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What's it say, mister?

Can you now read straight English?

That's straight English, mister.

What's that?

Just a little bit of straight Irish, mister.

What's it mean?

It means that you and the like of you had better keep moving.

There was a time when I did a lot of tell-out and that sort of... Keeper!

What do I care for a keeper?

Your dog's poaching here.

My dog never stepped off the road.

Where did this come from, then?

Bought it five miles back.

You'll be charged for this, and you'll be slaughtered if you lay a hand on me

or mine!

And that rabbit's mine!

What's up with you?

You'll get jailed for this.

The whole lot of you.

Another blackguard ran off, but you won't get away so quick.

Stay where you are.

And what did Wade do?

Maybe that'll teach you to keep your distance.

You...

It's worth some time.

He

went for the

young fella, didn't he?

Will we go to the police?

They wouldn't believe us.

They say we've done it like they always do.

We can't just leave him here in the road.

What's the matter with Alec? It's the keeper.

Alec flung a bit of a rock at him and stretched him.

Here he is now.

Well?

He's done for, Tam.

We'll have to get that fixed quick.

Make it easy now, or it'll go again on you. We'd better get out of here quick,

or we'll get the rope for this.

Nan, you and Meg and Bess take the young ones and get on up to the farm.

Tell Craig we're held up with the broken wheel.

And what'll we be doing?

There's only one thing to be done.

We'll have to go back.

They'll be looking for him as soon as it gets dark.

We'll find a place to bury the body and the gun along with it.

Come on.

Drive on slowly to the crossroads and then come back.

Whistle as you come past if the road's clear.

If you had anything planned for them last year, cost would have worked as in

final.

Where are you heading for?

Craig.

Your women poke are well ahead of you.

Aye. We were held up for a bit, looking for a pony.

Did you lose a pony?

Well, we... we thought we did.

But then we found out we didn't have it with us in the first place.

I'll remember that.

You'd better cut your mouth shut altogether.

Shut it! Shut your face!

What the day do you think you're saying?

We said nothing.

Just fell off the cart, I suppose.

Wait a minute.

About that pony you lost, what color was it?

Black, and I only thought I lost it.

I'd better make a note of it all the same.

Didn't I tell you we only thought we lost it?

Hey, Kyle.

Aye?

You might take these up to Mr. Cray.

He sheep-dipped papers. I'm after forgetting them. They weren't signed.

Come, let's do it.

Are the men coming at all, do you think?

A tribe of tinkers.

You should have known better.

If they come at all itself, they'll stuff themselves with grub and it's

likely to be gone before morning.

How are you,

Mr. Craig?

We're late, but we're late.

I had a little drop in the bottle, Mr. Craig.

What kept you?

What kept you, Craig? What kept you?

Let a meal ready be yon.

Put your horse in the field over there with dollars.

It's that people.

Didn't?

I didn't mean to kill him.

You think we should have told the guards, ma'am?

Well, if you're hard with it, don't take it so hard.

It'll be all right.

Whatever it is, what'll happen to you?

Yeah.

How would you manage?

Things is bad enough of it.

Sunshine, son.

Now you'll not waste any time.

Any row.

They're long rows, but indeed I'll be feeding enough of you.

And then it'll be Christmas or we'll get the day off.

You want work, don't you?

We have to work for a living. It is a painful thing.

Did you hear there's been a murder up at the green?

The cowman's after, tell me.

Lost the gamekeeper, he says.

Now listen.

Like as not, that policeman will be here asking questions.

None of us knows Anthony at all.

Billy, your cart broke down, so the women and children came ahead.

The three of us were late because we had to fix the wheel.

We had a drink.

Whiskey. That's why we were fighting.

And we had drink taken when we came.

Go and tell the women and kids.

And if the policeman says Anthony different, he's a liar.

How's it going?

Fair. Fair.

Gone off on to his breakfast now.

Aye, right.

I'll ask him to give you a ring.

Something up?

Murder.

Where? Grange Estate.

The gamekeeper of the name of Ross got his head bashed in.

When did that happen?

Yesterday.

His wife saw him last at midday.

They were out looking for him.

Thinking he might have met with an accident.

His dog found him, hidden in a culvert.

Who?

Mr. O'Keefe?

Oh, yes, the pony.

No, we haven't found it yet.

One minute, to be sure.

I'll let you know first thing.

Is the soup we're in?

Well, what would you be wanting him for?

Oh, nothing very much.

I suppose I'd better be on my way.

Morning, John.

You wanted to see me? I did, sir.

I came up against something a bit peculiar, sir, yesterday.

And, uh...

I was thinking maybe that it might have something to do with the murder.

But Kyle, sir, I met them yesterday on the Grange Road.

They said they were looking for a pony that they thought they were after

losing.

Then they said they never lost one at all.

Well, when they had gone, I remembered about the sheep dip papers for Mr.

Craig.

So I followed up after them to give them the papers for Mr. Craig to sign.

Two of them were fighting when I caught up with them.

But I couldn't make out what they were fighting about, sir.

Or maybe I'm only making an old age out of myself.

Really?

Well, we won't be too hasty.

You go up to Craig's in the morning, John, and collect those sheep-dipped

papers. See the cows.

Ask them for particulars of the pony they've lost.

Say we have one in town.

Ask them all the questions you can think of and...

See if they react suspiciously.

I'll meet you at the road end, and you can give me your report.

Very good.

You never know, Mannigan.

This may be your big chance before you retire.

I wouldn't know about that, sir.

At least one hasn't showed up yet. When he comes, he comes.

He can do nothing anyway.

He can hang us. We can hang ourselves.

That's true, that's true.

You nearly did it for us yesterday.

And you're trying your hand now, I suppose.

Now listen, you. None of us will get clear by blaming the other.

I've done wrong.

You've done wrong.

We've all done wrong.

We're not playing big now.

Where's Tam Kyle, young fella?

God bless the work.

Where's Tam Kyle?

I came about that pony of yours, Kyle.

What pony?

The one you're after losing.

I lost no pony.

You told me you lost a black one.

What else did I tell you?

Well, it's been found.

You'll be happy, so... Look here, Kyle, you told me you lost a black pony.

Listen, mister, I work to do here.

Maybe you get paid for wasting your time, but I get paid for working, and

work I must.

I lost no pony.

If I do, I'll call on you, and the two of us can waste our time together.

If you've found a pony, you should keep quiet and sell it.

What kept you behind the rest of them the other night, Kyle?

Does the heat bother you?

Are you going to answer or will I take you to the barracks? And charge me with

wasting me time, asking a lot of fool questions.

We'll see.

Look, Mr. Policeman, on Monday we'd a few drinks to celebrate the time when

you'd retire and find honest work.

The cart broke down, and we were late because we had to mend it.

You can see it for yourself when you get back to the yard.

Tom Kyle's attitude was very nasty, sir.

I cautioned him.

Cautioned him, eh?

Against what?

Against being abusive and not answering me questions.

Did he seem at all uneasy?

No, sir, he didn't.

But I had a feeling the rest of them were watching me very close.

You had a feeling, eh?

This cart with the bent axle, had it been used since the peg was put in?

Oh, it had, sir.

You could see where the peg had been rubbed with the turning of the wheel.

Well, we'll just make sure.

You go on ahead, Mannigan, and bring the Kyles one by one up to the barn.

We'll follow you up.

I'd like to ask them a few questions.

Yes, sir.

You answered me.

Thomas Kyle.

Tam Kyle.

My mother called me Tam.

I want a brief account of your actions and whereabouts on Monday, August the

1st.

I got up in the morning, had me breakfast, and meself and the family

went off in the cart.

At the top of the town, we met Alec and his family, and Billy and his lot.

Meself and Alec and Billy shifted over to one cart.

The rest of them took over the other two yokes, and we all set out for here.

Myself and the other two had a drink.

Then the wheel came off the cart, and we had to put it back on again.

We got in late.

That's the lot.

What about this pony you're supposed to have lost?

I lost no pony.

I have a statement to the effect that you did.

I only thought I lost it.

Did either of your brothers lose one?

I couldn't say about that.

You mean you don't know?

There again, I can't say.

I just remember.

Fetch the next one.

I'll go back to work, sir.

You will stay here in case I have any further questions to ask you.

Sit over there.

My name's Billy.

I should like a brief account of your movement on the 1st of August.

The 1st?

That'll be on Monday.

Monday, the 1st of August. The day you lost the pony.

Which one would that be?

Is there a black one with you?

Was there?

I couldn't say.

Was there supposed to be?

Answer my question.

I just remember.

We had a few drinks on us.

Your brother couldn't remember either.

Why were you fighting?

Fighting? I wasn't fighting.

It was me and Alec had a fight.

Why?

We're tinkers.

Get down over there.

Alexander Kyle.

Alec Kyle.

I want you to tell me in your own words how you came to lose that pony.

The pony?

Did we lose a pony?

Did I tell you that?

I just remember.

For the last time, Kyle, did you lose a black pony?

A black pony?

No, no, listen.

That's right, you did, yes.

Why, my nature, that was another time off, yes.

We had that.

Oh, I give up.

Hey, Panda, we lost the pony.

Yes or no?

That'll do, Fernand.

Either yes or no. Whichever you like it, then.

I must ask you to accompany me to the barrack for further questioning.

Suppose we don't want to go.

Then I may have to caution you and make charges before I place you under arrest.

You might look foolish if you did that.

Don't be too sure.

Now, will you please accompany me to the car? Come on.

A fine state of things, this.

We should never have had them on the place.

Murderers caught here.

What do the neighbours think?

Them carrots is only two parts done.

That might be worse, father, yet.

The women are every bit as bad as their men.

A while, Sergeant.

We'll super you in a minute.

Sit down there.

How are you working, poor devil, as the police?

Stop talking.

Who's the rest?

Stop talking, will you?

You hear him?

He's the big man and the civic guide, and he said no talking.

You could be fined if you didn't abide by what he said.

Oh, I'd be afeard of that, Captain.

The man's reading.

He wants quiet.

He's a scholar.

Listen, will you shut up?

Hey, you!

Sit down.

Sit down. I said let go, mister.

Let him be.

Miss Kyle, you'll bring the whole Twickenham off the field.

What for, mister?

You have rows and rows to finish yet. I'll have no murderers and thieves on my

plate.

Murderers and thieves, is it?

Them serious things to be saying, mister.

Them words that'll need proving.

Listen to what he says, everybody.

Murderers and thieves, is it?

Oh, we'll stop here till you beg pardon for that.

You'll get off my land or I'll call the police to shut you.

Call them then. There's plenty of stones here for you around.

Are you all agreed on what's put down on these statements?

It's what we said.

Then you'll sign them.

Sign? We can't write.

You can make your marks.

Don't think you've heard the last of this, any of you.

I know you're hiding something, and I intend to find out what it is.

At the moment, I have no alternative but to let you go.

If any one of you wishes to reconsider what he said, or add any information

previously withheld, I am telling him to do so now.

I withheld something.

It's this.

You're a mean, dirty, crooked pack of louses, the like. You're wasting the

time of poor, ignorant tinkers, the like of ourselves.

It is a disgrace, so it is, with your strutting and preaching to be taken the

bread out of the mouths of honest men.

You're always picking on us for everything.

An outburst of that kind doesn't lead me to believe that you wish to be helped.

However, I have warned you.

Grandes, gentlemen.

Grandes.

Let's see some whisky.

A remark of that kind doesn't lead me to believe that you wish to be helped.

Now, will you sign this paper, Mr. Kite, stating how you came to lose a pony that

you didn't lose?

I'll tell you what the police.

Rock their guts.

Have the gals been bothering you boys?

Ah, they're always bothering us.

That's even the gals pick on a man.

Where's our tea?

The guards had them up in the barracks somewhere.

You want to be about the murder, do you?

He's a queer looking bio.

They say he's the worst of the lot. A bit queer in the head.

Sometimes I believe he takes the other two fellas to manage him.

Mister?

Were you talking about me? I was not.

I can hear a fly walking on thought.

I could hear you whispering about me. I want no bother here now.

Better be quiet, Sol.

Them that's queer in the head is likely to take offense.

You're mistaken. Nobody was talking about you.

So long as nobody says any more.

Whiskey.

Usual, sir?

How reliable, Mike.

We were just talking about the murder.

We're pursuing certain lines of inquiry.

I'm here to say that all policemen is a dirty lot of love.

I'm here to say that there's not one of them would stand up like a man and fight

decent.

You lads have had enough.

Enough for you like him, huh? Enough for your own good.

Whiskey.

That's enough, Clare. Better go before you get yourself into more trouble.

Is that you, Alec?

What are you doing down here?

Craig threw us off. Where were you?

They couldn't hold us at the barrack. We had a drink and trouble started.

Bad trouble?

Bad enough.

Alec crowned that policeman.

Had? Hit him with a bottle.

They'll be looking for us now.

All of us.

We'll have to split up.

Where'll we go?

Different ways.

It's our only chance.

Get the carts moving and we'll part at the crossroads.

Any labouring, mister?

Doraemon, you need any help?

There's no help needed here.

We can manage by ourselves.

chance of an old job for a while.

Oh, you're tinkered.

Do anything.

Oh, then it's a blessing you've come. The man fell and hurt himself to choose

you. And there's the field right through into straw.

I'm not a sinner but myself to do a type of work.

Leave it to me, ma.

Well, I'll go in and see himself first.

He'd like you to come in a minute.

Eating it now.

It was the head of Providence, said you.

I need help bad.

Could you get the oats in for me? No trouble, sir.

Get them in and stack some.

And there'll be plenty more to do after.

Could we dust in the stable?

You could lock us in.

No smoking?

No smoking.

Well, you see, I sure I knew your people well.

Old Tom Kyle used to mend pots and pans for me mother, God rest her soul.

He used to work places in the summer, and I in porch in the winter.

Why, that'll be a long time ago.

It was all that. He was nearly 80 when I saw him last, and he could take a drop

if he had a mind.

Well, you have a fine young son, anyhow.

Ah, this lad's a desperate scoundrel.

Desperate.

I'm in my nursing home.

We had visitors here today, Elliot.

Visitors, ma'am?

Aye.

Two civic guards in a car.

I suppose they were looking for someone, huh?

Well, now that you mention it, I think they were.

Of course, I explained to them that there was only himself and myself in

this place.

They said something about taking two brothers for damage to a public house.

And there was still a third brother on the run.

I'm afraid we'll have to be moving off tomorrow, ma'am.

Guards never give up, do they?

Ah, so they have to be doing something.

You know, I should have been a guard myself.

A great light.

A grand-looking uniform, four feet a week, and all for gallivanting round the

countryside.

Looking for fellas without lights in their bikes and kids that live happily.

You'd have been a queer-looking guard.

I would have been great.

And I had a pocket full of notebooks and pencils, and I'd have caught someone

every morning before me breakfast.

See, you can't write.

What difference does that make?

No, but the notebooks only, Miss Bell.

I'm charging you with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Gar and Mannigan

on the same night.

You'll have to prove all the time. I'll be charging you with causing me horse to

run off, throwing me off the cart and knocking me sense.

And what's more, I'll charge you with going through me pockets and lifting a

silver watch and chain I was wearing.

I'll have that watch back now.

You couldn't even tell the time, let alone own a silver watch.

You wait and see. I'll get me watch and chain back.

You'll get what you deserve, Kyle.

Good afternoon, Mrs. Manningham.

I just stopped in to see how John was getting on. Good day to you, Lieutenant.

Come in.

I'll go first, will I? Oh, thank you.

Lieutenant John, I've come to see you.

Well, John, glad to see you home.

I just thought I'd take a look in and give you the good wishes of the lads

down at the barrack.

You're very kind.

You know, John...

There was a time over at the hospital when the doctors thought you wouldn't

live. But sure, it did knock a feather out of you.

They were saying below the court that Alec Kyle would be brought back in

charge of murder.

We knew better.

We knew you'd a few more months to go before getting the pension, eh?

Alec Kyle would still be brought back for murder.

Oh, forget about him, John.

He's safe where he is now, anyway.

Andy could do this to me, wouldn't stop at nothing.

Andy Kyle did for us the game, Keith.

And before I finish me time, I'll see you in time.

You know, John, I've been thinking.

You've had a pretty bad time of it.

Why not take your full pension now and settle down quietly in comfort?

I think I could arrange it.

I'll save me time.

Now take things easy, John, won't you? Remember, it's your first day out.

The doctor said I was fit for duty.

I'm fit, I am.

reporting for duty, Sergeant.

I'm glad to see you back.

And you needn't go killing yourself for the next few weeks.

Just take everything nice and easy.

I'll attend to me duty the same as I've always done.

I'll blow me rounds, and I'll attend to what wants to be attended to.

Yes, but... But fair enough.

Well, we have a small bit of a job here.

Mrs. Rooney, two of our chickens got run over. You might ask her to fill up that

phone.

Did you know the Kyle's around Manningham?

The Kyle I'm interested in doesn't get out till the end of the month.

I think I'll get down to the station early.

This is the day.

What's been happening, Tia?

We never went hungry.

We got some potatoes from the McLeans.

The backboard broke off the cart.

Paddy got a fishhook in his arm.

We're living in an old cart house up at Rossiter's. The rain's coming in, but

we've got a bucket catcher to save it's soak in the bed.

Did the police let you buy that?

Didn't ask them.

How can they do me that?

I could have had me board and lodged until Christmas.

Sure.

But I'd have taken a new man, wouldn't I?

You'd have taken a coffin for the both of you.

Look at him. What's come over that fellow?

He's been waiting there.

I know that, Felicia.

Let's go.

I hate the look on his face.

You're looking for me, mister.

I'm the man you struck down, Kyle.

I'll watch you till the day you die.

You murder Russ and I'll see you hang.

Maybe you'll get drunk and talk or make a mistake.

But you'll rue the day you ever saw me, Kyle.

So you'll watch me, huh? You'll make me rue the day.

I could put you back in jail for this.

But I'll wait, Kyle.

I'll wait.

Listen, Mr.

Policeman, if you bother Alec Kyle, tis yourself'll be the sorry man.

What is it, Meg?

It may be a rheumatic or so.

The place is very bad.

It was the best I could do.

You done great, mate.

I'm sorry, sir.

Have you been down to the station seeing Ali Kyle arrive?

Yes, sir.

Now, listen, Mannigan. I've told you this before.

These ideas of yours regarding Ali Kyle and the way to uncover information are

crude. and not conducive to the achievement of the object we have in

mind.

Senior officials have decided that the murder of Ross the Gamekeeper shall be

considered an unsolved crime, at least for the moment.

If they decide to reopen the case, they will do so without your assistance.

If you wish to serve your time, remember that.

And for your own good, Mannequin, forget Ali Kyle.

Tell me about the prisoner.

Ah, desperate place.

Hard to sleep.

Always some noise or other.

Someone talking to his self or talking in his sleep.

Someone cutting his name on the wall or making his mark.

What hard life?

Why?

Everyone worked in the quarry, except me.

I gave out the tools.

The warder asked me, was there any more of the Kyles to come, or had they the

last?

That policeman.

Do you think he'll bother you?

I am.

He won't bother me.

Maybe... Maybe we should watch for him.

I've got a terrible, terrible pain in my side.

Better lie down, sir.

I'll be all right.

All right.

Will I get the doctor?

You will not.

Harry left me supper tea.

I will lie down for a bit.

I'll get the doctor.

Couldn't we wait till morning?

No.

It might be worse by then.

Just lay easy now and I'll get it.

Paddy will take care of you till I get back.

Bring us the clock, son.

One of these days, Paddy, I'll teach you how to read the clock.

You won't be able to read that anymore.

You can read nothing else.

I learnt all about it from my mother.

And it was me who assured your death.

After we went left.

Dr. McQueen.

Yes, who are you?

Alec Kyle. Me wife's out to take him bad. I don't know what it is. Will you

come? What are her symptoms?

The heart.

Ah, how bad is she? Ah, bad enough. Sure, she's in pain. You'll come.

You want the money? No, I pay you first as that is.

Where is she? Up the rosters.

I can't go as far as that. She calls later.

Ah, come on, come on. I have my cat outside.

Hey, take turn, Bob. If it's any lass, he can give me the change.

9-11.

Two of these tablets.

Before she goes to sleep.

I'll be back tomorrow.

What's the matter, widow?

Mr. Kyle, at the moment I am unable to give you my diagnosis.

Your wife may or she may not be seriously ill.

Do you not know?

I'm a doctor, Kyle. I don't possess divine powers.

Good night.

I'll drive you home.

That would be appreciated.

He was a lot of use.

I'll get Nan to come over in a minute.

If you feel bad, have a drop of whiskey.

Look after your ma while I'm gone, son.

Yes, Doc.

Kyle. Why can't you forget about that fellow?

I think Kyle will be brought to justice.

Well, thank God you'll have to leave him be when you get the pension.

I'll have him before then.

He's sleeping now, and I can't get a walk.

Where are them pills, son?

Wait here, son.

Remember Mr. Ross, the gamekeeper at the Grange?

Have you forgotten him?

Did your father stop his carton that ranged the day Mr. Ross was killed?

Ask me that. He's inside.

When could it be?

Wednesday, three o'clock.

Would you do understand?

I'll get the money, all right.

My heartfelt sympathy, Mr. Doyle.

You see that man, son?

Remember now. If ever he speaks to you again, don't answer him.

If ever he gives you anything, throw it away.

Tell me whenever you see him. You hear?

Whenever you see him, tell me, no matter where it is or what we're doing.

Aeternum Donae Dominae.

Requis catem pace.

Amen.

Alec Kyle, I have an eviction order for you.

You have?

And what does that make you?

I'm a representative of the court.

We'll be moving your things out at nine o'clock.

It's not outside that.

And what are we to be thrown?

Because these premises is condemned and unfit for human habitation.

It'll do for me and mine.

We were never told anyway.

Letters were repeatedly sent.

We can't read.

Ignorance is no excuse.

Hail the Lord.

It'll do you no good to be obstinate.

There's a guard here to see that the order is carried out.

A guard, huh?

Then fetch a guard, mister.

Now get out and leave me to my breakfast.

Whatever you steal, I'll charge you for it.

Sit still, son.

I'm finished.

Switch the guard.

So they sent you, huh?

Kyle, I'm here to protect the officers of the court while they're carrying out

their orders.

Better let them do as they must.

When I'm finished, may breakfast.

Finish it.

Five minutes.

Now, Harrison.

What is it, son?

It's that man.

Ah. For a minute I thought it was mannequin.

I came to take you away from this place, Alec.

There's nothing here for us now but scraping and scrounging, with the guards

on our heels at every twist and turn.

And where are you going to take us?

We found a place away over the other side of the mountain, where we can live

for next to nothing, the whole bloomin' lot.

And there's no guards at all over there, I suppose.

They'll mind their business if we mind ours.

It's a nice little place, Alec.

With running water handy at the back of the house. And a fair bit of grazing on

the hill.

And what'll we use for money to pay rent?

We got work.

Steady. I got a promise of work for you too.

That's what brought me here.

I could be back be morning.

That's always gonna be great at the next place.

Will you not come?

Do you think I'm gonna let Madigan drive me out of this place where I was born

and reared?

All I want is an answer.

No. You know what will happen?

You won't have a day's peace here from this out.

I'm staying.

Fair enough.

Take care of yourself, sir.

Good luck, Sam.

Your Uncle Tam was here last night.

He's found a place for us.

And I think we'll go after all.

Hey, stir yourself now. We're off to the promised land.

What's the promised land?

Well, now I tell you.

It's a place... A place your ma would like it to be.

Next Sunday morning I'll meet him, meet him, meet him,

meet him.

And the next Sunday morning I'll meet him, and I shall be dressed like a

queen, and I shall be dressed like a queen.

Oh, I'm sending missions to be mended, mended.

Hold her a minute, son. I'll be back.

people shot at me, da.

What's that, son?

Isn't this the place where the game people shot at me?

This is the place.

Why did you kill him, da?

Why did you kill him, da?

I heard you, son.

He heard you and he might have heard you more.

the policeman's son.

Don't worry about him anymore.

In the promised land we'll have no more trouble.