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Norman.
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Are you my little Bunny?
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Of course, we still have
that unfinished business,
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the Scottish matter.
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Leave Norman Scott alone.
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It was a relatively modest affair.
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There is a man coming
from Canada to kill you.
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Canada?
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He tried to shoot me!
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- Who did?
- Jeremy Thorpe!
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Jeremy Thorpe did this!
It was Jeremy Thorpe!
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I'm sorry, but it's true.
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I had a homosexual relationship
with Jeremy Thorpe,
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and if anyone wants to
see me dead, it is him.
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Now, tell me that again.
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I had an affair with Jeremy Thorpe.
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Jeremy Thorpe is a
Member of Parliament...
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- Aah!
- And a highly respected man.
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He is NOT to be abused
by a lying little queer!
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My name is Mrs Edna Friendship.
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I'm here about Norman Scott.
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I'm afraid we're not allowing any...
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Mr Scott's would-be assassin
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is in his early 30s, with
brown hair and a moustache.
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On Sunday the 12th of October,
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said gentleman was seen in the vicinity
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of the Market Inn, Barnstaple,
wearing a red rally jacket
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and driving a yellow Honda,
registration 589 LFT.
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Huh. Now, you can stay on the
front desk all your life, sonny,
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or you can pass on this information
and get yourself promoted.
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Come on!
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Get in.
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Mr Andrew Newton?
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Maybe I am.
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Uh, uh...!
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- They've arrested Andrew Newton...
- Christ.
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But we can trust him.
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He's kept your name out of it.
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He said that Norman Scott
tried to blackmail him
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- when you went looking...
- Sh, sh, sh!
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...for ladies' services in a magazine.
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Newton will say he got
angry, he shot the dog,
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it was all a silly mistake.
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It's likely that he'll go to
prison, maybe 12 months...
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...but that's bearable. He will do it.
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He will serve the time if he
receives £5,000 on his release.
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Now, I can pay the money
via John Le Mesurier.
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That's it, we're done,
we've bought his silence.
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- John Le Mesurier?
- Mm. Not the actor.
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Obviously.
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- Not the one from Dad's Army.
- Yes, obviously.
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He was married to Hattie
Jacques for a while.
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David.
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He can handle the transaction.
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John Le Mesurier, not the actor.
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It's nothing to do with us.
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- Except you know John Le Mesurier, yes?
- Yes.
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- And you're godfather to my son.
- Yes.
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So there's a very clear
connection back to me.
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Jesus Christ, David!
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- Don't...
- No, no, don't tell me, don't tell me.
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I don't know any of
this. I mean, I don't.
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I don't, do I? I never have.
I literally, I do not know,
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and you will keep it
that way. You idiot!
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Norman Scott will talk.
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But he doesn't know any of
this is connected to you.
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Except it is connected to me,
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and now you have given him centre stage.
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You have put that stupid
babbling man in a court
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with a gun and a motive and a dead dog,
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and on top of that, he's a bloody fairy!
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He will love it!
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My Lord, this whole thing
is a travesty of justice,
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because blaming that man
with the gun is one thing,
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but I blame the man who gave him orders,
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the man who wants me dead.
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The man with whom I had a
vigorous sexual relationship
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for very many years, and
that man is Jeremy Thorpe.
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- Good morning.
- Good morning.
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What's your relationship with Mr Scott?
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Hello, John. Morning, Adrian.
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Did you have a sexual relationship...
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- Mr Thorpe...
- I'm afraid I have a very busy day,
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- so good day to you all.
- Will you stand down, Mr Thorpe?
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Nice to see you.
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This one calls you nauseous...
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...and look at the News of the World.
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"No-one would hang a cat on his word."
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This is the worst. "An
erratic and desperate man,
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set on character assassination."
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Maybe I should get some
new photographs taken.
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- Norman, are you enjoying this?
- No.
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You've got Fleet Street on the attack,
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and they smell blood. If
I were you, I'd lay low.
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I will not! I've had quite enough
of that, thank you very much.
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I just need to prove that he's lying,
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because I had evidence, years ago.
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I had letters from Jeremy Thorpe,
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but I gave them to the police.
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What did they do with them?
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I don't know, they put them on
file, or whatever the word is,
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but the police keep
everything, don't they?
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What if they're still there?
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Two letters from you to Scott.
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Turns out they've been
locked away since 1962...
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...but these are just copies.
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Norman Scott has demanded
the originals back,
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and I've got no power to stop him.
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I'm afraid to say, I think
Scott will publish.
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Oh, Christ, not this one.
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But evidence goes missing all
the time. Policemen lie.
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Why can't this stuff just disappear?
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Why is everyone suddenly
so bloody honest?
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I'd advise that we find a safe newspaper
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and publish the letters ourselves,
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accompanied by an interview
entirely in your favour.
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I can't let people see these.
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I can't deny there will be consequences,
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but if you don't publish
the letters, Scott will.
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It could be your version
of events, or his.
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- Well, then, we have to cut that bit.
- No, we can't.
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- We have to cut that word.
- Which word?
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That one there.
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- What one?
- That one! Bunnies!
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Bunnies?!
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Bunnies?!
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Bunnies?!
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Rupert, darling, I want you
to take that piece of toast
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- and eat it in your room, hmm?
- Yes, Papa.
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There's a good boy.
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"Bunnies can and will go to France.
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"Yours, affectionately,
Jeremy. PS, I miss you."
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So... you're Bunnies, are you, Norman?
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It was my nickname.
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I liked it.
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Technically he was Bunny, singular.
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Then why did you say "Bunnies"?
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Were there two of you? Are you a Bunny?
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Am I married to a Bunny?
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No, I was using a generic
noun in an imperative clause.
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Well, thank God it's
grammatically correct,
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because the whole country's
reading this! Bunnies!
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Well, I saw David Steel,
handed him my letter.
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I have resigned as leader
of the Liberal Party.
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One word.
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One bloody word brought me down.
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No, it wasn't Bunnies.
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It's because you lied.
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You told the party you
hardly knew Norman Scott,
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then the Bunnies letter caught you out.
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From that moment on, your
position was untenable.
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Now, Rupert's with Alison and James.
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I've packed that little case of his.
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They said he could stay the night
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so that you and I can
talk about everything.
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I've made cod in parsley sauce.
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Before I met you,
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um, before I met Caroline...
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I had moments, I...
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...certain nights, unfortunate
nights, involving alcohol...
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...and, um...
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...with no women in the vicinity, I...
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I would dabble, to relieve myself...
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...and that's all.
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So, this thing with Norman Scott,
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it wasn't a relationship?
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- Oh! How could it be?
- Jeremy, I'm not a fool.
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I practically grew up
with Benjamin Britten.
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I've seen something of the world.
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I fled from Hitler, for God's sake.
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My own son married a hippie in a yurt,
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and I've toured with orchestras.
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I couldn't begin to tell
you the things I've seen,
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so there's no need to protect me.
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I made mistakes, and I've stopped.
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And I swear I had nothing to do
with that gun and the dog and...
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Of course you didn't. Jeremy!
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- Absolutely nothing to do with me.
- I'm not even asking.
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I won't dignify it with discussion,
and there's an end to it.
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Thank you.
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For what it's worth,
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I think people are focused
on the word "Bunnies".
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But the last thing you wrote in
that letter was, "I miss you".
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I think that's a wonderful thing
for a man to say to his friend.
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Are you all right?
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Very nice dinner.
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Very nice.
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Thank you.
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I think this is a new start, isn't it?
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I'm still a Member of Parliament,
there's work to be done.
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The party could do with
a change in leadership,
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and all that new blood
coming in, Clement Freud,
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- Cyril Smith, exciting times.
- And what about Norman Scott?
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- Are we finished with him?
- Absolutely. Absolutely.
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Damn him, but there's
nothing more he can do.
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Mr Newton? Stewart Cutley,
Evening News. We meet at last.
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The longest 12 months of my
life. Hey, I'm warning you,
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I want 75 grand for
my side of the story.
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- I'm bloody Watergate, I am.
- I can give you 3,000 tops.
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- Deal?
- Deal.
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Andrew Newton can name
the men who paid him
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but he's never met you in his life.
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The police don't have any
actual proof, none whatsoever,
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and who can they summon
as a witness? No-one.
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Jeremy Thorpe, the dirty sod!
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We should take this to the papers.
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Mr Peter Bessell. Who's he, then?
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I need to ask you, Mr Bessell,
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would you cooperate in bringing
a case against Jeremy Thorpe?
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Specifically, would you
appear in court as a witness?
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You mean, as a prosecution witness?
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Yes.
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You'll be fully aware that
Jeremy Thorpe is my best friend.
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I'm sorry. I've been unwell.
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Of course, sir,
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and I respect your position,
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but we have a letter here
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concerning the relationship
between Mr Scott and Mr Thorpe.
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Oh, you mean the Bunnies
one? It's nothing.
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Bunnies, you people don't realise,
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public schools are run on nicknames.
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Everyone I know it is a Bunny
or a Beano or a Biffo.
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I don't mean Bunnies.
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I mean this.
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A letter from Norman Scott to
Jeremy Thorpe's mother, 17 pages,
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describing his explicit
relationship with her son...
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...and these.
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Letters from Scott to you, Mr Bessell,
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detailing money paid by
you to him as a retainer.
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Regular payments over many years.
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- Where did you find them?
- Exactly where you left them.
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From your office they went
to the Sunday Mirror,
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and from them to us,
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and I get a trip to California as
a result, so thank you for that.
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Peter, your name is all over this.
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You need to ask for immunity.
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You need a lawyer and you
need immunity right now.
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We've agreed to consider
immunity, if you speak up.
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This is exactly what your wife said.
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She said that Thorpe would fall one day
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and he would take you with him.
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I'm asking you to put
aside that old pals act
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for something more important, the truth.
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- Good afternoon.
- This way, sir.
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It won't take long.
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Home for supper. Once they've
officially questioned you
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about this Newton chap, the
press might finally shut up.
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Good afternoon, Mr Thorpe.
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Sir David. My name's Chief
Superintendent Michael Challes.
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Now, I'm sure I'm sure you'll appreciate
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- that my client's a very busy man.
- John Jeremy Thorpe,
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I'm arresting you for conspiracy
to murder Norman Scott
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on Friday the 24th of October 1975,
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with the further charge
of incitement to murder.
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I must caution you that you're
not obliged to say anything
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unless you wish to do so,
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but what you do say may
be given in evidence.
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I'm so sorry.
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If you could just wait
here for the others.
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Mr Thorpe.
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Very nice to meet you,
sir. Very great honour.
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Albeit in these difficult circumstances.
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- Fucking mess, this is.
- My name's John Le Mesurier.
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Not the actor, obviously.
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I've always voted Liberal, sir.
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- Waste of a vote.
- There's no need to be rude!
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My solicitor is from Swansea.
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I bet he's had his flown in from
Geneva. You watch him stitch us up.
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- All right now, leave it.
- Oh, you can shut it, David!
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Or have we never met? Oh,
sorry, don't know you, do I?
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You bumhole!
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Ready for you.
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How do you plead, Mr Thorpe?
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I will vigorously defend these
charges and plead not guilty.
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Gentlemen, you will be remanded
until the 12th of September
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on bail of £5,000 each.
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Who were those awful men? Who were they?
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I said, just drive!
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- They worked in carpets?!
- I am, I'm trying.
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I know since when did
gangsters work in carpets?
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00:16:26,340 --> 00:16:29,219
- For God's sake, just get us out!
- And they were Welsh!
283
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- Why were they Welsh?
- Sorry, I... new car.
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Drive!
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The question is, who's going
to represent you in court?
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The papers are trying
you on a daily basis.
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You'll need someone remarkable.
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If I might suggest, sir, George Carman.
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- We were at Oxford.
- Is he good?
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Well, it depends. He's a
drinker and a gambler,
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and his second wife left
him for George Best.
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Oh, he's good. I saw him defend
the manager of that big dipper
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at Battersea, the one that
killed five children.
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Got him off scot-free,
blamed the nuts and bolts.
295
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It was one of the finest
things I've ever seen.
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Not for the parents.
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Oh, quite. He was merciless.
298
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- That's what we need.
- It depends if he's free.
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He'd want this, wouldn't he?
Surely no case could be bigger.
300
00:17:17,900 --> 00:17:21,400
No, I mean, it depends
it depends if HE'S free.
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They're letting you go, George. God
knows how you get away with it.
302
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I have friends in high places.
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Even better friends in low places.
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- Goodbye, Dickie!
- Bye!
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And try to stay out of trouble, eh?
306
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Let's not pretend. I'll
see you next week.
307
00:17:40,580 --> 00:17:44,220
Get me another blanket,
that one is so coarse.
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Thank you, my dear. Hello.
Good God, I'm sorry I'm late.
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I swear, I promised I'd be
on time. I do apologise.
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Hello. There was this
thing, I was just...
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Well, never mind. Sorry, sorry, sorry.
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Not at all, George.
It's a very good trick.
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Er, hold on.
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Your girl made me a coffee.
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She's very good, very sharp.
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- What's her name?
- Jennifer.
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I don't know where to put
this without leaving a ring,
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although it doesn't
really matter, does it?
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00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:16,379
Anyway, very great honour
to see you again, Jeremy.
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Sir David. This is a mess, isn't it?
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What a great big stinking mess
you've got yourself into.
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What trick?
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The person who's late is
immediately in charge of the room.
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I want to say, congratulations.
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- What for?
- These are the greatest charges
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ever levelled against a
Member of Parliament,
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00:18:35,940 --> 00:18:38,579
and considering the House of
Commons has had 270 years
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00:18:38,580 --> 00:18:40,139
of bastards, liars, perverts,
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00:18:40,140 --> 00:18:42,499
thieves, blackmailers,
inbreds and arsonists,
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that really is quite an achievement.
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To business. Now, I think the best
way to undermine the prosecution
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is to tackle them on
conspiracy to murder.
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00:18:56,209 --> 00:18:57,299
It's a fair point.
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When the defendant defends
himself, it's a disaster.
335
00:19:01,838 --> 00:19:05,531
You left Oxford with a third.
I left Oxford with a first.
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- Granted.
- Thank you.
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00:19:07,660 --> 00:19:09,960
Then I have a task for both of you.
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The trial starts on April the 30th,
339
00:19:11,940 --> 00:19:15,299
but Callaghan has announced the
general election for May the 3rd,
340
00:19:15,300 --> 00:19:16,739
so I need the trial delayed.
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00:19:16,740 --> 00:19:18,299
You're standing for election?
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00:19:18,300 --> 00:19:20,516
- Of course I am.
- Is that wise?
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Speller, Antony, Conservative Party,
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00:19:28,026 --> 00:19:32,267
31,811 votes.
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00:19:32,858 --> 00:19:36,434
Thorpe, John Jeremy, Liberal Party,
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00:19:36,435 --> 00:19:41,094
23,338 votes.
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00:19:41,095 --> 00:19:44,800
Waugh, Auberon, Dog Lovers' Party,
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00:19:44,801 --> 00:19:47,631
79 votes.
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I declare Antony Speller duly
elected as Member of Parliament...
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Don't worry. We're old
friends from way back.
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00:21:01,900 --> 00:21:04,619
We'll get him to the Old
Bailey, safe and sound.
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00:21:04,620 --> 00:21:08,060
- Goodbye, Edna. Thank you.
- Bye.
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00:21:09,041 --> 00:21:12,296
Love your pub, by the
way. It's adorable.
354
00:21:12,297 --> 00:21:13,960
London calling.
355
00:21:43,700 --> 00:21:46,739
- Why does he have cushions?
- Just take your place, sir.
356
00:21:46,740 --> 00:21:48,460
He has cushions and we don't.
357
00:21:52,060 --> 00:21:54,859
We'll be fine. It's
all going to be fine.
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00:21:54,860 --> 00:21:56,410
I was talking to my brief,
359
00:21:56,411 --> 00:22:01,099
he says that this could be over
in three days. Five days, tops.
360
00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:04,158
In fact, he thinks there's
a chance that we could sue
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00:22:04,590 --> 00:22:06,340
for defamation of character.
362
00:22:07,100 --> 00:22:10,699
Red tops, all of them. We could
actually end up quids in.
363
00:22:10,700 --> 00:22:13,099
Apparently there's a witness
364
00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:17,779
who claimed that Norman Scott
said he was a ballet dancer.
365
00:22:17,780 --> 00:22:21,379
He only stopped dancing when
a piano fell on his toe.
366
00:22:21,380 --> 00:22:23,459
It's like he's a sugar plum fairy.
367
00:22:23,460 --> 00:22:26,179
He says he belongs to the aristocracy!
368
00:22:26,180 --> 00:22:28,219
- Holmes.
- The man is a born liar.
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00:22:28,220 --> 00:22:31,259
My client asks that you
do not address him
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00:22:31,260 --> 00:22:33,660
in any way, shape or form, ever.
371
00:22:35,660 --> 00:22:37,420
All rise.
372
00:22:54,260 --> 00:22:56,739
M'lud, I'd like to ask the court
on the half of my client,
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00:22:56,740 --> 00:22:59,699
Mr George Deakin, to lift
all reporting restrictions.
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00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:01,139
What?!
375
00:23:01,140 --> 00:23:03,539
- There's no mention.
- M'lud, I must object.
376
00:23:03,540 --> 00:23:06,569
Mr Deakin wants it known that he
welcomes the fullest scrutiny.
377
00:23:06,570 --> 00:23:09,680
I must point out we
asked for a Section 7.
378
00:23:09,681 --> 00:23:11,910
This trial will contain
false allegations
379
00:23:11,911 --> 00:23:13,893
of an intimate and sexual nature.
380
00:23:13,894 --> 00:23:16,299
Nonetheless, my hands are tied.
381
00:23:16,300 --> 00:23:19,548
If these proceedings are reported
in the press and on television,
382
00:23:19,549 --> 00:23:23,059
it will humiliate my client and
damage his reputation for life!
383
00:23:23,060 --> 00:23:25,259
You know how the law stands, Mr Carman.
384
00:23:25,260 --> 00:23:28,379
If one party applies to
have restrictions lifted,
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00:23:28,380 --> 00:23:30,649
then they must be adopted by all.
386
00:23:31,700 --> 00:23:34,928
- Outrageous.
- Well played, Mr Deakin.
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00:23:34,929 --> 00:23:36,100
My Lord.
388
00:23:37,420 --> 00:23:38,780
Cushions!
389
00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:42,703
Oh, my God. They've lifted restrictions!
390
00:23:44,780 --> 00:23:48,299
Everything they're saying in the
court, it's all here! Oh, my God!
391
00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:50,260
It's public!
392
00:23:50,980 --> 00:23:52,120
At last!
393
00:23:57,163 --> 00:24:00,120
Good evening. There could
be serious disruption
394
00:24:00,121 --> 00:24:01,919
in the power stations next month.
395
00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,019
The engineers there are
to hold a strike ballot.
396
00:24:05,020 --> 00:24:08,055
Fascinating scenes today
here at the Old Bailey,
397
00:24:08,056 --> 00:24:11,450
on the first day in which Jeremy
Thorpe has been put on trial
398
00:24:11,451 --> 00:24:13,159
for conspiracy to murder.
399
00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:18,059
The prosecution outlined how Thorpe
and Mr Scott first met in 1961
400
00:24:18,060 --> 00:24:20,379
and began a homosexual relationship.
401
00:24:20,380 --> 00:24:23,259
That's me! On the telly!
402
00:24:23,260 --> 00:24:25,899
- Mr Scott!
- Thorpe and Scott first met on
403
00:24:25,900 --> 00:24:28,299
the property of a Mr
Norman van de Vater,
404
00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:30,539
where Thorpe gave Scott
his telephone number,
405
00:24:30,540 --> 00:24:32,579
with a general invitation
to visit him in London.
406
00:24:32,580 --> 00:24:35,019
Some 12 months later,
Scott went to London...
407
00:24:35,020 --> 00:24:36,839
- Mrs F, we've got customers.
- Shh!
408
00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:38,499
I'm not missing this!
409
00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:41,739
Mr Thorpe took Mr Scott and
his Jack Russell terrier,
410
00:24:41,740 --> 00:24:44,739
called Mrs Tish, to the
house of Thorpe's mother,
411
00:24:44,740 --> 00:24:47,019
Mrs Ursula Thorpe, at Oxted, Surrey.
412
00:24:48,300 --> 00:24:49,819
The court heard that "Bunnies"
413
00:24:49,820 --> 00:24:52,271
was a reference to their
first night together,
414
00:24:52,272 --> 00:24:55,739
when Thorpe said that Scott
looked like a frightened rabbit.
415
00:24:55,740 --> 00:24:58,326
This night at Thorpe's mother's
416
00:24:58,327 --> 00:25:00,840
was the start of a homosexual affair.
417
00:25:01,580 --> 00:25:03,179
This is filthy.
418
00:25:03,180 --> 00:25:05,099
Proved this was a physical relationship.
419
00:25:05,100 --> 00:25:07,620
I can't believe they can
say this on the BBC.
420
00:25:08,180 --> 00:25:10,619
It is alleged that
Thorpe gave Scott money
421
00:25:10,620 --> 00:25:13,819
with which he rented a room
at Draycott Place in Chelsea,
422
00:25:13,820 --> 00:25:15,770
where Thorpe was a frequent visitor.
423
00:25:16,370 --> 00:25:19,834
The court heard that Scott
ordered a pair of silk pyjamas
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00:25:19,835 --> 00:25:24,040
from Gieves of Bond Street,
charging them to Thorpe's account.
425
00:25:30,419 --> 00:25:34,956
M'lud. The prosecution
calls Mr Peter Bessell.
426
00:26:02,206 --> 00:26:06,845
Take the Bible in your right
hand. Repeat after me.
427
00:26:06,846 --> 00:26:10,339
Astonishing scenes in court today
as former MP Peter Bessell
428
00:26:10,340 --> 00:26:12,466
gave a devastating testimony.
429
00:26:12,933 --> 00:26:16,302
He said he'd witnessed Mr Thorpe
demanding Norman Scott's death
430
00:26:16,303 --> 00:26:18,075
on multiple occasions,
431
00:26:18,076 --> 00:26:21,259
by shooting Mr Scott
or breaking his neck
432
00:26:21,260 --> 00:26:23,499
or burying his body in cement.
433
00:26:23,500 --> 00:26:26,619
Peter Bessell, a good friend of yours.
434
00:26:26,620 --> 00:26:28,225
How do you want me to handle it?
435
00:26:29,533 --> 00:26:30,917
He's a Judas.
436
00:26:32,020 --> 00:26:33,580
Mr Bessell.
437
00:26:34,940 --> 00:26:39,139
Might I ask what prompted
you to testify here today?
438
00:26:39,140 --> 00:26:42,363
- A sense of justice, perhaps?
- That was a factor, yes.
439
00:26:42,364 --> 00:26:46,459
Then, if your sense of justice
is so paramount, can I ask,
440
00:26:46,460 --> 00:26:50,081
when the leader of the Liberal
Party told you, as you claim,
441
00:26:50,082 --> 00:26:52,123
that he wanted a man murdered,
442
00:26:52,917 --> 00:26:54,060
who did you tell?
443
00:26:56,700 --> 00:26:59,169
- Did you tell anyone in the party?
- No.
444
00:26:59,170 --> 00:27:00,615
- Did you tell the police?
- No.
445
00:27:00,616 --> 00:27:03,064
- Did you tell Mrs Thorpe?
- No.
446
00:27:03,065 --> 00:27:07,220
So you told no-one that the leader
of the Liberals must be insane?
447
00:27:08,660 --> 00:27:10,417
Er, no, no, I did not.
448
00:27:10,418 --> 00:27:13,179
- Then you lied.
- I didn't exactly lie.
449
00:27:13,180 --> 00:27:16,360
Yes or no, did you lie about
what you knew, to everyone?
450
00:27:16,900 --> 00:27:20,020
- Well, by omission, yes.
- Then you're a liar.
451
00:27:20,580 --> 00:27:26,459
I... suppose I have lied to
many people on many occasions.
452
00:27:26,460 --> 00:27:29,619
Gosh, I have something of a
credibility problem, yes.
453
00:27:30,660 --> 00:27:33,099
Then why should the jury
believe a word you say?
454
00:27:33,100 --> 00:27:34,552
Because I'm not lying now.
455
00:27:34,553 --> 00:27:36,259
Except, having been granted immunity,
456
00:27:36,260 --> 00:27:38,020
you could say whatever you like.
457
00:27:38,021 --> 00:27:43,799
- Did you serve in the war?
- What? Um, no, I did not,
458
00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:45,811
I was a conscientious objector.
459
00:27:45,812 --> 00:27:48,597
So you only objected to acts
of violence in wartime,
460
00:27:48,598 --> 00:27:50,685
- when it saved your neck?
- That's not fair, I did my bit.
461
00:27:50,686 --> 00:27:51,901
In what way?
462
00:27:52,594 --> 00:27:57,339
I gave lectures to the Armed
Forces in classical music.
463
00:28:00,140 --> 00:28:02,462
Well, no wonder we won, Mr Bessell!
464
00:28:04,660 --> 00:28:06,137
- Are you a drug addict?
- What?
465
00:28:06,138 --> 00:28:09,252
- Are you a drug addict?
- No, I'm not.
466
00:28:09,253 --> 00:28:10,499
M'lud, I must ask...
467
00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:12,728
No. I imagine this might be important.
468
00:28:12,729 --> 00:28:16,375
M'lud, this constitutes an attack
on the witness' character.
469
00:28:16,789 --> 00:28:18,540
Let's discover that for ourselves.
470
00:28:19,100 --> 00:28:20,840
Mr Carman, you may continue.
471
00:28:21,300 --> 00:28:24,539
What sort of drugs did you mean?
Do you mean prescription drugs?
472
00:28:24,540 --> 00:28:26,939
I mean a drug called Mandrax.
473
00:28:26,940 --> 00:28:30,739
Right, yes, I'm sorry. It's a
sleeping tablet on prescription.
474
00:28:30,740 --> 00:28:33,819
I suppose I developed
something of an addiction.
475
00:28:33,820 --> 00:28:36,379
Mandrax is commonly known to the police
476
00:28:36,380 --> 00:28:38,441
as "disco biscuits", is that right?
477
00:28:38,442 --> 00:28:40,619
- I don't know.
- Disco biscuits?
478
00:28:40,620 --> 00:28:43,099
Discotheque, M'lud, is a dance hall,
479
00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:46,739
and biscuits is a
euphemism for hard drugs.
480
00:28:46,740 --> 00:28:48,620
I was taken ill. It wasn't...
481
00:28:49,660 --> 00:28:52,688
I was diagnosed with emphysema.
482
00:28:53,228 --> 00:28:55,000
I really am very sorry to hear that.
483
00:28:55,700 --> 00:28:59,370
- Thank you.
- It's fatal, isn't it?
484
00:29:03,180 --> 00:29:04,354
Yes.
485
00:29:04,984 --> 00:29:08,600
Which is why I wanted to
confess, now, at the end.
486
00:29:08,980 --> 00:29:10,259
That's very kind of you.
487
00:29:10,260 --> 00:29:13,339
M'lud, I'm grateful for my
colleague's sympathy...
488
00:29:13,340 --> 00:29:17,069
I'm just wondering, now that
you live in California,
489
00:29:17,070 --> 00:29:19,179
outside the National Health Service,
490
00:29:19,180 --> 00:29:21,680
was that your reason for signing this?
491
00:29:22,672 --> 00:29:24,361
I'm... sorry?
492
00:29:24,362 --> 00:29:28,445
It's your contract with the Sunday
Telegraph, do you recognise it?
493
00:29:28,446 --> 00:29:29,877
I withdraw that question.
494
00:29:29,878 --> 00:29:32,291
Of course you recognise
it, you've signed it.
495
00:29:32,292 --> 00:29:34,968
It confirms that when
this trial is over,
496
00:29:34,969 --> 00:29:38,779
it will publish your side of the
story for the amount of £25,000.
497
00:29:38,780 --> 00:29:40,045
Is that correct?
498
00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:41,665
Yes.
499
00:29:42,260 --> 00:29:47,039
- £25,000.
- Yes... Yes.
500
00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:51,929
Unless... Unless Mr
Thorpe is found guilty,
501
00:29:51,930 --> 00:29:55,779
in which case they will double
the amount and pay you £50,000.
502
00:29:55,780 --> 00:29:57,258
- Is that correct?
- Yes.
503
00:29:57,259 --> 00:30:00,862
So, if you can stand in this court
and make my client appear guilty,
504
00:30:00,863 --> 00:30:03,939
then, in the popular
language of Mr Hughie Green,
505
00:30:03,940 --> 00:30:05,212
you win double the money.
506
00:30:05,213 --> 00:30:06,868
- Is that correct, sir?
- Yes.
507
00:30:06,869 --> 00:30:08,780
No more questions.
508
00:30:38,260 --> 00:30:40,619
Oh, my God, Norman!
509
00:30:40,620 --> 00:30:42,940
They're tearing people
apart in that courtroom.
510
00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:46,020
Just think what they're
going to say about you.
511
00:30:47,380 --> 00:30:51,620
Comedy Room. Muriel.
Francis bloody Bacon!
512
00:30:53,253 --> 00:30:54,840
What the hell are you going to do?
513
00:30:57,180 --> 00:30:58,542
Shall we go out and get drunk?
514
00:31:17,327 --> 00:31:19,007
Oh, my...
515
00:31:20,659 --> 00:31:22,740
- Norman!
- Mr Scott!
516
00:31:24,420 --> 00:31:26,753
No, I can't really... Please, I can't.
517
00:31:26,754 --> 00:31:28,240
They're calling you a liar.
518
00:31:28,241 --> 00:31:30,362
Saying you made up the whole thing.
519
00:31:43,780 --> 00:31:45,179
Brave heart, darling.
520
00:31:45,180 --> 00:31:48,779
These men, they went to
Eton and Harrow and Oxford.
521
00:31:48,780 --> 00:31:50,939
I went to a secondary
modern in Bexleyheath.
522
00:31:50,940 --> 00:31:52,400
They're going to destroy me.
523
00:31:53,220 --> 00:31:54,800
- Mr Scott.
- Oh.
524
00:31:59,660 --> 00:32:01,260
Follow me.
525
00:32:34,300 --> 00:32:36,260
Take the Bible in your right hand.
526
00:32:40,940 --> 00:32:43,019
So, having arrived in the bedroom,
527
00:32:43,020 --> 00:32:45,579
I would be grateful if you
could take us through
528
00:32:45,580 --> 00:32:48,140
the exact order of events.
What happened next?
529
00:32:50,180 --> 00:32:51,500
Mr Thorpe...
530
00:32:52,660 --> 00:32:54,227
...got into bed with me...
531
00:32:55,700 --> 00:32:57,440
...and he had a jar...
532
00:32:58,220 --> 00:33:01,539
...of something. It's
not nice to talk about.
533
00:33:01,540 --> 00:33:03,840
But could you identify it for the court?
534
00:33:04,412 --> 00:33:05,459
Vaseline.
535
00:33:09,060 --> 00:33:11,808
What was the purpose of this Vaseline?
536
00:33:12,980 --> 00:33:14,920
It was to lubricate...
537
00:33:16,039 --> 00:33:17,359
...him.
538
00:33:18,492 --> 00:33:20,252
So he put the...
539
00:33:21,060 --> 00:33:24,140
...substance on his penis...
540
00:33:24,940 --> 00:33:26,520
...turned me over and...
541
00:33:27,420 --> 00:33:30,220
- made love to me.
- And what was your reaction?
542
00:33:31,900 --> 00:33:34,460
I thought I was being sawn in half.
543
00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,220
So what did you do?
544
00:33:40,010 --> 00:33:42,179
The only thing I could
do, I bit the pillow.
545
00:33:44,564 --> 00:33:48,220
Silence in court! I must insist!
546
00:33:53,780 --> 00:33:55,705
Mr Scott, good morning.
547
00:33:55,706 --> 00:33:56,719
Good morning.
548
00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:59,458
Can I ask, are you taking any
medication at the moment?
549
00:33:59,459 --> 00:34:00,811
- Why?
- Just answer the question.
550
00:34:00,812 --> 00:34:02,560
Are you taking any medication?
551
00:34:03,140 --> 00:34:05,660
- No.
- But you have been in the past.
552
00:34:06,220 --> 00:34:10,939
Yes. I had a number of...
emotional difficulties,
553
00:34:10,940 --> 00:34:12,628
but they're all behind me now.
554
00:34:12,629 --> 00:34:14,179
Does this explain why
you have previously
555
00:34:14,180 --> 00:34:17,779
claimed that your parents died
in a plane crash in the Amazon?
556
00:34:17,780 --> 00:34:20,104
- Did they?
- No.
557
00:34:20,105 --> 00:34:23,379
You also said that you were the
son of the 4th Earl of Eldon.
558
00:34:23,380 --> 00:34:26,650
- Are you?
- No, I'm not.
559
00:34:26,651 --> 00:34:30,323
Then why did you say it? Was
it some form of delusion?
560
00:34:32,420 --> 00:34:34,871
- No.
- Then what made you say it?
561
00:34:38,753 --> 00:34:40,113
Mr Scott.
562
00:34:43,820 --> 00:34:48,579
Well, let's be honest, it
was just a lie, wasn't it?
563
00:34:53,140 --> 00:34:55,943
Don't you think a lie
is a very wicked thing?
564
00:34:55,944 --> 00:34:59,320
- Oh, I've done lots of wicked things.
- Does that include today?
565
00:34:59,872 --> 00:35:03,089
No, because I've stopped
doing wicked things,
566
00:35:03,090 --> 00:35:06,043
ever since that wretched man,
Thorpe, tried to kill me.
567
00:35:06,644 --> 00:35:08,231
If he has done one good
thing in this world,
568
00:35:08,232 --> 00:35:09,751
he has brought me to my senses.
569
00:35:09,752 --> 00:35:13,080
Mr Scott, I want to ask about
570
00:35:13,081 --> 00:35:15,539
what I suspect are a
number of discrepancies
571
00:35:15,540 --> 00:35:19,539
in your statements concerning your
night at Ursula Thorpe's house.
572
00:35:19,540 --> 00:35:23,194
To the police in
December 1962, you said,
573
00:35:23,195 --> 00:35:27,419
"I am almost certain that his
penis did not go into my anus,"
574
00:35:27,420 --> 00:35:30,704
but now you are claiming that
penetration did take place
575
00:35:30,705 --> 00:35:33,139
to the extent that you bit the pillow.
576
00:35:34,820 --> 00:35:36,259
Well, that's easy.
577
00:35:36,260 --> 00:35:39,672
I didn't mention it in 1962
because buggery was illegal then.
578
00:35:40,860 --> 00:35:43,477
I would have been arrested,
and so would he!
579
00:35:44,024 --> 00:35:46,920
Jeremy Thorpe lives on a
knife-edge of danger.
580
00:35:48,220 --> 00:35:52,259
Isn't this more a case of, "Hell
hath no fury like a woman scorned"?
581
00:35:52,260 --> 00:35:56,484
Well, it would be, yes, except for
one vital fact, I am not a woman.
582
00:36:01,499 --> 00:36:04,680
He is good, Jez. Watch out.
583
00:36:17,626 --> 00:36:21,346
You could have warned me that
Norman Scott is so fucking clever!
584
00:36:25,660 --> 00:36:28,699
Moving on. I'd like to
ask you about the time
585
00:36:28,700 --> 00:36:30,504
you went to the House of Commons
586
00:36:30,505 --> 00:36:33,460
with your then partner, Mrs Parry-Jones.
587
00:36:33,860 --> 00:36:37,779
A relationship which sadly ended
in the poor lady's suicide.
588
00:36:37,780 --> 00:36:40,979
Did you not go there hellbent
on destroying Mr Thorpe?
589
00:36:40,980 --> 00:36:46,139
Absolutely not. All I wanted was
my National Insurance card.
590
00:36:46,140 --> 00:36:49,459
You went all the way to David Steel
for a National Insurance card?
591
00:36:49,460 --> 00:36:52,639
National Insurance is my lifeblood!
592
00:36:53,819 --> 00:36:56,818
Then, tell me, if you're
so cruelly deprived
593
00:36:56,819 --> 00:37:01,179
of your National Insurance card,
what's your source of income?
594
00:37:01,180 --> 00:37:03,459
Well, at the moment, it's this.
595
00:37:03,460 --> 00:37:06,739
I'm getting money off TV
stations for interviews.
596
00:37:06,740 --> 00:37:09,103
Then that makes you
yet another profiteer
597
00:37:09,104 --> 00:37:11,301
with a vested interest in making money
598
00:37:11,302 --> 00:37:14,059
from savaging my client's
reputation, does it not?
599
00:37:14,060 --> 00:37:15,819
If they want to pay me, that's fine.
600
00:37:15,820 --> 00:37:16,880
That's not the point.
601
00:37:16,881 --> 00:37:19,179
Thank you, Mr Scott, we've
proved your motives.
602
00:37:19,180 --> 00:37:20,699
No, but you have to know why.
603
00:37:20,700 --> 00:37:25,749
M'lud, I think the witness
might be permitted to explain?
604
00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:29,020
If we must.
605
00:37:33,460 --> 00:37:37,140
If they are paying me, it's
because I can say the truth.
606
00:37:38,380 --> 00:37:42,299
I don't care about the money,
but I do care how men like me
607
00:37:42,300 --> 00:37:45,419
are shoved into corners and
masturbated in the dark
608
00:37:45,420 --> 00:37:48,099
and then thrown out the
door like we're dirt,
609
00:37:48,100 --> 00:37:50,099
like we're nothing, like we don't exist!
610
00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:52,840
And all the history books get
written with men like me missing.
611
00:37:53,580 --> 00:37:55,539
So, yes, I will talk, I will be heard
612
00:37:55,540 --> 00:37:57,550
and I will be seen, Your Honour.
613
00:37:58,500 --> 00:38:00,979
You can pay me or not
pay me, I don't care,
614
00:38:00,980 --> 00:38:03,820
but the one thing you will
not do is shut me up!
615
00:38:09,460 --> 00:38:11,220
Thank you. You may continue.
616
00:38:25,266 --> 00:38:26,880
Yeah, that's it.
617
00:38:27,700 --> 00:38:29,140
Norman!
618
00:38:31,852 --> 00:38:35,560
Oh, you little swine!
619
00:38:35,561 --> 00:38:38,881
- Come on.
- Norman, you were amazing!
620
00:38:38,882 --> 00:38:43,650
I was rude, I was vile, I
was queer, I was myself.
621
00:38:51,509 --> 00:38:54,539
- How did it go, Norman?
- It went very, very well indeed.
622
00:38:54,540 --> 00:38:58,020
We can only hope justice
will be done. Thank you.
623
00:39:09,140 --> 00:39:11,499
Thank you. Thank you so much.
624
00:39:11,500 --> 00:39:14,990
You're very kind. Thank
you, Mr McCracken.
625
00:39:14,991 --> 00:39:17,819
Do you want some?
626
00:39:17,820 --> 00:39:20,419
- No, thanks.
- It's from Clement Freud.
627
00:39:20,854 --> 00:39:22,939
I might get a sandwich later,
628
00:39:22,940 --> 00:39:24,980
once I've finished my deliberations.
629
00:39:26,380 --> 00:39:28,899
Concerning... what?
630
00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:32,459
This is the story of a liar
meeting a fantasist...
631
00:39:32,460 --> 00:39:35,100
...but I'm not sure which one's which.
632
00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:45,940
Galloway beef, from the
uplands of Dumfries.
633
00:39:47,300 --> 00:39:51,259
My problem is this, it's
your turn to take the stand.
634
00:39:51,260 --> 00:39:55,219
I have to conduct your defence,
and yet I can't help wondering,
635
00:39:55,220 --> 00:39:58,132
will you be as convincing
as Norman Scott?
636
00:39:59,873 --> 00:40:01,099
Good God.
637
00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:05,379
Yes, I think that people will take
my word rather than his, yes.
638
00:40:05,380 --> 00:40:08,619
But the jury have just
seen him in all his glory,
639
00:40:08,620 --> 00:40:11,845
an open homosexual, the
new world blazing.
640
00:40:12,906 --> 00:40:15,786
In contrast, you might
seem a little... old...
641
00:40:16,900 --> 00:40:18,785
...and if they prefer him,
642
00:40:19,573 --> 00:40:21,280
you could go to jail.
643
00:40:23,260 --> 00:40:24,876
So, what do you suggest?
644
00:40:25,412 --> 00:40:27,172
That you don't take the stand.
645
00:40:30,020 --> 00:40:31,396
That would be worse.
646
00:40:31,783 --> 00:40:34,580
- I wonder.
- I'd look guilty...
647
00:40:35,580 --> 00:40:38,637
- and I'd look like a coward.
- That might be a risk worth taking.
648
00:40:38,638 --> 00:40:43,200
Are we running in fear
from Norman Scott? Are we?
649
00:40:44,180 --> 00:40:46,219
Well, thank God it's not
your decision, it's mine.
650
00:40:46,220 --> 00:40:48,259
My case, my courtroom, I decide.
651
00:40:48,260 --> 00:40:50,180
I could have you sacked, George.
652
00:40:52,180 --> 00:40:55,899
Consider the balance of the
scales of justice above us.
653
00:40:55,900 --> 00:40:59,139
If you don't take the stand,
you could look like a liar.
654
00:40:59,140 --> 00:41:01,115
If you do take the stand...
655
00:41:02,273 --> 00:41:03,993
...you could look like a liar.
656
00:41:12,700 --> 00:41:14,260
So, which is it to be?
657
00:41:19,460 --> 00:41:21,716
- Mr Taylor.
- Thank you, M'lud.
658
00:41:21,717 --> 00:41:23,659
No further witnesses.
659
00:41:23,660 --> 00:41:26,025
That rests the case for the prosecution.
660
00:41:26,026 --> 00:41:27,379
Thank you.
661
00:41:27,380 --> 00:41:28,820
Mr Carman.
662
00:41:42,940 --> 00:41:46,605
M'lud, on behalf of Jeremy
Thorpe, I call no witnesses.
663
00:41:49,340 --> 00:41:53,019
Silence. Silence!
664
00:41:53,020 --> 00:41:55,100
I must insist!
665
00:41:57,100 --> 00:41:59,859
The court will resume at ten
o'clock tomorrow morning
666
00:41:59,860 --> 00:42:02,580
- for the closing addresses.
- All rise.
667
00:42:11,092 --> 00:42:15,585
The surprise announcement means
that Mr Thorpe won't take the stand
668
00:42:15,586 --> 00:42:19,859
and will not be questioned on his
role in this remarkable affair.
669
00:42:19,860 --> 00:42:22,099
He will remain silent.
670
00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:24,579
- What a coward!
- Is he allowed to do that?
671
00:42:24,580 --> 00:42:26,815
Ugh, it's the establishment,
same as ever.
672
00:42:26,816 --> 00:42:30,539
This whole thing has been a
stitch-up, right from the start.
673
00:42:30,540 --> 00:42:33,157
This is a very serious charge
674
00:42:33,158 --> 00:42:36,741
and a rather bizarre
and surprising case.
675
00:42:37,380 --> 00:42:41,859
The accused, a man of hitherto
unblemished reputation,
676
00:42:41,860 --> 00:42:44,060
Mr Thorpe, is a Privy Councillor,
677
00:42:44,061 --> 00:42:46,659
a former leader of the Liberal Party,
678
00:42:46,660 --> 00:42:50,274
and a national figure with a very
distinguished public record.
679
00:42:51,100 --> 00:42:54,979
As we consider Mr Bessell's evidence,
680
00:42:54,980 --> 00:42:57,339
he's plainly a very intelligent man,
681
00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:00,539
but having sold his story
in a deplorable contract
682
00:43:00,540 --> 00:43:02,299
with the Sunday Telegraph,
683
00:43:02,300 --> 00:43:04,419
he told us that he was a Christian,
684
00:43:04,420 --> 00:43:07,299
at the same time being
sexually promiscuous,
685
00:43:07,300 --> 00:43:10,379
therefore he is a humbug.
686
00:43:10,380 --> 00:43:13,419
I now turn to the evidence of Mr Scott.
687
00:43:13,420 --> 00:43:15,339
You will remember him well,
688
00:43:15,340 --> 00:43:20,400
an hysterical, warped personality,
and an accomplished sponger.
689
00:43:20,980 --> 00:43:24,739
Very skilful at exciting
and exploiting sympathy.
690
00:43:24,740 --> 00:43:29,579
Spineless, neurotic character,
addicted to self-advertisement.
691
00:43:29,580 --> 00:43:33,579
He is a crook, he is a fraud,
he is sponger, he is a whiner,
692
00:43:33,580 --> 00:43:35,459
he is a parasite.
693
00:43:35,460 --> 00:43:38,539
Of course, I'm not suggesting
that you should not believe him.
694
00:43:38,540 --> 00:43:41,499
That is not for me, I'm not
expressing any opinion.
695
00:43:41,500 --> 00:43:45,459
You have seen this wretched
Scott in the witness box.
696
00:43:45,460 --> 00:43:47,939
You have seen his vindictive attitude.
697
00:43:47,940 --> 00:43:50,040
I leave it for you to decide.
698
00:43:50,860 --> 00:43:53,086
As for Mr Thorpe,
699
00:43:53,087 --> 00:43:57,181
we may not assume that
affection means buggery.
700
00:43:58,460 --> 00:44:02,470
And you must ask yourself if
you are sure that Mr Thorpe
701
00:44:02,471 --> 00:44:07,369
genuinely tried to persuade
others to murder Mr Scott,
702
00:44:07,370 --> 00:44:10,700
and if there is any reasonable
doubt, you will acquit.
703
00:44:11,820 --> 00:44:13,127
You may go now.
704
00:44:13,128 --> 00:44:15,502
Take your time. We shall wait for you.
705
00:44:20,252 --> 00:44:21,363
That was good.
706
00:44:22,020 --> 00:44:25,040
- Old fool.
- He's on our side.
707
00:44:25,041 --> 00:44:28,287
This thing should be won
by me, not the judge.
708
00:44:30,660 --> 00:44:33,299
- We'll see you tomorrow.
- I'll be fine.
709
00:44:33,300 --> 00:44:35,699
I've sent word ahead that
you have a stomach upset.
710
00:44:35,700 --> 00:44:37,920
They'll put you in the hospital wing.
711
00:44:37,921 --> 00:44:38,922
This way.
712
00:44:41,980 --> 00:44:45,579
That's the law, I'm afraid. The
jury retires and bail is withdrawn
713
00:44:45,580 --> 00:44:47,260
until the verdict is reached.
714
00:45:08,995 --> 00:45:10,751
Now, lie on the floor, all of you.
715
00:45:10,752 --> 00:45:12,939
- What for?
- So they can't take photos.
716
00:45:12,940 --> 00:45:14,899
Don't argue, get down, quick as you can!
717
00:45:14,900 --> 00:45:17,100
Come on, down on the floor!
718
00:45:21,535 --> 00:45:23,299
I never gave them your name.
719
00:45:23,300 --> 00:45:25,220
All this time, I've said nothing.
720
00:46:45,180 --> 00:46:48,259
A second day has gone by
since the jury retired,
721
00:46:48,260 --> 00:46:50,197
and they still haven't
come to a decision.
722
00:46:50,198 --> 00:46:52,139
The judge, in his summing up,
723
00:46:52,140 --> 00:46:55,379
told them that he expected them
to reach a unanimous verdict.
724
00:46:55,380 --> 00:46:58,820
Earlier, because of the intense
interest in the case, police...
725
00:47:06,986 --> 00:47:08,466
Nothing yet.
726
00:47:11,820 --> 00:47:15,806
They will be wondering why this
man wanted that man dead...
727
00:47:17,020 --> 00:47:19,899
...or whether he just said
he wanted him dead so often,
728
00:47:19,900 --> 00:47:21,900
one day someone listened...
729
00:47:24,060 --> 00:47:26,500
...but I still keep
wondering something else.
730
00:47:28,420 --> 00:47:30,130
Why Norman?
731
00:47:32,820 --> 00:47:34,820
I have a particular interest.
732
00:47:38,460 --> 00:47:40,180
Between you and me,
733
00:47:40,940 --> 00:47:42,140
I've been there.
734
00:47:43,333 --> 00:47:44,520
With men.
735
00:47:47,420 --> 00:47:51,800
Before I was married, while
I was married, next week,
736
00:47:52,344 --> 00:47:54,540
so I know what it's like.
737
00:47:55,306 --> 00:47:58,240
The stink of them, the sweat...
738
00:47:59,066 --> 00:48:00,546
...and the joy.
739
00:48:01,660 --> 00:48:03,213
So I wonder...
740
00:48:04,020 --> 00:48:07,139
...why a man with your
power and privilege
741
00:48:07,140 --> 00:48:08,880
should choose him?
742
00:48:09,500 --> 00:48:11,820
Except I did not have a relationship
743
00:48:12,380 --> 00:48:13,620
with Norman Scott.
744
00:48:14,993 --> 00:48:19,353
Jeremy, I kept you off the
witness stand to save your life.
745
00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:22,320
The prosecution had evidence.
746
00:48:23,140 --> 00:48:24,779
They had men from the pubs,
747
00:48:24,780 --> 00:48:27,379
men from the streets,
men who know you...
748
00:48:27,380 --> 00:48:30,379
- All of them liars.
- ..and I know those men.
749
00:48:30,955 --> 00:48:32,899
I know they last for one night,
750
00:48:32,900 --> 00:48:36,224
but with Norman Scott,
it went on for years.
751
00:48:36,225 --> 00:48:37,499
It was different.
752
00:48:37,500 --> 00:48:39,700
You wrote to him, you helped him.
753
00:48:41,659 --> 00:48:43,140
You loved him.
754
00:48:48,079 --> 00:48:49,489
Why that man?
755
00:48:55,340 --> 00:48:57,180
Well, I would imagine...
756
00:48:59,900 --> 00:49:02,420
I can only speculate, but...
757
00:49:05,340 --> 00:49:07,700
...if you do know those men, George...
758
00:49:10,380 --> 00:49:12,020
...then you know those nights...
759
00:49:24,700 --> 00:49:27,019
...and you know how
those nights can end.
760
00:49:27,020 --> 00:49:29,619
Don't you touch me, you dirty queer!
761
00:49:29,620 --> 00:49:31,419
Fuck, don't touch me!
762
00:49:31,420 --> 00:49:32,699
Agh, no!
763
00:49:32,700 --> 00:49:35,160
Take it, take it. Take it! Just take it!
764
00:49:36,620 --> 00:49:38,020
Do you like that?
765
00:49:43,466 --> 00:49:45,346
Given those men...
766
00:49:47,020 --> 00:49:51,620
...maybe, I suppose,
one could imagine...
767
00:49:55,380 --> 00:49:57,420
...that Norman Scott was the best.
768
00:50:05,797 --> 00:50:07,073
They're coming back.
769
00:50:10,020 --> 00:50:11,873
And, finally, Mr Thorpe himself,
770
00:50:11,874 --> 00:50:14,380
with his face set in the
mask of inexpression
771
00:50:14,381 --> 00:50:16,360
he has maintained throughout the trial.
772
00:50:17,660 --> 00:50:19,420
Will the defendants rise?
773
00:50:26,380 --> 00:50:28,673
On the charge of conspiracy to murder,
774
00:50:29,240 --> 00:50:34,100
do you find the defendant, David
Holmes, guilty or not guilty?
775
00:50:34,540 --> 00:50:35,860
Not guilty.
776
00:50:36,940 --> 00:50:40,819
On the charge of conspiracy to
murder, do you find the defendant,
777
00:50:40,820 --> 00:50:43,880
George Deakin, guilty or not guilty?
778
00:50:44,340 --> 00:50:45,780
Not guilty.
779
00:50:46,780 --> 00:50:50,779
On the charge of conspiracy to
murder, do you find the defendant,
780
00:50:50,780 --> 00:50:55,323
John Le Mesurier, guilty or not guilty?
781
00:50:55,959 --> 00:50:57,350
Not guilty.
782
00:50:57,351 --> 00:51:01,275
On the charge of conspiracy to
murder, do you find the defendant,
783
00:51:01,276 --> 00:51:05,281
Jeremy Thorpe, guilty or not guilty?
784
00:51:09,940 --> 00:51:11,103
Not guilty.
785
00:51:13,340 --> 00:51:15,059
No.
786
00:51:15,060 --> 00:51:16,740
No!
787
00:51:20,940 --> 00:51:24,299
And on the second charge
of incitement to murder,
788
00:51:24,300 --> 00:51:29,779
do you find the defendant, Jeremy
Thorpe, guilty or not guilty?
789
00:51:29,780 --> 00:51:30,975
Not guilty.
790
00:51:37,740 --> 00:51:39,880
This is not justice!
791
00:51:41,840 --> 00:51:44,199
- Darling, we did it!
- Bravo!
792
00:51:44,780 --> 00:51:46,353
- We did it!
- Bravo!
793
00:51:46,354 --> 00:51:48,339
- We did it!
- Bravo!
794
00:51:48,340 --> 00:51:52,300
Outrageous! It's outrageous!
795
00:51:54,020 --> 00:51:57,659
- This is not justice!
- Stand still!
796
00:52:03,100 --> 00:52:06,580
- Bravo!
- Guilty as charged!
797
00:52:07,780 --> 00:52:10,259
News just in from the Old
Bailey, Jeremy Thorpe,
798
00:52:10,260 --> 00:52:12,722
the former leader of the Liberal Party
799
00:52:12,723 --> 00:52:15,542
has been found not guilty
of conspiracy to murder
800
00:52:15,543 --> 00:52:17,779
and not guilty of incitement to murder.
801
00:52:17,780 --> 00:52:19,905
Mr Thorpe's three co-defendants
802
00:52:19,906 --> 00:52:23,119
were also found not guilty
of conspiracy to murder.
803
00:52:23,120 --> 00:52:25,699
We have a full report
to follow on the hour,
804
00:52:25,700 --> 00:52:27,621
with the traffic and weather.
805
00:52:55,180 --> 00:52:57,726
- Congratulations, Mr Thorpe.
- Thank you. Thank you very much.
806
00:52:57,727 --> 00:53:00,436
- Thank you.
- We did it, then.
807
00:53:01,302 --> 00:53:03,499
We did it. Well done.
808
00:53:03,500 --> 00:53:04,960
Aha!
809
00:53:13,460 --> 00:53:18,480
Hello! Thank you very much.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
810
00:53:18,481 --> 00:53:20,641
Thank you, gentlemen, very much.
811
00:53:20,642 --> 00:53:22,923
Thank you!
812
00:53:27,460 --> 00:53:31,379
One and all, thank you! Thank you!
813
00:53:32,060 --> 00:53:33,400
Taxi.
814
00:53:35,420 --> 00:53:37,740
Thank you very much. Thank you.
815
00:53:40,500 --> 00:53:43,300
Thank you very much.
816
00:53:48,493 --> 00:53:50,291
Can I have some more baklava, please?
817
00:53:50,292 --> 00:53:51,424
Yes, sure.
818
00:53:57,553 --> 00:54:00,513
- All finished for the day?
- I think so, yeah.
819
00:54:03,006 --> 00:54:04,520
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
820
00:54:23,312 --> 00:54:24,819
Thank you!
821
00:54:24,820 --> 00:54:27,187
- Thank you!
- Give her a kiss!
822
00:54:27,188 --> 00:54:29,019
Kiss! Give her a kiss!
823
00:54:29,020 --> 00:54:30,939
All right.
824
00:54:37,180 --> 00:54:40,020
Yes? Here, boy, Gordon.
825
00:54:52,813 --> 00:54:54,822
Thank you very, very much.
826
00:54:55,340 --> 00:54:56,800
How are you?
827
00:54:57,339 --> 00:55:00,378
- Any further comments, Mr Thorpe?
- I know you.
828
00:55:00,379 --> 00:55:03,328
- I know you.
- Of course, you're ruined.
829
00:55:03,329 --> 00:55:05,181
You know that, don't you?
830
00:55:07,253 --> 00:55:08,713
Huh. Very kind.
831
00:55:48,507 --> 00:55:51,307
Thank you. I must go in.
832
00:55:53,350 --> 00:55:54,494
Who-o-oa!
833
00:56:30,420 --> 00:56:34,059
Mr Norma St John Scott,
834
00:56:34,060 --> 00:56:37,819
a self-confessed player
of the pink oboe...
835
00:56:40,340 --> 00:56:44,939
...you are now to retire
carefully to consider
836
00:56:44,940 --> 00:56:47,739
your verdict of not guilty.
837
00:57:15,500 --> 00:57:21,500
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