0:00:02 > 0:00:04CHURCH BELL RINGS
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Uncle Mirth, wait!
0:00:12 > 0:00:13They're here to help you.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24- Uncle Mirth. Please stop! - They've got me!- Don't hurt him.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25Get off!
0:00:27 > 0:00:31- How could you?- I'm so sorry, but you need help.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Judas! I'll see you rot in hell for this!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Are you sure you can manage that?
0:01:16 > 0:01:20I'm not completely useless.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Well, if you say so.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Father Brown...
0:01:26 > 0:01:27It's from Uncle Mirth.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29He's been released.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31So he's finally regained his sanity.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And hopefully forgiven me.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36He's invited me to his welcome home party.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Well, after last time, I'd stay well away.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41He's absolutely barking.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Always insisting on people calling him Uncle Mirth.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Well, that's just his old stage name.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Sorry, Mrs McCarthy.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Not terribly hungry.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- What's the matter with you?- Guilt.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02About the part he played in having Uncle Mirth committed.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04They were very close.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- Father Brown, you old bloodhound... - Henry!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- How are you?- Oh, touch of gout,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13kidney stones, pickled liver, dodgy ticker.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16But apart from that, a picture of health!
0:02:17 > 0:02:22- Hello, hello, hello. Who's this? - Lady Felicia Montague.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25Uncle Mirth's brother.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Ah. I hope your sense of humour isn't as dark as his.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Well, I did write his signature song.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34# I'm loony, hooky, kooky, loopy,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36# I'm a crackpot
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- BOTH:- # Of the Empire! #
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Marvellous. I always found his ventriloquist's dummy rather creepy.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43Ooh! Me too.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Looks like we're going to the same party, Father.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Snap!
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Yes...
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Surely you're not going to the party?
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Why not?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Well, after all that's happened...
0:03:01 > 0:03:04it just wouldn't be right.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05History.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07The best brother won.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10You chose me.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14But Uncle Mirth may still be very fragile.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16How many more times?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18His name's Julius.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Sorry.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24But since his breakdown, he hasn't seen us together.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29You just want to rub his nose in it.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Well,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I won't be a part of it.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Pack a bag.- Mortimer...
0:03:38 > 0:03:39It's not a request.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46I want you with me.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58We leave in ten minutes, darling.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Despite my initial doubts,
0:04:03 > 0:04:08I think putting him in that place was what he needed.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10He was completely burnt out.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Did you visit him often?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Oh. Most days.- Your other brother?
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- Mortimer.- Sir Mortimer now.- Oh!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Never set foot in the place.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Uncle Mirth mentioned an older sister.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32Left when we were children, abroad somewhere.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34No, I was the only family to visit.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Oh, almost forgot.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42A proper drink, Father?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47A bit early, even for me.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Never too early.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Never too late.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Port is bottled poetry.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05After my first visit, he wouldn't see me.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Well, in the last few weeks, he did mention you.- Did he?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Said he was sorry for upsetting you.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18And that you did the right thing.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28CLAXON
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Sorry, honey, did I startle you?
0:05:34 > 0:05:35You could've killed me.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38It's Jacob, isn't it?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41You interviewed me for Uncle Mirth's biography.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45You're the radio producer.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47So you're going to his party too?
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Yeah.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Well, park your seat. I'll give you a ride.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04So, how's the biography going?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I'm hoping to pick it up again now that he's out.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Don't hold your breath.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12You do know his mother and sister both had...problems.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15How did you know that?
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Oh, men always tell me everything. Can't think why.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Sorry about the bare feet. Can't drive in heels.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- See you at the party, Father. - Bye, Henry.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37# I'm a crackpot of the Empire
0:06:37 > 0:06:41# Mad as a hatter!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44# I'm loony, hooky, kooky, loopy... #
0:06:44 > 0:06:45Oh, hello again.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48# I'm a crackpot of the Empire... #
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Thank you so much(!)
0:06:49 > 0:06:51HE LAUGHS
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Help! Someone!
0:06:57 > 0:06:59HE GASPS
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Are you all right?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07SHE SCREAMS
0:07:17 > 0:07:20With all his millions, he buys a dump like this?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Last time I interviewed him,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26he said he wanted to build a centre for music hall memorabilia.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Sorry, thought you needed a helping hand.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Maybe he'll finish it now he's back.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46DISTANT, EXAGGERATED LAUGHING
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- What's that?- Uncle Mirth?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51EXAGGERATED LAUGHING CONTINUES
0:07:56 > 0:07:57In the pocket.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01EXAGGERATED LAUGHING
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Looks like Uncle Mirth's been playing a joke on us.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11It's addressed to someone called Father Brown.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16He was very jolly when he left.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Lady Felicia said he was holding his chest and struggling to breathe
0:08:19 > 0:08:20when he collapsed.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Henry wasn't in the best of shape.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25And a big drinker.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30So, "Fat alcoholic dies of natural causes."
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Nice!
0:08:37 > 0:08:39And...simple.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Just the way I like it. Sergeant!
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Father, are you all right?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Yes.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Poor Henry.- You're upset.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Now, maybe going to that party is not such a good idea.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I need to tell Uncle Mirth about his brother.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Well, if that's the case, I'm going with you. Moral support.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Thank you.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06All the doors are locked. We can't get inside.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Oh, you stupid woman!
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- My camera's in there.- Sorry.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Father Brown, my dear chap. - Sir Mortimer.- Good to see you.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Mrs McCarthy.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22I'm afraid neither of my brothers have made an appearance.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Unfortunately, I have bad news for you.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Your brother Henry died this morning.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28A suspected heart attack.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- What?!- I'm so sorry.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Damn fool!
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I told him to stop drinking.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40He's at the Kembleford cottage hospital.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Are you all right?
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Fine.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I'm just glad you're here.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Father Brown. This is for you.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58I found it over there.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Well, what is it?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10It's a death certificate.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13With my name on it.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Sir!
0:10:20 > 0:10:23He must have picked these up this morning.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24They should promote you to detective.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Bill, bill...
0:10:34 > 0:10:35What's this?
0:10:38 > 0:10:39A death certificate?
0:10:43 > 0:10:44With Henry's name on it.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46"Cause of death, poison."
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Not looking so much like a heart attack anymore.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55What? A death certificate?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Father, we should leave here immediately.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Oh, don't be such a silly old woman. - I beg your pardon?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03I don't think you should speak to a lady like that.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04Steady, tiger.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07All I'm saying is that it's typical Julius,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09playing jokes on his family and friends.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I'm not so sure.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13He's always had a warped sense of humour.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15He'll pop up in a minute.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Laughing at us all.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Father.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Do you really think it's from Uncle Mirth?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Why would he do this?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33It's clear he's as mad as ever he was.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36And he still bears you a grudge.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Remember...
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I had to tell them where you were hiding.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42When you had a breakdown,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45I thought you might do something terrible to yourself.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Are you sure you want to stay?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Yes.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59I owe it to Uncle Mirth...
0:12:00 > 0:12:01..to try and help him.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- SIR MORTIMER:- Another one!
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Another one. What did I tell you?
0:12:13 > 0:12:16My brother is as nutty as a fruitcake.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Where did you find it?
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- I found it on the bottom step. - Didn't you find the other one too?
0:12:21 > 0:12:25What are you saying? That I'm somehow in on Uncle Mirth's joke?
0:12:25 > 0:12:26No. Sorry.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29That door's open.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32I've had enough of playing silly beggars...
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- Excuse me! - Maybe we shouldn't go up...
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Julius!
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Are you up there?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Well, he's bound to be up here somewhere.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- He's not in there. - He must be here somewhere.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Julius!
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Come out, you bloody fool!
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Always loved hide and seek. Something about dark corners.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Uncle Mirth?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23His name's Julius.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48If you ever need to chat about Henry...
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Oh, thank you, Father.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51If I'm honest, we were never close.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Perhaps he got a death certificate too.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Look, there's nothing sinister about all of this.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Julius once had an obituary printed in the paper,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04telling everyone he'd died.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- I remember that. - It's all about craving attention.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Creating an audience.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- JACOB:- Over here!
0:14:21 > 0:14:23It's been locked!
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- Did you see anyone?- No.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Why did you even try the door?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33I just came round the corridor and saw it was closed.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36So, you're accusing him now? What is it with you?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39I'm just trying to make sense of it all.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Here, let me try.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45It won't budge.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- There must be another way out. - We need to search all the rooms.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59This is looking less and less like an Uncle Mirth joke.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- I do not like this one little bit. - No.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Father Brown, look.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21And greetings to you, Mr Kafka.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Don't suppose you know the way out of here, do you?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29One of Uncle Mirth's hilarious pranks, no doubt.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Do you know? I have always wondered how these things work.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Me too.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Ow!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Are you all right? - Oh, it's...it's nothing.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57There are needles, just inside the opening.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Meant for me, no doubt.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I've been to the end of the corridor.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08There's no second stairway.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12So, how do you know my brother?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18He agreed to be in a radio show I produced.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20We became quite close.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Close?
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Is that how you normally secure your bookings?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Actually, it is.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39I've slept with so many men, I've lost count.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Dozens and dozens.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45You see, I'm just not fussy.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50But I wouldn't go near a pig like you.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- Do you miss him?- What?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Uncle Mirth.- Why would you say that?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I did a lot of interviews with him.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- He always spoke about you.- Did he?
0:17:25 > 0:17:26The love of his life...
0:17:28 > 0:17:30..who left him for his brother.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. I'm...
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- I'm always saying the wrong things. - It's all right.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43He was convinced you still loved him.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47I just couldn't take any more, his moods.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49One minute up, the next...
0:17:50 > 0:17:52He was always close to breaking.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Why Sir Mortimer?
0:17:58 > 0:17:59It won't be for much longer.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01FOOTSTEPS
0:18:04 > 0:18:05- Any luck?- Ah, afraid not.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Looks like Uncle Mirth wants us to watch something.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Sir Mortimer, Eve...
0:18:19 > 0:18:21What is it?
0:18:24 > 0:18:25A film?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- This is becoming absurd.- Shh!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40# I'm a crackpot of the Empire
0:18:40 > 0:18:42# Mad as a hatter
0:18:42 > 0:18:45# I'm loony, hooky, loopy, kooky!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48# I'm a crackpot of the Empire. #
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Well, thank you for attending my welcome home party.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58The only thought that kept me going in that madhouse
0:18:58 > 0:19:02was the thought of taking my revenge on the people that put me in there.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07My two brothers and my friend, Father Brown.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Mm!
0:19:16 > 0:19:18I assume my brother Henry didn't make it this far.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Pathetic alcoholic, he was always going to be the easiest to kill.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29A bottle of poison-laced port sent to him will doubtless do the trick.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32My other brother, Sir Mortimer.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36You will die from your own selfishness.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38And Father Brown...
0:19:39 > 0:19:42You will be killed by your own curiosity.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50If all does not go to plan, well,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52you will all fall to your death anyway.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57This building has been condemned
0:19:57 > 0:20:00and the ground will soon give way beneath you.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- We're all going to die!- Shut up.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10But it's true. We're trapped.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14May I remind you that we all entered via a fire escape.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- So, there is another way out. - He's right.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24We need to slowly and calmly search again.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26We've looked everywhere!
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Will you just button it?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Check behind furniture for anything hidden.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39I didn't want to believe it was him.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43It will be all right, won't it, Father?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Of course.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Update on the dead bloke?
0:20:52 > 0:20:57Lady Felicia said Henry's brother is throwing a party up at the old mill.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Goes by the name of Uncle Mirth.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Uncle Mirth? You having a laugh?
0:21:03 > 0:21:04No, sir.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Sounds like some dodgy scout master.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09Get the car.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10Please?
0:21:23 > 0:21:24I've found something!
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Looks like a goods lift.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Well, there doesn't seem to be much room.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33We'll have to go down one at a time.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Excuse me.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Why should you go first?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39I'm not staying here a moment longer.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Sir Mortimer. Wait...
0:21:48 > 0:21:51HE SCREAMS
0:21:51 > 0:21:54LIFT CRASHES
0:21:54 > 0:21:55No!
0:22:02 > 0:22:03The cables must have been cut.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07"You will die by your own selfishness."
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Father, if this floor collapses,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13we'll all end up like...
0:22:13 > 0:22:15This place isn't condemned.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- Too solid.- Oh.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27SHE SOBS
0:22:42 > 0:22:43I've said a prayer for him.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47My tears aren't for Mortimer.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49They're for Uncle Mirth.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52It's all my fault he's doing this.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Leaving him caused his breakdown.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00It unhinged him.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07You are not to blame.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Perhaps the asylum pushed him over the edge.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12SHATTERING GLASS
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Mrs McCarthy, are you all right?
0:23:18 > 0:23:22I don't know, I...I'm feeling most peculiar.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- What is it?- I...I can't breathe.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- I think you've been poisoned.- Huh?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Mrs McCarthy's collapsed!
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- EVE:- There's a door. Help me!
0:23:43 > 0:23:45We need to find a telephone.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07We must be in the cellar by now.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13It's locked! Come on.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19We will a find a way out, I promise.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20Mrs McCarthy?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Up here! We're trapped.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33Try that door.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Mrs McCarthy needs medical help, urgently!
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Hang on!
0:24:41 > 0:24:42It's locked, sir.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45We've found a door to the cellars.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Can you get down there and open it from the other side?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- No, this one too.- Out the way.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Come on!
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Goodbye, Father.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22HE SOBS
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Thank you, Doctor.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Well?
0:25:44 > 0:25:45See for yourself.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54This is the worst cup of tea I've ever had.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58You'll need to let the pot stand for at least two minutes before pouring.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04The first death certificate was found over there.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Was it really necessary to bring us back?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Need to get a clear picture.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Now, what I don't understand is why you three were invited?
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I mean, you weren't the intended victims.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Uncle Mirth was a showman. He always craved an audience.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20And with me a producer and Jacob a writer,
0:26:20 > 0:26:24he knew we'd tell his story to an even bigger audience.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27It was Sir Mortimer who insisted I come.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Show me where you found the second one.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36You said yesterday...
0:26:37 > 0:26:40..about not being with Sir Mortimer for much longer.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Well, I...
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I just meant that I was planning to leave him.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Surely you don't think I had anything to do with...?
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Of course not.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58I'm so pleased you're feeling better, Mrs M.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I'm absolutely fine. No need for all this fuss.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02You were poisoned.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05The needles in the dummy were doused in it.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Thank goodness the inspector got you here in time.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11A repellent little man, to say the least.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13But you can't fault what he did.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14The poison was meant for me.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16I'm so sorry.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Don't be silly, Father!
0:27:19 > 0:27:22The inspector wants me back at the mill now.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26But...let me cook lunch for you.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Oh! Lovely.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34In the meantime, please try and get some rest.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35I'll look after her, Father.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I'm not an invalid. I don't need looking after.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Now, you're not going to be a difficult patient, are you, Mrs M?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44'My other brother, Sir Mortimer,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47'you will die from your own selfishness.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50'And Father Brown..'
0:27:50 > 0:27:53You will be killed by your own curiosity.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00'If all does not go to plan, well,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02'you will all fall to your death anyway.'
0:28:02 > 0:28:03You're not allowed up here.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05'This building has been...'
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- I thought you wanted to see me. - Too late now.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Got what I needed from the others.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- Dusty cellar.- So...
0:28:18 > 0:28:19Any sign of Uncle Mirth?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Not that it's any of your business,
0:28:22 > 0:28:24but that maniac is still on the loose.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28That maniac might be an ill man.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Tell that to the twisted corpse of Sir Mortimer.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35On the screen,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I thought I noticed Uncle Mirth flinch
0:28:38 > 0:28:40when we heard that click.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43A click?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Could have been anything - door, window, light switch...
0:28:47 > 0:28:48Or a gun.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Perhaps he made his speech under duress...
0:28:52 > 0:28:54YELLS: Are you trying to tell me how to do my job?
0:28:54 > 0:28:55- No, I...- Good.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Now get out of here before I arrest you for being a pain in the backside.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Well, I certainly would.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19Oh, come on, don't tell me it hasn't crossed your mind.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22At a time like this, how can you even think about such things?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Wouldn't be the first time we've both liked the same man.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30You mean Uncle Mirth?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38So Mr Writer, fancy another ride?
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Uh, no, thank you.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- The sergeant's giving me a lift. - Jacob...
0:29:42 > 0:29:45During your research for Uncle Mirth's biography,
0:29:45 > 0:29:47did you discover what happened to his sister?
0:29:47 > 0:29:48She was unhinged.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52She died abroad last year.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Suspected suicide.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55So...
0:29:56 > 0:29:59His siblings are dead and he's missing.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02You think it's some kind of vendetta against the family?
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- Possibly.- But you were named in the film footage, Father.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Mm...
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Yes, I was.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Yes, sir, we've searched the surrounding areas.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15But there's no sign of Uncle Mirth.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18He's not going to stay around waiting to be caught, is he?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Let's search Kembleford and the surrounding area.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22Yes, sir.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30HE CLICKS HIS TONGUE
0:31:57 > 0:31:58Ah!
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Old, dusty.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55New.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13Uncle Mirth.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19SNORING
0:33:21 > 0:33:22Oh, yeah.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Oh! Outrageous.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34SHE SNORES LOUDLY Ah!
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- What was that?- Nothing.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Just the gentle rumblings of a combine harvester.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45You're looking a little flushed.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47It's rather hot in here. Can we open the window?
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Heavens above, look at the time. And where's Father Brown got to?
0:33:53 > 0:33:54Well, he hasn't come back yet.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57You know what he's like, he's probably sleuthing somewhere.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59He said he was going to prepare the luncheon.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01And he never misses a meal.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04And now...now I'm hungry and worried.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10You're safe now. I'll get you some help.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12GUN CLICKS
0:34:17 > 0:34:18I was wondering when you'd turn up.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24You framed Uncle Mirth for his brothers' murders,
0:34:24 > 0:34:29set up the sick jokes in keeping with his public pranks
0:34:29 > 0:34:31and invited people to witness them.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34But Uncle Mirth,
0:34:34 > 0:34:37who is not as comical as you may think,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39left a number of clues to your identity.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42All right, I'll say what you want.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45I'll need a drink first.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58While your back was turned, he put a pin in the globe.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03Ireland.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06And the beverage he chose.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08Irish stout.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17I saw you hiding in the grounds, Father.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21How did you know where he was?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Dusty cellar.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Dust, from the cellar.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Immured, walled in.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Nasty death, suffocation.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44It's a ventilation shaft.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51So...
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Your pose as Uncle Mirth's biographer
0:35:55 > 0:35:58was just a ploy to get information?
0:35:59 > 0:36:00If you're not a writer...
0:36:03 > 0:36:04..who are you?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Another crackpot of the Empire.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12The Empire?
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Ah, the family.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Is this all about inheritance?
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Yep.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Did you put me in your will?
0:36:27 > 0:36:28He...
0:36:28 > 0:36:31he said he was indebted to you for helping him.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36So with me and the brothers dead, you stood to inherit everything.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41All right, it's time you were told the truth.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I'm your sister's son.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51She married an Irish labourer,
0:36:51 > 0:36:52but their father disowned her.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55She was dead to him.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57I... I didn't know...
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Oh, and that makes it right?!
0:36:59 > 0:37:02While you and your brothers lived like kings,
0:37:02 > 0:37:04we were starving in some rat-infested slum.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09But it's not their fault. Is it?
0:37:10 > 0:37:12As Henry said,
0:37:12 > 0:37:14they were children when their sister left.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16This isn't about revenge!
0:37:18 > 0:37:20I'm taking back what my mother...
0:37:21 > 0:37:22What I was denied.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29All my life, I have fantasised about killing them and inheriting it all.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30Killing them?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Is the family fortune worth that much to you?
0:37:36 > 0:37:37Fortune?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Oh, you've no idea, do you, Father?
0:37:42 > 0:37:44They're worth millions.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45It truly is an empire.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56What would your mother think about all this?
0:37:57 > 0:37:59I'm doing it for her!
0:38:03 > 0:38:05She hung herself.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10She's buried in a pauper's grave.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13I couldn't even afford a headstone.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18HE SOBS
0:38:18 > 0:38:19I'm sorry.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Well, he's not in St Mary's.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24I've looked everywhere I can think of.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- You should go back and rest. - I am not going anywhere until I...
0:38:27 > 0:38:28Inspector!
0:38:30 > 0:38:32It's Father Brown, he hasn't come back from the mill.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Snooping around, no doubt...
0:38:34 > 0:38:36He might be in danger.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Well, if he's not, he will be when I get my hands on him.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40Goodfellow, come on.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50She never got over what happened.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Years of depression, mental problems.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59She was always begging me to take back what was rightfully hers.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07I promised her!
0:39:10 > 0:39:12And I can't let some priest ruin it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16But what have you done, Jacob?
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Look at him.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22He's your uncle.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25I had to keep him alive until
0:39:25 > 0:39:27all the other beneficiaries of the will were dead.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33But you must know...
0:39:33 > 0:39:35you won't get away with this?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Won't I?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41"Crazy Uncle Mirth kills Father Brown as he said he would...
0:39:45 > 0:39:46"..then kills himself."
0:39:49 > 0:39:51That'll be good enough for the police.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Please. Don't do that.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12This way.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Please. Give me the gun.- No!
0:40:25 > 0:40:27I have to do this.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28It's for my mother.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33But if you pull the trigger and kill me,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35then he'll kill you.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38But if you give me the gun,
0:40:38 > 0:40:40I'll persuade him to put his down.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I can't...
0:40:47 > 0:40:49That's your only option to stay alive.
0:40:52 > 0:40:53Do you want to die?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Uncle Mirth, please lower your gun.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04COCKS GUN
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Uncle Mirth, it is over.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Don't.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13Please...
0:41:16 > 0:41:18You know this is wrong.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22No!
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Ah!
0:41:24 > 0:41:25- MALLORY:- Padre...
0:41:26 > 0:41:27What the...?
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Um...
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Inspector, would you mind taking this, please?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34I believe it's loaded.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38Thank you.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50It's all right.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55It'll be all right.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00# I'm loony, loopy hooky, kooky!
0:42:00 > 0:42:03# I'm a crackpot of the Empire! #
0:42:06 > 0:42:09One of these days, you're going to get killed for real.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12You're as mad as that lunatic in the hospital.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24I just hope that Jacob hasn't pushed Uncle Mirth back into insanity.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29LAUGHTER
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Now, what did Inspector Mallory say to his belly button?
0:42:38 > 0:42:39You're under a vest!
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Looks sane enough to me, back to normal.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Crackpot of the Empire.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Now, what do you call a bishop when he sleepwalks?
0:42:48 > 0:42:49A roamin' Catholic!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51ALL LAUGH
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Why is Father Brown laughing? Mass hysteria!
0:42:56 > 0:42:59ALL LAUGH