There must be a crime behind the wealth: "Phone Murder" (1954)

Everett 2022-03-16 09:01:03

In the plot, there are marriages, extramarital affairs, greed for money, revenge, exploitation and murder. Tony left a sly and smiling man in my heart at the beginning. He is trying to figure out the old classmate Shi Wang's Banban. When I threatened him to be the murderer of his wife after his bad deeds, I was thinking that this man wouldn't have to do this even when he found out that he was raped, right? He doesn't seem to love Margot that much, which shows that his character must not be so noble, although many people feel that they do not understand or even hate the three views of this story. But this may be the reality, a man will indeed feel hurt and humiliated when he realizes that he is green, but if he loves this person, he will not take such a sinister and extreme way or even take advantage of other people's weaknesses, isn't it a small thing Human logic? He thinks he has arranged everything wisely, but the reality is different from detective novels. At least the third boy, Mark, is really in love with the heroine Margot. He can't say which side he should support. The tortuous and dark humorous case has developed like this, and the mistress and the heroine may just be lucky. After all, these people seem to be not gentlemen in the strict sense. I foolishly think that such three views actually exist in everyone's subconscious, but sometimes the rationality of a gentleman overcomes selfishness.

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  • Mark Halliday: When did you find out, sir?

    Chief Insp. Hubbard: Well, the first clue came quite by accident.

    [to Margot]

    Chief Insp. Hubbard: We discovered that your husband had been spending a large number of pound notes all over the place - it ran into over three hundred pounds - and it appeared to have started at about the time you were arrested. Now, I had to find out where he got that money, and how. Then I remembered that after you were arrested we searched this flat, and I saw a copy of his bank statement in that desk. So yesterday afternoon, I went to the prison and asked to see your handbag. While I was doing this, I managed to lift your latchkey. Highly irregular, of course, but my blood was up. And then this morning when your husband was out, I came back here to look at his statement. I never saw it... because I never got through that door. You see, the key that I'd taken from your handbag didn't fit the lock!

  • C.A. Swan: You know, I think I must have seen you somewhere since we left Cambridge.

    Tony Wendice: Ever been to Wimbledon?

    C.A. Swan: That's it! Wendice. Tony Wendice. What's all this about "Fisher"?

    Tony Wendice: What's all this about "Lesgate"?

    [embarrassed, Swan doesn't respond]

    Tony Wendice: Would you like a cigar?