0:00:02 > 0:00:04Although the council may have its political differences,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07I know that we are united in our contrition...
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Conviction.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14..that in order to tackle the issues laid out in the...
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Beverage sounds a bit pompous. Can't I just say drink?
0:00:19 > 0:00:23You could, if you weren't talking about the economist
0:00:23 > 0:00:26William Beveridge and the report which inspired the welfare state.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31So what do you think? Do I look the part?
0:00:31 > 0:00:32It looked better on Mummy.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Have you finished your chores?
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Found this under your bed.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Silly me. I've been looking everywhere for that.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49You only ever wear pearls.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52It's a leaving present. For Matilda.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57She handed in her notice last week.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58You never said.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Why would I? It's got nothing to do with you.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02She's been working for you for six years.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06And hands in her notice right after taking a fortnight's holiday.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08What was it doing under our bed?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Must have fallen out of my pocket.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Why isn't it in a box?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Will you stop asking questions?
0:01:55 > 0:02:01No, no, not south-facing, the goldfish will overheat.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Well, don't just stand there.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Have you forgotten the mayor will be gracing us
0:02:06 > 0:02:09with his presence in less than an hour?
0:02:09 > 0:02:13How can we forget when you remind us every five minute?
0:02:13 > 0:02:17I hope that humbug in your mouth is not one you've counted already.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19What do you take me for?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23What have we got here?
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Faworki. Polish pastry. We call it angel hair.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Tentacles of Leviathan, more like.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35You see, that's what you get when you support exotic causes, Father.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Polish primary school, indeed!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Father, do you know this mayor?
0:02:44 > 0:02:48No, but his wife's quite charming.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Does a lot for charity.- Oh. - Exceptionally clever woman.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54When he will start building school?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57We're only at the fundraising stage.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59But the men from his office measured the whole camp.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04So? How many?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09How many humbugs in the jar?
0:03:12 > 0:03:13SHE SIGHS
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Morning, Matilda.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Mr Mayor.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24You're fired, by the way. As of tomorrow.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Why she couldn't just dress up as a princess like other girls her age.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43You know I can't award you first prize.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I have to give it to an orphan,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48or some other unfortunate. Will you make enquiries?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52How was your holiday?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Yes, good, thank you, yes.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Margate. Lovely.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Aren't you going to open it?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17A token of my appreciation for all your hard work.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25I don't think she likes it. I can't say I blame her.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27It's very cheap and tacky.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Really? And again?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Very beautiful dress, Lady Felicia.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Oh, would you mind?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Very expensive.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Thank you so much.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Your estate borders the Polish camp, doesn't it?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Quite possibly. Our estate's rather sprawling. Why do you ask?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Father.- Ah. Edwin, isn't it?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08That's a waste of money. There'll be no school.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13So what time's the mayor arriving? Will he be giving a speech?
0:05:13 > 0:05:18May I remind you, today is a family day, not a political rally.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Father, we should be at the gates by now.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21The mayor will be here any minute.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Oh, and I thought you might like to present this to his lady wife.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- I made it myself.- Quite exquisite.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Even if the apostrophe's in the wrong place.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38What do you mean, there'll be no school?
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Ask the mayor.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44I don't know why you bother with make-up.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49You can't improve on perfection.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Don't even think about coming to me for a reference.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00What?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Lord knows, you'll never be pretty, Kathleen, but if you smile
0:06:05 > 0:06:09from time to time, you might look less like the spawn of Satan.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Your father's very stressed at the moment.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19He doesn't know what he's saying. He doesn't...
0:06:33 > 0:06:34COIN CLINKS
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Look at that!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- Do you mind?- Certainly, Father.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It's not a real rabbit.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Can you saw people in half?
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Only little girls.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06SHE SCREAMS
0:07:09 > 0:07:10For goodness' sake!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14What on earth did you say to that poor girl?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Nothing. It was the magician.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Father, how much Pimm's have you had?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Come along, Father, they'll be here by now!
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Father Brown!
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Now, don't forget, it's imperative we make a good impression.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- Eleanor, good morning.- Father Brown. - Pleased to meet you.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Mr Mayor, on behalf of the parish of St Mary,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48may I say how delighted we are that you've chosen this
0:07:48 > 0:07:53special occasion to deliver your inaugural mayoral speech.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56And, of course, we are extremely grateful for your help
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- in our fundraising.- Remind me, what are the proceeds going towards?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03The primary school...
0:08:03 > 0:08:05in a Polish resettlement camp.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I'm sure you're familiar with the community.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Not really, no.- No?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14No, well, why would you be?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Kathleen, darling, come and meet the vicar.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Priest.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- No matter.- Still in one piece.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24I don't believe in God.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I do apologise. She's a spirited little madam.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Takes after her mother.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35An independent thinker with a questioning mind -
0:08:35 > 0:08:37qualities I value highly.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41In a man, perhaps. Rather unbecoming in a lady, however.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Oh. Well, follow me, please.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Matilda, haven't seen you in Mass, lately. Are you feeling...?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Better, yes. Thank you.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Really go for it.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58BELL TINGS
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Roll up, roll up! Goldfish, win your goldfish.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27HE GROANS
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Fetch some help. Please!
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Oh!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37OK, but it'll cost you.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46You do know, most women would kill to be in your shoes.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48You must be terribly proud.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50I hope he gets everything he deserves.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57- An award-winning strawberry scone? - I don't mind if I do.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07If you permit the observation,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10you don't seem quite yourself today, Eleanor.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I haven't been myself for quite some time.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15But trust me, all that's about to change.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Father, Father! Magic man take funny turn.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22I leave him in ambulance tent but someone need to look.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Magic man? Oh, a magician.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Did you book a magician?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Oh, whoever it is, I'll see to them.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Now, be sure and tell the mayor everything is ready for his speech.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Father Brown.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Inspector.- You might want to keep a close eye on your coffers.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47I'm afraid we've had reports of a pickpocket on the loose.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I've asked around. The boy dressed as a robot
0:10:50 > 0:10:51recently lost his mother to polio.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Will you stop gabbling? I cannot bear the sound of your voice.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Looking forward to your father's big moment?
0:11:05 > 0:11:10My mother's, more like. She's the one who should be mayor.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11It's not fair.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Matilda was in the Wrens before she became a secretary.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Why can't married women have careers?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- Kathleen, if you ever need a friend...- I don't.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25But if you did, my door is always open.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Ahem. Good morning.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Sit up straight, darling.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Firstly, may I say what a great pleasure it is to be here
0:11:41 > 0:11:44on such a pleasurable occasion.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03And on behalf of...
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Kathleen?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08..collectively, may I thank Mr Brown
0:12:08 > 0:12:12and his team of church...people...
0:12:14 > 0:12:18..without which, today would have been implausible.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23My English is better than his, no?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28With your hope, we help to build
0:12:28 > 0:12:32a school for primary children
0:12:32 > 0:12:36in Poland, a project which I feel, personally,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- extremely heartfelt about.- Hypocrite!
0:12:39 > 0:12:40CROWD GASPS
0:12:40 > 0:12:45Mr Mayor, I have it on good authority that you're
0:12:45 > 0:12:49conspiring with our local MP to profit from the sale
0:12:49 > 0:12:52of a prime piece of property in Kembleford.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56I know this man. He courted my Polish friend.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Isn't it true that you recently purchased a large area
0:12:59 > 0:13:03of agricultural land through a private company
0:13:03 > 0:13:06registered in your wife's maiden name?
0:13:06 > 0:13:07I don't know what he's talking about.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13And isn't it a coincidence that the same area of land has been earmarked
0:13:13 > 0:13:18by central government to build a new coal-fired power station,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22information detailed in a confidential memo circulated within
0:13:22 > 0:13:25the Ministry of Fuel and Power,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29which our local MP leaked to you?
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Ladies and gentlemen, please don't listen to this imbecile.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36It goes without saying that such a development would
0:13:36 > 0:13:40exponentially increase the value of the land in question.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Presumably, you and Mr Carlisle plan to divide the spoils between you?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Where could they possibly build a power station in Kembleford?
0:13:47 > 0:13:52I am talking, of course, about the Polish resettlement camp!
0:13:52 > 0:13:56It's just sour grapes because I was elected instead of him!
0:13:56 > 0:14:00SPEAKS ANGRILY IN POLISH
0:14:00 > 0:14:01It's hardly surprising.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Who wants a mayor who grew up on a pig farm?
0:14:04 > 0:14:05BOOING
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Only pigs want pigs to represent them!
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- I've heard enough.- You, sir!
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Are you a pig, sir? Oink, oink!
0:14:12 > 0:14:14BOOING
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Why don't you ask him why he withdrew from the elections, eh?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Don't buy a pig in a poke.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24He's the one with the dirty secret.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27He's the one peddling porky pies.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29If you really want the truth, I'll give you the truth!
0:14:29 > 0:14:32HE CRIES OUT
0:14:32 > 0:14:35LADY FELICIA SCREAMS
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Ego te absolvo ab omnibus censuris, et peccatis...
0:14:52 > 0:14:54We saw everyone leaving. What's happened?
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Is he dead?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00I'm terribly sorry.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Is it true, what he say?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Is government planning to throw us out from our homes?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Susie, please. A man is dead.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10A husband and a father. Now is not the time.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Mummy?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I'm thirsty. Are you thirsty?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Let's get something to drink.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31William.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38He looks so peaceful.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Please accept my condolences.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44I'll inform the relevant authorities.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49He's very young to have had a heart attack.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54He had a heart condition. That's why he didn't serve in the war.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Do you think it was the shock of that man's accusations?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Father?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Mrs McCarthy? Can I help you with...?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Bridget. My name is Bridget.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27I don't understand why she act crazy.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29She not the one making homeless!
0:16:31 > 0:16:34What happens to land when he dead? If wife don't sell, maybe...
0:16:34 > 0:16:37No. I'm afraid it doesn't quite work like that.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39If the government want to build on the land,
0:16:39 > 0:16:41all they need do is issue a compulsory purchase order.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52Father, I'm worried about Mrs McCarthy.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53She's not herself.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Probably just shock. Strong cup of tea, plenty of sugar.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02It's not the first time she's seen a dead body.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Usually, she's planning the wake while he's still warm.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08How long's she been like this?
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Since she see magic man in the ambulance tent.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21A stranger in town and not much of a magician, by all accounts.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Why are you really here? - May I have a word?
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I have a few questions for this gentleman, myself, first.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Summer fete? The great and the good in their Sunday best?
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Then the mayor has a heart attack and everyone's distracted.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Rich pickings, isn't that right?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Father Brown!
0:17:42 > 0:17:43I'm a bit busy at the moment.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Go on. Get out of here.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- And a very good day to you, Sergeant.- Inspector.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59It's the public address system.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I know exactly what it is, Inspector.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07The mayor had a burn mark on his hand and then there was that
0:18:07 > 0:18:08strange crackling noise.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15What, you think he was electrocuted? Suppose the system could be faulty.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17It's been tampered with. The back's been unscrewed.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Fresh solder.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- This has been connected to the mains.- Father?
0:18:26 > 0:18:27I think you better come, quickly.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38I don't know what's come over her.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Hardly the behaviour of a grieving widow.- Or a guilty conscience.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Mrs Mayor, I wonder if there's somewhere
0:18:44 > 0:18:46we could have a quiet word?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49I suddenly feel a little sick.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51You were married to the man for 12 years.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Do you not feel anything at all?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Matilda, is there someone who could look after Kathleen for a while?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59I don't want that slut anywhere near my daughter.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Fine. She's not MY child.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Mummy, why does a policeman want to talk to you?
0:19:06 > 0:19:07I'm sure it's nothing serious.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- If you could just come with me, please.- I want to stay with my mum!
0:19:11 > 0:19:12My bag.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16I'll be back before you know it, darling.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Hay fever. Makes me terribly hungry.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38I just met the magician.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45We really should get some new chairs.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47These are riddled with woodworm.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I thought your husband died in the trenches.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57When he didn't come home, he was presumed missing in action.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- Mrs McCarthy, can I just...? - This is nothing to do with you!
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Would you please just leave me alone?
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Mrs Mayor, how would you describe your relationship with your husband?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Susie has arranged for neighbours to look after Kathleen
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- until you get home.- Thank you.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Mrs Mayor?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Would you like to hear my husband's favourite joke?
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- I'd prefer it if you just answered...- Please.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47A young boy and his father go out for a drive one day.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50There's an accident, the car goes off a cliff.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52The boy's rushed to hospital
0:20:52 > 0:20:55where the surgeon almost collapses from shock,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58says, "That's my son on the operating table."
0:21:01 > 0:21:05That's not funny. It doesn't even make sense.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08The surgeon is a woman.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Your husband felt threatened by you?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16With good reason.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Intellectually.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22I got him elected.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24We met at school.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29He was tongue-tied, awkward, he struggled academically.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35I thought he was sweet, so I coached him through his exams,
0:21:35 > 0:21:39through university. I wrote all his speeches.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44I thought, together, we might make a difference.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48And then you found out he was having an affair.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Where did you find this?
0:21:52 > 0:21:53With his secretary.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57So you wanted to punish him?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00It opened my eyes.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04He didn't care about me. He didn't care about Kathleen.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07All that was ever going to matter to him was lining his own pockets
0:22:07 > 0:22:09and putting us back in our place.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14And while I was foolish enough to throw my life away,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Kathleen still has a bright future ahead of her.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Just as long as we were free of him.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22I see.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Eleanor Knight, I'm arresting you on suspicion of murder.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Murder?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32You're not obliged to say anything unless you wish to do so.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Whatever you do say will be put in writing
0:22:34 > 0:22:36and may be given in evidence.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I was planning to leave him, not to kill him!
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I'm afraid I've taken a terrible liberty.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I know you said you didn't care,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54but one mustn't let fear stand in the way of happiness.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Bridget Maguire, a chuisle mo chroi.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13I'm going home now. It has been a dreadful day.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20All I want is a chance to explain. Let me call on you this afternoon.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24And then will you leave me alone?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27I'll never bother you again, if that's what you want.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Three o'clock?
0:23:38 > 0:23:39Your ladyship.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Is that really necessary?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47It's for your own protection while I call for a car
0:23:47 > 0:23:49to take her back to the station.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I didn't do it. You have to believe me!
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Did you leak the details about the power station to Edwin Bloom?
0:23:56 > 0:24:00I thought if his corruption was exposed then we would have
0:24:00 > 0:24:03an excuse to leave with our heads held high.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Why? Do you think it was him?
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Just before he died, the mayor said he had a secret.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- Do you know what he was talking about?- No.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Do you know where I might find Bloom now?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- We arranged to meet at three o'clock this afternoon.- Where?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22He was going to introduce me to a journalist.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24He wrote the address down on a card. It's in my bag.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39It's not mine. The murderer must have planted it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Nice try, but I've heard it all before.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45What if they're after the whole family? Kathleen?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47I can take it from here, Father.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Could Bloom have planted it in your bag when he gave you the card?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52I said, I can take it from here.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Hey, hey!
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- I just wanted to thank you for believing in me.- Oh.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08I realise it must have gone against all your instincts,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- as a friend.- My instincts?
0:25:10 > 0:25:15I know, I hurt her terribly, but I was young and foolish.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Didn't know which side my bread was buttered on.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21You understand that, I can tell.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Fine filly like you,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26bet you've known your fair share of married men.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46I write letter to House of Parliament.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Then they have to take notice, yes?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52"Dear sir, Mr Winston Churchill."
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Edwin Bloom. You said your friend was courting him.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Yes.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Do you happen to know why he withdrew his candidacy for mayor?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04I think he get found out for criminal record.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05A criminal record? For what?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10How do you spell petition?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13P, E, T, I, T, I, O, N. Criminal record for what?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Yibby, jibby, GB...something.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Do you know what it stand for?
0:26:36 > 0:26:37I was just passing.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41The Earl gives me so many,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44they've been cluttering up the house for weeks.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46I thought someone ought to get some pleasure out of them.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Was there something in particular you came to see me about?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08I just wanted to check you were all right, that's all.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Quite all right, thank you.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13And to say sorry.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16For interfering when I shouldn't have.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Please don't settle for anything less than you deserve.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24You've changed your tune.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I just don't want to see you get hurt, that's all.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31And since when have you given a flying fig about my feelings?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33We both know you think
0:27:33 > 0:27:35I'm a foolish old woman with ideas above my station.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Well, now, hang on!- And, of course,
0:27:37 > 0:27:41I think you're a stuck-up madam with too much time on your hands,
0:27:41 > 0:27:45so we'll leave it at that, shall we?
0:27:47 > 0:27:48I'll show myself out.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Usual, please, Norma.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11You've heard the good news then?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17I'm not going to pretend to like the man just because he's dead.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- Do you play?- From time to time.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Might I ask where you went between leaving the fete
0:28:32 > 0:28:34and meeting Eleanor this morning?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Straight-talking man, Father. I don't appreciate playing games.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40What's this all about?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44The mayor was murdered.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52And you think I'm responsible? What do you take me for?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55I'm a founding member of the Peace Pledge Union.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57And yet you have a conviction for GBH.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06If you must know, I punched a Nazi sympathiser after
0:29:06 > 0:29:08he insulted my lady friend.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11You might be interested to learn, it subsequently emerged that
0:29:11 > 0:29:16the man in question was paid for provoking me and pressing charges,
0:29:16 > 0:29:18by the mayor.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- Must have made you very angry. - Of course it made me angry.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Mr Bloom, where did you go after leaving the fete?
0:29:33 > 0:29:34It's none of your business.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37It is my business if someone innocent hangs for a crime
0:29:37 > 0:29:38they didn't commit.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43I went to the phone box to call a journalist friend of mine
0:29:43 > 0:29:46to arrange a meeting with Eleanor. He'll be here shortly.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50You can ask him yourself if you don't believe me. Or Kathleen.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Kathleen?- The mayor's daughter.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56I saw her hiding from the inspector outside the church.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Thank goodness you're still here. I need to speak with Kathleen.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31I'm afraid that could be difficult.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32Why? What's happened?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Your neighbour's just reported her missing.- What?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37She left a note saying she was going to see a friend
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- and hasn't been seen since. - A friend? What friend?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41She doesn't have any friends!
0:30:41 > 0:30:43I'm sure there's a perfectly innocent explanation.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Mrs Knight, calm down!
0:30:45 > 0:30:47There's a killer on the loose, my daughter is in danger.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Why won't anyone believe me?
0:30:53 > 0:30:55I never meant to hurt you.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- But you did.- If I could go back...
0:30:59 > 0:31:01And you can't.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24So if that's all you have to say, Frank, I think it's best that you...
0:31:24 > 0:31:27WALTZ MUSIC PLAYS
0:31:27 > 0:31:28Absolutely not.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49We danced to this on our bunnymoon.
0:31:57 > 0:31:5918 carrots, don't you know?
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Oh, Francis.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51It's been three months since my last confession.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55I've done something terrible.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00It's never too late to seek forgiveness.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Even if...?
0:33:02 > 0:33:03Even if what?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I killed my father.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17I've changed, Bridget. Tell me it's not too late.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Oh, Francis!
0:33:28 > 0:33:30So much for having changed.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35Aye, and I can clearly see you're still a nag.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37But I'm prepared to overlook that.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Why are you here? Why now?
0:33:41 > 0:33:42Francis!
0:33:43 > 0:33:47What are you not telling me? Francis?
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Cirrhosis of the liver.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I'm dying, Bridget.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08And she'd always make sure the house was neat and tidy
0:34:08 > 0:34:10when he got back from work.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14It wasn't enough, nothing was ever enough.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Hmm.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23How, might I ask, exactly, did you kill your father?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- I prayed he would die.- Hmm.
0:34:26 > 0:34:32Well, wishing him dead isn't exactly the same
0:34:32 > 0:34:33as actually killing him.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Why were you hiding from the police this morning?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41SCRAPE OF METAL
0:34:43 > 0:34:44You're the pickpocket?
0:34:44 > 0:34:47So I'd have enough money to get away.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Doesn't look like I'll need to anymore.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Will I go to prison?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I don't think we need to involve the police at this point.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59I'll see the contents are returned to their rightful owners.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Where did you get that?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Matilda's hair-curler.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11I pinched it from her bag when she went to call an ambulance.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- I don't know if it's worth much. - May I see it?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Probably hoping to impress my dad.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24I think she was actually in love with him.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Earlier, you said that Matilda had served in the Wrens.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Do you know what she did in the Navy?
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Something to do with submarines and building engine wires, maybe.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36She was an electrician.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38You can ask her yourself if you're quick.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40I saw her packing her car on my way here.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Said she was going on holiday. Again.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Father?
0:35:53 > 0:35:54Father Brown!
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Blast it.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Yours, I believe.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Used to solder the mains supply to the microphone jack
0:36:17 > 0:36:19before you electrocuted the mayor.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21I don't know what you're talking about.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Did he break it off? After Eleanor found out about your affair?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Is that why you planted the screwdriver in her bag?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- If you don't mind, I've got a train to catch.- She'll be hung!
0:36:31 > 0:36:33And Kathleen will be an orphan.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Get out of my way!
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Get out of my way!
0:36:59 > 0:37:01So, how long?
0:37:02 > 0:37:04A year, if I'm lucky.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08I always told you you'd drink yourself to death.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13- You told me a lot of things. - And it serves you right...
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- ..running off with that floozy. - I'm not proud of myself.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21But I wasn't the same man that came back from the Front.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22The things I'd seen.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Well, I didn't want to talk about them but you, you...
0:37:26 > 0:37:29asked too many questions. Cared a bit too much.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33So I found comfort in the arms of someone who didn't care much at all.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37And where is she now?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Fled to the hills as soon as the going got tough.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Didn't want to play nurse.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46And you think I do?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51You're a good woman. Try hard not to show it, but...
0:37:53 > 0:37:55..I know you still love me.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Maybe this is our time. Maybe it's supposed to be like this.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02You and me.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06We need each other. We're both lonely.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12I mean, what kind of life is this for you? Parish secretary? Ha!
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Oh, come on, you must be bored out of your mind.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17And who've you got for company?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20An infantile priest and a hoity-toity ice-queen?
0:38:23 > 0:38:27If you are talking about Lady Felicia, I'll have you know,
0:38:27 > 0:38:32she is compassionate and cultured and witty and intelligent!
0:38:32 > 0:38:35And a far better companion than you could ever hope to be!
0:38:38 > 0:38:41And... Now, I think I'd like you to leave.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45You don't mean that.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Goodbye, Frank.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33I knew what we were doing was wrong,
0:39:33 > 0:39:34but I'm not like Eleanor.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39When I walk into a room, I don't turn heads.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44I know I was weak, but...
0:39:44 > 0:39:46He made you feel special.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49For a while.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Until I fell pregnant.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57I realised then, he was never going to leave her.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02That it was all a lie.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03And the baby?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07He told me to get rid of it.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Gave me the address of a backstreet butcher.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20Saint Matilda.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23My mother gave me this on my confirmation.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28I remember reaching for it just before I lost consciousness.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32When I couldn't find it, I knew
0:40:32 > 0:40:34something dreadful was going to happen.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Saint Matilda's the patron saint of large families.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Now, I'm never going to have children.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47I have nothing left to lose.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I'm so sorry.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58No-one would have found out if your secretary hadn't
0:40:58 > 0:41:01walked in before I could put the screws back.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07And Eleanor?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11When I saw her bag unattended by the stall,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14the way she just carried on as if nothing had happened,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17when my whole world was falling apart!
0:41:21 > 0:41:24But now I'm going straight to Hell, I'll be stuck with him for ever.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27God forgives all those who repent.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Mr Knight never had a chance.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30But you do.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33No, it's too late.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37For William, perhaps. But not for Eleanor.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39You can save her from the scaffold.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42You can give her and Kathleen their lives back,
0:41:42 > 0:41:45if you tell the police the truth.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Will you tell the truth, Matilda?
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Mummy!
0:42:21 > 0:42:23I could have done that.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29You too old. Give me the boxes when finish unpacking.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30We go live in them.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Ah! You're both here! Marvellous.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35I leave you to it. Not in a mood for party.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39I've just come back from the town hall.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40So?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43In order for the power station to go ahead, the government need
0:42:43 > 0:42:44access to the river and railway.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Unfortunately for them, there's another stretch of land
0:42:47 > 0:42:50between the Polish camp and the station, which they don't own.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54So who does the land belong to?
0:42:54 > 0:42:55Me.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58And, having spoken to my husband, who has Polish family,
0:42:58 > 0:43:03I can confirm, we won't be selling at any price. And what's more,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05given his high-profile connections in Westminster,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08no-one would dare put any pressure on him to do otherwise.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09Oh!
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Mind my dress.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14We go drink at camp?
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Well, perhaps a small glass.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Will Mrs McCarthy join us?
0:43:20 > 0:43:24Ah. I'm not sure Mrs McCarthy has much cause to celebrate.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46Oh, Father. Whatever it is, can it wait until tomorrow?
0:43:46 > 0:43:48Not without eating.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51If you're talking about my strawberry scones,
0:43:51 > 0:43:53I think you've had your fair share already today.
0:43:53 > 0:43:57I was thinking more about plankton. Or worms.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03I thought, perhaps, he could do with some company.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06And if I remember correctly, your kitchen faces north.
0:44:07 > 0:44:09So it does.
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