1 00:00:01,089 --> 00:00:03,290 Viewers like you make this program possible. 2 00:00:03,291 --> 00:00:05,360 Support your local PBS station. 3 00:00:25,080 --> 00:00:29,083 {\an8}Tenet, opera, rotas. 4 00:00:29,084 --> 00:00:35,790 {\an8}Sator, arepo, tenet, opera, rotas. 5 00:00:35,791 --> 00:00:42,764 Sator, arepo, tenet, opera, rotas. 6 00:00:43,064 --> 00:00:44,932 Wolfsbane. 7 00:00:44,933 --> 00:00:46,567 Aconitum napellus. 8 00:00:46,568 --> 00:00:50,304 Picked at the time of the full moon. 9 00:00:50,305 --> 00:00:53,474 Funeral bell mushrooms, so poisonous 10 00:00:53,475 --> 00:00:56,444 you can't even touch them. 11 00:00:56,445 --> 00:00:59,747 Morphine stolen from Dr Lambert. 12 00:00:59,748 --> 00:01:03,551 Have one teaspoon and you'll sleep all day. 13 00:01:03,552 --> 00:01:10,559 Have any more and you'll never wake up. 14 00:01:11,326 --> 00:01:14,028 Deadly nightshade. 15 00:01:14,029 --> 00:01:15,196 Magnesium. 16 00:01:15,197 --> 00:01:17,932 Arsenic. 17 00:02:05,247 --> 00:02:06,814 We all know what has to be done to Grandma. 18 00:02:06,815 --> 00:02:08,249 - Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm. 19 00:02:08,250 --> 00:02:09,250 Mmm. 20 00:02:09,251 --> 00:02:12,286 And we will do it. 21 00:02:12,287 --> 00:02:18,225 But we must never ever tell. 22 00:03:08,009 --> 00:03:13,180 Yes, I never thought I would be a children's author. 23 00:03:13,181 --> 00:03:15,916 You know, I started life as a church organist. 24 00:03:15,917 --> 00:03:18,719 My father was a deacon at our local church. 25 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,921 I was looking at the stained-glass 26 00:03:20,922 --> 00:03:24,892 windows and some of the figures looked so small. 27 00:03:24,893 --> 00:03:29,163 They inspired me to write stories about the Tiny People. 28 00:03:29,164 --> 00:03:31,632 The family who want to help make the 29 00:03:31,633 --> 00:03:34,368 world a better place, even though they're only 30 00:03:34,369 --> 00:03:35,502 three inches tall. 31 00:03:35,503 --> 00:03:38,138 Or five centimetres, I should say. 32 00:03:38,139 --> 00:03:40,074 My publishers made me change that. 33 00:03:41,743 --> 00:03:46,380 And Miriam Crace, 300 million copies later... 34 00:03:46,381 --> 00:03:48,315 Roland, why are you watching this? 35 00:03:48,316 --> 00:03:49,883 It's Grandma's last interview. 36 00:03:49,884 --> 00:03:53,053 You said you wanted something on the screen. 37 00:03:53,054 --> 00:03:54,254 For the party. 38 00:03:54,255 --> 00:03:57,491 Don't call it a party. 39 00:03:57,492 --> 00:03:59,493 It's the 20th anniversary of my mother's death. 40 00:03:59,494 --> 00:04:02,696 It's not exactly an occasion for balloons and party hats. 41 00:04:02,697 --> 00:04:04,598 A celebration, then. 42 00:04:04,599 --> 00:04:06,300 Commemoration. 43 00:04:06,301 --> 00:04:07,968 Whatever. 44 00:04:07,969 --> 00:04:09,336 Have the invitations gone out? 45 00:04:09,337 --> 00:04:10,437 Yeah, went out yesterday. 46 00:04:10,438 --> 00:04:12,806 I didn't see the final list. 47 00:04:12,807 --> 00:04:16,343 Well, I thought they'd been approved, Uncle Jonathan. 48 00:04:16,344 --> 00:04:18,379 Did you invite Eliot? 49 00:04:18,380 --> 00:04:19,480 Yes, of course I did. 50 00:04:19,481 --> 00:04:20,481 Why wouldn't I? 51 00:04:20,482 --> 00:04:23,717 You really want me to answer that? 52 00:04:23,718 --> 00:04:25,486 Well, you didn't tell me not to, so... 53 00:04:25,487 --> 00:04:26,754 Roland, why is it that whenever I 54 00:04:26,755 --> 00:04:30,157 leave you to work on your own initiative, I always regret it? 55 00:04:30,158 --> 00:04:31,892 You know my feelings about your brother. 56 00:04:31,893 --> 00:04:34,161 I wasn't not gonna invite him. 57 00:04:34,162 --> 00:04:36,063 She was his grandmother too. 58 00:04:36,064 --> 00:04:42,936 Well, let's hope he's busy. 59 00:05:00,622 --> 00:05:01,622 Hmm. 60 00:05:01,623 --> 00:05:02,690 We going? 61 00:05:02,691 --> 00:05:04,692 I am. 62 00:05:04,693 --> 00:05:05,693 Eliot... 63 00:05:05,694 --> 00:05:07,394 Why would you want to go? 64 00:05:07,395 --> 00:05:09,229 You never even met my grandmother. 65 00:05:09,230 --> 00:05:10,497 And you know how I feel about her. 66 00:05:10,498 --> 00:05:12,066 So why are you going? 67 00:05:12,067 --> 00:05:13,100 Why shouldn't I? 68 00:05:13,101 --> 00:05:17,004 I helped kill her. 69 00:05:40,495 --> 00:05:41,495 Katie. 70 00:05:41,496 --> 00:05:43,063 - Oh, come here. - Hello. 71 00:05:43,064 --> 00:05:44,064 Hi. 72 00:05:44,065 --> 00:05:45,532 Come in. 73 00:05:45,533 --> 00:05:52,139 Oh... 74 00:05:52,140 --> 00:05:54,675 Go on, then. 75 00:05:54,676 --> 00:05:56,877 What? 76 00:05:56,878 --> 00:05:59,713 You want to know about me and Andreas. 77 00:05:59,714 --> 00:06:00,781 Well, I... 78 00:06:00,782 --> 00:06:04,051 I wasn't gonna ask. 79 00:06:04,052 --> 00:06:06,186 It was my fault, not his. 80 00:06:06,187 --> 00:06:08,388 I tried to like Crete, I really did. 81 00:06:08,389 --> 00:06:13,427 And it's a lovely place, but... not for me. 82 00:06:13,428 --> 00:06:15,763 Not to live in. 83 00:06:15,764 --> 00:06:18,132 Plus, I miss publishing. 84 00:06:18,133 --> 00:06:20,567 What about Andreas? 85 00:06:20,568 --> 00:06:25,005 He was so busy with the hotel, we hardly saw each other. 86 00:06:25,006 --> 00:06:26,440 He understood. 87 00:06:26,441 --> 00:06:28,008 What will you do now? 88 00:06:28,009 --> 00:06:31,645 Well... that's the good news. 89 00:06:31,646 --> 00:06:34,448 I may have been offered a job. 90 00:06:34,449 --> 00:06:36,817 Came through a headhunter, out of the blue. 91 00:06:36,818 --> 00:06:39,319 Causton Books, decent-sized independent. 92 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,421 Senior editor. 93 00:06:42,690 --> 00:06:44,024 How are you? 94 00:06:44,025 --> 00:06:45,359 You missing Suffolk? 95 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:46,426 Uh, no. 96 00:06:46,427 --> 00:06:48,061 No, not really. 97 00:06:48,062 --> 00:06:51,498 I like Elstree. 98 00:06:51,499 --> 00:06:53,433 And I've started seeing someone. 99 00:06:53,434 --> 00:06:56,537 You didn't tell me. 100 00:06:56,538 --> 00:06:58,539 Well, it's early days, so... 101 00:06:58,540 --> 00:07:00,174 - What's his name? - David. 102 00:07:00,175 --> 00:07:01,475 - Uh-huh. - He's in finance. 103 00:07:01,476 --> 00:07:02,843 He's two years older than me. 104 00:07:02,844 --> 00:07:04,144 - Single? - Divorced. 105 00:07:04,145 --> 00:07:05,145 No children. 106 00:07:05,146 --> 00:07:06,980 So when am I gonna meet him? 107 00:07:06,981 --> 00:07:09,383 Oh, well, it's too soon for all that. 108 00:07:09,384 --> 00:07:10,384 Oh, I forgot. 109 00:07:10,385 --> 00:07:14,154 I've got you something. 110 00:07:14,155 --> 00:07:17,357 Here you are. 111 00:07:17,358 --> 00:07:20,060 Katie, you haven't. 112 00:07:20,061 --> 00:07:22,196 His name's Hugo. 113 00:07:22,197 --> 00:07:24,598 Look, it's really kind of you, but I'm... 114 00:07:24,599 --> 00:07:26,300 I'm just not a cat person. 115 00:07:26,301 --> 00:07:27,467 He's four years old. 116 00:07:27,468 --> 00:07:28,468 He's a rescue. 117 00:07:28,469 --> 00:07:30,404 Don't you think it's a bit cliché? 118 00:07:30,405 --> 00:07:31,672 What are you talking about? 119 00:07:31,673 --> 00:07:35,509 I'm on my own, I know that, but this tells me I'm on my own. 120 00:07:35,510 --> 00:07:37,811 Just give him a try. - 121 00:07:37,812 --> 00:07:39,646 Well, I've committed to him now. 122 00:07:39,647 --> 00:07:41,181 I can't take him back. 123 00:07:41,182 --> 00:07:45,519 Anyway, at least it means you won't have any mice. 124 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,020 Perhaps I prefer the mice. 125 00:07:47,021 --> 00:07:49,423 He'll look after himself, I promise. 126 00:07:49,424 --> 00:07:51,426 No, he won't. 127 00:07:51,659 --> 00:07:54,728 Oh, you think you're special You're a creature of habit I 128 00:07:54,729 --> 00:07:58,565 know what you're thinking It's becoming a pattern Looking for 129 00:07:58,566 --> 00:08:03,737 the spotlight Do anything to make them see All you want 130 00:08:03,738 --> 00:08:05,138 is likes -Not on the chair. 131 00:08:05,139 --> 00:08:06,206 Off. 132 00:08:06,207 --> 00:08:08,242 All the attention Don't you feel empty Longing for 133 00:08:08,243 --> 00:08:10,577 mentions Looking for the spotlight Do 134 00:08:10,578 --> 00:08:14,348 anything to make them see Hi. 135 00:08:18,353 --> 00:08:20,020 You can go through now. 136 00:08:20,021 --> 00:08:27,028 Oh, thanks. 137 00:08:29,864 --> 00:08:31,064 Atticus Pünd. 138 00:08:31,065 --> 00:08:32,065 It's open. 139 00:08:32,066 --> 00:08:36,703 I buzzed you in. 140 00:08:36,704 --> 00:08:43,745 Right. 141 00:08:48,016 --> 00:08:49,483 - Susan. - Yes. 142 00:08:49,484 --> 00:08:50,918 Hi. I'm Matthew Flynn. 143 00:08:50,919 --> 00:08:52,586 - Hi. - It's great to meet you. 144 00:08:52,587 --> 00:08:53,987 Oh, thanks for getting in touch. 145 00:08:53,988 --> 00:08:55,022 Not at all. 146 00:08:55,023 --> 00:08:56,390 You come highly recommended. - Oh. 147 00:08:56,391 --> 00:08:57,391 Come on in. 148 00:08:57,392 --> 00:09:00,327 Thanks. 149 00:09:00,328 --> 00:09:03,597 We have a situation that needs... 150 00:09:03,598 --> 00:09:05,032 How can I put this? 151 00:09:05,033 --> 00:09:06,099 Careful handling. 152 00:09:06,100 --> 00:09:07,167 That's intriguing. 153 00:09:07,168 --> 00:09:09,836 It's a one-off book, new writer. 154 00:09:09,837 --> 00:09:11,171 Well, relatively new. 155 00:09:11,172 --> 00:09:14,174 But he needs a bit of guidance. 156 00:09:14,175 --> 00:09:18,879 The idea is that you would work with him, help him. 157 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:22,916 This wouldn't have anything to do with Atticus Pünd, would it? 158 00:09:22,917 --> 00:09:23,917 Who... 159 00:09:23,918 --> 00:09:25,385 Who told you that? 160 00:09:25,386 --> 00:09:27,688 It's just a premonition. 161 00:09:27,689 --> 00:09:30,590 Well, you're right, it is. 162 00:09:30,591 --> 00:09:34,194 What would you say if I told you 163 00:09:34,195 --> 00:09:38,632 we were going to publish a new Atticus Pünd detective story? 164 00:09:38,633 --> 00:09:41,601 Well, since the only way Alan Conway could write it 165 00:09:41,602 --> 00:09:43,837 would be via a Ouija board, I assume 166 00:09:43,838 --> 00:09:45,238 you mean a continuation novel. 167 00:09:45,239 --> 00:09:46,239 Exactly. 168 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,742 So who's gonna write it? 169 00:09:48,743 --> 00:09:50,911 Eliot Crace. 170 00:09:50,912 --> 00:09:52,980 Eliot? 171 00:09:52,981 --> 00:09:54,414 You're not serious? 172 00:09:54,415 --> 00:09:55,415 Mm-hmm. 173 00:09:55,416 --> 00:09:57,150 Was it him who recommended me? 174 00:09:57,151 --> 00:09:58,251 No, no, no. 175 00:09:58,252 --> 00:10:01,788 Uh, but he did mention you'd worked together before. 176 00:10:01,789 --> 00:10:03,156 That's not quite true. 177 00:10:03,157 --> 00:10:06,193 It was Charles Clover who commissioned him, not me. 178 00:10:06,194 --> 00:10:08,228 The Doctor Gee mysteries. 179 00:10:08,229 --> 00:10:09,363 They didn't do well. 180 00:10:09,364 --> 00:10:10,364 No. 181 00:10:10,365 --> 00:10:13,033 Eliot wasn't a bad writer. 182 00:10:13,034 --> 00:10:16,036 It's just the idea was the problem. 183 00:10:16,037 --> 00:10:20,440 How would you feel about working with him again? 184 00:10:21,876 --> 00:10:23,543 The last time I saw Eliot, he was 185 00:10:23,544 --> 00:10:26,013 an hour late for the meeting and he was covered in blood. 186 00:10:26,014 --> 00:10:29,249 He said he'd fallen off a bus. - 187 00:10:29,250 --> 00:10:32,686 He hadn't washed for a week and he reeked of cigarette smoke. 188 00:10:32,687 --> 00:10:33,820 Don't prejudge him. 189 00:10:33,821 --> 00:10:34,988 He's married now. 190 00:10:34,989 --> 00:10:38,058 He's settled down. - 191 00:10:38,059 --> 00:10:39,793 Well, I suppose I could meet him. 192 00:10:39,794 --> 00:10:43,497 Let me ask you a question, Matthew, and be honest. 193 00:10:43,498 --> 00:10:44,765 Why Eliot? 194 00:10:44,766 --> 00:10:46,600 I'd have thought that would be obvious. 195 00:10:46,601 --> 00:10:48,201 Miriam Crace? 196 00:10:48,202 --> 00:10:50,937 His grandmother was the most successful writer 197 00:10:50,938 --> 00:10:52,873 this country's ever seen. 198 00:10:52,874 --> 00:10:54,274 The name Crace is a huge brand. 199 00:10:54,275 --> 00:10:57,611 If only 1% of her fans buy Eliot's book, 200 00:10:57,612 --> 00:10:59,312 it'll be a huge bestseller. 201 00:10:59,313 --> 00:11:00,714 Hmm. 202 00:11:00,715 --> 00:11:03,383 Well, it didn't work last time. 203 00:11:03,384 --> 00:11:08,055 But this time, it's Atticus Pünd. 204 00:11:08,056 --> 00:11:10,924 Hmm. 205 00:11:10,925 --> 00:11:11,925 Eliot. 206 00:11:11,926 --> 00:11:13,260 Sorry to keep you waiting. 207 00:11:13,261 --> 00:11:14,261 That's OK. 208 00:11:14,262 --> 00:11:15,462 Susan Ryeland, Eliot Crace. 209 00:11:15,463 --> 00:11:17,531 Eliot, this is Susan, but of course you know each other. 210 00:11:17,532 --> 00:11:18,365 Yeah. Hi, Eliot. 211 00:11:18,366 --> 00:11:20,000 How are you? I'm fine, yeah. 212 00:11:20,001 --> 00:11:21,001 I'm really good. 213 00:11:21,002 --> 00:11:22,302 It's nice to see you again. 214 00:11:22,303 --> 00:11:24,171 Why don't I leave the two of you together, 215 00:11:24,172 --> 00:11:25,205 see how you get on. 216 00:11:25,206 --> 00:11:27,040 Give me a call later, tell me what you think. 217 00:11:27,041 --> 00:11:28,041 Sure. 218 00:11:28,042 --> 00:11:29,810 We are just through here. 219 00:11:29,811 --> 00:11:32,312 Oh, right. 220 00:11:32,313 --> 00:11:33,880 I hear you got married. 221 00:11:33,881 --> 00:11:35,582 - Yes. - Congratulations. 222 00:11:35,583 --> 00:11:36,583 Thank you. 223 00:11:36,584 --> 00:11:38,552 What's her name? 224 00:11:38,553 --> 00:11:39,653 Gillian. 225 00:11:39,654 --> 00:11:41,621 She's a nurse. 226 00:11:41,622 --> 00:11:42,923 Oh, nice. 227 00:11:42,924 --> 00:11:44,724 I couldn't believe it when Matthew said you 228 00:11:44,725 --> 00:11:46,026 were gonna work on my book. 229 00:11:46,027 --> 00:11:50,831 Well, I haven't necessarily agreed yet. 230 00:11:50,832 --> 00:11:52,599 Well, you started writing. 231 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,668 These are the first 10,000 words. 232 00:11:54,669 --> 00:11:55,669 Mm-hmm. 233 00:11:55,670 --> 00:11:57,972 What's the title? 234 00:11:58,439 --> 00:11:59,706 Pünd's Last Case. 235 00:11:59,707 --> 00:12:01,808 It starts straight after Magpie Murders. 236 00:12:01,809 --> 00:12:03,210 Set in Corfu. 237 00:12:03,211 --> 00:12:06,079 Why Corfu? 238 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,915 My parents used to take me there on holiday. 239 00:12:08,916 --> 00:12:11,218 Yeah, well... 240 00:12:11,219 --> 00:12:13,019 Are you enjoying writing it? 241 00:12:13,020 --> 00:12:14,020 Yeah. 242 00:12:14,021 --> 00:12:15,689 Yeah, I am, but I'm quite nervous. 243 00:12:15,690 --> 00:12:17,290 Yeah, that's understandable. 244 00:12:17,291 --> 00:12:19,092 I just want it to be a success, and 245 00:12:19,093 --> 00:12:24,097 it would be so nice if just for once one thing in my life... 246 00:12:24,098 --> 00:12:30,337 went my way for a change, and... this book is... 247 00:12:30,338 --> 00:12:31,471 I need to know if it's any good. 248 00:12:31,472 --> 00:12:32,506 Hmm. 249 00:12:32,507 --> 00:12:34,808 So who else has read it? 250 00:12:34,809 --> 00:12:35,809 No one. 251 00:12:35,810 --> 00:12:38,545 No, just Gillian. 252 00:12:38,546 --> 00:12:43,016 Well, look, why don't I read what you've written, 253 00:12:43,017 --> 00:12:45,485 take a few notes, and then we can meet up 254 00:12:45,486 --> 00:12:47,654 again in a day or so's time? 255 00:12:47,655 --> 00:12:49,656 - Does that work for you? - Yeah. 256 00:12:49,657 --> 00:12:50,657 That'd be brilliant. 257 00:12:50,658 --> 00:12:53,627 Great. 258 00:12:53,628 --> 00:12:54,628 Hmm. 259 00:12:54,629 --> 00:12:57,497 It's only a first draft. 260 00:12:57,498 --> 00:12:59,766 Of course. 261 00:12:59,767 --> 00:13:00,934 Leave it with me. 262 00:13:00,935 --> 00:13:02,202 - Thanks. - Hmm. 263 00:13:02,203 --> 00:13:03,203 Bye. 264 00:13:03,204 --> 00:13:07,574 Bye! 265 00:13:12,446 --> 00:13:17,250 Not on the chair. 266 00:13:17,251 --> 00:13:24,258 Shoo! - 267 00:14:20,615 --> 00:14:23,950 You're not going to read it? 268 00:14:23,951 --> 00:14:24,951 It's all right. 269 00:14:24,952 --> 00:14:26,319 Alan Conway hasn't written it. 270 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,822 You think that will make any difference? 271 00:14:28,823 --> 00:14:29,823 I need to work. 272 00:14:29,824 --> 00:14:31,458 I have a mortgage on this flat. 273 00:14:31,459 --> 00:14:35,095 It's not easy for someone of my age to get a full-time job. 274 00:14:35,096 --> 00:14:38,765 You know, I've written in my book... 275 00:14:38,766 --> 00:14:41,568 I wondered when you were going to mention The Landscape 276 00:14:41,569 --> 00:14:43,169 of Criminal Investigation. 277 00:14:43,170 --> 00:14:48,575 There is something that exists which I call the... 278 00:14:48,576 --> 00:14:50,777 the inevitability of crime. 279 00:14:50,778 --> 00:14:52,379 It's when two people meet. 280 00:14:52,380 --> 00:14:55,582 They may be friends, they may have the best of intentions, 281 00:14:55,583 --> 00:14:58,852 but there's something in the chemistry of these people 282 00:14:58,853 --> 00:15:02,822 which, when it comes together, it takes them to places 283 00:15:02,823 --> 00:15:06,993 that they do not want to go. 284 00:15:06,994 --> 00:15:08,428 To violence. 285 00:15:08,429 --> 00:15:10,063 Even to murder. 286 00:15:10,064 --> 00:15:13,133 And that's you and me? 287 00:15:13,134 --> 00:15:20,174 That is how it has always proved. 288 00:15:21,409 --> 00:15:25,412 I don't know. 289 00:15:38,759 --> 00:15:42,829 Pünd's Last Case by Eliot Crace. 290 00:15:42,830 --> 00:15:44,064 Chapter One. 291 00:15:44,065 --> 00:15:48,134 The Greek island of Kerkyra is known to the world as Corfu, 292 00:15:48,135 --> 00:15:51,805 and it is unique in the beauty of its olive groves and orange 293 00:15:51,806 --> 00:15:54,541 gardens, its perfect beaches and 294 00:15:54,542 --> 00:15:56,876 ancient villages with their cobbled 295 00:15:56,877 --> 00:16:00,246 streets and passageways. 296 00:16:00,247 --> 00:16:02,682 This was the homeland of Atticus Pünd, 297 00:16:02,683 --> 00:16:05,652 the world's greatest detective, before his 298 00:16:05,653 --> 00:16:09,589 family emigrated to Germany. 299 00:16:09,590 --> 00:16:12,258 And it was to Kerkyra that Pünd returned in what 300 00:16:12,259 --> 00:16:14,294 would be the last months of the illness 301 00:16:14,295 --> 00:16:17,230 that would end his life. 302 00:16:17,231 --> 00:16:19,366 In particular, he wished to see the 303 00:16:19,367 --> 00:16:20,934 town where his great-grandfather 304 00:16:20,935 --> 00:16:23,937 had been born. 305 00:16:40,287 --> 00:16:41,554 Oh. 306 00:16:51,165 --> 00:16:52,766 Mmm? 307 00:16:59,473 --> 00:17:02,475 Mmm. 308 00:17:02,476 --> 00:17:03,476 Perfect. 309 00:17:03,477 --> 00:17:04,477 Hmm. 310 00:17:04,478 --> 00:17:08,448 Mmm? 311 00:17:08,449 --> 00:17:15,755 Thank you. 312 00:17:25,199 --> 00:17:27,033 You mustn't tire yourself, Mother. 313 00:17:27,034 --> 00:17:31,938 Don't fuss me, dear. 314 00:17:31,939 --> 00:17:35,842 Mr Pünd. 315 00:17:35,843 --> 00:17:38,211 Oh. Mmm... 316 00:17:38,212 --> 00:17:41,581 Lady Chalfont. 317 00:17:41,582 --> 00:17:44,217 What brings you to Corfu? 318 00:17:44,218 --> 00:17:46,119 Oh, I'm here for my health. 319 00:17:46,120 --> 00:17:48,288 Oh, would you believe it, so am I. 320 00:17:48,289 --> 00:17:50,290 Or rather, my... my lack of it. 321 00:17:50,291 --> 00:17:53,460 Uh, this is my daughter, Judith Lyttleton. 322 00:17:53,461 --> 00:17:54,461 Mrs Lyttleton. 323 00:17:54,462 --> 00:17:56,429 It's Dr Lyttleton, actually. 324 00:17:56,430 --> 00:17:59,566 Um, Judith is a doctor of archaeology, 325 00:17:59,567 --> 00:18:02,001 and she should know a thing or two about it, hanging around 326 00:18:02,002 --> 00:18:03,203 with an old ruin like me. 327 00:18:03,204 --> 00:18:04,204 Mother. 328 00:18:04,205 --> 00:18:05,472 Oh. 329 00:18:05,473 --> 00:18:08,641 Uh, Mr Pünd is the detective I've often mentioned to you. 330 00:18:08,642 --> 00:18:11,678 He solved the murder of George Colindale. 331 00:18:11,679 --> 00:18:12,879 I was a suspect. 332 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:14,714 On the contrary, Lady Chalfont, you were 333 00:18:14,715 --> 00:18:16,149 of great assistance to me. 334 00:18:16,150 --> 00:18:19,919 I can't believe I've run into you, of all people. 335 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:21,254 Will you have a drink with me? 336 00:18:21,255 --> 00:18:22,555 Mother, we're expected for lunch. 337 00:18:22,556 --> 00:18:23,556 Nonsense. 338 00:18:23,557 --> 00:18:25,658 Lunch can wait. 339 00:18:27,595 --> 00:18:33,867 The Lord must have answered my prayers sending you here. 340 00:18:33,868 --> 00:18:39,239 I very much need your advice. 341 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:43,309 You know I lost my first husband, Henry, 342 00:18:43,310 --> 00:18:45,378 the sixth Earl Chalfont. 343 00:18:45,379 --> 00:18:46,679 Yes, I read of it. 344 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:47,680 I'm sorry. 345 00:18:47,681 --> 00:18:48,681 Oh. 346 00:18:48,682 --> 00:18:53,353 He was a good man, successful, rich. 347 00:18:53,354 --> 00:18:55,355 It's thanks to him that I'm here. 348 00:18:55,356 --> 00:18:59,158 He bought us our summer home on Corfu, the Villa Belmar. 349 00:18:59,159 --> 00:19:01,461 So, you are here for the season? 350 00:19:01,462 --> 00:19:05,899 My last season, Mr Pünd, or so my doctors assure me. 351 00:19:05,900 --> 00:19:06,900 Oh... 352 00:19:06,901 --> 00:19:08,334 No, no, no. I'm... 353 00:19:08,335 --> 00:19:09,335 I'm happy. 354 00:19:09,336 --> 00:19:11,371 I have my family around me. 355 00:19:11,372 --> 00:19:14,040 And my second husband, Elmer Waysmith. 356 00:19:14,041 --> 00:19:15,942 You did not take his name? 357 00:19:15,943 --> 00:19:17,710 I like my title. 358 00:19:17,711 --> 00:19:21,147 Why would I want to lose it? - 359 00:19:21,148 --> 00:19:23,716 And how did you meet Mr Elmer Waysmith? 360 00:19:23,717 --> 00:19:27,487 Well, he's American, but he has a gallery in London. 361 00:19:27,488 --> 00:19:30,623 He buys and sells Greek and Roman antiquities. 362 00:19:30,624 --> 00:19:32,158 I was a customer. 363 00:19:32,159 --> 00:19:35,094 He also advised me on my late husband's collection. 364 00:19:35,095 --> 00:19:37,797 And you are happy together? 365 00:19:37,798 --> 00:19:38,798 Mmm. 366 00:19:38,799 --> 00:19:41,434 We are. 367 00:19:41,435 --> 00:19:45,138 We were, but, um, that's why I have to see you. 368 00:19:45,139 --> 00:19:50,677 Um, a week ago, when I was sitting in my bedroom 369 00:19:50,678 --> 00:19:52,879 at the villa, I overheard something 370 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:55,181 that shocked me to the core. 371 00:19:55,182 --> 00:19:57,817 Something relating to your second husband? 372 00:19:57,818 --> 00:19:59,185 Yes. 373 00:19:59,186 --> 00:20:00,553 Mmm. 374 00:20:00,554 --> 00:20:03,222 But, uh, I don't want to talk about it now. 375 00:20:03,223 --> 00:20:04,857 You must come to the villa. 376 00:20:05,926 --> 00:20:07,327 Hello, darling! 377 00:20:07,328 --> 00:20:08,728 Hello, Mama! 378 00:20:08,729 --> 00:20:10,129 Your chauffeur awaits. 379 00:20:10,130 --> 00:20:13,232 I'm afraid that's my husband, Harry. 380 00:20:13,233 --> 00:20:14,601 We should go. 381 00:20:14,602 --> 00:20:16,836 Uh, but I haven't finished. 382 00:20:16,837 --> 00:20:19,172 You know Maria gets upset if we're late for lunch, 383 00:20:19,173 --> 00:20:21,874 Mother, and I'm sure Mr Pünd has things to do. 384 00:20:21,875 --> 00:20:25,712 Will you come for dinner at the weekend, dear Mr Pünd? 385 00:20:25,713 --> 00:20:26,779 The day after tomorrow. 386 00:20:26,780 --> 00:20:28,648 I do want to talk to you. 387 00:20:28,649 --> 00:20:31,384 I need your advice. 388 00:20:31,385 --> 00:20:34,220 I'm also here for my health, Lady Chalfont. 389 00:20:34,221 --> 00:20:37,090 We have the best chef on the island, 390 00:20:37,091 --> 00:20:39,592 and the villa is beautiful. 391 00:20:39,593 --> 00:20:45,198 Shall we say seven o'clock? - 392 00:20:45,199 --> 00:20:47,133 How can I refuse? 393 00:20:47,134 --> 00:20:48,801 Where are you staying? 394 00:20:48,802 --> 00:20:50,203 The Xenia Hotel. 395 00:20:50,204 --> 00:20:51,604 The Xenia. Yes. 396 00:20:51,605 --> 00:20:53,172 Yes. Yes, of course. 397 00:20:53,173 --> 00:20:56,109 I shall send a car for you, although 398 00:20:56,110 --> 00:20:58,978 the roads are terrible. 399 00:20:58,979 --> 00:21:01,748 Uh, Mr Pünd. 400 00:21:01,749 --> 00:21:02,782 Thank you. 401 00:21:02,783 --> 00:21:03,783 I... 402 00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:05,418 I love my husband. 403 00:21:05,419 --> 00:21:06,986 But I can't tell you how much this 404 00:21:06,987 --> 00:21:08,888 has been preying on my mind. 405 00:21:08,889 --> 00:21:15,094 Yeah. 406 00:21:15,095 --> 00:21:17,096 Darling. - 407 00:21:22,336 --> 00:21:27,740 What do you want? 408 00:21:27,741 --> 00:21:29,042 You hungry? 409 00:21:36,483 --> 00:21:38,217 Um... 410 00:21:38,218 --> 00:21:40,553 Tuna, tuna... 411 00:21:41,922 --> 00:21:45,658 Tuna, tuna... 412 00:21:45,659 --> 00:21:46,859 Mmm. 413 00:21:49,763 --> 00:21:51,064 No tuna. 414 00:22:01,008 --> 00:22:03,342 You've been a long time. 415 00:22:03,343 --> 00:22:04,744 I was writing. 416 00:22:04,745 --> 00:22:06,546 Did you see her? 417 00:22:06,547 --> 00:22:07,547 Yes. 418 00:22:07,548 --> 00:22:10,149 She is reading it. 419 00:22:10,150 --> 00:22:13,986 That's wonderful. 420 00:22:13,987 --> 00:22:16,089 Eliot. 421 00:22:16,090 --> 00:22:21,494 Um, your father's here. 422 00:22:21,495 --> 00:22:23,896 Don't lose your temper with him, please. 423 00:22:23,897 --> 00:22:29,736 He only wants to talk. 424 00:22:29,737 --> 00:22:33,439 Eliot. 425 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:34,640 Hello, Pa. 426 00:22:34,641 --> 00:22:36,442 You're looking well. 427 00:22:36,443 --> 00:22:37,977 What are you doing here? 428 00:22:37,978 --> 00:22:39,011 I've come to see you. 429 00:22:39,012 --> 00:22:40,113 Sit down, Eliot. I'll... 430 00:22:40,114 --> 00:22:41,114 I'll make you a coffee. 431 00:22:41,115 --> 00:22:42,448 No, I don't want a coffee. 432 00:22:42,449 --> 00:22:43,449 Thank you. 433 00:22:43,450 --> 00:22:44,617 Why didn't you call? 434 00:22:44,618 --> 00:22:45,618 Well, I... 435 00:22:45,619 --> 00:22:47,487 I wanted to, uh... to see the house. 436 00:22:47,488 --> 00:22:48,488 Hmm? 437 00:22:48,489 --> 00:22:51,624 So you just thought you'd walk in? 438 00:22:51,625 --> 00:22:54,327 Well, it is my house. 439 00:22:54,328 --> 00:22:55,995 You've not looked after it. 440 00:22:55,996 --> 00:22:58,030 Did you come with some decorating tips? 441 00:22:58,031 --> 00:22:59,198 No, no, no. No. 442 00:22:59,199 --> 00:23:00,199 Um, I... 443 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,335 I need to talk to you. 444 00:23:02,336 --> 00:23:04,804 It's been two years. 445 00:23:04,805 --> 00:23:07,140 Why now? 446 00:23:07,141 --> 00:23:10,643 I'm afraid I have some bad news. 447 00:23:10,644 --> 00:23:13,646 Your mother and I have come to a decision. 448 00:23:13,647 --> 00:23:15,114 We're getting a divorce. 449 00:23:15,115 --> 00:23:16,315 Why is that bad news? 450 00:23:16,316 --> 00:23:17,316 Eliot. 451 00:23:17,317 --> 00:23:19,652 They walked out on me, Gillian. 452 00:23:19,653 --> 00:23:21,521 They went to America and they never gave 453 00:23:21,522 --> 00:23:22,522 any of us another thought. 454 00:23:22,523 --> 00:23:23,523 That... 455 00:23:23,524 --> 00:23:24,690 That's not true. 456 00:23:24,691 --> 00:23:25,992 You know that. I... 457 00:23:25,993 --> 00:23:27,627 I let you live here. 458 00:23:27,628 --> 00:23:28,628 I... 459 00:23:28,629 --> 00:23:30,396 I talk to Roland and... and Julia all the time. 460 00:23:30,397 --> 00:23:36,502 I've tried to support both of you. 461 00:23:36,503 --> 00:23:38,371 That's not why I'm here. 462 00:23:38,372 --> 00:23:40,807 Well, what, then? 463 00:23:40,808 --> 00:23:43,042 I'm afraid I'm gonna have to sell the house. 464 00:23:43,043 --> 00:23:46,979 I've already been talking to estate agents and, 465 00:23:46,980 --> 00:23:49,081 um, the first ones are coming next week. 466 00:23:49,082 --> 00:23:51,551 Oh. 467 00:23:51,552 --> 00:23:52,852 Is that it, Pa? 468 00:23:52,853 --> 00:23:55,121 You're putting us out on the street? 469 00:23:55,122 --> 00:23:56,355 Out on the st... No. 470 00:23:56,356 --> 00:23:57,356 Look, I've got... 471 00:23:57,357 --> 00:23:58,491 I've got no choice. 472 00:23:58,492 --> 00:24:00,092 Your mom's kept the house in Miami. 473 00:24:00,093 --> 00:24:01,093 I... 474 00:24:01,094 --> 00:24:02,195 I've left my job. 475 00:24:02,196 --> 00:24:03,196 I've nowhere to live. 476 00:24:03,197 --> 00:24:04,197 I... 477 00:24:04,198 --> 00:24:05,298 Unless I move in here with you... 478 00:24:05,299 --> 00:24:06,866 - No way. - Well, I knew you'd say that. 479 00:24:06,867 --> 00:24:10,903 So all I can do is sell the house 480 00:24:10,904 --> 00:24:16,642 and give you some of the money to help you set up on your own. 481 00:24:16,643 --> 00:24:20,146 Oh, all of my life, all my life, all 482 00:24:20,147 --> 00:24:22,481 you've ever done is hurt me. 483 00:24:22,482 --> 00:24:23,482 You and Grandma. 484 00:24:23,483 --> 00:24:24,483 Eliot. 485 00:24:24,484 --> 00:24:25,818 Just when things are going well for me, 486 00:24:25,819 --> 00:24:27,253 you come back, you stick the knife 487 00:24:27,254 --> 00:24:28,254 in and you ruin everything. 488 00:24:28,255 --> 00:24:29,522 I've said I'll help you. 489 00:24:29,523 --> 00:24:31,424 No, the only way that you could help me 490 00:24:31,425 --> 00:24:38,398 is if you'd never been born. 491 00:24:43,103 --> 00:24:45,605 Mmm. - 492 00:24:45,606 --> 00:24:49,909 Yummy, yummy. - 493 00:24:51,011 --> 00:24:52,011 There. 494 00:24:52,012 --> 00:24:59,019 Happy now? 495 00:25:02,489 --> 00:25:08,728 Right. 496 00:25:08,729 --> 00:25:11,831 The morning of that last day began as it 497 00:25:11,832 --> 00:25:14,100 always began at the Villa Belmar, 498 00:25:14,101 --> 00:25:16,903 with fresh bread and sunshine. 499 00:25:51,438 --> 00:25:56,042 Breakfast had been laid for seven on the terrace. 500 00:25:56,043 --> 00:25:59,211 Due to her illness, Lady Margaret Chalfont 501 00:25:59,212 --> 00:26:01,247 seldom rose before midday. 502 00:26:01,248 --> 00:26:05,418 She would lie in bed, enchanted by the view, while outside, 503 00:26:05,419 --> 00:26:08,220 her second husband, Elmer Waysmith, 504 00:26:08,221 --> 00:26:10,056 would read the day's news. 505 00:26:10,057 --> 00:26:13,392 Her eldest son, Jeffrey, the seventh Earl Chalfont, 506 00:26:13,393 --> 00:26:17,697 who was there with his wife and son, had no love of Corfu. 507 00:26:17,698 --> 00:26:21,467 Why does Corfu have to be so hot all the time? 508 00:26:21,468 --> 00:26:25,171 Because it's in Greece, Jeffrey. 509 00:26:25,172 --> 00:26:27,573 I know where it is, Lola. 510 00:26:27,574 --> 00:26:29,675 I just don't wanna be here. 511 00:26:29,676 --> 00:26:33,346 It is damn hot, definitely. 512 00:26:33,347 --> 00:26:35,114 I hate it here. 513 00:26:35,115 --> 00:26:37,883 No, Cedric, you don't. 514 00:26:37,884 --> 00:26:39,218 Yes, I do. 515 00:26:39,219 --> 00:26:40,886 I have no friends. 516 00:26:40,887 --> 00:26:41,954 I'm bored. 517 00:26:41,955 --> 00:26:45,157 Why do we have to stay? 518 00:26:45,158 --> 00:26:46,993 Cos that's what my father wants. 519 00:26:46,994 --> 00:26:51,330 I only want what's good for Margaret. 520 00:26:51,331 --> 00:26:54,266 She needed to be here, and you all of you might 521 00:26:54,267 --> 00:27:00,172 be a little more sympathetic. 522 00:27:00,173 --> 00:27:01,640 Her last summer. 523 00:27:01,641 --> 00:27:04,110 We're all here, aren't we? 524 00:27:08,648 --> 00:27:09,648 Look, I... 525 00:27:09,649 --> 00:27:10,816 I have to go. 526 00:27:10,817 --> 00:27:12,852 I have a meeting at the hotel. 527 00:27:12,853 --> 00:27:14,720 A hotel? 528 00:27:14,721 --> 00:27:15,955 Really, Harry? 529 00:27:15,956 --> 00:27:18,791 Last time I looked, it was a concrete skeleton. 530 00:27:18,792 --> 00:27:21,193 It could be anything. 531 00:27:21,194 --> 00:27:22,294 Thanks, Elmer. 532 00:27:22,295 --> 00:27:23,929 Well, I warned you against it. 533 00:27:23,930 --> 00:27:25,231 You didn't listen. 534 00:27:25,232 --> 00:27:27,400 I asked you for help. 535 00:27:27,401 --> 00:27:31,237 You were the one who didn't listen. 536 00:27:31,238 --> 00:27:32,905 Won't be long. 537 00:27:32,906 --> 00:27:34,540 Be as long as you want, dear. 538 00:27:34,541 --> 00:27:41,548 I'm working on my presentation. 539 00:27:42,182 --> 00:27:47,219 Still going on about your scratchings in the desert? 540 00:27:47,220 --> 00:27:49,655 The Nazca Lines are one of the wonders of the world, created 541 00:27:49,656 --> 00:27:51,657 more than 2,000 years ago. 542 00:27:51,658 --> 00:27:55,061 The Peruvian government will destroy them if we don't raise 543 00:27:55,062 --> 00:27:56,529 money for their protection. 544 00:27:56,530 --> 00:28:00,633 Are they really scratched in the sand, Aunt Judith? 545 00:28:00,634 --> 00:28:02,735 No, Cedric. 546 00:28:02,736 --> 00:28:08,941 They were drawn with incredible mathematical precision. 547 00:28:08,942 --> 00:28:11,677 I'm still waiting for an answer. 548 00:28:11,678 --> 00:28:14,680 Remind me, what was the question? 549 00:28:14,681 --> 00:28:17,783 The money. 550 00:28:17,784 --> 00:28:20,453 Of course. 551 00:28:20,454 --> 00:28:24,390 Money. 552 00:28:24,391 --> 00:28:30,930 It's all this family ever talks about. 553 00:28:30,931 --> 00:28:32,431 I'm going out. 554 00:28:32,432 --> 00:28:35,367 Remember, we're having lunch at Votsalo. 555 00:28:35,368 --> 00:28:36,936 Haven't forgotten, Pa. 556 00:28:36,937 --> 00:28:37,970 One o'clock. 557 00:28:37,971 --> 00:28:39,538 Don't be late. 558 00:28:39,539 --> 00:28:41,540 And, Robert, bring the catalogue. 559 00:28:41,541 --> 00:28:48,548 I wanna see how you're getting on. 560 00:28:53,053 --> 00:28:57,123 Why do you always let him boss you around like that? 561 00:28:57,124 --> 00:28:58,624 Cos he's my father. 562 00:28:58,625 --> 00:29:00,926 I am glad he's not mine. 563 00:29:10,070 --> 00:29:11,370 Maria, I want my cigarettes. 564 00:29:11,371 --> 00:29:14,206 I left them in the drawing room. 565 00:29:14,207 --> 00:29:20,746 Yes, sir. 566 00:29:49,576 --> 00:29:52,478 Later that morning, Harry Lyttleton made his way 567 00:29:52,479 --> 00:29:55,748 towards the hotel that he was building at Pontikonisi, 568 00:29:55,749 --> 00:29:57,249 close to the main capital. 569 00:30:06,893 --> 00:30:10,396 As Elmer Waysmith had said, the development 570 00:30:10,397 --> 00:30:17,404 was far from complete. 571 00:30:22,943 --> 00:30:24,777 Hello, Kristos. 572 00:30:24,778 --> 00:30:30,816 Michalis. 573 00:30:30,817 --> 00:30:33,953 Uh, where is everyone? 574 00:30:33,954 --> 00:30:36,355 They've gone home. 575 00:30:36,356 --> 00:30:37,523 Well... 576 00:30:37,524 --> 00:30:38,724 Uh... 577 00:30:38,725 --> 00:30:39,925 Well... 578 00:30:39,926 --> 00:30:42,528 Shouldn't they be working? 579 00:30:42,529 --> 00:30:44,263 They haven't been paid. 580 00:30:44,264 --> 00:30:46,899 We want money. 581 00:30:46,900 --> 00:30:49,201 I've already given you 30% of what we agreed and... 582 00:30:49,202 --> 00:30:51,070 and you haven't done anything. 583 00:30:51,071 --> 00:30:53,172 We bought materials. 584 00:30:53,173 --> 00:30:55,307 Brick, stone, concrete. 585 00:30:55,308 --> 00:30:57,810 We've hired architects and engineers. 586 00:30:57,811 --> 00:31:00,980 We bought the licence and we paid the... uh... 587 00:31:00,981 --> 00:31:07,988 Bribes. 588 00:31:10,757 --> 00:31:13,092 We need more money to continue. 589 00:31:13,093 --> 00:31:14,093 I... 590 00:31:14,094 --> 00:31:15,628 I don't have any more money. 591 00:31:15,629 --> 00:31:16,629 I... 592 00:31:16,630 --> 00:31:18,664 I've told you, we have to get it finished. 593 00:31:18,665 --> 00:31:24,270 We need tourists, guests. 594 00:31:24,271 --> 00:31:28,173 You find more money, Mr Lyttleton. 595 00:31:28,174 --> 00:31:29,508 You make promises. 596 00:31:29,509 --> 00:31:34,747 Now you must keep them. 597 00:31:34,748 --> 00:31:36,148 All right, all right, yes. 598 00:31:36,149 --> 00:31:37,149 I... 599 00:31:37,150 --> 00:31:44,157 I may have some funds coming my way. 600 00:31:46,893 --> 00:31:47,893 We're... 601 00:31:47,894 --> 00:31:49,094 We're partners. 602 00:31:49,095 --> 00:31:50,262 We're friends. 603 00:31:50,263 --> 00:31:53,465 You don't have to be so... 604 00:31:53,466 --> 00:31:57,536 Greek. 605 00:31:57,537 --> 00:32:04,577 Just give me time. 606 00:32:16,556 --> 00:32:18,457 Yes, this is Jeffrey Chalfont. 607 00:32:18,458 --> 00:32:19,958 Can you hear me? 608 00:32:19,959 --> 00:32:21,493 I can hear you. 609 00:32:21,494 --> 00:32:23,128 What do you mean, it's broken? 610 00:32:23,129 --> 00:32:24,963 It's brand new! 611 00:32:24,964 --> 00:32:26,598 No, no, listen to me. 612 00:32:26,599 --> 00:32:27,700 Listen. 613 00:32:27,701 --> 00:32:31,603 The Ferguson TEP20 is absolutely top of the range. 614 00:32:31,604 --> 00:32:33,372 There isn't a tractor like it. 615 00:32:33,373 --> 00:32:36,108 That's what you told me. 616 00:32:36,109 --> 00:32:37,876 You're the estate manager! 617 00:32:37,877 --> 00:32:39,211 Deal with it! 618 00:32:39,212 --> 00:32:41,280 That's absolutely out of the question. 619 00:32:41,281 --> 00:32:45,551 Italia to Venice I'll let you 620 00:32:45,552 --> 00:32:49,421 know the moment that I land And you can tell him from me, 621 00:32:49,422 --> 00:32:51,156 I'll be back at the estate in three weeks and 622 00:32:51,157 --> 00:32:52,324 if it isn't up and running by then, 623 00:32:52,325 --> 00:32:54,259 there'll be all hell to pay! 624 00:32:54,260 --> 00:32:56,596 Jeepers creeper! 625 00:32:57,097 --> 00:33:00,966 Everything in Italy is grand Are you going 626 00:33:00,967 --> 00:33:03,001 to make this racket all day? 627 00:33:03,002 --> 00:33:05,371 It's not a racket, Jeffrey. 628 00:33:05,372 --> 00:33:07,573 It's a song, a beautiful song. 629 00:33:07,574 --> 00:33:09,341 "Two Girls In a Gondola." 630 00:33:09,342 --> 00:33:11,143 It will have the audience on their feet. 631 00:33:11,144 --> 00:33:12,911 Stampeding for the exit. 632 00:33:12,912 --> 00:33:15,013 Why do you have to be so horrible? 633 00:33:15,014 --> 00:33:17,349 I told you, you can't go back to the theatre. 634 00:33:17,350 --> 00:33:18,550 Why not? 635 00:33:18,551 --> 00:33:21,754 Because I'm the seventh Earl Chalfont and you're my wife! 636 00:33:21,755 --> 00:33:24,690 Anyway, what makes you think they'll give you the part? 637 00:33:24,691 --> 00:33:27,626 They will when they know I am one of the backers. 638 00:33:27,627 --> 00:33:29,361 I am meeting with the producers the 639 00:33:29,362 --> 00:33:30,963 moment we are back to London. 640 00:33:30,964 --> 00:33:32,531 Buying your way back in. 641 00:33:32,532 --> 00:33:37,369 I had a career once, Jeffrey, before I met you. 642 00:33:37,370 --> 00:33:38,370 Remember? 643 00:33:38,371 --> 00:33:40,205 Saint Joan? 644 00:33:40,206 --> 00:33:44,810 You came back to the door three nights in a row with flowers. 645 00:33:44,811 --> 00:33:50,783 I got the wrong door. 646 00:33:50,784 --> 00:33:54,052 Costas, start over. 647 00:33:57,056 --> 00:34:00,492 I have good news for you, Robert. 648 00:34:00,493 --> 00:34:04,029 We've had an offer for the wine bowl. 649 00:34:04,030 --> 00:34:05,731 Lucas Dorfman rang me this morning. 650 00:34:05,732 --> 00:34:06,732 Ah. 651 00:34:06,733 --> 00:34:11,270 The calyx krater. 652 00:34:11,271 --> 00:34:13,872 And how much will he pay? 653 00:34:13,873 --> 00:34:15,674 Well, you tell me. 654 00:34:15,675 --> 00:34:17,276 Well, it's a beautiful piece. 655 00:34:17,277 --> 00:34:22,681 It's sixth century BC, so... 656 00:34:22,682 --> 00:34:27,252 It's double-handed, perfect condition. $500? 657 00:34:27,253 --> 00:34:29,988 God. 658 00:34:29,989 --> 00:34:32,524 Five times that. 659 00:34:32,525 --> 00:34:34,927 The calyx krater is a collaboration 660 00:34:34,928 --> 00:34:40,999 between the potter, Euxitheos, and the painter, Euphronios. 661 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:42,434 You have any idea how rare that is? 662 00:34:42,435 --> 00:34:44,703 It should be in a museum. 663 00:34:44,704 --> 00:34:45,838 Maybe it was. 664 00:34:45,839 --> 00:34:47,773 What do you mean by that? 665 00:34:47,774 --> 00:34:51,710 Well, I mean, it came from Eric Verner. 666 00:34:51,711 --> 00:34:54,079 Who bought it 30 years ago. 667 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:58,116 Robert, Eric is my partner. 668 00:34:58,117 --> 00:34:59,384 I buy lots of things from him. 669 00:34:59,385 --> 00:35:02,321 If you don't like my business, you don't have to stay in it. 670 00:35:02,322 --> 00:35:03,322 Hey, I... 671 00:35:03,323 --> 00:35:04,490 I did not... 672 00:35:04,491 --> 00:35:10,896 I didn't say that. 673 00:35:10,897 --> 00:35:15,667 This catalogue you've... written... 674 00:35:15,668 --> 00:35:19,204 The Parthenon fragments. 675 00:35:19,205 --> 00:35:20,772 I mean, you give me dates, you give me history, 676 00:35:20,773 --> 00:35:24,543 but there's no enthusiasm. 677 00:35:24,544 --> 00:35:25,544 Hmm? 678 00:35:25,545 --> 00:35:26,545 You... 679 00:35:26,546 --> 00:35:29,448 You make 'em sound like rubble. 680 00:35:29,449 --> 00:35:31,717 I mean, isn't that what they are? 681 00:35:34,020 --> 00:35:36,688 They come from a building that represents the 682 00:35:36,689 --> 00:35:41,393 heart of Western civilisation. 683 00:35:41,394 --> 00:35:47,266 To own one of these, Robert, they're like diamonds. 684 00:35:47,267 --> 00:35:48,467 Mmm. 685 00:35:48,468 --> 00:35:51,670 Do they really mean so little to you? 686 00:35:51,671 --> 00:35:52,938 Mmm... 687 00:35:52,939 --> 00:35:53,939 Pa, I... 688 00:35:53,940 --> 00:35:56,608 I work for you cos I got nothing else to do. 689 00:35:58,578 --> 00:36:02,915 You work for me because there's nothing else you can do. 690 00:36:02,916 --> 00:36:05,617 You have no talent as an artist. 691 00:36:05,618 --> 00:36:10,589 You weren't suited to the law. 692 00:36:10,590 --> 00:36:11,990 You should be grateful I've taken you on. 693 00:36:11,991 --> 00:36:12,991 I am. 694 00:36:12,992 --> 00:36:13,992 Of course I am. 695 00:36:13,993 --> 00:36:21,000 Well, you can show it by rewriting this. 696 00:37:37,043 --> 00:37:41,680 Hello, Mama. 697 00:37:41,681 --> 00:37:43,348 How are you feeling? 698 00:37:43,349 --> 00:37:47,152 I'm feeling well, thank you. 699 00:37:47,153 --> 00:37:49,855 Dear Jane. 700 00:37:49,856 --> 00:37:52,858 Are you, um, coming out for tea? 701 00:37:52,859 --> 00:37:54,826 Yes. 702 00:37:54,827 --> 00:37:56,895 Yes, I'd like that. 703 00:37:56,896 --> 00:38:00,832 Let me give you an arm. - 704 00:38:03,670 --> 00:38:07,439 Ah, Mama. 705 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:08,473 Is Elmer coming? 706 00:38:08,474 --> 00:38:09,608 I don't think so. 707 00:38:09,609 --> 00:38:12,110 I haven't seen him since breakfast. 708 00:38:12,111 --> 00:38:19,118 Oh. 709 00:38:48,247 --> 00:38:49,247 Oh, dear, oh, dear. 710 00:38:49,248 --> 00:38:50,248 We're going to be late. 711 00:38:50,249 --> 00:38:51,683 We're just a few minutes away. 712 00:38:51,684 --> 00:38:52,718 She said four o'clock. 713 00:38:52,719 --> 00:38:54,453 You should have told me the time. 714 00:38:54,454 --> 00:38:56,488 I did try, Mr Lambrose, but you were on the telephone. 715 00:38:56,489 --> 00:38:58,356 You should have interrupted me, Sofia. 716 00:38:58,357 --> 00:38:59,891 Lady Chalfont is a very important client. 717 00:38:59,892 --> 00:39:00,892 I know. 718 00:39:00,893 --> 00:39:02,094 You have the will? 719 00:39:02,095 --> 00:39:09,068 Of course. 720 00:39:29,822 --> 00:39:31,289 Is Cedric joining us? 721 00:39:31,290 --> 00:39:32,357 I doubt it. 722 00:39:32,358 --> 00:39:37,763 In a world of his own, that boy. 723 00:39:37,764 --> 00:39:39,965 Where's Lola? 724 00:39:39,966 --> 00:39:44,402 Learning her lines. 725 00:39:44,403 --> 00:39:46,538 Her new play. 726 00:39:46,539 --> 00:39:53,745 Mmm. 727 00:39:55,114 --> 00:39:59,017 It's very hot today. 728 00:39:59,018 --> 00:40:00,418 Oh. 729 00:40:21,340 --> 00:40:23,642 Here we are. 730 00:40:23,643 --> 00:40:25,744 Six minutes late. 731 00:40:25,745 --> 00:40:28,046 We can blame the traffic. 732 00:40:28,047 --> 00:40:33,251 Ma? 733 00:40:33,252 --> 00:40:37,422 Mother? 734 00:40:38,825 --> 00:40:41,226 We have an appointment with Lady Chalfont. 735 00:40:41,227 --> 00:40:42,227 Today? 736 00:40:42,228 --> 00:40:45,063 Four o'clock. 737 00:40:45,064 --> 00:40:46,798 Lady Chalfont say nothing to me. 738 00:40:46,799 --> 00:40:48,266 You know who I am. 739 00:40:48,267 --> 00:40:49,267 Hector Lambrose. 740 00:40:49,268 --> 00:40:51,303 I'm here on a matter of some urgency, 741 00:40:51,304 --> 00:40:53,305 as requested by Lady Chalfont. 742 00:40:53,306 --> 00:40:56,074 Maria! - 743 00:40:56,075 --> 00:40:57,642 Oh. 744 00:40:57,643 --> 00:40:58,910 Oh, my God, Mr Lambrose. 745 00:40:58,911 --> 00:40:59,911 Um... 746 00:40:59,912 --> 00:41:01,413 You've got to call the police. 747 00:41:01,414 --> 00:41:02,414 And an ambulance. 748 00:41:02,415 --> 00:41:03,415 It's... 749 00:41:03,416 --> 00:41:05,917 It's Lady Chalfont. 750 00:41:05,918 --> 00:41:12,925 She's dead. 751 00:41:31,210 --> 00:41:32,210 Susan. 752 00:41:32,211 --> 00:41:33,211 Elaine. 753 00:41:33,212 --> 00:41:34,579 I know I shouldn't have rung you, 754 00:41:34,580 --> 00:41:37,315 and I'm probably the last person you want to hear from, 755 00:41:37,316 --> 00:41:41,386 but I... really need to speak to you. 756 00:41:41,387 --> 00:41:43,388 Can we meet? 757 00:42:13,753 --> 00:42:16,354 Are you going to turn me in? 758 00:42:16,355 --> 00:42:18,924 You realise they'll send me to prison. 759 00:42:18,925 --> 00:42:20,058 I'll get life. 760 00:42:20,059 --> 00:42:21,126 I won't come out. 761 00:42:21,127 --> 00:42:22,127 Yes, Charles. 762 00:42:22,128 --> 00:42:23,795 That's what happens when you commit murder. 763 00:42:23,796 --> 00:42:25,397 I thought you might make some allowances. 764 00:42:25,398 --> 00:42:27,232 As you yourself said, we've known 765 00:42:27,233 --> 00:42:28,867 each other for a long time. 766 00:42:28,868 --> 00:42:35,908 It seems I didn't know you at all. 767 00:42:51,924 --> 00:42:53,258 Hello, Susan. 768 00:42:53,259 --> 00:42:54,592 Hi, Elaine. 769 00:42:54,593 --> 00:42:57,929 Thank you for coming. 770 00:42:57,930 --> 00:42:59,397 Come in. 771 00:42:59,398 --> 00:43:01,032 You haven't changed the doorbell. 772 00:43:01,033 --> 00:43:04,769 No, that's Charles playing his favourite Bach prelude. 773 00:43:04,770 --> 00:43:06,671 You must hear it every day. 774 00:43:06,672 --> 00:43:13,713 Many times. 775 00:43:15,815 --> 00:43:17,582 I'm glad to see you, Susan. 776 00:43:17,583 --> 00:43:18,917 I gave you a chance. 777 00:43:18,918 --> 00:43:19,918 No... 778 00:43:19,919 --> 00:43:22,721 You should have taken it! 779 00:43:22,722 --> 00:43:26,691 It's been a while. 780 00:43:26,692 --> 00:43:28,626 How did you know I was back in the country? 781 00:43:28,627 --> 00:43:30,528 Eliot told me. 782 00:43:30,529 --> 00:43:31,796 Eliot Crace? 783 00:43:31,797 --> 00:43:32,998 You're still in touch with him? 784 00:43:32,999 --> 00:43:33,999 Oh, yes. 785 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:35,133 We're quite close. 786 00:43:35,134 --> 00:43:36,868 I met him when he was writing the Doctor Gee books, 787 00:43:36,869 --> 00:43:39,137 all those years ago, and we've been friends ever since. 788 00:43:39,138 --> 00:43:40,905 He's the reason I had to see you. 789 00:43:40,906 --> 00:43:42,307 Elaine... 790 00:43:42,308 --> 00:43:44,976 I know how difficult it must be for you being here, but 791 00:43:44,977 --> 00:43:47,445 let me say what I have to say. 792 00:43:47,446 --> 00:43:50,615 Then you can go if you want to and never speak to me again. 793 00:43:50,616 --> 00:43:57,623 I'll completely understand. 794 00:44:07,633 --> 00:44:10,468 I am so ashamed about what Charles did. 795 00:44:10,469 --> 00:44:13,471 I make no excuse for him. 796 00:44:13,472 --> 00:44:17,442 He killed Alan Conway, his number one best-selling author. 797 00:44:17,443 --> 00:44:20,645 And when you found out about it, he tried to hurt you too. 798 00:44:20,646 --> 00:44:24,482 Hurt me? 799 00:44:24,483 --> 00:44:28,386 He knocked me out and left me in a burning building. 800 00:44:28,387 --> 00:44:32,123 I'd say he had rather more on his mind than that. 801 00:44:32,124 --> 00:44:37,328 It makes me sick to think about it. 802 00:44:37,329 --> 00:44:43,034 But if it's any consolation, he also took everything from me. 803 00:44:43,035 --> 00:44:46,738 My retirement, my reputation, my friends. 804 00:44:46,739 --> 00:44:49,541 Everything that mattered. 805 00:44:49,542 --> 00:44:55,480 We both suffered because of him. 806 00:44:55,481 --> 00:44:58,883 During the trial, you never reached out to me. 807 00:44:58,884 --> 00:45:02,187 I saw you every day and you never said a word. 808 00:45:02,188 --> 00:45:04,322 I wasn't allowed to. 809 00:45:04,323 --> 00:45:05,957 You know that. 810 00:45:05,958 --> 00:45:07,926 The lawyers wouldn't let me come near. 811 00:45:07,927 --> 00:45:09,094 And afterwards? 812 00:45:09,095 --> 00:45:13,498 Afterwards, you went to Crete. 813 00:45:13,499 --> 00:45:17,035 I would never ask you to forgive 814 00:45:17,036 --> 00:45:19,537 Charles for what he did. 815 00:45:19,538 --> 00:45:22,207 Maybe you can forgive me. 816 00:45:22,208 --> 00:45:25,043 I didn't blame you for anything, Elaine. 817 00:45:25,044 --> 00:45:27,212 I didn't know he killed Alan. 818 00:45:27,213 --> 00:45:28,646 He never told me. 819 00:45:28,647 --> 00:45:30,815 Do you still see him? 820 00:45:30,816 --> 00:45:31,816 Of course. 821 00:45:31,817 --> 00:45:33,284 I'm still married to him. 822 00:45:33,285 --> 00:45:35,220 I still love him. 823 00:45:35,221 --> 00:45:38,389 I can't help it. 824 00:45:38,390 --> 00:45:41,192 You were together a long time. 825 00:45:41,193 --> 00:45:47,632 Thirty years. 826 00:45:47,633 --> 00:45:49,200 You wanted to talk about Eliot Crace. 827 00:45:49,201 --> 00:45:50,201 Eliot, yes. 828 00:45:50,202 --> 00:45:52,403 I'm very worried about him. 829 00:45:52,404 --> 00:45:56,274 Has he talked to you about Marble Hall? 830 00:45:56,275 --> 00:45:58,009 It's where Miriam, his grandmother, lived. 831 00:45:58,010 --> 00:46:00,011 - Somewhere near Salisbury. - Devizes. 832 00:46:00,012 --> 00:46:01,613 Charles used to go there quite often. 833 00:46:01,614 --> 00:46:03,882 He worked on her last two books. 834 00:46:03,883 --> 00:46:05,416 That's how he met Eliot. 835 00:46:05,417 --> 00:46:07,352 Eliot was only about 12 years old at the time, 836 00:46:07,353 --> 00:46:10,321 but he already had his heart set on becoming a writer. 837 00:46:10,322 --> 00:46:11,556 Charles helped him. 838 00:46:11,557 --> 00:46:14,459 And his grandmother didn't? 839 00:46:14,460 --> 00:46:17,195 His grandmother destroyed him. 840 00:46:17,196 --> 00:46:18,563 Whatever you may have heard about her, 841 00:46:18,564 --> 00:46:21,533 Miriam Crace was a monster. 842 00:46:21,534 --> 00:46:22,901 She was cruel. 843 00:46:22,902 --> 00:46:24,269 She was vindictive. 844 00:46:24,270 --> 00:46:26,604 She had the whole family under her thumb. 845 00:46:26,605 --> 00:46:28,506 And she ruined Eliot's life. 846 00:46:28,507 --> 00:46:30,208 Charles never said anything. 847 00:46:30,209 --> 00:46:31,843 He wasn't allowed to. 848 00:46:31,844 --> 00:46:33,912 They made him sign an NDA. 849 00:46:33,913 --> 00:46:36,814 Anyone who went anywhere near her had to do the same. 850 00:46:36,815 --> 00:46:38,049 But Eliot told you? 851 00:46:38,050 --> 00:46:39,050 Yes. 852 00:46:39,051 --> 00:46:40,852 I'm worried about him. 853 00:46:40,853 --> 00:46:43,021 You don't know how much this new book means to him. 854 00:46:43,022 --> 00:46:44,556 He's thrilled you're gonna be his editor. 855 00:46:44,557 --> 00:46:45,557 No, no, I... I... 856 00:46:45,558 --> 00:46:47,091 I haven't agreed to it yet. 857 00:46:47,092 --> 00:46:48,826 Please say you will. 858 00:46:48,827 --> 00:46:50,995 Eliot isn't himself right now. 859 00:46:50,996 --> 00:46:52,797 He's fallen out with his brother, 860 00:46:52,798 --> 00:46:54,499 Roland, and the two of them were inseparable 861 00:46:54,500 --> 00:46:55,900 when they were young. 862 00:46:55,901 --> 00:46:58,636 I think it's because of the book. 863 00:46:58,637 --> 00:47:00,438 Please say you'll do it. 864 00:47:00,439 --> 00:47:07,479 I just need to know that there's someone on his side. 865 00:47:12,418 --> 00:47:17,188 A murderer takes one life but destroys so many more. 866 00:47:17,189 --> 00:47:19,924 I've often wondered whether such a man could ever 867 00:47:19,925 --> 00:47:21,426 be deserving of our sympathy. 868 00:47:21,427 --> 00:47:25,530 I don't care about Charles, but Elaine and I were friends. 869 00:47:25,531 --> 00:47:29,334 And she's right, none of this was her fault. 870 00:47:29,335 --> 00:47:30,902 She still loves him. 871 00:47:30,903 --> 00:47:33,705 Well, I think that does her credit. 872 00:47:33,706 --> 00:47:36,374 Anyway, this isn't about Charles or Elaine. 873 00:47:36,375 --> 00:47:38,543 It's Eliot that I want to help. 874 00:47:38,544 --> 00:47:40,378 I feel like I owe him. 875 00:47:40,379 --> 00:47:46,484 He failed last time, but I like what he's written so far. 876 00:47:46,485 --> 00:47:49,754 And if I could just get to know him a bit better... 877 00:47:49,755 --> 00:47:52,257 Of course you can know him better, but 878 00:47:52,258 --> 00:47:54,926 will you like what you find? 879 00:48:09,341 --> 00:48:10,341 Eliot, come on. 880 00:48:10,342 --> 00:48:11,542 You're gonna be late. 881 00:48:11,543 --> 00:48:13,344 - I'm trying. - Eliot, get changed. 882 00:48:13,345 --> 00:48:15,179 You can't let Grandma see you like that. 883 00:48:15,180 --> 00:48:16,914 Coming, Father. 884 00:48:44,677 --> 00:48:46,077 More wine, Mother? 885 00:48:46,078 --> 00:48:47,078 No. 886 00:48:47,079 --> 00:48:51,949 I know when I've had enough. 887 00:48:51,950 --> 00:48:52,950 I, uh... 888 00:48:52,951 --> 00:48:54,886 I spoke to the BBC today. 889 00:48:54,887 --> 00:48:56,921 They want you to go on Parkinson. 890 00:48:56,922 --> 00:48:57,922 Hmm? 891 00:48:57,923 --> 00:49:01,426 What's Parkinson? 892 00:49:01,427 --> 00:49:04,329 Michael Parkinson. 893 00:49:04,330 --> 00:49:06,197 Twelve million people watch his show. 894 00:49:06,198 --> 00:49:13,205 Well, I don't, and you're not in charge yet, Jonathan. 895 00:49:15,574 --> 00:49:18,676 Where's your mother? 896 00:49:18,677 --> 00:49:19,677 I... 897 00:49:19,678 --> 00:49:22,480 I told you, she had business in, um, London. 898 00:49:22,481 --> 00:49:26,284 Her business is to be here. 899 00:49:26,285 --> 00:49:28,186 She's your wife. 900 00:49:28,187 --> 00:49:35,194 She shouldn't be gallivanting around behind your back. 901 00:49:38,497 --> 00:49:40,765 Is she avoiding you? 902 00:49:40,766 --> 00:49:42,967 Edward, I'm talking to you. 903 00:49:42,968 --> 00:49:46,137 No. 904 00:49:46,138 --> 00:49:49,407 You're never together. 905 00:49:49,408 --> 00:49:56,415 Never. 906 00:49:56,915 --> 00:50:00,451 Are those new glasses, Julia? 907 00:50:00,452 --> 00:50:01,853 Yes, Grandma. 908 00:50:01,854 --> 00:50:06,424 They're even worse than the last ones. 909 00:50:06,425 --> 00:50:12,764 They make you look like Clark Kent. 910 00:50:12,765 --> 00:50:14,966 He was Superman. 911 00:50:14,967 --> 00:50:18,069 Only when he took them off. 912 00:50:18,070 --> 00:50:22,673 And don't answer back, Roland. 913 00:50:22,674 --> 00:50:28,513 Stop staring, Eliot, and eat your dinner. 914 00:50:33,552 --> 00:50:35,520 Sator, arepo. 915 00:50:35,521 --> 00:50:36,788 Come on. 916 00:50:36,789 --> 00:50:38,055 Let's go. 917 00:50:38,056 --> 00:50:39,991 Tenet, opera, rotas. 918 00:50:39,992 --> 00:50:46,264 Sator, arepo, tenet, opera, rotas. 919 00:50:46,265 --> 00:50:48,332 We all know what has be done to Grandma. 920 00:50:48,333 --> 00:50:50,468 Mm-hmm. 921 00:50:50,469 --> 00:50:51,803 And we will do it. 922 00:50:53,405 --> 00:50:59,844 But we must never ever tell.