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00:00It's about our daughter. She's gone missing. We think it may be because of one of your
00:08books. Atticus Punt takes the case. He was murdered at a wedding. Oh, I like that. Maybe
00:15I did say that it would make a good story, but I didn't tell him to write it. Chapter
00:20one. Melissa James had made a great many enemies. There were the hotel managers, the film producer,
00:28her financial advisor, her husband. Murder has a pattern. Oh, look at this. It's a wicked
00:36looking thing. So who do you think may have been responsible? Miss Frylock, don't tell me you're
00:42involved in another murder. I started all this and now I'm going to finish it. You were the
00:48key witness. What did you see?
01:18I'm the luckiest man in the world. When I first met this beautiful, talented, gorgeous woman,
01:42I never dreamed that two years later we'd be standing here together as man and wife.
01:49The simple truth is I fell in love with Cecily the moment that I saw her.
01:54I didn't know anything about her, but I knew that we were made for each other.
02:01And when she introduced me to her amazing family, I felt like I'd come home.
02:06And I also want to say to my mum, I'm so glad that you were able to come down all the way from
02:10Derbyshire for today. Literally none of this would have been possible without you.
02:17But one thing you need to know about the Trehearne's is that in this family, the women
02:26have a powerful voice, which is why I'm passing the mic to my all-powerful wife, Cecily.
02:34I met the man who was to become my husband on August 16th, which also happens to be his birthday.
02:49Well, I didn't like the flat, but I definitely took a fancy to the estate agency.
02:52I knew from the day we met that we were 100% compatible.
02:54And every day that Aidan was in here, helping run the hotel with me and Lisa,
02:56I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
02:58I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
03:00I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
03:02I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
03:04I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
03:06I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
03:08I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
03:10I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
03:12I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
03:14I felt like I was going to be a part of the family.
03:16Lisa, I've had it proved over and over again.
03:18Lisa, I've had it proved over and over again.
03:22And I just want to say, I'm so proud of my mum and dad.
03:24And I just want to say, I'm so proud of my mum and dad.
03:26They bought Bradley Hall all those years ago
03:28and together turned it into the most successful hotel in South Africa.
03:30and together turned it into the most successful hotel in South Africa.
03:34Natasha?
03:36I want to promise you that...
03:38He's in the room.
03:40He's dead.
03:42He was killed.
03:44He's dead!
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04:55See you at five o'clock.
04:56See you at five o'clock.
04:57ультат
05:03Yes sir.
05:04Mm.
05:10A cockroach.
05:12Cockroach.
05:13Yes, we look forward to seeing you.
05:14Bye-bye.
05:15In the bedroom.
05:16Is that a big deal?
05:17Well, I think so.
05:18Well, this is Greece.
05:19It's a hot climate.
05:20It has nothing to do with the cleanliness of the hotel.
05:22Is that what you want to read on TripAdvisor?
05:24An infestation in the room?
05:26And zero sympathy or understanding from the staff.
05:30What is it exactly that you want?
05:33A reduction in the bill.
05:3550%?
06:04It's quite right, isn't it?
06:06Quite right.
06:07A lot of respect.
06:08A lot of respect.
06:09Recommendation?
06:10Yes.
06:11Like I said, I have no sympathy with the cleanliness.
06:14But I really like this little details in my anything.
06:18Yes!
06:19Awesome!
06:20Thank you so much for the ritual
06:21and for the other reasons also.
06:22The rituals are called public ceremonies.
06:25Public of course,
06:26where we go and do ritual ceremonies for last years,
06:27but for the week,
06:28do they mean they're put down or do they mean
06:29the birth of the second-of-the- booking community?
06:31No, no, by Sakata and Chelsea.
06:32Are they mutual?
06:33What the hell are you doing?
06:35Come on, come on, run!
06:37Run!
06:38Come on, hold her tight, run, run, run!
06:40Come on!
06:41Let's go!
06:44I'm going up!
06:45Hurry, hurry, hurry!
06:47What happened?
06:48Uh, diarrhea.
06:50What?
06:51Diarrhea.
06:52Why now, God, why?
06:54Uh...
06:55Where are we going now?
06:57Where are we going now?
07:00Ah, my shoes, damn it!
07:05Not tomorrow, Manolis, we need you today.
07:07I don't have electricity, I have to cook at the hotel in the afternoon, what am I going to do?
07:11Ok, ok, ok, come on, the soonest.
07:13Ok, the soonest, thank you.
07:29We have 14 guests at the hotel, how are we going to cook lunch?
07:34We'll make salad.
07:59Atticus Punt.
08:29Are you coming to bed?
08:33What?
08:35It's not working, Andreas.
08:38The hotel, Crete.
08:42Everything.
08:43You're just tired.
08:45Yes, I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired of all of it.
08:49I'm tired of everything.
08:51I'm tired of everything.
08:53I'm tired of everything.
08:55I'm tired of everything.
08:57I'm tired of all of it.
08:59Come to bed.
09:01It'll all seem better in the morning.
09:10We have no money.
09:15Getting a new water tank is one thing, but the whole structure of the roof is damaged,
09:20and that means rebuilding half the kitchen.
09:22How are we going to manage that?
09:25Look at that, dear.
09:28This is the most beautiful place in the world.
09:31And you want to talk about plumbing?
09:33All right, maybe you'd prefer to talk about your cousin, Yanis.
09:36Yanis?
09:38Yes, he's supposed to be your partner, our main investor.
09:42We never see him, he never comes anywhere near.
09:45We're better without him.
09:46Can he cook?
09:47Why do you ask that?
09:48Because you may have not noticed, but we just lost our chef.
09:52Yorgos has walked because he wasn't paid.
09:55We'll find another chef.
09:57Oh.
09:59Andreas.
10:01Get in.
10:06I can't think straight.
10:11I thought I saw someone that I knew today.
10:15Was it?
10:17Not sure.
10:19Get some sleep.
10:21You'll feel better in the morning.
10:46Thank you. Keep the change.
11:05Oh, good morning.
11:07Welcome to the Trofili.
11:10I'm afraid the kitchen's closed at the moment,
11:12but we will be serving salads and snacks on the terrace.
11:15Actually, we're not here for lunch.
11:17We're staying at the Blue Palace in Alunda.
11:19That's very nice.
11:20Are you Susan Ryland, by any chance?
11:23Yes, that's me.
11:25We were wondering if we could talk to you about a personal matter.
11:28My name's Lon Strahan, this is my wife Pauline.
11:32I'm sorry, what's this about?
11:34It's about our daughter.
11:36Do I know her?
11:37No, no, you've never met her.
11:39It's not easy to explain.
11:41She's gone missing.
11:43In Crete?
11:44In England.
11:45And we've travelled all this way out to speak to you, Susan,
11:47because we think it may be because of one of your books.
11:54What is it exactly that you want me to do, Mr Strahan?
11:57Lawrence, please.
11:58I'm afraid it's a long story. I have to go back eight years.
12:02Lawrence, I'd like to help you, but this is not a good time.
12:06The kitchen's just flooded,
12:07and there's a lot of things that I really should be doing.
12:10I completely understand.
12:11We've run our hotel all our lives.
12:13A rather larger one than this.
12:15I'll try to be as succinct as possible, Susan,
12:18but we honestly believe you're the only person who can help us.
12:22We have nowhere else to go.
12:24All right. Tell me.
12:27Did you ever read about the murder of a man called Frank Paris?
12:31Frank Paris, yes. Yes, I did read about that.
12:34At our hotel, Branlow Hall.
12:36In Suffolk.
12:37That's right, yes.
12:39It was where our daughter got married in June, eight years ago.
12:46We stayed open for the whole weekend,
12:49and on the Friday evening, Frank Paris checked in.
13:00Morning, sir. Afternoon. Check in, then?
13:02Yes, please. Paris, P-A-R-R-I-S.
13:05As it happened, I saw him arrive,
13:08and I knew at once he was going to be trouble.
13:11And I was proved right a very short time later.
13:14Can I help you? I very much hope so.
13:17I'm afraid I don't much care for my room.
13:20Oh, I'm sorry. May I ask what's wrong with it?
13:23It's small. It looks out over the car park.
13:26You call yourself a country hotel,
13:28so a glimpse of the countryside might be nice.
13:31He's in number 23, Mr Tran. I did say we were full.
13:34Thanks, Eric.
13:36I'm afraid that's true. We have a wedding this weekend.
13:39It's actually my daughter who's getting married tomorrow.
13:42Congratulations. But I have to say,
13:44if I wanted to stay in a shoebox with a view of a car park,
13:48I'd have stayed in Ipswich.
13:50Is there something wrong?
13:52Yes, this gentleman's not happy with his room.
13:55I've just told him we're full.
13:57I'm afraid it's one of our busiest weekends.
14:00Let me have a look.
14:05We might have something in the moonflower wing.
14:10Yes, we could move you to room 12.
14:12Isn't it taken?
14:13Yes, but the guests haven't arrived yet.
14:15A late check-in. I'm sure they won't mind.
14:18Room 12 has a half-tester and a freestanding bath.
14:24Sounds delightful. I'll take it.
14:28There you go.
14:31Eric, we'll show you up, Mr Parris.
14:33You know my name?
14:35I saw it on the computer.
14:38Are you busy?
14:40No.
14:41Then why don't you show me up?
14:44Whatever you say.
14:47And who's he?
14:49That's Chase. He's my wife's.
14:52Well, my wife to be.
14:55Nice dog.
14:57Please.
15:03That was Aidan's talent. People liked him.
15:05He always dealt with the tricky customers.
15:07We could do with him here.
15:10So he was the one marrying your daughter?
15:12Yes.
15:13You mentioned a moonflower wing?
15:15Yes, the hotel has two wings.
15:17We thought it would feel more homely if we gave them names.
15:20We called the other one Barnow.
15:22That was Cecily's idea.
15:24Why Barnow?
15:25It's an anagram.
15:27Oh, yes, of course. Of Bronagh.
15:30You like anagrams?
15:32Not really, no. I don't like them at all.
15:35So what was Frank Parris doing in Suffolk?
15:37He'd come from Australia. He was visiting his sister.
15:40She lived just a few miles away in Wesselton.
15:43So what happened?
15:45There was a staff party at eight o'clock the night before the wedding.
15:49Everyone would be working the next day
15:52and Cecily wanted them to be part of the celebrations.
15:56Hello, you. Thank you.
15:59Stefan Leonida was there.
16:02He was responsible for general maintenance.
16:05He'd been at the hotel for about eight months.
16:08Before that he'd been in prison.
16:10My husband was running an outreach programme for young offenders.
16:13Sadly it didn't work out with Stefan.
16:15We had a series of petty thefts and it turned out he was responsible for them.
16:20So our daughter Lisa gave him his notice and this was his last week.
16:28Are you drunk?
16:29No.
16:31I'm just tired.
16:32You look hammered to me, mate.
16:34Don't blame you. Drowning your sorrows?
16:37Don't worry about it. You'll be fine.
16:39You get another job.
16:42Frank Parris was murdered in his room just two hours later
16:46and it was Stefan Leonida who became the main suspect.
16:55The body was discovered the next day.
16:58There was a maid. She was a Russian girl, Natasha.
17:01But she didn't get to the room until mid-afternoon.
17:05Housekeeping.
17:06That was about the same time that Aidan began his speech.
17:09I'm the luckiest man in the world.
17:16Sorry.
17:20Sir?
17:23Sir?
17:24Sir?
17:28Sir?
17:40So we called the police and they arrived about 20 minutes later.
17:44Out of interest, who was in charge?
17:48His name was Detective Superintendent Locke.
17:52Why was I afraid you were going to say that?
18:00Frank Parris arrives from Australia and checks into your hotel.
18:05Nobody knows him.
18:07And yet, sometime after midnight, someone enters his room
18:10and murders him in a particularly violent way.
18:13Who would do such a thing?
18:14On this day of all days.
18:16I'm so sorry.
18:18I'm so, so sorry.
18:21So, here's my first question.
18:25The lock to room 12 wasn't forced.
18:32Who had a spare key?
18:34We all did.
18:36Cecily, me.
18:39Derek Endicott was on reception. He has a master key in case of emergency.
18:43And Stefan.
18:45Stefan Leonido.
18:47Maintenance.
18:49He still had his key.
18:50Let's not jump to conclusions, Lisa.
18:52Well, he had a prison record.
18:56And he'd been fired just a few days before, so I imagine
18:59the Detective Superintendent might be interested in talking to him.
19:04A criminal record?
19:06Burglary and theft.
19:09Where is he?
19:13I was asleep. I didn't go anywhere near room 12.
19:16Well, Derek Endicott, the night manager, says otherwise.
19:19He says he saw you in the moonflower wing just before midnight.
19:22He's wrong.
19:24I understand you've been in trouble before.
19:26I was young. I made mistakes.
19:29Why did Mr. Holm fire you?
19:32She accused me of theft.
19:34But I took nothing.
19:35She's lying.
19:36Well, maybe Derek Endicott's lying too.
19:40Derek.
19:41He's a friend. He's a good man.
19:43Well, he saw you going to room 12, and it's interesting.
19:47Mr. Parris's wallet was empty, and there were bloodstains inside the folder of the leather,
19:50which suggests to me it was opened after he was killed.
19:55There's the motive.
20:03Why don't you admit the truth, Stefan?
20:08I didn't kill him.
20:10You didn't kill him?
20:12All right.
20:15Let's take a look in your room.
20:17Come on.
20:39Get nosebleeds, do you?
20:43Some.
20:47He was an open and shut case.
20:54Stefan was arrested, taken into custody.
20:57Six months later, he was found guilty of murder.
21:01By then he'd confessed, so there was no doubt in the matter.
21:05He was given a life sentence, still behind bars.
21:08And that was the end of it?
21:09Yeah, we thought so, yes.
21:13Forgive me, Lawrence.
21:14I mean, it's a dreadful story.
21:16And I feel sorry for all of you, but you
21:18began by saying that your daughter had disappeared.
21:21Yes.
21:21And that you thought it was connected to one of my books.
21:24Yes.
21:25Which one?
21:26This one.
21:28Atticus Punt takes the case.
21:31Ah.
21:33Alan Conway came to your hotel.
21:35Yes, he did.
21:37And it's clear that he used the real events that have taken
21:40place as some sort of inspiration.
21:42We were all in the book.
21:43Lawrence and I, for example.
21:44He calls us Lance and Maureen, and he turns us into crooks.
21:48We're running a hotel that's called the Moonflower.
21:50Frank Parris, the man who was killed, becomes Oscar Berlin.
21:55Paris Berlin.
21:56Our daughter Lisa becomes an actress, Melissa.
21:59And then there's Aiden.
22:00He turns up as some sort of idiot swindler, Algernon Marsh.
22:03What about Cecily?
22:05She's not in it.
22:07But she read it.
22:09And then she disappeared.
22:10Yes.
22:11We all believe that the murder was far behind us.
22:14Stefan Leonid has been in prison for seven years.
22:16And as far as the police are concerned, his case closed.
22:19And he had confessed.
22:22Cecily always liked Stefan.
22:23She really wanted to believe that he was innocent.
22:26But even she had accepted all the evidence against him.
22:29Until she read the book.
22:30Exactly.
22:32The day after she finished it, she rang me.
22:36Hey, Cecily.
22:37Dad, we've made a terrible mistake.
22:39What are you talking about, darling?
22:41Stefan Leonid, I was right all along.
22:43He wasn't guilty.
22:44He wasn't the killer.
22:45Cecily, slow down.
22:47You know that book I bought, Atticus Pund?
22:49It's got the answer.
22:51What?
22:52The real killer is named in the book.
22:54Cecily, you're not making any sense.
22:56Just read it, dad.
22:57It's all in there.
23:00If it wasn't Stefan, who was it?
23:03She didn't say someone came into her room
23:05and she ended the call.
23:06And the next day, she vanished.
23:08Susan!
23:09Susan!
23:10We have other problems in the kitchen.
23:12Saligo, Vangel.
23:14Saligo, Saligo.
23:17Have you reported her as missing?
23:19Police are looking for her now.
23:21What do you think's happened to her?
23:22We think she's frightened.
23:23She's hiding.
23:25A search in the woods.
23:26We know she's still alive.
23:28There have been sightings.
23:31Her face was in the newspapers.
23:32And there was someone who was sure
23:34they'd seen her in Norfolk.
23:36What is it exactly that you want me to do?
23:38I want you to come to the hotel.
23:40I want you to read the book.
23:42You worked on it.
23:43You must know what's in it.
23:44If you can see what she saw, maybe you can help us find her.
23:48Susan!
23:49Susan!
23:51Oh, my god, what now?
23:54Oh, god, I'm sorry.
23:56I've got to go.
23:56I will think about what you said.
23:58You're at the Blue Palace, right?
23:59Yeah, Susan, we'll pay you 10,000 pounds
24:01if you help us find her.
24:02Just a week.
24:03That's all we ask.
24:04One week would be a time.
24:06Susan!
24:08I'll call you.
24:09Susan!
24:10Yes, what have you done?
24:11Oh, no!
24:12Oh, no!
24:14Oh, Andres, what happened?
24:17I turned the grill off after the flood.
24:18Yeah, and then?
24:19And someone turned it back on again.
24:21Ah!
24:34I'm sorry.
24:35CHAPTER I Atticus Pund was the greatest detective
25:05in the world, but his next case was going to be his greatest challenge. Now, now, to
25:12try to obvious.
25:18Tawley was a picturesque village in the county of Devonshire, known for its lush countryside
25:30and cream teas. In the summer of 1954, its most famous resident was, without doubt, Melissa
25:39James, the British actress who had climbed to the very peak of the Hollywood heights
25:46until an accident on the set of a Hitchcock film had brought a sudden end to her career.
25:55She had used the insurance money to purchase a small hotel one mile from the village. She
26:01renamed it The Moonflower, which was also the title of the film for which she had been
26:06nominated for her first Academy Award, and which had given her the fame which, due to
26:12the accident, she had left behind.
26:14Have a lovely stay with us.
26:17Miss James, I weren't expecting you today.
26:23Do I have to phone every time I come in, Mrs Gardner?
26:27That's not what I meant.
26:28Is Mr Gardner available?
26:29He's, uh, in his office. I'll let him know you're here.
26:33Oh, look. Why didn't we surprise him?
26:37And now, here's a pretty good start with Gin's last case in the league.
26:46Miss James.
26:47Mr Gardner. I hope I'm not interrupting anything.
26:50I saw part of the job, Miss James. You've got to keep up with the news.
26:52The racing news?
26:54Please, take a seat. We were just talking about you as it happens.
26:59We were going through the mail, and this came for you.
27:03We knew it was Brom. It was soaked in lavender. I don't know what they're thinking of.
27:07Listen to this.
27:09How can you do it, dear Miss James? The screen is diminished without you.
27:15A light has gone out of our lives.
27:18Oh, that sounds lovely.
27:19It is. But it's not why I'm here.
27:21I've been looking at the accounts up until February.
27:25Well, the winter months are always going to be a bit slow when you're near the seaside.
27:29That may well be the case. But even when the hotel is full, we are still losing money hand over fist.
27:34Well, I don't know what more we can do, Miss James. We run a tight ship here.
27:38Maybe we could put up the price of the rooms.
27:40The rooms are already the most expensive in Devonshire. No.
27:43I've asked my financial advisor to do a complete audit.
27:48An audit?
27:50When?
27:52He's already on his way down from London.
27:54I'm meeting him later on today.
28:17Aargh!
28:48Will you be staying for supper, Miss James?
29:04No, thank you. I'm going home.
29:12Melissa.
29:13Oscar. You didn't tell me you were coming.
29:16If I had told you, would you still be here?
29:18Well, there's no need to be like that.
29:20Six weeks and I hear nothing from you. You make no reply to my letters, to my phone calls.
29:26Why don't we talk in the bar, hmm?
29:36I'm afraid I can't offer you a drink. These stupid licensing laws.
29:39I don't want a drink, Melissa. I want an answer.
29:46It is the work of almost three years, Melissa.
29:51I have the script, the director, the contract. I have the costumes.
29:57One thing I do not have, your signature.
30:01Why will you not sign the contract when production begins two months from now?
30:07I've decided not to do it.
30:10What?
30:11Well, I'm sorry, Oscar.
30:14What?
30:15Well, I'm sorry, Oscar. I've changed my mind.
30:18What are you saying?
30:20We are friends, Melissa. We have an agreement.
30:24In everything I've done, in finance, I have raised without you.
30:28I have nothing.
30:29We're not friends, Oscar. This is a business arrangement and I'm sorry.
30:34I should never have let you talk me into it.
30:36If you back out now and you have any idea, you will ruin me.
30:42Don't be ridiculous. There are plenty of other actresses.
30:46It's a good script. It'll be a great film.
30:49I'm sorry to disappoint you.
30:52You'll just have to find somebody else.
31:00What are you doing?
31:02I was looking for you.
31:04Why? What's happened?
31:05The Plum is here.
31:07Can't you deal with him, Andreas?
31:10You know, I don't know the grief of floods and exploding water tanks and going very rapidly mad.
31:15He speaks English.
31:19Can you give me five minutes, please?
31:21Yeah, sure.
31:33Melissa's journey took her past the local church of St. Daniel's.
31:37This was close to the home of Dr. Leonard Collins, her personal physician.
31:42As things turned out, he would be one of the last people to see her alive.
31:50But right then, Dr. Collins was not interested in his celebrity patient.
31:55Even as her life seemed to be collapsing around her, his had just taken a significant turn for the better.
32:07How much?
32:08Nine hundred and eighty thousand pounds.
32:15That's impossible.
32:18You were her niece. She had no other relatives.
32:21What about Algie?
32:23No other relatives she cared for.
32:26You are the sole beneficiary.
32:29He won't be pleased.
32:32Does he need to find out?
32:34He's my brother. I've got to tell him.
32:37Samantha.
32:41He will spend every waking minute trying to weedle the money out of you.
32:45And you are too soft-hearted, my dear.
32:49He'll succeed.
32:56He's coming here. He's on his way down from London.
33:00Why?
33:01He's seen Melissa. You know, he advises her on her investments.
33:05Don't tell me. He's draining more money from her wallet.
33:09Is he staying here?
33:10You don't mind, do you?
33:13No, of course not.
33:15Just don't trust him, Samantha.
33:20Don't say a word.
33:32And what of Melissa?
33:35She was not in a good mood as she returned to her home at Clarence Keep.
33:41And the sight of her husband's car in the driveway only made things worse.
33:54Good evening, Miss James.
33:56Hello, Phyllis.
33:57Mr Spencer is waiting for you in the drawing room.
34:00I've left you a light supper for after the opera.
34:04It's just some cold ham and salad.
34:06Are you going out tonight?
34:07Yes, Miss James. It's Wednesday.
34:10My evening off. I'm visiting my sister in Biddeford.
34:13Is Eric going with you?
34:15He's driving me.
34:17You did say we could take the car.
34:20Yes, of course I did.
34:22Well, have a nice time.
34:30Haven't you done that yet?
34:32I'm doing it now.
34:33You should have finished an hour ago.
34:35Come on, we're going out.
34:40Was that her?
34:41Who do you think it was? Marilyn Monroe?
34:45Did she say anything?
34:46No.
34:48But she knows?
34:50I don't know. Why don't you ask her?
34:54I can't do that.
34:56We'll soon find out if she does.
34:59We'll soon find out if she does.
35:00And what do you think is going to happen then?
35:04It's what you deserve.
35:23I was waiting for you.
35:24Sorry, I got held up.
35:27Did you see the gardeners?
35:29Yes.
35:30So, what did you say?
35:32I don't want to talk about it.
35:37Aren't you going to change?
35:40Actually, John, I'm not going to join you.
35:42I've got Algernon coming to the house.
35:44What?
35:46When?
35:47He's on his way now.
35:48Why?
35:49I need to talk to him.
35:50But we bought the tickets weeks ago.
35:52I'm sorry.
35:53Well, I'll...
35:54Well, I'll stay.
35:56I don't want to go without you.
35:57I don't need you, John.
35:59I need Algernon.
36:00We're talking about money.
36:01Something you just take for granted,
36:03which I've always worked for.
36:07I don't even want to go.
36:08I don't even like the bloody opera.
36:09That's not true.
36:11It's the Marriage of Figaro.
36:12You loved it when we saw it at Glyndebourne.
36:14I was bored stiff when we saw it at Glyndebourne,
36:16and I don't want to see it tonight.
36:19You don't get it, do you?
36:21You and I are from different worlds.
36:23You and your posh friends.
36:26A night at the opera with Mummy and Daddy
36:28and Lord and Lady so-and-so.
36:30Black tie and political chit-chat at the interval.
36:33It's just not me.
36:35I'm not interested.
36:40I think you're forgetting something, Malia.
36:42I'm not forgetting anything.
36:44I'm not forgetting anything.
36:46I'm not forgetting anything.
36:47I think you're forgetting something, Melissa.
36:48My parents cut me off when I married you.
36:50Oh, I wasn't good enough for them.
36:51I didn't care.
36:52I gave up everything for you.
36:53As you've told me a thousand times,
36:55look, I don't want to have this argument now.
36:58Just go.
37:02Don't do this to me, Melissa.
37:06And you can sleep in the spare room when you get back.
37:11Try not to wake me.
37:17Don't do this to me.
37:19Don't do this to me.
37:20Don't do this to me.
37:21Don't do this to me.
37:22Don't do this to me.
37:23Don't do this to me.
37:24Don't do this to me.
37:25Don't do this to me.
37:26Don't do this to me.
37:27Don't do this to me.
37:28Don't do this to me.
37:29Don't do this to me.
37:30Don't do this to me.
37:31Don't do this to me.
37:32Don't do this to me.
37:33Don't do this to me.
37:34Don't do this to me.
37:35Don't do this to me.
37:36Don't do this to me.
37:37Don't do this to me.
37:38Don't do this to me.
37:39Don't do this to me.
37:40Don't do this to me.
37:41Don't do this to me.
37:43SOUND OF PHONE RINGING
37:59Oh...
38:00Hello, I think Melissa's expecting me
38:04Mrs. James is upstairs, sir.
38:07Would you like to go into the living room?
38:10Sure.
38:11I don't suppose you could rustle up a whisky and ginger, could you?
38:14Mr. Morris is waiting for you in the living room, Miss James.
38:44Thank you, Phyllis.
38:47I'd like to have a word with you and Eric before you leave, if you don't mind.
38:52Oh.
38:53Melissa, darling.
38:54Please, will you sit down, Angelo?
38:57What's the matter?
39:00You, uh, you look a bit rough.
39:07I've been having a terrible day, if you want the truth.
39:11Oh, well, that makes two of us.
39:14A rotten journey down.
39:16Also, if you're not in the mood for a drink, what can I do for you?
39:20I want to sell my shares in Day's End Holdings.
39:24What?
39:26What do you mean?
39:27I thought you wanted to talk about the hotel.
39:29I do want to talk about that.
39:30I want to talk about everything.
39:32I need money.
39:33This house, the hotel, my marriage.
39:36I feel I'm being sucked dry.
39:39But that is why I've recommended Day's End.
39:41It'll make you rich.
39:43Well, so far, it hasn't made me a penny.
39:45When have I ever given you bad advice?
39:48No, please don't argue with me, Algernon.
39:50I've come to the end of the road.
39:51There's no money in the bank.
39:53I need to cash in my shares now.
40:00Yes.
40:06Shares aren't worth anything, of course, because Algernon's ripping her off.
40:09And Algernon is based on Aiden.
40:12So what's that meant to tell me?
40:16I'm not going to find the answer written in a book eight years ago, am I?
40:20How am I supposed to know what's happened to Cecily Traherne?
40:23It's got nothing to do with me.
40:25Is that true?
40:30All right.
40:32Alan may have mentioned something.
40:36He showed me a picture of Frank Paris in a newspaper.
40:40A murder on a wedding day.
40:42And maybe, maybe I did say that it would make a good story.
40:46But I didn't tell him to write it.
40:48Murder is the worst of all crimes.
40:51Not only because of the lives it destroys, but also the reverberations.
40:57Huh?
40:58It's like a stone dropped into the sea.
41:03The ripples, they come all the way to the shore.
41:08Did you put that in your book?
41:10The Landscape of Criminal Investigation?
41:13Of course.
41:16But I'm not a detective.
41:19I can go to the hotel, but I can't investigate.
41:23I wouldn't know where to begin.
41:25Do you believe that Cecily Traherne is dead?
41:29She's been missing for five days.
41:33Then that is where you must start.
41:40She sees something in the book that tells her who killed Frank Paris.
41:45She calls her parents and someone overhears the conversation.
41:52And that person kills her.
41:55Perhaps.
41:56Yes, but the book is set in a boutique hotel in Devonshire.
42:00It's about a famous actress who gets strangled.
42:02It's got nothing to do with what happened at Brando Hall.
42:06So, what was it that Cecily saw?
42:11I don't know.
42:15I have no idea.
42:18I should leave this alone.
42:20But you won't.
42:23I can't.
42:27Not if it's my fault.
42:44Wait a second, wait a second.
42:45Two seconds, coming.
42:53What can I get you, madam?
42:55I'll have a glass of wine, please, barman.
42:57Coming right up.
43:11Andres, I'm going back to England.
43:17When?
43:18Soon.
43:20Tomorrow.
43:30For how long?
43:32I don't know.
43:34I've been offered a job.
43:36In publishing?
43:37No.
43:38Has it got something to do with Alan Conway?
43:40I saw you reading the book.
43:42Yes, it has.
43:44You know that everything to do with that man is bad, eh?
43:46Last time you were almost killed.
43:48I've been offered £10,000.
43:51To find a missing chapter?
43:52No, not this time.
43:53To find a missing person.
43:55Cecily Traherne.
43:59We need the money, Andres.
44:02Without it, we're finished.
44:06So you'll come back when you find her?
44:09I don't know.
44:11I still love you both.
44:14I still love you, but this world is not for me.
44:18Changing beds, chasing plumbers.
44:20It's not making us happy.
44:22I'm happy.
44:23We argue all the time.
44:26We don't have any fun, not like we used to.
44:29I never said it would be easy.
44:30Well, you never said it was going to be miserable either.
44:35I miss books.
44:39I miss being an editor.
44:41My old life.
44:44Your old life burned down, Susan.
44:46Well, I want to build another one.
44:49But I'm not sure I want it to be here.
44:52You must do what you have to do.
44:54Let's not make any decisions.
44:56Let's just take one day at a time.
44:58But you're still leaving.
45:01Yeah, I have to do this.
45:03Don't be angry with me.
45:06Think of the money.
45:08Can you get an advance?
45:10Yeah, I must.
45:40I love you.
46:04Melissa James had made a great many enemies in the village of Torley.
46:10There were the hotel managers, Lance and Maureen, in fear of her.
46:15The film producer, Oscar Berlin, whose life had been ruined by her.
46:21What was Algernon Marsh, her financial advisor, hiding from her?
46:28And what would her husband, John Spencer, do after she had rejected him?
46:39Fear and hatred lead to an inevitable conclusion.
47:10I'm trying to find Cecily before it's too late.
47:13What do you think's happened to your sister?
47:15The answer's in the book.
47:16I think he wants you to investigate.
47:18So who do you think may have been responsible?
47:21You can't blame yourself.
47:22But I do.
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