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My friend, the late Ian Fleming, the James Bond man, was really responsible

the story you're going to see now.

We were staying the weekend at a house in Vermont, and at dinner, the roast leg

of lamb was so dry and tough that Ian looked across to me and whispered, this

ruddy thing must have been under deep freeze for ten years. She ought to be

shot.

No, I said, not shot. I think there must be a more interesting punishment than

that.

That's how the idea for this story began.

broccoli. Oh, and your favorite, cheesecake.

Inspector Marnie's wife.

Yes, it's my husband, Patrick.

He's dead.

Yes, I'm sure.

Oh, please come. Please, quickly.

Don't you know?

It's so...

Did they say Pat?

Watch

this front

door. See no visitors. Come in.

Is he dead?

Is he?

I'm afraid so.

Now, Mary, I want to...

The kitchen. Come on. You can't stay in here. Come on. I'll take you through.

Come on.

That's it. Good girl. Come on.

Good girl.

Home we go.

That's it. That's it.

There we go. Home we go.

That's it. Home we go.

No sign of a fault, then? Poor forensic pathology that works. Then check up on

it. Right. Right. It's all right, Mary. We're in charge now.

There. There. There.

Sit there.

That's it.

Can I get you anything? A drink?

Whiskey? Glass of water?

Water.

That's it.

There, that's it.

I'm a man, isn't you, Jack?

It's all right.

It's all right, Mary. We're here.

We're all here.

There,

there, that's it.

That's it.

Okay.

Now, Mary, you tell me what happened, right?

Take your time.

We'll get there.

Now, from the beginning, if you can, ma 'am.

You mean when Patrick came home?

That's it, yes. Good girl.

Patrick came home early.

For what?

Hello?

Patrick.

Darling. How lucky to have you home so early.

Are you tired?

Mm.

How are you?

We are fine.

I'll get your drink. It's all ready.

Guess what?

He kicked again today.

Did he?

Perhaps he'll be a footballer.

Soda?

No, as it comes.

Neat.

Why not?

My poor darling.

They do work you so hard, don't they?

What happened today?

Oh, pretty much as usual.

One extortion with menaces, two grievous bodily harms, a body in the river we're

treating as a murder.

Far from the course.

I'm not dreadful to me.

Well, people are dreadful.

Some of them.

Haven't you got a drink?

Baby ah sensible

I won't chatter on at you. Not if you're tired.

No, it's all right.

Well, I'll tell you what. Shall I get you something to eat?

Some cheese and crackers.

Only I haven't made supper.

It's Thursday.

Oh, don't you want to go out?

No, I don't.

I couldn't face a Chinese.

Well, that's all right.

I've plenty of things in the freezer and the corner shop. I told you, I'm not

hungry.

Well, maybe now, but you might be later, darling.

It's all in the freezer.

You and your new freezer.

It is marvellous.

I just have to go and get some vegetables.

What would you like?

Beef, pork or lamb?

You'll have to get it soon.

So there was nothing about Pat's manner that was unusual?

No.

No, not really.

He said he was overtired.

Didn't want to go out.

I said that, didn't I?

The doctor wants a word, Jack. Right.

I won't be a minute.

Hold on.

You're doing fine.

The doctor said death was any time between half past five and six.

Fingerprint! It isn't her, Belfort.

You'd better start looking for something heavy.

Except a single blow to the back of the head. You can't be expecting it.

Neat. What?

Fool! The soda! So he took his whiskey neat!

What sort of weapon? Metal?

Could be.

Something with a handle to it to give it momentum on the swing.

Well, come on! Start looking!

The lads already have. What do you take us for?

Of course.

Sorry.

It's a bit of an upset, being Pat, you know. Pat of all people.

No evidence of a fight.

Hit from behind.

The back of his skull looks like a... Do you want to see it yourself? It's all

right, Doctor. I take your word for it.

Harry, check the corner shop.

Samuel, the deli. You can't miss it.

Will do.

Do you think it was an inside job? There's no telling yet. Find the weapon.

Sure, you'll find the man. That's right, Doctor.

Take it to London. Sit down.

What is it, Patrick?

Do you want to go out, darling, after all?

No.

Well, I'd better go and get something to eat. Sit down. I don't want anything.

Can you but eat, darling?

Oh, Lincoln, will you?

Lincoln?

What?

What?

I've... got something I must tell you.

What is it?

It's only fair.

I mean, in all fairness, I've got to tell you, right?

I don't know, do I, darling, if you don't tell me? She called Barbara.

It isn't a sudden thing. Well, four months.

We've been seeing each other for four months.

The fact is, it's just one of those things, you know, the real, real things.

down!

I've racked my brains.

About telling you, I mean.

I've got to be fair.

Even though it is a bad time.

With the, uh... You know.

I have tried not seeing her, but... Well, I'll look after you, of course.

You and the child, you won't want for anything, that's a promise.

I'm not proud of myself.

And I am sorry.

Very.

Yes.

I want you to believe that.

And as far as I can see, there needn't really be any fuss because, well, let's

face it, it wouldn't do me any good in my job, would it?

Well, that is vital for all of us.

And you're not to play in Barbara.

It's not her fault.

I told you I'm not hungry.

I will wake up.

You did say lamb, didn't you?

I told you I don't want anything. I'm going out.

into the corner shop, darling.

Evening, Sam.

Evening, Sam.

We've decided to eat in tonight.

Sorry about that, Mary.

I'm sorry I had to leave you.

What are you doing?

I thought... Potatoes? Yes.

To go with the lamb.

Mary?

There's no need.

Tell her.

There.

That's it.

Come up.

Come and sit down.

There we go.

Go on.

There you are.

You've just got a bit confused, that's all.

Now, you were just about to go to the shop, right?

How did Mrs. Marnie seem to you?

Oh, beautiful.

Very nice. It's always a pleasure to serve Mrs. Marnie.

Now, come on, you can't book me for that.

Can you?

Ah, closed, yeah, but I opened up specialty and that was her.

Ah.

Hang on, Mrs. Marnie, show me a minute.

I'm sorry, it's probably done.

I know you're closed. All right, Mrs. Marnie, I was just starting up.

How are you today?

I'm absolutely fine, thank you. But I'm afraid I might have missed you. I need

some potatoes.

Yeah? And that broccoli looks rather nice. Oh, yeah, it's beautiful. A pound?

Yes.

Patrick and I have decided to eat in tonight.

Ah, the local bill has given him the evening off, have they? Yes.

Here. I thought you always had Chinese on a Thursday.

Here, a bit extra.

Now, you said you wanted some potatoes, two pounds?

We do normally eat out on Thursday, you're right.

But we decided to stay in, more cosy.

What are you giving him?

Roast lamb.

Actually, I took it straight from the freezer.

You think that'll be all right?

Well, I don't think it never makes no difference, you know. Some people do

it, but me, well... No, for after.

Ice cream, I thought.

Oh, no, no, no. Hold on a minute. Hang about.

Cheesecake with currant.

Now, I know your old man likes cheesecake because he told me so

this one is fresh in today.

Absolute knockout.

Lovely.

Perfect.

Well, their stories agree, their timings agree.

The killer must have been watching the house, then.

Anything from the neighbours?

Not so far.

You don't think it could have been a woman, do you?

I don't think anything yet.

Why? Well, Pat.

What?

Well, he was a bit of a boy sometimes. The ladies.

You have to take him away. It's all right. Go on. Keep going. Mary, stop it.

Come on. He's got to go, Mary. He's got to go. Stop it. Mary, stop it. Come on.

Come on, Mary. Stop it. Stop it.

Mary! Stop it. Stop it. Come on.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Mary,

perhaps you'd like to go somewhere else. No. To your sisters. Or to my house. I

mean, Jean will take care of you. You can stay the night.

Lie down, then, when we've finished upstairs.

Going to take much longer. It could take a while, yes. It's obvious that someone

came in while you were out.

I'll have to do it.

Not me.

It wasn't me.

You mustn't blame yourself.

I mean, policemen are bound to make enemies. We all of us do.

Now, when we find the weapon, it's the old story. We've got the man.

I won't bring Patrick.

Now, come on, come on, come on, come on. In here.

Come on, have a drink. Come on.

Won't you?

Won't you have one, Jack? Me? I'm on duty.

I'm sure Patrick wouldn't have minded.

Not under the circumstances.

He would.

Well, maybe, Anna.

I'll just have a little one.

Oh, Lord.

The Lamb.

I've forgotten.

The lamb. What time is it?

Oh, it's half past nine.

The meal.

I was cooking the meal.

It's all right. I'll switch it off.

Would you?

Jack, you couldn't eat a bit of it, could you?

I mean, I couldn't not a bite.

Well, I... Please.

And the others.

I mean, you've not had time for supper.

You said it's going to be a while yet.

Oh, please.

Looks lovely. Very nice, Doc.

You're a dab -handed carpenter.

My old man used to be a butcher.

Very nice. It's done to a turn. Just what a doctor ordered me.

The doc said his skull was smashed a bit.

Sledgehammer? Some kind of metal bar?

It's a matter of looking.

Find the weapon, find the man. Hello, hello. Who's putting in for promotion,

Uh, excuse me.

You see, if you ask me, I still think it's here. The weapon.

Big car wrench.

I mean, the attacker wouldn't carry it with him, would he?

No. Well, more?

Oh, she wants us to finish it. She said so.

We're doing her a favour.

All right.

Right, then.

Back to work.

Right.