And here we have payments in. It would seem this is not a felicitous time for the catering and Hotel Business in hastings. Things are bound to pick up eventually, mr. Harmworth. That may be the case but here you are, asking us to extend your overdraft limit. Just for a few months. But youve already overstepped that limit on three occasions. And i see no evidence here that your situation is going to improve at any time in the near future. Well, it cant get any worse. I wish i shared your confidence, miss stewart. Im sorry. Not only can the bank not help you but i must ask you to take immediate steps to clear your existing overdraft, taking whatever actions are necessary. phone ringing thank you. Good day. Sometimes i wish the whole bloody guesthouse would just i dont know, disappear. You ought never to have taken it on. I had this romantic view it would sort of run itself. Instead its been an absolute nightmare. The only good thing to come out of it is, well. Meeting you. Oh, sod it lets go to lyons. Can we afford it . Well, we can go halves on a currant bun. Here you are christopher. I had the devil of a job getting them. I managed to square the visa with the americans, but as for the queen mary shes been requisitioned for military and naval use only. I could have tried sending you as a g. I. Bride, but i dont think that would have worked. I wonder why. So, what has happened . I had a word with the m. O. I. Youre departing southampton on the 17th. And if anyone asks youre on a sponsored lecture tour, all right . Right. Remember, its my neck on the line. I will. Im grateful thank you. You know there are times when i really dont understand you. Whys that . The war is finally completely over. The japanese surrender. This new bomb theyre talking about. Makes me feel like were entering a new world. Id agree. But you refuse to let go of the old one. Unfinished business . I thought youd retired. Oh, not quite the case resigned. Well, take care. America may not take too kindly to an exdetective chief superintendent from hastings sniffing around asking awkward questions. Ill take the chance. Well, then good luck. Thank you. Newsboy late edition read all about it devereaux stands trial for treason assistant mr. Foyle, sir. How do you do . How do you do . Please sit down, mr. Foyle. Thank you. Have you been offered tea . I wont, thank you very much. Well, lets get straight to the point, then. You want to talk to me about my client, James Devereaux. Well, not so much about him as the unit he belonged to in germany. The british free corps . Thats right. How much do you know about them . Well, not as much as wed like to, which is why a meeting with your client could prove enormously helpful. How much do you know about them . Well, it was just a propaganda exercise really, wasnt it . One of hitlers crazier ideas. Get a bunch of misfits and neerdowells out of the pow camps dress them up in german uniforms with union jacks, send them off to fight against the russians. My client was picked up in dresden, what was left of it. For a couple of months he was missing, believed dead and then the russians handed him over. I may as well tell you now its almost certain hell hang. Were talking about traitors, mr. Foyle. William joyce, lord hawhaw. John amery. Son of the secretary of state for india. The whole lot of them. Well, theyre only getting what they deserve. I think youd agree. Well, there are those who think that a series of trials, treason trials, could be counterproductive at the moment. And youve been asked to look into it . Well, i suppose i could try to arrange a meeting but i should warn you now, it may be a complete waste of time. He refuses to talk to me not a word. Perhaps he feels youve given up on him. Hes given up on himself. Its almost as if he wants to die. Well, far be it from me to stand in the way of the police or the Intelligence Services. Ill see what i can do. Thank you. He did join the nazis, mr. Foyle. Hes admitted to it. And for what its worth, id try to defend him if hed let me. But he wont. Theres really nothing more i can do. Right. gasping engine rumbling shes upstairs, sir. Sir. Perkins shes been strangled, sir, with a nylon stocking. I bet you shed been saving it up for after the war. Does she have a name . Perkins agnes lyttleton. She rents the room from a mrs. Ramsay. Shes downstairs. Who found her . She did, mrs. Ramsay. So, what do you think, sir . Boyfriend comes home finds her canoodling with some yank . Wouldnt be the first time. flashbulb pops i cant believe such a thing could happen in my home. I just cant believe it. When did you know something was wrong . This morning. She didnt come down for breakfast and, well, i thought shed overslept. Were you here last night . No, i was playing bridge with some friends. I didnt arrive home until about 10 00. I was here in the house last night and all the time she was. Perkins you want some more tea . No. No, thank you. Thank you. Did she have a job . Did she work here in brighton . Just outside. White friars. Im sure you know it. Its the family estate of the devereaux. And did she have any friends . Or any visitors . She did have a friend. Sylvie, i think her name was. A stable girl. And there was a young man, but he was a prisoner of war in germany. He wrote to her regularly, though. Most of the prisoners of the german camps have returned home now. He hasnt been here . No. Miss lyttleton would have asked me first. She was that sort of girl, very considerate. Mrs. Ramsay. What can you tell me about this . Isnt that the frame from her bedroom . It is, yes. But the photograph is missing. Do you know who the photograph was of . Did you ever see it . It wasnt my habit to enter her room, but i did glimpse it. A young man in uniform. I cant tell you very much more than that. Where do you think its gone . Gah, quite a place, sir. Certainly is. To live somewhere like this, you wouldnt even know theres been a war. Devereaux its a dreadful thing to have happened and im very sorry to hear it. Jane agnes was a very pleasant girl. I cant imagine anyone would want to hurt her. But im afraid i cant help you detective inspector. I engaged miss lyttleton nine months ago to help me with a project im working on. And what is that, sir . A history of the devereaux family. It required a considerable amount of research. Been here long have you, sir . We were given this land by william the conqueror. Miss lyttleton worked here for six hours a day. She had excellent shorthand and she was very diligent. Apart from that, i know nothing about her at all. What about her family or friends . Mr. Milner, she was my secretary, not my confidante. And apart from that, i have absolutely nothing more to say. Jane . Please excuse me, gentlemen. Detective inspector . Im very sorry the way my husband spoke to you just now. He didnt mean to be rude but youve come at a very difficult time. He has a son who is in a great deal of trouble. Please dont ask me to explain, but you have no idea how ill its made him. And if he spoke offhandedly then i can only apologize on his behalf. He has a son. I take it that hes not your son, mrs. Devereaux . No, im charless second wife. He lost his first wife caroline, almost 20 years ago. And agnes lyttleton . Im afraid i cant tell you very much about her. We hardly spoke. She was living with our housekeeper, mrs. Ramsay. Mrs. Ramsay works here . She used to; shes retired. Miss lyttleton had always lived in brighton, at least for the last few years. But her house was bombed. She needed somewhere to live so we recommended her to mrs. Ramsay. Thank you. door slams shut gentleman to see prisoner 484. door closes hello. The names foyle. They tell you who i am . I understand you were reluctant to see me. Thank you for agreeing anyway. Anything to get out of my cell. Ah, i see. Did they tell you why im here . They said you were a policeman and you want to know about british free corps. Thats about the strength of it yes. Do you mind if i sit down . What can you tell me . I understand why you wouldnt want to talk about it. Its not a very pleasant subject. But you have agreed to see me. I have nothing to read. The people here arent exactly chatty. I dont get many visitors. Right. No family . I dont want to see my family. Why would that be . Listen, theres an understanding that there are various reasons why people are, or have become nazi sympathizers. And in the case of the members of the british free corps, it seems important to establish to what extent that sympathy is genuine, or to what extent coercion has been involved. Why did you join . Are you sorry the germans lost . That hitlers dead . Did you want them to win . I dont care who won. Is that really the case . Thousands of people dead everywhere burnt out. Theaters, museums all rubble. What difference does it make . Is this dresden youre talking about . I understand you were there. I was in a lot of places. Dunkirk as well, i gather and served with distinction, according to your men. So its very difficult for someone like me to understand why youd find yourself in this position and why youd choose to die in such a useless way. What makes you think its useless . I was told you wanted to ask me about british free corps. All youve done is ask questions about me. I dont know you. I dont need to talk to you. Please just go away. birds chirping i see you, i see you i see you okay, you got me you got me, you got me. So. Did you get the information you wanted . Any idea what happened to him in dresden . No. Did you ask . I shouldnt have thought that was any of my business. Or yours. Man hows that . Harrison yeah, keep coming, bit more. Good . Hello. Whats going on here . And who are you, darling . Im sam stewart. I dont suppose you live in one of these big houses, do you . I do, as a matter of fact. That one over there. Then this is your lucky day. We want to knock it down. Adam knock us down . Yes. Why . For the access road. Access to what . All the shops and houses theyre going to be building on the green. Well, hastings may need shops and houses but why build on the green . I thought youd be pleased. I am, i think. I should be delighted, i suppose. Sam its exactly what you wanted. And, of course theyll pay you compensation. Theres a meeting at the town hall tomorrow evening. Thats not much notice. Well, provided they give you a good offer, how much notice do you need . Man oh dear, more problems . Im afraid so. bird cawing james wont speak to me. He wont speak to any of us. But youve seen him. I have. And . Is there anything that can give us any hope . Devereaux deakin says you believe he may be innocent. Thats right. Well, do you really think you can find a way through this . Im not at all sure. Ive just seen him the once. But its certainly worth the attempt. Devereaux what did he tell you . Very little, but it does seem to me that theres more to the situation than hes allowing anyone to know. Jane, ill talk to mr. Foyle alone, if you dont mind. Why dont you show deakin round the garden . Yes, of course, dear whatever you say. Shall we . James was never the same after his mother died. He was only eight. Maybe thats what this is all about. She was the only one he confided in. I loved caroline more than anyone in the world. She was everything to me. But james was more her son than mine, and after she died he drifted away. Ever any mention or sympathy with right wing causes. No. He was a model student at eton and at sandhurst. A credit to his regiment. When he was taken prisoner at dunkirk, i thought id lost him. Now i almost wish i had. Were one of the oldest families in england, and we have a long history of service to our country. My father was at the colonial office. My grandfather served in salisburys administration. I myself was an mp for 30 years. This unit, the british free corps . Theyre disgusting. Nothing. What do you think drove james to join it . He was a prisoner of war. He had been for three years. He was starving and they offered him an alternative to a life behind barbed wire. He didnt know what he was doing. Well, id have thought that would have been his defense. Of course its his defense. But hes not using it. Hes ashamed of himself. Doesnt appear to be the case. Hes destroying me. This house, this land. My name. All that ive ever stood for. Hes going to bring it all crashing down. Mr. Foyle, you told deakin you could help us, but all youve done so far is ask a lot of questions. Why exactly are you here . Caroline devereaux. Sometimes i think she never left this house. Its as if she never died. So, how did it happen, exactly . Oh, it was a horrible accident. She was walking over there. It was late summer. The deer can be very dangerous at that time of year. Nobody knows why she got so close to them but they gored her with their antlers. Hello. All right . I think so. Do come with us. I was going to show mr. Deakin the hide. Id love to. birds chirping come on im coming. Slow coach. Its got a black beak and white patches on its wings. What do you think it is . A nightingale . Hmm, let me see. No, its a pied flycatcher. Its come all the way from africa to be here. She had it built specially for james. Does anyone use it anymore . Well, he wouldnt go near it after she died. Hope you dont mind me asking how well do you get on with him . Well, he was 14 when i married charles. He was already at eton. But i did what i could. I tried to be close. Any sign of any interest in politics that sort of thing at that time . Not that i know of. I think he did want to become a policeman. Really . He was very young. I dont think he was serious. So, what other interests might he have had . He used to play the piano. Ah. He was actually very good. But there was this business with his piano teacher man called rothman or rothstein or something. Anyway, he left under a bit of a cloud. Mmhmm. And james lost interest after that and stopped. Who else might i talk to who knew him as a boy . There was our old housekeeper, mrs. Ramsay. Mmhmm. But theres been this terrible business. Whats that . A young woman was found murdered in her house. Murdered . Oh, im sorry. I thought youd know all about it. The police were only here yesterday. My husbands secretary. She was found strangled. seagulls cawing noisy din, coughing adam theres not many people here. Well, they only called the meeting yesterday. Dont you think thats a bit strange . No. Why . Harrison good evening ladies and gentlemen. Please take your seats. Let me introduce myself. Im Michael Harrison working with Harry Clifton here for the hastings Planning Committee. Heckler never heard of it. What goods it ever done . Ladies and gentlemen these are the facts. In the last five years more than three million houses have been damaged or destroyed. As a country, we now need to build 750,000 new homes 7,000 of them here in hastings. But it may well be that the luftwaffe has done us a favor. commotion we can look on this not as a challenge but as an opportunity. Highcliffe green. Its an empty space even though its only minutes away from the center of hastings. And here it is again the hub of a new Development Zone with purposebuilt housing, improved traffic flow, the sense and simplicity of concentric rings. A new modern hastings with a bustling, new heart. Heckler but what happens to us . Heckler 2 and what about the existing bomb damage . One at a time, please. May i ask where you live, sir . Gladwell avenue. Then i congratulate you on your good fortune. Every resident of highcliffe street, quay street and gladwell avenue is going to be required to move. commotion but. But will be generously compensated. Heckler i like the sound of that. What im here to talk to you about, ladies and gentlemen, is a new start. Ive looked at these old houses. Many of them are in a state of disrepair with outmoded plumbing and electrics. Theyre too big and theyre expensive to run. What i want to say to you is. Welcome to the future. applause adam wainwright. I own the guesthouse, hill house, on highcliffe street. So youre proposing to buy it knock it down and do what, exactly . Well, hill house stands on what will be the main thoroughfare to the new Shopping Center, mr. Wainwright. And this Shopping Center youre going to build that on the green. Thats right. The greens always been there. Well, there is no historical significance to the green. Its just an empty space. But itsits common land. Exactly, isnt it common land . Well, yes, it is but i dont think therell be any great objections to a brilliant plan. Adam isnt it protected though . I think youre rather overstating its importance. People have been grazing their animals there for centuries. Heckler sit down man let him speak, hes got a point. Heckler so how much are you going to pay us . laughter now, thats the question id have asked. Well be making valuations in the weeks to come. Hang on are we sure about this . Why do we need a new development . Why cant we just improve the hastings weve already got . Heckler sit down. Youve had your turn. There will, of course, be a full and proper consultation before any works begin. commotion adam, are you all right . You havent said anything this past half hour. Im sorry, sam. Im miles away. We should be celebrating shouldnt we . You get the money. You get shod of hill house. You can start again. I wasnt thinking about hill house. I really like hastings. I know i havent been here long, but. Its the arrogance of it all that gets me, sam. I mean, look at this green. Its been here forever. When william the conqueror landed he probably stood right here. Isnt this what weve been fighting for for the past six years . Englands green and pleasant land. Exactly. I think weve earned the right to run our own lives not be pushed around by some nazi in a pinstriped suit. I mean, this is part of the england weve been defending. Jerry couldnt invade us they couldnt destroy us so why should we let someone like harrison achieve what they didnt . Are you going to start a Resistance Movement . Yes, thats exactly what im going to do. Well, then, count me in. Ill wave the flag or the machine gun or whatever. Perfect. Oh. Back again . With some books. James decline and fall. Seems appropriate. Mmm. I like evelyn waugh. So do i. And its not too long. I dont think i should be starting long books. Thank you, its very kind of you. Not at all. A couple of things have happened since we last met which may be of interest to you. I went to white friars. I met your father. Why did you do that . Whats white friars got to do with british free corps . Oh, it would help to know why you joined. And do you think my father could tell you . He had an opinion. I bet he did. I also learned that you were very close to your mother. I wondered what she would have made of all this. I mean, correct me if im wrong, but goosestepping your way around dresden in an ss uniform isnt something that id imagine would have endeared you to her. Ive had enough of this. calling loudly id like to go back to my cell please. Sylvie johnstone . Yeah, thats me. Im detective inspector milner and this is detective constable perkins. I believe you know agnes lyttleton. Yes, i know agnes. Why are you asking . Milner im afraid youre going to have to prepare yourself for some bad news. Agnes is dead. No. Perkins, would you. Dead . Im sorry. What happened . She was found at home. She was living with a mrs. Ramsay. I know, i went there once. Agnes was very happy there. It seems that someone came to the house when she was on her own and attacked her. She was killed in the bedroom. Oh, lord. We have to ask you some questions but we can come back if you prefer. I hadnt known her that long. We met in a pub, got chatting about horses. She liked them, too. Id moved down from london. I didnt know anyone, and the two of us became friends. Is she really dead . Im afraid so. I wonder if jack knows. Jack . Whos jack . Her young man. She never told me his surname. Jack. She was crazy about him. Photo by the bed all that sort of thing. Did you ever see the photograph . No. Perkins look. Shall i go and tie this up . What else can you tell me about jack . Not very much. She was very secretive about him, because he was. You know, he was doing something hushhush overseas. Do you know where . Was it france . No, in germany. She shouldnt even have told me that but she mentioned it once. I couldnt believe it. Jack had a friend. He was coming to see her. What friend . She didnt say. She just said shed heard from someone who had news about jack. Of course, she was sick with worry about him but he had news for her, and he was coming down to brighton and hed see her. Well, that was about a week ago. And she didnt give you the name of this friend . She never said, no. Perkins so, whats she called, then . Sylvie who . The horse. Its not a mare. Its a stallion. Cant you tell . Adam we fought them on the beaches, we fought them on the fields and on the hills and we fought them on the streets. But what was the point if we were going to sell those beaches, those hills, and those fields, and those streets . Yes. For human interest, give a sense of perspective. Adam . Fought them on the streets. But what was the point if we were going to sell those beaches, those hills and those fields and those streets, for the sake of flats and shops we dont even need . Mrs. Ramsay i cant talk about the family, mr. Foyle. I was with them for many years and anything i might have seen, well, you know, it wasnt my place to see anything. I do understand your discretion, of course. But we must remember that tomorrow this boy could be sentenced to hang. Its a terrible thing him going over to the germans like that. Was it a surprise . Of course it was. He was never like that. Well, obviously, he was never the same after the death of his mother. He adored her; we all did. A happy family, would you say . They were a family like any other, mr. Foyle. They had their ups and downs. What could you tell me about the piano teacher . Ah, yes, that was a bad business, too. His name was Rothstein Simon rothstein. He was a hebrew. He was a good man, thats what i thought. He stole some of Lady Devereauxs jewelry and went to prison. That was just a few weeks before her own accident. You see what im saying . James lost the two people who were closest to him, and maybe that was what turned his head. Thank you. Sir charless secretary was staying here, isnt that right . Agnes lyttleton. You heard about that. Mmhmm. Im not sure i can live here now. The house isnt the same anymore. Id understand that. You dont suppose. It couldnt have had anything to do with master james, could it . Well, of course its possible. Because i have something that might help you. I found it when i was going through her laundry and it fell out of her pocket. Now, that is from her young man. He was a prisoner of war in germany, and he wrote regularly. And this is addressed to a hotel in london. And thats her handwriting on the envelope. So she might have been forwarding it, perhaps . So it would seem. Did she ever mention this mr. Armstrong . No. And as far as i know she never visited london. Not while she was with me. I was going to pass it on to the detective who was here. Well, i could do that for you. Whats his name . This is from jack. Do you know who that is . Jack was agnes lyttletons young man, and i presume the man in the photograph that had been taken from her room. He was a prisoner of war. It was written in february. It took almost six months to arrive. Well, not surprising, given the state of things in europe. It doesnt give much away which i suppose is what youd expect with german censorship. He wonders when the war will end. I imagine there were thousands of letters like this written every day. Foyle this thing about the weather. Its raining dogs and cats. Do we normally say it like that . No, it should be cats and dogs. Hes got it the wrong way round. Unless hes trying to tell her something. And the date, is that unusual or am i imagining it . Wed normally write it. Milner the other way around. 10th of february, 1945. Sir, i appreciate you bringing this to my attention. I thought id take a look at the hotel this is addressed to. Do you mind if i hang onto this a little longer . Course not. Thank you. And if theres anything else i can do to help . There is. Simon rothstein, piano teacher to the devereaux. Arrested for theft long, long ago but anything you can turn up would help. Ill check the files. Perkins so, what did he want . You searched the house and the room agness room . Yes. So why didnt you find the letter . Which letter . The letter from jack agness young man. I never saw any letter. Milner exactly, constable. But if youd been doing your job properly, you would have found it. So, has he got it . If youre referring to dcs foyle, yes, hes got it. And hes going to keep it a while longer. Mr. Foyle is helping us with our enquiries. I thought hed left the police. Constable, if you and i are going to work together, do you think you could try showing just a modicum of respect . Of course, sir. For you or for him . We got the mains drainage coming down this right flank to about that point, and then cutting it to where it would be terraced, right . And that will service all. Youre a bit premature arent you . Im sorry . Do you remember me . No. Have we met . I was at the town hall the other evening. But because i opposed your sordid little scheme, i dont suppose you took a blind bit of notice. All right, keep your hair on. Yeah, i remember you youre. Adam wainwright. Gladwell avenue hill house. Highcliffe street. Well, im sorry, mr. Wainwright but the meetings over and im busy. Do you know what i despise about you, mr. Harrison . Its not that youre changing hastings. Its not that you have a vision for the future. No, what i detest about you is your highhanded attitude this unshakable belief that you really know whats best. We are consulting with. You dont care about this area, do you . If this piece of land has history or what it means to the people who live here . Its all just money to you. Eric, will you ask this gentleman to move on . No, i will not move on. I live here. Why dont you move on, hmm . Take your equipment with you. Harrison ill have the law onto you thats Council Property adam is this Council Property . Get off harrison someone call a policeman adam get off get off me what have you done . Mr. Foyle. What are you doing here . Sam told me what happened. Am i in a lot of trouble . The man, is he. Oh, hes all right, as it turns out, but assaulting a Planning Committee member is perhaps not the wisest thing to be doing. Are they going to press charges . No, ive persuaded mr. Harrison that a court case might not be in his best interest. So i can go . You can. Thank you. How am i going to face sam . Good question. Do you think shell forgive me . I dont think youve got too much to worry about. bells ringing, horn honking mr. Devereaux. You remember your kc mr. Carstairs. Yes, of course. Mr. Devereaux, let me implore you for one last time. When we go upstairs, you will be tried for high treason under the treachery act of 1940 as opposed to offenses against the defense regulations of the year before. There is one critical difference between them. If you are found guilty, there can be no leeway. The judge can show you no clemency. Do you understand that . How long will it take . If you insist on offering no defense, if you intend to plead guilty, then the whole thing may be over very quickly. The judge will sentence you and that will be that. No witnesses . Not unless you enter a defense. Is my father there . I believe hes in the public gallery. Well, thanks for your time mr. Deakin, mr. Carstairs. I just want it to be over with. Sam i think its absolutely splendid. I didnt know you had it in you. Didnt you . Youre quite right to show them that were not going to let them get away with it. Dont you agree, sir . Oh, there might be more productive routes. I must go. The trouble is everybodys taking the money. Thats because they dont care about the green. To them its just a patch of grass. Thank you, mr. West which green are you talking about . Our green. This one . Yes, the very same. Well, thats not just any old green. Adam isnt it . Well, no, its not. They were going to excavate that not so many years ago. Some settlement site or another. Settlement . How do you know about that . School used to dig up all sorts of stuff there pottery, that sort of thing. And where is it now . No idea. Could very well still be there. Where . The school, st. Saviours. Thank you. Not at all. Bye. St. Saviours. How appropriate. Clerk all rise. Blakesway detective chief superintendent foyle. We met in court rather more times than either of us might care to remember. Now, what is it that brings you here today . Well, im hoping you can tell me what you remember about an old case that needs a bit of clearing up. A man called rothstein piano teacher . Piano teacher . Simon rothstein. Piano teacher to the devereaux. Ah, yes. Rothstein. I remember now. Petty theft. What exactly is your interest in the case . Well, its not so much in the case as the sentence you handed down. Five years. With hard labor, which led to his death in prison. Yes, well, i cant comment on past cases. It seems the jewelry he was supposed to have stolen was worth only about £50 or so. Theft is still theft, foyle. Id have thought you of all people would appreciate that. Well, of course, but even so five years hard labor for a first offense seems unnecessarily harsh. It was a grave breach of trust. Here you have a man, a refugee welcomed into this country and into the home of one of our most ancient and distinguished families. How many cases would you say you tried over the years . Must be thousands. You remember them all in such detail, or is it just this one . Im not quite sure i like your tone. No, no, im simply wondering what makes this one so memorable for you. Ive already told you. I greatly admired sir charles devereaux. He was an outstanding mp. Do you know him . We may have met. But i had absolutely no reason not to try that case. The evidence was indisputable. Charles didnt even appear as a witness. Charles . That would be sir charles . And it would help, dont you think, to discount the possibility that charles in any way influenced this hugely disproportionate sentence . I think you should leave now. Ill see myself out. Judge James Devereaux. I have read the desitions and the exhibits in this case, and i am satisfied you knew what you did, and you did it intentionally and deliberately in the knowledge that by becoming a member of the socalled british free corps amounted to high treason. Isaac but it was a lie. It was all lies. He stole nothing. Wasnt there something about a necklace . You think he would steal from Lady Devereaux . He respected her. He would do anything for her. And for her son, also. piano music playing rothstein, you must help me. Simon run, Lady Devereaux, run. This warrior from england shall. Die feigns fright whats going on here . Judge James Devereaux, you come from a noble family one that has long given service to the nation. But that only casts your transgressions in a harsher light. You now stand a selfconfessed traitor to your king and country and you have forfeited your right to live. Isaac but that was the mistake he made, you see. He got too close to her. My son knew too many secrets mr. Foyle. That is why he had to be got out of there. That is why he had to be locked away. The sentence of this court is that you be taken from here to a place of lawful execution and hanged from the neck until you are dead. The lord have mercy on your soul. Amen. Clerk take him down. Reporter sir charles reporters asking questions over each other sir charles, do you have anything to say to the press . Thank you, mr. Carstairs. I wish i could have done something more to help. You know i cant help feeling theres something more to this case. Im so sorry. Radio announcer in his summing up, the judge said that he had no alternative but to pass the gravest sentence of all. James devereaux had been able to offer no defense and will now be returned to his cell to await the hangman. Afternoon. Can i help you . I hope so. I wonder, do you have a George Armstrong staying or working here . Never heard of him. Got a letter for him. No, theres no George Armstrong here. And who are you . The names foyle. I cant help you im afraid. All right. Youve never received anything like this before . No. No, and youre not used as a mailbox or a forwarding address . Were a hotel, mr. Foyle, thats all. You can see for yourself. Thank you very much. I can take that for you, if you like. Why would you want to do that, mr. Dillon. Its got our address on it. If someone comes in, i can hand it over. Better still, if anybody comes in, send them to me. Ill hand it over. This is dillon. Theres something you need to know. Oh sorry. If there were romans in hastings somebody must have written about it. Goodbye. So, where do we start . Well, theres a museum or back to the library. Adam theres a college in brighton. Well, i know where im going to start. The kitchen. Tea. Well, it went exactly as i said. Sentenced to hang. And when is that likely to happen . Seventeenth. Devilish quick but i suppose they want to get it over with. So, when are you leaving for america . Same day. Well, you did everything you could. I wonder. Look here, mr. Foyle. Why dont you come clean with me . Ive made some enquiries about you, and frankly youve misled me. Youre not even a policeman, not anymore. What is your interest in James Devereaux . Well, in the circumstances whatever interest i may or may not have in him is irrelevant. In the interest of justice my concern is as great as id expect yours to be. The sentence has been passed in a court of law. Its over. Theres nothing you can do, mr. Foyle. I disagree. I mean, its obviously of no interest to you it certainly is to me why sir charless secretary was murdered at the same time as all this was happening. Id certainly like to know where jack is the prisoner of war who was writing to her and why the devereauxs piano teacher was the victim of an obvious miscarriage of justice and died in prison. So it seems to me theres quite a lot to be done. And since clearly no one else is going to do it, i will. Excuse me. Mr. Foyle . Yeah . I wonder if you could come with me, sir . Yes, all right. Mr. Foyle for you, sir. Ah, mr. Foyle. I suppose we ought to apologize to you for bringing you here in this way. Foyle no, not at all always a pleasure. Thank you, walcott. I expect youre wondering what this is all about. Well, Intelligence Services communicating with prisoners overseas, perhaps . You have a letter of ours. I wonder if i could have it. Ah. Forgive me, you are . My name is brenner and this is jack stanford. He was with James Devereaux in oflag 79, and then in dresden. Jack how do you do . How do you do . This is not actually addressed to you. Even so, it was intended for my office, mr. Foyle and it is quite important. Well, its also quite important to the police, since its turned up as part of a murder investigation. So any light you could shed on that would be appreciated. I know youve had dealings with us before, mr. Foyle, so im sure i can rely on your discretion. I head up a section here within mi9. We were established in december 41 to teach evasion and escape techniques to personnel. Thats ordinary officers and servicemen heading into action. There were a series of seminars. Exactly. We basically taught them how to make a nuisance of themselves if they got caught by the enemy. And one vital part of the work was getting information to us behind jerrys back. Via coded letters. Pows would send letters to family and friends, and they then forwarded them on to us. How many agents were there . Oh, hundreds of them all over europe. And how did you communicate with them . We couldnt. By the end of the war, we werent sure how many of them we had or who they were. Our office in southgate took a direct hit, and many of the records were destroyed. So weve had to rely on agents like stanford here to get in touch with us. And you were a member of the british free corps . Yes, yes. It seemed like a good idea. At first i thought they might amount to something. My aim was to spread discord, undermine morale and at the same time keep mi9 aware of their movements. Brenner stanford was afforded a remarkable degree of freedom. And thanks to him we received a great deal of information about troop movements, bomb damage, much, much more. What about James Devereaux . Oh, he. He wasnt like the others, mr. Foyle. I knew him before the war. We were at eton together. I dont know what he was doing in the free corps, and im being completely honest when i say i feel sorry for him. Hmm. Is he a traitor . They all are but for different reasons. My feeling about devereaux is that he was out of his depth