0:00:02 > 0:00:04Ah... That's the last of your cavalry.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12And that, Father, is check mate.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13SHE CACKLES
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Yeah... never did have much luck with my bishops.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Still, it wouldn't be summer until you'd beaten me at chess.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23So...
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- time for a rematch? - 'This way, Mr Moxley.'
0:00:26 > 0:00:28DOG BARKS
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Later, perhaps. Right now, I think I have some visitors.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Father Brown, I might have known.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Mrs McCarthy, Jeremiah...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48I was just welcoming Aggie back to Kembleford.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Bridget, how have you been keeping?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Until this morning, I was doing quite well.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Then I entered the church
0:00:55 > 0:00:59only to find a chalice had been snatched off the altar.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Oh, dear. I presume you have informed the police?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05We're on our way.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08But first, we thought we would confront the culprit directly.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13Your son was witnessed by Mr Moxley here, fleeing the churchyard.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15What rot. ALFONS!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18The bearded, brutish fellow. I'll swear on the cross.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- Alfons was here all morning. - I saw him there with my own eyes.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Aggie and her family have been visiting Kembleford for years.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28If you would only take time to get to know them...
0:01:28 > 0:01:30I do know them. They're all the same.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34And that Chalice is worth all your caravans put together
0:01:34 > 0:01:37AND it's a personal favourite of mine.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Let's see what the inspector says, shall we?
0:01:41 > 0:01:44You! I've warned you about coming round here.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46I could make the same request.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Isn't there a rubbish dump somewhere you could occupy?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Young man, we are here to investigate a theft.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54DOG GROWLS Alfons.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56You keep away from here.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57Alfons...
0:01:57 > 0:02:02may I remind you, that violence begets violence.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06And, Jeremiah, may I suggest you don't lose your head.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- In a manner of speaking. - He doesn't frighten me, Father.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Then I'll try harder.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16You're just dirty pagans, raising dirty children
0:02:16 > 0:02:18on other people's land
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and it's always other people that has to pay the price.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23BIRDS FLUTTER
0:02:26 > 0:02:30This is your final warning. Keep away from this land
0:02:30 > 0:02:33or you'll have to be carried away...
0:02:33 > 0:02:34in a box.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17On the third night, as the fire burns to embers
0:03:17 > 0:03:18and she sits beside the cradle,
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Clarissa realises it's not the house that's cursed at all, it's the baby.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27And in the corner of the room, in the dying light,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30she sees the twitching shadow of a wicked boggart.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- You hate it?- No, it's thrilling.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- One thing?- Yes?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I'm not entirely sure I know what a boggart is.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- Oh, that's easy. It's...- A boggart, Father, is an unwelcome little imp
0:03:45 > 0:03:46from another world.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49One who causes nothing but trouble.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Forgive my daughter. She has a fine talent, I'm assured,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56but her fantasies are a little far-fetched for my taste.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00I think it's wonderful that a young woman has such passion.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Hannah, I laid out a dress for you. Go and change.- Yes, Daddy.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13You're not one of those priests who don't partake, I hope?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15And what sort of priests are those?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20I must say, again, how surprised I was to see you
0:04:20 > 0:04:23at the traveller's camp, this morning.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Surely, you of all people, know that some souls are not worth saving?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I must respectfully disagree.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32The travellers may not be your sort of people, Jeremiah,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34but they're always welcome at St Mary's
0:04:34 > 0:04:37My daughter has always been so fond of you.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41So, I must thank you for escorting her to Lady Felicia's.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Without a chaperone it would be out of the question.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47We are all looking forward to hearing her latest work.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Her last novel sold very well, I hear. You must be proud.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I am just happy that she spends her time upstairs writing,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57not socialising with every Tom, Dick and Sid in Kembleford.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Still, they attempt to woo her through the post,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03her so-called fans.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05All these letters are for Hannah?
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Yes, and gifts. Perfume from Paris, chocolates from Belgium.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Help yourself, Father.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Since they published her photograph in Modern Profile magazine,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22the letters seem to come in almost daily.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25And let me tell you, these men have not got literature on their minds.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27She's 22, Jeremiah.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30She is no longer a girl.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34And her work, I understand, is very mature.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40Yes, she has done very well for herself, there's no mistake of that.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43But she knows that her duties here are her first priority.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48When the time is right for a suitor,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50it's a decision we'll take together.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Ah, Hannah.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Yes, you look very smart.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59You will read your work,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02take an hour to socialise, and then return here.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- Is that clear? - Of course.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Goodbye, Daddy.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Yep. Eight o'clock, then.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Don't take your eyes off her.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I used to dream of losing myself in these fields.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22I'd run out as far as I could go,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25but I was never more than half a mile from home.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Daddy still thinks of me as that little girl.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I fear, he always will.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Do you know how many weddings I've been to, Hannah?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35For the bride, it's always the happiest day of her life,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38for the father, it's often bittersweet.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Did somebody tell you I was courting, Father?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42It's not true, I assure you.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44All I meant to say was, sometimes it's hard for a father
0:06:44 > 0:06:46to let go of his daughter.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49But it's necessary to give her some freedom
0:06:49 > 0:06:52or let her access her own finances, at least.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- He's unreasonably strict.- Mm.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58If my second novel is published, I hope it will give him the chance
0:06:58 > 0:07:00to see how I've matured.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02If?
0:07:02 > 0:07:04From what I hear, the literary establishment
0:07:04 > 0:07:06is waiting with baited breath.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I wanted to ask, if you'd be the first to read it?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14It would mean so much to me.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17It'd be an honour.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Goodness, all these people. They're not here for me?
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Indeed, they are. And these are just your local fans, Hannah.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Ah. Oh, Mrs McCarthy,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57how nice of you to come and support our local writer.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Oh, yes. And I thought I might see Jeremiah.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04I do hope he has made a full statement to the police
0:08:04 > 0:08:06about those...those travellers.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Daddy stayed home tonight.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11In fact, I expect he's already asleep by the fire.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15We are all distressed about this theft, Mrs McCarthy,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18but the matter is now in Inspector Sullivan's hands.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Perhaps you could take the night off?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- A sherry? - Oh, well. Maybe a little one.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Help me relax.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34Father Brown, Hannah. Let me introduce, Harry Grandage.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Father Brown.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42Harry. I'm a journalist and a big fan.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46I sent Harry a copy of The Darkest Rose last year.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49And I fell in love.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54Well, thank you, really. Mr...Grandage?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Harry, please.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Harry's something of a globetrotter,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00he seeks out the truth.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Where you deal in fiction, he finds the facts.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Sadly, my stories rarely come with happy endings.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Your words took me away, Miss Moxley,
0:09:09 > 0:09:11at a time when I needed saving.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14It's so nice to tell you in person.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Come, Hannah. It's a sorry sight to see the guest of honour
0:09:17 > 0:09:19without a drink in her hand.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Are you staying with Lady Felicia?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28She mentioned a reading by Miss Moxley, how could I resist?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30I've only just got back from Brussels.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I spent two months there before travelling down to Antwerp.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I was covering the damage from the North Sea floods.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38So many lives affected.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42My work always seems to bring me to people in times of grief.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It takes its toll.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49So, when I read The Darkest Rose, I was so happy to lose myself to it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It's a modern masterpiece.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Well, you're certainly a fan.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56More than a fan.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Miss Moxley's work offers escape.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- HANDBELL RINGS - I'm sure her second novel will be just as uplifting.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Ladies and Gentlemen,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06if you'd like to take your seats, we're ready to begin.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19MUSIC: Kindertotenlieder by Gustav Mahler
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Mrs Mallory lay stiff and bloated at Clarissa's feet.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Across her throat a tidy, fine slash,
0:10:27 > 0:10:31the stinging mark of a whip sharp tail.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36And all around the room, she saw the messy trail of an uninvited guest.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39A fresh fall of soot blanketed the hearth
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and the floor was marked by jagged claws.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45As she rushed to the empty cot,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48she saw the boggart's promise had been fulfilled.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52The housekeeper was dead and the baby was gone.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58APPLAUSE
0:11:04 > 0:11:06What a frightful story.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08If that's what passes for modern literature,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I'll stick with the Woman's Weekly.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12It's certainly a change of tone from her.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15From high jinks and espionage, to things that go bump in the night.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Still, Harry seems rather impressed.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21I'm not sure it's Hannah's work he's so taken with.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24He certainly didn't waste much time in getting her autograph.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Now, I doubt Jeremiah would approve
0:11:26 > 0:11:28his daughter talking to a journalist.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Really! She spends all day and night locked up in that room
0:11:31 > 0:11:34tap-tappidy, tap-tapping away, how's she supposed to ever meet anybody?
0:11:34 > 0:11:35I don't suppose she is.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Besides, she's got a lot more to offer than just her writing.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- She's kind and beautiful and she's...- She's vanished.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I beg your pardon?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Where's she gone? - I haven't the foggiest.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Excuse me. Oh, thank you.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Ahem, excuse me. Thank you.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02No luck finding her?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04I've tried every room of the house.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06All 600 of them.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08She's probably away with the fairies.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11That seems to be where she's most comfortable.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Unfortunately, her father was very keen
0:12:13 > 0:12:15on the importance of time keeping.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18So, unless you'd like your parish to be without a priest...
0:12:18 > 0:12:22We could cut across the fields and maybe meet her on her way home.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Good idea.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40DOOR CREAKS
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Hannah?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Jeremiah?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- The door was open. - We are not trespassing.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03MUFFLED THUD
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Father, what was that?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19May I borrow your hatpin, Mrs McCarthy?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Thank you.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Holy mother of God!
0:13:49 > 0:13:55HE PRAYS IN LATIN
0:13:55 > 0:13:57What an almighty mess.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Some kind of burglary, I suppose.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Or... or maybe an attack?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05I mean, a dead body...
0:14:05 > 0:14:10and Father, what do you make of these deep scratches on the floor?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12And look, soot everywhere.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- Perhaps, Hannah's boggart was here? - Oh, what nonsense.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23After this morning, I think we both know who is responsible for this.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29And how do you think Alfons disappeared? Up the chimney?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31DISTANT SMASHING
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Father, it's locked.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Downstairs.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Mrs McCarthy? Father Brown?
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Whatever's the matter?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07You say you came straight from the reading, Father?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11That's correct. Miss Moxley is a fine writer.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14So I've heard. What's she like as a daughter?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Mostly, I think, very obedient.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Does she know? About her Father?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24She's distressed. Lady Felicia is well acquainted with the family.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27She'll be looked after.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Might be an idea to get some light in here, sergeant.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Shutter's locked tight, sir. There's no key.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35So, did anything unusual happen at the reading?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Did Miss Moxley seem at all distracted to you?
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- She was nervous before she read. - What's her latest novel about?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45It's...
0:15:45 > 0:15:49it's about a murderous boggart
0:15:49 > 0:15:52locked in an attic wreaking havoc,
0:15:52 > 0:15:57scratches up the floor and then disappears up the chimney.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- A boggart...- Yes, I know what a boggart is, thank you very much.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05I just don't think it's likely that one jumped out of a novel
0:16:05 > 0:16:06and into this study.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09That'll be all, Father. Thank you.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Oh, you're politely asking me to leave?
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- Inspector... - I can be more direct, if you like?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- Break-in gone wrong, inspector? - Possibly, sergeant.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Let's wait and see what Miss Moxley has to say for herself, shall we?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Good morning, Father.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Well, don't you look dreadful?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57You've had your nose in that book all night, I suppose?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Well, Hannah left us with such a cliffhanger,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I wanted to see how Clarissa faired with her little boggart.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- How did you sleep?- Not a wink.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15I had nightmares about sinister men and wicked creatures.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21I'm going to speak with Hannah this morning.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23She seemed very upset.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Well, tell her never fear.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28I'm sure the inspector will catch up with that Alfons soon enough.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- You seem certain he's involved. - The men clearly had history.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40He should be taken in for questioning at the very least.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42They need to act quickly.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Aggie and her family will be leaving soon.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Leaving Kembleford? Well, they can't!
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Mrs McCarthy, I think you need to make your mind up
0:17:54 > 0:17:59because you are in danger of sending mixed messages.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Where are you going now?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I'm going to the police station.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07A man has been murdered and somebody must be held to account.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16There was a jewellery box in the attic, Miss Moxley.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19I was hoping you could tell me what the contents were?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Oh...
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- I'm not sure. - You're not sure?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30They were my mother's, but I never wear them.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Do you think it was stolen?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Yes. There seems to have been a struggle in the attic.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Downstairs, however, there was no sign
0:18:38 > 0:18:40of any forced entry into the house.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Whoever was there, was most likely welcomed in by your father.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Hannah, good morning. How are you?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Father, I was just asking Miss Moxley some questions.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Well, just ignore me. Quiet as a mouse.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Where were you after the reading?
0:19:08 > 0:19:13I was with Mr Grandage, we walked around the grounds.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Right, of course. I was boring her with travelling stories.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21When Hannah realised Father Brown had gone, she hurried home.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24If I had never come for drinks in the first place...
0:19:24 > 0:19:27He didn't want me to go.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Poor girl's exhausted. Can't your questions wait?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- HE CLEARS HIS THROAT - Yes, that will be all, for now.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- I'll show you to the door, inspector.- Thank you.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Hannah, I know this is a terrible shock...
0:19:52 > 0:19:57- Excuse me, Father. I'm sorry, I think I need to lie down.- Yes.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Try and rest. I'll bring you up some tea.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- She's in shock.- Hm.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10It's only natural she should feel guilty about leaving the house,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12but nobody could foresee a burglary.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I think her sense of guilt goes deeper than that.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20What are you suggesting?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25She seemed nervous about more than her reading, yesterday.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31And the goodbye hug she gave her father was rather...
0:20:33 > 0:20:35..final.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39How long has she known Mr Grandage?
0:20:40 > 0:20:44As I understand, she only met him yesterday. You were there.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Lady Felicia, there seems to be a disruption
0:20:46 > 0:20:47in the west part of your wood.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- I trust you wouldn't mind accompanying me down there?- Yes.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Jeremiah Moxley is dead
0:20:55 > 0:20:58and we must make sure his murderer is brought to justice.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Nobody here knows anything of that man,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04besides the fact he was a sourpuss with a face like thunder.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Oh, speaking ill of the dead now?
0:21:07 > 0:21:12That lavender will never settle the child, rub chamomile on the gums.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Nobody asked for your advice, thank you.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Here, take him.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Perhaps you could call out your son? I've got some questions for him.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25If you want to speak to Alfons, you'll have to go through me.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29My back may be shot, but my fists work just fine.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Ma! Go inside.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Not for all the whisky in Windsor.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Oh, here's the inspector now.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40At last, someone with some actual authority.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42What seems to be the problem, here?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45While the whole of Kembleford is reeling from the murder of Jeremiah,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49your prime suspect is about to hitch his wagon to the next town
0:21:49 > 0:21:51to sell his ill-gotten gains.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53We had no business with that man.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56It's true, Jeremiah had more enemies than friends, Mrs M.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Yes, but which of those enemies threatened his life
0:21:59 > 0:22:01on the very day he died?
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Is that right?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Did you threaten Mr Moxley?
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Perhaps you'd be more comfortable answering my questions
0:22:08 > 0:22:09at the station.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12It wasn't a threat, it was a warning.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Father Brown heard it himself, he was standing right there.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Father? Can you verify this?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26I don't think anybody was acting reasonably yesterday morning...
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Father Brown, did you see this man
0:22:28 > 0:22:30threaten Jeremiah Moxley the day he died?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35I saw something of the sort.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38That's good enough for me.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I am arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Jeremiah Moxley,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43you are not obliged to say anything,
0:22:43 > 0:22:48but anything you do say will be taken down and given in evidence.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49According to my records,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Jeremiah has complained several times about your presence.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58Is there a particular reason why you settle so close to the Moxley house?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Her ladyship has always offered the land.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07From what I know of the man, he was a controlling bully.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11I'm sure many people wanted him gone.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14May I remind you, you're still under caution.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19And if you expect me to believe you were nowhere near the house...
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I was at the camp. And a dozen witnesses will confirm it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28I've no doubt they will.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30But I'd rather stick to the evidence.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33So let's just wait and see if your fingerprints match the ones
0:23:33 > 0:23:35we found in the attic.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Shouldn't take long.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42In the meantime, I've requested a warrant to search the caravans.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44What are you expecting to find?
0:23:46 > 0:23:47I'll know when I've found it.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00"Dear Larry..."
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Ah, yes, I did correct her.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Rather charming, really.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Added to which I have an Uncle Larry whose birthday is fast approaching.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Mr Grandage, are you planning on staying long?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Hannah asked me to stay.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20I think she finds some comfort in me.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23The two of you are becoming close.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25I'm pleased to say, we are.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28When I first read her book, I was in the Republic of Korea,
0:24:28 > 0:24:30covering the war,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33a taste of hell.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Her work offered me the chance to escape then,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37and now I can do the same for her.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41A distraction in the worst of times.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Father Brown, here you are.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Hannah.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50If you're ready, I thought I would escort you home.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52I did promise your father.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56That's kind, but I think I will stay put.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Felicia and Mr Grandage are looking after me.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Felicia said that one of the travellers
0:25:03 > 0:25:05was arrested for Daddy's murder.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Who is he?
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Your father had a minor dispute yesterday with a man called Alfons.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18The police are investigating.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22How could he... To an old man?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24I can't bear to think...
0:25:25 > 0:25:29The Inspector is asking him some questions.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31I'm sure if he wishes to press charges,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34he will have to provide serious evidence.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40You've no right going through my belongings.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Your son is in serious trouble, do you realise that?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46You've got an awful lot of junk in here.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I trade door to door,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52home-made jams and wild flowers.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Things I find and make myself, what's wrong with that?
0:25:55 > 0:25:56Nothing at all.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04How much for this?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Well, that's not...
0:26:07 > 0:26:09That don't belong to Alfons.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10You don't say.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14I mean, I've no idea who put that there.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Kembleford Boggart, perhaps?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26That must be a very gripping book
0:26:26 > 0:26:29because you haven't said a word for an hour or more.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I am so proud of you, Father.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40It's nice to leave the investigation to the police, for once.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48On the contrary, Mrs McCarthy, my investigations have been ongoing.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55And if you'll be so kind I would like you to accompany me
0:26:55 > 0:26:56to the Moxley house.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Whatever for?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Yes, I think we both need a lesson in perspective.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17And how are you proposing we get inside the house, Father?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Oh.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Perhaps we could use this.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Come up to the attic and I'll explain.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Miss Moxley certainly is a popular girl,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43make of that what you will.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46They're fan letters. They might cheer her up a little.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51Come along.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Found in your waistcoat.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59I'm not sure they're really your style.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05But you'd make a tidy sum selling them.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08I didn't steal those.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18I didn't kill that man. I've done nothing wrong,
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I swear on my life.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23You may well be swearing on your life.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28The jewellery in your pocket,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30and now the matching fingerprints on the attic room door.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33You could well be heading for the gallows.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39When we entered this room the other night,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41what was the first thing you remarked on?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Well, the body, obviously,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46and then those scratch marks on the floor,
0:28:46 > 0:28:47and soot everywhere.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53It reminded me of Hannah's story.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Like some dreadful re-enactment.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Precisely.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01But neither of us had ever been in this attic room before.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05So how would we know that what we saw was unusual?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Perhaps it wasn't unusual.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12What if soot fell from that chimney every day?
0:29:14 > 0:29:17For instance, when somebody retrieved something from it.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19Like what?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21For example...
0:29:24 > 0:29:25A key.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36And what if a badly hung door
0:29:36 > 0:29:40made marks on the floor every time it is opened,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42makes the scratches of deadly talons.
0:29:44 > 0:29:50Not life imitating art, Mrs McCarthy, art imitating life.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55It wasn't until I finished Hannah's manuscript that
0:29:55 > 0:29:57I realised the most significant image of all...
0:30:02 > 0:30:03The missing child.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Heavens above... A baby, hidden away!
0:30:14 > 0:30:17To his shame, Jeremiah Moxley was a grandfather.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20I believe it was his influence that kept the child hidden.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25It's high time some light was let into this gloomy place.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Father, the chalice!- Mmm.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32What on earth is it doing here?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34My guess is that Jeremiah stole it himself
0:30:34 > 0:30:36in an attempt to frame the travellers.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37But why?
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Because the father of Hannah's child was not the sort of man
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Jeremiah Moxley wanted in his daughter's life.
0:30:50 > 0:30:51Two minutes.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06So, what words of comfort do you bring me, Father?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Only these.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12If Hannah Moxley seemed ashamed of your relationship, if she asked you
0:31:12 > 0:31:16to keep quiet about it, it was only at the insistence of her Father.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18You must know that.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25I found the nursery...
0:31:27 > 0:31:30..and the key to the front door she left for you.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35You were planning to leave together, yes?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38She swore me to secrecy.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41She was terrified about what people would think of her
0:31:41 > 0:31:43and of our child.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47She was desperate to leave but only if nobody knew the truth.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Well, now your life is at stake
0:31:55 > 0:32:00and I fear her father's shame may last for the rest of her life.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05They found her jewellery, Father, in my waistcoat.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Ah, I see.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12She told me to take it from the house.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Jeremiah controls her money, just like he controls everything else.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Those jewels were the only thing of value she has.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24We first made plans to leave last summer.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27She was freer, then.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32She'd visit the camp, read us her stories.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35I never intended it to...
0:32:35 > 0:32:36But...
0:32:38 > 0:32:39You fell in love.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46And she fell pregnant. Her father was beside himself.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49"I've just locked her up." When she first came to see me,
0:32:49 > 0:32:51just a few days ago, she told me about the child.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53She told me where to find her door key
0:32:53 > 0:32:56and she promised to meet me from the party.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I was worried her father would catch me
0:32:58 > 0:33:00sneaking back into the house, but...
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Jeremiah was already dead.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11And when you heard us, you locked the study door and...
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Holy Mother of God.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16'..hid in the nursery.'
0:33:16 > 0:33:19'I could heard you but I was trapped.'
0:33:19 > 0:33:22So you created a diversion.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24'Up the chimney.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28'Leaving me to ponder a broken flowerpot
0:33:28 > 0:33:31and a distressed geranium.'
0:33:31 > 0:33:33I could have killed him.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36For what he'd done to us, the way he kept them locked up in that house
0:33:36 > 0:33:41but I swear, Father, on the Lord's name, I didn't.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44I found him there, dead, beside that letter opener.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Letter opener.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Of course.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Initially, I thought that the murderer must be close to home
0:33:55 > 0:34:02but now, I realise that he has been at a safe distance all the time.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Father, nice to see you.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22You've caught me on my way out of town.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Just come from Lady Felicia's, looking for Hannah.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Well, that is her shawl in the back of your car?
0:34:32 > 0:34:34I've offered her a place to stay in the city.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37She's desperately in need of escape.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40I presume you'll be informing Inspector Sullivan she's leaving?
0:34:40 > 0:34:44Actually, Father, we were hoping for a bit of discretion,
0:34:44 > 0:34:45a new start for the girl.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47I've offered to help her in any way I can.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Things are very complicated.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Don't mind, do you?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02I know about the baby, Harry.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04I've just met with his father.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Yes. A terrible business.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12She feels quite betrayed by him, obviously.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14She'll be back from the camp any moment now -
0:35:14 > 0:35:17I'm sure she'd rather just disappear with little fuss.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20I'm trying to piece together a story,
0:35:20 > 0:35:22and I have a few pages missing.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26I thought you might be able to fill in the gaps while we wait.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27I'm not sure I'll be much help.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Yesterday, when she signed your book,
0:35:32 > 0:35:35I saw a frown set on your face.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37She got my name wrong.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39It was more than that.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41She had no idea who you were.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46And when you first saw her handwriting, you realised
0:35:46 > 0:35:48you had no idea who she was either.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52It was then, I think, you decided to pay a visit
0:35:52 > 0:35:53to the place you'd been writing to.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Writing to? I don't know what you mean.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01You had been writing to her from Belgium for months.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06And you thought that she was writing back to you.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13But you had no idea she didn't even get to read her fan mail.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Her father controlled that, as he controlled everything else.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21You felt betrayed. It must have made you very angry.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25This is a wonderful work of fiction, Father. You're quite the fantasist.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27Father Brown!
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I can explain.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30BABY CRIES
0:36:37 > 0:36:39There's no need.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43I've seen the nursery for myself and I've spoken to Alfons.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46What a beautiful baby boy you both have.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47He deserves a good life.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50I wish we could we could stay, Father,
0:36:50 > 0:36:53but I can't imagine what people would say if they knew.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Hannah, listen. I don't think Alfons killed your father.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- We really must go. - I wish I had your faith,
0:36:59 > 0:37:01but I don't know what to believe any more.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Goodbye, Father. Pray for us.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06When I went to your house,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09the key you left for Alfons was still beneath the statue.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13He didn't need it to get in, because somebody was already there,
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- with your father. - Why were you at my house?
0:37:15 > 0:37:19I think it's time you read some of your fan mail.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24This one from Belgium is particularly interesting.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Hannah...
0:37:25 > 0:37:27BABY GURGLES
0:37:27 > 0:37:32You span a good story, Harry, and now it's time the truth comes out.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35I know you think you're trying to help the girl,
0:37:35 > 0:37:37but please, just let us go.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39She's made her choice. Hannah! Get in the car.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44She is a grieving woman who has been easily influenced.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48You have manipulated her into thinking that she is safe with you,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51while an innocent man may be sent to hang.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53What does this letter mean, Harry?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Have you been writing to me?
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Yes.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59He has been writing to you.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04He and your father have been making plans for your future.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Harry didn't come back to Kembleford for your latest work.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09He came back for you.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12It wasn't like that, Hannah. I didn't know!
0:38:12 > 0:38:16I thought it was you writing back to me, I thought we were...
0:38:21 > 0:38:24You were at my house last night?
0:38:24 > 0:38:26It was you.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30For your own sake, tell the truth.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34I only wanted what is best for you.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Your father told me he had been writing back to me on your behalf.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41That he needed to be sure I was the correct suitor for you.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43What kind of twisted old man are you?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45I was going to explain everything to her.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46It's much more complicated...
0:38:46 > 0:38:48'I was furious.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50'Humiliated.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53'And then, as we spoke downstairs, I heard the baby cry.'
0:38:53 > 0:38:54BABY CRIES
0:38:54 > 0:38:56What in God's name?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59It didn't make a difference to me. I wanted you both.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00But he wouldn't listen...
0:39:00 > 0:39:03A baby. All this while, you've been hiding a child?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06No, no, no, no! Please, please! The girl made one mistake.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08There is no reason why anyone should know.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- I'm going back to the party. - No, you're not!
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- I need to speak with her. - No! You mustn't! You can't.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15'When I threatened to tell you the truth, he turned on me.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18'He was too afraid to lose you. It was an accident, I swear.'
0:39:24 > 0:39:25GRUNTING
0:39:25 > 0:39:27HE SCREAMS
0:39:27 > 0:39:28BABY CRIES
0:39:30 > 0:39:33All I wanted was to take you away, to escape with you.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Isn't that what you wanted?- No!
0:39:35 > 0:39:38You're no better than he was.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40You want to control me.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Well, I won't let you.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45I've spent too long locked away.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48I want a free life.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49I owe that much to him.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Hannah, please!
0:39:51 > 0:39:53BABY CRIES
0:39:56 > 0:40:01When that child is safely with his grandmother,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04she will take that letter to the police.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07He came at me. I had no choice.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Then that is what you must tell them.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15I don't know how any of this happened!
0:40:15 > 0:40:19All I wanted was to escape to the life she wrote about.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22No more misery and suffering, just...
0:40:23 > 0:40:25..a family.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Some peace.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31If you love the girl, you must come clean.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34For her sake?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36No, no.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38For your sake.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40For the sake of your soul.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46You may not get YOUR happy ending, Harry.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50But you can give Hannah the life she deserves.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58So, has he confessed yet?
0:40:58 > 0:40:59Father Brown left in a hurry.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02I don't think he's convinced you've got your man, Inspector.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04The problem with the priest, sergeant,
0:41:04 > 0:41:06is that he over-complicates everything.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Alfons couldn't be easier to convict
0:41:07 > 0:41:10if he'd walked into the station and handed himself over.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Yes, sir, how can I help you?
0:41:15 > 0:41:16My name is Harry Grandage.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18I'm here to confess
0:41:18 > 0:41:21to the accidental killing of Jeremiah Moxley.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27CHURCH BELLS RING
0:41:30 > 0:41:33In nomine Patris
0:41:33 > 0:41:35et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36ALL: Amen.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Jeremiah, may you be blessed with a life
0:41:41 > 0:41:45free from intolerance and free from shame.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48ORGAN PLAYS
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Would you mind?
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Hello, sweetheart.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12Oh, look at them. What a perfectly beautiful family.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15It's not hard to see why Harry would crave such a life.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17He spent so long reporting the worst of the world.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Perhaps he'd seen enough.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Too much of the world is better than not enough.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24And for better or worse, Hannah is a free woman now.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28And in the end, Harry did the right thing.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31With the church's guidance!
0:42:32 > 0:42:33Oh, excuse me.
0:42:37 > 0:42:38I owe you an apology.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40You owe us more than one.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43As though my Alfons could do such a thing.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49I was taken in by Jeremiah's lies, and I feel terrible for it.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51So this is for you.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54For your back - it's a muscle rub.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58St John's wort and valerian, my mother's own remedy.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00I use witch hazel and beeswax.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Oh, this will work much better. I made it myself.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04All right.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Worth a try.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Well, when all's said and done,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12we're not so different, Aggie and myself.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15What's this, Mrs McCarthy, a change of heart?
0:43:15 > 0:43:17"Absolute heathen", wasn't it?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19"Nothing but a pest..."
0:43:19 > 0:43:21I never said such things.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Malicious gossip. Pure fiction.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28And remember, there's a fine line between fact and fantasy.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31Couldn't have put it better myself.
0:43:37 > 0:43:38Walk on.