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　　Shor- tly before h==e is \[to we)d, milliona-;(ire John Willis .is visi[ te ;%)d b
y Dr.@ H  arry S !.; Blair, a` psychiatrist wh;:o in:+\forms him th;at year/s before he was married\^ to Nan).cy,* ^ Jo%?.=hn&,]%$#39s wife-to-be, and /!warns him **that $she is me=) n/%tal :ly  /)]unb@a%,lanced.-
　　Blair the;)[n relates t*he fol.\l)^$ow_ing story: After a whirlwin d romance in$: F) l orida,? Blai^r marri$\es ]`N+
,a?ncy and star!
ts a `psychiatric practic/^e in N#-ew York. O@#ne /day, artis. t No#,):rma (n.\] Clyde ?$)com? e[)@s to  `his office

 a]nd te!lls him `);%that an innoc$en: t man*-_ is abo-=ut%%=# to be execu ted in Si! ng Sing+. P!=rison =and tha.t Nancy
is the\=; cau`) se `(of his unjust incarc:erat%-ion. A dis]+-traught Clyde then explains himsel_f to a curious Blair:　　Thr=+ee y;ears bef*%ore, Cly(
de meets N%ancy, whose m+:aid$en n !ame was *;Monk s, when[ she enro+lls in his art cla `ss. The moody\_! C^^]ly.de %soon f alls in love?  with N#ancy&%[#3[+9^s h$
o+ nest charm $a* nd beauty[\.@ Nancy+(, a se,cretar]%y, _introduces Clyde to her boss, millionaire @;Andrew %,? B(`onner, an]d ;
-persuades
 Bonner to sh?o(#)wcase Cl%;[yde's painting+^` #s$
.@ a@ ( t on;e of his priva(te showings. To Nancy's delig;ht, Cly?%$!de'/ s p [ \ainti n/=_)g:, a depi#ctio_,n of^ the tragic figu`/_re @Cas! #]sa= ndra@_ for which she modeled, wins^;# first prize at the; s,+howing. The  evening is pe-rfect u$^ntil .an expensive [;brac=elet / is s;to le_#]n from a `guest$
,) and Clyde later find^^s it i _n N*a^^ncy&.#39s =;)pu:rse\-. A+
,_fter Cly(-;de confr *o[#nt]%;s a confused+% Nancy about the the.$
ft #, she relates the following sto;=/ry to expl_?ain :he+$r behavior:　　; As a young girl, Na-
ncy lives wi-th her% h\+ousekeeper mother in ;
;the+] lavish Willis ho me and plays with Karen, the Willi, ses.9 
litt.\-le daug(?hter. Althou(/_]gh Karen wants: to  invite Nancy to he[r upcoming!/ bi
),/rth$) da+@^y party, @)Mr,s. Willis ref^uses to allow the l),ower-cla?=s./s Nan:_*c?y to\+ attend. A#,
( true friend, K#@;aren promise?s). to /give#$ Nan=.cy o$@ne #of ] th`-e pins her guests ar$,e [rec _eiving . When K\%:aren realizes there a )re no @;extr^ a -*pins

;(, however+, sh*.e(#+@ offers Nancy the!\ beautiful locket !she ha!(s just received from he@r mother. ./Nan-@cy, 's subsequ;\$en!/]t j+ oy
.is soon cru ?sh ed when Mrs. Willis$ demands that s #he return t:he `,locket.= La)t:$)er
, t he *l:ock[et i
s discovered missi*,ng, and Nancy [is ac\% cus.-!ed #of th/*eft$[. $]\Although Nancy:!'s mot _her so on fi\?nd*s the lock(:#=e(
.t( in (Ka%ren's dress, Mrs]. Wil-^lis #refu
@ses to believe.\ Nancy and forces her to &qu)\otconfe=/ss."　　@/The a/=dult Nancy th (e
n admits ,=t%
o Clyde t^h(##*at _#this childhoo_#d]/. humili  ation caus!e=
d he%)r-, ?;*unc.\on
$scious !desire to %=st
:eal the bra%cel!^e#t at the *p,!arty. After a forgivin))g Clyde returns the bracelet %/anonymo$-usly, he and ,`Nancy@!_+ c)\(onti($#nue thei^r!_# roma?\/nce unt*
i)l the next pa_ rty at the Bo\n. ^^ners&#!=^ +39. Su^_-s ;pec_)t/%@`ing that the abs.ent`;# N!+$^=an\cy is spe:@nd
ing ](%the !]_even!
)i\ ng in?[ Bonne`**r's ?(a
rm+)s, Clyde leaves the party to; lo(=ok f?:or her an^_d+ sees her? e [xiting Mrs. Bonner's`! be]droom? just after two gunsh ots a`r.%=e fired. Bonner is fo^und$ murd=ered, \and Mrs. Bo+?nner's di `!amond%!@ necklace, stol(!en. Although Nanc=@y ._a,nd Clyde a.=^re questione /d, valet Myron Dex#]t)er is even\_@tually found guilty and (@i#!s#]) sent __enced to ( die.( Clyde,] however, )$s[t]+rongly suspects Na)(@nc+)y, but sh:/:;e $=angrily ma,:intains her innocence an)d l!eav*,es for F^l :orida%[.　　Bac^^
k in h\i+s office, B%]l__air defends.+= Nancy  to Clyde but;\ invites h.im to/ his house ^that evening[_. When #_\$confro)!`@,nted, Na ncy de/ nies every ^thing^ and tell; s ^
Blair that Clyde @is merely )`jealous./\^ The_ next d_ay(), Dexter is executed% , a=nd a guilt-rid(den \ C#?l`yde ^= (jumps from Blair's office-$ window ,to hi= s death;%.　　To avoid ]:s`ca/n/+dal, Blair and N_ancy move t ,o E??,ngland, an@-d after #?World@ Wa=(?r II breaks out, B@lair -?volunteers *his:@ medic,_al servic*:\es, w?! hile Na-$%ncy become`s a^$n@ ambulance driver@. Ex/_*pressing@! concern over Bl^@air's health, Nancy insist$*s \that_ they t[\ake a v\[a#cation at Lo/rd and Lady Wyndha.m's* manor [+house. Jus[#t as
+  they are leav- ing, +[Bl a?;%ir learn[/+s tha[%(t one =!`of Lad_ -y Wyndham_9s+ -$va.luable jewels ha!s been stolen=*!
. Bla/*ir*  susp,ects%, Nancy but is unable (to prove.@ anything+.- un= ti^`$l #a bomb-# dest*roys their f!(lat;* an= d reveals.] h)er cache of stole!n *%je;wels.　　Although ]*#confro- ]nted d.ire;! ctly,*)+ Nancy continues ,;to
:deny any guilt[ and%: divor!c.es Bl ?,air aft%er he )\su#!ffers `a nerv o\!us breakdown[. !Bac:#^k in J!]o`hn's study, 
Blair, like Cl[:y);d (e be-]fore hi.`m, : tries to] convi[n)ce John to abandon Nanc \?.y,$
(`+who no+?$w use[`s the ,*\name Pa@+:tton(+. John, however, believes Nancy wh_-en she t *:ells ] h,?im that Bla]ir is sti/[-l?l suff
er%`i[ng from,$ his breakdo,
wn=.　　Moments before t?he wedding is to .?/\start, N [a* n-=+cy's future mo\ther =*-i%!n-law, the unsu$spec\-)\ti. _%ng Mrs+$. @$Wil lis, _g=*i)!ves her the .same locket that s;]he once took away, and tells )
her that it is a)_ prec[i]@!.ous family hei$*rloom. The l[$]ocket c auses Nancy to _^/be ov+er
*come with
?
%\ guilt, and she co^.llapses at the a/ltar in hyste_^]rics. As Nancy is l(;/ater t! *aken aw:ay to an! institution, J=-%ohn sa-]dly realiz++\es #the, truth/\ of Bla@ir's story:!*, but de,termines to^ see Nancy through . her;! cris^ is.