1 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:13,000 Kate! 2 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,720 It is Kate Williams, isn't it? It's me, Alan. 3 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,080 - Alan...? - Alan Conway. 4 00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:19,440 Yes. It's been a while... 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,000 Oh, of course. 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:22,800 Well, congratulations on your success. 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,560 I saw your last book. It's number one. 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,720 Yes. For ten weeks. 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:28,600 And of course, I owe it all to you. 10 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:29,800 Well, not really. 11 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,320 Well, you introduced me to your sister back in the day. 12 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,000 - How are Daisy and John? - Jack. They're fine. 13 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,640 Look, I don't suppose you fancy getting a cup of coffee, 14 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,720 would you? It would be lovely to catch up. 15 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:43,280 Well, well... thank you! 16 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,240 Yeah, there's a place just around the corner. 17 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,520 I can't believe you didn't recognise me. 18 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,120 Oh, it does seem such a long time since Woodbridge School. 19 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,800 I never really thanked you for what you did for me. 20 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,200 - Oh, it was nothing. - Well, it was everything to me. 21 00:00:58,200 --> 00:00:59,760 I couldn't wait to get out. 22 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,040 Really? I thought you enjoyed teaching there. 23 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,240 Oh, some of the children. Yours. 24 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,560 But all I ever wanted to do was write. 25 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,520 - Well, I love your books. - Hmm. 26 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,440 - Susan always sends them to me. - How is Susan? 27 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,400 Have you not spoken to her? 28 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,080 - We email. - Oh. 29 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,160 I don't see her half as often as I'd like. 30 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:20,600 - Are there just the two of you? - Yeah. 31 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:22,080 But she never married? 32 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,320 Oh, I think she's married to her job. 33 00:01:24,320 --> 00:01:26,160 Well, she's very good at it. 34 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,560 - Really? Do you think so? - I think she's brilliant. 35 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,720 Well, maybe you should tell her. 36 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,600 You're absolutely right. 37 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,080 I wish I knew her better, 38 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:35,600 but she never really talks about herself. 39 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,280 That's just how she is. 40 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,240 Did the two of you grow up around here? 41 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:40,640 No, we were brought up in Kent. 42 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,520 - Whereabouts? - Near Whitstable. 43 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,640 Ah, that's a nice part of the world. 44 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,600 Should we have another coffee? 45 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:49,880 OK. 46 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,400 - We can't do this. - What? 47 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,040 I hate arguing with you. 48 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:57,200 We're not arguing. 49 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,920 Yeah, only because you're not talking to me! 50 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,520 Might as well have been on my own last night. 51 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,560 I got more chat out of a pillow. 52 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,360 I can't think about Crete right now. 53 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:10,640 Not with all this on my plate. 54 00:03:10,640 --> 00:03:12,920 If you come to Crete, you won't have this on your plate. 55 00:03:12,920 --> 00:03:14,720 I haven't decided, OK? 56 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,560 I'm thinking about it. 57 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,560 Do you really have the money for a hotel? 58 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:23,800 - Yes. - How? 59 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:26,600 Oh, your cousin Yannis... 60 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:27,960 He has vizma. 61 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,000 I don't even know what that means. 62 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,760 It means connections. 63 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,400 How long are you gonna be away? 64 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,080 The funeral's this afternoon, so I'll stay at Katie's tonight. 65 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,040 We can talk tomorrow. 66 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:42,800 Yes. 67 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:48,440 Ready? 68 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,360 I've got an email from Phillip Jones. 69 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:53,120 Publisher's Weekly. 70 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,120 They want to know about Cityworld Media. Word's got out. 71 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,000 - What are you gonna tell them? - I don't know. You tell me. 72 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:01,440 Uh... 73 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:03,920 I haven't decided yet. 74 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,240 Oh, it's not like you to be so indecisive. 75 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,160 I know, but it's not exactly been an ordinary week. 76 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:12,200 True. 77 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,080 So... are you all set for the funeral? 78 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,520 Mm. I was wondering if I should've worn 79 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,680 something a little more cheerful. 80 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:26,280 Oh, God. I hate to do this, but I... I need an answer. 81 00:04:26,280 --> 00:04:27,280 I know. 82 00:04:27,280 --> 00:04:29,800 I don't want to put pressure on you, but, look, I'll be honest. 83 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,840 I've spent half a lifetime building up this company, 84 00:04:32,840 --> 00:04:34,800 and this sale... 85 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,520 you know, it's not about the money. 86 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,800 It's about knowing that everything I've ever done 87 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,720 is in safe hands. 88 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:41,720 Your hands. 89 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,560 Otherwise, what's the alternative? 90 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:45,240 We get swallowed up by one of the big players 91 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,720 just like every other independent publishing company. 92 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,320 And in the end, you know as well as I do, we just disappear. 93 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:53,800 No pressure. 94 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:55,520 I'm just trying to be honest with you. 95 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,440 Look, this is about you, Susan. 96 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,040 I need a decision. 97 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,400 Can you give me a few more days? 98 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:09,920 A few. No more. 99 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,680 Ah! Good morning, Pund. 100 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,120 - Did you have a good sleep? - Ugh! No, no. 101 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,040 I did not sleep well. 102 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:43,920 Ah, thinking about the case, eh? 103 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,120 Well, a full English will put you back on your feet. 104 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:47,720 I was thinking about Brent. 105 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,960 Not a pleasant way to pass the night. 106 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:51,720 No. That's exactly my point. 107 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,280 Something about him just smells a bit off. 108 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,280 Are you all right? 109 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:04,920 I have a headache. 110 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,160 Maybe I should get you something. 111 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:07,600 A glass of water perhaps? Sir! 112 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:12,120 Actually, James, I think I'll just go back to my room. 113 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:13,680 Just... 114 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,360 S... Someone help me, please! 115 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,040 Someone call a doctor! 116 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,120 I need some help! 117 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,000 - Are you feeling any better? - Mm. 118 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:25,120 Yes. Thank you. 119 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:27,680 I'm Dr Kamal. 120 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,080 You know my receptionist, I think. Joy Sanderling? 121 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,680 Oh, yes, indeed. 122 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,160 They were going to call an ambulance, 123 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,520 but the nearest hospital is twelve miles away. 124 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,960 I decided it would be easier to treat you here. 125 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,160 I can have you taken to the hospital now, if you like. 126 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,320 Oh, no, no, no. That'll not be necessary, thank you. 127 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,320 - Numbness? - A little. 128 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,760 Any other symptoms? Headaches? 129 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,520 Well, the truth is, I have a condition 130 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,440 that was explained to me by my doctor in London. 131 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,720 What happened just now was not unexpected. 132 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,160 I understand. 133 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,120 You're talking about a tumour, I would imagine. 134 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,120 I assume it's inoperable? 135 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,040 You see things that others do not. 136 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,920 In the world of medicine, it's you who are the detective. 137 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,520 I'm sorry I cannot help you. 138 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,560 Well, perhaps you can, Dr Kamal. 139 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:15,520 You were the first person 140 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,520 to examine the body of Mary Blakiston. 141 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,920 You want to talk about that, even now? 142 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,680 - Well, if you do not object. - Not at all. 143 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,920 I admire your fortitude, Mr Pund. 144 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,120 Yes, I examined Mary Blakiston. 145 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:28,760 It was Brent who called me. 146 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,040 This is a matter for the police, I'm afraid, Brent. 147 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:34,800 Mrs Blakiston is dead. 148 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,080 That's what I thought. That's what it looked like. 149 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,560 What made you look in the window? 150 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,080 I heard the phone ringing. 151 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,360 It rang three times and she didn't answer it, 152 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,640 but it was her job to take any calls. 153 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,320 I wondered what was wrong. 154 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,240 There was no sign of what you might call foul play? 155 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:55,280 No. 156 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,320 It was my view that she tripped and fell down the stairs. 157 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,120 I noticed a vacuum cleaner on the first landing. 158 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,360 It occurred to me that if her foot got caught in the flex... 159 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,120 How did you gain access to the house? 160 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,520 Brent let us in through the back door. 161 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:10,640 He had a key? 162 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:12,640 Yes. I think he did. 163 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,000 Mm. 164 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,120 One last question, if I may, Dr Kamal. 165 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:18,600 Would you say that Mary Blakiston 166 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,440 had many enemies in the village? 167 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,360 Well, she was a bit of a nosy parker, to tell the truth. 168 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,080 Always taking an interest in other people's affairs. 169 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:27,360 But I don't think that would be enough 170 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:29,120 for anyone to want to kill her. 171 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:33,520 That would depend, I imagine, on what she had found. 172 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,000 Next patient please, Miss Sanderling. 173 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,160 - Very good, Doctor. - Mr Pund, are you all right? 174 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,200 Oh, I'm feeling much better. Thank you, James. 175 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:41,520 What did the doctor say? 176 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:43,640 - He said a great deal. - About your health? 177 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,400 - About the case. - Excuse me, Mr Pund. 178 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:48,960 - Miss Sanderling. - Before you go... 179 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,360 There's something Robert and I didn't tell you. 180 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,120 It's always unwise to hold back information 181 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,880 - on a case such as this. - I know. 182 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,760 But it was something that happened a long time ago. 183 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,440 We weren't sure if it was relevant. 184 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,000 You're talking, I think, about the younger brother who died. 185 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:04,960 Sam. 186 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,600 You did not tell me how he died. 187 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,320 I... I couldn't. This is Robert's story. 188 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:11,640 He has to be the one. 189 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,520 - You have spoken to him? - Yes. 190 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,400 We're closing early because of the funeral. 191 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,160 Robert is coming with me, of course. 192 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,640 Perhaps we could all meet after that? 193 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:20,880 If you're feeling well enough. 194 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:23,640 Goodbye. 195 00:09:29,680 --> 00:09:31,520 So, who do you think killed him? 196 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:32,600 Alan Conway? 197 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,240 I'm still not persuaded that was murder. 198 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,640 No, I'm thinking of Sir Magnus Pye. 199 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:38,520 Do you really care? 200 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:39,640 I care about finishing the book. 201 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,680 It seems to me my entire future, our future, depends on it. 202 00:09:42,680 --> 00:09:44,200 Well, you should bring in your ghost writer. 203 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,400 - I think that's a good idea. - But we still need a solution. 204 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:48,880 Well, there's the vicar. 205 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,400 You always suspect the vicar. 206 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,880 What about the groundsman, Brent? 207 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,280 He was at the house when Mary Blakiston fell - 208 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,760 or was pushed - down the stairs. 209 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,400 He was working at Pye Hall when Sir Magnus was killed. 210 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,080 He was even there when Sam died. 211 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:05,760 Well, those two deaths may have been accidents, 212 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:07,520 and would he really have killed Sir Magnus 213 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,720 just because he'd been fired? Mm... 214 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,120 What about Lady Pye? 215 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:14,000 Yes. 216 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:18,640 He'd been unfaithful, and betrayal hurts. 217 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:22,240 Take the next right turn. 218 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,120 You want to avoid the roadworks up ahead. 219 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:25,960 Oh, OK. Thanks. 220 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,200 Don't worry, Charles. We will get there. 221 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:31,920 Find the pages. Save the company. 222 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:33,680 You'll be the new CEO. 223 00:10:34,560 --> 00:10:36,120 No one could do it better than you. 224 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:39,600 Hmm! 225 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:13,960 I wonder if we really ought to go. 226 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,440 To the funeral of Sir Magnus? Why not? 227 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,800 Well, first of all, are you sure you're well enough? 228 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,560 Oh, I'm all right. 229 00:11:20,560 --> 00:11:22,160 You're sure we're not intruding? 230 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:23,880 I mean, it's not as if we knew him. 231 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,280 That is true, but this is also an opportunity 232 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,200 to see, to observe. 233 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,520 They will all assemble here in this churchyard. 234 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,600 All of them will seem to be in mourning, 235 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,560 but one of them... one of them will be hiding a secret. 236 00:11:35,560 --> 00:11:37,520 And you think you'll be able to spot them? 237 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,400 Oh, it's easy enough to commit murder, my friend, 238 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,120 but to stand in front of the man you've killed 239 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:42,800 and give nothing away... 240 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,280 that requires real skill. 241 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,080 You look a right mess. 242 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,400 Come here. 243 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:06,280 On you go. 244 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,000 Robert Blakiston is here. 245 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,120 Yes, yes, Miss Sanderling told us. 246 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,000 Must be very hard for him. 247 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,280 In what way? 248 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:47,920 Everyone here thinks he killed his mother. 249 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:50,120 Mm. 250 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:53,920 Why haven't they begun? 251 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:58,520 We're waiting for Daddy to arrive. 252 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,400 He's always late. 253 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,600 How are you, Miss Pye? 254 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,000 This is very hard on me. 255 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,280 Oh. You do surprise me. 256 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,080 I would have thought this is what you wanted. 257 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,000 I don't know what you mean. 258 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,920 Dingle Dell. The new development. 259 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,120 There's no way that'll go ahead now. 260 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:24,520 You're talking about the death of my brother! 261 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:25,960 Exactly. 262 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:29,760 Ladies and gentlemen. 263 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:33,400 Thank you for coming today... and thank you for your patience. 264 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,160 We can now begin... 265 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,080 The hearse is a nice touch. 266 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,480 Vintage Roller. Very Atticus Pund. 267 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,520 Do you realise they could be here? 268 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:52,080 Who? 269 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:55,200 Whoever killed Alan. You remember - in the book. 270 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:56,400 Ah. 271 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:57,840 It's easy enough to commit murder, 272 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:01,840 but to watch the man you've killed being buried... Whew! 273 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,160 Exactly. 274 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,240 You still haven't proved to me that Alan was actually killed. 275 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,440 - Although, if he was... - What? 276 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,960 It just occurs to me - a murder writer murdered - 277 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:13,240 we could use that. 278 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:14,560 Ugh! 279 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,280 Ah. 280 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:18,560 There's Melissa. 281 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,000 Alan's ex-wife. 282 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,080 - When did you last see her? - Haven't seen her for years. 283 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:24,680 Did you say there were drinks after? 284 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:26,440 At Abbey Grange. 285 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:27,840 Right. 286 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,120 I'll catch her then. 287 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:30,560 After you. 288 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,360 Ladies and gentlemen. 289 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:37,760 Friends. 290 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,200 We've come here today to say goodbye 291 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,840 to a man who was known to millions all over the world. 292 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,000 Many of us here 293 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:49,400 had the privilege to know Alan Conway personally. 294 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:53,240 But his books introduced him and brought pleasure 295 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:54,920 to many, many others. 296 00:15:55,680 --> 00:16:00,520 Alan, who started his career as a teacher at a Suffolk school, 297 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,240 always loved this county. 298 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,240 It appears in several of his books, 299 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:09,440 and it would be nice to think that his famous detective, 300 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,000 Atticus Pund, 301 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,760 might even have visited this church 302 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,200 and walked in these very streets. 303 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,160 What was it about his work that so many readers... 304 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:21,720 You all right? 305 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,160 Yes, I was just thinking - 306 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,120 Alan always wanted to be a national treasure. 307 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,680 And here we are burying him. 308 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:33,200 I don't think he'd be too amused by that. 309 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,000 Everybody's talking about him. He'd have enjoyed that. 310 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,880 Alan Conway was married with a son. 311 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,320 But in later life, he found the strength 312 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:48,960 to confront his own identity and to come out as a gay man. 313 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:51,600 Is that Freddy Conway? 314 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:53,680 Yes, Alan's son. 315 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,280 God, I haven't seen him since he was a little kid. 316 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,080 It must be very hard on him. 317 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:02,760 ...that both James and Alan's family are here today. 318 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:04,960 I'm only here because you made me come. 319 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:06,560 Stop it, Freddy. 320 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,040 He was your father. 321 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:09,840 He was nothing to me. I'm glad he's dead. 322 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,400 Never say that. That's a horrible thing to say. 323 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,160 James has very kindly invited us all to a wake at his home 324 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,520 immediately following the service, 325 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,920 and I hope we will use the opportunity 326 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,960 to exchange our memories of Alan 327 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,200 and the ways he touched our lives. 328 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,800 Shall we together say the Lord's prayer? 329 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,080 Our Father who art in Heaven, 330 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,520 hallowed be thy name. 331 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,720 Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, 332 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:41,640 on earth as it is in Heaven. 333 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,600 Give us this day our daily bread 334 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,080 and forgive us our trespasses, 335 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:51,920 as we forgive those who trespass against us. 336 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,680 And lead us not into temptation, 337 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,040 but deliver us from evil. 338 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:00,760 For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, 339 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,000 forever and ever. 340 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,560 Amen. 341 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:11,240 And so we commit Sir Magnus Pye's body to the ground. 342 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,040 Earth to earth. 343 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:14,840 Ashes to ashes. 344 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,720 Dust to dust. 345 00:18:18,120 --> 00:18:20,600 Lady Frances has very kindly invited us 346 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,760 for a drink at Pye Hall. 347 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:26,760 Detective Inspector Chubb has also agreed to speak to us 348 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:28,520 and to tell us how his investigation 349 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,040 into the appalling crime is proceeding. 350 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,400 Thank you. I'll see you all there. 351 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,960 I can't say anyone seemed too sorry to see him go. 352 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:42,640 Look at those two. 353 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:43,880 Ah. 354 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,960 His wife and his son. They do seem unconcerned. 355 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,320 Well, he packed him off to boarding school. 356 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,560 She's already told us what she thought of him. 357 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:53,360 Hello, Pund. Fraser. 358 00:18:53,360 --> 00:18:55,000 I ain't seen the two of you for a while. 359 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,080 Well, you have been busy, Detective Inspector. 360 00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:59,720 I've never been so rushed off my feet. 361 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,000 I don't suppose you're heading to the reception? 362 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,440 Mm, we can offer you a lift if you like. 363 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:04,600 I was hoping you'd say that. 364 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,600 You heard the vicar. I'm saying a few words. 365 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:09,960 We would not miss them for the world. 366 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:15,760 So you have made some progress? 367 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,200 Not really, Mr Pund. 368 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,920 To be honest with you, I ain't got very far at all. 369 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,400 And yet you still intend to make an address? 370 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,360 Well, the Commissioner insisted. 371 00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:29,280 A violent death in a small community so soon after another. 372 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:30,600 It's all a bit unsettling, 373 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,520 and the people need to know we're on their side. 374 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:34,720 I'm just sorry I ain't got very much to tell 'em. 375 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,360 And yet between us, hmm? 376 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,120 No new leads. 377 00:19:41,120 --> 00:19:44,200 That scrap of paper you found in the fire, for example. 378 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:45,560 Did you manage to get a fingerprint? 379 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,080 Sadly not. 380 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,960 You were right about the stain, right - it was blood. 381 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:51,120 And more than that, 382 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:53,240 it was the same blood type as Sir Magnus Pye. 383 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,040 And that tells you nothing? 384 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,440 Well, only that the sheet of paper, whatever it contained, 385 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,440 must've been torn up and burned after Sir Magnus was killed. 386 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,800 Exactly. But Sir Magnus was struck down in the hallway, 387 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,520 by the front door. 388 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,240 Meaning his killer returned to the study. 389 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,800 Whatever he was looking for, it must have been important. 390 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,040 Could it not be 391 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,080 that the sheet of paper was what he was looking for? 392 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,560 He found it, he tore it up, he burned it. 393 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:19,440 You may have a point. 394 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:36,880 I think I'm beginning to understand Alan a bit more. 395 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,240 He didn't want to write detective stories, 396 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:41,560 and that's the simple truth of it. 397 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:42,680 He thought they were beneath him. 398 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,600 Maybe that's why he called his house Abbey Grange. 399 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,760 Conan Doyle didn't want to write detective stories either. 400 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:51,680 He killed Sherlock Holmes. 401 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:53,280 He was happy enough with the royalties. 402 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:54,560 Well, yes. 403 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,080 I suppose we should be grateful 404 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,000 that he never came out with it publicly. 405 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,520 That's one PR nightmare we could have done without. 406 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,040 Oh, you'd have handled it. You always did. 407 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:05,560 Thanks very much. 408 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,360 If you don't mind, I'm going to circulate. 409 00:21:13,360 --> 00:21:14,440 Oh, you go ahead. Don't mind me. 410 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:15,800 Let me know when you want to go, 411 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,160 and I'll drive you to the station. 412 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:18,760 - Good luck. - Yeah. 413 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:21,960 Oh, it's Charles, isn't it? 414 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,960 Uh, Claire Jenkins. Alan's sister. 415 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,600 - We met as his last launch. - Of course. My condolences. 416 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,720 Oh, thank you. It's been... 417 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,560 Thanks. Thank you, James. 418 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:34,600 - Miss Ryeland. - Ah. 419 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,200 - How nice to see you again. - And you. 420 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,760 Although of course such sad circumstances. 421 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,320 I was wondering - have you read it yet? 422 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,560 - I'm sorry? - The book. "Magpie Murders". 423 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:46,240 Alan told me he was going to put me in it. As a character. 424 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:47,800 Yes, he did. He made you the doctor. 425 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,880 Ah! Am I the killer? 426 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,360 I don't know. I haven't finished it yet. 427 00:21:52,360 --> 00:21:53,960 Would you excuse me? 428 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:56,920 Ah! 429 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,160 There really is no staying away for you, is there? 430 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:02,400 How could I possibly stay away, Detective Superintendent? 431 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:04,560 I was Alan's editor for ten years. 432 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:06,960 Nice service, Vicar. 433 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,240 I take it you didn't know Alan very well. 434 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:10,920 He didn't often come to church. 435 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,920 Well, he's there permanently now. 436 00:22:19,120 --> 00:22:20,320 - Melissa. - Susan. 437 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,680 Hello. 438 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,320 - You remember my son, Freddy? - Yes, of course. 439 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:27,760 But it's been a while. 440 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,080 I haven't seen you since you were twelve or thirteen. 441 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:31,120 I don't remember. 442 00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:32,880 Was it before or after my father ruined my life? 443 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,120 Oh, come on, Freddy. There's no need to be so dramatic. 444 00:22:36,120 --> 00:22:38,280 - I'm really sorry. - So am I. 445 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,520 - No more royalties. - Mum! 446 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,520 Freddy, why don't you go outside for five minutes. 447 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,160 - All right. - I'll come and find you. 448 00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:47,280 Mm. 449 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,520 He never forgave his father for coming out. 450 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,880 And although the world may be more understanding 451 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,280 about these things, thank God, 452 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,800 Freddy had a horrible time, and he still hasn't got over it. 453 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:57,160 But you forgave Alan. 454 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:58,200 Actually, being gay 455 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,120 may well have been the nicest thing about him. 456 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,520 He wasn't easy to live with. 457 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,800 In a way, he blamed me for Atticus Pund. 458 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:07,320 - Why? - It was my idea. 459 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:10,800 Alan wanted to be Martin Amis or Salman Rushdie - 460 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,560 not Agatha Christie. 461 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,000 He wrote two novels about modern England, 462 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,120 politics, the collapse of society, 463 00:23:16,120 --> 00:23:17,440 but nobody was interested. 464 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,040 And then after we got married, 465 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,360 I suggested if he wanted to be a published author, 466 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:23,920 he should write something that people actually wanted to read. 467 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:25,000 A whodunit. 468 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,040 So he wrote "Atticus Pund Investigates". 469 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:28,440 And the rest, as they say, is... 470 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,920 - Mystery. - Exactly. 471 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:33,400 - It made him rich. - It made him miserable. 472 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,080 Were you ever happy with him, Melissa? 473 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,840 It may surprise you to know it, but as a matter of fact I was. 474 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,360 It's funny, really. I was in a major relationship 475 00:23:43,360 --> 00:23:44,880 with a Greek teacher when I met him, 476 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,520 but I never really thought twice about breaking that up. 477 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:50,520 I always knew that Alan was going places. 478 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:51,680 Greek teacher? 479 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,280 Yeah, Andreas. Do you know him? 480 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:58,680 Uh, yeah. I've... I've seen him, uh, once or twice. 481 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:02,080 We were together almost a year before I met Alan. 482 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:04,320 Is Andreas still teaching? 483 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,360 Um, I'm not sure. But I think so, yeah. 484 00:24:08,360 --> 00:24:10,240 Do say hello if you run into him. 485 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,800 I often wonder how he's getting on. 486 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,120 Well, it's good to see you, Melissa. 487 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,400 You have no idea what it was like. 488 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,800 - Did she tell you? - Yeah. 489 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:51,320 He was the gay dad. 490 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:53,160 So I was the gay son. 491 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:55,560 "Gay boy." 492 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,080 You know, I'd been happy at school. 493 00:24:58,080 --> 00:24:59,080 I had friends. 494 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,080 Then it all stopped. 495 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,920 And he didn't care about that either. 496 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,960 It was all about him. That was all that ever mattered. 497 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:16,000 Do you think someone pushed him off that roof? 498 00:25:17,360 --> 00:25:19,200 Who told you he was pushed? 499 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:20,960 Maybe it was one of his lovers. 500 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:26,120 Or maybe it was just someone who really hated his guts. 501 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:42,760 Hello, everyone. 502 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:48,160 Uh, I just wanted to thank you all for coming. 503 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:55,080 And, uh, thank you, Tom, for a very moving service. 504 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,400 Alan didn't believe in God and he never went to church, 505 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,640 but he loved music and flowers, 506 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,400 so I'm sure he would have enjoyed today. 507 00:26:05,120 --> 00:26:09,960 Maybe some of you are here who wonder about Alan and me. 508 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,320 The truth is, he could be a difficult bugger, 509 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:15,360 but I was quite fond of him. 510 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,160 We had good times. 511 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,200 And we had bad times. Whoo! Huh! 512 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:25,280 And in the end, 513 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:29,760 well, he left this house and, uh, most of his money to me, 514 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,440 which is very good indeed. 515 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:36,600 I'm not staying here. 516 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:39,800 Uh, Jack White has already made 517 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,880 a very generous offer on Abbey Grange. 518 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:43,840 Thank you. 519 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,360 It's funny. Alan was always trying to buy him out, 520 00:26:46,360 --> 00:26:49,200 and in the end it's the other way round. 521 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,120 I'm heading back to London. 522 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:59,160 Yeah, I never really fitted into Suffolk. 523 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,640 Maybe it was Suffolk that didn't fit into me. 524 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:06,560 So... 525 00:27:07,360 --> 00:27:09,160 Goodbye, Alan. 526 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,320 We'll all miss you. 527 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,560 Some of us more than others. 528 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,440 To Alan. 529 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:23,720 That's it. 530 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:26,560 Goodbye. 531 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:32,920 Goodbye. 532 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:50,200 Congratulations. 533 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,040 - Sorry? - Buying the house. 534 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,120 I don't think we've met, have we? 535 00:27:56,120 --> 00:27:58,440 I'm Susan Ryeland. Alan's editor. 536 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:00,240 - Well, was. - Sorry. 537 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,160 I haven't actually read any of his books. 538 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,040 So are you going to be moving in? 539 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:05,920 Ah, I haven't decided yet. 540 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:08,080 Alan wasn't an easy neighbour. 541 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:09,360 I hope you don't mind me saying that, 542 00:28:09,360 --> 00:28:10,800 but from the moment he moved in, 543 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,920 he seemed to enjoy picking fights. 544 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:14,840 Well, that was Alan for you. 545 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,280 Land disputes, right of way disputes, noise disputes. 546 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,520 You know, I'd cut my lawn on a Saturday morning, 547 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:21,800 five minutes later, he'd be on the phone. 548 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,120 - Yeah, he could be difficult. - Well, he wasn't difficult. 549 00:28:24,120 --> 00:28:26,000 He was bloody impossible. 550 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,520 I think he took pleasure in it. 551 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:29,440 No, I'm buying the house cos I wanna control who lives there. 552 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:30,600 I don't want to go through all that again. 553 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,960 I can understand that. 554 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:35,680 Wasn't much of a turn-out, was it? 555 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,600 For a world famous author. 556 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:39,440 Even one without many friends. 557 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,880 - Hello. How'd you get on? - Uh... 558 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:46,400 I spoke to Melissa. 559 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,560 Ah, did she tell you anything you don't already know? 560 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,000 Yeah, you could say that. 561 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:52,840 Look, I don't need a lift off you. 562 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:54,880 Detective Superintendent Locke's offered to take me into Ipswich. 563 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:56,040 I'll get a train back from there. 564 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,760 You know he'll spend the entire journey complaining about me. 565 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:00,240 It'll only be half an hour. 566 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:01,960 Oh, no, he'll go the long way round 567 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:03,600 just to give himself extra time. 568 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,040 Mm. 569 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:06,960 - Staying with your sister? - Mm. See you Monday. 570 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:08,720 See you Monday. Bye-bye. 571 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:16,280 Oh. 572 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,080 Back to the garage? 573 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,320 Oh, we can walk, huh. 574 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:20,960 No, no. Not after what happened this morning. 575 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:22,880 Nothing too strenuous. 576 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,280 - If you insist. - I do. 577 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:44,360 Here we are. 578 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:47,880 Just a minute. Let me help you. 579 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,840 Oh, no, no, James. I think I can manage from here. 580 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:54,320 Oh, mind your head. 581 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:57,120 Joy's persuaded me that I should talk to you again, Mr Pund. 582 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,920 I don't want to. What happened to my little brother, Sam, 583 00:29:59,920 --> 00:30:01,160 it was a long time ago, 584 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:02,960 and I don't believe it's got nothing to do with any of this. 585 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:05,600 Mum, Sir Magnus and the rest of it. 586 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:07,400 I can see it's painful for you, Robert. 587 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,080 And yet in the investigation of a crime, 588 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:10,920 it is often the connections we cannot see 589 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:12,960 that lead us to the truth. 590 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,080 Everything about Pye Hall is rotten. 591 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,280 It's as if there is some sort of curse on that bloody place. 592 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:24,600 It's never left me alone. 593 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,440 It was 1943 that you lost your younger brother. 594 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:28,880 Who told you that? 595 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:30,720 In the cemetery, I saw his resting place, 596 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:32,720 the date on the gravestone. 597 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,160 Yes. It was in the middle of the war. 598 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:38,400 You're German, aren't you? What were you doing in 1943, Mr Pund? 599 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:39,840 Robert! 600 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:44,400 It's reasonable to ask, Miss Sanderling. 601 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:49,680 I was in a labour camp. 602 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,280 An enemy of the Nazis. 603 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,400 I dared to criticise them. 604 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,720 Unfortunately, too loudly. 605 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,440 My dad was in the RAF. 606 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:02,880 He was sent off to Boscombe Down, leaving us all behind... 607 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:04,240 Mum, me, and Sam. 608 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:06,840 We were living on a farm, and we were happy enough there. 609 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:09,200 But then Sir Magnus needed a housekeeper, 610 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,280 so we moved into the Lodge House, 611 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:11,720 which was on the grounds of Pye Hall. 612 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:15,240 It was great at first. 613 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,560 I was fourteen, Sam was twelve - 614 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:20,640 and we had it all to ourselves - the gardens, the orchard, 615 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:22,840 Roman treasure in the wood. 616 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:24,880 Sir Magnus was always kind to us. 617 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:26,120 And with dad away, 618 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:28,120 he could almost be like a father when he was in the mood. 619 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:29,840 He had these really old coins and... 620 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,640 A Roman coin out of his collection. 621 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:33,240 That's right. 622 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,320 It was part of a treasure trove they found on his land. 623 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,240 He'd hide one of them and give us clues on how to find it. 624 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:39,920 You can't imagine what it was like - 625 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:43,320 two kids, all that land, and no one to tell us what to do. 626 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,320 The lake is where it happened. 627 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:48,840 Brent was there that day. 628 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,520 He'd taken against us from the start. 629 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:53,160 Me and Sam made too much noise, 630 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:55,720 and our dog, Bella, she worried the sheep, 631 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:57,800 so he was always causing trouble. 632 00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,680 The police questioned him afterwards, 633 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:01,480 but he swore he didn't see nothing. 634 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:05,160 So this is what happened. 635 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:09,880 It was a summer's day, and... 636 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,320 Sam and I went on a treasure hunt, looking for a coin. 637 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:15,160 And we were excited, and we were running around, and... 638 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:17,760 somehow we got separated. Now, normally that wouldn't matter. 639 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:20,560 We were perfectly safe in the grounds, but this time... 640 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,040 I don't know what was going on in his head, 641 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:26,480 but Sam got the idea that maybe it was in the lake... 642 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,120 or maybe in the bulrushes next to the lake. 643 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:31,880 - Sam! - Brent found him. 644 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:40,800 Put him down. 645 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,240 Sam, please. No. 646 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:46,960 Sam! 647 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:49,440 Wake up! 648 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:52,560 Sam! 649 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:54,280 Sam! 650 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:56,200 Sam! 651 00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,560 Sam had drowned. 652 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:01,800 - He was twelve years old. - Oh. 653 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:04,760 I'm so sorry. 654 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:12,400 Things happened very quickly after that, but... 655 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,000 nothing was ever the same again. 656 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:16,040 My father came home from the RAF, 657 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,160 but it was all over between him and Mum. 658 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:20,680 She blamed him, because he hadn't been there. 659 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:23,560 And he blamed her because she had. 660 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:27,760 Mum stayed on at Pye Hall. God knows how. 661 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:29,240 Every day she had to walk past the lake - 662 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,240 every day she had to remember. 663 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:33,280 And what of you? 664 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,000 What about me? 665 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,320 I had nowhere else to go. 666 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,360 Oh, you said Sir Magnus found your position here. 667 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:41,000 He always looked out for me. 668 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,960 He got me a job, yes. And this flat. 669 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:47,720 And you never blamed him for what had occurred? 670 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:55,000 If I say I did, Mr Pund, will you accuse me of his murder? 671 00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:00,560 Well, maybe I did blame Sir Magnus for Sam's drowning. 672 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:04,080 But I also blame Brent. 673 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:06,640 And I blame my mother. 674 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:10,800 And I blame myself. 675 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:58,160 I'm looking for Mr Max Ryeland. 676 00:34:58,160 --> 00:34:59,440 Bed two. 677 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:32,680 Dad, it's Susan. 678 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:37,240 Can you hear me? 679 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,320 Katie said you wanted to see me. 680 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:48,680 I'm sorry. 681 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:53,280 You don't have to say that. 682 00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:55,680 It was a long time ago. 683 00:35:57,720 --> 00:35:59,000 What? 684 00:35:59,960 --> 00:36:01,640 Leaving us. 685 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:03,040 What? 686 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:04,600 I left you? 687 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:09,120 For the nanny. 688 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:11,560 You left... 689 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:15,160 Mum, and me, and Katie. 690 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:17,680 But it was... 691 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:19,400 It doesn't matter now. 692 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:24,000 - I've forgiven you. - No, no. Not that. 693 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,560 There's nothing to forgive. I... 694 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:28,840 I loved her. 695 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,200 We were happy. 696 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,000 So very happy. 697 00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:38,000 I... 698 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:39,440 I'm sorry about you. 699 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,960 What we did, it was wrong. You... 700 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:46,480 You never knew love. 701 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:50,240 You never married. 702 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,560 Never trusted a man... 703 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:56,200 because of us. 704 00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:01,880 How dare you say that? 705 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,960 I never thought about what you did, ever. 706 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:12,880 I'm only here bec... 707 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:26,440 I shouldn't have come. 708 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:33,200 We've got nothing to say. 709 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:51,240 How could he? 710 00:37:51,240 --> 00:37:52,400 How... 711 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:54,880 could he do that? 712 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,120 Max. My father. 713 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:12,160 He's only ever thought of himself. 714 00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:15,040 You ever think of him? 715 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:16,440 I try to forget him. 716 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:18,880 So, why are you so angry now? 717 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,840 You know, I'm sorry, but it's really none of your business. 718 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:32,480 All right. 719 00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:37,960 I blame him. 720 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:41,000 For what happened to my mother. 721 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:43,160 She died? 722 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:47,440 Everybody said it was an accident. 723 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:53,240 She tried to cope, she really did, but... 724 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,160 It was too much for her, the shame of it. 725 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,440 She... She went away for a few days 726 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:04,800 to the Lake District. 727 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,320 She left me and Katie behind, and while she was there... 728 00:39:11,240 --> 00:39:12,960 she went swimming. 729 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:21,400 They said it was an accident. 730 00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:26,480 She was out of her depth, but I never believed that. 731 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,120 You knew all along, didn't you? 732 00:39:45,120 --> 00:39:46,400 Oh...! 733 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,960 She's in the book. 734 00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:58,960 She's in the book! My father... 735 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,600 They're both there, aren't they? All of it! 736 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:06,640 Oh, my God! 737 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,680 Oh, Susan! 738 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:24,800 I've been waiting for you. 739 00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:27,400 I've been making dinner. 740 00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:31,000 How was the funeral? 741 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:34,160 I've been to see dad. 742 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:36,520 Oh. 743 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:38,680 What... What happened? What did he say? 744 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:41,240 You told him, didn't you? 745 00:40:41,240 --> 00:40:43,560 You told Alan Conway about Mum and Dad. 746 00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:44,560 No... No! 747 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:46,760 Yes. 748 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:50,080 He knew it... 749 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:52,680 and he used it. 750 00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:55,840 And it wasn't for the entertainment of his readers. 751 00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:58,400 It was just for his own amusement. 752 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:02,240 And he did it in a way that I wouldn't see it! 753 00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:04,400 He cut up my life! 754 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:09,400 It's like a broken jigsaw, but all the pieces are there! 755 00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:13,320 Our father, Max Ryeland, becomes Sir Magnus Pye. 756 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:14,640 Dad ran off with the nanny. 757 00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:16,400 Sir Magnus has an affair with the governess. 758 00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:17,760 I don't know what you're talking about, Susan, 759 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:18,960 I haven't read the book. 760 00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:22,320 You don't need to read the book, Katie. We are the book. 761 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:24,040 Our mother, Samantha, drowned herself 762 00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:26,360 because she was so ashamed of what Max had done to her. 763 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:27,720 Did you tell him that? 764 00:41:27,720 --> 00:41:28,960 I... I don't remember. 765 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:30,560 Well, there's a drowning in the book, too. 766 00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:31,880 It's a little boy called... 767 00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:33,600 But that may have nothing to do with us. 768 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:35,240 Maybe that's just a coincidence. 769 00:41:35,240 --> 00:41:36,600 The boy's name is Sam. 770 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:38,400 Samantha, Sam - you think that's a coincidence? 771 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:39,840 Why? Why would he do that? 772 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:41,840 Because that's the kind of person he was! 773 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:43,080 He played games, 774 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:46,440 and they were always games designed to hurt people! 775 00:41:47,720 --> 00:41:50,160 He even gave the governess a name - Miss Darnley - 776 00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:51,520 and I've always wondered about that 777 00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:52,920 because she doesn't even appear in the book. 778 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:54,800 I mean, why would you bother to give her a name? 779 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:56,800 - And do you know why? - No! 780 00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:58,800 Darnley. 781 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:01,840 It's an anagram of Ryeland. It's us! 782 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:06,640 I did... didn't do anything. 783 00:42:07,720 --> 00:42:09,920 I didn't mean to... We... 784 00:42:12,440 --> 00:42:15,720 - We, uh, met in Woodbridge. - Oh. 785 00:42:15,720 --> 00:42:19,080 No, we bumped into each other, and he invited me for coffee. 786 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:21,720 And I... Didn't I already tell you that? 787 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:25,680 He was pretending to be nice. 788 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:29,520 And he seemed very concerned about you. 789 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:32,240 And he was asking me questions about you... and me. 790 00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:34,360 And about the family, and I... 791 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:35,920 You know, it just seemed like chat. 792 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:39,600 I had no idea that he was gonna use it! 793 00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:42,040 Of course you didn't. No one ever did. 794 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:44,720 I'm sorry. 795 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:51,680 It doesn't matter. 796 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:54,600 It wasn't your fault. 797 00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:58,840 I should have known. I should have seen it. 798 00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:01,360 - I was his editor. - It was my fault. 799 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:02,560 - No. - It... 800 00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:04,680 No. You weren't to know. 801 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:08,320 Sue, do you want a drink? 802 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:17,440 Yeah. 803 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:19,120 A large one. 804 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:23,000 Sorry. 805 00:43:25,240 --> 00:43:26,920 Five minutes.