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First broadcast 1st June 1974.
Mark Walker is in the lucrative business of marrying wealthy older women and murdering them after the honeymoon.
Michael Jayston - Mark Walker
Helen Mirren - Stella/Angela
Michael Gwynn - Oliver Mason
Richard Coleman - Weston
Margaret Courtenay - Claire
Josephine Tewson - Yvonne
Arthur English - Freddy
Tony Steedman - Detective Quilly
Marcia Fox - Connie
Hugh Morton - Judge
Richard Hampton - Sergeant Miles
Jeffrey Taylor - Warder
Peter Mackriel - Porter
Mark Rodbert - Young Lad
Ingrid Lotarius
Mark Walker is in the lucrative business of marrying wealthy older women and murdering them after the honeymoon.
Michael Jayston - Mark Walker
Helen Mirren - Stella/Angela
Michael Gwynn - Oliver Mason
Richard Coleman - Weston
Margaret Courtenay - Claire
Josephine Tewson - Yvonne
Arthur English - Freddy
Tony Steedman - Detective Quilly
Marcia Fox - Connie
Hugh Morton - Judge
Richard Hampton - Sergeant Miles
Jeffrey Taylor - Warder
Peter Mackriel - Porter
Mark Rodbert - Young Lad
Ingrid Lotarius
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00:00:00.
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? 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. the hard stony dock. oh I've
00:02:01got bad memories and a silver plate in my skull. but I saw the world. the riches of
00:02:07the world. and it did teach me one thing. there was a big chinaman. a sea cook. his
00:02:15body all going to flab. but he did teach me one thing. pressure points. no force. no
00:02:23bruise to betray you afterwards. but the right place a gentle pressure and you go
00:02:28out like a light.
00:03:02do you really think I could fall for someone like you? all flab and indulgences.
00:03:29do you think? all the things I remember you. all flab and indulgences.
00:03:35okay yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah I
00:03:46like it. yeah yeah yeah yeah
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
00:04:18coroner. Oh yes yes I heard it 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
00:04:39that. What 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
00:05:21going to forget your face.
00:05:31I really would like to store these away Mr Mason. I need the space. These I told you
00:05:37about them oh a month ago. Connie I have no idea what you're talking about. Just a few
00:05:41old papers we found when we sold off Mrs Jameson's effect. Nothing valuable but you said to hold on to
00:05:47them in case her husband did come back and claim them. Jameson. I don't think you will
00:05:52be coming back. Do you? After all she's been dead a year at least hasn't she? Longer
00:05:57than that. 14 months. As you say there's nothing valuable. No 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.
00:06:21Bathroom through here. Right. Thank you. Have them send out a bottle of champagne would you? Yes. Thanks
00:06:29Mr Tully. And iced water for me. Yes sir. Mrs Tully? Iced water? Oh Tony I should have thought
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
00:06:52the town? I think the first thing to do is to have a bath and get changed. Right. Then I
00:06:57really must write to my family. Family? Well what little family I have. I told you
00:07:02darling. Oh yes but that can wait a while can't it? Yes. I suppose it can.
00:07:24Good night Mr Mason. Don't work too late. No I won't Connie. Good night.
00:07:47Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night.
00:08:12Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night.
00:08:27morning darling
00:08:38I suppose I shall get used to it eventually
00:08:40what'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
00:08:54come on darling your bath's running
00:08:56what's the rush?
00:08:58of course I forgot
00:09:00the honeymoon's over isn't it?
00:09:02it's back to domesticity today
00:09:05these past two weeks have flown by
00:09:07haven't they darling?
00:09:09like you said
00:09:11the honeymoon's over
00:09:19oh
00:09:31oh
00:09:31oh
00:09:31oh
00:09:31oh
00:09:31oh
00:09:31oh
00:09:31oh
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00:10:13Connie will you get me the Stukeley Hotel Devonshire?
00:10:16I want to speak to the manager.
00:10:18You shouldn't be working through your lunch.
00:10:19No it's not working. Strictly personal.
00:10:21Stukeley Hotel?
00:10:22Mm-hmm. Try directories.
00:10:38I wanted some information about the Tully's.
00:10:42Yes yes the poor woman who yes.
00:10:44But it's Mr. Tully that I'm interested in.
00:10:46Could you describe him to me?
00:10:50Well you see he might be an old friend of mine.
00:10:53In which case I'd want to offer my sympathy.
00:10:54You understand?
00:10:56Yes.
00:10:59Medium height?
00:11:00Yes.
00:11:01Athletic?
00:11:03The sort of man who might work at keeping himself fit?
00:11:08Yes.
00:11:10I see.
00:11:10And his appearance?
00:11:13Dark.
00:11:18Like any sober businessman.
00:11:20Oh I see.
00:11:22No no it doesn't sound like my friend.
00:11:25But thank you so much for all your help.
00:11:27Yes thank you.
00:11:28Goodbye.
00:11:43Do you like some more coffee?
00:11:46You dye your hair don't you?
00:11:49Dye my hair?
00:11:50Of course not.
00:11:52Well I do just touch in the highlights.
00:11:54That's all.
00:11:56So simple.
00:12:06You.
00:12:16Yeah.
00:12:18Okay.
00:12:23Okay.
00:12:24Okay.
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
00:13:08coroner. all right? mrs. Tully is now buried. and so is mrs. Jameson. yeah well of
00:13:15course I didn't leave it there. I did ask about mr. Tully as well. I've got a full
00:13:19description. he didn't resemble Jameson at all. except both were athletic men. all
00:13:25right well anyway as far as I can ascertain Jameson left the country. as far
00:13:29as you can ascertain.
00:13:34Oliver drop it. yes I think you'd like that wouldn't you Quilly? because if there is a
00:13:39connection it means you'd have to admit you were wrong about mrs. Jameson. you'd have
00:13:42to reopen the case. yes that would be inconvenience I don't deny it but it's
00:13:47not going to happen. I've been on the force a long time.
00:13:49haven't made a mistake yet. yet. you're beginning to sound like an echo.
00:13:57thank you for the sherry. I must be off. do me one favor. I would like to know more
00:14:04about this man Tully. you know what sort of a chap he was. how he met his wife.
00:14:07who'd know? I don't know. her family maybe. her next of kin. can you put me in touch with
00:14:13them? strictly off the record. all right. I'll see what I can do. thanks. bye Connie. bye.
00:14:43morning freddie. morning mr. walker. you start early sir. have to keep fit freddie. stay in trim eh? the usual.
00:14:50make it tall and cool.
00:14:56I tell you someone who looks like you mr. walker no right in a place like this. it demoralizes the
00:15:01others.
00:15:02hello. 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 on account of being oldy
00:15:18worldy outside and modern inside. everybody does a double take when they
00:15:21come in here. it was the fire. they gutted the whole interior but left the main
00:15:25fabric standing. so they refurbished. isn't that right freddie? that's right. thank you.
00:15:39not a regular? day-tripper I suppose it's 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? my chances.
00:15:51I'll have to see. you don't mind my sitting here do you? not at all. it erodes the body you
00:16:13know. hard liquor.
00:16:15breaks down the tissues. dulls the brain. eventually destroys the liver and
00:16:19kidneys. this glass of sherry's got a lot to live up to. I'm sorry. I was employing
00:16:24shock tactics to get through to you so I could talk to you. do you need to talk to
00:16:28me? need might be a bit strong but I'd like to. you don't look like the sort of
00:16:33man who has to be lonely. oh but I am I really am on account of I'm so shy.
00:16:41I'm Mark. Mark Walker. I'm a talk to strange pretty girls addict. Stella Mackenzie. Mackenzie?
00:16:48it's a good old Gaelic name. explains an awful lot. everything. explains? well the way you look. cool.
00:16:55superb. only girls with the Gaelic in them have your kind of beauty. speed you move Mr. Walker. you
00:17:03all talk I promise. you can relax and feel completely safe with me. I'm not sure any
00:17:07girl should relax with you Mr. Walker. oh no less drop the Mr. Mark. and you're Stella
00:17:13right? you know this is going to sound the corniest question ever but do you
00:17:19come here often? no it's the first time in fact. I've just rented a cottage
00:17:24nearby I thought I'd pampered myself today. swan and massage. you live nearby? yes
00:17:29about a mile or two. that's great and I see no rings on your finger that's
00:17:33greater still. well I'm staying here the vacation a well-earned rest after well a
00:17:40lot of work and you were right the first time. I do need to talk to someone. you see
00:17:45once in a while I get a reaction. reaction? not what you're thinking. I was in the
00:17:52Merchant Navy. that was not a good scene for me. I had an accident. a bad accident.
00:17:59and you may not believe this. I get withdrawn. introverted inside myself.
00:18:09doctors say it isn't healthy. even this keep fit kick of mine it's part of the
00:18:14syndrome. you're so surprised you came out of the accident alive. you're working to
00:18:21preserve life. to hold on to it. you understand that? that's not so
00:18:30complicated. Stella when I came over here to talk with you I had in mind the full
00:18:36treatment. I was gonna make a pass but now I'd like to know you. I mean really. will you
00:18:44have dinner with me tonight? I'm not sure if the last self-revelation bit isn't
00:18:50just part of your technique Mr. Walker. I swear to you. yes. I think I would like to
00:18:56have dinner with you tonight. great. where shall I pick you up? why don't we meet
00:19:00here? I'll be in the area anyway. whatever you say. about 8.30 then? I'll be waiting.
00:19:13mark.
00:19:15mark.
00:19:16mark.
00:19:22mark.
00:19:23strictly for pleasure.
00:19:25mark.
00:19:29mark.
00:19:37mark.
00:19:40mark.
00:19:41mark.
00:19:42mark.
00:19:43mark.
00:20:07oh don't worry sir it's not you. you're not saying things. it's on account of being olde world honest
00:20:11modern inside. everybody does a double take since they walk in. it was a fire.
00:20:15gutted the place completely. can I help you? I hope you're not going to be
00:20:20neurotic about it. I'm all five minutes late. come on let's go. I thought we were
00:20:25down in here. no no it's too crowded. we can do better.
00:20:37it's a marvelous dinner. come in. I talked so much tonight and I forgot to mention the
00:20:46most vital part of my life. I'm a stage designer. not important but I wouldn't do
00:20:51anything else. would you like a nightcap? I think that I can rustle up some orange juice
00:20:58or at least some iced water. a scotch will do fine. isn't that going to erode your
00:21:03body? 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
00:21:24men back. not 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.
00:21:53I got the impression that you were thinking about something else.
00:21:57someone else.
00:21:59what gave you that idea?
00:22:00you did.
00:22:01you're right Stella. I was far away. problems, business.
00:22:04is that the once in a while?
00:22:06you drink when you're under stress.
00:22:09maybe.
00:22:12unstress me.
00:22:13you really shouldn't drink Mr Walker.
00:22:15go straight to your head.
00:22:17and to your hands.
00:22:19Stella.
00:22:19I think it's good night time.
00:22:25I'll see you tomorrow.
00:22:27I'll be here.
00:22:35sure.
00:22:52good night Mr Walker.
00:22:53good night.
00:23:16Oh, my God.
00:23:41I don't know.
00:24:07Hello?
00:24:10Who?
00:24:13Mr. Mason?
00:24:15No, he isn't here.
00:24:21Mr. Mason's found
00:24:22and drowned this morning.
00:24:26Suicide.
00:24:29You're in a better mood today.
00:24:31I'm changeable.
00:24:33Besides, I forgot to tell you,
00:24:34but yesterday I had some bad news.
00:24:37But it turned out to be good news.
00:24:39How 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,
00:24:50but push me in at the deep end.
00:24:51At least I won't drown.
00:24:52Drown?
00:24:55You won't drown.
00:24:58I wouldn't let you drown.
00:25:00Not you.
00:25:05Come on, the hotel pool is empty this time of day.
00:25:07We could go there, stay over for lunch.
00:25:08Sorry, Mark.
00:25:09I'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.
00:25:31Oh, Freddie love, you're something else.
00:25:37You don't mind me calling you Freddie, do you?
00:25:38You 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, uh, Angie?
00:25:56Oh, Mrs Angie, I like that.
00:26:01No, love, I've no need.
00:26:05Me 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.
00:26:19I'm looking for a house to rent, to stay in.
00:26:21Well, I'll look for a house to buy, if you follow me.
00:26:23I've got a list of cottages to have a peep at.
00:26:28Oh.
00:26:30Later on, eh?
00:26:31Let's have another.
00:26:32Right.
00:26:34As usual, Freddie.
00:26:36Right, Mr Walker.
00:27:06I don't suppose you approve of this.
00:27:11Hard liquor.
00:27:13Well, as a matter of fact,
00:27:17I think it's all a question of personal taste.
00:27:20I've got that all right, taste.
00:27:22The taste for it.
00:27:24I'm Angela, Angela Ludwell.
00:27:26You don't mind me talking to you, do you?
00:27:28Everyone else around here seems stuffy,
00:27:30reserved, hard to get to know.
00:27:32Not me, not Angie.
00:27:34I'm easy to get to know.
00:27:37I didn't catch 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.
00:27:48Oh.
00:27:49My husband always said a 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.
00:27:57I'm sorry.
00:27:59No need to be loved.
00:28:00That was me first husband.
00:28:02I've married again since then.
00:28:03Oh, 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?
00:28:21Two husbands in the space of four years,
00:28:24both 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.
00:28:38And lonely.
00:28:41Oh, well.
00:28:43Let's have another.
00:28:46Here we go again.
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.
00:28:58I 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 with my husband's friends either.
00:29:26And that's what leaves you lonely.
00:29:27That's why I'm here looking for a house to buy.
00:29:30Seems like it might be a friendly county.
00:29:34I don't see why you should be lonely.
00:29:37Good-looking woman like you.
00:29:56Hello?
00:29:56Stella and Mark.
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.
00:30:05A 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.
00:30:13No, don'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.
00:30:24Good night.
00:30:54If it's in the way, love, then you park it.
00:30:59Sorry I'm late.
00:31:00Don't worry about it.
00:31:01Would you like a drink?
00:31:02Oh, I'd love one.
00:31:05I found what I was looking for anyway after looking at what must be 400 places.
00:31:09A cottage not far away, not big, not small, just enough for little me.
00:31:14I'd dump my suitcase there and then it'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.
00:31:23We ought to celebrate.
00:31:26We?
00:31:28You're moving a bit fast, aren't you, Mark?
00:31:32I warn you, I'm eager, but I'm not that eager.
00:31:36I don't know enough about you yet.
00:31:41I've been around, love, don't you forget it.
00:31:44Two husbands, dead and buried.
00:31:46And I've met fortune hunters before, remember?
00:31:50And remember, you approached me.
00:31:53That's right.
00:31:54That's in your favour.
00:31:56All the same, I need to know a lot more about you.
00:32:01I can stand any close survey.
00:32:04Yes.
00:32:16Well, what do you think of it?
00:32:20Oh, it will do till I find something better, don'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.
00:32:29That's right.
00:32:30And, uh, dining 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, uh, 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 about these old places.
00:32:57They sometimes put the bathroom in as an afterthought.
00:32:59One 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.
00:33:22Good everything.
00:33:23Hello, Mark.
00:33:24Where 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, was 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.
00:33:51Well, I'll come over to the hotel, shall I?
00:33:53Oh, no.
00:33:55Not the hotel.
00:33:56I see enough of that place.
00:33:58I was hoping you'd invite me here.
00:34:00Home 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.
00:34:20But he did have a couple of calls on his private line
00:34:23the 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 doula.
00:34:42May I?
00:34:55Here we go.
00:34:56Daddy.
00:35:14now it had to be now I was thinking aloud Stella I'm a funny
00:35:25fellow I lead a funny life. all this time I've been chasing after rainbows and now
00:35:34suddenly I find a girl I want to know. wanted love and I'm busy. am I so demanding?
00:35:42not at all. that's what makes you so different. I find you attractive because
00:35:46of what you are. if you were a pauper or a millionaires it wouldn't make any
00:35:51difference to me. that's a funny thing to say. I've told you. I'm a funny fellow.
00:36:00Stella I can't see you tonight. more business. yes but it's the last time. I promise myself.
00:36:10I promise you it's the very last time. I've everything I need except you.
00:36:17you're not making sense. and for a week or two maybe a month I won't. I doubt
00:36:22whether I'll see you as often as I want. I may even have to go away for a while.
00:36:27only a little while. but I don't want to lose this contact. you won't. but this this
00:36:36business deal I'm cooking will make me rich. richer. but it means moving about.
00:36:42maybe not even keeping in touch. you'll have to trust me Stella.
00:36:56oh marvellous evening love. marvellous. and a marvellous dinner love. what now Mark? oh some pain.
00:37:08it's all been arranged. but not here. your place. oh you are a darling. you are an
00:37:20absolute darling. I'm more than that. I'm serious.
00:37:48but this must have cost an absolute. a small fortune. they're my bona fides. you're
00:37:54born of what? my credentials. evidence of my good intentions. my honourable status.
00:37:59ever know a fortune hunter? give away a fortune.
00:38:03I can match you share for share. yes but why would you? because I think I'm falling in love with
00:38:11you.
00:38:12froth or thunder? eh? I'm trying to match your mood.
00:38:17oh definitely Wagnerian I should think. his business not going so well.
00:38:21on the contrary couldn't be better. oh then my first thought was the right one. froth.
00:38:27do you still have to go away? afraid so. for a week or two though.
00:38:31when are you leaving? soon. in a day or two maybe.
00:38:34this is just in time then.
00:38:38hey. I thought you did theatre design.
00:38:42I'm good at faces too. handsome ones.
00:38:48wouldn't it be disastrous if I fell for you? be inevitable.
00:38:53after all I'm a notorious lady killer.
00:39:09thank you.
00:39:11thank you.
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. orange juice. right.
00:39:28oh by the way another one just found.
00:39:30another one? another woman.
00:39:33who?
00:39:34didn't give her name a minute or so ago.
00:39:36I've had the call transferred to your room. you must have been on the way down.
00:39:38what did she want?
00:39:39just ask for you no message except say she'd see you.
00:39:42when? where?
00:39:44did she say she was coming here?
00:39:46no nothing that was all just tell him or see him.
00:39:49she could be meaning to come here.
00:39:52might be a bit inconvenient.
00:39:58very inconvenient.
00:39:59thank you.
00:40:45I'm not there love. I'm here.
00:40:48well it was me you were calling wasn't it?
00:40:51yes yes it was you.
00:40:52I'm late again.
00:40:54I ought to take lessons in punctuality.
00:40:55come on let's have a drink.
00:40:57have one when we get to the restaurant.
00:40:59when?
00:40:59aren't we eating here then?
00:41:01I found a new place down by the river.
00:41:02oh he's come over all masterful Freddie.
00:41:05I've no time for a drink.
00:41:06it's six paces to the door.
00:41:08you can manage it in four.
00:41:12oh you are a scream Freddie.
00:41:14if you weren't married I'll take you home with me.
00:41:16if I weren't married I'll be already there waiting.
00:41:23well it's down to the river.
00:41:26and then back to my place eh?
00:41:27whatever you say.
00:41:29I'll show you that jewellery of mine you were so interested in.
00:41:32it'll make a change from etchings eh?
00:41:35come on.
00:41:37good night then Freddie.
00:41:39what jewellery? I didn't ask to see any jewellery.
00:41:42oh wasn't that you?
00:41:43I thought it was.
00:41:45I think I must be a little bit tiddly.
00:41:48you won't take advantage of me will you?
00:41:51will you?
00:42:01oh what an evening!
00:42:06what an evening!
00:42:08I haven't laughed so much in years.
00:42:11I noticed.
00:42:12when he said about...
00:42:20you know...
00:42:21I think I've sobered up.
00:42:26amazing isn't it?
00:42:27how you can sober up if you want to.
00:42:30not that I want to.
00:42:32I'd rather you stayed sober.
00:42:34I've something to discuss.
00:42:36oh come on love.
00:42:38don't get serious.
00:42:40leave it till tomorrow.
00:42:41this affects tomorrow.
00:42:43all our tomorrows.
00:42:45Angie I said I thought I was falling in love with you.
00:42:47now I know.
00:42:48I want you to marry me.
00:42:54oh.
00:42:56oh Mark.
00:42:59oh me.
00:43:01marry again.
00:43:03third time lucky.
00:43:04yes.
00:43:06yes.
00:43:07me that's the lucky one.
00:43:08then the answer is yes.
00:43:10oh.
00:43:18I'm no fool you know.
00:43:22you're a handsome man and I'm...
00:43:24I'm not the world's most beautiful woman.
00:43:28I'm older than you too.
00:43:29a bit...
00:43:30not much.
00:43:31what are you driving at?
00:43:33us.
00:43:34my suspicious mind.
00:43:35you look like a man with money but I'd have to be sure.
00:43:38I'll show you my bank statements tomorrow.
00:43:39and it'll have to be absolutely equal Mark.
00:43:42share for share.
00:43:43those were your words.
00:43:44absolutely equal.
00:43:46what's mine will be yours.
00:43:48and vice versa.
00:43:50okay.
00:43:51okay.
00:43:51right down the line.
00:43:53communal property.
00:43:54everything.
00:43:55and I want it legal.
00:43:57the day we're married I want wills drawn up in favor of the other.
00:44:00I wouldn't want it any other way.
00:44:04I...
00:44:05I'm a blunt woman.
00:44:07and I believe in speaking me mind.
00:44:12well.
00:44:13you still want to marry me?
00:44:16I still want to marry you.
00:44:18we think exactly alike.
00:44:19oh.
00:44:21oh come on.
00:44:24let's have that drink.
00:44:25scotch no I insist on you having one.
00:44:28okay.
00:44:28it's not every day you get engaged is it?
00:44:33and I suppose you say
00:44:34you could say we're engaged.
00:44:41announcements are in order.
00:44:43no.
00:44:44what?
00:44:45well it has to remain a secret for a while.
00:44:48our secret.
00:44:51Angie there's something I haven't told you.
00:44:54I've been married before too.
00:44:55oh we're divorced now and on pretty easy terms.
00:44:58but you know what women are like.
00:45:00if she hears I'm getting married again
00:45:01she's just as likely to lean on me for more alimony.
00:45:03well she'll have to know sometime.
00:45:05well of course but there are ways and ways.
00:45:07I'd like to choose the right moment.
00:45:09break it to her my way.
00:45:11you understand?
00:45:12of course I understand.
00:45:13look come on drink up.
00:45:14to us.
00:45:16to us.
00:45:22no.
00:45:23oh 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.
00:45:39in a little romantic place.
00:45:40then honeymoon just around the corner.
00:45:42there's a spot I know.
00:45:43it's perfect quiet.
00:45:45you know the whole beach to ourselves.
00:45:46it lays in the sun.
00:45:49swim.
00:45:50i can't swim.
00:45:52i'll teach you.
00:45:53you'll be perfectly safe with me.
00:45:55oh.
00:45:57oh you make it sound marvellous.
00:46:00it will be.
00:46:02it will be.
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 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.
00:46:37you can sleep it up right 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.
00:47:28it took some time but it worked.
00:47:31coffee.
00:47:32the perfect cure.
00:47:34a four swearing drink from now on.
00:47:36two glasses and look at me.
00:47:38compromised.
00:47:39a reputation in ruins.
00:47:41and what about my reputation?
00:47:44i'll make an honest woman of you as soon as possible.
00:47:49how do you feel?
00:47:52a bit jaded.
00:47:54i wish i hadn't asked that mackenzie woman over here.
00:47:58mackenzie woman?
00:47:59hmm.
00:48:01um...
00:48:01Stella Mackenzie.
00:48:03she lived about a mile away.
00:48:05she was out walking one day and saw those roses in the garden
00:48:08asked if she might take a cutting.
00:48:11i said she could have the old damn plant after all.
00:48:13they're not mine are they?
00:48:14only rent the place.
00:48:15and she's coming here today?
00:48:18do you any minute to collect the roses.
00:48:21would you like some more?
00:48:24no thanks.
00:48:27look i ought to be getting back to the hotel.
00:48:30oh but you haven't had any time.
00:48:31lots of things to do angie plans to make.
00:48:33i'll see you later.
00:48:34where's my jacket?
00:48:36here.
00:48:40mark.
00:48:42you're running away.
00:48:44what is it between you and this mackenzie woman anyway?
00:48:48you're wrong.
00:48:50but write about running away.
00:48:52i told you about this situation with my ex-wife.
00:48:56well this is just a neighbor.
00:48:57i don't trust anyone.
00:48:58except me.
00:49:01you trust me don't you?
00:49:03it goes without saying.
00:49:08back door.
00:49:09this way will be more discreet.
00:49:12i'll call you.
00:49:20come in along.
00:49:21thank you.
00:49:23thank you.
00:49:42thank you.
00:49:54thank you.
00:49:56thank you.
00:49:57do you mind. I'm sorry darling. oh look I dirtied all your shirt. what are you doing here anyway?
00:50:05I'm waiting for you. I thought you were knee-deep in business deals. I am. I was.
00:50:09I came here to see you. where have you been? collecting those. where from?
00:50:15most extraordinary woman. Angela someone with a laugh that would awaken the dead.
00:50:21yes I know I've seen her around the hotel. you know how ghastly she is then.
00:50:24yes. all the same I suspect a kind heart under all the tons of makeup.
00:50:28what did you talk about? oh you and this Angela woman what did you talk about?
00:50:33well she did all the talking darling. yes but what about?
00:50:37I really don't remember. I just let it pour all over me. nothing in particular.
00:50:40but she must have mentioned me.
00:50:42well she must have seen me around the hotel and when you said you knew me.
00:50:45I didn't mention you at all. only 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?
00:50:54yes. was it important? no not really. I just felt lonely. I felt like talking.
00:51:01lonely for me? perhaps. perhaps just for company.
00:51:07I see you gave me a beard. yes. I've decided it doesn't suit you. too sinister.
00:51:16seller I will have to go away. for a week or two maybe.
00:51:19I won't be able to see you until after the dealer's- why don't you tell me while I plant
00:51:21these?
00:51:25there's a spade there. thank you.
00:51:29I've dirtied you up. I may as well go the whole hog.
00:51:38townshend health hotel.
00:51:39freddie. mrs 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. planting rose bushes has a permanent feel to it.
00:52:03means you're gonna stay. yes. means you'll still be here when I get back.
00:52:09yes. if I can still afford it. eh? it's just gone 12. see? I see but-
00:52:16I'm a working girl and I'm not working. I've got an awful lot to do.
00:52:20you won't be working much longer. not if I have anything to do with it.
00:52:28I'll be moving about quite a bit today. no point in calling me.
00:52:32don't call me I'll call you. that's right.
00:52:35goodbye. bye.
00:52:49always the same time and always the same drink and always- ah there he is now.
00:52:55mr walker? yeah. mr mark walker. that's right. detective superintendent weston sir. police.
00:53:04is this your driver license sir?
00:53:07yes it is. I didn't even know I'd lost it. where did you find it?
00:53:11do you mind coming with us sir? what is this? we'd appreciate your cooperation.
00:53:16we really would. after you sir.
00:53:24uh and you.
00:53:46uh look surely I'm entitled to some explanation.
00:54:03I'd rather you didn't touch anything mr walker. what is this?
00:54:07I was hoping you tell us sir. you see we found this
00:54:15lying there. but what's happened here? where's Angela?
00:54:18mrs dudlow. we haven't found her yet sir. will you stop playing games and tell me what this is about?
00:54:23you came here last night mrs dudlow? yes.
00:54:24what time did you leave? sometime this morning. 10 30 i don't know. this morning?
00:54:29it isn't what you think. i got a little drunk last night that's all. i slept there on that sofa.
00:54:35and left about 10 30? yes. yes.
00:54:44she she phoned me. must have been about 12 noon. mrs dudlow? yeah. sure i was there?
00:54:48of course. recognize that voice anyway. anyone would. she said you had too much to drink. it
00:54:52was unlike you. it'd gone to your head. she said she was afraid of you. you was getting violent.
00:54:58that's a lie. that's what she told me. she said you were insisting on seeing all her jewelry.
00:55:02this is crazy. well that fit because i remember last night she joked about showing you her jewelry.
00:55:06but that was a mistake. she was worried. she didn't want to call the police in case it caused a
00:55:11scandal or
00:55:11something. she asked me if if i'd come over and try and calm you down. what did you do?
00:55:18well drove over right away of course and found a place like this. that's when i called you.
00:55:25well sir. she's trying to frame me. but why? why?
00:55:34what time did she call? 12. no about 10 past.
00:55:42then i'm in the clear. you see i can prove exactly where i was at that time. nowhere near here.
00:55:49more
00:55:49than a mile away. where? at 12 o'clock this morning. i was with miss stella mackenzie.
00:55:56well don't believe me. ask her. stella.
00:56:07stella?
00:56:14but she was here. just an hour or so ago.
00:56:20she was here. mr walker. it doesn't look to me that anyone has been here in a long time.
00:56:26but this is where she works. she's a theatrical designer. there was an easel just there.
00:56:46at least this seems to be news recently.
00:56:50earth under your fingernails. and on your shirt too. gardening mr walker?
00:56:58she... we planted roses. roses.
00:57:05not a sign of life anywhere. bed beans slept in?
00:57:08i don't see how. there aren't even any beds. rooms empty.
00:57:14get this down to the lab. i'm betting mr walker's fingerprints are all over it.
00:57:18i told you i used it. oh yes. to plant roses. so the earth under your nails and on your
00:57:25clothing
00:57:25should match up. this is a frame. a dirty lousy frame. turn your pockets out walker.
00:57:33your pockets.
00:57:45frame. and i suppose these are a plant. where is she walker? angela ludlow. where did you bury her?
00:58:09you found her.
00:58:11Stella mackenzie. you located her. no we didn't find her walker.
00:58:17because she doesn't exist. but she has to. the house. she rented it. the estate agents must know.
00:58:26we checked with them. they never heard of Stella mackenzie. but they must have. somebody rented that
00:58:32house. it was rented to an oliver mason. a solicitor. but he never got to live in it.
00:58:39because he committed suicide. he drowned himself.
00:58:46walker. walker. where is she? angela ludlow. where did you bury her?
00:58:57i've got you cold on circumstantial evidence walker.
00:59:01motive. opportunity. everything. but 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. you don't.
00:59:19it has long been a fallacy that the presence of a corpus delicti is essential in a murder case.
00:59:26and indeed it is a fallacy mark walker.
00:59:31you have heard the verdict of the jury. and in my opinion a just and fair verdict of guilty.
00:59:40guilty of murdering angela mary ludlow.
00:59:45it is now my duty to pronounce sentence. and to put you away where you can no longer damage or
00:59:53harm society.
00:59:56it is therefore the sentence of this court that 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!
01:00:20walker. a visitor for you.
01:00:23visitor?
01:00:25i don't know anyone who want to visit me. it's a lady.
01:00:38i don't know anyone who want to visit me.
01:00:48stella.
01:00:50oh thank god.
01:00:53my darling. thank god.
01:00:55what happened to you?
01:00:57i went away.
01:00:59away? but you must have read the papers. you 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.
01:01:22my name's not stella.
01:01:24or mackenzie.
01:01:26it's sheila o'rourke.
01:01:29you were right at least about the gaelic.
01:01:32o'rourke.
01:01:33that rings a bell doesn't it mark walker.
01:01:36or 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 because 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.
01:02:23you and mason.
01:02:26an unlikely team.
01:02:28but a nice man i 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.
01:02:52you 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.
01:03:11i didn't kill angela ludlow.
01:03:16i created her.
01:03:18my old love.
01:03:21but who could prove it?
01:03:25bye love.
01:03:27don't do anything i wouldn't do will ya?
01:03:30bye.
01:03:38bye.
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