A Caribbean Mystery. Part 1 of 2. (1989)

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First broadcast 25th December 1989.  While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.  Joan Hickson as Miss Marple Donald Pleasence as Jason Rafiel Adrian Lukis as Tim Kendal Sophie Ward as Molly Kendal T.P. McKenna as Dr Grahame Michael Feast as Edward Hillingdon Sheila Ruskin as Evelyn Hillingdon Frank Middlemass as Major Palgrave Robert Swann as Greg Dyson (as Robert Swan) Sue Lloyd as Lucky Dyson Barbara Barnes as Esther Walters Stephen Bent as Jackson Joseph Mydell as Inspector Weston Valerie Buchanan as Victoria Johnson Isabelle Lucas as Aunty Johnson Shaughan Seymour as Napier Gregory Munroe as Pathologist Trevor Bowen as Raymond West James Curran as Piers Musgrave

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00:00:34Yes, poor old Aunt Jane's not been very well, I'm afraid.

00:00:37A pick-up of bronchitis.

00:00:39We were worried about her. She was really quite low.

00:00:42Come through. Thanks.

00:00:44I thought she should be given a complete break.

00:00:46Something quite new.

00:00:49You think you'll manage?

00:00:51It'll be a pleasure to look after her.

00:00:53Aunt Jane will be very relieved.

00:00:59Where is she, by the way? Where did you send her?

00:01:02Barbados, matter of fact.

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00:01:33Knitting before breakfast?

00:01:35Oh, well, yes, I suppose I was, really.

00:01:39But, you know, in England, this would be elevenses' time.

00:01:41Late elevenses.

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00:02:13Be careful.

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00:02:32Still seems to be attached.

00:02:35Just about.

00:02:38Oh, yes.

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00:03:06Morning, Hillingdon.

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00:03:17You're worried, are we?

00:03:19Hmm.

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00:03:33Do you hope Light have gone yet?

00:03:35Hmm.

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00:03:47I remembered last night.

00:03:49I know I've seen him before.

00:03:51St. Kitts and 48.

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00:04:11Silly tart.

00:04:13Who does he think he is, poncing about?

00:04:15Ha, ha, ha, ha.

00:04:17Jackson's just a tomcat.

00:04:19I think he tried on with anything in skirts.

00:04:21I think he tried on with anything.

00:04:24Silly attitude.

00:04:27Have you drafted us cables yet?

00:04:29Yes, Mr. Effingham.

00:04:31Send them.

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00:04:37Ha, ha, ha, ha.

00:04:39Ha, ha, ha, ha.

00:04:41Morning.

00:04:43Oh, oh, good morning, Major.

00:04:46Read today's paper.

00:04:48Um, well, that's to say from a day or two ago, you know, really.

00:04:54May I?

00:04:55Oh, do, yes.

00:04:59Mind you, never seen you with a paper in your hand, have I?

00:05:04Well, why should you?

00:05:07What a lot of talk.

00:05:10Man here talking about Kenya as if it was Kensington.

00:05:15I'd rather go in B.F. if you ask me.

00:05:18Oh.

00:05:20It's not too much for you, is it, all this?

00:05:24Yes, darling.

00:05:26It's a terrible strain.

00:05:30Seriously.

00:05:32As long as we have time to do this, it's a dream.

00:05:39Good Lord, come on, we haven't got time to do this.

00:05:46See that?

00:05:50Albino leopard.

00:05:53The ghost panther.

00:05:56Beautiful, eh?

00:05:58Oh, yes, indeed, yes.

00:06:00I was a week up on the belt after one like that.

00:06:03Never caught up with him.

00:06:05Oh, now, this one, you see, more ordinary.

00:06:10But I did get him.

00:06:13Oh, well done.

00:06:15Did I ever tell you about that one?

00:06:17Cost me an eye, you know.

00:06:19Did I tell you about that, did I?

00:06:22No, Major, no, no, I'm quite sure you didn't.

00:06:25No? Really?

00:06:27Well, um...

00:06:29Well, as a matter of fact, it was the winter of 28.

00:06:33I...

00:06:35Well, I suppose it was 29 before we got going.

00:06:39Anyway, it was an impromptu sort of venture, you know.

00:06:42Dusty Anisaw.

00:06:44Did I tell you about Dusty?

00:06:46The most wonderful shot.

00:06:48He could shoot his initial A into anything at all

00:06:51with six shots, you know, with his revolver.

00:06:54Mind you, he played tennis like a dead hippo.

00:06:57Anyway, there was Dusty...

00:06:59Accounts.

00:07:01Supposed to be running a hotel, woman.

00:07:03Well, I'm with the Colonial Police.

00:07:06That old boy's been monopolising Miss Marple rather a lot, hasn't he?

00:07:10Mm.

00:07:12I hope he'll fit in.

00:07:14More the Brighton guesthouse type, out of thought.

00:07:17I... I'm retired twice, you know.

00:07:20Twice, you see.

00:07:22Really? How interesting.

00:07:24Oh, yes, yes. Once from the Army,

00:07:26once from the Colonial Police.

00:07:28Talking of which, I...

00:07:31I'm not here just on holiday, you know.

00:07:34Oh, no.

00:07:36On business.

00:07:39Unfinished business.

00:07:42People have been getting away with things.

00:07:45Shut up, man.

00:07:47Justice has not been done.

00:07:49He's started on one of his murder stories again.

00:07:53Oh, yes, yes, indeed.

00:07:55Sorry, darling.

00:07:57Everyone thought, you see, that it was all above board.

00:08:00Yeah.

00:08:02The thing is, you see, that people don't investigate

00:08:05the deaths of people who they think are due to die anyway, hmm?

00:08:09Know what I mean?

00:08:11Oh, yes, indeed. Yes.

00:08:14Regular Lucretia Borgia.

00:08:16Yes, sounds like it.

00:08:19And she's here on the island.

00:08:21Really?

00:08:23Well, I'll tell you what...

00:08:25Yes?

00:08:27That's not the only fishy business

00:08:29to have happened in these parts.

00:08:32As I say, that's one of the reasons why I'm here.

00:08:36I thought I'd have a bit of a nose around one.

00:08:44Well, nothing much in that, you might say.

00:08:46A neurotic woman did herself in.

00:08:50But a year or so later,

00:08:52this doctor type was swapping yards with a fellow medico,

00:08:57and he came up with much the same story, you see.

00:09:00Snap!

00:09:02Husband utterly shattered by his wife's attempted suicide,

00:09:06and then, a couple of weeks later,

00:09:09she succeeded in doing herself in.

00:09:12Now, this is the interesting bit.

00:09:16One of them had got a photograph of the husband.

00:09:20He happened to be in the background of some shrub

00:09:23the medical fellow was snapping,

00:09:25so they were able to corroborate the story, you see.

00:09:28Changed his name, but in both cases, you see,

00:09:32it was the same man.

00:09:35Now...

00:09:37I managed to get hold of that photograph.

00:09:40Like to see the picture of a killer, eh?

00:09:43Mm, yes, that would be very interesting.

00:09:47Er...

00:10:03Of course, you know, a wounded buffalo, you know,

00:10:06is the most dangerous of the lot.

00:10:08They try to ambush you,

00:10:10make a straight path through the bush,

00:10:14and then they double back.

00:10:16Ah!

00:10:18The Great Quartet, eh?

00:10:20How are you today?

00:10:22Any chance of rustling up a cup of coffee, Tim?

00:10:25Right away. Oh, I'll do it.

00:10:27You sure? I'd rather.

00:10:29No good at figures. Brain of a pea.

00:10:31Oh-ho-ho!

00:10:33Hello!

00:10:35The Great Quartet, eh?

00:10:38Is it another expedition today?

00:10:41Nothing like that.

00:10:44I'm used to bigger stuff myself, you know.

00:10:47Yes, yes, of course.

00:10:49This lot, you know, they collect creepy crawlies.

00:10:53Write them up for learned journals,

00:10:56like the National Geographic, you know.

00:11:00No, not the Geographic.

00:11:02Besides, Ed here does all the work.

00:11:04Sort of thing.

00:11:06I just pay for everything, that's all.

00:11:08Very generous. We're bald, aren't we, gang?

00:11:11Ah!

00:11:13I just love bibiwhacking.

00:11:15Ah!

00:11:17You know, I ain't got two species named after me.

00:11:19Sub-species.

00:11:21That's my gal.

00:11:23Ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:11:42Come in.

00:11:46Oh, hello, my dear.

00:11:48I'll just fresh your water and turn your bed down.

00:11:50Oh, thank you very much.

00:11:52Enjoy your dinner.

00:11:54Thank you so much.

00:12:12Good evening, Miss Marple.

00:12:14Is there anything special you'd like?

00:12:16The food isn't quite what you're used to at home, I expect.

00:12:19Oh, well, much the same, no.

00:12:21Just different ingredients.

00:12:23Enrico knows how to do a very fair bread-and-butter pudding.

00:12:27Does he, indeed? Most interesting.

00:12:30Would you like him to do you one?

00:12:32What?

00:12:34Oh, I see what you mean.

00:12:36No, no, I'm very content with the food.

00:12:38It's delicious.

00:12:40You mustn't trouble yourself on my behalf, Mr. Kendall.

00:13:17Good evening, Mr. Marple.

00:13:19Oh, I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

00:13:21I'll get you breakfast.

00:13:23Thank you so much.

00:13:53Thank you, Doug.

00:13:55Oh, make sure you check the strength against the ones you had before, right?

00:13:58Sure is fine.

00:14:00Hi.

00:14:02Hi, Doug.

00:14:04Good.

00:14:06Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:08Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:10Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:12Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:14Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:16Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:18Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:20Ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:23You said that with a straight face.

00:14:25Ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:27Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:29Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:31Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:33Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:38Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

00:14:44Oh, yeah.

00:14:52oh mum. you tired darling? hmm I seem to be feeling my feet tonight. we are making a

00:15:00go of it aren't we? I mean people aren't saying it's not the same as when the

00:15:04Sanderson's were here. well it's bound to be someone. but it doesn't matter. even if

00:15:12we're no better at the job than them. we're a lot more glamorous.

00:15:17we are that. no. we've got it taped. you charm the old pussies and make it look as

00:15:26though you'd like to make love to those desperate wives. and I ogle the old men who want to feel sexy.

00:15:34got it taped I'd say.

00:15:36well there we were. no ammunition. the bearers had all scarpered you know.

00:15:52soaked to the skin. not even a box of matches between us. no grub.

00:16:01well we had rusks. you know the type of thing. like rather like a dog biscuit

00:16:08with a name sort of printed on. crack craxton and fellow I think. never mind.

00:16:22you get them at the Army and Navy's. you still can you know. well happily you

00:16:29survived. this is essentially a young person's place and neither of us is young.

00:16:37good night Major. good night.

00:16:42good night ma.

00:16:44I dare say it is 2.30 here but it's also 7.30 at home. very annoying when one can't sleep.

00:17:44come in.

00:17:46oh.

00:17:48I'm so sorry I did that.

00:17:50I didn't mean to.

00:17:52sorry.

00:17:54you know I wanted to see your face.

00:17:56I know.

00:17:58you know I'm so sorry.

00:18:00I just thought I'd say.

00:18:02I just wanted to see if you were okay.

00:18:04I thought you were sick.

00:18:06I'm so sorry.

00:18:08I didn't mean to.

00:18:10I'm sorry I didn't mean to.

00:18:12oh thank you. you don your curtains? yes yes I have yes. Victoria isn't it? that's

00:18:24right. how do you know that? I asked. and where do you live? in a village of

00:18:30Highway 1A. oh I live in a village and I must admit that well of course it was

00:18:36very kind of Raymond that's my nephew to arrange this holiday for me. I'd been

00:18:40ill you see but I don't know somehow that seems a little bit dull. plenty happens

00:18:48in a village. always something. oh that's just my point. there's always something

00:18:52isn't there?

00:19:11she's a devil. my auntie says she wear her hair long to hide her horns. we have

00:19:18one of those in our village. her name's mrs. Price Ridley. oh my dear I

00:19:23mustn't keep you. must have lots to do. oh by the way give my regards to your

00:19:27auntie because she sounds such fun. would you like to meet... well I must go. have a

00:19:35good day. thank you.

00:19:40I'll see you later.

00:19:49morning.

00:19:51morning.

00:20:04Molly my dear.

00:20:07is anything the matter?

00:20:10it's Major Palgrave.

00:20:13he died in the night.

00:20:18I lodged the death certificate with the authorities.

00:20:22or if you could arrange to have his personal stuff to be taken over the

00:20:26government house. sure that's no problem. I'll get on to it straight away.

00:20:32by the way is there anyone back home you know that government house should

00:20:38contact? he seemed to be pretty much on his own. oh he did rather latch on to one

00:20:44of our old ladies. she might know more. he talks enough.

00:20:59it's horrid having a death here. makes everyone depressed. of course he was

00:21:07quite old. well he seemed quite healthy. he had high blood pressure as a matter

00:21:13of fact. oh yes he was taking pills certainly. he told me they were vitamins

00:21:17but then of course gentlemen can be very vain about their health. he probably

00:21:23forgot to take them. and he was drinking. yes yes he was drinking. it's bad luck on

00:21:36the old boy. but people can't live forever can they?

00:21:44it's terribly worrying. for Tim and I I mean.

00:21:51people might start saying it's the food. oh but surely. yes I know.

00:21:59people do say things. you know what they're like.

00:22:06put everything we've got into this place.

00:22:11pack your stuff up into a suitcase please Victoria. I'll get it down to

00:22:15government house this afternoon. right mr. Kendall. what happened to him?

00:22:20dr. Graham says it was his heart. cardiac something or other.

00:23:36you're a renaissance man. you are an artist. you're a scientist. I admire that. I always have.

00:23:47Greg please. I'm just a man who was lucky enough to have a little bit of money

00:23:52that's all. it's just chance. it's a gift from the gods. a gift is a gift. I've

00:23:58always thought. whether it's a skill or one circumstances. even the ability to

00:24:06make something of it is in its in its way that that's a gift. your flaws for

00:24:13two. Eduardo you are too much. if you're coming to this funeral you two you'd

00:24:21better get changed. yep. what a joke. we like the guy anyway. what trying to do

00:24:30impress natives? why does he talk like that about me? why does he do it? because

00:24:48he hates you. it's quite simple.

00:25:00Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war. With the cross of Jesus going on before.

00:25:27may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

00:25:34amen.

00:25:44Oh Dr. Graham. may I ask a favor? please do. well it's just that we were discussing

00:25:51nephews and nieces the major and I and I happen to show him a picture of one of

00:25:56my nephews. a dear boy. well not really a boy anymore. of course. and to cut a long

00:26:01story short you were interrupted and he never gave it back. you see he was

00:26:06putting all his own photographs into his wallet at the time. yes yes of course I

00:26:10look for it. his personal effects are still at the hospital. oh oh that is kind of you.

00:26:15thank you very much indeed.

00:26:20a lonely life I think. the majors you know. the life not unpleasantly spent

00:26:31among people and not an unpleasant way to end one's days. yes. his death was very

00:26:40sudden you know. no warning at all. I was with him a lot. not a hint. can I give

00:26:51you a lift? no thank you. I think I'll walk. it's quite a distance. no I should

00:26:57prefer to walk. thank you so much.

00:27:40you

00:28:02we can't move without some old hen getting under your feet. what do you want

00:28:07to come here for? where do you suggest they go? Torquay. ha ha. or Woodmouth or

00:28:17Lundridnod Wells. some old-fashioned farmyard where they can all clut together.

00:28:24oh miss Marple. Victoria. did I leave the pan on in my room? oh no no nothing like

00:28:31that. it's my half day today you see. and yes? my auntie would like to chat to you

00:28:38about England. and so would I. would you like to see my village? come to tea like.

00:28:43oh I should like it very much Victoria.

00:29:01music

00:29:32oh thank you very much.

00:29:34music

00:29:36music

00:29:56welcome. welcome to my island. oh thank you very much. oh what a pretty place.

00:30:04oh and the roses. aren't they lovely? I wish I could tell what kind they are.

00:30:12well it's the smell of the leaves. oh I've forgotten the name. that terrible of me.

00:30:17but I do know that it's Persian and very old. oh from Persia! that's wonderful.

00:30:26Ixora. come. and this too Ixora. look. guava, breadfruit and today banana palm.

00:30:45oh do you know when I was a little girl I used to think the Garden of Eden must be just like this.

00:30:54well I was absolutely right. heavens you must be just about fainty for a cup of tea.

00:31:02between you and me you know mrs. Kendall has something to prove. really? to whom? to her

00:31:21family. they're lordly people from Lancashire Great Britain. they got a great big house there.

00:31:29peacocks responsibilities. they used to own a plantation house here in Barbados. but how I

00:31:39really know is from my sister. she lives over there in Stockport. I visited her once. do you

00:31:48know Stockport? no no I can't say I do really. hmm no it didn't catch on with me somehow.

00:31:59anyway my sister know one of the cooks who work for the family. they like to use

00:32:06Bajoran people you know. and does Molly's family not approve of Tim? is that it?

00:32:12no I don't think so. there was a young man before him you know she was mad for. the family disapproved

00:32:24of him all right. wouldn't let him near the place. there were scenes you know. then mr. Kendall came

00:32:32along. well he wasn't the Duke of Edinburgh but they say he was a big improvement on this other

00:32:38fellow. no it's nice. oh well this is sheer greed of course but it's so delicious. thank you very much.

00:33:08are you going in for your dip now mr. Raphael? it's half past ten. so what? you think I'm tired by the

00:33:27nose two o'clock? do this on the hour. take your pills now. what is all this? have you chased out

00:33:37that real estate agent yet? not yet. you said sometime this morning. go on do it. bring you down here to do a

00:33:47bit of work not to lie all day in the sun showing off your figure. yes mr. Raphael. shall I go and do it now?

00:33:55oh no you don't. I might want to go for a swim in a minute.

00:34:13knitting. you really can't invite guests to tea. she was lonely. I dare say she was but it's still not on.

00:34:25all right Victoria.

00:34:31yes Victoria what is it? it's the old major gentleman who died in his sleep.

00:34:37yes what about him? well mrs. Kendall ma'am I tell you what it is.

00:34:44those pills weren't never there beforehand but they sure was there afterwards.

00:34:49Victoria what are you talking about? the sum of 4,000 pounds is something to be placed in

00:34:58current account number one that's 407654 and used for the purchase of the island property

00:35:08which I'm negotiating with a firm of Florida real estate brokers.

00:35:15he's appallingly rude isn't he? he must be immensely rich or no one would put up with it.

00:35:22immensely rich. completely self-made. brought up in an orphanage in Peckham.

00:35:28I'll probably tell you if you give him half a chance. how old is he? no one knows.

00:35:34people have been expecting him to die for years but he turns up season after season.

00:35:38he says he hates hotels. looking for an island to buy for himself. told us last week he'd found one.

00:35:44as it is my intention to spend a Christmas day on my own little island.

00:35:53nothing worse than insect bites. oh poor major Paul Grave is bitten by a snake.

00:36:00he had so many interesting stories. that Paul Grave was a cold-standard whore.

00:36:06he should have looked after himself properly. look at me. the doctors gave me up years ago.

00:36:13well I've got my own rules of health and I'll keep to them. and here I am.

00:36:20major Paul Grave had high blood pressure and a high blood sugar.

00:36:25I'll keep to them. and here I am. major Paul Grave had high blood pressure. nonsense.

00:36:33he did. he took pills for it. oh come he'd tell me there was nothing wrong with him in that line.

00:36:40did he? yes he did. then he was probably boasting. gentlemen do I've noticed.

00:36:47Victoria goes around talking. perhaps we ought to mention it. I hope you told her not to go around

00:36:55studying a lot of silly rumors. did you talk to her about that tea with miss Marple? yes.

00:37:02I think she understood. god this is a bore. thought all the questions have been asked and answered.

00:37:07I don't know. you're probably right.

00:37:11good morning. morning. could you spare us a few minutes?

00:37:24do you know Victoria Johnson? no I can't say that. she's one of all Auntie Johnson's

00:37:31clan isn't she? works for you. that's her. you all right darling?

00:37:41yes I'm fine. well Victoria came to Molly with some cockleball story about Paul Grave's pills and we...

00:37:50well there may be something in it so we thought we ought to tell you. I see.

00:37:55sounds rather idiotic but um well as far as I can make out Victoria has got it into her head

00:38:00that somebody put poison into major Paul Grave's um um tabular bottle. what was the name of the stuff?

00:38:08why should she get this idea? I mean did she see anything? I mean anyone I should say.

00:38:14I don't know. what was the name of the stuff? darling?

00:38:21sorry. oh well Victoria said there was a bottle on his bathroom shelf labeled

00:38:29tet... tetra... tetra wolfite. there would be if he had high blood pressure he'd be taking it

00:38:36regularly. yes but she said she hadn't seen it on his shelf before. is she that observant?

00:38:47she's got curiosity wouldn't you say Tim? yes she's she's pretty bright. she said there were

00:38:54all sorts of things on his bathroom shelf. the normal things. but this one she said

00:39:00didn't appear on his shelf until the morning he was found dead. you see? very well. I'll go and talk to her.

00:39:30I'm afraid I have bad news Miss Marple. I can't find your snapshot. oh I turned out everything.

00:39:43oh I'm sure yes well never mind. oh dear me yes that is sad. well never mind.

00:39:50go fast woman. you'll be all right. go fast woman. the other snaps were there were they?

00:39:57the albino leopard and the buffalo and his polo ponies. yes they were. I'm sorry. oh no no thank

00:40:05you for trying. he had such a repertoire of stories the Major. mostly murder cases. he had been in the

00:40:13colonial police. one of course can't really imagine him being a very effective policeman

00:40:18but of course he had a certain zest for life in his way. I was most surprised that he died

00:40:25when he did. yes I dare say. will you excuse me? oh yes certainly.

00:40:35I'll be all right. go and talk to that real estate agent will you?

00:40:49oh good. I'll look after him all right. oh mr. Kendall.

00:41:01how lucky. I have to phone Miami. oh well you'll need the office. I'll open it up for you. thanks.

00:41:49well that snapshot of my nephew which Major Palgrave failed to return I'm afraid it was

00:41:54no such thing. I made it up. I lied to you. it was disgraceful. you made it up? why?

00:42:05well Major Palgrave was about to show me a photograph which he said was a picture of a

00:42:09murderer. oh I do so wish I'd paid more attention at the time but the Major was full of stories and

00:42:16I thought this was just another one and then something happened. the major saw somebody.

00:42:23he hid the photograph and he changed the subject.

00:42:28did you believe the major story? well I don't really know whether I did or not at the time but

00:42:35the next day he died and the snapshot disappeared.

00:42:40yes. by all means. show him in.

00:43:10thank you.

00:43:20unexpected pleasure. thank you. I hope you think so. well you've heard what I have to tell you.

00:43:36oh Miss Marple. you mustn't mind mr. Raffaella. I hope you don't. oh I don't. he's old and ill and I know how

00:43:45frustrating that can be. oh no I make allowances. he doesn't know what to make of you. well perhaps

00:43:51not. you do realize the Palavre involved with an exhumation don't you? seems to me you've got

00:43:57very little to go on. yes I know. a bottle of tablets where they shouldn't have been. I know

00:44:01it's not much. yes yes but digging the fellow up. are you sure? I'm afraid so.

00:44:13oh we haven't had a funny death in the white community.

00:44:17I'm sure. I mean there's the police the sextons.

00:44:24yes I suppose you are.

00:44:28oh what a pileup.

00:44:32yes could you um get me inspector Weston.

00:44:47he's a good chap Weston. I agree he is. better than the average British inspector it is.

00:44:56come in.

00:44:57morning inspector. morning. Weston. dr. Graham. please be seated.

00:45:09so what can I do for you gentlemen?

00:45:13um we want to dig up a body. quite.

00:45:18come in. oh my dear what a nice surprise. you left your knitting needle. oh where ever did

00:45:31you find it? by your chair on the beach. oh thank you so much. well do come and sit down won't you.

00:45:37well now my dear how are you? oh I don't know. it's all this gossip. I simply hate it.

00:45:49I just wish people would mind their own business. you know the latest thing is Edward Hillingdon

00:45:54and Lucky Dyson. well even if it is true it's all so malicious. it makes me cross.

00:46:01and is it true that Greg Dyson was once married to Lucky's cousin?

00:46:05yes. when her cousin died Greg married Lucky very soon afterwards. people didn't think it

00:46:10was decent. no I don't suppose he did. well when did all this happen? about the time I came to

00:46:16work for mr. Raphael. 1948. they were all in St. Kitts at the time. oh how very interesting.

00:46:23yes and was mr. Jackson working for mr. Raphael during this time? no he came in 1951.

00:46:31he's very useful to mr. Raphael of course. very competent. yes I dare say but he

00:46:39does put me in mind of a young man in our local town clerk's office Jonas Griffiths.

00:46:47I'm afraid he wasn't very satisfactory. he snooped. you weren't born yesterday were you miss Marple?

00:46:55I fear not.

00:47:25so

00:47:55so

00:48:25so

00:48:42hold it right there little lady. I'll change my aftershave I promise.

00:48:48so sorry mr. Dyson. mr. Dyson. pretty formal way to talk to a man you almost skewered.

00:48:55now where I come from skewer is more personal. okay Greg. that's better.

00:49:14why don't you and me just go get ourselves a little drink huh?

00:49:19you've already had one.

00:49:20I don't know. and besides I've got work to do.

00:49:26I hope that husband of yours appreciates the kind of deal he's got.

00:49:32I see to it that he does.

00:49:35because if he doesn't...

00:49:50what's the matter darling? bloody Greg Dyson. making a pass at me again.

00:50:03why did I bring that through? I'll take it back for you. thanks.

00:50:09oh dear. things will get back to normal won't they? oh yes of course. we were so happy.

00:50:21it was all such fun.

00:50:25now I feel nothing's been right since that old major died.

00:50:28oh look that'll all be sorted out. don't you worry.

00:50:38fix yourself a drink while I take this back and have a sit down.

00:50:42I think I might you know. I shan't be long. we'll serve supper half cut tonight eh?

00:50:48the pair of us.

00:51:18I wanted to book a call to England. the school promised to tell the boys how we're getting on.

00:51:39I'll come back later. you all right? of course I'm all right.

00:51:46oh my god why does everyone keep asking me if I'm all right?

00:51:51there's something wrong with me.

00:51:54what are you trying to tell me that there's something wrong with me?

00:51:58what are you trying to say? Molly I...

00:52:06Molly.

00:52:07hey.

00:52:11oh my gosh.

00:52:19evening Mr. Dyson sir.

00:52:23who's that? Victoria.

00:52:28what do you want? I bring you this sir.

00:52:30this is mine. where'd you find it? I find them where they was put.

00:52:41what? in the gentleman's room where they was put.

00:52:45they were taken from your room and that's where they was put.

00:52:49I know. I saw the gentleman which died just now.

00:52:55what?

00:52:59that's where. know my way? the gentleman which don't lie so easy in his grave.

00:53:05time to change for dinner. sugar.

00:53:24so

00:53:43now you say that you feel as if you're being watched the whole time.

00:53:46as if someone hates you but don't know who it is.

00:53:49yes yes but... well how long has this been going on? I don't know.

00:53:59you suddenly find yourself feeling like that don't you? you know.

00:54:07there have been other things. what sort of things?

00:54:12times I can't account for. you mean when you can't remember what happened?

00:54:16yes.

00:54:23I'm in a different place from where I remember.

00:54:27sometimes I've changed my clothes.

00:54:32people tell me I've said things and I don't remember saying them.

00:54:40last week I found myself in Spicetown.

00:54:43I... I don't know how I got there.

00:54:48Molly you must talk to someone. a doctor might give you reassurance.

00:54:56no not a doctor. I won't have a doctor telling me what's what.

00:55:05I know what doctors can do.

00:55:06good gracious it's getting frightfully late. it's lovely of you to tell me about yourself but

00:55:17I really must go and help Tim. it's my duty in the dining room.

00:56:06so

00:56:33just about now

00:56:36might be a good time for a dance.

00:56:40I might have a dance or two left in me.

00:56:59come on

00:57:06oh yes

00:57:09how's it going? good.

00:57:18hello where are you off to? I'm going for a breath of air. I'm off duty now.

00:57:24come and have a drink later. all right I will.

00:57:36so

00:58:06what's the matter with you? pull yourself together.

00:58:23I'm not agreeing to anything unless you tell me what's going on. I can't.

00:58:27I was never in love with her. I know that. that's what makes it so despicable.

00:58:38Lynn Edward how was your meal? as usual thanks Tim. that is to say very good. good.

00:58:45have you seen Molly at all? she went for a usual stroll I think.

00:58:48she promised me a dance tonight. shall I go and find her for you? I'll go and find her.

00:58:52Edward's a bit explosive tonight.

00:59:00he's probably the only one of our guests who's working too hard. far too conscientious.

00:59:06because we're out here on Greg's money he feels guilty if he isn't always working at

00:59:10field drawings or notes or something. sit down Tim. I want to talk to you about Molly.

00:59:22what about her?

00:59:41Molly!

01:00:22so

01:00:52darling

01:01:09something's happened.

01:01:22excuse me please. excuse me.

01:01:42I'm sorry.

01:01:45thank you doctor.

01:01:49I came over as soon as I heard. thank you. you mustn't interfere at all.

01:01:55I don't want to see your authority disregarded. no danger of that Mr. Napier. no no quite.

01:02:02only it's uh it's having happened here. I've got the crown on my cap badge Mr. Napier.

01:02:11good of you to count. you can help me in one way. I'm going to need an incident room here.

01:02:17Tim Kendall will be most helpful I'm sure. I'll introduce him. thank you.

01:02:34what will this do? I can get it cleared up first thing in the morning.

01:02:37oh if you need the telephone I can unlock the connecting door. thank you Mr. Kendall.

01:02:43anything we can do to help? I need to speak to mrs. Kendall as soon as possible.

01:02:47well you can't talk to her tonight. why's that Tim? well she's asleep.

01:02:51however she's sedated. mrs. Hillingdon's with her.

01:02:57I'm not sure you understand. she's been through a terrible ordeal.

01:03:02she's a sensitive girl. who sedated her? I did. that was unfortunate. in that case I

01:03:09shall have to speak to her tomorrow morning. what if dr. Graham agrees? very well. thank you.

01:03:17oi! what's your name? it's miss Marble. you're miss Marble! oi!

01:03:44are you addressing me? I wasn't calling the cat. I want to talk to you. please.

01:03:58I made a mistake about you. often. go on. I don't often make mistakes.

01:04:06I don't often make mistakes. there's more to you than I thought there was.

01:04:14excuse me. I can't get up. you've got a line on all this haven't you? yes.

01:04:22that that girl who was stabbed tonight and the rumors about old Palgrave.

01:04:28what happened to him? you think they're connected? yes. how?

01:04:34mr. Raphael it is now 11 o'clock at night. it's all very well for you but it is also four o'clock in the morning in England.

01:04:44first thing in the morning then. very well. good. and don't start knitting on me. I hate women knitting.

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