An Inspector Calls - Director's Notes.Introduction:Arthur Birling, a successful manufacturer, hosts a family dinner to celebrate his daughter's engagement. Into this cozy scene the tough silhouette of a police inspector intrudes. Text: =====INSPECTOR Mr. Birling ?BIRLING Yes. Sit down, Inspector.INSPECTOR (sitting) Thank you, sir.BIRLING Have a glass of port - or a little whiskey?INSPECTOR No, thank you, Mr Birling. I'm on duty.BIRLING You're new, aren't you?INSPECTOR Yes, sir. Recently transferred. BIRLING I thought you must be. I was an alderman for years - and lord mayor two years ago - and I'm still on the bench - so I know the Brumley police pretty well - and I thought I'd never seen you before. ERIC LEAVING: Why does my father ask and say the following to the inspector? He said that everyone should take care of themselves and now he is setting a very good example. I think he behaves this way so that Gerald can be really impressed that Mr. Birling is a stubborn businessman like Lord Croft. Now he tries to scare the inspector by saying that he knows someone at the Constabulary. He treats the inspector as a person belonging to a lower class. My father will never change or realize that his actions have effects on others. INSPECTOR Absolutely. BIRLING Well, what can I do for you? Trouble over a warrant?INSPECTOR No, Mr. BirlingBIRLING (after a pause, with a touch of impatience) Well, what is it then?INSPECTOR I would like some information, if you don't mind, Mr Birling.Two hours ago a young woman died in the infirmary. She had been taken there that afternoon because she had swallowed a lot of strong disinfectant. I burned it from top to bottom, of course. ERIC (involuntary) My God! INSPECTOR Yes, she was in a lot of pain. They did everything they could for her in the infirmary, but she died. Suicide, of course. BIRLING (rather impatiently) Yes, yes. Horrible deal. But I don't understand why you come here, Inspector. -INSPECTOR (cutting massively) I went around the room she occupied, and she had left a letter and a sort of diary there. Like many young women who find themselves in situations of all kinds, she had used more than one name. But his original name - his real name - was EvaSmith ... middle of paper ... he doesn't throw women out on the street, what does he do? Play golf, or make a fool of yourself in front of Colonel Roberts and, apparently, that Mr. Croft guy. ERIC No, I mean about this girl – Eva Smith. Why shouldn't they try to get higher salaries? We try to get the highest prices possible. And I don't see why she should have been fired just because she had a little more wit than the others. You said yourself that she worked well. I would have let her stay. BIRLING (rather angry) If you don't get your ideas straight, you'll never be able to let someone stay or tell someone to leave. It's time you learned to handle some responsibilities. This is something that your public school and university life doesn't seem to teach you. ERIC (sulking) Well, we don't need to tell the inspector everything, do we? BIRLING, I don't see that we need it. to tell the inspector more. In fact, I can't tell him anything. I told the girl to go away and she left. That's the last time I heard from her. Do you have any idea what happened to him after that? Getting in trouble? Go to the street? INSPECTOR (rather slowly) No, she's not.