A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)

[bunniefuu]

Come in, Frank

I didn't know
my father had to knock too

He doesn't have to.
But your father is polite

Yes, but he's your husband

Husbands can have
good manners too

You mind if I take an aspirin?

I caught a cold
riding the motorbike

Our friend Deborah's
coming to dinner tonight

- Shall I bring you breakfast?
- No, I'm coming now

- Has Frank gone?
- Yes. Don't you know how late it is?

- Do you recognize this hallway?
- It's from the house next door

Strange... How would I know?

I've never been in there

No house has a hallway that long

In your subconscious it's
the hallway in the flat next door

You've often dreamed about it.
It's always the same

And... as always,
filled with naked people

Then, suddenly, you fall
into nothingness and find someone...

...always the same person...

...waiting for you...
- Julia Durer

Exactly.
Julia Durer, your neighbor

You dream of having an affair
with this woman who lives next door

To you that woman represents
sin, moral degradation

The house next door
is a symbol of vice

From what you've told me,
Mrs Durer is not exactly respectable

No. She certainly is not

You see? Your conscience forces you
to disapprove of her lifestyle

But at the same time
her freedom attracts you

That conflict's the root
of your recurring dream

The chilly sexual relations
between you and your husband...

...distort things so that,
subconsciously...

...you're attracted
by Julia Durer's lifestyle

What's up with your neighbors?
Sounds like a football match

But the music's pretty good,
eh, Deborah?

Carol... Carol?

- Cognac?
- No thanks, daddy

A shame...

If you got drunk every night
instead of wasting money on Dr. Kerr

I'm sure it would cure your insomnia

I don't like how Carol's
been acting lately

She needs a break

A holiday would be
good for her. Don't you think?

She'd have to go alone

Joan has exams...

...and who will look after the firm
with you on the electoral trail?

Think about it

Home, Larry

I can't concentrate in London

...the Party, hassles with the
Nicholson case, it's all too much

Know what I'm doing tomorrow?

Going to my house in Greenfield
to finish that Common Market speech

So I'll have to defend Tommy?
He won't like it!

Frank, don't say that

- Hi
-Hi

You're a partner now.
And you know why?

- Because I'm your son-in-law?
- Come on...

Frank, Tommy isn't your problem.
You'll be fine, I know it

- But it's Monday and tonight...
- What?

You've an appointment
with Warren in Harberville

No problem. I'll go to
Harberville and return tomorrow

It's a long way

An hour and a half drive

The hearing's at ten,
if I leave by eight I'll be fine

The only problem
is having to sleep over

You best be off then

Yes?

Mrs Smith?...Who's she?

Really?... A personal matter?

Aright, I'll talk to her

Yes... Yes...

Look, who are you?

Explain yourself,
I don't understand

What? Someone in my family?

But who...?

I just want to know...

Hello...? Hello?

Why not have dinner
with Carol tonight?

Yes... that's a good idea

Aright, I'll be off then

Tell me, Frank...

...are you
cheating on my daughter?

I trust you're joking?

Yes... yes, I was joking

You k*lled Julia Durer...

By k*lling this woman, you k*lled
the part of you attracted by vice

This internal conflict was
resolved by an act of violence...

...a liberating dream

Symbolized by the rotting bodies
of those you live with

The presence in the dream of
the stepdaughter you feel unloved by

is another clear sign of liberation

But those...

...that man with the red hair...

...the girl.
Those hippies on the balcony

Witnesses invented by your Ego

You wanted them
to witness the crime

Preventing you from picking up
the fur coat and paper knife

Which meant you were
forced to leave evidence behind

It's the positive removal
of a mental block

Dr. Kerr, do you think I should
thank Julia Durer?

When did she die?

Tuesday,
going by the state of the body

Or Monday night

- I bet that's Jackson report
- Probably

Always so vague.
Lots can happen in 24 hours

- The body hasn't been on ice
- Right, it's Saturday

- Bad day to discover crimes
- It was the cleaning lady

She went twice a week
but didn't have keys to the place

She couldn't get in Wednesday.
Durer often left without a word

Today she noticed the smell

And ruined our weekend

Morning, Inspector

You're Inspector Corvin?
I'm Lowell, head of crime scene unit

Since when?

Last week.
I was Head of Filing

That's reassuring

Heroin

Inject that much,
you'd break the sound barrier

- Hilarious
- Thanks

Typical filing room joke

Inspector? The body's in here

Tell it to wait

- Any more drugs?
- A bit of everything

- Hash, LSD, cocaine...
- What do the neighbors say?

The cleaning lady says
they treated her like a leper

Asked how she got
the money to live here

Me too.
Question them all

But discreetly. One of them is
the daughter of a top politician

So you can't tell me anything?

- Was Durer a friend of yours?
- No, we didn't even know her

Sorry, but I don't think
we've much to tell you

- Nothing to shed light on this crime
- Crime?

I'm confused, miss, I don't
believe I mentioned any crime

- Why would you say that?
- It's pretty obvious

The place is full of police
with a ton of scientific equipment

All these questions...

Do you go to all this trouble
if someone slips on a banana peel...?

...and bumps their head?

Sometimes we handle
those cases too

A person may have placed
that banana peel on purpose

Anyway, yes there has been a crime

It was committed last Monday...
or Tuesday

Most probably sometime between
Monday night and Tuesday morning

Did any of you
notice anything strange?

Things like screams, noises...

...loud bangs?
- Monday night?

Only thunder. Do you remember?
We had that big storm

Did you hear anything,
Mrs. Hammond?

Mrs. Hammond?

No, nothing. Just thunder

Fine. But do call us
if you remember anything at all...

No matter how small

Carol... Carol?

Monday night...

The night of the storm

The night Frank went to Harberville

Yes...

That night

Yes, it poured all night.
I remember

It was so bad I even had
to stop driving for a while

Julia Durer? That's unbelievable.
I can imagine...

Yes, Joan, I'm coming now

Our neighbor, Julia Durer...

- That noisy b*tch?
- Someone k*lled her

- That doesn't surprise me
- Joan says Carol's upset

Really?

You must go to her, Frank

Of course

She turned the place
upside down...

...trying to find her fur
- Mrs Gordon on floor 3...

...says Julia Durer was strangled,
half-naked with a fur next to her

You didn't bring the paper,
Frank? You always bring it

The paper, Carol? Oh yes,
I'm sorry I've got it

I must have left it somewhere,
I'll look for it later

- What are you hiding from me?
- Carol! Stop dwelling on all this

I want to

But it's not easy...
With everything that's going on

- Yes?
- It's Mrs Gordon

Mrs Hammond is dining, Mrs Gordon

Don't bother her.
Ask her to call me back

I need to talk to her, about
something very, very important

Mrs Gordon?

My dear...
Have you read the papers yet?

Not yet. Why?

I got it wrong,
what I told you before

That good-for-nothing Durer
was not strangled

No, my dear, not at all

They stabbed her three times.
Each blow fatal

It's all in the papers

- When do you need the car, ma'am?
- Shut up, idiot!... Sorry, sweetie

Two of them in the chest...

...and one just below

And with a paper knife!
Can you imagine the horror...?

Carol...

What are you doing?

What's wrong?

The paper knife!
Frank, it's not possible

Not possible that my paper knife
has gone too

I have to find it...

She was k*lled with a paper knife.
Like I k*lled her in my dream

Stabbed in the chest

Just like I stabbed her
with my paper knife

That's ridiculous, Carol

Oh, Frank. Help me Frank.
Help me... I'm begging you...

- Why do you want to see the body?
- No specific reason

- She was our neighbor and...
- Fine

If you want to see her...
Come along

Does that fur coat
mean anything to you?

- Your wife's here Mr Hammond
- Carol!

- What were you thinking?
- I told her to wait outside

- Carol!
- Brandon! Quickly!...

Carol says the body was in
the same position as in her dream

It's possible. But all the rest?

Maybe you can ask to see
the rest of the evidence

To check it is Carol's
fur coat and paper knife

Ah, it's crazy.
No other word for it

We owe Carol
some kind of explanation

There's only one explanation...

...someone's trying
to drive her mad

Someone who knows
what happens in her dreams

- Make sense to you?
- None of this makes sense

It's all absurd

If she wasn't my daughter
I wouldn't believe a word of it

If someone came to me
with such a story, I'd throw him out

Seems an easy case to me

We just need to look at
the social circle Durer lived in

Ex-actress, junkie, she must have
plenty of similar friends

We turn up the heat
and one of them will crack

That's true, Chief.
Those types love to talk

No pressure needed

But none of it's ever any use

- You think?
- That's not how to do it

You have a better idea?

So far... the only hard evidence
we have are the fingerprints

Prints on the coat,
paper knife, and scarf

- Find the woman who owns it
- That's just a guess

Who says it's a woman?

The fur coat is not the victim's

You think the k*ller's a woman

But the cleaning lady
might be wrong

She didn't recognize the fur coat

But remember, she didn't
recognize the boots either

- The ones Julia Durer was wearing
- They were new

You could tell from the soles.
She'd just bought them

Chief McCloud...
Yes, Inspector Corvin is here...

Wonderful! He confessed

Come, my dear Inspector.
The Durer case is solved

I almost forgot -
the k*ller is a man

Bye, Mino...

There he is. Name Harry Smith

Hippie, Homeless.
23 years old. It's him, alright

Irish, red hair, knew Miss Durer

- Has a conviction for a sex crime
- The prints match?

We've not checked,
but he spilled the goods

After you, sir

Aright son, so you confessed.
Good for you.

- So, tell us
- I did it...

...to avenge my brother George

- When my brother...
- The facts!

The Inspector wants to know
how you k*lled her

She was there, in front of me,
with her fur coat

She had it on now, eh?

Yes, she was wearing it.
Very classy...

She had on the fur coat...
and boots too. The black boots

I told her...
take off the coat

And... she took it off

And then she was naked

- Was she wearing a white scarf?
- No no, I told you, nothing

Just...

...black panties and the boots

- She was beautiful, all naked...
- Yes, we got that. Go on...

So... so I said...

You remember my brother George?

And then I stabbed her
with the dagger!

You mean with the paper knife...

With a paper knife?
No...

No, with the dagger,
my brother George's dagger

I pushed it into her belly,
right up to the hilt!

Then I twisted it...
Twisted it! Twisted it...!

You don't believe me, right?

You don't...
I can tell from your faces

Right then...
Look, here's her guts

Along with the Prime Minister
I k*lled this morning

Make sure he eats them

Long live Ireland, land of heroes!
Down with the Queen!

Back to work, chaps

- You...
- I...

Get back to Animal Welfare

What will you say to them?

- That you saw them in a dream?
- Joan, please!...l'm going insane

Carol, you have to
make up your mind

- But all these people...
- All right...

- Well?
- Nothing...

Where do you get such ideas?

Don't let your imagination
run away with you

Maybe there's an explanation

They knew Durer. They went
to her house a few times

You probably saw them,
when they were going in or out

So one night you dreamed about them

They said
they were friends of hers?

No, I was just guessing

Joan!

Eddy Berry, you b*stard,
how are you?

We photographed the victim's body,
the m*rder weapon...

...collected fingerprints.
But I'd like you to focus on...

...the footprints on the floor

No matter how much one tries
to wipe them dry...

...the sole of a shoe or a foot
will always leave prints

We call them damp prints, and
we always manage to get them

- And it was raining that night
- Exactly

So whoever entered the house
that night, had to leave damp prints

Look at this enlargement we made

There are many, many prints
around the living room

Same thing in the hallway.
And they're all damp prints

Good work

We're very thorough

So one of these prints
is the k*ller's

No!... I mean...

- Why not?
- Well, as I showed you...

Prints can be found here
and in the rest of the house

Except in the area
around the victim's bed

There are no prints there at all.
See? Not one

I don't get it. That's where...

...the crime was
and the body found...

...and there are no prints

So, none of the people
who left damp prints...

...could have k*lled her

Not one of them.
Unless they took their shoes off

Maybe. But I think
there's a much simpler theory

- For sure. The k*ller...
- Yes?

The k*ller's shoes were dry
so they'd not been outside...

...but maybe came from...
...an apartment in the same building

Which narrows the field a lot

- So let's check
- Certainly inspector

As always, we'll check
from top to bottom

Our suspicions point to this guy
who's a repeat offender

Have you seen
this man around here?

Please Miss, have a good look

You too, Mrs. Hammond

Can I have a look?

Of course, sir

No, never seen him

These are the enlargements,
Inspector

Thumb prints of everyone
who touched the photo

So?... Carry on

And here's a blow-up
of one of those prints

And one of the prints
from the paper knife

You see?
A perfect match

So?
- Well, Inspector...

...the print matching the one
on the paper knife...

...was taken from the photo
marked B

And it belongs to...
Let me check...

...to Mrs Carol Hammond

Mrs Hammond...

...it's my duty to inform you
that from now on...

...anything you say
may be used against you

You ask a lot of questions

You want to ask
if I k*lled her

I'm your father, Carol.
I'm asking as your father...

...not as a lawyer.
I'll get you bail...

...even if you're accused
of a terrible crime

But please understand,
I need to know the truth

- The truth...?
- I'm begging you

Dad, I can only say one thing

Just one...

I didn't k*ll her

Carol...

That's all I need to know

When a judge
sets bail so high...

...it's clear he has few doubts
- Lucky him

I, on the other hand,
am full of doubts and questions

But her prints are all over
the m*rder weapon

The paper knife and fur coat
are her's

Sure, evidence...
We have lots of that

- But no shred of motive
- True, but the facts remain

Did you know Hammond
was in therapy?

Really? Maybe they'll claim insanity
and she'll get off

I don't know. But a lot can change
once we find a logical motive

I need to find it,
or I'll be the crazy one

You k*lled Julia Durer. Furthermore,
this dream had a clear purpose

By k*lling this woman, you k*lled
the part of you attracted to sin and vice

This violent act
resolved the internal conflict

OK. Let's stop there...

As you hear, Carol had no motive
for hating Mrs Durer

Or to k*ll her

If she had any motives,
they were in her subconscious

So we need to convince
the jury it wasn't Carol...

...but her subconscious
- Not so strange

Dissociation between
conscious and subconscious...

...can push a person
to commit a crime unconsciously

There are precedents.
Like the Barthelmy case

Experts' opinion was crucial there

The court accepted that
Barthelmy k*lled his sister...

...in a state of
total unconsciousness

- A case of split personality...
- Arthur Barthelmy was acquitted

All of which goes to show that this
is clearly a liberating dream

A dream

Of course at that point I thought
I needed to explain a dream

Neither Carol nor I could know
that it was in fact a tragic reality

Carol is still convinced
it was only a dream

Yes, that's understandable

The scenes from that night were
memorized as being from a dream

Reality was mixed with images
from her subconscious...

...which in her dream
appear as symbols

- Like that painting of a swan
- Exactly

Or her lovemaking with Julia Durer

These are symptomatic of
a love-hate relationship

And maybe those two hippies
have the same meaning...

But those... that red-haired man.
The two hippies on the balcony

Witnesses invented by your Ego

Why do you say "maybe"
those hippies are symbolic?

In theory, nothing prevents them
from being among the real elements

In other words, they witnessed
my daughter's crime Dr Kerr

Saw it and did nothing

Why didn't they try to blackmail her?

Can only mean
they were working with someone

Give me a light please

When did Carol talk about it?

- When I saw her in the hospital
- What an idea...

...keeping her in a mental hospital
until her trial

In her state, she needs
peace and quiet to fully recuperate

I highly recommend peace and quiet

Or she'll worry herself to death

She's already brooding
about that other case

How did she know
about the Barthelmy case?

She was working
in her father's law firm at the time

What's her father's opinion?

That if she'd been a man,
she'd have been a great lawyer

But about this defence strategy?

It repulses him. His daughter will
become a psychiatric experiment

And you, Frank,
what do you think?

An unfortunate incident
for which I'm sorry

I assure you that whoever
left that door open will be punished

But I ask you, Mrs Hammond,
to please be less curious

Someone was following me

One of our male nurses
who scared you...

Accidentally, of course

- No... it wasn't a nurse...
- He told me so...

No... I saw him before.
I know him, I'm certain...

Hallucination

Carol, there were no
red-haired hippies in the park today

You're wrong...

I saw him

Hallucination means seeing things
that aren't there

But I wasn't thinking
about anything at all

I was lying down...
everything was peaceful...

Fine. Let's say
that you did see him

You saw a man with red hair

That doesn't mean anything.
A lot of people have red hair

It just reminded you of the dream

That is the simplest
and most reasonable explanation

Take it easy, Mrs Hammond

It was him, Frank. Really.
You have to believe me

I want the truth, Frank.
How long has this been going on?

I met Deborah
when I first came to London

I was a mess

My first marriage had failed

She helped me out a lot,
not just emotionally.

She was the one
who begged you to hire me

I asked you how long has
Deborah been your lover?

Two years

I know you have
a good memory, Frank

You remember you were with me
the day before the m*rder...

...when I received a strange call
which made me ask you a question

Yes. I remember you asked
if I was cheating on Carol

And then you asked me
if I was joking

I wasn't joking, Frank

- But neither were you
- What does that mean?

Let's try a theory.
See if it works

Suppose that particular
call came from Julia Durer

That she knew about your
affair and was blackmailing you

You knew that if she talked
we'd be finished, like that

No-one's blackmailing me

No? But let's pretend,
just for a second

You have to admit it would be
a strong motive. Don't you think?

For what? To k*ll Durer?
That's absurd!

You think so?
To k*ll Julia Durer...

...and place the blame on Carol
- Ridiculous!

Her prints were on
the coat and knife

The fur coat and paper knife
belong to my daughter

Of course her prints
are all over them

But where's the proof
that my daughter left them...

...at the m*rder scene?

And the dream? You're
forgetting about the dream

So Carol dreamed about the crime
exactly as someone committed it?

A telepathic dream!

Or is Carol,
in your opinion, a psychic?

The dream...

I asked Dr. Kerr to lend me
the tapes he recorded with Carol

Not to listen to mumbo jumbo
about dual personalities...

...but to find something useful

And I did find it

Listen to this

After the hallway all I can remember
is a big door opening. And then...

...I don't remember anything

It was all so clear yesterday

I've told you many times.
You must write it down

Mrs Hammond, dreams only live
a short time in one's memory

It was all so clear yesterday

I've told you many times.
You must write it down

Did you know Carol wrote
notes about her dreams?

- No
- Yes you did...

...just as
Joan and Deborah knew

She wrote them down and
kept them in a drawer in her room

Any one of you had a chance
to read them

Who knows how many times
you read them

You could have read about
that exact same dream

A dream, Frank,
just a dream...

...that someone could have copied
and turned into a crime

A real crime

It makes perfect sense
that someone could go...

...from the apartment next door
to this one...

And on the way, grab a few things...

Or three things...

...a paper knife, a fur coat...

...and a white scarf
- Exactly

We can now explain why
she had those brand new boots on

She was wearing them in the dream
and the m*rder*r put them on her

So this person stabbed her
three times in the chest

...and planted the paper knife,
fur coat and scarf...

And also put those black boots
on her feet

- And all this was in her notes?
- You should ask whoever read them

Or tell us yourself,
if you've read them

Don't get in a state.
She never kept her notes for long

After a few days,
she threw them away

- Did you read any of them?
- All of them

Your wife had some
messed-up dreams

Not now, Joan

She wrote that she had
sex with Durer

Stop it, now!

Daddy...

if you loved me
I wouldn't go with women

Not that again...

OK

- Did you read the papers yet?
- No, why?

- There's news on the Durer case
- Like what?

It seems the police are about
to make a new arrest

A strong suspect

So they don't think it's Carol?

- Who then? Did they say?
- No

Fortunately the papers haven't
mentioned my name yet

YOU?

You know, it could be dangerous

If something doesn't happen soon

To Greenfield

- Aren't I going home?
- Greenfield is your home

Listen to me. You didn't k*ll Durer,
and you have no idea who did

If you want to know who did,
go to Alexandra Palace, the cellar

You'll find a lit candle

And bring fifty pounds,
that's the price

Alexandra Palace, today at 4.
Make sure you go, OK?

Drop the knife, or the next shot's
between the eyes!

I'm old, but I've good eyes.
I've called the police

Hi! Look who's back

ls this how you say hello?

Get out of the way

Did you move here
so you could practice?

Get out of here.
What do you want?

To see the redhead,
to ask him a few things

He's my friend too, you know.
I thought he'd be here

It looks like he's busier
than expected

What are you doing?
Can you explain it?

Painting...

Larry, wait for me here

Now we know the redhead's real.
He's not a ghost

He's real and has
a good reason to k*ll Mrs Hammond

I should have had her followed...

Scour the city, Brandon

Check out all men with red hair...

- Even the Prince of Wales
- All redheads?

Good thing
we're not in Ireland!

- What do you call this painting?
- Putrefaction

Will you able to sell it?

Do you want to buy it?

If you promise to do something for me

I mind my own business

Like the 3 monkeys - see no evil,
speak no evil, hear no evil

- Tell me where the redhead is
- You said you were his friend

If you tell me where to find him
I'll give you twenty for the painting

What is it that's so important?

I can't tell you over the phone

- But what is it?
What the redhead said...

...when I was with Carol

I didn't think it was important,
but now I see it clears you

Stay out of this, Joan

He must tell the police

I'm sure I can persuade him

- They always need drug money
- Where are you meeting?

Woburn Abbey.
Soon you won't be a suspect

One of our family will be,
but not you

- You'll be free
- Be careful, Joan

Don't worry, Dad.
I'll call you after I see him

I'll have clear proof

Julia Durer's k*ller
won't get away with it

I'm going to Woburn Abbey now

- Be careful
- I met the redhead before and...

Ma'am, do you know how
this story came out?

From a phone call
made to my father

Exactly

- May I?
- Help yourself

A phone call from someone
called Mrs Smith...

...who we're now sure
was Julia Durer

Sorry...

Do you think your husband knew
about the phone call?

It's possible

- So you're not sure?
- No, inspector

Did your father mention it to you?

Yes, he did

Hello, inspector.
Good to see you at Greenfield

Why didn't you call me?

Your daughter doesn't need a lawyer
to talk to me

- Did you know her?
- It wasn't me

Come on, talk!

Who gave you the keys
to Alexandra Palace?

How did you get in?

Someone gave you the keys.
The security guard?

- Was it the security guard?
- I don't know him. I don't...

But maybe he knows you and
he gave you the keys, right?

He gave them to you

You were planning
a wild party in there...

He gave them to you
for ten pounds...

- And a night with your woman
- That's right, he told us!

- Just because he hates me
- Oh yeah?

Yeah, yeah, that's right...

Say it again!

- He hates me
- So you do know him?

He hates everyone
because he's a hunchback

How do you know he's a hunchback
if you don't know him?

He's a hunchback. Everyone
knows that. He's a hunchback

Come on, tell us the truth

If you want the whole story...

...you have to give me
what I need

- He got what he wanted
- He got his fix and he confessed

He admits it all

He k*lled Joan...

...and tried to k*ll your daughter

And Durer too...

No

Not Durer. He didn't k*ll her

Only two people know
who committed that crime

You and...

...the k*ller

Durer was k*lled by someone
she was blackmailing

Someone Durer had pushed
to the limit

Since she was not blackmailing
your son-in-law...

...it was someone else
who k*lled her

- Sorry if I misled you
- Don't feel bad, sir

- Goodbye
- Goodbye

Why did you convince him
that you know who k*lled Durer?

Because I do, Brandon

I'm certain,
except for one damn contradiction

Just one

Miss Bennett... Find Dr. Kerr...

I want him and everyone else
at Durer's house

- Talk!
- Alright, alright...

Hurry UP

If you really want me to...

Jenny and I were at the old theater
and those two women followed us

But only the girl talked to us

Look at that woman and tell
me if you recognize her

We see a lot of people.
Do you remember her?

At Julia Durer's house

We've not been there
for two weeks

Two weeks... It was at night

Was it at night you were there?

- Night...Yeah
- Was it raining?

Sure, there was
rain and thunder too

- Was that the night we saw her?
- Yes, that night, exactly

That night
I wouldn't have noticed her

You don't notice with
all that acid inside you

Yeah, we were tripping on acid...
from our head... down to our toes...

On LSD, it's like
being in another world

I could look at the inspector...

...and maybe I see a red dot,
or a galloping horse

- You remember nothing?
- Of course I do

Many incredible things

I remember... I saw...

...a lizard in a woman's skin!

- Disgusting
- No... beautiful... amazing!

Did you climb up there?

Did you sit up there, in the balcony?

Maybe. Yes, I think so

When I have handcuffs on
my tongue gets dry

When we talked to that girl,
we'd no idea Julia Durer was dead

We don't read the papers...

What happened then?

Later, when we found out,
we were scared shitless

On drugs, you'll do
just about anything

Jump off a building
believing you can fly

I might have k*lled her
and not even realized it

Then?

When we left here,
we were still out of it

We didn't see Julia...
or anybody else

Only those two women
knew we'd been here

One was the accused

Then we heard they were
about to arrest someone else...

I thought...

I thought about...

Shutting them both up, permanently

And you did.
You k*lled one of them

It was easy to k*ll Joan.
She came looking for you...

Joan went looking for him
to prove you'd not been here

Yes, she told me so over the phone

If they were in the house during
the crime as in your wife's dream...

...Durer was not k*lled
by someone who read her notes

It was someone else. There was no
set-up, as your father-in-law thought

Those brand new boots
were a gift from these two

We wanted to bring Julia something,
and she chose them

Dr. Kerr, is it possible to lie
during a therapy session?

- Lie in what way, Inspector?
- Lie by omission

Suppose, for example...

...there was someone else
here that night...

...And Carol is trying to cover for them.
ls that it?

Hello?... It's for you, inspector.
It's Brandon

I'm at Brighton's house.
The old man has k*lled himself

He left a note. Says it was him
who k*lled Durer

The Coroner's working on it now

Inspector, at this point I'd say
the case is pretty much closed

I had much respect
for your father

Now I have is much pity

- I wish I knew why he did it
- But you do know, Mrs Hammond

And I do too

Remember when I came
to Greenfield?

I was so close to the truth

Your father came in
while we were talking

He heard all of my questions
and all of your answers

Do you think your husband knew
about the phone call?

It's possible

- You're not sure?
- No, inspector

- Did your father mention it to you?
- Yes he did

It wasn't your father, or he would've
told you your husband was there

And you didn't know that

Your father didn't tell you
about that call

Nor your husband,
or Deborah, or Joan

No, it wasn't any of them

So who was it then,
Mrs Hammond?

- I don't remember
- There's only one person who knew

The only one
who could have told you

Mrs. Smith...

Julia Durer!

- I never talked to that woman
- Except in your dreams

In real life you didn't know Durer
and we've no evidence you did

But we do have something...

Psychoanalysis

Dr Kerr's tapes

When I heard of your father's suicide
I had a question...

Dr Kerr, is it possible that a patient
comes to you for help...

...but conceals the truth?
- It is possible

But in such a case the problem
will usually still emerge...

...from the patient's subconscious

In other words, you were
Julia Durer's lover...

In real life, Mrs Hammond,
not in your dreams

You thought you were safe...

...because no one knew
about your relationship

You visited her that night,
knowing she'd be alone

And you k*lled her

You saw the hippies
only after you'd done it

When you saw them,
you lost your cool and ran

Leaving your things behind,
covered with prints

You didn't know they were
too full of drugs to see anything

Effectively, blind witnesses

All your errors arise from that

They didn't know you, but one day
they might have recognized you...

...and given evidence

When you saw them,
you followed them

You had to silence them...

...or lose your defence
of temporary insanity

That was your hope

You invented the dream for Dr Kerr
to provide your psychoanalytic alibi

The perfect alibi to justify
the m*rder you'd committed

You were at the mercy of Durer,
a woman without scruples

A greedy woman

The phone call to your father,
was about you, Mrs Hammond

It could only be about you

You're about to run for election,
isn't that so, Mr Brighton?

You must avoid scandals

I've a story I could sell,
to you or a newspaper

A dirty little story about someone in
your family. Someone close to you...

I'll give you the money

Your father refused to admit
that you could be a k*ller

He couldn't conceive of it
and tried to find another answer

But fate decreed
he would discover the truth

He k*lled himself,
but also incriminated himself

You m*rder*d Durer and in doing so
k*lled your own father

Sadly, you can only be punished
for the lesser of your two crimes