05. The House That Bled To Death.

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First broadcast 11th October 1980.  A family move into a house that was the scene of a macabre murder years ago.  Nicholas Ball - William Rachel Davies - Emma Brian Croucher - George Patricia Maynard - Jean (as Pat Maynard) Milton Johns - A. J. Powers Emma Ridley - Sophia Joanne White - Sophia (Older) George Tovey - Old Man Una Brandon-Jones - Old Woman Jo Warne - 1st Mother Sarah Keller - 2nd Mother Max Mason - Journalist Anna Perry - Journalist Marilyn Finlay - Sister Norman Bradley - Pub Patron Rodney Cardiff - Doctor

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00:41All right.

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02:37All right.

02:40All right.

03:18You should be all right in the car.

03:20Stay there, darling.

03:21It won't be long.

03:22We're just going to go in the house with Mr. Powers.

03:23All right.

03:31It needs rather a lot doing to it, I'm afraid.

03:37It needs rather a lot doing to it, I'm afraid.

03:46Splendid.

03:51Well, now, we'll just check the particulars.

03:54Just one child, isn't it?

03:56Sophie.

03:57Sophie.

03:58An impressionable age, I always think.

04:00She's very quiet.

04:02Yes, well, it all seems in order, Mr. Peters.

04:05Not exactly ship-shaped condition, but I'm sure there'd be no problem alone on this particular property.

04:15I hope you'll be very happy here.

04:28I hope you'll be very happy here.

04:32Yeah, yeah, yeah.

04:33Yeah, yeah, all right.

04:33Well, over to me a bit.

04:34Take it around a bit.

04:38Yeah, yeah.

04:39All right.

04:44Over to me a bit.

04:45Take it around a bit.

05:15You promised.

05:18That's right.

05:19I promised.

06:08I'd love you a couple times, but I'd love you a couple times, but I'd love you a couple times.

07:19She says it's blood.

07:21Blood?

07:24Someone's got a vivid imagination, haven't they?

07:27I expect it's iron or rust.

07:29God alone knows what you've done to the gas as well.

07:31It's leaking all over the bedroom.

07:32The gas tub.

07:33I couldn't turn it off.

07:44There's nothing.

07:45No gas.

07:46Nothing.

07:47But there was.

07:48I know there was.

07:49It was.

07:50Nothing.

07:50But I couldn't get you to stop.

08:13I couldn't get you to stop.

08:20Oh, hello.

08:21Hello.

08:22I'm Jean Evans.

08:23I live just across the road.

08:26I thought you might like a cup of tea.

08:28How lovely.

08:29Come in.

08:35Well, Liam.

08:37Come through into the kitchen.

08:40By the way, I'm Emma.

08:42We're in a terrible mess, I'm afraid.

08:44I don't envy you.

08:45Yes.

08:46There's a lot to do.

08:48Excuse me a minute.

09:05Oh, how lovely.

09:09You are kind.

09:11Oh, this is my husband.

09:13Hi.

09:13William Peters.

09:14Hello.

09:15Jean Evans.

09:16I do hope you don't think I'm batting me in.

09:17Oh, good Lord, no.

09:18Oh, do you think you're going to have some cup of tea?

09:26Do you know, I've read some of the things that moving houses, the biggest upheaval you

09:32ever have in your life.

09:33It's much more stressful than something.

09:35Changing jobs.

09:36Death in the family or getting a divorce.

09:39I don't think I fancy any of those.

09:40Not today, at any rate.

09:42Oh, there's so much need to do it.

09:45You get the feeling that you'll never get straight in a million years.

09:48Hey.

09:51Look at this.

09:54Well, that's not ours, is it, darling?

09:56Oh, no, I didn't say it was.

09:58If it was a spare one going, we might as well use it.

10:00Clear the decks.

10:01Oh.

10:07You must have belonged to the nice people, I suppose.

10:10Did you know them?

10:11Me?

10:12No, not really.

10:14Oh, what about Sophie?

10:16She doesn't drink tea.

10:17Milk.

10:18I'll take her some milk.

10:21Why don't you come upstairs with me and meet Sophie?

10:24Um, rules of the hour.

10:26No one's allowed to go upstairs.

10:27Empty-ended.

10:28Oh, fair enough.

10:29What shall I take?

10:30Well, you could load me up with blankets and you could bring the milk.

10:40Well, shall I get the milk?

10:41Oh, and do you think you'll get the pillow as well?

10:43Yes.

10:44Thanks.

10:48Oh, very good.

10:49You're like a Sherpa going up Everest.

10:51I am.

10:54You all right?

10:57I'm sorry.

10:58It's just that I didn't see that there before.

11:01Oh, that.

11:02Well, I just found it.

11:03Down there in the cupboard where the tablecloth was.

11:05Um, I'm going to collapse if I stand here.

11:08I'm just not coming.

11:21This is Sophie.

11:22Hello, Sophie.

11:25Brought you up some milk.

11:27Sophie, darling, say hello to Jean.

11:31Oh, dear.

11:31She talks more to the cat than she does to us.

11:33Oh, they all go through a phase.

11:36Come along, then.

11:38Good to make your bed up, haven't we?

11:41Can I do anything to help?

11:43Oh, you could just shove that lot in there.

11:45At least they'd be out of sight.

11:50How's Timmy now, darling?

11:52He doesn't like it here.

11:53Oh, dear.

11:55Well, you'll soon get used to it.

11:57Don't worry.

11:59You haven't done any unpacking, have you?

12:02And you know your nightlight's in there somewhere, don't you?

12:06And you know what an old fusspot you are about it.

12:23How many more of these are we going to find?

12:31Hey, look!

12:35Snap, we've got a pair.

12:41What are you trying to do?

12:43Kill me?

12:52What are you looking at?

12:53The really nice thing about people who just move in

12:57is that they don't have time to put their curtains up.

13:09You're a dirty old man.

13:11I wouldn't say old.

13:13Well, she'd better put something on.

13:15She'll freeze to death in that house.

13:17Wrong again.

13:19Come on, that's quite woken me up.

13:21You'll be queuing up for blue movies next.

13:24Why should I want to do that?

13:30What else have?

13:31Hmm?

13:35What's the matter?

13:35Nothing.

13:37It's just that...

13:39What were those sort of things?

13:40What?

13:41What were they doing there?

13:42I thought the police took everything away.

13:43How should I know?

13:44They've come to bed.

13:50Poor things.

13:52They obviously don't know.

13:53No reason why they should.

13:55They're bound to find out.

13:56Eventually, yes.

13:58But for goodness sake, let them settle in first, love.

14:01They'll come to bed.

14:02Right.

14:09Boy.

14:13Oh.

14:15Oh.

14:21Oh.

14:28Oh.

14:30Oh.

14:36Meow!

14:38Meow!

14:40Meow!

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20:35Stupid cat.

20:45She loved that bloody cat.

20:48Well, you know, sorry we're both off.

20:51Emma's taken one of the pills the doctor left. I think it's the best thing.

20:56Sophie?

20:56Oh, she went off hours ago. Poor little thing.

21:02Why? That's why I keep asking myself. I mean, cats aren't stupid, so what does ours have to be?

21:07I didn't even know the damn window was broken.

21:10She thought the world was a blessed thing.

21:12How do you get her another one?

21:14Try and tell her now to Sophie.

21:16I see. I'm sorry.

21:17No, I'm sorry.

21:24I think I'll just pop up and see if it were all right.

21:27I'm sorry.

21:35Okay.

21:56Bye.

21:59Sophie.

22:03Suppose I'd better run him in in the morning.

22:05Couldn't he take the day off?

22:06Says not.

22:08They could both do the good night's sleep, if you ask me.

22:11Jeez, quickly!

22:16Scully, it's all right.

22:18Calm down.

22:35Don't go. Please don't go.

22:53I told her before about her in the night, yeah?

22:56Well, she's dropped off at last.

22:59It's all my fault. She saw me.

23:01How do you mean?

23:03Well, I was out burying the cat.

23:05I looked up.

23:07I thought she was asleep.

23:09Oh, poor child.

23:11God only knows how Emma didn't wake up.

23:13It's best that she should sleep.

23:15She's had a pretty nasty shock as well.

23:17Yeah.

23:18You sure you don't mind staying the night?

23:20No.

23:21Anyway, I promised Sophie.

23:23All seem different in the morning.

23:26Well, because of some damn stupid cat.

23:42She's sound asleep.

23:44Oh, good.

23:45You'd better get some sleep, too,

23:46if you've got to get up at the crack of dawn.

23:49All right, sir.

23:50There.

23:52Do you mind if I leave the landing light on?

23:54Oh, sure, sure.

23:55Thanks.

23:56Good night.

23:57Good night.

24:01Good night.

24:05Good night.

24:11Good night.

24:15Good night.

24:17Good night.

24:18Good night.

24:19Good night.

24:21Good night.

24:23Good night.

25:02It's all right.

25:05I was afraid.

25:09It's all right.

25:10Don't worry.

25:36It's all right.

25:47It's all right.

25:51Yeah, he buried bits for all over the garden and under the floorboards.

25:55Then one day, a dog dug something up in the front over there.

25:58That was that.

25:59When the police arrived, he barricaded himself in the attic.

26:03I mean, you read about things like this, but I just don't believe that an house can really have the

26:08past.

26:09Do you?

26:10No, quite honestly, I don't.

26:13Is Sophie all right?

26:15I think she's asleep.

26:15I don't think she's asleep.

26:17Jean.

26:21Tell me again what happened.

26:23I've told you.

26:24Tell me again.

26:26Well, I looked up and there they were.

26:31After that?

26:32I screamed and I suppose I must have fainted.

26:35And when you came round, there was nothing there?

26:37No.

26:41Well, I didn't see anything.

26:43And you didn't see anything.

26:46No.

26:48What are you...

26:50Are you saying that I made this up?

26:51I don't know.

26:53I don't know what I'm saying.

26:54I'm not trying to make some kind of sense out of all this.

26:57Well, the cat...

26:59He got caught on the broken glass.

27:02Well, the blood.

27:03I mean, there was blood in those sword things.

27:08Only you saw that.

27:11Oh, no.

27:14Please, Jean, I didn't...

27:15You're saying that I imagined all this?

27:17I don't know what you saw.

27:20I believe that you thought you saw it.

27:23Only...

27:23Emma and I didn't.

27:26And it's our house.

27:27And it hasn't done anything to us.

27:31It's our one chance of building a life together.

27:34All our money's in it.

27:36Somehow we've got to be able to live there.

27:38Emma and I have got to believe that it's all right.

27:41For us.

27:43There's no alternative.

27:47William's right, Jean.

27:49We've got to make it work for us somehow.

27:52And to do that, we're going to need your help.

27:55Promise us that you'll never breathe a word about this to anyone.

27:59I mean, it doesn't matter whether you're right or we're right.

28:02But just a hint that anything's wrong and suddenly...

28:05...people are going to remember that murder.

28:09We won't even stand a chance.

28:11Yes.

28:12All right.

28:14I promise.

28:17Don't worry.

28:18You can count on us.

28:23Darling, it's late.

28:24What about Sophie?

28:25Well, she can stay here for the night.

28:26Thanks, George.

32:00What is it?

32:01In the friend?

32:08It's not true.

32:12Get out.

32:14Go on, get out.

32:16Nothing has ever happened since that night.

32:18Nothing.

32:19Not until you've come back here.

32:21Now, we're all right on our own.

32:23You just leave us be.

32:24Now, get out.

32:25Go on, get out.

32:26Get out.

32:28Go on.

32:35I'm הכ's.

32:36Go on.

32:38I'm John.

32:38Don't say, say, say, say, say, serve you.

32:40Home.

32:44Mate, I say, say.

32:46Come on.

32:47Come on.

32:48Go on.

32:49Go on.

32:52Go on.

32:59i should have got these no no it's all right it's us that's asking for help

33:04i've managed very well so far well it's as much your house as it is ours in a manner of

33:09speaking

33:12we're getting near the end we don't know what'll happen or when i appreciate that

33:18and i appreciate you're taking me into your confidence what's your alternative bye-bye

33:27it wasn't just me this time they saw it too

33:32i wonder what other terrible things are happening to them

33:35don't know and there's nothing we can do we have to let them lead their own lives

33:40i reckon they need some help

33:48so

34:00so

34:28The End

34:46Take your hands out for our kids.

34:50Hello there. Now, you're...

34:51This is Darren.

34:52Darren, right. And you're Darren's mum.

34:54Right.

34:54Right, well, put your coats on the end of the benches here. I'll sort them all out later.

34:57Right.

34:58Let's hope he's in the front room.

35:00Now behave yourself in there, won't you?

35:06Yes, happy birthday.

35:09Hello.

35:10Is that for me?

35:11You did say.

35:13Go through.

35:15There was nothing to eat.

35:17Hello, Zegra.

35:18How are you?

35:19Come on over with the others.

35:21Sophie, look who's here.

35:22Hi.

35:25You must be out of your mind opening your house to this spot.

35:28At this age, they tear the place apart in three minutes flat once they get going.

35:38Darren, come out of it.

35:40What sense of eating? He's never seen a chimney before.

35:51You have to go with the girls and they're outnumbered, I'm afraid.

35:59Have you ever seen a woman?

36:02Yes, sweetie.

36:04I'm trying.

36:07I'll leave the ostrich.

36:08Oh, here we go.

36:12Really?

36:13Put it down.

36:15I think he's more pleased with that than Sophie.

36:18All right.

36:18You better go.

36:22Your room does look lovely now.

36:24So if it stays lovely.

36:27Oh, I run.

36:31I'm thinking about getting sent to him.

36:32I like the old fires, don't you?

36:34I wouldn't be without it now.

36:35Shall we get a food going, darling? I'm hungry.

36:36It's not your party. It's their party.

36:47Oh, no!

36:50Who did it?

36:51What kind of a sick joke does anyone think they're playing?

36:54Which one of you gave Sophie that as a present?

36:57Which one of you?

36:58Get out of here. Go on, get out!

37:00Go on, all of you!

37:06How could anyone?

37:08Darling.

37:09Look, it's just a rusty old sword.

37:11Now Sophie's all right, aren't you, darling?

37:14Okay.

37:18I'm sorry.

37:19I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.

37:20Well, it's enough to give anyone a shock.

37:25Who'd want to give a thing like that to a child?

37:28Well, Darren would for one.

37:32I'm terribly sorry.

37:34It might be an antique heirloom. You never know.

37:38Please forgive me, everyone.

37:39It's all right, love. All over now. Darren, go and help pick up all that paper.

37:53I'll go and put the kettle on.

37:54No, really, it's all right.

37:56You stay there.

38:01What a terrible thing to do. Nasty looking thing.

38:05Yeah, we found a pair of them when we moved in. They used to hang up there, but we threw

38:08them away.

38:09Looks like you've got one of them back again.

38:13Okay.

38:13There's something wrong with your winter.

38:30You're not a plumber by any chance, are you?

38:32Do I look like one?

38:35If you're only upstairs, I look at the tank.

38:38And who's starving hungry?

38:39Me!

38:51You know what we all say, bread and butter first. Isn't that right, Jamie?

38:58There's your jelly.

39:03What's that?

39:04Your old man. He's trying to fix the water. It's gone off.

39:08You have to wait to take it.

39:11You don't need to get some more of your problems.

39:13Do you want some jelly?

39:14Do you want some jelly?

39:17Do you want some jelly?

39:19Are you okay for something?

39:21Come on, use your spoon.

39:22Come on, use your spoon.

39:24They don't teach them anything at school these days, do they?

39:27Jelly, Sophie.

39:29Do you want some jelly over there?

39:33Have you got some jelly over there?

39:34Have everybody got enough over there?

39:37Have you had enough to eat?

39:39You look a bit sick.

39:40You'll have to wait, dear.

39:48You can drink, John.

39:49Get your hands on the edge.

39:50That's fine.

39:51Just a little bit.

39:56There.

39:58Oh, honestly.

39:59Damn it.

40:00All these other people are down.

40:02I'm not in front, is it?

40:03Now, now, now.

40:04It's about time to light the old cake, don't you?

40:08Don't worry in good voice.

40:10Six.

40:12Seven before I burn my fingers.

40:15Ready?

40:38Ones!

40:40Oh, dang it!

40:41Oh, dang it!

40:45Oh, dang it!

40:47Oh, dang it!

40:48Oh!

40:48Oh, dang it!

40:51Oh, dang it!

40:52Oh, dang it!

40:53There's nothing!

40:54Oh, dang it!

40:54Shh.

40:55Oh, dang it!

41:06I'm sorry, Mrs. Craig, you're here.

41:07Mrs Evans, she's still under sedation.

42:06Mrs Evans, she's still under sedation.

42:36Mrs Evans, she's still under sedation.

42:41Mrs Evans, she's still under sedation.

42:41All on this house, a blood story, are we?

42:43What do you make of it?

42:44I have a rubbish sofa.

42:46Have you managed to talk to everybody here?

42:48I've made a few of the mothers were at the party.

42:49They were rather hysterical, or the husband's worn you off.

42:52There has to be a story somewhere.

42:55Are you staying down the road?

42:57Yes.

42:58Can you have a drink?

42:59Gin and tonic.

43:00Gin and tonic, please?

43:09You can see her for a few minutes, Mrs. Evans, but please don't stay too long.

43:12Her husband came with a little girl in the middle of the night.

43:25They've gone.

43:27What do you mean Sophie, you mean?

43:37Who's Mr. Powers?

43:40He's trying to help you.

43:46Sorry, Mrs. Evans, the doctor's here.

43:49I know.

44:01It's very good of you to talk to me.

44:05Emma said you were trying to help them, Mr. Powers.

44:07Well, that's what friends are for, isn't it?

44:11Where have William and Sophie gone?

44:13For the time being, just away.

44:16But they're safe.

44:17Don't worry.

44:18I just thank God they're out that house.

44:21Exactly.

44:23The house.

44:27I believe you knew the Johnsons, the man who murdered his wife.

44:33Only very slightly.

44:35Well, then perhaps you can help me to help William and Emma.

44:47Oh, Mrs. Evans, I'm afraid she's gone.

44:49Gone?

44:50Her husband came to collect her in the night.

44:52Where has she gone?

44:53I'm afraid we don't have an address.

44:55I wonder, could I have a word with you?

45:06This is a little embarrassing after all the terrible things that have happened, but how

45:10well did you know the Peters?

45:12We met them when they first moved in.

45:14We can find no trace of Mrs. Peters through any of the social security departments.

45:19It would appear they weren't actually married.

45:22Well, does it matter?

45:23Can't we just leave them in peace now?

45:25It's because you're right.

45:26No doubt they have their reasons.

45:29Well, thank you.

45:30Come on.

45:47Sophie!

46:03You're right, darling.

46:06Hey, he's done it!

46:07Watch out!

46:08He's actually done it!

46:10Ah, who cares?

46:12A million dollars you've got to pay in champagne for the rest of your life.

46:15A million?

46:17A cool million.

46:18Oh, wow!

46:22Now, do you love me?

46:24No.

46:25I love you, money.

46:27Yeah, money, go on, take it.

46:29Mom!

46:30No!

46:30William!

46:31Right, that's it.

46:33No!

46:34William, no!

46:35No!

46:37No!

46:38No!

46:39No!

46:42No!

46:46No!

46:47No!

47:07Ah!

47:09Cheers.

47:10Cheers.

47:11to uh andrew james powers provider of all wealth he had the easy part takes a man of vision to

47:19know

47:19what the public wants and how to give it to him a million for the film rights says that guy's

47:24a

47:24genius and who did all the work who set it up for him in the first place hmm i just

47:33wish he knew how

47:34really frightened i was sometimes never knowing what was going to happen well if you'd have known

47:43what i was going to do all the time you'd never have fooled anybody would you and you were for

47:46real

47:46believe me now we're for real didn't know that when he hired you did you poor unmarried mum with

47:54nowhere to go hmm i'm in love with my husband didn't i prove it

48:10so

48:15so

48:16so

48:17so

48:31Oh, my God.

48:52Oh, my God.

49:21What about Sophie?

49:23Oh, don't worry.

49:24You're only nightmares.

49:25She'll grow out of it.

49:26Well, Liam, we've been here three years in California and she's still having them.

49:31I mean, she was so young.

49:32I mean, we don't know what she remembers or what she makes of it all.

49:34We'll tell her one day, eh?

49:36When she's old enough to understand properly.

49:40Stop worrying.

49:40I mean, this story has a happy ending.

49:43Remember?

49:48How many times have I told you not to come in without knocking?

50:01Where the hell did you get there?

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