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Come on, come on, come on�

Police!

Put it away

- What if they find us? - Burn those papers

Help him

Police. I have a warrant to search these premises

You're making a lot of noise

I suppose you have an explanation for this invasion?

You'll soon find out, sir. Hold him!

Drop it!

Ask the Chief inspector to come here

I�m here, Brer

- Anyone hurt? - No

But look at this

Sir Derek O'Callaghan

Ah, Sir Derek

- My apologies, Prime Minister - Nice to see you

Congratulations

- Nice to see you back - Thank you very much

Gentlemen, we can begin

My secretary telephoned, I believe, with the news

We've been discussing it. Scandalous

Things can't be allowed to go on like this

It has been suggested that more troops be sent in

Do you agree?

Well, with respect, Prime...

Sir Derek!

- Home Secretary, some brandy - No, please

Please, no brandy. Some... water

Some water

Thank you

Sorry about this

My dear fellow, what on earth was it?

Keep meaning to see my doctor, but, well...

this Palestine business is so pressing

But you mustn't ruin your health over it

Gentlemen, I think it best if we adjourn for the moment

No, there really is no need, Prime Minister. The pain comes and goes quite quickly

I wanted a private word with you anyway. Gentlemen

This really is quite unnecessary, Prime Minister. Your time is valuable

I�ve asked Chief inspector Alleyn of Scotland Yard to arrange things

Discreetly, of course. It has to be, Derek

You may not take these threats to your life seriously

but I have to

Walther PPK 9mm

Officer issue

There's a lot that came back as souvenirs

Yes

Well, he was carrying it and it was loaded

Yes, I know, Brer

We didn�t set up that raid to find one measly little gun, did we?

Well, it could tie up

Isn�t Sir Derek responsible for Palestine?

Well, he's trying to deal with the situation, but responsible?

I think that rather begs the question

Get Bailey to check all the prints from the house

against the prints of our three prisoners

That should at least tell us if we've missed anybody

Right

I�d better have a word with this fellow Blautwicz, hadn�t I?

Tell you what, Brer, see if you can get an opinion from the handwriting people

about that stuff you saved from the fire

So this is the land of the free?

Freedom does not mean liberty to break the law, Mr Blautwicz

You know that as well as I do

And what crime have I committed? You invade my house. Why?

A gun was found on your premises

A gun

A little gun

The world is full of guns, Chief inspector

The detritus of war

Was it necessary for half the police in London

to strip my house

to find one little gun?

Where did you get it?

How did it come to be in your possession?

That is a long story, Chief inspector

I�m in no hurry

The gun belonged to SS Colonel Halberschmidt,

in charge of oven BZ-79

at Auschwitz

I�m sure I don�t have to explain to you why I was there

While we were being liberated, I managed to get hold of it, and I shot him

Am I going to be charged with murder?

Your actions elsewhere do not concern me

Here they do. The gun was loaded. Why?

I have enemies

Personal enemies?

I am a Jew, Chief inspector

Do you consider Sir Derek O'Callaghan to be an enemy?

I am not aware of the gentleman

Come now, I find that hard to believe

He's deeply concerned with events in Palestine

Sir Derek O'Callaghan is receiving threats to his life

His name was found on paper in your house

And you were found in possession of a loaded gun

Now, what do you say to that, Mr Blautwicz?

I think in the land of the free,

I am entitled to see a solicitor

It�s not the end of the world

You're young and pretty, you'll find somebody else

That's what you'll do

Find somebody else

You've no feeling

Now, come on, you're not a child

Let's be adult over this. We've had good times together

They aren't good times when you remember them

and know you were just a man's good time

I loved you

Don't make a scene

How can you treat me like this?

What am I to do?

I love you, but if I could kill you...

I�m not staying to listen to this stupid talk

Oh, that's right, run away

I hate you

I hate you

- Nash? - Yes, my lady?

Has Sir Derek come back?

Yes, my lady. He's in the study

Thank you, Nash

Shall I serve dinner, my lady?

How was Sir Derek?

Oh, much more his usual self, I�m happy to say, my lady

Then we may as well eat as usual, Nash

Very good, my lady

Derek?

I�m sorry, Cecily

That damn pain again

You can't keep putting off seeing a doctor

Have you spoken to John about it?

No, I haven't seen him for weeks. Why?

He rang my office this afternoon,

asked if he could come round and see me here tonight

I wondered...

Oh, people talk, I suppose

It�s just as well you see him

He's a surgeon, not a doctor

You must see him. You can't go on like this

After this Palestine business is over tomorrow, I can...

ease up a little, get proper advice,

and a good rest. There

And that's my speech for the House tomorrow

Now, don�t worry

Have you had any more of those letters?

You mustn't worry about them...

Evening, Miss Ruth. I�m afraid Sir Derek...

Oh, my God, it's Ruth!

I don�t know why you let her bother you so much

She's my sister. I can hardly forbid her to visit

I�ll get rid of her

I�m sorry, they are not at home. I assure you that they're...

Really, Cecily. Nash said you were out!

- He meant "not at home", Ruth - Ah, Derek, dear

- I did my best, madam - Thank you, Nash

- Feeling better, I�m sure - Yes. Yes, Ruth

Oh, I knew you would be

And here are new supplies

Mr Sage's remedies really are splendid

Remarkable, and all from natural ingredients

Nothing chemical, nothing artificial, you know

Yes. I do know, Ruth You've told me several times

There are some things, Cecily, which are worth repeating

Not all natural substances are good for one

An expert like Mr Sage knows...

Dinner

Mafeking has been relieved

There's a curious mark on this paper, Brer

You can just see the faint outline

Bailey says there's one set of prints unaccounted for

So, three in the cells, four sets of prints...

Four in the gang. We missed one

We missed more than that, didn�t we?

Yes

Bad luck on Sir Derek

If we�d found the weapons, it would have given him a head start in the House tomorrow

What's that?

Censure motion by the Opposition

on his handling of the situation in Palestine

I�m too busy with crime to bother with politics

Well, you'll jolly well have to bother with them in this case

Let's see. We've got the Stern Gang...

You've heard of them, I take it?

Supposed to have a cache of arms at Blautwicz's house,

ready for shipment to Palestine

All we find is one little pistol and a piece of paper with Sir Derek's name on it

So, what's going on, Brer?

Well, it looks like the threats came from Blautwicz

The likelihood is we've stopped those

Yes, but for how long?

Blautwicz has already got his lawyer busy

What do you make of that?

Not a lot

Couple of snakes up a tree

That's a caduceus

Oh, yes. What's that?

A symbol of the medical profession

- Good evening, Sir John. - Is Sir Derek in?

I believe he's in the library, Sir John.

Perhaps you�d care to wait in the study whilst I inform him of your arrival

Very well

May I take your coat and hat, Sir John?

Er, not now

John!

Cecily

Hello

I�m so glad you've come

That will be all. Thank you, Nash

You know Derek has been unwell. You must have heard

- Of course, yes, but... - He refuses to see a doctor

until this wretched Palestine debate is over

What with that and the stress of threatening letters...

- Well, you must know about those, surely? - Yes, but...

There you are, John. Sorry to have kept you

Do have a word with him, John, please. I�ll get Nash to send in some coffee

We'll share something stronger, I think. Come inside, my dear fellow

Your coat, John

It doesn't matter. I shall not be here long

I�ve been so busy lately and politics are a damned curse

And as for this Palestine...

Do sit down, dear fellow

I�ve not come here to exchange pleasantries

What?

You're an unfeeling, insensitive blackguard

Your conduct has been beneath contempt

I don't know what the hell you're talking about

I�m talking about Jane Harben

What's she to you?

Her happiness is more important to me than anything, and you have ruined it

Come on, old boy. Good Lord!

We had fun together for a few months, that's all

She enjoyed it, I enjoyed it

Women aren't ruined nowadays for enjoying a bit of what they fancy

It was not fancy, as you call it, with Jane

She loved you. I cannot fathom why but she did

And she believed that her love was returned

It was only because of this that she...

You have ruined her life

If she thought I loved her, I�m sorry

But as for ruining her...

Good God! She's not pregnant, is she?

Damn you, no!

Well, then, what the hell does she want from me?

- Money. Is that it? - You're a bustard, O'Callaghan

I love Jane

If you drive me too far...

Don't be so dammed melodramatic

I don�t want the woman. If you do, take her

I warn you, I know your ways

If you make the slightest move to hurt or take advantage of her again,

I swear I will kill you

Dammed fool!

Is that another of those letters?

No, no, it's nothing like that

What's the matter with Nash?

Nothing. I wanted to bring it to you myself

To wish you luck on your big day

Well, that's very sweet of you. Thank you

Perhaps we could have a weekend at the cottage

A change would do you...

us good

Yes, yes, why not?

I�ll give myself a good going over

and get rid of this, whatever the damn thing is

I�m sure two aspirins would do you

more good than those things of Ruth's

Pleases her to think she's helping me and...

herbs can't harm me, can they?

I can't understand why people won't trust nature

After all, nature made us, so nature must know best

It is rather obvious. Don't you agree, Mr Sage?

Alas, not everyone has your clarity of mind, Miss O'Callaghan

Now...

remember, it's essential these are taken regularly until the treatment is complete

Oh, yes, yes. I�ve explained to Derek very clearly and he's promised to take them

Good

Well, into battle

I hope they're not too hard on you

I can give them as good as I�m likely to get

Don't worry

You will take care, won't you?

Look

Armed guard, never lets me out of his sight

Dammed nuisance, actually

Ah, Chief inspector

Am I to be shot?

We hang people in this country, Mr Blautwicz, but no, not today

Bail has been arranged. You're free to go

So, British justice works after all

With a good solicitor it does

Ah, you're a cynic, Chief inspector

Will my gun be returned?

I advise you to keep clear of guns in future, Mr Blautwicz

Oh, I shall, Chief inspector, I shall

I wouldn�t want to lead you to another mistake

One moment, sir

What? I might be arrested again?

My paper, sir

Your pardon, Officer

Slippery customer, sir

I think he plays a fairly straight bat

Could I see your paper?

- Did you tear this out? - No, sir

He must have

Order! Order!

I wholeheartedly support the decision of this Government

to develop the atom bomb

Order! Order!

No, no, I will not give way

The defense of this country and the safety of our troops in Palestine

- is my prime concern - Hear! Hear!

We hold that country not for any gain,

but under mandate from the United Nations

to seek a peaceful solution to the conflict there

Hear! Hear!

It is a burden we reluctantly assume

Why don�t we get out, then?

It may be in the nature of the honourable

member's party to run away from responsibility,

but on this side of the House we have a sense of honour

Order! Order!

Order!

Sir Derek

Sir Derek?

To yield to terrorists...

.. to succumb to force is not...

is not a characteristic of our island race

Please let me pass. I�m Sir Derek's sister

Oh, it's you, Cecily

Yes, darling, it's me

Try not to talk

- Please stand aside - Sir John has given instructions

- I am well acquainted with Sir John - But, madam...

Get out of my way, you silly girl

I�m Sir Derek's sister. I insist you let me see him

- Ruth, what are you doing? - Ah, Cecily

Thank goodness. This silly girl is trying to stop me from seeing Derek

- I�m sorry, my lady, but... - Sir Derek is my brother

I keep telling her

It�s all right, Nurse Banks, thank you

Sir John Phillips would like a word, Lady O'Callaghan

I don�t think we should disturb him

I don�t think I�m likely to disturb my brother, Cecily

He's hardly conscious

You will be staying, Nurse Banks?

Oh, yes, my lady. Sir John told me not to leave him

Good

Poor Derek. Is the pain very severe?

Oh, Ruth, it's dreadful

You must take some of Mr Sage's fulvitavolts

If you take one now, it will ease it immediately

I�m sorry, madam, but you cannot give that to the patient

Nonsense, it will do him the world of good

Nothing must be given to the patient without the Doctor's permission

Very well

That's the trouble. The medical profession is so prejudiced

They think the knife cures everything

Cecily, it's probably peritonitis

An operation is really imperative

I think we should get Somerset Black to do it

But, John, surely you'll do it

Somerset is very capable

An excellent surgeon

I have no doubt, but...

I have more confidence in you, John, than anyone, as I am sure Derek has

You're sure you�d not prefer Somerset Black?

Absolutely

I mean him no disrespect,

but I would be much happier if you would operate

Very well

Get the theatre prepared, Mr Thoms. And the anaesthetic, Dr Grey, I think

He's in Birmingham, Sir John. Lister conference

Oh, well, I�ll get Roberts. Will you take Lady O'Callaghan

back to Sir Derek?

- I�ll join you shortly. - Thank you, John.

I know he could not be in safer hands

Dr Roberts. Oh, Sir John, yes

I�m at St Quinten's. Dr Grey is unavailable

Unavailable? Oh, yes, I see

It�s an emergency. Sir Derek O'Callaghan

Sir Derek O'Callaghan?

Acute appendicitis

I must operate as soon as possible

I shall be over at once

Thank you, Roberts

Always an honour to work with you, Sir John

I shall bring my own equipment as usual

Of course

- Goodbye - Goodbye

Have you heard the news? - No, depress me further

Oh, you had to let Blautwicz go, then?

Ex-concentration camp victim,

one very small pistol, good solicitor. What else?

Sir Derek O'Callaghan collapsed in the Commons. He was rushed to hospital

Good Lord! Nothing suspicious?

No, natural causes. Appendix, they think

We can hardly accuse Blautwicz of that

No, we can't

I really think I should take more exercise

I�ll walk to the corner

The corner?

Yes, I have this sudden, overwhelming desire...

.. to buy a newspaper

Sir John is going to operate immediately, Miss O'Callaghan. You must leave now

It�s wrong. The knife is wrong

Nature's way is best

You should let nature cure him, not the knife

I can understand how you feel, Ruth

On your head be it

On your head

- I�m sorry, John. Ruth... - Please, please, I understand

I�ll do what I can. Try not to worry

No...

Not him

Don't let...

- Don't let him... - It�s nothing

Pain sometimes makes patients delirious

It will all be over soon

Nurse Harben, you should know by now

that Sir John uses his own hyoscine solution

Put that back in the store

Sorry, Sister

- Your tray is ready, Sir John - Thank you

Dressings, Nurse

Not giving him two, are you?

One tube was empty

Oh, well. Roberts has arrived

I�ll get scrubbed up

Nurse Banks, doctors are dressing

Politics is an honorable profession

May be. Trouble is the nuts who enter it

Power and the glory, that's what they're after. Egomaniacs mostly

- Do you really think so? - Obvious

Always handing each other titles

Knighthoods, peerages, all that stuff. Right, nursey?

So you think Sir Derek O'Callaghan's an egomaniac, then?

Hardly got a humble opinion of himself, has he?

And look at the mess he's been making in Palestine

No wonder there's Jews threatening to take pot shots at him

Are there?

I�ve heard he gets threatening letters

Course, could be some of your pals, eh, nursey?

I have no pals among assassins

Though sometimes they can be right

If they�d managed it with Hitler, who would have complained?

Of course, he was mad

You shouldn�t be here, Jane

Do you think I want to be?

I have no choice. It�s my job

I�ll speak to Sister Graham. I�m sure she...

No, you mustn't

- But surely you... - You mustn't speak to anyone

I... I want to be here

I don�t understand you, Jane

I don�t understand myself, so how can you?

All I want is to help you. I love you

Don't say that, please

How can you have any feelings for him?

- He threw you aside - What feelings I have, I...

Don't ask me to talk about them

I�m afraid of them myself

No more than I am of mine

I hate him for what he has done to you

Is everything ready, Sir John?

- I�ve given him 100th of hyoscine - I�ll have him ready in a moment

If you please, Nurse

Forceps

Mop

The pulse is weak, Sir John I don�t like his pulse

Camphor, three grains

Quickly, Nurse

Inject it

Serum, Nurse

Serum, Nurse Harben

Serum

Serum, Nurse Harben

Pay attention, Nurse

Sorry, Sister

How is he?

Not so good

I�ll give him oxygen

Nasty mess. Must have neglected it

No doubt

Better take him back

Nurse Harben seemed a bit not here today, didn�t she?

Nurse Harben, didn�t seem with us

- I didn�t notice - Hm, not her usual self at all

- Must be love or something - Doctor

It�s Sir Derek

He's gone

I understand that the letters Sir Derek received

were from political extremists opposed to his policy on Palestine

We feel that it's hardly likely that...

I heard all this from the Prime Minister

There is no point in your repeating it

He is not aware, as I am,

that a woman with whom my husband had had an unhappy relationship

and who was embittered by his rejection of her

works as a nurse at Sir John's nursing home

Forgive me, but are you sure of this?

Wives are not fools, Chief inspector

- Was she present during the operation? - That I do not know

It is sufficient to know she was there

I�m afraid that hardly constitutes grounds for a postmortem,

particularly since the death certificate was signed by two surgeons,

Sir John Phillips and a Mr Thoms

Cecily, you can't do it. I won't allow it

You can't. It�s wicked. It�s wrong

The body is a sacred vessel

Ruth, I have a visitor

Chief inspector Alleyn of Scotland Yard

My sister-in-law Ruth O'Callaghan

But surely it's...

You're Sir George Alleyn's brother, aren't you?

He's George Alleyn's brother. Aren't you?

We met at Stone Towers, the Bellamys'

That's right, we did

You're a policeman. I remember

Yes, I am

You must stop her. There must be no postmortem

- It's ridiculous. Derek must not be cut up - Ruth

It�s indecent. He must be left to sleep in peace

You may tell the Prime Minister,

I appreciate his motives in sending you here

but I require to know the real cause of my husband's death

The Doctors may be satisfied but I am not

Cecily, please. Think of...

My mind is made up, Ruth

The Chief inspector is leaving, Nash

Do you by any chance know the name of the young woman?

Jane Harben. She's the daughter of neighbors of ours in Hampshire

Thank you

You may be sure that the Prime Minister will be kept informed

She's a Ratisbonne

They're a frosty lot

They have a great deal of pull with the powers that be

- Got a bit yourself, haven't you? - I have friends, Brer

I don�t have pull

I don�t use them

Well, perhaps in the course of justice

Well, isn't that what Lady O'Callaghan thinks she's doing?

There's no point worrying until we get the results of the postmortem

- If she gets one - Rather a big if, I�m afraid

As I said, she's a Ratisbonne

Their family motto roughly translated is,

"We don�t stop until we get what we want"

Anyway, look, this is much more important

This might give us a lead on our fourth man

"Anarchism, The Means And The End?"

Your evening's entertainment, Brer

Yes, yes, I see your point. Unfortunately Lady O'Callaghan is a Ratisbonne

The family is very influential. The party needs their support

I fail to see why my professional reputation

should be sacrificed

on the altar of political expediency

Quite, quite

Chief inspector, perhaps you could... Quite, quite

Lady O'Callaghan is very determined

There's nothing we can do to stop her arranging a private postmortem

I have signed the death certificate

So has Mr Thoms

There is nothing unusual in the death

Then you've nothing to fear

The whole world of politics is nothing but the embodiment of arbitrary power

As anarchists, it is our duty to oppose corrupt

and bureaucratised states of any political colour

Our aim is justice

But justice is not the work of the law

Law is only a declaration of justice,

controlled and administered by the arbitrary power of entrenched capitalism

and privilege

Until they are uprooted and destroyed,

there can be no true freedom

Let us not forget that these ends would be achieved

by each and every one of us in our daily lives,

particularly in our workplaces

And in this way,

we will undermine the system

that enslaves us...

.. and reform the world

There weren't a lot of you but I thought you were very attentive

I thought that festival session was very interesting

Because I think we can actually...

Closing up now

Ah, excuse me, miss

That's quite all right

I beg pardon for disturbing you, my lady

Never mind, Nash. What is it?

I scarcely know how to begin, my lady

I�ve served the family for many years

and would not presume to interfere in personal matters

For heaven's sake, Nash, get to the point. What is it?

I think you should see this, my lady

Where did you find this?

In Sir Derek's wastepaper basket, my lady

- Morning, Perkins - Morning, sir

What load of misery have you brought to start the day?

Depends how you look at it, sir

Some bad news is good news

- Oh, really? - Oh, yes, sir

Hip, hip, as the man said, when his mother-in-law got the whoopers

Morning

Morning, Brer

Ah, you remember your two snakes climbing up a tree?

They're on free notepads given to doctors, hospitals and chemists

That's an awful lot of people

- Rosie Lee, sir - Thank you, Perkins

Well, there was no luck with the writing either

Didn�t match the hand of any of the three that we nabbed

I suppose that confirms something

That Blautwicz has a comrade on the loose somewhere

- Who did you put on his tail? - Robinson

Oh, that's really going to frighten him. What happened at the anarchists'? Any luck?

Oh, nothing happened and no luck

There was no-one I�d ever seen or heard of

What's Blautwicz doing with the anarchists anyway?

Bit out of date, I�d have thought

Still, he must have torn that piece out of the newspaper for something

Let's have another look at it

Perhaps he was playing us along, codding us

"Sage's herbal remedies"

I think we should try some of those, don't you?

Out of sorts, are you?

The caduceus, Brer, the caduceus

On notepads given to doctors, hospitals and chemists

That's the connection. Pill pushers, not bolshies

Chief Inspector Alleyn's office

Yes?

Oh, yes, just a moment

It�s Lady O'Callaghan, she wants to see you. Got important new evidence for you

Here is the proof

"Do not underestimate me, O'Callaghan

If you trouble Miss Harben again, I will surely kill you" Signed, John Phillips

My husband received that letter on the morning of his death

and he died at the hands of Phillips and that woman Harben

I do not wish to be disturbed, Nash

I beg pardon, my lady. The Chief inspector is wanted on the telephone

I took the liberty of putting it through to here, sir

Alleyn. Yes?

I see

Thank you

That was the result of the postmortem, Lady O'Callaghan

Well?

I'm afraid your husband was poisoned...

.. by an overdose of hyoscine

I knew it

I knew it

He killed my husband

Blautwicz and the gun runners will have to take a back seat

One never knows, Brer. One never knows

Do you think it's murder?

Sir Derek O'Callaghan dies of an overdose of hyoscine

That's the same drug administered by Sir John Phillips during the operation

Who signs the death certificate? Sir John Phillips

If it isn't murder, somebody�s been awfully careless

- What the devil...? - Just a tick, sir

Just a minute, miss

What was that all about?

She's an anarchist

She's certainly got you stirred up

She was at that meeting

The one with the advertisement that Blautwicz cut out of the newspaper

She could be number four, the one that was missing from that raid on the house

I'm afraid not

According to the handwriting experts,

the name Sir Derek O'Callaghan was written by a man

Oh. Well, it's a link, though

I mean, he died here and that nurse works for Sir John

Well, there you are, then

Thank you, miss. Would you like to take a little stroll with me?

Unless it can be established that Sir Derek somehow administered the drug himself,

the situation is serious, Sir John

You do understand?

Of course. I...

- Will you smoke? - No, thank you

Do you always use hyoscine?

Who prepares the injections?

I always do my own

These tablets packed in tubes of 20 make only one fifth of a grain in all

This is the tube I used. I have since used one more

That makes 18

May I?

May I hang on to these?

There might have been some mistake in the manufacture. And the box

Was Nurse Harben present during the operation?

I won't have her name brought into this

Did you write this letter to Sir Derek O'Callaghan

because of his relations with Nurse Harben?

You threatened to kill him

Do you deny writing this letter?

We do many things in a passion,

in a temper, that we regret

I did not want to perform the operation

I asked Lady O'Callaghan to let me get Somerset Black

to do it but she insisted

Did she tell you that?

- Did anyone hear you ask her? - Mr Thoms was present, I believe

Nurse Harben has not turned up for work today

- Do you know why? - No, I do not

- Do you know a man called Blautwicz? - No, never heard the name

So you do know a Mr Blautwicz?

I didn�t say I did

I said I wouldn�t tell you whether or not I did

until you told me why you wanted to know whether or not I did

Now, a few days ago you attended a meeting

organized by an anarchist group

Is that against the law, Inspector?

Er, no, Nurse. No, it isn't

I've also been to Tory, Labour, communist, fascist and social realist meetings

- Did you see me at those? - Er... no

I've told you all I know, Inspector

Just a minute, I haven't finished yet

There was a dirty glass in Sir Derek's bedroom

Not at school today?

Do you want a sweetie?

Give my love to your mother, yes?

- Bye-bye - Bye

Now...

There were three syringes used

Hyoscine, which Sir Jo-Jo used in there, the anaesthetic room

He thinks it's safer, if you know what I mean

Wouldn�t the anaesthetist normally do that?

Ah, well, Roberts isn't happy with needles, so Sir John did it for him

Why isn't Dr Roberts happy with needles?

He's quirky. Takes all sorts in medicine

Like politics

Now, this is camphor used in the op

and this large one here...

This is the anti-gas gangrene

Was anyone in here with Sir John when he administered the hyoscine?

Oh, no, Roberts was in the scrub...

Er... Well, actually...

To be honest with you, I couldn�t be sure

I don�t know

We like people to be honest

Sir John filled the syringe where?

Oh, here. I saw him do it. He...

He what, Doctor?

Well, look, it doesn't mean anything, not really

Then you've no reason for not telling me what it is

It's just that I thought he might have used two tablets, not one

You see, there were two tubes but one of them was empty

Anyway, if he had given him two tablets, that's only two 100ths of a grain,

nowhere near the amount that's supposed to be in Sir O'Cally, is it?

Why do you say supposed?

Well, accidents happen, don�t they?

Even at postmortems

And during operations

Well, couldn�t be anything else, could it?

I mean, O'Cally was a political prat. Look at what he was up to in Palestine

Well, no-one here is going to deliberately do him in for that, are they?

I understand Sir John has left. Where was he going?

I do not know. It's not my place to ask Sir John where he's going

No, no, of course not, but did he say how long he was likely to be?

No, he did not. And stretch and stretch

He may have been going home or to see a patient, I don't know

Have you had any word from Nurse Harben

explaining why she hasn't come to work today?

No. And it's very awkward. We're short-staffed as it is

Don't slack, Mr Curtis

Without all this bother

What about Nurse Banks? Couldn�t she have stayed on?

Help you out?

I saw you coming from the window

Ah, good

They think Sir Derek O'Callaghan was murdered

Oh, thanks

Bit odd, isn't it?

Sir John suddenly going off like that

I want to know why Nurse Harben is missing

I expect she's gone home

I've got her address there

- Broughton, Hampshire - Might pay her a visit. Now...

.. story so far

Sir Derek O'Callaghan dies of an overdose of hyoscine

There are only two ways it could be administered: by syringe or by mouth

It could hardly be by mouth as he was unconscious

Syringe?

Well, there were three syringes used during the operation

and there were three puncture marks

found on the body during the postmortem. So...

The dose must have been in one of the syringes. Where else could it have been?

And there was only one syringe large enough

to contain enough hyoscine to kill

How about two small doses?

No, still not large enough, apparently

If it was administered by a syringe, it had to be the big one -

the sort of thing you'd use on a horse -

which, according to Thoms,

was filled with anti-gas gangrene,

whatever that is

- I suppose it could have been hyoscine - Who filled it?

Nurse Banks

It's empty

- Do you want another one? - No

I was just remembering what you said about being taken by mouth

Banks said there was a dirty glass in Sir Derek's bedroom

Sorry to keep you waiting. Chief Inspector Alleyn, isn't it?

And you're Dr Roberts

- Do sit down - Thank you

I see you've been exploring my work

Theodore Roberts, yes

Bit over my head, I'm afraid

Frohlich's synergenic parallels...

conclusively prove Napoleon's dystrophia adiposogenitalis"

Sounds rather painful

It's a matter of power impulse and source

I need hardly tell you of its connection with sex

There's an acute conflict between the survival of the fittest,

nature's law as defined by Darwin,

and the human tendency to preserve the weak

Genius in the arts

and an excessive power impulse are both deviants from the norm,

the extremes of both being madness

Is the transmission of their genes beneficial

to the human future?

Quite

I was hoping you might help me with a rather more mundane problem,

the death of Sir Derek O'Callaghan

Yes

Yes, that's quite dreadful

I... cannot deny that I am rather selfishly nervous

on my own account. But...

I suppose it's difficult for all concerned in the operation

But you gave no injections

No, no, I'm thankful to say, no

Isn't it usual for the anaesthetist

to give injections?

I have a personal, rather painful reason

I never give injections

Why not?

I gave an overdose...

of morphia

A patient who died as a result of my carelessness

For some time I was unable to work at all

Then I had to

An urgent heart case

It was successful

Restored my confidence

But I have never been able to use the needle

I'm sorry, this must be very distressing for you

But you did examine Sir Derek before Sir John gave the injection?

Yes, of course. I would have been failing in my duty if I had not done so

- His pulse was very slow - Really?

Mr Thoms has stated that you were worried about that during the operation

His pulse was worsening progressively

Naturally I had to draw Sir John's attention to it

Could that have been consistent with hyoscine poisoning?

With hindsight,

yes, yes, I suppose it would

And this was before the camphor and the anti-gas gangrene injections were given?

Yes, of course

But that would mean that Sir Derek O'Callaghan received an overdose

before he arrived at the operating table

Well, it would seem so, yes

But you know, I... I really don�t see how it could be done

A quarter of a grain

is a massive dose, Chief Inspector

So I understand

The results of the postmortem have not yet been made public

How did you know that the suspected dose was a quarter of a grain?

Nurse Banks told me

She's here now

She came to tell you the news?

Not especially, no

We have a shared interest in mental disorders

She's using my upstairs library

Helen?

We were about to have coffee

Perhaps you�d care to join us

You don�t seriously think it was murder, do you?

Well, frankly, I don�t know what to think

It could have been an accident, but...

I suppose you�d like it to be murder

My dear Miss Banks, I can assure you,

I'm only interested in justice

Thank you

If a wrong has been done, it has to be put right

Well, I can't argue against that

I'm all for justice

I just wish there were a bit more of it, in society generally

Oh, don�t let us get into politics

You see, I really don�t see how it could be done

Everybody sees what everybody else does in an operation. Isn't that true, Helen?

We do. Except...

Except what?

It must have been an accident

I filled the anti-gas and camphor syringes myself,

so how could it have happened?

That is what the Inspector is trying to find out

I didn�t like O'Callaghan, or his policies, but I hate killing,

of any kind

If I could help you, I would

But I don't see how I can

Well, perhaps you could just tell me why you told Inspector Fox

that there was a dirty glass by Sir Derek's bed

That was just�

There was a dirty glass there

I don�t suppose it was important

but his sister wanted to give him some patent medicine and I said...

Hyoscine...

It's a sedative and it is often used in patent medicine

If he took that before the operation, there would have been a build-up

and the dose Sir John gave him might well have taken him over the limit

- I told her not to give it to him - But you think she did?

It's possible. I did leave the room for a minute or two,

- and the glass was empty - I bet that's it

She�d given him something with hyoscine in it

It wouldn�t surprise me. Ruth O'Callaghan is an eccentric, I believe

There is a streak of insanity in her family

Her father committed suicide and one of her sisters is in a home

Sacrilege! Sacrilege! The family will never forgive you for it

For goodness sake, Ruth, shut up!

How can he rest in peace after being mutilated?

His spirit will be in torment

You think he was a saint, but he wasn't

He was a Casanova, always after younger women

How dare you!

How dare you

It was only my tolerance kept our marriage and his career intact

Derek was a gentleman

He was a womaniser

God knows why I loved him

He was half crazy, like the rest of your family

Good afternoon, Chief Inspector

Thank you. Would you be good enough to ask

Lady O'Callaghan if she can spare a moment?

Yes, sir. Perhaps you�d care to wait in the study

You tricked him into marrying you. He never loved you

- Miss Ruth? - Yes, sir

Thank you

- You're hysterical! - You're so petty and cruel!

Chief Inspector Alleyn has called

and would like a word with you and Miss Ruth

I've shown him into the study

Get Bessie to clear up

We've had a slight accident

Very good, my lady

Lady O'Callaghan...

.. Did Sir John Phillips suggest to you

that Somerset Black carry out the operation on your husband?

- Yes, he did - Why didn�t you tell me?

Is there any reason I should have?

Forgive me, but if Sir John had wanted to...

carry out his threat,

he�d hardly have suggested another surgeon for the operation

It was a ploy. He knew I would insist,

ignorant as I was of any hatred he had toward Derek

And another thing,

before Derek was wheeled into the operating theatre,

he revived for a moment and cried out,

"Don't let... Don't let... " or something like that

He was clearly warning me against letting Phillips operate

I'm sorry, but how can you be so sure?

Because Phillips was standing in the doorway and Derek was looking straight at him

The nurse who was in attendance heard him too but said Derek was delirious

And, um... you didn�t think this worth mentioning before?

I had been upset and confused

It is not every day one's husband is murdered

I appreciate that. It's just that premature accusations...

I also remember that the night prior to my husband�s death

Sir John visited him here and behaved most oddly

I realise now it was about that Harben woman

Is...

Is there anything else you remember?

I would not wittingly hold anything back, Chief Inspector

I wish to know the truth about my husband�s death

Yes, of course

Oh, prior to the operation,

was Sir Derek taking any patent medicines?

Tell the Chief Inspector, Ruth

Tell him about Mr Sage's magical cures

That's the one Blautwicz went in?

That's right, sir. 1:05 he went into Sage's, 1:04...

Yes, never mind the others, he went in there

- Are you sure? - Of course I'm sure, sir. It's in my report

Right, wait here

Good morning, Brer

I was just going in there

- How odd, I was just coming out - So I see, sir

I've got his prints on a box of fulvitavolts

and a receipt in his handwriting

What did you come for? Gyppy tummy?

Fascinating

Absolutely fascinating. I can't make top or tail of it

What about you?

Well, at least somebody�s awake. What have you got for us, Perkins?

Could be love letters but they look like reports

Yes, thank you, Perkins

Prints match. What about the writing?

Dead match

That's it

Mr Harold Sage was the one we missed at Blautwicz's house

That means we've got a herbal chemist involved in gun running

- Wheel in some tea, Perkins - Would that be herbal, sir?

- Perkins! - Right away, sir

You shall have it, good and strong

Without water

Gets worse

Brer, is it possible that this man Harold Sage,

acting on Blautwicz's instigations,

supplies Ruth O'Callaghan, Derek O'Callaghan's sister,

with this fulvitavolt stuff laced with hyoscine?

But they couldn�t have known about his operation, could they?

You can stand your spoon up in that

Thank you, Perkins. Ask Robinson to come in, would you?

And go out without making a joke

Now that would be one, sir

Yes, I'd like you to get me a number, please

I want to speak to Sir John Phillips at St Quinten's Nursing Home

- The number is Hampstead 3903 - You wanted me, sir

Yes, first thing tomorrow morning

get round to the General Medical Council

and find out all you can about this man

Dr Theodore Roberts

He had an accident a couple of years ago with a patient of his. Find out all you can

- Yes, sir - Hang on a minute, Robinson

Yes, I'd like to speak to Sir John Phillips, please

Oh, I see. Um...

Well, could I speak to Sister Graham, then?

Thank you

Also, a man called Thoms, T-H-O-M-S,

surgeon, also works at St Quinten's

That's all

Right, sir

Sister Graham, it's about Sir John

Sir John left after your visit, sir

- I see - We haven't heard from him since

- No word at all? - No

What about Nurse Harben?

It was an accident. It must have been an accident

You don�t think I killed him?

I'm not sure I'd blame you if you had

I loved him, but I could have killed him

Love is like that, isn't it? Close to hate

But all I know is, his going has left a hole in my life

One has to be careful of holes

You can fall in them

You mustn't start thinking like that. He isn't worth it

If only you�d let me take care of you

I'd do anything for you, anything to make you happy

I love you. Can't you understand that?

How do you know you aren't just infatuated with me?

It can work both ways, you know

Whoops-a-Daisy

Hello, hello

What's all this?

Deep in thought or a touch of the old catatonics?

Is Dr Roberts coming?

Well, he's here already

Don't tell me you're pining for him when

there are handsome young surgeons available?

Oh, dear

Right, then, what's on the menu today?

Not an appendectomy, I hope

I don�t think Sir Derek O'Callaghan's death is anything to joke about

Maybe not, but there's no point being hypocritical, is there?

Wouldn�t you agree, old boy?

I mean, Sir Derek O'Callaghan was not exactly loved throughout the land

I'd go further. He won't be sorely missed

She goes on about warmongering politicians

but when the worst one in the land gets knocked off,

she goes all conscience-stricken

Knocked off means murdered, doesn�t it?

Don't you try and be clever with me, young lady

If he was knocked off...

we all know no-one had more motive for doing it than you

That's not fair

You yourself have said, in my presence,

that a lot of people would be better off

if Sir Derek was dead

Well, yes!

I was just thinking about those poor Jews he kept stuck in a boat...

.. unable to land

Exactly

Nurse Banks was merely thinking of the other unfortunates

I know you both mean well but really you're arguing over nothing

Nobody here would murder a patient

Well, how could they, with everyone watching what everyone else is doing? It's impossible

Nothing's impossible

It could be done

How?

Come on, then, smarty-pants

If you know how it could be done, tell us

Come on

Don't be silly

I wouldn�t tell you,

I'd tell the police

I understand what you're saying, Chief Inspector, but...

How can I...?

I knew what kind of a man Derek was...

.. but I loved him. There it is

And Sir John?

He couldn�t kill anybody if he tried

He's too soft. You've got to believe that

Do you happen to know where Sir John Phillips is?

He went back to London. He left just before you arrived

Are you sure he's going to London?

He's not the sort of man to run away

Can I answer that?

Or are you afraid I'll run away?

Don't be too harsh on us, Miss Harben. We're only doing our duty

I'm sorry. It's all so upsetting

41226. Hello?

Hello?

She loved him!

I sometimes wonder what women are made of

They often wonder that themselves

So I'm told

Still, in love with Sir Derek? Oh, well

Mind, she doesn�t exactly seem averse to Sir John

Well, defending him like that

It's Scotland Yard. They want to speak to you, Chief Inspector

Thank you

Chief Inspector Alleyn

- Would you like one? - No, thank you, miss

The syringe that was used for the pre-operation injection of hyoscine,

Did you see Sir John fill it?

No, I did not

Did you handle the two that were filled by Nurse Banks?

Yes, of course I did

It's part of my job to han...

Do you think I emptied them and refilled them with hyoscine? Is that it?

It's absolutely impossible for anyone

to do anything they shouldn�t during an op

We've got to get back to the Yard. Things are hotting up

Do you really think you need that?

Well, I hope I don't but we don't know what we're up against

Well, put it away somewhere

Good luck, sir

Thank you

No Parthian shot?

Silence is golden, Perkins

- Helen, I was just coming up - Oh, that's all right, Mrs Oliver

- I've run out of sugar again - Yes. I'll, um...

Oh, it's all right, dear. I'll come back later

Yes

Could I speak to Chief Inspector Alleyn, please?

Chief Inspector Alleyn's office

Could I speak to the Chief Inspector, please?

- Who's speaking? - My name is Banks

I'm a nurse at St Quinten's Nursing Home

Well, he's not here, Nurse. He's just gone out

Please ask him to ring me

I know... how something... could be done

Tell him that

"Know how something could be done"

- Right, Nurse - Thank you

Oh, Mrs Oliver...

Mrs Oliver?

- Sage! - All right

It's done... Here

Should have left ten minutes ago

The ship won't leave on time. It never does

Remember, number three shed. Say "Happy days" and you'll be cleared

Right, let him go

Chief inspector

Really

This is getting beyond a joke

Then we shall see who has the last laugh

Open it up, Brer

Correct me if I'm wrong, Chief Inspector, but wasn't Brer a rabbit?

Not this one. Have you never heard of Brer Fox?

Guns may be embargoed

Medical supplies are not

Cotton wool

That's all

Harmless. You're delaying a mission of mercy

This way, come on! We've got him, we've got him!

Mr Blautwicz

Chief Inspector

Seen you before, haven't I?

Those powders of yours, just the ticket

We're still none the wiser as to who killed Sir Derek O'Callaghan

All in good time, Brer. All in good time

"Nurse Banks...

knows how... "

Helen?

Helen?

Helen!

Oh, I didn�t know you were asleep. I won't disturb you

I'll just turn the light out

Yes, poisoned

Overdose of something. I can't say what

I'll need a postmortem but it looks like suicide

Nothing's been touched, has it, Merritt?

Oh, no, sir. I've seen to that, like you said

I've let no-one touch anything

Could be hyoscine

Blood?

Probably scratched a pimple

Perhaps

That's it. The patient can be removed now

He's not his usual self today, is he?

I don�t wish to speak out of turn, Sir John, but Mr Thoms seems to think...

That's another lucky fellow tucked away. Well done, Sir John

You�d be well advised to take it more seriously, Mr Thoms

Surgery is not a matter for humour

I wasn't being funny. I meant it

it was a difficult op and he was lucky to have you do it

- Sister! - What?

- I think you�d better come - Oh, my God, what is it now?

What the...? What's all this?

Jane!

What's happened?

I don�t know. I was told to come in here with him and stay with you

Stay?

No-one is to leave without the Chief Inspector's permission, sir

- This is ridiculous! - Sir!

Oh, God!

What the hell is this?

Oh, for God�s sake

You can't come barging in here just when you feel like it

- We have important operations to get done - All right, Thoms. All right

This is very irregular, Chief Inspector

So is murder, Sir John

Sister Graham, please

The syringes were on this table?

I've already been through that with you. What's the point...?

Quiet, doctor, please

Is that correct?

Yes

Sir John, you took a syringe,

you filled it with hyoscine,

took it through to the anaesthetic room and injected it into Sir Derek O'Callaghan

That is correct. 100th of a grain

Would you show me, please?

I picked up the syringe and...

- Do you want me to go in? - If you would, please

Where was Nurse Harben?

There, by the operating table, I think

Would you mind, Nurse?

- She was there? - As far as I remember

And what about you, Sister?

Me?

Oh, I really don�t know. I...

You were there at the table, looking at the syringes

No, no, no, she wasn't. She was by the store

You weren't in here at that time

Yes, I was. I asked you if you�d given O'Callaghan a double dose,

and you said one tube was empty

As I told you, Chief Inspector

Then I went off to the scrub room, you went to the anaesthetic room,

and Sister was by the store

I really don�t think I was in here at all

I was in the scrub room with Dr Roberts. You were there, doctor

Well, I was certainly there when Thoms came in

Yes, and I was helping you dress when he came in

No, no, no, you couldn�t have been

When I went in, Roberts was scrubbing up

You were there where you are now, Sister

Nurse Banks came from the anaesthetic room and you told her to help dressing

Ah, yes. Yes, um...

I think Nurse Harben's right. I did speak to Nurse Banks

You were there, by the syringe table

Yes, very well, Nurse!

I was by the table

All right?

Thank you

Dr Roberts...

Mr Thoms, you were both in the scrub room

Come on. He counts to ten, then comes to find us

Sir John...

So Sir Derek would have been where exactly?

Thank you

And you gave the injection...

Left arm, in the artery

- And this is the anaesthetic equipment? - Yes

You give the injection before this is used?

Yes

So this is wheeled in next to the trolley?

- I would not be here, of course - No, no, I understand

Good, thank you

Inspector, please

Would you come in here, please?

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like the patient to be wheeled in

and you all to be in the positions you were at the time

It'll be charades next

Inskip, you�d better play Banks

Just a moment. Shouldn�t you have the anaesthetic equipment with you?

It's already here

The equipment in there is ours. Dr Roberts uses his own

So you bring this with you?

We all of us feel more comfortable with our own equipment

Good. Carry on

So you were all in these positions when the operation on Sir Derek commenced?

Yes

Nurse Inskip would be Nurse Banks

- What about the lights? - I did them

Thank you, Sister

- You went straight back to the table? - Yes

- You didn't do anything else? - I adjusted the screen

- What's that? - Well, that's it

It's to conceal the patient's head while the surgeon works

In case the patient comes to consciousness for some reason

Well, we�d better have it, then, hadn�t we?

You all stayed in these positions throughout the operation?

Except for when syringes were needed

Nurse Harben, you collected one?

Yes

You gave it to Sir John?

No, Sister took it from me

She wasn't paying attention. I gave it to Sir...

No, I gave it to Mr Thoms, who injected it

No, no, that was the second one, serum for the dressing

Banks gave the first one, the one you asked for

Thank you. I'd like you all to go to the scrub room, please

- Look, what the hell is this? - Mr Thoms

Well, I'd like to know what the hell's going on,

ordering us about like kids in a kindergarten

Sister

Thank you

Blake, cover the door

Brer, it's got to be here somewhere

- Brer, you're a genius - Oh, I wouldn�t say that

Grab him, Ginger

Nurse Banks guessed, didn�t she?

She realized that you were the only one...

.. who couldn�t be seen

Is he...?

Did he kill O'Callaghan?

And Nurse Banks

She was full of all sorts of burning causes, as you were so keen to tell me

One of them was justice

Why? What had Sir Derek done to you?

I did it...

for the good of mankind

There were only three injection marks on the body

If Roberts had used the syringe, there would have been a fourth

There is, in the head,

under the hairline

You see, I'd spotted a speck of blood on Nurse Banks' pillow

and so I had her head shaved

The same with Sir Derek

There they were, tiny marks

So simple, should have been obvious

But his not wanting to do injections?

Oh, a perfect alibi. Well, nearly perfect

Excuse me

I shouldn�t have tried to run away

I'm not ashamed of what I did

O'Callaghan was mad, like all his family

But then, so are all politicians and scientists

Mad with conceptions and power

You see,

one murder... makes a villain

and he is hanged,

but connive at the making of an atomic bomb to kill millions,

allow as many again to suffer

torture and starvation for political ends,

and then what do you get? A knighthood

Society rewards its potential destroyers

I killed them to try and save it

Was Nurse Banks a destroyer?

You know, sir,

I'd say he's gone in the head himself

I daresay that'll be a matter for expert opinion

Do you know, Brer,

I sometimes think madness is an extreme kind of sanity