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No!

- Is everything ready? - Oui, monsieur.

You have your instructions?

Is everything all right, Mrs. Ho?

Dinner will be ready at 7:30.

Good evening.

Good evening. I don't know if...

Yes indeed, sir, you are expected, Colonel.

May I take your coat? It is Colonel Mustard, isn't it?

- No, that's not my name. My name's... - Forgive me, sir.

Tonight, you may well feel obliged to my employer

for the use of an alias.

And who are you, sir?

I'm Wadsworth, sir.

The butler.

Yvette, could you attend to the colonel and give him anything he requires.

Within reason, that is.

Wadsworth, I was...

Do come in, madam. You are expected.

Do you know who I am?

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

Yes. It said so in the letter. But why?

May I introduce you?

Mrs. White, this is Yvette, the maid.

I see you know each other.

- Hello. - Hello.

Want a lift?

Yes, please.

Thanks. I'm late for a dinner date.

Me, too. Where are you going?

Let's see.

Hill House, off Route 41.

Wait a minute. Let me look at that.

That's where I'm going. I got a letter like this.

And this is Mrs. Peacock.

- How do you do. - Hello.

Yvette, will you go and check that dinner will be ready

as soon as all the guests have arrived.

Is this the right address to meet Mr. Boddy?

You must be Mr. Green.

- Yes. - Sit!

No. Not you, sir.

It should be just off there.

That must be it.

Why has the car stopped?

It's frightened.

Aah!

What a godforsaken place.

Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet. I didn't realize you were acquainted.

We weren't.

May I present Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet.

Of course, since you've each been addressed by a pseudonym,

you'll have realized that nobody here is being addressed by their real name.

Dinner.

I'm sorry.

I'm a little accident-prone.

You'll find your names beside your places.

Please be seated.

Is this place for you?

Indeed, no, sir. I'm merely a humble butler.

What exactly do you do?

- I buttle, sir. - Which means what?

The butler is head of the kitchen and dining room.

I keep everything tidy. That's all.

Well, what's all this about, butler, this dinner party?

"Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die."

Die?

Merely quoting, sir, from Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

I prefer Kipling myself.

"The female of the species is more deadly than the male."

You like Kipling, Miss Scarlet?

Sure. I'll eat anything.

Shark's fin soup, madam.

So, is this for our host?

No, sir. For the seventh guest, Mr. Boddy.

I thought Mr. Boddy was our host.

So did I.

So, who is our host, Mr. Wadsworth?

Well, I'm gonna start while it's still hot.

Now, shouldn't we wait for the other guest?

I'll keep something warm for him.

What'd you have in mind, dear?

Well, someone's got to break the ice and it might as well be me.

I mean, I'm used to being a hostess. It's part of my husband's work.

And It's always difficult when a group of new friends

meet together for the first time to get acquainted.

So, I'm perfectly prepared to start the ball rolling.

I mean, I have absolutely no idea what we're doing here

or what I'm doing here or what this place is about,

but I am determined to enjoy myself.

I'm very intrigued.

And, my, this soup's delicious, isn't it?

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

Yes, it's an integral part of your life when you're the wife of a...

But then I forgot, we're not supposed to say who we really are,

though heavens to Betsy I don't know why.

Don't you?

I know who you are.

Aren't you gonna tell us?

How do you know who I am?

I work in Washington, too.

Washington? So, you're a politician's wife?

Yes, I am.

Well, come on then. Who's your husband?

- So, what does your husband do? - Nothing.

Nothing?

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

Sounds like hard work to me.

I'm sorry.

I'm afraid I'm a little bit accident-prone.

Watch it.

Excusez-moi.

My, oh.

Mmm. This is one of my favorite recipes.

I know, madam.

So, what do you do in Washington D.C., Mr. Green?

Come on. What do you do?

I mean, how are we to get acquainted if we don't say anything about ourselves?

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

Well, I'm sure I don't know.

But if I wasn't trying to keep the conversation going,

then we would just be sitting here in an embarrassed silence.

Are you afraid of silence, Mrs. Peacock?

Yes... No, why?

Just seems to me that you seem to suffer

from what we call "pressure of speech."

"We"? Who's "we"? Are you a shrink?

I do know a little bit about psychological medicine, yes.

You're a doctor?

I am, but I don't practice.

Practice makes perfect.

I think most men need a little practice,

don't you, Mrs. Peacock?

What do you do, Professor?

I work for UNO, the United Nations Organization.

Another politician. Jesus!

No, I work for a branch of UNO. WHO, the World Health Organization.

Well, what's your area of special concern?

Family planning.

What about you, Colonel, are you a real colonel?

I am, sir.

You're not gonna mention the coincidence

that you also live in Washington, D.C.?

How did you know that?

Have we met before?

I've certainly seen you before,

although you may not have seen me.

So, Miss Scarlet, does this mean that you live in Washington, too?

Sure do.

Does anyone here not live in Washington D.C.?

I don't.

Yes, but you work for the United Nations. That's a government job.

And the rest of us all live in a government town.

Anyone here not earn their living from the government, one way or another?

Wadsworth, where's our host, and why have we been brought here?

Good evening. You're eagerly awaited.

Are you locking me in? I'll take the key.

Over my dead body, sir.

May I take your bag?

No. I'll leave it here 'till I need it.

It contains evidence, I presume?

It contains surprises, my friend. That's what it contains, surprises.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present Mr. Boddy.

What are they all doing here?

Eating dinner.

Do sit down, Mr. Boddy.

Thanks.

No, you can take that away, honey.

Look! I demand to know what's going on.

Now, why have we all been dragged out here to this horrible place?

Well, I believe we all received a letter.

My letter says,

"it will be to your advantage to be present on this date.

"Because Mr. Boddy will bring to an end a certain long-standing, confidential,

"and painful financial liability."

It is signed, "A friend."

I received a similar letter.

So did we. Didn't we?

I also received a letter.

No, thanks, Yvette. I just ate.

Now how did you know her name?

We know each other.

Don't we, dear?

Forgive my curiosity, Mr. Boddy, but did your letter say the same thing?

- No. - I see.

Can I interest any of you in fruit or dessert?

In that case, may I suggest we adjourn to the study

for coffee and brandy,

at which point I believe our unknown host will reveal his intentions.

There's no one here.

Please help yourself to brandy and be seated.

Mind if I smoke?

Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm instructed to explain to you what you all have in common with each other.

Unless you would care to do the honors, Mr. Boddy?

Why me? Do they know who I am?

I don't think so. You've never identified yourself to them, I believe.

It's a hoax. I suggest we all leave.

I'm sorry, sir. You cannot leave this house!

No? Who's gonna stop me?