All language subtitles for Life in Danger (Terry Bishop, 1959)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(THRILLING MUSIC)

(SIREN WAILING)

Yep.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

- DONALD: On the dot.
- They check it every Sunday?

DONALD: They test
it every Sunday.

It's a weekly reminder
of our neighbours.

The 12 o'clock lunatic
they call it round here.

There.

Major been in yet?

No, he's out with his
girlfriend this morning, Tom.

- First time she's been down here.
- Well, where's she come from then?

London, I think.
School teacher.

Eh, it's a bit late
for him to start thinking

- about getting married, isn't it?
- Oh, I don't know.

He's a lonely man.

Behind it all he's only got himself.

Oh they'll welcome 'round the door
for every one of 'em up at Parkways.

I wonder how many of them
of them are ever cured.

Cured, my dear, they're
criminal lunatics!

They're little better than brutes!

I suppose it is
terribly difficult to know

- what to do with people like that.
- Is it?

What do you do with a mad dog?

Oh Donald, it's
not quite the same!

Two years ago one of them escaped,
he was loose for three days

during which time no
woman or child in

this vicinity dare
leave their homes.

And he'd been gone two hours
before they sounded off that siren.

There could've
been a child massacre

for all they cared up
there at Parkways.

JILL: Was there?

I'd like to have seen him try it.

JILL: Do you know,
I think you would.

What do you mean?

After 15 years in the Army,

life in a small Kent
village must be a bit tame.

What we need's a drink, come on.

It's about time you got
tied up, Tom, isn't it?

And where's the
women around here?

I don't know.
There's young Hazel Ashley.

She's coming along all right.

Yeah, so I've been hearing.

Oh I've got no time for
that sort of nonsense.

Look, I've got a month's work
to do in less than a week.

That's if the weather holds good.

And there's only me and
the old man to do it.

I tell you what, Tom,

there's over 300 idle
hands down at Parkways,

strong ones too.

They'll help you
with your potatoes.

You said it.

- Morning, George.
- Good morning, sir.

Oh hi, Tom.
Jill, meet Tom Baldwin.

He and his father own that farm

that you were admiring
down the road.

- Oh.
- Pleased to meet you, Miss.

We saw your father
in the orchard.

Yes, he's very busy just now.

Saturdays, Sundays, it's
all the same to us you know.

No five day week stuff
for us, is there Major?

Oh, no.

- There you are Major.
- Ah thank you, George.

Jill, meet George.

- How do you do, Miss.
- How do you do.

Well what'll it be,
some of our local cider?

Oh I'd love some, thank you.

I hear there's a chance you'll be
coming down to stay here, Miss.

Well, I don't know about that.

It seems rather a
dangerous place to be!

Oh the Major'll look after you.

No, you don't want
to take any notice

of all this talk about escapes.

Ever since we had
one, two years ago,

they've got that place
down there really sewn up.

No one can get out of it now.

You know sir, it takes 45 minutes

to make a complete search
of the grounds and all.

We've checked all
the main buildings.

And you say he was definitely
on church parade this morning?

Oh yes, sir.

He went into the chapel all right.

And we checked them
as they came out,

but there was no Miller.

You've questioned the
other patients and the padre?

OFFICER: There's another
officer doing that now, sir.

This would happen when
the governor was away.

It's my opinion he took
advantage of the test siren.

Well it has to be tested.

Remember what happened
two years ago.

OFFICER: It's working
all right now, sir.

I'm not sounding out alarm
until I'm absolutely sure!

Yes, sir.

Only a man can go a
long way while you're--

While I'm making up my mind.

Yes, sir.

That's my responsibility.

Besides, it's so soon
after the test alarm

that people might think
we were testing again.

Yes, sir.

Only, well I have a wife and
family down in the village.

I want you to commence
a search of the grounds

beginning at the main drive,

and report to me immediately
you've finished.

Very good, sir.

Operator, give me Maidford
one, double one, three.

(PHONE RINGS)

Chief Constable here.

Oh good afternoon, Nichols.

Yes?

Oh.

Yes, I see.

Right, thank you.

Ask Inspector Bennet to come in.
And then get me the CRO.

Inspector Bennet, it's
the Chief Constable.

(TYPEWRITER CLICKING)

Sir?

Hello Records, Chief Constable here.

I want all the file
details on Alec Miller,

prisoner, patient, Parkways.

Get them sent up to
me straight away.

(BELL TOLLING)

BENNET: You want me, sir?

Yes, that was
Parkways on the phone.

The governor's away and one
of their bright boys thought

it a good opportunity
to get lost.

BENNET: You
mean an escape, sir?

I don't know what I mean.

The medical superintendent
doesn't seem to know either.

Except that one of his
boys can't be found

and is not yet to be
regarded as an escape.

I think he's afraid of sounding
that little hooter of his

in case the local sweep
bashers get at him.

Anyway, I can't take a chance.

I'm going to alert patrols
for escape procedure.

We'll set up road blocks here,

here, and here.

And of course on the main arterial.

Now you get down to
Parkways straight away.

I want someone there who
understands my language.

BENNET: Get the dogs out, sir?

- Yes.
- All right sir.

And don't stand any
waffling from Nichols!

If you think the man's
outside those walls,

I want to know straight away!

All right, sir.

Who are we looking for, sir?

- Alec Miller.
- Miller!

- You mean?
- Yes.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Hey you're in a hurry,
where are you going?

(MAN PANTING)

Well, uh, you see I was.

Yeah well don't give me that
one about waiting for a bus,

there've been two bus here in
the last hour and they were full.

- You got a light?
- No.

Hm, I had a light here somewhere.

Oh here it is.

Lorry driver filled it for me.

Tied a bit of string round it
and dipped it in his petrol tank.

I never seen that done
before, have you?

Tried to get fresh
with me after that.

When I wouldn't play,
he put me down here.

You lookin' for a lift?

No.

I've got to get to the
American Air Base at Ramsgate.

My husband's a pilot there.
I'm just back from London.

- Where are you headed?
- Looking for work.

Hm, take life seriously, don't you?

What do you do?

Farm work.

Well there's plenty
of farms around here.

I never know anybody who
worked in a farm before.

You have to get up early, don't you?

Yeah, it's all right.

You know where I can get a drink?

There's a village a mile
or two back down the road.

Must be a pub there.

I mean a glass of
water or something.

Water, is that what you drink?

- I don't have no money.
- Oh, well don't look at me.

Where'd you say that village was?

About a mile back down the road,

I think it's called
Cheringwell or something.

Hey hang on a sec.

It's all right, I'm
not gonna bite you.

Here, have one on me.

Well go on, take it.

Thank you.

- Afternoon Major Peters.
- Afternoon Jack.

Hello George, Tom.
Oh, Miss.

Here, I've just seen a police
car go into the Parkways.

I suppose there's another
of them going in there.

I wonder what he's done.

Inspector Bennet, sir.

Good morning, Dr. Nichols.

NICHOLS: You haven't
wasted any time.

Chief Constable takes a
very serious view of this,

you've sounded the alarm?

NICHOLS: No, we're
still completing the search

inside the walls.

Well how long's that
supposed to take, sir?

If one of your
prisoners has escaped--

- Patients.
- Patients, all right.

You realize the
responsibility's yours?

NICHOLS: I know all about that.

I don't feel justified in
giving a general alert yet.

When was he missed?

- About 40 minutes ago.
- About?

We don't keep them chained
to the wall, Inspector.

This isn't a police station.

BENNET: Well I
appreciate that, sir.

- We've got our job to do.
- And so have I.

I've got to consider 300
patients in this institution

and the effect upon them
of sounding that alarm.

Why, it would take us
weeks to quiet them again.

Does everybody talk
about them all the time?

Well, perhaps we do let the
place get on top of us a bit.

But you see, we all still
remember that escape.

It was pretty grim for
people with families.

I gather that the
police caught the man?

Just as well for him they did!

Before the Major got there!

JILL: Why?

Major's the best shot
in the county, that's why.

JILL: Is that so?
Really?

I've seen the Major

hit a jay on the
wing from 150 yards,

with a rifle, mind ya.

Yeah, I reckon he could
do one of them chimpanzees

from half a mile.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Half a pint of bitter, please.

Sorry, chum.

- Yeah, but I ain't a gypsy.
- DONALD: George!

Miss Shadwell's glass
seems to be empty.

She's taken quite a
fancy to our cider.

(CHUCKLING) They
make it locally, Miss.

Not everybody likes it.

But I reckon it's much
better than the bottled.

DONALD: It's a
darn sight stronger

than some of that whisky
you get up at London!

I've seen young Tom go
under the table with it.

Now look son, I don't
want to appear awkward.

Yeah, all right.

But I want to ask you a question.

I'm trying to find work on a farm.

Potato lifting or
something like that,

I thought that you might.

Well you see I can do
almost anything on a farm

and I thought that, well
if anybody needed a hand.

GEORGE: Well where
do you come from?

Mind you I'm not gonna say
that there is any work but?

Well I was on a farm,
cherry picking last year

but it came to an end, it,

you know it was the other
side of the midway there.

(DOOR SQUEAKING)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

- Good day.
- Hi Sergeant.

- Hello.
- I'll be back, son.

NORRIS: Ta.

(REGISTER RINGING)

- GEORGE: How's the garden, Burt?
- Could do with some more rain.

Rain!

Well what about my potatoes?

You get your watering
can out, Sergeant.

(NORRIS CHUCKLING)

Burt!

Someone's been layin'
rabbit while I was

in the Major's lower meadow again!

Well he doesn't mind if he keeps
his bunnies down, does he?

Ah that's not the point
Burt, and you know it.

It's his land.

Same thing happened on
my land only last week.

I don't know what we
pay your salary for!

(CHUCKLING) Well I'll
take a stroll down there.

They left the gate open as well!

One of his heifers
got out yesterday!

It's them hikers!

NORRIS: Well let me know
if it happens again, Jack.

I will!

I'll be straight down to your place!

(CHUCKLING) Well how
are the potatoes, Tom?

Oh fine.

'Cepting I've lost half
me crop through blight.

- NORRIS: Got any help?
- Nope, can't get any.

Oh I think I've got
a casual for you, Tom.

Well I don't know, offer a
chap a job and he disappears!

(UPBEAT BAND MUSIC)

Sorry it's too loud
for your Ladyship.

Yeah, but Mum, you've had
it on ever since before lunch!

Yeah, you wait until there's
something on you want to hear!

We'll have it on nice and
loud then, won't we?

Cheek!

Telling me how loud I'm to
have me own wireless on!

- You done the dishes?
- I'm doing them now.

Yeah well there's some
mashers to clean for tea.

And you haven't finished sweeping
out the back yet, have ya?

And when you done that,

go out to the dairy farm
and get me some milk.

- We run out.
- Why can't Johnny

goes to the dairy farm!

You know very well he's too young!

He's too young!
He's too young to do anything!

All he does is go out and play!

ANNIE: Now I've had
about enough of your lip!

I'll get your father onto you!

You're real soft on
Johnny ain't you!

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

- Hello.
- Hello.

Who are you?

I wondering if I could get
a drink of water, please.

Yes there's plenty in the tap.

My dad, my dad always
says it rinse it out once.

Yeah, never be too careful.

You workin' round here?

Yeah.
Well I mean I'm looking for work.

- Would you like some more?
- Yeah.

(UPBEAT BAND MUSIC)

- You're very thirsty ain't ya!
- I'm hot.

Here, I made these myself.

Go on!
I'd like you to have them!

Thanks.

Hey, what's the matter
with your hand!

- I caught it on a nail.
- Do you want me to have a look?

- No, it's!
- I wasn't gonna bite it!

Thanks for the drink.

Excuse me I, I wonder
if you could tell me

if there's any way around
here I could have a kip?

- Kip?
- Yeah, a sleep.

Oh!

I been walking most of the night.

(DROWNED OUT BY MUSIC)
of a barn or something like that.

Oh yeah, oh wait a minute.

ANNIE: Hazel?
Hazel!

- What d'you want?
- Who is it?

HAZEL: It's a man for some water.

ANNIE: Well send him away!

HAZEL: all right!

- Well send him away then!
- He's going!

There's a barn over there
with a hayloft and some straw

you can a,
you can get a kip there.

- Anybody ever go in there?
- No only me and my brother.

Well where is it, I can't see it.

It's up, well I've got
to go up that way anyhow.

- Well no, don't bother.
- No I've got to go.

Mum!

I'll be going for the milk!

How much longer do we
have to wait, sir?

There are 23 acres.

Five acres of woodland, 11
out buildings, a chapel,

four work sheds, a laundry.

He'd be halfway to Maidford by now.

Killing people all the way.

He is a killer, sir?

He's been having
treatment for four years.

Oh do you treat them
here for being murderers?

We treat them for being insane.

If we can save one in
100 it's worthwhile.

Is that his file, sir?

Thank you.

This tattoo mark on his right hand,
how long has he had it?

NICHOLS:
As a youngster, I think.

BENNET: Well that's
something to go on.

You can't wipe those off
very easily.

- Well?
- Sir!

There's a great bough of a
tree up against the north wall.

It must be 300 weight,

only a man as strong as
Miller coulda moved it!

That's all I'm waiting for.

Well Dr. Nichols?

(SIREN WAILING)

(DOGS BARKING)

That's funny.

- Went off at 12, didn't it?
- Yeah.

It's never gone twice
like that before.

That police car you
saw going in Jack.

Perhaps they knew then.

What are you going to do?

Well there's one thing
I'm not going to do,

and that's stand
here doing nothing.

There's a madman out
there and he's not going

to wait for the police
to catch him, come on.

(SIREN WAILING)

Oh it's all right, it always
goes at this time on Sundays.

It from the loony bin, you know.

Hey, what's up?

MAN: I hate that noise.

Why you was never
in there were you?

No, of course not.

Where have you heard
that noise before then?

You'd be too young to remember,

that's what they used
to use for air raids.

Oy!

Was you nearly killed or something?

No, I wasn't at home.

Well there's the loft.

It's made up on the corner,
you can go and sleep on it.

Come on.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

MAN: Someone here!

HAZEL: Johnny!

Whatcha doing here?

Mum was gonna drown 'em
so I keep 'em up here now!

I don't know what you
want with such things,

they're horrible!

They're not horrible,
they're nice!

Ain't they, Mister?

Yeah.

Here, what do you call 'em?

The big one's George,
and that one's Frank,

and that one's Jean.

I'll take them out if you
like, they won't run away.

Johnny, Mum wants
you to go on an errand,

- to get the milk.
- I ain't going for no milk!

I'm too young!

Johnny you didn't ought
to stay up here!

There're big rats everywhere,
and your mum wouldn't like it

if you got bitten by a
big rat, would she?

- Too young, aren't you?
- Go on, there no rats here!

- Is there, mister?
- I don't know, sonny.

Here you are mister,
hold her in your hand!

She won't run away!

(PENSIVE MUSIC)

Hasn't got much of
a chance, has she?

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(MUSIC STOPS)

- Where are they?
- Who?

- Hazel and Johnny!
- I don't know.

Hazel's gone for the
milk, Johnny's out, why?

Didn't you hear the siren go?

Don't be silly, it's Sunday.

It's gone off proper this time!

There's one of 'em got out!

- From Parkways?
- Yeah, from Parkways.

You keep this damn
wireless on too loud!

There's everyone gettin'
their kids in but us!

Oh my god! Johnny, Hazel!

JACK: Where's the
town of calling from

if they've gone off somewhere!

Where have they gone!

Oh Johnny slipped
out after dinner,

I don't know where he's gone!

And Hazel went to the dairy
farm to get some milk!

I'm going to get 'em.
You stay here and bolt the door!

And don't let no one
in you don't know!

ANNIE: But Jack, I!

Everyone's got their
kids in but us!

(TYPING)

All I want to know is Norris,

when did you know of his escape?

I keep telling you Major, I
knew of it same time as you did.

But what time did he escape?
How long has he been at large?

I don't know.

Now look Major, don't you
think it'd be a good idea

if you went to your home
and took the lady with you?

We got it all in hand.

- But what are you doing?
- BURT: We've got it in hand!

Now look here Burt,
you're one of us.

You live here.

By the time the Chief
Constable gets here,

that man may be anywhere!

We must all pull together in this,

if we don't do something,
who else will!

I'm only trying to help!

Now tell me.

Which direction do you
suppose he's gone?

Major I keep telling you I
know nothing more'n you do!

(DOOR OPENS - FOOTSTEPS)
Now look there's the inspector down.

Honestly, you'll have to go.

I'm sorry this should happen
on your first visit, Miss.

But we don't normally
carry on like this.

Ah Inspector, I was just
telling Sergeant Norris here

that myself and six other men--

Thank you, we know
what we're doing, sir.

Yes I'm sure you do but
if you need any able--

We've got it all under
control, thank you, Major.

- Sergeant Norris?
- Sergeant!

Sergeant, I've got to see you!

You'd help me all very much
more if you all went home.

- But Sergeant I--
- I know you all want to help but--

I don't think we're
needed here, Jack.

- Major, you got your car here?
- Yes.

Can you get over to my place?
Quick?

Yes, come on Jill.

Whatcha keep starin' at me for?

You remind me of somebody.

Who?

Why do you keep on asking
me so many questions?

I ain't never been to Maidford yet.
Dad keeps promising.

Maidford's nothing, I've
been there lots of times,

- you shut up!
- JOHNNY: No you ain't!

- Only two times!
- He don't remember.

Then I been to Bristol, and Wales.

It's another country.

Oh, where do you sleep
when you go to these places?

Oh anywhere.

Hostels in the winter
and in the summer,

well you just sleep where you can.

Like this morning, I
tried to get some kip

in a place near town that
turned out to be a chicken run.

Whoo them chickens was
screamin' and crowin'

and then the farmer's
wife came running out

and I tell you I just
had a run for it.

(CHICKENS SQWAKING)

Oh, it's all right,
everybody goes by here

on the way to the dairy farm.

It's a short cut.

They never look up here!

- Where does he usually play?
- Oh it could be anywhere, really.

He didn't say.

Oh I wish I'd never let him go!

Yeah, them white mice,
where'd he take 'em?

Oh, I don't know.

I just told him he wasn't to
have 'em around the house.

I wouldn't mind how
many white mice now.

Oh, what are we to do, Jack!

What about Hazel?

Well she went for the milk!

- She'll be all right.
- Yes, if she got there.

We better check on that.

We'll go up the lane in the car.

You better come with me, Jack.

And you, Tom, take the
shortcut across the fields

- and we'll meet you there right?
- Right.

Do you need a rifle to
look for a little boy?

Yes, I do.

But the police said that we should--

OFFICER ON LOUDSPEAKER:
Parkways Institution.

Please remain in your homes.

Keep your children indoors,
keep your children indoors!

This man is dangerous!

Keep in your home!

There's been an escape
from Parkways Institution.

Don't you think we ought
to do what they want?

Look Jill, you better stay with
Mrs. Ashley, she's very upset.

Well I'm very upset!

Yes, I know, dear,
but we'll soon--

JILL: No, that's
not what I mean, Don.

We should be together in this!

Look, this man is dangerous!

You don't know what might
happen to us out there!

I can see what's
happening to us, Don.

Look, don't worry.

You just stay here,
keep the door bolted.

You saw Miller at
breakfast, didn't you?

Was there anything
strange about him then?

OFFICER: You know Miller sir,
you can't tell what he's thinking.

Has he said in the past few days

that he wanted to go anywhere
or has anybody annoyed him?

Well, he doesn't
like the siren, sir.

He always talks about them
ever since we started the testing.

Would he know his way
around this part of the world?

I doubt it, sir.

He comes from another part
of the country altogether.

Once he got outside here,

he wouldn't know where
the main road went to.

NICHOLS: He must've
had a reason for going.

Well you know sir, the men
they talk amongst themselves.

They think if they could get outside

and get a job and stay
out for a year or two,

they could prove they're sane.

Then they think the
law can't hold 'em.

But what work could Miller do?
What's he ever done?

Oh, well he's done some
farming in the grounds.

He might be able to persuade
some farmer to take him on.

But of course as you
know yourself he,

he looks all right normally.

Trouble is it wouldn't last.

Once he got one of his moods
on, anything could happen.

And if he got a knife in his hands,
that might start him off again.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

Yes of course.

If he did get a knife
it might trigger off

a whole train of thought again.

I broke the point of my pencil!
Can you sharpen for us, mister?

Yeah, let's look at it.

Yeah it is blunt isn't it?

JOHNNY: Have you got a knife?

- No, I'm sorry Son.
- Oh, I've got one.

- Only I can't open it.
- Yeah well let's have a look at it.

You ain't supposed
to have it opened,

- Dad said you mustn't!
- Well it ain't no good shut, is it?

No, come on let's have a look at it.

He ain't supposed to
to have it opened!

Go on, open it, mister!

Why don't you tear that
bit of rag off your hand?

No, it's all right, I can manage.

(BIRDS SQUAWKING)

Yeah, it's blunt.

There's a stone over there

like what you use for
sharpening knives on.

(FOOTSTEPS TAPPING)

Give us a ride!

- Major?
- Yeah?

I think I've found something.

In that old calf shed,
up in the hayloft

there's a man walking about.

- Nobody ever uses that!
- Tom, didn't you see my Johnny?

- Hasn't nobody seen my Johnny?
- He'll be all right!

He'll be somewhere Mrs.
Ashley, don't worry.

Did you go up and have a look?

Well I thought I better
come straight back here first.

Didn't you catch sight of no one?

You know what these
blokes are like, Jack.

I thought I better
not let him see me.

Well it could've been
anybody up there, surely!

Not a man from the village'd
be up there with a warning on.

They'd all be home with their
families, all getting ready--

Look, I think we'd better go
Major, before he breaks out.

Once he's out in the open,
it'll be much more difficult.

All right.

Let's go.

Oh, he's got my Johnny, I know it!

He's more likely miles away by now.

- What about your daughter, Hazel?
- Oh she'll be all right.

She's up at the dairy farm.

Well what about you
and I going along then?

Oh with that man around?

No, we'd better leave it to the men.

- Hm, I'm not so sure about that.
- ANNIE: All right.

That's where I heard him.

- It coulda been a rat!
- No, he's up there all right.

Like as not, he's got young
Johnny up there with him too.

- Go on!
- Hold it, Jack!

Keep your voice down,
if he hears us.

Now listen we can get
your boy out alive

if we do this in an organized way.

Now Tom, I want you do
come up the stairs with me,

and be prepared to
open the trap door,

so that I can get my rifle ready.

Now, if he listens to reason,
comes peacefully, he won't get hurt.

But if I have any nonsense,
I want you to grab Johnny,

get him out of the way so
that I can deal with the man.

You're not dealing
with anybody, Major.

I went up to your house, Jack, as
soon as the Inspector had gone

since you wanted to see me. They
told me you were all down here.

Well who've you got up there?

My Johnny, he's up
there with Miller!

- Are you sure?
- Well he must be!

Tom here distinctly heard
a noise in the loft.

BURT: What kind of noise?

But no one from the
village uses this place!

Surely the thing to do is to go up
and to have a look isn't it?

Like we were going to.

If it is Miller and
he's got someone there,

our instructions are that
he's not to be disturbed

until someone from
Parkways gets here.

- Parkways doesn't run this village!
- Those are our instructions, Major.

Now we better get
away from this door.

Sergeant!
Can't I call Johnny?

If you want to see
Johnny alive again Jack,

you better do as I say.

If there is anyone there
and he hears us, come on.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

ANNOUNCER: A man answering
to the description of Miller

was seen boarding a bus
on the Rochester Road

at 2:10 this afternoon.

A man answering to the
description of Miller

was reported to have bought matches

at a shop in Tumbridge Wells
at 2:12 this afternoon.

A man answering to the
description of Miller

was seen driving a small
brown car on the south section

(PHONE RINGING)
of Burbridge at 2:13 this afternoon.

OFFICER: Sir?

ANNOUNCER: All these
reports are being investigated.

Chief Constable here.

Who, Cheringwell?

Yes, put him through.

Hm, well, it is possible.

I should have thought he'd
have got further away by now.

All right Norris, I'll contact
the inspector by radio.

You wait until he gets there.

Get me a radio link
with Inspector Bennet,

now in the Cheringwell area.

(FINGERS SNAPPING)
And page Dr. Nichols at Parkways.

(PHONE RINGS)

Yes?

Thank you, I'll get there
as quickly as I can.

Please see that he's not
disturbed or sees anybody.

- Rawlings?
- RAWLINGS: Yes, sir?

They think they found him.

They say there's a child with him.

- Afternoon Sergeant.
- Sir.

- How old's this little boy?
- He's 10, sir.

These are the parents, sir.

- What's he like with strangers?
- He's very friendly, sir.

He'd go out with anybody!

He's been sitting there
for over half an hour!

He'll be dead Inspector,
he'll be dead, I know it!

Now there, Annie.
Don't you worry.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

Are you sure it's Miller, Inspector?

This'd be the fifth Miller
I've gone out after today.

But it could be.

Possibility that there's
a child up there, too.

If it is Miller, we'd better get him
out of there as soon as possible.

Or the child?

JOHNNY: Give us
another ride Mister!

HAZEL: Look Johnny,
it's time you went home.

JOHNNY: Why should I?

'Cause your mum wouldn't
like you being up so late.

JOHNNY: Well what about you?

I've got to go to the dairy farm.

Go on then!

Well, no he wants to sleep
and you'll make a noise.

- You want me to go home, don't ya?
- You mind your own business!

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

- Johnny! What do you want now!
- JOHNNY: I want an ice cream!

Well I haven't got any money!

Here. Here you are, boy.

Oh thanks, mister!

When I get it, would
you like half of it?

No, no thanks, boy.

Oh, oy.

Hey Johnny, don't you tell
our mum I'm up here will you?

Why?

'Cause you wouldn't
want your white mice eaten

- by them black rats would you?
- JOHNNY: You wouldn't do that.

I would.

I'd set 'em on 'em.

So I ain't here, see?

Nobody ain't up here.

JOHNNY: All right, I won't tell.

(CROWS CAWING)

It's all right Johnny,
you're all right!

Now Johnny, who were
you up there with?

I ain't done nothing!

Nobody says you've
done anything, Johnny.

- But who were you with in the barn?
- I wasn't with nobody!

- There's nobody up there!
- What's he got in his hand?

What do you got there, say?

Well show the policeman
what you've got, Johnny!

Would he have had
any money on him, Jack?

JACK: Don't reckon
so, I don't know!

He only had six pence this week
and he put that in his money box!

- Who gave you this, sonny?
- No one!

All right, Mrs. Ashley.

Oh you bad boy!

Now you tell me the truth!

- Hazel--
- Sh!

- What?
- Hazel said I mustn't tell.

- Hazel's up there?
- No!

OFFICER: Is Hazel up
there with a man, Johnny?

No, she said I wasn't
to tell about the money!

Your little fella
didn't want to go did he?

Oh he's only a kid.

So are you.

Oh no I'm not!
I'm nearly 17!

Well I'm, I'm nearly
as tall as my dad is!

He's old and he's got
round shoulders, my dad.

He ain't like you.

Why Cotton, wait over there would
you?

All right Dr. Nichols,
if you want to,

you can go in there
alone, we'll cover you.

- He mustn't see the dogs.
- Oh yes.

They'll only have to go
just inside the door.

The scent's only half an hour old.

And I must have these
people away from here.

Well it's, all a bit difficult
you know, whatever they see.

All wanna stare.

If that is Miller, and
he sees these people,

he'll give them a
performance, all right.

OFFICER: All right
Sergeant, move these people.

Aye, sir.

(BURT MURMURING)

Well come on Major.

OFFICER: What's the
trouble, Sergeant?

Sir.

What are you doing with that gun?

I'm a farmer, I'm
entitled to carry a gun.

That's a rifle, not a shotgun.

I'm also the member
of a rifle club.

I see.

Well I'll give you 30 seconds
to get away from here.

- And what'll you do if we don't?
- We'll see.

Hazel!

Hazel!

Oh that's me mum, if she
finds me in here she'll kill me!

Hazel!

(WHIMPERING) I was trying
to bring her up decent.

- Sergeant?
- Sir?

I want one man around the back,

and one around the side in
case he makes a break for it.

Sir.

Well Doctor, are you
still going in alone?

Yes.

All right, we'll cover you.
Make it quick.

Thank you.

(DOGS WHINING)

NICHOLS: There's no one up there.

I'm hardly surprised,
they've picked nothing up here.

Dogs are more reliable
than little boys.

(CROW CAWING)
(COW LOWING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(SIGHS) Well I don't
suppose we'll ever find out

where you got that fourpence hey?

Now you answer the
gentleman, Johnny.

And this time I want you
to tell the truth, see?

There wasn't no Hazel

and there wasn't no man up
there neither was there?

- Well I tell you I heard footsteps!
- Let the boy answer the question.

Now Johnny, was your
sister up there?

No!

You made all this up, didn't you?

Well I swear I heard something!

Well of course you did,
you heard the boy up there!

Look, for the past two hours

I've interviewed parsons,
shopkeepers, and housewives.

Some of them have
even talked to Miller

at the same moment, 20 miles apart.

I think you all better go home.

Sir?

Your driver says there's another
report come over the radio.

They think he's been seen
on the arterial road.

The Chief Constable's waiting
to speak to you now, sir.

Thank you Sergeant.

Get these people home and then
report back to your station.

Bye Johnny.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

It's all right, she's gone.

You can have your sleep now.

(GENTLE MUSIC)

ANNOUNCER: The search
for Alec Miller continues.

Reports are still coming in

from all over southeast England,

but the police say that as yet,

they have found no definite
clue as to his whereabouts.

They have asked all
drivers in the area

not to give lifts, and
remind the public once more

that this man is dangerous.

We know.

(SIGHS) What makes a
man do a think like that?

Well you see Miss,
according to the doctors,

people like Miller
are really children.

What time'd he escape?

Oh I'd say about 11:30.

So it was an hour and a half
before they'd off the siren?

Just a minute.

There was a farmer from
Briddle'd came over today.

He said that his chicken
house was raided

at a quarter to 12 this morning.

I never gave it a thought, I
thought that Miller got out

when the siren went at five to one!

Yeah.

That shows just how
much good that siren is!

What's he look like, this Miller?

Oh big chap.

Healthy looking fellow about 28.

He's got a big tattoo
mark on his right hand.

- Shows up a mile off.
- Not if he had something over it.

What do you mean, Tom?

You know what I mean, George.

Now that bloke escaped about 11:30.

Now you say a chap came
in here looking for a job.

I 'spose--, I 'spose he didn't have
something over his hand did he?

Yeah, yeah I, yes I think he had.

Tell me, would he have
any money on him?

I mean the price of a drink?

No, not unless somebody
gave it to him after he got out.

Or stole it.

Excuse me.

- I'm so sorry, miss.
- That's all right, thanks.

As I was tellin' you,
nobody'd give me a lift today.

The law is all over the place.

The drivers got scared.
As if I look like Alec Miller!

Well they're not allowed
to pick up passengers now,

- it's because of their insurance.
- I think I saw him today.

- GEORGE: You saw who?
- This Alec Miller.

Fancy, I was sitting
right next to him.

Just like a child he looked, placid.

What time?

About a quarter past
12 up in the main road.

He came through the
hedge, I bet it was him.

Did he have a bandage
on his right hand?

Yes, he did.
I sent him up here.

- This is Cheringwell, isn't it?
- Yes.

Did he tell you he was Miller?

Oh of course not but it
could've been him couldn't it?

It very well could've been him!

- Tell me what time was this?
- About a quarter past 12?

- And you sent him here?
- That's right, he wanted a drink.

So he did come in here.

But the man who came in
here had money didn't he?

- I gave it to him.
- How much?

Only some loose change.

There was half a crown, oh
and before I left London

I was gonna make a
phone call and didn't

so there'd be half a
crown and four pennies.

But at the dairy farm they
said she never got there!

They never saw her!
And Jack's searching everywhere now!

Don't you worry, Annie.

I'll keep a look out for her.

After all, it isn't the
first time Jack's had

to go out searching for her is it?

- ANNIE: But with this man loose!
- Well we know he's not around here.

ANNIE: But how do
we know where he is?

You haven't found him yet have ya?

Well you can bet your
life he didn't break out

just to go after your Hazel, Annie.

It's no use talking to you Burt
Norris. You ain't got no kids!

You don't know what it's
like being a mother.

Well I'd hardly be in
this uniform if I did.

Oh I can see you're
gonna be a great help.

Do you know what I think?

I think you're scared of him!

But I know someone who's
got more guts than you have!

So, now we can see the picture.

Miller was smart enough to
escape before the test siren.

Then he raided the chicken run,

probably hoping to steal a
chicken to raise some cash.

Failing that he borrowed some
money off this lady here.

And then he had the
intelligence to double back

to Cheringwell knowing the
police would be watching

the main roads and
leaving the villages

to fend for themselves,
he was pretty smart.

And in this very bar he
posed the casual labourer.

And significantly, slipped out

when Sergeant Norris
came in in his uniform.

Now the question is,
where'd he go from here?

GEORGE: He took a
bit of risk coming in

here like that, didn't he, Major?

No, no more than the natural
guile of a trained sniper

or the instinct of a wild animal

they merge into the scenery,
they don't cut and run,

they're too cunning for
that, and so is Miller.

But would Miller have
that type of cunning?

I mean surely that's
why he was in Parkways.

Well the more primitive the mind,
the more natural the cunning.

When I was in Burma, the
Dag head hunters used to--

Major!

Oh Major, sir, I'm
so glad you're here!

It's Hazel!

She hasn't come back yet, and
nobody knows where she is!

I been to Sergeant Norris
and he just laughed at me!

Now, now, Mrs. Ashley,
calm down, calm down, dear.

We'll see what we can do.
Now tell me,

what time did you send her out?

Well I don't know the time exactly,
I was listening to the wireless

and then a fella called
for a drink of water!

Well what did this
fella look like?

I never saw him!

Hazel saw him!

And then she went out.

And you're sure you don't
know what time it was?

No!

Oh, wait a minute, the program
changed from dance music.

It'd be about a quarter to one.

A quarter, that's just
the time it would take him

to get from The Plough to that
cottage!

Yeah.

So it could've been him up
there in the hayloft with Hazel.

- I thought I heard something.
- Oh but the police dogs!

Oh I'll tell you why
they didn't get a scent.

There's been sheep in
that barn all this week,

their stink'd kill anything.

Then he coulda been
with Hazel all that time!

And all because he wanted a drink.

But why didn't they find
nothing when they searched!

Because he'd already broken out
by the time they got there!

And all that time Burt
Norris kept us waitin' here

till the Inspector came
with his police cars.

That's what he's done.

He's broken out.

And he's taken Hazel with him.

Oh you got to do something sir!
You got to do something!

All right Annie, we will.

You run along home,
we'll do something!

Only this time, Tom,
we'll do it alone.

(COWS LOWING)

(MILK CAN RATTLING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

Hm, that was my dad.

He didn't look up here.

I say.

You aren't on the run?

What do you mean?

Well I mean the police
aren't after you or anything

I mean like you see on the telly?

- Nobody's after me.
- Ain't they?

You haven't got much
money on you, have you?

You have you, you've done
something wrong haven't you?

No, I haven't done nothing!

I don't care, I know
you're innocent.

You wouldn't do anything wrong.

Not, not really wrong I mean.

I broke into a chicken house
this morning, that's all.

I didn't take nothing.

Perhaps they did, yeah
perhaps they think ya did!

(GASPS) They'll be after you!

They'll go on till you're dead!

It's exciting, isn't it?
We're being hunted!

We'll have to go away.
The two of us together.

We'll have to wait 'til
it's dark first, though.

Yes.

I felt the shiver go across
me just before we come in.

That was when it was.

You know they say that always
happens if your firstborn goes.

Look, drink your tea.

I'll get you some Aspirins.

Where's Johnny?

I sent him to bed.

Well what's up Jack?

JACK: Johnny, come down here.

DONALD: Did you
find anything Jack?

Johnny, I want you to
come down here right away!

Well whatcha got there, Jack?

(GASPS) Oh no!

- What happened Jack?
- I don't know, yet.

Johnny, come over here, son.

Johnny,

do you remember that knife
of your grandpa's what I gave ya?

Yeah.

JACK: Why did I
let you have it son?

'Cause I couldn't
open, it's too hard.

- JACK: Who opened this?
- (SCREAMS) You found her!

No Annie, I haven't found her.

But I found this.

Who opened it, Johnny?

Who opened it!

- (SNIFFLING) The man!
- All right Johnny.

- You ain't gonna belt me?
- No Johnny.

Go back to bed.

I went back over to have
another look in the barn

and I found it!

He must've broken out when Norris
disturbed us, I thought as much.

But surely you'd have seen him!

In broad daylight, where
could he have gone?

Perhaps he didn't go anywhere.

What do you mean, Tom?

When I was a kid about
young Johnny's age,

I used to play in that barn too.

I've just remembered
something, Major.

We had a hideout.

Right up in that
hayloft at the back.

We better tell the police.

I'll get you those Aspirins
Mrs. Ashley.

Okay Jill, I'm awfully
sorry about all this but--

Must you always carry
that thing around?

I am used to being
trusted with firearms?

Why can't you leave
this to the police?

- Oh them!
- Yes, them.

Donald I want you to
call them back, now.

Tell them what
Jack Ashley's found.

But we haven't time!

- There's a child's life at stake!
- That's not all that's at stake.

- What do you mean?
- Oh nothing.

I want you to call the police now.

Now look, Jill--

You're a stranger here,
you don't understand.

I understand very well!

You're a stranger
here too, aren't you?

You don't really belong.

Well I wasn't born here, no but--

Well, people expect someone to--

JILL: Lead the local hunt?

Jill I, I really am very sorry

that this should've happened
on your first day here and--

Oh well perhaps it's
as well that did, Don.

(FOOSTEPS)

Coming, Major?

Yes, yes, Tom, I'm coming.

Well then you could
get a job driving a lorry.

Oh no, that would mean
you'd be all alone in that.

Well you could be a porter.

I could be a, I could be a
nurse in the same hospital.

Train you, you know.

And then in the evenings,

some evenings of course,
not every evening.

I'll take art lessons.

I had a friend who
went to Southampton,

she took art lessons and
they learned her to draw.

My teacher says I'm
very good at drawing.

Do you like drawing?

- Hey.
- Hm?

- Yeah what time is it?
- It's the evening.

(YAWNS) Oh yeah,
I've had a good sleep.

You know I felt dopey all day.

I feel fine now.

You know you have got fine hair.

Now I think you've been asleep
all the time I was talking.

Yeah whatever I have I got
a right to be asleep don't I?

How's your hand?

Here let me have a look at it,
it might've got poison in it.

No, it's all right.

Well tell me about that person,

who you said was like me.

She was killed.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

You never stop thinking

about that person who
was killed do you?

She was my sister.

She was killed in an air
raid, and I wasn't there.

I shoulda been there.

You know you are like her.

You're hurting me.

You are, you're hurting me!

I'm sorry, I don't
know my own strength.

HAZEL: It's all right.

Listen Tom, I don't want
him breaking out of the back.

TOM: All right Major.

Better leave the village now
while it's dark. No one will see us.

- How old are you really?
- I'm old enough to leave home.

Yeah, what would your dad say?

You don't want to take me, do you?

Well you see Hazel,
I'm the sorta chap that,

well I wander around a great deal.

I don't mind, I'll go!
I'll go with you anywhere!

Yeah I know but,

but you're too young you see?

But, but you promised me!

MAN: Now look, I didn't
promise you nothing.

Oh please!
Please take me with you!

Please take me! You don't
know what it's like living here!

I can't!

HAZEL: So you're
not gonna take me!

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

There's men all the
way around now, Major.

Good.

Now I'm bringing up
first with the gun,

I want you to follow
closely behind me.

Jack, you stand by down here.

Hopefully we'll know what we see.

So you're not gonna
take me with you?

Look I might be back in this
way in a couple years time.

Now if you really
want to go with me--

Where was you running
from this morning?

Look what's the matter with you!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

I know who you are!

And they're they're
gonna get-- (SCREAMING)

(HAZEL YELPING)

(HAZEL WHIMPERING)

Dad!
(WAILING)

He won't take me with me.

I tried to get him.
(WAILING)

All right Miller.

Come on down.

Hey what are you all
doing down there!

Come down!

You won't get hurt
if you come quietly.

Look you don't think I
touched that girl do ya?

All right.

Look I never, I never touched her!

Watch him, hold it!
Hold him!

Get outta my way!

(MEN SHOUTING)

He's in there!

(HAZEL SCREAMING)

(GUNSHOT FIRES)

(DOGS YELPING)

OFFICER: You might've killed him!

If it hadn't been for you
bloody headlights, I would've!

Anyway, I got Miller before
he could do any more harm.

Miller gave himself
up half an hour ago.

(RIFFLE CLATTERING)

But you just don't know my mum,

you don't know what she'd
do to me! (SNIFFLING)

- I think she'd kill me!
- Oh look.

Don't be afraid Hazel, you
just tell them the truth!

(HAZEL SNIFFLING)

He never touched me.

- Is he gonna be all right?
- He's all right.

It was the wrong man Jill.

The wrong man.

It was a mistake
anyone could make!

You all made it, not only me!
I did what any man would do!

Any...

There was a life in danger!

There was indeed.
Come on Major.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(BRIGHT MUSIC)