Abbey Grange - Part Two

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Cashback offers for new customers only cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions and offer ends. 5th of April 2026, other fees may apply. Previously on Sherlock and Co. Margaret Brackenstall. Can that really be... Buried just a few months ago in May. Wow. Told you. Told me what? That you'd been here before. Abbey Grange is just on the next street. No way. Well it was. Closed down shortly after... It all happened. Yeah. I never released those episodes. She's no longer with us. Perhaps it may be time. Her story is ready to be told. Help me. We are trying to help. Can you open the door? I have a doctor with me. Hello. Hi. I can't. You can't open the door? I can't open it. Okay. What is your name my lovely? Margaret. Hi Margaret. My name's John. Can you do me a favour and just make your way to the door and unlock it for us please Margaret? I'm tied up. I think I'm... Someone has tied you up Margaret. Is that correct my love? Yes. Jesus Christ. My friend. She's not moving. There's so much blood. Okay Margaret. We're just coming in. Okay. Everything is going to be all right. Okay. Everything is... Help her. We have got a problem here. You should lie. There's so much blood. I can't find a pud. What do we do? I keep her in position. We get her to a hospital. Then we find the monster that did this. Hi and welcome to the adventure of Abbey Grange. Listen I'm really glad to be finally sharing this with you but as I mentioned before this has bleak moments so have a look in the episode description if you're thingy. What do they say if you've been affected by the themes in this program type thing? That's what they say don't they? Wow. What a great insightful voice over John. Marvelous work mate. Well done. Nearly there Eustace. Nearly there. Hot rate's gone again. It's gone again. We've got it. We've got it. Very very sluggish. Atropucanar and we'll get it moving. Higher rate of oxygen first. Higher rate of oxygen first. Okay. She's not getting enough. Her whole airway is just full of blood. A lot of jugular distention. Oxygen increased. Good. Good. Okay. Let me set my watch in. In three minutes we're going to now fill her with epinephrine. Yeah. Then three minutes after that we'll do it again and we will do it every time until handover. On it. Come on Eustace. Come on. It's solid red now. The fuck does solid red mean? Broken or broken. Red only means bad stuff. Green means good right? Who gives a shit honest man? Mmm Watson does. Yeah well I've only known him five minutes pal. I don't need to be out on Kent do I? Is that a microphone? Yeah there's a god of a pal. Some old woman gets her head smashed in and that young fella's just looking after his recordings. Uh I think he's taken her to the hospital hasn't he? You know after saving her life. Watson is at the hospital yes. And we believe Eustace Yates to still be with us. Is that correct? As things stand yes but his recent message reads Eustace is circling the drain. That's not good. It certainly is not PCSO Hopkins. It certainly is not. What the hell you want to be one of them for? Be what? Sorry? A community support fella. Uh to start out on the force uh get hands on experience. Hands on football hooligans and dog turds people haven't cleaned up no thanks. Yeah well after the pantsnay investigation I might well be an officer very soon actually. Oh whoop dee doo. I guess I learned from the best. Never missed an episode so yeah never missed an episode of what? Uh Sherlock and Co. What's that? The show that you've got the microphone for. Sherlock and Co. The podcast. I was in the golden pantsnay. I don't know what the hell you're talking about man. Golden pants? Uh okay um can we just yeah so Eustace is in critical condition. Uh what about her friend Margaret? How is she? Margaret Brackenstall is at a community hospital not far. She's familiar with that place so at least she's comfortable. And they're seen to her injuries? Yes. Nothing serious. Well a community hospital would not be able to deal with anything serious so I certainly hope not Hopkins. Right yeah. Some bruising around the eye I noted. Oh god how could somebody do that? To two elderly women? Monsters. Monsters? Yeah monsters. Plural. A collection of them you believe. Uh Randall Park just over the road. There is some gang activity there. The Randall gang? Bunch of kids man. Uh this is Kent. This is my neck of the woods. They're not a little gang of kids. The Randalls are a blight on every Kentish town this side of the Medway. Oh Peter Pan and the last boys causing you trouble too. I assure you they're a serious serious problem. They're bullies. They're intimidating cruel insensitive asbo bullies. Ha see that? That is something a PCSR would say. I'd keep your voices down gentlemen. We have a rather captivated audience outside. Oh yeah dear dear. Not quite armed to the teeth but certainly attempting to conceal weaponry. He's got a knife look that one's got a knife. Then he's not our man. What? Eustace had repeated blunt trauma impact the skull. Repeated over and over perhaps nearly 30 times. No use of knives not even on the rope. The fraying is clearly from scissors and this glass of water. Yes. You see the thumb mark on it. Blood. Someone with bloodied hands made themselves a glass of water. That's weird no? Only a mouthful of it consumed. Your last boys. They're hanging out right by this window. I think our community support officer might be right. Yes but I'm not interested when people are right. I'm interested when people are wrong. Oh where are you going? I would like to speak to the other residents. Of the care home? Yes. Okay. Why? To collect data PCSO Hopkins. What about the crime scene? I've seen what I've needed to see. What? The water? Well all the obvious things we've mentioned. Then the more exciting part. Which is? Nothing. Nothing. Yes nothing. Absolutely nothing. Oh look at this place man. It's like 50 shades of beige. Derek will be able to help you. Excellent. Derek this is Sean Holmes. Sorry what did you say your name was again? Sherlock Holmes. Whatever you say Sean. Shut up. Derek this is Sherlock Holmes. He's helping the police. Derek? Derek sweetie? Yes love. This is Sherlock Holmes. Hello. Are you new? He's with the police as backup. If you're backed up Stacy can get you my senicoy. If that don't work John's got a laxative that'll clear you out. No Derek he's not constipated. He's backup for the police. He's a detective. Exactly like Poirot Mr Armstrong and like me Poirot requires as many details as possible before filing his conclusion. I bet this is about Margaret Eustace isn't it? It is. I'm in the room next to them you know. I do know that is why I wanted to speak to you. What did you hear? Pardon? What did you hear? Why am I here? I'm local but me kids can't look after me no more. You're a mistake. Mr Armstrong in the room. Where about seeing from young man? I really I don't have time. New castle upon time. No wonder I can't bloody understand you. No Mr Armstrong I need some lead. Leads. Leads. Forgive me. Lovely series Leads. Horrible football team mate. You know my my daughter-in-law's from Leeds. I did not know that Mr Armstrong. You won't believe who she's married to. Your son by any chance? No no my daughter they're lesbian you see I have to whisper it because you know. Not quite a whisper but fine. Mr Armstrong listen to me. People were saying excuse me people were saying that Margaret and Eustace were you know that they become lesbianized in older Mr Armstrong please. I had a wedding you know not Margaret and Eustace but my daughter-in-law and I was there obviously and Levick at the end says you can now kiss the bride and I thought who's he talking to which one? I turned it's just two women in it and I turned to John. Well what is it? We need John. Good so I don't know if this thing is even a garden. John did you say that you need- John? This young man from Leeds wants you I think he might be constipated. No one is bloody constipated Derek. Hello? Is anyone- Hello? My name is John Watson I'm assisting in the- Hello? You're back. Oh jeez sorry yeah uh yeah I was here earlier I've come to meet my colleague. When you said you were popping out I thought you'd be 30 minutes. No the um the hospital needed um sorry have we met were you here earlier? Now go and change out of your work ovals because Fiona's back from school soon. Overall. And she'll want to tell you about the year five picnic. It was ever so lovely Peter we all played rounders by the church me and all the other mums. Sorry I should- can I send someone up here? She asked that Mrs Deacon about being in the choir. I told her to I said Fiona if you want to do it you go and ask Mrs Deacon yourself. Francis? Oh yes hello who are you? I'm Stacy we know each other very well don't worry and this young lady is your afternoon dose. I saw you sneaking it down the couch cushion twice a day please you. Okay right yes let me um I'll get a fresh glass of water as that's been out a while. You've met my husband Peter? Um um I'm not. I know you're not don't worry. We were just uh I'm looking for my colleague and she was um talking about her daughter I think. Fiona yeah the school picnic rounders. Yeah choir joining the choir. Yeah yeah it's amazing she must be so proud you know to keep that in there. I'm a doctor but I should have yeah and it always blows me away that kind of like ironclad core memory fuels people even beyond even beyond the most vital cognitive function. Francis has quite advanced dementia we're trying to get her to our specialist facility we will in time. Yeah. That Fiona she's talking about died when she was a little girl so if you're with her again just keep her within the guardrails of that memory and she should be fine. Oh you've made yourself a whole pint of water there. Well they stick to my throat these tablets. I'll be changing your knickers in 20 minutes if you're down all that. There we go. Sorry did um my friend the investigator we were in the room opposite for the cases he around or oh they're all downstairs. Right uh well I better. Are you popping out? Uh yes I am. Bye bye love. All right yeah okay go on then just a little. Oh you know great yep oh and an arse pinch lovely. Hello you must be Derek. Oh hello and I'm young aren't I? Young oh clearly you need your eyes testing Derek. What's this a Tottenham mug? Oh yep that's it definitely getting you some glasses if you're watching them lot. Oh I steady you. Yeah tell you what though must be nice to lift a cup even if it is just tea. Oh you cheeky get this one in here. Hey Derek we're just looking into Eustace and Margaret's little issue they had earlier this evening. Yeah yeah terrible weren't it terrible. Yeah they'll be all right don't you worry did you notice anything unusual? Here with them kids. Them kids. He's referring to the gang. Duh can you not sneak up on me? I did not sneak up on you. You did. Just can we please? Right fine what gang what are you on about? Randall. Randall gang a local problem. Yeah yeah yeah they're a nightmare a nightmare those kids hoodlums hoodlums that's what they call them. Arms to the teeth. They put a brick there a reflection window ones don't they remember. Yeah and the rest Charlie yeah nothing but trouble. I reckon they broke into their room and let me tell you they gave that poor woman a beating didn't they? Why would they go in that room Derek? Oh you mean why did they rob Margaret Brackenstall Brackenstall Jewelers? Come on you're cleverer than that aren't you young man hey. Right. Right. Ah I see okay that's the nothing that you're excited about. Exactly so when you found her no earrings. None. No necklace no rings. None of those. Even though everyone we spoke to today well John spoke to thank you John. You are welcome I feel like my voice needs a rest after shouting at pensioners so I'm just gonna have a lie down here. They all said Eustis and Margaret wore excessive jewelry. Margaret Brackenstall is according to Barbara in the Arts and Crafts Room tarted up no end shining like something from El Dorado then Liz mentioned that Eustis jangled about like thruppants in a laundrette whatever that means and finally Nancy said they had more clink than a bottle bank on binda. Yes I was present for these fascinating insights Hopkins. Yes and what I'm confirming is neither of them were wearing any jewelry when you found them were they? Correct. Draws, cabinets and dresser all empty. So we have a robbery? We do and Eustis I would say being the larger of the two women bore the brunt of their attack upon entry through the window. Yeah and quite an attack. Multiple strikes. Dozens and dozens. Were you able to surmise the shape or size of the weapon? Yeah yeah blunt metal I'd say no no wood splinters or anything. No more than 20mm diameter? Indeed. It's brutal. Yeah it is. Any word on her? Just text the senior registrar we'll find out ASAP. Okay right well I'm going to assemble a few professional units more professional units than me I mean to go and have a word with our Randall gang. Do you think that is wise? Yeah I do. Do you not? Does Kent police have plans to arrest them and commit to the charge? No but I'm sure my superiors will want them to answer some questions. What questions exactly PCSO Hopkins? Allo gents did you happen to beat an elderly woman within an inch of her life tie up her fellow resident and rob them? Am I missing something here? Yes you are missing something. Everybody is missing something and I find it very frustrating that I consistently arrive at different conclusions. What do you mean consistently? I've only done like four cases. Oh I'm not quite sure why we're protecting these criminals Sherlock. Stanley it's fine I will have a word with him. No one will have a word with me. I am not protecting them I am protecting the investigation. Well then they deserve to be investigated. Guys we don't simply hand our findings over to the accused. I'm not gonna hand our findings over. Guys then you shall wait until we have found our stance. I think I think I need to elevate this and stop messing around. We are not messing around. Guys this is a police matter and only the police can- Only police can what? Because you weren't so sure a fortnight ago with Elder Corum. That was different guys. What John what? She died. Eustis died. They called it ten minutes ago. What is it? What is it god damn it you can tell Lou but you can't tell me huh? Nobody hits me and gets away with it. Oh hold on why is he slapping her? Because she's being hysterical. But that's not gonna help. Oh they're snogging now of course. Yeah it's lovely. He really is grabbing her face isn't he? Is she even conscious? Of course she's loving it. Look at her. Yeah. And now the little Indian fellow with a snake. What's this? Oh god. You're gonna play piano now? You ready? Yep. Now I've been some sense into your money. Listen to me and listen good. Oh bloody hell. Proposing in that ain't it? Proposing in. Yeah no it's lovely. Yeah that's it. Like a fag first. Gently. And now they're both puffing away. Right um I should probably- it's been a long day and gotta be up early to be back here so. Ah off you go Inspector Moss. Yeah well we'll have a cuppa in the morning. I can pause it for you. It's up for the get in No it's okay. No you don't have to pause it. See ya. Night everyone. God almighty. Gentlemen can we have a little chat? You do you man. Your man's got level three armor on. You know Ricky is fucking that shit man. Man's got street drip. I think that man's got a dip drip. Rucka n' Andy dip. Your comments are much appreciated. I'm PC Andy Conlon. This is PCSO Stanley Hopkins. We just need to ask you a few questions. Get a permit then bro. Show permits and get answers. We don't require a permit for this type of conversation when we're dealing with a murder inquiry alright? That shit murder. Be truthful bro. PC Conlon is telling the truth. We are investigating a murder and a robbery and when we detect a reluctance to comply with our questions. Comply. Comply with our questions. Comply. Comply. Yeah there. That's what you said. Can you stop interacting? No I'm checking. What's the basis of this little chat? Your man wanted right now and now you're saying comply. This ain't no chat. If I'm being told to comply ain't no freaking chat. Re reluctance to assist in answering our questions. None of us assist. He feels on the comply bro. He feels on it. My taxes assist you man like Kevin Dubroine and his prime. My taxes assist you. You want more from me? For what? For what huh? What Inspector Hopkins is saying. It's dead chat now. Man it's cast. It comes mad reckless. Look if it's that reckless we'll discuss it down the station. You're saving the discord for the last one. You're moving man. You're moving. We're resting people. What are you resting people? Do it along Do it along. Do it along. Not nice to be restrained is it? Now you know how she felt. Get off me. She's just over there in the dining room. Brought her in this morning. Great thank you. Thank you very much. Okay we are going to be nice and pleasant aren't we? I suppose. Sherlock not only is she a victim of a gruesome crime but she just lost her root mate. Her best friend for most of her life by all accounts and on top of that she is an elderly woman. Margaret. Oh hello there. Lovely to see you both. Hi do you remember us? I um well not quite but Sheila said you'd be coming to see me and you were very helpful yesterday. Yes you were in quite the um pickle. Yes quite a pickle. I was able to untie you and I'm glad to see you're on the mend. Margaret. Actually Watson I have a question for you. Yeah okay. You see the yellows and browns of the bruising around her eye socket? I do yeah. Why would the bruising accelerate to its later stages so quickly? It could be coloration um it may be a vitamin k deficiency or a liver condition. Margaret's chart suggests neither. Then it could be well I mean at her age you know everyone can be different. Would it suggest an old bruise? But we know that I know what we know. If mate if you know what we know can we just fine whatever. Sorry Margaret. No problem at all got to be thorough. Of course yeah yeah um yeah so we just wanted to check that you're okay um you know if you had any questions for us or yeah anything we can do. My son's coming this afternoon you needn't worry I think I might to have earned myself a night or two at his. Very exciting. Well we can speak to him if you want inform him of everything that's happened. He visited you yesterday did he not? Jack? Yes. Did he? The reception sign in book would suggest so yes. Sherlock what not now please. Ow you pinched me. Too tired. Get off me. I'd love you to meet him. You're a mind me of Jack a bit. Right yeah. Doesn't have all your hair mind. You're so sweet. What you did for Eustace? Oh that yeah it's my job. Well my old job um I'm so sorry I couldn't do more. Don't be like that to yourself. You did everything you could. She's in her next life now. Does no good to dwell on her last one does it? No no I guess I um spiritually I never thought. Have you taken your galantamine this morning Margaret? How about we stop looking at her chart and maybe just have a chat? I've done all my bits and pieces about an hour ago my love. Bugga okay right well enjoy your porridge. Sorry Sherlock just off we go Watson. Sherlock. It hurts. I can keep kicking as long as you keep shooting your face off. No the norm. You know what else my lad? Yes Reg sorry. Reg best behavior please. Always Melanie always. We want to chum her up with Melanie. This is what it is. It's the drugs. What ones you on anything fun? Ah not me you pillow. They're blocked. The enemy. The enemy? Ah is that what you call them? Well what do you call them? Kids. Stupid kids but uh yeah no uh Kent police call them the Randall gang because Randall Park I think. Ah yeah. Boatlands selling drugs. What drugs exactly? They're selling all sorts of wacky backies there. Selling the old. Do what's it? You know the old a powdery one that the bankers and the politicians. Cocaine. That's the one. And Graham Graham. No he's not listening. You should speak to Graham. He said he saw them. He's not listening to this. He said he saw them selling firearms. Like guns? Yeah firearms. And my son's family they live down the roads and it's not safe with that gang John. So they won out. Now they're trying to sell their ass and guess what? Can't sell it? Can't sell it because of that gang. People see them and the second they go down the ice street or have a look around the park there they are. Put some rights off. They are tormentors. They are thieving, vandalizing little bastards. Hmm. Hmm. Oh hello. Hello. Hi Francis. Love. I'm we bumped into each other the other day. Did we know? We did. Yeah. Yeah just saying hello. Hello. Bye bye then. Yeah bye. Bye Francis. How do you know my name? No I said yesterday we, it doesn't matter. I'm a doctor. I know all that you're leaving. Okay she's gone. Dementia right. Hmm yeah. Yeah it's tough. Cool. She shouldn't be Danny really without her one to one. They have them all up in the Wyndham block don't they? That's, no she's opposite Margaret Margaret and Eustace's room. Margaret's on her way. On her way? Just a bit. Cool. Blimey. Eustace used to look after her didn't she? Eustace had her own issues with her leg. That walking stick had a few miles on it bloody hell John. Let me tell you. She's, she has dementia. Hey I was on the telly. What's this bit? Fantastic. No make a bother anymore don't they? Yeah. You were saying Margaret has dementia. Yes she does Johnny boy. Beautiful spirit that one. Sunshine with cooler. Sunshine. Always the sunshine. Never the rain. Let me tell you with us lotwings and it's damn near pissing it down ain't it? You're talking about rain. So your son is moving away? Yeah you've got to, you've got to put roots down when you've got little insenture. Of course yeah. Your grandkids. Oh yeah gorgeous little things. Bloody. Your personality's job. Funny how that happens isn't it? Where are they moving to? Down Bristol way I think. Bristol? Wow. Long way. Yeah well. Why do you think I'm here? Can't build your life around an off-blind 84 year old bloke can you? Well they visit. Do you have any idea the fees are these places John? Oh a lot. You spend the money to not put up with your debt. Milling around your ass. Getting old and doddering. No I'm sure. I'm sure they love being around you. Oh I know all that but life has to go on. You don't want to overstay your welcome at the party do you? It's about the Littlans now. I've been in the way a bit the last few years. Let them go live. I'll be alright. Got me telly. Got me paper. A million a year makes a bloody good cuppa. Don't you love? Aye the best. You see? Yeah my dad left the party so early I never really thought what it'd be like if he stuck around. He's your hero. Yeah. And I was to my son I think and I will be again. I will be again when I go. Like my words. So this is my colleague I should probably answer. No bother mate. Hello. Hi how's it going? Yeah it's going. Yeah I'm just working on a report for Kent Police for the Elder Coram Pantsney situation. I can't get a hold of Stanley Hawkins. Yeah he's busy. We've actually uh we're back in Kent another case. Oh wait what uh that's what he wanted you for. Hold on. How's did you say your mum was staying over? Yes I did. It was a sofa. Yes I'm hearing a lot of that right now. So what is going on? Well yesterday as you know we answered Hopkins urgent request uh then broke into a care home for the elderly to discover a woman tied up and her roommate dead well almost dead at the time dead now beaten to that. So yeah. John that's crazy. Are you there now at the care home? Yep it's rough. Sherlock is looking over the crime scene again and yeah. But on the plus side I have made a load of new friends so. You're gossiping with the old people aren't you? And loving it thank you very much. I'm not surprised. Murder aside I've got Telly on all day waffling on endlessly about the slightest little things. Absolute heaven. Well a pre-heaven heaven. Oh you are so lame. Well you say that but got off with a girl yesterday. I think she was about 88 but still counts. John. She initiated. You're just. Oh you idiot. No it's it's it's sweet. Dementia though it's it's rough mate it's rough stuff. I think our uh our key witness slash victim is um afflicted by that so I need to tell Sherlock she might not be such a reliable sort. Of course of course and what's Sherlock saying about the case? Uh I think he's just trying to work out how these little shits got into the room right now. Little shits. Yeah sorry so some uh some gang related incidents throughout the area right now and they have been lingering around Abbey Grange as the account. It looks like they forced entry took it out on one old woman tied up the other and nicked all the uh yeah the valuables it's awful really. Oh that's terrible. I know. And Sherlock did he say this? Did he say what? Did he say that the gang did this? I don't I don't think so but they definitely did it. They didn't do it. What are you talking about? I'm talking about the crime. What are you talking about? Sherlock this is the least amount of sense I've heard today and I've just been sat with 30 pensioners. Must be tired. Why not take a seat? No there's blood everywhere. Uh well um here why not take a seat on this chair where poor Margaret was tied down. No again blood see. On the seat. Yes. Rather strange isn't it? No a woman was beaten to death this is her blood this is a crime scene with detectives. And yeah that's uh another thing um I don't know if you know this but uh Margaret Brackenstall. Come closer Watson. What? To the chair. Margaret's wounds were old and healing. Sherlock. I confirmed with the medical staff here that they filed a report on her bruising two weeks ago. Right. On her eye socket. Okay but the whole case is not built around her bruised eye Sherlock. No new wounds not anywhere on her person. And the community hospital they confirmed this did they? They did. The restraints. The rope. Cut with scissors not the knife of some gang member and tied in a hand spike hitch. Slightly complicated tie. But ideal if you don't want to cause too much damage to the skin. Almost braid like the way it's rested around her wrists. So she's tied to a chair but unwounded and yet the blood of Eustace is soaked into the seat. How? They tied her up afterwards. That's not what she said. She's look Sherlock I just found out that this part of the care home she has early onset dementia. Yes. Wait. Wait you knew that. Of course but the crime took place an hour after her evening dosage of galantamine or what should have been her evening dosage. That is this isn't an exact science. A glass of water right there. A bloody thumbprint smudged on its side. A mouthful taken. Just a mouthful. Why? To to take a pill. To take a pill. I'm just gonna say psychoanalyzing a dementia patient is again not an exact science. Okay well how about this window open. Yep where they entered. Bed directly beneath it. Yes. Was she accosted by fairies? Did they float across the bed and beat Eustace repeatedly in the face with their wands? What are you talking about? The bed is crisp. Flat. Unruffled. A gang of youths is supposed to have bounded in here in a frenzy. It it maybe someone made it. Who? You? Me? The burly sergeant at Kent police? No but Hopkins took the photos. Upon our entry it is exactly the same. The bed is perfectly made. I have checked and checked and checked again. Maybe Watson there is something very seriously wrong with this crime scene. It is paramount that we speak to. Excuse me. Oh hi we're just this is just this is a police investigation. What are you doing in my mother's room? Right you're Jack. Jack Crocker. Hi I'm John Watson. This is Sherlock Holmes. We so we are an investigative team that arrived on the scene what when it hi Margaret. Hello. I don't know if you you knew Eustace as well Jack but I'm so sorry for what happened to her and and to your mother here of course. Jack has come to help me with some things. Yes well I'd rather you didn't. Excuse me. This is a crime scene. The police downstairs said the police downstairs believe they have captured the killer. Good. Stay there please. Sounds like case closed. Far from it Mr Crocker. Fine they won't touch anything but she needs some clothes. Definitely need a pair of shoes. These are light blooming clock. Quite the build aren't you Jack. Thanks. He's so muscly isn't he. When he was little he was all skin and bone and we used to say super posture too but I suppose with core workouts and not skipping back day that helps. Look I need to open that wardrobe mate. Yes and otherwise I'm going to be half naked and nobody. Margaret recall the events for me one last time. Can you stop interrupting my mother please. I don't know if you've noticed but she's been through a lot. Yes through an enormous amount. Some youths from the local park scaled the walls burst in through her window tied her to the chair and beat her fellow resident to death. Is that what happened? Yes. That's the sequence of events is it Margaret. It is. Then what's this? It used to say blood. On the chair. Yes. That you were tied to before the beating took place. Sure look. Margaret you were tied to the chair before the beating. That's what you told me. My mother has early onset dementia. She's far from the perfect witness and you are far from the perfect detective to be grilling her. I am not grilling her. I am discerning a simple fact to prevent the police from putting children behind bars. She's unwell. Nothing is simply it's fragmented. It's hazy and unclear and she doesn't have to answer to you. She doesn't answer to anyone anymore. Margaret Brackenstall was a soft-hearted kindly woman her whole life. Why? What? Why was she that way? Because that's who she is. Look at her mate. That's who she chose to be. All right all right that is enough. That's enough. I would very much like to get my things. Yes mom I agree. Everyone has been so helpful and I want to thank you both. Mom. For saving me. For trying to save Eustace. Margaret I. But I want to thank the police if you see them. They are busy tracking down the killer Mrs Brackenstall. Good. They went looking in Randall Park. A rather unnecessary field trip I'd say. Sorry this is how exactly is that unnecessary? Because Mr Crocker the killer is not in Randall Park. The killer is in this room. To binge this adventure in full and without ads go to patreon.com forward slash Sherlock and Co.