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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?
01:33Have a good day.
02:25So is it still the same as you remember?
02:28It is.
02:30Every summer, as a child, come down here and play with all the local children on the beach.
02:35Did you used to play pirates?
02:37Yes.
02:38They were the pirates.
02:40I was the customs man who caught them.
02:42Of course.
02:44Shame we have so much work to do, though.
02:47If only we had an army of helpers.
02:50Surprise!
02:52What the...?
02:54How did...?
02:55Well, you said your auntie Pat needed some help.
02:58I thought it would be a nice surprise for you.
03:01Well, it's definitely a surprise.
03:03We're very keen to get to work, Inspector, so you can have more time with your wife.
03:08Oh, this place is amazing.
03:09I've seen pictures of the seaside, but I never knew the sand was so warm and so soft.
03:14Well, Brenda, you've never actually been to the seaside before.
03:18Well, my mum died when I was seven.
03:20We never got to go on holidays.
03:22Ahoy there, landlubbers!
03:25Oh, Auntie Pat!
03:30Hello! Hello, hello!
03:33You must be Isabel.
03:35Oh, how lovely.
03:37How lovely to put a face to that melodious voice.
03:40Lovely to meet you.
03:41Oh, Auntie Pat, how are you?
03:44Marvellous, darling.
03:45But what's happened to you, your skin and bone?
03:47Aren't you feeding him?
03:48Oh, I do give him three square mils a day.
03:51I'm only teasing.
03:52Mind you, actually, you have to keep your eye on this one around food.
03:55When he was a boy, he used to sneak into the kitchen searching for the chocolate profiteroles.
04:02We used to call him Edgar the Chocolate Heffalump.
04:06Don't tell me.
04:07Father Brown, Aunt Sergeant Goodfellow, and, um, Brenda.
04:12Hi.
04:12It's nice to meet you.
04:14We're here to help in any way that we can.
04:16Oh, you know, this is manna.
04:17Manna from heaven.
04:19Because there is just so much that has to be done.
04:23I see you've been picking wild crabs.
04:24Yes, well, they make very nice table decorations, right?
04:29Let us get you all checked in.
04:31Follow me.
04:35Come along, you chocolate heffalump.
04:44Raymond?
04:47Raymond?
04:48Raymond?
04:50Raymond!
04:51Yes, dear, that is my name.
04:54Thank you for reminding me.
04:56When are you going to hang this picture up?
04:58I am rather busy trying to organise a gala dinner.
05:01If you didn't spend so much time arguing, you might actually be ready by now.
05:03Mrs. Parkinson!
05:06Oh, my word, who is this?
05:09Well, here's Edgar, the only member of my family I've never been tempted to strangle.
05:16May I introduce Raymond and Cynthia, my deputy managers, who have worked here for 30 years.
05:21In fact, they met and married here.
05:24Oh, isn't that nice?
05:29Yes, so, I think we have a double room with a sea view.
05:33Yes, I'll sort that.
05:35So, tonight, we are having a rehearsal of the 1920s-themed dinner.
05:39We are testing a few of the recipes we're serving tomorrow, but there's so much work to do.
05:45So many jobs.
05:46Window cleaning, gardening.
05:48I could help with that.
05:50And I'm a dab hand with a chamois leather.
05:52Oh, well, come along.
05:54Yes.
05:56Oh, Raymond?
05:58What is all this mess?
06:00Mr. Crabtree, he won't do any more work until he's been fully paid.
06:03Fine.
06:04Well, we'll just put wallpapering on the list of things to do.
06:09Yes, put those flowers in water before they wilt.
06:12Yes, Mrs. Parley.
06:14And for me.
06:20She's such a character, Aunty Pat.
06:22No-one would argue with that.
06:25Although, did she seem a bit peaky?
06:27Peaky?
06:28What do you mean?
06:29The way she was leaning on reception.
06:31Just a bit fragile.
06:32Well, Aunty Pat's as fragile as a Sherman tank.
06:37If you say so.
06:39And I am sorry if my surprise turned out to be more of a shock.
06:44Yes.
06:45What's supposed to be our honeymoon, not a parish outing.
06:48I know.
06:49But we will spend more time together.
06:52Once we've got through all our jobs.
06:59Do you think I should wear these earrings tonight?
07:01Yes.
07:02You didn't even look at them.
07:03Because I'm busy organising tonight's dinner, tomorrow night's garbler, and we've got an inspector coming.
07:08Well, well, well.
07:10This place hasn't changed a bit.
07:13It's practically a museum.
07:16Max Bishop.
07:19Raymond.
07:21Cynthia.
07:21How are you?
07:23How are you?
07:23We're fine.
07:25We're good, actually.
07:28Mrs. Parkinson has made us deputy manager.
07:30Oh.
07:31Well.
07:32That's something, I suppose.
07:34Now, can you book me into the grand suite for three days?
07:38I'm sorry, Max.
07:39We're not open until next week.
07:42We've just got friends and family staying.
07:44I worked here for seven years.
07:46I think that makes me family.
07:48Well, Father, there was some very enthusiastic pruning.
07:52Sharp shears.
07:53I'm sure that the hydrangeas will grow back again.
07:57What are you doing here?
08:00I'm just checking into your most expensive room.
08:15Oh, Edgar, don't you look smart.
08:18Yes, do come and sit down.
08:21Now then, Aunty Pat.
08:23Mm-hmm.
08:24Are you all right?
08:26Yes.
08:28Yes, I'm always all right.
08:30It's the rest of the world that's all wrong.
08:32Mm, I thought as much.
08:33I'd love to hear it.
08:36Shall I show the guests in, Mrs. Parkinson?
08:38Oh, yes, yes.
08:39Come one, come all.
08:42Oh.
08:45Straight slow, straight slow.
08:47Where would you like me to sit?
08:49Um, just on the other side of Edgar.
08:51And then we can fight over him.
08:53Please, everybody else, just sit wherever you like.
08:56That is an awful lot of cutlery, which is normally a good sign.
09:00Well, we are serving a three-course dinner,
09:03followed by petit fours and, er, lots of profiteroles.
09:09Oh, good news for you, Mr. Effelope.
09:12Er, thank you, Miss Palmer.
09:14Father Brown?
09:15Champagne?
09:17Well, that is a very easy question to answer.
09:21Yes, please.
09:23Oh!
09:24Quickly!
09:25Yes, yes.
09:25Quickly!
09:26Get out of practice, Raymond.
09:30Max.
09:31Oh, I had a feeling that you might join us.
09:35Please, er, make yourself comfortable.
09:38Over there.
09:46Would you like me to serve?
09:47Yes, of course.
09:50No, no, no, dear.
09:52Silver service.
09:53And the table.
09:58Madame et monsieur,
10:02the Palace Hotel has stood on this site for an eye on 70 years,
10:07constantly battled by the cruel sea,
10:10but the sea yields up treasure,
10:14and you will taste that treasure in our brouillier bays.
10:18Bon appétit.
10:19Please do start.
10:20I can't bear cold food.
10:22Right.
10:33It's, um...
10:34How is it for you, Father?
10:37It tastes very much of the sea.
10:41It's extremely salty.
10:43What?
10:44Well, I...
10:45I can't think why it would be.
10:47I was terribly careful with the seasoning.
10:51I love it.
10:54None for me.
11:00This is all you're doing, isn't it?
11:02That's a very serious accusation.
11:05Would you care to repeat it?
11:07Oh, actually, I...
11:09I might have put too much salt in.
11:12Ah, yes.
11:12Too many cooks.
11:13Well, let's hope you get things sorted
11:16before the inspector gets here.
11:19How do you know about that?
11:20Oh, when you move in the circles I move in,
11:22you hear things, and, er...
11:25Yes.
11:26Mr. Wendell.
11:27Remember your old work colleague, Max Bishop?
11:30You've been seen wandering round town.
11:34Yes.
11:35I know.
11:36Just remember.
11:38I got rid of you once before.
11:41And I can get rid of you again.
11:47Mrs. Parkinson.
11:49Nice to see you.
11:51Sergeant Oldham.
11:52How are Julia and the little ones?
11:55Not so little now, I imagine.
11:57We're all very well, thank you.
12:00Good.
12:02Well, I've had quite enough fun for one evening,
12:05and I'll see you all tomorrow.
12:07Good luck.
12:09You're going to need it.
12:16Auntie Pat.
12:17No, I should never have risen to the bait.
12:22I'm, er...
12:23I'm going to leave you now
12:24in the capable hands of Cynthia and Raymond.
12:27Good night.
12:43I do hope Auntie Pat's all right.
12:46That man really seemed to upset her.
12:49Well, she's a tough old thing.
12:52She certainly gives as good as she gets.
12:54She does.
12:57What's that?
13:00It's a bucket.
13:01Ah, underneath it.
13:27I know she's a happy spirit of Saint Thierry.
13:31I know she's a happy spirit of Saint Thierry.
13:33Thank you, Father.
13:35A terrible way for a man to meet his maker.
13:39Indeed.
13:40I suspect he was hit over the head,
13:41the blunt object, before being buried as the tide came in.
13:45That is my hypothesis.
13:48What about that dark stain on his forehead?
13:50Any idea what that is?
13:52Inspector, I'm sure you do a marvellous job in your leafy little village,
13:56but you leave things to us, eh, and enjoy your holiday.
14:10Any idea who killed him?
14:13Technically, that would be the sea,
14:15which also did a very good job of washing away most of the evidence.
14:29Hello.
14:30What's going on?
14:32I'm afraid one of your guests has been murdered, Mrs. Wendell.
14:35No, Mr. Bishop.
14:38Max!
14:41Sergeant Oldham?
14:43Yes, Father.
14:44There's a champagne bottle in this bin.
14:47And?
14:48It's unopened.
14:49It's bloodstained.
14:50And it comes from the Palace Hotel.
14:55Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your cooperation thus far.
15:00We believe the murder took place between 8 o'clock, when Mr. Bishop was dining here,
15:05and midnight, when the tide was high.
15:07I need to know all of your movements after 8 o'clock.
15:12Well, I was serving dinner to these good people here, and then, at about 9 o'clock, I locked up
15:18and went briefly outside to inspect the grounds.
15:21Can anyone corroborate your version of events?
15:23Yes, I can. I 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.
15:3610.
15:37Mrs. Parkinson!
15:38What?
15:39Yes?
15:41Where did you go after you stormed out of the restaurant?
15:44Stormed, I went upstairs to make a list of all the jobs that needed doing before today's inspection.
15:52So now, can we please get a move on?
15:55Auntie Pat, it doesn't look good if you lose your temper.
16:00Oh.
16:00Right.
16:01Patricia Parkinson, I'm arresting you for the murder of Max Bishop.
16:05On what grounds?
16:06There were two sets of fingerprints on the murder weapon.
16:08A bottle of champagne, Mr. Bishop himself, and Mrs. Parkinson's.
16:12Well, yes, it was my champagne, but because it came from my cellar.
16:18We are not obliged to say anything, but anything you say may be given in evidence.
16:21This way, please.
16:22But this is ridiculous.
16:24I don't think they'd be happy with 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.
16:38He worked at the hotel as a bellboy, and I found he was stealing from the guest's room.
16:46You know, in the hotel industry, that's a mortal sin.
16:51So, a man who bears a grudge on you walks in when the hotel is in trouble.
17:00Things aren't going very well, are they?
17:04No.
17:06No, we are.
17:08We are at rock bottom.
17:12Well, I've taken out loan after loan, and if things don't improve, then the bank will take the hotel.
17:19And that's why you invited Anderson's guide to inspect.
17:23Yeah, well, yes.
17:24One last roll of the dice.
17:28Was anyone else upset at Mr. Bishop's reappearance?
17:34Well, I didn't think Raymond was too delighted.
17:38Of course, back in the day, they were great friends.
17:41Cynthia Raymond and Max.
17:43I did used to think that 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 that Raymond popped the question.
17:57In fact, I wonder if Max didn't come back not to humiliate me, but to seduce Cynthia.
18:08Why do you say that?
18:09Well, yesterday, when I was preparing the buoy baths, I could hear Max and Raymond arguing.
18:23Oh, Father, you've been a while.
18:25How is she?
18:25Your aunt is bearing up.
18:28Of course, she's as strong as not.
18:31She's very keen that we make this evening a success.
18:34I think it's more importantly solve the murder.
18:37Well, perhaps by doing one, it will help us do the other.
18:48Right, Mrs. Parkinson's left 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.
18:58Oh, no.
18:59Right, I've managed to sort those wonky tables out and we swept all the floors.
19:02Is there anything else we can do to help?
19:04No.
19:05We're beyond help.
19:06The best thing now would be to board up all the doors and hang a condemned sign outside.
19:12Hello, how are we getting on?
19:14We're about to give up completely.
19:16What?
19:17Canceling this evening and telling Andersons we're not ready.
19:20You do realise my aunt has given 50 years of her life to this place.
19:22Yes, but she's not here and it was always her hand on the tiller that steered us through the rocks.
19:30Mrs. Parkinson's been your employer for 30 years.
19:33I'm sure she hoped that if she had to step back, you would step forward.
19:39We also have a financial difficulty.
19:41She's left a long ingredients list and no actual money.
19:44Fine.
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 you have worked here since the 1920s?
20:06Mm-hmm.
20:07You and Cynthia and Max.
20:11Sorry.
20:12Allow me.
20:16So what did you think when Max Bishop turned up again?
20:21Mrs. Parkinson seems to think he once had designs on your wife.
20:27No, of course not.
20:29No?
20:30No.
20:31We were pals.
20:33Back then, the three of us, we were the, well, they were the happiest times of my life.
20:37Yes, Max was sacked for stealing, but not for stealing.
20:40Not for stealing my girlfriend.
20:44You overheard yesterday having an argument with Mr. Bishop.
20:49You said, and I quote,
20:51Leave her alone, please.
20:53Just leave her alone.
20:54Yes, I did, but I was not talking about Cynthia.
20:58No?
21:01When Max arrived, he said some rather nasty things about Mrs. Parkinson's,
21:05so I let him settle into his room, and when he came downstairs, I told him to stop.
21:09Leave her alone.
21:11What did he say to that?
21:12He told me to face the facts.
21:14The palace hotel is doomed, and he's the only one who could save it.
21:19What do you think he meant?
21:22I don't know.
21:23I told him I didn't want to hear it, and if you'll excuse me, I need to go and find
21:26some fish forks.
21:29Thank you, Miss Palmer, most helpful.
21:33Whoa.
21:35Who could afford a room like this?
21:36That is what we are here to find out.
21:41Mr. Bishop claimed he came here to save the palace, and I'm keen to find out how.
21:50What's this?
21:58Oh.
22:00Plans for the hotel.
22:02Divided into eight flats.
22:05So that's his game.
22:06He's a property developer.
22:10Look.
22:14Meet me at Brandreth Bay, nine o'clock.
22:18That's the beach where they found him.
22:21Was he killed by the person to whom he said this note?
22:26I should probably make the bed.
22:28The inspector will come in here.
22:30Good idea.
22:37What's this?
22:43Ah, yes.
22:44I know whose ear that belongs to.
22:51Right, here we are.
22:52Enough fish to start your own aquarium.
22:55Oh, Edgar, you saved the day.
22:57You always do.
22:58Right, well, can I suggest I'll read out the recipe and allocate jobs as I go?
23:03No, Raymond.
23:04No.
23:05Just no, Raymond.
23:09Would you like to help me with the windows?
23:12Yes.
23:13Yes, of course.
23:14Yes.
23:20You all right, Mrs. Wendell?
23:21Yes.
23:22Just a little bit stressed.
23:24We've got this rather complicated boo-a-bays to make, which means that we have fish to fill it,
23:30I don't know, 22 herbs and spices, and we haven't even started the stock yet.
23:34That does seem a Herculean effort.
23:36Yes, but if we want to get into the Anderson's Guide...
23:39You might try making things people like to eat?
23:43Oh.
23:45Oh, yes, you're right.
23:49We could change the menu.
23:52Oh, fish pie!
23:54Everyone loves fish pie.
23:56Mrs. Wendell, may I have a word?
23:59Yes.
24:07I'm sorry, Father, but I'm really very busy.
24:10Yes, I can see.
24:13Must put an awful strain on your marriage.
24:16Marriage?
24:17What's that?
24:19They used to be married once.
24:21I mean, I do love Raymond.
24:24It's just we're married to the hotel.
24:26I noticed you have separate rooms.
24:30Well, yes.
24:33Separate lives, actually.
24:35Was it ever a happy marriage?
24:37We were happy.
24:40Before we were married.
24:42When it was just the three of us.
24:45Me, Raymond, and Max.
24:48Ah, yes.
24:50Mr. Bishop.
24:52Did you notice, yesterday,
24:56he was last into dinner?
24:58Because I believe he was in the kitchen
25:01over-salting the bouillabaisse.
25:05I think so.
25:08But you took responsibility for his sabotage.
25:12It seems strange.
25:14Unless you felt in some way responsible.
25:21I read the papers, you see.
25:24And I knew Max had done very well for himself.
25:28So I wrote and told him we were in trouble.
25:31And was there any chance of alone?
25:35But it soon became clear he was not here to help.
25:38He'd just come to humiliate us.
25:41What did you do to stop him?
25:44Nothing.
25:45I just tried to avoid him.
25:50And yet...
25:51I found this...
25:54by his bed.
26:01All right.
26:05When Raymond went round to speak with him,
26:08I sneaked into his room to look round.
26:13I imagine you saw his plans
26:15to turn the hotel into flats.
26:18I did.
26:19And I was just staring at them, horrified.
26:23And Max came in and grabbed me.
26:26So that must be when I lost the earring.
26:29I see.
26:30He said,
26:30this place had destroyed him,
26:33and now he's going to destroy it.
26:36Do you know,
26:37he used to steal from people's rooms.
26:40Only small amounts.
26:42So no-one knew.
26:43But Mrs Parkinson found out
26:45and she called the police.
26:48I don't suppose you
26:49remember the name
26:50of the arresting officer.
26:56What can I say?
26:57He was a wrongman,
26:59but I made sure
26:59he suffered the full force of the law.
27:01Ah.
27:03Except
27:04I've spoken to Scotland Yard.
27:07Max Bishop
27:07has no criminal record
27:09whatsoever.
27:10So
27:12you
27:12let him go
27:14but told everyone
27:15you charged him.
27:17It was a long time ago.
27:18I don't exactly recall.
27:21Mr Bishop
27:21remembered you
27:22vividly.
27:24He asked after
27:25your wife
27:25and children.
27:27I imagine
27:2830 years ago
27:30you had a young family
27:33and not much money.
27:39Perhaps we should talk
27:40to his senior officer,
27:41father.
27:42All right.
27:43He did offer me
27:44a certain sum
27:46but believe me
27:48it was hard
27:49getting by
27:49in five pound a week.
27:50You took a bribe
27:51from a criminal suspect.
27:53Max said he'd leave town
27:55and never darken our doors again.
27:57I really don't see
27:58what the harm was.
27:59Sergeant Oldham,
28:02many people would say
28:03that punishment
28:03can be a valuable
28:05life lesson.
28:06A lesson
28:07you failed
28:08to teach
28:09Max Bishop.
28:14I think you've had
28:15more than enough time
28:16to question my aunt.
28:19Well,
28:21that was the worst
28:22holiday I've ever had.
28:25Auntie Pat,
28:26we need to have a talk.
28:27No,
28:27I need to get back
28:28to the hotel.
28:29Raymond and Cynthia,
28:30they can't make a decision
28:31without me.
28:32I'll leave you two
28:33to talk.
28:38Why didn't you tell me
28:39that the hotel
28:40was in difficulty?
28:41It isn't.
28:42The palace
28:43is a luxury
28:44ocean liner.
28:46It just so happens
28:47that it's floating
28:48in a sea
28:48of mediocrity.
28:50Yes,
28:50and its suppliers
28:51have told me
28:51they think it could
28:52be about to sink.
28:54Yes,
28:55well,
28:55things are
28:56a bit grim
28:57but I believe
28:59that we're just
28:59about to turn
29:00a corner.
29:01And I realise
29:02that I have been
29:03saying that
29:04for several years.
29:05Yes,
29:06yes,
29:06and you've been
29:06working yourself
29:0718 hours a day.
29:08Now,
29:09do you think
29:09that can be
29:09good for you?
29:10If I didn't work,
29:12I wouldn't know
29:13what to do.
29:14You know how hard
29:15it is
29:16to abandon
29:17a place
29:18that you've loved
29:18and cherished
29:19for your whole life
29:20of 50 years.
29:22Besides,
29:22it means a lot
29:23to you.
29:25What do you mean?
29:26You know what
29:26I mean?
29:28Whenever your parents
29:30used to have
29:31a bit of
29:32difficulties,
29:33then they got me
29:34to look after you
29:36at the palace.
29:37It was home
29:38away from home.
29:40Auntie Pat,
29:41it's not the palace
29:41I care about.
29:43It's just a pile
29:44of bricks and mortar
29:45and some
29:46very comfortable bedding.
29:49The woman who runs it,
29:52I love her.
29:54I'd rather worry
29:55that she's not
29:56looking after herself
29:57properly.
30:00Well,
30:02she's
30:03rather fond of you.
30:05Edgar,
30:07I have no choice.
30:09I just have to
30:10keep going.
30:11So will you
30:12kindly take me
30:13back to the
30:13luxury liner
30:14before the
30:15management
30:16managed to
30:17sink it?
30:25there you go.
30:26What do you think?
30:27Oh,
30:28it's
30:28magnificent.
30:30Oh,
30:31have you thought
30:31about a career
30:32in interior design?
30:34Oh,
30:34not really.
30:35Thank you,
30:35though.
30:36If I spend
30:36one more moment
30:37in that kitchen,
30:39I think I'm
30:39going to melt.
30:40Agreed.
30:40Oh,
30:43this is
30:45extraordinary.
30:47Oh,
30:48it feels like
30:49we've gone
30:50back in time
30:52to the glory
30:53days.
30:54Oh,
30:55managed to get
30:56rid of all
30:56the mould
30:57and the 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
31:04to the 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
31:22sense of 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,
31:41there'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
31:53get my
31:53clipboard.
31:55Well,
31:56you've
31:57certainly
31:57made some
31:58unexpected
31:59choices.
32:00Yes,
32:01it's better
32:01than I
32:02expected.
32:05It is
32:06splendid.
32:23Follow-up?
32:24Oh,
32:25well,
32:26we must
32:26leave some
32:27to the
32:27inspector,
32:27but...
32:28dear man.
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
32:44stay.
32:45All right,
32:46I'll do it.
32:50bringing us
32:51back to the
32:51dining room,
32:52which tonight
32:53is the
32:54gateway
32:54for the
32:55roaring
32:55twenties.
32:59Would
33:00sir care
33:00for a
33:01canapé?
33:02If I
33:03must.
33:06Champagne?
33:08Well,
33:10I wouldn't
33:10like to
33:11impair my
33:11critical
33:12faculties,
33:13but
33:13just to
33:14be polite.
33:19There you go.
33:20Yes?
33:21This is not
33:21the
33:21lumpfish
33:22roe,
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,
33:34um,
33:38ladies and
33:39gentlemen,
33:40welcome one
33:41and all
33:42to the
33:42palace.
33:48This hotel
33:49has been
33:49standing here
33:50for 70
33:52years,
33:52buffeted,
33:53of course,
33:54by waves
33:55and wind,
33:56but able
33:57to survive
33:58the ravages
34:00of time.
34:01Mr.
34:01Wendell.
34:03People ask
34:04how anyone
34:06would build
34:06a hotel
34:07right by
34:08the sea,
34:09but of course
34:10people like
34:11us like
34:11to live
34:12on the
34:12edge
34:13where the
34:14land is
34:14at sea.
34:15I was intrigued
34:15by the photograph
34:15of you both
34:16outside the
34:18hotel
34:18in 1953.
34:22Your hair
34:23was much
34:24greyer
34:25then.
34:27Would I
34:28be right
34:28in thinking
34:29that you
34:29use
34:30hair dye?
34:34That is
34:34a very
34:35personal
34:36question,
34:37Father.
34:38Well,
34:38yes,
34:40but when
34:40they found
34:41Mr.
34:42Bishop's
34:42body,
34:44there was
34:44a dark
34:45stain on
34:45his temple.
34:48Could
34:49that stain
34:50have been
34:51from hair dye
34:52from the
34:53person who
34:53buried him?
34:59he sent
35:00you a note,
35:01didn't he?
35:02Meet me at
35:03Brandreth Bay
35:03at nine o'clock.
35:05Why would
35:06you go?
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.
35:14Raymond,
35:15I'm sorry
35:16if I've
35:17upset
35:17everyone.
35:20I was
35:20angry at
35:21the way
35:21Mrs.
35:22Parkinson
35:22treated me.
35:23Were you
35:24perhaps hoping
35:25to turn
35:25back the
35:26clock?
35:27What do
35:28you mean by
35:28that?
35:29At first,
35:29I 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 implying.
35:44your wife
35:45confirmed that
35:47you have
35:47separate
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
36:06the sand
36:07in the
36:10How could
36:11I forget?
36:14you will
36:14help me,
36:16won't you,
36:17Raymond?
36:19Of 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?
36:38Then 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 use
36:57his power
36:57over you.
37:00But things
37:01spiraled out
37:01of control,
37:03didn't they?
37:11now you had
37:12a new
37:12problem,
37:14his body.
37:19Luckily,
37:20some children
37:20had been digging
37:21a hole in the
37:22sand,
37:23which was
37:24almost the
37:24right size.
37:36I did not
37:36mean to kill
37:37him.
37:39I would be
37:40the last person
37:40to condemn
37:41anyone for
37:41falling in love.
37:43But in order
37:43to spare
37:44people's
37:44feelings,
37:46you have been
37:47living your life
37:48in the shadows,
37:50living a lie,
37:52which has
37:53not brought
37:54happiness to
37:54you or
37:56your wife.
37:59What am I
38:01meant to do
38:01then?
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
38:35our famous
38:36bouillabaisse.
38:37Is it
38:37really
38:37necessary?
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.
38:51What?
38:52We thought
38:53rather than
38:53follow a
38:54hundred-year-old
38:55recipe,
38:55that we would
38:56go to the
38:57market and
38:57see what
38:58was in
38:58season.
38:59And what
38:59little delicacies
39:00did you find
39:01there?
39:01Oh,
39:03scallops
39:03so fresh
39:04they fell
39:05out of
39:05their shells.
39:07Silver
39:07mackerel,
39:08pink
39:09lobster.
39:10So we
39:11made a
39:11fish pie.
39:14Here you go.
39:16Bon appétit.
39:17Well,
39:18it does sound
39:18intriguing,
39:20but the proof
39:21of the pudding.
39:50Mrs. Parkinson,
39:52from your
39:53description,
39:54I expected
39:54this to be
39:55a dusty,
39:56fusty,
39:57old-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
40:05fish pie
40:06I've ever
40:06tasted.
40:07Ah,
40:08well,
40:08yes,
40:09it's not
40:09one of my
40:10usual
40:10recipes.
40:11This place
40:11is the
40:12future
40:12of British
40:13hospitality.
40:15Welcome
40:15to
40:16Anderson's
40:16Hotel Guide.
40:18Oh,
40:18wonderful,
40:19wonderful.
40:20Aunt,
40:21congratulations.
40:23We've got
40:23into the
40:23guide.
40:25Everything
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 you,
40:31and I'm
40:32sorry I've
40:33been a bad
40:33husband.
40:34What do you
40:35mean?
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.
40:55Ready for
40:55the
40:55off.
40:58I think
40:59so.
41:00Have you
41:00enjoyed your
41:01trip to the
41:02seaside?
41:03Spent most of
41:04it with a
41:04feather duster
41:04in my 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
41:25glowing
41:26review that
41:26I'm quite
41:27confident
41:27that the
41:28palace will
41:29survive.
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 depart,
41:47Mrs. Sullivan?
41:49Oh,
41:50can't we just
41:50have one last
41:51trip to the
41:52beach?
41:59That's
42:00good.
42:03look at that
42:04duck over
42:05there.
42:08James!
42:09No!
42:13No!
42:18No!
42:28Do you know,
42:29So, I just have to say that when I first suggested this trip, it was meant to be just Isabel
42:36and 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 Isabel, I not only married her talents, her passions, but also
42:54her friends.
42:55Aww.
42:56And that makes me the luckiest man in the world.
43:02Oh!
43:09And, Aunty Pad.
43:10Yes?
43:11I promise we will be back, just the two of us.
43:14But for now...
43:15Yes?
43:16Could you take a photograph of us all?
43:19Yes, and I know just the place.
43:26Everybody, say, cheers!
43:31Cheers!
43:31Cheers!
43:33Cheers!
43:36Cheers!
43:37Cheers!
43:38Cheers!
43:39Cheers!
43:39Cheers!
43:40Cheers!
43:40Cheers!
43:51Cheers!
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