1 00:00:02,491 --> 00:00:04,398 Sir Magnus Pye was murdered 2 00:00:04,422 --> 00:00:08,440 two days after he returned to his home at Pye Hall. 3 00:00:09,008 --> 00:00:11,208 Oh, no, that's crap. 4 00:00:12,738 --> 00:00:15,725 Monday... Tuesday evening. The funeral. 5 00:00:15,749 --> 00:00:17,153 The burglary. 6 00:00:17,177 --> 00:00:20,612 There is nowhere more dangerous than an English village. 7 00:00:20,636 --> 00:00:21,999 Much better. 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,519 And, in Saxby-on-Avon, 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,188 everybody had a reason to wish Sir Magnus dead. 10 00:00:27,212 --> 00:00:28,927 But which one of them was it? 11 00:00:28,951 --> 00:00:31,156 Who struck the fatal blow? 12 00:00:31,396 --> 00:00:32,995 Brent, the gardener? 13 00:00:33,138 --> 00:00:36,304 "You're worse than useless. I've had enough of you..." - Sir Magnus said. 14 00:00:36,367 --> 00:00:37,719 "What are you suggesting? 15 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,806 "That I didn't want to be fired, so I cut his head off?" 16 00:00:39,962 --> 00:00:42,105 Very snarky. 17 00:00:43,619 --> 00:00:45,906 But could there be another reason for the killing? 18 00:00:45,930 --> 00:00:49,016 What about the tragedy at the lake twelve years ago? 19 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,839 Could it be that Sir Magnus was responsible? 20 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,439 "You never blamed him?" 21 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:54,919 Pünd. Very German accent. 22 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,919 "If I say I did Mr Pünd, will you accuse me of his murder?" 23 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:59,399 Yes, I like that. 24 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,519 And then there was the untimely death of Mary Blakiston. 25 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,261 Did her ex-husband want revenge? 26 00:01:04,285 --> 00:01:05,999 "You were no friend of Sir Magnus." 27 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,799 "He took my wife and my family. 28 00:01:07,823 --> 00:01:09,595 "He took everything I ever loved." 29 00:01:10,736 --> 00:01:14,295 There was no love lost between him and his sister Clarissa. 30 00:01:14,426 --> 00:01:17,536 "Pye Hall and all the land should've been mine." 31 00:01:19,016 --> 00:01:22,655 And as for his marriage, it was worse than mine. 32 00:01:22,656 --> 00:01:24,455 "One day, I swear, I'll put a knife in you, 33 00:01:24,456 --> 00:01:26,176 "and I wont care if I hang for it." 34 00:01:27,416 --> 00:01:30,055 That's it. Get all the suspects lined up, 35 00:01:30,056 --> 00:01:31,411 and then... 36 00:01:34,696 --> 00:01:37,735 That night, Sir Magnus was alone. 37 00:01:37,736 --> 00:01:40,576 Darkness had fallen on Saxby-on-Avon. 38 00:01:41,976 --> 00:01:44,656 At Pye Hall, all was still. 39 00:01:45,776 --> 00:01:49,615 But in the grounds, a soft breeze rippled across the lake. 40 00:01:49,616 --> 00:01:53,536 The water was as cold and as black as death itself. 41 00:01:56,856 --> 00:01:58,695 And that night, indeed, 42 00:01:58,696 --> 00:02:02,056 the house was to be witness to murder. 43 00:02:04,216 --> 00:02:05,816 "I think you ought to leave." 44 00:02:15,856 --> 00:02:17,416 Huh-huh. 45 00:02:56,219 --> 00:03:00,698 CREDITS 46 00:03:08,616 --> 00:03:09,846 Here we are. 47 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,308 - Your tea. - Thank you, James. 48 00:03:12,936 --> 00:03:14,736 Did you see this? 49 00:03:15,656 --> 00:03:17,655 Yes. Dreadful. 50 00:03:17,656 --> 00:03:19,415 Poor Lady Mountbatten. 51 00:03:19,416 --> 00:03:21,415 - I'm sorry? - Her car was stolen. 52 00:03:21,416 --> 00:03:23,135 It says it was in the middle of Hyde Park. 53 00:03:23,136 --> 00:03:24,382 Oh, no. No, no, no. 54 00:03:24,406 --> 00:03:26,258 That's not the story I meant. Here. 55 00:03:27,616 --> 00:03:29,455 "Baronet Murdered." 56 00:03:29,456 --> 00:03:31,695 "Police were called to the village of Saxby-on-Avon 57 00:03:31,696 --> 00:03:33,535 "following the death of Sir Magnus Pye, 58 00:03:33,536 --> 00:03:36,175 "a wealthy local landowner and the owner of Pye Hall." 59 00:03:36,176 --> 00:03:38,335 Sir Magnus Pye. 60 00:03:38,336 --> 00:03:39,935 - We don't know him, do we? - No, 61 00:03:39,936 --> 00:03:42,920 but Saxby-on-Avon is the village the young lady came from. 62 00:03:44,656 --> 00:03:46,176 Joy Sanderling. 63 00:03:47,256 --> 00:03:49,255 You introduced her to me recently. 64 00:03:49,256 --> 00:03:50,336 Of course! 65 00:03:51,576 --> 00:03:53,815 And Mary Blakiston, the mother of her fiance, 66 00:03:53,816 --> 00:03:55,415 also died at Pye Hall. 67 00:03:55,416 --> 00:03:58,295 - She worked for Sir Magnus. - Eh... quite a coincidence. 68 00:03:58,296 --> 00:04:00,535 A coincidence? You think so? 69 00:04:00,536 --> 00:04:02,215 I told Miss Sanderling that I could not help, 70 00:04:02,216 --> 00:04:03,335 there was nothing I could do, 71 00:04:03,336 --> 00:04:05,935 but what she asked me was rumour, innuendo. 72 00:04:05,936 --> 00:04:07,935 A suspicion that Robert Blakiston 73 00:04:07,936 --> 00:04:10,055 might have played a part in his mothers death. 74 00:04:10,056 --> 00:04:11,975 And does this make any difference? 75 00:04:11,976 --> 00:04:13,456 Oh, yes. 76 00:04:14,416 --> 00:04:16,016 This is murder. 77 00:04:17,296 --> 00:04:19,536 And murder can be solved. 78 00:04:25,496 --> 00:04:27,135 So you think they're connected? 79 00:04:27,136 --> 00:04:29,095 Mary Blakiston and Sir Magnus Pye? 80 00:04:29,096 --> 00:04:32,816 She was his housekeeper, so the answer is self-evident. 81 00:04:36,736 --> 00:04:39,215 It's my belief there is no such thing as a coincidence. 82 00:04:39,216 --> 00:04:41,055 Everything in life is part of a pattern, 83 00:04:41,056 --> 00:04:43,095 and coincidence is simply the moment 84 00:04:43,096 --> 00:04:45,695 when that pattern becomes briefly visible. 85 00:04:45,696 --> 00:04:49,135 As such, it must be of great value to the detective. 86 00:04:49,136 --> 00:04:50,615 It's something that I've written about. 87 00:04:50,616 --> 00:04:52,335 Mm, your book. 88 00:04:52,336 --> 00:04:54,935 "The Landscape of Criminal Investigation". 89 00:04:54,936 --> 00:04:55,936 I can't wait to read it. 90 00:04:55,937 --> 00:04:58,297 The way things are going, you may end up having to write it. 91 00:05:41,536 --> 00:05:43,055 Excuse me. 92 00:05:43,056 --> 00:05:45,455 - Uh, what's happening here? - Roadworks. 93 00:05:45,456 --> 00:05:48,615 Y... Yeah. I... I sort of got that. 94 00:05:48,616 --> 00:05:50,855 Um, it's just that I've been sitting here quite a while. 95 00:05:50,856 --> 00:05:53,736 - There's lights. - Do they ever go green? 96 00:05:55,416 --> 00:05:57,255 They're green now. 97 00:05:57,256 --> 00:05:59,895 - Nobody's moving, though. - Yeah, I've noticed. 98 00:05:59,896 --> 00:06:01,256 Come on! 99 00:06:19,136 --> 00:06:21,215 - Hello, you! - Hi, Katie! 100 00:06:21,216 --> 00:06:24,215 - Ah, this is a surprise! - I told you I was coming! 101 00:06:24,216 --> 00:06:25,495 I know, but you actually turned up. 102 00:06:25,496 --> 00:06:27,015 Oh! 103 00:06:27,016 --> 00:06:29,256 Come on, come on in. 104 00:06:32,976 --> 00:06:35,456 - I'll put the kettle on. - Oh, great. Thanks. 105 00:07:06,656 --> 00:07:07,656 Hey. 106 00:07:07,657 --> 00:07:09,495 Uh, how's the room? 107 00:07:09,496 --> 00:07:11,696 Perfect. Of course. 108 00:07:13,736 --> 00:07:14,935 Sure you don't mind me staying? 109 00:07:14,936 --> 00:07:16,975 Oh, no, no. I'm happy to see you. 110 00:07:16,976 --> 00:07:19,295 It's just going to be us, though, I'm afraid. 111 00:07:19,296 --> 00:07:22,095 - Oh, where's Gordon? - Uh, New York. At a conference. 112 00:07:22,096 --> 00:07:24,055 New York! And you didn't want to go? 113 00:07:24,056 --> 00:07:26,095 Oh, I couldn't get that much time off. 114 00:07:26,096 --> 00:07:29,135 - What, from the garden center? - Mm. They made me manager. 115 00:07:29,136 --> 00:07:31,415 - I know. Congratulations. - Thank you. 116 00:07:31,416 --> 00:07:32,935 Well, it's Horticultural Manager. 117 00:07:32,936 --> 00:07:34,695 It's one under General Manager. 118 00:07:34,696 --> 00:07:37,215 - But you enjoy it. - Yeah, it keeps me busy. 119 00:07:37,216 --> 00:07:38,975 Jack's in Amsterdam, 120 00:07:38,976 --> 00:07:41,135 getting up to God knows what, and Daisy's with friends, 121 00:07:41,136 --> 00:07:43,055 so it really is just me and you against the world. 122 00:07:43,056 --> 00:07:44,336 Like we always were. 123 00:07:45,816 --> 00:07:47,695 What do you mean? 124 00:07:47,696 --> 00:07:48,896 Oh, when we were children. 125 00:07:50,896 --> 00:07:52,215 Yeah, I saw the photo. 126 00:07:52,216 --> 00:07:55,215 - Which photo? - In the bedroom. 127 00:07:55,216 --> 00:07:57,735 Oh, that's just there because that's where it is. 128 00:07:57,736 --> 00:07:59,775 - I didn't put it there. - Oh, I know. 129 00:07:59,776 --> 00:08:01,895 It's funny, though, looking at it, though, isn't it? 130 00:08:01,896 --> 00:08:03,495 We were inseparable. 131 00:08:03,496 --> 00:08:05,336 - We were. - Until we separated. 132 00:08:07,976 --> 00:08:10,095 I'm not sure that we did, did we? 133 00:08:10,096 --> 00:08:12,096 Well, you in London, me here. 134 00:08:14,416 --> 00:08:15,655 Yeah, I'm sorry. 135 00:08:15,656 --> 00:08:18,015 I haven't really been in touch very much lately. 136 00:08:18,016 --> 00:08:20,135 It's just that I've been so busy with the company 137 00:08:20,136 --> 00:08:21,615 and now this business with Alan... 138 00:08:21,616 --> 00:08:23,576 - No, I was sorry to hear that. - Yeah. 139 00:08:24,656 --> 00:08:28,176 Look, I know you hate it, but do you mind if I smoke? 140 00:08:30,496 --> 00:08:32,855 You never liked him, did you? 141 00:08:32,856 --> 00:08:35,895 Oh, he was a complete pain in the arse. 142 00:08:35,896 --> 00:08:38,415 Every dot, every comma... 143 00:08:38,416 --> 00:08:40,855 I mean, I know a lot of authors are protective of their work, 144 00:08:40,856 --> 00:08:44,495 but with Alan it was like I was trying to rewrite the Bible. 145 00:08:44,496 --> 00:08:46,415 He took against me at our very first meeting, 146 00:08:46,416 --> 00:08:48,896 so from then on, we only ever communicated by email. 147 00:08:49,816 --> 00:08:51,415 So, are you here for the funeral? 148 00:08:51,416 --> 00:08:53,055 No. That's next weekend. 149 00:08:53,056 --> 00:08:54,695 I know it's gonna sound crazy, 150 00:08:54,696 --> 00:08:56,255 but I'm here to look for the last chapter 151 00:08:56,256 --> 00:08:57,975 of his new book, "Magpie Murders". 152 00:08:57,976 --> 00:08:59,055 Is it missing? 153 00:08:59,056 --> 00:09:00,335 Well, we don't even know if he wrote it, 154 00:09:00,336 --> 00:09:01,615 but he certainly never sent it. 155 00:09:01,616 --> 00:09:03,575 Now he's dead and we really need it, 156 00:09:03,576 --> 00:09:05,535 or we could go out of business if we don't find it. 157 00:09:05,536 --> 00:09:08,495 - Seriously? - Seriously. Yeah. 158 00:09:08,496 --> 00:09:09,855 When did you last see him? 159 00:09:09,856 --> 00:09:11,855 Oh, about two years ago, I think. 160 00:09:11,856 --> 00:09:13,496 I used to bump into him in Woodbridge. 161 00:09:14,736 --> 00:09:17,855 He must have shown the book to someone. 162 00:09:17,856 --> 00:09:20,055 Maybe he even gave someone a copy. 163 00:09:20,056 --> 00:09:21,815 So, where are you gonna start? 164 00:09:21,816 --> 00:09:24,815 Alan lived outside a village. 165 00:09:24,816 --> 00:09:26,336 I'll start there. 166 00:09:34,776 --> 00:09:36,295 I was a great fan of his books. 167 00:09:36,296 --> 00:09:38,256 I have to say it was a terrible shock. 168 00:09:40,176 --> 00:09:41,575 You found him. 169 00:09:41,576 --> 00:09:43,055 On Sunday morning, yes. 170 00:09:43,056 --> 00:09:44,735 It was horrible. 171 00:09:44,736 --> 00:09:46,815 I'll never get that image out of my head. 172 00:09:46,816 --> 00:09:47,856 I'm sorry. 173 00:09:48,816 --> 00:09:50,735 Thank you. 174 00:09:50,736 --> 00:09:52,575 How well did you know him? 175 00:09:52,576 --> 00:09:54,415 Well, I'd been his solicitor for many years. 176 00:09:54,416 --> 00:09:56,415 I acted for him when he bought Abbey Grange 177 00:09:56,416 --> 00:09:58,135 and of course in the matter of his divorce 178 00:09:58,136 --> 00:09:59,815 from his wife, Melissa. 179 00:09:59,816 --> 00:10:01,095 Did you know that he was ill? 180 00:10:01,096 --> 00:10:03,215 No. He never mentioned it to me. 181 00:10:03,216 --> 00:10:05,695 So you had no idea he was intending to kill himself? 182 00:10:05,696 --> 00:10:07,975 Of course not. 183 00:10:07,976 --> 00:10:09,895 Although... 184 00:10:09,896 --> 00:10:10,896 What? 185 00:10:10,897 --> 00:10:13,895 Well, he had decided to make a new will. 186 00:10:13,896 --> 00:10:16,015 That was the reason I was there at the house. 187 00:10:16,016 --> 00:10:17,695 Oh, so it wasn't social? 188 00:10:17,696 --> 00:10:20,055 No, no, no. We didn't have that sort of relationship. 189 00:10:20,056 --> 00:10:21,815 Right, right. 190 00:10:21,816 --> 00:10:23,575 And the will? 191 00:10:23,576 --> 00:10:25,975 Well, obviously I can't disclose any of the contents. 192 00:10:25,976 --> 00:10:27,215 No. No, no, no. Of course. 193 00:10:27,216 --> 00:10:29,055 I mean, I wouldn't dream of asking. 194 00:10:29,056 --> 00:10:31,215 I was a great admirer of his work. 195 00:10:31,216 --> 00:10:33,015 I've always loved a good murder story, 196 00:10:33,016 --> 00:10:36,695 and Alan, well, he always kept you guessing right till the end. 197 00:10:36,696 --> 00:10:38,696 - You've read all his books? - Oh, absolutely. 198 00:10:39,936 --> 00:10:42,655 He told me he was going to base a character on me... 199 00:10:42,656 --> 00:10:44,615 - Ah! - in the new book. 200 00:10:44,616 --> 00:10:46,576 I'm very much looking forward to that. 201 00:10:47,576 --> 00:10:50,216 And he would always sign a first edition for me and my wife. 202 00:10:54,576 --> 00:10:57,855 That's the two of us there at a charity dinner. 203 00:10:57,856 --> 00:10:59,136 Right. 204 00:11:00,056 --> 00:11:02,415 I don't suppose he ever showed you the manuscripts 205 00:11:02,416 --> 00:11:03,615 before they were finished? 206 00:11:03,616 --> 00:11:06,775 If only. I'd have been honored. 207 00:11:06,776 --> 00:11:10,495 But, uh, no, he never really talked about his work. 208 00:11:10,496 --> 00:11:12,975 And he didn't give you a copy or anything like that 209 00:11:12,976 --> 00:11:15,136 - for safekeeping? - No. 210 00:11:17,896 --> 00:11:19,456 Mr Khan... 211 00:11:20,416 --> 00:11:23,376 I need to get into Abbey Grange to find something. 212 00:11:24,576 --> 00:11:26,335 Don't suppose you could help me? 213 00:11:26,336 --> 00:11:28,335 I'm afraid I don't have a key, 214 00:11:28,336 --> 00:11:30,855 and even if I did, I couldn't possibly let you in. 215 00:11:30,856 --> 00:11:33,015 Although I understand his partner, James Taylor, 216 00:11:33,016 --> 00:11:34,616 is in residence. 217 00:11:36,096 --> 00:11:37,855 Permanently? 218 00:11:37,856 --> 00:11:39,536 So I believe. 219 00:11:40,816 --> 00:11:42,495 Abbey Grange is a splendid house, 220 00:11:42,496 --> 00:11:44,135 a remarkable place. 221 00:11:44,136 --> 00:11:47,096 It will be hard to imagine it without Alan there. 222 00:12:09,136 --> 00:12:10,495 Herr Pünd! 223 00:12:10,496 --> 00:12:12,055 My dear Detective Inspector Chubb. 224 00:12:12,056 --> 00:12:14,175 It's a great pleasure to see you again. 225 00:12:14,176 --> 00:12:15,975 - Mr Fraser. - Hello. 226 00:12:15,976 --> 00:12:19,135 Oh, it still baffles me how you did it last time. 227 00:12:19,136 --> 00:12:21,575 A dead body in a locked room, the key in the butter dish - 228 00:12:21,576 --> 00:12:24,415 - it made no sense to me at all. - I was aware of that. 229 00:12:24,416 --> 00:12:25,535 I can't imagine 230 00:12:25,536 --> 00:12:27,975 what brings you to this neck of the woods a second time. 231 00:12:27,976 --> 00:12:30,335 - Did you know Sir Magnus? - No, we had never met, 232 00:12:30,336 --> 00:12:33,495 but there was a housekeeper who also died in this place... 233 00:12:33,496 --> 00:12:35,975 Mary Blakiston. Yes. 234 00:12:35,976 --> 00:12:37,335 Very unfortunate accident. 235 00:12:37,336 --> 00:12:39,015 Well, it has been suggested to me 236 00:12:39,016 --> 00:12:41,215 there might be more to her death than meets the eye. 237 00:12:41,216 --> 00:12:43,015 Let me put your mind at rest, Herr Pünd. 238 00:12:43,016 --> 00:12:46,415 I looked into it myself, and it was absolutely straightforward. 239 00:12:46,416 --> 00:12:48,535 She was vacuuming at the top of the stairs, 240 00:12:48,536 --> 00:12:50,935 she tripped, and she fell. 241 00:12:50,936 --> 00:12:52,735 And what of last night? 242 00:12:52,736 --> 00:12:55,056 Come in. 243 00:13:06,616 --> 00:13:09,175 The murder took place about nine o'clock last night. 244 00:13:09,176 --> 00:13:11,816 Sir Magnus was decapitated. 245 00:13:16,496 --> 00:13:17,536 So I see. 246 00:13:18,776 --> 00:13:21,575 Now, the sword was taken from that suit of Armour. 247 00:13:21,576 --> 00:13:23,575 A single blow. 248 00:13:23,576 --> 00:13:25,495 A lot of blood. 249 00:13:25,496 --> 00:13:27,415 If you will forgive me, Detective Inspector, 250 00:13:27,416 --> 00:13:29,255 could we perhaps begin at the beginning. 251 00:13:29,256 --> 00:13:30,775 Let us go back to the first death. 252 00:13:30,776 --> 00:13:32,935 What, you're still on about that housekeeper? 253 00:13:32,936 --> 00:13:36,695 Was Sir Magnus at home at the time when Mrs Blakiston died? 254 00:13:36,696 --> 00:13:39,615 No, he was away on holiday with his wife, Lady Pye. 255 00:13:39,616 --> 00:13:42,295 They got home two days after the funeral. 256 00:13:42,296 --> 00:13:44,655 An unpleasant surprise was awaiting them. 257 00:13:44,656 --> 00:13:46,975 I need a drink. 258 00:13:46,976 --> 00:13:49,335 Sir Magnus had a collection of Roman antiquities - 259 00:13:49,336 --> 00:13:50,895 but only two nights before, 260 00:13:50,896 --> 00:13:53,335 it turns out they'd been burgled. 261 00:13:53,336 --> 00:13:54,376 What the... 262 00:13:56,536 --> 00:13:59,095 I don't believe it. It's all gone! 263 00:13:59,096 --> 00:14:00,576 How did they get in? 264 00:14:01,576 --> 00:14:03,256 I have no idea. 265 00:14:04,416 --> 00:14:06,295 Mary Blakiston should have been here. 266 00:14:06,296 --> 00:14:07,655 How irritating of her to die. 267 00:14:07,656 --> 00:14:10,335 - Oh, for Gods sake! - I told you! 268 00:14:10,336 --> 00:14:11,815 We should have come back. 269 00:14:11,816 --> 00:14:15,215 Oh, I wouldn't go to a housekeeper's funeral. 270 00:14:15,216 --> 00:14:18,456 Anyway, what difference would it have made? 271 00:14:19,536 --> 00:14:22,216 We would have been here when this happened! 272 00:14:23,136 --> 00:14:24,255 Well, where was Brent, hmm? 273 00:14:24,256 --> 00:14:27,015 That's the question you should be asking. Hmm. 274 00:14:27,016 --> 00:14:28,815 Dithering about in the garden. 275 00:14:28,816 --> 00:14:30,336 Bloody useless. 276 00:14:31,336 --> 00:14:33,336 Where was he? 277 00:14:34,416 --> 00:14:35,615 And what had been taken? 278 00:14:35,616 --> 00:14:37,655 A collection of Roman silver. 279 00:14:37,656 --> 00:14:38,695 Coins and jewellery. 280 00:14:38,696 --> 00:14:40,415 It was part of a treasure trove 281 00:14:40,416 --> 00:14:41,975 that was actually found in the grounds. 282 00:14:41,976 --> 00:14:43,695 It had been in the family for generations. 283 00:14:43,696 --> 00:14:47,295 Sir Magnus did not attend the funeral of his housekeeper, huh? 284 00:14:47,296 --> 00:14:49,095 I don't suppose they were close. 285 00:14:49,096 --> 00:14:52,255 Oh, no. You... Actually, you'd be wrong there. 286 00:14:52,256 --> 00:14:55,415 By all accounts, Mary Blakiston was devoted to Sir Magnus. 287 00:14:55,416 --> 00:14:56,655 She thought the world of him. 288 00:14:56,656 --> 00:14:58,655 And he was always very supportive 289 00:14:58,656 --> 00:15:00,175 of her and her two sons. 290 00:15:00,176 --> 00:15:02,456 In fact, he... He... 291 00:15:10,256 --> 00:15:11,895 What's he doing? 292 00:15:11,896 --> 00:15:13,256 What he does. 293 00:15:14,336 --> 00:15:16,135 Ah... 294 00:15:16,136 --> 00:15:19,175 Sir Magnus knew his killer. 295 00:15:19,176 --> 00:15:20,535 How you work that one out? 296 00:15:20,536 --> 00:15:22,695 From the position of both the door and the Armour, 297 00:15:22,696 --> 00:15:24,175 Detective Inspector, is evident 298 00:15:24,176 --> 00:15:27,095 that Sir Magnus was showing someone out of the house, 299 00:15:27,096 --> 00:15:31,256 and they were behind him when the blow was struck. 300 00:15:32,656 --> 00:15:34,295 It's funny you should say that. 301 00:15:34,296 --> 00:15:36,496 Uh... follow me. 302 00:15:37,536 --> 00:15:39,736 Sir Magnuss office is through here. 303 00:15:45,336 --> 00:15:48,095 Now, from what we can work out, 304 00:15:48,096 --> 00:15:50,135 Sir Magnus met someone in here last night. 305 00:15:50,136 --> 00:15:51,495 The ashes were still warm, 306 00:15:51,496 --> 00:15:54,415 and a second chair had been brought over to the desk. 307 00:15:54,416 --> 00:15:55,575 The safe. 308 00:15:55,576 --> 00:15:57,695 Uh, that was open when the body was discovered. 309 00:15:57,696 --> 00:15:58,735 Who discovered the body? 310 00:15:58,736 --> 00:16:00,615 It was Lady Frances Pye. 311 00:16:00,616 --> 00:16:02,775 She got home a quarter to eleven. 312 00:16:02,776 --> 00:16:04,135 It was a nasty shock. 313 00:16:04,136 --> 00:16:06,015 There's money in there, 314 00:16:06,016 --> 00:16:07,935 and also bonds and certificates. 315 00:16:07,936 --> 00:16:09,775 Yes, it's interesting, isn't it? 316 00:16:09,776 --> 00:16:11,335 Looks as if nothings been taken. 317 00:16:11,336 --> 00:16:13,295 - Why the fire? - Why not? 318 00:16:13,296 --> 00:16:15,456 It was not cold last night. 319 00:16:16,496 --> 00:16:18,055 Let me see. 320 00:16:18,056 --> 00:16:19,415 Oh! 321 00:16:19,416 --> 00:16:21,815 Ha-ha! Here! 322 00:16:21,816 --> 00:16:23,336 Here we are. 323 00:16:25,336 --> 00:16:27,896 You see this, Detective Inspector? 324 00:16:29,296 --> 00:16:31,135 - Blank. - There's no writing, 325 00:16:31,136 --> 00:16:33,815 but this stain may be of interest. 326 00:16:33,816 --> 00:16:36,336 - Coffee? - Or perhaps blood. 327 00:16:39,656 --> 00:16:41,695 I suppose the question is whose blood? 328 00:16:41,696 --> 00:16:44,735 That is also what I would like to know. 329 00:16:44,736 --> 00:16:46,096 I'll look into it. 330 00:16:47,056 --> 00:16:50,095 But if you're looking for really incriminating evidence, 331 00:16:50,096 --> 00:16:51,696 take a look at this. 332 00:16:59,536 --> 00:17:01,135 "You wont get away with it. 333 00:17:01,136 --> 00:17:02,535 "The village was here before you, 334 00:17:02,536 --> 00:17:04,415 "and it will be here after you've gone. 335 00:17:04,416 --> 00:17:06,015 "Think again if you want to live here. 336 00:17:06,016 --> 00:17:08,535 "Think again if you want to live." 337 00:17:08,536 --> 00:17:11,535 - Unsigned. - And hand-delivered. 338 00:17:11,536 --> 00:17:13,415 It's strange. 339 00:17:13,416 --> 00:17:18,016 The envelope is hand-written, and yet the letter is typed. 340 00:17:23,216 --> 00:17:25,015 Where's Lady Pye? 341 00:17:25,016 --> 00:17:26,855 Upstairs in her room. 342 00:17:26,856 --> 00:17:28,535 Her son is with her back from school. 343 00:17:28,536 --> 00:17:31,895 - You want to talk to her? - Ay, if that is possible. 344 00:17:31,896 --> 00:17:34,895 She's not exactly the grieving widow, Mr Pünd. 345 00:17:34,896 --> 00:17:36,535 Take care on the stairs. 346 00:17:36,536 --> 00:17:37,815 This is where Mary Blakiston... 347 00:17:37,816 --> 00:17:40,575 Yes... fell down and broke her neck. 348 00:17:40,576 --> 00:17:42,096 Unless she was pushed. 349 00:17:51,896 --> 00:17:53,055 Mother, 350 00:17:53,056 --> 00:17:55,015 when will I have to go back to school? 351 00:17:55,016 --> 00:17:57,575 After the funeral, darling. 352 00:17:57,576 --> 00:17:59,135 I don't like funerals. 353 00:17:59,136 --> 00:18:00,656 Nobody does. 354 00:18:01,856 --> 00:18:03,696 Yes? 355 00:18:05,416 --> 00:18:07,215 Lady Pye, um... 356 00:18:07,216 --> 00:18:09,495 I wonder if we might have another word? 357 00:18:09,496 --> 00:18:12,055 Really, Detective Inspector, we have been through all this. 358 00:18:12,056 --> 00:18:13,975 This is Atticus Pünd. 359 00:18:13,976 --> 00:18:15,856 He's a well-known investigator. 360 00:18:18,016 --> 00:18:19,256 Will you take that, darling? 361 00:18:20,736 --> 00:18:23,016 Whoever it is, tell them I'm not well. 362 00:18:24,176 --> 00:18:25,775 The telephones don't work upstairs. 363 00:18:25,776 --> 00:18:26,815 Nothing works in this house. 364 00:18:26,816 --> 00:18:28,376 It's just one thing after another. 365 00:18:30,336 --> 00:18:34,215 Oh, it must have been a great shock for you, Lady Pye. 366 00:18:34,216 --> 00:18:38,495 To come home and find your husband's been decapitated? 367 00:18:38,496 --> 00:18:40,095 You could say that, yes. 368 00:18:40,096 --> 00:18:41,935 What can you tell us about last night? 369 00:18:41,936 --> 00:18:43,895 Not very much. 370 00:18:43,896 --> 00:18:44,896 I was in London. 371 00:18:44,897 --> 00:18:47,295 You were also away when your housekeeper died. 372 00:18:47,296 --> 00:18:48,575 Mary? 373 00:18:48,576 --> 00:18:51,295 Well, she wasn't murdered. She fell down the stairs. 374 00:18:51,296 --> 00:18:53,135 What could you possibly want to know about her? 375 00:18:53,136 --> 00:18:54,575 Two violent deaths in the same house 376 00:18:54,576 --> 00:18:56,215 in such a short space of time. 377 00:18:56,216 --> 00:18:58,135 You do not consider there may have be a connection? 378 00:18:58,136 --> 00:19:00,216 I can't say it had occurred to me. 379 00:19:01,336 --> 00:19:02,935 What was the relationship 380 00:19:02,936 --> 00:19:05,295 between your husband and Mrs Blakiston? 381 00:19:05,296 --> 00:19:08,295 She was the housekeeper. There wasn't one! 382 00:19:08,296 --> 00:19:12,255 Oh, are you expecting a visitor, Lady Pye? 383 00:19:12,256 --> 00:19:13,936 Not unless it's a delivery. 384 00:19:14,936 --> 00:19:16,175 I'll go down, if you'd like. 385 00:19:16,176 --> 00:19:17,935 Oh, thank you, James. 386 00:19:17,936 --> 00:19:20,415 If you want the truth, 387 00:19:20,416 --> 00:19:23,535 Mary Blakiston was a little obsessed with my husband. 388 00:19:23,536 --> 00:19:25,295 She'd worked for him for twenty years. 389 00:19:25,296 --> 00:19:28,255 She thought him a pillar of wisdom, a mentor, 390 00:19:28,256 --> 00:19:30,775 someone who'd look after her. 391 00:19:30,776 --> 00:19:31,816 And? 392 00:19:32,896 --> 00:19:34,736 Well, of course he wasn't. 393 00:19:36,936 --> 00:19:39,295 - Hi. - Yes? 394 00:19:39,296 --> 00:19:40,536 James Taylor? 395 00:19:41,696 --> 00:19:42,855 Yes... 396 00:19:42,856 --> 00:19:44,055 I'm Susan Ryeland. 397 00:19:44,056 --> 00:19:47,015 I worked with Alan Conway. I wondered if I could come in. 398 00:19:47,016 --> 00:19:48,615 You sure you don't want anything? 399 00:19:48,616 --> 00:19:49,816 No, I'm OK, thanks. 400 00:19:51,456 --> 00:19:53,535 I can't believe I'm finally getting to meet you. 401 00:19:53,536 --> 00:19:55,015 Alan often used to talk about you. 402 00:19:55,016 --> 00:19:56,016 Ha! 403 00:19:56,017 --> 00:19:58,815 Not that he ever had anything nice to say. 404 00:19:58,816 --> 00:20:00,935 You were the, uh... tricky editor, 405 00:20:00,936 --> 00:20:03,695 the one who stood between him and his genius. 406 00:20:03,696 --> 00:20:05,135 Ah. 407 00:20:05,136 --> 00:20:06,815 He never mentioned you. 408 00:20:06,816 --> 00:20:07,975 Mm. 409 00:20:07,976 --> 00:20:09,895 Why doesn't that surprise me? 410 00:20:09,896 --> 00:20:12,295 Alan was very private about that side of things. 411 00:20:12,296 --> 00:20:13,415 He didn't even admit he was gay 412 00:20:13,416 --> 00:20:15,615 till we'd been together a couple of years. 413 00:20:15,616 --> 00:20:16,856 How did you meet? 414 00:20:18,816 --> 00:20:20,175 Internet. 415 00:20:20,176 --> 00:20:22,935 There's a website I used. Rent boys. 416 00:20:22,936 --> 00:20:25,575 I charged three hundred quid an hour. 417 00:20:25,576 --> 00:20:27,495 I hope that doesn't shock you. 418 00:20:27,496 --> 00:20:28,855 Not at all. 419 00:20:28,856 --> 00:20:31,015 He was still married at the time. 420 00:20:31,016 --> 00:20:32,615 I was just a commodity, 421 00:20:32,616 --> 00:20:34,775 and then, you know, one thing led to another, and... 422 00:20:34,776 --> 00:20:36,216 And now you get everything. 423 00:20:38,656 --> 00:20:40,535 Did Khan tell you that? 424 00:20:40,536 --> 00:20:43,615 He mentioned that Alan was thinking of changing his will. 425 00:20:43,616 --> 00:20:46,415 Ah... That's outrageous. 426 00:20:46,416 --> 00:20:48,335 Whatever happened to client confidentiality? 427 00:20:48,336 --> 00:20:50,415 He didn't say anything else. 428 00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:53,256 Well, why should I deny it? Yes! 429 00:20:54,456 --> 00:20:55,976 I get everything. 430 00:20:58,176 --> 00:21:01,295 Do you think that's why I pushed Alan off the tower? 431 00:21:01,296 --> 00:21:03,336 To stop him signing the new will? 432 00:21:04,936 --> 00:21:06,816 I suppose I could have done that. 433 00:21:08,136 --> 00:21:10,336 I'll show you if you like. 434 00:21:12,136 --> 00:21:13,176 Sure. 435 00:21:32,096 --> 00:21:34,656 They say on a clear day you can see as far as Norfolk. 436 00:21:35,736 --> 00:21:37,775 There's nothing of interest the entire way. 437 00:21:37,776 --> 00:21:39,855 You don't like living here? 438 00:21:39,856 --> 00:21:41,775 Darling, I'm selling the moment I get probate. 439 00:21:41,776 --> 00:21:44,095 I can't wait to get out. 440 00:21:44,096 --> 00:21:45,575 Who lives there? 441 00:21:45,576 --> 00:21:47,175 Jack White. 442 00:21:47,176 --> 00:21:50,215 He's a property developer. Alan hated him. 443 00:21:50,216 --> 00:21:51,895 Why? 444 00:21:51,896 --> 00:21:53,615 He needed a reason? 445 00:21:53,616 --> 00:21:54,975 I don't know. 446 00:21:54,976 --> 00:21:58,536 Alan just took against him. Access. Hedges. 447 00:21:59,576 --> 00:22:01,655 They used to fight for right of way on the drive. 448 00:22:01,656 --> 00:22:03,415 This is where he was found. 449 00:22:03,416 --> 00:22:05,015 Yeah. 450 00:22:05,016 --> 00:22:06,895 He often came up here. 451 00:22:06,896 --> 00:22:08,456 He liked the view. 452 00:22:09,456 --> 00:22:11,016 It is a very low wall. 453 00:22:12,216 --> 00:22:13,776 Too low. 454 00:22:15,976 --> 00:22:17,815 There you are, you see. 455 00:22:17,816 --> 00:22:19,695 - Easy to lose your balance. - Mm. 456 00:22:19,696 --> 00:22:21,336 Lucky I'm here. 457 00:22:25,467 --> 00:22:26,706 I'm sorry to disappoint you, 458 00:22:26,734 --> 00:22:28,455 but I couldn't have pushed Alan off the tower. 459 00:22:28,456 --> 00:22:29,935 I wasn't on the premises. 460 00:22:29,936 --> 00:22:31,415 - Where were you? - London. 461 00:22:31,416 --> 00:22:32,815 I was going out of my mind stuck here. 462 00:22:32,816 --> 00:22:34,255 We were spending more and more time apart 463 00:22:34,256 --> 00:22:36,575 until we decided... he decided 464 00:22:36,576 --> 00:22:39,175 it was better not to be together at all. 465 00:22:42,496 --> 00:22:44,055 Alan put you in his books. 466 00:22:44,056 --> 00:22:45,495 Nice of you to notice. 467 00:22:45,496 --> 00:22:49,184 Yes. I'm James Fraser, the thick assistant. 468 00:22:49,536 --> 00:22:51,695 He did that to everyone, and not in a nice way. 469 00:22:51,696 --> 00:22:54,335 He liked to play with people. 470 00:22:54,336 --> 00:22:56,575 Actually, that's how it was for him. 471 00:22:56,576 --> 00:22:58,655 Writing. It was all a game. 472 00:22:58,656 --> 00:23:00,295 Have you read "Magpie Murders"? 473 00:23:00,296 --> 00:23:02,815 He never let me read anything until he finished. 474 00:23:02,816 --> 00:23:04,055 Had he finished? 475 00:23:04,056 --> 00:23:05,855 Yeah, I saw a finished manuscript. 476 00:23:05,856 --> 00:23:07,215 It's missing the last chapter. 477 00:23:07,216 --> 00:23:08,815 Really? 478 00:23:08,816 --> 00:23:11,175 The last chapter of a whodunnit? 479 00:23:11,176 --> 00:23:12,975 I can see why that might be a problem. 480 00:23:12,976 --> 00:23:14,415 - That's why I'm here. - Well, 481 00:23:14,416 --> 00:23:17,016 if it was anywhere, this is where it'll be. 482 00:23:19,136 --> 00:23:22,695 Do you know the password to his computer? 483 00:23:22,696 --> 00:23:25,975 "Cat up nudist". One word. 484 00:23:25,976 --> 00:23:29,096 It's an anagram of Atticus Pünd. 485 00:23:30,176 --> 00:23:32,496 Alan loved anagrams. 486 00:23:39,176 --> 00:23:41,335 - That's funny. - What? 487 00:23:41,336 --> 00:23:42,895 This is where he kept his notebooks, 488 00:23:42,896 --> 00:23:45,655 but they don't seem to be here. 489 00:23:45,656 --> 00:23:47,455 Has anyone else been in the room? 490 00:23:47,456 --> 00:23:48,575 Only the police. 491 00:23:48,576 --> 00:23:50,415 You know he only wrote his first drafts by hand. 492 00:23:50,416 --> 00:23:53,576 - Yeah. - He liked expensive pens. 493 00:23:54,896 --> 00:23:56,655 They're gone. 494 00:23:56,656 --> 00:23:58,456 - The pens? - No, the notes. 495 00:23:59,576 --> 00:24:01,415 Yeah, there's nothing on here either. 496 00:24:01,416 --> 00:24:02,935 No files, nothing. 497 00:24:02,936 --> 00:24:05,055 Maybe you should talk to Claire. 498 00:24:05,056 --> 00:24:06,535 Claire Jenkins, his sister. 499 00:24:06,536 --> 00:24:08,295 She used to help him with the manuscripts - 500 00:24:08,296 --> 00:24:09,456 typing, photocopying. 501 00:24:09,559 --> 00:24:11,775 Not sure she did anything on "Magpie", though. 502 00:24:11,776 --> 00:24:13,095 They had a falling out. 503 00:24:13,096 --> 00:24:14,413 God. 504 00:24:14,536 --> 00:24:16,455 Was there anyone Alan didn't argue with? 505 00:24:16,456 --> 00:24:17,456 No. 506 00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:20,415 And if someone really did push him off that tower, well, 507 00:24:20,416 --> 00:24:23,616 put it this way, there'd have been plenty of volunteers. 508 00:24:26,416 --> 00:24:27,416 Hmm! 509 00:24:27,417 --> 00:24:29,176 - Bye, James. - Bye. 510 00:25:15,496 --> 00:25:17,815 Mary Blakiston had it all wrong. 511 00:25:17,816 --> 00:25:19,335 My husband wasn't a saint. 512 00:25:19,336 --> 00:25:21,455 In fact, his behaviour towards the servants 513 00:25:21,456 --> 00:25:24,415 was actually quite scandalous. 514 00:25:24,416 --> 00:25:25,615 In what way? 515 00:25:25,616 --> 00:25:29,935 Well, let's just say he had no sense of decorum. 516 00:25:29,936 --> 00:25:32,535 Would you say the two of you were happily married, Lady Pye? 517 00:25:32,536 --> 00:25:34,255 I've always thought marriage and happiness 518 00:25:34,256 --> 00:25:36,695 to be mutually exclusive, Detective Inspector. 519 00:25:36,696 --> 00:25:38,495 But that's just my opinion. 520 00:25:38,496 --> 00:25:41,215 Lady Pye, could you explain 521 00:25:41,216 --> 00:25:43,815 why the safe in your late husband's study 522 00:25:43,816 --> 00:25:45,095 should have been open? 523 00:25:45,096 --> 00:25:47,335 He must have opened it. 524 00:25:47,336 --> 00:25:49,215 Did anyone else know the combination? 525 00:25:49,216 --> 00:25:51,495 No, it was just him. 526 00:25:51,496 --> 00:25:53,495 There was also a letter that we found on his desk. 527 00:25:53,496 --> 00:25:55,655 It would seem to be of a threatening nature. 528 00:25:55,656 --> 00:25:57,176 Here. 529 00:26:02,936 --> 00:26:04,855 "You wont get away with it. 530 00:26:04,856 --> 00:26:07,455 "The village was here before you..." Ugh! 531 00:26:07,456 --> 00:26:10,015 - This is about Dingle Dell. - Dingle Dell? 532 00:26:10,016 --> 00:26:13,095 It's part of the estate. A wild meadow. 533 00:26:13,096 --> 00:26:14,575 Magnus had no use for it, 534 00:26:14,576 --> 00:26:16,255 so he was planning to build houses. 535 00:26:16,256 --> 00:26:17,855 A lot of new houses. 536 00:26:17,856 --> 00:26:20,255 Of course the village were up in arms. 537 00:26:20,256 --> 00:26:21,935 He got quite a lot of these. 538 00:26:21,936 --> 00:26:23,255 You have no idea who wrote them? 539 00:26:23,256 --> 00:26:25,016 They didn't sign their name. 540 00:26:26,136 --> 00:26:27,815 There was no-one person in the village 541 00:26:27,816 --> 00:26:29,936 that was vocal in their opposition to this scheme? 542 00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:33,575 Actually, there was. 543 00:26:33,576 --> 00:26:37,456 You should talk to his twin sister, Clarissa Pye. 544 00:26:39,016 --> 00:26:40,415 - Yes? - Miss Pye? 545 00:26:40,416 --> 00:26:41,416 Yes? 546 00:26:41,417 --> 00:26:45,215 My name is, um, Atticus Pünd. 547 00:26:45,216 --> 00:26:47,856 I wonder if we might have a word? 548 00:26:49,456 --> 00:26:50,736 Well, you better come in. 549 00:26:53,616 --> 00:26:57,255 Dingle Dell is a much-loved part of the village, Mr Pünd. 550 00:26:57,256 --> 00:26:58,575 A precious resource. 551 00:26:58,576 --> 00:27:02,655 Wild flowers, butterflies, wonderful birdlife. 552 00:27:02,656 --> 00:27:05,135 To build houses on it would be an act of vandalism, 553 00:27:05,136 --> 00:27:07,575 and I told Magnus that in no uncertain terms. 554 00:27:07,576 --> 00:27:09,455 Did you write to him, Miss Pye? 555 00:27:09,456 --> 00:27:11,855 I had no need to write. I told him to his face. 556 00:27:11,856 --> 00:27:13,615 It must been strange 557 00:27:13,616 --> 00:27:17,055 being on opposing sides, as it were, brother and sister. 558 00:27:17,056 --> 00:27:19,095 Twin brother and sister. 559 00:27:19,096 --> 00:27:21,015 Had I been born just five minutes earlier, 560 00:27:21,016 --> 00:27:23,095 there would be no argument. 561 00:27:23,096 --> 00:27:25,015 Why is that? 562 00:27:25,016 --> 00:27:27,095 Because Pye Hall and all the land, 563 00:27:27,096 --> 00:27:29,856 including Dingle Dell, would have been mine! 564 00:27:34,176 --> 00:27:36,015 Cake? 565 00:27:36,016 --> 00:27:37,536 Yeah. 566 00:27:40,256 --> 00:27:41,296 Thank you. 567 00:27:52,256 --> 00:27:54,535 - Hello. - Hello. 568 00:27:54,536 --> 00:27:57,175 Excuse me, could you tell me something? 569 00:27:57,176 --> 00:27:59,455 - Does this meadow have a name? - I'm sorry? 570 00:27:59,456 --> 00:28:02,095 - It's not called Dingle Dell? - No. 571 00:28:02,096 --> 00:28:04,775 I don't think it's called anything. 572 00:28:04,776 --> 00:28:07,055 It's a lovely place, don't you think? 573 00:28:07,056 --> 00:28:09,535 - Very peaceful. - Yes, it is. 574 00:28:09,536 --> 00:28:11,456 - Enjoy it. - Thank you. 575 00:28:30,416 --> 00:28:31,455 Yes? 576 00:28:31,456 --> 00:28:33,335 - Are you Claire Jenkins? - Yes. 577 00:28:33,336 --> 00:28:37,855 My name's Susan Ryeland. I wonder if I might have a word? 578 00:28:37,856 --> 00:28:39,456 Thank you. 579 00:28:40,496 --> 00:28:42,616 I can't help you, I'm afraid. 580 00:28:44,096 --> 00:28:47,535 I helped Alan with all eight of the Atticus Pünd novels. 581 00:28:47,536 --> 00:28:49,295 I typed them for him. 582 00:28:49,296 --> 00:28:53,775 I did the proof-reading, the binding and the copying. 583 00:28:53,776 --> 00:28:56,815 But then he decided he didn't need me anymore. 584 00:28:56,816 --> 00:28:57,856 Why was that? 585 00:28:59,296 --> 00:29:01,855 I prefer not to talk about it. 586 00:29:01,856 --> 00:29:04,495 So you never saw "Magpie Murders"? 587 00:29:04,496 --> 00:29:06,415 No. 588 00:29:06,416 --> 00:29:08,576 Did you know that he based a character on you? 589 00:29:09,656 --> 00:29:11,575 No. What character would that be? 590 00:29:11,576 --> 00:29:14,575 Um, the sister of Sir Magnus Pye, 591 00:29:14,576 --> 00:29:15,735 the man who gets murdered. 592 00:29:15,736 --> 00:29:18,776 Doesn't surprise me at all, really. He could be quite cruel. 593 00:29:20,176 --> 00:29:21,455 What makes you think 594 00:29:21,456 --> 00:29:23,136 that the portrait wasn't a flattering one? 595 00:29:24,576 --> 00:29:26,975 Just assumed. Have you read it? 596 00:29:26,976 --> 00:29:29,655 - Yes. - And? 597 00:29:29,656 --> 00:29:31,215 Well... 598 00:29:31,216 --> 00:29:33,255 Well, it... it's... 599 00:29:33,256 --> 00:29:35,215 It's humorous. 600 00:29:35,216 --> 00:29:37,616 I suppose that depends on your sense of humour. 601 00:29:39,776 --> 00:29:42,936 I'm sure he didn't mean anything by it, Claire. 602 00:29:44,136 --> 00:29:48,815 Although it does make me wonder how close the two of you were. 603 00:29:48,816 --> 00:29:51,975 You know, the fact that he didn't show it to you. 604 00:29:51,976 --> 00:29:53,936 We were close... once. 605 00:29:55,216 --> 00:29:56,256 But then? 606 00:29:57,656 --> 00:30:01,336 After Alan became famous as a writer... 607 00:30:02,776 --> 00:30:05,496 it was as if I didn't really know him anymore. 608 00:30:06,416 --> 00:30:08,335 I thought success would make him happy. 609 00:30:08,336 --> 00:30:10,176 It was what he'd always wanted. 610 00:30:11,496 --> 00:30:12,696 But... 611 00:30:14,736 --> 00:30:16,575 Do you know why he killed himself? 612 00:30:16,576 --> 00:30:19,135 Do you know why he jumped off that tower? 613 00:30:19,136 --> 00:30:21,175 It wasn't because he was sick. 614 00:30:21,176 --> 00:30:22,856 It was Atticus Pünd. 615 00:30:24,616 --> 00:30:25,816 What do you mean? 616 00:30:27,176 --> 00:30:31,415 Atticus Pünd was never the book he wanted to write. 617 00:30:31,416 --> 00:30:34,456 All that money, all that success. 618 00:30:35,856 --> 00:30:39,696 The simple truth is... it drove him mad. 619 00:30:49,696 --> 00:30:50,815 Miss Ryeland! 620 00:30:50,816 --> 00:30:54,855 Detective Superintendent Locke, you can call me Susan. 621 00:30:54,856 --> 00:30:57,015 Can I ask what you're doing here? 622 00:30:57,016 --> 00:30:58,895 Can I ask if I need to tell you? 623 00:30:58,896 --> 00:31:02,135 I've asked you a simple question, "Susan", 624 00:31:02,136 --> 00:31:04,295 and I've asked it nicely. 625 00:31:04,296 --> 00:31:05,935 Now, if I feel you're obstructing an officer 626 00:31:05,936 --> 00:31:07,215 in the performance of his duty, 627 00:31:07,216 --> 00:31:09,015 we can do this down at the station. 628 00:31:09,016 --> 00:31:10,655 So, you're investigating Alans death? 629 00:31:10,656 --> 00:31:13,135 I didn't say that. 630 00:31:13,136 --> 00:31:16,415 I'm trying to track down some missing pages from his last book 631 00:31:16,416 --> 00:31:18,175 because without them I can't publish, 632 00:31:18,176 --> 00:31:20,215 and if that happens, my entire company, 633 00:31:20,216 --> 00:31:22,095 the staff I employ and fifteen years hard work 634 00:31:22,096 --> 00:31:23,735 will all go down the drain. 635 00:31:23,736 --> 00:31:24,975 That's why I'm here. 636 00:31:24,976 --> 00:31:26,295 You were visiting Claire Jenkins. 637 00:31:26,296 --> 00:31:27,935 Yes, because she used to be his secretary. 638 00:31:27,936 --> 00:31:30,815 She did all his typing for him. I thought she might have a copy. 639 00:31:30,816 --> 00:31:32,895 - How about you? - Sorry? 640 00:31:32,896 --> 00:31:34,775 If you're so sure Alan committed suicide, 641 00:31:34,776 --> 00:31:36,015 why are you still investigating? 642 00:31:36,016 --> 00:31:37,256 I'm not. 643 00:31:39,656 --> 00:31:41,415 I'm here because Miss Jenkins used to work 644 00:31:41,416 --> 00:31:42,456 at Ipswich Constabulary. 645 00:31:43,416 --> 00:31:44,695 She was a police officer? 646 00:31:44,696 --> 00:31:46,095 She was married to a police officer. 647 00:31:46,096 --> 00:31:48,855 She used to work in HR. 648 00:31:48,856 --> 00:31:50,616 Did you ever meet Alan Conway? 649 00:31:53,456 --> 00:31:54,656 Yes. 650 00:31:55,656 --> 00:31:58,016 You never mentioned that in London. 651 00:32:01,736 --> 00:32:03,615 Locke and Chubb. 652 00:32:03,616 --> 00:32:05,975 That's you, isn't it? In three of the books. 653 00:32:05,976 --> 00:32:08,935 He based a character on you. 654 00:32:08,936 --> 00:32:10,695 The dim detective. 655 00:32:10,696 --> 00:32:13,135 That's why you're so angry. 656 00:32:13,136 --> 00:32:15,135 Now, you listen to me, Miss Ryeland. 657 00:32:15,136 --> 00:32:16,495 I'm here because Claires on her own, 658 00:32:16,496 --> 00:32:18,495 and she just lost her brother in the worst circumstances, 659 00:32:18,496 --> 00:32:20,295 all right? 660 00:32:20,296 --> 00:32:22,095 Did you tell her of your suspicions? 661 00:32:22,096 --> 00:32:23,535 That Conway didn't write that letter 662 00:32:23,536 --> 00:32:24,735 or that someone forced him to write it? 663 00:32:24,736 --> 00:32:26,415 - No. - Well, I'm glad to hear it. 664 00:32:26,416 --> 00:32:27,975 Because this is the real world, 665 00:32:27,976 --> 00:32:30,895 and I don't need some fancy... editor from London 666 00:32:30,896 --> 00:32:34,335 poncing around pretending to be some sort of private detective! 667 00:32:34,336 --> 00:32:35,735 Now, you find your chapter 668 00:32:35,736 --> 00:32:37,975 if that's really what you're here for, 669 00:32:37,976 --> 00:32:39,856 but once you've done that... 670 00:32:41,096 --> 00:32:42,856 you stay out of my way. 671 00:32:56,416 --> 00:32:58,415 He was just so aggressive. 672 00:32:58,416 --> 00:32:59,895 Why did you let him get to you? 673 00:32:59,896 --> 00:33:01,655 Well, because he did. 674 00:33:01,656 --> 00:33:04,255 - Do you want me to come up? - Yes. 675 00:33:04,256 --> 00:33:07,335 - No, no. You can't. - I'll tell them I'm sick. 676 00:33:07,336 --> 00:33:08,575 No, no, Andreas. 677 00:33:08,576 --> 00:33:10,175 I'm not going to be staying much longer. 678 00:33:10,176 --> 00:33:11,695 There's nothing for me to do. 679 00:33:11,696 --> 00:33:14,736 - You didn't find the chapter. - No. Nothing. 680 00:33:16,496 --> 00:33:18,135 I'm missing you. 681 00:33:18,136 --> 00:33:20,136 You've only been gone a day. 682 00:33:22,576 --> 00:33:25,056 Locke hates me because I published Alan. 683 00:33:26,136 --> 00:33:29,695 Alan turned him into a character or a caricature. 684 00:33:29,696 --> 00:33:32,455 And you know what's odd? 685 00:33:32,456 --> 00:33:35,175 He seems to have hated being a successful writer. 686 00:33:35,176 --> 00:33:38,415 He treated it like some kind of unpleasant joke. 687 00:33:38,416 --> 00:33:39,576 It made him rich. 688 00:33:41,136 --> 00:33:43,335 It didn't make him happy. 689 00:33:43,336 --> 00:33:44,495 Sue! 690 00:33:44,496 --> 00:33:46,376 - Supper! - OK. Coming. 691 00:33:47,576 --> 00:33:50,415 That's Katie, so, um... I better go in. 692 00:33:50,416 --> 00:33:52,415 How is she? 693 00:33:52,416 --> 00:33:54,456 Ooh, same as ever. 694 00:33:55,976 --> 00:33:57,815 - I'll see you tomorrow. - Give her my love. 695 00:33:57,816 --> 00:33:59,695 - I will. Bye. - Bye. 696 00:33:59,696 --> 00:34:01,056 Bye. 697 00:34:02,176 --> 00:34:04,215 She doesn't know. 698 00:34:04,216 --> 00:34:06,216 - No. - You should tell her. 699 00:34:07,336 --> 00:34:09,535 I can't. 700 00:34:09,536 --> 00:34:11,935 You will forgive me for saying, Mr Patakis, 701 00:34:11,936 --> 00:34:15,295 that Alan Conway's death could not have been more timely, 702 00:34:15,296 --> 00:34:17,215 where you were concerned. 703 00:34:17,216 --> 00:34:18,896 - I was lucky. - Hmm. 704 00:34:21,136 --> 00:34:22,735 Here you go. 705 00:34:22,736 --> 00:34:24,695 Cheque's in there. 706 00:34:24,696 --> 00:34:26,656 Thank you. 707 00:34:31,696 --> 00:34:33,695 Hey, got time for a quick one, vicar? 708 00:34:33,696 --> 00:34:36,256 No, thank you. Must get back to my sermon. 709 00:34:42,096 --> 00:34:43,335 Here you are. 710 00:34:43,336 --> 00:34:45,736 Mm, thank you, James. Thank you. 711 00:34:46,976 --> 00:34:48,455 Oop. Cheers. 712 00:34:48,456 --> 00:34:49,735 Prost! 713 00:34:49,736 --> 00:34:51,056 So... 714 00:34:52,016 --> 00:34:54,175 How long do you think well be staying here for? 715 00:34:54,176 --> 00:34:55,695 Your room is not to your liking? 716 00:34:55,696 --> 00:34:59,575 Well, the beds a bit lumpy, and as for the plumbing... 717 00:34:59,576 --> 00:35:02,015 - You have no hot water? - Oh, I have some hot water, 718 00:35:02,016 --> 00:35:03,495 just not enough. 719 00:35:03,496 --> 00:35:05,575 I suppose I shouldn't complain. 720 00:35:05,576 --> 00:35:07,655 It's nice to be out of London. 721 00:35:07,656 --> 00:35:09,135 I'm surprised you haven't let Miss Sanderling 722 00:35:09,136 --> 00:35:10,935 - know you're here. - Ah, yes, Miss Sanderling, 723 00:35:10,936 --> 00:35:13,135 who first drew my attention to Saxby-on-Avon. 724 00:35:13,136 --> 00:35:14,775 I have to ask myself, James, 725 00:35:14,776 --> 00:35:17,215 if I had agreed to her request, might it have been possible 726 00:35:17,216 --> 00:35:19,455 to prevent the death of Sir Magnus Pye? 727 00:35:19,456 --> 00:35:21,055 So you do think the two are connected? 728 00:35:21,056 --> 00:35:23,695 It's self-evident. 729 00:35:23,696 --> 00:35:24,855 On the face of it, 730 00:35:24,856 --> 00:35:26,935 three crimes may have taken place at Pye Hall, 731 00:35:26,936 --> 00:35:28,056 one after the other. 732 00:35:28,976 --> 00:35:29,976 Three? 733 00:35:29,977 --> 00:35:32,695 First, Mary Blakiston is threatened by her son, Robert. 734 00:35:32,696 --> 00:35:34,415 Next day, she's found dead 735 00:35:34,416 --> 00:35:36,015 at the bottom of a flight of stairs. 736 00:35:36,016 --> 00:35:38,135 Do you think someone gave her a push? 737 00:35:38,136 --> 00:35:40,815 Inspector Chubb is of the opinion it was an accident. 738 00:35:40,816 --> 00:35:43,095 But she may have been killed by Robert Blakiston. 739 00:35:43,096 --> 00:35:44,295 That is what the village believes, 740 00:35:44,296 --> 00:35:47,335 and then, almost immediately after she's laid to rest, 741 00:35:47,336 --> 00:35:48,495 there's a burglary. 742 00:35:48,496 --> 00:35:50,495 A collection of ancient Roman silver is taken. 743 00:35:50,496 --> 00:35:51,536 Quite a coincidence. 744 00:35:52,456 --> 00:35:54,335 You know my views on coincidence. 745 00:35:54,336 --> 00:35:55,336 Mm. 746 00:35:55,337 --> 00:35:56,895 And then, having returned home 747 00:35:56,896 --> 00:35:58,615 and discovered that he's been burgled, 748 00:35:58,616 --> 00:36:00,695 Sir Magnus Pye is decapitated. 749 00:36:00,696 --> 00:36:02,695 Well, he doesn't seem to have been short of enemies. 750 00:36:02,696 --> 00:36:04,295 There's that Dingle Dell business 751 00:36:04,296 --> 00:36:07,175 and, uh, his wife didn't seem too keen on him. 752 00:36:07,176 --> 00:36:11,535 Is it not strange how evil can find its roots so easily 753 00:36:11,536 --> 00:36:12,976 in an English village? 754 00:36:13,976 --> 00:36:17,376 A place of beauty and tranquility... 755 00:36:18,976 --> 00:36:21,495 And yet here it is. 756 00:36:21,496 --> 00:36:24,495 I see it, as it were, converging from all sides, 757 00:36:24,496 --> 00:36:27,815 and then at the end, when it can no longer be contained, 758 00:36:27,816 --> 00:36:29,936 violence and death. 759 00:36:31,296 --> 00:36:33,655 How did you get on? 760 00:36:33,656 --> 00:36:36,455 I went to Abbey Grange. Did you ever see it? 761 00:36:36,456 --> 00:36:38,455 No, he never invited me to his home. 762 00:36:38,456 --> 00:36:40,695 Oh, God! All those royalties. 763 00:36:40,696 --> 00:36:42,415 He certainly put them to good use. 764 00:36:42,416 --> 00:36:45,335 Abbey Grange - that's a Sherlock Holmes short story. 765 00:36:45,336 --> 00:36:47,255 Yeah, he renamed it. 766 00:36:47,256 --> 00:36:49,455 I think he wanted to be more like Conan Doyle. 767 00:36:49,456 --> 00:36:52,055 - Uh, loved. - Revered. 768 00:36:52,056 --> 00:36:54,575 This morning, you said he was miserable. 769 00:36:54,576 --> 00:36:57,415 That didn't stop him having a high opinion of himself, though. 770 00:36:57,416 --> 00:36:59,855 Well, anyway, you knew him before me. What was he like? 771 00:36:59,856 --> 00:37:03,175 Well, as a teacher, I never used to see him that much. 772 00:37:03,176 --> 00:37:04,935 The kids didn't like him. 773 00:37:04,936 --> 00:37:07,735 - Because...? - Well, he was strict. 774 00:37:07,736 --> 00:37:10,175 Yeah, Andreas didn't like him much either. 775 00:37:10,176 --> 00:37:12,455 You haven't said anything about Andreas. 776 00:37:12,456 --> 00:37:14,456 - How is he? - He's fine. 777 00:37:15,416 --> 00:37:17,255 Was that it? 778 00:37:17,256 --> 00:37:19,295 He's fine! 779 00:37:19,296 --> 00:37:20,815 How long have you two been together now? 780 00:37:20,816 --> 00:37:23,295 Oh... eugh! Were not together. 781 00:37:23,296 --> 00:37:24,775 Well, not exactly. 782 00:37:24,776 --> 00:37:26,975 I mean, were, were, were, were... 783 00:37:26,976 --> 00:37:28,175 loosely connected. 784 00:37:28,176 --> 00:37:30,415 - You know that's not true. - We don't even live together! 785 00:37:30,416 --> 00:37:31,775 Well, that's only cos you wont let him. 786 00:37:31,776 --> 00:37:34,295 It's easier for him. The school gives him accommodation, 787 00:37:34,296 --> 00:37:35,935 and, anyway, I'm miles away, so... 788 00:37:35,936 --> 00:37:38,535 I swear I've never understood you, Susan. 789 00:37:38,536 --> 00:37:41,695 I don't know why you can't just commit yourself. 790 00:37:41,696 --> 00:37:42,895 Why would I want to? 791 00:37:42,896 --> 00:37:44,415 Because it might make you happier. 792 00:37:44,416 --> 00:37:46,296 I am happy! 793 00:37:52,296 --> 00:37:55,975 Andreas is thinking about going back to Crete. 794 00:37:55,976 --> 00:37:59,615 - Since when? - He's fed up teaching. 795 00:37:59,616 --> 00:38:01,975 He's thinking of buying a hotel with his cousin. 796 00:38:01,976 --> 00:38:03,935 Well, you haven't mentioned this before. 797 00:38:03,936 --> 00:38:07,335 - He only told me the other day. - What about you? 798 00:38:07,336 --> 00:38:09,655 He wants me to go with him. 799 00:38:09,656 --> 00:38:11,895 Well, you might enjoy Crete. 800 00:38:11,896 --> 00:38:13,415 Don't be ridiculous, Katie! 801 00:38:13,416 --> 00:38:15,775 What would I do in Crete? I've got a job. 802 00:38:15,776 --> 00:38:17,855 Actually, we've got new investors, 803 00:38:17,856 --> 00:38:20,735 - and they want me to be CEO. - You told me. 804 00:38:20,736 --> 00:38:22,015 In your last email. 805 00:38:22,016 --> 00:38:24,535 You only ever talk about work, never about yourself. 806 00:38:24,536 --> 00:38:27,176 That is about myself! 807 00:38:31,616 --> 00:38:33,655 I saw Dad last week. 808 00:38:33,656 --> 00:38:35,576 He was asking about you. 809 00:38:38,216 --> 00:38:40,415 That's nice. 810 00:38:40,416 --> 00:38:42,176 He wants to see you. 811 00:38:44,296 --> 00:38:46,256 - Did he say that? - Mm. 812 00:38:47,336 --> 00:38:48,975 He's not well, Sue. 813 00:38:48,976 --> 00:38:50,815 He's already had an aneurysm. 814 00:38:50,816 --> 00:38:52,535 That could lead to a stroke. 815 00:38:52,536 --> 00:38:54,896 Katie, please. I don't want to see him. 816 00:38:56,536 --> 00:38:58,256 I'm sorry, but I don't. 817 00:39:01,416 --> 00:39:03,056 Well, let's eat! 818 00:39:37,456 --> 00:39:38,935 What do you want? 819 00:39:38,936 --> 00:39:41,415 To speak to you. 820 00:39:41,416 --> 00:39:43,775 You're not really here. Go away. 821 00:39:43,776 --> 00:39:47,135 There are three possibilities, and only three possibilities, 822 00:39:47,136 --> 00:39:49,695 that you have to consider. 823 00:39:49,696 --> 00:39:51,495 The first is that Alan Conway slipped 824 00:39:51,496 --> 00:39:53,055 and accidentally fell to his death. 825 00:39:53,056 --> 00:39:55,215 But if that were the case, 826 00:39:55,216 --> 00:39:58,015 how do you explain that his computer had been emptied 827 00:39:58,016 --> 00:39:59,695 and his notebooks were gone? 828 00:39:59,696 --> 00:40:02,575 There was, to be sure, another party involved. 829 00:40:02,576 --> 00:40:04,015 Suicide, then. 830 00:40:04,016 --> 00:40:07,095 But alone and at night, without first drinking alcohol, 831 00:40:07,096 --> 00:40:09,056 and when he had sleeping pills at hand? 832 00:40:11,416 --> 00:40:12,695 There was a letter. 833 00:40:12,696 --> 00:40:14,855 You were told that it was a suicide letter, 834 00:40:14,856 --> 00:40:16,175 and that is how you read it. 835 00:40:16,176 --> 00:40:19,935 Perhaps you should read it again. 836 00:40:19,936 --> 00:40:22,415 But if it wasn't an accident, and it wasn't suicide... 837 00:40:22,416 --> 00:40:23,815 He argued with his neighbour. 838 00:40:23,816 --> 00:40:26,255 He was about to change his will. He insulted his sister. 839 00:40:26,256 --> 00:40:27,775 He left his wife for a young man. 840 00:40:27,776 --> 00:40:31,216 Everyone who read Alan Conway loved him. 841 00:40:32,416 --> 00:40:36,415 Everyone who met him did not. 842 00:40:36,416 --> 00:40:39,735 - So... - Just three possibilities. 843 00:40:39,736 --> 00:40:41,336 Consider the third. 844 00:40:53,136 --> 00:40:55,975 Well, don't change the sheets. 845 00:40:55,976 --> 00:40:58,255 I'll be back... if you'll have me. 846 00:40:58,256 --> 00:41:00,175 Of course. 847 00:41:00,176 --> 00:41:02,576 Come here. Bye-bye. 848 00:41:09,976 --> 00:41:11,455 There are three possibilities 849 00:41:11,456 --> 00:41:13,816 and only three possibilities. 850 00:41:15,416 --> 00:41:18,095 It's a suicide note. 851 00:41:18,096 --> 00:41:20,455 Mr Conway had terminal cancer. 852 00:41:20,456 --> 00:41:23,096 It's Atticus Pünd. Drove him mad. 853 00:41:24,816 --> 00:41:26,695 If someone really did push him off that tower, 854 00:41:26,696 --> 00:41:28,656 there would have been plenty of volunteers. 855 00:41:30,936 --> 00:41:33,736 Everyone who read Alan Conway loved him. 856 00:41:34,896 --> 00:41:37,455 Everyone who met him did not. 857 00:41:37,456 --> 00:41:38,815 There was a letter. 858 00:41:38,816 --> 00:41:40,256 You should read it again. 859 00:42:04,896 --> 00:42:06,655 Ah! 860 00:42:06,656 --> 00:42:09,135 - He was murdered. - What? 861 00:42:09,136 --> 00:42:11,975 Uh, Alan Conway. I've re-read the letter. 862 00:42:11,976 --> 00:42:14,696 - Susan, I... - No. Look, look, look. 863 00:42:16,416 --> 00:42:19,175 "By the time you read this, it will all be finished. 864 00:42:19,176 --> 00:42:20,895 "I have achieved great success 865 00:42:20,896 --> 00:42:22,815 "in a life that has gone on long enough." 866 00:42:22,816 --> 00:42:24,830 Yes, he's telling me he's decided to kill himself. 867 00:42:24,855 --> 00:42:26,775 No! No, no, no! No! No! 868 00:42:26,776 --> 00:42:28,775 The book is finished. 869 00:42:28,776 --> 00:42:30,615 It's his last book because he's dying. 870 00:42:30,616 --> 00:42:32,415 He knows that, but he's accepted it. 871 00:42:32,416 --> 00:42:33,455 That's all he's saying. 872 00:42:33,456 --> 00:42:34,775 Well, that's one interpretation. 873 00:42:34,776 --> 00:42:35,776 It's the only possibility. 874 00:42:35,777 --> 00:42:37,535 No, what about this section here? Look. 875 00:42:37,536 --> 00:42:41,135 "I have left you some notes with regard to my condition 876 00:42:41,136 --> 00:42:43,255 "and to the decision I have made." 877 00:42:43,256 --> 00:42:45,015 He had cancer. 878 00:42:45,016 --> 00:42:47,415 Maybe the decision was not to have treatment. 879 00:42:47,416 --> 00:42:50,016 He didn't need to kill himself. He was dead anyway. 880 00:42:51,496 --> 00:42:53,456 So... 881 00:42:55,016 --> 00:42:56,776 So, somebody killed him. 882 00:42:58,416 --> 00:43:00,056 And don't you see? 883 00:43:00,988 --> 00:43:02,704 It's his last novel, 884 00:43:03,156 --> 00:43:05,553 and everyone he knew was in it. 885 00:43:05,856 --> 00:43:08,015 And that's why the last chapter was taken. 886 00:43:08,016 --> 00:43:10,376 Because it reveals the secret. 887 00:43:12,332 --> 00:43:14,332 The answers in the book. 888 00:43:16,290 --> 00:43:20,298 CREDITS