Scenes Seven And Eight

Scene Seven
George summarises that he has serves three years of his sentence and now wishes Arthur to help him clear his name so that he may continue to practise as a solicitor. Arthur agrees to help, and states that he has noticed George’s terrible eyesight…

“The fact you held your newspaper three inches from your face. As to the spectacles, I assure you, the absence of clear dints down your nose are clear testimony as to when they were prescribed. Certainly long after you were convicted of locating, quieting and then mutilating a small pony in the pitch dark in the middle of a field”

…Arthur believes that this may be grounds for proving George’s innocence.

George flicks through the book Arthur has given him. Jean enters and she and Arthur replay how they met. We hear him promise to teach her to ski, and to attend a singing recital she is giving. Jean tells Maud about the fact that Arthur was married when they met, but that his wife was dying.

Scene Eight
Sheets fall and cover the furniture, converting the hotel into a rural snowscape.

Arthur and Woodie have visited the village to look at the crime scenes. Despite Arthur’s attempts to remain incognito, he has been recognised and is approached by Maud. She recommends to him that he insists on seeing ALL of the letters that her father has kept regarding the incident, and she recounts that she and George had a day out in Aberystwyth. She remains cryptic but hints that all may not be well with George.