1 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,195 KNOCK ON DOOR 2 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,916 BRENDA: Father Brown! It's me! 3 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:33,074 Brenda Palmer. 4 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:38,950 Brenda! 5 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,193 What's happened? - I need your help, Father. 6 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,269 I didn't do it. I swear! 7 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:46,716 Didn't do what? 8 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,711 Let's begin at the beginning. 9 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,350 When did you first leave the borstal? 10 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:26,759 A few weeks back. They lined up a job for me. 11 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:28,918 A proper one this time. 12 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:30,355 Where was this? 13 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,716 The Granford Club, in Burrywick. 14 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:34,035 I've heard of it. 15 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,558 Most prestigious. - The staff are nice too. 16 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,520 I got my own room. - S50... what happened? 17 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,992 The boss said I nicked a fiver from the till, but I never. 18 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,714 I gave them the slip out the back window and I ran. 19 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:56,318 I know I made it worse, Father, but I was scared. 20 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,278 They'd send me down again, to a real prison this time. 21 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:03,515 No, they won't. 22 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:07,676 I won't let that happen. - But what if they don't believe me? 23 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,674 They will. When I find the real culprit. 24 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,512 BIRDSONG 25 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,269 Don't get me wrong, it was good of you to take her in. 26 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,478 But can you be positively sure she's telling the truth? 27 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:25,473 Yeah, he positively can. 28 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,269 Cos lam. - I'm glad to hear it, young lady. 29 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,795 BRENDA: Who's this? - I'm Mrs Devine. 30 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:33,394 You must be Brenda. 31 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,630 Father Brown told me all about you. 32 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:37,512 Ah! Funny... 33 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,752 he never mentioned you. 34 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,710 Good. Pleasantries exchanged. 35 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,115 Now-- - LADY FELICIA: Yoo-hoo! 36 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,158 Father Brown! I thought it was high time that I... 37 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:48,751 Oh, hello. 38 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:50,833 I don't think we've met. 39 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,153 This is Mrs Devine, our new Parish Secretary. 40 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:55,510 Oh. 41 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,674 And this is Miss Brenda Palmer, a young friend in need of help. 42 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,390 In fact, we were just-- - I'm sorry, you're not quite what I was... 43 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:05,992 Where did you say that you'd worked previously? 44 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:06,956 I didn't. 45 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:12,274 It's just that your predecessor Mrs McCarthy is a dear friend of mine 46 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,718 forgive my curiosity in her replacement. 47 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,354 FATHER BROWN: Lady Felicia... 48 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,397 you will have to excuse us. 49 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,233 Miss Palmer and I have a pressing engagement in Burrywick. 50 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,551 Oh, well, let my chauffeur drive you. - I was going to drive them. 51 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:28,678 In that tiny little car outside? I think we can do better than that. 52 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:40,719 BRENDA: Can't I wait in the car, Father? 53 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,553 FATHER BROWN: Have courage, Brenda. You've done nothing wrong. 54 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,720 MRS DEVINE: This place looks familiar. 55 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:51,079 You know, you're right. Didn't it used to be a jazz club? 56 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,836 The Twister! Of course. 57 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,432 Great cocktails, wonderful music. 58 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:02,311 What a pity it's become a stuffy private member's club. 59 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:06,235 Even so, I've been meaning to have a nosy. - They won't let you in. 60 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,917 My husband Monty's a member, and he says it's all rather splendid. 61 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,236 No ladies allowed? What on Earth? 62 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:16,435 Told ya. 63 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,710 Ah. This could be awkward. 64 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,760 We'll wait in the car, shall we? - We shall do nothing of the sort! 65 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,436 Well, what a magnificent collection of male specimens! 66 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,280 Excuse me, ladies. - That's Mr Granford. 67 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,479 This club is for gentlemen only. I'm afraid I must ask you to leave. 68 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,837 Oh, so you're very happy to employ women, just not to serve them? 69 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:50,149 MR GRANFORD CHUCKLES 70 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,118 Talking of employees 71 00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:56,390 we are here to vouch for the good name of Miss Brenda Palmer. 72 00:04:57,280 --> 00:05:01,399 She's anxious to clear the air after yesterday's misunderstanding. 73 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,399 Well, I have no interest in clearing the air. The girl stole from us. 74 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:09,270 I never stole that money, Mr Granford. I'm telling the truth. 75 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,394 Right, telephone the police, Charlotte. - But, but surely if a priest says... 76 00:05:16,280 --> 00:05:18,191 Thank you for bringing back the thief. 77 00:05:18,280 --> 00:05:20,510 Father, you're welcome to stay for a drink should you wish. 78 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,513 But your two companions will have to go elsewhere. 79 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,194 Then I have no desire to drink here either. 80 00:05:26,280 --> 00:05:29,238 And we will stay here 81 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,118 until the police arrive. 82 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,556 As you wish. - I did suggest we stay in the car. 83 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,553 Fiddlesticks. We shall not be moved. 84 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,349 BRENDA: That's John, the manager. 85 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:47,317 And that's Bertie, the son. 86 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,913 He just got kicked out of Oxford. That's why his dad won't give him any money. 87 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,999 Was he in the bar yesterday? - Yeah. 88 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,914 Describe his movements to me precisely. 89 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,872 OK, erm... 90 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,717 He was in and out most of the day... 91 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,756 Then he went upstairs about four o'clock. 92 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:11,993 He came back down with a face like thunder and carried on drinking. 93 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,840 How long was he upstairs for? -Em... 94 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:17,629 20 minutes? 95 00:06:18,280 --> 00:06:19,190 Why? 96 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:27,555 FATHER BROWN: Colonel, may I borrow your newspaper momentarily? 97 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,159 IN'A CROAKY VOICE: My pleasure. 98 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,276 FATHER BROWN: Are you a racing man, Mr Granford? 99 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,759 I notice the favourite, Durley Dean 100 00:06:41,840 --> 00:06:46,277 lost spectacularly yesterday at 4:15. 101 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,034 Sorry, I don't bet on horses. 102 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:52,160 No. But do... 103 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,430 occasionally. Thank you. 104 00:06:56,520 --> 00:07:00,354 And more to the point, so does your son. 105 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,392 I've seen him at the racecourse. 106 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:07,637 Bertie had his allowance taken away because he was sent down from Oxford, am I right? 107 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,278 Now, I will wager that the five-pound note 108 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:16,149 taken from the till was used to place a bet. 109 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:19,154 What utter rot! 110 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:24,752 FATHER BROWN: Well, a quick check of your pockets for a betting slip would settle it. 111 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,874 I'm sure you won't mind, if you've nothing to hide. 112 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:32,554 You can't be serious. 113 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:36,509 Right, get up. 114 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:41,235 Get up! 115 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:52,918 You are a disgrace. 116 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,597 To think that I was teaching you to take over here, well you can forget about that! 117 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,513 Now get out of my sight! Get! 118 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:08,073 John, call the police. Tell them there has been a false alarm. 119 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,596 Quickly! - Yes, sir. 120 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,871 Right, the job is still yours if you want it. -Ido, sir. 121 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:17,310 Thank you. 122 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:19,514 And ladies... 123 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:24,157 I reserve the right to refuse entrance to whomever I choose 124 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:27,232 so I will ask you again, please leave. 125 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,513 ALL: Hear, hear. - MAN: Bravo. Bravo. 126 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,354 And you call yourselves gentlemen! 127 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:35,590 Quite! 128 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:47,478 Thank you, Father, for saving me skin again. 129 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:49,911 You're very welcome, Miss Palmer. 130 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:51,995 Goodbye. 131 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,279 I'm sure you will do yourself proud. 132 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,991 LADY FELICIA: Oh dear me, this place needs a thorough clear up. 133 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,516 It's becoming something of a mould museum. 134 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:15,192 And what, may I ask, would you know about housekeeping, Lady Felicia? 135 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:16,674 I know how to hire wisely 136 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,435 which is more than I can say for some people. And what kind of name is Devine? 137 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,798 She seems to care more about her appearance than she does about looking after you. 138 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,949 Mrs Devine's role is Parish Secretary, not Housekeeper. 139 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:36,513 And besides, I am more than capable of looking after myself! 140 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:47,033 From now on, you can lock up after the gents have gone, and Moira's done the cleaning. 141 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,040 You're giving them to me? 142 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:53,670 Yeah, but don't lose them now, this is our only spare set. 143 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:54,835 Mm-hmm. 144 00:09:55,560 --> 00:09:58,393 I am so tired, see you tomorrow. 145 00:09:58,480 --> 00:09:59,709 Alright. 146 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,199 Well, I am glad you're back, my love 147 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,749 because I would have really missed having a laugh with you. 148 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,590 I know, I would've missed you too. 149 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:14,870 It's OK. 150 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:20,400 Clean that up. 151 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,473 He's a spoiled brat. 152 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,713 I bet you he's never worked a day in his life. 153 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,199 Hey, no. 154 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:34,480 You cheer up. 155 00:10:35,560 --> 00:10:36,709 Watch this. 156 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,749 SHE GIGGLES 157 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,477 Look at this. OK. - What? 158 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:44,800 You start with two. 159 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:46,749 How'd you do that? - OK. 160 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:48,797 Start with two... - OK. 161 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:50,639 ...and then you add a third. 162 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:51,869 Go on. 163 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:53,719 THEY LAUGH 164 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:03,678 SHE STAMMERS: I'm sorry, sir. 165 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:07,519 I hope re-hiring you wasn't a mistake, girl. 166 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,189 Good morning, gentlemen! 167 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:19,114 I'l have a martini, please. 168 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,152 We don't serve women at the Granford Club! 169 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,271 So you can end your puerile little stunt right now, and get out! 170 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,271 Well, if it's all the same to you, 1 think I'll stay. 171 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:34,991 I love nothing more than to sit at a bar and witter on about kittens 172 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,879 and knitting patterns. Feel free to ignore me, gentlemen. 173 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,954 I think you'll find that nobody here is the least bit impressed 174 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,590 or interested in your protest. 175 00:11:44,680 --> 00:11:46,671 Hmm. - CHARLOTTE: Jasper? 176 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,477 Why don't you allow ladies here? 177 00:11:49,560 --> 00:11:50,834 I've always wondered. 178 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,430 I will not discuss this here. 179 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:58,394 Charlotte. 180 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,833 Anyone fancy a game of charades? No? 181 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,070 LOUD SLAP - JASPER: How dare you contradict me? 182 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:11,194 My own wife! 183 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,756 Get that blasted woman out of here, I don't care how you do it! 184 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:20,870 Are you alright? 185 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,793 Would you please stop this? You're never going to change his mind. 186 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:25,314 Oh my dear, I know that. 187 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,392 I'm simply here to make a point, and I haven't finished making it. 188 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:33,510 Well, then I'll have to telephone the police. I'm sorry. 189 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,278 You don't understand, but I'm doing this for women everywhere. 190 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,629 You think it's just women who're banned from this place? 191 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:46,355 Look around. 192 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:49,233 You're quite right. 193 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:50,993 How jolly insensitive of me. 194 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:53,759 Wait a minute. 195 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,073 I knew I'd met you before, the Twister Club! 196 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:59,393 It was yours, wasn't it? 197 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:01,675 It was. 198 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,514 What on earth happened? 199 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:05,914 I better get back to work. 200 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:21,634 Chief Inspector Sullivan. You see the lengths I go to for us to meet? 201 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,031 I'm told you're making quite the spectacle of yourself, Lady Felicia. 202 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:29,273 Not at all, I simply popped in for a martini, which I'm still waiting for by the way. 203 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,318 Won't you join me? - Would you please unlock those? 204 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:36,589 Gosh, I'd love to, but I seem to have misplaced the key. 205 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:38,319 Are you going to frisk me? 206 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,198 I warn you, I'm ticklish. 207 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:44,156 Well, there's only one thing for it. 208 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:49,917 MEN APPLAUD AND CHEER 209 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,516 Party pooper. - KNOCK ON DOOR 210 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,229 Mr Granford? I've got your lunch. 211 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,075 Mr Granford? 212 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:03,515 SHE GASPS 213 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:06,193 Somebody help! 214 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,715 FATHER BROWN: A single stab wound to the heart. 215 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,112 Somewhat operatic. 216 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,031 No sign of a struggle. 217 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,316 He seems to have been taken by surprise. 218 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,119 Yes, thank you, Father, I can see that for myself. 219 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,233 So the safe was open and the contents emptied. 220 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,709 Can anyone say when they last saw Mr Granford alive? 221 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:30,518 I'd say about two hours ago. 222 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:34,912 Right, sir, everyone's been detained downstairs, I've taken all their names. 223 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:35,990 Thank you. 224 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,834 Well, anyone could have slipped upstairs and done this. 225 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,753 LADY FELICIA: Well, you can count me out, I was handcuffed to the bar at the time. 226 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,269 The Chief Inspector had to cut me loose. 227 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:46,350 Did he? 228 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:51,111 FATHER BROWN: Chief Inspector? I know you would have noticed this, but look. 229 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,075 Looks as if it's been discarded in haste. 230 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:57,477 There's blood on the sleeve. 231 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,716 And a faint odour of, what is it, candle wax? 232 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,279 BRENDA: That's the Colonel's! 233 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:06,551 Colonel's? 234 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,153 Partridge, sir. 235 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,439 He always wears it. He was in the bar earlier. 236 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,949 Sergeant, is the Colonel on that list? 237 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,551 No, sir. - He's clearly left the building. 238 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,234 Sergeant, get the men and search the area. - Righty-o, sir. 239 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,116 He can't have done anything to Mr Granford. 240 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,471 He can't even get out his chair without help. 241 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,949 SULLIVAN: In which case, someone must've seen him leave the bar. 242 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,556 Unless all eyes were on Lady Felicia's stunt. 243 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:34,350 Sorry. 244 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:40,671 So an ancient Colonel clambers up the stairs, kills Mr Granford, robs him 245 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:43,229 then dumps his jacket because there's blood on it? 246 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,631 Or did he merely discover the body? 247 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:51,874 He gets blood on him, panics he'll be blamed, so sheds it and flees. 248 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,033 Yes, possibly, quite possibly. 249 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,795 Either way, he couldn't have fled through the bar unnoticed. 250 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,400 Is there another exit? 251 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:10,311 How did he manage all these steps? It couldn't have been the Colonel. 252 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,153 Well, we found the keys to the office and the combination 253 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,356 to the safe in his jacket pocket. 254 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:22,078 Whilst I appreciate this must be very difficult for you 255 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,595 someone must've given it to the Colonel. 256 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,193 Jasper would never divulge the combination to me. 257 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,749 I was barely allowed to set foot in his office. 258 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,750 And you? You're the manager here. 259 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:41,077 He wouldn't risk me knowing it. I had to hand him the takings at the door. 260 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,836 You, Master Granford? 261 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:47,190 Me? 262 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,352 He never trusted me either. - Can't think why. 263 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:58,355 But I overheard your father saying he was priming you to run the business. 264 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:04,231 Surely he would have entrusted the safe combination to you for practical purposes. 265 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,039 Look, I said he didn't, alright? 266 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:11,629 Forgive me. I know this has been a shock... 267 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:17,593 but the combination to the safe was handwritten, you see. 268 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:22,553 So a simple writing specimen would settle it. 269 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,632 It was all the Colonel's idea. 270 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:38,438 He was going to empty the safe tonight, after my father had retired to bed. 271 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,631 He was always asleep by about ten. 272 00:17:43,360 --> 00:17:46,716 I'd be seen propping up the bar all evening 273 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,949 and no one would suspect the Colonel of such a thing. 274 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,637 The plan was to split the takings. 275 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,791 You just admitted to a difficult relationship with your father. 276 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:00,510 Only yesterday the two of you had a confrontation, rather publicly. 277 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:03,760 With him dead, you're in line to inherit a fortune-- 278 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:05,513 I wouldn't have him killed. 279 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:11,840 I hated him sometimes, but I swear on my life, I didn't want this. 280 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,473 I just wanted the money in the safe. 281 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,391 BRENDA: I could've just been yards from the killer. 282 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,590 I still don't think it was the Colonel though. 283 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,389 So I'm afraid the club is going to have to close until further notice. 284 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,834 Close? Why? 285 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,598 I just assumed you'd need a bit of time, Mrs Granford. 286 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:38,590 Oh. 287 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:40,639 It's Charlotte. 288 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,955 And I have wasted enough time. Tomorrow the doors will open as usual. 289 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,554 I don't want anyone losing their jobs over this. 290 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:50,393 Actually, a couple of the waitresses have already quit. 291 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,039 It's gonna take a little time to train new staff. 292 00:18:54,120 --> 00:18:57,351 I could step in, until you find someone more permanent. 293 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,874 And I could do with the extra pay. 294 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,711 Yesterday you worked out I was the thief in a matter of minutes. 295 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,998 You seem to see things that others don't. 296 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,190 So I'm asking you to help me, Father. 297 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,078 If you are innocent of this crime, I will do all I can. 298 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,835 But first, you have to answer everything I ask. 299 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,353 Why are you so in need of money? 300 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,150 You stole to gamble. 301 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:37,156 There was a girl, in Oxford. 302 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:39,673 She worked in a pub. 303 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:42,958 I got her into trouble. 304 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,114 Behaved despicably. 305 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:49,552 And her father saw to it that I got sent down. 306 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,874 The money was for the baby, you see? 307 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:56,594 Least I could do. 308 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,231 I'm not proud of who I am. 309 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,956 But someone killed my father and wants me to take the blame. 310 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,073 I don't deserve that. 311 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:13,590 Do I? 312 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,997 Not going to handcuff yourself to the bar again, are you, Lady Felicia? 313 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,312 I never repeat a party trick. 314 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:37,995 Father. 315 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:39,755 Mrs Devine. 316 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,514 Any news on the Colonel, Chief Inspector? 317 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,716 He seems to have vanished into thin air, Father. 318 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:47,756 But we'll find him. 319 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:50,150 In the meantime, we have his accomplice. 320 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,639 I'm sorry, Mrs Granford, I've had to charge him. 321 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:13,870 While I'm here, Father, can I get you a drink? 322 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:15,633 No, thank you. 323 00:21:17,120 --> 00:21:21,318 You seem pleased that Bertie's been arrested. May I ask why? 324 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:24,590 I just don't like him, that's all. 325 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,352 Do you think he's guilty? 326 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:34,154 I've only been working here for a few weeks, so I... I couldn't possibly say. 327 00:21:35,360 --> 00:21:37,670 But I know a nasty piece of work when I see one. 328 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,797 I know she's your friend, but could the timing 329 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,520 of Moira's employment be significant? 330 00:21:50,360 --> 00:21:54,991 You what? You mean, did she kill Mr Granford? 331 00:21:55,360 --> 00:21:58,398 Well, no. She can't have done, she was a cleaner. 332 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,039 She was only in at nights. 333 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,318 That is a fair point. 334 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:06,634 But I'm still not convinced that Bertie is responsible for the murder. 335 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,350 And the incriminating note left at the crime scene 336 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,070 smacks of someone trying to implicate him. 337 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,435 Perhaps it's a case of Occam's Razor? 338 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:21,071 There's hard evidence placing the Colonel at the scene 339 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:23,154 and he's gone on the run. 340 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:27,799 I did see him staring daggers at him, more than once. 341 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,997 The Colonel was certainly embroiled in events. 342 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:36,474 But a bloody jacket is not significant evidence. 343 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,876 Let us consider the murder itself. 344 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:46,030 Whoever drove the knife in did it face-to-face. 345 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,078 That suggests it is personal. 346 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:51,475 LADY FELICIA: There's John. 347 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:53,558 He ran the Twister Jazz Club. 348 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,598 And when I asked him what happened, he was rather coy about it. 349 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,671 And what about Mrs Granford? 350 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,239 I notice she's had quite the fashion transformation. 351 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:06,593 She stood up to him publicly about the man-only policy 352 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,434 and I suspect he struck her for it. 353 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:13,155 So, perhaps the pertinent question is... 354 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,155 who was Jasper Granford? 355 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:23,236 You saw my husband's contempt for women, Father. 356 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,433 Does it surprise you he extended it to me? 357 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,559 Sadly, no. 358 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:34,317 Which is why I need to ask you, did you have a hand in his death? 359 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,758 Do you really think that I would allow my own son to take the blame if I had? 360 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:41,190 Bertie... 361 00:23:42,360 --> 00:23:46,240 Bertie grew up with Jasper's example, but he is not bad to the core. 362 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:47,630 Please believe that. 363 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:52,317 I do already... and I will prove his innocence. 364 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,791 And to that end, I need to know more about your husband. 365 00:23:56,040 --> 00:24:00,318 He was a wealthy man. How did he come by his fortune? 366 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,553 It wasn't inherited, that I'm certain of. 367 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,717 I never met his family. 368 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:09,717 He was very secretive about them. 369 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,791 He was very secretive about everything. 370 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,519 And his business dealings? 371 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:15,711 He never discussed them with me. 372 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,394 I know he had several places, apart from this club. 373 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,869 Allin entertainment and hospitality. 374 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,439 This building was previously a jazz club 375 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,990 belonging to your manager, John. 376 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:33,589 Yes. Poor John, he, erm... he got into debt. 377 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,435 That is how Jasper came to own the club. 378 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:41,233 He did one good thing at least, he kept on all the staff and I... 379 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,555 I don't know how I would have managed without them. 380 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:46,909 Especially John. 381 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:50,433 What was it like in borstal? 382 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:54,154 Hard. 383 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:55,715 But... 384 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:58,279 I made some good friends. 385 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,359 It's not that different from growing up in care, really. 386 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:04,790 Come here. 387 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:06,830 Come on. 388 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:10,720 You are a very, very special girl 389 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,915 and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 390 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,712 Are you alright? - Mm-hmm. 391 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,192 I have a son. Max. He's ten. 392 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,357 And he's in a care home too. 393 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,479 Why'd they take him off ya? 394 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:29,952 My husband, he was a really good man, but he drank. 395 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:34,715 So... so I had to support all of us. 396 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:39,351 I was... out nights... 397 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,149 sometimes. 398 00:25:42,360 --> 00:25:46,991 A neighbour reported me as being unfit and... well, you know how it is. 399 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,752 Women don't get a second chance. 400 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,000 I'm sorry. 401 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:58,359 They wouldn't even tell me where he was, until somebody took pity on me. 402 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:04,316 But now I get to visit him at least, just down the road, in Glendale. 403 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,477 And that is why I took this job. 404 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,314 Hey, watch this. 405 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:16,475 I'm gonna do it. 406 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:20,194 MOIRA: Yes! 407 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:24,960 Bravo, Miss Palmer. 408 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:26,754 Moira taught me! 409 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:35,396 All I'm saying is Mrs McCarthy used to see to it that he was eating properly, etc. 410 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:39,360 I already had a husband I had to care for, but he was an invalid. 411 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,159 It's not my job to be Father Brown's housekeeper. 412 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,719 Well, what is your job, pray tell? 413 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:45,120 It's certainly isn't bookkeeping. 414 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,272 I saw a pile of unopened post that could cause an avalanche. 415 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:55,269 It seems that Mr Granford kept much from his wife 416 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:59,031 but she was able to give me a list of his other businesses. 417 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,678 Now, if the murderer is someone that he wronged 418 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,193 the answer may be contained in this. 419 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:11,838 Gosh, he owned a restaurant, a night club, a theatre, oh! 420 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:15,629 The Purple Cravat, that's a cabaret club in Scho. 421 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,231 A friend was in the chorus there. I'l give her a call. 422 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,639 In fact, let me do a bit of sleuthing. 423 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,996 That would be most helpful, Mrs Devine. 424 00:27:25,360 --> 00:27:27,078 Well, at least she's helping you with something. 425 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,154 JOHN: You did a good job today, Moira. 426 00:27:34,360 --> 00:27:39,036 If you'd like to stay on as a permanent waitress, we'd be glad to have you. 427 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:40,110 Please say yeah. 428 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:46,399 Erm, I... I would really like that, thank you. 429 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:48,800 Those flowers need throwing out. 430 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,440 A florist is going to bring some more in the morning. 431 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:53,875 Can I take them? - Feel free. 432 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:57,634 Max will love these. 433 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:00,198 You're giving flowers to a boy? 434 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:04,877 When he was little, he would ask me to name all of the different flowers in the garden. 435 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:09,674 To brighten up your room. 436 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,156 So, I spoke to my chorus line friend, and apparently 437 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:20,552 Jasper Granford bought the Purple Cravat from the previous owners 438 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:25,352 who'd suddenly gone bankrupt after a lavish renovation they couldn't afford. 439 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:26,953 How fortuitous. 440 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,476 Of course that got me wondering, was there a pattern to this? 441 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,518 So I called all the other businesses on the list. 442 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:37,878 It turns out there were sudden bankruptcies before 443 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,679 all of Jasper Granford's business acquisitions. 444 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:43,396 That must be what happened to the Twister Jazz Club. 445 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:44,595 FATHER BROWN: Indeed. 446 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:50,118 Did Jasper Granford deliberately force those businesses to fail 447 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,510 so that he could buy them up cheaply? 448 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,390 There's only one way to find out. 449 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,756 The Twister was special. 450 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,873 We had world class musicians. 451 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,151 World class service. 452 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,432 But it needed renovation... 453 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,673 so I applied for a bank loan. 454 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,354 Several in fact. 455 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:17,359 But they turned me down. 456 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:22,718 When you're Black in this country, Father, people do make assumptions. 457 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,596 Mr Granford offered to pay for the renovations 458 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,672 in exchange for a small stake in the club. 459 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:35,830 I agreed. But when the work was done 460 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,797 he denied ever promising the money. 461 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:43,280 When I couldn't pay 462 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:46,990 I had to declare bankruptcy. 463 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:52,719 And guess who snapped up the club cheap? 464 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:53,631 Huh... 465 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:56,792 That must have been very, very hard to bear. 466 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:00,953 I think he enjoyed watching us serve those rich white men 467 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:02,997 who see us as nothing. 468 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:07,155 Including the bank managers 1 went to for help. 469 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:14,075 That amount of resentment can boil over, Mr Harrow. 470 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:16,434 I didn't kill him. 471 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:18,992 But I'm not sorry he's dead. 472 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:25,440 He was a parasite, and it was only a matter of time before someone made him pay. 473 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:30,113 So, to sum up... 474 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:35,870 Mr Granford was loathed by almost everyone he was close to. 475 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:41,797 So was it A, his long suffering wife who he'd struck for speaking out against him? 476 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:46,750 B, his spoiled son who he bullied and controlled with money? 477 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:52,074 Uh, C, his club manager who he swindled and forced into servitude? 478 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:53,878 That's very thorough, Mrs Devine. 479 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:56,594 Well, not really, you missed out the Colonel. 480 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:58,354 No, I didn't. 481 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,672 I was getting to him. - Ah, very illuminating. 482 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:07,119 The question being, how does a man vanish without trace 483 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:10,033 with half of the police force looking for him? 484 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:14,398 Father, remember you detected a faint odour on the Colonel's jacket? 485 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:18,639 Mm! Candle wax. He said it smelt like candle wax. 486 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:22,071 Did it also happen to have a hint of turpentine about it? 487 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:23,276 Yes! 488 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:24,959 Yes, it did faintly. 489 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:28,029 Then it might be grease paint. 490 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,111 Used for stage make-up. 491 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:36,357 Could the Colonel in fact be a younger man dressed up to look old? 492 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,078 Do you know, that's actually rather good. 493 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:42,069 So, someone who was clearly not present the day of the murder. 494 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:45,399 And it's not as farfetched as you'd think. 495 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,632 I played Bob Cratchit in the Christmas panto one year. 496 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,759 IN A DEEP VOICE: "Gawd bless you, Mr Scrooge!" 497 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,434 IN'A CROAKY VOICE: My pleasure. 498 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,390 No, seriously though, let's think... 499 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:01,719 who could the younger man be? 500 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,473 Bertie? - No, can't be. 501 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,270 Him and the Colonel were in the same room together. 502 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:10,313 Right, good point. 503 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:13,952 Moira and the Colonel. - What about them? 504 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:15,914 They're the same person. 505 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:20,040 It's the perfect disguise. 506 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:25,752 An old man who is practically invisible to everyone around him. 507 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:30,033 A false tracheostomy hiding a female voice. 508 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:36,070 She conjured a phantom to take the blame for the murder 509 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:38,473 and hid in plain sight. 510 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:40,757 Nol! I'm going to the bog. 511 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:45,994 "The Colonel" only recently made an appearance at the club. 512 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:50,834 And Moira just started working there as a Cleaner. 513 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:54,834 So he'd be in the bar at opening hours 514 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:57,434 and she at closing time. 515 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:02,037 Of course, she'd have to be immensely skilled in hair and make-up. 516 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:08,036 A background in entertainment? - She taught Miss Palmer to juggle! 517 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:11,471 A-hal It all fits, Father. 518 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,153 I think that it's time I had a word with Moira. 519 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:17,671 And perhaps you two would stay here with... 520 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:24,434 Where did she go? - She went to the "bog", apparently. 521 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:33,831 Brenda, what you doing? - I wanted to ask you myself. 522 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:36,309 OK. 523 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:40,276 Did you kill Mr Granford? 524 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:42,997 SHE LAUGHS Of course I didn't. 525 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:44,519 What is this? 526 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:47,876 I've had a lot of people lie to me. 527 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,477 And I know it when I see it. 528 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:54,319 How could you? 529 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,589 I found the body, I was scared to death! 530 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,077 I didn't know it would be you. 531 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:02,753 But why'd you do it? 532 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:05,394 Because he deserved it. 533 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:08,751 Because he took everything from me. 534 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,194 I don't understand. 535 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:13,157 POLICE SIREN RINGS 536 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,029 Don't run. Not from this. 537 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:20,430 I will give myself up, I promise 538 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,160 but please, you have to let me say goodbye to Max. 539 00:34:24,240 --> 00:34:25,469 Please, please, Brenda 540 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:27,790 otherwise he's going to think I've abandoned him again. 541 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:28,790 Brenda! 542 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:35,190 Open this door! - What is going on? 543 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,475 SULLIVAN: Now, Brendal 544 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:41,149 I'll check the club, sir. 545 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:46,391 Where is she? Tell us! - Who is it you're looking for? 546 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:50,552 Moira Barns, on suspicion of murdering your husband. 547 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:52,509 Moira? 548 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:55,514 Why are you protecting her? 549 00:34:57,920 --> 00:34:59,354 Where has she gone? 550 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,393 You'd better start talking. 551 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:03,756 Chief Inspector, please. 552 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:07,516 I know you helped her for a reason. 553 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,590 But you need to tell us what you know. 554 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,470 She needed to say goodbye. 555 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:16,958 Goodbye to who? 556 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:26,117 No one's heard of a children's home in Glendale. You'd better not be lying. 557 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:27,555 I'm not. 558 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,156 Right, Sergeant, take the next road. Keep asking. 559 00:35:31,240 --> 00:35:32,469 Go door to door if you have to. 560 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,949 Righty-o, sir. - I'll continue down here. 561 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:42,392 Did Moira tell you anything else about the boy? Anything at all? 562 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:44,190 Um... 563 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:46,558 she said he liked flowers. 564 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:49,196 She used to give him some sometimes. 565 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:51,795 I thought it was a bit weird, with him being a boy. 566 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:54,797 I think I know where to look. 567 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:06,157 They didn't even tell me. That he was dead. 568 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:09,794 Can you imagine that? 569 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:14,320 I hear he didn't suffer, at least. 570 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:18,276 A sudden illness and then... he was gone. 571 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:21,758 But I should've been there. 572 00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:24,472 What did Mr Granford do to you? 573 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:29,439 He took our theatre. 574 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,198 Our beautiful theatre. 575 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:35,192 Drove us all into penury. 576 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:38,875 And then bit by bit, I lost the rest. 577 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:43,351 So my husband, my home, and my boy. 578 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:48,875 So you see, I had... I had to put it right. 579 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:53,436 FATHER BROWN: A crime of passion can be understood 580 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:56,710 if not easily forgiven. 581 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,271 But this was calculated. 582 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:02,589 Cold. 583 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,919 Don't you think I've been punished enough, Father? 584 00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:08,154 Perhaps you have. 585 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:12,470 But I don't think avoiding punishment matters to you. 586 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:14,954 Or why not flee? 587 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:20,273 Or did you want that time to enjoy your handiwork? 588 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:25,114 It was revenge. Evil. 589 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:27,433 In the name of love. 590 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:30,833 Ah, Colonel Partridge, this is a private... Ah! 591 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:33,434 IN MOIRA'S VOICE: Do you remember 592 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:36,673 all of those lives that you ruined? 593 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:40,113 Mine? My husband's? 594 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:42,675 My son's? 595 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,318 Moira? - Oh, you do remember me. 596 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:48,356 Good. 597 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:53,039 Because my face is going to be the last thing you see 598 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:56,832 as I send you to Hell. 599 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:03,837 Can either of you tell me that he didn't deserve it? 600 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:06,319 And what about Bertie? 601 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:10,117 You set a trap for him to take the blame. 602 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:12,954 And yet he's entirely innocent of his father's crime. 603 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:18,194 If Max had lived, he would be everything that Bertie isn't. 604 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:22,555 And that's a reason to ruin a life? - He would've ruined Brenda's. 605 00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:25,829 He would have sent her to jail without a thought. 606 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:28,514 People like us... 607 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:31,518 we mean nothing to him. 608 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,753 And yet the money he tried to steal from his father 609 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:37,398 he wanted to use for a child 610 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:40,430 that he wished to take responsibility for. 611 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:46,838 The police are nearby, Moira... and this is over now. 612 00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:50,231 You need to do the right thing. 613 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:08,158 When I found out where Max was buried... 614 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:10,309 I realised... 615 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:16,475 that it was near to the town where Jasper Granford had moved to. 616 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:19,673 And that's when I knew. 617 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:24,918 I knew, I knew that God wanted me to do it. 618 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:28,671 An eye for an eye. - No. 619 00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:32,231 Vengeance is the Lord's alone. 620 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:35,999 But then wasn't... 621 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:39,789 wasn't I the tool of His vengeance? 622 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:42,954 You acted of your own free will. 623 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:46,070 Which is His gift to all of us. 624 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:52,836 You've suffered... and losing your liberty will test you again. 625 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:58,356 But repentance and penance are the way to peace. 626 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:03,438 And I hope you find it. 627 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:08,309 Thank you. 628 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:16,120 It's a gift, from Brenda. 629 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:17,794 Oh. 630 00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:58,871 You must let me know next time you are in a show. 631 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:01,156 Monty and I will come and we'll make a night of it. 632 00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:02,600 I look forward to that. 633 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:10,194 Miss Palmer. - They fired me, for the stunt with the keys. 634 00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:12,233 Oh, dear! - You poor thing! 635 00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:14,392 I didn't know where else to go. 636 00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:18,031 Oh, Inspector Sullivan. 637 00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:22,236 Mrs Devine. Apologies, I'm here on official business. 638 00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:26,715 Brenda Palmer, I'm arresting you for being an accessory after the fact 639 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,314 by assisting Moira Bans to escape. 640 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:31,710 What? - You can't be serious. 641 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,639 That is not necessary, Chief Inspector. 642 00:41:34,720 --> 00:41:39,032 She has a history of criminality, and as of today, no fixed abode. 643 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:42,590 Oh, so you're persecuting a girl for being homeless? 644 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:45,037 Shame on you! - LADY FELICIA: Quite. 645 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:46,872 And you'll have to get past us first! 646 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:48,234 Excuse me, sorry. - Yes, yes. 647 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:50,914 I think the ladies have spoken, Chief Inspector. 648 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:52,991 Yes, I rather think they have. 649 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:54,833 And I have a suggestion. 650 00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:59,636 Miss Palmer is looking for a place to stay, and I clearly need a housekeeper. 651 00:41:59,720 --> 00:42:01,438 Would you consider working for me? 652 00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:04,993 Do you really mean it? - Good, that's settled then. 653 00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:10,033 And I give you my word that I will keep her out of trouble. 654 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:12,435 Fine. 655 00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:15,869 I don't know why you trust her, but on your head be it. 656 00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:17,675 Good day. 657 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:22,274 I won't let you down, Father. I promise. 658 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,196 There's no need to start tidying straight away. 659 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:26,634 Actually, there is. 660 00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:29,633 And I've processed your post, Father, bills have been paid 661 00:42:29,720 --> 00:42:31,836 and your correspondence is in the study. 662 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:34,560 Oh. - Oh, and Lady Felicia, this came for you. 663 00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:35,596 Ooh! 664 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:41,598 SHE GASPS Oh, the Twister Jazz Club is reopening 665 00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:45,396 and "Charlotte and John cordially invite you and your friends 666 00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:47,312 to have a martini, on the house." 667 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:49,596 What a splendid idea! What say you? 668 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:51,872 Well, I'm game if you are, Father? 669 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:53,832 I wouldn't mind a bit of jazz. 670 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:56,156 I wouldn't say no to a martini! 671 00:42:57,360 --> 00:42:58,998 Just the one. - LADY FELICIA: Oh, hurrah! 672 00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:01,196 And we'll get our glad rags on, Mrs D 673 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:03,510 and we'll find something divine for Brenda to wear. 674 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:05,318 Oh! Devine! - 0h! 675 00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:07,274 That was a good one. 676 00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:10,279 You'd better unpack. 677 00:43:11,240 --> 00:43:12,719 Oh, OK.