yeah.  he and my father used to ride together back in the thirties.  fox hunting.  before i was born.
gladly.  .  the safe is in mr. jennings' bedroom, that'll be stop number one.
 why.  hello, we thought we heard something.  i'm thomas franklin.
 the gardener? .  yes, of course.  mr. chance, this is ms. hayes.
 we're with franklin, jennings and roberts, the law firm handling the estate.
 are you waiting for someone? an appointment?
your lunch? you have a luncheon appointment here?
louise?.  the maid?.  but she should have left earlier today.
 you've quite a sense of humor, mr. chance - but all kidding aside, may i ask just what you are doing here?
you live here? .  we don't have any record of that.
 how long have you been living here?
since you were a child?
do you have any proof of your employment, mr. chance - any checks from the deceased, any contracts or documents?
how were you compensated for these duties you say you performed?
how were you paid?
mr. chance, perhaps you could show us some identification with your address -- a driver's license, a credit card, checkbook?
then how about medical records? could you give us the name of your doctor, or your dentist?
 joe? who's joe?
1952?
mr. chance, that was twenty-seven years ago.
come now, mr. jennings had been bedridden for thirty-five years, since he fractured his spine.
 we shall need some proof of your having resided here, mr. chance.
have you served in the army?
are you related to the deceased, mr. chance?
 do you drive this, mr. chance?
mr. chance, the fact remains that we have no information of your having any connection with the deceased.
what are your plans now, mr. chance?
 what do you make of all this?
 yeah.
well.  he's either very, very bright or very, very dense - he's hard to figure.  .  let's just keep everything legal.
mr. chance, assuming what you say is the truth, i would like to know what sort of claim you are planning to make against the deceased's estate.
good. that's good. then if you would please sign a paper to that effect.
come now, mr. chance.
but you won't sign, correct?
very well, mr. chance - if you insist on dragging this matter on.  but i must inform you this house will be closed tomorrow at noon. if indeed, you do reside here, you will have to move out.
i think you do, mr. chance. however, i will reiterate, this house is closed and you must leave.  call me if you change your mind about signing. c'mon, sally - let's grab a bite.
it's that gardener!
no! he's a real gardener!
okay, i'll see you in twenty minutes.
sally hayes is not a bitch - she's a damn fine attorney! i've got to talk to her about this gardiner.
look, johanna.
 it didn't make any sense to me at all. i didn't know what the hell he was talking about.
yeah? well, i don't understand what was up his sleeve when he pulled that stunt with us? what was he doing? and why?
you know, sally - i really feel like i've been had, and you know what that means, don't you?.  it means that any political future i had is right down the toilet!
 jesus, the thought of spending the rest of my life as an attorney, that is really a downer.  and, christ, sally, i almost forgot johanna is starting to think something's going on between.
 and he told us that he had been living there since he was a child, working as a gardener. he showed us a room in the garage, where he said he stayed, and i.  well, i didn't really believe him, of course - but why the act?
another thing that baffles me, doctor - what was his connection with the deceased? major financial dealings, obviously - but our firm has no record of any such transactions.
well, he said it was his, he walked us through it.
of course, doctor, i understand.
certainly, glad to be of help.