06x06 - Frail Mortality

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Heartbeat, why do you miss
when my baby kisses me?

Heartbeat, why does a
love kiss stay in my memory?

Heartbeat, did you ever
see a man with no heart?

Baby, that was me
Just a lonely, lonely

man with no heart
Until you set me free

Now I can breathe, I can
see I can touch, I can feel

I can taste all the
sugars in your kiss

You give me all the
things I've ever missed

I never felt like this I'm
alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

Just the thing to wake you up on a morning

There's a lot to
be said for a cup of

tea and a read of
the paper first thing

You all stick in the
mud Oh, looks like

we've got visitors
No, they're just leaving

They've been here for the last couple
of days Come on, we'd better get back

Please, look after
it, Mr Greengrass It

has been in my family
for a very long time

It's a bit mucky though, isn't it?

I'm sorry, I did not
think Now Hey, hey you

lads, leave them
chickens alone, will you?

Hey, how many times do you want to tell me?

Leave them alone!

I'm sorry, Stefan, Stefan,
into the caravan, huh?

Into the caravan.

Good, good It's Constantine, he
cannot hear Oh, yeah, yeah, I'll give five

Yesterday you said it
was five guineas Yeah,

I've been drinking
All right, go on then

Yeah, five guineas
Thank you, thank you You

will find tea from the
Samarava very good

Really.

I can taste all the
sugars in your kiss

You give me all the
love I ever missed

And it's all right All right, all
right, all right I really enjoyed that

We should go riding
more often OK, we will

Look, I'd better get
off What's the hurry?

Blaketon on the warpath?

No, I want to get
in early I want to ask

him about something
Oh? Is it private?

No, no, not really I was just thinking
about what you said About promotion

I can't just settle for
being a humble constable

If you're planning on becoming a
high-flying headteacher now, can I?

See you then How's that, Mum?

It looks marvellous, Susan

I hope that Michael Harvey's not
taking advantage of your good nature

He's allowed to be happy
for one day, isn't he?

Of course Well, I
must get off to school

When I get back, I
expect this kitchen to

be exactly like I
left it last night Tidy

Yes, Mum You were out early
this morning Anything serious?

No, no, I went riding with Jo You
must be keen Where did you go?

Just up on the moors
Good book Lateral thinking?

Apparently it's all the rage

Solving problems
by looking at them

from different angles
rather than head on

Sounds a bit heavy
to me No, it's very

interesting I think
it's called heuristic

Right Well, I'd best be
off See you later Bye, Mum

I don't know why you persist in
doing this It's a pointless exercise

Don't say that, Michael
Well, it is My birthday treat

Now the only pleasure I have
left Happy birthday Thank you

Susie and Ronnie
are planning a surprise

party They think I
don't know about it

That whiskey doesn't help,
not with the medication you're on

Look, it's the last birthday I'm going
to have, so I'm going to make damn

sure I enjoy it

I have a surprise to announce, so I'll
need all the Dutch courage I can get

Sounds intriguing You
going to let me in on it?

Not yet Well, I hope
it all goes well for

you What do you think
about my son, Maggie?

I'm sorry?

Ronnie, do you like him?

Well, er, yes You could do
a lot worse than marry him

He'll be well off, and he needs a
woman like you to keep him right

He shouldn't love
coming to it somewhere

I suppose so I just
worry about him, Maggie

What he'll do when I'm gone
Ronnie, they're for the party Delicious

Got crumbs all over your face Go on,
then Why won't you come away with me?

Because your father
needs me I need you

Anyway, you'll be
going to college soon,

so you'll have to find
somebody else then

I know you want to be with me I told
you, no, I can't What would I tell mum?

Anything you like I just want to be
with you, and I know you feel the same

Mmm, something smells
good Apple pie How's dad?

As well as can be expected

The doctor told me
that his heart isn't

getting any stronger
How long's he got?

I can't really answer that, Ronnie
Shut up, and you're a bitch, are you?

Come on, come on, come on

What are you two doing
back here? I thought

you left with your dad
He went without us

Well, you'd better go and
find him then, hadn't you?

Please, can you help us?

Help you? I'm too
busy, I can't go traipsing

over the moors Hang
on, I'll get me coat

What makes you think you're
Sergeant Material, Rowan?

Well, that's what I wanted
to talk to you about, Sarge

I thought you'd give me some advice

There's more to being
a Sergeant than sitting

an exam It's about
attitude, experience

Yes, Sarge
Dedication, discipline It's

not just as easy
as all that, you know

What are you aiming for eventually?

Well, I'm not sure yet Taking
one step at a time, are we?

Yes, Sarge Well, I think you should
do it Now, I can't give you any days off

You'll have to study in your own time

You've been reading up on
lateral thinking, have you, Sarge?

Not anymore I can't understand
head nor tail of it Heuristic, isn't it?

It's a way of looking at problems
from different angles Oh, yes

Well, I never thought there was
anything wrong with a normal way

Now, you realise I
can't release you for

any promotion classes
if you're needed here

Understood, Sarge. Thank you
Don't mention it, Rowan Don't mention it

They're going to
cause chaos No, no,

no, me kids Right,
I'll leave you with them

They can't stay here
They'll be all right

Mr Greengrass, I can't
possibly have them

Well, I can't have them either, can I?

You'll have to take
them to the police station

I can't get stripped
and all the way over

to Ashfordly I mean,
I'm going to get off

I'm going to... Will
you get off? Get off!

Looks like you
found a friend If he

keeps this, he'll be
able to find an enemy

You ask him Well, are
you going to tell us or not?

What?

What was going on in there?

It's private I knew I should
have put my ear to the door

If you must know,
I was asking about

taking my sergeant's
exams Oh, is that all?

You should have said. I'll give you a hand

Ralph, you haven't
taken your sergeant's

exam No, but I've read
enough of the books

Here, any problems, give us a shout
Thanks, Alf Oh, can I help you, madam?

Oh, I hope so. You must
He went out yesterday

afternoon and I
haven't seen him since

Poor Stuart Have you any idea
where he might have gone, Mrs...?

Forest. I've looked everywhere
He never stops out all night

So I know something
terrible's happened to him

Well, is there someone
at home waiting for him?

We live alone Oh, I see Well,
we'd better get some details

You're Stuart, did you say?

That's right Stuart
Forest Granger Granger?

I presume we're not talking about
Stuart Granger, the star of Scaramouche

and the Man in Grey?

Oh, wasn't he good in that?

Oh, yes. Mrs Ventress and I
enjoyed that one I've always liked him

Right, Miss Weston, I'll
leave them with you then, aye?

You'll have to speak to Mrs Watkins first

Her dad's name's Michael,
but it sounds a bit foreign

You can't miss him, though.
He's dark, with a beard and a caravan

He'll be back as soon
as he realises I miss

him But Mr Greengrass
Who've we got here?

This is... Well, I'm not too sure Mr
Greengrass just dropped them off

Miss Weston, what is going on?

So how long do you think it's going to be?

It's a couple of
days' work at least A

couple of days? I can't
be without a vehicle

You can borrow that one over there.
Keys are in it Thanks, Bernie. Bye

Now, mate, fancy a cup of tea?

Hey, Bernie, what do you make of this?

I don't need a chamber
pot, thank you, Claude

I'm not talking about
it. It's a samovar

It's what the Russians used for making
tea I prefer my tea the English way

It's not for using,
is it? It's a collector's

piece. It's for
buying and selling

A lad has sold it to me.
He reckons it's worth...

Well, he said it was
over a hundred years old

Look, I'm a bit busy, Claude.
Did you want me for something?

I wonder if you've
got a new suit to clean

it up a bit Well, I
might have something

I'll put you on a drink when I sell
it And it won't be tea. Come on.

Careful how you go. Claude
needs replacing I did tell you

Nearly dropped the flame in the samovar

Bloody heck, Bernie.
I never realised you

did this sort of thing
What sort of thing?

A bit like that film, isn't it?

What film?

That madman in the
hotel with the knife

who kept his stuffed
mother in the cellar

Very good, though. I tell you, I'm very
impressed. I never realised you were

so talented Thank you Here
you are. It should do the trick

Maybe I could manage a
weekend Great Two days at the most

I knew you'd change your
mind How could you resist me?

Good looking. Soon to be very rich

Don't talk like that. I'm doing this
because of the way I feel about you

I'm not interested
in your money Sorry.

I'm only teasing So
where are they now?

In Mrs Watkins' office Well, I'd
better take a look at them, I suppose

How did it go with Sergeant Blaketon?

Well, he says he can't
give me any time off to study

And he'll only release me
for promotion if we're not busy

Sounds like he's frightened of a
competition Billy, will you stop that?

When you've got a
minute, Constable, there

are two boys here
I'd like you to meet

Certainly, Mrs Watkins
What's the matter, Mrs Forrest?

It's you, Mr Greengrass!

What's up?

It's Stuart!
He's under bed in the spare room. Dead!

Stuart? Stuart who?

Stuart Granger!

Are you on some sort of tablet?

Come on!

They can stay until the
end of school, Mr Owen

But after that, much
as I'd like to help...

Don't worry. I'll
sort something out

They can come home with me after school

Their father's bound to come back
for them sooner or later, isn't he?

There he is! Poor Stuart!

That's your cat!

What do you want me to do, Ida?

Could you Bury him for me?

Don't cry, love.
You can soon find another cat

There'll never be
another one like him.

I don't know what
I'll do without him

Hey, I've just had an idea.
I've got a friend...

If you let me have
him for a few days, I'll

bring him back. He'll
be as good as new

It's a bit late for that, Rigger.
Mortis has set him

Yes, but you just leave it to me.
Of course, he won't do it for nothing

I mean, there'll have to be
a little charge How much?

It won't come to a lot. Five pounds.

Go on, Dad, you can do it Make a
wish first I don't see the point, do you?

I'm sorry, Susan Of course
I should make a wish Done!

What did you wish for?

Don't worry about telling you, son
Get another bottle of wine, Ronnie

Another bottle of wine, Ronnie They
said, in the village, I should come here

Mr Greengrass is not there.
I don't know what to do

Come here, come here. What's the problem?

My children, they were missing

They were in the
caravan. When I stopped

and looked, they were
gone You're Mikhail?

Yeah, yeah Well, Stefan and
Constantine are safe Oh, thank God

They're with the schoolteacher
Thank you I'll show you

Thank you. Thank you so much.
I am very grateful I give you gift

No, that won't be necessary
I thought I had lost my boys

No, they're fine. They're in very good
hands Susie Sit down a moment, please

I'll just get the cake Please, forget
about the cake This is important

You've been very good to
me over the last few months

I've not been easy
to work for or live

with But I'm glad
you've been here for me

It's been my pleasure No,
the pleasure's been all mine

I look forward to seeing
you in the morning

And I'm always sad
when you leave at night

I'd like you to have this Michael,
I... Susie, I haven't long to go

But if you would agree to
it, I'd like you to be my wife

I thought another red would
be fine What's going on?

I've asked Susan to be my wife You've
what? Is this some kind of sick joke?

No joke What do you say, Susan?

I... This is ridiculous, Dad You're
enough to be her grandfather

You really have lost
your mind I don't think

so Yes, you have
Don't say that, Ronnie

What did you do? Lead him on?

No I don't know what
I'd do without you,

Susie He's got a hit
there Stop it, stop it

Let's have your answer Let
her go I can't let her go like that

She's walked out, she's not
interested You don't know that I do

Because you're a drunken fool
and she's in love with me You're a liar

Now let go, let go!

Nick, I need some
help There's been a

terrible accident
Where are you, Maggie?

All right, I'll be there straight
away Is Maggie all right?

I'm not sure There's been an
accident on the Ashfordly Road.

Maggie, what happened?

It was awful, Nick She was
just there in the road Who's that?

Susan Watkins Whose is that car?

Um... Mine Benny lent it to me
The Land Rover's in for repairs

Well, just tell me exactly what happened.

Some idiot forced me off the road
back there Blinded me with his lights

And then suddenly there was Susan
lying in the road What are you doing?

Well, I'm just seeing if there's
any paint samples for forensics

You don't think I did it, do you?

I didn't knock her down, Nick.

You have to believe me, it's the truth.

What are you doing?

What do you think?

You look terrible I'm fine I
feel dreadful Give me a hand

It's not fair to leave this mess for
Susan to clear up Hand me this plate

I don't think Susan will be
coming in today Why not?

After what happened last night
Don't you remember anything?

I remember I proposed
to her And the rest?

What about the rest?

I tell you, Mr Greengrass
My heart stopped

beating when I found
the boys had gone

I'm not surprised I cannot thank
you enough for what you did

It's alright, if I can help somebody
Thank you so much, thank you Well done

You've cleaned it up Well,
it looks nice now, doesn't it?

I cannot do this, Mr Greengrass
I must give you back your money

Yeah, yeah, that's
alright, son But it is not fair

It's alright as far as I'm
concerned But Mr Greengrass

Hey, hey, it's stopping
with me As you wish

May you find peace and
prosperity, Mr Greengrass

Well, I don't know about the peace,
but I wouldn't mind a bit of prosperity

What's the latest on
Susan Watkins, Ventress?

No sign of her coming
out of the coma, Sarge

And what about the car
Nurse Bolton was driving?

Have you heard from forensics, Rowan?

Not yet, no Well, until it's clear,
she's still a suspect Yeah, but Sarge

Never mind 'but Sarge'

She couldn't identify
the car that she

claimed forced her off
the road or the driver

and her vehicle is damaged I checked
the road where she claimed she went off

and it fits with her
story But she was

unfamiliar with the
car that she was driving

She could easily have
spun out of control

and knocked Susan
Watkins over that way

And what about this mysterious
car that she said she saw?

Have you checked all the garages, Bellamy?

Any recent panel-beating jobs?

Found nothing yet, Sarge Well,
ask again. I want this sorted out. Fast!

Off you go, Alan. You're
alright And stop biting your nails

Hello, Billy. How are you?

Alright Right, I'm
just going to check

through your hair
Where's Mrs Watkins?

Erm, she's not in today You knocked
her daughter down in your car?

No, I didn't, Billy. Who told you I did?

I can't remember Well, I
didn't do it That's what I said

I told you that you're too
nice to do that Have I got this?

No Go on, Billy. Back to class Is
that what people are saying about me?

It's only gossip,
Maggie Don't let it get

you down. You know
what children are like

This is awful, Jo When I saw Susan,
I stopped and called an ambulance

Now everyone thinks I
did it I'm sure they don't

And they'll soon
know the truth. You

mustn't worry Don't
worry It's so unfair

Sue's got everything to look forward to

And there's some idiot out there who
just drove into her and put an end to

all her dreams You
mustn't get out, though.

She was going to go to teacher
training college, you know

She wanted to be a teacher ever
since she was little I'm so proud of you

Now, the accident occurred
about half past seven, Mrs Watkins

Is that the time Susan always set off home?

No, she was usually home
earlier It was Miss Darby's birthday

They were having a party for her
Did she get on well with her Harveys?

As far as I know, yes Mr Harvey
depends on her He has blackouts

She's more of a nurse than a
housekeeper these days Or she was

Did she say if she was
going to meet anyone?

Like who?

Girlfriend, boyfriend
She didn't have

a boyfriend No, she
didn't say anything

It was a typical morning I set off for
school and she cycled to the Harveys

Hey, old Bernie I brought
your cleaning stuff back

You need sunglasses to look at that,
Sam That gypsy tried to buy it back

I've got a job for you Oh
yes It's a stuffing job, it's in Eel

It belongs to that Ida Forrest
I can't do anything with that

Of course you can,
bag of sodas, bit of

imagination You'll
have it done in no time

I can't Come on,
look, I promise She's

paid me five quid,
I'll split it with you

Actually... When you do it,
just try and tart him up a bit

Because she called him Stuart Granger

At the moment he
looks a bit more like

Bela Lugosi I can't
believe it, not Susie

Will she be all right?

Oh, they don't know, she's still in
a coma But she might come round

Could happen, couldn't it?
She might not die It's possible

If she does, will she be affected?

You know, her head
That's too early to say

How could anyone just
leave her in the road like that?

Don't upset yourself, Dad That's
what we're trying to find out, sir

Must have happened shortly
after she left here It's all my fault

We thought she didn't come
here today because of last night

Why, what happened last night?

I proposed to her
And she ran off

My father went after
her, but he only got

to the end of the drive
when he blacked out

I drank quite a lot of whiskey My
medication sometimes rebels against it

He has quite powerful pills, they
just knock him out I keep warning him

When she left, did she take her bicycle?

I don't know Do
you know, Ronnie?

I suppose she did,
but I didn't see her go

She'd already gone
by the time I got to Dad

Do you mind if I take
a look around outside?

Check that it's still here Visiting's
, or if you want to see Susan

We wouldn't want to get in the
way of her family Maybe later

Right, well, I'll see
myself out I wish I

could remember
Why can't I remember?

♪ A tiny piece of
coloured glass ♪ My love

was born ♪ And reds
and golds and yellows

♪ Were the colours in the dawn.

♪ Night brought on its purple
cloak ♪ Of velvet to the sky

♪ And the girls were
wheeling, spinning

♪ On Jersey Thursday
Mrs Watkins Janet

So sorry about... Janet I've
just come from seeing Susan

She's lying there in a coma, Mrs
Bolton Did you really see another car?

Yes Then why
haven't they found it?

Susan was already in
the road when I found her

I don't know how you can live with
yourself Janet You all right, Dad?

I was having a nightmare, that's all

I can't get rid of the thought of Susan
lying in that road Try to sleep, Dad

Let's get some rest ♪ In a tiny piece
of coloured glass ♪ My love was born

♪ And reds and golds and yellows
♪ Were the colours in the dawn

♪ Night brought on its purple
cloak ♪ Of velvet to the sky

♪ And the girls were
wheeling, spinning

♪ On Jersey Thursday
I've made some toast

I'm not hungry.

You have to eat I can't I thought
I'd visit Susan this morning

I don't think that's a good idea

But a familiar voice,
it might be enough

to bring her round
Will you come with me?

I can't face seeing
her like that Can't

you leave her alone
for five minutes?

How do you know Susan
Watkins left her house on her bike?

Well, I can't know for sure,
Sarge, but she was in a hurry

It hardly makes sense
for her to walk And

there was no sign of
the bike at the Harvies

Nor the scene of the
accident, which means

whoever knocked her
over took it with them

Which leaves Maggie Bolton in the clear

Not necessarily, she could have
dumped it anywhere along that road

But it's possible, so if I were you,
I'd search that road for two miles in

both directions I already
have So where is it?

What do you call it, Claude?

It's a samovar Russians
use them for making

tea And what are
you going to do, Sally?

I'll make it properly valued
Might look nice on the bar, don't it?

I might sell it to George Don't
do that, I'll have to Polish it

We'll stick to the kettle You
know your trouble, don't you?

You've got no
sense of adventure I

wouldn't say that, I
live with Uncle George

Give me another
scotch Have you heard

anything about the
car Maggie was driving?

No, not yet, can't
wait to hear She will

be able to clear her
name, won't she?

Yeah, I'm sure she will
How much for the Harveys?

Oh, I don't move in the same circles

Rita says they've got
more money than they

know what to do with
Do you want some milk?

Why, are they involved?

Well no, not on the face of it,
this is something not quite right

But you can't find any evidence?

Well no, I've checked both their
cars, not a scratch on either of them

Maybe you're looking at it the
wrong way How do you mean?

Well, you're looking at their cars
and wondering why they aren't marked

Perhaps you should
be wondering where

the marks are Well,
both cars are clean

But they could be on
another car There's

nothing to stop them
having more than two

Yeah, that's a point Yeah,
thanks Eileen, you're a genius

No, it's just lateral
thinking Who do you

think you are, Burleigh,
Bobby Charlton?

Who?

Has Susan Watkins' bike been found yet?

Not yet, Sarge Sarge, I've been
up at the tax office at North Allerton

Michael Harvey has three
cars registered in his name

A Humber Sceptre, an MGA and a Triumph

So?

So when I checked their garage
there was no sign of the Triumph

Well get over there,
find out what they've

done with it Yes,
madam, may I help you?

I'd like to speak to
Constable Rowan,

please Hello, Mrs Watkins
Hello How's Susan?

No change, I'm
afraid When you asked

me the other day about
Susan and boyfriends

I told you she didn't have any It
looks like I was wrong about that

They're all like that, begging
her to go away with him

Why would she keep them if
they had no meaning for her?

Sarge Yeah Mrs Watkins, I've
got some letters here for Susan

They're all signed 'Love, Ronnie'.

Ronnie Harvey?

Hello Maggie Hello
We've had the test

back from forensics,
we're in the clear

Oh my goodness Well I never suspected
you anyway You acted like you did

Well I had to take
those tests on the

car, Maggie, it's
procedure Yeah, I'm sorry

I'm so relieved Well
I'll make sure the

gossips get to hear
about it Oh, so will I

See you then Bye Bye
Afternoon Mr Harvey

Constable Just a few
questions I need to ask

I don't want my father worried
That's alright, it's you I want to speak to

I'd rather we did it at the station Hi
Bernie Nice job I made of this, eh?

I am Beautiful, innit?

I've taken it to loving
value Thank you,

best of luck How's Stuart
Granger coming on?

I haven't had a
chance to look at him

yet Right, well she
keeps asking about him

I've actually told her that you've done it

Look, you can't put
a deadline on a work

of art She can have
it when it's finished

Right Do your best
Slow down Bess, I can't

do this anymore
Bess Come out of there

At once Bess Out Out
Now Bye Goodbye Goodbye.

Have you been to see Susan in hospital yet?

No Well that's not
very impressive for

someone who loved her
as much as you claim to

I don't know what you mean
You don't deny it, do you?

Of course I do So these
weren't written by you then?

I wrote them, yes A long
time ago Not a crime, is it?

No No, why don't
you say anything?

I was just fooling around, she
knew that She didn't take it seriously

Well you obviously
felt something

for her I liked her I
mean, I like her, yes

So it must have
come as a bit of a

shock when your father
proposed to her Yes

I don't understand
Am I under arrest?

No, no, you're free to
leave any time, Mr Harvey

I just thought you might like
to help us with our enquiries

Look, Susan and I were seeing each other

But we didn't want to
upset my father, he's

very fond of her
You know how ill he is

So it wasn't that much of a
shock when he proposed to her

You knew how he felt about
her Yes No, I don't know

You're confusing me, I'd like to
go now Where's the car, Ronnie?

What car?

The Triumph .

Yes sir, what can I do for you?

I have a confession
to make I followed

her in the car after
she left the house

It was foggy And
I couldn't see very

well I felt a bump
You collided with her

Poor Susan What have I done?

And afterwards you
went back home and

put the car in the
barn Yes On your own?

Yes No one helped you?

No Why didn't you
call for an ambulance?

I must have blacked
out You're not sure?

I told you I blacked out
Why so many questions?

I did it And I'm not denying it
Why don't you just accept that?

What did you do with the bicycle?

Bicycle?

I can't remember I've just told
you, my father sold it When?

I don't know, he just told me that he
did, I don't remember the exact date

Well can your father confirm this?

Why don't you ask him?

I will Rowan, a word?

Yeah, just a minute Sarge Now!

Excuse us He was
just about to tell me

something Sarge, it
was him I'm sure it was

There's been a development, the
father's here, he's confessed Right

He said he was drunk when he went
after the girl in his car, knocked her

over, panicked and then drove
home So it seems it was an accident

Ronnie told me his father
blacked out at the end of their drive

Well maybe he's
covering up for his

father Or maybe it's
the other way around

Michael Arvey doesn't know his son's
here What about the mission trials?

He told me where it is So
Michael Arvey's telling the truth

Well he couldn't remember anything
when I spoke to him, well not very much

Must have come
back to him Sarge?

What?

Well is this the girl's bike?

Well it looks like it
He must have picked

the bike up and left
the girl on the road

Why would he have done that?

Well he's too sloshed
most of the time to

think straight Well
maybe Ronnie helped him

You'll never get him to admit that
And do you want me to work on Ronnie?

I reckon.

Come on We found the
triumph Ronnie Where?

Oh come on, under
a tarpaulin in one of

your barns Anyone
could have put it there

You expect me to believe that?

You said your father sold
it That's what he told me

So tell me again what your
father did after Susan left

He didn't do anything, he couldn't

I found him slumped over the wheel
at the bottom of the drive, he didn't

even make it out onto the main
road So which car was he driving?

I can't remember Was it the
Humber, the MGA, the Triumph? Think

The Triumph wasn't there
The Humber I think You think?

No I'm sure And you're sure he
didn't drive it out onto the road?

Positive Well I've
got some news for you

Ronnie Your father's
here and he's confessed

He says he was driving
the Triumph So who's lying?

I wish to make a complaint
You've come to the right place

Oh did Stuart Grainger ever turn up?

He turned up dead Oh
dear, I'm sorry about that

It's his death I've come to complain about

Mr Greengrass said he could
preserve him and I took him at his word

Not the sort of
thing you want to do

with Mr Greengrass
Did you say preserve?

I believe that's what he said He took
Stuart away and I gave him five pounds

Mr Greengrass told me he's ready
and he hasn't brought him back

Well I'll tell you what I'll do

I'll drop round to Mr
Greengrass tomorrow

and try to get the
matter cleared up

Thank you, I could never get another cat

Well if you thought of keeping a
tortoise, they're much less trouble

The lad I got it from
reckons it's been

in his family for
generations Oh yes?

From what he said, like it's hundreds
and hundreds of years old Is it now?

I saw a pair like this ten
years ago Small world, isn't it?

My grandson brought them back
from abroad in his National Service days

I didn't know our
lads were in Russia

They weren't Well
what do you think then?

It's worth, I have to guess, two
pounds and them being generous

Two quid, don't talk daft, I paid
a fiver for it You've been had

I think I'll go and get a second
opinion Oh that's up to you

Hey, you know you
were saying your lad

brought one back
when he was in the army

Where were he serving?

Hong Kong

Can I leave now?

When we've finished
Your father says he

knocked Susan down,
but where do you fit in?

Did he tell you when he got home?

No Did you help
him hide his car?

No, I didn't You're lying Ronnie

You couldn't have found him in his
car at the end of the drive because he's

just confessed So
what did you do?

Get there too late after he'd
knocked her down, is that it?

Then you drove him
home and put him to

bed I found him at
the bottom of the drive

On his way back I
knew the car had been in

an accident because
there was some blood

I didn't know who had been knocked
down I couldn't get any sense out of Dad

So you did put him to bed and hide the car?

Yes, I knew something had happened

Dad can't be put in prison, can he?
Because he's so ill

Well that'll be after the courts
Ronnie, what are you doing here?

Whatever he said he was only doing
it for me Dad, what have you done?

I've told him everything You were
covering up for me It's my fault, son

Just one thing, Ronnie You
hid the car Yes, I've told you

So you must have hidden the bike with it

It was under the tarpaulin with
the car, Ronnie, you hid it Yes

So you must have known Susan was
involved in the accident I suppose so

And you did nothing Why
didn't you call for help?

I didn't think there was any point
Why not? What are you saying, Ronnie?

I thought she was dead I thought
she wasn't breathing So you were there

Just tell us what happened I was
angry with her I just wanted to talk to her

Ask her if she was really going
to marry you The car skidded

There was a
terrible bang And she

just bounced off the
road She didn't get up

It wasn't you, Dad
It's true what I said,

I found you at the
bottom of the drive

I don't believe you
It's true I took you

inside And then I went
after her in your car

It was me I did it Why
did you leave her like that?

I didn't know what to
do I was going to tell you.

When were you going to tell me?

I'm so sorry It's Stuart Oh,
you've brought him at last Come in

I didn't think I'd let you
down, did you, Heiner?

Bring him through I think
he'll be glad to be home

He doesn't even look
like Stuart Granger

He didn't look all that
good in Scaramouche

I'm actually looking
forward to Mrs

Watkins coming back
to school How is she?

Much better now She's just so
relieved Susan's out of the coma

Hey, Bernie, I want
a word with you Did

you get a fortune for
your Samovar clothes?

Samovar?

He's got an antique
Russian tea in, gypsy

family heirloom Did
he give you one too?

Give? No, he certainly
did not What, did he fetch?

No, but misery, just like him

What do you think you were
doing when you stuffed that cat?

That Mrs Forrest nearly
had a flaming heart

attack I've had to give
her her money back

Call yourself a taxidermist
You were father,

he was a taxidermist
I just lent a hand

What did you do, sweep up the swordist?

Why didn't you tell me that?

Well, you didn't
really give me the

chance Well, I'm giving
you the chance now

Get me a large
scotch So you've been

getting presents from
the gypsies, have you?

Miha gave me some of
them for looking after the kids

Bit free with his family
heirlooms, isn't he?

Oh, I think Greengrass paid
quite a lot for his Where to now?

No schoolwork tomorrow
All done Great You've

made a change,
haven't you, to myself?

I've hardly seen you this week
I know I've been thinking, Nick

About going away one weekend
Just you and me What do you think?

That sounds like a very good
idea to me Let's make it soon, eh?

Heartbeat, why do you miss
when my baby kisses me?

Heartbeat, why does a
love kiss stay in my memory?