The Deadly Seal

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0:00:05 > 0:00:10And on Thursday, I took the Lord's name in vain when I got a splinter.

0:00:10 > 0:00:13I am sorry for this and all of my sins.

0:00:13 > 0:00:18Ego te absolve a peccatis tuis in nomine Patris et Filii et...

0:00:18 > 0:00:19One more thing.

0:00:19 > 0:00:23By 11 in the morning tomorrow, Bishop Talbot will be shot dead.

0:00:25 > 0:00:26How do you know this?

0:00:34 > 0:00:36Oh, there you are, Father.

0:00:36 > 0:00:39The bishop's office has just telephoned.

0:00:39 > 0:00:43Bishop Talbot won't be coming to deliver the Corpus Christi homily tomorrow after all.

0:00:44 > 0:00:47Would you believe it? He's off shooting birds.

0:00:48 > 0:00:56Shooting?!

0:01:20 > 0:01:23Bentley Duke has invited me to go shooting on his estate.

0:01:23 > 0:01:27Bentley Duke? What, the theatrical impresario?

0:01:28 > 0:01:30But, My Lord, you loathe the theatre.

0:01:30 > 0:01:31Yeah, well, I do.

0:01:31 > 0:01:34However, Duke has offered to fund

0:01:34 > 0:01:37all the repairs to the tower at St George.

0:01:37 > 0:01:38Ah...

0:01:38 > 0:01:39Unexpected?

0:01:39 > 0:01:41He has a house nearby.

0:01:41 > 0:01:43Says he finds St George...

0:01:43 > 0:01:45inspirational.

0:01:46 > 0:01:50Well, I would love to use his ill-gotten gains for better use.

0:01:50 > 0:01:54So, tomorrow, God willing, we shall seal the deal.

0:01:55 > 0:01:57Will you be alone together?

0:01:57 > 0:01:58No.

0:01:59 > 0:02:01There'll be other heathens of the theatre world.

0:02:01 > 0:02:03And dear Lady Felicia,

0:02:03 > 0:02:05thank goodness.

0:02:05 > 0:02:09My Lord, I wonder if you might rearrange your meeting with Mr Duke?

0:02:09 > 0:02:11Why on earth should I do that?

0:02:12 > 0:02:16I may not have told you before how much my congregation look forward to your homily on Corpus Christi.

0:02:17 > 0:02:18Well, tell me now.

0:02:18 > 0:02:19Well, for many of them,

0:02:19 > 0:02:22it is simply the highlight of the church calendar.

0:02:23 > 0:02:24Oh, I see.

0:02:24 > 0:02:27Well, being stuck with your tedious witterings all year round,

0:02:27 > 0:02:29I'm not surprised.

0:02:29 > 0:02:34But that's still no reason for putting the whole future of St George in jeopardy.

0:02:35 > 0:02:37But, My Lord, shooting?

0:02:37 > 0:02:39It's like golf.

0:02:40 > 0:02:43It livens up a good country walk.

0:02:43 > 0:02:45Yes, but, with respect, My Lord,

0:02:45 > 0:02:49golf does not involve the slaughter of God's creatures.

0:02:49 > 0:02:52Controlling the bird population doesn't trouble the Vatican, Brown.

0:02:52 > 0:02:54As you well know.

0:02:54 > 0:02:57But, My Lord, why not meet Mr Duke after your homily at St Mary's?

0:02:57 > 0:02:59Or at the theatre?

0:03:02 > 0:03:03Are you all right, Brown?

0:03:03 > 0:03:05Perfectly well.

0:03:05 > 0:03:06In that case, get out of my way.

0:03:06 > 0:03:09I have a course record to beat.

0:03:13 > 0:03:15Bah! Eh?

0:03:17 > 0:03:19I'm so thrilled you could join us, Bish.

0:03:19 > 0:03:21I only hope I don't embarrass myself, Mr Duke.

0:03:21 > 0:03:23Isn't life full of surprises?

0:03:23 > 0:03:26I always assumed you devil dodgers disapproved of cold-blooded killing.

0:03:26 > 0:03:29And then two of you sign up for this.

0:03:29 > 0:03:30Two?

0:03:30 > 0:03:31Your colleague.

0:03:34 > 0:03:37I'm very grateful to you for organising this.

0:03:37 > 0:03:39Grateful enough to tell me what you're up to?

0:03:39 > 0:03:42As you know, I will always drop everything to support the bishop.

0:03:42 > 0:03:43Mm-hm.

0:03:43 > 0:03:46Well, it's my goddaughter Natasha you have to thank.

0:03:46 > 0:03:48That's her, talking to Bentley Duke.

0:03:48 > 0:03:49She got me on the list, too.

0:03:49 > 0:03:52She seems to have Bentley wrapped round her finger.

0:03:52 > 0:03:54So, why are you here?

0:03:54 > 0:03:57To meet Bentley Duke. I loved acting.

0:03:57 > 0:03:58I was in all the school productions.

0:03:59 > 0:04:01So, you want to talk to him about the theatre?

0:04:01 > 0:04:04No. I want a part in one of his productions.

0:04:05 > 0:04:08- My Lord.- What in the devil's name is the meaning of this?

0:04:08 > 0:04:10Well...it's a peculiar quirk of fate.

0:04:11 > 0:04:14Lady Felicia insisted I accompany her.

0:04:14 > 0:04:16Didn't you, Lady Felicia?

0:04:17 > 0:04:21If you do anything to jeopardise my discussion with Mr Duke,

0:04:22 > 0:04:26I shall have you strung from the crypt at St George

0:04:26 > 0:04:27with a shotgun up your...

0:04:27 > 0:04:28- Darling Felicia!- Oh!

0:04:30 > 0:04:31Hello! I'm Natasha.

0:04:31 > 0:04:33Father Brown.

0:04:33 > 0:04:35I am indebted to you.

0:04:35 > 0:04:37Don't be silly.

0:04:37 > 0:04:39Any friend of my wonderful godmother is a friend of mine.

0:04:39 > 0:04:43Natasha has the lead role in Room For Three? at Cheltenham Rep.

0:04:43 > 0:04:44A new play?

0:04:44 > 0:04:46Yes. It's rather naughty.

0:04:46 > 0:04:49Then I shall be booking tickets immediately.

0:04:49 > 0:04:50Felicia said you were fun!

0:04:50 > 0:04:52Natasha, you unforgivable liar!

0:04:52 > 0:04:54You told me you were bringing your godmother, not your sister!

0:04:54 > 0:04:56Oh, Bentley!

0:04:56 > 0:04:57Bentley Duke.

0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Lady Felicia Montague.- Delighted.

0:04:59 > 0:05:02And you must be this spectacular girl's, what, grandfather?

0:05:02 > 0:05:03Ah!

0:05:03 > 0:05:04Father Brown.

0:05:04 > 0:05:07I'm very grateful that you could accommodate me today.

0:05:07 > 0:05:10What Natasha wants, Natasha gets.

0:05:10 > 0:05:13I must say, though, your boss looked less than thrilled to see you.

0:05:14 > 0:05:17Yes, I remind him of the paperwork left on his desk.

0:05:18 > 0:05:21So, the Cotswolds have enticed you out of London?

0:05:21 > 0:05:23When London bites, I come out to the country to lick my wounds.

0:05:24 > 0:05:25Your murder weapon.

0:05:25 > 0:05:27No. Thank you.

0:05:27 > 0:05:28Oh...

0:05:28 > 0:05:29Oh, dear.

0:05:30 > 0:05:34Natasha, darling, I need you to check whether my barrel is straight enough.

0:05:35 > 0:05:37The Lord Chamberlain, the theatre censor,

0:05:37 > 0:05:40banned Bentley's last production from the West End.

0:05:40 > 0:05:42Decided it was too racy. Bentley lost thousands.

0:05:44 > 0:05:46Who's that?

0:05:46 > 0:05:47Peter Redhill.

0:05:47 > 0:05:49Oh, yes.

0:05:49 > 0:05:52He acts, he directs and he's a bit of a dish.

0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Isn't he married to a member of the royal family?- Yes.

0:05:57 > 0:06:00Which is why his affair with Natasha was the talk of the press.

0:06:01 > 0:06:03Not the press I read, evidently.

0:06:05 > 0:06:06Fascinating...

0:06:07 > 0:06:08WHISTLE

0:06:10 > 0:06:11HOUNDS BARK

0:06:19 > 0:06:21SHOTGUN FIRE

0:06:25 > 0:06:27Got it!

0:06:27 > 0:06:29LAUGHS RAUCOUSLY

0:06:29 > 0:06:32- I've got some catching up to do. - I wasn't aware it was a competition.

0:06:34 > 0:06:35Closer.

0:06:41 > 0:06:42Oh, dear...

0:06:47 > 0:06:51So, Bishop Talbot, do you think adulterers should be treated like murderers?

0:06:51 > 0:06:54I think marriage is sacred, Mr Redhill.

0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Well, that is not quite the same thing.- Peter...

0:06:56 > 0:06:57You said in The Times, and I quote,

0:06:57 > 0:07:01that "we should treat the ending of a marriage as seriously as the death of a person."

0:07:01 > 0:07:02I did indeed.

0:07:02 > 0:07:04And then you singled me out for destroying my marriage.

0:07:04 > 0:07:07The newspapers singled you out when they put pictures of you

0:07:07 > 0:07:10- cavorting with your mistress on their front pages!- So, I am a murderer.

0:07:10 > 0:07:13Well, don't we execute murderers in this country?

0:07:13 > 0:07:14Go on, then. Shoot me!

0:07:14 > 0:07:18Does the drinking help you with your aim, Mr Redhill?

0:07:18 > 0:07:21Do you find being a righteous prig helps you sleep at night, Bishop?

0:07:21 > 0:07:23Who's this, your lapdog?

0:07:25 > 0:07:26Sober up you, fool.

0:07:26 > 0:07:28There's only one fool here, Bentley.

0:07:31 > 0:07:32Good work, Davies.

0:07:32 > 0:07:33Thank you, My Lord.

0:07:34 > 0:07:35WHISTLE

0:07:36 > 0:07:38Drive over. Follow me.

0:08:00 > 0:08:03Is the next drive far, Mr Duke?

0:08:03 > 0:08:04Just over here.

0:08:08 > 0:08:09Oh, pooh drops!

0:08:09 > 0:08:11Is it entirely safe shooting here?

0:08:11 > 0:08:14No. But as the London critics love to point out,

0:08:14 > 0:08:16I do have something of a reckless streak.

0:08:17 > 0:08:21Mr Duke... We should talk about the tower at St George.

0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Privately.- Oh, absolutely.

0:08:24 > 0:08:26But, first, call of nature and all that.

0:08:26 > 0:08:27Of course.

0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Awful man.- My Lord...

0:08:31 > 0:08:32Oh, do run along, Brown!

0:08:35 > 0:08:36Have you gone deaf, Brown?

0:08:36 > 0:08:39My Lord, you need to leave now.

0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Please. - Have you gone utterly mad, Brown?

0:08:45 > 0:08:46- Down!- What on earth...?!

0:08:50 > 0:08:51My Lord?

0:08:51 > 0:08:53I've been shot.

0:08:55 > 0:08:56Where is the pain?

0:08:56 > 0:08:58No pain.

0:08:58 > 0:08:59Just numbness...

0:09:17 > 0:09:20Ah, Inspector Sullivan. Did anyone see the sniper?

0:09:20 > 0:09:21No.

0:09:21 > 0:09:24But the offending cartridge tells me it was someone in this shooting party.

0:09:24 > 0:09:27Problem is, you were all separated at the time.

0:09:27 > 0:09:30How long was the deceased in your service?

0:09:30 > 0:09:31Who, Davies?

0:09:31 > 0:09:33Five years. Ten, maybe.

0:09:33 > 0:09:36It seems he had an altercation with Mr Redhill shortly before his death.

0:09:36 > 0:09:38Yes.

0:09:38 > 0:09:40Regular theatre-goer, was he?

0:09:40 > 0:09:41Davies?

0:09:41 > 0:09:43Never set foot in the theatre.

0:09:43 > 0:09:44Right.

0:09:44 > 0:09:46Inspector Sullivan...

0:09:46 > 0:09:49Forgive me, surely the shot was meant for me?

0:09:50 > 0:09:52You? I don't think so.

0:09:52 > 0:09:55Father Brown said he saw the gun fired from over there,

0:09:55 > 0:09:57along with this cartridge still smoking.

0:09:57 > 0:10:01The gunman, or woman, would have to have been virtually blind

0:10:01 > 0:10:02to have missed you by that margin.

0:10:02 > 0:10:04Davies was the target.

0:10:04 > 0:10:05No, but...

0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Brown!- My Lord?

0:10:07 > 0:10:10Moments before the shot, Father Brown told me I had to leave.

0:10:10 > 0:10:12He was certain I was in trouble. Weren't you, Brown?

0:10:16 > 0:10:17Is this true, Brown?

0:10:19 > 0:10:21Well?

0:10:22 > 0:10:23I haven't got time for this.

0:10:23 > 0:10:24Mr Redhill...

0:10:25 > 0:10:27Where's your tongue, man?

0:10:30 > 0:10:31Please, forgive me, My Lord.

0:10:41 > 0:10:42CHURCH BELL TOLLS

0:10:48 > 0:10:51He didn't set the world alight, my husband.

0:10:51 > 0:10:53But he was a good man.

0:10:53 > 0:10:54Honest.

0:10:54 > 0:10:55Loyal.

0:10:57 > 0:11:00God will hold your hand through this, Ethel.

0:11:00 > 0:11:01Thank you, Father.

0:11:02 > 0:11:05Can you manage, financially?

0:11:06 > 0:11:08I've been prudent all my life.

0:11:08 > 0:11:10Done extra work. Put money aside.

0:11:12 > 0:11:14No, it's the loneliness I'm worried about.

0:11:15 > 0:11:17Albert wasn't a talker.

0:11:18 > 0:11:20But he did just sit and listen.

0:11:28 > 0:11:30Landlord at the old Red Lion's going to miss him, an' all.

0:11:30 > 0:11:34Albert was a teetotaller when I tied the knot for him and Ethel.

0:11:34 > 0:11:36Well, that's marriage for you!

0:11:36 > 0:11:38So, who's the killer, then?

0:11:38 > 0:11:42Well, assuming it's a member of the shooting party,

0:11:42 > 0:11:45I think we can eliminate Lady Felicia from the suspect list.

0:11:45 > 0:11:47Not really her style.

0:11:48 > 0:11:50Which means it must be one of "the theatre heathen".

0:11:57 > 0:11:59You want to sit in on rehearsals?

0:11:59 > 0:12:01Well, I wish to follow your lead, Mr Duke,

0:12:01 > 0:12:04in building a bridge between the church and the theatre.

0:12:04 > 0:12:06What bridge have I ever built with you lot?

0:12:06 > 0:12:09By offering to fund the rebuilding of St George's.

0:12:10 > 0:12:12Your boss was never going to see a penny.

0:12:12 > 0:12:15- I got him on that shoot purely for sport.- Sport?

0:12:15 > 0:12:18To wind up Peter Redhill. Our very own lapsed Catholic boy.

0:12:19 > 0:12:22Reminds me. I must ring your boss to tell him that, sadly, the deal's off.

0:12:23 > 0:12:26Do you have a grudge against Bishop Talbot?

0:12:27 > 0:12:29He peddles hypocrisy and lies. You all do.

0:12:30 > 0:12:32While theatre is all about the truth.

0:12:33 > 0:12:35We reflect reality.

0:12:35 > 0:12:37You disguise and distort it.

0:12:37 > 0:12:39Thank you for dropping by.

0:12:39 > 0:12:43I was very sorry to hear about your recent West End show being closed.

0:12:44 > 0:12:45Yes, I'm sure you were.

0:12:45 > 0:12:49I read the script of A Rather Private Affair

0:12:49 > 0:12:50and found it very enjoyable.

0:12:50 > 0:12:53The scene where the priest confesses

0:12:53 > 0:12:55his infatuation to the mother-in-law

0:12:55 > 0:12:57was very amusing.

0:12:58 > 0:13:02So, this is why the bishop calls you his "blackest sheep".

0:13:02 > 0:13:05What would he say if he knew you were here with me now?

0:13:05 > 0:13:06I imagine he would disapprove.

0:13:07 > 0:13:09Strongly.

0:13:09 > 0:13:10In fact...

0:13:11 > 0:13:12..he would be furious.

0:13:12 > 0:13:14Would he, now?

0:13:15 > 0:13:18It's lovely. But I think you can make her even more arch here.

0:13:18 > 0:13:21Sorry to interrupt, Peter.

0:13:21 > 0:13:24Our friend Father Brown's going to be popping in and out of rehearsals from time to time.

0:13:24 > 0:13:26Hope that's all right.

0:13:26 > 0:13:27What?

0:13:27 > 0:13:31I promise I will be as quiet as the proverbial church mouse, Mr Redhill.

0:13:38 > 0:13:40Aren't you having enough fun at my expense?

0:13:40 > 0:13:43- Don't be so paranoid. I'm doing you a favour.- A favour?

0:13:43 > 0:13:44Your friend the bishop will be livid.

0:13:44 > 0:13:48Almost as livid as you must have been when you missed him from five yards.

0:13:48 > 0:13:49How dare you!

0:13:51 > 0:13:54Right. Let's run that last sequence again.

0:13:59 > 0:14:01You are a marvel, Father.

0:14:01 > 0:14:04Lady Felicia! Don't tell me Bentley Duke's given you a part already?

0:14:04 > 0:14:08- No. But he's very keen to see my passion.- I'm sure he is.

0:14:08 > 0:14:10So, I've offered to help out with some fundraising.

0:14:10 > 0:14:13I've no need to ask why you're here.

0:14:13 > 0:14:15Natasha's not involved, is she?

0:14:15 > 0:14:17I think it is the work of a man.

0:14:17 > 0:14:19Thank goodness for that.

0:14:20 > 0:14:22Oh, gosh, I hope it wasn't Peter.

0:14:25 > 0:14:27Where would you like to go from, Peter?

0:14:27 > 0:14:30We've just left scene two and go to where...

0:14:30 > 0:14:32So...

0:14:32 > 0:14:33Room For Three?

0:14:33 > 0:14:34Yes.

0:14:34 > 0:14:36It's a frightfully funny play.

0:14:36 > 0:14:39You see, Peter's character is unhappily married

0:14:39 > 0:14:40to this awful woman.

0:14:40 > 0:14:43And they go away to this hotel on a golfing holiday

0:14:43 > 0:14:46where Peter meets Natasha, who's staying in the next room.

0:14:46 > 0:14:48And then the two of them, well, you know...

0:14:50 > 0:14:51- Get on?- Exactly.

0:14:52 > 0:14:55But, then, Peter hurts his back playing golf and is bedbound.

0:14:55 > 0:14:59So then, it's all about doors opening and doors closing

0:14:59 > 0:15:01and whether his wife will find out and catch them at it.

0:15:01 > 0:15:02Take your time!

0:15:08 > 0:15:10I heard every word. She's awful!

0:15:10 > 0:15:12What it's really about is whether Peter and Natasha love each other

0:15:12 > 0:15:14or if it's all just a bit of fun.

0:15:14 > 0:15:15I see...

0:15:15 > 0:15:17A most unfortunate sequence of events.

0:15:17 > 0:15:19It all began with a watering can.

0:15:19 > 0:15:21How dreadful!

0:15:21 > 0:15:25Listen, we've got 43 minutes before she's back from lunch.

0:15:25 > 0:15:27My wife is nothing if not a creature of habit.

0:15:27 > 0:15:29Oh, darling!

0:15:39 > 0:15:42You imagining your first performance, perchance?

0:15:42 > 0:15:43I am.

0:15:45 > 0:15:47Your goddaughter is a natural.

0:15:47 > 0:15:48Isn't she?

0:15:48 > 0:15:50It's so good to catch up.

0:15:50 > 0:15:52We used to see so much of each other.

0:15:52 > 0:15:54She'd come up nearly every holidays, until she was about 14.

0:15:56 > 0:15:57She had a family in the area.

0:15:57 > 0:15:58Oh? Who?

0:16:00 > 0:16:02Just an uncle, actually.

0:16:02 > 0:16:04Winston Grater.

0:16:06 > 0:16:09Winston... Yes. Moved to Cirencester.

0:16:09 > 0:16:11- You knew him? - A regular at St Mary's.

0:16:11 > 0:16:13I still get a Christmas card.

0:16:17 > 0:16:18What?

0:16:20 > 0:16:21Lady Felicia?

0:16:23 > 0:16:26Well, you don't have to tell me, if you don't want to.

0:16:31 > 0:16:33That man did vile...

0:16:34 > 0:16:35vile things to her.

0:16:36 > 0:16:37You understand?

0:16:39 > 0:16:41She was just a girl.

0:16:41 > 0:16:43It was so awful.

0:16:44 > 0:16:48I mean, she did tell her parents. They didn't believe her.

0:16:48 > 0:16:49Didn't believe who?

0:16:49 > 0:16:51Inspector Sullivan.

0:16:51 > 0:16:53I might have known you'd have wormed your way in here, Father.

0:16:53 > 0:16:56Are you here to buy tickets for the performance, Inspector?

0:16:56 > 0:16:58No. I have some more questions for Peter Redhill.

0:16:58 > 0:17:02He's at lunch. And rehearsals don't begin again until half-past three.

0:17:02 > 0:17:03Right.

0:17:03 > 0:17:07Have you established a deeper link between Mr Redhill and the bishop?

0:17:07 > 0:17:10If I have, rest assured, you'll be the last to hear, Father.

0:17:10 > 0:17:14Because, if Mr Redhill wanted to kill anyone in the woods,

0:17:14 > 0:17:15it would have been Bentley Duke.

0:17:15 > 0:17:17Why is that?

0:17:17 > 0:17:20Because the love of his life is now in Mr Duke's arms.

0:17:22 > 0:17:24I'm sure that's no news to you, Inspector.

0:17:28 > 0:17:30A sensible career move on her part, I'm sure.

0:17:31 > 0:17:33Oh, Bishop Talbot is looking for you.

0:17:33 > 0:17:35He's been insisting that he was the real target.

0:17:35 > 0:17:37You jumping on him must have unhinged him.

0:17:37 > 0:17:39It certainly would have unhinged me.

0:17:43 > 0:17:45I was baffled by your behaviour in the woods.

0:17:46 > 0:17:50But, suddenly, this morning I understood.

0:17:52 > 0:17:55You heard in confessional that I was to be shot.

0:17:56 > 0:17:57Am I right?

0:17:59 > 0:18:01Well, the seal is...sacrosanct.

0:18:02 > 0:18:06However, you were prepared to act according to what you heard.

0:18:06 > 0:18:08And for that, of course, I am grateful.

0:18:09 > 0:18:12But my would-be assassin is still at large.

0:18:12 > 0:18:16And because Inspector Sullivan doesn't seem interested,

0:18:16 > 0:18:18I'm sure the good Lord, in all His wisdom,

0:18:18 > 0:18:20would forgive you if...

0:18:21 > 0:18:23..you dropped a hint who it is.

0:18:28 > 0:18:29Brown...

0:18:32 > 0:18:35I couldn't help noticing that you have a collection

0:18:35 > 0:18:37of stage play manuscripts.

0:18:38 > 0:18:40Don't Kiss Me, I'm From Surrey.

0:18:41 > 0:18:42This was banned for blasphemy.

0:18:43 > 0:18:46- How did you get it? - Brown, this is highly important.

0:18:46 > 0:18:47Banned.

0:18:47 > 0:18:48Banned.

0:18:50 > 0:18:51Highly controversial.

0:18:52 > 0:18:53Banned.

0:18:55 > 0:18:59I had no idea, My Lord, that you had an interest in the theatre.

0:18:59 > 0:19:02Oh, the Lord Chamberlain and I are old friends.

0:19:04 > 0:19:06He sends me all the latest play texts.

0:19:06 > 0:19:08May I ask why?

0:19:08 > 0:19:09He values my opinion.

0:19:10 > 0:19:13Now, look, could we get back to the matter in hand?

0:19:14 > 0:19:15Who was it, Brown?

0:19:16 > 0:19:19Would you mind if I borrowed Don't Kiss Me, I'm From Surrey?

0:19:19 > 0:19:21I'm very keen to read it.

0:19:21 > 0:19:22Would you mind?

0:19:29 > 0:19:33Peter Redhill might well have had reason to kill the bishop.

0:19:33 > 0:19:36But he's a crack shot. Even when drunk, he wouldn't have missed.

0:19:38 > 0:19:41Bentley Duke, on the other hand, is so wayward,

0:19:41 > 0:19:44he could have missed the bishop, even from that range.

0:19:45 > 0:19:49But why would Bentley Duke have wanted to kill the bishop?

0:19:50 > 0:19:52Don't tell me you're stuck, Father.

0:19:52 > 0:19:54I am.

0:19:54 > 0:19:55Yes.

0:19:55 > 0:19:56I am stuck.

0:19:58 > 0:20:00Go back to the scene of the crime.

0:20:00 > 0:20:02I do so regularly, in my mind.

0:20:03 > 0:20:07And on every occasion I return empty-handed.

0:20:09 > 0:20:11You know, some people say I have my head in the clouds.

0:20:11 > 0:20:14I wouldn't dare comment on your personality.

0:20:14 > 0:20:16Your calves, on the other hand...

0:20:17 > 0:20:19Darling...!

0:20:19 > 0:20:20There you are!

0:20:20 > 0:20:22The scene of the crime...

0:20:24 > 0:20:25- Of course!- What?

0:20:28 > 0:20:31Never has the phrase been more apt.

0:20:32 > 0:20:34- It was a scene...- Was it?

0:20:36 > 0:20:37I was assigned a role.

0:20:38 > 0:20:42My character was there to distract from what was really happening.

0:20:45 > 0:20:47Inspector Sullivan was right.

0:20:49 > 0:20:51Davies was the intended target.

0:20:59 > 0:21:00- Sid...- Mm-hm?

0:21:00 > 0:21:02I need you to go to the pub.

0:21:03 > 0:21:04Right. Any in particular?

0:21:04 > 0:21:06Red Lion.

0:21:06 > 0:21:09I need you to talk to Davies' old drinking chums.

0:21:09 > 0:21:12Find out if it really was marriage that drove him to drink.

0:21:13 > 0:21:15What about Lady F?

0:21:15 > 0:21:16You have her blessing.

0:21:23 > 0:21:24Oh...

0:21:26 > 0:21:28It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.

0:21:31 > 0:21:33- You want protection?- Yes.

0:21:33 > 0:21:37I thought having someone covering your back, so to speak, was a perk of the job.

0:21:37 > 0:21:38Inspector, this is a serious matter.

0:21:38 > 0:21:41The person who tried to kill me in those woods will try again.

0:21:41 > 0:21:43I am convinced.

0:21:43 > 0:21:44Look, as I've already advised,

0:21:44 > 0:21:47you shouldn't read anything into what Father Brown says or does.

0:21:47 > 0:21:51This has nothing to do with Father Brown any more.

0:21:52 > 0:21:56This morning, I received a phone call which has convinced me someone in those woods wanted me dead!

0:21:59 > 0:22:02All right, it wasn't marriage that drove Davies to drink.

0:22:03 > 0:22:04It was gambling debts.

0:22:06 > 0:22:09Our little Davies was an active member

0:22:09 > 0:22:12of the Kembleford underground horse-betting fraternity.

0:22:12 > 0:22:16Which is not an easy thing to say on five pints of Stoat's Tipple, I can tell you that.

0:22:18 > 0:22:19A week before he died,

0:22:19 > 0:22:24Davies put a small fortune on a dead cert at Kempton.

0:22:24 > 0:22:27But guess what? It fell at the first.

0:22:27 > 0:22:30But here's the thing. Davies was completely skint.

0:22:31 > 0:22:32Everybody knew it.

0:22:33 > 0:22:35- So, where did he get the money for the bet?- Ah-ha...

0:22:40 > 0:22:42Your embroideries are wonderful.

0:22:42 > 0:22:43It's just a hobby.

0:22:45 > 0:22:47You should never play down your passions.

0:22:47 > 0:22:49That was Albert's favourite.

0:22:49 > 0:22:51I made that for our silver wedding anniversary.

0:22:55 > 0:22:58- Have you ever considered selling any of these?- No!

0:22:59 > 0:23:01Who'd want any of those things?

0:23:01 > 0:23:02Plenty of people.

0:23:02 > 0:23:05And they'd pay a pretty penny, I'm sure.

0:23:06 > 0:23:07I might buy one myself.

0:23:08 > 0:23:09You don't say!

0:23:09 > 0:23:12What am I saying, how rude of me? These are deeply personal.

0:23:14 > 0:23:18And it's not as if you need the money, what with all your savings.

0:23:20 > 0:23:23Well, if there's one that takes your fancy, Father,

0:23:23 > 0:23:25I might be open to persuasion.

0:23:25 > 0:23:27No, Ethel. I was wrong to suggest it.

0:23:29 > 0:23:30The thing is...

0:23:31 > 0:23:33..I do need the money.

0:23:33 > 0:23:35Why? What happened?

0:23:41 > 0:23:42Now, there's a man on a mission.

0:23:42 > 0:23:45I recognised the bicycle. A visit of compassion?

0:23:46 > 0:23:48One does what one can.

0:23:48 > 0:23:50See, I had a shilling bet with Goodfellow that you were really here

0:23:50 > 0:23:53because you'd found out about Davies stealing all Ethel's savings.

0:23:53 > 0:23:56I bet another shilling that, having spoken to Ethel,

0:23:56 > 0:23:59you'd head straight for Laceman's Sewing Factory to check her alibi.

0:23:59 > 0:24:02Might she have sneaked into the woods, stolen a cartridge

0:24:02 > 0:24:03and shot her husband?

0:24:06 > 0:24:07Er-hum...

0:24:10 > 0:24:12Let me save you a journey, Father.

0:24:12 > 0:24:1512 women at the sewing factory gave me sworn statements

0:24:15 > 0:24:18that Ethel never left her machine that morning.

0:24:18 > 0:24:19She didn't do it.

0:24:21 > 0:24:22I see.

0:24:22 > 0:24:24Oh, if it's any consolation,

0:24:24 > 0:24:27I've spent most of this investigation down a blind alley myself.

0:24:27 > 0:24:30You see, I really thought Davies was the intended victim.

0:24:31 > 0:24:34But now, thanks to your bishop, I'm back on track.

0:24:34 > 0:24:36All right, Sergeant, now we've got our motive,

0:24:36 > 0:24:38let's go and get our man.

0:24:38 > 0:24:40We should be just in time for the final dress rehearsal.

0:24:40 > 0:24:42Tally-ho!

0:24:48 > 0:24:50Revenge? For what?

0:24:51 > 0:24:53For Bishop Talbot wiping out a large chunk of your fortune.

0:24:56 > 0:24:57Well, go on, then, Inspector.

0:24:57 > 0:25:01I warn you, though, spotting holes in stories is how I made my fortune.

0:25:02 > 0:25:05The Lord Chamberlain closed down your recent West End production,

0:25:05 > 0:25:07A Rather Private Affair,

0:25:07 > 0:25:08after just two performances.

0:25:08 > 0:25:10It was sold out for five months

0:25:10 > 0:25:12and you lost £10,000.

0:25:12 > 0:25:14It must have been hilarious.

0:25:14 > 0:25:15The show, I mean.

0:25:15 > 0:25:16This isn't news, Inspector.

0:25:16 > 0:25:19Bishop Talbot advises the Lord Chamberlain what plays to ban.

0:25:19 > 0:25:21That's not news either, is it?

0:25:21 > 0:25:22Well, it is, actually.

0:25:22 > 0:25:25Well, all right, you probably only found that out

0:25:25 > 0:25:28after you'd put your insider into the Lord Chamberlain's office.

0:25:31 > 0:25:34I'd suggest you spend less time on farces

0:25:34 > 0:25:36and study a thriller or two, Mr Duke.

0:25:36 > 0:25:38Learn to cover your tracks.

0:25:38 > 0:25:41Telephoning Bishop Talbot yesterday and mocking him,

0:25:41 > 0:25:42that was a bit of a clue.

0:25:44 > 0:25:45What is all this?

0:25:45 > 0:25:47Your insider found out about Bishop Talbot

0:25:47 > 0:25:49persuading the Lord Chamberlain to pull your show.

0:25:49 > 0:25:52And that is why you wanted revenge.

0:25:52 > 0:25:54You spun the lie about paying for St George

0:25:54 > 0:25:56to lure Talbot into the woods.

0:25:56 > 0:25:58And you would have killed him as planned,

0:25:58 > 0:25:59had it not been for your terrible aim.

0:25:59 > 0:26:01- This is absurd.- Is it?

0:26:01 > 0:26:02Look, all right...

0:26:03 > 0:26:06I found out about that Bible-thumping idiot trying to shaft me.

0:26:06 > 0:26:08I wanted revenge. But shooting him?

0:26:08 > 0:26:12Inspector, in my career, I've made real enemies, proper enemies,

0:26:12 > 0:26:14men I have genuinely wanted dead.

0:26:15 > 0:26:18Do you think I would risk the noose for a paper bag like the bishop?

0:26:24 > 0:26:26Um, Lady Felicia...

0:26:26 > 0:26:27Yes?

0:26:28 > 0:26:31Er, Mrs McCarthy, Sid and I are about to take our seats.

0:26:31 > 0:26:33Of course.

0:26:33 > 0:26:36But Natasha's lost her scarf. It's complete chaos back here.

0:26:36 > 0:26:41Why couldn't the Inspector have waited until after first night to have arrested Bentley?

0:26:41 > 0:26:43- Can I help?- Yes.

0:26:46 > 0:26:48Ah! Found it!

0:26:53 > 0:26:56ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, act one beginners, please.

0:26:56 > 0:26:57Miss Ferango, Mr Redhill...

0:27:05 > 0:27:06Where have you been?

0:27:17 > 0:27:20Oh, my goodness! I thought this was my door.

0:27:20 > 0:27:21I'm so sorry!

0:27:21 > 0:27:24It's quite all right. Connecting rooms, eh?

0:27:24 > 0:27:25I'll...

0:27:25 > 0:27:28Sorry. Can I just say, I think you have a smashing set of clubs.

0:27:28 > 0:27:30LAUGHTER

0:27:30 > 0:27:31Thank you.

0:27:31 > 0:27:34Actually, my coach tells me I have a wonderful grip too.

0:27:38 > 0:27:41I'm sure your all-round stroke play is excellent.

0:27:42 > 0:27:44What's your handicap?

0:27:44 > 0:27:47I have a weakness for chocolate. And married men.

0:27:47 > 0:27:48I see...

0:27:48 > 0:27:52Would you care for some Black Forest gateau? My wife made it.

0:27:52 > 0:27:54LAUGHTER

0:27:56 > 0:27:57APPLAUSE

0:28:00 > 0:28:03Oh, poor Harry! Is the pain still unbearable?

0:28:03 > 0:28:06I'm afraid so. Though there are moments when it's merely relentless.

0:28:06 > 0:28:08LAUGHTER

0:28:08 > 0:28:09Oh, darling...

0:28:09 > 0:28:10Harry?

0:28:12 > 0:28:15My wife! For the first time in her life, she's back early!

0:28:15 > 0:28:16LAUGHTER

0:28:16 > 0:28:17KNOCKING

0:28:17 > 0:28:18Harry!

0:28:20 > 0:28:21Go!

0:28:21 > 0:28:22LAUGHTER

0:28:24 > 0:28:26- The cleaner must have locked it! - What?!

0:28:27 > 0:28:28KNOCKING

0:28:28 > 0:28:30Harry! Open the door!

0:28:30 > 0:28:31KNOCKING

0:28:31 > 0:28:36Madam, this is the hotel's rodent control squad.

0:28:37 > 0:28:39We've had reports of rats in the room.

0:28:39 > 0:28:40Please, bear with us.

0:28:42 > 0:28:43Madame...?

0:28:49 > 0:28:50She's gone!

0:28:52 > 0:28:53Oh, darling...

0:28:54 > 0:28:56You're a genius!

0:28:56 > 0:28:57APPLAUSE

0:29:02 > 0:29:03Well, cheers! Cheers!

0:29:05 > 0:29:07Well done. Absolutely brilliant performance.

0:29:07 > 0:29:10I particularly loved the first half.

0:29:10 > 0:29:11Oh, thank you so much.

0:29:14 > 0:29:15Convincing performance.

0:29:15 > 0:29:16Thank you.

0:29:16 > 0:29:18In the confessional, I mean.

0:29:19 > 0:29:21Why did you kill Davies?

0:29:21 > 0:29:23And why did you warn me of your plan?

0:29:26 > 0:29:27I have no idea what you're talking about.

0:29:29 > 0:29:30Father...

0:29:30 > 0:29:34Peter wants us both to join him in the bar for a celebratory glass.

0:29:34 > 0:29:35Or three.

0:29:37 > 0:29:38I may be persuaded.

0:29:38 > 0:29:40Oh, marvellous.

0:29:44 > 0:29:46But, on the other hand...

0:29:48 > 0:29:50..I may need to save my stamina.

0:29:50 > 0:29:52- Early-morning mass.- Shame.

0:30:15 > 0:30:16Glowing reviews, I'm sure.

0:30:18 > 0:30:19Er, the door was open.

0:30:21 > 0:30:24Is hiding in a lady's dressing room normal behaviour for a priest?

0:30:27 > 0:30:30You played a nun masquerading as a plantation owner.

0:30:33 > 0:30:35Sure you were very good.

0:30:35 > 0:30:39But there is another detail in the credits which interests me.

0:30:40 > 0:30:42Temporary wardrobe mistress,

0:30:42 > 0:30:43Ethel Davies.

0:30:44 > 0:30:47I imagine that a leading lady

0:30:47 > 0:30:49has to trust her wardrobe mistress absolutely.

0:30:50 > 0:30:53After all, she makes you look the part.

0:30:54 > 0:30:56And although she was with you for...

0:30:57 > 0:30:58A few weeks?

0:30:58 > 0:31:00..I imagine you got very close.

0:31:01 > 0:31:05So close that you shared your deepest, darkest secrets.

0:31:06 > 0:31:09Which is how you found out that she was also...

0:31:10 > 0:31:13..cruelly betrayed by a man.

0:31:14 > 0:31:15Natasha...

0:31:15 > 0:31:17you killed Davies.

0:31:19 > 0:31:21But I believe you acted out of empathy.

0:31:23 > 0:31:24Can I trust you, Father?

0:31:25 > 0:31:26Yes.

0:31:29 > 0:31:31Can you take my confession here?

0:31:31 > 0:31:32Yes.

0:31:41 > 0:31:42Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

0:31:43 > 0:31:45It has been four days since my last confession.

0:31:53 > 0:31:55My uncle...

0:31:57 > 0:31:59..he took away from me everything I had...

0:32:00 > 0:32:02..everything I believed.

0:32:04 > 0:32:07Coming back, after all these years, I felt it all again.

0:32:08 > 0:32:09The anger.

0:32:12 > 0:32:14When Ethel told me what her husband had done...

0:32:16 > 0:32:18..how he had not just stolen her money,

0:32:18 > 0:32:20but every drop of love from her heart...

0:32:21 > 0:32:23..I had to ease her pain.

0:32:26 > 0:32:28But I have regretted it every minute since.

0:32:30 > 0:32:32I thought it would help me...

0:32:33 > 0:32:35..bury a demon.

0:32:36 > 0:32:38I now have a new demon.

0:32:39 > 0:32:41Why did you warn me of your plans?

0:32:43 > 0:32:46I hoped you would throw the police off the scent.

0:32:46 > 0:32:50By making it seem that the bishop was the target?

0:32:50 > 0:32:51Yes.

0:32:52 > 0:32:55But you knew that I could tell nobody about what you told me.

0:32:56 > 0:32:58I believed you would find a way.

0:33:00 > 0:33:02Oh, Father, I have been such a fool.

0:33:03 > 0:33:05You can still gain God's forgiveness.

0:33:05 > 0:33:10But He will only forgive if He knows that you are truly repentant.

0:33:12 > 0:33:13I want this torment to end.

0:33:13 > 0:33:17Then you must take responsibility for your crime.

0:33:20 > 0:33:21I'll be hanged...

0:33:21 > 0:33:22If you go to the police yourself,

0:33:22 > 0:33:24then I believe the church will be lenient.

0:33:27 > 0:33:30But if they come to you...

0:33:30 > 0:33:33Natasha, you must do the right thing.

0:33:37 > 0:33:40Peter's worried sick Natasha isn't going to be back for the matinee.

0:33:40 > 0:33:43I fear she may be gone longer than that.

0:33:43 > 0:33:45But Natasha doesn't have an understudy.

0:33:45 > 0:33:47She never, ever misses a performance.

0:33:47 > 0:33:48Father...

0:33:49 > 0:33:50Inspector.

0:33:50 > 0:33:52Natasha's just given us a sworn statement.

0:33:52 > 0:33:53I see.

0:33:53 > 0:33:56She claims that you told her who killed Davies.

0:33:57 > 0:33:59Then she has fooled me a second time.

0:34:00 > 0:34:03Is she right? That Bentley confessed to you?

0:34:06 > 0:34:09Father Brown, is Bentley Duke the killer or not?

0:34:12 > 0:34:13Right...

0:34:13 > 0:34:15You leave me no alternative

0:34:15 > 0:34:17but to continue this conversation at the station.

0:34:17 > 0:34:18Get in the car, please.

0:34:26 > 0:34:27WHISTLE

0:34:29 > 0:34:33TANNOY: The train departing from platform two is the 12.50,

0:34:33 > 0:34:36calling at all stations to Cirencester.

0:34:47 > 0:34:49I think you're right, Inspector.

0:34:49 > 0:34:51I think Davies was the intended target.

0:34:51 > 0:34:55According to Natasha, Bentley Duke confessed the murder to you.

0:34:55 > 0:34:58And you sat on that while he roamed free and Ethel Davies grieved.

0:35:00 > 0:35:02I had no idea Bentley Duke was a Catholic.

0:35:03 > 0:35:06Your precious seal of the confessional is a disgrace!

0:35:07 > 0:35:09Nothing more than a licence for criminals

0:35:09 > 0:35:12to feel good about their crimes and escape justice!

0:35:12 > 0:35:15And yet you think I broke the seal of the confessional...

0:35:16 > 0:35:17..to Natasha?

0:35:18 > 0:35:20So, you're calling Natasha a liar?

0:35:20 > 0:35:23Bentley Duke could have gone back to the bishop and finished the job.

0:35:23 > 0:35:26Would you have been happy having a second murder on your conscience?

0:35:26 > 0:35:28Two murders...

0:35:28 > 0:35:29Yes! That's it!

0:35:30 > 0:35:31What is?

0:35:33 > 0:35:35The two hands... It's a pact!

0:35:37 > 0:35:39It's a way of disguising motive.

0:35:40 > 0:35:41That's simple...

0:35:41 > 0:35:43That's so, so clever.

0:35:44 > 0:35:4612.50 to Cirencester...

0:35:46 > 0:35:50Inspector, there's another murder about to be committed in an hour.

0:35:50 > 0:35:51We need to stop it.

0:35:51 > 0:35:52This won't work, Father.

0:35:52 > 0:35:54If we take your fastest car...

0:35:54 > 0:35:56I mean, distracting me with this nonsense.

0:35:56 > 0:35:58But we need to leave now!

0:35:58 > 0:36:00Sorry, sir. The Superintendent's on the telephone.

0:36:04 > 0:36:05Sit down!

0:36:05 > 0:36:07You're not going anywhere.

0:36:24 > 0:36:28Lady Felicia, could your motorcar beat a railway train?

0:36:29 > 0:36:30Let's find out.

0:36:32 > 0:36:33Cirencester, please, Sid.

0:37:11 > 0:37:13Can we stop here, please, Sid?

0:37:13 > 0:37:14Thank you.

0:37:20 > 0:37:22Ethel!

0:37:22 > 0:37:23Leave me be, Father.

0:37:23 > 0:37:26Ethel, I know about your pact with Natasha.

0:37:28 > 0:37:30Father Brown?

0:37:31 > 0:37:33Go back in the house, please, Winston.

0:37:34 > 0:37:35- What's all this about? - Just do as I say.

0:37:35 > 0:37:37Go back into the house.

0:37:37 > 0:37:39What in the devil's name is going on here?

0:37:39 > 0:37:42Get inside. Before this woman kills you.

0:37:44 > 0:37:45Let her try.

0:37:49 > 0:37:51Ethel!

0:37:51 > 0:37:52I'm a woman of my word, Father.

0:37:52 > 0:37:54Natasha's done her bit for me.

0:37:54 > 0:37:55Natasha?

0:37:55 > 0:37:57You ruined that poor girl's life.

0:37:57 > 0:37:59You wretched, evil man. You'll rot in hell!

0:37:59 > 0:38:00Dear God...!

0:38:00 > 0:38:02Ethel, I know how angry you must feel,

0:38:02 > 0:38:05but two wrongs do not make a right.

0:38:05 > 0:38:07I must not let her down.

0:38:07 > 0:38:08Father, please...!

0:38:10 > 0:38:12Revenge is mine.

0:38:12 > 0:38:14I will repay, sayeth the Lord.

0:38:17 > 0:38:19Be not overcome by evil...

0:38:20 > 0:38:22..but overcome evil by good.

0:38:27 > 0:38:29Oh, Natasha...

0:38:29 > 0:38:30Forgive me!

0:38:31 > 0:38:32I'm calling the police!

0:38:33 > 0:38:35Well, if you think that's right.

0:38:35 > 0:38:37She needs locking up!

0:38:37 > 0:38:38Probably.

0:38:39 > 0:38:42But then, we all do things we regret later...

0:38:42 > 0:38:43..don't we...

0:38:45 > 0:38:46..Winston?

0:39:05 > 0:39:07HUMS

0:39:07 > 0:39:10You know, some people say I have my head in the clouds.

0:39:10 > 0:39:12Hmmmm....

0:39:15 > 0:39:18Ethel has chosen not to kill your uncle

0:39:18 > 0:39:20and has handed herself in.

0:39:21 > 0:39:22How dare you interfere!

0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Where are you going? - To kill him myself!

0:39:24 > 0:39:26Ethel cannot protect you for long.

0:39:27 > 0:39:29She's not an actress.

0:39:29 > 0:39:31So I can't afford to waste time talking to you.

0:39:31 > 0:39:34The police will go to your uncle's. They will find you.

0:39:34 > 0:39:35And then what?

0:39:37 > 0:39:41Why did you tell me you were planning to kill Bishop Talbot?

0:39:44 > 0:39:46Because you were my uncle's excuse.

0:39:48 > 0:39:51God was forgiving him in that confessional box, through you.

0:39:52 > 0:39:54That's what he told me.

0:39:54 > 0:39:57You knew exactly what he was doing, yet you did nothing to help.

0:39:58 > 0:40:00So I set you a trap.

0:40:00 > 0:40:02Of course.

0:40:02 > 0:40:04What would you do if you heard that your precious boss was in danger?

0:40:05 > 0:40:07Answer?

0:40:07 > 0:40:12Risk your life saving him, where you had abandoned me to evil.

0:40:13 > 0:40:15You are the greatest hypocrite of them all, Father Brown.

0:40:16 > 0:40:19I came this close to shooting you in those woods.

0:40:19 > 0:40:22And to hide my hatred from you has been the greatest acting challenge of my life.

0:40:23 > 0:40:24I understand.

0:40:24 > 0:40:27You won't deny my uncle confessed to you?

0:40:28 > 0:40:29I cannot say anything.

0:40:31 > 0:40:32And you understand why.

0:40:35 > 0:40:37He didn't confess.

0:40:40 > 0:40:44Father, I will take your silence to mean that my uncle lied to me.

0:40:45 > 0:40:47He did not tell you what he was doing.

0:40:48 > 0:40:51You did not sit by while evil was committed.

0:40:53 > 0:40:55Then I have misjudged you. I am sorry.

0:41:01 > 0:41:02Good.

0:41:04 > 0:41:06You can still receive God's forgiveness.

0:41:08 > 0:41:10Do you want your uncle punished?

0:41:12 > 0:41:14With all my heart.

0:41:14 > 0:41:17Then go to the police and tell them everything.

0:41:24 > 0:41:25Mr Duke...

0:41:25 > 0:41:26Felicia. Peter.

0:41:26 > 0:41:28- Good to have you back.- Yes.

0:41:28 > 0:41:30Pair of liars.

0:41:30 > 0:41:33You'd much rather Natasha was here and I was rotting away in a cell.

0:41:34 > 0:41:36Don't look so glum. I'm thrilled to be back!

0:41:37 > 0:41:39Even if it is to close the show.

0:41:39 > 0:41:40Mr Duke...

0:41:40 > 0:41:43I wonder if you would consider me,

0:41:43 > 0:41:44in Natasha's place?

0:41:49 > 0:41:50Well, that's very sporting of you.

0:41:51 > 0:41:52I mean, in the play.

0:41:54 > 0:41:55Oh...

0:41:55 > 0:41:56Really?

0:41:56 > 0:41:58I know her lines. I know where she stands.

0:41:58 > 0:42:00Well, yes, I'm a couple of years older than her,

0:42:00 > 0:42:03but if you and Peter will just give me the chance

0:42:03 > 0:42:04to show what I could do.

0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Act one, scene four?- Fine.

0:42:19 > 0:42:21All right, when you're ready, my dear.

0:42:35 > 0:42:36Is that...?

0:42:52 > 0:42:55Must have been a tough decision for them.

0:42:55 > 0:42:57Very difficult.

0:42:57 > 0:42:58- Are you all right, Lady Felicia?- No.

0:42:59 > 0:43:01Brown!

0:43:02 > 0:43:05The delightful Mrs McCarthy insisted I'd find you here.

0:43:05 > 0:43:06Word?

0:43:09 > 0:43:12Have they got the right person this time?

0:43:12 > 0:43:15- The right person?- Well, the actress. Is she my assassin?

0:43:16 > 0:43:18Well, just nod. Or shake your head. Do something.

0:43:20 > 0:43:21What do you want?

0:43:21 > 0:43:23A new set of hymn books?

0:43:24 > 0:43:26A television in the presbytery?

0:43:27 > 0:43:28Tell me!

0:43:30 > 0:43:35I would never be able to look you in the eye again, My Lord.

0:43:35 > 0:43:36You confounded man!