09x13 - Stag At Bay

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♪ Heartbeat

♪ Why do you miss

♪ When my baby kisses me?

♪ Heartbeat

♪ Why does a love kiss

♪ Stay in my memory? ♪

BIRD CAWS

BIRD CAWS

g*nsh*t FIRES

This is ridiculous.It's freezing in here.

C'mon. It'll be betteronce I've made the fire.

No, Mike, it's going to snow.

Look, why can't we havecentral heating put in ourselves?

We can argue withthe police authority

about it afterwards.

- MICHAEL: Jackie.- I know, I know.

'Cause it's a police house,everything must be applied for

in triplicateand everyone has to have the same.

And all we're going to haveis a miserable Christmas.

All right, all right. Look,I'll have a word with Craddock.

Well, he probably thinks keepingthe troops in Spartan conditions

improves efficiency.

Well, I'll tell you what improvesmy efficiency.

- I'm too cold.- Well, I will still warm you up.

MAN GRUNTS

There.

Mum, couldn't I just see him once,

just to give himhis Christmas present?

Just try and go to sleep.That's the best thing.

But...

Everything will be sorted out soon.

Now,I need you to be a good girl and...

TELEPHONE RINGS

..and not to worry.

Go to sleep, darling.

RINGING CONTINUES

For God's sake, leave me alone!

TELEPHONE RINGS

Why do you reckonmen are so unreliable, Claude?

You must be able to answer that one,Greengrass.

You must have caused enough misery

to the female populationin your time.

Haven't you forgotten that yet?

At least I gave her a laugh,which is more than you.

OSCAR: I'm like an elephant,Greengrass.

I never forget.

You can still havean enjoyable Christmas,

you know, Gina, without him.

WOMAN COUGHS If you put your mind to it.

You're not me dad, Oscar.

It doesn't matter how many drinksyou buy me, I can't do it, Claude.

It wouldn't be right.

It's not as if it's used very often.

It just sits in the garage,collecting rust.

Even so, what would people think?

About time you stop worryingabout what people think.

It's a question of moral principle.

Heck it's like... It's a question often bob an hour, split two ways.

LAUGHTER

I'm telling you, Craddock.Poaching's a very serious matter,

and it's high timesomething was done about it.

- Indeed, I fully intend...- You just take a look at this.

Henry found thema couple of days ago.

Bert reckonsa b*llet grazed his hind leg.

Oh, poor little mite.

He's the lucky one.

Better than beingshot and butchered on the spot.

Which is what happenedto most of his fellows.

Exactly how many head of deerdo you think you've lost?

ASHFORDLY: In the last month,two dozen or so.

Hello!

What makes my blood boil thoughis it's indiscriminate.

Does,last season's half-grown fauns.

Whole herd's being decimated.

MICHAEL: Wouldn't it makemore sense,

from the poachers point of viewto concentrate on bigger animals?

If they knewwhat they were doing, yes.

But a mature animal'sharder to stalk.

So they're just sh**ting anythingand everything they can hit.

Or perhapsthey just want to make me mad.

Well, they've succeeded,I can tell you.

STUDENTS SINGING: ♪ Holy night

♪ All is calm

♪ All is bright

♪ Round yon virgin

♪ Mother and child

♪ Holy infant

♪ So tender and mild

♪ Sleep in heavenly peace... ♪

And tell Mrs Cheney,

only selected membersof the fifth form are to help

with the decorations.I don't want a free for all.

♪ Silent night... ♪

Thank you for coming to me.

As you can see,end of term is a bit hectic.

When you called, you sounded...

Hysterical? Quite possibly.

Well, I'm very worried.

It's the phone calls.

Every night he calls meand calls me.

Just this litany of threatsand abuse.

When's it going to stop?

Well, unfortunately, divorcecan be a very messy business.

You said,once the injunction came through...

Don't worry. It's just a questionnow of getting it enforced.

I try not to think of the effectall this is having on Katie.

JACKIE: Well, your husband'svery angry and upset.

But men in his positionusually back off

once the courts and policeget involved.

I hope you're right.

HENRY: An estate this size,

you reckon to losea few deer each year.

And I pretty much know who to.

Like His Lordship were saying,this lot is more like extermination.

MICHAEL: Yeah, but why? Is itsome greedy commercial operation?

Bag as many as he can?

Probably. But how are we evergoing to catch him?

I've been in these woodsevery night for the last month.

I've heard them, all right,but that's the nearest I've got.

I feel like I've walked for miles.

Well, I reckon,if it is a commercial operation,

we'd stand a better chanceof tackling them

from the other end of the chain.- In the patrol car?

How do you mean?

Well, If we can't actuallycatch them poaching the deer,

then maybe we can catch themselling the venison.

HENRY: Aye.

I expect you know Julia Kendall.

She took over as headmistressof Ashfordly High

about six months ago.

I believe we have been introduced.

JACKIE: I'm acting for herin her divorce petition.

She's divorcing her husbandon the grounds of

mental and physical cruelty.

I wasn't aware she had a husband.

JACKIE: He works abroad mainly.

He's only homefor a couple of months a year.

Ideal marriage,you would have thought.

Yes, well, I've had to obtaina court injunction

to restrain him from harassing her.

What I need nowis for you to enforce it.

I presume you can provehe's been breaking the law?

She's scared out of her wits.What more do you need?

Angry wiveshave been known to exaggerate.

I should tell you, Sergeant,if you refuse to act in this matter,

I shall take it upwith the Chief Constable.

I'm not refusing to act.

You better tell me where thisMr Kendall lives.

I can have a word with him.Will that satisfy you, Mrs Bradley?

For the time being, Sergeant.

Bye, Alf.

See you, then.

DOOR SHUTS

Wives, Ventress.

Do you mean Jackie, Sarge?

I mean,should they necessarily be believed?

Oh, I don't know, Sarge.

I always try and believeMrs Ventress

in the hope that she'll believe me.

Saves aggravation.

What are you doing, Ventress?

Well, it's a bit quiet, Sarge.

I thought I'dget the decorations up.

Paper chains?

They're for children.

Hard to think they're appropriatein a police station.

We always have paper chains.

AGNES: But it's a hearse.

I can't drive that.

Trust me, Agnes. If you candrive this, you can drive out.

But isn't it the oneMr Scripps always uses?

The one he used for our Silasonly last month.

CLAUDE: Er... No.

This is his spare. You've got twoof them, haven't you, Bernie?

Look, why don't you sit in it, love?

And I guarantee, once you forgetthat bit in the back,

you'll never have drivena car like it.

ENGINE STOPS

Hello, Bernie. What's going on?

Don't ask. I only agreedbecause he got me drunk.

Really? That's not like you.

- MAGGIE: Hiya!- Hi, Maggie.

MAGGIE: Keeping a lookout?

Still don't knowif he's coming, yes.

Well, if he hasn't phoned,maybe he'll just turn up.

Yeah, well. Blokes, eh?

- Hey, looking good, lads.- ALFRED: Hello.

Is Craddock about?

I'd avoid him if I were you.

He's walking around like a bearwith a sore head.

He's even vetoed Alf's paper chains.

No!

Ah, Bradley! Good of youto put in an appearance.

- If I could have a minute, Sarge.- What's this?

It's holly, Sarge.

I got it from the gamekeeperat Ashfordly Hall.

We thoughtyou'd prefer it to paper chains.

You were sent up to Ashfordly Hallto catch poachers,

not strip itof unnecessary vegetation.

Which is what I wanted to talkto you about, Sarge.

I've had an idea.

Oh, have you, Bradley?It'll just have to wait.

I've had your wife in here,in a professional capacity.

Threatened mewith the Chief Constable, she did.

So you better come with me

so we can assure herwe do take complaints seriously.

Come on! Don't hang about.

Ow.

CAR HONKS

I don't believe it.

So this is the vengeful husband.

Doesn't look that vicious to me.

You're putting me in a verydifficult position, Sarge.

You should have thought of thatbefore you married her, Bradley.

RAYMOND: When did youand your wife separate?

FRANK: About a month ago.

We were just getting oneach other's nerves.

I thought it best if I moved out.

I know this place lookspretty squalid,

but I'm used to roughing it.

I'm in mineral exploration,

which means ten months of the yearin the African bush.

It's not exactly the lifefor a married man.

You could say that.

Was the break-up acrimonious?

We shouted at each other a bit.

Then we stopped shouting.

And then we stopped talking.

And have you had any contactwith your wife since you separated?

Meetings, phone calls?

No. I thought it bestto just leave it to the solicitors.

Less painful all around.

Are you sure about that, Mr Kendall?

You see, your wife saysthat you've been harassing her.

Why would I do that?

The marriage was over long ago.

In our hearts, we both know that.

Life has to go on, doesn't it?

Sugar?

No, thank you.

JULIA: You've got to tryand buck up, you know.

KATIE: They all hate me.

I wish I'd never come here.

Darling, they don't all hate you.

You have to make an effortto make friends.

You have to be jolly.

Why can't you talk to him?

It's not as simple as that.Your father and I...

When you're older,you'll understand.

I understand now.

You could make it all rightwith him, if you wanted to!

Help me with the shopping.

Maggie.

Come in. Come in.

Katie, put the kettle on.

Make Maggie a cup of tea.

Er... Actually, erm...

The reason I'm here is...

I seem to have got lumbered withorganising the Christmas concert.

The village has one most years.

JULIA: What a good idea.

Well, yes,it gets everybody together.

And nobody takes it too seriously.

Erm...

Jackie Bradley told meyou were musical.

We thoughtyou might like to join in.

The first rehearsal'son Saturday morning.

I do play the piano a bit,but not very well these days.

Katie's the onewho loves to sing, though.

You know I can't!You know what Dad says!

DOOR SHUTS

Teenagers! What do you do with them?

All I'm saying is he seems likea pretty reasonable bloke to me.

Look, Craddock has no rightto use you as a go-between.

I went to himin an official capacity.

- Dammit.- Hey, look. Let me.

I can cook a meal, Mike.I'm not totally useless.

PAN SIZZLES

MICHAEL CLEARS THROAT

Look, just because Frank Kendallhad a cosy little chat

with you and Craddock,

it doesn't provehe's not harassing his wife.

He accepts his marriage is over.

What would he gainfrom harassing her?

So Raymond Craddock's training youin marital psychology now, is he?

She could be lyingfor all sorts of reasons.

Mike, the court believed her,

that's why they've issuedan injunction.

You talked to Frank Kendallfor what, half an hour?

Maybe you're the onethat's being lied to.

Look what you've made me do!

MRS KENDALL TALKS SOFTLY Please, darling, don't get upset.

I really care about you, too.You know that.

Once I get my divorce,things will be different, I promise.

Until then, we have to be careful.

CHILDREN SCREAM AND LAUGH

Jackie!

We did say ten, didn't we?

Yes, indeed. I was erm, just...

I'm sure you know Lord Ashfordly.

How are you, Mrs Bradley?

His Lordship just popped inon a matter of school business.

As you know,he's our chairman of governors.

JACKIE: No, I didn't know that.

You know, Claude, you were right.

If you forget aboutthe bit at the back,

this is a beautiful motor car.

See that sign with on?

That was the speed limitand we're exceeding it.

AGNES: Oh, I'm not going that fast!CAR HONKS

Slow down, love.

You're a very nervouspassenger, Claude.

CAR HONKS Look where you're going!

TYRES SCREECHING

CLAUDE : Oh!

You want to look where you're going,young man!

Me? You were coming straight at me!You crazy old biddy.

We don't want that sortof language in front of a lady.

- You've seen her 'L' plate.- She needs them.

All right.Let's just all keep calm, shall we?

Look at the state of my car!Who's going to pay for that, eh?

I hope you're well insured!

MUMBLES NERVOUSLY

Andy, what happened?

I've just demolished a bus shelter.

I got run off the roadby your pal, Greengrass

and some crazy ladydriving a hearse.

- Get him a whisky, Oscar.- I knew it could lead to trouble.

We should call Maggie.Let's have a look.

It's only a bit of a cut.A whisky will be fine.

Why didn't you call?

I was beginning to thinkyou weren't coming.

The weather's been awful.

We were waiting two daysto get off the rig.

At least you're here now, eh?

Yeah. Only just.

You can't really blame Agnes,can you? She's only a learner.

You know what these young ladsin sports cars are like.

And I know how fast you were goingwhen you passed me.

It's still knock-for-knock though,ain't it?

There's not a problem withthe insurance, is there, Claude?

Well, I've only just set it all up.

The application's still in the post.

You are in trouble then, aren't you?

Claiming me own insurance?It was their fault.

You want your car back on the roadsoon, don't you?

I'm trying to tell you whatinsurance companies can be like.

You're a young blokewith a sports car.

She's a poor old lady.

It could take months to sort out.

Is he paying you or something?

Ah, suit yourself.

All right! I'll sort it out myself.

I knew you were a good lad, Andy.Give him a drink, on the house.

Claude, can I have a word?

I need you to do me a favour.

I knew there'd be a catch in it.

ASHFORDLY: Very good of youto volunteer to help us, Greengrass.

It's a pleasure, my Lord.

All right, Bradley,you better explain your plan.

Well, basically, Claude poses asa potential buyer of stolen venison.

Using his contacts,he puts it about that

he's in the marketand willing to pay top prices.

And we flush out our poaching g*ng.

MICHAEL: Or at least the middle menthey're selling to.

That's the theory.

ASHFORDLY: One way or another,it should lead us to the poachers.

I really must get a cleaner.

Julia, as your solicitor,it's not my role to judge you.

But I do need to be in possessionof all the relevant facts.

My relationship with Lord Ashfordlyis entirely professional!

And I resent any suggestionto the contrary.

OK. I'm sorry.

I hardly got a wink of sleeplast night.

He must have called a dozen times.

I thought you said oncethe police had spoken to him...

- Hello, Katie.- Jackie's come to see if you want

to go to the rehearsalfor the Christmas concert, darling.

I'm going for a bike ride.

We'll be in the village hall.Perhaps you'd like to pop in later.

DOOR SHUTS

I'll talk toSergeant Craddock again.

And put some pressure on.

Katie, I thought we agreed.

It's OK. Mum doesn't know I'm here.

- I've got an appointment.- Can I come?

No! I don't want youupsetting your mother.

You said if anything else happened,I should tell you.

And?

The solicitor, Jackie,she came round this morning.

And she asked Mum about him.

About Lord Ashfordly?What did your mother say?

Well, she got really upset

and she said it wasentirely professional.

But I thinkJackie knew she was lying.

HE GRUNTS

You're a good girl, Katie.

You just keep me informed, huh?

Dad, I want us to be together.

I know you do, love.It's up to your mother now.

Get on home. You're gonna be late.

Venison.

As much as I can get.

I've got a very special customer,you know.

GINA GASPS

Hey! Get off!

Here, do something useful.

TELEPHONE CLICKS

What dodgy dealare you planning now, Claude?

That's for me to knowand you to find out.

Oh, David. Could you give those out?

Right, if we could all line up.

Tallest at the back,shortest at the front.

OSCAR: Thank you.

- Maggie, can I have a word?- Yes, Oscar.

Do you mind telling mewhose idea it was

to open with Frosty The Snowman?

I believe that was me. Excuse me.

OSCAR: This is supposed to bea carol concert, not a pop concert.

Frosty The Snowmanis a popular classic.

I was under the impression thatthe object of the exercise

was entertainment!- Yes. Of an appropriate nature.

In what way is Frosty inappropriate?

Could we please discuss this later?

I would fault that the questionof repertoire is fairly fundamental.

Well, I think we should startwith a carol.

Oh, yes. That would be lovely.CROWD MURMURS

For heaven's sake!

I thought this was settled,actually.

I don't see the point of changingthings simply for the sake of it?

Oscar, this wasall discussed earlier.

When?INDISTINCT ARGUING

Don't get sad.

It's nearly Christmas!

The songs on the songsheet wereagreed at the organising meeting.

Nobody told meabout any organising meeting.

Nor me.

MAGGIE: It was on the noticeboard.

I know summatthat will cheer you up.

Come on. I'll show you.

I think we should start with a carollike O Little Town Of Bethlehem.

Could we all please just startby lining up?

You need to be in the background.

HE SIGHS

♪ O little town of Bethlehem

♪ How still we see thee lie

♪ Above thy deep and dreamless sleep

♪ The silent stars go by ♪

HE SIGHS

♪ Yet in the dark streetsshineth... ♪

There are times when the principleof democracy is sorely overrated.

Mike tells meyou went to see Frank Kendall

and found him to be a model citizen.

I hardly thinkthis is an appropriate time

to discuss such matters.

And I don't think it is appropriateto use my husband as a go-between

when I came to youin an official capacity.

The woman is lying, Jackie.It's obvious.

Either that or she's paranoid.

Why don't you get her phones tapped?

That will prove itone way or the other.

Now you're being totally ridiculous.

If you don't like the wayI do my job,

then you complainto the Chief Constable about it.

I came here to forgetand all you can do is

plague me with this nonsense!

HE SIGHS

OSCAR: You all right, Craddock?

My wife's left me, you know.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

Three days ago.

Came as a bit of a shock,I can tell you.

She's been seeing somebody elsefor months.

I had no idea.

Well, that's hard.

How could I not know?That's what I don't understand.

Perhaps I just wasn't paying herenough attention.

Well, the job can bepretty demanding.

It certainly put paidto my marriage.

Barring some,women find being married

to a policeman too much for them.

No, I don't think it was that.

I think she'd just had enough of me.

Do you know how she met him?

He's her damn tango teacher.

Can you believe that?

HE CLICKS TONGUE Well, that's a shame.

Still, you never know.

She may come back.

I don't think I'd have her back.

Not after all those lies.

I always prided myselfon being an honest man.

Turns out I'm just a fool.

A strutting fool in a uniform.

Come on, Sergeant.You're a policeman.

And, though not of my school,

you're a damn good one.

So just hang on to that.That'll get you through.

Raymond.

SONG: Frosty The Snowman

Right. Come on. Your turn.

Me? But I can't drive.

I'm going to teach you.

Mr Greengrass is training me upto be a proper driving instructor.

Well, he was.You can be my first pupil.

Come on. Budge over.

It's against the law. I'm too young.

Not if it's off road.

I learned to drive a tractorwhen I was .

SONG: Let's Go Bopping Tonightby Al Ferrier

CAR HONKS

Don't tell anyone.

What I heard was, she's run offwith her tango teacher.

Oh, how awful.

She obviouslyprefers his pas de deux.

That's ballet, Gina.

THEY CHUCKLE

CLAUDE: They must be a bit nastyto do what they're doing.

If they find out what I'm upto,they could be very nasty.

Have you made contact?

Let's just sayI've had a bit of a tickle.

Katie hasn't come home.

I'm really worried. I thinkshe might have gone to Frank's.

DAVID: They've all gone.

Well, it is nearly seven.

Are you going to be in troublewith your mam?

It won't make much difference.I'm always doing something wrong.

KATIE PLAYS PIANO Do you play it, then?

A bit.But I'm not supposed to, though.

Why not?

My dad says it's annoying.

Little girls who sing and makea noise all the time are annoying.

I don't think they are.

♪ My young lad said to me

♪ My mother won't mind

♪ And my father

♪ Won't slight youfor your lack of kind

♪ As she stepped away from me

♪ And this she did say

♪ It will not be long, love

♪ Till our wedding day

♪ She stepped away from me. ♪

I must be raving mad.

You Greengrass?

I wouldn't be stood standing hereif I wasn't.

Are you on your own?

I thought you'd be a younger fella.

I was when I started waitingfor you.

Can we get down to business?

sh**t it yourself, did you?

You ask a lot of questions,Mr Greengrass.

Not as many as I ask.

You're under arrest.

I'll remember you, Greengrass!

Quite a criminal recordyou've got here, Mr Newton.

Receiving stolen goods, as*ault.

The court's not going to lookvery favourably on you, is it?

- So?- It would be wise to tell us

how you came by that venison.Name your accomplices.

Listen, copper. I boughtthat carcass fair and square.

You reckon it's stolen,you prove it.

Oh, don't worry, Mr Newton. We will.

DOGS BARK

Damn it all, Henry. Not more?

One of our lads just found thesein Bottom Wood.

Freshly k*lled.

Reckon he must havesurprised them though.

'Cause the poachers didn't have timeto carry the carcasses off.

I'm going to put a stopto this, Henry.

If I have to walk the woods myself.We are going to get those villains.

Sorry, Charlie.I didn't know who else to turn to.

- What's happened?- I'm at my wits' end!

Not more phone calls?

Last night, someonebroke all the windows in the porch.

I thought Mrs Bradleywas supposed to be sorting this out.

I'm going to get around to seethis damned husband of yours myself!

No, Charlie, you mustn't do that.Please, promise me?

Oh, dear!

Oh, no!

This is where they must havebutchered the carcasses.

Ugh!

It's enough to put you offyour steak and chips.

MICHAEL COUGHS

I've had enough of this.It's disgusting.

Alf, metal ear tags.

With any luck they'll connectthe carcasses

to the Ashfordly estate.

- I'm off.- Hang on, Alf.

Why go to the troubleof poaching so many deer

if you can't sell them?

If you're just going to leave themin there to lie and rot.

It doesn't make any sense.

Perhaps he's justa lousy businessman.

JULIA: The police think I'm lying,don't they?

JACKIE: Julia, what's anyonesupposed to think?

I'm your solicitor

and you've certainlybeen lying to me.

JULIA: But not about Frank.

JACKIE: Making outyour husband is threatening you

would not in itself stopa counter-claim for adultery,

if that's what you're trying to do.

If Julia's lied to you, Mrs Bradley,it's been to protect me.

Charlie, I don't want youinvolved in this.

Frank is a vindictive man.

If he had the least notion,he would drag it all out in court.

It would be a nightmare.

ASHFORDLY: I don't care about that.

I don't care if the wholedamn county's gossiping about us!

Well, I do, I'm afraid.

JACKIE: I've spokento Mr Kendall's solicitor.

He tells me his client is well awareof your relationship,

but has instructed himnot to counter-claim

on the grounds of adultery.

Frank knows?

I don't understand.Then what's he playing at?

You tell me, Julia.

Because your story and his actionsjust don't add up.

Perhaps it's better youfind yourself another solicitor.

DAVID: Morning, Mr Greengrass!

Come in, David.

DAVID: Oh.

We're doing the Christmas grottoagain, then?

We certainly are.And we've got an added attraction.

You know that little faunthat Lord Ashfordly's got?

The little onethat looks like Bambi?

He's going to let us borrow it.

I'm going to charge themto have their photos taken

because I'm going to tell themit's a genuine baby reindeer.

But it's not.

What difference does that make?

RAYMOND: Right.

Wallet, cigarette lighterand some change.

If you'd like to check that,

and sign here please, Mr Newton.

Ventress.

- Don't let him out of your sight.- Right, Sarge.

♪ When at night I go to sleep

♪ Fourteen angels watch do keep

♪ To my head are guarding

BABY COOS

♪ To my feet are guiding ♪

You're really good with him, Katie.

KNOCK AT DOOR

Hello.

I'm nearly ready.

I won't be a minute.

Well, hello, Katie.

I thought you might be comingto the rehearsal.

You've got a lovely voice.

My dad doesn't like me to sing.BABY BABBLES

Why ever not?

That's why he left. Because of me.

Because every time he came home,

I made a noise. All the time.

I really don't think that's whyyour parents are getting a divorce.

I just want themto be together again.

And they would be,if everyone would leave them alone!

INDISTINCT CHATTER

They're over there.

The other bloke camein a Land Rover,

about half an hour ago.

It's got a g*n rack in the backwith a couple of r*fles in it.

Could be the accompliceswe're looking for then.

Good chance.

All right,I'll see if I can get a closer look.

Two pints of bitter, please.

You know him?

Yeah. Yeah, I do.

Let's just hopehe didn't recognise me, though.

I've brought youyour Christmas presents.

Frank, will you just go?

Oh, I am. I'm flying to Nairobion Christmas Eve.

My business hereshould be completed by then.

What do you want?

Are you planning to marry him?

Lady of the manor!I think you'd do it well.

Who told you about him?

Our darling daughter.

She's a good obedient girl.Aren't you, Katie?

Oh, I can seeyou're wondering about the g*n.

Am I going to sh**t unfaithful wife?

Frank, please!Not in front of Katie.

FRANK: That'd be foolish.I'd get caught.

The husbandis always the first suspect.

And anyway,

I've always loved you, Julia.

What do you want from me?

FRANK: We had such a good timein the early days, didn't we?

We could go anywhere, do anything.

You were the onewho insisted on having a kid.

Oh, don't take it personally, Katie,but kids are a pain.

Enough to ruin any marriage,

and having youcertainly ruined ours.

Don't do this to your own daughter.

Me?What did I ever get a chance to do?

As soon as you had a baby,that was it.

You were off to England.Goodbye, Frankie.

You always put her before me.

But it's all over and done with now,isn't it?

What are you going to do?

Don't worry, Julia.

You'll get your divorce.

Happy Christmas!

I know how it sounds.

But he's always loved you,in his way.

No, he hasn't.

I'm just a nuisance.

A big mistake.

SHE SIGHS Now, you listen to me, Katie.

You are not a mistake.

And you never have been.

But some people, like your father,

they're just a bit too selfishto share anything.

They're jealous of anyone who triesto take attention away from them.

You are the most important personin the world to me.

I love you. And I'm proud of you.

And I always will be.

So, I'm not a nuisance,

even when I sing and make a row?

Katie, you've got a lovely voice.

And when you sing...

Don't just take my word for it.

You give it a tryand see what happens.

Shall I?

He's left the houseand they've just passed me.

PHIL: 'OK, Alf.You'd better follow them.'

I think we've got our poacher!

JACKIE: What?

It turns out to beJulia Kendall's husband.

The question is can we catch himred-handed?

Frank Kendall's been poaching?

If it is him, he's had a coupleof dozen of Lord Ashfordly's deer.

KNOCK AT DOOR

It's going to be a long night,so don't wait up.

Mike, hang on a minute.

I don't know if it's relevant.

But there's a connection betweenJulia Kendall and Lord Ashfordly.

What sort of connection?

The sort of connection that mightmake a husband extremely jealous.

You mean, Kendall's been poppingLord Ashfordly's deer

to get back at him?

Maybe Julia has beentelling the truth all along.

She insists he's a vindictive man.This could be his revenge.

If I took revengeon a man who stole my wife,

I'd do a lot morethan sh**t his deer!

Jackie, get on the phoneto Ashfordly Hall.

Tell Lord Ashfordly,under no circumstances is he to go

out into the woodsafter those poachers tonight.

HENRY: Not much of a moon tonight.

ASHFORDLY: I hope they try it.

We'll have them tonight.

The housekeeper says Ashfordly'sprobably headed for the old spinney.

He's determinedto catch the poachers tonight.

- Maybe we'll get him first.- MICHAEL: Follow me.

Stay with them, Alf.Craddock's on his way.

Where's Ventress now?

High Point Road, Sarge.

They've just turned offinto Ashfordly Woods.

ALFRED:Looks like they're going for it.

They're in the woods, Phil.I've lost sight of them now.

Don't worry, Alf.

I think we knowwhere they're headed. Stay there.

There's something over there,Your Lordship.

- Flush them out!- MICHAEL: Get down!

g*nsh*t FIRES

What the deuce is going on?

RAYMOND: I think PC Bradleyjust saved your life, Your Lordship.

ALFRED: I think you'd betterput up the g*n, Mr Kendall.

Unless you want to be chargedwith the attempted m*rder

of a police officer as well.

CLAUDE: Come on. That's it.Don't forget your sixpences.

Look at the camera.That's it. Go on, David.

Go and see Mummy.

Don't forget your sixpences.

Come on. Next one!

Do you like the reindeer?

Right. Go and see Mummy.That's the idea. Next two.

Look at the camera. Big smile.

All right? Done it? There we are.

Go and see Daddy.Good boys. Thank you.

Now, Michael, how abouthaving your picture taken?

The two of you for the price of one.

He doesn't miss a trick, does he?

I told you it would snow.What about our central heating?

MICHAEL: I can't do anythingtill after Christmas.

So, we'll just have to cuddle up.

This is some place.

It's pretty posh, isn't it?

Fantastic. Do you want to sit here?

Sure, yeah.

Hello. All right?

- Yeah. I saved you a... chair.- Thank you.

- Hi, Alf.- Evening, My Lord.

It's very generous, allowing usto have the concert here.

Time the old placewas used more, Blaketon.

Nervous?

A bit.

Who's the kid? I hope she can sing.

KATIE: ♪ Ave

♪ Maria

♪ Gratia plena

♪ Dominus tecum

♪ Benedicta

♪ Tu in mulieribus

♪ Et benedictus

♪ Fructus

♪ Ventris tuae, Jesus

♪ Sancta Maria

♪ Sancta Maria

♪ Maria

♪ Ora pro nobis

♪ Nobis peccatoribus

♪ Nunc et in hora

♪ In hora mortis nostrae

♪ Ave

♪ Amen. ♪