Midsomer Murders (1997) s11e02 Episode Script
Blood Wedding
WOMAN SCREAMS (GROANS) Bear down.
Push.
Push down.
(GROANS) BABY CRIES BABY CONTINUES CRYING GUNSHOT BABY GRIZZLES (SOBS) Don't worry.
I'll take care of things.
It was a difficult birth.
The child came close to death.
Not close enough.
Everything all right? Everything totally wonderful.
Got the ring? Lost it in a poker game.
Sorry.
She's late.
Probably decided not to come.
Who can blame her? ORGAN INTRO WAGNER: Wedding March From Lohengrin MUSIC STOPS Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the sight of God (SIGHS) I can't see a bloody thing.
What? There's far too much net.
I'm gonna fall on my face as I walk down the aisle.
I sincerely hope you don't.
You'll be holding on to me.
What are you doing down there? Just unpicking a couple of stitches.
You sew them back in on the wedding morning.
(GROANS) "To do when weather turns nasty by the backs.
" What? It's a crossword clue, love, and it is holding me up.
Yes, well, you have to have a certain sort of mind to like crosswords.
Intellectual press-ups, eh? Cully, I need to talk to you.
No! No! No! Did he see? No.
In, out - you were a blur.
I hope not.
Oh, it's terrible bad luck if he did.
CHEERING Pretty girl, Fitzroy male, a roll in the hay - all part of the natural order of things.
CHATTER CHATTER STOPS Thank you.
Now, I know I'm supposed to make a terribly witty speech, but I think I'll have to leave the jokes to Randall, because all I can think about is how disgracefully happy I am .
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and how lucky, and how thankful that Beth agreed to become my wife.
So there stands before you a very happy, lucky, thankful and hopelessly tongue-tied man.
To Beth.
ALL: To Beth.
LAUGHTER Are you having a good time, Mary? Yes, I am, thank you, Master Harry.
Very.
You enjoyed the wedding breakfast? Never ask a cook what she thinks of the food.
All a bit overdone, I expect.
WOMAN: Oh, you naughty thing! (GIGGLES) I've put my passport somewhere.
Downstairs, I think.
Don't worry, I'll find it.
Why Venice? Why not? I wouldn't have thought it was Ned's sort of thing, really.
Churches, paintings, streets full of water.
It was my choice.
And he said, "Heaven is where you are.
" Something like that.
You took your time.
He must have proposed over 20 times.
It wasn't Ned, it was just the whole business of being married.
Marina, this can't have been easy for you.
It's all in the past, Beth, really.
Look, thanks for helping.
Do you mind if I I'd like a moment or two to myself.
No, of course.
Sorry.
No, wait.
Something borrowed, something blue - in this case, the same thing.
Keep it.
Honeymoon present from the maid of honour.
Oh, can't.
Wouldn't be borrowed then, would it? Marina.
Are you all right? Fine.
Yes, I'm fine.
And Beth? Oh, seventh heaven.
LIVELY ROMANTIC STRING QUARTET MOVEMENT Bastard.
Open your mail this morning, Mr Colquhoun? This isn't the time.
Yes it damn well is.
It's been taken care of.
I told you that.
Yeah, you did, repeatedly.
I stopped believing you six months ago.
These things take time.
Do they? Well, your time just ran out.
You're the estate manager, Lawson.
An employee.
Are you telling me to know my place? That's exactly what I'm telling you.
CREAKING MUSIC AND CHATTER Harry, have you seen Beth? You haven't lost her already, have you? Is he still Don't worry, I can handle it.
Look, Randall, those IT shares.
I know they don't look too smart just now, but they'll recover.
You just have to hold on I am holding on, Randall.
Fingertips.
Skin of teeth.
CHEERING Right, we're leaving now, but you don't have to.
CHEERING WOMAN: Bye! Have a great day.
All the best! Bye! What if somebody sees us? We'll say we got lost.
No.
(SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) Oh, no! New Zealand.
Southern Lakes.
Horse riding, jeep safaris, bungee jumping.
I don't think so.
Rock climbing Your father and I went bush walking.
Aren't there snakes? No, no.
No snakes in New Zealand.
Spiders? No spiders in New Zealand.
Cully You didn't tell me that.
Tell you what? No snakes, no spiders.
I spent the whole time looking for them.
That explains why you weren't admiring the scenery.
Apparently, there are glow-worm caves in Te Anau.
I forgot.
Someone's gonna have to pick up the Order of Service from the printers.
I'll do that.
Really? What about work? Joyce, my only daughter is getting married.
Naturally, I want to be involved.
Anyway, it's very quiet.
The godless of Midsomer seem to be taking a break.
Cully! About the honeymoon.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS Bit of a snag.
Hello, Jones.
What kind of a snag? Right.
Ersorry.
Well .
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it's good news and bad news.
It's just bad news, isn't it? When? I'll meet you there.
And you're telling me this now?! I'm really, really sorry.
Done a head count? I've asked for a guest list.
At least 100, though.
Oh, only 100 suspects (?) That's good.
I'm sorry, sir, I have to ask you to clear the area.
Damn it, I won't be told where and where not to go in my own house! Is there a problem? I tried to tell him, sir.
Who the hell are you? Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby from Causton CID, sir, and this is Detective Sergeant Jones.
And you, sir, are? What? Harry Fitzroy.
And are you the owner? The owner? The Fitzroy family has owned the house for nearly 400 years, so I suppose I'm the owner (!) Well, you don't own this bit of it, sir.
Not at present, anyway, because it is now a crime scene.
So I'd be very grateful if you would erleave the area, please.
Myself and Detective Sergeant Jones will need to talk to you later on.
Thank you, sir.
I've been getting a lot of this upstairs-downstairs stuff, sir.
George.
Hello, Tom.
Old families have a lot of weaponry around the place, don't they? Very handy.
The knife went in just below the sternum, missed the spinal column and skewered her to the wooden panelling.
No fingerprints.
Absolutely nothing from forensics except What's that? It's a feather.
From a goose quill.
But look, the edge is rounded, cut to shape.
And there's a touch of grey, which isn't natural colour.
Fletching, Tom.
Oh, it's the flight from an arrow.
Ah, Sally.
Did you call Ned? They're on their way back.
Good.
Now get rid of those pesky policemen.
How? I don't know! You're the housekeeper, keep house! (GROANS) Randall, what in God's name happened? It was an accident, surely.
Sir Edward Fitzroy? Yes.
Sir, I'm Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby from Causton CID.
Just wait, would you? Sir Edwarda murder has been committed in your house.
I am the senior investigating officer, I need to talk to you.
Slowly! Easy, easy.
Slow down.
(WHIMPERS) Marcus.
NowI gather my guests are being interrogated.
That's unacceptable! They're not being interrogated, they're being interviewed, and it is necessary.
Is it? Why? I don't number murderers among my friends.
Sir, a woman has been murdered in your house.
Therefore it follows there must be a murderer.
Someone masquerading as a guest.
A An opportunist thief.
Marinasurprised him, he killed her.
Well erI'm glad to have your theory, sir, thank you for it.
But eryou won't be offended if I keep an open mind, will you? Well, you just do what you have to do, Barnaby.
Just try to be unobtrusive, and leave the family to itself, if you wouldn't mind.
If I could start with you, Mr.
Coll-kee-hown.
Mr Coll-kee-hown? (SCOFFS) It's pronounced Cuhoon.
You're the best man, I gather.
I was.
A friend of the family, then.
No, sworn enemy (!) What do you think? Look, we have family matters to discuss.
Do we really have to do this now? Yes.
And I'll also need to talk to the vicar who was just here.
Who, Uncle Marcus? But I'm happy to start with you and Mr Corky-hown.
Why didn't you tell me before? I suppose I needed to think it through.
(SCOFFS) Yeah, sure.
Well, thank God you're telling me now and not after the wedding.
I thought it best to be honest about things.
Yeah.
And? Cully, I'm sorry.
Yeahso am I.
If there's anything I can do.
What? As far as I can gather, the victim was well liked and had an unblemished past.
What about the guests? No leads so far.
Not very talkative, are they, the Fitzroys? Old families, Jones.
In a house this size, there are many cupboards .
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and many skeletons.
Have you spoken to the staff? There's a housekeeper, there's a cook, and apparently, there's an estate manager - Robin Lawson.
Right, you talk to the staff, I'll take the Fitzroys.
Oh, yeah, I know my place.
Good.
Mm! Nightcap.
Diet buster.
What was it, then? Simon's snag.
The band have got a gig.
Headlining at some massive stadium in Germany.
He wants us to stop off in Dusseldorf on the way to New Zealand.
What, a couple of days? A week.
A week? Mm.
Wellit is the band.
He's thinking of the future.
So am I.
BIRDSONG Good shooting! It comes with practice.
I'm sure.
I see you're using the er traditional English longbow there.
We fought at Agincourt and Crecy.
The longbow won us those battles.
By us, you mean the Fitzroys? By us, I mean the English.
And you're a Fitzroy yourself now, aren't you? I've known the family a long time.
I shoot with the Men of Crecy.
Pardon? My husband's longbow club.
Oh.
Can anyone join? Actually, I was looking for Mr Robin Lawson, the estate manager.
Oh, he's got a cottage annexed to the east wing.
He'll be out on the estate somewhere.
Thank you.
Er Marina Fellowes, she was your maid of honour, wasn't she? You would know her as well as anyone.
And? And you'd know if she had any secrets.
Secrets? Well, everyone has secrets.
By the way, I'm going up to London later today.
I'm going to be staying the night.
I hope that's allowed.
I'd like to see Marina's parents.
Weren't they at the wedding? Her father's an invalid.
Her mother's his carer.
I spoke to them on the telephone, but OK.
Fine.
Please.
Oh.
My last words to her, cross words, and all over nothing at all! You're right, it was nothing at all, so you mustn't upset yourself.
Oh.
Sorry.
Er I'm Detective Sergeant Jones (SOBS) .
.
Causton CID.
Can I have a wo? (SOBS) Marina thought the lamb was underdone, Mary got defensive, they had a row.
She seems to have taken it to heart.
It was a week ago, something and nothing, but Mary couldn't seem to let it go.
So, Detective Sergeant Jones, how can I help? Well, I need to ask you questions.
Wedding, followed by reception - I was busy all day, mostly with the caterers or checking the flight to Venice was on time.
I didn't see Marina after the wedding breakfast, apart from the occasional glimpse in passing.
I assume it was an opportunist thief and she just caught him at it.
You believe that? I don't know quite what to believe.
Would you like a coffee? Er Yeah.
Yeah, me too.
MAN: They got it in the post this morning.
Yes, I spoke to Colquhoun.
He's rattled, they all are.
Look, I've got to go, there's someone at the door.
Mr Lawson? Mr Robin Lawson? Who are you? I'm Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby fromCauston CID.
With or without the search warrant? I'm sorry, you must have heard me knock.
Did you hear me say come in? What do you want? It's about Marina Fellowes, sir.
I want to know about your movements yesterday, please.
Er Where were you? I went to a wedding.
I wonder if there was anything that you saw, you heard, that might shed some light on the murder of Marina Fellowes.
Can't help you.
Sorry.
(SIGHS) I wish I could.
Did you know her well? I knew her.
She was a lovely girl.
Oh, I see you're one of those.
I mean er one of the Men of Crecy.
I'm their fletcher.
They let me shoot with them sometimes.
What, the Fitzroys? There's an honour for you (!) Um A piece of featherwas found by Marina's body.
Same pattern as this.
Yeah? There's broken feathers all over the place.
How long have you been estate manager here? Too long.
And what is your relationship with the Fitzroys? We're not required to tug our forelocks any more, if that's what you mean.
How long have you worked for the family? Just over a year.
It was good pay, good working conditions.
Good employers? Demanding, but I expected that.
Was there any friction between Marina Fellowes and the Fitzroys? No, she was Beth's closest friend.
There was Well, there was something between Marina and Marcus.
The vicar?! Sort of.
Marcus has had the living here since he was ordained.
The Fitzroys priest is always a Fitzroy.
And he and Marina Well, it was before I came here.
They were an item for a time, Marina broke it off.
It seems Marcus was very bitter.
LAUGHTER The Men of Crecy.
They like playing lords and serfs, don't they? What makes you think it's a game? Tom, where are you? It's the rehearsal and you're not here.
'Simon's not here.
' Joyce, this is a murder enquiry.
just to make sure you know what you're doing on the day.
It'll have to be 10 minutes.
You say Simon's not there? Do you know where he is? 'No-one seems to know.
And Tom, that's not all.
' I felt the wind of that.
Bodkin point, grey and white barred fletching.
Yours, Robin.
Sorry.
That yours, was it? You were a long way off target, weren't you? Looks like the nock's uneven.
It's caused me to release early.
I thought you people were experts.
The arrow's badly finished.
It happens.
Yes, well, no harm done.
Amazingly effective, longbows.
Welsh, actually.
Report of a man at arms being struck by an arrow, went straight through his iron leg armour, through his leg, through his leather tunic, through his saddle, killed his horse.
LAUGHTER BETH: Bloody good story.
Imagine how lucky I feel.
Some accident! That was way off target.
Robin Lawson's arrow had a barred flight.
Just like this.
It's just like the fragment we found.
TYRES SCREECH You're in trouble, mister! She'll understand.
You don't know my daughter as well as you think.
DOOR OPENS Where the hell have you been? Sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I forgot.
I was at a meeting in London about the German gig.
As soon as I remembered It was a really important meeting, Cully.
More important than our wedding? No, of course not.
I called your mobile 10 times.
Oh, yeah, Iforgot to charge it.
Battery's dead.
Cully, I really am MOBILE PHONE RINGS (SCOFFS) Cully! I seem to recall, when you spoke to me earlier .
.
you said "that's not all.
" The caterers rang.
It seems they've gone out of business.
They've done what? They're broke.
Bust.
Down the drain.
I blame you.
Me? What did I do? You just booked the cheapest caters you could find.
Typical.
Unless you can come up with a small miracle, we're gonna have 80 guests sitting down to an empty table.
Detective Sergeant I know.
It's a terrible business.
Poor girl.
I'm told you had a row with her.
I don't like to think about it.
What was the row about? It was silly.
I suppose I don't take kindly to being told my job.
Lamb should be pink.
Bloody, she called it.
I got a bit high and mighty.
Wish I hadn't.
I'm also told that the Reverend Marcus Fitzroy and Marina were romantically involved.
You mean they had an affair? People will gossip.
Is it true? True enough.
True as it was for her and Sir Edward.
Sir Edward the bridegroom? It was a while ago now.
Marina was always staying here at the hall.
Then he put an end to it.
Devastated, she was.
I reckon she took up with the reverend on the rebound.
Why? Why did Sir Edward put an end to the affair? She loved him, he loved Beth Porteous.
Love hurts.
So I'm told.
Well, thank you.
RABBIT SQUEALS For the pot! They're married now.
Next thing, there'll be another heir.
You've got to claim what's yours.
Good timing, though.
Solicitor's letter on the day of the wedding making mention of the will.
Cat among the pigeons.
You should have done it long ago.
It's your right.
Your birthright! What are we gonna do about Lawson, Randall? The man seems determined to make trouble.
He only wants money, doesn't he? Only money? We made him an offer, he turned it down.
Tell him to go to hell! Oh, do shut up, Harry! If it wasn't for your stock market adventures, we could buy him off.
Something's got to be done.
It's a family matter, I will not have it made public.
Ned, leave it to me, I'll find a way.
Yes, do that.
Whatever it takes.
It's bad enough having the police poking their noses into everything.
Whoever killed Marina chose a seriously inconvenient time.
He was always keen on her, wasn't he? Lawson.
Always mooning around her.
Well, she was something of a family favourite.
Did you get anything useful from the servants' quarters? It seems Marina Fellowes had a fling with Sir Edward before taking up with Marcus Fitzroy.
The vicar?! The vicar.
It's typical of the upper classes.
If it's not fox hunting or polo, it's sex.
Oh, by the way, me being an usher and so on - what time do I need to be at the church? You must ask Lady Barnaby that.
Everything going smoothly? Oh, bride and groom not speaking, catering non-existent, general air of panic.
(LAUGHS) Yeah? Yes! We have a knife wound to the abdominal wall.
The blade driving through, glancing off the lumbar vertebrae and into the wooden panelling behind her.
First indications are that she died of hypovolaemic shock.
No surprise there.
It would take a good deal of strength to do that, wouldn't it? Are you thinking her attacker was male? Yes.
Not necessarily.
Adrenalin rush is a powerful thing.
Hell hath no fury .
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like a woman scorned.
He won't be pleased.
The honeymoon's on hold, so he's taking the opportunity to sit for his portrait.
It'll take its place in the Great Hall.
We just put photos on the sideboard.
I specified no visitors.
They're not exactly visiting, Ned.
Must there be two of them? Well erI need to clear a few things up with Miss Fielding.
OK.
I'm busy, as you can probably see.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
It's actually your brother I want to speak to.
Well, I've no idea where Harry is, or if he'd speak to you.
You're having a bit of a problem with the procedure, aren't you, sir? It is not optional.
And the same goes for all of you.
My family and friends have already given you a good deal of their time.
Time, a little.
Information, hardly any at all.
For example, no-one told me that Marina Fellowes once had a relationship with you, and then later on with your uncle Marcus.
These are family matters, Barnaby.
It's none of your damn business.
Sir, this is a murder investigation.
Everything is my business.
That arrow that narrowly missed me this morning belonged to your estate manager.
Yes? It was Lawson's fletching, yes.
Anybody else use that fletching? No! We each have our own, all different.
Anything else? Yes.
When you next see your brother, you tell him to call me.
I'll try to remember.
Tell him! Er Now, I'd very much like to see your Uncle Marcus, if somebody would deign to tell me where he is.
(SIGHS) Mea culpa! Mea culpa! (SOBS) Mea culpa! Mea maxima culpa.
Mea culpa! Mea culpa.
(SOBS) Mea culpa.
Mea maxima culpa! Argh! (SOBS) (SOBS) I loved Marina so much.
We were engaged.
As good as, anyway.
And I thought perhaps she'd get over Ned.
And thenI could make her happy.
Butbut then she ended things.
She said she couldn't pretend.
It was the worst thing that's ever happened to me.
And if I couldn't have her .
.
why should anyone else? And then .
.
I did a terrible thing.
Marcus, are you telling me that you killed her? Of course not! How could you think such a thing? How long has this been going on? A while.
Where does she take the stuff? No idea.
And you haven't reported her? Well, it's an upstairs-downstairs world.
And where do you stand? On the landing.
Do you think the row really was about how the lamb should be cooked? What, do you think that Marina found out that Mary was stealing? She could have lost her job.
People have killed for less.
But she was in tears over Marina, you saw her.
Good subterfuge, perhaps.
You've got a very suspicious mind.
I'm a police officer.
Suspicious mind is on my CV.
I'll see you soon.
(GASPS) Oh, how wonderful! Yes, that's Peggy Benson's cottage.
She was cook here at the Hall before Mary.
So why would Mary steal food for Peggy Benson? Well, they were friends for one thing.
And the Fitzroys weren't generous to Peggy when she retired.
So, you said you had some things to clear up with me.
Oh, no Well, we werehoping to have a word with Harry Fitzroy.
Harry? I haven't seen Harry all day.
He might have gone to see his bank.
Problems, I think.
Harry's been investing rashly.
I think the tips came from Randall.
Tell me about Mr Coll-kew-hown.
He and Ned were at St Malley's together.
I think Ned came to rely on his financial advice when his parents died.
Mm.
So, Randall and the Fitzroys are close.
He's almost a member of the family.
Very protective.
Mm You know, there was something between him and Robin Lawson on the morning of the wedding.
What? A solicitor's letter came.
Normally I'd open anything not marked "personal", but Randall swooped on it.
Later, I saw him and Robin arguing.
You think the two events are connected? Who knows? Soany more questions, Detective Sergeant Jones? Yes.
What time do you get off work? In about an hour.
Pub in the village? Yeah.
Lovely.
They got your letter all right.
It doesn't seem to have made any difference.
You've got to push 'em, push 'em hard.
Well, you're the solicitor, you tell me.
ENDS CALL Erno, this coming Wednesday, actually.
Mm, I thought you might say that.
OK, thanks.
Bye.
It's going to be fish and chips at this rate.
Very nice.
"To do when weather turns nasty by the backs.
" What? It's driving me Tom! We have a wedding on the brink of disaster! This is by way of a sedative, Joyce.
I'm every bit as concerned as you are about Cully, Simon and the catering.
We could try Porter's.
They look after us at the station.
Divisional parties, leaving dinners It's police catering! Steak and chips, black forest gateau and a stripper.
We don't have strippers.
Please yourself, I'm just trying to help.
Are you sure I can't give you a lift home? No, that's my taxi.
Oh, OK.
Do me a favour.
Call me when Harry Fitzroy gets back from wherever he's gone.
Oh, so, I'm a police spy now.
Is the pay good? No, it's terrible.
I might have guessed.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS Hello? Oh, hi.
Er I was at the pub.
I was just leav OK, sure.
Yeah, I'll get you one in.
Not now, Lawson.
I want to see Sir Edward.
Unavailable.
Sorry.
This is the last time of asking.
Yes? Oh, that's a relief.
Everybody gets nervy before their wedding day.
It's tradition.
It's likeblack cats and drunk uncles.
Yes, well, how traditional is it for the groom to make a mess of the honeymoon? Not uncommon, I should think.
You know what I mean.
I can see it's disappointing, and I can see you're upset because he seems to be putting business before you, but maybe he IS thinking about you, your future.
Yeah, you see, now you sound like my dad.
Ah.
Sorry about that.
Look, you wouldn't have got this far if you didn't really care about each other.
People do.
Not you, Cully.
Yeah.
Yeah, you're right.
Sodo you know anything about Dusseldorf? Happening place, definitely.
Ben! Ben! Ben! Come! BARKS Ben! BARKS (GROANS) SIREN Time of death? Early morning.
Around 6:00am.
Whoever killed him was a brilliant shot.
The arrow went between the third and fourth rib and pierced the heart.
He was dead before he hit the ground.
Sir Edward.
Wait! Beth, it's me.
I don't know where the hell you are.
Something dreadful's happened.
Call me when you get this, will you? This is an appalling state of affairs! What steps are you taking? Step one is to ask everyone staying at the Hall to remain available for questioning.
That includes your immediate family, Sir Edward.
Shouldn't I be talking to your superior? I gather that the body was found by your under-gardener, who came immediately to you.
Yes.
You went to the scene, you saw the body.
Yes.
The arrow that killed Mr Lawson It's a swallowtail broadhead.
It's a hunting arrow, used for big game mostly, deer and the like.
Remind me, what is your rank? And thefletchling, is it? Fletching.
It's called parabolic.
Red and yellow.
Is there a member of the Men of Crecy who uses that fletching? My wife, actually.
Soa top table, and then individual tables with six guests.
Did you remember to order the vegetarian option? Oh, yes, all taken care of.
Are you sure? There's quite a lot OhmyGod! Family Barnaby, I presume? Yes.
It's frightfully drab and utilitarian.
(GROANS) Fill the place with white roses.
Since we're in a geographical black spot, I had hoped for a little rustic charm.
Excuse me, would you mind telling us, who are you? I am Maurice.
Your wedding organiser.
Wedding organiser? Didn't you think I could cope? Don't look at me.
Simon asked me to come to the rescue.
I have a certain reputation in show business circles.
The thrones at the Beckhams' wedding.
DIALS NUMBER Well, will you tell him or shall I? Don't you be too hasty.
We've got the catering problem.
Simon? I can't get a signal in here.
Maurice, there is something you might be able to help us with.
We've got a little problem with our caterer.
I only ever use Clarke & Butler of St James.
They feed all my people.
We are working to a budget.
(WHIMPERS) Well, all right, I can beg them to keep it down to ã100 a plate, but I mean ã100?! I'm sorry, visions only come in silence.
Unless, of course, you wish to say something.
Well, actually, Maurice, I do.
I'll speak to you later.
Bye.
I'm sorry, Joyce.
I just wanted to make things less stressful for you.
Less stressful? Have you met Maurice? Cully told me.
Well, I'm glad the two of you are talking.
(SIGHS DEEPLY) Weddings! Nothing but headaches and anxiety right up to the day.
No, I haven't told anyone.
'Well, it's a big decision.
' Of course it's a big decision! Do you think I don't know that? I just I don't want to make a mistake I'll regret for the rest of my life.
'I've got to make a decision by tomorrow.
What am I gonna do?' Well, you're gonna have to say something.
I know.
I know.
I have to tell him.
CREAKING I have to go.
ENDS CALL What the bloody hell are you doing here? Investigating a murder.
And since this is the victim's house, I'm inclined to ask you the same question! That would be my affair.
Mine too, and I'd like an answer.
Oh, for God's sake.
Look, Lawson was an employee of the family.
He has no living relatives and we're acting as executors to the will.
That's what I was looking for.
Find it? No.
He died intestate, which means further complications.
Where have you been for the last day or so, Mr Fitzroy? Away on business.
Private business.
Look, are you allowed to interrogate me like this? I'm allowed to question you, yes! I'm also allowed to note the fact that you seem very reluctant to answer.
Oh, I see.
Well, I went to London to see my accountant.
Stayed at the Savoy, as I always do.
All right? Mr Fitzroy, don't go missing again.
Please! Sorry (!) I'm sorry, Jones, I couldn't get any signal where I was.
Georgie Bullard gave me the details.
Right, now, get everyone to stay on site.
I've done that, sir.
Good.
Try and establish whose arrow Lady Fitzroy's.
Lady Fitzroy's? Find out where she is.
Still in London, not answering her phone.
At least that's what we're led to believe.
But Harry Fitzroy's turned up, hasn't he? Where had he been hiding? Good question.
I thought I was here alone.
I heard a noise.
Came to look, and there he was.
What reason did Harry Fitzroy give for being here? He said he was looking for Lawson's will.
What do you make of this? Look.
There's something on the back.
Nice looking woman.
Yeah.
"Cast no sin here.
" What's that supposed to mean? I've no idea.
It's not a recent photo, is it? Look at the way she's dressed.
And the hairstyle is What are you doing? The Fitzroys were a Catholic family.
There was a time in this country when the saying of mass was punishable by death.
They used to hunt down the Catholics.
Are you looking for a priest-hole? Yeah.
How did Harry Fitzroy manage to pop up out of nowhere, eh? CLICK That's how.
CREAKING Sometimes priest-holes weren't just hiding places, they were connected to a tunnel.
An escape route.
Which is exactly what we've got here.
So would the tunnel go back to the house? Yeah.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS Hello.
Oh, hi.
Jones, I would prefer it if your relationship with Miss Fielding were on a professional basis.
Yes, sir.
I'll have to call you back.
Right.
KNOCK ON DOOR OK, I'll um I'll speak to you later.
ENDS CALL What are you doing up here? Ohyou know.
My room.
Childhood memories.
New life.
Cully, I do love you.
I love you, too.
(GROANS) Can you manage? Yes! Thank you.
Hard going.
People were smaller in those days.
That explains how the killer could clean up the room and then leave without being seen.
Lawson - the fragment of feather.
How very careless of him.
Yeah, it was planted to incriminate him.
Could be.
Nobody mentioned the priest-hole, but someone must have known about it, surely.
Yeah.
A priest, for example.
TYRES SCREECH RAPID HOOTING Oh! M'lady returns.
If she ever went away.
Yeah, it is a rather obvious arrival.
Now, Jones, you stay with them.
Heyuse the short cut.
BETH: I told everyone I was visiting Marina's parents.
What if he calls them? Well, I DID visit them.
For about five minutes.
Ned's been going crazy.
LENS CLICKS No.
No, of course I understand.
Yes.
Bye-bye.
I'm at my wits' end.
Why? The wedding is tomorrow, we've got 80 guests and no food.
Tom, what are we going to do? Porter's.
What? Porter's.
I told them to be on standby.
All you've got to do is give them a ring and they will go ahead.
Oh, thank heaven.
No stripper, but there isthere is cream of stilton and broccoli soup, roasted peppers Oh, well.
The poached Scottish salmon, the ballotine of chicken and wild cherry and honeycomb parfait.
What we planned - the original menu.
And they'll do a deal on the wine.
You are a genius.
That is true.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS VOICEMAIL SIMON: 'Cully, I've been trying to get hold of you.
Are you OK? Give me a call when you get this.
' I phoned Tom.
There's no answer, so I left a message.
Me too.
Time of death? Recent.
About half an hour.
Improvised weapon.
Who found the body? The housekeeper from Bledlow Hall, sarge.
Sally? Where is she? In the back garden.
Sally! Sally.
I was told you found the body.
I thought she was asleep.
And then I saw the blood and the Why did you come here? To tell Peggy there wouldn't be any more deliveries.
I mean, I didn't mind really, but since Mary's pilfering had been noticed Ben, as I was arriving, someone else was leaving.
Go on.
A car going down the lane away from me.
I couldn't see who was driving, but it was a black Porsche.
Randall's car.
I'll be back, OK? Randall Colquhoun's car observed leaving the scene, sir.
Arrest him.
On my way.
Old families .
.
old secrets.
What do you want, you oik? Yeah, that's me all right.
No class, no breeding, no coat of arms.
Definitely no old money.
SLAMS CAR DOOR An oik.
But I'm a police officer .
.
and I'm arresting you on suspicion of murder, Mr Coll-kew-hown.
(SIGHS) MOBILE PHONE RINGS Is he talking? Only to ask for his solicitor.
Hey, look at this.
This is the one we found at Robin Lawson's place.
And this is the one Peggy was looking at just before she was murdered.
It's the same woman.
It is indeed.
"Cast no sin here.
" Was she the sinner, I wonder? DIALS NUMBER Hi, Joyce! I've been trying to get you on your mobile.
Yeah, I'm sorry, I was driving.
Ssh! Why, what's up? Cully.
She's on the sofa.
Simon's been trying to call her on and off since she got back.
She won't speak to him.
I don't know if there's gonna be a wedding tomorrow.
Can you talk to her? Hiya, Cully.
It's late.
Almost your wedding day.
I'm in trouble.
Well, it's a very, very big step, Cully.
And if you've got any doubts, any doubts at all No, no, it's not him, it's not Simon.
It's not any of that.
Well, what is it? The Three Sisters.
At the National.
My agent called to say I was up to play Natasha and they wanted me to audition.
When was this? This afternoon.
Did you get it? Well, hooray! Rehearsals start in a week.
Ah.
Exactly.
And you haven't told Simon.
No.
Oh, I've been trying to scrape up the courage, but OK, Cully, love, you might not get to New Zealand, but this is a marriage .
.
not a holiday.
Maybe it's just as well this happened now, not later on.
Your career, his career - you'll know where you stand from the word go.
You both have your careers and you're both determined to pursue them.
Well, that's great.
No-one is fooling anyone.
And that sounds to me like a good start to married life.
(LAUGHS) Oh, Dad, we've just been getting at each other recently.
Getting married can really mess things up.
Has it? No.
I love him.
I really do.
Perhaps you should tell him.
You're right.
I will.
In person.
It's past midnight.
Wedding day.
I finished your crossword.
Did you? Oh.
"To do when weather turns nasty by the backs.
" It's "wear the mac.
" The word "turns" Ah, yes, it's an anagram.
I should have got that.
Anagram of "weather" is "wear the" The Backs is that stretch of river behind the Cambridge colleges.
River Cam.
Turn "cam" around, you get "mac", and what do you do? Wear the mac.
Oh, very, very clever.
No-one would believe you were once a blonde.
SMACK WITH PAPER Oh, for crying out loud! "Cast no sin here.
" What? "Cast no sin here.
" That too, blondie, is an anagram.
(No! No!) You're supposed to be At home, yes.
Look at this.
The Lady Catherine Fitzroy.
The woman in the photographs.
This is a history of the Fitzroy family.
And in the Fitzroy family .
.
the first son is always called Edward, shortened to Ned.
And the second son is always, always Henry, shortened to Harry.
In the present generation, there is no third son, but if there were, he would be a Robert, shortened to Robin.
Do you remember the writing on the photograph at Robin Lawson's place? "Cast no sin here.
" "Cast no sin here" is an anagram for "Catherine's son.
" Robin Lawson.
Yeah.
That was an inscription, a coded inscription from a motherto her love child.
So he was killed Why? It's got to be forfor inheritance, property.
There's a lot more questions we've got to ask the Fitzroy family.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS WOMAN: Really! And you're absolutely positive about that? That's great.
Thank you.
Sir, when I was up at Bledlow Hall, I saw Harry Fitzroy and Beth kissing.
Wasn't just a hello kiss, was it? No.
So I took a picture of them.
I took several, in fact, and sent a couple to the Savoy.
Why didn't you tell me all this? I used my initiative, sir.
I also wrote a report, it's on your desk.
But perhaps you were busy with the wedding.
What was the phone call? The manager of the Savoy.
The girl that was staying there with Harry Fitzroy was his brand-new sister-in-law.
Oh! Pay a visit, Jones.
Drop a heavy hint that you know all about the Savoy.
Spread a little panic, you're good at that.
What time is it? After 10.
You slept late.
I was up till the small hours talking to lawyers.
God knows why Barnaby had Randall arrested.
He was seen driving away from Peggy's cottage.
A car like his was seen, that's all.
God! Marina, Lawson, now Peggy - what the hell's going on? Ned, I'd like to get away for a while.
We will.
Just as soon as this wretched business is cleared up we'll pick up where we left off.
On our honeymoon.
In the meantime .
.
come back to bed.
So Simon doesn't mind about the honeymoon? Oh, no.
Open ticket, so New Zealand will always be there.
Short and sweet.
Hm? Short and sweet - my speech.
(CLEARS THROAT) Cully - a: beautiful, b: best daughter a man ever had Are you doing the love, honour and obey stuff? Have you heard of feminism? I stack the dishwasher.
I have agreed to "with all my worldly goods I thee endow.
" Chances are, I'll come out ahead.
All your worldly goods.
Now there's a thought.
DIALS NUMBER Jones, where are you? On my way to the Hall.
'I'll meet you there.
' 'Yes, sir.
ENDS CALL DOOR CLOSES Did you expect to get away with it? You think I didn't know what you were doing? None of that matters any more.
Time for a simpler solution.
Stop this, for God's sake! Get away from me, you whore! No! CLANGING Stay! Henry Fitzroy, I'm arresting you Sir Edward Fitzroy, I'm arresting you for the murders of Marina Fellowes, Robin Lawson and Peggy Benson.
Eh? When did it begin, then, your affair? Look, are you going to charge me with something? Attempted murder, probably.
And the assault of a police officer.
It wasn't an affair.
We loved one another.
Beth! (GROANS) You married his brother.
He proposed to me a dozen times or more, and in the end In the end, you decided to accept him.
And the motive was money.
Am I right? Cos you were flat broke - made very bad investments.
A marriage of convenience.
The old families specialise in that.
And after a while, the marriage would break down.
Well, you'd make sure it broke down.
And then you would get a very handsome divorce settlement.
And then, after a suitable interval of time had elapsed, you and Harry would suddenly discover your true feelings for each other.
But Ned found out about your relationship, didn't he? Yes.
God knows how.
He wouldn't let her go.
Divorce isn't done in our family.
So you decided you'd have to kill him.
What would you have said? That it was self-defence? That IS what I'm saying.
Wellthere it is.
Family.
Family honour.
You killed Marina Fellowes because she found out that your brother and the woman who'd just become your wife were lovers.
JONES: Marina was in love with you, wasn't she? She saw them.
She went back to take Beth her passport and they were making love.
Beth and I had been married for precisely three hours.
Marina asked me what I planned to do.
And you said? Nothing.
I said I would do nothing.
It would have been a scandal.
And anyway You were in love with Beth.
Had been for years.
She was married to me.
And she would stay married to me.
But then Marina decided to force the issue, yes? I persuaded her that we should find somewhereprivate to talk.
I saw them, Ned! I went back with her passport and I saw them! They were screwing.
Your new bride and your brother.
She's a whore.
She doesn't love you.
But I do.
I always have, you know that.
Marina, you must tell nobody about this.
Nobody, you understand? This is family business.
Really? Soon it'll be everyone's business because I'll tell them.
You mustn't do that.
Why? You fool! She only wants your money! All I want is your love.
I knew that if I simply did nothing, went away on honeymoon, she wouldtell people what she'd seen.
I pretended And then you left by the passage from the priest-hole.
Is that when it first occurred to you to try to implicate your half-brother? How did you know that? Your mum died tragically and prematurely, didn't she? But I imagine she left a will.
Was Robin Lawson named as a beneficiary in that will? No-one has any recollection of such a will.
No, they haven't.
Even so, Robin Lawson wanted a piece of the estate, didn't he? And he was getting quite insistent about that because he had found the will.
I thought leaving the feather was rather aclever stroke.
There's broken feathers all over the place.
He realised one of the family had set him up.
It made him even more vengeful.
That settles it.
It's time .
.
time for the truth to come out.
He was threatening to reveal he was my mother's bastard son.
Ben! Ben! Come! BARKING Ben! JONES: And then, of course, Peggy Benson had to die.
She was the village midwife - the only person outside the family who knew about the child.
Don't worry.
I'll take care of things.
They both lived on the estate.
She brought him up, really.
Loved him like a mother.
She knew he was pushing his claim, and encouraged him to take it further.
It's your right.
Your birthright! 'Another heir would have put him even further out in the cold.
' BARNABY: Canny old girl, Peggy.
She would have guessed that Lawson was killed to shut him up.
So you decided she had to be silenced, too.
I just couldn't take the risk.
So, you killed her .
.
simply to protect the family.
The family.
Yes, of course.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You did take some of the netting out of this, didn't you? Quite a lot.
If you say so.
Cheers, everyone.
ALL: Cheers! Good luck.
Sir.
Police bail.
Sir Edward Fitzroy's greatest friend.
The confidante.
One of the elect.
You knew You have no proof of anything, Barnaby, which is why I'm being released.
Your car was seen leaving Peggy Benson's house.
You'd hoped to get there in time to stop Sir Edward killing again.
You knew he was the killer, didn't you? You knew the truth about Robin Lawson.
You knew why Peggy had to die.
You, sir, knew everything about everything.
But you said nothing.
You really believe, don't you, that the normal rules of society don't apply to people like you.
We are the old families of England.
We own most of the country's land and its wealth, and have done for generations.
And we make up our own rules.
But not the rule of law, sir, which you're gonna find out.
Sign just here, please.
BARNABY: 'Joyce, I'm on my way now.
' Well, I should hope so.
The cars will be here in half an hour.
'Tom, we can't find the Orders of Service.
Where did you put them?' Er I've got them with me.
Oh, he's got them.
The flaming Orders of Service.
I've forgotten the Orders of Service.
To the printers, quick! (GROANS) Well, that's just perfect, isn't it? What now? Desktop publishing would have been my choice.
Oh, thank you! Thank you very much for your insight, Jones (!) They're there! Look! I can see them! They're in that package.
Barnaby.
The wedding car will be at my house in 15 minutes.
We could break in.
Break in (!) Could you? Got a credit card? Yeah.
Snick-snick, take the package, close the door behind us.
I'm not watching.
(GROANS) Er Sir.
I don't know whether to be sad or glad.
Go away! Go away, I'll call the police! We ARE the police! DIALS NUMBER RINGING TONE Can you be given away by your mother? MOBILE PHONE RINGS Oh! Aren't you going to answer it? I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't.
I've got 10 minutes.
I'll see you at the church.
No! I need the car.
What do you mean? I'm an usher, I'm supposed to be there before you.
SIRENS Hello, sir! Troy! You were on the wrong side of the road! Well, only for a moment or two.
Nothing changes, does it, Troy? Sorry, sir.
Bit of luck running into you, though.
Thought I was gonna be late for the wedding.
See you at the church, Troy.
DOOR SLAMS Tom! Jones has taken the rest of those down to the church.
Where on earth have you been? We're gonna be so late! I know.
Don't worry, Cully, they can't start without us, can they? CHATTERING Cold hands.
See you later.
Right, are you all OK? Detective Inspector, it's nice to meet you.
Yeah, and you.
Dr Bullard.
He's good.
MOUTHS: Thank you.
OK, if you'd like to go through.
You sure about this? Yes.
Absolutely sure about this? Yes, I'm sure.
Beth! Beth, for God's sake, wait! You were going to kill him, and I was going to betray him.
All in the name of love.
What about Ned? He DID kill.
For you.
Not really.
It was to save the family honour.
What a joke! Look, Beth, he's going to go to prison for murder.
It's the perfect grounds for divorce.
Divorce?! Are you serious? I'm Lady Fitzroy now.
I'm a rich woman.
Families are great, aren't they? Some are.
Some are not.
Help me with this.
Oh, yes.
Just the first one.
WAGNER: Wedding March From Lohengrin You OK? I can't see a bloody thing.
Push.
Push down.
(GROANS) BABY CRIES BABY CONTINUES CRYING GUNSHOT BABY GRIZZLES (SOBS) Don't worry.
I'll take care of things.
It was a difficult birth.
The child came close to death.
Not close enough.
Everything all right? Everything totally wonderful.
Got the ring? Lost it in a poker game.
Sorry.
She's late.
Probably decided not to come.
Who can blame her? ORGAN INTRO WAGNER: Wedding March From Lohengrin MUSIC STOPS Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the sight of God (SIGHS) I can't see a bloody thing.
What? There's far too much net.
I'm gonna fall on my face as I walk down the aisle.
I sincerely hope you don't.
You'll be holding on to me.
What are you doing down there? Just unpicking a couple of stitches.
You sew them back in on the wedding morning.
(GROANS) "To do when weather turns nasty by the backs.
" What? It's a crossword clue, love, and it is holding me up.
Yes, well, you have to have a certain sort of mind to like crosswords.
Intellectual press-ups, eh? Cully, I need to talk to you.
No! No! No! Did he see? No.
In, out - you were a blur.
I hope not.
Oh, it's terrible bad luck if he did.
CHEERING Pretty girl, Fitzroy male, a roll in the hay - all part of the natural order of things.
CHATTER CHATTER STOPS Thank you.
Now, I know I'm supposed to make a terribly witty speech, but I think I'll have to leave the jokes to Randall, because all I can think about is how disgracefully happy I am .
.
and how lucky, and how thankful that Beth agreed to become my wife.
So there stands before you a very happy, lucky, thankful and hopelessly tongue-tied man.
To Beth.
ALL: To Beth.
LAUGHTER Are you having a good time, Mary? Yes, I am, thank you, Master Harry.
Very.
You enjoyed the wedding breakfast? Never ask a cook what she thinks of the food.
All a bit overdone, I expect.
WOMAN: Oh, you naughty thing! (GIGGLES) I've put my passport somewhere.
Downstairs, I think.
Don't worry, I'll find it.
Why Venice? Why not? I wouldn't have thought it was Ned's sort of thing, really.
Churches, paintings, streets full of water.
It was my choice.
And he said, "Heaven is where you are.
" Something like that.
You took your time.
He must have proposed over 20 times.
It wasn't Ned, it was just the whole business of being married.
Marina, this can't have been easy for you.
It's all in the past, Beth, really.
Look, thanks for helping.
Do you mind if I I'd like a moment or two to myself.
No, of course.
Sorry.
No, wait.
Something borrowed, something blue - in this case, the same thing.
Keep it.
Honeymoon present from the maid of honour.
Oh, can't.
Wouldn't be borrowed then, would it? Marina.
Are you all right? Fine.
Yes, I'm fine.
And Beth? Oh, seventh heaven.
LIVELY ROMANTIC STRING QUARTET MOVEMENT Bastard.
Open your mail this morning, Mr Colquhoun? This isn't the time.
Yes it damn well is.
It's been taken care of.
I told you that.
Yeah, you did, repeatedly.
I stopped believing you six months ago.
These things take time.
Do they? Well, your time just ran out.
You're the estate manager, Lawson.
An employee.
Are you telling me to know my place? That's exactly what I'm telling you.
CREAKING MUSIC AND CHATTER Harry, have you seen Beth? You haven't lost her already, have you? Is he still Don't worry, I can handle it.
Look, Randall, those IT shares.
I know they don't look too smart just now, but they'll recover.
You just have to hold on I am holding on, Randall.
Fingertips.
Skin of teeth.
CHEERING Right, we're leaving now, but you don't have to.
CHEERING WOMAN: Bye! Have a great day.
All the best! Bye! What if somebody sees us? We'll say we got lost.
No.
(SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) Oh, no! New Zealand.
Southern Lakes.
Horse riding, jeep safaris, bungee jumping.
I don't think so.
Rock climbing Your father and I went bush walking.
Aren't there snakes? No, no.
No snakes in New Zealand.
Spiders? No spiders in New Zealand.
Cully You didn't tell me that.
Tell you what? No snakes, no spiders.
I spent the whole time looking for them.
That explains why you weren't admiring the scenery.
Apparently, there are glow-worm caves in Te Anau.
I forgot.
Someone's gonna have to pick up the Order of Service from the printers.
I'll do that.
Really? What about work? Joyce, my only daughter is getting married.
Naturally, I want to be involved.
Anyway, it's very quiet.
The godless of Midsomer seem to be taking a break.
Cully! About the honeymoon.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS Bit of a snag.
Hello, Jones.
What kind of a snag? Right.
Ersorry.
Well .
.
it's good news and bad news.
It's just bad news, isn't it? When? I'll meet you there.
And you're telling me this now?! I'm really, really sorry.
Done a head count? I've asked for a guest list.
At least 100, though.
Oh, only 100 suspects (?) That's good.
I'm sorry, sir, I have to ask you to clear the area.
Damn it, I won't be told where and where not to go in my own house! Is there a problem? I tried to tell him, sir.
Who the hell are you? Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby from Causton CID, sir, and this is Detective Sergeant Jones.
And you, sir, are? What? Harry Fitzroy.
And are you the owner? The owner? The Fitzroy family has owned the house for nearly 400 years, so I suppose I'm the owner (!) Well, you don't own this bit of it, sir.
Not at present, anyway, because it is now a crime scene.
So I'd be very grateful if you would erleave the area, please.
Myself and Detective Sergeant Jones will need to talk to you later on.
Thank you, sir.
I've been getting a lot of this upstairs-downstairs stuff, sir.
George.
Hello, Tom.
Old families have a lot of weaponry around the place, don't they? Very handy.
The knife went in just below the sternum, missed the spinal column and skewered her to the wooden panelling.
No fingerprints.
Absolutely nothing from forensics except What's that? It's a feather.
From a goose quill.
But look, the edge is rounded, cut to shape.
And there's a touch of grey, which isn't natural colour.
Fletching, Tom.
Oh, it's the flight from an arrow.
Ah, Sally.
Did you call Ned? They're on their way back.
Good.
Now get rid of those pesky policemen.
How? I don't know! You're the housekeeper, keep house! (GROANS) Randall, what in God's name happened? It was an accident, surely.
Sir Edward Fitzroy? Yes.
Sir, I'm Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby from Causton CID.
Just wait, would you? Sir Edwarda murder has been committed in your house.
I am the senior investigating officer, I need to talk to you.
Slowly! Easy, easy.
Slow down.
(WHIMPERS) Marcus.
NowI gather my guests are being interrogated.
That's unacceptable! They're not being interrogated, they're being interviewed, and it is necessary.
Is it? Why? I don't number murderers among my friends.
Sir, a woman has been murdered in your house.
Therefore it follows there must be a murderer.
Someone masquerading as a guest.
A An opportunist thief.
Marinasurprised him, he killed her.
Well erI'm glad to have your theory, sir, thank you for it.
But eryou won't be offended if I keep an open mind, will you? Well, you just do what you have to do, Barnaby.
Just try to be unobtrusive, and leave the family to itself, if you wouldn't mind.
If I could start with you, Mr.
Coll-kee-hown.
Mr Coll-kee-hown? (SCOFFS) It's pronounced Cuhoon.
You're the best man, I gather.
I was.
A friend of the family, then.
No, sworn enemy (!) What do you think? Look, we have family matters to discuss.
Do we really have to do this now? Yes.
And I'll also need to talk to the vicar who was just here.
Who, Uncle Marcus? But I'm happy to start with you and Mr Corky-hown.
Why didn't you tell me before? I suppose I needed to think it through.
(SCOFFS) Yeah, sure.
Well, thank God you're telling me now and not after the wedding.
I thought it best to be honest about things.
Yeah.
And? Cully, I'm sorry.
Yeahso am I.
If there's anything I can do.
What? As far as I can gather, the victim was well liked and had an unblemished past.
What about the guests? No leads so far.
Not very talkative, are they, the Fitzroys? Old families, Jones.
In a house this size, there are many cupboards .
.
and many skeletons.
Have you spoken to the staff? There's a housekeeper, there's a cook, and apparently, there's an estate manager - Robin Lawson.
Right, you talk to the staff, I'll take the Fitzroys.
Oh, yeah, I know my place.
Good.
Mm! Nightcap.
Diet buster.
What was it, then? Simon's snag.
The band have got a gig.
Headlining at some massive stadium in Germany.
He wants us to stop off in Dusseldorf on the way to New Zealand.
What, a couple of days? A week.
A week? Mm.
Wellit is the band.
He's thinking of the future.
So am I.
BIRDSONG Good shooting! It comes with practice.
I'm sure.
I see you're using the er traditional English longbow there.
We fought at Agincourt and Crecy.
The longbow won us those battles.
By us, you mean the Fitzroys? By us, I mean the English.
And you're a Fitzroy yourself now, aren't you? I've known the family a long time.
I shoot with the Men of Crecy.
Pardon? My husband's longbow club.
Oh.
Can anyone join? Actually, I was looking for Mr Robin Lawson, the estate manager.
Oh, he's got a cottage annexed to the east wing.
He'll be out on the estate somewhere.
Thank you.
Er Marina Fellowes, she was your maid of honour, wasn't she? You would know her as well as anyone.
And? And you'd know if she had any secrets.
Secrets? Well, everyone has secrets.
By the way, I'm going up to London later today.
I'm going to be staying the night.
I hope that's allowed.
I'd like to see Marina's parents.
Weren't they at the wedding? Her father's an invalid.
Her mother's his carer.
I spoke to them on the telephone, but OK.
Fine.
Please.
Oh.
My last words to her, cross words, and all over nothing at all! You're right, it was nothing at all, so you mustn't upset yourself.
Oh.
Sorry.
Er I'm Detective Sergeant Jones (SOBS) .
.
Causton CID.
Can I have a wo? (SOBS) Marina thought the lamb was underdone, Mary got defensive, they had a row.
She seems to have taken it to heart.
It was a week ago, something and nothing, but Mary couldn't seem to let it go.
So, Detective Sergeant Jones, how can I help? Well, I need to ask you questions.
Wedding, followed by reception - I was busy all day, mostly with the caterers or checking the flight to Venice was on time.
I didn't see Marina after the wedding breakfast, apart from the occasional glimpse in passing.
I assume it was an opportunist thief and she just caught him at it.
You believe that? I don't know quite what to believe.
Would you like a coffee? Er Yeah.
Yeah, me too.
MAN: They got it in the post this morning.
Yes, I spoke to Colquhoun.
He's rattled, they all are.
Look, I've got to go, there's someone at the door.
Mr Lawson? Mr Robin Lawson? Who are you? I'm Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby fromCauston CID.
With or without the search warrant? I'm sorry, you must have heard me knock.
Did you hear me say come in? What do you want? It's about Marina Fellowes, sir.
I want to know about your movements yesterday, please.
Er Where were you? I went to a wedding.
I wonder if there was anything that you saw, you heard, that might shed some light on the murder of Marina Fellowes.
Can't help you.
Sorry.
(SIGHS) I wish I could.
Did you know her well? I knew her.
She was a lovely girl.
Oh, I see you're one of those.
I mean er one of the Men of Crecy.
I'm their fletcher.
They let me shoot with them sometimes.
What, the Fitzroys? There's an honour for you (!) Um A piece of featherwas found by Marina's body.
Same pattern as this.
Yeah? There's broken feathers all over the place.
How long have you been estate manager here? Too long.
And what is your relationship with the Fitzroys? We're not required to tug our forelocks any more, if that's what you mean.
How long have you worked for the family? Just over a year.
It was good pay, good working conditions.
Good employers? Demanding, but I expected that.
Was there any friction between Marina Fellowes and the Fitzroys? No, she was Beth's closest friend.
There was Well, there was something between Marina and Marcus.
The vicar?! Sort of.
Marcus has had the living here since he was ordained.
The Fitzroys priest is always a Fitzroy.
And he and Marina Well, it was before I came here.
They were an item for a time, Marina broke it off.
It seems Marcus was very bitter.
LAUGHTER The Men of Crecy.
They like playing lords and serfs, don't they? What makes you think it's a game? Tom, where are you? It's the rehearsal and you're not here.
'Simon's not here.
' Joyce, this is a murder enquiry.
just to make sure you know what you're doing on the day.
It'll have to be 10 minutes.
You say Simon's not there? Do you know where he is? 'No-one seems to know.
And Tom, that's not all.
' I felt the wind of that.
Bodkin point, grey and white barred fletching.
Yours, Robin.
Sorry.
That yours, was it? You were a long way off target, weren't you? Looks like the nock's uneven.
It's caused me to release early.
I thought you people were experts.
The arrow's badly finished.
It happens.
Yes, well, no harm done.
Amazingly effective, longbows.
Welsh, actually.
Report of a man at arms being struck by an arrow, went straight through his iron leg armour, through his leg, through his leather tunic, through his saddle, killed his horse.
LAUGHTER BETH: Bloody good story.
Imagine how lucky I feel.
Some accident! That was way off target.
Robin Lawson's arrow had a barred flight.
Just like this.
It's just like the fragment we found.
TYRES SCREECH You're in trouble, mister! She'll understand.
You don't know my daughter as well as you think.
DOOR OPENS Where the hell have you been? Sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I forgot.
I was at a meeting in London about the German gig.
As soon as I remembered It was a really important meeting, Cully.
More important than our wedding? No, of course not.
I called your mobile 10 times.
Oh, yeah, Iforgot to charge it.
Battery's dead.
Cully, I really am MOBILE PHONE RINGS (SCOFFS) Cully! I seem to recall, when you spoke to me earlier .
.
you said "that's not all.
" The caterers rang.
It seems they've gone out of business.
They've done what? They're broke.
Bust.
Down the drain.
I blame you.
Me? What did I do? You just booked the cheapest caters you could find.
Typical.
Unless you can come up with a small miracle, we're gonna have 80 guests sitting down to an empty table.
Detective Sergeant I know.
It's a terrible business.
Poor girl.
I'm told you had a row with her.
I don't like to think about it.
What was the row about? It was silly.
I suppose I don't take kindly to being told my job.
Lamb should be pink.
Bloody, she called it.
I got a bit high and mighty.
Wish I hadn't.
I'm also told that the Reverend Marcus Fitzroy and Marina were romantically involved.
You mean they had an affair? People will gossip.
Is it true? True enough.
True as it was for her and Sir Edward.
Sir Edward the bridegroom? It was a while ago now.
Marina was always staying here at the hall.
Then he put an end to it.
Devastated, she was.
I reckon she took up with the reverend on the rebound.
Why? Why did Sir Edward put an end to the affair? She loved him, he loved Beth Porteous.
Love hurts.
So I'm told.
Well, thank you.
RABBIT SQUEALS For the pot! They're married now.
Next thing, there'll be another heir.
You've got to claim what's yours.
Good timing, though.
Solicitor's letter on the day of the wedding making mention of the will.
Cat among the pigeons.
You should have done it long ago.
It's your right.
Your birthright! What are we gonna do about Lawson, Randall? The man seems determined to make trouble.
He only wants money, doesn't he? Only money? We made him an offer, he turned it down.
Tell him to go to hell! Oh, do shut up, Harry! If it wasn't for your stock market adventures, we could buy him off.
Something's got to be done.
It's a family matter, I will not have it made public.
Ned, leave it to me, I'll find a way.
Yes, do that.
Whatever it takes.
It's bad enough having the police poking their noses into everything.
Whoever killed Marina chose a seriously inconvenient time.
He was always keen on her, wasn't he? Lawson.
Always mooning around her.
Well, she was something of a family favourite.
Did you get anything useful from the servants' quarters? It seems Marina Fellowes had a fling with Sir Edward before taking up with Marcus Fitzroy.
The vicar?! The vicar.
It's typical of the upper classes.
If it's not fox hunting or polo, it's sex.
Oh, by the way, me being an usher and so on - what time do I need to be at the church? You must ask Lady Barnaby that.
Everything going smoothly? Oh, bride and groom not speaking, catering non-existent, general air of panic.
(LAUGHS) Yeah? Yes! We have a knife wound to the abdominal wall.
The blade driving through, glancing off the lumbar vertebrae and into the wooden panelling behind her.
First indications are that she died of hypovolaemic shock.
No surprise there.
It would take a good deal of strength to do that, wouldn't it? Are you thinking her attacker was male? Yes.
Not necessarily.
Adrenalin rush is a powerful thing.
Hell hath no fury .
.
like a woman scorned.
He won't be pleased.
The honeymoon's on hold, so he's taking the opportunity to sit for his portrait.
It'll take its place in the Great Hall.
We just put photos on the sideboard.
I specified no visitors.
They're not exactly visiting, Ned.
Must there be two of them? Well erI need to clear a few things up with Miss Fielding.
OK.
I'm busy, as you can probably see.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
It's actually your brother I want to speak to.
Well, I've no idea where Harry is, or if he'd speak to you.
You're having a bit of a problem with the procedure, aren't you, sir? It is not optional.
And the same goes for all of you.
My family and friends have already given you a good deal of their time.
Time, a little.
Information, hardly any at all.
For example, no-one told me that Marina Fellowes once had a relationship with you, and then later on with your uncle Marcus.
These are family matters, Barnaby.
It's none of your damn business.
Sir, this is a murder investigation.
Everything is my business.
That arrow that narrowly missed me this morning belonged to your estate manager.
Yes? It was Lawson's fletching, yes.
Anybody else use that fletching? No! We each have our own, all different.
Anything else? Yes.
When you next see your brother, you tell him to call me.
I'll try to remember.
Tell him! Er Now, I'd very much like to see your Uncle Marcus, if somebody would deign to tell me where he is.
(SIGHS) Mea culpa! Mea culpa! (SOBS) Mea culpa! Mea maxima culpa.
Mea culpa! Mea culpa.
(SOBS) Mea culpa.
Mea maxima culpa! Argh! (SOBS) (SOBS) I loved Marina so much.
We were engaged.
As good as, anyway.
And I thought perhaps she'd get over Ned.
And thenI could make her happy.
Butbut then she ended things.
She said she couldn't pretend.
It was the worst thing that's ever happened to me.
And if I couldn't have her .
.
why should anyone else? And then .
.
I did a terrible thing.
Marcus, are you telling me that you killed her? Of course not! How could you think such a thing? How long has this been going on? A while.
Where does she take the stuff? No idea.
And you haven't reported her? Well, it's an upstairs-downstairs world.
And where do you stand? On the landing.
Do you think the row really was about how the lamb should be cooked? What, do you think that Marina found out that Mary was stealing? She could have lost her job.
People have killed for less.
But she was in tears over Marina, you saw her.
Good subterfuge, perhaps.
You've got a very suspicious mind.
I'm a police officer.
Suspicious mind is on my CV.
I'll see you soon.
(GASPS) Oh, how wonderful! Yes, that's Peggy Benson's cottage.
She was cook here at the Hall before Mary.
So why would Mary steal food for Peggy Benson? Well, they were friends for one thing.
And the Fitzroys weren't generous to Peggy when she retired.
So, you said you had some things to clear up with me.
Oh, no Well, we werehoping to have a word with Harry Fitzroy.
Harry? I haven't seen Harry all day.
He might have gone to see his bank.
Problems, I think.
Harry's been investing rashly.
I think the tips came from Randall.
Tell me about Mr Coll-kew-hown.
He and Ned were at St Malley's together.
I think Ned came to rely on his financial advice when his parents died.
Mm.
So, Randall and the Fitzroys are close.
He's almost a member of the family.
Very protective.
Mm You know, there was something between him and Robin Lawson on the morning of the wedding.
What? A solicitor's letter came.
Normally I'd open anything not marked "personal", but Randall swooped on it.
Later, I saw him and Robin arguing.
You think the two events are connected? Who knows? Soany more questions, Detective Sergeant Jones? Yes.
What time do you get off work? In about an hour.
Pub in the village? Yeah.
Lovely.
They got your letter all right.
It doesn't seem to have made any difference.
You've got to push 'em, push 'em hard.
Well, you're the solicitor, you tell me.
ENDS CALL Erno, this coming Wednesday, actually.
Mm, I thought you might say that.
OK, thanks.
Bye.
It's going to be fish and chips at this rate.
Very nice.
"To do when weather turns nasty by the backs.
" What? It's driving me Tom! We have a wedding on the brink of disaster! This is by way of a sedative, Joyce.
I'm every bit as concerned as you are about Cully, Simon and the catering.
We could try Porter's.
They look after us at the station.
Divisional parties, leaving dinners It's police catering! Steak and chips, black forest gateau and a stripper.
We don't have strippers.
Please yourself, I'm just trying to help.
Are you sure I can't give you a lift home? No, that's my taxi.
Oh, OK.
Do me a favour.
Call me when Harry Fitzroy gets back from wherever he's gone.
Oh, so, I'm a police spy now.
Is the pay good? No, it's terrible.
I might have guessed.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS Hello? Oh, hi.
Er I was at the pub.
I was just leav OK, sure.
Yeah, I'll get you one in.
Not now, Lawson.
I want to see Sir Edward.
Unavailable.
Sorry.
This is the last time of asking.
Yes? Oh, that's a relief.
Everybody gets nervy before their wedding day.
It's tradition.
It's likeblack cats and drunk uncles.
Yes, well, how traditional is it for the groom to make a mess of the honeymoon? Not uncommon, I should think.
You know what I mean.
I can see it's disappointing, and I can see you're upset because he seems to be putting business before you, but maybe he IS thinking about you, your future.
Yeah, you see, now you sound like my dad.
Ah.
Sorry about that.
Look, you wouldn't have got this far if you didn't really care about each other.
People do.
Not you, Cully.
Yeah.
Yeah, you're right.
Sodo you know anything about Dusseldorf? Happening place, definitely.
Ben! Ben! Ben! Come! BARKS Ben! BARKS (GROANS) SIREN Time of death? Early morning.
Around 6:00am.
Whoever killed him was a brilliant shot.
The arrow went between the third and fourth rib and pierced the heart.
He was dead before he hit the ground.
Sir Edward.
Wait! Beth, it's me.
I don't know where the hell you are.
Something dreadful's happened.
Call me when you get this, will you? This is an appalling state of affairs! What steps are you taking? Step one is to ask everyone staying at the Hall to remain available for questioning.
That includes your immediate family, Sir Edward.
Shouldn't I be talking to your superior? I gather that the body was found by your under-gardener, who came immediately to you.
Yes.
You went to the scene, you saw the body.
Yes.
The arrow that killed Mr Lawson It's a swallowtail broadhead.
It's a hunting arrow, used for big game mostly, deer and the like.
Remind me, what is your rank? And thefletchling, is it? Fletching.
It's called parabolic.
Red and yellow.
Is there a member of the Men of Crecy who uses that fletching? My wife, actually.
Soa top table, and then individual tables with six guests.
Did you remember to order the vegetarian option? Oh, yes, all taken care of.
Are you sure? There's quite a lot OhmyGod! Family Barnaby, I presume? Yes.
It's frightfully drab and utilitarian.
(GROANS) Fill the place with white roses.
Since we're in a geographical black spot, I had hoped for a little rustic charm.
Excuse me, would you mind telling us, who are you? I am Maurice.
Your wedding organiser.
Wedding organiser? Didn't you think I could cope? Don't look at me.
Simon asked me to come to the rescue.
I have a certain reputation in show business circles.
The thrones at the Beckhams' wedding.
DIALS NUMBER Well, will you tell him or shall I? Don't you be too hasty.
We've got the catering problem.
Simon? I can't get a signal in here.
Maurice, there is something you might be able to help us with.
We've got a little problem with our caterer.
I only ever use Clarke & Butler of St James.
They feed all my people.
We are working to a budget.
(WHIMPERS) Well, all right, I can beg them to keep it down to ã100 a plate, but I mean ã100?! I'm sorry, visions only come in silence.
Unless, of course, you wish to say something.
Well, actually, Maurice, I do.
I'll speak to you later.
Bye.
I'm sorry, Joyce.
I just wanted to make things less stressful for you.
Less stressful? Have you met Maurice? Cully told me.
Well, I'm glad the two of you are talking.
(SIGHS DEEPLY) Weddings! Nothing but headaches and anxiety right up to the day.
No, I haven't told anyone.
'Well, it's a big decision.
' Of course it's a big decision! Do you think I don't know that? I just I don't want to make a mistake I'll regret for the rest of my life.
'I've got to make a decision by tomorrow.
What am I gonna do?' Well, you're gonna have to say something.
I know.
I know.
I have to tell him.
CREAKING I have to go.
ENDS CALL What the bloody hell are you doing here? Investigating a murder.
And since this is the victim's house, I'm inclined to ask you the same question! That would be my affair.
Mine too, and I'd like an answer.
Oh, for God's sake.
Look, Lawson was an employee of the family.
He has no living relatives and we're acting as executors to the will.
That's what I was looking for.
Find it? No.
He died intestate, which means further complications.
Where have you been for the last day or so, Mr Fitzroy? Away on business.
Private business.
Look, are you allowed to interrogate me like this? I'm allowed to question you, yes! I'm also allowed to note the fact that you seem very reluctant to answer.
Oh, I see.
Well, I went to London to see my accountant.
Stayed at the Savoy, as I always do.
All right? Mr Fitzroy, don't go missing again.
Please! Sorry (!) I'm sorry, Jones, I couldn't get any signal where I was.
Georgie Bullard gave me the details.
Right, now, get everyone to stay on site.
I've done that, sir.
Good.
Try and establish whose arrow Lady Fitzroy's.
Lady Fitzroy's? Find out where she is.
Still in London, not answering her phone.
At least that's what we're led to believe.
But Harry Fitzroy's turned up, hasn't he? Where had he been hiding? Good question.
I thought I was here alone.
I heard a noise.
Came to look, and there he was.
What reason did Harry Fitzroy give for being here? He said he was looking for Lawson's will.
What do you make of this? Look.
There's something on the back.
Nice looking woman.
Yeah.
"Cast no sin here.
" What's that supposed to mean? I've no idea.
It's not a recent photo, is it? Look at the way she's dressed.
And the hairstyle is What are you doing? The Fitzroys were a Catholic family.
There was a time in this country when the saying of mass was punishable by death.
They used to hunt down the Catholics.
Are you looking for a priest-hole? Yeah.
How did Harry Fitzroy manage to pop up out of nowhere, eh? CLICK That's how.
CREAKING Sometimes priest-holes weren't just hiding places, they were connected to a tunnel.
An escape route.
Which is exactly what we've got here.
So would the tunnel go back to the house? Yeah.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS Hello.
Oh, hi.
Jones, I would prefer it if your relationship with Miss Fielding were on a professional basis.
Yes, sir.
I'll have to call you back.
Right.
KNOCK ON DOOR OK, I'll um I'll speak to you later.
ENDS CALL What are you doing up here? Ohyou know.
My room.
Childhood memories.
New life.
Cully, I do love you.
I love you, too.
(GROANS) Can you manage? Yes! Thank you.
Hard going.
People were smaller in those days.
That explains how the killer could clean up the room and then leave without being seen.
Lawson - the fragment of feather.
How very careless of him.
Yeah, it was planted to incriminate him.
Could be.
Nobody mentioned the priest-hole, but someone must have known about it, surely.
Yeah.
A priest, for example.
TYRES SCREECH RAPID HOOTING Oh! M'lady returns.
If she ever went away.
Yeah, it is a rather obvious arrival.
Now, Jones, you stay with them.
Heyuse the short cut.
BETH: I told everyone I was visiting Marina's parents.
What if he calls them? Well, I DID visit them.
For about five minutes.
Ned's been going crazy.
LENS CLICKS No.
No, of course I understand.
Yes.
Bye-bye.
I'm at my wits' end.
Why? The wedding is tomorrow, we've got 80 guests and no food.
Tom, what are we going to do? Porter's.
What? Porter's.
I told them to be on standby.
All you've got to do is give them a ring and they will go ahead.
Oh, thank heaven.
No stripper, but there isthere is cream of stilton and broccoli soup, roasted peppers Oh, well.
The poached Scottish salmon, the ballotine of chicken and wild cherry and honeycomb parfait.
What we planned - the original menu.
And they'll do a deal on the wine.
You are a genius.
That is true.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS VOICEMAIL SIMON: 'Cully, I've been trying to get hold of you.
Are you OK? Give me a call when you get this.
' I phoned Tom.
There's no answer, so I left a message.
Me too.
Time of death? Recent.
About half an hour.
Improvised weapon.
Who found the body? The housekeeper from Bledlow Hall, sarge.
Sally? Where is she? In the back garden.
Sally! Sally.
I was told you found the body.
I thought she was asleep.
And then I saw the blood and the Why did you come here? To tell Peggy there wouldn't be any more deliveries.
I mean, I didn't mind really, but since Mary's pilfering had been noticed Ben, as I was arriving, someone else was leaving.
Go on.
A car going down the lane away from me.
I couldn't see who was driving, but it was a black Porsche.
Randall's car.
I'll be back, OK? Randall Colquhoun's car observed leaving the scene, sir.
Arrest him.
On my way.
Old families .
.
old secrets.
What do you want, you oik? Yeah, that's me all right.
No class, no breeding, no coat of arms.
Definitely no old money.
SLAMS CAR DOOR An oik.
But I'm a police officer .
.
and I'm arresting you on suspicion of murder, Mr Coll-kew-hown.
(SIGHS) MOBILE PHONE RINGS Is he talking? Only to ask for his solicitor.
Hey, look at this.
This is the one we found at Robin Lawson's place.
And this is the one Peggy was looking at just before she was murdered.
It's the same woman.
It is indeed.
"Cast no sin here.
" Was she the sinner, I wonder? DIALS NUMBER Hi, Joyce! I've been trying to get you on your mobile.
Yeah, I'm sorry, I was driving.
Ssh! Why, what's up? Cully.
She's on the sofa.
Simon's been trying to call her on and off since she got back.
She won't speak to him.
I don't know if there's gonna be a wedding tomorrow.
Can you talk to her? Hiya, Cully.
It's late.
Almost your wedding day.
I'm in trouble.
Well, it's a very, very big step, Cully.
And if you've got any doubts, any doubts at all No, no, it's not him, it's not Simon.
It's not any of that.
Well, what is it? The Three Sisters.
At the National.
My agent called to say I was up to play Natasha and they wanted me to audition.
When was this? This afternoon.
Did you get it? Well, hooray! Rehearsals start in a week.
Ah.
Exactly.
And you haven't told Simon.
No.
Oh, I've been trying to scrape up the courage, but OK, Cully, love, you might not get to New Zealand, but this is a marriage .
.
not a holiday.
Maybe it's just as well this happened now, not later on.
Your career, his career - you'll know where you stand from the word go.
You both have your careers and you're both determined to pursue them.
Well, that's great.
No-one is fooling anyone.
And that sounds to me like a good start to married life.
(LAUGHS) Oh, Dad, we've just been getting at each other recently.
Getting married can really mess things up.
Has it? No.
I love him.
I really do.
Perhaps you should tell him.
You're right.
I will.
In person.
It's past midnight.
Wedding day.
I finished your crossword.
Did you? Oh.
"To do when weather turns nasty by the backs.
" It's "wear the mac.
" The word "turns" Ah, yes, it's an anagram.
I should have got that.
Anagram of "weather" is "wear the" The Backs is that stretch of river behind the Cambridge colleges.
River Cam.
Turn "cam" around, you get "mac", and what do you do? Wear the mac.
Oh, very, very clever.
No-one would believe you were once a blonde.
SMACK WITH PAPER Oh, for crying out loud! "Cast no sin here.
" What? "Cast no sin here.
" That too, blondie, is an anagram.
(No! No!) You're supposed to be At home, yes.
Look at this.
The Lady Catherine Fitzroy.
The woman in the photographs.
This is a history of the Fitzroy family.
And in the Fitzroy family .
.
the first son is always called Edward, shortened to Ned.
And the second son is always, always Henry, shortened to Harry.
In the present generation, there is no third son, but if there were, he would be a Robert, shortened to Robin.
Do you remember the writing on the photograph at Robin Lawson's place? "Cast no sin here.
" "Cast no sin here" is an anagram for "Catherine's son.
" Robin Lawson.
Yeah.
That was an inscription, a coded inscription from a motherto her love child.
So he was killed Why? It's got to be forfor inheritance, property.
There's a lot more questions we've got to ask the Fitzroy family.
MOBILE PHONE RINGS WOMAN: Really! And you're absolutely positive about that? That's great.
Thank you.
Sir, when I was up at Bledlow Hall, I saw Harry Fitzroy and Beth kissing.
Wasn't just a hello kiss, was it? No.
So I took a picture of them.
I took several, in fact, and sent a couple to the Savoy.
Why didn't you tell me all this? I used my initiative, sir.
I also wrote a report, it's on your desk.
But perhaps you were busy with the wedding.
What was the phone call? The manager of the Savoy.
The girl that was staying there with Harry Fitzroy was his brand-new sister-in-law.
Oh! Pay a visit, Jones.
Drop a heavy hint that you know all about the Savoy.
Spread a little panic, you're good at that.
What time is it? After 10.
You slept late.
I was up till the small hours talking to lawyers.
God knows why Barnaby had Randall arrested.
He was seen driving away from Peggy's cottage.
A car like his was seen, that's all.
God! Marina, Lawson, now Peggy - what the hell's going on? Ned, I'd like to get away for a while.
We will.
Just as soon as this wretched business is cleared up we'll pick up where we left off.
On our honeymoon.
In the meantime .
.
come back to bed.
So Simon doesn't mind about the honeymoon? Oh, no.
Open ticket, so New Zealand will always be there.
Short and sweet.
Hm? Short and sweet - my speech.
(CLEARS THROAT) Cully - a: beautiful, b: best daughter a man ever had Are you doing the love, honour and obey stuff? Have you heard of feminism? I stack the dishwasher.
I have agreed to "with all my worldly goods I thee endow.
" Chances are, I'll come out ahead.
All your worldly goods.
Now there's a thought.
DIALS NUMBER Jones, where are you? On my way to the Hall.
'I'll meet you there.
' 'Yes, sir.
ENDS CALL DOOR CLOSES Did you expect to get away with it? You think I didn't know what you were doing? None of that matters any more.
Time for a simpler solution.
Stop this, for God's sake! Get away from me, you whore! No! CLANGING Stay! Henry Fitzroy, I'm arresting you Sir Edward Fitzroy, I'm arresting you for the murders of Marina Fellowes, Robin Lawson and Peggy Benson.
Eh? When did it begin, then, your affair? Look, are you going to charge me with something? Attempted murder, probably.
And the assault of a police officer.
It wasn't an affair.
We loved one another.
Beth! (GROANS) You married his brother.
He proposed to me a dozen times or more, and in the end In the end, you decided to accept him.
And the motive was money.
Am I right? Cos you were flat broke - made very bad investments.
A marriage of convenience.
The old families specialise in that.
And after a while, the marriage would break down.
Well, you'd make sure it broke down.
And then you would get a very handsome divorce settlement.
And then, after a suitable interval of time had elapsed, you and Harry would suddenly discover your true feelings for each other.
But Ned found out about your relationship, didn't he? Yes.
God knows how.
He wouldn't let her go.
Divorce isn't done in our family.
So you decided you'd have to kill him.
What would you have said? That it was self-defence? That IS what I'm saying.
Wellthere it is.
Family.
Family honour.
You killed Marina Fellowes because she found out that your brother and the woman who'd just become your wife were lovers.
JONES: Marina was in love with you, wasn't she? She saw them.
She went back to take Beth her passport and they were making love.
Beth and I had been married for precisely three hours.
Marina asked me what I planned to do.
And you said? Nothing.
I said I would do nothing.
It would have been a scandal.
And anyway You were in love with Beth.
Had been for years.
She was married to me.
And she would stay married to me.
But then Marina decided to force the issue, yes? I persuaded her that we should find somewhereprivate to talk.
I saw them, Ned! I went back with her passport and I saw them! They were screwing.
Your new bride and your brother.
She's a whore.
She doesn't love you.
But I do.
I always have, you know that.
Marina, you must tell nobody about this.
Nobody, you understand? This is family business.
Really? Soon it'll be everyone's business because I'll tell them.
You mustn't do that.
Why? You fool! She only wants your money! All I want is your love.
I knew that if I simply did nothing, went away on honeymoon, she wouldtell people what she'd seen.
I pretended And then you left by the passage from the priest-hole.
Is that when it first occurred to you to try to implicate your half-brother? How did you know that? Your mum died tragically and prematurely, didn't she? But I imagine she left a will.
Was Robin Lawson named as a beneficiary in that will? No-one has any recollection of such a will.
No, they haven't.
Even so, Robin Lawson wanted a piece of the estate, didn't he? And he was getting quite insistent about that because he had found the will.
I thought leaving the feather was rather aclever stroke.
There's broken feathers all over the place.
He realised one of the family had set him up.
It made him even more vengeful.
That settles it.
It's time .
.
time for the truth to come out.
He was threatening to reveal he was my mother's bastard son.
Ben! Ben! Come! BARKING Ben! JONES: And then, of course, Peggy Benson had to die.
She was the village midwife - the only person outside the family who knew about the child.
Don't worry.
I'll take care of things.
They both lived on the estate.
She brought him up, really.
Loved him like a mother.
She knew he was pushing his claim, and encouraged him to take it further.
It's your right.
Your birthright! 'Another heir would have put him even further out in the cold.
' BARNABY: Canny old girl, Peggy.
She would have guessed that Lawson was killed to shut him up.
So you decided she had to be silenced, too.
I just couldn't take the risk.
So, you killed her .
.
simply to protect the family.
The family.
Yes, of course.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You did take some of the netting out of this, didn't you? Quite a lot.
If you say so.
Cheers, everyone.
ALL: Cheers! Good luck.
Sir.
Police bail.
Sir Edward Fitzroy's greatest friend.
The confidante.
One of the elect.
You knew You have no proof of anything, Barnaby, which is why I'm being released.
Your car was seen leaving Peggy Benson's house.
You'd hoped to get there in time to stop Sir Edward killing again.
You knew he was the killer, didn't you? You knew the truth about Robin Lawson.
You knew why Peggy had to die.
You, sir, knew everything about everything.
But you said nothing.
You really believe, don't you, that the normal rules of society don't apply to people like you.
We are the old families of England.
We own most of the country's land and its wealth, and have done for generations.
And we make up our own rules.
But not the rule of law, sir, which you're gonna find out.
Sign just here, please.
BARNABY: 'Joyce, I'm on my way now.
' Well, I should hope so.
The cars will be here in half an hour.
'Tom, we can't find the Orders of Service.
Where did you put them?' Er I've got them with me.
Oh, he's got them.
The flaming Orders of Service.
I've forgotten the Orders of Service.
To the printers, quick! (GROANS) Well, that's just perfect, isn't it? What now? Desktop publishing would have been my choice.
Oh, thank you! Thank you very much for your insight, Jones (!) They're there! Look! I can see them! They're in that package.
Barnaby.
The wedding car will be at my house in 15 minutes.
We could break in.
Break in (!) Could you? Got a credit card? Yeah.
Snick-snick, take the package, close the door behind us.
I'm not watching.
(GROANS) Er Sir.
I don't know whether to be sad or glad.
Go away! Go away, I'll call the police! We ARE the police! DIALS NUMBER RINGING TONE Can you be given away by your mother? MOBILE PHONE RINGS Oh! Aren't you going to answer it? I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't.
I've got 10 minutes.
I'll see you at the church.
No! I need the car.
What do you mean? I'm an usher, I'm supposed to be there before you.
SIRENS Hello, sir! Troy! You were on the wrong side of the road! Well, only for a moment or two.
Nothing changes, does it, Troy? Sorry, sir.
Bit of luck running into you, though.
Thought I was gonna be late for the wedding.
See you at the church, Troy.
DOOR SLAMS Tom! Jones has taken the rest of those down to the church.
Where on earth have you been? We're gonna be so late! I know.
Don't worry, Cully, they can't start without us, can they? CHATTERING Cold hands.
See you later.
Right, are you all OK? Detective Inspector, it's nice to meet you.
Yeah, and you.
Dr Bullard.
He's good.
MOUTHS: Thank you.
OK, if you'd like to go through.
You sure about this? Yes.
Absolutely sure about this? Yes, I'm sure.
Beth! Beth, for God's sake, wait! You were going to kill him, and I was going to betray him.
All in the name of love.
What about Ned? He DID kill.
For you.
Not really.
It was to save the family honour.
What a joke! Look, Beth, he's going to go to prison for murder.
It's the perfect grounds for divorce.
Divorce?! Are you serious? I'm Lady Fitzroy now.
I'm a rich woman.
Families are great, aren't they? Some are.
Some are not.
Help me with this.
Oh, yes.
Just the first one.
WAGNER: Wedding March From Lohengrin You OK? I can't see a bloody thing.