It is not long before Johnnie cooks up another scheme as he and Beaky enter into a partnership to erect a housing development at a local beauty spot. However, in refusing to share these details with her (whether he is conscious of it or not) Johnnie continues to fuel her feelings of doubt and suspicion. Trying to come to terms with and understand Johnnie’s behaviour, Lina provides him with the chance to be honest about his job with Captain Melbeck. In a line that perfectly encapsulates her feelings towards him, she coos ‘I couldn’t stop loving you if I tried.’ This scene epitomises the dynamic in their relationship and the pattern of Johnnie’s behaviour, making Lina repel from and then subsequently soften towards him, that is repeated time and time again. In response he advises that she is the one thing he wouldn’t change and upon hearing this her face lights up. Whilst out driving one afternoon, Johnnie asks Lina if she has any regrets marrying him, a question she adroitly turns around on him, possibly because she is worried she may answer too truthfully. ![]() ![]() Rebecca McCallum concludes her analysis of Suspicion, part of her Hitchcock’s Women series exclusively for Moving Pictures Film Club.
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