Dirty Tricks Page #11

So how's it going'?

We now fully participate

in all aspects of the school

with the students

and involve ourselves

in many meetings

and discussions with them

on all aspects of policy.

Mm.

But how's it going'?

We are overdrawn by 23,000.

Ah.

My friend's about to come into

a very great deal of money

which I'm managing for him.

Now, I'm glad to advise him

to invest in your project.

But we obviously need to go over

your books fairly carefully --

not least because Clive Phillips

is now serving 15 years for --

It's -- It's okay.

For the murder of my wife.

I'm very impressed with all that

you've done here.

And I'm pleased to tell you

that I've decided to buy

a controlling interest

in the school.

Do you think she'll ever

get to learn to like me'?

Rebecca'?

- Mm.

I'm not trif, am I'?

Or lush'? Or Wicked?

She's jealous, that's all.

She'll come 'round.

How could she resist

the new you?

The suits, the shoes,

the credit card.

You've changed so much.

Since my wife was murdered

and I profited from her death

to the tune

of nearly 2 million'?

[ Sighs ]

I didn't mean to...

That awful man, Clive Phillips.

No, no.

It's true.

I didn't really love Karen.

What happened was terrible,

but I'd be lying

if I said I loved her.

And I wouldn't lie to you.

She wasn't your kind of person.

She didn't know

or care about books or music

or all the things

that matter to me.

She didn't even know the date

of the French Revolution.

I mean, I don't know why

that's so important, but it was.

It was 1483, wasn't it'?

[ Both laugh ]

Now, about this new house

of yours.

There's somewhere terribly nice

rather close to me.

Oh, it's that Thomas Carter.

Tell me, do you think

he was interested in Karen'?

Every time I see him, he --

Shh, he's coming over.

Hi.

- Hello.

- Alison.

I didn't know you two

were seeing each other.

Oh, We're not.

I mean, we are, but...

We are.

Aren't we'?

The two of you

must come around for dinner.

How about next Saturday?

Um...

[ Chuckles ]

Yes.

[Doorbell rings]

[ Footsteps ]

- She's getting dolled up.

-How nice.

You're going to dinner

with Thomas and Lyn Carter,

aren't you?

If you say so, Rebecca.

I hear you're thinking of moving

near us.

You're becoming

very Rawlinson Road, aren't you?

I wish you liked me more,

Rebecca.

I Wish I did.

But Mummy seems

worryingly interested in you.

She has terrible taste in men.

[Sighs]

I shall turn the television on

so you won't have to feel

you have to be charming.

Thank you.

I can't bear it

when you're charming.

The accusations are that

Detective Inspector {for Lewis

of the local police here

used unnecessary force

in a series

of interrogations

and witness after witness

has come forward

to testify to horrific beatings

used to extort

now obviously worthless

confessions from suspects.

This case will undoubtedly

reopen many others

in which convictions

were unlawfully secured.

In view of the inquiry's

verdict on me today,

I have decided

not to contest my dismissal.

Police work is, as I have said,

intensely stressful.

And, may I add, I deeply regret

any embarrassment

and inconvenience.

ls everything all right'?

It's fine.

It's fine.

- Wow. You look fantastic.

- Thanks.

It was something about the

police making mistakes again.

I have great faith

in British justice.

Because they didn't arrest you

for those murders?

Rebecca!

Precisely because of that.

I'm innocent.

And in this country,

one is still innocent

until proven guilty.

Shall we'?

Bye.

[Telephone ringing]

[ Beep ]

MOSS:

Hello there.

You may remember me.

It's Moss here.

Chief Inspector Moss.

I was Wondering,

if you had a moment,

would you mind popping in

to see us at the station?

Just to clarify a few things.

- Hi.

- Oh, you're there, sir.

Uh, yes.

No problem.

[Siren wailing]

[Siren wailing]

We had been having

our doubts about our friend

Detective Inspector lfor Lewis.

I must say I've always found the

Welsh to be very untrustworthy.

As a matter of fact,

I'm Welsh on my mother's side.

Not all of them, of course.

Tea, sir'?

No, thank you.

As a result of this case,

a number of convictions

have been set aside,

one of which being that

of Mr. Clive Phillips.

But he murdered my wife.

I wouldn't go around saying that

if I were you, sir.

You could find yourself

facing charges of slander.

British justice.

I've been given the job

of reviewing the evidence.

They didn't seem to trust

any of our Welsh boys.

Neither did we,

as a matter of fact.

There were certain anomalies

in the evidence at the time.

We did communicate these

to our colleagues,

but I'm afraid D.l. Lewis

is a little, um...

Twisted in his mind.

Yes.

There are one or two items here

which could be used

to corroborate Mr. Phillips'

version of events.

We have a man driving a

florist van in Banbury station

who describes a car like yours

and one like Mr. Phillips'.

Another witness, who was meeting

his sister off the Oxford train,

he not only confirms the

presence of a vehicle like yours

but says there were

two men in it.

He also identified

Clive Phillips,

From a photograph,

as one of the men in the car.

Now, we don't want to spend

a lot of time

reinvestigating this case.

No'?

Not when we've already

put someone away for it

for 15 years.

I can see that.

It doesn't make us look

too brilliant.

No.

So'?

We must remember

that just because

Phillips is being released

doesn't mean he's innocent.

It doesn't'?

All the Court of Appeal

have said

is that he wasn't given

a fair trial.

It's entirely a matter

of speculation

what the outcome would have been

if he had.

You mean a guilty man

could be set free

just because of

some technical detail'?

Happens all the time.

If this case

were to be reopened,

it -- it could be extremely

distressing for all of us.

Might make the police force

look stupid,

and we don't want that, do we'?

So do me a favor.

Find someone who can verify

you were Where you said you were

that Saturday in Oxford.

You get my meaning?

I think I do, Inspector.

I need to go and see

a friend of mine.

Lady friend'?

As it happens, yes.

A very close lady friend.

Though I don't think

that will affect

the validity of her evidence.

She is a Woman

of unimpeachable integrity.

That's good.

Now, perhaps you can help me

with one more thing.

"The Iceman buyeth

not his round."

Five letters,

beginning with

I was running out of ideas.

If Alison didn't come across,

then I was finished.

But I believed in her.

She was my kind of person,

and she was all I had left.

I even believed in you,

you unregenerate Marxist twat.

Wherever you are.

-[ Cellphone ringing]

-[ Moaning ]

[ Groans ]

Carlos, it's me again.

Look, I don't know what you've

been doing in your apart--

...because I am back

in your beautiful country,

and when you and me meet up,

we are going to have

rather a good time.

I just hope you're staying

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