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Leonard walks Sir Wilfrid through the night Mrs French died: he visited her at eight, left at nine, and walked home. The lawyer presses on money and motive, then warns that a loving wife's testimony does not count for much, because "Blood is thicker than evidence." What looked like a defence is slowly turning into a case.
Sir Wilfrid Warns About the Wife's Testimony
❝ Monólogo · 8 frases the no-motive argument
Layered hypotheticals and rhetorical questions dismantle the motive until it collapses.
Leonard tells Sir Wilfrid the story of the night Mrs French was killed: he went to her house about eight, listened to music with her, and left around nine. Sir Wilfrid questions him about money and about why he never brought his wife, then warns that Christine's testimony will not be worth much. Brogan-Moore joins the case.
Leonard keeps answering like a man with nothing to hide, which only makes the lawyer more careful. His alibi is real but useless — "I can prove that. I can swear to it, in or out of court, in the witness box, anywhere!" — because the only witness is his devoted wife, and Sir Wilfrid warns him that such testimony "does not carry much weight," adding, "Blood is thicker than evidence." The interview is really a rehearsal for court: every honest answer gives the prosecution another thread, from the money he hoped to borrow to the housekeeper's day off. Sir Wilfrid's summary of the case, "they don't look bad, Mr Vole, they look terrible," is the film's sharpest joke and its fairest warning. Leonard may be innocent, but the evidence does not need him to be guilty.
A1–C2 es la escala MCER. Las tarjetas por encima del nivel elegido se atenúan y la reproducción no se pausa en ellas.
“As for things looking bad, they don't look bad, Mr Vole, they look terrible.”
One line tightens from bad to terrible and leaves the accused nowhere to stand.
Informal
“I can prove that. I can swear to it, in or out of court, in the witness box, anywhere!”
The vows pile up one after another until the speaker sounds more desperate than sure.
Neutral
“It has been known, Mr Vole. Blood is thicker than evidence.”
A familiar proverb is quietly rewritten, and a wife's loyalty becomes a legal liability.
Neutral
“Or, if he'd been hoping for a golden egg, why kill the goose before it was laid?”
It flips a familiar proverb into a question, turning logic into a memorable comeback.
literary
A mass of circumstantial evidence. No alibi whatsoever. It's a hot potato. - Tossing it into your lap. - Much obliged. Your line of defence, however, will be lack of motive. You will agree that we can rule out a crime of passion, hm? That leaves us with a murder for profit. If Mr Vole had been sponging off Mrs French, why cut off the source of supply? Or, if he'd been hoping for a golden egg, why kill the goose before it was laid? No motive. No motive whatsoever.
Siguiente · 07with flying coloursLa escena: Inspector Hearne Arrests LeonardLeonard says he left Mrs French at nine, but no one saw him on the way home except Christine, his wife. The lawyer warns that a devoted wife's testimony carries little weight.
He asks whether Mrs French gave Leonard money and whether he was after her money. Leonard admits he hoped for a loan for his invention, which gives the prosecution a possible motive.
There is a mass of circumstantial evidence and no alibi, so it is awkward and dangerous to handle. Brogan-Moore says it is a hot potato as he hands it to Sir Wilfrid.
He argues there was no motive: if Leonard was sponging off Mrs French, killing her would cut off his supply, just as killing the goose destroys the golden egg.
