(Interrupting.) Not for a thief.
(Speaking intensely and in a low voice.) Margaret, it is not too late. Give them back, and no one shall know.
(A pause, in which Margaret is silent, in the throes of indecision.)
Dobleman
Mr. Hubbard says he will be here in three minutes. Fortunately, Senator Chalmers is with him.
(Starkweather nods and looks at Margaret.) (Door at left rear opens, and enter Mrs. Starkweather and Connie. They are dressed for the street and evidently just going out.)
Mrs. Starkweather
(Speaking in a rush.) We are just going out, Anthony. You were certainly wrong in making us attempt to take that 2:10 train. I simply can't make it. I know I can't. It would have been much wiser—
(Suddenly apprehending the strain of the situation between Starkweather and Margaret.)—Why, what is the matter?
Starkweather