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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?
01:32Sure.
01:34Come on in.
01:36Oh, my God.
01:40Oh, my God.
01:48Oh, my God.
01:54Oh, my God.
01:58Oh, my God.
02:25So is it still the same as you remember?
02:28It is. Every summer, as a child, I come down here and play with all the local children on the
02:34beach.
02:35Did you used to play pirates?
02:38Yes. They were the pirates. I was the customs man who caught.
02:42Of course. Shame we have so much work to do, though. If only we had an army of helpers.
02:50Surprise!
02:52What the...? How did...?
02:55Well, you said your auntie Pat needed some help. I 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. I've seen pictures of the seaside, but I never knew the sand was so warm
03:13and so soft.
03:14Well, Brenda, you've never actually been to the seaside before.
03:18Well, my mum died when I was seven. We never got to go on holidays.
03:22Ahoy there, landlubbers!
03:25Oh-ho! Aunty Pat!
03:30Hello! Hello! Hello! Hello!
03:33You must be Isabel.
03:35Oh, how lovely. How lovely to put a face to that melodious voice.
03:40Lovely to meet you.
03:41Aunty Pat, how are you?
03:44Marvellous, darling. But what's happened to you? Your skin and bones. Aren't you feeding him?
03:48Oh, I do give him three square mils a day.
03:51I'm only teasing. Mind you, actually, you have to keep your eye on this one around food.
03:56When 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. Father Brown and Sergeant Goodfellow and, um, Brenda.
04:12Hi.
04:12It's nice to meet you. We're here to help in any way that we can.
04:16Oh, you know, this is manor. Manor from heaven.
04:20Because there is just so much that has to be done.
04:23I see you've been picking wildflowers.
04:25Yes, well, they make very nice table decorations, right?
04:28Let us get you all checked in. Follow me.
04:35Come along, you chocolate Heffalump.
04:45Raymond?
04:47Raymond?
04:48Raymond?
04:51Raymond!
04:52Yes, dear, that is my name. Thank you for reminding me.
04:56When are you going to hang this picture up?
04:57I 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.
05:11The 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, um, I think we have a double room with a sea view.
05:33Oh, 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, but there's so much work to do.
05:45So many jobs.
05:46Window cleaning.
05:47Gardening.
05:48I could help with that.
05:50And I'm a dab hand with a chamois leather.
05:52Oh.
05:53Well, come along.
05:54Yes.
05:56Raymond?
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.
06:22Yeah, no-one would argue with that.
06:25Although, did she seem a bit peaky?
06:27Peaky?
06:28What 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, what's supposed to be our honeymoon, not a parish outing.
06:48I know, but we will spend more time together, once 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 Fisher.
07:18Raymond.
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.
07:33That'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.
08:29It'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.
08:41Oh.
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.
08:57That 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.
09:09Oh, good news for you, Mr Effelope.
09:12Er, thank you, Miss Palmer.
09:14Father Brown, champagne?
09:17Well, that is a very easy question to answer.
09:21Yes, please.
09:23Oh, quickly.
09:25Yes, yes.
09:25Quickly.
09:26Get out of practice, Raymond.
09:31Max, I had a feeling that you might join us.
09:35Yes, please, 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 and the table.
09:58Mesdames et Messieurs,
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.
10:22All right.
10:33It's, um...
10:34How is it for you, Father?
10:38It 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.
10:54None 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, you hear things and, er...
11:25Yes, Mr. 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. Parkinson.
11:49Nice to see you, Sergeant Oldham.
11:53How 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.
12:30Good 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.
13:02Ah, underneath it.
13:26I'm going to leave you now.
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,
13:41the 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,
13:53I'm sure you do a marvellous job
13:55in your leafy little village,
13:56but, er...
13:57you leave things to us, eh, and...
13:59enjoy your holiday.
14:10Any idea who killed him?
14:13Technically,
14:13that would be the sea,
14:15which also did a very good job
14:17of washing away
14:18most of the evidence.
14:29Hello.
14:30What's going on?
14:32I'm afraid one of your guests
14:33has been murdered,
14:34Mrs Wendell.
14:35No,
14:36Mr Bishop.
14:38Max!
14:41Sergeant Oldham?
14:43Yes, Father.
14:44There's a champagne bottle in this bin.
14:47And?
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
15:02between 8 o'clock,
15:03when Mr Bishop was dining here,
15:05and midnight,
15:05when the tide was high.
15:07I need to know
15:08all of your movements
15:09after 8.
15:12Well,
15:13I was serving dinner
15:14to these good people here,
15:15and then,
15:17at about 9 o'clock,
15:18I locked up
15:18and went briefly outside
15:19to inspect the grounds.
15:21Can anyone cooperate
15:22your version of events?
15:23Yes,
15:24I can.
15:25I was with him
15:26the whole time.
15:27Every single second?
15:29Mostly.
15:30We worked together.
15:32We went outside together.
15:33Then we went to bed
15:35just after 10.
15:37Mrs Parkinson!
15:38What?
15:39Yes?
15:41Where did you go
15:42after you stormed
15:43out of the restaurant?
15:44Stormed?
15:45I went upstairs
15:47to make a list
15:48of all the jobs
15:49that needed doing
15:50before today's inspection.
15:52So now,
15:53can we please
15:54get a move on?
15:55Aren't you, Pat?
15:56Well,
15:57it doesn't look good
15:57if you lose your temper.
16:00Oh.
16:01Patricia Parkinson!
16:02I'm arresting you
16:03for the murder
16:03of Max Bishop.
16:05On what grounds?
16:06There were two sets
16:07of fingerprints
16:07on the murder weapon.
16:08A bottle of champagne,
16:10Mr Bishop himself
16:11and Mrs Parkinson's.
16:13Well, yes,
16:13it was my champagne
16:14but it came
16:16from my cellar.
16:18We are not obliged
16:18to say anything
16:19but anything you say
16:20may be given in evidence.
16:21This way, please.
16:23This is ridiculous.
16:24I don't think
16:25they'd be happy
16:25with a relative
16:26barging into the station.
16:27Although they might
16:28allow a visit
16:29from a priest.
16:34Tell me about
16:35Mr Bishop.
16:36Well,
16:3730 years ago
16:37I sacked him.
16:39He worked
16:40at the hotel
16:41as a bellboy
16:42and I found
16:43he was stealing
16:44from the guest's room.
16:46You know,
16:47in the hotel industry.
16:49That's a mortal sin.
16:51So, a man
16:53who bears
16:53a grudge
16:54on you
16:54walks in
16:56when the hotel
16:57is in trouble.
17:00Things aren't going
17:01very well,
17:01are they?
17:04No.
17:06No, we are.
17:08We are at
17:09rock bottom.
17:12I've taken out
17:13loan after loan
17:14and if things
17:16don't improve
17:16then the bank
17:17will take the hotel.
17:19And that's why
17:20you invited
17:21Anderson's guide
17:22to inspect.
17:23Yeah, well, yes.
17:24One last roll
17:25of the dice.
17:27Was
17:29anyone else
17:30upset
17:30at Mr Bishop's
17:32reappearance?
17:34Well, I didn't think
17:35Raymond was
17:36too delighted.
17:38Of course,
17:38back in the day
17:39they were great friends.
17:41Cynthia Raymond
17:42and Max.
17:43I did,
17:44I did used to think
17:45that Max
17:46got in the way
17:47a bit.
17:49Were Mr and Mrs Wendell
17:51married at that point?
17:52No.
17:53It was only after
17:54Max left
17:55that Raymond
17:56popped the question.
17:58In fact,
17:59I wonder
18:00if Max
18:01didn't come back
18:02not to humiliate
18:04me
18:05but to seduce
18:07Cynthia.
18:08Why do you say that?
18:09Well,
18:10yesterday
18:11when I was preparing
18:12the buoy baths
18:14I could hear
18:15Max and Raymond
18:16arguing.
18:23Oh, Father,
18:24you've been a while.
18:25How is she?
18:26Your aunt
18:26is bearing up.
18:28Of course she is.
18:29She's as strong as
18:29an ox.
18:31She's very keen
18:32that we make this
18:32evening a success.
18:34Nothing is more
18:35important than
18:36we solve the murder.
18:37Well,
18:37perhaps by doing one
18:39it will help us
18:39do the other.
18:49right,
18:50Mrs Parkinson's
18:50left her to do this.
18:51Would you like me to
18:52type it up?
18:52No, Raymond.
18:53We actually have to do
18:54something.
18:54What time is Mavis
18:55getting here?
18:56Mavis left a note.
18:57She's resigned.
18:57Oh, no.
18:59Right,
18:59I've managed to sort
19:00those wonky tables
19:01out and we swept
19:01all the floors.
19:02Is there anything
19:03else we can do
19:04to help?
19:04No,
19:05we're beyond help.
19:07The best thing now
19:08would be to board
19:09up all the doors
19:10and hang a condemned
19:11sign outside.
19:12Hello,
19:13how are we getting on?
19:14We're about to give
19:15up completely.
19:16What?
19:16Cancelling this evening
19:18and telling Andersons
19:19we're not ready.
19:20You do realise
19:20my aunt has given
19:2150 years of her life
19:22to this place?
19:23Yes,
19:23but she's not here
19:25and it was always
19:26her hand on the tiller
19:27that steered us
19:28through the rocks.
19:30Mrs Parkinson's been
19:31your employer
19:32for 30 years.
19:33I'm sure she hoped
19:35that if she had
19:36to 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.
19:44Fine.
19:45I'll go down
19:46to the market.
19:48I'll come with you.
19:49And I can service
19:50some rooms.
19:51I have worked
19:51in 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?
20:21Mrs Parkinson's
20:22seems 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,
20:34the three of us,
20:34we were the,
20:35well,
20:36they were the happiest
20:36times of my life.
20:37Yes,
20:37Max was sacked
20:38for stealing,
20:39but not for stealing.
20:40Not for stealing
20:41my girlfriend.
20:44You overheard yesterday
20:45having an argument
20:47with Mr Bishop.
20:48Hmm.
20:48You said,
20:50and I quote,
20:51leave her alone,
20:52please.
20:53Just leave her alone.
20:54Yes,
20:55I did,
20:56but I was not
20:56talking about Cynthia.
20:58No?
21:01When Max arrived,
21:02he said some rather
21:03nasty things
21:04about Mrs Parkinson's,
21:05so I let him
21:06settle into his room
21:07and when he came
21:07downstairs,
21:08I told him to stop.
21:09Leave her alone.
21:11What did he say
21:11to that?
21:12He told me
21:13to face the facts.
21:14The Palace Hotel
21:15is doomed
21:16and he's the only one
21:17who could save it.
21:19What do you think
21:20he meant?
21:21I don't know.
21:23I told him
21:24I didn't want to hear it
21:24and if you'll excuse me,
21:26I need to go
21:26and find some fish forks.
21:29Thank you,
21:30Miss Palmer.
21:31Most helpful.
21:33Whoa.
21:35Who could afford
21:36a room like this?
21:37That is what
21:38we are here
21:39to find out.
21:41Mr Bishop
21:42claimed he came
21:44here to save
21:45the Palace
21:45and I'm keen
21:47to find out
21:48how.
21:50What's this?
21:58Oh.
22:00Plans for the hotel
22:02divided into
22:03eight flats.
22:05So that's his game.
22:06He's a property developer.
22:10Look.
22:14Meet me at
22:15Brandreth 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
22:25said this note?
22:26I should probably
22:27make the bed.
22:28The inspector
22:29will come in here.
22:30Good idea.
22:37What's this?
22:43Oh, yes.
22:44I know who's here
22:45that belongs to.
22:51Right, here we are.
22:52Enough fish
22:53to start your own
22:54aquarium.
22:54Oh, Edgar,
22:56you save the day.
22:57You always do.
22:58Right, well,
22:59can I suggest
23:00I'll read out
23:00the recipe
23:01and allocate
23:02jobs as 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?
23:44Oh.
23:46Oh, 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
24:14marriage.
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 we're
24:25married to the hotel.
24:26I noticed
24:27you have separate
24:28rooms.
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
25:03weirbays?
25:05I think so.
25:09But you took
25:10responsibility
25:11for his
25:11sabotage.
25:12It seems strange.
25:14Unless you felt
25:16in some way
25:16responsible.
25:21I read the
25:22papers,
25:22you see.
25:24And I knew
25:25Max had done
25:26very well
25:26for himself.
25:28So I wrote
25:29and told him
25:30we were in
25:30trouble.
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
25:39come to
25:39humiliate us.
25:41What did
25:42you do
25:42to stop him?
25:44Nothing.
25:45I just
25:46tried to
25:46avoid him.
25:49And yet
25:52I found
25:53this
25:54by his
25:55bed.
26:01All right.
26:05When
26:06Raymond
26:06went round
26:06to speak
26:07with him
26:08I sneaked
26:09into his
26:10room
26:10to look
26:11round.
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
26:20just staring
26:21at them
26:21horrified.
26:23And Max
26:24came in
26:24and grabbed
26:25me.
26:26So that
26:26must be
26:26when I
26:27lost the
26:27earring.
26:28I see.
26:30He said
26:30this place
26:32destroyed him
26:33and now
26:33he's going
26:34to destroy
26:34it.
26:36do you
26:37know
26:37he used
26:37to steal
26:38from people's
26:39rooms.
26:40Only
26:41small amounts
26:41so no
26:42one knew.
26:43But
26:44Mrs.
26:44Parkinson
26:44found out
26:45and she
26:45called the
26:46police.
26:48I don't
26:49suppose you
26:49remember the
26:50name of the
26:51arresting
26:51officer.
26:52sir.
26:56What can I
26:57say?
26:57He was a
26:58wrongman but
26:59I made
26:59sure he
27:00suffered the
27:00full force
27:01of the
27:01law.
27:03Except
27:04I've spoken
27:05to Scotland
27:05Yard.
27:07Max
27:07Bishop has
27:08no criminal
27:08record
27:09whatsoever.
27:10So
27:12you let
27:13him go
27:14but told
27:15everyone you
27:15charged him.
27:17It was a
27:17long time
27:17ago.
27:18I don't
27:19exactly
27:19recall.
27:20Mr.
27:21Bishop
27:21remembered
27:22you
27:22vividly.
27:24He asked
27:25after your
27:25wife and
27:25children.
27:27I imagine
27:2830 years
27:29ago you
27:31had a
27:31young
27:31family and
27:33not much
27:34money.
27:39Perhaps
27:39we should
27:40talk to his
27:40senior officer
27:41father.
27:42All right.
27:43He did
27:44offer me a
27:44certain sum.
27:46But believe
27:47me it was
27:48hard getting
27:49by and
27:49five pound
27:50a week.
27:50You took
27:51a bribe
27:51from a
27:52criminal
27:52suspect.
27:53Max
27:54said he'd
27:54leave town
27:55and never
27:56darken our
27:56doors again.
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
28:09Bishop.
28:11Now,
28:14I think
28:15you've had
28:15more than
28:15enough time
28:16to question
28:17my aunts.
28:19Well,
28:21that was
28:22the worst
28:22holiday I've
28:23ever had.
28:25Auntie Pat,
28:26we need to
28:26have a talk.
28:27No, I need
28:28to get back
28:28to the hotel.
28:29Raymond and
28:29Cynthia, they
28:30can't make a
28:31decision without
28:32me.
28:32I'll leave
28:33you two to
28:33talk.
28:38Why didn't
28:38you tell me
28:39that the hotel
28:40was in
28:40difficulty?
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, and
28:50its suppliers
28:51have told me
28:51they think
28:52it could be
28:52about to
28:53sink.
28:54Yes, well,
28:55things are
28:56a bit grim,
28:57but I believe
28:59that we're
28:59just about
29:00to turn
29:00a corner.
29:01And I
29:01realise
29:02that I
29:03have been
29:03saying that
29:04for several
29:04years.
29:05Yes, and
29:06you've been
29:06working yourself
29:0718 hours a
29:08day.
29:08Now, do
29:09you think
29:09that can
29:09be good
29:09for you?
29:10If I
29:11didn't
29:11work, I
29:13wouldn't
29:13know what
29:13to do.
29:14Know how
29:15hard it
29:15is to
29:16abandon a
29:17place that
29:18you've loved
29:18and cherished
29:19for your
29:19whole life
29:20for 50
29:20years?
29:22Besides, it
29:23means a 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
29:35at the
29:36palace.
29:37It was
29:38home away
29:39from home.
29:39Aunty
29:40Pat, it's
29:41not the
29:41palace I
29:41care about.
29:43It's
29:44just a
29:44pile of
29:44bricks and
29:45mortar and
29:45some very
29:46comfortable
29:47bedding.
29:49The woman
29:50who runs
29:50it, I
29:52love her.
29:54I'd rather
29:55worry that
29:55she's not
29:56looking after
29:56herself properly.
30:00Well,
30:02she's
30:03rather fond
30:04of you.
30:05Edgar,
30:07I have
30:08no choice.
30:09I just
30:10have to
30:10keep going.
30:11So will
30:12you kindly
30:12take me
30:13back to
30:13the luxury
30:14liner before
30:15the management
30:16manage to
30:17sink it?
30:25there you
30:25go.
30:26What do
30:26you think?
30:27Oh, it's
30:28magnificent.
30:30Oh, have
30:31you thought
30:31about a
30:32career in
30:32interior
30:33design?
30:34Oh, not
30:34really.
30:35Thank you,
30:35though.
30:36If I
30:36spend one
30:37more moment
30:37in that
30:38kitchen, I
30:39think I'm
30:39going to
30:39melt.
30:40Agreed.
30:41Oh, this
30:44is
30:45extraordinary.
30:47Oh, it
30:49feels like
30:49we've gone
30:50back in
30:50time to
30:52the glory
30:53days.
30:54Oh, I
30:55should get
30:56rid of
30:56all the
30:56mould and
30:58the mess.
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
31:05Anderson's.
31:09Hello.
31:10And you
31:11are?
31:12Timothy
31:12Moon, the
31:14man from
31:14Anderson's.
31:15Mr. Moon.
31:17Mr. Moon,
31:18please.
31:20Please forgive
31:20my wife's
31:21peculiar sense
31:22of humour.
31:24Well, I can
31:25forgive most
31:25things, but
31:27what I do not
31:27appreciate is
31:28being made to
31:28wait at the
31:29station.
31:30Where was
31:30Mrs. Parkinson,
31:31who's been
31:32badgering me for
31:32the past six
31:33months?
31:33Mrs. Parkinson?
31:34Mrs. Parkinson?
31:35Not well.
31:36Very, very
31:37not well.
31:37Her glands have
31:38swollen up like
31:39watermelons.
31:40Yes, there's
31:41quite enough
31:41about my glands.
31:43Hello, I'm
31:44Patricia
31:45Parkinson.
31:45Timothy Moon.
31:47Mr. Moon, you
31:48would not believe
31:48the day that
31:49I've had.
31:50Are you ready
31:51for the grand
31:52tour?
31:52I must get
31:53my clipboard.
31:55Well, you
31:57have certainly
31:57made some
31:58unexpected choices.
32:00Yes, it's better
32:01than I expected.
32:05It is
32:06splendid.
32:25Oh, well, we
32:26must leave some
32:27to the
32:27inspector, but
32:28dear, dear
32:29man.
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
32:43the middle of
32:44trying to stay.
32:45All right, I'll
32:46do it.
32:50Bringing us
32:51back to the
32:51dining room,
32:52which tonight is
32:53the gateway for
32:55the roaring
32:5520s.
32:58Um, would
33:00sir care for
33:01a canapé?
33:02If I
33:03must.
33:07Champagne?
33:08Well, I
33:10wouldn't like to
33:11impair my
33:11critical faculties,
33:13but, um, just
33:14to be polite.
33:19Here you go.
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, it
33:28does go down
33:28nicely.
33:29Oh, please.
33:30Do have
33:31another one.
33:33Um,
33:38ladies and
33:39gentlemen,
33:40welcome, one
33:41and all, to
33:42the palace.
33:48This hotel has
33:49been standing
33:50here for 70
33:52years, buffeted,
33:53of course, by
33:54waves and wind,
33:56but able to
33:57survive the
33:59ravages of
34:00time.
34:00Mr. Wendell,
34:03would you spare
34:04five minutes?
34:05anyone 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.
34:14I was intrigued
34:14by 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 that
34:29you use
34:30hair dye?
34:34That is a
34:35very personal
34:36question,
34:37Father.
34:38Well,
34:38yes,
34:40but when they
34:41found Mr.
34:42Bishop's body,
34:44there was a
34:44dark stain
34:45on his temple.
34:48Could that
34:49stain have
34:50been from
34:51hair dye,
34:52from the
34:53person who
34:53buried 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
35:13are.
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
35:25back the
35:26clock?
35:27What do
35:28you mean
35:28by that?
35:29At first,
35:30I thought
35:30Mr.
35:31Bishop was
35:32having an
35:33affair with
35:33your wife.
35:35But no,
35:36I suspect
35:38not with
35:39her.
35:41I don't
35:42know what
35:42you're
35:42implying.
35:44Your wife
35:45confirmed
35:46that you
35:47have separate
35:48bedrooms,
35:49separate
35:50lives.
35:53and the
35:54champagne
35:54would 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
36:07sand
36:07years.
36:10How could I
36:11forget?
36:14you will
36:14help me,
36:16won't you,
36:17Raymond?
36:18Of course.
36:20I knew you
36:20wouldn't let me
36:21down.
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 give
36:34a second look
36:35at a worn-out
36:36old worm
36:37like you?
36:38And what?
36:39You're going
36:39to help me
36:40destroy this
36:41place,
36:41or I will
36:42tell the
36:43whole world
36:43what you
36:44really are,
36:45including
36:46your sad,
36:48neglected,
36:49lonely
36:50little wife.
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.
37:36I 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.
38:00What am I
38:01meant to
38:01do then?
38:02How 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 our
38:35famous bouillabaisse.
38:37Is it really
38:37necessary?
38:39Well, it's
38:39seasoned with
38:4122 different
38:42herbs and
38:42spices.
38:43Is it indeed?
38:44Cynthia, the
38:45bouillabaisse.
38:47Actually, Mrs.
38:48Parkinson, we
38:49decided not to
38:50make bouillabaisse.
38:52What?
38:52We thought
38:53rather than
38:53follow a
38:54hundred-year-old
38:55recipe, that
38:56we would go to
38:56the market and
38:57see what was
38:58in season.
38:58And what
38:59little delicacies
39:00did you find
39:01there?
39:01Oh, scallops
39:03so fresh they
39:04fell out of
39:05their shells.
39:07Silver
39:07mackerel, pink
39:09lobster.
39:10So we made
39:11a fish pie?
39:14Here you go.
39:16Bon appétit.
39:17Well, it does
39:18sound intriguing.
39:20But the proof
39:21of the pudding...
39:32Hmm.
39:50Mrs. Parkinson,
39:52from your
39:53description, I
39:54expected this to
39:55be a dusty,
39:56fusty, old-fashioned
39:57establishment.
39:59But you've done
40:00wonders with this
40:01place.
40:03Decor that lets
40:04the light in and
40:05the finest fish pie
40:06I've ever tasted.
40:07Ah, well, yes.
40:09It's not one of my
40:10usual recipes.
40:11This place is the
40:12future of British
40:13hospitality.
40:15Welcome to
40:16Anderson's Hotel
40:17Guide.
40:18Oh, wonderful,
40:19wonderful.
40:20Ah, congratulations.
40:23We've got into the
40:23guide.
40:24Everything we've worked
40:26for all these years.
40:26That's wonderful,
40:27darling, but it's all
40:29down to you.
40:30It's always been you,
40:31and I'm sorry I've been
40:33a bad husband.
40:34What do you mean?
40:35Ahem.
40:37Sergeant Holden, may...
40:40Yes, Mr. Wendell.
40:46There's something I need
40:47to confess.
40:53Right, then.
40:55Ready for the off.
40:58I think so.
41:00Have you enjoyed your
41:01trip to the seaside?
41:03Spent most of it with a
41:04feather duster in me hand,
41:05but I do love this
41:07place.
41:08Thank you for
41:09everything.
41:10You must come and
41:11visit us in
41:12Kembleford.
41:13I mean, I know you're
41:15busy with the hotel.
41:17Ah, yes, well, that's
41:19rather likely to change.
41:20Oh, yes?
41:21Yes.
41:22Well, Mr. Moon has
41:24written us such a
41:25glowing review that I'm
41:27quite confident that the
41:28palace will survive.
41:30Of course it will.
41:32So, therefore, I've
41:33decided to step down
41:35and give the baton to
41:38Cynthia, who I think
41:40you'll agree was more
41:41than capable.
41:42Well, she learned from
41:43the best.
41:45Right.
41:46Ready to depart,
41:47Mrs. Sullivan?
41:49Oh, can't we just have
41:50one last trip to the beach?
41:52Who, who, who, who, who, who,
42:03Look at that dark over there.
42:06What?
42:08No!
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, but also her friends.
42:55Aww.
42:56And that makes me the luckiest man in the world.
43:09And Aunty Pad, I promise we will be back, just the two of us, but for now...
43:15Yes?
43:16Could you take a photograph of us all?
43:17Yes.
43:20And I know just the place.
43:27Everybody, say...
43:29Cheers!
43:31Cheers!
43:33Cheers!
43:33Cheers!
43:45Cheers!
43:45Cheers!
43:45Cheers!
43:45Cheers!
43:46Cheers!
43:46Cheers!
43:46Cheers!
43:46Cheers!
43:47Cheers!
43:47Cheers!
43:47Cheers!
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