Quirke (2014) s01e02 Episode Script

1 He'd rather be propping up the bar in McGonagles than celebrating his father's honour.
Some people are not meant to have children.
And who decides that, Garret? I've been awake half the night, worrying about Phoebe.
You're not thinking about running away again, are you.
Maybe I'll elope with you.
You have to tell her she's your child, Quirke.
What do you mean? Delia died.
She died having you, Phoebe.
You gave me away.
I'm sorry.
(Theme music) (Knock at door) Morning, Doctor Quirke.
Ready when you are.
Yeah.
(Door closes) (Sighs) The deceased Mrs Millican.
Mrs Millican.
Do you want me to call the morgue to collect? No, put her in the cold room until we find out what killed her.
I've got to go out tonight so I'll leave you with the paperwork, alright? Sarah! I can't find my dress shoes, what have you done with them? Do you mean have I hidden them? Oh don't be ridiculous! By the bottom of the wardrobe.
Damn things, take on a life of their own.
Phoebe! Yeah? You know your father doesn't like to see you drinking? Well he wont have to worry about that much longer.
I'm going to find a place of my own.
(Indistinct chatter) Ah, could I have another? Hello, Mal, Sarah.
Would you like a drink? I'm not leaning on the bar like some farmer.
Oh.
Let's sit down over there, shall we? Mal, I-I'm alright here.
It's Phoebe.
This is all your bloody doing of course.
If you'd let things be, she'd be back at the College of Surgeons now instead of working in a damn hat shop! But you just had to tell her the truth.
Don't blame Sarah.
It was my fault.
Don't give me that.
The pair of you were in it together and neither of you thought ever to consult me Oh so that's what all this is about.
We're all to blame.
The thing is, what are we going to do about it? We don't have to do anything.
We just have to show that we support her.
I mean, she's twenty years old, she's not a child.
She wants to live her life and why the hell shouldn't she? Oh yeah, do nothing.
Always your favourite option.
Quirke! Doctor Quirke.
Do you not remember me? I was a student of yours twenty years ago, remember? I-I'm afraid I-I don't Ah, come on, Doctor Quirke! Billy Hunt? You used to say it sounded like rhyming slang.
Billy Hunt.
Yeah, of course I remember.
How are you? Good to meet you again.
You used to play rugby, didn't you? I still do, for my sins.
Touch old for it now, but I can still work up a bit of a trot.
And this is eh your brother, I take it? How do you do? Em this is my wife Sarah.
How do you do, Doctor Hunt? Ah, no just plain old mister.
I dropped out of medicine, I didn't have the stomach for it.
I'm in pharmaceuticals now.
Plenty of travelling, all over Europe and good money too, you'd be surprised.
You have to excuse us.
Very nice to meet you.
Anyway, thought I'd come to this and look up some of the old crowd.
Yeah.
Well, I have to Ah, don't go yet, Quirke.
You've got to meet the wife.
Deirdre! This is the great Doctor Quirke, Deirdre.
City Pathologist he is now! Hello.
Hello.
I can see what you're thinking.
Where would an ugly old skin like me find a beauty like this one? He found me in the chemist shop.
(Chuckles) I did! And she's not just a pretty face! There's a good little head on her.
She has her own business, beauty parlour down on Anne Street.
Silver Swan we call it.
Doing very well there too.
Perhaps your wife would like to come in and try it.
Well actually I I don't have a wife.
Well we do manicures for men.
Well thank you but I don't think I'm that kind of man.
I didn't really think you were.
Look it's Tommy Marsh.
It's great to see you, Quirke.
We'll have a drink one day soon.
Yeah we will, Billy.
Tommy! Goodbye.
(Seagulls squawk) All set? Will I give you a lift to the salon? No, I'm not ready.
Ah well.
I best hit the road then, so.
Do you have your passport? I have.
Did you tell them I want to look at the books when I get back? I did.
There's nothing to worry about, Billy.
We're doing fine.
Did I say I was worried? Come on, now.
My little angel.
I wish I didn't have to go at all.
Sure you'll be back soon enough.
Can't be too soon for me.
Mrs Griffin.
That's fine, take a seat.
Sarah.
Hello.
Wh-what are you doing here? I just didn't want Mal to know.
He takes everything so seriously.
He gets so worried.
Wh-what's wrong? Oh, headaches really bad ones.
Sometimes so bad that I well whole days go by and I Who have you been seeing? Fitzgerald.
And? He's running ECGs and em x-rays and he says he can't find anything wrong.
I thinkwhat you need is a good holiday.
Yeah.
I think we both need a good holiday.
Where would we go? Rome, Florence? Mm.
Verona.
What would I say to Mal? You can tell him you're going to Verona with me.
(Chuckles) Sarah you know where I am if you ever need to talk to me about anything.
I know.
(Doorbell tinkles) I'm sorry, Mrs Cuffe-Wilkes.
Punctuality is the politeness of princes, Ms Griffin.
Yeah, Mrs Cuffe-Wilkes.
But now that you are here, you can do me a message.
I've run out of rosewater for the tissue paper.
Keel's Rosewater, I'd better write that down.
Would be a tragedy if I got it wrong, wouldn't it? Hardly that.
Oh I don't know.
Little things mean a lot.
That's a song, isn't it? (He sings) ? Blow me a kiss from across the room, ? say I look nice when I'm not.
? Touch my hair as you pass my chair, little things mean a lot.
Keel's Rosewater.
And your name is? Em Griffin.
Griffin.
(Door opens) Miss or Mrs? Miss.
Telephone number? 147-749.
And is that a daytime number? Yeah, it's the hat shop.
Maison de Chapeaux.
(He speaks in French accent) Maison de Chapeaux! Tell me, how is Mrs Cuff-Wilkes? She's alright.
I could tell you a thing or two about that one.
Right, well we'll give you a ring very soon.
I'm sure we'll be able to help you one way or another.
Thank you.
Goodbye.
Aurevoir.
Who was that? A Miss Griffin, very nice young lady works in the hat shop.
You don't want a nice, young lady, Leslie, you want me.
Come on.
Let's take the afternoon off.
(Knocks on glass) Doctor Quirke.
Doctor Sinclair.
I used to be afraid of those things when I was a little lad.
My aunty had one and she'd pretend to give me a nip with it.
I always thought she'd take off the end of my nose.
So any joy? Ah melatonin quantities that suggest she took an overdose of sleeping medication.
And eh diamorhphine which I can't really account for.
That's heroin.
Thank you, Doctor Sinclair.
See there's no underlying pathology, so I'd say that she wasn't taking it for pain relief.
We were just looking for needle marks.
I wouldn't have thought she was the type.
I don't think there's any particular type.
See, there's no nasal inflammation which means she was taking it orally.
Suicide or accident, would you say? Hard to tell.
I mean with that combination of drugs it could be a mistake.
She was a long way from home.
Well if it was me I'd lose myself in the mountains, do it there.
You've thought about it, then? Haven't we all? Not me, Doctor Quirke.
So you don't suspect foul play? It's too early to tell.
I'd like to find out was it is that she took though.
Any bottles or pills found in the car? If there were they'd be impounded as evidence, let me look into it.
(Keys jangle) Bloody hell! Do you need a hand with that? Hello again! Yeah, thank you.
Bloody door slammed shut and Mrs Hunter's gone home, would you mind? Keys are in my jacket pocket just there.
Thank you.
That's the ticket.
Now don't run away.
Doctor Quirke! Just on my way home.
Where'd you find it? In the car.
I didn't give it to you, alright? It's not proper procedure.
So why are you? If I follow proper procedure in every case, I'd never get anything done.
It's got no label on it.
But there's some residue left at the bottom.
This will be very helpful.
Thanks.
Let me know what you find.
I will.
I won't take up any more of your evening, Doctor Quirke.
Oh, Inspector em I was going to go for a drink, if eh Well we've reached a respectable hour.
Right.
(Indistinct chatter) So, what's it to be? Gin and tonic.
Gin and tonic, that's my girl.
Make that two, please.
More tonic than gin, Ms Griffin? All the vices.
I approve, Ms Griffin.
Phoebe.
Phoebe.
Tell me, Phoebe, any relation to the illustrious Judge Griffin? His granddaughter.
Ah! Oh well.
So what are you doing working in a shop? You're not one of nature's shop girls, I can tell.
Slumming it, are we? I was studying to be a doctor, but then it's a long story.
Good, I like long stories.
The hat shop suits me fine.
Phoebe.
Hello, Quirke.
Lesley White, proprietor of the Silver Swan around the corner.
And you are? Quirke.
What's this? Ms Griffin was kind enough to give me a helping hand and I'm repaying her with a drink.
Is that alright with you? Let me buy you one.
No thanks.
Sarah says that you're leaving home.
What if I am? (Scoffs) She's worried about you.
She's no need to be.
I can look after myself.
Now, if don't mind, Quirke.
Another time, then.
Golly who was that? No-one.
A man I used to know.
Leaving home, eh? Yeah.
And where are you off to? I don't really know.
I haven't found a place yet.
Well this might just be your lucky day.
I happen to know of a place that might suit you just around the corner as well let me write the address.
(Laughing) Friends of yours? Eh, family.
It's my eh my niece.
Ah.
Just through here.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
(Door bangs) Now, Mr Millican.
Doctor Quirke's post mortem examination seems to suggest your wife had been taking sleeping pills and pain killers for some time.
Did she have trouble sleeping? Mm, sometimes.
She had em problems with her nerves.
And why would she have needed to take pain killers? I don't know.
She didn't tell me about anything like that.
Mr Millican, as things stand, Doctor Quirke can't tell whether your wife committed suicide or died from an accidental overdose anything you can tell us will help us determine which it was.
Will we be able to avoid an inquest? I doubt that.
I can't have the coroner putting it on record that Geraldine killed herself.
Ta-da! Where did you get them? He gave them to me.
They're disgusting.
Yeah, they are, aren't they? Who is she? Just a woman I used to know.
I better not tell you her name, you'd be shocked.
Awfully good sport though, wouldn't you say? Why did she give them you, how could she? Well, I suppose she's a bit of an exhibitionist and she thought I might like them, of course, she didn't think I'd show them to you.
Which you shouldn't have.
No, I suppose not.
But you're glad I did, aren't you? I am not! You're terrible what you've turned me into.
I used to be a good girl, you know? I don't believe you've ever been a very good girl, Deirdre.
Billy thinks I'm a good girl.
Thinks I'm his angel.
If only he knew.
Give us one of your pills, will you? Don't you think you're getting a little too keen on those pills, Deirdre? Well if I am we know whose fault that is.
Come on, Leslie.
Don't tease me.
I don't have any.
You keep taking them all.
(Whispers) I'm sorry.
I just I I hate the feeling in my hands that comes to me when I get Christ sake! I can't stay here all afternoon.
Alright.
Go down to Harcourt Street, number 24, ground floor flat chap called Hakim Kreutz will sort you out with a little something.
I don't like until I see.
Don't be silly.
You needn't be afraid of Hakim he's an absolute sweetie.
He'd adore you.
He does spiritual healing as well and I think in your case he'll absolutely insist on it.
(Children shouting) (Door creaks) Good afternoon.
Dr Kreutz Yeah? Leslie sent me.
Ah yeah.
Come in.
Sit down, relax.
This is most most pleasant.
And how may I help you today? I was hoping that do you have any of that relaxant that you give to Leslie? I-I can pay for it.
No! No my dear I'm not a drug dealer.
I keep only a small supply for the purpose of relaxation.
But em if you like we might come to an arrangement? What sort of an arrangement? Oh, no, no nothing to alarm.
There is perhaps, a small favour you might grant me.
What? I would like to take your photograph.
See, this is my work, on the wall, yeah? I'm a serious photographer.
And you are a most beautiful woman.
You mean, nudey pictures? Yeah, of course.
The body is nothing to be ashamed of, especially one so beautiful.
And the photographs would be tasteful, and not for display, or sale.
Just for my private collection.
And you wouldn't want anything else? No.
I'm a professional man.
And a most serious artist.
So em perhaps today? A little something to relax you.
Alright.
And a little water.
(Pours water) (Stamps foot) I don't want to interrupt you, Quirke.
I was a bit short with you the other night.
Meant to catch up with you later but, you'd gone.
I was all a mess.
What did I say.
Phoebe's taken a room in Harcourt Street.
Moving in today.
On Harcourt Street? I worry she has a taste for the low life Inherited from me, no doubt.
I didn't say that.
What do you want from me, Mal? We thought you might keep an eye on her, she's eh well she's not talking to us.
I'll do my best, but eh.
.
she's not really talking to me either.
Right.
She's the only child I've ever had, Quirke and I worry about the Judge.
You need to forgive him.
Forgive him? He's not getting any younger.
And he's, he's always asking about you.
Well, he knows where I am if he wants to find me.
I've invited him round for some dinner tonight.
Will you do that? No, I won't do that, Mal.
No.
Do it for me then.
Will you do it for me? I never ask you for anything, do I? Do I? Alright.
I'll do it.
Good.
We eat at eight.
(Door opens and closes) (Children playing) Thank you.
Thank you, Miss.
Hello.
Hello.
I'm Phoebe Griffin, I'll be upstairs.
Ah! My name is Doctor Hakim Kreutz.
You're most welcome, Ms Griffin.
(Door opens) Good to see you, Quirke.
Mm.
I hope you're keeping well.
Oh, I'm keeping well.
Still knocking back the old grog anyway? Yeah.
Phoebe sends her love, by the way.
She couldn't join us unfortunately.
Yeah, it's extremely disappointing.
Where is she? In a flat, on Harcourt Street.
A what? A flat.
A flat? That's put me right off my mackerel.
What do you make of that, Quirke? I dunno.
You don't know.
Good answer.
Well in my opinion, you've all driven her out because of your shenanigans.
Oh yeah.
I suppose you're going to sit there with a pus on you all night, are you? Because if you think I care what your opinion is about ME, what happened in Boston.
.
Oh yeah, well, let's Let's agree to differ.
Isn't that right, Maggie? What's that, Judge? Families have to agree to differ.
A family would fall apart if they couldn't agree to differ.
Well let's let's agree what it is that we differ about.
I don't argue with hypocrites.
Oh, I'm not the hypocrite here.
This mackerel is excellent.
Try cleaning up your own mess before you muck about with mine.
Yeah.
I know you went to the Guards about me.
Did you think I wouldn't find out? I wanted you to find out.
And what happened? Exactly nothing just as I predicted.
Well they closed down that Laundry place, didn't they? That's the church's decision.
They're perfectly within their right to.
Well, do you think it's right to be stealing babies from their mothers, do you? You think that's right or legal? Ah, legal! You think I sat in a courtroom for half a century and didn't know what the law is for? Well maybe a little law would have protected that little girl that you chucked out.
Maybe it would've protected her from being murdered by that toe-rag! You now what? I'm worse to sit here an let you speak to me like that.
You're half sozzled, look at you, I can tell! What time was your first one today? What's that got to do with anything? You are guests in my house, if you can't be civil to each other, go somewhere else! Ah, Sarah (Bangs table) I suggest we'll just have to agree to differ.
Agree to differ.
Let's all agree to differ.
We'll agree to differ.
You said that.
Agree to differ! H-how many more times are you going to say 'agree to differ'? I have to go to work in the morning.
I'm so sorry, Sarah.
(Thunder rumbles) It's alright.
I think I'll sleep in the spare room.
Aren't you feeling well? No.
Compared to other spats when we were growing up, that was pretty mild.
Well I just feel like everything's gone wrong.
Oh, don't be silly.
Phoebe will come back.
When her temper cools down.
You'll see.
Why would she want to come back? What do you mean? Just to keep us together.
What?! Don't let's pretend, Mal.
I'm not pretending anything.
I never thought there was any point in telling her.
You and Quirke! No wonder she's annoyed at you.
At me.
Well what did I do wrong? Apart from giving her a home? And loving her.
So did I, Mal.
Don't sleep in the spare room, Sarah.
You have the big bed, I'll go.
We're closed! Billy! There she is.
Oh I missed you so much, my little Angel.
I thought you weren't back until Monday? I finished early.
And I'm Salesman of the Month again.
Well done you.
Ah like I give a bollocks about that.
Here we are.
I got you some of those chocs you like.
You're very sweet to remember.
And this.
Well go on.
Open it.
It's a dainty gold watch.
You shouldn't have.
What else would I spend my money on? Ah I bless the day I found you in Plunkett's Pharmacy I do.
I do.
I do, I do, I do.
(Rapid knocking on door) Hakim! Come on, Kreutzy boy, I know you're in there.
Jesus! You gave me a fright.
Why didn't you answer the door when I knocked? I didn't know it was you.
Who did you think it was then? Come on.
Come on, you know why I'm here, and don't palm me off with any old rubbish, that last lot was enough to snuff.
Ah, Kreutzy boy what have you done now? W-What do you mean, I don't understand.
You've done a very bad thing, there Kreutzy boy.
Did I say you were to do that? She seemed ready.
I thought you would be pleased.
I don't believe you.
I think you, are trying to cut me out.
No, no I assure you no! (Whimpers in pain) (Glass smashes) You burnt my hand! My hands are my living.
Yeah, well it will teach you to keep them to yourself.
Perhaps I should go to the police? You wouldn't dare.
I'm taking these and I want the negatives before I really hurt you.
Fine.
Let's get your name on them, shall we? Credit where credit's due and all that.
Hakim Kreutz Studios.
Very nice.
(Gathers up photos) Now we won't go to the cops, will we? (Letterbox clatters) On the road again.
At least it's only Belfast this time.
Not bloody Berne.
This is grand.
Are you not going to have any yourself? I'm not really that hungry, Billy.
I-I think I've a bit of an upset tummy.
You can sit down with me for a couple of minutes at least.
Come on.
Well you don't look yourself.
Should I call the doctor before I go? No it'll pass.
Are you sure now? Is there something you're not telling me? It's just an upset tummy, Billy.
You're so sweet to me, I don't deserve you.
Ah look at the time.
I've got to go.
My little angel.
You take care.
(Door closes) (Items clattering in drawer) (Car engine revs) (Doorbell tinkles) How did you get these? What have you done?! Where did you get them from? Hakim Kreutz Studios.
That's nothing to do with me, darling.
You've got to admit Kreutz has got flair.
It was you! (Crying) I know it was.
How much do you think Billy would pay Kreutz to keep it quiet, hm? You bastard! Did I ask you to go around there and show him all you've got? No you did that all by yourself! And I must say I don't care much for him, I don't care much for these pictures either! Funnily enough they don't do a thing for me, not one thing.
It's all a question of timing, really.
I think we've had our time.
It was nice while it lasted, but it's over.
Sorry and all that.
(Door opens and closes) Mr Hunt, how's it going? Not so bad.
Yourself? Not too bad, not too bad.
Okay.
Alright, if you just step inside and bring your samples case with you.
The kettle's on.
Lovely.
Back on Wednesday? I am.
It's a beautiful day, isn't it? Lovely.
What did he say? He said, well, I stopped playing pocket billiards when I was 15-years-old, and she said, I don't care I'm still not shaking your hand.
(She laughs) Oh God, that is so Oh Quirke isn't it nice? I mean aren't you glad we're past all that mooning at each other across crowded rooms like two teenagers? Oh yeah.
And besides it's unbecoming of a woman of your age! (She laughs) I should brain you.
(He laughs) All that pain and havoc that you caused me.
Have I? Once upon a time, yeah.
But not any more? No.
Well, thank God for that.
Yeah, thank God.
Phoebe's still mad about you.
You do know that? Mad about or mad at? Always watch out for her, won't you? Yeah.
Yeah of course I will.
Thank you.
Oh, I'll get this.
No, no let me get this, please.
This was my idea.
You can get the next one.
Alright.
I like your hat, by the way.
Thank you! It's new.
You're very dear to me, you know? To all of us.
Ah! There you go.
Well this is nice.
Here we are.
Keel's Rosewater.
I could have just come into the shop to collect it.
No.
It's nice to make an occasion of it.
Now tell me do you always wear black? I suppose I do.
It's required at the shop and I seem to got into the habit.
Yeah, habit's about right.
Do I look like a nun to you? No.
You look like a convent girl.
Were you? Yeah.
I adore convent girls.
Why? They have such a well developed sense of sin.
Hm.
And you're what the nuns would have called a bad companion and coffee with you would have been an occasion of sin.
Yeah.
That's just the sort of thing I like.
So, Phoebe, what's next? Well, I don't have to go back to the shop, it's early closing we could go for a walk? (Children shouting) Aaaagghh! (Children scream) Well, here we are.
Are you going to ask me in? Yeah, alright.
It's a bit of a climb.
I'm used to it now.
Ah the vigour of youth, eh! I'm not at all sure I should be doing this.
(Door closes) (He sings) ? I never cared much for diamonds and pearls 'cos honestly, honey, they just cost money.
It's nice.
It's a trifle spartan but, it's nice.
How about a drink? I only have gin.
No tonic, no ice.
I haven't a fridge.
Gin will be fine.
(He hums) Mum and dad? Yeah.
What do they think about you living down on Harcourt Street on your own? Ah.
Chin, chin.
(Glasses clink) (Clears throat) That's ah strong when it comes straight like this, isn't it? (She laughs) Oh, here.
Have one of mine.
Oh, very chic.
So, Phoebe are you going to go to bed with me? (Hums) I can't believe this is happening.
I know.
Yeah, the nuns would definitely have something to say.
(He sings) ? Give me your hand, when I've lost the way give me your shoulder to cry on.
(Humming) Mm! Scrumptious! You'll have to I'm afraid I don't have much experience in this sort of thing.
Well you won't be surprised to hear that I have rather a lot.
Don't worry, we'll go nice and slow.
Now then, does this (He mumbles) Probably.
What about this? (She gasps) A mortal sin? Aright? (He screams) I need you to confirm, Mr Hunt that this is your wife.
(He sobs) Mr Hunt, you left home on Monday morning.
Yeah.
At what time, do you recall? About half past eight.
And you arrived in Belfast at? Around half twelve.
That's four hours.
I was delayed at the border, it's the drugs.
I have to go through the paperwork with them every time.
Of course, of course.
And where did you stay in Belfast? The McKinley Inn, it's the one I always use.
And they'll confirm that? Well of course they will! Inspector, why are asking me all this? I'm very sorry, Mr Hunt I have to do this.
You have our deepest sympathy.
Yeah.
Of course.
I understand.
BILL'S VOICE ECHOES: "I can see what you're thinking", "where would an ugly old skid like me find a beauty like this?" "Found me in the chemist shop.
" "I did.
" I thought she was happy with me.
I thought I made her happy.
How can you really know what they're thinking? Any reason she might have felt under pressure? Is there anyone who she? Anyone what? I don't know, she she was an attractive woman.
What, men? (Scoffs) Yeah, she had her fair share of admirers but, she was a good girl, Doctor Quirke.
Yeah.
Although I never liked your man she got in to help her manage the shop.
There were times I was sure he was robbing her blind.
But I could never get a look at the books.
Mm.
Was this Leslie White? Yeah.
You know him? I bumped into him, with my niece.
She works in the hat shop down the street.
Mm.
Sounds about right.
Apparently all the women love him.
Good for business Deirdre said.
I never liked him.
(Doorbell tinkles) Good afternoon, sir.
Good afternoon.
How may we help you? We don't very often see gentlemen in here.
Well, I was wondering if I could take my daughter away a little early today? Just for the last half our or so.
Your daughter, really? What a pleasure it is to meet you, Mr Griffin.
Actually, it's Quirke.
Doctor Quirke.
Oh.
I'm so sorry, how do you do, Doctor Quirke? Now, we are rather busy at the moment, but in the circumstances, I think it's a charming idea.
Phoebe, get your coat.
And don't worry.
I'll hold the fort.
I would never stand between a girl and her father.
I've always said, her father is a girl's first love.
Oh yeah.
Of course.
Phoebe you can tell me to mind my own business but there's something I wanted to talk to you about.
What? That chap that I met you with, the Englishman, Leslie White, how well do you know him? Why? It's just that I've heard he's not the best company in the world.
From who? Oh from around.
Well you can tell 'from around', that Leslie is a very kind and gentle person and you're right, it's none of your business.
You have no rights over me, Quirke.
Whatever right you might have had, you forfeited years ago.
I'm your father! Are you? You hid that from me for so long and you expect me to accept it? You're not my father, Quirke I have no father.
Please, Phoebe! Phoebe! Thank you, Maggie.
Thank you.
They're thinking of making me Dean.
Oh? Moriarty mentioned it to me at the management meeting on Tuesday.
That's nice.
It's a lot of extra work.
What would it involve? Well, principally of course, I'd be responsible for the pastoral care of the medical faculty.
Moriarty says I have an affinity with the young.
(She laughs) What? (She laughs loudly) Sarah.
Oh for goodness sake! Don't be such a child! Sorry, Mal.
Doctor Quirke, can I have a second? What is it? Deirdre Hunt's toxicology, is exactly the same as the Millican case.
No puncture wounds but there was still small amounts of tablets dissolved in the stomach.
Same compound as we found in Geraldine Millican? Not exactly.
No heroin? No, there was heroin alright.
Not exactly the same compound but so similar it must be What? Well we've been looking for two pills, but what if it was all combined in the same pill? Backstreet pharmacist.
Exactly.
Well done, Sinclair.
Can you watch the shop for me while I'm out for a couple of hours? Of course.
Well done.
(Indistinct chatter) It's not secret, Geraldine was gone off the rails, I suppose.
Sure all of Dublin was talking about it.
Who was she getting her drugs from? Mr Millican, I have no clear cut way of knowing whether Geraldine killed herself or whether the stuff she was taking would have killed her anyway.
I can't tell what was going on her mind the day she died.
But now another woman has died with the same stuff in her system.
You have to tell the police whatever it is that you know.
A few months ago I received a photograph through the post.
A photograph? A photgraph of my wife.
And what kind of photograph? Come on, Doctor Quirke, don't make me spell it out for you.
Blackmail? I-I've a position in this city.
I-I couldn't allow that photograph to reach the newspapers not that they could print such a thing but they could be very clear what sort of a photo it was.
Who sent you the photograph? (Indistinct chatter) (Speaks inaudibly) Are you meddling again? (Sighs) Possibly.
You should leave all this kind of thing to the police.
I would except that this chap White, he's been involved with Geraldine Millican and Deirdre Hunt and I know that he's got something to do with their deaths.
But if he did, it'll probably come out in time.
No need for you to be sniffing around it.
Well, the thing is that he's started a sort of, acquaintance with Phoebe.
Has he? Well, you tell her she's not to see him.
Well you know what she's like, I tell her something and she'll go in the opposite direction.
No.
I was hoping you might have a word with her.
Or maybe a Maybe what? You remember that fella Costigan? Get Costigan's ruffians to deliver a warning you mean? You want to go over to the dark side, now? Well, well, I'm surprised at you.
Well I say this if I do it, you may never, ever judge me again! Is there somebody there? Who's there? Who is it? (Speaks faintly) Phoebe! Leslie! Oh my God! What happened? Just get me inside.
(Groans) (Door opens) What shall I do? Shall I call for an ambulance? No, no! A doctor? Agh! No.
Gin, give me some gin, please.
Who did this to you? I've no idea.
Were you robbed? No.
Listen the man who lives downstairs, he's a doctor, he'll give you something for me.
Alright? Doctor Kreutz? Yeah! Just tell him that the medicine is for Leslie, it's very important that you stay that, that it's for Leslie.
I don't like to leave you.
It's fine, just go! Please? Please just, get the medicine.
(Door closes) (Groans in pain) Doctor Kreutz? Knocks rapidly on door) Doctor Kreutz? Did you get it? I'm sorry, Leslie.
I knocked and I called and there was no answer.
Bastard, no he's in there.
He's in there alright.
If you need a job doing you must do it yourself.
No don't you're not well enough! (Moans in pain) Come on, Kreutzy boy I know you're in there! (Bangs on door) (Mumbles) Come on, come on.
Are you alight? Did you get your medicine? (Locks the door) Just em just let me think for a minute.
Phoebe can anyone know I'm here? No.
I don't think so.
Why? Nothing.
It's fine.
Ah! (Groans) Phoebe.
Don't go.
Will you lie with me? (Organ music playing) (Doorbell rings) Sarah.
Hello, Quirke.
We were so young! I won't leave Mal, you know? And if you can live with that, those are my terms.
I'm yours.
What is it? (Sighs) Nothing.
Just I'm so happy.
Of course we'll probably both go to Hell.
There's no such place.
Oh but there is.
(Phone rings) (Line rings out) (Dials phone) Doctor Quirke, isn't in the office.
I tried telephoning but he's not answering, he must I thought you should know, I did a haemolysis test on the blood from Mrs Hunt's heart and the blood from the left ventricle is more diluted than blood from the right.
You're going to have to spell it out for me, Doctor Sinclair.
Right.
Thank you.
(Puts down phone) Leslie? Phoebe? Phoebe where have you been?! Nowhere, I went to the shops.
W-well you should have asked me! What! N-no you didn't tell anybody I was here? No, I just went to the shops, Leslie.
I bought some eggs, you need to eat.
Listen, Phoebe, listen to me.
I-I'm in a spot of bother, alright? And eh it's temporary, but I need to leave town for a bit, I wonder if I could borrow some money? Of course you can, I haven't much though.
Okay.
Just em no this is no this is no use! Phoebe! I could get some from the bank.
Really, how much? I don't know about twenty thousand.
Phoebe I'm not joking! (She screams) I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sshh, please, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry I'm just a little overwrought, that's all.
Let's start again, yeah? How much money do you have in the bank? I told you.
My grandfather died last November, he left it to me.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry, Phoebe.
I'm in such a terrible state and I don't know what came over me.
Can you forgive me? Good.
Now which bank? The one around the corner.
Perfect.
Perfect.
Now let's sod 'em all, shall we? We can head off to Egypt and show them all that we don't give a damn.
I don't think I can do that, Leslie.
Of course you can, Phoebe, of course you can, why ever not? (She cries) My family are here.
Family! Right, well, go to the bank, get the money, there's a good girl.
Doctor Quirke.
I've been trying to get a hold of you but I couldn't find you so I went straight to Inspector Hackett, I hope that's alright.
(Phone rings) What are you talking about? I went back to toxicology, there was something about the results that didn't sit right and I did a haemolysis test on Deirdre Hunt.
Yeah? She drowned in fresh water, Doctor Quirke.
What? She was murdered.
Quirke.
(Trembling) Quirke! I don't know what to do! (Sobs) I've got myself in a terrible mess.
Alright, stay exactly where you are, don't move, you hear me? I'm coming over.
(Slams phone down) (Gasps) Give me the keys.
Stay there.
I'll go with you! I said stay there! Agh! Phoebe! What are you doing? Did you get it? (She screams) Quirke! What have you done? (She cries) Lesley! (Sobbing) Quirke! (Crying) Leslie! (Continues crying) Was that her? Your niece.
Well, she'll be safe now.
You saw what he did my Deirdre, Your lovely girl would have been next, I couldn't let that happen.
(Sighs) Alright then, Mr Hunt crosses the border at eleven on Monday morning, thanks very much.
This is him crossing back into the Republic at quarter past two on Wednesday afternoon.
And he couldn't have slipped back past you on the Tuesday? Now obviously this would never happen, but if I wanted to move a couple of head of cattle or a parcel of guns late at night how would I be able to do that? Of course allowing that this could never happen.
(Car horn beeps) (Brakes screech) (Car horn beeps) What about ye? Beautiful day, thank God! (Dog barking) Do you want it filled? Ah no, just a gallon will see me right.
Quiet enough about here, hah? Not a lot of passing trade I'm guessing? Local folk, farmers, the main? Aye.
Mostly.
I was thinking you might notice a strange car going past especially at night time.
Dublin car? Week or so ago.
Come here 'til I show ye.
You see that log down there? I do.
That's the border.
Okay.
You're the wrong side of it.
I'm under no obligation to tell an Inspector of the Gardai anything, at all.
Even so.
Mal is coming to take you home.
This is my home.
Phoebe I have to ask you this, did Leslie ever give you anything to take? Drugs, I mean.
Leslie took things.
I don't know what.
But he never offered me any.
Were they pills? He said it was his medicine.
He got it from the man who lives in there.
What man? (She sniffs) Doctor Kreutz.
Phoebe! Thank God you're alright.
Come on I'll take you home.
(Knocks on door) (Door creaks open) (Engine turns off) Sir.
Who found him? I did.
He's taken a hell of a beating.
He was probably asking for it.
Pervert.
What do you mean? Show him the pictures.
Found a whole pile of dirty pictures in his desk drawers.
There's Deirdre Hunt.
And Geraldine Millican.
Drugs too.
All sorts of stuff.
Here's your heroin.
Billy Hunt's company.
Do you recognise this, Mr Hunt? Of course it's diamorphine.
Where'd you get it? Does the name Hakim Kreutz mean anything to you? Yeah, he's a doctor.
He lives in that building, the flat below your niece.
Used to live.
How do you mean? He's dead, Mr Hunt, beaten to death.
Did White kill him? How did you know him? I told you he's a doctor.
He's on my list.
And did you know he was struck off in 1952 for self prescribing? How much did he pay you for your samples? Enough to keep Deirdre in style, I suppose, did you know what he was doing with them? He was a backstreet pharmacist, Billy.
He cut your diamorphine into sleeping pills and gave them to wealthy women in exchange for pornographic pictures of themselves.
But you know that, don't you, Mr Hunt? Let me suggest something to you and correct me if I'm wrong Leslie White sent you photographs of Mrs Hunt the morning you went to Belfast but I'm guessing you didn't see them until after you arrived at the hotel.
And you were outraged, of course you were.
You got straight back in the car and headed for home but the customs post in Killeen is closed at night, isn't it, Billy? So you were trapped in the North until morning, unless you crossed the border by the unapproved roads.
When did you realise you had a nice little alibi? After you beat Kreutz? Or when you got home? Was Deirdre already in the bath, was she conscious, Billy, did she look at you? Was it easy to drown her? She drowned herself.
She was found in the sea! Yeah she was.
But who was it that put her there? She was drowned in fresh water, Billy, not sea water.
And the irony of the thing is, that if you had simply left her in her bath, Billy we'd not have been any the wiser.
The hell with it.
She got what she deserved.
She was always my little angel.
I thought the world of her.
I could never believe my luck that she'd settled down with me.
Then I saw the photographs.
Photographs of your wife.
Yeah.
Of my wife.
Of my wife! I couldn't get them out of my head.
This world of filth! This other side to her I knew nothing about.
I suppose they'll be sending Mr Pierpont to Mountjoy to see me off then, Mr Hackett? Strange to think I've been on this path since I first laid eyes on that woman.
It's the women.
Isn't it? It's always the women.
What they do to us.
What we do to them.
(Phone rings) Quirke.
MAL: "It's Sarah.
" What about her, Mal? "She's gone.
" Mal, I-I just want to say that I "She's dead.
"Quirke.
"She died.
" "She just collapsed.
" "She said she had a pain in her head.
She fell down and died.
"I got her to the hospital but "it was no good.
"She's gone.
" "It must-must have been a cerebral haemorrhage.
" "I'm eh I'm at the hospital now.
" (Hangs up phone) (Lively chatter) How are things, Mr Quirke? Davey.
You're hell bent on killing yourself with liquor.
Help me.
I just know something terrible has happened to April.
Get off me, Jimmy.
Watch your step! You think I don't know you were carrying on with your own brother's wife? Now what would you say that is? Maybe I should marry you.
I don't need your forgiveness and I don't need anybody else's.
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