Drowning by Numbers Page #6

around like a black shadow?

Sid's known him

since he was a baby.

He's certainly going to be very

interesting when he grows up.

Yes I've noticed how you're

all so very fond of kissing him.

Where has

he gone?

He's probably

sloped off home.

We must go

black berrying.

You could come

with us.

No thank you.

Smut'll need to count them

and his counting drives

me up the wall.

Smut, are

you in?

His light's on,

he's probably asleep.

I wonder if he's

caught anything.

My god... Smut !

He's circumcised himself.

Call a doctor.

I can't look.

What did you do it with?

It's alright Cissy, I

sterilised the scissors.

It's not funny.

Stop striking about in the water

like a stranded fish.

Use your

legs Bellamy!

You're just here to

make fun of me.

No don't, come on lets try

a link, take your floats off.

No I'm not

ready yet.

Yes you are, come here..

Don't.

Someone might

come in.

You said we had

the place to ourselves.

Frightened of being seen

wallowing in the water like a baby?

Come here

You are getting more

confident in water.

Take your

costume off.

Don't worry, I've locked the

doors. Here's the key, look.

Madgett, what the

devil are you doing here?

Picking blackberries.

We've been looking

everywhere for you.

Well we've been

picking blackberries..

Vitamin C is very

good for eunuchs.

I don't use mine,

and Smut can't use

his for the moment.

Madgett, are you drunk?

You can't get drunk on

blackberries can you?

You smell

I do, well I haven't had

a bath since Monday.

Well you couldn't say

that about Bellamy.

Oh yes, he's been

bathing too has he?

Perhaps drinking

it a little?

Maybe with a bit

of chlorine in it?

and drinking enough perhaps

to put out a fire like this?

How did

you know?

Drowning like most

things come in threes.

You're sinister.

I am sinister?

What's dead now?

Just about everything.

Just about everything

in this feild I should think.

There's Jonah and Moses, Jake's cousins.

I didn't know they were keen runners.

Good lord

there's Nancy

What's all this

running for?

Why have

you stopped?

I've had enough, I'm

not helping anymore.

You must.

Why, why

must I do it?

Madgett you're up

to your neck in this.

It didn't take you long to

drown your husband did it.

Three weeks,

will they give me bail?

Well you only had one husband, so

you can't drown another, so they might

Do they have swimming

pools in prison?

Unlikely.

How come you only

gave him three weeks?

I was disappointed.

I don't really understand why you had

to find out that you didn't know before.

If that

was only it.

I don't understand why

you had to do it at all.

Loyalty you dope, and

I got what I wanted.

I'm going

to be sick.

What do you mean you

got what you wanted?

Madgett, can I speak here or

do you want to come outside?

You can

speak here.

You have your

permission, go ahead.

Well we went looking

for you at your house.

We found these.

Then we discovered some more in

a house on Amsterdam Road.

and lets say, we obtained

some from another source.

Perhaps you'd like

to talk about them?

What do you

want me to say?

To a casual eye they

could be suspicious.

Could they?

Cissy, look at these.

It's Smut, he's put on a

lot of weight in a month

These are good

aren't they.

How did

he do it?

In the hospital report

I believe your son was taken in for what

can only be described as sexual mutilation

You better ask

Smut about that

You better know Madgett

you're under investigation

Whatever for?

For procuring pornography

and maybe child abuse

Why don't you throw in a

little light necrophilia as well?

You see Madgett, I told you.

Smut'll get you in the end.

We're here to discuss my husband

and not the family photographs.

He could so easily have

changed the bulb.

Here, this

might help.

I like his

feet.

I like his

shoulders.

What do you like?

I like a natural

death.

Is any death

natural?

I liked his

bollocks.

Are widows eligible for the Olympic Games?

What on earth do you

keep all these sheep for?

I keep them for

emergencies.

What emergency?

Sleepless nights.

I count best

at night.

We all count

best at night.

That's it Smut, not an inch further

or I'll shake you out of that tree

What's he doing?

He's counting

the leaves.

Whatever for?

Have you never wondered how

many leaves there are on a tree?

Never

Or fish in

the sea?

Nope

- Or hairs on your head?

- No

On this Saturday we'll put

the ashes in the sea

or rather the river.

You Madgett

can be a witness.

What do you

want a witness for?

To make sure we do it

correctly of course.

Isn't it

illegal?

No

We're altogether here

no need for secrecy.

What on earth made

you choose this place?

I thought the water tower would mean

we could keep them under surveillance.

Who officially

invited them?

They invited

themselves.

Are you sure Madgett

didn't say something?

and there's the

pyrotechnical expert.

It just won't light,

it's too damp.

It's not surprising, Bellamy was

pretty wet out of the water.

What's that smell?

- That man has a nose for a corpse

- His son is quicker.

What are they?

You know you've got yours

coming to you don't you?

An invitation to that

field near Brough

which is surrounded

by that thick hedge

where Smut is sent to catch moths

and never returns with any

Madgett's harmless.

He's really only interested in

games and chocolate pudding.

I wouldn't mind.

What wouldn't

you mind.

It would be like

sleeping with your uncle.

It would be like

bribing the referee.

- What would?

- More than a referee

Poor Madgett, it's like the story

of Billy Goat Gruff.

What is?

Well with Madgett as the

goblin under the bridge.

Do you think the grass is really

greener across the stream

Without a doubt.

Here's a herring, do you

think they're edible?

Well now Cissy

it's your turn.

I like his

hands.

I might let him touch me

then I'll tell you all about it.

Well you are the

last in the line.

What if you were

to be disappointed?

That might spoil it, you better

not go too far then

If one of us were

to make it with him,

surely it would exclude

the other two?

I doubt if Madgett could get it

up three times in an afternoon.

Madgett we've been

talking about you.

I know.

Could you get it up three times

in an afternoon Madgett?

I'd like to try, it

depends who's asking.

Hey look at these.

These fish are

all numbered, look.

Smut, did you

organise this?

Are you going to try the same thing

on me as you tried on the others?

You don't think Bellamy drowned

to make way for you do you?

It's strange.

What is?

How this feild is synonomous

with my failure.

Where's Smut?

Oh he wouldn't

come anymore.

I don't blame him.

Three rebuffs in the same place

that must be a record.

Sounds to me like you should

have more imagination.

You can't swim, can you?

Anyway I'm too

young for you

Suppose you're in a good

position to try blackmail.

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