11x15 - The Great Ming Mystery

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♪ Heartbeat

♪ Why do you miss

♪ When my baby kisses me?

♪ Heartbeat

♪ Why does a love kiss

♪ Stay in my memory? ♪

MUSIC: 'Smoke stack Lightning' by Manfred Mann

♪ Smokestack lightnin

♪ Shinin, just like gold

♪ Whooo

♪ Why don't ya hear me cryin?

♪ A-whoo-hooo, oooo

♪ Whooo

I'm off, then.

Thanks for doing the overtime tonight, Ventress.

No problem, sarge.

Always glad to do lates.

Well, actually, Mrs Ventress's sister is going round this evening.

Things get a bit heated when they have a chinwag.

PHONE RINGS

I'm best out of it.

I see.

Ashfordly Police Station.

Er, whereabouts is that?

Right.

Leave it to us. Thank you, sir.

Anything interesting?

Up on the moor. Jim Wainwright's place.

A motorist reported a small barn on fire.

Doesn't sound like a cancel-all-leave incident.

I'd better attend.

I'll alert Mike Bradley in Aidensfield.

Wee bit excessive for a small fire, isn't it?

Hello, Mike. It's Alf here.

MUSIC: 'Dreary Days And Nights' by Lulu

♪ Dreary days and nights

♪ Just follow me

♪ Dreary days and nights

♪ Are all I see

♪ Always missing... ♪

Hi, David.

Hello, Gina. Have a nice time?

I expect you're glad to be back.

Yeah. Thrilled to bits.

Who wouldn't be, eh?

VOICE ON WALKIE-TALKIE

You all right, Jim?

No problem. You needn't have bothered turning up.

How did it start, then?

I reckon one of our lads dropped a cigarette end

when we were stacking up. - Don't blame me.

How did it start, Harry?

Damp straw can overheat and catch fire.

He reckons we cut it too wet.

Anyway, like you say, we needn't have bothered.

Are you being straight with us, Jim?

Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?

ALF: I hope it wasn't started deliberately.

Kids, you mean?

This time of night? Not very likely.

Just have to keep our eyes and ears open, won't we?

And our fingers crossed, eh?

Well, Liverpool's changed.

It's dead trendy now. Pop groups and that.

I felt right out of it.

If you ask me, you're best off out of it.

Who'd live in a city?

I didn't ask you, as I recall.

You see a lot more action in the city.

As a bobby, I mean.

You mean robbery and v*olence and such?

Well...

Is that a good or a bad thing, Tom?

Um...

Oscar's got a point. I mean, what's a city got that we haven't got here?

Cinemas. I went three times. You forget what you're missing.

- Thank you, Oscar. - See you again, Mr Thompson.

I wouldn't stay anywhere else if I was this way again.

Wow.

Where's he been hiding?

He checked in the day you left, Gina.

I don't believe it.

I take three days off, a good-looking fella visits,

and leaves when I get back!

Doesn't happen like that in the movies, does it?

You've got to report it, George.

Just an accident. Someone must have backed into us without noticing.

- That was no accident. - More trouble?

Somebody's smashed George Allsop's headlamps.

And I reckon he's got a good idea who did it.

Don't say the Wainwrights and the Allsops

are starting it all up again.

Signs don't look good, do they?

An old feud between two farming families?

How long's it been going on?

Well, it all started back in .

Silas Allsop, he signed over acres of land

to Albert Wainwright.

Their families haven't spoken since.

MIKE: The Allsops claimed Albert got Silas drunk.

The Wainwrights said it was legal. The Allsops won't accept it.

You never know when it's going to break out.

It's all quiet, then a spark flies

and folk end up in hospital.

When was the last major outbreak?

About ten years ago.

It's been quiet during my time here, but people still talk about it.

Not exactly the Cosa Nostra we're dealing with.

I think we can handle a few stroppy farmers, don't you?

Time spent chatting in the pub is never time wasted, David.

Don't let anyone tell you any different.

No, I won't.

Actually, I don't think anybody ever has.

Except my Uncle William.

There's very little life left in this clutch. You'll need a new one.

He was teetotal.

Never mind that, Bernard.

I get some of my best ideas in pubs.

And last night was no exception.

Oh, no!

VERNON: Question.

Do you think Gina's the only person who misses going to the pictures?

No, but it's hard for folk to get to the cinema round here.

Exactly.

So we bring cinema to them.

To villages all over.

We hire the films. We drive around,

and show them in village halls.

We'll pack 'em in.

I've even thought of a name for it.

Reels On Wheels!

I tell you, Bernard, as ideas go, this is a belter.

Reels On Wheels. Do you get it?

MUSIC: 'Ride On' by The Tremeloes

♪ Get you man just standing there

♪ You don't look scared...

WHINNYING

♪ I wouldn't be in your shoes, son

♪ I'll tell you now you'd better run...

Jim! Jim!

The horses! They've got out!

Get 'em back! Go on!

Push 'em back.

Back! Go on!

Get back.

Go on. Get back.

Go on. Get back.

This is crazy. They'll k*ll us.

Come on, son. Hold your arms out. Stand your ground.

Whoa!

Come on.

Oh! No.

You're always putting your foot in it, you!

♪ Get your cycle and ride on, ride on

♪ You'd better be gone ♪

I shut it myself this morning.

Could have missed the latch, Grandad. Easily done.

Don't be daft, lad.

Folk trust me with horses. I look after 'em.

I was at Ashfordly market earlier.

George Allsop had his Land Rover headlights smashed in.

So?

MIKE: You saw it, didn't you, Harry?

Fire in your field, your Land Rover gets hit, now this.

You Allsops and Wainwrights at it again?

Best if you mind your own business.

It is our business.

Stop this now before things get out of hand.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Come on, Harry.

Thanks for your concern.

We take care of our own business, lad.

Hey. No getting in the car till you've cleaned those properly.

I thought you said no one lived in that cottage.

Whoever do would have had a good view of the field.

Hurry up. Come on.

I rented it. Short holiday.

Not much to do up here.

I'm looking for some peace and quiet.

We wondered if you'd noticed anybody hanging about on the road.

I only arrived this morning. Been unpacking.

Sorry. I've seen nothing.

MUSIC: 'Hernando's Hideaway'

Oh, dear. He's closed.

No, David. That's the whole point.

The bobbies shut him down

for showing films of an overly adult nature.

He's flogging off his equipment. Come on.

Hey, she's a strong-looking girl, that.

I'll tell you what, pal. I'll do a deal.

I'll take the projector, the screen, the sound, the lot. quid.

What's she doing now? That doesn't look right.

, then.

Is this working properly?

It looks upside down to me.

David, I think she's more of an athlete than an actress.

WOMAN IN FILM MOANS £ , and that's my last offer.

Hey, are we buying this film an' all?

We certainly are not.

I don't think Aidensfield's ready for that.

MOANS OF PLEASURE IN FILM

Farmers don't just leave gates open.

Someone let those horses out.

Right. I've had enough of this.

MERTON: Luckily no one was hurt.

If anyone here was responsible,

I'll come down on you like a ton of bricks. Understood?

We know nowt about it.

Should be asking t'Wainwrights about our smashed headlights.

Didn't you tell Alf Ventress that was an accident, George?

What use is talking to coppers?

What do they ever do?

You'll find out soon enough if you step out of line.

I've told the Wainwrights as well.

I want an end to this nonsense. Got that?

I saw a wonderful film in Leeds a few months back.

It's about this beautiful girl

who falls in love with a really dishy gangster,

and they go on the run.

She's torn between giving him up to the police, or her love.

Sounds great. What happens?

She's forced to betray him. He dies in a sh**t-out.

Aw. A real weepy.

A Bout De Souffle. A French film.

French? What good's that in Yorkshire?

Half the people round here can barely speak English.

DAVID: Lassie The Wonder Dog.

My auntie took me to see that.

David, what we need is Randolph Scott

in one of them cracking Westerns.

MIKE: Sergeant, I think you were a bit heavy.

You've been out in the sticks too long, Bradley.

They'll realise I'm not to be messed about with.

What the...?

Sergeant.

Five-bob delivery charge?

For a film? That's a bit steep, isn't it?

Well, no, I'm not saying that. It's just...

Yes.

And we make the cheque out to...?

American...

Western Film Club.

Fine.

Thank you.

I want this back, Vernon.

Five pounds for five films for five weeks.

Bernard, we'll get that back ten times over.

Do you not need somewhere to show them first?

All in good time, dear brother.

All in good time.

Where do you store your paint?

MAN: The barn, by the cow shed.

Nicholson.

MAN: You're wasting time.

I want to know where you all were yesterday evening.

You can't pin this on us.

After milking, t'lads were having their tea with me and Aunt Dora.

You saw us.

There's no time for the lads to make mischief.

They've a farm to run.

Nothing, Mike.

Right. You've seen every tin of paint on the farm.

None of our family would damage police property.

You know that.

We still need to know where the whole family were last night.

You're asking the wrong people.

We didn't burn our own hay,

or drive our own horses onto the road.

Mike! Identical in colour.

Where were you last night, Harry?

I went on a date and got stood up.

Look, I was nowhere near you lot.

This is the Allsops.

They did it, and planted it on me. - I have to take you in.

- I'm not going. - Do what they say, lad.

I didn't do this.

After being away, this place seems so quiet.

Unexciting.

Oh, aye?

THOMPSON: Hello there.

Back sooner than expected.

I know it's short notice, but have you got a room?

- I'll just check. - Of course we have.

How long will you be staying for this time?

Open-ended, if that's OK. I have business locally.

Absolutely fine.

Mr Blaketon, I hear you're very knowledgeable

about the area.

Well, I am a local councillor.

If it's all right, I'd like a word.

OK.

I'll bring my things in.

GINA: Mmm.

Don't get ideas, Gina. He's out of your league.

It's my brush. But I've never seen that paint before.

And you've no alibi for last night?

I've been set up.

If I had a bone to pick with you, I'd come and tell you to your face.

Painting silly signs on walls in't my style.

You know that.

MERTON: Get that checked for fingerprints.

You may be charged with malicious damage.

You're going to pay for this.

We need more evidence.

WOMAN: A film show, you say?

What kind of film, Mr Scripps?

It will be one for all the family.

Not the one with the Swedish actress that we saw in Whitby.

Swedish actress?

Mr Vernon reckons Aidensfield's not ready for that.

It'll be a family film.

A Western. Oklahoma. Something of that ilk.

I shall require a preview, Mr Scripps.

- What? - I want to view the film

and check your equipment.

But I can't show it you. I've only just ordered the film.

You can't book the hall until I've had a viewing, Mr Scripps.

Why is it some people

always stand in the way of progress and enterprise?

ALF: years of feuding over this.

acres of non-arable land.

Sometimes I think I'll never understand people.

It's gone on that long, it's got a life of its own.

It's become a symbol really.

Well, it's daft, Dora.

Think of the pain and misery it's caused down the years.

Don't I know it?

I've got more reason than most to regret it.

Oh?

You're too young to remember, Alf.

At the end of the Great w*r,

I was walking out with a young lad

who was head-over-heels in love with me.

I'm not surprised. You were bonny.

And I loved him more than words can say.

But marriage wasn't possible.

The lad was Arthur Wainwright.

I never knew that.

Neither family would consider it.

Broke our hearts.

He eventually married and had children.

I never met anyone else.

Isn't it time we stopped this nonsense once and for all?

SHE SIGHS

There you go.

I'm looking for tranquil rural locations

where professional couples might want to settle.

Aidensfield has potential.

OSCAR: So er...

what do you want from me?

Local knowledge. Information on possible development sites.

I'll make it worth your while.

I'm sure I can do business with someone

who appreciates the er... peace and quiet

we have to offer round here.

BARKING

Very funny, David. Now, get on with it.

Ready?

Go.

DAVID: It's not meant to do that, is it?

VERNON: Bernard, get your tools, will you?

We had good years, me and Mary.

Bringing up a family. Running a farm.

But I never got Dora out of my mind.

Sounds terrible, doesn't it?

No.

It's human, really.

When I was widowed,

the cruelty of it came back to me.

Lost love

is something that stays with you for ever.

Dora feels the same.

Maybe you should meet. Talk things over.

That's out of the question.

No, I...

I meant meet up, and stop this feuding nonsense.

Someone's going to get hurt, Arthur.

You think she'd agree to see me?

She's never forgotten you either.

Must be years since we actually spoke.

Caught her eye in church a couple of times.

Our Jim and Harry won't like it.

Can't promise anything.

CHEERFUL CHATTER

That's him. He might be going to invest in the area.

That's an architect he's talking to.

He's not the only entrepreneur around here, you know, Gina.

I've just confirmed my first show.

Oh, yeah? What sort of film is it going to be?

I'm not quite sure yet. Probably a Western.

Something like er...

Gunfight At The OK Corral.

SILENCE FALLS

Maybe not.

Evening.

Five pints, please.

I'm surprised you serve vandals in here.

Folk who let horses out onto t'road.

It's not my lad who's facing criminal charges.

I think the barrel needs changing.

Is that the time?

Come on, lads. Lots to do.

There may be trouble in the bar, and I'm alone.

- How many are there, Gina? - 'I don't know. I don't like it.'

Try and keep things calm. We'll be with you as soon as possible.

Let's show them we mean business.

If we all go rushing in there, it could inflame things.

- What do you suggest? - They know us.

Maybe if we went in quietly in civvies,

we could defuse things.

It's worth a try.

Give it a shot. It had better not go wrong.

SILENCE

Did you have a good trip away, Gina?

Yeah. It was great, thanks.

Nice pint, I must say, Gina.

Thanks, Tom.

Mind you, it's always nice.

Certainly the best I've had round here.

Nice to see you and your family out.

- Really? - Is it somebody's birthday?

Are you going to make a night of it?

Not a bad idea. You should paint the town red.

What did you say?

Harry, he didn't mean to...

Mike!

Stop it!

GLASS SHATTERS

Break it up. Break it up, lads.

- I'm so sorry, Gina. - Don't, Tom.

Just don't.

"Paint the town red"? What an idiot.

It just slipped out.

You are a liability, you know that?

Keep still, please.

What a terrific idea. Hugely successful, I see.

Er, sorry, Sergeant. It um... just kicked off.

MERTON: Where are these hooligans?

I sent three of them to Casualty.

The rest are at home, nursing cuts and bruises.

I want a full account of what happened, with witness statements.

I'm going to throw the book at them.

Yes, we'll be announcing our films shortly.

Yes, I'll reserve you two five-bobs in our deluxe Pullman seats.

A very wise decision.

Fine. Bye-bye.

Deluxe Pullman seats?

They've only got tubular chairs in the village hall.

Don't worry, Bernard. It'll be fine.

Yeah? It's a pre-w*r projector,

and you haven't booked the wretched hall yet.

I'll get round Mrs Jowett.

Her bark's worse than her bite.

Here. Look what I've got

to stick up round each of the venues.

♪ What's playin' at the Roxy?

♪ I'll tell ya what's playin'

♪ At the Roxy ♪

What will be playing at the Roxy?

And right on cue, it arrives.

Come on, David. Let's see what classic Western we've got.

- "Grey Ghosts." - Grey Ghosts!

"A film about Royal Navy motor launches."

MERTON: Right, Mr Wainwright.

Come with us.

Oh, leave the lads. They've the milking to see to.

Get in the car.

MUSIC: 'Jailhouse Rock' by Jeff Beck

♪ The prison band was there, and they began to wail

♪ The band began to-jumping, they began to swing

♪ You should have heard the knock down jailbird sing

♪ Let's rock, everybody let's rock... ♪

Come on.

Hurry up, or we'll do you for wasting police time an' all.

KNOCKING MERTON: Come in.

Oh, er, Whitby CID called.

Can you give them a ring? - OK.

Something on your mind, Ventress?

Are you sure that you're going to prosecute them?

Of course I am. Malicious damage. Public order offences.

Assaulting police officers.

They'll be bound over and fined, but it won't stop them.

And court appearances only harden attitudes.

It will break out again.

Ventress,

I've had enough of this local knowledge stuff.

They've done wrong. They're going to pay.

Oh, yes, sir. I agree.

It's a matter of how they pay.

I mean, don't you think we could suggest

that the two families offer compensation to the Aidensfield Arms

for damages and loss of trade,

and make a donation to the hospital for the resources they used?

How's that going to make any difference?

And they publicly announce that they're ending their feud?

In return, we drop charges.

End this stupid wrangle for good?

But they have to swear to it.

All right. But it's positively their last chance.

Any further trouble, I'll be looking for custodial sentences.

Put it to them.

What are you doing?

I spotted this bag. Is it yours, sir?

Yes. I left it whilst I was looking around.

I spoke to you at the cottage the other day.

How's the holiday going?

Fine. Fine.

I'm not sure. Once a pub gets a bad reputation...

Oscar, if you want to press charges, it's up to you,

but you'll get full compensation immediately

and it could end the feuding once and for all.

Yeah, it better had.

Any repetition of last night

and we can wave goodbye to people like Ray Thompson

and anyone else who wants to invest around here.

Yeah. I agree.

Well done.

You must have taken special diplomacy classes.

Well, not too successfully.

Diplomats aren't meant to get thumped.

Careful, you'll open it up again.

Quite suits you, actually.

Makes you look a bit rugged.

Thanks. That's not what the sergeant said.

Well, he might view it differently, I suppose.

Er... Tricia?

Sorry to bother you. Vera Glavin phoned.

- Her mother's had another fall. - Right. Fine.

I'm coming.

'...which was displayed by the pioneers,

'who, in those far-off days,

'laid the foundations of this very important arm of the Royal Navy.'

PATRIOTIC MUSIC

Oh... Thank goodness for that.

I can't see this having a great commercial success, Mr Scripps.

And that projector is rather noisy, isn't it?

David, see to that.

Of course, this won't be the actual film, in fact.

What do you propose to show?

Well, I'm still negotiating, but it will be a U certificate.

You have my word.

That's not enough, Mr Scripps.

I want to know as soon as you decide.

MUSIC: 'If I Knew What I Know Now' by Val Doonican

♪ If I knew then

♪ What I know now

♪ You'd still be mine

♪ If I knew then

♪ What I know now

♪ You'd still be mine

♪ If I knew then

♪ What I know now

♪ I know now ♪

We used to go for walks around here.

Together.

Far away from prying eyes.

He'll not be coming.

They'll not let him come.

He said he'd be here.

He said that years ago, and he meant it.

They still stopped him.

CAR APPROACHING

I don't think you'll be needing a lift back home.

Thank you, Arthur.

I'm not as strong as in the old days.

There's more to strength than muscle.

It's good to see you.

And you.

Do your family know you're meeting me?

- Mm. Yours? - Aye.

I told them everything.

About our stepping out together in the old days.

They didn't know a thing about it.

They were shocked.

So were mine.

You should have seen George's face.

It was young Harry who came round first.

Thought it really sad, what had happened.

Agreed I should see you.

I was surprised.

We mustn't let it go on, Arthur. We must stop it. Now.

I sometimes think we should just...

sell the land to somebody else altogether.

But they'd only fight over who got the money.

So what do you think of Alf's proposition?

Jim's agreed to it, provided George will too.

Oh, George isn't so happy.

Ending the feud means losing all claim to the land.

It doesn't benefit us at all.

So it's not on, then?

I persuaded him in the end.

It's time to look forward, Arthur.

Not back.

I've missed you, lass.

I've really missed you.

♪ What I know now

♪ I would admit

♪ That you were right

♪ And I was wrong... ♪

MERTON: Payment must be immediate and in full.

Understood?

And I will only drop charges if I have your solemn word

nothing like this will happen again. Right?

Now. I want to hear these words from you.

Please say,

"Our feud is over."

BOTH: Our feud is over.

Doesn't mean we accept your right to that land,

but we won't fight you for it any more.

MERTON: It's the fighting I want to end.

Right. Shake hands, please.

It were humiliating, Dad.

Worse for George Allsop. They'll never get the land back now.

I hope your girlfriend's mob stick to their side of the bargain.

g*nsh*t

Jim!

Dad!

HE GROANS

BRAKES SCREECH

Tell Casualty I've given him mg of morphine.

Is he going to be all right?

He'll live, but it's a nasty wound.

You'll be OK, Dad.

- All right, son? - Trust the Allsops?

I never should have listened to your soft talk.

You'd better get him to calm down, Arthur.

Harold!

AMBULANCE BELL RINGS

How close was the gunman?

- It's difficult to say. - Hazard a guess?

Can't have been that close.

The spread of the shot was quite wide.

So he may not have seen his assailant?

When can we talk to him?

He's sedated. Wait till the morning.

No one else saw anything?

Arthur heard a car on the road, but he didn't see it.

First thing we need is the w*apon,

preferably before they've cleaned it.

If I find others hidden away, you are in very serious trouble.

- We've nothing to hide. - It's nowt to do wi' us.

You'd better be right, son.

Bellamy, get the weapons examined.

Do you think the Wainwrights might retaliate?

Yes, and it won't be pots of paint this time.

OVER RADIO ALF: 'Calling Delta Alpha - .'

- Go ahead, Ventress. - 'I think we could have trouble.'

Right. That's far enough.

MIKE: Come on, Harry. Hand those over.

It's our land. We've every right to go sh**ting.

- Depends what you plan to sh**t. - Leave us alone.

Hand those g*ns over.

Harry, this is serious.

Our dad's been put in hospital.

I'm warning you.

Don't be stupid, laddie.

Put the g*n down.

Put your g*ns on the ground.

This is going nowhere, Harry.

Drop it.

Now get away home. Stay there.

Well done, Sergeant.

This could be as big a day in the movies

as when those Warner brothers opened their first Hollywood cinema.

Do you think the projector needs oil on it, Mr Bernard?

Keep that oil can away from it.

See you at the hall.

The new film's arrived. I'll pick it up.

- News from the hospital? - They removed the g*nsh*t.

Jim's comfortable. We can talk to him.

Forensics confirm none of the shotguns had been fired recently.

It's not the Allsops. Must be someone else.

Maybe.

Bradley, you and Ventress get a full statement from Jim Wainwright.

The rest of you, get out and about.

Someone must know something out there.

Sarge, Whitby CID rang.

More details of that case they'd like you to help them with.

It can wait. I have a sh**ting to sort out.

- What's this? - PHIL: It's called a map.

No.

This bit that Alf's ringed.

Oh, it's the disputed land between the two farms.

I've seen a map ringed like this somewhere else.

Where?

That bloke. Up at that cottage.

I saw him out on the moors.

His map had the exact same spot ringed in biro.

BERNIE: Up a touch on the left.

Yeah. Yeah. No, down a bit. It's not level. Let's see.

Mr Scripps, I'm exhausted. My arms are dropping off.

Fix it there.

A bit down on the right, I'd say.

Only joking. Looks fine.

Look what we've got.

This is going to knock 'em cold.

Dr Zhivago.

Is it about a hospital?

No, David.

It's a big romantic Russian epic, set in the snow.

Reg the ice-cream man will wear a Cossack hat

and flog choc-ices in the interval.

MIKE: You didn't notice anybody in the fields?

I saw nowt.

Who were it, then?

Jack Allsop? One of his brothers?

None of their g*ns had been used lately.

Maybe they hid the g*n they used.

Do you think it's possible that someone else was behind all this?

Who?

Who apart from the Allsops would want to sh**t me?

He's not here.

No, but his car is.

TOM: What do you think he's carrying?

I don't know.

Go carefully.

Excuse me, sir.

Argh! - Argh!

Go, Phil. Get the g*n.

Oh...

What on earth are you playing at?

Sorry about this, sir. What are you doing up here?

I'm from the RSPB. The Royal Society for the...

Protection of Birds.

I'm tracing a pair of hen harriers.

They're rather unusual around here.

Um... Well, um...

Sorry about that, sir.

Sorry to have alarmed you.

Sorry.

- Oh, we're not open yet, Arthur. - I know.

I don't want a drink.

I've been meaning to drop in

to say sorry about what happened the other night.

Yeah. I should think so, and all.

Yes. Nobody seems to have learned much from that.

Have they? How is Jim?

Oh, he's going to be all right, thank goodness.

This is a stupid business, Arthur. You can't even farm that land.

It's pretty, but hardly worth all this.

I was looking for someone. Chap staying here.

Ray Thompson.

Ah, yes. He's gone out. Can I give him a message?

No need. He's back.

CONVERSATION INAUDIBLE

OSCAR: Now, what's all that about?

Mrs Jowett's approved the film.

I think she fancies that Omar Sharif.

What happened to the deluxe Pullman seats

you were supposed to be getting?

They're the ones I'm putting five-bob tickets on, Bernard.

These are the same.

Bernard, for five bob they get a cushion.

- Jim Wainwright? Over there. - Thanks.

Hello, lads.

You two might want to stay for this.

Hello, Jim.

Can I have a word?

Have you got any idea why your dad would want to talk to Ray Thompson?

Do they have any business together?

Not that I know of.

No connection at all?

No.

Well back, Thompson made a bid for the disputed land,

but the old man turned him down flat.

Well, I'm supposed to be finding Thompson likely development sites.

He never mentioned that bit of land to me.

ALF: It was after the sh**ting.

Arthur changed his mind. He wants to get rid of it.

MIKE: So the only person

to benefit from the feud would be Thompson.

Was he here when the barn caught fire?

He checked out the night it happened.

And he's leaving today as well.

What's going on?

Still here? Is he in?

Why?

Bellamy, open his car. Search it.

PHIL: Check the boot, please.

What's happening, Phil?

Just go inside, please, Gina.

This is outrageous.

You admit you're trying to buy that Wainwright land?

I'm buying the land, yes. But I know nothing about this feud.

Convenient it flared up. He'd never have sold otherwise.

I hear it's been going on for years.

You can't blame me for it.

Nothing, Sergeant.

So the car is clean?

No g*n, no cartridges. There's nothing in there, sarge.

It can't be coincidence, him buying the land now.

You're clutching at straws, Sergeant.

Am I?

In my days in CID, this was a popular car with villains

for a number of reasons.

One of the main ones was that it's got...

a nice long chassis.

Good for transporting things

you'd rather weren't visible.

Extremely rare

for the hen harriers to pair up this far south.

Next spring, they might breed.

We'll do our best not to disturb them.

We have a benefactor

who would like to purchase the land as a sanctuary,

provided you are willing, of course.

What do you reckon, love?

For two rare birds to raise a family

on land that's caused such bitterness

seems a perfect solution to me.

We expect to pay the going rate, of course.

It's yours for two quid.

One for each family,

payable on our wedding day.

MUSIC: 'Saturday Night At The Movies' by The Drifters

♪ Who cares what picture we see?

GINA: Hurry up, Jenny. JENNY LAUGHS

JENNY: It's these shoes. I can't run in them fast enough.

♪ Oh, Saturday night at the movies... ♪

Films starting any minute. Have a wonderful evening, girls.

- Don't start without us. - The last two seats!

- Oh, thank goodness. - You've done well, then, Vernon?

I think it's my finest hour.

Vernon Scripps?

Yes?

We're here on behalf of Whitby Police.

Did you recently purchase

a film projector and other items from a club in Whitby?

Yes, but it was a legitimate cash purchase.

The equipment wasn't owned by the club. It was all on hire.

We have to repossess these items, pending an enquiry

to determine rightful ownership.

You can't do that. I've hired films, I've booked village halls all over.

You'll have to cancel them.

It'll cost me a fortune.

MERTON: You should be more careful who you buy things from.

It's very full in there, sir.

However, since the public are already in,

we'll let you go ahead with tonight's showing,

provided you refund everyone's money when they leave.

MUSIC: 'Somewhere My Love' by Mantovani

We'll station ourselves at the back.