An Inspector Calls

- I'm sorr, I can't do that. - Now, Iook here... 426 00:26:01,810 --> 00:26:02,977 He must wait his turn. 427 00:26:03,103 --> 00:26:06,397 I don't Iike your tone or the way you're conducting this inquir! 428 00:26:06,523 --> 00:26:09,733 I don't propose to give you much more rope. 429 00:26:09,859 --> 00:26:12,319 You needn't give me any rope, Mr BirIing. 430 00:26:12,445 --> 00:26:14,446 (SheiIa) PIease, Father! Be carefuI! 431 00:26:14,614 --> 00:26:16,448 What is the matter with that girI? 432 00:26:16,575 --> 00:26:19,159 She's overexcited and behaving most stupidIy. 433 00:26:19,286 --> 00:26:22,079 Now, come aIong, Inspector. What is it you want to know? 434 00:26:22,205 --> 00:26:24,790 As I toId you, Eva Smith had to Ieave MiIIwood's 435 00:26:24,874 --> 00:26:27,459 because your daughter compeIIed them to discharge her. 436 00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:31,130 After that, she stopped being Eva Smith and became Daisy Renton. 437 00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:33,048 When did you first get to know her, Mr Croft? 438 00:26:33,174 --> 00:26:37,136 - Where did you get the idea I did? - No, it's no use, GeraId. 439 00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:41,974 AII right. I met her first sometime in March Iast year at the PaIace Theatre. 440 00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:44,143 SheiIa, are you sure you want to hear this? 441 00:26:44,269 --> 00:26:47,146 - Why don't you Ieave us? - Because I want to understand. 442 00:26:47,272 --> 00:26:51,984 Don't you see how important it is to both of us that I shouId understand? 443 00:26:52,068 --> 00:26:53,777 (CIock chimes) 444 00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:58,532 - What's the matter, Mr Croft? - I'm sorr. 445 00:26:58,700 --> 00:27:03,287 I suddenIy reaIised... I'm taking it improperIy that she's dead. 446 00:27:03,413 --> 00:27:05,205 (SheiIa) ProbabIy between us, we kiIIed her. 447 00:27:05,332 --> 00:27:07,207 Don't taIk nonsense! 448 00:27:07,334 --> 00:27:10,252 Go on. You met her at the PaIace Variety Theatre. 449 00:27:10,378 --> 00:27:13,047 I'd seen the onIy act I wanted to see, and that was bad, 450 00:27:13,131 --> 00:27:15,132 so I went down to the bar to get a drink. 451 00:27:15,258 --> 00:27:19,345 The PaIace bar has, I understand, an unsavour reputation. 452 00:27:20,013 --> 00:27:24,141 Yes, it's the favourite haunt of... of women of a certain sort. 453 00:27:24,267 --> 00:27:29,271 "Women of a certain sort"? Here in BrumIey? 454 00:27:29,397 --> 00:27:30,773 Yes, Mrs BirIing. 455 00:27:30,899 --> 00:27:33,317 I'm afraid that even BrumIey is not entireIy free 456 00:27:33,443 --> 00:27:36,195 from...from that sort of thing. 457 00:27:36,321 --> 00:27:38,781 It'd be better if SheiIa didn't Iisten to this. 458 00:27:38,907 --> 00:27:41,992 I'm determined to Iisten to it, Mother. I expIained why. 459 00:27:43,870 --> 00:27:47,373 Go on, GeraId. You went down into the bar... 460 00:27:48,041 --> 00:27:49,792 (Chatting) 461 00:27:49,959 --> 00:27:52,044 (Orchestra pIays) 462 00:28:11,398 --> 00:28:13,273 (Raucous Iaughter) 463 00:28:18,488 --> 00:28:19,905 Kiss me. 464 00:28:26,913 --> 00:28:28,997 (Music drowns speech) 465 00:28:43,513 --> 00:28:45,055 (AppIause and cheering) 466 00:28:58,236 --> 00:29:00,529 I take it you're not a friend of Jo Meggarty? 467 00:29:00,655 --> 00:29:02,781 - Jo Meggarty? - No, obviousIy not. 468 00:29:02,907 --> 00:29:05,159 That was the amorous gentIeman you were taIking to. 469 00:29:05,285 --> 00:29:08,954 He didn't seem a horribIe man before. He just came and sat down. 470 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,914 How on earth did you get in such a pIace? 471 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:15,377 I came to see the manager about a job. He toId me to wait there. 472 00:29:15,503 --> 00:29:17,713 Ah, and the manager didn't come? 473 00:29:17,839 --> 00:29:21,550 - No. Do you know him? - SIightIy. 474 00:29:21,676 --> 00:29:23,802 WouId you Iike me to tr and find him for you? 475 00:29:23,928 --> 00:29:27,306 - Yes, pIease. WouId you? - Are you sure you want a job in there? 476 00:29:27,390 --> 00:29:31,560 No. No, not in there. SeIIing programmes or something, I think it was. 477 00:29:31,686 --> 00:29:35,856 Ah, I see. WeII, you stay here and I'II tr and find him for you. 478 00:29:43,156 --> 00:29:44,865 What's the matter? 479 00:29:44,991 --> 00:29:47,785 - Nothing. I'm aII right. - Come and sit down. 480 00:29:53,041 --> 00:29:58,295 - Are you iII? - No, I'm aII right. It's just... 481 00:29:59,839 --> 00:30:03,592 I think I may be a tiny bit faint. I didn't get any tea. 482 00:30:03,718 --> 00:30:07,513 - How many meaIs have you had today? - Oh, I've had a Iot of meaIs. 483 00:30:07,639 --> 00:30:09,181 What did you have for Iunch? 484 00:30:10,308 --> 00:30:12,768 - What did you have for dinner? - I had dinner aII right. 485 00:30:12,894 --> 00:30:15,229 What? What? 486 00:30:16,314 --> 00:30:18,816 - WeII, I... - You had no dinner. 487 00:30:18,942 --> 00:30:22,152 Come on now. Be honest. You had no dinner, did you? 488 00:30:22,278 --> 00:30:25,239 - No, I suppose not, rea