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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?
01:32You too.
04:55Thank 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, we 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 the sea view.
05:32Oh, yes, 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,
05:43but there's so much work to do, so many jobs, window cleaning, gardening.
05:48I could help with that.
05:50And I'm a dab hand with a chamois leather.
05:52Oh, well, come along, yes.
05:56Oh, Raymond, what 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. Parfrey.
06:14And for you.
06:20She's such a character, Aunty Pat.
06:22Yeah, no-one would argue with that.
06:25Although, did she seem a bit peaky?
06:27Peaky? What do you mean?
06:29I wish she was leaning on reception.
06:31Just a bit fragile.
06:33Well, 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 gala,
07:06and 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.
07:20Cynthia.
07:22How are you?
07:23We're fine.
07:25We're good, actually.
07:27Mrs. 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?
07:38Sorry, 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.
08:14Ooh.
08:15Edgar.
08:17Don'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.
08:27Yes, I'm always all right.
08:29It's the rest of the world that's all wrong.
08:32I 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.
08:46Straight 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.
08:57That 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.
09:09Ooh.
09:10Good news for you, Mr. Effelop.
09:12Er, thank you, Miss Palmer.
09:14Father Brown.
09:15Champagne.
09:17Well, that is a very easy question to answer.
09:21Yes, please.
09:23Ooh.
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, please, er, make yourself comfortable.
09:38Over there.
09:46Would you like me to serve?
09:47Yes.
09:48Of course.
09:50No, no, no, dear.
09:52Silver service.
09:54And 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 brulee bays.
10:18Bon appétit.
10:19Please do start. I 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?
10:44But I... I can't think why it would be.
10:47I was terribly careful with the seasoning.
10:51I mean...
10:54None for me. Thank you.
11:00This is all you're doing, isn't it?
11:02That's a very serious accusation.
11:05Would you care to repeat it?
11:07Well, actually, I...
11:09I might have put too much salt in.
11:12Ah, yes. Too 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?
11:30He's been seen wandering around town.
11:33Yes.
11:34I know.
11:36Just remember.
11:38I got rid of you once before.
11:41And I can get rid of you again.
11:47Mrs. Parkins!
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.
12:16Aunty 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.
12:28Good night.
12:44I do hope Aunty 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?
12:59It's a bucket.
13:01Ah, underneath it.
13:18Ah, underneath it.
13:32Thank 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.
13:47What about that dark stain on his forehead?
13:50Any idea what that is?
13:52Inspector, I'm sure you do a marvellous job
13:55in your leafy little village,
13:56but you leave things to us, eh, and enjoy your holiday.
14:10Any idea who killed him?
14:13Technically, that would be the sea,
14:16which also did a very good job
14:17of 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?
14:42Yes, Father.
14:44There's a champagne bottle in this bin.
14:46And?
14:47It's unopened.
14:49It's bloodstained.
14:50And it comes from the Palace Hotel.
14:55Ladies and gentlemen,
14:57thank you for your cooperation thus far.
15:00We believe the murder took place between 8 o'clock,
15:03when 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,
15:18I 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.
15:33Then we went to bed just after 10.
15:37Mrs Parkinson!
15:38What?
15:39Yes?
15:41Where did you go
15:42after you stormed out of the restaurant?
15:44Stormed?
15:45I went upstairs
15:47to make a list
15:48of all the jobs that needed doing
15:50before today's inspection.
15:52So now, can we please get a move on?
15:55Aren't you, Pat?
15:56Well, it doesn't look good if you lose your temper.
16:00Oh.
16:01But, Mr 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,
16:10Mr Bishop himself,
16:11and Mrs Parkinson's.
16:13Well, yes, it was my champagne,
16:15but it came from my cellar.
16:18We are not obliged to say anything,
16:19but 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
16:25with a 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,
16:42and I found he was stealing from the guest's room.
16:46You know, in the hotel industry.
16:49That's a mortal sin.
16:51So, a man who bears a grudge on you
16:54walks in
16:56when the hotel is in trouble.
17:00Things aren't going very well, are they?
17:04No.
17:06No, we are.
17:08We are at rock bottom.
17:12Well, I've taken out loan after loan,
17:14and if things don't improve,
17:17then the bank will take the hotel.
17:19And that's why you invited
17:21Anderson's Guide to inspect.
17:23Er, well, yes.
17:24One last roll of the dice.
17:27Was anyone else upset
17:30at Mr Bishop's reappearance?
17:34Well, I didn't think Raymond was too delighted.
17:38Of course, back in the day,
17:39they were great friends.
17:41Cynthia Raymond and Max.
17:43I did, I did used to think
17:45that Max got in the way a bit.
17:49Were Mr and Mrs Wendell married at that point?
17:52No.
17:53It was only after Max left
17:55that Raymond popped the question.
17:57In fact,
17:59I wonder
18:00if Max didn't come back
18:02not to humiliate me,
18:05but to seduce Cynthia.
18:08Why do you say that?
18:09Well, yesterday,
18:11when I was preparing
18:12the Bowie Bess,
18:14I could hear Max and Raymond
18:16arguing.
18:23Oh, Father.
18:24You've been a while.
18:25How is she?
18:26Your aunt is bearing up.
18:28Of course she is.
18:29She's as strong as an ox.
18:30She's very keen
18:32that we make this evening
18:33a success.
18:34I think it's more important
18:36we solve the murder.
18:37Well, perhaps by doing one,
18:39it will help us do the other.
18:49Right, Mrs Parkinson's
18:50left her to do this.
18:51Would you like me to type it up?
18:52No, Raymond.
18:53We actually have to do something.
18:54What time is Mavis getting here?
18:56Mavis left a note.
18:57She's resigned.
18:57Oh, no.
18:59Right, I've managed to sort
19:00those wonky tables out
19:01and we swept all the floors.
19:02Is there anything else
19:03we can do to help?
19:04No.
19:04No, we're beyond help.
19:07The best thing now
19:08would be to board up
19:09all the doors
19:10and hang a condemned sign outside.
19:12Hello.
19:13How are we getting on?
19:14We're about to give up completely.
19:16What?
19:16Cancelling this evening
19:18and telling Andersons
19:19we're not ready.
19:20You do realise my aunt
19:21has given 50 years of her life
19:22to this place?
19:23Yes, but she's not here.
19:25And it was always her hand
19:27on the tiller
19:27that steered us
19:28through the rocks.
19:30Mrs Parkinson's been
19:31your employer for 30 years.
19:33I'm sure she hoped
19:35that if she had to step back
19:36you would step forward.
19:39We also have
19:40a financial difficulty.
19:41She's left a long
19:42ingredients list
19:43and no actual money.
19:45Fine.
19:45I'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
20:03you have worked here
20:04since the 1920s?
20:06Mm-hmm.
20:07You and Cynthia
20:08and Max.
20:11Sorry.
20:12Allow me.
20:16So what did you think
20:18when Max Bishop
20:19turned up again?
20:20Mrs Parkinson seems to think
20:22he once had designs
20:23on your wife.
20:27No, of course not.
20:29No?
20:30No.
20:31We were pals.
20:33Back then, the three of us,
20:34we were the,
20:35well, they were the happiest
20:36times of my life.
20:37Yes, Max was sacked
20:38for stealing,
20:39but not for stealing,
20:40not for stealing my girlfriend.
20:44You were overheard yesterday
20:45having an argument
20:47with Mr Bishop.
20:48Hmm.
20:49You said,
20:50and I quote,
20:51leave her alone,
20:52please,
20:53just leave her alone.
20:54Yes, I did,
20:56but I was not talking
20:57about Cynthia.
20:58No?
21:01When Max arrived,
21:02he said some rather nasty
21:03things about Mrs Parkinson's,
21:05so I let him settle
21:06into his room,
21:07and when he came downstairs,
21:08I 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,
21:16and he's the only one
21:17who 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,
21:26I need to go and find
21:26some fish forks.
21:30Thank you, Miss Palmer.
21:31Most helpful.
21:33Whoa.
21:35Who could afford
21:36a room like this?
21:37That is what we are here
21:39to find out.
21:41Mr Bishop claimed
21:43he came here
21:44to save the palace.
21:46and I'm keen
21:47to 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.
22:10Look.
22:14Meet me at Brandreth Bay.
22:16Nine o'clock.
22:18That's the beach
22:19where they found him.
22:22Was he killed
22:23by the person
22:24to whom he said
22:25this note?
22:26I should probably
22:27make the bed.
22:28The inspector
22:29will come in here.
22:30Good idea.
22:37What's this?
22:43Ah, yes.
22:44I know whose ear
22:45that belongs to.
22:51Right, here we are.
22:52Enough fish
22:53to start your own aquarium.
22:55Oh, Edgar,
22:55you save the day.
22:57You always do.
22:58Right, well,
22:59can I suggest
23:00I'll read out the recipe
23:01and allocate jobs
23:02as I go.
23:03No, Raymond.
23:04No.
23:05Just no, Raymond.
23:09Would you like
23:10to help me
23:10with the windows?
23:12Yes.
23:13Yes, of course.
23:14Yes.
23:20You all right,
23:21Mrs. Wendell?
23:21Yes.
23:22Just a little bit
23:24stressed.
23:24We've got this
23:25rather complicated
23:27bourbets to make
23:28which means
23:28that we have
23:29fish to fill it
23:30and 22 herbs
23:32and spices
23:32and we haven't
23:32even started
23:33the stock yet.
23:34That does seem
23:35a Herculean effort.
23:36Yes, but if we want
23:37to get into
23:38the Anderson's Guide...
23:39you might try
23:40making things
23:41people like to eat.
23:43Oh.
23:45Oh, yes,
23:47you're right.
23:49We could change
23:50the menu.
23:52Oh, fish pie.
23:54Everyone loves
23:55fish pie.
23:56Mrs. Wendell,
23:57may I have a word?
23:59Yes.
24:07I'm sorry,
24:08Father,
24:08but I'm really
24:09very busy.
24:10Yes, I can see.
24:13Must put an awful
24:14strain on your marriage.
24:16Marriage?
24:17What's that?
24:19They used to be
24:19married once.
24:21I mean,
24:22I do love Raymond.
24:24It's just
24:25we're married
24:25to the hotel.
24:26I noticed
24:27you have
24:28separate rooms.
24:30Well,
24:31yes.
24:33Separate lives,
24:34actually.
24:35Was it ever
24:36a happy marriage?
24:37We were happy
24:40before we were
24:41married,
24:42when it was just
24:43the three of us.
24:45Me,
24:45Raymond,
24:46and
24:46Max.
24:48Ah, yes.
24:50Mr. Bishop.
24:52Did you notice
24:54yesterday
24:55he was last
24:57into dinner
24:58because I believe
25:00he was in the
25:01kitchen
25:01over-salting
25:03the buia bays?
25:05I think so.
25:08But you took
25:10responsibility
25:11for his sabotage,
25:12which seems strange,
25:14unless you felt
25:16in some way
25:16responsible.
25:21I read the papers,
25:22you see.
25:24And I knew
25:25Max had done
25:26very well
25:26for himself,
25:27so I wrote
25:29and told him
25:30we were in trouble
25:31and was there
25:32any chance
25:33of alone?
25:35But it soon
25:36became clear
25:36he was not
25:37here to help.
25:38He'd just come
25:39to humiliate us.
25:41What did you do
25:42to stop him?
25:44Nothing.
25:45I just tried
25:46to avoid him.
25:49And yet,
25:52I've done this
25:53by his bed.
26:01All right.
26:05when Raymond
26:06went round
26:06to speak
26:07with him,
26:08I sneaked
26:09into his room
26:10to look round.
26:13I imagine
26:14you saw
26:14his plans
26:15to turn
26:16the hotel
26:17into flats.
26:18I did.
26:19And I was just
26:20staring at them,
26:21horrified.
26:23And Max
26:24came in
26:24and grabbed me.
26:26So that must be
26:26when I lost
26:27the earring.
26:28I see.
26:30He said
26:30this place
26:32had destroyed him
26:33and now he's
26:34going to destroy
26:34it.
26:36Do you know
26:37he used to steal
26:38from people's rooms?
26:40Only small amounts,
26:42so no one knew.
26:43But Mrs Parkinson
26:44found out
26:45and she called
26:45the police.
26:48I don't suppose
26:49you remember
26:50the name
26:50of the arresting
26:51officer?
26:56What can I say?
26:57He was a wrongman,
26:59but I made sure
26:59he suffered
27:00the full force
27:01of the law.
27:03Except
27:04I've spoken
27:05to Scotland Yard.
27:07Max Bishop
27:07has no criminal
27:08record whatsoever.
27:10So
27:12you
27:12let him go
27:14but told
27:15everyone
27:15you'd charged him.
27:17It was a long
27:17time ago.
27:18I don't
27:19exactly recall.
27:20Mr Bishop
27:21remembered you
27:22vividly.
27:24He asked
27:25after your wife
27:25and children.
27:27I imagine
27:2830 years ago
27:30you had a young
27:31family
27:33and not much
27:34money.
27:39Perhaps
27:39we should talk
27:40to his senior
27:40officer,
27:41father.
27:42All right.
27:43He did offer
27:44me a certain
27:44sum.
27:46But believe
27:47me,
27:48it was hard
27:49getting by
27:49in five pound
27:50a week.
27:50you took
27:51a bribe
27:51from a
27:52criminal
27:52suspect.
27:54Max said
27:54he'd leave
27:55town
27:55and never
27:56darken
27:56our doors
27:56again.
27:57I really
27:57don't see
27:58what the
27:58harm was.
27:59Sergeant
28:00Oldham,
28:01many people
28:02would say
28:03that punishment
28:03can be a
28:04valuable life
28:05lesson.
28:06A lesson
28:07you failed
28:08to teach
28:09Max Bishop.
28:11Now,
28:14I think
28:15you've had
28:15more than
28:15enough time
28:16to question
28:17my aunt.
28:19Well,
28:21that was
28:22the worst
28:22holiday
28:23I've ever
28:23had.
28:25Auntie Pat,
28:26we need to
28:26have a talk.
28:27No,
28:27I need to
28:28get back
28:28to the hotel.
28:29Raymond
28:29and Cynthia,
28:30they can't
28:31make a decision
28:31without me.
28:32I'll leave
28:33you two
28:33to talk.
28:38Why didn't
28:38you tell me
28:39that the
28:39hotel was
28:40in difficulty?
28:41It isn't.
28:42The palace
28:43is a luxury
28:44ocean liner.
28:46It just so
28:46happens that
28:47it's floating
28:48in a sea
28:48of mediocrity.
28:50Yes,
28:50and its
28:50suppliers have
28:51told me
28:51they think
28:52it could be
28:52about to
28:53sink.
28:54Yes,
28:55well,
28:55things are
28:56a bit
28:57grim,
28:57but I
28:58believe that
28:59we're just
28:59about to
29:00turn a
29:00corner.
29:01And I
29:01realise
29:02that I
29:03have been
29:03saying that
29:04for several
29:04years.
29:05Yes,
29:06and you've
29:06been working
29:07yourself
29:0718 hours
29:08a day.
29:08Now,
29:09do you
29:09think that
29:09can be
29:09good for
29:10you?
29:10If I
29:11didn't
29:11work,
29:12I wouldn't
29:13know what
29:13to do.
29:14Know how
29:15hard it
29:15is to
29:16abandon
29:17a place
29:18that you've
29:18loved and
29:19cherished
29:19for your
29:19whole life
29:20for 50
29:20years.
29:22Besides,
29:22it means
29:23a lot
29:23to you.
29:25What do
29:25you mean?
29:26You know
29:26what I
29:26mean.
29:28Whenever
29:29your parents
29:30used to
29:31have a
29:31bit of
29:32difficulties,
29:33then they
29:33got me
29:34to look
29:34after you
29:36at the
29:36palace.
29:37It was
29:38home away
29:39from home.
29:40Auntie Pat,
29:41it's not the
29:41palace I care
29:42about.
29:43It's just a
29:44pile of bricks
29:45and mortar
29:45and some
29:46very comfortable
29:47bedding.
29:49The woman
29:50who runs it,
29:52I love her.
29:54I'd rather worry
29:55that she's not
29:56looking after
29:56herself properly.
30:03she's rather
30:04fond of you.
30:05Edgar,
30:08I have no
30:08choice.
30:09I just have
30:10to keep going.
30:11So will you
30:12kindly take me
30:13back to the
30:13luxury liner
30:14before the
30:15management
30:16manage to
30:17sink it?
30:25there you
30:25go.
30:26What do
30:26you think?
30:27Oh,
30:28it's
30:28magnificent.
30:30Oh,
30:31have you
30:31thought about
30:31a career
30:32in interior
30:33design?
30:34Oh,
30:34not really.
30:35Thank you,
30:35though.
30:36If I spend
30:36one more
30:37moment in
30:38that kitchen,
30:39I think I'm
30:39going to melt.
30:40Agreed.
30:40Oh,
30:43this is
30:45extraordinary.
30:47Oh,
30:48it feels
30:49like we've
30:50gone back
30:50in time
30:52to the
30:52glory days.
30:54Oh,
30:55managed to
30:56get rid of
30:56all the
30:56mould
30:57and the
30:58mess.
30:59And our
30:59most annoying
31:00guest has
31:01kicked the
31:01bucket.
31:02But don't
31:03mention any
31:04of that to
31:04the man
31:04from Anderson's.
31:09Hello.
31:10And you
31:11are?
31:12Timothy
31:12Moon.
31:13The man
31:14from Anderson's.
31:15Mr. Moon.
31:17Mr. Moon,
31:18please.
31:20Please forgive
31:20my wife's
31:21peculiar sense
31:22of humour.
31:24Well,
31:24I can forgive
31:25most things,
31:26but what I do
31:27not appreciate
31:27is being made
31:28to wait
31:29at the station.
31:30Where was
31:30Mrs. Parkinson
31:31who's been
31:32badgering me
31:32for the past
31:33six months?
31:33Mrs. Parkinson?
31:34Mrs. Parkinson?
31:35Not well.
31:36Very,
31:36very not well.
31:37Her glands
31:38have swollen
31:38up like
31:39watermelons.
31:40Yes,
31:40there's quite
31:41enough about
31:42my glands.
31:43Hello,
31:44I'm Patricia
31:45Parkinson.
31:46Timothy Moon.
31:47Mr. Moon,
31:47you would not
31:48believe the
31:49day that I've
31:50had.
31:50Are you ready
31:51for the
31:51grand tour?
31:52I must get
31:53my clipboard.
31:55Well,
31:57you've certainly
31:57made some
31:58unexpected choices.
32:00Yes,
32:01it's better
32:01than I expected.
32:05it is splendid.
32:08It is splendid.
32:23One of them?
32:24Oh,
32:25well,
32:26we must leave
32:26some to the
32:27inspector,
32:28but...
32:28dear,
32:29ma'am.
32:36Raymond!
32:39Raymond!
32:40What is it,
32:40dear?
32:41Why haven't you
32:42hung up that
32:42picture?
32:43Because I'm in the
32:43middle of 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
32:55roaring 20s.
32:59Would sir
33:00care for a
33:01canapé?
33:02If I must.
33:07Champagne?
33:08Well,
33:10I wouldn't like
33:11to impair
33:11my critical
33:12faculties,
33:13but just
33:14to be polite.
33:19In come.
33:20Yes?
33:21This is not
33:21the lumpfish
33:22row,
33:23this is
33:23actual
33:23caviar.
33:24Indeed.
33:25Most palatable.
33:26I must say,
33:27it does go down
33:28nicely.
33:29Oh,
33:29please.
33:30Do have
33:31another one.
33:33Um,
33:38ladies and
33:39gentlemen,
33:40welcome,
33:40one and all,
33:42to the palace.
33:48This hotel
33:49has been
33:49standing here
33:50for 70 years,
33:53buffeted,
33:53of course,
33:54by waves
33:55and wind,
33:56but able
33:57to survive
33:58the ravages
33:59of time.
34:01Mr. Wendell,
34:03people ask
34:04anyone would
34:06build a 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
34:24grayer
34:25then.
34:27Would I be
34:28right in thinking
34:29that you use
34:30hair dye?
34:34That is a very
34:35personal question,
34:37Father.
34:38Well,
34:38yes,
34:40but 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 have
34:50been from
34:51hair dye
34:52from the person
34:53who buried him?
34:59He sent you
35:00a note,
35:01didn't he?
35:02Meet me at
35:03Brandreth Bay
35:03at nine o'clock.
35:05Why would you
35:06go?
35:07What do you
35:08think you're
35:08doing?
35:09We don't need
35:10you to save
35:11the 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
35:24perhaps hoping
35:25to turn back
35:26the clock?
35:27What do you
35:28mean by that?
35:29At first,
35:30I thought
35:30Mr. Bishop
35:31was having
35:32an affair
35:33with your
35:33wife.
35:35But no,
35:36I suspect
35:38not with
35:39her.
35:41I don't
35:42know what
35:42you're implying.
35:44Your wife
35:45confirmed
35:46that you
35:47have separate
35:48bedrooms,
35:49separate
35:50lives.
35:53and the
35:54champagne
35:55would suggest
35:56some sort
35:57of celebration.
35:59Do you
35:59remember our
36:00midnight picnics
36:01on the beach?
36:04Yes.
36:06Lying in the
36:07sandies.
36:10How could I
36:11forget?
36:14you will
36:14help me,
36:16won't you,
36:17Raymond?
36:18Of course.
36:20I knew
36:20you wouldn't
36:21let me down.
36:22You never
36:22did.
36:23Max,
36:25I would do
36:26anything for
36:27you.
36:31Do you
36:32really think
36:33I would
36:34give a second
36:35look at a
36:35worn-out
36:36old worm
36:37like you?
36:38And what?
36:39You're going
36:39to help me
36:40destroy this
36:41place or I
36:42will tell the
36:43whole world
36:43what you
36:44really are,
36:45including
36:46your sad,
36:48neglected,
36:49lonely little
36:50wife.
36:53Mr. Bishop
36:55sought to
36:56use his
36:57power over
36:58you.
37:00But things
37:01spiraled out
37:01of control,
37:03didn't they?
37:11now you
37:12had a new
37:12problem,
37:14his body.
37:19Luckily,
37:20some children
37:20have been
37:21digging the
37:21hole in the
37:22sand,
37:23which was
37:24almost the
37:24right size.
37:26Yes.
37:36I did not
37:36mean to
37:37kill him.
37:39I would
37:39be the
37:40last person
37:40to condemn
37:41anyone for
37:41falling in
37:42love.
37:43But in
37:43order to
37:44spare
37:44people's
37:44feelings,
37:46you have
37:47been living
37:47your life
37:48in the
37:48shadows,
37:50living a
37:50lie,
37:52which has
37:53not brought
37:53happiness to
37:54you or
37:56your wife.
37:57What?
38:00What am I
38:01meant to do
38:01then?
38:01how do I
38:03get out of
38:03this mess?
38:07There is
38:08one course
38:08of action
38:09which will
38:10in time
38:10bring you
38:11peace.
38:13You must
38:13confess,
38:16ask for
38:16God's
38:17forgiveness,
38:19and take
38:19the consequences
38:20of your
38:21actions.
38:32Mr. Moon,
38:33you really
38:34must try
38:35our famous
38:36bouillabaisse.
38:37Is it
38:37really necessary?
38:39Well,
38:39it's seasoned
38:40with 22
38:41different herbs
38:42and spices.
38:43Is it
38:44indeed?
38:44Cynthia,
38:45the bouillabaisse.
38:46Actually,
38:47Mrs. Parkinson,
38:49we decided
38:50not to make
38:50bouillabaisse.
38:52What?
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
38:59little delicacies
39:00did you find
39:01there?
39:01Oh,
39:03scallops so
39:04fresh they
39:04fell out of
39:05their shells.
39:07Silver
39:07mackerel,
39:08pink lobster.
39:10So we
39:11made a fish pie.
39:14Here you
39:15go.
39:16Bon appétit.
39:17Well,
39:18it does
39:18sound intriguing,
39:20but the
39:21proof of the
39:21pudding.
39:50Mrs. Parkinson,
39:52from your
39:53description,
39:54I expected
39:54this to be
39:55a dusty,
39:56fusty,
39:56old-fashioned
39:57establishment.
39:59But you've
40:00done wonders
40:01with this
40:01place.
40:03Décor that
40:04lets the
40:04light in
40:05and the
40:05finest fish
40:06pie I've
40:06ever tasted.
40:07Ah,
40:08well,
40:08yes,
40:09it's not
40:09one of my
40:10usual recipes.
40:11This place
40:11is the
40:12future of
40:13British
40:13hospitality.
40:15Welcome
40:15to Anderson's
40:16Hotel Guide.
40:18Oh,
40:18wonderful,
40:19wonderful.
40:20Ah,
40:21congratulations.
40:23We got
40:23into the
40:23guide.
40:24Everything
40:25we've worked
40:26for all
40:26these years.
40:26That's
40:27wonderful.
40:27darling,
40:28but it's
40:29all down
40:29to you.
40:30It's
40:30always
40:31been
40:31you,
40:31and I'm
40:32sorry I've
40:33been a bad
40:33husband.
40:34What do
40:35you mean?
40:37Sergeant
40:37Oldham,
40:38may...
40:40Yes,
40:41Mr.
40:41Wendell.
40:46There's
40:46something I
40:47need to
40:47confess.
40:53Right,
40:53then.
40:54Ready
40:55for the
40:55off.
40:58Ready for the
40:59Have you
41:00enjoyed your
41:01trip to
41:01the seaside?
41:03Spent
41:03most of it
41:04with a feather
41:04duster in
41:04my hand,
41:05but I do
41:06love this
41:07place.
41:08Thank you
41:08for everything.
41:10You must
41:11come and
41:11visit us
41:12in
41:12Kembleford.
41:13I mean,
41:14I know
41:15you're busy
41:15with the
41:16hotel.
41:17Ah,
41:17yes,
41:18well,
41:18that's
41:19rather likely
41:19to change.
41:20Oh,
41:21yes.
41:21Yes.
41:22Well,
41:23Mr.
41:24Moon has
41:24written us
41:25such a glowing
41:25review that
41:26I'm quite
41:27confident that
41:28the palace
41:29will survive.
41:30Of course
41:31it will.
41:32So,
41:32therefore,
41:33I've decided
41:33to step
41:35down and
41:36give the
41:37baton to
41:38Cynthia,
41:39who I think
41:40you'll agree
41:40was more
41:41than capable.
41:42Well,
41:43she learned
41:43from the
41:44best.
41:45Right,
41:47ready to
41:47depart,
41:47Mrs.
41:48Sullivan?
41:49Oh,
41:50can't we
41:50just have
41:50one last
41:51trip to
41:52the beach?
41:59That's
42:00good.
42:03Look at that
42:04duck over
42:05there.
42:08James!
42:09No!
42:09Oh,
42:09that's
42:10my word.
42:10Oh,
42:11oh,
42:12oh,
42:12oh,
42:12oh,
42:13oh,
42:14oh,
42:14oh,
42:15oh,
42:16oh,
42:16oh,
42:16oh,
42:16oh,
42:17oh,
42:18oh,
42:18oh,
42:18oh,
42:20oh,
42:20oh,
42:21oh,
42:21oh,
42:22oh,
42:23oh,
42:24oh,
42:24oh,
42:25oh,
42:25oh,
42:28do you know,
42:29I just have
42:30to say
42:31that when I first
42:32suggested this trip,
42:34it was meant
42:35to be just
42:35Isabel and I,
42:37a mini honeymoon,
42:39getting away from it all.
42:40I know,
42:41I always seem to put
42:42my foot in it,
42:43but...
42:43But,
42:44but,
42:45I do know
42:46that when I married
42:48Isabel,
42:48I not only married
42:50her talents,
42:51her passions,
42:53but also her friends.
42:55Aww.
42:56And that
42:57makes me
42:58the luckiest man
43:01in the world.
43:02Oh!
43:09I promise we will be back,
43:12just the two of us.
43:14But for now...
43:15Yes?
43:16Could you take a photograph of us all?
43:17Yes,
43:20and I know
43:20just the place.
43:26Everybody,
43:28say,
43:29cheers!
43:31Cheers!
43:33Cheers!
43:33Cheers!
43:35Cheers!
43:53Cheers!
43:54Cheers!
44:04Cheers!
44:05Cheers!
44:06Cheers!
44:06Cheers!
44:07Cheers!
44:08Cheers!
44:09Cheers!
44:09Cheers!
44:10Cheers!
44:10Cheers!
44:11Cheers!
44:11Cheers!
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