0:00:04 > 0:00:06Justice for Katherine, justice for women!
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Here to help save an innocent woman from the scaffold?
0:00:09 > 0:00:12I believe that only God should have the power to take a life,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14but I can assure you that Katherine Corven
0:00:14 > 0:00:16is far from innocent.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Don't tell me you're gullible enough
0:00:17 > 0:00:19to believe the police's version of events?
0:00:19 > 0:00:22I was there when she was arrested. I have no doubt about her guilt.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26But it seems, finally,
0:00:26 > 0:00:28she has decided to seek the forgiveness of God.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31I should've known.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Another pawn in the male conspiracy to kill a strong-minded woman.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Shame on you! Shame on you!
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Excuse me.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Justice for Katherine!
0:00:43 > 0:00:47All I know is she wants to make a confession.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Is the prison chaplain not available?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51She asked for you by name.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Said she wouldn't speak to anybody else.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Do you believe she is truly repentant?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59HE CHUCKLES
0:00:59 > 0:01:03George will be outside, so shout if you need him.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Thank you.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06A word of advice, Father.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Don't turn your back on her.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Not for a second.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- Katherine.- Father.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35So lovely to see you again.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37I wasn't sure if you'd come.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I understand you're ready to confess your sins to God.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Oh, absolutely. I can't wait.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58It's been years since my last confession.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01What I tell you won't go any further, will it?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Whatever you say is between you, me, and Almighty God.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Wonderful. That's what I thought.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13The Seal of the Confessional cannot be broken.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17So, if you truly wish to confess, leave nothing out.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20The affair, your husband's murder...
0:02:20 > 0:02:21While there's nobody
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I'd sooner share my darkest secrets with, Father,
0:02:24 > 0:02:26I've told you before,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29my poor Bertie died of a completely natural heart attack.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Then why have you summoned me?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37I wanted to get something off my chest.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38You see...
0:02:40 > 0:02:42..I've just arranged the death of my lover.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44You remember Raymond, don't you?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Tell me, was that terribly naughty?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Knick-knacks for the tombola this weekend.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- What's wrong?- Nothing.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Why are you holding a letter behind your back then?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I'm not.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Let me see it.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46This is no concern of yours.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51How dare you?! Just give that back this instant!
0:03:51 > 0:03:55"Prepare yourself, Father. For soon your flock will learn the truth. R."
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- Who sent this? - I can't begin to imagine.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02What did Father Brown say?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04I haven't showed it to him yet.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Why not?!- Well, he's just not himself today.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Do you remember that Katherine Corven woman?
0:04:11 > 0:04:15The Black Widow? Who could forget?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Even the broadsheets went gaga for her trial.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- Father Brown cracked the case, didn't he?- Yes, he did.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24And today he went to visit her in prison.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28It probably dredged up some bad memories for him.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Anyway, this letter is just some foolish prank.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Be that as it may, if someone is sending this vile nonsense to him,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- he should know about it.- Maybe so.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39DOOR OPENS
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Father!
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Ah, Bunty, how are you?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Just peachy, thanks, Father.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Um, Mrs M has something she'd like to discuss with you.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56There's someone I need to visit.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Can it wait till I get back?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Father, whatever is the matter? You look quite pale.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09He has a right to know.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39GUNSHOT
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- Raymond?- I thought I told you to...
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- Don't shoot!- Forgive me, Father.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I thought you were one of those blasted journalists.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I'm rather glad I'm not.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07I heard the shot.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10What happened?
0:06:11 > 0:06:12That?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16I was scaring off a bird of prey. An eagle, I think.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19It was circling over my chickens.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20I'm sorry if I alarmed you.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- It's good to see you.- Likewise.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to talk after the trial.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31I thought it best to make myself scarce before the mob descended.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Very wise.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35So...to what do I owe the pleasure?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I just wondered how you were.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43In that case, how about I put the kettle on?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59There you are.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04So, you've decided to move on.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08As far away from Kembleford as possible.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I'm sick of the press hounding me, the voyeurs snooping around,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14hoping to catch a glimpse of Katherine Corven's lover.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16That must be difficult.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19I still get spat at in the street by people who think
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I was involved in her husband's murder.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23And then there are the letters.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Letters?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29From Katherine, trying to convince me of her innocence.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Begging me to visit her.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32And have you?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Once, recently, to tell her I was going away.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39She got angry, so I left.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Why did you really come here?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I was concerned about you.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51I assume you lock your door, with all these people snooping around?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Don't worry about me, Father. I'll soon be long gone.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Actually, I'm glad you're here. I'd like to ask a favour.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02Wait there.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Take it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27I'll be honest with you, Father, I don't trust myself with it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I will put it somewhere safe.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Thank you.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35One other thing...
0:08:35 > 0:08:37My spare key to the cottage.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38With all the press lurking around,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41I'd sooner not leave it under a flowerpot.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Will you do me something in return?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Name it.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Please will you take care of yourself?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53I intend to.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Sorry to bother you, Inspector.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02What have I told you, Sergeant? Knock!
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Sorry, sir.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Well, it's a bit late now!
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Well?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Gunshot reported near Frimley Copse.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Probably a farmer firing at a troublesome pest.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Thing is, sir,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18the witness reported the gunshot came from Raymond Worrall's cottage.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20And?
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Seeing as Worrall was involved in that Katherine Corven case,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- I thought maybe... - They were right, you know.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32A policeman's lot is not a happy one.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Inspector.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Padre. Looks like you need a celestial chariot
0:09:44 > 0:09:47to descend from Heaven and give you a tow.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Sergeant.- Father. - Where're you off to, anyway?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Thought you normally cycled TOWARDS gunshots.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Gunshots?
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Oh, that was nothing.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01What's that?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It's something I've been given to look after.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06For a member of my flock.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Don't suppose it was Raymond Worrall?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11We believe the gunshot came from his property.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14He was scaring an eagle.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15An eagle?
0:10:15 > 0:10:16That's what he said.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm wanted in Kembleford.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Shall we head back to the station now, sir?
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Not yet.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35ENGINE STARTS
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Try round the back.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Righty-o, sir.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Wait!
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Sir?
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Funny-looking eagle.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13KNOCKING ON DOOR
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- DOOR OPENS - Where is he?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Inspector, this is most improper!
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Know what's even more improper? Having a hole in your skull!
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Inspector?
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Why exactly did you go to see Mr Worrall earlier?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26I can't tell you.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30You can't remember something that happened an hour ago?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32No, I can't tell you.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37You certainly can. I'm an officer of the law!
0:11:37 > 0:11:38I believe Father Brown's referring
0:11:38 > 0:11:40to the Seal of the Confessional, sir.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I don't care if he's referring to the walrus at Chester Zoo!
0:11:43 > 0:11:45A man is dead!
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Who?
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Raymond Worrall, your eagle-bothering chum.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51He was shot in the head from close range.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54So you'll have to do better than "I can't tell you".
0:11:57 > 0:12:01There was no weapon found with Mr Worrall's body.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04The doors and windows were all locked,
0:12:04 > 0:12:09so whoever did it must've taken the gun and the key with them.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Where's that box?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34What have we got here?
0:12:41 > 0:12:42It's recently been fired.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44As I told you, he...
0:12:44 > 0:12:45The eagle, yes.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50One shot fired.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51I'll be honest, Padre,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54if it were anyone else, you'd already be in cuffs.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13"Prepare yourself, Father, for soon your flock will learn the truth. R."
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I'm guessing the R stands for Raymond?
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I've never seen that letter before in my life.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20That is true. It came first thing this morning.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I opened it, I read it and then I threw it away.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Is that right?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28It sounds to me like you wanted Mr Worrall to keep his mouth
0:13:28 > 0:13:29shut about something.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Is that why you went to his cottage?
0:13:32 > 0:13:33As I said, I...
0:13:33 > 0:13:34I've had enough of this.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Father Brown, you're under arrest on suspicion of murder.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Inspector! - Sir, are you sure about this?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43You're not obliged to say anything,
0:13:43 > 0:13:46but apparently you already know that.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Your lunch, Mrs Corven.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Not in the mood for chicken today.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Tell the cook to make me an omelette.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- But...- Problem?
0:14:01 > 0:14:02No, Mrs Corven.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Good. I don't have many days left.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08I'd hate to waste them destroying you.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09I have bigger fish to fry.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I'll go and ask Cook straight away.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33I assure you, Raymond Worrall's death was none of my doing.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37You assure me? Well, that's all right, then!
0:14:37 > 0:14:41No need to bother collecting evidence, interviewing witnesses.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44If you let me go, I can find out what happened.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48And how are you planning to do that?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I have certain information.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52What information?
0:14:55 > 0:14:56I'm afraid...
0:14:57 > 0:15:00You can't tell me? What a surprise!
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Sorry, Padre, but if you want out of here,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05you're going to have to be a little more forthcoming.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07How about I leave you alone to think about that?
0:15:14 > 0:15:15Is the inspector in?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Of all the ridiculous things you've done, Inspector,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- this really takes the biscuit! - Here we go!
0:15:20 > 0:15:24How could you be so stupid as to believe that Father Brown
0:15:24 > 0:15:26could murder anyone?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28He can't even kill the slugs in his own garden!
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Ladies, while I appreciate you coming here to tell me how to
0:15:30 > 0:15:35do my job, I have concrete evidence of Father Brown's involvement.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39He had the murder weapon in his possession, for goodness' sake!
0:15:39 > 0:15:40It wasn't him.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45And you can't just fling him into a cell like a common criminal.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47I think you'll find I can.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Can't we come to some arrangement?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I don't know what you're implying.
0:15:53 > 0:16:01How about you let Father Brown go and I don't call my uncle at
0:16:01 > 0:16:05the Home Office and get you a new job directing traffic in Coventry?
0:16:05 > 0:16:10Threats or no threats, Father Brown is staying put!
0:16:12 > 0:16:15I never want any of that! I'm just a respectable fella,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17trying to keep going with his little operation.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18What's he done now?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Stole a bicycle from outside Mr Botham's cottage.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I thought it had been left out for scrap.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Put him in cell two.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27An innocent misunderstanding...
0:16:27 > 0:16:28There you go, ladies.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31The Padre will have someone to keep him company.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32Oh!
0:16:39 > 0:16:43He's coming now. Father, I wanted to say that...
0:16:45 > 0:16:46No need.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49I'm sure it'll get ironed out.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58I'll admit it, I'm surprised.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04Not much shocks me, but this is a right old turn-up for the books.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08We've retrieved a bullet from the body.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12It matches the calibre of revolver that you had in your possession -
0:17:12 > 0:17:14a revolver that was recently fired.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17We've searched the house, but there's no other weapon.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Furthermore, Mr Worrall was discovered in a locked house,
0:17:21 > 0:17:25but there's no other key was found on the body or during the search.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Then maybe the murderer took it with them?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30My thoughts exactly.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38And then there's this.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42A letter from the victim,
0:17:42 > 0:17:46threatening to expose some grubby little secret.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48So what did you do, Padre?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Get too friendly with one of your parishioners?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Embezzle money from the church?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59My conscience is clear.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02That won't help you in court.
0:18:02 > 0:18:09You see, we have method, motive and opportunity here - the Holy Trinity.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13So, for the last time,
0:18:13 > 0:18:18can you please explain what you were doing in Raymond Worrall's cottage?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I'll give you the night to think about it.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30In the morning, either you tell me everything you know,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32or I charge you with murder.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37DOOR OPENS
0:18:40 > 0:18:41Any news?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Nothing. This is all my fault.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47If I had told him about the letter...
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- You did what you thought was best. - SHE SIGHS
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Why do you think he went down to that cottage?
0:18:53 > 0:18:54He didn't say.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56But he's been out of sorts ever since
0:18:56 > 0:19:00he came back from seeing that terrible Corven woman.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Raymond Worrall was her lover.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07So, more than likely, she has something to do with it.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Well, I hate to put a dampener on things,
0:19:08 > 0:19:12but isn't Katherine Corven very much behind bars?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15It's not like they'd let her nip out to shoot someone.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18But what if she got someone else to do it for her?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Maybe a cellmate due for release or...
0:19:21 > 0:19:24If only we could get in and talk to her.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Why can't we?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29One can't simply saunter into a prison.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I don't see why not.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34After all, my godfather is chairman of the Board of Governors.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Is there any institution in this country that is not run by
0:19:38 > 0:19:40one of your relatives?
0:19:40 > 0:19:41Not that I can think of.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48Impossible! Mrs Corven is awaiting execution.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51She's being held under the strictest conditions.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53My godfather assured us...
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Your godfather should know the rules.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Very well.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03I will file a report which states that your prison breaches
0:20:03 > 0:20:07the 1948 Criminal Justice Act, section 23C.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Excuse me?
0:20:09 > 0:20:13It states that every prisoner has the right to meet in private
0:20:13 > 0:20:17with a spiritual advisor or representatives thereof.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21You are spiritual advisors?
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Representatives thereof.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27We were sent by Father Brown. He is...currently indisposed.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39This is an unexpected treat. Friends of Father Brown, I hear?
0:20:39 > 0:20:40How is he?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43He's in a prison cell, as I'm sure you know.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Excellent!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46What did you say to him yesterday?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48That's private, I'm afraid.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Oh, we'll find out one way or another.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52No, you won't.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Only two of us know what was said,
0:20:53 > 0:20:55and Father Brown isn't allowed to tell.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57His god won't let him.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Such a tragedy - destroyed by his own faith.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02If you don't put an end to this, young lady...
0:21:02 > 0:21:03You'll do what?
0:21:03 > 0:21:07I'm being executed in a few days, thanks to our mutual friend.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09What exactly have I left to lose?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12We'll prove that Father Brown had nothing to do with Raymond's death.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14I doubt it.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16But I'd hate for your journey to be a complete waste,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18so would you pass on a message from me?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Tell Father Brown that I'll see him in hell.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Katherine must have recruited someone to murder Raymond and
0:21:35 > 0:21:37frame Father Brown.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39All we have to do is find out who.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- I wonder what they got in return. - Ahem!
0:21:43 > 0:21:44Follow my lead.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49You survived, I see?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Yes. And we know what Katherine's been up to.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56I'll show them out.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00What do you mean?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02You know exactly what I mean.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04She told us everything.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06She made a deal.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Please. Don't tell the governor.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16If you want to keep your job,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19you are going to tell us your side of the story.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21And don't leave anything out.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Katherine found out about the affair.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Relationships between the officers is strictly forbidden.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33And of course George is married.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35So she blackmailed you?
0:22:35 > 0:22:39She told me she'd keep her mouth shut in return for certain
0:22:39 > 0:22:44favours - special meals, privileges...
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- and the letters.- Go on.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54All correspondence is supposed to go via the governor's office,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57but I'd sneak them out.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59At first, they were just letters to her lover,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Raymond or whatever he's called.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06I think Katherine was trying to get back into his affections.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12Then they tailed off, and other notes were going back and forth.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Other notes? To whom?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- DISTANT:- We demand justice! Set Katherine free!
0:23:17 > 0:23:20We demand justice! Set Katherine free...
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Her?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24What were these notes about?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I don't know.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Honestly. I never opened them. That was part of the deal.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Please. It was just a few letters.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37No. I think it was much more than that.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- DISTANT:- Set Katherine free! We demand justice...
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Something to keep you going, Father. Don't tell the inspector, though.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49He thinks you'd be more cooperative on an empty stomach.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51It is much appreciated.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Look, Father, I know you wouldn't kill anybody and
0:23:56 > 0:24:00so does the inspector, he's just being too pig-headed to admit it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Is there anything I can do to help?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05That's very kind of you, Sergeant.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09But I wouldn't want to get you into trouble.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12And when has a bit of trouble ever stopped you from helping others?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Well, if you really want to help,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18perhaps you could tell me who it was who alerted the police to
0:24:18 > 0:24:21the gunshot at Raymond Worrall's cottage.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26It was a young lady, but she wouldn't give her name. Sorry.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Said she was calling from the public telephone on Ridley Street,
0:24:29 > 0:24:30if that's any help?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Yes. It is, thank you.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- Anything else?- No.
0:24:34 > 0:24:40Yes. Erm...could you fetch me a piece of chalk, please?
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Justice for Katherine Corven! Justice for women!
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Justice for Katherine Corven!
0:24:48 > 0:24:49You!
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Guilty conscience?
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Why should I have?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56One man is dead.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59And another man is in a police cell for a crime he didn't commit.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02And a woman is due to be hanged for defending herself against
0:25:02 > 0:25:03a husband's tyranny.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- Oh, we know Katherine Corven has been feeding you her lies.- Lies?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09She killed her husband and now she's killed Raymond.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Or at least got someone else to do it for her.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14You don't know what you're talking about.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Katherine had nothing to do with Raymond's death! She loved him.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19She was trying to protect him.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Protect him? From whom?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23She wouldn't tell me. She said it would put me in danger.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25But someone intended to hurt Raymond,
0:25:25 > 0:25:29and she asked me to watch the cottage that morning.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31If anything happened, I was to call the police immediately.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32So what did happen?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I heard a gunshot, so I ran to the nearest telephone box.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Did you see anyone else near the cottage? Anyone at all.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42No. Well except that rag-and-bone man.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45The one who lives in the old barn on Fletcher's Lane.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49He was pushing his barrow towards Kembleford.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51But what could he have against Mr Worrall?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54You're wasting your time. Father Brown did it.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Katherine warned me about him.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Said he's a corrupt, evil, selfish...
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Father Brown is the best man I have ever met.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04And if you say one more word against him, I will take your silly
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- little sign and insert it into a place where no-one can read it.- Huh!
0:26:13 > 0:26:16DISTANT VOICE
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Are you there, Father?
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Yes.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Do you believe in luck?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52I believe in God.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Maybe that's what you want to call it.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I believe in Lady Luck.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04To look at me, most people wouldn't think I'm a fortunate fellow,
0:27:04 > 0:27:05but I am.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08I am free, see.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Even in here.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Take this morning.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17I'd just finished my last bottle when fate provided.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18DOOR OPENS
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Right. Time to go.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- See? - HE LAUGHS
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Lucky man, me!
0:27:26 > 0:27:29# Now my song is over
0:27:29 > 0:27:31# I've got no more to say
0:27:31 > 0:27:33# Just give me an egg and brandy
0:27:33 > 0:27:36# And I'll be on my way. #
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Ugh! What is that smell?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I don't want to know.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Do we even have any idea what we are looking for?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Something to link him to Raymond, I suppose.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56In all this rubbish?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00Maybe you're right.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07No, wait. Look at this.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20So you want me to arrest him for owning a photograph?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Katherine Corven recruited someone
0:28:22 > 0:28:24to kill Raymond and frame Father Brown.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Harry Slow was seen in the area at the time, and that photograph
0:28:28 > 0:28:30proves the connection between them.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32And what connection is that?
0:28:32 > 0:28:36We don't know! That's why we've come to you.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Sorry, but one photograph does not a murder conviction make.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Did you find a gun? A key?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Any actual evidence?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47No, but...
0:28:47 > 0:28:48Where do you think you are going?!
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Dentist appointment. Toothache.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52And thanks to you two, now I have earache as well!
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Can't you at least bring Harry in for questioning?
0:28:55 > 0:28:57We've only just let him go!
0:29:01 > 0:29:03All right! I'll bring him in.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07But unless he has an identical revolver, another key and the
0:29:07 > 0:29:10motive to use them, I fully intend to charge the Padre with murder.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Father Brown is no murderer!
0:29:13 > 0:29:16How many criminals has he helped to put behind bars?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Yes, I've been thinking about that one.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21It's hard to know what came first, the chicken or the egg.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Was the Padre corrupted by his exposure to so many murderers,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28or is his skill at catching killers just
0:29:28 > 0:29:30a symptom of his own homicidal instinct?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32For goodness' sake!
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Come on, this is useless.
0:29:34 > 0:29:35Goodbye, Inspector.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Oh, and if finely-honed detective
0:29:39 > 0:29:42skills are a sign that somebody might be
0:29:42 > 0:29:46a violent maniac, I'm sure none of us has anything to fear from you.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Right, sir.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Sit yourself down.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03- What happened? Missed me? - Where did you get this?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Can't remember.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Look, we normally turn a blind eye to your "activities".
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Mostly because whenever we bring you in,
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Goodfellow has to hose down the cell afterwards.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22But if you want to end up in prison, be my guest.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27No need for that, Inspector. I think it's coming back to me.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29It's a miracle(!)
0:30:30 > 0:30:33I was walking into town
0:30:33 > 0:30:37first thing yesterday, passing Frimley Copse,
0:30:37 > 0:30:39when I saw a man digging a hole.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42What did he look like?
0:30:42 > 0:30:47Oh, you know...average. Average height, average build...
0:30:47 > 0:30:51I get the picture. Why was he digging a hole?
0:30:51 > 0:30:53He was burying something.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56A wooden box. Beautiful carved thing, it was.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Anyway, he clearly didn't want it,
0:30:59 > 0:31:03so I waited for him to go and then I dug it up.
0:31:03 > 0:31:04Where is it now?
0:31:04 > 0:31:08I sold it to the landlord of the Red Lion.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Paid off my tab and got a few bob left over to top myself up again.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13Sergeant.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16I'll go and see if the landlord's still got it, sir.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20So the photograph was inside?
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- That and a few letters. - Did you read them?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Never been my strong point, reading.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Why keep the picture?
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Look at it.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I can dream, can't I?
0:31:42 > 0:31:46DOOR OPENS
0:31:47 > 0:31:51I don't have long. The inspector will wonder where I've got to.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53A man was seen burying it in the woods yesterday morning.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58Judging from the initials, I'm guessing it was Raymond Worrall.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02Or the murderer. Maybe it's stolen from the house.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05These letters are from Katherine. "Fear not, my love,
0:32:05 > 0:32:07"death cannot part us.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09"One day we shall be together again."
0:32:10 > 0:32:13It sounds like they were still a couple.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Which is funny because Mrs McCarthy reckons this Corven woman is
0:32:16 > 0:32:18the one that wanted him dead.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22So what changed to make Katherine want to have Raymond murdered?
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Maybe he'd told her that he was planning to move away and she
0:32:26 > 0:32:28felt abandoned?
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- Possibly.- Sergeant!
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Sergeant!
0:32:37 > 0:32:39What are you doing in here?
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Just checking on the inmate, sir.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43I heard a cry of pain.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47I just wanted to make sure he wasn't doing himself a mischief.
0:32:50 > 0:32:51I stubbed my toe.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59This for our benefit? Don't waste your time, Padre.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03We know you're guilty, don't we, Sergeant?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Seems that way, sir.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Is that it?
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Yes, sir.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10Get all this cleaned up.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12And send that other troublemaker home,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14and tell him to lay off the sauce.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Right away, sir.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18I might be able to prove my innocence,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22but only if I can get out of here.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23The inspector will never allow it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28But...perhaps there's another way.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Did you get rid of that drunkard like I asked?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38I did. Yes, sir.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39Good.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Sweet dreams, Padre.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54SNORING
0:34:00 > 0:34:02SNORING
0:34:03 > 0:34:07You can do what you like, but I am going to gather the
0:34:07 > 0:34:11congregation and we will maintain a vigil in front of that police
0:34:11 > 0:34:14station until Father Brown has been released!
0:34:14 > 0:34:17They're not going to let him go because a bunch of octogenarians
0:34:17 > 0:34:21are sat outside with a flask of tea and cucumber sandwiches!
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Did you actually say octogenarians?!
0:34:24 > 0:34:25SHE MOUTHS
0:34:25 > 0:34:27FOOTSTEPS
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Nice to see you are both getting along so well during my absence.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Father!
0:34:33 > 0:34:36So, Inspector Mallory finally saw sense?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39No offence, Father, but if cleanliness is next to
0:34:39 > 0:34:42godliness, then don't expect any help from above.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43What happened to your cassock?
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Long story. No time to explain.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49But we need to get over to Raymond Worrall's cottage.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52But the place is all locked up.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53How do you intend to get in?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Present from Sergeant Goodfellow.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57We need to be quick,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00before Inspector Mallory notices I'm missing.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03You broke out?! I'm impressed!
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Was that wise?
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Not entirely. No.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24So, somebody shot Raymond Worrall, left with the gun,
0:35:24 > 0:35:26and then locked the door behind them.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27That protestor?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Impossible.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Because she alerted the police after she heard the first shot,
0:35:33 > 0:35:35from the public telephone box in Kembleford.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37She couldn't have got back here in time to kill him.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40It could have been that prison officer.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42I mean, what if she and Katherine had
0:35:42 > 0:35:45a deal that ran to more than just delivering a few letters?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48She was on duty.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Or that rag-and-bone man? He clearly had a thing for Katherine.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Maybe he killed Raymond in a jealous rage?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56I don't think Blind 'Arry was capable.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59And why would he help me escape from the police station if
0:35:59 > 0:36:00he was responsible?
0:36:00 > 0:36:01Well, who, then?
0:36:01 > 0:36:06You don't think Katherine Corven broke out of prison,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08shot Raymond and then broke back in again?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Hardly.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16I think the answer will come from on high.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Father, aren't you a bit long in the tooth for this kind of caper?
0:36:22 > 0:36:23I'll be fine.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Don't be so stubborn and hold my handbag.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Shall I come up as well?
0:36:30 > 0:36:31No need.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Oh, do be careful, Penelope.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37You say that like I've never clambered across
0:36:37 > 0:36:39a stranger's rooftop before.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42I'm never sure if she says those things just to try and shock me.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53What is it exactly that I am looking for?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15CLATTER
0:37:20 > 0:37:22I still don't understand.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Why did the murderer hide the gun up the chimney?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Why didn't he take it with him?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30'He never left the house.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37'The stone on the end of the cord acts as a counterweight.'
0:37:37 > 0:37:45So, when Raymond let go of the gun, it disappeared up the chimney.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48An old conjurer's trick, designed to put the police off the scent.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Raymond shot himself?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53And framed me, because he believed
0:37:53 > 0:37:57that I sent his lover to the scaffold.
0:37:57 > 0:38:03And the soot on his gardening gloves from the fire meant that
0:38:03 > 0:38:06no-one noticed any burn marks from the gun.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10She must have convinced him to do it. Lovers reunited in death.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15But question - how did you know that the gun was up the chimney?
0:38:15 > 0:38:16An egg.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Jackdaws nest in chimneys.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25'And when I found a jackdaw egg so close to the house,
0:38:25 > 0:38:27'I knew that Raymond must have cleared his out.'
0:38:27 > 0:38:31But why now, in this warm summer?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35And this grate hasn't been used for months.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37All right. Second question.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40How on earth are you going to convince Mallory that that's
0:38:40 > 0:38:41what happened?
0:38:43 > 0:38:44I'm not.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Sergeant!
0:38:52 > 0:38:53Sir?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56These letters - just a load of soppy nonsense.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Is the Padre awake yet?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00I don't think so, sir.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Then wake him up and get him into the interview room.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Let's see if he'll finally start talking.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09It might take a while, sir.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11He's quite a deep sleeper.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16Throw a bucket of water over him if you have to!
0:39:16 > 0:39:17Yes, sir.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20# And now my song is over
0:39:20 > 0:39:23# I've got no more to say
0:39:23 > 0:39:27# Give us my eggs and brandy And I'll be on my way. #
0:39:29 > 0:39:30Is it time for bed yet?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Would somebody please put this man in a cell where he belongs!
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Now what's he done?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38We found him trying to steal the communion wine.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- SERGEANT:- I'll sort him out, sir.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Good. And don't forget to wake up the Padre.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48What an idiot.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13Where have you been? I asked you to fetch the Padre.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15I had to pop out, sir.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18"Pop out"?!
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Where did you find those?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34I had a hunch, sir.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38You see, I think Raymond Worrall killed himself.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44I'm sure you understand I was just doing my job.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Absolutely. No apology necessary.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Well, I'll leave you to it.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54I hope it goes without saying that none of this ever happened.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57If the inspector knew I went behind his back...
0:40:57 > 0:40:58My lips are sealed.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02And I've spoken to Harold and he won't be spilling the beans.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03How much did that cost you?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05A rather fine bottle of Scotch.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Sergeant, you are a good man.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Some of my strawberry scones.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12Extra cream.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15You didn't need to do that.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Nonsense. You are a credit to the force.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20I couldn't agree more. Thank you.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Right. Duty calls.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30So, what now?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Hot meal, hot bath.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39What's this?
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Get used to it. There'll be no more special treatment.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46That's a big mistake.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49I assume you and your gentleman friend are still playing
0:41:49 > 0:41:50hide the truncheon?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52You know I wouldn't hesitate to tell.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Tell whoever you like.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57I've handed in my resignation and he's left his wife.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02You may not have long left in this world,
0:42:02 > 0:42:06but I don't intend to be your slave for another second.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08You don't want to be one of my enemies.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Things don't turn out so well for them.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Oh, yeah. I nearly forgot.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19A little bird told me that Father Brown has been released.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Turns out Raymond committed suicide.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Such a shame(!)
0:42:24 > 0:42:26SHE LAUGHS
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- Argh! - BANGING ON DOOR
0:42:36 > 0:42:37This is very kind of you.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Well, after everything you've been through? Now, shush, and eat.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44We know it was Katherine Corven, by the way.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47And we also know that you can't speak about it.
0:42:49 > 0:42:50Maybe you should go and see her
0:42:50 > 0:42:53and show her she's not nearly clever enough to get one over on the
0:42:53 > 0:42:54great Father Brown.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Have you ever heard the story of the eagle and the daw?
0:43:01 > 0:43:03I can't say I have.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07A jackdaw sees an eagle swoop down on a spring lamb,
0:43:07 > 0:43:09carrying it away to eat.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13The jackdaw believes himself to be as powerful,
0:43:13 > 0:43:18so he flies over, lands on the back of another lamb,
0:43:18 > 0:43:21grips it with his claws and flaps away with all his might.
0:43:23 > 0:43:29But he can't lift the lamb, and the shepherd sees him, catches him,
0:43:29 > 0:43:31clips his wings
0:43:31 > 0:43:38and gives him to his children as a pet in a cage.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Vanity is very dangerous.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47But she tried to...
0:43:47 > 0:43:49I have no desire to gloat.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55I shall pray for the soul of Katherine Corven,
0:43:55 > 0:43:58and that she may finally seek forgiveness.