with me. I have great sympathy with the poor. In my position I'm bound to recognise the distress there is amongst them." Roper, Barthwick's lawyer, wants to know how to present the case in the police court. Mrs. Barthwick believes that Jack's involvement is an invention of Jones; Jack is unwilling to appear in court; Barthwick is anxious that the details should not get into the papers. Act III In the police court, Mrs. Jones says she was shocked that her husband had the box. Jones says he helped young Mr. Barthwick to unlock the door, and that Jack said to him, "You look... like one of these 'ere Socialists. Take whatever you like." Jones says he took the box out of spite. Jack, questioned by Roper, says he does not remember Jones letting him in. Barthwick does not press charges, and Mrs. Jones is discharged. Jones, who has pleaded guilty to stealing the box and assaulting the police, is told that being drunk is no excuse, and is given one month in prison. As he leaves he shouts resentfully at Jack, who took the purse while drunk but has not got into trouble with the law. Television The play has been adapted for television: In 1939 it was a BBC play: it featured Gibb McLaughlin as John Barthwick, Basil Langton as Jack Barthwick, Leon M. Lion as Jones and Louise Hampton as Mrs. Jones. In 1949 it was a BBC play, produced by Fred O'Donovan. It featured Arthur Young as John Barthwick, Derek Blomfield as Jack Barthwick, Edmund Willard as Jones and Nancy Price as Mrs. Jones. In 1955 it was a Pond's Theater play, featuring Tom Helmore and Roddy McDowall. In 1959 it was a BBC play, directed by Michael Leeston-Smith. References External links Plays by John Galsworthy 1906 plays Plays set in the United Kingdom Plays adapted into television shows West End plays