(_She takes_
HELEN'S _face in her hands and looks at her closely. Then with a little
cry of contentment stands_ R. _of_ HELEN. ROSALIE _and_ HELEN _back up
to chesterfield_.) Now, darling, you must not be frightened. Look up,
child. Why do not you say something?
HELEN. I can't.
(_Sits on chesterfield._ DONOHUE _gives a short laugh_.)
DONOHUE. What can she say?
WILLIAM (_going to her_). Dear, tell him it's a lie.
CROSBY. Wait. Let me talk to her. (CROSBY _comes over to_ HELEN _and
sits beside her on the chesterfield_, R. _side_. WILLIAM _is at_ L.
_end_.) My dear, you understand that none of us believe--what the
Inspector wants us to believe. We know that you have never done
anything--that you are no more guilty of this atrocious crime than I am.
We all want to help you. We believe in you and trust you and love you.
You understand that, don't you?
HELEN. Yes.
WILLIAM. I won't have this.
CROSBY. I'm afraid you must, Will. (_He turns again to_ HELEN.) We
want to help you, so, my dear, you must be perfectly frank with us.
Inspector Donohue says he can prove that you went to that man's rooms.
Is that true?
HELEN (_slowly and reluctantly_). Yes.
(DONOHUE _gives a short laugh. Sits back of table_ R.)
ROSALIE (R. _of chesterfield_). And what if she did? She had a good
errand.
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