Are we finished now . Daniel checks out. Theres a queue of grateful cocktail drinkers who swear he was never near the maze. If Tom Rattenbury wasnt covering for his son who was he protecting . The wife . Cecile . Drowning a fit young man in his bath . Stab a big, strong lad in the back . Besides which, same problem with her as with tom shed have known she was killing the wrong man. No, whatshisname marc cotton, did his alibi stand up . Yep, solid potempka went to battle. phone ringing heres your chum. Hope thank you so much. If you could just dump it all by the porters lodge. See . Chivalry is alive and kicking. Given the right encouragement. Im so glad youre here. I wanted to say goodbye. Oh . Im being airlifted back to reality. Papas orders. What about daniel . Collateral damage. Something like that. He was meant to be here, see me off. Who knows . Maybe he had a better offer. Actually, im kind of relieved. Oh, dont say that. Oh, why not . Couple of weeks, hell be so over me. I was going to mail this to him. I dont suppose. No problem. Thanks. Thank you all so much. I really appreciate it. All done . Thanks. Well. Good luck. And hey, that offer is still open. My dad can always use a good man. Hope . What is it that im not seeing . The night you got engaged. Tell me, if only for daniels sake. Youll probably find him down by the boathouse. Ask him again. Ask him what . Try to catch him on his own this time. Hope asked me to give you this. What do you think . Pretty . Can we go through it again . You left hope outside the college. Give it up. Please, daniel. Youd forgotten . The ring. So . So i went to pick it up. Where . In the car. I thought you told me it was at home. Yeah . You went home, daniel. What did you see . What did you see . early hours of thursday morning just a couple of short hours after the first murder you were seen by ceciles son. He came home to pick up his Engagement Ring and walked in on the pair of you. Yes, poor chap. Id call that a rude awakening. I suppose youve always been infatuated with cecile . That wager you had with Tom Rattenbury when you were students what was the stake again . Ten pounds . Bit more than ten quid, wasnt it . You lost out on the love of your life. Well, he was welcome to her. She was out of my league. Still, a man can have delusions of grandeur, cant he . laughing piss in the wind. Either charge my client, or let him go. This is a search warrant for your rooms, dr. Canter. Well, tell them not to break anything, for gods sake. Ah, theres no worries on that score. Forensics are painstakingly precise. Theyll crawl over every square inch until they find a match with mullans place. Recording you have one message. Man alex, sorry to chase but we didnt see you earlier. Are you coming in next week, or. . Sorry. Got to go. beep recording message one. Man alex, sorry to chase but we didnt see you earlier. Are you coming in next week, or. . Sorry. Got to go. beep canter kills alex hadley and later that night he comes round here to your place for half an hour on the fireside rug. It was considerably shorter than that. Do you know, i had a terrible feeling it was his first time . Well, i hope it lived up to the billing. Oh, for heavens sake. Manfred turned up in a state because of one of his students. Anyway, it was all very silly and not to be repeated. A sympathy shag. Isnt that what you call it . Tom and i were always very forgiving about these sort of things. Where is my bloody phone . He was a close friend of your husbands. sighs you make it sound so salacious. Theres nothing less salacious than a dead body. Ive been around a few. And there was i, thinking it was your aftershave. Mrs. Rattenbury, stop no no. You stop. And answer me this. In this exotic revenge fantasy of yours why now . I mean, why would i possibly want to kill Steven Mullan now . When i have been building, brick by brick, a fu. sniffles . A future for my family . Unlike tom, i dont wallow in what cant be helped. Now, if youll excuse me i have a husband to bury. phone buzzing recording you have one new message. Message one. Rattenbury ceel, its me. Half my life pummeling christ. And here i am. Are you lost . In the forest . I keep thinking, if i stare at it long enough. Youre in danger of turning into one of our regulars. Where exactly is this vanishing point anyway . Out there in the dark. Mind you dont lose your footing. You think were barking up the wrong tree . Well, i think were missing something. Why would Tom Rattenbury go to his grave to protect his wifes lover . And why now, as she said. What would drive a woman like cecile, after all this time, to conspire in murder . Out there in the dark. She didnt know who he was. Miss wheeler . yes. This man is he one of your regulars . Yes. Youre sure . Yes, great stocky fellow. When was this . Oh, it was months ago. I wouldnt normally remember, only, he had someone with him. A girl in a wheelchair. Thank you, miss wheeler. So jessica sent the postcard to mullan. A lovers rebuke. Come back to her be there for her. She said shed never met him. Oh, she met him, all right. He probably trailed after her, waiting for his chance wanting her forgiveness. And when she asked him his name when he had the chance to tell her the truth, he bottled it. He said that he was. Alex hadley. Maybe he just couldnt bring himself to tell her. How did you work it out . That painting. All those hunters in the forest. She was one of them. Reaching out for someone to hold onto. Blind grope in the darkness. But she was misled. She had no idea it was him. Where were they meeting . Wheeler says they havent been here for months. Thats right, and that postcard was only sent last week. Man recording alex, sorry to chase but we didnt see you earlier. Are you coming in next week, or. . Sorry. Got to go. clamoring in background beep his work . Yeah, but why say next week on a thursday evening . He worked fulltime, didnt he . beep man you coming in next week, or. . Sorry. Got to go. clamoring in background whats that . Sorry. Got to go. clamoring in background echoes. Kids . Sorry. Got to go. clamoring in background swimming pool. Oh, not again. Is your daughter at home . I expect so, but if you think youre going to go and disturb her. She said she was going for a swim. She didnt tell me. Lewis st. Margarets in summertown . Get over there fast 2 30 every thursday, was it, this Swimming Club for the disabled . We dont do that word. No, of course. Sorry. Still, it must take some organization. I mean, apart from the staff youd have to draft in extra parttime helpers so that its oneonone. Strong swimmers, physically fit. Like Steven Mullan. Lewis they just wanted somewhere they could meet. Where no one would stare at them. A bit of fun physical contact. You saw them, didnt you . Cecile no. Lewis and jessicas injuries they were yours, too. Isnt that what compassion is . Fellow suffering . Fellow sacrifice. And you played your part. Jacked in the brilliant career to be an unpaid physio. And theres your daughter, imagining she can just fall in love with who she wants. Touching her letting her believe he was someone else. tires squealing you persuaded canter to kill him. Your idea, was it . The drowning . Pity he got the wrong bloke. And of course you got your man second time lucky. You must have guessed that he and jessica would want to meet up on the night of her party, so that he could explain, ask for her forgiveness. What i cant see is what would make your husband take the blame . Why die to protect a man like manfred canter . Damn. Im not used to. To this knife . Where is your best knife mrs. Rattenbury . Im not used to being interrogated, i was going to say. heavy breathing coughing, gasping i didnt kill him. I didnt kill anyone. Would you do something for me . Hmm . Would you please try not to hate him . Steven . I see now he only lied because he wanted to help me. Her lie. Her lie was like poison. Whose lie . What a thing to say my mother is like poison. cell phone ringing jessica, darling. Are you all right . Daniel jess, what happened . Is she all right . Yeah, shes fine. Thank you. What on earth were you thinking of . Jess, what were you doing . Have you got a blanket for her . Another one, please. She confess yet . ringing continues almost. Lewis. Weve got him. One dinner jacket, found in your bathroom under the floorboards. And not just wine stains anymore. Mullans blood all over it. Forensics will give us chapter and verse shortly. You couldnt bring yourself to chuck it out, could you, dr. Canter . No, thats half my trouble. Im always hanging on to things i should have let go of. I have a feeling i was wearing this when i met her. And therethere was a point when i really thought she was going to be mine. But, then i realized that, um, passion is something that only happens to other people. In life, in. In books, in paintings. But never to me not once, you see. And then. Then she took my hand. My cecile. I suppose i imagined that if i just did as she asked, i, uh. I dont expect you to understand. Well. Look at the three of us. Can we all please stay strong . For dads sake. door slams shut arent you going to ask why he stormed out . I told him, mum. I told him about your lie. What have i done now . I always knew it was steven. Deep down. No. No, you didnt. Yes, i did. And i loved him anyway. No. Yes. And i forgave him. You. I tried to forgive you but i cant. Rattenbury ceel. Its me. Half my life pummeling christ. And now ive come to the end of it im chasing redemption. Youve told me daniel killed those men. So im going to take the blame. And he can walk free. My life for his. On one condition. crying clean slate. I hope im finally forgiven. sobbing cecile sobbing hathaway do you want me to, uh. No. Let them finish. Forensics confirmed that the blood on canters jacket came from Steven Mullan. So with ceciles confession thats conspiracy to murder. I just wish we could get her for her other crime. Mmm . Lying to her husband. Telling him at the blenheim maze that their son was a murderer. You know, i think she hated him. For the accident . Yeah, it was their little secret. But what about this . You tell me. St. Christopher. Patron saint of travelers. Perhaps it just happened to be in his pocket. Yeah, maybe. No, here. This way. I thought we were going for a beer. Not yet. Got a little job for you first. Oh, no what are you up to . What was that story Jessica Rattenbury told you . About the Restorative Justice program . Sitting in a car outside the prison, her mum said go through that door, look the man in the eye. Otherwise, hell be stuck in your head forevermore. Look, i know your prides taken a beating. But dont do what ifs. Go in there. Say goodbye properly. No, i cant. Of course you can, go on. Lay the ghost to rest. Either that, or we feed you to battleship potempka. 80 quid, full body massage. Your call. Ill have a pint. door closes cumming stay tuned for more about masterpiece. But first. 10,000. 15 . 15, you think . 20,000, 21,000 . 600. 20. 18,500. 24. Its at least 40. 4,500 thousand. 650. 20. This textile would be worth about a half a million dollars. Half a million . No way. I knew it. Its just a blanket. Man laying on the back of a chair. Second man well, sir, you have a national treasure. Wow. A national treasure. Congratulations. I cant believe this. Innocent i need a word with the dynamic duo. Cumming inspector lewis is back for more sleuthing in oxford. The desk had a complaint about you two. He said you were both drunk and facetious. We promise not to do it again. Good. You see, the principle behind a partnership such as yours is that the junior officer matures to the level of the senior rather than that the senior officer should regress. Inspector lewis, on masterpiece mystery deo online explore our book and film club. Pbs. Org. This program is available on dvd. To order, visit shoppbs. Org, or call us at 1800playpbs. Captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org masterpiece is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from host coming up on chesapeake collectibles. Guest he had quite a history. He was with mcclellan when they crossed into virginia, and was wounded at chancellorsville. I still have the bullets out of his leg. Appraiser most significant libraries would want a copy of almost any book. In fact, even the library of congress apparently doesnt have this. Appraiser whats like the most you paid for some of these pieces . Guest you know, anywhere from 1 to 20, but the average piece is maybe 3 to 5. [ trolley bell rings ] [ horse hooves clopping ] [ train whistle blows ] [ steam rises ] announcer chesapeake collectibles is made possible in part by the mpt new initiatives fund founded by irene edward h. Kaplan. Major funding is also provided by aarp. Jeff gordon for some this line is a convenience. But for others its all they can afford. Clerk anything else . Woman no. Join the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger. Org. Announ cer and by center for vein restoration. Over 30 million americans suffer from painful, unsightly varicose veins. We use modern outpatient methods to help bring relief. Look better. Feel better. Live better. Hello, im rhea feikin. Welcome to chesapeake collectibles where your stories and your treasures bring amazing history to life. People have come from far and wide to bring their most prized possessions to our studio, so lets take a look at their treasures. Appraiser youve got a pretty nice pistol here. Can you tell me anything about it . Do you know anything of the background . Guest well, yeah, its been in the family for years. Greatgreat grandfather was a captain, his name was walker, in the 21st massachusetts. He had quite a history. He started out as an enlisted man during the civil war and was with mcclellan when they crossed into virginia and was wounded at chancellorsville. I still have the bullets out of his leg. At that point, he was an enlisted man. He had a different gun at that time. Then he became an officer and was wounded in gettysburg again and promoted to captain. I have a lot of his memorabilia at home his swords his wedding pictures. Appraiser you know anything about the pistol itself . Guest well, its a colt dragoon. I know that its a rare gun. I dont have a great idea what its worth. I know its an expensive piece and i know that its that eight inch barrel which they only made 150 of. But thats about it. Appraiser this is a colt third model dragoon. As you said, eight inch barrel. Its had probably at the time he had it as an officer, ivory grips put on it, which are beautiful. The case that its in, i would guess he probably had made but its got an original colt bullet mold, and caps, and an oiler and a tool for it. The flask, i believe probably he had put in it. I think its a riflemans flask. Anyway, its a beautiful pistol. Its got the scene engraving on the cylinder, which is fantastic. You can see everything. I checked the serial number for you and it dates from 1860. Guest right before when the war starts. Appraiser right before the war. And its one of the last thousand or so of this model that were made. And it really is a fine piece. Guest thanks. Appraiser do you have any idea what its worth . Guest well, you know, kind of a ballpark figure, but im really not clear like if i wanted to insure it, what i should insure it for . Appraiser well, if you were going to insure it i think that at auction, youre looking at 35,000 to 40,000 dollars. Guest woo hoo hoo thats nice looking. Appraiser well, its a fine fine revolver. And thank you very, very much for bringing it in. Guest it is a pleasure. Appraiser would you tell me about how you came about having this book . Did you buy it directly from a dealer . Guest sure, id be glad to. Yes, i did buy it from a dealer. It was a reputable book seller. My husband and i decided we wanted to get some kind of an interesting investment about 30 maybe even 35 years ago. And we know that he had this cover made for this book. He said it was rare. We couldnt find anything at the time like it and we purchased it. At the time we paid 350 for it. Appraiser have you ever read the book . Guest i havent. No, you know as a matter of fact as soon as i got to the dedication page i was so afraid that i might rip or tear the pages. But id love to. Appraiser i think it would probably be a fascinating read war sketches by w. P. Black and others of arkansas tales of the rebellion containing accounts of hairbreadth escapes thrilling adventures. This sounds very exciting, something that is highly significant. Presented by william p. Black, william p. Black, the author to his old confederate comrade henry hirschfield, and of course this is tales of the rebellion so it would be about the civil war, and the confederate comrade would of course be a confederate soldier. I see the previous dealer had a howes number howes list, important americana. So hes done his homework, and one thing about it, which is spectacular, is the condition, because this is an extremely delicate book. This paper is made from the cheapest kind of wood pulp as you can see. Guest so is that a bad thing . Appraiser its both a bad and a good thing. Its bad in the sense that its very hard to preserve and it will selfdestruct unless its kept in a fairly dry environment, you dont want either extremely moist or extremely dry but with the cheap wood pulp paper, it just tends to oxidize much more quickly than fine paper. And theres not much you can do to preserve it other than very special expensive treatments. But the good part is that its in spectacular condition. It has a little problem here on the spine, but the fact that this cover is like this, practically like new is surprising. I checked auction records. In the last 20 years no copy has every come up at auction. I checked addall which is a site for used and rare books, no copies are available there. I went on to oclc, which lists the holdings of a great many libraries worldwide. I found only four copies all in the united states. One, as you might expect, in arkansas. This is possibly one of five existing books. Four are institutionalized. This would be the only one in private hands. So, as far as investment goes, very hard to say because even though its a very rare book the customers for it might also be scarce. However, most significant libraries would want a copy of almost any book. In fact, even the library of congress apparently doesnt have this. So, even though the potential buyers might be very few there would be enough competition i think for a book like this to bring, i would say, at a minimum, of 2,000, but it could go as high as 4,000 or 5,000. Guest oh, really . Well, thats good to know. Appraiser for a little, fragile paperback, you did very well. Guest oh, great thank you so much. Appraiser youre welcome. Appraiser i see you brought in a document. Where did you find it . Guest a women that i use to work for, after she passed away, i was in charge of getting rid of everything in the house so that it could be sold. Her family came in, they took everything that they wanted. And then this was left over in a box with some other things. It ended up being a gift to me from the family. Its history in maryland, you know . Appraiser absolu