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A taxi pulls up in Steep Lane; Andrew Foyle alights and ascends the steps of No.31. Inside the house he finds his father bent to the delicate task of making a trout-fly. Foyle is both surprised and delighted to see his son. Andrew is pleased to be home and explains that he can stay for two days.
As they eat a meal together, Foyle discovers that his son, who has been flying weekends with the volunteer reserve, is soon to be more closely involved in the war. Andrew explains that he hs left Oxford and will be based in Scotland for three months training and then will be flying ops. Foyle is very unhappy with the news, but tells Andrew that he is proud of him. As he clears the table he suggests that before Andrew leaves on Saturday afternoon they go trout fishing together. Andrew laughs and happily agrees. As Foyle carries the tray out to the kitchen, his son calls him back. Foyle stops and turns towards him. "Yeah?""It's good to see you."
Foyle smiles briefly and with a wistful expression says softly, "Hm."
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When he is back at work, Foyle questions Bob Keegan, but without success. The civil servant, extremely nervous and sweating profusely, will not answer. Foyle tells him that as he is non-compliant, he will be handed over to the military police. "Treason in a time of war - they'll hang you." He makes to leave, but as he reaches the door Keegan says, "There's a man called Judd… Ian Judd."
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Inside "The Bell" Mark Andrews and another young man, Ray Pritchard, are drinking at the bar. A radio is on and a voice is warning against trusting anyone with German or Austrian connections. Angrily, Andrews yells at Ian Judd, the landlord, to turn it off. The man obliges, but says that he thinks the broadcaster is right. Andrews snaps, "So if a German walked in here, you wouldn't serve them?" The young barmaid, Tracey Stephens, responds by saying that she would show them the door. When Andrews asks what she would do if it was Mrs Beaumont from the manor, she replies that she is different.
Andrews retorts, "Well, she's German!" Ignoring objections, he elaborates on his opinion of Mrs Beaumont until Judd orders him to leave. Michael Turner enters the pub and books a room for two nights. When asked if he wants the usual room, he replies any will do and Judd tells him it will be seven shillings a night "plus you owe me for a couple of weeks." Turner hands over money warning that, one day, Judd will push him too far. Pritchard observes the scene with interest.
Shortly afterwards, Pritchard walks the young barmaid home after her shift. The two are obviously in love.
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Outside the manor, Greta, dressed in riding costume, mounts a horse and tells her husband that she will be back in an hour. Dr Julian Groves drives up just as she is riding off and he queries with Beaumont if it is wise to let her go as she is supposed to be ill. Beaumont says he thinks she can look after herself. Groves is unhappy with the response. "That wasn't what you said to me once. And it wasn't just me. I wasn't the only one to stick my neck out."Greta rides across open fields and through the woods, watched by Andrews who is hiding in the trees.
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Next day, the Wolesley pulls up outside "The Bell" and before Foyle can alight, Sam asks if she may come in. Foyle looks at her in disbelief and is about to issue a suitable rebuff when Sam explains, "To powder my nose." She immediately climbs out of the car and, unable to object in the circumstances, Foyle simply follows.
In the pub the policeman introduces himself to Judd and requests a minute to talk. Tracey is near, so before Judd gets into conversation with him he sends her out of the room to fetch more beer. Foyle questions Judd about Bob Keegan, but Judd will admit only to knowing the man as a customer. Suddenly, an air-raid warning sounds and seconds later Sam runs into the bar to Foyle, seeking his assurance that it must be a false alarm. Foyle recognises the whistling sound of a falling bomb and realising that it's coming their way yells, "Get down!" He grabs Sam and pulls her with him to the floor just as the bomb hits the street and the blast of it wrecks the room.
In the aftermath, as the emergency services fight fire in nearby buildings and tend the injured around him in the bar, Foyle confirms sadly that a young girl lying on a stretcher has died, and covers her face with a blanket before her body is stretchered away. Foyle takes a drink out of the landlord's hand and gives it to a traumatised elderly woman whose injured leg Sam is bandaging. He surveys his driver's handiwork with a measure of surprise and compliments her on doing a good job. Sam explains that she was taught basic first aid in the MTC. "My instructor always said he'd rather bleed to death than be bandaged by me." When she asks Foyle if he thinks it was a raid he says that it was just a single plane, perhaps lost on its way home.They are interrupted by Pritchard running into the bar searching for Tracey. When he is told that she is dead, he rounds fiercely on Judd, shouting that it is his fault because Tracey shouldn't have been in pub and that he knew all about him, and had warned her. Foyle steps in to calm him down and tells Sam take him home.
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When Tracey's parents hear the news of their daughter's death, they are distraught. The girl's father rails against the Germans, threatening what he would do if he could get his hands on one of them.When Greta Beaumont is shopping in the village a while later she is made to feel uncomfortable as the people she passes in the street look at her accusingly.
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Mark Andrews visits his uncle in the camp and tells him of his fruitless visit to the magistrate, commenting upon Beaumont's German wife still being at home. Kramer says that he could petition the Appeals Tribunal about his situation, but there is a five to six month waiting list. Andrews remarks that it makes him wonder which side he is fighting for, but Kramer assures him that he is fighting for the right side. He tells his nephew that there is nothing the young man can do, to which Andrews replies, "We'll see about that."
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Andrew Foyle sits in the living room of 31 Steep Lane, reading. Foyle enters and pours them both a drink, commenting on how expensive whisky is now. Andrew expresses concern about his father being on his own, but Foyle assures him that he will be all right. Settling into his armchair, the older man remarks that Andrew's mother would have been proud of him being a pilot. Andrew replies that she would have been worried sick.
"And I won't be?""Oh, you're not serious?"
"Well, you're right. I don't see why I should worry about you, it was me that got bombed. A reminder, I suppose, if I needed reminding, of how important this is - what you're doing. I mean this war, it…"
Andrew attempts to reassure him. "It'll be over by Christmas."
"Well maybe, once they know you're in the air." Foyle takes a drink. "Saturday? Still on for Saturday?"
"The river."
"The river. Well, you complained about the larder, you can help me fill it."
Andrew laughs.
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Michael Turner is having dinner with the Beaumonts. Greta tells her husband that the maid has asked to leave, but won't say why. She speaks about certain foods not being available in the shops and the frustration of rationing. "Twelve ounces of sugar, four ounces of butter..." She also says that when she was in the village it was as if nobody wanted to serve her. When Sarah remarks "Well they wouldn't would they?" an uncomfortable silence follows. Turner eventually breaks it by commenting that there is a rumour that the price of petrol is to rise again by another penny ha'penny (one and a half pence). His attempt to turn the conversation in a different direction fails as Greta challenges Sarah about her comment and a spat ensues, during which Sarah tells Greta that she is the enemy. Greta flounces out and Sarah's father orders his daughter to go after her and apologise.
She does, but asks Greta why she is doing all she can to spoil her happiness, and also asks what she has against her fiancé. Greta says she doesn't trust him and he's not right for her. Sarah asks if she thinks Turner is after her money and Greta replies in the affirmative.
Sarah rejoins, "Well, perhaps that makes two of you. In three weeks the two of us are getting married and that's an end of it."
"No, Sarah, that will not happen, I promise you."
Michael Turner enters the room.
"I will not let you marry that man!"
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