1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:04,600 "Lord Quincey, 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:06,520 "lords it over butlers and footmen 3 00:00:06,520 --> 00:00:09,840 "that exist only in his anfractuous imagination. 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,200 "The house is a shell, 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:13,920 "the larder void, 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:15,520 "the very countryside ravaged 7 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:20,080 "by a locust cloud of modern politics and ancient hatreds. 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,760 "'And so the poor dog has none,' he murmurs, 9 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:30,960 "unaware that the dog is, in fact... himself." 10 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:35,920 Thank you. 11 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:40,880 Comments? 12 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,600 Don't be shy. I commented on your work. 13 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,000 You should feel free to comment on mine. 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,760 - Yes. It's, uh, uh... - Lee Jaffrey. 15 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,440 Yes, of course. Go on. 16 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,240 Uh, I liked it. 17 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,960 I thought it was interesting and, uh... 18 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,360 just really interesting. 19 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:04,800 Mm... 20 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,160 Yes? 21 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,920 - I'm not sure I get it. - Well, what is there to get? 22 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:15,760 What's it about? 23 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,440 It's about empire, about the aristocracy. 24 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,240 About the collapse of civility. 25 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:21,920 Yeah. That's great. 26 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,920 But... are there any murders? 27 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,120 No, no. It's not a murder mystery. 28 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:29,240 It's not a whodunit. 29 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:30,920 It's actually about something that matters. 30 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:32,600 Yeah, but why does a book have to matter? 31 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,000 Why can't it just be enjoyed? 32 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,240 Are you seriously asking me that question? 33 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,840 You're not writing any more Atticus Pund, then... 34 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,120 Atticus Pund! 35 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,800 If that's the level of your expectations, 36 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,400 maybe you're wasting your time, and mine, 37 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:47,440 on this course. 38 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,040 I only asked. 39 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,000 Remind me - what's your name? 40 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,400 It's Brent. 41 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:54,920 Brent. 42 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:57,720 I'll remember you. 43 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,680 "Brent, the gardener at Pye Hall 44 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,320 "lived in a two-up, two-down 45 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,360 "he had inherited from his mother. 46 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,360 "She had long gone. 47 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:17,400 "And now he lived alone. 48 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,200 "Early the next morning, 49 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,880 "he pushed aside his foul-smelling laundry 50 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,320 "and the Boy Scout magazines he liked to read, 51 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:25,880 "and lifted a floorboard 52 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,120 "to recover the property he had stolen. 53 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:30,800 "This was, of course, 54 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,440 "part of the treasure trove of Sir Magnus Pye, 55 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,240 "which had been found by the lake 56 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,360 "and which had been stolen, it was thought, by burglars. 57 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:43,680 "Brent, of course, had no idea of its true value, 58 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:47,000 "but then he was ignorant about almost everything." 59 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:47,960 Hmm. 60 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,640 Ah. You're up early. 61 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,280 Did you sleep OK? 62 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,440 Uh, no. Not really. 63 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,040 - Coffee. - Thanks. 64 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,520 - You're leaving already? - Mm. 65 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:52,920 I gotta get back to London. 66 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,280 Susan... are you still angry with me? 67 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:58,680 Is this about me and Alan Conway? 68 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,520 Oh, no! No. 69 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,000 No, it's not that. It... 70 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,040 It's something else. 71 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,640 - Andreas. - Tell me. 72 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,160 I don't really know where to start. 73 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,120 Somebody sent me an email. 74 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,360 Don't ask me who it was from. It was anonymous. 75 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:18,080 It arrived last night from an account I never heard of. 76 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:19,600 - What, about Andreas? - Yeah. 77 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:20,640 What did it say? 78 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,560 It accused him of something. 79 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:26,600 - Let me see it. - No! 80 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,720 No, no, no, I... I just need to see him. 81 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,240 We'll sort it out. 82 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,520 And, listen, what happened between us last night 83 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:34,680 doesn't matter. 84 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,600 Really. None of it matters. 85 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:39,000 I must be on my way. 86 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:40,440 You're not staying for breakfast? 87 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,120 Uh. No, I'm OK. 88 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,280 Are you going to the hospital? 89 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:46,840 Later this morning. Yeah. 90 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,320 - Hi. - That was quick. 91 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,360 You've caught me on my way to London. 92 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:20,440 Come in. 93 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,640 So, what did you think? My big speech after the funeral? 94 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,160 I hope you were there for it. 95 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,040 Yeah, I heard most of it. 96 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:32,960 I wasn't too mean, was I? 97 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:34,520 Well, you were a bit. 98 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,400 They all hate me. They think I'm a gold-digger. 99 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,080 A gay gold-digger. Makes it worse. 100 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:39,680 Aw, I think you're being a bit hard on them. 101 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:40,680 Well, it doesn't matter. 102 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,240 I won't have to see any of them ever again. 103 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,200 I wasn't expecting to see you again. 104 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,400 - Would you like a coffee? - Uh, no. I'm OK, thanks. 105 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,880 You said you had something that might help me. 106 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,520 You still looking for that missing chapter? 107 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,360 - Yes. Have you found it? - No such luck. 108 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,040 I had a look around, but I didn't find anything. 109 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,520 Then, I had a thought. God! This place is such a tip. 110 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,400 You've no idea how glad I'll be to get out of here. 111 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,240 - Uh, James... - Yeah. Sorry. 112 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,160 So, you and I searched through Alan's study, 113 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:03,760 which is where he kept everything, 114 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,440 but on my last day here, just before he died, 115 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,840 there was a copy right here. 116 00:06:08,840 --> 00:06:10,680 - Do you know where it is? - No. 117 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,600 But someone could have taken it. 118 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,320 His sister came round that day. 119 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:15,720 I know, because I saw her on the way out. 120 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,640 - Why would she have taken it? - She was angry with him. 121 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,120 I told you. She did the typing and everything, 122 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:32,880 - but they had a falling out. - Ah. 123 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:34,400 Right. Um... 124 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,320 It was just a thought. I thought it might help. 125 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,560 Oh, no! Thank you! No. Thanks. 126 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,920 Uh, look, um... while I'm here, 127 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:42,960 I just wondered if I could ask you... 128 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,000 - Yeah, go on. - ...something. 129 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:46,640 Did you ever meet this man? 130 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,520 I can't say I recognise him. No. 131 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,520 He never came here? 132 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,440 Don't think so. What's his name? 133 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,240 Andreas Patakis. He taught at the same school as Alan 134 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,000 before Alan became an author. 135 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,440 Actually, wait a minute. Yeah, that name does ring a bell. 136 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,760 - Andreas Patakis. He's Greek. - Yes. Yeah. 137 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,280 Yes. Alan told me about him. 138 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:06,200 He wanted money. 139 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:08,960 How'd you know that? 140 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,160 - Ugh! - What is it? 141 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:14,920 Whatever it is, it's annoyed you. I can tell. 142 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:16,600 It's someone I used to know. 143 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,640 Andreas Patakis. A Greek teacher. 144 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,880 - Uh, he says he's coming here. - How'd he get your email? 145 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:24,360 That's a good question. 146 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:26,880 What's he want? 147 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:28,800 What do you think he wants, James? 148 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,120 It's what everyone wants. It's what you want. Money. 149 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:32,720 I don't want your money. 150 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,120 He knew me in another lifetime, 151 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,880 and he thinks he can come here and call on me 152 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,080 like I'm some kind of bank. 153 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,680 What are you gonna do? 154 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,920 He can drive all the way here if he wants. 155 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,920 And then when he gets here, I'll tell him to sod off. 156 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,680 So, if Alan wasn't going to lend him money, 157 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,320 - why would he even see him? - Because it would amuse him. 158 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,760 To let him drive all the way here and then say no. 159 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,680 And did he come to Abbey Grange? 160 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,080 I have no idea. 161 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:58,640 Is he a friend of yours? 162 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:00,760 Yes. 163 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:03,840 Then I'm sorry. 164 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,240 I just can't believe it. 165 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,640 - Andreas was there. - He lied to you. 166 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,720 He said he was coming over Saturday at lunchtime... 167 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,160 but that he'd be out in the evening. 168 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:37,760 Out visiting Alan Conway? 169 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,520 No. That's not what he said. 170 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,000 What time will I see you tomorrow? 171 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:43,880 I'll come at lunchtime, but I'm out in the evening. 172 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:44,840 Oh, where? 173 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,040 We're rehearsing the school play. 174 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,200 You got in late last night. Where were you? 175 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,560 I told you, the school play. 176 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,560 It's the very nature of a murder investigation. 177 00:08:53,560 --> 00:08:55,680 You should have prepared yourself. 178 00:08:55,680 --> 00:08:58,560 Everyone lies. 179 00:08:58,560 --> 00:08:59,920 Not Andreas. 180 00:08:59,920 --> 00:09:01,880 Oh! The more you know someone, 181 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,560 the more likely they are to deceive you. 182 00:09:06,680 --> 00:09:08,320 In your world, not mine. 183 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,840 Are they really so very different? 184 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:12,520 It just doesn't make any sense. 185 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,080 What reason could Andreas possibly have 186 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,400 to kill Alan Conway? 187 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,680 Andreas wanted to borrow money for his hotel, 188 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:20,920 and when Alan refused him, 189 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,080 he just went and got the money elsewhere, from his cousin. 190 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,440 Is that what he told you? 191 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,520 Well, people get turned down for loans all the time. 192 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,080 It doesn't mean they go and blow up the bank. 193 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:35,640 All right. 194 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,400 Why would he kill him? 195 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,920 Why does anyone kill anyone? 196 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,640 That's a very good question. Do you have the answer? 197 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,960 I can think of four reasons. 198 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,760 Fear, envy, anger, and desire. 199 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:52,720 There must be others. 200 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,640 No. From my experience, the extremes of human behaviour, 201 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,600 they always come down to those four things. 202 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:03,080 - Fear, envy... - ...anger, desire. 203 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,960 I mean, Andreas just wouldn't kill anyone. 204 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,200 He doesn't have it in him. 205 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,800 He needed money to fund his hotel in Crete. 206 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:15,960 He turned to Alan Conway, not just out of desire, 207 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,520 but out of desperation. 208 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,400 And for a Greek man to be turned down, to be humiliated... 209 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,440 Do you mind getting out? 210 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:24,760 Eh... 211 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:28,560 You want me to leave? 212 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,320 I was only putting forward certain possibilities. 213 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,400 Yes! Well, I don't want to hear them! 214 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:11,800 Yes? 215 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,560 - Don't you remember me? We met. - Yeah. 216 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,200 Could we have another word? 217 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,080 Last time I was here, I asked you about "Magpie Murders", 218 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,880 about the manuscript, and you said you hadn't seen it. 219 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:25,080 That's right. 220 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:26,520 Yeah. Well... 221 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:30,000 I'm sorry, Claire, but I just don't believe you. 222 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,000 There was a copy at your brother's house 223 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,520 the day you went to see him, 224 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,360 and it wasn't there after you left. 225 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,160 - Who told you that? - It doesn't matter. 226 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:38,160 Was it James? 227 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,720 Look, I'm on my way to London. I really don't need this. 228 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,320 I just want to know, did you read it? 229 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:50,040 You knew you were in it. The last time I was here, 230 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,080 I mentioned that you were a character in the book. 231 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:54,600 The spinster sister. 232 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,000 Yes. You weren't even slightly surprised. 233 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,160 And that's because you'd read it. 234 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:00,840 I'd read some of it. 235 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,200 You took the manuscript. 236 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:03,800 Yes. 237 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,000 Do you still have it? 238 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,160 No. I burned it. 239 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:12,160 I didn't know what I was doing. 240 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:13,320 I wasn't gonna give it back to him, 241 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,880 but I couldn't bear having it in the house. 242 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,400 I just wanted to get rid of it. So I did. 243 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,560 You didn't read the last chapter? 244 00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:25,600 I read half a dozen pages. 245 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,000 That was all I needed. 246 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,880 You have no idea what it was like. 247 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,800 Yes, I'm on my own. Yes, I have no money. 248 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:36,920 But that didn't give him the right to ridicule me, 249 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:40,320 to turn me into some sort of grotesque loser. 250 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,520 Claire - Clarissa. The pathetic sister. 251 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,800 Anyone reading it would have known that was me. 252 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,440 He had no right to do that. No right at all. 253 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,080 Yes, I agree. 254 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:58,080 He humiliated me long before he wrote "Magpie Murders". 255 00:12:59,960 --> 00:13:04,000 I was his secretary, his dogsbody 256 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,040 working for him for ten pounds an hour, 257 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,240 and he was always flaunting how much money he had, 258 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,640 how famous he'd become, while I was stuck here. 259 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:14,920 Then, even when I tried to help him, 260 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,040 when I introduced him to Detective Inspector Locke 261 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,440 for his research, well... that blew up in my face. 262 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:22,720 He turned him into a character, too. 263 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:23,720 Miss Ryeland. 264 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,080 Can I ask what you're doing here? 265 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:28,440 Herr Pund! 266 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,720 Alan put him in the book without so much as a "by your leave" - 267 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,480 and I never heard the end of it. 268 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,000 Alan was never grateful. 269 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:39,880 He was never... 270 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:42,720 kind. 271 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,560 And I'm glad he's dead. 272 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:51,480 I really am. 273 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,320 There you are, Pund! 274 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,560 I've been looking everywhere for you. 275 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,640 James, let me ask you a question. 276 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:27,680 Yes? 277 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,040 The taking of a life 278 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,840 is the greatest crime it's possible to commit, 279 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:32,200 you would agree? 280 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,520 I think most people would. Yes. 281 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:37,600 So, what about the taking of one's own life? 282 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:38,960 Is there an equivalence? 283 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:41,840 What a strange question. 284 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:43,000 Why are you asking it? 285 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,800 Huh. Oh, I'm... just thinking about my book. 286 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,040 Well, there's no time for that now. You better hop in. 287 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:50,920 Detective Inspector Chubb's been looking for you. 288 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,320 Oh, yeah? 289 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,040 Speak of the devil. 290 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:06,560 - On you go. - Sir. 291 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,320 Glad you could make it, Pund. 292 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,080 I've been following up on that silver brooch of yours. 293 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,720 You have found something, Detective Inspector? 294 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,040 Indeed, I have. 295 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,400 Amazing what turns up in a quiet village like this. 296 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:22,800 Follow me. 297 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,400 Now, I already told Mr Pund here... 298 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:28,360 "Pund". 299 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:29,920 I bought the brooch in good faith. 300 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,240 A local market, and now it's gone. 301 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:34,520 How much did you sell it for? 302 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:36,800 I don't remember. Gemma? 303 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:38,520 - Three quid. - Who to? 304 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:39,600 He didn't give a name. 305 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,200 And yet you told me that he had reserved the piece. 306 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:45,240 Dave. That's all he said. 307 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:49,000 You are aware that there was a burglary at Pye Hall recently? 308 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,160 I did hear something, yes. 309 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,000 And not long after, Sir Magnus Pye ends up dead! 310 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,840 I hope you're not suggesting that there was any connection... 311 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,080 We know who you are, Mr Whitelaw! 312 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,040 Mr Pund thought he knew your face, 313 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:02,800 and it weren't so hard to check up on you. 314 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,400 Jack Whitelaw, a member of the so-called Mansion Gang, 315 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,040 professional burglars operating in Kensington and Chelsea. 316 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:10,640 You thought you could hide out here, did you? 317 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,000 We're not hiding. We've started again. 318 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,520 Well, started what again? Hmm? Receiving stolen goods? 319 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,280 Our lives. 320 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,480 - We didn't know it was stolen. - Because you didn't ask. 321 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:22,720 Where is it? 322 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:33,560 I didn't know it had anything to do with Sir Magnus. 323 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,520 It's not even that valuable - 324 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,160 a couple of shilling, half a crown. 325 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:39,360 Not much more. 326 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,680 You people will never leave us alone, will you? 327 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,880 Whatever happened to a second chance? 328 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:47,280 Who sold it to you? 329 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,240 He said it was worth next to nothing. 330 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:50,200 He gave me a quid. 331 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,120 I think you're missing the point, Mr Brent. 332 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,920 - Where's the rest of it? - That's all there is. 333 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:14,840 And this. 334 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,600 You stole these pieces from Sir Magnus. 335 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,640 - No, I didn't. That's not true! - Then where did you get them? 336 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:25,720 I found 'em. 337 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,320 Show us. 338 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,480 It was here. 339 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:41,840 What? They were just lying on the ground, were they? 340 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,320 They were in the grass. 341 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:44,840 I was mowing the lawn and I found them. 342 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,520 On what day was this? 343 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,400 The day after the break-in. 344 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,640 You knew what had been taken from Pye Hall? 345 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,360 - Yes. - You must have been aware 346 00:17:53,360 --> 00:17:55,600 that this was part of a collection of Roman antiquities 347 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:56,840 belonging to your employer. 348 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,520 The thieves must've dropped part of the haul 349 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,040 as they made their getaway. 350 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,320 You did not think to return them to Sir Magnus? 351 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,680 Why should I? He fired me. 352 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,280 He blamed me for what had happened 353 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,560 even though it was no fault of mine. 354 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,000 They were all insured anyway. There was only two pieces. 355 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,360 Are you sure of that? 356 00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:14,240 - Not holding anything back? - There was nothing else. 357 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:15,400 Well, you should nonetheless 358 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:16,960 have given what you found to the police, 359 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,920 particularly in the light of the sudden death of your employer. 360 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,040 Withholding evidence. Theft. 361 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:25,120 I mean, you realise 362 00:18:25,120 --> 00:18:26,640 I could have you up before the magistrate for that! 363 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,400 I found them. 364 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:29,680 They were only worth a few quid. 365 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,240 They were worth a lot more than that, I can tell you. 366 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,560 There's something quite gloomy about it, isn't there? 367 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,720 Oh yes, indeed, James. 368 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,360 This is where Sam Blakiston died all those years ago, 369 00:18:42,360 --> 00:18:43,760 and it is, you could say, 370 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,560 where all the troubles we are investigating began. 371 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,640 You think what happened then is relevant to what's happened now? 372 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:51,520 The past and the present. One feeds on the other. 373 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,320 The two are inseparable. 374 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,680 Mary Blakiston walked past every day on her way to work. 375 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:00,560 I don't know how she did it. 376 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,760 Mary Blakiston's Lodge House 377 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:07,800 where she and her sons lived. 378 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:10,920 Detective Inspector, 379 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,200 there are two things that I must request of you. 380 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:14,760 The first is that you engage divers 381 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:16,360 to go beneath the surface of the lake, 382 00:19:16,360 --> 00:19:18,280 see what they discover. 383 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,960 What do you expect them to find, Mr Pund? Another dead body? 384 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,440 I hope not. 385 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,200 I also require access to the Lodge House. 386 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:26,720 We should've visited it before. 387 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,000 I'm sure that's easily arranged. 388 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,520 - I have a key. - There you are, then. 389 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:33,040 You go on ahead. 390 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,200 I'll sort out this lake of yours. 391 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,560 It's an empty house. What do you expect to find? 392 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:51,080 The dead always leave something behind. 393 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:52,920 Memories. 394 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,200 No, James. More than that. 395 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,120 Oh, you do not wish to join us, Mr Brent? 396 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:15,520 I never came inside this house when the family was here, 397 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,440 and I'm not starting now. 398 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:20,560 You lock the door behind you when you're done. 399 00:20:38,360 --> 00:20:40,400 'We're getting married at the church in July.' 400 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,520 - 'No.' - 'I'm sorry?' 401 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,400 You are not gonna marry my son. 402 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:45,680 Mum! 403 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,360 I'm thinking about future generations. 404 00:20:48,360 --> 00:20:50,720 Can't be tainted. I won't have it! 405 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:52,920 You're not being serious. 406 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,640 I won't even discuss it. 407 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,320 'No, I'm warning you, Robert. 408 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,560 'This marriage will not go ahead.' 409 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:14,760 'Come on, Bella!' 410 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,640 'Mummy!' 411 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,240 This house. 412 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,840 'Please help me! Mummy!' 413 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:25,480 You feel it, too? 414 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,920 'Ha, ha, I got...' 415 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,280 A child's room. 416 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,200 But which child? 417 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,120 Mm. 418 00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:41,520 'Give it, Sam. Give it to me, Sam. 419 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:42,760 'It's mine!' 420 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,520 What'd you think? 421 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,240 Mary Blakiston's sewing room. 422 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,240 A room with a view. 423 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,960 'Bella, come here.' 424 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,080 Hmm! 425 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:26,760 Oh! 426 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:28,800 See here, James. Hmm? 427 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:31,160 Bella. 428 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,800 This was the dog belonging to the two children. 429 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:38,480 - What's the collar doing here? - That is indeed the question. 430 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,880 Now, this is interesting. 431 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:11,640 I have to say, I need this. 432 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,040 That house gave me the creeps. 433 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:15,840 The Lodge House. Yes. 434 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,520 It had many memories. 435 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,600 But this... This is of great interest. 436 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,680 Yeah, well, Mary Blakiston kept a diary. 437 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:24,760 Oh, it's more than a diary, James. 438 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,280 This is a record of almost everyone 439 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,120 who inhabits Saxby-on-Avon. 440 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:31,640 Ah. 441 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,640 You see here, James? 442 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,040 She discovered the truth about Jack Whiteley. 443 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,600 Do you think she was blackmailing him? 444 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,400 That is indeed the question. 445 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,760 Well, maybe he was the one who pushed her down the stairs. 446 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,520 And not her son. 447 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:52,800 I imagine he'd have done anything to hide his secret. 448 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:56,520 Still, if the whole village is in there, 449 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,400 it could have been any of them. 450 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:02,120 There are some for whom knowledge means money and power. 451 00:24:02,120 --> 00:24:03,520 But there are others who enjoy it 452 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,240 simply for the pleasure that it brings. 453 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:07,840 The sense of being in control. 454 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,600 And you think Mary Blakiston was more like that. 455 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,840 I will study this tonight. 456 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,320 But look here, James. 457 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,080 Does this not tell you a great deal 458 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,120 about the murder of Sir Magnus? 459 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:25,520 What exactly is it you're looking at? 460 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,680 It's not what is written, it is how it is written. 461 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,200 That is where the solution can be found. 462 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:36,960 Hmm. 463 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:43,360 Mary Blakiston? 464 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:46,160 Nosey parker! But I had no interest in her. 465 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:50,960 But she, Mr Whiteley, had a great interest in you. 466 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,000 She had that? 467 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:57,280 She never said nothing to me. Not a word. 468 00:24:58,360 --> 00:25:00,320 The last time I was here, Miss Pye, 469 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,760 you told me that you never wrote to your brother 470 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,240 with regard to the development at Dingle Dell. 471 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:06,440 That's correct. 472 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:10,880 And yet in her diary, Mary Blakiston suggests otherwise. 473 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:13,200 Does she? 474 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:15,920 She says she saw you. 475 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,640 You cycled up to the house and delivered the letter. 476 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,240 You believed the house to be empty. 477 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,640 This was while your brother and his wife were on holiday 478 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,360 the week before he was murdered. 479 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:30,960 Well, she's either mistaken or she's lying. 480 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,680 And now she's dead, she can't answer for herself. 481 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,440 Exactly. 482 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:38,160 And yet she claims that she saw you deliver a letter 483 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,520 and a threatening letter was indeed received. 484 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:44,400 It was written on a Brown Optima Elite typewriter. 485 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:48,040 That is, I believe, a typewriter of the same make. 486 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:50,640 Well, what if I did write it? 487 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,080 It's a free country. I didn't break any law. 488 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,360 You made certain threats. 489 00:25:55,360 --> 00:25:57,560 I used strong language. 490 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,240 Sometimes you have to do that 491 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,760 if you believe in something passionately. 492 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,880 Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore. 493 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:05,360 Dingle Dell is saved. 494 00:26:05,360 --> 00:26:07,720 The development isn't happening. 495 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:09,200 We won! 496 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:12,120 Hmm. 497 00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:14,640 Yes. 498 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,680 I'm afraid this was very much part of her character. 499 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,240 She had a strong interest in the local community. 500 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,800 That's putting it charitably. 501 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,600 It's my job to put things charitably, Mr Fraser. 502 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:29,360 Fair point. 503 00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:31,160 She was closely connected with the church? 504 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,760 Mary helped us a great deal. 505 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,640 Flower arrangements. Harvest Festival. 506 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,360 Is it possible that she might have gained 507 00:26:38,360 --> 00:26:40,400 some of her information here? 508 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:41,760 Absolutely not. 509 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,000 I can assure you I am always completely discreet 510 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:46,600 about the lives of my parishioners. 511 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,280 I would never betray their confidence. 512 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:52,560 I did not mean to suggest otherwise. 513 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,520 Um, her funeral was well attended? 514 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:58,800 It was. Yes. 515 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,960 Mary had many friends in the village. 516 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,560 You were aware that she had argued very publicly 517 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:05,400 with her son only the day before? 518 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,360 It was unfortunate timing. 519 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:11,080 People often say things they regret, Mr Pund, 520 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,040 but I've known Robert all his life, 521 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:15,400 and I'm sure there was no malice intended. 522 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,560 He was there. 523 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:18,560 Indeed so. 524 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,880 And he was very upset. 525 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,520 Mary Blakiston made Saxby-on-Avon 526 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,160 a better place for everyone, 527 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,680 whether it was helping in the church, 528 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,960 collecting for the RSPB, 529 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,680 or greeting visitors to Pye Hall. 530 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:38,240 Her home-made cakes were always a star of the village fete, 531 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,000 and her flower arrangements 532 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,040 were a good reason to come to Sunday service. 533 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:48,040 So, although we're here today to mourn her departure, 534 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:51,760 we must also remember what she left behind. 535 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,600 No... No! 536 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,720 Robert was in real pain. 537 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,880 He didn't even speak to his father. 538 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,520 He left the cemetery the moment the service ended. 539 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,440 His father was there? 540 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,760 Matthew Blakiston. Yes. 541 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,280 We stayed in touch after he left the village, 542 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,840 and of course I told him what had occurred. 543 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:22,320 Reverend Osborne, I wonder if I might have a copy 544 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,560 of the sermon that you delivered? 545 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,320 You must forgive me 546 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:31,600 for asking you a personal question, Lady Pye, 547 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:32,840 but what can you tell me of a man 548 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:34,440 by the name of Charles Dartford? 549 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,800 Charles? What do you want to know about him? 550 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:40,840 He's a friend of mine. 551 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:42,440 A financial advisor. 552 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:43,960 And you were with him in London 553 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,560 on the evening that your husband died. 554 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:48,160 Yes. 555 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,640 Would you describe him as a close friend? 556 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,960 Are you insinuating something, Mr Pund? 557 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:58,440 Oh, I'm sorry to have to tell you, 558 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,280 but Mary Blakiston made certain allegations about you, Lady Pye. 559 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,600 She kept a diary. 560 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,080 Why doesn't that surprise me? 561 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:06,600 She always did like to see herself 562 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,320 as the spider at the heart of the web, 563 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:09,520 spitting out her poison. 564 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,280 When did you last speak to her? 565 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:12,680 We spoke every day. 566 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,680 I rang her the morning she died, and when she didn't answer, 567 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,520 I thought there must be something wrong. 568 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:20,640 I tried her twice more, but of course by then she was gone. 569 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,400 She never mentioned Charles Dartford to you? 570 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,840 - No. - Or to your husband? Hmm? 571 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:31,360 I see what you're getting at, but... no. 572 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,000 She never threatened me. 573 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,600 And as I told you, she was in thrall to Magnus. 574 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:38,360 She would've never said or done anything to upset him, so... 575 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:42,960 I think it's right to say my little secret was safe with her. 576 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:44,720 It certainly is now. 577 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:05,440 - You all right there? - Yeah. 578 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:08,160 Well done. 579 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,080 I don't believe it. 580 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:13,440 This looks like it's the rest of Sir Magnus's treasure trove. 581 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,880 That's exactly what it is, Detective Inspector. 582 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:17,440 But I don't get it. 583 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,520 Why would the burglars go to the trouble of stealing it, 584 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,000 simply to throw it in the lake? 585 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:22,920 Because they were not burglars. 586 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,040 Wait a minute, Pund. How did you know this would be here? 587 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:26,320 Oh, that was simple, James. 588 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:28,000 Brent told us he found two objects - 589 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:29,880 the statuette and the brooch on the lawn. 590 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:31,880 He had nothing to gain by lying to us. 591 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:33,880 So, the question is, how did they get there? 592 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:35,280 - They were dropped. - Exactly. 593 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:36,640 If the burglars had been genuine, 594 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:38,320 they surely would've taken the silver in their car, 595 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,120 straight up the drive. 596 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:42,240 - They could've come by foot. - Oh, even so, 597 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,040 they still would've departed the same way. No, no, no... 598 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:47,360 The objects were found between the house and the lake. 599 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,840 - So the burglary... - There was no burglary. 600 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,320 Whoever broke into Pye Hall 601 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,080 just days prior to the murder of Sir Magnus 602 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:56,680 did so for a very different reason. 603 00:30:57,920 --> 00:30:59,320 What reason was that? 604 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:03,160 Very soon, Detective Inspector, all will be made clear. 605 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:06,760 You are maddening, Pund. 606 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:08,520 If you know something, why can't you just spit it out? 607 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:11,240 To know something is not enough, James. 608 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,600 It's when I know everything that I will speak. 609 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:15,160 Do you know who killed Sir Magnus? 610 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:16,960 I have a good idea. 611 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:18,920 Well, how about Mary Blakiston? 612 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:20,760 Oh, that's much simpler. 613 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:23,560 Go on. 614 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:26,720 Mary Blakiston was killed by Lady Frances Pye. 615 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:28,760 Lady Frances! You're not serious. 616 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:32,280 I'm entirely serious. She told us as much herself. 617 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:33,480 Why? 618 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:35,840 I suppose... 619 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:37,880 because Mary knew about her affair. 620 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,680 No, no, no. No, that's not the reason at all. 621 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:43,560 - Then what? - Think. 622 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:46,200 Recall. Analyse. 623 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:49,080 It will come to you. 624 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:55,440 Hmm! 625 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:42,720 'This is Andreas. I'm not here at the moment. 626 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,720 'Please leave a message after the beep. Thank you.' 627 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:46,560 Andreas, it's me. 628 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,320 I need to talk to you. It's urgent. 629 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:52,440 I've left you messages. Can you call me, please? 630 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:09,520 Andreas! 631 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:11,120 - Susan, what are you... - I've been trying to reach you. 632 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:12,920 Why haven't you returned my calls? 633 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:14,120 I haven't got my phone. 634 00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:16,560 I called you twice. I've texted. We need to talk. 635 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:17,880 Not now. I'm teaching. 636 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:21,280 Oh! 637 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:50,600 So, what's wrong? 638 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:53,960 Quite a lot now you mention it, 639 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:56,720 - but let's start with Crete. - Have you made a decision? 640 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,280 Where did you get the money from? 641 00:33:58,280 --> 00:33:59,760 For the hotel? I told you. 642 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,560 Your cousin Yannis borrowed it. Who from? 643 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:04,240 The bank. I don't know. What does it matter? 644 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:05,520 And you didn't have to chip in anything? 645 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:07,160 You didn't have to go halves? 646 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,720 You know I don't have that sort of money. 647 00:34:08,720 --> 00:34:10,440 I'm not sure what I know anymore. 648 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:12,840 Susan, I don't understand. 649 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:14,120 What's wrong? 650 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:19,760 This. 651 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:26,160 Where did you get this? 652 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:27,640 Somebody sent it to me. 653 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:30,280 Who took it? 654 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:32,960 I don't know. I presume the person who sent it. 655 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:34,680 And what do you think it shows? 656 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:36,120 Isn't it obvious? 657 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:37,560 Not necessarily. 658 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:39,080 Well, then why don't you tell me? 659 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:42,840 What do you want to know? 660 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:45,880 Let's start last Saturday. 661 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,120 You drove to Suffolk. To his house. 662 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:49,160 Yes. 663 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:51,680 Just out of interest, how did you know where he lived? 664 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:52,960 I got it off your computer. 665 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:54,400 You hacked my computer? 666 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:55,720 No, no. You left it open. 667 00:34:55,720 --> 00:34:57,520 So you weren't rehearsing the school play, 668 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:58,640 which is what you told me. 669 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:00,880 Your cousin Yannis doesn't have any money. 670 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:02,080 You drove to Suffolk. 671 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:03,960 You asked Alan to lend you the money, 672 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:05,760 and when he turned you down, you took him up... 673 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:07,080 Stop! Stop! 674 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:10,440 Slow down. 675 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:12,440 Listen. 676 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:14,600 Polydorus, the hotel, 677 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:17,200 is an opportunity for me to change my life. 678 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,000 You know I'm not happy teaching Ancient Greek. 679 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:20,920 I feel like I'm wasting my time. 680 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:22,840 There's only one reason I've stayed in this country 681 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:24,240 as long as I have, and that's you. 682 00:35:24,240 --> 00:35:26,960 - Oh, please don't tell me that! - But it's true! 683 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:29,760 I want to go home. I want you to come with me. 684 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:32,120 I think we'll be happy there. You've seen the pictures. 685 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,760 - It's a little slice of heaven. - Andreas! You lied to me! 686 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:36,600 You asked Alan for the money. 687 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:38,880 I shouldn't have lied to you, but I had nowhere else to go. 688 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:41,080 I needed 150,000 Euros. 689 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:42,160 You tell me - 690 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:43,840 where do you think I was gonna find money like that? 691 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:44,880 But Alan? 692 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:47,720 I knew him before you did. Don't forget that. 693 00:35:47,720 --> 00:35:49,960 We were both teachers at the same school, and we were close. 694 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:51,760 Well, yes, you were sleeping with his wife. 695 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:52,840 You didn't tell me that either! 696 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:54,160 Susan, what's wrong with you? 697 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,440 I went out with Melissa before she met Alan 698 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:57,640 and before I met you. 699 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,160 - Why didn't you tell me? - Why would I? 700 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:03,160 Have you told me every man you've ever slept with? 701 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:04,840 I've been married, and I've been divorced. 702 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:06,840 You know you're not the first woman I've ever been with... 703 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:08,520 Forget about that. It doesn't matter. 704 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:09,640 Tell me about Alan. 705 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:14,080 You mean why I killed him? 706 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:18,720 Just tell me everything. 707 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:22,120 All right. 708 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:23,360 Yes. 709 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,200 He was the richest person I knew. 710 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:27,400 He had millions. You told me often enough. 711 00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:29,840 It's true that I went behind your back, 712 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:31,560 and that was wrong of me, and I'm sorry. 713 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:33,560 But I knew what would happen if you found out. 714 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:34,760 You hated Alan. 715 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:36,400 You always hated him, and you'd be furious. 716 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:37,800 I am furious! 717 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:40,080 To me it was just money. A means to an end. 718 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:41,320 But you didn't get the money. 719 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:43,120 And you think that's why I pushed him off the tower? 720 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:45,840 - It's a reason! - But it's not the reason. 721 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,000 There is no reason. 722 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,640 I didn't do it, what you're accusing me of. 723 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,240 Who told you I didn't get the money? 724 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:57,800 James Taylor. His partner. 725 00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:00,040 James doesn't know anything. He wasn't there. 726 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:04,240 I drove up on the Saturday, the same day he died. 727 00:37:04,240 --> 00:37:07,040 It was the first time I'd ever seen his house. 728 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:09,120 All I wanted to do was get in, get out, 729 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:10,600 and go back to you. 730 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:17,760 It's been a while, Andreas. 731 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:19,120 You're looking well. 732 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:21,000 And you're looking great. 733 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:22,760 Amazing house. 734 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:24,160 Well... 735 00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:28,160 - You're still teaching? - Yes. 736 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:29,920 A private school in London. 737 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:30,920 Can I get you a drink? 738 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,400 No, thanks. I have to drive down again tonight. 739 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:35,760 So, what brings you all the way to Suffolk? 740 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:37,880 Not old times' sake, surely? 741 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:39,560 Partly that. 742 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,200 I was wondering if you could help me. 743 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:43,400 A signed copy? 744 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:44,880 No, no. No. No. 745 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:46,880 Although I've read your books. 746 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:48,760 - I like them. - I'm very lucky. 747 00:37:48,760 --> 00:37:50,680 So do eighteen million other people. 748 00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:53,320 I remember you always talking about writing 749 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:55,040 when we were at the school. 750 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:56,880 But you never mentioned murder mysteries. 751 00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:58,680 Well, yes, that was Melissa's idea. 752 00:37:58,680 --> 00:37:59,720 How is Melissa? 753 00:37:59,720 --> 00:38:01,480 I haven't seen her. You were about to say...? 754 00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,400 You want me to help you. 755 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:07,440 Uh... 756 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:10,720 I'm moving back to Crete. 757 00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:12,920 A cousin of mine has found a hotel 758 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:14,520 that he wants to buy with me. 759 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:16,640 It's a good prospect, close to Agios Nikolaos, 760 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:19,360 which is a very popular tourist destination near Heraklion. 761 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:22,520 It has seven bedrooms, a terrace with a restaurant, a bar... 762 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:25,600 Excuse me. Why are you telling me this? 763 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:28,400 I wonder if you might be interested 764 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:29,800 in joining us as a partner. 765 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:32,080 I'm sorry. I have no skill running a hotel. 766 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:34,040 No. I mean as a financial partner. 767 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:36,640 You mean money. How much? 768 00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:38,520 150,000 Euros. 769 00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:40,440 That's around 130,000 pounds. 770 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:42,360 Yes. I know the exchange rate. 771 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:43,920 I think it would be a good investment. 772 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:45,840 The Greek economy is recovering, 773 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:47,360 and the tourist industry in Crete is huge. 774 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:49,200 Yeah, let me just stop you there, Andreas. 775 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,360 I'm afraid you're wasting your time. 776 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:53,760 It's nothing personal. 777 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:55,280 It's just that I haven't seen you for ten years, 778 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:58,040 and I find it quite strange that you should invite yourself here 779 00:38:58,040 --> 00:39:00,600 and think I might have any interest in supporting a venture 780 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:03,400 about which I know nothing in a place which I have never visited 781 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:05,200 and never intend to. 782 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,120 It's not such a large sum of money. 783 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:10,240 To you or to me? 784 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:13,560 I just thought it might be something you'd consider. 785 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:15,040 Well, I'm afraid you were wrong. 786 00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:19,360 Then I won't take up any more of your time. 787 00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:20,680 Thanks. 788 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:24,080 I... I'd be grateful 789 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:26,200 if you didn't mention to Susan that I was here. 790 00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:27,960 - Susan? - Ryeland. 791 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:30,560 You know her? 792 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:32,240 We've been together for a time. 793 00:39:32,240 --> 00:39:34,040 I was hoping she could come with me. 794 00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:35,600 'That was when everything changed.' 795 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,280 - Suddenly he was nice. - "Nice"? 796 00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:42,680 That's not a word I'd use to describe Alan Conway. 797 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:44,680 He was a different man. 798 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:46,600 You know that Susan is my editor. 799 00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:49,400 - Of course. - She does a terrific job. 800 00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:51,640 And she doesn't know you're here? 801 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:53,680 She'd kill me if she did. 802 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:55,160 I'm sure. 803 00:39:56,520 --> 00:39:58,600 But, you know, you really should have told me 804 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:01,560 because, you see, I've finished with Atticus Pund. 805 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:04,400 - She never told me that. - She doesn't know. 806 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,600 "Magpie Murders" is the last one. 807 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:09,520 And I've been wanting to find a way to thank her. 808 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:11,680 I'm not asking for a gift, Alan. 809 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:13,240 No, I know that, but, as you say, 810 00:40:13,240 --> 00:40:15,280 being a financial partner in a hotel - 811 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:18,000 it would be a way for us to continue our relationship. 812 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:19,880 Are you sure you won't have a drink? 813 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:21,320 Well... 814 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:22,960 Maybe a small one. 815 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,120 Well, let me show you around first. 816 00:40:25,120 --> 00:40:27,680 Susan's never been here. Oh, I don't know why. 817 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:30,000 He rang his solicitor, Sajid Khan, there and then. 818 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,920 He said he wanted a simple contract. 819 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:34,520 150,000 Euros - the entire amount. 820 00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:36,320 He couldn't have been more pleasant. 821 00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:38,200 The views up here are amazing. 822 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:40,760 On a clear day, you can see Norfolk. 823 00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:44,280 I come up here when I finish writing. 824 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:45,920 Somewhere I can relax. 825 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:49,040 Shit! Sorry. 826 00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:51,840 Ah! It's Sajid. 827 00:40:52,720 --> 00:40:54,440 You can go in next week. 828 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:55,720 It'll all be ready. 829 00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:58,360 He has the access to the funds. 830 00:40:58,760 --> 00:41:00,320 Oh, that's amazing. 831 00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:02,160 I... I don't know what to say. 832 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:04,000 I want to be your first guest. 833 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,920 And I'm not expecting a bill. 834 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:14,920 So, you have the money? 835 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:17,080 His solicitor rang me after Alan died. 836 00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:22,400 I held certain funds in escrow for Mr Conway. 837 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:25,080 He was very insistent that this should be paid to you. 838 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:26,840 That was very thoughtful of him. 839 00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:29,600 The debt will be considered an asset of the estate. 840 00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:31,200 I will make the arrangements for the repayments 841 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:33,120 and, of course, interest. 842 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:34,800 Thank you. 843 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:38,320 So... 844 00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:43,760 - You didn't kill him. - I embraced him. 845 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:47,120 Perhaps I was too emotional, but, hey, I'm Greek. 846 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:49,960 I wanted to thank him, and... 847 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:54,640 And that's what you're seeing here. 848 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:03,440 - What are you doing? - I'm sending it to myself. 849 00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:06,360 They say a picture can speak a thousand words. 850 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:08,440 - I'm sorry. - Are you? 851 00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:14,960 You know he only gave you the money 852 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:17,160 because it gave him control of me. 853 00:42:18,720 --> 00:42:20,360 Maybe that's true. 854 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:22,640 But I'm not sure it matters anymore, does it? 855 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:26,560 Andreas... 856 00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:29,640 You lied to me. 857 00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:34,000 You saw what I saw. 858 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:35,440 What else was I to think? 859 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,200 But you know me. 860 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:40,760 Well, we've been together for six years. 861 00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:42,200 We're friends. We're lovers. 862 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:44,040 You know me better than anyone in the world, 863 00:42:44,040 --> 00:42:45,800 and you think I could have done this? 864 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:49,920 That I could kill someone by pushing them? 865 00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:52,960 I was wrong. 866 00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:54,960 No. 867 00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:58,200 No. I thought I was going to Crete with you 868 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:00,920 and that we'd finally be happy together. 869 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:04,560 But I was wrong. 870 00:43:05,320 --> 00:43:06,400 I'm sorry.