1 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:11,480 [birds chirping] 2 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,640 [tense music plays softly] 3 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:23,920 [flame hisses] 4 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:31,720 [man sighs] 5 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,880 Baby brother, we're running late. Come on. 6 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,920 [suspenseful percussive music plays] 7 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:52,920 [clock ticks and strikes 12] 8 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,000 [both panting] 9 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:08,280 Where is he? 10 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,760 -Can you see him? -Relax. He said he'd be here. 11 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,440 [woman 1] Excuse me, I think you've got something on your dress. 12 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:23,760 -[gun cocks] -[sinister music plays] 13 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,480 -[gun fires] -[woman 2 groans] 14 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,640 [woman 1] No further, please. 15 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,120 I'm afraid your appointment's gone to the bullring instead. 16 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:32,280 He won't be returning. 17 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,680 The envelope, please, unless you want to go the same way as your sister. 18 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,360 -You didn't have to kill her. -[chuckles] No. 19 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,440 But I must be allowed some pleasure in my job. 20 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,440 This is my life's work. 21 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,000 And we will make sure that your efforts aren't wasted. 22 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:00,280 [breath trembles] 23 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:13,360 [gun fires] 24 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,480 [man breathes heavily] 25 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,040 [melancholic music playing] 26 00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:44,560 [sobs] 27 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,320 [breath trembles] 28 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,400 [somber string music playing] 29 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,560 [musical arrangement turns bold] 30 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:03,960 [alarm clock ringing] 31 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:13,880 [church bell tolls] 32 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,240 Poor chap. The man was an absolute delight. 33 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,640 The cleverest of any of us. 34 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,320 And you find him shot like a dog. 35 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,240 Can I trust you, Jimmy? 36 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,840 The Thesiger name is unimpeachable, Bundle. 37 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,520 Come on, you know that. 38 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:46,960 What if Gerry and Ronny's deaths were connected 39 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:48,680 to their work at the Foreign Office? 40 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,120 If they had discovered something untoward going on there? 41 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:58,320 I don't know what to think. 42 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,200 At first, I thought Lady Coote had something to do with Gerry's death, but… 43 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,240 I don't see she can have anything to do with Ronny's. 44 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,520 And, Jimmy, listen, 45 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,720 Ronny's last words were that I must tell you "Seven Dials." 46 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:16,200 Seven what, sorry? 47 00:04:16,280 --> 00:04:17,240 Dials. 48 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:18,720 Right. 49 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,960 -And what am I supposed to make of that? -I don't know. 50 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,320 But that's what he said. "Tell Jimmy Thesiger, 'Seven Dials.'" 51 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,040 You'd think a chap's dying words would be a bit clearer. 52 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:31,320 And why me? 53 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,560 It's not as if I'm one of his closest chums. 54 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,160 No, I've been thinking about that. 55 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,640 [mysterious music playing] 56 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,280 You really have been stewing in this, haven't you? 57 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,680 Do you have any information for Gerry's sister, Loraine? 58 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,040 Ma said you contacted the family to break the news. 59 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:00,280 I did. 60 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:02,760 Not the happiest of tasks. 61 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,720 Attractive girl, though. Pride myself we got on rather well. 62 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:09,040 Why do you ask? 63 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,920 I found a letter Gerry was writing to Loraine before he died, 64 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,480 but there was no address. 65 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:16,440 I see. 66 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,440 What say I facilitate a meeting? The three of us. 67 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:22,480 At my rooms. 68 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,760 I wouldn't mind an excuse to see her again. 69 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:26,920 Jimmy, you are incorrigible. 70 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:28,600 -I prefer "hopeless romantic." -[chuckles] 71 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,320 You will be careful with all this digging around, won't you, Bundle? 72 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,160 Can't have a target on your back. 73 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:38,360 Or mine, either, 74 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:39,960 for that matter. 75 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:45,160 Now, 76 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,160 who would you say is that man staring at us through the trees? 77 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:51,680 [Bundle] Him again. 78 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,680 You know him? He's been peering and scratching in his notebook. 79 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:59,240 Yes, he followed Ronny and I when we went to confront Lady Coote, 80 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,760 after which I found him having telephoned Scotland Yard. 81 00:06:01,840 --> 00:06:04,440 Or one of them, perhaps. Or a criminal informant. 82 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,520 [Bundle] Either way, I intend to find out. 83 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:08,840 I shan't let him get away a second time. 84 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:10,640 -Don't forget Loraine. -Uh… 85 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,720 [dramatic string music playing] 86 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,080 -[gears click] -[engine revs] 87 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:32,800 Hmm? Oh! 88 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:34,600 [tires screech] 89 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,000 -[engine revs] -[tires squeal] 90 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:38,680 Huh. [chuckles] 91 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:43,000 [tires screech] 92 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,720 [chuckles softly] 93 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:02,960 [horns honking] 94 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:04,560 Hmm. 95 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,800 [Klaxon blows] 96 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:09,400 [horn honks] 97 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,280 [dramatic music intensifies] 98 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:24,640 [people chatter indistinctly] 99 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,720 [telephones ring in distance] 100 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:31,280 [man] Afternoon, madam. 101 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,320 Uh, miss, you can't go in there. 102 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,200 You're quite mistaken, Officer. I absolutely can. 103 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:42,320 See? 104 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:46,480 [door closes] 105 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,920 [laughs] Well, now. 106 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,080 This is an honor. 107 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:56,880 Lady Eileen Brent. 108 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:58,520 I know who I am. 109 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,160 But who the devil are you? 110 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,600 And why have you been following me? 111 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:07,720 It's Battle. Superintendent Battle. 112 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,800 May I provide you with some refreshment? 113 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:11,880 Do you have gin? 114 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:14,400 I was more envisaging tea. 115 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,920 -It's far too early for tea. -Mmm. 116 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:18,000 [inhales sharply] 117 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:20,480 How may I be of service? 118 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,520 You can tell me why you tried to evade my pursuit just now. 119 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:26,560 I'm not in the habit of being followed. 120 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,440 If there's any following to be done, I greatly prefer to be the one doing it. 121 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:34,400 And why were you watching me when I was last with Ronny Devereux? 122 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:35,600 Uh… 123 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,200 I had business in a vicinity 124 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,880 pursuant to the inquest into Mr. Gerald Wade's death. 125 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:47,520 Ah, would you-- 126 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,200 Why are you interested in that? 127 00:08:54,680 --> 00:08:57,440 Oh, I'm interested in a great many things, Lady Eileen. 128 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,760 Well, then, you ought to know that the inquest got it completely wrong. 129 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,480 Gerry did not need or take sleeping drafts. 130 00:09:03,560 --> 00:09:05,280 And he certainly did not kill himself. 131 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,880 Yes, I-- I took note of your statement. 132 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,320 Uh, he died in your bed, did he not? 133 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:12,960 He did, yes. 134 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,600 Yes. And you were also the person 135 00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:19,360 who discovered the body of Mr. Ronald Devereux 136 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,640 subsequent to his having been shot? 137 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:24,320 I was. 138 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:25,720 Mmm. 139 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,600 -[sighs] -[papers rustle] 140 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:34,920 Are you somehow suggesting I'm implicated in their deaths? 141 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,120 I-- I don't believe I used those words, Lady Eileen. 142 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,880 My interest lies solely in facts. 143 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,720 You'd be surprised how elusive they can be. 144 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:51,760 Tell me… there's been no mention of Ronny's death in the newspapers. 145 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,320 You have any idea why that is? 146 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,040 Uh, yes. [chuckles softly] 147 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,240 And are you at liberty to share? 148 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,440 I may have asked for a delay in reporting 149 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,720 in order to carry out my inquiries in a timely fashion. 150 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,800 Have you looked into any links between their deaths? 151 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,200 Questioned anyone at the Foreign Office? 152 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,080 Or the Cootes? 153 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:16,640 And what do you know about Seven Dials? 154 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:20,120 Y-You are aware, Lady Eileen, 155 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,800 that I am usually the person asking the questions in this office? 156 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,560 Then I hope you're enjoying this delightful turn of events. 157 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:27,600 [laughs] 158 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:28,880 Seven Dials? 159 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,080 [clears throat] Strictly speaking, 160 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,440 there is no such place as Seven Dials these days. 161 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:38,240 Most of it has been torn down and rebuilt. 162 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:42,280 It's still rather a low quarter. Why do you ask? 163 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:48,440 [papers rustle softly] 164 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:54,760 Gerry… mentioned it in this letter he was writing the night he died. 165 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:56,760 Please? 166 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,080 How long have you had this? Why was this not submitted to the inquest? 167 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,920 It felt personal. I didn't think it had a bearing. 168 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:11,720 Oh, I see. 169 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,120 Uh… 170 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,760 This reference to, uh, Seven Dials, 171 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,760 do you believe he was referring to the area 172 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,240 or the club in Hunstanton Street? 173 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:24,360 "Hunston" Street. 174 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:25,440 No, Hunstanton Street. 175 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:27,280 No, it's correctly pronounced… 176 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,080 -Never mind. -To which was he referring? 177 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:32,960 The area or the club? 178 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:33,880 It's unclear. 179 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,200 I should avoid both were I in your shoes. Would you mind if I kept this letter? 180 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,280 I would. 181 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,120 I would mind greatly. 182 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,800 Please don't misunderstand me, Superintendent. 183 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:45,360 It's all I have left of him. 184 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,120 -He was the best of men. -So I understand. 185 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,520 [inhales sharply] If you'll let me advise you, Lady Eileen-- 186 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:57,880 I know what you're going to say. 187 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,440 You should return home, and leave all of this to the professionals. 188 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,040 Meaning I am an amateur? 189 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:08,080 You are an intelligent and perspicacious young woman, Lady Eileen, 190 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:09,400 but these are dangerous matters. 191 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:11,600 I have grasped that. I'm not a fool. 192 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:15,280 [sighs] I don't for a moment believe that you are, no. 193 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,680 But please, stay away from the Foreign Office and the Cootes 194 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:22,520 and anything to do with Seven Dials. 195 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,600 This ground is treacherous. Hmm? 196 00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:29,720 [Bundle] Mm. 197 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:38,240 You're going to do exactly the opposite of what I've just advised, aren't you? 198 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,120 I don't know why you'd think that. 199 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:51,600 Hmm. 200 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,560 [lively chattering] 201 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,400 Can't tell you how pleased I am to see you. An absolute treat. 202 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,240 So, how's everything? I don't know how you're keeping yourself together, 203 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,880 what with first poor Gerry and now poor Ronny. 204 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,920 For you to find him dying like that was… 205 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,920 [inhales and exclaims] …ghastly. 206 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,680 -Mmm. -Yes, I try not to think about it. 207 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,800 We plod on, don't we? Hmm. 208 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,280 Did Ronny say anything to you before he died? 209 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,760 "Anything" is, uh, rather a broad canvas, Bundle. [chuckles nervously] 210 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:31,400 About Gerry? 211 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,040 All those infernal clocks? 212 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:35,200 He did not. 213 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:43,440 Absent friends. 214 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:45,440 -That's what I say. -Hmm. 215 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,440 Hmm. What do you know about The Seven Dials Club? 216 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,600 Hmm? The what where? [coughs] 217 00:13:58,680 --> 00:13:59,840 Seven Dials. 218 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:03,240 -On Hunstanton Street. -I don't think I know it. 219 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,520 Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. 220 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,760 I've known you long enough to appreciate you only ask people to repeat themselves 221 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:10,960 when you need more thinking time. 222 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,120 -Do I? -Mm-hmm. 223 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,040 Dash it, Bundle. How is it you know me so well, 224 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,760 yet you're such a complete mystery to me? 225 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,600 -Seven Dials. Tell me everything. -I-- There's not much-- 226 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,800 Or this will be a very short dinner. 227 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,800 I feel I've been somewhat ensnared. 228 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:33,360 There's not much to tell. 229 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,960 Nobody really goes there now. 230 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,960 It was a bit of a craze for a while, but goodness me, 231 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,440 it turns out you can get tired of eating fried fish. 232 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:42,840 So it's a nightclub, then? 233 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:44,000 Yes, that's it. 234 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:45,240 Awfully mixed crowd. 235 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:46,720 Uh, artists. 236 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:47,840 All sorts of… 237 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,960 odd women. [chuckles] 238 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,760 Plus a sprinkling of our lot from the Foreign Office, and the like. 239 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:55,920 [Bundle] Hm. 240 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,520 But it's played out. Nobody goes there now. 241 00:14:58,600 --> 00:14:59,760 You wouldn't care for it. 242 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:02,720 -You wouldn't. -I should like to go. 243 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:04,440 -No. Bundle-- -Tonight. 244 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,840 No, we can't do that, Bundle. What if the police raid the place? 245 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:09,520 [intriguing music plays] 246 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:10,760 Shall we taxi? 247 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:15,360 [sighs] 248 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:17,920 [dog barks] 249 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:36,880 Ah, good evening. 250 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,880 Good evening, sir. Welcome back. 251 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:42,400 Alfred? 252 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:44,480 Good evening, Lady Eileen. 253 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,760 How unexpected it is to see you here. 254 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,320 Are you not still at Chimneys? Alfred is one of our footmen. 255 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,440 Was. I left only recently, 256 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:54,840 after that dreadful business with Mr. Wade. 257 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:57,640 I was not aware. 258 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,320 Had a disagreement with your mother. 259 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,160 What sort of disagreement? 260 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,120 I felt that I should be paid. 261 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:06,880 She wasn't convinced. 262 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:09,840 She didn't mention it. 263 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:15,160 Are you, um… you sure that you have the right place here? 264 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:17,120 Yes. 265 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,600 There are a great many other clubs I could recommend. 266 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,280 This one… may, uh, not be what you're used to. 267 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:24,640 Let us hope not. 268 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,400 [band plays upbeat jazzy music faintly from inside] 269 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,200 -[lively chattering] -[jazz music continues loudly] 270 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,600 [jazz vocalist sings indistinctly] 271 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:53,720 [people exclaim and laugh] 272 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,560 You said this place was over. 273 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:18,240 It's packed to the rafters. 274 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,360 Must be having a resurgence. [chuckles] 275 00:17:24,120 --> 00:17:26,560 [band plays "Everybody Loves My Baby"] 276 00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:28,320 [women laugh] 277 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,360 ♪ Everybody loves my baby ♪ 278 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,560 ♪ But my baby don't love nobody but me ♪ 279 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:35,320 ♪ Nobody but me ♪ 280 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:36,760 [laughs] 281 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,040 ♪ Everybody wants my baby ♪ 282 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:41,840 ♪ But my baby don't want nobody but me ♪ 283 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,120 ♪ It's plain to see ♪ 284 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:49,560 ♪ She got a form like Venus Honest, I ain't talking Greek ♪ 285 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,520 ♪ No one can come between us ♪ 286 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,440 ♪ She's my Sheba, I'm her Sheik ♪ 287 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,200 ♪ That's why everybody loves my baby ♪ 288 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:59,640 ♪ But my baby don't love nobody but me ♪ 289 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,360 ♪ Nobody but me ♪ 290 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,880 [people laugh and exclaim] 291 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,400 [music continues faintly in distance] 292 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:32,640 [clock ticks] 293 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,640 -[indistinct chattering] -[objects clatter] 294 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,280 [woman laughs distantly] 295 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:48,800 [suspenseful music playing] 296 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:11,920 [clock ticks faintly] 297 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,280 [doorknob rattles] 298 00:19:29,360 --> 00:19:30,440 [latch clicks] 299 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:47,160 [door thuds softly] 300 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:49,960 [latch clicks] 301 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:54,080 [creaks softly] 302 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,000 [uneasy string music playing] 303 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,920 [alarm clocks ticking] 304 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,080 -[door opens distantly] -[gasps] 305 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:23,760 [ominous music plays] 306 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:25,680 [Bundle gasps] 307 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,400 [breath trembles] 308 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:43,960 [door closes] 309 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,800 [musical arrangement turns dramatic] 310 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,720 [masked figure 1] What news concerning the death of Ronny Devereux? 311 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,640 [masked figure 2] Now registered as a tragic accident. 312 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,480 The police have closed the case. 313 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,360 [masked figure 1] No news, then. Well done. 314 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,440 We must address our main concern, 315 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,240 securing Dr. Matip's formula. 316 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,960 It is essential it does not end up in the wrong hands. 317 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,400 [masked figure 2] We understand the formula is to be the focus 318 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,800 of a gathering at Wyvern Abbey. 319 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,760 [masked figure 1] Then, Seven, given your success with Devereux, 320 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:28,280 it must fall to you to attend Wyvern Abbey and ensure a successful outcome. 321 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,360 Nothing and no one must stand in our way. 322 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,400 [masked figure 2] Good luck, Seven. 323 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:39,080 [music intensifies] 324 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:54,560 [door closes] 325 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,120 [Bundle] It was like nothing I have ever known. 326 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,120 [Jimmy] A masked group? In a London club? 327 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,640 I realize it sounds incredible. 328 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:04,960 I'm not quite so sure. 329 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:06,480 You know what you found, Bundle? 330 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:08,920 A secret society. They're everywhere these days. 331 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,800 Think these could be the chaps who did for Gerry and Ronny? 332 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:13,320 I'm sure of it. 333 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,600 They even discussed covering up Ronny's death. 334 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,200 The person wearing the Number Seven mask 335 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,280 is going to Wyvern Abbey to steal this formula. 336 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:23,680 -Who else have you told? -Just you. 337 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,000 I'm not certain I can quite trust Bill yet, 338 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,080 given his Foreign Office connections. 339 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,720 He tried to pretend he didn't know The Seven Dials Club. 340 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,160 He'd definitely been there before. 341 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:35,320 You're very wise to be cautious. 342 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:41,360 -Miss Wade, sir. -Ah. Thank you, Stevens. 343 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,280 Oh, and the gentleman from Lloyds telephoned again, sir. 344 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:46,680 Eager to converse. 345 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:48,040 Excellent news. 346 00:22:48,120 --> 00:22:50,600 Uh, make a note for me to do just that. 347 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:51,760 Miss Wade, sir. 348 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:57,040 Loraine, my poor girl, how are you? 349 00:22:57,120 --> 00:22:59,480 This is Lady Eileen Brent. 350 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,880 I'm sorry we're meeting under such awful circumstances. 351 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,520 Gerry meant everything to very many of us. 352 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:09,560 Thank you. 353 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,400 Feel like I've been walking around in a stupor since he died. 354 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,400 Yes, you're not alone in that. 355 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,720 I'm sorry we haven't met before. 356 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:18,920 Were you and Gerry close? 357 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,920 Yes, we'd become very close. 358 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:24,840 We shared a father, but separate mothers. 359 00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:27,840 I was raised in Italy and only came back a year ago. 360 00:23:28,360 --> 00:23:31,560 Feel like I've been swindled out of my time with him. [sighs] 361 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,240 He talked about you a lot the last times I saw him. 362 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,440 You obviously meant a great deal to him. 363 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:43,600 I hope so. 364 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,800 -Jimmy mentioned you'd found a letter? -[Bundle] Yes. 365 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,680 It seems he started to write it to you the night he died. 366 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:02,640 Can I ask… do you know what he means when he mentions Seven Dials? 367 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:03,640 [scoffs] 368 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,240 I'd mentioned going to the club there. 369 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,440 He got rather cross, said it was no place for a girl like me. 370 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,760 Still don't know why. Suppose he was just being protective. 371 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,120 Or he knew of that secret society you stumbled across. 372 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,320 Secret society? 373 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,960 -Jimmy, all this is not for dissemination. -[Jimmy] Um, yes. 374 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,560 -Loraine Wade, wipe it from your memory. -It's too late now. 375 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:23,360 Sorry. Uh… 376 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,440 [Jimmy inhales sharply] 377 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,480 I keep wondering 378 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,600 if Ronny and Gerry were murdered because they knew something 379 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:36,000 about this secret society from their work at the Foreign Office. 380 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,800 And the society's leader, Number Seven, is going to be at Wyvern Abbey. 381 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,760 I believe he may have killed both Gerry and Ronny, 382 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,040 and may even kill again. 383 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:47,120 Well, then we can't let you go alone. 384 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:48,480 Um, uh… 385 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,360 Can we get Bill Eversleigh to procure me an invitation? 386 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,040 Ooh! I'm sure if he describes me as a rich young man 387 00:24:54,120 --> 00:24:56,400 anxious to stand for Parliament, Lomax will fall at once. 388 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,040 I should like to be there too. 389 00:24:58,120 --> 00:25:01,600 [Jimmy] Um, that is neither desirable nor advisable. 390 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:03,880 You're far too precious to place at risk. 391 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:09,120 Three of us trying to secure an invite might look rather suspicious. 392 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,400 And I still need to gain an invite myself. 393 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:12,960 So I'm just to go home and wait? 394 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:14,320 [Jimmy] It's safer that way. 395 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:16,880 And speaking of safe… 396 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:19,280 [service bell rings] 397 00:25:19,360 --> 00:25:22,600 I think this time there should be some casualties on the other side. 398 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:25,680 Ah, Stevens. 399 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:28,320 Could you go out and buy me a pistol? 400 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,280 I'm feeling rather bloodthirsty this morning. 401 00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:33,720 What kind of pistol would you be requiring, sir? 402 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:34,840 Um… 403 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,000 One that shoots bullets with alacrity 404 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,640 and has a very stylish handle. 405 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,520 [mysterious music plays] 406 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,040 Good luck inveigling a Wyvern invite from Sir George Lomax. 407 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:48,280 [alarm clock ticks] 408 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:51,600 [alarm clock rings] 409 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:58,080 Lady Eileen. Well, this is an unexpected delight. 410 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:01,000 Mr. Lomax, I've heard that you are convening a gathering 411 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,080 at Wyvern Abbey. Is that correct? 412 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:13,080 How did you come by that information? 413 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,120 Lady Eileen, I implore you not to circulate this further. 414 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:18,960 Our national interests are at stake, 415 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:22,560 and the success of the gathering depends upon absolute secrecy. 416 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:23,640 I'm sorry. 417 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,240 [groans] It's already causing me untold anxiety. 418 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,440 Given her experience at social gatherings, 419 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:35,160 my mother wishes to offer whatever advice might prove helpful 420 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,640 in the establishment and the etiquette of the weekend. 421 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,880 Your mother is offering help? 422 00:26:42,120 --> 00:26:44,080 How uncharacteristic. 423 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:45,600 Yes, we are all very surprised. 424 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:46,560 But in truth, 425 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:49,240 the timing could not be more fortuitous. 426 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:50,280 Yes, please. 427 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:55,200 Tell your mother I shall be over tout de suite. 428 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:56,960 À bientôt, Lady-- 429 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,400 [suspenseful music playing] 430 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:06,080 [clock strikes] 431 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:10,000 Ma? 432 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,000 Shh. 433 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:14,520 Why are you hiding there? 434 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:16,040 We have an intruder. 435 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,600 -How did he get in? -Tredwell admitted him. 436 00:27:21,120 --> 00:27:23,800 -When you say "intruder…" -Mmm. 437 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:25,320 …do you actually mean visitor? 438 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,600 -See no difference. -Oh, for goodness' sake. 439 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:30,800 -By the way… -Hmm? 440 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:33,920 -When did Alfred leave? -Alfred? 441 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,120 One of the footmen. 442 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,240 Never had an Alfred. 443 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,120 Yes, we have. He was here for a couple of years. 444 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:41,560 Hmm. Well, ask Tredwell. 445 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,280 I already have. 446 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,440 He said it would be unthinkable for him to discuss staffing matters with me 447 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:48,840 and to take it up with you. 448 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,360 Oh, no. No, no. 449 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,600 I leave all that to, um… 450 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,880 Well, I'm not sure who I leave it to, but I absolutely leave it to someone. 451 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:58,320 Um, what are we to do about the intruder? 452 00:27:58,920 --> 00:27:59,960 The visitor. 453 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,560 I fail to understand why people insist on visiting. 454 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:07,000 I mean, does not the length of the approach to this house, 455 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,960 does it not give them pause? Hmm? 456 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,040 I am pondering a moat. 457 00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:19,000 Might this visitor be George Lomax? 458 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:22,280 -How do you know? -I heard he was anxious for your advice. 459 00:28:22,360 --> 00:28:24,560 Advice? Oh, Bundle, no. 460 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:29,400 It's intolerable that I'm always placed under these pressures. 461 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:34,320 Ma, are you seriously intending on seeing out your days isolated here? 462 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,320 I have seen the world, Bundle. 463 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:37,840 I did not relish it. 464 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:39,880 Pa would not approve. 465 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,520 Then he should have been less insistent on dying. 466 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:46,760 With him, 467 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:51,480 I might have more interest in navigating the world external. 468 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:54,880 You still have me. 469 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:58,320 [chuckles fondly] 470 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,160 Why don't I help you greet 471 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:07,920 His Majesty's permanent Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs? 472 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:09,920 [whimpers] 473 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,040 [Lomax] Now, it is essential 474 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:16,440 that our conversation remain strictly entre nous. 475 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:23,280 Prime Minister has entrusted me with hosting a gathering at Wyvern Abbey, 476 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:24,680 which will prove essential 477 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:27,840 to the future security of this, our great nation. 478 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:32,160 The venture, uh, being what, precisely? 479 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:36,280 Gaining the contractual confidence of one Dr. Cyril Matip, 480 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:38,360 an inventor out of Cameroon. 481 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:39,280 Mmm. 482 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:41,440 [Bundle] What has he invented? 483 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:45,160 Oh. I can only apologize, Lady Eileen. 484 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:48,560 This must be entirely of no interest to you. 485 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,400 No, quite the opposite. 486 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,040 I am hanging on your every word, Mr. Lomax. 487 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:57,480 -Are you? -Mm-hmm. 488 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,720 No. Surely not? 489 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:08,200 Dr. Matip has a patent process that he applies to steel. 490 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:10,680 It becomes so toughened, 491 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:14,280 a thin wire is as strong as a steel bar. 492 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,840 And in the right hands, properly applied, 493 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,440 it will revolutionize our manufacturing industry, 494 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:22,360 to say nothing of our military capability. 495 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,040 And in the wrong hands? 496 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:29,400 It could prove catastrophic to our national cause. 497 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,440 Ergo, the prime minister's interest. 498 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:41,240 [sighs] Remarkable how quickly you grasp the severity of it, Lady Eileen. 499 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:42,240 [chuckles] 500 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,080 I-- I must confess, 501 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:47,040 hosting is not my forte. 502 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:47,960 Really? 503 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:53,280 Lacking a wife, having dedicated my entire waking life to the body politic, 504 00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:59,720 I'm not as, um, au fait with the niceties and exquisities of hosting as I might be. 505 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:03,640 Mmm. Which is why Ma has pulled out these books for you. 506 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:04,720 -Oh! -Have I? 507 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:05,880 -Have you? -She has. 508 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,440 -She has! -[Bundle chuckles] 509 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:11,000 Oh, my spirits are lifted. 510 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:12,400 This is… 511 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:17,400 Oh, this is the perfect tonic after that dreadful warning letter. 512 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:18,680 A warning letter? 513 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:20,120 Forget I said that. 514 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:21,560 From who? 515 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:24,880 [mysterious music plays] 516 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:26,600 Unsigned. 517 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,080 It was merely marked "Seven Dials." 518 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:34,160 It warned me not to proceed, or my well-being would be at stake. 519 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:37,080 [Lady Caterham] Really? Well, a warning letter 520 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:41,120 presumably implies that there are rivals 521 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,200 vying for this invention. 522 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:44,880 Yes, 523 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,960 every civilized nation around the globe, 524 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,560 most notably our German friends. 525 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:56,560 I'm concerned the event might be at risk of sabotage. 526 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:58,640 Should we even proceed? 527 00:31:58,720 --> 00:31:59,880 Of course. 528 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:03,280 You can't be intimidated by a mere letter. 529 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:04,400 Can't I? 530 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:07,880 No. No, I can't. 531 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:12,640 I'm not a man to be cowed by a mere blot of ink. 532 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,560 [chuckles proudly] That is not George Lomax. 533 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,920 -You see that. -I do. Yes, precisely. 534 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:23,120 I had no idea you were so engaged with contemporary matters. 535 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:27,720 But politics is about the most fascinating study there is. 536 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:31,680 If only more ladies of your age felt the same. 537 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:33,680 Extend the vote to us, and we might. 538 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,680 [laughs] 539 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:39,440 What one really craves 540 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,800 is to witness politics from the inside. 541 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,040 Grand events. 542 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:46,960 Skillful statesmanship. 543 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:50,800 Then you must attend at Wyvern Abbey as my guest. 544 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:52,080 -No! -Yes. 545 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:53,800 -What? No? -[Lady Caterham] Absolutely not. 546 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,400 Was not Mr. Lomax just… 547 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,960 explaining the implicit danger in the whole event? 548 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,880 No, no, no. Lady Cate-- Lady Caterham, have no fear. 549 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,960 Lady Eileen has placed fire in my belly. 550 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:10,040 The event shall go ahead. I look forward to hosting you. 551 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:16,280 It is a joy to see someone so… just so wonderfully improved. 552 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:17,320 [sighs heavily] 553 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:21,400 Onwards to protection and prosperity. 554 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:23,280 Tredwell will see you out. 555 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:26,560 [clears throat] 556 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:28,280 [man yells] 557 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:30,960 -[gun fires] -[birds squawk] 558 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:32,520 [guns fire] 559 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:34,040 [bold music plays] 560 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:35,240 [man] Go. 561 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:36,680 [bird squawks] 562 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:39,920 [guns fire repeatedly] 563 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,320 -[Jimmy] Well, can't hit them all. -[Lomax] Ah! 564 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:47,080 Lady Eileen, I cannot tell you how pleased I am you're here. 565 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:48,000 [gun fires] 566 00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:53,240 May I introduce you to Mr. James Jonathan Thesiger? 567 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:57,160 Mr. Thesiger is keen to stand for Parliament. 568 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,320 A great prospect, recommended by Mr. Eversleigh, 569 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:04,240 who is currently in the House dotting T's and crossing I's. 570 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:05,480 Delighted. 571 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,840 Mr. Thesiger, charmed. 572 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:09,960 [Jimmy clears throat] 573 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:14,560 Now, of course you already know Sir Oswald and Lady Coote. 574 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:16,440 Yes, we are already acquainted. 575 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:18,160 You shoot, I see. 576 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:19,720 Frequently. 577 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:21,720 And Bateman, of course. 578 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:23,520 Hello, Pongo. 579 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:25,920 [Lomax] We're just awaiting our final guest. 580 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,360 -[Jimmy] Are you totting up the shots? -Someone has to keep a record. 581 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:30,960 -[groans] -Yes, Bateman. 582 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:32,240 [fires] 583 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,680 [Lomax] You'll be pleased to know Scotland Yard have sent their best man 584 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,280 to ensure our collective safety. 585 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:40,880 [gun fires] 586 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:43,000 [gun fires] 587 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:45,000 -How… reassuring. -[Lomax] Hey! 588 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:48,680 Say, Coote! Did I just see you shoot with your left? 589 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:49,640 You did, indeed. 590 00:34:49,720 --> 00:34:51,040 Sir Oswald is ambidextrous. 591 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:53,640 -I'm sure he can get a cream for it. -[people laugh] 592 00:34:53,720 --> 00:34:55,200 [Oswald] How do you mean, Thesiger? 593 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:57,760 [Bateman] Thesiger was attempting to be amusing, sir. 594 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:01,200 Never understood jokes. I mean, what are they for? 595 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:04,680 [Jimmy] Right, no. No, you're right. Make a note to find out, will you, Pongo? 596 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:09,240 [sighs] 597 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:12,520 Damn shame about the boy Wade. 598 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:14,720 -And the India Office lad. -[Lomax] Mmm. 599 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:17,680 -His name was Ronny. -Ah. 600 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:20,600 Brutal business, life. 601 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:22,920 [Lomax] Um, may I, um… 602 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:24,760 Can you-- Thank you. 603 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:29,240 May I remind us all we have a single serious purpose here. 604 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:33,640 To ensure Dr. Matip entrusts to our great country his invention. 605 00:35:33,720 --> 00:35:36,800 Now, to achieve that, we need to be at our best. 606 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:40,520 Ah. He's here, he's here, he's here. So, calm, calm, calm. 607 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:45,280 Everybody, best behavior. Calm. Dignified. 608 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,080 [intriguing music playing] 609 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:55,480 [sighs] 610 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:57,440 [car door closes] 611 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:01,720 Dr. Matip, George Lomax. 612 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,360 -Welcome to Wyvern Abbey. -Thank you, Mr. Lomax. 613 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:09,960 Now, may I introduce you to Sir Oswald and Lady Coote. 614 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:11,120 How do you do? 615 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:12,800 Mr. James Thesiger. 616 00:36:13,720 --> 00:36:15,000 -How do you do? -How do you do? 617 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,200 [Lomax] And Lady Eileen Brent. 618 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:18,120 Hello. 619 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:20,000 How do you do? It's a pleasure to meet you all. 620 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:22,080 -[Bateman] More coming, sir. Right. -[Lomax] Wow. 621 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:25,040 Right. Prepare for further slaughter. 622 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:27,480 -[man yells in distance] -[birds squawk] 623 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:30,240 -Dr. Matip, do you shoot? -[gun fires] 624 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:33,520 Uh, no. 625 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:36,760 Guns are… not for me. 626 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,040 -Ooh. -[Oswald chuckles] 627 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:42,960 We haven't offended? 628 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:45,600 Oh, no. Um… 629 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:50,400 -Perhaps I could rest before dinner? -Of course, of course. 630 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:51,760 We'll keep the noise down. 631 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:53,320 -No shooting! -[gun fires] 632 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:55,800 Terrible idea, shooting. I don't know whose it was. 633 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:56,960 Let me show you inside. 634 00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:58,840 -[man yells] -[birds warble] 635 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:00,080 [guns continue firing] 636 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:09,360 You all right, old girl? 637 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:14,560 Keeping an eye out for the identity of this murderous Number Seven, eh? 638 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:16,440 Ronny was shot in the chest. 639 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:20,680 They're clearly at home with guns. 640 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:22,680 -[Jimmy] Everyone here is, though. -[laughs] 641 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:25,680 I'd say Lomax is the most jumpy right now. 642 00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:30,680 It seems to me that either Lomax or Coote could be your Number Seven. 643 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:32,600 And then, of course, there's this chap. 644 00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:33,840 Lady Eileen. 645 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:36,240 Mr. Thesiger. 646 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:40,000 He knows my name. Wait, that's not a good thing, is it? 647 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:41,040 [clears throat] 648 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:45,480 I see you have ignored all of my advice and exhortations. 649 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,960 I was personally invited by George Lomax. 650 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:48,880 Mmm. 651 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:52,120 Have you found out who killed Gerry Wade or Ronny Devereux yet? 652 00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:55,360 And my investigation continues. 653 00:37:56,160 --> 00:37:57,280 But your-- 654 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:02,680 Your presence here simply complicates my ability to do that. 655 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:04,680 I'm merely here as a guest. 656 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:06,320 Are you indeed? 657 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:07,760 [gun fires] 658 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:11,200 [chuckles] 659 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:13,600 [grunts softly] 660 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:15,680 [sighs] 661 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:17,360 [mysterious music plays] 662 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,800 Oh, I say! Excellent. 663 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:22,520 Splendid performance. Who was that? 664 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:25,560 -Which Coote? It was one of you. -It was me, Lady Coote. 665 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:27,680 [Jimmy] Lady Coote. Should have known. 666 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:31,320 [man yells] 667 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:35,040 [gun fires] 668 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:36,640 [guests chatter indistinctly] 669 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:42,880 [Jimmy and Lady Coote both speak in overlapping conversations] 670 00:38:47,720 --> 00:38:49,560 [guests laugh] 671 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:52,520 [Jimmy] What were the final scores, Lady Maria? 672 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:55,000 [Lomax taps glass] 673 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:56,760 Now, as we're now all assembled, 674 00:38:56,840 --> 00:39:00,040 I wonder, Dr. Matip, if you would do us the honor 675 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:03,160 of telling us just a little bit about your life and journey 676 00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:05,080 to this table. 677 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:09,520 My family is from Douala, in the southwest of Cameroon. 678 00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:11,200 [Lomax] Ah. Mmm. 679 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:15,040 At the time of my birth, Douala was a German protectorate. 680 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,200 My father was a village leader, 681 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:21,280 and like many of the children from the top families, 682 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:24,000 I was sent to Germany to be educated. 683 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:26,040 Did you say Germany? 684 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:27,640 -Mmm. -[Lomax] Were you really? 685 00:39:27,720 --> 00:39:29,320 -[Matip] Mmm. -[Lomax] Oh. 686 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:31,200 Where exactly in Germany, Dr. Matip? 687 00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:35,320 I studied engineering at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, 688 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:38,360 as well as apprenticeships in the Ruhr. 689 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:41,360 It's a very beautiful country. 690 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:46,120 And is that the extent of your connections to Germany? 691 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:48,400 No. 692 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:52,680 -I fought for them in the war. -[Jimmy clears throat] 693 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,160 You fought for the Germans? 694 00:39:55,240 --> 00:39:57,640 Yes. I had no choice. 695 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:00,560 [inhales deeply] The whole of West Africa 696 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:04,000 was engulfed in battles between Germany, France, and England. 697 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:08,720 In Cameroon, we faced troops from Nigeria, 698 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:10,160 the Belgian Congo, 699 00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:12,800 French Equatorial Africa. 700 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:15,720 For more than two years, 701 00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:21,520 Africans fought other Africans on behalf of and led by… 702 00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:25,200 [chuckles sadly] …white Europeans. 703 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:26,960 [Lomax] Well, then we are 704 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:31,240 grateful for all their, and your, endeavors. 705 00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:32,720 [clears throat] 706 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:35,320 I lost my entire family. 707 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:39,080 I never want to see anything like that happen again. 708 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:40,440 [somber music playing] 709 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:42,680 You're not alone in that, Dr. Matip. 710 00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:46,760 Now my country is French. 711 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:49,720 [chuckles] Thanks to the Treaty of Versailles. 712 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,720 But I'm grateful to England for affording me safe passage 713 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:54,720 and allowing me to be here with you today. 714 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,440 Thank you. You can now rest easy in the knowledge 715 00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:00,880 that you are now in a country that you can trust. 716 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:01,840 Yes. 717 00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:03,280 Of course. 718 00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:08,320 But you would say that, wouldn't you? 719 00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:11,560 [Lomax] I'm sorry? 720 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:13,360 I do not follow. 721 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:16,400 When we want someone to trust us, 722 00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:19,280 we first assure them of our trustworthiness. 723 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:22,760 But equally, the first act of the duplicitous 724 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:25,840 is to demonstrate how they are beyond reproach. 725 00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:27,960 [Oswald] This is England. 726 00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:29,920 Our word is second to none. 727 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:31,520 That's what the Germans said. 728 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:32,920 [laughs] 729 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,080 And the French. 730 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:37,080 If you never want to see another war, 731 00:41:37,160 --> 00:41:38,920 we are your men. 732 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,200 -Isn't that right, Lomax? -Absolutely. 733 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:42,120 [Oswald] Now, 734 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:45,520 I want to see this formula in action. 735 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:47,560 Did you bring a sample? 736 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:49,360 Oswald, not at the table. 737 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:52,360 Oh, hang convention. Let the dog see the rabbit. 738 00:41:52,440 --> 00:41:54,200 Do you remember the etiquette lessons? 739 00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:56,480 [Oswald] Don't you agree, Lady Eileen? 740 00:41:57,800 --> 00:41:59,880 Yes. I'd be fascinated to see. 741 00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:07,720 [intriguing music playing] 742 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:10,120 The casing of this pocket watch 743 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:14,280 is noncorrosive, nonmagnetic metal, 744 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:19,360 made to withstand extremely high temperatures. 745 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,920 This was the best way to transport it. 746 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:28,760 Since the end of the war, this has become my life's work. 747 00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:30,960 To create a metal so impervious to destruction 748 00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:35,120 that, well, war itself would no longer have purpose. 749 00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:36,960 This sample… 750 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:42,600 Can you prove it's as strong as you say? 751 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:49,280 Do you still have those shotguns? 752 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,680 -[gun cocks] -[grunts softly] 753 00:42:55,360 --> 00:42:56,560 [watch ticks] 754 00:42:56,640 --> 00:43:00,280 -[Bundle] Are we sure this is safe? -Sir Oswald is an excellent shot. 755 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:08,440 [Matip] Mmm. 756 00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:10,360 May I? 757 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:11,720 [Matip] Yes. 758 00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:16,400 [Oswald] Incredible. 759 00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:19,280 The casing, barely a mark on it. 760 00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:21,960 Bravo, young man. 761 00:43:23,720 --> 00:43:25,200 Very impressive. 762 00:43:26,840 --> 00:43:30,840 Now, there is a safe in your room to store the formula and demonstration model. 763 00:43:30,920 --> 00:43:34,040 Police officers are stationed around the grounds. 764 00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:40,440 May I suggest we all retire after a very successful evening? 765 00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:42,760 -[Oswald] Well done. -Thank you. 766 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:45,480 [Oswald chuckles] 767 00:43:45,560 --> 00:43:46,400 Good night. 768 00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:47,520 Thank you. 769 00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:49,440 [Lomax] Congratulations. 770 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:50,800 [guests chatter] 771 00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:52,880 [ominous music plays] 772 00:43:52,960 --> 00:43:54,360 [clock ticking] 773 00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:01,640 [clock strikes] 774 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:13,640 [Bundle] Stay with me, Jimmy. 775 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:19,120 [Bill] Bundle. Bundle, Bundle! 776 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:21,000 What in the Lord's name are you doing here? 777 00:44:21,080 --> 00:44:22,640 You are not to get mixed up in this! 778 00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:25,280 -Do you understand? -I'm already mixed up in it! 779 00:44:29,080 --> 00:44:31,800 I think whoever killed Gerry and Ronny is here at the Abbey. 780 00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:36,080 And I think they're about to steal Dr. Matip's formula. 781 00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:38,680 Now, you can either be cross with me, 782 00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:41,360 or the three of us can devise a plan 783 00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:44,600 to stop any theft and expose the killer. 784 00:44:44,680 --> 00:44:46,400 Yeah. That's a good-- good idea. 785 00:44:47,520 --> 00:44:51,680 We need to make sure no one comes in or out of Dr. Matip's room overnight. 786 00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:53,760 [suspenseful music plays] 787 00:44:56,200 --> 00:44:58,240 Here is the perfect vantage point. 788 00:44:58,320 --> 00:45:00,760 Anyone coming or going will be easily spotted. 789 00:45:01,360 --> 00:45:02,760 We'll divide the night into watches. 790 00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:06,320 -Heads, you go first, I go second. -Yes. 791 00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:07,520 Tails, vice versa. 792 00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:08,720 That's only two watches. 793 00:45:08,800 --> 00:45:11,280 It's no job for a girl. It's far too risky. 794 00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:15,160 Right. Tails. I'll go first. We switch at three. 795 00:45:15,240 --> 00:45:17,880 And I'll even lend you Leopold when the time comes. 796 00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:20,280 -[Bill] Leopold? -[gun cocks] 797 00:45:20,360 --> 00:45:21,360 My new best friend. 798 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,240 Bundle. Why did you let him bring a gun? 799 00:45:23,320 --> 00:45:24,520 I'm not his keeper. 800 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:26,200 And what about my watch? 801 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:27,720 This chap doesn't play fair. 802 00:45:27,800 --> 00:45:30,040 Let us boys take the watches, okay? 803 00:45:30,120 --> 00:45:32,920 Right. Everyone to our corners. Go. 804 00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:35,840 [door closes] 805 00:45:37,080 --> 00:45:39,280 [playfully suspenseful music plays] 806 00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:14,760 [grunts determinedly] 807 00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:23,440 [Bundle exclaims] 808 00:46:23,520 --> 00:46:24,600 [screams] 809 00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:28,000 [spits] Botheration! 810 00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:29,480 [grunts] 811 00:46:30,560 --> 00:46:31,480 [sighs] 812 00:46:32,520 --> 00:46:35,120 Very poor class of ivy. Oh. 813 00:46:35,200 --> 00:46:37,200 [tense music plays] 814 00:46:38,120 --> 00:46:39,280 Dr. Matip's. 815 00:46:49,080 --> 00:46:50,480 Superintendent. 816 00:46:51,120 --> 00:46:52,120 You gave me a fright. 817 00:46:53,800 --> 00:46:56,880 That is precisely what I am here for, Lady Eileen. 818 00:46:58,200 --> 00:46:59,480 What are you doing out here? 819 00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:02,200 Ensuring that no one is about who shouldn't be. 820 00:47:02,280 --> 00:47:04,080 May I ask what you are doing out here? 821 00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:06,240 -Me? -Yes, you. 822 00:47:06,320 --> 00:47:08,800 Do you normally exit buildings via the window? 823 00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:09,800 Uh… 824 00:47:10,720 --> 00:47:12,440 Depends on the building. 825 00:47:13,480 --> 00:47:15,920 I was looking for the west terrace. 826 00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:17,320 -Oh, the west terrace? -Mm-hmm. 827 00:47:17,400 --> 00:47:19,280 Well, the west terrace is my purview, 828 00:47:19,360 --> 00:47:22,480 so may I encourage you to return to bed? 829 00:47:22,560 --> 00:47:24,200 And when I say "encourage," 830 00:47:24,280 --> 00:47:27,320 you may take that as a direct instruction or order, 831 00:47:27,400 --> 00:47:29,120 should that be more effective. 832 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:32,520 How long have you worked at Scotland Yard, Superintendent? 833 00:47:32,600 --> 00:47:33,800 [Battle] I shall provide you 834 00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:36,040 with a full professional history at a later point. 835 00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:39,240 But you are causing a distraction at a vital juncture 836 00:47:39,320 --> 00:47:42,080 and are therefore running the risk of arrest 837 00:47:42,160 --> 00:47:45,960 unless you do as I ask immediately. 838 00:47:47,760 --> 00:47:48,920 Please. 839 00:47:50,600 --> 00:47:53,520 -Back up the ivy? -Oh, yeah. What's left of it, if you can. 840 00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:55,440 Of course I can. 841 00:47:55,960 --> 00:47:56,840 Very easily. 842 00:47:57,960 --> 00:47:59,520 [leaves rustle] 843 00:48:00,360 --> 00:48:03,840 [suspenseful music building] 844 00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:05,280 [music fades out] 845 00:48:08,120 --> 00:48:09,840 [door creaks open] 846 00:48:26,640 --> 00:48:28,960 [eerie music plays] 847 00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:31,480 Where's our watchman? 848 00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:38,000 [knocking at door] 849 00:48:38,080 --> 00:48:39,320 [clock ticking] 850 00:48:39,400 --> 00:48:40,240 [softly] Bill. 851 00:48:42,960 --> 00:48:43,960 Dash it all. 852 00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:47,040 Bill, wake up. Jimmy's deserted his post. 853 00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:50,400 Boys? 854 00:48:50,480 --> 00:48:52,480 [glass shatters in distance] 855 00:48:55,080 --> 00:48:57,040 -[object clatters] -[man yells] 856 00:48:57,920 --> 00:48:59,520 -[object clatters nearby] -Bill? 857 00:49:00,560 --> 00:49:01,720 -[man grunts] -Jimmy? 858 00:49:01,800 --> 00:49:02,760 [objects clatter] 859 00:49:02,840 --> 00:49:04,160 Jimmy, is that you? 860 00:49:04,240 --> 00:49:05,600 [gun fires] 861 00:49:05,680 --> 00:49:07,720 -[banging] -No! Jimmy! 862 00:49:08,400 --> 00:49:09,640 -[grunts] -[gun fires] 863 00:49:10,560 --> 00:49:12,200 -Quick! -[Lomax] What on earth is going on? 864 00:49:12,280 --> 00:49:14,240 -[Lady Coote] Gracious. What's going on? -Hoskins! 865 00:49:14,320 --> 00:49:15,160 [all exclaim] 866 00:49:17,200 --> 00:49:18,440 -Jimmy. -[Bill] Bundle. 867 00:49:18,520 --> 00:49:20,000 [dramatic music swells] 868 00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:27,560 [morose music plays] 869 00:49:30,680 --> 00:49:32,400 [clock ticks and strikes] 870 00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:38,360 [bold and moody classical music plays]