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In the name of the people! 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,333 Yes, sir. 9 00:00:27,367 --> 00:00:28,633 - What do you want at this late hour? 10 00:00:28,767 --> 00:00:31,067 - Your son! - No! 11 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,833 Mama! 12 00:00:33,900 --> 00:00:35,167 By order of the Commune... 13 00:00:35,300 --> 00:00:37,833 - I take orders from no one. - Mama! 14 00:00:37,967 --> 00:00:40,033 - I am your queen, Marie Antoinette. 15 00:00:40,167 --> 00:00:43,733 - We are to take Louis Charles. - Mama! 16 00:00:43,867 --> 00:00:45,433 - You will not lay one finger on him. 17 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:46,700 For his own safety. 18 00:00:46,833 --> 00:00:49,400 - Mama, Mama! Don't let them take me! 19 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,867 - You can't take him. You can't take him! 20 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,367 Not my boy! 21 00:00:55,500 --> 00:00:56,900 - No! - Leave me alone! 22 00:00:57,033 --> 00:00:58,933 - Please! - No! Mama! 23 00:00:59,067 --> 00:01:01,967 - Have mercy! - Mama! 24 00:01:02,100 --> 00:01:03,567 - Let me go! - Please! 25 00:01:03,700 --> 00:01:05,800 - Let go of him or we'll kill the lot of you! 26 00:01:05,933 --> 00:01:06,867 Mama! 27 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:09,867 - You can't do this! Please! No! 28 00:01:10,067 --> 00:01:12,067 - No! Not my boy! - Take him away! 29 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,267 - Aah! - [ Sobbing ] Mama! 30 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,567 Not my baby! 31 00:01:17,700 --> 00:01:19,267 [ Sobbing ] 32 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:23,667 ** 33 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,067 ** 34 00:01:28,133 --> 00:01:31,300 God himself has forsaken me! 35 00:01:31,433 --> 00:01:32,633 [ Thunder crashes ] 36 00:01:32,767 --> 00:01:37,133 ** 37 00:01:37,267 --> 00:01:41,600 ** 38 00:01:41,733 --> 00:01:44,067 - Didn't she look lovely on her way to the guillotine? 39 00:01:44,167 --> 00:01:45,567 Oh, yes. Lovely. 40 00:01:45,700 --> 00:01:47,500 - Imagine going to all that trouble 41 00:01:47,633 --> 00:01:50,133 just to have your head cut off. 42 00:01:50,267 --> 00:01:51,833 Oh, isn't she gorgeous? 43 00:01:51,967 --> 00:01:53,300 It's like a dream, Jane. 44 00:01:53,433 --> 00:01:56,067 My new neighbour. On the silver screen. 45 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,433 - It's too thrilling. - It is exciting, isn't it? 46 00:01:58,567 --> 00:02:01,700 - Poor Arthur must be spinning in his grave. 47 00:02:01,833 --> 00:02:03,433 I couldn't be happier. Really, I couldn't. 48 00:02:03,567 --> 00:02:05,067 Oh, Dolly. 49 00:02:05,167 --> 00:02:06,967 - Do you think she'll pop 'round for cups of sugar? 50 00:02:07,100 --> 00:02:09,067 [ Laughs ] 51 00:02:12,433 --> 00:02:14,267 [ Fanfare plays ] 52 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:20,633 ** 53 00:02:20,767 --> 00:02:23,467 - Hollywood has come to the Home Counties. 54 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,267 Movie star Marina Gregg 55 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,733 has left the palm trees and glitter of Los Angeles 56 00:02:27,867 --> 00:02:30,533 for the leafy lanes and picturesque villages 57 00:02:30,667 --> 00:02:32,467 of rural England. 58 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,967 [ Big-band music playing ] 59 00:02:39,567 --> 00:02:41,367 Miss Gregg has taken up residence 60 00:02:41,500 --> 00:02:43,133 with her dashing young English husband, 61 00:02:43,267 --> 00:02:44,967 film director Jason Rudd, 62 00:02:45,100 --> 00:02:47,567 at Gossington Hall, St. Mary Mead 63 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:52,433 and seems to be loving her new role as lady of the manor. 64 00:02:55,567 --> 00:02:57,267 But it's not all huntin', fishin', 65 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:58,733 and shootin' for Miss Gregg. 66 00:02:58,867 --> 00:03:00,867 She's hard at work on a new film 67 00:03:01,067 --> 00:03:04,133 after her successful comeback as Marie Antoinette. 68 00:03:04,267 --> 00:03:07,367 This time she's taking on another queen -- 69 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:10,067 the Egyptian beauty Nefertiti. 70 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:16,500 Yes, Marina Gregg is truly queen of all she surveys. 71 00:03:16,633 --> 00:03:22,233 ** 72 00:03:22,367 --> 00:03:24,400 [ Birds chirping ] 73 00:03:24,533 --> 00:03:26,533 - She's in a very good mood today. 74 00:03:26,667 --> 00:03:28,133 She's been out riding with her husband. 75 00:03:28,267 --> 00:03:29,667 - How lovely. - Yes. 76 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,733 She's quite taken to country pursuits. 77 00:03:31,867 --> 00:03:34,267 - And what position do you hold, Mr. Preston? 78 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,433 - I'm Miss Gregg's exclusive personal assistant. 79 00:03:38,900 --> 00:03:40,867 [ Clears throat ] 80 00:03:41,067 --> 00:03:42,800 Your guests, Marina. 81 00:03:42,933 --> 00:03:48,767 ** 82 00:03:48,900 --> 00:03:51,367 Riding makes me feel so alive. 83 00:03:51,500 --> 00:03:52,933 I know exactly what you mean. 84 00:03:53,067 --> 00:03:54,967 Arthur, my late husband, 85 00:03:55,100 --> 00:03:57,900 always got a little frisky after a canter. 86 00:03:58,067 --> 00:03:59,600 Do help yourselves. 87 00:03:59,733 --> 00:04:01,067 Thank you, Miss Gregg. 88 00:04:02,233 --> 00:04:05,367 - I love your English tea. [ Chuckles ] 89 00:04:07,467 --> 00:04:09,300 Are you all right, Mrs. Bantry? 90 00:04:09,433 --> 00:04:10,900 - Yes. I'm fine, thank you. 91 00:04:11,067 --> 00:04:13,400 - Only you're looking at me rather strangely. 92 00:04:13,533 --> 00:04:15,700 - Am I? Oh, I'm so frightfully sorry. 93 00:04:15,833 --> 00:04:18,267 It must be the shock of seeing you with your head back on. 94 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,833 - We had the very great pleasure of seeing you 95 00:04:20,967 --> 00:04:23,067 in "Marie Antoinette" the other afternoon. 96 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:24,667 - We were in shreds, weren't we, Jane? 97 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,100 Yes. 98 00:04:26,233 --> 00:04:27,900 - That's a very special movie for us. 99 00:04:28,067 --> 00:04:30,200 It's when we first met. 100 00:04:30,333 --> 00:04:31,867 I hadn't acted for a while. 101 00:04:32,067 --> 00:04:34,067 - And I had the privilege of directing her. 102 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,667 I tell you, ladies, I was in awe. 103 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:37,833 My darling. 104 00:04:39,900 --> 00:04:40,933 Such a gent. 105 00:04:41,067 --> 00:04:42,833 And so young. 106 00:04:42,967 --> 00:04:44,467 Gosh. 107 00:04:46,067 --> 00:04:47,467 Have a scone, Mrs. Bantry. 108 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,200 - Yes, please. Help yourself. 109 00:04:49,333 --> 00:04:50,967 Let them eat cake! 110 00:04:51,100 --> 00:04:52,333 It must feel quite odd 111 00:04:52,467 --> 00:04:53,533 being back in your old home, Mrs. Bantry. 112 00:04:53,667 --> 00:04:55,400 But it's all so different. 113 00:04:55,533 --> 00:04:58,533 - I do hope -- I really do -- that you don't mind the way 114 00:04:58,667 --> 00:05:01,067 we've pulled the house around and changed things. 115 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,067 You must think we're the most terrible intruders. 116 00:05:03,167 --> 00:05:04,767 No, not at all. 117 00:05:04,900 --> 00:05:09,067 I'm thrilled you bought it, and I adore living in The Lodge. 118 00:05:09,167 --> 00:05:12,400 Your coming here is one of the most exciting things 119 00:05:12,533 --> 00:05:14,067 that's ever happened, isn't it, Jane? 120 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:15,567 Oh, yes. 121 00:05:15,700 --> 00:05:17,600 And we're all so looking forward to the garden party. 122 00:05:17,733 --> 00:05:18,900 So you have no regrets? 123 00:05:19,067 --> 00:05:21,333 - It's a new lease of life, Mr. Rudd. 124 00:05:21,467 --> 00:05:22,700 Since the sale went through, 125 00:05:22,833 --> 00:05:24,067 I've been travelling all over the place, 126 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,067 seeing my children and grandchildren. 127 00:05:26,133 --> 00:05:27,633 - You have children? - Yes. 128 00:05:27,767 --> 00:05:31,067 I have two sons, two daughters, and nine grandchildren -- 129 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:32,867 so far. 130 00:05:33,067 --> 00:05:34,500 It's great fun being a grandmother. 131 00:05:34,633 --> 00:05:36,200 I wouldn't know. 132 00:05:36,333 --> 00:05:39,067 - All the fun and none of the worry. 133 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,267 - It's not too chilly for you, is it, Miss Marple? 134 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:43,867 - No, Mr. Rudd. Thank you. 135 00:05:44,067 --> 00:05:46,100 It's -- It's very pleasant. 136 00:05:46,233 --> 00:05:48,633 - I'm sure you'll be very happy here, Miss Gregg. 137 00:05:48,767 --> 00:05:51,267 Arthur and I had such good times. 138 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,233 - And we will, too, won't we, Jason? 139 00:05:55,067 --> 00:05:56,067 Home at last. 140 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,767 What a wonderful feeling. 141 00:05:58,900 --> 00:06:01,200 - How do you think she keeps herself looking so young? 142 00:06:01,333 --> 00:06:03,333 Maybe she eats monkey glands. 143 00:06:03,467 --> 00:06:06,200 Maybe it's that cute young husband. 144 00:06:06,333 --> 00:06:09,100 - How many has she had now? - This is number five. 145 00:06:09,233 --> 00:06:10,633 Must be very tiring. 146 00:06:10,767 --> 00:06:14,200 - Oh, exhausting! One was enough for me. 147 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:17,667 Dear old Gossington. 148 00:06:18,633 --> 00:06:19,867 I shan't miss it, you know? 149 00:06:20,067 --> 00:06:21,867 - You've made the right decision, Dolly. 150 00:06:22,067 --> 00:06:24,367 This is a lovely little house. 151 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:27,633 Perfectly placed to keep an eye on things. 152 00:06:27,767 --> 00:06:34,233 ** 153 00:06:34,367 --> 00:06:42,833 ** 154 00:06:42,967 --> 00:06:45,133 - [ Horn honking ] - Miss Marple! Yoo-hoo! 155 00:06:45,267 --> 00:06:46,633 - Oh! - Hi! 156 00:06:48,667 --> 00:06:50,067 Oh! Stupid. 157 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,067 Oh, dear. 158 00:06:52,167 --> 00:06:54,067 Oh, that was a nasty spill! 159 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:55,967 That young man was driving like a mad thing. 160 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:58,067 I hope you haven't hurt yourself. 161 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,200 - I went over on my ankle. - That wretched pothole. 162 00:07:00,333 --> 00:07:02,333 I'll have to have another word with Councillor Hubbard. 163 00:07:02,467 --> 00:07:05,633 Oh, dear, let me help you. I'll make you a nice cup of tea. 164 00:07:05,767 --> 00:07:07,700 - No, no... - This is you, isn't it? 165 00:07:07,833 --> 00:07:09,467 - Well, yes, but I'm perfectly all right. 166 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:11,600 - No, nonsense. You'll be quite shaken. 167 00:07:12,867 --> 00:07:15,100 - I-I don't take sugar, Miss Badcock. 168 00:07:15,233 --> 00:07:17,333 - Oh, you must have sugar. It's good for shock. 169 00:07:17,467 --> 00:07:19,300 I was abroad with the ambulances during the war 170 00:07:19,433 --> 00:07:20,900 and sugar always did the trick. 171 00:07:21,067 --> 00:07:22,433 There, now. 172 00:07:22,567 --> 00:07:24,700 You get that down, you'll be right as rain. 173 00:07:24,833 --> 00:07:26,667 - I'm afraid I've put you to a lot of trouble. 174 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:28,700 - Oh, no. It's no trouble. 175 00:07:28,833 --> 00:07:30,167 I can assure you. 176 00:07:30,300 --> 00:07:32,133 What is the use if you can't help each other? 177 00:07:32,267 --> 00:07:33,500 - Thank you. - That's what I say. 178 00:07:33,633 --> 00:07:35,400 There. 179 00:07:35,533 --> 00:07:37,167 Were you, um... 180 00:07:37,300 --> 00:07:40,600 Were you on your way anywhere in particular, Miss Marple? 181 00:07:40,733 --> 00:07:44,833 - I was on my way home, actually, from, um, Gossington Hall. 182 00:07:46,300 --> 00:07:48,633 - Gossington Hall? - Yes. 183 00:07:49,567 --> 00:07:50,800 You know Marina Gregg? 184 00:07:50,933 --> 00:07:53,133 - I just met her, as a matter of fact. 185 00:07:53,267 --> 00:07:55,067 Well, I never! 186 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:56,900 It's so exciting that she's chosen 187 00:07:57,067 --> 00:07:58,667 to come and live here, isn't it? 188 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,533 I've always been the most huge fan. 189 00:08:01,667 --> 00:08:03,367 Look what I just bought. 190 00:08:05,500 --> 00:08:08,333 I've been collecting photographs, magazine articles, 191 00:08:08,467 --> 00:08:10,733 and all sorts about her for years. 192 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:16,167 When I was a teenager, I used to dream about her. 193 00:08:16,300 --> 00:08:19,067 I'm so excited about the garden party. 194 00:08:21,433 --> 00:08:23,133 [ Indistinct talking, horns honking ] 195 00:08:23,267 --> 00:08:25,100 [ Big-band music playing ] 196 00:08:27,567 --> 00:08:29,067 [ Chuckling ] 197 00:08:30,067 --> 00:08:31,867 Excuse me, sir. 198 00:08:35,067 --> 00:08:37,067 Vinnie, honey. 199 00:08:37,133 --> 00:08:39,333 You're reading your article again. 200 00:08:39,467 --> 00:08:41,167 - I just can't help myself, pumpkin. 201 00:08:41,300 --> 00:08:42,633 Ohh. 202 00:08:42,767 --> 00:08:44,667 You're such a clever boy. 203 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,667 - Mnh-mnh. Not the hair. 204 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:54,300 ** 205 00:08:54,433 --> 00:08:58,467 What say we take a spin in the country this weekend? 206 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,533 Oh, Vinnie. 207 00:09:01,667 --> 00:09:03,833 I'd adore it. 208 00:09:03,967 --> 00:09:05,900 Isn't England fun? 209 00:09:06,067 --> 00:09:10,633 It's just like being in one of those old-fashioned comedies. 210 00:09:10,767 --> 00:09:13,600 - Let's hope Marina gets the joke. 211 00:09:13,733 --> 00:09:16,533 [ Both laugh ] 212 00:09:16,667 --> 00:09:21,267 ** 213 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:26,067 ** 214 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,067 How frightfully galling. 215 00:09:28,167 --> 00:09:32,700 - Dr. Haydock's insisted -- quite unnecessarily in my opinion -- 216 00:09:32,833 --> 00:09:34,700 that I rest it for a day or two. 217 00:09:34,833 --> 00:09:36,067 Oh, thank you, Cherry. 218 00:09:36,167 --> 00:09:38,500 [ Sighs ] I was so looking forward to it. 219 00:09:38,633 --> 00:09:40,533 - To be honest, I rather envy you. 220 00:09:40,667 --> 00:09:42,733 Can't stand village dos. 221 00:09:42,867 --> 00:09:45,833 Stale buns and warm lemonade. And tea. 222 00:09:45,967 --> 00:09:48,967 No, I intend making a beeline for the house 223 00:09:49,100 --> 00:09:50,733 and having a jolly good snoop. 224 00:09:50,867 --> 00:09:51,867 [ Chuckles ] 225 00:09:52,067 --> 00:09:54,067 [ Indistinct talking ] 226 00:09:57,800 --> 00:09:59,367 - [ Laughs ] - Oi! 227 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:04,533 ** 228 00:10:04,667 --> 00:10:05,667 - Hang on. Who's this? 229 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,100 - No, no. She's no one. 230 00:10:08,233 --> 00:10:10,233 Tea, madam? 231 00:10:11,233 --> 00:10:13,500 Marina! Marina! 232 00:10:13,633 --> 00:10:16,500 Marina! Can you look down here? 233 00:10:16,633 --> 00:10:17,933 Turn around, Marina! 234 00:10:18,067 --> 00:10:19,767 [ Indistinct shouting ] 235 00:10:19,900 --> 00:10:26,167 ** 236 00:10:26,300 --> 00:10:32,567 ** 237 00:10:32,700 --> 00:10:34,033 - Councillor... - Yes. 238 00:10:34,167 --> 00:10:35,533 - ...and Mrs. Hubbard? - That's right. 239 00:10:35,667 --> 00:10:37,500 - I'm Ella Blunt, Jason Rudd's assistant. 240 00:10:37,633 --> 00:10:39,500 - Would you care to follow me? - Oh, yes, we'd love to. 241 00:10:39,633 --> 00:10:41,633 - Miss Bantry? - Oh! Mr. Preston. 242 00:10:41,767 --> 00:10:44,033 - Miss Gregg is greeting a few special guests upstairs. 243 00:10:44,167 --> 00:10:45,833 - Yes, yes. - If you'd like to follow me. 244 00:10:45,967 --> 00:10:47,767 - [ Gasps ] Oh, how exciting. - Yes. 245 00:10:49,667 --> 00:10:51,833 - Do take that. Thank you. 246 00:10:51,967 --> 00:10:54,933 - Hold your stomach in. - [ Clears throat ] 247 00:10:57,033 --> 00:10:59,067 - Roped off. That's sensible, isn't it? 248 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:02,367 Yes. Stop people crashing in, huh? 249 00:11:02,500 --> 00:11:05,500 - Excuse me. Would you look this way? 250 00:11:05,633 --> 00:11:06,867 Lovely. 251 00:11:07,067 --> 00:11:09,067 - Oh! - Thank you. 252 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,267 Quite flashed into my eyes. 253 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:16,067 ** 254 00:11:16,133 --> 00:11:18,800 Councillor and Mrs. Hubbard. 255 00:11:20,267 --> 00:11:23,667 How very nice of you to come. 256 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,900 I do hope you enjoy your afternoon. 257 00:11:28,100 --> 00:11:30,567 - Jason... - Let me get you a drink. 258 00:11:30,700 --> 00:11:32,433 Mrs. Dolly Bantry. 259 00:11:32,567 --> 00:11:35,833 - Oh, Mrs. Bantry! it is nice of you to come. 260 00:11:35,967 --> 00:11:37,400 - I wouldn't have missed it for the world. 261 00:11:37,533 --> 00:11:39,600 - I'm so sorry to hear about Miss Marple. 262 00:11:39,733 --> 00:11:41,433 - Oh, she'll be on her feet in no time. 263 00:11:41,567 --> 00:11:43,567 Jason, look who's here. 264 00:11:43,700 --> 00:11:45,067 - Ah! Lovely to see you. 265 00:11:45,167 --> 00:11:46,800 - Oh, Mr. Rudd. - Can I get you a drink? 266 00:11:46,933 --> 00:11:49,700 [ Up-tempo jazz music playing ] 267 00:11:49,833 --> 00:11:54,333 ** 268 00:11:54,467 --> 00:12:00,100 ** 269 00:12:00,233 --> 00:12:02,133 - Primrose. Why aren't you in the studio? 270 00:12:02,267 --> 00:12:04,533 - Oh, Miss Blunt asked if I could help out here, Mr. Preston. 271 00:12:04,667 --> 00:12:05,933 Did she, now? 272 00:12:08,367 --> 00:12:09,900 Dr. Gerard Haydock. 273 00:12:10,067 --> 00:12:12,500 - Just what the doctor ordered. [ Laughs ] 274 00:12:12,633 --> 00:12:14,200 - So thoughtful of you to invite me. 275 00:12:14,333 --> 00:12:15,633 My pleasure, Doctor. 276 00:12:15,767 --> 00:12:18,067 - Tell me, what -- what might I have seen you in? 277 00:12:18,167 --> 00:12:20,400 - Doctor, may I interest you in a drink? 278 00:12:20,533 --> 00:12:22,400 I thought you'd never ask. 279 00:12:22,533 --> 00:12:24,633 A Scotch would go down a treat. 280 00:12:24,767 --> 00:12:29,767 ** 281 00:12:29,900 --> 00:12:31,900 Thank you. 282 00:12:32,067 --> 00:12:37,700 ** 283 00:12:37,833 --> 00:12:40,433 - Primrose, those drinks won't serve themselves. 284 00:12:40,567 --> 00:12:41,633 Sorry, miss. 285 00:12:41,767 --> 00:12:43,800 - I've got the most frightful thirst. 286 00:12:43,933 --> 00:12:46,533 Aren't you absolutely panting? 287 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,867 Miss Heather Badcock. 288 00:12:50,067 --> 00:12:51,400 Oh, my God. 289 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,433 Very buzzy, eh, Mrs. B? 290 00:12:54,567 --> 00:12:57,067 - It's quite thrilling, Mrs. Hubbard. 291 00:12:57,133 --> 00:12:59,067 - Even my Leonard's in quite a tizzy. 292 00:12:59,167 --> 00:13:01,933 Takes a lot to get him excited. Believe me. 293 00:13:02,067 --> 00:13:05,767 - Miss Badcock is the indefatigable secretary 294 00:13:05,900 --> 00:13:08,067 - of the association. - Oh, Doctor! 295 00:13:08,133 --> 00:13:10,067 - I don't know what St. John would do without her. 296 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,267 How wonderful. 297 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,467 - Yes, she's always ready with a smile and a helping hand. 298 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,067 - Jason, I'm sure Miss Badcock would like a drink. 299 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:19,500 You don't remember me, then? 300 00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:21,767 Well, why should you? It was years ago. 301 00:13:21,900 --> 00:13:23,867 In Bermuda of all places. 302 00:13:24,067 --> 00:13:25,600 I was there with one of our units 303 00:13:25,733 --> 00:13:28,133 and you came to open a show in aid of St. John Ambulance. 304 00:13:28,267 --> 00:13:29,500 Yes, of course. 305 00:13:29,633 --> 00:13:32,367 - I was just a girl and absolutely thrilled. 306 00:13:32,500 --> 00:13:34,900 - Who'd be a film star, eh, Mrs. B? 307 00:13:35,067 --> 00:13:37,800 All that rubbish you have to listen to. 308 00:13:37,933 --> 00:13:39,667 - ...and the doctor said I couldn't go. 309 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:40,867 What a pity. 310 00:13:41,067 --> 00:13:42,500 - It's wonderful what they've done 311 00:13:42,633 --> 00:13:43,967 to the old place, don't you think? 312 00:13:44,100 --> 00:13:47,067 - You know, it's charming. Gorgeous. 313 00:13:47,167 --> 00:13:51,367 - Has forced a vodka on me. I'm not sure I like it. 314 00:13:51,500 --> 00:13:53,067 - Said to myself, "I won't be beaten." 315 00:13:53,167 --> 00:13:54,800 I got up, slapped some makeup on... 316 00:13:54,933 --> 00:13:56,633 - Knock it back, Mrs. Hubbard. It's what you do with vodka. 317 00:13:56,767 --> 00:13:58,067 - Oh! [ Laughs ] - [ Woman squeals ] 318 00:13:58,167 --> 00:13:59,633 [ Indistinct talking, shouting ] 319 00:13:59,767 --> 00:14:01,567 [ Coughs ] 320 00:14:01,700 --> 00:14:03,767 - Lola. - Mr. Hogg! 321 00:14:03,900 --> 00:14:05,667 Have you got pictures of Lola? 322 00:14:07,300 --> 00:14:08,533 - Lola! - Mr. Hogg? 323 00:14:08,667 --> 00:14:09,700 Miss Brewster? 324 00:14:14,067 --> 00:14:16,233 - Miss Brewster? Mr. Hogg? 325 00:14:16,367 --> 00:14:17,833 Could you hold there, please? 326 00:14:17,967 --> 00:14:20,333 - I've never forgotten how wonderful you were that day. 327 00:14:20,467 --> 00:14:22,267 It was a hundred times worth it. 328 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,233 Darling? 329 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,833 Darling? 330 00:14:27,967 --> 00:14:29,800 - Now, what will you have to drink? 331 00:14:29,933 --> 00:14:31,200 Jason, cocktails. 332 00:14:31,333 --> 00:14:32,867 - Oh, I don't know whether I should. 333 00:14:33,067 --> 00:14:34,733 - Oh, let your hair down, Miss Badcock. 334 00:14:34,867 --> 00:14:37,167 - I suppose it is a special day. - That's the spirit. 335 00:14:37,300 --> 00:14:39,567 - Have a daiquiri, Miss Badcock. It's Marina's favourite. 336 00:14:39,700 --> 00:14:41,333 - Oh! Thanks. - Darling? 337 00:14:41,467 --> 00:14:43,367 I've had three already. 338 00:14:43,500 --> 00:14:46,067 - Lola Brewster and Vincent Hogg. 339 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,433 I do not believe it. 340 00:14:49,467 --> 00:14:50,767 Vincent. 341 00:14:50,900 --> 00:14:53,600 - And Lola. - My dear. 342 00:14:54,733 --> 00:14:56,467 - Well, aren't you the dark horses? 343 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,667 - This house. It's so...ancient. 344 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:01,133 And so fitting. 345 00:15:01,267 --> 00:15:03,633 I always knew you'd end up in an old pile. 346 00:15:03,767 --> 00:15:06,700 - Dear Vincent. Such a riot. 347 00:15:06,833 --> 00:15:08,067 Rudd. 348 00:15:09,567 --> 00:15:11,467 Let's have a nose around. 349 00:15:12,500 --> 00:15:14,433 Do you think we should? 350 00:15:20,300 --> 00:15:22,567 This used to be a bathroom. 351 00:15:22,700 --> 00:15:24,300 Oh, a bathroom. 352 00:15:25,567 --> 00:15:26,667 It still is. 353 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:27,933 [ Inhales sharply ] 354 00:15:28,067 --> 00:15:29,200 Oh! I'm sorry. 355 00:15:29,333 --> 00:15:31,767 - Hay fever. Nightmare. 356 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:34,633 Please excuse me. 357 00:15:38,567 --> 00:15:40,400 - [ Gasps ] Two basins. 358 00:15:40,533 --> 00:15:42,833 - Oh, my Lord. - Look at this, my dear. 359 00:15:45,767 --> 00:15:48,233 This used to be our bedroom. 360 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:52,933 [ Gasps ] 361 00:15:53,067 --> 00:15:55,133 Oh, I say. 362 00:15:55,267 --> 00:15:56,933 - [ Gasps ] - Oh! 363 00:15:57,067 --> 00:15:59,533 Oh, my goodness. 364 00:15:59,667 --> 00:16:03,100 I can't imagine your Arthur in here. 365 00:16:03,233 --> 00:16:05,067 Oh, do look at this. 366 00:16:09,867 --> 00:16:10,900 Oh! 367 00:16:11,067 --> 00:16:12,700 Oh, Dolly. 368 00:16:12,833 --> 00:16:15,100 [ Laughing ] Oh, Dolly! 369 00:16:15,233 --> 00:16:16,967 - And this through here -- 370 00:16:17,100 --> 00:16:19,867 This used to be Arthur's, um, seat. 371 00:16:23,767 --> 00:16:26,167 - Oh! [ Glass breaks ] 372 00:16:26,300 --> 00:16:27,500 [ Woman screams ] 373 00:16:27,633 --> 00:16:29,900 [ Indistinct talking ] 374 00:16:31,533 --> 00:16:33,600 - What was that? - Yes, what was that? 375 00:16:33,733 --> 00:16:35,200 Preston? 376 00:16:36,767 --> 00:16:39,133 What on earth is going on? 377 00:16:40,700 --> 00:16:43,067 - Mr. Preston, what's happening? - It's one of the ladies. 378 00:16:43,133 --> 00:16:45,333 She's had a sort of a seizure or a fit or something. 379 00:16:45,467 --> 00:16:46,700 It's probably the heat. 380 00:16:46,833 --> 00:16:48,133 - Yes, I'd better get some smelling salts. 381 00:16:48,267 --> 00:16:49,567 Oh, dear. 382 00:16:52,067 --> 00:16:55,067 - Ah! Mr. Rudd, how is she? 383 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:57,167 - Mr. Preston's gone for some smelling salts. 384 00:16:57,300 --> 00:16:58,833 It's a bit late for that. 385 00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:04,167 Oh, my goodness. 386 00:17:04,300 --> 00:17:09,067 ** 387 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:14,067 ** 388 00:17:14,133 --> 00:17:15,333 Heather Badcock? 389 00:17:15,467 --> 00:17:16,933 Dead as a doornail. 390 00:17:17,067 --> 00:17:18,933 - Oh, dear. - And at the garden party! 391 00:17:19,067 --> 00:17:20,333 - Dear me. - Yes. 392 00:17:20,467 --> 00:17:22,233 Full of beans one minute, pegged out the next. 393 00:17:22,367 --> 00:17:23,867 - What did she die of? - No one knows. 394 00:17:24,067 --> 00:17:25,567 She was fit as a fiddle, apparently. 395 00:17:25,700 --> 00:17:27,900 Mind you, she always did have that sort of ripe look 396 00:17:28,067 --> 00:17:29,933 like a piece of fruit that's about to go off. 397 00:17:30,067 --> 00:17:32,067 There's going to be an inquest and a postmortem. 398 00:17:32,133 --> 00:17:35,300 - Well, of course, under the circumstances. 399 00:17:35,433 --> 00:17:37,467 Great heavens. Heather Badcock. 400 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,267 - You don't think it'd be suicide, do you? 401 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,733 - Oh, no. No, she wasn't the type. 402 00:17:41,867 --> 00:17:43,133 - No, you're right, you're right. 403 00:17:43,267 --> 00:17:45,200 Anyway, why go to a party to kill yourself? 404 00:17:45,333 --> 00:17:47,833 No, no. It's obviously murder. 405 00:17:47,967 --> 00:17:51,467 - Oh, Jane, these are for you. - Oh. Thank you. 406 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:53,667 Cherry? 407 00:17:53,800 --> 00:18:01,700 ** 408 00:18:01,833 --> 00:18:08,400 ** 409 00:18:08,533 --> 00:18:11,900 ** 410 00:18:12,067 --> 00:18:14,467 [ Tray clinks, man whistling tune ] 411 00:18:18,633 --> 00:18:21,433 - Leave her. She's sleeping. 412 00:18:21,567 --> 00:18:23,800 [ Sighs ] 413 00:18:28,233 --> 00:18:29,933 - There was a kind of reception committee 414 00:18:30,067 --> 00:18:32,267 at the top of the stairs for selected guests, 415 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,800 and Heather Badcock arrived shortly after I did. 416 00:18:34,933 --> 00:18:36,300 Miss Heather Badcock. 417 00:18:36,433 --> 00:18:39,133 - Dr. Haydock introduced her to Marina Gregg. 418 00:18:39,267 --> 00:18:42,500 - Miss Badcock is the indefatigable secretary 419 00:18:42,633 --> 00:18:44,467 - of the association. - Oh, Doctor! 420 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,400 - I don't know what St. John would do without her. 421 00:18:46,533 --> 00:18:47,433 How wonderful. 422 00:18:47,567 --> 00:18:49,467 And Marina listened charmingly 423 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,233 while Heather went on and on and on 424 00:18:52,367 --> 00:18:55,900 about how she'd met Marina years ago somewhere or other. 425 00:18:56,067 --> 00:18:57,833 She wasn't very tactful, I must say, 426 00:18:57,967 --> 00:19:00,933 because she was emphasising about how long ago it was, 427 00:19:01,067 --> 00:19:03,067 and I don't think actresses like to be reminded 428 00:19:03,133 --> 00:19:04,567 of how old they are. 429 00:19:04,700 --> 00:19:06,333 But Heather Badcock wouldn't think of that, would she? 430 00:19:06,467 --> 00:19:07,767 No, I'm afraid she wouldn't. 431 00:19:07,900 --> 00:19:09,500 - I mean, one wouldn't wish her dead, but... 432 00:19:09,633 --> 00:19:11,267 [ Exhales sharply ] She was rather tiresome. 433 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,600 - But Miss Gregg took it all in good part? 434 00:19:14,867 --> 00:19:18,367 - Well, yes, but... - What? 435 00:19:18,500 --> 00:19:20,167 Well... 436 00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:23,267 when Miss Badcock was talking, I got the impression 437 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,100 that Marina wasn't listening after all. 438 00:19:26,233 --> 00:19:29,967 She was staring over Miss Badcock's shoulder. 439 00:19:30,100 --> 00:19:31,500 And when Miss Badcock had finished, 440 00:19:31,633 --> 00:19:33,333 there was an odd silence. 441 00:19:33,467 --> 00:19:36,300 She was staring at the wall opposite, 442 00:19:36,433 --> 00:19:39,867 staring with... 443 00:19:41,067 --> 00:19:43,233 Oh... Oh, how can I explain it? 444 00:19:43,367 --> 00:19:45,367 Do try, Dolly. 445 00:19:45,500 --> 00:19:46,600 She... 446 00:19:46,733 --> 00:19:49,333 She had a sort of... 447 00:19:49,467 --> 00:19:51,833 She had a sort of frozen look, 448 00:19:51,967 --> 00:19:53,867 as if she'd seen... 449 00:19:54,067 --> 00:19:55,333 No, let me put it like this. 450 00:19:55,467 --> 00:19:57,267 Do you remember "The Lady of Shalott"? 451 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,100 "Out flew the web and floated wide; 452 00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:02,300 The mirror crack'd from side to side; 453 00:20:02,433 --> 00:20:05,000 'The doom has come upon me,' cried 454 00:20:05,133 --> 00:20:06,700 The Lady of Shalott." 455 00:20:06,833 --> 00:20:12,500 ** 456 00:20:12,633 --> 00:20:14,033 That's what she looked like. 457 00:20:14,167 --> 00:20:15,900 - She was staring at the wall, you think? 458 00:20:16,033 --> 00:20:17,067 Well, she seemed to be. 459 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,800 - Was there anything on the wall? 460 00:20:19,933 --> 00:20:22,567 - Oh, I don't know. Pictures, I think. 461 00:20:22,700 --> 00:20:24,233 - Can't think pictures would be the reason. 462 00:20:24,367 --> 00:20:26,533 - No, especially as she'd see them every day. 463 00:20:26,667 --> 00:20:28,200 - Were people still coming up the stairs? 464 00:20:28,333 --> 00:20:29,833 - You mean she might have been looking at one of them? 465 00:20:29,967 --> 00:20:31,567 - Yes, it's possible. - Well... 466 00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:33,633 Oh, there was a bit of a to-do 467 00:20:33,767 --> 00:20:37,267 when Lola Brewster arrived with Vincent Hogg. 468 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,033 And also there was a young woman there taking photographs. 469 00:20:40,167 --> 00:20:42,800 - A photographer? - Yes. She took one of me. 470 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,933 And then Marina all of a sudden seemed to pull herself together. 471 00:20:49,067 --> 00:20:51,733 I think -- I think her husband nudged her or something, 472 00:20:51,867 --> 00:20:54,833 and she was back to her old charming self. 473 00:20:54,967 --> 00:20:56,767 - Now, what would you like to drink? 474 00:20:56,900 --> 00:20:58,300 Jason, cocktails. 475 00:20:58,433 --> 00:20:59,767 - Oh, I don't know whether I should. 476 00:20:59,900 --> 00:21:01,667 - Let your hair down, Miss Badcock. 477 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,233 - I suppose it is a special day. - That's the spirit. 478 00:21:04,367 --> 00:21:06,833 - Have a daiquiri, Miss Badcock. It's Marina's favourite. 479 00:21:06,967 --> 00:21:08,567 Oh! Thanks. 480 00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:11,100 - He gave a glass to the Badcock woman and one to his wife. 481 00:21:11,233 --> 00:21:13,833 - Daiquiris, I think. - That's very interesting, Dolly. 482 00:21:13,967 --> 00:21:15,467 Very interesting indeed. 483 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,300 - But who on earth would want to kill Heather Badcock? 484 00:21:18,433 --> 00:21:20,767 Unless she knew something. 485 00:21:20,900 --> 00:21:23,367 - No. If she'd known anything, 486 00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:24,967 she'd never be able to keep it to herself. 487 00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:26,967 - Perhaps she was blackmailing someone. 488 00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:30,067 - Blackmail -- The thought wouldn't enter her head. 489 00:21:30,167 --> 00:21:31,500 No, I suppose you're right. 490 00:21:31,633 --> 00:21:33,333 It reeks of murder, though, doesn't it? 491 00:21:33,467 --> 00:21:38,067 - The whole idea seems so very unlikely. 492 00:21:38,167 --> 00:21:42,067 Unless, of course, it was the wrong murder. 493 00:21:42,133 --> 00:21:49,667 ** 494 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:57,367 ** 495 00:21:57,500 --> 00:22:05,133 ** 496 00:22:05,267 --> 00:22:12,833 ** 497 00:22:12,967 --> 00:22:20,500 ** 498 00:22:20,633 --> 00:22:28,233 ** 499 00:22:28,367 --> 00:22:35,900 ** 500 00:22:36,067 --> 00:22:37,833 - An odd place to choose, isn't it, sir? 501 00:22:37,967 --> 00:22:39,633 What do you mean, Tiddler? 502 00:22:39,767 --> 00:22:41,833 - Well, if I was gonna poison someone -- 503 00:22:41,967 --> 00:22:43,600 spike their drink, like -- 504 00:22:43,733 --> 00:22:45,633 I wouldn't choose a do with loads of people milling around. 505 00:22:45,767 --> 00:22:47,833 I mean, someone's bound to notice, aren't they? 506 00:22:47,967 --> 00:22:50,267 - That's what we're going to find out. 507 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,167 - So, what was it, then? Arsenic or cyanide or something? 508 00:22:53,300 --> 00:22:54,767 According to the inquest, 509 00:22:54,900 --> 00:22:58,233 it was an overdose of hyethyldexylbarboquindelorytate. 510 00:22:58,367 --> 00:22:59,467 Right. 511 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,467 - It's an antidepressant, Tiddler. 512 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:03,800 Commonly known as Calmo. 513 00:23:03,933 --> 00:23:06,700 Widely prescribed in America, but you can also get it here. 514 00:23:06,833 --> 00:23:09,533 They found six times the recommended dose inside her. 515 00:23:09,667 --> 00:23:11,900 And she never used the stuff, according to her doctor. 516 00:23:12,967 --> 00:23:14,567 - So are we actually going to, like, 517 00:23:14,700 --> 00:23:17,100 meet Marina Gregg, then, sir? 518 00:23:17,233 --> 00:23:20,767 - Of course we are. Damned fool question. 519 00:23:22,067 --> 00:23:24,267 Are you a fan of hers, Tiddler? 520 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:28,500 - I'm -- Sort of. Yes, sir. 521 00:23:28,633 --> 00:23:30,500 Bit old for you, isn't she? 522 00:23:30,633 --> 00:23:38,900 ** 523 00:23:39,067 --> 00:23:47,233 ** 524 00:23:47,367 --> 00:23:50,233 There. Oh. 525 00:23:50,367 --> 00:23:54,367 So, Inspector, our local murder is considered worthy 526 00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:55,767 of the attention of Scotland Yard. 527 00:23:55,900 --> 00:23:57,067 Yes, Miss Marple. 528 00:23:57,167 --> 00:23:58,433 The involvement of a Hollywood star 529 00:23:58,567 --> 00:24:00,300 raises its profile somewhat. 530 00:24:00,433 --> 00:24:03,300 - Should I be honoured that I am your first port of call? 531 00:24:03,433 --> 00:24:05,400 - Commissioner Clithering speaks very highly of you. 532 00:24:05,533 --> 00:24:07,133 Ah, dear Sir Henry. 533 00:24:07,267 --> 00:24:09,133 How is he enjoying his retirement? 534 00:24:09,267 --> 00:24:10,633 - I suspect he's a little restless. 535 00:24:10,767 --> 00:24:14,533 - [ Chuckling ] Yeah. I can well understand that, yes. 536 00:24:16,067 --> 00:24:17,167 How is the ankle? 537 00:24:17,300 --> 00:24:18,967 - Oh, better, thank you. Much better. 538 00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:20,667 - I must say, it is quite a coincidence 539 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:22,467 that the woman who helped you when you fell 540 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:24,233 should be murdered a few days later. 541 00:24:24,367 --> 00:24:25,833 Yes, isn't it? 542 00:24:25,967 --> 00:24:28,367 - I don't suppose you had any intuition of this, did you? 543 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:30,933 - Good heavens, no. [ Laughs ] What an idea. 544 00:24:31,067 --> 00:24:33,667 No, but -- Although she did remind me 545 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:35,600 of someone I once knew. 546 00:24:35,733 --> 00:24:37,233 Who was that? 547 00:24:37,367 --> 00:24:39,667 Alison Wilde. 548 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,733 Very kind and full of life. 549 00:24:42,867 --> 00:24:46,067 But only ever saw things from her own perspective. 550 00:24:46,133 --> 00:24:47,567 - And what's Miss Wilde doing now? 551 00:24:47,700 --> 00:24:49,700 Oh, she's dead, Inspector. 552 00:24:49,833 --> 00:24:52,067 Would you care for a Garibaldi? 553 00:24:54,333 --> 00:24:55,667 No, thank you. 554 00:24:56,900 --> 00:24:58,233 Oh. So sorry. 555 00:25:00,133 --> 00:25:02,633 - It is a pity you weren't at the garden party, Miss Marple. 556 00:25:02,767 --> 00:25:06,233 - Yes, isn't it? But my friend Dolly Bantry was. 557 00:25:06,367 --> 00:25:10,800 It was Mrs. Bantry who sold Gossington Hall to Marina Gregg. 558 00:25:10,933 --> 00:25:12,667 - And did Mrs. Bantry see anything? 559 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,067 - Yes, indeed. She did. 560 00:25:15,133 --> 00:25:16,300 And what was that? 561 00:25:17,267 --> 00:25:19,767 - Are you familiar with "The Lady Of Shalott"? 562 00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:24,867 ** 563 00:25:25,067 --> 00:25:26,067 She was staring 564 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:27,633 as though she'd seen something awful, 565 00:25:27,767 --> 00:25:28,933 just like the Lady of Shalott. 566 00:25:29,067 --> 00:25:31,367 - "The curse has come upon me." - Exactly! 567 00:25:31,500 --> 00:25:34,233 - Have you any idea what she was looking at, Mrs. Bantry? 568 00:25:34,367 --> 00:25:35,833 Well, I wish I knew. 569 00:25:35,967 --> 00:25:37,667 She seemed to be looking over Miss Badcock's shoulder. 570 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,300 - At the people coming up the stairs? 571 00:25:39,433 --> 00:25:41,200 I really couldn't say. 572 00:25:41,333 --> 00:25:43,333 Oh, dear, I'm not explaining myself terribly well, am I? 573 00:25:43,467 --> 00:25:44,767 You're doing very well, Dolly. 574 00:25:44,900 --> 00:25:46,867 - My husband never knew what I was talking about. 575 00:25:47,067 --> 00:25:48,100 [ Laughs ] Poor Arthur. 576 00:25:48,233 --> 00:25:49,633 You are all right there, Sergeant? 577 00:25:49,767 --> 00:25:51,100 Yes. Thank you, ma'am. 578 00:25:51,233 --> 00:25:53,167 - Do you know, I once had a cat called Tiddles. 579 00:25:53,300 --> 00:25:56,100 - It's Tiddler, ma'am. - Is it? How lovely. 580 00:25:56,233 --> 00:25:58,067 - Marina Gregg, Dolly. - Oh, yes. Yes, of course. 581 00:25:58,167 --> 00:26:01,367 Well, you see, I wondered what on earth it was 582 00:26:01,500 --> 00:26:03,300 that made her look like that. 583 00:26:03,433 --> 00:26:05,500 And then I didn't think any more about it. 584 00:26:05,633 --> 00:26:07,467 But then again... 585 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,067 I may have imagined the whole thing. 586 00:26:10,967 --> 00:26:13,200 Has that been helpful? 587 00:26:14,367 --> 00:26:17,300 "'Never Say Nefertiti.'" 588 00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:22,167 "Like a curse from the mummy's tomb, 589 00:26:22,300 --> 00:26:25,600 Marina Gregg seems dogged by tragedy. 590 00:26:25,733 --> 00:26:28,700 At a garden party for the St. John Ambulance, 591 00:26:28,833 --> 00:26:31,867 hosted by Miss Gregg in her new country home 592 00:26:32,067 --> 00:26:35,467 as a rather unconvincing Lady Bountiful, 593 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:37,967 the secretary of the local association, 594 00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:41,900 a garrulous spinster by the name of Heather Badcock, 595 00:26:42,067 --> 00:26:45,067 suddenly dropped down dead. 596 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:46,500 The dreary proceedings, 597 00:26:46,633 --> 00:26:48,667 at which Marina Gregg greeted guests 598 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,800 with the hauteur of a minor royal, were..." 599 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,233 "...ironically kick-started into life 600 00:26:56,367 --> 00:26:59,800 by what is now being treated as murder. 601 00:27:00,067 --> 00:27:02,867 For the time being, Miss Gregg is too distraught 602 00:27:03,067 --> 00:27:07,300 to continue work on her new film, 'Nefertiti.' 603 00:27:07,433 --> 00:27:09,467 Or is she merely having a pet 604 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:13,267 at being upstaged at her own party? 605 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:20,967 ** 606 00:27:21,100 --> 00:27:22,467 That's the one. 607 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,567 She was sitting right there, and she just went. 608 00:27:24,700 --> 00:27:26,300 One minute she was fine, 609 00:27:26,433 --> 00:27:29,500 and the next I thought she'd had a seizure or a fit or something. 610 00:27:29,633 --> 00:27:31,733 - What she did have was six times the maximum dose 611 00:27:31,867 --> 00:27:33,300 of a substance called Calmo. 612 00:27:33,433 --> 00:27:35,733 Everybody takes Calmo. 613 00:27:35,867 --> 00:27:37,067 I don't. 614 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,867 - Oh, you should. It is absolutely marvellous. 615 00:27:40,067 --> 00:27:41,933 It bucks you up and it soothes you down, 616 00:27:42,067 --> 00:27:43,867 if you take my meaning. 617 00:27:44,067 --> 00:27:45,667 - Would there be supplies of it in the house? 618 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:47,867 - Yeah. Place is lousy with it. 619 00:27:48,067 --> 00:27:49,667 Bottles of it everywhere. 620 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,867 - Where exactly did Miss Gregg receive her guests? 621 00:27:53,067 --> 00:27:57,333 - Well, she was standing right about here. 622 00:27:57,467 --> 00:27:59,667 - And -- Oh, yes. - Sergeant. 623 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,400 - There was a very persistent photographer from London. 624 00:28:02,533 --> 00:28:05,067 Margot something or other. A chic, beatniky type. 625 00:28:05,167 --> 00:28:06,400 She was taking photographs. 626 00:28:06,533 --> 00:28:07,733 - And people were coming up the stairs? 627 00:28:07,867 --> 00:28:10,233 - Mm-hmm. Yes, in driblets. 628 00:28:10,367 --> 00:28:12,767 I brought up the VIPs, you might say, 629 00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:14,967 and Ella Blunt brought up the rest. 630 00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:16,600 She's Mr. Rudd's secretary. 631 00:28:16,733 --> 00:28:18,700 - And you are Miss Gregg's secretary. 632 00:28:18,833 --> 00:28:21,500 - Exclusive personal assistant, Inspector. 633 00:28:21,633 --> 00:28:25,300 - And were you here at the time that Miss Badcock came up? 634 00:28:25,433 --> 00:28:28,567 - I'm ashamed to say, Inspector, that I just cannot remember. 635 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:31,600 I have a feeling that I must have gone back downstairs 636 00:28:31,733 --> 00:28:33,867 to look after Vincent Hogg and Lola Brewster. 637 00:28:34,067 --> 00:28:36,300 [ Indistinct talking, shouting ] 638 00:28:38,967 --> 00:28:42,200 Hi, Miss Brewster, how are you? Mr. Hogg, right this way. 639 00:28:42,333 --> 00:28:44,067 We'll go on upstairs. 640 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:45,667 - Vincent... - Hogg, sir. 641 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:47,667 He's a journalist who used to be married to Miss Gregg. 642 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:49,367 Oh! A fan. 643 00:28:49,500 --> 00:28:52,067 Well, we must have a chat some time. 644 00:28:54,300 --> 00:28:55,633 This Vincent Hogg chappie... 645 00:28:55,767 --> 00:28:57,200 - Yes, we didn't even know he was in the country. 646 00:28:57,333 --> 00:28:58,867 - So his turning up was something of a surprise? 647 00:28:59,067 --> 00:29:00,267 You bet. 648 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:01,533 - A pleasant surprise, would you say? 649 00:29:01,667 --> 00:29:03,333 - Oh, yes. - And what about Lola Brewster? 650 00:29:03,467 --> 00:29:04,933 - Well, she was a nice surprise, too. 651 00:29:05,067 --> 00:29:07,433 - So Miss Gregg was happy to see them? 652 00:29:07,567 --> 00:29:09,367 - She couldn't have been happier. In fact, she was thrilled. 653 00:29:09,500 --> 00:29:11,233 - To see her ex-husband? - Yes. 654 00:29:11,367 --> 00:29:12,867 With a redhead on his arm? 655 00:29:13,067 --> 00:29:15,133 That's Hollywood. 656 00:29:17,100 --> 00:29:19,900 - Well, I should like to have a word with Miss Gregg if I may. 657 00:29:20,067 --> 00:29:23,100 - Oh, but you can't. She's totally prostrated. 658 00:29:23,233 --> 00:29:26,500 - Nevertheless, I'd still like to speak to her. 659 00:29:26,633 --> 00:29:29,067 - Well, I'm afraid that's out of the question, Inspector. 660 00:29:29,133 --> 00:29:30,700 You see, the doctor came by this morning, 661 00:29:30,833 --> 00:29:32,267 and he gave her a little sedation. 662 00:29:35,967 --> 00:29:39,067 - I must say, it's a relief to be with someone who's normal. 663 00:29:39,133 --> 00:29:40,533 What do you mean, Doctor? 664 00:29:40,667 --> 00:29:42,267 - I've been attending to Miss Marina Gregg. 665 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:44,400 - Is she ill? - Not remotely, 666 00:29:44,533 --> 00:29:46,333 but she's behaving as if she were at death's door. 667 00:29:46,467 --> 00:29:49,933 - She must be very much upset by Miss Badcock's death. 668 00:29:50,067 --> 00:29:53,333 - Her nerves are shot to pieces, or so she kept telling me, 669 00:29:53,467 --> 00:29:55,267 and would probably still be telling me 670 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,233 had I not given her a sedative. 671 00:29:57,367 --> 00:29:58,967 It's such a shock, 672 00:29:59,100 --> 00:30:01,267 someone suddenly dying like that in the middle of your party. 673 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,100 - If you ask me, her upset has nothing to do 674 00:30:04,233 --> 00:30:06,500 - with Miss Badcock's death. - Really? 675 00:30:06,633 --> 00:30:08,267 - I probably shouldn't be saying this. 676 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:11,733 - Oh, I assure you, um, won't go any further. 677 00:30:11,867 --> 00:30:15,333 - So obsessed is she with herself that she even said that, 678 00:30:15,467 --> 00:30:17,167 "It was meant for me, Doctor." 679 00:30:17,300 --> 00:30:20,000 - The poisoned drink? She actually said that, did she? 680 00:30:20,133 --> 00:30:21,267 Yes, she certainly did. 681 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,433 - Why on earth would she say that? 682 00:30:23,567 --> 00:30:25,900 - Quite preposterous to claim this tragedy as her own 683 00:30:26,033 --> 00:30:28,733 with poor Miss Badcock barely cold in the ground. 684 00:30:28,867 --> 00:30:31,767 - Tell me, Doctor, can you remember what happened 685 00:30:31,900 --> 00:30:33,967 after Mr. Rudd served Miss Badcock 686 00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:35,367 and Miss Gregg their drinks? 687 00:30:37,433 --> 00:30:40,033 - Yes. There were still guests coming up the stairs. 688 00:30:40,167 --> 00:30:41,833 There was a couple, I recall. 689 00:30:41,967 --> 00:30:44,433 - Lola Brewster and Vincent Hogg. 690 00:30:44,567 --> 00:30:46,033 - A suave-looking chap 691 00:30:46,167 --> 00:30:49,600 and a [clears throat] rather flashy-looking redhead. 692 00:30:49,733 --> 00:30:52,500 I do not believe it. 693 00:30:52,633 --> 00:30:55,667 - Miss Badcock and I were shifted off a little. 694 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,100 - And Miss Badcock drank her daiquiri then? 695 00:30:58,233 --> 00:31:02,067 - No, because she wouldn't stop talking about Miss Marina Gregg. 696 00:31:02,167 --> 00:31:04,667 - Oh. Ooh. [ Laughter ] 697 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:05,767 Excuse me. 698 00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:08,067 Yes, of course. 699 00:31:08,167 --> 00:31:09,500 When did she drink it? 700 00:31:09,633 --> 00:31:12,633 - Well, it would have been a little while after. 701 00:31:12,767 --> 00:31:14,433 It was getting a bit crowded by then. 702 00:31:14,567 --> 00:31:16,900 [ Up-tempo jazz music playing ] 703 00:31:17,067 --> 00:31:22,533 ** 704 00:31:22,667 --> 00:31:23,933 Oh! 705 00:31:25,067 --> 00:31:27,667 - Someone knocked into her and she spilt it. 706 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:30,233 - She spilt it? - Yes. 707 00:31:30,367 --> 00:31:34,233 It went down her dress and Miss Gregg's dress, I believe. 708 00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:35,633 Oh, sorry. 709 00:31:35,767 --> 00:31:38,067 - Don't worry. It's only a Chanel. 710 00:31:38,133 --> 00:31:40,367 I'm so sorry, Miss Gregg. 711 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:42,833 Here, wipe yourself. 712 00:31:42,967 --> 00:31:45,067 I'm so sorry. 713 00:31:45,167 --> 00:31:47,567 - Have this, why don't you? I haven't touched it yet. 714 00:31:47,700 --> 00:31:50,300 - She handed over her own drink? - Yes. 715 00:31:50,433 --> 00:31:51,700 - Are you quite sure of that, Doctor? 716 00:31:51,833 --> 00:31:54,300 - Yes. Yes, I am. - And Miss Badcock took it? 717 00:31:54,433 --> 00:31:57,633 - Uh, no, she didn't want to at first. 718 00:31:57,767 --> 00:32:00,333 But, uh, yes, she took it. 719 00:32:00,467 --> 00:32:01,967 And did what? 720 00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:03,633 - I've had far too much already. 721 00:32:05,333 --> 00:32:06,533 Drank it. 722 00:32:06,667 --> 00:32:10,433 Rather quickly, if memory serves. 723 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,567 Then I got chatting to Councillor Hubbard, 724 00:32:13,700 --> 00:32:15,200 and the next thing I knew... 725 00:32:16,733 --> 00:32:19,067 - Miss Badcock? - Is everything all right? 726 00:32:19,167 --> 00:32:21,400 - Can I get her anything? - Get some smelling salts. 727 00:32:23,067 --> 00:32:25,300 - ...she was dead. - Mm. 728 00:32:25,433 --> 00:32:27,833 - Well, Miss Marple, I'm delighted to tell you 729 00:32:27,967 --> 00:32:29,967 that you are now off the sick list. 730 00:32:30,100 --> 00:32:33,333 But here's something for the pain. 731 00:32:33,467 --> 00:32:36,067 - But what if Miss Gregg is right, 732 00:32:36,133 --> 00:32:37,733 that the poisoned drink was meant for her? 733 00:32:37,867 --> 00:32:39,400 She might still be in danger. 734 00:32:39,533 --> 00:32:42,233 - Yes, but, well, you know what actresses are like. 735 00:32:42,367 --> 00:32:43,633 Tell me, Doctor, 736 00:32:43,767 --> 00:32:45,733 do you know if she's told her husband any of this? 737 00:32:45,867 --> 00:32:47,800 - No, she didn't. I'm quite sure of that. 738 00:32:47,933 --> 00:32:50,133 In fact I even suggested that perhaps she should. 739 00:32:51,067 --> 00:32:54,200 - It is extraordinary. - What is? 740 00:32:54,333 --> 00:32:55,800 A good dose of sleuthing 741 00:32:55,933 --> 00:32:57,667 always brings the colour to your cheeks. 742 00:32:58,400 --> 00:32:59,633 [ Chuckles ] 743 00:32:59,767 --> 00:33:04,300 ** 744 00:33:04,433 --> 00:33:08,900 ** 745 00:33:09,067 --> 00:33:10,533 - Inspector Hewitt. - Inspector? 746 00:33:10,667 --> 00:33:12,667 - Ah, Miss Marple. - I've just seen Dr. Haydock. 747 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:14,367 Nothing serious, I hope. 748 00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:16,667 - No, on the contrary. I'm perfectly well, thank you. 749 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:20,167 He mentioned something that I think you ought to know. 750 00:33:20,300 --> 00:33:21,600 [ Bell rings ] 751 00:33:21,733 --> 00:33:23,667 - This business has made us all a bit edgy. 752 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:25,200 - Especially your wife, I understand. 753 00:33:25,333 --> 00:33:26,900 - Well, she's sensitive at the best of times. 754 00:33:27,067 --> 00:33:29,667 - This hasn't exactly helped. - Excuse me, Mr. Rudd. 755 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:31,833 We were wondering if Miss Gregg might be available 756 00:33:31,967 --> 00:33:33,433 for a costume fitting tomorrow morning. 757 00:33:33,567 --> 00:33:35,100 - How the hell should I know? - Thank you, Mr. Rudd. 758 00:33:35,233 --> 00:33:37,133 - I've been told your wife was rather distracted 759 00:33:37,267 --> 00:33:39,067 while Heather Badcock was speaking to her. 760 00:33:39,133 --> 00:33:40,767 - Cut it. It's perfectly possible. 761 00:33:40,900 --> 00:33:42,667 All this handshaking does get a little tedious. 762 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:44,400 - But you didn't notice anything yourself? 763 00:33:44,533 --> 00:33:46,700 - I think I did give her a nudge at one point to wake her up. 764 00:33:46,833 --> 00:33:48,833 - But she was fine after that. - I'm sorry to interrupt -- 765 00:33:48,967 --> 00:33:50,833 - 20 minutes, John! - Mr. Rudd. 766 00:33:50,967 --> 00:33:52,867 - I've got two dozen journalists on the phone 767 00:33:53,067 --> 00:33:54,833 wanting to know when they can talk to either you or Marina. 768 00:33:54,967 --> 00:33:56,700 - I'll get back to you. - They're very persistent. 769 00:33:56,833 --> 00:33:58,367 - 10 minutes, Ella, okay? - Okay. 770 00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:00,767 - As you can see, things are pretty hectic, so -- 771 00:34:00,900 --> 00:34:02,133 - Mr. Rudd, has it occurred to you 772 00:34:02,267 --> 00:34:04,067 that the poisoning of Heather Badcock 773 00:34:04,133 --> 00:34:05,900 may have been entirely accidental 774 00:34:06,067 --> 00:34:08,233 and that the real intended victim was your wife? 775 00:34:10,133 --> 00:34:11,733 Very astute, Inspector. 776 00:34:11,867 --> 00:34:13,800 That's what I've thought all along. 777 00:34:13,933 --> 00:34:15,433 - Then why haven't you said anything? 778 00:34:15,567 --> 00:34:17,267 - Because I don't want her to suspect for one moment 779 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,633 that someone's out to kill her. 780 00:34:19,767 --> 00:34:21,133 - Look out! [ Crash ] 781 00:34:21,267 --> 00:34:22,200 Oh! 782 00:34:22,333 --> 00:34:24,667 [ Indistinct talking, shouting ] 783 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:30,200 ** 784 00:34:30,333 --> 00:34:32,300 [ Telephone rings ] 785 00:34:32,433 --> 00:34:38,867 ** 786 00:34:39,067 --> 00:34:42,067 - Hogg. - [ Breathing heavily ] 787 00:34:44,067 --> 00:34:45,300 Hello? 788 00:34:46,500 --> 00:34:48,933 - [ Whispering ] I saw you do it. 789 00:34:49,067 --> 00:34:52,067 - What? - Honey, who is it? 790 00:34:54,300 --> 00:34:57,433 - I saw you put the tablets in the glass. 791 00:34:57,567 --> 00:35:03,067 ** 792 00:35:03,133 --> 00:35:04,333 You're husband number... 793 00:35:04,467 --> 00:35:06,100 Five. 794 00:35:06,233 --> 00:35:07,933 Almost a cliché, isn't it? 795 00:35:08,067 --> 00:35:10,967 She's got it into her head that she's cursed with bad luck. 796 00:35:11,100 --> 00:35:13,300 Well, I have every intention of proving her wrong. 797 00:35:13,433 --> 00:35:14,767 Good for you. 798 00:35:14,900 --> 00:35:16,600 - You see, Inspector, she expects too much. 799 00:35:16,733 --> 00:35:19,567 She really believes you can be happy ever after. 800 00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:21,167 Well, life's not like that, is it? 801 00:35:21,300 --> 00:35:22,933 And what about children? 802 00:35:23,067 --> 00:35:25,867 - That's one of the reasons she considers herself unlucky. 803 00:35:26,067 --> 00:35:29,600 She finally resorted to adoption and then of course got pregnant. 804 00:35:29,733 --> 00:35:32,067 She was over the moon, but the result was catastrophic. 805 00:35:32,133 --> 00:35:33,900 She gave birth to a boy who was severely retarded 806 00:35:34,067 --> 00:35:36,167 and had a complete breakdown. 807 00:35:36,300 --> 00:35:38,400 I met her on her comeback movie, "Marie Antoinette," 808 00:35:38,533 --> 00:35:40,700 - shortly after she'd recovered. - And the son? 809 00:35:40,833 --> 00:35:43,133 - He had to be put into a home. - In America? 810 00:35:43,267 --> 00:35:45,667 - Yes, but he was recently moved into a home over here. 811 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,267 Does she see him? 812 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:49,067 - Too much contact would drive her over the edge, 813 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:50,767 and we can't risk that. 814 00:35:50,900 --> 00:35:52,367 But life goes on. 815 00:35:52,500 --> 00:35:54,400 Not for Miss Badcock. 816 00:35:55,667 --> 00:36:00,267 It was you, wasn't it, Mr. Rudd, who gave her her drink? 817 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:02,167 - Yes. A daiquiri. 818 00:36:02,300 --> 00:36:04,500 I gave one to Miss Badcock, then one to Marina. 819 00:36:04,633 --> 00:36:05,800 It's Marina's favourite. 820 00:36:05,933 --> 00:36:08,500 - Oh! Thanks. - Darling. 821 00:36:08,633 --> 00:36:09,800 I've had three already. 822 00:36:09,933 --> 00:36:11,300 And this was about the time 823 00:36:11,433 --> 00:36:13,133 that Vincent Hogg and Lola Brewster appeared? 824 00:36:13,267 --> 00:36:14,833 Yes. 825 00:36:14,967 --> 00:36:17,300 I do not believe it. 826 00:36:17,433 --> 00:36:20,167 Vincent. And Lola. 827 00:36:20,300 --> 00:36:21,867 - Marina put her drink down on the table -- 828 00:36:22,067 --> 00:36:23,900 she hadn't touched it -- and greeted them. 829 00:36:24,067 --> 00:36:25,933 And that's where her drink remained. 830 00:36:26,067 --> 00:36:29,067 And it was only then that it could have been tampered with. 831 00:36:29,167 --> 00:36:30,400 Don't ask me how it was done. 832 00:36:30,533 --> 00:36:32,600 And as for who did it, well, 833 00:36:32,733 --> 00:36:35,067 you have about 20 possible culprits to choose from. 834 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,067 Not now. 835 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,267 What then? 836 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,600 - My wife finally managed to retrieve her drink 837 00:36:42,733 --> 00:36:44,267 when that woman must have spilt hers. 838 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:46,300 [ Gasps ] Oh! 839 00:36:46,433 --> 00:36:49,333 - It's all right, really. - I'm sorry. 840 00:36:49,467 --> 00:36:52,333 - And Marina offered her drink to Miss Badcock and that was that. 841 00:36:53,633 --> 00:36:55,100 But I can assure you, the fatal dose 842 00:36:55,233 --> 00:36:56,500 couldn't have been added after then, 843 00:36:56,633 --> 00:36:58,067 because Miss Badcock drank it immediately. 844 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:02,100 And five minutes later, she was dead. 845 00:37:04,367 --> 00:37:05,633 Can you think of anyone 846 00:37:05,767 --> 00:37:07,100 who would wish to harm your wife, Mr. Rudd? 847 00:37:07,233 --> 00:37:09,200 - I think it's fair to say that in our business, 848 00:37:09,333 --> 00:37:10,667 we derive a certain pleasure 849 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,133 from seeing colleagues fall flat on their faces. 850 00:37:13,267 --> 00:37:17,433 But as for wishing them dead, not as a rule. 851 00:37:18,433 --> 00:37:20,667 [ Door opens, closes ] 852 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:27,067 ** 853 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:33,500 ** 854 00:37:33,633 --> 00:37:39,867 ** 855 00:37:40,067 --> 00:37:42,933 - How long have you been Mr. Rudd's secretary? 856 00:37:43,067 --> 00:37:44,667 Five years. 857 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,633 I was part of the expat community in L.A. 858 00:37:47,767 --> 00:37:50,067 and, well, I was rather keen to get involved in movies. 859 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:51,533 So when Mr. Rudd offered me the job, 860 00:37:51,667 --> 00:37:53,267 obviously I jumped at the chance. 861 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,867 - You knew him before he met Marina? 862 00:37:56,067 --> 00:37:57,333 Oh, yes. 863 00:37:57,467 --> 00:38:00,833 I suppose, as Brits, we had a natural affinity. 864 00:38:00,967 --> 00:38:03,600 He's a sort of genius, you know? And still so young. 865 00:38:03,733 --> 00:38:05,067 You like the job? 866 00:38:05,133 --> 00:38:06,767 It suits my purpose. 867 00:38:06,900 --> 00:38:08,800 Although I hadn't bargained on murder. 868 00:38:08,933 --> 00:38:11,400 - Six times the recommended dose could hardly be anything else. 869 00:38:11,533 --> 00:38:14,300 - An accident? - And how would that happen? 870 00:38:14,433 --> 00:38:15,700 - Oh, a lot easier than you'd think. 871 00:38:15,833 --> 00:38:17,967 The house is simply full of drugs. 872 00:38:19,633 --> 00:38:21,133 These theatrical types -- 873 00:38:21,267 --> 00:38:24,633 They have the most curious lapses in intelligence. 874 00:38:24,767 --> 00:38:27,433 I mean, sometimes I think the more artistic they are, 875 00:38:27,567 --> 00:38:29,067 the less common sense they have. 876 00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:31,500 - I still don't see how such an accident could happen. 877 00:38:31,633 --> 00:38:34,600 - One of the guests might have wanted an upper or a downer, 878 00:38:34,733 --> 00:38:36,100 having forgotten what they had earlier, 879 00:38:36,233 --> 00:38:37,700 put too much in the glass. 880 00:38:37,833 --> 00:38:39,500 And then put it down, got distracted and went off. 881 00:38:39,633 --> 00:38:42,433 Along comes miss what's her name, 882 00:38:42,567 --> 00:38:44,467 thinks it's her glass, picks it up and drinks it. 883 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:46,233 People are very stupid, you know? 884 00:38:46,367 --> 00:38:48,067 - Sorry, sir. - [ Clears throat ] 885 00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:50,433 Tell me, Miss Blunt, does Marina Gregg take Calmo? 886 00:38:50,567 --> 00:38:52,100 Oh, yes. We all do. 887 00:38:52,233 --> 00:38:54,400 - Have you any idea when I might be able to talk to her? 888 00:38:54,533 --> 00:38:56,867 - She's always throwing temperaments. 889 00:38:57,067 --> 00:38:58,900 And this has given her the perfect opportunity 890 00:38:59,067 --> 00:39:00,767 to throw a really big one. 891 00:39:03,233 --> 00:39:05,767 - Didn't know you were a film-mag fan, miss. 892 00:39:05,900 --> 00:39:08,400 - I'm not. Just curious, that's all. 893 00:39:08,533 --> 00:39:10,600 They belonged to poor Miss Badcock. 894 00:39:10,733 --> 00:39:14,567 Inspector Hewitt kindly procured them for me. 895 00:39:14,700 --> 00:39:16,700 - Would you say she's difficult to work for? 896 00:39:16,833 --> 00:39:18,067 Difficult? 897 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,100 She's an absolute monster. 898 00:39:20,233 --> 00:39:21,833 The woman has no moderation. 899 00:39:21,967 --> 00:39:24,133 She's either jumping for joy or in the depths of despair. 900 00:39:24,267 --> 00:39:26,467 And there are certain topics one simply can't mention. 901 00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:27,867 Such as? 902 00:39:28,067 --> 00:39:29,833 - Mental breakdowns. Psychiatric hospitals. 903 00:39:29,967 --> 00:39:31,067 Anything to do with children. 904 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:32,467 She can't have any more, you see, 905 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:33,833 and the one she did have is completely bonkers. 906 00:39:33,967 --> 00:39:35,500 Then why bring him over here? 907 00:39:35,633 --> 00:39:37,900 - Well, Jason thought it would be for the best. 908 00:39:38,067 --> 00:39:39,067 In what way? 909 00:39:39,133 --> 00:39:40,700 To give the right impression. 910 00:39:40,833 --> 00:39:42,700 I mean, after all, Inspector, 911 00:39:42,833 --> 00:39:45,300 it doesn't put Marina in a terribly good light, does it? 912 00:39:45,433 --> 00:39:48,300 I mean, to move over here and leave her son to rot 913 00:39:48,433 --> 00:39:49,833 in an American asylum. 914 00:39:49,967 --> 00:39:51,833 - But it's not Mr. Rudd's child, is it? 915 00:39:51,967 --> 00:39:55,233 - No. The husband before last. 916 00:39:55,367 --> 00:39:56,633 And where is he now? 917 00:39:56,767 --> 00:39:58,067 Florida. 918 00:39:58,133 --> 00:40:00,033 Miss Blunt, 919 00:40:00,167 --> 00:40:02,767 do you know if Marina Gregg is afraid of anyone? 920 00:40:02,900 --> 00:40:04,933 Marina? Afraid? 921 00:40:05,067 --> 00:40:06,133 [ Giggles ] 922 00:40:06,267 --> 00:40:07,967 [ Sneezes ] 923 00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:12,233 Hay fever. It's a complete nightmare. 924 00:40:12,367 --> 00:40:14,033 [ Blows ] 925 00:40:14,167 --> 00:40:21,733 ** 926 00:40:21,867 --> 00:40:29,433 ** 927 00:40:29,567 --> 00:40:37,100 ** 928 00:40:37,233 --> 00:40:44,833 ** 929 00:40:44,967 --> 00:40:52,533 ** 930 00:40:52,667 --> 00:41:00,333 ** 931 00:41:00,467 --> 00:41:02,067 A day out in London? 932 00:41:02,167 --> 00:41:04,600 What a lovely idea. 933 00:41:08,533 --> 00:41:10,800 - I've been behaving disgracefully, gentlemen. 934 00:41:10,933 --> 00:41:13,067 Will you ever forgive me? 935 00:41:14,433 --> 00:41:19,667 I just let myself go to pieces after this awful thing. 936 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:21,433 Do take a seat, Inspector. 937 00:41:21,567 --> 00:41:22,667 Thank you, Miss Gregg. 938 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:25,300 This is Sergeant Tiddler. 939 00:41:25,433 --> 00:41:26,567 How adorable. 940 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:29,133 Pull up a chair, Sergeant Tiddler. 941 00:41:29,267 --> 00:41:30,167 Make yourself at home. 942 00:41:30,300 --> 00:41:31,733 Tiddler. 943 00:41:31,867 --> 00:41:34,100 - Chair. - Yes, sir. 944 00:41:42,967 --> 00:41:44,367 I'm so ashamed of myself. 945 00:41:44,500 --> 00:41:46,833 - It's only natural that you should have felt upset. 946 00:41:46,967 --> 00:41:48,200 I had no business making out 947 00:41:48,333 --> 00:41:50,633 it was worse for me than anyone else. 948 00:41:50,767 --> 00:41:52,667 Hadn't you, Miss Gregg? 949 00:41:54,467 --> 00:41:55,833 Well, hadn't you? 950 00:41:55,967 --> 00:41:59,633 - You're a very perceptive inspector, aren't you? 951 00:41:59,767 --> 00:42:02,667 - Why do you think someone wanted to kill you? 952 00:42:03,933 --> 00:42:07,333 - It was my glass, my drink, that had been tampered with. 953 00:42:08,733 --> 00:42:11,733 It was just a mistake that that woman got it. 954 00:42:12,733 --> 00:42:15,433 I wouldn't have said anything, but Jason insisted. 955 00:42:15,567 --> 00:42:17,667 You've confided in him, then? 956 00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:20,267 - Dr. Haydock suggested I should. 957 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:24,100 Jason thought the same as me. He'd thought it all along. 958 00:42:24,233 --> 00:42:26,233 It's quite funny, really. 959 00:42:26,367 --> 00:42:29,533 He didn't want to alarm me by telling me. 960 00:42:31,300 --> 00:42:33,567 I hope you're getting this, Sergeant. 961 00:42:33,700 --> 00:42:34,833 I am, ma'am. 962 00:42:36,133 --> 00:42:37,800 Have you any idea, Miss Gregg, 963 00:42:37,933 --> 00:42:39,400 who might have tampered with your drink? 964 00:42:39,533 --> 00:42:41,067 - Of course I haven't. - Are you certain? 965 00:42:41,167 --> 00:42:43,367 - If I had, I'd tell you. - I'm sure you would. 966 00:42:43,500 --> 00:42:47,067 I just wondered if you had even the slightest suspicions. 967 00:42:47,167 --> 00:42:49,067 - It could have been anyone. Jason. Darling. 968 00:42:49,167 --> 00:42:51,433 Inspector Hewitt thinks I know who spiked my drink, 969 00:42:51,567 --> 00:42:53,067 and I keep telling him I don't. 970 00:42:53,167 --> 00:42:54,833 - But I can't help thinking that perhaps you know 971 00:42:54,967 --> 00:42:56,233 a little more than you're telling me. 972 00:42:56,367 --> 00:42:58,900 - Well, I saw nothing. - Neither did I. 973 00:42:59,067 --> 00:43:01,567 - God, I'm exhausted. - Just one more thing. 974 00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:04,100 - Make him go away. - Can't this wait, Inspector? 975 00:43:04,233 --> 00:43:05,567 Someone has told me that 976 00:43:05,700 --> 00:43:07,800 while Miss Badcock was speaking to you, 977 00:43:07,933 --> 00:43:10,333 you looked over her shoulder and saw something 978 00:43:10,467 --> 00:43:12,200 that seemed to alarm you. 979 00:43:12,333 --> 00:43:15,400 - Now, is this true, Miss Gregg? - Of course it isn't. 980 00:43:15,533 --> 00:43:17,600 What could possibly have alarmed me? 981 00:43:17,733 --> 00:43:19,400 - That's what we want to find out. 982 00:43:19,533 --> 00:43:22,267 It seems you might have been looking at the staircase. 983 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:23,933 And at about that time, 984 00:43:24,067 --> 00:43:28,400 Vincent Hogg arrived with Lola Brewster. 985 00:43:28,533 --> 00:43:30,333 Was it this that upset you? 986 00:43:30,467 --> 00:43:32,900 - I'm telling you, I wasn't upset. Who said I was? 987 00:43:33,067 --> 00:43:34,433 - Inspector, I think it's time to go. 988 00:43:34,567 --> 00:43:36,133 - You didn't even know they were coming, did you? 989 00:43:36,267 --> 00:43:38,267 - I'd no idea they were even in England. 990 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:39,567 So it was a surprise? 991 00:43:39,700 --> 00:43:41,667 - Yes, it was. A delightful surprise. 992 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:43,700 - Delightful to see your ex-husband... 993 00:43:43,833 --> 00:43:45,333 Inspector. 994 00:43:45,467 --> 00:43:48,067 - ...with your current husband's ex-lover on his arm? 995 00:43:48,133 --> 00:43:49,767 Yesterday's papers, Inspector. 996 00:43:49,900 --> 00:43:51,467 - So you knew about the affair, did you? 997 00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:53,200 - You're very persistent, aren't you? 998 00:43:53,333 --> 00:43:55,600 - Did Lola Brewster ever make any threats towards you, Miss Gregg? 999 00:43:55,733 --> 00:43:57,833 - She wouldn't dare. - Oh? 1000 00:43:57,967 --> 00:44:00,533 I'd heard that she'd pulled a gun on you at a party 1001 00:44:00,667 --> 00:44:02,433 after Mr. Rudd dumped her. 1002 00:44:02,567 --> 00:44:04,067 - Let's cut to the chase, shall we? 1003 00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:06,533 Lola Brewster had no opportunity of poisoning that drink 1004 00:44:06,667 --> 00:44:07,800 because I was close beside her most of the time. 1005 00:44:07,933 --> 00:44:09,367 - Were you? - The idea 1006 00:44:09,500 --> 00:44:11,067 that she'd come to England and poison Marina -- 1007 00:44:11,167 --> 00:44:12,333 - Close beside her? What were you up to? 1008 00:44:12,467 --> 00:44:13,700 I wasn't up to anything. 1009 00:44:13,833 --> 00:44:15,533 And what about Vincent Hogg? 1010 00:44:15,667 --> 00:44:17,667 - The idea that that that poisonous, old snake 1011 00:44:17,800 --> 00:44:19,167 could in any way alarm me -- 1012 00:44:19,300 --> 00:44:21,267 - But there was something, wasn't there, Miss Gregg? 1013 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:22,833 Something that distracted you. 1014 00:44:22,967 --> 00:44:25,067 Okay, Inspector. 1015 00:44:26,067 --> 00:44:27,467 Let me put it like this. 1016 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:30,733 I've had quite a tough time recently 1017 00:44:30,867 --> 00:44:33,467 but have gradually been getting back on track. 1018 00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:35,467 And I'm working my butt off. 1019 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:37,700 But I still find time to open my house 1020 00:44:37,833 --> 00:44:39,100 to raise money for charity 1021 00:44:39,233 --> 00:44:41,333 and to be nice and pleasant to everyone. 1022 00:44:42,500 --> 00:44:44,333 And they all say the same thing to you, 1023 00:44:44,467 --> 00:44:45,933 and you say the same thing back. 1024 00:44:46,067 --> 00:44:49,100 Over and over and over again. 1025 00:44:49,233 --> 00:44:51,333 Have you any idea how boring that can be? 1026 00:44:51,467 --> 00:44:53,433 But you do it 'cause it's your job. 1027 00:44:53,567 --> 00:44:56,433 And if at some point you glaze over, then so be it. 1028 00:44:56,567 --> 00:44:57,833 I haven't the faintest idea 1029 00:44:57,967 --> 00:44:59,433 what miss what's her face was going on about. 1030 00:44:59,567 --> 00:45:01,200 I tell you, it couldn't have been that riveting 1031 00:45:01,333 --> 00:45:04,300 because I did blank out for a second, two seconds. 1032 00:45:04,433 --> 00:45:06,733 Who cares?! I'm human. So sue me! 1033 00:45:06,867 --> 00:45:10,333 - My only concern, Miss Gregg, is for your safety. 1034 00:45:10,467 --> 00:45:12,700 An attempt was made on your life by someone 1035 00:45:12,833 --> 00:45:14,067 on the day of the party. 1036 00:45:14,200 --> 00:45:15,867 Someone who is quite possibly still here 1037 00:45:16,067 --> 00:45:18,167 and who, in the scheme of things, 1038 00:45:18,300 --> 00:45:19,833 is bound to try again. 1039 00:45:19,967 --> 00:45:23,100 If you have even the vaguest notion who that person might be, 1040 00:45:23,233 --> 00:45:24,433 I beg you to share it. 1041 00:45:25,467 --> 00:45:28,067 - Perhaps you might know something that I don't. 1042 00:45:28,167 --> 00:45:29,867 And if you do, you really should tell us. 1043 00:45:30,067 --> 00:45:32,067 For your sake. 1044 00:45:32,167 --> 00:45:33,467 But I don't. 1045 00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:37,667 How many more times do I have to say it?! 1046 00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:39,600 I didn't see anything! 1047 00:45:39,733 --> 00:45:41,533 I didn't hear anything! 1048 00:45:41,667 --> 00:45:44,067 And you're all driving me insane! 1049 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:45,933 Now, get out of here, the lot of you. 1050 00:45:46,067 --> 00:45:47,233 I want to be left in peace. 1051 00:45:47,367 --> 00:45:48,567 - I think you'd better -- - Yes. 1052 00:45:48,700 --> 00:45:50,367 Thank you, Miss Gregg. 1053 00:45:50,500 --> 00:45:52,167 Mr. Rudd. 1054 00:45:54,800 --> 00:45:56,567 - Any chance of an autograph, Miss Gregg? 1055 00:45:56,700 --> 00:45:58,833 Get out! 1056 00:45:58,967 --> 00:46:03,833 ** 1057 00:46:03,967 --> 00:46:05,900 She's a cracker. 1058 00:46:14,067 --> 00:46:15,900 - And as we've known each other for centuries, 1059 00:46:16,067 --> 00:46:17,467 we thought it would be jolly nice 1060 00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:19,533 to have a portrait taken as a sort of memento. 1061 00:46:19,667 --> 00:46:22,467 - Friendship is so important, don't you think, Miss Bence? 1062 00:46:22,600 --> 00:46:24,067 - And having seen you at the party, 1063 00:46:24,167 --> 00:46:26,333 I thought, "The very person." 1064 00:46:26,467 --> 00:46:28,700 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 1065 00:46:28,833 --> 00:46:32,333 - Uh, Miss Marple, can you look fractionally less petrified? 1066 00:46:32,467 --> 00:46:34,767 - Oh. Well, I'll do my best. 1067 00:46:34,900 --> 00:46:38,200 - And Mrs. Bantry, perhaps not quite so gleeful 1068 00:46:38,333 --> 00:46:39,400 in the smile department? 1069 00:46:39,533 --> 00:46:41,800 Oh, sort of more mysterious? 1070 00:46:41,933 --> 00:46:43,467 Possibly. 1071 00:46:47,533 --> 00:46:48,800 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 1072 00:46:48,933 --> 00:46:50,567 - Expect you've taken lots of famous people, 1073 00:46:50,700 --> 00:46:51,933 haven't you, Miss Bence? 1074 00:46:52,067 --> 00:46:53,867 - I'll shoot anyone if they've got the money. 1075 00:46:54,067 --> 00:46:57,333 - Oh! [ Laughs ] - Hold it. 1076 00:46:57,467 --> 00:46:58,500 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 1077 00:46:58,633 --> 00:47:00,067 I gather from the press 1078 00:47:00,167 --> 00:47:02,133 that this woman was poisoned by mistake, 1079 00:47:02,267 --> 00:47:04,300 that it was in fact intended for Marina. 1080 00:47:04,433 --> 00:47:07,633 - That's right, sir. The overdose was in Miss Gregg's cocktail. 1081 00:47:07,767 --> 00:47:10,733 Miss Badcock spilt her drink and Miss Gregg gave her hers. 1082 00:47:10,867 --> 00:47:13,433 Pretty conclusive, I'd say. 1083 00:47:15,067 --> 00:47:16,500 - You hadn't seen her for a while? 1084 00:47:16,633 --> 00:47:19,767 - Not since our divorce. Oh, happy day. 1085 00:47:19,900 --> 00:47:22,133 - So you didn't mind being ditched for a younger man? 1086 00:47:22,267 --> 00:47:24,167 [ Chuckles ] 1087 00:47:24,300 --> 00:47:26,933 To describe our marriage as a hellish nightmare 1088 00:47:27,067 --> 00:47:28,733 would scarcely do it justice. 1089 00:47:28,867 --> 00:47:30,533 - Then there was no love lost between you? 1090 00:47:30,667 --> 00:47:31,900 - No, Inspector, I can hardly claim 1091 00:47:32,067 --> 00:47:33,767 to sob into my pillow every night. 1092 00:47:33,900 --> 00:47:35,300 Mm. 1093 00:47:35,433 --> 00:47:37,533 Why are you over here, Mr. Hogg? 1094 00:47:37,667 --> 00:47:39,100 For my column, of course. 1095 00:47:39,967 --> 00:47:42,333 Marina's new film, "Nefertiti," 1096 00:47:42,467 --> 00:47:44,800 God help us, is creating quite a buzz. 1097 00:47:44,933 --> 00:47:47,200 I would be negligent to ignore it. 1098 00:47:47,333 --> 00:47:49,067 Now, Lola Brewster... 1099 00:47:49,167 --> 00:47:50,233 Ah, yes. 1100 00:47:50,367 --> 00:47:52,300 She's been having a little lie-down. 1101 00:47:53,633 --> 00:47:55,900 But I'm sure she's up and about by now. 1102 00:47:56,067 --> 00:47:58,633 - Wasn't it provocative taking her to the party? 1103 00:47:58,767 --> 00:48:01,233 - She's my partner. - Partner? 1104 00:48:01,367 --> 00:48:03,167 Rather American, isn't it? 1105 00:48:03,300 --> 00:48:08,733 Yes, we sort of gravitated to each other as injured parties. 1106 00:48:08,867 --> 00:48:10,500 She's a sweet girl. 1107 00:48:10,633 --> 00:48:12,500 Soothingly stupid. 1108 00:48:12,633 --> 00:48:15,867 - Would it have been a shock for Miss Gregg to see you together? 1109 00:48:16,067 --> 00:48:17,900 - Oh, yes. Most definitely. 1110 00:48:18,067 --> 00:48:20,700 - I believe she's told certain friends 1111 00:48:20,833 --> 00:48:23,133 she's afraid of you, Mr. Hogg. 1112 00:48:23,267 --> 00:48:24,900 - I wasn't aware that she had any friends. 1113 00:48:25,067 --> 00:48:26,267 Answer my question, please. 1114 00:48:28,567 --> 00:48:30,733 - Marina's an actress. What do you expect? 1115 00:48:30,867 --> 00:48:32,900 She plays up. 1116 00:48:33,067 --> 00:48:34,300 Why let something go 1117 00:48:34,433 --> 00:48:36,067 when you can make a five-act drama out of it? 1118 00:48:36,133 --> 00:48:37,600 - So she had nothing to be afraid of? 1119 00:48:37,733 --> 00:48:40,133 Certainly not me, Inspector. 1120 00:48:42,333 --> 00:48:44,067 I'm a pussycat. 1121 00:48:44,200 --> 00:48:45,567 Of course, we're such big fans 1122 00:48:45,700 --> 00:48:47,367 of Marina Gregg, aren't we, Jane? 1123 00:48:47,500 --> 00:48:50,567 - Yeah. Are you a fan, Miss Bence? 1124 00:48:50,700 --> 00:48:52,933 - She can certainly act up a storm. 1125 00:48:56,067 --> 00:48:57,633 Oh. 1126 00:48:57,767 --> 00:48:59,233 Oh. [ Laughs ] 1127 00:48:59,367 --> 00:49:01,133 And this. 1128 00:49:02,433 --> 00:49:05,067 - Mm. Perfect couple. 1129 00:49:05,133 --> 00:49:08,733 - I thought she was so kind to open her home for the party. 1130 00:49:08,867 --> 00:49:10,133 And it all went frightfully well 1131 00:49:10,267 --> 00:49:12,367 except, of course, for poor Miss Badcock. 1132 00:49:12,500 --> 00:49:15,667 - I'd very much like to see your photographs, Miss Bence. 1133 00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:18,067 - I expect you took several of Lola Brewster. 1134 00:49:18,167 --> 00:49:20,100 - Can you suck on the cheroot a little? 1135 00:49:20,233 --> 00:49:21,733 Smoke it up a bit. 1136 00:49:23,100 --> 00:49:26,267 Oh, yeah. Oh. That's just the ticket. 1137 00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:28,667 - [ Laughs ] - And hold it. 1138 00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:29,900 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 1139 00:49:30,067 --> 00:49:31,300 - Of course, it was just about then 1140 00:49:31,433 --> 00:49:34,500 that Marina Gregg had that funny turn. 1141 00:49:34,633 --> 00:49:36,433 Did you notice that, Miss Bence? 1142 00:49:36,567 --> 00:49:38,567 - You were probably imagining it, Dolly. 1143 00:49:38,700 --> 00:49:40,333 - Well, I'm probably putting it too strongly, 1144 00:49:40,467 --> 00:49:43,533 but it did seem for a moment that she looked a little queer. 1145 00:49:43,667 --> 00:49:46,733 Mind you, I had just knocked back a ferocious martini, 1146 00:49:46,867 --> 00:49:48,400 so I was probably a bit squiffy. 1147 00:49:48,533 --> 00:49:50,833 - Oh, well, you got quite lyrical about it. 1148 00:49:50,967 --> 00:49:52,367 - It's not like me to be lyrical. 1149 00:49:52,500 --> 00:49:54,733 - You quoted Tennyson, I seem to remember. 1150 00:49:54,867 --> 00:49:56,433 Oh, did I? 1151 00:49:56,567 --> 00:49:58,500 - "'The doom has come upon me,' cried the Lady of Shalott." 1152 00:49:58,633 --> 00:50:00,067 Oh, yes, you're right. 1153 00:50:00,100 --> 00:50:01,467 I do love that poem. Don't you, Miss Bence? 1154 00:50:01,600 --> 00:50:03,133 Hmm... 1155 00:50:04,467 --> 00:50:06,867 Actually, it's, um... 1156 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:09,400 it's "curse" not "doom." But I know what you mean. 1157 00:50:09,533 --> 00:50:16,700 ** 1158 00:50:16,833 --> 00:50:18,667 So you saw it, too, did you? 1159 00:50:18,800 --> 00:50:20,867 It's most extraordinary. 1160 00:50:21,000 --> 00:50:23,433 She's expressing nothing whatever. 1161 00:50:23,567 --> 00:50:25,233 No fear, no pain. 1162 00:50:25,367 --> 00:50:27,133 - Do you know, you're absolutely right. 1163 00:50:27,267 --> 00:50:29,433 - But there's something, isn't there? 1164 00:50:29,567 --> 00:50:32,633 Something she's seen or thought. 1165 00:50:32,767 --> 00:50:40,300 ** 1166 00:50:40,433 --> 00:50:43,100 You capture her very well, Miss Bence. 1167 00:50:43,233 --> 00:50:45,833 - Had you met before? - Why do you ask? 1168 00:50:45,967 --> 00:50:49,100 - Oh, because you've worked in America, perhaps. 1169 00:50:50,767 --> 00:50:53,500 - Mm. And how do you know that? 1170 00:50:53,633 --> 00:50:56,100 - I've seen your name in magazines. 1171 00:50:56,233 --> 00:50:57,600 I thought you may have encountered her 1172 00:50:57,733 --> 00:50:59,333 in a professional capacity. 1173 00:50:59,467 --> 00:51:01,900 - I couldn't keep this, could I, for my collection? 1174 00:51:02,933 --> 00:51:04,067 Be my guest. 1175 00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:06,967 - Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. 1176 00:51:07,100 --> 00:51:08,567 - Of course one can never be sure 1177 00:51:08,700 --> 00:51:11,067 how reliable these magazines are. 1178 00:51:11,133 --> 00:51:14,733 I've read, for example, that she has any number of children 1179 00:51:14,867 --> 00:51:17,067 and then that she has no children at all. 1180 00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:19,167 It's all most confusing, isn't it, Dolly? 1181 00:51:19,300 --> 00:51:20,633 Utterly. 1182 00:51:20,767 --> 00:51:22,767 - How many children does she have, Miss Bence? 1183 00:51:22,900 --> 00:51:24,867 I haven't a clue. 1184 00:51:25,067 --> 00:51:25,933 Haven't you? 1185 00:51:26,067 --> 00:51:28,133 Haven't you really? 1186 00:51:30,267 --> 00:51:33,300 - What are you doing here? Has someone sent you? 1187 00:51:33,433 --> 00:51:34,967 - We're just here to have our photograph taken. 1188 00:51:35,100 --> 00:51:36,633 Aren't we, Jane? 1189 00:51:36,767 --> 00:51:38,067 Are you, Miss Marple? 1190 00:51:38,200 --> 00:51:40,133 - What other possible reason could there be? 1191 00:51:43,133 --> 00:51:45,100 - What the hell. It's hardly a secret. 1192 00:51:45,233 --> 00:51:47,367 What isn't, Miss Bence? 1193 00:51:49,433 --> 00:51:52,433 - That I'm one of the children Marina adopted. 1194 00:51:56,767 --> 00:51:58,867 Well, we lived in the East End of London, 1195 00:51:59,067 --> 00:52:02,200 my mother and eight of us kids, and she simply couldn't cope. 1196 00:52:03,233 --> 00:52:05,233 So she did what a lot of women did in her position, 1197 00:52:05,367 --> 00:52:06,967 and she wrote to the rich and famous, 1198 00:52:07,100 --> 00:52:09,600 begged them to adopt, and one day she got lucky. 1199 00:52:09,733 --> 00:52:13,067 - Didn't Miss Gregg also adopt a boy? 1200 00:52:13,200 --> 00:52:15,067 Yes. 1201 00:52:15,133 --> 00:52:17,500 And for a time, we lived the most wonderful life. 1202 00:52:17,633 --> 00:52:19,667 Marina played her part to the hilt. 1203 00:52:19,800 --> 00:52:21,667 - But she did want children, didn't she? 1204 00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:23,733 Oh, yes. 1205 00:52:23,867 --> 00:52:25,667 She just didn't want us. 1206 00:52:25,800 --> 00:52:28,133 As soon as she discovered she was pregnant, that was it. 1207 00:52:28,267 --> 00:52:30,633 All she wanted was a child of her own. 1208 00:52:31,633 --> 00:52:33,067 - Well, you can't blame her for that. 1209 00:52:33,200 --> 00:52:34,300 No. 1210 00:52:34,433 --> 00:52:36,633 But I can blame her for taking me 1211 00:52:36,767 --> 00:52:38,400 and my mother for letting her. 1212 00:52:38,533 --> 00:52:42,067 - And your adopted brother, what's happened to him? 1213 00:52:43,933 --> 00:52:45,233 We drifted apart. 1214 00:52:45,367 --> 00:52:47,233 He was more resentful. 1215 00:52:47,367 --> 00:52:48,833 Always said that when he grew up, 1216 00:52:48,967 --> 00:52:50,500 he would kill her baby. 1217 00:52:50,633 --> 00:52:51,900 And then, of course, she gave birth 1218 00:52:52,067 --> 00:52:55,633 to that wretched little creature. 1219 00:52:55,767 --> 00:52:57,433 Perhaps there's justice after all. 1220 00:52:57,567 --> 00:52:59,233 You hate her that much? 1221 00:52:59,367 --> 00:53:01,133 Why shouldn't I? 1222 00:53:01,267 --> 00:53:02,967 Tell me, Miss Bence, 1223 00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:04,700 was it Marina Gregg 1224 00:53:04,833 --> 00:53:08,067 who arranged for you to take photographs that day? 1225 00:53:08,133 --> 00:53:10,200 She knew nothing about it. 1226 00:53:12,300 --> 00:53:15,600 I was curious to see her again, and... 1227 00:53:16,800 --> 00:53:19,133 Do you know what? She didn't even recognise me. 1228 00:53:20,367 --> 00:53:21,767 I'm going down to Hellingworth Studios 1229 00:53:21,900 --> 00:53:23,633 to take some production shots. 1230 00:53:25,067 --> 00:53:27,167 I wonder if she'll recognise me then. 1231 00:53:29,433 --> 00:53:30,567 - Now, remember you're on duty, Tiddler. 1232 00:53:30,700 --> 00:53:31,867 Yes, sir. 1233 00:53:32,067 --> 00:53:33,233 - So for God's sake, don't sit there 1234 00:53:33,367 --> 00:53:35,067 with your mouth open like a beached cod. 1235 00:53:37,900 --> 00:53:39,567 [ Gulps ] 1236 00:53:39,700 --> 00:53:43,800 - Are you going to ask me lots of horrible questions, Officer? 1237 00:53:43,933 --> 00:53:45,800 It's "Inspector," actually. 1238 00:53:45,933 --> 00:53:47,900 And I hope they won't be too horrible. 1239 00:53:48,067 --> 00:53:49,800 I'm sure they will be. 1240 00:53:49,933 --> 00:53:53,833 Even though you have the kindest eyes and the cutest smile. 1241 00:53:53,967 --> 00:53:55,767 You know, gentlemen, 1242 00:53:55,900 --> 00:53:59,167 I'm sure this whole thing must have been a terrible mistake. 1243 00:54:03,067 --> 00:54:04,200 You think so, Miss Brewster? 1244 00:54:04,333 --> 00:54:06,900 - Oh, yes. It's all such nonsense. 1245 00:54:07,067 --> 00:54:09,300 As if anyone would want to poison Marina. 1246 00:54:09,433 --> 00:54:11,700 She's an absolute sweetie. 1247 00:54:11,833 --> 00:54:14,200 - Everybody loves her. - Including you? 1248 00:54:14,333 --> 00:54:16,633 I've always looked up to her. 1249 00:54:16,767 --> 00:54:19,133 She's such a brilliant actress. 1250 00:54:19,267 --> 00:54:21,867 You know, it's a scandal she's never won an Oscar. 1251 00:54:22,067 --> 00:54:24,967 Still... She has a year or two left. 1252 00:54:25,100 --> 00:54:27,500 - Wasn't there a little trouble between the two of you? 1253 00:54:27,633 --> 00:54:29,267 Oh, that. 1254 00:54:29,400 --> 00:54:31,267 It was nothing. 1255 00:54:31,400 --> 00:54:33,700 She stole my lover. That's all. 1256 00:54:33,833 --> 00:54:34,900 Jason Rudd. 1257 00:54:35,067 --> 00:54:36,867 Isn't that hilarious? 1258 00:54:37,067 --> 00:54:38,933 She's old enough to be his mother. 1259 00:54:39,067 --> 00:54:40,267 - You can't have been too pleased. 1260 00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:42,067 Well, I wasn't, 1261 00:54:42,200 --> 00:54:45,600 but now I see it was the best thing that could have happened. 1262 00:54:45,733 --> 00:54:47,767 I wouldn't have hooked up with Vinnie otherwise. 1263 00:54:47,900 --> 00:54:49,500 - People say you were pretty furious. 1264 00:54:49,633 --> 00:54:50,733 People say all sorts. 1265 00:54:50,867 --> 00:54:51,833 - Didn't you threaten to shoot her? 1266 00:54:51,967 --> 00:54:54,167 Oh, sure. 1267 00:54:54,300 --> 00:54:56,933 - But I didn't really mean it. - Miss Brewster, I have it 1268 00:54:57,067 --> 00:54:58,967 on very good authority that you said, 1269 00:54:59,100 --> 00:55:01,633 "That bitch needn't think she'll get away with it. 1270 00:55:01,767 --> 00:55:03,500 I'll get even with her in the end." 1271 00:55:03,633 --> 00:55:04,900 Did I really say that? 1272 00:55:05,067 --> 00:55:06,400 I believe you did. 1273 00:55:07,233 --> 00:55:10,567 - Well, I guess I was a little mad. 1274 00:55:10,700 --> 00:55:12,700 We all get a little ruffled sometimes, 1275 00:55:12,833 --> 00:55:14,900 don't we, Inspector? 1276 00:55:15,067 --> 00:55:18,267 A little hot under the collar? 1277 00:55:19,667 --> 00:55:22,367 But do you really think I would poison her cocktail 1278 00:55:22,500 --> 00:55:25,267 within three minutes of seeing her again? 1279 00:55:25,400 --> 00:55:26,733 Really, Inspector. 1280 00:55:27,700 --> 00:55:29,867 I do think you're being a very silly boy. 1281 00:55:30,067 --> 00:55:32,100 - [ Chuckles ] - I don't deny 1282 00:55:32,233 --> 00:55:35,600 that Marina can be a little tricky sometimes. 1283 00:55:35,733 --> 00:55:39,067 But she gets away with it because we all love her so much. 1284 00:55:39,133 --> 00:55:42,067 - She adopted some children once, didn't she? 1285 00:55:42,200 --> 00:55:45,433 - Yes, but I don't think it worked out so well. 1286 00:55:45,567 --> 00:55:47,067 I guess it was kind of impulsive. 1287 00:55:47,200 --> 00:55:48,700 You know, like shopping. 1288 00:55:48,833 --> 00:55:52,767 You get it home, then you think, "Oh. Boring." 1289 00:55:52,900 --> 00:56:00,700 ** 1290 00:56:00,833 --> 00:56:08,633 ** 1291 00:56:08,767 --> 00:56:16,500 ** 1292 00:56:16,633 --> 00:56:24,400 ** 1293 00:56:24,533 --> 00:56:27,567 ** 1294 00:56:27,700 --> 00:56:29,900 [ Telephone rings ] 1295 00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:34,567 - Hailey Preston here. Can I help you? 1296 00:56:34,700 --> 00:56:36,267 - [ Whispering ] I saw you do it. 1297 00:56:36,400 --> 00:56:37,800 Excuse me? 1298 00:56:37,933 --> 00:56:41,100 - I saw you put the tablets in the glass. 1299 00:56:41,233 --> 00:56:42,867 [ Click ] 1300 00:56:43,067 --> 00:56:50,467 ** 1301 00:56:50,600 --> 00:56:55,967 ** 1302 00:56:56,100 --> 00:56:58,067 [ Knock on door ] 1303 00:56:58,200 --> 00:56:59,267 Yes? 1304 00:56:59,400 --> 00:57:01,333 They're ready for you, Marina. 1305 00:57:01,467 --> 00:57:06,767 ** 1306 00:57:06,900 --> 00:57:12,233 ** 1307 00:57:12,367 --> 00:57:14,600 - Oh! - Not now. 1308 00:57:14,733 --> 00:57:17,067 - Who's this? - The usual suspects. 1309 00:57:18,133 --> 00:57:19,233 - What the hell are you doing here? 1310 00:57:19,367 --> 00:57:21,067 - I'm very well, thank you, Marina. 1311 00:57:21,167 --> 00:57:23,133 And I must say you look every inch the queen. 1312 00:57:23,267 --> 00:57:24,567 So do you. 1313 00:57:24,700 --> 00:57:26,100 Why are you here? 1314 00:57:26,233 --> 00:57:29,100 - We're doing the biggest spread. Aren't you thrilled? 1315 00:57:29,233 --> 00:57:31,500 Vincent, you old dog. 1316 00:57:31,633 --> 00:57:33,533 - Good heavens. Casey. 1317 00:57:33,667 --> 00:57:35,533 So they still haven't found you out? 1318 00:57:36,933 --> 00:57:38,933 - And Miss Brewster. As lovely as ever. 1319 00:57:39,067 --> 00:57:40,100 Hi. 1320 00:57:42,967 --> 00:57:44,567 Marina. 1321 00:57:44,700 --> 00:57:46,433 - Does he play your husband? - Yes. 1322 00:57:46,567 --> 00:57:50,333 - Oh. So Nefertiti also went for men half her age. 1323 00:57:50,467 --> 00:57:52,267 Isn't that the cutest coincidence? 1324 00:57:52,400 --> 00:57:55,067 - And did you know she was regarded as a fertility goddess? 1325 00:57:55,133 --> 00:57:56,500 Quite a stretch for you, my dear. 1326 00:57:56,633 --> 00:57:57,900 You bastard! 1327 00:57:58,067 --> 00:57:59,533 They're waiting for you. 1328 00:57:59,667 --> 00:58:01,133 Miss Gregg? 1329 00:58:01,267 --> 00:58:02,433 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 1330 00:58:02,567 --> 00:58:03,967 Thank you. 1331 00:58:04,933 --> 00:58:06,067 Thank you very much. 1332 00:58:06,200 --> 00:58:08,767 Perfect. Wonderful. 1333 00:58:09,667 --> 00:58:11,533 We really must go. 1334 00:58:12,833 --> 00:58:14,767 [ Indistinct talking ] 1335 00:58:14,900 --> 00:58:22,800 ** 1336 00:58:22,933 --> 00:58:30,800 ** 1337 00:58:30,933 --> 00:58:38,833 ** 1338 00:58:38,967 --> 00:58:46,867 ** 1339 00:58:47,067 --> 00:58:48,133 Quiet, please! 1340 00:58:48,267 --> 00:58:49,967 - Red light and bell. - Thank you. 1341 00:58:50,100 --> 00:58:52,733 Oh, I say! 1342 00:58:54,167 --> 00:58:56,500 - What are you doing here? - Oh, good morning, Mr. Preston. 1343 00:58:56,633 --> 00:58:59,467 - Well, what are you doing here? - Miss Gregg invited us. 1344 00:58:59,600 --> 00:59:00,733 That's not like her. 1345 00:59:00,867 --> 00:59:02,733 - We're so excited, aren't we, Jane? 1346 00:59:02,867 --> 00:59:05,867 - Yeah. - Why didn't she tell me? 1347 00:59:06,733 --> 00:59:09,133 Scene 48, take 19. 1348 00:59:09,267 --> 00:59:10,600 Scene 48, take 19. 1349 00:59:10,733 --> 00:59:12,067 Quiet, please! 1350 00:59:12,200 --> 00:59:13,767 - [ Whispering ] Why didn't you tell me this? 1351 00:59:13,900 --> 00:59:16,400 - I'm really sorry I didn't tell you before. 1352 00:59:16,533 --> 00:59:18,500 - I don't understand why you didn't. 1353 00:59:18,633 --> 00:59:20,400 - I didn't think it was important. 1354 00:59:20,533 --> 00:59:22,300 - Primrose, it is not your job to think. 1355 00:59:22,433 --> 00:59:23,867 Quiet! 1356 00:59:24,067 --> 00:59:25,500 And... 1357 00:59:27,233 --> 00:59:28,500 ...action. 1358 00:59:28,633 --> 00:59:36,500 ** 1359 00:59:36,633 --> 00:59:41,500 - My sweet lord, I am not worthy of this honour. 1360 00:59:46,167 --> 00:59:47,867 Is he ever going to say anything? 1361 00:59:49,167 --> 00:59:50,233 It's your line, Marina. 1362 00:59:50,367 --> 00:59:52,167 "Wife is honour enough." 1363 00:59:52,300 --> 00:59:54,067 - I know what it is, thank you very much. 1364 00:59:54,133 --> 00:59:56,333 - I wouldn't hold your breath for a sequel. 1365 00:59:56,467 --> 00:59:59,433 And...action. 1366 00:59:59,567 --> 01:00:03,700 - My sweet lord, I am not worthy of this honour. 1367 01:00:03,833 --> 01:00:05,533 Wife is honour enough. 1368 01:00:05,667 --> 01:00:09,833 - Not worthy? You are a thousand times worthy. 1369 01:00:09,967 --> 01:00:12,333 Our people await, my queen. 1370 01:00:12,467 --> 01:00:13,933 Oh, my love. 1371 01:00:14,067 --> 01:00:16,433 - Excuse me. Sorry. I have a line there. 1372 01:00:16,567 --> 01:00:17,867 - Then why the hell didn't you say it? 1373 01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:19,333 - You didn't give me a chance. - Dear God. 1374 01:00:19,467 --> 01:00:22,467 - Okay, keep on rolling. Get that out of here! 1375 01:00:22,600 --> 01:00:23,767 And... 1376 01:00:25,633 --> 01:00:27,100 ...action. 1377 01:00:27,967 --> 01:00:32,333 - My sweet lord, I am not worthy of this honour. 1378 01:00:33,300 --> 01:00:35,333 Wife is honour enough. 1379 01:00:35,467 --> 01:00:39,633 - Not worthy? You are a thousand times worthy. 1380 01:00:39,767 --> 01:00:42,833 Our people await, my queen. 1381 01:00:42,967 --> 01:00:46,467 As equals we shall appear before them. 1382 01:00:46,600 --> 01:00:49,000 Oh, my love. 1383 01:00:51,567 --> 01:00:54,333 - Is he going to do it like that? - Okay. Hold it. Cut there. 1384 01:00:54,467 --> 01:00:56,033 Do it like what? 1385 01:00:56,167 --> 01:00:57,600 - His hand slipped below my waistline. 1386 01:00:57,733 --> 01:00:59,400 - No, it didn't. - Tell him, Jason. 1387 01:00:59,533 --> 01:01:01,467 - Casey, could you make sure your hand stays above the waistline? 1388 01:01:01,600 --> 01:01:02,933 It always does, Jason. 1389 01:01:03,067 --> 01:01:04,467 I wouldn't dream of letting it go anywhere else. 1390 01:01:04,600 --> 01:01:05,767 - Let me know when you've finished. 1391 01:01:05,900 --> 01:01:07,067 - Marina... - Coffee! 1392 01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:10,067 - She's quite a handful, isn't she? 1393 01:01:13,567 --> 01:01:14,700 Miss Gregg? 1394 01:01:14,833 --> 01:01:19,867 ** 1395 01:01:20,067 --> 01:01:24,967 ** 1396 01:01:25,100 --> 01:01:30,133 ** 1397 01:01:30,267 --> 01:01:35,300 ** 1398 01:01:35,433 --> 01:01:40,400 ** 1399 01:01:40,533 --> 01:01:45,733 ** 1400 01:01:47,767 --> 01:01:52,633 ** 1401 01:01:52,767 --> 01:01:53,800 Jason! 1402 01:01:56,200 --> 01:01:57,500 Jason! 1403 01:01:59,600 --> 01:02:01,367 Jason! 1404 01:02:02,433 --> 01:02:04,067 [ Indistinct talking ] 1405 01:02:04,200 --> 01:02:10,600 ** 1406 01:02:10,733 --> 01:02:17,100 ** 1407 01:02:17,233 --> 01:02:20,067 - Miss Bence. What's happening? 1408 01:02:20,167 --> 01:02:22,633 - Marina thinks her coffee's been poisoned. 1409 01:02:24,200 --> 01:02:25,833 Good gracious. 1410 01:02:25,967 --> 01:02:32,767 ** 1411 01:02:32,900 --> 01:02:39,733 ** 1412 01:02:39,867 --> 01:02:46,667 ** 1413 01:02:46,800 --> 01:02:53,633 ** 1414 01:02:53,767 --> 01:02:55,233 Good morning. 1415 01:02:55,367 --> 01:02:57,100 Good morning. 1416 01:02:57,233 --> 01:02:58,267 Beautiful weather. 1417 01:02:58,400 --> 01:03:00,300 - Yes, isn't it? [ Sneezes ] 1418 01:03:00,433 --> 01:03:07,500 ** 1419 01:03:07,633 --> 01:03:09,700 - Why on earth use the public call box? 1420 01:03:09,833 --> 01:03:11,400 Rather odd, I thought. 1421 01:03:11,533 --> 01:03:13,833 So I telephoned the hall and wondered if the line was down. 1422 01:03:13,967 --> 01:03:16,667 And it wasn't. What do you think of that? 1423 01:03:16,800 --> 01:03:19,167 - Clearly Miss Blunt did not want to be overheard. 1424 01:03:19,300 --> 01:03:20,400 Exactly! 1425 01:03:20,533 --> 01:03:23,067 - And one has to ask oneself why. 1426 01:03:26,067 --> 01:03:28,067 - She must have seen something at the party. 1427 01:03:28,133 --> 01:03:30,767 - I'd agree that someone must have seen something. 1428 01:03:30,900 --> 01:03:34,467 The question is, why hasn't that person come forward? 1429 01:03:34,600 --> 01:03:36,567 - Are you suggesting blackmail, Miss Marple? 1430 01:03:36,700 --> 01:03:38,567 - Well, I wouldn't go so far as that. 1431 01:03:39,467 --> 01:03:41,967 Unless, of course, someone else gets killed. 1432 01:03:43,667 --> 01:03:45,533 How was it, then? 1433 01:03:45,667 --> 01:03:47,133 - It was the first day back on set 1434 01:03:47,267 --> 01:03:48,433 and she played up something rotten. 1435 01:03:48,567 --> 01:03:50,133 - Did she? - You've no idea, Cherry. 1436 01:03:50,267 --> 01:03:51,633 She's a right madam. 1437 01:03:51,767 --> 01:03:54,633 She thought her coffee was poisoned at one point 1438 01:03:54,767 --> 01:03:55,833 and blamed me, if you please. 1439 01:03:55,967 --> 01:03:57,300 - No. - She did. 1440 01:03:57,433 --> 01:03:59,633 If it weren't for Mr. Rudd calming things down, 1441 01:03:59,767 --> 01:04:01,333 I dread to think what might have happened. 1442 01:04:01,467 --> 01:04:03,500 - What did he do? - Poured it away. 1443 01:04:03,633 --> 01:04:06,500 - That's a bit silly, isn't it? - How do you mean? 1444 01:04:06,633 --> 01:04:09,400 - 'Cause if it was poisoned, there'll be no way of knowing. 1445 01:04:09,533 --> 01:04:11,400 - Do you think it might have been? 1446 01:04:11,533 --> 01:04:14,500 - Well, if they can poison her cocktail... 1447 01:04:14,633 --> 01:04:16,967 - You know, I've been thinking about that. 1448 01:04:17,100 --> 01:04:19,133 When I was helping out the day of the party, 1449 01:04:19,267 --> 01:04:20,667 I was quite close to her. 1450 01:04:20,800 --> 01:04:23,067 - Heather Badcock, you mean? - Yes. 1451 01:04:23,133 --> 01:04:25,433 When she got the cocktail all down her dress. 1452 01:04:25,567 --> 01:04:27,100 There was something funny about it. 1453 01:04:27,233 --> 01:04:28,667 What? 1454 01:04:28,800 --> 01:04:31,067 - Well, I didn't think anything of it at the time. 1455 01:04:31,133 --> 01:04:32,533 But mulling it over 1456 01:04:32,667 --> 01:04:34,867 when I popped into Gossington Hall the other day, 1457 01:04:35,067 --> 01:04:37,867 I'm almost sure she did it on purpose. 1458 01:04:38,067 --> 01:04:39,867 Spilt the cocktail on purpose? 1459 01:04:40,067 --> 01:04:41,667 [ Gasps ] Oh! 1460 01:04:41,800 --> 01:04:43,800 Yes. 1461 01:04:43,933 --> 01:04:46,167 - It's all right, really. - Oh, sorry. 1462 01:04:46,300 --> 01:04:49,300 - Don't worry. It's only a Chanel. 1463 01:04:49,433 --> 01:04:50,967 That is a bit funny, isn't it? 1464 01:04:51,100 --> 01:04:52,933 Yes, it is. 1465 01:04:53,067 --> 01:04:55,800 - I've told Ella Blunt about it. - What for? 1466 01:04:55,933 --> 01:04:57,667 - 'Cause she's been going on and on at me 1467 01:04:57,800 --> 01:04:59,067 about if I'd seen anything, 1468 01:04:59,167 --> 01:05:02,433 and then I thought, "Well, yes, I had." 1469 01:05:02,567 --> 01:05:07,233 ** 1470 01:05:07,367 --> 01:05:12,067 ** 1471 01:05:12,200 --> 01:05:14,667 [ Footsteps ] 1472 01:05:14,800 --> 01:05:16,067 Here you are. 1473 01:05:16,133 --> 01:05:21,833 ** 1474 01:05:21,967 --> 01:05:23,067 What is it? 1475 01:05:24,733 --> 01:05:27,133 - The analysis of the coffee Marina complained about. 1476 01:05:27,267 --> 01:05:29,767 - But you poured it away. I saw you. 1477 01:05:29,900 --> 01:05:31,433 Most of it. 1478 01:05:31,567 --> 01:05:33,467 I'm pretty adept at sleight of hand, you know? 1479 01:05:34,600 --> 01:05:36,200 Arsenic. 1480 01:05:36,333 --> 01:05:38,800 So she was right about it tasting bitter. 1481 01:05:38,933 --> 01:05:41,867 - No. Arsenic has no taste. 1482 01:05:42,067 --> 01:05:43,900 But her instinct was right. 1483 01:05:44,067 --> 01:05:46,400 - And we thought she was just being hysterical. 1484 01:05:49,667 --> 01:05:52,067 Oh, don't worry. 1485 01:05:52,200 --> 01:05:54,200 It'll all work out. 1486 01:05:54,333 --> 01:05:55,867 She was so happy here. 1487 01:05:56,067 --> 01:05:59,100 She said that at last she felt she could settle down. 1488 01:05:59,233 --> 01:06:00,800 Oh. 1489 01:06:00,933 --> 01:06:03,333 You didn't believe that, did you? 1490 01:06:03,467 --> 01:06:05,633 I thought there was a chance. 1491 01:06:07,067 --> 01:06:08,967 These things happen. 1492 01:06:11,267 --> 01:06:13,733 That's the way life is. 1493 01:06:13,867 --> 01:06:17,933 Some of us can take it, some of us can't. 1494 01:06:20,300 --> 01:06:22,300 Arsenic, though. 1495 01:06:22,433 --> 01:06:24,800 That's serious. 1496 01:06:24,933 --> 01:06:27,933 - Jason, no one's going to poison her here. 1497 01:06:28,067 --> 01:06:30,500 - They've tried once, for God's sake. 1498 01:06:32,800 --> 01:06:34,433 [ Sneezes ] 1499 01:06:37,100 --> 01:06:38,567 [ Door closes ] 1500 01:06:42,600 --> 01:06:44,933 Bloody Marina. 1501 01:06:45,067 --> 01:06:47,833 Stupid bloody cow. 1502 01:06:47,967 --> 01:06:49,633 [ Sighs ] 1503 01:06:49,767 --> 01:06:51,300 Jason. 1504 01:06:51,433 --> 01:06:56,567 ** 1505 01:06:56,700 --> 01:07:01,933 ** 1506 01:07:02,067 --> 01:07:03,467 [ Gasps ] 1507 01:07:04,633 --> 01:07:07,433 Oh, God. 1508 01:07:07,567 --> 01:07:09,100 Oh, God. 1509 01:07:09,233 --> 01:07:10,667 Oh. 1510 01:07:10,800 --> 01:07:15,867 ** 1511 01:07:16,067 --> 01:07:17,933 [ Indistinct talking ] 1512 01:07:19,100 --> 01:07:21,500 [ Telephone ringing ] 1513 01:07:26,300 --> 01:07:28,067 - Yes? - Jane? Dolly. 1514 01:07:28,200 --> 01:07:30,933 The Blunt woman? Dead! 1515 01:07:31,067 --> 01:07:36,133 ** 1516 01:07:36,267 --> 01:07:39,433 - I'm afraid I have some rather bad news, sir. 1517 01:07:39,567 --> 01:07:41,600 Ella Blunt died this morning. 1518 01:07:41,733 --> 01:07:42,867 Oh, dear. 1519 01:07:43,067 --> 01:07:44,500 Cyanide poisoning. 1520 01:07:44,633 --> 01:07:45,833 How very unpleasant. 1521 01:07:45,967 --> 01:07:48,200 Why are you telling me this? 1522 01:07:48,333 --> 01:07:50,733 - [ Whistling tune ] - Didn't you know her? 1523 01:07:50,867 --> 01:07:53,267 - Our paths have crossed once or twice. 1524 01:07:53,400 --> 01:07:56,633 Wouldn't Jason Rudd be the man to ask? 1525 01:07:57,833 --> 01:08:00,133 - I thought you might know something he doesn't. 1526 01:08:00,267 --> 01:08:02,600 - Then I have to disappoint you, Inspector. 1527 01:08:02,733 --> 01:08:04,067 - So there's nothing you could say 1528 01:08:04,133 --> 01:08:05,900 that would be of assistance? 1529 01:08:07,667 --> 01:08:10,067 Mr. Hogg? 1530 01:08:10,167 --> 01:08:12,633 - There is something. - Yes? 1531 01:08:12,767 --> 01:08:15,400 - A couple of days ago, I got a call. 1532 01:08:15,533 --> 01:08:17,233 - [ Whispering ] I saw you do it. 1533 01:08:17,367 --> 01:08:20,667 - What? - Honey, who is it? 1534 01:08:22,433 --> 01:08:25,900 - I saw you put the tablets in the glass. 1535 01:08:26,067 --> 01:08:27,500 Did you recognise the voice? 1536 01:08:27,633 --> 01:08:31,367 - No. But I know for a fact, it was Ella Blunt. 1537 01:08:31,500 --> 01:08:32,933 How? 1538 01:08:33,067 --> 01:08:35,300 [ Sneezes ] 1539 01:08:35,433 --> 01:08:37,567 - Why do you think she called you? 1540 01:08:37,700 --> 01:08:39,567 I haven't the faintest idea. 1541 01:08:39,700 --> 01:08:43,667 * A secret now * 1542 01:08:43,800 --> 01:08:46,367 [ Humming ] 1543 01:08:46,500 --> 01:08:54,900 ** 1544 01:08:55,067 --> 01:08:57,367 Come on, now, pumpkin. 1545 01:08:58,800 --> 01:09:01,667 [ Typing ] 1546 01:09:01,800 --> 01:09:04,167 "'Marina's Murder Mayhem.'" 1547 01:09:04,300 --> 01:09:05,500 [ Chuckles ] 1548 01:09:06,767 --> 01:09:08,800 "To have one murder under one's roof 1549 01:09:08,933 --> 01:09:10,767 may be regarded as a misfortune. 1550 01:09:10,900 --> 01:09:13,833 To have two looks like carelessness. 1551 01:09:13,967 --> 01:09:15,933 Marina Gregg's rural idyll 1552 01:09:16,067 --> 01:09:19,800 has been blighted yet again by dastardly deeds, 1553 01:09:19,933 --> 01:09:23,267 this time in the shape of a poisoned atomizer 1554 01:09:23,400 --> 01:09:26,633 inserted into the nostrils of Miss Ella Blunt. 1555 01:09:26,767 --> 01:09:29,800 Miss Blunt, the devoted secretary 1556 01:09:29,933 --> 01:09:33,700 to Marina Gregg's boyish husband, Jason Rudd, 1557 01:09:33,833 --> 01:09:37,467 was a slave to hay fever and frequently had cause..." 1558 01:09:37,600 --> 01:09:39,700 - Dropping like flies, aren't they, Miss Marple? 1559 01:09:39,833 --> 01:09:41,800 I wouldn't quite say that. 1560 01:09:41,933 --> 01:09:43,567 - Primrose had a bit of a chin-wag 1561 01:09:43,700 --> 01:09:44,933 with Miss Blunt the other day. 1562 01:09:45,067 --> 01:09:46,567 Primrose? 1563 01:09:46,700 --> 01:09:49,133 - Primrose Dixon. She works at the studios. 1564 01:09:49,267 --> 01:09:51,467 She said she had something to tell her. 1565 01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:53,200 What did she have to tell her? 1566 01:09:53,333 --> 01:09:56,133 - Well, Primrose helped out on the day of the party, see, 1567 01:09:56,267 --> 01:09:57,833 serving drinks and that. 1568 01:09:57,967 --> 01:10:00,200 And ever since, that Miss Blunt 1569 01:10:00,333 --> 01:10:03,800 has been going on and on, asking her if she saw anything -- 1570 01:10:03,933 --> 01:10:06,467 and if she did, it was her duty to tell her. 1571 01:10:06,600 --> 01:10:08,000 And did she see anything? 1572 01:10:08,133 --> 01:10:10,133 - Well, when she thought about it, 1573 01:10:10,267 --> 01:10:13,167 yes, something did strike her as a bit funny, 1574 01:10:13,300 --> 01:10:14,867 so she thought she'd better tell her. 1575 01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:16,300 And what was it, Cherry? 1576 01:10:16,433 --> 01:10:19,200 - It was to do with Heather Badcock 1577 01:10:19,333 --> 01:10:21,467 - and the cocktail. - Oh, yeah? 1578 01:10:21,600 --> 01:10:24,833 - She said she did it herself. - Did what herself? 1579 01:10:24,967 --> 01:10:27,433 - Spilt the cocktail all down her new dress. 1580 01:10:27,567 --> 01:10:29,300 - You mean, accidentally? - No. 1581 01:10:29,433 --> 01:10:31,833 Primrose said she did it on purpose. 1582 01:10:31,967 --> 01:10:33,833 Spilt the cocktail on purpose? 1583 01:10:33,967 --> 01:10:36,367 - Yes. That is a bit funny, isn't it? 1584 01:10:36,500 --> 01:10:38,600 - Yes. Yes, it is. 1585 01:10:38,733 --> 01:10:41,800 - Don't make much sense whichever way you look at it. 1586 01:10:41,933 --> 01:10:43,833 No. 1587 01:10:43,967 --> 01:10:45,767 No, it doesn't. 1588 01:10:46,633 --> 01:10:47,867 You get on quite well 1589 01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:50,233 with -- with Primrose, do you, Cherry? 1590 01:10:50,367 --> 01:10:51,700 Oh, yes, miss. 1591 01:10:51,833 --> 01:10:53,500 We've known each other since we were toddlers. 1592 01:10:53,633 --> 01:10:55,633 - Good, because I have a suggestion 1593 01:10:55,767 --> 01:10:58,367 I think you might quite like. 1594 01:10:59,467 --> 01:11:07,867 ** 1595 01:11:08,067 --> 01:11:16,333 ** 1596 01:11:16,467 --> 01:11:24,800 ** 1597 01:11:24,933 --> 01:11:33,300 ** 1598 01:11:33,433 --> 01:11:41,800 ** 1599 01:11:41,933 --> 01:11:50,267 ** 1600 01:11:50,400 --> 01:11:58,733 ** 1601 01:11:58,867 --> 01:12:07,267 ** 1602 01:12:07,400 --> 01:12:15,767 ** 1603 01:12:15,900 --> 01:12:17,867 [ Doorbell rings ] 1604 01:12:18,067 --> 01:12:24,267 ** 1605 01:12:24,400 --> 01:12:30,667 ** 1606 01:12:30,800 --> 01:12:37,067 ** 1607 01:12:37,167 --> 01:12:41,233 So Ella Blunt had it in mind to blackmail Vincent Hogg. 1608 01:12:41,367 --> 01:12:43,367 But she got the wrong person. 1609 01:12:43,500 --> 01:12:45,367 - It seems she got the right one in the end. 1610 01:12:45,500 --> 01:12:47,367 - Yes, but I'm at a loss as to know who. 1611 01:12:47,500 --> 01:12:48,567 Must be losing my touch. 1612 01:12:48,700 --> 01:12:50,700 - We'll have none of that, Inspector. 1613 01:12:50,833 --> 01:12:54,067 I would simply remind you that in my experience, 1614 01:12:54,133 --> 01:12:56,300 it is nearly always the obvious person. 1615 01:12:56,433 --> 01:12:57,833 Meaning Jason Rudd? 1616 01:12:57,967 --> 01:12:59,333 Well, yes. 1617 01:12:59,467 --> 01:13:02,800 But he seems so very devoted. 1618 01:13:02,933 --> 01:13:06,200 One cannot see that he has any kind of motive. 1619 01:13:06,333 --> 01:13:09,500 What reason did he give you for throwing away the coffee? 1620 01:13:09,633 --> 01:13:11,467 He should surely have left it for you. 1621 01:13:11,600 --> 01:13:12,667 Precisely, but he didn't think 1622 01:13:12,800 --> 01:13:14,267 there was anything wrong with it. 1623 01:13:14,400 --> 01:13:16,467 No, it seems that ever since the day of the party, 1624 01:13:16,600 --> 01:13:18,633 Miss Gregg has thought that everything was poisoned. 1625 01:13:18,767 --> 01:13:21,200 But it transpires that he didn't throw it all away. 1626 01:13:21,333 --> 01:13:24,667 He kept some, had it analysed, and found it was poisoned. 1627 01:13:25,833 --> 01:13:27,233 How interesting. 1628 01:13:27,367 --> 01:13:32,067 ** 1629 01:13:32,167 --> 01:13:36,867 ** 1630 01:13:37,067 --> 01:13:38,933 - Miss Marple. - Yes? 1631 01:13:39,067 --> 01:13:41,600 - What you told me about Margot Bence 1632 01:13:41,733 --> 01:13:43,167 being adopted by Miss Gregg -- 1633 01:13:43,300 --> 01:13:45,433 You really believe, that after all these years... 1634 01:13:45,567 --> 01:13:46,533 Yes, I do. 1635 01:13:46,667 --> 01:13:48,733 Children remember, Inspector. 1636 01:13:48,867 --> 01:13:52,067 A grudge, an injustice, a sorrow. 1637 01:13:52,133 --> 01:13:55,733 - They do remember. - Yes. 1638 01:13:55,867 --> 01:13:57,067 Yes. I know. 1639 01:13:58,067 --> 01:13:59,600 My mother, when she died -- 1640 01:13:59,733 --> 01:14:02,500 I was 6 years old, in the nursery having tea. 1641 01:14:02,633 --> 01:14:05,133 Freshly baked scones straight from the oven. 1642 01:14:05,267 --> 01:14:08,100 A maid rushed in and whispered to Nanny, 1643 01:14:08,233 --> 01:14:09,667 "There's been a dreadful accident. 1644 01:14:09,800 --> 01:14:12,533 The mistress. She's been killed." 1645 01:14:12,667 --> 01:14:14,700 And I didn't cry or speak. 1646 01:14:14,833 --> 01:14:17,267 I just stared at the scones. 1647 01:14:17,400 --> 01:14:20,133 Still warm from the oven. 1648 01:14:20,267 --> 01:14:22,400 And even now whenever I see a plateful of scones, 1649 01:14:22,533 --> 01:14:24,067 I'm filled with sadness. 1650 01:14:24,167 --> 01:14:26,767 For a moment I don't remember, but... 1651 01:14:29,400 --> 01:14:30,533 ...then I do. 1652 01:14:30,667 --> 01:14:32,067 Ridiculous, isn't it? 1653 01:14:32,200 --> 01:14:34,667 On the contrary, Inspector. 1654 01:14:34,800 --> 01:14:36,067 It is most revealing. 1655 01:14:36,167 --> 01:14:43,533 ** 1656 01:14:43,667 --> 01:14:51,067 ** 1657 01:14:51,133 --> 01:14:52,533 Bobby. 1658 01:14:52,667 --> 01:15:00,233 ** 1659 01:15:00,367 --> 01:15:07,867 ** 1660 01:15:08,067 --> 01:15:15,500 ** 1661 01:15:15,633 --> 01:15:17,367 It's... 1662 01:15:21,833 --> 01:15:22,900 It's... 1663 01:15:23,067 --> 01:15:30,167 ** 1664 01:15:30,300 --> 01:15:32,700 It's your mother. 1665 01:15:32,833 --> 01:15:39,233 ** 1666 01:15:39,367 --> 01:15:45,733 ** 1667 01:15:45,867 --> 01:15:52,267 ** 1668 01:15:52,400 --> 01:15:58,767 ** 1669 01:15:58,900 --> 01:16:00,833 [ Crying ] 1670 01:16:00,967 --> 01:16:03,267 Oh, Bobby. 1671 01:16:03,400 --> 01:16:12,067 ** 1672 01:16:12,200 --> 01:16:20,867 ** 1673 01:16:21,067 --> 01:16:24,300 - Accounts vary somewhat, but the gist's the same. 1674 01:16:24,433 --> 01:16:26,967 - It's the variations that might provide the clue. 1675 01:16:27,100 --> 01:16:31,067 - Well, according to your friend Mrs. Bantry, 1676 01:16:31,200 --> 01:16:33,233 Heather Badcock said something like, 1677 01:16:33,367 --> 01:16:35,833 "You won't remember, but years ago in Bermuda, 1678 01:16:35,967 --> 01:16:38,200 I got up from bed when I had chicken pox 1679 01:16:38,333 --> 01:16:41,067 and came along to see you, and you gave me an autograph." 1680 01:16:41,133 --> 01:16:43,233 Now, Jason Rudd says 1681 01:16:43,367 --> 01:16:45,333 that Miss Badcock left her bed with flu 1682 01:16:45,467 --> 01:16:46,933 to get Marina Gregg's autograph. 1683 01:16:47,067 --> 01:16:48,467 Did he say when this was? 1684 01:16:48,600 --> 01:16:51,867 About 12 or 13 years ago. 1685 01:16:52,067 --> 01:16:54,067 - I see. - What? 1686 01:16:54,200 --> 01:16:56,533 - Not quite as much as I'd like to. 1687 01:16:56,667 --> 01:17:00,567 I don't -- If only I knew why she'd ruined her new dress. 1688 01:17:00,700 --> 01:17:02,167 - Who? Miss Badcock? - Yes. 1689 01:17:02,300 --> 01:17:04,067 It seems such a very odd thing to do. 1690 01:17:05,100 --> 01:17:06,400 Unless... 1691 01:17:06,533 --> 01:17:08,433 Of course. Ohh. 1692 01:17:09,433 --> 01:17:11,600 Oh, I must be very stupid. [ Laughs ] 1693 01:17:11,733 --> 01:17:14,500 I am glad that girl is safely in Bournemouth. 1694 01:17:14,633 --> 01:17:16,067 - What girl? - Primrose Dixon. 1695 01:17:16,167 --> 01:17:18,900 The one who works at the studios and spoke to Ella Blunt. 1696 01:17:19,067 --> 01:17:20,733 - How in heaven's name do you know she's in Bournemouth? 1697 01:17:20,867 --> 01:17:23,533 - Because I asked Cherry to take her there on a little holiday. 1698 01:17:23,667 --> 01:17:25,167 Why on earth did you do that? 1699 01:17:25,300 --> 01:17:27,700 - Because I don't want her to get killed, of course. 1700 01:17:27,833 --> 01:17:29,300 Chicken pox. 1701 01:17:29,433 --> 01:17:31,100 - You're sure? - Well, something like that. 1702 01:17:31,233 --> 01:17:32,500 I was talking about vodka at the time, 1703 01:17:32,633 --> 01:17:34,100 so I wasn't really listening. 1704 01:17:34,233 --> 01:17:36,833 - She didn't say whooping cough? - Whooping cough? 1705 01:17:36,967 --> 01:17:38,667 She wouldn't put on makeup for whooping cough. 1706 01:17:38,800 --> 01:17:39,900 Makeup? 1707 01:17:40,967 --> 01:17:43,467 It was the makeup that made you think chicken pox? 1708 01:17:43,600 --> 01:17:45,433 Or maybe it was nettle rash. 1709 01:17:45,567 --> 01:17:48,167 Oh, you're hopeless, Dolly. 1710 01:17:51,800 --> 01:17:53,667 Makeup. 1711 01:17:56,067 --> 01:17:57,367 Makeup. 1712 01:17:57,500 --> 01:18:03,200 ** 1713 01:18:03,333 --> 01:18:08,967 ** 1714 01:18:09,100 --> 01:18:10,533 Of course. 1715 01:18:13,800 --> 01:18:16,467 Yes. Yes, thank you so much. 1716 01:18:16,600 --> 01:18:18,900 - But Mr. Rudd doesn't see anybody without an appointment. 1717 01:18:19,067 --> 01:18:20,500 Oh, I still need to see him. 1718 01:18:20,633 --> 01:18:23,300 - He really can't be disturbed. - Oh, I'm sure he can. 1719 01:18:23,433 --> 01:18:25,367 - Look, why don't you tell me what it is that you want? 1720 01:18:25,500 --> 01:18:28,233 - Well, I already have. I need to see Mr. Rudd. 1721 01:18:28,367 --> 01:18:29,967 - Miss Marple -- - So... 1722 01:18:30,100 --> 01:18:33,567 This is where Marina Gregg would have received her guests. 1723 01:18:33,700 --> 01:18:35,300 - Am I right? - Yes. 1724 01:18:35,433 --> 01:18:39,900 - Yes, and I expect she would have been standing about here. 1725 01:18:40,067 --> 01:18:41,333 - Yes, she was. Look -- 1726 01:18:41,467 --> 01:18:43,867 - You know, you remind me of someone I once knew. 1727 01:18:44,067 --> 01:18:46,067 Gerald French. 1728 01:18:46,200 --> 01:18:47,433 What did he do? 1729 01:18:47,567 --> 01:18:51,067 - Not a lot. Had a most unfortunate past. 1730 01:18:52,500 --> 01:18:53,500 What kind of a past? 1731 01:18:53,633 --> 01:18:56,933 Oh, I couldn't possibly say. 1732 01:18:57,067 --> 01:19:00,467 So if you'd be so kind as to fetch Mr. Rudd. 1733 01:19:01,900 --> 01:19:03,200 - Look, Miss Marple -- 1734 01:19:03,333 --> 01:19:05,500 - Don't worry. I'll be perfectly all right. 1735 01:19:10,367 --> 01:19:12,333 [ Door opens ] 1736 01:19:12,467 --> 01:19:19,767 ** 1737 01:19:19,900 --> 01:19:27,133 ** 1738 01:19:27,267 --> 01:19:34,567 ** 1739 01:19:34,700 --> 01:19:37,400 I understand now, Mr. Rudd. 1740 01:19:37,533 --> 01:19:39,433 Whole thing is really very simple. 1741 01:19:40,667 --> 01:19:45,300 So simple, one just couldn't see it. 1742 01:19:48,067 --> 01:19:50,267 - What can I do for you, Miss Marple? 1743 01:19:50,400 --> 01:19:52,933 - Thank you so much for seeing me. 1744 01:19:53,067 --> 01:19:54,933 - This is really not the best time. 1745 01:19:55,067 --> 01:19:57,233 - [ Doorbell rings ] - Ah. 1746 01:19:59,233 --> 01:20:02,067 An inspector calls. 1747 01:20:02,200 --> 01:20:04,867 "Out flew the net and floated wide; 1748 01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:07,067 The mirror crack'd from side to side; 1749 01:20:07,200 --> 01:20:09,733 'The curse has come upon me,' cried 1750 01:20:09,867 --> 01:20:11,133 The Lady of Shalott." 1751 01:20:13,067 --> 01:20:15,067 That's how Dolly Bantry described it. 1752 01:20:15,200 --> 01:20:17,733 The look on your wife's face. 1753 01:20:17,867 --> 01:20:19,767 Although actually she misquoted. 1754 01:20:19,900 --> 01:20:22,300 She said "doom" instead of "curse." 1755 01:20:22,433 --> 01:20:26,033 Perhaps a better word in the circumstances. 1756 01:20:26,167 --> 01:20:27,733 On the day of the party, 1757 01:20:27,867 --> 01:20:31,133 while Heather Badcock was talking to your wife, 1758 01:20:31,267 --> 01:20:34,833 Marina was not looking at her but at that picture -- 1759 01:20:34,967 --> 01:20:38,800 a picture of a serene mother and child. 1760 01:20:40,133 --> 01:20:42,000 And though there was doom foreshadowed 1761 01:20:42,133 --> 01:20:43,233 in your wife's face, 1762 01:20:43,367 --> 01:20:45,467 it was not on her the doom would fall. 1763 01:20:45,600 --> 01:20:47,700 It was Heather Badcock who was doomed 1764 01:20:47,833 --> 01:20:50,133 from the moment she started talking. 1765 01:20:50,267 --> 01:20:52,433 - I don't follow. - Why should you? 1766 01:20:52,567 --> 01:20:54,933 No one has told you exactly what she said. 1767 01:20:55,067 --> 01:20:57,267 - But they have, Miss Marple, over and over again. 1768 01:20:57,400 --> 01:20:59,533 But not the crucial phrase 1769 01:20:59,667 --> 01:21:01,967 because no one thought it was important. 1770 01:21:02,100 --> 01:21:04,500 - I was just a girl and absolutely thrilled 1771 01:21:04,633 --> 01:21:06,267 at the prospect of seeing you in the flesh. 1772 01:21:06,400 --> 01:21:08,200 I've always been the most huge fan. 1773 01:21:08,333 --> 01:21:10,067 But the most ridiculous thing was, on that day, 1774 01:21:10,167 --> 01:21:12,267 I went down with a temperature and the doctor said 1775 01:21:12,400 --> 01:21:13,933 - I couldn't go. - What a pity. 1776 01:21:14,067 --> 01:21:15,300 - Can you imagine my disappointment, Miss Gregg? 1777 01:21:15,433 --> 01:21:17,233 - What did the doctor say it was? 1778 01:21:17,367 --> 01:21:18,967 German measles. 1779 01:21:19,100 --> 01:21:20,533 But I wasn't feeling really ill. 1780 01:21:20,667 --> 01:21:22,167 I only had this little rash on my cheeks. 1781 01:21:22,300 --> 01:21:24,567 So I said to myself, "I won't be beaten." 1782 01:21:24,700 --> 01:21:27,867 I got up, slapped some makeup on, and went along. 1783 01:21:28,067 --> 01:21:31,300 I am so pleased that I made the effort. 1784 01:21:31,433 --> 01:21:32,467 Oh! 1785 01:21:34,467 --> 01:21:35,700 German measles? 1786 01:21:35,833 --> 01:21:38,833 - That is correct, isn't it, Mr. Rudd? 1787 01:21:38,967 --> 01:21:40,200 Yes. 1788 01:21:42,367 --> 01:21:44,067 A very slight illness, really. 1789 01:21:46,067 --> 01:21:48,067 A rash, a little fever. 1790 01:21:48,133 --> 01:21:49,933 But extremely infectious. 1791 01:21:50,067 --> 01:21:51,400 And if a woman contracts it 1792 01:21:51,533 --> 01:21:53,267 in the early stages of pregnancy, 1793 01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:56,200 the consequences can be devastating. 1794 01:21:57,200 --> 01:21:58,667 I think I'm right in saying 1795 01:21:58,800 --> 01:22:01,900 your wife had a child who was born greatly damaged 1796 01:22:02,067 --> 01:22:04,167 and that she's never really recovered from the shock. 1797 01:22:04,300 --> 01:22:08,367 - She never knew how or when or from whom she'd... 1798 01:22:08,500 --> 01:22:10,633 Until the day of the party, 1799 01:22:10,767 --> 01:22:12,367 when a perfectly strange woman 1800 01:22:12,500 --> 01:22:15,867 came up those stairs and told her. 1801 01:22:16,067 --> 01:22:17,300 And what made it worse, 1802 01:22:17,433 --> 01:22:19,800 Heather Badcock was proud of what she'd done. 1803 01:22:19,933 --> 01:22:22,300 She thought she'd been resourceful and brave 1804 01:22:22,433 --> 01:22:23,567 in getting up from her sickbed 1805 01:22:23,700 --> 01:22:25,733 and covering her rash with makeup 1806 01:22:25,867 --> 01:22:27,533 in order to meet her idol -- 1807 01:22:27,667 --> 01:22:31,333 and boasted of it all through her life. 1808 01:22:31,467 --> 01:22:32,900 She never meant any harm. 1809 01:22:33,067 --> 01:22:36,467 But people like her lack any real consideration 1810 01:22:36,600 --> 01:22:38,933 for the way their actions may affect others. 1811 01:22:40,467 --> 01:22:44,133 Imagine what that moment meant for Marina. 1812 01:22:44,267 --> 01:22:47,067 For years, she'd nursed a kind of hatred 1813 01:22:47,167 --> 01:22:49,833 for this unknown person who'd caused her tragedy. 1814 01:22:49,967 --> 01:22:54,233 And suddenly she meets that person face to face, 1815 01:22:54,367 --> 01:22:58,133 a person who seems so happy and carefree 1816 01:22:58,267 --> 01:23:00,500 and pleased with herself. 1817 01:23:01,667 --> 01:23:03,500 It was more than she could bear. 1818 01:23:03,633 --> 01:23:06,500 Had she had time to think, to calm herself... 1819 01:23:06,633 --> 01:23:08,333 But she didn't. 1820 01:23:08,467 --> 01:23:12,867 She always had her pills with her, so it was very easy to do. 1821 01:23:13,067 --> 01:23:15,200 She put the stuff into her own glass. 1822 01:23:15,333 --> 01:23:18,667 And if by any chance anyone noticed, 1823 01:23:18,800 --> 01:23:20,867 they wouldn't have thought anything of it, 1824 01:23:21,067 --> 01:23:22,700 having seen her take them before. 1825 01:23:22,833 --> 01:23:27,867 She bided her time and presently found the opportunity. 1826 01:23:31,067 --> 01:23:33,233 She managed to jog Heather Badcock's arm 1827 01:23:33,367 --> 01:23:34,567 so that she spilt her drink. 1828 01:23:34,700 --> 01:23:36,967 - It's all right, really. - I'm sorry. 1829 01:23:37,100 --> 01:23:39,167 - Don't worry. It's only a Chanel. 1830 01:23:39,300 --> 01:23:41,667 - And that was where the confusion lay. 1831 01:23:41,800 --> 01:23:43,400 Now, I only had the account 1832 01:23:43,533 --> 01:23:45,700 of what Primrose Dixon reported to Cherry. 1833 01:23:45,833 --> 01:23:48,233 She said how funny it was 1834 01:23:48,367 --> 01:23:50,467 that she seemed to spill the drink on purpose. 1835 01:23:50,600 --> 01:23:51,933 Yes. 1836 01:23:52,067 --> 01:23:53,867 - But the "she" that Primrose referred to 1837 01:23:54,067 --> 01:23:56,900 was not Heather Badcock, but Marina Gregg. 1838 01:23:57,067 --> 01:23:59,600 It was really the perfect murder. 1839 01:24:00,500 --> 01:24:03,067 - Have this, why don't you? I haven't touched it yet. 1840 01:24:03,200 --> 01:24:04,667 Oh, I couldn't. 1841 01:24:04,800 --> 01:24:06,667 - Please do. I've had far too much already. 1842 01:24:10,567 --> 01:24:12,667 - She wanted Heather Badcock dead. 1843 01:24:16,133 --> 01:24:20,067 And a few minutes later, she was. 1844 01:24:20,967 --> 01:24:24,900 But then she was afraid, afraid someone had seen, 1845 01:24:25,067 --> 01:24:26,833 and could see only one way out -- 1846 01:24:26,967 --> 01:24:31,067 to insist that the murder had been aimed at her. 1847 01:24:31,167 --> 01:24:33,200 She gave the performance of her life. 1848 01:24:33,333 --> 01:24:34,633 Jason! 1849 01:24:36,067 --> 01:24:38,933 - And only one person saw through it. 1850 01:24:39,067 --> 01:24:42,100 This is only a theory. 1851 01:24:42,233 --> 01:24:45,400 - But you know it's the truth, don't you, Mr. Rudd? 1852 01:24:45,533 --> 01:24:47,900 You know because you knew from the first. 1853 01:24:48,067 --> 01:24:50,233 - Can you imagine my disappointment, Miss Gregg? 1854 01:24:50,367 --> 01:24:52,067 - What did the doctor say it was? 1855 01:24:52,167 --> 01:24:55,133 - German measles. But I didn't feel really ill. 1856 01:24:55,267 --> 01:24:56,833 - She would go to any lengths to prove 1857 01:24:56,967 --> 01:24:58,667 that she was the intended victim, 1858 01:24:58,800 --> 01:25:01,833 even down to doctoring her own coffee. 1859 01:25:01,967 --> 01:25:04,067 That was her, wasn't it, Mr. Rudd? 1860 01:25:05,500 --> 01:25:07,900 Yes. I thought so. 1861 01:25:08,067 --> 01:25:09,733 You were frantic to protect her, 1862 01:25:09,867 --> 01:25:11,900 but you didn't realise how much 1863 01:25:12,067 --> 01:25:13,433 you would have to protect her from. 1864 01:25:14,633 --> 01:25:17,600 It was not only a question of hushing up one death... 1865 01:25:19,067 --> 01:25:21,433 ...but also the death of Ella Blunt... 1866 01:25:21,567 --> 01:25:27,467 ** 1867 01:25:27,600 --> 01:25:30,667 ...who finally found the right person to blackmail, 1868 01:25:30,800 --> 01:25:32,067 thanks to Primrose Dixon. 1869 01:25:32,133 --> 01:25:33,600 [ Telephone rings ] 1870 01:25:35,400 --> 01:25:37,433 I saw you do it. 1871 01:25:38,967 --> 01:25:42,067 I saw you put the tablets in the glass. 1872 01:25:44,267 --> 01:25:46,867 - I'm very sorry for you, Mr. Rudd. 1873 01:25:47,067 --> 01:25:48,567 The agony you've been through 1874 01:25:48,700 --> 01:25:50,267 because you care for her so much. 1875 01:25:50,400 --> 01:25:53,800 - Mr. Rudd, I need to speak to your wife. 1876 01:25:53,933 --> 01:25:56,200 - I'm afraid that won't be possible. 1877 01:25:56,333 --> 01:25:59,200 - It's all over, sir. You can't make excuses for her any longer. 1878 01:25:59,333 --> 01:26:01,067 Now, where can I find her? 1879 01:26:01,167 --> 01:26:03,300 In her bedroom, Inspector. 1880 01:26:03,433 --> 01:26:07,467 She died last night in her sleep. 1881 01:26:07,600 --> 01:26:15,733 ** 1882 01:26:15,867 --> 01:26:18,667 - An overdose? - That's right. 1883 01:26:18,800 --> 01:26:21,900 - Was it an accident? - In my opinion, yes. 1884 01:26:22,067 --> 01:26:24,100 But it could be suicide? 1885 01:26:24,233 --> 01:26:27,200 - It could, but it's most unlikely. 1886 01:26:27,333 --> 01:26:30,867 - Or someone could have given it to her? 1887 01:26:31,067 --> 01:26:33,233 - It's almost impossible to prove. 1888 01:26:34,600 --> 01:26:36,633 Doctor. 1889 01:26:36,767 --> 01:26:38,200 Excuse me. 1890 01:26:40,067 --> 01:26:48,067 ** 1891 01:26:48,167 --> 01:26:56,133 ** 1892 01:26:56,267 --> 01:27:04,300 ** 1893 01:27:04,433 --> 01:27:08,800 - Such a beautiful creature and such a wonderful gift. 1894 01:27:10,533 --> 01:27:13,067 How sad that she couldn't let go of the past 1895 01:27:13,167 --> 01:27:15,600 and see the future as it really was. 1896 01:27:18,867 --> 01:27:22,200 It's very fortunate she took an overdose. 1897 01:27:23,667 --> 01:27:27,867 Death was really the only escape left. 1898 01:27:30,533 --> 01:27:32,767 Yes, Mr. Rudd. 1899 01:27:32,900 --> 01:27:34,433 Very fortunate indeed. 1900 01:27:34,567 --> 01:27:39,467 ** 1901 01:27:39,600 --> 01:27:41,567 She was so lovely. 1902 01:27:43,600 --> 01:27:46,100 And she had suffered so much. 1903 01:27:46,233 --> 01:27:53,733 ** 1904 01:27:53,867 --> 01:28:00,833 ** 1905 01:28:00,967 --> 01:28:08,567 ** 1906 01:28:08,700 --> 01:28:09,667 ** 1907 01:28:09,800 --> 01:28:11,667 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 1908 01:28:11,800 --> 01:28:18,200 ** 1909 01:28:18,333 --> 01:28:24,667 ** 1910 01:28:24,800 --> 01:28:31,167 ** 1911 01:28:31,300 --> 01:28:37,633 ** 1912 01:28:37,767 --> 01:28:44,300 ** 137715