0:00:02 > 0:00:05ENGINE RUMBLES
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Three, two, one...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Go!
0:00:23 > 0:00:24TYRES SCREECH
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Three, two, one...
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Go!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56When you said "Let's go to the races",
0:00:56 > 0:00:57I thought you meant the horses!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59I meant horsepower!
0:01:01 > 0:01:03CHEERING
0:01:03 > 0:01:09Ah! MG Bellevue Special. 1935. 180 brake horsepower.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11What a beauty!
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Father Brown, thank you all so much for coming.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17I never had you pegged as a motoring enthusiast?
0:01:17 > 0:01:18Oh, I'm not, but the Earl's been called away
0:01:18 > 0:01:21on business so I've taken over hosting duties.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Oh, well, that would account for the champagne.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Well, as long as none of the drivers are partaking.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I don't want to make any arrests on my day off.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Inspector, you have my word. Hand on heart.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34'27!
0:01:34 > 0:01:39'28. The Terror. 1496cc. Methanol-driven and supercharged.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Wouldn't mind having a whirl in that.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47What is it about cars that turns grown men into little boys?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Audrey. It's been far too long.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Felicia, darling! So lovely to see you!
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Audrey MacMurray - property magnate, racing track owner,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01philanthropist, daredevil... Have I missed something out?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Ruthless businesswoman.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07You're the one who donated to St Silvia's Orphanage last Christmas.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09A rare moment of weakness.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11For which I know the children are very grateful.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- They're more than welcome. - Audrey MacMurray?- Yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16I'm Harriet Welsby.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Ow!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24You killed my husband!
0:02:25 > 0:02:26You'll pay for it.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Why did she say you killed her husband?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12I have no idea.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- And it's hardly any of your business.- Thank you.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19She wasn't all there, if you ask me.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- People in grief rarely are. - ENGINES ROAR
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Can't find her, she's disappeared into the crowd.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27How'd she run?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30She's overheating a bit. Take her in and check her out.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Are you trying to get yourself killed?- Oh, what now?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Starting the practice run before I've run the safety car.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Darling, you're so protective.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Right now, I'm not your husband, I'm the clerk of this course,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42and it's my responsibility to make sure
0:03:42 > 0:03:44nobody takes unnecessary risks.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I must say, you've done very well there.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Ex-football player, no less.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Poor dear had to give it up because of a knee injury.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I bet he's dynamite in the...
0:03:55 > 0:03:58As I was saying.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Excuse us - marital spat. What? What is it?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Mrs McCarthy, you're wearing your scandalised face.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08She's old enough to be his mother.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12All I ask is that you follow the rules.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16I never follow rules, darling, you should know that by now.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Mrs MacMurray! Telephone messages and some paperwork for you to sign.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Can't it wait? - No rest for the wicked.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Why don't you help Gary with my engine? It's overheating.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Good boy.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Mr Baxter's asking for another extension on the rent.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36He's had two weeks already. Start eviction proceedings.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37And Mr Drew called, wanting to know if you
0:04:37 > 0:04:40could delay repossession until he's found a house...
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Out of the question. If we do it for him,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44we have to do it for everyone.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45- Only...- Only what?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47He was very upset on the telephone.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Phyllis, listen to me.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53If you're going to succeed in business,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56you have to learn to not let sentimentality cloud your judgement.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00You'll learn.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02By the way, do we have anyone called Welsby on our books?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Um...Welsby...
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Oh, yes. Alistair Welsby.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Defaulted on his loan three months ago. Repossession in progress.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Is there something wrong?- No.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Well, good luck. I'm sure you'll win. - I always do.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Keep coming, keep coming... Hold it there.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Three, two, one - go!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57HE WHISTLES
0:06:01 > 0:06:02HE URINATES
0:06:08 > 0:06:10HE CHUCKLES
0:06:12 > 0:06:15I'm not entirely sure you're allowed to be in here.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Hey, I own this place. (I can go wherever I want.)
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Do you like older women?- Uh...
0:06:23 > 0:06:29Oh, I love men who give monosyllabic answers. It's so...primal.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- You're married. - Yeah. (Let's live dangerously.)
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Mmm.- Mmm.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Sorry. Didn't mean to interrupt.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Mm.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58ENGINE ROARS AND TYRES SCREECH
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Problem?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- What am I to you?- Good Lord.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Don't tell me you're starting to have feelings.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Your working class bit of rough, is it?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23You're my employee. That's it.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Maybe I should have a word with your husband.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Tell him what a tart you are.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Forgotten who the fairer sex is?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Ugh!- Not at all. You're fired.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41What happened?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I caught him trying to stare down my top.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45You filthy...
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Unnecessary, darling. Already dealt him a punishing blow.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- You can't stop me from defending your honour.- What honour?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Get out!
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- I feel sorry for you. - RACE STEWARD: Three, two, one - go!
0:07:56 > 0:07:58The both of you.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02You should've let me hit him.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Oh, don't be silly, darling!
0:08:04 > 0:08:07He's almost twice your size - give or take an inch or two.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I'm racing in ten minutes, haven't you got a job to do?
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- I'll run the safety car.- Good.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Mrs MacMurray!
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- It's Mr Baxter. He's threatening legal action.- Coming.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Ladies and gentleman,
0:08:43 > 0:08:48welcome to the Earl's 14th annual Charity Hill Climb Meeting.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I hope you've enjoyed the practice runs. As you can see,
0:08:52 > 0:08:58we have a wide range of vehicles competing in the race,
0:08:58 > 0:09:04in a, in a...variety of colours, shapes and sizes.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Colours and shapes(!) - And sizes.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10We'll begin in just a few moments,
0:09:10 > 0:09:16once the track has been checked for hazards and, erm, that sort of thing.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Been busy?
0:10:00 > 0:10:04LADY FELICIA: I hereby declare this meeting open.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15I don't understand this.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18How are they all supposed to fit on one track?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21They don't, Mrs McCarthy. They go one at a time.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22One at a time?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25The clue's in the title. Thousand-yard uphill track.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28The fastest to make it to the top is the winner.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Well, it sounds very dull to me.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I can assure you, it's far from that.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34And not a cream tea in sight.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39Our first contestant - uh, driver, is Audrey MacMurray.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Good luck, darling.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Driving a, uh...
0:10:50 > 0:10:55Frazer Nash Special...1926.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56- '27.- '28.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Oh, I'd love to have a whirl in that.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03It has lots of various specifications, which, eh...
0:11:03 > 0:11:07to be honest, I don't completely understand. But, as you can see,
0:11:07 > 0:11:12it's in a lovely shade of blue - Prussian blue, I'd say -
0:11:12 > 0:11:16w-w-hich... ..creating a striking counterpoint
0:11:16 > 0:11:20to her figgy, plummy red jumpsuit.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Just what I came for - a fashion show.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25In any case, it's a magnificent machine,
0:11:25 > 0:11:26as I'm sure you'll all agree.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Three, two, one - go!
0:11:32 > 0:11:34And she's off!
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Look how fast she's going, and getting faster...and faster.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Gosh, she really is going fast!
0:12:05 > 0:12:06TYRES SCREECH
0:12:07 > 0:12:09SPECTATORS GASP
0:12:09 > 0:12:11SCREAM ECHOES OVER PA SYSTEM
0:12:31 > 0:12:32I'm sorry.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52HE SPEAKS LATIN
0:12:52 > 0:12:56It doesn't make any sense. Why would she just go off the track?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58She wouldn't. She was an excellent driver.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- Hazard on the track? - I checked it myself, it was safe.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Mr MacMurray, why don't you wait in the starter's office?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Let us do our jobs. - I'll make him a cup of tea.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- Check the track.- Inspector.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- Piece of fabric.- Curious.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18SHE SCREAMS
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- Be careful, Madam.- Ooh!
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- What happened? - Seems like she lost control.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26That's not possible. She never lost control.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Brake lines have been cut.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Just enough to drain the reservoir before the car got up to speed.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33It must've been that mad woman.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Thank you, Mrs McCarthy. What would I do without you?
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Let's track down this Harriet Welsby.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Welsby? I have the address.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Let's get that arm looked at.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49So...you and Mrs MacMurray...
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Burn, did she? Alive, I hope.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Initial reports indicate a fractured skull. Dead on impact.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Oh, well. Can't have everything.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- Tea?- No, thank you. - Yes, please, three sugars.- No.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13We're both fine.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Apologies for the mess. The house is being repossessed.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- By Mrs MacMurray's company? - By that evil witch, yes.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Seeing as we're being blunt, about your husband...
0:14:27 > 0:14:31I buried him this morning. He had a heart attack.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33And you blame Mrs MacMurray for that?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35It was her repayment demands.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- He never had heart problems before that.- I see.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41And when you said, "You'll pay for it"?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- You accusing me of something? - There's evidence to suggest
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Mrs MacMurray's car was sabotaged.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53This gets better and better! And, of course, I'm a suspect(!)
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Where did you go after your confrontation this morning?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- Straight home. - Can anyone vouch for you?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- Medusa.- Medusa?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07My cat. She's around here somewhere. Shall I fetch her for you?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10On second thoughts, maybe we will have that cup of tea.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13Of course.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- Fly-fishing. Your husband's? - Yes, please don't touch it.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Spiritual guidance only. Understand?
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Absolutely.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Thank you.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54DOOR SLAMS
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Thank you for coming, Father. I'm what you call "lapsed".
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Is that a problem?- No.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Not if you wish to repent. - I'm glad she's dead.- Ah.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- But I didn't do it.- Go on.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14When Mrs MacMurray's assistant called her into the office,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17I found the cable cutters, and I tried to cut the brake line.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21But I'm not a mechanic. I didn't know what was what.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22METAL CLANGS
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Then when I heard someone coming, I ran off.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28When I got home, I realised I still had the cable cutters in my hand
0:16:29 > 0:16:31So I hid them away.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34An unfortunate set of circumstances which does rather have the
0:16:34 > 0:16:37effect of making you look extremely guilty.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I am guilty.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42I wanted her dead... and now I'm going to hang for it.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48And I'll be down there, while my husband...
0:16:51 > 0:16:52For all eternity.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- That's right, isn't it?- No.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Not if you ask for God's forgiveness.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04And besides...
0:17:06 > 0:17:10..it's highly likely the person you heard...
0:17:10 > 0:17:11was the real culprit.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I told the inspector there was someone else there,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17but he doesn't believe me.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Between you and me...
0:17:21 > 0:17:23..I'm going to investigate.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Morning.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- BREATHLESS:- My bicycle tyre needs a pump.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Thank you, you're a life-saver.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52No problem.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Horrible business yesterday.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59How are you coping?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Excuse me?- You and Audrey MacMurray, you were close, weren't you?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- Is that a question or statement? - More of a statement really.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12A friend of mine said you walked in on him
0:18:12 > 0:18:13and Audrey at...
0:18:14 > 0:18:16..rather an inopportune moment,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19shall we say? And that you seemed very upset.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22You can leave now.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27If Mrs Welsby is convicted, she could hang.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- That's for the courts to decide. - I believe she's innocent.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Huh, and I'm not? - If you know anything at all, you owe it to your conscience...
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Like I told the police, I didn't have anything to do with it.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38Harriet Welsby's life is at stake.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Then say a prayer for her, Father, but keep away from me.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09FATHER BROWN READS SCRIPTURE IN LATIN
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- ALL:- Et lux perpetua luceat ei.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45CROWS CAW
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Requiescat in pace.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- ALL:- Amen.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55I'd like to say a few words.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57That would not be appropriate.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Sorry, Father.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02"Appropriate" never was my strong point.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Audrey MacMurray... was a cruel woman.- Oh!
0:20:10 > 0:20:13We all know that. Let's not pretend she wasn't.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17It isn't being respectful of the dead lying about them, is it?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- He is drunk. - Mr Bakewell...
0:20:19 > 0:20:22She chewed people up and she spat them out!
0:20:24 > 0:20:26And she enjoyed doing it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Tearing the flesh off their bones.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Eating people's hearts for breakfast. My heart!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36We were lovers.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Not that she knew what love was. Or how to care about other people.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48I can't be like that. I won't be.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54And I won't let somebody else pay for what I've done.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03It was me.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I killed her.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08GASPS
0:21:13 > 0:21:14I'm sorry.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19HE SIGHS
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Sergeant, would you please take Mr Bakewell to the cells?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24You'll hang for this!
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Mr MacMurray, you've given your witness statement.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Now please go home.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29You do have the awful business
0:21:29 > 0:21:31of your wife's affairs to attend to, Mr MacMurray.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41How about a nice cup of tea?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43How about a stiff drink?
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Mrs McCarthy, why don't you take Harriet to the presbytery?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49There's a bottle of Bordeaux in my study.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Is there indeed? Hmph.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Right.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Inspector?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Inspector, I don't suppose you've managed to identify
0:22:07 > 0:22:09the origin of the fabric...
0:22:09 > 0:22:14An anomaly, probably... detritus at the scene that got
0:22:14 > 0:22:16snagged as she was thrown from the car.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- But...- Father, I have motive, means, and opportunity -
0:22:20 > 0:22:21and a confession.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Whether you like it or not, this case is now closed.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39(This has got way out of hand.)
0:22:39 > 0:22:41(I'm not happy with this.)
0:22:41 > 0:22:43THEY TALK IN HUSHED TONES
0:22:56 > 0:22:58COCK CROWS
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Thank you for expediting the paperwork, Mr Watts.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20No at all, Miss Stanwyck.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58SHE MOANS
0:24:08 > 0:24:10What in blazes do you think you're doing?!
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Isn't that obvious? Filthy priest.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- You're having an affair. - I don't know
0:24:16 > 0:24:19what you THINK you saw, but you're mistaken.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- I know lust when I see it. - How dare you?!
0:24:21 > 0:24:25You had motive, opportunity... the only question is means.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27What are you suggesting?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- That somehow you caused the accident.- You're delusional.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- Why don't we let the police decide? - Call them.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36He was trespassing on private property. Spying through the window.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- Do it.- Yes, do it.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57What's this about?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00HE was trespassing. Snooping through the window,
0:25:00 > 0:25:02making baseless accusations.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Horrid accusations. Horrid!
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- It's an act. - What exactly did you see?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- She was...straddling him. - Straddling?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Don't really want to demonstrate.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- So they've been having an affair? - Exactly.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- And you think that makes them responsible...- Yes, I do.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- Evidence?- Nothing yet.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30But if I know anything, its human behaviour,
0:25:30 > 0:25:31and theirs speaks volumes.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36An interesting theory. Hands, please.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- Don't understand.- It's quite simple. I'm arresting you.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- Oh, I see. For show? - No, for breach of the peace.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I've warned you time and time again, but you don't listen.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Turn around. Hands - now.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Father Brown, I am arresting you for breach of the peace.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01You are not obliged to say anything unless you wish to do so,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03but what you say will be put into writing
0:26:03 > 0:26:05and may be given in evidence.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Phyllis and Walter killed Audrey MacMurray.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Even if they are having an affair, that doesn't make them murderers.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- What's this? - None of your concern. Get down.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33On the contrary, I'd say it was of Mr Bakewell's gravest concern.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Don't you see? It's all starting to add up -
0:26:36 > 0:26:40the relationship, the inheritance, the anomalous piece of fabric...
0:26:40 > 0:26:44ENOUGH! My God, man, you have been a thorn in my side
0:26:44 > 0:26:47ever since I stepped into this piddling little parish.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Sticking your head in where it's not wanted,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51trampling all over my investigations.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53I want you to know that I fully intend to go through with
0:26:53 > 0:26:56these charges, to finally put a stop to your amateur sleuthing.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10To the perfect murder.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Hmm. And the perfect woman.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30He must've put something on the course when he ran the safety car,
0:27:30 > 0:27:31something that caused the crash.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35No. Miss Stanwyck wouldn't have left anything like that to chance.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38And anyway, they would have discovered
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- a hazard after the accident. - What then?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45What happened when you walked in on Sid and Audrey?
0:27:45 > 0:27:46She fired me.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Afterwards, I went back to the paddock to fetch me tool box.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- I saw that woman.- Harriet.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59METAL CLANGS Trying to find the brake line.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04When she ran off... I finished what she started.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Have you any idea how Audrey could have got a piece of fabric
0:28:25 > 0:28:27trapped under her bracelet?
0:28:28 > 0:28:29She wasn't wearing it.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33What?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35I bought her that bracelet.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37She wasn't wearing it before she ran.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40- SPECTATOR:- Go, Mrs MacMurray!
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- Sergeant!- What is it?
0:28:47 > 0:28:48I'm entitled to a phone call.
0:28:50 > 0:28:51PHONE RINGS
0:28:54 > 0:28:56I have come to visit Father Brown.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59What's that?
0:29:05 > 0:29:08To sustain him in his unjust incarceration.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Oh, what do you suppose I've hidden in there? A hacksaw?
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Oh, well go ahead - check it out!
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- Slice it, why don't you?! - I will.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Ah.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48That is no way to slice a cake!
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Oh...
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Apologies.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00I had better go back home straightaway and bake another one.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Sorry to be a bother.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34DOOR CREAKS
0:30:34 > 0:30:36(Could you make a little less noise?)
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Not unless you've got an oil can under your cassock.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Longing for your glory days?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51That grease monkey was right about one thing.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54She didn't care about other people.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58I was just another trophy.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Huh. They must have thought I was an idiot.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04AS IF I didn't know they were at it.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Don't be maudlin, darling. You finally got your revenge.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09Be happy.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Besides, we should be grateful to that grease monkey -
0:31:12 > 0:31:15fortuitously framing himself for our crime.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16Bless his heart.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- You're wearing her dress. - Well, why not?
0:31:22 > 0:31:23What's hers is mine now.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28I was thinking, once the paperwork's been finalised,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30why not make me a joint shareholder?
0:31:31 > 0:31:34You have to admit, I've got more of a head for business than you do.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37I thought we were going to leave, start a new life?
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Why leave when we have everything we need right here?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Did you leave the garage door open?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54What you think you're going to find in there?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Something resembling proof.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01That looks like blood.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04So she was killed inside the car?
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Not quite.
0:32:07 > 0:32:08- A-ha!- What?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- The final piece of the puzzle. - < Is that so?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I think this fabric is the same fabric
0:32:15 > 0:32:19that was snagged under Audrey's bracelet.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21And I'll be happy to call the police for you this time.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Let's go in the house, shall we?
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- What's going on here? - Mrs McCarthy.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Comes in with a cake for Father Brown,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43knocks it all over the place, then leaves without even seeing him.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53Where did he go?
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Where did he go?!
0:33:06 > 0:33:08You two will be on the run for the rest of your lives.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10What exactly do you think you know?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Well...
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I know enough to prove you killed Mrs MacMurray
0:33:17 > 0:33:20before the race. Somewhere private.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Somewhere where no-one could see you.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- How does he know that we...? - Be quiet.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Harriet saw you calling her into the office.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- Mrs MacMurray? It's Mr Baxter. - Coming.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36That's where it happened, wasn't it?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38That's where you fractured her skull.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39Phyllis! Can't you deal with this?
0:33:39 > 0:33:44- He wants to talk to you. - Oh, honestly... Mr Baxter?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- LINE GOES DEAD - Hello?
0:33:46 > 0:33:47Mr Baxter?
0:33:47 > 0:33:48Urgh!
0:33:52 > 0:33:53PHONE BUZZES
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Go on.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02The next part of the plan was relatively simple.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13You dumped the body in the car...
0:34:16 > 0:34:18..and then YOU changed into identical clothes
0:34:29 > 0:34:30And you drove up the hill.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35And when you got to the blind bend...
0:34:35 > 0:34:37you positioned the body.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53But...
0:34:53 > 0:34:55you didn't notice that Audrey's bracelet had
0:34:55 > 0:34:57caught on the material at the back of the car.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05So, the scene being set, all that was left was to run the race.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15Good luck, darling.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19But, of course, you had no idea
0:35:19 > 0:35:22that an attempt had already been made on Audrey's life.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29And your plan to feign an accident very nearly was thwarted
0:35:29 > 0:35:30when you genuinely lost control.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50That's when you injured your arm, wasn't it?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Your later slip down the ditch...
0:35:53 > 0:35:56That was just another sham to cover up your injury.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- Be careful, madam!- Oh!
0:35:59 > 0:36:00What happened?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02An audacious plan, I'll admit.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06But ultimately...
0:36:06 > 0:36:07as foul as any other murder.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Not so cocky now, are ya?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- We're done for!- Be quiet.- What are we going to do?!
0:36:14 > 0:36:16There's only one thing left to do.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Wait! There has to be another way.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Prison - is that what you'd prefer?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25We can lock them up here. Make our escape.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26Start our new lives like we always planned.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29That's your answer, is it? To run away?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Pathetic. Just go with them.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34- What?- Go!
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Should've known you wouldn't rise to the occasion. Feeble little man.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43She's been using you all along, mate.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48That's the way the world works, sweetheart. Everyone uses everyone.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53I find it heartbreaking that that's how you see the world.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56I'm touched by your attempt to empathise.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Even if it is motivated by a desire to see me lower the gun.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Alas, needs must
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Goodbye, Father.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Ugh! - SHE GASPS
0:37:10 > 0:37:11SID GROANS IN PAIN
0:37:13 > 0:37:15You all right?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18HOARSE: They've seen better days. Agh...
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Walter!
0:37:29 > 0:37:30Phyllis! Stop.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42It's not too late for us, Walter. We can still leave together.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Don't! Just...don't.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Walter, why don't you give me the gun?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- You never loved me. - Ah, the penny drops!
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- It was all an act. - Of course I loved you. I still do.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04I just got scared. It made me crazy.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08I'll make it up to you, I promise.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Let's go while we still have the chance.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13Don't come any closer!
0:38:13 > 0:38:16If you let them arrest me, I could hang.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19You'll be killing me either way. Is that what you want?
0:38:19 > 0:38:20It's what you deserve.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Walter.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27You're not a killer.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Forgive me, Father.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34If you do this, you'll regret it.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35(Listen to him.)
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Just like you regret killing your wife.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44I saw your face... through the window.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47That was remorse, wasn't it?
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Wasn't it?
0:38:56 > 0:38:57Save yourself, Walter.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13We'll get what we deserve.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19You think this is justice? It's subjugation.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20You're terrified of any woman who
0:39:20 > 0:39:23dares to be more than a meek little housewife.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25That's why you wanted her dead.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28So you could reassert your pathetic masculinity.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Inspector, thank God you're here!
0:39:35 > 0:39:37He was going to kill me.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46This is the way to raise money for charity -
0:39:46 > 0:39:49no noise, no cars and no grisly deaths.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50So far.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- Mmm, these buns are delicious, Harriet.- Thank you, Father.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59I dare say you could give Mrs McCarthy a run for her money.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Father Brown, Mrs McCarthy. I couldn't resist the opportunity
0:40:02 > 0:40:04to try my hand at gourmet baking.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Gourmet?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Gateaux Parisiens and a chiffon torte citron.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Otherwise known as "French cake" or "Lemon tart".
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- And you baked these yourself, did you?- Scout's honour.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18A likely story.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Inspector, bite of something sweet?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Thank you, but I'm not staying.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Just came to see the Father. In private.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29Excuse me.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34You'll be glad to know that Mr Bakewell's charge has been
0:40:34 > 0:40:36downgraded to attempted murder.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43The..."actress", Miss Stanwyck, is going down for murder.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45And her partner in crime, conspiracy.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47And what about me?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Have you come to put the cuffs on me again?
0:40:50 > 0:40:51Alas, not.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55All charges have been dropped, and...
0:40:56 > 0:40:57And what?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02The pro sols were so impressed with your help in solving
0:41:02 > 0:41:06the case they passed on the information to my senior officers.
0:41:07 > 0:41:08And?
0:41:10 > 0:41:14They've awarded you this for your help in assisting the police.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Oh, congratulations! And about time too.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34So, I suppose this makes me your deputy...
0:41:34 > 0:41:36sheriff?
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Don't push it.