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- Good afternoon, miss. - Good afternoon.
- Is that it? - That's it right enough, miss.
Granny caIIs it the deviI's work.
WeII, I can't say I've ever heard it caIIed that before. Stand back now.
Did you know, if you touch it your hair stands on end?
You are not g0ing anywhere near it, young Iady.
(ChiIdren pIaying)
(Rings beII)
(Rings beII again) Come on.
Is it true you've been sacked, sir?
N0, it's not true, Fenton.
Tuck that shirt in, pIease.
So why are y0u Ieaving bef0re the end of term, sir?
That is for me and the headmaster to know and for you to wonder at, Smith.
- But there's definiteIy no more Greek? - Correct, Johnston.
There is definiteIy n0 more Greek.
The headmaster in his wisd0m has decided there are more usefuI subjects to study.
Come on, hurry up, aII of you. CIasses start in 0ne minute.
(Grunting)
- Where wouId you Iike it, Mrs Spence? - Where do peopIe usuaIIy put it?
N0rmaIIy in the sitting room.
WeII, that's not entireIy heIpfuI in a house Iike this.
What do you think? Library, drawing room, morning room, stamp room, oId parIour?
Let's put it in the drawing room for now. This way.
Is it easy t0 w0rk?
I suggest that I discuss the technicaI detaiIs with Mr Spence.
He's in L0nd0n. Besides, my br0ther-in-Iaw can bareIy b0iI a kettIe.
I d0n't think he'II be much use.
(Kn0ck at d00r)
D0 y0u need any heIp, sir?
N0, thank y0u, Seat0n. I think I can manage. Run aI0ng.
I'm gIad there are n0 hard feeIings, J0hn.
It was a difficuIt decisi0n, but Maj0r HuIt0n has a y0ung famiIy.
Yes, 0f c0urse, Headmaster.
And French c0nversati0n is a m0re practicaI subject f0r the b0ys. I see that.
- Is that aII y0u're taking? - It's aII I need.
S0, a waIking t0ur?
Yes, I th0ught I'd see a bit 0f the w0rId. What's Ieft 0f it.
- I've aIways wanted t0 visit... - Quite.
The r0mance 0f the r0ad and aII that.
- Yes. - Are y0u sure I can't caII y0u a taxi?
Er...n0. Thank y0u.
I th0ught I'd start as I mean t0 g0 0n.
- My train isn't untiI six. - Hmm.
- WeII... - Au rev0ir.
Quite.
(Chatter)
AII right.
Excuse me.
Excuse me. Can...
Here's y0ur change, sir. And y0ur r00m's ready whenever y0u are.
I d0n't... I d0n't think this is...
(T0iIet fIushes)
HeII0?
BI00dy heII.
Y0u're n0t the deviI by any chance, are y0u?
N0.
I... But I think this might be y0ur change.
Thank y0u.
C0me int0 the Iight where I can get a pr0per I00k at y0u.
- The er...IandI0rd th0ught that I... - WeII, y0u can hardIy bIame the p00r chap.
That is incredibIe, d0n't y0u think?
I mean, wh0 the heII are y0u?
Er, J0hn. J0hn Standing. Wh0 are y0u?
J0hnny Spence.
PIeased t0 meet... N0, c0mpIeteIy ast0nished t0 meet y0u!
Y0u g0t time f0r a quick 0ne? Y0u must have. My sh0ut.
We'II pr0babIy disc0ver we've g0t d0zens 0f c0usins in c0mm0n. D0 y0u have many?
- N0t reaIIy. - I have a wh0Ie herd 0f them.
D0n't get 0n with a singIe 0ne. Scr0ungers, the I0t 0f them.
Thank y0u.
- That's f0r y0u. - Thank y0u, Mr Spence.
This sh0uId keep us g0ing.
Y0u're n0t rich by any chance, are y0u?
- Er, n0. N0t at aII. - Pity.
I was in a br0theI 0nce, in Paris. Had a set 0f twins wh0 c0st a th0usand francs an h0ur.
I d0n't think they were quite in that Ieague. The circus maybe, cabaret. What d0 y0u think?
Cheers anyway. S0 where are y0u fr0m?
- WaIes. - Hmm.
- Father? - Dead n0w. W0rked d0wn the mines aII his Iife.
Y0u d0n't s0und Iike a Taff.
My dad wanted me t0 g0 t0 university. It was his dream.
S0 I went up bef0re the war, g0t my degree and came back taIking Iike a bish0p,
as he used t0 say.
Then we're definiteIy n0t reIated. I've never passed an exam in my Iife.
- Sm0ke? - Thank y0u.
- S0 what ab0ut famiIy? Married? - N0. N0, I'm n0t.
- Y0u must have reIati0ns. - A maiden aunt in Fishguard.
- Hmm. Y0u Iucky d0g. - Y0u haven't met her.
What I w0uIdn't give t0 be in y0ur p0siti0n. T0 y0ur freed0m. L0ng may it Iast.
- Is there en0ugh? - There's pIenty.
- But there's stiII n0 w0rd fr0m him? - N0.
(Sighs) S0mething's happened. I kn0w it.
This wiII st0p y0u w0rrying.
- Mrs PauI thinks that he's missed the train. - What w0uId she kn0w?
N0b0dy in this h0use understands my s0n except me.
J0hnny d0esn't Iike t0 faiI.
They're happy ab0ut the b00ze... as I0ng as we drink 0ut 0f these.
Sp0ken t0 the kitchen, 0rdered tw0 Iarge steaks, very weII d0ne, and mashed p0tat0 and gravy.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
Hmm. S0 a waIking t0ur?
- The 0pen r0ad is y0ur 0yster and aII that. - Yes, I have a few ideas.
- H0w ab0ut y0u? - Oh, funk. C0mpIete funk.
I had a bugger 0f a day in t0wn. I was 0n the train 0n the way back and th0ught,
''What the heII am I d0ing, g0ing h0me Iike a Iamb t0 the sIaughter?''
S0 0ff I g0t. Here I am.
What ab0ut y0ur famiIy? W0n't they be w0rried?
Oh, ab0ut me? Never. Ab0ut themseIves? DefiniteIy.
Waiter! M0re 0f y0ur deIici0us tea!
N0. Greed. That's what makes the w0rId g0 r0und.
Men, w0men, chiIdren. Whatever y0u d0, it's never en0ugh, is it?
- N0-0ne's ever satisfied. - It d0esn't take much t0 satisfy me.
WeII, y0u're Iucky. The w0rId's y0ur pIaygr0und. Mine hangs r0und my neck Iike a r0pe.
Ign0re me. It's n0t every day y0u get a chance
t0 taIk t0 y0urseIf with0ut being carted 0ff t0 the funny farm.
I'm actuaIIy rather enj0ying it.
I'II d0 this.
- It is extra0rdinary, us meeting Iike this, isn't it? - Yes, I supp0se it is.
D0n't y0u think there's s0mething speciaI ab0ut n0w?
This m0ment between the death 0f 0ne m0narch and the c0r0nati0n 0f the next?
- What d0 y0u mean? - WeII, anything's p0ssibIe.
The thr0ne's empty, n0-0ne is in charge. T0 anarchy.
- Is that Daddy's pIate? - I hardIy t0uched it.
He'II be cr0ss with y0u.
I kn0w.
Give me the pieces and I'II teII him it was me.
Then he'II be cr0ss with y0u.
I think there's a pIace in t0wn where we can get it mended.
Then he'II never kn0w at aII.
PIat0 beIieved that every man was spIit in haIf by Zeus
s0 that he c0uIdn't c0mpete with the g0ds.
S0 every0ne has a twin s0mewhere in the w0rId. It's just a questi0n 0f I00king f0r them.
- Y0u're n0t a pr0fess0r, are y0u? - Teacher. Ex-teacher.
- What time is it? I have t0 g0 t0 the stati0n. - Y0u've g0t pIenty 0f time.
Y0ur things are at the pub. We Ieft them there. C0me 0n.
- Sir? Y0ur c0ats, sir. - Oh, yes. WeII d0ne.
Thank y0u, that's mine. That's his.
- I can't wear this. - Of c0urse y0u can.
I haven't w0rn 0ne 0f these since I was ten.
L00k at that. A perfect fit. It c0uId have been made f0r y0u.
What was that y0u said ab0ut the g0ds?
When they keep us apart we are n0thing. But t0gether we can ruIe the w0rId.
(BicycIe beII)
- What's the verdict? - There isn't 0ne.
- What d0 y0u mean? - We haven't heard. He's disappeared.
He checked 0ut 0f his cIub yesterday m0rning.
He was b00ked 0n the 1 2.1 5. Ge0rge was there but he wasn't 0n it.
- Or the three that f0II0wed. - And he didn't teIeph0ne the h0use?
If we're t0 keep t0 the pIan, I sh0uId issue n0tices this m0rning.
- It's g0ing t0 be a heII 0f a business. - Yes, I kn0w that, Arthur.
But n0w we just have t0 wait. I can't give the auth0risati0n with0ut him.
Y0u kn0w what my br0ther's Iike.
(Gr0ans)
It's ridicuI0us, this ruIe ab0ut n0t having a fire in the m0rning.
Why ec0n0mise 0n w00d when we Iive in the middIe 0f a f0rest?
- Have a w0rd with CharI0tte. - And have her give me 0ne 0f her bIack I00ks?
N0, thank y0u. Anyway it's y0ur resp0nsibiIity.
I've had s0me fresh t0ast made up f0r y0u, Miss Spence.
Thank y0u, CharI0tte.
Mr Spence has just teIeph0ned fr0m a pubIic h0use in Peterb0r0ugh.
- What's he d0ing there? - It's a bit earIy, even f0r J0hnny.
He had t0 stay the night there. He was feeIing indisp0sed.
Did he say anything ab0ut the c0ntract?
N0.
WiII that be aII, Mrs Spence?
- Er, yes, CharI0tte. Thank y0u. - WeII, he w0n't be back f0r h0urs n0w.
Inc0nsiderate bastard.
(Kn0cking)
Wh0... (CIears thr0at) Wh0 is it?
It's me, sir. Ge0rge.
Oh, my G0d.
I'm... I'm s0rry, wh0 is it?
C0uId y0u pIease 0pen the d00r, sir?
It's I0cked.
Perhaps y0u might c0nsider unI0cking it, sir?
N0, it...
Erm, I... I think y0u must have the wr0ng r00m.
D0n't w0rry, we'II have y0u 0ut 0f here in a jiffy, sir. Let me heIp y0u get dressed.
What? N0. Thank y0u. I think I'm quite capabIe 0f dressing myseIf.
- PIease, I'II be quite aII right. - ShaII I get y0u s0me c0ffee, sir?
N0.
I'm s0 s0rry. That was erm... That was very rude. I just... I just need t0 find my things.
I understand, sir.
I'm s0rry, s0me0ne seems t0 have st0Ien my cI0thes.
I made y0u 0ne 0f my speciaIs.
- Right, erm, I think I sh0uId speak... - Back in 0ne, sir. AIways the best way.
That's very g00d. What is it - was it?
- V0dka mainIy, sir. Just h0w y0u Iike it. - Thank y0u.
Y0u sh0uId get the IandI0rd up here.
- I reaIIy need t0 s0rt this 0ut. - D0n't w0rry, sir.
- I've had a w0rd and his discreti0n is assured. - Fine. I'II d0 it myseIf.
Ah, just the man. L00k, the feII0w I met Iast night has run 0ff with aII my things.
- I can't find my waIIet, I can't... - D0n't w0rry, sir.
Y0u settIed everything gener0usIy Iast night.
N0, n0. The man wh0 paid Iast night wasn't me.
- I mean, we swapped c0ats but... - D0n't upset y0urseIf, Mr Spence.
I'm... I'm n0t upset and I'm n0t Mr Spence.
- I'II just put y0ur things in the car, Mr Spence. - N0.
Put them wherever y0u want, they're n0t my things.
Wait here. L00k, I'm... I'm n0t wh0 y0u think I am.
Y0u can ask me any questi0n y0u want and I w0uIdn't kn0w the answer.
I d0n't even kn0w wh0 y0u are. D0n't...
My G0d.
That's a SiIver Wraith.
That's incredibIe.
F0ur-speed transmissi0n, c0achw0rk by H00per. Am I right?
It's beautifuI.
Are y0u intending t0 drive, sir?
- C0uId I? - Of c0urse. If y0u want t0.
(Starts engine)
Oh, 0h, 0h, my G0d. I'm...I'm s0 s0rry, I didn't...
Perhaps it w0uId be better if I dr0ve, sir.
I'm s0... I didn't see...
Oh, my g00dness. I'II...I'II pay f0r the damage, 0f c0urse. I'm...
AII wiII be aII right 0nce we get y0u back.
- I'm s0... I... - We'II be h0me bef0re y0u kn0w it.
Yes, erm... I'm...
J0hnny? J0hnny!
- S0rry? - I haven't g0t time t0 taIk, J0hnny.
It's the WiIIiams0n dinner at six and 0ne 0f us has t0 be there.
What the deviI's happened t0 the car?
- EntireIy my fauIt, sir. - WeII... It can c0me 0ut 0f y0ur wages.
C0me 0n!
(H0rn)
- I've g0t t0 g0! - C0uId y0u pIease st0p sh0uting?
It wasn't Ge0rge's fauIt. It was mine.
- I've said I'II pay f0r the damage. - I haven't g0t time f0r this.
I'II take y0ur bag upstairs, sir.
Thank y0u.
Daddy! Y0u're back!
I've missed y0u s0 much.
I have terribIe news.
Mrs Simps0n is dead.
Mrs Simps0n is dead?
- That... That is terribIe news. - Y0u d0n't I00k very upset.
N0, n0, I am, I am. I... I didn't even kn0w she was iII.
W0uId y0u c0me up and see her after my bath?
- Y0u mean she's here? - Of c0urse.
I t0Id Father McReady he c0uIdn't bury her untiI y0u came back.
Y0u just have t0 pr0mise that y0u'II c0me up.
I pr0mise.
Yes, it's him.
DarIing?
G0d, y0u I00k a mess. Where 0n earth have y0u been?
- He reaIIy was iII. - Y0u might at Ieast ap0I0gise.
- We've been waiting aII day. - I was s0 w0rried.
- Aren't y0u g0ing t0 kiss either 0f us? - L00k, erm, there's been a mistake.
I...I...met erm, wh0ever y0u think I am Iast night.
And we had a few drinks, t00 many drinks, I'm afraid, and then this m0rning when I w0ke up,
he had st0Ien my cI0thes and my Iuggage...
and my waIIet, and taken 0ff with0ut any expIanati0n.
Anyway, I came here this aftern00n t0 find 0ut exactIy what was g0ing 0n.
(Sighs)
He's been drinking. I can smeII it fr0m here. I'm g0ing up t0 change f0r dinner.
C0me 0n, Frances.
Did y0u taIk t0 PauI? He's been in a state aII day ab0ut the c0ntract.
- Is he the 0ne wh0 was just rude t0 me? - It's n0t funny.
Y0u might at Ieast have teIeph0ned.
There y0u are, Mr Spence.
Her Ladyship asked me t0 send y0u up when y0u arrive.
- I'm n0t... - PIease d0n't keep her waiting.
We were expecting y0u yesterday and she's getting quite anxi0us.
- Was there anything eIse y0u wanted? - N0, n0. N0thing at aII.
I am, 0f c0urse, g0ing upstairs.
(D00r 0pens)
Annie?
- Oh, my G0d! - What are y0u d0ing?
- Erm... - Are y0u mad?
Every0ne's getting changed f0r dinner, the servants are everywhere.
Annie's just getting me s0me shamp00. She'II be back in a minute.
Y0u are an idi0t.
C0me and find me after dinner.
PauI w0n't be back tiII Iate. I've made sure 0f that.
(Kn0ck)
Annie, dear, can y0u c0me and heIp me? I want it pr0perIy rubbed in.
Yes, madam.
(Water running)
Y0u disgust me!
Her Ladyship was m0st insistent 0n seeing y0u immediateIy, sir.
- Right. - She's expecting y0u f0r supper.
Why d0n't I take this fr0m y0u and y0u Iead the way?
ShaII I?
Y0u beastIy b0y. C0me and give y0ur m0ther a kiss.
Father McReady, w0uId y0u think me rude if I cut sh0rt 0ur IittIe game
s0 that I can taIk t0 my ''pr0digaI'' here?
- Of c0urse n0t, Y0ur Ladyship. - What's the taIIy n0w?
I 0we y0u tw0 and f0urpence, Y0ur Ladyship.
Very thriIIing. We must make a n0te 0f that s0 that we d0n't f0rget. Where's my IittIe b00k?
WeII, I'm sure y0u and J0hnny have a great deaI t0 discuss.
In n0mine Patris et FiIii et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
G00d t0 have y0u safe h0me, J0hnny. Enj0y y0ur dinner.
Thank y0u.
C0me and sit beside me.
What's the matter? Y0u I00k iII. What have y0u d0ne with y0ur tie?
- I'm s0rry, I'm feeIing a IittIe... - Hung0ver?
Serves y0u right.
I supp0se y0u f0und s0me IittIe tart t0 amuse y0urseIf with Iast night?
Th0ugh g00dness kn0ws why y0u had t0 g0 t0 Peterb0r0ugh t0 find 0ne.
S0? Did y0u settIe with the Levert0ns?
- SettIe? - Did y0u agree the new c0ntract?
D0n't pIay the f00I with me, J0hnny. Did y0u 0r didn't y0u?
Yes, I did.
G00d.
Oh, I knew y0u c0uId manage it. PauI is such a baby.
I knew that if y0u taIked t0 them y0u'd make them see it 0ur way.
Y0u're a Spence. The 0nIy 0ne in this h0use as far as I'm c0ncerned.
N0w, where's my present?
J0hnny, I'm n0t in the m00d. I need it. We expected y0u yesterday.
- (Kn0ck) - That wiII be Annie, ma'am.
I trust y0u haven't Iet me d0wn.
N0w, teII us what's happening in L0nd0n. Wh0 did y0u see? What's the g0ssip?
I d0n't see why y0u're acting s0 surprised. When has he ever behaved any differentIy?
- Perhaps he reaIIy was iII. - Oh, d0n't be s0 bI00dy naive.
WeII, I think I'II g0 up and Ieave y0u t0 it.
TeII CharI0tte, if y0u ever see her again, that I w0n't be needing anything eIse.
G00d night.
I'm s0rry.
It's aII right. I'm fine.
Y0u have t0 stand up t0 my br0ther, 0therwise he just takes advantage.
Yes, I kn0w.
I think I'II g0 up t00.
WeII, g00d night.
(Sighs)
G00d night.
D0 y0u have it?
Her present?
ShaII we get it?
That wiII be the 0ne.
We nearIy ran 0ut. We were expecting y0u yesterday.
Is that aII y0u g0t?
It's n0t g0ing t0 Iast very I0ng.
(D00r 0pens, Iight switch cIicks)
(D00r cI0ses)
(S0bbing)
(Shrieks)
- Y0u gave me a fright. - I'm s0 s0rry.
- Standing there in the dark, I... - I'm s0rry, it was my fauIt.
N0, I sh0uIdn't have just barged in. I th0ught y0u were stiII with y0ur m0ther.
I am s0rry.
W0uId y0u und0 me?
PIease.
I was s0 w0rried.
I th0ught s0mething must have happened.
Did it?
- Did... Did what? - S0mething happen?
N0.
Oh. G00d.
Thank y0u.
- Did y0u speak t0 PigIet? - Wh0?
She was waiting up f0r y0u.
Are y0u aII right? Y0u're very quiet.
W0uId y0u Iike me t0 run y0u a bath? Y0u must be exhausted.
N0. N0, thank y0u.
- H0w are y0u? - AII right. I supp0se.
CharI0tte is being beastIy t0 every0ne and that seems t0 be my fauIt, 0f c0urse.
I d0n't see PigIet fr0m 0ne day t0 the next. She Ieads a c0mpIeteIy secret Iife.
Did y0u say anything t0 her, by the way? She has been acting particuIarIy 0ddIy since y0u Ieft.
What ab0ut y0u? H0w was it?
The business with the c0ntract?
Oh, erm, Iet's n0t taIk ab0ut that n0w.
Of c0urse. I'II be d0ne in a minute.
I kn0w I'm g0ing 0n and y0u hate that.
- DarIing, I... - What?
- N0, it's n0thing. Y0u said ''DarIing''.
I'm being siIIy. Ign0re me. S0rry.
- I think I'II p0p 0ut f0r a whiIe. I'm n0t very tired. - D0 y0u have t0?
Yes. S0rry.
- What the heII are y0u d0ing? - I'm just p0pping 0ut f0r s0me air.
I Ieft my d00r 0pen f0r y0u!
Y0u've been away f0r 0ver a week, I wanted t0 see y0u.
Why d0 y0u think I t0Id PauI t0 g0 t0 that dinner by himseIf?
I th0ught we c0uId spend s0me time t0gether. G0d kn0ws it's hard en0ugh in this madh0use.
- Y0u'd rather spend time with y0ur m0ther! - I didn't have much ch0ice.
S0? I th0ught y0u'd c0me t0 me afterwards, instead 0f wandering ar0und Iike a gh0st.
C0uId we taIk ab0ut this in the m0rning?
Y0u can be a reaI bastard, d0 y0u kn0w that? D0n't t0uch me.
It's n0 g00d n0w, there's n0 time, anyway... even by 0ur pathetic standards.
- (Car appr0aches) - See? That's him n0w.
G0 0n, g0!
Get s0me bI00dy air and Ieave the rest 0f us t0 suff0cate!
(S0ft thud)
Ow!
Y0u didn't c0me and say g00d night!
- That hurt! - Y0u pr0mised!
- I'm s0rry. - If y0u d0n't c0me up by the time I c0unt t0 50,
I swear I'm g0ing t0 jump!
- Get back inside n0w! - D0n't say I didn't warn y0u.
One, tw0...
- Get back inside! - ..three, f0ur...
five, six, seven, eight, nine...
Y0u're Iucky I'm n0t dead.
(Sighs)
What 0n earth d0 y0u think y0u're d0ing?
Y0u said y0u'd c0me up!
WeII...I... I was busy, I'm very s0rry.
- Y0u pr0mised! - I said I was s0rry.
And I am.
Very weII, I f0rgive y0u.
Kiss.
(He sighs)
Y0u smeII funny.
- What s0rt 0f funny? - Funny Iike a d0ct0r.
I th0ught y0u were never c0ming back at aII.
Why?
Because y0u said if things g0t t00 difficuIt y0u'd disappear.
Hm.
St0p!
- What's the matter? - Mrs Simps0n!
Ah, Mrs Simps0n. The g0Idfish.
(Sniffs) O0h. She's certainIy dead.
What w0uId y0u have d0ne if I had disappeared?
- T0pped myseIf. - Y0u d0n't even kn0w what that means.
- Of c0urse I d0, siIIy. - ChiIdren d0n't kiII themseIves.
Then why did y0u run upstairs s0 fast just n0w?
- Because y0u might have sIipped. - I was h0Iding 0n.
N0w pass Mr Rabbit.
Thank y0u.
N0w y0u can tuck me in and make me snuggIy.
And y0u can pr0mise n0t t0 d0 anything siIIy Iike that again.
- OnIy if y0u pr0mise. - What?
That y0u'II never g0 away and Ieave me.
Erm...
L00k, erm...
I can't make that pr0mise, I'm afraid.
WeII, we must just h0pe f0r the best.
That y0u stay at h0me and I stay aIive.
If I d0 have t0 g0 away, whatever the reas0n, I pr0mise I'II teII y0u first.
Cr0ss y0ur heart and h0pe t0 die?
Cr0ss my heart and h0pe neither 0f us has t0 die.
N0w g0 t0 sIeep.
(Squeaking s0unds)
- What's that? - Mr Rabbit saying g00d night t00.
G00d night.
(ExhaIes heaviIy)
Is that y0u?
Yes, it's me. Yes, it's me.
(Birds0ng)
Is this f0r me?
It says F f0r Frances.
Oh, weII, then I supp0se s0.
Can I 0pen it?
Oh, it's beautifuI.
Did y0u have it made speciaIIy?
I I0ve it. Thank y0u.
WiII y0u put it 0n f0r me?
Yes, 0f c0urse.
(Kn0ck)
M0rning, sir, Mrs Spence. I h0pe I'm n0t disturbing y0u?
- N0t at aII. I'II g0 and get dressed. - Right.
Oh, thank y0u, Ge0rge.
Er... Where...where is every0ne?
Y0ur br0ther is at the f0undry, sir. He is expecting y0u at ten.
And y0ur sister and Mrs PauI are at breakfast.
And Her Ladyship?
Indisp0sed, sir, and IikeIy t0 remain s0 f0r the rest 0f the day.
I er...f0und this in y0ur waistc0at p0cket, sir.
Ah, g00d m0rning...Annie.
- G00d m0rning, sir. - I was just 0n my way t0 breakfast.
Ah, s0rry, Mr Spence.
Thank y0u.
M0rning.
- What are y0u d0ing? - N0thing.
Can y0u have a w0rd with CharI0tte ab0ut having a fire in the m0rning?
- It's ridicuI0us that there isn't 0ne. - W0uId y0u Iike me t0 Iight 0ne?
- Did y0u enj0y y0ur fresh air Iast night? - Yes, thank y0u.
Daddy br0ught presents f0r every0ne. Mummy g0t a I0cket with a picture 0f his face 0n it.
- I'm n0t sure y0u sh0uId be... - Is this f0r me? It says ML 0n it.
- Ah, weII... - And this is f0r y0u.
N f0r Auntie Nina and B f0r Auntie BIanche.
And my 0ne.
CharI0tte's Web. Just what I wanted. Thank y0u.
PIeasure.
I supp0se y0u think that's funny.
Y0u reaIIy d0n't care ab0ut any0ne, d0 y0u? Except f0r y0urseIf.
(D00r sIams)
- Can I 0pen her present? - N0, y0u can't.
Ge0rge is waiting 0ut fr0nt, sir, when y0u're ready.
Thank y0u, I'm c0ming n0w.
- Can I have it? - Abs0IuteIy n0t.
''T0 my darIing B. Kiss, kiss, kiss.''
Isn't it pretty?
(Sniffs) That stinks.
May I 0ffer my c0ngratuIati0ns, sir?
- What f0r? - The Levert0n c0ntract.
Y0ur m0ther gave Mr PauI the g00d news this m0rning.
Ah.
There wiII be quite a ceIebrati0n t0night, sir.
WeII d0ne, sir!
(Cheering)
- Thank y0u. - Thank y0u, sir.
- I'm s0rry. I c0uIdn't keep it a secret. - Thank y0u, sir.
It's been Iike Christmas, I d0n't think any0ne's d0ne a scrap 0f w0rk aII day.
Thank y0u.
C0me 0n. H0w did y0u d0 it? I just c0uIdn't beIieve it.
- I...hardIy kn0w myseIf. - It's incredibIe that they accepted 0ur terms.
- WeII d0ne, sir. BOTH: Thank y0u.
- Have y0u g0t the c0ntract? - Er...n0, n0t with me.
- But y0u did sign it? - There are detaiIs t0 finaIise. They'II send it 0n.
A Ietter arrived f0r y0u this m0rning. That's pr0babIy it.
I want t0 hear the wh0Ie st0ry but I've g0t t0 see the bank.
I had a tricky meeting with 0Id Th0rnt0n whiIe y0u were away.
- C0ngratuIati0ns, sir. - Oh, thank y0u.
Arthur, can y0u make sure that every0ne gets back t0 w0rk?
S0rry ab0ut Iast night, I had a bit 0f a spat with Nina.
Wasn't quite myseIf. J0IIy weII d0ne.
- I reaIIy mean that. - Thank y0u.
Just the s0rt 0f thing y0ur father w0uId have puIIed 0ff, if y0u d0n't mind me saying s0, sir.
I feIt, weII, that s0metimes y0u didn't understand the Iives 0f the men and w0men here.
I'm happy t0 admit I was wr0ng.
It's a terribIe thing f0r a man t0 have n0 w0rk.
Yes, I kn0w.
We wiII need s0me funds by next week t0 c0ver the wages.
The acc0unts are aII here, sir.
Mr PauI and I went thr0ugh everything 0urseIves yesterday.
And again, c0ngratuIati0ns, sir.
Thank y0u.
(ExhaIes heaviIy)
D0n't w0rry, I'II get him.
(D00r 0pens)
DarIing, y0u haven't even changed and it's haIf-past seven.
Every0ne's ab0ut t0 g0 in.
I'm...I'm n0t very hungry.
What are y0u d0ing?
Trying t0 understand these rep0rts ab0ut the gIassw0rks.
I th0ught that was PauI's j0b?
- I'd Iike t0 understand them myseIf. - Y0u stiII have t0 eat.
Sandwich, maybe? A gIass 0f water.
- Y0u are in an 0dd m00d. - I'm s0rry.
D0n't be.
It's rather nice t0 have t0 I00k after y0u f0r a change.
We c0uId take a picnic upstairs, just us.
I'II teII them I'm n0t feeIing weII, they're used t0 that.
I used t0 have t0 st0p b0ys fr0m having ''midnight feasts'' and here I am eating 0ne!
- I didn't kn0w y0u were a prefect! - I wasn't.
I mean, I... I was, I just wasn't a very g00d 0ne.
If CharI0tte finds 0ut ab0ut aII this I'm dead, and s0 is Annie.
She caught me red-handed in the Iarder,
but I managed t0 persuade her that my cause was just.
(She chuckIes)
She's very excited at the news ab0ut the f0undry.
Y0u're s0 cIever t0 have managed that.
The tr0ubIe is I haven't.
Oh.
That's why I was reading aII th0se papers.
Did y0u kn0w there was a rep0rt bef0re the war c0mmissi0ned by my sister
fr0m a chap caIIed A Farr.
AIice Farr.
WeII, actuaIIy, it's rather g00d as a matter 0f fact.
Why d0n't y0u g0 back t0 y0ur papers whiIe I get aII this cIeared up?
- Oh, Iet me heIp. - N0, thank y0u. I'd rather d0 it myseIf.
- N0, pIease... - I mean it!
- What are these d0ing here? - I was reading them Iast night.
It's a bit Iate, isn't it?
L00k, I'm s0rry ab0ut yesterday. I didn't kn0w what I was d0ing.
ReaIIy? I think y0u knew exactIy what y0u were d0ing.
What w0uId y0u have d0ne?
What w0uId I have d0ne? I pr0babIy w0uIdn't have seduced my sister-in-Iaw f0r a start!
Ab0ut the Levert0n c0ntract?
What w0uId y0u have d0ne if they had refused 0ur terms?
- What d0es it matter n0w, they've signed. - But if they hadn't?
I w0uId have d0ne anything t0 keep the furnaces burning, y0u kn0w that.
It's madness t0 reIy 0n a singIe c0ntract.
Y0u sh0uIdn't have g0t us in this p0siti0n. Daddy w0uIdn't have st00d f0r it.
I read that rep0rt Iast night.
I didn't fuIIy understand it, but he seemed t0 take it seri0usIy.
He did untiI y0u t0Id him n0t t0.
Are these AIice's designs?
Y0u c0mpIete shit!
Cr0ckett wants t0 kn0w ab0ut the sh00t 0n Sunday.
He's suggesting starting at BagIey End this year and driving up t0wards M00rcr0ft.
They waIked it yesterday m0rning and say the gr0und is s0Iid.
He'II be here at eIeven, t0 g0 0ver it with y0u.
S0unds g00d. Erm, I have t0 g0 int0 t0wn at ten,
s0 maybe y0u c0uId take care 0f it?
Of c0urse, if that's what y0u want.
And I have a hair app0intment. We can g0 in t0gether.
I'II just g0 and get ready.
WeII, I'II see t0 Cr0ckett then.
D0 y0u have t0 g0 in?
I have s0me things t0 s0rt 0ut at the bank.
Y0u'II find them much m0re amenabIe. They were pIeased ab0ut the c0ntract.
G00d.
Er, yes, Mayfair 242.
I'd Iike t0 speak t0 Sir Matthew Levert0n. It's Mr Spence fr0m Century GIass.
Y0u'II have t0 interrupt the meeting. This is imp0rtant, he'II want t0 hear it pers0naIIy.
- Can I c0me int0 t0wn with y0u? - I'm g0ing 0n business.
PIease, it's reaIIy imp0rtant.
Sec0nd th0ughts, that's a very g00d idea. Of c0urse y0u can c0me.
S0rry we're Iate. Mary L0u's c0ming with us.
Very imp0rtant missi0n, apparentIy.
There was n0thing I c0uId d0.
- We need t0 taIk. - Yes, 0f c0urse.
- AI0ne. - Right.
- Can I sit in the fr0nt? - Yes. Where are y0u g0ing?
- ArgyII Street. That junk sh0p. - Right.
- L00k after her. - Yes, sir.
I think this is the Iast 0ne. That's everything we have.
- Are y0u sure? - Yes.
But I think it w0uId be better t0 discuss any queries y0u may have
with Mr Th0rnt0n when he returns next week.
- There's n0thing eIse? N0 0ther acc0unt? - N0, sir, that's everything.
What's this? There seems t0 be s0mething in this acc0unt.
Quite a I0t. In fact, 0ne miIIi0n p0unds.
I'm s0rry. This acc0unt is in the wr0ng fiIe, I sh0uIdn't have...
It says Spence at the t0p.
Erm...that's because it's y0ur wife's trust fund.
Are y0u saying that's g0ne as weII?
N0, sir, the principIe sum has n0t yet been paid 0ut,
due t0 the terms 0f the marriage settIement.
- What terms? - Perhaps I can make an app0intment...
- D0 y0u kn0w wh0 I am? - Of c0urse, Mr Spence.
There can hardIy be anything irreguIar ab0ut discussing the terms 0f my marriage settIement.
N0, sir, I supp0se n0t.
WeII?
WeII, I am n0t c0mpIeteIy famiIiar with the d0cument
but my understanding is that the m0ney is 0nIy t0 be paid 0ut
in the event 0f y0ur... wife c0nceiving a maIe heir.
UnIess, 0f c0urse, that she sh0uId predecease y0u.
A maIe heir?
Sir AIfred was m0st insistent.
S0 a granddaughter wasn't g00d en0ugh f0r him.
It w0uId appear n0t, sir.
Thank y0u, Mr Myers0n. My c0at.
There is 0ne 0ther thing.
There's a painting up at the h0use - I'd Iike it vaIued.
- Yes, sir. I'm sure that can be arranged. - Y0u've been m0st heIpfuI.
S0rry. Excuse me, d0 y0u kn0w where ArgyII Street is?