The Night Visitor

Emmie, Anton's right, don't you see

His practice is losing money. Here are the figures.

A country doctor never makes money.

That's why I want to sell this place and move to town.

I could even get an appointment to a hospital.

No! - Be reasonable, Emmie.

I won't sell my share.

Papa left it to us.

When Salem was taken away you took his share.

But I won't sign and I won't sell!

I don't want to say any more about it. I won't sign it.

When it was Ester and Salem and me, we each had our equal say.

You, have your say. That's why we want you to agree, and sign.

When Salem was here... - Salem, come to supper!

Salem!

Salem. Salem, come to supper!

Yes, Emmie...

when Salem was here?

Well at least he was a man.

He may have gotten drunk, but he ran this farm.

He worked out there. Didn't just sit around in his study

reading medical pamphlets, waiting for the phone to ring!

This is none of your business, Emmie.

Anton is a doctor, not a farmer.

And so now I'm the maid. - Be reasonable, Emmie.

Change the sheets Do the laundry

Scrub the floors

It's no use. Emmie will never agree to sell the farm.

If I could have gotten the cash two years ago

we would be in the city now.

I'm a good doctor. I was before I came out here.

What you mean is, before you married me.

That's not it.

Oh!

Salem!

But, how did you... you in... I thought...

I've been thinking about you, Britt.

I've been thinking about you for a long time.

Dr. Jenks.

Britt? She's what?

Oh no, Mr. Torens, come on, come on.

Well, I'll be right over.

This way. The back bedroom.

Alright.

Mrs. Torens?

Do you mind stepping out while I examine her?

Well... what was it?

She was strangled.

Strangled?... But why?

Why would anyone want to kill our Britt?

Can't have been dead very long.

Well, we'd better take care of your wife.

And then let the police know.

What are all those ties for?

I don't know.

I just don't know.

Somebody been fooling with your bag?

Emmie's been telling me to get my ties cleaned, and...

damned if I don't keep forgetting!

That woman!

She always has to have her way, ha.

Ah, Inspector.

Found anything?

Strangulation.

Manual? - No.

These regular contusions rule out bare hands.

A stocking, soft cord,

or something like that, I'd say.

Was she assaulted? - No.

Did she put up a fight?

Hard to say. She was a strong girl.

What's the smell?

It's this chest rub she's been using.

One of the popular brands. Oil of peppermint.

Ah...

Menthol in fact. - That's it.

Very funny! Very funny trick!

What are you talking about? - These!

Why put them in my bag?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Maybe Emmie does.

Emmie! Emmie, dear!

So you don't know anything about my instruments?

You didn't take them out of my bag

and stick these in their place?

I did not! Are you insane?

No. But I'm sure that someone in this house

is trying to make it look that way!

Emmie! Em...! - SHHHH!

So it's Emmie. It's Emmie, isn't it?

She's found out.

How could she?

She's acted strangely for a long time.

She watching. Everything! Every move!

She keeps bringing up Salem.

Salem this! Salem that! Salem! Salem! Salem!

Anton,... you're upset.

Calm down.

Emmie couldn't know

and even if she did she couldn't do anything about it.

Oh, she could.

Anton, a drunken farmhand was found killed in the yard!

Salem was found guilty.

The police were satisfied then and no story of Emmie's

is going to change that.

The parrot could change that.

Parrot?

The parrot saw it all and he heard you.

What if he said, "Hit him, Anton! Hit him, Anton!"

No one pays attention to what a parrot says.

Emmie would pay good attention to that

and make sure that the police did, too!

No.

Emmie can't hurt us now.

Oh yes, she could and she will try.

Why take my instruments?

What use has she for the morphine?

Morphine? - Yes.

Three ampoules of morphine taken out of my bag,

enough to kill a man!

And a hypodermic.

That's easy to find out.

We'll ask her.

If she is asleep, we could search her room.

Ester!

Oh!

Emmie?

It's your paperweight.

Yes.

Ester!

Ester!

Ester!

Ester!

Get me the police!

Ester! Open the door. Ester!

Ester!! Open the door!

"Hit him, Anton!" "Hit him! Hit him!"

I knew it! - "Hit him Anton!"

I knew you would say it!

Shut up! Shut up! You idiot!

Go! I'll get you.

I'll get you.

Ester! Ester! Ester!

Ester! Es...!

Anton?

Anton?

Anton!

What's the matter? - Don't!

Listen,... it was Salem!

Salem killed Emmie!

He didn't touch you? Didn't hurt you?

Where has he gone? - Come here.

Come.

Sit down. Sit down here. - Sit here?

He killed Emmie!

He killed Emmie! - It's no use Anton.

Look at this room. You did it.

You completely lost your mind! - No, listen to me.

Salem was in this room! He killed Emmie!

Give me the asylum!

Ester, Salem got back into the asylum!

He got back in! - What else did you expect?

But if he can get out of such a place, why then go back?

Salem was here?... You saw him?

You'd better stick to that little story,

it's your only defense.

Defense? What do you mean?

I don't need to defend myself!

Don't... don't you understand what I'm saying,

Salem was in this house and he killed Emmie!

Come in, come in please.

It's Emmie, my sister in law. - Where is she?

She's up here in her room.

We found her together.

My wife. - Mrs. Jenks.

She went down to phone.

Then I saw Salem, hiding in the cupboard,

almost naked.

Right here he was standing when I saw him.

Quite mad, quite mad, to kill an innocent woman.

Uh,...

Did you look her over, Doctor?

Why, no. I... saw she was dead

We didn't think it wise to touch anything.

Hit with considerable violence. No motive.

Has to be a maniac.

It must have been a great shock to you both

to discover her like that.

Yes, of course.

And Salem was hiding in this cupboard, you say?

Yes. Oh, please.

This is my wife's bedroom.

This is my study. - Would you mind?

No, no, no, of course, go ahead.

Ah, the famous ties!

The famous, uh...

Oh, no, no.

I see, Torens has told you about them.

So many things have happened that I...

quite forgot to mention that.