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23 00:03:14,295 --> 00:03:21,435 Sorry, sir. 24 00:03:24,672 --> 00:03:31,845 [dramatic music] 25 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:20,561 [gentle music] 26 00:04:33,507 --> 00:04:35,842 You are Atticus P�nd? 27 00:04:35,843 --> 00:04:36,843 Yes. 28 00:04:36,844 --> 00:04:43,984 I wonder if I might join you. 29 00:04:44,718 --> 00:04:46,185 It seems you already have. 30 00:04:46,186 --> 00:04:49,722 I am Police Lieutenant Achilles Vassilikos. 31 00:04:49,723 --> 00:04:52,291 Let me say at once that I know who you are. 32 00:04:52,292 --> 00:04:53,960 Your name is well known to us. 33 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:56,129 I take that as a compliment. 34 00:04:56,130 --> 00:04:59,565 I understand you have come to Corfu to meet 35 00:04:59,566 --> 00:05:00,767 Lady Margaret Chalfont. 36 00:05:00,768 --> 00:05:01,768 No. 37 00:05:01,769 --> 00:05:05,038 I have come here for my health. 38 00:05:05,039 --> 00:05:07,106 I happened to meet Lady Chalfont 39 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:09,008 and she asked for my assistance. 40 00:05:09,009 --> 00:05:10,009 On what matter? 41 00:05:10,010 --> 00:05:11,110 She did not say. 42 00:05:11,111 --> 00:05:12,845 We're having dinner this evening. 43 00:05:12,846 --> 00:05:15,882 I am afraid that will not be possible, Herr P�nd. 44 00:05:15,883 --> 00:05:22,255 Lady Chalfont died yesterday afternoon. 45 00:05:22,256 --> 00:05:23,523 Yes. 46 00:05:23,524 --> 00:05:26,459 And you believe it is a matter for the police? 47 00:05:26,460 --> 00:05:27,960 I would not be here otherwise. 48 00:05:27,961 --> 00:05:28,961 What... 49 00:05:28,962 --> 00:05:30,396 What was the cause of death? 50 00:05:30,397 --> 00:05:35,101 It is as yet unconfirmed, but we suspect poisoning. 51 00:05:35,102 --> 00:05:39,038 You are aware, I'm sure, that Lady Chalfont was not well. 52 00:05:39,039 --> 00:05:41,908 She told me she did not expect to live for another season. 53 00:05:41,909 --> 00:05:44,143 Nevertheless, the evidence suggests she 54 00:05:44,144 --> 00:05:46,245 did not die a natural death. 55 00:05:46,246 --> 00:05:48,047 [sighs] 56 00:05:48,048 --> 00:05:51,317 How can I be of assistance to you, Police Lieutenant? 57 00:05:51,318 --> 00:05:53,653 Frankly, I do not believe you can help me 58 00:05:53,654 --> 00:05:58,558 in any way, Herr P�nd, but my superiors in Athens 59 00:05:58,559 --> 00:06:00,593 think otherwise. 60 00:06:00,594 --> 00:06:03,930 If Lady Chalfont consulted you, she may well 61 00:06:03,931 --> 00:06:05,364 have been in fear of her life. 62 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:08,534 She did not seem to be. 63 00:06:08,535 --> 00:06:13,773 Still, she approached you, and now she is dead. 64 00:06:13,774 --> 00:06:16,776 Many clients have asked me to their houses, but, um, 65 00:06:16,777 --> 00:06:21,180 not all of them have been murdered. 66 00:06:21,181 --> 00:06:23,683 Do you not think you owe it to her to investigate 67 00:06:23,684 --> 00:06:26,586 what has occurred? 68 00:06:26,587 --> 00:06:27,987 Is that what you are asking? 69 00:06:27,988 --> 00:06:30,289 It is what my superiors are asking, 70 00:06:30,290 --> 00:06:33,493 and they are hoping you will agree. 71 00:06:33,494 --> 00:06:34,994 [sighs] 72 00:06:34,995 --> 00:06:38,264 [susan] Why does he speak perfect English? 73 00:06:38,265 --> 00:06:40,600 I'm sorry? 74 00:06:40,601 --> 00:06:42,935 Achilles Vassilikos. 75 00:06:42,936 --> 00:06:45,138 He's a police officer from Athens. 76 00:06:45,139 --> 00:06:48,274 Why does he speak English? 77 00:06:48,275 --> 00:06:51,077 Uh, I don't know. 78 00:06:51,078 --> 00:06:53,846 You're writing this, Eliot. 79 00:06:53,847 --> 00:06:59,118 I think you need an answer. 80 00:06:59,119 --> 00:07:01,988 Look, there may be a problem setting it in Corfu. 81 00:07:01,989 --> 00:07:03,556 I mean, I like it, I really do, but I 82 00:07:03,557 --> 00:07:05,992 think you might be creating difficulties for yourself. 83 00:07:05,993 --> 00:07:07,660 But Corfu makes sense. 84 00:07:07,661 --> 00:07:09,295 Atticus has gone back to his roots. 85 00:07:09,296 --> 00:07:12,198 Well, you say that, but in the museum chapter, 86 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:13,966 they're speaking three languages: 87 00:07:13,967 --> 00:07:17,503 English, German and Greek. 88 00:07:17,504 --> 00:07:21,574 Don't you think it's a bit League of Nations? 89 00:07:21,575 --> 00:07:23,142 Well, where would you set it? 90 00:07:23,143 --> 00:07:24,544 That's not for me to say. 91 00:07:24,545 --> 00:07:29,315 It's not my book. 92 00:07:29,316 --> 00:07:30,550 All right. 93 00:07:30,551 --> 00:07:33,286 I'll put in an explanation for why Achilles 94 00:07:33,287 --> 00:07:34,587 Vassilikos speaks English. 95 00:07:34,588 --> 00:07:39,559 Thank you. 96 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,562 You speak excellent English, Police Lieutenant. 97 00:07:42,563 --> 00:07:45,464 My father was a translator at the British embassy 98 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:46,699 before the war. 99 00:07:46,700 --> 00:07:48,367 He had a huge admiration for the British 100 00:07:48,368 --> 00:07:50,436 and he insisted that I learn the language 101 00:07:50,437 --> 00:07:51,737 from the age of six. 102 00:07:51,738 --> 00:07:52,772 Mmm. 103 00:07:52,773 --> 00:07:59,880 [speak greek] 104 00:08:01,381 --> 00:08:04,650 It all happened very suddenly. 105 00:08:04,651 --> 00:08:07,920 We were having our... tea. 106 00:08:07,921 --> 00:08:13,960 Mother had her usual pot of lemon and ginger. 107 00:08:13,961 --> 00:08:21,101 Everything seemed fine. 108 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:27,106 She said something was burning her throat, and then, um... 109 00:08:27,107 --> 00:08:29,842 We thought she'd had a heart attack. 110 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:31,444 I still believe that. 111 00:08:31,445 --> 00:08:35,081 We all loved her. 112 00:08:35,082 --> 00:08:38,918 No one had any reason to do her harm. 113 00:08:38,919 --> 00:08:42,355 So why, then, did you ask your lawyer to summon 114 00:08:42,356 --> 00:08:44,624 the police, Mr Lyttleton? 115 00:08:44,625 --> 00:08:47,226 Isn't that what you're meant to do when someone dies? 116 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:50,730 Mr Lambrose said you were in a state of panic. 117 00:08:50,731 --> 00:08:51,864 I wasn't panicking. 118 00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:52,865 I... 119 00:08:52,866 --> 00:08:55,568 I was upset, obviously. 120 00:08:55,569 --> 00:08:58,237 Did you also drink the lemon and ginger tea? 121 00:08:58,238 --> 00:08:59,238 Absolutely not. 122 00:08:59,239 --> 00:09:01,274 Jeffrey and I had Earl Grey. 123 00:09:01,275 --> 00:09:02,275 Fortnum and Mason. 124 00:09:02,276 --> 00:09:04,377 We have to bring it out here. 125 00:09:04,378 --> 00:09:07,013 You can't get anything like that on this damn island. 126 00:09:07,014 --> 00:09:10,616 The symptoms you describe, they do not 127 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:13,185 suggest to me a heart attack. 128 00:09:13,186 --> 00:09:16,889 Are you suggesting there was something in her tea? 129 00:09:16,890 --> 00:09:18,424 That's absurd. 130 00:09:18,425 --> 00:09:21,260 Who would want to kill a woman who only had months to live? 131 00:09:21,261 --> 00:09:23,396 Why risk hanging when the end was so near anyway? 132 00:09:23,397 --> 00:09:25,598 Oh, it will not be hanging. 133 00:09:25,599 --> 00:09:26,766 Not in Greece. 134 00:09:26,767 --> 00:09:30,202 It will be the firing squad. 135 00:09:30,203 --> 00:09:31,671 Oh. 136 00:09:31,672 --> 00:09:35,107 In any event, the tea has been sent to the laboratory 137 00:09:35,108 --> 00:09:37,576 in Athens for analysis, and we will 138 00:09:37,577 --> 00:09:41,580 have the results very soon. 139 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:44,583 Who made the tea? 140 00:09:44,584 --> 00:09:46,886 Maria Kapodistria. 141 00:09:46,887 --> 00:09:49,021 How long have you worked for the family? 142 00:09:49,022 --> 00:09:51,223 Every summer for six years. 143 00:09:51,224 --> 00:09:54,827 I'm from Ithaki, my family. 144 00:09:54,828 --> 00:09:57,296 Did you always make the tea? 145 00:09:57,297 --> 00:09:58,931 It's my job. 146 00:09:58,932 --> 00:09:59,999 Two teapots. 147 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,835 So which one did Lady Chalfont use? 148 00:10:02,836 --> 00:10:08,307 Ah. 149 00:10:08,308 --> 00:10:09,842 The small one. 150 00:10:09,843 --> 00:10:11,410 Always the small. 151 00:10:11,411 --> 00:10:16,048 After you made the tea, did you take it straight out? 152 00:10:16,049 --> 00:10:23,190 I make the tea the same as I do every day. 153 00:10:26,293 --> 00:10:29,195 But this time, just when I finish, 154 00:10:29,196 --> 00:10:31,263 somebody knock... -[knocking] 155 00:10:31,264 --> 00:10:38,405 ...at the window. 156 00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:44,043 Luan? 157 00:10:44,044 --> 00:10:47,113 I think it is maybe Luan, the gardener. 158 00:10:47,114 --> 00:10:50,516 But there is no one, so I go back. 159 00:10:50,517 --> 00:10:57,657 [speaks greek] 160 00:11:03,263 --> 00:11:10,404 And that is when I see. 161 00:11:11,605 --> 00:11:14,373 I know I put the lid on the pot for Lady Chalfont, 162 00:11:14,374 --> 00:11:17,009 I am certain, but now... 163 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:20,613 You did not see who knocked the window? 164 00:11:20,614 --> 00:11:22,615 I... 165 00:11:22,616 --> 00:11:28,487 I see no one. 166 00:11:28,488 --> 00:11:30,556 [vassilikos] There are three doors. 167 00:11:30,557 --> 00:11:32,525 If someone came in, they could have used any one of them. 168 00:11:32,526 --> 00:11:33,526 No, sir. 169 00:11:33,527 --> 00:11:34,693 There are four. 170 00:11:34,694 --> 00:11:36,996 And I heard the door close. 171 00:11:36,997 --> 00:11:38,631 Which door? 172 00:11:38,632 --> 00:11:40,099 This one. 173 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:47,106 [suspenseful music] 174 00:11:47,107 --> 00:11:48,107 A service staircase. 175 00:11:48,108 --> 00:11:53,279 It leads up to the first floor. 176 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,047 I've spoken to the family and they were all 177 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:57,416 here when Lady Chalfont died. 178 00:11:57,417 --> 00:12:01,253 Any one of them could have created a diversion. 179 00:12:01,254 --> 00:12:08,395 Allowing another of them to slip down these stairs. 180 00:12:09,396 --> 00:12:11,664 This is Judith Lyttleton's bedroom. 181 00:12:11,665 --> 00:12:15,034 Jeffrey and Lola Chalfont are there. 182 00:12:15,035 --> 00:12:19,672 Uh, Robert Waysmith, Elmer's son, over there. 183 00:12:19,673 --> 00:12:23,342 As for Elmer himself, he has an office and a bedroom 184 00:12:23,343 --> 00:12:24,577 here at the far end. 185 00:12:24,578 --> 00:12:26,645 He sleeps on his own. 186 00:12:26,646 --> 00:12:32,952 And Lady Chalfont? 187 00:12:32,953 --> 00:12:33,953 Oh. 188 00:12:33,954 --> 00:12:37,523 A room with a view. 189 00:12:37,524 --> 00:12:42,194 [vassilikos] This is where she liked to spend her time. 190 00:12:42,195 --> 00:12:46,432 You mentioned a lawyer, Mr Lambrose. 191 00:12:46,433 --> 00:12:49,168 For what reason had he come to the house? 192 00:12:49,169 --> 00:12:50,436 Lady Chalfont had called him. 193 00:12:50,437 --> 00:12:53,572 She wanted to talk about her will. 194 00:12:53,573 --> 00:12:55,941 That is clearly of great significance, hmm? 195 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:57,776 It would help if we knew what was in it. 196 00:12:57,777 --> 00:13:01,213 - [cedric] Mummy? - [whispering] Oh, shh. 197 00:13:01,214 --> 00:13:04,617 Sorry. 198 00:13:04,618 --> 00:13:11,957 Mummy? 199 00:13:11,958 --> 00:13:13,359 There you are. 200 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,262 Mummy, when can we go back to Norfolk? 201 00:13:16,263 --> 00:13:20,199 We can't go back, Cedric. 202 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:21,367 Cos someone killed Granny? 203 00:13:21,368 --> 00:13:22,368 No. 204 00:13:22,369 --> 00:13:25,037 The police don't think that. 205 00:13:25,038 --> 00:13:27,106 They just want to ask us some questions. 206 00:13:27,107 --> 00:13:29,675 [cedric] Did you kill her? 207 00:13:29,676 --> 00:13:31,043 [lola] I'm your mother. 208 00:13:31,044 --> 00:13:32,678 How can you ask me that? 209 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,013 Hmm? 210 00:13:34,014 --> 00:13:35,681 Cos she wouldn't give you the money for your play. 211 00:13:35,682 --> 00:13:39,518 Now, that's a terrible thing to say. 212 00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:41,453 Lady Chalfont asked me to investigate 213 00:13:41,454 --> 00:13:44,523 because of a conversation that she had overheard, 214 00:13:44,524 --> 00:13:47,293 concerning her second husband, Elmer Waysmith, 215 00:13:47,294 --> 00:13:52,264 and it's true... you can hear every word. 216 00:13:52,265 --> 00:13:58,470 [knocking] 217 00:13:58,471 --> 00:14:00,439 Hope I'm not interrupting. 218 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,241 I thought you might be hungry. 219 00:14:02,242 --> 00:14:05,244 That's very kind, Gillian. 220 00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:06,445 How's it all going? 221 00:14:06,446 --> 00:14:07,913 Yeah, good. 222 00:14:07,914 --> 00:14:09,315 We're just getting to the scene with Judith and Lola. 223 00:14:09,316 --> 00:14:10,316 Mmm. 224 00:14:10,317 --> 00:14:11,417 Oh, right. 225 00:14:11,418 --> 00:14:12,818 Okay, I'll leave you in peace, then. 226 00:14:12,819 --> 00:14:15,120 I've got my shift as well. 227 00:14:15,121 --> 00:14:16,255 Thanks for these. 228 00:14:16,256 --> 00:14:18,791 [chuckles] 229 00:14:18,792 --> 00:14:20,726 Susan, you... you don't mind me asking, do ya? 230 00:14:20,727 --> 00:14:21,994 Are you enjoying it? 231 00:14:21,995 --> 00:14:23,562 Do you think it's good? 232 00:14:23,563 --> 00:14:25,397 I think it's very good. 233 00:14:25,398 --> 00:14:26,398 Really? 234 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:27,833 Yeah. 235 00:14:27,834 --> 00:14:29,335 I tell you something, if Alan Conway was still alive, 236 00:14:29,336 --> 00:14:30,769 I think he'd be impressed. 237 00:14:30,770 --> 00:14:32,805 If Alan was still alive, I wouldn't have got the gig. 238 00:14:32,806 --> 00:14:35,507 So are... are you gonna be Eliot's editor, then? 239 00:14:35,508 --> 00:14:36,642 Gillian. 240 00:14:36,643 --> 00:14:38,344 I think the decision's been made. 241 00:14:38,345 --> 00:14:39,712 Yes. 242 00:14:39,713 --> 00:14:41,647 Really? 243 00:14:41,648 --> 00:14:42,781 Yeah. 244 00:14:42,782 --> 00:14:44,450 [laughing] I'm so glad. 245 00:14:44,451 --> 00:14:45,818 I... 246 00:14:45,819 --> 00:14:49,054 I just know this one is gonna be a huge bestseller. 247 00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:52,191 I hope so. 248 00:14:52,192 --> 00:14:58,230 I'll be back at six. 249 00:14:58,231 --> 00:14:59,498 Sorry about that. 250 00:14:59,499 --> 00:15:00,733 Don't be. I... 251 00:15:00,734 --> 00:15:02,301 I could do with one of these. 252 00:15:02,302 --> 00:15:03,802 [front door closes] 253 00:15:03,803 --> 00:15:05,537 Actually, there's something I haven't asked you. 254 00:15:05,538 --> 00:15:06,538 Go on. 255 00:15:06,539 --> 00:15:08,207 You've read 60 pages. 256 00:15:08,208 --> 00:15:10,009 Twenty thousand words. 257 00:15:10,010 --> 00:15:13,779 Have you guessed who did it? 258 00:15:13,780 --> 00:15:15,414 Must have been Elmer. 259 00:15:15,415 --> 00:15:17,449 You did not see him? 260 00:15:17,450 --> 00:15:21,920 No, but I heard someone go down the service stairway 261 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:23,856 just around four o'clock. 262 00:15:23,857 --> 00:15:25,124 The stairs creak. 263 00:15:25,125 --> 00:15:26,825 [lola] It wasn't me. 264 00:15:26,826 --> 00:15:29,094 I was reading in the library. 265 00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:31,030 And it certainly wasn't me. 266 00:15:31,031 --> 00:15:34,433 As far as I know, Elmer was the only one up here. 267 00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:38,771 Dr Lyttleton, how would you describe your relationship 268 00:15:38,772 --> 00:15:40,639 with Mr Waysmith? 269 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,074 Not an easy one. 270 00:15:42,075 --> 00:15:43,075 Ah. 271 00:15:43,076 --> 00:15:44,877 I adored my father. 272 00:15:44,878 --> 00:15:47,913 When he died, I never expected Mother to marry again. 273 00:15:47,914 --> 00:15:50,582 Certainly not to someone ten years her junior. 274 00:15:50,583 --> 00:15:53,218 [judith] We all assumed Elmer was a gold digger when he 275 00:15:53,219 --> 00:15:54,753 joined the family, and it's true 276 00:15:54,754 --> 00:15:56,922 he had Mother wrapped around his little finger. 277 00:15:56,923 --> 00:16:00,426 But Mr Waysmith is himself a wealthy man. 278 00:16:00,427 --> 00:16:01,960 That's true. 279 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:06,198 He inherited a fortune from his first wife when she died. 280 00:16:06,199 --> 00:16:07,666 And how did she die? 281 00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:10,336 Oh, she threw herself under a train 282 00:16:10,337 --> 00:16:13,939 in Grand Central Station in New York. 283 00:16:13,940 --> 00:16:17,676 To take her own life. [tutting] 284 00:16:17,677 --> 00:16:22,981 I wonder what could have driven her to such a desperate act? 285 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:28,821 Maybe it was Elmer. 286 00:16:28,822 --> 00:16:33,592 I wanna leave as soon as the will has been read. 287 00:16:33,593 --> 00:16:38,030 Right. 288 00:16:38,031 --> 00:16:39,298 [elmer sighs] 289 00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:42,501 We'll have the funeral in England. 290 00:16:42,502 --> 00:16:43,502 In Norfolk? 291 00:16:43,503 --> 00:16:45,003 Yes, in Norfolk. 292 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:46,038 Of course. 293 00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:48,841 Where did you expect it to be? 294 00:16:48,842 --> 00:16:50,008 Paddington Station? 295 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:52,344 Whatever you say, Pa. -[door opens] 296 00:16:52,345 --> 00:16:53,412 Mr Waysmith. 297 00:16:53,413 --> 00:16:56,048 I hope we're not interrupting you. 298 00:16:56,049 --> 00:17:00,018 You are interrupting me. 299 00:17:00,019 --> 00:17:01,553 Who is this? 300 00:17:01,554 --> 00:17:03,222 This is Atticus P�nd. 301 00:17:03,223 --> 00:17:06,992 He has a few questions for you. 302 00:17:06,993 --> 00:17:08,460 My wife died of a heart attack. 303 00:17:08,461 --> 00:17:12,431 I didn't realise we needed Interpol. 304 00:17:12,432 --> 00:17:15,401 I wonder if you could tell us what your movements 305 00:17:15,402 --> 00:17:18,904 were yesterday, Mr Waysmith. 306 00:17:18,905 --> 00:17:21,707 [sighs] We don't need you, Robert. 307 00:17:21,708 --> 00:17:23,275 I'll talk to these people on my own. 308 00:17:23,276 --> 00:17:24,376 Whatever you say, Pa. 309 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:25,511 If... if... if that's all right? 310 00:17:25,512 --> 00:17:27,312 I said we don't need you! 311 00:17:27,313 --> 00:17:34,454 Just do as I say! 312 00:17:35,188 --> 00:17:37,756 [door closes] 313 00:17:37,757 --> 00:17:42,194 I was at home all day yesterday, apart from lunch 314 00:17:42,195 --> 00:17:44,663 with my son at Votsalo. 315 00:17:44,664 --> 00:17:46,665 That's a restaurant in the old town. 316 00:17:46,666 --> 00:17:53,138 We met at, uh, one o'clock, but I was back here by three. 317 00:17:53,139 --> 00:17:55,774 It must be a uniquely painful experience 318 00:17:55,775 --> 00:18:00,446 for you to have lost not one but two wives 319 00:18:00,447 --> 00:18:04,416 in such an unnatural way. 320 00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:07,686 Margaret's death wasn't unnatural. 321 00:18:07,687 --> 00:18:13,592 She had been ill for quite some time. 322 00:18:13,593 --> 00:18:19,965 If it's not too personal a question, when you married 323 00:18:19,966 --> 00:18:22,167 Margaret Chalfont, um... 324 00:18:22,168 --> 00:18:27,539 how did the family react? 325 00:18:27,540 --> 00:18:32,578 Well, that is a personal question, Mr P�nd. 326 00:18:32,579 --> 00:18:38,150 But I'll tell you anyway. 327 00:18:38,151 --> 00:18:43,489 They resented me from the moment I came onto the scene, 328 00:18:43,490 --> 00:18:45,624 and I'll tell you why. 329 00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:49,895 Because they were bleeding her dry. 330 00:18:49,896 --> 00:18:52,564 All they ever wanted was her money, 331 00:18:52,565 --> 00:18:55,868 and whatever they may say to the contrary, 332 00:18:55,869 --> 00:18:59,304 they can't wait for the reading of her will. 333 00:18:59,305 --> 00:19:01,006 You know what it contains? 334 00:19:01,007 --> 00:19:02,774 Oh, I do. 335 00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:03,942 They don't. 336 00:19:03,943 --> 00:19:06,879 That's the fun of it. 337 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,848 Let's just say they may be in for a big surprise. 338 00:19:09,849 --> 00:19:12,351 You will not tell us? 339 00:19:12,352 --> 00:19:13,852 No, Police Lieutenant. 340 00:19:13,853 --> 00:19:15,721 I don't have to and I don't think I will. 341 00:19:15,722 --> 00:19:20,225 Now, if you don't mind... 342 00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:26,231 Oh, I do have one further question, Mr Waysmith. 343 00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:28,634 There's a book on the shelf behind you. 344 00:19:28,635 --> 00:19:29,635 If I may... 345 00:19:29,636 --> 00:19:33,205 [chuckles] 346 00:19:33,206 --> 00:19:36,508 I could not help noticing that it's been read recently. 347 00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:40,078 It was jutting out. 348 00:19:40,079 --> 00:19:45,984 Erskine's Toxicology: A Study of Poisons. 349 00:19:45,985 --> 00:19:51,490 This is yours? 350 00:19:51,491 --> 00:19:57,496 The hell with you, Mr P�nd. 351 00:19:57,497 --> 00:20:00,766 The emperor Claudius was poisoned, 352 00:20:00,767 --> 00:20:03,802 as was Britannicus, Ptolemy, Alexander 353 00:20:03,803 --> 00:20:06,438 the Great and many more. 354 00:20:06,439 --> 00:20:10,208 I sell antiquities, and it's my job to know 355 00:20:10,209 --> 00:20:12,811 the stories behind them. 356 00:20:12,812 --> 00:20:15,981 My job. 357 00:20:15,982 --> 00:20:23,122 That's all. 358 00:20:26,492 --> 00:20:28,460 What is it you want? 359 00:20:28,461 --> 00:20:30,662 I thought you might like to see these. 360 00:20:30,663 --> 00:20:32,764 These are the photographs of the calyx krater 361 00:20:32,765 --> 00:20:36,702 from the Vathy Museum in Ithaca, stolen by the Nazis 362 00:20:36,703 --> 00:20:37,903 in June 1944. 363 00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:39,471 There can be no doubt of it. 364 00:20:39,472 --> 00:20:40,472 I know. 365 00:20:40,473 --> 00:20:41,673 I was there. 366 00:20:41,674 --> 00:20:43,508 What now? 367 00:20:43,509 --> 00:20:46,111 Now I can make my move. 368 00:20:46,112 --> 00:20:49,114 No, it's not possible. 369 00:20:49,115 --> 00:20:51,450 Everything changed. 370 00:20:51,451 --> 00:20:53,485 What? 371 00:20:53,486 --> 00:21:00,627 Lady Chalfont is dead. 372 00:21:03,596 --> 00:21:05,530 What's a calyx krater? 373 00:21:05,531 --> 00:21:08,767 It's some sort of old sort of vase. 374 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,636 I found it on Google. 375 00:21:10,637 --> 00:21:12,537 Well, it works really well. 376 00:21:12,538 --> 00:21:15,007 You really don't like Elmer, do you? 377 00:21:15,008 --> 00:21:16,441 It's based on someone I know. 378 00:21:16,442 --> 00:21:17,643 And who might that be? 379 00:21:17,644 --> 00:21:18,644 Does it matter? 380 00:21:18,645 --> 00:21:19,945 Well, maybe it does. 381 00:21:19,946 --> 00:21:22,180 You know, Alan Conway played games. 382 00:21:22,181 --> 00:21:24,616 He put people into his books, people that he knew, 383 00:21:24,617 --> 00:21:26,952 but it was never in a pleasant way. 384 00:21:26,953 --> 00:21:30,055 He turned them into caricatures and sometimes he 385 00:21:30,056 --> 00:21:31,790 made anagrams of them. 386 00:21:31,791 --> 00:21:33,258 Darnley was one. 387 00:21:33,259 --> 00:21:34,259 Darnley? 388 00:21:34,260 --> 00:21:35,327 Mmm. 389 00:21:35,328 --> 00:21:36,395 L-E-Y? 390 00:21:36,396 --> 00:21:38,730 Yeah. 391 00:21:38,731 --> 00:21:39,731 Oh, Ryeland. 392 00:21:39,732 --> 00:21:42,634 That's you. 393 00:21:42,635 --> 00:21:44,302 Are you doing the same? 394 00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:46,938 I thought the whole idea was to do the same as Alan Conway. 395 00:21:46,939 --> 00:21:51,209 It was those games that got him killed, Eliot. 396 00:21:51,210 --> 00:21:52,310 Villa Belmar? 397 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:53,845 What about it? 398 00:21:53,846 --> 00:21:57,449 Belmar is an anagram of marble, as in Marble Hall. 399 00:21:57,450 --> 00:21:59,151 I wondered if you'd notice that. 400 00:21:59,152 --> 00:22:01,219 And Miriam Crace, your grandmother, 401 00:22:01,220 --> 00:22:03,055 has the same initials as Margaret 402 00:22:03,056 --> 00:22:06,858 Chalfont, both elderly ladies who die quite suddenly. 403 00:22:06,859 --> 00:22:08,894 Is that part of the plot? 404 00:22:08,895 --> 00:22:10,896 It might be. 405 00:22:10,897 --> 00:22:14,433 I'm trying to help you, Eliot. 406 00:22:14,434 --> 00:22:16,201 You can't keep secrets from me. 407 00:22:16,202 --> 00:22:17,936 Isn't that what mystery novels are all about? 408 00:22:17,937 --> 00:22:20,038 You know what I mean. 409 00:22:20,039 --> 00:22:23,675 I saw Elaine Clover yesterday. 410 00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:26,511 How is she? 411 00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:29,147 She's worried about you. 412 00:22:29,148 --> 00:22:32,250 She said you were very unhappy at Marble Hall. 413 00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:35,987 Unhappy? 414 00:22:35,988 --> 00:22:37,889 So, is that what she said, unhappy? 415 00:22:37,890 --> 00:22:40,659 She said you hated your grandmother. 416 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:43,462 We all did, every one of us. 417 00:22:43,463 --> 00:22:46,698 Marble Hall was like a prison. 418 00:22:46,699 --> 00:22:48,366 We were all trapped there. 419 00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:53,872 Because, you see, she had the money, fame, power. 420 00:22:53,873 --> 00:22:57,642 Do you know the biggest mistake I ever made? 421 00:22:57,643 --> 00:23:00,145 I told her I wanted to be a writer like her. 422 00:23:00,146 --> 00:23:02,314 Come in. 423 00:23:02,315 --> 00:23:03,915 Oh. 424 00:23:03,916 --> 00:23:06,585 I'd written this story called Space Boy. 425 00:23:06,586 --> 00:23:09,321 Now, what's this? 426 00:23:09,322 --> 00:23:12,724 It was about a little kid who builds a rocket 427 00:23:12,725 --> 00:23:15,460 and travels to the moon. 428 00:23:15,461 --> 00:23:22,602 My father persuaded me to show it to her. 429 00:23:32,211 --> 00:23:35,180 It's very sweet, Eliot. 430 00:23:35,181 --> 00:23:37,849 I'm flattered you want to be like me. 431 00:23:37,850 --> 00:23:41,153 But, uh, this isn't very good. 432 00:23:41,154 --> 00:23:46,858 You can't write, you can't spell, and reading this, 433 00:23:46,859 --> 00:23:50,462 I wouldn't say you have much imagination. 434 00:23:50,463 --> 00:23:52,564 You're just like your father. 435 00:23:52,565 --> 00:23:54,499 And maybe you should lower your expectations 436 00:23:54,500 --> 00:24:01,641 and do something more boring with your life, like him. 437 00:24:07,814 --> 00:24:10,882 Don't ever say I was unhappy at Marble Hall. 438 00:24:10,883 --> 00:24:18,024 It was torture living there. 439 00:24:18,025 --> 00:24:20,358 Do you know it's open to the public now? 440 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,028 You can visit there for, like, 12 quid. 441 00:24:23,029 --> 00:24:28,200 I sometimes think about going back just to burn it down. 442 00:24:28,201 --> 00:24:32,170 In your book, Margaret Chalfont gets poisoned. 443 00:24:32,171 --> 00:24:33,338 Yeah. 444 00:24:33,339 --> 00:24:35,740 But Miriam Crace... 445 00:24:35,741 --> 00:24:37,475 died a natural death. 446 00:24:37,476 --> 00:24:39,644 And what gave you that idea? 447 00:24:39,645 --> 00:24:41,780 It was in all the papers. 448 00:24:41,781 --> 00:24:48,587 It was never in question. 449 00:24:48,588 --> 00:24:51,423 Read on. 450 00:24:51,424 --> 00:24:58,564 [suspenseful music] 451 00:25:13,446 --> 00:25:17,516 [cheery music playing through speakers] 452 00:25:18,885 --> 00:25:23,488 We are the Tiny People We're tiny That's why we're coming 453 00:25:23,489 --> 00:25:25,690 for you Cos Tiny People matter And we 454 00:25:25,691 --> 00:25:26,858 know what to do -Here you are. 455 00:25:26,859 --> 00:25:28,060 Thank you. 456 00:25:28,061 --> 00:25:30,428 Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Tiny People 457 00:25:30,429 --> 00:25:32,464 on the go We are the Tiny People 458 00:25:32,465 --> 00:25:33,832 Good afternoon, everyone. 459 00:25:33,833 --> 00:25:36,101 Um, welcome to Marble Hall. 460 00:25:36,102 --> 00:25:43,209 Uh, please come this way for the 3:30 tour. 461 00:25:44,644 --> 00:25:48,146 So, I'm Brenda, and, uh, it's my pleasure to show you round 462 00:25:48,147 --> 00:25:49,781 the house where it all began. 463 00:25:49,782 --> 00:25:54,486 And what better place to start than here in the library, where 464 00:25:54,487 --> 00:25:57,289 Miriam Crace actually wrote many of the books, 465 00:25:57,290 --> 00:26:00,358 sitting at that desk there. 466 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:03,094 Oh, uh, oh, please, uh, don't sit in her chair, 467 00:26:03,095 --> 00:26:05,263 as Mr and Mrs Tiny definitely wouldn't like it. 468 00:26:05,264 --> 00:26:06,531 [laughter] 469 00:26:06,532 --> 00:26:08,633 Um, a few facts to start us off. 470 00:26:08,634 --> 00:26:12,170 There were 63 books about the Tiny People, 471 00:26:12,171 --> 00:26:15,140 and they are said to have sold 300 million 472 00:26:15,141 --> 00:26:17,976 copies in over 90 languages. 473 00:26:17,977 --> 00:26:20,879 Uh, this is a Korean edition, but you'll find 474 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,113 many others on the shelves. 475 00:26:22,114 --> 00:26:24,349 Again, please, no touching. 476 00:26:24,350 --> 00:26:30,322 Um, over here is a collection of Miriam's left-handed pens. 477 00:26:30,323 --> 00:26:33,091 She was a left-handed writer and bought 478 00:26:33,092 --> 00:26:35,460 a new pen for every book. 479 00:26:35,461 --> 00:26:40,165 Um, and this is a facsimile of Grandpa's stopwatch, 480 00:26:40,166 --> 00:26:42,968 which was given to Miriam on her 50th birthday 481 00:26:42,969 --> 00:26:45,036 by the Society of Authors. 482 00:26:45,037 --> 00:26:49,174 As you can see, it's showing four o'clock because... 483 00:26:49,175 --> 00:26:51,376 [all] You can always stop at teatime! 484 00:26:51,377 --> 00:26:52,744 That's right. 485 00:26:52,745 --> 00:26:54,879 Incidentally, Netflix has just bought the rights 486 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,082 to make a new series, so that's definitely 487 00:26:57,083 --> 00:26:59,017 something to look forward to. 488 00:26:59,018 --> 00:27:01,519 Um, anyway, please, uh, do look around, and any questions, 489 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:02,687 just ask. 490 00:27:02,688 --> 00:27:07,859 [all] Thank you. 491 00:27:07,860 --> 00:27:15,001 [suspenseful music] 492 00:27:19,705 --> 00:27:20,772 Excuse me. 493 00:27:20,773 --> 00:27:22,974 Um, who's this? 494 00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:24,342 That's Miriam Crace. 495 00:27:24,343 --> 00:27:25,343 Uh, no. 496 00:27:25,344 --> 00:27:26,344 With her. 497 00:27:26,345 --> 00:27:27,612 That's her driver. 498 00:27:27,613 --> 00:27:29,247 His name was Luan. 499 00:27:29,248 --> 00:27:30,749 He was with her for years. 500 00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:35,186 Mmm. 501 00:27:35,187 --> 00:27:37,288 So, shall we move on? 502 00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:44,430 This way. 503 00:27:54,473 --> 00:27:56,708 So now we're heading up to the first floor. 504 00:27:56,709 --> 00:28:01,312 And please do watch your step. 505 00:28:01,313 --> 00:28:03,181 What's with all these stuffed animals? 506 00:28:03,182 --> 00:28:04,315 They weren't in the books. 507 00:28:04,316 --> 00:28:05,550 Oh, no. 508 00:28:05,551 --> 00:28:09,320 Uh, that was Arthur Crace, Miriam's husband. 509 00:28:09,321 --> 00:28:13,758 He died in 2001, but taxidermy was his hobby. 510 00:28:13,759 --> 00:28:14,959 [man] You mean he made these? 511 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:15,960 [brenda] Uh, some of them. 512 00:28:15,961 --> 00:28:17,896 He also bought old specimens. 513 00:28:17,897 --> 00:28:19,864 Uh, this one, for example. 514 00:28:19,865 --> 00:28:22,367 It's Victorian, and we're not allowed to touch it. 515 00:28:22,368 --> 00:28:24,002 [woman] In case it falls apart? 516 00:28:24,003 --> 00:28:25,136 It's not just that. 517 00:28:25,137 --> 00:28:26,838 Uh, I'm afraid it's our old friends 518 00:28:26,839 --> 00:28:28,440 again, health and safety. 519 00:28:28,441 --> 00:28:32,243 Uh, anyway, this is the corridor that Miriam shared 520 00:28:32,244 --> 00:28:34,846 with two of her grandchildren. 521 00:28:34,847 --> 00:28:37,816 Her youngest grandson had the bedroom at the far end. 522 00:28:37,817 --> 00:28:39,984 His name is, uh, Eliot, and he's actually 523 00:28:39,985 --> 00:28:41,586 written a couple of books himself, 524 00:28:41,587 --> 00:28:44,722 um, although I'm afraid they weren't terribly successful. 525 00:28:44,723 --> 00:28:48,293 Uh, his older brother, Roland, had the bedroom opposite. 526 00:28:48,294 --> 00:28:49,894 He still works with the estate. 527 00:28:49,895 --> 00:28:52,297 But, um, now we're going to go into Miriam's 528 00:28:52,298 --> 00:28:59,438 bedroom, which is just here. 529 00:29:05,010 --> 00:29:07,112 This is Miriam's bedroom. 530 00:29:07,113 --> 00:29:10,348 And this is where, very sadly, she died. 531 00:29:10,349 --> 00:29:13,251 Uh, that was on April the 12th, 2004. 532 00:29:13,252 --> 00:29:16,154 Almost exactly 20 years ago to this day. 533 00:29:16,155 --> 00:29:18,356 Her funeral was in Westminster Abbey. 534 00:29:18,357 --> 00:29:20,692 And you may have noticed when we were downstairs 535 00:29:20,693 --> 00:29:23,461 in the library, the family received a letter of condolence 536 00:29:23,462 --> 00:29:24,462 from the queen. 537 00:29:24,463 --> 00:29:25,997 What did she die of? 538 00:29:25,998 --> 00:29:27,532 She had a heart attack. 539 00:29:27,533 --> 00:29:29,601 She'd been ill for quite some time. 540 00:29:29,602 --> 00:29:33,738 In 1967, she had to spend six months in a clinic in Lausanne. 541 00:29:33,739 --> 00:29:35,340 That was for stress. 542 00:29:35,341 --> 00:29:39,043 She worked so very hard. 543 00:29:39,044 --> 00:29:43,549 Anyway, let's, um, carry on through here. 544 00:29:44,083 --> 00:29:45,133 We're tiny... 545 00:29:45,134 --> 00:29:46,684 Thank you very much for coming. 546 00:29:46,685 --> 00:29:48,319 I'm really glad you enjoyed it. 547 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,422 [woman] That was amazing. -[man] Thank you. 548 00:29:51,423 --> 00:29:52,924 That was a wonderful tour. Thank you. 549 00:29:52,925 --> 00:29:53,925 Oh, it's my pleasure. 550 00:29:53,926 --> 00:29:55,593 Are you a fan of the Tiny People? 551 00:29:55,594 --> 00:29:58,029 Oh, yes, I've been reading them since I was this high. 552 00:29:58,030 --> 00:29:59,464 [laughs] 553 00:29:59,465 --> 00:30:01,866 I can't believe this is where it all began. 554 00:30:01,867 --> 00:30:03,268 Beautiful house. 555 00:30:03,269 --> 00:30:04,469 Mmm. 556 00:30:04,470 --> 00:30:06,137 Did Miriam want it to become a museum? 557 00:30:06,138 --> 00:30:08,806 No, that was Jonathan, the eldest son. 558 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:10,341 He looks after the estate. 559 00:30:10,342 --> 00:30:11,843 I'm surprised he doesn't live here. 560 00:30:11,844 --> 00:30:14,712 Well, most of the family left after Miriam died. 561 00:30:14,713 --> 00:30:16,514 It was very painful for them. 562 00:30:16,515 --> 00:30:17,749 Most of them? 563 00:30:17,750 --> 00:30:20,118 Actually, uh, Frederick Turner still lives here. 564 00:30:20,119 --> 00:30:21,786 He was Miriam's adopted son. 565 00:30:21,787 --> 00:30:23,354 Ah. 566 00:30:23,355 --> 00:30:24,989 He was brought here as a boy, and now he manages the house. 567 00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:27,358 Would it be possible to meet him? 568 00:30:27,359 --> 00:30:28,726 Well, I don't know. I... 569 00:30:28,727 --> 00:30:29,727 I'm sorry, I'm... 570 00:30:29,728 --> 00:30:31,196 I'm Susan Ryeland. 571 00:30:31,197 --> 00:30:34,566 I'm actually working with Eliot Crace, Miriam's grandson. 572 00:30:34,567 --> 00:30:36,234 He's writing a book. 573 00:30:36,235 --> 00:30:39,037 Could you ask him? 574 00:30:39,038 --> 00:30:45,210 He can always say no. 575 00:30:45,211 --> 00:30:46,778 Susan Ryeland? 576 00:30:46,779 --> 00:30:48,112 Um, yes. 577 00:30:48,113 --> 00:30:49,314 I'm sorry. 578 00:30:49,315 --> 00:30:51,683 I hope my appearance didn't alarm you. 579 00:30:51,684 --> 00:30:52,750 Uh, no, no. 580 00:30:52,751 --> 00:30:53,818 Not at all. 581 00:30:53,819 --> 00:30:55,086 You're Frederick Turner. - Yes. 582 00:30:55,087 --> 00:30:56,554 Mmm. 583 00:30:56,555 --> 00:30:59,991 I was, uh, involved in a car accident a long time ago. 584 00:30:59,992 --> 00:31:02,360 Uh, went through a red light on my way 585 00:31:02,361 --> 00:31:04,829 to the airport and a lorry hit me side on. 586 00:31:04,830 --> 00:31:05,830 I'm sorry. 587 00:31:05,831 --> 00:31:07,765 Well, it was my fault. 588 00:31:07,766 --> 00:31:09,901 I had a head cold and I wasn't concentrating. 589 00:31:09,902 --> 00:31:10,902 Right. 590 00:31:10,903 --> 00:31:11,970 No, no, I wasn't... 591 00:31:11,971 --> 00:31:13,504 I wasn't alarmed. 592 00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:15,707 It's just that, um, I didn't know if you'd want to see me. 593 00:31:15,708 --> 00:31:17,208 Well, if you're working with Eliot. 594 00:31:17,209 --> 00:31:18,977 [chuckles] -How is he? 595 00:31:18,978 --> 00:31:19,978 He's... 596 00:31:19,979 --> 00:31:21,312 He's busy. 597 00:31:21,313 --> 00:31:24,782 This book of his, is it set at Marble Hall? 598 00:31:24,783 --> 00:31:25,850 No, no. 599 00:31:25,851 --> 00:31:27,018 It's, um... 600 00:31:27,019 --> 00:31:30,622 It's a murder mystery set in Corfu. 601 00:31:30,623 --> 00:31:33,124 But he does draw on some of his childhood experiences. 602 00:31:33,125 --> 00:31:34,525 Hmm. 603 00:31:34,526 --> 00:31:37,362 I'm afraid he wasn't very happy here. 604 00:31:37,363 --> 00:31:39,063 He was a strange boy. 605 00:31:39,064 --> 00:31:40,465 I remember him well. 606 00:31:40,466 --> 00:31:41,633 Hmm. 607 00:31:41,634 --> 00:31:43,368 He wanted to be a writer even then. 608 00:31:43,369 --> 00:31:47,905 He was certainly imaginative. 609 00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:49,207 How can I help you? 610 00:31:49,208 --> 00:31:52,243 Tell me about Eliot. 611 00:31:52,244 --> 00:31:54,946 Why do you think he was so unhappy? 612 00:31:54,947 --> 00:31:56,981 I wouldn't like to say. 613 00:31:56,982 --> 00:31:59,951 I came to Marble Hall when I was seven years old 614 00:31:59,952 --> 00:32:01,552 and it saved my life. 615 00:32:01,553 --> 00:32:03,054 Ah. 616 00:32:03,055 --> 00:32:06,090 If Eliot's writing a mystery story, he should start with me. 617 00:32:06,091 --> 00:32:07,892 [both laugh] 618 00:32:07,893 --> 00:32:09,661 Tell me. 619 00:32:09,662 --> 00:32:12,196 My mother died giving birth to me. 620 00:32:12,197 --> 00:32:14,299 I know very little about her apart 621 00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:16,668 from her name, Mary Turner. 622 00:32:16,669 --> 00:32:18,436 And, uh, my father was a traveller 623 00:32:18,437 --> 00:32:21,739 doing agricultural work, name unknown. 624 00:32:21,740 --> 00:32:24,542 I ended up at an institution in Salisbury, 625 00:32:24,543 --> 00:32:26,944 the St Ambrose Children's Home and Orphanage. 626 00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:30,315 Mrs Crace was a patron and she adopted me. 627 00:32:30,316 --> 00:32:34,419 She changed my whole life. 628 00:32:34,420 --> 00:32:37,488 You didn't call her Miriam or Mother? 629 00:32:37,489 --> 00:32:39,090 I never called her that when she was alive 630 00:32:39,091 --> 00:32:41,225 and I wouldn't dare do it now. 631 00:32:41,226 --> 00:32:42,994 I respected her too much. 632 00:32:42,995 --> 00:32:44,829 And you actually lived here? 633 00:32:44,830 --> 00:32:46,764 Not all the time. 634 00:32:46,765 --> 00:32:49,667 Mrs Crace paid for me to go to accountancy school in London. 635 00:32:49,668 --> 00:32:52,837 I was the family accountant for 15 years. 636 00:32:52,838 --> 00:32:54,706 But when they decided to open the hall to the public, 637 00:32:54,707 --> 00:32:57,508 Jonathan suggested I might like to run it, and so here I am. 638 00:32:57,509 --> 00:33:02,447 I have my, uh, old room up in the eaves and I'm 639 00:33:02,448 --> 00:33:04,549 very comfortable. 640 00:33:04,550 --> 00:33:07,618 Were you here when she died? 641 00:33:07,619 --> 00:33:10,621 Yes. 642 00:33:10,622 --> 00:33:13,991 Yes, I'll never forget it. 643 00:33:13,992 --> 00:33:17,228 It took forever for the doctor to arrive. 644 00:33:17,229 --> 00:33:20,131 Dr Lambert, come in. 645 00:33:20,132 --> 00:33:21,132 Where is she? 646 00:33:21,133 --> 00:33:22,433 In her room. 647 00:33:22,434 --> 00:33:24,569 She pressed the panic button at six o'clock. 648 00:33:24,570 --> 00:33:26,537 But when the maid got to her room, she wasn't breathing. 649 00:33:26,538 --> 00:33:29,073 [frederick] It still hadn't sunk in. 650 00:33:29,074 --> 00:33:30,341 I couldn't believe it. 651 00:33:30,342 --> 00:33:33,111 [sombre music] 652 00:33:33,112 --> 00:33:34,112 Dr Lambert. 653 00:33:34,113 --> 00:33:35,580 Jonathan, how is she? 654 00:33:35,581 --> 00:33:36,581 I don't know. 655 00:33:36,582 --> 00:33:43,722 She's not moving. 656 00:33:44,857 --> 00:33:50,796 [frederick] That was the worst day of my life. 657 00:33:51,597 --> 00:33:54,232 Could I speak to Dr Lambert? 658 00:33:54,233 --> 00:33:55,900 Why would you want to? 659 00:33:55,901 --> 00:33:59,003 He lives in Urchfont, the next village. 660 00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:00,938 He's retired now. 661 00:34:00,939 --> 00:34:03,474 Right. 662 00:34:03,475 --> 00:34:05,710 Was there ever any suggestion that there 663 00:34:05,711 --> 00:34:08,746 might have been something... 664 00:34:08,747 --> 00:34:12,750 unnatural about her death? 665 00:34:12,751 --> 00:34:13,751 No. 666 00:34:13,752 --> 00:34:16,487 Is that what Eliot's saying? 667 00:34:16,488 --> 00:34:17,488 N... 668 00:34:17,489 --> 00:34:18,489 No. 669 00:34:18,490 --> 00:34:20,558 Not at all. 670 00:34:20,559 --> 00:34:24,028 Miriam Crace made millions of people happy. 671 00:34:24,029 --> 00:34:26,998 When I was alone in the orphanage, 672 00:34:26,999 --> 00:34:30,868 it was her work that gave me hope that I 673 00:34:30,869 --> 00:34:33,905 might one day have a future. 674 00:34:33,906 --> 00:34:36,741 You know, you should think carefully, Susan. 675 00:34:36,742 --> 00:34:43,849 We will not allow you or Eliot or anyone to damage her name. 676 00:34:45,184 --> 00:34:50,154 [frederick sighs] 677 00:34:50,155 --> 00:34:57,296 [suspenseful music] 678 00:35:03,869 --> 00:35:06,938 He was lying. 679 00:35:06,939 --> 00:35:10,107 Or maybe it is you who are becoming more mistrustful. 680 00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:12,143 Well, either way, you're not gonna tell me, are you? 681 00:35:12,144 --> 00:35:14,779 Hmm. 682 00:35:14,780 --> 00:35:20,551 Frederick Turner never referred to Miriam as his mother. 683 00:35:20,552 --> 00:35:23,521 He worked as the accountant for the family for 15 years 684 00:35:23,522 --> 00:35:25,623 and he lived in the attic. 685 00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:27,925 What does that sound like to you? 686 00:35:27,926 --> 00:35:31,662 It sounds a great deal better than an orphanage. 687 00:35:31,663 --> 00:35:33,598 He was covering up for her. 688 00:35:33,599 --> 00:35:34,932 Or protecting her. 689 00:35:34,933 --> 00:35:36,434 Ugh. 690 00:35:36,435 --> 00:35:39,203 It's the worst thing about a murder investigation, Susan. 691 00:35:39,204 --> 00:35:41,539 By its very nature it forces you to look 692 00:35:41,540 --> 00:35:43,407 for the worst in everyone. 693 00:35:43,408 --> 00:35:44,775 You search for a monster. 694 00:35:44,776 --> 00:35:48,746 The danger is you can become one yourself. 695 00:35:48,747 --> 00:35:54,652 Exactly. 696 00:35:54,653 --> 00:36:01,793 [suspenseful music] 697 00:36:41,700 --> 00:36:44,402 So, Eliot's writing a book. 698 00:36:44,403 --> 00:36:46,504 Does his family know? 699 00:36:46,505 --> 00:36:47,605 They might. 700 00:36:47,606 --> 00:36:50,174 I'm sure they won't be pleased. 701 00:36:50,175 --> 00:36:52,743 We all had to sign an NDA before we 702 00:36:52,744 --> 00:36:54,712 got anywhere near Marble Hall. 703 00:36:54,713 --> 00:36:57,214 A non-disclosure agreement. 704 00:36:57,215 --> 00:36:58,916 Did they have something to hide? 705 00:36:58,917 --> 00:37:00,117 Not at all. 706 00:37:00,118 --> 00:37:01,919 They were just protecting their interests. 707 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:05,256 Eliot does have quite a negative view 708 00:37:05,257 --> 00:37:06,691 of his grandmother. 709 00:37:06,692 --> 00:37:08,859 Well, I'd take anything Eliot has to say 710 00:37:08,860 --> 00:37:10,394 with a pinch of salt, my dear. 711 00:37:10,395 --> 00:37:12,663 He was 12 years old when he left Marble Hall. 712 00:37:12,664 --> 00:37:16,834 A very devious child. 713 00:37:16,835 --> 00:37:18,769 You knew the family well? 714 00:37:18,770 --> 00:37:19,770 Oh, yes. 715 00:37:19,771 --> 00:37:21,739 Not socially, of course. 716 00:37:21,740 --> 00:37:24,842 I was the family doctor for more than 30 years. 717 00:37:24,843 --> 00:37:26,777 I was in and out all the time. 718 00:37:26,778 --> 00:37:30,581 I treated her husband, Arthur. 719 00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:33,351 He actually got quite seriously ill. 720 00:37:33,352 --> 00:37:34,385 And died? 721 00:37:34,386 --> 00:37:35,786 No. 722 00:37:35,787 --> 00:37:39,090 He had a hobby, taxidermy. 723 00:37:39,091 --> 00:37:41,993 It brought him into contact with some quite 724 00:37:41,994 --> 00:37:45,796 unpleasant chemicals and he contracted a skin disease. 725 00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:47,598 I put him on a course of dimercaprol 726 00:37:47,599 --> 00:37:50,368 and it cleared up in the end. 727 00:37:50,369 --> 00:37:52,503 He was always grateful to me. 728 00:37:52,504 --> 00:37:55,339 You should tell her about Eliot. 729 00:37:55,340 --> 00:38:00,177 I don't think so. 730 00:38:00,178 --> 00:38:04,348 What about him? 731 00:38:04,349 --> 00:38:09,420 Eliot had a morbid fascination with poison and with disease, 732 00:38:09,421 --> 00:38:14,191 and something happened just before his grandmother died. 733 00:38:14,192 --> 00:38:16,927 I was treating his sister, Julia. 734 00:38:16,928 --> 00:38:19,363 It was nothing very serious, tonsillitis. 735 00:38:19,364 --> 00:38:21,232 Now, this won't hurt. 736 00:38:21,233 --> 00:38:24,035 I'm just going to look at your throat. 737 00:38:24,036 --> 00:38:25,636 Open wide. 738 00:38:25,637 --> 00:38:27,505 Say "ah". 739 00:38:27,506 --> 00:38:32,243 Ahhhh. 740 00:38:32,244 --> 00:38:35,279 [dr lambert] Eliot? 741 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:36,580 Eliot. 742 00:38:36,581 --> 00:38:38,015 [dr lambert] And I saw it with my own eyes. 743 00:38:38,016 --> 00:38:42,053 He stole one of the bottles of medicine from my bag. 744 00:38:42,054 --> 00:38:44,855 Little thief. 745 00:38:44,856 --> 00:38:47,191 And a few days later, his grandmother died? 746 00:38:47,192 --> 00:38:51,328 It was only a bottle of cough medicine, 747 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:53,397 Liqufruta, quite harmless. 748 00:38:53,398 --> 00:38:56,367 Still, it's quite a coincidence. 749 00:38:56,368 --> 00:39:02,073 Mrs Crace died of mitral stenosis, heart disease. 750 00:39:02,074 --> 00:39:05,176 I issued the death certificate and informed the coroner. 751 00:39:05,177 --> 00:39:08,179 I can assure you, Miss Ryeland, that there 752 00:39:08,180 --> 00:39:12,016 was nothing even faintly suspicious about her death. 753 00:39:12,017 --> 00:39:16,253 Mitral stenosis is fatal in 80% of cases. 754 00:39:16,254 --> 00:39:18,989 And who would want to harm her anyway? 755 00:39:18,990 --> 00:39:21,826 She was loved all over the world. 756 00:39:21,827 --> 00:39:23,928 Outrageous. 757 00:39:23,929 --> 00:39:27,198 [dr lambert] Indeed. 758 00:39:27,199 --> 00:39:28,199 Sorry, Dr Lambert. 759 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:29,800 I didn't mean to offend you. 760 00:39:29,801 --> 00:39:32,670 I'm sure Miriam Crace was a wonderful person. 761 00:39:32,671 --> 00:39:34,438 She was always very kind to me. 762 00:39:34,439 --> 00:39:35,773 Mmm. 763 00:39:35,774 --> 00:39:38,242 Is this yours? -[sighs] 764 00:39:38,243 --> 00:39:39,243 Yes. 765 00:39:39,244 --> 00:39:41,078 It's beautiful. 766 00:39:41,079 --> 00:39:47,785 Uh, Jaguar XK140, 3.4 litre, twin cam, straight six. 767 00:39:47,786 --> 00:39:49,920 I've got a Triumph Spitfire in the garage. 768 00:39:49,921 --> 00:39:53,090 Lucky you. [chuckles] 769 00:39:53,091 --> 00:39:56,260 It's all thanks to Miriam Crace. 770 00:39:56,261 --> 00:39:58,562 She left me a generous bequest in her will. 771 00:39:58,563 --> 00:40:00,598 She was a wonderful woman. 772 00:40:00,599 --> 00:40:02,700 I still miss her. 773 00:40:02,701 --> 00:40:05,102 We all do. 774 00:40:05,103 --> 00:40:12,244 Bye. 775 00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:18,949 [speaks greek] 776 00:40:18,950 --> 00:40:20,651 You are Hector Lambrose? 777 00:40:20,652 --> 00:40:21,652 Yes, sir. 778 00:40:21,653 --> 00:40:22,920 And who are you? 779 00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:25,890 I am Police Lieutenant Achilles Vassilikos. 780 00:40:25,891 --> 00:40:28,225 This is my associate, Atticus P�nd. 781 00:40:28,226 --> 00:40:30,027 We would like to have a word with you. 782 00:40:30,028 --> 00:40:31,529 Is it about Lady Chalfont? 783 00:40:31,530 --> 00:40:32,730 Yes. 784 00:40:32,731 --> 00:40:34,265 Well, I'm afraid I can't speak to you now. 785 00:40:34,266 --> 00:40:36,967 I'm here for the reading of the will. 786 00:40:36,968 --> 00:40:38,903 That will have to wait, Mr Lambrose. 787 00:40:38,904 --> 00:40:44,175 I am conducting an official murder investigation. 788 00:40:44,176 --> 00:40:45,176 Murder? 789 00:40:45,177 --> 00:40:52,317 We need to see you now. 790 00:41:08,266 --> 00:41:11,368 I sent a sample of the tea that Lady Chalfont drank 791 00:41:11,369 --> 00:41:13,637 to Athens for analysis, and I received 792 00:41:13,638 --> 00:41:15,005 a telephone call this morning. 793 00:41:15,006 --> 00:41:16,807 She was poisoned with aconitine. 794 00:41:16,808 --> 00:41:17,808 Poison? 795 00:41:17,809 --> 00:41:20,311 No, that's impossible. 796 00:41:20,312 --> 00:41:22,413 You are? 797 00:41:22,414 --> 00:41:23,848 My name is Sofia Androulakis. 798 00:41:23,849 --> 00:41:26,183 I'm Mr Lambrose's private secretary. 799 00:41:26,184 --> 00:41:28,986 Well, I'm sorry, Miss Androulakis, 800 00:41:28,987 --> 00:41:30,354 there can be no doubt. 801 00:41:30,355 --> 00:41:33,357 I understand that you arrived at the villa 802 00:41:33,358 --> 00:41:37,027 at exactly the moment Lady Chalfont died. 803 00:41:37,028 --> 00:41:38,529 Can you tell me why? 804 00:41:38,530 --> 00:41:39,930 Yes, of course. 805 00:41:39,931 --> 00:41:41,699 She had telephoned me and asked me to come. 806 00:41:41,700 --> 00:41:43,067 Huh. 807 00:41:43,068 --> 00:41:47,504 Did she say what it was that she wished to discuss? 808 00:41:47,505 --> 00:41:49,540 Only that it concerned the will. 809 00:41:49,541 --> 00:41:52,042 Was she intending to change it? 810 00:41:52,043 --> 00:41:53,978 Our conversation was very brief. 811 00:41:53,979 --> 00:41:56,947 She just asked me to bring it with me and then she rang off. 812 00:41:56,948 --> 00:41:58,382 And when did she make this call? 813 00:41:58,383 --> 00:42:00,217 It was a quarter past two last Wednesday. 814 00:42:00,218 --> 00:42:02,453 The same day that she met me. 815 00:42:02,454 --> 00:42:06,624 I took the call and I transferred it to Mr Lambrose. 816 00:42:06,625 --> 00:42:10,928 How did you come to be working here in Corfu, Mr Lambrose? 817 00:42:10,929 --> 00:42:14,198 I started a private practice in 1949. 818 00:42:14,199 --> 00:42:17,902 There are a great many English families who have homes here 819 00:42:17,903 --> 00:42:19,536 and require legal assistance. 820 00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:23,474 Miss Androulakis is bilingual and has been at my side 821 00:42:23,475 --> 00:42:24,942 from the very start. 822 00:42:24,943 --> 00:42:27,578 I have to say I'll miss her. 823 00:42:27,579 --> 00:42:28,979 You're leaving? 824 00:42:28,980 --> 00:42:31,949 Miss Androulakis is engaged to be married. 825 00:42:31,950 --> 00:42:34,118 Who is the lucky man? 826 00:42:34,119 --> 00:42:38,022 Oh, um... his name is Antonis. 827 00:42:38,023 --> 00:42:39,523 He works in a hotel. 828 00:42:39,524 --> 00:42:40,691 Ah. 829 00:42:40,692 --> 00:42:43,193 Who in the family knows the contents 830 00:42:43,194 --> 00:42:45,162 of the will, Mr Lambrose? 831 00:42:45,163 --> 00:42:47,164 Only Elmer Waysmith. 832 00:42:47,165 --> 00:42:48,666 He is Lady Chalfont's husband. 833 00:42:48,667 --> 00:42:50,167 He helped with the drafting. 834 00:42:50,168 --> 00:42:53,637 But no one else has any idea what I'm about to reveal. 835 00:42:53,638 --> 00:42:58,676 Well, then, why don't you tell them what they want to hear 836 00:42:58,677 --> 00:43:03,180 and let's see how they react. 837 00:43:03,181 --> 00:43:07,418 [sighs] How long do you think they're going to be? 838 00:43:07,419 --> 00:43:08,953 I don't know, Robert. 839 00:43:08,954 --> 00:43:10,821 Why don't you ask them? 840 00:43:10,822 --> 00:43:11,989 You know what's in the will, Elmer. 841 00:43:11,990 --> 00:43:13,424 Why don't you just tell us? 842 00:43:13,425 --> 00:43:17,428 Because it's none of my business. 843 00:43:17,429 --> 00:43:24,569 I wonder, how much money did you persuade her to leave you? 844 00:43:24,570 --> 00:43:26,603 You really think that anyone could 845 00:43:26,604 --> 00:43:28,339 have persuaded your mother to do 846 00:43:28,340 --> 00:43:34,912 something she didn't wanna do? 847 00:43:34,913 --> 00:43:38,349 Oh, it's damn hot. 848 00:43:38,350 --> 00:43:45,490 Where's Maria with the lemonade? 849 00:43:47,125 --> 00:43:49,493 Will Grandma have left me any money? 850 00:43:49,494 --> 00:43:51,462 Shh, Cedric. 851 00:43:51,463 --> 00:43:54,832 You can't ask questions like that. 852 00:43:54,833 --> 00:43:55,933 Why? 853 00:43:55,934 --> 00:44:00,471 That's what you want to know. 854 00:44:00,472 --> 00:44:01,472 Sir. 855 00:44:01,473 --> 00:44:03,207 At last. 856 00:44:03,208 --> 00:44:06,276 [mr lambrose] Please. 857 00:44:06,277 --> 00:44:07,411 Please, everyone. 858 00:44:07,412 --> 00:44:12,883 Will you take your places? 859 00:44:12,884 --> 00:44:16,320 Police Lieutenant Vassilikos wishes to say 860 00:44:16,321 --> 00:44:18,355 a few words before we begin. 861 00:44:18,356 --> 00:44:20,924 Is he staying? 862 00:44:20,925 --> 00:44:28,133 Please. 863 00:44:30,602 --> 00:44:32,803 I regret to have to inform you that I 864 00:44:32,804 --> 00:44:36,407 am now engaged in an official murder investigation. 865 00:44:36,408 --> 00:44:40,344 Analysis has shown that Lady Chalfont was poisoned... 866 00:44:40,345 --> 00:44:42,880 [gasps] -...with aconitine in her tea. 867 00:44:42,881 --> 00:44:43,881 I knew it, I knew it. 868 00:44:43,882 --> 00:44:44,882 One of you... 869 00:44:44,883 --> 00:44:46,050 Hey, Pa, don't say that. 870 00:44:46,051 --> 00:44:47,384 Come on, of course that's not true. 871 00:44:47,385 --> 00:44:48,619 It's impossible. 872 00:44:48,620 --> 00:44:49,920 You've made a mistake. No, we were there. 873 00:44:49,921 --> 00:44:51,422 We were with her. You're wrong. 874 00:44:51,423 --> 00:44:52,456 We all loved her. 875 00:44:52,457 --> 00:44:53,991 None of us would have harmed her. 876 00:44:53,992 --> 00:44:55,759 [lola] What is aconitine? 877 00:44:55,760 --> 00:44:57,861 You can't seriously believe it was any of us. 878 00:44:57,862 --> 00:44:59,863 My mother was dying anyway. 879 00:44:59,864 --> 00:45:02,266 She had only weeks to live. 880 00:45:02,267 --> 00:45:04,935 Why would anyone want to kill her? 881 00:45:04,936 --> 00:45:08,505 That is a good question, Dr Lyttleton. 882 00:45:08,506 --> 00:45:12,709 And you can be sure that we will find the answer. 883 00:45:12,710 --> 00:45:15,546 The police lieutenant has asked, 884 00:45:15,547 --> 00:45:19,283 nay, demanded to be present for the reading of the will. 885 00:45:19,284 --> 00:45:21,151 Does anyone have any objections? 886 00:45:21,152 --> 00:45:22,186 I object. 887 00:45:22,187 --> 00:45:25,322 This is a private family occasion. 888 00:45:25,323 --> 00:45:27,858 Do we have any choice? 889 00:45:27,859 --> 00:45:29,793 It seems very likely that your stepmother's 890 00:45:29,794 --> 00:45:31,595 death was related to the will. 891 00:45:31,596 --> 00:45:33,630 The sooner we know the contents, 892 00:45:33,631 --> 00:45:35,332 the sooner we can act. 893 00:45:35,333 --> 00:45:36,767 Sit down, then, for God's sake. 894 00:45:36,768 --> 00:45:37,968 Let's get this over with. 895 00:45:37,969 --> 00:45:42,372 Thank you, Maria. 896 00:45:42,373 --> 00:45:45,442 [mr lambrose] First of all, I would like to express 897 00:45:45,443 --> 00:45:47,978 my condolences to all of you. 898 00:45:47,979 --> 00:45:51,315 We all loved and admired Lady Chalfont, 899 00:45:51,316 --> 00:45:54,551 and although we knew she was gravely ill, none of us 900 00:45:54,552 --> 00:45:59,756 could have predicted this terrible turn of events. 901 00:45:59,757 --> 00:46:04,895 We can dispense with the estate of Chalfont Hall in the county 902 00:46:04,896 --> 00:46:07,297 of Norfolk which has already passed down 903 00:46:07,298 --> 00:46:09,566 to the seventh earl, Jeffrey Chalfont, 904 00:46:09,567 --> 00:46:14,505 following the death of his father, 500 acres including 905 00:46:14,506 --> 00:46:18,208 the manor house, various farm buildings 906 00:46:18,209 --> 00:46:20,544 and the hunting lodge. 907 00:46:20,545 --> 00:46:23,413 What is the point of having all that land if you 908 00:46:23,414 --> 00:46:24,515 can't afford to keep it? 909 00:46:24,516 --> 00:46:25,782 Shh. 910 00:46:25,783 --> 00:46:27,985 [mr lambrose] We are here today to discuss 911 00:46:27,986 --> 00:46:31,355 the considerable fortune which Lady Chalfont inherited 912 00:46:31,356 --> 00:46:34,091 from her first husband. 913 00:46:34,092 --> 00:46:38,128 This property, the house in St James's, London, 914 00:46:38,129 --> 00:46:44,301 the private bank and funds which total together 915 00:46:44,302 --> 00:46:47,404 900,000 pounds sterling. 916 00:46:47,405 --> 00:46:49,039 Is that a lot? 917 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:50,040 Yes, Cedric. 918 00:46:50,041 --> 00:46:51,842 It's a fortune. 919 00:46:51,843 --> 00:46:55,546 I spoke at length to Lady Chalfont last summer. 920 00:46:55,547 --> 00:46:58,649 She had made certain arrangements which she wished 921 00:46:58,650 --> 00:47:00,384 to explain to you herself. 922 00:47:00,385 --> 00:47:03,353 To that end, she wrote a final communication, 923 00:47:03,354 --> 00:47:10,495 witnessed by myself and Miss Androulakis in my office. 924 00:47:12,830 --> 00:47:15,966 "I have come to a decision with respect to my will, 925 00:47:15,967 --> 00:47:17,434 and I want it to be known..." 926 00:47:17,435 --> 00:47:19,870 "And I want it to be known that it is without question 927 00:47:19,871 --> 00:47:22,573 my decision and mine alone. 928 00:47:22,574 --> 00:47:29,747 I do this without any malice and with only... 929 00:47:33,418 --> 00:47:40,558 the best intentions." [sombre music] 930 00:47:43,461 --> 00:47:46,597 "I am very fond of the young people who make up 931 00:47:46,598 --> 00:47:49,166 my immediate family, but I sometimes 932 00:47:49,167 --> 00:47:51,568 question their judgement." 933 00:47:51,569 --> 00:47:52,936 What? 934 00:47:52,937 --> 00:47:56,273 "Which is why I am leaving the bulk of my estate 935 00:47:56,274 --> 00:47:58,141 to my dear Elmer..." 936 00:47:58,142 --> 00:48:00,177 What? 937 00:48:00,178 --> 00:48:03,513 "...who has been my rod and my staff since 938 00:48:03,514 --> 00:48:05,415 the loss of my first husband." 939 00:48:05,416 --> 00:48:07,417 What does that mean, the bulk? 940 00:48:07,418 --> 00:48:09,386 Please let me continue, my lord. 941 00:48:09,387 --> 00:48:13,390 [sighs] Go on, then. 942 00:48:13,391 --> 00:48:17,027 "I am leaving the sum of 20,000 pounds to my son, Jeffrey 943 00:48:17,028 --> 00:48:18,428 Chalfont, and his wife." 944 00:48:18,429 --> 00:48:22,332 Is that each or between us? 945 00:48:22,333 --> 00:48:25,202 "I am leaving the same amount to my daughter Judith 946 00:48:25,203 --> 00:48:26,937 and her husband Harry." 947 00:48:26,938 --> 00:48:28,272 Oh, my God. 948 00:48:28,273 --> 00:48:31,708 "Cedric will receive his parcel of 20,000 949 00:48:31,709 --> 00:48:34,244 pounds on his 21st birthday." 950 00:48:34,245 --> 00:48:37,147 That's ages away. 951 00:48:37,148 --> 00:48:40,217 "My stepson, Robert Waysmith, will 952 00:48:40,218 --> 00:48:42,886 also receive 10,000 pounds." 953 00:48:42,887 --> 00:48:45,822 I suppose that's what she thought I was worth. 954 00:48:45,823 --> 00:48:49,993 "But the rest of my estate in its entirety, 955 00:48:49,994 --> 00:48:53,063 I bequeath to Elmer Waysmith." 956 00:48:53,064 --> 00:48:55,465 [lady chalfont] "I know that he has no need of the money, 957 00:48:55,466 --> 00:48:59,069 but I am making him the custodian of my wealth 958 00:48:59,070 --> 00:49:01,305 to protect my family. 959 00:49:01,306 --> 00:49:05,609 He will provide them with guidance and financial support 960 00:49:05,610 --> 00:49:09,413 they need..." "...whilst at the same time protecting them 961 00:49:09,414 --> 00:49:11,048 from their worst excesses." 962 00:49:11,049 --> 00:49:12,049 What does... 963 00:49:12,050 --> 00:49:13,517 What does that mean? 964 00:49:13,518 --> 00:49:17,287 Your late mother made it quite clear, my lord. 965 00:49:17,288 --> 00:49:19,189 You have each been given sizable amounts. 966 00:49:19,190 --> 00:49:21,625 Peanuts! -[sighs] 967 00:49:21,626 --> 00:49:24,261 And the bulk of the estate is at your disposal, 968 00:49:24,262 --> 00:49:28,565 but she has made Mr Waysmith her executor. 969 00:49:28,566 --> 00:49:32,169 You mean if we want money, we have to ask him? 970 00:49:32,170 --> 00:49:33,804 [mr lambrose] Yes. 971 00:49:33,805 --> 00:49:36,139 Do you have any idea how much it costs to build a hotel? 972 00:49:36,140 --> 00:49:38,542 Twenty thousand pounds will barely pay for the foundation. 973 00:49:38,543 --> 00:49:41,778 It's my twenty thousand pounds, Harry, and I need it for Peru. 974 00:49:41,779 --> 00:49:43,246 [laughs] You are joking. 975 00:49:43,247 --> 00:49:46,383 It'll take ten times that amount to save the Nazca Lines. 976 00:49:46,384 --> 00:49:48,051 This is your doing. 977 00:49:48,052 --> 00:49:50,053 You put her up to this. 978 00:49:50,054 --> 00:49:51,054 No. 979 00:49:51,055 --> 00:49:53,690 That's not how it was. 980 00:49:53,691 --> 00:49:57,828 You're a crook, a gold digger, just like we always thought. 981 00:49:57,829 --> 00:49:59,963 Do not talk to my father like that. 982 00:49:59,964 --> 00:50:00,964 It's true. 983 00:50:00,965 --> 00:50:02,499 Ladies and gentlemen, please. 984 00:50:02,500 --> 00:50:04,601 He turned Margaret against us from the day he married her! 985 00:50:04,602 --> 00:50:06,870 Now, you listen to me! 986 00:50:06,871 --> 00:50:12,275 Margaret knew you all for what you are: feckless, weak, 987 00:50:12,276 --> 00:50:15,979 obsessed with money without ever having earned 988 00:50:15,980 --> 00:50:18,081 a penny of it in your life! 989 00:50:18,082 --> 00:50:19,883 You're running your father's estate 990 00:50:19,884 --> 00:50:23,387 into the ground while you're off partying, 991 00:50:23,388 --> 00:50:24,721 drinking, gambling. 992 00:50:24,722 --> 00:50:27,324 You're pouring money into a hotel that's never 993 00:50:27,325 --> 00:50:29,326 gonna see the light of day. 994 00:50:29,327 --> 00:50:32,963 While you're throwing thousands at a monument 995 00:50:32,964 --> 00:50:37,701 that no one's ever heard of and no one's ever gonna see! 996 00:50:37,702 --> 00:50:41,405 And you want to keep the money for yourself. 997 00:50:41,406 --> 00:50:42,739 You're a thief! 998 00:50:42,740 --> 00:50:45,742 I'm not gonna take that from a second-rate actress 999 00:50:45,743 --> 00:50:48,779 who's trying to buy her way back into show business! 1000 00:50:48,780 --> 00:50:49,780 That's enough, now. 1001 00:50:49,781 --> 00:50:51,515 I think everyone should sit down. 1002 00:50:51,516 --> 00:50:52,983 You killed her, didn't you? 1003 00:50:52,984 --> 00:50:55,152 You knew about the will, so you put poison in her tea! 1004 00:50:55,153 --> 00:50:56,520 You take that back! 1005 00:50:56,521 --> 00:50:58,522 Your father is a thief and a murderer! 1006 00:50:58,523 --> 00:50:59,656 No, you mustn't! 1007 00:50:59,657 --> 00:51:00,657 Stop! 1008 00:51:00,658 --> 00:51:01,658 What have you done? 1009 00:51:01,659 --> 00:51:02,659 Harry. 1010 00:51:02,660 --> 00:51:03,760 Leave me alone! 1011 00:51:03,761 --> 00:51:07,164 You and your father are both swine! 1012 00:51:07,165 --> 00:51:08,231 Get off of me! 1013 00:51:08,232 --> 00:51:09,232 Harry! 1014 00:51:09,233 --> 00:51:10,667 Get him, Harry! 1015 00:51:10,668 --> 00:51:11,668 No! 1016 00:51:11,669 --> 00:51:12,702 Get him, Harry! 1017 00:51:12,703 --> 00:51:13,737 Stick him one! 1018 00:51:13,738 --> 00:51:16,773 I will have you both arrested! 1019 00:51:16,774 --> 00:51:17,774 That's it! 1020 00:51:17,775 --> 00:51:19,643 [vassilikos] Stop this at once! 1021 00:51:19,644 --> 00:51:22,212 I wonder who will be murdered next. 1022 00:51:22,213 --> 00:51:27,050 [yelling continues] 1023 00:51:27,051 --> 00:51:34,258 [dramatic music] 1024 00:51:34,308 --> 00:51:38,858 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0