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00:06Would you like some more, Kedri?
00:08No, thank you.
00:12Seems a rather interesting letter.
00:15It's from my Aunty Pad.
00:16Oh, the one who runs a B&B?
00:18No. Soon to be a four-star family hotel.
00:22Oh.
00:23And she's invited us to the Grand Gala reopening.
00:27Really?
00:30An evening of champagne and sophistication with the theme of the 1920s.
00:34Oh, it sounds wonderful.
00:36I can't wait to see this place.
00:39Then she goes on to say,
00:40can we help with the painting, decorating and getting the place ship-shape?
00:44Well, she's asking rather a lot.
00:47She has an inspector coming from the Anderson's Hotel Guide.
00:50Oh, sorry, what's that?
00:52An annual survey of the most prestigious hotels in Britain.
00:56She really is pushing the boat out.
01:01Yes?
01:03Oh, no, no, nothing.
01:05Oh.
01:06Oh, gosh.
01:08Right.
01:08Um, well, thank you for the most delicious Kedjari.
01:14Hm.
01:17Have a good day.
01:18You too.
01:30How do you fancy a trip to the seaside?
02:25So is it still the same as you remember?
02:28It is.
02:30Every summer, as a child, I come down here and play with all the local children on the beach.
02:35Did you used to play pirates?
02:37Yes.
02:38They were the pirates.
02:40I was the customs man who caught them.
02:42Of course.
02:44Shame we have so much work to do, though.
02:47If only we had an army of helpers.
02:50Surprise!
02:52What the?
02:54How did...
02:55Well, you said your auntie Pat needed some help.
02:58I thought it would be a nice surprise for you.
03:01Well, it's definitely a surprise.
03:03We're very keen to get to work, Inspector, so you can have more time with your wife.
03:08Oh, this place is amazing.
03:09I've seen pictures of the seaside, but I never knew the sand was so warm and so soft.
03:14Well, Brenda, you've never actually been to the seaside before.
03:18Well, my mum died when I was seven.
03:20We never got to go on holidays.
03:22Ahoy there, landlubbers!
03:25Oh, Auntie Pat!
03:30Hello, hello, hello!
03:33You must be Isabel.
03:35Oh, how lovely.
03:37How lovely to put a face to that melodious voice.
03:40Lovely to meet you.
03:41Oh, Auntie Pat, how are you?
03:44Marvellous, darling.
03:45But what's happened to you, your skin and bone?
03:47Aren't you feeding him?
03:48Oh, I do give him three square mils a day.
03:51I'm only teasing.
03:52Mind you, actually, you have to keep your eye on this one around food.
03:55When he was a boy, he used to sneak into the kitchen searching for the chocolate profiteroles.
04:02We used to call him Edgar the Chocolate Heffalump.
04:06Don't tell me.
04:07Father Brown, Aunt Sergeant Goodfellow, and, um, Brenda.
04:12Hi.
04:12It's nice to meet you.
04:14We're here to help in any way that we can.
04:16Oh, you know, this is manna.
04:17Manna from heaven.
04:19Because there is just so much that has to be done.
04:23I see you've been picking wild crabs.
04:24Yes, well, they make very nice table decorations, right?
04:29Let us get you all checked in.
04:31Follow me.
04:35Come along, you chocolate heffalump.
04:44Raymond?
04:47Raymond?
04:48Raymond?
04:50Raymond!
04:51Yes, dear, that is my name.
04:54Thank you for reminding me.
04:56When are you going to hang this picture up?
04:58I am rather busy trying to organise a gala dinner.
05:01If you didn't spend so much time arguing, you might actually be ready by now.
05:03Mrs. Parkinson.
05:06Oh, my word, who is this?
05:09Well, here's Edgar, the only member of my family I've never been tempted to strangle.
05:16May I introduce Raymond and Cynthia, my deputy managers, who have worked here for 30 years.
05:21In fact, they met and married here.
05:24Oh, isn't that nice?
05:29Yes, so, I think we have a double room with a sea view.
05:33Yes, I'll sort that.
05:35So, tonight, we are having a rehearsal of the 1920s-themed dinner.
05:39We are testing a few of the recipes we're serving tomorrow, but there's so much work to do.
05:45So many jobs.
05:46Window cleaning, gardening.
05:48I could help with that.
05:50And I'm a dab hand with a chamois leather.
05:52Oh, well, come along.
05:54Yes.
05:56Oh, Raymond?
05:58What is all this mess?
06:00Mr. Crabtree, he won't do any more work until he's been fully paid.
06:03Fine.
06:04Well, we'll just put wallpapering on the list of things to do.
06:09Yes, put those flowers in water before they wilt.
06:12Yes, Mrs. Parley.
06:14And for me.
06:20She's such a character, Aunty Pat.
06:22No-one would argue with that.
06:25Although, did she seem a bit peaky?
06:27Peaky?
06:28What do you mean?
06:29The way she was leaning on reception.
06:31Just a bit fragile.
06:32Well, Aunty Pat's as fragile as a Sherman tank.
06:37If you say so.
06:39And I am sorry if my surprise turned out to be more of a shock.
06:44Yes.
06:45What's supposed to be our honeymoon, not a parish outing.
06:48I know.
06:49But we will spend more time together.
06:52Once we've got through all our jobs.
06:59Do you think I should wear these earrings tonight?
07:01Yes.
07:02You didn't even look at them.
07:03Because I'm busy organising tonight's dinner, tomorrow night's garbler, and we've got an inspector coming.
07:08Well, well, well.
07:10This place hasn't changed a bit.
07:13It's practically a museum.
07:16Max Bishop.
07:19Raymond.
07:21Cynthia.
07:21How are you?
07:23How are you?
07:23We're fine.
07:25We're good, actually.
07:28Mrs. Parkinson has made us deputy manager.
07:30Oh.
07:31Well.
07:32That's something, I suppose.
07:34Now, can you book me into the grand suite for three days?
07:38I'm sorry, Max.
07:39We're not open until next week.
07:42We've just got friends and family staying.
07:44I worked here for seven years.
07:46I think that makes me family.
07:48Well, Father, there was some very enthusiastic pruning.
07:52Sharp shears.
07:53I'm sure that the hydrangeas will grow back again.
07:57What are you doing here?
08:00I'm just checking into your most expensive room.
08:15Oh, Edgar, don't you look smart.
08:18Yes, do come and sit down.
08:21Now then, Aunty Pat.
08:23Mm-hmm.
08:24Are you all right?
08:26Yes.
08:28Yes, I'm always all right.
08:30It's the rest of the world that's all wrong.
08:32Mm, I thought as much.
08:33I'd love to hear it.
08:36Shall I show the guests in, Mrs. Parkinson?
08:38Oh, yes, yes.
08:39Come one, come all.
08:42Oh.
08:45Straight slow, straight slow.
08:47Where would you like me to sit?
08:49Um, just on the other side of Edgar.
08:51And then we can fight over him.
08:53Please, everybody else, just sit wherever you like.
08:56That is an awful lot of cutlery, which is normally a good sign.
09:00Well, we are serving a three-course dinner,
09:03followed by petit fours and, er, lots of profiteroles.
09:09Oh, good news for you, Mr. Effelope.
09:12Er, thank you, Miss Palmer.
09:14Father Brown?
09:15Champagne?
09:17Well, that is a very easy question to answer.
09:21Yes, please.
09:23Oh!
09:24Quickly!
09:25Yes, yes.
09:25Quickly!
09:26Get out of practice, Raymond.
09:30Max.
09:31Oh, I had a feeling that you might join us.
09:35Please, er, make yourself comfortable.
09:38Over there.
09:46Would you like me to serve?
09:47Yes, of course.
09:50No, no, no, dear.
09:52Silver service.
09:53And the table.
09:58Madame et monsieur,
10:02the Palace Hotel has stood on this site for an eye on 70 years,
10:07constantly battled by the cruel sea,
10:10but the sea yields up treasure,
10:14and you will taste that treasure in our brouillier bays.
10:18Bon appétit.
10:19Please do start.
10:20I can't bear cold food.
10:22Right.
10:33It's, um...
10:34How is it for you, Father?
10:37It tastes very much of the sea.
10:41It's extremely salty.
10:43What?
10:44Well, I...
10:45I can't think why it would be.
10:47I was terribly careful with the seasoning.
10:51I love it.
10:54None for me.
11:00This is all you're doing, isn't it?
11:02That's a very serious accusation.
11:05Would you care to repeat it?
11:07Oh, actually, I...
11:09I might have put too much salt in.
11:12Ah, yes.
11:12Too many cooks.
11:13Well, let's hope you get things sorted
11:16before the inspector gets here.
11:19How do you know about that?
11:20Oh, when you move in the circles I move in,
11:22you hear things, and, er...
11:25Yes.
11:26Mr. Wendell.
11:27Remember your old work colleague, Max Bishop?
11:30You've been seen wandering round town.
11:34Yes.
11:35I know.
11:36Just remember.
11:38I got rid of you once before.
11:41And I can get rid of you again.
11:47Mrs. Parkinson.
11:49Nice to see you.
11:51Sergeant Oldham.
11:52How are Julia and the little ones?
11:55Not so little now, I imagine.
11:57We're all very well, thank you.
12:00Good.
12:02Well, I've had quite enough fun for one evening,
12:05and I'll see you all tomorrow.
12:07Good luck.
12:09You're going to need it.
12:16Auntie Pat.
12:17No, I should never have risen to the bait.
12:22I'm, er...
12:23I'm going to leave you now
12:24in the capable hands of Cynthia and Raymond.
12:27Good night.
12:43I do hope Auntie Pat's all right.
12:46That man really seemed to upset her.
12:49Well, she's a tough old thing.
12:52She certainly gives as good as she gets.
12:54She does.
12:57What's that?
13:00It's a bucket.
13:01Ah, underneath it.
13:18Ah, underneath it.
13:21Mm-hmm.
13:23Ah!
13:28Oh!
13:33Thank you, Father.
13:35What a terrible way for a man to meet his maker.
13:39Indeed.
13:40I suspect he was hit over the head, the blunt object,
13:42before being buried as the tide came in.
13:45That is my hypothesis.
13:48What about that dark stain on his forehead?
13:50Any idea what that is?
13:52Inspector, I'm sure you do a marvellous job in your leafy little village,
13:56but you leave things to us, Ian.
13:59Enjoy your holiday.
14:10Any idea who killed him?
14:13Technically, that would be the sea,
14:15which also did a very good job of washing away most of the evidence.
14:29Hello.
14:30What's going on?
14:32I'm afraid one of your guests has been murdered, Mrs Wendell.
14:35No, Mr Bishop.
14:38Max!
14:41Sergeant Oldham?
14:43Yes, Father.
14:44There's a champagne bottle in this bin.
14:47And?
14:48It's unopened.
14:49It's bloodstained.
14:50And it comes from the Palace Hotel.
14:55Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your cooperation thus far.
15:00We believe the murder took place between 8 o'clock, when Mr Bishop was dining here,
15:05and midnight, when the tide was high.
15:07I need to know all of your movements after 8.
15:12Well, I was serving dinner to these good people here,
15:15and then at about 9 o'clock, I locked up and went briefly outside to inspect the grounds.
15:21Can anyone corroborate your version of events?
15:23Yes, I can.
15:25I was with him the whole time.
15:27Every single second?
15:29Mostly.
15:30We worked together.
15:32We went outside together.
15:34Then we went to bed just after 10.
15:37Mrs Parkinson!
15:38What?
15:39Yes?
15:41Where did you go after you stormed out of the restaurant?
15:44Stormed?
15:45I went upstairs to make a list of all the jobs that needed doing before today's inspection.
15:52So now, can we please get a move on, aren't you, Pat?
15:56Well, it doesn't look good if you lose your temper.
16:00Oh.
16:00All right.
16:01Patricia Parkinson.
16:02I'm arresting you for the murder of Max Bishop.
16:05On what grounds?
16:06There were two sets of fingerprints on the murder weapon.
16:08A bottle of champagne, Mr Bishop himself, and Mrs Parkinson's.
16:13Well, yes, it was my champagne, but it came from my cellar.
16:18We are not obliged to say anything, but anything you say may be given in evidence.
16:21This way, please.
16:23This is ridiculous.
16:24I don't think they'd be happy with the relative barging into the station.
16:27Although they might allow a visit from a priest.
16:34Tell me about Mr Bishop.
16:36Well, 30 years ago, I sacked him.
16:39He worked at the hotel as a bellboy, and I found he was stealing from the guest's room.
16:46You know, in the hotel industry, that's a mortal sin.
16:52So, a man who bears a grudge on you walks in when the hotel is in trouble.
17:00Things aren't going very well, are they?
17:04Er, no.
17:05Er, no, we are.
17:08We are at rock bottom.
17:12I've taken out loan after loan.
17:14And if things don't improve, then the bank will take the hotel.
17:19And that's why you invited Anderson's Guide to inspect?
17:23Er, well, yes.
17:24One last roll of the dice.
17:28Was anyone else upset at Mr Bishop's reappearance?
17:34Well, I didn't think Raymond was too delighted.
17:38Of course, back in the day, they were great friends.
17:41Cynthia Raymond and Max.
17:43I did...
17:44I did used to think that Max got in the way a bit.
17:49Were Mr and Mrs Wendell married at that point?
17:52No, it was only after Max left that Raymond popped the question.
17:57In fact, I wonder if Max didn't come back not to humiliate me,
18:05but to seduce Cynthia.
18:08Why do you say that?
18:09Well, yesterday, when I was preparing the buoy baths,
18:14I could hear Max and Raymond arguing.
18:23Oh, Father, you've been a while. How is she?
18:26Your aunt is bearing up.
18:28Of course she is. She's as strong as an ox.
18:31She's very keen that we make this evening a success.
18:34I think it's more important we solve the murder.
18:37Well, perhaps by doing one, it will help us do the other.
18:49Right, Mrs Parkinson's left her to do this.
18:51Would you like me to type it up?
18:52No, Raymond. We actually have to do something.
18:54What time is Mavis getting here?
18:56Mavis left a note. She's resigned.
18:57Oh, no.
18:59Right, I've managed to sort those wonky tables out
19:01and we've swept all the floors.
19:02Is there anything else we can do to help?
19:04No, we're beyond help.
19:06The best thing now would be to board up all the doors
19:10and hang a condemned sign outside.
19:12Hello. How are we getting on?
19:14We're about to give up completely.
19:16What?
19:16Cancelling this evening and telling Andersons we're not ready.
19:20You do realise my aunt has given 50 years of her life to this place?
19:23Yes, but she's not here.
19:25And it was always her hand on the tiller
19:27that steered us through the rocks.
19:30Mrs Parkinson's been your employer for 30 years.
19:33I'm sure she hoped that if she had to step back,
19:37you would step forward.
19:39We also have a financial difficulty.
19:41She's left a long ingredients list and no actual money.
19:44Fine. I'll go down to the market.
19:48I'll come with you.
19:49And I can service some rooms.
19:51I have worked in hotels before.
19:53I can do some cooking.
19:54Can I be your sous-chef?
19:56Of course.
19:57I shall polish the silver.
19:58I will assist.
20:02Am I right in saying you have worked here since the 1920s?
20:06Mm-hm.
20:07You and Cynthia and Max.
20:11Sorry.
20:12Allow me.
20:16So what did you think when Max Bishop turned up again?
20:21Mrs Parkinson seems to think he once had designs on your wife.
20:27No, of course not.
20:29No?
20:30No.
20:31We were pals.
20:33Back then, the three of us, we were the...
20:35Well, they were the happiest times of my life.
20:37Yes, Max was sacked for stealing, but not for stealing...
20:40Not for stealing my girlfriend.
20:44You were overheard yesterday having an argument with Mr Bishop.
20:48Hmm.
20:49You said, and I quote,
20:51Leave her alone, please.
20:53Just leave her alone.
20:54Yes, I did, but I was not talking about Cynthia.
20:58No?
21:01When Max arrived, he said some rather nasty things about Mrs Parkinson,
21:05so I let him settle into his room,
21:07and when he came downstairs, I told him to stop.
21:09Leave her alone.
21:11What did he say to that?
21:12He told me to face the facts.
21:14The Palace Hotel is doomed, and he's the only one who could save it.
21:19What do you think he meant?
21:22I don't know.
21:23I told him I didn't want to hear it,
21:24and if you'll excuse me, I need to go and find some fish forks.
21:30Thank you, Miss Palmer.
21:32Most helpful.
21:33Whoa.
21:35Who could afford a room like this?
21:37That is what we are here to find out.
21:41Mr Bishop claimed he came here to save the palace,
21:46and I'm keen to find out how.
21:50What's this?
21:58Oh.
22:00Plans for the hotel.
22:02Divided into eight flats.
22:05So that's his game.
22:06He's a property developer.
22:08He's a property developer.
22:10Look.
22:14Meet me at Brandreth Bay, nine o'clock.
22:18That's the beach where they found him.
22:21Was he killed by the person to whom he sent this note?
22:26I should probably make the bed.
22:28The inspector will come in here.
22:30Good idea.
22:37What's this?
22:43Ah, yes.
22:44I know whose ear that belongs to.
22:51Right, here we are.
22:52Enough fish to start your own aquarium.
22:55Oh, Edgar, you saved the day.
22:57You always do.
22:58Right, well, can I suggest I'll read out the recipe
23:01and allocate jobs as I go?
23:03No, Raymond.
23:04No.
23:05Just no, Raymond.
23:09Would you like to help me with the windows?
23:12Yes.
23:13Yes, of course.
23:14Yes.
23:20You all right, Mrs Wendell?
23:21Yes.
23:22Just a little bit stressed.
23:24We've got this rather complicated bourbets to make,
23:28which means that we have fish to fill it,
23:3122 herbs and spices,
23:32and we haven't even started the stock yet.
23:34That does seem a Herculean effort.
23:36Yes, but if we want to get into the Anderson's Guide...
23:39You might try making things people like to eat.
23:44Oh.
23:45Oh, yes, you're right.
23:49We could change the menu.
23:52Oh, fish pie.
23:54Everyone loves fish pie.
23:56Mrs Wendell, may I have a word?
23:59Yes.
24:07I'm sorry, Father, but I'm really very busy.
24:10Yes, I can see.
24:13Must put an awful strain on your marriage.
24:16Marriage?
24:17What's that?
24:19They used to be married once.
24:21I mean, I do love Raymond.
24:24It's just we're married to the hotel.
24:27I noticed you have separate rooms.
24:30Well, yes.
24:33Separate lives, actually.
24:35Was it ever a happy marriage?
24:37We were happy.
24:40Before we were married.
24:42When it was just the three of us.
24:44It was me, Raymond, and Max.
24:48Ah, yes.
24:50Mr Bishop.
24:52Did you notice, yesterday,
24:55he was last into dinner
24:58because I believe he was in the kitchen
25:01over-salting the bouillabaisse?
25:05I think so.
25:09But you took responsibility for his sabotage.
25:12It seems strange.
25:14Unless you felt in some way responsible.
25:21I read the papers, you see.
25:24And I knew Max had done very well for himself.
25:27So I wrote and told him we were in trouble.
25:31And was there any chance of a loan?
25:35But it soon became clear
25:36he was not here to help.
25:38He'd just come to humiliate us.
25:41What did you do to stop him?
25:44Nothing.
25:45I just tried to avoid him.
25:50And yet...
25:52I found this.
25:54By his bed.
26:01All right.
26:05When Raymond went round to speak with him,
26:08I sneaked into his room
26:10to look round.
26:13I imagine you saw his plans
26:15to turn the hotel into flats.
26:18I did.
26:19And I was just staring at them, horrified.
26:23And Max came in and grabbed me.
26:26So that must be when I lost the earring.
26:28I see.
26:30He said this place destroyed him
26:33and now he's going to destroy it.
26:36Do you know he used to steal from people's rooms?
26:40Only small amounts.
26:42So no one knew.
26:43But Mrs Parkinson found out and she called the police.
26:48I don't suppose you remember the name of the arresting officer.
26:56Well, what can I say?
26:57He was a wrongman.
26:59But I made sure he suffered the full force of the law.
27:03Except I've spoken to Scotland Yard.
27:07Max Bishop has no criminal record whatsoever.
27:11So, you let him go
27:14but told everyone you'd charged him.
27:17It was a long time ago.
27:18I don't exactly recall.
27:20Mr Bishop remembered you vividly.
27:24He asked after your wife and children.
27:27I imagine 30 years ago
27:29you had a young family
27:33and not much money.
27:39Perhaps we should talk to his senior officer, Father.
27:42All right.
27:43He did offer me a certain sum.
27:46But believe me
27:48it was hard getting by in five pound a week.
27:50You took a bribe from a criminal suspect.
27:54Max said he'd leave town
27:55and never darken our doors again.
27:57I really don't see what the harm was.
27:59Sergeant Oldham
28:02many people would say
28:03that punishment can be a valuable life lesson.
28:06A lesson you failed to teach Max Bishop.
28:11Now
28:14I think you've had more than enough time
28:16to question my aunt.
28:19Well
28:21that was the worst holiday I've ever had.
28:25Auntie Pat
28:26we need to have a talk.
28:27No, I need to get back to the hotel.
28:29Raymond and Cynthia
28:30they can't make a decision without me.
28:32I'll leave you two to talk.
28:38Why didn't you tell me
28:39that the hotel was in difficulty?
28:41It isn't.
28:42The palace is a luxury ocean liner.
28:46It just so happens
28:47that it's floating
28:48in a sea of mediocrity.
28:50Yes
28:50and its suppliers have told me
28:51they think it could be about to sink.
28:54Yes
28:55well
28:55things are
28:56a bit grim
28:57but
28:57I believe
28:58that we're just about
29:00to turn a corner
29:01and I realise
29:02that I have been saying that
29:04for several years.
29:05Yes
29:05yes
29:06and you've been working yourself
29:0718 hours a day
29:08now
29:08do you think that can be good for you?
29:10If I didn't work
29:12I wouldn't know what to do.
29:14Know how hard it is
29:16to abandon
29:17a place
29:18that you've loved
29:18and cherished
29:19for your whole life
29:20for 50 years
29:21and besides
29:22it means a lot to you.
29:25What do you mean?
29:26You know what I mean.
29:28Whenever your parents
29:30used to have a bit of
29:32difficulties
29:33then they got me
29:34to look after you
29:36at the palace.
29:37it was
29:38it was home
29:38away from home.
29:40Aunty Pat
29:40it's not the palace
29:41I care about
29:43it's just a pile
29:44of bricks and mortar
29:45and some
29:46very comfortable bedding.
29:49The woman who runs it
29:52I love her
29:54I rather worry
29:55that she's not looking
29:56after herself properly.
30:00Well
30:02she's
30:03rather fond of you
30:05Edgar
30:07I have
30:08no choice
30:09I just
30:10have to keep going
30:11so will you kindly
30:12take me back
30:13to the luxury liner
30:14before
30:15the management
30:16manage to sink it?
30:25There you go
30:26what do you think?
30:27Oh
30:27it's magnificent
30:30have you thought
30:31about a career
30:32in interior design?
30:34Not really
30:35thank you though
30:35if I spend
30:36one more moment
30:37in that kitchen
30:38I think I'm
30:39going to melt
30:39Agreed
30:40Oh
30:41oh
30:43this is extraordinary
30:47oh
30:48it feels like
30:49we've gone back
30:50in time
30:52to the glory days
30:54oh
30:55managed to get rid
30:56of all the mould
30:57and the mess
30:59and our most annoying
31:00guest has kicked
31:01the bucket
31:01but don't mention
31:03any of that
31:04to the man
31:04from Andersons
31:08hello
31:10and you are
31:11Timothy Moon
31:13the man from Andersons
31:15Mr Moon
31:16Mr Moon
31:18please
31:18please forgive my wife's
31:21peculiar sense of humour
31:24well I can forgive most things
31:26but what I do not appreciate
31:27is being made to wait
31:29at the station
31:30where was Mrs Parkinson
31:31who's been badgering me
31:32for the past six months
31:33Mrs Parkinson
31:34Mrs Parkinson
31:35not well
31:36very
31:36very not well
31:37her glands have swollen up
31:39like
31:39watermelons
31:40yes
31:41yes
31:41it's quite enough
31:41about my glands
31:43hello
31:44I'm Patricia Parkinson
31:45Timothy Moon
31:46Mr Moon
31:47you would not believe
31:48the day that I've had
31:50are you ready
31:51for the grand tour
31:52I must get my clipboard
31:55well
31:56you have certainly
31:57made some
31:58unexpected choices
32:00yes
32:01it's better than I expected
32:02thank you
32:05it is splendid
32:23oh
32:25well
32:26we must leave some
32:27to the inspector
32:27but
32:32Raymond
32:36Raymond
32:39Raymond
32:39what is it
32:40dear
32:41why haven't you
32:42hung up that picture
32:43because I'm in the middle
32:43of trying to
32:45all right
32:46I'll do it
32:50bringing us back
32:51to the dining room
32:52which tonight
32:53is the gateway
32:54for the roaring
32:55twenties
32:59would sir
33:00care for a canapé
33:01if I must
33:06champagne
33:08well
33:09I wouldn't like
33:11to impair
33:11my critical faculties
33:13but
33:13just to be polite
33:15here you come
33:20yes
33:20this is not
33:21the lumpfish
33:22roe
33:23this is actual
33:23caviar
33:24indeed
33:25most palatable
33:26I must say
33:27it does go down
33:28nicely
33:29oh please
33:30do have another one
33:38ladies and gentlemen
33:39welcome
33:40one and all
33:42to the palace
33:48this hotel
33:49has been standing
33:50here
33:50for 70 years
33:52buffeted
33:53of course
33:54by waves
33:55and wind
33:55but able
33:57to survive
33:58the ravages
34:00of time
34:00Mr. Wendell
34:03people ask
34:04would you spare
34:04five minutes
34:05anyone would build
34:06a hotel
34:07right by the sea
34:09but of course
34:10people like us
34:11like to live
34:12on the edge
34:13where the land
34:14is at sea
34:15I was intrigued
34:15by the photograph
34:15of you both
34:16outside the hotel
34:18in 1953
34:22your hair
34:23was much
34:24greyer then
34:27would I be right
34:28in thinking
34:29that you use
34:30hair dye
34:34that is a very
34:35personal question
34:36father
34:37well
34:38yes
34:39but when they
34:41found Mr. Bishop's
34:42body
34:44there was a dark
34:45stain on his
34:45temple
34:48could that
34:49stain
34:49have been
34:51from hair dye
34:52from the person
34:53who buried him
34:59he sent you
35:00a note
35:01didn't he
35:01meet me
35:02at Randreth Bay
35:03at nine o'clock
35:05why would you go
35:07what do you think
35:08you're doing
35:09we don't need you
35:11to save the hotel
35:12we're perfectly
35:12happy as we are
35:13Raymond
35:15I'm sorry
35:16if I've upset
35:17everyone
35:20I was angry
35:21at the way
35:21Mrs. Parkinson
35:22treated me
35:23were you perhaps
35:24hoping to turn
35:25back the clock
35:27what do you mean
35:28by that
35:28at first
35:29I thought
35:30Mr. Bishop
35:31was having an affair
35:33with your wife
35:35but no
35:36I suspect
35:38not with her
35:41I don't know
35:42I don't know
35:42what you're
35:42implying
35:44your wife
35:45confirmed
35:46that you have
35:47separate bedrooms
35:49separate lives
35:53and the champagne
35:55would suggest
35:56some sort of
35:57celebration
35:59do you remember
36:00our midnight
36:01picnics
36:01on the beach
36:04yes
36:06lying in the
36:07sand
36:10how could I
36:11forget
36:14you will
36:14help me
36:16won't you
36:17Raymond
36:18of course
36:19I knew you
36:20wouldn't let me
36:21down
36:21you never did
36:23Max
36:25I would do
36:26anything for you
36:31do you really
36:32think
36:33I would give
36:34a second look
36:35at a worn out
36:36old worm
36:37like you
36:39you're going to
36:40help me destroy
36:40this place
36:41or I will tell
36:42the whole world
36:43what you really
36:44are
36:45including
36:46your sad
36:47neglected
36:48lonely
36:49little wife
36:53Mr. Bishop
36:55sought to use
36:56his power
36:57over you
37:00but things
37:01spiraled out
37:01of control
37:02didn't they
37:11now you had
37:12a new problem
37:14his body
37:19luckily some
37:20children have been
37:21digging a hole
37:21in the sand
37:23which was
37:24almost the
37:24right size
37:35I did not
37:36mean to kill
37:37him
37:39I would be
37:40the last person
37:40to condemn
37:41anyone for
37:41falling in love
37:42but in order
37:43to spare
37:44people's feelings
37:46you have been
37:47living your life
37:48in the shadows
37:50living a lie
37:52which has not
37:53brought happiness
37:54to you
37:55or your wife
38:00what am I meant
38:01to do then
38:01how do I get
38:03out of this
38:04mess
38:07there is one
38:08course of action
38:09which will in time
38:10bring you peace
38:13you must confess
38:16ask for God's
38:17forgiveness
38:18and take the
38:20consequences
38:20of your actions
38:32Mr. Moon
38:33you really
38:34must try
38:35our famous
38:36bouillabaisse
38:37is it really
38:37necessary
38:38well it's
38:39it's seasoned
38:40with 22
38:41different herbs
38:42and spices
38:43is it indeed
38:44Cynthia
38:44the bouillabaisse
38:46actually Mrs. Parkinson
38:48we decided
38:50not to make
38:50bouillabaisse
38:51what
38:52we thought
38:53rather than
38:53follow a
38:54hundred year old
38:55recipe
38:55that we would
38:56go to the market
38:57and see what
38:58was in season
38:58and what little
38:59delicacies did you
39:00find there
39:01oh
39:03scallops
39:03so fresh
39:04they fell out
39:05of their shells
39:07silver mackerel
39:08pink lobster
39:10so we made
39:11a fish pie
39:14here you go
39:16bon appetit
39:17well
39:17it does sound
39:18intriguing
39:20but the proof
39:21of the pudding
39:50Mrs. Parkinson
39:52from your description
39:53I expected this
39:55to be a dusty
39:56fusty
39:56old fashioned
39:57establishment
39:59but you've done
40:00wonders with this
40:01place
40:03decor that lets
40:04the light in
40:05and the finest
40:05fish pie
40:06I've ever tasted
40:07it oh well yes
40:08it's not one of my
40:10usual
40:10rest
40:11this place
40:11is the future
40:12of british
40:13hospitality
40:15welcome to
40:16anderson's hotel
40:17guide
40:17oh wonderful
40:19wonderful
40:21congratulations
40:22we've got into the
40:23guide
40:24everything we've
40:25worked for all
40:26these years
40:27that's wonderful
40:27darling but
40:28it's all down to
40:30you it's always
40:31been you and
40:31I'm sorry I've
40:33been a bad
40:33husband
40:34what do you mean
40:37sergeant
40:37oldham
40:38may
40:40yes Mr. Wendell
40:46there's something
40:47I need to confess
40:53right then
40:55ready for the
40:55off
40:58I think so
41:00have you enjoyed
41:01your trip to the
41:02seaside
41:03spent most of it
41:04with a feather
41:04duster in my hand
41:05but I do love
41:07this place
41:07thank you for
41:09everything
41:09you must come
41:11and visit us
41:12in Kembleford
41:13I mean
41:14I know you're
41:15busy with the
41:16hotel
41:16ah yes
41:18well that's
41:19rather likely
41:19to change
41:20oh yes
41:21yes
41:22well Mr. Moon
41:24has written us
41:25such a glowing
41:26review that I'm
41:27quite confident
41:27that the palace
41:29will survive
41:30of course it will
41:32so therefore
41:33I've decided
41:33to step
41:35down
41:35and give
41:37the baton
41:38to Cynthia
41:39who I think
41:40you'll agree
41:40was more than
41:41capable
41:42well she learned
41:43from the best
41:45right
41:46ready to depart
41:47Mrs. Sullivan
41:49oh
41:49can't we just have
41:50one last trip
41:51to the beach
41:59that's good
42:00look at that duck
42:04over there
42:07yes
42:08yes
42:09no
42:09yes
42:09no
42:10hahaha
42:10ha ha ha
42:13ha haa
42:15ha ha ha
42:15ha ha ha
42:17ha ha
42:18ha ha ha ha
42:18ha ha ha ha
42:28Do you know, I just have to say that when I first suggested this trip,
42:34it was meant to be just Isabelle and I.
42:37A mini honeymoon, getting away from it all.
42:40I know. I always seem to put my foot in it, but...
42:43But, but, I do know that when I married Isabelle,
42:48I not only married her talents, her passions,
42:53but also her friends.
42:55Aww.
42:56And that makes me the luckiest man in the world.
43:02Oh!
43:09And, Aunty Pad, I promise we will be back, just the two of us,
43:13but for now...
43:15Yes?
43:16Could you take a photograph of us all?
43:18Yes.
43:20And I know just the place.
43:26Everybody, say cheese!
43:31Cheese!
43:32Cheese!
43:32Cheese!
43:33Cheese!
43:36Cheese!
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