There’s That Woman Again (1938) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Sally's dizziness and forgetfulness at the beginning of the film establishes her as scatterbrained and somewhat ineffective, which explains why she failed to relay Mr. Stone's important message about the meeting. This character trait becomes relevant later when she makes her own misguided attempt to solve the case.

• sally reardon
• forgetfulness
• memory lapse
• string finger

Bill Reardon identified Charles Crenshaw as his prime suspect because Crenshaw was a clerk at the jewelry store, giving him direct access to the valuable items. This made him the most logical suspect based on opportunity, though the real culprit turned out to be someone entirely different.

• charles crenshaw
• suspect
• jewelry store
• thefts
• clerk

Bill was conducting his own covert investigation into Crenshaw, secretly tailing him and searching his apartment to gather evidence that would confirm his suspicions. Unbeknownst to Crenshaw, the mysterious man following him was actually the detective himself working undercover.

• bill reardon
• undercover investigation
• crenshaw apartment
• surveillance

Mrs. Nacelle was being blackmailed by her secret husband Tony Croy, a mob boss. Since she and Croy were married but never divorced, he used this incriminating secret to force her into stealing jewelry from her own husband's store as part of his criminal scheme.

• mrs nacelle
• jewelry store
• stealing
• blackmail
• tony croy

Mrs. Nacelle and Tony Croy had secretly married years earlier but never divorced. This hidden past made her vulnerable to blackmail, as Croy threatened to expose her past if she didn't comply with his demands to steal from her husband's store.

• mrs nacelle
• tony croy
• secret marriage
• blackmail
• mob boss

Davis was murdered by a trick gun concealed inside a file drawer at the jewelry store. The device was rigged to fire when the drawer was opened, similar to the booby-trapped safe at Mrs. Nacelle's mansion. The killer had set this trap expecting someone else to open the drawer.

• mr davis
• murder
• trick gun
• file drawer
• jewelry store

The trick gun was a concealed weapon installed inside a file cabinet drawer, designed to fire automatically when the drawer was opened. This same mechanism was used in both the jewelry store (killing Davis) and Mrs. Nacelle's home (attempted against Croy). The device was part of Mrs. Nacelle's elaborate scheme to eliminate those who threatened her.

• trick gun
• file drawer
• booby trap
• concealed weapon
• mechanism

After being blackmailed by Croy into stealing from her husband's store, Mrs. Nacelle planned to eliminate him to end the blackmail permanently. She tricked Croy into opening a safe that was rigged with a concealed gun, hoping to kill him and silence him forever. However, the plan backfired during the confrontation with Bill.

• mrs nacelle
• safe
• tony croy
• trap
• revenge
• murder

Sally believed Charles Crenshaw was innocent and wanted to prove it by retrieving the stolen jewelry herself. Her misguided plan was to steal items from the store while Crenshaw was incarcerated, then use them as evidence that someone else was the real thief. She used keys lifted from Mrs. Nacelle's purse to access the store.

• sally reardon
• steal jewelry
• prove innocence
• charles crenshaw

Mrs. Nacelle was the true criminal mastermind. While the investigation focused on Crenshaw and later Davis, it was revealed that she orchestrated the entire theft scheme. She stole the jewelry under duress from Croy's blackmail, killed Davis to prevent him from discovering her secrets, and attempted to kill Croy to end the blackmail.

• mrs nacelle
• mastermind
• crimes
• thefts
• scheme
• murderer