1 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:13,760 (THEME SONG PLAYING) 2 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,560 (BELL TOLLING) 3 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,120 (CLOCK TICKING) 4 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:34,800 Perfect. 5 00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:37,800 (WOMAN SCREAMING) 6 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,240 -Oh, oh! -Go and see what the fuss is, my dear. 7 00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:45,120 Oh, please, oh, please take it away. Oh, please take it away. 8 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,040 What's the matter? 9 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:51,640 I bought him for you. For you, Kitty dear. 10 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,560 You must have him in your bedroom, as a companion. 11 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:56,800 -It's horrible. -Are you afraid of him? 12 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,680 It would give me nightmares. 13 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,320 Oh, really? 14 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,120 He does look uncommonly like your dear departed husband. 15 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,680 Oh, Joyce. (WHIMPERING) 16 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,320 What are you moaning about, Kitty? 17 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,600 What is that monstrosity? 18 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:17,200 One could hardly expect you to appreciate a priceless work of art, my dear Julia. 19 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,120 It's Balinese, I am told. 20 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,120 You can't have him, I bought him for Kitty. 21 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,800 I don't want it. I didn't ask for it. Oh, tell him to take it away. 22 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,040 Uncle Andrew. 23 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,520 What the deuce is this awful racket? 24 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:29,960 Go away, William. 25 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,960 All right, I will. Damn it. 26 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,960 -What is it about you, Andrew, that makes you such a pig? -(DOOR CLOSES) 27 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,240 Nobody asked you to come and live in this house. 28 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:41,160 You're a nuisance to us all and you make poor Kitty's life of absolute misery. 29 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:42,880 (GONG SOUNDING) 30 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:46,960 And what do you want, woman? 31 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,160 (DOOR SLAMS) 32 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,480 My pepper's empty. 33 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:24,600 Enough pepper in that corseted old body to last a lifetime. 34 00:03:24,640 --> 00:03:27,360 -How dare you! -Julia. 35 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,760 If I didn't hear that remark then neither did you. 36 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,800 Which means, Andrew, that you didn't utter it. 37 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,160 Look. 38 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,320 Good Lord, what was all that fuss about upstairs? 39 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,960 (SOBBING) 40 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:47,240 I can't enjoy my food, Mother, in this festering atmosphere. 41 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,880 Rather mildewed for the time of year. 42 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,240 I didn't hear you, Andrew. 43 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,280 I was remarking about the weather, Aunt. 44 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,120 Rather mild for the time of year. 45 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:57,440 Liar. 46 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,920 How now brown cow? 47 00:03:59,960 --> 00:04:02,000 Oh, you intolerable man! 48 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:03,720 AUNT CAROLINE: Sit down, Julia. 49 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,680 Andrew, if you persist in your childish behaviour, 50 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,600 I shall have no hesitation but to ask you to leave the table 51 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,080 and go to your room. 52 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:15,680 I wish he would. 53 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,480 Man's as tight as an owl. 54 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,000 I'm not as tight as you are, old boy. 55 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:21,440 What did he say? 56 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,160 -(THUDDING) -(SCREAMS) 57 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:24,200 (WOMEN GASPING) 58 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,280 That's the clock weight, madam. 59 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,880 That's made a dent in the wood. 60 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,440 -It's an omen. It is an omen. -(ALL CLAMOURING) 61 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,520 Nonsense, nonsense. 62 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,600 You all know perfectly well that clock weight falls down once every 15 years. 63 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,200 -Am I right, Alice? -Yes, madam. 64 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,320 And nothing unfavourable happened last time, did it? 65 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,920 No, madam. We just got that mended. 66 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,200 Very well then. 67 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,960 And since it appears we cannot conduct ourselves 68 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,720 like grown people this evening, 69 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,960 I suggest we continue our dinner in silence. 70 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:18,600 (DOOR OPENS) 71 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:22,480 Cousin George is here. 72 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,280 The blaggard. What does he want? 73 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,680 -Money, of course. -You're in check, Uncle William. 74 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,160 I must go to Aunt Caroline. 75 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:29,680 There's no need. 76 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,400 She's agreed to see him in the library. 77 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,280 I have no intention of meeting Cousin George. 78 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,120 -Certainly not. -(ANDREW CHUCKLING) 79 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,200 Sleep tight, William. 80 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,200 You've got me cornered there, can't get out of it. 81 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,080 Going to my room. Good night. 82 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:03,520 Good night, Uncle William. 83 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:12,640 Why did they all run away? 84 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:14,360 Poor old George. 85 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,080 He only wants what we've all wanted these many years. 86 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,680 A slice of that witch's cake. 87 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:20,960 (CHUCKLES) Well... 88 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,080 Too late now, she'll outlive us all. 89 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:30,160 And what are you doing in this dismal old house? 90 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:34,880 You can make a dash for it, you know, and still pick up your share. 91 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:37,960 She likes you. 92 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,400 I'm getting married in August. 93 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,760 Of course you are. Yes, to young Marcus. 94 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,440 And that's very sensible. 95 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,520 You shouldn't have teased Aunt Kitty, should you? 96 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,120 (CHUCKLES) No. 97 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,360 But it made for a lively dinner. 98 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:08,520 Something to remember. 99 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:12,240 That... 100 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:15,440 And the clock. 101 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,120 -(OWL HOOTING) -(CLOCK CHIMING) 102 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,640 (DOOR SQUEAKING) 103 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,840 All I'm saying is that if we'd started off 10 minutes later 104 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,640 we wouldn't be forced to travel at this centipede pace. 105 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:41,360 What on earth does it matter what speed we travel at? 106 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,360 Your trouble is, you're vain. 107 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,720 You want extra time to preen yourself in front of your mirror 108 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,800 so you can smirk at the ladies during the sermon. 109 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,720 -I do no such thing. -You're vain, William. 110 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,680 Vain, vain, vain. You're a vain, glorious, pompous old hypocrite. 111 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:55,920 And you're a parasite! 112 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,840 Oh, will you stop it, please, both of you! 113 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,000 (CHURCH BELL TOLLING) 114 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:22,160 (HORN HONKING) 115 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:39,040 CAMPION: And this, if I mistake not, Watson is... Good heavens, the Force! 116 00:13:39,560 --> 00:13:40,760 Campion! 117 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,280 (LAUGHING) 118 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:45,600 Who's after you now? 119 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,280 I'm waiting for a client. 120 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,240 What are you looking for? 121 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:53,880 Oh, warmth and a little quiet. This weather upsets my liver. 122 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:55,360 You know, I didn't think there were 123 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,720 half a dozen men in London who knew of this little hideout. 124 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:01,800 Yet the first time I drop by in years, I find you sitting here, 125 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,200 in fancy dress. 126 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:05,560 Lugg put me onto it. 127 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,400 I needed somewhere to interview a young lady 128 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,360 who's been so grossly misinformed 129 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,680 that she believes I'm a private detective. 130 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,040 Funny how these stories get about. 131 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:18,400 If you've got some silly woman coming here, don't you tell her who I am. 132 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,640 What's the problem anyway? Scandal in high life? 133 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:26,120 No. I've had a letter from an old Cambridge friend, Marcus Featherstone, lawyer. 134 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:27,640 Oh. 135 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,640 His fiancee has lost an uncle and I'm supposed to find him. 136 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,320 Apparently she has a romantic nature and leads a very dull life. 137 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,520 I thought this would provide her with a peep of the underworld, 138 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:40,240 which was at once clean, safe and edifying. 139 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:41,760 I do wish she'd turn up. 140 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:43,560 I gave Lugg explicit instructions. 141 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,680 "The gods of chance are always capricious." 142 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,520 -(CHUCKLES) -"The thrill of meeting the sleuth." 143 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,480 "Craving your services"? 144 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,440 I don't think I should cotton on to your friend Marcus. 145 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,000 Quite frankly, any girl who's pledged herself to Marcus 146 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:00,920 must be mentally stunted. 147 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,080 Besides, her trouble seems absurd. 148 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:04,240 She's coming. 149 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:06,920 (FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) 150 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:13,720 A lame man wearing number 9 boots, 151 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,360 probably a chandler's mate by profession. 152 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,400 Sounds like good sensible shoes, anyway. 153 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,520 I do hope Marcus hasn't picked a thundering English rose. 154 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,480 Oh, it's that bloke. 155 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:33,680 I don't like the look of him. 156 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:42,320 Ah, Mr Oates. I have a piece of information which may save you a lot of trouble. 157 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:44,440 Oh, I didn't know you had a companion with you. 158 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,000 Or a witness? 159 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,440 (FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) 160 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:54,640 Miss Blount? 161 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:58,760 My name's Campion. 162 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,240 (GASPS) 163 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:02,800 Bend her head down. She'll be all right. 164 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:05,800 I'm sorry. 165 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:07,240 Where is he? 166 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:09,480 Oh! 167 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,320 But when you saw him, you nearly fainted. 168 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,880 And when you recovered, you said, "Where is he?" 169 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:32,760 No, you must have made a mistake. 170 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:35,080 He conveyed nothing to me. How could he? 171 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,120 (COUGHS) 172 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,360 Look, I'm afraid I made a horrible fool of myself. 173 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:50,840 I dashed out this morning without any breakfast 174 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:52,800 and there wasn't time for lunch. 175 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:54,320 And I just got a bit giddy, that's all. 176 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,240 It is very dangerous not to eat. 177 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,160 You are "the" Mr Campion, Marcus' friend, aren't you? 178 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:01,840 The sleuth? 179 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:04,880 I better be honest with you, Miss Blount, 180 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,560 Marcus may have given you the wrong impression. 181 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,400 If you want a real detective, 182 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:12,080 here's Inspector Oates, one of the finest at Scotland Yard. 183 00:17:12,120 --> 00:17:14,400 It isn't a matter for the police. 184 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,600 You don't mind, do you? 185 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,080 Oh, I can assure you, miss, you couldn't have found yourself in better hands. 186 00:17:19,120 --> 00:17:21,040 I'll leave you with your client, Albert. 187 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:28,080 Come on, I'm taking you back to Bottle Street and giving you something to eat. 188 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:38,560 When I was here earlier, I met rather an odd person 189 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,320 who sent me off to look for you. 190 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:43,520 Oh dear, yes. Lugg can sometimes be rather abrupt with people. 191 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,920 Marcus has told you I've got a bee in my bonnet, hasn't he? 192 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:58,920 Oh. 193 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,040 I thought you was alone. 194 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:05,000 Excuse me, miss, being negligent, as it were. 195 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,920 Lugg, this young lady has had nothing to eat all day. 196 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,640 See what you can do, would you? 197 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,240 Leave it to me, I'll serve you up a treat. 198 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:11,680 No herrings. 199 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,920 All right, don't spoil it. 200 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,000 He's absolutely charming when you get to know him. 201 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,600 He used to be a burglar. 202 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,160 -Lost his figure. -Poignant story. 203 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,320 It cramps your style when your only means of exit 204 00:18:22,360 --> 00:18:24,120 are the double doors in the front hall. 205 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:26,640 (GIGGLES) 206 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,120 So, Marcus is the family lawyer. 207 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,280 He's rather young for all that, isn't he? 208 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,280 Old Mr Featherstone retired last month, 209 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:39,000 so Marcus has had to take it all on, poor dear. 210 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,160 And it's Uncle Andrew who's disappeared? 211 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:42,560 Last Sunday week. 212 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,400 (ALL SINGING HYMN) 213 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:47,960 JOYCE: If you knew our household, 214 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,000 you'd realise that was extraordinary in itself. 215 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:51,920 Sunday is the day when Great Aunt Faraday 216 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,600 has us under her eye practically the whole time. 217 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,000 Besides, he hadn't any money. 218 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:11,640 (ENGINE STARTS) 219 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:15,360 When I came out of the church, I heard Andrew and William arguing. 220 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:16,880 Wait for me! 221 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:22,280 -What've you done with the car? -I've sent it off. 222 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:23,960 We're walking home today. 223 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,840 -Walking? In this weather? -Pleasant enough. 224 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:28,960 It's damned awful. Mist. 225 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,440 Ah. Well, I'm walking down through Grantchester Meadows along by the river. 226 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,880 The meadows? That's a ridiculous long way around. 227 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:37,480 We won't be home till tea time. 228 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,280 That's what I'm gonna do! 229 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,240 You can do as you damn well like. 230 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:47,840 That was the last I saw of him. 231 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:50,200 And Uncle William? 232 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,200 He came home alone. We were halfway through lunch. 233 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:54,920 He was very hot and angry, 234 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,840 and surprised that Uncle Andrew hadn't got back before him. 235 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,480 Apparently they had separated soon after I saw them walking away. 236 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:01,840 (DOOR OPENS) 237 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:03,040 (CLATTERING) 238 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,280 Here you are. 239 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:14,680 Potted shrimp, gentlemen's relish, eggs and a nice bit of ham. 240 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:18,480 I made tea. I like cocoa meself, but I made tea. 241 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,120 Thank you. Looks delicious. 242 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:28,600 (CLEARS THROAT) 243 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:31,000 Hope you enjoy it. 244 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,120 Tell me about Uncle Andrew. 245 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,400 I notice his name isn't Faraday, but Seeley. 246 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,760 Yes, he's a son of Great Aunt's younger brother. 247 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,760 He lost his money in some company swindle 248 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,200 and came to live with the family about the same time. 249 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,080 It must be about 20 years ago. 250 00:20:50,120 --> 00:20:53,040 Twenty years? And he hasn't done anything since then. 251 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:56,240 They were never much good at working, any of them. 252 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,080 That's why Great Aunt holds the purse strings so tightly. 253 00:20:59,120 --> 00:21:02,400 If Uncle Andrew has any money, he'll go straight to the bookmakers. 254 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,640 Well, he may have won something. People do. 255 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,320 No, he hadn't. Not then. 256 00:21:07,360 --> 00:21:10,440 I haven't told you the whole story. 257 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:14,480 Great Aunt thinks that backing horses is not only wicked, but rather vulgar. 258 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,200 To save furious rows all round, 259 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,960 we used to keep Uncle Andrew's investments as quiet as possible. 260 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,960 Must seem all rather childish to you, I suppose. 261 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,640 Not at all. Carry on. 262 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,000 When he hadn't returned by Sunday evening... 263 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:34,560 JOYCE: I went into his room. 264 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,440 There were some letters waiting to be posted. 265 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,320 One was to his bookmaker. 266 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:11,480 And one he was still writing when the bell for church must have rung. 267 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,680 So you see, he couldn't have meant to go off. 268 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,360 When he still hadn't returned by Wednesday morning... 269 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:24,960 Bad blood. No sense of personal discipline. 270 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,840 Poor wayward Andrew. 271 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,360 How you, of all people, can say that. 272 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,680 Don't suppose he could have lost his memory? 273 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,240 Nonsense. 274 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:40,200 No one even faintly connected with the Faradays has ever done such a thing. 275 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:45,200 Perhaps we should send out an SOS broadcast. 276 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,640 That would involve the police. 277 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,440 And I'm not having them in my house. 278 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,400 Quite right. Out of the question. 279 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,400 And something else. 280 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,800 The weight on the grandfather clock is missing. 281 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,080 We've hunted everywhere, there's no trace of it. 282 00:23:00,120 --> 00:23:03,600 -Difficult thing to lose. -And a letter came for him. 283 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,680 I opened it. It was from his bookmaker. 284 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:12,000 He'd won nearly £750 on an outsider called Turkey Carpet. 285 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,400 I put it in his room and felt much happier because I knew, 286 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:19,080 well, I felt certain that Uncle Andrew would come back during the day to collect it. 287 00:23:19,120 --> 00:23:21,560 But when he didn't, you at last confided in Marcus. 288 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,400 He thinks I'm being silly. 289 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,080 But I'm frightened. 290 00:23:25,120 --> 00:23:27,520 I want to know something terrible hasn't happened. 291 00:23:28,360 --> 00:23:31,160 Do you think you can help me? 292 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:35,080 Miss Blount, I think we ought to start square. 293 00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:38,000 You've got something else on your mind, haven't you? 294 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,720 (PHONE RINGS) 295 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,000 The inspector isn't here, so won't you tell me now 296 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,600 who the man was in the yard who gave you such a shock? 297 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,960 You're right. I did recognise him. 298 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,880 But he's got nothing to do with this. 299 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:56,760 Please, forget all about him. 300 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,120 Telegram. 301 00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:01,840 The kid's waiting. 302 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:08,920 It's from Marcus. 303 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:10,840 "Can you come back with Joyce at once. 304 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,320 "Rather terrifying developments here. 305 00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:15,960 "Would appreciate your professional assistance. 306 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,120 "See evening papers." 307 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:19,880 I think I know what you're looking for. 308 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,760 Terrifying developments? What's happened? 309 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:27,440 (GASPS) 310 00:24:31,120 --> 00:24:32,680 Uncle Andrew. 311 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:51,960 Socrates Close. I remember this house from when I was young. 312 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,280 I saw the carriage once, coming through these gates. 313 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,000 Hasn't altered outside one jot. 314 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,680 Or inside. There's something eerie about it. 315 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:05,440 Are you sure you want to go in? 316 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,040 -Why not come and see Marcus first? -No. 317 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,120 I don't think I will, if you don't mind. 318 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:11,640 They may all need me rather badly. 319 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,360 Even if it is only to fetch them more hot water bottles. 320 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:20,920 Goodbye. Thank you for coming. 321 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,320 There's no need to see me to the house. 322 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,400 Goodbye. 323 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:40,960 (ENGINE STARTS) 324 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:11,920 First I heard of it was this afternoon. 325 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,520 I got a visit from Alice, told me to come to the house. 326 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,600 There's no telephone up there. 327 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,480 The place was in a kind of a suppressed ferment. 328 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,800 Apparently an Indian student found the body, 329 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,320 he was caught up in some willow roots. 330 00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:25,640 Been there for days. 331 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:27,360 -We've not been introduced. -What? 332 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:32,720 -Still the same damn fool, Campion. -Still the same. 333 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:35,560 His name's Foon. 334 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:37,320 Written "Featherstonehaugh". 335 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,760 How do you do, Foon? Albert Campion. 336 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:44,400 Naturally, at first we thought Andrew had drowned. 337 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,120 Then at the morgue, we discovered someone had tied him up 338 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,080 -and practically blown his head off. -Have they found the gun? 339 00:26:50,120 --> 00:26:52,280 No, they haven't. Not yet. 340 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,320 I need hardly tell you, that in a place like this 341 00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:00,480 it's not only considered unfortunate, but atrocious bad form 342 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:04,440 to have one of your relations, or clients, mysteriously murdered. 343 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:08,000 My dear fellow, I'll do anything I can to help, of course. 344 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,080 Without being offensive, it'll be very useful to have someone here 345 00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:14,360 who's not bound by the scruples of police convention. 346 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,080 Someone who might hold an intelligent watching brief. 347 00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:18,520 And if you'll forgive me, my dear Campion, 348 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:20,760 for using such a revolting term, 349 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,680 someone who's a gentleman. 350 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,440 -Sort of handyman, do you mean? -Perfect. 351 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,520 The police may not care for it, but tell me the worst. 352 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:29,920 I'm a ferret for information. 353 00:27:31,360 --> 00:27:33,720 It's the family that frightens me. 354 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,440 I mean, there they are. Forty years out of date. 355 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,280 All, save for the old lady, without their fair share of brains. 356 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,280 Herded together in that great mausoleum of a house, 357 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,000 tyrannised over by one of the most astounding personalities 358 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:46,320 I've ever encountered. 359 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:48,560 And there's no escape. 360 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,880 No vent to their suppressed hatreds. 361 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:52,040 Petty jealousies. 362 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:54,560 Desires. 363 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,720 -And Joyce is in the thick of it. -That's the snag. 364 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:01,960 -Charming girl, Marcus. Congratulations. -Yes. 365 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,640 -We must get her out. -Well, I'm doing my best. I'm marrying her in August. 366 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,920 -You're invited, by the way. -Honoured. 367 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:13,680 She seems bound by some strange loyalty to the place. 368 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:15,120 Her parents died a few years ago 369 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,080 and Great Aunt Faraday took her in. 370 00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:20,720 But she's just a general dogsbody as far as I can see. 371 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:24,200 Why do you suppose anyone should want to murder Uncle Andrew? 372 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:28,400 Seems to be the perfectly normal old nuisance. Had no money to speak of. 373 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,480 Should have ensured him a long life. 374 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:32,240 Unless, of course, he stood to inherit 375 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:33,880 and somebody wanted his share of the plunder. 376 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:36,280 No. 377 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:39,640 Strictly in confidence, though I fancy the whole family know this, 378 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,040 Mrs Faraday altered her will recently. 379 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:46,200 Andrew Seeley, her nephew, was to receive nothing at all. 380 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:47,880 He'd either have starved, or depended on 381 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:49,760 the problematic charity of his cousins. 382 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,240 Uncle William. 383 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:00,280 -Show him up, Harriet. -Yes, sir. 384 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:04,600 Enter a murderer? 385 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:06,480 (GROWLING) 386 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,360 Marcus, my boy, I wanted to have a word... Ah. 387 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,920 May I introduce Mr Albert Campion. Mr William Faraday. 388 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:19,560 -How do you do? -How do you do? 389 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,040 Mr Campion's an old friend. We were up at Ignatius together, William. 390 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,960 Oh, my old college, too. My father was Master, you know. 391 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,080 -He was a legend, sir, in my time. -Really? 392 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:32,040 Look, if you have something to discuss... 393 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,320 No, no. Please don't leave on my account. 394 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:38,400 I expect Marcus has told you about this disgusting scandal, has he? 395 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:40,760 I have nothing to conceal, just wanted a chat, really. 396 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,640 Ah, don't mind if do. 397 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,160 Campion's all right. 398 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,080 This is a bad business, Marcus. 399 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,080 We shall need some good brains to get us out of it. 400 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,160 Extraordinary. 401 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,320 Typical of Andrew, he couldn't even leave this world 402 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,120 without making a lot of bother for us all. 403 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,560 Well, I've told the police all I know. 404 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,280 But they don't seem satisfied. 405 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,760 Keep questioning me about our walk. 406 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:15,880 What time it was and where I left him. 407 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:21,280 It seems that Andrew's watch had stopped at 1:10 when they found him. 408 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:28,560 The second thing I have to say is rather more serious. 409 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,440 If you ask me, it's the most damned obvious thing I ever saw in my life 410 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:32,680 who did this. 411 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:35,240 Cousin George. 412 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:38,520 By the way, 413 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,960 I must ask you, when this matter comes out, to use your discretion. 414 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,120 Not tell the old lady that it was I who put you on the right track. 415 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:47,720 I've never heard of Cousin George. 416 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:50,720 Your father would have. 417 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,240 George Makepeace Faraday. 418 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:56,520 Son of a dissolute uncle of mine. And uh... 419 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:58,440 A trial and embarrassment to the family 420 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:00,800 ever since the governor, God bless him, died. 421 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:04,880 Hmm? Oh, thank you. 422 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:09,680 My mother wouldn't soil her lips by mentioning his name. 423 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,680 Blackmailing four-flusher. 424 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:13,800 Blackmail? Why? 425 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:17,720 Ah. No idea. But... 426 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:19,840 He was round at the house on the Saturday night 427 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,440 before Andrew got himself killed. 428 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,000 I remember it was Saturday night because 429 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,240 the clock weight fell down at dinner. 430 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,160 Very disturbing. Thank you. 431 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:30,920 George came in immediately afterwards. 432 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:32,680 Mother saw him in the library. 433 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,520 I don't know what passed between them, 434 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,960 but he came out looking as pleased as a couple of fighting cocks. 435 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,640 And he was still in Cambridge on the Sunday. 436 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:43,040 Half-seas over at 11:00 in the morning. 437 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,320 Barrel-shaped, unshaven object. 438 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:49,600 Has he got a puffy red face, bright blue eyes, 439 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:52,920 a faint air of respectability about him and a very deep-cultured voice? 440 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,240 Height about 5'7" and inclined to squareness? 441 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:00,240 By Jove, you've hit him exactly. 442 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:04,040 Especially that faint air of respectability, but (CHUCKLES) that's misleading. 443 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:07,840 Are you clairvoyant or some sort of detective? 444 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,640 Some sort of the latter, sir. 445 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:12,320 But tell me, 446 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:15,000 has George Faraday been seen in Cambridge since that Sunday? 447 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,360 Not a sign of him. 448 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:21,600 -What do you suppose his motive might be? -Well, it's not my business. 449 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,440 Andrew was a damned cantankerous, unpleasant fellow. 450 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:26,520 Is that a motive? If so, anyone might have done it. 451 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,400 I was up at Ignatius with Andrew. 452 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,920 He muffed his finals twice, took up medicine, muffed that. 453 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:34,960 When he came into his money he lost it. 454 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:38,200 And mine with it in some infernal company promotion scheme. 455 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:43,680 (SIGHS) Water under the bridge now, of course. 456 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:49,360 I am observant. I am also scientific. 457 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,400 I formed many conclusions, but the police did not value them. 458 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,160 You're an entomological student, are you? 459 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,640 Yes, I was hunting for bugs by the river bank. 460 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,040 Here. To be precise. 461 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,280 A black shape in the water. 462 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,680 Also... An odour. 463 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:09,080 -The corpse had swollen. I pulled it out. -You weren't squeamish? 464 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:13,160 I am occidental, Mr Campion. I have the inquiring mind of the investigator. 465 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,240 My first observation was that the man was a tramp. 466 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,800 This was my error. The beard, 467 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:22,680 I now find, grows after the decease has taken place. 468 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,680 Mr Cheetoo, I wonder if you'd be so kind, 469 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,800 purely in the interest of abstract science, 470 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:28,960 to demonstrate on me exactly how the tying up was done? 471 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:33,000 I have purchased a ball of string and a fine pair of scissors for this purpose. 472 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:34,800 Why certainly. 473 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,720 I measured accurately the amount of cord on the body. 474 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:42,320 About two and a half yards. 475 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:46,480 What sort of stuff was it? What thickness? Was it new? 476 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,640 Your question is curious. It is what I asked myself. 477 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:51,560 It broke easily when I touched it. 478 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:55,640 And I concluded it had been put to use before this disagreeable purpose. 479 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:57,720 It was in the nature of a clothesline. 480 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:03,240 He had a hat when he left church. A bowler, I believe. 481 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:05,400 Of the hat, there was no sign. 482 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,400 I observed in this morning's paper it had not yet been discovered. 483 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:12,880 Come on, Foon. 484 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,880 -The scene of the crime's over here. -Consider the completeness. 485 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,720 Ah, yes. 486 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:24,080 But not professional. They're ordinary knots. Not sailors'. 487 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:27,520 That is so. The cords around the wrist, already rotten, no doubt, 488 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:29,800 and buffeted by his time in the water, had frayed 489 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:31,320 and come apart. 490 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,720 And from my deduction, it occurs to me that 491 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,480 this unfortunate did not drift very far downstream. 492 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:41,960 You see the footbridge? 493 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:45,440 The water is very low at this time of the year. 494 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,920 In my opinion, the body was thrown in the water 495 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:51,360 from the bridge itself. This is my opinion. 496 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,160 You are enlightened, Mr Campion? 497 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:56,880 Allow me to congratulate you on your powers, Mr Cheetoo. 498 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,080 You have the true investigator's gift. 499 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:01,200 Come on, Foon. Back to your master. 500 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,280 Though it seems scarcely credible, 501 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,560 I'd say things are looking rather hot for Uncle William. 502 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:24,280 He was the last to see Andrew alive, 503 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,640 he didn't arrive back until halfway through lunch 504 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:29,160 with no proper explanation for his movement. 505 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:46,640 I'm so pleased you've come. 506 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,520 I'm afraid I blabbed to Aunt Caroline about you, 507 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:50,680 and she immediately insisted on meeting you. 508 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:53,160 Apparently, she knows your grandmother. 509 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:56,040 -She want to see me? -No, darling. But I do. 510 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:00,440 -Thank you, Alice. -How do you do? 511 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,200 Aunt Caroline is in the library. Come with me. 512 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:13,360 By the way, don't sit in the rose Dansk chair. 513 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,120 It used to belong to Great Uncle Faraday. 514 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:18,560 -The whole room is a shrine to him. -Thank you for warning me. 515 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:19,880 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 516 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:21,320 AUNT CAROLINE: Come in. 517 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:28,560 Thank you, Joyce. 518 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:32,480 (DOOR CLOSES) 519 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:33,760 You may sit down, Mr Campion. 520 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,920 Yes, I see the family in you. 521 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:51,880 You grandmother, Emily, and I 522 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:55,640 have corresponded regularly for the past 40 years. 523 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,720 So I've heard all about you from her. 524 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:00,320 But I will not expose you. 525 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:02,480 My grandmother and I are partners in crime, 526 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,320 in the eyes of the family at least. 527 00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:07,120 According to my mother, she aids and abets me. 528 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:09,760 I had gathered that. 529 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:12,880 Now, to this terrible business. 530 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:16,120 I understand from Joyce that Marcus has asked you to assist him. 531 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:20,520 I should like you to act for me directly. 532 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:22,720 The spare room will be prepared for you. 533 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:24,760 And the firm of Featherstone will be instructed to 534 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:29,160 pay you 100 guineas if you remain in my employ for less than one month. 535 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,120 Be quiet. You can refuse afterwards if you wish. 536 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:34,840 But I am no longer young 537 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:38,280 and it is very necessary that someone in this household 538 00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:42,120 should consider things from an intelligent point of view. 539 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:46,160 My poor children have not been blessed with brains. 540 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:51,120 I must guard against such emotions as anger, grief or excitement. 541 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:55,200 Which I have not now the strength to support. 542 00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:57,680 Now, I want you to understand that I have nothing to conceal, 543 00:37:57,720 --> 00:37:59,920 that is, from the police. 544 00:37:59,960 --> 00:38:02,360 The sooner this thing is resolved, the better. 545 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:07,480 I shall be delighted to do all I can to help, Mrs Faraday. 546 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:09,520 But if I'm not to be a source of embarrassment to you, 547 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:11,840 I must know of any pitfalls into which I may stumble. 548 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,440 Besides your immediate household, 549 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,240 was there anyone else visiting the house 550 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:20,600 round about the time of Mr Seeley's disappearance? 551 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,000 You have heard already of George Faraday. 552 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:24,840 From William? 553 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,960 I was afraid this would have to come out. 554 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,520 Yes, he was here the night before Andrew disappeared. 555 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:36,520 Oh, I do not think for a moment he has anything to do with his death. 556 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:40,120 The only death which could possibly assist him is my own. 557 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:42,480 In my will, he receives a small annuity 558 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,000 subject to his emigrating to Australia. 559 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,600 On the Saturday night, 560 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:49,680 he came to borrow money from me, 561 00:38:49,720 --> 00:38:52,160 and actually obtained £10. 562 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:57,200 That is all I wish to say about him. 563 00:38:57,240 --> 00:39:00,600 I shall expect to see you at my dinner table this evening, Mr Campion. 564 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:05,720 We dine at 8:00. 565 00:39:11,240 --> 00:39:13,680 I'm to be a buffer. Not an old buffer, you know, 566 00:39:13,720 --> 00:39:15,560 but a sort of pad, as in railway carriages, 567 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:17,680 to deaden the shock she believes are in store for her. 568 00:39:17,720 --> 00:39:20,560 -What shocks? -I don't know. 569 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:23,520 Is there anything at all you haven't told me? 570 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,680 The smallest point may be significant. 571 00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:30,480 I'm not sure how important this is, 572 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:32,680 but Alice told me that she'd gone to the nursery 573 00:39:32,720 --> 00:39:35,640 and she'd seen that the window cord was missing from the skylight. 574 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:38,840 -As if it had been cut with a knife. -Right. That settles it. 575 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,040 You're not staying here in this house. 576 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:43,600 Marcus is anxious that I should go and live in sin with him 577 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:45,200 till this is all over. 578 00:39:45,240 --> 00:39:47,320 I didn't mean that at all, you obstinate girl. 579 00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:49,080 I've an aunt you can stay with. 580 00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:51,400 I can't leave Aunt Caroline, not at this time. 581 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:54,400 Besides, if Mr Campion is coming to stay, I shall be perfectly safe. 582 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:57,520 Won't I, Albert? 583 00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:36,080 (WILLIAM CLEARS THROAT) 584 00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:51,760 What is your exact line of business, Mr Campion? 585 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:55,920 People come to Mr Campion for help. 586 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:00,920 Don't they? 587 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:03,880 -What sort of help? -In solving things, Aunt Kitty. 588 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:05,680 Murder? 589 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:10,080 -Sometimes murder. -Then who killed Andrew? 590 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:16,280 (CLEARS THROAT) 591 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:20,040 I thought Campion and I might smoke a cigar after dinner, Mother. 592 00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:23,040 Certainly, William. 593 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:25,720 Mr Campion, 594 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:28,560 if I should have retired before you return, 595 00:41:28,600 --> 00:41:31,960 the rising gong rings at 7:45. 596 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:35,920 -Have you everything in your room that you require? -Everything is most charming. 597 00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:43,000 In here's best. 598 00:41:43,040 --> 00:41:46,080 The library always reminds me of the governor, God bless him. 599 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:47,760 I'm afraid I can't offer you a drink. 600 00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:50,080 She's locked up the tantalus again. 601 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:53,040 When people grow old, you know, they get ideas in their heads. 602 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:55,440 -Anyway, have a cigar. -No, thanks. 603 00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:07,120 It's because we've got a guest in the house, thank the Lord. 604 00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:10,400 Anyway, damn it all. 605 00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:12,880 When a chap's gone through what I've gone through today, he needs a drink. 606 00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:15,600 Here, help yourself. 607 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:19,400 Damned police had me back all afternoon, questioning. 608 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:22,480 Wanted to know whether I'd ever kept a revolver. 609 00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:25,840 Well, I had one in the war, of course, in the service. We all did. 610 00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:29,560 -Didn't tell them, of course. None of their business. -Quite. 611 00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:34,320 -What happened to it? -Hmm? 612 00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:40,440 Well, it's with my kit. Up in the old nursery. 613 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:43,240 Not the sort of thing you need in private life. 614 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:44,520 Let's go and have a look. 615 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:47,160 What, now? 616 00:42:56,760 --> 00:42:58,880 Devil, it's cold up here. 617 00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:02,080 No fires allowed in the bedroom, except in the case of illness. 618 00:43:03,560 --> 00:43:06,160 Spartan regime of the old school. 619 00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:23,480 Here it is. 620 00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:38,960 Well, bless my soul. 621 00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:45,600 My revolver isn't here. 622 00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:56,560 -Albert... -Shh. 623 00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:59,680 -Where's Great Aunt Caroline? -Safely tucked up in bed. 624 00:43:59,720 --> 00:44:01,120 What have you done with Uncle William? 625 00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:03,720 He's gone out for a walk. He's had a bit of a shock. 626 00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:08,160 -I've got a key. -Too late. 627 00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:09,920 Some people laugh when they see me do this. 628 00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:12,040 Some people kick me out of the house. 629 00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:14,520 Don't tell Marcus. 630 00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:22,080 I know what you're thinking. 631 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:27,200 He liked to pretend he was the poor relation. 632 00:44:27,240 --> 00:44:28,920 He used to bring visitors up here to show them 633 00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:31,360 how badly he was treated. Which, of course, was absolute rubbish. 634 00:44:35,840 --> 00:44:37,440 I enjoyed my dinner. 635 00:44:37,480 --> 00:44:39,440 Though my etiquette book rather let me down. 636 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:41,680 It says that polite conversation may be made 637 00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:44,640 while passing the cruet. In this I was frustrated. 638 00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:51,000 Otherwise, I should have been the life and soul of the party. 639 00:44:54,440 --> 00:44:56,000 Look, if this place is getting you down, 640 00:44:56,040 --> 00:44:58,080 I think you should go and stay with Marcus' aunt. 641 00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:01,160 No. It's not me I'm afraid for. 642 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,080 It's the older generation. 643 00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:04,760 I feel I'm looking on, helpless, 644 00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:07,080 while something awful is working itself out. 645 00:45:07,120 --> 00:45:10,280 I tried to explain to Marcus, but he just got angry with me. 646 00:45:10,320 --> 00:45:12,480 Who is the man in London who frightened you? 647 00:45:14,520 --> 00:45:16,000 Was it Cousin George? 648 00:45:19,040 --> 00:45:20,200 You must tell me. 649 00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:24,520 Yes. 650 00:45:24,560 --> 00:45:26,520 But he's got nothing to do with this. I promise you. 651 00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:29,880 It was for Aunt Caroline's sake. 652 00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:31,960 Please don't try and find him. It would kill her. 653 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:39,120 Just sign the thing and backdate it. That's all I'm asking. 654 00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:42,360 -I won't. It's fraudulent. -It's not fraudulent, it's the truth. 655 00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:43,960 Look, Marcus, I'm in a jam. 656 00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:46,400 Campion. Thank God you're still up. Come in. Shut the door. 657 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:51,120 He knows what I mean. Someone's stolen my gun. 658 00:45:51,160 --> 00:45:53,200 What? Why didn't you tell me? 659 00:45:53,240 --> 00:45:55,120 We only found out an hour ago. 660 00:45:56,560 --> 00:45:59,160 Uncle William has just raised me from my bed. 661 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:03,840 I explained to him that, as a solicitor, I cannot do what he's asking. 662 00:46:03,880 --> 00:46:06,960 He insisted we come here to discuss the matter with you. 663 00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:10,600 He can read it for himself. I'm not ashamed. 664 00:46:10,640 --> 00:46:12,960 It's a sworn statement to convince the police 665 00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:14,840 that I'm suffering from this malady. 666 00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:18,000 You can see the position I'm in. 667 00:46:20,040 --> 00:46:23,520 These attacks. Can you describe them in more detail? 668 00:46:25,320 --> 00:46:27,440 Well, yes. Of course I can. 669 00:46:27,480 --> 00:46:31,040 It's just that I... I forget where I am sometimes. 670 00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:34,560 Then after a bit, I remember. 671 00:46:34,600 --> 00:46:37,600 I forget what it's called. Amnesia, or something. 672 00:46:37,640 --> 00:46:42,320 -Has it happened often? -No, but, it is getting worse. 673 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:47,720 Last June, I was walking down Petty Cury, 674 00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:50,560 and my mind suddenly went blank. 675 00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:53,720 Next thing I knew, I was standing outside the Roman Catholic church 676 00:46:53,760 --> 00:46:55,200 with a glass tumbler in my hand. 677 00:46:56,760 --> 00:47:01,160 And then, last Christmas, after a dinner party, 678 00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:04,840 I walked down to the gate with Andrew to get some fresh air. 679 00:47:04,880 --> 00:47:08,080 Three hours later, I was shivering in a cold bath. 680 00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:10,600 Might have killed me. 681 00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:12,680 And since then? 682 00:47:15,080 --> 00:47:17,920 Well, the Sunday that Andrew disappeared... 683 00:47:22,360 --> 00:47:25,880 That's what's so worrying. 684 00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:29,440 I remember standing in the road leading to the meadows, 685 00:47:29,480 --> 00:47:31,600 having an argument. 686 00:47:31,640 --> 00:47:36,000 And then, suddenly I was back at the house, lunch half over. 687 00:47:37,480 --> 00:47:39,240 The state of your health must have concerned you. 688 00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:41,600 Didn't you feel like taking medical advice? 689 00:47:41,640 --> 00:47:44,440 Well, yes, I did. 690 00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:46,920 This makes it even more awkward. 691 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:50,720 I went to see Sir George Woodthorpe, the Harley Street nerve man, 692 00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:52,400 end of January. 693 00:47:53,560 --> 00:47:57,280 Only, I can't confirm it. 694 00:47:57,320 --> 00:47:59,920 Because I thought it prudent to change my name. 695 00:48:01,120 --> 00:48:03,120 Used the name of Gregory. 696 00:48:03,160 --> 00:48:05,880 Fellow in my club, Levett's in Brook Street. 697 00:48:05,920 --> 00:48:07,600 He'll be a bit touchy about it, too, 698 00:48:07,640 --> 00:48:09,560 because I wasn't able to pay the bill. 699 00:48:11,560 --> 00:48:13,760 Perhaps he'll remember the case. 700 00:48:13,800 --> 00:48:15,720 It may be our only hope. 701 00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:18,280 What do you mean, "hope"? 702 00:48:18,320 --> 00:48:21,560 I'm as innocent as a newborn babe. 703 00:48:21,600 --> 00:48:22,680 Don't you believe me? 704 00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:25,120 Good night, William. 705 00:48:27,880 --> 00:48:29,600 I'll speak to you in the morning. 706 00:48:32,840 --> 00:48:35,720 Damn disobliging young pup. 707 00:48:35,760 --> 00:48:38,800 I thought the father was an uncivil old fool. 708 00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:41,120 Didn't expect the boy to be difficult. 709 00:49:21,440 --> 00:49:22,560 (DOOR OPENS) 710 00:49:29,680 --> 00:49:32,120 Wake up, Julia, dear. 711 00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:34,880 I've brought you your tea. 712 00:49:40,200 --> 00:49:41,200 Mmm. 713 00:49:59,560 --> 00:50:01,720 (GONG SOUNDING) 714 00:50:02,720 --> 00:50:04,280 (SIGHS) 715 00:50:28,720 --> 00:50:31,240 (KITTY SCREAMING) 716 00:50:32,040 --> 00:50:34,000 Joyce! Oh, Joyce! 717 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:40,240 (KITTY WEEPING)