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"Letting 'I dare not'
wait upon 'I would',
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like the poor cat
i' the adage?"
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[she begins voice exercises]
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That which hath made them drunk
hath made me bold.
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What hath quenched them
hath given me fire.
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- [shriek echoes]
- Hark!
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Peace.
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It was the owl that shrieked.
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The fatal bellman, which gives
the stern'st goodnight.
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He is about it.
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The doors are open,
and the surfeited grooms
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do mock their charge
with snores.
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[she laughs]
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I have drugged their possets,
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that death and nature do contend
about them, whether they live...
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Or die.
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Aagh.
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[groaning continues]
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The bloody knife is real!
Oh, Jesus!
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Oh, God!
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[screams]
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[hubbub]
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[theme music]
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[man] I'm not superstitious,
not in the slightest.
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I don't pay that sort of thing
any sort of attention.
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[Charlie] Quite right.
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But I went to this party
and there was this woman there.
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- Maureen.
- Did you get a second name?
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- No.
- Description?
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Maybe we should find out
what the issue is first.
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Go ahead.
In your own time.
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Well, she was kind of like
a, er...
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you know... a witch.
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[splutters]
Like an actual witch?
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Well, no.
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I mean, she wasn't wearing
a pointy hat or anything.
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She...
She claimed to have the gift.
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Second sight,
I think they call it.
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She could see into the future
and she saw me...
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- dying on stage.
- In a bad performance sense?
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In a not living any more sense.
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Yeah, I'm... I'm not sure how we
would investigate a prediction.
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I... I know how this sounds,
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but, like I said,
I am not superstitious.
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But I am just about to begin
a run of... [quietly] Macbeth...
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- [Fergus] Hm?
- Macbeth, at the Dalton.
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- More witches.
- This is a big deal for me.
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It's my first lead and Maureen
has given me the willies.
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[Fergus stifles a laugh]
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Look, I know it's twaddle,
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but I'd feel better knowing
you were looking into it.
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I'm sorry, Marcus,
you seem like a nice fella
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but Fergus is right,
there's nothing to investigate.
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Let's not be so hasty.
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Fergus could do with
a dive into Shakespeare.
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It's going to be
in your next term at Trinity.
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Yeah, yeah.
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You know what?
He could go undercover.
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I could get you in
as a stagehand.
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- Sure, yeah.
- I'm sorry, Marcus.
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Could you give us a moment
to confer?
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Sure.
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[whispers] Shouldn't we agree
unanimously
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on which cases
the agency takes on?
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No. I mean,
you've just rocked up here.
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As far as I'm concerned,
you're the intern.
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I've got years of experience
with investigations, Mother.
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A lot of people would be happy
to have my input.
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Good! So, go work for them.
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- So--
- We'll look into your case,
Marcus.
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The lighting rig is still down.
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I don't understand
why it's not up if we're gonna
have actors on the stage.
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All of this was discussed
in the production meeting.
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- Ruth?
- Why hasn't it been done?
I don't understand.
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- Ruth?
- Why didn't you do it?
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Excuse me, Ruth, um...
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Ferg, this is Ruth Baird,
the producer.
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Ruth, this is my cousin, Fergus,
I told you about.
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[clatter]
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You want to work in a theatre,
do you? What can you do?
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Anything. I like to work.
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Music to my ears. Any good
with a hammer and nails?
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Try me.
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- Hiya.
- All right?
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- Er... I'm... I...
- [drill whirrs]
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[Ruth] This could be great
for the Dalton,
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a real talking point.
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[man] You want me
to take out 30 stall seats
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just so Hugo can satisfy
his latest whim?
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To keep him happy.
A happy Hugo is an engaged Hugo.
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Which means
we'll stay on schedule.
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Which means I won't get
another ulcer
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and we both know he'll go
off the idea by opening night.
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How about this?
You can have the extra stage
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if you guarantee
the lost revenue to the house.
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- Fine.
- Don't be so hasty.
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If this run isn't a success,
you'll lose a lot of money.
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It's going to be a hit.
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Oh, right.
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Why don't you and I
grab a drink?
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And you can try and convince me.
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- Who was that with Ruth?
- Oh, that's Sam Dalton.
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Dalton? As in Dalton theatre?
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Yeah. His grandfather opened it
50-odd years ago.
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Heard of Guy Dalton?
He was a film star.
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Worked with all the old greats.
Ah, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas.
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- Elizabeth Taylor?
- Nnn?
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Then as he got older, he started
thinking about his legacy
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and decided to open up a theatre
in his ancestral home.
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- And now his grandson runs it?
- It's the age of the nepo baby.
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- Coming through.
- Gather, ye! Gather, ye.
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- [clattering]
- Gather, ye. Quiet, please!
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Marcus, my marvellous Macbeth,
don't think.
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Act three, scene one.
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"Now, if you have a station..."
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Go!
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Now, if you have a station
in the file,
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not i' the worst rank
of manhood, say it,
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and I'll put that business
in your bosom
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whose execution takes
your enemy off...
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- I just need to use the loo.
- ...grapples you to the heart
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- and love of us...
- [actor] My liege.
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The vile blows
and buffets of the world
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hath so incensed
that I am reckless
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what I do to spite the world.
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And I another,
so weary with desire--
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No, stop, stop, stop!
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- Are you bored?
- No.
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You're going to murder a man,
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an important man,
a king no less,
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and you sound like you'd rather
be doing something else.
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Playing your X-Box maybe?
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- Playing your bongos?
- Bongos?
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Look, a good director
never tells an actor
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that his interpretation
of a character is wrong or bad.
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Yours isn't bad,
it's just not good.
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You're joking? I gave up a part
in Dublin Streets for this.
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Look, what we do here,
in this place,
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in this Eden,
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in this Xanadu,
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when we utter
the great Bard's words,
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it brings us closer to God.
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A shitty daytime soap
cannot do that.
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It does not elevate.
It does not caress our souls.
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It does not carry us
in its sweet embrace.
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But it pays the rent.
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My heart is broken.
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Go, with love, my friend.
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Hugo, come on,
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it's two days before we open
and now we have to replace him.
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Beautiful Ruthie.
Sweet Ruthie.
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He was not the right fit.
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Now we have no Second Murderer.
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Dionysus will come
to our rescue.
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Well, Dionysus better
bloody hurry up.
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[Hugo] Look,
what did I tell you?
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- Him?
- [laughing] Jesus!
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I love your energy.
And your look!
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The dreads, they are perfect.
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There you go, Ruth. Dionysus
has brought us a new murderer.
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Welcome to the theatre,
young man.
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[Pierce] I checked the old files
after you called.
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There's been several deaths
at the Dalton.
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- Well, any--
- Any of them suspicious?
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Not overtly.
Several of the audience members
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have died of heart attacks,
strokes, that sort of thing.
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- All natural causes.
- Well, I mean, not surprising,
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considering the average age
of theatre audiences.
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Exactly! But there was one thing
that did stand out.
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You said this death-yet-to-be
was linked to a run of Macbeth.
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- Right?
- That's right.
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Well, there have been three
other productions of Macbeth
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at the Dalton
where someone died on stage,
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all on opening night.
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How come no one spotted this
before?
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What is there to spot?
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They've all been chalked up
to accidental deaths
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and, er, the last one was...
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- ...over 30 years ago.
- Definitely accidental?
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1975, a lighting rig
fell onto the stage,
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killing one of the witches.
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'87, a trapdoor malfunctioned
killing the actor Banquo.
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And 1992,
the actor playing Macbeth
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stabbed the actor playing Duncan
with a real knife live on stage.
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[Harry] Hm.
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Dead on stage.
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Quite.
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Look, it might just be bad luck.
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It might be nothing.
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It is the Scottish play,
after all.
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I don't believe in curses.
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Well, me neither, normally,
but it is Macbeth.
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Well, I'm gonna approach this
like any other case.
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The '92 one, actor playing
Macbeth was called John Barrel.
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He was convicted
of manslaughter,
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served prison time.
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I'm gonna find
an address for him.
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You do that, dear.
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- Thanks for the help, Doc.
- My pleasure.
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Could I have a quick word?
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I'll make some calls.
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- [door closes]
- Something you needed?
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I, er...
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I was just wondering
if that drink is still on offer?
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- The one you were too busy for?
- Yeah, well, I've reconsidered.
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All work
and no play and all that.
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And I think it's good
to recharge the little
grey cells from time to time,
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and I have a very decent bottle
of Chateau Margaux.
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I find it works wonders.
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Well, you're the doctor.
You know.
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Well, it generally doesn't help
with a lot of my patients,
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but...
how about Friday?
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- Well, Saturday's better.
- How about Saturday?
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Look, just so we know
where we stand.
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I'm not interested in playing
games. Life's too short.
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Well... I know I've been running
a little hot and cold lately,
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but I'm not interested
in games either.
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I... I just want to make sure.
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And I don't do things lightly,
Harry.
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That's good.
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I like honesty.
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[door opens, closes]
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- Good night, George.
- Good night, man.
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- Ghost light.
- Come again?
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Well, a theatre should never
be completely dark.
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The light appeases the ghosts.
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Lets them come out and perform
when the living have gone.
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You don't really believe
in that sort of thing?
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- Do you?
- No.
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But the ghosts do.
See you tomorrow.
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[whistles]
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Hey. No whistling either.
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- It's bad luck.
- It is?
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Back in the day,
sailors were employed backstage
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and they'd use coded whistles
to communicate with each other.
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An accidental whistle
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could see a piece of scenery
being dropped on someone.
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Dangerous place, the theatre.
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[thud]
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Hello?
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Hello?
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Get a grip.
No such thing as ghosts.
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You are perfectly safe.
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[Sam] What the...?
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Bloody hell!
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00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,039
- Come on, wake up. Come on.
- [groans]
247
00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:15,640
Come on, wake up.
248
00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,159
- That's it. Sit up.
- [groans]
249
00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,279
[laughs] No harm done.
250
00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,600
Tell that to my head.
What happened?
251
00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,159
- Sandbag.
- Oh.
252
00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:33,840
Must have come loose.
253
00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,719
You know, you really
shouldn't be on the stage
at this time of night.
254
00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,519
I was helping Ruth
with the ghost light.
255
00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,199
Ruth was telling me about you.
256
00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,679
Come on, let's get you a drink.
257
00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,400
- What?
- A drink for your concussion.
258
00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,439
[drawer opens]
259
00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:55,879
[Sam] I've got a special bottle,
strictly for VIPs.
260
00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:57,519
What, am I a VIP?
261
00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,880
You're part of the family
now...?
262
00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:05,239
- Fergus.
- Yes, exactly. Fergus.
263
00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:06,960
[Sam chuckles]
264
00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:12,040
This is an 18-year-old
single malt from Balfe's.
265
00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,720
Mm. You can taste the Boyne.
266
00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:26,319
- How do you know about whiskey?
- Oh, I get around.
267
00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,639
So, your... your grandfather
opened this place
268
00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,319
and passed it down
through the generations?
269
00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,279
Actually, no. My father died
when I was quite young.
270
00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,559
Then when Guy left
to go back to Hollywood,
271
00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,360
Jenny Maloney ran it.
You know who that is?
272
00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,760
Irish theatre royalty.
273
00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:53,439
Our illustrious producer, Ruth,
is her daughter.
274
00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,959
Nepotism at its best.
275
00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:57,719
Ruth wouldn't be here
276
00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,920
if it wasn't for
who her mother was. [scoffs]
277
00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,160
She's a tricky one, for sure.
278
00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:08,399
Like... [lowers his voice]
I know for a fact
279
00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,080
she's not gay or seeing anyone.
280
00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,039
But every time I ask her out
for a drink, she turns me down.
281
00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,320
I mean, what's that about?
282
00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,000
Must be hard running a theatre.
Expensive.
283
00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:23,159
Hope you're insured.
284
00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,360
Oh, no, not for me. I'm fine.
285
00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:27,439
Oh.
286
00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,039
Insurance is the bane
of my life.
287
00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,399
Every single thing
in this theatre is insured.
288
00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:32,599
Costs a bloody fortune.
289
00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,159
Yeah, but still, though,
290
00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,679
peace of mind
in case something goes wrong.
291
00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,999
Like, say, if you were to lose
an actor or something.
292
00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,960
Wouldn't make much difference,
not with these actors! [laughs]
293
00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:46,240
Oh, no offence.
294
00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,040
None taken.
295
00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:17,959
- You're not going back.
- Harry!
296
00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,119
- Don't argue with me.
- I'm going to argue with you.
297
00:17:20,120 --> 00:17:22,919
- There's a killer on the loose.
- Which is why I'm going back.
298
00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,319
OK, someone,
very possibly our client,
299
00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,599
is going to die
if we don't catch this guy.
300
00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,399
Hold up a second,
what are we saying here?
301
00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,919
These deaths go back
50-plus years.
302
00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,399
What if they were
just accidents?
303
00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,399
[sighs] Three productions
of Macbeth.
304
00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:37,879
- Three deaths on opening night.
- Mm, coincidence?
305
00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:39,799
[both] Don't believe
in coincidence.
306
00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,079
So, we're looking for an
octogenarian serial killer? Ha!
307
00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:44,719
Look, you're an adult now.
308
00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,439
I can't stop you
from being reckless and moronic.
309
00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,079
Thanks.
And what are you two doing?
310
00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,600
I got a lead on the actor
from the '92 production.
311
00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,839
Listen, brother,
I'm here for you, you know.
312
00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,119
It's a lot of pressure.
313
00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:09,200
If that were me, I would be
running for the hills.
314
00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,960
Especially after the others.
315
00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,159
Quick question.
316
00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,159
You haven't happened
to tell anyone
317
00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,399
about who I really am, have you?
318
00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,599
No. No, not from me. Why?
319
00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,919
Someone tried
to kill me last night.
320
00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,799
- What?
- It's fine, it's fine. I'm fine.
321
00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:30,439
But, you know,
it begs the question,
322
00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:33,559
why would someone want
to kill me on my first day,
323
00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,640
unless they knew
I was a private investigator?
324
00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,040
You all right?
325
00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,599
- Who's that fella?
- That's Colm.
326
00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,879
He's playing First Murderer
opposite you,
327
00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:47,679
and he's my understudy.
328
00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,599
He was kindly telling me that
there's a history of people
329
00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,439
dying on their first night
of the opening night
330
00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,960
of a new production
of this play.
331
00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:00,239
Oh, my God!
He wasn't lying?
332
00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,080
Look, we don't know that yet,
all right, just...
333
00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,159
How does he know about it?
334
00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,319
I don't know. Maybe he's been
down in the archive.
335
00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,640
- Archive?
- It's in the basement.
336
00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,999
Theatre's entire history
is down in there.
337
00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,480
[Hugo] Gather! Gather!
338
00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:20,680
Gentle players.
339
00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,040
[Charlie] John Barrel?
340
00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,240
[booming voice] Who is asking?
341
00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:42,480
[he chuckles]
Beverly send you, did she?
342
00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:46,919
Well, tell her she's taken
everything already.
343
00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,039
There's nothing left.
344
00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:52,760
I am but a husk
blowing in the wind.
345
00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:54,440
[farts]
346
00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,959
Well, we... [sniffs]
We don't know a Beverly.
347
00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,959
We wanted to talk to you
348
00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:04,279
about your production of Macbeth
at the Dalton theatre.
349
00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:07,199
I have nothing to say
on the subject.
350
00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,279
[Charlie] In my experience,
an innocent man
351
00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,759
would want to tell
his side of the story.
352
00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,159
No one would listen to me then.
353
00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,199
Why would anyone
listen to me now?
354
00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,159
Well, we think that
what happened wasn't your fault.
355
00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:21,319
We think that you were set up
to be the fall guy.
356
00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:26,439
You're saying someone
switched the daggers on purpose?
357
00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:28,679
That wasn't the first death
linked to a run of Macbeth
358
00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:30,760
- at the Dalton.
- No, it was the third.
359
00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:33,519
I knew it!
360
00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,359
I always checked props myself
before going on,
361
00:20:37,360 --> 00:20:39,399
and that night was no exception,
I...
362
00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:43,479
I turned my back for 30 seconds,
a minute.
363
00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,959
Someone must have switched them.
364
00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,159
I told them that back then,
but...
365
00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,999
no one believed me.
366
00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,080
They said I was negligent.
367
00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,440
That night ruined my life.
368
00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,159
I lost everything.
369
00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:00,359
Did anyone have a grudge
against you?
370
00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:03,199
I say this
with the utmost humility,
371
00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:07,119
but I was the most gifted actor
of my generation.
372
00:21:07,120 --> 00:21:10,240
Everyone
had a grudge against me.
373
00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:12,880
Who was there that night?
374
00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:17,240
Well, it was opening night,
so everyone was there.
375
00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:19,519
[laughs]
376
00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:23,039
Apart from the old bastard,
of course.
377
00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:27,799
- Old bastard?
- Guy Dalton. A film star.
378
00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:31,999
Hated me most of all
because I was a real actor.
379
00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,999
Probably hates me still.
380
00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,959
What, you're telling me
he's still alive?
381
00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,839
- He must be in his 80s.
- [laughing] Trust me!
382
00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,519
The old bastard will never die.
383
00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:46,440
He lives in some upscale
retirement community in Wicklow.
384
00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,719
He's back in Ireland? We heard
he'd returned to America.
385
00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:55,679
For a time.
Did some god awful TV show.
386
00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,839
Sold another little bit
of his soul.
387
00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:04,440
At least I never did that.
I still have my dignity.
388
00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,279
But he was in LA
the night of the play?
389
00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,239
I don't know,
he was supposed to be here.
390
00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,599
I didn't see him before
and, of course,
391
00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,760
I never saw him after.
392
00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,880
I never saw anyone after.
393
00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,279
[Charlie] What are you doing
elbowing me like that for?
394
00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,439
Well, if you treat everyone
like a suspect, you're not going
to get anything from them.
395
00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,199
Jesus, Mother,
I'm not going to be told how
to question someone by you.
396
00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:41,959
I'm doing this a long time,
you know.
397
00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,400
- Well, then,
you ought to be better at it.
- [groans]
398
00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,439
- So, what did you think of him?
- Angry and bitter.
399
00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,759
I'm not saying he doesn't have
a right to be,
400
00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:52,679
but he does seem to have
a grudge
401
00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,439
- against the Dalton theatre.
- And Guy Dalton in particular.
402
00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,159
- Can't believe he's still alive.
- We need to talk to him.
403
00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,959
He was in the first
two productions,
404
00:22:59,960 --> 00:23:01,559
but he was in Dublin
for the third.
405
00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:03,399
He would have had
an opportunity.
406
00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,919
But what's his motive?
And surely we're not suggesting
407
00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,840
an 80-something-year-old man
is still an active killer?
408
00:23:13,360 --> 00:23:18,119
Who wear our health
but sickly in his life,
409
00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:20,719
which in his death were perfect.
410
00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,159
"I-I am... I am one, my liege,
411
00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:28,399
whom the vile blows and buffets
of the world hath so incensed
412
00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,119
that I am reckless what I do
to spite the world."
413
00:23:31,120 --> 00:23:33,079
- And I another...
- [phone chimes]
414
00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,559
...so weary with disasters
and tugged with fortune
415
00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,239
that I would set my life
on any chance
416
00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,559
to mend it or be rid of it.
417
00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:42,559
Both of you know Banquo
was your enemy.
418
00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:44,039
- True.
- True.
419
00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:45,679
- My lord--
- Let's take a break.
420
00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,999
Excellent work.
I was right about you.
421
00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,919
You're feeling it, aren't you?
422
00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:54,559
Dionysus, the god of theatre,
is in your blood.
423
00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,399
I don't know about that,
but, er,
424
00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,159
my blood was
on the stage last night.
425
00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,800
- Come again?
- [clears his throat]
426
00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:04,999
Sandbag dropped
almost right on me.
427
00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:06,999
Someone did it on purpose, right?
428
00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,519
The rope holding it
was cut with a knife.
429
00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,400
- And so it begins.
- What does that mean?
430
00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:16,999
Every time they've staged
a successful production
431
00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,359
of "the Scottish play",
432
00:24:18,360 --> 00:24:20,479
the same three things
always happen.
433
00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,599
First, someone almost dies.
434
00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,559
Second, someone important to
the production will disappear.
435
00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,360
And, third, someone will die.
436
00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:33,679
But, fortunately,
it's never the director.
437
00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:35,960
[chuckles] I'm too important.
438
00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,360
Gotta go.
439
00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,640
I am... I am one, my liege.
440
00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:46,880
Archive...?
441
00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,360
Archive.
442
00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:58,440
[door creaks]
443
00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:22,319
- [woman on phone] Rob's office.
- Hi, Isabella. It's Hugo.
444
00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,759
- Hi, Hugo.
- I got a message from Rob.
445
00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,440
- Do you have him?
- Let me check.
446
00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,119
- [man] Hugo Sheehan?
- Gotta be quick.
447
00:25:32,120 --> 00:25:34,799
I just nipped out from
rehearsals. What did they say?
448
00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,159
They're interested,
want to meet you.
449
00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,079
They want you for a double block
to begin with, possibly more,
450
00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,799
but you need to convince them
you can shoot fast.
451
00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:46,319
Listen, if Dublin Streets
pay what we asked for,
452
00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:51,079
I'll shoot ten pages a day.
Hell, 20! I don't care.
453
00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,960
I just want to pay
my bloody mortgage--
454
00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,240
Hugo?
455
00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:04,119
This is a disaster!
Where the bloody hell is he?
456
00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:06,119
We've looked everywhere.
457
00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:09,039
His car's still outside. He's
probably just grabbing some air.
458
00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,799
For six hours?
459
00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:12,599
Admittedly,
misplacing one's director
460
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,359
the day before opening night
isn't ideal, but--
461
00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:16,960
[Ruth groans]
462
00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,919
- [phone chimes]
- It's Fergus.
463
00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,279
- The director's missing.
- Hm, the second marker?
464
00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:33,559
Not a bad place to spend
your twilight years, this.
465
00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,079
Maybe I'll ask
about getting you in here.
466
00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,360
That's you out of my will.
467
00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,079
[old film crackles,
dramatic music]
468
00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,279
[American actress]
...this behind,
go somewhere no one knows us.
469
00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,280
Whaddya say?
470
00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,679
[Irish actor] I say...
471
00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,759
You're no damn good...
472
00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,439
- [man laughs] Look at that!
- You never have been, sugar.
473
00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,999
- You were born bad...
- I was magnificent, wasn't I?
474
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,319
- That's why you killed him.
- Oh, yes.
475
00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,439
- I knew how to act!
- Blamed it on the family curse.
476
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,759
But it wasn't a curse.
477
00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,599
It was poison.
478
00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:08,359
Bob Mitchum was supposed
to have played that part,
479
00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:10,959
but he got arrested
on a dope bust!
480
00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,959
[laughs] That was my big break!
481
00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,240
[continues laughing]
482
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:21,360
Oh!
And who might you be?
483
00:27:22,120 --> 00:27:24,600
Mr Dalton,
may we speak with you?
484
00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:30,279
Oh, I-I played a private
detective in that movie.
485
00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:35,760
I sure haven't come across
any PIs as pretty as you.
486
00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:41,519
Run along now, darling.
Yes, yes, off you go.
487
00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:44,960
It'll be fine.
See you after dinner. Yes.
488
00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:52,559
- Hm!
- [carer] Come on.
489
00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,879
Now, you come and sit beside me.
490
00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,479
I don't hear so good any more.
491
00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,640
I'm sure you hear very well,
Mr Dalton.
492
00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:05,799
Oh, no, no, you...
you sit over...
493
00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,680
over there, over there.
494
00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:14,359
Now, what would you like
to talk about?
495
00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:16,720
- Your theatre.
- Mm-hm?
496
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,479
Well, specifically,
the deaths that occur
497
00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:22,999
every time
there's a production of Macbeth.
498
00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,959
Oh, yes, well,
I'm afraid it's just bad luck.
499
00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,159
Three deaths is just bad luck?
500
00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:32,839
I opened that theatre in '73.
501
00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:34,719
Have you any idea
502
00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:38,359
how many different productions
have been staged there
503
00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:40,919
in the last 50-odd years?
504
00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,079
I bet if you asked
any other theatre
505
00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,639
they'd have far more
than three accidental deaths.
506
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,559
Accidental?
507
00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:53,159
Well, two accidents
and one incompetence.
508
00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,439
John Barrel, he said you were
supposed to be in Dublin then.
509
00:28:56,440 --> 00:29:01,359
Yes, I-I was,
b-but my plans changed.
510
00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:03,159
Got an alibi for where you were?
511
00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:04,679
Well...
512
00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:08,639
a little thing called the
49th Golden Globes.
513
00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:10,639
- [laughs]
- Mm-hm.
514
00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:12,839
It was televised.
515
00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:18,280
I lost to Scott Bakula,
if you can believe that.
516
00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,999
And what were you nominated for?
517
00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:25,199
Oh, er, Dr Delaney, DVM.
518
00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,039
- You played a vet.
- Yes.
519
00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,919
- Like an army veteran?
- [laughs] No! No!
520
00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,199
Not an army vet, an animal vet.
521
00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:38,399
I saved animals
and I solved crimes.
522
00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,119
It was a great success,
ran for four seasons.
523
00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:45,919
I had a parrot as a sidekick.
Oh, I hated that bird.
524
00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:47,519
[Charlie] Here's the thing, Guy.
525
00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,599
You see,
it's not just three deaths
526
00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:52,919
linked to productions
of Macbeth.
527
00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:55,439
In each case,
two other things happened.
528
00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,199
Someone had a near miss
529
00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,679
and then someone integral
to the production went missing.
530
00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,959
There's another production
coming up
531
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,439
and those two things
have already happened.
532
00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:09,079
I'm not a big believer in
coincidence at the best of times
533
00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,639
but three productions of Macbeth
534
00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,599
and the same thing happens every
time and is happening again.
535
00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:17,039
- Now, I...
- Not every time.
536
00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:18,679
Well, what do you mean?
537
00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:22,319
This isn't the fourth production
of Macbeth at the Dalton.
538
00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:23,999
It's the fifth.
539
00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,559
I did a run there in '83.
540
00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,719
No one died, no one vanished.
541
00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:34,279
That kind of spoils your theory,
doesn't it?
542
00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,000
[he chuckles]
543
00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:37,480
Oh.
544
00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:56,040
This way.
545
00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,639
I've only got an hour before
I'll be needed for rehearsal.
546
00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:02,239
- How are you enjoying it?
- It's OK.
547
00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,720
I mean, it's not as bad
as I thought it would be.
548
00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:07,359
OK, it's actually
pretty good fun.
549
00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:10,040
Er... [clears his throat]
Prepare yourselves.
550
00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:17,399
[Fergus] Well, the good news is
551
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,679
there is sort of a system
and I use that word--
552
00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,359
- Incorrectly?
- [laughs] Loosely.
553
00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:26,239
It starts down there
at the back with 1973,
554
00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:29,399
when the theatre opened,
and then moves towards us.
555
00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:32,239
These nearer boxes
are from last year.
556
00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,959
OK, so we need to find
all four productions.
557
00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:41,200
- '75, '83, '87 and '92.
- Well, let's start looking.
558
00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:06,159
I've got the one from '83.
Guy was the lead.
559
00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,240
This is interesting.
560
00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:14,000
Yeah, I saw something similar
for the '75 production.
561
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,359
[Charlie] But we have
no suspect.
562
00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,639
Guy Dalton was very definitely
6,000 miles away
563
00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,640
for the '92 play.
564
00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,240
Yeah. Yeah, good.
565
00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:30,439
[Fergus] ...so incensed
that I am reckless what I do
to spite the world.
566
00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,159
[Colm] And I another
so weary with disasters,
567
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:34,719
tugged with fortune.
568
00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:37,119
[Ruth] Raise the lights!
569
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:41,199
OK, well, the show goes on,
and all that.
570
00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,519
Still no sign of Hugo,
but we're almost there.
571
00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:45,319
So, I'm going to fill in.
572
00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:48,679
OK, let's pick up where we left
off. Act three, scene three.
573
00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:50,999
- What's up?
- Banquo's death. Go.
574
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,040
- [actors begin scene]
- You're frowning.
575
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:55,800
I've seen something.
576
00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,840
I just can't work out
what it is that I've seen.
577
00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,760
So incensed that I am reckless
what I do to spite the...
578
00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:10,360
You're no damn good.
You never have been, sugar.
579
00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:13,599
You were born bad.
Old man Richards knew it.
580
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:18,080
That's why you killed him,
blamed it on the family curse.
581
00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:21,359
But it wasn't the curse.
582
00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:23,160
It was poison.
583
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,119
- [ringing]
- Fergus?
584
00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:29,959
Hey, Harry. What's up?
585
00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:34,000
I think I know the who.
I just don't know the how.
586
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:36,439
I need you to talk me
through the play.
587
00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:37,999
All of it?
It's a pretty long play.
588
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,600
Just Marcus's scenes will do.
589
00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,079
I need to know
how they're staged.
590
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,840
[sighs] OK, first time we see
Macbeth is act one, scene three.
591
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:54,800
[Ruth] Make way for the mound,
please, coming downstage. Pull.
592
00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,960
[conversations inaudible]
593
00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,280
[actors perform voice exercises]
594
00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:12,960
Agh!
595
00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:15,639
Thou wast born of woman.
596
00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:18,839
But swords I smile at,
597
00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,919
weapons laugh to scorn,
598
00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:24,600
brandished by a man
that's of a woman born.
599
00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:30,799
[Guy] Ah, they let me in here.
I have come along...
600
00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:34,680
What the bloody hell is going
on? This is a closed rehearsal.
601
00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:41,039
[Guy] I still own this theatre.
I think it's allowed.
602
00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,159
I apologise, Mr Dalton.
603
00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:45,799
I didn't realise
you'd be here quite so early.
604
00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:49,039
I got a message to say
you wanted me early!
605
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:52,359
- I didn't send a message.
- [Harry] No, it was me.
606
00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:56,959
I thought it was best if
we all got together. Shall we?
607
00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:59,359
There's only two hours
to curtain.
608
00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:01,759
- We don't have time for this.
- [Fergus] Sorry, Ruth.
609
00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:03,839
I'm afraid you're going
to have to make time.
610
00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:08,039
I'm gonna come clean
to everyone. I'm not an actor.
611
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:09,639
- Well, I know that.
- You know what?
612
00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:11,239
I thought I was doing OK,
so could you just...?
613
00:35:11,240 --> 00:35:13,799
- Fergus, please, stay on task.
- Yup.
614
00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,759
Absolutely right.
[clears his throat]
615
00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:18,439
We are private investigators.
616
00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:21,559
[Harry] Marcus hired us to find
out if there was any truth
617
00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:24,599
in the prediction that he was
going to die on stage tonight.
618
00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,279
- [scoffs] A prediction?
- Well, we're not big believers
619
00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:30,640
in such things either, but that
doesn't mean it's not real.
620
00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:35,239
Tonight will mark
the fifth production of Macbeth.
621
00:35:35,240 --> 00:35:38,799
1975, the first production
of Macbeth with Mr Dalton here
622
00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:40,159
in the lead.
623
00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,839
A lighting rig dropped
onto the stage
624
00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:45,239
and killed the actor
playing the First Witch.
625
00:35:45,240 --> 00:35:48,319
Despite that,
or maybe because of it,
626
00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:49,799
the play was a hit.
627
00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:53,359
Then, in 1983,
it was the second production,
628
00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:57,400
Guy was also in the lead.
No one died.
629
00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:01,559
And despite that,
or maybe because of it,
630
00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,079
- the play flopped.
- This is nonsense.
631
00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:05,639
Someone dying or not dying
632
00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,639
doesn't guarantee
a successful run.
633
00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:10,679
Well, I couldn't agree more,
but you have to bear in mind
634
00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:13,880
the superstitious nature
of you theatre-folk.
635
00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:18,399
1987, a trapdoor malfunctioned
on opening night
636
00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:22,359
and the actor playing Banquo...
[whistles] fell to his death.
637
00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:25,959
Now, despite that,
or maybe because of it,
638
00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:27,639
the play was a smash.
639
00:36:27,640 --> 00:36:31,039
And then, in 1992,
fourth production,
640
00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:33,360
John Barrel played Macbeth.
641
00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:38,479
The prop knife was switched
for a real knife
642
00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:44,599
and the actor playing Duncan
died live on stage.
643
00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,719
And the play was
a resounding success.
644
00:36:47,720 --> 00:36:51,519
You're just talking about
a series of unfortunate events.
645
00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,079
No, I'm talking about murder.
646
00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:56,079
Two murders, to be precise,
three abductions
647
00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:58,319
and another murder planned
for tonight.
648
00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:01,519
See, the death
of the First Witch in 1975
649
00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,679
was just misfortune.
650
00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:06,239
See, the bracket holding
the lighting rig came loose
651
00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:07,799
and it fell.
652
00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,679
[Harry] Then came the flop
in '83.
653
00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:15,319
The Dalton theatre's first flop
ever, and that got you thinking.
654
00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:19,599
What if the theatre gods
demanded a sacrifice
655
00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:21,559
in exchange for success?
656
00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:24,319
This is bullshit.
657
00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:27,319
Ah, but it does brings us back
to what a superstitious lot
658
00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:29,119
you theatre types are.
659
00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:33,159
See, back in '75, an extra fell
off the stage, a nasty fall.
660
00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:36,799
Could have been more serious.
Fortunately, they were OK.
661
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:38,599
Then the stage manager
went missing.
662
00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:41,239
Well, he was an alcoholic
that went on a bender
663
00:37:41,240 --> 00:37:44,359
but still, no one knew where
he was for a couple of days.
664
00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,799
How do you know all this?
665
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:49,879
Your archives are very detailed,
but you didn't leave
anything to chance.
666
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:53,199
What if the theatre gods
demanded all of these events
667
00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:54,919
for success?
668
00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:59,319
So, you decided to recreate
all three things
669
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:01,279
in the '87 production.
670
00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:03,759
A costume designer took a tumble
down a flight of stairs.
671
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:06,879
The actor playing young Siward
vanished for two days.
672
00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:08,639
Turned up with no memory
of where he'd been.
673
00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:11,879
And then, on opening night,
you rigged the trapdoor to open,
674
00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:14,079
knowing that your co-star
was going to step on that.
675
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,200
Which he did,
and he fell to his death.
676
00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:20,319
You can't prove any of that, and
your whole theory falls apart
677
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:23,159
as soon as you get
to the next run.
678
00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:27,879
- In 1992, I was in LA.
- [Fergus] We agree.
679
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:32,239
You had nothing to do with the
murder in 1992 or the one today.
680
00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:35,680
But before returning to LA, you
passed the mantle on to family.
681
00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:40,839
I was five in 1992!
682
00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:42,679
[Harry] Oh, it wasn't you, Sam.
683
00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:44,879
You passed the mantle on
to the same person
684
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:47,440
you passed on
the running of the theatre.
685
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:52,319
Jenny Maloney,
who was your lover.
686
00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:55,839
[Fergus] She, in turn,
passed it on to her daughter.
687
00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,519
Your daughter.
688
00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:00,039
Ruth.
689
00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:03,959
Oh, is that why you would
never go out with me?
690
00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:07,319
Because...
Because you knew we're related!
691
00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:09,999
There are so many reasons
I wouldn't go out with you.
692
00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,439
- OK.
- [Ruth] But you're wrong.
693
00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:15,239
My father was an accountant
called Gerry Baird.
694
00:39:15,240 --> 00:39:17,239
[Harry] Well, maybe the world
believed that,
695
00:39:17,240 --> 00:39:20,800
maybe even he believed that,
but it's not true.
696
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:24,679
The two of you
have something in common.
697
00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:27,399
You have a condition
called Stahl's Ear.
698
00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:29,199
It's nothing serious,
699
00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,079
just an extra bit of cartilage
on the pinna of your ears.
700
00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:35,519
Gives you a very slight elfin
look, but it is hereditary.
701
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:37,959
See, Sam inherited it
from his grandfather,
702
00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:40,719
and Ruth from her father.
703
00:39:40,720 --> 00:39:43,479
My ears are perfectly round.
704
00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:45,639
Well, you had otoplasty
to correct it
705
00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,359
early on in your film career,
but in your first few films,
706
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:50,359
one of which I saw last night,
707
00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:53,680
your Stahl's Ear
is there for everyone to see.
708
00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:02,000
- It doesn't prove anything.
- Yeah, but a DNA test would.
709
00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:07,200
Yes, well...
710
00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:11,240
Ruth is my daughter.
711
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:22,319
But that doesn't prove
that she and I are murderers.
712
00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:24,239
[Fergus] You're right.
713
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:27,239
I can't prove that you dropped
a bleedin' great sandbag
714
00:40:27,240 --> 00:40:29,000
on my head!
715
00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:34,839
- But you know what I can prove?
- Enlighten me.
716
00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:38,399
That the theatre owns a storage
facility in Smithfield,
717
00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:41,759
receipts for which
are in the archive.
718
00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:43,919
[Harry] And my son, an ex-Guard,
719
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:47,160
with his old colleagues was
there and guess what he found!
720
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:52,640
[Charlie] Jordan! We got him.
721
00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:55,680
Here.
722
00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:02,280
Ooh, not just Hugo.
723
00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:16,039
[Harry] No, he found
a whole bunch of cables
724
00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:18,959
which, we assume,
are covered in fingerprints.
725
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:20,760
Your fingerprints, Ruth.
726
00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,959
This isn't fully live yet,
but tonight it will be,
727
00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:28,639
and when Marcus plants his sword
in the ground,
728
00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:31,079
50,000 volts
will shoot through him.
729
00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:34,359
[Harry] And it will just be
put down as another misfortune,
730
00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:37,359
but Marcus will be no less dead.
731
00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:39,879
You don't understand.
732
00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:42,279
You don't have
the theatre in your blood,
733
00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:44,400
not like me and Ruthie.
734
00:41:45,720 --> 00:41:48,240
She demands respect.
735
00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:50,639
Sacrifice.
736
00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:54,360
I have given everything
to this craft.
737
00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:58,240
To this stage.
738
00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:04,359
To those people
sitting out there in the dark.
739
00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:06,399
[laughing]
740
00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:09,679
So, some actors died.
741
00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:11,519
So what?
742
00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:15,080
The show must go on!
743
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:20,960
It's the only thing
that matters.
744
00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:39,280
[gulls calling]
745
00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:50,120
[exhales, sniffs]
746
00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:52,319
You all right, Fergus?
747
00:42:52,320 --> 00:42:54,799
You seem a tad on edge,
if you don't mind me saying.
748
00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:56,879
Oh, er... Lola's back,
749
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:59,719
and Charlie's picking her up
from the airport, so...
750
00:42:59,720 --> 00:43:01,399
So, you're worried
she's going to find out
751
00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:03,119
about all these other women
you've been chasing around
752
00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:05,679
and give you
the old Spanish archer, eh?
753
00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:08,519
- What?
- The El Bow.
754
00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:10,959
No!
I only went on like two dates.
755
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:13,320
There was definitely no chasing
and they weren't even...
756
00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:16,839
Look, I'm going to ask Lola
to get back together with me
757
00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:19,959
and I'm nervous
that she's gonna say no.
758
00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:21,759
[Glenn] I've been there.
759
00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:24,599
Petra turned me down the first
time I asked her out as well.
760
00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:28,279
Granted, she was trying
to steal my car at the time.
761
00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:32,239
But she also turned me down
the second and third times.
762
00:43:32,240 --> 00:43:34,879
And, in fact, the 50th and 60th.
763
00:43:34,880 --> 00:43:36,399
Fifty?
764
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:40,159
But you think that put me off?
Heck, it did not.
765
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:43,479
It spurred me on
and, eventually,
766
00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:46,439
it was just easier for her
to say yes than no to me.
767
00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:50,679
I'm proud to say
I wore that woman down.
768
00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:55,239
So, remember, Fergus, if you're
worried she's gonna say no,
769
00:43:55,240 --> 00:44:00,159
relentless, dogged persistence
always wins out in the end.
770
00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:01,879
Mark my words.
771
00:44:01,880 --> 00:44:04,399
[Harry] Some would call that
harassment.
772
00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:06,959
- [Charlie] Hi, Ferg.
- I need to talk to you.
773
00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:08,919
Good, I need
to talk to you, too.
774
00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:11,039
- OK, just let me go first.
- No, me first.
775
00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:13,280
[both] I think we should
get back together.
776
00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:20,399
I had, like, this whole thing.
I was gonna fight for you.
777
00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:22,319
Who were you gonna fight?
778
00:44:22,320 --> 00:44:24,800
- Ryan, obviously.
- [laughs]
779
00:44:26,120 --> 00:44:28,719
You remember all those photos
I showed you of him?
780
00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:30,479
Yeah.
781
00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:33,280
Do you remember the other fella
who was in all of them?
782
00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:37,840
That's Paul,
Ryan's boyfriend.
783
00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:40,559
- Yeah.
- Oh.
784
00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:42,640
What happened to your head--
785
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:56,439
[Pierce] Hello.
786
00:44:56,440 --> 00:44:58,080
Hello.
787
00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:03,480
[theme music]