- 7/3/2025
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When a reclusive painter is found dead, Poirot finds the vital clue in the dead man's last meal. Starring: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran.
When a reclusive painter is found dead, Poirot finds the vital clue in the dead man's last meal. Starring: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran.
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00:00To be continued...
00:30To be continued...
01:00To be continued...
01:30To be continued...
01:59There's Mr. George, his nephew in London.
02:03I expect he'd want to know.
02:04First reaching for his action, which he's got near him, close by, the noble fireman goes to find the...
02:15Hello, Lord Maestro, please.
02:16Have you ever been a fireman?
02:19No, but I've sat next to one.
02:22And what's this jolly laughing cobbler's song all about?
02:25It's all about this cobbler who's always...
02:29Sorry to drag you away, George, but there's a call for you.
02:31Can't you take a message?
02:32Let's hear some of it.
02:33It's your uncle, old son.
02:35I'm afraid he's in a bad way.
02:38I see.
02:40Thanks, Harry. I'll come right away.
02:41Always bright and never grey.
02:47You see, sir, when I'm singing this song, I'll be cobbling and I'll have a boot.
02:53Oh, you'll get a boot, all right.
02:56It was the doctor himself said I should call.
02:59He's very bad, Mr. Lorimer.
03:02And I'm very grateful, Mrs. Hill.
03:03This is very distressing.
03:05But I can't travel to Brighton before Sunday at the earliest.
03:09He's at his last breath, Mr. Lorimer.
03:12Sunday might be too late.
03:14Oh, Lord, I'm sorry.
03:16There really is nothing I can do.
03:18Well, what about Mr. Henry Gascoigne, sir?
03:22Do you think I should try to reach him?
03:24Uncle Henry?
03:25Good God, no. He'd welcome the news.
03:28No, when the time comes, I'll break it to him myself.
03:31As you say, Mr. Lorimer.
03:34Till Sunday, then.
03:37Goodbye.
03:38Goodbye, Mrs. Hill.
03:42Oh, dear.
03:52I know not of any other game where even the players are unsure of the rules.
04:17Thank you, Mrs. Lemmon.
04:21Ozzy's a one-up already.
04:23You can bet the Don will be looking for three figures at the hallowed ground?
04:26He thinks I have no time for this Don and his crusade at the hallowed ground.
04:30I have a dinner engagement with my dentist.
04:33Your dentist?
04:35Positively morbid.
04:36But you're always trying to avoid him.
04:38Not at all.
04:40Of duty, he's quite Johnny.
04:43Besides, he likes to see the end product at work.
04:47You won't get any of your fancy French kickshaws here, I'm afraid, Poirot.
05:05Just good, well-cooked English pear.
05:08And I could ask for nothing more, Bunnington, my friend.
05:12Yes, when I place myself in your hands, I'm going to reserve it.
05:16Yes, absolutely.
05:18Ha!
05:19Ha!
05:19Yes!
05:20Well, where's Molly?
05:22Yes, sir.
05:23Good evening, sir.
05:36Ah, Molly.
05:37Now, what speciality have you for us this evening?
05:39You're in luck today, Mr. Bonnington.
05:42There's your favourite, roast turkey with chestnut stuffing and fillet of soul to start.
05:47Oh, excellent.
05:49For both of us.
05:51Now, here is a girl who knows exactly what I like, Poirot.
05:54Well, I ought to know by now, sir, I'm sure.
05:57Do people always like the same thing?
05:59Mostly, sir.
06:00Though I'll tell you something odd.
06:03You see old Mr. Gascoigne sitting on his own over there?
06:06I'd say he'd been eating here since the old Queen died.
06:12Henry Gascoigne.
06:13A painter of some sorts, I'm told.
06:16Well, he's at that table every Wednesday and Saturday evening.
06:19Never misses.
06:20Except last week, he arrived on Monday.
06:23Gave me quite a turn.
06:25An interesting deviation from habit.
06:27I wonder what the reason was.
06:29Well, I reckon he must have forgot himself.
06:32You know, he can't bear suet puddings or blackberries.
06:36And I've never known him take thick soup.
06:39Yet last Monday, do you know what he ordered?
06:41Thick tomato soup, steak and kidney pudding,
06:44and washed it all down with a blackberry crumble.
06:46Won't you?
06:48And he was back again on Wednesday, as usual.
06:51His old self again.
06:52Anyway, I mustn't stand here gossiping.
06:56He's a good girl, lad.
06:57And she knows a thing or two about food.
06:59You know, I find that extraordinarily interesting.
07:03What?
07:04That old man's deviation from habit.
07:07No, the change in diet, you mean?
07:09Well, doctor's orders, I'd say.
07:11It's common enough.
07:12I think not.
07:14Unless, of course, he thinks the old man would benefit from indigestion.
07:17To my good friend, Hercule Poirot,
07:22for whom life without mystery would be like roast beef without the mustard.
07:29C'est la vérité, mon ami.
07:30Ah, I see that bicuspid is still sensitive, Poirot.
07:38We must take a look at that.
07:40Oh, no, no, no.
07:41It must be the heat.
07:42What's that, mon ami?
07:43Oh, Mr. Gascoigne, he's at it again.
07:45Steak and kidney pudding and blackberry crumble.
07:47Oh, my God.
08:17Hello?
08:42Hello?
08:42Hello?
08:47What's all the noise?
08:54It's his milk.
08:56It's been out here for three days.
08:58Dirty old devil.
09:00Hasn't had a bath since last pancake day, either.
09:03Not a sound from inside.
09:06He might have taken ill.
09:07Cold as ice.
09:20Poor love.
09:22Must have taken a fall.
09:23Here's a funny thing, Poirot.
09:33Remember that old fellow we saw at Bishop's the other night?
09:36The one that Molly remarked on?
09:37About how he changed his diet.
09:40Oh.
09:40Try not to talk.
09:43Well, I'm afraid he's eaten his last blackberry crumble.
09:49Poor old chap's kicked a bucket.
09:52Seems when he got home that night, he fell down the stairs of his lodgings.
09:56Yes, he's lived here as long as anybody can remember.
10:05Kept himself to himself.
10:07You never spoke?
10:08Well, we'd pass in the street of an evening and say hello.
10:12Except last week.
10:14I might have been a ghost.
10:16He walked right past me and never said a word he did.
10:19Excuse me, madam.
10:21Do you remember which day last week?
10:24Who are you, anyway, asking all these questions?
10:28Who's he?
10:29He's not English, is he?
10:31I'm begging your pardon.
10:32He's Hercule Poirot, private detective.
10:35Madam.
10:36Oh, yeah.
10:37Well, they all say that, don't they?
10:39You tell him it was last Saturday that old gas going past me by on the street.
10:44That was the last time I saw him alive.
10:47Saturday.
10:49Huh.
10:54He was lying just here in his dressing gown and slippers.
10:58Shabby old thing it was.
11:00Wouldn't surprise me if he didn't trip over the cord or something.
11:06Tripped over the cord.
11:09Yes, thank you, madam.
11:11And then you called the police?
11:13Yes.
11:15They just wrapped his body up in a blanket and carried it out.
11:19Didn't pay much attention to anything else.
11:21Poor old devil.
11:23Did Monsieur Gascoigne receive many visitors, madame?
11:26Only his model.
11:28He was an artist, you see.
11:30Ah.
11:31She's up there now.
11:34Thank you, madam.
11:35Excuse me, madame, mademoiselle.
11:54Who are you?
11:56I am Hercule Poirot, a private investigator.
12:00And my associate, Captain Hastings.
12:02Morning.
12:03Is there something here that requires an investigation?
12:06Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
12:08It's more a matter of professional curiosity, that is all.
12:12A small idea.
12:15Perhaps you can help us, mademoiselle.
12:17Is there any reason why I should?
12:20Is there any reason why you should not?
12:23My name is Dulcy Lane.
12:25I was Henry Gascoigne's model.
12:28What else do you want from me?
12:29Oh, but no, but that is most helpful.
12:31The bond between the artist and his model is legendary.
12:35Really?
12:36Oh, yes.
12:38But you would have noticed if his behaviour had been in any way unusual.
12:42I doubt it.
12:43Painters' behaviour is always unusual.
12:46They can never make up their mind whether to commit suicide or give a party.
12:50So, nothing out of the way about him?
12:53No, no worse than any of them.
12:57He had some odd arrangement with his agent, I believe.
13:00Peter Makinson.
13:01But you'd have to ask him about that.
13:03An agent?
13:03So he was successful, then?
13:05Oh, don't be misled by all this.
13:07Henry wasn't a poor man.
13:09Just mean.
13:11Did he have a family?
13:13There was a nephew that he mentioned from time to time.
13:15A musical man.
13:17There was a brother, too.
13:19Somewhere or other.
13:22Antony.
13:23Yes, Antony.
13:24But there'd been a falling out between them.
13:26He certainly never spoke of a man like a brother.
13:29Here.
13:31Remarkable likeness.
13:33They could have been twins.
13:35Yes.
13:36Two pins in a pot.
13:39This small idea of yours.
13:43What is it?
13:46Oh, it's simply a notion.
13:48I saw Monsieur Gascoyne on the evening of his death.
13:52I was told that his behavior had recently been, how do you say, uncharacteristic.
14:00But more than that, the mantle of life should fit like a well-tailored suit of clothes.
14:11But he did not hang so well on that old man in the restaurant.
14:14You see, mademoiselle, I cannot accept that the fall of Monsieur Gascoyne was accidental.
14:21Hardly the kind of woman to push an old man to his death, Poirot.
14:31Ah, the old man hair, mademoiselle.
14:32Ah, the old man hair, mademoiselle.
14:33Always the old man hair.
14:34Ah, I just find it pretty hard to believe, that's all.
14:38What?
14:39Well, she did not seem to be unduly upset by Monsieur Gascoyne's untimely demise.
14:43Oh, why should she?
14:45What about that brother, Anthony?
14:47Yes, we need to find the brother, but also the artist's agent, Peter Makinson.
14:54Thank you, driver.
14:55This is where the future of criminal investigation lies.
15:11Our new forensic division, the most advanced in the world.
15:17Won't be long before the likes of you and me will be gone forever.
15:21cast onto the scrapheave of life like so much scrap.
15:29And you'll think there is nothing to save us?
15:32Not even all those little grey cells of yours, Gascoyne H.
15:36We'll all be extinct, Poirot.
15:38Dinosaurs.
15:42Henry Gascoyne, sixty-eight years of age, artist by profession.
15:46What's your interest in this, Poirot?
15:48Oh, he was an acquaintance of a friend of mine and I merely wished to put his mind at rest.
15:53Hmm.
15:54Died from a broken neck caused by a fall down the stairs.
15:57Apparently he was a recluse.
15:59Bit of an eccentric.
16:01None of the neighbours can remember seeing any visitors that evening or the following morning.
16:05That evening?
16:06The estimated time of death was at or around 9.30pm on Saturday, June the 16th.
16:13Remarkable.
16:14Your forensic division is very precise, huh?
16:17Uh, well, no.
16:19There was a letter in the old boy's dressing gown pocket.
16:22It was posted that morning in West One and arrived by the 9.30 delivery that evening.
16:27He must have gone down to collect it and fallen on his way back upstairs.
16:31I see.
16:34May I see this letter?
16:36The pathologist still got it with all Gascoyne's clothes.
16:40Perhaps you remember who might have sent it?
16:42No, I don't.
16:43It was harmless enough.
16:45Of course.
16:46Who was the pathologist, did you say?
16:51I didn't.
16:54You take it from me, Poirot.
16:56This case is closed.
16:58Yes, well.
17:00Let us hope, Chief Inspector, that the forensic sciences of which you are so proud
17:06will not replace every aspect of the detective's work.
17:09Let us hope that camaraderie will still play a significant role.
17:14Huh?
17:17His name's Cutter.
17:18Hmm.
17:19I'd better telephone him to make sure he knows what to expect.
17:24You see, Chief Inspector, we are still very far from being the species extinct.
17:30Au revoir, mon ami.
17:37Strong-looking fellow.
17:39Had years in him, I'd say.
17:40Still got his own teeth.
17:41Cascoigne?
17:42And the cause of death was a broken neck?
17:43Yes.
17:44Second and third vertebrae here and here.
17:48You will also notice extensive bruising to the ribcage and to the arms and legs, consistent
17:56with a steep, tumbling fall.
17:57Down the stairs, yes.
17:58Is it possible that Monsieur Cascoigne might have suffered the seizure of the heart or perhaps
18:05that of the brain?
18:06No.
18:07He simply slipped and fell.
18:08I see.
18:09I believe you were able to determine the time of death with some accuracy.
18:10Hmm.
18:11It's never an easy task to ascertain the precise time of death.
18:16Ah.
18:17Ah.
18:18But this letter confirmed your medical evidence, huh?
18:19Yes.
18:20Gascoigne had been seen in a restaurant at about 7.30 that evening.
18:21Yes, I was there myself.
18:22And this letter arrived with the 9.30 evening post.
18:23Yes.
18:24Yes.
18:25An examination of the contents of Gascoigne's stomach revealed that he had eaten at the
18:28time of death.
18:29It's never an easy task to ascertain the precise time of death.
18:32Ah.
18:33But this letter confirmed your medical evidence, huh?
18:36Yes.
18:37Gascoigne had been seen in a restaurant at about 7.30 that evening.
18:42Yes, I was there myself.
18:44And this letter arrived with the 9.30 evening post.
18:47Yes.
18:48An examination of the contents of Gascoigne's stomach revealed that he had eaten at the
18:53a light supper two to three hours before his death.
18:58So it all fits together nicely, no?
19:05May I please borrow this letter, monsieur?
19:10Well, I'm sure you can be entrusted with its safe keeping, Mr. Poirot.
19:16Of course.
19:18Well, I can't wait, sir.
19:19Good.
19:20Thank you, sir.
19:21Yes.
19:22Are you sitting down, Hastings?
19:24Yes.
19:25Yes, I am.
19:26Very good.
19:27I'm coming.
19:28Fine.
19:29Fine.
19:30Fine.
19:31Now, Hastings, this is a recipe of my mother.
19:39of my mother rabbit cooked in the style of the age I bet it's better than rabbit
19:49cooked in the style of Hastings yes that is quite funny Hastings however when you
19:57are grown up you will find that food is not really the subject suitable for the
20:03humor yeah smells delicious but the aroma is the most important ingredient in any
20:12dish no no no Hastings use your spoon that is the liege way to use the knife is an
20:23insult to the cook it implies the meaty stuff you're not eating I unfortunately
20:30know my left by cuspid is still causing me the considerable discomfort
20:40is it good Hastings please do not be stinting with your praise was wonderful
20:50um tastes more um well um rabbit even any rabbit I've ever tasted
21:01that is the juniper berries
21:04shall I give you some more sauce no no no not yet
21:09what was in that envelope they found in old Gascoyne's pocket
21:15you are invited to a preview of contemporary European paintings recently acquired by the
21:26Farringdon gallery this may be both informative and pleasurable Hastings
21:32and is tomorrow
21:35man throwing a stone at a bird
21:52really which is which
21:56Jean Miro his things an exponent of the surrealist vision a work inspired by the dream no yes a man with the most individual imagination
22:09is there some way I can help you gentlemen my name is Makinson
22:14Peter Makinson the agent of Henry Gascoigne
22:18yes what a tragic loss
22:22I understand that your contractual agreement with Henry Gascoigne was an unusual one monsieur
22:28unusual
22:29have you ever heard of an artist who wouldn't sell his paintings
22:33wouldn't sell you mean not at all
22:36well that must have made your work impossible
22:39oh I could sell the small of his sketches of watercolours but the oils were never to fall into the hands of the philistines
22:46his name for all collectors and dealers
22:49so no one actually owns a Gascoyne painting
22:53we may give to some gestures of friendship
22:56I have a small collection and Dulcy Lane his model has several works
23:03but he was a man of few friends
23:06and now of course after his death his paintings can be sold
23:10I imagine that would be so
23:13and you monsieur you are free to sell your own collection yes
23:18look what is all this about
23:21you're not a collector are you
23:23no monsieur
23:26I am O'Q Poirot
23:28a private detective
23:30and I am investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Henry Gascoigne
23:35I see
23:38I see
23:40um
23:42perhaps we'd better talk about this in my office
23:46thank you
23:55ah
23:57that is a picture by monsieur Gascoigne is it not
24:03but not his usual model
24:06his usual mother no that was painted years before he met dulcie lane she is
24:13charlotte gascoigne a rare beauty he's white no charlotte was married to
24:20anthony gascoigne his brother
24:26there was i understand some ill feeling between them yes
24:33henry arrived here one day with this painting and asked me to take it into safekeeping
24:38for what reason i don't think brother anthony was keen on the idea of his wife's
24:43naked body being displayed in public
24:52you know the way i see it poirot everyone stands to benefit from the old boy's death
24:56indeed mon ami his work was in demand but unobtainable his death will create
25:02much attention
25:05probably pushed the prices through the roof yes whoever is fortunate enough to own an original
25:11gascoigne can expect to feather the nest including makingson and mademoiselle darcy lane unbelievable
25:20no no no man i mean even the closest acquaintances could be tempted well they could have played for
25:25lunch lunch england won the toss went into bat sarcliffe and hammond were back in the pavilion
25:30before lunch 78 for two at the end of the opening session chipperfield trapped them both
25:36lunch of course hastings lunch don't you see see what
25:43four twenty blackbirds baked enough crumble i think you mean pie don't you
25:57but that's what they have done
26:00upstair's door found
26:03how did you get on with the music
26:24with the music halls
26:28george lorimer is the manager of the carlton theater bethnal green
26:33and the key missing excellent work miss lemon miss lemon
26:37i don't believe in that rope ladder bunny except as a blind
26:48well hastings tonight we must visit the theater what's all this about blackbirds
26:55poro that said of the evening henry gascoigne finished his meal with the blackbird or rather
27:02the blackberry crumble now the juice of the blackberry leaves a dark stain and yet
27:10the teeth of henry gascoigne were not discolored i looked most particularly
27:15well then the waitress must have been mistaken it's easily done you know
27:21according to the pathologist henry gascoigne died two hours after eating the light meal
27:28i do not consider soup followed by the steak and kidney pudding to be the light meal
27:35but suppose that meal was not dinner but lunch but the old boy was seen at the restaurant 7 30.
27:42you saw him yes but that was not henry gascoigne
27:59that saturday night mon ami i dined not with henry gascoigne but with his murderer henry gascoigne
28:06was already lying dead at the foot of the stairs and the killer disguised as the old man was able to
28:10leave the scene of the crime without arousing suspicion not quite
28:19he walked past the neighbor mrs mullen without so much as a good day but why take the old boy's
28:25place at the restaurant to make it appear that gascoigne was still alive so the question is who
28:31could imitate henry gascoigne i vote for the brother well hastings it would certainly take a long stretch
28:41of the imagination to see miss dulcie lane in the white wig and the whiskers
28:47steadful porra thank you ladies and gentlemen
28:50the detective's with the small idea please mademoiselle forgive this intrusion not at all gentlemen
29:19as you have already seen for yourselves i have nothing to hide no no we were up in the gallery
29:32miss lane i am now completely convinced that the death of henry gascoigne was deliberately arranged
29:39by someone he knew well am i a suspect i understand henry gascoigne gave you a number of paintings
29:48yes four life studies so you are aware no doubt of their value yes i've had a number of generous
29:53offers so you could be a worthy woman miss lane you think i'd part with them at any price
30:13miss lane one final question henry gascoigne's twin brother anthony you know where he might be found
30:20no i don't perhaps you should ask the nephew
30:24no i don't know where he might be found in the house i don't know where he might be found in the house
30:32ah thank you miss lane
30:33and now ladies and gentlemen it gives me great pleasure to introduce mr tommy pinner
31:01well who ended a masquerade as the old man than his twin brother yes the idea seems most attractive
31:14i'll give you just one more chance what else can you do oh oh i sing a song
31:21it's called dina come and hold my hand dina come and hold your hand yes sir it sounds pathetic and when
31:31it's over dina comes out and holds me hand yes sir and that's the end it certainly is it's awful atrocious
31:40atrocious atrocious atrocious yes oh and the fireman sir oh that worse still oh well what now do you want a sword swallower
32:02good ass
32:17good ass bad ass good ass hot out
32:30the fireman
32:39come in
32:43monsieur george lorimar
32:46er no actually i'm harry clark george's assistant he's not here tonight
32:51ah
32:52can you tell me where i might find him this evening monsieur
32:54Well, I'm afraid not. He's out of town, in Brighton, attending to his uncle's funeral arrangements.
33:01In Brighton?
33:03Yes. Is there something wrong?
33:05No, no. C'est difficile, monsieur. You see, we were led to believe that Henri Gascoigne would not be buried until next week and then here in London.
33:15Henri, you've got the wrong chappie. George was talking about his uncle Anthony. Died last week.
33:20Anthony?
33:22Yes. Funeral's tomorrow.
33:30We therefore commit his body to the ground. Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
33:43A quiet affair, is it not, Hastings?
33:46With both the brothers dead, there aren't many Gascoines left to pay their respects.
33:50Not too many suspects left either, eh?
33:52Not too many suspects left either, eh?
33:56I'm Lorimer. George Lorimer. Anthony's nephew.
33:58Captain Hastings.
34:02Captain Hastings.
34:04A cute poirot, monsieur.
34:05Poirot?
34:06The name is familiar. Should I know you?
34:08Perhaps Henri Gascoigne might have mentioned me in passing.
34:12Ah, you knew Uncle Henry.
34:13I was an acquaintance, but...
34:14I was an acquaintance.
34:15But...
34:16many years ago.
34:17I...
34:18I...
34:19I...
34:20I...
34:21I...
34:22I...
34:23I...
34:24I...
34:25I only heard of the double tragedy last evening, and I felt the need to express my condolences
34:26to...
34:27Mrs. Gascoigne and to yourself in person, monsieur.
34:28I...
34:29I...
34:30I only heard of the double tragedy last evening, and I felt the need to express my condolences
34:31to...
34:33Mrs. Gascoigne and to yourself in person, ma'am.
34:34I'm sorry?
34:35Mrs. Gascoigne.
34:36I'm sorry?
34:37Mrs. Gascoigne?
34:38I'm sorry?
34:39Mrs. Gascoigne?
34:40I'm sorry?
34:41Mrs. Gascoigne?
34:42Yes, the wife of Anthony.
34:43Oh, you mean Mrs. Hill, the housekeeper?
34:44She looked after him for years.
34:45She looked after him for years.
34:46I only my wife was called David.
34:47But, you know, did you know when I was just in person?
34:50Mrs. Gascoyne, and to yourself in person, monsieur.
34:54I'm sorry? Mrs. Gascoyne?
34:57Yes, the wife of Anthony.
34:59Oh, you mean Mrs. Hill, the housekeeper.
35:01She looked after him for years.
35:04Then Madame Gascoyne dead, yes.
35:07Ten years now.
35:09Marked the beginning of the end for old Anthony.
35:11He became a virtual recluse.
35:15But listen, I'm being terribly impolite.
35:17Why don't you both come back to the house?
35:19Oh, there's no wake, you understand.
35:21But I'm sure Mrs. Hill will provide us with some refreshment.
35:26An offer that is most generous, monsieur.
35:28We accept.
35:30The least I can do.
35:34Anyway, I'd like to hear about you and Henry.
35:42Henry's passion for painting once lit a small fowl of my own imagination.
35:45But, alas, my talent as a painter was not as great as my ambition.
35:52May I be of some assistance, Mrs. Hill?
35:55I can manage very well, thank you, sir.
35:57And the two brothers, they were twins?
36:19Yes, not identical, but they bore a great resemblance.
36:22And also, they had together the great rapport, no?
36:26Rapport?
36:27No, not at all.
36:28They hadn't spoken in 20 years.
36:30Sacré.
36:32What could have caused such disharmony?
36:34Well, years ago, Charlotte was Henry's model.
36:38But that's too light a word.
36:39She was more his inspiration.
36:41Ah, the muse.
36:42And then along came Anthony and stole the girl's heart.
36:48He whisked her away, leaving his brother a broken man.
36:52And the wounds from such a battle run deep.
36:57Well, their differences are well and truly buried now.
37:01They both had a good innings.
37:03Up stumps and back to the pavilion.
37:05Up stumps and back to the pavilion, if you'll excuse the expression.
37:17Ending our best.
37:19Nice chest, we saw.
37:21A most distressing time for you, madame.
37:25Nurse, maid, and companion I was.
37:27Cook and cleaner all those years.
37:31Then he goes, just like that.
37:32Not a thank you for all my trouble.
37:37Not a penny by way of remembrance.
37:40Not even a small legacy in the will for your services.
37:43There was no will.
37:46Leave her up, may be sure.
37:56Get your pants here.
37:58Happy, dear Jack.
37:59I expect it all goes to him.
38:02Next of kin.
38:03His right, I suppose.
38:05Though he doesn't deserve any of it.
38:08Wouldn't come to see his uncle when he was at his last breath.
38:12Thank you so much.
38:13Yeah.
38:14Let's get your pants here.
38:31Mrs. Hill, could you please tell me, exactly when did Monsieur Antonigas go and pass away?
38:40One in the afternoon, last Friday.
38:47There was just me and him at the end.
38:50I told Mr. George, Mr. Lorimer, that is, that there wasn't much time, but it was the Sunday before he arrived.
39:00By tea on the second day, the Aussies are 63 without loss, chasing England's first innings total of 440.
39:14Leyland made 109 and Ames 120.
39:17You know, that's the first time.
39:18It occupies too many of your little grey cells.
39:19Mrs. Hill, thank you so much for giving us of your time.
39:27Would you like us now to walk you back to the house?
39:32No, thank you, sir.
39:33No, thank you, sir.
39:34I just want to sit and listen to the band for a bit.
39:47Well, that was quite a yarn you were spinning back there, old man. The fires of artistic endeavour, I nearly blushed.
40:09Ah, Hastings, you do not understand the finer feelings.
40:13But you were lying.
40:14No, no, no, Hastings, I did not want to cause Mr. Lorimer further grief with the revelation that one of his anchors had been murdered.
40:21And by posing as an acquaintance of Henry Gascoigne, my inquiries appeared no more than innocent curiosity.
40:30Well, certainly puts pay to my theory, anyway.
40:32Ah, yes, you expected more from this brotherly intrigue.
40:35La crème passionnelle, eh?
40:38No, no, mon ami. We have been running up the wrong tree.
40:55Twice every week, Henry Gascoigne walked from his house here to the bishop's job house.
41:02So he was a man of routine. There would be no variation.
41:07Now that Saturday evening, after the imposter had pushed Henry Gascoigne to his death, he would have followed this route as a matter of course.
41:20Hastings, where of an evening can a man be seen to enter a place as one character and emerge as another completely different character?
41:30Well, uh, he'd use a boarding house or a hotel.
41:34Without arousing the slightest suspicion?
41:37After the masquerade at the restaurant, he'd need to abandon his disguise.
41:41He would want to change back into his own clothes in a hurry and secure his alibi, hm?
41:46The discretion would be the problem.
41:49I think I have seen the answer, mon ami.
41:55Well, if you're expecting a show or something, governor, you come to the wrong shop.
42:10I can assure you, monsieur, that I am in the right shop.
42:26Oh, don't you come the old ass here with me, squad.
42:29I'm sorry, the old?
42:30Oh, mature sort before.
42:31No, no, no, no, no, no. I do not think so.
42:35And if I mistake not, that barrier you are wearing would suit better a man of an artistic calling.
42:41What's coming on here?
42:43You are aware, are you not, that the withholding of evidence that might lead to the conviction of a known criminal is a most serious offence.
42:50What evidence?
42:51The yellow neckerchief worn by a man wanted for questioning in connection with the mother of Henry Gascoigne.
42:58There would also be the corduroy jacket with the trousers, a waistcoat with the berries, and a cane in a dark wood.
43:11Well, they were just lying there, weren't they?
43:13I wasn't going to throw them out and make a few bob with him down the lane.
43:16You have been diligent and honest, sir.
43:21I trust that this will compensate for the few bob you might have made.
43:41I know that this will be no longer.
44:09Well, Dulcey Lane was sitting for a life class from 1 until 5 on Saturday afternoon so we could eliminate her.
44:17Oh yes, Miss Lane is innocent.
44:20He's running in now. One, two, three, four, and his arm goes over.
44:26Oh, Darling staggers back in his right foot.
44:29Maykinson, too, I'm afraid. He was in Paris. That brings us back to square one.
44:34No, no, mon ami, far from it. We are about to make our final move.
44:40Kindly ask Miss Lemon to get me the Chief Inspector Jupp on her telephone.
44:44Quicker ball this time. Oh, Darling, Miss Kuehl, the ball's in the air and Sutcliffe's statement.
44:51Simple catch, and Darling is out for north.
44:55That's Verity's third wicket of the morning. Australia now, 204 for four.
45:04Afternoon, Freddie. Oh, no, sir.
45:09Afternoon, Freddie. Oh, no, sir.
45:13Ah, Monsieur Lorimer, I am so glad. Please, to come up here.
45:19Ah, Monsieur Lorimer, I am so glad. Please, to come up here.
45:23Farrow, what's going on? Who are your friends?
45:26Captain Hastings, of course you know. And this is Chief Inspector Jupp from Scotland Yard.
45:32We have reason to believe, Mr Lorimer, that your uncle's death was not an accident.
45:36Not an accident. Please.
45:37This clothing was part of the assassins' disguise. It was discarded close to the bishop's chop house after he had masqueraded as your uncle following the murder.
45:45The strands of white hair are from the wigs, sir. The darker hairs would be the guilty parties. They should be an easy match.
46:00Wigs? Masquerade?
46:01Yes. A devious finale to a most sinister plot, Monsieur.
46:03You see, that Saturday evening, after he had pushed Henri Gascoigne into his death, the assassin searched through the correspondence on his desk.
46:08He retrieved this envelope, which he had sent the day before.
46:16Now, what could be more innocent than an invisible thing?
46:19This is a goodчиap of men no longer than the white hair, or not a wood hair.
46:22Not a stone type?
46:23Now, Mr Winter.
46:24Here?
46:25What could be the right terror from the wigs, sir?
46:26The darker hairs would be the guilty parties.
46:29They should be an easy match.
46:30Wigs?
46:31Masquerade?
46:32Yes.
46:33A devious finale to a most sinister plot, Monsieur.
46:35You see, that Saturday evening, after he had pushed Henri Gascoigne into his death,
46:37more innocent than an invitation to an art gallery, eh?
46:40However, he had one last artistic task to perform,
46:43but he was not a skilled craftsman.
46:50Ricard?
46:54He changed the postmark from the 15th to the 16th
47:02and smudged the mark on the blatter to further conceal the forgery.
47:07He placed the envelope in your uncle's dressing-gown pocket,
47:10and then, disguised as the old man,
47:12he took his place at the bishop's chop-house.
47:15And so it appeared that Henry Gascoigne had fallen to his death
47:19that Saturday evening, oh, yes,
47:21but after the 9.30 post had been delivered.
47:24Whoever could do such a thing?
47:25Oh, well, at first I suspected his colleagues,
47:28but they all had the solid alibis.
47:31And then, naturally, I turned my attention towards his family.
47:34But Anthony was dead.
47:36It appeared that you were the only living relative,
47:38and, of course, you were.
47:40And where were you
47:43when your uncle was murdered, Monsieur?
47:46Where was I?
47:48Well, I'd have been here, at the theatre,
47:51for the second performance.
47:52Of course.
47:53Ah, yes, but that would have been a Saturday evening, Mr Lorimer.
47:56Neither the staff nor the artists here
47:58can remember seeing him on that Saturday afternoon.
48:00At which time I would say you are attending to some business, yes?
48:03Yes.
48:05The murder of your uncle.
48:10You think I killed Henry?
48:15This is madness. I had no quarrel with him.
48:17After Anthony's death,
48:18Henry was the only living relative to stand between you and the Gascoigne estate.
48:22This is a lie. A damned lie!
48:26Ah.
48:30We have acquired a sample of typeface
48:34from the typewriter in your office, Monsieur.
48:37I am certain
48:41that it will be the perfect match
48:43with the address
48:45on the envelope.
48:47The signature of the murderer.
49:07Sir, it was the musical act that made you suspect Lorimer.
49:17Well, it was a very good impression of an old man,
49:19and Lorimer must have seen it many times.
49:21Indeed.
49:22And Lorimer had been ready for many weeks.
49:24When Mrs Hill, the housekeeper,
49:26telephoned with word of Anthony's imminent death,
49:29Lorimer knew that all of Anthony's money
49:31would go to Henry Gascoigne
49:32because there was no will.
49:34But why on earth would Lorimer masquerade as old Gascoigne
49:39on the previous Monday night?
49:40The dress rehearsal.
49:41Had to be sure of the disguise on the night.
49:44He nearly got away with it.
49:45Yes, but you cannot play Othello simply by blacking your face, eh?
49:49You have to think like a Moorish general.
49:52And Lorimer's performance was fatally flawed.
49:59These things, suddenly you look very pale.
50:01Are you feeling unwell?
50:04The test borrower. Extraordinary.
50:08Listen.
50:09Verity takes 14 wickets for 70 runs
50:11on a day when England bowl out Australia twice
50:14to win the second test.
50:16Six wickets in the last hour.
50:19And after the weekend rains, you are surprised, mon ami.
50:23Australians are used to hard pitches.
50:27The Lord's wickets would have been decidedly sticky, no?
50:29So it's not a day for the stroke play.
50:32No, it's a day for the art of spin bowling.
50:36And Hedley Verité is the greatest exponent alive.
50:39Bowling left arm.
50:40The leg breakers to the right handers.
50:42He would have them marching through the long room in no time, eh?
50:44He has flight variation.
50:45The Chinaman.
50:47And the most deadly quicker ball that dips into a yorker.
50:51Oh, yes.
50:52On such a day, Monsieur Verité would consider, what, 14 for 70?
50:56A fair haul?
50:57Cold?
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