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00:15The Crackpot returns.
00:25Come on, people.
00:26Opening show tomorrow.
00:27Oh, stop fussing.
00:30Father Brown!
00:31Uncle Murph, it has been too long.
00:34Oh, yes, indeed.
00:35I hope you don't mind me popping in, but I couldn't wait to say hello.
00:38Oh, not at all, not at all.
00:40And congratulations on your win at the Star Variety Awards last month.
00:44Lifetime achievement.
00:45Makes me feel very old.
00:47Uh, yeah.
00:49Ladies and gentlemen, it's...
00:53Please...
00:53How many more times?
00:56Louder!
00:57Sorry, sorry.
00:58I said...
00:59Yeah, remember.
01:00Ladies and gentlemen, please, uh, put your hands together for the...
01:05The...
01:06The...
01:06The...
01:07The correct king of the jesters.
01:09Uncle Murph!
01:10Before I forget, are they?
01:11Oh.
01:12Uncle Murph!
01:13Yes, yes, keep your wig on.
01:14We'll speak later.
01:15There, Mr. Cumber.
01:17There you go.
01:19That dummy gives me the willies.
01:21Isn't this marvellous?
01:23With a smile like that, you should be on stage.
01:26And now, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the crackpot.
01:30Whoa, whoa!
01:31Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
01:32What's that?
01:33That's the crackpot, you asko.
01:35Oh, very funny.
01:37Music, music, music.
01:40I'm a crackpot of the...
01:42Oh, not that song again.
01:44What's wrong with it?
01:45It's not funny.
01:47It's not as funny as Eric Brandy sleeping at your wife.
01:51Oh, that's right.
01:54Now, Nick cheated on you with that sleazy little lie.
01:58You thought you got away with it, didn't you?
02:01With your hands.
02:02And now it's two-dog time!
02:04Oh, that's right.
02:39Uncle Murth.
02:40Did she really betray me?
02:46I never met, Monique.
02:48She was after Margaret, but before Annabelle.
02:55There have been a lot of women in my life.
02:58I know, but she was the one.
03:01You met in Paris?
03:02Before the war.
03:04That's where she's buried.
03:07Did Eric Gramby know her well?
03:09He took that.
03:10He used to be a photographer.
03:12He used to take publicity stills of all the acts.
03:15She was a dancer.
03:19Where's Mr Kafka?
03:20I left him just there.
03:22He's behind you.
03:23He's behind you.
03:24Oh.
03:25I've been mislaying things a lot lately.
03:29Are you taking your medication?
03:31Oh, my niece Gwen reminds me every day.
03:34I don't want to go back to the madhouse.
03:38What happened on stage was almost as if Mr Kafka had a mind of his own.
03:49It was just one of his warped jokes.
03:51I'll make sure he sticks to his routine tomorrow.
03:54We can't afford to cancel due to him losing his marbles.
03:57You promised me two shows a day.
04:00Now, if that doesn't happen...
04:03It will.
04:05Look, I'll make sure he's on top four.
04:08You better.
04:11How is he, Father?
04:13He needs some time on his own, I think.
04:16The heavy workload is taking its toll.
04:25Everything all right?
04:27Just a bit anxious.
04:29My uncle hasn't been right since we arrived in Wedlock.
04:33I gave up being a comedian to be his agent.
04:37Not his nurse.
04:40Where's Eric?
04:41Um, excuse me.
04:43I'm just about to rehearse my act.
04:46Would you mind being my foil?
04:47You are.
04:48I'll do it.
04:49I'm the president of the Campbellford Players.
04:52The underlined bits.
04:55Right.
04:58Oh, madam, what a beautiful frock.
05:03Yeah, I've seen better dressed salads.
05:05Um, oh, I've never been so insulted in my life.
05:09Yeah, well, yeah.
05:10Stick around, you know.
05:12It's not, it's not early.
05:14I mean, I mean, it's still early.
05:17Pathetic.
05:18Call yourself a comedian?
05:20Poor Volker.
05:22My uncle said he could have been a star.
05:24Audiences loved him.
05:25I was hoping to get Murph to do a few more shows.
05:29I'm not sure he's up to it.
05:31Guess where I've just been.
05:34Not now.
05:35Eric!
05:35Not now.
05:38You better find your old form, otherwise you can kiss goodbye to your job.
05:42And that goes for your lodgings as well.
05:58Hello.
05:59That comedy show you mentioned in Wedlock?
06:03I managed to get us tickets.
06:05Oh, lovely.
06:07Cost me a small fortune, but...
06:09Hang on, we've already been given free tickets.
06:11What?
06:11Oh, of course.
06:13Completely forgotten.
06:16Excellent.
06:19I'd better get back.
06:22Whoops.
06:23Edgar.
06:24Oh, Miss Palmer.
06:25Can you make up the spare bedrooms?
06:28Uncle Murph and his niece will be staying with us.
06:31Their guest house is too noisy.
06:33Right.
06:35And I can keep an eye on him.
06:38He is not himself.
06:40Well, he won't be bringing that dummy, will he?
06:42I expect so.
06:43Him and Mr Kafka are inseparable.
06:45Oh, can't wait.
06:51Eric's turned you.
06:52Into the cuckold, King.
06:56What are you going to do about it?
06:58Are you a man?
07:00Or a mouse?
07:03Squeak.
07:05Squeak.
07:06Squeak.
07:11Look, you can either accept the changes or not.
07:15It's your choice.
07:17My father was right.
07:18You only married me for this place.
07:23Well, you should have listened to your daddy, then.
07:28You disgust me.
07:29It's all right.
07:31Well, I mean, it's not like you've got anything else to offer.
07:45My father?
07:50My father was in charge.
07:52In a full house every night.
07:55People used to ask for my autograph.
07:59I'm sure he'll make the theatre a success again and make your father proud.
08:04He begged me not to marry Eric.
08:08How could I be so stupid?
08:11Eric was a real charmer back then.
08:15And now, he's going to ruin everything.
08:21Thank you, father.
08:31You don't think you might be overdoing it?
08:34Probably.
08:36Then perhaps you should reduce your dates in wedlock.
08:40No.
08:41There's no need for that.
08:42But he's exhausted.
08:45I just need some rest, that's all.
08:47I'm sure you'll feel better tomorrow.
08:50Right.
08:51I'll take this inside, if that's all right.
08:53Yes, of course.
08:58Gwen means well, father.
09:00But you have to think of your health.
09:02I know, but...
09:04All the shows are sold out.
09:07I promised Mildred that I wouldn't let her down.
09:10She was very good to me when I first started up.
09:16Is something the matter?
09:18I've forgotten, Mr Kafka.
09:20I've got to go back to the theatre.
09:21Well, you could always get it tomorrow.
09:23No, no.
09:24I hate being parted from him.
09:26Oh, and I hate being near him.
09:28I'll fetch him for you.
09:29I'll drive you.
09:30Oh, you stay here and settle in.
09:32Very kind of both of you.
09:34We'll be back with Mr Kafka before you know it.
09:43Father, can I help you?
09:46Uncle Murph left Mr Kafka.
09:49Oh, it's probably in his dressing room.
09:50Do go on through.
09:53Father?
09:59Blood?
10:13His throat's been cut.
10:16Looks like the murder weapon, sir.
10:22Why was that left there?
10:25Father?
10:26I told him to stay at the presbytery.
10:28Mr Kafka!
10:31Who is that?
10:32That was Uncle Murph.
10:34His two brothers were murdered not far from here.
10:37Murdered?
10:38By his nephew.
10:39It was during Inspector Mallory's time.
10:43Mr Kafka's gloves.
10:45I knew there was something strange about that dummy.
10:48You don't think that may be what?
10:50Well, he was possessed or something.
10:53Miss Parler, we're not about to arrest a puppet for murder.
11:05Inspector, will we be able to go on with the show?
11:09Mrs Gramby, your husband has just been murdered.
11:13She's still in shock.
11:15If we have to close, it'll be because of him.
11:17And I promised my father I'd never let that happen.
11:20Can I ask where you were, sir?
11:21Between one and two o'clock?
11:23I was at the herbalist.
11:25Yeah, I always find that chamomile and lemon balm tisane is rather good for stage nerves.
11:33Right, thank you.
11:35And you, Mrs Gramby?
11:37I was buying wine for the bar.
11:39Are there any other members of staff?
11:41No.
11:42I had to let them go.
11:43What about your whereabouts, miss?
11:46Before going to the presbytery, I was waiting in my car.
11:50Waiting?
11:51For my uncle.
11:52He was in his dressing room, taking off his make-up.
11:54Ah.
11:55So he was the last one to leave the theatre.
12:06When I first found out about the affair, I thought about killing Eric.
12:13How did you find out?
12:15It was about a week ago when I first came into wet locker.
12:21You probably won't believe me.
12:27It was a love letter from years ago.
12:42And this is Monique's handwriting.
12:46I need a drink.
12:54Looks like someone's wiped blood off their hands, sir.
12:56It wasn't me.
12:58And yet, this is your dressing room.
13:01Yes.
13:02Your razor is missing.
13:04I must have mislead it.
13:05Would that be a cutthroat with a blue handle?
13:07Yes.
13:08Like the one found by the body.
13:11Perhaps the killer stole it.
13:14Well, let's look at the facts we do have, shall we?
13:17Last one to leave the theatre.
13:19Potential murder weapon owned by you and a clear motive.
13:22I didn't kill Eric.
13:24You were heard threatening him on stage.
13:26Well, it wasn't me who said that.
13:27That was...
13:30Looks like you're blaming your puppet for everything.
13:33Is that why you left it by the body?
13:35Blaming it for the murder that you committed?
13:37No.
13:38I think I've heard enough, Sergeant.
13:41Julius Kirkoff.
13:42I'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of Eric Granby.
13:47Uncle Murph's been arrested.
13:49I know.
13:51Without him, we don't have a show.
13:56What are we going to do?
13:58Don't know.
13:59What about you?
14:00Me?
14:01You used to be amazing.
14:02People came from miles around to see you.
14:04Oh, that was years ago.
14:07What if you resurrected your old routine and became the main act?
14:13It would be like before, when it all started to go wrong.
14:16Oh, Kir.
14:17Oh, they'll dry on stage and they'll start jeering and booing.
14:22It's just your confidence.
14:23You've still got talent.
14:25No!
14:28Can't do it.
14:31Sorry, Mildred.
14:34With or without your help,
14:36I am not going to let this theatre close.
14:41Did Eric Granby have any enemies?
14:44Too many to count.
14:46Mildred seemed very upset with him.
14:48Did she know about the affair?
14:50I showed her the love letter.
14:52It would have been wrong not to.
14:55How did the letter get into Mr Kafka's hands?
14:59As I was leaving the dressing room,
15:02I noticed Eric's office door was open
15:06and the contents of his desk drawers all over the floor.
15:11As if Mr Kafka had been searching.
15:16Oh, you think I'm mad?
15:18I didn't do this, Father.
15:20I really didn't.
15:23I believe you.
15:25You'll get me out of here, won't you?
15:28I will do everything I can.
15:35Father!
15:37From what do we owe the pleasure?
15:39I'm here to see Miss Kirkoff,
15:41to keep her posted on her uncle.
15:52Well, despite having more tickets than we need,
15:55looks like we won't be needing any of them.
15:57Well, probably a lucky escape.
15:59Even before he was arrested,
16:01Uncle Murth seemed quite unstable.
16:02That's for Count Volker.
16:04I mean,
16:06I saw him compare a charity show a while ago.
16:08Edgar.
16:08It just wasn't funny.
16:10Even dried on stage,
16:11quite sad, really.
16:18Why did Eric Gramby
16:20just leave an incriminating love letter
16:22from Monique
16:23in the desk?
16:26Roger, it's coming.
16:30Mrs. Gramby.
16:32Father.
16:33I was hoping to talk to everyone
16:36about what happened.
16:38Of course.
16:39Mrs. Sullivan,
16:41you mentioned you're a member
16:43of the Kembleford Players.
16:44The president.
16:46Would you be willing to step in, help?
16:49Absolutely.
16:50But without Uncle Murth...
16:53Well, it's my intention to find a replacement.
16:55I'm just going to call in some favours.
16:57I'd be more than happy
16:58to take on any role.
16:59Good.
17:02Well, if you would be able
17:04to wait in the auditorium,
17:05I'll write it to you shortly.
17:11Mrs. Gramby.
17:13I couldn't help noticing
17:14the atmosphere
17:16between you and Mr. Gramby.
17:19I know Uncle Murth
17:20told you about the letter.
17:22It wasn't about that.
17:25If you must know,
17:26I'd just found out the truth
17:27from our solicitor.
17:29The truth?
17:31I unknowingly
17:32signed the theatre over to Eric.
17:35He put the papers in
17:36with some invoices I was signing.
17:38And as the new owner,
17:39he'd be able to sell it
17:40if anything gets worse.
17:42You were swindled
17:43by your husband?
17:44My grandfather built this theatre
17:46and my father left it to me.
17:50Am I right in thinking
17:51that as Mr. Gramby's widow,
17:53you are the sole beneficiary
17:54of his will?
17:57Yes.
17:58Does Count Volker
17:59know that?
18:00I'd mentioned it.
18:02Now, if you'll excuse me,
18:03Father,
18:03I have to find a new star act.
18:05We open tomorrow.
18:09But why bring it back here?
18:11Well, we said we'd return it
18:12to Uncle Murth's niece
18:13when we were done.
18:14His, um...
18:15His gloves are still at the lab.
18:18Can't help thinking
18:19it's behind the killing.
18:21Well, this little chap's
18:22certainly got form.
18:23He nearly killed Mrs. McCarthy.
18:25You what?
18:26Yeah.
18:27She pricked herself
18:27on poison needles
18:28that were hidden
18:29inside his body.
18:30Oh.
18:31Really?
18:31Very nasty it was.
18:33Very nasty.
18:34Anyway,
18:35I'll leave the two of you
18:37to have fun.
18:38Uh-huh.
18:39Yeah.
18:40Bye.
18:43You don't scare me.
18:46You're just a dummy.
18:47Woo!
18:51Are you sure you're all right
18:52making your own way back?
18:54Of course.
18:55Oh.
19:00I'm very sorry
19:01if my husband
19:03offended you earlier.
19:05That's all right.
19:07Bye.
19:09I saw your act
19:10many years ago
19:11on a double bill
19:12with Uncle Murth.
19:13You were extremely amusing.
19:16I owe him a lot.
19:17It was him
19:18who actually
19:19came up
19:20with my stage name.
19:22Did he?
19:23After the infamous
19:24Volker family
19:25who bankrolled
19:26the Nazis,
19:27he thought it would be funny.
19:29Yes, well,
19:29Uncle Murth
19:30always did have
19:31a unique sense of humour.
19:32Didn't he call
19:33his dog Mussolini?
19:34Yes.
19:35He said you were
19:36the only comic
19:37funnier than him.
19:39Uncle Murth
19:40said that.
19:42He did.
19:43And that there was
19:43a film producer
19:44interested in you.
19:46Oh.
19:47That was
19:4820 years ago.
19:53I wanted to talk
19:54to you about
19:55Mrs. Gramby.
19:58She said you knew
19:59she would re-inherit
20:00the theatre
20:01on Mr. Gramby's death.
20:05Yes.
20:07So,
20:08now she is the owner,
20:10you are free
20:12of the threat
20:13of eviction
20:13and the sack.
20:16Father,
20:16Eric didn't mean
20:17what he said to me.
20:19No.
20:20He was always
20:21threatening people,
20:22but when he was
20:23the owner,
20:24he could have
20:25made good
20:26on his threats.
20:28Father,
20:28I live in the basement
20:29and this job
20:31doesn't pay very much.
20:33It's hardly worth
20:33killing for.
20:34No.
20:38I just want
20:39an explanation.
20:41Thank you
20:41for your time.
20:44Did you
20:45mean what you said
20:47about Uncle Mirth?
20:48Yes.
20:49He said
20:49you
20:50were the true
20:52king of jesters.
20:59We've taken
21:00statements from
21:02everyone at the theatre.
21:04General consensus
21:06is that you behave
21:06as if Mr. Kafka
21:07is real.
21:09Often using him
21:10as your scapegoat.
21:14so
21:16is there
21:17anything
21:17more
21:18you want
21:18to tell me?
21:21Very well.
21:23You were the last
21:24one to leave the theatre
21:25removing your
21:26make-up,
21:26you said.
21:27Then what?
21:30Did you
21:31go straight
21:32to your niece's car
21:33or did you
21:34go looking
21:35for Eric Gramby?
21:43I want to see
21:51Father Brown.
21:53You've already
21:54spoken to him.
21:56I want to tell him
21:57something new.
21:58Something important.
22:01I can't breathe.
22:03There.
22:04Oh,
22:04thank you.
22:06When Mildred
22:07asked me to help out
22:08I thought
22:09she meant
22:09on stage.
22:11Well,
22:11there'll be other shows.
22:12She's always looking
22:13for new talent,
22:14especially women.
22:15Really?
22:16Versatile actresses
22:16are so hard to come by.
22:18If you'd like
22:19to take your seat,
22:20madam,
22:21number 33
22:21is over there.
22:23Mrs. Sullivan.
22:24Oh,
22:24I'm just brushing
22:25up on my accents.
22:27I love performing.
22:28I owe you
22:29an apology.
22:30I won't be
22:31needing you
22:31after all.
22:32Oh,
22:33silly of me
22:34to think
22:34I could find
22:35a star act
22:36in time.
22:36Nobody's available.
22:37I'm sorry.
22:38Is there anything
22:39I can do?
22:41Well,
22:41didn't you
22:41used to be
22:42a comedian?
22:43My uncle
22:44taught me his act.
22:44I know it
22:45off by heart.
22:46I'm grasping
22:47at straws.
22:48The audience
22:49wouldn't accept
22:49a relative newcomer,
22:51especially as
22:52the main act.
22:55No.
22:56I've let
22:57my father down.
22:59This is it.
23:00End of the theatre.
23:01Prepare to be
23:02entertained
23:03and enchanted,
23:06titillated
23:06and enraptured,
23:09exhilarated
23:10and elated.
23:12That's
23:13part of your
23:15old act.
23:16Yeah,
23:16I've decided
23:17to revive it,
23:18like you said.
23:19Fulker,
23:20thank you.
23:21We haven't
23:22got much time,
23:22but I know
23:23we can do it.
23:24What changed
23:25your mind?
23:26Divine
23:27intervention.
23:34How did
23:35you get there?
23:37Ah!
23:39Apologies,
23:40Miss Palmer.
23:41Just popped
23:42back to fetch
23:43Mr Kafka.
23:44Uncle Mirth
23:45wants to see him
23:45at the police
23:46station.
23:47Father,
23:48that dummy
23:49started laughing
23:50on its own.
23:57I told you.
24:02It's called
24:02a laughing box.
24:05Oh.
24:06Right.
24:08So who do you
24:09think's the killer?
24:11Well,
24:12Mrs Gramby
24:13stands to
24:13re-inherit
24:14the theatre.
24:15And Eric
24:16threatened
24:16Volker
24:16with the
24:17sack
24:17and eviction.
24:18But are
24:19either of
24:19them
24:19capable
24:20of
24:20murder?
24:22What do
24:23you think?
24:27So after
24:27I've
24:28flicked up
24:28the house
24:29lights
24:29for the
24:29interval...
24:30Straight
24:30into the
24:30bar
24:31and
24:31serve
24:31the
24:31drink.
24:32Got it.
24:33A glass of
24:33Beaujolais,
24:34madame.
24:35Would that
24:36be all,
24:36my lover?
24:37Or would
24:37you like
24:38something else?
24:39Are you
24:40all right?
24:41Sorry.
24:42This is
24:42any excuse
24:43to exercise
24:44the old
24:44vocal cords.
24:46Right.
24:48Is the
24:49compo role
24:49too much
24:50for you?
24:51No,
24:51but if we
24:52could go
24:52over some
24:52jokes tonight.
24:54Tis the
24:55fate of
24:56the
24:56Volkers,
24:57they say
24:58we're all
24:58bonkers.
25:00More
25:00energy.
25:01Remember,
25:02you are
25:03the star
25:03act.
25:05Star
25:05act?
25:06Star
25:07act.
25:11Yeah!
25:12Yeah!
25:13Yeah!
25:13Yeah!
25:14Yeah!
25:14Yeah!
25:15Yeah!
25:15Yeah!
25:16Yeah!
25:22Have you
25:23seen the
25:24doctor?
25:25I'm sure
25:25he came
25:26this way.
25:27I'd like
25:28to pull
25:28his head
25:29off
25:29for making
25:30me
25:30insane!
25:32He's
25:33getting
25:33there.
25:35Do you
25:36think he'll
25:36be ready?
25:37He has
25:38to be.
25:40Yeah!
25:41Yeah!
25:41Yeah!
25:44Yeah!
25:59Just
26:00Father Brown,
26:01please.
26:05If he says
26:06anything incriminating,
26:07I want to know.
26:14I'm scared,
26:16Father Brown.
26:17I'm scared
26:18I'm going to
26:19hell.
26:22I keep going
26:23through it
26:23in my mind
26:24and
26:27I think
26:27I may be
26:28the killer.
26:30why do you say
26:32that?
26:32Well,
26:33when Gwen
26:34was waiting
26:34for me
26:35in the car
26:35outside the
26:36theatre,
26:38there's a
26:39period of
26:40time which
26:41I can't
26:41account for.
26:42What if I
26:43killed Eric
26:44and I
26:45blocked it
26:45out?
26:47Or perhaps
26:48you went
26:48to sleep?
26:50Exhaustion,
26:50you said
26:51yourself.
26:52The tour
26:53had made
26:53you very
26:53tired.
27:01Why did
27:02you ask me
27:02to bring
27:03Mr. Kafka?
27:04To say
27:05goodbye
27:06in case
27:07the worst
27:08happened.
27:08I may be
27:09spared the
27:10noose,
27:11but I
27:12couldn't
27:12survive
27:13prison
27:14or the
27:14asylum.
27:17Uncle
27:17Murth,
27:17I will
27:18find
27:18the real
27:19killer.
27:23He's
27:24lying.
27:25He's
27:26the one
27:26that had
27:26you committed
27:27the first
27:27time.
27:29And are
27:29all the
27:30electric
27:30shocks
27:31all down
27:32to him?
27:34Give
27:34him to
27:35me.
27:39Don't
27:40trust
27:40him.
27:42He
27:42just
27:42wants
27:42to lock
27:43you
27:43back
27:43up
27:43in
27:44the
27:44mad
27:44house.
27:45kill
27:46him.
27:47Kill
27:47him.
27:48Shut
27:48up.
27:49Shut
27:49up.
27:49Kill
27:50him.
27:50Shut
27:50up.
27:51Shut
27:51up.
27:52Shut
27:52up.
27:55He needs
27:56transferring
27:56to a
27:57mental
27:57hospital.
28:14Miss
28:14up.
28:15Sorry.
28:16I was
28:16at
28:16Mildred's.
28:28I was at Mildred's.
28:34home.
28:35Oh, no.
28:37Oh, no.
28:38I should
28:38have taken
28:39your advice.
28:40I should
28:40have cancelled
28:41some of
28:41the shows.
28:43Why did
28:43you insist
28:44he do
28:44all the
28:45wedlock
28:45dates?
28:47Was
28:47Mr.
28:48Granby
28:48pressurizing
28:49you in
28:49some way?
28:50You
28:50seemed
28:51nervous
28:52around
28:52him.
28:53I
28:56just didn't
28:56like
28:57him.
28:58Apologies,
28:59Father,
28:59but I
28:59really need
28:59to go
29:00to bed.
29:00There
29:01were green
29:01streaks
29:02on your
29:03uncle's
29:03shirt
29:04cuffs.
29:06I saw
29:06when you
29:07were fastening
29:07them at
29:08the theatre.
29:09Were those
29:10marks perhaps
29:10from your
29:11fingernails?
29:13Probably.
29:14I'd only
29:15just painted
29:16them, but
29:17what of
29:17it?
29:18Uncle
29:19Merth said
29:19it seemed
29:20as if Mr
29:21Kafka had
29:21been rubbaging
29:22through
29:23Eric Granby's
29:24drawers, but
29:25it was
29:25you.
29:27There were
29:28green marks
29:28on the
29:28documents in
29:29the drawer.
29:30Same
29:31colour as
29:31your nail
29:31polish.
29:32Father.
29:33What were
29:33you looking
29:33for?
29:34Monique's
29:35letter?
29:36No.
29:37It was
29:38just a
29:39package, but
29:40I couldn't
29:41find it, so...
29:42A package
29:42that was
29:43very important
29:44to you.
29:46Uncle Merth
29:47said Eric
29:47Granby was
29:48a photographer.
29:49He used
29:49to take
29:50publicity shots
29:51of the
29:51acts.
29:54The
29:54photographs
29:55Eric took
29:56of me
29:56were...
29:59He
29:59said that
30:00if I
30:00didn't
30:01make sure
30:01that my
30:02uncle did
30:02the long
30:03run at
30:03the
30:03theatre,
30:04he'd make
30:05them public.
30:06And after
30:07the outburst
30:07on stage,
30:08you were
30:08worried that
30:10he was too
30:11ill to
30:12complete his
30:12engagement?
30:14Well, yes.
30:15So Eric
30:16Granby's threat
30:17became a
30:17horrifying
30:18possibility.
30:19Surely you
30:20don't think
30:21that I...
30:21I'm just
30:22trying to
30:23get a
30:23clear picture.
30:24I want
30:25to help
30:25your
30:25uncle.
30:34Father,
30:36please don't
30:37tell anyone
30:37about the
30:37photographs.
30:38If my
30:39family knew...
30:43I'm so ashamed.
30:46whatever
30:46happened,
30:47it was not
30:48your fault.
30:50But I
30:50could have
30:51said no.
30:52You were
30:52young.
30:54Eric
30:54Granby
30:55took advantage
30:56of that.
30:58If anyone's
30:59to blame,
31:00it's him.
31:05Hey!
31:07Oh, yes!
31:08Look at this!
31:09Have a look
31:10at the
31:10merchandise.
31:11What do you
31:11think?
31:11It's a nice
31:12bit of
31:12schmatter,
31:13isn't it?
31:13I bet
31:14you'd like
31:14one of
31:14these,
31:15madam.
31:15You'd look
31:16good in
31:16this,
31:16wouldn't
31:17you?
31:17I went
31:18to the
31:18doctor's
31:18tonight.
31:19He said,
31:20I haven't
31:20seen you
31:20in a while.
31:21I said,
31:21no,
31:22I've
31:22been
31:22ill.
31:24Anyway,
31:25yes,
31:26I want
31:26to work
31:27with you.
31:30Me?
31:31Yeah.
31:32You.
31:33What do you
31:34want a word
31:35about?
31:36Well,
31:36it's going
31:36to be
31:36more than
31:37one word
31:37because I
31:38tell you
31:39this.
31:39I don't
31:40like you.
31:41Watch
31:41this.
31:46Right,
31:47let's
31:47hold.
31:48Get
31:49out.
31:50Right,
31:51I warned
31:52you.
31:53What are you
31:54going to do
31:54with that?
31:56I'm going to
31:57hit myself.
31:59Bang!
32:01Oh,
32:02God.
32:03That was
32:04truly
32:05marvellous.
32:06I've been
32:07rehearsing
32:07since five o'clock
32:08this morning.
32:08Such dedication.
32:09I've had
32:11a thought.
32:12Maybe I
32:13could enter
32:14through the
32:15trapdoor
32:15like I
32:15used to.
32:16Good idea.
32:18Oh,
32:18Mrs. Sullivan,
32:19I have one
32:19other job
32:20for you.
32:20I need
32:21you to
32:22operate the
32:22follow spot.
32:23Oh.
32:24Oh.
32:25Well,
32:25that sounds
32:26a bit
32:26technical.
32:27I really
32:27don't think.
32:28Can we
32:28rehearse my
32:28opening now?
32:29Oh,
32:29yes.
32:30Now,
32:30on stage.
32:36Uncle
32:36Merth's
32:37sanity is
32:37slipping
32:38away.
32:38I'm
32:38running out
32:39of time.
32:40I thought
32:40you could
32:41do with
32:41a brew.
32:43Should
32:44have seen
32:44his face
32:44when they
32:45took him
32:45away.
32:47What if
32:48he did
32:48kill Eric?
32:52No.
32:55He
32:55didn't.
32:59something
33:00wrong with
33:00my tea?
33:01This
33:01letter
33:01isn't
33:01old.
33:03It's a
33:04forgery.
33:06Paper
33:06stained
33:07with tea
33:07to make
33:09it look
33:09old.
33:10It's a
33:10forger's
33:11trick.
33:12Sir
33:12Monique
33:12didn't
33:13really have
33:13an affair.
33:14No.
33:15Someone
33:16sent this
33:16letter to
33:17make Uncle
33:17Merth
33:18jealous.
33:19So he'd
33:20have a
33:20motive for
33:21murder?
33:23Exactly.
33:24But
33:25wouldn't
33:26have been
33:26enough
33:27to tip
33:28him over
33:29the edge.
33:37That
33:37is
33:38significantly
33:38lighter in
33:39colour than
33:40what he was
33:40given in
33:40the cell.
33:41It's been
33:41watered
33:42down.
33:43But we
33:44still don't
33:45know how
33:45the killer
33:45knew what
33:46Monique's
33:46handwriting
33:47looked like.
33:48Uncle
33:49Merth said
33:49he was
33:49always
33:50mislaying
33:50things.
33:53But where
33:54are you
33:54off to?
33:55I need
33:55to check
33:56on
33:56something.
33:56But the
33:57show will
33:58be starting
33:58soon.
33:59I'll meet
34:00you at
34:00the
34:00theatre.
34:01Oh.
34:04Oh.
34:42yes.
34:4510-minute
34:45call to
34:46performance.
35:09Father Brown.
35:10Tom.
35:13Tom Volker.
35:16You wrote
35:17the fake
35:17love letter
35:18from
35:18Monique to
35:19Eric.
35:20Hmm.
35:21Hmm.
35:22There was a
35:23message on the
35:24back of
35:25Monique's
35:25photograph.
35:26So you stole
35:26it, copied
35:27the handwriting
35:28and then
35:29returned it.
35:31You're not
35:31serious.
35:33You used the
35:33paper from
35:34your joke
35:35notepad with
35:36the rounded
35:36corners.
35:38And then you
35:38stained it with
35:39tea.
35:41Well, what if I did
35:43right?
35:43It doesn't mean
35:44that I killed
35:44Eric.
35:46But only the
35:47real murderer
35:47would seek to
35:48frame someone
35:49else.
35:50Believe me, you
35:51cannot live with
35:52this.
35:53You don't know
35:54the half of it.
35:57Uncle Merth said
35:58you could have been
35:58a star.
35:59What stopped
36:00you?
36:01Was it
36:01Eric?
36:03Is that why
36:04you killed him?
36:06You deserve
36:07what he got.
36:09You made sure
36:10I stayed here
36:11in this flea pit.
36:13I'm a businessman.
36:14I did what I had
36:14to do.
36:15Years of working
36:16for a pittance,
36:17living down there
36:18like some
36:18seller rat.
36:19Please, spare
36:21me the theatrics.
36:22Face facts,
36:24you're a washed
36:24up clown.
36:25Whatever I am,
36:27it's your doing.
36:28You ground me
36:29down, took away
36:30my confidence.
36:32Stop whining
36:33and just go
36:34and clean the
36:34stalls.
36:35The days of you
36:36telling me what
36:38to do are over.
36:40Goodbye, Eric.
36:42The life I could
36:43have had up there
36:44were the screen
36:44greats.
36:45Keaton and
36:46Chaplin.
36:48Uncle Merth said
36:48something about a
36:49film producer.
36:50Yeah.
36:51He wanted to put
36:51me in the movies
36:52but suddenly changed
36:54his mind and left.
36:55I assume Eric
36:58got to him.
36:59He lied.
37:01Said I was
37:02related to the
37:03infamous Volker
37:04family.
37:06The family that
37:07bankrolled the
37:08Nazis.
37:09So he painted
37:11you as a fascist.
37:12That was just so
37:13he could keep me
37:13here, making sure
37:14I kept the
37:15audiences coming
37:16in.
37:17And you found
37:17out about this
37:18recently?
37:19The producer
37:20was at the
37:20awards ceremony.
37:21He was presenting
37:23Uncle Merth with
37:24his Lifetime
37:25Achievement
37:26Award.
37:27And I begged
37:29him to tell me
37:29what happened.
37:31So you diluted
37:33Uncle Merth's
37:34medication and
37:36waited until he
37:37snapped.
37:38Then you were
37:38free to kill
37:40Eric Granby.
37:41Then you wiped
37:43the dummy's hands
37:44in his blood.
37:45Crazy old Uncle
37:47Merth, always
37:48blaming Mr.
37:49Kafka.
37:50He was your
37:51friend.
37:52Uncle Merth.
37:54Always top of
37:56the bill.
37:56But I was the
37:57funny one.
37:58But he became
37:59famous.
37:59That should have
38:00been me.
38:03You know that
38:05this is wrong.
38:06You cannot let
38:08him hang.
38:09And if you
38:10confess, God
38:12will forgive you.
38:14God?
38:16He's no better
38:17than Eric standing
38:18by while I've
38:18rotted away in
38:19this place.
38:19But no more.
38:20I'll be given a
38:21second chance.
38:23The spotlight
38:25finally back on
38:26me.
38:27Yeah.
38:27Yeah.
38:29Unless you repent,
38:30you will never have
38:30any peace.
38:32Enough.
38:33You need to be
38:34silenced.
38:36Permanently.
38:41over here.
38:45Back.
38:46And up.
38:49Welcome to
38:50Wedlock Theatre.
38:52This afternoon's
38:53star comedian
38:54reprising his
38:57award-winning
38:58routine will be
39:00Count Volker.
39:01Tour
39:01Gerade
39:01Slowly要求
39:03and accelerating
39:05tapered
39:05,び
39:06near and darted.
39:23déjà
39:24I need that time!
39:44You can't arrest me! I'm the Star Act!
39:47Constable, put him in.
39:52The show's ended before it's even started.
39:55With Uncle Murth taking his medication undiluted,
39:58he will be back before you know it.
40:03Miss Kirkoff,
40:05thank you for your timely intervention.
40:09It wasn't just me.
40:14Ladies and gentlemen,
40:18get ready for the zaniest, craziest jester of them all.
40:24The only...
40:25Uncle Murth!
40:34Oh, don't listen to her. I'm the Star Act, not you.
40:38Oh, quiet!
40:38Well, it's lovely to be here in Wedlock.
40:42Amongst so many old friends!
40:45No offence.
40:46Hey, don't forget our newer friends.
40:49Oh, yes, and anybody you've got in mind particularly?
40:51Well, what about Inspector Sullivan?
40:55Oh, Inspector Sullivan, yes.
40:57Is he here anywhere?
40:59Stand up and give us a wave.
41:01Go on.
41:03Hi-ya!
41:04Give him a round of applause.
41:07Hey, hey, hey, hey.
41:09Why, why, why does a detective
41:11bring a pencil to interrogate a suspect?
41:15I don't know. Why?
41:15So he can draw his own conclusions.
41:21I've just realised we haven't sung the song.
41:24Oh, not the song. No, I can't stand the song.
41:27No, we'll sing the song.
41:31I'm a crackpot of the Empire
41:34I'm a man as a hatter
41:37I'm hooky, hooky, loopy, loopy
41:42I'm a crackpot of the Empire
41:47So what would you order for your tea?
41:50Ah, great green greasy goose dogs.
41:53Hold on a second.
41:55Gooseberries are not greasy.
41:57They are, and yes,
41:58none other than a gutter.
42:10You were incredible.
42:12Oh.
42:13After what happened,
42:14I really thought we may have to close.
42:18Your father would have been proud of you.
42:20I'm going to stay on after the run.
42:22Just to make sure the place is viable.
42:24If that's around.
42:25Of course it is.
42:28You look like you need a drink, sir.
42:30Didn't say that again.
42:32I'll get them in.
42:36Excuse me.
42:38Don't tell my wife
42:40but you are without a doubt
42:41the most attractive waitress I've ever seen.
42:44Flattery won't get you a free drink
42:46but it will get you one of these.
42:51I think these negatives belong to you.
42:58Father, I can't thank you enough for everything you've done.
43:02Where's Mr Kafka?
43:04Mr Kafka.
43:04Oh, he's in a case.
43:06Always likes to take a nap after a show.
43:09Sweet dreams.
43:10Where are we out of here?
43:12Oh, it's dark.
43:14Please let me out.
43:16Oh, no.
43:16I've so long.
43:19Hey, let me out!
43:21Yeah.
43:36Oh, no.
43:39My God.
43:39All right.
43:39Oh, yeah.
43:40Oh, yeah.
43:42Oh, yeah.
43:44Oh, yeah.
43:46Oh, yeah.
43:47Oh.
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