CBS Radio Mystery Theatre — You're Better Off Guilty ~ Act 3: Scenes 4~6 Miss Evans: Maybe I meant to all along. I... I had the gun, didn't I?     [Stokkete/Bigstock.com]  Smoking Gun In a follow up visit from Miss Evans, the victim's manager, the Inspector gets his 'smoking gun' -- that is to say, he gets all the evidence he needs to arrest and charge a suspect. He didn't expect it to turn out this way, but now he's got both a confession and the murder weapon. Why confess? Sure that Ralph had killed Jill Jorras, he'd called him in for more questioning. In fact, he should arrive any minute now. He wanted to grill him with questions until he slipped up, made that fatal mistake that would give himself away. Then an unexpected visit from Miss Evans forces him to toss his old theory aside as she not only confesses, but also produces the murder weapon. The Inspector had been 'barking up the wrong tree'. But why confess? She wasn't even a "person of interest". The inspector saw her as a witness, not a suspect. If she just kept her mouth shut, she probably wouldn't get caught. Listen and find out why she tells all. She has a couple of reasons. Dropped like a hot potato! Being taken off the suspect list must have been a relief, but it has some serious negative side effects for Ralph, too. After all, his sudden notoriety had given him respect and an air of fascination that attracted women, clients, and the public in general. Now it is suddenly gone. Listen to find out how people treat him, who abandons him, and who sticks by his side. Keywords: Act 3: Scene 4 neglect to: (v) to leave out, to skip over, to omit 疏忽、遺漏、略去 You neglected to tell me that your friend Pat is a woman. Biblical: related to the Bible 聖經上的 Forgiveness is a Biblical teaching. When asked if we should forgive someone seven times, Jesus said to forgive seventy times seven! Wow! That’s 490 times! In other words, don’t even try to keep track of it. allotment: the share/portion that one has been given 分配、分成 Here is your daily allotment of vitamins. three-score years and ten: 70 years, the average lifetime (score = 20 years) 70 年平均 壽命 In Shakespeare’s time, when someone reached 70 years of age, they’d say he was three-score years and ten. medical science: the knowledge of how to treat diseases 醫學 There have been some great breakthroughs in medical science in the past decade. Shoot! Go ahead, say what you want to say. Out with it! Spit it out! 有屁快放、說吧! If you have any questions, go ahead and shoot. I'm listening. furious: very angry 氣憤、狂怒、暴怒 He was furious when he found out she had snooped through his email. get/take/bear the brunt of: be the first to be affected (by a disaster, etc.) 首當其衝 The company’s public relations officer has to bear the brunt of the humiliation when the company carelessly makes mistakes. dictate: (v) to speak while sb else writes down what you say 口述 I have paper and pen ready for you to dictate the information. stenographer: notetaker 速記員、記錄員 The court stenographer writes down every detail that people say. Act 3: Scene 5 conference: meeting 會議 The conference will be held at an airport hotel this year. reschedule: rebook an appointment, change the time for a meeting 改期 You will have to reschedule as the doctor cannot make it to your appointment today. Act 3: Scene 6 affair: extramarital affair, a sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other 外遇、曖昧關係、偷情 She had an affair with the mailman so her husband divorced her. sums everything up: to synthesize the opinions of the masses 綜合群眾的意見 That pretty much sums up the events of my holiday in Bali. Are there any questions? lingering: to remain alive although getting weaker and less influential 逗留的、縈繞的 I have a lingering feeling that just will not leave me that she is still alive. surefire: c