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That's all for today, girls.

Thank you, Tessa.

Janet and Mary, you can clean up today.

And don't forget to wash your brushes!

Come on, hurry up.

I'll only be a sec.

Bye!

Darling!

Come on!

Bye!

Bye, see you!

Bye-bye, see you in the morning.

Bye.

Hello, darling.

That pretty car, take me.

Bye.

Can't stop.

Give him my love!

Cor, not likely!

♪ Here she comes with her hair held high ♪

♪ Hair done up so's it reaches to the sky ♪

♪ And she never, never asks the reasons why ♪

♪ Big Miss Lizzie with the records on ♪

♪ Any kind of rock and roll, the name is Jones ♪

No!

Please don't.

If you give me your photograph.

Hello, Doctor.

Morning.

It's rape.

Good of you to come.

Well, I hope this isn't gonna take too long.

I'm due at the hospital.

Well?

Oh, no, not again.

Just your professional first impressions, Doctor.

If you're gonna drag me down here every time

you pull in some tramp...

Oh, but this isn't just any old tramp, Doctor.

We have reason to believe that this fellow was seen

in the vicinity of Devil's End

about the time that the Hurst girl was attacked.

Anything known about him?

Well, mind like a gagmire, subnormal, no alibi.

I see.

We're holding him for breaking and entering, 12 counts.

All houses where the woman lives alone.

He hides, watches them undress.

He just watches?

Yeah.

When was his last offence?

Thursday night.

Well, keep looking.

Why, why don't you like him?

Oh, peeping Toms want sex without contact.

Now rape is right the other end of the scale.

Well, sex appetites change, don't they?

Yes, but not backwards. And he's not gonna rape a girl,

and then go back to peeping through keyholes,

you don't believe that, honestly.

- Well. - Clutching at straws.

Well, it's been two months now with no leads.

We gotta get him, next time,

you said yourself, it could be murder.

How's the girl, still the same?

Mm-hmm, you could hope for a young man,

who's shy with women who lives at home

with no father and a domineering mother or someone older,

a psychotic living alone with no one

to observe their behaviour patterns.

Or it could be the middle-aged type

who hangs around school playgrounds

and coffee bars or an inhibited family man.

Like this Peeping Tom?

Or like you maybe, I don't know.

Wotcher, Doc, teeny, come on, give us the low down.

Morning, Denning.

Come on, hey, Chief.

If you'll excuse me if you don't mind.

Well, thank you, Doctor, keep me

informed about the Hurst girl, won't you?

Thanks for coming, bye.

Look, Chief, I know you're busy, but who is it?

Just give me his name.

False alarm.

Aw, come on, don't give me that.

That's all you're going to get.

And the boys in the office are taking

bets on your promotion.

Which of mine tipped you off?

Aw, now that would be telling, wouldn't it?

Morning, Doctor.

Morning.

Ah, there you are, good golf?

What are the greens like, heavy?

I had to call in at the police station.

Oh, didn't play, oh my dear chap, I'm so sorry,

I was just wondering what delayed you.

They wanted my opinion on a suspect.

A suspect, a Tessa Hurst thing?

Yeah.

Likely one or not?

Not, I'm afraid.

Pity, what about the girl herself?

There's no change.

What a shame, poor kid, keep trying.

One, two, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,

twelve, thirteen, fourteen.

One spot to hard kicker.

Hello, Tessa, you're early today.

Where's your mother, gone shopping has she?

We're gonna get awfully wet if we stay out here,

it's starting to rain.

Shall we go on the terrace and join the others, hm?

Come on, I bet I know what you'd really like,

to go and play with your old friends again.

Hm, would you like that, hey?

Do you mind if we join you?

Thanks.

Okay, Tessa, let's see if you're ready yet.

Now here it comes.

You are rusty, shall we try again?

Now leave your paintings where they are,

we'll hold a critics tomorrow, don't

forget to wash your brushes!

There she goes, jolly!

Janet.

Wipe your mouth.

But, Mrs. Sanford!

Wipe it. I don't mind what you do when you get home,

but I will not have girls wearing makeup on school property.

Evening, Mrs. Sanford.

Goodnight, Jenny.

Mr. Sanford, have you see the gardener?

I want some fresh flowers, Mr!

- Sorry, girls. - That's all right, miss.

Where's Susan?

Oh, she was in a hurry.

I think she went with Mrs. Sanford.

You sure?

That's what she said.

You saw her get in Mrs. Sanford's car?

You know why I'm asking, why we have this rule

about girls not walking home.

Yes.

Did you see her?

No.

Which way did she go?

Susan!

Susan!

- Susan! - Susan!

Susan!

Susan!

Susan!

All together girls.

Susan!

Once again.

Susan!

Susan!

You can't hear a thing in here, we'll look for her.

The commons, miss!

Don't argue, come on, get in.

You are keeping your eyes open, aren't you?

Yes, we all are.

Do you see anything at all?

Not yet, Miss West.

- Oh, no! - What are we gonna do?

Now don't panic.

I'm going to reverse out, all keep your heads down.

Can't we move at all?

Oh come on, let's get out and push.

No!

It's bad enough being stuck here

without getting all caked in mud.

But we can't just sit here.

I'm going outside and I'm gonna get some wood,

put it under the back wheels.

You're gonna blow the horn, SOS, do you know how?

Yes, Miss West.

But don't leave the car, that's an order!

Now you all understand what I mean?

Yes, Miss West.

There, and another, good, come on.

Right, one up here.

Hey, Super, what about a statement?

Come out!

Oh, come on, Sarge!

Out of the way,

I didn't put these ropes up for fun!

How you gonna get your facts

if I don't write 'em up for you?

Out of it!

Not too close together!

Don't spread out too much!

Line and move forward.

Keep in constant touch with me, will you, please?

Sergeant Beale!

Yes, sir?

You sure all these roads are sealed off?

Yes, sir, sealed tight.

Then where are these people coming from?

Well, their own back gardens, I suppose.

We can't seal off the houses, too.

We haven't got enough men.

Oh, well, he's gone hasn't he?

Over somebody's back wall and through

to the high street, he's gone.

Well, for all we know, it could be one of them.

All right, Jim, let me know

when the beaters get to the bottom road.

Jim, get Denning away from that garden.

- Hey, come off! - Let's go!

- Aw, come on. - Out with you!

Where were you?

On my way home.

Susan Miller, aged 15 years,

one month, assaulted and strangled.

In that order?

What do you think?

Impossible to say.

Why do you ask?

It's kind of basic, was death part of the sex act

or was it simply a means of silencing the victim?

Oh, well let's don't get too academic

at this junction. - Academic?

- All right, all right. - Look, John,

it's a matter of psychological identification.

I know, look, sit.

How did it happen?

Well, the same school as the other one, coincidence?

Just one girl got killed, one girl in two months,

and they planted that school on foot and ran slap

into him, I mean, does he live here?

Is it psychologically likely he practically

camp on the job?

Perhaps she had a date with him.

No, no, no, she had a date with a boy the other side

of town, we checked, he was still there waiting for her.

I'm wondering about that school itself, somebody in it,

one of the houses the other side of the common.

Yeah, we've got.

Any luck?

You won't get a decent footprint here, sir.

It's all this seepage.

Throw 'em away, scrub it.

Anyway, what I'm trying not to advertise

too loudly is that I've got an eyewitness.

Who?

She, she hasn't made a great deal of sense as yet.

Shock, of course.

But maybe you could help, you know, get a description

of the man, extract the way that, well, you know.

I'll try.

Yeah, she's the art teacher at the school,

knew both of the girls quite well.

Miss West, I've brought Dr. Lomax to keep you company.

Hello there.

Look, I know you thought I was being

hysterical before, but...

No, no, no, no, you were magnificent,

after what you've been through,

I think most women would have.

Please don't treat me like a child.

If you'll would just listen,

I'll tell you exactly what happened.

Presently, presently, just relax for a moment,

Doctor, look after her will you?

He just won't listen to me!

He will.

You take one of these.

No, no, I don't...

Come on, it'll calm you down.

All right, now take your time and just try

to describe exactly what you saw.

Well, we were driving along this track.

We came to some mud, I skidded,

tried to back out, and then, then I looked out

of the back window, and, and.

And what?

Sir, sir, they've reached the bottom road.

Nothing?

Nothing, what'll I tell them?

4-11?

Well?

Well, indeed.

Oh come on, let's have it.

Maybe it's the surroundings, I don't know.

Take her back to the office, try again later.

That's a fat lot of good.

All right, sergeant, scrub it.

Wrap it up!

Okay lads, that's it!

Oh, god, Mr. Miller, we do, it's

strictly forbidden to use the shortcut.

Now, Mr. Miller, you are overwrought,

look, well I'm coming now to see her.

I must, I'm coming 'round now.

You have to grant me that right,

you can't just, I am coming anyway.

It's like a nightmare.

No one could've been more careful than we've been, sir.

Please? - Mm-hmm.

Forgive me.

Well we quite understand, Mrs. Sanford,

we just want to have a look around the school.

Make a few inquiries, you don't mind?

She broke the regulations.

I know.

Could we glance at a copy of the staff list?

Leslie.

Didn't I see you down at the scene of the crime, sir?

Probably.

You didn't tell me you've been there.

Didn't I?

Which of you actually runs the school?

I do.

And you sir, do you teach?

My husband is administrator.

I keep an eye on the gardener.

Nonsense, you do the accounts.

Roll the occasional pitch.

Look, I have to go out, if you gentlemen want

to see 'round the school, my husband will show you.

Oh yes, yes, you go ahead, Mrs. Sanford.

We shall want a statement later.

Say the word.

Just a quick look around, sir,

a few details about the staff.

Upstairs.

Okay.

Did you go to the common before

or after the police arrived, sir?

- After. - How did you get by?

We'd orders to seal off the lane.

There's a stripway 'round the back.

I always walk the dog that way.

Will Miss Julie West take her place

in the witness stand, please?

Miss Julie West!

Take the book in the right hand

and read the words on the card.

I swear by almighty God that the evidence

which I shall give shall be the truth,

the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

You are Miss Julie West

of East Lodge, Wood Lane?

That's correct.

Now, Miss West, would you tell us in

your own words, please, the precise sequence

of events on the night in question.

Well I, I left the school late that evening,

the girls that I usually take in the car,

they had to wait for me, and it wasn't until we reached

the school gate that I realised one

of the girls was missing.

Give me a cigarette.

But you don't smoke!

I think I'll start, I can't bare to hear

all that again, I mean, she seems intelligent,

never know why, no thanks, now why

should she imagine these things?

Or does she imagine them?

I mean I really thought when that happened, you know,

a witness, I thought, we've got him.

- Well. - Well, we better go back in.

No, no you go.

Could you see his face?

Every detail.

But wasn't it dark?

My car has a reversing light.

Can you describe the man you saw?

Looked exactly like the devil.

You mean, Satan?

Yes.

I see, well, for the benefit of those of us who are not

quite so familiar with his Satanic appearance,

could you describe him more fully, please?

Well, there was a, there was a kind of glow about him.

A red glow, and his eyes were luminous.

Did he have horns?

Horns?

Oh surely, the devil's supposed

to have horns, Miss West.

Look, I know you think this is preposterous,

but I'm just telling you what I saw.

It was a mask or something,

but that's for the police to find out.

I'm just telling you what I saw!

Very well, a mask, but no horns.

No horns.

How about a beard, moustache?

I, I can't be sure, it was just a flash and then.

But you said you saw every detail.

Yes, every detail of the effect,

but I'm speaking as an artist.

I believe you are, Miss West.

Well, thank you, Miss West, I see no need

to take up anymore of your valuable time.

Order, order!

There will be a 20 minute recess

before proceeding with this inquiry.

You took his million, darling.

- Oh, go away! - Now don't be that way,

all I want is... - Leave me alone!

Oh! - Look, girly.

Look, it's like buying a puppy, talk

to me and I'll protect you from the others.

Oh, will you get away!

What the hell do you think you're doing?

Look, Denning, just clear off

and leave her alone, will you?

I said go, come on, love.

You're okay. - Yes.

Pill for every occasion?

We're working towards it, take one of these.

Thank you.

You know, I told them the truth, the absolute truth.

I know.

Look, I came after you to warn you, you could be in danger,

whoever killed Susan knows who you are now.

But you're not suggesting...

It, it's a possibility.

Surely with him it's a sex thing.

Well not anymore, now, it's a survival thing.

Now, he has a psychopathic disregard for human life.

Well then, why hasn't he tried to kill Tessa?

She saw him.

From his point of view, see,

she's already dead, and she's got the episode

so deep in her subconscious that even

if she came face-to-face with him,

she wouldn't recognise him now.

How can he be sure that she won't recover?

He can't, maybe he's watching.

Maybe he's someone close to all of us, I don't know.

All I say is please be careful, will you?

Julie, look at me, do you notice anything?

Your satanic glow.

My brake lights, perhaps, but what

about the luminous eyes?

Could be spectacles reflecting, hm?

No, no, I don't think so, they were much smaller

and I'm sure they were real eyes.

Still, you see what I'm getting at?

Look, forget the colour effect for a moment,

try and remember the basic features.

So, now I know where you live.

Yes, thank you very much.

A pleasure, you come and have dinner

with me tomorrow night?

Well, that's very kind of you, but...

No buts, love, you're coming.

Well, I think that.

Seven on the dot, okay?

All right, I'd love to.

Great.

Bye.

Julie.

Yes?

You remember what I said now, take care.

Of course I will.

Bye.

Don't close the door, I just, ooh!

What the hell's the matter with you?

Look, all I want from you, girly, is an exclusive,

what happened that night in your own fair words.

Go away, leave me alone!

Look, there's money in this, girly,

the Sundays, they pay thousands.

Yes, sir, 6:50, yes, I see, very good.

We'll make a note of it, yes, right sir, goodbye.

Ah, his Lordship!

Step straight this way, sir.

What's this about then, sergeant?

You'll find out.

Ah, come in, Denning, come in.

You know Miss West, don't you?

Would you take a careful look at these portraits?

You'd probably see them better

if you took those glasses off.

I can see all right.

The Hurst girl?

Yes.

Okay, now what?

Sit down.

Would someone mind telling me what's?

Oh, I'm as much in the dark as you are, Miss West?

I brought the portraits along just to prove to you

that I can paint a reasonable likeness, now do you agree?

You did that?

You're coming on, darling.

Well it seems that we agree.

Right, here are two sketches of devils,

anybody's notion of devils, now my idea is this,

and I don't know if it could work,

but supposing an article were to appear

on the front page of The Advertiser,

written by you, Mr. Denning, the headline to read

something like, Can Murder Witness Draw Killer?

The sketches would appear with the article as a trailer.

A trailer for the real picture of the Killer,

which you say is to appear in the next edition.

Do you understand?

Yeah.

Well?

It's fantastic!

Now wait a minute, let me get this straight,

you're offering to set yourself up

as a target, is that right?

- Yes. - Yes, but.

If these appear in, say, the Saturday edition

with a promise of the real picture

in the Wednesday edition, that'd give the killer

four days. - Four days

in which to kill you, oh no, no, I don't like it, Miss West.

Aw, come on, Chief, it's a great idea!

No, I don't like it at all, exposing a civilian.

But I'm volunteering, I'll sign a document,

anything you like.

Anyway, it wouldn't work, he's not that kind of Killer.

Dr. Lomax thinks he is.

Was all this his idea?

No, nothing to do with him at all.

You got a better idea, Chief,

like sprinkling salt on his tail?

Oh, shut up, Denning, will you?

It's gonna be new, being kept under surveillance

night and day, mobile strike forces on the alert.

No, no, it's too dangerous.

Look, if you've made your mind up,

darling, he can't stop you.

I know.

It's crazy, absolutely crazy.

It's so crazy, it might work.

Now you're watching, here it comes.

Here you are.

That's very good, Tessa.

Yes, I'll tell him as soon as he comes in.

That's all right, all right, thank you, goodbye.

Betty, if there's anything urgent,

I'll be at that number, all right?

Bristol?

Yes, the annual conference.

Oh.

Morning, Mrs. Hurst.

Good morning.

Tessa, how is young Tessa today?

As a matter of fact, she's doing very well.

Splendid, splendid.

You're off to Bristol?

Yes.

I'm sorry I can't make it this year.

Well, I mustn't keep you.

Good morning, Mr. Bartell.

Morning, any calls?

I'll have a look.

Would you steady me?

Leslie.

Yes?

Have you seen this?

Yeah.

Well, I think at least she might have warned me.

Here I've been trying to play it all down,

allay the parents' fears.

Bury their heads in the sand?

Not that I think it was deliberate on her part.

I think it was.

What do you mean?

She set some bait for him.

Every minute from now on, she'll be in danger.

From whom?

Whoever it is.

Well, I'm only concerned with the school.

Naturally.

Otherwise, it I thought it was anything to do with us.

What would you do, expel me?

Miss West, just a minute!

It's all right, miss, I'm Sergeant Milton.

I'm your watchdog.

You have any identification?

Now look, wherever you go, I'll be there.

Don't look for me, just act natural,

and when you're in the house, keep the door locked

and when you go out, no fast getaways,

just drive steady through the traffic, do you understand?

Any messages for me, Jean?

Yes.

Your mail, Doctor!

Hello?

Miss West?

Yes.

Oh, Miss West, is she with you?

Who?

Jenny, this is Mr. Greenaway here.

You haven't seen her?

Mr. Greenaway, no, afraid she isn't.

She's gone, she's been in bed all day,

you know, with flu, my wife thinks

perhaps she's come to you, but if not,

I'm terrified to think where she's gone.

You mean the common, why?

Well, she's been delirious talking

about Susan and how she's in danger

and how she must help her.

I must get after her, thank you.

Yes, of course.

Could you drive?

Oh, no, of course not, not at night,

I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking.

You mean down there?

Well yes, in your car.

I will come down from the other side.

Well really, Mr. Greenaway,

I think it's a matter for the police.

Oh, there's no time, I mean,

even now she may be, never mind, I'll manage on my own.

No, wait.

Are you there, Miss West?

Yes, I'll come.

Oh, Miss West, thank you.

I'll meet you at the bottom of the valley, thank you.

Bye.

Hello?

Hello, could I speak to Mr. Greenaway, please?

I'm sorry.

They're both out for the evening.

This is Mrs. Greenaway's mother, can I take a message?

It's all right, I'll call later.

Oh here you are, I want to speak to you.

Later.

Now, please!

Leslie!

Leslie, I want to speak to you!

Thank you officer, they're one-one,

that's a one-one, can you read me?

Right, have you got that?

Come in, control, come in control, please.

Come in control, we'll be reporting

our positions, check, over and out.

Well you know where to position your men,

sergeant, get on with it, go, go.

Take your men over there.

Take your squad to the other end.

Milton, Milton?

Yes sir?

We're in position, we'll wait for your signal.

Roger and out, keep moving, miss.

Stop here.

Put the lights out, miss.

Leave the side lights on, now I want you

to come over in the back, miss.

Why?

Please do as I say, miss.

Now hide under the rug.

Stay there and don't move, I shall be very close.

He's running to go up the main road,

turn out, on your left!

- Did you get him? - No sir.

Oh, god, come on, there we go.

You all right?

You sure?

Jim, get a doctor.

Did you see who did it, you didn't?

Oh, god.

What the hell are you doing here?

I been tailing you all day.

Milton, get him out of here, for god's sake!

Hello?

Sounds as though they've got him.

Go on, go on.

All right, all right.

Go on, up you get.

Just how far away were you?

20 feet away from him at one point.

20 feet, but you didn't get a good look at him?

How could I?

You saw how dark it was in... - Keep still please.

All right, now let's, let's recap.

Again?

Please.

All right, well I got back to the hospital.

What time?

Oh, about nine o'clock and I read

your harebrained scheme in the paper.

I was drive down to her place when I saw the tail lights

her car disappearing onto the common towards Devil's End.

I left my car and followed on foot.

Because you had a puncture?

That's right, now you can check that.

Oh, I will, all right, so when you got

to where she was parked, what happened?

Someone was there, I could see

a shape in the back of her car.

There was a noise and he ran away.

And you ran after him?

Right, he knows those woods, John, he just vanished.

I see.

How are you for anti-tetanus?

Full immunity.

Well, if you don't mind I'm going to see Julie.

Assuming, of course, that I'm not under arrest.

I'll come with you.

Oh, hey, hang on a second, chief!

Denning, I oughta break your neck printing that story.

Don't muck about, let go!

You, anyway, it wasn't my idea.

Look, Chief, I just remembered something

important. - Not now.

- Now, it could be important! - All right, just a minute!

Milton, let him through, now what is it?

You all right?

I'm sorry, I wanted to tell you, but I just thought

you'd disapprove me. - You thought right.

Just running about in the woods.

When I came down the track to you two.

But a dog, what kind of a dog?

Big thing, sorta yellow-y, so I thought,

as I said, it must have somebody with it.

Had a look, nobody there.

Yellow, I wonder, a Labrador?

Yeah, that's what it was, Labrador!

Yes, well, thank you, Denning,

that's what I call a practical contribution,

thank you. Jim, get the car, Miss West,

go home please, Milton, stay with her.

Thank you.

I'll get you a cab and take you home.

No, no, not the front, old Jim, we'll, we'll go

around the back, there's a couple of things I want to check.

Still wet, put these in the car for transit.

And Jim, send Thomas down the garden to see

if you can find that path down to Devil's End,

and Jim, tell him to walk along it, I want some timings.

Hello, Mrs.Sanford.

Why, Mr?

Velyan, mind if I come in for a moment?

Thank you.

Your husband not about, Mrs. Sanford?

I think he's in his workshop.

- You want me to call him? - Not just for a moment, no.

Has he been out this evening?

I'm not sure, why?

Did he take the dog out for a walk earlier?

Oh no, I remember now, we've been together all evening.

Why do you ask?

Nice dog, what's his name?

Grip.

Does Grip go off on his own at all?

Sometimes, I suppose.

This evening?

It's quite possible, I did let him out for awhile.

About seven?

About then.

Would he go as far as the common on his own?

He might, it depends if there's a bitch in season.

I see.

His hand felt just like a snake.

Go on, talking might help.

Well, as he pressed on me I,

I felt he was sexually excited.

Squeezed with his fingertips,

exactly on the pressure points, exactly like a doctor.

Did you tell Velyan that?

No, no, I hadn't thought about it until now.

What brought you back?

- Leslie, this is... - Mrs. Sanford.

Your wife tells me that you haven't

left the house this evening.

Has she?

I wonder why she should tell you that.

Well, have you?

I took the dog for a walk, my wife's dog,

it's one of my duties, she ought to remember.

To Devil's End?

Where else?

Look, stop beating about the bush, why don't you come straight out

and ask me, did I rape those girls?

Did you, Mr. Sanford?

I could have done.

He's lying, can't you see he's trying to hurt me.

My wife's covering for me because she thinks I did it.

So there's your first witness, Velyan.

Ask her if we sleep together, answer, no.

Why not?

Because there's not room for two men in one marriage.

Oh, she runs the school very capably, all by herself.

It's hers, she bought it with her own money.

That makes her the breadwinner, and me?

Dog's buddy.

Is it surprising I prefer the girls?

Young, fresh creatures without a single

male hormone in their bodies.

Leslie, don't, please!

Yes, I raped those girls.

I've raped all the others too, every time I look at them.

Sleeping pills?

Mm-hmm.

Three?

Yes, and no arguments.

- But I'll never. - Don't argue.

Mustn't forget to lock the door behind you.

I needn't bother, I'm going to stay here with you.

It's all right, I'll sleep in here.

I just don't want any more slipups, that's all.

You don't mind?

We won't be troubling you any further,

Mrs. Sanford, good night.

You mean you're not going to arrest me?

We're not thought police, Mr. Sanford.

We deal in crimes of fact, not fantasy.

Yes, but I confess, I mean, the least

you can do is take me down to the station for questioning.

Well, I know you'd like that.

The publicity would topple this school like a house

of cards, but that's what you really want, isn't it?

You mean that you're prepared

to take a chance on me to save this school?

We heard Miss West say that since you were still

in the building the night that Susan Miller

slipped out, the night she was killed.

I left immediately afterwards.

Not by the front, so somebody would've seen you.

Via the slipway.

The slipway comes out into the common

400 yards from the main track.

One minute's running time.

And it's separated from it by a heavy marshland,

so unless you have wings, sir,

and no one was ever further from them,

you could not have reached the girl in time,

let alone, rape and strangle her even

if you were capable, which I doubt.

Good night.

Julie, come on, come on, bed.

It's all right.

Good night.

Central control to Charlie Fox.

Charlie Fox, over.

Message received

from Sergeant Milton, time 22:05 hours,

message reads, Dr. Lomax still in Miss West's house,

looks like he's staying the night.

Please confirm he's been cleared as suspect.

Oh my god.

Shall I confirm, sir?

Just hold on a sec.

What do you think, Jim?

It's a risk.

Eh, tell him to pass a message to Milton,

leave Dr. Lomax where he is.

Julie, Julie, come on, wake up.

Hello?

Oh, thank god.

What?

Oh, no, no, it's Velyan here.

Just checking that you are all right.

I'm fine, fine.

It's Velyan.

John, it's Greg Lomax, how soon can you get over here?

Oh, about half an hour, why?

Tell you when you get here.

Good sleep?

You're not planning another devil hunt, I hope.

No, I'm trying to stop

this one. - No thank you.

You see, there is a way of unlocking

Tessa's Hurst's mind.

- Then why in the name of all? - But, John, there is a risk.

Pentathol relaxes the defence mechanisms,

it releases memories locked in the subconscious

so the girl could be brought face to face

with the things she dare not remember.

What about the shock?

It could drive it even deeper back

inside her, that's the risk.

Our hope is it could cure her completely.

Well then, it's up to her parents.

To me, they left it to me to decide.

And I've just decided.

Would she be able to talk?

Almost certainly.

Enough to describe her attacker?

And to identify his picture, I mean, that'll be her

testimony in court, you'd have to dig up your own evidence,

but. - Oh, of course.

How shall I lay it on?

Yes, yes, lay it on.

Right, doctor, for when?

♪ O'clock tonight.

Oh, so soon?

Is that possible?

Well, I'll do my best.

Thanks, Matron.

Right.

Just a minute!

As principal of this hospital,

don't you think I be consulted first?

Thank you, Matron, I'll have a word with Dr. Lomax.

There you are.

Look, Bartell, Tessa has...

My car's in dock, run me home, we'll talk about it then.

Look, she's my patient and it's none of your business.

Anything you do within the precincts

of the hospital is my business.

All right, then, what are your objections?

The tramp of police feet in the halls

of medicine, drug experiment.

Drug therapy.

Danger to the girl?

Oh, that's entirely my concern.

The first two are mine.

And you'd let that stand in the way of a cure?

Cure, Lomax?

You live on a cloud.

Oh look, she's responding to therapy.

The Pentathol could snap her right out of it.

Responding?

That's what I said.

Oh, that's slightly different.

This way.

My new consulting rooms.

Fully equipped, instruments, dispensary, oxygen.

Everything you'll need.

What do you mean, do it here?

Of course, what time did you say, seven?

Yes, but I don't want to put you to all

this trouble. - It's no trouble.

I'll phone the hospital, tell them

to have the Pentathol ready, pick it up on your way here.

Well look, I appreciate your offer, but don't you think

that... - No buts, Lomax.

It's fixed, and you needed worry

about a nurse, I'll assist you myself.

Helping to unmask the killer will

give me the deepest satisfaction.

Whatever you say.

Do you want a drink before you go?

No thanks, I haven't time.

Evening, Jack, you got a package for me?

Oh, Dr. Lomax, he didn't reach you then?

Who?

Mr. Bartell, he said he'd call you.

No, I haven't been home, what about?

Sodium Pentathol, we're out of it.

You're out of it?

According to my stocks, anyway,

according to my books, no, there should be

a full bottle there, right there in that shelf.

Oh, you mean someone's just walked off with it?

Well, was there yesterday.

However, my problem, yours is to get some, right?

Right.

Gaelen Welcome, you know?

Down the high street.

Their dispenser's working for you now,

he's opened the shop up specially.

Thanks, Jack.

Thank Bartell, he fixed it.

Tessa?

Hello, Tessa, you all right?

We better get her inside.

Yes, of course.

Right on time, evening, Superintendent.

Sergeant, hello, young lady.

Ah, Mr. Bartell, this is Miss West.

She's here instead of the parents.

Dr. Lomax thought it better, he felt that too much emotion.

Yes, of course, very wise.

Well come in, Dr. Lomax won't be long.

Hello?

Anybody there?

Hello?

Hello, anyone about?

Seems the lights are fused.

Oh, sorry to disturb you, but the door was open,

and Phylis, come in, love, she's only got

the one hankie, see, well, sit down.

Here you are, all right, now hold your

nose tight, - All right?

Now very tight, all right?

Just put your head up for a minute,

all right, hold it there, bring it up, bring it back,

all right, and back you go, now head back.

Have you got any paper handkerchiefs?

I'm not the chemist, there's cotton wool here, though.

Oh, great.

Tell you what, look, she'll be all right

for a minute, could you bring that lighter

over here, there's something I've gotta find.

Hey, you said you wasn't the chemist.

It's all right, I'm a doctor.

Well if you're a doctor, then you'd know a cure

for what she's got nosebleeds and that.

Yeah, she should consult her own doctor, now please.

All right.

Oh god, another accident.

Always on a Sunday.

Mad drivers.

All right, Miss West, you can bring the young lady in now.

Come on, Tessa.

Wonder what you'd have to pay for a place like this, aye?

More than you can afford.

Yes.

HQ calling, sir.

Oh, wait here, Jim.

I'm sorry but we have to go, the experiment's cancelled.

We'll have to leave you to get Tessa home,

Miss West, all right?

Sorry, Mr. Bartell, but we have an emergency.

Well, that's that.

Nothing of the sort, if they can't stay,

it's their business, we can carry on.

But the experiment was for them!

Experiment?

Remedial treatment, Miss West.

We're here to see that this poor girl gets well.

Hello, John.

My god, are you all right, what happened?

They struck a light, that's what happened.

Gas explosion, Superintendent,

the flash point was in there.

Who were the other two?

Oh, some poor devil who came in off the street.

The place was in darkness, he had a lighter,

he was giving me a hand.

His girlfriend is next door being treated for shock.

Who was the other one?

The chemist, we found him in there.

He was obviously dead before the explosion took place.

The place seemed empty, John, I've been in there once.

Look at this, somebody had taken all the fuses out.

What, what were you doing here in the first place?

Getting the Pentathol.

This looks deliberate.

Will this stop the experiment with Tessa?

Could be, could be.

Dr. Lomax, please, we must get you back to the hospital.

He can travel in my car, we'll discuss this

on the way, come on, all right?

You aren't actually going to start

without Dr. Lomax, are you?

Mr. Bartell, Tessa's my responsibility.

Do you hear?

I don't wish you to continue without Dr. Lomax.

Mr. Bartell, I forbid it!

Sit down, Miss West, and remain silent!

You!

Where are you, Milton!

Mr. Milton!

Stop him, stop him, please, Bartell!

Tessa!

Tessa!

I'll radio for help.

Mike Victor to control, come in, please.

Oh, Tessa!

Charlie Fox, come in please.

Charlie Fox, over.

Message from Sergeant Milton,

time 2000 hours, message reads,

Mr. Bartell suspected of kidnapping Tessa Hurst.

Believed to have entered Devil's End

from vicinity of his home.

No, doctor, no!

Lovely hair.

I won't hurt you.

I won't hurt you.

Keep together, close, come on

Keep holding tight, don't give him room to get through.

Any sign of him?

No, nowhere, sir.

There he is!