Death's Shadow | Full Episode | Season 2 - Episode 1 | Midsomer Murders

[Music] [Applause] [Music] come [Music] [Applause] [Music] w [Music] [Music] good [Music] got catch anybody [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Simon Simon Simon please [Music] Simon [Music] [Music] [Music] for [Music] h [Music] you know you're going to have to make your mind up soon I know we'll have about a round the world cruise we can't afford it can we well you probably get as far as Malta of course you got to rad back no no it's not us how about uh Paris or Istanbul you're not still going on about the anniversary are you it's 25 years cly I know I know these are days you're lucky to get 25 weeks I vote for the Orient Express to Venice something romantic no and I don't think I want to go away at all do you know what I want to do please tell us I want to retake my marriage vows do they need retaking the first time we got married it was a registry office and your father was in the middle of a case ah the pimo poisoner you didn't say I do you said I've got it and that was the last I saw of you until the honeymoon this time I want to be the center of attention I want flowers and all our friends and I want you to be my maid of honor what and give you away don't you say it yes would you I'd love to ma'am I think it's a lovely idea you going to be around oh I was going to tell you I got a place on the summer workshop with Simon Fletcher dad he's very well known he's directed at the Royal Court M with the RSC he's doing a twoe summer course at Corston and I got a place well that's settled then is it let's book The Church [Music] I'm uh going over to the church oh really I have a police inspector coming to see me oh don't tell me Steven you've been found with your hand in the steeple fund to be ridiculous I was only joking darling after all stealing the small change would be much too daring for you wouldn't it so what does he want then this Police Inspector he wants to retake his marriage vows why here I don't know maybe he wants somewhere small and insignificant well he got the right man for the job [Music] Mr Barnaby is it or should that be Chief Inspector oh Tom please this is my wife Joyce it's a beautiful Church 12th century with Victorian additions and dry rot entirely 20th century I haven't had the pleasure of seeing you here we go to St Anthony's in Corston when we go so how did you come to choose Badgers drift oh I noticed the church when I was working here on a case of two years ago oh yes of course the rainbirds I knew Dennis Rainbird quite well yes he was the Undertaker shocking Affair why don't we go into the church and stroll around while we discuss the service of blessing I was thinking of uh John two for the reading oh the marriage at Kanan yes perhaps you and your wife would like to select the hymns we won't have have to wear hard hats will we Tom it's not quite as bad as that although it is actually quite serious still we're raising funds we have a wonderfully committed committee we're meeting tonight as a matter of fact off to you thank you I wish there was an easy way to tell you this Richard you've got a primary brain tumor a malignant asyer if you want the full professional name I'm not sure I do what are we going to do well we're not going to give in it'll be surgery to start with we'll follow it up with radiotherapy and maybe chemotherapy too I am sorry I'm not married I don't have any children too many people to be sorry about you know it's funny I'm going to church tonight steeple fund it's good timing really get God on my side looks like I'm going to need [Music] him [Music] Richard I was hoping to run into you not literally you haven't been returning my calls I I've got a lot on my mind well have you come to a decision yet thae house Ian look I really need to know I'm going with Erikson's in Corston Erikson's what have Bloody Ericson's got that I haven't I'm sorry Ian it's a question of size that they've got branches in London I'm [Music] sorry [Music] [Applause] [Music] and what's happened I just met Richard on the way here Richard bloody Bailey he's giving thae house to Ericson's what does it matter very much the biggest development this Village has seen in 20 years I can't say I'm over the moon about losing it oh Ian I'm I'm sorry you know he's not well what cuz I heard it from Caroline at school and she got it from Mrs Bundy who cleans for Dr Henson it's something in his head um tumor or something a tumor well that's what she said [Music] good [Music] Agnes what is it it's exactly as I thought I've been down to the town hall and just look at this the new plans for this wretched golf course at Tha house they're taking down Three Oaks and a you well I'm sure they're going to replant them well that's not the point it's just vandalism and for what for golf oh CLA I'm not stupid ruining our village first the school then the post office and now this makes me so angry why didn't I talk to Richard about it tonight you're not seeing him at the vicarage yes why didn't you come along I don't want to come along and I certainly don't want to see him he's a complete hypocrite what do you mean well the church committee he so rich he could afford to pay for a new tower himself and how did he get his money that's how we should be on our way love AGN didn't hear you come in I only just arrived I suppose you're also off to church well we got to do our bit for the tower you uh you in tonight then of course I'm in where else you expect me to be right come along Reggie we can't be late come [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] well now let's move on to the principal issue of the evening which is of course the arrangements for next week's Grand Village Pate we have I think some 15 stores now Ian on the Coconuts yeah and I'm doing my cakes thank you Brenda cakes um yes yes Reginald oh I've was doing the same last year one for three arrows and win5 if you hit the bull dry and I'm going to do palm reading again I mean I know it's not entirely Christian but people enjoy it and at 50p time it soon mounts up I wonder if you could read my palm I only learned it from a library book which one's the lifeline I'm afraid I may not make the Fate this year you'll have to find somebody else for the lucky dip my luck seems to run out Richard well I'm sure you've all heard batard's drift wouldn't be the same without its rumor machine a malignant astaya if you want the full professional name I think it's going to keep me other wise engaged you should have told me Richard I'm sure I wouldn't have bothered you with my own little problems Ian forget it oh you were talking about palm reading yes uh palmistry archery thank you very much Reginald I'll be on Tom Bowa Duty as usual cakes coconuts David Whitley is organizing the Skittles and young Charles here has agreed to help set everything up I'm doing the bunting actually you could give me a hand if you don't mind yes with the Coconuts I could do with a pair of young hands sure which just leaves us with the perennial question of who's going to open it well what about Angela oh I don't think so why not because I don't actually like the Fate it just fills a village up with people from the coron estate it's noisy and dirty and what does it actually achieve a few pounds if we're lucky it's more trouble than it's worth well we can take that for a another then and has everyone got tea thank you yes then if you don't mind I'm off to bed I have a headache try not to wake me up Steven do you have any thoughts Reggie what someone to open the Fate I can't think of anyone need a TV star or something we don't know any TV stars that's what we need a celebrity of some sort [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Simon Simon Fletcher David David wh remember me night Charles good night Ian thanks for coming well we have to help each other don't we that's what living in a village is all about we ought to get home Ian good night good night Brenda good night Vicor good night how's your sister by the way Agnes same as ever Vicor same as ever thank you very much for asking we talk to Steven I know it's a bit late but uh do you think I could have a quick word of course it's not too late Richard come back in what about for those in Peril on the sea what you know oh hear us when we cry to thee for those in Peril on the sea it's really good dad thank you very much yes but are you saying that our marriage has been some sort of peril no no no I just like the tune well it's not appropriate Tom you're a policeman not a sailor I'm going to leave you to it you going to bed no I've got to read this what's that with the Duchess of Mali we're going to be working on it with Simon Fletcher it's Jack aan isn't it very bloody it's got more murder in it than one of your average working weeks no that's not true the last murder I had all things bright and beautiful that's got to be one of them something [Music] cheerful [Music] Agnes what is it it's Agnes she's not here what where do you think she is she probably slipped out to the public and make a change oh reie well your sister has hardly been from the days we moved in let's make the most of us Coco and [Music] bed Dr Henson what what are you talking about oh God who is the author of peace and lover of Concord in knowledge of whom steth our etal life who service his perfect Freedom defend as thy humble servants in all the souls of our adversaries that we surely trusting in thy defense may not fear the power of any adversaries through the might of Jesus Christ Our Lord [Music] amen Simon Simon Simon please [Music] please [Music] [Music] n [Music] there's somebody in the house what is it downstairs what time is it 20 to 12 there's someone downstairs it must be well I'll go and catch him then you can forgive him [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] morning Mr Bailey [Music] you [Applause] ah Troy morning sir morning to you tell me something Troy what's your favorite hymn my what what's your favorite hymn as in church well I don't know onward Marmite soldiers you mean Onward Christian Soldiers that's how we used to sing it at school sir oh very Dro you got to church then indeed I am Joy I'm getting remarried I didn't know you're getting divorced sir thank you George you know Tom I may have to give out this game you know you're too old when they start getting to you that bad is it rather worse so where is it then the body most of it's in the hall the head bounced into the living room I suppose it could have been carried there as bad as that after you he was found by a cleaning lady don't even try talking to her Tom she slipped and fell in the blun think it'll be a few days yet before she's ready to see you here we are I've never seen anything more ferocious single blow took the head clean off at least he didn't know much about it what's that he's got in his hand looks like a pear P out in the garden about time of death around midnight is there a weapon over there only in Badger drift that's a nasty looking thing in it what is this Moroccan that's Indian that I'd say look do mind if I go outside get a breath of fresh air you're right this is bad so what have we got beside a name Richard Bailey but he was well off we' have to be to afford a place like this would he he was a property developer Mrs Bundy managed to say that much single been here a while sir yeah we found this around the back sir middle of the lawn oh yes well I already been um yeah but not with this look there's no blood what was it doing there then perhaps whoever it was came with the axxe and then decided the sword is sharper maybe they brought along a couple of guns and a chainsaw as well for good measure yet excuse me are you in charge here I'm detective Chief Inspector Barnaby yes don't tell me he's committed suicide for God's sake I'm sorry what well I'm his doctor Barra Henson I've come around to see him it's rather important Mr Bailey was your patient was so he is dead We Believe Mr Bailey may have been the victim of a murder a murder well thank goodness good for that I mean maybe we had better talk yes that's right he was a developer hotels and golf courses he was doing a major development at Tha house as a matter of fact the old Mana house outside the village Tha house yeah we know it it was going to be retirement homes with golf course and Health Center I don't know whether it'll go ahead now though how ill was he Dr Hanson how ill would he have survived the operation I'm a doctor not a fortune teller Mr Barnaby your professional opinion yes probably and it was only yesterday that you told him about uh yes well we knew there was something wrong of course but it was only yesterday we got the tests don't suppose you know his movements after that de you no I have no idea except he did say he was going to church St Michaels he was on the committee you know the tower what she so nervous about then de God know try just bloody Village remember last time nobody will ever tell you the [Music] truth murdered Richard but that's that's not I don't know what to say you saw him last night yes yes he was on the committee you must excuse me such a shock I was praying for him only last night so you knew about his illness then sir well yes that sort of thing is hard to keep quiet about for very long in a village like this but it was only last night that he announced it in front of all of us it was very distressing how well did you know not very well he wasn't a regular Church car but the thing is he was afraid understandably so needed someone to talk to and he chose me can you tell us what he said the gist of it when he told me he was making arrangements to change his will he wanted the church Tower to benefit if he died he believed he was going to die yes but not so soon not like this can you tell me how did it happen he was stabbed quite brutally with a sword a sword what kind of Sword an Indian sword oh my Lord my dear Lord you better come into the house I noticed it this morning you know how it is when you know something's wrong but you can't work out what it is it was only this morning that I realized it was gone an in Indian sword yes it was my father's a souvenir of Kolkata Steve did you oh I'm sorry Angela this is Chief Inspector Barnaby do oh the one who's getting remarried are you the best man no there's been a murder Angela Richard Bailey what and it seems my father's sword may have been used as the weapon your husband was just telling us about last night Mrs Wentworth oh yeah yes um there was an intruder in the house Steven woke me up in itself something of an event I don't suppose you'd know when this was yes Steven asked me what time it was and I looked at the clock it was 11:40 who actually knew that the sword hung in this room anybody who's ever been here which is everybody Steven has never been very selective about the company he keeps it's open house I'm afraid we had the committee meeting In This Very Room who's on that committee well Angela and myself Richard Claire and re Williams they used to run the post office then there was Ian Eastman and Brenda yeah yeah Ian knew Richard from school days then there's Charles well he does our jobs around the church youth opportunities did you lock the doors when you came back from the church no I never do there actually isn't anything worth stealing here so any one of them could have come back at 11:40 and and taken the sword I suppose so yes where could I find these people well Ian's probably at his office Charles I don't know CLA Williams is in the cemetery I saw her just now not dead just [Music] visiting this is William yes Jennifer Bryce sweet girl used to work for me at the post office more than 30 years ago she died young yes that was her son Phoenix he died when he was just 10 after that she just faded away I'm so sorry how can I help you I'm detective Chief Inspector Barnaby this is Sergeant Troy Corson C ID oh yes I don't suppose you've heard I don't know why it it just seems so so wrong I mean to kill him when everybody knew how ill he was would you say he had any enemies Mrs Williams no he was very well liked well there were those who opposed to to what he was doing who were they oh there were lots of them there was a petition organized about Tai House and that had almost 200 signatures there were quite strong feelings do you know who organized this petition my sister Agnes your sister Agnes knew Richard all his life she taught him that was when the village had its own Primary School oh she was a teacher head mistress yes she was very fond of Richard it's just that she didn't like to see The Village being knocked about I mean none of us do what was being planned at Tha House Retirement Homes golf courses that sort of thing I really didn't know that much about it you'd have to talk to Ian Ian Eastman yes he and Richard put at school together well I imagine that he's the one marketing it everybody liked Richard we all did is just that some people disagreed with what he was [Music] doing fry oh Agnes have you heard what about the murder Richard Bailey it seemed someone attacked him last night with a sword really what is it then have you heard Richard Bailey's been murdered I was just telling Agnes well it's not all bad news is it it means Tai House won't go ahead it's still a terrible thing to happen it was last night you know I don't suppose you saw anything did you dare no why'd you say that well you were out walking no I wasn't I went to bed before you and I went straight to sleep that's better thae house I have nothing to do with it Richard had decided it was too big for me he gone to Erikson's in Corston they've got offices in London you angry about not particularly Olive can you bring me the quarterly sales file certainly Mr Eastman if you ask me it would never have happened anyway why is that sir well local pressure for a start Agnes Samson she was up in arms about a handful of trees organizing a petition all the rest of it mind you she was always making trouble it's bad enough when he developed the old school that was her school yeah badges drift primary yes it's uh two luxury FL PLS now sold by me incidentally the sales filed there you are you see the last 3 months I'm busy enough without that Richard I'm doing very well for myself I didn't need tie house so who else was against it what you suggested there were other reasons why the development wouldn't happen well yes the main reason was David Whitely he owns a small piece of land it's part of the ti State it's to do with access Richard couldn't move without it and David knew he had him over a barrel he was asking a fortune good luck to him I say David Whitley think I know that name I don't suppose you went out at all last night Sir between 10:00 and midnight no I was at the committee meeting till about uh 9: then I went straight home with Brenda my wife David Whitley the estate manager at TH house small world big well Troy small County Olive I'm just going to slip out for a little while yes Mr Eastman shall I say where you are if anyone Rings no just tell them I'll be back in 10 minutes very well Mr [Music] Eastman [Music] [Music] Ian what are you doing home I wanted to talk to you what's that it's from the Halifax it's our statement why did you open it I always open the statements it's hardly anything left in it Ian all these withdrawals £100 100 £200 why did you open it it's addressed to both of us it's business expenses you've never used our personal account for business before it's not important have you heard about Richard what he's been killed what murdered and listen I've already spoken to the police but I dare say they'll be coming around here and I want you to be bloody careful what you say well well well detective inspector Barnaby and Sergeant what was it Joy Troy yes I knew Richard Bailey and before you ask no I couldn't stand him I know I wasn't in Badger's drift last night and no I didn't kill him okay who told you he was dead then everybody if we could possibly have a minute of your time Mr Whitley could we start by telling us why you didn't like him I was a state manager here you remember oh yes well everything was going very well until one day you two rolled along after your little investigation Henry Trace sold up and left you did me out of a job well I'm sorry oh don't be see a few months before he left Henry saw me at the lodge and a few acres in a knock down price mainly because knocking it down was about all it was worth I've been living here in the Caravan while I've been trying to make it habitable Richard Bailey was trying to buy you out yeah and suddenly found I could name my own price except he wouldn't pay you got it in one inspector Richard always was A pompous bastard even at school said I was blackmailing him dug his heels in and now that he's gone well I'm rather hoping that whoever takes over the developments going to be more willing to listen to reason oh dear I've just given myself a rather good motive for killing him haven't I can you tell us where you were about midnight last night in bed I was in the village earlier drinking I left the Pu about night N I don't suppose anybody saw you you need a name for your little black book there was someone actually friend of Richards haven't seen him for about 30 years hey maybe it wasn't a coincidence what's his name Simon Fletcher f l e t c h e r yet me thinks the manner of your death should much afflict you this Lord should terrify you not a wit what would it pleasure me to have my throat cut with diamonds or to be smothered with cassier or to be shot to death with pearls I know death hath 10,000 several doors for men to take their exits thank you cie that was very good the jacoban death the throat cut with diamonds we're talking about death as spectacle death as entertainment but also as the gateway to something more terrible cover her face mine eyes Dazzle as Ferdinand will say as the death of The Duchess triggers retribution and more murder well uh I Guess That's Heavy enough for one session I'll see you tomorrow at 9:30 you did that very well thank you have you done much TI a couple of Tours I did ailia but it was Modern dress and they cut all the best B i' like to seen him do you fancy a drink I'd like [Music] that thank [Music] you I liked your Jew I'm sorry the Jew of Malta Anthony Shar I saw it at the barbin thank you so why did you come down here then you mean out of London I suppose it's a basman holiday not exactly I used to live here in Badger drift do you know it yeah I was born there I left when I was 16 and I've never been back I always do a summer course and when they told me it was down here well I didn't want to come but then I thought sometimes you have to go back sometimes it can help anyway I've got nothing else fixed for the rest of the summer until August so here I am have you heard about the murder then no well it happened last night a property developer or something Richard Bailey my dad's in charge of the case he's a policeman at [Music] ECI Simon what um I'm sorry your father's a what the Chief Inspector you're all right no look um I'm sorry I have to go I don't actually feel very well I'll see [Music] you it's not my fault you know I didn't kill him choice Mom I just don't believe it Tom oh she's speaking to me hurrah it just isn't fair the day you proposed to me that woman got poisoned and now when all I want is to retake my vows what am I meant to do call Mom has got a point I know it's not your fault but if I was married to a postman or a dentist you couldn't be married to a dentist don't be silly will you have to cancel the service no it can still go ahead what if it was the Vicor who killed him you did say it was his sword I don't think Steven Wentworth did it for a start he didn't have a shadow of a motive in fact quite the opposite meaning well if richen Bailey had lived for another few hours he might have changed his will and left a fortune to the church do you know who did kill him you know the truth I haven't the faintest idea no look it can all go ahead as planned in fact I'm going back myself to St Michaels later on this morning oh don't tell me they're burying him no he's been crated but there is a memorial service do you want to come no thank you I'm going to be late you off to the playh house y we're doing the Mad scenes from The Duchess of mathy that that director friend of yours what's his name Simon Fletcher I'll give you a look how's it going then this uh Duchess of malfie it's good Simon's really into jacoban theater he makes it seem very real what sort of person would you say he is then Simon Fletcher why do you want to know just interested no you're [Music] not all right so Fletcher was seen in Badger drift yesterday just before Richard Bailey was killed so what Dad he used to live there how do you know he told me but he hasn't been back there for years why not I don't know look do you mind if I come inside and meet him yes won't embarrass you dad he's a big director he could be really helpful to me I may still have to investigate him no morning cie hi Simon this is Simon Fletcher how' you do I'm Tom barov hi you enjoying it down here yeah it's good to get out of London well I'll see you this evening nice to have met you Mr Fletcher sure he doesn't look like a policeman should we go on him yeah I didn't think you were going to make it I went into coron I saw Simon fer and nothing we didn't speak th and th be [Music] still please be seated it's good to see such a large turnout to commemorate the life of Richard biley he was taken from us in a way that passes all understanding but I know and believe that his killer will be brought to Justice Richard was not a Wellman but on the night of his death he told me he was not afraid of dying there is some comfort in that even so we shall all miss him as a good neighbor and a good friend Richard was a generous man both with his material wealth and with his time helping to organize the Fate for instance of course there were those who felt uncomfortable about his work his many developments in and around Village but he loved Badger drift he loved the village and that's why this week's fate will continue dedicated to his name what were the things that mattered most to Richard first and foremost I would have said his friends his friends old and new who stayed close to him throughout his life the gate he never oiled because he liked to know when visitors were coming his beautiful house and the way his front door was always open to everyone it's you please come [Music] in the pear tree in his garden that he cherished and the single pair he gave me every Harvest Festival Richard lived his whole life here in Badger drift he was a boy here and he has died here he has paid the price as we must all pay let us think of him as we we sing our final hym thank you so much for coming very kind very tou nice to see you thanks well that's that then yes why do I feel there was so much more to it huh afternoon detective inspector Sergeant boy you're very cheerful Mr Whitley I am I heard from Cross Beam Holdings this morning Richard's development company they've agreed to my price for the lodge oh you'll be selling then you bet have my f of bad's bloody drift to hell with it Agnus good afternoon Mr Barnaby Barnaby you're the policeman investigating this murder yes sir you should have a word with her Agnes Samson my wife's sister she couldn't stand the fellow ever since he bought the old schoolhouse and then sold it I'm sure she wasn't alone sir you ask her you ask her where she was time he was killed you ask about his sister-in-law well that must be Reginal Williams used to run the post office charie Mr Barnaby Dr Hanson could I have a word with you not here somewhere private you making tea I thought that went quite well well it was the high point of the Year Angela a memorial service with a half full church it's just a shame you didn't get the funeral you like funerals don't you please fed up Steven Fed Up Fed Up Fed Up is it always going to be like this I'm happy as a parish priest but when I married you I thought you were going to be so much more an arch deacon at least surely a bishop I did everything you asked I joined every committee you put me up for the diois inced The Bishop's Council but the bishop never even looked at you I don't think he liked to perhaps it's you he doesn't like may God forgive you Angela for what you've done to me all these years I'm happy as a parish priest I could have been happy I could have been but you would have stopped [Music] that Richard Bailey wasn't dying what the evening he was killed I received a phone call from Corston h Hospital Dr Henson what what are you talking about it turned out there hadd been a mistake with the files can't be serious you mean he didn't have a brain tumor after all yes he did but non- malignant smaller it was a complete [ __ ] up did you phone it I tried to but the phone was off the hook so in the end I decided to go round not how was that about 5 to 12 it was only when I got there I realized I was making a bloody fall of myself and I just couldn't go barging in there at midnight in the end I decided to go home but I was back around there first thing the following morning that's why you were so worried he'd committed suicide it would have been my fault For Heaven's Sake I was worried sick while you were waiting outside Richard Bailey's house did you by any chance see anyone approach as a matter of fact I did it was just as I was driving off it was Ian Eastman you know the estate agent I saw him by the green he was heading towards the house I'm sure of it is that what you think this is all about the development to thae house looks like it but I still don't see the sense it killing Richard Bailey hasn't stopped the development going ahead just the opposite Dave Whitley's got the price he wants now so the thing can be built maybe David Whitley killed him for just that reason tiny flaw in that argument really Dr Henson may have got it wrong but David Whitley didn't know that nobody did as far as the village was concerned Richard Bailey was about to have a life-threatening operation so why kill a man who's already dead [Applause] good afternoon Olive Miss Bo vazan we're looking for Ian Eastman please what are you doing here the last time we spoke to you sir you told us you didn't go out the night Richard Bailey was killed yes well we have a witness statement that contradicts that you were seen by the green at 5 to 12 well I wasn't your witness must be wrong are you sure about that sir of course I'm sure I didn't leave the house where would I have been going in the middle of the night we were hoping that you'd tell us that sir I have told you it wasn't me I wasn't going anywhere if you ask me the two of them are at it Eastman and Miss B at it in a relationship it's possible I was thinking sir oh oh yes about what you were saying earlier why can a man is already dying answer to stop him changing his will ah the Vic's already told us Richard Bailey had decided to change his will to benefit the steeple fund maybe that's why he was killed that too is possible I wonder if he had a solicitor ah it is a pleasure to see you again Chief Inspector Sergeant even though as I recall the last time we met was when one of my clients had the grave Misfortune to be um murdered precisely and now Mr Bailey too how can I help you we've been led to believe that Mr Bailey was considering changing his will to benefit his local church well that may be the case he had however failed to communicate that to me it had been some months indeed since I had last spoken to him can you tell us who actually benefits under the terms of the will well Mr Bailey was a wealthy man with no dependence the bulk of his money he left to uh Mrs Margaret green she lives in Perth Scotland Australia there are some smaller bequests of various Charities he did in fact leave 500s to the Church of St Michael that won't get them very far no you say he was planning to change his will perhaps he was going to give them more but I suppose we shall never know well that was a waste of time oh I don't know why did Richard Bailey lie how according to Steven Wentworth Richard Bailey had already begun to make arrangements to change his will he quite clear about that he wasn't just thinking about it he'd already begun or maybe he called another solicitor oh maybe or maybe you right try well that make a change maybe this has all to do with Tai House what seems to connect him Richard Bailey Agnes Samson Ian Eastman and David Whitley and David Whitley the one man who's benefited from Richard's death [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] help help for Christ sake help help help [Music] me why I don't understand got in heaven [Music] why [Music] we've got 40 people so far what coming to the service Peter and Anne are flying in from New York choice you said it can all go ahead as planned those were your very words yeah I know I did I've got a list of the hymns here all things bright and beautiful there is a green hill and on Onward Christian Soldiers Onward Christian Soldiers that's Troy's favorite I've invited him too oh you haven't you yes I have how are you planning to feed them all afterwards all this congregation talking to Caterers well it's cheaper than the Orient Express would have been I suppose you're right see you later oh it's the Badgers drift fate yes well we mustn't disappoint [Music] Steven that's looking really good Charles thank [Music] you I see you've drafted in some helan what oh [Music] yeah um you two girls want to earn a quid yeah lovely spread Renda thank [Music] you good luck CL thank you all set ready yes figer looks if we're going to have the weather for it absolutely did you manage to find some to open the faith a celebrity no not yet but I may have had an idea I'll be back forth with forth [Music] with good morning hello how are you I'm fine look I wanted to apologize about the other day there no need no no I should have explain the thing is I've been under quite a lot of stress recently when you mentioned Richard oh did you know him yes we were very close actually he's part of the reason I'm here I'm sorry if he was a friend no your father's inves ating his murder how's the case coming along he hasn't really he said I don't suppose he's mentioned the school the school Badger drift primary school has he mentioned it Simon Simon Fletcher I recognize you even though it's what 30 years Hello Steven I still remember you in the choir lovely voice when I heard you in coron well I I hope you'll forgive the uh opportunism I'm sorry well I I need to find someone to open the village fate this afternoon I was gearing up to do it myself but uh with a real live celebrity in town I I had to come and find you oh I don't know well you're not working this afternoon no it's a half day but I'd be so grateful I'm going to be there are you I'm meeting my dad if you want to speak to him then all you have to do is simply say a few words and look at a few stalls it's very very good cause saving the church Tower what time 2:00 shop all right then excellent excellent I should have labored in vain all those [Music] Hills a real live celebrity eh you'd better be there to hold my hand what's up hi Troy what's happening there's been another [Music] death got a right one here Tom what the hell's going on first a decapitation now this doesn't bear thinking about you sure that's David Whitley he's unrecognizable but I'll pull the dental records and that'll tell do you want to look at the body what's left of it try thank you you what a pretty song God when's it going to end it's horrible I mean he would have burned alive in there and it wouldn't have been quick yes thank you Troy no need to go into into details you realize we could have prevented this hey remember the last time we saw Whitley was outside the church yes you're very cheerful Mr Whitley I am I heard from Cross Beam Holdings this morning Richard's development company they've agreed to my price for the lodge oh you'll be selling then you bet thought my filler badges bloody drift to hell with them David White tells us the development can go ahead then the next thing that happens exactly but who else was there who else overheard yes Miss Samson Agnes Samson are you the police good afternoon I'm detective Chief Inspector barnabe Sergeant Troy come in I've been expecting you of course I've seen changes one can't stand in the way of progress of course not but it's the greed I can't stand own building being bashed down and converted for weak Enders who pay double the market value and that just pushes the prices up and forces the real villagers out is that why you decided to teach Richard Bailey lesson who told you that Ian Eastman state agent said that you were upset about some trees Three Oaks and a youu beautiful plants ancient but down they have to come so that the weekenders can play their wretched golf on the night he was killed you went round to Richard Bailey's house yes to cut down his pear tree an eye for an eye a tree for a tree I knew how much it meant to him his precious pair and I thought how about putting the boot on the other foot for a chain see how he feels oh I didn't you what happened to stop you what did you see I didn't see anything I knew there was an axe in the shed I'd seen it there before I suppose it was a little before midnight I took the axe and went back across the garden I'd only got about halfway across when I I heard the garden gate open and [Music] shut it was actually midnight on the dot and he had a visitor I heard them oh it's you please come in I don't know who it was but the interruption brought me to my senses I got rid of the axe and went home was a stupid idea anyway I don't know what possessed me and you sure there's nothing more you can tell us about this person you heard was it a man or a woman I didn't see them I still can't believe it was the person who killed him he greeted them like an old friend it gives me great pleasure to welcome everyone to Badger drift summer fate you know it's in a good cause so I hope you'll spend lots of money and have a great [Applause] [Music] time how did you know about the P Tre guess what gry ax on the lawn the old lady protesting about the trees do you she was telling the truth I don't think she killed rich and Bailey don't think she killed either of them BTY she may be but not psychotically maybe we should find out who else was protesting yeah you know I'm wondering if this has anything at all to do with Tha house maybe we've been barking up completely the wrong tree it's 215 said I meet Joy at the Fate you coming yeah I thought I'd win myself a coconut [Applause] just one thing another started mixture excuse me I just Spong I'm [Music] sor win five pound three arrows for a pound win5 three arrows for the pound win5 close I can see Good Fortune I hope you've done the lot it this week yes done than you Bravo there you are you can keep it on your desk we be trying to damage my career would you no but I'll more than damage it if you're not at St Michaels at 11:00 tomorrow morning morning what just spoke to Steven we're going to run through the service oh fine you seen C you fancy a drink then I could get us some tea milk no sugar please I'll be right back got it this time come on yeah these things nailed on thank you you missed the grand opening oh yeah it was C's director they came here together Simon fler reie uh have you seen Steven no what is it I'm missing one of my bows I just notice it only just now you sure someone's only gone and nicked it oh [Music] no get Simon Sim we need an ambulance magist [Music] green looks like it was fired from behind the palm reading tent in full view of everyone too must have been someone with nerves of steel or someone who didn't care if he was caught or not you're all right cly is he dead he most certainly is why dad why would anyone want to I was rather hoping you tell me that how well did you know him I didn't really know him at all this is all my fault isn't it I stopped you speaking to him when you wanted to wouldn't have made any difference he was asking about you this morning about me he wanted to know how the case was coming along he asked if you'd mention the school the school what badest striff primary school he didn't say why what did I tell you Troy forget thae house it's got nothing to do with it why is the school so important I do not know but that's all we keep hearing Time After Time After Time Agnes knew Richard all his life she taught him that was when the village still had its own Primary School Richard always was A pompous bastard even at school I knew Richard from school days Richard Bailey Ian Eastman and Dave Whitley all went to the same school together but didn't Simon Fletcher come from the village yeah he did and he was asking after the school he must have gone there too so all three deaths Bailey whitle that's what conect him the [Music] school oil fire central heating it I'll be with you in a moment no you won't this bo be with me now I'm looking for Ian Eastman where is he I can't say now don't play games with me there have been three murders in bad's drift unless I find him soon there could be a [Music] fourth this must be where he was going the night Bailey was killed [Music] just I am not a homosexual in fact it disgusts me this need I have I was paying him you understand it's a business Arrangement there's nothing wrong with that and how old is he sir 19 I'm not interested at all in your private life Mr E I'm here because I want you to tell me about Badger drift Primary School what I want to know about Richard Bailey David Whitley Simon Fletcher and yourself I don't understand David Whitley has been killed and so is Simon Fletcher what oh god god get him a glass of water Richard Simon David and me we called ourselves a sign of four you know like in Sherlock Holmes we are a secret society had our own passwords that sort of thing was just a game but it all went wrong another younger boy wanted to join us he was a friend of David so we agreed but we said he had to pass through an initiation ceremony you know to prove he was [Music] Worthy we were just 11 years old and he was 10 you have to remember that we were just children well first of all we made him smash a few windows in Mrs Tracy's Greenhouse not that there were many left to smash then there were games different games I can't remember they were all leading up to the main initiation the test of endurance it was Simon's idea he always did have a sense of the dramatic trial by Gallows that's what he called it but we never meant to hurt him we never met he had to stand there for 5 minutes with a rope around his neck on his own if he took the Rope off if he touched it he couldn't join us we didn't go [Music] far David had some cigarettes and we smoked them about a minute away and we never thought the road would [Music] hold we never told anyone they all thought they thought he killed himself they thought it was suicide and you lived with it all this time what else could we do we were children we were terrified and years later was too late what good would it have done telling anyone no one knew who his father was nine months later his mother died what was he called the boy his name was Felix Bryce [Music] your father's late Mom it's only just gone 11: he'll be [Music] here so what are you saying then that this is Revenge yes for a murder which happened 30 years ago Richard Bailey David Whitley Simon Fletcher and de and Ean would have been next if he hadn't have um with the man young enough to be your son they were damag Goods all four of them okay so it was Revenge but who come with me Jennifer Bryce worked in the post office I told you what sort of a girl was she Mrs Williams well she was a very pretty one no sense in her head though I'm afraid that's true she got herself pregnant when she was just 17 it was quite a scandal yes but in a place like Badger's drift Reginal and I looked after of course but she never told us who the father was well she a religious woman God-fearing oh quite the opposite she was a modern girl independent she gave birth to a boy Felix a lovely child took after his mother in looks Agnes taught him he was very bright he was taking his 11 plus a year early and I didn't push him some people blame me you know for what happened oh I don't think that's true dear he killed himself Chief Inspector in the wood it was a terrible thing and poor Jennifer from the day they found him hanging from that tree she just well she never recovered she just slipped away late for the church hey go yes we both are on the way we'll drop into the vicarage I want a word with Angela Wentworth the Vic's wife yes I'm interested to know what sort of alarm clock she's got I'm afraid we're going to have to start Mrs Barnaby I have a confirmation class at midday yes all right now the service is blessing it will start of course with you and your husband coming down the aisle so the first question is are we going to have some mlon I don't know Tom Dad I'm afraid the service is off oh no sorry I don't understand you don't have to pretend anymore I know what Steven Wentworth we're arresting you for the murders of Richard Bailey David Whitley and Simon Fletcher you don't have to say anything but it may harm your defense if you do not mention one question something which you later rely on in court anything you do say may be given in evidence who was him yes why dad why Simon for something that happened 30 years ago K they killed my son and nobody knew nobody knew anything about it until Richard Bailey was wrongly diagnosed with a brain tumor and felt a need to do what any dying man would do confess Steven I know it's a bit late but do you think I can have a quick word of course it's not too late Richard come back in 40 years ago you had an affair with Jennifer Bryce she gave birth to a child little boy and she called him Felix which means happiness and Steven after you but neither of you ever told anyone about it I couldn't Jennifer understood that the parish would never have accepted it and Angela had such plans for me I was going to be a bishop but when he was 10 years old Felix died you thought it was suicide yes can you imagine what it was like to live with that all these years to believe that my son it killed Jennifer Bryce it broke her heart broke it and I had to bury her and nobody knew and then out of the blue Richard Bailey told you what had really happened all those years ago of course he didn't know who he was talking to the father of the boy he killed the man whose life he ruined he just wanted to get it off his chest you know you almost gave it away at that memorial service he was a boy here and he has died here he has paid the price as we must all pay paid the price thought that was an odd choice of words but of course that was exactly what he' done in your eyes anyway and you were lying to us weren't you he never changed his will it wouldn't have mattered if he had I would have killed him anyway I didn't want his money but making me think he was going to change his will that threw me even when his solicitor told me his client wasn't planning any changes at all but You' obviously lied I still believed you yes I was very surprised deception came very easily to me all assaults of our enemies that we trust in my defense may not feel the power of our adversaries through the might of Jesus Christ Our Lord amen [Music] and that same night you decide to take your revenge there no planning no calculation he had to die by your hand before his [Music] operation [Music] you're carrying the sword you cross the village you don't care if you're [Music] seen and you arrive at Richard Bailey's house at midnight [Music] exactly [Music] oh it's you please come [Music] in it was only afterwards that you realized you'd have to give yourself some sort of Alibi you'd used your own sword first weapon you could find and that is when you decided to involve your wife Angelo had taken a bill so you knew she'd be sound asleep you put the alarm clock back 35 minutes and then you woke her up there's someone in the house what is it downstairs what time is it your wife has told us that you asked her what time it was and I wondered about that if the clock was visible why ask her what the time was to 12 unless it was important that you should remember it of course you're absolutely right and once you got rid of Richard Bailey no stopping it was there all the rest had to be punished didn't they oh he is why I don't understand got in heaven why the method to you should have told me something Flames the sword the arrow was all somehow so biblical so Old Testament the shooting at the Fate I said at the time was an act of bravado you see yourself as the Hammer Of God didn't care if you were caught no I didn't care if I was caught but he had nothing to do with God those men took away the only good things in my life I kill them because I wanted to I'm glad I did those men were children when your son was killed it was an accident right sir I've spent 40 years in this church can you just give me one minute more in prayer yes of course that's what you like in action I don't believe it Tom I'm sorry sir get after him [Music] try [Music] Angela Angela Steven what are you doing up there sir don't do it of course I'm going to do it I should have done it years ago [Music] no stay there stay where you are [Music] you sure you've got everything passports tickets travelous checks and me yes come on M it's going to be great Wells Roy the orange Express of f so romantic with our luck the driver will probably be killed murder on the Orient Express has been done send us a postcard by Mom [Applause] [Music] Dad [Music] oh

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Length: 100min 59sec (6059 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 04 2024