1 00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:19,280 NARRATOR: Although not officially declared an orphan 2 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,680 until her 10th birthday, 3 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,040 Matilda Stone lost her mother 4 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,880 three days, three hours, and three minutes 5 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,120 into her third year. 6 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:34,000 She would later tell of feeling the invisible cord 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:38,000 all children share with their mother suddenly snapping... 8 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,200 ...and of how, even at the tender age 9 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:43,760 of three years, three days, 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,040 three hours, and three minutes old, 11 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,880 she was sure she would never see her mother alive again. 12 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,720 [ Caws ] 13 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,960 Despite the tragedy, Matilda grew up well cared for 14 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:02,080 and well loved by her mother's three crime-writing sisters -- 15 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:02,880 Jane... 16 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,120 Study hard. 17 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:05,760 ...Cat... 18 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,920 Remember -- Anyone starts, make sure you land the first punch. 19 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,040 ...and Beth Stone. 20 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,040 Tuna pasta bake -- your favorite. 21 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,880 Moving regularly between aunts, 22 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,400 Matilda especially enjoyed living above 23 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:27,840 her Aunt Jane's crime bookshop, Murder Ink. 24 00:01:30,320 --> 00:01:32,840 At night, she would sneak downstairs, 25 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:37,800 take a book at random, and read by torchlight until dawn. 26 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:39,280 From Allingham to Zimler, 27 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,280 and every author in between, 28 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,000 Matilda's childhood was spent devouring 29 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,440 her aunt's library of crime fiction. 30 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,720 So it was no surprise when, aged 18, 31 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,240 Matilda left her childhood home of Wildemarsh 32 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,080 to join the police. 33 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:57,800 [ Camera shutter clicks ] 34 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,600 However, the mystery of her mother's disappearance 35 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,200 never left her. 36 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,240 How and why she vanished, and who -- if anyone -- 37 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,640 was responsible, has never been established. 38 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:10,640 And as Matilda returned to Wildemarsh 39 00:02:10,640 --> 00:02:13,160 in her mother's beloved car, 40 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:17,640 she pondered the few known facts of the case -- 41 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:20,080 The haiku scribbled in her mother's hand 42 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,480 on the blackboard of Matilda's nursery. 43 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,200 The smoldering Bulgarian cigarette found in the ashtray 44 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,040 of her mother's car. 45 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,520 The solitary black feather 46 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,960 discovered in her mother's safe deposit box. 47 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,840 All of these things might or might not be connected... 48 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,800 ...or may or may not lead to the solving of the riddle 49 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:51,240 that has haunted Matilda since childhood. 50 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:55,600 A riddle she one day hopes to solve. 51 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:10,560 [ Caws ] 52 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,600 Matilda Stone reporting for duty. 53 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:43,440 Matilda! 54 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:46,320 Terry Foster. 55 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,160 You were friends with my sister Kate. 56 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,400 It had been 12 years, two months, 57 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,680 three days, and 16 hours 58 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,320 since Police Constable Foster 59 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,040 first laid eyes on Matilda Stone, 60 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,920 and the flame ignited by that first encounter 61 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,400 still burned bright. 62 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,160 I'm sorry, I don't remember. 63 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,040 No. No, no, no, c-course not. 64 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,000 [ Chuckles nervously ] There's no reason for you to. 65 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:15,640 So, uh... 66 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,280 It's P.C. Foster now, anyways. 67 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,240 -And you're...? -Detective sergeant. 68 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,800 Which means I'll be working under you. 69 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,960 Beneath you! 70 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:29,840 Withyou. 71 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,600 Well, I'd better get the inspector. 72 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,520 You're late, Stone. My office. 73 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,520 Don't sit. 74 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:58,960 I won't lie, Sergeant. 75 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,560 You weren't my first choice for this position. 76 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,200 In fact you weren't in my top 10. 77 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,040 Now, I see you were born in Wildemarsh. 78 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,160 Yes, sir. My aunts brought me up. 79 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,160 -The Stone sisters? -You know them? 80 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,520 They've offered me their services. 81 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,240 -Writing? -Detecting. 82 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,360 I'm sure they only meant the best. 83 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,280 You shouldn't need me to tell you, Sergeant -- 84 00:06:18,280 --> 00:06:20,720 There's no place for the amateur sleuth in modern policing. 85 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,440 What Inspector Thorne wanted to say next was... 86 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,760 I've loved your Aunt Jane from afar for 25 years, 87 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,400 and I can't bring myself to be near her 88 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,120 for fear of making a fool of myself. 89 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,920 But what he chose to say was... 90 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,600 We're the police, and under no circumstances 91 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,000 do we require the help of three meddling aunts. 92 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,040 -Do I make myself clear? -Perfectly, sir. 93 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,440 Unpack your things. Your shift starts in 15 minutes. 94 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,760 But Aunt Beth's been nominated for an award, 95 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,320 and I was hoping... 96 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,440 I'll go unpack. 97 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,080 The award in question 98 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,560 was the prestigious Golden Pick-Axe 99 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,560 for best crime writer of the year... 100 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,800 ...the culmination of Hiddledean Castle's 101 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,440 15th Wildemarsh Crime Writers' Festival... 102 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:15,520 ...an annual celebration of crime fiction 103 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,640 and a place where the great and the good 104 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,240 of the crime-writing world get the opportunity 105 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,000 to meet their fans... 106 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,280 ...and promote their wares. 107 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,080 Although Beth Stone's series 108 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,080 following the criminal investigations 109 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,720 of inner-city vicar Iris Freeman 110 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,120 were the most successful of the three sisters' novels... 111 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:47,040 ...Cat Stone's acclaimed Roxanne Parker graphic novels 112 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,880 about a kick-ass music-industry fixer... 113 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:56,200 ...and Jane Stone's offbeat Henry Lambert books 114 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,520 about an android police detective 115 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,120 were more than able to hold their own 116 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,440 in such exalted company. 117 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,320 Oh, I do hope you win. 118 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,640 Well, it's an honor just to be nominated. 119 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,600 [ Chuckles ] Said the loser. 120 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,160 Besides, the smart money's 121 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,080 on the reclusive Benjamin Kingston. 122 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,080 Rumor has it Lady H. has promised him the Golden Pick-Axe 123 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:21,640 just for turning up to the festival. 124 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:22,840 Can she do that? 125 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,720 Well, who do you think picks the winner? 126 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,080 [ Sighs ] 127 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,200 And it is in this exalted company 128 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,120 that the cash-strapped founder 129 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,640 of the Wildemarsh Crime Writers' Festival 130 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,120 and eponymous owner of Hiddledean Castle, 131 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:42,440 Lady Antonia...Hiddledean, 132 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,560 once again finds herself hosting a Q and A 133 00:08:45,560 --> 00:08:48,360 with this year's Golden Pick-Axe Award nominees. 134 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,760 HIDDLEDEAN: Our esteemed authors -- 135 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,320 Oscar Prescott... 136 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:57,760 ...Isabella Wolfe... 137 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,520 ...Benjamin Kingston... 138 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:07,200 ...and last but not least, 139 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:12,520 Wildemarsh's very own Beth Stone. 140 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,360 I'm sure the audience would love to know 141 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:18,040 how you get your ideas for your novels. 142 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,600 Maybe you should take this one, Isabella. 143 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,720 I mean, I for one, I would be fascinated to learn 144 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,440 how you came up with the idea for your latest novel. 145 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,000 What's it called again? "Death on the High Seas"? 146 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,640 [ Clears throat ] It's -- It's "Murder on the Mary Rose." 147 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,320 You don't sound sure. 148 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,720 Well, to answer your original question, 149 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:41,640 it came to me in a flash. 150 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,840 Came to you in an envelope with your name on it, more like. 151 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,800 Oh, well, why don't you tell us a bit 152 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,600 about your inspiration, Oscar. 153 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:53,080 Now, how many Charlie Palmer novels have there been? 154 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:54,960 -Is it 21? -It's 23. 155 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,520 HIDDLEDEAN: Oh, 23, how marvelous. 156 00:09:56,520 --> 00:10:00,400 As my slightly overenthusiastic assistant correctly states, 157 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:01,800 there have been... 158 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:07,480 ...23, and this... 159 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,680 ..."Brown Bread," is soon to be number 24. 160 00:10:12,680 --> 00:10:13,560 Oh! 161 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,720 PRESCOTT: Yeah, yeah, it's, um -- 162 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,800 it's based on a real-life incident that, 163 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,520 coincidentally enough, happened right here at Hiddledean Castle. 164 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,360 And it's your mother I have to thank for it, Antonia. 165 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,360 If the baroness hadn't given me access 166 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,000 to your excellent library last summer, 167 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:33,880 I should have never uncovered the story. 168 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:35,560 WOMAN: What's it about, Oscar? 169 00:10:35,560 --> 00:10:38,840 Uh, sorry, sorry, but my agent, 170 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:40,240 who's sitting right there... 171 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,960 ...has given me strict instructions 172 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,160 not to discuss the plot 173 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:47,040 until I deliver the manuscript. 174 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:48,040 -Sorry. -[ Audience groans ] 175 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,720 No, no, we must respect 176 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:52,520 an author's right to privacy. 177 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:53,360 Please, Oscar. 178 00:10:56,680 --> 00:10:58,200 Well, all right, I suppose I can tell you 179 00:10:58,200 --> 00:10:59,720 a little bit about it. 180 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:04,280 So, it's 1963. It's the Summer of Love. 181 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,480 Every new novel about Cockney gumshoe Charlie Palmer 182 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:08,720 created a literary buzz. 183 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,800 ...stately home of hippie aristocrat Baron Tollage, 184 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,400 where our hero, Charlie Palmer, 185 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,760 is caught up in a case involving the baron 186 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,920 and his current crop of sycophants and hangers-on. 187 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,720 And this latest installment was no exception. 188 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,840 48 hours earlier, a stray bullet, 189 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,440 originally destined for the heart of an unwitting pigeon... 190 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:29,520 [ Gunshot ] 191 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,200 ...found itself embedded in the neck 192 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,480 of an entirely different quarry... 193 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:36,880 ...Baron Tollage's chum... 194 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,240 [ Bullet ricochets ] 195 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,680 ...Lord Grint. 196 00:11:40,680 --> 00:11:42,560 PALMER: [ Cockney accent ] I'm like one of them pigs 197 00:11:42,560 --> 00:11:44,720 our French cousins use to find truffles. 198 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,480 I get me nose dirty. 199 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,240 PRESCOTT: Everyone thought Lord Grint's death 200 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,960 was an unfortunate accident, 201 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,440 but Charlie's investigations led him to conclude 202 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:53,880 that he was in fact... 203 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,480 PALMER: ...murdered by someone... 204 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:56,680 ...in this very room. 205 00:11:56,680 --> 00:11:58,800 Oh, I'm so sorry! 206 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,120 Oh, gosh, I really am sorry, but I'm afraid -- 207 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,000 I hate to interrupt you when you're in full flow, Oscar -- 208 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:05,200 no, do believe me, I really do -- 209 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,120 but I'm afraid we've run out of time. 210 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,240 So why don't we show our appreciation 211 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,840 to our four Golden Pick-Axe nominees. 212 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,760 [ Audience cheering ] 213 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,240 Bravo and four hurrahs to -- to all of you. 214 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,040 Now, we have the award presentation 215 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:23,680 at 7:00 this evening, 216 00:12:23,680 --> 00:12:25,560 and I am very much looking forward to you 217 00:12:25,560 --> 00:12:27,720 all joining me there. 218 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:29,080 Thank you so much. 219 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,600 Tobias Young -- Benjamin Kingston's agent. 220 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:44,000 I'm a guest of the festival. 221 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:45,800 Would you mind signing in? 222 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,760 Although blessed with good health and good looks, 223 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,400 literary agent Tobias Young 224 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:56,600 had considerably less luck in other areas of his life. 225 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:00,960 Luck that, if nothing else, was at least consistent. 226 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,160 [ Man laughs ] 227 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:09,560 Oh, and if anyone asks, I'm not here. 228 00:13:09,560 --> 00:13:11,520 ASHTON: Well, there was a mini bar last year. 229 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,000 It's very disappointing. 230 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,600 Hello, Guy Ashton. There's a phone call for me. 231 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,040 Yes, Mr. Ashton. 232 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,000 Thank you. 233 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:25,560 -Hello, John. -Guy. 234 00:13:25,560 --> 00:13:27,400 Yes, sorry, my battery ran out. 235 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:28,760 Has he signed? 236 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,440 No, no, Oscar hasn't signed the contract yet. 237 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,880 I showed it to him, and he told me where to stick it. [ Snorts ] 238 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,720 Well, Guy, we really need to move this forward, 239 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:38,840 You know that. 240 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:40,560 No, I know. I know time's running out. 241 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:42,680 I want it on my desk first thing tomorrow morning. 242 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:44,200 -Yes. Well... -[ Device beeping ] 243 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,680 No more delay. Do you understand me, Guy? 244 00:13:46,680 --> 00:13:48,840 -As soon as it's done. -[ Beeping accelerates ] 245 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,760 Ah! [ Breathing heavily ] 246 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:58,000 [ Beeping stops ] 247 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:05,680 Your coffee -- Can I have it, please? 248 00:14:05,680 --> 00:14:07,000 Thank you. 249 00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:11,560 [ Exhales sharply ] 250 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:17,560 You're very kind. 251 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,680 -Is everything okay, Mr. Young? -You know what? 252 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,080 I think it's going to be. 253 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,240 "To my dear friend, Cat, 254 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,120 who stuck by me through thick and thin." 255 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,040 [ Chuckles ] 256 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,600 And just how thick arethings? 257 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,480 Half a million in sales, three weeks at the top of the charts 258 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,440 and a Golden Pick-Axe nomination. 259 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,360 -And they said I was finished. -You were. 260 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:58,440 You haven't seen Beth, have you? 261 00:14:58,440 --> 00:14:59,640 No. 262 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:00,920 [ Horn honks ] 263 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:07,760 [ Car door closes ] 264 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:12,040 Isabella! 265 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:15,760 Max! 266 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,040 -Ha ha! Mwah! -Mwah! Mwah! 267 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:19,800 Aren't you going to introduce me? 268 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,760 Cat, Maximilian Sinclair, Sinclair Publishing. 269 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:24,920 Max, Cat Stone. 270 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,040 I had a poster of your band on my wall 271 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,240 throughout my formative years. 272 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,120 You must have been a very late developer. 273 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,560 -SINCLAIR: [ Laughs ] -What are you doing here, Max? 274 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:35,920 I thought you hated literary festivals. 275 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,720 I do. You wouldn't catch me dead at one of these dreary events. 276 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:42,120 But Oscar insisted I attend. 277 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,480 And, well, when your best-selling author says jump, 278 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:49,160 a humble publisher can only ask, "How high?" 279 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:50,680 [ Laughs ] 280 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,800 But we'd agreed you were gonna sign today. 281 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:59,000 Yeah, well, you know, I need more time to think about it. 282 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,240 I don't have more time. 283 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:04,200 I've made promises to people. 284 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:07,480 I assume you're talking about the people who bust your arm? 285 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,120 How much do you owe them this time? 286 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,680 Look, I've been with Guy since Cambridge. 287 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,600 The least I can do is offer him a chance to improve his terms. 288 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:19,240 Whatever they are, I'll beat them. 289 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:21,360 -I know. -[ Ball clacks ] 290 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:35,360 CAT: Beth? 291 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,280 The figures are correct. I've had them verified. 292 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:45,920 So... 293 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,120 What do you want? 294 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:52,560 I'm making some changes to my life, Max. 295 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:54,160 Taking back control. 296 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:55,400 [ Footsteps ] 297 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:57,800 Oh. Sorry. 298 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,120 Beth? 299 00:17:10,360 --> 00:17:12,720 HIDDLEDEAN: Take them down as soon as you can. 300 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,120 -Very good, m'lady. -And then you can feed the dogs. 301 00:17:15,120 --> 00:17:16,520 Oh! Everything okay, Benjamin? 302 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,120 I'm looking for Emily. 303 00:17:18,120 --> 00:17:20,400 Oscar's P.A.? Well, she's around somewhere. 304 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,440 Find Oscar, and you'll find Emily. 305 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,040 You'd be nothing without me, you ungrateful cur! 306 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:29,160 I made you! 307 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:30,680 So I should just blindly accept 308 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,040 whatever miserly terms you see fit to impose? 309 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:34,600 -Yes! -[ Beeping ] 310 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:36,560 -[ Gasping ] -Oh. 311 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,280 -Oh, for God's sake. -Tablets. 312 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,400 -[ Beeping continues ] -Yes, yes. 313 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,440 Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me. 314 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,680 -See what you've done? -It's hardly my bloody fault. 315 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:48,960 S-S-Steady on, Oscar. 316 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:50,840 "S-S-Steady on, Oscar." 317 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,240 You've not changed, have you, Benji? 318 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:53,680 Always standing up for the little people. 319 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:55,200 -Oscar, are you busy? -Oh... 320 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,840 Back off, Tobias! Oscar's my client. 321 00:17:57,840 --> 00:17:59,160 -I just -- -Not now, Tobias. 322 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,800 -Look, I need -- -I said not now! God! 323 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,120 You people are killing me with your constant demands. 324 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:08,720 I'll be glad when I'm free of the lot of you. 325 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,440 Little did Oscar Prescott realize, 326 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,640 his words had never been more prophetic. 327 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:20,440 [ Applause ] 328 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,760 Thank you! Thank you! 329 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,360 Did you find out where Beth's been hiding? 330 00:18:28,360 --> 00:18:31,000 I looked everywhere. This is the first I've seen of her. 331 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:35,320 Thank you so much, and a very warm welcome to all. 332 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:39,080 Welcome to the Golden Pick-Axe 333 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,520 crime writer of the year award, 334 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,800 and this year's winner is... 335 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:47,560 [ Inhales sharply ] 336 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,680 [ Inhales sharply ] 337 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,160 ...Oscar Prescott! 338 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,360 -[ Cheers and applause ] -For "Trouble and Strife." 339 00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:08,640 Oh, congratulations. 340 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,840 Oh, bravo. 341 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,080 No one saw that coming. 342 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:15,840 Oh, congratulations. 343 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,440 Thank you, sweetie. Thank you, thank you. 344 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:19,840 Never mind. 345 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:27,640 Really. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 346 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,840 Wow! Ah... 347 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,560 Well, look, traditionally, 348 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:35,000 the winner at this point would probably make a speech, 349 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,240 but I've never really been one for tradition, 350 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,000 so instead I'd like to perform a reading 351 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,440 from the last few pages 352 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:49,080 of my next Charlie Palmer mystery, "Brown Bread." 353 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:50,960 [ Audience murmuring ] 354 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,000 The last few pages? 355 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,600 Won't that rather give away who did it? 356 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,080 [ Clears throat ] 357 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,760 "Every member of the shooting party had a motive 358 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:09,480 to kill Lord Grint, 359 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:13,120 and Charlie Palmer had spent the past 24 hours determining 360 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:15,520 which of them, if any..." 361 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,480 Get Oscar. I need Oscar. 362 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,960 "...but also the opportunity to do so." 363 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:20,960 [ Clears throat ] Oscar. 364 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,560 "Palmer coolly turned 365 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,080 to take in the guests' expectant faces and declared, 366 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:28,680 'The murderer is...'" 367 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:30,560 -[ Electricity humming ] -[ Audience murmuring ] 368 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,400 -HIDDLEDEAN: Oh, dear. -PRESCOTT: Oh, for God's sake. 369 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,840 HIDDLEDEAN: Stay calm, everyone. Just stay absolutely calm. 370 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:36,800 Stay where you are. 371 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:38,280 All will be well 372 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,600 in -- in an -- in just a tiny second. 373 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,400 -[ Beeping ] -[ Electricity crackling ] 374 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:46,800 Let's get to the bar before it shuts. 375 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:47,920 -[ Metal sings, thuds ] -[ Man grunts ] 376 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,120 [ Thud ] 377 00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:50,600 HIDDLEDEAN: The back-up generator... 378 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,120 -[ Women screaming ] -MAN: Oh, my God! 379 00:20:52,120 --> 00:20:54,160 [ Indistinct shouting ] 380 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:57,160 Oh, my God! 381 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,080 [ Indistinct shouting and screaming ] 382 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,600 Oh, my God! 383 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,600 -Help! -Somebody help! 384 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,240 Help! 385 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,400 Help! 386 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:17,920 Precisely six miles, 27 feet, and eight inches away, 387 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,680 a shiver ran down Matilda's spine. 388 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,400 She paused to wonder 389 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,000 if the shiver bore any significance 390 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:26,680 to the photograph she was holding 391 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:28,600 of her missing mother, Eleanor. 392 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:30,640 The photograph had come to replace 393 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,920 the fading memory of the woman Matilda once knew. 394 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:35,800 Every day that passed, 395 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,800 Matilda's memory of her mother became ever weaker. 396 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,240 "One day," thought Matilda... 397 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,840 This photo will be all I have left. 398 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,360 [ Telephone rings ] 399 00:21:54,360 --> 00:21:56,760 Hello? 400 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,800 Hello? The phone's ringing. 401 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:06,840 Sergeant Mati-- 402 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,840 I mean, Detective Sergeant Matilda Stone. 403 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,120 MAN: There's been a murder. 404 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:14,000 [ Police radio chatter ] 405 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,960 Dr. Lynch, our local G.P. and resident pathologist. 406 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:35,280 Detective Sergeant Matilda Stone. 407 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:36,080 Dr. Lynch. 408 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:37,600 Daniel, please. 409 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,520 [ Wedding bells chiming] 410 00:22:41,360 --> 00:22:44,800 Matilda had never been given to flights of fancy, 411 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,680 but in that instant, the possibilities of her life 412 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,360 with Daniel Lynch 413 00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:52,000 scribbled themselves onto her consciousness 414 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,760 with the perpetuity of a permanent marker. 415 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,920 JANE: Mattie? 416 00:22:57,920 --> 00:22:59,880 We're here for you. 417 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,640 I don't think she can see us. 418 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:05,520 Mattie! 419 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,360 Quite the fan club you have there. 420 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:08,160 Shh! 421 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:09,920 I think she's seen us. 422 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:11,400 If you could show us the body, Sergeant. 423 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,080 Yes, sir. 424 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:21,960 Oscar Prescott, 42, single. 425 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:23,480 He was on stage when the attack took place, 426 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,640 but the lights were out, so no one saw who did it. 427 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:27,160 Hit from behind. 428 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,320 Killed with a single blow, by the looks of it. 429 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,840 -How long were the lights out? -Less than a minute. 430 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:33,440 So the killer must have already been on stage 431 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,200 before the lights went out? 432 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,000 -Or in the wings. -Or in the wings. 433 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:46,200 Suspects? 434 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,040 Oh! Sorry. I-I made a list. 435 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:54,320 Event organizer Lady Hiddledean. 436 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,240 Oscar's agent, Guy Ashton. 437 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,960 Award nominees Benjamin Kingston and Isabella Wolfe. 438 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,320 Oscar's P.A., Emily Rose. 439 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,960 His publisher, Maximilian Sinclair. 440 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,200 Literary agent Tobias Young. 441 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:09,240 And... 442 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:13,920 And? 443 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,600 MATILDA: Award nominee Beth Stone. 444 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,360 Stone? Any relation? 445 00:24:17,360 --> 00:24:18,480 Her aunt. 446 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:19,960 Please don't take me off the case, sir. 447 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:21,440 I promise I can be impartial. 448 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,040 You better had, Sergeant. 449 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:25,680 Otherwise your first case in charge will also be your last. 450 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,560 You can rely on me, sir. I won't let you down. 451 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,280 [ Laughter ] 452 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,320 No, no, no, no, no, no! No group hugs! 453 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,160 Inspector Thorne will see. 454 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,680 Oh, come on, kid, give us this. We haven't seen you for months. 455 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,520 I've made up your old room ready. 456 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:53,920 And there's tuna pasta bake in the fridge. 457 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,520 I expect you want us to tell you who did it. 458 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,920 -You know? -We have our theories. 459 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:00,480 Then keep them to yourselves. 460 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,600 The inspector wants this investigation done by the book. 461 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:07,000 That means absolutely no outside interference. 462 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,200 It also means you, Aunt Beth, 463 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:09,560 are on my possible list of suspects. 464 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:10,760 Me? 465 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:12,480 I never even met Oscar Prescott 466 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:13,600 before this evening. 467 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,520 CAT: You don't seriously suspect Beth. 468 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,120 MATILDA: Well, you taught me a good detective 469 00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:18,560 always keeps an open mind. 470 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:24,000 But, no, of course I don't. Just don't leave town. 471 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:28,120 Oh... 472 00:25:28,120 --> 00:25:30,840 Look at her go. All grown up. 473 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:34,840 Where did Beth go now? 474 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,440 What? Oh, I didn't see. 475 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,440 My man Arthur will tell you, 476 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:42,760 the castle's lighting predates the war. 477 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,440 They're always going out. 478 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:45,960 I just can't afford to get them fixed. 479 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:47,680 Here's a list of people I need to interview. 480 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:48,760 -What? -I'll need a room. 481 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:51,400 -Nobody leaves until I say. -Right. 482 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,360 I think we'll have omelets for supper. 483 00:25:55,360 --> 00:25:58,440 Arthur? [ Speaking indistinctly ] 484 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:05,480 Do you smell smoke? 485 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,280 I haven't been able to smell anything since 1984. 486 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,160 [ Sniffing ] 487 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,160 Excuse me. 488 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,560 My nerves are a little on edge today. 489 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:19,920 Do you have a spare cigarette? 490 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,480 Sorry, I, uh -- I don't smoke. 491 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,160 Oh. My mistake. 492 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:37,840 I'm sure we can spare a moment if you... 493 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,400 No, no, no. S-Sorry. 494 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:46,480 Um, I first met Oscar 20 years ago 495 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,200 at a book signing for "Apples and Pears." 496 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,400 Oscar's first Charlie Palmer novel. 497 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,000 I must have read that book a hundred times. 498 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:58,160 We hit it off straightaway, and we stayed in touch. 499 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,120 And when Oscar learned that I set up 500 00:27:00,120 --> 00:27:01,520 the Charlie Palmer Fan Club, 501 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,520 he asked if I would come and work for him as his P.A. 502 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:07,920 And were you ever anything more? 503 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:11,240 Is that really necessary, Sergeant? 504 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:15,400 My relationship with Oscar was purely professional. 505 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:19,160 The only love we shared was for Charlie Palmer. 506 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:22,240 And you, Mr. Kingston? 507 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,200 Oscar and I shared rooms at Cambridge. 508 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,320 We both read English. 509 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:27,800 And you weren't jealous 510 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:31,280 that Oscar beat you to the Golden Pick-Axe Award? 511 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,920 Writing my novel was an academic exercise. 512 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,560 I care nothing for awards. 513 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,520 Had anything been troubling Oscar recently? 514 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,600 Did he have any fallings-out with anyone? 515 00:27:44,360 --> 00:27:46,880 He had a bust-up with his agent this morning. 516 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,080 -Guy Ashton. -But it was nothing. 517 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:51,840 Guy loves Oscar. 518 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:53,760 He would never hurt him. 519 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:59,480 Oscar is special. 520 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,960 Was special. 521 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:03,000 [ Blows nose ] 522 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:10,280 I discovered him while he was still at Cambridge, 523 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,800 I secured him his first publishing deal 524 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:14,240 when he was there. 525 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:18,240 I understand you and Oscar had a falling-out earlier today? 526 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,560 It's part of a ritual dance we went through 527 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:22,040 every contract-renewal time. 528 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:23,760 I -- I offer one thing, 529 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:27,080 Oscar demands something else, we -- we fight, we make up, 530 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,640 we agree on something in the middle. 531 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,680 So Oscar re-signed with you? 532 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,040 It was gonna happen any day. 533 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:37,960 Look, I would never hurt Oscar. 534 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:39,840 He was my greatest find. 535 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:43,800 My greatest achievement. 536 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,480 [ Knock on door, door opens ] 537 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,840 [ High-pitched ] Come in. [ Clears throat ] Come in. 538 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:53,920 Sorry to bother you. There's something you need to see. 539 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,000 Oscar Prescott's manuscript. The last pages are missing. 540 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,320 Well, it's already unlocked. 541 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,480 Well, he wasn't much for keeping things tidy, was he? 542 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:17,960 Well, help me look for his laptop. 543 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:20,680 Oh, you won't find one. Oscar wrote everything by hand. 544 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:22,840 -Did he make a copy? -Never. 545 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,120 He was paranoid someone would read it before he was ready. 546 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:26,480 Someone's gone to a great deal of trouble 547 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:28,800 to hide the ending to "Brown Bread." 548 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:30,600 Solve Charlie Palmer's case, 549 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,360 I'm betting it'll lead us to whoever killed its author. 550 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:38,040 [ Bicycle bell dings ] 551 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:56,600 Sorry. 552 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:58,720 Beth's always been more of the cook. 553 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,040 It looks lovely, thanks. 554 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:01,720 CAT: Hello? 555 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:03,600 Are you sure it's okay for me to stay? 556 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,880 'Cause I could get my own place. 557 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:08,120 -[ Door closes ] -And waste money on rent? 558 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,520 -CAT: Morning. -JANE: Morning. 559 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:13,960 [ Sighs ] 560 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:17,640 Oh, coffee. 561 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:18,640 Morning, Aunt Cat. 562 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,760 Mm... 563 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:23,000 I told you before, it's just Cat. 564 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:24,240 "Aunt" makes me feel old. 565 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:26,160 Are you eating that? 566 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:28,840 Go ahead. 567 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:34,960 So, how's the manuscript? 568 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,240 Well, without the last five pages, 569 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:37,320 I haven't a clue who Charlie Palmer 570 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,080 was about to name as the murderer. 571 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:40,720 Well, we could take a look for you. 572 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:42,840 I told you yesterday, butt out. 573 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:44,360 Inspector Thorne's orders. 574 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:45,880 Oh! 575 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:47,600 So I won't ask you if you think it's odd 576 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,000 that Oscar won the award in the first place. 577 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,560 Shouldn't he have? 578 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,800 Well, according to Isabella Wolfe, 579 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:55,920 Lady H. promised it to Benjamin Kingston 580 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:57,640 if he attended the festival. 581 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,320 Sour grapes. 582 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:01,280 From what I heard, Isabella and Oscar hated each other. 583 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,400 [ Laughs ] I'm not so sure. 584 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,120 I saw Oscar leaving Isabella's room. 585 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:21,720 And let's just say they both looked like 586 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:23,560 they needed a cold shower. 587 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,880 Oh! I've got to go. 588 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:33,360 I'll see you at the castle? 589 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:36,520 Mm, we'll be there, taking down our stalls. 590 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:38,640 Minding our own business. 591 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:42,280 Thanks for breakfast. 592 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:52,720 [ Door opens ] 593 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:54,880 All right, out with it. 594 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:56,680 -[ Door closes ] -What? 595 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,280 Well, the cleaning is clearly a displacement activity. 596 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:00,600 The last time I saw you like this, 597 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:01,840 you'd just been dumped at the altar. 598 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,960 Beth lied to Matilda. 599 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,960 She told Matilda she'd never even met Oscar Prescott 600 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:13,760 until last night. 601 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:15,560 PRESCOTT: Come on. 602 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:18,520 But I saw her with Oscar yesterday morning, 603 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:21,920 and she looked really, well, angry with him. 604 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:23,560 [ Speaking indistinctly] 605 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:25,640 Well, that's your problem. 606 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,160 Oscar! 607 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,560 And, what, now you think Beth killed Oscar Prescott? 608 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,680 No! 609 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:33,040 Maybe... 610 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,320 I don't know. Why would she lie? 611 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:39,480 And to Matilda, of all people. 612 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:42,400 There's one way to find out. 613 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:45,800 Ask her. 614 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:06,560 Are those the...? 615 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:08,160 KINGSTON: The missing pages? Yes. 616 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:09,640 Did anyone see who put them there? 617 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,280 No, they were like this when we came down for breakfast. 618 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:15,360 The murderer is... 619 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:21,480 Baron Tollage. 620 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:24,600 You naughty boy. 621 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,560 Baron Tollage? 622 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:30,960 That doesn't make sense. 623 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,160 Maybe whoever stole them was so scared 624 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,880 of being implicated in the murders 625 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:37,200 they decided to return them. 626 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,640 Or they're not the real pages. 627 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,080 No, they're genuine. 628 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:42,920 How can you be so sure? 629 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,520 I have a PhD in stylometry. 630 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:47,960 It's the study of linguistic styles 631 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,080 used to attribute authorship. 632 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:53,880 Every author's writing style is unique, 633 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,080 like a fingerprint. 634 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,160 I'd know Oscar's anywhere. 635 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,200 Beth? Open up. It's us. 636 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:14,160 She is not answering her mobile. 637 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:17,880 Beth! 638 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:19,920 You don't think Beth had anything to do 639 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:21,560 with Oscar's death, do you? 640 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:22,880 Not without good reason. 641 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:24,880 Well, what does that mean? 642 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:26,560 It means it's time we got involved. 643 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:28,480 Matilda told us not to. 644 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:30,640 That was before it became personal. 645 00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:32,480 So, what are you going to do? 646 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:33,960 Find out why Isabella Wolfe 647 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:35,600 lied about her relationship with Oscar. 648 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,280 What am I supposed to do? 649 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:40,640 Well, follow up your suspicions about Max Sinclair. 650 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:43,120 -What suspicions? -Asking for a cigarette? 651 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:45,240 You've never smoked in your life. 652 00:34:45,240 --> 00:34:47,640 I was surprised to smell smoke on him, that's all. 653 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:49,960 [ Sniffing] 654 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:52,240 Ash marks. 655 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:59,520 Oh, you think Max Sinclair was lying about not being a smoker? 656 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:02,040 No, I think he'd been standing near a fire. 657 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:03,800 In the middle of summer? 658 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:25,200 [ Dings ] 659 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,040 I'm looking for Isabella Wolfe. 660 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:29,120 She's gone into Wildemarsh. 661 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:30,600 The paintings and photographs 662 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:32,720 that hung in the corridor yesterday, where...? 663 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,880 They've been sent to Wildemarsh Antiques for restoration. 664 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:45,720 While Matilda was pondering 665 00:35:45,720 --> 00:35:49,320 Lady Hiddledean's liberal use of her limited funds... 666 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:56,320 ...Cat Stone was pondering 667 00:35:56,320 --> 00:36:00,360 Isabella Wolfe's equally liberal use of alcohol... 668 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:01,680 [ Sighs ] 669 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:07,600 ...and asking herself if it was in any way connected 670 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,400 to the recent death of a young woman 671 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,040 called Sadie Hanson. 672 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:17,840 All I'm asking for is 40%. 673 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:19,000 Give me a minute, would you? 674 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:22,960 YOUNG: It's just an advance. 675 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:25,520 Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Young, 676 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:27,040 I need to ask you a few questions. 677 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:28,440 Can this wait? 678 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:30,200 We're in the middle of a negotiation here. 679 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,160 SINCLAIR: Excuse my colleague, Sergeant. 680 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:33,280 Ask away. 681 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,080 Although I'm the last person 682 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:36,760 that would want poor Oscar dead. 683 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:38,600 And why would that be? 684 00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:41,040 He made me a rich man. 685 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,560 I took a gamble publishing "Apples and Pears," 686 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:47,200 but it was an instant hit, like every Charlie Palmer book since. 687 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:51,400 Killing Oscar would be like killing the golden goose. 688 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:55,840 -And you? -Well, Oscar was my client. 689 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:57,320 Why would I want him dead? 690 00:36:57,320 --> 00:36:59,680 I understood Oscar was signed to Guy Ashton. 691 00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:01,160 Yes, he was. 692 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:04,160 Till yesterday. 693 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:10,000 [ Door unlocks ] 694 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:17,920 Meanwhile, Jane Stone was congratulating herself 695 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:18,800 on her foresight... 696 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:20,040 [ Sniffs ] 697 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:21,480 ...having recently completed 698 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:24,920 the university of hard knocks's ever-popular 699 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:28,120 "how to pick any lock" correspondence course... 700 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:41,800 ...while in her flat above Wildemarsh Auto Body Repairs, 701 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:45,480 Jane's sister Cat had picked a more modern 702 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:49,080 and somewhat less criminal method of investigation. 703 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:10,080 No, Oscar would never leave me for a charlatan 704 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:11,800 like Tobias Young. 705 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,080 But he does have Oscar's signature on a contract. 706 00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:28,400 Well, this is fake. It has to be. 707 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,440 As you can see, the signature was witnessed. 708 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,200 I -- I-I was going to tell you. 709 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:38,360 That snake! 710 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:42,640 This doesn't end here. 711 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:44,200 Guy. 712 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:45,560 Guy? 713 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:46,880 -Just stay there. -[ Door opens, closes ] 714 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,600 [ Cellphone rings ] 715 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:50,920 Detective Stone. 716 00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:52,240 There's a woman causing a disturbance 717 00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:53,640 at The Embittered Hack. 718 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:55,720 I'm a bit tied up at the moment, Terry. 719 00:38:55,720 --> 00:38:57,960 Yeah, but it sounds like Isabella Wolfe. 720 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:03,000 If you could wait here. 721 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:06,080 [ Door opens ] 722 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,320 Get your hands off me! 723 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:15,720 Don't come back. 724 00:39:15,720 --> 00:39:18,960 I wouldn't step back in that dump if you paid me! 725 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:22,600 Isabella. 726 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:24,080 Oh, it's you. 727 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:25,720 -What do you want? -We need to talk. 728 00:39:25,720 --> 00:39:26,800 What about? 729 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:28,520 Oscar Prescott being seen leaving your room 730 00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:29,480 yesterday afternoon. 731 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:38,960 -Here. -Cheers. 732 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:42,960 MATILDA: So? 733 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,560 Oscar and I were lovers. 734 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:51,960 There, I've said it. 735 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:54,360 -And the whole animosity thing? -A cover. 736 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:56,840 Oscar didn't want anyone to know. 737 00:39:56,840 --> 00:40:00,120 Bad for his image, he said. 738 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:01,760 You're barking up the wrong tree 739 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:04,360 if you think I had anything to do with his death. 740 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:06,960 You need to start looking closer to home. 741 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:08,640 Meaning? 742 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:12,760 Your Aunt Beth isn't the saint you think she is. 743 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:17,720 I heard her tell you she didn't know Oscar. 744 00:40:17,720 --> 00:40:22,320 But I saw them arguing yesterday morning. 745 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:25,000 Oscar! 746 00:40:27,240 --> 00:40:30,040 [ Shouting indistinctly] 747 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:42,760 Despite learning of her Aunt Beth's deceit, 748 00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:46,280 and for reasons she had yet to fathom, 749 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:49,240 Matilda's thoughts kept returning to the one woman 750 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:52,400 she had trusted above all others... 751 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:57,320 ...her missing mother, Eleanor. 752 00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:08,280 Meanwhile, Matilda's Aunt Cat chose a deception 753 00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:10,200 of a very different kind. 754 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:16,400 -Sadie Hanson's landlord? -Yeah? 755 00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:18,720 I'm a reporter for the Wildemarsh Watchman. 756 00:41:18,720 --> 00:41:20,200 I need to see her room. 757 00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:45,080 So Sadie knew Oscar. 758 00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:01,600 200 on Black Blaze to win. You know I'm good for it. 759 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:03,120 -[ Cellphone chimes ] -Hold on. 760 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:11,040 While Tobias Young figured out his options, 761 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:13,960 Jane Stone was busily engaged in figures 762 00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:15,600 of a rather different nature. 763 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:34,520 [ Dog barking in distance ] 764 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:37,040 Aunt Beth? 765 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:40,040 I really need to speak to you about Oscar Prescott. 766 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:49,400 But Aunt Beth didn't want to speak to Matilda, 767 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:52,040 and Matilda was left to wonder why, 768 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:54,000 of all the people in the world, 769 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:57,560 her Aunt Beth would choose to lie to her. 770 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:02,880 And while Matilda concerned herself with a lie, 771 00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:05,280 Cat Stone was about to be reminded 772 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:06,840 of a universal truth... 773 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:12,440 ...namely that good artists copy 774 00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:15,440 but great artists steal. 775 00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:46,520 Although still blessed with good health and good looks... 776 00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:48,000 Hello? 777 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:50,360 ...literary agent Tobias Young 778 00:43:50,360 --> 00:43:53,080 continued to have considerably less luck 779 00:43:53,080 --> 00:43:55,520 in other areas of his life... 780 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:58,360 Anybody here? 781 00:43:58,360 --> 00:44:00,960 ...luck that, if nothing else... 782 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:04,360 ...was at least consistent. 783 00:44:04,360 --> 00:44:06,320 Pbbbbbt. 784 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:08,280 [ Creaking ] 785 00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:19,600 [ Thud ] 786 00:44:21,320 --> 00:44:22,840 [ Crashing ]