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00:30So, let's go.
01:00Oh, no.
01:16Sorry.
01:17Excuse me.
01:19Sorry.
01:23Stella?
01:24I found her.
01:25Dead as a dodo.
01:28Why are you here?
01:28Because Stella was the one writing the letters.
01:31I worked it out using your water trick.
01:32And then I called Mrs Brains to confirm it.
01:35She got Stella that registrar's ink too.
01:37So, I came over here to have a few words.
01:39Too late.
01:40Why had she been murdered?
01:42Not that I could see.
01:42No gaping wounds, if that's what you mean.
01:44I did find out something, though.
01:46Stella was also the one who complained about you to the bishop.
01:49I found a draft of her letter on the side.
01:51She had quite the turn of phrase.
01:58Didn't have you down as one of the rubberneck brigade.
02:00Well, given that Stella was the one threatening me, which my mother uncovered.
02:04When no one else did.
02:05Yes, you've already mentioned that.
02:07I'd say that makes me more than a rubbernecker, wouldn't you?
02:10We were wondering if Stella is the latest victim.
02:12Doesn't look like it.
02:14Heart attack, apparently.
02:15You should go home and leave the police to do their job.
02:21Heart attack.
02:22God, well, Stella was fit as a fiddle.
02:25That's what the police said it was.
02:27Because that's what they want us to believe.
02:29So there's no panic.
02:31Because, you know, the murderer could be anywhere.
02:35Ladies.
02:37Awful news about Stella.
02:39Oh, yes.
02:40Really shocking.
02:42It's unexpected.
02:43Exactly.
02:45And this idea was on the body?
02:49Hmm.
02:50So I went back to Ned Thwaites' file on Curly.
02:53Somewhere in here is the reason why Ned was killed.
02:57What's this?
02:58Oh, that I do know.
02:59That was how the observers delivered their reports.
03:02No.
03:03Lost me.
03:03I found it in here.
03:05It's the book Anthony was writing.
03:07About Champton at war.
03:09See, in the early years of the war, the home defence scheme had two concerns.
03:13One, the Germans would parachute in small groups of soldiers to hit key targets and pave the way for an invasion.
03:19And two, the ever-present danger of German spies.
03:22So a network of observers was created, made up of civilians who could move around without attracting attention.
03:29From the village?
03:29That's right.
03:30They were called the Special Duties Branch.
03:32And they would make a note of anything unusual.
03:35I mean, imagine.
03:36All over the country, webs of observers, and at the centre, secret radio stations transmitting their findings to HQ.
03:44Now, the observers would conceal their reports in a tennis ball and then leave it at one of several secret drop points in the area.
03:51And when the threat of invasion receded, the network kept going because the threat of spies never went away.
03:56But they weren't much good, then, if they missed curling, were they?
03:59Now, what if they didn't?
04:00Now, what if someone, an observer, say, had rumbled curling, but instead of just filing a report, they decided to do something about it?
04:10What about Neil?
04:12What about him?
04:13You are going to tell him about the dead body, because it's the sort of thing he finds interesting.
04:16When I'm ready.
04:17Daniel!
04:18Well, the thing is, he was right, Mother.
04:19I need more than just what ifs.
04:22And he's made it perfectly clear that if he's to take any of this seriously, I need something, or someone, that links whatever happened 40 years ago to what's going on now.
04:36Right, you can go.
04:39What?
04:42You heard.
04:43What happened?
04:45Finally decided I was telling the truth.
04:47Alex, the flaws, gave you an alibi.
04:51Don't leave the area.
05:04Are you okay?
05:05You told him.
05:06Yes.
05:08What, everything?
05:09Well, I had to.
05:12They haven't charged you, have they?
05:13Because they haven't got anything.
05:15It's over.
05:17You haven't got a clue, have you?
05:25Let's get a forensic team to look at this shepherd's hut.
05:28If those two were there, they'll have left traces.
05:31Evidence.
05:31Are you still seeing that fella at the lab?
05:40On and off?
05:41See if you can call in a favour.
05:42I want a toxic report on Stella Harper as soon as possible.
05:46I thought it was natural cause.
05:47Well, I'm not buying it.
05:49Two murders and a sudden heart attack.
05:51Doesn't really pass the smell test, does it?
05:53The bunker has to be the key.
05:57Because the killer knew it was there.
05:58But they knew about the radio room too.
06:00I'm missing something.
06:04Anthony Bonas was thorough.
06:06I'll give him that.
06:07He went all over interviewing all kinds of people.
06:10Here's one with a retired schoolmistress who was a radio operator.
06:13She died last year.
06:14Here's a bloke who hid stuff in his chicken hut.
06:17And an old doctor over in bath saddles, also dead.
06:20Now he's awfully chatty for someone who was sworn to secrecy.
06:24He says,
06:25There were lots of us dotted about, all sorts.
06:28There was even one boy over Champton way
06:29who went around delivering his messages on his horse.
06:33Because no one would think twice about some rat on a horse, would they?
06:38Oh Lord.
06:43It's Bernard.
06:46So you could convert the stables to the tea room
06:49and the gift shop could go there.
06:51Pa.
06:51What sort of gifts?
06:52What is it?
06:53Jams, pickles, anything in a jar.
06:55I need to tell you something.
06:56And it's better you hear it from me.
06:57Well, can't it wait?
06:58You can see that I'm busy.
06:59Pickles?
07:00Not really.
07:01Nathan was released this morning.
07:03So?
07:04And who's going to be paying for all this?
07:05They let him go because I gave him an alibi.
07:11I wasn't sure at first what the best thing to do was.
07:17But I talked to Daniel.
07:19And you talked to Daniel.
07:23So last night I went to the police station.
07:27I'm pretty sure I've done the right thing.
07:29Forgive me, Alexander, for not entirely understanding.
07:31You're telling me you lied to the police.
07:33No.
07:34It's the truth.
07:37I was with him most of the night.
07:43We were together.
07:44Alone.
08:00Cannon, Clement is here to see you.
08:02Right.
08:03Right.
08:03Oh, do you want to talk about it?
08:10No, I don't think that would be necessary.
08:19Come here.
08:20Daniel, what can I do for you?
08:32During the war, were you an observer for the special duties branch?
08:35I remember the photo of you and Anthony as kids when you were riding a horse.
08:42Yes, there are lots of people around here.
08:44Yes, but in the picture you've got a tennis ball.
08:47You hate tennis.
08:48Oh, aren't you the clever one.
08:54Hmm.
08:57I was recruited.
08:591943.
09:00We were given a bunch of things to memorise.
09:03Vehicles, German insignia, stuff like that.
09:04My job was to keep my ears and eyes open and report anything unusual.
09:09And you didn't think to mention any of this?
09:11To Anthony or anyone?
09:13No, well, I was bound by the official secret secretary.
09:15And for what it's worth, Daniel, I still am.
09:19Did you know Philip Curling?
09:21No, not really.
09:22I mean, I knew him by sight.
09:23I'd see him most days, either up at the house or over in the stables where the officers were.
09:28Anywhere else?
09:29Oh, for God's sake, Daniel, come on.
09:31It was over 40 years ago.
09:32No, no, I don't remember.
09:35This is a copy of the statement that you made to police after Curling disappeared in 1944.
09:41Really good at this?
09:41It was in Ned Thwaites' research.
09:43In it, you say that you saw Curling the night of the plane crash.
09:46That he was near the aircraft several hours before it took off.
09:50I don't know if you say so.
09:51Was that unusual?
09:53What, that he was there?
09:55I don't know, maybe.
10:01Curling was top brass.
10:03Planning, so yes, he was normally tied to his desk.
10:05Would you have included it in your daily report?
10:07I expect so, yes.
10:08I put in anything that was slightly unusual, let the others decide if it was important or not.
10:10I think we're done now here, Daniel, don't you?
10:13What do you think happened to Curling?
10:18You know, Daniel, perhaps you should concentrate on things that concern you.
10:21Keep your nose out of other people's business, including my family.
10:25What are you talking about?
10:26Alexander told me.
10:28He told me what he'd done and he told me...
10:30He told me what he is and that he'd talk to you about it.
10:35Stay away.
10:42You probably know I let Nathan go this morning.
10:45I heard.
10:45Which means I have no further leads.
10:49Which means I'm as close today to solving this case as I was the night we met.
10:55When you rather bizarrely complimented me on the pencil I was using.
11:00The Pental.
11:01P205.
11:03Right, the Pental.
11:04Yeah.
11:07Actually, I was quite impressed.
11:08I'll never underestimate the ice-breaking power of stationery.
11:19So I'm sorry.
11:22I was wrong.
11:24I think the bunker and the whole World War II thing is worth exploring.
11:28That's great, because...
11:29So I've arranged for a forensic team to come first thing tomorrow.
11:32I want to go over every inch.
11:35Right.
11:36It's a long shot.
11:39But right now, it's the best I've got.
11:47Where will you go?
11:49I've got a cousin down in Taunton.
11:51Maybe I can get a job at his scrapyard.
11:53You're being ridiculous.
11:54Am I?
11:57Well, what about the police?
11:58Yeah, gotta catch me first.
12:03Please, Nathan, don't do this.
12:06You can't go.
12:07I can't stay here, can I?
12:10What will I do?
12:15You're stronger than you think.
12:16I think I know how to link Curling's body to the murders.
12:38From the start, this has all been about the murderer keeping the bunker and Curling a secret.
12:42And right now, they don't know that I've found either, which gives me an advantage.
12:47In what way?
12:49They think they're safe.
12:51And as long as they think that, I can flush them out.
12:54How?
12:55By giving them a good reason to move the body.
12:58But it has to be tonight.
13:02Why?
13:03Well, I was going to tell Neil everything.
13:05And then he said he was going to turn the bunker into a crime scene.
13:08But when he does that, the murderer will know that it's been found and we'll lose whatever advantage we've got.
13:14So you're going to lure the killer out into the open?
13:16And it all starts with an announcement at Evensong.
13:22Anthony Bowness, Ned Thwaite, and now Stella Harper.
13:26Friends who've been taken from us so tragically.
13:30This has been a difficult time for us all.
13:33And I'm sure it's taken its toll.
13:34So I look forward to the Champton at War celebration tomorrow.
13:40And being reminded of the importance of friendship and community.
13:47And the strength that comes from that.
13:50Also, some good news.
13:51Our refurbishment plans have been agreed, which include the new toilet.
13:55Our work will begin tomorrow with the temporary removal of the font to accommodate the plumbing.
14:00It'll only be for a few days and I'm hoping it won't have too big of an impact.
14:04Bishop, I didn't know you were coming.
14:20That's because I didn't tell you.
14:24I've thought a lot about what you said yesterday.
14:27And I must say I was impressed.
14:30Very erudite and passionate.
14:34We could always use passion.
14:37Provided this channel the right way, obviously.
14:40Obviously.
14:42So.
14:44I've decided...
14:46not to pursue this matter any further.
14:54And you clearly wish to make a difference.
14:59Well, I try.
15:01Indeed you do.
15:03To that end,
15:05here are
15:06a dozen or so committees that I think you should be on.
15:12Doing good work across the whole diocese.
15:14I see.
15:15This is a wonderful opportunity.
15:16It's also a greater responsibility.
15:20It will necessitate longer hours, of course.
15:23Less time for other pursuits.
15:27But if you want to make a difference...
15:29less time for other pursuits.
15:33But if you want to make a difference...
15:36Well.
15:38When you put it like that.
15:41What choice do I have?
15:45None.
15:45Thanks, Arna.
15:56Can I come in?
16:01You don't have to worry, you know.
16:04Nathan and me are finished.
16:06So.
16:07You're okay.
16:09There's no danger
16:10of me embarrassing you.
16:12No more than I do already.
16:20Actually, I was wondering if you still had that painting you did of Anthony.
16:25Uh...
16:27Yeah.
16:29It's here somewhere.
16:31Right.
16:42I thought I might hang it in my study.
16:55Right.
16:57Well, uh...
17:00It'll need to be varnished.
17:01Yes.
17:02Right.
17:03Um...
17:04And that's...
17:05That's something you can do?
17:07Of course.
17:09Spend it.
17:11Ah, I...
17:12Right, then.
17:33Right, then.
17:34Have you seen my Remy's?
17:49Indigestion?
17:50Stress.
17:51I blame you.
17:51I blame you.
17:57To be honest,
17:58I never did like him much.
18:00I'm sorry.
18:01You've got to watch ones like Cregan.
18:03One may smile and smile and be a villain.
18:06Macbeth knew what he was talking about.
18:08Hamlet.
18:09Whatever.
18:10I knew it was foreign royalty.
18:11Mmm.
18:16I should go soon.
18:18Do you really think they'll come?
18:20I'm counting on it.
18:22Well, be careful, won't you?
18:41I'm going to go soon.
18:48I'm gonna get around here.
18:50Now, I'm trying to go toaçãoe.
18:51I can't find your friend, man.
18:53I can't find you.
18:53I can find him.
18:54I can find him.
18:55I'm going to have him.
18:56I can't find him.
18:59I can't find him.
19:01I had a feeling it would be you.
19:19Why don't we start at the beginning?
19:25Why don't we start at the beginning?
19:51I'm with my sister, Dora, the singer.
20:12She sings beautifully.
20:15I'll tell her.
20:17I'm Hervé.
20:18I'm Hervé.
20:19Hervé Goucher.
20:21Kath.
20:22Charmin.
20:23Hervé was the most handsome man I'd ever met.
20:29He was from the Free French Army.
20:32He'd escaped France after Dunkirk and joined the SOE.
20:37After that, he'd been in and out of France several times, helping the resistance.
20:42Brave man.
20:44Brave man.
20:49I was a member of the Special Duties Signals Unit.
20:52My daughter was too.
20:54And the only other person who knew was Hervé.
20:58I told him the night he showed me the mural.
21:03He painted it for you, didn't he?
21:05You're the woman dancing with her back to us.
21:09How did you know?
21:11The Abbey Notre Dame de Saint-Anc.
21:14It's in the mural.
21:15And I remembered reading a newspaper report about the crash that Hervé came from Beaumet.
21:21It's a little village a few miles away from the Abbey.
21:24He painted the countryside that he loved.
21:27And it's where he's buried.
21:30We promised each other.
21:33You'll never know just how much.
21:37After the war.
21:38I miss you.
21:39We'd live there.
21:40A new life.
21:42You'll never know.
21:45I thought we were blessed.
21:46Just how much.
21:48I...
21:49What's the old joke?
21:51If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.
21:55A couple of months later,
21:59we got word from France
22:02that the Germans had rounded up whole networks of SOE and resistance members.
22:08They'd all been shot.
22:10They'd been betrayed.
22:12First, we didn't know who the traitor was.
22:16But then,
22:17Hervé heard from someone in France
22:20who said there was a traitor
22:22high up in the SOE here at Champton
22:25and the whole operation was compromised.
22:28Hervé decided to fly to France.
22:31To meet him.
22:33By then,
22:35I'd found out I was pregnant.
22:37I'd tried to tell Hervé before,
22:39but he'd been so busy,
22:41there hadn't been a chance.
22:43I promised myself
22:45I'd surprise him
22:46when he got back.
22:54God bring you hope to me.
22:56In that one moment,
23:06my future was taken from me.
23:11But you carry on.
23:13There was a war to be won.
23:15Which is how you found out about Curling being seen near the plane.
23:20Bernard de Floors was one of your runners.
23:22Did you know that?
23:24No.
23:26I didn't.
23:28He saw Curling that night
23:30and he put it in his report.
23:32He didn't realize the significance,
23:34but you did, didn't you?
23:37I knew that Curling had somehow
23:41sabotaged the plane to protect himself.
23:44He was a traitor and a murderer.
23:47And I was going to prove it.
23:53I waited until I knew he'd be working late.
23:56And broke into the house where he'd been billeted.
24:05Only he came back.
24:06Ah, you worked it out.
24:08I thought you were a traitor.
24:09Depends whose side you are on, doesn't it?
24:11The phone rang distracting him.
24:13I threw the desk all night in.
24:15I got hold of the lamp.
24:21And I hit him over the head.
24:28I killed him.
24:30I didn't know what to do.
24:34And then you thought about this place.
24:36It was about to be decommissioned.
24:39The scallywags had already been stood down.
24:41The observer networks were being wound up.
24:45This place would soon be abandoned.
24:47And no one would ever know.
24:49And the theory that Curling had fled?
24:51It wasn't hard.
24:53I added his name to the flight log of a mission that flew out the night he died.
24:58But surely they investigated his disappearance?
25:00I wanted them to.
25:02Because then the truth would come out.
25:05If I'd found his radio, I knew they would.
25:09Which they did.
25:11And everyone believed the story of Curling the Spy.
25:15Because it was true.
25:17All he took was a nudge to get them to believe he'd fled.
25:22The years went by.
25:25The memories of war faded.
25:28Eventually, it felt like those few days in 1944 were just a dream.
25:35Until Anthony Bowness arrived.
25:38He started digging around asking questions about the scallywags.
25:46He was convinced there was a bunker in or near the church.
25:49I knew he was getting close.
25:52And that if he found this place, he'd find the body.
25:57And I'd be sent to prison.
26:00They'd trained us all those years ago.
26:04One-to-one combat.
26:12But it didn't end there, did it?
26:15Ned Thwaite was doing a piece on Curling.
26:20The one that got away.
26:23If only.
26:25Did he ask you about this?
26:27It was in his file.
26:29It's the flight log that says that Curling flew to France when he was actually here.
26:36Dead.
26:39His name was typed on a different machine.
26:41See?
26:43The L's wonky.
26:48Don't miss a thing, do you?
26:51Well...
26:54Neither did Ned.
26:57It was bad enough.
26:59He'd managed to find the actual flight log.
27:01But then he noticed that it had been doctored.
27:04He was a good journalist.
27:06I was afraid it would only be a matter of time.
27:10So...
27:12Later...
27:13A fund...
27:15Told him I found something interesting.
27:18I arranged to meet him.
27:20You're very calm.
27:30Considering.
27:31I don't think you'll kill me.
27:33Why not?
27:34Because I've left detailed notes which will send any investigation directly to you.
27:39You know I have to turn you in, don't you?
27:51Dora saved my life.
27:54After ever, I just couldn't see the point of anything.
28:01When she was first diagnosed with cancer, I knew it was my turn.
28:07My chance to balance the books.
28:10I knew if Anthony was successful, the end of Dora's life would be ruined by my arrest and trial.
28:18Just when she needed me the most, I'd be behind bars.
28:23I couldn't let that happen, could I?
28:26I'll...
28:31Do everything you want.
28:33I'll make a full confession.
28:36But first...
28:38Let me see Dora.
28:41Cass...
28:43I can't do that.
28:44Please.
28:45It's all I ask.
28:47A few minutes to say goodbye.
28:56Good night, Cass.
28:57Good morning.
28:58And he's sleeping there and to my brother.
28:59He's got the weather delivered.
29:00He's getting our way free before we are here.
29:02Goodbye, Cass.
29:03I'm Ellie.
29:05What's wrong with you?
29:06I'm Ellie.
29:07All sorts of things.
29:08I like you.
29:09Hello, Cathy.
29:11You don't know.
29:12No.
29:13I like you.
29:14I like you.
29:15I like you.
29:16Can you walk?
29:17I'm Ellie.
29:18I'm Ellie.
29:19What's wrong with you?
29:20And what's wrong with me?
29:21I like you.
29:22I like...
29:23I like you.
29:24Who's wrong with you?
29:25Come on, Kath.
29:34Daniel?
29:40DS Van Loo?
29:42Audrey Clement?
29:43Listen, there's something you ought to know.
29:49Kath!
29:49Oh, my God!
29:51Almost like the real thing.
29:55No.
30:01Can I?
30:02Yes.
30:03Come on.
30:06Look at you.
30:16Kath.
30:19Bye-bye, little one.
30:25Come on, Linda.
30:28Come on, Linda.
30:39Jesus.
30:42Corrine.
30:44Now!
30:45Okay.
30:53He knows everything.
30:54That was the lab.
30:55You were right.
30:56Stella Harper was poisoned.
30:57They found traces of oleander.
30:58It's a shrub.
30:59Easily grown, apparently.
31:00Don't tell me.
31:01It was in the cake.
31:02No.
31:03The tea.
31:04So you knew then?
31:05Only last night.
31:06I told her what had happened.
31:07That I was going to move Curling's back.
31:08I told her what had happened.
31:09That I was going to move Curling's back.
31:10I told her what had happened.
31:11That I was going to move Curling's back.
31:12I see.
31:13Otherwise, she's completely innocent.
31:14It was in the cake.
31:15It was in the cake.
31:16It was in the cake.
31:17No.
31:18The tea.
31:19So you knew then?
31:20Only last night.
31:21I told her what had happened.
31:22That I was going to move Curling's body.
31:25I see.
31:26Otherwise she's completely innocent.
31:28There's one thing I'm confused about.
31:41When you told me that you hit Curling's back.
31:45There is one thing I'm confused about.
31:54Well, you told me that you hit curling over the head with the desk lamp.
31:59Hmm.
32:01He was going to shoot me.
32:03Only you also said that you threw it at him when you started the fight.
32:07How did you manage to get hold of it again to kill him with it?
32:15It was you, wasn't it?
32:21Kath told me she was going to Curlings that night.
32:25I was worried, so I followed her.
32:43Two murders.
32:45And all to protect Dora.
32:47Not you.
32:50Three.
32:51What?
32:54Three murders.
32:56Stella, too?
32:58Wasn't her fault.
33:01Edgy threatened her.
33:04The night Ned was killed, well, she rang us.
33:08And Dora went round to make sure she was all right.
33:11She was planning to go to the police first thing and tell them about it.
33:16Only, I'd already told the police that we were both home that night.
33:24Stella didn't realise it, but she went to the police.
33:30She'd ruined my alibi.
33:31I did it for you.
33:42I love you.
33:47I love you, too.
33:50Drink your tea.
33:51Before it gets cold.
33:52We'll try the church first.
33:59If they're not there, then the shamans.
34:04It was always us against the world, wasn't it?
34:09Yes, it was.
34:12It's better this way.
34:13What have you done?
34:37What have you done?
34:40One of you two, stay at the gates.
34:50Yes, sir.
34:57Don't worry.
34:59I made yours separately.
35:03There's nothing you can do.
35:06I'm glad you're here.
35:07You're wasting your time.
35:17It'll be over before anyone can get here.
35:20Hello, emergency.
35:21I can't feel my legs.
35:26It won't take long now.
35:32Pray for us, Daniel.
35:34Will you?
35:35Pray for our sins.
35:38And our forgiveness.
35:44I see.
35:48Then stay with us, will you?
35:52Can you at least do that?
35:57The bunker's empty.
35:58Come on.
36:02Down there.
36:03You'll never go.
36:06You'll never go.
36:11Listen.
36:12I miss you.
36:19You'll never go.
36:21I miss you.
36:24I miss you.
36:27I miss you.
36:28Into your hands, oh merciful Saviour, we commend your servants, Kath and Dora.
36:47And fold them in the arms of your mercy.
36:58In a soul, a million more times, a human life.
37:15He's in a pot.
37:20He's in a pot.
37:25Police, open up!
37:28They're in there.
37:34Go on.
37:45Daniel.
37:48Why didn't you tell me it was Kath?
37:51Would you have believed me if I had?
37:58I'm just...
38:05I love you.
38:07I love you.
38:08I love you, come here.
38:10I love you.
38:12It's been a good time.
38:13I heard what happened.
38:36You know,
38:39Kath asked me to pray for her at the end.
38:41But for a while, I...
38:48After Anthony was killed, I stood up in front of everyone
38:55and talked about mercy for the killer.
38:58Even told Neil I didn't believe in retribution.
39:03I even lectured the bishop about God's love
39:05and how it was for everyone, without judgment or blame.
39:11And when it came to it, I didn't want to be merciful.
39:18I just wanted to punish her the only way that I could.
39:25But you didn't, did you?
39:27No.
39:35But there was a moment.
39:38Judgment
39:38and blame
39:41was all
39:43I wanted for her.
39:46What does that say about me?
39:48Come on.
40:07Sometimes I wonder if it would be better if the past stayed in the past.
40:10I'm not sure that's possible.
40:13Or even desirable.
40:15Sometimes facing up to the past is a good thing.
40:17Even if it means pain and mess?
40:19Yeah, even then.
40:21Don't tell me.
40:22It's how we grow.
40:23Something like that.
40:26Growing old is compulsory.
40:28Growing up is optional.
40:29What?
40:32You're not the only one who can find an apposite quote when they need it.
40:35No, I...
40:36I like you.
40:38Oscar Wilde?
40:40Bob Monkhouse.
40:41You're not the only one who can find an apposite quote when they need it.
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