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00:00The Crackpot returns.
00:24Come on, people.
00:26Opening show tomorrow.
00:27Oh, stop the fussing.
00:29Father Brown!
00:31Uncle Murth, it has been too long.
00:33Oh, yes, indeed.
00:35I hope you don't mind me popping in, but I couldn't wait to say hello.
00:38Oh, not at all, not at all.
00:40And congratulations on your win at the Star Variety Awards last month.
00:44Lifetime achievement.
00:45Makes me feel very old.
00:47Uh, yeah.
00:49Ladies and gentlemen, it's...
00:52Please.
00:53Not many more times.
00:55It's louder.
00:57Sorry, sorry.
00:58I said, sorry.
00:59Yeah, remember.
01:00Ladies and gentlemen, please, put your hands together for the...
01:05The...
01:05The...
01:06The correct king of the jesters.
01:09Uncle Murth!
01:10Before I forget, rather.
01:11Oh.
01:12Uncle Murth!
01:13Yes, yes, keep your wig on.
01:14We'll speak later.
01:15There, Mr. Cumpeter!
01:17There you go.
01:19That dummy gives me the willies.
01:21Why isn't this marvellous?
01:23With a smile like that, you should be on stage.
01:26And now, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the crackpot.
01:30Whoa, whoa!
01:31Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
01:32What's that?
01:33That's the crackpot, you asko.
01:35Oh, very funny.
01:37Music, music, music.
01:41I'm a crackpot of the...
01:42Oh, not that song again.
01:44What's wrong with it?
01:45It's not funny.
01:46It's not as funny as Eric Grandy sleeping at your wife.
01:52That's right.
01:54And I need to get cheated on you with that sleazy little lie.
01:58You thought you got away with it, didn't you?
02:01That you hadn't?
02:02And now it's...
02:03There's our time!
02:04There's our time!
02:34Uncle Murth.
02:40Did she really betray me?
02:46I never met, Monique.
02:48She was after Margaret, but before Annabelle.
02:54There have been a lot of women in my life.
02:58I know, but she was the one.
03:01You met in Paris?
03:02Before the war.
03:04It's where she's buried.
03:07Did Eric Gramby know her well?
03:09He took that.
03:11He used to be a photographer.
03:12He used to take publicity stills of all the acts.
03:15She was a dancer.
03:19Where's Mr Kafka?
03:20I left him just there.
03:22He's behind you.
03:23Oh, I've been misleading things a lot lately.
03:28Are you taking your medication?
03:31Oh, my niece Gwen reminds me every day.
03:34I don't want to go back to the madhouse.
03:36What happened on stage was almost as if Mr Kafka had a mind of his own.
03:46It was just one of his warped jokes.
03:51I'll make sure he sticks to his routine tomorrow.
03:54We can't afford to cancel due to him losing his marbles.
03:57You promised me two shows a day.
04:00Now, if that doesn't happen...
04:03It will.
04:05Look, I'll make sure he's on top four.
04:08You'd better.
04:08How is he, Father?
04:13He needs some time on his own, I think.
04:16The heavy workload is taking its toll.
04:25Everything all right?
04:27Just a bit anxious.
04:29My uncle hasn't been right since we arrived in Wedlock.
04:33I gave up being a comedian to be his agent.
04:37Not his nurse.
04:38Where's Eric?
04:41Um, excuse me.
04:43I'm just about to rehearse my act.
04:46Would you mind being my foil?
04:47You are.
04:48I'll do it.
04:49I'm the president of the Camelford Players.
04:52The, uh, the underlined bits.
04:55Okay.
04:59Oh, madam, what a beautiful frock.
05:03Yeah, I've seen better dressed salads.
05:05Um, oh, I've never been so insulted.
05:08I've seen it in my life.
05:09Yeah, well, yeah.
05:10Stick around, you know.
05:12It's not, it's not early.
05:14I mean, I mean, it's still early.
05:17Pathetic.
05:18Call yourself a comedian?
05:20Poor Volker.
05:22My uncle said he could have been a star.
05:23Audiences loved him.
05:25I was hoping to get Murph to do a few more shows.
05:29I'm not sure he's up to it.
05:32Guess where I've just been.
05:34Not now.
05:35Eric!
05:35Not now.
05:37You better find your old form, otherwise you can kiss goodbye to your job.
05:42And that goes for your lodgings as well.
05:58Hello.
05:59That comedy show you mentioned in wedlock.
06:03I managed to get us tickets.
06:05Oh, lovely.
06:07Cost me a small fortune, but...
06:09Hang on, we've already been given free tickets.
06:11What?
06:11Oh, of course.
06:13Completely forgotten.
06:16Excellent.
06:19I'd better get back.
06:22Whoops.
06:23Edgar!
06:24Oh, Miss Palmer.
06:26Can you make up the spare bedrooms?
06:28Uncle Murph and his niece will be staying with us.
06:31Their guest house is too noisy.
06:33Right.
06:35And I can keep an eye on him.
06:38He is not himself.
06:40Well, he won't be bringing that dummy, will he?
06:42I expect so.
06:43Him and Mr. Kafka are inseparable.
06:45Oh, can't wait.
06:51Eric's turned you into the cock-old king.
06:56What are you going to do about it?
06:59Are you a man or a mouse?
07:03Squeak.
07:05Squeak.
07:07Squeak.
07:10Look, you can either accept the changes or not.
07:15It's your choice.
07:17My father was right.
07:18You only married me for this place.
07:22Well, you should have listened to your daddy, then.
07:28You disgust me.
07:29All right.
07:30Well, I mean, it's not like you've got anything else to offer.
07:35My father was in charge in a full house every night.
07:55People used to ask for my autograph.
07:57Mm-hm.
07:58Ah, I'm sure you'll make the theatre a success again and make your father proud.
08:04He begged me not to marry Eric.
08:08How could I be so stupid?
08:11Eric was a real charmer back then.
08:15And now he's going to ruin everything.
08:21Thank you, Father.
08:22You don't think you might be overdoing it?
08:34Probably.
08:36Then perhaps you should reduce your dates in wedlock.
08:40No.
08:41There's no need for that.
08:42But he's exhausted.
08:45I just need some rest, that's all.
08:47I'm sure you'll feel better tomorrow.
08:51Right.
08:51I'll take this inside, if that's all right?
08:53Yes, of course.
08:58Gwen means well, Father.
09:00But you have to think of your health.
09:02I know, but all the shows are sold out.
09:07I promised Mildred that I wouldn't let her down.
09:10She was very good to me when I first started up.
09:16Is something the matter?
09:18I've forgotten, Mr Kafka.
09:20I've got to go back to the theatre.
09:21Well, you could always get it tomorrow.
09:23No, no, I hate being parted from him.
09:26Oh, and I hate being near him.
09:28I'll fetch him for you.
09:29I'll drive you.
09:30Oh, you stay here and settle in.
09:32Very kind of both of you.
09:34We'll be back with Mr Kafka before you know it.
09:43Father, can I help you?
09:46Uncle Murph left Mr Kafka.
09:49Oh, it's probably in his dressing room.
09:50Do go on through.
09:53Father?
09:59Blood?
10:12His throat's been cut.
10:16Looks like the murder weapon, sir.
10:17Why was that left there?
10:25Father?
10:26I told him to stay at the presbytery.
10:28Mr Kafka!
10:31Who's that?
10:32That was Uncle Murph.
10:34His two brothers were murdered, not far from here.
10:37Murdered?
10:38By his nephew.
10:39It was during Inspector Mallory's time.
10:43Mr Kafka's gloves.
10:44I knew there was something strange about that dummy.
10:48You don't think that may be...
10:49What?
10:50Well, he was possessed or something.
10:53Miss Palmer, we're not about to arrest a puppet for murder.
10:57Inspector, will we be able to go on with the show?
11:09Mrs Gramby, your husband has just been murdered.
11:13She's still in shock.
11:15If we have to close, it'll be because of him.
11:17And I promised my father I'd never let that happen.
11:20Can I ask where you were, sir?
11:21Between one and two o'clock?
11:23I was at the herbalist.
11:25Yeah, I always find that chamomile and lemon balm tisane is rather good for stage nerves.
11:33Right, thank you.
11:35And you, Mrs Gramby?
11:37I was buying wine for the bar.
11:39Are there any other members of staff?
11:41No, I had to let them go.
11:43What about your whereabouts, miss?
11:46Before going to the presbytery, I was waiting in my car.
11:50Waiting?
11:50For my uncle.
11:52He was in his dressing room, taking off his make-up.
11:54Ah, so he was the last one to leave the theatre.
12:06When I first found out about the affair, I...
12:09I thought about killing Eric.
12:13How did you find it?
12:14It was about a week ago, when I first came into Wedlocker.
12:21You probably won't believe me.
12:26It was a love letter from years ago.
12:28And this is Monique's handwriting.
12:46I need a drink.
12:47Looks like someone's wiped blood off their hands, sir.
12:56It wasn't me.
12:58And yet, this is your dressing room.
13:01Yes.
13:02Your razor is missing.
13:04I must have mislead it.
13:05Would that be a cutthroat?
13:06With a blue handle?
13:08Yes.
13:08Like the one found by the body?
13:11Perhaps the killer stole it.
13:13Well, let's look at the facts we do have, shall we?
13:17Last one to leave the theatre.
13:19Potential murder weapon owned by you and a clear motive.
13:22I didn't kill Eric.
13:24You were heard threatening him on stage.
13:26Well, it wasn't me who said that.
13:27That was...
13:29Looks like you're blaming your puppet for everything.
13:33Is that why you left it by the body?
13:35Blaming it for the murder that you committed?
13:37No.
13:38I think I've had enough, Sergeant.
13:41Julius Kirkoff.
13:42I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Eric Granby.
13:47Uncle Murph's been arrested.
13:49I know.
13:51Without him, we don't have a show.
13:56What are we going to do?
13:58Don't know.
13:59What about you?
14:00Me?
14:01You used to be amazing.
14:02People came from miles around to see you.
14:04Oh, that was years ago.
14:07What if you resurrected your old routine and became the main act?
14:13It would be like before, when it all started to go wrong.
14:16Volker.
14:17Oh, they'll dry on stage and they'll start jeering and booing.
14:22It's just your confidence.
14:23You've still got talent.
14:25No!
14:28Can't do it.
14:31Sorry, Mildred.
14:34Or with or without your help.
14:36I am not going to let this theatre close.
14:41Did Eric Granby have any enemies?
14:44Too many to count.
14:46Mildred seemed very upset with him.
14:48Did she know about the affair?
14:51I showed her the love letter.
14:53It would have been wrong not to.
14:54How did the letter get into Mr. Kafka's hands?
14:59As I was leaving the dressing room,
15:02I noticed Eric's office door was open
15:06and the contents of his desk drawers all over the floor.
15:11As if Mr. Kafka had been searching.
15:15Oh, you think I'm mad.
15:18I didn't do this, Father.
15:20I really didn't.
15:23I believe you.
15:25You'll get me out of here, won't you?
15:27I will do everything I can.
15:35Father!
15:37From what do we owe the pleasure?
15:40I'm here to see Miss Kirkoff.
15:42To keep her posted on her uncle.
15:44Well, despite having more tickets than we need,
15:55looks like we won't be needing any of them.
15:57Well, probably a lucky escape.
15:59Even before he was arrested,
16:01Uncle Merth seemed quite unstable.
16:03That's for Count Volker.
16:04I mean, I saw him compare a charity show a while ago.
16:08Edgar.
16:08It just wasn't funny.
16:09Even dried on stage, quite a start, really.
16:14Why did Eric Gramby just leave an incriminating love letter
16:22from Monique in the desk?
16:26Elgid's coming.
16:30Mrs. Gramby.
16:32Father.
16:33I was hoping to talk to everyone about what happened.
16:38Of course.
16:39Mrs. Sullivan.
16:41You mentioned you're a member of the Kembleford Players.
16:44The President.
16:46Would you be willing to step in and help?
16:50Absolutely.
16:51But without Uncle Merth...
16:53Well, it's my intention to find a replacement.
16:55I'm just going to call in some favours.
16:57I'd be more than happy to take on any role.
16:59Good.
17:02Well, if you would be able to wait in the auditorium,
17:05I'll write it to you shortly.
17:06Mrs. Gramby, I couldn't help noticing the atmosphere between you and Mr. Gramby.
17:19I know Uncle Merth told you about the letter.
17:23It wasn't about that.
17:25If you must know, I'd just found out the truth from our solicitor.
17:29The truth?
17:30I unknowingly signed the theatre over to Eric.
17:35He put the papers in with some invoices I was signing.
17:38And as the new owner, he'd be able to sell it if anything gets worse.
17:42You were swindled by your husband?
17:44My grandfather built this theatre, and my father left it to me.
17:50Am I right in thinking that, as Mr. Gramby's widow,
17:53you are the sole beneficiary of his will?
17:57Yes.
17:58Does Count Volker know that?
18:00I'd mentioned it.
18:02Now, if you'll excuse me, Father, I have to find a new star act.
18:05We open tomorrow.
18:09But why bring it back here?
18:11Well, we said we'd return it to Uncle Merth's niece when we were done.
18:14His gloves are still at the lab.
18:19Can't help thinking it's behind the killing.
18:21Well, this little chap's certainly got form.
18:23He nearly killed Mrs. McCarthy.
18:25You what?
18:26Yeah.
18:27She pricked herself on poison needles that were hidden inside his body.
18:30Oh.
18:31Really?
18:32Very nasty it was.
18:33Very nasty.
18:35Anyway, I'll leave the two of you to have fun.
18:38Uh-huh.
18:39Yeah.
18:40Bye.
18:44You don't scare me.
18:46You're just a dummy.
18:47Woo!
18:51Are you sure you're all right making your own way back?
18:54Of course.
18:55Oh.
18:55Um, I'm very sorry if my husband offended you earlier.
19:05That's all right.
19:07Bye.
19:08I saw your act many years ago on a double bill with Uncle Merth.
19:13You were extremely amusing.
19:16I owe him a lot.
19:18It was him who actually came up with my stage name.
19:22Did he?
19:23After the infamous Volker family who bankrolled the Nazis, he thought it would be funny.
19:28Yes, well, Uncle Merth always did have a unique sense of humour.
19:33Didn't he call his dog Mussolini?
19:35Yes.
19:35He said you were the only comic funnier than him.
19:39Uncle Merth said that?
19:42He did.
19:43And that there was a film producer interested in you.
19:46Oh.
19:47That was 20 years ago.
19:51I wanted to talk to you about Mrs. Gramby.
19:56She said you knew she would re-inherit the theatre on Mr. Gramby's death.
20:05Yes.
20:07So, now she is the owner, you are free of the threat of eviction and the sack?
20:16Father, Eric didn't mean what he said to me.
20:19No?
20:20He was always threatening people.
20:22But when he was the owner, he could have made good on his threats.
20:28Father, I live in the basement and this job doesn't pay very much.
20:33It's hardly worth killing for.
20:35No.
20:35I just want an explanation.
20:41Thank you for your time.
20:45Did you mean what you said about Uncle Merth?
20:48Yes.
20:49He said you were the true king of jesters.
20:53We've taken statements from everyone at the theatre.
21:05General consensus is that you behave as if Mr. Kafka is real.
21:09Often using him as your scapegoat.
21:11So, is there anything more you want to tell me?
21:21Very well.
21:23You were the last one to leave the theatre, removing your make-up, you said.
21:27Then what?
21:31Did you go straight to your niece's car?
21:34Or did you go looking for Eric Gramby?
21:36I want to see you, Father Brown.
21:53You've already spoken to him.
21:56I want to tell him something new.
21:58Something important.
22:01I can't breathe.
22:03There.
22:04Oh, thank you.
22:06When Mildred asked me to help out, I thought she meant on stage.
22:11Well, there'll be other shows.
22:12She's always looking for new talent.
22:14Especially women.
22:15Really?
22:16Versatile actresses are so hard to come by.
22:18If you'd like to take your seat, madam.
22:21Number 33 is over there.
22:23Mrs. Sullivan.
22:24Oh, I'm just brushing up on my accents.
22:27I love performing.
22:28I owe you an apology.
22:30I won't be needing you after all.
22:32Oh.
22:33It's silly of me to think I could find a star act in time.
22:36Nobody's available.
22:37I'm sorry.
22:39Is there anything I can do?
22:41Well, didn't you used to be a comedian?
22:43My uncle taught me his act.
22:44I know it off by heart.
22:46No, but I'm grasping at straws.
22:48The audience wouldn't accept a relative newcomer.
22:51Especially as the main act.
22:53No.
22:56I've let my father down.
22:59This is it.
23:01End of the theatre.
23:02Prepare to be entertained and enchanted.
23:06Titillated and enraptured.
23:09Exhilarated and elated.
23:11That's part of your old act.
23:16Yeah, I've decided to revive it.
23:18Like you said.
23:19Fulker, thank you.
23:21We haven't got much time, but I know we can do it.
23:24What changed your mind?
23:26Divine intervention.
23:28How did you get there?
23:39Apologies, Miss Palmer.
23:42Just popped back to fetch Mr Kafka.
23:44Uncle Murth wants to see him at the police station.
23:47Father, that dummy started laughing on its own.
23:51See, I told you.
24:02It's called a laughing box.
24:05Oh.
24:06Right.
24:08So who do you think's the killer?
24:11Well, Mrs Granby stands to re-inherit the theatre.
24:15And Eric threatened Volker with the sack and eviction.
24:18But are either of them capable of murder?
24:21What do you think?
24:27So after I've flicked up the house lights for the interval...
24:30Straight into the bar and serve the drinks.
24:32Got it.
24:33A glass of Beaujolais, madame.
24:35Will that be all, my lover?
24:37Or would you like something else?
24:39Are you all right?
24:41Sorry.
24:42This is any excuse to exercise the old vocal cords.
24:46Right.
24:46Is the compo role too much for you?
24:51No.
24:51But if we could go over some jokes tonight.
24:54Tis the fate of the Volkers.
24:57They say we're all bonkers.
25:00More energy.
25:01Remember, you are the star act.
25:05Star act?
25:06Star act.
25:07Have you seen the doctor?
25:25I'm sure he came this way.
25:27I'd like to pull his head off for making me insane.
25:31He's getting there.
25:35Do you think he'll be ready?
25:38He has to be.
25:39He has to be.
25:59Just Father Brown, please.
26:05If he says anything incriminating,
26:07I want to know.
26:14I'm scared, Father Brown.
26:17I'm scared I'm going to hell.
26:21I keep going through it in my mind.
26:25And I think I may be the killer.
26:31Why do you say that?
26:32Well, when Gwen was waiting for me in the car
26:35outside the theatre,
26:36there's a period of time
26:40which I can't account for.
26:42What if I killed Eric
26:44and I blocked it out?
26:47Or perhaps you went to sleep.
26:50Exhaustion, you said yourself.
26:52The tour had made you very tired.
27:01Why did you ask me to bring Mr Kafka?
27:03To say goodbye
27:06in case the worst happened.
27:09I may be spared the noose,
27:11but I couldn't survive prison or the asylum.
27:17Uncle Murph, I will find the real killer.
27:19He's lying.
27:24He's the one that had you committed the first time.
27:29And are all the electric shocks all down to him?
27:34Give him to me.
27:35Don't trust him.
27:42He just wants to lock you back up in the madhouse.
27:45Kill him.
27:47Kill him.
27:48Shut up.
27:49Shut up.
27:49Kill him.
27:50Shut up.
27:51Shut up.
27:51Kill him.
27:52Shut up.
27:53He needs transferring to a mental hospital.
27:58Miss Kirkhoff.
28:12I was worried about you.
28:14Sorry.
28:16I was at Mildred's.
28:17Your uncle has had a breakdown.
28:32He's been taken to the mental hospital.
28:35Oh, no.
28:38I should have taken your advice.
28:40I should have cancelled some of the shows.
28:43Why did you insist he do all the wedlock dates?
28:47Was Mr. Gramby pressurising you in some way?
28:50You seemed nervous around him.
28:53I...
28:53I just didn't like him.
28:58Apologies, Father, but I really need to go to bed.
29:00There were green streaks on your uncle's shirt cuffs.
29:06I saw when you were fastening them at the theatre.
29:09Were those marks perhaps from your fingernails?
29:12Probably.
29:14Er, I'd only just painted them.
29:16But what of it?
29:19Uncle Murph said it seemed as if Mr. Kafka
29:21had been rubbaging through Eric Gramby's drawers.
29:24But it was you.
29:27There were green marks on the documents in the drawer.
29:30Same colour as your nail polish.
29:32Father...
29:33What were you looking for?
29:34Monique's letter?
29:36No.
29:38It was just a package.
29:40But I couldn't find it, so...
29:42a package that was very important to you.
29:46Uncle Murph said Eric Gramby was a photographer.
29:49He used to take publicity shots of the acts.
29:52The photographs Eric took of me were...
29:56He said that if I didn't make sure that my uncle did the long run at the theatre, he'd make them public.
30:06And after the outburst on stage, you were worried that he was too ill to complete his engagement.
30:14Oh, yes.
30:15So Eric Gramby's threat became a horrifying possibility.
30:20Surely you don't think that I...
30:21I'm just trying to get a clear picture.
30:24Father, please don't tell anyone about the photographs.
30:38If my family knew...
30:40I'm so ashamed.
30:45Whatever happened, it was not your fault.
30:50But I could have said no.
30:51You were young.
30:54Eric Gramby took advantage of that.
30:57If anyone's to blame, it's him.
31:00Oh, yes.
31:08Look at this.
31:09Have a look at the merchandise.
31:11What do you think?
31:11It's a nice bit of schmatter, isn't it?
31:13I bet you'd like one of these, madam.
31:15You'd look good in this, wouldn't you?
31:17I went to the doctor's, didn't I?
31:19I did.
31:19He said, I haven't seen you in a while.
31:21I said, no, I've been ill.
31:22Anyway, yes, I'm going to work with you.
31:29Me?
31:31Yeah.
31:32You.
31:33What do you want a word about?
31:36Well, it's going to be more than one word,
31:38because I tell you this.
31:39I don't like you.
31:41Watch this.
31:43Ah!
31:43Oh, oh!
31:44Keep on that, get you on.
31:46Right, let's...
31:47Oh, get...
31:49Right.
31:51I'll warn you.
31:53What are you going to do with that?
31:56I'm going to hit myself.
31:59Bang!
32:00Oh, God.
32:03That was truly marvellous.
32:06I've been rehearsing six-five o'clock this morning.
32:08Such dedication.
32:10Like that, I've had a thought.
32:13Maybe I could enter through the trapdoor like I used to.
32:16Good idea.
32:18Oh, Mrs Sullivan, I have one other job for you.
32:20I need you to operate the follow spot.
32:23Oh.
32:24Oh.
32:25Well, that sounds a bit technical, I really don't think.
32:28Can we rehearse my opening now?
32:29Oh, yes.
32:30Now, on stage.
32:36Uncle Murth's sanity is slipping away.
32:38I'm running out of time.
32:40I thought you could do with a brew.
32:41You should have seen his face when they took him away.
32:47What if he did kill Eric?
32:52No.
32:55He didn't.
32:56Um, something wrong with me tea?
33:00This letter is an old.
33:04It's a forgery.
33:06Paper's stained with tea.
33:08They make it look old.
33:10It's a forger's trick.
33:12Sir Monique didn't really have an affair.
33:14No.
33:14Well, someone sent this letter to make Uncle Murth jealous.
33:19So he'd have a motive for murder.
33:23Exactly.
33:24But it wouldn't have been enough to tip him over the edge.
33:29That is significantly lighter in colour than what he was given in the cell.
33:41It's been watered down.
33:43But we still don't know how the killer knew what Monique's handwriting looked like.
33:48Uncle Murth said he was always mislaying things.
33:53Where are you off to?
33:55I need to check on something.
33:56But the show will be starting soon.
33:59I'll meet you at the theatre.
34:00Oh.
34:29Yes?
34:3110-minute call to performance.
34:46Father Brown.
34:52Father Brown.
35:13And vodka.
35:16You wrote the fake love letter from Monique to Eric.
35:20There was a message on the back of Monique's photograph,
35:26so you stole it, copied the handwriting, and then returned it.
35:31You're not serious.
35:33You used the paper from your joke notepad with the rounded corners.
35:38And then you stained it with tea.
35:41Well, what if I did write it? It doesn't mean that I killed Eric.
35:45But only the real murderer would seek to frame someone else.
35:50Believe me, you cannot live with this.
35:53You don't know the half of it.
35:57Uncle Murth said you could have been a star.
35:59What stopped you?
36:01Was it Eric?
36:04Is that why you killed him?
36:07You deserve what he got.
36:08You made sure I stayed here in this flea pit.
36:13I'm a businessman. I did what I had to do.
36:15Years of working for a pittance, living down there like some cellar rat.
36:20Please, spare me the theatrics.
36:23Face facts.
36:24You're a washed-up clown.
36:25Whatever I am, it's your doing.
36:29You ground me down.
36:30Took away my confidence.
36:31Just stop whining and just go and clean the stalls.
36:35The days of you telling me what to do are over.
36:40Goodbye, Eric.
36:41The life I could have had up there were the screen greats.
36:46Keaton and Chaplin.
36:48Uncle Murth said something about a film producer.
36:50Yeah.
36:51He wanted to put me in the movies, but suddenly changed his mind and left.
36:55I assume Eric got to him.
36:59He lied.
37:01Said I was related to the infamous Volker family.
37:06The family that bankrolled the Nazis.
37:09So he painted you as a fascist.
37:12That was just so he could keep me here, making sure I kept the audiences coming in.
37:17And you found out about this recently?
37:19The producer was at the awards ceremony.
37:21He was presenting Uncle Murth with his Lifetime Achievement Award.
37:27Yeah, and I begged him to tell me what happened.
37:31So, you diluted Uncle Murth's medication and waited until he snapped.
37:38Then you were free to kill Eric Granby.
37:41Then you wiped the dummy's hands in his blood.
37:45Crazy old Uncle Murth, always blaming Mr Kafka.
37:50He was your friend.
37:53Uncle Murth.
37:55Always top of the bill.
37:57But I was the funny one.
37:58But he became famous.
37:59That should have been me.
38:03You know that this is wrong.
38:07You cannot let him hang.
38:09And if you confess, God will forgive you.
38:13God.
38:16He's no better than Eric standing by while I've rotted away in this place, but no more.
38:20I'll be given a second chance.
38:23The spotlight.
38:25Finally back on me.
38:27Yeah.
38:27Yeah.
38:29Unless you repent, you will never have any peace.
38:33Enough.
38:33You need to be silenced.
38:36Permanently.
38:37Over here.
38:45Back.
38:47And up.
38:49Welcome to Wedlock Theatre.
38:52This afternoon's star comedian reprising his award-winning routine will be Count Volker.
39:31You can't arrest me on the Star Act.
39:47Constable, put him in.
39:53The show's ended before it's even started.
39:55With Uncle Murph taking his medication undiluted, he will be back before you know it.
40:03Miss Kirkoff, thank you for your timely intervention.
40:09It wasn't just me.
40:10Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the zaniest, craziest jester of them all.
40:24The only Uncle Murph!
40:28Oh, don't listen to her.
40:36I'm the Star Act, not you.
40:38Oh, quiet.
40:39Well, it's lovely to be here in Wedlock.
40:42Amongst so many old friends.
40:45No offence.
40:46Hey, don't forget our newer friends.
40:49Oh, yes.
40:49Anybody you've got in mind, particularly?
40:52Well, what about Inspector Sullivan?
40:54Oh, Inspector Sullivan.
40:56Yes.
40:57Is he here anywhere?
40:59Stand up and give us a wave.
41:01Go on.
41:01Give him a round of applause.
41:07Hey, hey, hey.
41:08Why?
41:09Why?
41:10Why does a detective bring a pencil to interrogate a suspect?
41:15I don't know.
41:15Why?
41:16So he can draw his own conclusions.
41:21I've just realised we haven't sung the song.
41:24Oh, not the song.
41:25No, I can't stand the song.
41:27No, we'll sing the song.
41:28I'm a crackpot of the empire.
41:35I'm a lather hatter.
41:37I'm hooky, hooky, loo-loopy.
41:42I'm a crackpot of the empire.
41:47So what would you order for your tea?
41:50Ah, great green greasy goose dogs.
41:53Hang on a second.
41:55Gooseberries are not greasy.
41:57They are, and it's none other than they've got her.
42:07You were incredible.
42:12Oh.
42:13After what happened, I really thought we may have to close.
42:18Your father would have been proud of you.
42:20I'm going to stay on after the run.
42:23Just to make sure the place is viable.
42:25If that's all right.
42:26Of course it is.
42:28You look like you need a drink, sir.
42:30I can say that again.
42:32I'll get them in.
42:36Excuse me.
42:38Don't tell my wife, but you are without a doubt the most attractive waitress I've ever seen.
42:43Flattery won't get you a free drink, but it will get you one of these.
42:51I think these negatives belong to you.
42:58Father, I can't thank you enough for everything you've done.
43:02Where's Mr. Kafka?
43:04Oh, he's in a case.
43:06Always likes to take a nap after a show.
43:09Sweet dreams.
43:10Let me out of here.
43:12Oh, it's dark.
43:14Please let me out.
43:16Oh, no.
43:16I've so long.
43:17Let me out.
43:20Hey, let me out.
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