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Father Brown - Season 13 - Episode 01: The Good Refuge
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00:17What is it, Father?
00:19An empty house with an open window.
00:27Should we call Edgar?
00:34I think we can manage ourselves.
00:42Welcome home.
00:43Oh!
00:45Father!
00:47Mrs McCarthy.
00:48Aladin Martin?
00:48You mean.
00:50You mean.
00:52Ah!
00:54Ah!
01:15Shaft.
01:22You should have told us you were coming.
01:25Oh, I didn't want to make a fuss.
01:28Have they been feeding you properly, Father?
01:30I think you've lost weight.
01:32And feeling better for it.
01:34What brings you back to Kembleford, Mrs McCarthy?
01:37Oh, I thought it was high time I put my house on the market.
01:41Oh, apologies.
01:42I haven't congratulated you on your recent marriage, Mrs Sullivan.
01:47Oh, yes, thank you.
01:48It's all rather new, but marvellous.
01:52You should come to the presbytery for tea.
01:54Absolutely.
01:57Yes, absolutely.
02:01Some Victorians believe the hydrangea plant brought misfortune or even tragedy.
02:09Blimey.
02:23Oh, please don't send us back.
02:34Care for one of my scones, Mrs McCarthy?
02:37I won't, thank you.
02:40Not a patch on your famous offerings, I'm afraid.
02:44Oh, a long time since I begged a scone, Mrs Sullivan.
02:47In fact, I'm experimenting with French pastry at the moment.
02:51Shoe pastry.
02:52Profiteroles.
02:53Oh.
02:55And how is Ireland?
02:58Well, Roisin, that's my sister, has finally settled down with the good man.
03:03You must be very relieved.
03:05I am.
03:06Mrs McCarthy.
03:07What a wonderful surprise.
03:09Oh, Sergeant Goodfellow.
03:11Chief Inspector.
03:13Just Inspector nowadays, Mrs McCarthy.
03:15Oh.
03:16Thanks to Father Brown.
03:18Forgive the impromptu visit.
03:20The removal company called.
03:22My furniture is being delivered on Friday.
03:24All right.
03:25Good.
03:27So, is married life agreeing with you, Inspector?
03:31I'd say so.
03:32Sharing a house takes a little getting used to.
03:35Yes.
03:36It'll be much easier when my furniture arrives.
03:38Miss Palmer.
03:40Just in time for tea.
03:41Oh, there you are, Brenda.
03:43And who is your new friend?
03:45This is Moira.
03:46Oh, my giddy aunt.
03:48Auntie Bridget, you came.
03:50Auntie Bridget?
03:51This is Rosie.
03:54Perhaps we should go inside.
03:57I'll show you best your car.
03:59Oh, right.
04:01Yes.
04:08I ran away.
04:09You what?
04:10Ran away from where?
04:12From Our Lady's Good Refuge.
04:16Where I was coming to visit you this very afternoon.
04:19The home for penitent women.
04:21Auntie Bridget sent me there.
04:23Did she?
04:24Yes, I did.
04:26Moira could hardly stay in Ireland.
04:28Not in her condition.
04:31Sister Agatha, who runs a good refuge and is an old friend,
04:34agreed to take her in.
04:36And precious little thanks she gets for her trouble.
04:39How old is Rosie?
04:42Six weeks.
04:44So was her brother, Jack.
04:46Oh, twins.
04:47How wonderful.
04:49The most beautiful creatures I'd ever seen.
04:53But Sister Agatha took them away from me after only a day.
04:56Gosh.
04:57It gets worse.
04:59They're both going to be given away.
05:01Adopted.
05:02Like all the babies there.
05:03It's for their own good, Moira.
05:05And you knew very well that's what would happen.
05:08Yes, but I didn't think it was going to hurt as much.
05:12I telephoned Auntie Bridget and told her that my heart was breaking.
05:15And of course I was extremely worried and came as soon as I possibly could.
05:21So why did you not wait?
05:23Why on earth did you run away?
05:25I was scared that they'd be adopted before you got here.
05:28Where is Rosie's brother?
05:31Last night.
05:33I'd taken Rosie and I was about to get Jack, but Nurse Hyde, she caught me.
05:38I didn't have time.
05:38I just...
05:39I ran.
05:41That must have been very painful.
05:46But now...
05:47Auntie's here.
05:48And she can tell Sister Agatha to let me have Jack back as well.
05:52No, Moira.
05:53I can't do that.
05:55Why?
05:56We've been through all this.
05:58The children must come first.
06:00No.
06:01And in the meantime, Sister Agatha and Nurse Hyde will be worried sick about the pair of you.
06:06Nurse Hyde is cruel.
06:07She leaves babies in freezing rooms.
06:10Oh, now you're being hysterical.
06:12Moira, did you give consent for your children's adoption?
06:16No.
06:16I would never do that.
06:18Well, in that case, I will speak with Sister Agatha and Nurse Hyde.
06:23Meanwhile, you are welcome to stay here with Rosie until this is resolved.
06:31Father.
06:32Perhaps you will come with us on our visit, Mrs. McCarthy.
06:36I most certainly will.
06:53This place has seen better days.
06:56These girls hardly deserve a palace, Mrs. Sullivan.
07:08Sister Agatha, I can only apologise.
07:11I'm just relieved Rosie is safe, Mrs. McCarthy.
07:14Father, Nurse Hyde's office is just up here.
07:24Tell me, Sister Agatha, how long have you been in charge of the Good Refuge?
07:29Twenty years.
07:30Although I'm no medical expert, I mostly defer to Nurse Hyde.
07:35This building looks very historical.
07:38Shifting foundations, I'm afraid.
07:41The whole thing is rather unstable, in fact.
07:44Really?
07:45Well, fortunately, we've raised money for the repairs.
07:49Work begins next week.
07:52Moira Fitzpatrick has shown scant regard for the well-being of her children,
07:57or the will of God.
07:58And yet, here you are, Father, harbouring her and making her case.
08:03I understand babies born here are typically offered for adoption.
08:08Children born out of wedlock should be brought up within a loving Christian marriage.
08:14Yes, absolutely.
08:16Of course, by law, mothers must consent to these adoptions.
08:23Rest assured, the process is entirely above board.
08:27Sister Agatha?
08:28Yes, of course.
08:38She signed the form.
08:47As this is our first visit to the Good Refuge,
08:51I wonder if you'd be good enough to show us around.
08:54Of course.
08:55I'll make sure the girls are presentable.
09:02My husband died in the war.
09:05My condolences.
09:06Our daughter was born three months later.
09:08I assume from her uniform she attends St. Jacob's College.
09:12The most prestigious establishment.
09:14As I always tell my girls,
09:17a mother must make great sacrifices
09:19to give her child the best start in life.
09:23All that exertion can't be healthy for Mother War, baby.
09:27They don't get paid either.
09:29Yes.
09:29Well, I'm sure Nurse Hyde knows best.
09:47I hope I can count on you to do the right thing with Miss Fitzpatrick, father.
09:51You certainly can, Nurse Hyde.
09:54I need to see my daughter.
09:56As I've made it perfectly clear,
09:58men are forbidden from entering the Good Refuge.
10:01Clergyman accepted.
10:02This is from her doctor.
10:06Confirming that without this medication for her hypertension,
10:09she's in danger.
10:11Those pills could harm the baby.
10:13Says who?
10:14Good day, Mr. James.
10:16Father.
10:17What is your daughter's name, Mr. James?
10:21Clarice.
10:22Sister Agatha teleponed a week ago
10:24to tell me she'd admit it herself.
10:27I couldn't believe it.
10:28Was Clarice living locally?
10:31Training to be a nursing siren sister.
10:33With her whole future ahead of her.
10:36I've been here for the past three days.
10:39At the guest house right across the road,
10:40but I still haven't been able to speak to her.
10:42Oh, well...
10:43I just saw your daughter.
10:46Did you?
10:46Yeah, she was working in the laundry.
10:48She gave me this for her friend.
10:52Moira Jack will be adopted tomorrow.
10:55Clarice.
10:56I don't know this, Moira,
10:58but I know all about these adoptions.
11:00Oh, Clarice.
11:03I will pray for your daughter, Mr. James.
11:06That she should choose to come here.
11:09Of all places.
11:16That wasn't me.
11:17I never signed any form in that place.
11:20You're surely not suggesting Nurse Hyde forged your signature.
11:24You have to believe me, Father.
11:27You have to believe me, Father.
11:29Um, this is for you.
11:31It's from Clarice.
11:33Really?
11:34She was very brave.
11:37Clarice is so kind to me.
11:39She knitted bonnets for Rosie and Jack.
11:43I need it.
11:47Tomorrow.
11:48No.
11:50I'm never going to see him again.
11:53I will return.
11:55First thing tomorrow.
11:56And I will urge Nurse Hyde to refrain from having Jack adopted.
12:02At least for the moment.
12:03Father, shouldn't we do what's best for the child?
12:07I quite agree.
12:08Mrs. McCarthy.
12:19Father Brown.
12:21I need to talk to Nurse Hyde.
12:23We're expecting an adopting couple at any moment.
12:26Which makes my request all the more urgent.
12:31Nurse Hyde.
12:41A lifetime spent delivering babies extinguished by St. Philomena, the patron saint of infants.
12:48Hmm.
12:49Spare us the homily on irony, Father.
12:52Seems the victim was planning a more conventional departure.
13:00St. Jacob's.
13:01It's a considerable expense for a nurse.
13:05Even with a war widow's pension.
13:10Footprints.
13:13Yes.
13:14Thank you, Father.
13:18Is that a five-pound note?
13:27Money.
13:28Though none on her person.
13:35Inspector, a side door's been forced open.
13:38Someone broke in last night.
13:39Oh.
13:40More evidence of a robbery gone very badly wrong?
13:44Inspector, perhaps we should pay a visit to the nursery.
13:49I've got a very good reason for bringing us here, Father.
13:56We don't use that room, Father.
14:02Where is Moira's boy?
14:04Moira?
14:04What?
14:05That girl from yesterday.
14:16Heavens above.
14:17Is this door kept locked?
14:20We lock it at night.
14:23where's moira now father she spent the night at the presbytery right silence
14:36sister agatha called me a tragic development certainly is canon i trust it will be resolved
14:42swiftly and with a minimum we're on our way to apprehend a suspect right now canon that is most
14:48encouraging oh and for your sake perhaps father brown could keep his nose out of it for once
14:53i couldn't agree more uh father glenn colonel fox sister agatha will be reassured you're here so
15:02promptly a tragedy in a diocesan house of god is most unwelcome news father indeed especially with
15:09the appointment of a new bishop so imminent stick to your job father and let the inspector do his
15:23she's gone
15:26ah the inspector thinks moira took jack away in the night so do i mrs mccarthy hang on moira would
15:35not
15:35have left her daughter alone during her rescue mission
15:42miss palmer miss palmer
15:45um
15:50i didn't know anybody would get hurt
15:55so where is moira now
16:14what's wrong sorry moira i had no choice
16:24moira fitzpatrick i'm arresting you on suspicion of the murder of dorothy hyde murder
16:32i haven't heard anybody take the babies sergeant right your washroom no
16:37auntie british we will take care of your babies won't we mrs mccarthy yes yes we all will
16:51oh
16:51oh
16:52oh
16:52oh
16:52oh
17:15will you go to her father
17:18i will
17:22tell me about last night
17:24i got to the good refuge past midnight
17:27and i was gonna throw pebbles at clarice's window and then i saw the back door was open so
17:32i walked in and i went to get jack
17:35how did you get into the nursery the door was unlocked
17:38it was like an angel was watching over me
17:42yes and then
17:43so i walked in
17:45i took jack and put a doll in his cot
17:49as i walked past nurse hyde's office i heard voices
17:53nurse hyde and a man
17:55did you recognize his voice
18:02i didn't kill her father
18:05no
18:06of course you didn't
18:08i believe you moira
18:12i'm not sure auntie bridget does
18:15well
18:16your great aunt has some very strong opinions
18:19around the subject of motherhood
18:22but she doesn't think you're a murderer
18:24are you sure
18:26yes
18:28i will do my utmost to see you reunited with your children
18:39oh
18:40oh this is mccarthy
18:42oh thank goodness
18:45i'm out of practice
18:47have they been fed
18:48maybe 20 minutes ago
18:50and changed
18:54probably just tired
18:57and let me see mum
19:00what you need now
19:02is a nice
19:03long
19:05isn't that right
19:06you're a natural mrs mccarthy
19:08yes well i've had plenty of practice was with nephews and nieces and various god children
19:15do you really think moira's babies should be adopted mrs mccarthy yes i do
19:20she'll be sparing them a lifetime of shame
19:24but surely children should be with their mother
19:27and have people pointing fingers and whispering behind their back
19:39moira doesn't know the way of the world as i do
19:43if there's one thing i know she's no murderer
19:55what's terrible news
19:58that poor woman
20:00a male voice was heard last night arguing with nurse hide
20:04and a bottle of pills was found near her body
20:09recipe
20:10medication for hypertension
20:13will the police find your fingerprints on that bottle mr james
20:19i had to get those pills to clarice so i forced the back door
20:24but nurse hide heard me she went to our office to call the police
20:28she said she was the medical professional and i was a criminal
20:32oh dear what did you do then i put the pills on her desk and i left
20:41you seem shocked that clarice had chosen a good refuge her mother my late wife was adopted from birth and
20:51strongly opposed the forced adoption
20:56also a good friend of clarice's ended up in one of those refuges she said it was barbaric so yes
21:04i was very surprised
21:08clarice has got to leave that terrible place
21:19oh
21:25what quite the arches miss palmer
21:27i wanted to lift moira's spirits until father brown glazer
21:30pray to heaven he can he's hopefully spoken to clarice's father by now
21:36you seem to quite enjoy the sleuthing side of things mrs sullivan
21:40gosh yes i find it all terribly thrilling
21:44although the saint mary's accounts aren't quite as neat these days
21:48oh i definitely preferred filling in ledgers to sneaking around
21:53of course i always had a wonderful time working for the father
21:58i honestly think it's the best job in the world
22:02so are you really selling this house yes i am only after all this is over
22:09my father
22:12how is she
22:14scared
22:16and missing her children terribly
22:18you believe she's innocent don't you i'm convinced of it as am i any progress at all
22:25well we can't discount mr james by his own admission he broke into the good refuge last night
22:30he seems like a really nice man and certainly a doting parent
22:37may i
22:44ah what is it possible solution to a conundrum
22:49i need to return to the good refuge well in that case i am going with you
23:08there are many things i miss about my old job father but trespassing is not one of them
23:15and now we wait a few moments
23:19nurse hyde was clearly a stickler for organization everything just so
23:25wait a minute what's this w doing mixed up with all the b's
23:33alice wright
23:38empty well spotted mrs mccarthy
23:43father
23:47excellent
23:48what is well as predicted this footprint contains washing detergent
23:54and i believe i know who left it
23:58father brown
24:00medication finally delivered i see yes and i've also convinced clarice i'm not angry with her
24:06i'm gonna go home with me dad tonight happy i'll come then
24:11you
24:19your father is surprised that you chose to come to the good refuge
24:23given your late mother's opinions on adoptions
24:27i was scared how would you act to this i didn't know where else to go
24:34what are you doing
24:38i think the inspector will find that your shoe
24:41exactly fits the footprints found near nurse hyde's body
24:45and his hide forbade goes from her office she always kept the door locked
24:50unless you stole the keys and use them to let moira into the nursery
25:01moira needed money to run away
25:04i knew i'd find it in nurse hyde's office and i was right a cupboard was full of it
25:07from the laundry business no
25:12from nurse hyde's other business what other business
25:16last week i saw a couple here to adopt hand money over to nurse hyde
25:22paid adoptions surely not it's true um along with the money i found this book of receipts
25:34nurse hyde walked in and snatched the money out of my hands and threatened to call the police and
25:40i said if she did i'd show them this book of receipts and she let me go if you didn't
25:44take the
25:44money why was it gone when the body was found was it may i borrow this it could help secure
25:54moira's release
26:04don't worry i'm not getting broody are you sure it's a shame we won't experience this though
26:11maybe ellie will give you a grandchild one day wouldn't that be lovely
26:18yeah so um we we should talk about uh my furniture where it's going to go yes
26:27i really do think i'd feel more comfortable in that house isabel fewer ghosts as it were
26:34i understand but it's a step for me too obviously moving some of my furniture out yes yes of course
26:51forgotten how lovely mrs mccarthy's house is
26:57are you really going to trust a wayward girl like that who drinks gin when she's pregnant
27:03drinking alcohol may be irresponsible but these receipts prove that nurse hyde was indeed
27:08selling babies selling babies oh my heavens how on earth could she be
27:18father what is it
27:22oh yes
27:30i don't understand how would dorothy do such a thing
27:36your handwriting is very distinctive tease sister agatha almost like miniature anchors
27:45oddly similar to those in moira's signature and identical to the ones in that book
27:54please tell me you weren't involved in any of this
28:00it was dorothy's idea she said it was the only way to fund the renovations to keep our ladies good
28:07refuge open and you traded children to pay for building work this place has been my life mrs mccarthy i
28:16i couldn't bear to see it closed but you surprised nurse hyde preparing to abscond with the renovation money
28:24presumably to pay for her daughter's education
28:29i cannot imagine how angry you must have been
28:33i was angry but i couldn't ever hurt dorothy even if i'd wanted to
29:04i just knew i had to hide my part in this
29:07awful business but i couldn't find that receipt book you no shame
29:13as good as my witness
29:15i did not kill her
29:18father
29:33this isn't at all the place i thought it was
29:36i should never have sent maura here
29:39you weren't to know mrs mccarthy
29:42just the same it's my fault
29:50miss palmer brought them over she's waiting outside
29:56she says jack and rosie are doing well
30:01please say thank you to her and mrs sullivan father
30:04oh well
30:07moira i'm doing all i can to win this separation from your children
30:14i'm glad you came auntie
30:17and i'm glad inspector sullivan let me see you
30:23i owe you an apology
30:26for what for doubting you
30:29for not believing what you told me about the good refuge
30:33for sending you there in the first place
30:37does this mean that i get to keep rosie and jack
30:40oh moira the world can be a very cruel place
30:45those children have to be protected and so do you
30:51moira did you ever meet a good refuge resident by the name of alice wright
30:56alice yes she had a boy rowan the poor thing was born with a club foot
31:06they put him in the cold room next to the nursery
31:10alice was so upset what happened to rowan he was adopted it broke alice's heart
31:20she sat out on a bench in the garden all day
31:24and then one morning she was gone
31:30sister agatha said she was taken on as a domestic in eastbourne
31:38i have no idea why you brought us here father trying to find inspiration why did alice wright
31:46come and come and sit here
31:49a mountain ash according to me gardening book also known as a rowan tree
31:56so it is a horticulturist as well as an artist miss palmer
32:02i don't be a we've got now mom dedication from alice to her late son
32:09so he died before my
32:12oh
32:23heavens
32:26that's why she's here
32:29miss palmer
32:30miss palmer please fetch inspector sullivan
32:33we need to find sister agatha
32:36before it's too late
32:37yes father
32:42wash me yet more from my iniquity
32:44and cleanse me from my sin
32:48amen
32:55you killed him
33:01you and nurse hyde were working together
33:05and you helped her murder that poor baby
33:09poo
33:09reverend wright
33:11stay back
33:19you knitted this for rowan didn't you clarice
33:22because alice was your friend
33:25where did you find that
33:28alice buried it
33:30in remembrance of rowan
33:35you're not really pregnant are you
33:38you came here to find out what happened to her and to her baby
33:47alice wrote to me
33:51she said nurse height had locked rowan in the cold room
33:56because he was different
34:01and she was terrified for him
34:05and then the letters just stopped
34:09and i knew something terrible had happened
34:11so you admitted yourself to the good refuge
34:15and waited to examine nurse height's records
34:18i didn't want money
34:21i just wanted to know the truth
34:42what on earth are you doing
34:45you let rowan right freeze to death
34:50with his affliction that child would have had no source of a life
34:53it was an act of kindness liar you just couldn't sell him could you
34:57his mother would have loved rowan forever with all her heart
35:05what did you do with her where is alice
35:08in hell where she deserves to be the girl died of a broken heart
35:16she's dead because of you i think you better leave now
35:37and now i know the truth and you both killed him
35:41harice you want justice for your friend but this is not the way
35:48i had no idea what nurse height had done liar when i found rowan in that room
35:54he was already dead so help me god
35:58clarice
36:01you must repent
36:05confess and seek god's forgiveness for the sake of your immortal soul
36:09i am not the one who needs to repent
36:17what did you do with alice
36:21i think you owe her an answer sister agatha
36:31nurse height persuaded me it would be best if we kept it all quiet
36:39we buried alice there
36:43with rowan
36:51amen
36:58eternal rest grant unto them oh lord
37:01and let perpetual light shine upon them
37:08amen
37:09amen
37:20i thought you rocked in hell
37:26i didn't know how to stop her
37:29i'm not a bad person father
37:34the death of a baby
37:37and her mother
37:39the forced sale of children
37:43you were complicit
37:45you were complicit
37:45sister agatha
37:47and that habit does not spare you
37:51from either blame
37:53or the law
38:01how could you let this happen
38:04such cruelty such evil
38:06and in a place of god
38:09oh my lord
38:12inspector sullivan has agreed to handle this discreetly
38:16so all in all a satisfactory resolution
38:21satisfactory
38:23those women those poor babes and all under your jurisdiction you should be ashamed
38:29have you nothing to say father brown
38:33mrs mccarthy is very capable of speaking for herself canon fox
38:38all i'd say is this
38:40it'll be a sad day for the church if you ever become bishop
38:55oh
38:57my angels
38:59my little angels
39:06thank you so much
39:13mrs mccarthy
39:15we're rather taken with your home
39:18oh well thank you we think it might be just what we need for a new beginning
39:25so we'd like you to name your price
39:28oh my heavens absolutely delicious mrs mccarthy
39:35the best cottage pie in england
39:37oh come now father
39:40in gloucestershire perhaps
39:42and profiteroles for pudding
39:48so
39:49what next for you two
39:52well
39:54auntie bridget says i can keep my babies
39:57more is no angel but
40:00but anyone can see she's a natural mother
40:04i'm delighted for you both
40:07so mrs haddington has offered them all a place with her here in kembelford
40:11and where will you go
40:13pa she'll return home to ireland
40:16i want to go with her father
40:18show these two beauties to ma and pa
40:20and i've explained that won't be possible
40:27an unmarried mother in a small rural town in county cork
40:32people have very close minds minds can be changed as you have discovered
40:39be that as it may if she turns up alone with two little babies she wouldn't be alone
40:47she'd have you by her side
40:51moira clearly feels brave enough to face the music i suppose the question is mrs mccarthy
40:58are you
41:08i can't wait for my family to meet them
41:11what do you think your mom will say
41:14she'll love them to bits once she gets over the shark
41:20you've been a true friend brenda thank you
41:31now i've um laid everything out in the house so packing it all up should be quite easy
41:38i don't doubt it mrs mccarthy and i think what you're doing is wonderful
41:43oh i don't know about wonderful but maybe back home we'll find more kindness and compassion than
41:50i give people credit for and we'll take good care of your home we certainly will and be sure to
42:00take good care of the father and as for you young lady i really think you could make something of
42:06yourself if you put your mind to it thanks mrs mccarthy
42:15your own hymn book to remember us by thank you father but i've no need of a keepsake you are
42:25firmly
42:25lodged any year always will be but thank you for everything thank you mrs mccarthy
43:01i will ensure that our bells are rung in your honor thank you
43:11although i fear the bells may be tolling for you father brown once i take over there'll be no more
43:18extracurricular distractions
43:28best listen to your boss father
43:41best listen to your boss father
43:43i'm
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