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Here are the files you asked
for, Lord Montague.
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Thank you.
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No more calls, Miss Maitland.
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I'm leaving in exactly two minutes.
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Only contactable in case
of emergency, on pain of death.
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Oh, and...
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..Happy New Year.
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PHONE RINGS
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I just...
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BIG BEN TOLLS
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Special Branch? Yes, go on.
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This better be good, Jones.
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If I don't get ahead of
that snowstorm...
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Contact Kembleford Police.
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Get every available officer
to my estate immediately.
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Sir Charles, Lady Hakeworth!
Hello.
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Thrilled you could make it.
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Our pleasure, Lady Felicia.
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LOUD BIRD CALL
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My personal physician, Dr Muthomi.
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Welcome to Montague, Doctor.
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Delighted to be here.
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Where's Monty?
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I have an admirably geriatric bottle
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of Talisker I'd like
his opinion on.
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Due any moment. Hornby...My Lady.
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Show our guests of honour
to their rooms
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and bring up a decanter
for the whisky.
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Thank you again for
your help, Sidney.
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It's not every day you get to drive
the Minister of Defence.
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That's the lot. What's next?
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Hornby has a tuxedo for you.
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For me?
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You want me at the ball?
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I invited you as a guest,
not an employee.
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On two conditions.
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Don't get too drunk,
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and you must ask at least
one lady to dance.
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CAR APPROACHES
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Dance?
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Male partners are a trifle
thin on the ground this year.
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CAR HORN
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Monty!
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See? Nothing to worry about.
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Oh, it's just you.
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Oh, that's charming.
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Sorry. Monty's gone AWOL.
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LOUD BIRD CALL
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We come bearing gifts.
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Thank you.
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Let me guess. Scones?
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Award-winning strawberry scones.
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Scones would be totally unsuitable
for an occasion like this.
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Petit fours. French.
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Just imagine.
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My baking being sampled
by a future Prime Minister.
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Oh. Lord Finchmore.
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Robert, please.
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I hear "Lord Finchmore" and
I think my father's ghost
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is stood behind me.
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Still writing poetry?
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For my sins.
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Where's my rogue of an uncle?
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On his way.
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If he knows what's good for him.
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Is that Ruth Moulton??
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Bunty.
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I recognised your car.
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Ruth! Last I heard,
you were off to Oxford.
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Ah, yes, St Hilda's and I had
a little falling out.
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I got sent down.
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Oh, dear. Well, you'll have
to tell me all about it.
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But for now let's all get in
from the cold.
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Yes.
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CAR HORN
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This is a private event!
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I've orders to seal off the estate.
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Nobody's allowed in or out, m'lady.
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Under whose authority?
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Your husband's.
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LOUD BIRD CALL
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Oh. Have you found out
what's going on?
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Not yet.
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The Inspector told me
to "be elsewhere."
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No, something's up, though.
They're searching the grounds.
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Probably some miscreant at large.
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Sidney, do you not have duties
to attend to?
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Sid has been invited to the ball.
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Oh, wonderful.
You must be thrilled, Sid.
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Not really.
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Oh, come on, Mrs M,
why won't you join us?
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Well, it's all very well for you,
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with your wardrobes full
of fancy frocks.
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I'm hardly going to fit in
in this now, am I?
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Is that all?
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We have bundles of ballgowns.
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I can help pick something out
for you.
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Oh, say you'll come.
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Oh, all right. Well, just for you.
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Come on. Ah...
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MUSIC: 'Trout' Quintet, D.667
by Franz Schubert
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Sure nothing's wrong?
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They're probably here to arrest you,
Lord Finchmore,
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for crimes against literature.
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I'd rather be a bad poet
than a bad politician,
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Sir Charles.
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At least my words don't kill people.
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Not for lack of trying.
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Ah, pretty as a picture.
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Pictures are intended to be
gawped at, Sir Charles.
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I prefer an intelligent
conversation.
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LAUGHTER
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Hello, everyone. Monty! Finally.
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Lady Felicia was considering sending
out a search party.
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My humblest apologies.
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Where have you been?
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I'll explain. First, Sir Charles,
a word in private?
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Perhaps you'd join us, Father?
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And me? Am I allowed to know what's
about to happen in my own home?
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A rather delicate matter.
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Yes. Why not?
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I'm obliged to you, Sir.
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Special Branch believes
the death threat is credible.
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And I told them it's
an occupational hazard.
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Ask Julius Caesar.
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What did the death threat say?
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HE CLEARS THROAT
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"Hakeworth must answer
for his crimes.
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"The Red Death is coming."
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Red Death?
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Communists. Should've known.
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Maybe you should return to London?
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You'd never get through the snow.
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Montague's safe, easily protected.
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I'll protect you until
Special Branch arrives.
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I'll stick to you like glue.
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LADY FELICIA: But we've been
planning this ball for months.
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Fear not, Cinderella.
It shall go ahead.
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I insist.
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Sir Charles?
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I know Lord Montague thinks
highly of you, Father,
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but I don't need a priest just yet.
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It's a hoax.
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Eden's on his last legs.
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I'll soon have the support
to succeed Churchill.
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Someone wants to put
the wind up me.
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But you don't know who?
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I doubt my enemies would give
notice before sticking
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a knife in my back.
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Except...
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Just his puerile humour.
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Finchmore!
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Well?
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Is he in danger?
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Edgar Allen Poe's chilling allegory
The Red Death
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argues that "Darkness and Decay hold
illimitable dominion over all".
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Even the rich and powerful
will face judgment.
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Luckily, whoever wishes to dispense
said judgment will do well
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to get through a police cordon.
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Unless the fox is already
amongst the chickens.
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Ha! You've lost your marbles.
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This prank proves that you're
as feeble-minded as your father.
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Mention him again.
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I dare you.
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Good to see you again,
Miss Moulton.
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Dr Muthomi.
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Haven't you got the message?
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Keep away from us.
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Who knew Sir Charles would be
at Montague tonight?
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I mentioned it to Ruth.
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She lives in Sir Charles'
constituency.
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How do you know her?
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Daughter of a friend of a friend.
We used to invite her round
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to keep Bunty company.
It became a tradition.
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I warned Robert that
Sir Charles was attending.
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"Warned"?
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He's always despised Sir Charles.
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Robert's a tormented soul.
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His father, Monty's brother-in-law,
killed himself a few years ago.
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Lady Hakeworth knew they were
coming, of course. And Dr Muthomi.
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Fascinating chap.
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Lady Hakeworth found him in
an orphanage in Nairobi.
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Brilliant mind. They took him in,
paid for his education.
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They adopted him?
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Not officially. Sir Robert didn't
think having a Kenyan for
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a son would help
his political career. Mm.
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Oh. I nearly forgot.
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This was put on my desk by mistake.
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Ah.
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It's, erm...
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..from an old friend in, ah,
New York.
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Whenever she visits a restaurant,
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she insists on sending me a review.
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I should go and check on
the catering.
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I believe I'm in the doghouse.
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My dearest Felicia.
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I feel your absence more keenly
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with every day that passes.
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Yet your last letter gave me hope.
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In return, I wish to give you
something.
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A choice.
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KNOCK AT DOOR
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You know Sir Charles is
only courting you?
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He wants your backing
to become Prime Minister.
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Please tell me you're not working.
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Sorry, sorry.
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Last minute problems
with the Gunner Day report.
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I hoped, for once, you'd prioritise
your friends and family.
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Me, even.
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But to be late to your own party!
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I'm here now.
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Are you?
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Even when we're together,
your mind is elsewhere.
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I wonder if I packed a bag and left
how long it would take you
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to even notice that I'd gone?
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Sorry, I...
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No, no, you're right.
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We'll talk.
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Tonight, however, we must keep up
appearances for our guests.
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Very well.
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I'm ready if you are.
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Do you think Sir Charles has tried
one of my petit fours yet?
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Surely only a matter of time.
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Mm.
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THEY LAUGH
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Robert, Ruth.
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Please may I introduce you
to Sidney Carter?
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Pleasure to make your acquaintance.
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I recognise you.
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You used to be the chauffeur!
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Oh, poor Aunt Felicia.
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So many guests dropping out with
the weather she's been forced
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to make up the numbers.
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Excuse me.
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What did I say?
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APPLAUSE
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Ladies, gentlemen, welcome to
our annual masked ball.
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Thank you for coming.
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Now, the more observant amongst you
will have noticed
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the constabulary outside.
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I told the Inspector
he wasn't invited,
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but he wouldn't take
no for an answer, so...
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LAUGHTER
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Nothing to be alarmed by!
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Just an added precaution,
that's all.
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There is plenty of food and drink,
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so indulge yourselves and
have a wonderful time.
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Music!
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APPLAUSE, MUSICIANS PLAY
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Ah, a petit four, Sir Charles?
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Ah, Lady Hakeworth?
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Yes, all right.
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Sir Charles?
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No... Oh, darling!
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Are you all right, Sir Charles?
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Ah...
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Migraine.
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I might have a lie down.
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I'll come with you.
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The devil you will!
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Oh.
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Don't eat that.
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It's been on the floor.
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Excuse me.
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HE BREATHES HEAVILY
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Arrrgh!
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CHEERFUL MUSIC
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Not dancing, Dr Muthomi?
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00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,440
I have no desire to create
a spectacle.
270
00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:37,160
Oh, I'm sure Lord and Lady Montague
would wish all their guests
271
00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,640
to enjoy themselves.
272
00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,000
Perhaps Miss Moulton would like
a dance?
273
00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,440
That would not be appropriate,
professionally speaking.
274
00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,200
Oh. Is she a patient of yours?
275
00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:49,640
No. She...
276
00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,080
She knows Sir Charles, that's all.
277
00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:53,280
Ah.
278
00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,040
I hope you manage to have
some fun.
279
00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,560
Done a sweep. Nothing to report.
280
00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:02,680
But we've checked your list
of those aware
281
00:14:02,680 --> 00:14:04,040
of Sir Charles' attendance.
282
00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,640
It turns out Lord Finchmore has
a record.
283
00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,600
Drunk-and-disorderly,
assault.
284
00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:12,280
Fisticuffs over cards,
I believe. Ancient history.
285
00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,200
Then there's Miss Moulton.
286
00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,200
Don't mind me.
287
00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:21,000
Sent down from Oxford University
for ill-advised acts of protest
288
00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,720
in support of the Mau Mau.
289
00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:23,880
Ah.
290
00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,480
Sir Charles is sending
further troops to Kenya.
291
00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,040
Perhaps Miss Moulton wishes
to scare him into
292
00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,800
changing his mind.
293
00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:31,880
Erm...
294
00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:33,280
Excuse me, gentlemen.
295
00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,840
I should check on our guests.
296
00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:38,880
Just had word from
Special Branch, Sir.
297
00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,120
Storm's getting worse.
298
00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,240
Their officers are stuck outside
Kiddington.
299
00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,800
Then it's lucky for them I have
everything under control.
300
00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:46,960
I went to check on Charles.
301
00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,120
The door's locked.
302
00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:49,160
He's not answering.
303
00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,200
KEY TURNS IN LOCK
304
00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,560
I'll be hauled over the coals
for this.
305
00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,000
The Inspector says you shouldn't...
He's my husband!
306
00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,040
SHE GASPS
307
00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:06,600
Sorry, sir.
308
00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,840
I've given Lady Hakeworth
a sedative.
309
00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:20,960
She's sleeping.
310
00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:22,160
Cause of death?
311
00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:23,760
Sir Charles was strangled.
312
00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:25,120
Or garrotted, to be precise.
313
00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:26,920
Well, there wasn't much sign
of a struggle.
314
00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,800
A strong man could've rendered him
unconscious in seconds.
315
00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,280
Of course, it was only
a superficial assessment.
316
00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,480
If you require a more thorough
examination...
317
00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:36,520
Do it. I need answers.
318
00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:41,560
I should make an announcement.
319
00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,480
Ah.
320
00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,920
If people learn there's been
a murder they may panic
321
00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:48,760
and try to leave.
322
00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,040
Hate to say it,
but the padre's right.
323
00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,520
That cordon breaks,
the killer vanishes.
324
00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:54,880
Best keep silent.
325
00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:56,440
What about interviewing witnesses?
326
00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:57,720
Well, there's no rush.
327
00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,360
We'll check for fingerprints,
secure the crime scene,
328
00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,000
wait for Special Branch.
329
00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,200
Do something for me, Father?
330
00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,120
Find the devil who did this.
331
00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,960
Any indication of what was used
to strangle the victim?
332
00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:28,640
Hard to say.
333
00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,960
A cord, a rope?
334
00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:32,360
A dog collar.
335
00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,120
Oh, wait, it's none of
your business!
336
00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:36,880
No sign of a weapon, sir.
337
00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,000
But this was in a bin
down the corridor.
338
00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,040
The murderer must've locked
the door behind them
339
00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:42,240
then disposed of the key.
340
00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,680
Probably to delay
the body being found.
341
00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:46,480
Looks like there's
a fingerprint, though.
342
00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,280
Only a partial one, mind,
but I'll get it looked at.
343
00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:50,880
Good work, Sergeant.
344
00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:55,040
Talking of fingerprints,
have you seen Sir Charles' fingers?
345
00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,560
Abrasions, from where he tried
to remove the ligature, perhaps?
346
00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,360
Quite possibly.
347
00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:02,680
Downstairs he was unwell.
348
00:17:04,360 --> 00:17:09,080
Between us, he'd been drinking
since we first arrived.
349
00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:10,680
Whisky.
350
00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,040
Brought his own.
351
00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,440
So where is it?
352
00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,760
I require acetone for cleaning
my medical equipment,
353
00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:21,880
so I don't contaminate the body.
354
00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,560
With your permission,
I know who may have some.
355
00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:26,040
Be discreet.
356
00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,560
And you, Padre.
357
00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:41,720
"Abrasions from where he tried
to remove the ligature"?
358
00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,960
I've been reading Kerr's Guide
to Forensic Medicine, sir.
359
00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,600
You see, I was thinking of
taking my inspector's exams.
360
00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,920
INSPECTOR MALLORY LAUGHS
361
00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:51,840
Sorry, I thought you were j...
362
00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:54,320
Your inspector's exams?
363
00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:56,840
I'd hoped for your blessing,
sir, but...
364
00:17:57,760 --> 00:17:58,960
Stupid of me.
365
00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,600
Just forget I said anything, sir.
366
00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,200
Right.
367
00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,560
Well, I need you to start taking
the fingerprints from the guests.
368
00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,360
Say it's an additional
security measure.
369
00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,080
Yes, sir.
370
00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,200
What on earth is the matter?
371
00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:32,520
I'm leaving Monty.
372
00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:36,240
No, no. You can't mean that.
373
00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,440
What has bought all this on?
374
00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,320
Someone.
375
00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,080
An, ah...
376
00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:43,640
An acquaintance...
377
00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:45,800
A man.
378
00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,800
..has asked me to elope.
379
00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,720
So not exactly an acquaintance,
then?
380
00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,680
I said no, but in truth I'm...
381
00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:56,240
Tempted by his Gallic charms?
382
00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:57,600
You knew?
383
00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:59,680
I had my suspicions.
384
00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,840
Then I saw his handwriting
on the envelope.
385
00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,160
Wait a minute. You...
386
00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,160
You can't mean Flambeau?
387
00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:08,520
I know!
388
00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,520
But I can't deny there's
something between us.
389
00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:15,520
He's so exciting,
and handsome and...
390
00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,280
And an immoral, deceitful thief.
391
00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,400
Well, at least Hercule treasures me.
392
00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:21,760
Monty may have loved me once,
393
00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:25,840
but now he's as passionate
and demonstrative as a biscuit!
394
00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,760
Anyway I thought Flambeau
had gone to America?
395
00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:30,400
He's been writing to me.
396
00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,920
And now he's sent an aeroplane
ticket so that I can join him.
397
00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,600
Have you told Lord Montague
you're unhappy?
398
00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,160
I shouldn't have to!
399
00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:44,120
Sometimes we don't notice that
which we see every day.
400
00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:48,800
Excuse me for changing the subject,
401
00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:53,000
but I wondered if you'd join Bunty
and I in the kitchen downstairs.
402
00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,680
I need your assistance.
403
00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,200
I would ask Sid as well,
but he seems to have vanished.
404
00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:58,600
Well, that can wait.
405
00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:02,000
Whatever it is, it is far more
important that you talk
406
00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,840
some sense into her head
407
00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,440
Sir Charles Hakeworth is dead.
408
00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,000
What?
409
00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,800
How?
410
00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,320
Well, I was rather hoping you'd help
me to find out.
411
00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,200
Why can't you just leave it
to the police?
412
00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,120
It will take hours to compare
all the fingerprints of
413
00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:24,400
the guests, and the murderer
might escape.
414
00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,960
And we've no idea what was used
to strangle Sir Charles?
415
00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,600
Except that it scratched
his fingertips as he fought
416
00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:30,920
to remove it.
417
00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,840
So we know the how
and the where,
418
00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,640
but not the who, the why
or the with what?
419
00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:37,960
Indeed.
420
00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,000
Only Lord Finchmore,
Miss Moulton, Lady Hakeworth
421
00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,240
and Dr Muthomi knew that
Sir Charles would be here.
422
00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,000
Bunty, you know Miss Moulton?
423
00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:48,360
A little.
424
00:20:48,360 --> 00:20:50,920
I saw her talking
to Lord Finchmore earlier.
425
00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,160
Check whether they can give
each other an alibi for
426
00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:54,760
the time of Sir Charles' death.
427
00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:55,800
Will do.
428
00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:59,760
I will talk to the staff to see
if Dr Muthomi left
429
00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,000
after Sir Charles from the ballroom.
430
00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,560
The doctor's hardly going to kill
his own patient, is he?
431
00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,680
Not just a patient.
432
00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:11,000
His father-figure who refused
to acknowledge him
433
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,360
as his legal child.
434
00:21:12,360 --> 00:21:13,680
What about Lady Hakeworth?
435
00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,400
She had an opportunity when
she went to check on Sir Charles.
436
00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,240
Opportunity, yes.
437
00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,120
Motive, no.
438
00:21:20,120 --> 00:21:22,480
I don't mind mingling
with the guests,
439
00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,160
pick up any gossip. Mm-hm!
440
00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:27,920
In order to bring a murderer
to justice!
441
00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:29,760
Thank you, Mrs McCarthy.
442
00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:31,240
What shall I do?
443
00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:32,800
Look for Sid?
444
00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:36,000
Perhaps you should look to
your husband first.
445
00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,000
Once more unto the breach?
446
00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,040
Father?
447
00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:48,040
There is someone else
I need to ask for help.
448
00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:49,600
Oh.
449
00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:00,400
MAN GRUNTS
450
00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,400
MAN HICCUPS
451
00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:10,880
Sid?
452
00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:19,600
I feel sick.
453
00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:21,040
One over the eight?
454
00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,440
Just the one, full stop.
455
00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,800
Single malt.
456
00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:32,640
And something else.
457
00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,200
Where did you find this?
458
00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,160
It's important.
459
00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,720
Oh... Well, I decided the ball
wasn't for me so I went upstairs.
460
00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:54,400
I saw someone stashing that in
a cupboard and I thought,
461
00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:58,040
"Must be decent if they're going
to the trouble of hiding it."
462
00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,480
Did you see their face?
463
00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,840
Nah.
464
00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,240
They were wearing a mask.
465
00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:07,640
Red skull.
466
00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:11,560
The Red Death.
467
00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,680
THEY GIGGLE
468
00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:22,000
Bunty!
469
00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,960
Seeking respite from
the madding crowd?
470
00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,280
I was just hoping to have
a moment with Ruth.
471
00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,520
I'll get some more Champagne. Hm.
472
00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,040
Only a bit of fun.
473
00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,200
No other men at this party
worth talking to.
474
00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,200
Oh, well, don't let me stop you.
475
00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,040
I just wanted to tell you something.
476
00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,400
Please be discreet about it.
477
00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,200
Sir Charles is dead.
478
00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:46,560
Dead? How?
479
00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,880
Strangled.
480
00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:52,520
Well, Robert and I have been
together the whole time.
481
00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:54,960
Are you certain of that?
482
00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:56,720
Yes.
483
00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,640
And a good thing for Robert.
484
00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,560
He's never hidden the fact
that he loathes Sir Charles.
485
00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:04,440
Do you know why?
486
00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:07,320
It may help find the killer.
487
00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:13,480
All I know is he blames Sir Charles
for his father's death.
488
00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:15,240
Sounds like a motive to me.
489
00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,440
But if Robert's innocent,
he has nothing to fear.
490
00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,440
They found a fingerprint.
491
00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,680
Miss Moulton, you're here.
492
00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,280
Did you bring acetone
for removing nail varnish?
493
00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,440
I need some for my work.
If it's no bother.
494
00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,000
Ah, yes. I'll fetch some now.
495
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,000
And as you say,
496
00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,000
Robert has nothing to fear.
497
00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:36,240
About what?
498
00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,120
Sir Charles has been murdered.
499
00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,600
I... I wanted to apologise.
500
00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,720
I've been vile to you all evening.
501
00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:56,880
No, no, no. No, you've been under
a lot of pressure,
502
00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:58,320
getting everything ready and...
503
00:24:58,320 --> 00:24:59,800
Well, it's more than that.
504
00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,760
You must know I...
505
00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,760
I haven't been happy for a...
506
00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,080
For a very long time.
507
00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,240
Must I? Perhaps, yes.
508
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,600
So...
509
00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,320
What are you saying?
510
00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:20,800
Well, how do you feel?
511
00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,720
About me.
512
00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:26,480
Feel about you?
513
00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,440
You're my wife!
514
00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,960
And?
515
00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:35,160
Let's not get into this right now,
hm? We'll talk later, I promise.
516
00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:38,920
So you think Sir Charles
was drugged?
517
00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,200
Whatever was in that decanter
knocked Sid for six.
518
00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,880
I had to make him a very strong
cup of coffee.
519
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,760
The use of medication rather
points at Dr Muthomi.
520
00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,080
Nobody saw the doctor
leave the ballroom
521
00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,920
but that doesn't prove
he didn't slip out unnoticed.
522
00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:54,680
Did you speak to Miss Moulton?
523
00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:59,080
Yes. Apparently Robert blames
Sir Charles for his father's death.
524
00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,040
But Ruth insists they were together
the whole time.
525
00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:04,200
Well, that is very odd,
526
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,480
because one of the guests told me
that Lord Finchmore
527
00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,640
and Lady Hakeworth were seen
arguing on the landing.
528
00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:11,960
LADY HAKEWORTH: How dare you?!
529
00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:15,080
You're a disgrace to your family
name, spreading these lies.
530
00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,720
Your precious husband's not
the saint you think he is.
531
00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,000
Should I tell you how my father
found out?
532
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,000
Perhaps what Lady Hakeworth found
out about her husband
533
00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,320
drove her to murder?
534
00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,600
So where was Ruth during all this?
535
00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:27,840
Oh. heaven only knows.
536
00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:29,920
That young woman spells trouble.
537
00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:33,800
And Lady Hakeworth has been saying
as much to anyone who'll listen.
538
00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:35,960
What did Ruth do to her?
539
00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:40,160
Well, apparently Miss Moulton
turned up at their house, uninvited,
540
00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:43,280
making a fuss over some
petition about Kenya.
541
00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:46,000
Oh, Sir Charles quite rightly sent
her packing.
542
00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,200
WOMAN SCREAMS
543
00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,840
WOMAN: Murder!
544
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,440
SHE SCREAMS
545
00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:06,960
Oh!
546
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:08,280
What happened?
547
00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:13,120
I... I came to fetch some
acetone for Dr Muthomi.
548
00:27:13,120 --> 00:27:15,560
And that thing was in here.
549
00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,920
He had a knife.
550
00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,720
Fetch the doctor.
551
00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,040
Quickly.
552
00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,040
SHE WHIMPERS
553
00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:26,280
I'm scared, Father.
554
00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:29,360
God is with you. And so am I.
555
00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,600
The doctor says she's in
grave danger.
556
00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,720
Just pray that help arrives soon.
557
00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:43,440
You saw the culprit?
558
00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,360
He was wearing the Red Death mask.
559
00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:51,000
If Miss Moulton was getting acetone
for Dr Muthomi, where was he?
560
00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,680
He was with me.
561
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:54,800
Lady Hakeworth!
We didn't realise you were awake.
562
00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,160
I heard the commotion.
563
00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,120
Dr Muthomi was in your room?
564
00:27:58,120 --> 00:28:01,440
I cried out in my sleep.
He came to my aid.
565
00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,440
Have you caught my husband's
murderer yet?
566
00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,720
Our investigations are ongoing,
your ladyship.
567
00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,040
Lady Hakeworth,
568
00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:13,040
what did Lord Finchmore accuse
your husband of doing?
569
00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,880
You were seen arguing with him.
570
00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,880
He made the baseless claim that
Charles had a liaison
571
00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:23,520
with Lord Finchmore's mother,
prompting his father's suicide.
572
00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,280
Whoever killed Sir Charles,
573
00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:27,840
why would they want to attack
that young lady?
574
00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,800
There must be a connection.
Lady Hakeworth,
575
00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:33,440
is it true that Miss Moulton
visited your home?
576
00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,920
Oh, yes. Brandishing her petition.
577
00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:38,520
Which Sir Charles rejected?
578
00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:42,200
Naturally. When that failed,
she tried her feminine wiles.
579
00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:44,400
Which were also rejected,
might I add.
580
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,320
Miss Moulton made advances on?
581
00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,440
The moment she got Charles alone.
582
00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,640
If you don't believe me,
ask Dr Muthomi.
583
00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:56,280
He saw her scurrying off
with her tail between her legs.
584
00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:00,720
Oh, Sidney,
how are you feeling now?
585
00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,920
Like a hedgehog's nesting
in my skull.
586
00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,640
And then there were three.
587
00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,960
Lady Hakeworth, Dr Muthomi,
or Lord Finchmore?
588
00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,240
Well, it has to be Lord Finchmore.
589
00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,120
He's keen on Miss Moulton,
590
00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,680
finds out she threw herself
at Sir Charles,
591
00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,200
and attacks them both in
a jealous rage.
592
00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,120
But until today,
Robert hadn't seen Ruth in years.
593
00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,280
And the death threat was sent
hours earlier.
594
00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,960
What if we accept Lord Finchmore's
claim that Sir Charles
595
00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:31,240
was an adulterer?
A young, attractive woman turns up
596
00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:34,520
at his house uninvited
and leaves in tears.
597
00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:36,760
What are you saying, Father?
598
00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:39,320
That it wasn't her that
threw herself at him?
599
00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:42,240
You think he assaulted her?
600
00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:46,880
No, but Miss Moulton can't be the
Red Death because you saw
601
00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,800
the killer running from her room
while she was still inside.
602
00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:54,640
But what if someone else got
revenge on her behalf?
603
00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,840
The only witness
to Sir Charles' crime.
604
00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,040
The doctor, you mean?
605
00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,160
If that were true, why then
stab Ruth?
606
00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:07,080
Um...
607
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,040
I feel like I let Lady F down.
608
00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:15,920
It was hardly your fault.
609
00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:19,160
But I shouldn't be pilfering other
people's whisky, should I?
610
00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:23,040
If that's how you feel,
it's not too late to make amends.
611
00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:24,240
How did it go with...?
612
00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,120
Monty couldn't offer me one word
of affection.
613
00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,600
I rather think we've reached
the end of the road.
614
00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:35,840
With permission,
I'd like to accompany her to
615
00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,320
the hospital.
She's lost a lot of blood.
616
00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:39,680
I'd like that.
617
00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:42,920
Perhaps I could escort them, sir?
Very well. Go with her.
618
00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:45,840
Before you leave, Doctor Muthomi,
619
00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,680
might I trouble you
for a painkiller? Headache.
620
00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,800
No time, Father.
621
00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,720
Surely you must have some
in your bag? We must go.
622
00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:55,440
Open your bag, I insist!
623
00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:00,280
Thought you'd sneak past the cordon
in the ambulance, did you?
624
00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:01,800
He deserved it!
625
00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:08,280
After him!
626
00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,360
Get her to the hospital.
627
00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:12,640
Don't worry. He won't get away.
628
00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:33,080
VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYS
629
00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:34,960
Just remember what I taught you.
630
00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,040
I'll do my best.
631
00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:38,680
So, who's it going to be?
632
00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,680
Ah, Mathilda Pitcher,
she's a sweetheart.
633
00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:45,360
Lily Mansfield?
634
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:46,960
Lily's a bit of a handful.
635
00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:50,040
Nah.
636
00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,080
I know just the girl for me.
637
00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:54,680
Who?
638
00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,920
Mrs M, will you do me the honour?
639
00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:03,160
Oh, Sidney!
Well, that would be lovely.
640
00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,880
Sidney, you're quite the dancer!
641
00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:14,400
Oh!
642
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,160
That was my shin.
643
00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:18,840
Yeah, well,
Rome wasn't built in a day, Mrs M.
644
00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:34,000
Would you like to dance?
645
00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,440
Who knows when we'll have
another opportunity?
646
00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:50,880
You know, Sidney,
you're quite wrong.
647
00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,240
You are the perfect gentleman!
648
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:00,000
SHE CHUCKLES
649
00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,600
Goodfellow, search the back of
the room.
650
00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:08,600
Ladies and gentlemen,
your attention, please.
651
00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:10,360
This is urgent police business.
652
00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:13,600
Please remove your masks.
Immediately!
653
00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:21,560
The escape's surrounded, Doctor.
There is no escape!
654
00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:24,000
Inspector! Dr Muthomi,
I'm arresting you for...
655
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,040
GRUNTS
656
00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:26,520
SHE SHRIEKS
657
00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,880
Oh, get off me!
Let me go or she dies.
658
00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,400
I need to have a word with
the patient.
659
00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,400
I had to see you again,
to make sure.
660
00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,640
Sure of what?
661
00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,680
Your wound - it isn't real, is it?
662
00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:52,800
Dr Muthomi faked it
with blood from his arm.
663
00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:56,240
Don't be ridiculous. Look at me!
664
00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:57,480
I am.
665
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:02,560
I saw men with wounds like that
in the Great War.
666
00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,960
The blood kept coming until
they were drenched.
667
00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:09,160
Yours is beginning to dry.
668
00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:12,440
At first, I thought
that Doctor Muthomi stabbed you
669
00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:14,480
so that he could
escape in the ambulance.
670
00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:19,400
But why stab the woman that
he was avenging?
671
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,840
Now I know that it was you who is
trying to escape.
672
00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:25,440
Think about this.
673
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:28,920
Walk out of here or I kill her
and take my chances. Your choice.
674
00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:31,640
No, you can go. But not with her.
She's my protection.
675
00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:33,400
Elliot, please! Don't do this.
676
00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:36,240
Take me, instead.
I won't struggle, you have my word.
677
00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:38,280
Monty, no.
I'm not going to stand here
678
00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:40,920
and let him take you away from me.
Me for her.
679
00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:42,200
You and I leave together.
680
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:43,760
No tricks? I swear it.
681
00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,440
Don't do this. If you go with him,
682
00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:48,480
he'll kill you as soon
as you're out the door.
683
00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:50,720
Better me than her. Monty?
684
00:34:50,720 --> 00:34:52,840
Felicia, I love you.
685
00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:55,640
I adore you. I always have.
686
00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:57,960
I'm sorry I didn't tell you
more often. Oh, no!
687
00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:00,920
Do what I say.
688
00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:03,320
And why, of all the people here,
689
00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:06,680
did he seek you out to ask
for acetone?
690
00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:08,720
Unless he knew that you were
the murderer
691
00:35:08,720 --> 00:35:10,800
and he wanted to warn you
692
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,040
that the police had
found your fingerprint?
693
00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:15,040
SHE LAUGHS
694
00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:18,640
I'm hardly capable of murdering
a man with my bare hands!
695
00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:21,440
You didn't use your bare hands.
696
00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:24,560
Sir Charles' fingertips were
scratched as he fought
697
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,160
to free himself. And upstairs...
698
00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:31,480
..I found these,
699
00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,560
and I remembered
the jewels on your belt.
700
00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,200
The murder weapon was hiding
in plain sight.
701
00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:38,480
No!
702
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,960
God is watching you, Ruth,
703
00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:45,760
and he knows what happened.
And so do I.
704
00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:54,880
Sir Charles invited me into
his study.
705
00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:59,160
Said he was interested in
what I had to say.
706
00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:01,920
Then he came closer.
707
00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:05,000
The stench of whisky on his breath.
708
00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:09,040
I tried to fight him off, but...
709
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:26,840
I couldn't sleep for weeks.
710
00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:28,920
I could barely breathe.
711
00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:31,120
Then I heard he was coming tonight.
712
00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:38,520
And I knew it would be my
only chance.
713
00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:43,040
Then why the death threat?
Why warn him he was in danger?
714
00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:44,680
A man like that...
715
00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:50,080
..I wanted him to know what it was
like to be afraid.
716
00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:52,080
And the sedative in his whisky?
717
00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:54,080
So he'd be too weak to fight back.
718
00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:05,880
When they found Sir Charles' body,
the doctor came to me,
719
00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:09,200
like you said.
Told me I had to escape.
720
00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:10,840
But they would only let you through
721
00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:13,240
the cordon if they thought
your life was in danger.
722
00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:19,960
I thought, if I killed him,
723
00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:22,200
it would make the pain stop.
724
00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:29,040
I can only imagine the pain
you have suffered.
725
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:30,240
SHE SOBS
726
00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:32,480
But you must search your heart.
727
00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:35,680
Dr Muthomi risked everything
to help you escape.
728
00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:41,000
Can you let him hang for
the murder you committed?
729
00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:47,960
I won't hurt you. Now walk.
730
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,960
You can't trust a word he says.
He stabbed a young woman.
731
00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:53,320
He murdered the Minister
of Defence.
732
00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:54,600
He did neither!
733
00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:07,120
I killed Sir Charles.
734
00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:09,240
I'm the Red Death.
735
00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:12,680
Why? Because he rejected you?
736
00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,640
No. Because he thought his power
737
00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:20,680
and privilege meant he could take
whatever he wanted.
738
00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,520
That he could live without
consequence.
739
00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,200
He was wrong.
740
00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:28,560
But Father Brown saw
the Red Death running from your
741
00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:30,440
bedroom while you were still inside.
742
00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:32,720
That was Doctor Muthomi.
743
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:37,440
It was a ploy to prove that
Miss Moulton wasn't the Red Death.
744
00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:39,440
He gave me the slip, and then hid
745
00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:43,840
in the room where Lady Hakeworth was
sleeping. Is that not so, Doctor?
746
00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:46,600
I knew what Sir Charles did
747
00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:49,000
and I said nothing,
to my eternal shame.
748
00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:55,280
None of this is your fault.
You only tried to help me.
749
00:38:57,160 --> 00:38:59,440
But it's over now, so...
750
00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:02,440
..please, let Lord Montague go.
751
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:07,760
WEAPON CLATTERS ON FLOOR
752
00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:13,760
Forgive me, Lord Montague,
Lady Felicia. I'd never harm you.
753
00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:30,360
Father, why have they arrested
the doctor? I told them it was me.
754
00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:33,640
Helping you try to escape made him
an accessory after the fact.
755
00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:36,760
It was my choice. I'm only sorry
I did not act sooner.
756
00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:41,840
What should I do?
757
00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:44,240
Tell the truth. And pray.
758
00:39:45,240 --> 00:39:47,960
Pray? A little late for that.
759
00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:49,480
It's never too late.
760
00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:53,520
Forgiveness and love
are always there for you.
761
00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:56,040
You wish for me to repent,
762
00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:58,680
but I can't be sorry that man
is dead.
763
00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:02,360
Do not let him cast a shadow
over the rest of your life.
764
00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:07,960
God will show you
the light if you let him in.
765
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:09,800
Come on.
766
00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:11,040
Wait!
767
00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:15,720
I knew what he was, deep down.
768
00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:20,160
I wouldn't let myself see it.
I want you to know...
769
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:21,840
I believe you.
770
00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,960
At times like this, one must be
grateful for what one has.
771
00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:39,200
So, my friends, my family,
772
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:44,000
with the New Year nearly upon us,
I wish you all love and kindness.
773
00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:47,480
To 1954.
774
00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:49,840
ALL: 1954.
775
00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:56,880
Thank you for inviting me.
Most fun I've had in ages!
776
00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:59,920
INDISTINCT CHATTER
777
00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:09,720
Offering to sacrifice yourself
like that, it's awfully brave.
778
00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:14,800
If only I'd shown
a bit of backbone years ago.
779
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:16,760
What would you have done?
780
00:41:16,760 --> 00:41:18,920
Talked.
781
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:21,440
About the children that never came,
782
00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:23,760
the pain it caused.
783
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:26,920
Instead I let it tear us apart.
784
00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:28,720
We both did.
785
00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:33,280
So, what now?
786
00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:39,400
I only ever wanted you to fight
for me.
787
00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,000
For us.
788
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:45,520
I will, I swear it.
789
00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:48,400
Every single day.
790
00:41:52,720 --> 00:41:57,320
There are, um, things
I must tell you.
791
00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:01,120
Things I've done.
792
00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:04,280
It's New Year's Eve.
793
00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:09,680
How about we concentrate on
the future?
794
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,560
You should take those exams.
795
00:42:31,560 --> 00:42:34,720
Really, sir? Thank you.
Why the change of heart?
796
00:42:34,720 --> 00:42:36,360
You're a good copper.
797
00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:40,760
Truth is
we need more inspectors like you.
798
00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:45,640
I only hesitated because...
I've got used to having you around.
799
00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:49,920
It'll take some time, sir.
I'm not the quickest learner,
800
00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:52,720
so you'll have to put up with me
for a little while yet.
801
00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:56,120
I'll cope, Goodfellow.
802
00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:57,200
I'll cope.
803
00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:02,320
HE SIGHS
804
00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:03,960
Well, that was an experience!
805
00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:07,240
Next year, I say we hit The Red Lion
for a few quiet pints instead.
806
00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:08,600
THEY CHUCKLE
807
00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:10,640
At least the storm seems
to have passed.
808
00:43:11,960 --> 00:43:14,560
Poor Ruth. What will happen to her?
809
00:43:14,560 --> 00:43:16,640
We'll pray the courts show mercy.
810
00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:21,880
I thought you might be able auction
that off at the next fete.
811
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:25,120
A one-way ticket to New York?
812
00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:26,240
CLOCK BELL CHIMES
813
00:43:26,240 --> 00:43:28,480
There must be one member of the
congregation
814
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:29,960
you'd like to see the back of?
815
00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:33,800
On behalf of the church roof
restoration fund, I thank you.
816
00:43:33,800 --> 00:43:36,440
I thank you.Right, are we all met?
817
00:43:36,440 --> 00:43:37,840
Yes.
818
00:43:39,160 --> 00:43:41,800
Oh! Aha.
819
00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:44,680
Five...
820
00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:48,400
ALL: ..four, three, two, one.
821
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:50,920
ALL: Happy New Year!
822
00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:53,040
LAUGHTER, WHOOPING