1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,279 Here's to Joe Stalin's next stroke. 2 00:00:02,280 --> 00:00:03,519 Tinkety tonk. 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,239 -Who was he? -Victor... Orr. 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,639 I've met him before. An air raid, '41. 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:13,799 It is true. I switched the glasses, 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,439 he drank the poison meant for one of us. 7 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:18,240 Nafije and Ruhije. 8 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,799 We'd be ever so grateful if you'd just keep an eye on them. 9 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,279 This was the third attempt on our lives 10 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:25,519 since we left New York. 11 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,399 The first thing you must do is arrest the cocktail waiter. 12 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,800 And you must bring in any others on the staff. 13 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,319 - Do you have a reservation? - Uh, no. My wife does. 14 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:36,400 Your wife? 15 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,239 Time for a little chat. 16 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:41,640 What does Jack know? 17 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:43,919 My wife and I have an arrangement. 18 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:45,919 That I knew his late father. 19 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:46,999 Nothing more? 20 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,559 And should we trust you? 21 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,280 Well, I suppose you'll find out... 22 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:53,760 when the next assassin comes. 23 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,160 Uh! 24 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:17,719 Hello again. 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:18,879 Hello. 26 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,920 Fizz, for them, I presume? 27 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:26,760 -Who is it? - It's me. 28 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,400 Champagne? 29 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,240 We did not order champagne. 30 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,199 Oh! 31 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,159 Oh, my face! Ruhije, I'm hit! 32 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,359 Ah! 33 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,239 Eadie! 34 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:20,839 Eadie, are you okay? 35 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:29,279 One more step and I'll... 36 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,719 Well, let's all calm down, should we? 37 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,360 Oh... ruddy hell, that hurts! 38 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,479 -You okay? -You shot her! 39 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,039 You bloody Carpathian lunatic! 40 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,000 - I thought she had a gun! - It was a champagne bottle! 41 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:00,720 Oh, God... 42 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,719 - Am I gonna die? - It's just a graze. 43 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,679 Luckily for you, Your Royal Highness. 44 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,999 This is a very, very regrettable incident, Miss... 45 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,919 - Eadie Rattle. - Miss Eadie, 46 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,479 we live under the constant threat of assassination. 47 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,879 The black mantle of death hovers over us like the London fog. 48 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,679 Sometimes we make mistakes out of fear. 49 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:20,799 You must forgive us. 50 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,119 Oh, you shouldn't forgive them. You should press charges. 51 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,159 Don't tell me what to do, okay? I've had enough of it. 52 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:27,999 I've simply had enough of it. 53 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,319 We understand, dear. 54 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,359 Do you? Because I've just ended a shift 55 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,159 that started with a pass and ended with me getting fired! 56 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:35,239 - Fired? - Yeah. 57 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:36,519 I've been handed my cards, haven't I? 58 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,399 What? Why? What for? 59 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,719 Because... someone sabotaged the boilers. 60 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,399 Tipped linseed oil into them. 61 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:44,719 Yeah, but why would they think that that's you? 62 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:45,959 'Cause I have a motive! 63 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,279 Mr. Kind gave me a mouthful for standing up to that bastard. 64 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:50,359 And now I've been shot. 65 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,839 - Shot... what's that? - Morphine tartrate. 66 00:04:53,840 --> 00:04:56,599 I'm not gonna have you jabbing me like a bloody pincushion. 67 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,399 - It will ease your pain. - I'll live. 68 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,479 And if you two think that I'm just gonna hop on the night bus 69 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:02,879 and say, "Oh, it must be beastly 70 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,040 that your country hates your guts 71 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,119 and you're forced to slum it out here in the Walsingham. 72 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:07,800 Well, think again, ladies. 73 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,839 No wonder you're so nervous around the working classes. 74 00:05:10,840 --> 00:05:12,159 You damn well ought to be! 75 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:15,720 I'll have that morphine now. 76 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,440 Ow! 77 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,680 So, Eadie Rattle, what do you suggest? 78 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,999 I'll stay here tonight, in the Royal Suite. 79 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,639 - There are only two beds. - Then I'll have the biggest. 80 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:30,959 And I'll have breakfast in it. 81 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,479 I think that's a very modest demand 82 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,839 considering the bullets in the wall. 83 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:36,879 I know the importance of the rules of hospitality 84 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:38,999 in your country. I've been reading up on them. 85 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,879 That's right, Mr. Book. 86 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,319 At home, we are obliged to take in those who need shelter. 87 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,079 During the war, many British officers 88 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:47,919 were parachuted into our territory. 89 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,920 None were betrayed. 90 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,360 - I'll sleep on the sofa. - Hmm. 91 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Right. 92 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,920 Now, which one of you is lending me your toothbrush? 93 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,000 I'll get someone to come and have a look at this. 94 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,039 It's good to see you, Jack. 95 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,000 We lost him. 96 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,080 We never really knew him. 97 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,639 Of course, it was impossible to predict how he'd react. 98 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,759 - But I was hoping for... - Sympathy? 99 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:32,879 Understanding. 100 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,560 That's just the way it is with some people. 101 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,199 They get down on a thing when they don't know 102 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,519 - nothing about it. - Huckleberry Finn? 103 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,999 Top marks. You can sleep on the left. 104 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,399 Hmm. I like that Eadie. 105 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:47,639 She's sharp. 106 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,239 - Sharp as Her Nibs? - The Princess? 107 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:53,279 Busy day tomorrow? 108 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:56,319 - Bliss has arrested Guzili. - Oh? 109 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:57,599 It's a mistake. 110 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,679 So, I suspect I'll spend the morning showing him why. 111 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,239 - Clever clogs. - If the shoe fits. 112 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,599 Oh, it's the Dinaric Alps, by the way. 113 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,519 - Eh? - It's the Dinaric Alps, my love, 114 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:12,479 - not the Carpathians. - As I said, clever clogs. 115 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:42,960 Book... 116 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,399 This way, Mr. Guzili. 117 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,000 The Inspector's ready to see you now. 118 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,599 Finished with that mug, Sergeant? 119 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,359 Bagged and labeled, Sir. 120 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,000 - We'll return it in due course. - Take a seat. 121 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:19,959 Are you going to charge me? 122 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:21,559 Oh, there's plenty of time for that. 123 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,039 I've said it all already. It's in my statement. 124 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,159 Oh. Just one thing before we start. 125 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,719 Er, Mr. Book here will be joining us. 126 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,400 He's a specialist. 127 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,239 Mr. Guzili, it's very important that you use this interview 128 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:36,879 to tell us the truth. Because if you don't, 129 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,760 I can't be held accountable for the consequences. 130 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,600 We know about your affair with Eadie Rattle. 131 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,240 She's given us a statement. 132 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,359 And in doing so, has given us a possible motive. 133 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,919 A reason for you to kill Captain Orr. 134 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,000 Because he made a pass at Eadie? 135 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,120 It must happen, like, three times a day. 136 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,520 What business are you in, exactly? 137 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,880 The antiquarian book business. 138 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,880 I've read the Kanun of Scutari. Have you? 139 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,800 - I know it. - Live by it? 140 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,040 It was very important in my village. 141 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,640 Let's start then. 142 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,239 If I said we were going to give you the third degree, 143 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:19,600 what would you expect? 144 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,559 - A kicking out by the bins? - Snake in the Grass. 145 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:24,439 - What did you say? - Forget the third degree. 146 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,640 Snake in the Grass. Come on, I'm waiting. 147 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:31,840 - Vodka. - At last. 148 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,479 Crème de menthe, lime juice, uh, lemonade. 149 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,799 - Where's my ice? - It went in first. 150 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:40,440 Are you shaking this drink? 151 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,119 Come on, come on, Mr. Guzili, this is the Walsingham. 152 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:45,519 Are you shaking this drink? 153 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:46,719 I'm stirring it, I'm stirring it. 154 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,040 - Atta boy. - Atta Boy. I know that. 155 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:55,279 French vermouth, dry gin, grenadine, four dashes. Shaken. 156 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,840 And what would you put in a Pansy? 157 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,079 Pansy, pansy, pansy... um... Anisette? 158 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,400 No, no, no, Mr. Guzili. 159 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,039 Look, I'm still on probation. I'm not an expert. 160 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:09,640 I'd say you're not. 161 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,640 But nor are you a murderer. 162 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,199 Well, what, what makes you say that? 163 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,479 Because he left a dirty great fingerprint 164 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,320 on the upper part of one of those glasses. 165 00:10:19,560 --> 00:10:21,199 And a good cocktail waiter, 166 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,839 as well as knowing how to mix a third degree, 167 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,520 always handles a rock glass... 168 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:29,160 lower down. 169 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:30,999 You made the drink for the captain, 170 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,319 which is when you left your fingerprint on his glass. 171 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,719 But the drink was not deadly. 172 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,399 I'm sorry if this sounds insulting, Mr. Guzili, 173 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:39,999 but you have yet to acquire the skill 174 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,679 to poison anyone in a crowded bar in plain sight. 175 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:45,399 Particularly with just a few seconds 176 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,199 between the inciting incident and the crime. 177 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,039 But I'm sure you'll get there. 178 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:51,399 In fact, I'd go so far as to say 179 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,600 you're already a model employee. 180 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:56,679 You're going to write me a reference now, are you? 181 00:10:56,680 --> 00:10:58,359 Why not? 182 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,759 How long have the princesses been in the hotel? 183 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:01,839 Four days. 184 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:02,919 And you'd already noticed 185 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:04,880 they always reject the first drink. 186 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,400 So, you made it out of tap water. 187 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,839 - Yes. - Some employers would promote 188 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:15,840 a member of staff so concerned about wastage. 189 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:23,319 Well, Mr. Guzili, ha, it seems like you can, uh, 190 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,239 go and collect your things. 191 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:29,039 Our friend here is checking out, Sergeant Morris. 192 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:30,560 Very good, Sir. 193 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:40,760 Well, now what? 194 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,079 Anyone could have got that hydrochloric acid 195 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:45,159 into the drink. 196 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,560 And Guzili was too clumsy to have done it? 197 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:50,999 As I discovered late last night, 198 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:55,000 the Kanun of Scutari has very strict rules about hospitality. 199 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,239 It's taboo to harm anyone you consider your guest. 200 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,759 Captain Orr was Guzili's guest, strictly speaking, 201 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,359 and the Kanun is very strict. 202 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:06,239 Mm. Did it, did it tell you anything else useful? 203 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,119 Oh, yes. 204 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,919 Insult my wife in front of the headman of the village 205 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:12,759 and you owe me a sheep. 206 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:17,320 If my wife insults you, I owe you five. 207 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,519 Well, I find it's usually best if people are just, you know, 208 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:24,280 sort of nice to each other. 209 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:26,680 Mm. 210 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,439 You were not in the army, were you? 211 00:12:58,440 --> 00:12:59,599 You know where I was. 212 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,839 Well, no matter. Straighten your spine, perhaps? 213 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,479 Eh, at the palace, a line of soldiers would salute us 214 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,159 just on our way into breakfast. 215 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:09,439 Oh, lucky you. 216 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,199 How the mighty have fallen. 217 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,439 And back then, we weren't always looking over our shoulders. 218 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,679 We were at home with our own people. 219 00:13:16,680 --> 00:13:19,319 You boy, you must fetch the inspector. 220 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:20,479 Why? What's happened? 221 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,239 Another threatening letter. 222 00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:34,080 Well, you've done alright. 223 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:35,959 They ordered in. 224 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:37,280 No less than I deserve. 225 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:38,879 Sure enough. 226 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,599 - Balkan mix, apparently. - Nice. 227 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,759 See those little gold rings at the end there? 228 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:45,680 I'm a Capstan man myself. 229 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,359 Weren't you supposed to bring me for that Bovril? 230 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,600 Well, I thought you had everything you needed here. 231 00:13:53,680 --> 00:13:55,599 It's a bit rich for my blood. 232 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:00,600 Hmm. 233 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,279 So, where was Miss Eadie Rattle when the murder took place? 234 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,039 Uh, having a Woodbine outside, according to her statement. 235 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,239 Having already administered the poison? 236 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,000 Meant for the princesses? 237 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:13,519 According to my intelligence sources, 238 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,639 she's a fully paid up party member. 239 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,399 - Communist? - Red as Lenin's combinations. 240 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,519 What? So, she might have wanted them dead? 241 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:23,640 On behalf of the new ruling class of Scutari. 242 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,240 Then there's the other sister, of course. 243 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,199 - Other sister? - Oh, yes. 244 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,719 There are three of them, Inspector. 245 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:34,960 Three sisters. 246 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,520 A kingdom divided. 247 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,640 Exiled monarchs, I wonder. 248 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:46,319 Anyway, Princess Senije went over to the other side. 249 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,759 So, it could be her striking a blow for the workers 250 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,600 by assassinating her siblings. 251 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:52,200 This is where we should be looking. 252 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,840 Uh, in my opinion, Sir. 253 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:01,679 Oh, yes. 254 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,519 He liked the ladies, didn't he, Captain Orr? 255 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:06,520 That's not how I would have put it. 256 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:11,439 Still, at least we have his home number now. 257 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,439 - Eh? No. - Yes, this must be 258 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,959 - his wife, Sylvia. - How do you know? 259 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,440 She's the only one without a star rating. 260 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:20,679 - Oh. - Yeah, well, 261 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,320 there's another familiar name in there, too. 262 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:25,999 Oh. 263 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,200 As you say, Sir. Oh. 264 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:32,159 M. Barberini, 2nd May, 1940, Ascot racecourse. 265 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:33,839 Four stars, passionate Italian, 266 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,960 it's crossed out, but still legible. 267 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:39,439 - What's it mean? - Obvious, innit? 268 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,599 Captain Orr didn't just like the ladies. 269 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,000 He was a bit... queer. 270 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:46,479 Oh. You mean... 271 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:50,959 He traveled, as it were, on the 38 bus and the 43? 272 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:55,279 He met that Italian barman at the races and had relations. 273 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:56,679 It's all there in black and white. 274 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,879 - Met at the races, eh? - Ascot racecourse. 275 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,559 - There is entry after entry. - Well, motive? 276 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:03,759 Blackmail, obviously. 277 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,920 Captain Orr threatened to expose Barberini. 278 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,080 Captain Orr's a married man. It's all a bit... 279 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:11,239 It's all a bit far-fetched. 280 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,560 You never know with married men, Sir. 281 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,200 What's your great theory, then? 282 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:20,079 That would be telling, Sergeant. 283 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,399 - Hm. - But speaking of Mrs. Orr, 284 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,559 I do think someone should talk to her soon. 285 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,720 I'll ask Trottie, if I may? 286 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,159 Wives always know. 287 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,279 Whatever husbands think. 288 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,759 Message from that lad Jack, Sir. 289 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,920 Princesses are requesting another audience. 290 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,599 A Winston Churchill mask. No. 291 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,480 An RAF flying helmet. 292 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,319 A piccalilli jar filled entirely with toenail clippings. 293 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,400 - Urgh. - Yeah. 294 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,879 It's not for the faint of heart, the life of a chambermaid. 295 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,960 But my dad ran a pub in Bala, so... 296 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,400 I've seen it all. 297 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,960 And what about the murder? 298 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,440 Ah, no. I was outside, you see. 299 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:12,639 You can't pin Victor Orr on me. 300 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,080 Oh no, I wasn't trying to, honest. 301 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,960 Pity I wasn't there, though. 302 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,039 I would've liked to see that one go down. 303 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:22,960 So, you were saying, 304 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:24,920 you got out of the clink, 305 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:28,000 and then you went to work in a bookshop? 306 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,800 - Yeah. - For Mr. Book? 307 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,639 - Yeah. - And now you're working 308 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,800 for the Scutari royal family? 309 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,000 Not for much longer, I don't reckon. 310 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:40,520 I ain't much cop as a bodyguard. 311 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,560 Got anything by Marx? 312 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,840 - Eh? - In your bookshop. 313 00:17:48,360 --> 00:17:50,319 Das Kapital. 314 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:52,559 Volume IV. 315 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,360 - Now you're talking. - Hmm. 316 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:57,080 So, why'd you leave? 317 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,399 I just don't think they're my sort of people. 318 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:00,840 No? 319 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:02,960 Takes all sorts, you know. 320 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:07,280 As I say, the things I've seen in the Walsingham. 321 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:12,080 Maybe it's time you expanded your horizons a bit, sunshine. 322 00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:16,080 Let me know if you fancy that Bovril some time, yeah? 323 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,799 "So-called princesses. 324 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:45,319 My gorge rises as I see you in the newspaper, 325 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:49,960 your decadent bones draped in Madame de Bavière, 326 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,119 which will soon drip with your filthy blood." 327 00:18:54,120 --> 00:18:56,879 Yes, I can see why you might feel discomfited. 328 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,919 So, what will you do about it? 329 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:00,999 My dear lady, why... 330 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,199 You will address me by my proper title. 331 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,079 Uh, do forgive the Inspector, Your Royal Highness. 332 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,559 The policeman is often a blunt tool rather than a diplomat. 333 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:10,919 - Perhaps I might... - As I have said, 334 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,559 this is the latest of many. 335 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:15,559 Dripping with venom. 336 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:17,479 Our enemies, they are legion. 337 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,319 Can they not let us rest? Is it not enough 338 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,039 that we are forced to drag our weary bones 339 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,360 around the world like phantoms? 340 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,759 You speak of the Kanun, of hospitality. 341 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,359 But what are we to make of yours? 342 00:19:31,360 --> 00:19:35,759 What welcome do we receive in your famous London? 343 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:39,919 Wretched food, wretched cold, a bodyguard who fails to guard. 344 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,799 And now, this. 345 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:43,839 I'll do what I can, 346 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,080 given my limited resources. 347 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,999 Yes, of course, and we are terribly sorry. 348 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,159 Well, if that's the best you can do. 349 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:57,840 Oh, Miss Rattle. 350 00:20:58,360 --> 00:20:59,839 Yes, Mr. Kind? 351 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:03,000 I heard about the unfortunate incident. 352 00:21:03,360 --> 00:21:05,360 That's one way of describing it. 353 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,959 I'm okay, but I think I might indulge myself 354 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:13,079 a bit more in the cream of society. 355 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,319 As I've been fired, I can use the hotel as a guest instead. 356 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:17,520 Meaning? 357 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:19,519 Their Royal Highnesses. 358 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:21,319 I'm to put everything on their account. 359 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,439 - Well, don't spend too much. - What? 360 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,999 - Nothing. Um, Miss Rattle. - Yes? 361 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:30,239 Would you kindly come and see me after you've indulged yourself? 362 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,400 Okay, Mr. Kind. 363 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,760 Eadie, can we talk? 364 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:47,360 I do want to apologize for the quality of the service today. 365 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,440 The heating is off, the menu is cold. 366 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,079 I'm deeply sorry. 367 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:55,759 Ismail, none of that is your fault. 368 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:57,519 Yeah, I'm afraid it is. 369 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,799 It was caused by the three bottles of linseed oil 370 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,960 that... I stole from your cupboard. 371 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:05,880 But linseed oil is for polishin'. 372 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,719 I use it for my Newel posts and my dadoes. 373 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:12,879 Yes, I know. But I poured it into the generator. 374 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,879 I didn't poison Victor Orr, Eadie, 375 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,440 but I did poison the hotel. 376 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:22,959 I was so angry with myself, with, with that man, 377 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,239 with this place. 378 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,159 So, I just thought... 379 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:27,640 I'll kill it. 380 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:29,600 I'm deeply sorry. 381 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,999 I shall confess everything to Mr. Kind 382 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,200 and you will not lose your job, Eadie. 383 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:04,200 Ah. 384 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:46,920 You. 385 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,079 Me. 386 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:54,719 This isn't easy for me, as I'm sure you can imagine. 387 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:56,160 Of course. 388 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,039 You've just lost your husband. 389 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,160 That boat sailed a long time ago, Mrs. Book. 390 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:05,200 And you're not the first of Victor's conquests to telephone. 391 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,600 If it makes it any easier... 392 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:11,120 he didn't. 393 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:13,320 Didn't what? 394 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:15,600 Conquer. 395 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,000 I used to come here all the time, you know, 396 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,560 to watch him. 397 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:29,880 With the latest model. 398 00:24:30,360 --> 00:24:31,640 Madam. 399 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,040 You've read it? 400 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,800 To see oneself here assessed like... 401 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,600 livestock. 402 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:51,920 Oh, you think he got what he deserved? 403 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,239 Well, not quite, but... 404 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,520 I mean, what a pig he was. 405 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,239 Do you know, I'd think better of him if it was a real diary. 406 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,440 Something with a bit of proper adulterous passion. 407 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,639 Don't worry, my dear. I don't really blame you. 408 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:17,560 I mean, Victor had charm to spare, in his day. 409 00:25:18,120 --> 00:25:20,360 And I grew used to his adventures. 410 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:23,360 Numb to them. 411 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,720 So used to them, it became a sort of hobby. 412 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:30,560 That sound strange? 413 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:34,759 My marriage grew cold, 414 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:36,440 and my life grew cold. 415 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:42,000 I don't really think I've felt anything since Dunkirk. 416 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:45,400 So, I'd come here. 417 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,040 Where there was light and laughter. 418 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:51,520 Usually. 419 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:56,480 Did you not worry that he, uh, might see you? 420 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,119 Victor hadn't noticed me in years. 421 00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:03,320 There's no reason to think he'd start now. 422 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:07,799 Is that how you were able to... 423 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,080 What? 424 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:15,040 The poison. 425 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:17,839 I mean, you were there. 426 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,839 You, you handed me that cloth. 427 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,240 It would have been easy for you to administer it. 428 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,760 I didn't kill my husband, Mrs. Book. 429 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:28,079 I pitied Victor. 430 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:29,920 I didn't despise him. 431 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:32,760 Then who did? 432 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,520 How was his war? 433 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,999 He did his service in Cairo. 434 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,760 And a stint in the Balkans. 435 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:46,640 The Balkans? 436 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,840 And before that, he was here. 437 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:52,719 The home front. 438 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,040 Whereabouts? 439 00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:56,279 Ascot. 440 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,279 Ah, it is you. Would it be... 441 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:18,280 What does that say? 442 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:21,199 Death to parasites. 443 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:31,760 Thank you for coming. 444 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:33,640 Everything's off. 445 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:37,159 Kippers, kidneys, kedgeree, and the radiators. 446 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:38,879 They're definitely off. 447 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:40,480 Oh. 448 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:42,919 There's a selection of cold meat. 449 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,719 Splendid. Well, two of those then, please, waiter, 450 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,439 and do make sure they're properly cold. 451 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,759 - I abhor inconsistency. - Sir. 452 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:51,839 The service, it is appalling. 453 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,159 Well, call me Marie Antoinette, but I was expecting 454 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,000 the lavatories to flush. 455 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,800 Still, the heating did come on for half an hour. That was nice. 456 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:00,959 You said it was urgent, Mr. Book. 457 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,279 - In a way, yes. - Are you any closer? 458 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:04,839 - Closer? - To finding out 459 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,600 - who tried to murder us? - No one tried to murder you. 460 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,239 But the letters. The threats. 461 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:13,880 You sent those. 462 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,919 What? You're mad! 463 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:21,959 - How dare you! - Do sit down, Princess. 464 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,840 - The very idea that I... - I said sit down. 465 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,080 I may be more of a diplomat than the Inspector, 466 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:32,960 but there's only so much of this exhausting auteur I can stand. 467 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:35,760 When did you start? 468 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:37,879 Sending the letters? 469 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,000 Not right away, I imagine. 470 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:41,879 For a while, it was real. 471 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:43,200 Oh... 472 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:48,719 When we fled our country, there were eyes everywhere. 473 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:50,919 We feared to eat or drink. 474 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:55,079 We lived day by day, shoved into stinking cellars. 475 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,240 The holds of filthy ships. 476 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,920 But the threat was real, Mr. Book. 477 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,719 In New York, we were feted. 478 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:05,519 They love royalty there, as you know, 479 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,040 precisely because they have none of their own. 480 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,239 We were invited to all the right parties, 481 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,080 met all the right people. 482 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:16,640 But there is nothing more tragic than exile, Mr. Book. 483 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,040 And nothing more pathetic. 484 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,559 After a time, the invitations dried up, the parade moved on, 485 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,799 and I realized that we had gone from being in danger 486 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,320 to something far, far worse. 487 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,080 We had become... 488 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:36,400 irrelevant. 489 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,199 What did the new regime in Scutari have to fear from us? 490 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,519 Why would they send assassins halfway across the globe 491 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:46,120 to make away with us? 492 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,760 Why would anyone... bother? 493 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:54,080 But there is glamour in death, in danger. 494 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:58,319 And so I began to write all those letters, 495 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,319 both to us and to the authorities 496 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:04,279 of whichever poor nation we were imposing ourselves upon. 497 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:07,479 I pay a woman here a modest fee to skulk around the hotel, 498 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,319 dropping them off now and then. 499 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:12,960 Some suspected your other sister might be behind those. 500 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,200 She's dead, Mr. Book. 501 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,160 I saw her shot in the face. 502 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:25,760 The communists never really trusted her. 503 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,320 And I will not lose another sister. 504 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:36,319 But then there was an actual poisoning. 505 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,200 I didn't know what to think. 506 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,359 Nafije swapped the glasses, as always, 507 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,519 and then... that man, that captain, 508 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,639 lying dead at our feet. 509 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:48,600 My mind, it raced. 510 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:50,640 Had it all become real? 511 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:55,320 But what else could I do but continue as planned? 512 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:57,400 It was very well done. 513 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,839 - Thank you. - Alas, though, the impression 514 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:03,759 of your sister's pen nibs is very distinctive. 515 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:07,199 - Oh, indeed? - Music nib. 516 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,519 Narrow down-strokes, broad cross-strokes 517 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,039 - for writing musical notation. - Ah. 518 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:13,959 When she's composing those rather sad 519 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,119 and lovely little tunes of hers. 520 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:17,959 And the references to your wardrobe, too, 521 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,279 rather specific for a desperate communist assassin. 522 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,080 Oh, I couldn't help myself. 523 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:27,799 So, does this mean, then, that... 524 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:30,879 Captain Orr was the intended victim. 525 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,079 So, I have to ask, Mr. Book, 526 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:38,240 in the spirit of your British stories... 527 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:40,959 Whodunnit? 528 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:44,000 Well, that is the question, dear lady. 529 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:48,719 Hm. 530 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:52,000 Sir. 531 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:06,280 I'm not normally a fan of this sort of thing. 532 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:07,999 Redolent of the kind of thriller 533 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,559 one finds in W.H. Smith. 534 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,279 However, sometimes it really is best 535 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:15,039 to gather everyone together. 536 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,039 Unity of place, and all that. 537 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,239 So, on the night of the murder, 538 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:22,479 Mr. Guzili here set up a first round of two drinks. 539 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:23,559 - Yes. - Which is rejected 540 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:27,199 by the princesses and goes down the sink. 541 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,599 Now we come to the brouhaha. 542 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:33,239 And a new character enters our drama, Captain Victor Orr, 543 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,360 kindly represented here by Mr. Kind. 544 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,719 In you come, Miss Rattle. Tell us what happened next. 545 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:43,679 Well, there's Captain Whatsit, soaked in Tattinger. 546 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,759 And he's telling me he has some extra duties for me, 547 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:48,839 which seem to involve me going to his room 548 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:50,759 and leaving with some money. 549 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,999 So, I decline, of course. 550 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,239 And... I'm looking over at Ismail. 551 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:58,079 I'm looking at him because, 552 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,719 well, I think he might help me out. Do the decent. 553 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:02,840 And he doesn't. 554 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:04,719 What happens next, Eadie? 555 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,279 Well, I'm thinking, is the Captain gonna hit me? 556 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:09,399 So, I tell him where to get off. 557 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,679 And then he says something, 558 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:13,439 I don't know, some threat or other. 559 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:14,520 I wasn't listening. 560 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,600 And that's when Jack here came to my rescue. 561 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:20,239 And then I went outside for a smoke. 562 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:24,039 Thank you, Miss Rattle. So, Mr. Guzili then sets up 563 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:26,879 two more glasses for a new round. 564 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,400 Four Walsingham Sours, 565 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:32,880 in total. 566 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,319 Three good ones and one, as we shall see, 567 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,279 about to have an extra ingredient. 568 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:44,719 But when precisely did one of these drinks 569 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:47,319 get a dash of hydrochloric acid? 570 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:49,999 Princess Nafije, you tell us that you switched 571 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,919 two of these glasses around. Which two? 572 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:54,639 Like this, Mr. Book. 573 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:58,319 One of ours for one of theirs. 574 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,439 Very good. But you're not drinking yet, are you, 575 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:03,239 because you want to see someone else drink first. 576 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:05,039 Which is only prudent, only sensible 577 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,359 when there are so many assassins about. 578 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,839 So, you have to wait a little while longer 579 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,759 until the distraction is over. 580 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:14,960 And this is the Russian roulette moment now, is it? 581 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:17,839 This was not a casual murder. 582 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,399 It was very carefully thought through. 583 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:23,159 Now, we know the poison was not in Mr. Guzili's shaker. 584 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,159 We know that Princess Nafije deserves no reproaches. 585 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:29,879 All your Royal Highness did was switch one perfectly safe 586 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,319 and effective Walsingham sour for another. 587 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,679 In fact, I would suggest that none of these drinks 588 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:37,119 would have produced anything worse than a hangover 589 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:39,479 until the incident with the coins. 590 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,599 That was the moment of opportunity for someone here 591 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,719 to poison one of these cocktails. 592 00:34:43,720 --> 00:34:45,799 The one that he was clearly about to pick up. 593 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:47,279 Yes, there was no mistake. 594 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:49,800 Captain Orr had to die. 595 00:34:50,720 --> 00:34:51,799 Why, though? 596 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,800 Do you remember the Arandora Star? 597 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,599 Not our finest hour, I fear. 598 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:03,239 She was torpedoed by the Jerries. 599 00:35:03,240 --> 00:35:06,599 - Start of the war. - July 2nd, 1940. 600 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:08,279 There was a set-to on board, wasn't there? 601 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,759 A lot of internees being sent to Australia. 602 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,079 - Canada. -Canada. 603 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:13,679 Fighting amongst themselves. 604 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:15,559 Well, that's what it said in the Daily Express. 605 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,679 In parliament too, Mr. Book. Doesn't mean it's true. 606 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:19,880 Indeed. 607 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:26,200 And, amongst the passengers... 608 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,039 your sister, Maria. 609 00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:44,119 Barberini, M. 12th January 1940. Ascot Racecourse. 610 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:47,359 16th January, Ascot Racecourse. Ninth... 611 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:51,079 So, it was her Captain Orr met at the races. 612 00:35:51,080 --> 00:35:53,319 Well, there was no racing during the war. 613 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:55,279 - Quite. - Of course, Ascot's where 614 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,760 they put the Regulation 18B lot, wasn't it? 615 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:01,279 English Nazis, German anti-Nazis, 616 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:04,639 ice-cream men, spaghetti house vendors, 617 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:08,439 waiters who'd once said something vaguely complimentary 618 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:10,719 about the cut of Il Duce's jib. 619 00:36:10,720 --> 00:36:12,679 All put under barbed wire. 620 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:13,999 An internment camp. 621 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,719 What was the case against the Barberinis, though? 622 00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:18,760 My parents were born in Italy. 623 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:21,960 So, someone here claimed I was a fascist. 624 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:23,999 Marched me out during service. 625 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:25,320 Sent up north. 626 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:27,320 Nobody protested. 627 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:31,240 Particularly the man who ran the bar here in the Blitz. 628 00:36:31,720 --> 00:36:33,040 And your sister? 629 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:37,759 In 1938, my father said, 630 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,759 "Why not spend the summer with your Italian aunt?" 631 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:42,239 Go to the beach with them. 632 00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:44,040 To their campo solare. 633 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:46,239 Build fires. 634 00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:47,880 Get some fresh air. 635 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:51,759 They give you a nice little uniform. 636 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,119 Like the Girl Guides, but... 637 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,119 Mussolini's Girl Guides. 638 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:57,519 Ah. 639 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:00,319 So, she brought the uniform home as a souvenir. 640 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:01,479 Mm. 641 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:03,880 It was enough for the men from 18B. 642 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:07,159 There it was in her wardrobe, so... 643 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:08,560 off she went to Ascot. 644 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:12,199 She was interned because of the uniform? 645 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,519 People do take them terribly seriously. 646 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:16,559 Well, it worked for Victor. 647 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:18,239 When he was in his sailor suit, 648 00:37:18,240 --> 00:37:20,160 people did what he said. 649 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:22,759 I mean, it was charm, as well as rank. 650 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:23,839 Rank charm. 651 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:25,159 That's how he got Maria's name 652 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:27,159 on the list for Canada. 653 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:29,279 Perhaps we should be generous. 654 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,119 Imagine he was getting her out of the camp 655 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:32,999 to a new life away from the war. 656 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:34,080 No. 657 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:36,159 He just wanted a troublesome lover out of the way 658 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,040 before his wife found out. 659 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:40,759 And that ship... 660 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:42,200 was a death trap. 661 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:44,960 I dream about that. 662 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:49,680 Those people pushing at the barricades. 663 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,680 The great wooden Xs wrapped in barbed wire. 664 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:57,440 And then the sea coming in and drowning 'em both. 665 00:37:57,640 --> 00:37:59,359 Both? 666 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:01,240 Maria and the baby. 667 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:04,279 His baby. 668 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:07,760 I knew his name, that was all. 669 00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:09,760 But I couldn't find him. 670 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:13,440 Mess of the war, turned everything upside down. 671 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:15,399 No one was in a great hurry to help out 672 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:17,960 an insignificant wop waiter. 673 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:21,919 Turned out I'd been serving him Walsingham Sours for months. 674 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:24,039 Victor Orr, my old friend. 675 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:27,679 I, I can't leave you alone for five minutes, can I? 676 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,719 Well, the bloody girl can't take a joke! 677 00:38:29,720 --> 00:38:33,039 Oh. Let's have a couple of those. What do you call them? 678 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:34,879 Walsingham Sours. 679 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:36,119 For the two ladies. 680 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:39,880 Uh, for their Royal Highnesses, you mean? 681 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:41,719 These are on me, ladies. 682 00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:44,280 The man who took away my precious Maria. 683 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:47,280 My beloved sister. 684 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:51,800 So, I did what had to be done. 685 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:54,239 I prepared ice. 686 00:38:54,240 --> 00:38:56,239 Special ice. 687 00:38:56,240 --> 00:39:00,399 Oh, oh dear. 688 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,679 So embarrassing. I do apologize. 689 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:04,559 Not at all, not at all. 690 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:06,479 Look after the pennies, 691 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:09,599 and the pounds will look after themselves, what? 692 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:13,319 Well done. 693 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:28,760 Oh! 694 00:39:31,080 --> 00:39:33,440 It was her birthday, you see? 695 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:35,159 Maria's birthday. 696 00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:36,680 Would have been. 697 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,799 It seemed, uh, it seemed fitting. 698 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:43,840 Yes. Yes, it must have done. 699 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:47,839 And I took the precaution of keeping 700 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:49,680 some of the poisoned ice. 701 00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:53,119 Tinkety-tonk. 702 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:55,359 Wait! No! 703 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:57,800 Just ordinary ice, alas. 704 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:00,720 I'm afraid I swapped it. 705 00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:05,919 I'm so very, very sorry about your sister, Signor Barberini. 706 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,320 But murder is murder. 707 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:15,519 Marco Barberini, I'm arresting you on a charge of murder. 708 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:18,079 You do not have to say anything, but anything you do say 709 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:22,199 may be taken down and used against you in a court of law. 710 00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:24,360 Do you have anything to say? 711 00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:34,199 Oh, by the way, Mr. Kind, 712 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:36,959 the linseed oil in the generators, 713 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:38,720 that was me too. 714 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:40,120 Sorry. 715 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:05,840 Oh, thank God for that. 716 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:09,679 Mr. Kind, you wanted a word? 717 00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:10,839 Oh yes, Miss Rattle. 718 00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:13,840 I was thinking about your position here. 719 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:16,079 Well, now I know that you were not responsible 720 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:17,559 for the incident with the generators... 721 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:19,639 - Yes. - Well, your dismissal 722 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,000 was unnecessarily expeditious. 723 00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:24,239 - Yes. - Yes, 724 00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:27,039 and I wanted to say I would very much like to offer that position 725 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:28,800 back to you. 726 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,519 Well, I accept. 727 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:33,559 Well, that's all very satisfactory. 728 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:34,879 There's a ledger here, isn't there? 729 00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:35,959 A ledger? 730 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,319 One with all the comings 731 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,000 and goings of the staff. 732 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:40,800 Might I see my entry? 733 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:42,760 It's over there. 734 00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:44,400 Yes, of course. 735 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:48,760 Thank you. 736 00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:55,640 There I am. 737 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:57,039 Edith Rattle. 738 00:41:57,040 --> 00:41:59,480 Reason for leaving, sabotage. 739 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:03,560 Well, let us strike that from the record. 740 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:08,719 Thank you, Mr. Kind. 741 00:42:08,720 --> 00:42:10,199 Now, Mr. Kind, 742 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:12,000 I resign. 743 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:14,279 - You resign? - Yes, I resign. 744 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:16,320 Would you mind putting that in there for me? 745 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:18,839 You can't resign! 746 00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:20,119 I believe I just did. 747 00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:24,200 Up the workers. 748 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:28,960 Up the workers! 749 00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:40,840 All this is quite correct. 750 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:43,439 Two more, please. 751 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:44,999 For those people. 752 00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:50,479 Mm. Missing the war, are you? 753 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:52,119 Well, I don't know what the etiquette is. 754 00:42:53,240 --> 00:42:56,040 Ooh, I think that's the Royal Summons. 755 00:42:57,840 --> 00:42:59,600 Your Royal Highness. 756 00:42:59,720 --> 00:43:02,959 For you, Mr. Book. For the book. 757 00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:05,240 Oh, thank you. 758 00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:10,959 - What's that for? - A hundred guineas. 759 00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:12,679 No, I mean, what's it for? 760 00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:15,239 Oh, our copy of the Kanun of Scutari. 761 00:43:15,240 --> 00:43:17,839 In our trade, it pays to specialize. 762 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:20,079 - It'll bounce. - Well, if it doesn't, 763 00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:23,959 I shall give it to the Arandora Star Memorial Fund. 764 00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:27,439 - Please enjoy. - Thank you. 765 00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:28,999 What shall we drink to? 766 00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:30,719 To us. 767 00:43:30,720 --> 00:43:32,559 - To the Barberinis. - Yes. 768 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:36,440 - To Marco and Maria and... - All the Barberinis. 769 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:39,520 The lost and the defeated. 770 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:42,280 All the Barberinis. 771 00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:46,000 Those who bear the name and those who do not. 772 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:48,519 And let there be no more drownings. 773 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:50,160 Mm. 774 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:04,440 He got me the job. 775 00:44:06,440 --> 00:44:07,760 Mr. Book. 776 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:11,120 He arranged for you to take me on. 777 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:14,199 The princesses were looking for a bodyguard. 778 00:44:14,200 --> 00:44:16,200 Gabriel asked if I could help. 779 00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:18,839 So, you see, he was looking out for you. 780 00:44:18,840 --> 00:44:20,480 Despite your falling out. 781 00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:23,039 You know him well? 782 00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:24,640 We go a long way back. 783 00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:30,200 Looking out for me? 784 00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:33,599 Or manipulating me? 785 00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:35,239 Now, why would you think of it like that? 786 00:44:35,240 --> 00:44:36,720 He sought me out. 787 00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:39,520 Found me when I come out of prison. 788 00:44:39,880 --> 00:44:41,040 Set me up. 789 00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:43,239 Nice job. Nice home. 790 00:44:43,240 --> 00:44:45,079 - Yes. - Why? 791 00:44:45,080 --> 00:44:47,000 You'd have to ask him that. 792 00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:49,679 I ain't a monster, Mr. Kind. 793 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:51,599 I, I'm grateful, of course I am. 794 00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:53,160 It's just... 795 00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:55,280 It's a lot, you know? 796 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:57,200 Their setup. 797 00:44:58,240 --> 00:44:59,839 The way they are, Mr. and Mrs. Book. 798 00:44:59,840 --> 00:45:01,040 The way he is. 799 00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:04,280 It's hard for me to just... 800 00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:05,599 accept it. 801 00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:06,999 Do you have a moral objection? 802 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:08,080 Me? 803 00:45:09,120 --> 00:45:10,719 What right do I have to moralize? 804 00:45:10,720 --> 00:45:12,920 I think you've answered your own question. 805 00:45:13,320 --> 00:45:14,800 Book is kind. 806 00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:17,399 I mean, I know I'm Kind. 807 00:45:17,400 --> 00:45:18,640 Edmund Kind. 808 00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,919 But I once knew a girl called Joy and she was anything but. 809 00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:25,640 There's no sinister motive, Jack. 810 00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:27,560 They want to help. 811 00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:29,759 Why don't you let them? 812 00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:52,800 With you in just one moment. 813 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:56,040 Hello again. 814 00:45:57,320 --> 00:45:58,999 Oh, Mrs. Goodwin. 815 00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:00,520 - Jean. - Jean. 816 00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:03,279 After more of the same? The Pimpernel? 817 00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:05,399 I'm not really sure. I, I think I fancy 818 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:07,360 something a little different. 819 00:46:07,680 --> 00:46:09,759 - Your husband not with you? - No. 820 00:46:09,760 --> 00:46:11,359 - The golf course? - No. 821 00:46:11,360 --> 00:46:12,559 The Garrick? 822 00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:14,359 The divorce courts. 823 00:46:14,360 --> 00:46:15,640 Oh. 824 00:46:15,880 --> 00:46:17,760 Oh. 825 00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:19,479 That play you gave me, 826 00:46:19,480 --> 00:46:21,999 A Doll's House. Most illuminating. 827 00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:25,199 Like you suggested, it rather made me think. 828 00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:26,439 Yes, I thought it might do. 829 00:46:26,440 --> 00:46:29,279 Made me realize how narrow my horizons have become. 830 00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:33,840 Or rather, how narrow Gerald had made my horizons. 831 00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:36,319 Love doesn't always last forever, alas. 832 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:38,599 Oh, I never loved him. 833 00:46:38,600 --> 00:46:40,679 Awful man. 834 00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:42,479 But that's all in the past now. 835 00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:45,319 Or in the hands of my solicitor, anyway. 836 00:46:45,320 --> 00:46:48,040 So, what can I do for you then, Jean? 837 00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:51,719 - What have you got on travel? - Travel? 838 00:46:51,720 --> 00:46:53,639 Lots of it. Heaps of it. 839 00:46:53,640 --> 00:46:55,680 Exotic travel. 840 00:46:56,280 --> 00:46:58,999 I think it's time I saw a bit of the world. 841 00:46:59,000 --> 00:47:00,759 I've got just the thing. 842 00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:08,640 With you in just one moment, sir. 843 00:47:20,520 --> 00:47:21,840 Thanks. 844 00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:28,599 - I know you run on it. - Without tea, I am merely... 845 00:47:28,600 --> 00:47:30,559 Un-reconstituted dust. 846 00:47:30,560 --> 00:47:31,640 Ha. 847 00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:39,119 It's hard to let go of the past, Mr. Book, 848 00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:41,160 when you have so many questions about it. 849 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:43,119 Such as? 850 00:47:43,120 --> 00:47:47,360 Well, if it wasn't for you and Trottie, I'd be... 851 00:47:47,920 --> 00:47:49,160 well, 852 00:47:49,880 --> 00:47:51,560 I'd be sleeping on the Embankment. 853 00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:56,760 But now I have a position... 854 00:47:57,840 --> 00:47:59,280 if it's still available. 855 00:47:59,640 --> 00:48:01,999 Their Royal Highnesses have let you go? 856 00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:03,119 No, I quit. 857 00:48:03,120 --> 00:48:04,839 Good for you. 858 00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:06,800 Yes, the job's still yours. 859 00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:10,120 So, I've got a position. 860 00:48:11,600 --> 00:48:13,480 Cozy little room... 861 00:48:14,040 --> 00:48:16,520 above a bookshop on Archangel Lane. 862 00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:19,800 I'm thinking... 863 00:48:21,880 --> 00:48:23,400 why me? 864 00:48:40,200 --> 00:48:42,600 Your father gave me this... 865 00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:47,760 the last time I saw him, 1935. 866 00:48:48,320 --> 00:48:49,680 The last time? 867 00:48:51,160 --> 00:48:52,640 He died... 868 00:48:54,160 --> 00:48:55,800 soon after. 869 00:48:57,960 --> 00:49:00,040 I couldn't face looking at this book. 870 00:49:00,360 --> 00:49:02,000 Not for years. 871 00:49:03,560 --> 00:49:06,400 And then the war came and I was busy. 872 00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:09,520 Rather busy. 873 00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:13,279 It was only a few months ago that I picked it up again. 874 00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:14,920 Dared to pick it up. 875 00:49:15,840 --> 00:49:18,720 And I found there was a little more to it than I thought. 876 00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:21,480 What d'you mean? 877 00:49:31,720 --> 00:49:35,760 "Oh somewhere, meek, unconscious dove, 878 00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:39,560 that sittest ranging golden hair, 879 00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:43,560 and glad to find thyself so fair, 880 00:49:44,520 --> 00:49:46,040 poor child, 881 00:49:46,520 --> 00:49:48,600 that waitest for thy love." 882 00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:52,280 He's trying to tell me, you see, 883 00:49:52,600 --> 00:49:54,120 about you. 884 00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:58,040 About the son I never knew he had. 885 00:50:23,400 --> 00:50:26,119 It must have been taken around when you were conceived. 886 00:50:32,600 --> 00:50:33,840 Felix. 887 00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:40,400 Felix? 888 00:50:43,320 --> 00:50:44,800 I never had his name. 889 00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:48,000 Just that. 890 00:50:49,800 --> 00:50:51,120 Just that one picture. 891 00:50:53,840 --> 00:50:55,960 Your father was a German. 892 00:50:57,760 --> 00:50:59,040 German? 893 00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:03,720 Prussian, in point of fact. 894 00:51:07,840 --> 00:51:11,080 And what was he to you, Mr. Book? 895 00:51:12,280 --> 00:51:14,520 What was Felix to me? 896 00:51:21,160 --> 00:51:23,520 He was everything, Jack. 897 00:51:26,600 --> 00:51:29,120 He was what the war took away. 898 00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:36,400 He was the whole damn world. 899 00:51:44,040 --> 00:51:45,720 How did he die? 900 00:51:48,320 --> 00:51:50,000 I don't know. 901 00:51:58,680 --> 00:52:00,160 Shall we find out?