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The British version of this episode of classic British thriller series "Thriller". The ep. is also known as "Kiss Kiss Kill Kill". A serial lady killer (literally) has found his match. Mark Walker is in the lucrative business of marrying wealthy older women and murdering them after the honeymoon. That all changes when he falls for cool blonde Stella McKenzie. He considers giving up his life of crime and finally marrying for love. The only obstacles in his way are a lawyer who suspects the truth, and temptation in the form of the perfect target for one more kill.. Unexpected ending. Starring Helen Mirren, Michael Jayston., Michael Gwynn, Arthur English, Margaret Courtenay, Josephine Tewson, Tony steedman, Marcia Fox.
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00:00:07Piano music
00:00:42yes darling I'm running your bath for you. you're too thoughtful. there won't be a
00:00:48moment. you don't have to go home. no everybody's entitled to a little privacy
00:00:54once in a while. especially an old married couple like us.
00:01:11you're beautiful. you're not supposed to say that to a man beautiful. handsome and
00:01:17like a Greek god like an Adonis. I like to keep fit it's important.
00:01:23besides today's the day. what day dear? we've been married five weeks exactly.
00:01:29I know. still it's hardly the time for an anniversary. it's the time I planned.
00:01:35what do you mean dear? I told you about when I was in the merchant navy. working the ships.
00:01:41yes darling. I know you don't like talking about it. that terrible accident you had in
00:01:46Canada. I was pushed. I know I was pushed. jealousy. if it had been into the water I'd
00:01:54have had a chance. I understand water. it was the dock. a hard stony dock. oh I've got bad
00:02:01memories and a silver plate in my skull. but I saw the world. the riches of the world. and it
00:02:09did teach me one thing. there was a big chinaman. a sea cook. his body all going
00:02:16to flab. but he did teach me one thing. pressure points. no force. no bruise to
00:02:23betray you afterwards. but the right place a gentle pressure and you go out like a
00:02:28light.
00:03:02do you really think I could fall for someone like you? all flab and indulgences.
00:03:30does.
00:03:44you just hold for you? all with my ukulele? Take it to your
00:03:48face.
00:03:48there's no problem.
00:03:49this play is...
00:03:52summer Spielberg is here.
00:03:53You're learning cert.
00:03:54what you'd like.
00:03:55yeah.
00:03:55Yeah.
00:04:05This is kind of morbid isn't it Mr Mason? It's hard to believe she drowned in there.
00:04:10Such a tiny space to drown in. Some kind of seizure? No. What? Well you heard the coroner.
00:04:18Oh yes yes I heard him but I didn't believe him. I think you murdered her.
00:04:28Yes. I think you murdered Mrs Jameson. I'm sure you being a lawyer I don't need to
00:04:33remind you. The law of slander? Oh yes the police warned me about that. You told them that?
00:04:41What did they say? They said they had no evidence to suggest it was not an
00:04:48unfortunate accident. Well then. But I still think you murdered her. I don't think I
00:04:53care what you think Mr Mason. A lonely woman past the marrying age and then you?
00:04:59Oh yes you did it. It was an accident. There's nothing you can do but read the
00:05:04will. Yes. Not that you have to. She left everything to me didn't she?
00:05:13What are you staring at? You. I'm gonna remember your face Mr Jameson. I'm never going to forget your face.
00:05:31I really would like to store these away Mr Mason. I need the space. Hmm? These I told you about
00:05:37them
00:05:38oh a month ago. Connie I have no idea what you're talking about. Just a few old papers we found
00:05:42when we
00:05:42sold off Mrs Jameson's effects. Nothing valuable but you said to hold on to them in case her husband did
00:05:48come back and claim them. Jameson. I don't think he will be coming back do you? After all she's been
00:05:55dead a year at least hasn't she? Longer than that. 14 months. As you say there's nothing valuable.
00:06:02No he won't be coming back.
00:06:06Yes all right Connie you can put him in the archives. Thank you Mr Mason. No I'll keep this.
00:06:21The bathroom through here. Right thank you. Have them send up a bottle of champagne would you?
00:06:28Yes thanks Mr Tully. And iced water for me. Yes sir. Mrs Tully? Iced water? Oh Tony I should have
00:06:35thought
00:06:35on our honeymoon just one glass of champagne. I have to keep fit stay and trim for you darling.
00:06:47Besides I like water it's cleansing. Now what do you want to do? A show? Shopping? See the town? I
00:06:53think
00:06:53the first thing to do is to have a bath and get changed. Right. And then I really must write
00:06:58to my
00:06:58family. Family? Well what little family I have. I told you darling. Oh yes but that can wait a while
00:07:05can't it?
00:07:08Yes. I suppose it can.
00:07:24Good night Mr Mason. Don't work too late. No I won't Connie. Good night.
00:07:37Good night.
00:08:26Good morning, darling.
00:08:39I suppose I should get used to it eventually.
00:08:41What's that?
00:08:42All this powerhouse stuff so early in the morning.
00:08:44I like to keep in trim.
00:08:47Anyway you may not have to get used to it.
00:08:49What do you mean?
00:08:51May not be around that long.
00:08:52Sorry darling I just don't know what you're talking about.
00:08:55Come on darling your bath's running.
00:08:57What's the rush?
00:08:58Of course I forgot.
00:09:01The honeymoon's over isn't it?
00:09:02It's back to domesticity today.
00:09:05These past two weeks have flown by.
00:09:08Haven't they darling?
00:09:09Like you said.
00:09:11The honeymoon's over.
00:09:37Mrs.
00:09:38It's gone.
00:09:42After 2 hours?
00:09:44Or about 2 hours?
00:09:49Is there pain?
00:09:52Oh my God.
00:09:53Is that just a tr Governor?
00:09:58Oh my God.
00:10:14Connie will you get me the Stukeley Hotel Devonshire? I want to speak to the manager.
00:10:18you shouldn't be working through your lunch. no it's not working strictly personal.
00:10:22Stukeley Hotel? mm-hmm try directories.
00:10:38I wanted some information about the Tullys. yes yes the poor woman who yes but
00:10:44it's Mr. Tully that I'm interested in. could you describe him to me? well you see
00:10:51he might be an old friend of mine in which case I'd want to offer my sympathy.
00:10:55you understand? yes.
00:10:59medium-eyed? yes. athletic? the sort of man who might work at keeping himself fit?
00:11:08yes. I see and his appearance? dark like any sober businessman. oh I see. no no it
00:11:23doesn't sound like my friend but thank you so much for all your help. yes thank
00:11:28you. goodbye.
00:11:43should you like some more coffee? coffee? you dye your hair don't you? dye my hair? of course not.
00:11:51well I do just touch in the highlights. that's all. so simple.
00:12:37you're way off beam. you're getting far too imaginative Oliver. there is no
00:12:41connection between Mrs. Jameson and Mrs. Tully. except both were newly married and
00:12:44both ended up dead in a bath. yes that's an unhappy coincidence. too much of a
00:12:49coincidence for me.
00:12:56Oliver I did do as you asked. I got in touch with the Devonshire police. they are
00:13:03satisfied that Mrs. Tully died accidentally in her bath and so is the coroner. all right?
00:13:11Mrs. Tully is now buried. and so is Mrs. Jameson. yeah well of course I didn't leave it there. I
00:13:16did
00:13:16ask about Mr. Tully as well. I've got a full description. he didn't resemble Jameson at all.
00:13:22except both were athletic men. all right well anyway as far as I can ascertain Jameson left the country.
00:13:28as far as you can ascertain. Oliver drop it. yes I think you'd like that wouldn't you Quilly?
00:13:38because if there is a connection it means you'd have to admit you were wrong about Mrs. Jameson.
00:13:42you'd have to reopen the case. yes that would be inconvenience I don't deny it but it's not going to
00:13:47happen.
00:13:47I've been on the force a long time. haven't made a mistake yet. yet. you're beginning to sound like an
00:13:54echo.
00:13:57thank you for the sherry. I must be off. do me one favor. I would like to know more about
00:14:04this
00:14:04man Tully. you know what sort of a chap he was. how he met his wife. who'd know?
00:14:09I don't know. her family maybe. her next of kin. can you put me in touch with them? strictly off
00:14:14the record.
00:14:16all right. I'll see what I can do. thanks. bye honey. bye.
00:14:43morning freddie. morning mr walker.
00:14:46hi you start early sir. now to keep fit freddie stay in trim eh? the usual make it tall and
00:14:51cool.
00:14:56i'll tell you someone who looks like you mr walker no right in a place like this.
00:14:59it demoralizes the others. hello. here's another one that's going to lower the morale around here.
00:15:09good morning. could i have a dry sherry please? one dry sherry miss certainly.
00:15:15oh don't worry miss. it's not you. you're not seeing things. it's not account of being oldie
00:15:18worldie outside and modern inside. everybody does a double take when they come in here. it was the fire.
00:15:23they gutted the whole interior but left the main fabric standing. so they refurbished. isn't that right
00:15:28ready? that's right mr walker. thank you.
00:15:39not a regular? day trip where i suppose you've popped in for a sauna or a massage.
00:15:44i'll have to work fast then. you fancy a chance of that miss walker? i fancy her?
00:15:50my chances. we'll have to see. and this one's strictly for pleasure.
00:16:06you don't mind my sitting here do you? not at all.
00:16:11it erodes the body you know. hard liquor. breaks down the tissues. dulls the brain.
00:16:17eventually destroys the liver and kidneys. this glass of sherry's got a lot to live up to.
00:16:23i'm sorry. i was employing shock tactics to get through to you so i could talk to you.
00:16:27do you need to talk to me? need might be a bit strong but i'd like to.
00:16:32you don't look like the sort of man who has to be lonely. oh but i am. i really am
00:16:37on account if i'm so shy.
00:16:41i'm mark. mark walker. i'm a talk to strange pretty girl i've had it.
00:16:46stella mckenzie. mckenzie? that's a good old gaelic name. explains an awful lot. everything. explains?
00:16:53well the way you look. cool. superb. only girls with the gaelic in them have your kind of beauty.
00:16:59speed you move mr walker. you should change your name to sprinter. it's all talk i promise. you can
00:17:04relax and feel completely safe with me. i'm not sure any girl should relax with you mr walker.
00:17:09oh no less drop the mr mark. and you're stella right?
00:17:16you know this is going to sound the corniest question ever but do you come here often?
00:17:20no it's the first time in fact. i've just rented a cottage nearby. i thought i'd pampered myself today.
00:17:26so on and massage. you live nearby? yes about a mile or two. that's great. and i see no rings
00:17:32on your finger.
00:17:33that's greater still. well i'm staying here. the vacation. a well-earned rest after well a lot of
00:17:40work. and you were right the first time. i do need to talk to someone. you see once in a
00:17:46while i get a
00:17:47reaction. reaction? not what you're thinking. i was in the merchant navy. that was not a good scene for me.
00:17:54i had a an accident. a bad accident. and you may not believe this. i get withdrawn. introverted inside
00:18:07myself. doctors say it isn't healthy. even this keep fit kick of mine it's part of the syndrome.
00:18:16you're so surprised you came out of the accident alive.
00:18:20you're working to preserve life. to hold on to it.
00:18:26you understand that? that's not so complicated.
00:18:32stella when i came over here to talk with you i had in mind the full treatment. i was going
00:18:37to make a pass
00:18:39but now i'd like to know you. i mean really. will you have dinner with me tonight?
00:18:47i'm not sure if the last self-revelation bit isn't just a part of your technique mr walker.
00:18:52i swear to you. yes. i think i would like to have dinner with you tonight.
00:18:58great. where shall i pick you up? why don't we meet here? i'll be in the area anyway.
00:19:02whatever you say. about 8 30 then. i'll be waiting.
00:19:12mark.
00:19:22strictly for pleasure.
00:19:37good night mr walker.
00:20:07well don't worry sir. it's not you. you're not saying things. it's on account of being oldie worldie
00:20:11outside and modern inside. everybody does a double take since they walk in. it was a fire. gutted the
00:20:16place completely. can i help you? i hope you're not going to be neurotic about it. i'm all five minutes
00:20:23late. come on let's go. i thought we were dining here. no no it's too crowded. we can do better.
00:20:37it's a marvelous dinner. come in.
00:20:43i talked so much tonight and i forgot to mention the most vital part of my life.
00:20:48i'm a stage designer. not important but i wouldn't do anything else. would you like a nightcap?
00:20:55i think that i can rustle up some orange juice. or at least some iced water. a scotch will do
00:21:01fine.
00:21:02isn't that going to erode your body? i drink once in a while. just once in a while.
00:21:11the music doesn't erode the mind does it?
00:21:19another vital thing that i forgot to mention. i'm not in the habit of inviting men back.
00:21:25not after the very first date. but you trust me. no. i'm worried about you.
00:21:31i thought that i was supposed to de introvert you.
00:21:40but you've hardly said a word all evening. what happened to the man that i met earlier today?
00:21:45did he run out of conversation or is he worried about something? worried of course not. thoughtful though.
00:21:51and far away. i got the impression that you were thinking about something else.
00:21:57someone else. what gave you that idea? you did.
00:22:01you're right stella. i was far away. problems business. is that the once in a while?
00:22:06you drink when you're under stress? maybe.
00:22:12unstress me. you really shouldn't drink mr walker.
00:22:16go straight to your head. and to your hands. stella. i think it's good night time.
00:22:25i'll see you tomorrow. i'll be here.
00:22:47there we are then sir. cool. you're welcome.
00:22:52good night mr walker. good night.
00:23:16good night.
00:23:28Oh, my God.
00:24:11Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:24:21Mr Mason's found and drowned this morning.
00:24:26Semicide.
00:24:30You're in a better mood today.
00:24:32I'm changeable.
00:24:33Besides, I forgot to tell you, but yesterday I had some bad news.
00:24:37But it turned out to be good news. How about that?
00:24:40That's life.
00:24:41Yeah, life.
00:24:44Anyway, how about a swim?
00:24:45Swim?
00:24:46Yes, you do swim, don't you?
00:24:48Well, I'm not the greatest, but push me in at the deep end.
00:24:51At least I won't drown.
00:24:53Drown?
00:24:55You won't drown?
00:24:58I wouldn't let you drown.
00:25:01Not you.
00:25:05Come on, the hotel pool is empty this time of day.
00:25:07We could go there, stay over for lunch.
00:25:08I'm sorry, Mark. I've got to go into town.
00:25:10I'm a working girl, remember.
00:25:15How about tonight?
00:25:17Why don't you come over later on?
00:25:19I'm disappointed.
00:25:20I'll be awfully lonely until tonight.
00:25:22Oh, I'm sure you'll find something
00:25:25or someone to occupy you.
00:25:35Oh, Freddie, love, you're something else.
00:25:37You don't mind me calling you Freddie, do you?
00:25:39You call me what you like, Mrs. Ludlow.
00:25:40All right, mister, what you like.
00:25:42Let's have another.
00:25:43Right.
00:25:43And I bet you know what you like, eh?
00:25:46Eh?
00:25:47Forget the Mrs. Ludlow.
00:25:48Angie.
00:25:49Everyone calls me Angie.
00:25:51Have one yourself, love.
00:25:52All right, thank you.
00:25:53Are you, um, you staying in the hotel, Mrs. Angie?
00:25:56Oh, Mrs. Angie, I like that.
00:26:01No, love, I've no need.
00:26:04Me first husband always said
00:26:06there's some men what like some meat on the bone,
00:26:09you know, something to grab hold of.
00:26:12And the others, well, they can date a broomstick if they want.
00:26:15Cheers.
00:26:17Cheers, love.
00:26:18No, I'm here, I'm looking for a house to rent,
00:26:20to stay in while I look for a house to buy,
00:26:22if you follow me.
00:26:23I've got a list of cottages to have a peep at.
00:26:28Oh, later on, eh?
00:26:31Let's have another.
00:26:32Right.
00:26:34As usual, Freddie.
00:26:36Right, Mr. Walker.
00:26:53Thanks.
00:26:54I don't know, it's a little...
00:27:06I don't suppose you approve of this
00:27:11hard liquor.
00:27:13As a matter of fact,
00:27:17I think it's all a question of personal taste.
00:27:19I've got that, all right, taste.
00:27:22The taste for it.
00:27:24I'm Angela, Angela Ludler.
00:27:26You don't mind me talking to you, do you?
00:27:28Everyone else around here seems stuffy,
00:27:31reserved, hard to get to know.
00:27:33Not me, not Angie.
00:27:34I'm easy to get to know.
00:27:37I think that's your name.
00:27:38Mark Walker.
00:27:39Oh, what you doing here, Mark?
00:27:41You don't look like you need this place.
00:27:43What kind of vacation?
00:27:44Chance to sit back and relax.
00:27:46Between jobs, are you?
00:27:47You could say that.
00:27:50My husband always said
00:27:51a man needs to unwind once in a while.
00:27:54Always said it.
00:27:54He never took his own advice.
00:27:56He dropped dead in the street one day.
00:27:58I'm sorry.
00:27:59No need to be loved.
00:28:00That was my first husband.
00:28:02I've married again since then.
00:28:04Oh, good.
00:28:05For me, not him,
00:28:07he was killed in a car accident a year ago.
00:28:12I'm beginning to think I'm a bit of a jinx.
00:28:14I can't hold a man.
00:28:17I'm surprised the police don't investigate me.
00:28:21The police?
00:28:22Two husbands in the space of four years.
00:28:25Both dead and both left their loot to me.
00:28:28Have they left you comfortably off then?
00:28:31More than that, love.
00:28:33Rich.
00:28:35Stinking.
00:28:39And lonely.
00:28:41Oh, well.
00:28:43Let's have another.
00:28:46Here we go again.
00:28:47Daddy, you are clever.
00:28:51What do you mean, lonely?
00:28:53You must have friends, relatives?
00:28:55Oh, lots of both.
00:28:56Once upon a time.
00:28:57All the way, love.
00:28:58But I was born humble, you see.
00:29:00I married above me class.
00:29:03Friends and relatives,
00:29:04I left them behind
00:29:05and they don't forgive you for that.
00:29:07Not that I haven't tried, mind.
00:29:09I have lots of times.
00:29:10But, you know...
00:29:13They look at you suspicious.
00:29:15You give them a present,
00:29:16they think it's charity.
00:29:17No, I gave them up a long time ago.
00:29:20Trouble is, I'm still humble.
00:29:23It means I don't fit in
00:29:24with my husband's friends either
00:29:25and that's what leaves you lonely.
00:29:27That's why I'm here
00:29:28looking for a house to buy.
00:29:30Seems like it might be
00:29:31a friendly county.
00:29:34I don't see why you should be lonely.
00:29:37Good-looking woman like you.
00:29:58Oh, Mark, I'm not halfway ready yet.
00:30:00I haven't just got back from town.
00:30:01That's why I'm calling you.
00:30:02I can't make it tonight.
00:30:04Something came up, a business deal.
00:30:06Could I take a rain check on tonight?
00:30:08Call you tomorrow?
00:30:08Yes.
00:30:09Yes, of course.
00:30:10Thanks.
00:30:11And I'm sorry.
00:30:12I'm looking forward to having dinner with you.
00:30:13Don't think about it.
00:30:15I hope it goes well.
00:30:17Eh?
00:30:17The business deal.
00:30:20Good night.
00:30:21Good night.
00:30:55If it's in the way, love,
00:30:56then you park it.
00:30:59Sorry I'm late, though.
00:31:00Don't worry about it.
00:31:01Would you like a drink?
00:31:02Oh, I'd love one.
00:31:03Is it a tonic, Freddie?
00:31:05I found what I was looking for anyway
00:31:07after looking at what must be 400 places.
00:31:09A cottage not far away,
00:31:11not big, not small,
00:31:13just enough for little me.
00:31:14I'd dump me suitcase there and then.
00:31:16It's mine till I can find somewhere better to buy.
00:31:18Great!
00:31:19Never mind about those other drinks, Freddie.
00:31:21Champagne.
00:31:24We ought to celebrate.
00:31:27Oui?
00:31:28You're moving a bit fast, aren't you, Mark?
00:31:32I warn you, I'm eager,
00:31:34but I'm not that eager.
00:31:36I don't know enough about you yet.
00:31:41I've been around, love,
00:31:43don't you forget it.
00:31:44Two husbands,
00:31:45dead and buried.
00:31:46And I've met fortune hunters before, remember?
00:31:50And remember,
00:31:51you approached me.
00:31:53That's right.
00:31:54That's in your favour.
00:31:57All the same,
00:31:58I need to know
00:31:58a lot more about you.
00:32:01I can stand any close survey.
00:32:04Yes.
00:32:09Yes.
00:32:16Well,
00:32:18what do you think of it?
00:32:20Oh, it'll do till I find something better,
00:32:22don't you think?
00:32:23It's nice, cosy.
00:32:25En suite, cosy main room.
00:32:27I suppose the kitchen's through there.
00:32:28That's right.
00:32:30And, er,
00:32:32dining room.
00:32:34And upstairs?
00:32:36Naughty, naughty, naughty.
00:32:38There's two bedrooms.
00:32:41One small
00:32:43and one big.
00:32:45Enough for me, don't you think?
00:32:47More than enough for me.
00:32:51And, er, bathroom?
00:32:53Bathroom?
00:32:53I'm not a peasant, you know.
00:32:55Of course it's a bathroom.
00:32:56I know, but these old places,
00:32:57they sometimes put the bathroom in
00:32:59as an afterthought.
00:33:00One of these space-saving baths.
00:33:02Not this one, love.
00:33:03It's old.
00:33:04Victorian.
00:33:06You could drown in it.
00:33:09That's fine.
00:33:18Come in.
00:33:20You've got good ears.
00:33:23Good everything.
00:33:24Hello, Mark.
00:33:25Where did you get to last night?
00:33:27Nowhere.
00:33:28What?
00:33:29But I called here after my business deal.
00:33:32I rang the bell for ages.
00:33:32Nobody answered.
00:33:33Oh, is that you?
00:33:34You heard me.
00:33:35From the security of my little bed,
00:33:37I heard the bell, yes.
00:33:40I'm not in the habit of answering late callers, Mark.
00:33:44Okay, that's fair.
00:33:46But I have left today free for lunch.
00:33:49Fine.
00:33:52Well, I'll come over to the hotel, shall I?
00:33:54Oh, no.
00:33:55Not the hotel.
00:33:57I see enough of that place.
00:33:59I was hoping you'd invite me here.
00:34:01Home cooking.
00:34:03If that's what you want.
00:34:05That's what I want.
00:34:07You shouldn't have done it.
00:34:10Connie, what was he doing in that part of the world?
00:34:13Did he tell you?
00:34:14No.
00:34:15No one had invited him down there?
00:34:20No.
00:34:21But he did have a couple of calls on his private line
00:34:24the day before.
00:34:25And on one of them, he shut the door on me.
00:34:28Oh.
00:34:31He was a good man.
00:34:33The very best.
00:34:37Why on earth would he do that?
00:34:39What?
00:34:40He wasn't a doler.
00:34:42May I?
00:35:04May I?
00:35:15Now.
00:35:15It had to be now.
00:35:19I was thinking aloud, Stella.
00:35:24I'm a funny fellow.
00:35:25I lead a funny life.
00:35:28All this time I've been chasing after rainbows.
00:35:33And now suddenly I find a girl I want to know.
00:35:37Wanted love.
00:35:39And I'm busy.
00:35:40Am I so demanding?
00:35:42Not at all.
00:35:43That's what makes you so different.
00:35:45I find you attractive because of what you are.
00:35:48If you were a pauper or a millionairess,
00:35:51it wouldn't make any difference to me.
00:35:53That's a funny thing to say.
00:35:54I've told you.
00:35:55I'm a funny fellow.
00:35:59Stella, I can't see you tonight.
00:36:03More business.
00:36:05Yes.
00:36:06But it's the last time.
00:36:07I promised myself.
00:36:10I promise you it's the very last time.
00:36:14I have everything I need.
00:36:16Except you.
00:36:17You're not making sense.
00:36:19For a week or two, maybe a month, I won't.
00:36:22I doubt whether I'll see you as often as I want.
00:36:25I may even have to go away for a while.
00:36:27Only a little while.
00:36:30But I don't want to lose this contact.
00:36:32You won't.
00:36:34But this...
00:36:35This business deal I'm cooking will make me rich.
00:36:39Richer.
00:36:40But it means moving about.
00:36:42Maybe not even keeping in touch.
00:36:45You'll have to trust me, Stella.
00:36:57Oh, marvellous evening, Lord.
00:37:00Marvellous.
00:37:02And a marvellous dinner, Lord.
00:37:05What now, Mark?
00:37:06Oh, champagne.
00:37:08It's all been arranged.
00:37:10But not here.
00:37:11Your place.
00:37:17Oh, you are a darling.
00:37:19You are an absolute darling.
00:37:22I'm more than that.
00:37:24I'm serious.
00:37:26Ooh.
00:37:43Mark.
00:37:49But this must have cost an absolute...
00:37:51A small fortune.
00:37:53They're my bona fides.
00:37:54Your bona what?
00:37:55My credentials.
00:37:56Evidence of my good intentions.
00:37:57My honourable status.
00:38:00Ever know a fortune, Hunter?
00:38:01Give away a fortune.
00:38:03Oh, Mark.
00:38:03I can match you, share for share.
00:38:06Yes, but why would you?
00:38:08Because I think I'm falling in love with you.
00:38:12Froth or thunder?
00:38:13Eh?
00:38:14I'm trying to match your mood.
00:38:17Oh, definitely Wagnerian, I should think.
00:38:19His business not going so well.
00:38:21On the contrary, couldn't be better.
00:38:23Oh, then my first thought was the right one.
00:38:25Froth.
00:38:27Do you still have to go away?
00:38:29Afraid so.
00:38:29For a week or two, though.
00:38:31When are you leaving?
00:38:32Soon.
00:38:33In a day or two, maybe.
00:38:35This is just in time, then.
00:38:38Hey.
00:38:40I thought you did theatre design.
00:38:42I'm good at faces, too.
00:38:45Handsome ones.
00:38:48Wouldn't it be disastrous if I fell for you?
00:38:51Be inevitable.
00:38:54After all, I'm a notorious lady killer.
00:39:10Thank God.
00:39:18Mrs. Ludlow not around yet, then?
00:39:20If she was, you would have heard her by now, wouldn't you?
00:39:22Yes, I suppose so.
00:39:23Orange juice.
00:39:24Right.
00:39:28Oh, by the way, another one just found.
00:39:30Another one?
00:39:31Another woman.
00:39:33Who?
00:39:34Didn't give her name a minute or so ago.
00:39:36I've had to call transfer to your room.
00:39:37You must have been on the way down.
00:39:38But what did she want?
00:39:39Just ask for you.
00:39:40No message except say she'd see you.
00:39:43When?
00:39:43Where?
00:39:44Did she say she was coming here?
00:39:46No, nothing at all.
00:39:47Just tell him or see him.
00:39:50She could be meaning to come here.
00:39:52Might be a bit inconvenient.
00:39:58Very inconvenient.
00:40:08Good.
00:40:17Good.
00:40:21Good.
00:40:22Good.
00:40:24Good.
00:40:25Good.
00:40:45I'm not there love I'm here well it was me you were calling wasn't it yes yes it
00:40:52was you I'm late again I ought to take lessons in punctuality come on let's have a drink have
00:40:58one when we get to the restaurant when I'm eating heaven I found a new place down by the river
00:41:02oh
00:41:02he's come over all masterful Freddie have no time for a drink it's six paces to the door you can
00:41:08manage it in four oh you are a scream Freddie if you weren't married I'll take you on with me
00:41:16if
00:41:17I weren't married I'll be already there waiting well it's down to the river and then back to my
00:41:27place eh whatever you say I'll show you that jewelry of mine you were so interested in it'll make a
00:41:33change
00:41:33from it things eh come on good night then Freddie what jewelry I didn't ask to see any jewelry oh
00:41:42wasn't that you I thought it was I think I must be a little bit tiddly you won't take advantage
00:41:49of me
00:41:50will ya will ya oh what an evening what an evening oh I haven't laughed so much in years I
00:42:11noticed when he said about
00:42:13help you
00:42:20you know I think I've sobered up amazing isn't it how you can sober up if you want to
00:42:29not that I want to I'd rather you stayed sober I've something to discuss oh come on love don't get
00:42:39serious leave it till tomorrow this affects tomorrow all our tomorrows Angie I said I
00:42:45thought I was falling in love with you now I know I want you to marry me
00:42:55oh oh Mark oh me marry again third time lucky yes yes me that's the lucky one then the answer
00:43:09is yes
00:43:18I'm no fool you know
00:43:22you're a handsome man and I'm I'm not the world's most beautiful woman I'm older than you too
00:43:29a bit not much what are you driving at us my suspicious mind you look like a man with money
00:43:37but I'd have to be sure I'll show you my bank statements and it'll have to be absolutely
00:43:40equal mark share for share those were your words absolutely equal what's mine will be yours and vice
00:43:49versa okay okay right down the line communal property everything and I want it legal the
00:43:57day we're married I want wills drawn up in favor of the other I wouldn't want it any other way
00:44:05I I'm a blunt woman and I believe in speaking my mind
00:44:13well you still want to marry me I still want to marry you we think exactly alike
00:44:19oh oh come on let's have that drink scotch no I insist on you having one
00:44:28okay it's not every day you get engaged is it and I suppose you say you could say we're engaged
00:44:41announcements are in order no what well it has to remain a secret for a while our secret
00:44:51Angie there's something I haven't told you I've been married before too oh we're divorced now and on
00:44:57pretty easy terms but you know what women are like if she hears I'm getting married again
00:45:01she's just as likely to lean on me for more alimony well she'll have to know sometime
00:45:05well of course but there are ways and ways I'd like to choose the right moment
00:45:10break it to her my way you understand of course I understand love come on drink up
00:45:22no oh come on just a little one won't hurt you
00:45:27it won't take you long to get back in trim
00:45:30I suppose not
00:45:32we'll have to make some plans
00:45:34I've made them
00:45:35we'll go to Greece
00:45:37get married there
00:45:38oh Greece
00:45:38in a little romantic place
00:45:40then a honeymoon just around the corner
00:45:42there's a spot I know
00:45:43it's perfect quiet
00:45:44we'll have a whole beach to ourselves
00:45:47that lays in the sun
00:45:49swim
00:45:50I can't swim
00:45:51I'll tease you
00:45:52you'll be perfectly safe with me
00:45:54oh
00:45:57oh you make it sound marvellous
00:46:00it will be
00:46:02it will
00:46:04phew
00:46:07oh you're drunk
00:46:10you're tired as a tick on two drinks
00:46:12I feel odd
00:46:13comes of not being a drinker you've no resistance
00:46:16you'd better sit down
00:46:16yes I'd better
00:46:21oh let's have a look at you
00:46:23oh you'll not be going back to that hotel tonight
00:46:27I feel sleepy
00:46:29come on
00:46:33here
00:46:34come on
00:46:35you just put your feet up
00:46:36you can sleep it off
00:46:38right here
00:46:43you feel as right as rain in the morning
00:46:46yes
00:46:47it went right to my head
00:46:51I would invite you up to my room
00:46:55but we've got to leave something for later
00:46:57eh
00:47:02oh
00:47:03oh
00:47:28it took some time but it worked
00:47:31coffee
00:47:31the perfect cure
00:47:33a forswearing drink from now on
00:47:36two glasses and look at me
00:47:38compromised
00:47:38a reputation in ruins
00:47:41and what about my reputation
00:47:43I'll make an honest woman of you as soon as possible
00:47:49how do you feel
00:47:52a bit shady
00:47:54I wish I hadn't asked that Mackenzie woman over here
00:47:58Mackenzie woman?
00:47:59hmm
00:48:01um Stella Mackenzie
00:48:03she lived about a mile away she was out walking one day and saw those roses in the garden
00:48:08asked if she might take a cutting I said she could have the old damn plant after all they're
00:48:13not mine are they only rent the place and she's coming here today do any minute to collect the
00:48:19roses would you like some more no thanks look I ought to be getting back to the hotel lots of
00:48:31things to do Angie plans to make I'll see you later where's my jacket yeah mark you're running away
00:48:44what is it between you and this Mackenzie woman anyway you're wrong but write about running away
00:48:52I told you about this situation with my ex-wife well this is just a neighbor I don't trust anyone
00:48:58except
00:48:59me you trust me don't you it goes without saying back door this way I'll be more discreet I'll call
00:49:12you
00:49:20come in alone thank you
00:49:36you
00:49:38you
00:49:38you
00:49:48you
00:49:50you
00:49:51you
00:49:56you
00:49:58you
00:49:58you
00:49:59I'm sorry darling oh look I dirtied all your shirt what are you doing here anyway I'm waiting for you
00:50:05I thought you were knee-deep in business deals I am I was I came here to see you where
00:50:10have you been collecting those
00:50:12where from
00:50:15the most extraordinary woman Angela someone with a laugh that would awaken the dead yes I know I've seen her
00:50:22around the hotel you know how ghastly she is then yes all the same I suspect a kind heart under
00:50:27all the tons of makeup what did you talk about oh you and this Angela woman what did you talk
00:50:32about oh she did all the talking darling yes what about I really don't remember I just let it pour
00:50:39all over me nothing particular but she must have mentioned me
00:50:42well she must have seen me around the hotel and when you said you knew me I didn't mention you
00:50:46at all really that ego of yours
00:50:50I tried to call you back last night did you it was you who called me wasn't it yes was
00:50:55it important no not really I just felt lonely I felt like talking lonely for me
00:51:03perhaps
00:51:04perhaps
00:51:05perhaps
00:51:05perhaps just for company
00:51:07I see you gave me a beard
00:51:09yes
00:51:09I've decided it doesn't suit you
00:51:12too sinister
00:51:16seller I will have to go away
00:51:18for a week or two maybe I won't be able to see you until after the dealers
00:51:20why don't you tell me while I plant these
00:51:29I've dirtied you up I may as well go the whole hog
00:51:38Townshend Houth Hotel
00:51:39Freddie
00:51:39Mrs Ludlow
00:51:40for pity's sake Freddie you've got to help me I think he's going to kill me
00:51:49that's about done it thank you darling
00:51:54I love looking at gardens but I'm no good at creating them orange juice however that's another thing
00:51:58I was glad to do it for you especially glad
00:52:01planting rose bushes has a permanent feel to it means you're gonna stay
00:52:04yes
00:52:05means you'll still be here when I get back
00:52:09yes
00:52:10if I can still afford it
00:52:13it's just gone 12 see
00:52:15I see
00:52:16I'm a working girl and I'm not working
00:52:19I've got an awful lot to do
00:52:20you won't be working much longer
00:52:22not if I have anything to do with it
00:52:28I'll be moving about quite a bit today
00:52:29no point in calling me
00:52:32don't call me I'll call you
00:52:33that's right
00:52:35goodbye
00:52:36bye
00:52:50always the same time and always the same drink and always
00:52:52ah here he is now
00:52:55Mr Walker
00:52:56yes
00:52:57Mr Mark Walker
00:52:58that's right
00:52:59Detective Superintendent Weston
00:53:01police
00:53:04is this your driving license sir
00:53:07yes it is
00:53:08I didn't even know I'd lost it
00:53:09where did you find it
00:53:11do you mind coming with us sir
00:53:13what is this
00:53:14we'd appreciate your cooperation
00:53:16we really would
00:53:19after you sir
00:53:24and you
00:53:47look
00:53:47look surely I'm entitled to some explanation
00:54:03I'd rather you didn't touch anything Mr Walker
00:54:05what is this?
00:54:07I was hoping you'd tell us sir
00:54:08you see we found this
00:54:15lying there
00:54:16look what's happened here
00:54:17where's Angela?
00:54:18Mrs Ludlow
00:54:18we haven't found her yet sir
00:54:20will you stop playing games and tell me what this is about
00:54:22you came here last night Mrs Ludlow
00:54:24yes
00:54:24what time did you leave?
00:54:25sometime this morning
00:54:2610.30 I don't know
00:54:27this morning?
00:54:29it isn't what you think
00:54:30I got a little drunk last night that's all
00:54:32I slept there on that sofa
00:54:35and left about 10.30
00:54:37yes
00:54:39yes
00:54:44she phoned me
00:54:45it must have been about 12 noon
00:54:46Mrs Ludlow
00:54:47yeah
00:54:47sure I was there?
00:54:48of course recognise that voice anyway
00:54:49anyone would
00:54:50she said you had too much to drink
00:54:52it was unlike you
00:54:53it'd gone to your head
00:54:55she said she was afraid of you
00:54:57you was getting violent
00:54:58that's a lie
00:54:58that's what she told me
00:54:59she said you were insisting on seeing all her jewellery
00:55:02this is crazy
00:55:03well that fit
00:55:04because I remember last night
00:55:05she joked about showing you her jewellery
00:55:06well that was a mistake
00:55:08she was worried
00:55:09she didn't want to cause the police in case it caused a scandal or something
00:55:12she asked me if
00:55:13if
00:55:14I'd
00:55:15come over and try and calm you down
00:55:17what did you do?
00:55:18well drove over right away of course
00:55:20and found a place like this
00:55:21that's when I called you
00:55:25well sir
00:55:27she's trying to frame me
00:55:30but why?
00:55:32why?
00:55:34what time did she call?
00:55:36twelve
00:55:36twelve
00:55:36no about ten past
00:55:42then I'm in the clear
00:55:44you see I can prove
00:55:45exactly where I was at that time
00:55:47nowhere near here
00:55:49more than a mile away
00:55:50where?
00:55:51at twelve o'clock this morning
00:55:52I was with Miss Stella Mackenzie
00:55:56well don't believe me
00:55:58ask her
00:56:00Stella!
00:56:07Stella
00:56:13but she was here
00:56:16just an hour or so ago
00:56:20she was here!
00:56:21Mr Walker
00:56:23it doesn't look to me that anyone has been here in a long time
00:56:26but this is where she works
00:56:27she's a theatrical designer
00:56:29there was an easel just there
00:56:46at least this seems to be news recently
00:56:50earth under your fingernails
00:56:53and on your shirt too
00:56:56gardening Mr Walker
00:56:58she...
00:56:59we planted roses
00:57:01roses
00:57:05not a sign of life anywhere
00:57:06bed been slept in?
00:57:08I don't see how
00:57:09there aren't even any beds
00:57:10rooms empty
00:57:14get this down to the lab
00:57:16I'm betting Mr Walker's fingerprints are all over it
00:57:18I told you I used it
00:57:20oh yes
00:57:21to plant roses
00:57:23so the earth under your nails
00:57:25and on your clothing should match up
00:57:26this is a frame
00:57:27a dirty lousy frame
00:57:29turn your pockets out Walker
00:57:33your pockets
00:57:47and I suppose these are a plant
00:57:50where is she Walker?
00:57:52Angela Ludlow
00:57:54where did you bury her?
00:58:09you found her
00:58:12Stella Mackenzie you located her
00:58:14no we didn't find her Walker
00:58:17because she doesn't exist
00:58:20but she has to
00:58:22the house
00:58:23she rented it
00:58:24the estate agents must know
00:58:26we checked with them
00:58:26they never heard of Stella Mackenzie
00:58:29but they must have
00:58:31somebody rented that house
00:58:33it was rented to an Oliver Mason
00:58:35a solicitor
00:58:36but he never got to live in it
00:58:39because he committed suicide
00:58:41he drowned himself
00:58:46Walker
00:58:48Walker
00:58:50where is she?
00:58:52Angela Ludlow
00:58:54where did you bury her?
00:58:57I've got you cold on circumstantial evidence Walker
00:59:01motive, opportunity, everything
00:59:03but where did you put the body?
00:59:08plenty of people think you need a body to prove murder Walker
00:59:12but take it from me
00:59:14you don't
00:59:19it has long been a fallacy
00:59:21that the presence of a corpus delicti
00:59:23is essential in a murder case
00:59:27and indeed
00:59:27it is a fallacy Mark Walker
00:59:32you have heard the verdict of the jury
00:59:34and in my opinion
00:59:36a just and fair verdict of guilty
00:59:40guilty of murdering Angela Mary Ludlow
00:59:45it is now my duty to pronounce sentence
00:59:49and to put you away
00:59:51where you can no longer damage or harm society
00:59:56it is therefore the sentence of this court
00:59:59that you be confined in one of her majesty's prisons
01:00:03for a term of at least 30 years
01:00:08now
01:00:12now
01:00:15no
01:00:15no
01:00:20Walker
01:00:21a visitor for you
01:00:23visitor?
01:00:25I don't know anyone who want to visit me
01:00:27it's a lady
01:00:47Stella
01:00:49oh thank God
01:00:52my darling
01:00:53thank God
01:00:55what
01:00:56what happened to you?
01:00:58I went away
01:00:59away?
01:01:00but you must have read the papers
01:01:01you must have known what was happening
01:01:02yes
01:01:04yes I knew that's why I'm here Mark
01:01:06it doesn't matter anymore you're here you're back and you can tell them
01:01:09I came to tell you Mark
01:01:12I didn't want you to sit out the next 30 years without knowing
01:01:18that would have been too kind
01:01:20Stella?
01:01:21no
01:01:21my name's not Stella
01:01:23or Mackenzie
01:01:26it's Sheila O'Rourke
01:01:30you were right at least about the Gaelic
01:01:32O'Rourke?
01:01:33that rings a bell doesn't it Mark Walker
01:01:37or should I say Mr. Jameson?
01:01:39or Mr. Tully yes
01:01:41yes Mr. Tully
01:01:44because Mrs. Tully was Yvonne O'Rourke
01:01:47my sister
01:01:50it was poor Mr. Mason who called me
01:01:52you killed him didn't you
01:01:53because he recognized you
01:01:55we had got together a really private investigation
01:01:59and we had so little to go on
01:02:01a man who liked to keep fit
01:02:04I did the rounds of the health farms and the gymnasiums for months before I spotted you
01:02:09I was sure it was you but Mr. Mason had to confirm it
01:02:12I called him
01:02:14he came down and before he could say yes or no
01:02:18he was dead
01:02:20that was confirmation enough
01:02:22you
01:02:24and Mason
01:02:26an unlikely team
01:02:29but a nice man
01:02:30I liked him
01:02:33and I loved my sister
01:02:36and you killed her too didn't you
01:02:40and now you're paying for it
01:02:42oh not for the murder you did do
01:02:45but for one you didn't
01:02:48but that suits me
01:02:50you're no better than I am
01:02:51you killed two
01:02:53Angela Ludlow
01:02:54I'll tell them
01:02:55I'll tell them you killed her
01:02:57and whatever their motive they'll put you away too
01:03:01you still don't understand do you
01:03:05I told you my job was theatrical design
01:03:08well before that I was on the other side of the footlights
01:03:12I didn't kill Angela Ludlow
01:03:16I created her
01:03:19my old love
01:03:21but who could prove it
01:03:25by love
01:03:27don't do anything I wouldn't do will you
01:03:30Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
01:03:34No, no, no, no, no!
01:03:39Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
01:04:14¶¶
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