Chief Inspector Morse is drinking a pint of beer. He is thinking about an attractive woman who lives not far away. The woman he is thinking of is hanging, dead, from the ceiling of her kitchen. On the floor lies a chair, almost two metres away from the woman's feet. Chief Inspector Morse finishes his pint, and orders another. Perhaps he will visit Anne, after all. But he is in no particular hurry. Meanwhile, Anne is still hanging in her kitchen, waiting for the police to come and cut her down. She is in no hurry, either.

總警長Morse正喝著一杯啤酒，想著一個魅力十足的女人，她住在附近。而現在，在她家廚房天花板上吊自殺，地上倒著一把椅子，距離女人的腳約莫2公尺。Morse喝完了啤酒，又點另一杯，或許他最後會去拜訪Anne，但他不趕時間。此時，Anne還吊在她的廚房，等著警察來把她放下來，一樣，她也不趕時間。