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My friend the late Ian Fleming, the James

Bond man, was really responsible for the storey

you're going to see now.

We were staying the weekend at a house

in Vermont, and at dinner the roast leg

of lamb was so dry and tough that

Ian looked across to me and whispered, this

ruddy thing must have been under deep freeze

for 10 years, she ought to be shot.

No, I said, not shot, I think there

must be a more interesting punishment than that.

That's how the idea for this storey began.

Corner shop darling, before it closed.

Mr. Samuels had some lovely fresh broccoli.

Oh.

And your favourite, cheesecake.

Patrick!

Patrick, darling.

Oh my God.

Hello, who's that?

It's me, Mrs. Marnie, Detective Inspector Marnie's wife.

Yes, it's my husband, Patrick.

He's dead.

Yes, I'm sure.

Oh, please come, please, quickly.

I'm not to touch you, darling.

They said so.

Pat?

Did they say Pat?

Watch this front door, see no visitors coming.

Is he dead?

Is he?

I'm afraid so.

Now, Marnie, I want you in the kitchen.

Come on, you can't stay here.

Come on, I'll take you through.

Come on.

That's it, good girl.

Come on.

Good girl.

No, on we go.

That's it, on we go.

No sign of a false denture.

Call forensic pathology at the works and check

upstairs.

Right, right.

It's all right, Marnie, we're in charge now.

There.

That's it there.

That's it.

Now can I get you anything?

A drink?

Whisky?

Glass of water?

What?

There we are.

That's it.

There, that's it.

Patrick.

I've been there ever since you were a

child.

Here.

Patrick thought the world of you.

I thought the world of you, Pat.

No, no, no.

It's all right, it's all right, dear.

No.

There, there, there, there, there.

It's all right.

Go on, you cry, love.

Go on, go on.

No, no, no.

It's all right.

There, it's all right.

Please, no.

It's all right, Marnie, we're here.

No, no.

Go on, love.

That's it.

Oh, yeah.

Good girl.

That's it.

That's it.

That's it.

Okay?

Now, Marnie, you tell me what happened, all

right?

Now, take your time.

We'll get there.

Sam.

Sam?

I, I'd gone to the corner shop to

Sam.

Oh.

We always ate out on a Thursday, but

Patrick wanted to stay in for a lunch.

Yes.

I think we're jumping ahead.

Now, from the beginning, if you can, Marnie.

Marnie, where Patrick came home.

That's it, yes.

Good girl.

That was about quarter past five.

Patrick came home early.

Hello.

Patrick.

Darling.

How lovely to have you home so early.

Are you tired?

Mm.

How are you?

We are fine.

I'll get your drink.

It's all ready.

Guess what?

He kicked again today.

Did he?

Perhaps he'll be a footballer.

Soda?

No, as it comes.

Neat.

Why not?

My poor darling.

They do work you so hard, don't they?

What happened today?

Oh, pretty much as usual.

One extortion with menaces, two grievous bodily harms,

a body in the river we're treating as

a murder.

Far for the cause.

Sounds absolutely dreadful to me.

Well, people are dreadful.

Some of them.

Haven't you got a drink?

No.

Baby.

Ah.

Sensible.

Well, I won't chatter on at you.

Not if you're tired.

No, it's all right.

Well, I'll tell you what.

Shall I get you something to eat?

Some cheese and crackers?

Only I haven't made supper.

It's Thursday.

Oh, don't you want to go out?

No, I don't.

I couldn't face Chinese.

Well, that's all right.

I've plenty of things in the freezer in

the corner shop.

I told you I'm not hungry.

Well, maybe now, but you might be later,

darling.

It's all in the freezer.

You and your new freezer.

Well, it is marvellous.

I just have to go and get some

vegetables.

What would you like?

Beef, pork or lamb?

And you have to get it soon.

Give it time to cook.

Yes.

So there was nothing about Pat's manner that

was unusual.

No.

No, not really.

Said he was overtired.

Didn't want to go out.

I said that, didn't I?

The doctor wants a word, Jack.

Right.

I won't be a minute.

Hold on.

You're doing fine.

The doc says death was any time between

half past five and six.

Fingerprints!

Just his and hers so far.

You'd better start looking for something heavy.

Just a single blow to the back of

the head.

You can't be expecting it.

Neat.

What?

Full of soda.

So he took his whisky neat.

What sort of weapon?

Metal?

Could be.

Something with a handle to it to give

it momentum on the swing.

Oh, come on!

Start looking!

Lads already have.

What do you take us for?

Of course.

Sorry.

It's a bit of an upset.

Being Pat, you know.

Pat of all people.

No evidence of a fight.

Hit from behind.

The back of his skull looks like a...

You want to see for yourself?

It's all right, doctor.

I take your word for it.

Ali, check the corner shop.

Samuel's.

It's a deli.

You can't miss it.

Will do.

You think it's an inside job?

There's no telling it.

Find the weapon.

Sure, you'll find the man.

That's right, doctor!

Shall I get you another?

No, sit down.

What is it, Patrick?

Do you want to go out, darling, after

all?

No.

I better go and get something to eat.

Sit down.

I don't want anything.

You must eat, darling.

Oh, listen, will you?

I'm listening.

What?

What?

I've...

got something I must tell you.

What is it?

Oh, Patrick!

It's only fair.

I mean, in all fairness, I've got to

tell you, right?

I don't know, do I, darling, if you

don't...

She's called Barbara.

It isn't a sudden thing.

Well, four months.

We've been seeing each other for four months.

The fact is, it's just one of those

things, you know, the real, real thing.

Sit down!

I've racked my brains.

About telling you, I mean.

I've got to be fair.

Even though it is a bad time, with

the...

you know.

I have tried not seeing her, but...

Well, I'll look after you, of course.

You and the child, you won't want for

anything, that's a promise.

I'm not proud of myself.

And I am sorry.

Very.

Yes.

I want you to believe that.

And as far as I can see, there

needn't really be any fuss, because, well, let's

face it, it wouldn't do me any good

in my job, would it?

But that is vital for all of us.

And you're not to blame, Barbara.

It's not her fault.

How can I make some?

I told you, I'm not hungry.

I will wake up.

Soon.

You did say a lamb, didn't you?

I told you, I don't want anything.

I'm going out.

No.

No.

You mustn't.

We're going to the corner shop, darling.

Evening, Sam.

Evening, Sam.

We've decided to eat in tonight.

Sorry about that, Mary.

I'm sorry I had to leave you.

What are you doing?

I thought...

Potatoes?

Yes.

To go with the lamb.

Mary.

There's no need.

There.

That's it.

Come up.

Come and sit down.

That's the girl.

Come on.

There you are.

I'm sorry.

You just got a bit confused, that's all.

Now, you were just about to go to

the shop, right?

How did Mrs. Marnie seem to you?

Beautiful.

Very nice.

It's always a pleasure to serve Mrs. Marnie.

Oh, now, come on.

You can't book me for that.

Can you?

I closed, yeah, but I opened up special

sinners out, was there?

Hang on, Mrs. Marnie.

Show me a minute.

I'm sorry to trouble you, Sam.

I know you're closed.

All right, Mrs. Marnie.

I was just tidying up.

How are you today?

I'm absolutely fine, thank you.

Except I was afraid I might have missed

you.

I need some potatoes, and that broccoli looks

rather nice.

Oh, yes.

Beautiful.

A pound?

Yes, please.

Patrick and I have decided to eat in

tonight.

Ah, the local village has given you an

evening off, have they?

Yes.

Yeah.

I thought you always had Chinese on a

Thursday.

For you, for your pets.

Now, you said you wanted some potatoes, two

pounds?

We do normally eat out on Thursday, you're

right, but we decided to stay in, more

cosy.

What did you get in?

Roast lamb.

Actually, I took it straight from the freezer.

Do you think that'll be all right?

Well, I don't think it ever makes no

difference, you know.

Some people do pour it, but me, well.

Now, for afters.

Ice cream, I thought.

Oh, no, no, no.

Hold on a minute.

Hang about.

Cheesecake with currants.

Now, I know your old man likes cheesecake

because he told me so himself, and this

one is fresh in today.

Absolute knockout.

Lovely.

Perfect.

Well, their storeys agree, their timings agree.

The killer must have been watching the house,

then.

Anything from the neighbours?

Not so far.

You don't think it could have been a

woman, do you?

I don't think anything yet.

Why?

Well, Pat.

What?

Well, he was a bit of a boy

sometimes, the ladies.

Now.

No!

You mustn't take him away!

It's all right, go on, keep going, Mary,

stop it!

Come on, he's got to go, Mary, he's

got to go, stop it!

Mary, stop it, come on.

Come on, Mary, stop it, stop it.

Mary!

Stop it, stop it.

Come on, come on, come on, come on,

come on.

Mary, perhaps you'd like to go somewhere else.

To your sister's, or to my house.

I mean, Jean will take care of you.

You could stay the night.

Lie down, then, when we've finished upstairs.

I think I'm going to stay much longer.

Yes, Mary, it could take a while, yes.

I mean, it's obvious that someone came in

while you were out.

I loved to do it.

Not me!

It wasn't me!

You mustn't blame yourself.

I mean, policemen are bound to make enemies,

we all of us do.

Now, when we find the weapon, it's the

old storey, we've got the man.

I won't bring Patrick.

Now, come on, come on, come on, come

on, come on, in here.

Come on, have a drink, come on.

Would you, would you have one, Jack?

Me?

I'm on duty.

I'm sure Patrick wouldn't have minded, not under

the circumstances.

He would.

Well, maybe I will.

I'll just have a little one.

Oh, Lord.

The lamb.

I've forgotten.

The lamb.

What time is it?

Oh, it's half past nine.

The meal.

I was cooking the meal.

It's all right, I'll switch it off.

Would you, Jack?

You, you couldn't eat a bit of it,

could you?

I mean, I couldn't not a bite.

Well, I...

Oh, please.

I, and the others.

I mean, you've not had time for supper,

and you said it's going to be a

while yet.

Oh, please.

Looks lovely.

Very nice, Sarge.

You're a dab-handed carving, Jack.

My old man used to be a butcher.

Very nice.

Done to a turn.

Just what the doctor ordered me.

It's just a matter of looking.

Find the weapon, find the man.

Hello, hello.

Who's putting in for promotion, eh?

Excuse me.

You see, if you ask me, I still

think it's here.

The weapon.

Big car wrench.

You mean the attacker wouldn't carry it with

him, would he?

No.

He won't.

More?

Oh, and she wants us to finish it.

She said so.

We're doing her a favour.

I do think it's all right.

Hmm.

All right, then.

Back to work.

Right.