Original subtitles

WHAT'S YOUR POINT, MAJOR KIEFER?

SIR... JUST MAKE SURE

WE FIND THE BODIES. WE NEED TO MAKE A COUNT.

[DISTANT GUNFIRE]

THEIR FUNERALS...

THERE WILL BE NO FUNERALS, NO NEXT OF KIN.

NOTHING EVER HAPPENED HERE.

COLONEL.

AH. HERE'S ONE OF THEM NOW.

[MAN SCREAMING]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

I'M AFRAID IT'S THE SAME ALL OVER HASTINGS.

YOU COULD TRY THE ROYAL, BUT I'M NOT SURE

THAT THEY HAVE ANYTHING...

MAJOR JOHN KIEFER. I HAVE A RESERVATION.

MAJOR KIEFER.

YES.

I SUPPOSE YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY HOME.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

GLAD TO GET BACK TO YOUR FAMILY?

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GIVE ME THE KEY,

GOD DAMN IT, AND LET ME GO TO MY ROOM?

I'M SORRY. I'M TIRED.

THANK YOU.

[SIGHS]

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY ACORN MEDIA

WILL YOU BUY SOME BUNTING, LOVE?

HOW MUCH? 2 AND 6

A QUARTER YARD AND YOU DON'T NEED COUPONS.

THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS.

YOU CAN'T FIND ANY IN THE SHOPS.

[BICYCLE BELL RINGS]

Man: SHIFT GREASE WITH ZICT'S HAND SOAP.

BEECHAM'S, THE GOLDEN RULE OF HEALTH.

I HOPE YOU TAKE MY POINT, MISS STEWART.

ABSOLUTELY. SHORT AND PITHY.

SIX WORDS, BUT THEY PIN THE PRODUCT DOWN IN THE PUBLIC MIND.

THAT'S WHAT WE'D BE LOOKING FOR IN THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT.

OH, I THOUGHT THE POSITION WAS

REALLY JUST FOR A SECRETARY.

SECRETARY TO MR. THOMAS, OUR CHIEF COPY WRITER.

BUT YOU'D ALSO BE HIS APPRENTICE.

NOW, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH IMAGINATION,

SOMEONE WILLING TO GRASP THE NETTLE.

OH, THAT'S ME.

I... I'M WILLING TO GRASP IT.

SO... CONVINCE ME.

I'M SORRY?

SIX WORDS... A SLOGAN THAT I CAN'T RESIST,

ONE THAT WILL PERSUADE ME TO TAKE YOU ON.

[SIGHS]

HEH! WELL, UM...

CAN'T KEEP THE CLIENT WAITING, MISS STEWART.

UM...

SAM STEWART... SHE... GETS THE JOB DONE.

[SIGHS]

SEVEN WORDS.

WELL, HE'S CERTAINLY AN ACTIVE LITTLE CHAP.

NOTHING WRONG THERE.

BOTH OF YOU ARE IN GOOD HEALTH.

THE ONLY QUESTION WE HAVE TO ASK IS,

IS HE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE END OF THE WAR?

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE?

THE WAR OR THE BABY?

I'M AFRAID I COULDN'T PREDICT EITHER,

BUT YOU'VE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, MRS. MILNER.

HAVE YOU A BED AT ST. MARY'S?

YES. THAT'S WHERE I WAS WORKING.

WELL, LET THEM LOOK AFTER YOU FOR A CHANGE.

HAVE YOU CHOSEN A NAME?

WE'RE GOING TO CALL HIM WINSTON.

THE FOURTH WINSTON THIS WEEK.

NOT SURPRISING, I SUPPOSE.

WINSTON MILNER.

WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT,

AREN'T WE?

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

TIRED.

I'M AFRAID THIS WASN'T VERY WELL-TIMED.

BUT I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

I BOUGHT TWO DOZEN NAPPIES YESTERDAY.

ONE COUPON EACH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT HIS CLOTHES.

WELL, THE LAST TIME I SAW SAM,

SHE'D GOTTEN HER HANDS ON AN ARMY BLANKET

AND WAS TURNING IT INTO A ROMPER SUIT.

THAT'S A FINE START IN LIFE... AN OLD BLANKET.

AT LEAST HE'LL BE BORN IN A WORLD WITHOUT WAR.

OH! IF HE WAITS THAT LONG.

[SIGHS]

GOOD MORNING, SIR. THANK YOU.

MORNING.

WE'VE STARTED MOVING STUFF OUT.

I'D NEVER HAVE GUESSED.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WON'T CLOSE THE OLD PLACE DOWN.

AND THE NEW BUILDING ON WILDER ROAD...

IT'S A BIT OF AN EYESORE IF YOU DON'T MIND MY SAYING, SIR.

WELL, NOTHING TO DO WITH ME, SERGEANT.

THERE'S A MR. GRIFFITHS WAITING FOR YOU, SIR... LOCAL COUNSELOR.

PUT HIM IN YOUR OFFICE OUT OF THE WAY. HOPE THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S FINE.

MORNING, SIR.

MORNING. HOW IS SHE?

JUST BEEN TO THE DOCTOR'S, SIR. ALL IS WELL.

GOOD.

HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING YET, MR. MILNER?

NOT YET.

PROMOTED TO D.I. AND A DAD. NOT BAD FOR A WEEK'S WORK.

WELL, I HAVEN'T BEEN PROMOTED YET.

IT'S IN THE BAG. AND, UH, WHEN YOU GET YOUR PIP,

MAYBE YOU CAN PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR ME.

NO, NOT THERE.

IT'S A QUESTION OF THE VICTORY DAY CELEBRATIONS.

IS IT? WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THEM?

WELL, LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE OUT

ON THE STREETS DAY AND NIGHT.

THE COUNCIL STILL HAS A RESPONSIBILITY,

AND THERE ARE CERTAIN ISSUES WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND.

WHAT ISSUES, IN PARTICULAR?

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, NONE AT ALL.

BUT AS YOU'LL SEE, I'VE BEEN ASKED TO CHAIR A COMMITTEE

TO LOOK INTO ALL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY.

WE'VE TAKEN A ROOM AT THE MUSEUM.

IT WAS THE ONLY SPACE WE COULD GET.

YOUR NAME'S AT THE TOP.

WELL, 10:00 TOMORROW. IT'S NOT A LOT OF NOTICE.

WE WEREN'T GIVEN MUCH NOTICE OURSELVES, MR. FOYLE, BUT

I'M SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE MATTER EXPEDITIOUSLY.

WE DO NEED TO COORDINATE WITH THE POLICE.

WELL, OF COURSE. THANK YOU.

BYE.

[DOOR OPENS]

THANK YOU, MR. LONGMATE.

SHALL WE GO INSIDE?

Man: THE FIREPLACES.

IN FACT, MY WIFE'S GREAT-GRANDFATHER

WAS THE ORIGINAL PROPRIETOR OF THE HOTEL.

SO YOU EXPECTING THE NEXT ELECTION SOON, MR. LONGMATE?

WELL, IT CAN'T HAPPEN SOON ENOUGH FOR MY MONEY.

THERE ARE CERTAINLY PLENTY OF CONSERVATIVE MPs

WHO ARE URGING THE PRIME MINISTER TO END THE COALITION.

AND YOU'RE CONFIDENT OF A CONSERVATIVE VICTORY?

WELL, AREN'T YOU? I THINK EVEN MOST LABOR MPs EXPECT IT.

IS IT TRUE YOU'RE PLANNING A VICTORY CELEBRATION

IN THE STREETS OF HASTINGS? THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT YOURSELF?

YES.

YOU DON'T THINK SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SEE THAT

AS AN INDUCEMENT TO VOTE FOR YOU

WHEN THE ELECTION FINALLY ARRIVES?

YOU MEAN A BRIBE?

TSK, TSK, TSK.

WELL, I CERTAINLY HOPE NOT.

I THINK YOU UNDERESTIMATE THE ELECTORATE, MR. CHARMAN.

YOU ASK ANY OF MY STAFF HERE AT THE HOTEL.

WE DESERVE A PARTY, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE.

THE FACT THAT I AM PAYING FOR IT

IS NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

ALWAYS GLAD TO TALK TO THE "CHRONICLE."

SIR,

WE'VE HAD A NOTIFICATION OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING.

IT'S TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:00.

AT THE TOWN HALL?

THEY'VE HAD TO MOVE IT TO THE MUSEUM.

THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF SPACE.

WELL, NOTHING WOULD SURPRISE ME.

THIS WHOLE TOWN'S BEEN TURNED ON ITS HEAD.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO ATTEND?

YES. IT WOULD BE GOOD

IF YOU COULD TAKE THE MINUTES, MISS HILTON.

ANYTHING ELSE?

WE'RE GETTING AN AWFUL LOT OF REQUESTS FOR ROOMS.

THE TELEPHONE'S BEEN RINGING NONSTOP.

HASTINGS,

THE SEASIDE, THE END OF THE WAR.

WHERE ELSE WOULD YOU WANT TO BE?

I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

WELL, COME IN.

IT DIDN'T TURN OUT QUITE AS I'D HOPED, BUT...

IT WAS THAT ARMY BLANKET,

FOR THE BABY.

OH.

THANK YOU, SAM. IT'S...

EDITH WILL LOVE IT.

ANY NEWS ON THE MOVE YET?

I STILL HAVEN'T GOT MY PROMOTION.

WELL, THEY'D BE MAD NOT TO PROMOTE YOU.

OH, IF YOU DO GO TO BRIGHTON,

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL NEED A DRIVER?

I DON'T THINK I'LL GET A CAR.

DARN.

OH, WELL. BETTER SHOW MY FACE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR] YEAH?

JUST TO TELL YOU I'M BACK, SIR.

THANK YOU. HOW'D IT GO?

NOT VERY WELL, I'M AFRAID, SIR.

OH? I REALLY DON'T KNOW

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WHEN THE WAR'S OVER.

I'M GLAD ADOLF'S FINALLY COPPED IT AND ALL THAT,

BUT A PART OF ME CAN'T HELP WISHING

THE WAR WOULD GO ON ANOTHER YEAR.

WELL, GLAD WE DON'T ALL THINK LIKE THAT.

NO.

IT WAS A STUPID THING TO SAY, I SUPPOSE.

I DON'T KNOW. THIS PLACE IS CLOSING DOWN.

YOU'RE RETIRING.

MILNER'S TRANSFERRING TO BRIGHTON.

BEEN TOGETHER SO LONG, I FEEL I'M LOSING MY FAMILY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

I'VE TRIED ADVERTISING, ACCOUNTANCY, 3 OTHER OFFICES,

BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT ME.

I'LL PROBABLY END UP GOING BACK TO LEOMINSTER,

LIVE WITH MY PARENTS, AND BECOME A GOVERNESS OR SOMETHING.

SOMETHING HERE MIGHT INTEREST YOU.

IS IT A JOB?

WELL, SORT OF.

ORGANIZATION CALLED SSAFA. MEAN ANYTHING?

NO, SIR. WHAT IS IT?

SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN, AND FAMILIES ASSOCIATION.

THEY HELP RETURNING SERVICEMEN.

HELP THEM HOW?

I'M NOT ALTOGETHER SURE, BUT THEY'RE ASKING FOR

MORE VOLUNTEERS AND IT COULD BE RIGHT UP YOUR STREET.

RIGHT, SIR. I'LL PERUSE IT ALL.

DON'T YOU WANT TO RECONSIDER?

RECONSIDER WHAT?

RETIRING.

UM...

NO, THANK YOU.

DID YOU GET THE BREAD?

WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?

WHAT?

IT WAS ON THE FRONT DOOR.

A TIGER?

YES. WHO PUT IT THERE?

WELL, I DIDN'T SEE IT.

IT WASN'T THERE THIS MORNING.

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU, MARK? WHAT IS IT?

NOTHING.

WELL, IT MUST BE SOMETHING.

IT'S OBVIOUSLY UPSET YOU.

IT'S NOTHING.

PERHAPS YOU OUGHT TO TAKE SOMETHING.

YOU'RE MILES AWAY.

I DIDN'T GET THE BREAD.

ALL THE BAKERS ARE SOLD OUT.

RIGHT. WELL, WE WON'T HAVE ANY BREAD WITH OUR TEA THEN.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'LL BE IN LATE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS LATE.

ARE YOU GOING TO THE PUB? MOTHER.

WELL, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE YOU CAME BACK.

I WISH YOU'D TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME.

Man, on radio: I'M IN THE VILLAGE OF LUNEBERG,

AND I'M WATCHING THE GERMAN ARMY COMING IN TO SURRENDER.

GERMAN TANKS, GUNS, A MULTITUDE OF LORRIES,

AND INFANTRYMEN IN THEIR HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN ARRIVING,

BRINGING WITH THEM BEATEN MEN.

IN THE MIDST OF THESE DEFEATED SOLDIERS COMES

A HUDDLE OF RAF-RELEASED PRISONERS,

CHEERING AS THEY GO BY.

IT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR...

THE END OF THE GERMAN ARMY IN THE NORTH.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, SIR.

HITLER'S DEAD, GOERING'S GONE MAD...

THEY SAY HE'S WEARING A TOGA...

AND THE REST OF THEM HAVE THEIR FACES CHANGED,

SO WHY WON'T THEY ACTUALLY ANNOUNCE IT'S ALL OVER?

BEATS ME.

STATION, SIR?

NO. THE MUSEUM.

TAKING A DAY OFF?

NOW, WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE?

OH, I SPOKE TO PEOPLE AT SSAFA.

I'M GOING TO SEE THEM THIS AFTERNOON.

THAT'S GOOD.

Sam: DO YOU WANT ME TO WAIT FOR YOU, SIR?

WHAT A GOOD IDEA.

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

ZIEGLER? THAT'S A GERMAN NAME.

I WAS ACTUALLY BORN IN AUSTRIA.

YES, WELL, IT'S ALL THE SAME NOW.

IF YOU'LL FORGIVE ME, I REALLY DON'T SEE

WHAT BUSINESS MY NATIONALITY IS OF YOURS.

YOU DON'T COME IN HERE WITHOUT MY SAY-SO.

OBVIOUSLY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO DISRUPT THIS COMMITTEE

BECAUSE OF MY NAME... IS THERE A PROBLEM?

NO, SIR. JUST CHECKING THE REGISTER.

WHO ARE YOU?

SIR, MICHAEL BROWN. ASSISTANT CURATOR.

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO KEEP AN EYE

ON YOU GENTLEMEN WHILE YOU'RE HERE.

I'M HENRY ZIEGLER. DR. ZIEGLER.

HOW DO YOU DO? CHRISTOPHER FOYLE.

THIS GENTLEMAN SEEMS TO HAVE

SOME PROBLEM WITH MY PARENTAGE.

NOT AT ALL, SIR. I'M JUST DOING MY JOB.

ALL RIGHT FOR US TO GO IN NOW, DO YOU THINK?

OH, CERTAINLY, SIR. I'LL TAKE YOU OFF. UP THE STAIRS.

ODD PLACE TO BE HOLDING A VICTORY DAY COMMITTEE.

YEAH, ISN'T IT?

OH.

I THINK WE MUST BE THROUGH HERE.

Longmate: FORTUNATELY WE STILL HAVE SUPPLIES.

I JUST HOPE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ACCUSED OF HOARDING.

Griffiths: AH, MR. FOYLE AND DR. ZIEGLER.

MAY I INTRODUCE MR. MARTIN LONGMATE,

WHO OWNS THE MAJESTIC HOTEL?

LONGMATE. WE'VE MET, I THINK.

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

MARTIN LONGMATE. I FEEL SURE I KNOW THE NAME.

YOU MAY HAVE READ ABOUT ME.

AH, YES? IN THE PRESS.

I'M STANDING FOR PARLIAMENT.

PERHAPS.

AND THIS IS MISS HILTON,

WHO HAS KINDLY AGREED TO TAKE THE MINUTES.

HOW DO YOU DO?

SO, ARE WE ALL HERE?

ONE MORE STILL TO COME.

Kiefer: SORRY I'M LATE.

CHRISTOPHER.

JOHN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M ON THE COMMITTEE.

WELL, ME, TOO.

WELL, I SUPPOSE NOW THAT I COME TO THINK OF IT,

YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON THEY'D INVITE. HOW ARE YOU?

MOSTLY THE SAME. I THOUGHT YOU'D BEEN TRANSFERRED.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. NOW I'M BACK.

I'M MAJOR JOHN KIEFER

WITH THE 215 U.S. ENGINEERS.

WE BUILT THE AIR BASE AT HAWTHORNE HILL.

THAT MONSTROSITY.

SO YOU DON'T LIKE IT, HUH?

WELL, IT HELPED US LAUNCH THE INVASION

INTO NORTHERN EUROPE AND WIN THE WAR,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY SORRY

IF IT SPOILED THE LANDSCAPE.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO...

NO, NO, NO. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

IT'S JUST IT TOOK A LOT OF THE BLOOD, SWEAT,

TOIL, AND TEARS YOUR MR. CHURCHILL GOES ON ABOUT.

YOU WAITING FOR SOMEONE?

D.C.S. FOYLE.

AH. DO YOU WORK HERE?

YEAH, WELL, ASSISTANT CURATOR.

YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY IN THE HOME GUARD,

UNTIL THEY STOOD US DOWN.

NO ONE BACK HERE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG THEY'RE GOING TO BE?

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

THEY'VE GOT A JERRY UP THERE. DID YOU SEE THAT?

NO, I CAN'T SAY I DID.

I MEAN, YOU READ WHAT THAT LOT HAVE BEEN DOING.

BELSEN AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF, AND IT MAKES YOU SICK.

THEY'RE NOT HUMAN.

WELL, FORGIVE AND FORGET, I SUPPOSE.

NOT A BIT OF IT.

WE OUGHT TO KILL THE LOT OF THEM.

WIPE THEM OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

NICE TALKING TO YOU.

RIGHT. SHALL WE START AT THE BEGINNING?

PUBLIC ORDER OFFENSES.

Longmate: LIKE WHAT, EXACTLY, MR. GRIFFITHS?

WELL, THE DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY, FOR A START.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT SEVERAL PARK BENCHES

HAVE ALREADY DISAPPEARED?

DISMANTLED, WE BELIEVE, TO MAKE BONFIRES.

Kiefer: BOY, THAT'S THE BRITISH FOR YOU.

YOU COME OUT OF A WORLD WAR

AND YOU START WORRYING ABOUT A FEW PARK BENCHES.

MAJOR KIEFER, I SHOULD REMIND YOU

THAT THERE ARE MANY HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN GIs

HERE IN HASTINGS, AND THEY ARE NOT KNOWN

FOR THEIR ORDERLY CONDUCT WHEN IT COMES TO STREET PARTIES.

I GUESS YOU GOT IT IN FOR THE YANKS, HAVEN'T YOU?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

WELL, MAYBE I SHOULD REMIND YOU, MR. GRIFFITHS,

THAT THE END OF THE WAR WAS ACTUALLY ANNOUNCED ON U.S. BASES

A WEEK AGO, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.

A WEEK AGO?

ACTUALLY, IT WAS IN ERROR,

BUT WE DIDN'T LOSE OUR HEADS.

NO DEAD BODIES.

Longmate: LOOK, I'M SURE THERE ARE GOING TO BE

PUBLIC ORDER OFFENSES... DRUNKENNESS, DESTRUCTION

OF PUBLIC PROPERTY... BUT SURELY TO GOODNESS,

AFTER 5 YEARS,

PEOPLE DESERVE A CHANCE TO LET THEIR HAIR DOWN.

THEN YOU'RE ORGANIZING A PARTY, IS THAT RIGHT?

IT'S GOING TO BE THE LARGEST IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND.

MR. LONGMATE'S PAYING FOR IT HIMSELF.

I'M JUST DOING MY BIT, AS I WASN'T ABLE TO FIGHT.

YOU WEREN'T FIT FOR ACTIVE SERVICE, MR. LONGMATE?

PROBLEM WITH MY EYES.

YOUR EYES?

THAT'S RIGHT.

Kiefer: ANYTHING ELSE,

BESIDES PARK BENCHES?

Woman: RIGHT NOW WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.

OUR MAIN ROLE IS A PRACTICAL ONE:

INFORMATION, TO BEGIN WITH.

YOU WORKED WITH THE POLICE?

YES.

WELL, BIT OF DETECTIVE WORK MAY BE CALLED FOR.

WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF RETURNING SOLDIERS

SEARCHING FOR THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES.

PEOPLE HAVE MOVED.

MANY HAVE BEEN BOMBED OUT.

AND THEN THERE ARE WOUNDED OR MISSING SERVICEMEN

WITH FAMILIES SEARCHING FOR THEM.

HOW CAN I HELP?

WELL, WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN EVERY DAY,

AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAS A DIFFERENT NEED.

IT MAY JUST BE A QUESTION OF CLOTHING.

WELL, DON'T THEY GET DEMOB SUITS?

[SCOFFS] THAT'S HARDLY ADEQUATE.

NO, WE HAVE A CENTRAL CLOTHING BRANCH

IN LONDON THAT SENDS OUT

ALMOST A MILLION PIECES OF CLOTHING A YEAR.

THEN THERE'S FOOD, HOUSING,

OR JUST A FRIENDLY FACE,

SOMEONE THEY CAN TALK TO.

WELL, THAT'S ME.

MISS STEWART, I THINK I SHOULD WARN YOU.

SOME OF THESE MEN ARE MORE DAMAGED

THAN ANY OF US REALLY UNDERSTANDS.

FIGHTING IN A WAR, BEING TAKEN PRISONER,

BEING INJURED, JUST BEING AWAY,

IN SOME CASES FOR YEARS, IT TAKES ITS TOLL.

I'M SURE.

SO, YOU THINK YOU COULD COPE?

I'LL GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT.

NOT QUITE...

THE RIGHT EXPRESSION IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES,

BUT LET'S SEE HOW YOU GO.

BODIES.

Colonel: THANK YOU, MAJOR KIEFER.

HUNDREDS OF THEM.

IT WAS NOBODY'S FAULT, MAJOR.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WHO CARES ABOUT THE TRUTH?

WE WIN THE WAR. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

JUST GET BACK HOME.

JUST GET BACK HOME... [ECHOING]

[GASPS]

[PLANE PASSING OVERHEAD]

[PANTING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[JAZZ PLAYING WITHIN]

EDDIE.

[CLATTERING]

BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.

THAT'S 100 QUID'S WORTH OF THE BEST CHINA.

BEST CHINA? ONLY THING WE'VE GOT IN THE CANTEEN

IS A FEW CRACKED MUGS.

EVIDENCE, MISS STEWART.

NICKED FROM A WAREHOUSE IN EASTBOURNE.

THE CASE COMES UP NEXT MONTH. MORNING, SIR.

SERGEANT.

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE PAPER YOU OUGHT TO SEE.

DON'T TELL ME. THEY FINALLY ANNOUNCED IT'S ALL OVER.

NO SUCH LUCK. NO. IT'S ON THE EMPLOYMENT PAGE.

THERE. THOUGHT IT MIGHT SUIT YOU.

"PROSPECTIVE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE SEEKS

PERSONAL ASSISTANT." I DON'T KNOW, BROOKIE.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT POLITICS.

WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ADVERTISING, EITHER,

BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP YOU.

THAT'S TRUE. IT'S A LOCAL NUMBER.

WHY NOT GIVE IT A RING?

YEAH, I COULD DO WORSE.

AND IF HE DOES GET IN, YOU COULD END UP IN PARLIAMENT.

MAYBE I'LL GET TO MEET WINNIE.

HEH! MORNING, MR. MILNER.

Milner: MORNING.

[CLATTERING]

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

SORRY, SIR.

Milner: SIR.

SERGEANT.

HOW WAS THE COMMITTEE?

WELL, COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.

LOT OF TALK ABOUT NOTHING IN PARTICULAR,

NO ACTION AT THE END OF IT,

SO MORE OR LESS AS EXPECTED, REALLY.

LEAST IT'S OVER.

NO, THEY WANT US BACK TOMORROW.

HELLO, HOTEL RECEPTION, PLEASE.

A SATURDAY?

WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED

FOR EVERY EVENTUALITY, IT SEEMS.

"V.E. DAY"... THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE CALLING IT.

"VICTORY IN EUROPE."

HELLO.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A MAJOR KIEFER STAYING WITH YOU.

IS THAT RIGHT?

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE COMING HOME?

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, ISN'T IT?

STOPPING TO ASK SOMEONE IF I COULD USE THE BLOWER?

WELL, YOU COULD HAVE WRITTEN.

ONLY GOT OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE.

THERE WAS A SPARE SEAT ON A DAKOTA

AND THE C.O. SAID I COULD HAVE IT

BECAUSE I'D BEEN OUT THERE THE LONGEST.

SO WHERE WERE YOU?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE YOU'VE BEEN.

IT WAS AN ISLAND, A PLACE CALLED IST.

IST?

THAT'S A FUNNY NAME.

YEAH.

I'LL HAVE TO FIND IT ON THE MAP.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER KNOWING WHERE YOU WERE.

THAT WAS THE WORST OF IT.

WELL, WE MOVED AROUND A BIT.

YEAH.

GIVE ME AN HUG.

YOU FEEL DIFFERENT.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW. PUT ON WEIGHT.

THAT'S NOT A NICE THING TO SAY.

NO, IT SUITS YOU.

IT'S FUNNY, THOUGH.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

YOU'RE DIFFERENT, TOO, EDDIE.

HOW?

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU FOR 4 YEARS.

YOU'VE BEEN AWAY FOR 4 YEARS.

IT'S LIKE I'M MEETING YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME.

YEAH, WELL, GOT A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO DO.

NOT NOW. I'VE GOT TO GET TO WORK.

YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS?

WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO WORK. OF COURSE I'M NOT.

I'VE GOT TO LET MR. LONGMATE KNOW.

I'LL HAVE TO CALL IN.

WHO'S MR. LONGMATE?

MY BOSS.

I WROTE TO YOU. THE MAJESTIC HOTEL.

GAVE ME A JOB.

IS THAT ALL HE GAVE YOU?

[SCOFFS] DON'T SAY THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU COME ALONG WITH ME?

YEAH. MAYBE I WILL.

WE'LL GO ALONG TOGETHER, MEET MR. LONGMATE.

MAYBE HE CAN HELP YOU.

WHY SHOULD I NEED ANY HELP?

YOU NEED A JOB.

A JOB? WORK?

THE WAR'S OVER, EDDIE.

WE NEED TO START AGAIN.

YEAH.

YOU MADE IT.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

AND WE'RE TOGETHER.

Griffiths: I CAN'T BEAR IT.

Ziegler: YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE IS VERY HIGH.

WHEN DID YOU LAST GET A PROPER NIGHT'S SLEEP?

I CAN'T SLEEP.

MAYBE IT'S THE SILENCE. YOU'D BE SURPRISED

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE FINDING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SLEEP

WITHOUT BOMBS DROPPING AND THE SIRENS.

I NEED SOMETHING.

WHAT YOU NEED, MR. GRIFFITHS, IS TO REST.

REST?

WHAT IS IT YOU'VE GOT ON YOUR MIND?

I'M BEING PERSECUTED.

PERSECUTED?

BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED.

IT WAS TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE,

BUT IT WASN'T JUST ME.

PLEASE, OLD CHAP, JUST TRY TO CALM DOWN.

YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE.

WHY ARE THEY BLAMING ME?

NOBODY IS BLAMING YOU FOR ANYTHING.

YOU'VE WORKED YOURSELF UP INTO A STATE.

I CAN'T EVEN GO OUT OF THE HOUSE.

LOOK, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A PRESCRIPTION...

SOMETHING TO CALM YOU DOWN AND HELP YOU TO SLEEP,

AND I THINK YOU SHOULD GIVE OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING A MISS.

YOU'RE IN NO STATE FOR ANYTHING.

IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

I DON'T DESERVE THIS.

I'M VERY, VERY PLEASED TO MEET YOU, EDWARD.

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME HE WAS COMING HOME.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

WELL, CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING?

A DRINK? SOMETHING TO EAT?

I'M ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR.

WELL, PLEASE, SIT DOWN.

WELL, I IMAGINE YOU'VE BEEN AROUND THE HOUSES, THEN.

TUNISIA, GREECE,

ALBANIA, LIBYA, AND ITALY.

THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.

QUITE A WAR.

COULD SAY THAT.

GLAD IT'S OVER?

I CAN IMAGINE YOU'LL FIND IT HARD

TO ADAPT, CITY STREET AND ALL THAT?

I JUST NEED A BIT OF TIME TO MESELF, SIR, WITH MY WIFE.

OF COURSE. JANICE, YOU MUST TAKE

AS MUCH TIME OFF AS YOU NEED.

WELL, I HATE TO LET YOU DOWN, MR. LONGMATE.

OH, DON'T EVEN THINK OF IT.

AND, EDWARD, WHEN YOU'VE HAD

A CHANCE TO SETTLE IN A BIT,

YOU MUST COME AND SEE ME.

YOU WERE A JOINER BEFORE THE WAR?

GENERAL CARPENTER, SIR.

THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK HERE.

WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU.

WHAT ABOUT THE COMMITTEE, MR. LONGMATE?

SUSAN CAN COME WITH ME.

DON'T WORRY.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[CAR DOOR SLAMS]

IT'S NOTHING, EDDIE.

COME ON.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MR. LONGMATE.

MM-HMM. IT'S MISS STEWART.

I'LL LET HIM KNOW YOU'RE HERE.

WELL, HERE WE ARE AGAIN, JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.

IS IT?

YOU TELL ME.

HERE, I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.

IT'S VERY KIND OF YOU.

FIGURED SUPPLIES MIGHT BE RUNNING A LITTLE LOW.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU CAN OPEN IT.

OH, IT'S A BIT EARLY FOR ME.

NOT FOR ME.

SIT DOWN.

WATER?

NO, THANKS.

HOW'S YOUR BOY?

I WISH I KNEW. HE'S IN MALTA.

HAVEN'T HEARD FOR QUITE A WHILE.

SO WHY DID YOU WANT TO SEE ME?

WELL, NO, I SAID I'D LIKE TO SEE IF YOU HAD

THE TIME... NOT QUITE THE SAME THING.

SO THIS ISN'T OFFICIAL?

NO.

BOTTOMS UP.

AH.

ANOTHER?

NO, THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. I DON'T NEED ANOTHER.

YOU ASKED ME TO COME OVER HERE. I WANT TO KNOW WHY.

WELL, LOOK, IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME

THAT AFTER THE SURPRISE OF SEEING EACH OTHER

THE OTHER DAY, YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY BEEN IN HASTINGS.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN TOUCH, AND I JUST WONDERED

IF EVERYTHING WAS ALL RIGHT.

I'M FINE. GLAD TO BE BACK.

AND YOU'VE BEEN IN DEVON. IS THAT RIGHT?

YEAH.

AND IT RAINED EVEN MORE DOWN THERE THAN IT DOES HERE.

DO ANY FISHING?

NEVER GOT THE CHANCE.

WELL, LISTEN, I'M GOING OUT TOMORROW.

INTERESTED?

I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL MEETING AGAIN TOMORROW.

THE GODDAMN COMMITTEE.

WELL, THE GODDAMN COMMITTEE IS IN THE AFTERNOON,

SO WE GOT THE MORNING.

NO, THANKS, CHRISTOPHER, I'LL PASS.

I KIND OF LOST THE TASTE FOR FISHING OVER THE YEARS.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

I LOST THE TASTE FOR A LOT OF THINGS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.

THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT.

WELL, HERE WE ARE. PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.

UM... [EXHALES]

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR WAR, MISS STEWART.

WELL, THERE'S NOT MUCH TO TELL, REALLY.

UM... I STARTED OUT IN THE M.T.C...

THE MOTORIZED TRANSPORT CORPS... AND THEN

I WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE POLICE.

A DETECTIVE? HEH!

NO SUCH LUCK.

A DRIVER,

AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING EVER SINCE.

AND ARE YOU INTERESTED IN POLITICS?

ABSOLUTELY.

SO WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON, FOR EXAMPLE,

BEVERIDGE AND HIS IDEAS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE?

OH, I'M ALL FOR IT.

BUT WE ALSO WANT TO REDUCE TAXATION.

CAN'T YOU DO BOTH?

MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE.

HUH.

THAT IS A BIT TRICKY THEN, ISN'T IT?

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT LABOR PLANS FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP?

CONSTANTLY.

[SCOFFS] LOOK, I... I DON'T

REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT POLITICS, MR. LONGMATE.

IN FACT, I DON'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING, BUT...

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE TRUSTED MR. CHURCHILL

TO BRING US THROUGH THE WAR, AND WE OUGHT

TO TRUST HIM NOW WITH THE PEACE.

WELL, THAT'S VERY HONEST OF YOU, MISS STEWART,

AND HONESTY IN POLITICS CAN BE A VERY RARE COMMODITY.

I WONDERED IF YOU'D HAVE LUNCH WITH ME TOMORROW.

HEH! WELL, I'M NOT SURE I...

I'M SORRY. THAT'S... THAT'S VERY FORWARD OF ME.

AND PLEASE... PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY.

YOU SEE, A LARGE PART OF THE WORK,

BEING MY PERSONAL ASSISTANT,

WOULD INVOLVE ONE-TO-ONE CONTACT BOTH WITH ME

AND WITH MY CONSTITUENTS.

NOW, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT WE CAN GET ALONG.

SO ALL I'M PROPOSING IS SOMETHING

A LITTLE LESS FORMAL THAN THIS INTERVIEW.

I'M AFRAID I'M NOT FREE FOR LUNCH.

I'M WORKING WITH SSAFA.

WELL, THAT'S VERY COMMENDABLE.

IT DOES YOU CREDIT. HOW ABOUT DINNER?

TOMORROW?

THE HOTEL HAS A VERY GOOD COOK.

I SUPPOSE SO. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU HERE AT 7:00,

AND THEN WE CAN TALK SOME MORE.

YOU'RE NOT EATING ANYTHING.

NOT HUNGRY.

YOU MUST BE HUNGRY.

THAT'S THE BEST TINNED SALMON.

I DON'T KNOW THE LAST TIME I HAD IT FOR DINNER.

I NEVER HAVE ENOUGH POINTS.

WHERE'D YOU GET IT?

THE HOTEL.

LONGMATE?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, EDDIE?

YES.

HE GAVE IT TO ME FOR YOU.

HE'S LOOKED AFTER ME.

WHAT'S THAT MEANT TO MEAN?

HE'S GIVEN ME A JOB.

I HAD TO DO SOMETHING WHILE YOU WERE AWAY.

IS THIS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE?

YOU'VE COME BACK, BUT IT'S LIKE I HARDLY KNOW YOU.

I NEED TO SEE SOMEONE.

WHO?

A QUACK. I'VE GOT GUT ROT.

I NEED TO SEE SOMEONE.

I'LL MAKE YOU AN APPOINTMENT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'VE ALREADY DONE IT.

DR. ZIEGLER.

ZIEGLER?

I'M SEEING HIM TOMORROW.

YOU SHOULD LET ME LOOK AFTER YOU.

YOU CAN.

I'LL TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN START.

WHAT IS IT YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME?

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

THE PUB.

FELT LIKE A DRINK.

YOU COULD HAVE HAD A DRINK HERE.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THE PANTRY.

HAVE YOU EATEN?

NO.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, MOTHER.

YOU'VE GOT TO EAT.

WHAT'S THIS?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S ADDRESSED TO YOU.

WHO DELIVERED IT?

I DIDN'T SEE.

SOMEONE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR.

I WENT OUTSIDE AND IT WAS THERE ON THE STEP.

YOU DIDN'T SEE THEM?

I JUST TOLD YOU.

ARE YOU GOING TO OPEN IT?

NO.

[SIGHS]

[CRYING]

DAD.

I THOUGHT I'D FIND YOU HERE.

HERE YOU ARE.

THANKS, DAD.

MMM. FULL BOTTLE OF SCOTCH. WHERE ON EARTH DID YOU GET THAT?

WELL, IT'S BOURBON.

AH, AMERICANS.

YEAH, A FRIEND OF MINE.

OR, RATHER, WAS.

SO IS THIS JUST A VISIT OR YOU BACK FOR GOOD?

I'M NOT FLYING ANYMORE.

I HAD A TOUCH OF SINUSITIS

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

WELL, MORE THAN A TOUCH. FOUR DAYS IN HOSPITAL.

CURED?

DON'T ASK. IT WAS BLOODY PAINFUL.

THEN THE GROUP CAPTAIN SENT ME HOME.

SO YOU'RE OUT OF IT?

YES. I MADE IT.

CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT ALL THE ONES WHO DIDN'T.

REX TORBERT, CHARLIE PAGE...

SO MANY OF THEM.

THEY WERE MY FRIENDS, AND YET...

IT'S LIKE I HARDLY KNEW THEM.

HERE ONE DAY, GONE THE NEXT.

BEST OF THE BEST.

WHY THEM, NOT YOU?

THAT'S WHAT I WONDER ALL THE TIME.

PERHAPS YOU WERE THE BETTER PILOT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY SAY IS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.

THE REAL FLYERS,

THE ONES WHO KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.

THEY WERE THE EASIEST TO BRING DOWN.

IT WAS THE LAZY BASTARDS,

THE ONES WHO CUT CORNERS,

WHO DIDN'T DO IT BY THE BOOK.

WE GOT AWAY WITH IT

BECAUSE JERRY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

YOU'RE DEFINITELY LEAVING THE POLICE THEN?

CAN'T WAIT.

HOW'S SAM?

WHY DO YOU ASK?

JUST WONDERING.

YOU MET SOMEBODY ELSE, DIDN'T YOU?

YEAH. AHEM.

DIDN'T WORK OUT.

DEBDEN WAS BLOODY AWFUL,

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH, DAD.

DRIZZLED THE WHOLE TIME,

AND THE ONLY DECENT PUBS WERE IN CAMBRIDGE.

DIDN'T LIKE THE TRAINING.

MISSED MY SPIT.

KATE WAS A NICE GIRL, IN THE W.A.F.

SORT OF PERSUADED MYSELF I WAS IN LOVE WITH HER.

BUT I WASN'T.

WELL, SAM'S ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S STILL THE DRIVER,

AND SHE'S GOT SOME VOLUNTARY WORK WITH SSAFA.

I'D LIKE TO SEE HER.

MAYBE I'LL LOOK HER UP.

YOU WEREN'T VERY KIND TO HER.

I KNOW.

STUPID, BLOODY WAR.

DO YOU THINK IT WAS WORTH IT, DAD?

WELL...

WE'VE ALL PAID A PRICE, SOME MORE THAN OTHERS, BUT...

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER.

YES.

AND I'M VERY GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

HELLO?

Man: IT WAS JUST A FEW NUMBERS.

WHO IS THIS?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

MORE THAN 700 AMERICAN BOYS DIED BECAUSE OF YOU.

NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I WASN'T RESPONSIBLE. YOU'RE MISTAKEN.

NOW LEAVE ME ALONE.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD DO WITH A CUP.

SUGAR'S HAD IT, I'M AFRAID.

DON'T TAKE SUGAR.

WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I'M SAM STEWART.

HILTON, EDWARDS.

ED. JUST BACK?

YEAH.

WHERE WERE YOU?

ALL AROUND.

ARMY?

"Y" PATROL.

LONG-RANGE DESERT GROUP.

SIGNALS OPERATOR.

YOU MUST BE GLAD TO BE OUT.

NO.

NO, I'M NOT SURE I AM.

I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE AREN'T MORE CHEERFUL.

THE WAR'S OVER, BUT EVERYONE SEEMS THE SAME.

MAYBE IT HASN'T SUNK IN YET.

I WAS TOLD YOU COULD HELP ME WITH WORK

AND THAT SORT OF THING.

WE CAN TRY.

SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME, MISS STEWART?

WELL, WE HAVE A BOOKLET.

IT TELLS YOU WHAT KIND OF THINGS WE HAVE ON OFFER HERE.

UNIVERSITY GRANTS, TRAINING PROGRAMS,

EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES... THAT SORT OF THING.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT FOR MONEY?

GOT MONEY.

THEY GAVE ME 8 WEEKS' PAID LEAVE.

AND DO YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO LIVE?

I HAVE A HOUSE, BUT I'M THINKING OF MOVING.

I DON'T WANT TO STAY IN HASTINGS.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY THE RESETTLEMENT ADVICE OFFICE.

THERE'S ONE IN BONHAM ROAD.

BONHAM ROAD.

AND DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A MARRIED FAMILIES CLUB?

ARE YOU MARRIED? YOU MIGHT LIKE TO JOIN.

[SIGHS]

I'M SORRY.

IF YOU WANT THE HONEST TRUTH, THIS IS MY FIRST DAY HERE,

AND I'M NOT MUCH COMPETENT.

I'M ALL RIGHT AT MAKING A CUP OF TEA, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.

DO YOU WANT ME TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE?

NO. GOT NOTHING TO SAY.

IS IT REALLY SO BAD, BEING BACK?

DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM ANYMORE.

DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE.

FOUR YEARS OUT THERE,

BEHIND THE LINES,

DOING WHAT WE DID,

ALL OF US TOGETHER.

AND THEY SUDDENLY TELL US IT'S ALL OVER,

YOU GOT TO COME BACK AND START AGAIN.

HOW WE MEANT TO DO THAT?

HOW WE MEANT TO PUT IT ALL BEHIND US?

CUP OF TEA?

MARRIED FAMILIES CLUB?

HALF MY MATES GOT KILLED OUT THERE.

MAYBE THEY WERE THE LUCKY ONES.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY KEEP HANGING ON.

IT'S NOT GOOD FOR PEOPLE WAITING ALL THE TIME

FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

I'M GETTING A LOT OF MY PATIENTS COMING IN

WITH NERVOUS CONDITIONS.

DEPRESSED, UNABLE TO SLEEP.

I HEARD A RUMOR IT'S GOING TO BE TOMORROW.

I HEARD THAT RUMOR ABOUT TODAY.

I'VE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION

THAT WHEN THE VICTORY IS ANNOUNCED,

ALL THE PUBLIC HOUSES ARE TO REMAIN OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

NOW WHERE IS IT?

UM...

"LICENSING HOURS, HASTINGS AND EASTBOURNE."

I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

THANK YOU.

AS DR. ZIEGLER SAID, I HAVEN'T SLEPT MYSELF.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE WELL ENOUGH TO GO ON?

YES, YES. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE.

NOW, MORE SUPPLIES OF WHISKEY AND GIN HAVE BEEN

DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST, AND THE BOTTLES

ARE MARKED "NOT TO BE SOLD UNTIL VICTORY NIGHT."

WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT'S STRICTLY ADHERED TO,

MR. FOYLE.

I DON'T QUITE SEE HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT EXACTLY.

I MEAN, YOU CAN SEND OFFICERS INTO AS MANY PUBS AS YOU LIKE,

BUT THE CHANCES OF THEM COMING OUT AGAIN

ARE PRETTY SLIM, I'D SAY.

SO, WHAT DOES HE SAY?

DR. ZIEGLER WASN'T THERE, BUT THE NURSE SAW ME.

THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

THE BABY'S BEING SLOW, THAT'S ALL.

JANICE.

I... I'M SORRY?

IT'S EDITH.

YOU MUST REMEMBER. WE MET AT DR. ZIEGLER'S.

NO, YOU'RE WRONG. I DON'T... I DON'T KNOW YOU.

BUT YOU WERE...

I'M SORRY.

I MUST HAVE MISTAKEN YOU FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

WHO WAS SHE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST SAID I NEVER MET HER BEFORE.

SHE KNEW YOUR NAME.

WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW HERS.

YOU'RE TIRED, EDWARD. I'VE GOT A FEW ERRANDS TO RUN.

WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME ON YOUR OWN?

Griffiths: RIGHT.

I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY OTHER MATTERS OUTSTANDING.

Longmate: WELL, IF THAT'S SO,

WOULD YOU MIND VERY MUCH IF I TOOK MYSELF OFF?

STILL HAVE A PARTY TO ORGANIZE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU INVITING, MR. LONGMATE?

THE WHOLE TOWN'S INVITED, DR. ZIEGLER.

THAT INCLUDES YOU. THANK YOU.

BUT I THINK I SHALL BE STAYING PEACEFULLY AT HOME.

THERE'LL BE ENOUGH WHISKEY AND GIN FOR EVERYONE.

THAT I CAN PROMISE.

NOT TO BE SOLD UNTIL VICTORY NIGHT.

EXACTLY.

YEAH, WE WOULDN'T WANT TO BE SENDING OUT THE WRONG SIGNALS.

Longmate: MISS GILBERT WILL TAKE THE MINUTES

AND I'LL SAY GOOD DAY.

I SHOULD BE GOING AS WELL.

ACTUALLY, MR. FOYLE, THERE WAS ONE THING

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

YEAH? UM...

IT'S A PRIVATE MATTER.

I WONDER IF I MIGHT CALL IN AT THE POLICE STATION.

ARE YOU THERE THIS AFTERNOON?

I AM. ANY TIME YOU LIKE. THANK YOU.

GOING MY WAY?

NO, I NEED SOME SHUTEYE.

I'M HEADING BACK TO THE HOTEL.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES. THANK YOU.

IT'S SATURDAY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE SOMEONE TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE, SIR.

THE SOONER THE BETTER.

GOOD DAY, MR. GRIFFITHS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK? WE'RE BURNING IT.

GOOD LADS.

Man: BUNTING, UNION JACKS, RED, WHITE AND BLUE.

NO STREET PARTY IS COMPLETE. BUY YOUR COLORS HERE.

I'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF FLAGS, PLEASE.

FIVE BOB EACH, MATE.

YOU'RE PULLING MY LEG.

WELL, YOU WANT ONE, THAT'S THE PRICE YOU GOT TO PAY.

[SIGHS] ALL RIGHT.

I'LL HAVE THIS ONE.

THAT ONE'S TWO QUID. WHAT?

THIS ONE'S 5 BOB.

YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.

DO I LOOK LIKE I'M JOKING?

YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

PEOPLE DIED FOR THIS FLAG. DOESN'T THAT MEAN SOMETHING?

LOOK, I'M TRYING TO DO BUSINESS HERE.

NO, WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS PROFITEERING, AND IN CASE

YOU HADN'T NOTICED, THERE'S STILL A LAW AGAINST THAT.

SAYS WHO? THE WAR'S OVER, MATE,

OR HAVEN'T THEY TOLD YOU?

THE LAW'S STILL THE LAW.

SO WHAT YOU GONNA DO, THEN, ARREST ME?

YEAH. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

MY NAME IS SERGEANT BROOKE,

SUSSEX CONSTABULARY,

AND YOU ARE COMING WITH ME.

OH, BLOODY HELL.

STOP THAT MAN!

STOP! STOP THAT MAN!

STOP!

STOP!

STOP! HEY!

STOP!

WAIT! STOP!

STOP THAT MAN!

[DOG BARKING]

Brooke: STOP!

[ZIEGLER GROANING]

Longmate: MISS STEWART,

HOW VERY GOOD OF YOU TO COME.

THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.

SHALL WE GO IN?

MM.

MAY I ASK YOU SOMETHING, MR. LONGMATE?

DO YOU INVITE EVERYONE WHO HAS APPLIED

FOR THIS JOB TO DINNER?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

SHOULD WE SAY YOU'RE

THROUGH TO THE SECOND ROUND.

2 ADVANTAGES TO OWNING A HOTEL.

DEEP CELLARS AND I GET TO CHOOSE WHO DRINKS WHAT.

HOW DID YOU COME TO OWN A HOTEL?

WELL, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT I STARTED

FROM THE BOTTOM AND WORKED MY WAY UP,

BUT... I'M AFRAID THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I INHERITED THE HOTEL WHEN MY WIFE DIED.

I'M SORRY.

IT WAS AT THE VERY START OF THE WAR.

SHE WAS VISITING A FRIEND IN LONDON

AND... TOOK A DIRECT HIT.

BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CASUALTIES,

SO MUCH SUFFERING.

THAT'S WHY THIS NEXT ELECTION

IS GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT.

WE'VE GOT TO REBUILD.

IT'S A CHANCE TO START AGAIN.

YOU NEVER ACTUALLY TOLD ME

WHAT YOU EXPECTED YOUR ASSISTANT TO DO.

TO STAY CLOSE TO ME.

TO BE SOMEONE I COULD TRUST.

THAT'S NOT QUITE WHAT IT SAID

IN THE ADVERTISEMENT.

WELL, I WAS PAYING BY THE WORD.

SO, YOU WERE IN THE M.T.C.

FOR A YEAR.

AND THEN THE POLICE.

THAT'S RATHER UNUSUAL.

WHO EXACTLY DID YOU DRIVE?

A DETECTIVE HERE IN HASTINGS.

HIS NAME IS MR. FOYLE.

CHRISTOPHER FOYLE?

YES. HAVE YOU MET HIM?

YES. I WAS WITH HIM THIS AFTERNOON.

Janice: MARTIN.

MISS HILTON.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

I'M AFRAID THIS IS A PRIVATE DINNER.

I REALLY CAN'T TALK NOW.

A PRIVATE DINNER?

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

JANICE...

REMEMBER, THIS IS A PUBLIC PLACE.

YOU CAN'T BEHAVE LIKE THIS. PLEASE.

I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU.

NOT NOW. NOW!

MISS STEWART, I'M AFRAID

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FORGIVE ME, BUT

THIS IS MY CURRENT SECRETARY,

WHO, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS A LITTLE DISTRAUGHT,

BUT... TO BE HONEST, IF I MAY,

I DON'T THINK YOU'LL BE RIGHT FOR THE POST.

I'M VERY SORRY.

[SIGHS]

YOU'VE GOT TO WORK? YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.

WELL, IT'S NOT EXACTLY HOW I'D CHOOSE

TO SPEND MY SUNDAY.

WHO'S BEEN MURDERED THIS TIME?

A MAN CALLED ZIEGLER.

DR. ZIEGLER. GERMAN?

AUSTRIAN.

BUT AS ENGLISH AS YOU AND ME.

SO, WHO KILLED HIM?

WELL, DON'T ASK ME. I'VE NO IDEA.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WHILE I'M GONE?

OH, I DON'T KNOW. NOT MUCH, I DON'T THINK.

POOR DAD. IT COULD ONLY HAPPEN TO YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THE WHOLE COUNTRY PREPARING FOR A GIANT KNEES-UP

AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE STUCK WITH THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY.

IT WAS IN THE MUSEUM.

Brooke: THAT'S IT. JUST TO THE LEFT A BIT.

PERFECT.

WELL, THAT'S... VERY COLORFUL.

THEY WERE AN ABSOLUTE STEAL, SIR.

THEY'RE JUST GETTING READY

FOR THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.

Foyle: OK.

YOU ALL RIGHT, BY THE WAY?

DR. ZIEGLER.

YEAH, RUN RIGHT INTO ME, SIR.

WELL, I RAN INTO HIM.

SPEAK TO HIM? NOT A WORD,

I'M AFRAID, SIR.

IT WAS JUST MY LUCK, REALLY.

IF HE'D SAID WHO STUCK THE KNIFE IN,

WE COULD'VE ALL GONE HOME.

Milner: GOOD MORNING, SIR.

SORRY TO DRAG YOU IN ON SUNDAY.

I KNEW DR. ZIEGLER.

DID YOU? SO DID I.

HOW DID YOU KNOW HIM?

HE'D BEEN TREATING EDITH.

HE WAS UNMARRIED.

NO FAMILY THAT WE KNOW OF.

HE'D BEEN LIVING IN LONDON.

CAME DOWN TO HASTINGS LAST YEAR.

WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT HIM?

WELL, WE KNOW THAT THE LAST CONVERSATION

I HAD WITH HIM WAS ABOUT

HIM WANTING TO SEE ME ABOUT SOMETHING.

AND THAT'S WHY HE WAS KILLED?

COULD BE.

YOU DON'T THINK IT WAS HIS NAME, DO YOU, SIR?

ZIEGLER. I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH

ANTI-GERMAN FEELING AROUND, WHAT WITH

THESE PICTURES OF BELSEN AND THE REST OF IT.

WELL, HE DIDN'T LOOK GERMAN. HE DIDN'T SOUND GERMAN.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE KNIFE?

THE KILLER TOOK IT WITH HIM,

BUT THE PATHOLOGIST LOOKED AT THE WOUND

AND SAID WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING

WITH A LONG, CURVED BLADE.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

YEAH.

IS IT TRUE SOMEONE'S BEEN MURDERED.

PERHAPS. [EXHALES]

I'LL GET THE CAR.

I DON'T KNOW. REALLY.

DRAGGING ME BACK HERE ON A SUNDAY.

IT'S SO INCONSIDERATE,

GETTING YOURSELF MURDERED ON A WEEKEND, ISN'T IT?

Michael: YES, YES, ALL RIGHT.

Foyle: YOU DIDN'T MUCH CARE FOR DR. ZIEGLER,

I SEEM TO REMEMBER.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST HIM.

NOT WHAT I HEARD.

OH?

GERMANS... KILL THE LOT OF THEM.

WIPE THEM FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

YOU REMEMBER SAYING THAT?

YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT

I PUT A KNIFE IN HIM, ARE YOU?

Foyle: LOOKS AS IF THERE'S A KNIFE

MISSING HERE, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

AND WOULDN'T THIS NORMALLY BE LOCKED?

WELL, PEOPLE ARE BRINGING STUFF

IN AND OUT.

SOMEONE MUST HAVE FORGOT TO LOCK IT.

YOU WERE DOWNSTAIRS WHEN THE MEETING

BROKE UP YESTERDAY, WEREN'T YOU?

WELL, I WAS, UM... I WAS AT THE DOOR.

MM-HMM. REMEMBER, BY ANY CHANCE,

WHICH OF US CAME OUT FIRST?

WELL, I CAN'T BE CERTAIN,

BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE THE WHOLE TIME.

UM... THE YANK. MAJOR KIEFER.

YES, HE WAS THE FIRST ONE OUT.

YES, I CAN TELL YOU THAT FOR SURE.

AND YOU'D REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE...

WELL, BECAUSE... WELL, I SAW HIM AND I HEARD HIM.

AND THEN I WENT ALONG THE CORRIDOR.

CALL OF NATURE, IF YOU MUST KNOW.

AND THEN THE NEXT PERSON I SAW

WAS, UH, MR. GRIFFITHS.

THEN THERE WAS A WOMAN AS WELL.

CAME OUT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS ME.

YOU REMEMBER HER?

NO, I DIDN'T SEE HER.

WERE ANY OF THEM CARRYING ANYTHING

THAT LOOKED SUSPICIOUS?

YOU MEAN LIKE A GREAT, BIG FISHING KNIFE?

NO. I DIDN'T SEE.

HE WAS KILLED ON HIS WAY HOME

WITH A KNIFE TAKEN FROM THE MUSEUM.

IT SEEMS PROBABLE THAT IT WAS

SOMEONE IN THE MEETING.

SO THAT'S KIEFER, LONGMATE,

LONGMATE'S SECRETARY, AND GRIFFITHS.

FROM ZIEGLER'S APPOINTMENT BOOK.

HE SAW HIM ON FRIDAY.

THE NOTES MENTION BLOOD PRESSURE AND STRESS.

HE WAS PRESCRIBED SLEEPING PILLS.

REALLY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

IT'S A SUICIDE. HE TOOK PILLS.

MR. GRIFFITHS?

YES.

WHO AUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF THE BODY?

Man: I'VE NO IDEA, GOVERNOR,

BUT IT'S ALL CUT AND DRIED.

HE LEFT A NOTE, APPARENTLY,

AND QUITE FRANKLY, I'VE GOT A PARTY TO GET TO.

NO ONE'S HANGING AROUND HERE.

AND THIS IS DEFINITELY YOUR SON'S HANDWRITING.

YES, IT IS.

AND THIS WAS ON THE KITCHEN TABLE

WHEN YOU CAME DOWN THIS MORNING.

I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU.

"IT WASN'T ME. I WASN'T RESPONSIBLE.

I'M SORRY. I CAN'T LIVE WITH THIS."

THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A... VERY GREAT SHOCK FOR YOU.

[SIGHS] THE WAR'S OVER. HE CAME THROUGH IT.

AND THEN HE HAS TO DO THIS.

WHAT'S THE POINT?

WASN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE MEANT BY THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE HADN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE HE CAME BACK.

HE WASN'T EATING.

HE WAS SPENDING TIME DOWN AT THE PUB.

HE HARDLY SAID A WORD.

SINCE HE CAME BACK FROM WHERE?

AH, THE WEST COUNTRY.

UM, HE WAS WITH THE ROYAL SIGNAL CORPS.

HE DIDN'T TELL ME ANY MORE THAN THAT.

NAME ZIEGLER MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

THAT WAS MARK'S DOCTOR.

ONE WHO GAVE HIM THE SLEEPING PILLS.

ONES HE TOOK.

WELL. ONCE AGAIN,

WE'RE, UM, VERY SORRY.

[SIGHS] DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

THIS BLOODY WAR HAS TAKEN EVERYTHING ANYWAY.

IT'S TAKEN EVERYTHING WE EVER CARED ABOUT.

AND PEOPLE HAVE BECOME MOST STRANGE.

SOMEBODY... SENT HIM SOME SAND.

SOME SAND?

AN ENVELOPE FULL OF SAND.

WHEN WAS THAT?

A FEW DAYS AGO. FRIDAY.

ANYTHING ELSE?

Woman: HE SAID HE WAS BEING FOLLOWED.

THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS... WATCHING HIM.

I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST IMAGINING THINGS.

I TOLD YOU, HE HADN'T BEEN THE SAME.

BUT THERE WAS A PICTURE ALSO,

PINNED TO THE DOOR.

A PICTURE? A PICTURE OF WHAT?

[SIGHS] IT WAS KIND OF OUT OF A MAGAZINE.

IT WAS AN ANIMAL. A TIGER.

BUT WHY WOULD SOMEONE DO THAT?

TIGER.

WHAT'S IT MEANT TO MEAN?

SO, DID YOU SEE THE DOCTOR?

SHOWED UP FOR THE APPOINTMENT.

HE WEREN'T THERE.

SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

ARE YOU FEELING BETTER?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT HER?

WHO? THAT WOMAN WE MET.

IN THE STREET.

I-I TOLD YOU.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE THOUGHT.

WELL, SHE WAS WRONG.

LOOK, I'M FED UP OF THIS.

I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF IT.

YOU'RE LYING TO ME, JANICE.

I KNOW YOU ARE. I NEVER MET HER BEFORE.

YOU'RE LYING!

I-I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE GONNA APPLY FOR £12 WORTH OF CIVILIAN CLOTHING,

AND DON'T FORGET YOUR DEMOB SUIT.

IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION,

COME BACK ANYTIME.

THANK YOU, MISS.

I ALREADY HAVE MY £12

AND MY DEMOB SUIT.

NOT THAT I THINK I'LL BE WEARING IT.

BUT I WAS TOLD YOU ALSO GAVE ADVICE.

WHEN DID YOU GET BACK?

YESTERDAY.

FROM DEBDEN?

NO. I'VE BEEN FLYING AGAIN.

I WAS IN MALTA.

HOW ARE YOU?

WELL, I... I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO.

WELL, WE'VE PLENTY OF LEAFLETS.

YES, AS I CAN SEE.

BUT I DON'T THINK I'LL FIND THE ANSWER

TO MY PROBLEM THERE.

WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?

UH, WELL, UH...

IT'S LIKE THIS, YOU SEE.

I WAS IN HASTINGS FOR A WHILE.

MY SQUADRON WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES AWAY.

AND WHILE I WAS THERE, I SORT OF FELL IN LOVE.

WELL, NO "SORT OF" ABOUT IT.

I MET THIS GIRL AND THE TWO OF US WALKED OUT FOR A TIME.

ANDREW... AND THEN I GOT SENT UP

TO THIS TRAINING CENTER,

AND I WAS PROMOTED TO SQUADRON LEADER.

BUT I HATED IT THERE. AND... FACT IS,

I MUST HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT OUT OF MY MIND,

BECAUSE I BEHAVED LIKE A COMPLETE CAD.

I BROKE IT OFF WITH THIS GIRL.

I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE NERVE TO TELL HER FACE TO FACE.

I WROTE HER A LETTER AND TOLD HER

THAT I'D MET SOMEONE ELSE,

EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THAT "SOMEONE ELSE"

WASN'T A PATCH ON HER, AND, OF COURSE,

IT DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG.

AND SINCE THEN, THERE HASN'T BEEN A DAY

WHEN I HAVEN'T REGRETTED WHAT I DID...

AND WISHED I COULD SOMEHOW UNDO IT AND...

TAKE BACK THE HURT I KNOW I MUST HAVE CAUSED.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOUR ADVICE, YOU SEE,

BECAUSE... BECAUSE I'M STILL LOOKING FOR A WAY.

I'M NOT SURE THERE IS A WAY, ANDREW.

BUT IF... IF I SAW HER

AND TOLD HER WHAT A FOOL I WAS

AND BEGGED HER ON MY KNEES TO CONSIDER?

I DON'T THINK SHE'S THE SORT OF GIRL

WHO WOULD LIKE BEGGING.

DO YOU THINK SHE'D AT LEAST CONSIDER?

CONSIDER WHAT?

WELL, JUST SEEING ME.

SPENDING TIME TOGETHER, JUST BEING FRIENDS.

WELL, YOU'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LEAFLETS.

SEE WHAT THEY ADVISE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A LEAFLET ABOUT LOVE.

NO, BUT I'VE QUITE A FEW ON DESERTION.

YES.

WELL, THANK YOU ANYWAY.

YOU KNOW, SAM... IN ALL THIS TIME,

YOU'VE HARDLY CHANGED AT ALL.

REALLY?

BUT I HAVE.

SIR.

YOU KNOW THE MAN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE.

MM-HMM. MARTIN LONGMATE.

HE OWNS THE HOTEL, DOESN'T HE?

HE DOES.

I THINK YOU OUGHT TO KNOW I...

I APPLIED FOR A JOB WITH HIM,

TO BE HIS PERSONAL ASSISTANT.

DID YOU? DID YOU GET IT?

I DON'T THINK SO.

WELL, MAYBE BEST NOT TO ACCEPT IT ANYWAY,

NOT JUST YET.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WELL, WELL. COME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

YOU'RE LEAVING?

THAT'S RIGHT. I GOT MY 85 POINTS.

THAT EARNS ME A TICKET ON THE GOOD SHIP "AQUITANIA,"

HEADING BACK FOR NEW YORK.

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S GOING TO BE POSSIBLE.

AND WHY IS THAT?

WELL, YOU PROBABLY KNOW ABOUT ZIEGLER.

SURE.

BUT YOU'RE NOT GONNA TELL ME

I HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT, RIGHT?

I MEAN, I HARDLY EVEN KNEW THE MAN.

YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT GRIFFITHS.

WHAT ABOUT HIM? HE'S DEAD.

DEAD?

SIT DOWN.

SINCE WHEN?

SATURDAY NIGHT.

HOW?

AN OVERDOSE.

WELL, WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

WELL, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL ME.

I CAN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING.

OR MAYBE IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS.

ZIEGLER AND GRIFFITHS, THEY DIED

ON THE SAME DAY, RIGHT?

SO MAYBE GRIFFITHS KILLED ZIEGLER.

I DON'T KNOW WHY. YOU CAN FIND THAT OUT.

HE KILLED HIM, THEN HE REGRETTED IT

AND HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.

HE LEFT A NOTE.

YEAH?

"IT WASN'T ME. I WASN'T RESPONSIBLE,"

AND THAT'S ALL IT SAID.

WELL, THERE YOU ARE. IT'S A CONFESSION.

HOW WELL DID YOU KNOW HIM?

I NEVER MET HIM BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

WELL, FOR A MAN YOU NEVER MET,

HE SEEMED TO HAVE QUITE AN EFFECT ON YOU.

HE WAS THE BORING HEAD OF A BORING COMMITTEE.

I THINK WE ALL FELT THE SAME.

AND HOW DID YOU GET TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I VOLUNTEERED.

I WAS KILLING TIME.

AFTER YOU FINISHED IN DEVON.

YEAH.

AND WHAT IS IT YOU WERE DOING IN DEVON?

WHAT IS THIS... THE THIRD DEGREE?

LOOK, CHRISTOPHER,

I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU, I REALLY WOULD,

BUT YOU KNOW I CAN'T.

AND I CAN'T LET YOU LEAVE.

YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU THINK YOU CAN STOP ME?

I HAVE A WIFE.

I HAVE 2 SONS THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN

IN OVER 3 YEARS.

I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS, CHRISTOPHER.

WELL, SO DID I.

MR. LONGMATE IS READY TO SEE YOU NOW.

THANK YOU.

I'D HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS A TERRIBLE BUSINESS.

ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE. A MURDER NOW,

OF ALL TIMES. [SIGHS]

WELL, HAVE YOU MADE ANY PROGRESS?

PERHAPS, UM, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

EXCUSE ME.

WELL, ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP?

YOU FIRST MET DR. ZIEGLER WHEN?

SAME TIME AS YOU, AT THE COMMITTEE.

YOU WERE NEVER A PATIENT OF HIS, THEN.

NO.

HMM. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOUR EYES,

IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING?

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

I REMEMBER YOU TELLING DR. ZIEGLER

YOUR EYESIGHT WAS THE REASON

YOU WERE EXEMPT FROM THE ARMED FORCES.

NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT, OF COURSE, BUT

YOU'RE NOT WEARING GLASSES AND DIDN'T SEEM

TO HAVE A PROBLEM READING AT THE MEETING,

I SEEM TO REMEMBER.

WELL, UH...

I MIGHT AS WELL COME CLEAN.

ACTUALLY, I LIED.

REAL REASON WHY I WAS EXEMPTED WAS ANGINA.

I HAVE A HEART CONDITION.

OH, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

WELL, I WANT TO GO INTO POLITICS, MR. FOYLE.

DO YOU THINK THE PEOPLE OF HASTINGS

WOULD FOR SOMEONE WITH A WEAK HEART?

DO YOU FEEL THEY'D SOONER VOTE

FOR SOMEONE WHO LIES?

OH, I THINK YOU'RE BEING A LITTLE HARSH.

THE NEXT ELECTION MAY BE TOUGHER THAN ANYONE THINKS.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO GIVE MY POLITICAL OPPONENTS

ANY AMMUNITION, THAT'S ALL.

LOOK, I'M WELL ENOUGH TO STAND FOR PARLIAMENT.

I KNOW I AM.

I WANT TO SERVE MY COUNTRY, MR. FOYLE.

THAT MAY SOUND HOPELESSLY OLD-FASHIONED,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET THIS CHANCE PASS ME BY.

SIR. HMM.

DID YOU NOTICE THE WOMAN

LEAVING HIS OFFICE JUST NOW?

HIS ASSISTANT. HMM.

I MET HER A FEW DAYS AGO THROUGH EDITH.

THEY WERE BOTH PATIENTS OF DR. ZIEGLER.

AH. KNOW WHAT HE WAS TREATING HER FOR?

NO, BUT I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.

WELL, IT'S GOT TO BE ONE OF THEM.

MAJOR KIEFER OR MARTIN LONGMATE.

THEY WERE BOTH IN THE ROOM.

OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT CURATOR CHAP, I SUPPOSE.

MICHAEL BROWN.

Man: COULD HAVE BEEN ME.

DIDN'T LIKE TO MENTION IT, SIR.

WHAT DID YOU FIND ABOUT

GRIFFITHS' MILITARY SERVICE?

NOTHING, SIR.

IT'S ALL DEFINITELY HUSH-HUSH.

I MADE A FEW CALLS, BUT HIT A BRICK WALL.

BUT HE WAS IN THE WEST COUNTRY.

AS WAS KIEFER.

HAS YOUR LETTER ARRIVED, BY THE WAY?

MY PROMOTION?

MM-HMM.

NO, SIR. STILL NO NEWS.

Sam: CAN'T YOU GIVE HIM A CALL, SIR?

JIBBER THEM ON A BIT?

NO. IT'LL COME.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO TALK

TO MRS. HILTON WHILE YOU'RE AWAY.

CERTAINLY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING, SIR?

LONDON. YOU'RE ABOUT TO RUN ME TO THE STATION.

CAN I ASK WHY YOU'RE GOING TO LONDON, SIR?

OF COURSE YOU CAN.

MISS PIERCE.

MR. FOYLE.

I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO BE GETTING YOUR CALL.

YOU ARE... SURPRISE...

QUITE HONESTLY.

HOW'S HASTINGS?

MUCH THE SAME AS HERE, I'D IMAGINE.

WE'RE JUST WAITING.

OH, THE END OF THE WAR.

I UNDERSTAND CHURCHILL AND STALIN

ARE NEGOTIATING THE EXACT MOMENT

TO ANNOUNCE IT.

MEANWHILE, I CAN RELIABLY INFORM YOU

THAT YOU CAN EXPECT AN ANNOUNCEMENT

ON THE WIRELESS THIS EVENING.

WHAT? THAT IT'S OVER?

NO. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION IS GOING

TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE'LL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW.

IN OTHER WORDS, THE ANNOUNCEMENT

OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

GOOD TO SEE THE SPIRIT OF COLONEL BLIMP

STILL ALIVE AND WELL.

HE SAID YOU WANTED MY HELP.

THAT MAKES A PLEASANT CHANGE.

WELL, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN SO VERY UNHELPFUL

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS

DURING THE COURSE OF THE WAR SO FAR,

I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY

TO MAKE UP FOR IT.

POINT TAKEN.

JUST NEED SOME INFORMATION.

GO ON.

SOMETIME LAST YEAR, MAYBE THIS,

IN THE WEST OF ENGLAND, DEVON PERHAPS,

SOMETHING HAPPENED...

A NAVAL OPERATION INVOLVING THE AMERICANS

ON A BEACH, MAYBE.

CAN YOU BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC?

WELL, NO... I JUST HAVE ONE NAME... GRIFFITHS.

MARK GRIFFITHS. ROYAL SIGNALS.

YOU'VE MADE INQUIRIES.

NOBODY WILL TALK TO ME.

AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THEY'LL TALK TO ME?

I'LL NEED A COUPLE OF HOURS.

ALL RIGHT.

UH... WHERE WILL YOU BE?

WHEREVER YOU LIKE.

HOW ABOUT WHITEHALL?

KINGLY STREET SHOULD BE QUIET ENOUGH.

YOU'VE SEEN... THERE ARE CROWDS EVERYWHERE.

ALL WAITING FOR THE END.

EVERYONE'S OUT THERE CELEBRATING

AND HERE ARE YOU AND I, STILL STUCK IN THE SHADOWS.

OH, I THOUGHT YOU LIKED THE SHADOWS.

5:00. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

MRS. HILTON. YES?

SERGEANT MILNER. HASTINGS POLICE.

I'VE COME ABOUT DR. ZIEGLER.

YOU'D BETTER COME IN.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU ON YOUR OWN?

NO. MY HUSBAND EDDIE'S UPSTAIRS ASLEEP.

DEMOB.

YEAH, HE WAS IN ITALY.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER MEETING ME, DO YOU?

NO.

I WAS WITH MY WIFE EDITH.

SHE'S PREGNANT.

YOUR HUSBAND DOESN'T NEED TO KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, BUT I DO.

PLEASE.

WHEN YOU MET MY WIFE AT DR. ZIEGLER'S SURGERY,

YOU WERE HEAVILY PREGNANT.

WHERE IS THE BABY?

SHE'S WITH MY MOTHER.

AND YOUR HUSBAND HAS NO IDEA.

WE SUSPECT HE KNOWS SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT,

BUT... I DO LOVE HIM.

BUT HE'S BEEN AWAY FOR 4 YEARS.

I WAS ON MY OWN.

I WISH IT HADN'T HAPPENED, BUT IT DID.

NOW HE'S BACK AND I'VE BEEN

TEARING MYSELF APART.

I CAN'T TELL HIM. HE'D KILL ME.

BUT DR. ZIEGLER KNEW.

I WAS TERRIFIED HE'D TELL EDDIE ABOUT ME,

ABOUT ME AND THE BABY.

IS THAT WHY YOU WENT TO THE MUSEUM?

TO SEE HIM?

NO.

I WENT TO SEE MARTIN. MR. LONGMATE.

HE'S THE FATHER.

RIGHT.

WE DIDN'T MEAN FOR IT TO HAPPEN.

HE WAS ON HIS OWN, TOO.

HIS WIFE HAD DIED IN A BOMBING RAID.

I FELT SORRY FOR HIM AND...

ONE NIGHT WE WERE WORKING LATE.

DOES HE KNOW THE BABY'S HIS?

HE WANTS TO GET RID OF IT,

BUT I COULDN'T DO THAT.

SO THEN HE SAID HE KNEW PEOPLE.

HE SAID HE COULD ARRANGE FOR IT TO BE ADOPTED.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO.

BUT THEN YOUR HUSBAND CAME HOME.

I'VE BEEN SO SCARED.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HIM.

I COULDN'T BEAR THAT.

IF HE FINDS OUT...

EDDIE MENTIONED HE WAS SEEING DR. ZIEGLER.

I PANICKED.

I HAD TO TALK TO SOMEONE.

I THOUGHT MARTIN WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO.

SO I WENT TO THE MUSEUM...

BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.

YOU DIDN'T SEE MR. LONGMATE.

NO. HE'D ALREADY GONE.

THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW.

WILL YOU BE COMING BACK?

NO. I HAVE EVERYTHING. I'LL SEE MYSELF OUT.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

I HEARD.

EVERYTHING.

YOU LIKE TO INHABIT

DANGEROUS TERRITORY, MR. FOYLE.

WELL, NOT BY CHOICE.

WELL, THIS TIME EVEN YOU SHOULD TREAD CAREFULLY.

I'VE STUCK MY NECK OUT FOR YOU,

AND I HAVE TO SAY

I FELT A VERY COLD BREEZE INDEED.

OPERATION TIGER. DOES THAT MEAN

ANYTHING TO YOU?

MIGHT.

SLAPTON SANDS IN DEVON.

WHAT HAPPENED THERE?

NOTHING HAPPENED THERE.

THAT'S THE OFFICIAL VERDICT

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT SHALL REMAIN

FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

UNOFFICIALLY?

YOU NEVER SPOKE TO ME, I NEVER GAVE YOU THIS,

AND IT WOULD BE BETTER IF NOBODY EVER FOUND OUT

YOU KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

JUST REMEMBER... A WAR ALWAYS HIDES

A GREAT MANY DIRTY SECRETS.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG WAR...

AND THIS SECRET'S VERY DIRTY, INDEED.

HE WANTED HER TO GET RID OF IT,

BUT SHE REFUSED,

SO HE WAS GOING TO GET IT ADOPTED.

IT TURNS OUT MARTIN LONGMATE'S

NOT QUITE AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS HE SEEMS.

WAS HE EVER?

[LAUGHTER]

SERGEANT?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

OH, NOTHING, SIR.

IT'S... IN THE... JUST A CARTOON, SIR.

YOU PROBABLY DON'T READ IT. "JANE."

"JANE." RIGHT. NOT A STITCH ON TODAY,

SO I SEE.

YOU'D PROBABLY NOTICE THAT.

YES, SIR. THE LADS AND I

WERE JUST COMMENTING ON IT.

I SUPPOSE IT'S TO MARK THE END OF THE WAR.

WELL, NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON,

IF THAT'S ANYTHING TO GO BY.

RIGHT, SIR. UH.

WE'RE JUST OFF TO WILDER ROAD.

TAKE A PEEK AT THE NEW HQ.

I SHOULD.

PAUL. IT'S HERE.

I SHOULD OPEN IT.

I'VE GOT IT. AH, DARLING.

[LAUGHS]

SIR... THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

OH!

EDITH. I CAME HERE AT SUCH A PACE

I... PAUL, I THINK IT'S COMING.

UH...

Foyle: CHAIR.

UH... GET BROOKE BACK, WILL YOU?

UH... WHAT'S THE...

HOSPITAL NUMBER?

AH, 283. UHH.

WHERE'S SAM?

Edith: AAH.

SHE'S, UM...

WITH THE SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATION THIS MORNING.

OH, I'M SORRY, PAUL.

HONEY, DON'T WORRY.

UHH... OH.

Edith: UHH.

MISSED HIM, SIR.

NEVER MIND. THANK YOU.

DAMN [MUMBLING]

Edith: UHH. UHH.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

HOLD ON. UHH.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

THAT'S IT. WE'RE NEARLY THERE.

UHH. [BREATHING HEAVILY]

Edith: UHH. [BREATHING HEAVILY]

Milner: THANK YOU, SIR. Foyle: GOOD LUCK.

I THINK IT'S TIME YOU EXPLAIN.

IF IT'S ALL IN THERE, WHAT ELSE TO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

I WANT TO HEAR IT FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

I WASN'T THERE.

IT WAS A TRAINING EXERCISE AT SLAPTON SANDS

FOR THE LANDINGS AT UTAH BEACH...

OPERATION TIGER.

A YEAR AGO, APRIL 28...

I'D BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE AMPHIBIOUS TRUCK COMPANY

WORKING ON FLOATING HARBORS AND LSTs...

LANDING SHIPS, TANKS, THAT KIND OF STUFF.

I WAS BILLETED WITH THE FOURTH INFANTRY DIVISION.

I GOT TO KNOW A LOT OF THE BOYS.

THAT'S WHAT MOST OF THEM WERE, JUST KIDS,

A FEW YEARS OLDER THAN MY OWN.

ANYWAY, YOU KNOW, ONE NIGHT

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EXERCISE,

9 GERMAN E-BOATS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE,

AND THERE WAS A WHOLE FLEET OF LSTs

JUST SITTING THERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM,

SO THEY OPENED FIRE,

749 OF OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS KILLED.

IT WAS ALL HUSHED UP.

THEY HAD TO THINK ABOUT MORALE.

SO, WHY DID NOBODY WARN THE KIDS ON THE LSTs

THAT THE GERMANS WERE ON THEIR WAY?

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU. THEY DID...

BUT IT TURNED OUT THERE'D BEEN A TYPING MISTAKE.

SOMEONE HAD SENT OUT THE WRONG RADIO FREQUENCY,

JUST A COUPLE OF MISPLACED NUMBERS... THAT'S ALL...

SO NO ONE ON THE LSTs HEARD ANYTHING,

AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE DIED.

AND THAT WAS GRIFFITHS?

TOOK ME A YEAR TO FIND OUT...

TALKING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE,

ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT SOMETHING

THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE HAPPENED...

BUT HE WAS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE.

GRIFFITHS WAS A MAJOR WITH THE ROYAL SIGNALS CORPS,

ALLIED LIAISON.

HE DID THE RIGHT THING, THEN, KILLING HIMSELF.

NO! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I SEE THOSE KIDS.

EVERY NIGHT, I SEE THEM.

I CAN'T GET THEM OUT OF MY HEAD.

I JUST WANTED HIM TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY.

THAT'S ALL.

I THOUGHT, IF HE DID THAT,

THEN MAYBE I COULD MAKE SENSE OF IT.

WELL, THE FACT IS, NOBODY KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED.

THE RADIO FREQUENCIES WERE CHANGED.

THE GERMANS NOTICED AN INCREASE IN RADIO TRAFFIC.

WHILE THE CORVETTES DIDN'T SHOW UP,

THE LSTs WERE IN THE WRONG FORMATION,

SO, WHATEVER YOU MAY THINK, IT WASN'T ONE MAN'S MISTAKE.

GRIFFITHS WAS IN CHARGE, AND AT THE END OF IT,

THEY JUST SHIPPED HIM OUT.

THEY GOT RID OF HIM.

AS FAR AS HE WAS CONCERNED, THAT WAS THE END OF IT.

HE JUST RAN OUT.

IT WAS REALLY WORTH HOUNDING HIM TO DEATH?

I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO DIE.

THAT WASN'T THE IDEA. I SWEAR TO IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANTED.

I SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME.

IT'S A BIT LATE FOR THAT.

SO, NOW WHAT?

FROM THE LAW'S POINT OF VIEW, THERE'S NOT A CASE AGAINST YOU

THAT WOULD STAND UP IN A COURT...

SO YOU'RE FREE TO GO.

SO, THAT'S IT, THEN?

I THINK SO, DON'T YOU?

FUNNY THING ABOUT WAR, CHRISTOPHER...

PEOPLE CHANGE.

ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE WHO REMAINED ABOVE IT ALL?

SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH YOURSELF, SAM?

AFTER THE WAR?

DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT,

BUT IT LOOKS AS IF ADVERTISING AND POLITICS ARE OUT.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

WILL YOU STAY IN HASTINGS?

HMM, I SUPPOSE SO.

I'LL GO FISHING WITH DAD,

AND WE'LL SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER.

I HAVEN'T REALLY GOT ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO.

WELL, WILL YOU FLY AGAIN?

WELL, MY EYESIGHT IS MORE OR LESS SHOT TO PIECES

WITH THE SINUSITIS, SO NO.

I THINK THAT'S FINISHED.

WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TO GO INTO BUSINESS, THEN,

OR MAYBE YOU CAN JOIN THE POLICE.

HMM, THEN YOU CAN BE MY DRIVER.

I DON'T THINK SO.

THAT'S THE WORST OF IT, SAM,

THIS FEELING I HAVE THAT MAYBE THE BEST OF MY LIFE IS OVER...

FLYING THE DAWN PATROL, THE FRIENDS I MADE,

EVEN THE ONES I LOST.

HOW CAN I WORK IN AN OFFICE,

TRAVEL IN AND OUT ON THE 37 BUS

AFTER WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH?

HOW CAN ANY OF US?

MAYBE YOU COULD WRITE.

YOU USED TO WRITE REAMS OF POETRY.

WELL, I USED TO SCRIBBLE A BIT, I SUPPOSE.

WHAT WAS THAT POEM YOU TOLD ME?

OH, I DON'T REMEMBER.

OH, PLEASE, ANDREW.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I WROTE ONE QUITE RECENTLY,

JUST BEFORE I LEFT MALTA.

GO ON.

DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S ANY GOOD OR NOT,

BUT IT'S CALLED "ALL CLEAR."

THEY SOUNDED OUT THE LAST ALL CLEAR

AND TOLD US, THOSE WHO MADE IT HERE,

THAT VERY SOON, WE'LL HOLD ONCE MORE

THOSE THINGS THAT WE HELD DEAR.

YET, NOTHING IS CLEAR TO ME.

I GAZE FROM DARKNESS TO A SUMMER HAZE,

AND, THOUGH THEY PART, THE CLOUDS OF WAR

LEAD ONLY TO UNCERTAIN DAYS.

DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT?

I THINK THAT'S VERY SAD.

OH, SAM, I'M SORRY.

I'VE GOT TO WATCH OUT FOR MYSELF.

I'M BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE AN OLD MAN.

WELL, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE ONE.

SAM, WHY DON'T WE GET MARRIED?

WHAT? I MEAN IT.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

SURELY MAKES SENSE TO NOT KNOW

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TOGETHER.

IS THAT WHY YOU INVITED ME DOWN HERE?

DON'T GET ANGRY WITH ME.

I SAID I'D BE YOUR FRIEND.

I SAID I'D SEE YOU AGAIN, BUT THAT'S ALL.

IT'S UNFAIR TO ASK FOR MORE,

ESPECIALLY IN SO UNROMANTIC A FASHION.

ALL RIGHT, BUT I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU,

I'M GONNA WORK ON YOU, SAM,

UNTIL ONE DAY, YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT ME

AND FORGIVE ME FOR BEING SUCH A BLOODY FOOL,

AND YOU WILL MARRY ME.

OH, YES?

IF ONLY BECAUSE YOU'D SECRETLY LOVE

TO HAVE MY DAD AS YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW.

HA HA! HMM.

LET'S DRIVE BACK AND GET A PINT.

ALL RIGHT.

[LONGMATE WHISTLES]

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

MR. LONGMATE, COULD I HAVE A WORD?

OF COURSE. SHALL WE USE MY OFFICE?

PROBABLY WISE.

PLEASE FOLLOW ME.

IS THIS ABOUT DR. ZIEGLER?

WHO ELSE?

WELL, PLEASE SIT DOWN.

NO. I WON'T STAY LONGER THAN I HAVE TO.

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD.

SHOULD I?

WITH A HEART CONDITION LIKE YOURS, YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.

THAT'S VERY CONSIDERATE, BUT I'LL BE FINE.

THANK YOU. HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

WELL, WE HOPED YOU MIGHT HELP

WITH WHATEVER YOU CAN REMEMBER

ABOUT YOUR MILITARY SERVICE MEDICAL.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, MR. FOYLE.

I CAN'T SEE WHY YOU'D BE INTERESTED.

SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THE DETAILS, APPARENTLY.

MIGHT YOU REMEMBER WHERE IT TOOK PLACE, FOR EXAMPLE?

UH, LONDON,

THOUGH PRECISELY WHERE, I WOULD BE LESS SURE ABOUT.

MM-HMM. EXAMINING DOCTOR, PERHAPS?

AFRAID NOT.

I SEE.

THOUGH THERE'S PROBABLY A RECORD OF IT SOMEWHERE,

IF YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

WELL, THERE'S A RECORD OF IT IN MY POCKET,

A DOCTOR'S LETTER RECORDING AN APPOINTMENT

FOR MARTIN LONGMATE, APRIL 23, 1941,

AT A SURGERY IN LONDON, HAMPSTEAD,

WITH SIGNED CONFIRMATION OF ANGINA

AND EXEMPTION FROM ACTIVE SERVICE.

WOULD THIS BE YOUR APPOINTMENT?

YOU'LL FORGIVE ME POINTING OUT, MR. FOYLE,

BUT IF YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION,

I FAIL TO SEE WHY YOU'RE QUESTIONING ME REGARDING IT

AND WHY ON EARTH YOU CONSIDER

THERE TO BE A PROBLEM.

WELL, CERTAINLY NOT A PROBLEM FOR ME.

TI JUST LOOKS AS IF IT MIGHT BE FOR YOU.

IT'S A QUESTION OF THE SIGNATURE HERE

OF THE EXAMINING DOCTOR.

ARE YOU SAYING IT'S NOT GENUINE?

NO, FAR FROM IT.

I'M SAYING IT'S DR. ZIEGLER'S.

Ziegler: LONGMATE. WE'VE MET, I THINK.

NO. I DON'T THINK SO.

MARTIN LONGMATE. I FEEL SURE I KNOW THE NAME.

SO, WHY SAY YOU HADN'T MET?

IT WAS 4 YEARS AGO, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

I DO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE.

THEY ALL GIVE YOU MEDICALS?

NOW, A VERY GOOD REASON, PERHAPS,

IS BECAUSE YOU NEVER HAD BECAUSE THE MARTIN LONGMATE

HE EXAMINED WASN'T YOU, WAS IT?

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

HE EXAMINED THE MAN YOU PAID £150

TO TAKE YOU PLACE WHO DOES HAVE ANGINA,

AND YOU HAD A VERY NICE LINE IN ACQUIRING

EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES FOR THOSE INTERESTED

IN AVOIDING MILITARY SERVICE UNTIL HIS ARREST THE OTHER DAY.

HE SENDS HIS REGARDS.

IT WAS ACTUALLY £200.

WAS IT? AH.

WE'LL REMIND HIM. THANK YOU.

LIFE, EH?

ALMOST THE END OF THE WAR, AND YOU RUN INTO

THE VERY LAST PERSON IN ENGLAND YOU WANT TO SEE.

I PANICKED.

WHEN HE ASKED ME ABOUT MY EXEMPTION,

I TOLD HIM IT WAS MY EYESIGHT

BECAUSE IF I'D SAID ANGINA,

HE MIGHT HAVE PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.

THERE WAS TOO MUCH TO LOSE...

MY POLITICAL AMBITIONS, MY BUSINESS...

AND THEN WHEN I HEARD HIM ASKING TO SPEAK TO YOU...

ACTUALLY, MR. FOYLE, THERE WAS ONE THING

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

IT'S A PRIVATE MATTER.

I WONDER IF I MIGHT CALL IN AT THE POLICE STATION.

ARE YOU THERE THIS AFTERNOON?

I AM, ANY TIME YOU LIKE.

Longmate, voice-over: ALL I COULD THINK OF

WAS GETTING RID OF ZIEGLER BEFORE HE COULD TALK TO YOU,

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DID.

OOH! UGH!

WHAT GAVE ME AWAY?

YOU WERE THE FIRST TO LEAVE THE COMMITTEE ROOM,

BUT KIEFER WAS THE FIRST OUT OF THE BUILDING,

ACCORDING TO THE DOORMAN...

AH.

AND ALSO UNNECESSARY AND UNFORTUNATE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

BECAUSE ALL ZIEGLER WANTED TO SPEAK TO ME ABOUT

WAS GRIFFITHS, WHO WAS IN A VERY BAD STATE...

ZIEGLER WAS CONCERNED...

AND UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE... HAVING EVADED THE DRAFT,

MURDERED A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION

TO TRY TO AVOID DETECTION TO FEATHER YOUR OWN NEST...

I'D HAVE SAID YOU WERE A BORN POLITICIAN,

BUT THE LAW BEING WHAT IT IS,

HANGING IS, PERHAPS,

THE VERY BEST WAY YOU CAN SERVE YOUR COUNTRY.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

MAKE THE MOST, LADS.

IT'S THE BONA FIDE FRENCH CHAMPAGNE.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, MR. MILNER.

JUST CELEBRATING THE NEW ARRIVALS, SIR.

HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.

WELL, OF COURSE NOT. BOY OR A GIRL?

A GIRL, SIR, THANK HEAVENS.

GOOD-BYE TO WINSTON MILNER.

SHE WANTS TO CALL HER CLEMENTINE

AFTER MRS. CHURCHILL.

WHERE'S THIS COME FROM?

IT'S FROM THE EVIDENCE ROOM, SIR.

SOMEHOW, THE LABEL CAME ADRIFT,

AND, SADLY, WE COULDN'T PLACE IT.

OH, YEAH? WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

CHEERS. CONGRATULATIONS.

SIR.

Man on radio: THE PRIME MINISTER...

THE RIGHT HONORABLE WINSTON CHURCHILL.

Churchill: YESTERDAY MORNING AT 2:41 A.M.

AT GENERAL EISENHOWER'S HEADQUARTERS,

GENERAL JODL, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND,

AND GRAND ADMIRAL DOENITZ,

THE DESIGNATED HEAD OF THE GERMAN STATE,

SIGNED THE ACT OF UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER

OF ALL GERMAN LAND, SEA, AND AIR FORCES IN EUROPE

TO THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE...

IT'S OVER. CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

[DISTANT CHEERING]

SIR, I BETTER GET BACK TO EDITH AND... CLEMENTINE.

OF COURSE. GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND, IF YOU DON'T MIND, SIR,

I PROMISED THE LADS THAT THEY COULD JOIN IN THE CELEBRATIONS.

IT SEEMS ONLY RIGHT.

ABSOLUTELY. GO AHEAD.

CHEERS, SIR. ENJOY THE CHAMPERS.

THANK YOU. COME ON, LADS.

THEY SAID YOU DROVE MILNER AND HIS WIFE

TO THE HOSPITAL, SIR.

I DID.

BUT I THOUGHT YOU COULDN'T DRIVE.

YOU TELLING ME THAT ALL THESE YEARS...

WELL, I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY EVER AT ANY TIME

SAID I COULDN'T DRIVE.

I MEAN, I JUST PREFER NOT TO.

SO, YOU NEVER REALLY NEEDED ME.

I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.

ALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE OUTSIDE.

YOU OUGHT TO COME AND JOIN US.

I WILL. I'M GONNA DANCE ALL NIGHT.

WILL YOU DANCE WITH ME?

I'LL DANCE WITH ANYBODY...

BUT ESPECIALLY YOU.

YOU COMING, DAD? NO.

I'LL CATCH YOU UP. YOU GO ON.

ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU SURE?

WE'LL NEVER FIND YOU.

I'LL MAKE SURE YOU DO. OFF YOU GO.

ANDREW?

HMM.

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