1 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,320 I'm the luckiest man in the world. 2 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,680 When I first met this... 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:13,400 beautiful, 4 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,120 talented, gorgeous woman, 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:17,840 I never dreamed that two years later, 6 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,400 we'd be standing here together as man and wife. 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,200 The simple truth is... 8 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,920 I fell in love with Cecily the moment that I saw her. 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:29,480 I don't know anything about her, 10 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,160 but I knew... 11 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,680 that we were made for each other. 12 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,960 And when she introduced me to her amazing family, 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:38,920 I felt like I'd come home. 14 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,000 And I also want to say to my mum, 15 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:42,600 I'm so glad that you were able 16 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,040 to come down all the way from Derbyshire for today. 17 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,640 Literally, none of this would have been possible without you. 18 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,320 Aww. 19 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,960 But one thing you need to know about the Trehernes, 20 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,360 is that in this family, 21 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:57,840 the women 22 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,200 have a powerful voice, 23 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,360 which is why I'm passing the mic 24 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,520 to my all-powerful wife, Cecily. 25 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,160 I met the man who was to become my husband 26 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:16,600 on August 16th, 27 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,720 which also happens to be his birthday. 28 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,400 ...and I was trying to buy a flat in Birmingham... 29 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,600 ...well, I didn't like the flat, 30 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,000 but I definitely took a fancy to the estate agent. 31 00:01:37,320 --> 00:01:39,000 We knew from the day we met, 32 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,320 that we were 100 percent compatible. 33 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,000 And every day that Aiden has been here 34 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,320 helping run the hotel with me and Lisa, 35 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,200 I've had it proved over and over again. 36 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,560 And I just want to say I am so proud of my mum and dad 37 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,160 who bought Branlow Hall all those years ago, 38 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:58,800 and together, 39 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,480 turned it into the most successful hotel in Suffolk. 40 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,320 - Natasha? - I want to promise you that I... 41 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,680 He's dead! 42 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,760 He's dead! 43 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,560 He's dead! 44 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,000 - A cockroach. - A cockroach? 45 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:39,800 Yes. We look forward to seeing you. Bye-bye. 46 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,000 - In the bedroom. - Is that a big deal? 47 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:43,560 Well, I think so. 48 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,480 Well, this is Greece, it's a hot climate. 49 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,920 It has nothing to do with the cleanliness of the hotel. 50 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,320 Is that what you want to read on TripAdvisor? An infestation in the room? 51 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:55,480 And zero sympathy or understanding from the staff. 52 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,240 What is it exactly that you want? 53 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,000 A reduction in the bill. 54 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,160 Fifty percent. 55 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,680 - What did he say? - He's coming. 56 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,320 - Yeah, when? - He didn't exactly say when. 57 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,560 Andreas, we have no electricity. 58 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,840 We have plenty of water, but it's all over the kitchen! 59 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,280 - What are we gonna do? - We'll manage. 60 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,280 We have 14 guests at the hotel. 61 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,360 How are we going to cook lunch? 62 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,480 We'll make salad. 63 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,480 Atticus Pund. 64 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,160 Are you coming to bed? 65 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:01,800 What? 66 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,880 It's not working, Andreas. 67 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,160 The hotel, Crete... 68 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:09,640 Everything. 69 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,040 You're just tired. 70 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:12,520 Yes, I'm tired. 71 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,200 I'm tired... I'm tired of all of it. 72 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:16,560 Come to bed. 73 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,640 It will all seem better in the morning. 74 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:27,880 We have no money. 75 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,080 Getting a new water tank is one thing, 76 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,000 but the whole structure of the roof is damaged, 77 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,120 and that means rebuilding half the kitchen. 78 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,200 How are we gonna manage that? 79 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:42,800 Look at that view. 80 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,560 This is the most beautiful place in the world. 81 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,440 And you want to talk about plumbing? 82 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:49,800 All right, maybe you'd prefer 83 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,400 to talk about your cousin Yannis. 84 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:52,840 Yannis? 85 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,480 Yes. He's supposed to be your partner. 86 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,120 Our main investor. 87 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,240 We never see him. He never comes anywhere near. 88 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,400 - We're better without him. - Can he cook? 89 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:02,760 Why do you ask that? 90 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,520 Because you may have not noticed, 91 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,200 but we just lost our chef. 92 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,440 Yiorgos has walked because he wasn't paid. 93 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,520 - We'll find another chef. - Oh! 94 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,680 - Andreas... - Get in. 95 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,360 I can't think straight. 96 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,640 I thought I saw someone that I knew today. 97 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,480 Who was it? 98 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:31,880 Not sure. 99 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:33,680 Get some sleep. 100 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:35,840 You'll feel better in the morning. 101 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,520 Thank you. Keep the change. 102 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,160 Oh, good morning! 103 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,000 Welcome to the Trifilli, um... 104 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,880 I'm afraid the kitchen's closed at the moment, 105 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,680 but we will be serving salads and snacks on the terrace. 106 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,720 Actually, we're not here for lunch. 107 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,720 We're staying at the Blue Palace in Elounda. 108 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,680 Oh, that's very nice. 109 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,480 Are you Susan Ryeland, by any chance? 110 00:09:33,560 --> 00:09:35,000 Yes, that's me. 111 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:36,720 We were wondering if we could talk to you 112 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:38,480 about a personal matter. 113 00:09:38,560 --> 00:09:42,320 My name's Lawrence Treherne, this is my wife, Pauline. 114 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,040 I'm sorry, what's this about? 115 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:45,480 It's about our daughter. 116 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:46,560 Do I know her? 117 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,640 No, no, you've never met her... 118 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,520 It's not easy to explain... 119 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,160 She's gone missing. 120 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:53,800 - In Crete? - In England. 121 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,616 And we've travelled all this way out to speak to you, 122 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,200 Susan, because... 123 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,640 We think it may be because of one of your books. 124 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,176 What is it exactly that you want me to do, Mr. Treherne? 125 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,480 Lawrence, please. 126 00:10:06,560 --> 00:10:08,000 I'm afraid it's a long story. 127 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,200 I have to go back eight years. 128 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,040 Lawrence, I'd like to help you, but this is not a good time. 129 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,600 The kitchen's just flooded, and there's a lot of things 130 00:10:16,680 --> 00:10:17,776 that I really should be doing. 131 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:18,840 I completely understand. 132 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:20,800 We've run a hotel all our lives. 133 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,360 Rather larger one than this. 134 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,200 I'll try to be as succinct as possible, Susan. 135 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,400 But we honestly believe you're the only person that can help us. 136 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,560 We have nowhere else to go. 137 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,160 All right. Tell me. 138 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,120 Did you ever read about the murder of a man called Frank Parris? 139 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,680 Frank Parris. Yes. Yes, I did read about that. 140 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,120 At our hotel, Branlow Hall? 141 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,800 - In Suffolk? - That's right, yes. 142 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,000 It was where our daughter got married 143 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,080 in June, eight years ago. 144 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,040 We stayed open for the whole weekend, 145 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,880 and on the Friday evening, Frank Parris checked in. 146 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:08,160 Good afternoon. Checking in? 147 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,320 Yes, please. Parris. P-A-R-R-I-S. 148 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,080 As it happened, I saw him arrive. 149 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,280 And I knew at once he was going to be trouble. 150 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,200 And I was proved right a very short time later. 151 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:21,280 Can I help you? 152 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:22,840 I very much hope so. 153 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,960 I'm afraid I don't much care for my room. 154 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:27,280 I'm sorry. 155 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,160 May I ask, what's wrong with it? 156 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,360 It's small, it looks out over the car park. 157 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,080 You call yourself a country hotel, 158 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,520 so a glimpse of the countryside might be nice. 159 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,600 He's in number 23, Mr. Treherne, 160 00:11:38,680 --> 00:11:41,280 - and I did say we were full. - Thanks, Derek. 161 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,800 Yeah, I'm afraid that's true. We have a wedding this weekend. 162 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,800 It's actually my daughter who's getting married tomorrow. 163 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:47,880 Congratulations. 164 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:49,200 But I have to say, 165 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,000 If I wanted to stay in a shoebox, 166 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:52,560 with a view of a car park, 167 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,160 I'd have stayed in Ipswich. 168 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:56,840 - Is there something wrong? - Yes. 169 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,960 This gentleman's not happy with his room, 170 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,120 but I've just told him we're full. 171 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:05,440 I'm afraid it's one of our busiest weekends, uh... 172 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:07,520 Let me... let me have a look. 173 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,680 We might have something in the Moonflower wing. 174 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:15,480 Yes, we could move you to Room 12. 175 00:12:15,560 --> 00:12:16,960 Isn't it taken? 176 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:18,456 Yes, but the guests haven't arrived yet. 177 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,240 A late check-in. I'm sure they won't mind. 178 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,960 Room 12 has a... 179 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,080 a half tester and a free-standing bath. 180 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,880 Sounds delightful. I'll take it. 181 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,960 Okay. 182 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:35,880 Derek will show you up, Mr. Parris. 183 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:37,520 You know my name? 184 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,640 I, uh, saw it on the computer. 185 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,040 Are you busy? 186 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:43,560 No. 187 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:45,640 Then why don't you show me up? 188 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,720 Whatever you say. 189 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:50,200 Who is he? 190 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:51,400 That's Chase. 191 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,120 He's my wife's. 192 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,600 Well, my, uh... my wife-to-be's. 193 00:12:56,680 --> 00:12:58,440 Nice dog. 194 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,520 Please. 195 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:05,920 That was Aiden's talent. People liked him. 196 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,960 He always dealt with the tricky customers. 197 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,600 We could do with him here. 198 00:13:10,680 --> 00:13:12,280 So he was the one marrying your daughter? 199 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:13,600 Yes. 200 00:13:13,680 --> 00:13:15,200 You mentioned a Moonflower Wing? 201 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,560 Yes, the hotel has two wings, um... 202 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,520 We thought it would feel more homely if we gave them names. 203 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,480 We called the other one Barn Owl. 204 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:24,040 That was Cecily's idea. 205 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,240 - Why Barn Owl? - It's an anagram. 206 00:13:27,680 --> 00:13:30,440 Oh, yes, of course. Um, of Branlow. 207 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,400 - Oh, you like anagrams? - Uh, not really, no. 208 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,720 I don't like them at all. 209 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:36,960 So what was Frank Parris doing in Suffolk? 210 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:38,320 Well, he'd come from Australia. 211 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:39,840 He was visiting his sister. 212 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,640 She lived just a few miles away in Westleton. 213 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,080 So what happened? 214 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,480 There was a staff party at eight o'clock. 215 00:13:46,560 --> 00:13:49,040 - The night before the wedding. - Hi. 216 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,040 Everyone would be working the next day, 217 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,800 and Cecily wanted them to be part of the celebrations. 218 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:55,880 Hello, you. 219 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,440 Thank you. 220 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,240 Stefan Leonida was there. 221 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,000 He was responsible for general maintenance. 222 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,840 He'd been at the hotel for about eight months? 223 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:07,920 Before that, he had been in prison. 224 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,720 My husband was running an outreach program for young offenders. 225 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,576 Sadly, it didn't work out with Stefan. 226 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:14,880 We had a series of petty thefts, 227 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,640 and it turned out, he was responsible. 228 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,440 So, our daughter, Lisa, 229 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,440 gave him his notice and this was his last week. 230 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:26,320 Are you drunk? 231 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,400 What? No. 232 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,640 - I'm just tired. - You look hammered to me, mate. 233 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,320 I don't blame you. Drowning your sorrows? 234 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:35,960 Don't worry about it. You'll be fine. 235 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,040 You'll get another job. 236 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:41,120 Frank Parris was murdered in his room 237 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,120 just two hours later. 238 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,920 And it was Stefan Leonida who became the main suspect. 239 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:53,560 The body was discovered the next day. 240 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,160 There was a maid, she was a Russian girl, Natasha. 241 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,520 But she didn't get to the room until mid-afternoon. 242 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,520 Housekeeping. 243 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:03,856 That was about the same time 244 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:05,560 that Aidan began his speech. 245 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,600 I'm the luckiest man in the world. 246 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:13,920 Sorry. 247 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,480 Sir? 248 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,360 Sir? 249 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,880 Sir? 250 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:35,840 So we called the police 251 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,200 and they arrived about 20 minutes later. 252 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,280 Out of interest, who was in charge? 253 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,600 His name was Detective Superintendent Locke. 254 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,640 Why was I afraid you were going to say that? 255 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:55,960 Frank Parris arrives from Australia 256 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:58,840 and checks into your hotel. 257 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,080 Nobody knows him. 258 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:02,760 And yet sometime after midnight, 259 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,280 someone enters his room, 260 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,400 and murders him in a particularly violent way. 261 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:07,720 Who would do such a thing? 262 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,720 On this day, of all days? 263 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:11,720 I'm so sorry. 264 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:13,840 I'm so, so sorry. 265 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:17,960 So here's my first question. 266 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:21,640 The lock for Room 12 wasn't forced. 267 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,520 Who had a spare key? 268 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,000 We all did. 269 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,240 Cecily, me. 270 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:32,760 Derek Endicott was on reception. 271 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,080 He has a master key in case of emergencies. 272 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,280 And Stefan. 273 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,640 Stefan Leonida. Maintenance. 274 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,040 He still had his key. 275 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:44,160 Let's not jump to conclusions, Lisa. 276 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,600 Well, he had a prison record. 277 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:49,400 And he'd been fired just a few days before, 278 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,760 so I imagine the Detective Superintendent 279 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:54,320 might be interested in talking to him. 280 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,480 A criminal record? 281 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:00,640 Burglary and theft. 282 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,520 Where is he? 283 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,840 I was asleep. I didn't go anywhere near Room 12. 284 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,600 Well, Derek Endicott, the night manager says otherwise. 285 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,136 He says he saw you in the Moonflower wing 286 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:13,440 just before midnight. 287 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:14,880 He's wrong. 288 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:16,920 I understand you've been in trouble before. 289 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:20,000 I was young. I made mistakes. 290 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,720 So why did Miss Treherne fire you? 291 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,600 She accused me of theft. 292 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:26,920 But I took nothing. She's lying. 293 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,640 Well, maybe Derek Endicott's lying, too. 294 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:31,840 Derek. 295 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,480 He's a friend. He's a good man. 296 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:37,200 But he saw you go in to Room 12. That is interesting. 297 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,720 Mr. Parris's wallet was empty and there were bloodstains 298 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,280 inside the fold of the leather, which suggests to me 299 00:17:42,360 --> 00:17:45,280 it was opened after he was killed. 300 00:17:45,360 --> 00:17:46,760 There's the motive. 301 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,920 Why don't you admit the truth, Stefan? 302 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,000 Hmm? 303 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,320 I didn't kill him. 304 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,440 All right. 305 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,520 Let's take a look in your room. 306 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:30,360 Get nosebleeds, do you? 307 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,440 Sir. 308 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:40,800 It was an open and shut case. 309 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,720 Stefan was arrested, taken into custody. 310 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,480 Six months later, he was found guilty of murder. 311 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,040 But by then he'd confessed, 312 00:18:49,120 --> 00:18:50,800 so there was no doubt in the matter. 313 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:52,520 He was given a life sentence. 314 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:53,960 He's still behind bars. 315 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:55,640 And that was the end of it? 316 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,440 Yeah, we thought so, yes. 317 00:18:58,520 --> 00:18:59,920 Forgive me, Lawrence. 318 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,640 I mean, it's a... it's a dreadful story. 319 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,480 And I feel sorry for all of you. 320 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,040 But you began by saying that your daughter had disappeared. 321 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:07,840 - Yes. - And that you thought 322 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:09,480 it was connected to one of my books. 323 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:10,600 Yes. 324 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,240 - Which one? - This one. 325 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,680 "Atticus Pund Takes The Case." 326 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,960 Ah... 327 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,520 - Alan Conway came to your hotel? - Yes, he did. 328 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,120 And it's clear that he used the real events 329 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,240 that have taken place as some sort of inspiration. 330 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:27,680 We're all in the book. 331 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:29,520 Lawrence and I, for example. 332 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,400 He calls us Lance and Maureen, and he turns us into crooks. 333 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,000 We're running a hotel that's called the Moonflower. 334 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:38,440 Frank Parris, the man who was killed, becomes Oscar Berlin. 335 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:40,040 Paris. Berlin. 336 00:19:40,120 --> 00:19:42,560 Our daughter Lisa becomes an actress, Melissa. 337 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:44,360 Yeah, and then there's Aiden. 338 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,120 He turns up as some sort of idiot swindler, Algernon Marsh. 339 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,800 - What about Cecily? - She's not in it. 340 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,240 But she read it. 341 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,920 - And then she disappeared? - Yes. 342 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,360 We all believed that the murder was far behind us. 343 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,760 Stefan Leonida has been in prison for seven years, 344 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,640 and as far as the police are concerned, it's case closed. 345 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,600 - And he had confessed. - Hmm. 346 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:06,360 Cecily always liked Stefan. 347 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,600 She really wanted to believe that he was innocent. 348 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,480 But even she had accepted all the evidence against him. 349 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,440 - Until she read the book. - Exactly. 350 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,120 The day after she finished it, she rang me. 351 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:19,440 Hey, Cecily! 352 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,200 Dad, we've made a terrible mistake. 353 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,120 What are you talking about, darling? 354 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:24,920 Stefan Leonida, I was right all along. 355 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:26,336 He wasn't guilty. He wasn't the killer. 356 00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:29,000 Cecily. Cecily, slow down. 357 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,120 You know that book I bought? "Atticus Pund"? 358 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:32,320 It's got the answer. 359 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:33,840 What? 360 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,360 The real killer is named in the book. 361 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,080 Cecily, you're not making any sense. 362 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,480 Just read it, Dad, it's all in there! 363 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:44,720 If it wasn't Stefan, who was it? 364 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,560 She didn't say. Someone came into her room 365 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:47,720 and she ended the call. 366 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,000 And the next day she vanished. 367 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:50,640 Susan! Susan! 368 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,800 Have you reported her as missing? 369 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:01,480 The police are looking for her now. 370 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,080 What do you think's happened to her? 371 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,920 We think she's frightened. She's hiding. 372 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,640 They're searching the woods. 373 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,200 We know she's still alive. There have been sightings. 374 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,600 Her face was in the newspapers, and there was someone 375 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,680 who was sure they'd seen her in Norfolk. 376 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,080 What is it exactly that you want me to do? 377 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,280 I want you to come to the hotel. 378 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:21,960 I want you to read the book. 379 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,920 You worked on it, you must know what's in it. 380 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,000 If you can see what she saw, 381 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:27,760 maybe you can help us find her. 382 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:30,320 Susan! Susan! 383 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:33,520 Oh, my God! What now? 384 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,680 I'm sorry! I've... I've got to go! 385 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,016 I will think about what you said. 386 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:38,800 You were at the Blue Palace, right? 387 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,320 Yeah, Susan, we'll pay you £10,000 if you help us find her. 388 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,040 Just a week. That's all we ask. 389 00:21:43,120 --> 00:21:44,440 One week of your time. 390 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:47,480 - Susan! - I'll call you. 391 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:52,680 - Susan! - Yes, what have you done? Oh! 392 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,160 Andreas, what happened? 393 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:57,360 - I turned the grill off after the flood. - Yeah, and? 394 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,480 - And then someone turned it back on again. - Ugh! 395 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,280 Chapter One. 396 00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:42,600 Atticus Pund was the greatest detective in the world. 397 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:47,480 But his next case was going to be his greatest challenge. 398 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:50,200 No, no. Too trite. Too obvious. 399 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,400 Yes! 400 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,480 Tawley was a picturesque village 401 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,200 in the county of Devonshire, 402 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,960 known for its lush countryside and cream teas. 403 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:12,280 In the summer of 1954, its most famous resident 404 00:23:12,360 --> 00:23:14,680 was, without doubt, Melissa James. 405 00:23:16,360 --> 00:23:18,280 The British actress 406 00:23:18,360 --> 00:23:20,640 who had climbed to the very peak of the Hollywood heights 407 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,400 until an accident on the set of a Hitchcock film 408 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,720 had brought a sudden end to her career. 409 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:30,960 She had used the insurance money 410 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:35,080 to purchase a small hotel one mile from the village. 411 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,040 She renamed it The Moonflower, 412 00:23:37,120 --> 00:23:39,280 which was also the title of the film for which 413 00:23:39,360 --> 00:23:42,440 she had been nominated for her first Academy Award. 414 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,080 And which had given her the fame, 415 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,640 which, due to the accident she had left behind. 416 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:54,040 Have a lovely stay with us. 417 00:23:54,120 --> 00:23:55,680 Miss James. 418 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:57,400 We weren't expecting you today. 419 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,920 Do I have to phone every time I come in, Mrs. Gardner? 420 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,080 That's not what I meant. 421 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:02,320 Is Mr. Gardner available? 422 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,000 He's in his office. 423 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:07,400 - I'll let him know you're here. - Oh, no. 424 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,480 Why don't we surprise him? 425 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,200 - Miss James! - Mr. Gardner. 426 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:21,720 I hope I'm not interrupting anything. 427 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,640 Well, that's all part of the job, Miss James. 428 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:26,120 - You've got to keep up with the news. - The racing news? 429 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,400 Please, take a seat. 430 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:31,960 We were just talking about you, as it happens. 431 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,760 We were going through the mail, and this came for you. 432 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:36,920 We knew who it was from, it was soaked in lavender, 433 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,680 I don't know what they're thinking of. 434 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,680 Listen to this. 435 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,400 "How can you do it, dear Miss James? 436 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,320 The screen is diminished without you. 437 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,560 A light has gone out off our lives." 438 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,720 - Oh, that's so lovely. - It is. 439 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:52,400 But it's not why I'm here. 440 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,400 I've been looking at the accounts up until February. 441 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,080 Well, the winter months always gonna be a bit slow 442 00:24:58,160 --> 00:24:59,840 when you're near the seaside. 443 00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:02,760 That may well be the case, but even when the hotel is full, 444 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:04,760 we are still losing money, hand over fist. 445 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:06,696 Well, I don't know what more we can do, Miss James. 446 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:08,160 We run a tight ship here. 447 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,040 Maybe we could put up the price of the rooms? 448 00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:13,120 The rooms are already the most expensive in Devonshire. No. 449 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:18,520 I've asked my financial advisor to do a complete audit. 450 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,280 - An audit? - When? 451 00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:23,360 He's already on his way down from London. 452 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,240 I'm meeting him later on today. 453 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:29,960 Will you be staying for supper, Miss James? 454 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,240 No, thank you. I'm going home. 455 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:39,880 - Melissa. - Oscar. 456 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:41,760 You didn't tell me you were coming. 457 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,080 If I had told you, would you still be here? 458 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:45,640 Well, there's no need to be like that. 459 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,440 Six weeks and I hear nothing from you. 460 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:50,680 You make no reply to my letters, 461 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:52,000 to my phone calls. 462 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,200 Why don't we talk in the bar, hmm? 463 00:27:01,120 --> 00:27:02,880 I'm afraid I can't offer you a drink. 464 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:04,320 These stupid licencing laws. 465 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,720 I don't want a drink, Melissa. 466 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:08,800 I want an answer. 467 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:20,040 It is the work of almost three years, Melissa. 468 00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:22,480 I have the script, the director, the contract, 469 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:25,400 I have the costumes. 470 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:27,000 One thing I do not have... 471 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,240 Your signature. 472 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,080 Why will you not sign the contract 473 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:34,360 when production begins two months from now? 474 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,440 I've decided not to do it. 475 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:39,680 - What? - Well, I'm sorry, Oscar. 476 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,720 I've changed my mind. 477 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:43,680 What are you saying? 478 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:47,160 We are friends, Melissa, we have an agreement. 479 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:48,640 And everything I've done, 480 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,280 the finance I have raised, without you... 481 00:27:51,360 --> 00:27:53,480 - I have nothing. - We're not friends, Oscar. 482 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:57,040 This is a business arrangement, and I'm sorry. 483 00:27:57,120 --> 00:27:58,960 I should never have let you talk me into it. 484 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:03,360 And if you back out now, do you have any idea... 485 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:04,600 You will ruin me. 486 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:06,120 Oh, don't be ridiculous. 487 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,840 There are plenty of other actresses. 488 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,560 It's a good script. 489 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:12,400 It'll be a great film. 490 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,760 I'm sorry to disappoint you. 491 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:16,840 You just have to find somebody else. 492 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,360 What are you doing? 493 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,440 I was looking for you. 494 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:27,520 Why, what's happened? 495 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:28,800 The plumber's here. 496 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:30,760 Can't you deal with him, Andreas? 497 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:32,520 You know, I don't know the Greek for floods 498 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,240 and exploding water tanks 499 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:36,360 and going very rapidly mad! 500 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,520 He speaks English. 501 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,920 Can you give me five minutes, please? 502 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,600 Yeah, sure. 503 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,600 Melissa's journey took her past 504 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:57,360 the local church of St Daniel's. 505 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:00,640 This was close to the home of Dr. Leonard Collins, 506 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,600 her personal physician. 507 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:04,400 As things turned out, 508 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,960 he would be one of the last people to see her alive. 509 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:12,200 But right then, 510 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,920 Dr. Collins was not interested in his celebrity patient. 511 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,680 Even as her life seemed to be collapsing around her, 512 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:19,680 his had just taken a significant 513 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,760 turn for the better. 514 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:27,840 How much? 515 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:32,320 £980,000. 516 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,600 That's impossible. 517 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:39,040 You were her niece. 518 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:40,440 She had no other relatives. 519 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:42,400 What about Algy? 520 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,080 No other relatives she cared for. 521 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:48,040 You are... the sole beneficiary. 522 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,920 Well, he won't be pleased. 523 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,800 Does he need to find out? 524 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,760 He's my brother. I've got to tell him. 525 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:58,880 Samantha... 526 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:01,240 He will spend every waking minute 527 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:03,480 trying to wheedle the money out of you. 528 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:07,000 And you are too soft-hearted, my dear. 529 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,080 He'll succeed. 530 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,840 But he's coming here. 531 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,080 He's on his way down from London. 532 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,040 - Why? - He's seeing Melissa. 533 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,680 You know, he advises her on her investments. 534 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,920 Don't tell me, he's draining more money from her wallet? 535 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:26,680 Is he staying here? 536 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,560 You don't mind, do you? 537 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:31,440 No, of course not. 538 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:35,960 Just don't trust him, Samantha. 539 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:37,120 Don't say a word. 540 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:50,480 And what of Melissa? 541 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:52,160 She was not in a good mood 542 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:56,160 as she returned to her home at Clarence Keep. 543 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,960 And the sight of her husband's car in the driveway 544 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:01,120 only made things worse. 545 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,520 - Good evening, Miss James. - Hello, Phyllis. 546 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:15,880 Mr. Spencer is waiting for you in the drawing room. 547 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,840 I've left you a light supper for after the opera. 548 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,000 It's just some cold ham and salad. 549 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:22,200 Are you going out tonight? 550 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,480 Yes, Miss James, it's Wednesday. 551 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:25,840 My evening off. 552 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,920 I'm visiting my sister in Bideford. 553 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:29,560 Is Eric going with you? 554 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:31,160 He's driving me. 555 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:34,120 You did say we could take the car. 556 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:36,080 Yes, of course I did. 557 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,160 Well, have a nice time. 558 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,080 Haven't you done that yet? 559 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:48,680 I'm doing it now. 560 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,600 You should have finished an hour ago. 561 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:55,320 Come on, we're going out. 562 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:56,640 Was that her? 563 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,400 Who'd you think it was? Marilyn Monroe? 564 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:02,040 - Did she say anything? - No. 565 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:04,640 But she knows? 566 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:05,760 I don't know. 567 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,520 Why don't you ask her? 568 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,760 I can't do that. 569 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:12,640 We'll soon find out if she does. 570 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,960 And what do you think is going to happen then? 571 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,320 It's what you deserve. 572 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:35,720 I was waiting for you. 573 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,720 Sorry, I got held up. 574 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,480 - Did you see the Gardners? - Yes. 575 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:42,720 So, what did you say? 576 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:44,800 I don't want to talk about it. 577 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:50,240 Aren't you gonna change? 578 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,400 Actually, John, I'm not going to join you. 579 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,600 I've got Algernon coming to the house. 580 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:57,040 What? When? 581 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,080 - He's on his way now. - Why? 582 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:00,480 I need to talk to him. 583 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:02,080 But we bought the tickets weeks ago. 584 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:05,240 Sorry. 585 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:07,480 Well, I'll... Well, I'll stay. 586 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:09,200 I don't want to go without you. 587 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:10,800 I don't need you, John. 588 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:12,200 I need Algernon. 589 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:13,600 We're talking about money. 590 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:15,520 Something you just take for granted, 591 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,880 which I've always worked for. 592 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,240 I don't even want to go. 593 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:21,536 I don't even like the bloody opera. 594 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,080 That's not true. 595 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:24,640 It's "The Marriage of Figaro." 596 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,216 You loved it when we saw it at Glyndebourne. 597 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,096 I was bored stiff when we saw it at Glyndebourne. 598 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:32,320 And I don't want to see it tonight. 599 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:35,760 You don't get it, do you? 600 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:37,480 You and I are from different worlds. 601 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:39,920 You and your posh friends. 602 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,560 Ugh, a night at the opera 603 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:44,320 with Mummy and Daddy and Lord and Lady so and so. 604 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:47,520 Black tie and political chitchat at the interval. 605 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,520 It's just not me. 606 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:54,480 I'm not interested. 607 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:56,056 I think you're forgetting something, Melissa. 608 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,240 My parents cut me off when I married you. 609 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,616 -I wasn't good enough for them. -I didn't care. I gave up everything for you! 610 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:02,400 As you've told me a thousand times! 611 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,040 Look, I don't I want to have this argument now! 612 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:09,400 Just go! 613 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,720 Don't do this to me, Melissa. 614 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,080 And you can sleep in the spare room when you get back. 615 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,160 Try not to wake me. 616 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,040 - Oh. - Hello. 617 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:08,280 I think Melissa's expecting me. 618 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,760 Miss James is upstairs, sir. 619 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,000 Would you like to go into the living room? 620 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:15,560 Sure. 621 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:17,360 I don't suppose you could rustle up a whisky 622 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,760 and ginger, could you? 623 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:45,720 Mr. Marsh is waiting for you in the living room, Miss James. 624 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:49,000 Thank you, Phyllis. 625 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:52,680 I'd like to have a word with you and Eric before you leave. 626 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:54,440 If you don't mind? 627 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:56,520 Oh... 628 00:36:01,720 --> 00:36:03,120 Melissa. Darling. 629 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,120 Please, will you sit down, Algernon? 630 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:06,760 What's the matter? 631 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:11,160 You, uh... You look a bit rough. Ha! 632 00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:13,376 I've been having a terrible day, if you want the truth. 633 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,280 Oh, well, that makes two of us. 634 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,720 Bit of a rotten journey down. 635 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:19,720 Well, say, if you're not in the mood for a drink, 636 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,040 what can I do for you? 637 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:25,760 I want to sell my shares in Day's End Holdings. 638 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,520 What? What do you mean? 639 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:30,480 I thought you wanted to talk about the hotel. 640 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,320 I do want to talk about that. I want to talk about everything. 641 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:37,920 I need money. This house, the hotel, my marriage... 642 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:40,440 I feel I'm being sucked dry, 643 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:43,440 That is why I've recommended Day's End. It'll make you rich. 644 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,160 Well, so far, it hasn't made me a penny. 645 00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:48,280 When have I ever given you bad advice? 646 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:49,936 No, please don't argue with me, Algernon. 647 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:51,480 I've come to the end of the road. 648 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:53,240 There's no money in the bank. 649 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:56,800 I need to cash in my shares now. 650 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,000 Yes. 651 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:06,720 The shares aren't worth anything, of course, 652 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:08,680 because Algernon is ripping her off. 653 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:10,680 And Algernon is based on Aiden. 654 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:13,080 So what's that meant to tell me? 655 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:16,040 I'm not going to find the answer 656 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:18,600 written in a book eight years ago, am I? 657 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:19,920 And how am I supposed to know 658 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:21,920 what's happened to Cecily Treherne? 659 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:23,240 It's got nothing to do with me. 660 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:27,080 Is that true? Hmm? 661 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:30,040 All right. 662 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:36,240 Alan may have mentioned something. 663 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:39,800 He showed me a picture of Frank Parris in a newspaper. 664 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:42,800 A murder on a wedding day and maybe... 665 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,600 maybe I did say that it would make a good story, 666 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:47,640 but I didn't tell him to write it! 667 00:37:47,720 --> 00:37:50,560 Murder is the worst of all crimes. 668 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:53,560 Not only because of the lives it destroys. 669 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:57,120 But there are also the reverberations, huh? 670 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,520 It's like a stone dropped into the sea. 671 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:05,400 The ripples come all the way to the shore. 672 00:38:06,720 --> 00:38:08,520 Did you put that in your book? 673 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:11,080 "The Landscape of Criminal Investigation"? 674 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:13,520 Oh, of course. 675 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:17,120 But I'm not a detective. 676 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:20,680 I can go to the hotel, but I can't investigate. 677 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:22,760 I wouldn't know where to begin. 678 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:26,640 Do you believe that Cecily Treherne is dead? 679 00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:28,480 She's been missing for five days. 680 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:30,680 Then that is where you must start. 681 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:38,400 She sees something in the book 682 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:40,800 that tells her who killed Frank Parris. 683 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,240 She calls her parents and... 684 00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:47,080 someone overhears the conversation. 685 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,960 And that person kills her. 686 00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:53,120 Perhaps. 687 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:55,120 Yes, but the book is set 688 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,880 in a boutique hotel in Devonshire. 689 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:00,040 It's about a famous actress who gets strangled. 690 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:03,120 It's got nothing to do with what happened at Branlow Hall. 691 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:07,640 So, what was it that Cecily saw? 692 00:39:07,720 --> 00:39:11,720 I don't know. 693 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:13,960 I have no idea. 694 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:15,880 I should leave this alone. 695 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:20,240 But you won't. 696 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:23,280 I can't. 697 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,360 Not if it's my fault. 698 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:41,400 - Waiter! Waiter. - Just a second. Coming. 699 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:47,680 What can I get you, madam? 700 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,200 I'll have a glass of wine, please, barman. 701 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:52,280 Coming right up. 702 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:09,560 Andreas, I'm going back to England. 703 00:40:09,640 --> 00:40:13,440 - When? - Soon. 704 00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:15,520 Tomorrow. 705 00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:24,320 For how long? 706 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:26,560 I don't know. 707 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:28,000 I've been offered a job. 708 00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:30,280 - In publishing? - No. 709 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:32,520 Has it got something to do with Alan Conway? 710 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:33,680 I saw you reading the book. 711 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:35,880 Yes, it has. 712 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:38,160 You know that everything to do with that man is bad, eh? 713 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:40,520 Last time you were almost killed. 714 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:43,240 I've been offered £10,000. 715 00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:44,800 To find a missing chapter? 716 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:47,800 No, not this time. To find a missing person. 717 00:40:47,880 --> 00:40:51,840 Cecily Treherne. 718 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:55,000 We need the money, Andreas. 719 00:40:55,080 --> 00:40:58,720 Without it, we're finished. 720 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:01,600 So you'll come back when you find her? 721 00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:03,880 I don't know. 722 00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:07,320 I still love you, but this world is not for me. 723 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:09,680 Changing beds, chasing plumbers. 724 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:11,240 It's not making us happy. 725 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:12,600 I'm happy. 726 00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:14,880 We argue all the time. 727 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:17,160 We don't have any fun, not like we used to. 728 00:41:17,240 --> 00:41:19,000 I never said it would be easy. 729 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:21,361 Well, you never said it was going to be miserable, either. 730 00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:27,760 I miss books. 731 00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:31,280 I miss being an editor, my old life. 732 00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:33,040 Your old life burned down, Susan. 733 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:36,480 Well, I want to build another one. 734 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,160 But I'm not sure I want it to be here. 735 00:41:39,240 --> 00:41:41,160 You must do what you have to do. 736 00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:42,440 Let's not make any decisions. 737 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:44,400 Let's just take one day at a time. 738 00:41:44,480 --> 00:41:47,680 But you're still leaving? 739 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:49,560 Yeah, I have to do this. 740 00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:52,920 Don't be angry with me. 741 00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:54,480 Think of the money. 742 00:41:54,560 --> 00:41:56,000 Can you get an advance? 743 00:42:49,640 --> 00:42:52,680 Melissa James had made a great many enemies 744 00:42:52,760 --> 00:42:54,480 in the village of Tawley. 745 00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:57,600 There were the hotel managers Lance and Maureen, 746 00:42:57,680 --> 00:42:59,240 in fear of her. 747 00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:01,360 The film producer, Oscar Berlin, 748 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:04,840 whose life had been ruined by her. 749 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:08,360 What was Algernon Marsh, her financial adviser, 750 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:10,080 hiding from her? 751 00:43:11,840 --> 00:43:13,760 And what would her husband, John Spencer, 752 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:21,840 do after she had rejected him? 753 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:27,560 Fear and hatred lead to an inevitable conclusion.