1 00:00:51,451 --> 00:00:53,112 (Lovejoy) From the dawn of creation, 2 00:00:53,153 --> 00:00:58,216 love, the greatest of all human emotions, has been expressed in many forms - 3 00:00:58,258 --> 00:01:03,491 in paintings, in books, in music, but rarely in a rug. 4 00:01:03,530 --> 00:01:07,762 Yet, for centuries the Muslim maidens of North Africa have done just that. 5 00:01:07,801 --> 00:01:10,599 Forbidden to speak directly to their beloved, 6 00:01:10,637 --> 00:01:12,901 their passions take on a secret form - 7 00:01:12,939 --> 00:01:16,705 a code of love knots woven into their carpets. 8 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:19,803 Secrets only an old soothsayer can reveal. 9 00:01:22,649 --> 00:01:26,085 What, you may well ask, has all this to do with Lovejoy? 10 00:01:26,119 --> 00:01:27,279 (Hubbub) 11 00:01:35,829 --> 00:01:37,160 (Bongo drum) 12 00:02:02,655 --> 00:02:04,623 (Singing) 13 00:02:07,861 --> 00:02:09,260 (Speaks Arabic) 14 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:13,629 (Speaks Arabic) 15 00:02:14,834 --> 00:02:18,099 (Speaks Arabic) 16 00:02:32,152 --> 00:02:35,349 (Woman speaks Arabic) 17 00:02:50,803 --> 00:02:53,294 Of course it's not your taste I'm questioning. 18 00:02:53,339 --> 00:02:55,364 Then what are you questioning? 19 00:02:55,408 --> 00:03:00,812 You say to me, "Darling, I bought this. Take a look at that. Isn't this beautiful?" 20 00:03:00,847 --> 00:03:04,874 Sometimes, just occasionally, I would like a say in the matter, that's all. 21 00:03:04,918 --> 00:03:09,378 If I see something, I always think of you, always, before I buy it. 22 00:03:09,422 --> 00:03:11,287 After all, it is my house! 23 00:03:11,324 --> 00:03:12,348 What? 24 00:03:12,392 --> 00:03:14,519 My house as well as yours, is what I meant. 25 00:03:14,561 --> 00:03:16,893 Then perhaps you should try living in it. 26 00:03:16,930 --> 00:03:20,696 I really haven't got time to make an issue out of this, Jane. 27 00:03:20,733 --> 00:03:22,030 Forget I spoke, 28 00:03:22,068 --> 00:03:24,366 and go your own sweet way. 29 00:03:24,404 --> 00:03:26,133 And where are you going? 30 00:03:26,172 --> 00:03:28,333 Brussels, I did tell you. 31 00:03:29,375 --> 00:03:30,364 Back on Friday. 32 00:03:40,453 --> 00:03:42,284 (Hollers) Have a nice trip. 33 00:03:46,459 --> 00:03:47,483 Morning, Alex. 34 00:03:47,527 --> 00:03:49,495 Brilliant timing as usual, Lovejoy. 35 00:03:53,099 --> 00:03:54,259 Something's up. 36 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:57,726 (Clock chimes) 37 00:04:01,274 --> 00:04:03,174 Nine o'clock, on the dot. 38 00:04:05,278 --> 00:04:07,178 What, don't we have an appointment? 39 00:04:07,213 --> 00:04:09,181 Don't you want me to get you a toyboy? 40 00:04:09,215 --> 00:04:10,978 I mean, a tallboy. 41 00:04:11,017 --> 00:04:14,180 No jokes this morning, Lovejoy, please. 42 00:04:14,220 --> 00:04:16,450 Something's definitely up. 43 00:04:19,926 --> 00:04:20,915 (Knocks on door) 44 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:24,021 Come in, don't be bashful. 45 00:04:27,533 --> 00:04:29,194 So what set it all off then? 46 00:04:29,736 --> 00:04:31,226 You're standing on it. 47 00:04:32,639 --> 00:04:33,970 Mm-hmm! 48 00:04:35,541 --> 00:04:37,975 Our Anatolian carpet. 49 00:04:38,011 --> 00:04:39,945 My carpet. 50 00:04:39,979 --> 00:04:43,415 You may have found it, but it was my decision to buy it. 51 00:04:43,449 --> 00:04:45,280 A snip, as I recall. 52 00:04:45,318 --> 00:04:48,617 If you call £2,000 for a rug a snip. 53 00:04:48,655 --> 00:04:50,680 You could've paid twice as much. 54 00:04:50,723 --> 00:04:53,817 Try telling Alexander that. He's never liked it much. 55 00:04:53,860 --> 00:04:55,122 What would he know about it? 56 00:04:56,796 --> 00:04:58,195 Don't knock him, Lovejoy. 57 00:04:59,632 --> 00:05:01,122 He's my husband. 58 00:05:02,001 --> 00:05:03,696 He has many fine qualities. 59 00:05:03,736 --> 00:05:07,433 Did he happen to get out of bed the wrong side and step on the carpet? 60 00:05:07,473 --> 00:05:08,701 (Sighs) Yes. 61 00:05:08,741 --> 00:05:13,405 And suddenly we were doing an inventory of things I've bought for his house 62 00:05:13,446 --> 00:05:17,177 that he complained were mostly overpriced, not to his taste 63 00:05:17,216 --> 00:05:19,650 and that he hadn't been consulted. 64 00:05:19,686 --> 00:05:21,347 Well, he's probably right. 65 00:05:21,387 --> 00:05:23,821 About not being consulted, I mean. 66 00:05:24,791 --> 00:05:29,558 If that was the house rule, that he had to be here, we'd be living with bare walls! 67 00:05:30,930 --> 00:05:31,919 Anyway... 68 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:36,664 the reason I brought you into my bedroom, Lovejoy, 69 00:05:36,703 --> 00:05:39,263 is that I want you to sell that carpet. 70 00:05:40,707 --> 00:05:41,696 No way! 71 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:43,331 Why not? 72 00:05:43,376 --> 00:05:44,866 Because you love it. 73 00:05:44,911 --> 00:05:45,900 Dearly. 74 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,248 Don't you tell me what I love and don't love, just sell it 75 00:05:49,282 --> 00:05:52,809 and get as much as you can for it, will you, please. 76 00:05:54,654 --> 00:05:59,250 The dragon and the phoenix, Eric - symbol of marital harmony. 77 00:06:00,126 --> 00:06:01,787 Well, you could've fooled me. 78 00:06:01,828 --> 00:06:05,889 (Tinker) In Chinese mythology the dragon is yang, the male, 79 00:06:05,932 --> 00:06:09,459 solar, light, daytime, the emperor. 80 00:06:10,803 --> 00:06:16,969 The phoenix is yin, lunar, female, dark, nocturnal. 81 00:06:17,009 --> 00:06:18,636 Don't tell me, the empress. 82 00:06:18,678 --> 00:06:20,009 You've got it. 83 00:06:22,448 --> 00:06:24,348 (Tinker) Of course, in the Mongol period, 84 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:27,842 it could also mean the two figures doing battle with each other. 85 00:06:27,887 --> 00:06:29,548 (Eric) That sounds more like it. 86 00:06:29,589 --> 00:06:33,821 But generally speaking, the dragon and the phoenix... Morning, Cyril. 87 00:06:33,860 --> 00:06:38,388 ...combining and alternating, allow the earth to move forward. 88 00:06:38,431 --> 00:06:40,160 How d'you know all this, Tink? 89 00:06:40,199 --> 00:06:42,360 Tourist guide books. 90 00:06:42,402 --> 00:06:44,302 But you never go anywhere! 91 00:06:44,337 --> 00:06:46,328 I travel in dreams, Eric. 92 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,571 In dreams. 93 00:06:48,608 --> 00:06:53,443 Lot 17, as viewed, this is an Anatolian rug. 94 00:06:53,479 --> 00:06:57,813 Date 18th century, prime condition, unusual symbology. 95 00:06:57,850 --> 00:07:02,844 Now, I have £1,500. Who'll give me one six? 96 00:07:02,889 --> 00:07:05,050 One six for this rather beautiful rug. 97 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:08,150 This is a sad business, Eric. 98 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:11,120 She almost put in a bid herself then. 99 00:07:13,166 --> 00:07:15,498 Two one. 2,100. 100 00:07:16,702 --> 00:07:17,726 200. 101 00:07:17,770 --> 00:07:19,135 Two two, sir. 102 00:07:19,172 --> 00:07:21,868 All right, let it settle in the room. 103 00:07:21,908 --> 00:07:24,342 At 2,300. 104 00:07:24,377 --> 00:07:28,108 Four? Yes, sir. 2,400. 105 00:07:28,147 --> 00:07:29,637 Two four against you, sir. 106 00:07:29,682 --> 00:07:30,979 All right. 107 00:07:32,819 --> 00:07:33,808 Two five. 108 00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:36,981 Two six. 109 00:07:37,056 --> 00:07:38,717 Two seven. 110 00:07:38,758 --> 00:07:41,522 Two eight. 111 00:07:41,561 --> 00:07:43,153 Two eight against you, sir. 112 00:07:43,196 --> 00:07:47,462 At 2,800. Are you all done at 2,800? 113 00:07:48,434 --> 00:07:50,299 (Phone) Two nine? Two nine. 114 00:07:50,336 --> 00:07:51,428 Slow down a bit. 115 00:07:52,438 --> 00:07:53,905 Try just 50. 116 00:07:53,940 --> 00:07:55,635 And 50. 117 00:07:55,675 --> 00:07:58,007 (Auctioneer) At £2,950. 118 00:07:59,078 --> 00:08:01,342 Do I hear £3,000? 119 00:08:01,380 --> 00:08:05,282 At £2,950, I'm selling. 120 00:08:06,853 --> 00:08:08,582 - Sold. - It's yours, sir. 121 00:08:09,989 --> 00:08:11,047 Excellent! 122 00:08:11,524 --> 00:08:14,015 When all's said and done, it's just a rug. 123 00:08:15,394 --> 00:08:17,521 It's a sad, sad business. 124 00:08:17,563 --> 00:08:19,053 Look after her ladyship. 125 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:25,432 Good lord! 126 00:08:25,471 --> 00:08:26,495 Potty! 127 00:08:26,539 --> 00:08:28,769 - What? - Russell Potts. 128 00:08:28,808 --> 00:08:32,141 Would you believe that man once rose to the rank of corporal 129 00:08:32,178 --> 00:08:34,408 in her majesty's armed services? 130 00:08:34,447 --> 00:08:37,109 Cyprus it was, 1956. 131 00:08:38,284 --> 00:08:39,945 Didn't we lose Cyprus? 132 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:43,511 Hello, Neil. 133 00:08:43,556 --> 00:08:44,545 Lovejoy. 134 00:08:45,625 --> 00:08:47,616 - What do you want? - (Auctioneer) Lot 18... 135 00:08:47,660 --> 00:08:50,060 Lot 18, sir, showing now. 136 00:08:50,096 --> 00:08:53,259 A Moroccan rug woven in a village in the Atlas Mountains. 137 00:08:53,299 --> 00:08:56,735 Although modern, it has the unusual feature... 138 00:08:59,105 --> 00:09:02,768 unusual feature of the dragon motif woven in, 139 00:09:02,808 --> 00:09:06,904 which we associate with Oriental carpets as seen in the previous lot. 140 00:09:06,946 --> 00:09:09,107 Who bought the Anatolian? 141 00:09:10,283 --> 00:09:11,614 Why do you want to know? 142 00:09:11,651 --> 00:09:15,644 Sentimental reasons. Lady Jane would like it to have a good home. 143 00:09:15,688 --> 00:09:17,781 It was a company sale. 144 00:09:18,791 --> 00:09:21,624 Yes, but who's getting it? Him? 145 00:09:21,661 --> 00:09:23,652 You know I can't divulge names. 146 00:09:23,696 --> 00:09:25,527 Shall we start at 200? 147 00:09:25,565 --> 00:09:27,192 Who'll give me 200? 148 00:09:29,402 --> 00:09:31,962 200 I'm bid, thank you. At 200. 149 00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:37,432 It probably contains a message from a young Muslim girl to her lover. 150 00:09:37,476 --> 00:09:41,810 She can't express her feelings in conversation like the Christian girl can, 151 00:09:41,847 --> 00:09:44,315 so she weaves them into a carpet. 152 00:09:44,350 --> 00:09:48,047 "You have beautiful brown eyes" she might be saying. 153 00:09:48,087 --> 00:09:51,545 And only her family can interpret the symbols 154 00:09:51,591 --> 00:09:53,582 to the girl's young man. 155 00:09:53,626 --> 00:09:56,618 Ah, that's really good. 156 00:09:57,663 --> 00:09:58,687 Yeah, I like that. 157 00:09:58,731 --> 00:10:00,926 - (Auctioneer) 600, thank you. - Are you mad? 158 00:10:00,967 --> 00:10:03,128 (Auctioneer) Do I have six anywhere? 159 00:10:03,169 --> 00:10:05,933 - It's getting a bit high. - Just get on with it. 160 00:10:07,206 --> 00:10:09,367 (Auctioneer) At 600, thank you, sir. 600. 161 00:10:09,408 --> 00:10:10,739 And seven? 162 00:10:12,712 --> 00:10:14,111 At £700. 163 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:16,211 At £800. 164 00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:18,783 At £800. 165 00:10:18,818 --> 00:10:20,410 What's going on? 166 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:22,011 Don't ask me. 167 00:10:23,856 --> 00:10:27,724 (Auctioneer) At 900. Thank you, I have £900. 168 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,455 Nine against you, sir. 169 00:10:29,495 --> 00:10:31,690 (Auctioneer) 1,000, I'm bid 1,000. 170 00:10:31,731 --> 00:10:34,564 1,100? At 1,100. 171 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:35,999 One one against you. 172 00:10:36,035 --> 00:10:39,095 (Auctioneer) At 1,100, are you all done at 1,100? 173 00:10:40,506 --> 00:10:43,998 At 1,200, it's against you on the right. 174 00:10:44,043 --> 00:10:45,067 One two. 175 00:10:45,111 --> 00:10:46,669 No. Out. 176 00:10:47,246 --> 00:10:48,645 No bid. 177 00:10:48,681 --> 00:10:50,512 No bid? What you mean no bid? 178 00:10:50,549 --> 00:10:51,777 (Yells in Arabic) 179 00:10:51,817 --> 00:10:53,182 Look here, you can't do that. 180 00:10:53,219 --> 00:10:56,780 Gentlemen, conduct yourselves in a civilized manner please! 181 00:10:56,822 --> 00:11:01,657 The bid is £1,200, it is against you on the right. 182 00:11:03,729 --> 00:11:06,197 Are you all done at £1,200? 183 00:11:06,232 --> 00:11:07,221 Sold. 184 00:11:14,006 --> 00:11:14,995 Potty! 185 00:11:16,409 --> 00:11:17,740 Stinker! 186 00:11:20,446 --> 00:11:22,380 (Laughs) 187 00:11:22,415 --> 00:11:26,283 Harriet, this is my old oppo, Tinker Dill. 188 00:11:26,318 --> 00:11:28,149 Oh, how do you do? 189 00:11:29,088 --> 00:11:30,680 Rather an ordinary looking rug. 190 00:11:30,723 --> 00:11:32,850 - Two a penny. - So, what did she want with it? 191 00:11:32,892 --> 00:11:35,258 More to the point, what did he want with it? 192 00:11:37,196 --> 00:11:40,165 Potty's going to settle Miss Fisher in a nearby restaurant. 193 00:11:40,199 --> 00:11:42,190 I can then join him in the pub for a quick one. 194 00:11:42,234 --> 00:11:45,761 - We're cooking something up for you, Lovejoy. - What are you talking about? 195 00:11:45,805 --> 00:11:50,708 According to Potty, Miss Fisher's got a house full of treasures and she needs sorting out. 196 00:11:50,743 --> 00:11:53,871 (Raised voice) Old lady's junk? Lovejoy doesn't stoop to that. 197 00:11:53,913 --> 00:11:55,278 You should know better... 198 00:11:55,314 --> 00:12:00,411 (Whispers) Lovejoy can do as he pleases. Sometimes one just gets a... 199 00:12:00,453 --> 00:12:02,318 A touch, a sniff, a feeling? 200 00:12:02,354 --> 00:12:04,015 Of course, one could be wrong. 201 00:12:04,890 --> 00:12:09,520 Well, you know my fee for evaluation, Tink. If you've got that feeling - negotiate. 202 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:13,054 Well, I'm feeling rather hungry. Do you fancy taking me to lunch, Lovejoy? 203 00:12:13,099 --> 00:12:14,896 Let us forage, Lady Felsham. 204 00:12:17,002 --> 00:12:18,162 It's all right for some. 205 00:12:19,905 --> 00:12:21,805 An old Chinese proverb, Tink - 206 00:12:21,841 --> 00:12:25,333 when the carpets start leaving the bedroom, stay clear of the, um... 207 00:12:25,377 --> 00:12:26,366 Removal men? 208 00:12:26,412 --> 00:12:27,777 Husbands? Parquet floor? 209 00:12:27,813 --> 00:12:32,375 Well, whatever, the point is, Lovejoy should take heed of it, in my opinion. 210 00:12:32,418 --> 00:12:34,978 You think it was stupid. Go on, say it. 211 00:12:35,721 --> 00:12:38,281 No, I understand why you did it. 212 00:12:38,324 --> 00:12:41,760 I just wonder what it will achieve, that's all. 213 00:12:41,794 --> 00:12:44,991 - I mean, if I'm Alexander... - What? What, if you're Alexander, what? 214 00:12:45,030 --> 00:12:49,296 I'd want to know why at this delicate stage, my wife is trying to score points. 215 00:12:49,335 --> 00:12:52,327 - Have you seen who's sitting over there? - Yes, your rug lady. 216 00:12:53,572 --> 00:12:55,301 Would you rather have lunch with her? 217 00:12:55,341 --> 00:12:57,104 No, Jane, I'm with you. 218 00:12:58,644 --> 00:12:59,838 Oh, never mind. 219 00:12:59,879 --> 00:13:03,042 No, no, no, if you want to talk it out, let's order a nice bottle of wine. 220 00:13:03,082 --> 00:13:08,418 I'm not trying to score points off Alexander, I'm trying to get his attention. 221 00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:11,582 He's refusing to admit anything's wrong because it suits him. 222 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:14,422 Is there something wrong, I mean, really wrong? 223 00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:17,918 Well... you've seen us together recently. 224 00:13:17,963 --> 00:13:20,557 You've been noticing the signals. 225 00:13:20,599 --> 00:13:22,658 What signals? 226 00:13:22,701 --> 00:13:24,498 Oh, come on, Lovejoy! 227 00:13:24,537 --> 00:13:26,869 We used to laugh together, 228 00:13:26,906 --> 00:13:29,966 share jokes... We don't anymore. 229 00:13:30,009 --> 00:13:31,636 Hardly grounds for divorce. 230 00:13:31,677 --> 00:13:33,941 Who said anything about divorce? 231 00:13:33,979 --> 00:13:36,106 It's a joke, Jane, it's a joke. 232 00:13:36,148 --> 00:13:40,551 Janey, it's been a hard morning, I know, very trying, but you made a few bob, 233 00:13:40,586 --> 00:13:42,281 so relax, order a drink. 234 00:13:48,894 --> 00:13:50,020 Isn't that? 235 00:13:50,062 --> 00:13:53,088 (Lovejoy) Yeah... it is. 236 00:13:54,500 --> 00:13:55,990 (Rainfall) 237 00:13:56,035 --> 00:13:58,299 - Lovejoy Antiques. Lovejoy. - Oh, yes, yes. 238 00:13:58,337 --> 00:13:59,998 Look, she's over in the shed. 239 00:14:00,039 --> 00:14:05,375 Look, I should warn you, she's a bit reluctant about you being here. 240 00:14:05,411 --> 00:14:07,402 I'm the one who thinks it's necessary. 241 00:14:07,446 --> 00:14:10,244 What I'm trying to say is, you might get a bit of flak. 242 00:14:10,282 --> 00:14:11,749 - Mr. Potts? - Don't be put off. 243 00:14:11,784 --> 00:14:14,719 Ah! I've, I've cut my finger, dear. 244 00:14:14,753 --> 00:14:15,742 - Oh. - Oh! 245 00:14:15,788 --> 00:14:18,154 Harriet, this is Lovejoy. 246 00:14:18,190 --> 00:14:19,987 - Oh. - Hello. 247 00:14:20,025 --> 00:14:23,222 It's today, yes. On one of your blessed tools. 248 00:14:23,262 --> 00:14:25,560 Well, go and get the necessary then. 249 00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:28,362 Come in, both of you, you'll get soaked out here. 250 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,129 Come in, come in. 251 00:14:30,169 --> 00:14:31,568 Oh! 252 00:14:31,604 --> 00:14:32,696 Whoo! 253 00:14:32,738 --> 00:14:34,228 Come on, come on! 254 00:14:38,244 --> 00:14:40,144 Come and dry yourself by the fire. 255 00:14:42,581 --> 00:14:43,570 Whoo! 256 00:14:43,616 --> 00:14:44,981 That's it. 257 00:14:45,017 --> 00:14:46,006 Thank you. 258 00:14:47,386 --> 00:14:49,786 - I do so hate tools. So vicious. - Ooh! 259 00:14:49,822 --> 00:14:51,346 Hello, doggy. 260 00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:53,051 Back off, Saskia. 261 00:14:53,092 --> 00:14:54,753 Saskia, Lovejoy. Lovejoy, Saskia. 262 00:14:54,793 --> 00:14:58,786 Hello, Saskia. I thought Saskia was a girl's name 263 00:14:58,831 --> 00:15:00,560 and this, he is definitely a... 264 00:15:00,599 --> 00:15:04,194 I do know it's a girl's name, I just happen to like the name Saskia. 265 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:05,635 He'll never know, will he? 266 00:15:09,608 --> 00:15:10,973 Lovely room. 267 00:15:11,010 --> 00:15:12,102 Yes. 268 00:15:12,144 --> 00:15:15,307 Well, my dear Russell, whom I sometimes call Mr. Potts, 269 00:15:15,347 --> 00:15:18,316 as he was when he used to teach carpentry and cooking to my girls, 270 00:15:18,350 --> 00:15:21,114 thinks that I'm a hopeless old junkie. 271 00:15:21,153 --> 00:15:23,519 He wants you to sort me out, Lovejoy. 272 00:15:23,555 --> 00:15:26,524 That's what you like to be called, I gather. 273 00:15:26,558 --> 00:15:28,287 Always the schoolboy, is it? 274 00:15:28,327 --> 00:15:30,090 Never wanting to be mister. 275 00:15:30,129 --> 00:15:32,359 You could be right... Harriet. 276 00:15:33,565 --> 00:15:35,897 Two truants together, we may find ourselves. 277 00:15:36,902 --> 00:15:39,564 But I'm told I can trust you... 278 00:15:41,340 --> 00:15:43,308 so, you better do whatever you have to do. 279 00:15:43,342 --> 00:15:45,867 - I've got Tinker and Eric outside. - I'll get 'em. 280 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,580 - Right. - Oh. 281 00:15:49,615 --> 00:15:51,606 (Potts hollers) Tinker! 282 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,811 Your... umbrella stand. 283 00:15:56,855 --> 00:15:58,254 Oh, yes, that. 284 00:15:58,290 --> 00:15:59,518 Early Ch'ing vase. 285 00:15:59,558 --> 00:16:00,889 Kansei era. 286 00:16:00,926 --> 00:16:04,726 Worth at the lowest possible estimate - £40,000. 287 00:16:09,301 --> 00:16:12,896 But I... bought it from a man in Lowestoft. 288 00:16:15,374 --> 00:16:17,035 I liked the blue. 289 00:16:18,143 --> 00:16:19,633 What did we pay? 290 00:16:20,579 --> 00:16:22,410 I dunno. 291 00:16:22,448 --> 00:16:23,608 900? 292 00:16:25,150 --> 00:16:28,119 (Speaks Arabic) 293 00:16:28,153 --> 00:16:30,519 (Answers in Arabic) 294 00:16:35,394 --> 00:16:36,554 (Speaks Arabic) 295 00:16:36,595 --> 00:16:39,189 (Interrupts in Arabic) 296 00:16:47,373 --> 00:16:49,364 - (Contrite in Arabic) - (Speaks Arabic) 297 00:16:56,215 --> 00:16:59,707 Captain's chair, oak, damaged. What d'you give for it, Potty? 298 00:16:59,752 --> 00:17:00,741 250. 299 00:17:00,786 --> 00:17:02,811 250? They saw you coming! 300 00:17:02,855 --> 00:17:04,584 50, top. 301 00:17:04,623 --> 00:17:06,682 Look at it, the seat's split. 302 00:17:09,995 --> 00:17:11,189 Harriet... 303 00:17:11,230 --> 00:17:16,224 would you mind telling me why you spent £1200 304 00:17:16,268 --> 00:17:19,635 on a Berber rug which is worth two or three hundred top whack? 305 00:17:19,671 --> 00:17:21,639 I mean, unless I missed something. 306 00:17:21,673 --> 00:17:24,369 Lovejoy, I should have thought that you... 307 00:17:24,410 --> 00:17:25,399 Mm-hmm. 308 00:17:25,444 --> 00:17:27,173 ...you could see why. 309 00:17:27,212 --> 00:17:28,543 Why? 310 00:17:28,580 --> 00:17:30,172 It's Saskia's rug. 311 00:17:32,751 --> 00:17:34,116 You're serious, aren't you? 312 00:17:34,153 --> 00:17:35,984 Well, of course I'm serious. 313 00:17:36,021 --> 00:17:38,387 See how they complement each other? 314 00:17:38,424 --> 00:17:45,387 Early John Broadwood... piano, upright strings, how much? 315 00:17:46,098 --> 00:17:47,429 300. 316 00:17:47,466 --> 00:17:48,797 10,000. 317 00:17:48,834 --> 00:17:50,426 (Eric whistles) 318 00:17:50,469 --> 00:17:54,030 Harriet, I'd like your permission to swap rugs. 319 00:17:54,073 --> 00:17:55,563 Swap it? 320 00:17:55,607 --> 00:17:58,940 It's to solve a little mystery. You had a rival bidder at the auction. 321 00:17:58,977 --> 00:18:01,275 Yeah, didn't get it. 322 00:18:01,313 --> 00:18:02,644 No, I know. 323 00:18:02,681 --> 00:18:06,515 What Miss Fisher means is that obviously he didn't want it badly enough, 324 00:18:06,552 --> 00:18:09,180 so his valuation is finally of no importance. 325 00:18:09,221 --> 00:18:11,917 No, dear, that isn't what I mean. 326 00:18:11,957 --> 00:18:16,155 What Lovejoy means is that there may be some additional value to the rug, 327 00:18:16,195 --> 00:18:20,393 unrelated to wolfhounds. He wants to know what it is to please me. 328 00:18:20,432 --> 00:18:24,391 Anyway, it's usually of little interest to me, the price of things, you know. 329 00:18:24,436 --> 00:18:26,836 The price of things is half the fun, Harriet. 330 00:18:26,872 --> 00:18:28,601 Look at the Ch'ing vase. 331 00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:31,273 Eric. 332 00:18:33,011 --> 00:18:35,002 This is our rug. 333 00:18:35,047 --> 00:18:36,708 See, it's the same color. 334 00:18:36,748 --> 00:18:41,617 A little difference in the detail of the pattern, but... not bad, is it? 335 00:18:43,155 --> 00:18:44,679 What shall we do, Mr. Potts? 336 00:18:44,723 --> 00:18:47,624 Well, I'm with Lovejoy, let's have fun, 337 00:18:47,659 --> 00:18:49,354 and pay some bills. 338 00:18:49,394 --> 00:18:50,725 Eric... 339 00:18:52,297 --> 00:18:53,628 the rug. 340 00:18:53,665 --> 00:18:55,326 - Me? - Get the rug. 341 00:18:58,103 --> 00:18:59,229 Good doggy. 342 00:19:00,405 --> 00:19:01,531 Nice doggy. 343 00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:10,773 Well, looks like your feelings were right, Tink. 344 00:19:35,474 --> 00:19:37,601 What a house and what a woman! 345 00:19:37,643 --> 00:19:39,474 A diminishing breed, Eric. 346 00:19:40,345 --> 00:19:43,439 - If that Kansei is real... - Oh, it's real all right, Tink. 347 00:19:43,482 --> 00:19:45,780 I've got a client who'll kill for it. 348 00:19:45,817 --> 00:19:49,014 Hang on a minute, you're not gonna rip off a dear old lady, are you? 349 00:19:49,054 --> 00:19:50,919 Eric, please, would I do a thing like that? 350 00:19:50,956 --> 00:19:53,356 No, we need an expert to look at this first anyway. 351 00:19:53,392 --> 00:19:56,850 What're we looking for, Lovejoy? Something in the weave, in the knots? 352 00:19:56,895 --> 00:19:58,988 Something, Tink, there is something there, 353 00:19:59,031 --> 00:20:01,693 and I've seen it in a young man's face. 354 00:20:03,035 --> 00:20:04,866 (Eric) But it's just a rug, innit? 355 00:20:24,523 --> 00:20:27,754 - Wha... What's the time? - Sorry to wake you. 356 00:20:29,995 --> 00:20:31,087 Here. 357 00:20:31,129 --> 00:20:32,619 What's this? 358 00:20:36,568 --> 00:20:40,231 Oh, darling, it's beautiful! 359 00:20:40,272 --> 00:20:42,399 I saw it in a shop window in Brussels. 360 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:43,772 Ohh! 361 00:20:43,809 --> 00:20:45,800 Here... let me help you. 362 00:20:52,384 --> 00:20:53,715 Just a minute. 363 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:12,502 Oh, darling, thank you, it's beautiful. 364 00:21:30,756 --> 00:21:36,456 I'm sorry. I'm sorry, darling, it's mean, stupid and horrible of me, I'm sorry. 365 00:21:46,438 --> 00:21:47,928 (Hollers) Lovejoy? 366 00:21:49,508 --> 00:21:50,839 Lovejoy? 367 00:21:51,543 --> 00:21:53,033 There's been a robbery. 368 00:21:54,179 --> 00:21:55,168 What? 369 00:21:55,213 --> 00:21:58,307 This chap came to the door offering a mobile service. 370 00:21:58,350 --> 00:22:00,818 The carpets always need cleaning in this house. 371 00:22:00,852 --> 00:22:02,843 And he stole my rug? 372 00:22:02,888 --> 00:22:04,981 I was hoovering... in the kitchen. 373 00:22:05,891 --> 00:22:09,190 I came back in here and he'd snatched it and gone. 374 00:22:09,227 --> 00:22:11,752 That stupid thing was just sitting there. 375 00:22:11,797 --> 00:22:13,458 He took nothing else? 376 00:22:14,299 --> 00:22:16,130 - Strange. - Have you called the police? 377 00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:20,264 No, I suppose I should have but I called Tinker instead. 378 00:22:21,206 --> 00:22:24,733 This carpet cleaner - black-haired, swarthy, looked Moroccan? 379 00:22:25,677 --> 00:22:26,701 How do you know that? 380 00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:31,581 Oh, Lovejoy, we owe you an apology and we must pay for your carpet. 381 00:22:31,616 --> 00:22:35,643 No, don't worry about that, Harriet, but shouldn't Saskia be in the doghouse? 382 00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:37,348 And you need an alarm. 383 00:22:37,389 --> 00:22:39,050 I can't abide the things. 384 00:22:39,091 --> 00:22:42,424 Harriet, you are a lady in your middle years. 385 00:22:42,461 --> 00:22:48,229 You and Mr. Potts live surrounded by beautiful things in splendid isolation, protected by... 386 00:22:52,070 --> 00:22:54,334 You need an alarm. 387 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:56,705 It's very sweet of you. 388 00:22:57,709 --> 00:23:01,042 I also think you should change your umbrella stand. 389 00:23:01,079 --> 00:23:04,071 Lovejoy... I'm not selling it. 390 00:23:05,016 --> 00:23:07,780 Not even if I found you something else, in blue? 391 00:23:09,388 --> 00:23:11,720 One grows fond of things. 392 00:23:11,757 --> 00:23:13,088 (Phone beeps) 393 00:23:13,725 --> 00:23:18,458 Lovejoy, Jane, Monday, half past ten. Phone me when you get a moment, will you? 394 00:23:19,598 --> 00:23:20,758 Who was that? 395 00:23:20,799 --> 00:23:22,767 - Lovejoy. - Ah. 396 00:23:22,801 --> 00:23:24,462 He wasn't in. 397 00:23:24,503 --> 00:23:27,768 You are. That's nice. The day's ours then? 398 00:23:28,907 --> 00:23:30,238 Why not? 399 00:23:31,309 --> 00:23:32,970 Well, it has no age at all. 400 00:23:33,011 --> 00:23:34,842 It's about three months old at most. 401 00:23:35,814 --> 00:23:37,213 But is there anything unusual? 402 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:40,082 Anything that catches your eye, Mr. Beeston? 403 00:23:40,118 --> 00:23:43,246 (Sings in Arabic) 404 00:23:48,860 --> 00:23:52,159 We associate the dragon and the phoenix with the Berbers. 405 00:23:52,197 --> 00:23:53,960 Those rugs are really from the Caucasus 406 00:23:53,999 --> 00:23:56,365 although there have been examples found in Turkey. 407 00:23:56,401 --> 00:24:00,394 You'd need a professor of Islamic studies to tell you if that was significant. 408 00:24:01,406 --> 00:24:04,842 Personally, I wouldn't pay more than 200 for it. 409 00:24:04,876 --> 00:24:09,370 What about love messages from Muslim girls - couldn't it be that? 410 00:24:09,414 --> 00:24:12,383 In the villages, the girls might still follow that tradition, 411 00:24:12,417 --> 00:24:14,180 but not for export, I wouldn't think. 412 00:24:14,219 --> 00:24:16,983 Yeah, but one of the rugs could've slipped out by mistake 413 00:24:17,022 --> 00:24:21,391 and our man could be after it, Lovejoy, cos his girlfriend's trying to tell him something. 414 00:24:21,426 --> 00:24:23,087 There is one other possibility. 415 00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:25,653 Some of these rugs coming out of North Africa recently, 416 00:24:25,697 --> 00:24:28,791 there have been rumors about messages concealed in the symbology - 417 00:24:28,834 --> 00:24:31,701 - drug delivery times, that sort of thing. - The dragon. 418 00:24:31,736 --> 00:24:33,226 Heroin. 419 00:24:33,271 --> 00:24:35,432 (Beeston) But nobody's been able to prove it yet. 420 00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:37,772 (Eric) Look, Tink, this could be a harbor. 421 00:24:37,809 --> 00:24:40,073 And these four points here could be a date. 422 00:24:40,111 --> 00:24:44,275 The fourth or the fourth month or four kilos - 423 00:24:44,316 --> 00:24:46,307 you could see how it might work, can't you? 424 00:24:46,351 --> 00:24:47,841 Yes, it could be a harbor. 425 00:24:47,886 --> 00:24:50,411 It could also be my Auntie Fanny's shopping list. 426 00:24:50,455 --> 00:24:54,482 (Phone) Lovejoy, Jane, Monday 10.30. Phone me when you get a moment. 427 00:24:54,526 --> 00:24:56,551 What're we gonna do with this rug, Lovejoy? 428 00:24:57,829 --> 00:25:00,297 Put it back in the pond, see who comes fishing. 429 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,634 But it's not ours to do that with, is it? 430 00:25:04,669 --> 00:25:07,137 It's Miss Fisher's and she won't sell. 431 00:25:07,172 --> 00:25:08,901 She will, Eric, she will. 432 00:25:09,875 --> 00:25:12,207 Come on, Eric... down the pub. 433 00:25:14,045 --> 00:25:15,376 Bye, Eric. 434 00:25:16,381 --> 00:25:18,542 He's in a funny mood, in't he? 435 00:25:18,583 --> 00:25:20,847 - It's mine, innit? - (Phone) 436 00:25:22,854 --> 00:25:23,980 Hello. 437 00:25:25,023 --> 00:25:26,354 Hello? 438 00:25:34,065 --> 00:25:35,999 - Felsham. - Hello, Alex, is Jane there? 439 00:25:36,034 --> 00:25:38,229 Not now, Lovejoy. (Hangs up) 440 00:25:41,740 --> 00:25:43,071 How long for? 441 00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:45,503 A year, maybe longer. 442 00:25:46,444 --> 00:25:47,934 But we would fly back? 443 00:25:47,979 --> 00:25:50,345 Well, one wouldn't rule out an occasional... 444 00:25:50,382 --> 00:25:53,374 - How would we run this place? - Matthews would run it. 445 00:25:53,418 --> 00:25:55,409 You'd put Matthews in sole charge? 446 00:25:55,453 --> 00:25:57,387 Yes, he's extremely efficient. 447 00:25:57,422 --> 00:25:58,946 You're mad. 448 00:25:58,990 --> 00:26:01,550 I trust Matthews with any business here. 449 00:26:01,593 --> 00:26:06,257 Running Felsham is not just business, Alex, it's people, 450 00:26:06,298 --> 00:26:11,861 and you cannot abandon your people to a cold, grey automaton like Matthews. 451 00:26:11,903 --> 00:26:13,803 Well, as I see it, there's no alternative. 452 00:26:13,838 --> 00:26:17,569 Hong Kong is where the main thrust of my business life is at the moment. 453 00:26:17,609 --> 00:26:21,443 And with the situation as it is out there, Hong Kong is where I have to be. 454 00:26:21,479 --> 00:26:24,448 And if we're to continue to be married? 455 00:26:24,482 --> 00:26:29,010 It's like any number of professions, Jane - the army, the diplomatic service. 456 00:26:29,054 --> 00:26:30,783 - Good God, Alex! - What? 457 00:26:32,724 --> 00:26:34,385 Do you want me living with you? 458 00:26:35,827 --> 00:26:37,226 But of course. 459 00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:40,197 Socially. Socially, you need me at your side. 460 00:26:41,466 --> 00:26:43,457 - It does help, yes. - Oh! 461 00:26:43,501 --> 00:26:47,699 It's been one hell of a year, Jane. It doesn't let up, you know that. 462 00:26:49,174 --> 00:26:51,870 One gets swept along without time for anything. 463 00:26:53,612 --> 00:26:54,943 But in Hong Kong... 464 00:26:57,148 --> 00:26:59,776 What's the climate like in Hong Kong? 465 00:26:59,818 --> 00:27:01,149 Not unpleasant. 466 00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:04,247 A lot better than out there. 467 00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:06,280 Except in the rainy season, of course. 468 00:27:07,659 --> 00:27:11,356 The truth is, I don't enjoy living in England anymore. 469 00:27:11,396 --> 00:27:13,626 I've got a distaste for England. 470 00:27:15,066 --> 00:27:16,897 I get my excitement abroad. 471 00:27:16,935 --> 00:27:18,596 It's a different me. 472 00:27:18,637 --> 00:27:22,300 More vibrant, more fully alive. 473 00:27:24,209 --> 00:27:27,667 In the past seven months, do you know how many nights you've spent abroad? 474 00:27:28,513 --> 00:27:31,641 - 162. - Oh, for God sake! 475 00:27:32,684 --> 00:27:35,380 You're asking me to give up everything I care about, 476 00:27:35,420 --> 00:27:37,786 even the small matter of a career, 477 00:27:37,822 --> 00:27:41,155 to go and live in a place that I don't know, 478 00:27:41,192 --> 00:27:43,251 where we're going to be kicked out of. 479 00:27:43,294 --> 00:27:46,786 I've got to be absolutely certain where we stand. 480 00:27:46,831 --> 00:27:49,095 Yes, so what are you saying? 481 00:27:49,134 --> 00:27:50,761 I'm saying... 482 00:27:53,204 --> 00:27:56,799 you're a healthy man, you've been away from your wife... 483 00:27:56,841 --> 00:27:59,571 Well, you know what I'm saying, Alex. 484 00:28:01,046 --> 00:28:05,312 I'm not talking about some casual affair, though God knows these days. 485 00:28:06,718 --> 00:28:07,878 I'm saying... 486 00:28:09,454 --> 00:28:13,652 is there someone else in the running for Hong Kong if I don't go? 487 00:28:14,826 --> 00:28:15,986 I shouldn't think so. 488 00:28:18,797 --> 00:28:21,493 Well, is there someone else anyway? 489 00:28:25,070 --> 00:28:26,230 I don't know. 490 00:28:26,271 --> 00:28:27,602 What do you mean? 491 00:28:28,606 --> 00:28:29,800 I don't know! 492 00:28:31,376 --> 00:28:33,071 I'm married to you. 493 00:28:34,012 --> 00:28:35,172 What does that mean? 494 00:28:35,213 --> 00:28:38,410 It means what it means - we're married, for better or worse. 495 00:28:38,450 --> 00:28:40,281 What are you trying to say? 496 00:28:40,318 --> 00:28:42,309 I'm saying that there might be... 497 00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:48,291 ...is, some counterpart in my life to your relationship with Lovejoy. 498 00:28:48,326 --> 00:28:52,353 But... but I've never slept with Lovejoy! 499 00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:54,228 It's not about sex, Jane. 500 00:28:54,265 --> 00:28:58,531 An emotional relationship, even without sex, can be very powerful. 501 00:29:00,338 --> 00:29:04,570 I always thought we had the Lovejoy thing under control between us. 502 00:29:04,609 --> 00:29:07,100 Yes, well, I always tried to give that impression. 503 00:29:07,145 --> 00:29:08,476 I'm sorry if it gave you pain. 504 00:29:08,513 --> 00:29:12,279 No, no, it's all right. It was... by and large understood. 505 00:29:14,886 --> 00:29:17,320 And this... lady of yours... 506 00:29:18,890 --> 00:29:20,380 do I get any details? 507 00:29:20,425 --> 00:29:21,414 No. 508 00:29:24,195 --> 00:29:26,390 But if I say yes to Hong Kong? 509 00:29:27,632 --> 00:29:30,624 She'll evaporate... along with Lovejoy. 510 00:29:32,937 --> 00:29:39,206 Lot 56, a Berber rug from Morocco, as viewed. 511 00:29:42,547 --> 00:29:44,208 This particular rug has already caused some interest. 512 00:29:44,249 --> 00:29:46,342 Hello, Neil, not on the end of the phone today? 513 00:29:46,384 --> 00:29:48,045 What're you up to, Lovejoy? 514 00:29:48,086 --> 00:29:52,352 ...with the unusual motif of the dragon and phoenix, 515 00:29:52,390 --> 00:29:55,086 more usually associated with oriental carpets. 516 00:29:55,126 --> 00:29:57,560 The word is you're playing silly buggers. 517 00:29:57,595 --> 00:30:01,691 Sometimes it takes two bites to appreciate the cherry. 518 00:30:01,733 --> 00:30:07,103 Now, do I have an opening bid of 300? Thank you, sir. 519 00:30:07,138 --> 00:30:08,662 At 350. 520 00:30:08,706 --> 00:30:10,697 At 400. 521 00:30:10,742 --> 00:30:11,902 At 450. 522 00:30:12,677 --> 00:30:14,338 At 500. 523 00:30:14,379 --> 00:30:16,813 At £500. 524 00:30:16,848 --> 00:30:19,442 Are you all done at £500? 525 00:30:19,484 --> 00:30:21,748 At £500, I'm selling... 526 00:30:21,786 --> 00:30:22,946 Take up the running, Tink. 527 00:30:22,987 --> 00:30:25,387 - Right up to the tape? - Within reason, yeah. 528 00:30:25,423 --> 00:30:27,220 Six. 529 00:30:27,258 --> 00:30:29,351 (Auctioneer) At 600, thank you, sir. 530 00:30:29,394 --> 00:30:32,261 I have £600. 531 00:30:34,599 --> 00:30:35,588 Seven. 532 00:30:36,568 --> 00:30:37,899 At 800. 533 00:30:39,337 --> 00:30:40,668 At 900. 534 00:30:40,705 --> 00:30:44,232 I have £900 for this most unusual rug. 535 00:30:46,878 --> 00:30:48,675 At 1,000. 536 00:30:50,815 --> 00:30:51,907 At 1,100. 537 00:30:53,618 --> 00:30:54,915 At 1,200. 538 00:30:59,123 --> 00:31:01,591 At 1,300. 539 00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:09,666 At 1,400. 540 00:31:12,337 --> 00:31:16,137 At £1,400, the bid is against you, sir. 541 00:31:17,008 --> 00:31:20,774 Have you all done at £1,400? 542 00:31:22,313 --> 00:31:23,712 Sold. 543 00:31:23,748 --> 00:31:25,215 Well, nice work, Tink. 544 00:31:25,250 --> 00:31:26,581 (Speaks Arabic) 545 00:31:28,353 --> 00:31:30,048 But who's going to pay for it? 546 00:31:30,088 --> 00:31:31,749 Don't ask me. 547 00:31:32,991 --> 00:31:35,084 All right, officer, you got what you wanted? 548 00:31:35,126 --> 00:31:36,354 What's that? 549 00:31:36,394 --> 00:31:40,330 You're the drug squad, they went thataway. 550 00:31:40,365 --> 00:31:45,496 Lovejoy, you called me down here saying drug runners are sending messages in carpets. 551 00:31:45,536 --> 00:31:48,096 You ever met a drug baron, Lovejoy? 552 00:31:48,139 --> 00:31:51,973 If they'd have wanted that carpet, they'd have ended up with it, believe me. 553 00:31:52,010 --> 00:31:56,777 As it is, they haven't and you have. 554 00:31:58,316 --> 00:32:00,011 Look, do me a favor... 555 00:32:01,052 --> 00:32:04,488 ...next time you get a bright idea, keep it to yourself. 556 00:32:06,224 --> 00:32:09,159 We're playing a very dangerous game here, Lovejoy. 557 00:32:09,193 --> 00:32:12,788 The law doesn't agree, Tink. As far as they're concerned, we're in the clear. 558 00:32:12,830 --> 00:32:15,025 I don't hold with drugs myself. 559 00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:18,399 I won't pretend that I don't enjoy the occasional drink, 560 00:32:18,436 --> 00:32:20,734 but alcohol isn't a drug, is it, Lovejoy? 561 00:32:20,772 --> 00:32:23,332 - Yes, it is. - They're very dangerous people! 562 00:32:23,374 --> 00:32:28,209 When I die, I want to die in my bed, by myself, without any help from others. 563 00:32:31,249 --> 00:32:35,117 Well, I reminded her of her favorite niece, Nancy, 564 00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:37,348 - she's at university... - Lovejoy. 565 00:32:39,924 --> 00:32:42,893 Harriet said she would leave it to her in her will, 566 00:32:42,927 --> 00:32:48,957 so I took Lovejoy's advice and I reminded her once again about the dangers of theft. 567 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,264 Anyway, it seems to have had the desired effect 568 00:32:51,302 --> 00:32:54,931 because suddenly, last night at supper, she announced she would sell... 569 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:56,770 Well, done, Potty. 570 00:32:56,808 --> 00:33:00,073 ...on condition, you replace it with one she likes as much. 571 00:33:00,111 --> 00:33:01,373 Tell her it's a deal. 572 00:33:07,018 --> 00:33:10,476 I find all of this very... unsettling, Mr. Potts. 573 00:33:10,521 --> 00:33:14,218 At least the commission on the vase should cover what we're losing on the rugs. 574 00:33:14,258 --> 00:33:15,748 What you're losing, Lovejoy. 575 00:33:15,793 --> 00:33:19,593 Job for you, Eric. Scour the neighborhood, look for something to bung umbrellas in. 576 00:33:19,630 --> 00:33:21,621 - Preferably blue. - Preferably blue. 577 00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:24,260 - How much have I got to spend? - Whatever it takes. 578 00:33:24,302 --> 00:33:25,530 Right. 579 00:33:25,570 --> 00:33:27,504 Any time today'll do, Eric. 580 00:33:27,538 --> 00:33:29,096 All right, all right. 581 00:33:32,410 --> 00:33:34,640 (Laughs) Look at that. 582 00:33:37,148 --> 00:33:38,809 - Blue, Eric. - Blue. 583 00:33:39,584 --> 00:33:40,573 Ah. 584 00:34:09,047 --> 00:34:10,207 Lovejoy. 585 00:34:10,248 --> 00:34:11,715 Lovejoy? 586 00:34:13,151 --> 00:34:14,482 (Knock on door) 587 00:34:41,879 --> 00:34:42,903 Eric! 588 00:34:45,416 --> 00:34:46,974 Well, go on! 589 00:34:56,694 --> 00:34:57,718 What's he doing? 590 00:35:03,634 --> 00:35:04,623 Hey! Hey! 591 00:35:05,870 --> 00:35:07,030 He's coming back. 592 00:35:15,246 --> 00:35:17,180 Oh, I get it. 593 00:35:24,589 --> 00:35:27,387 All right, Abdel, time's up. 594 00:35:28,292 --> 00:35:29,953 Can't say we haven't tried. 595 00:35:30,728 --> 00:35:32,662 Masquerading as a carpet cleaner. 596 00:35:32,697 --> 00:35:35,063 We should call the police like Jane suggested. 597 00:35:35,099 --> 00:35:37,533 Why you want to know? It's my life, not yours. 598 00:35:37,568 --> 00:35:40,298 Why you want to interfere, you're not policeman? 599 00:35:40,338 --> 00:35:41,999 You've broken the law. 600 00:35:42,039 --> 00:35:43,370 I've done no harm. 601 00:35:43,407 --> 00:35:45,534 He has a point, Lovejoy. 602 00:35:45,576 --> 00:35:47,510 Yes, he was very polite. 603 00:35:47,545 --> 00:35:50,105 He's stolen from two houses, one of them mine. 604 00:35:50,148 --> 00:35:52,013 He's nicked 600 quid's worth of gear. 605 00:35:52,049 --> 00:35:53,073 - Three. - What? 606 00:35:53,117 --> 00:35:55,017 Three. He's given you your rug back. 607 00:35:55,052 --> 00:35:56,883 Yeah, 300 quid's worth of gear. 608 00:35:56,921 --> 00:35:58,513 We can negotiate. 609 00:35:58,556 --> 00:35:59,580 What? 610 00:35:59,624 --> 00:36:02,559 If it isn't drugs, Abdel, and it's nothing criminal, 611 00:36:02,593 --> 00:36:05,061 can't you tell us what it is? 612 00:36:05,096 --> 00:36:07,189 It's a good question. 613 00:36:07,231 --> 00:36:09,131 It could be arms dealing. 614 00:36:11,068 --> 00:36:12,797 - You got a cigarette? - No. 615 00:36:14,338 --> 00:36:16,169 - No? - Sorry. 616 00:36:16,207 --> 00:36:17,970 - No? - No. 617 00:36:18,009 --> 00:36:19,340 More mint tea? 618 00:36:24,515 --> 00:36:26,506 It's my girlfriend, I ask her to marry me. 619 00:36:29,820 --> 00:36:33,415 In Muslim tradition, she put her answer in this rug. 620 00:36:36,894 --> 00:36:40,557 I work for her Uncle Said, he in the carpet business. 621 00:36:40,598 --> 00:36:42,566 This is one of his. 622 00:36:43,901 --> 00:36:45,562 Big family. Well... 623 00:36:47,638 --> 00:36:51,165 Only he knows her answer. Only he can interpret. 624 00:36:53,778 --> 00:36:55,609 The carpet is sold in auction, 625 00:36:55,646 --> 00:37:00,447 I have to get it back to know if my girl... to know my future. 626 00:37:03,054 --> 00:37:04,715 That's what I said, Lovejoy. 627 00:37:04,755 --> 00:37:08,816 (Clears throat) You want us... to believe this? 628 00:37:09,493 --> 00:37:12,826 How romantic... if it's true. 629 00:37:12,863 --> 00:37:15,627 No, it is true, it is true. You ask Uncle Said. 630 00:37:15,666 --> 00:37:17,861 Ask him... 631 00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:19,392 and put me out of my torment. 632 00:37:19,437 --> 00:37:21,405 - Oh, Abdel... - (Sobs) 633 00:37:21,439 --> 00:37:22,804 Don't worry. 634 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,206 Ohh! Well, what d'you think the truth is? 635 00:37:26,210 --> 00:37:30,874 Is it a scam for drugs or arms with Uncle Said playing Sydney Greenstreet, 636 00:37:30,915 --> 00:37:35,215 or is there, as the lady says, still such a thing as romance? 637 00:37:36,220 --> 00:37:38,552 And are there fairies at the bottom of my garden? 638 00:37:40,791 --> 00:37:41,951 Oh! 639 00:37:42,159 --> 00:37:43,217 Yes... 640 00:37:43,261 --> 00:37:46,287 young Abdel has been absolutely truthful with you. 641 00:37:46,330 --> 00:37:48,696 It is a tradition in the village I come from. 642 00:37:48,733 --> 00:37:51,725 I have a beautiful niece. This young man wants to marry her. 643 00:37:52,903 --> 00:37:56,395 Frankly, I am not convinced of his suitability. 644 00:37:56,440 --> 00:38:00,240 But the girl has put her feelings into a message in the rug. 645 00:38:00,278 --> 00:38:01,745 Be seated, Mr. Lovejoy. 646 00:38:01,779 --> 00:38:07,240 So, she could be saying "I love you but you need to lose a couple of pounds" 647 00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:13,588 or "It's your brother I fancy" but she communicates through the knots. 648 00:38:13,624 --> 00:38:14,921 As you say. 649 00:38:14,959 --> 00:38:17,723 And that's all this has been about? 650 00:38:17,762 --> 00:38:20,526 - What else? - You've gone to a lot of trouble. 651 00:38:20,564 --> 00:38:22,691 Well, when the heart rules. 652 00:38:22,733 --> 00:38:25,133 You, I meant. 653 00:38:26,737 --> 00:38:28,568 You've gone to a lot of trouble. 654 00:38:28,606 --> 00:38:31,040 I mean, you put one of your rugs up for auction, 655 00:38:31,075 --> 00:38:35,478 then you let it rise way above market price and risk having to buy it back. 656 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:39,540 You lose it and you steal it back from the person who did buy it - 657 00:38:39,583 --> 00:38:42,552 a harmless innocent lady - more risk involved there. 658 00:38:43,954 --> 00:38:47,014 You bid for it a second time, you lose it again, 659 00:38:47,058 --> 00:38:50,494 then you get Johnson from the auction rooms to tell you its new home, my place, 660 00:38:50,528 --> 00:38:52,689 and then you try and nick it again. 661 00:38:52,730 --> 00:38:53,958 All this for a love message - 662 00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:57,331 when Abdel could get an answer without breaking the tradition 663 00:38:57,368 --> 00:38:59,836 by simply placing a long-distance telephone call? 664 00:38:59,870 --> 00:39:03,897 No, it's a fairy story, isn't it? 665 00:39:03,941 --> 00:39:05,431 Isn't it? 666 00:39:06,477 --> 00:39:07,466 Or is it? 667 00:39:08,546 --> 00:39:12,038 Or is it about arms or is it about drugs or is it? 668 00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:14,415 (Laughs) Where is the rug now? 669 00:39:14,452 --> 00:39:18,411 Where it can't be taken to the cleaners. What's it worth to you? 670 00:39:18,456 --> 00:39:20,356 All right, I will tell you, 671 00:39:20,391 --> 00:39:24,623 for I sense that you and I, Lovejoy, are birds of the same feather. 672 00:39:25,629 --> 00:39:29,759 No, it is not drugs or arms, of course not, that is nonsense. 673 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:31,461 To communicate in a rug?! 674 00:39:32,703 --> 00:39:37,868 I know it is the world we live in, to expect so little of the human race, 675 00:39:37,908 --> 00:39:40,468 that we are always thinking the worst, 676 00:39:40,511 --> 00:39:42,638 but appearances can be deceptive. 677 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:46,309 For I tell you, you are looking at a merchant, yes, by necessity, 678 00:39:46,350 --> 00:39:51,014 but also a gentleman, a scholar and a poet. 679 00:39:52,022 --> 00:39:53,011 Really? 680 00:39:53,057 --> 00:39:56,788 A year ago, a man arrived at my village. 681 00:39:56,827 --> 00:39:58,954 A Bedouin, blind from birth, 682 00:39:58,996 --> 00:40:01,328 but he had a song to sing to us. 683 00:40:02,700 --> 00:40:05,635 From the subconscious of an uneducated man 684 00:40:05,669 --> 00:40:11,972 there came forth pictures and patterns of an ancient culture that was not his own - 685 00:40:12,009 --> 00:40:16,537 from beyond the Euphrates River and even as far as India itself. 686 00:40:17,748 --> 00:40:20,774 So many fascinating questions were raised 687 00:40:20,818 --> 00:40:24,584 of memory, of our own North African Berber history - 688 00:40:24,622 --> 00:40:28,820 even of the mysteries of reincarnation itself. 689 00:40:28,859 --> 00:40:33,353 I put the carpet on show for auction as a test. 690 00:40:34,365 --> 00:40:35,593 I make no claims. 691 00:40:35,633 --> 00:40:39,729 I wait to see if there is anyone who shares my excitement. 692 00:40:39,770 --> 00:40:44,503 Yes, there is - a headmistress. I am thrilled to bits. 693 00:40:44,542 --> 00:40:46,476 She bought it for her dog. 694 00:40:46,510 --> 00:40:47,738 What? 695 00:40:47,778 --> 00:40:51,942 Dog? What about the second time - that military gentleman? 696 00:40:51,982 --> 00:40:53,279 Oh, Major Dill? 697 00:40:54,251 --> 00:40:56,014 The major's quite a scholar. 698 00:40:56,053 --> 00:40:57,782 He saw something? 699 00:40:57,822 --> 00:41:00,620 Must've done to pay that price for an ordinary Berber rug. 700 00:41:00,658 --> 00:41:06,654 I understand he's having it checked by a Cambridge professor of Islamic linguistics. 701 00:41:06,697 --> 00:41:09,359 Good, good! Excellent! 702 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:11,027 When shall we have the verdict? 703 00:41:13,304 --> 00:41:16,569 Blind illiterate Bedouin visionaries? 704 00:41:16,607 --> 00:41:20,407 More likely he's trying to create a phony market for Moroccan carpets. 705 00:41:20,444 --> 00:41:22,105 Not such a bad idea, Tink. 706 00:41:22,146 --> 00:41:25,946 We've gotta check out Uncle Said's claims and whip up a bit of interest. 707 00:41:25,983 --> 00:41:29,817 We need a top man in Islamic linguistics. Any ideas? 708 00:41:29,854 --> 00:41:31,014 Real or imaginary? 709 00:41:31,055 --> 00:41:33,649 Doesn't matter to us, we're in possession. 710 00:41:33,691 --> 00:41:35,591 Ah, Harriet Fisher's in possession. 711 00:41:35,626 --> 00:41:38,390 That's what I meant, Tink, we're doing this for her. For her. 712 00:41:38,429 --> 00:41:40,863 I know a bloke down the pub who's got a brother... 713 00:41:40,898 --> 00:41:42,388 - (Phone) - Just set it up, Tink. 714 00:41:42,433 --> 00:41:45,527 Don't mind if I have a large one while I'm there, do you, Lovejoy? 715 00:41:45,569 --> 00:41:47,400 (Phone) Lovejoy Antiques, Lovejoy. 716 00:41:49,807 --> 00:41:50,865 Please come. 717 00:41:52,409 --> 00:41:53,603 (Lovejoy) Jane? 718 00:41:53,644 --> 00:41:55,407 Janey? 719 00:41:59,783 --> 00:42:01,216 So when was this? 720 00:42:01,252 --> 00:42:03,516 Yesterday, after breakfast. 721 00:42:04,822 --> 00:42:06,813 I thought we could negotiate, 722 00:42:06,857 --> 00:42:09,690 but it became clear that he was forcing me to choose. 723 00:42:12,930 --> 00:42:14,295 Hong Kong. 724 00:42:14,331 --> 00:42:15,320 Mm. 725 00:42:15,366 --> 00:42:17,231 Why didn't we talk about this? 726 00:42:17,268 --> 00:42:18,428 You were busy. 727 00:42:19,303 --> 00:42:20,463 Anyway... 728 00:42:21,171 --> 00:42:27,041 it was really a decision I had to make on my own - no conferring. 729 00:42:28,512 --> 00:42:30,002 Don't you agree? 730 00:42:32,683 --> 00:42:33,911 Anyway... 731 00:42:34,885 --> 00:42:39,879 on Thursday night I told him that I wasn't going to Hong Kong with him, 732 00:42:39,924 --> 00:42:43,121 and he seemed to take that as a cue that our marriage was over. 733 00:42:45,229 --> 00:42:47,129 We passed a very silent night... 734 00:42:48,299 --> 00:42:50,699 then he announced, tersely, 735 00:42:50,734 --> 00:42:55,637 that he had business in London and he'd be staying at his club. 736 00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:02,637 Janey? 737 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:03,874 Yes? 738 00:43:06,517 --> 00:43:13,946 Would you... ever... consider... 739 00:43:13,991 --> 00:43:16,391 selling your umbrella stand? 740 00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:19,422 Mm? 741 00:43:22,266 --> 00:43:23,255 Mm? 742 00:43:30,941 --> 00:43:32,932 You know, I think I... 743 00:43:35,512 --> 00:43:37,480 almost prefer it. 744 00:43:38,782 --> 00:43:39,874 Whew! 745 00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:43,812 Lovejoy. 746 00:43:45,155 --> 00:43:46,281 Thank you. 747 00:43:48,559 --> 00:43:51,960 Sherman also attributes the dragon zeiles to Dagestan. 748 00:43:51,996 --> 00:43:57,127 Presumably he means Cesur and the vernaise to Chevan, slightly to the south. 749 00:43:57,167 --> 00:43:58,156 Is he still going on? 750 00:43:58,202 --> 00:44:01,330 He is, however, a somewhat confused authority, 751 00:44:01,372 --> 00:44:06,867 since the origin of both types is probably Carabach, which is even further southwest. 752 00:44:06,910 --> 00:44:10,573 But the large S, you see, has most commonly been interpreted 753 00:44:10,614 --> 00:44:12,775 as a highly stylized dragon. 754 00:44:12,816 --> 00:44:15,717 You can see how its degenerated into an abstract form 755 00:44:15,753 --> 00:44:19,587 with only the vestiges of its original zoomorphism. 756 00:44:19,623 --> 00:44:22,990 Professor Ottway, what does this all mean? 757 00:44:23,027 --> 00:44:25,052 - Mean? - Yes, what does it mean? 758 00:44:25,095 --> 00:44:26,585 What does it mean? 759 00:44:26,630 --> 00:44:28,996 I'm sorry, I thought I'd made it quite clear. 760 00:44:29,033 --> 00:44:31,194 What it means is, that you're in possession 761 00:44:31,235 --> 00:44:35,001 of one of the most remarkable, fascinating and original discoveries 762 00:44:35,039 --> 00:44:37,030 in North African Islamic history. 763 00:44:42,913 --> 00:44:44,346 Lovejoy! 764 00:44:48,052 --> 00:44:49,280 All right, Uncle, 765 00:44:49,319 --> 00:44:50,752 first things first. 766 00:44:50,788 --> 00:44:54,554 Your family, you can translate it, put the poor lad out of his misery. 767 00:44:54,591 --> 00:44:57,287 - He doesn't like me, he won't tell the truth. - Yes, he does, 768 00:44:57,327 --> 00:44:59,659 he's a gentleman, a scholar and a poet. 769 00:45:02,633 --> 00:45:04,863 She says you have a wonderful smile. 770 00:45:04,902 --> 00:45:07,462 She says her heart is yours. 771 00:45:07,504 --> 00:45:09,665 She says she will marry you... 772 00:45:09,707 --> 00:45:11,334 (Laughs) 773 00:45:11,375 --> 00:45:14,572 ...if Uncle Said gives his permission. 774 00:45:14,611 --> 00:45:16,340 We will discuss that later. 775 00:45:17,214 --> 00:45:18,875 What news from Cambridge? 776 00:45:18,916 --> 00:45:21,976 Come on, what has the scholar pronounced? 777 00:45:22,019 --> 00:45:26,115 Well, he's still at it, you'll be pleased to hear, Uncle. 778 00:45:26,156 --> 00:45:29,614 You know these scholars once they get stuck in, eh, Eric? 779 00:45:29,660 --> 00:45:34,688 Apparently some of the zoomorphism has gone, which is not a bad thing. 780 00:45:34,732 --> 00:45:37,633 - He's writing a PhD on it. - He's gonna post it to you. 781 00:45:37,668 --> 00:45:40,068 Now, this carpet, Uncle, 782 00:45:40,104 --> 00:45:43,540 we all know the value of this. 783 00:45:43,574 --> 00:45:46,839 - Yes, I remember. - Bought it by auction the other day. 784 00:45:46,877 --> 00:45:50,005 I was there. A friend of mine, she sold it by mistake. 785 00:45:51,248 --> 00:45:53,341 I have grown rather fond of it. 786 00:45:53,383 --> 00:45:55,817 The dragon and the phoenix. 787 00:45:55,853 --> 00:45:58,686 Ah, yes, the yan and the ying, representing marital harmony. 788 00:45:58,722 --> 00:46:01,088 - Of course in the Mongol period... - Shut up, Eric. 789 00:46:01,125 --> 00:46:04,060 - The thing is, Uncle, would you be prepared... - To sell to you? 790 00:46:04,094 --> 00:46:06,028 ...to make a beautiful lady happy? 791 00:46:06,063 --> 00:46:07,223 Yeah, of course he will. 792 00:46:07,264 --> 00:46:08,253 Shut up, Abdel. 793 00:46:09,266 --> 00:46:12,360 Now, let me see, how much did I pay for it? 794 00:46:12,402 --> 00:46:13,699 Three thousand. 795 00:46:13,737 --> 00:46:18,902 So, I'm offering you two with the scholarship, excuse me gentlemen, on this one, 796 00:46:18,942 --> 00:46:21,536 which I've already started, thrown in. 797 00:46:21,578 --> 00:46:25,981 If the authentication comes good, then the price of all your carpets goes up 798 00:46:26,016 --> 00:46:28,814 and you will have a nice little run going, won't you? 799 00:46:28,852 --> 00:46:32,253 A series of Berber carpets all as valuable as this one. 800 00:46:32,289 --> 00:46:33,517 No, no, no! 801 00:46:33,557 --> 00:46:34,888 I'm talking about this one. 802 00:46:36,593 --> 00:46:37,958 Three thousand. 803 00:46:38,762 --> 00:46:39,956 And a half. 804 00:46:39,997 --> 00:46:41,191 He would. 805 00:46:41,231 --> 00:46:43,096 You would, wouldn't you? 806 00:46:43,133 --> 00:46:45,101 You'd sting me for the other 500. 807 00:46:45,135 --> 00:46:49,265 That one's already gone for two and a half grand in two buys before authentication - 808 00:46:49,306 --> 00:46:50,864 I've got you on a roll here. 809 00:46:50,908 --> 00:46:55,038 Three thousand and a half for this one, take it or leave it. 810 00:46:55,078 --> 00:46:57,672 No soul. No romance. 811 00:46:57,714 --> 00:46:59,739 Gentleman, scholar, poet? 812 00:46:59,783 --> 00:47:01,148 Just a peddler. 813 00:47:01,185 --> 00:47:02,675 Just like you, my friend. 814 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:04,680 Three. 815 00:47:08,826 --> 00:47:12,057 And one, two... 816 00:47:12,095 --> 00:47:15,861 Well, you lost 1,400 on the second auction when Tinker bought it, 817 00:47:15,899 --> 00:47:18,390 and there's the six, well, seven umbrella stands. 818 00:47:18,435 --> 00:47:19,424 Seven? 819 00:47:19,469 --> 00:47:23,633 I didn't put the pothole there, did I? They didn't even have the signs up, did they? 820 00:47:23,674 --> 00:47:25,642 Too busy making tea, weren't they? 821 00:47:25,676 --> 00:47:30,943 Well, let's say that's 750 down on them cos George Marr said your credit wasn't up to it, 822 00:47:30,981 --> 00:47:32,778 and as far as he's concerned, 823 00:47:32,816 --> 00:47:37,310 you might as well be running a furniture removal business the way you're carrying on. 824 00:47:38,155 --> 00:47:41,283 Saskia, get out of my chair. 825 00:47:42,492 --> 00:47:44,016 (Door closes) 826 00:47:44,695 --> 00:47:45,821 One check. 827 00:47:46,997 --> 00:47:47,986 One rug. 828 00:47:48,031 --> 00:47:50,295 Oh, Lovejoy, you brought it back. 829 00:47:50,334 --> 00:47:51,596 And a good job too. 830 00:47:51,635 --> 00:47:53,227 Let's get this on the floor. 831 00:47:53,270 --> 00:47:55,170 Lovejoy, Saskia's been sulking 832 00:47:55,205 --> 00:47:58,800 ever since the rug was pulled out from underneath him, so to speak. 833 00:47:58,842 --> 00:48:01,470 He won't budge from Mr. Potts' chair now. 834 00:48:01,511 --> 00:48:03,274 Saskia, to your rug. 835 00:48:03,313 --> 00:48:06,248 Russell, you'll have to be patient - you know what he's like. 836 00:48:06,283 --> 00:48:08,774 It may be that he just prefers the chair. 837 00:48:08,819 --> 00:48:10,980 Well, maybe he does but it's my chair. 838 00:48:11,021 --> 00:48:13,319 Well, we'll just have to find another chair. 839 00:48:13,357 --> 00:48:16,087 But there's no guarantee he'll like the new chair, is there? 840 00:48:16,126 --> 00:48:18,424 Not for Saskia, Russell, for you. 841 00:48:18,462 --> 00:48:21,363 But I like this one! 842 00:48:22,733 --> 00:48:23,961 Lovejoy! 843 00:48:25,035 --> 00:48:26,024 Lovejoy! 844 00:48:26,703 --> 00:48:29,763 (Eric) So, there's the 1,400 on the second auction when Tink bought it, 845 00:48:29,806 --> 00:48:32,331 then the 750 on the umbrella stands, 846 00:48:32,376 --> 00:48:36,073 then the three and a half grand you paid Uncle for Lady Jane's rug, 847 00:48:36,113 --> 00:48:38,673 then the earlier expenses, various, 848 00:48:38,715 --> 00:48:41,616 and laying it all off against your commission on the vase, 849 00:48:41,652 --> 00:48:44,450 which you're being very coy about, by my reckoning... 850 00:48:44,488 --> 00:48:46,547 Everybody is happy, Eric. 851 00:48:46,590 --> 00:48:47,818 I'm happy, 852 00:48:47,858 --> 00:48:50,326 Tinker's obviously happy, 853 00:48:50,360 --> 00:48:51,952 Said's happy, Abdel's happy, 854 00:48:51,995 --> 00:48:54,725 Harriet's happy and Jane will be deliriously happy. 855 00:48:54,765 --> 00:48:56,392 But I'm not happy, Lovejoy. 856 00:48:57,534 --> 00:48:59,331 Where's Lovejoy going now? 857 00:48:59,369 --> 00:49:01,166 Inside to return a carpet. 858 00:49:02,306 --> 00:49:06,299 Well, Professor Ottway completed his verdict on the blind tribesman 859 00:49:06,343 --> 00:49:08,641 and it's genuine, like I tried to tell him. 860 00:49:08,679 --> 00:49:10,112 Oh, pull the other one, Tink! 861 00:49:10,147 --> 00:49:13,344 It's true, there's stuff in here a Bedouin couldn't have known about. 862 00:49:13,383 --> 00:49:16,045 Silaise and Vernaise, the Sumacs. 863 00:49:16,086 --> 00:49:19,021 Those carpets are gonna make old Said a lot of money. 864 00:49:19,823 --> 00:49:22,792 What and this Professor Ottway is kosher? 865 00:49:22,826 --> 00:49:23,986 Of course he is. 866 00:49:24,027 --> 00:49:27,360 He's the chair of Islamic studies at Cambridge University. 867 00:49:27,397 --> 00:49:30,560 He's got letters after his name as long as your arm - look. 868 00:49:33,236 --> 00:49:35,101 Old Howard's brother down the pub? 869 00:49:36,073 --> 00:49:37,700 Who did Lovejoy think it was? 870 00:49:37,741 --> 00:49:39,766 Well, he thought it was one of your, uh... 871 00:49:39,810 --> 00:49:41,072 So did I. 872 00:49:42,479 --> 00:49:44,071 So, it is worth something? 873 00:49:44,114 --> 00:49:46,480 What we talking about, Tink - five, six grand? 874 00:49:46,516 --> 00:49:49,610 So we got something out of this fiasco after all! 875 00:49:49,653 --> 00:49:51,177 We haven't got anything! 876 00:49:51,221 --> 00:49:52,586 It doesn't belong to us. 877 00:49:52,622 --> 00:49:54,681 It belongs to an Irish wolfhound. 878 00:49:54,725 --> 00:49:57,125 Oh, Lovejoy! 879 00:49:59,830 --> 00:50:02,128 He sells a rug, he buys a rug, 880 00:50:02,165 --> 00:50:03,598 then he buys another rug, 881 00:50:03,633 --> 00:50:05,430 then he buys the first one back again. 882 00:50:05,469 --> 00:50:06,629 The umbrella stands. 883 00:50:06,670 --> 00:50:08,467 That's right and the umbrella stands. 884 00:50:08,505 --> 00:50:11,269 So that's five deals he's done and all of them up the spout. 885 00:50:11,308 --> 00:50:13,776 He's lost money on every single one. 886 00:50:13,810 --> 00:50:15,505 He's lost his touch, his magic. 887 00:50:15,545 --> 00:50:18,105 There's more to life than deals, Eric. 888 00:50:18,148 --> 00:50:19,342 What? 889 00:50:19,383 --> 00:50:21,943 I don't think Lovejoy's lost his touch. 890 00:50:21,985 --> 00:50:23,976 He might have lost his heart though. 891 00:50:25,055 --> 00:50:26,716 Eh? 892 00:50:32,396 --> 00:50:33,624 (Sighs) 893 00:50:35,165 --> 00:50:36,325 I owe you. 894 00:50:37,234 --> 00:50:39,862 No, you don't. I covered it. 895 00:50:44,808 --> 00:50:45,968 Lovejoy? 896 00:50:49,212 --> 00:50:50,201 Thank you.