Strangers on a Train - The Universal Fascination with Murder
Mrs. Cunningham:
Well, Mr. Anthony, you seem very interested in the subject of murder.
Bruno:
No more than anyone else. No more than you, for instance.
Mrs. Cunningham:
Me? I'm not interested in murder.
Bruno:
Oh, come now, everyone's interested in that. Everyone would like to put someone out of the way. Now surely, Madame, you're not going to tell me that there hasn't been a time when you wanted to dispose of someone. Your husband, for instance.
Mrs. Cunningham: [laughing]
Good heavens, no!
Bruno:
Ah ah! Are you sure? Do you mean to tell me there wasn't a tiny moment - when you'd been made really angry? And what did you say?
Mrs. Cunningham: [giggling]
Well...
Bruno:
There you are, you see! There you are! All right, now you're going -- to do a murder. How are you going to do it? This is the fascinating part -- how are you going to do it...I didn't get your name?
Mrs. Cunningham:
Mrs. Cunningham.
Bruno:
Mrs. Cunningham, how are you going to do it?
Mrs. Cunningham:
Well, I suppose I'll have to get a gun from somewhere.
Bruno:
Tssk, tssk. Oh no, Mrs. Cunningham. Bang, bang, all over the place. Blood everywhere?
Mrs. Anderson:
What about a little poison?
Bruno:
Ah! That's better, that's better. Mrs.....?
Mrs. Anderson:
Anderson.
Bruno:
That's better, Mrs. Anderson. But Mrs. Cunningham is in a dreadful hurry. Poison could take...let's see...ten to twelve weeks, if poor Mr. Cunningham is to die from natural causes.
Mrs. Cunningham:
I have a wonderful idea! I can tak him out in the car and when I get to a lonely spot, knock him on the head with a hammer, pour gasoline over him and over the car and start the whole thing ablaze.
Bruno:
And then have to walk all that way home?
Bruno: [he holds out his hands]
No, I have the best way, and the best tools. Simple, silent, and quick. The silent part being the most important. Let me show you what I mean. You don't mind if I borrow your neck for a moment do you?
Mrs. Cunningham: [giggling]
Well, it's not for long.
Bruno:
Oh! no. Now, when I nod my head, just see if you can cry out, and I bet you can't. Now with my two thumbs...you see that's where I'll be able to prevent any sound coming from you. Now, just wait for the nod of my head.
Mrs. Anderson:
Mr. Anthony! Mr. Anthony!
Man:
Stop him! Stop him!
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