DUNN. Dr. Bernstein himself is on the way here, Inspector.
DONOHUE. Good! Mike, get one of the servants to help you to carry this sofa into another room.
(DUNN _turns and exits_ L. _without speaking._)
I won't have to trouble you after all, sir.
(MASON _drops down to console table_ R. _of chesterfield._ DONOHUE _gives a little laugh._)
Funny how these old superstitions cling to us. One of the first tests for guilt invented by detectives was to ask a supposed murderer to touch the body of his victim. (_Slight pause._) The test didn't work very well, did it? Certainly you four gentlemen can't all be guilty. (_Slight pause._) Well, we'll have to try something else. (_Very impressively._) Because, you know, I really am going to arrest the murderer of Edward Wales to-night.
(DUNN _enters from_ L., _followed by_ POLLOCK.)
Carry the sofa into another room, please.
CROSBY (_down_ L.). Into that room, please. (_Indicating door_ L.C.)
(DUNN _goes up to door_ L.C., _turns knob--discovers door is locked._ POLLOCK _crosses to_ R. _end of chesterfield facing fireplace on which dummy has been placed between first and second acts. Dummy is covered with a drapery_.)
DUNN (_at door_ L.C.). The door is locked.
(DUNN _comes down_ L.C., _gets keys, goes up and unlocks door. He and_ POLLOCK _pick up chesterfield,_ POLLOCK _taking his end of chesterfield through door_ L.C. _first._)
DONOHUE. Make as quick an examination as you can and report to me here. (_The men exit carrying sofa into room_ L.C. DONOHUE _crosses to chair below table_ R. _and sits._ TRENT _places chair_ L.C.) If you will all come a little closer, please.
(_The positions now become as follows:_--WILLIAM _back of table_ R.; HELEN O'NEILL _seated above table;_ MISS EASTWOOD _seated below console table_ R. _end of chesterfield;_ ROSALIE _seated_ C. _chesterfield;_ MRS. CROSBY _seated in arm-chair up_ C.; MASON _standing upper end of table_ R.; MISS ERSKINE _seated up_ L.C.; MRS. TRENT _seated in chair_ L.C.; STANDISH _standing_ L. _of_ MRS. TRENT, _and_ TRENT _seated_ L.C.; CROSBY _down_ L.C. DONOHUE _seated lower end of table_ R.)
Now, I can see you all quite comfortably.
(POLLOCK _enters door_ L.C., _closes door--crosses to door_ L. _and exits, closing the door._)