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Thank you.

Come on, keep moving.

I want to know everything that happened, Selina.

I've told you. Everything, you bitch!

No!

Crane Ridge, tell me!

He's helped you, Ruben.

You'd never have your job without him. You're my wife, Ida. I lived with him.

He's my godfather.

He's my only father.

So what did he do?

I swear I'll kill you, Selina!

to go with him to Hayward Feast tonight, didn't he?

You said, yeah, go on, Selina.

But I didn't, did I?

I don't want his disgusting hands on me anymore. Shut up!

Shut up!

I love you, Reuben. No, you don't!

You married me to get him off your back.

And he chose me so he could have you any time he wanted.

Didn't he?

That's the truth, isn't it?

It's my wife.

It's my job.

It's my wage.

And it's my flat.

It all belongs to Chairman bloody Cranbridge.

Why do you tell me?

I'm sorry.

Why?

He had filth in his eyes when he looked at me this morning.

It was going to happen again.

I wanted it to stop.

You can't carry these things, see, Ruben?

Not forever.

And how do you expect me to carry it?

How do you expect me to live with it every time I see him?

You never loved me as much as I loved you.

Ruben. It's not true.

I'll carry that.

But I'm buggered if I'm going to carry him every time he smirks at you.

I may not be a chairman with a big estate in Hayward Heath and a black

cows and barns and little bits on the side.

But I have my own self -respect.

You're going to write a letter to your dear father.

He's not my father. He may as well be.

A scum like that would do it to his daughter, wouldn't he?

You're going to send him round a love letter.

Here.

You tell him to take the 8 .30 to Brighton because you've changed your

about going to Hayward's Heath.

And you tell him to make sure no one sees him.

It's you and me, girl.

We're not carrying nothing.

All clear, Selena.

Laura! Engine's up the spout in Brighton, so I thought I'd say hello to

Hello, Laura.

What's up with you?

Just walked four miles from Aberdeen.

Cat got it.

Eh?

Flora?

She ain't spoke since her sister died.

It's over a year ago, isn't it? Tell that to Big Ape Colin Kane.

He's still going round swearing death on Grandridge for Louise.

No, no, not all that.

I don't believe it.

So horrible.

Both she and Colin say the chairman done it to Louise right there in his old

house. And that's where she ran from.

I can't believe it.

Get her to tell you.

If you can.

She's been waiting long enough, Jack. Every day she's looking down that line.

She's in love with you, and that's a fact.

Don't be bloody silly. I'm not having any of that. I'd say you could have

anything you want as far as Flora's concerned.

Shut up! She's my bloody daughter.

And so was Louise.

Lady Warren gets to office.

I had a blood in her floor.

Morris.

Why'd you marry him?

Look at me.

Look at my hands.

I'm like a tombstone.

Get me my compartment, Henry.

Not my train no more. Bus coupling rod.

Driver and Percy are held up in Brighton. Yeah, but did you get it? I

to compartment.

Bloody ace.

Don't pull me. That's the bleeding chairman.

All aboard!

All aboard!

Brighton Express!

I've killed for you, though, Mrs Roberts.

I'm nearly a brother to you.

I'm sorry about the leak.

The opera wanted to take when it's been pasted like that.

And then it turned all red.

Hey, I've met Flora.

Jackie.

I hear you've been pestering them track men and tormenting them with those

muscles of yours. What about Oswald, eh?

Didn't you take a crowbar to him? You wouldn't do that to me, would you?

I knew you wouldn't.

Sorry I didn't come before, but I've been ill.

I've been working.

And I'm scared, Flo.

Come here, please.

It's me!

Why do you think I haven't come here before? I've been too scared.

I think about it every night.

There is no one else.

Criminals.

They've been after the bloody coal in the sheds again, Reuben.

We're going to have to bring the army in.

Put a bloody guard on it.

Yeah, that's right.

How's the chairman?

What?

The chairman.

You saw him yesterday morning at Victoria, didn't you?

Oh, yes, yes.

Oh, good, John. He says, Reuben, you have any further problems?

Bring them to me.

You're a lucky boy.

I'm off to get an Eiffel.

Right, bye, John.

He's still by the window, being there all night.

Hasn't even changed a glance.

Cup of

tea,

please.

Mail was 17 minutes late, I understand.

Did you want my wife's place at Victoria, Reuben?

17 bloody minutes. It's not on, is it?

Place was all right, then, was it?

What? Oh, yes, yes.

I don't know what you're doing in here, like this.

Veronica's a good woman, and there's enough separation in this bloody world.

I hope you're not referring to me.

Bloody hell.

All right, Phil.

Reuben.

Veronica knows all about me and Phil.

She even gives me clean underpants to come down to Brighton with.

Face Phil thinks you don't look after me proper.

Don't you, Phil?

You've got to deal with him.

Sorry.

I don't know why I said it.

Mr Roberts!

Mr Roberts!

Mr Davidson says come quick.

There's been a murder.

you been?

Don't you know what's happened?

They can't let the chairman on the line up to Madley Cross.

He's been stabbed.

Is this the man? What man?

I told him you were on the train, Reuben.

Superintendent Fish, Brighton CID.

Mr Roberts, isn't it? Yes, sir.

He's been as queer as a nine -book note this morning.

They're going to fetch her.

They're fetching her alone.

Quick, let her down.

I'm sorry.

He was like a father to me.

Now you take it very, very easily, Mrs. Roberts. We can all understand.

Thank you.

That's a Victoria.

It's two minutes late, Mr Davidson. Don't worry about that, no.

Now, I understand from your husband, Mr Roberts, that you saw Mr Grandridge at

his home yesterday morning.

I saw the chairman myself in Victoria.

Someone's talked to the chairman.

If he suggested you went down with him to visit his sister today, why do you

think he decided to travel last night?

We... Saw him on the platform at Croydon, sir.

You saw him at Croydon?

Yes.

In his compartment.

First class.

We had a few words.

We didn't think to ask him why he brought his journey forward. And then we

back into our own compartment, Superintendent.

I see.

Now, there's no corridor on this train, am I correct?

See, the body was found on the line before the next stop, I would say, so

whoever killed it must have got into his compartment at Croydon.

I see.

Did you see anybody do that? No, sir.

Definitely none.

So it could be you were the last to see him alive.

There was quite a scrimmage. I mean, there was a blackout, a regiment was

moving, so I suppose... Yeah, anyone could have got in with him, that's the

truth of it. That must have been what happened.

So did you see anyone?

What? I might.

He was so kind to us.

Excuse me, sir.

Sergeant, will you please clear this platform?

Yes, sir.

I saw it.

I saw the killing.

Sir?

I was in the tunnel at Maple. What did you see, sir?

A train.

One of the blackouts was up.

I saw a man with a knife.

Would you recognise him?

I don't think so. I was down about 60.

Have a word, sir.

What? I'll just come back from Maidley Crust, sir.

I spoke to the signalman who found the body, sir, and Mr. Morris Muscle. Not a

very nice proposition, if you ask me, sir. And he said what, sir?

There's a farm labourer called Colleen Kane who's been issuing threats against

Grangage for the past year. Something to do with a girl.

Kane's got a record, sir.

Well, you'd better talk to him.

And get the names of everyone here. This isn't a proper place to be conducting a

murder investigation, is it? I want to talk to them later and him. He thinks he

saw it happen.

She's up there again, sitting lonely as a shroud.

They're not going to bite the hand, are they?

Whoever done it there must have had cause.

That's what I've read.

Murders always have cause and a reason.

And what cause did she have?

Of course, she's that cat.

And that kind of a beginning and end of everything always have been and always

will be.

I got him.

Made an arrest.

Bugger me.

Who says we don't have the best police in the world?

Bloodstained clothing under his bed, sir. Good. Have it examined.

And grandeur, sir.

Got a bit of a reputation.

With the girls.

Sometimes very young girls, I've heard.

Chairman of Southern Railways.

Makes me feel sick.

I hated him.

I admit that.

Because of Laura's sister, Colin.

Oh, no saying what he done to her.

We heard all about it.

Did you love Louise, Colin?

The official cause of her death was a broken neck.

She was running away from that old... He was saying things to her.

He was making her life a misery.

He may as well have pushed her down that ridge himself. It was him just about

who killed her.

So you see him by chance on the station and think you can get your own back?

I wasn't in Croydon. I told you I was in bed.

But you can't prove it, can you?

And let's face it, Mr Kane, you've been here before, haven't you?

Three years for assault and battery.

It wasn't my fault.

They was picking on me. There was three of them.

Let me out, please.

I loved her an asshole.

I understand, Colin.

Believe me.

Perhaps you had no intention of killing him.

No, but you did, didn't you?

Then you nicked his watch to make it look like a robbery.

I didn't. It was like this one, Colin.

Except his was gold, wasn't it?

Was it?

And you had his money.

I didn't.

Now, wait a minute, Colin.

You see, we know Mr. Grandridge had £100 on him. His sister told us she was

expecting him to bring it down to her. Did she? But it wasn't in his pockets

when we found him. How do you explain that?

Perhaps he dropped it.

Or you took it. No! And got off the train with it at Hayworth Heath.

No! You live near there, don't you? Yeah, I do.

So, you had his watch and his money. No!

And you killed him for your girl!

No! No!

Let me go home, please.

I loved her.

We'll find the truth when... Help me, son.

I don't know why you told them about seeing him at Croydon.

That was a bloody stupid room.

You couldn't even wash your hands.

Keep our mouths shut, that's what you said.

Heard the sergeant take your name.

Reuben Roberts.

Deputy stationmaster.

My wife, Selina.

Mrs Roberts.

You're on the Victoria run, aren't you?

This is a do, isn't it?

Got you in for a statement, too?

No, I didn't see much.

Nor me.

Nor us.

You'll have to come and share a bottle, won't you, Selina?

Have a game of cards.

That would be nice.

Would you like to, Jack?

Mr Dunlow, this way, please.

What's he thinking?

About me, I should think.

What? Are you blind, Ruben? He fancies me wrong.

You say you saw another shape past the window as Mr. Grandridge was stabbed?

I don't know who it was.

Who?

Are you saying you think there could have been two assailants, Mr. Dando?

I don't know, sir. Pretend that it was going so fast.

You see, we discovered a travelling rug on the line near the body. We had the

idea that it perhaps had been thrown up in the struggle, and that's what you saw

past the window.

It might have been.

And not a second assailant?

No.

Good.

Now, can you give us any kind of description?

Mr. and Mrs. Roberts.

Perhaps you can help us jog Mr.

Dando's memory.

The man you think you saw on Croydon Station.

We didn't say exactly there was such a man, sir.

Ah.

Let me explain.

If we had a description of the man on the train from Mr. Dando and one of the

men on the station from you, it would mean that any suspicion we may or may

have of others would be irrelevant, wouldn't it?

I understand, Superintendent.

I think... I'm very sorry, we're so vague.

There might have been. What did he talk like?

Was he short, tall, or about your height, Mr. Roberts?

Oh, no.

Well, I can't be certain.

But I'd play taller.

Yes, I would.

Just a minute, perhaps Mr Dando can help.

Would you stand up, Mr Robertson?

Was your man shorter or taller, Mr Dando?

About the same height, I should say.

Oh, no.

No, I seem to remember someone much taller.

Can't be sure.

The man I saw, sir, was definitely taller.

Quite a rough -looking man.

And he had a beard.

A beard?

Are you sure?

Yes, I think... I'm sure.

Mr. Dando?

I don't know.

Never mind, Mr. Dando. I think perhaps we can help. Sergeant.

This way, sir.

Oh, no, not you for the moment, Mrs Roberts.

I hear you're to be congratulated.

Mr Grandridge has left you his old house at Maitley Cross, hasn't he?

Nice little place, I hear.

Did you know you were in his world?

Yes.

He was the most generous man I've ever known, Superintendent.

And I don't know how we're going to manage without him.

He was the most... I just hope you catch the evil.

Don't you worry, my dear.

We'll catch him.

You can be sure of that.

Sorry, I don't know.

Never mind, sir.

This way, Mr Roberts.

Take your time.

I can't be seen.

Please? Relax, Mrs. Roberts.

I didn't do it!

I didn't do it!

I think it was him, Superintendent.

And what's a defending counsellor like that, sir?

He'd laugh at a sergeant.

Especially when he hears about the blood on Cain's trousers.

Yeah? Raddies.

Ah.

Mrs Roberts is a very beautiful woman, isn't she?

Sir?

Arthur Grandridge and his young girls.

She lived with him, didn't she?

Go back to how he was here.

Talk to his sister.

Check his London office as well.

We'll look into the pit, Sergeant, shall we?

Is it lust or is it money?

Or a house and a will?

Reuben, Reuben Roberts and his wife?

Or perhaps it's lost love?

Colin Kane!

What shall we do with him, sir?

Runway murder!

Bit of a puzzle, isn't it?

Yeah, I suppose it is.

Reuben and me were just staying.

We should get to know you better. Yeah.

I'd like to come up for a cup of tea. Yeah, it's just up there.

No, sorry, I'm on.

Well, up to Victoria?

But back again tonight, not tomorrow morning? Yeah, that's right.

Blimey, it's you, Selina.

What? Going up here shopping.

Spends all my bloody hard earn.

Underwear. Reuben.

Women, eh, Jack?

Do me a favour, will you, mate?

You know, it's like a smoke, black market, convergence, air raid, you know.

Oh, Ruben, you... Jack won't mind, Selina.

Look after it for me up there, will you, mate? I'd appreciate it.

So would I.

No,

I don't want to see it. Why do you have to keep hiding it?

Why don't you do something with it?

Want to chuck it in the sea?

That and all.

Chuck it.

Or what do you want to do with it?

Of course, you're not bloody spending it, even if it is on your bloody engine

driver. You told him to take me up to town, Reuben.

Then talk with him.

I didn't say ask you for dinner, did I?

Don't think you're spending any of this.

I am what I am, but I'm not a bloody thief.

I've got his house, and I've got to spend his money as well.

He's got his name in there.

I don't care about his name. I want to know what to do with it.

Here, you get rid of it.

I didn't say I wanted it. Right.

So it stays here.

Underneath this.

Where it belongs.

In memory of the chairman.

I don't regret anything, Selina.

What's going to happen?

Nothing's going to happen. Then leave that man.

Good. I don't want nobody getting out for us.

If it was a choice between him and me... You'd let them do it?

I would.

No one's going to get talked.

You keep an eye on that laptop driver.

Everyone will forget all about it.

And we'll be in the clear.

Won't we?

Rubber away, you bird.

My little lady, you should know by now.

One and only, aren't you, dear?

Well, I am with you.

Shiny girl, person, perfect name.

You so happy about?

Hello, Jack.

Eccleston Square.

One o 'clock, remember?

Are you pissed again?

I'm tired of working with a belly full of beer. Please slide boldly to Justin.

I've already done it, Jack.

I thought your girl was virtuous.

One rice.

Quick, if you can, please. We need to talk.

You don't talk much, Jack.

Are you married, by chance?

You must have a lady friend.

A man like you.

I bet all the girls... I haven't.

I haven't got one.

You're not one of those are you?

I know what you are.

You're a little boy, aren't you?

What do you think of me?

You think I'm guilty, don't you?

Yeah.

You're wrong.

I'm not.

Three in ten.

Pay the cashier.

I'm not broken.

Please don't lay me on the peak.

By thinking I am.

I'll believe anything you want with it, mate.

Do anything you want with me.

I know.

That's all settled then.

Is it?

And we're friends.

And Reuben hasn't got anything to worry about, has he?

Don't be so silly.

So, I'd be worried if I was then.

Oh, is that her time? I've got to go. Right.

Um, I'll see you on the half past six.

That's why they came and brought us.

All the girls.

Including me.

I don't want her here.

We're selling it in good riddance.

We'll make a few hundred out of it anyway.

You'll take that money, will you?

That's the price he pays.

You know Jack thinks we did it, don't you?

What did he say?

He said he loved me.

What did he say? Did you hear me?

He said... Is he going to the police?

Why should I know? Well, keep your eye on him until you bloody do.

I don't trust that cop.

He's looking at us.

Becoming...

All that about suspicions that it may or may not happen.

He was saying something, wasn't he?

Saying what?

I don't know.

Why don't you go and find out?

Tell him about Grandridge. What he done to all those girls in here.

There must be a hundred men out there who wanted to top him.

I don't want to go back to the police station, Reuben.

You want to live like this?

Go back.

Tell the cop.

Everything to your satisfaction.

Get rid of it, please.

Would you like me to show round any possible purchases?

Yes, please, Mr Muckle.

I, er... Don't worry, you'll get something out of it.

Oh, that's very kind. I'll go and put the kettle on back at my house.

Shall I?

Are you the girl who doesn't speak?

Sometimes I wish I didn't think.

Don't we all, Mrs Roberts?

I think we'd all like to forget the past, wouldn't we?

I'm sorry, Superintendent.

I wanted you to know.

Mr Grandridge wasn't all.

All he seemed to be, we knew.

But thank you for writing it down for us.

And thank you for your kindness in coming in to feed me. I wanted to,

Superintendent. You see, there's been such a lot of gossip.

Can I ask you... As a matter of fact, you saved me a journey.

Did I? Yes, Mill.

Thank you.

You don't think that my husband and me... Sugar?

Thank you, one.

That we had anything to do with this, do you?

Why should I think that?

The chairman hurt me so much when I was a child superintendent.

I must admit, there were times I wanted to kill him.

Is that why you wrote him this?

I'm sorry, Mrs Roberts.

I didn't give you a teaspoon.

Is that your handwriting?

Did you write that note?

Yes. Did you send it to Mr. Grandridge?

Yes.

Did you kill Mr. Grandridge, Mrs. Roberts?

No. I swear they pretended.

I swear.

I think you better explain, don't you?

I want to tell you everything.

That morning, we met Mr. Grandridge.

He wanted me to go down with him to his estate the next day.

Reuben wanted me to. He thought the closer I was to Mr. Grandridge, the

it was for him.

I want to tell you the truth, Superintendent, but I could never tell

Reuben.

He didn't know.

He didn't know that it was still...

Yes. So you said you'd go to Haywards Heath?

Yes.

But you didn't, did you?

I'd changed my mind after I wrote the note.

I couldn't bear the thought of what he'd do to me.

So I told Ruben Flatt I was sick and I wasn't going.

And that's why we went to his compartment at Croydon.

To tell him I wasn't going.

He was very angry and he slammed the door on us and that was the last we saw

him.

You can't imagine what I've been through these last few years, Superintendent.

Please.

Promise me.

You'll never tell, Reuben.

Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, forgive me for upsetting you.

Please accept my apologies and my best wishes for both yourself and your

husband.

What do you think of that?

If you think that, she's a very beautiful woman.

Then you won't mind keeping an eye on her, will you, Sergeant?

Clear the station!

Clear the station!

Clear the station!

Get off the platform!

You must clear the station!

Are you deaf?

Don't tell me what to do.

going to meet down there, do you?

Come along, dear. No one wants any turnips delivered now.

Percy, wait.

Coming, Mrs Roberts.

Come on.

Keep the shelter.

Only blood and bones up here.

Part of the war, eh? Perfect.

Do you like it? What are you doing here?

Just having a cup of tea.

Would you go to the shelter?

Will you take me?

me out of this bloody world, if you will.

They won't get us, though, Gru, will they?

Ignore the bastard, that's what I say.

Fancy a game of cards?

Yes, John.

I bloody would.

No. Not here.

for me just now. Why are you doing that?

Can't get you, can you?

I know what's going on.

Melina.

Reuben don't care.

Wish it was all better.

Tom Carver Brody. Here you are.

This is Reuben.

Five carver stud.

Tanner minimum.

Tanner. You can afford it. None of us was left out by the chairman.

Why don't you deal?

Are we going to offer you?

Yeah.

Why not?

Tea, please. Go on.

I hear you've got a big lorry now, Mrs Roberts.

Can I lie down in the back, please, with them other carrots?

Leave her alone, Henry.

Bloody mind your own.

Here's your tea, love.

What did he say?

What? He wanted a ride in my lorry, Ruben. That's all he was joking.

I'm not having my bloody wife. Your bloody wife?

What are you talking about?

You don't care if I go up to London or if I go down to Shelton. I'm not talking

about him.

I don't want you seeing that grinning prick Henry as well.

What are you anyway?

You know the kind of women that make those kind of remarks, do you?

What kind of women?

You know. What?

What kind?

Whores. They're the ones who ask for it.

Well, we don't get much of it, do we?

What do you mean by that?

Talking about a sex life, Ruben. Shut up.

You're disgusting.

You never liked it.

Well, not with me, Selina. So don't start pretending now.

You do what you do.

But don't do it in a buffet in front of the row woman.

No, not yet.

Not quite.

Just a little while.

Do you remember before the war?

It was different.

Everyone going to the beach and all the things we did then.

I want that again.

You're too beautiful in the light.

Come here.

Oh, my sweet.

You nearly got them, then, Roo.

He nearly put the lead up with Pete's heart.

Only, probably, the army can't shoot straight.

I'm going to fire Bob.

Want to see me?

Yeah, but I haven't got it, John.

Can I lend you a fiver, Mr.

Roberts?

They don't. It's a riddle.

Look at that. Up in the air. Stuck. Hard at attention.

Ready and willing to serve.

Women are the Nazis of the world.

Pursing up their twinkly little bollocksy noses.

That's what I feel.

The end.

think I'm doing?

Do I ask you what you've been doing?

You have what you have. I have what I have.

I need some shoes even. You need money?

Get the house sold.

They don't know where we stand, Selina.

We run.

There's no way of telling if the road is clear.

We run, Reuben.

I don't see any reason why we shouldn't get these boys back home.

Uptown again, Mrs Roberts?

It's my treat, Mr Davidson.

I hope I get there.

Don't worry about that.

Bye, Reuben.

You're looking tired, Rupert.

Let me know if I can help.

Thank you, sir.

Ta -da, Mr. Robert.

I have to get a new one, won't we?

Won't want the hangman to think we've given up.

Ta -da, Mr.

Robert.

Good

morning, Mr.

Robert. Heck of a day, isn't it?

Give my regards to your wife.

It's not her fault.

I told you the town would be bad.

You'd be 15, didn't you? You hadn't been pie -eyed all night chasing tar. We'd

have had the coal, we'd have had the steak.

Looks like a dead death.

She's dragging the snow with her. I'm going to have to take off the ice cane.

Take your hours, boys.

What else do you expect me to do?

And what are you going to do about that?

What the hell's going on?

Get them back up.

Some of them can wait in the house.

Mind you, I don't want to be warmer.

A cold carriage of viewers catching.

Don't call me Mr. Roberts.

Cora, get some bloody planks out of the shed.

Put them on boxes, girl. Give these people somewhere to sit.

You touched my shoulder.

You want me.

What are you talking about? Get those bloody locks on the fire.

You can't hurt me, Roberts.

You'll be better in here, away from the third class, Mrs Roberts.

Have a seat.

I'd like to look over your property while you're here, Mrs Roberts. I have

a repair or two.

Not now, thank you, Mr Manson. I'll get the girls to get you a hot cup of tea.

You're a good man.

Thank you, mister.

Yeah, we'll be out of here in a bit.

Why don't you have yourself a warm -up?

I saw her shoveling the snow.

She was like a man.

That's me, Selina.

The lines are open again, Reuben.

Mitchell Roberts, telephone from the office of Victoria.

You won't be able to get back down tonight.

You care to have tea with myself and my good lady?

That's the time.

No, thanks, Mr Davison. I've got a prior engagement.

Don't try and carry things all in your own, will you?

No.

Thanks, Rousseau.

Bitch.

Bitch.

Bitch.

Bitch.

I want every night to be like this.

Every, every night.

You don't realise.

Realise what?

What?

He's sitting there in Brighton waiting for me to come back. I wish he didn't

exist.

You don't realise, you don't. You really don't.

Oh, yes, I do.

Do you?

I realise that you and Reuben killed the chairman.

Is that what you were going to say?

Oh God.

So tell me.

I've never felt so full or better in my life.

Not enough, Reuben.

No.

Sure.

Darling? Jack, what is it?

Every time I think that, I just want... I just want... Oh, no.

Oh, no.

You're crying.

Oh, Jack.

I love you so much.

I was dreaming it was just you and me.

You still love me, don't you? Now you know.

I love you even more.

Do you?

And I love you.

I love you. I love you, I love you.

I love you, I love you.

This all is the Robert statement that they saw the deceased on Croydon

Statements from Barry, describing his sexual habits.

is Will leaving his old house to Mrs Roberts, her letter asking him to get

830 to Brighton, and the statement you took from the old girl, Mrs Liddle,

saying that Mrs Roberts sat fully closed by her window for a pen that night

until we saw her on the platform the following morning.

Add that to the fact that Mrs Roberts is having it her way with the only

material witness to the murder, Mr Dando, and I'd say we've got him, sir.

When shall I bring him in?

I've just come from the Chief Constable, Sergeant.

He told me that in a war, the morale of the people is paramount.

He told me, Sergeant, that Arthur Grandridge was a well -known, respected

figure who was looked up to by the people.

In the light of that, the fact that he spent a lifetime molesting young women,

not to say young girls, not to say

children,

He's neither here nor there.

Sir?

The Chief Constable told me, Sergeant, the honour of Chairman Grandridge is not

to be called into question in a court of law.

He has been instructed

to instruct us that this investigation is put on the shelf.

What?

I'm sorry.

But they're bloody guilty.

In war, apparently morale is more important than justice.

Then what are we fighting for?

Sergeant, if in the course of your other duties you were able to keep an eye on

Mr Roberts, I... Sir?

He's a nervous man.

He may come to us.

Bit of pressure, sir.

That's all, Sergeant.

And don't think that you're going to get away with anything, Madame.

He's had the law.

£100 and he hasn't even put the fucking floorboard back.

And his watch.

Lots.

Mark him.

It's cold.

You can have it if you want.

And that.

It's the knife Reuben used to kill him.

You have it.

It's like a black museum.

Yeah, it's a bloody museum, all right. It's dead and rotten, a lot of it.

Put the floorboard back.

I wish we could go away.

Just you and me, Jack.

We can.

Why don't we? The house that made me. If I took off, Reuben would have the lot.

Let him.

It's half mine. The chairman left it to me.

Say, keep the house, live with Reuben.

I don't want to live with Reuben. So what do you want to do about it?

What do you want to do about it?

What are you asking me?

He patrols the sheds. With the army?

Not always.

And there have been cold thieves. We've seen them.

As some say, they carry knives.

I watched you when I told you about Grandridge.

I know what you want.

And it'd be you and me.

You and me and the house that made them.

I'm on again tonight.

Bastard, she has said it.

That's a sandwich fresh.

How should I know? I've only been here a fortnight.

That's an old one, Henry.

So's the bloody sandwich.

you're losing.

He won't come. He picks up. And he's playing cards like he always does. He

to work sometimes, Jack.

What if he does?

Tonight?

Then I'll kill him, won't I?

Will you?

You promise me?

Jack!

Well, we can go up to London anyway.

I know you can do that.

I'll do it!

I want to.

That was that unexploded bomb in Lincoln Square.

It's exploded now, dear.

If he's up there.

Perhaps he isn't.

Perhaps it's just us.

Easton Hill.

Perhaps the end of Ireland.

Didn't go too well.

Made a fool of me and snowed like that, stopping me in that tunnel. What's up

with you?

Jack!

Percy.

Give it here.

Are you all right, Jackie?

You look a bit pale to me.

I hope we're not going to be late, driver.

We've always got soldiers to cry on.

All aboard six o 'clock Victoria train. London Victoria.

Ruben.

Big game tonight.

Right, John.

Do you know how much that bloody wax costs?

What are you doing, girl? Give it, see there, five hours.

And you, hanging off your arse. The six o 'clock's coming through, lover boy's

train. I've seen you up on that bank, watching them fridge every night.

Stupid mutt! He doesn't want you, he's got better things now, hasn't he?

There you are.

Go on, out there!

Ruben.

She's all right, dear.

Oh, I know that, Phyllis.

Mr Davidson gave me the full facts within hours after the event.

My wife was at the back of the train and the driver and his fireman were

injured, but they're all right too, I understand.

We all know that, Ruben. It's that poor, mad, dumb girl that worries me.

She's dead.

Can I have a cup of tea?

She's had 36 hours down there now, Phil.

I'll give her another couple of days to look after him, then I'll go down and

bring her back home.

Good morning.

Oh, dear.

I saw her face.

I don't care about her.

She was sitting in the lorry when we came at her.

What's she got to do with anything?

Is he still here?

That's Colin.

Is Henry still here?

He's the same as you, Jack. Doctor said he should rest.

You're up there a lot.

Colin makes a soup.

Henry makes me laugh.

What do I do?

Thank you dear.

Look what Colin's brought you Jack.

That's very kind of you Colin, you're a lovely, lovely man.

You can keep it.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

He pinches everything I leave about.

He took Grandridge's watch.

What? I took it out of your pocket.

You didn't want them to find that on you, did you?

He didn't pinch this, though.

I kept it for you.

Just for you.

I know what you are.

You're not Henry, are you?

What are you saying?

He's good for a laugh. What else is he good for?

I haven't done it with him. Is that what you're asking me? If you want to know

the truth, I've thought about it.

Anyway, Henry's going this afternoon.

Sex is easy, Jackie. Anyone can do it.

This isn't easy, though, is it?

I want you to go this afternoon as well.

I want you to book into a hotel in Haywards Heath and be seen around.

And I want you to go to the post office for me.

A little bird tells me you've been playing poker in a scooter.

That's an unlicensed premises.

I could call you for that.

What? I'm not polite like my governor, Reuben.

How much you lose anyway?

A hundred nigger, I was told.

Where'd you get that?

Saved it. It's out of my wage. A hundred notes?

That's what the old chairman loved, isn't it, when you got to the light?

Come on, Reuben, you can tell me.

Where's your old lady?

Still knocking off the engine driver, is she?

What do you think about that?

You don't know anything.

It's what I've heard.

As a matter of fact, it's what I've seen.

He does it in the engine sheds over there in one of the workshops.

Bit of sacking on the floor.

There's room for her.

What are you talking about? I know.

I know where she is.

She's down there, isn't she? She's in her red room. I've seen it.

Do you think I'm off my rocker? It's bloody simple.

You see, Selina, to my mind, had this room when she was a child.

And there's always room for a childhood in a person, isn't there?

And there's always room for Selina in me.

I understand that now.

Come on, Ruben. You can tell me all about it.

See?

What'd I tell you?

She wants me to go down.

That's what she wants.

She wants me to bloody go down.

Don't worry, old son.

You're among friends.

He's not sniffing around you again, is he?

I've sent him away. Have you booked him to a hotel?

Yeah.

Old girl runs the place, thinks I'm asleep. She even brought me a cup of

See you and Henry later for a drink.

A drink?

Norm will be here, innit?

Roman will be here at eight. And I'll be here at eight by nine. In the back of

the hotel, give the old girl an empty cup back.

Down the pub for Henry. What's wrong with that?

We have to put the body on the line.

I'll be here at eight by half past.

Are you... I'm losing your nerve.

My head aches.

Why are you undressed?

I want to give Ruben a welcome.

What? You'll be here.

We should both take our clothes off.

What for?

Blood.

You have to meet Henry, haven't you?

There'll be blood everywhere.

I learnt that much from... Granridge? Yeah.

Just have my dressing gown on.

He'll come in.

You'll be behind the door with... No clothes on.

Yeah.

I'll take my dressing gown off.

He'll come towards me.

You'll have the knife. I'm not an animal.

You'll have blood on your clothes. Back here. I'm not an animal.

You leave this in front of my eyes.

my clothes off. Blood on my skin.

You can change your mind if you want to.

You can go.

Reuben will come.

I'll take my dressing gown off and you won't be behind the door.

What will you do?

I'll be with Reuben, Jack.

That's his train. He'll be here soon.

Sometimes I don't know if I can see myself properly.

Jack!

Can I take my clothes off?

I'm not forcing you, am I?

When he comes...

You open the door and I'll be waiting.

I love you.

Only you.

Hold me.

I want you to see me.

I want you to see what is yours.

Look.

Mrs. Roberts?

Mrs. Roberts?

Oh, no.

What have you done?

What's he saying?

Apparently one murder is a matter of public morale, two becomes a matter of

public interest. He wants us to clear it up.

Where did you get this?

They should give it to me.

Mrs Roberts.

Let me get this clear, Colin. This watch was given to you by Mrs Roberts.

No.

I pinched it. I'm sorry.

From Mrs Roberts.

Is this your new girl, then?

Well, you've got to have a new girl, haven't you?

I've been waiting on you to show up.

That's like a boring thing.

Do you see the police about?

Police? Who cares?

They're making a row. Oh, no.

No, Jackie, no news.

They've arrested Reuben as well.

Reuben?

Yeah Not here! My new girl one, pal!

Jackie, please! Come on, you bitch! Give it to me! Jackie, please!

Jackie, please!

Oh, Jackie!

That you and your wife murdered Arthur Grandridge.

Or that you conspired with her to have him murdered by a third person.

What? And that you then conspired with this third person in order to murder

wife. Murder Selina?

Me?

You must be bloody daft.

Money, Reuben.

You had the cash and the house of the old boy.

But you lost the money on the tables.

So then you needed the house of your wife.

I never wanted that part of her.

I wanted her out of all that.

I went down to get her, didn't I? By the time I got there, he'd done it.

Who'd done it? The labourer.

He had blood all over him.

You must be more insane than I thought.

Selina... This is Roberts to you! He picks out Cain at the parade. Now, why'd

she do that?

I don't know.

She... She's hardly likely to pick him out if she paid him, is she?

Anyway, that's probably why he killed her. He's a simple sod, isn't he?

Simple enough to be used, Reuben.

Used by you.

This is mad!

This is bloody madness.

You told Haynes to get on at Croydon.

You're an idiot.

You told him to kill Grandridge, rob him and get out at Haynes' house.

I'm not talking to you.

And then you thought you'd try and set him up at the identity parade. No. You

kept the money and gave him the watch.

What watch?

This watch, Mr Roberts.

Where did he get it from?

He said he stole it from your wife.

I've never seen it before. You must have seen it before.

You bloody gave it to him for killing Grandridge.

How much did you pay this simple sod for killing your old lady?

Something... Money, money, money, Mr Roberts. That's all you care about,

it? I told you.

I loved her. He killed her.

Why?

Hey, he wouldn't have been jealous of her, would he?

Where are you?

Come on, Rube. He was having her way with a loco driver. You did bugger all

about that, did you?

Bradridge and your wife were both killed by the same weapon, Mr. Roberts.

This.

They were both stabbed in the same way. Bumped in the neck. By the same cat.

For the same reason.

I killed Grandridge.

It wasn't her.

Reuben Daniel Roberts, you are charged that on the 14th day of November 1940,

you did murder Arthur Seymour Grantridge.

Colin Leonard Kane, you are charged that on the 15th day of January 1941, you

did murder Selina Jane Roberts.