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Father Brown - Season 13 - Episode 03: The Palace by the Sea
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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?
01:33Oh, thank you for having us to.
01:38Oh, dear.
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?
02:37Yes. They were the pirates. I was the customs man who caught.
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. 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.
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. We never got to go on holidays.
03:22Ahoy there, landlubbers!
03:25Oh, Auntie 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.
03:41Oh, Auntie Pat, how are you?
03:44Marvellous, darling. But 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.
03:56When 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.
04:07Father Brown.
04:08And Sergeant Goodfellow.
04:10And, um, Brenda.
04:12Hi.
04:12It's nice to meet you. We're here to help in any way that we can.
04:15Oh, you know, this is manor. Manor from heaven.
04:19Because there is just so much that has to be done.
04:23I see you've been picking wild crabs.
04:25Yes, well, they make very nice table decorations.
04:28Right. Let us get you all checked in.
04:31Follow me!
04:35Come along, you chocolate heffalump.
04:44Raymond.
04:47Raymond?
04:48Raymond!
04:51Raymond!
04:52Yes, dear.
04:53That is my name.
04:54Thank 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.
05:07Who 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.
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.
05:57Raymond, what is all this mess?
06:00Mr. Crabtree, he won't do any more work until he's been fully paid.
06:03Fine.
06:04Well, we'll just put wallpapering on the list of things to do.
06:09Yes, put those flowers in water before they wilt.
06:12Yes, Mrs. Parkinson.
06:14And for you.
06:20She's such a character, Aunty Pat.
06:22No one would argue with that.
06:24Although, 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.
06:34Aunty 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 garb, and we've got an inspector coming.
07:08Well, well, well.
07:10This place hasn't changed a bit.
07:14It's practically a museum.
07:16Max Bishop.
07:17It's a pleasure.
07:19Raymond.
07:20Cynthia.
07:22How are you?
07:23We're fine.
07:25We're good, actually.
07:27Mrs. Parkinson has made us deputy manager.
07:30Oh.
07:31Well.
07:32That's something, I suppose.
07:34Now, can you book me into the grand suite for three days?
07:38Sorry, Max.
07:39We're not open until next week.
07:42We've just got friends and family staying.
07:44I worked here for seven years.
07:46I think that makes me family.
07:48Well, Father, there was some very enthusiastic pruning.
07:52Sharp shears.
07:53I'm sure that the hydrangeas will grow back again.
07:57What are you doing here?
08:00I'm just checking into your most expensive room.
08:14Ooh.
08:16Edgar, 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.
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 are.
08:56Whatever 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, followed by petit fours and, er, lots of profiteroles.
09:09Oh, good news for you, Mr. Eiffelope.
09:12Er, thank you, Miss Palmer.
09:14Father Brown, champagne?
09:17Well, that is a very easy question to answer.
09:20Yes, 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.
10:03The Palace Hotel has stood on this site for an eye on 70 years, constantly battled by the cruel sea.
10:10But the sea yields up treasure, and you will taste that treasure in our brulee 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?
10:44But I...
10:45I can't think why it would be.
10:47I was terribly careful with the seasoning.
10:51I mean...
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?
11:07Well, 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, uh...
11:25Yes, Mr. Wendell.
11:27Remember your old work colleague, Max Bishop?
11:30He's been seen wandering round town.
11:33Yes.
11:34I know.
11:36Just remember, I got rid of you once before, and I can get rid of you again.
11:47Mrs. Parkins!
11:49Nice to see you.
11:51Sergeant Oldham.
11:52How are Julia and the little ones?
11:55Not so little now, I imagine.
11:57We're all very well, thank you.
12:00Good.
12:02Well, I've had quite enough fun for one evening, and 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, uh, going to leave you now in 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.
13:01Oh, underneath it.
13:19Oh!
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, the 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, but, uh, you leave things to us,
13:58eh, and enjoy your holiday.
14:10Any idea who killed him?
14:13Technically, that would be the sea, which also did a very good job of washing away most of the evidence.
14:31What's going on?
14:32I'm afraid one of your guests has been murdered, Mrs. Wendell.
14:35No, Mr. Bishop.
14:37Max!
14:40Sergeant Oldham?
14:43Yes, Father.
14:44There's a champagne bottle in this bin.
14:46And?
14:48It's unopened.
14:48It's bloodstained.
14:50It's bloodstained.
14:51And 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, and midnight, when the
15:06tide was high.
15:07I need to know all of your movements after 8.
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.
15:24I can.
15:25I was with him the whole time.
15:27Every single second?
15:29Mostly.
15:30We worked together.
15:32We went outside together.
15:33Then we went to bed just after 10.
15:3610.
15:37Mrs. Parkinson!
15:38What?
15:39Yes?
15:41Where did you go after you stormed out of the restaurant?
15:44Stormed?
15:45I 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?
15:55Aren't you, Pat?
15:56Well, it doesn't look good if you lose your temper.
16:00Oh.
16:00Right.
16:01Patricia Parkinson!
16:02I'm arresting you for the murder of Max Bishop.
16:05On what grounds?
16:06There were two sets of fingerprints on the murder weapon.
16:08A bottle of champagne.
16:10A bottle of champagne.
16:10Mr. Bishop himself.
16:11And Mrs. Parkinson's.
16:13Well, yes, it was my champagne, but 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.
16:23This is ridiculous.
16:24Sir, I 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.
16:39He 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?
17:04Er, no.
17:05Er, no, we are.
17:08We are at rock bottom.
17:12I've taken out loan after loan.
17:14And if things don't improve, then the bank will take the hotel.
17:19And that's why you invited Anderson's guide to inspect.
17:23Er, well, yes.
17:24One last roll of the dice.
17:27Was anyone else upset at Mr. Bishop's reappearance?
17:34Well, I didn't think Raymond was too delighted.
17:37Of course, back in the day, they were great friends.
17:41Cynthia Raymond and Max.
17:43I did...
17:44I 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
18:02not to humiliate me, but to seduce Cynthia.
18:08Why do you say that?
18:10Well, yesterday, when I was preparing the buoy baths,
18:14I could hear Max and Raymond arguing.
18:23Oh, Father. You've been a while. How is she?
18:25Your aunt is bearing up.
18:28Of course she is. She's as strong as Knox.
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.
18:49Right, Mrs. Parkinson's left her to do this. Would you like me to type it up?
18:52No, Raymond. We actually have to do something.
18:54What time is Mavis getting here?
18:56Mavis left a note. She's resigned.
18:57Oh, no.
18:59Right, I've managed to sort those wonky tables out
19:01and we've swept all the floors.
19:02Is there anything else we can do to help?
19:04No. We're beyond help.
19:06The best thing now would be to board up all the doors
19:10and hang a condemned sign outside.
19:12Hello. How are we getting on?
19:14We're about to give up completely.
19:16What?
19:16Cancelling 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?
19:23Yes, but she's not here.
19:25And 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?
20:20Mrs. 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...
20:35Well, 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.
20:48Hmm.
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,
21:05so I let him settle into his room, and when he came downstairs,
21:08I told him to stop.
21:09Leave her alone.
21:11What did he say to that?
21:12He told me to face the facts.
21:14The palace hotel is doomed, and he's the only one who could save it.
21:19And what 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,
21:26I need to go and find some fish forks.
21:30Thank you, Miss Palmer. Most helpful.
21:33Whoa.
21:35Who could afford a room like this?
21:37That is what we are here to find out.
21:41Mr. Bishop claimed he came here to save the palace,
21:46and 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.
22:16Nine o'clock.
22:18That's the beach where they found him.
22:21Was he killed by the person to whom he sent 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 who's here that belongs to.
22:51Right, here we are.
22:52Enough fish to start your own aquarium.
22:54Oh, Edgar.
22:56You 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.
23:13Yes, of course.
23:14Yes.
23:20You all right, Mrs. Wendell?
23:21Yes.
23:22Just a little bit stressed.
23:24Yes, yes.
23:24We've got this rather complicated bourbets 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 like to try making things people like to eat?
23:44Oh.
23:46Oh, 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?
24:18I 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?
24:38We were happy.
24:40Before we were married, when it was just the three of us.
24:45Me, Raymond, and Max.
24:48Ah, yes.
24:50Mr. Bishop.
24:52Did you notice, yesterday, he was last into dinner?
24:58Because I believe he was in the kitchen over-salting the bouillabaisse.
25:05I think so.
25:09But you took responsibility for his sabotage.
25:12It seems strange.
25:14Unless you felt in some way responsible.
25:20I read the papers, you see.
25:24I 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.
25:32And 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...
25:52I 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 to 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.
26:28I see.
26:30He said this place had destroyed him,
26:33and now he's going to destroy it.
26:36Do you know he used to steal from people's rooms?
26:40Only small amounts.
26:42So no one knew.
26:43But Mrs Parkinson found out and she called the police.
26:48I don't suppose you remember the name of the arresting officer?
26:56What can I say?
26:57He was a wrongman, but I made sure he suffered the full force of the law.
27:01Ah.
27:03Except...
27:04I've spoken to Scotland Yard.
27:07Max Bishop has no criminal record whatsoever.
27:11So...
27:12you let him go,
27:14but told everyone you'd charged him.
27:17It was a long time ago.
27:18I don't exactly recall.
27:20Mr Bishop remembered you vividly.
27:24He asked after your wife and children.
27:27I imagine 30 years ago...
27:30you had a young family...
27:33and not much money.
27:39Perhaps we should talk to his senior officer, father.
27:42All right.
27:43He did offer me a certain sum.
27:46But believe me...
27:48it was hard getting by in five pound a week.
27:50You took a bribe from a criminal suspect.
27:53Max said he'd leave town and never darken our doors again.
27:57I really don't see what the harm was.
27:59Sergeant Oldham.
28:01Many people would say that punishment can be a valuable life lesson.
28:06A lesson you failed to teach Max Bishop.
28:11Now...
28:14I think you've had more than enough time to question my aunt.
28:20Well...
28:21that was the worst holiday I've ever had.
28:25Aunty Pat, we need to have a talk.
28:27No, I need to get back to the hotel.
28:29Raymond and Cynthia, they can't make a decision without me.
28:32I'll leave you two to talk.
28:38Why didn't you tell me that the hotel was in difficulty?
28:41It isn't.
28:42The palace is a luxury ocean liner.
28:46It just so happens that it's floating in a sea of mediocrity.
28:50Yes, and its suppliers have told me they think it could be about to sink.
28:54Yes, well, things are a bit grim, but...
28:57I believe that we're just about to turn a corner.
29:01Yeah, and I realise that I have been saying that for several years.
29:05Yes.
29:05Yes, and you've been working yourself 18 hours a day.
29:08Now, do you think that can be good for you?
29:10If I didn't work, I wouldn't know what to do.
29:14You know how hard it is to abandon a place that you've loved and cherished for your whole life for
29:2050 years?
29:22And besides, it means a lot to you.
29:25What do you mean?
29:26You know what I mean.
29:28Whenever your parents used to have a bit of difficulties, then they got me to look after you.
29:35At the palace.
29:37It was home away from home.
29:40Auntie Pat, it's not the palace I care about.
29:43It's just a pile of bricks and mortar and some very comfortable bedding.
29:49The woman who runs it.
29:52I love her.
29:54I rather worry that she's not looking after herself properly.
30:01Well, she's rather fond of you.
30:05Edgar.
30:07I have no choice.
30:09I just have to keep going.
30:11So, will you kindly take me back to the luxury liner before the management manage to sink it?
30:25There you go.
30:26What do you think?
30:27Oh, it's magnificent.
30:30Oh, have you thought about a career in interior design?
30:34Oh, not really.
30:35Thank you, though.
30:35If I spend one more moment in that kitchen, I think I'm going to melt.
30:40Agreed.
30:41Oh, this is extraordinary.
30:47Oh, it feels like we've gone back in time.
30:52To the glory days.
30:54Oh, managed to get rid of all the mould.
30:57And the mess.
30:59And our most annoying guest has kicked the bucket.
31:02But don't mention any of that to the man from Andersons.
31:09Hello.
31:10And you are?
31:12Timothy Moon.
31:13The man from Andersons.
31:15Mr Moon.
31:17Mr Moon, please.
31:20Please forgive my wife's peculiar sense of humour.
31:24Well, I can forgive most things.
31:26But what I do not appreciate is being made to wait at the station.
31:30Where was Mrs Parkinson, who's been badgering me for the past six months?
31:33Mrs Parkinson.
31:34Mrs Parkinson.
31:35Not well.
31:36Very, very not well.
31:37Her glands have swollen up like...
31:39Watermelons.
31:40Yes, there's quite enough about my glands.
31:43Hello, I'm Patricia Parkinson.
31:46Timothy Moon.
31:47Mr Moon, you would not believe the day that I've had.
31:50Are you ready for the grand tour?
31:52What?
31:52I must get my clipboard.
31:55Well, you've certainly made some unexpected choices.
32:00Yes, it's better than I expected.
32:05It is splendid.
32:23Oh, well, we must leave some to the inspector, but...
32:28dear ma'am.
32:36Raymond!
32:39Raymond!
32:40What is it, dear?
32:41Why haven't you hung up that picture?
32:43Because I'm in the middle of trying to...
32:45All right, I'll do it.
32:50Bringing us back to the dining room,
32:52which tonight is the gateway for the Roaring Twenties.
32:58Um, would sir care for a canapé?
33:02If I must.
33:07Champagne?
33:08Well, I wouldn't like to impair my critical faculties,
33:13but, um, just to be polite.
33:19Here you come.
33:20Yes?
33:21This is not the lump fish roe.
33:23This is actual caviar.
33:24Indeed.
33:25Most palatable.
33:26I must say, it does go down nicely.
33:29Oh, please.
33:30Do have another one.
33:34Um...
33:38Ladies and gentlemen, welcome, one and all, to the palace.
33:48This hotel has been standing here for 70 years, buffeted, of course, by waves and wind, but able to survive
33:58the ravages of time.
34:00Mr. Wendell.
34:03People ask...
34:04Would you spare five minutes?
34:06Anyone would build a hotel...
34:07Yes.
34:08...right by the sea.
34:09But, of course, people like us like to live on the edge where the land is at sea.
34:14I was intrigued by the photograph of you both outside the hotel in 1953.
34:22Your hair was much greyer then.
34:27Would I be right in thinking that you use hair dye?
34:34That is a very personal question, Father.
34:38Well, yes.
34:40But when they found Mr. Bishop's body, there was a dark stain on his temple.
34:48Could that stain have been from hair dye?
34:52From the person who buried him?
34:59He sent you a note, didn't he?
35:02Meet me at Brandreth Bay at nine o'clock.
35:05Why would you go?
35:07What do you think you're doing?
35:09We don't need you to save the hotel. We're perfectly happy as we are.
35:14Raymond...
35:15I'm sorry if I've upset everyone.
35:20I was angry at the way Mrs. Parkinson treated me.
35:24Were you perhaps hoping to turn back the clock?
35:27What do you mean by that?
35:29At first, I thought Mr. Bishop was having an affair with your wife.
35:35But no.
35:36I suspect.
35:38Not with her.
35:41I don't know what you're implying.
35:44Your wife confirmed that you have separate bedrooms.
35:49Separate lives.
35:53And the champagne would suggest some sort of celebration.
35:58Do you remember our midnight picnics on the beach?
36:04Yes.
36:05Lying in the sandies.
36:10How could I forget?
36:14You will help me, won't you, Raymond?
36:18Of course.
36:20I knew you wouldn't let me down.
36:22You never did.
36:24Max...
36:25I would do anything for you.
36:31Do you really think...
36:33I would give a second look at a worn out old worm like you?
36:38And what?
36:39I was like...
36:39You're going to help me destroy this place.
36:41Or I will tell the whole world what you really are.
36:45Including...
36:46Your sad, neglected, lonely little wife.
36:54Mr. Bishop...
36:55Sought to use his power over you.
37:00But things spiralled out of control, didn't they?
37:11Now you had a new problem.
37:14His body.
37:19Luckily, some children have been digging a hole in the sand.
37:23Which was almost the right size.
37:36I did not mean to kill him.
37:39I would be the last person to condemn anyone for falling in love.
37:42But in order to spare people's feelings...
37:46You have been living your life in the shadows.
37:50Living a lie.
37:52Which has not brought happiness to you...
37:55Or your wife.
37:58What...
38:00What am I meant to do then?
38:02How do I get out of this...
38:04Mess?
38:07There is one course of action...
38:09Which will in time bring you peace.
38:12You must confess.
38:15Ask for God's forgiveness.
38:18And take the consequences of your actions.
38:32Mr. Moon, you really must try our famous bouillabaisse.
38:37Is it really necessary?
38:39Well, it's seasoned with 22 different herbs and spices.
38:43Is it indeed?
38:44Cynthia, the bouillabaisse.
38:47Actually, Mrs. Parkinson, we decided not to make bouillabaisse.
38:52What?
38:52We thought, rather than follow a hundred-year-old recipe,
38:55that we would go to the market and see what was in season.
38:58And what little delicacies did you find there?
39:01Oh.
39:03Scallops so fresh, they fell out of their shells.
39:07Silver mackerel, pink lobster.
39:10So we made a fish pie.
39:14Here you go.
39:16Bon appetit.
39:17Well, it does sound intriguing.
39:20But the proof of the pudding...
39:22...
39:31...
39:45...
39:50Mrs. Parkinson, from your description, I expected this to be a dusty, fusty, old-fashioned establishment.
39:59But you've done wonders with this place.
40:03Decor that lets the light in and the finest fish pie I've ever tasted.
40:07Ah, well, yes, it's not one of my usual recipes.
40:11This place is the future of British hospitality.
40:15Welcome to Anderson's Hotel Guide.
40:18Oh, wonderful, wonderful.
40:20Ah, congratulations.
40:23We got into the guide. Everything we've worked for all these years.
40:26That's wonderful, darling, but it's all down to you.
40:30It's always been you, and I'm sorry I've been a bad husband.
40:34What do you mean?
40:37Sergeant Oldham, may...
40:40Yes, Mr. Wendell.
40:46There's something I need to confess.
40:53Right, then.
40:55Ready for the off.
40:58I think so.
41:00Have you enjoyed your trip to the seaside?
41:03Spent most of it with a feather duster in me hand, but...
41:05I do love this place.
41:08Thank you for everything.
41:10You must come and visit us in Kembleford.
41:13I mean, I know you're busy with the hotel.
41:17Ah, yes, well, that's rather likely to change.
41:20Oh, yes?
41:21Yes.
41:22Well, Mr. Moon has written us such a glowing review that I'm quite confident that the palace will survive.
41:30Oh, of course it will.
41:32So, therefore, I've decided to step down and give the baton to Cynthia, who I think you'll agree was more
41:41than capable.
41:42Well, she learned from the best.
41:45Right.
41:46Ready to depart, Mrs. Sullivan?
41:49Oh, can't we just have one last trip to the beach?
41:52Oh, can't we just have one last trip to the beach?
42:28Do you know, I just have to say that when I first suggested this trip, it was meant to be
42:35just 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, 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, I promise we will be back, just the two of us, but for now...
43:15Yes?
43:16...could you take a photograph of us all?
43:17Uh, yes, and I know just the place.
43:27Everybody...
43:28...say...
43:29...chief!
43:31...chief!
43:32...
43:34...
44:02...
44:06...
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