo:tle the g?"a!:,s a:"ld in, rushes

window) towards (shooting

him. be~ind breat:tlessly OT'ri!.~S the Library; the to

back runs he coat, the taking of -the introch.:ctior:, the iui:ned Having

I-lead-you-across-the-Hall-to-the-Library .... introduced-~yself-co-you-as-the-Butler. name-other-than-your-pseudonym-and~I- 'llant-a:'ly~!-you-to-be-addressed-!:l:;-a:-:y- from-telling-me-your~real-na~e-as-l-didn't- you-as~olonef-Mus:ard-and-prevente:-you- I-recognised- J-asked-you-for~your-coat, "-'ADS~ORTii

CONTINUED: 146

•:...··. ...

chair-was-vacant-and- and-Miss-Scarlett-and-Mrs-~'hite-and-this- (sits and stands) . and-Professor-Plum- ~tands) and sits (he was-here-and-Mr-Green- And~Mrs-Peacock-sat-here-and-Colonel-Mustarci- ~ADSt,:ORTH

as he describes. speed, phenomenal at truly up, stancing

do-·:,, ting sit table, the dining aro1.1nd moving is '..:ADS~OR7H

KITCHEN) towards (shooting ROOM. DINING TH! !~7. 151.

he's gone. ~nd

Room. -b;-the-Cook-a:,d-we-went-into-:he-Dir.ing- jumps) -else eve:ybcdy the gong, (he strikes -the-gcng-.as-struck- A:)S\t..ORT:-i ,,:

the gong. skids to a halt at \;ADS:..:o~7H

ROOM) DINING to STA:IRS past PANNING HALL, CENTRE of from GONG towards (shooting HALL. THE 1~'1'. 150.

the Hall. rushes out into He '

· were-all-introduced-and-then- Plum-and-Miss-Scarlett-arrived-together-and- was-offered-champagne-by-Yvette-and-P~ofesscr~ with-Yvette-and-Colonel-Mustard-anc-Mr-Creen- -Mrs-Peacock-shook-hands- you-all-arrived. and-to-cut-a-long-story-short-one-by-one- ~peed) phenomenal lightnini at thunder and imit~tes (he a-crash-of-lightning- Then-we.;,.heard-a-rwnble-of-thunder-and- "-1ADS'..;OR7H

,what? Then CONTINUED: 149 PL!..111 . PROF ES SOR

lOOC

he says: in turn as chair ts in eac:h ~-1 WADS,._,ORTH

them. saw left after the COP were they where still ar~ COOK the and BODDY MR The corpses of into the Study. crr.,wded al:, They are

DIRECTIONS) ALL (shooting in S!9.D,!_ TH! I~"T.

they cross the Hall. speed, At lightning

BALLROOM HALL towards down shooting (low angle, HALL. T"ri! I?-."T. 152 •

the Dining Room. out of r.ace turn and all they ac:c~rd, one ~i~h

right!!! You're 1-ADS1"0RTH

dinner: after this all came out in the Study But GREE.~ MP.

blackmail~ point is - The -ADS',;OP.T'd

'· IT~ WIT"ri 0~ GIT AU. SIX

A ,,.._,dl \ and-you'd- ~ you'd-had-a-letter-and-you'd-had-a-letter- we-all-revealed~that-we'd-received-letters-

Anyway- can. I fast as ~s telling it I'm

reasonably.) ( -·ADS~ORTH

with it. O:'l Get MUSTARD COLONEL

CONTINUED: 151

- .... , ....

apparently dead. •. Boddy lay here, Mr right. That's WADSWORTH

speed. He talks at normal sits up. WADSWORTH ·Suddenly, aghastl WADSWORTH, They stare at

GOD! GOOD ALL

WADSWORTH lies prone on the floor. lights are switched on.

The scream. They all He switches out the lights.

Boddy-switched-out-tht::-lights:- Then-Mr.- Plwn-got~a-gun-. ?rofessor pipe-cmd-Mrs._eacock-got-a-dagger-and- got-a-wrench-and-Mr.-Green-got-a-lead- White-got-a-rope-and-Colonel-Mustard- Miss-Scarlet-got-a-car.dlestick-and-Mrs- WADSWORTH sound.

of speed travelling almost at .the ia. ~e now B~·

-and-you-opened-your-presents. WADSWORTH • \"~~) I DIRECTIONS) ALL shooting in ( S'1'UD7 INT.155

STUDY) outside

STEPS from angle shot (~ow collecting the packages.

miming WADSWORTH is in the Hall, By now

BALI,· INT. 154

packages-from-the~Hall- -Boddy-came-to-get-his-surprise- Mr·.

THEREl GETTING I'M THERE, GETTING I'~ WADSWORTH

Tl WITH ON GET ALL

Mustard-and-Mrs.-White-and- Professor-Plwn-here-and-Colonel- here-and-Miss-Scarlet-here-and- Mr.;..Green-sat-here-and-Mrs.-Peacock- WADSWORTH

CONTINUED: 153

-·-·-··--~·-- -------·- ----·---·~-~-·-······--·----------

(CONTINUED)-

know? I How should PLOM I'Rc::-~s~c-:~

already?dead -was if he later, minutes few a the head with the candlestick on Boddy bashed Then why was Mr. WADSWORTH jumps up. WADSWORTH hi.a, ned 11azawi I dead. He~ PLml PROFESSOR

100 F STUD'i'. THE INT. 156

him. in the dark was trying to kill me from gun So whoever grabbed the PLUM PROFESSOR

to pretend to be dead _already. was; his best· hope of escaping death Clearly The bullet grazed his ear. (continuing) WADSWORTH

in the film.) visible to the highly observant viewer sometime earlier (This should have been a slight graze on it. There is and points to his ear. BODDY's head forward, MR. Be pulls

Look. me. not -- him was intended to kill misfired and that the gunshot scheme had realized that his it could only be because he Boddy pretending to be dead? -- Mr. why was But if so, Right. WADSWORTH

a mistake. made I Okay, PLUM PROFESSOR

He shrugs. PLUM stares at the ring of accusing faces. PROFESSOR

very bad for you. looks you were lying -- which a mistake, If you didn't make WADSWORTH

a sexual indiscretion. a professional mistake or admit never Doctors, like the Pope, SCARLET MISS

not admit it? Why WADSWORTH

did not! I PROFESSOR ·PLUM

a mistake. So you made PEACOCK MRS.

.. him accusingly at look They all (;'.,

CONTINUED:. 156

l.Q 1.

He is gone.

-and-we-rushed-out- (continuing) . WADSWORTH

face. GREEN'S MR. He slaps

-siapped-him- Green-screamed-and-Colonel-Mustard from-the-Library-Yvette-and-Mr.- -then-we-heard-more9".screaming- (continuing) WADSWORTH

face. PEACOCK'S MRS. He slaps

Green-slap.s-her-face- she' s-stil.1-screaming, -Mr.- (continuing) WADSWORTH

PEACOCK to the sofa. MRS. He takes

-we-took-her-to-the-sofa- (continuing) . WADSWORTH

He drops the glass.

-and~drops-the-glass- (continuing) WADSWORTH

He screams.

she-screams- you-said-maybe-it's-poisoned,- ·( continuing) WADSWORTH

· PEACOCK. MRS. a drink like He takes

Mrs.-Peacock-took-a-drink ... (continuing) WADSWORTH

speed. up to full WADSWORTH

remember what happened next? But WADSWORTH

(2): CONTINUED '156

• • • Study stayed in the one of us could have panicking, from trying to stop Yvette ••• (continuing) WADSWORTH

ROOM door) BILLIARD DOOR from FRONT (Shooting towards HALL INT.158A

While we stood here ••• do. I WADSWORTH

know? ·you Do GREEN MR.

who wasn't on camera?) thinks back to the relevant moment -- he/she (But the observant viewer might be able to if

remeber. them can None of They all look around.

with us? wasn't here, ~ the ·cook! was murdering Maybe one of us No, WADSWORTH

No? ALL

But one-of us wasn't here! WADWWORTH

with significance. he intones speed, normal Back·to them. turns to WAD.SWORTH. doorway. the They are all standing in

opened-the-door-and-we-rushed-in- yoo-hoo"- and-Yvette- "Hello-oh, SCARLET) MISS (imitating "They-won't-open-the-door"-and- MUSTARD) COLONEL imitating ( · Then and-we-rattled-and-pounded. and-we-knocked-and-she-screamed-

_ the-handle-and-it-was-locked-

-and-she-screamed-and-we-tried- (demonstrating) WADSWORTH

OTHERS. by the doorway ROOM BILLIARD WADSWORTH arrives at the

know? you How did MUSTARD COLONEL

the secret passage. to them the Study entrance

shows He O~HERS. by the followed WADSWORTH enters,

comes out? Is that where it WHITE MRS.

DOOR) FRONT panning towards KITCHEN, (shooting towards KITCHEN OUTSIDE LOBBY INT.l59A.

secret passage to the Study.

the and the murderer ran back down

(continuing) WADSWORTH

SCARLET gasp in amazament. MISS MUSTARD and. COLONEL and all except He pushes it,

passage. Not if they used this secret WADSWORTH

him coming back. have seen might We How could he risk It? PEACOCK MRS.

They follow. He enters the Kitchen.

Cook. and stabbed the • (continuing) WADSWORTH

ROOM) DINING shooting towards ( KITCHEN INT. 15 9

(continuing) WADSWORTH

158A) (shooting as in HALL INT.158C

up the knife picked ... (continuing) WADSWORTH

suspicion. staring at each other with mutual all fall silent, They-

He was next to me. That•s· true. SCARLET MISS

She nods.

remember? Don't you was screaming. Room doorway while Yvette the Billiard _Because he was definitely with us all in WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH has. But He has no answer to that.

Why should we believe you? PEACOCK MRS.

I didn't!! But MUSTARD COLONEL

it all along. aEout known You could have found it. You SCARLET MISS

Miss Scarlet and me. found it. We MUSTARO COLONEL

this secret passage?

i knew about who else Well ••• t . GREEN MR.

So they nod. an answer for this. No one has

did it? I how you reveal to I why would murderer, was the I If Don't be ridiculous.

the murderer! b~ you could So GREEN MR.

known all along. I've of mine. friend a house belongs to This WADSWORTH

(CONTINUED) 160

That's another deniall (triumphant) WADSWORTH

not denying anything. I'm you mean, don't deny it. What do WHITE MRS.

deny it. Don't

you? You recognized Yvette, didn't

WHITE) MRS. (turns to see WADSWORTH

Who? ALL

one of.you. had worked for Cook butler -- that the Boddy'i

Mr. was I know -- because ·I Yes.

accomplices. Cook and Yvette were his The secret. Boddy had to find out their guilty Mr. Before he could blackmail ·anyone, how he got all his information. That's

No. ALL

amazed. They are all

And Yvette? Cook? The WADSWORTH

What others? WHITE MRS.

others were involved too? you deduce that the Did none of Boddy's dastardly blackmail. Mr.

here together because you all gathered I did!· she Of course WADSWORTH · ..~

CONTINUED: 160

• • V V J..

SCARLET. MISS WADSWORTH crosses to

I wasn't jealous. I didn't care, But with her. affair had an my husband knew Yvette -- I true It's All right! WHITE MRS.

CONTINUED: 160

106A

of the toilet. door and throws open the screams He is arriving at the toilet. WADSWORTH

~eacock-was-screaming- her-back-to-the-Study-and-Mrs.- So-the-cook-was-dea~,-we-lugged- (he is back to top speed) a motive. You all had WADSWORTH

had the motive. he So MUSTARD) COLONEL (points at WHITE MRS.

shifty. looks very MUSTARD COLONEL \ achievement since she's dead already. an That would have been quite WHITE MRS·.

The shock would have killed her. dear old mother. my the pictures to Boddy threatened to send Mr. MUSTARO COLONEL

remember? delicto, flagrc!J?.te Photographs of you and Yvette in so desperate to get those negatives. were you why That was clients.. you were one of Miss Scarlet's

i .

have already established that We (accusingly) WADSWORTH

you suggesting? What are MUSTARD COLONEL

nervously. swallow, MUSTARD COLONEL MUSTARD. He looks at COLONEL

sir? knew her, you~ And WADSWORTH

open wide. PEACOCK'S eyes MRS.

me. She worked for Yes. SCARLET MISS

And you knew Yvette too, didn't you? WADSWORTH

CONTINUED 160.

\,,---.._✓ •)!: "\ slipped-through-the-same-secret-passage- One-of-us to the cupboard. backs our with laid her down We now she was dead. By WADSWORTH

Aaaaagh! GREEN MR.

arms? the Cook's. death falls out into his enacting WADSWORTH, open the cupboard door and GREEN flings MR. courage plucking_ up his Then dead. stop in the Kitchen, arrive They all

into the secret passage. WADSWORTH leaps They all rush out of the Study.

Cook! The ALL

points to the kitchen) (he

we-realized-there-was-onlv-one-other- Butler-and-I'd-invited-you-here-and- I-explained-that-I-was-Mr.-Boddy's- up) Green Mr. (he hauls · he's-still-aliv~. -playing-dead-but-one-of-us-knows-· floor) the to Green Mr. throws (he

Mr.-Boddy- on-the-floor- Study wi1;h Yvette-and- back to the came We Look. Don't you see? ylADSWORTH

killed? Mr.Boddy was and where But when MUSTARD COLONEL

Mr.-Boddy-dead-toilet-candlestick. (continuing) )•/ ' \ WADSWORTH 10,,

CONTINUED:160

from him. breaking away GREEN leaps up, MR. again. him down head and knocks the GREEN on MR. He hits

and-killed-him. and-the-murderer-crept-up- into~the-hall,-lo9king-for-an-escape- Boddy followed-us-out-of-the-study- Mr. · con~inuing) ( WADSWORTH

LIBRARY doors) STUDY and (Shooting toward HALL INT. 164A. into the Hall. out GREEN MR. The he pushes it. %!limes 7:Ie

• • • -picked-up-the-c:andlestick- (continuing) WADSWORTH

He does it.

secret-panel- ••• The-murderer-came-out-of-the- (continuing) WADSWORTH

again. him down throwing

by him and· then discards him up again, He picks

... He-jumped-up- continuing) ( WADSWORTH

GREEN on the floor again. MR~ He throws

Mr.-Boddy-had-been-on-th~-floor. Meanwhile, The murderer is in the secret passage. WADSWORTH doorway. from the kitchen water. They as he describes it. sequence this mim,~s he As ever, secret panel.

the over to anc WADSWORTH rushes into the Study,

STUDY THE INT. ,164

Back~to-the-Study. course! Of WADSWORTH

Again? PEACOCK MRS.

CONTINUED: 163

BATHROOM. GREEN into the MR. gibbering a by throwing WADSWORTH illustrates this

into-the-toilet. Tl:len-the-murderer-dragged-him- WADSWORTH

BATHROOM} towards (shooting KITCHEN OUTSIDE LOBBY INT. 164B

IT! you.STOP Will GREEN MR.

CONTINUED: 164A

109A.

CON'l'INU'E:D) f He slams the door shut. Precisely! WADSWORTH

us could've done that. of Any all in a huddle. were ~e PLUM PROFESSOR

another! key-out-of-my-pocket! And-substituted-

· And-somebody,-must-have-taken-the-

I-put-it-in-my-pocket~ .the-key-away. The motorist!! I-didn't- throw- ••• (continuing) WADSWORTH

house) (Shooting towards DOOR FRONT EXT. •. 167A

open the front door. He flings

to-throw-away-the-key-••• WADSWORTH

and back into the Hall, to the front door. ••• FRONT door) door to STUDY from (Pan with group HALL THE INT. 167

him. They see him coming and all hurry out ahead of

locked-it-ran-to-the-front-d6or- -and-we-put-the-weapons-in~the-cupboard- WADSl'?ORTH cupboard. in front of the from the right, frame enters WADSWORTH

DOORWAYS)

and CUPBOARD WEAPONS (shooting towards STUDY THE INT.166

they rush after him. A moment later, frame. EXITS them - past race,;- He

Whoever it was is the murderer!! WADSWORTH·

time in the kitchen? the whole ,us So who wasn't with MUSTARD COLCNE;L

a-minute. It-took-less-than-half- kitch~n. beside-the-Cook's-body-in-the-

* and-then-nonchalantly~rejoined-us-

invited him. I It wasn't luck. ""'-n---<·~•l WADSWORTH '\

moment. Motorist that he arrived at that for the luck Y.es, it was bad PLUM PROFESSOR

other murders. Let's look at the shall see. ·We WADSWORTH.

MUSTARD reacts. COLONEL

* Mustard do it alone? * Wadsworth, or did Colonel * them, a plot between Was it

PEACOCK MRS.

* was done. how it begin to see I

can I! so WADSWORTH

Yes. MUSTARD COLONEL

searet? a keep you Can WADSWORTH

know that? you did How (staggered) MUSTARD COLONEL

bomb. the secret of the next fusion working·on He is you. can tell I WADSWORTH

Colonel? What is your top secret job, PLUM PROFESSOR .

them. a link between is and Jvette nuclear physicist a was husband White's Mrs. top secret .Pentagon job, a has Colonel Mustard a minute! Wait GREEN MR.

HALL 't'HE IN'.r. 167 B -

s Jio q ta see I®

God! My (appalled) . PEACOCK MRS.

somehow. found out Boddy Mr. business. on carry could so that I a week, once him I bribed my·pay. was in He from Washington. The cop was (quietly) SCARLET MISS . ... too? Boddy., Mr. for working Policeman the· Was work. "'t didn radi.os their because A lot of our airmen died PEACOCK MRS. murderer. a me But that doesn't make (emotionally) .

my money. made all I black market. That's where

and sold them on the spare parts stole essential Air Force radio i a war profiteer. was I He kpew MUSTARD COLONEL

them? have to.tell I or do (a beat) And what was he holding over you? · WADSWORTH

my driver during the war. He was ~USTARO COLONEL

again.

speaks MUSTARD COLONEL Then a moment. WADSWORTH waits

to make the ·telephone call? came guy who knew the who ·So ·SCARLET MISS

him to confess. him .and force

them here, got I about one of you. has died gave him vital information Everyone who victim or accomplice. Boddy's here tonight was either Mr. Everyone- It's obvious. Of course. WADSWORTH

did?? You ALL

(2): CONTINUED 167r-

wall opposite fireplace. fireplace~ shooting towards TELEGRAM lands on the sofa, SINGING The

ANGLE: NEW

camera. through the air above the TELEGRAM flies SINGING The

shooting towards Hall) angle• at at doorway, (Low STUDY INT.167E.

· the doorway. to the Study and hurl her through body They run with her

Get on with it. (continuing) WADSWORTH

fron door again. PEACOCK shuts the MRS. MEN carry her in. The

HALL INT. 1670 c==~

MEN pick her up. THREE The

others. Study with the· Let's put her in the WADSWORTH

Sad pause.

too. found that out Boddy Mr. license. my lost- I why That's affair with her.

PLUM PROFESSOR

TELEGRAM GIRL. SINGING at the dead sadly· down and looks PLUM opens the door PROFESSOR

And the Singing Telegram girl? (in mounting horror) GREEN MR.

CONTINUED:167B

11.3.

Etc. know? how did he Yes, Nor had I. That's right/ ALL

Boddy. Mr. met never even mean, I'd I .till this evening.

you know about any of I didn't but

Boddy -- Mr. me to informed on had young singer guessed that this I admit I mean, I them all? about know how did the murderer But PLUM PROFESSOR

accomplices dead. his also·wanted Boddy Whoever killed Mr. died. know why they Now you all so. (continuing) WADSWORTH

of informants. Boddy's network Mr. evidence of and letters -- the photographs · It contained Boddy. from Mr. was the envelope on the desk, Here, WADSWORTH

and crosses to the desk. frame He enters CUPBOARD) WEAPONS .

and FIREPLACE, DESK, (shooting towards STUDY THE INT. 170

back to the Study, exiting frame. goes He

Study. and hurried to the partner -- or1ier from his away got and one of us -- up we split drew lots, So then we Indeed! (grimly) WADSWORTH

Colonel Mustard, wasn't it? remembering) ( GREEN MR.

the-Lounge? Motorist in lock.the And·whose suggestion was it to WADSWORTH

a dignified silence. maintaining

them, He just stares at no reply. MUSTARD. makes COLONEL

more murders. four up there were And after we split PLUM PROFESSOR

... Mustard's suggestion Colonel That's right, it was PEACOCK. MRS.

and search the house. up we split Colonel Mustard's suggestion that followed and we all my pocket, from key Easy ... he'd stolen the · weapons. murderer had to get the the First, I'll get to that. WADSWORTH

How did you do that? MUSTARD COLONEL

aghast. look at each other, They all DOOR BELL RINGS. FRONT The

bell"!"rang-again. And-then-the-front-door- Bang! open. gun-from-the-open-cupboard-shot-the-door- So-Yvette-got-the- we-couldn't-get-in. WADSWORTH

DOOR) LOUNGE DOOR to FRONT DOOR to STUDY from (PANNING HALL INT.170A · ,

dead! found the Motorist we where -- .Loung from the Conservatory to the passage found the secret The Colonel Mustard SCARLET MISS

the doorway. PAN and see her through we and follow to the doorway,

OTHERS The SCARLET runs excitably to the Lounge. MISS

took-out-t~e-wrench. key-, opened-the-cupboard-with-the- whole-story-the-murderer- Then,-having-found-out-the- (continuing) WADSWORTH

are unrecognizable.

They it. he examines crumble as Bits of photographs

up envelope. a burnt out and,picks He goes to the fire

place. possible the fire -- the only Perhaps in O.estroyed. •. Gone WADSWORTH

now? the envelope Where's WHITE MRS.

CONTINUED:170 I

LOST!: GET Our lives are in danger. (completely bananas) PEACOCK MRS.

But your souls are in danger! MAN ELDERLY

away! Go (screaming) PEACOCK MRS.

here already. you -- it'·s I've got· news for PLUM PROFESSOR

upon us. Armageddon is almost

I

at hand.· Kingdom of Heaven is The Repent. ELDERLY

mesmerized. ALL.WATCHING, OTHERS are The ' --a What? .,, ·.•.\ PEACOCK MRS.

of .Heaven? Kingdom any thought to the given Have you ever Good evening. MAN ELDERLY

hand. He has pamphlets in his MAN is standing there. ELDERLY An earnest looking it open. She flings door. PEACOCK has rushed to the front MRS.

away or they'll be killed. go they've got to Whoever it is, (hysterically) PEACOCK MRS.

happening! don't believe this is just I I don't believe this! SCARLET MISS /.,,, ___ '•,,~ ', (,,_,.~'(; CONTINUED.: 170A

(CONTINUED) (MORE) Yvette- He-ran-to-the-Billiard-Room-str~gled gets-the-rope-and-the-lead-pipe. here-across-the-hall-to-the-Study,- In-the-dark-the-murderer-ran-from- (continuing} WADSWORTH

he describes what happened.· .next speech as WADSWORTH demonstrates and mimes the whole of the

ALL directions) (shooting in HALL INT. l7lC (A)

ENDINGS. FOR ALL OFF POINT CUT

again. back on He switches it SCREAM! They all switches it off. He

off-the-electricity! and-the-murderer-switched- ••• (continuing} · WADSWORTH

S~lITCH. MAIN ELECTRICITY is the

THERE And of the Cellar stairs. top He runs to.the

• we-split-up-again (continuing) WADSWORTH

DOOR) CELLAR INSIDE - ·(camera is HALL INT. 171B.

•. speed phenomenal of this.at truly alL He has demonstrated

with-the-weapons-was-now-unlocked. we-forgot-the-cupboard- •.• (continuing) WADSWORTH

RIGHT. FRAME WADSWORTH enters

CUPBOARD) (shooting towards STUDY INT. 171A

him-in-the-Library ... The-9op-arrived-next.- we-locked- WADSWORTH

emotionally wrung out. leaning against the door, panting, Then turns, ELDERLY MAN's face. the in DOOR SLAMS the she And

CONTINUED: 171

Its rude to point. PEACOCK . MRS

you. finger of suspicion points at The MUSTARD COLONEL

me? do with What's it got to Me? PEACOCK MRS.

A dramatic pause.

were! No -- but you WADSWORTH

Cellar. But Colonel Mustard wasn't in the PEACOCK • MRS

Yes. WADSWORTH

The· Cellar?? ALL

slowly· in. as this l.ast remark sinks A pause,

Then-ra n-back-to-the-Cellar ! her·!

front-door-recognized-the-singing- beside-the-Lounge-door-opened-the- the-gun-where-Yvette-left-it-here-. The-murderer-picked-up- Telegram. It-was-the-Singing..; the-drive. he-saw-automobile-lights-coming-up- Then-comi1?,g-out-of-the-Library- on the head) MUSTARD' COLONEL (hits · · pipe. -and-hits-the-Cop-with-the-lead- continuing) ( WADSWORTH

way again. of the out DUCKS GREEN MR.

-Ran-to-the-Library- ••• cover) for ducks GREEN MR. as -WHITE, MRS. throttles half (he (CONT'D) WADSWORTH

( 2) : CONTINUED

118. (A)

----. -- ---- -·-- --- ---

·(~10RE)

of your favorite recipes. ·one· all ·at ·dinner that ·we were eating · us -- you told mistake? your· fatal be ·your-Cook -- don't ·you• remember used tc Cook And the murdered! were· Boddy · and Mr. :ook the mis sing ·when the· pe.rson ·who was You were them all. murdered You WADSWORTH

118A. (A)

J:• ___\, Nothing-. WADSWORTH ·-:.;~. .

WADSWORTH. All except a corner. into from her nervously away OTHERS back The

to do about it? you propose What do Very well. PEACOCK MRS.

from her purse. PEACOCK suddenly produces the gun MRS.

murderer. gun is the Whoever has the empty your purses. -- ladies, Gentlemen, turn out your pockets. The gun is missing. Very well. WADSWORTH .

• proof no There's PEACOCK MRS.

Peacock did it all. Mrs. herring. red a Communism was just No -- WADSWORTH

bomb. new fusion on the work physicist and Colonel Mustard's with the disappearing nuclear do So .it was all nothing to PLUM PROFESSOR

them about you too. .had told Boddy Mr. case Obviously -- in WADSWORTH .

the others? have murdered all I Why would PEACOCK MRS.

D.C.? Washington~ in found be any brains to Are there SCARLET MISS

throw up. He looks as ·though he's going to

we ate? what Is.that GREEN MR.

D.C. found in Washington, be to not often .are in Cantonese cuisine, though popular brains And monkies' (cont'd) WADSWORTH

171C. CONTINUED (A)

119. (A) -1 ----- -------- --,-••···-·---

SINGING. WADSWORTH starts

walks backwards to the front door.

them, gun trained on PEACOCK slowly and carefully, MRS.

owe you a vote of thanks. 1 think we al I- guest. my Be WADSWORTH

if you·don't mind. But I'll-leave first, Good idea. PEACOCK MRS.

- . gesturing menacingly with the gun.

·steps forward, PEACOCK · MRS·. study door. the towards He· moves

any of this ever happened. and forget that time at~ one leave quietly lock it, Cellar, the bodies in the all stack we s~ggest I Now, That's right. (smiles) WADSWORTH

? You mean ••• PEACOCK MRS.

astonished. EVERYONE is

them. Nobody's called come? Why should the police WADSWORTH

minute now·-- then what happens? any be here But the police will watch) his (looking at GREEN MR.

disgusting informers. appalling blackmailer and his an ridding the world of service, you have performed a public that me but it seems to of murder, I don't approve Nothing at all. (blandly) WADSWORTH

Nothing? PEACOCK MRS.

CONTINUED 171C (A)

120. (A)

· understancr:-- don't I still one thing But ••• there's MUSTARD COLONEL

you all? all about Kno~n have I else could How of course. him~ work for I Hoover. from Mr. phone call My WADSWORTH

MUSTARD COLONEL

Tbe FBI will take care of that. WADSWORTH

? happened. . . out what But what if the authorities find MUSTARD COLONEL

I didn't do it. you I~ GREEN MR.

door. front PEACOCK .is out of the MRS.· And

•.. FELLOW GOOD A JOLLY FOR SHE'S OF us, "ALL SAY SO AND OF us, A.LL SAY SO AND OF us, ALL SAY SO AND FELLOW-:.. GOOD A JOLLY FOR SHE'S A.LL.

join in. OTHERS the And slowly

FELLOW, GOOD A JOLLY SHE'S FOR WADSWORTH

) : (5 CONTINUED

(A) 121.

with the gun. be caught red-handed PEACOCK is embarrassed to MRS.

gun? a you holding Why are EVANGELIST ELDERLY

DRIVEWAY EXT. OMJ;TTED 17 6

OMI',J:'TED 175

Peacock? Mrs. EVANGELIST ELDERLY

from behind the porch. appears ·behind her, EVANGELIST ELDERLY Suddenly the away with the gun. backing PEACOCK comes out of the front door, MRS. \ DRIVEWAY THE EXT. 174 (A')

Hoover? man called by a you think it's run you -- why do Yes WADSWORTH

cleaning up after multiple murder? a habit of FBI make But does the PLUM PROFESSOR

What·would. be gained by exposure? that in the public interest? J;sn't WADSWORTH

cover-up? a be Is there going to PLUM ·PROFESSOR

defense contracts. has influence over the Senator, Her husband, power. A foreign WADSWORTH

from? bribes Peacock taking was Mrs. Who MUSTARD COLONEL

One thing? WHITE MRS.

CONTINUED: 173 (A}

122 (A)

(CONTINUED) · "'··~·· ) /

the'guh. by shall die the gun by She who lives got her. I continuing) ( EVANGALIST ELDERLY

out into the porch. rμsh OTHERS WADSWORTH and the

Wadsworth •. All clear. calling) (continuing: EVANGALIST ELDERLY

hand. ~n guns AGENTS, FBI

and COPS SEVERAL comes out of the surroundings Fro~

Bright searchlights light up the drive. cowboy hero.

a EVANGALIST twirls the gun around his finger like

ELDERLY The dead. FRAME, OF OUT she collapses Surprised, BANG! REVOLVER at her. THE FIRES And he

hand. ·at The Kingdom of Heaven is EVANGALIST ELDERLY

name? my How did you know PEACOCK MRS.

intrigued. turns, She

· Peacock. Oh,· Mrs. (O.S.) EVANGALIST ELDERLY EVANGELIST from the shot. PANNED to exclude the We have She opens her car door. WITH her. MOVES CAMERA car. on the stonebalustrade and walks·to her She puts it down

I don't: guess I No. PEACOCK MRS.

You. don't need that weapon. EVANGALIST ELDERLY

it's not mine. -know, I don't PEACOCK MRS.

Is that thing .registered? EVANGALIST ELDERLY

so isolated. out here, it's dangerous Well, it's am. I So (affecting surprise) Oh!

CONTINUED: 176 (A)

(A) 123.

CREDITS: END

UP!! SHUT OH ALL

man?? a Peacock was Mrs. GREEN MR.

always get our man. we Like the Mounties, see. You OTHERS) (to the WADSWORTH

(2): CONTINUED 176 (A}

124. (A)

respectfully. D, and B, c, numbered pages with three others endings, follows now There bottom of page 117. ·the from versions until one speech all in identical is The script

a different solution. fi.lm with of the eve~ts explaining the each separate last reels, four However, this film has

•. CLUE Vers·ion A of · You have just completed reading

(MORE)

Yvette- the-Billiard-Room-strangled- He-ran-to the-lead-pipe. the-Study,-gets-the-rope-and- f rom-here-across-the-hall-to- an- In-the.-dark-the-murderer-r (continuing) WADSWORTH

DIRECTIONS) ALL shooting in ( HALL INT.. .171

11 7 (B)

face her. WADSWORTH turns to

do you? that, expect us to believe don' t Y·ou PEACOCK MRS.

I didn't. PLUM PROFESSOR

Cook was killed, when the If that's found Yvette screaming. Room when we Billiard the But he was with us in GREEN MR.

person in the Kitchen, after we That's right -- he was the missing SCARLET MISS

unobserved. him later, to kill able how you were That's So you pretended he was dead. and missed. gun at him in the dark You fired the are alive or dead. difference between patients who the psychiatrists can tell Even Boddy was alive. Mr. you knew that Plum, · Pro·fessor

WADSWORTH

PLUM. PROFESSOR He turns to

by one. one Let's consider each murder ·WADSWORTH

So who did it? ALL

murders! more three there,were And then WADSWORTH

FOR THAT!· LATE YOU'RE A BIT GREEN MR.

frighten you. don't want to I I'm sorry, 'WADSWORTH

(CONTINUED) HALL INT. 171 (B)

118 B) (

(CONTINUED) ·

(MORE)

crossed-the-Hall,-opened-the-cupboard- you-separated-from-Miss-scarlet,- ••• (continuing) WADSWORTH

shooting towards cupboard) ( STUDY INT. 173B (B) ••• spli"t-up- t-we-all -T.h~fi29s&~i!ijijlsted-tha •••

... ard-ou.t-of-my-~ocket- 66.the-weapons-cup- • u-took-the-key-to-the-front-door- .

• • • When-you-saw-the-Motorist-at- · WADSWORTH

DOOR) FRONT through B! shooting ( DOOR FRONT EXT. 17 3 (B)

MUSTARD. COLONEL dragging Room at high_speed, from the Dining WADSWORTH exits

D.C.? Washington,

i I found in be brains to any there Are

D.c~ found in Washington, be to -often are not in Cantonese cuisine, popular though brins, And monkies' (significantly) her favorite recipes. us all that she was eating one of She told Sitting here, at dinner. WADSWORTH

END) KITCHEN .(shooting towards ROOM DINING INT.172 (B)

They foilow. Room. Dining the He runs to

remember? you Don't a fatal error. She made Boddy. Mr. you to informed on she and Cook -- -your be to She used Cook. you killed the -- ±t you to believe ~xpect :I WADSWORTH

CONTINUED:171 (Bf

119 (B) ·

lead pipe. she'd been bribing on the head with the whom to the Library and hit the Cop under-cover-of-darkness-crossed-over- Scarlet-seized-the-opportunity-and- Miss And-while-you-were-in""."the-Billiard-Room- SCARLET) (seizing MISS WADSWORTH

hated her. I I killed Yvette. did it, I Yes. (triumphantly) WHITE MRS.

too. That's why you killed him, Yvette.

was shtupping jealous that your husband You were ••• and-throttled-Yvette. (continuing) WADSWORTH

ROOM doors) BILLIARD (shooting through HALL INT.174A(B)

cupboard- ••• ••• got-the-rope-from-the-open- (continuing) WADSWORTH

(shooting towards cupboard) STUDY INT.174

off-the-electricity-.:. you-hurried•downstairs-and-turned- And-while-I-was-in-the-Master-Bedro·om- she did) shows what he with as around with (he pulls her all White. you Mrs. Yes, went upstairs with you.

I agih we· all split up When next.

happened so incredible as what Not WADSWORTH

in the Hall. dumbfounded, simply remain, OTHERS The from one to then next. he races WADSWORTH as Picking up

This is incredible, WHITE MRS.

(PANNING .from fireplace to telephone table) LOUNGE INI'.173C (B)

0 12 . (.B)

True or false? (continuing) WADSWORTH

dumbfounded. him, They gaze at weapons mainly. and names words can be understood, few of the a intelligible -- only are the actions Only light! speed of .sound -- if not speech at virtually the previous the whole of out the acted has -WADSWORTH

CONTINUED: 174A (B)

120A (B)

body in the Study. the first He indicates PLUM is puzzled. PROFESSOR horror!

in They all gasp, an evil smile. nods, with WADSWORTH

Boddy!! Mr. You're GREEN MR.

tonight.- till met him even you None of why? But dead. Boddy was You thought Mr. WADSWORTH

there are ladies present!! Please, MUSTARD COLONEL

myself. choose to expose I Soknow. I WADSWORTH

expose you. was going to I you. it-~ So GREEN MR.

WADSWORTH smiles.

You?? ALL

frightened. They all back away into a corner,

shot her. I WADSWORTH

from his pocket. gun WADSWORTH suddenly produces the

· girl. the· s·hot gun tl'le is missing -- whoever has gun The I didn't do it! But GREEN MR.

You're the only one left. MUSTARD COLONEL

it!! do I didn't GREEN MR.

shot the Singing Telegram. _who Green So it must have been Mr. PLUM PROFESSOR

Perry Mason? you, Who~ True. (with admiration) SCARLET MISS

CONTINUED: 174A (B)

121 (B)

-------- ----

God, of course! my oh You mean ••• PEACOCK MRS . ·

that he had sent for the police. was.WADSWORTH who claimed PEACOCK realizes that it MRS.

called them. Nobody's come? the police should Why WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH smiles.

any of you. away with this, You'll never get any minute. he~e The police will be GREEN MR.

GREEN looks athis watch. MR.

herring. just a red was No -- Communism WADSWORTH -

bomb. secret fusion new top work with the Mustard's and Colonel husband physiciist disappearing nuclear my do with was all nothing to ••• this And WHITE MRS.

the. secret passage. about me you told why So that's MUSTARD COL.ONEL

MUSTARD sits. COLONEL

me. evidence against no Now there is the trouble. me You all saved and informers. my network of spies disposing of I'm grateful to you all for you. Like all of He was expendable. WADSWORTH

· shucks! Oh ••• furious with himself) ( PLUM PROFESSOR

My butler. WADSWORTH

I kill? who did So PLUM PROFESSOR

(2): CONTINUED 74A (B)l

122 ·(B)

GREEN. MR. and arrest all except The COPS.rush in, MANY COPS. bursts in, plus EVANELIST ELDERLY The at the front door. GUNFIRE a burst of There is

- it!! didn't doI you told I me. for was Hoover Edgar J. from That phone callFBI. badge) a (he flashes

(grimly) . GREEN MR.

fruit~ usually called a were you thought that men like I A plant? SCARLET MISS

I'm a plant. No, GREEN MR.

cop? a Are you WHITE MRS.

GREEN stands. up. MR. dead. over, and WADSWORTH keels WADSWORTH GREEN has hit MR. -- but him and misses FIRES at WADSWORTH dives to the floor. as· he simultaneously and FIRES it gun, a He produces

why not. you I'll tell GREEN MR.

Why not? Of course. WADSWORTH

blackmailing us all? on carry 11 And then you' (desperately) GREEN MR.

happened. of this ever any forget that and time a one .at leave quietly lock it, bodies in the Cellar, the all stack with it? We'll away we get So why shouldn't GREEN) MR. (to WADSWORTH

CONTINUED A 174

123 (B)

CREDITS: ENO

BLACKOUT~ wife. my and sleep with home go I'm going to away. 'em Take Okay Chief? revolver. with the did -- in the Hall, .I WADSWORTH) indicates (he •.. Boddy Mr. killed who know But if you want to (proudly) - all did ! They GREEN MR.

at. aim not knowing who to one suspect to another, from and indecisively wave their guns wildly COPS The

He/she/they did!! two of the others) or one (each pointing at ALL

done it? Who EVANGELIST ELDERLY

: (4) CONTINUED 174A (B)

pages. c numbered with ending is third The

script. main 117 of the page the bottom of from on after .one speech continues ! • which the third ending, And now,

\,,~~--·,.)· ~···

\_)1 I

(MORE)

Yvette- the-Billiard-Room-strangled- He-ran-to . the-lead-pipe. the-Study,-gets-the-rope-and- from-here-across-the-hall-to- In-the-dark-the~murderer-ran- (continuing) WADSWORTH

DIRECTIONS) ALL in (shooting HALL INT. 171

11 7 ..!,) (

me? What's it got to do with Me? PEACOCK MRS.

you were! but .;._ ·t,to WADSWORTH

the Cellar. But Colonel Mustard wasn't in PEACOCK MRS.

Yes. WADSWORTH

THE Cellar?? ALL

in. slowly as this last remark sinks A pause,

to-the-Cellar! Then-ran-back- ! ! and-shot-her singing-girl-from-her-p·hotograph- .

· beside-the-Lounge-door-opened- gun-where-Yvette-left-it-here- The-murderer-picked-up-the- It-was-the-Singing-Telegram. lights~coming-up-the-drive- Library-he-saw-automobile- Then-coming-out-of-the- th-the-lead-pipe·· the-Cop-wi ran-across-to-the-Library-ana-hit- - and-strangled-Yvette- Room He-ran-to-the-Billiard- the-lead-pipe. the-Study,-gets-the-rope-and- from-here-across-the-Hall-to- In-the-dark-the-murderer-runs- WADSWORTH .

happened. he describes what speech as whole of the next the mimes and WADSWORTH demonstrates

118 (C)

me? And what's it got to do with PLUM PROFESSOR

murdered anyone. I That doesn't prove it. I don't deny my cook. She was PEACOCK MRS.

.. MRS •. PEACOCK is trembling with anxiety

D.C.? found in Washington, there any brains to be Are· SCARLET MISS

to throw up. going though he is He looks as

Is that what we ate? . (appalled) GREEN MR.

Washington,· D.C. found in be are not often to popular in Cantonese cuisine, though brains, But monkies' (significantly) \:;) one of your favorite recipes. we were eating at dinner that you told ·us all Sitting here, WADSWORTH

ch~ir. PEACOCK'S MRS. WADSWORTH sits in

DIRECTIONS) ALL (shooting in ROOM - DINING INT. 172

They follow. Room. Dining He runs to the

mistake? remember your fatal you don·• t cook -- Cook used to be your And the Boddy were murdered! Mr. Cook and missing when the was Peacock Mrs. Think backt (continuing) WADSWORTH

them. WADSWORTH explains to astounded. OTHERS gasp, The

league with each other.

} \ You and Professor You did it! · ..~, WADSWOR~H

(3): CONTINUED 171 (C)

119 (C)

PLUM is thinking fast. PROFESSOR

explanation. no other-possible There's WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH ignores their denials.

We didn't!!

PLUM MRS.-PEACOCK/PROFESSOR

peop e? did they kill all those ihy But WHITE MRS.

puzzled. ,still WHITE is MRS.

herring. red just~ was Conununism No -- WADSWORTH

bomb. fusion new work on the Colonel Mustard's

and the·disappearing nuclear physicist

do with to nqthing ·· So it was all GREEN MR.

the others. kil°led and the electricity then switched off the Motorist, house you burned the evidence, killed all occupied searching the rest of the we were So while house together. you drew lots to search the side, on your luck was easy -- were murders The other four when you did it. and that's Cook dead -- the we°found You were missing in the Kitchen-when unobserved. you could kill him later, so that dead, was and pretended he

gun the droppe~ but missed -- then you

him in the dark, fired the gun at You who are alive or dead. patients between the difference tell can Even psychiatrists alive. Boddy was still Mr. You knew that WADSWORTH

PLUM. PROFESSOR on turns WADSWORTH ) ____ •.

CONTINUED:172 (C) ~-

12 O ( C)

Professor. Very clever, WADSWORTH

from his pocket. gun WADSWORTH suddenly produces the

Singing Telegram. shot the got the gun, whoever's and purses -- turn out their pockets Everybody right? gun's missing, The I'll tell you how we find out. PLUM PROFESSOR

He smiles. calm. PLUM remains PROFESSOR

No, it isn't! . (angrily) WADSWORTH

frame-up! a It's {excitably) GREEN MR.

went to the Cellar together.C we made sure you could have hand -- y~ur the matchsticks in you held drew lots we when ••• (continuing) PLUM PROFESSOR

He crosses to the Kitchen table.

secret the. about knew yc)U think there is. Wadsworth, I PLUM PROFESSOR WADSWORTH. turns to face

then stares into the Kitchen cupboard, P:i:.UM PROFESSOR

every word. hanging,on his agog, behind,

OTHERS the Kitchen, 'the comes into PLUM PROFESSOR .••

DIRECTIONS) ALL (shooting in KITCHEN THE INT.173 (C)

swing door into .•. through the Room, slowly out of the Dining he walks Thinking,

think there is. I PLUM PROFESSOR

CONTINUED172 ( C)

\,-..:~.l;;; i with this. minute -- you'll never get away any the police'll be here Well, WHITE MRS.

to the Kitchen. from the study the secret passage knew about I Professor Plum realized, as You see, It took no time at all •. you were all clustered around him. and on the floor in the Study, was Boddy when Mr. Cook earlier on, the I killed when she was murdered. That's not lying. w-s I But (smoothly) WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH smiles.

was there beside me. -- he couldn't have been Wadsworth So it· doorway with Yvette. Library we all were standing in the when Cook was murdered BUT -- he said the MUSTARD COLONEL

thinking furiously. forward, MUSTARD steps COLONEL

cupboard with the weapons? the Who had the key to the vi.ctims? Boddy and all and Mr. all here, Who brought us us all? about · Who knew.every detail Of course. PLUM PROFESSOR

He,did?? GREEN MR.

one step behind. GREEN is MR.

them. He killed all of (quietly) PLUM PROFESSOR

You killed that girl? SCARLET MISS

WADSWORTH. at SCARLET stares MISS aghast! OTHERS stand back, The

CONTINUED: 173 (C)

122 (C)

I : I

·-··-···-·--·-·--.-··-··-··-.--

explanation. and no find twelve bodies -- police eventually get here they'll When the Professor. Not for long, WADSWORTH

confession.to your There are six witnessesmurder. didn't commit the perfectBut you PLUM PROFESSOR

present! there are ladies man, Good God, MUSTARD COLONEL

must expose myself. I decided I had the brains to expose me, as·none of you admire it -- and, audience to an triumph without my pleasure in no there is But would commit the perfect murder. I -so, doing in resolved that, I So mv employer. driven to killing was I be the perfect butler, but strove to ! wife killed herself. my but the. perfect husband, to be I tried struggle for perfection......._ ....c::r a been spent in life has my -- all No And you'd be quite right. · (cheerfully) WADSWORTH

No. GREEN MR.

disgusting informers? appalling blackmailer and hi.s

said I me if Would you believe WADSWORTH 1

Why did you do it? WHITE MRS.

· not! of course God, my Oh (a sudden realization) · SCARLET· MISS

them. Nobody's called come? should the police Why (smiling) WADSWORTH

2) : ( CONTINUED173 (C)

123 (C)

-- ...... .., :.. ...·

) CON11'INUED (

- ! haha -- hahahaha - &aha WAOSWOR'n!

o~. the to tri,aph in tu:ms Ba toe.

phone t:hat out rips and FRAME . into rac:es WADSW01'm

DOOR) to across .

PANNING then (shooting towards desk, S'?'O't)Y 'rD IN'?.176

WADSWORTH

of the floor 0ut phone t:he rips and in,· whizzes WADSWORTH ·• ..

LI3MltY TSE· ?N'l'. 175

roller skates) (on by flashes WADSWOR'l'l! honor. wit:h

hi.~ watch. and Ball t:he into followed have armms The

ROOM) DINING (shooting towards HALL INT.174A (C) ha!,! Ea ·. continuing) ( 'A'"1JJSWOR'rS

wall. t:he off cord telephone the rips Ee

eseape! no .~ere's WADSWOR'?B

in. :,ms WADSWOa-?H

(shooting towards doors and·telephone table) LOUNGE TSE nrr.174 (C)

kitchen. t:he out of runs and maniacally ·laughs Ee

in. you locking and now - leaving

· I'm And you. All.of die. you'll

hours, t:hree antidote in an get don't

you If was poisoned! champagne The

fli;,ped Clearly he has a maniac •. like laughs "WAOSWOR'l'R

only six. There's Twelve? PEACOCX MRS.

( 3) : CONT.I~UEOl 73 C) (

: 2.24 (C)

in there body a There's all together) other; (to each COPS THREE

Room and the Library respectively. the Billiard COPS burst out of the -Lounge, THREE Simultaneously, WADSWORTH'S pocket. COP finds the gun in FIRST The COPS race into all the rooms. them. frisking the wall, backs against GUESTS at gunpoint, SIX They hold all

'em up! Get Hands up! COPS

etc. / been poisoned! We've a hospital! Get us to / Help! Help! GUESTS SIX

scr.eaming. Hall, GUESTS rush out into the SIX

The WADSWORTH. overpowering guns at the ready, in, and burst from just out of sight, COPS appear SEVERAL OFF. GOES GUN In the struggle the grabs his wrist. and WADSWORTH expertly, EVANGELIST lunges at ELDERLY The

you stupid old ..• Scram, WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH reveals the gun.

Yes ••• but ••• EVANGELIST ELDERLY

you to get lost. we told thought I WADSWORTH

EVANGELIST stands there. ELDERLY The the door. opens

He gun in hand. WADSWORTH hurries to the front door,

DIRECTIONS) ALL (-shooting in HALL INT.177(C)

move. You said don't ALL.

way. Get out of the WADSWORTH

room tries to leave the :He

you. Don't move -- any of (continuing) WADSWORTH -

wary. and -),.- ____ ',, They are all surprised RINGS. DOORBELL The\..' ' ,,,-<(;:

CONTINUED:176 (C)

125 (C)

did it. how I show you me Let perfect murder. it was the tl:ue, It's true, it's WADSWORTH

!!_ of them?? EVANGELIST ELDERLY

COPS are surprised. EVANGELIST and all the ELDERLY The

He is!! GUESTS SIX ALL

responsible for these deaths? s Who.' EVANGELIST ELDERLY

called Hoover? man a by_ Is that why it's run WADSWORTH

up these murders. I me to clean They sent F.B.I. I a badge) shows ( EVANGELIST ELDERLY

you? Who are WADSWORTH

grip.

a vice-like WADSWORTH in EVANGELIST is holding ELDERLY The

THREE MORE???? What do you mean, COP FIFTH

MORE? THREE COPS THREE

THERE!! IN BODIES THREE There's COP FIFTH

shoots out of the Study. COP A

What??'? to each other) (continuing; COPS THREE

They can't believe their ears. words. same very

the COPS said TWO they realize that the other Then

CONTINUED::177 (C)

126 (C)

(CONTINUED) ·

SOUND: a hears Then he and unpleasant smell. a familiar There is Suddeniy he sniffs. smiling. WADSWORTH is driving along,

and Conservatory glass, r.he and COPS burst through GUESTS tl,c , disappears he As

CONSE!tV:ATORY EXT.. 18 OA. ( C)

away. ENGINE and pulls the nearest police car, starts the

jumps into He a clear moonlit night. It is stopped. The rain has down the front steps. WADSWORTH races

UGHT DOOR - FRONT EXT. 180 (C)

screaming to be let out. upon it furiously,

and beat COPS rush to the front door and GUESTS All the

his. from the putside with WADSWORTH locks the front door

NIGHT - DOOR. FRONT EXT. 178 (C)

mesmerized by the performance; COPS watch him, and GUESTS As all the open the front door. thrown WADSWORTH has

the-doorbell-rang-.ding-a-ling •.• the-Cook-was-in-the-kitchen- champagne-I-was-in-the-Hall- ·herself-waiting-to-pour- Yvette-was-in-the-Library-by- At-the-start-of-the-evening- (continuing) WADSWORTH

at incredible speed! He starts retelling the story guns trained on him. their COPS with THE ALL and GUESTS, SIX the .by surrounded WADSWORTH stands in the Hall, SHOT, LONG ANGLE WIOE

a In a big space. clears ·and back them all He pushes _,/_ ··,.,

r .. /-"',<: (2): CONTINUED177 (C)

· (C) 127

CREDITS: END

him ... towards they leap As pounce. waiting to DOGS, THREE and there are the He turns, Snapping! Teeth! WADSWORTH looks in the rear-view rni·rror.

Grrrr! \,_.,,/. I (O.S.) SHEPHERD GERMAN /\:,

CONTINUED:· 181 {C)

128 (C)

\~-~i} \

D pages. numbered with fourth-ending is This .script. 117 of the main from the bottom of page speech on after one which continues ending the fourth finally, And

~J~ ___ \ -,.,,-:5.

(MORE)

Yvette- the-Billiard-Room-strangled- He-ran-to the-lead-pipe. the-Study,-gets-the-rope-and- from-here-across-the-hall-to- In-the-dark-the-murderer-ran-

DIRECTIONS) ALL in (shooting HALL INT. 1710) (

117 D) (

behind-us,·picked-up-the-dagger- ••• Mr.-Boddy-she-crept-into-the-study- and-while-we-all-examined- ••• (continuing) WADSWORTH

(shooting towards door) STUDY INT.172 (D)

was-dead- ... She-heard-the~gunshot,-she-thought-he-

he speaks: as e~planation WADSWORTH acts out his

listening into our conversation. Room she was in the Billiard Yes, WADSWORTH

Yvette? ALL

Yvette! who wasn't with us -- one person The WADSWORTH

who did? So ALL_

Cook. Boddy or the Mr. None of us killed WADSWORTH

them? So which of us killed ALL

murders! And then there were three more WADSWORTH

THAT! FOR LATE A BIT YOU'RE GREEN MR.

you. frighten want to I don't I'm sorry, WADSWORTH

CONTINUED:171 (D)

118 (D)

we-all-ran-to-her. Billiard-Room,-she-screamed-and- ••• Then-Yvette-returned-to-the- (continuing) WADSWORTH

DIRECTIONS) ALL (shooting HALL INT. 172C (D) I about-the-poisoned-brandy •.• ••• because-Mrs.-Peacock--was-screaming- (continuing) WADSWORTH

DOOR) towards (shooting STUDY INT. 172B (D)

Cook-scream- ••• We-didn't-hear-the-- the-Cook. ...• ran-to-the-Kitchen-and-stabbed- (continuing) WADSWORTH

PASS-THROUGH) KITCHEN through the

see PANNING to HALL, towards ROOM DINING (-shooting

ROOM/KITCHEN DINING INT. 172A (D)

SCARLET stands, defiantly •. MISS

SCARLET. He turns to MISS

,_ · Scarlet~ Miss empl9yer her was it No, doctor? adulterou$ or an PLUM) PROFESSOR (looks at jealous wife? Or a WHITE) at.MRS. (looks Was it one of her clients? WADSWORTH

MUSTARD. COLONEL WADSWORTH looks at

WHO? ALL

later killed her. From the person who orders? Because she was acting under (menacingly) WADSWORTH

do it? did she Why PLUM PROFESSOR

To create confusion. WADSWORTH

Why·? SCARLET MISS

the toilet. and dragged him to candlestick, him on the head with the she hit so He opened his eyes was dead. Boddy check that Mr. moment to a stayed behind in the Study for She Cook. to .see the Kitchen, We .all ran to the said. I When WADSWORTH

Boddy? Mr. When did she kill MUSTARD COLONEL

my methods. have I (enigmatically) WADSWORTH

Cook was killed. the time the was You said before that thatf SCARLET MISS ~•.,

CONTINUED.: C 172( D)

119 (D)

door. beside the front is WADSWORTH

DIRECTIONS) ALL (shooting HALL THE INT. 176

WADSWORTH whizzes out.

strangled-Yvette .•• . . . WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH demonstrates.

(shooting towards window) ROOM BILLIARD THE INT. 175

(Roller.skates?) GUESTS. SIX WADSWORTH whizzes past the

ROOM) DINING (shooting towards HALL THE INT.174 (D)

out. WADSWORTH whizzes

••• got-the-rope-and-lead-pipe .•. WADSWORTH

WADSWORTH whizzes in and demonstrates.

(shooting towards cupboard) STUDY. THE INT.173 (D)

ran-to-the-Study .•• Then-in-the-dark-you- ·ground floor. the• on here It was easy for you, you switched off the electricity. split up again, we when then, And Yvette told you. Easy. WADSWORTH

the secret passage? known about have I .How could SCARLET MISS .

to search the house . the Motorist when we split up You killed used her. you always way the You used her, Is it? WADSWORTH

a lie. It's S-CARLET MISS

: (2) CONT.INUED C 172 (D)

120. (D)

the nuclear physicist. husband of your and of the work contracts, U.N. Plums's

· bomb, of Professor Mustard's fusion

of Colonel Committee, Peacock's Defense me -- the secrets of Senator them out for

found And Yvette business is secrets·. My

know my real business. I don't think they SCARLET MISS

exposed. would be implicated if you were town the whole any real danger, business you run -- you weren't in of Washington knows what kind of Half did you do it? why Yes -- GREEN MP.. .

thing?? ~ ALL

understand. I don't But there's one thing GREEN MR.

Shuttup! Miss·scARLET

SCARLET snarls at him. MISS

· here • Here , MUSTARD COLONEL

congratulate you. I WADSWORTH. Brilliantly worked out, SCARLET MISS

SCARLET suddenly· produces the gun. MISS

is the murderer. gun Whoever has the purses. your· ladies turn out your pockets, Gentlemen, gun is missing. The WADSWORTH

no proof. You've SCARLET MISS

from-her-photograph-and-shot-her. recognized-the-Singing-Telegram- dropped-it-opened-the-front-door- picked-up-the-gun-where-Yvette- ..• saw-the-automobile-lights,- WADSWORTH

CONTINUED: ·176 (D)

121 (D)

Nor have I. ALL

no more money.;" Madam -- I've no good blackmailing me, It's MUSTARD COLONEL

up in their estimation.· might go I UN. they have at the know the kind -of people don't You PLUM PROFESSOR.

people:-- deaths of five other a.patient but in her death and the implicated not only in adultery with if it is revealed that you have been ~lum, p·rofessor UN, reputation at the your hardly think it will enhance I SCARLET MISS

murders. Six But we can expose you. PLUM PROFESSOR

shall expose you. I Boddy, Then just like Mr. SCARLET MISS

And if we don't cooperate?· MUSTARO COLONEL .

to the highest bidder • -- secrets my secrets -- your I shall sell I'm a capitalist. oldes.t profession, members of the Like all herring. Red Communism is just a Green, Mr. No, been so unsophisticated. always Department has The State SCARLET MISS

SCARLET laughs .. MISS

Communist. a You're So it is political. GREEN MR.

WHITE. MRS. looking at She .is

(2): CONTINUED

122. (D)

..

(CONTINUED}

plus one. two plus one one plus that's that got the chandelier -- there was only one shot No, SCARLET MISS

f~gers. their furiously on c:;ounting and -- -=- OTHERS are watching, The

two plus one. two plus One plus WADSWORTH

That's not six. SCARLET MISS

the Singing T.elegram. for one Lounge door and two at the chandelier: two that shot down the Study: Boddy in the Mr. shot at one was There a trick. It's not WADSWORTH

trick? You think I'll fa11 for that old ·SCARLET MISS

gun. more bullets in that no There's The game's up, Scarlet. WADSWORTH _

Such as? - yeah? Oh SCARLET MISS

the. trigger.

on ready Her finger is SCARLET is unimpressed. MISS

two. a secret or do have I Scarlet~ Miss Not so fast, WADSWORTH

look. others can't bear to two watch with horror, -- one or

respond appropriately OTHERS The him. on gun She turns the

come. afraid your moment has So I'm Government secrets. to no access have mere butler, a as you Wadsworth -- Except you, WADSWORTH) (turns to you. All of (looks around) information. Government me in pay you can sweetie-pie -- but know, I SCARLET 'MISS

) : 3 ( · CONTINUED 17.6 (D)

123 (D)

in the vice-like grip.

SCARLET MISS WADSWORTH still holds gun in hand. door,

ELDERLY EVANGELIST strolls in through the front The

Where's the.Chief? WADSWORTH - MORE?? THREE AGENT AN

IN THERE!! BODIES THREE There's COP

A COP shoots out of the study.

What??? to each other) (continuing: AGENTS THREE

They can't believe their ears. very same words. AGENTS said the TWO OTHER Then they realize that the

body in there! a There's all together) each other, (to AGENTS. THREE

immediately. reappear al:nost and roorn into.vario~s out sp1:ead OTHER-AGENTS hand.

in guns burst in, C0P~ and AGENTS FBI and several door

GREEN opens the front MR. a vice-like grip. her in and holds gun out of her hand, smashes the forward, WADSWORTH leaps toward the door. automatically SCARLET turns MISS RINGS.. BELL DOOR FRONT The

get it! gonna who's and guess bullet in here one more The point is, there's ..• two plus one plus Okay, SCARLET MISS

one. one plus two plus not one plus one, two plus one plus one plus ~:.. J•. Even if you were right, that'd bec~' WADSWORTH

(4): CONTINUED176 D

124 (D)

CREDITS: END

MUSTARD. COLONEL behind d.own CRASHES The other chandelier

two plus ••• .One.plus thoughtfully) (continuing; WADSWORTH

then puzzled. shocked, WADSWORTH is OFF! GOES. GUN The the trigger. He pulls

See? no bullets left. were there was trying to tell you, I As {he raises his revolver) damn. a don't give I Frankly, Scarlet, WADSWORTH

to shoot you. trying for me hate . 't qon Wadswo·rth, SCARLET MISS

WADSWORTH. SCARLET turns to MISS

an expert on Armageddon. Hoover is Mr. dear. ·my did warn you, I · SCARLET) MISS (turns to

done. well - Wadsworth Ah, EVANGELIST ELDERLY ,,.,

: (.5) CONTINUED (D) 176

125 (L')