Strangers on a Train

Guy: Let's change the subject, Bruno, can't we? Bruno: Okay, Guy. Want me to tell you one of my ideas for murdering my father? Guy: [indicating the detective novels] You've been reading too many of these. Bruno: You want to hear about the busted light socket in the bathroom, or the carbon monoxide in the garage? Guy: No. I may be old fashioned, but I thought murder was against the law. Bruno: But not against the law of nature. My theory is that everybody is a potential murderer. Didn't you ever want to kill somebody? Say one of those useless fellows Miriam was running around with? Guy: You can't go around killing people just because you think they're useless. Bruno: Oh, what's a life or two? Some people are better off dead, Guy. Take your -- wife and my father, for instance. It reminds me of a wonderful idea had once. I used to put myself to sleep at night -- figuring it out. Now, let's say you want to get rid of your wife. Guy: Why? Bruno: Let's say she refuses to give you a divorce -

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Bruno: Hello, Guy. Guy: What are you doing here? At this time of night? Bruno: You don't seem very pleased to see me, Guy. I brought you a little present. Guy: What do you mean? Guy: What's this all about? Bruno: Recognize them? Bruno: It was very quick, Guy. She wasn't hurt in any way. It was all over in no time. I knew you'd be surprised. Nothing for us to worry about. Nobody saw me, only Miriam. I was very careful. Even when I dropped your lighter there, I went right back to pick it up. If It'd been found, it would have ruined our whole scheme, wouldn't it? Guy: Are you trying to tell me you've -- Why, you maniac! Bruno: But, Guy, you wanted it! We planned it on the train together, remember? Bruno: Where are you going? Guy: Where do you think I'm going? I'm going to call the police, of course. Bruno: But you can't, Guy. We'd both be arrested for murder. Guy: We'd both be arrested for murder? Bruno: You're is much in it as I am. We planned it together. Criss-cross. I do your murder -

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Bruno: You must be tired, Guy. I know I am. I've sure had a strenuous evening. Now look, Guy, about my father. I have the plans made. Two plans. A plan of the grounds and a plan of the house. I have in old Luger I bought at a pawn shop in San Francisco. My father -- Bruno: Wait a minute, Guy. To have to talk. We have to arrange things. Guy: Get away before I give you what you gave Miriam. Bruno: You're not yourself, Guy. You're tired. When you think things over, you'll see I'm right. Tomorrow -- Guy: I don't know you. I never saw you before. I never want to see you again.

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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

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Anne: How did you get him to do it, Guy? Guy: I get him to do it? Anne: He killed Miriam, didn't he? Tell me, Guy! Guy: Yes. He's a maniac. I met him on the train going to Metcalf. He had a crazy scheme about exchanging murders. I do his murder and he do mine. Anne: What do you mean -- your murder, Guy? Guy: Well, he'd read about me in the paper. He knew about Miriam -- and about you. He suggested that if he got rid of Miriam for me, I should kill his father. Anne: You must have realized he was talking a lot of nonsense! Guy: Of course! I didn't give it another thought. And now a lunatic wants me to kill his father. Anne: It's too fantastic! Guy: Yes, isn't it? Anne: You mean you've known about Miriam all this time? Guy: Since the first night. He gave me her glasses. Anne: Why didn't you call the police? Guy: And have them say what you did -- "Mr. Haines, how did you get him to do it?" And Bruno would say we'd planed it together. Anne: Oh, Guy -- what can we do? Guy: I don't know, Anne

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Guy: Mr. Anthony! Mr. Antony! Don't be alarmed -- but I must talk to you about your son. About Bruno. Mr. Antony! Bruno: Yes, Mr. Haines? My father isn't home tonight, Mr. Haines. I was about to tell you that over the phone. But you came to such a sudden decision. I wondered why. Guy: Since you sent me a key to your house, I decided to use it -- to make a little social call on your father. I thought he'd be interested to know he has a lunatic son. Bruno: Then a I correct, Mr. Haines, in assuming that you have no intention of going ahead with our arrangement? Guy: No intention whatsoever. I never had. Bruno: I see. You won't have any further use for the key, then, Mr. Haines. Thank you very such. Guy: [tossing the gun on the bed] Or this. Guy: Look, Bruno. You're terribly sick. I don't know whether it's possible for you to realize it or not. I don't know much about these things, Bruno. But why don't you go someplace where you can get some treatment? Not only for your own sake, Bruno, bu

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