1 00:00:00,245 --> 00:01:29,500 ♪ 2 00:01:30,245 --> 00:01:31,847 Your tea, Miss Marple. 3 00:01:32,747 --> 00:01:34,194 Thank you, dear. 4 00:01:37,335 --> 00:01:39,506 A very pleasant young man. 5 00:01:40,380 --> 00:01:41,775 Rudi? 6 00:01:42,340 --> 00:01:45,855 Hmm. For a foreigner, I suppose. 7 00:02:07,913 --> 00:02:45,913 ♪ 8 00:02:51,913 --> 00:02:53,503 Archie. 9 00:02:54,091 --> 00:02:55,906 There's going to be a murder. 10 00:02:56,818 --> 00:02:59,800 Bloody man Nehru is too clever by half. That's his trouble. 11 00:03:00,072 --> 00:03:01,659 Jolly good. 12 00:03:01,907 --> 00:03:05,034 I said, there's going to be a murder. 13 00:03:05,135 --> 00:03:06,334 What time? 14 00:03:06,335 --> 00:03:08,859 Seven o'clock this evening. 15 00:03:09,084 --> 00:03:11,004 Short notice. 16 00:03:13,303 --> 00:03:14,904 A murder? 17 00:03:17,973 --> 00:03:19,423 Hinch! 18 00:03:21,998 --> 00:03:23,317 Hinch! 19 00:03:25,835 --> 00:03:27,145 Hinch! 20 00:03:28,276 --> 00:03:29,646 Hinch! 21 00:03:30,578 --> 00:03:32,801 What is it, Murgatroyd? 22 00:03:33,039 --> 00:03:35,068 - Where are you? - Hen house! 23 00:03:38,953 --> 00:03:42,106 Listen to this! In the Gazette. 24 00:03:43,110 --> 00:03:48,627 "A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October the 5th, 25 00:03:48,628 --> 00:03:51,075 "at Little Paddocks at 7:00 p.m." 26 00:03:51,373 --> 00:03:53,423 That's this evening. 27 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:58,089 "Friends, please accept this, the only intimation." 28 00:04:00,232 --> 00:04:02,248 Daft. 29 00:04:02,285 --> 00:04:04,346 What do you think it means? 30 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,407 It means a drink. 31 00:04:10,078 --> 00:04:11,990 Bad sherry, probably. 32 00:04:15,250 --> 00:04:21,221 People don't announce murders. Marriages, yes, but not murders. 33 00:04:22,005 --> 00:04:24,340 Put that dreadful paper down and have a look. 34 00:04:24,341 --> 00:04:26,050 It isn't a dreadful paper. 35 00:04:26,051 --> 00:04:28,208 You're not even a worker. 36 00:04:28,395 --> 00:04:31,317 - I'm writing a book. - I mean, real work. 37 00:04:36,847 --> 00:04:39,793 Well, it's some sort of party, I expect. 38 00:04:40,700 --> 00:04:44,887 Aren't there some rather boring, bright young things staying at Little Paddocks? 39 00:04:45,564 --> 00:04:49,233 They'll pin pieces of paper on you and then draw lots. 40 00:04:49,234 --> 00:04:53,863 And somebody's the victim and somebody's the detective. 41 00:04:53,864 --> 00:04:56,500 Then they turn out the lights and everybody screams. 42 00:04:56,742 --> 00:05:01,394 Bourgeois escapism, Mother. The opium of the people. 43 00:05:01,871 --> 00:05:06,857 "Friends, accept this, the only intimation." 44 00:05:06,890 --> 00:05:10,799 - Sounds very exciting. - It sounds extremely tedious. 45 00:05:10,830 --> 00:05:14,403 Nonsense, Edmund. I'm going and you're coming with me. 46 00:05:14,542 --> 00:05:17,647 Opium? Surely there won't be opium. 47 00:05:17,722 --> 00:05:18,966 - Morning. - Morning, ma'am. 48 00:05:19,027 --> 00:05:20,771 - Oh, good morning. - Good morning. 49 00:05:23,145 --> 00:05:25,885 A murder! Isn't it scrumptious? 50 00:05:29,610 --> 00:05:31,935 What time did you say it was? 51 00:05:32,237 --> 00:05:34,874 - 7:00? - Yes. At Little Paddocks. 52 00:05:35,115 --> 00:05:37,575 I have a confirmation class. 53 00:05:37,576 --> 00:05:41,412 Oh, what a shame! And you do so love a good murder. 54 00:05:41,413 --> 00:05:43,539 - May I see? - Mmm, yes, it's there. 55 00:05:43,540 --> 00:05:47,832 In amongst the second-hand pianos, and gold teeth and Cocker Spaniels. 56 00:05:48,087 --> 00:05:51,085 It really is an extraordinary announcement! 57 00:05:51,215 --> 00:05:53,851 And so uncharacteristic of Miss Blacklock. 58 00:06:00,808 --> 00:06:02,392 Patrick, is this your doing? 59 00:06:02,393 --> 00:06:04,202 No, indeed, Aunt Letty. 60 00:06:05,354 --> 00:06:07,111 Whatever gives you that idea? 61 00:06:08,065 --> 00:06:10,108 I thought it might be your idea of a joke. 62 00:06:10,109 --> 00:06:14,504 I can think of much better jokes than announcing murders in the local rag. 63 00:06:14,598 --> 00:06:15,215 Julia? 64 00:06:15,316 --> 00:06:16,556 Of course not. 65 00:06:18,277 --> 00:06:21,571 Do you think that Mrs. Haymes... 66 00:06:21,572 --> 00:06:24,115 I don't think our Phillipa would try to be funny. 67 00:06:24,116 --> 00:06:26,649 She finds it difficult enough being serious. 68 00:06:26,827 --> 00:06:28,067 Or anything. 69 00:06:29,371 --> 00:06:31,623 It's obviously some sort of silly hoax. 70 00:06:31,624 --> 00:06:33,070 Buy why? 71 00:06:33,667 --> 00:06:35,580 It's very stupid. 72 00:06:37,129 --> 00:06:40,437 And in very bad taste. 73 00:06:40,507 --> 00:06:43,557 Bunny, there's nothing to get worked up about. 74 00:06:43,802 --> 00:06:46,471 It's obviously somebody's idea of humor. 75 00:06:46,472 --> 00:06:48,436 But it says today. 76 00:06:49,807 --> 00:06:53,454 Today, at seven o'clock. 77 00:06:53,979 --> 00:06:55,891 What do you think is going to happen? 78 00:06:56,198 --> 00:06:57,620 Easy. 79 00:06:57,624 --> 00:07:01,096 The Angel of Death will spread his wings on the blast. 80 00:07:01,679 --> 00:07:04,315 I'll tell you exactly what's going to happen. 81 00:07:04,390 --> 00:07:07,892 At seven o'clock this evening, half the village of Chipping Cleghorn 82 00:07:07,893 --> 00:07:11,770 will be banging on the door agog with curiosity. 83 00:07:12,148 --> 00:07:15,766 Guess I'd better go and see if there's any sherry in the house. 84 00:07:17,874 --> 00:07:21,802 Poor Lotty, she's so worried. 85 00:07:22,089 --> 00:07:28,131 Two words, five letters and six letters. 86 00:07:30,235 --> 00:07:32,819 Terminal stiffening of sinews. 87 00:07:33,238 --> 00:07:34,840 Rigor mortis. 88 00:07:34,881 --> 00:07:36,535 Of course. 89 00:07:36,592 --> 00:07:38,176 Good old rigor mortis. 90 00:07:38,177 --> 00:07:41,692 I wish you wouldn't talk about things like that. 91 00:07:47,368 --> 00:07:50,621 Oh, Hannah, we shall need a bottle of sherry for this evening. 92 00:07:50,622 --> 00:07:52,206 I'm expecting visitors. 93 00:07:52,207 --> 00:07:55,308 I will not be here this evening, Miss Blacklock. 94 00:07:55,335 --> 00:07:59,160 - What do you mean? - I am giving you my notices. 95 00:07:59,297 --> 00:08:01,865 There is no need to give notice. 96 00:08:01,966 --> 00:08:05,298 There is need, Miss Blacklock. In the newspaper. 97 00:08:05,369 --> 00:08:08,123 They are coming to kill me. 98 00:08:08,273 --> 00:08:11,534 Nobody is coming to kill anybody. It's just a joke. 99 00:08:11,935 --> 00:08:16,854 Murdering people is a joke? In England, everything is a joke. 100 00:08:16,915 --> 00:08:22,115 In Europe, killing people is not a joke. That is why I escaped. 101 00:08:22,239 --> 00:08:26,874 I promise you, my dear, you are perfectly safe. 102 00:08:26,985 --> 00:08:28,932 You promise? 103 00:08:29,970 --> 00:08:32,854 If somebody was going to murder you, 104 00:08:32,905 --> 00:08:36,508 they'd hardly advertise the fact in the newspaper? 105 00:08:36,509 --> 00:08:38,988 Perhaps, in England they would, 106 00:08:39,087 --> 00:08:43,119 but perhaps it is you they mean to murder, Miss Blacklock. 107 00:08:58,411 --> 00:09:01,202 You've had the central heating lit, Aunt Letty. 108 00:09:02,165 --> 00:09:04,801 The whole house felt clammy. 109 00:09:05,084 --> 00:09:07,358 Our precious, precious coke? 110 00:09:07,670 --> 00:09:10,463 Well, it was either that or our even more precious coal. 111 00:09:10,464 --> 00:09:12,841 I can remember when there was plenty of coal, 112 00:09:12,842 --> 00:09:15,468 plenty of coke, plenty of everything. 113 00:09:15,469 --> 00:09:17,137 Was this in the olden days? 114 00:09:17,138 --> 00:09:18,843 Oh, yes, my dear. 115 00:09:21,017 --> 00:09:22,257 Hello. 116 00:09:25,229 --> 00:09:26,813 Is there a party? 117 00:09:26,814 --> 00:09:29,037 Welcome to the scene of the crime. 118 00:09:29,442 --> 00:09:32,736 Is it a joke? I'm very stupid when it comes to jokes. 119 00:09:32,737 --> 00:09:33,977 Indeed. 120 00:09:34,447 --> 00:09:39,947 There is to be a murder in this room in about quarter of an hour. 121 00:09:40,995 --> 00:09:43,011 Here, you see the funeral wreaths, 122 00:09:43,581 --> 00:09:46,217 and here, the funeral supper. 123 00:09:46,459 --> 00:09:47,906 I don't understand. 124 00:09:48,336 --> 00:09:50,086 - Read this. - I was explaining. 125 00:09:50,087 --> 00:09:52,631 It'll be quicker and quieter if she reads it for herself. 126 00:09:52,632 --> 00:09:54,591 I must go and lock up the ducks. 127 00:09:54,592 --> 00:09:55,951 Hmm, I'll do it. 128 00:09:55,952 --> 00:10:00,812 Certainly not. Last time you did it, you didn't put the latch down properly. 129 00:10:00,816 --> 00:10:04,110 I've read what it says, but I still don't understand. 130 00:10:04,111 --> 00:10:05,816 Nor do we. 131 00:10:05,930 --> 00:10:07,994 Great fun, isn't it? 132 00:10:13,405 --> 00:10:15,990 You don't really think anyone will come, do you? 133 00:10:16,075 --> 00:10:17,470 I shouldn't think so. 134 00:10:17,826 --> 00:10:20,745 Village people are very inquisitive, you know. 135 00:10:20,746 --> 00:10:21,829 Well, I know for a fact, 136 00:10:21,830 --> 00:10:24,249 there's a brand-new bottle of sherry on the premises, 137 00:10:24,250 --> 00:10:26,782 so that won't go to waste, whatever happens. 138 00:10:27,836 --> 00:10:29,671 Shall I fetch it, to be on the safe side? 139 00:10:29,672 --> 00:10:32,507 I think Letty wanted you to move that table into the bay. 140 00:10:32,508 --> 00:10:38,008 Work, work, work. Will it never cease? 141 00:10:39,807 --> 00:10:41,441 Oh, thank you, Patrick. 142 00:10:41,442 --> 00:10:44,001 And when you've done that, would you be very kind and fetch... 143 00:10:44,002 --> 00:10:46,797 And fetch the new bottle of sherry from the pantry? 144 00:10:46,897 --> 00:10:48,137 My pleasure. 145 00:10:54,655 --> 00:10:56,677 Yes. That's better. 146 00:10:56,683 --> 00:10:58,100 How is that better? 147 00:10:58,101 --> 00:10:59,851 Well, we are prepared for guests, 148 00:10:59,852 --> 00:11:02,312 but we don't look as if we are expecting guests. 149 00:11:02,313 --> 00:11:05,273 And we all give a lovely performance of a quiet evening at home, 150 00:11:05,274 --> 00:11:08,777 and put on looks of total astonishment if anybody drops in. 151 00:11:08,778 --> 00:11:12,293 - Precisely. - I do hope nobody drops in. 152 00:11:14,987 --> 00:11:16,841 Somebody at the door. 153 00:11:21,184 --> 00:11:23,924 Mr. and Mrs. Borgia from along the road. 154 00:11:24,104 --> 00:11:25,809 They've brought their own bottle. 155 00:11:26,189 --> 00:11:31,068 Patrick, do you think you could make a huge effort and behave yourself? 156 00:11:31,069 --> 00:11:35,361 I'll make a huge effort, and we'll see what happens. 157 00:11:36,876 --> 00:11:40,504 Here is Colonel Easterbrook and Mrs. Easterbrook to see you. 158 00:11:40,505 --> 00:11:42,262 Thank you, Hannah. 159 00:11:42,715 --> 00:11:44,473 What a lovely surprise! 160 00:11:46,386 --> 00:11:48,512 - Well, good evening. - Evening. 161 00:11:48,513 --> 00:11:49,805 Good evening. 162 00:11:51,141 --> 00:11:54,449 Happened to be passing. Quite a mild evening. 163 00:11:54,769 --> 00:11:58,906 - Central heating on? - The whole house felt clammy. 164 00:12:03,069 --> 00:12:04,309 Well... 165 00:12:06,781 --> 00:12:08,435 Lovely chrysanthemums. 166 00:12:08,867 --> 00:12:11,244 A bit scraggy, in my opinion. 167 00:12:14,455 --> 00:12:16,368 We haven't started ours yet. 168 00:12:17,250 --> 00:12:18,593 Your chrysanthemums? 169 00:12:20,044 --> 00:12:21,543 Central heating. 170 00:12:21,498 --> 00:12:24,792 Miss Murgatroyd and Miss Hinchcliffe. 171 00:12:24,793 --> 00:12:27,711 - Evening. - Oh, thank you, Hannah. 172 00:12:27,712 --> 00:12:29,588 Evening. Good evening, Miss Blacklock. 173 00:12:29,589 --> 00:12:31,398 Good evening. 174 00:12:33,343 --> 00:12:37,168 Such a lovely evening, we came out for a stroll. 175 00:12:38,014 --> 00:12:39,556 I said to Murgatroyd, 176 00:12:39,557 --> 00:12:42,684 "Why don't we pop in at Little Paddocks, and see how the ducks are laying?" 177 00:12:42,685 --> 00:12:46,563 It's lovely and warm in here. Have you got the heating on already? 178 00:12:46,564 --> 00:12:49,769 Yes. I'm told the house felt clammy. 179 00:12:50,568 --> 00:12:51,860 Hmm. 180 00:12:54,197 --> 00:12:56,937 Well, this is jolly nice, isn't it? 181 00:12:57,450 --> 00:12:58,690 Bang on. 182 00:12:59,544 --> 00:13:02,338 Bang on? Is that what they say nowadays? 183 00:13:02,339 --> 00:13:05,337 I'm afraid so, Colonel. 184 00:13:07,219 --> 00:13:12,026 Mrs. Swettenham and Master Swettenham. 185 00:13:16,311 --> 00:13:19,361 - Here we are. - Indeed we are. 186 00:13:19,522 --> 00:13:24,797 I just popped in to see whether you might be interested in a kitten. 187 00:13:25,153 --> 00:13:27,014 - A kitten. 188 00:13:27,989 --> 00:13:30,699 Our cat is just about to, um... 189 00:13:30,700 --> 00:13:32,819 Be blessed with issue. 190 00:13:32,994 --> 00:13:36,716 Father unknown, but probably various. 191 00:13:36,915 --> 00:13:38,874 The result will certainly be a monster. 192 00:13:38,875 --> 00:13:40,042 Edmund. 193 00:13:40,043 --> 00:13:42,136 Do sit down, Mrs. Swettenham. 194 00:13:42,137 --> 00:13:43,520 It's jolly warm in here. 195 00:13:43,521 --> 00:13:45,297 We put the central heating on. 196 00:13:45,298 --> 00:13:48,193 It seems the house was a bit clammy. 197 00:13:48,407 --> 00:13:50,942 Bet you never had that trouble in India, Colonel. 198 00:13:50,943 --> 00:13:54,446 The odd flood during the monsoon. No clamminess to speak of. 199 00:13:54,447 --> 00:13:56,204 Mrs. Harmon. 200 00:13:56,282 --> 00:13:59,534 - Hello, everyone. - Hello, Mrs. Harmon. 201 00:13:59,535 --> 00:14:01,703 - Hello, Miss Blacklock. - Hello, Mrs. Harmon. 202 00:14:01,704 --> 00:14:03,371 I'm not too late, am I? 203 00:14:03,372 --> 00:14:05,129 When does the murder begin? 204 00:14:05,208 --> 00:14:08,961 - No. You're not too late. - Everybody's still intact. 205 00:14:08,962 --> 00:14:10,199 Oh! 206 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,202 Julian is simply frantic with rage he can't be here. 207 00:14:13,203 --> 00:14:15,371 - He adores murders. 208 00:14:15,372 --> 00:14:19,208 He writes some of his best sermons when he's in the middle of a good thriller. 209 00:14:19,209 --> 00:14:23,241 You know, with four or five decent corpses littered about the place. 210 00:14:24,047 --> 00:14:27,258 Oh, sorry, I'm talking too much. 211 00:14:27,259 --> 00:14:28,884 No, no, you're not. 212 00:14:28,885 --> 00:14:31,211 When is the murder going to begin? 213 00:14:31,263 --> 00:14:34,473 Well, if it's going to begin, it ought to happen soon. 214 00:14:34,474 --> 00:14:36,852 It's just one minute to 7:00. 215 00:14:36,927 --> 00:14:38,678 Well, time to pour the sherry, I think. 216 00:14:38,679 --> 00:14:40,643 - Patrick? - Yes. 217 00:14:40,848 --> 00:14:42,708 Oh, Phillipa, be a dear. 218 00:14:50,774 --> 00:14:52,692 What do you mean "if"? 219 00:14:52,693 --> 00:14:56,612 Oh, I've really no idea. I know no more about it than you do. 220 00:14:56,613 --> 00:14:58,474 Oh! 221 00:14:58,615 --> 00:15:02,700 Well, now. Yes, perhaps a cigarette. 222 00:15:07,128 --> 00:15:08,420 - It's beginning. 223 00:15:08,421 --> 00:15:09,930 I don't like it. 224 00:15:09,931 --> 00:15:11,891 Archie, Archie, where are you? 225 00:15:11,892 --> 00:15:14,209 - I'm here, dear. - Where's here? 226 00:15:14,210 --> 00:15:16,588 - Now! - I'm so sorry, so sorry. 227 00:15:17,597 --> 00:15:19,765 - Oh, please put the... 228 00:15:19,766 --> 00:15:23,227 Stick 'em up! Stick 'em up, I tell you! 229 00:15:23,228 --> 00:15:24,979 Isn't it wonderful? 230 00:15:24,980 --> 00:15:27,357 I must say it's quite impressive so far. 231 00:15:30,610 --> 00:15:31,619 Lights! 232 00:15:31,620 --> 00:15:32,928 Somebody switch the lights on. 233 00:15:32,929 --> 00:15:34,655 Anybody got matches or a lighter? 234 00:15:34,656 --> 00:15:36,907 - Yes, I have. - Archie! Take me home! 235 00:15:36,908 --> 00:15:38,976 Try the switches, Swettenham. 236 00:15:38,994 --> 00:15:41,228 They're off at the mains. 237 00:15:41,229 --> 00:15:42,270 Or a fuse. 238 00:15:42,271 --> 00:15:43,563 Just get some candles, Patrick. 239 00:15:43,564 --> 00:15:44,865 - Excuse me. - On my way. 240 00:15:44,866 --> 00:15:46,166 - That's Hannah screaming. 241 00:15:46,167 --> 00:15:48,252 Fellow seems to have knocked himself out. 242 00:15:48,253 --> 00:15:49,336 Serves him right. 243 00:15:49,337 --> 00:15:51,405 - She's locked in. 244 00:15:53,216 --> 00:15:56,844 I was cleaning the silver and a man locked me in. 245 00:15:56,845 --> 00:15:58,762 And then I heard shooting. 246 00:15:58,763 --> 00:16:00,389 ...Now, stop it! 247 00:16:00,390 --> 00:16:02,791 Get the candles. They're in the kitchen cupboard. 248 00:16:02,792 --> 00:16:04,819 - Miss Blacklock! - Letty! You're bleeding! 249 00:16:04,820 --> 00:16:07,938 - Something grazed my ear, that's all. - Oh, Letty, he must have hit you! 250 00:16:07,939 --> 00:16:10,382 - It's nothing to make a fuss about. - There's blood all over you. 251 00:16:10,383 --> 00:16:12,585 Ears bleed. Everybody knows that. 252 00:16:12,586 --> 00:16:14,762 Patrick! Where are those candles? 253 00:16:14,763 --> 00:16:17,598 - We can't do anything without... Ah! - Phillipa's mending the fuse. 254 00:16:17,599 --> 00:16:19,884 Oh, thank goodness somebody's efficient in this house. 255 00:16:19,885 --> 00:16:22,573 Better take a closer look at the fellow. 256 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:23,850 Good God! 257 00:16:23,851 --> 00:16:26,177 - What is it? - The man's dead. 258 00:16:26,896 --> 00:16:29,106 It was just the one fuse gone. Oh! 259 00:16:29,107 --> 00:16:31,108 Better see who it is. 260 00:16:31,109 --> 00:16:32,849 Anyone know him? 261 00:16:32,850 --> 00:16:35,212 - Never seen him in my life. - Nor me. 262 00:16:35,213 --> 00:16:37,649 - He looks so young. - Do you think he shot himself? 263 00:16:37,650 --> 00:16:41,487 Could have been an accident, if he tripped over that cloak thing. 264 00:16:42,490 --> 00:16:43,725 I know him. 265 00:16:43,730 --> 00:16:45,158 You do? 266 00:16:45,159 --> 00:16:46,481 Letty! 267 00:16:46,482 --> 00:16:49,982 It's that young man from the Spa Hotel at Medenham Wells. 268 00:16:49,983 --> 00:16:52,869 The one who came asking you for money. 269 00:16:52,870 --> 00:16:54,545 So it is. 270 00:16:54,546 --> 00:16:56,680 He might have killed you. 271 00:16:56,681 --> 00:16:59,311 He came here to kill you, Letty! He did, I know... 272 00:16:59,512 --> 00:17:02,881 Phillipa, take Bunny into the dining room and give her some brandy. 273 00:17:02,882 --> 00:17:06,059 Julia, run upstairs to the bathroom and get some sticking plasters. 274 00:17:06,060 --> 00:17:08,603 My blood seems to be upsetting everybody. 275 00:17:08,604 --> 00:17:10,620 Patrick, ring for the police. 276 00:17:24,178 --> 00:17:27,745 Rudi Scherz. Swiss nationality. 277 00:17:27,765 --> 00:17:30,039 Employed here as a receptionist. 278 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:35,594 Yes, this is he. 279 00:17:36,808 --> 00:17:39,602 How long had he been working for you, Mr. Rowlandson? 280 00:17:39,603 --> 00:17:43,689 I took the liberty of checking in my files before you arrived. 281 00:17:43,690 --> 00:17:45,149 A little over three months. 282 00:17:45,150 --> 00:17:48,944 Good credentials, references, permits, et cetera. 283 00:17:48,945 --> 00:17:53,392 Uh, would you like to have a look at these? 284 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:54,692 I'll take your word. 285 00:17:54,743 --> 00:17:55,983 Ah. 286 00:17:57,454 --> 00:17:59,108 Was he satisfactory? 287 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,093 Um, quite satisfactory, Inspector. 288 00:18:03,094 --> 00:18:05,261 That sounds to me like a negative judgment. 289 00:18:05,262 --> 00:18:07,330 - It's purely conjectural. - What is? 290 00:18:07,598 --> 00:18:11,475 Well, there were a couple of misunderstandings about the bills. 291 00:18:11,936 --> 00:18:14,417 Items charged that oughtn't to have been. 292 00:18:14,522 --> 00:18:18,650 We assumed it was carelessness, inexperience. 293 00:18:18,651 --> 00:18:19,776 But it wasn't? 294 00:18:19,777 --> 00:18:23,363 Well, you're now telling me that he was some sort of criminal. 295 00:18:23,364 --> 00:18:27,189 So I suppose he could have been trying to cheat our customers. 296 00:18:27,190 --> 00:18:30,076 But it's still different from an armed hold-up. 297 00:18:30,572 --> 00:18:32,433 Any women in his life? 298 00:18:33,576 --> 00:18:35,230 One of our waitresses. 299 00:18:35,536 --> 00:18:36,745 Name? 300 00:18:36,746 --> 00:18:38,296 Myrna Harris. 301 00:18:39,248 --> 00:18:41,729 You were friendly with Rudi Scherz? 302 00:18:42,051 --> 00:18:44,469 I didn't know what he was like when... 303 00:18:44,470 --> 00:18:46,124 We don't know what he was like. 304 00:18:46,722 --> 00:18:48,686 I want you to help me find out. 305 00:18:51,227 --> 00:18:53,122 Well... 306 00:18:53,396 --> 00:18:57,065 You always think that anybody that works on reception is bound to be all right. 307 00:18:57,066 --> 00:19:00,129 I mean, they're very careful when they employ people, 308 00:19:00,130 --> 00:19:02,330 especially foreigners. 309 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:04,171 Was he with a gang? 310 00:19:05,140 --> 00:19:07,259 We think he was working on his own. 311 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,418 He was a lovely dancer. 312 00:19:09,545 --> 00:19:11,561 Nice to go out with. 313 00:19:12,048 --> 00:19:16,495 Best seats at the pictures and bought you flowers. 314 00:19:17,762 --> 00:19:19,674 And... I'm sorry he's dead. 315 00:19:20,681 --> 00:19:22,128 Um... 316 00:19:22,391 --> 00:19:23,631 Oh... 317 00:19:28,192 --> 00:19:29,484 Thanks. 318 00:19:31,821 --> 00:19:34,197 Stuff's been going missing, you know. 319 00:19:34,198 --> 00:19:35,406 What sort of stuff? 320 00:19:35,407 --> 00:19:37,009 From rooms. 321 00:19:37,243 --> 00:19:42,743 A diamond broach I think, and, um, a little gold locket. 322 00:19:42,748 --> 00:19:44,557 Might not have been him. 323 00:19:45,125 --> 00:19:46,624 Might have been me. 324 00:19:48,295 --> 00:19:49,690 But it wasn't. 325 00:19:49,698 --> 00:19:50,938 You liked him. 326 00:19:51,158 --> 00:19:52,398 Yeah. 327 00:19:52,951 --> 00:19:54,952 He talked big, mind you. 328 00:19:54,953 --> 00:19:57,121 But I got used to that during the war. 329 00:19:57,122 --> 00:20:01,500 The Poles were bad enough. The Americans were even worse. 330 00:20:01,501 --> 00:20:05,223 How did he compare to the Poles and the Americans? 331 00:20:05,464 --> 00:20:06,859 He talked as big. 332 00:20:07,424 --> 00:20:10,509 Said he came from a rich family in Switzerland. 333 00:20:10,510 --> 00:20:15,061 Only he couldn't get his money here on account of the currency regulations. 334 00:20:15,182 --> 00:20:16,680 That's what he said. 335 00:20:17,334 --> 00:20:19,401 He didn't wear rich clothes. 336 00:20:19,502 --> 00:20:24,002 Very ordinary. Not real class, you know? 337 00:20:24,123 --> 00:20:25,563 I know. 338 00:20:25,674 --> 00:20:29,501 And he'd saved all kinds of people from certain death in the Alps. 339 00:20:29,929 --> 00:20:31,996 I didn't believe that either. 340 00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:36,827 Did he ever mention Miss Blacklock? 341 00:20:38,854 --> 00:20:41,335 No, I don't think so. 342 00:20:41,607 --> 00:20:44,484 She sometimes comes here for lunch, 343 00:20:44,485 --> 00:20:46,707 so he might have met her but... 344 00:20:47,696 --> 00:20:50,823 Did he ever mention the village of Chipping Cleghorn? 345 00:20:50,824 --> 00:20:53,771 I think he asked me about the buses once. 346 00:20:54,370 --> 00:20:56,120 What time they went. 347 00:20:56,121 --> 00:20:58,498 But I'm not sure if it was Chipping Cleghorn. 348 00:20:58,499 --> 00:21:00,375 Might have been some other Chipping. 349 00:21:00,376 --> 00:21:02,133 There's a lot around here. 350 00:21:04,004 --> 00:21:07,881 I wouldn't have gone out with him if I'd known he was a crook. 351 00:21:09,468 --> 00:21:11,587 But I'm still sorry he's dead. 352 00:21:14,014 --> 00:21:17,219 Ooh, good morning, Inspector Craddock. 353 00:21:45,707 --> 00:21:48,550 - You've checked the house, Fletcher? - Sir. 354 00:21:48,794 --> 00:21:51,796 No fingerprints. No signs of forced entry. 355 00:21:51,797 --> 00:21:55,519 But the doors seem to be left unlocked most of the time anyway. 356 00:21:55,522 --> 00:21:58,024 Scherz seems to have come from Medenham on the bus. 357 00:21:58,025 --> 00:22:00,520 It arrives in Chipping Cleghorn at 6:30. 358 00:22:00,712 --> 00:22:03,434 Why did the lights go out? 359 00:22:03,471 --> 00:22:06,699 Well, the drawing room and the hall seem to be on the same circuit. 360 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,094 If you can organize for them to fuse at exactly seven o'clock. 361 00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:12,471 "You're a better man that I am, Gunga Din." 362 00:22:12,472 --> 00:22:13,712 As you might say, sir. 363 00:22:14,942 --> 00:22:18,069 Tell me about the people who live here. Miss Blacklock? 364 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:20,113 I think she's all right, sir. 365 00:22:20,414 --> 00:22:22,067 Miss Bunner, is it? 366 00:22:22,249 --> 00:22:25,419 Nice woman, sir, but with respect, a bit scatty. 367 00:22:25,486 --> 00:22:27,140 Patrick Simmons? 368 00:22:27,321 --> 00:22:29,182 Fancies himself as a joker. 369 00:22:29,824 --> 00:22:31,616 Julia Simmons? 370 00:22:31,617 --> 00:22:33,271 Just fancies herself. 371 00:22:34,787 --> 00:22:36,246 Phillipa Haymes? 372 00:22:36,247 --> 00:22:39,348 I haven't met her yet, sir. Out at work all day. 373 00:22:39,350 --> 00:22:40,388 Good. 374 00:22:40,393 --> 00:22:41,633 Pretty garden. 375 00:22:51,168 --> 00:22:53,627 This is the room in which the incident occurred? 376 00:22:53,628 --> 00:22:54,712 Yes. 377 00:22:54,713 --> 00:22:57,673 But we've tidied up, of course. Such a mess. 378 00:22:58,474 --> 00:23:02,506 Tables knocked over, people barging about in the dark, 379 00:23:02,603 --> 00:23:04,515 and a nasty cigarette burn. 380 00:23:04,532 --> 00:23:06,624 But that seems to happen all the time these days. 381 00:23:06,625 --> 00:23:08,196 Bunny, Bunny, 382 00:23:08,197 --> 00:23:11,197 I think we should just answer Inspector Craddock's questions. 383 00:23:11,347 --> 00:23:13,052 Thank you, Miss Blacklock. 384 00:23:19,189 --> 00:23:22,108 Tell me when you first saw Rudi Scherz. 385 00:23:22,109 --> 00:23:24,693 - Is that his name? - Yes. 386 00:23:25,863 --> 00:23:29,073 Oh, it was about three weeks ago. 387 00:23:29,074 --> 00:23:31,701 We went shopping for the day in Medenham Spa. 388 00:23:31,702 --> 00:23:33,976 We had lunch at the hotel. 389 00:23:34,455 --> 00:23:36,987 He came over to our table 390 00:23:37,166 --> 00:23:39,334 and said that he was the son of the proprietor 391 00:23:39,335 --> 00:23:42,003 of the Hotel des Alpes in Montreux, 392 00:23:42,004 --> 00:23:44,255 where my sister and I stayed during the war. 393 00:23:44,256 --> 00:23:46,685 - Did you remember him? - Oh, no. 394 00:23:46,884 --> 00:23:50,638 I mean all these boys at reception desks look exactly the same. 395 00:23:50,639 --> 00:23:52,346 And then he came to see you? 396 00:23:52,508 --> 00:23:55,093 Yes. 10 days ago. 397 00:23:55,845 --> 00:23:57,085 Well, he... 398 00:23:57,221 --> 00:24:01,057 He had some absurd story about his mother being dangerously ill 399 00:24:01,058 --> 00:24:03,268 and needing the money to get back to Switzerland. 400 00:24:03,269 --> 00:24:05,061 You didn't give him any money? 401 00:24:05,062 --> 00:24:07,105 - Certainly not. - Very wise. 402 00:24:07,106 --> 00:24:10,726 I was secretary to a financier for many years. 403 00:24:10,727 --> 00:24:14,874 I know all about hard-luck stories and appeals for money. 404 00:24:14,877 --> 00:24:19,160 When he came here, did you sense that he might have been 405 00:24:19,161 --> 00:24:21,078 spying out the land, so to speak? 406 00:24:21,379 --> 00:24:23,757 You mean, casing the joint? 407 00:24:23,758 --> 00:24:25,383 Yes, that's what I mean, Miss Bunner. 408 00:24:25,384 --> 00:24:28,020 Yes, it is quite possible. 409 00:24:28,512 --> 00:24:31,667 I remember he took a keen interest in the house. 410 00:24:32,016 --> 00:24:35,977 Oh, but all that elaborate nonsense. 411 00:24:35,978 --> 00:24:38,563 The advertisement in the newspaper. 412 00:24:38,689 --> 00:24:42,400 I just really don't understand any of it. 413 00:24:42,401 --> 00:24:43,985 Do you keep much money in the house? 414 00:24:43,986 --> 00:24:46,029 No, a few pounds, no more. 415 00:24:46,030 --> 00:24:47,425 Jewelry? 416 00:24:48,324 --> 00:24:51,409 Couple of rings and broaches. These cameos. 417 00:24:51,410 --> 00:24:55,997 There's really nothing worth stealing. It was revenge, Inspector. 418 00:24:55,998 --> 00:25:01,498 Letty refused to give him the money and he came here to kill her. 419 00:25:02,254 --> 00:25:04,547 That's where he shot at you, Miss Blacklock? 420 00:25:04,548 --> 00:25:06,254 Oh, just a scratch. 421 00:25:06,342 --> 00:25:08,254 Made a lot of blood, but it... 422 00:25:08,260 --> 00:25:09,707 Tell me what happened. 423 00:25:10,104 --> 00:25:12,855 - Well, the clock struck. - Seven o'clock. 424 00:25:12,856 --> 00:25:15,286 - Yes. - And then the lights went out. 425 00:25:16,068 --> 00:25:18,963 - And next? - The door opened. 426 00:25:19,114 --> 00:25:20,819 - Which door? - That door. 427 00:25:21,825 --> 00:25:24,410 - What about that door? - Oh, no, no, that one's never used. 428 00:25:24,411 --> 00:25:27,615 That's just a hangover from when this was two rooms. 429 00:25:28,039 --> 00:25:31,089 So, this door opened, 430 00:25:31,418 --> 00:25:32,658 and... 431 00:25:32,670 --> 00:25:36,507 Well... Well, there he was. A man with a revolver. 432 00:25:36,508 --> 00:25:39,135 A masked man with a revolver. 433 00:25:39,136 --> 00:25:40,678 And I thought... 434 00:25:40,679 --> 00:25:44,659 Well, I mean, we all thought, that it was just some silly joke. 435 00:25:44,670 --> 00:25:46,504 And then he said something. 436 00:25:46,505 --> 00:25:48,469 "Hands up or I shoot!" 437 00:25:49,709 --> 00:25:51,466 Well, something like that. 438 00:25:53,003 --> 00:25:55,639 - Did you put your hands up? - Oh, yes. 439 00:25:55,881 --> 00:25:58,103 It seemed like part of the game. 440 00:25:58,341 --> 00:26:03,841 He shone his flashlight in my eyes. It dazzled me. 441 00:26:03,914 --> 00:26:05,775 I began to get annoyed about it. 442 00:26:05,791 --> 00:26:07,962 - And then? - Ah... 443 00:26:08,294 --> 00:26:11,499 Well, then, there was the first shot. 444 00:26:11,844 --> 00:26:14,738 Somebody screamed, I think. 445 00:26:14,739 --> 00:26:17,407 And then I... Yes, I felt the pain in my ear. 446 00:26:17,408 --> 00:26:20,768 You see? It wasn't just a scratch. 447 00:26:20,789 --> 00:26:23,218 Where were you standing, Miss Blacklock? 448 00:26:23,292 --> 00:26:26,419 Over here, by the table. 449 00:26:26,420 --> 00:26:28,296 I was reaching for the cigarette box. 450 00:26:28,297 --> 00:26:30,882 And look! There are the bullet holes! 451 00:26:30,883 --> 00:26:33,509 He was trying to kill you. 452 00:26:33,510 --> 00:26:36,271 You tell her, Inspector, she won't believe me. 453 00:26:36,272 --> 00:26:38,615 And having failed to shoot you in the darkness, 454 00:26:38,616 --> 00:26:40,975 he then turns the gun on himself? 455 00:26:40,976 --> 00:26:42,578 Obviously. 456 00:26:42,580 --> 00:26:44,854 Do you think it's obvious, Miss Blacklock? 457 00:26:44,855 --> 00:26:48,149 No, of course I don't, Inspector. I think it's absolutely ludicrous. 458 00:26:48,150 --> 00:26:50,526 He wasn't the sort of man to shoot himself 459 00:26:50,527 --> 00:26:52,778 - or anyone else for that matter. 460 00:26:52,779 --> 00:26:54,572 Oh, Bunny, will you please take those away? 461 00:26:54,573 --> 00:26:55,823 I hate dead flowers. 462 00:26:55,824 --> 00:26:58,053 I picked them fresh yesterday. 463 00:26:58,962 --> 00:27:01,429 Even flowers don't last the way they used to. 464 00:27:06,369 --> 00:27:10,713 - Is Miss Bunner a relation of yours? - No. An old friend. 465 00:27:10,766 --> 00:27:12,781 We were at school together, 466 00:27:12,809 --> 00:27:16,894 about a hundred years ago. 467 00:27:16,939 --> 00:27:18,282 A companion. 468 00:27:18,283 --> 00:27:20,910 We keep each other company, Inspector. 469 00:27:21,911 --> 00:27:23,823 And the other people who live here.? 470 00:27:23,824 --> 00:27:25,322 Patrick and Julia. 471 00:27:25,951 --> 00:27:29,726 They call me Aunt Letty, but they're actually distant cousins. 472 00:27:30,339 --> 00:27:32,490 Oh. Sorry. 473 00:27:34,991 --> 00:27:36,516 Aunt Dora's wandering around saying 474 00:27:36,517 --> 00:27:39,415 the police want to cross-examine everyone, is that so? 475 00:27:39,504 --> 00:27:41,002 This is Julia. 476 00:27:41,756 --> 00:27:44,508 Since you're kind enough to volunteer, Miss Simmons. 477 00:27:44,509 --> 00:27:48,095 Inspector Craddock, and this is Sergeant Fletcher. 478 00:27:48,096 --> 00:27:49,336 We've met. 479 00:27:49,382 --> 00:27:52,092 Have you finished with me for now, Inspector? 480 00:27:52,093 --> 00:27:53,850 I think so, Miss Blacklock. 481 00:27:54,371 --> 00:27:58,499 Oh, will you be speaking to Hannah? 482 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:00,293 - Hannah is? - My cook. 483 00:28:00,294 --> 00:28:01,844 She screams a lot. 484 00:28:01,845 --> 00:28:04,013 The poor girl is a refugee. 485 00:28:04,014 --> 00:28:05,098 Nationality? 486 00:28:05,099 --> 00:28:06,349 I asked her that. 487 00:28:06,350 --> 00:28:08,184 She said, "I do not know, 488 00:28:08,185 --> 00:28:10,097 "I have not read the papers today." 489 00:28:10,521 --> 00:28:12,814 Please don't be prejudiced against her, Inspector, 490 00:28:12,815 --> 00:28:14,365 just because she tells lies. 491 00:28:14,366 --> 00:28:17,521 There are a lot of atrocity stories around now, 492 00:28:17,522 --> 00:28:21,502 but I think there is a real core of truth in some of hers. 493 00:28:21,693 --> 00:28:24,174 I can't help feeling sorry for her. 494 00:28:24,175 --> 00:28:26,259 And she is a very good cook. 495 00:28:26,260 --> 00:28:27,914 When she feels like it. 496 00:28:29,013 --> 00:28:31,804 I shall bear all that in mind, Miss Blacklock. 497 00:28:31,849 --> 00:28:33,089 Thank you. 498 00:28:44,455 --> 00:28:46,322 Would you like to tell me about last night? 499 00:28:46,413 --> 00:28:48,377 I told your Sergeant Fletcher. 500 00:28:48,874 --> 00:28:52,131 - He wrote it all down. - I'd like you to tell me. 501 00:28:52,419 --> 00:28:56,589 Well, a lot of tiresome people called round. 502 00:28:56,590 --> 00:28:59,123 - Who? - In order of arrival? 503 00:28:59,384 --> 00:29:01,348 Colonel and Mrs. Easterbrook, 504 00:29:01,386 --> 00:29:03,867 Miss Hinchcliffe and Miss Murgatroyd, 505 00:29:04,014 --> 00:29:06,557 Mrs. Swettenham and Edmund Swettenham, 506 00:29:06,558 --> 00:29:08,832 and Mrs. Harmon, the vicar's wife. 507 00:29:10,011 --> 00:29:11,637 They all said the same things. 508 00:29:11,638 --> 00:29:15,410 "What lovely chrysanthemums and I see you've got your central heating on." 509 00:29:15,411 --> 00:29:16,858 Except Mrs. Harmon. 510 00:29:16,859 --> 00:29:19,082 She said what everyone else was thinking. 511 00:29:19,083 --> 00:29:20,892 "What time's the murder?" 512 00:29:21,419 --> 00:29:23,227 You like Mrs. Harmon? 513 00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:24,933 She's the best of the bunch. 514 00:29:24,934 --> 00:29:26,174 And then? 515 00:29:27,519 --> 00:29:30,188 The lights went out and this man walked in and said, 516 00:29:30,284 --> 00:29:33,696 "Stick 'em up, you guys," or something equally ridiculous. 517 00:29:33,697 --> 00:29:35,506 Then the shooting started. 518 00:29:36,408 --> 00:29:38,217 It wasn't ridiculous anymore. 519 00:29:38,218 --> 00:29:40,863 Was the only light from the man's torch? 520 00:29:40,874 --> 00:29:41,869 Yes. 521 00:29:42,170 --> 00:29:44,205 And from what you could see, 522 00:29:44,806 --> 00:29:48,540 when he fired the shots, was he aiming at Miss Blacklock? 523 00:29:48,552 --> 00:29:51,255 From what I could see, I shouldn't think so. 524 00:29:51,256 --> 00:29:53,936 A revolver in one hand, a torch in the other, 525 00:29:53,937 --> 00:29:57,539 having to keep that silly door open, everybody all over the place 526 00:29:57,540 --> 00:29:59,300 he'd do well to hit anyone. 527 00:29:59,389 --> 00:30:01,723 If he really wanted to take a pot shot at Aunt Letty, 528 00:30:01,724 --> 00:30:04,135 I can think of a thousand better ways of doing it. 529 00:30:04,136 --> 00:30:06,495 Stand behind a hedge, anywhere round the village, and do it. 530 00:30:06,496 --> 00:30:07,636 Bang. Like that. 531 00:30:07,639 --> 00:30:08,847 Understood. 532 00:30:08,848 --> 00:30:11,225 But to fill the room with all the friends and neighbors, 533 00:30:11,419 --> 00:30:14,129 put that silly advertisement in the newspaper, 534 00:30:14,130 --> 00:30:15,835 it's more like a student rag. 535 00:30:16,808 --> 00:30:19,134 You're a student, I believe, Miss Simmons. 536 00:30:20,437 --> 00:30:24,522 I'm training as a dispenser at Milchester General Hospital. 537 00:30:24,658 --> 00:30:26,400 But if I'd planned last night as a joke, 538 00:30:26,401 --> 00:30:29,866 I wouldn't have filled the room with colonels and vicar's wives. 539 00:30:29,905 --> 00:30:31,662 And if you were planning a murder? 540 00:30:31,907 --> 00:30:33,354 I'm a dispenser. 541 00:30:33,867 --> 00:30:35,831 I'd mix a lethal potion. 542 00:30:36,370 --> 00:30:40,350 Quick and clean and quiet. 543 00:30:40,415 --> 00:30:41,655 Oh. 544 00:30:41,670 --> 00:30:43,220 Should I make a note of that? 545 00:30:43,472 --> 00:30:44,712 Better not, 546 00:30:45,057 --> 00:30:48,987 in case anyone else pops off in suspicious circumstances. 547 00:30:52,231 --> 00:30:55,953 - Is your brother at home? - No. He went out somewhere. 548 00:30:56,027 --> 00:30:57,991 He's a student too, did you know? 549 00:30:58,237 --> 00:30:59,487 Really? 550 00:30:59,488 --> 00:31:02,331 Milchester University, reading engineering. 551 00:31:02,366 --> 00:31:03,710 Occasionally. 552 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:05,917 He's a bit of a waster. 553 00:31:06,162 --> 00:31:08,580 But I like him, considering he's my brother. 554 00:31:08,581 --> 00:31:11,682 And I believe he was quite heroic during the war. 555 00:31:18,174 --> 00:31:20,603 I might have a word with Hannah in that case. 556 00:31:20,832 --> 00:31:22,331 Crazy foreign cook? 557 00:31:24,452 --> 00:31:26,727 An obvious suspect, Inspector. 558 00:31:29,416 --> 00:31:33,794 All my life I am pursued by men in uniform. 559 00:31:33,795 --> 00:31:37,173 I escape to England thinking I will be safe. 560 00:31:37,174 --> 00:31:40,259 Still I am pursued by men in uniform. 561 00:31:40,260 --> 00:31:42,948 - We're not here to arrest you. - You're not? 562 00:31:43,054 --> 00:31:46,154 I just want to know your version of what happened last night. 563 00:31:46,183 --> 00:31:47,423 Last night? 564 00:31:48,602 --> 00:31:51,604 I see the announcement in the paper 565 00:31:51,605 --> 00:31:54,523 and I know I am going to be murdered. 566 00:31:54,524 --> 00:32:00,024 I try to leave, but she will not let me. She is a very strong woman. 567 00:32:00,025 --> 00:32:01,447 Miss Blacklock? 568 00:32:01,448 --> 00:32:06,205 Yes. The others are silly, but she is strong. 569 00:32:06,206 --> 00:32:08,120 You stayed and then what? 570 00:32:08,121 --> 00:32:11,429 The doorbell rings, I answer the door. 571 00:32:11,541 --> 00:32:16,341 The doorbell rings again, I answer the door again. 572 00:32:17,099 --> 00:32:19,559 After the people had arrived. 573 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:20,800 Oh. 574 00:32:21,103 --> 00:32:24,031 I go to the dining room to clean the silver. 575 00:32:24,732 --> 00:32:27,650 I hear shots. I scream. 576 00:32:27,651 --> 00:32:29,986 I try the door. It is locked. 577 00:32:29,987 --> 00:32:31,738 I scream again. 578 00:32:31,739 --> 00:32:34,449 Somebody turns the key and lets me out. 579 00:32:34,450 --> 00:32:40,879 I scream again. Somebody hits me. I see blood. 580 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:41,930 You scream again? 581 00:32:42,057 --> 00:32:42,904 I think so. 582 00:32:43,071 --> 00:32:44,864 Are you going to arrest me? 583 00:32:44,865 --> 00:32:46,156 Not today. 584 00:33:00,145 --> 00:33:04,356 Gosh! Am I too late for the sleuths? 585 00:33:04,357 --> 00:33:06,011 Mr. Patrick Simmons? 586 00:33:06,726 --> 00:33:08,380 Am I under suspicion? 587 00:33:08,687 --> 00:33:11,897 Well, there is a feeling that placing the advertisement in the newspaper 588 00:33:11,898 --> 00:33:13,691 was your style of joke. 589 00:33:13,692 --> 00:33:16,121 It is the sort of thing I go in for. 590 00:33:16,444 --> 00:33:17,684 Habitually? 591 00:33:17,946 --> 00:33:19,755 Occasionally. 592 00:33:20,223 --> 00:33:24,205 At some point we'd like your version of what happened last night. 593 00:33:24,436 --> 00:33:28,147 It'll be as confused and contradictory as everybody else's. 594 00:33:28,148 --> 00:33:31,108 In that case, perhaps you'll let us know where we'll find Mrs. Haymes? 595 00:33:31,109 --> 00:33:32,711 Our Phillipa? 596 00:33:33,236 --> 00:33:35,888 She works at Dayas Hall. Assistant gardener. 597 00:33:36,489 --> 00:33:39,029 I know it, sir. Along the road to the left. 598 00:33:39,084 --> 00:33:40,841 Phillipa doesn't say much. 599 00:33:40,994 --> 00:33:43,841 She's nice in an anonymous sort of way. 600 00:33:43,998 --> 00:33:46,055 Not the murdering kind. 601 00:33:46,392 --> 00:33:47,942 But then, nobody is. 602 00:33:47,943 --> 00:33:49,460 Somebody must be. 603 00:33:49,461 --> 00:33:51,322 Unless the fellow shot himself. 604 00:33:52,339 --> 00:33:54,424 Peculiar way to commit suicide. 605 00:33:54,425 --> 00:33:57,681 Equally peculiar way to commit murder. 606 00:33:57,698 --> 00:33:59,817 So, what is your conclusion? 607 00:34:00,909 --> 00:34:06,409 It's easier being an engineering student than an ace detective. 608 00:34:25,502 --> 00:34:27,724 You arrived home at what time last night? 609 00:34:28,129 --> 00:34:29,473 About 6:00. 610 00:34:29,673 --> 00:34:35,052 I had a bath, got changed, then found some sort of party was about to happen. 611 00:34:35,053 --> 00:34:38,055 And when you arrived home, which door did you use? 612 00:34:38,056 --> 00:34:42,268 The side door. I'm generally a bit mucky, so I never use the front door. 613 00:34:42,269 --> 00:34:43,922 Was the door unlocked? 614 00:34:44,479 --> 00:34:46,340 Yes, I locked it when I came in. 615 00:34:46,856 --> 00:34:48,096 I see. 616 00:34:52,028 --> 00:34:54,922 Tell me about the, uh, hold-up. 617 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:59,175 The lights went out exactly as the clock was striking 7:00. 618 00:34:59,279 --> 00:35:02,406 The door opened and this man shone a torch on us 619 00:35:02,407 --> 00:35:05,701 and flourished a revolver and told us to put our hands up. 620 00:35:05,702 --> 00:35:07,149 Which you did? 621 00:35:08,955 --> 00:35:10,609 No, I didn't actually. 622 00:35:11,583 --> 00:35:13,751 I thought it was just fun. 623 00:35:13,752 --> 00:35:16,712 And I'd been working all day, so I thought, 624 00:35:16,713 --> 00:35:19,039 "Bother it, I'm not putting my hands up." 625 00:35:19,966 --> 00:35:22,240 You were bored by the whole thing? 626 00:35:22,385 --> 00:35:23,987 Yes, I was rather. 627 00:35:26,473 --> 00:35:28,282 Where were you standing? 628 00:35:29,184 --> 00:35:31,820 By the mantelpiece. I was looking for my lighter. 629 00:35:32,646 --> 00:35:35,523 When the man shone the torch around the room, 630 00:35:35,524 --> 00:35:38,418 did you get the sense that he was looking for somebody? 631 00:35:38,944 --> 00:35:40,184 No. 632 00:35:41,988 --> 00:35:44,004 He wasn't looking for anybody? 633 00:35:45,116 --> 00:35:47,753 Thinking about it since it happened, 634 00:35:47,765 --> 00:35:51,768 he did it in a vague sort of way, just waved the torch about aimlessly, 635 00:35:51,769 --> 00:35:55,284 as if he hadn't the faintest idea what he was there for. 636 00:35:56,565 --> 00:35:58,858 When you saw the body, did you know the man? 637 00:35:58,859 --> 00:36:00,099 No. 638 00:36:00,608 --> 00:36:04,330 But then, I can't really afford to eat at the Royal Spa Hotel. 639 00:36:04,403 --> 00:36:08,520 That being so, presumably you don't keep any valuable jewelry at the house? 640 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:11,099 I wish I could. 641 00:36:11,100 --> 00:36:13,778 There's my engagement ring and a couple of broaches. 642 00:36:13,779 --> 00:36:16,646 Are you aware of anything valuable in the house? 643 00:36:16,708 --> 00:36:19,086 Not what you'd call loot. 644 00:36:19,336 --> 00:36:23,380 Some quite nice silver, but nothing out of the ordinary. 645 00:36:23,381 --> 00:36:26,691 Miss Blacklock likes to wear her strings of pearls. 646 00:36:27,469 --> 00:36:29,433 But they're just costume. 647 00:36:32,390 --> 00:36:35,440 I'm sorry to be so unhelpful. 648 00:36:36,228 --> 00:36:39,122 Patrick says I'm too sensible for my own good. 649 00:36:39,566 --> 00:36:42,403 It's not a bad thing, being sensible, Mrs. Haymes. 650 00:36:43,150 --> 00:36:44,956 And he stood there. 651 00:36:44,982 --> 00:36:47,233 A shadowy figure with a revolver. 652 00:36:47,234 --> 00:36:50,570 And that blinding torchlight sweeping around the room. 653 00:36:50,571 --> 00:36:51,811 And he said, 654 00:36:53,823 --> 00:36:55,448 "Your money or your life." 655 00:36:55,449 --> 00:36:57,617 He didn't say anything of the sort, Mother. 656 00:36:57,618 --> 00:36:59,888 I'd never enjoyed myself so much for years. 657 00:37:00,890 --> 00:37:03,097 Until the bullets started. 658 00:37:03,220 --> 00:37:05,184 Then it was quite dreadful. 659 00:37:05,192 --> 00:37:07,577 Do you know where you were standing, when this happened? 660 00:37:07,578 --> 00:37:10,396 I've no idea. Where was I standing, Edmund? 661 00:37:10,397 --> 00:37:11,896 I don't know. 662 00:37:13,734 --> 00:37:16,069 Do you remember who you were speaking to? 663 00:37:16,070 --> 00:37:20,365 Either Mrs. Harmon or Colonel Easterbrook, I think. 664 00:37:20,366 --> 00:37:21,616 Edmund? 665 00:37:21,617 --> 00:37:23,736 I haven't the faintest idea. 666 00:37:23,869 --> 00:37:26,505 Do you remember who you were speaking to? 667 00:37:26,872 --> 00:37:31,319 I was in the middle of the room, talking to Julia Simmons. 668 00:37:32,711 --> 00:37:36,422 When the man shone the torch, did he hold it still or move it around? 669 00:37:36,423 --> 00:37:39,008 It was right in my eyes for ages. 670 00:37:39,009 --> 00:37:40,218 I couldn't see a thing. 671 00:37:40,219 --> 00:37:44,873 He moved it around slowly, so as to see what we were all doing. 672 00:37:44,996 --> 00:37:47,789 Three shots were fired. Two of them hit the wall, 673 00:37:47,790 --> 00:37:49,958 one of them injuring Miss Blacklock en route. 674 00:37:49,959 --> 00:37:51,376 The third killed the intruder. 675 00:37:51,527 --> 00:37:54,321 Do you think it was suicide or an accident? 676 00:37:54,322 --> 00:37:57,734 It certainly seemed to me like one of those. 677 00:37:57,825 --> 00:38:00,179 Though I did say to Edmund, it felt more like murder. 678 00:38:00,725 --> 00:38:03,477 Except that doesn't really make sense, does it? 679 00:38:03,678 --> 00:38:07,347 You've just told the Inspector, that it was all three. 680 00:38:07,348 --> 00:38:11,185 - Don't be silly. - Murder, suicide and an accident. 681 00:38:11,186 --> 00:38:14,029 I'm simply trying to be helpful. 682 00:38:14,851 --> 00:38:17,901 And I appreciate it, Mrs. Swettenham. 683 00:38:18,522 --> 00:38:21,313 Psychology, there's your answer. 684 00:38:21,592 --> 00:38:22,980 Psychology? 685 00:38:23,018 --> 00:38:24,852 You've got to understand the criminal mind. 686 00:38:24,853 --> 00:38:27,355 What leads him to put the advertisement in the paper? 687 00:38:27,356 --> 00:38:30,650 Psychology. He wants to draw attention to himself. 688 00:38:30,651 --> 00:38:32,443 Probably had a rough time at the Spa Hotel. 689 00:38:32,444 --> 00:38:35,463 Other members of the staff looking down on him because he's a foreigner. 690 00:38:35,464 --> 00:38:37,324 Yes, it can easily happen. 691 00:38:37,574 --> 00:38:40,451 Chances are some pretty girl turned him down. 692 00:38:40,452 --> 00:38:42,106 He wants to win her affection. 693 00:38:42,329 --> 00:38:43,621 How will he do it? 694 00:38:43,622 --> 00:38:49,122 He'll be the tough guy, the gangster, the masked man with a gun, the hero. 695 00:38:50,087 --> 00:38:53,422 Sort of a Robin Hood, with an audience to play to. 696 00:38:53,423 --> 00:38:57,302 Robbery with violence. Steal from the rich. 697 00:38:57,686 --> 00:39:00,463 - And it all goes wrong? - Absolutely. 698 00:39:00,464 --> 00:39:02,014 Took the words right out of my mouth. 699 00:39:02,015 --> 00:39:06,361 The crucial moment comes, loses his nerve, panics, 700 00:39:06,364 --> 00:39:08,698 shoots blindly in all directions. 701 00:39:08,699 --> 00:39:10,241 You thought he shot blindly? 702 00:39:10,242 --> 00:39:11,785 Oh, no doubt about it. 703 00:39:11,786 --> 00:39:14,422 A room full of people, he manages to miss the lot. 704 00:39:14,538 --> 00:39:16,813 Suddenly, it becomes real to him. 705 00:39:17,083 --> 00:39:19,512 The dream becomes a nightmare. 706 00:39:19,710 --> 00:39:22,088 Can't face the truth about himself. 707 00:39:22,296 --> 00:39:24,519 Decides to put an end to it all. 708 00:39:24,715 --> 00:39:25,955 Psychology. 709 00:39:26,592 --> 00:39:28,866 Isn't it wonderful, Inspector, 710 00:39:29,095 --> 00:39:31,731 the way Archie knows exactly what happened? 711 00:39:32,973 --> 00:39:35,506 Yes, Mrs. Easterbrook. Wonderful. 712 00:39:45,681 --> 00:39:47,593 Do you like pigs, Inspector? 713 00:39:50,235 --> 00:39:51,527 I love 'em. 714 00:39:52,255 --> 00:39:55,257 Make a nice rasher by Christmas, this one. 715 00:39:55,258 --> 00:39:56,911 Yes, I'm sure. 716 00:39:59,345 --> 00:40:00,585 Well... 717 00:40:02,003 --> 00:40:03,346 What can I tell you? 718 00:40:03,463 --> 00:40:06,719 Anything you remember about the incident last night. 719 00:40:08,885 --> 00:40:14,385 Incident? We used to have incidents when I was in the ARP during the war. 720 00:40:14,491 --> 00:40:17,951 Saw some incidents then would make your hair curl. 721 00:40:17,952 --> 00:40:19,554 Enjoyed every minute of it. 722 00:40:20,080 --> 00:40:22,623 You mean, where was I when the shooting started? 723 00:40:22,624 --> 00:40:23,864 Yes. 724 00:40:24,025 --> 00:40:25,534 Leaning up against the mantelpiece 725 00:40:25,535 --> 00:40:28,171 hoping to God somebody would offer me a drink. 726 00:40:28,172 --> 00:40:29,255 Tell me about the shots. 727 00:40:29,256 --> 00:40:34,375 Were they fired blindly or aimed at one particular person? 728 00:40:37,681 --> 00:40:38,921 No idea. 729 00:40:39,892 --> 00:40:43,144 The torch was whirling around dazzling everybody, 730 00:40:43,145 --> 00:40:46,453 and the shots were fired, 731 00:40:47,566 --> 00:40:52,904 and all I could think was it was that damn fool Patrick up to his silly games. 732 00:40:52,905 --> 00:40:54,614 You thought it was Patrick Simmons? 733 00:40:54,615 --> 00:40:57,406 Mmm. Process of elimination really. 734 00:40:57,910 --> 00:41:01,370 Edmund Swettenham's some sort of intellectual communist who writes books. 735 00:41:01,371 --> 00:41:03,232 A bit soft, if anything. 736 00:41:03,415 --> 00:41:05,875 Old Colonel Easterbrook isn't much of a one for jokes. 737 00:41:05,876 --> 00:41:07,877 But Patrick's wild enough for anything, 738 00:41:07,878 --> 00:41:11,135 though not robbery with violence. 739 00:41:13,276 --> 00:41:16,791 What about your friend, Miss Murgatroyd? Did she see anything? 740 00:41:19,741 --> 00:41:20,981 Murgatroyd! 741 00:41:21,202 --> 00:41:22,442 Here. 742 00:41:22,661 --> 00:41:24,418 She's up a tree. 743 00:41:25,539 --> 00:41:26,831 Police! 744 00:41:32,713 --> 00:41:34,884 She won't be much help. 745 00:41:36,383 --> 00:41:41,865 Listen to her by all means, but don't take too much notice. 746 00:41:42,256 --> 00:41:43,962 Is it Scotland Yard? 747 00:41:45,134 --> 00:41:47,594 Inspector Craddock from Milchester. 748 00:41:47,595 --> 00:41:51,181 Oh, even better. Have you found any decent clues? 749 00:41:51,182 --> 00:41:55,894 All he wants to know is where you were when the crime took place. 750 00:41:55,895 --> 00:41:59,307 Oh, dear, of course. I... I ought to have been prepared. 751 00:41:59,482 --> 00:42:02,066 Alibis. Uh... 752 00:42:02,598 --> 00:42:05,684 Now let me see. I was with everybody else. 753 00:42:05,685 --> 00:42:07,287 You weren't with me. 754 00:42:07,854 --> 00:42:10,981 I remember that girl screaming and a voice saying, 755 00:42:10,982 --> 00:42:12,480 "Put them up, please." 756 00:42:12,477 --> 00:42:17,481 "Stick 'em up!" And he certainly didn't say please. 757 00:42:17,482 --> 00:42:20,376 Dear, I'm sorry I can't be more helpful. 758 00:42:20,652 --> 00:42:23,184 I get so confused. It's all such a blur. 759 00:42:25,322 --> 00:42:27,596 Is there anything else you want to know? 760 00:42:27,536 --> 00:42:29,620 No, I don't think so. 761 00:42:29,621 --> 00:42:32,957 The Inspector's already made up his mind about you, Murgatroyd. 762 00:42:33,358 --> 00:42:35,063 No question of it. 763 00:42:35,861 --> 00:42:40,306 Well, I'll say anything that'll help, if it's likely to help. 764 00:42:41,324 --> 00:42:43,242 I think you'll find the vicar's wife more value 765 00:42:43,243 --> 00:42:45,119 than the two of us put together, Inspector. 766 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:46,773 We're more used to pigs. 767 00:42:47,914 --> 00:42:52,878 You've both been extremely helpful and I'm very grateful. Thank you. 768 00:42:55,881 --> 00:43:00,638 Oh, Hinch, was I very awful? I get so flustered. 769 00:43:00,677 --> 00:43:03,934 As usual, you were quite astonishing. 770 00:43:04,323 --> 00:43:06,263 Thank you. 771 00:43:09,057 --> 00:43:12,435 Well, you see, I hate being dazzled. 772 00:43:12,436 --> 00:43:16,480 So, when he shone the torch, I shut my eyes. 773 00:43:16,481 --> 00:43:19,525 And I... I hate loud noises, 774 00:43:19,926 --> 00:43:25,426 so when he fired the shots, I shut my eyes even tighter. 775 00:43:25,657 --> 00:43:28,031 I wish it had been a quiet murder. 776 00:43:28,340 --> 00:43:30,633 When did you open your eyes? 777 00:43:30,634 --> 00:43:33,678 When I was quite sure that the bangs had stopped. 778 00:43:33,679 --> 00:43:36,677 Some people were out in the hall with candles. 779 00:43:36,724 --> 00:43:40,964 Then the lights came on and everybody was normal again. 780 00:43:42,213 --> 00:43:44,876 People in the dark are quite different, aren't they? 781 00:43:45,175 --> 00:43:47,242 What did you see when the lights came on? 782 00:43:47,802 --> 00:43:51,221 The young man... Scherz? Is that the name? 783 00:43:51,222 --> 00:43:52,462 Yes. 784 00:43:53,308 --> 00:43:56,978 He was lying there, dead, with a revolver beside him. 785 00:43:58,629 --> 00:44:03,076 He looked so young and surprised. 786 00:44:04,336 --> 00:44:09,836 It doesn't make sense. All this in Chipping Cleghorn. 787 00:44:10,476 --> 00:44:15,182 I agree. Except I have to make it make sense. 788 00:44:15,877 --> 00:44:19,164 They all tell different versions of the same story. 789 00:44:20,786 --> 00:44:24,301 And even if they told the same version, it still adds up to nonsense. 790 00:44:25,024 --> 00:44:26,983 An important question, Fletcher. 791 00:44:26,984 --> 00:44:28,224 Sir? 792 00:44:28,319 --> 00:44:33,406 - How good is your typing? - Rough, but accurate. 793 00:44:33,407 --> 00:44:37,452 Good. The chief constable likes accuracy. 794 00:44:37,453 --> 00:44:39,572 I'll try not to disappoint him. 795 00:44:41,091 --> 00:44:43,778 - Now sit down, Craddock. - Thank you, sir. 796 00:44:44,178 --> 00:44:46,597 Anything new since you wrote this report? 797 00:44:46,598 --> 00:44:51,351 Information from the Swiss police. Scherz had a criminal record. 798 00:44:51,352 --> 00:44:52,592 Ah! 799 00:44:52,687 --> 00:44:56,150 Petty thieving, falsified entries, checks... 800 00:44:56,190 --> 00:44:59,395 - A dishonest man. - But in a small way. 801 00:44:59,527 --> 00:45:02,163 Don't small things lead to larger things? 802 00:45:02,572 --> 00:45:04,019 I'm not sure, sir. 803 00:45:04,274 --> 00:45:06,548 Well, it seems very clear to me. 804 00:45:07,194 --> 00:45:10,154 Scherz traveled by bus to Chipping Cleghorn. 805 00:45:10,155 --> 00:45:13,199 Evidence of a conductor and two passengers. 806 00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:17,130 He got into the house, probably simply by opening the front door. 807 00:45:17,246 --> 00:45:18,746 He held up the company, 808 00:45:18,747 --> 00:45:21,207 assembled by placing an announcement in the local newspaper, 809 00:45:21,508 --> 00:45:23,217 which we know he did. 810 00:45:23,218 --> 00:45:26,319 Evidence of the cashier in the Gazette office. 811 00:45:26,713 --> 00:45:28,936 He then fired three shots. 812 00:45:29,174 --> 00:45:33,001 Two go into the wall, and one goes into him. 813 00:45:34,137 --> 00:45:37,265 Well, in my practical world that means that a coroner's jury 814 00:45:37,266 --> 00:45:40,810 is going to bring in a verdict of suicide or accidental death. 815 00:45:40,811 --> 00:45:44,896 Either way, we can draw a line across the ledger and turn to the next page. 816 00:45:45,874 --> 00:45:49,888 I have the feeling that that silence indicates that you disagree. 817 00:45:49,889 --> 00:45:51,515 I disagree, sir. 818 00:45:51,516 --> 00:45:52,756 Why? 819 00:45:54,718 --> 00:45:56,424 I don't know exactly. 820 00:45:56,439 --> 00:45:58,332 Offer me a theory. 821 00:45:59,101 --> 00:46:04,272 Miss Bunner insists that Scherz intended to murder Miss Blacklock. 822 00:46:04,482 --> 00:46:06,900 Is Miss Bunner a reliable witness? 823 00:46:06,901 --> 00:46:08,554 Utterly unreliable. 824 00:46:08,736 --> 00:46:12,906 She's a very sweet, slightly scatty old lady, 825 00:46:12,907 --> 00:46:17,327 but she's totally sincere and it's all her own idea. 826 00:46:17,328 --> 00:46:20,998 Nobody's put it there. And she insists. 827 00:46:22,041 --> 00:46:24,470 A personal question, Craddock. 828 00:46:25,044 --> 00:46:27,783 How do you get on with scatty old ladies? 829 00:46:28,589 --> 00:46:31,380 I have nothing against them in principle, sir. 830 00:46:31,425 --> 00:46:32,665 Good. 831 00:46:34,827 --> 00:46:37,618 Because there's one staying at the Royal Spa Hotel. 832 00:46:37,955 --> 00:46:42,542 It's a Miss Marple. Miss Jane Marple. 833 00:46:42,543 --> 00:46:45,075 Well, she's an old friend of Sir Henry Clithering. 834 00:46:45,078 --> 00:46:49,318 His opinion is that you should take Miss Marple into your confidence. 835 00:46:49,582 --> 00:46:51,598 Show her your report if you like. 836 00:46:51,610 --> 00:46:53,471 She's entirely trustworthy. 837 00:46:53,779 --> 00:46:58,898 Well, thank you for letting me see this, Inspector. 838 00:46:59,952 --> 00:47:02,433 Any observations, Miss Marple? 839 00:47:02,455 --> 00:47:05,165 Yes, but may I digress a little first? 840 00:47:05,166 --> 00:47:06,406 By all means. 841 00:47:06,417 --> 00:47:08,536 I should like to show you something. 842 00:47:09,211 --> 00:47:13,631 I am staying here for a few days, taking the spa waters. 843 00:47:13,632 --> 00:47:15,183 Rheumatism, you know. 844 00:47:15,726 --> 00:47:17,302 Oh, well, of course, you don't know. 845 00:47:17,303 --> 00:47:20,605 But when you're my age, I'm afraid, perhaps you might. 846 00:47:20,606 --> 00:47:22,432 Of course, I couldn't afford to stay here, 847 00:47:22,433 --> 00:47:26,102 but I have a very generous nephew called Raymond. 848 00:47:26,103 --> 00:47:29,515 Now then, here we are. 849 00:47:32,943 --> 00:47:36,529 - A check? - Yes, he altered it. 850 00:47:36,530 --> 00:47:37,655 He? 851 00:47:37,656 --> 00:47:41,638 The young man who worked at the desk and who is now, I understand, dead. 852 00:47:42,995 --> 00:47:48,495 You see, it was for seven pounds and he altered it to seventeen. 853 00:47:48,568 --> 00:47:53,998 A stroke in front of the seven and a "teen" added to the word "seven." 854 00:47:54,199 --> 00:47:56,617 Yes, very neatly done. 855 00:47:56,618 --> 00:48:00,445 A certain amount of experience and practice, I should say. 856 00:48:01,032 --> 00:48:03,100 As you say, very neatly done. 857 00:48:03,159 --> 00:48:07,503 Well, the bank sent me my checks this morning and I noticed it at once. 858 00:48:08,248 --> 00:48:09,790 What made you notice? 859 00:48:09,791 --> 00:48:11,031 Well, I... 860 00:48:11,334 --> 00:48:14,086 I never write a check for £17. 861 00:48:14,087 --> 00:48:17,447 - But you do for seven? - Oh, yes. Quite often. 862 00:48:17,924 --> 00:48:21,699 Of course, what struck me was that the young man had a shifty eye. 863 00:48:21,970 --> 00:48:23,053 A shifty eye? 864 00:48:23,054 --> 00:48:26,348 Yes, the kind that looks straight at you and never blinks. 865 00:48:26,349 --> 00:48:28,416 It reminded me of Fred Tyler. 866 00:48:32,188 --> 00:48:34,440 Should I know Fred Tyler? 867 00:48:34,441 --> 00:48:38,902 Oh, no. No, no. He worked at the fish shop in my village. 868 00:48:38,903 --> 00:48:42,315 Always adding an extra one to the shillings column. 869 00:48:42,316 --> 00:48:46,970 You know, people very rarely check their bills. 870 00:48:47,071 --> 00:48:50,240 Fred Tyler would look people in the eye and smile 871 00:48:50,241 --> 00:48:53,118 and then steal enough money to take Jessie Spragge to the pictures 872 00:48:53,119 --> 00:48:55,083 and buy very loud ties. 873 00:48:57,456 --> 00:49:02,956 Well, as you suggested, you were quite right in your diagnosis. 874 00:49:03,879 --> 00:49:05,378 Rudi Scherz had a... 875 00:49:06,382 --> 00:49:08,966 - More coffee? - No, thank you. 876 00:49:09,969 --> 00:49:11,845 - Miss Marple? - No, thank you, dear. 877 00:49:11,846 --> 00:49:15,981 I shall last until teatime now. Thank you. 878 00:49:16,546 --> 00:49:19,715 Have you talked to her, Inspector? I'm sure you have. 879 00:49:19,716 --> 00:49:20,841 Yes, I did. 880 00:49:20,842 --> 00:49:24,150 Well, talk to her again, because I think there's more to come. 881 00:49:24,596 --> 00:49:27,848 She, uh... She brought me kippers this morning instead of herrings, 882 00:49:27,849 --> 00:49:29,296 and forgot the milk jug. 883 00:49:29,893 --> 00:49:33,356 You see, he may have told her who it was. 884 00:49:33,480 --> 00:49:35,237 I'm sorry, who what was? 885 00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:37,559 Well, who it was put him up to it. 886 00:49:37,560 --> 00:49:39,728 You think somebody put him up to it? 887 00:49:39,778 --> 00:49:43,863 Well, I... Yes, I think that's obvious, don't you? 888 00:49:43,864 --> 00:49:48,076 Well, to be truthful, it's not all that obvious to me, Miss Marple. 889 00:49:48,077 --> 00:49:49,575 Oh, I am so sorry. 890 00:49:49,995 --> 00:49:54,457 Yes, well, do forgive me, but you see, here is a personable young man. 891 00:49:54,458 --> 00:49:56,000 He filches a little here and there. 892 00:49:56,001 --> 00:49:58,186 A petty thief likes to show off to the girls. 893 00:49:58,187 --> 00:50:00,464 Then suddenly he goes off with a revolver 894 00:50:00,465 --> 00:50:02,946 and holds up a whole room of people. 895 00:50:02,947 --> 00:50:05,073 Well, he'd never have done a thing like that. 896 00:50:05,074 --> 00:50:08,701 But we have witnesses to say that he did precisely that. 897 00:50:08,702 --> 00:50:10,870 Oh, no. You have witnesses to say that 898 00:50:10,871 --> 00:50:13,246 he flung open the door and shone a torch. 899 00:50:13,247 --> 00:50:15,061 And pointed a gun at them. 900 00:50:15,062 --> 00:50:18,939 But it was dark. How could they possibly have seen the gun? 901 00:50:21,777 --> 00:50:22,861 You mean? 902 00:50:22,862 --> 00:50:24,779 I mean, they thought they saw a gun. 903 00:50:24,780 --> 00:50:29,868 They heard shots. They heard him say, "Stick 'em up," or words to that effect. 904 00:50:29,869 --> 00:50:32,245 And then afterwards, they saw the gun lying on the floor. 905 00:50:32,246 --> 00:50:34,205 But they couldn't possibly have seen the gun 906 00:50:34,206 --> 00:50:35,963 when he first came in to the room. 907 00:50:36,750 --> 00:50:39,043 Which means somebody else fired the shots. 908 00:50:39,044 --> 00:50:40,595 Well, that's logical. 909 00:50:40,596 --> 00:50:43,014 The same person who persuaded Rudi Scherz 910 00:50:43,015 --> 00:50:45,754 to put the advertisement in the paper 911 00:50:46,018 --> 00:50:47,516 and to, uh... 912 00:50:47,603 --> 00:50:52,463 Burst open the door, shine a torch and say those ridiculous words. 913 00:50:52,816 --> 00:50:55,452 You're telling me to look for a Mr. X? 914 00:50:55,453 --> 00:50:58,864 A Mr., Mrs. or Miss X, I should say. 915 00:51:00,374 --> 00:51:04,669 You know, Inspector, some of the best murderers are women, 916 00:51:04,670 --> 00:51:06,796 especially, in an English village. 917 00:51:06,797 --> 00:51:10,727 You turn over a stone, you have no idea what will crawl out. 918 00:51:10,885 --> 00:51:13,720 But somebody who wanted to kill Miss Blacklock. 919 00:51:13,721 --> 00:51:15,788 Well, it has that appearance. 920 00:51:17,593 --> 00:51:19,039 Well, I must say, 921 00:51:19,970 --> 00:51:23,306 you've turned my entire investigation inside out. 922 00:51:23,307 --> 00:51:25,064 Oh, I am so sorry. 923 00:51:25,100 --> 00:51:27,685 I didn't mean to interfere, Inspector. 924 00:51:28,061 --> 00:51:30,271 May I... May I... 925 00:51:30,722 --> 00:51:34,266 - May I cause you yet more trouble? - If you like. 926 00:51:34,267 --> 00:51:37,317 May I change my mind, and have some cheese and biscuits? 927 00:51:41,708 --> 00:51:44,034 And talk to that girl again, Inspector. 928 00:51:44,035 --> 00:51:46,213 - She's very frightened. - Frightened? 929 00:51:46,255 --> 00:51:49,266 Someone shot Rudi Scherz. 930 00:51:49,992 --> 00:51:54,692 Somewhere in Chipping Cleghorn, a killer is at large. 931 00:51:55,393 --> 00:51:58,493 <-- End of Part 1 --> 932 00:51:59,494 --> 00:52:02,994 Sync & correction by titta for Addic7ed.com