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00:00Hello!
00:16Father?
00:19That's right, but probably not the one you were expecting.
00:24Oh, it's you.
00:27Father? Mrs. Sullivan?
00:29How nice to see you again, Miss Palmer.
00:35Father Lindsay!
00:38What a lovely surprise.
00:40It is indeed.
00:42I come bearing this electrifying invitation.
00:45Oh, Lord Silk is throwing a surprise soiree for my uncle
00:50to welcome him back from Rome.
00:52Just the ticket to celebrate before his consecration.
00:55I'm quite sure my uncle wouldn't want any of you to miss it.
00:58Not exactly something to celebrate, though, is it?
01:00I'm sorry?
01:01Oh, what Brenda means is, we'll be there.
01:03Splendid.
01:04Also, I must confess to be in need of a favour.
01:09Preparations for the mass of consecration are frightfully behind.
01:13I don't suppose...
01:14Father Lindsay, I'm at your complete disposal.
01:17As is Brenda.
01:18You what?
01:19Marvellous.
01:20Chance to show off your new secretarial skills, Miss Palmer.
01:23Jolly good.
01:24And regarding the party, Mum's the word.
01:28Toodle-pip.
01:29Oh!
01:30Oh, dear.
01:31A party with Canon Fox and Father Lindsay.
01:36What could possibly go wrong?
01:39What indeed?
01:41What could be a party with?
01:42Oh, dear.
01:43I'm trying to...
01:44I'm trying to get a party with...
01:45You know what?
01:46Oh, dear.
01:47I'm trying to get a party with Sean.
01:48Even though he was a fool, I'm trying.
01:49You know what?
02:20Well, isn't this just spectacular?
02:25Must cost a fortune to eat.
02:34Why is this party in Humbleston anyway?
02:37Lowly Father Fox used to be parish priest here, long before Father Lindsay.
02:43Thank you all so much for coming.
02:46Mrs Nettles, fancy seeing you here.
02:49As my parish secretary, Mrs Nettles is in charge of the consecration committee.
02:53Oh.
02:55Tell me these aren't the reinforcements you promised me.
02:58Well, yes.
03:00Mrs Sullivan couldn't organise the opening of an envelope and I wouldn't trust that Palmer girl to run her back.
03:05We can't hear you, you know.
03:06It's just that St Mary's really hasn't been the same since Mrs McCarthy left.
03:12This is going to be a disaster, thanks to you.
03:15Oh.
03:16Oh dear.
03:17What a delightful woman.
03:20Mrs Nettles is aptly named.
03:22Oh.
03:24It must be him.
03:25Everyone round the back.
03:26Quickly.
03:26Quickly.
03:36Bishop-elect Fox.
03:40Oddman.
03:41How was Rome?
03:42Unbearably hot.
03:43But his holiness and I saw eye to eye on a great many things.
03:48To say I'm bursting with pride is an understatement.
03:52I'm sure I've seen that contraption somewhere before.
03:55Shall we join Lord Silk in the garden?
03:56I have a number of stipulations concerning my consecration mass.
04:02The first of which is that Father Brown must not be allowed within a mile of it.
04:07Oh.
04:08Really?
04:09Trouble follows him around like a foul smell.
04:12Although not for much longer, I'm pleased to say.
04:16You know, I really couldn't think of a better place to write the most important speech of my life.
04:22Absolute serenity is a must-have.
04:25Hooray!
04:25Hooray!
04:27A surprise!
04:30Oh, how nice!
04:34Damien!
04:36Welcome back to our humble abode.
04:39Such an honour to host you before your midday.
04:42The honour is all mine, Lord Silk.
04:44Lady Martha, it is good to see you.
04:46It's been far too long, Bishop-elect.
04:49Farmer!
04:50I don't believe we've had the pleasure.
04:53This is Father Brown of Kembleford fame.
04:55Pleased to meet you, Lord Silk.
04:58Lady Martha.
04:59Your reputation precedes you.
05:01I'm a chum of Lady F's, do you see?
05:03Oh.
05:04A bit of a sleuth, right here?
05:06Quite simply, the best.
05:08Canon Fox, may I offer my warmest wishes in advance of your consecration?
05:14And extend an invitation to St. Mary's at your earliest opportunity.
05:18Great minds, Father.
05:20Paying you a visit was at the top of my agenda.
05:23Bishop-elect.
05:25Mrs. Nettles.
05:26It's been such a long time.
05:28Perhaps I could trouble you for a while.
05:30Actually, I could do with settling in.
05:32Oh, let me show you to your room.
05:34The rest of you enjoy the party.
05:36The Bishop-elect will join us in due course.
05:44This place is incredible.
05:46You're very lucky.
05:48Strictly between us, Brenda.
05:49I find it stultifying.
05:51Stulti what?
05:52Comes with certain...
05:54expectations.
05:56With any luck, I'll be leaving soon.
05:58Why is that, then?
05:59To fulfil my dream.
06:01Of reading English at Cambridge.
06:04Oh, wow.
06:06My dream is to be a parish secretary.
06:08But I don't think that'll actually happen.
06:11Why ever not?
06:12Sometimes you just have to take a leap.
06:14Your task's for Sunday.
06:16No mistakes, so you have to answer to me.
06:20Charm really isn't her forte.
06:22She just tried to enlist me.
06:25It's Father Lindsay, I feel sorry for.
06:30But here he is.
06:31The man of the moment.
06:35Bishop-elect.
06:37I can't tell you how proud I am to know you.
06:42To have supported your charitable endeavours and ambitions.
06:47All of which shows my appreciation for your unwavering support.
06:52For being there when I lost my dear wife, Grace.
06:58And for making my son Bertie.
07:01See sense.
07:02His sacrifice.
07:04Makes me so proud to this day.
07:07Not to mention your guidance of Martha,
07:11who valiantly keeps her mother's spirit alive.
07:14So, without further ado, a toast to Bishop-Elect Fox.
07:19Bishop-Elect Fox.
07:21Thank you, Lord Silk.
07:23I'm indebted to my most honourable of friends.
07:26And to you all for coming.
07:29Especially Father Brown,
07:31as it enables me to make a very exciting announcement.
07:33You, Father, will be my guinea pig, so to speak.
07:38For a new endeavour for our diocese.
07:40A sort of pastoral exchange.
07:44You'll take over a parish in the highlands of Scotland.
07:47While we welcome Father MacDougall to St Mary's.
07:51You can't do that.
07:53It is merely temporary, of course.
07:54Just for a year.
07:57Or two.
07:58Thank you, everyone.
07:59Shall we resume the music?
08:01Let us celebrate.
08:04Canon Fox, may I have a word?
08:08Please.
08:13This is my home.
08:16My flock.
08:18My family.
08:20Father, think how much better a priest you'll be
08:22without the distraction of your extracurricular activities.
08:27Canon, I dispute...
08:28Besides which, your endeavours with flambeau
08:31and Father Lazarus have made you ignominious in the Vatican.
08:36Which doesn't reflect at all well on me.
08:39I see.
08:40Now, Kembleford needs a fresh start.
08:43And you can't cause nearly as much trouble amongst the sheep,
08:47can you?
08:47That private orge, Canon?
08:51Yes, indeed, Mrs Nettles.
08:53No time like the present.
08:54I'll make that visit to St Mary's.
08:56First thing, Father.
08:58We can go over the finer details of your departure, then.
09:05What's taking so long?
09:07Oh, there you are, Father.
09:13I'm afraid Canon Fox has made up his mind.
09:16Heavens above.
09:18To add insult to injury,
09:19Father MacDougall will be bringing his own parish secretary.
09:23I'm sorry, Mrs Sullivan.
09:24Although you may stay on as housekeeper, Miss Palmer.
09:27Oh, what would you do?
09:28I don't believe this is happening.
09:31Well, let's try and look on the bright side, shall we?
09:35Perhaps it's for the best?
09:36The best?
09:38Yes, well...
09:40I mean, I will be able to do my job properly.
09:42No offence, Father.
09:43Eka.
09:43None taken.
09:44Please stop talking.
09:45Don't forget, I was demoted because of Hinton.
09:47This could be a fresh start for both of us.
09:49Oh!
09:49Well, you made a pig's ear of that.
09:55Just like you do with your investigations.
09:57You'd be lost without Father Brown.
10:00And so would I.
10:04Excuse me.
10:05Oh, dear.
10:06That's all I've done for you.
10:09You will regret this.
10:12Mrs Nettles, think it's time you left?
10:15With pleasure.
10:16I'm afraid I feel a migraine coming on.
10:21Thank you, everyone, so much for coming.
10:24But now, I think we should let the bishop-elect recover from his journey from Rome.
10:38I want to wring his neck.
10:41Perhaps you should make yourself scarce when Cannon Fox arrives, Miss Palmer.
10:46Hello!
10:48Just what we need.
10:50I am sorry, Father, about this awful business.
10:53I don't suppose you've seen my uncle, have you?
10:56I was supposed to meet him nearby for breakfast an hour ago.
10:59Perhaps he got waylaid at Silk Manor?
11:02Indeed.
11:03I'll pop my head in.
11:04I'll accompany you, if I may.
11:07I would like to appeal one more time to his better nature.
11:12Father, I can think of nothing I'd like more.
11:15We didn't want to bother him.
11:20I just assumed we needed a good night's sleep.
11:29Cannon Fox!
11:31Damn you.
11:34It's locked.
11:35If I may.
11:44What on earth are you doing?
11:55Well done, Father.
11:57Thought you'd approve.
11:58Oh, my word!
12:08Oh, head between your knees.
12:10Looks like this was used as a weapon.
12:23The word of God himself.
12:25Given the bloody assault,
12:27the broken glass on the inside of the opened door,
12:31and the absence of the bishop-elect,
12:33I surmise that he's been abducted.
12:35You mean kidnapped, but why?
12:40Yes.
12:41Thank you, Father.
12:43When did you last see Cannon Fox?
12:45Oh, we had a nightcap just after 10pm,
12:47then he retired here.
12:50I've telephoned quite literally everywhere.
12:53There's nowhere to be found.
12:55Good fellow.
12:56Let's get this place dusted for prints.
12:58Where are you at, sir?
12:58Curious.
13:01What happened here?
13:05Intriguing.
13:06Fathers, please, not again.
13:09Oh, yes.
13:11Sorry.
13:12A thousand apologies.
13:13Inspector,
13:15important guests are arriving from all over the globe.
13:18It would be a disaster
13:19if the bishop-elect does not attend tomorrow.
13:22I will use all resources at my disposal.
13:25We'll find him.
13:26May I ask who else stayed in the house last night?
13:30Justin, Martha and myself.
13:32The staff had all gone home.
13:33Then, as soon as we're done here,
13:35I'll start with the woman who threatened Cannon Fox yesterday.
13:38Inspector,
13:39I think it's best if Father Lindsay and I leave you to it.
13:43Oh, really?
13:45Oh, yes.
13:47Toodle-pip.
13:49Fathers?
13:52Are you really accusing me of kidnap, fathers?
13:56The thought hadn't entered our minds, Mrs. Nettles.
13:59We are merely trying to understand what happened yesterday.
14:03You said to Cannon Fox,
14:04after all I've done for you,
14:07what did you mean by that?
14:08What we talked about is strictly confidential.
14:13But let's just see,
14:16I know where the bodies are buried,
14:18or indeed where they are not.
14:20Are you trying to use confidential information for personal gain?
14:26To what end, Father?
14:28Perhaps you believe you should share in Cannon Fox's elevation.
14:32Cannon Fox should have taken me with him in the first place,
14:35not left me here to fester with this hapless comedian.
14:39I think that your attitude is incompatible
14:43with the post of a parish secretary.
14:46I think your pure-eyed investigations
14:48are incompatible with the vocation of a priest.
14:52Now, if you'll excuse me,
14:54I have a consecration to prepare for.
14:58Mrs. Nettles, this is actually...
15:00Yes?
15:00...my study.
15:03Goodbye, fathers.
15:05You can expect the police at any moment.
15:14I gather they're very keen to interrogate you.
15:27Ah, there you are, Father.
15:30Something I thought you should know.
15:32The butler heard Ray's voices last night.
15:34At about ten o'clock.
15:36Cannon Fox and Lord Silk.
15:38Then I will return and follow that up.
15:42I feel duty-bound to retrieve my future bishop.
15:46Even though he wants to banish you
15:47to the other end of the country?
15:49Brenda, it could be a way to stop this ridiculous exchange.
15:53I'd best get on.
15:54Good luck, Father.
15:55Likewise, Sergeant.
15:57Father Lindsay's on his way to the pro-cathedral.
16:00Are you still able to lend him a hand?
16:02I'm not sure what the point is without the star of the share.
16:05Well, I'll do anything to get away from Edgar at the moment.
16:08And I'm taking these to charity.
16:12Do you think anyone will want them?
16:13Erm, no.
16:15I wholeheartedly agree, Father.
16:19Shall we?
16:20I've had a letter from Cambridge.
16:40Oh, yes?
16:41They've offered me a place.
16:43I'm so proud of you, Martha.
16:45Just a shame about the timing.
16:47The timing?
16:47Well, as I retire from your mother's charitable work,
16:51you'll be expected to step into the breach.
16:54But, Father, it's all I've ever wanted.
16:57Well, you wouldn't want to let your mother down, would you, Martha?
17:01Of course not.
17:03My Lord.
17:03Father Brown.
17:06Lady, Martha.
17:08Lord Sue, may I have a word?
17:10I'll leave you both to it.
17:13Take a seat, Father.
17:14I'll leave you both to it.
17:15I'll leave you both to it.
17:16I'll leave you both to it.
17:17I'll leave you both to it.
17:18No, thank you.
17:20Now, I gather there were raised voices in this very room last night between you and Cannon
17:26Fox.
17:27Oh, ha, ha.
17:28The notorious detective at work.
17:32Yes, we had a debate about charitable endeavours.
17:37Yes, I'm a major donor to the diocese, Father, furthering the interests of my dear late wife.
17:46Which are?
17:46She was abandoned as a child by an unmarried mother.
17:51Her work at the Good Refuge meant everything to her.
17:55Ah, recently closed down.
17:57Yet, uh, Damien and Cannon Fox didn't feel it was a priority to establish a new residence.
18:06But where are these women to go now, Father?
18:09I implored him to think again.
18:12What was his response?
18:14He said he would.
18:15So, Father, now I need you to find him so he can make good on that promise.
18:20St. Mary's Presbytery.
18:31Father, it's me.
18:33Cannon Fox.
18:35Call off the search.
18:36I assure you I'm fine.
18:39Where are you?
18:40Indulging in a period of contemplation before my consecration.
18:45Somewhere private.
18:49I see.
18:50And for what it's worth, I regret what I said yesterday about you not making trouble amongst the Highland cattle.
19:00I understand.
19:02Thank you, Father.
19:03May God be with you.
19:08He's sending me a message.
19:11On Friday, he said that I wouldn't be able to cause trouble amongst the sheep.
19:16Not Highland cattle.
19:18He's telling me something's wrong.
19:20So he really has been kidnapped?
19:22Yes, but why?
19:25And by whom?
19:27We had no luck identifying the source of the telephone call, I'm afraid.
19:31And found nothing of interest at Mrs. Nettle's house or Silk Manor.
19:35Can you imagine the embarrassment when he doesn't turn up to his own consecration?
19:40Which is exactly why I have my superiors breathing down my neck.
19:44And we have two hours left.
19:48It's time we collected Mrs. Nettles.
19:50Yes.
19:51Actually, would you mind if I had a quick word with Isabel first?
19:54I'm so sorry.
20:05Finally.
20:07Thank you, Edgar.
20:08See, that wasn't so hard, was it?
20:10Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
20:12I'm so sorry that this is difficult to see now, but I honestly believe that you will come
20:18to see this as a positive change.
20:20And why is that?
20:23Spending time in our new home and to visit Eddie.
20:26And for holidays.
20:29I mean, I own enough.
20:31For both of us, I can keep you now.
20:33You deserve that.
20:34But can't you see?
20:35I don't want to be kept.
20:37And I detest...
20:40these.
20:41Mrs. Sullivan, calm down.
21:01From now on, call me Mrs. Devine.
21:03Oh, dear.
21:04Father, just in time, you won't believe what has happened.
21:09Look at the state of the police.
21:11Has anything of value been taken?
21:13Not as far as we can see.
21:15I think we can assume that information was the target.
21:19And given that this was once Cannon Fox's study,
21:22pertinent to his kidnapping.
21:26Bravo, Father.
21:27That's all very well, but, Mrs. Sullivan,
21:30I needed to be at the Pro Cathedral an hour ago.
21:34We'll meet you there later.
21:36Good luck, Fathers.
21:38Miss Palmer, given your burgeoning secretarial skills,
21:40perhaps you could ascertain whether anything is obviously missing.
21:44I'll do my best.
21:47I keep returning to what Mrs. Nettles said in here yesterday,
21:51that she knew where the bodies were buried.
21:54Did she mean literally?
21:56What if she meant Bertie?
21:58My uncle's diary.
22:0919th of May, 1944.
22:12Breakthrough with Bertie Silk.
22:14He signed up as per my advice.
22:17Making him see sense.
22:19That would explain why Lord Silk was so grateful to Cannon Fox in his speech.
22:25I recall that Lady Martha didn't look too happy to hear that.
22:29What if she blamed Cannon Fox for her brother's death?
22:36Mrs. Sullivan!
22:37Mrs. Sullivan!
22:47We need to get to Silk Manor.
22:49I can see if I can borrow that van.
22:51Your investigative skills are needed here, Miss Palmer.
22:55Father, I have a rather novel idea.
22:59We could take Tyndall,
23:00but it would require some expert coordination.
23:04Bravo, Father Lindsay.
23:10I do seem to be getting the hang of it.
23:13A thousand apologies.
23:23Accepted.
23:25We must hurry.
23:27Time is not on our side.
23:29Of course.
23:31Come along, Tyndall.
23:33The race is not yet won.
23:41One hour, Chief Superintendent.
23:43You'd better find him.
23:46I have no choice but to get ready.
23:49Perhaps all of you should do the same.
23:51I'll see you there.
23:53How can I help you, Fathers?
23:55Your brother, I presume.
23:58Our glorious Bertie.
24:00Taken far too soon.
24:02We used to love this place.
24:04Tearing down the corridors, getting lost in the hidey holes.
24:08Now it feels like a prison.
24:10You must miss him terribly.
24:11I think about him all the time.
24:13But I can't pretend he was happy here, either.
24:18He never quite got along with my father.
24:21What happened to your mother?
24:23She died, giving birth to me.
24:28I'm so sorry.
24:29It seems it is my destiny to carry on her good work.
24:32I am to turn down my place at Cambridge.
24:35My father's wish.
24:37Perhaps your mother's wishes would have been quite different.
24:40Perhaps she would have preferred you live your own life,
24:43rather than one prescribed by her absence.
24:47My father doesn't think so.
24:48I couldn't help noticing how you reacted to his speech on Friday.
24:54Bertie was exempted with a nervous disposition.
24:57Yet it transpires that thanks to the Canon Fox's intervention,
25:01he signed up and was a lamb to the slaughter in Normandy.
25:05Lady Martha, I must ask,
25:07are you responsible for what has happened to Canon Fox?
25:11I'm not going to dignify that with an answer.
25:14Now, fathers, if you'll excuse me, I really must get ready.
25:17Of course.
25:18We will see ourselves out.
25:31What do you think, father?
25:32I think Lady Martha has the most compelling motive.
25:38So what do we do now?
25:40We must go to the pro-cathedral
25:42and tell him that the consecration must be postponed.
25:49Think you can face another spin?
25:59Miss Palmer!
26:02Mr. Trotter said I could have it till four.
26:06As long as I clean it out after.
26:07Your ingenuity knows no bounds, Miss Palmer.
26:11Thank you, father.
26:12But poo is quite the fishy whiff.
26:15Yeah, sorry.
26:16Well done, Miss Palmer.
26:17Did you find anything?
26:19Erm, just this.
26:21Miss Fylde.
26:22Looks like Mrs. Nettles isn't that good at her job after all.
26:25Heavens no.
26:26She's appalling at anything actually secretarial.
26:28Well, it's from the war office.
26:31Eleven years ago.
26:33The favour has been granted and must never be spoken of again.
26:39Mrs. Nettles said she knew where the bodies were bellied.
26:42Or not.
26:43Perhaps on this occasion,
26:46Canon Fox was doing a good deed.
26:51Of course.
26:53The hidey holes.
26:55The what?
26:56You two, go.
26:57Hold them off as long as you can.
26:59I will get in there.
27:01Good luck, father.
27:02Godspeed.
27:03Godspeed.
27:32Godspeed.
27:34Godspeed.
27:35Godspeed.
27:37Then he was attacked,
27:58Godspeed.
27:59Conan Fox, are you all right?
28:11It took you so long.
28:14Well, your whereabouts were not immediately apparent.
28:17I know who did this and why.
28:19Yes, yes, just get me out of here.
28:21We will get you to your consecration on time.
28:26I'm afraid not.
28:30I really wish you hadn't interfered, Father.
28:37Just a little bit.
28:42Well?
28:48He'll be here any minute.
28:50Forty-five minutes if they're not here by then.
28:52We'll all have egg on our faces.
28:54They'll be here.
28:55I assure you, Father Brown will keep his word.
28:58He'd better.
28:59Or you're going to have to get up there and give everyone the bad news yourself.
29:03Oh, dear.
29:05What is that awful smell?
29:09Oh!
29:11For goodness sake, Rufus, put the gun down.
29:14If I leave now, I can still make it.
29:16You lied to me.
29:17You lied to me.
29:18I know what happened.
29:19You know nothing, Father.
29:23You learned something truly shocking at the party.
29:26The Bishop's Palace is where I belong, at your right hand.
29:34Frankly, I can think of nothing worse.
29:36Mrs. Nettles, you are undoubtedly the worst secretary I've ever had.
29:43The notion that I'd implore you again is quite ludicrous.
29:46And what if I let slip about what you've done?
29:49How do you think Lord Silk would react to knowing his son is still alive?
29:55You are supposed to be my friend.
30:01He is.
30:02You said yourself that he supported your family.
30:08Bertie went to him for help.
30:10Faced with intolerable pressure to sign up, but of a painfully nervous disposition,
30:18in need of a way out, which Cannon Fox provided.
30:22There might be another way, Bertie.
30:25He betrayed me.
30:28Understandably, you wanted to know the truth.
30:32Put your hand on this, and swear to me.
30:36Is my son really dead?
30:38Please, Rufus, let it go.
30:41Even if I did know anything, I wouldn't be able to tell you.
30:43Oh, I think you will.
30:46But you lost control.
30:50You attempted to misdirect.
30:53You staged a break-in.
30:58The marks from the priest's hole door gave you away.
31:02Aye.
31:03And your search of Cannon Fox's previous study proved fruitless.
31:10I must know what happened.
31:13Cannon Fox will never break the seal of the confessional.
31:15He is bound by it, as am I.
31:18You didn't take his confession.
31:23So you will tell me.
31:26Where is Bertie?
31:28I don't know.
31:30Then we're back where we started.
31:32Rufus, I believe you are a good man.
31:36But I think you know why this happened.
31:40What would you do me the courtesy of telling me?
31:42Bertie was full of fear.
31:50Of course he was.
31:51The boy was emotionally incontinent.
31:53He could never have fought in the war.
31:55But you desperately clung to the fiction
31:58that he signed up and died a hero's death,
32:01which blinded you to the real truth.
32:04The thing he was most afraid of
32:07was you.
32:09Bobby Cook.
32:16Listen to Father Brown.
32:18I'm so sorry, Rufus.
32:21No.
32:23No.
32:25And Slyas, you leave me no choice.
32:28Please go, forgive me.
32:31Lord Silk, if you do this,
32:33you will surely face the gallows.
32:35But if you confess and repent,
32:39you may see your son again.
32:43A gift denied to so many parents.
32:49How could he do this to me?
32:56Now that the truth is out,
32:57I hope one day
32:58you will be able to ask him that question yourself.
33:02That's it.
33:10I won't wait any longer.
33:12There is still a minute.
33:14Go inside and tell them it's all off.
33:18Now!
33:19Now!
33:19Mrs. Nettles,
33:22has it escaped your notice
33:24that you work for Father Lindsay,
33:26not the other way round?
33:28I have complete faith in Father Brown,
33:31who has never let me down.
33:32Hear, hear.
33:35And as if on cue...
33:37Tyndall saves the day!
33:39Oh, praise be!
33:40Tyndall?
33:41Tyndall the tandem.
33:47Apologies for cutting it a bit fine.
33:49Where is Lord Silk?
33:51I'm afraid he will not be in attendance.
33:54My vestments!
33:55Now!
33:56At once, Uncle.
33:57Mrs. Nettles,
33:58please announce
33:58there will be a short delay.
34:00Me?
34:01Chop-chop,
34:02Mrs. Nettles?
34:03You need to put that away.
34:07You need to put that away.
34:37Most reverend Father,
35:07our Holy Mother, the Catholic Church,
35:11demands of me to promote the priest here present
35:16to the heavy office of a bishop.
35:22CHOIR SINGS
35:52CHOIR SINGS
36:22CHOIR SINGS
36:26May the Almighty God the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost bless you. Amen.
36:35Amen.
36:37Suffice to say, it has been an eventful few days,
36:41which have served to highlight that I am only as effective
36:44as those who work tirelessly in my diocese,
36:48those priests who go beyond the call of duty
36:53and without whom I would not be standing before you today.
37:04Isabel?
37:21All's well, that ends well.
37:23Sir, Lord Silk is now safely held in custody.
37:27Thanks to Father Brown, as opposed to you.
37:31Thank you for party.
37:34Oh, I'll write to him.
37:38I'm sure he'll be in touch.
37:40But your father will need you now.
37:42I'll go and see him.
37:44And Bertie, of course, from Cambridge.
37:47I've been offered a place which I'm going to accept.
37:50And what of your mother's charitable interests?
37:53My father can pay someone to look after them.
37:55I've come to realise they're not my burden to bear.
37:58Goodbye, Bishop Fox.
38:00Thank you, Lady Martha.
38:04Congratulations, my lord.
38:16I was hoping, my lord,
38:18after what has happened,
38:20you might reconsider the clerical exchange.
38:24Father Brown, you have been truly indispensable
38:27these last few days.
38:28But Father MacDougall is on his way here.
38:33A priest must be sent to take his place.
38:38And then, you must send him back.
38:42Father Brown saved your life.
38:44Were you sure the bishop's on respect?
38:47Oh, put a sock in it, Mrs. Nettles.
38:50Bishop Fox.
38:51I've had my own clashes with Father Brown,
38:53but his contributions to Kembleford
38:55far outweigh his duties as a priest.
38:58He has helped me.
39:00No.
39:01In fact, he has solved many a case,
39:05ably assisted by my beautiful wife.
39:07And me.
39:09Yes.
39:11Please, I implore you,
39:12do everything in your power
39:14to keep Father Brown in his rightful place.
39:17The inspector's right.
39:18We need Father Brown.
39:19Please, don't send him away.
39:22These are moving tributes,
39:24but wheels have been set in motion
39:26that I cannot stop.
39:29I'm sorry.
39:32Uncle.
39:33Bishop.
39:34My lord.
39:36If it is essential
39:37that a priest be sent in return,
39:40then I will send myself.
39:43Of husband, no.
39:44In fact, it will be the greatest honour of my life
39:47to do this for the greatest man I've ever met.
39:49I refuse.
39:51And I refuse your refusal.
39:53I've always wanted to visit the highlands of Scotland.
39:55I hear they have very strange cattle.
39:57Well, I am not going there with you.
40:01I must confess to feeling relieved.
40:04And as Father MacDougall
40:05is bringing his own parish secretary,
40:08looks like you're out of a job.
40:11Ugh.
40:11Ugh.
40:11Ugh.
40:12Ugh.
40:12Ugh.
40:13Ugh.
40:13Ugh.
40:17On your own head, be it.
40:20I don't know what to say.
40:40Say all right?
40:41We all will.
40:43Won't we, Edgar?
40:44Yes.
40:45From now on, I will do just as I'm told.
40:58You're all right, you know.
41:01Sorry I thought you were a murderer when we first met.
41:03And I think you were positively teeming with promise, Miss Palmer.
41:08What a fine parish secretary you'll make one day.
41:11Oh, good.
41:12Because I've got an idea.
41:22Lady Martha and Lord Bertie have been reunited.
41:24Turns out he was working as a librarian in Largs.
41:27Oh, how wonderful.
41:31Father, I will never forget what you did.
41:35I'm just glad I could help.
41:37And what an adventure this is going to be.
41:39I can't wait.
41:39Miss Brenda, you'd think she would...
41:42Oh.
41:47I thought I'd best make this quick.
41:49There's a parish secretary job going,
41:51and I think I can do it.
41:53I know you can.
41:54Hmm.
41:54Is this really goodbye?
42:00It's goodbye to the girl who couldn't read.
42:03And was only good at mopping floors.
42:06She's gone.
42:07Thanks to you two.
42:09No.
42:11It was because of you, Brenda Palmer.
42:14We couldn't be more proud.
42:15Besides, someone needs to look after that one over there.
42:25And I know Father Brown is in the best hands.
42:30Goodbye, Father.
42:35You know what you mean to me.
42:38I'll write every week.
42:40You'll be sick of me letters.
42:42I doubt that.
42:43Will we ever see you again?
42:46Of course you will.
42:48Our best, um...
42:49We've got a train to capture.
42:54I hope it all goes well up there.
42:56I'm quite sure it will.
42:58I hear the English are spectacularly popular in Scotland.
43:00What can possibly go wrong?
43:04And away we go.
43:06Godspeed.
43:08Father.
43:10Mrs Sullivan.
43:11Yes.
43:12I just wanted to say...
43:14I will miss you...
43:16so much.
43:17The feeling is entirely mutual.
43:19End of an era, Father.
43:36And now we have an empty nest.
43:39Because she's flying.
43:42Yes.
43:43She is.
43:44She is.
43:44She is.
43:49She is.
43:51She is.
43:51She is.
44:13She is.
44:15She is.
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