P.D.J. The Murder Room. (2023)

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First broadcast 11th/12th May 2023.  Marcus and Caroline struggle to convince their brother Neville to renew their family's museum for lease.   Anastasia Hille - Marie Strickland Nathaniel Christian - Ryan Archer Sorcha Cusack - Tally Clutton Nicholas Banks - Marcus Dupayne Rose Galbraith - Victoria Mellock Michelle Duncan - Caroline Dupayne James Esler - Dr. Neville Dupayne Robinah Kironde - Angela Fox (as Robinah Kirondé) Sylvestra Le Touzel - Muriel Godby Bertie Carvel - DCI Adam Dalgliesh Carlyss Peer - DS Kate Miskin Alistair Brammer - DS Daniel Tarrant Bailey Patrick - Douglas Anderson Robin Soans - Major Rupert Arkwright Debbie Chazen - Blanche Fielding Colette Lennon Dougal - PC Nick Dunning - Roger Denholm Richard Goulding - Lord Martlesham David Pearse - Miles Kynaston

Transcript

00:00:00Transcription by CastingWords

00:00:30all murders are the product of their age of the particular social and historical circumstances

00:00:42in which they were committed here in our murder room as we try but fail not to call it you'll

00:00:59find the stories of the most notorious murders committed in the years between the wars now our

00:01:05aim isn't to titillate well perhaps a little we're all human aren't we no we aim to give insights

00:01:15into the minds and hearts into social conditions and preoccupations in those tense and turbulent

00:01:22years ryan come on there's work to do

00:01:27we did

00:01:33well that's terrific well done

00:01:39sure thanks bye

00:01:43i hope you're listening peter

00:01:47there's no way i'm doing it to sort it out myself victoria she's totally incompetent if you wish to

00:02:05remain a pupil in this school you treat my staff with respect what depends what you mean by wish i

00:02:10don't know where you get your attitude from though actually i probably do well we all inherit things

00:02:15from our families don't we miss dupain get to your class

00:02:19the blazing car murder 1930 alfred rouse commercial traveler and compulsive womanizer

00:02:34it's hard to imagine the appeal committed bigamy needed to permanently disappear so decided to fake

00:02:41his own death he drove to a lonely road picked up a tramp killed them threw petrol over them set the car

00:02:49ablaze and then made off unfortunately for him two laborers happened to walk down the road and instead

00:02:55of hiding and letting them pass rouse called out to them about the blaze well that encounter led to his

00:03:03arrest and subsequent execution now rouse had suffered a head injury during the war

00:03:11his behavior at the scene and at the trial was markedly stupid so one might say that he was a

00:03:18casualty of world war one i promise i'll tell dr jupain thank you take care won't you bye now

00:03:26mrs shaw her husband's been bad again this morning she says she's at the end of her tether

00:03:31well i just checked not a single bed available in a dementia unit so she's on her own

00:03:36probably until he's dead

00:03:40or she is

00:03:47i'll go and see them this afternoon tea and sympathy

00:03:54big deal you know you've got that meeting at the museum yes

00:03:58yes i know

00:04:03brighton trunk murder 1934. i dare say you've all heard of this one

00:04:09this is the actual trunk in which tony mancini a 26 year old waiter stuffed the beaten body of his

00:04:16prostitute mistress violet k we rarely open the trunk

00:04:20healthy noon mr pain the linings fragile but yes there are stains though not as many as one might

00:04:26imagine

00:04:46ah dr dupain how are you are they in there

00:04:49uh yes yes waiting for you in the library what's this it's just my new sticker system helps me keep

00:04:55track of who's paid blue for the gentlemen pink for the ladies christ first thing

00:05:02we got the paul nash it's the one that dad always wanted but lost out on twice that's great well done

00:05:09thank you i'm gonna make it the centerpiece of our spring exhibition

00:05:18right the new lease

00:05:22uh there's copies in case you don't want to read it before we uh sign

00:05:28can we stop this charade please

00:05:46i want to open a clinic to treat private clinic isn't that against your principles chairman mao to

00:05:52run alongside my nhs work shut up caroline this place is worse than anachronistic it's damaging

00:06:01oh here we go part of the moribund obsession that this country has with the bloody wars

00:06:06instead of facing up to the mess we're in now you don't see what i see every day oh we both work in

00:06:13ivory towers the museum's more relevant than ever oh give me a break that that's what this is really

00:06:20about what and all the imaginary wrongs do you think he did you coffee some of my homemade shortbread

00:06:27if you really think that you're even more facile than i thought

00:06:34neville please nev

00:06:50ready to do the rounds then yes so um how did it go dreadful

00:07:01better be quick ryan you might get locked in

00:07:08see you tomorrow ladies

00:07:12ladies who does she think she is

00:07:14good night

00:07:30what would you do if you couldn't live here anymore

00:07:34well i'd have to find somewhere else people always need housekeepers

00:07:42now i better go and have my tea my evening class is seven o'clock

00:07:47you get on home ryan see you tomorrow

00:07:58ones

00:08:19oh excuse me mrs clappell did you see the sign

00:08:23Hello?

00:08:53He's nice.

00:09:23Oh!

00:09:32Oh!

00:09:40Oh!

00:09:44Oh!

00:09:47Oh!

00:09:49Oh, no.

00:09:57What?

00:10:00Seems like someone's trying to see you.

00:10:05No!

00:10:19Help!

00:10:47Help!

00:10:49Help!

00:11:12Sir.

00:11:13Tell me.

00:11:14We got here 20 minutes ago. Fire investigation is still in there.

00:11:17The car belonged to Dr. Neville Dupain.

00:11:19Uniform have tried contacting him.

00:11:21So have the family. Nothing.

00:11:22It's likely he's our deceased.

00:11:24His brother and sister are in the museum.

00:11:26Marcus and Caroline Dupain, they're next of kin.

00:11:29The fire was discovered by the housekeeper,

00:11:31a Mrs. Tallulah Clutton.

00:11:32She lives in a cottage down there.

00:11:34She says she might have seen someone fleeing the scene.

00:11:36And a Miss Muriel Godby's here.

00:11:38She's a secretary cum receptionist.

00:11:40It's a private museum, sir. Dedicated to the interwar years.

00:11:43Yes, I came here once a long time ago when I first joined the Met.

00:11:47They had an exhibit about notorious murder cases.

00:11:50Now they've got one of their own.

00:11:52If it isn't suicide.

00:11:56Take a couple of uniform and make a primary set to the grounds, please.

00:11:59Yes, sir.

00:12:00Chief Inspector Doug Leash.

00:12:15Douglas Anderson.

00:12:17No doubt about the seat of the fire, sir.

00:12:19Head and upper part of the body.

00:12:21Windows will have cracked.

00:12:23In rush of air.

00:12:24Out rush of fire.

00:12:25Calls of fire almost certainly petrol.

00:12:30All right?

00:12:37Fine.

00:12:38Key's in the ignition.

00:12:40Seatbelt fastened.

00:12:41Driver's door's ajar, as you can see.

00:12:45Oh, and the light bulb's missing.

00:12:50Accident, suicide or murder?

00:12:51It's not an accident, sir.

00:12:53And I don't think it's suicide.

00:12:55In my experience, suicides who use petrol don't hurl away the can or the cap.

00:12:59Nor do they fasten the seatbelt.

00:13:01And then there's the missing bulb.

00:13:02Yes.

00:13:03If a bulb fails, you usually leave it in place until you come to change it.

00:13:08Is this how the doors were left?

00:13:10Yes.

00:13:11If the victim was planning to drive the car out, he would have left the door wide open.

00:13:15And if he was planning suicide, he would most likely have closed them first.

00:13:18And there's also some sort of bag in the boot.

00:13:21I'll keep you posted on that.

00:13:23What time would you have been approaching the museum?

00:13:25Around twenty past seven.

00:13:27I was near the end of the drive when the car came.

00:13:34I tried to get out of the way, but it was just going so fast.

00:13:39Did you notice the make of the car?

00:13:41No.

00:13:42The headlights were too bright.

00:13:44And you told me that the driver stopped.

00:13:46It's all a bit of a blur, really.

00:13:48He came running back to me and, um, I'm sorry, I couldn't really take him in.

00:13:56His voice.

00:13:57I do remember that.

00:13:58He was well-spoken.

00:14:02Nice sort of voice.

00:14:04Sounded familiar somehow, but I don't know why.

00:14:08And what did he say?

00:14:09Oh, he asked me if I was all right.

00:14:12And then?

00:14:13He said something about the smoke.

00:14:16Yes, he said, it looks like someone's lit a bonfire over there.

00:14:21And, um, then he drove off.

00:14:25It looks like someone's lit a bonfire over there.

00:14:28Were those his exact words, Mrs. Clutton?

00:14:36Nothing, sir.

00:14:38No.

00:14:44This is the murder room.

00:14:47Close the door, please.

00:14:53The blazing car murder.

00:14:561930.

00:14:57No way.

00:14:58Alfred Rouse, the murderer, called out to some men who happened to be walking past.

00:15:02It looks like someone's lit a bonfire over there.

00:15:05Do you know if any petrol is kept on the premises, Mrs. Gobby?

00:15:12Yes.

00:15:13In the shed.

00:15:14For the lawnmower.

00:15:16Ryan, er...

00:15:17Ryan Archer, the gardening boy, he bought some more only last week.

00:15:20He asked me for the petty cash.

00:15:22Do you have an address for him?

00:15:23Yes.

00:15:24Er...

00:15:26Besides, I think it's his address.

00:15:30He does sometimes appear to be somewhat itinerant.

00:15:33This rucksack was found in the boot of the car.

00:15:39Oh, gosh.

00:15:40Neville.

00:15:49Nev, er, had a rucksack like that.

00:15:52He would come here almost every Friday and pick up his car.

00:15:57He liked to get out of London at the weekend.

00:15:59I must stress that we don't yet have a formal identification.

00:16:03But I think you should prepare yourselves.

00:16:05When did you last see your brother?

00:16:13Yesterday afternoon.

00:16:14He came here for a meeting.

00:16:15Three o'clock.

00:16:16He's one of the trustees.

00:16:17He left it around.

00:16:18It's twenty past three.

00:16:19How did he seem?

00:16:20Stressed.

00:16:21But then...

00:16:22He's always stressed.

00:16:23He's a junior psychiatrist.

00:16:24They give him far too much work.

00:16:25It's ridiculous.

00:16:26Um...

00:16:27We discussed three items of visits.

00:16:28And then he, er, he had to hurry off.

00:16:29Back to the hospital.

00:16:30Stort Oswald.

00:16:31I understand your brother isn't married, but does he have a girlfriend or partner?

00:16:35Well, not that we know of.

00:16:36Can you tell me where you were yesterday evening?

00:16:37From about six o'clock?

00:16:38I'm sorry.

00:16:39I'm sorry.

00:16:40I'm sorry.

00:16:41I'm sorry.

00:16:42I'm sorry.

00:16:43I'm sorry.

00:16:44I'm sorry.

00:16:45I'm sorry.

00:16:46I'm sorry.

00:16:47I'm sorry.

00:16:48I'm sorry.

00:16:49I'm sorry.

00:16:50I'm sorry.

00:16:51I'm sorry.

00:16:52I'm sorry.

00:16:53I'm sorry.

00:16:54I'm sorry.

00:16:55I'm sorry.

00:16:56I'm sorry.

00:16:57From about six o'clock onwards, we need to put together a picture of people's movements.

00:17:01I was here until just after five.

00:17:04Then I drove home.

00:17:06I had dinner with my wife and children, and then I...

00:17:10Caroline called me at about a quarter to eight, so I came straight here.

00:17:15I went back to school after the meeting.

00:17:20I run Swithlings Academy.

00:17:22I was there until Tally called me.

00:17:25I...

00:17:26I sometimes stay here on Friday nights, but there's an event at the school this weekend,

00:17:30so...

00:17:34If I'd come...

00:17:35come back, I might have been able to save him.

00:17:38You don't know that.

00:17:40Again, we don't yet have a formal ID.

00:17:44We'll be largely reliant on...

00:17:46dental records.

00:17:48Oh, God.

00:17:50The post-mortem will be first thing tomorrow.

00:18:00Who is it?

00:18:01Met police.

00:18:02Open the door, please.

00:18:03I'm looking for a Ryan Archer.

00:18:08Have I been given the wrong address?

00:18:10No, no.

00:18:11Correct address.

00:18:12I believe he's in.

00:18:14Ryan!

00:18:16Are you his, er...

00:18:17Friend?

00:18:19Arkwright?

00:18:20Major?

00:18:21Rupert.

00:18:22What's he done?

00:18:23We need him to help us with our inquiries.

00:18:24Oh, that old chestnut.

00:18:26Ryan!

00:18:27Do you know what time he arrived back here last night?

00:18:29No idea.

00:18:30You don't know if he was here around eight o'clock?

00:18:32I'm not his keeper.

00:18:33Ryan Archer?

00:18:35There's been an incident at the DuPain Museum.

00:18:38We'd like you to come and help us with our inquiries, please.

00:18:40What sort of incident?

00:18:42Is Tally okay?

00:18:43If you could just get dressed.

00:18:45I don't have to go, all right?

00:18:46Don't be silly, boy.

00:18:47Go with the man.

00:18:48Get it over with.

00:18:49I bought it last week for the mower.

00:19:00Well...

00:19:01I mean, the can looks the same.

00:19:04I'll put it in there.

00:19:06You didn't use it?

00:19:07No.

00:19:08Tally said wait because of the rain.

00:19:11When were you last in the shed?

00:19:14Yesterday.

00:19:16Yesterday.

00:19:17In the afternoon.

00:19:19Was the shed locked when you came to it?

00:19:22Yeah.

00:19:23I got the key from Tally's.

00:19:25And did you lock it after you?

00:19:26Yeah.

00:19:27And replaced the key on the peg?

00:19:29Because it's not there now.

00:19:31And we found the shed unlocked.

00:19:35Sometimes I forget...

00:19:36Empty your pockets, please.

00:19:46I just forgot.

00:19:47I haven't done anything.

00:19:48Wait with the constable, please.

00:19:49You ain't gonna pin this on me.

00:19:50Should we be taking his clothes from him, sir?

00:19:51We don't have grounds.

00:19:52He knew about the petrol, and he had access to it.

00:19:53He lives with a major arkwright.

00:19:54Old enough to be his grandad.

00:19:55He said they're friends.

00:19:56But...

00:19:57So what?

00:19:58You think there might be a sexual Adam?

00:19:59Yeah.

00:20:00Maybe.

00:20:01It's obvious he's been in trouble before.

00:20:02He's likely to do a runner.

00:20:03Take his prints in a false statement, but we don't have grounds to hold them.

00:20:19Put a DC on him until we're not bleeding.

00:20:22Got it.

00:20:24The blazing car murder, sir.

00:20:27If this is some weird copycat killing, then the body in the car will be killed.

00:20:31Might not be Neville Dupain, yes.

00:20:33Though we can't assume Mrs. Clutton was accurate in her account or that she's telling the truth.

00:20:43Sir.

00:20:44I just want to say...

00:20:47About...

00:20:49After the shooting.

00:20:56You were in shock.

00:21:01I'm okay.

00:21:04I mean, I don't want any concessions.

00:21:07I just want to keep going like before.

00:21:13I know.

00:21:14I can now confirm that the person who died in the fire on Friday was Dr. Neville Dupain.

00:21:26Oh, no.

00:21:27I'm so sorry.

00:21:28We're all so sorry.

00:21:32I can now confirm that the person who died in the fire on Friday was Dr. Neville Dupain.

00:21:36Oh, no.

00:21:37I'm so sorry.

00:21:38We're all so sorry.

00:21:40Um, I can also confirm that this is now a murder investigation.

00:21:41We'll be taking any outstanding witness statements.

00:21:45I must ask that you don't discuss the events of Friday night, either between yourselves or with the press or anyone else.

00:21:51For the time being, the museum will remain closed.

00:21:52Um, I have several small groups, private tours booked in.

00:21:54Academics mainly.

00:21:55Can they go ahead?

00:21:56Yes, as long as you have details of everyone who attends.

00:21:57And, keep them well away from the crime scene.

00:22:06I can see to that.

00:22:09I have, uh...

00:22:22I have, uh...

00:22:24I have a live radio interview I'm supposed to be doing this afternoon.

00:22:29It's a history thing. Is that okay?

00:22:31Yes, just keep us informed of any movements, please.

00:22:34All of you.

00:22:46Neville's keys.

00:22:48He gave me them a couple of years ago for emergencies.

00:22:54I always thought we'd have more time.

00:23:01Maybe when we were older.

00:23:05When we'd settled down.

00:23:10And to go to the school.

00:23:13Open day for prospective pupils.

00:23:16Always.

00:24:47Which one?

00:24:48Cambridge.

00:24:50Clever boy.

00:24:52Now you're slumming it with the police.

00:24:54They need good people to run the force, don't you think?

00:24:59Well, you should have a look round while you're here.

00:25:02The picture gallery's excellent.

00:25:04I will.

00:25:05I bet this room's the most popular, though.

00:25:07Oh, by a country mile.

00:25:08Everyone loves a good murder.

00:25:13Sorry.

00:25:14That was tasteless.

00:25:17It's strange, isn't it?

00:25:19All that carnage in the wars, genocides, and yet people fixate on deaths of individuals,

00:25:31lovers, philanderers, bodies in trunks.

00:25:36Yes.

00:25:39Now, people can't deal with the big stuff.

00:25:42You're right.

00:25:44They can't.

00:25:45So, um, when did you last see Nell Dupain?

00:25:51I heard him leaving the library on Friday at around twenty past three.

00:25:56What time did you leave here that night?

00:25:58Five past five.

00:25:59I went straight home.

00:26:01I live alone, so I'm afraid that's not a very effective alibi.

00:26:04And who was still here when you left?

00:26:09Tally, Muriel, and the boy, Ryan Archer.

00:26:14Have you spoken to him?

00:26:16Yes.

00:26:17Why?

00:26:20Just wondered.

00:26:23Ryan.

00:26:25Ryan.

00:26:27Where are you going?

00:26:29Have you told the police you're leaving?

00:26:31No.

00:26:31Um, I have to go.

00:26:33I'll see you sometime.

00:26:35No, what's the matter?

00:26:36Is this the best you don't know?

00:26:38Is it something to do with the murder?

00:26:40Because Mrs. Clutton...

00:26:41Oh, shit.

00:26:43Don't tell him, okay?

00:26:49The, um, the photo fit.

00:26:51Is now okay?

00:26:53Yes.

00:26:53Dr. Calbright to reception, please.

00:27:03Dr. Calbright to reception.

00:27:05We appreciate you coming in.

00:27:08On your day off.

00:27:09Didn't feel right sitting at home anyway.

00:27:13Did you see him on Friday?

00:27:15Yes.

00:27:15First thing and at lunchtime.

00:27:17How about after lunch?

00:27:20He had a meeting at the museum.

00:27:22And then he was going to see Mrs. Shaw.

00:27:24She's the wife of one of his patients.

00:27:27Do you know if he definitely went there?

00:27:29I don't know.

00:27:31Do you want me to ring and ask?

00:27:33If you could.

00:27:38Actually, can you write her details down, please?

00:27:40Do you know if Dr. Dupain was in a relationship with him?

00:27:52Um, I'm not sure.

00:27:56No one ever rang him here?

00:27:58Came here?

00:28:00No.

00:28:08Sit down, please, Mrs. Johnson.

00:28:10Am I right in thinking you wrote this?

00:28:14I'm my husband.

00:28:42You won't tell him.

00:28:45Unless it becomes necessary.

00:28:52I loved Neville.

00:28:56He didn't love me.

00:28:57We'd sleep together sometimes.

00:29:04And then I'd come here and think things would have changed between us.

00:29:07But it was always the same.

00:29:12Like it hadn't happened.

00:29:13It was painful seeing him every day, wanting to matter to him and knowing I never would.

00:29:27Neville didn't trust.

00:29:29Neville didn't trust.

00:29:33He really had a problem with it.

00:29:37Something to do with his father, probably.

00:29:39And his horrible siblings.

00:29:42Are you saying he didn't get on with Marcus and Carolyn?

00:29:46He didn't.

00:29:48They bullied him about the museum.

00:29:51That's why he wanted it to close.

00:29:52To close?

00:29:53That's what the meeting was about.

00:29:58They must have told you.

00:30:00They all had to sign a new lease or that was the end of it.

00:30:03Yes, that's primarily what the trustee's meeting was about.

00:30:15Didn't Neville agree to sign the new lease?

00:30:17No, but he would have done eventually if we always talked him round.

00:30:21According to our source, he was determined the museum would close.

00:30:25He wanted to release the capital which would have been raised by the sale of the collection.

00:30:30Your source clearly didn't know him like we do.

00:30:32Excuse me.

00:30:33Did the staff know the museum would close if he didn't sign?

00:30:42If they did, they didn't hear it from me.

00:30:45Is that all?

00:30:46I think you know it would have been helpful if you'd spoken to us about this.

00:30:49My brother has just died.

00:30:51I haven't been thinking about outlandish theories as to why.

00:30:57Is Marcus a famous historian?

00:31:00I've seen his books on the shelves, but I've never read one.

00:31:02Does he trade off the museum's reputation?

00:31:08I'm quite sure he does.

00:31:09Hello, stranger.

00:31:16I know I shouldn't be here, but you never answer your phone.

00:31:23I'll see you upstairs.

00:31:24I'm in the middle of a murder investigation branch.

00:31:29This won't wait.

00:31:31The Garnet Prize.

00:31:33You've been nominated.

00:31:34Now, I'm going to push my luck.

00:31:39America.

00:31:41The tour.

00:31:43We need a decision by the end of the week.

00:31:46Then you'll have one.

00:31:50Good.

00:31:51Mission accomplished.

00:31:54Blanche.

00:31:56Let's not do this again.

00:32:00Noted.

00:32:02Congratulations, by the way.

00:32:04You can do a little dance later.

00:32:06And the eyes.

00:32:16You've really got nothing.

00:32:24Are you all right?

00:32:27Are you all right?

00:32:28I know this will sound strange, but it's possible that he was wearing a mask.

00:32:41A mask?

00:32:42I suppose I might just be imagining it.

00:32:45What sort of a mask?

00:32:47A robber's mask, by any chance?

00:32:48No.

00:32:49No, it's more like the kind of mask someone might wear to a fancy dress party or a carnival, like in Venice.

00:33:01Well, it does explain why I can't remember any of his features, and yet I can hear his voice so clearly.

00:33:09But you haven't been able to place his voice yet?

00:33:12No.

00:33:13You've been very helpful, Mrs. Clapp.

00:33:15The trustees meeting at the museum on Friday.

00:33:18Did you know what it was about?

00:33:21Did the other members of Staff know?

00:33:23Did Ryan Archer know?

00:33:29We all knew.

00:33:48What are you doing?

00:34:06We now have a possible motive.

00:34:14If Neville Dupain doesn't sign the lease, all these people lose their jobs.

00:34:19And Marcus loses his father's legacy.

00:34:22The Dupain name loses some of its shine.

00:34:24Caroline, it's harder to say, but she and Marcus are close and probably operate as a team.

00:34:28Tally Clarkland loses her home.

00:34:30She and Ryan could have been working together.

00:34:32I don't believe this business about the car and the mystery man.

00:34:35No, I don't buy Tally being involved.

00:34:37This was a brutal, premeditated murder.

00:34:39Which is why she gets Ryan to do it.

00:34:41Ryan has form.

00:34:42Two charges for shoplifting.

00:34:44Since he turned 18?

00:34:45No.

00:34:46Do you even know?

00:34:46It's a big leap.

00:34:48Whoever killed Neville must have been looking straight at him when they threw the petrol over him and set him alight.

00:34:53And actually, I've been thinking about that, sir.

00:34:55It's hard to really project petrol out of one of those cans.

00:34:59It would have taken several goes, wouldn't it?

00:35:01To get enough petrol onto him to...

00:35:04Probably, yes.

00:35:06So maybe the killer transferred the petrol into a different container.

00:35:10A bucket.

00:35:10No, we didn't find anything at the scene.

00:35:12Sorry, we just got a shout-out about Major Arkwright.

00:35:15You did background on him yesterday, sir.

00:35:17Yes.

00:35:18He's been attacked.

00:35:19Neighbors said it was Ryan Archer.

00:35:21He's disappeared.

00:35:23Surprise, surprise.

00:35:25Go after Tally, please.

00:35:27Ryan's going to reach out to anyone, sir.

00:35:33A lot of fuss about nothing.

00:35:35Damn nosy neighbors.

00:35:36But Ryan did attack you.

00:35:38He pushed me, I fell, and I banged my head.

00:35:42It was entirely my fault.

00:35:43I cornered him.

00:35:45I should never have done that.

00:35:48Ryan was abused.

00:35:50He was frequently battered by his mother's boyfriend.

00:35:53Of course he would lash out.

00:35:56Why did you need to corner him?

00:35:58Because he was taking money.

00:36:00My money.

00:36:02He was extremely agitated, frightened even.

00:36:05Do you have an address for his mother?

00:36:06No, I don't.

00:36:07I don't know where he's gone.

00:36:09Back on the streets, most likely.

00:36:11A tragedy waiting to happen.

00:36:13Is that where you first picked him up?

00:36:15Is Ryan a homosexual?

00:36:17Were you telling me the truth yesterday when you said you didn't know what time he got in?

00:36:21I'm not in the habit of lying, Constable.

00:36:24And I'd thank you not to jump to...

00:36:25The man was brutally murdered.

00:36:27So frankly, your sensibilities aren't high on my list of priorities.

00:36:33And it's Sergeant.

00:36:38If you bully people, they're apt to shut down.

00:36:41I wasn't bullying him, was I?

00:36:42A touchable grace, Sergeant.

00:36:47Control. Sierra 3.

00:36:49Search underway, please.

00:36:50Yes, sir.

00:36:51Control. Sierra 3. Come in.

00:36:54Sierra 3 to control.

00:36:58Is this your son?

00:37:02Yes.

00:37:03He's in Australia.

00:37:04You must miss him.

00:37:09Is that why you're so fond of Ryan?

00:37:12Probably.

00:37:15Ryan's not a bad boy.

00:37:19How much do you know about him?

00:37:22Well, I...

00:37:23I put a job advertisement in the post office.

00:37:27He came with a good reference.

00:37:28A major in the army.

00:37:29Do you have children?

00:37:38No.

00:37:39I don't know.

00:38:15Adam? Roger.

00:38:17Still here, then?

00:38:19Apparently.

00:38:21Thanks for coming.

00:38:24I found out this morning about your investigation rather late in the day.

00:38:31The fact is, your museum is a place of interest for us.

00:38:40The old Felix Dupain. You ever meet him?

00:38:46No.

00:38:48He co-ran special operations during the war, amongst other things, and afterwards spent

00:38:54some time in the GDR. An exceptional network of sources. And the connection didn't end

00:39:00with his death.

00:39:03Which one?

00:39:15Suspect?

00:39:18Yes.

00:39:19Strong?

00:39:21As strong as anyone else at this stage.

00:39:25When you discover whodunit, I need you to come to me first.

00:39:32Understood?

00:39:32I should. I mean it, Adam.

00:39:41Don't upset the apple cart. And at risk of offending you with a mixed metaphor. Bigger fish.

00:39:48What's up?

00:40:07What's up?

00:40:11What's up?

00:40:12Answer, please.

00:40:40Don't mention that I'm here.

00:40:46Hello?

00:40:47You've got to tell me what to do, sir.

00:40:48Ryan.

00:40:49I need money.

00:40:50Try to calm down.

00:40:51I need to get out.

00:41:10Look, we should have mentioned the issue with Elise. I accept that. It was difficult for

00:41:19Nev, growing up. There was quite an age gap between us and him, and he clashed with father.

00:41:27Different politics.

00:41:28But he was still one of the family.

00:41:31He wouldn't have let us down.

00:41:39Oh, you're safe.

00:41:42Listen, I'm leaving tonight. I have to go. It's not safe for me anymore.

00:41:46Have you ever seen this man?

00:41:51Well, it's hard to say.

00:41:54Why the mask?

00:41:55Mrs. Clutton believes she encountered this man fleeing scene. She now thinks he may have been wearing a mask.

00:42:01Okay, well, sometimes people do park here illegally, after dark, head off onto the heath for God knows what sorts of activities.

00:42:14Is it possible Neville confronted this man, argued with him? Is this all a thing he'd do?

00:42:20Another possibility is that your brother wasn't the intended target of the attack, but the intended target was someone with a more complex range of associates.

00:42:34Anything I need to know?

00:42:37Nothing out of the ordinary at all.

00:42:40Barely active.

00:42:45It's a lot more humdrum than Le Carre would have you believe.

00:42:50Calm down. I don't know what you're so frightened of.

00:42:55I'm going. I have to go tonight.

00:42:57Look, there's nothing to be afraid of.

00:43:00Listen to me.

00:43:03Police!

00:43:04Don't move.

00:43:06Oh, no, no, no, no.

00:43:07All you have to do is tell them the truth.

00:43:10Stand still, Ryan. It's okay.

00:43:13What have you done?

00:43:15Hands behind your back.

00:43:17She's got to get me.

00:43:18Shit.

00:43:19Who's going to get you?

00:43:20She's going to kill me.

00:43:22She's going to probably kill me.

00:43:23No.

00:43:28And this is a case you will have all heard about because this man recently confessed to the crime, having been found innocent at his trial.

00:43:40A bit of fresh air.

00:43:44Yes.

00:43:46Mancini was defended by a certain Norman Burkett.

00:43:49That's Lord Burkett to you and me.

00:43:52Oh, no, we don't open the trunk.

00:43:53The lining's extremely fragile.

00:43:55We do.

00:43:57Occasionally.

00:43:59Let's make an exception today.

00:44:01Please calm down.

00:44:29Present estimate, she's been dead for between the 36 and 48 hours.

00:44:47Present estimate, she's been dead for between the 36 and 48 hours.

00:44:59Which means she could have died at around the same time as Neville Dupain.

00:45:03Cause of death, obvious.

00:45:05She was strangled.

00:45:06The killer was wearing gloves and was right-handed.

00:45:09Could a woman have done it?

00:45:10Yes.

00:45:11She slighted her necks narrow.

00:45:13It would have taken strength, but not remarkable strength for her expertise.

00:45:25Barely more than a child.

00:45:26Why did you attack Major Arkwright, Ryan?

00:45:52Because he was trying to stop you running.

00:45:55And why run?

00:45:56Because you killed Neville Dupain.

00:46:01At the park, you said she's going to kill me.

00:46:04Who are you talking about?

00:46:06The Major said you seemed frightened.

00:46:08Is he okay?

00:46:11Yes.

00:46:13A sore head, but we think he'll live.

00:46:14I think we should bring the Major in.

00:46:23He's not angry with him.

00:46:25You can talk some sense into him.

00:46:27Yeah.

00:46:30She was wearing a cream skirt suit.

00:46:33Around 20 years old.

00:46:34Five foot three, with long fair hair.

00:46:36Blue eyes.

00:46:38I certainly haven't noticed her.

00:46:40Nor have I.

00:46:41Mrs. Godby, you're responsible for signing people in.

00:46:43Do you remember her?

00:46:44No.

00:46:45And I do normally remember visitors.

00:46:48And I saw her face in the trunk.

00:46:51It's most likely she would have arrived at some point on Friday,

00:46:54on her own, or with one other person.

00:46:56We did check that everyone had left, didn't we, Muriel?

00:46:59Of course.

00:47:00We always do.

00:47:01Is there somewhere someone could hide if they chose to?

00:47:05Basement.

00:47:06Several tall archive shelves down there.

00:47:09Unless you check behind every shelf, ladies.

00:47:12We don't.

00:47:13But the girl was found in the trunk exhibit, yes?

00:47:18Well, that means someone was reenacting the murder of the prostitute.

00:47:21Violet K.

00:47:23Just like someone was reenacting the car murder.

00:47:25It's a crank.

00:47:27It has to be.

00:47:28Someone obsessed with the murder room.

00:47:30I swear to God we're going to get rid of it when this is over.

00:47:33There's a second door in the murder room.

00:47:35It leads to the flat.

00:47:43But it can't be opened from the museum side.

00:47:45My father used it when he was alive.

00:47:58I'm the only one who uses it now.

00:47:59It's my refuge from the school.

00:48:09Much needed.

00:48:13Does anyone else have a key?

00:48:14Marcus does.

00:48:16Neville was given one originally, but he lost it years ago.

00:48:18It leads down to the murder room.

00:48:23That's both sides for the prince, please.

00:48:47Yes, sir.

00:48:47Ryan?

00:49:03Friday night, after we locked up, I hung around.

00:49:10I wanted to talk to him.

00:49:12Tell him how unfair he's being.

00:49:14Do you mean Dr. Neville de Payne?

00:49:16Yeah.

00:49:18I wanted him to get what he'd do to Tally if she had to leave the cottage.

00:49:21So I hung around the heath for a bit.

00:49:23I knew he was coming back for his car, so I waited on the drive.

00:49:26And I saw him coming.

00:49:29But then I saw her.

00:49:30Who, Ryan?

00:49:31Mrs. Strickland.

00:49:33She came out of the car park and started talking to him.

00:49:36So I hid in the trees.

00:49:38Could you hear what they were saying?

00:49:39Not much.

00:49:40I heard him say, stop lying.

00:49:42And she was trying to give him something.

00:49:44A bit of paper.

00:49:47But he stormed off.

00:49:49And then she turned round, sudden-like.

00:49:52And she saw me.

00:49:54So I ran.

00:49:55Why?

00:49:56Why didn't you talk to her?

00:49:59Ryan's frightened of Mrs. Strickland.

00:50:02She's a bitch.

00:50:04She's always trying to make me jump.

00:50:06She's always telling me stories about murders and stuff.

00:50:09A couple of weeks ago, when I was cleaning out the murder room,

00:50:14she came in and showed me the trunk.

00:50:19And then she said, do you want to open it?

00:50:21And I said, yeah, because who doesn't?

00:50:25And then she said, do you want to get in?

00:50:28So I did, just to see.

00:50:31Then she closed the lid on me.

00:50:32I thought she was going to lock me in.

00:50:34But she just laughed and walked off.

00:50:36Did she say anything to you today?

00:50:41About you seeing her with Dr. DuPayne?

00:50:43She didn't have to.

00:50:46She gave me this look, like...

00:50:49If you tell, you're dead.

00:50:56Marie Annette Strickland.

00:50:58No criminal record.

00:51:00But then we checked the War Office records.

00:51:01We just thought she was the right age to have served.

00:51:03She's smart.

00:51:04There's something in the way she talked to me.

00:51:06She knows her history.

00:51:07Interested in the war.

00:51:08And sure enough...

00:51:10Her military record.

00:51:15Classified.

00:51:16So she could have served in intelligence?

00:51:18Code breaking, maybe?

00:51:19She's half French, sir.

00:51:20And if she did have military training, well...

00:51:23Do we bring her in?

00:51:23She served in special art.

00:51:27An exceptionally brave young woman.

00:51:30She was undercover in Paris, 1940, right to the end.

00:51:34A leading light.

00:51:35One might even say legendary.

00:51:37She was once arrested and questioned by the Gestapo for 48 hours.

00:51:42And walked away free.

00:51:45They couldn't break her cover.

00:51:46You sure they didn't turn her?

00:51:50Sure.

00:51:50There's no evidence for that whatsoever.

00:51:53She saved the lives of dozens of our boys.

00:51:56Do you have known Felix Dupain?

00:51:58Yes.

00:51:59Her boss.

00:52:00He probably had a hand in training her.

00:52:02There were rumors about the two of them.

00:52:04Unsubstantiated.

00:52:06Another body in the museum.

00:52:08It's unfortunate.

00:52:10The press will have a field day.

00:52:12We're trying to keep it out of the press.

00:52:13Still.

00:52:14The publicity should ensure the museum survives.

00:52:22Your man could work from anywhere, couldn't he?

00:52:26He's the asset.

00:52:27Not the museum.

00:52:28Why should it matter if it closes?

00:52:36Did I say it would?

00:52:39Keep me posted.

00:52:58I assume Ryan Archer has been singing.

00:53:02Isn't that the expression?

00:53:04Can you confirm that you spoke to Dr. Neville Dupain on Friday evening around 7.15?

00:53:09Yes.

00:53:10I can confirm that.

00:53:12Can you tell us why you spoke to him?

00:53:16I had started trying to give these up.

00:53:21Turns out I'm too late.

00:53:23Cancer.

00:53:25I'm very sorry.

00:53:26It is what it is.

00:53:28A prosaic death is a sort of privilege.

00:53:30I wanted Neville to know the truth.

00:53:36That I am his biological mother.

00:53:40Felix Dupain is his real father.

00:53:42We fell deeply in love during the war and it lasted until the day he died.

00:53:47Conceiving Neville was a mistake but given that Felix's wife is au fait with the situation, he decided that they should adopt Neville as if from an agency.

00:53:58His real birth certificate.

00:54:05I tried to give it to him on Friday but he wouldn't take it.

00:54:09So Neville didn't believe he was a real Dupain?

00:54:16Correct.

00:54:17Not to Marcus and Caroline believe.

00:54:18Same thing.

00:54:20They thought their parents had simply decided to do a good deed and adopted him.

00:54:26I thought that if Neville knew the truth, that he had Dupain blood in his veins, that he might change his mind about wanting the museum closed.

00:54:35So you waited for him to come along the drive?

00:54:38Yes.

00:54:39Didn't go very well.

00:54:40I would chat.

00:54:42I dare say I handled it badly.

00:54:45Not very good with feelings.

00:54:47Neville became angry, refused to believe what I was saying and walked away.

00:54:53To his death, as it turned out.

00:54:58I don't claim to have profound maternal feelings towards Neville.

00:55:03I gave up my right to those.

00:55:07But I did feel a sort of bond with him.

00:55:15Sometimes I thought that he felt it too.

00:55:18Occasionally he'd come into the murder room and watch me work.

00:55:21I think he found it peaceful.

00:55:27What happened after the encounter?

00:55:28Oh, I saw Ryan spying and then I watched him run away.

00:55:35And then I returned to my car and drove back home.

00:55:39Ryan is a stupid boy.

00:55:43Lazy, pointless.

00:55:45I suspect you're too young to have served, Chief Inspector.

00:55:48A little, yes.

00:55:49Well, I'm afraid the cliché is true.

00:55:52For those of us who did, it's a source of constant and profound chagrin

00:55:57that this latest generation are squandering the future that we gifted them.

00:56:04Ryan may well have played a part in Neville's murder,

00:56:08but I can promise you he doesn't have the intelligence or the guts

00:56:13to have acted alone.

00:56:18If Caroline and Marcus thought that Neville wasn't really related to them,

00:56:22they might have found it easier to kill him.

00:56:24I had the same thought.

00:56:26The description of the girl.

00:56:27Where are we with her?

00:56:29In the papers, first thing in the morning.

00:56:30Sir, she was so dressed up.

00:56:34Surely not for a day at the museum.

00:56:37Maybe she was meeting Neville.

00:56:39Or Marcus.

00:56:42Marcus has keys to the flat, so...

00:56:44He could well have arranged to meet her there.

00:56:46Then, for some reason, she...

00:56:48goes through the door, downstairs, into the murder room.

00:56:52And she looks out the window...

00:56:54and witnesses Neville's murder.

00:56:57And the killer looks round, sees her, and comes for her.

00:57:00It makes sense.

00:57:02But we have no proof yet.

00:57:05For any of it.

00:57:06Pam, findings.

00:57:15David.

00:57:15Jim, findings.

00:57:19P.M. Findings.

00:57:32Our victim was in the early stages of pregnancy.

00:57:38And someone had placed several flowers inside her bra, above her heart.

00:57:44African violets.

00:57:45Because of Violet K.

00:57:46Hey. African violets. I'm not sure I know what they look like.

00:57:51Purple, presumably.

00:57:53I've seen some recently.

00:57:55Where? In the museum?

00:57:57Yes.

00:57:57Mrs. Clutton, we have a warrant to search the cottage.

00:58:17What? Why?

00:58:19Step aside, please, Mrs. Clutton.

00:58:21You two check through there. I'll take the bedroom.

00:58:23We'll be careful.

00:58:24I'll take the bedroom.

00:58:40Bag this as well, please.

00:58:46How long have you had this plant, Mrs. Clutton?

00:58:48Oh, two, maybe three years.

00:58:50And to your knowledge, is there another one like it elsewhere in the museum?

00:58:54No, I don't think so.

00:58:56Who else knows that you own this plant?

00:58:58I don't know.

00:58:59I mean, anyone who's been in here might have noticed it, I suppose.

00:59:04Ryan?

00:59:05Muriel Goldby?

00:59:06Yes, everyone.

00:59:09Everyone who works here would have been in at one time or another.

00:59:12What is this about?

00:59:15Is it because of something Ryan said?

00:59:17What might Ryan have said?

00:59:18I don't know.

00:59:19I don't mean that...

00:59:20How are your bruises from your fall on Friday night?

00:59:23They're getting better, thank you.

00:59:25It's funny that he hasn't come forward.

00:59:27Your masked man who was so keen to help.

00:59:29We've put out several calls for witnesses.

00:59:31That's hardly my fault.

00:59:32Look, you think I'm lying about the car, about being knocked off my bike.

00:59:41Well, I'm not, and I resent that.

00:59:43We're not accusing you of lying.

00:59:45Oh, be careful.

00:59:48You really think I could have murdered Dr. DuPain?

00:59:51Set fire to him and then put a girl in the museum?

00:59:54You think that I...

00:59:55We're doing our job.

00:59:56But why in God's name would I do such a thing?

00:59:59The museum would stay open, and you can stay here in this place you're so clearly attached to.

01:00:02Oh, I could have found somewhere else.

01:00:11Sorry.

01:00:12Sorry.

01:00:15Am I under arrest?

01:00:17No, but you'll have to stay here until we say otherwise.

01:00:20And we need your passport, if you have one.

01:00:23I don't.

01:00:24You never had one for visiting your son in Australia?

01:00:28No.

01:00:29He's never asked me.

01:00:40I must ask that you don't mention our interest in the African violets to anyone.

01:00:46Violet?

01:00:47If you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear.

01:00:50I don't manage.

01:00:51If you have gone, you're going to pause.

01:00:52I think you'll be thankful for yourself.

01:00:55I'm broke with now.

01:00:55I think you've done nothing wrong with you.

01:00:56I want to know...

01:00:57I don't know...

01:00:57I don't know.

01:01:00I don't know.

01:01:10I'm feeling like that's what I've been here.

01:01:13I don't know.

01:01:14The handbag looks brand new, not the kind of thing we normally get.

01:01:31Then I realized she matches the description of the girl in the paper.

01:01:37It's definitely her, sir.

01:01:39And there's a younger girl with her in the photo.

01:01:41She's in school uniform.

01:01:43It's Waveling's Academy.

01:01:50Yes, the one in uniform is Victoria Mellick.

01:01:53She's a pupil hair, a boarder.

01:01:55The other one is her sister, Celia Mellick.

01:01:58She was here briefly a few years ago.

01:02:00Celia Mellick, you're certain?

01:02:02Oh, God.

01:02:03Is this the girl you described?

01:02:05She's dead.

01:02:07We need to speak to Victoria, and we need a telephone number and address for her parents.

01:02:11They're in America.

01:02:13Mr. Mellick works there.

01:02:16I'm very sorry to be the one to say, but unfortunately your sister's been found dead.

01:02:21Okay, Dad.

01:02:27See you then.

01:02:30My...

01:02:31Victoria, do you feel able to tell us a little bit about Celia?

01:02:39Anything you say might be very helpful.

01:02:41Do you remember when this photograph was taken?

01:02:50My...

01:02:51My birthday.

01:02:55She came here and said she was springing me.

01:03:02She called this place Alcatraz.

01:03:05She was people here for a while, is that right?

01:03:07Not for long.

01:03:08She hated it.

01:03:09Thought it was a waste of time, so...

01:03:11She just messed about until Miss Dupain and my dad thought she should leave.

01:03:16Does she have a boyfriend?

01:03:19No.

01:03:19I mean, she's got loads of friends and they go out all the time.

01:03:26I think I know the answer to this, but did she ever go to museums?

01:03:29Museums?

01:03:30No.

01:03:31No way.

01:03:32Your sister was found in the Dupain Museum on the edge of Hampstead Heath.

01:03:36Do you have any idea why she might have gone there?

01:03:39What is it, Victoria?

01:03:41She said she knew a secret about the Dupain Museum.

01:03:45A secret about Miss Dupain.

01:03:48What sort of secret?

01:03:50She was drunk.

01:03:50I didn't know if she was serious.

01:03:54She said I was too young to hear it.

01:03:57I have no idea what she could have meant.

01:04:00Unless I...

01:04:02Celia and another girl once walked in here when I happened to be kissing a man.

01:04:08One of the school governors.

01:04:10Celia was clearly thrilled by the whole thing.

01:04:12I knew she'd gossip about it.

01:04:14The girls are at an age where sex is a huge, exciting revelation.

01:04:19And I'm not married and I'm their authority figure.

01:04:22I'm sure your sex life is the subject of a great deal of curiosity amongst your junior colleagues.

01:04:28Does he or doesn't he?

01:04:30What could she have meant about the museum?

01:04:32I don't know.

01:04:33I can only think she'd heard about the murder room.

01:04:37General titillation.

01:04:38Did you ever introduce Celia to one of your brothers?

01:04:43No, I did not.

01:04:47Celia Malick was 17 when she was here and I do not introduce underage girls to grown men.

01:04:52This is a professional school with an outstanding reputation.

01:04:56You're thinking of continuing this line of questioning.

01:04:58You can do so with my lawyer present.

01:04:59I think you need to rein in your imagination.

01:05:05You don't think it could be Caroline, do you?

01:05:08Celia was meeting.

01:05:08It's possible.

01:05:11Thanks.

01:05:13That was the yard, sir.

01:05:14The flowers from Mrs. Clutton's plant, they were a match with the flowers on the body.

01:05:19And they got a partial set of prints off the small door, high up.

01:05:23Also a match with our dead girl.

01:05:25Which side of the door?

01:05:26The stairwell side.

01:05:27So she probably knew about the flat.

01:05:29Anything from the flat itself?

01:05:30Nothing.

01:05:31The only prints were Caroline Dupain's.

01:05:33But they said the place seemed like it had been scrubbed clean.

01:05:36We need to make Victoria safe until her parents get home.

01:05:38I don't want Caroline having access to her.

01:05:40The idea was launched earlier today by the prospect of Peer, Lord Martelcham.

01:05:46Described it as both workable and urgent.

01:05:48What we need to acknowledge is that for many of the poorest in our society,

01:05:52the existing credit systems are trapped.

01:05:54It's a cash-22.

01:05:55Lord Martelcham, I accept your point,

01:05:57but if you would go on to tell us a little more about the detail.

01:06:01Yes, you know, I look on quite well.

01:06:02I think the...

01:06:03It seems like someone's having a bonfire over there.

01:06:06Bonfire?

01:06:06This is Chief Inspector Douglass.

01:06:17How do you do?

01:06:21I'm not sure what the form is in this situation.

01:06:24Sit down, please, Lord Martelcham.

01:06:33I'm grateful to have the opportunity to clear this thing up.

01:06:36Mrs. Tallulah Clutton,

01:06:44the housekeeper at the DuPayne Museum,

01:06:47has this afternoon recognised you

01:06:48as the motorist who knocked her off her bicycle

01:06:50on the driveway of the DuPayne Museum

01:06:52at around 7.20 on Friday night.

01:06:55I have to ask you if you were there,

01:06:57and if...

01:06:58I was.

01:06:59And I did accidentally knock the lady off her bike.

01:07:06I did stop to make sure she was all right.

01:07:08I...

01:07:08I hope she wasn't more badly injured than I realised.

01:07:12I assume you heard about Dr. Neville DuPayne's death

01:07:14in a fire at the museum that night.

01:07:16We made several appeals for witnesses.

01:07:18Why didn't you come forward?

01:07:19I did think about coming forward.

01:07:22In fact, I thought about little else,

01:07:24but I honestly believed I could be of no material assistance.

01:07:27I'd noticed a fire,

01:07:29but I thought someone was simply having a bonfire,

01:07:32or...

01:07:32I didn't see anyone,

01:07:34except Mrs. Clutton, did you say?

01:07:38I know now I should have come forward at once.

01:07:40I was too wary of my reputation, I suppose.

01:07:43That's...

01:07:44Unforgivable.

01:07:46Another person was murdered at the museum that night.

01:07:50Perhaps you've read in the newspapers

01:07:51about the body of a young woman being found in the area.

01:07:54We now know that her name was Miss Celia Mellick.

01:08:00Oh, God.

01:08:04We'd been seeing each other.

01:08:05I'm married.

01:08:08We'd arranged to meet in the car park at the museum,

01:08:11but she didn't arrive,

01:08:13and I assumed she wasn't coming,

01:08:14so I...

01:08:14I left.

01:08:17I realise how this must look.

01:08:19Mrs. Clutton claims you were wearing a mask

01:08:21over your eyes and nose that night, is that correct?

01:08:23Yes.

01:08:26I keep it in the car.

01:08:29I can't be recognised,

01:08:30and, well,

01:08:31Celia and I, we enjoyed the intrigue, I suppose.

01:08:34Why the museum car park?

01:08:36It's secluded.

01:08:37It's convenient for my home.

01:08:38Miss Mellick's body was discovered in the murder room

01:08:40inside the museum.

01:08:42We believe she entered it through a door

01:08:43which leads from the private flat

01:08:45belonging to Caroline DuPayne.

01:08:47Have you any idea

01:08:48how Celia might have gained access to that flat?

01:08:50Sorry.

01:08:52Do I need to call my lawyer?

01:08:54That's your choice.

01:08:58Celia was two months pregnant.

01:09:04Could the child have been yours?

01:09:06Yes.

01:09:06Could the child have been yours?

01:09:10She said when we arranged to meet

01:09:22she had something important to tell me.

01:09:26Celia and I

01:09:27both had keys to the private flat.

01:09:31We obtained them through Caroline DuPayne.

01:09:34Why is she a close friend?

01:09:35I'm not a bad person.

01:09:39Everything I do,

01:09:40all my work I do

01:09:41for the good of the country,

01:09:42I believe that,

01:09:42hand on heart.

01:09:47Celia and I

01:09:48shouldn't have been using the flat

01:09:49for a private meeting.

01:09:51Shouldn't have been

01:09:51seeing each other at all.

01:09:54Because it's against the rules.

01:09:56Against the rules of what?

01:09:58The club.

01:10:01The private club.

01:10:03The private club.

01:10:03The 98 club.

01:10:13I'm standing by, okay?

01:10:15This way.

01:10:17What?

01:10:17Can I do anything,

01:10:19Miss DuPayne?

01:10:19Keep walking, please.

01:10:21For God's sake,

01:10:22I'm not talking to the local vicar.

01:10:24Yes, a private club

01:10:25where people meet anonymously

01:10:27to have sex.

01:10:29Whatever sort of sex they want.

01:10:30They're all adults.

01:10:32It's consensual.

01:10:33No laws are broken.

01:10:34Many of the members

01:10:35are powerful people.

01:10:37People you probably know,

01:10:38Chief Inspector.

01:10:40Not any pressure from above

01:10:42during your investigations.

01:10:45Does money change hands?

01:10:48No, never.

01:10:49I'm not a board.

01:10:50It's a pretty slim distinction.

01:10:52How does it work?

01:10:54You say it's anonymous.

01:10:55Through a series of P.O. boxes.

01:10:59Members are allowed to invite

01:11:00one other person

01:11:01during the course of their membership.

01:11:03Were you aware

01:11:04Celia Mellick was a member?

01:11:05No, I wasn't.

01:11:07She was 20 years old.

01:11:08Above the age of consent.

01:11:10How do you know

01:11:10the other members weren't younger?

01:11:13Because we ran on absolute trust.

01:11:15I'd hear about it.

01:11:17None of us wishes to be involved

01:11:18in anything harmful or illegal.

01:11:21It's about pleasure.

01:11:24Release.

01:11:26Are you aware

01:11:27that Lord Martlesham

01:11:28is a member?

01:11:30Yes.

01:11:31Is that who spoke to you?

01:11:33Lord Martlesham

01:11:34was having private meetings

01:11:35with Celia Mellick

01:11:36at the flat.

01:11:37They'd started a relationship.

01:11:39On Friday night

01:11:39they'd arranged to meet there

01:11:40but Lord Martlesham was late

01:11:41when he went up to the flat.

01:11:43Celia wasn't there.

01:11:44Coming out of the flat

01:11:45he noticed a fire

01:11:46in the direction of the garage.

01:11:48He drove away

01:11:49as quickly as he could.

01:11:50So he knocked

01:11:51Tally Clutton off her bike.

01:11:52But Celia was in fact

01:11:54still inside the museum building.

01:11:56Bored or curious

01:11:57she'd gone through the door

01:11:58into the murder room

01:11:59and we believe

01:12:00that from the window there

01:12:01she saw the murderer

01:12:02leaving the garage

01:12:03having set fire to your brother.

01:12:05So it's Martlesham.

01:12:08He broke the rules of the 98

01:12:10got entangled

01:12:11who knows what he was capable of.

01:12:13But the murderer

01:12:13had a key to the garage

01:12:14as well as to the flat

01:12:16and most probably

01:12:17to the museum too.

01:12:18and from what I understand

01:12:20the only people

01:12:21in possession of all

01:12:22of those keys

01:12:22are Marcus

01:12:24and you.

01:12:34Only me, Tally.

01:12:36Oh, Muriel.

01:12:37I was just thinking

01:12:37are you sure

01:12:38that you want to stay here?

01:12:39Um, I do feel

01:12:41I can't help

01:12:43feeling concerned for you

01:12:44and I do have

01:12:45a spare room at my house

01:12:46if you...

01:12:46Please ask me

01:12:47the very same question.

01:12:49But I've always felt

01:12:50quite safe here

01:12:51and anyway

01:12:52I'm not going to be

01:12:54driven from my home.

01:12:56But, um, thank you.

01:13:01Um,

01:13:02would you like to come in

01:13:03for a cup of tea?

01:13:13What made you start

01:13:14the club?

01:13:15When my father was alive

01:13:16I knew he spent time

01:13:18in there with his mistress

01:13:19Marie Strickland.

01:13:25Once I started using it

01:13:27I realised

01:13:28the potential it had.

01:13:29Must be a lot of work

01:13:31on top of running the school.

01:13:32It's manageable.

01:13:34And what happens

01:13:34after one of your meetings

01:13:36must take some tidying up.

01:13:39You collect up

01:13:40the champagne bottles, do you?

01:13:41Get rid of the condoms.

01:13:43Yes.

01:13:45I don't believe you.

01:13:48Somebody helps you,

01:13:49don't they?

01:13:50Marcus?

01:13:51Marcus knows nothing.

01:13:52Ryan?

01:13:53Take advantage

01:13:54of a homeless boy.

01:13:55Marie?

01:13:56Muriel?

01:13:57Tally?

01:13:59The very idea

01:14:00that Caroline

01:14:01could have murdered

01:14:03her own brother.

01:14:05I don't understand

01:14:07the police's obsession

01:14:08with the idea

01:14:08that the murderer

01:14:09must have known Neville.

01:14:10Maybe it's because

01:14:11of the references

01:14:12to the murder room.

01:14:13And now that they've found

01:14:14that poor girl in there.

01:14:16But how could she

01:14:17have got in, Muriel?

01:14:19I've been over and over it

01:14:20and how could we

01:14:21have missed her?

01:14:22She must have crept in

01:14:23without our seeing.

01:14:24And hid in the basement

01:14:25as Marie suggested.

01:14:27And the references

01:14:28to the blazing car

01:14:29and the violets

01:14:30on the girl's body.

01:14:31Hundreds of people

01:14:33must have read

01:14:33about those cases.

01:14:34Thousands even.

01:14:36Violets on the body?

01:14:39Yes.

01:14:40I believe so.

01:14:41Didn't the police

01:14:42tell you about that

01:14:43when they questioned you?

01:14:44No.

01:14:45No, they didn't.

01:14:46I'm surprised.

01:14:47Chief Inspector Dalgleish

01:14:49mentioned it to me.

01:14:53It's clearly some sort of crank

01:14:55as Caroline said.

01:14:58Playing a sick sort of game.

01:15:00Yes, more than likely.

01:15:03You're tired.

01:15:05I'll win my way.

01:15:08I'm rather looking forward

01:15:09to my bed.

01:15:10I have a headache coming on.

01:15:12Am I under arrest?

01:15:16Not yet.

01:15:17Then I'm leaving

01:15:18and I'm not saying

01:15:19another word

01:15:19until my lawyer's present.

01:15:21Who are you protecting?

01:15:22No comment.

01:15:23Because whoever it is

01:15:23murdered your brother

01:15:24in cold blood,

01:15:26waited for him

01:15:26in the dark,

01:15:27threw petrol over him.

01:15:29Perhaps they said

01:15:29his name,

01:15:30Neville,

01:15:31and he turned around

01:15:32and he smelt

01:15:33the petrol

01:15:33as it hit him.

01:15:34Shut up.

01:15:35And he saw the match.

01:15:36He knew what was coming.

01:15:38Shut up!

01:15:39You think he's adopted?

01:15:42He's your father's son.

01:15:44Your father and Marie Strickland.

01:15:45He's your flesh and blood.

01:15:47What do you think?

01:15:48And now he's been

01:15:48torn from the world

01:15:49and all his potential,

01:15:52all the good

01:15:52he might have done,

01:15:53is gone.

01:15:55We loved him.

01:16:01Do you not have

01:16:01had enough of this?

01:16:05In the amount of my life

01:16:07I've spent listening

01:16:07to people like this,

01:16:09dancing around the truth,

01:16:11justifying themselves

01:16:12with their own

01:16:12warped sense of importance

01:16:14while people die.

01:16:19Caroline DuPain,

01:16:20I'm arresting you

01:16:20for the murder

01:16:21of Dr. Neville DuPain

01:16:22and Miss Celia Mellick.

01:16:24What do you want?

01:16:25You have the right

01:16:25to remain silent.

01:16:27It wasn't me!

01:16:28It wasn't me!

01:16:32Weeping in the Northwest

01:16:34will be giving way

01:16:35to sunny spells

01:16:36tomorrow morning.

01:16:37Warm, old-caste conditions

01:16:39continue in London

01:16:40and East Adia.

01:16:42And it looks said

01:16:43to be a mild few days

01:16:44across the whole

01:16:45of the South.

01:16:45more than I had to see

01:16:47the worst.

01:16:47Weeping

01:16:48was the worst.

01:16:49Let's see

01:16:51the worst.

01:16:51Weeping

01:16:52as Red

01:16:52happens there

01:16:53and it looks

01:16:54like the worst.

01:16:55The worst.

01:16:55Even

01:16:55in the opposite

01:16:56of the East

01:16:56and over

01:16:56the North

01:16:57have been

01:16:58done.

01:16:58The worst.

01:16:59The worst.

01:17:00Again,

01:17:00the worst.

01:17:00It's been

01:17:00nothing to be

01:17:01up.

01:17:02It's been

01:17:03up.

01:17:03The worst.

01:17:04It's been

01:17:05up.

01:17:05It's been

01:17:06up.

01:17:07The worst.

01:17:07Human

01:17:09was the worst.

01:17:12Who else knew about the club?

01:17:35Who else knew about the club?

01:17:38Who else knew about the club?

01:17:42Who else knew about the club?

01:17:44Who else knew about the club?

01:17:46Who else knew about the club?

01:17:48Muriel. Muriel.

01:17:56Muriel got me.

01:17:58Muriel started at the 98 Club. It was her idea. I was a girl when she worked at the school. I attended. When my mother died, it was sudden. I was 14. I was a mess.

01:18:24She took me under her wing. Muriel's not what you think. She has this kind of power. She collects information about people and stores it away.

01:18:36I asked her if she was involved in Neville's death. She said no. She knew Celia Melec. She worked at Swetherlings for a term. The same time Celia was there. I remember her saying how insolent she thought Celia was.

01:18:51Do you know Muriel's address?

01:18:53I've got it. It's somewhere in Camden. She could be at the museum. She could be locking up.

01:18:57Mrs. Clutton. Mrs. Clutton. Mrs. Clutton. Mrs. Clutton. I'm going to move you.

01:19:25Please.

01:19:27Is the ambulance on fire?

01:19:28Diaz Miskin from Scotland Yard. We need an ambulance immediately to the Duquesne Museum.

01:19:32Mrs. Clutton?

01:19:53She's breathing.

01:19:55Not only just.

01:19:56Please hurry.

01:19:58Mrs. Clutton?

01:20:02Cover the back.

01:20:06Yes, sir.

01:20:07Right, quick as you can.

01:20:08Right along with you.

01:20:16Muriel Godby, I'm arresting you for the murders of Neville Dupain and Celia Mellick.

01:20:20What on earth are you talking about?

01:20:23Turn around, please.

01:20:25Turn around.

01:20:32It's all about sex with men, isn't it?

01:20:45They're strong, powerful, clever sometimes.

01:20:48But that need they have, that drive, makes them weak in so many ways.

01:20:58Yes, I run the 98 Club, a private club for consenting adults.

01:21:03I've done nothing illegal.

01:21:05I wouldn't have killed anyone to protect the club or the museum.

01:21:09I had nothing to do with the death of Neville Dupain or the girl in the trunk.

01:21:18May I have a cup of tea?

01:21:23Was it all about sex for your husband, Mrs. Godby?

01:21:27Divorced after only two and a half years of marriage.

01:21:29Divorce granted on the grounds of your husband's adultery.

01:21:32I was glad to see the back of my husband.

01:21:36For me, it was only ever a marriage of convenience, an escape from home.

01:21:41My husband was a fool.

01:21:43He's dead now.

01:21:45He didn't know the first thing about me.

01:21:47Father, too.

01:21:52Always lavishing attention on my little sister,

01:21:57who was delightfully pretty.

01:22:00He never saw the strength he had in me.

01:22:03Women like me are overlooked.

01:22:06Plain.

01:22:09Prim.

01:22:12Invisible.

01:22:15Who could blame me for using that to my advantage?

01:22:18Quite some advantage, too.

01:22:21Tens of thousands in the bank.

01:22:23Not bad for a receptionist.

01:22:25So far, we've identified eight five-figure payments

01:22:29arriving into your account over the last seven years,

01:22:31all from offshore accounts.

01:22:34We could only conclude

01:22:35that you've been periodically extorting money from members of the 98.

01:22:39You may conclude whatever you wish.

01:22:42We'll prove it.

01:22:43Oh!

01:22:44She speaks!

01:22:45It will only take one to break ranks.

01:22:48And then it will all come tumbling down.

01:22:51Your execution of the murders was almost exemplary.

01:22:54Wearing gloves, wiping prints.

01:22:55You only missed two, by the way.

01:22:58I'd be interested to know whether your use of the murder room cases

01:23:02was premeditated or improvised.

01:23:04Either way, you must have thought it was your lucky day

01:23:05when the man fleeing the scene mentioned a bonfire.

01:23:07We've had some luck, too.

01:23:10Your most recent victim, Mrs. Clarton.

01:23:13She survived.

01:23:16Tally was attacked.

01:23:18She's recovering in hospital.

01:23:20I should be allowed to interview her in just over an hour.

01:23:23She'll be able to tell me why she made a 999 call

01:23:25just before she was hit.

01:23:26The circumstantial evidence is mounting.

01:23:30You'll claim not to recognize Cecilia Mellick, for example.

01:23:33And then there's the sweep we're doing of your house and car.

01:23:36I expect we'll find traces of petrol in the boot

01:23:38transferred from the overalls, I assume you wore.

01:23:40You won't?

01:23:41Well, perhaps we'll find something else.

01:23:45Soil from Tally's garden

01:23:46transferred from the bucket you used to throw the petrol.

01:23:49We know you made one mistake.

01:23:52You will have made more.

01:23:56They deserved it.

01:24:01Arogan.

01:24:03Dismissive.

01:24:05But they saw me in the end.

01:24:10You know,

01:24:11even if you do succeed

01:24:13in building your case,

01:24:15you'll find very little appetite

01:24:17from your superiors

01:24:19or the judiciary

01:24:20to put me in a courtroom,

01:24:22to put me on the stand.

01:24:24I do know

01:24:27so very much.

01:24:32You'd be the most unpopular officer

01:24:33in the history of Scotland Yard.

01:24:39I've always felt that popularity was overrated.

01:24:41Good work, both of you.

01:25:01Thanks.

01:25:02Yeah, cheers, sir.

01:25:03Do you think she's right, sir?

01:25:09The powers that be

01:25:10will block her prosecution,

01:25:12cut her some sort of deal.

01:25:16It wouldn't surprise me.

01:25:17Hey, do you see this?

01:25:40He's in danger of getting famous.

01:25:42God, he's a dark horse.

01:25:43He's in danger of getting famous.

01:26:13I've just been with the commissioner.

01:26:37I told him I'd resign

01:26:40unless Muriel Godby is prosecuted.

01:26:45You did?

01:26:47Honestly, I've been planning to go anywhere.

01:26:49The poetry.

01:26:52My publisher has plans for me.

01:26:55So you're leading?

01:26:58I'm not.

01:27:01Godby will stand trial.

01:27:02He'll be damaged.

01:27:03He'll have to deal with it.

01:27:04I'd rather keep me on the inside.

01:27:11Have a vision of myself

01:27:13without this job

01:27:16disappearing down emotional dark tunnels,

01:27:22writing myself into despair.

01:27:24I need something to hold me to the world.

01:27:32Well, good.

01:27:34Because we need you.

01:27:35I've accepted a promotion.

01:27:42Commander.

01:27:44More importantly, I've recommended you for a promotion.

01:27:49Detective, inspector, commissioner agreed.

01:27:52Right.

01:27:56Technically, you could stay on my team.

01:27:59Or

01:27:59you could move to a team

01:28:02where you'd have more responsibility of your own.

01:28:07You're ready.

01:28:08More than ready.

01:28:11I am.

01:28:12I am, thanks to you.

01:28:21If I were to move away from the map,

01:28:23I'd be in charge of a lot more people, wouldn't I?

01:28:25The promotion would really count.

01:28:28Yes, that's right.

01:28:40Okay.

01:28:48Kate.

01:28:55You should be happy.

01:29:01I will be, sir.

01:29:12I will be, sir.

01:29:37Thank you, sir.

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