Morse investigates the death of a young secretary whose body is found in a pub car park. His enquiries lead him to a local insurance office, where he uncovers a web of passion and corruption.
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00:00:00Excuse me, when's the next bus to Woodstock?
00:00:18Supposed to be here soon.
00:00:20It's generally late.
00:00:23Why don't we try and hitch?
00:00:45Are you coming? I'll see you in the morning then.
00:00:52Okay.
00:01:22A pint of lager and a large gin and tonic, please.
00:01:53Same again, love?
00:01:54Yes, please.
00:01:58On your own?
00:01:59I'm supposed to be meeting someone. She's a bit late.
00:02:02Well, it's a pretty nasty night out there.
00:02:06Back in a minute.
00:02:08Son!
00:02:09meeting someone she's a bit late. well it's a pretty nasty night out there.
00:02:15back in a minute.
00:02:39the wine of life is drawn. the mere leaves are left this vault to brag off.
00:03:00what? another pint please.
00:03:12Oi! what are you doing? what's going on?
00:03:17I can't get on with it. at least it's stopped raining.
00:03:31funny one this girl. broken neck, scratches on her face, bruisey. quite interesting.
00:03:46I've collected the names of everybody that was in the bar. so do you want to talk to them?
00:03:52in a minute Lewis. right. well take a look. I've taken a look. a proper look. you're gonna
00:04:01like this one. quite a puzzle. just a little look.
00:04:06why do you say it's a puzzle Max? she's been run over I should say. by a car that
00:04:21scratched her face. precisely. I'll tell you more after the autopsy. excuse me sir.
00:04:37miss Jennifer Colby St. Aldgate's Assurance Company. do we know her name? Sylvia Caine
00:04:49according to the letter found. I think you're right. there is a puzzle here.
00:05:06who's the man that found the body?
00:05:28what's his name? Sanders. John Sanders. he's in a bit of a state. I can see that Lewis. how
00:05:41long are we going to be kept here? got the list. Clifford Atkins new love. yes.
00:05:55I've told them how to get in touch with us if they remember anything. right this lot can go.
00:06:04the chief inspector says he can go now. about time. many thanks for your cooperation.
00:06:11you're the landlady. yes. your name is? mrs. Phillips Vicki Phillips. can we start clearing
00:06:32up now? any chance of a drink first? you're the boss. what do you want? Lewis? some clements
00:06:42please. ice and lemon. John? whiskey no ice. can I call my mum? she'll be worried. she stays up
00:06:55till I get home. this way. 160 please. you've seen John Sanders before? never. when did he
00:07:17arrive this evening? early on. he was waiting for her. who? her. the dead girl. he had a date
00:07:28with the victim? well that's what he told me. what else did he tell you? not a lot. bit shy.
00:07:38when he found the body how long was he out of the bar? a few minutes. he just ordered another pint.
00:07:47went to the gents I imagine. there's one outside. how much had you drunk? about two pints. thanks.
00:07:54thank you. can I carry on? don't see why not. okay.
00:08:01so what happened John? I was waiting for her. she should have been here earlier. I didn't know
00:08:24what to do. I was gonna go home. you know the law. just met her a few days ago. oh where? she
00:08:33came into the shop where I work. where's that? Gill's. the iron mongers. she wanted curtain
00:08:42hooks. we got talking. do you always chat up your customers? no. you asked her out? she asked me.
00:08:53why did you come all the way out here? it was her idea not mine. I was quite you know she asked me.
00:09:03you don't go out often? no. who is Jennifer Colby? who? Jennifer Colby. never heard of her.
00:09:18what happened when you found Sylvia? well I went out to the gents first. then I thought I'd run
00:09:31over to the bus stop and see if she was coming. it was still raining. in the car park I saw what
00:09:41looked like a sack. I realized it was a body. I saw this blood bubbling out of her mouth. it was
00:09:51Sylvia. I came back inside and threw up. anyone else about out there? no. how many cars were there
00:10:09in the car park? lots lots. there was a space where I found her. room for a car? well you've
00:10:20been out there haven't you? when you went out to the car park did you hear anything? there was a
00:10:32sound of a car driving off fast. what sort of car? I never saw it. it was revved up a full blast.
00:10:41take him home. is that it? we'll take a proper statement later.
00:11:02are you finished? not yet. can I start clearing up here now?
00:11:18ready mrs. Cain? yes
00:11:24yes that's my daughter
00:11:32dear miss Colby many thanks for your application for the vacant post of my personal private
00:11:38secretary. I've had stacks of people making contact as you can imagine. this is just to
00:11:43confirm that your application has been considered and we're interested to help you. you're sincerely
00:11:49mrs. Cain's identified them all.
00:12:01take a look
00:12:23what's special about this? who's miss Colby? it's in code Lewis. is it? a very childish effort.
00:12:31look at the missing letters. T A K E I. well done Lewis. it says take it please. take it please? take
00:12:46what? I don't know. what fits into a long brown envelope? another letter? possibly. money? it
00:12:58says it. if it was money it would say this wouldn't it? might do. let's see the envelope.
00:13:04miss Jennifer Colby St. Algert's Assurance Company. that's where Sylvia Cain worked as a typist.
00:13:11delivered by hand? no date no address at the letterhead. nor on the envelope. and it's
00:13:20handwritten. where did this come from? Sylvia Cain's handbag. so? it's murder Lewis. why do
00:13:30you say that? the bruising on the face the scratches. coded messages murder right up my
00:13:38street. it's not a bad way to start the day. Sylvia was 18 years old brought up by a mother
00:13:45single-parent family. where did she live? West London. she sold up here went to live with her
00:13:52sister. Sylvia didn't fancy London. stayed on. she's been working at St. Algates for the past
00:13:59three months. where did she live? Bedstead. I talked to a student in the flat underneath. he
00:14:05said she went out a lot. doesn't think she brought people back that often. how often was that? I'm
00:14:13not really sure sir. oh she had a record. done for shoplifting 18 months ago. fined.
00:14:44mr. Newlove I'm sorry to interrupt dr. Carraver. what do you want Angie? I wanted to meet about my
00:14:50essay. come and see me later. right I'm looking forward to a lecture on Rochester dr. Carraver.
00:14:56oh thank you very much miss... Hartman. Hartman. hope you enjoy. thank you.
00:15:14could I leave a message for mr. Smith? could you please ring mr. Palmer's
00:15:20office on extension 2542. yes it is quite open.
00:15:44chief inspector Morse, sergeant Lewis. we'd like to see mr.
00:15:49um Clive Palmer please. would you like to take a seat? no thank you.
00:16:01mr. Palmer there are two police officers here to see you sir. right he'll be through presently.
00:16:10thanks. these are to go before lunch. oh and Jimmy. what? make sure the first-class ones go
00:16:22first-class. mr. Palmer wasn't too pleased when Friday's mail took three days to arrive.
00:16:27well it ain't my fault is it? good morning I'm Clive Palmer. chief inspector Morse. this is
00:16:38sergeant Lewis. come along to my office. it's about Sylvia. I take it. we were all deeply shocked when we heard that.
00:16:46we were all deeply shocked when we heard that.
00:17:02Jennifer Colby. there are two police officers in with mr. Palmer now. right thank you.
00:17:15listen everybody. two police officers have just arrived. they're with mr. Palmer now. I don't know
00:17:27whether I want to come up and ask us anything but make sure things are tidy. all right? your wife
00:17:35and children mr. Palmer. oh yes. Mark's eight and Allison's just six. I have two of me. keep you
00:17:43busy don't they? oh wouldn't be without them. is that it Lewis? thank you Samantha. yes mr. Palmer.
00:17:57how long had Sylvia worked for you mr. Palmer? two or three months. not long. how was she getting on?
00:18:11fine no problems. nice girl. what did you know about her? her past you mean? yes. oh they were
00:18:20the usual references. everything was in order. may I see them? references are provided in the
00:18:26strictest confidence. this is a murder inquiry mr. Palmer. I don't have her file and miss Colby
00:18:35she keeps all that sort of thing. miss Jennifer Colby? yes. how long have you been here mr. Palmer?
00:18:44a year more or less. miss Colby here when you came? yes. what exactly is her position? a senior
00:18:56assistant in charge of the office staff. the day-to-day running of the place. absolutely
00:19:01excellent. did she know Sylvia better than you? I suppose so yes. more so than the other stuff?
00:19:09not more so no they work as a team inspector. Sylvia was our junior copy typist in fact. what
00:19:18time did Sylvia leave yesterday? oh I don't know you'll have to ask Jennifer miss Colby. what time
00:19:25should she have left? not before five o'clock. what sort of a man would kill a young girl? man?
00:19:33well miss Colby you'd miss her if she left. left? found another job. what do you mean? let's meet
00:19:48her shall we? I'd like to see where Sylvia worked. oh right. if you'd follow me inspector.
00:20:05miss Colby
00:20:06this is miss Colby. chief inspector Morse. hello. hello. and sergeant Lewis. Lewis. sorry
00:20:21Lewis. hello. perhaps I could talk to everyone before we start. ladies and gentlemen this is
00:20:31chief inspector Morse. so I'm sure you're aware Sylvia Cain was killed last night. I'd like to
00:20:40ask you all a few questions. was anyone in particular working with her yesterday afternoon?
00:20:45I think she was at her desk as usual. which one? it's down there.
00:20:52this one here. has anything been touched since yesterday? no I don't think so.
00:21:07did miss Cain say where she was going last night or who she was meeting? I think she had a date.
00:21:20who with? she didn't say. did she have a regular boyfriend? I think she had several.
00:21:32I'd like to go to the post room. post room? yes please. it'll be locked up now. Jimmy's on his
00:21:39lunch hour. where does he go? I don't know. try the circus snooker room. thank you.
00:21:50Jimmy I'd like a chat. yeah hang on a minute.
00:22:20what can you tell me about Sylvia Cain? not much.
00:22:50did you ever talk to her? not often. she collected letters from you in the post room.
00:23:11I'll take the letters round. but she used to come down to your room didn't she? how do you know that?
00:23:17when did she last visit you Jimmy? yesterday. afternoon? yeah. what time? about 4.30.
00:23:29did you give her any letters? 4.30? I done a second post by then hadn't I? what about letters delivered by hand?
00:23:36you recognize this? she said she was gonna give it to miss Colby. who said she didn't?
00:23:50where'd you get hold of it then? what was in the envelope? I never opened it. a letter? no it was thick. how thick?
00:24:00I don't know. like newspaper cuttings. soft and thick. like money? who delivered it? I don't know. honest. don't tell
00:24:15Palmer. please mister. where were you last night Jimmy? I wasn't here. you can ask the lads.
00:24:35it was money in the envelope. I'm sure of it. Sylvia was still light-fingered it seems. the money
00:24:43was meant for Jennifer Colby. it's still missing. why would somebody want to pay off miss Colby?
00:24:52struck dumb are you Lewis? a coded letter, money, violence. too much for you. haven't you forgotten
00:25:01something sir? sex. quite right Lewis. well done. ready? running. cue. I'm here in the car park of the
00:25:19Fox and Castle public house in Woodstock. this is where the body of Sylvia King was found last
00:25:25night between 9 and 9 30. we're treating it as a case of murder. the victim didn't have her own car.
00:25:33we believe she traveled from Oxford on the Woodstock Road between 6 30 and 7 15 yesterday
00:25:41evening. she might have traveled by bus. she may have been given a lift in someone's car or even
00:25:48hitched. we don't know whether she was alone or in company. she was wearing a white sweater and a
00:25:56dark blue skirt. she had a very distinctive yellow raincoat like this one. Sylvia Kane was 18 years
00:26:05old and for the last three months had been working for a company in the city of Oxford. so there must
00:26:11be people watching who recognize her and who'd be able to assist us in our inquiries. whether Sylvia
00:26:17Kane was killed here in this car park or whether she died elsewhere and her body was dumped here
00:26:23later we don't know. it's possible we're dealing with a very dangerous person or persons in this
00:26:29case. if anyone saw Sylvia Kane wearing this raincoat catching a bus to Woodstock trying to
00:26:37hitch a lift traveling in someone's car please contact us at the following number.
00:26:48sorry if I'm early Margaret. you're welcome any time.
00:26:52Bernard's in the sitting room. everything all right? well he knows after this chair the
00:27:04Bonnington. Professor Crowther. put him under such a strain but I'm determined. now don't
00:27:10worry Margaret. awesome. over there. yes please. fix your drink Bernard and do put that away. after
00:27:26death nothing is and nothing death. the utmost limits of a gasp of breath. is it true? there's
00:27:34nothing after death. shouldn't be surprised. I'll fix myself a drink. I can't wait for you.
00:27:41you should know more about death than me. I know about dead bodies. how people died. not immortality.
00:27:49doesn't it frighten you? no. more a source of curiosity. you can develop quite a relationship
00:27:58with a corpse. taking it apart examining it in minute detail. is that what you've been doing
00:28:05today? yes. a young girl. what happened to her? police work. confidential. shall I get you another drink? please. if you will.
00:28:35good evening sir. room 116 please. I think my wife must have got back early. thank you.
00:29:06oh good evening sir. sorry I'm late. thought you'd never get here. of course if he gets the chair he's made
00:29:30for life. aren't you dear? Max. Tom Archer. we should know one way or another in a week or two.
00:29:42we'll talk about something else for God's sake will you?
00:29:57do you still hear from Aunt Sarah? oh well she still sings for those russet
00:30:02apples at Christmas. thank God for maiden answer. why did God create Adam and Eve as
00:30:14adults? well if they'd been created children Adam would have been up that tree in a flash
00:30:22and devoured all the fruit before Eve got a look at him. the serpent was male. it always has existed in man.
00:30:34dirty male trick. blaming Eve for our fall from grace. I've got very used to traveling alone. in
00:30:45fact I prefer it. every summer I take a few weeks in Crete. I love heat you see. I wouldn't have a
00:30:55companion if you paid me. I'm off to Spain this Christmas and New Year. so cheap. Miss Charman
00:31:04are you sure this is the girl you saw last night? oh yes definitely. she had that yellow coat you
00:31:10showed us on television. she wanted to know the times of buses to Woodstock. she had a friend with
00:31:18her. what was her friend like? I never really saw her. she was behind Sylvia Cain. it was raining
00:31:25and she had a hood up. what was she wearing the other girl? did I say it was a girl? no. I thought
00:31:36she was older. a woman? I might be wrong of course. the she what? no don't interrupt. she if it was
00:31:45a she. I've been thinking about it and I'm not absolutely sure. it was wearing jeans, a raincoat,
00:31:55navy blue and pumps. pumps? on its feet. gym shoes. training shoes? young man. all the same to me. what
00:32:08did they say to each other? ah now I think I have an important clue for you. do sit down.
00:32:13I've always loved detectives. off they went to hitch but Sylvia Cain got picked up and left her
00:32:28friend by the roadside. then she said Sylvia I mean see you in the morning. then it caught the
00:32:37bus. the same bus that you were on? yes I was downstairs it went upstairs. I got off first so
00:32:45I'm afraid I can't tell you exactly where the other creature got off inspector. but you see
00:32:51they must work together. why? see you in the morning. why would she say that? Sylvia Cain
00:33:00had a job. I read about it in the evening paper. so what are you going to do next inspector?
00:33:10did you see what make of car miss Jonnan? I'd have told you if I had. what color was it? red.
00:33:21oh good heavens. but what sort of car? I don't know. try. I am trying. I can't remember. but I'm
00:33:35sure it was red. something's going on Max. with Bernard? I think he's having an affair. Bernard?
00:33:43he's never been so secretive. we always used to discuss everything. oh he's had other women. he
00:33:51used to tell me and I never used to mind. this is different. how do you know? when you've lived
00:34:00with somebody for 25 years you know. how much is this one? that one's 25 quid. 25?
00:34:15okay. of course the case is extra. how much extra? 12 quid to you.
00:34:45Max's autopsy report sir. there's something very odd about this coded letter Liz. mildly
00:34:56interesting. he or she wanted Jennifer Colby to get this without delay. not the next morning. take
00:35:05it please. not the pleading and the use of please. you want to read this? she'd been offered whatever
00:35:14was in this envelope before. I thought you said it was money. possibly. if it was a love letter or
00:35:21something it wouldn't be worth stealing. must be money. Jimmy gave her the letter to give to
00:35:29Jennifer Colby. Sylvia opened it, saw the cash and decided to keep it. so Sylvia was killed by
00:35:37someone who knew she had a lot of money in her bag. yeah. why kill her though? why not just snatch
00:35:45the bag? remember Miss Colby doesn't know about the letter. she never got it. what's the time?
00:35:558.45. I think it's time we paid Miss Colby a visit. it's a bit late sir. anything I need to know about the autopsy
00:36:09report? Sylvia had had a couple of gin and tonics. scratches to the face or a blow on the face just
00:36:16above the eye here. how hard? not very. could have been a man or a woman sir. oh this is becoming a
00:36:22very irritating case. murder or accident. one assailant or two. man or woman. it's a mess. go
00:36:33home Lewis. see your wife. kiss your children. and when I get home she's at the end of a tether.
00:36:40she said to the kids you'll get a smack off your dad when he gets in. I'm like the public executioner
00:36:46in my house. my house? it belongs to the both of you doesn't it? that's the trouble isn't it?
00:36:53men think they own everything. property, families, the women in their lives. I'm not holding me wife. you talk as
00:37:01though you do. it was just a slip of the tongue. ah. it's easy for you. really? you know what I mean. because I live on my own.
00:37:10you don't own anyone else Lewis. no.
00:37:40chief inspector Morse. miss Colbian. come in. hold on. Jenny! Jenny! there's a nice policeman to see you.
00:38:08okay I'll be down in a minute. come on in. don't mind the mess. sit down. make yourself at home. I'm Angie.
00:38:21what's the book? oh the fairy queen. you're an English literature student. for my sins. lucky
00:38:36you. I'd love to spend three years reading. when I was at school I used to think Spencer was hopeless.
00:38:41a gentle knight was pricking on the plane. an unfortunate opening line to throw at an
00:38:49a-level student. I now think he's a great poet. first impressions are often misleading. I bet.
00:38:58oh bloody hospital. evening. I thought this was the no men evening. I'm sorry. are you staying the night?
00:39:10Mary! honestly. oh god. take no notice. she's got a foul temper sometimes but she's okay really.
00:39:20she lives here too? yes a happy little threesome. who owns the house? Jenny. miss Colby? yes. Mary and I
00:39:30helped pay the mortgage. who the hell's that man downstairs? the police. a chief inspector. what's
00:39:39he doing here? oh that girl at work you know. look have you got that money you owe me? oh don't start.
00:39:45you're two weeks late with last month's rent Mary. look I have just had a flaming row at the
00:39:51hospital. the place is crawling with time and motion experts getting paid twice as much as
00:39:55me just to get under my feet. I still want the money Mary. I'm getting changed. do they make
00:40:03you work hard? not quite but it's up to you really. what are the lecturers like? not bad. bloody useless
00:40:11some of them. Rochester. do you read a lot of poetry? yes. how odd. we're an endangered species. what do you
00:40:26think of John Wilmot? a great but unfulfilled talent. I didn't think policemen were interested
00:40:33in such things. do you believe in his deathbed conversion or was that his last great joke? I
00:40:41don't know. the church loves a repentant sinner. good for business. listen there's a public lecture
00:40:53tomorrow dr. Crather. on what? John Wilmot. that's why I'm mugging him up. why don't you come? it's
00:40:59free. I told you last week you'll have to wait till the end of the month. you always get your money. stupid cow. a minor domestic drama.
00:41:12Morse. Mary Widdowson. how do you do? I'm sorry I was so rude.
00:41:42another game? how much? 50?
00:41:55Jennifer's pretty shaken up I can tell you. did you know? Sylvia Cain? yes. well she works
00:42:13with Jenny. yes but did you know miss Widdowson? you can call me Mary. milk and sugar inspector?
00:42:19just black please. detectives arrived rather late in literature. the Moonstone. Trent's last case?
00:42:28Bentley. EC Bentley. you've taken us all by surprise inspector. I'm sorry. no I'm sorry
00:42:38for keeping you waiting. that's okay we had a very interesting chat. sit down.
00:42:50I think he's lonely. I think he wants company. shut up. sorry. how can I help you? I'd like to ask
00:43:02you some questions if that's all right. oh yes. fire away. what were you doing last night? at the
00:43:09time of the murder? what was I doing? oh I went to change my library book. what time was this? I
00:43:24got back from work at 5.30. watched the news. had some coffee. 7 o'clock quarter past something like
00:43:30that. then? I spent the evening making biscuits. have one. thank you.
00:43:45hmm
00:43:52who else was here?
00:44:0050 quid or double or quits. yeah okay I'm going to the gents. I'll be back.
00:44:30are you coming back? no I think I've had enough. look I'll pay you next week okay?
00:44:51but in literature there's a horrid link between love lust and power and it always seems to end
00:45:11up with someone killing someone and so death is hungry and he's always looking for more people
00:45:15to gobble up. why do we assume death is a he? well nice things like mother earth,
00:45:24dame nature, countries, ships are she. but death is a he. what's the difference between love and
00:45:33lust? love doesn't kill. lust does. love might kill. maybe love is more dangerous than lust.
00:45:44well I must go. thanks for making me welcome. I enjoyed this evening. come again.
00:45:52what's wrong with working at St. Aldegates? nothing. I like it. well aren't you looking
00:46:14for another job? no I'm not. who told you that? good night miss Colby.
00:46:33and I'm supposed to get up in front of 50 students and pretend to be an authority on life, death,
00:46:39love. his knowledge of life is so limited. she loves to humiliate me. rot! I just want to keep
00:46:46a grip on you. see what I mean. I don't want you to blunder into something stupid. not with a chair
00:46:53coming up. it's me that's kept him going. he's got no guts at all. yes well I've had more than my
00:47:00fair share of guts for one day. good night Max. Owen thanks for a lovely evening. any time Max.
00:48:00who the hell are you? mrs. Kane. yes. do boys always tear everything apart?
00:48:29I'm very sorry about this.
00:48:49yeah I need company.
00:48:59I'm sorry about your daughter mrs. Kane. sure. I missed you this morning. I thought you'd gone
00:49:09back to London. someone's got to clear up the mess. there's no one else. there's only me left.
00:49:16I see. it's finished. the end of story. I keep expecting you to come walking through that door.
00:49:27when the bell rang I thought that was her. did you see what he did to her? I mean who could do
00:49:36such a little face? it was all battered and bruised. is there anything you can tell me that might help?
00:49:45I told the other chap everything I could. sergeant Lewis? that's him.
00:49:53she was just 18. she was only a kid. I brought her up myself. she really wanted a dad like the
00:50:11other girls. five minutes in a lay-by that's all it took to have her. they told me he was in the
00:50:21Navy. don't think he ever knew he was a dad. you got any kids? no. you married? no. you get on alone?
00:50:36yes. I always need someone. they come and they go. when you need help most
00:50:50there's no one there. why did they have to do this to her things? we were looking for something.
00:51:04what? we were trying to trace some money. money? is that why she died? we don't know for sure.
00:51:21how are you gonna get her things back to London? God knows. I've got to be back in London tomorrow
00:51:31evening. would you like me to send a van around in the morning? a couple of men will help you
00:51:37clear out the flat. oh well that'd be really nice of you. thank you. I've got to go.
00:51:50you'll be okay here. yeah. find him won't you?
00:52:21what time do you call this then? I'm sorry mr. Gill I couldn't help it. what have you done to your
00:52:30face? I was in a bit of trouble last night. right that's it. you're finished. go home. what? why? I'll pay
00:52:39you what I owe. you've had two official warnings so don't waste your time complaining. I'm not
00:52:43having my customers scared off by a young thug. I'm not a young thug. plenty of young people need
00:52:50employment Saunders. you've had your chance. please mr. Gill. my mum will kill me. that's
00:52:56your problem Sonny. clear off.
00:53:00oh sorry to trouble you Peter. hello Barrett. can I borrow your Empson seven types? yes of
00:53:19course. it's over there on that shelf. it's on the top. ah do you care for a sherry? oh thanks.
00:53:39actually would you mind if I had a Scotch? I'll have this half.
00:53:49anything the matter? no no no. not the lecture. good lord no. if it's the wretched professorial
00:54:03chair it's in the bag. is it? yes it's common knowledge. are you busy? looks like it. I've
00:54:15got my essay on the iconography in Spencer. you've got all of Spencer? my god new love you're a
00:54:22sadist. can you come back after lunch? shall I leave it? no I'd like you to read it to me. right bye.
00:54:30hands full Peter? as usual. are you okay? yes yes I think so. I just get a bit
00:54:49breathless sometimes. bloody andrina. as trees are by their bark embraced love to my soul doth
00:55:13cling. so how you feel about your wife Lewis? not exactly. you disappoint me.
00:55:22mrs. Kane five minutes in a lay-by. that's what she said. total stranger. hello sailor and what
00:55:40do you get? 18 years of Sylvia Kane. doesn't make sense does it? nothing trivial about fornication.
00:55:51it's a great pity but there we are. did they teach you that at school? I don't think so sir. in
00:56:01Rochester's time they used to make condoms out of leather. protect themselves from the pox.
00:56:07nothing changes much does it Lewis? is sex more trouble than it's worth? I keep wanting to find
00:56:18the answer. now the idea that Gilbert Burnet converted Rochester to Catholicism on his
00:56:25deathbed isn't actually correct. Burnet's conversations with Rochester extended over
00:56:32a considerable period of time long before Rochester made his final journey to Woodstock.
00:56:38I urge you to read Burnet's account of these discussions. they were published under the title
00:56:45of some passages of the life and death of the right honorable John Earl of Rochester London 1680.
00:56:54the struggle of unsatisfied lust. man's capacity for violence. that's something that urges on a
00:57:10man to rape, kill even, murder. it's a madness that seizes the mind and drives out reason.
00:57:21guilt. that comes later when passion is spent and all the fuse is a blur.
00:57:43sick and in extreme pain Rochester spent some weeks in Rangers Lodge in Woodstock
00:57:49Forest and it was the ministrations of a young Oxford man Robert Parsons that brought about his
00:57:56final conversion. after a life of the utmost scandal and debauchery the maimed debauchee
00:58:05had finally come home to seek forgiveness and absolution. thank you.
00:58:17that's done what all good lectures should do. what? make me want to go home and read all
00:58:35Rochester's work again as soon as possible. bit theatrical though didn't you think? anyway I've
00:58:42got a tutorial. I must go.
00:58:44do you want me to stay?
00:59:14yes please.
00:59:26come in.
00:59:35sit down Miss Colby.
00:59:44last night you told me that on the evening of the death of Sylvia Cain you went to the
00:59:49library to change a book. yes. which library was that? Hainault Grove. what time did you go to the
00:59:56library? seven o'clock. it closes at... on Wednesdays it closes at six. yes. what were you doing Miss
01:00:06Colby? I don't want to tell you. I think it would be a good idea if you did. I was meeting someone.
01:00:20who? I'm not prepared to say. it's absolutely nothing to do with the murder. it's very private.
01:00:28look I'm not involved in this in any way. why are you picking on me? who is E Miss Colby? E? yes.
01:00:39the slightest idea. this letter signed by E is addressed to you. how do you know it was
01:00:58addressed to me? this is the envelope. may I see the letter? I've never seen it before. I know.
01:01:08it never reached you. it should have done on the afternoon of the murder. where did you get it
01:01:13then? it's in code Miss Colby. is it? oh honestly inspector. it says take it please. does it? who
01:01:24sent it and what does it mean? I honestly don't know. withholding vital information is a very
01:01:30serious offense Miss Colby. I'm not. this is outrageous. it's private. it concerns only me
01:01:41and another person. it has nothing to do with Sylvia Cain. I'm not prepared to proceed any
01:01:47further with this interview. if you want to ask me any more questions it'll have to be in the
01:01:50presence of my solicitor. I've told you everything I know that's relevant. I don't believe you. that's
01:01:56your problem. sit down mr. Palmer.
01:02:12don't waste any more of my time please. where did you take Miss Colby on the night of the murder?
01:02:28to a hotel. where? on the Newbury Road. the Grove. what name did you register under? Williams. how
01:02:38long have you and Miss Colby been... about six months. does your wife know? no. does she have to?
01:02:46who is he? I have no idea. I don't know what all that's about. I'm sure Jenny's not applying for
01:02:56another job. I'd have heard about it if she was. did you ever have sex with Sylvia Cain? Sylvia Cain?
01:03:04of course not. of course not. why do you ask that? thank you mr. Palmer.
01:03:11nurse. staff nurse widows. yes and I'm busy. good what are you doing? I'm on my way back to the ward.
01:03:27and you've just collected these? yes. which ward was that? 17. it's in that direction isn't it? yes. so
01:03:37why are you going in that direction then? I'm going to the ladies. do you mind? what with all those whatever they are...
01:03:43is that hygienic nurse? why don't you hang yourself up in the drying room? you may be able to read this.
01:03:51an examiner would be struggling. sorry. when it comes to exams some poor idiot has got to read
01:03:58through hundreds of essays. handwriting never was my strong point. people get impatient. right.
01:04:07otherwise it was very good. I won't say excellent in case you get carried away. come to tea at my
01:04:17place. Oh five o'clock? all right. do come with a government health warning. we're not doing very
01:04:35well. early days yet sir. maybe we're looking for a serial killer. come off it. Sylvia just happened to be in the
01:04:48wrong place at the wrong time. someone who doesn't think girls should have a good time. religious
01:04:55freak. a born-again murderer. all this stuff about codes and stolen money is just coincidental.
01:05:03right tomorrow I want you to get someone to run a check on all unsolved murders of women between
01:05:10the ages of 15 and 30 in the south of England in the last 10 years. you mean south of a line
01:05:17between the Mersey and the Washer? you don't think that's a good idea Lewis? I'll tell you what I
01:05:24think we're making a mistake about Jennifer Colby. you mean I am? yes sir. what would you do? bring her in.
01:05:35and? she knows more about the letter. we'll need that information. what if she won't tell us
01:05:41anything? charge her. with what? hindering our inquiries? you're confusing things Lewis. how?
01:05:49there's more than one offense in this. Sylvia probably stole some money that should have been
01:05:57given to Colby. all right. but Colby didn't know that Sylvia pinched the cash did she? how do you
01:06:07know? she was making it with Palmer at the Grove Hotel. no no she's more useless out there. she's
01:06:17under pressure. we'll watch and wait. sir look. looks as if John's been a bad boy. why can't these
01:06:31bloody kids learn to behave Lewis? what's next on the agenda? road accident and a glue sniffing. really?
01:06:42by the way yeah Sylvia Cain had minor surgery on her arm. where Kate? here. missed that. could work by
01:06:55someone. elbow problems. wouldn't have improved a tennis serve. important. you never can tell.
01:07:05seems rather late for tea. I thought we'd have a nice crisp gin and tonic.
01:07:18thank you. we only have old age and extinction to look forward to after all. cheers. cheers. I don't
01:07:29know why. it was the blood. then the money. like I thought it was me. it wasn't. I didn't do it. I
01:07:38just took the money. I saw the envelope and some notes sticking from it and I just took the cash.
01:07:47how much? 500. exactly? yes. what sort of notes? 20s mostly. where's the cash now? in a box on top
01:08:07of the wardrobe in my room. I spent some of it. how much? about a hundred. on what? a new snooker
01:08:16queue. a hundred pounds on a queue? well I got some clothes as well and some of the money got
01:08:27lost. idiot. I know. Sergeant Lewis. you must know something about the letter. tell me what the hell's
01:08:47going on for God's sake. that letter wasn't meant for me. it was addressed to you. I know but I was
01:08:52supposed to pass it on to someone else. who? no one you know Clive. it doesn't concern us. the police
01:08:59think so. well they're wrong. I think we should get back to our work. Clive when are we gonna meet again? I
01:09:11don't know but gotta let things cool down a bit. please. tomorrow night. no I can't. when? I don't
01:09:22know. Jennifer I think it's finished. I don't think so. it's easy for you. it isn't easy at all. I have to go
01:09:33home. there's the children. I go home too. I have to lie to my friends make excuses to protect you.
01:09:40all this business with the police. please Jenny. we can't talk about it now. we've got to meet.
01:09:47you can't meet tomorrow night the night after. the hotel at Tame? more deception. I don't enjoy it
01:09:54either. make a clean break. leave her. come and live with me. I can't do that. be realistic for God's sake.
01:10:09it's a question of what really matters isn't it? I broke off my engagement for you and don't you
01:10:18forget it. let's get on with our work shall we? it's because things are difficult. not now.
01:10:22you're hurting me Peter. please let go of me. what's the matter? why are you encouraging me? what? why do you
01:10:41lead me on? I don't know what I'm doing. I'm frightened. don't be scared. I won't hurt you. I'll be very gentle.
01:10:50please stop it Peter. I hate you. and you.
01:10:57morning. morning.
01:11:22is Mary still asleep? I think so. why? I just wanted to talk to someone. what's the matter?
01:11:33I've just been such a fool. what's happened? I had a close encounter with my tutor yesterday. oh?
01:11:44he just about raped me. at college? no his flat. oh dear. Jenny can I tell you something? sure.
01:11:57well I've never ever been with a man. you know. I know.
01:12:06it doesn't matter. it's okay. I know I talk sometimes as though I'm the whore of Babylon.
01:12:20but it's all a bit of an act. I've never ever done it. good for you. I'm almost jealous. I've
01:12:29always had a bit of a thing about my tutor. he really fancies himself. makes me sick. but I
01:12:35thought it would be okay. you know he kept asking me around to his place and well I played along a
01:12:40bit. oh god what a fool. I could shoot myself. what happened? I went around to his place for
01:12:53high tea as he calls it. makes it sound like a religious rite. anyway I crumbled. I was so
01:13:01nervous. so I had a huge gin and tonic when I arrived. mm-hmm. and then when he started...
01:13:07well you know. I thought this man is a repulsive toad. what am I doing here? then it turned into
01:13:18a martial arts contest. what with me scratching his eyes out and him chasing me all over the
01:13:21place. did he catch you? certainly not. I escaped Virgo intactor. God aren't men hateful Jenny.
01:14:51Mrs. Margaret Crowther? yes. is that your car? yes why? just a routine investigation madam.
01:15:20we're checking out the owners of all red cars in the area. it's just to eliminate your vehicle
01:15:27from our inquiries. I see. I think you've got some more to tell me John. have I? don't waste my time
01:15:41John. I'm not honest. have you been to my home? have you seen my mum? we've recovered the rest of
01:15:47the money. did you see his mum Liz? what did she say? she's worried about you John. so let's get
01:15:52things sorted out shall we? sit down. but I've told you everything. what happened in the car park?
01:16:04not again. she was lying there like I told you. and you took the money? yes. what else? nothing.
01:16:15who did this belong to? Sylvia. how did you get it? I took it. I don't know why I was angry. angry?
01:16:39well she was supposed to be meeting me. she left me waiting in the bar. she made a fool of me. I
01:16:45just picked it up. it was lying there. did you kill her? of course I didn't. you can go home. can I?
01:16:58after you've made another statement. leave nothing out. I mean nothing.
01:17:09no. no. I don't recognize any of these women. no. take your time miss Jarman. I have taken my
01:17:39time. would you like to have just one more look? I don't think there's a lot of point is there.
01:17:46however I have got one piece of information which might interest you. I think I've got a number of
01:18:01the car. the red car? precisely. now where is it? oh here we are. I also wrote down the make. where did you get
01:18:18this miss Jarman? well I was out shopping. I generally get out every day if I can. and I saw
01:18:28the car. are you sure it was the same one? it was light. what light? when I saw it I remembered. you
01:18:38see the light at the back of the car. the rear light? yes the left one. it was broken as though
01:18:45it had had a bump. it had to be the same car. there are hundreds of red Ford escorts in Oxford
01:18:54miss Jarman. that is the car inspector.
01:19:10Rupert what is the difference between a pigeon and a stopper?
01:19:13a pint of best and two pints of best. look at that bunch of yuppies. I don't know. at least if they became regulars it would
01:19:29work wonders for his sales of gin and tonic. but they asked for VAT receipts at the end of the
01:19:34session. now drink that Lewis. loosen some brain cells. hmm so miss Jarman's number. yes? does
01:19:44belong to a Ford escort. huh? a mrs. M Crowther. I think I'll get some of our lads to breathalyze
01:19:53them. that should sweep the place clean. Dr. Crowther's what? who? Jennifer Colby. Angie. a coded
01:20:09letter. miss Jarman's not as daft as I thought. cunning old buzzard. what's up sir? Crowther the
01:20:18old goat. yes. named Deborchi Lewis. he borrowed his wife's car. he picked up Sylvia Cain. how do
01:20:32you know this mrs. Crowther's his wife? I don't know if he's married but I bet he is. come on drink up.
01:20:38do you want me to come around the back sir? I don't think mrs. Crowther's gonna jump out of the kitchen
01:20:53window Liz. there's no one in dammit. let's go back to my place try again later. the slightest
01:21:14you need that chair. you deserve it. I want it. I lied for you Bernard. I told the police that I had the car
01:21:33that night. now for God's sake tell me the truth. well I did give someone a lift. it was that girl
01:21:46the one who was murdered. apparently. it was you. you killed her. not deliberately of course I didn't.
01:22:03how did you meet her? well she was hitting a lift. I picked her up and drove to Woodstock.
01:22:14stopped for a drink on the way. when she suggested that we turn into the car park of the Fuxon
01:22:23carceral I thought she just wanted another drink. she had other ideas. in my car? well she soon
01:22:32realized she'd picked up the wrong man. I was completely out of my depth. and suddenly she lost
01:22:40her temper. it was a bit of a struggle. when she got out of the car slammed the door. I was completely
01:22:52shattered I can tell you. I just wanted to get out of there as fast as possible. I started up the car
01:23:01stuck it to reverse and reversed out quickly. I do remember a slight bump. I thought I'd just driven over a curb or something.
01:23:18I didn't realize it was her. not then.
01:23:22and I drove home.
01:23:33why didn't you tell me this before? because I'm a fool. oh god how are we going to get out of this?
01:23:42I'll go to the police. like hell you are. we know it was an accident. they might think otherwise.
01:23:50please. now listen. this is what we're going to do. yeah that's the one. yeah great. right thanks.
01:24:05that mrs. Crowther is dr. Crowther's wife. you were right. so Crowther borrows his wife's car.
01:24:16sees Sylvia Cain hitching. does he know her? no. so it's just chance. yes he sees Sylvia with her thumb out.
01:24:28curb crawling. if you want to curb crawl you don't head for the Woodstock Road Lewis. oh really sir?
01:24:35yes he picks up Sylvia and they drive off. why doesn't he take the other girl? person? he doesn't
01:24:44see her. Sylvia would say what about my friend? but Crowther's doing the driving. and then there's a gap.
01:24:53she had a couple of gin and tonics somewhere. this other girl Lewis. it is a girl. in spite of
01:25:02miss Jarman? I'm sure it's a girl. Crowther. does he know Jennifer Colby? no. he knows one of
01:25:14Jennifer Colby's lodgers Angie Hartman. sex is the problem isn't it Lewis? who was abusing Sylvia Cain?
01:25:26could be the other way about. no chance.
01:25:44are you finished? just about. hurry up. I found one of her hairs on the seat.
01:26:14hey you there. what are you playing at? take your rubbish home. come back. come back here.
01:26:33aww no!
01:26:35quick.
01:26:37oh.
01:26:39oh.
01:26:43oh.
01:26:45oh God.
01:26:53hold on.
01:26:57I want a word with you.
01:27:03Oh, I wonder if that's the nice policeman again.
01:27:23Oh, God, I bloody well hope not.
01:27:34May I come in?
01:27:35You're not supposed to come here.
01:27:38Where can we talk?
01:27:47Hello.
01:27:49Angie.
01:27:52I'll go and finish my essay.
01:27:58Just call me Cinderella.
01:28:01Jenny, I've made a decision.
01:28:03The whole thing's got to stop.
01:28:05Oh, you've made a decision, have you?
01:28:07I want you to get another job.
01:28:09What?
01:28:10We can't go on working under the same roof.
01:28:12Not after all this.
01:28:13I've done some phoning around for you this afternoon.
01:28:15I'll give you great references.
01:28:17I don't believe you said that.
01:28:18With a bit of luck, you'll get an even better paid job.
01:28:20I don't want another job.
01:28:21Well, I'm sorry about that.
01:28:22It's just got to happen.
01:28:23Oh, God, what sort of a creep are you?
01:28:27You'll be all right.
01:28:29You just try and get rid of me.
01:28:31You just try it.
01:28:33You'll do well out of me, damn it.
01:28:35That's what you wanted, wasn't it?
01:28:37You bastard.
01:28:42What are you doing?
01:28:43I want to talk to your wife.
01:28:45I can't.
01:28:54You bitch.
01:28:55Now get out!
01:28:59Get out.
01:29:29Looks like there's somebody in this time.
01:29:40Max.
01:29:42Max.
01:29:44What are you doing here?
01:29:45I could ask the same of you, Marsh.
01:29:48You're one step ahead of us.
01:29:50What are you talking about?
01:29:54How did you get here?
01:29:57How did you get in?
01:29:59Who told you I was here?
01:30:00Do you know the Crowthers?
01:30:01Of course I do.
01:30:02Marvellous man he is.
01:30:04Her husband's had a heart attack.
01:30:06I was just collecting some of his things.
01:30:09He's at the hospital?
01:30:10Yeah.
01:30:11Look, what's going on?
01:30:12I want to ask him a few questions about Sylvia Caine.
01:30:15Really?
01:30:16Oh, he's not mixed up in that, is he?
01:30:21Really?
01:30:23Good girl, Marsh.
01:30:27Let's go.
01:30:29Hang on.
01:30:31More news from the home front.
01:30:33Sylvia Caine had problems with her elbow.
01:30:36A cycling accident.
01:30:37Not now, Max.
01:30:39She was still having treatment.
01:30:40We'd better see Crowther at the hospital.
01:30:42Her next appointment with the specialist was the day after her death.
01:30:46See you in the morning, sir.
01:30:49Lewis?
01:30:51What did you just say?
01:30:53What?
01:30:54To Max.
01:30:57See you in the morning.
01:30:59Miss Jarman.
01:31:02Sylvia Caine was seeing someone in the morning.
01:31:07At the hospital?
01:31:09The specialist?
01:31:11And a nurse, most likely.
01:31:14The nurse who lives with Jennifer Colby.
01:31:16Brilliant nurse.
01:31:17Widowson.
01:31:18Mary Widowson.
01:31:27It's in my watch.
01:31:29It's on the piano.
01:31:31Oh, thanks.
01:31:35Oh, God.
01:31:37Everything's a mess.
01:31:40I hit him over the head with the phone.
01:31:43You what?
01:31:46Well, good for you, Jenny.
01:31:48He's probably on his way to casualty right now.
01:31:51No chance.
01:31:53He'll be all right.
01:31:56He'll be off home.
01:31:58To that wife of his.
01:32:00Well, good riddance.
01:32:01That bloody letter that ruined everything.
01:32:03What letter?
01:32:04Oh, that old man you're so keen on.
01:32:07He wrote you another of those stupid coded things.
01:32:10Police have got it now.
01:32:12What?
01:32:15I haven't told them anything.
01:32:18It's all muddled up with that girl that got killed.
01:32:20Sylvia?
01:32:21Sylvia Caine, yes.
01:32:23Did you know her?
01:32:25Um, oh, I'd met her at the hospital.
01:32:28She was having therapy to improve the flexibility of her elbow.
01:32:31Oh, I remember.
01:32:33She had some time off work.
01:32:35Anyway, I've bent over backwards to keep you out of this.
01:32:38Thanks.
01:32:41Looks like we're in the same boat now.
01:33:23Is there somewhere we can talk to you, Miss Widdowson?
01:33:26Yes, of course.
01:33:30Can we be alone?
01:33:34Wait here, Lewis.
01:33:37Can we be alone?
01:33:41Wait here, Lewis.
01:34:07Tell me about Bernard Crowther.
01:34:10I want you to tell me what happened in the car park of the Foxen Castle, Mary.
01:34:16Please.
01:34:18It was an accident.
01:34:21All this talk of murder is rubbish.
01:34:23I know.
01:34:24You do?
01:34:25Yes.
01:34:29It wasn't Bernard's fault she died.
01:34:33Look, I met Sylvia Caine by chance at a bus stop.
01:34:41You knew her from her visits here?
01:34:43Yes.
01:34:45Funny, that's how I met Bernard.
01:34:49Comes in here for tests on his heart.
01:34:53Anyway, I wanted an evening away from Oxford.
01:34:58Time to think things through.
01:35:00We'd been having an affair for some time.
01:35:04Very discreet.
01:35:06Couple of hours together each week.
01:35:09Meal somewhere.
01:35:11Often we just enjoyed each other's company.
01:35:14Not necessarily for sex, you know.
01:35:18Talking together.
01:35:20Companionship.
01:35:23You were lovers as well?
01:35:26At first.
01:35:27But...
01:35:28What?
01:35:30I wanted him to leave her.
01:35:32That wife of his.
01:35:33You ever met her?
01:35:34No.
01:35:37She's sitting in the corridor outside.
01:35:39Oh God, I thought it was her.
01:35:41She won't know you. We'll be very discreet.
01:35:44When we leave.
01:35:47Why did Bernard send you £500?
01:35:51He didn't.
01:35:52He did.
01:35:53In a coded letter.
01:35:55Ah.
01:35:57I never got the letter.
01:35:59I know.
01:36:00But why the code?
01:36:03He was like that.
01:36:05Don't think he ever recovered from reading boys' own annuals.
01:36:10I was his secret.
01:36:13I was half the fun to him, deceiving that bitch of a wife.
01:36:18What was the money for, Mary?
01:36:22It was for a holiday in the sun.
01:36:24He wanted me out of the way.
01:36:27He had some professorial chair in the offing.
01:36:29He didn't want a scandal at the last moment.
01:36:32It was one of the things we were out about.
01:36:35So you met Sylvia Kane at the bus stop?
01:36:41She wanted to hitch.
01:36:44She went on ahead, and this red car stopped.
01:36:49It was Bernard.
01:36:50Where are you going?
01:36:51I recognised his voice.
01:36:52Pop in. I'll give you a lift.
01:36:54He didn't see me. I didn't get in.
01:36:56They drove off together.
01:37:01I am ashamed of what I did next.
01:37:05The bus came soon after.
01:37:08Instead of going home...
01:37:10I should have done, I know.
01:37:12I followed them to Woodstock.
01:37:15I was seething.
01:37:18I knew Bernard's old haunts.
01:37:21I searched for them.
01:37:23I went to a few pubs, and they weren't there.
01:37:26Then, at last, I spotted the car in the car park.
01:37:30At the Foxen Castle.
01:37:33The windows were all steamed up.
01:37:36I could hear a row going on.
01:37:39Then Sylvia got out of the car and slammed the door.
01:37:46I rushed up to her, and I hit her.
01:37:56Then Bernard reversed the car and drove over her.
01:38:00He had no idea she was on the ground.
01:38:05I knew she was dead.
01:38:09I ran off.
01:38:14What's going to happen to him?
01:38:18I'm not sure.
01:38:20The important thing is for him to get better as soon as possible.
01:38:25Will I be charged?
01:38:28I should think so.
01:38:30Yes.
01:38:35Bernard still doesn't know I was there.
01:38:37He thinks it was all his fault.
01:38:40Will you let me see him before I go?
01:38:43Please.
01:38:54I'm sorry.
01:39:25MORSE CODE
01:39:40Morse.
01:39:44Margaret. My niece.
01:39:47She's not... You know.
01:39:50I think she's got her plate pretty full at the moment.
01:39:54You take care of her, Max. We'll see you later.
01:39:57Thanks, my friend.
01:40:00Who's that woman? Which woman, dear?
01:40:02That nurse.
01:40:04I am the slightest idea.
01:40:06Mrs Crowther? Yes. Would you like to see your husband now?
01:40:09Thank you.
01:40:18Lewis, if anyone offered you a free holiday in the sand, what would you do?
01:40:22Take it.
01:40:24Sensible fellow.
01:40:27Let's get out of here. I hate the smell of hospitals.
01:40:32All this to love and rapture's due.
01:40:36Must we not pay a debt to pleasure, too?
01:40:40What? Rochester, Lewis.
01:40:43I think maybe it's time I bought you a drink.
01:40:46Long overdue, Lewis.
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