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0:00:08 > 0:00:11WHIP CRACKS
0:00:46 > 0:00:49EXTENDED DRUMROLL
0:01:19 > 0:01:23The greatest knife-thrower in all the land!
0:01:34 > 0:01:39Ladies and gentlemen, please show your appreciation for Castries.
0:01:39 > 0:01:45And next, Little Bernard will be eating...fire!
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Ladies and gentlemen, Little Bernard!
0:02:01 > 0:02:04MUFFLED VOICES, HORSE NEIGHS
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Aggh!
0:02:22 > 0:02:25CORK POPS
0:02:51 > 0:02:57- When do you think they'll play a proper tune? - It's innovative, George.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Oh, innovative, right.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Thank you.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Oh!
0:03:10 > 0:03:17I can't make up my mind whether he looks vaguely fascinating or fascinatingly vague.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- I think you're about to find out. - PHONE RINGS
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- Hello?- 'Mrs Bradley.'
0:03:24 > 0:03:29- Inspector Christmas here. - Inspector who?- Henry Christmas.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- 'We've met before.'- Ah, yes.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- 'I'm not interrupting anything, am I?'- Not at all.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41I've been acquainting myself with a book of yours - an intriguing read.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Wait till my memoirs are published.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48I was drawn to - "To understand the psychology of the outcast,
0:03:48 > 0:03:56"one must ask, has he or she rejected the norms of society or simply challenged them?" Unusual theory.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58'That's why I decided to call you.'
0:03:58 > 0:04:04- I find myself in an interesting predicament. - What makes it so interesting?
0:04:04 > 0:04:10- I'm in Little Fordham. A young woman was murdered here tonight.- And?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13'The murder took place at a circus.'
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Very gruesome. The victim, a foreigner, belonged to the show.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22I'd have the case solved by now if the other travellers had co-operated.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28- The phrase "blood out of a stone" springs to mind. - Why should they talk to me?
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Facts are my forte. Psychology and the criminal mind is yours.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- 'And your powers of persuasion.' - Almost on a par with yours.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43- Have I managed to spark the flames of your curiosity?- I'm positively aglow.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Can I get the bill, madam?
0:04:53 > 0:04:58# You're the cream in my coffee You're the salt in my stew
0:04:58 > 0:05:02# You would always be my necessity I'd be lost without you
0:05:02 > 0:05:07# You're the starch in my collar You're the lace in my shoe
0:05:07 > 0:05:12# You would always be my necessity I'd be lost without you
0:05:12 > 0:05:17# Most men tell love tales Find each tale dovetails
0:05:17 > 0:05:21# You know each known way This way is my own way
0:05:21 > 0:05:24# You're the sail in my love boat... #
0:05:25 > 0:05:32The quintessential English village - not the first place one associates with murder, but consider...
0:05:32 > 0:05:36once the peas have been picked, the preserves preserved,
0:05:36 > 0:05:41what else is there to do but die of boredom...or kill to avoid it?
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Circuses don't appeal to me. Clowns give me the creeps.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50- The less said about magicians, the better.- What's wrong with them?
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- I was once badly scarred by audience participation.- Really? In what way?
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- I'd rather not go into it, madam. - Circus performers fascinate me.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- The art of illusion, deception. - It's more practice than art.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I bought this to prove it.
0:06:09 > 0:06:15Now, pick a card... and don't tell me what it is.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Queen of diamonds.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22More practice, perhaps.
0:06:40 > 0:06:47- Glad you could help, Mrs Bradley. We haven't moved the body. You'll want to see it?- Of course.- This way.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Passing the time, Mr Mooney? - Moody.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55Yes, circus performers are. Amuse yourself. No idea how long we'll be.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Someone has obviously decided to give the audience a grand finale.
0:07:20 > 0:07:27No murder weapon, no fingerprints. Likely motive, robbery. Her purse was stolen with the night's takings.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34From these wounds, I'd say the attack was hurried, spontaneous.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- Not enough bruising for a major struggle.- A tiny nick on the neck.
0:07:39 > 0:07:46- Not a wound one associates with an attack of this nature.- She was the target in a knife-throwing act.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Nicked in a performance. - If there was a struggle,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53there'd be nasty scratches.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Rather an ironic death, since she was so adept at dealing with knives.
0:08:16 > 0:08:23- The cuts run left to right, so the killer was probably right-handed. - I found this where she was nicked.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29- A scarf?- Part of her costume. - So we're missing a scarf, her purse
0:08:29 > 0:08:35- and the murder weapon.- But to find them, we'll have to get by the travellers. I'll need your help.
0:08:35 > 0:08:41An eavesdropper never hears anything good about themselves, Mr...?
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Oh, Moody. George.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50They've got more important things to talk about.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Oh, poor George(!) Feeling left out?
0:08:54 > 0:08:58This must all have come as a bit of a shock for you.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- How very observant.- You probably knew the dead girl quite well.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Tell me, what is a chauffeur doing asking questions about a murder?
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- Would you rather Mrs Bradley talked to you?- I'd rather nobody did.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Although, I must admit, I quite like a man in uniform.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24- SHE LAUGHS - Don't worry, George, I'm not going to devour you.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I don't eat meat.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31What about the knife-thrower? Was he close to Coralie?
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Tut-tut! George! Curiosity killed the cat.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I've never been over-fond of cats.
0:09:38 > 0:09:46- We're not over-fond of people poking their noses in where they're not wanted.- Just making conversation.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52- Do you ever take that off? - It's my own hair. - I suppose they're your own feet.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- Would you recommend this? - I recommend you stay away from us...
0:10:01 > 0:10:05or there could be two dead bodies.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07One murder investigation is enough.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11To find Coralie's murderer, we'll need your co-operation.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17Without it, I'll have to take you in for questioning. It's up to you.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22As I said before, Inspector, you won't find the murderer among us.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I suggest you look elsewhere.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- Obstructing justice is against the law.- Laws made for you, not us.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36I won't give you another warning. SHE WHISPERS TO HIM
0:10:37 > 0:10:41George...I need your body.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- I hope this works.- I hope so too.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02But it's the best way I can think of gaining their trust.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35I can't do it!
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Not without her.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Much obliged, madam.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53- Bravo, George.- Well, there's no point doing these things half-cock.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56They'll be more co-operative now.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- We're looking for Little Bernard. - You found him.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16What do you know about Coralie Dubois' background?
0:12:16 > 0:12:22Only that she came over from France years ago. Paris, I think.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24She kept her affairs to herself.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Including her affair with Mr Castries?
0:12:28 > 0:12:31You'd have to talk to him about that.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34She wasn't the only one.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I see an older woman in your life.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Really?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Millionairess?
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Then another gentleman appears. >
0:12:49 > 0:12:55He may have designs on this lady for whom you have...a certain fondness.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Maybe you can tell me about Coralie.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02The crystal isn't so clear now.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12I warned the poor girl to take care.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17The crystal told me she KNEW the one that took her life.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Were they close to her?- Possibly.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27To find the killer, do not look under one stone.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31But, beware...
0:13:32 > 0:13:36..when the moon rises, the killer will strike once more.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- I'm not going on without her. - I could take her place.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47No-one can ever take her place.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51We'd like to talk to you and Mr Castries, madam.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56See the others first, huh? He's too upset to talk at the moment.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Such scratches indicate a passionate relationship,
0:13:59 > 0:14:04which is why my late husband's body was totally unscathed.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Castries lost more than just a partner in his act.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13- Madame Marlene seems keen to take her place.- He doesn't like the idea.
0:14:13 > 0:14:20- She's dangerous with that whip. - Don't policemen like corrective discipline?- There are exceptions.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25It's a crime passionnel. The lovers argue. The knife-thrower lashes out.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28The real truth lies with Coralie Dubois.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32What brought her to England? Was she always a traveller?
0:14:32 > 0:14:37I'd like to think her epitaph would be more than just "murder victim".
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Who knew her best? We were closest to her.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48She always made a fuss of Daisy. She gave her this. It's from Paris.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53< Everyone here thought the world of her.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58What about Madame Marlene? Could she have resented Coralie?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04This is in confidence.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08She didn't care for her much, no.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10She's got a soft spot for Castries.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15He's always been her favourite... despite his temper.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21"Despite his temper." A lovers' tiff with Castries killing his paramour.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25We haven't talked to the clown or Castries himself.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30- I'll leave that to you while I search his caravan.- Fine.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40# From there down, there's too much feet
0:15:40 > 0:15:43# Yes, your feet's too big... #
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- How long have you been with the show, Mr Burlington?- 20 years.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Before that, I was at my father's troupe and WE were the best around.
0:15:53 > 0:16:00- My grandfather worked with Miss Kitty Linzie's educated Mexican donkeys. - Why did you leave?
0:16:00 > 0:16:04I was in a double act and I lost my partner.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Did she, um...disappear?
0:16:07 > 0:16:11She found someone else - a tumbler called Ted.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I told her she was too good for him, but you know how women are.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23With your experience, you must have the respect of the other artistes.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28I did, when I was the main attraction before Castries turned up.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33- Madame Marlene IS protective towards him.- Besotted with him, more like.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37I knew it was a mistake letting a woman run the show.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- Castries makes the most of it. - He hasn't the temperament.
0:16:41 > 0:16:47- In what way?- He's always flying off the handle, throwing tantrums.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50HE BEEPS THE HOOTER
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Usual, please, Ruby.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10I'm surprised you haven't sorted our pest problem out yet.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Pests? The freaks in that show. Have you seen it?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Not my cup of tea. You didn't miss much.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I'm telling you, they give me the creeps.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Tell them to leave. You had trouble with them?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29You could say that.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33You're on the council, John. There must be something you can do.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Out of my hands, I'm afraid.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41The next one's on the house... IF you manage to get rid of them.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45You know how to persuade a man, don't you, Ruby?
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Her past - Coralie ever talk about it?
0:18:06 > 0:18:13All I know is that she was from France and she had Romany blood. She was born under the stars.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- Did you two row last night?- Bit of a barney. Something and nothing.
0:18:18 > 0:18:25- We never got the chance to make it up.- So you were still upset with each other during the act?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- She wasn't her usual self.- Oh?
0:18:27 > 0:18:32She seemed...tense. It wasn't like her.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Whether we'd had a row or not, she was always really calm.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42But not last night.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46She started to become edgy.
0:18:46 > 0:18:52- It put me off.- That would account for the, um...small cut to her neck.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56I must have lost my concentration for a second.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33- I think we have our murderer. - A rather obvious hiding place. - Can't have had much time.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- Are you taking him in? - I have no choice.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Would you hold this?
0:19:55 > 0:20:01Why do men think women are impressed by a combination of brains and brawn?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03It wasn't me!
0:20:04 > 0:20:07They're right, of course.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Well, we're quite a team, aren't we?
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- You can be the cream in my coffee any day.- Why, thank you, Inspector!
0:20:15 > 0:20:20- Let's hope we work together in the future, Mrs Bradley.- I can't wait.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Mooney.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39It's obviously been one of them. Worse than vermin!
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I didn't do it! I didn't do it!
0:20:42 > 0:20:45He would say that.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I'm telling ya, it wasn't me!
0:20:54 > 0:20:56I didn't do it!
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- Are you all right?- I'll live.
0:21:00 > 0:21:06Councillor John Forrester. Best if we move these travellers on, for their own safety.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11They'll be leaving tomorrow now the suspect's been arrested.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Not a moment too soon. ..Come on, boys.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20It was easier to solve than you thought, madam.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23The evidence was there, pure and simple.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28As Oscar Wilde wrote, "The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- You think the Inspector could be wrong?- Well...- Hmm?
0:21:32 > 0:21:37He could've killed her in the act and made it look like an accident.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- The evidence was in an obvious place.- Exactly.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45If Castries didn't do it, who would kill Coralie in such a vicious way?
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Whoever it was, he must have a sick mind.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Or SHE might have.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14We will remember her with love and affection,
0:22:14 > 0:22:18but take some comfort from the fact
0:22:18 > 0:22:20that she is now with the Lord.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26Forever in our hearts and in our prayers, we will remember her.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31It's like a pauper's funeral. So much for being equal in the eyes of the Lord.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36Some of us are obviously less equal than others, madam.
0:22:36 > 0:22:42- If the Inspector's wrong, who else had a motive to kill Coralie?- Madame Marlene.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48But she wouldn't put the evidence in his caravan.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Castries would be locked up.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- Which one of them tried to incriminate him?- If ANY of them.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00We questioned the obvious suspects, the outcasts.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Let's take a look at the more respectable locals instead.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09Celestine Venus did say we should look under more than one stone.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- Oh, yes, and beware the rising of the moon.- Which gives us 13 hours.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19In that case, one stone we should be looking under is the Red Lion pub.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Is that really necessary?
0:23:29 > 0:23:34It is if I don't want my takings down. We don't want no riffraff here.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39It's bad for business. This is a respectable, friendly place.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41So I see.
0:23:42 > 0:23:49- What can I get you? - Nothing, thank you. We're helping the police with their enquiries.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Bit late for that, isn't it? They've got the murderer.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- Nothing but trouble, them. - Not a fan of the travelling show?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Why'd I wanna see a load of freaks?
0:24:00 > 0:24:05- You weren't at the show on the night of the murder?- No. I was working.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Now, if you don't mind, I've got customers to serve.
0:24:14 > 0:24:20- She's lying. Yesterday she said she was at the show.- See those nails?
0:24:20 > 0:24:25Coralie might not have been the only one who had a fling with Castries.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30- Some extra-curricular congress? Bit of how's-your-father, madam?- Mm.
0:24:30 > 0:24:37- She's a hard-boiled customer. We should let her stew, then grill her later.- Good idea.
0:24:37 > 0:24:43I'm going to find out just how far Castries spread his charms in the village.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46See you on the green.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- May I look around?- Help yourself.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22What an extraordinary weapon!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Have you had it long?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27As long as I can remember.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- I feel safer having it here, what with this terrible murder.- Mmm.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Particularly with all these strangers around.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42And that's just what these travellers are - strange.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46It's a shame, ruining the peace of your beautiful village.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50We're not used to such things in Little Fordham.
0:25:50 > 0:25:56- At least they've got the killer now. - Did he ever come into your shop?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00No...but SHE did.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04The dead girl. I kept a close eye on her.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Well, you can't be too careful, can you?
0:26:07 > 0:26:11More evil in her than in a witch, I shouldn't wonder.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Casting her spells on innocent folk like us.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19They're all the same!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Young, pretty...
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Excuse me.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27I've got something on the stove.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30A cauldron, perhaps?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Dare you. Someone might see.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45HE CLUCKS LIKE A CHICKEN
0:26:46 > 0:26:50- Can I help you, lads? - We were only looking, mister.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55- We've never seen a real Rolls-Royce. - I think you'd better come with me.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01It's just like gliding over ice.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Wait till we tell Dad and Mrs Cockerton about this!
0:27:04 > 0:27:09I saw your dad. Did he take you to the travelling show?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12No, he says we're too young.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Will you come back to mine for some of Mrs Cockerton's barn loaf?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Can't pass up an offer like that.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Guess what card I've got. - Ten of clubs.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Yes!
0:27:26 > 0:27:29How did you do that?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Mind power.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Make yourself scarce. Make it worth my while.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44- Make it worth your while? - Am I interrupting something?- Him.
0:27:44 > 0:27:51I was enquiring as to when the show was moving on. We don't want a repeat of yesterday's hostilities.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53This used to be a peaceful village.
0:27:53 > 0:28:00Being a councillor doesn't mean you can order us about. I've worked with Barnham, you know.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03I wonder if he was violent with him as well.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12Do you always greet people in such a cordial fashion?
0:28:12 > 0:28:16This is for protection if you must know. You can't trust these people.
0:28:16 > 0:28:23- I don't know what you're snooping about for. They've caught the murderer.- Tying up loose ends.
0:28:23 > 0:28:30Murder is no business for women. You should be at home, not throwing yourself under horses.
0:28:31 > 0:28:38Given the choice of staying at home with a man like that, or throwing oneself under a horse,
0:28:38 > 0:28:40I know which I would choose.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53- Would you show us how to do some card tricks, Mr Moody?- Maybe later.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- Have another slice, George. - No, really.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01Go on. You could do with a bit of fattening up.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Thank you.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- Is there a Mrs George to look after you?- No, I'm not married.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- I'm divorced, actually.- Really?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16It's not easy being by yourself, is it?
0:29:16 > 0:29:21I know I've found it a struggle since my poor Ernest died during the war.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Was he killed in action?
0:29:25 > 0:29:27No, he choked to death...
0:29:29 > 0:29:31..on a slice of Madeira.
0:29:56 > 0:30:02- Can we go and sit in the Rolls again, please?- Aye, go on, then.- Hooray!
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Don't go breaking anything.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Sorry.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Go on.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Just one more.- Really, I couldn't.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- I'm not interrupting? - This is Mrs Cockerton.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23We've already met.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Where's Peter and Frances' mother?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Passed on, poor soul.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35John does his best for them, but it's not easy.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41It would take someone very special to replace his wife.
0:30:41 > 0:30:47A few have tried to coax him into marriage. Silly, young articles. DOOR OPENS
0:30:50 > 0:30:57- These two claim they had permission to sit in your Rolls. I hope they've not been any trouble.- None at all.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00We drove right round the village.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Hope he didn't charge you. Might not afford the bill.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08- Have to come out of your pocket money.- I starched all your shirts.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12There's vanilla fancies for after tea.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17Not for me, Mrs Cockerton. I've got to be in the Red Lion later.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21No, I haven't forgotten our bike ride. Bike RACE.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25No prizes for guessing who comes last.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- I think you've made some friends there.- They're nice lads.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36- Can't be easy, not having a mother. - No. Something strike you as odd?
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- Mrs Cockerton?- Apart from her. What was missing from the photographs?
0:31:41 > 0:31:46- There weren't any of their mother. - Mm. Too painful a reminder, perhaps.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51- For Mr Forrester or Mrs Cockerton? - Why would it be painful for her?
0:31:51 > 0:31:57She'd do anything to keep women away from John Forrester - even to the point of murder.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Can't you lot read?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Go on. Out!
0:32:22 > 0:32:27These people are friends of mine. I'd like to buy them a drink.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30And have one yourself.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34I'll have a large rum, ta.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Oi, dragon breath. Watch it!
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- Why'd you call him that? - He's a fire-eater, isn't he?
0:32:53 > 0:32:58- I thought you said you hadn't seen the show?- Someone must have told me.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04I'm a Burlington.
0:33:04 > 0:33:11- How much of the show did you see the night of the murder? - I told you, I didn't see it.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Why do you keep going on about it?
0:33:13 > 0:33:17The killer's inside and he ain't coming out.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22They'll do more than that if he's found guilty. They'll hang him.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26It's possible that someone is withholding evidence.
0:33:26 > 0:33:34- It might save him.- Terrible to have that on your conscience, especially if you knew him well.- Quite.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39That someone may be unaware that withholding evidence is an offence.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44- Three years in jail.- Minimum. ..Can I get you another drink?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Yeah, that'll be nice.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Top of the bill.- Top of the bill.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Ha!
0:33:55 > 0:33:57You kill me, Archie. You really do.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Now I come to think of it, I did go to the show that night.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14If I tell you, I don't want it getting out round here, right?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16I've my reputation to consider.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22We must leave before it's too late.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Take great care. He's out there somewhere.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I'll come with you, just in case.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Can we go, Tom? >
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Come on, then.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53I'd been entertaining that Castries the first night the show came here.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59He said he'd see me the next night, but when I got there, he said he couldn't see me.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Didn't want to upset his lady friend.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15He's got more nerve than I thought - showing his face in here.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17I'll be with you in a minute, John.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21< No-one gives me the rub-off.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26I gave Castries a piece of my mind. Then we heard a scream.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Did you see anyone run away?- No.
0:35:29 > 0:35:36I know he's a rat, but I wouldn't want him to hang for something he didn't do. I'll take that rum, ta.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40So, Inspector Christmas was wrong.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Castries can't be the murderer.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45GLASS SMASHES
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Someone's in a hurry.
0:35:54 > 0:36:01Certainly got a temper on him. You saw what he was like with me earlier today.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- Whatever he's up to, he doesn't seem to want us around, does he?- Come on.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Before we lose him.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15I know we like to think he's a great magician, but he can't disappear.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19I didn't do it.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Course you didn't, Archie.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- Give me the razor, Archie. - I didn't do it.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Give George the razor, Archie.
0:38:09 > 0:38:16- I've got officers looking for Archie Burlington. He won't get far. - Specially with feet that size.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21- Has Castries been released?- Yes, but the natives aren't exactly friendly.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26I'll keep him at the station. He can thank you for avoiding the hangman.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Good job I got you on the case.
0:38:29 > 0:38:36- What made you suspect Archie Burlington of being the killer?- I didn't and I'm not convinced he is.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41- Despite standing over the body with his own knife?- Rather too obvious.
0:38:41 > 0:38:47The attack on Madame Marlene was far more frenzied than that on Coralie Dubois.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50The killer intended to kill.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- The second murder was planned? - Precisely.
0:38:53 > 0:39:01- It would be a ridiculous plan to kill, knowing he was being followed. - Maybe he wasn't a great planner.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- Why'd he want to kill her? - He didn't take her purse.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10You may have interrupted him. We know he hated women. That's a motive.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Archie's misogyny is obvious,
0:39:12 > 0:39:18whereas an attack of this nature is far more motivated by an internal anger -
0:39:18 > 0:39:25an anger usually kept under control, unless the man or the woman feels threatened.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- The threat - women, in this case - has to be removed.- Exactly.
0:39:29 > 0:39:35- So, if he feels threatened again, he could kill again?- Very likely.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40To understand this second murder, we must look at the first victim.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Why kill Coralie Dubois?
0:39:43 > 0:39:48If it wasn't simply because she was a woman, what was the reason?
0:39:48 > 0:39:53Unless your doubts are vindicated, I think we should stick to the facts.
0:39:53 > 0:39:59The suspect, found with his own knife in his hand, is now on the run.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Show time.
0:40:01 > 0:40:08The next man who tries his forearm skills will spend a night at the station.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Until we find the killer, go home and lock your doors.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18It should never have come to this. You should have moved them on when I asked you to.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23As I just said, Mr Forrester, go back home for your own safety.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33- Not much we can do until they've caught Archie.- I suppose not.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Go to the car. I'll follow later.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39You're not convinced by the Inspector's version?
0:40:39 > 0:40:46No, but I AM convinced that someone wants us to believe that Archie was the murderer.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Can we get some sweets?
0:41:17 > 0:41:22It's not safe out there. We'll run all the way.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Oh, go on, then, but come straight home.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Go out the back way. I've locked the front.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Drive. >
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Where did you find that?
0:42:26 > 0:42:30You should know you can't keep anything from me, John.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Don't try any funny business.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44I think that's your job.
0:43:17 > 0:43:22Now you've run away from the circus, what'll you do?
0:43:22 > 0:43:24I'll find something.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28Hard to find a job when you're on the run.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32I wouldn't like to be in your shoes. No offence.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39If you gave yourself up, things would be easier.
0:43:39 > 0:43:46- Maybe it wasn't such a crime after all.- I wouldn't count on a judge agreeing with you.
0:43:46 > 0:43:51I suppose I should have just told the truth from the start.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54So, what is the truth?
0:44:05 > 0:44:09You SHOULD have told us this from the start.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32May I come in for a moment?
0:44:32 > 0:44:35Yes, of course.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38I didn't realise it was half-day closing.
0:44:52 > 0:44:59- Was there something in particular you wanted?- Not really. I just wanted to have a final look round.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06This is pretty.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08It's French, isn't it?
0:45:08 > 0:45:13Yes, I believe so. Excuse me. I've got to see to something in the back.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16Ou sont les garcons?
0:45:18 > 0:45:22- What?- I'm sorry. I just assumed you spoke French.
0:45:22 > 0:45:27- Where are the boys?- They've gone to the shop to get some sweets.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47BUBBLING WATER
0:47:30 > 0:47:33Where are the boys?
0:47:33 > 0:47:37I told you, they've gone out. You can't take them.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41- They're staying with me. - I'm not going to take them.
0:47:43 > 0:47:48- You love them very much, don't you? - They're my whole life.
0:47:48 > 0:47:51And you'd do anything to keep them?
0:47:51 > 0:47:54- Well, that's natural, isn't it?- Yes.
0:47:54 > 0:47:59Took a while to see the connection between the past and the present.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02Couldn't see the wood for the trees.
0:48:03 > 0:48:09You probably met Coralie in France and you took the name of Forrester
0:48:09 > 0:48:15as an echo of her name, Dubois - "of the woods" - when you returned to England.
0:48:15 > 0:48:20Yes, we got married and lived in Paris.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24Why did you take the boys away from their mother?
0:48:27 > 0:48:29She found someone else - a circus.
0:48:29 > 0:48:33She was going to leave me and take them with her.
0:48:33 > 0:48:40I should never have married her. I should have known she'd always be a Romany.
0:48:40 > 0:48:45Coralie couldn't settle with me. She wasn't a proper mother to the boys.
0:48:45 > 0:48:49She didn't fit in with your ideals of family.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52She didn't know how to love them as I do.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55She didn't know the meaning of love.
0:48:55 > 0:49:00You returned to England, assumed a new identity and life,
0:49:00 > 0:49:05and, by some terrible coincidence, the show came to your village
0:49:05 > 0:49:08and Coralie found her boys again.
0:49:08 > 0:49:13I had to stop her. She wanted them back to live with her and Castries.
0:49:13 > 0:49:16I'd do the same again if anyone tried to take them.
0:49:22 > 0:49:29- I never thought he was the killer. I just thought he'd taken Coralie's boys away.- Hang on, lads.
0:49:29 > 0:49:30Hang on.
0:49:30 > 0:49:34- Archie needs a couple of volunteers. - What for?
0:49:34 > 0:49:40He's got a new magic trick to try out. You can learn from an expert.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43I can understand why you panicked.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09I didn't mean to.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14I couldn't believe I'd done it.
0:50:43 > 0:50:50I planted her purse and the scarf in Castries' knife box to make it look like he'd killed her.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57And when that didn't work, you tried to frame Archie
0:50:57 > 0:51:01by killing Madame Marlene.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04Do you know, he tried to blackmail me?
0:51:04 > 0:51:07He guessed I knew Coralie.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10He demanded money.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16He wouldn't go away.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20And when Mrs Cockerton found out the truth...
0:51:21 > 0:51:23..you went even further.
0:51:25 > 0:51:29She said she wouldn't tell the police if I agreed to marry her.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32More blackmail, you see?
0:51:36 > 0:51:40She said... she said the boys needed a mother.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47HE LAUGHS MANICALLY
0:51:47 > 0:51:50That was the last thing they needed.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56I wanted to be a good father to them.
0:51:57 > 0:52:01I thought they'd be with me forever!
0:52:04 > 0:52:08- Where are they? - It's all right, John. They're safe.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11What have you done to them?
0:52:20 > 0:52:23I did love Coralie.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27The boys are all I've got! HE SOBS
0:52:43 > 0:52:47- Everything all right, madam? - Yes, George, thank you.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50Although you cut it a bit fine.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02Queen of hearts.
0:53:05 > 0:53:10Well...you two have obviously been practising.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14It's mine, Fowler.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17You lads take care.
0:53:19 > 0:53:25- Look after them. - They'll be all right. They're practically Romanies.- Good luck.
0:53:25 > 0:53:26Thank you.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33- Goodbye.- Thank you.
0:54:03 > 0:54:08Hypothesis - if those are the outcasts of society,
0:54:08 > 0:54:13what'll we make of John Forrester - the epitome of respectability?
0:54:13 > 0:54:20As George Bernard Shaw once said, "The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is."
0:54:20 > 0:54:27Well, George, has this experience helped calm your fears about audience participation?
0:54:27 > 0:54:29It's only confirmed them, madam.
0:54:29 > 0:54:34I knew you'd do it, Mrs Bradley. There's a lot you can teach me.
0:54:34 > 0:54:38- Call me Adela. - Perhaps you should join my team.
0:54:38 > 0:54:43- I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my chauffeur.- Well done, Mr Mooney.
0:54:43 > 0:54:51- It's Mood...- I'm making a statement to the press. I'll tell them of your invaluable assistance.- Don't trouble.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55The less I have to do with the press, the better.
0:54:55 > 0:55:02- What'll happen to this place?- It's going to be a butcher's.- I'll avoid the pain de cervelles a la menagere.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05Brain loaf, madam.
0:55:05 > 0:55:10# Blue moon You saw me standing alone
0:55:10 > 0:55:13# Without a dream in my heart
0:55:13 > 0:55:17# Without a love of my own
0:55:17 > 0:55:19# Blue moon
0:55:19 > 0:55:23# You knew just what I was there for
0:55:23 > 0:55:26# You heard me saying a prayer for
0:55:26 > 0:55:29# What I really could care for
0:55:29 > 0:55:34# And then there suddenly appeared before me
0:55:34 > 0:55:38# The only one my arms will ever hold
0:55:38 > 0:55:42# I've heard somebody whisper, "Please adore me"
0:55:42 > 0:55:45# And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold
0:55:45 > 0:55:50# Blue moon Now I'm no longer alone
0:55:50 > 0:55:54# Without a dream in my heart
0:55:54 > 0:55:56# Without a love of my own. #
0:56:06 > 0:56:11Subtitles by Sarah Aitken BBC Scotland 2000