Connie
Mr. Howard Knox.
Starkweather
And why is he called Ali Baba?
Margaret
That is my nickname for him. In the den of thieves, you know. You remember your Arabian Nights.
Starkweather
(Severely.) I have been wanting to speak to you for some time, Margaret, about that man. You know that I have never interfered with your way of life since your marriage, nor with your and Tom's housekeeping arrangements. But this man Knox. I understand that you have even had him here in your house—
Margaret
(Interrupting.) He is very liable to be here this afternoon, any time, now.