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We've just received pictures of the fire at the Caradia Property Services

warehouse in Birmingham on Christmas Day.

Damage estimates have now exceeded a quarter of a million pounds, with

claims still coming in. No Christmas present for anyone.

Firemen fighting the blaze were hampered in their efforts by the intense heat

and fumes from tons of household furniture and carpets. So according to

you've just said in there, I've got one eye to feed 50 people.

Ethel, the meal is a moth leader.

Meal? I don't call a buffet a meal. I don't call cramming 50 guests through

dining room in the face of... The quicker they eat, the longer they dance.

longer they dance, the more they drink. The more they drink, the larger our

profit. Putting it crudely? Putting it in a business -like fashion.

And I'm supposed to go?

Don't worry.

You'll have some help. Even so.

You'll get used to it, Ethel. What, every year?

Perhaps every week. Saturday night, disco, buffet night, eh?

There's the demand.

We've done our idea, haven't we?

Oh, what does everything have to change?

I'm your financial advisor, Harry. And if you want my financial advice... Well,

of course I do, Doreen. It's a very big capital investment, this. It's a knock

-down price.

Well, it might be a knock -down price, but it's still a big capital investment.

Yes, Annie. Harry, when you're good a moment, can we sort out the dining room?

Be right with you. Yeah.

He's a bright lad, that.

You know, the New Year's Day was his idea.

Really? I'm upping him to under manager. It's all part of the... What are you

doing? Well, you plainly don't want to hear me out, do you?

Oh, now, Doreen, it's not that. It's just that I know what you're going to

You're going to advise caution, aren't you? Little Miss Prudent.

Now, would you have taken on the grand?

Hypothetically. No, you wouldn't, and neither would anybody else. And that's

I got hold of it. And look what I've made of it. There's the accounts in your

hand. Well, it's running at a profit.

It's running at a very healthy profit, Doreen.

And I want to invest that profit in another bargain. This is no time for

retrenchment.

Now, come on.

Look, I'm not going to force you, but I want your consent. I want you to say

yes.

We are still talking about this business venture, are we?

Whatever you like.

Go ahead. Take on a mortgage.

Oh, Doreen Evans, I love you.

Oh, the Harry Crawford group.

Two hotels.

We're all going to do well after this.

Group accountant.

Of course, I'll have to lay on more staff, I suppose.

Yes, commercial investment manager, please.

Harry, have you seen Ken since Christmas?

My thoughts exactly.

Look, if you're going to the Ponderosa, send him down here, will you?

Yes, Harry Crawford here, Grand Hotel.

It's about the loan on my prospective new property.

One day, all this will be yours.

Redundancy payments? A dozen warehouse staff?

You may not be obliged, James.

You must see what you can do.

Laura, did the clients let us go?

Um, yesterday.

A radio property services?

Yeah, that's right.

Ten years' work.

In a few hours.

Come on.

There's no need for you here.

We have a basis for assessment.

That's what's important.

You need a rest.

There's nothing you can do.

Tomorrow, perhaps.

But today, please leave it to us.

Can't I just stay here?

Home. I'll send James back as soon as possible.

Okay. Yes. Thanks. Goodbye.

Of course, there's always delts.

Did you see the prices?

What?

Delphiniums. Last summer.

Couple of quid a bunch.

I could turn the whole lot over for them.

Well, when would you have to plant?

I don't know. About now.

And they'll be in demand again, will they?

Well, there's no telling.

Yeah, of course, I could go with something completely new.

Grapes. A lot of growth in English wine.

I thought vines were a specialist job.

I can learn.

I can learn anything.

Trouble is with the south -facing slope.

Ken.

Mind you, a real innovation would be bonsai trees.

Ken, I... Yeah, imagine.

Imagine a mark -up, man. I could plant about five million out here. The only

trouble is you have to talk to them in Japanese.

Ken, are we going to carry on?

What?

Oh, I'm sorry.

We're not getting anywhere, Ken.

Do we have to get anywhere?

Please don't make it more difficult.

I'm not.

I'm trying to understand.

We've had a good six months seeing each other a couple of times a week, drifting

along.

Yeah, but you're fed up with drifting along.

No, I'm fed up with market gardening. I'm fed up with odd jobs. I'm not fed up

with you.

Nor am I, Ken.

But I just... But what?

Why isn't it enough?

Do you want to get married?

No.

Do you?

Look, Ken, I don't want to finish.

It's just I've... We've got to a point when I think we both need a fresh start.

Well, allow me to provide it.

If there was a sunset, I'd walk off into it. Look, Ken, when you started here,

it was an adventure. I'm 35 years old. I've never had my adventure.

Look, let's just think about it for a couple of days, eh?

Clumsy, that one. I only went up with it.

These are all do -it -yourself jobs?

Yeah. Firms get into trouble, Inspector, burn their way out.

Timing device failed. Just as well.

Enough fuel there to blow Birmingham to the North Sea.

Yeah, I got your figures.

30 million quid since January.

All right, some might be idiots burning for the fun of it, but most, most are

firms looking for a quick way out.

It's too easy. Spark it, claim it. Any reluctance from the insurers, kick up

hell. Come on, it can't be that simple.

It often is, Inspector. That's the problem.

Insurance companies are supposed to be nice, friendly people with a soft

shoulder and a big check. They don't like bad publicity.

They are cooperating, aren't they, or releasing files?

I reported every one of these.

Every one. Fire of doubtful origin. And every firm was paid.

Ah, well.

Now the force is with you.

Hey, now that's recent, isn't it? Christmas Day.

Ah... On a Christmas day.

That's a pig, that is. You're trying to expand.

And two and a half grand's worth of carpet goes up in smoke just because

silly sod... Insurance will refund your deposit in due course.

Yes, but when am I going to get a replacement carpet that cheap?

Eh?

Hello, stranger.

New policy, is it? No one on reception?

Sure. We don't mind the riffraff drifting in.

How was Christmas in London?

Sister had any more kids? Not that I noticed.

Annie, you go back to the gate. Take that with you.

Ken and me will sort out the chairs. Harry, I'm just passing. Yes, that's

mate. You pass.

I'll place.

Oh, look, two minutes of your time. I mean, you're not that busy, are you? No,

no, no. I've got nothing else to do today.

Things are a bit slack at the Ponderosa, aren't they?

What can I do without the sarcasm, Harry?

Well, I've not intended, mate. It was a straight question.

A straight answer.

None of your business.

Oh, touchy, Ken.

Touchy. Now, listen, you're up to date with my plans, aren't you? Oh, yes. Read

all about it in the Financial Times. Yes, all right.

I mean, my new hotel.

Yes, the double -page spread on Birmingham's answer to Onassis.

Ken, what's eating you? Nothing. Eh?

I've put the Ponderosa up for sale.

Really? When?

Now. I'm on my way into town.

Well, I'm sorry about that, Ken. I really am.

I know it meant a lot to you.

Yeah, I really could have done something if I'd got that house built. I don't

care what they say. This is not the age of the small business.

Got anything lined up?

Listen, I'm not saying that I knew how things were going out there, but I was

going to offer you a job.

Oh, you get much call for chair arranging, do you?

£10 ,000.

The best cost money.

Couldn't we at least wait until the assessment comes through?

If we switch stock, we burn Chip Ford and claim to Chippendale, we can hardly

fail to make a profit.

We're missing Laura.

Is she all right?

Yes, I think so. She doesn't suspect anything?

No. Let her come in tomorrow, or maybe she will.

Hello, Caradia Property Therapist.

Now, I'm afraid we're entirely dependent on the insurance company at the moment.

Yeah.

Now, I say a job, Ken, but it could be more than that if you're prepared to put

in what you make on the Ponderosa.

Harry, what are you talking about?

You haven't seen it, have you?

There. The Imperial, the Britannia, Harry's place.

Slap bang in the middle of Edgbaston.

Partner. Who?

You. Come on, so what do you think?

I mean, of course, there'll be a salary, which we can discuss, or, if you're

putting money in, there'll be profit sharing, which we can discuss.

Now, obviously, I'll be the guiding hand behind both establishments, cos I'll

have any fear... Harry, you are going too fast. Fast is the way to go, Ken.

The owners of this are in trouble. They're forced to sell. Now, if I'd

if I'd have hesitated, somebody else would have snapped it up. Never hold on,

Ken.

Hold on, Ken.

Now, what's your answer?

Yes or no?

Maybe. Maybe?

I mean, this is a gift to us. You've got your nose halfway down its throat.

Yeah, I'm grateful, Harry, but... Appointment with the lawyers at 11,

Yeah. Look, mate, do me a favour. Look, I'm a bit rushed.

Look, meet me at Crawford's. Where, huh? Redbridge Avenue.

It's about 12.

Now, make it one.

Look.

At least come and see what I'm about.

Now, you can do that for a mate, can't you?

Yeah, OK.

OK.

Yeah, about the carpet.

Er, I found them, Steve.

£500 deposit. Yeah, I'll send it up to their insurers.

In due course.

Yes, in about five years' time.

No, I'll take this round personally.

Would you prefer me to? No, no, no.

No, no, it's best I do it.

I mean, they're not going to mess about with a group managing director, are

they?

Hawford & Law.

Proprietor. Grand Hotel.

2nd of December.

2 ,500 paid. A lot of carpet.

A lot of hotel.

Yes, well, good of you to take the trouble to come in, Mr Crawford.

Yes, well, anything to expedite matters.

Yes, this is the problem with fire insurance, of course. Too often the

goes up in the good.

Complete burnout, was it?

Oh, I see you know the terminology.

Well, yes, previous incarnation.

I used to be in the fire brigade.

Oh, most exciting.

We're very much at the blunt end here, of course.

Still, you don't hear my problems.

Must let you get back to business.

Yes, but do I get my receipt back?

Oh, sorry, yes.

Pay the carpets in full, will you?

Oh, yes, yes.

I'm just waiting for delivery.

Trusting of you.

As well, we're here to put matters right.

You'll have to chase Caradia Property Services for the money, of course.

We reimburse them, they reimburse you.

A full -time architect.

There's enough work in the West Midlands to support one.

That's his trademark, a candle in a box of tissues.

Wax, ashes.

It's the same every time. The man's a bro.

Pros stick to methods.

Crude, but difficult to spot. Gives them plenty of time to get clear.

And you reckon he's pulled how many jobs? Six, seven in the last 18 months.

The last would be Caradia Properties.

From a police point of view, that evidence is a bit thin, I'm afraid.

What about the patent?

All the jobs were done on public holidays.

Easter, Whit, Springbank, Augustbank.

Whenever we had our veto.

What did the insurance company say to all that?

What do you think?

Sure, we can prove arson, but they have to prove it was the owner who lit the

fuse. Patents aren't enough.

But you're still asking me to burn the courageous because they had a fire on

Christmas Day?

Work through them to the arsonist.

You couldn't make the charges stick.

You'd frighten them all into the bushes. So what?

Let them all go free until we get enough to get them on. The man's a potential

killer, you know that?

I know.

Where next?

And I'll tell you something for a start.

When you're working for me, you'll travel by taxi.

Now, I'm not saying it's big.

A dozen bedrooms.

Intimate restaurant.

Basement bar.

Exclusive's the word.

Oh, there's a bloody nuisance about that carpet.

Perfect.

It was perfect.

I'm going to get rid of all those partition walls out there.

I want it back to the Victorian.

Style, discretion, class. Now, do you see what I'm driving at?

Yeah, sounds like a gentleman's club.

That's it, Ken, that's it.

You've hit it.

I'm polarising, well, I think that's the word, my operation.

You know, the grand at the popular end and this.

The lounge.

Deep armchairs, drapes.

You put your money in this, Ken.

There's nothing we couldn't set up here.

It's a flagship.

Going to take a lot of work, Harry.

Well, of course it is.

But it's a challenge, isn't it?

And I know you, Ken Boone. You can't resist a challenge.

Oh, now then.

What do you say?

Eh?

Oak. Look, some cowboy's painted all over it.

You are coming in, aren't you? I know you are.

We may never be gentlemen, Ken.

We're going to be bloody rich.

Yes, well, not exactly Blenheim Palace, is it?

No.

Clearly, what we're talking about is the land, arable or grazing.

Excellent storage space, should prove no problem.

Storage space?

The hut, of course.

What? I don't think people want to live in it, Mr Boone.

Well, I've lived in there quite happily, mate.

Hey!

Mr Boone, you ready?

Are you coming too?

No! It's Mr Harris, my estate agent.

Estate agent, eh?

How are you?

Ben Gibbs.

Very well, thank you.

I'll be in touch as soon as we get a nibble.

Yeah, you do that.

Your belly.

Money.

You put your money into the land, you should stick with it.

I was going to build a house out here, you know.

A house with wide verandas, grow veggies, a little market garden.

Never really got it together.

You should stay on it.

It's the best style in Britain.

It's where you belong.

There's life in it and riches.

Yeah, that's what I thought, mate.

Yes, I can see it's arson. I'm not denying arson. And you're not denying an

arsonist, Mr. Brady. One arsonist. As I've said, I know it's arson. But if we

mount a prosecution on this evidence, we'd be mauled. Money on it. Yeah?

Probably.

So what's next?

Next is what it's always been. You have a prima facie case, so I'll go through

our files, your reports, their claims. It's the claims that are interesting.

Why?

Instance to gain by how much? Anything.

All right, but fast. We need to know fast.

Patterns repeat themselves.

New Year's Day, that's next.

Yeah, a hunch, right?

Yeah, that's right, a hunch.

Money on it.

Tell him the Ponderosa.

Yeah, I'm trying to.

They want to keep sheep in my living room.

Oh, Ken, seriously, I mean, after all that time, after all your work for...

Nothing. I've achieved nothing.

Stupid.

No, not nothing.

It was a stupid name.

Yeah, maybe.

So what? So what now?

Well, I'm selling me land, selling me soul. I'm going to become part of the

Harry Crawford group.

Maybe in a year I'll own half of Birmingham.

Oh, poor Ken.

From the wide plains to the mean city.

Well, Harry, he'll hold my hand.

Ken!

There you are.

Hello,

what's all this?

Plotting.

Intrigues. Boardroom battles.

Knives in the back.

Smashing. See you around, Ken.

Just watch JR doesn't fall on his nose.

It was just a joke, mate.

Yeah, very good joke, Harry. Very good.

Yes, well, better start earning the glory, Boone.

Yes, I'm sure he is aware.

He's in charge of all accounts.

I promise he'll ring you.

Goodbye.

Listen, I've been waiting half an hour, love.

But you didn't have an appointment.

Good morning, Caradia Property Services.

Just the answer to a couple of questions.

I'm afraid Mr Caradia's in a meeting at the moment.

I really can't interrupt him. I promise he'll come back.

Busy man, your managing director.

Yes, very.

Can I ask you a question? Oh, no.

Perfectly simple. I'm from the Grand Hotel and my friend, well, my partner,

Crawford, he bought the carpet from you. Yes, I'm sure, but I... And it got

damaged in the warehouse fire. I've just come about the refund.

I can't possibly say.

Surely you know the case. You've seen the claims.

Yes, but I'm also rushed off my... Yeah, just hold on a minute. You must have

seen the file, love.

Mr Boone.

Hello?

They've hung up.

Sorry.

How can you?

You've no idea.

Hey, come on.

Hey, what is it?

Come on, have a cup of coffee. That will calm you down.

Everybody ringing up for money.

Come on, drink this.

And how can we pay?

There you go.

Now drink that. It'll buck you up.

Believe me, I know how you feel.

I've only been a businessman for a couple of hours and I'm already

feel strung up.

You're very kind.

No, just vaguely human.

Who's your boss in there with? Ain't he the mayor of Birmingham?

No.

Someone from the fire service.

Really? That might be an old mate.

What? Yeah, I used to be one. Fireman.

Very glamorous.

Really? No, not really.

Oh.

But you'll know.

I mean, is it usual for them to be around all the time, asking all these

questions, upsetting James?

James? My... the managing director. Anyway, is it usual?

Well, it's not unheard of. You know, commercial enterprises get into

try and burn themselves out. You know, they've got to come and check, haven't

they? It's just a malady, nothing to worry about.

I see.

How did the fire start?

We don't know.

They'd been moving a lot of stock in and out lately.

I wondered if perhaps accidentally... Oh, come on, it's just routine.

Unless anyone says any different.

No, of course not.

Just that all these questions, everyone's screaming for money.

Yeah, apart from me.

I don't seem to have the knack.

No, I don't think you do.

So, I'll have a look for you. Grand Hotel, you said?

Yeah, terrific.

I'm sure my husband would... Husband?

James. Any other information, please don't hesitate.

I won't. Thank you for the time. Good morning.

I'm sorry, James, this is Mr Green.

Leading farmer in Earnshaw.

Station officer, Earnshaw.

Yeah? Remember me? Ken Boone, White Watch.

Oh, of course.

How are you? Nice to see you.

Listen, have you got a few moments? I mean, we can have a jar. Hang on.

Room

six

on the first floor.

That's all right, sir. I'll take that up.

Thanks. Good afternoon, Grand Hotel.

Could I speak to Mr Crawford, please?

Mr Crawford isn't here at the moment. May I help you?

Who am I speaking to?

Well, I'm just the... I'm the under -manager.

Yes, well, possibly you can.

It's just a slight query concerning the carpet you bought from Caradia Property

Services. It would have been for the Grand Hotel, would it?

No, for one of our other properties, actually.

Where would that be?

Edgbaston.

Ah, the square meterage.

It's difficult to say. I would have thought about 250 square metres.

Yes, well, that's fine.

That fits with the price. We have to check these things, as you can imagine.

Yes, of course, though, as we've only paid the deposit.

You've only paid the deposit?

Sorry?

I rather thought in full.

Well, no, no, I shouldn't be lying.

No, it was my mistake. Look, you really should speak to Mr Crawford on it. I'm

sure that whatever he told you was correct.

All right?

Yes, fine.

Goodbye.

Now, look, Annis, about these catering assistants for Saturday.

It's fixed with the agency.

I want it made perfectly clear that I am a cook. I am not a supervisor. I do not

seek responsibility.

Ethel!

I'm sorry.

I'll talk to you about it later.

I'm a bit busy at the moment.

Firm's car, eh?

Who would have thought you'd get this high up in the organisation?

Well, I did, for one.

They let you take it home, do they?

I bet it impresses the women.

I'm married.

You never are. Married and settled.

Now you're up to date.

What about you?

Well, um, I'm in the hotel business.

Partner, actually.

Yeah, you could say we're in the process of merging our capital.

Who? Me and Harry Crawford.

Remember Harry? I remember him.

So, uh, what's your business with the Caradians?

Oh, I was just picking up some fittings, you know. Some stuff Harry ordered.

Always deal with villains, does he?

Harry? Only if they're cheap.

Where can I drop you?

Centre of town, I do.

I've got to get back to the Grand.

Probably catch a cab.

General questions.

Wanted to know what we had in stock. The fire.

Routine?

Yes.

So it's OK?

Leon, we're not going to make enough.

The assessment's come through? Even with a full payout.

These are our debts alone.

They're coming in all the time.

Mm -hm.

We always have the option of declaring bankrupt.

With some of our suppliers?

They don't write off losses.

Half of them can't even write.

What are we going to do?

What we always do.

Work hard, be clever, everything will be all right.

Trust Big Brother.

You remember him. Rabbit Earnshaw, that's what you used to call him.

On account of, well, you know, Panty and being married.

Yeah, Panty.

You sure you don't remember him? I don't think about those days very much

anymore, Ken. Doesn't do to dwell on the past.

Best years of my life.

Don't mind admitting it.

He remembers you.

Yes, well, he would.

Wait a minute. You two didn't get on, did you?

Ted, I really don't think this conversation is getting us anywhere.

Yeah, it's all coming back to me now. You two were always at loggerheads,

weren't you? Don't deny it.

It's just a matter of outlook.

I was never as keen on brigade life as he was.

Or you were, for that matter.

Well, we rub along all right together, don't we? Well, yes, that's because

you're easygoing, Ken.

You can accept that other viewpoints exist.

You can admire a man who won't be bound by rules and regulations who goes out

and does what he wants to do in the way he wants.

Um, Harry, who are we talking about?

Listen.

I've got to pop over to the new place.

You can finish this lot off, can't you? Yeah, so -so.

Listen, about this partnership, Lark, I assume I'm going to be the junior

partner?

No, no, it's all right. Just as long as I know.

Back about half past six. I'll go.

King, could I have a word?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm interested. Anything to do with the Coradia fires.

Well, I'm not going to take it as gospel.

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

Say that name again.

Crawford. Mr Harold Crawford.

Proprietor.

Yeah, Grand Hotel.

Well, it looked, now just looked, like an over -claim.

Listen, that's terrific.

Get the details round to me, will you? Great.

Harry Crawford.

He.

I can't believe it. He's just a sort of cheap... Someone you've come across

before? Yeah, no way, yeah.

Nothing previous.

Unlike the Corradias.

The Corradias have nothing previous. No prosecution was mounted against Leon

Corradia. Sure.

Watchers are careless people.

You burn them out of one of your properties, you've got the perfect

They did it themselves.

You can't be certain.

No? Just how many accidental fires are the Corradias allowed to have?

As many as they like, until they give us some proof.

Anyway, there have been two over what?

An eight -year period?

Arsonism, Berg.

You don't find fingerprints, you don't find traceable goods. You know where the

proof ends up with Arson, floating about in the air.

I want to have a look at Coradia Properties. Again?

Without them being there.

Just try it.

I'll cheerfully lock you up.

I'm afraid you won't.

Technically, I have access to the property at any time of my choosing.

It'll just be a little, er, irregular.

Irregular?

This man Crawford.

I, uh... I don't know.

He has made a false insurance claim.

He's broken law.

You sure they're altered?

That's a stupid game to play.

Something's going on.

Nothing's going on. I have a right to know.

Nothing is going on. What have you fixed with Leon? Why are you ringing me?

Laura, get out of here!

Why? What is it I can't know?

We'll talk at home. It's something illegal, isn't it? Laura, listen to me!

You like the way we live now, don't you?

You like the house. You like the car.

You don't want all that to change.

You don't want men coming round putting pickaxe handles through the microwave.

Hmm?

Then keep your mouth shut, your eyes closed, and go home now!

Listen, it's James Corradia.

What are we going to do?

I don't know.

I hope he gets away with it.

Why did he try a thing like that?

The idea of expansion's got hold of it, maybe of all of us.

The Caradia fire was the setback.

Villains.

Sorry? The Caradias.

Villains.

What? You don't think they are?

Well, I've no idea.

What do you think?

I hope not, because Harry wasn't just buying carpets off them.

So?

Deal still going ahead on schedule at your end? No problem.

First week in January, all yours.

No problem at all.

Smushy.

Can I help you?

I don't know.

I... I'm looking for a Mr Boone.

Well, I'm afraid he's not here at the moment.

Can I help? No.

No.

It's nothing.

I just wanted to... I can get a message to him?

Yes. Please, tell him Laura, Mrs Coradia.

He met me at the office.

It's so complicated.

Well, if you talk to Laura, I'll see if I can manage.

I just wanted to talk.

Ask about... No.

It's silly.

I'm being silly.

Fire. Fire?

No. It's nothing. It doesn't matter.

and make the charges stick.

You'd frighten them all into the bushes.

Zero hour, minus 30 minutes and all. Well.

Well? Like I've always said, I don't believe in delegations.

Your kitten's dead.

If you want anything done, do it yourself.

Ethel, I know you're a lady of very fixed opinions, but they do... Don't be

fantastic.

Yeah, I know.

What?

Yes, Mrs. Allard. Right away, Mrs. Allard.

There's nothing like a bit of unemployment, you know, for keeping

their toes.

Well, I'm off to change.

Yes, why not?

Well, I don't need overalls to supervise.

Do you know it'll be the first New Year's Eve in 20 years I'll even glimpse

celebration? Oh, I could get used to admin, could you? Give us a chance.

deep down, we all want to be bosses.

Come on, come and give me a hand with these boxes.

How are things in the wine trade then, Ken?

Heavy and sweaty.

Give them a dust over, will you, Annie?

As it's non -vintage.

Write that draft blogger online, Ken.

Harry, you've got enough there to float a battleship, mate. Right.

OK, howling.

All right.

Here, one, two.

One, two.

Yes, all right, Harry, all right. Yes, all right, Ken, all right. We're all

doing our bit on this toil, you know.

Hey, rendezvous in my office in 11 minutes.

Quarter past eight.

Oh, joy.

Oh, Harry.

Dressed to impress.

Right.

So listen, they've got a very neat filing system.

Nothing under A for arsonist, but several polite letters from several

bank managers asking for their money back.

Not a thriving outfit.

Which, of course, is still not evidence.

OK, one other thing.

A file marked H Crawford.

Not a lot, but what there is refers to a property sale.

Yeah, big place by the look of it, going for a song.

Which makes it very hard to understand why it's so highly insured.

Did you get that?

I got it.

Are you going to pay him a visit, or am I?

Get out of there, Ernst, or I'll keep your head down.

What do you mean?

You get nicked. You get no support from me. Now just get out of there!

Jenny? Yes, sir? Get the car out. Right.

Oh, lovely.

Now then, I'm not one for making speeches, as you all know, but this is a

momentous moment in all our careers.

Ethel, you'll have the choice between staying here or coming over to

and I want you to think very carefully about it. Yes, Harry, I will.

Now then, I just want to say this, that while we've each got our individual good

fortune to celebrate, I think the toast should be a common one.

A new year, a new start.

New year!

New thought.

Have you spoken to him yet?

Right. Let's get out there and get on with it.

Welcome

to

the First Origins.

If you've never been to the ground before, I can promise you it won't be

last time.

Yeah, there. The bar is straight through there.

Have a wonderful night.

OK. Yeah, all right. Now, there shouldn't be anybody dodgy, but just in

there is, show them some of the old boob muscle. Straight round and out.

Hey, come on, Dory.

I want to show off my accountant.

Be with you in a minute, Harry.

Are you looking for the bar, sir?

This way. Allow me.

Yeah.

So at last, we've ended up colleagues. In a couple of years, we'll probably be

millionaires. Cool.

Come on, mate. Just do that.

So you're leaving them?

Yes. You're not staying with Harry? No.

In Birmingham?

No.

Oh. I'd have regretted you'd be coming from our school home.

She lives out in Spain.

She might have helped.

See, yeah, I worked as a tour guide and English teacher and whatever else comes

along. I know there's a bit too much of whatever else comes along that you need

to hear.

Funny, Harry's ex ditched him for the Mediterranean life.

Ken, I'm not Harry's ex and I'm not ditching you.

No?

Anyway, it won't necessarily be for land.

Are you sure?

You could always come home.

Oh, yeah, you could guide my tour.

Come on.

It's probably for the best.

Oh, I don't know. I knew she was sure.

Mr. Boone, help me, please.

Mr. Boone. Hey.

She was here earlier, Ken.

You're all right now. I don't know who else. The police.

I can't.

We're going to need you behind the bar.

Oh, my God, not a number of your damn kids in distress.

All right, all right. Yeah, what is it this time?

I don't know. I'm going to take her to the kitchen. Talk to her. All right, all

right. What? It's here earlier.

Name's Laura. Laura Crady.

Of course you say.

Yes, sir, can I take you to the higher court?

Yes.

So we can talk, please.

Now then.

James.

My husband.

What? Your husband, did they?

What's it all about, the business, the company?

They burned the world.

They had someone burn it.

I know they did.

Billy, I... Okay, okay, come on. Drink this.

That's not all.

It didn't work.

It didn't raise enough.

I'm going to do it again.

What?

Where?

20 years jail.

What? You heard me. Somebody's going down for 20 years. Is it you?

I don't know. Is it you?

Who are Leon and James Caradia? And what is your connection with them?

It's a perfectly ordinary business, sir. Of course it is.

Bonfire's in the middle of Birmingham.

Look, I don't know what you're talking about. I am talking about arson. Now,

fit in.

Now, you tell me your link with the Canadians, or you sort it out with them

behind bars.

Harry.

Look, Ken, don't just barge in. Harry, you've got to listen. I've got to do

nothing. Now, will you leave us, please?

Look, this is serious. It's about the hotel.

Then sort it out. That's what you get paid for.

I don't believe this. Look, Ken, get out before I throw you out. All right, on

your own stupid head, be it. Go on.

You're going to fire the new hotel.

I'm just buying it from them.

I don't even own it yet.

Very well.

Very well?

That's just what it is, isn't it? Very well?

I mean, you come barging in here... We haven't yet talked about your

insurance plan.

Yes, I'm ready.

The new place. He said something about the new place. What about it? I think he

said fire.

Anshul. Where?

On my way.

What's his name?

Oh, Ben!

I cannot bear our preaching.

I fear.

Thank you.