- 5/11/2025
Secrets Behind the Luxury – Agatha Christie Mystery
Part One of Miss Marple: At Bertram’s Hotel (1987) introduces viewers to the seemingly perfect world of an elegant London hotel where old-world charm masks a darker undercurrent. Joan Hickson portrays Miss Marple with quiet precision as she notices that all is not as it seems. From mysterious disappearances to odd coincidences, Miss Marple begins to piece together a puzzle that only she suspects exists. Adapted from Agatha Christie’s classic novel, this is the beginning of a refined yet sinister mystery.
Part One of Miss Marple: At Bertram’s Hotel (1987) introduces viewers to the seemingly perfect world of an elegant London hotel where old-world charm masks a darker undercurrent. Joan Hickson portrays Miss Marple with quiet precision as she notices that all is not as it seems. From mysterious disappearances to odd coincidences, Miss Marple begins to piece together a puzzle that only she suspects exists. Adapted from Agatha Christie’s classic novel, this is the beginning of a refined yet sinister mystery.
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01:54BIRDS CHIRP
02:24BIRDS CHIRP
02:54You did.
02:55Break and make.
03:15Return, yes.
03:53Thanks.
04:09Bertram's Hotel is...
04:48Good afternoon, madam.
05:14Good. After you, madam. Someone will get your lunch.
05:27Miss Gorringe will see to you.
05:31No, madam, that's all right. Enjoy your stay now.
05:36Oh, I shall. Thank you very much. Good afternoon.
05:40My name is Marple, and I think my nephew... Of course.
05:44Welcome to Bertram's, Miss Marple. Or rather, welcome back.
05:48I gather from your nephew you've stayed here before.
05:50Only when I was a little girl. I don't think you'll find it much changed.
05:53No, indeed. It's quite remarkable, isn't it?
05:56Put you in room 57. It's nice and quiet.
05:59If you'll just... Thank you very much.
06:04PHONE RINGS
06:06Hello?
06:10So you'd like tea served in your room?
06:17Certainly, madam. I'll send someone up.
06:21Oh, James, thank you. Will you take Miss Marple up to room 57?
06:27Oh, OK.
06:28I hope you'll be coming soon.
06:30I do believe that's old Jade Marple. She looks a hundred.
06:35Hoo-oo-oo-oo-oo.
06:36Good afternoon.
06:37Good afternoon.
06:47Good afternoon, Amy.
06:54I'll have to go.
06:56And there we are.
06:59Hi jeder.
07:03good afternoon Colonel hello Humphreys how'd you get on at Newbury yesterday oh don't ask that
07:20filly of Harry Waddles was hopeless what about Swan Hilda tailed off obviously not fit yet
07:26disastrous day well I can't hang about I've got to meet my ward at the airport from Italy
07:32been finished whatever that may mean just hope I recognize her best Cedric's just arrived has she
07:43oh Canon Pennyfather upon my soul if it isn't my dear old friend Jane Marple what a pleasant surprise
08:12oh well let's see now when did we last meet didn't you come down to Chadminster for tea last summer well
08:20I did but I oh yes I remember now I double booked you with the bishop oh it didn't matter I'm afraid
08:26my memory is not what it was mine's just as bad never I'm sure yours is as razor-sharp as ever
08:32oh that's very kind of you well if you'll excuse me we must have a good powwow sometime I'm going to
08:39Lucerne on Wednesday a congress on biblical history I shall be back the following day or rather night
08:46and I shall be around tomorrow orphan on oh well I shall hope to see you there oh goodbye for the present
08:52goodbye thank you
08:54uncle Derek
09:18Elvira!
09:20Elvira!
09:24Well well.
09:26This is nice.
09:28Did you have a good journey?
09:30Yes thank you.
09:32And how was Italy?
09:34Is that your lot over there?
09:36Yes.
09:38I'll just go and tell Miss Carpenter you're here.
09:44Until tomorrow.
09:48Oh.
10:04Real muffins.
10:06Never would have thought it.
10:08When I was living in America last year
10:10they had what they called muffins
10:12on the breakfast menu.
10:14But they weren't muffins at all.
10:16They were just tea cakes with raisins.
10:20Oh.
10:22The Americans have a lot to answer for.
10:24And are you still living at dear St Mary Mead?
10:28Oh yes.
10:30Good God.
10:32Cecilie Longhurst.
10:36She's dyed her hair again.
10:38Such a sweet, simple village.
10:42I suppose it hasn't changed at all.
10:44Well no, no. Not quite.
10:46We have the new council estate and of course
10:48some of the shops aren't quite what they were.
10:50But one has to accept chain.
10:52Progress they call it.
10:54Though I often think it isn't progress at all.
10:58I mean, take these smart plumbing fixtures they have nowadays.
11:04Every shade of colour.
11:06But do they really pull?
11:08Or push some of that?
11:12Oh, I don't.
11:18Bess Sedgwick.
11:20Of all places.
11:22I do hope you won't find Bertrams too stuffy.
11:26It is rather old-fashioned.
11:28A lot of old fogies.
11:30Still, it is only for the one night.
11:33Only one night?
11:35Am I going to cousin Mildred's tomorrow?
11:37Yes.
11:38In the afternoon.
11:40She's a good sort.
11:41I hope you'll be happy with them.
11:43I'm sure it's even fine.
11:44Jolly good.
11:45For the time being.
11:50Mmm, scrumptious.
11:56Now, that's what I call a real donut.
12:00Madame?
12:03Extraordinary girl.
12:05I've known her since she was a child.
12:07And no one could handle her then.
12:09She ran off with one of the grooms when she was only 16.
12:15Really?
12:16They managed to buy him off and marry her safely off to old Coniston.
12:21Awful old rip.
12:23But darty about her.
12:27That didn't last.
12:30Then she married an American yacht owner.
12:35Divorced within a year.
12:38Then she upped and offed with Johnny Sedgwick.
12:42I suppose that might have stuck
12:45if he hadn't broken his next evil chasing.
12:48Oh, yes, yes.
12:50And since then?
12:51Oh, one loses count.
12:57I don't think she's ever married again.
13:00But there's always someone.
13:01She's the sort of woman who always needs a man.
13:04Oh, do you think so?
13:05No.
13:07I would have said that men were more of an adventure to her than a man.
13:14And what brings you up to town, Selina?
13:16I went to see some man in Harley Street about my arthritis.
13:20Oh.
13:21And what did he do?
13:22He took me by the neck and wrung it like a ticket.
13:25Oh, good precious.
13:26Oh, extraordinary.
13:28I could look over my right shoulder for the first time in years.
13:33Oh, there's old Dickie Ludgrove.
13:35You know, Justice Ludgrove.
13:36You know, Justice Ludgrove.
13:38Good afternoon, my lord.
13:41You heard what happened to him last time he was here.
13:44No.
13:45My dear, he nearly got arrested.
13:46Oh.
13:47You remember that big bank robbery some while ago?
13:49Well, which one?
13:50Because there have been so many lately.
13:52The London and Metropolitan one.
13:54Oh, you mean the Carmody Street branch?
13:56Yes.
13:57Well, apparently some probation officer saw old Dickie near the scene of the crime
14:02and behaving suspiciously.
14:04Except, of course, he wasn't yet.
14:06He was staying here at Bertram's and was in court all morning.
14:11But I'd imagine if he hadn't had an alibi.
14:15A man in his position.
14:17Oh.
14:18And did they find the other man?
14:20His double.
14:21No, I don't think so.
14:22Oh, how interesting.
14:24Well, the police seem incapable of solving anything these days.
14:29Anything further I can get you, my lady?
14:32We're serving very good seed cake today.
14:34Seed cake?
14:35Lovely, Henry.
14:36I haven't had seed cake since God knows when.
14:40Well, how about you, Jane?
14:43Is it real seed cake?
14:45Oh, yes, madam.
14:46The cook has had the receipt for years.
14:49Please.
14:52Do you still see my mother?
14:54Occasionally.
14:55Where is she now?
14:57Abroad.
14:58Whereabouts?
14:59I'm not entirely sure.
15:01Do you think she'll ever agree to see me?
15:04I really couldn't say, Elvira.
15:06In other words, no.
15:10Oh.
15:13Selina.
15:14Haven't seen you since Crafts.
15:15How are the borzois?
15:16Fine.
15:17What on earth are you doing here, Beth?
15:20Recovering.
15:21I've just been on safari.
15:22But why here?
15:23Someone told me about their gorgeous doughnuts.
15:27I thought it'd be quite amusing.
15:29Miss Carly.
15:30Hello.
15:31This is my ward.
15:32Welcome.
15:34Excuse me.
15:35I just remembered something.
15:36Excuse me, Miss Carly.
15:39Extraordinary.
15:40Lots of people.
15:42Didn't get a touch.
15:43And just as I was about to introduce you.
15:46I expect you'd like to go to your room first.
15:48And then a cup of tea.
15:50Or a drink, perhaps.
15:51A drink would be lovely.
16:03Selina, do you know who that is?
16:05Well, that man just leaving.
16:08No one in particular.
16:12Surprising.
16:15Everyone else seems very much someone in particular.
16:35Well, I suppose we ought to be thinking about your future, Elvira.
17:04Yes.
17:05I'm told a secretarial course is the thing.
17:08Oh, yes.
17:09Finishing school, secretarial course, marriage.
17:12Quite.
17:16I'm afraid we don't know each other as well as we ought.
17:20My fault.
17:22Perhaps if I'd had daughters of my own.
17:25But I hope if there's anything you want to ask.
17:28There is, actually.
17:30Have I any money?
17:32Yes.
17:33Some.
17:34That is, you will have when you're 21.
17:36How much?
17:39Quite a bit.
17:40And you're the trustee?
17:42Yes.
17:43Along with Richard Edgerton.
17:45Naturally, the family's...
17:46What happens if I die?
17:49Well, Elvira, what sort of question is that?
17:52Well, only last week that airliner crashed and everyone was killed.
17:55Yes, but that was just a flash and...
17:57If I did die, who would inherit my money?
18:01Well, I haven't the least idea.
18:05Would it be worth anyone's while to kill me?
18:08Really, Elvira, this is a most unhealthy conversation.
18:11Who would get my money if I was married?
18:14Well, your husband, I suppose, but...
18:18Are you sure?
18:20No.
18:22Not altogether.
18:24It would depend on the wording of the trust.
18:27But since you're not married, I shouldn't bother your pretty head with such a thought.
18:31Now, you were asking about your allowance.
18:36I believe you want it in advance.
18:38Yes.
18:39It's just that my friend Bridget and I thought we'd go and have a look around the shops tomorrow morning.
18:43Fine.
18:44Splendid.
18:45I'm sure that can be arranged.
18:56Is Lady Sedgwick staying here?
18:59Mm-hmm.
19:00Are you with the press?
19:02No.
19:03Rest assured, the name of Bertram's Hotel will remain unsullied.
19:07She is here, then.
19:08Yes.
19:09As it happens.
19:10Did you want me to...
19:11No, no, no, no, no.
19:14I only wish to leave a note.
19:17I was just checking it was the right hotel.
19:20I may have left it in the writing room, but I'm not quite sure.
19:25We'll go and look for it, Milady.
19:26Thank you, and you're all so helpful.
19:28My God.
19:30Where do they dig them up from?
19:32I'll see that Lady Sedgwick gets your note.
19:35And now, if there's nothing else...
19:37You wouldn't be trying to get rid of me, would you?
19:43What is the telephone number here?
19:451129, isn't it?
19:46No, 3925.
19:48That's Regent?
19:49No.
19:50Mayfair.
19:51Odd.
19:52I got a sworn it was Regent 1129.
19:57And of a Dutch.
19:59Hardly the Bertram sort.
20:01The chap looked vaguely familiar.
20:04Oh?
20:06I know.
20:08Isn't he that racing driver?
20:09Johnny smashed himself up a couple of years ago.
20:12A fellow with the unpronounceable name.
20:15Ladislaus Malinowski.
20:31If you'll excuse me, I'll go up now.
20:33I'll see you at dinner?
20:34Yes, of course, my dear.
20:35I had thought of getting tickets for a show, but I thought you'd be tired after your journey.
20:40I'd rather watch television.
20:42I'm dying to see ITV.
20:43I hear it's ghastly.
20:48For you, Colonel.
20:50Thank you, Henry.
20:51There is a television room here, is there?
20:55Yes, sir.
20:56The Americans like it.
20:58But it's tucked well away.
21:21Hello, this is room 43.
21:23Could you get me Regent 1129?
21:25Hello, Ladislaus.
21:35It's me.
21:38Yes, you were wonderful.
21:42When can we meet?
21:45Oh, no.
21:46Sooner than that, please.
21:47I'm dying to see you.
21:51Derek, at last!
21:52You got my note, then?
21:53I've no idea you were here, Bess, or I'd never have brought her.
21:56Where is she now?
21:57Watching television.
22:04How long are you here for?
22:05Only overnight.
22:06I've taken her to Mildred's tomorrow afternoon.
22:08Why for that?
22:10I'd really no idea, Bess.
22:11I'd hate you to think that...
22:12You were trying to stay at a sentimental reunion.
22:14I wouldn't put it past you.
22:15I should hope if I was, I'd come straight up with it.
22:18Not that it wouldn't be a good idea.
22:20No, dear.
22:21Hang it, Bess, you are her mother.
22:24She's done very well without me all these years.
22:26I think she feels it, though.
22:28Do you think I don't?
22:30It was easy, dear mother.
22:35Thanks for the photographs.
22:37She looks...
22:39just as I hoped she would.
22:41What harm could there be in your meeting now?
22:43Saying there always was she needs protecting.
22:45From what?
22:46From me, you idiot.
22:48Oh, I know you were always a bit headstrong.
22:50For God's sake, I'm not safe to be with.
22:52I never have been.
22:53Yes, but now that you're getting on a bit...
22:57Not that you look a day older, of course,
22:59but you'll want to settle down eventually.
23:01Settle down to what?
23:03Knitting by the hearth?
23:04Oh, thank you.
23:05When I go, I should go with a bloody great band.
23:08We're snap, crackle, and pop.
23:11Come on the run and join the fun
23:13with Kellogg's breakfast musketeers.
23:15Now all together, let's give 3,000 cheers.
23:17Hooray! Hooray!
23:18Kellogg's Rice Krispies at top.
23:20They snap, they crackle, they pop.
23:22Try Rice Krispies today.
23:24They're good for you, so tasty too.
23:26We're on our way.
23:28Come join Rice Krispies right time back.
23:33It's okay.
23:34Curse is clear.
23:52Next month, Alan Brewster and his team
24:19will be attempting to climb Lydia, Devil Mountain,
24:22by the South Face.
24:24There has only been one successful attempt in the past.
24:27That was in 1938,
24:29when Sir David Squire led a team of the North Face.
24:32The team included one woman,
24:34the young Bess Sedgwick.
24:37Oh, what a coincidence.
24:40She's staying here, you know.
24:43Here? At Bertram's?
24:45Yes.
24:46Are you sure?
24:48We saw her at tea, didn't we, Dan?
24:50Yes, yes indeed.
24:51Extraordinary creature.
24:55I knew her as a girl.
24:57Quite a handful.
25:00Race horses, power boats, motor rallies.
25:05Everything a woman isn't supposed to do.
25:08Good luck to her, I say.
25:11Devil Mountain is one of the most treacherous peaks in the Alps.
25:14More than a dozen climbers have lost their minds attempting it.
25:20Yes, Sir Humphrey, the heating has been adjusted.
25:22Mmm, about time.
25:23Good night, Sir Humphrey.
25:25Good night.
25:29Could I have my key, please?
25:31Just one minute, Miss Blake.
25:33It is room 43?
25:34Yes.
25:35Oh, how silly of me.
25:48It was in my bag all the time.
25:50Good night.
25:52Oh, hello, Uncle Derek.
25:54I was just looking for you.
25:55Fed up with watching television?
25:57I thought I'd go up now.
25:59Good.
26:00Fine.
26:01Well, I'll say good night then.
26:03Good night.
26:05And thank you for everything.
26:07Good night, my dear.
26:09Sleep well.
26:27Good night.
26:28Good night.
26:45Come in.
26:48Come in.
26:49Hello.
26:50I'm Elvira.
26:51So he couldn't resist it?
26:52Uncle Derek didn't tell me.
26:53I found out myself.
26:56What do you want?
26:57To meet you?
26:58So now you've met me?
26:59Is that all you can say?
27:00No.
27:01No.
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27:25No.
27:26What else is there to say?
27:27It's no use pretending to wear anything but strangers.
27:30You were two years old the last time I clapped eyes on you.
27:33Why didn't you take me with you when you left?
27:35I didn't want to be lumbered with a baby.
27:36I knew your father would see you were taken care of.
27:38And when he died?
27:40You haven't gone without anything, have you?
27:42Not materially.
27:45I couldn't give you anything else.
27:47I'm not the maternal type.
27:49I'm sorry, but there it is.
27:51Could we just meet each other from time to time?
27:54There'd be no point.
27:55All these years I've put you on a pedestal.
28:00I saw you as a bold, romantic person who loved me deep down.
28:07Well, now you know different.
28:09Yes.
28:10Elvira!
28:11You're much better off without me, honestly.
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28:55Good morning, madam.
28:56Oh, good morning.
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29:09I trust you slept well.
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29:20now is everything to your liking madam oh it looks delicious all piping hot the eggs properly
29:27poached really it seems too good to be true
29:50not hungry not awfully you'll have to make up for it at lunchtime I'll drop you off you and your
29:59friend can do your shopping and then we'll meet up at pruneers before we go down to cousin Mildred's
30:05fine nothing the matter is there I saw her last night oh who you know
30:18did you make yourself known to her yes but it was no good good morning I'll see you down here in
30:38about half an hour then good afternoon Miss Marple I mean good morning all shopping I shall be presently
30:48it I'm bound for the Athenaeum I so much oh no that's tomorrow where am I going today oh yes
30:54I know the British Museum that's it I think
30:57oh I nearly forgot thank you canon have a pleasant day thank you
31:08oh good morning here we are
31:11God bless mind yourself now
31:18good morning good morning
31:47good morning
32:09it can't be i recognized you when you arrived yesterday it's more than i did you people seldom
32:23notice the man behind the uniform well well little best oh don't use that revolting name
32:29you didn't think it's so revolting then what have you been up to all these years this and that i
32:36bet i know all about your doings aren't my fish and chips wrapped in them more often than not
32:43it's been a long time it certainly has a lovely slip of a girl you were i've worn a damn sight
32:50better than you still eating the bottle i suppose it's easy to wear well when you're in the money
32:56no money wouldn't have done you any good you've gone to the dogs completely how on earth did you
33:02get taken on at this place twas the medals cringed it i'm sure a genuine too in case you wondered i
33:08wasn't you never lack courage the army must have suited you army's all right and more time but no
33:14good and peace i've thought of writing to you you know what for i've not forgotten bally gowlin
33:23what's that supposed to mean just reminding you if you mean what i think you do then listen chum
33:32you start raking all that up and i'll shoot you for the rat you are
33:36i do believe you would too oh i would
34:06where's mr humphries i mean he's obvious ladies edgwick shall i
34:25i want a word with you please engage that man michael gorman i did parfield left he was in a car
34:34accident we had to replace him quickly gorman seemed all right ex-army good references medals
34:41if you insist we'll give him notice oh forget it it's a bit late for that anyway what exactly
34:44i said forget it the harm's done oh god look at the time it's supposed to be in kensington
34:48and you shall travel like a queen
34:58and you shall travel like a queen
35:12and you shall travel like a queen oh at the time that i would oh well very well yes
35:19where to madam the army and navy swords please
35:25darian thompson quick
35:27there's the aristocracy for you
35:38here we are madam
35:42mind the step now
35:45army and navy stores
35:46here we are in kensington
35:50on second thoughts driver i'd like to go to darian thoms please thank you
35:57ever thought of shinning down from the roof gardens about time
36:01perhaps we should try it sometime
36:02aren't we living dangerously enough
36:05why were you so late
36:07something came up at bertram's
36:09which reminds me what the hell were you doing there yesterday
36:12checking you derived
36:13bloody fool you know damn well you're not supposed to be seen though
36:16why not everyone knows we're friends
36:19you had another reason for coming didn't you
36:23what a nasty suspicious mind you
36:25i know you lousy probably some wretched woman
36:27now why should you think that
36:29with you there's always a woman
36:32i'd know better than to do it on the hallowed steps of bertram's
36:35would you no wonder i might give you a kick
36:39how well you know me best
36:41steer clear okay okay i've got the message
36:46now can we talk about tomorrow
36:52so everything's set yes you've checked the weather forecast of course
37:01a little bit
37:05but how on earth will you manage elvira
37:08it'll be utterly drears for you stuck down there
37:11we managed in italy didn't we cousin mildew will be a cinch after old macaroni
37:21i'll pretend to come up to london for classes and things the tate and all that jazz
37:26can i help you madam we're just looking thank you
37:40it's just that you have to be a person
37:52now about tomorrow oh yes
37:55i've got to get away for 24 hours without anyone noticing
37:58you mean with him
38:00no such luck
38:01where then
38:01I can't tell you, but I've simply got to.
38:05There's something I have to find out.
38:08I need your help, Biddy.
38:10What sort of help?
38:12I've got it all worked out.
38:14When I get there, I'll tell cousin Mildew I've got a dental appointment in town tomorrow
38:18and I have to leave first thing.
38:21Then, round about 11 o'clock, you ring her up pretending to be your mother.
38:25Oh, Lord!
38:26You can do your Lady Bracknell.
38:27Oh, tell cousin Mildew I'll be spending the night with you
38:31as a dentist wants to see me again.
38:34Please, Biddy.
38:37Is it really Desparagas?
38:40Yes, it is.
38:42It's a matter of life and death.
38:48I've got a take on the great thing, Trella,
38:50the most unattractive old thing, Trella,
38:52with a caricature of a face, a caricature of a face.
38:57Good evening, monsieur and madame.
39:02It's a pleasure to see you.
39:04Will you show monsieur and madame Cartier to table number?
39:11French.
39:12I heard them at tea time
39:13asking for le fonds au bloc.
39:16Oh, really?
39:18Oh, and there's Mrs. Dalrymple up from Somerset.
39:22Oh, what on earth can she afford to stay here?
39:28And isn't that Admiral Ponsonby?
39:33No.
39:35No, it isn't.
39:37Do you know for a moment I could have sworn it was?
39:40Well, they say that everyone has a doppelganger.
39:44Extraordinary.
39:44Tell me, Selina,
39:55did Beth Sedgwick have any children by Lord Coniston?
39:58Now you mention it, there was a baby.
40:02He had custody.
40:04A daughter?
40:06Yes.
40:06She must be quite grown up by now.
40:08Ah, that exclaims it.
40:14It explains what?
40:16Almost everything.
40:20Goodbye, ma.
40:24See you later.
40:38Good morning.
41:09May I speak to Mrs. Melford, please?
41:13Oh, hello.
41:15This is Monica Sotheby.
41:17My daughter, Bridget, is a friend of Elvira's.
41:21Yes, they are very good friends.
41:26Actually, I'm phoning on Elvira's behalf.
41:30Would it be all right if she spent the night with us?
41:34Yes.
41:35Oh, my dear.
41:36Well, after a long search.
41:39You know, it's almost impossible now to find ones that aren't covered in baby lambs,
41:44or radishes, or Nelson on his column.
41:48Oh, and I also treated myself to a handkerchief sachet.
41:52Oh, how pretty.
41:57My old one had fallen to bits.
41:58Well, I'd had it ever since I was a girl, you know.
42:00Oh, the things I used to hide in my handkerchief sachet.
42:04Photographs, love letters, diaries.
42:09Oh, yes.
42:11I once kept a valentine card in mine, for years, given to me by a young man called Lionel Mattingly.
42:20Romance, Jane.
42:21What happened?
42:23Oh, nothing.
42:24Mother nipped it in the bath.
42:26You mean you never saw him again?
42:28Oh, indeed, yes.
42:29I came across him years later.
42:31And, of course, Mother was absolutely right.
42:34A young girl needs a mother's watchful eye.
42:36Thank you, sir.
43:02Bye-bye.
43:03Bye-bye.
43:06Off to Lucerne now, Callum.
43:08Yes.
43:09At least, no.
43:10I shall be spending the afternoon at the Athenaeum.
43:13I shall be going straight to the air terminal from there.
43:15Well, enjoy the conference.
43:17I'll be back tomorrow night, or first thing the following morning, depending on flight.
43:22Don't worry.
43:23We'll keep the room for you.
43:24The next booking isn't until Saturday.
43:26Oh, and I've left most of my things.
43:27Just taking this.
43:28Excuse me while I answer that.
43:30Yes.
43:34Goodbye.
43:34Goodbye.
43:36Bye-bye.
43:38Bye-bye.
43:39Bye-bye.
43:55Benny, Father.
43:58Hello there.
44:00Dr. Whittaker, how are you?
44:01I haven't seen you since that lecture on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
44:07Surprised to find you're not at the Lucerne Congress.
44:10Oh, I am.
44:10Or rather I shall be.
44:12I'm off to catch my plane now.
44:14I can't stop.
44:14Surely.
44:16What date is the Congress?
44:17Tomorrow, the 19th.
44:19I'll let you know if anything crops up.
44:21Oh, my dear chap.
44:22Well, see you at dinner, Jane.
44:27Oh, yes, indeed.
44:29Oh.
44:29There's Dolly Ledbetter.
44:34Dolly!
44:34Oh, hello, me.
44:46Oh, thank you.
44:47Thank you so much.
44:49Oh, that is a handsome pattern.
44:51Oh, do you think so?
44:52Oh.
44:52Oh, I am glad.
44:54You know, I wasn't quite sure.
44:56It's for my nephew.
44:58He's treating me to a fortnight here.
45:00Oh, very nice.
45:02Yes.
45:03He originally thought of Bournemouth,
45:04but I stayed at Bertram's as an aunt as a child,
45:07and I've never forgotten it.
45:09Has it changed much?
45:10No.
45:12That's the queer thing.
45:14At first, you know, it seemed wonderful
45:17stepping right back into the past,
45:19but it should have changed, shouldn't it?
45:21Just like St Mary Mead.
45:23I mean, one might not like the new school buildings,
45:26but it's a sign of the times,
45:29and the essence of life is going forward.
45:31Oh, quite.
45:32Even though it appears to be backward.
45:35Yes, Bertram seems to me...
45:38I don't know.
45:41Why do I keep thinking the same thing?
45:44What thing?
45:46That it's almost too good to be true.
45:50Is that why you're here?
45:51I beg your pardon?
45:53Well, you are a policeman, aren't you?
45:55Oh, why, I'm so sorry.
45:58Was it meant to be a secret?
45:59Well...
46:00Good evening, sir.
46:15I'm checking in for the flight to Lucerne.
46:17Your ticket, please, sir, and your passport.
46:19Oh, yes.
46:19Thank you, sir.
46:21Oh, how did that get there?
46:34I'm sorry, sir, this seems to be the wrong ticket.
46:43Oh, no, no, no, that's it.
46:45Flight 200 and something or other.
46:47Oh, where are my glasses?
46:49It's the date, sir.
46:50This ticket is dated the 18th.
46:52Today is the 19th.
46:53Oh, but that's impossible.
46:56That would mean my plane went yesterday.
47:00Yes, sir.
47:02And the conference took place today.
47:13Bertrams.
47:14That's, sir Ronald.
47:15Just a hunch.
47:17Your bloody hunches.
47:19That was the Carmel Street robbery
47:21and all the confusion with Justice Ludgrove
47:23and him staying at Bertrams.
47:26You surely don't...
47:27Water?
47:28Oh, please, sir Ronald.
47:30You surely don't think old Dickie Ludgrove's
47:33running a crime syndicate between sittings?
47:36Oh, no, no.
47:37It's just something nagging at the back of my mind.
47:41Which is why you've been hogging muffins at Bertrams.
47:44Cheers.
47:45I'll explain it.
47:46Nice, respectable hotel.
47:47Impeccable clientele.
47:50It's just, well,
47:52almost too good to be true.
47:55To coin a phrase.
48:17Can I help you, sir?
48:43Oh, a table for one, please.
48:46You can choose any one you like.
48:48Oh, thank you.
48:51I'll have that one by the heater.
48:54It's chilly out.
48:55A very good night for a curry.
48:58And I've just had rather a shock, too.
49:01Oh, dear.
49:03I'm sorry to hear that.
49:04Perhaps you would like a drink.
49:12All right, Bert, I'm going off now.
49:14Good night.
49:34Good night.
49:35Good night.
49:36Good night.
49:37Good night.
49:38Good night.
49:39Good night.
49:40Good night.
49:41Good night.
49:42Good night.
49:43Good night.
49:44Good night.
49:45Good night.
49:46Good night.
49:47Good night.
49:48Good night.
49:49Good night.
49:50Good night.
49:51Good night.
49:52Good night.
49:53Good night.
49:54Good night.
49:55Good night.
49:56Good night.
49:57Good night.
49:58Good night.
49:59Good night.
50:00Good night.
50:01Good night.
50:02Ah, there you are.
50:32Thank the Lord I kept my room on. That's all I can say. Indeed, sir.
50:48Looking for accommodation in London is no joke.
50:52No.
50:54And it must have been a terrible disappointment to you
50:57to miss so great a conference.
51:00It's entirely my own fault.
51:04I tend to get confused these days.
51:06It is the pace of life.
51:09Hmm. I rather feared it was senile decay.
51:13Oh, no, sir.
51:15Since I came to London, I also am sorely confused.
51:30Oh, no, sir.
51:46Oh, no, sir.
52:18What the?
52:48What the?
53:18What the?
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