1 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,960 Dear friends, let us begin. 2 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:18,240 GUTTURAL GROANING 3 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,080 HE MUTTERS RASPILY 4 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,040 HE INHALES SHARPLY 5 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,919 HIGH-PITCHED:I can see you. 6 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,080 I can see you, Babuji. 7 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,799 The mists are clearing. 8 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,479 Babuji... 9 00:00:51,480 --> 00:00:53,959 That's what she always called me. 10 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,639 Do not weep for me, Babuji. 11 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,479 All is well. 12 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:03,760 HE SPEAKS HINDI 13 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,840 I have to go now, Babuji. 14 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:12,879 Farewell. 15 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,319 INDISTINCT WHISPERING 16 00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:16,799 Death... 17 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,519 ...is but a door. 18 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,879 There's nothing here but peace. 19 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:25,360 Universal, never-ending... 20 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,280 ...peace and joy. 21 00:01:31,960 --> 00:01:35,679 The connection is fading... 22 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:36,999 Papa... 23 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,359 Where are you? 24 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,600 I can't see you, Babuji. 25 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,080 Oh, bless you, Babuji. 26 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,479 CHOKED:Argh...! 27 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,279 HE GURGLES 28 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,080 Argh...! 29 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:55,799 HE GURGLES 30 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:56,959 Mr Sneed? 31 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,040 Mr Sneed, are you all right? 32 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,080 FOOTSTEPS CREAK 33 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,080 THEY ALL GASP 34 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:13,640 SHE SCREAMS 35 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:29,520 Blimey. 36 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:32,919 What's the story? 37 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:36,279 Harold Terence Sneed, 54 years of age. 38 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,719 He's lived here, 27 Kingsgate, Roborough, for about a year. 39 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,879 Previously somewhat itinerant. 40 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:44,919 Profession... 41 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,239 - ...psychic medium. - Hmm. 42 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,959 And killed by a single blow to the heart. 43 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:51,799 Done with some force. 44 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,919 Well, can we deduce anything... 45 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,759 - ...from the angle? - Hmm. 46 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,399 Pretty much straight on. 47 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,719 We'll obviously know more when we get the prints analysed. 48 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,759 Yes, yes. Right, well, we're holding the others down at the station. 49 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,319 Any obvious suspects? 50 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,039 Book! What...? 51 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:08,879 Oh, apologies, Inspector. 52 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,919 Like the dead, murder travels fast. 53 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,919 Well, news of it, anyway. 54 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,199 And I must confess to a personal interest in this matter. 55 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,239 You see, I rather suspected that something of this sort 56 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,959 might happen to Harold Terence Sneed. 57 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,319 Oh, you... 58 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,000 You knew the victim? 59 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:52,880 LIVELY STREET HUBBUB 60 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,840 I'll have one of those, thank you. 61 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:09,759 Here you go. 62 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,160 - Oh. - I know. 63 00:05:12,280 --> 00:05:13,639 Half cloth. 64 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,559 Oh, uh, paper-covered boards. 65 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,239 Uh, spine bound in cloth. 66 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:18,959 Excellent. Duodecimo. 67 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:20,319 Uh... 68 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:21,639 Uh, a book. 69 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:22,799 Good start. 70 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,399 Uh, seven inches tall. 71 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:25,879 BELL DINGS Seven or eight. 72 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:26,959 One to Nora. 73 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,719 Do I get a shilling? You may. 74 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,199 Bastard title? 75 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,079 Oh, hang on, hang on. I know this. 76 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:33,359 Come on, come on, come on. 77 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,279 Uh... Come on, come on. 78 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:37,959 The page before the title page with nothing but the title on. 79 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:39,239 Correct. 80 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:40,999 - Yes! - Bugger. 81 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,439 Definitely worth a shilling. 82 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,599 Come on, Jack, Nora's putting you to shame. She doesn't even work here. 83 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,239 I could. Just say the word. 84 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,159 Impossible. Your uncle says you're indispensable. 85 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,080 That's only cos he doesn't pay me. 86 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,439 Oh, Mr Baseheart. 87 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,399 - Hello. - Good morning. 88 00:05:58,400 --> 00:05:59,559 Good morning. 89 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:00,720 What can we do for you? 90 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,079 Uh, Mr Book, I... 91 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:09,200 I was wondering if you could help me with a little problem? 92 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,200 Come this way. 93 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,880 BASEHEART:His name is Harold Sneed. 94 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:40,839 BOOK: Sneed. 95 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:42,480 I've heard that name before. 96 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:45,480 Gently now, Ayesha. 97 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:47,720 Ah. 98 00:06:49,280 --> 00:06:50,559 BOOK: Sneed... 99 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,279 He's a medium, a psychic. 100 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:53,519 Ah. 101 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,999 Oh, you remember young Jack? 102 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,439 You may speak freely in front of him. 103 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,599 He's by way of being apprenticed here. 104 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,040 Think of him as Pip to my Joe Gargery. 105 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,039 Eh? 106 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,079 Oh, well, I have great expectations. 107 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:09,799 BASEHEART CHUCKLES 108 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,439 Well, anyway, all that psychic stuff, it's not really 109 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,439 something I believe in. 110 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:15,679 You are wise in your generation. 111 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,879 Though I did go and see one once, a medium. 112 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,279 Yeah, end of a pier, Southend. 113 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,479 Old girl, all scarves and bangles. 114 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,279 How did that go? 115 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,519 Well, she got in touch with a few people, you know, 116 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,919 - including my Aunt Irene. - Oh. 117 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,239 There was a lot of moaning, as I recall. 118 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,319 - And how was she? - Who? 119 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:34,839 Your Auntie Irene. 120 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:38,839 Oh, very happy in the vale of mists, and looking down on me with pride. 121 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:40,719 Ha. They always are. 122 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,639 So, how exactly can I help you, Mr Baseheart? 123 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,559 Ah, well, now, it's... 124 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,879 It's not me I've come for. 125 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:51,639 I know how you helped clear up that nasty business 126 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,439 with Eric Wellbeloved and George Harkup, 127 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,039 and people tell me you're very, erm... 128 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:58,959 ...discreet. 129 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,719 How indiscreet of them. 130 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:02,319 No, uh... 131 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,720 I'm actually here about someone else. 132 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:16,959 Mrs Dredge. 133 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:18,999 You're close, are you? 134 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,639 Well, you know, uh, we were... nodding acquaintances. 135 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,079 And then... 136 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:29,159 Well, after Harkup died, I just seemed to keep on bumping into her. 137 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,519 We've become very fond of one another. 138 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:33,359 And then, when she lost her boy, uh... 139 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,519 Oh, I heard about that. How sad. 140 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,159 Well, what happened? 141 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:38,559 Accident. 142 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:40,559 Overdose of his morphine. 143 00:08:40,560 --> 00:08:42,559 He was in so much pain. 144 00:08:42,560 --> 00:08:44,439 - Yes, I remember. - Mm. 145 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,519 Anyway, Mr Book, the thing is, Ada, she's... 146 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,999 Well, not to put too fine a point on it, 147 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,839 she's wallowing in it, wallowing in her grief. 148 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,999 I mean, I always knew she had an interest in spiritualism, 149 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:01,079 and she kept on mentioning it more and more, 150 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,239 and that there was this chap, Sneed, 151 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:08,559 and how he was the only one who could put her in touch with her boy. 152 00:09:08,560 --> 00:09:10,639 And, well, it seemed altruistic. 153 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,479 I mean, he doesn't charge a bean. 154 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,719 And it helped, at first. 155 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:16,999 But now? 156 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:18,880 Now she can't keep away from him! 157 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:22,559 I, I... 158 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:26,359 I just think it's making it all worse, Mr Book. 159 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:27,959 Much worse. 160 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,239 And she's never going to move on. 161 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:31,919 So I... 162 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:36,919 I just wondered if perhaps you might think there was... 163 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,759 ...something to do to help? 164 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,080 I'm sure she'd listen to you, Mr Book. 165 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,959 We shall have to tread carefully. 166 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,919 If she's a true believer, then Mrs Dredge might not take too kindly 167 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:52,640 to any intervention. 168 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,559 It's rather like waking a sleepwalker. 169 00:09:56,560 --> 00:09:58,039 Oh. 170 00:09:58,040 --> 00:09:59,440 But, uh... 171 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,640 I'll do what I can. 172 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,960 THUNDER RUMBLES 173 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,839 Yes, yeah... 174 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,079 OK. Yeah. Yes. 175 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,759 No, that sounds about right to me. 176 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:32,919 Well, we should be about 20 minutes. 177 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,879 Righto. 178 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,519 Morris. 179 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,719 - Sir? - Stick-up job. 180 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,879 Tobacconists on Mercer Street. 181 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:42,919 Bring the car around. 182 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:44,280 Well? 183 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:46,879 Morris! 184 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,839 Jump to it. 185 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:50,280 Yes, sir. 186 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,399 Spiritualism began in America. 187 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:04,839 Not surprising. 188 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,079 Where all sorts of silly things have started. 189 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:08,279 Yeah. 190 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,039 Hot dogs, Coca-Cola. 191 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,879 The Fox sisters, they were called, three of them. 192 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,239 Cowboy films, gangster films. 193 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:16,919 The electric chair! 194 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,279 Such an uncivilised way to kill someone. 195 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,959 The sisters convinced everyone they could communicate 196 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,319 with the dead by making strange banging noises. 197 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,279 Created a whole industry out of it. 198 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,319 Where are bananas from? 199 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,119 Uh, not America. 200 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:31,959 I've never had a banana. 201 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,519 Anyway, years later, one of the sisters revealed they'd done 202 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:39,159 the whole thing by cracking the knuckles in their toes. 203 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:40,719 It was too late. 204 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:44,919 Even though it was a proven fraud, people wanted to believe. 205 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:46,719 And they still do. 206 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,039 There you are, Mr Book, the best we have. 207 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,759 Ah, thank you, Yusuf. I owe you. 208 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:53,679 You do, six shillings. 209 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:55,039 Uh, yes. 210 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,359 Uh, pay the man, would you, Jack? 211 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:58,879 What's that? 212 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,039 "Life is short. Eat your pudding first." 213 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:03,919 Present for Mrs Dredge. 214 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,719 Off the ration. 215 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,679 A sweet tooth is always a reliable way into someone's confidence. 216 00:12:08,680 --> 00:12:10,239 Come on. 217 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,599 Bup, bup, bup. Not you, young lady. 218 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,879 Dishes. 219 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,479 Oh, what? 220 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,159 There is a pile of dishes in there higher than Hagia Sophia. 221 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:20,400 Ade. 222 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,199 You should give the girl a rise. 223 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,599 She eats, she has a roof over her head. 224 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,199 What more does she want? 225 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:32,599 Hmm. 226 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:33,920 Cheerio. 227 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,400 NORA GROANS 228 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,839 Oh, Turkish delight! 229 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,119 Oh, it's been years. 230 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:01,199 My late husband used to get me a box every Christmas. 231 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,079 Of course, he's long gone now. 232 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:04,759 Long gone. 233 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:06,919 Oh, it's just one thing after another. 234 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,000 First him, then poor George Harkup, and then... 235 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:13,559 TEARFULLY:And then my Alf. 236 00:13:13,560 --> 00:13:15,280 Yes, I had heard. I'm so terribly sorry. 237 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,439 Yes, I still keep his boots just as they were. 238 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:20,799 Mm. 239 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,040 And now he's in Our Lady of Dalston, down the road, next to his dad. 240 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,719 A vale of tears, this life, Mr Book. 241 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,519 That's what it is, a ruddy vale of tears. 242 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,159 Still, you're... you're managing? 243 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:32,519 Oh, yes, yes. 244 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:33,999 And George... 245 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,439 Mr Harkup's money won't come through for a while yet, 246 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,279 but I'm all right. 247 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,239 But to the matter in hand, Mrs Dredge. 248 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:44,439 I noticed some advertisements when last I visited. 249 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,159 Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World? 250 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,039 Oh, you've noticed those. 251 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:50,399 Yes. 252 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,119 Well, I used to give little talks on it up at the Temperance Hall, 253 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,479 the spirit world. 254 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,999 Uh, it's concerning that, that we're here, dear lady. 255 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,759 I understand you're an acquaintance of Mr Harold Sneed? 256 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:02,199 Oh... 257 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:03,439 Oh, you've heard of him. 258 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:04,759 Yes. 259 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:08,159 Oh, well, remarkable man is Mr Sneed. 260 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:09,559 Mm. 261 00:14:09,560 --> 00:14:12,919 I talk to my Alf regular now, through Mr Sneed, of course. 262 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,279 Great comfort, it is. 263 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,319 We're believers, too, Mrs Dredge. 264 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,279 Aren't we, Jack? 265 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,639 Oh... yeah, big fans. 266 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,200 Of the dead. 267 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,999 That's not quite the way I'd put it. 268 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:34,199 Of course, Mr Sneed caters to a very sophisticated clientele. 269 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,079 Uh, I don't doubt it. 270 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:38,799 But if there were any way of, erm... 271 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:40,559 Getting you on the list? 272 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,359 MRS DREDGE GIGGLES 273 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:46,959 Well, I do pride myself that Mr Sneed and I are on very good terms. 274 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,840 I'll see what I can do. 275 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,439 Well, thank you very much again, Mrs Dredge. 276 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:01,679 And if we are fortunate enough to attend, is there anything 277 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:03,839 we need to do to prepare? 278 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:07,639 Well, Mr Sneed does sometimes ask his sitters to bring an object 279 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,719 closely related to the dear departed. 280 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:14,760 A keepsake or some such of the one you have lost. 281 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:17,880 Do you have anything like that? 282 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:20,879 I'll have a think. 283 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:22,400 Good day. 284 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,360 Cheerio. 285 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:34,920 Cheerio. 286 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:43,320 DOOR SHUTS 287 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,360 GLASS SHATTERS 288 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:50,519 My plan was gradually and subtly to unpick his schemes. 289 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,840 Well, someone's unpicked him unsubtly, and for good. 290 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,679 This window. 291 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:58,119 Is it always open like this? 292 00:16:58,120 --> 00:16:59,639 Yes, why? 293 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,079 You think someone chucked the knife through it? 294 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,199 So, six persons present, excluding the deceased. 295 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,679 All of them swear their hands were joined at the moment of the murder. 296 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,039 Well, they would, wouldn't they? 297 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,279 What's this? 298 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:15,879 Bracelet? 299 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,679 Napkin ring? 300 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:18,840 Oh. 301 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,280 Shall we? 302 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,040 Oh... 303 00:17:26,120 --> 00:17:28,479 Got a print? Oh, a couple of beauties. 304 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,400 Ah, excellent. 305 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:58,079 Do we know if they were regulars, the ones at the seance last night? 306 00:17:58,080 --> 00:17:59,599 Looks like it. 307 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:04,239 Uh, first up, there's the factotum, one Ayesha Jean-Baptiste. 308 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,440 Then Miss Geraldine Mercer. 309 00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:11,239 Our old friend, Mrs Ada Dredge. 310 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,440 Yeah, she has no luck, does she? 311 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,239 Lastly, a professor. 312 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,319 Ved Chopra. 313 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:23,279 And the spinster Misses Plumchute, Clara and Emilia. 314 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:27,399 Looks like the usual collection of lost souls in search of some meaning 315 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,159 in their pointless, miserable lives. 316 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:34,039 Dear me, Inspector, we DO have the glums today. 317 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,319 How is, erm... 318 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,559 ...Mrs Bliss? 319 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,759 Much the same. 320 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:44,039 Ernie, forgive me. 321 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,279 Were you ever...? What? 322 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:48,360 Happy? 323 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,399 I, I... 324 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,799 I seem to recall an afternoon, 325 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,439 just around the time of the abdication. 326 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,439 It doesn't have to be like this, you know. 327 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,119 There is such a thing as divorce. 328 00:19:00,120 --> 00:19:01,240 I couldn't. 329 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,519 Just wouldn't sit right with me. 330 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,759 So, you're condemning yourself to a life of...? 331 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:08,640 The question is one of motive, then. 332 00:19:10,120 --> 00:19:11,679 Yes. 333 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,559 Well, you met the man. 334 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:15,999 Why would any of these people want to kill him? 335 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,839 DISTANT THUNDER RUMBLES 336 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:19,560 How long have you got? 337 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:22,799 Yes. 338 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:26,479 Uh, would you be so kind as to clear away the gin 339 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,040 and biscuits now, Ayesha? 340 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,839 Poor child is mute, alas. 341 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:36,159 But loyal. 342 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:37,959 Loyal to a fault. 343 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,439 Where did you find her? 344 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,479 Well... Charming name. 345 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,359 "She who must be obeyed." 346 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:44,719 Have you read Rider Haggard? 347 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:46,879 It's a corker... Sh! 348 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:48,639 Sorry. 349 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,799 Again, we're, uh... we're very grateful. 350 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:56,680 I found Ayesha on the Old Kent Road, would you believe, in a circus? 351 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:04,120 Now, would you be so kind as to lower the lights, Ayesha? 352 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:10,639 Brightness, as we know... 353 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,560 ...is anathema to those from the land of mists. 354 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,759 Now, then, any mementos? 355 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,760 A special something? 356 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:31,639 As we know, this will help in summoning the loved one 357 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,759 from the... 358 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:35,080 ...from the beyond. 359 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,080 SNEED INHALES RASPILY 360 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,280 FAINT INDISTINCT WHISPERING 361 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,159 Now, my friends, old and new, 362 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,159 small in number but stout of heart, 363 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,679 let us join hands in the prescribed manner. 364 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:28,680 Hold on your right. 365 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,000 Be held on your left. 366 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,040 SNEED GURGLES 367 00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:48,040 SNEED MURMURS INDISTINCTLY 368 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:50,839 There he goes. 369 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,479 Chap's going under. Witnessed this before. 370 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,679 Malay walla out foreign. 371 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,959 The spirits will be coming through now from Summerland. 372 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,480 Sunderland? 373 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:03,719 It's SUMMER-land. 374 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,359 It's what they call the spirit world. 375 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:06,799 Oh. 376 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,599 This isn't your first time? 377 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:09,960 No, no, no, quite the old hand. 378 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,439 TABLE RATTLES 379 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,359 They're here. 380 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:16,599 Oh. Listen. 381 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,159 FAINT CHIRPING 382 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,199 - What is it? - Birds! 383 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,879 There are birds on the other side, it's a proven fact. 384 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:24,479 They go to heaven, too. 385 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:25,919 And dogs. 386 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,040 That's reassuring. 387 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:29,480 SNEED GASPS 388 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:31,960 HE EXHALES RASPILY 389 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:35,959 HIGH-PITCHED:Mum? 390 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:36,960 Oh. 391 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,519 Mum? Are you there? 392 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:41,520 Oh, Alf! 393 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:44,839 Oh, Alf, is that you again? 394 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,279 Yeah... 395 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,040 Yeah, Mother, it's me. 396 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,560 Do not weep for me, Mother. 397 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:55,479 I'm happy. 398 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,119 I'm truly happy. 399 00:22:58,120 --> 00:23:00,839 Oh, Alf, I wish I could see you. 400 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,319 Aw. 401 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:06,719 Oh, but I'm so very weary now. 402 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,639 But... 403 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,559 ...perhaps I can linger just, 404 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,160 - just a moment more. - Yes... 405 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:16,959 Good Lord. 406 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:18,519 MRS DREDGE GASPS 407 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,039 Touch... 408 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,519 Touch my hand, Mother. 409 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,679 Let me feel your touch... 410 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:27,559 ...just once more. 411 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:28,879 Oh! 412 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,879 Oh, it's cold. So cold! 413 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:32,359 Oh, Alf! 414 00:23:32,360 --> 00:23:34,079 Oh, Alf, did I do right? 415 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,039 Did I do the right thing? 416 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,720 MRS DREDGE SOBS 417 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:42,760 SNEED GRUNTS 418 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:51,400 SNEED GASPS 419 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:54,880 HE GROANS 420 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:57,320 Jack... 421 00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:01,120 Jack! 422 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,040 Yeah? 423 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:09,600 Trauert nicht, mein Sohn. 424 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,759 Ich bin glucklich. 425 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,840 Wirklich glucklich. 426 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:19,680 What's he saying? 427 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:23,720 "Do not grieve, my son. 428 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,360 "I am happy. 429 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,000 "Truly happy." 430 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:42,999 SNEED WHEEZES 431 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:44,560 Ah... 432 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:50,040 HE BREATHES UNEVENLY 433 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:01,839 Thank you so much for coming. 434 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:03,479 The spirits work... 435 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,719 You heard what he said. 436 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:08,640 How did he know, about my dad? 437 00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:14,119 Fascinating, fascinating. 438 00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:16,799 I'd love to hear more, Mr Sneed. 439 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:20,119 Perhaps you could pop over and see me, uh, tomorrow? 440 00:25:20,120 --> 00:25:21,679 My card. 441 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:23,279 Oh. 442 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,119 Book's Books. 443 00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:26,799 How charming. 444 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,639 No, no, no, keep it, please. 445 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,319 Oh, well, you're very kind. I'm all right now. 446 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:32,640 Ladies. 447 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,559 Shall we say 11-ish? 448 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:37,920 Ish. 449 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:42,199 Of course, erm, I always... 450 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:43,880 ...like to spread the word. 451 00:25:45,120 --> 00:25:46,480 Goodnight, then. 452 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,079 Well, thank you again, Mrs Dredge. 453 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:55,599 Most enlightening. 454 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:56,959 Will I see you here again? 455 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:58,239 Oh, I should think so. 456 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,559 - And you? - Oh, of course. 457 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,159 Well... 458 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:03,679 Night, then. 459 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:05,320 - Goodnight. - Goodnight. 460 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,319 Night-night. 461 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:11,320 Ta-ra. 462 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,759 Did you locate the autopsy report on her boy? 463 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,999 Accidental overdose. 464 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,239 Hmm. 465 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,359 There was something else very interesting in it, though. 466 00:26:30,360 --> 00:26:31,479 Oh? 467 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,959 The boy's fingers, splashed with ink. 468 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,679 He'd been writing. 469 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,880 Nothing at the bedside, no pen, no paper. 470 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,639 "Did I do right?" she said. 471 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,400 "Did I do the right thing?" 472 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,479 Well, what could that mean? 473 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,999 21's coming. 474 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:55,040 I think we should treat ourselves to a cab. Don't you? 475 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:12,599 Poor Jack. 476 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,479 And he got out that photo. 477 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:18,440 Yes, that was, as they used to say, a bit of a facer. 478 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:21,919 We need to look out for him, Trottie, 479 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:23,679 make sure he feels involved. 480 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,119 He's obviously desperate for answers. 481 00:27:26,120 --> 00:27:27,879 Like me. 482 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:29,559 Where's he got to? 483 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,200 Gone for a smoke. 484 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,479 And how's that all going, finding out about what happened to... 485 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,399 SOFTLY:..Felix? 486 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,319 You can say his name, you know. 487 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:42,039 I know, it's just... 488 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:43,800 We progress. 489 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:47,279 Time for bed, I think. 490 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:48,919 You sure you'll be all right down here? 491 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:52,999 Oh, yes, perfectly all right, at least until my ceiling's fixed. 492 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,679 Whole place is crumbling, Trottie. 493 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:57,200 Like the empire. 494 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:00,640 Don't shut me out, Book. 495 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:04,559 Shut you out? 496 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:08,839 I know how delicate all this is. I know how much it must all hurt. 497 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:11,479 It's fine. I'm fine. 498 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:13,039 I just want to help. 499 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,679 You ARE helping. 500 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,759 It takes time, that's all, getting us into Germany. 501 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,279 Strings must be pulled. 502 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:23,680 You'll know everything just as soon as I do, I promise. 503 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,039 Be careful, my love. 504 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:31,520 It's not always a good idea, disturbing the dead. 505 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,200 Goodnight, Mr Book. 506 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,480 Goodnight, Mrs Book. 507 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:02,680 Felix? 508 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:05,280 I never had his name. 509 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:07,960 Just that. 510 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:11,800 Just that one picture. 511 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,200 Your father was a German. 512 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:19,360 German? 513 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:30,639 I last saw your father, Felix von Bode, 514 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:34,000 in a Berlin railway station in 1935. 515 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:36,799 According to the information I received, 516 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:40,399 he was sent to a sanatorium shortly afterwards, and died there. 517 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,479 I was sent the death certificate. 518 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,359 And? 519 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,159 Some sort of tumour on the brain. 520 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:51,279 I wrote to his family, expressed my condolences. 521 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,799 But I never had any reply. 522 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:57,079 And then, one day, only last year - just after VE Day, in fact... 523 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:58,600 You heard from him? 524 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:01,799 Not exactly. 525 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,360 A photograph came into my possession. 526 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,120 That's him. 527 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:16,600 That's my dad. 528 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:18,960 Yes. 529 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:24,720 Dated December 5, 1936. 530 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:27,800 So? 531 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:33,079 The day I was told Felix died... 532 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,600 ...in the sanatorium. 533 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:12,920 SNEED CHUCKLES 534 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:15,839 Amontillado. 535 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,039 Only a glass, not a cask. 536 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:19,879 Ah. Poe. 537 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,399 Poe. 538 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,199 So early in the morning. 539 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,119 One does feel a little naughty. 540 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:28,079 You prefer something milder? Tea, coffee? 541 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,679 We have only chicory, alas. The ration. 542 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:31,920 No, no. 543 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,239 Mm... 544 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,599 We could all do with a little cheering up, don't you think? 545 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,600 The war does cast a very long shadow. 546 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:45,120 Quite. 547 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,119 Bugger Attlee! 548 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:54,319 Mm. 549 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:56,279 Do I find myself in a socialist household? 550 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,679 I try not to be too tribal about these things. 551 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:00,599 The Prime Minister's doing a very good job 552 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,639 in difficult times, is all I think. 553 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:04,519 Bring back Winston, I say. 554 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:06,360 He does have his uses. 555 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:10,119 Speaking of the war, Mr Sneed. 556 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:11,919 Last night... Yes? 557 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,439 - That photograph the young man gave you? - Oh. 558 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:15,639 Oh, yes. 559 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:17,839 How did you know all that? 560 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,719 SNEED CHUCKLES LIGHTLY 561 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:25,079 The ways of the beyond are a mystery, 562 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:27,519 even to Harold Sneed. 563 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:30,479 I am a mere vessel, Mr Book. 564 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,119 Come now, Mr Sneed. 565 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:33,880 We are not children. 566 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:41,519 I knew I'd heard your name before, so I asked around. 567 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,119 You've been a professional medium since the '20s. 568 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:45,999 But during the war... Yes? 569 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,479 ...your powers were utilised by the authorities. 570 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:51,479 Oh, how did you know that? 571 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:53,999 Because I was pressed into service, too. 572 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,399 Oh, I thought you were a mere book-seller? 573 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,639 - I read. - Books. 574 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:01,639 And people, like you do. 575 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:04,359 Very useful method of acquiring information. 576 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,879 According to my sources, you were very helpful in laying hands 577 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,279 on all kinds of undesirables. 578 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:11,519 Miscreants, black marketeers, 579 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:13,199 fifth columnists, 580 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,840 fascists, like Sir Gideon Fay and Harrison Hopper. 581 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,479 I did what I could to serve my country. 582 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:25,599 And the spirits were kind. 583 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:29,079 You used the same crooked methods you do in your so-called profession, 584 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:31,439 but, for once, on the side of the angels. 585 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:33,639 Did you invite me here just to insult me? 586 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:35,239 No, that's just a bonus. 587 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:36,839 Ha-ha. 588 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:39,479 "Crooked methods." Well, explain it, then. 589 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:41,959 Explain what happened last night. 590 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,679 "Trauert nicht, mein Sohn. 591 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,359 "Ich bin glucklich. 592 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:48,559 "Wirklich glucklich." 593 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,199 It was rather touching, I thought. 594 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:51,879 A fatuous platitude. 595 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:54,599 But then, you people always deal in generalisations, don't you? 596 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,039 Oh, we people do, do we? 597 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,759 You'd heard Jack's name already when we arrived. 598 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:01,679 You asked him for a memento. 599 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:05,439 Obviously, it would be something linked to a meaningful loss. 600 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:08,479 A quick glance at the photograph told you it was of some age, 601 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:10,479 so probably not a brother. 602 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,599 "My son" could merely be a term of affection, 603 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:17,439 or more specifically, a father talking to his child. 604 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:18,959 Worth you taking a punt. 605 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:20,639 But the German, now, the German. 606 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:23,359 How did you manage that? Ah, yes. 607 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:26,359 There's a number on the back of the photo with a crossed seven 608 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:28,239 in the continental manner. 609 00:34:28,240 --> 00:34:29,719 Could have been French? 610 00:34:29,720 --> 00:34:31,399 And, presumably, you would've tried that, too, 611 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,400 if Jack hadn't reacted the way he did. 612 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:38,600 Ah... 613 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,239 All I offer... 614 00:34:45,240 --> 00:34:47,759 ...is a little comfort. 615 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:49,319 A little hope. 616 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:51,839 Uh, my clients... Your customers. 617 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,879 Well, hardly. I don't charge. 618 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:59,119 They see me as a confidant. 619 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:02,399 A father confessor, if you will. 620 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:04,279 Balderdash. 621 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:07,039 Don't bring heaven into this. 622 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:09,839 We must make the best of what we have. 623 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:13,799 And if there is a God, he is a cruel and abhorrent thing, is he not? 624 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:17,839 No, Mr Sneed, no gods, no ghosts. 625 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:20,199 Consider this a warning. 626 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:22,319 SCOFFING:Warning... 627 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:25,199 I'm not about to let you get your claws into Jack Blunt, 628 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,519 nor into Mrs Ada Dredge. 629 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:30,719 You, sir, are a grief leech. 630 00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:32,719 I beg your pardon? 631 00:35:32,720 --> 00:35:35,839 Psychics, mediums - whatever you choose to call yourselves - 632 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:37,999 grief leeches. 633 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,639 Peddling a few tatty ancient parlour tricks, 634 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:43,399 and passing them off as supernatural powers. 635 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,519 Feasting off the bereaved and fleecing them 636 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:48,799 so they can never move on. 637 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,519 Filthy, crooked, mendacious, 638 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:53,359 disgusting pigs! 639 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:55,479 BELL TINKLES Can I help you? 640 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:56,560 Good morning. 641 00:35:58,080 --> 00:35:59,680 I'm here for the book. 642 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:11,760 Thank you, Mrs Fung. Cheerio. Thank you. 643 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:22,199 The sight of that picture did provoke quite a reaction 644 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,239 in you, too, Mr Book. 645 00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:28,199 Perhaps you were expecting a message from the beyond that was... 646 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:33,279 ...less platitudinous, and more, uh, intimate? 647 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,520 What exactly are you suggesting? 648 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,999 We all have our secrets, Mr Book. 649 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:46,560 Perhaps you'd be so good as to keep your nose out of mine. 650 00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:56,160 Thank you for the Amontillado. 651 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:34,560 Sorry. 652 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:37,999 What for? 653 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,279 That it wasn't what you hoped for, 654 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:44,800 and it wasn't Felix who came to you last night. 655 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,000 That's OK, Mr Book. 656 00:37:49,240 --> 00:37:52,119 We need to concentrate on what's real. 657 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:53,600 Don't we? 658 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:56,360 Yes, Jack. 659 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,200 Yes, we do. 660 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:13,159 PHONE RINGS 661 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,760 Hello? 3-8-6-5. 662 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:18,639 Oh. 663 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:20,119 Oh, Mr Sneed. 664 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:21,559 Oh! 665 00:38:21,560 --> 00:38:23,319 How lovely to hear from you. 666 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:24,600 Oh... 667 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:28,879 Oh. 668 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:30,120 Ooh... 669 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:35,759 - Good evening. - Good evening. - Good evening. 670 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:38,119 Who knows what tonight... Tonight might hold. 671 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:39,520 Yes, indeed. 672 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:12,880 Oh. 673 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:34,400 Dear friends... let us begin. 674 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:36,800 BLADE PLUNGES 675 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:41,920 ADA SCREAMS 676 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:47,359 Could you tell us about what happened to your daughter? 677 00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:49,719 There is little to say. 678 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:52,000 Lakshmi was the light of my life. 679 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:57,119 After my wife passed over, my daughter was all I had. 680 00:39:57,120 --> 00:39:59,279 You're a professor, sir? 681 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:02,119 Chemistry, University of London. 682 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:04,479 I came here before the war. 683 00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:06,919 Which was a distinguished one, by all accounts. 684 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:08,679 I did my bit. 685 00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:11,839 May I ask you, miss, the nature of your loss? 686 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:13,319 My mother. 687 00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:15,479 She had rather an unhappy end. 688 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:18,279 I...I suppose I've been going to the seances looking for 689 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:20,359 some kind of answer. 690 00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:22,799 What happened to Lakshmi? 691 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:25,040 A car... it struck her. 692 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:28,479 TYRES SQUEAL 693 00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:30,719 Hit-and-run. 694 00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:33,919 We were taking a little holiday in Scotland. 695 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:37,439 One moment, everything was fine, and the next... 696 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:40,599 ...my whole world changed. 697 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:42,199 Very sorry. 698 00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:44,959 The police, they said they could do nothing. 699 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:46,080 The driver... 700 00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:49,239 There were no witnesses, 701 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:52,079 so it was impossible to trace her. 702 00:40:52,080 --> 00:40:55,439 Well, the seance had been proceeding as usual. 703 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:57,679 Mr Sneed was sitting next to me. 704 00:40:57,680 --> 00:40:59,639 All our hands were linked. 705 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:02,279 Well, technically, I suppose, our wrists. 706 00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:05,159 Yes, we did the same at the one I attended. 707 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:07,759 It had been a very successful session. 708 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:11,439 Mr Sneed had made contact with Professor Chopra's daughter, 709 00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:14,039 Mrs Dredge's son, 710 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,559 a high priestess from Atlantis, 711 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:20,199 and, uh, Mr Bonar Law, the late Prime Minister. 712 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:22,159 Busy night. 713 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:24,239 I know what you must be thinking. 714 00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:26,840 "He's a rational man, a scientist. 715 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:30,840 "What's he doing messing about with table tappers?" 716 00:41:32,240 --> 00:41:34,159 Well, I can't answer that. 717 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:36,839 I only know I needed... 718 00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:40,359 ...solace, in whatever form I could find. 719 00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:43,520 I tried my faith, and found it wanting. 720 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:47,679 When one loses a child, 721 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:51,000 one descends into a particular kind of hell. 722 00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:55,759 And that's when you came across Harold Sneed? 723 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:57,279 In hell. 724 00:41:57,280 --> 00:42:00,599 Uh, was there anything unusual about this particular seance, 725 00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:02,679 this particular group of people? 726 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:05,759 Well, I...I don't think I'd met any of them before. 727 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:08,559 I just got a phone call confirming I was on the list. 728 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:10,199 Uh, there was... 729 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:11,919 ...nothing unusual other than that. 730 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:14,919 There was a rota, a schedule? Yes. 731 00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:17,119 I went every other Thursday. 732 00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:19,319 Although my, uh... 733 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:22,719 ...invitations had increased somewhat recently. 734 00:42:22,720 --> 00:42:25,439 And the phone invitation, a voice you knew? 735 00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:26,799 Yes. 736 00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:28,599 Yes, it was Mr Sneed himself. 737 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:30,519 And that was unusual? 738 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:32,399 Well, it's usually a letter. 739 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:34,079 It's never happened before. 740 00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:37,759 I go quite regularly. I was simply informed that it was my turn again. 741 00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:39,239 By letter? 742 00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:40,839 No, by telephone. 743 00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:42,879 Sneed called you? Yes. 744 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:45,080 That was unusual. 745 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:51,519 Right, who's next? 746 00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:54,439 Well, uh... No point. 747 00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:55,879 No point? 748 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:57,439 Well, we got statements from the others, 749 00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:59,239 but it's got to be Miss Mercer or the professor, isn't it? 750 00:42:59,240 --> 00:43:00,679 Has it? 751 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:03,279 They were the ones sat either side of the victim. 752 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:04,759 Stands to reason, doesn't it? 753 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:06,519 One of them must have stabbed him. 754 00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:08,639 It's just a question of proximity. 755 00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:10,159 Well... Ah. 756 00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:11,879 I think he's right. 757 00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:13,599 Sneed was stabbed front on, 758 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:16,000 so, yeah, it must have been one of them. 759 00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:19,799 You don't think so? 760 00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:22,519 We're in the land of mists, Inspector. 761 00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:25,519 We're dabbling with the dead. 762 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:27,480 Perhaps not all... 763 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:30,800 ...is what it seems. 764 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:34,720 Very good. 765 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:51,239 Hello, there. 766 00:43:51,240 --> 00:43:53,679 Oh, you don't remember? How wounding. 767 00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:55,519 No. Erm... 768 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:57,439 Yes, yes, from the, erm... 769 00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,439 Yes, the seance. 770 00:43:59,440 --> 00:44:00,959 Good Lord, did you hear? 771 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:03,359 Oh, yes. It was dreadful. 772 00:44:03,360 --> 00:44:04,959 Poor old Sneed. 773 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:07,119 Sorry, I didn't mean to distress you, Miss...? 774 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:08,559 Uh, Trottie. 775 00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:10,159 Book. Trottie Book, Mrs. 776 00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:12,919 And you don't need to worry about me. I'm made of fairly strong stuff. 777 00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:15,559 Reggie Winters, Colonel. Delighted. 778 00:44:15,560 --> 00:44:18,199 Wish we could have met under more pleasant circumstances. 779 00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:20,240 Not at a bus stop, you mean? 780 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:26,239 About the, erm, seance, how did you...? 781 00:44:26,240 --> 00:44:28,319 Oh, somebody got me on the list, friend of a friend, 782 00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:29,959 and I thought I'd give it a whirl. 783 00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:31,399 And how did you find it? 784 00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:33,359 Very entertaining, actually. 785 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:34,999 Well, more than that. 786 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:36,880 I suppose, it gave me... 787 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:39,680 - ...something. - Hmm. 788 00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:44,679 Forgive me, what was the nature of your bereavement? 789 00:44:44,680 --> 00:44:47,039 Well, I lost a lot of pals during the war, obviously, 790 00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:49,639 but more particularly... 791 00:44:49,640 --> 00:44:52,119 ...the memsahib. 792 00:44:52,120 --> 00:44:53,599 It's my wife, she... Oh, I'm so... 793 00:44:53,600 --> 00:44:55,919 I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to... No, it's quite all right. 794 00:44:55,920 --> 00:44:57,159 We're also made of stern stuff 795 00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:59,560 in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 796 00:45:00,760 --> 00:45:02,639 Perhaps we'll run into one another again. 797 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:04,159 Yes, perhaps we will. 798 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:05,400 This is my bus. 799 00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:08,280 Cheerio. 800 00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:06,880 How long have you been in Mr Sneed's employ? 801 00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:13,559 Five years come Christmas. 802 00:46:13,560 --> 00:46:15,440 You met at the circus, I gather? 803 00:46:17,040 --> 00:46:19,079 I had an accident... 804 00:46:19,080 --> 00:46:20,679 ...on the trapeze. 805 00:46:20,680 --> 00:46:23,399 And then Mr Sneed offered you a job with him? 806 00:46:23,400 --> 00:46:25,080 Happy in your work? 807 00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:33,279 Happy as a sandboy. 808 00:46:33,280 --> 00:46:35,359 And you were in charge of the appointments? 809 00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:37,600 You arranged who was to come to each seance? 810 00:46:41,560 --> 00:46:44,399 Mr Sneed selected the patrons. 811 00:46:44,400 --> 00:46:46,439 I just contacted them. 812 00:46:46,440 --> 00:46:48,999 By letter, clearly. 813 00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:50,519 Ayesha... 814 00:46:50,520 --> 00:46:52,439 I may call you Ayesha, mayn't I? 815 00:46:52,440 --> 00:46:55,639 How did you feel about your employer's profession? 816 00:46:55,640 --> 00:47:00,159 The flummery, the mummery, the tricks of the trade? 817 00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:01,719 Like that? 818 00:47:01,720 --> 00:47:03,920 Is that how Sneed made all the lights go out? 819 00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:12,879 It's a living. BOOK CHUCKLES 820 00:47:12,880 --> 00:47:14,200 Well, thank you very much. 821 00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:17,919 Oh, finally, Miss Jean-Baptiste... 822 00:47:17,920 --> 00:47:21,120 ...how do you feel about the death of your employer? 823 00:47:30,560 --> 00:47:33,520 "Out of a job, aren't I?" 824 00:47:49,400 --> 00:47:50,839 DOOR SHUTS 825 00:47:50,840 --> 00:47:52,719 Well, how would you refer to it? 826 00:47:52,720 --> 00:47:54,439 A calling, perhaps. 827 00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:56,039 A vocation, rather. 828 00:47:56,040 --> 00:47:57,839 Yes, perhaps the better word. 829 00:47:57,840 --> 00:48:00,639 You see, after Emilia and I lost Teddy... 830 00:48:00,640 --> 00:48:03,239 - In the war. - The previous war. - The Great War. 831 00:48:03,240 --> 00:48:04,799 The war to end all wars. 832 00:48:04,800 --> 00:48:06,559 - Oh. - Oh, the horrible irony of that. 833 00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:08,319 If any of us had known... How could we have known? 834 00:48:08,320 --> 00:48:11,319 ...that a few wretched years later... It would all happen again. 835 00:48:11,320 --> 00:48:13,359 And poor Teddy's sacrifice. All for nothing. 836 00:48:13,360 --> 00:48:14,639 Nothing. 837 00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:17,439 So, we do what little we can to alleviate the sufferings 838 00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:19,799 of this world. And here you find us. 839 00:48:19,800 --> 00:48:22,039 Oh, but to get back to the seance. 840 00:48:22,040 --> 00:48:23,959 Do you want bread with that, dear? 841 00:48:23,960 --> 00:48:25,479 - Yes, please. - Over there. 842 00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:27,119 Thank you. 843 00:48:27,120 --> 00:48:28,439 Well... 844 00:48:28,440 --> 00:48:30,959 You see, we've been in touch with Teddy ever since... 845 00:48:30,960 --> 00:48:32,439 Ever since he passed over. 846 00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:34,159 We know all about his last moments 847 00:48:34,160 --> 00:48:35,879 on the western front. Western front. 848 00:48:35,880 --> 00:48:37,639 Terribly distressing, of course. 849 00:48:37,640 --> 00:48:41,679 But, then, how much more wonderful to know that he is happy 850 00:48:41,680 --> 00:48:43,319 - on the other side. - The other side. 851 00:48:43,320 --> 00:48:46,839 And Harold Sneed, you've been attending his seances...? 852 00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:48,679 - Oh. - Oh, my. 853 00:48:48,680 --> 00:48:50,479 - Forever. - Forever. 854 00:48:50,480 --> 00:48:52,599 Since 1928.1928. 855 00:48:52,600 --> 00:48:56,119 In fact, oh, very impressive was Mr Sneed. 856 00:48:56,120 --> 00:48:58,279 There has been ectoplasm. Mm. 857 00:48:58,280 --> 00:48:59,599 Really? 858 00:48:59,600 --> 00:49:01,679 And an angel's feather. Feather. 859 00:49:01,680 --> 00:49:03,239 And he didn't charge you for this? 860 00:49:03,240 --> 00:49:04,559 No, nothing. 861 00:49:04,560 --> 00:49:06,239 - Nothing at all. - Nothing at all. 862 00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:08,399 Only a... Voluntary contribution. 863 00:49:08,400 --> 00:49:10,599 Money was of little interest to... 864 00:49:10,600 --> 00:49:12,879 - ...poor Mr Sneed. - Poor Mr Sneed. 865 00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:15,839 And I have to ask, can you think of any reason 866 00:49:15,840 --> 00:49:18,120 why anyone would want to kill him? 867 00:49:22,240 --> 00:49:23,920 - None. - None. 868 00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:28,960 Well, thank you, ladies. You've been most kind. 869 00:49:34,280 --> 00:49:36,879 Fascinating. 870 00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:40,439 Handiwork as distinctive as the brushwork... 871 00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:42,120 ...of an old master. 872 00:49:43,400 --> 00:49:44,480 Eh? 873 00:50:07,880 --> 00:50:09,639 Profitable day, dear? 874 00:50:09,640 --> 00:50:11,479 Exhausted. 875 00:50:11,480 --> 00:50:13,919 Jack and I have tramped miles, haven't we, Jack? 876 00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:15,919 Miles. 877 00:50:15,920 --> 00:50:18,519 Inspector Bliss is focused on Professor Chopra 878 00:50:18,520 --> 00:50:20,279 and Miss Geraldine Mercer. 879 00:50:20,280 --> 00:50:22,239 The police mindset. 880 00:50:22,240 --> 00:50:25,359 But it does leave us a pretty clear field to investigate 881 00:50:25,360 --> 00:50:27,279 the other suspects. 882 00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:31,199 So, perhaps, maybe it's time. 883 00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:32,679 Oh. 884 00:50:32,680 --> 00:50:34,279 The pattern book? 885 00:50:34,280 --> 00:50:36,039 Oh, good, it's been ages. 886 00:50:36,040 --> 00:50:37,399 The what? 887 00:50:37,400 --> 00:50:38,839 The pattern book. 888 00:50:38,840 --> 00:50:40,479 What's the pattern book? 889 00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:44,399 Well, no man is a hero to his valet, Jack. Isn't that what they say? 890 00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:46,359 The same thing is true of commerce. 891 00:50:46,360 --> 00:50:47,719 Right... 892 00:50:47,720 --> 00:50:49,359 It's really quite simple. 893 00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:51,439 We, all of us, develop habits. 894 00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:54,839 We tend to go to the same grocers, cobblers, bakers. 895 00:50:54,840 --> 00:50:59,599 We wear a groove into our own lives, a groove that can be analysed. 896 00:50:59,600 --> 00:51:02,079 And after numerous years in this business, 897 00:51:02,080 --> 00:51:04,839 Trottie's become rather good at it. Haven't you, dear? 898 00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:06,199 I'm not bad. 899 00:51:06,200 --> 00:51:07,599 Uh, gossip, you mean? 900 00:51:07,600 --> 00:51:09,599 Uh, intelligence, Jack. 901 00:51:09,600 --> 00:51:12,319 We need to find out everything we can about all the people 902 00:51:12,320 --> 00:51:14,519 who attended the fatal seance, 903 00:51:14,520 --> 00:51:16,999 and there's really no better way than by scrutinising 904 00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:18,999 their spending habits. 905 00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:20,999 We call this the pattern book. 906 00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:24,519 You and I shall adopt the guises of twittery persons, 907 00:51:24,520 --> 00:51:26,479 and go about our business. 908 00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:28,599 - You and me? - Of course. 909 00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:30,640 You're one of the family now, aren't you? 910 00:51:31,960 --> 00:51:34,000 PHONE RINGS 911 00:51:35,600 --> 00:51:37,519 Anything else to go on at the moment? 912 00:51:37,520 --> 00:51:39,679 Oh, no, it's far too soon to speculate. 913 00:51:39,680 --> 00:51:41,519 Nonsense, I know you. 914 00:51:41,520 --> 00:51:43,519 - Three things? - No. 915 00:51:43,520 --> 00:51:45,199 Heaps of things. 916 00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:48,239 This is a rum old case, and no mistake. 917 00:51:48,240 --> 00:51:51,239 I would offer these up, Mrs Book... 918 00:51:51,240 --> 00:51:53,279 ...an unbroken circle, 919 00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:55,639 a hit-and-run accident, 920 00:51:55,640 --> 00:51:58,279 and a pioneering plastic surgeon. 921 00:51:58,280 --> 00:51:59,519 Sorry. 922 00:51:59,520 --> 00:52:01,559 Uh, Inspector on the blower. 923 00:52:01,560 --> 00:52:03,240 He wants to see you in the morning. 924 00:52:12,840 --> 00:52:16,039 Well, we got prints off the murder weapon. 925 00:52:16,040 --> 00:52:18,279 Professor Chopra's or Miss Mercer's? 926 00:52:18,280 --> 00:52:19,519 Neither. 927 00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:20,879 Wh... what? 928 00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:22,119 Neither. 929 00:52:22,120 --> 00:52:23,839 A totally different set of prints. 930 00:52:23,840 --> 00:52:25,159 Whose? 931 00:52:25,160 --> 00:52:27,839 The fingerprints I took off the dagger were very distinctive, 932 00:52:27,840 --> 00:52:30,559 an odd double-loop whorl pattern. 933 00:52:30,560 --> 00:52:32,799 They seemed familiar, rang a bell. 934 00:52:32,800 --> 00:52:35,040 So, I went looking. 935 00:52:38,320 --> 00:52:40,239 Harrison Hopper - remember him? 936 00:52:40,240 --> 00:52:42,519 Of course. Blackshirt, interned during the war, 937 00:52:42,520 --> 00:52:44,999 escaped to Germany, then arrested in '44. 938 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:47,959 They hanged him, didn't they? Earlier this year. 939 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:50,479 On evidence provided by Harold Sneed. 940 00:52:50,480 --> 00:52:51,999 What? 941 00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:53,999 Yes, I did some digging, too. 942 00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:57,279 Sneed was co-opted by British intelligence. 943 00:52:57,280 --> 00:53:01,799 The war was a murky time, made strange bedfellows of us all. 944 00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:03,839 No-one around to clean the sheets. 945 00:53:03,840 --> 00:53:07,799 Sneed used his tricks to get all sorts of shady contacts. 946 00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:11,359 As a result, he knew where lots of Nazi sympathisers were hiding. 947 00:53:11,360 --> 00:53:13,199 Doctor, where's all this...? 948 00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:16,159 Harrison Hopper had very unusual fingerprints. 949 00:53:16,160 --> 00:53:17,959 Double loop. 950 00:53:17,960 --> 00:53:20,599 No two sets of fingerprints are alike, Inspector. 951 00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:24,839 The prints on the dagger belonged to Hopper, an executed Nazi. 952 00:53:24,840 --> 00:53:26,319 What? 953 00:53:26,320 --> 00:53:29,119 You heard what she said, Inspector. 954 00:53:29,120 --> 00:53:31,960 Harold Sneed was murdered... 955 00:53:33,280 --> 00:53:35,200 ...by a dead man. 956 00:54:13,160 --> 00:54:16,160 Subtitles by Red Bee Media