"A Guest is Coming" "Look how clever Berit is, Auntie!" "You really are clever, Berit!" "We're both clever aren't we!" "Hi up there!" "Christina... that's enough." "If I could just find out what Eva's done with the Christmas table-runners." "Dad convinced the authorities that "Brunn" couldn't be run profitably." "It's a lie." "You knows that as well as I do, Andersson." "I'd worked out the changes that needed to be made in running the place and I come home to find the estate's being sold." "It's no wonder I'm furious." "Hi!" "Howdy!" "It doesn't go as fast as a car." "So, are you?" "No." "Couldn't Count Ragnar lease it?" "The estates going to be subdivided for housing." ""Brunn" will no longer exist." "Doesn't he get angry when you do that?" "Naw... not our Ollie!" "What's it for?" "Isn't there a better grooming brush?" "Not in this place." "There's one there on the window sill." "Good!" "What if he kicked you?" "Ollie never kicks!" "Come and take a ride..." "Up!" "There you are." "This is fun!" "Berit really wants to give her cousin Eva a tiny little kiss!" " Please, Uncle...!" " Rosy cheeks!" "Behave yourself, Urban!" "My elf-orphan!" "Remember that I'm your brother's wife!" "Christina, please stop for a while." "I can never do anything!" "My dear girl..." "Couldn't you at least play something else for a change?" "She's unhappy because that man isn't coming." "What man?" "The man who writes books.." "He lies on the grand piano." "Lies on the grand piano?" "That sound like my brother Clemens..." "He'd lie down anywhere." "Urban!" "What's Christina upset about now?" "That man Essman wasn't on the train" "Yes, he was to be here for Christmas." "Who is this Essman?" "Successful author." "You must have heard of him." "I'm really not into best-sellers, Doctor." "None of us know him." "Christina's devoured all his books." "And she invited him here." "And now he's not coming!" "That's it... and now the poor girl is disappointed." "She was so keen he should come." "Writers are notoriously unreliable." "Maybe he'll be on the next train." "There are no more trains today." "They're alike." "She's sensitive and impulsive." "A thoroughbred!" " You got a cigar?" " Sure." "Excellent!" "Excellent!" "One and a half million..." "Not bad!" "And signed and ready." " No... a brother can't be a witness." " That's true." "You could ask that doctor." "Hä¤ger I think his name is." "Is he new to the district?" "He's a friend of my wife's, from childhood." " Doris's friend?" " Yes." "There we are..." "There... all done!" "We're dipping the bread in the pot!" "We're coming, we're coming!" "What would you have done if you were me?" "It's been so long since I lived here at "Brunn"..." "The Ernstam family's lived here 300 years." ""Brunn Garden Suburb" doesn't sound so good." "Good heavens, agriculture doesn't pay nowadays." "There are several family estates where land rights have been cashed." "And other heirs who'd rather live off the interest, than muddy fields." "Two brothers couldn't be more alike." "I'd also consider getting myself a classy new Chrysler!" "I've asked Doris to sell her goddamned pearl necklace," "Just a bit of cash to help things along." "She can't be forced to sell it..." "Something given to her by her first husband... oh no!" "Not just for the sake of the manor." "No, she's too much of a city girl for that to matter." "But nobody can damn well force me to keep this estate!" "She's already showing signs of calving." "Yeah." "Poor girl... it isn't easy to be a mum for the first time." "Here, girl..." "When do you take the vet exam?" "I've only just started!" "You've got stuff all over you!" "Thanks." "Will you be sold along with the property?" "When you came last week, I still knew nothing of the sale." "I felt uncomfortable." "By my coming?" "No, that you went to the trouble." "If only I'd known..." "Lucky for me you didn't know!" "I'm sorry for your sake." "Can we dip the bread now?" "Yes, just get in the queue!" "Enjoy, Henry!" "Thanks, Doris." "It was nice that the vicar dropped in." "Wasn't it!" "(burp) Excuse me!" "Isn't it strange we celebrate Jesus by dipping bread in the pot." "Christmas was once a heathen festival..." "and heathen customs survive." "Dipping in the pot is one of those." "It symbolised the cooperation and harmony within the family." "That we still have at "Brunn"." "Harmony?" "Really?" "!" " I was here first!" " No!" "Girls are so stupid!" " Have a drink..." " Thanks." "Have the children had theirs?" "Berta, have the children had theirs?" "No, no..." " Make sure they get some!" " Yes I shall." "There was someone there..." "Someone there!" "Probably just the frost glittering." "Maybe it was Santa Claus!" "He doesn't come until tonight." "There you are, Christina." "What were you saying, Vicar?" "Yes..." "What were we talking about?" "Santa Claus" "He was originally a ferocious goblin you'd want to be on good terms with." "Santa Claus is really you, Uncle Urban!" "If that's what you think, you're wrong!" "Last year, Santa Claus wore exactly the same shoes as Uncle Urban." "That's enough of that dreary stuff!" "Can't you play "Hello Mr Goblin?"" "Hey, Master Goblin, let's raise our glass and all be merry." "Life is just a fleeting bubble..." "of endless toil and endless trouble" "Hey, Master Goblin, raise your glass and let's be merry." "Merry Christmas everyone!" "...let's raise our glass and all be merry." "Hey, Master Goblin, let's raise our glass and all be merry." "Life is just a fleeting bubble..." "of endless toil and endless trouble" "Merry Christmas, little pixie.." "Excuse me, who might you be?" "Georg Essman." "I'm a guest." "I am sorry." "Welcome to "Brunn"." "Come on in!" "He's your guest!" "It can't be you!" "I'm not me?" "!" "I mean..." "I didn't recognise you." "Well, we've never met before." "No, we haven't..." "I got off at the next station." "Lost in thought, no doubt!" "One." "Thanks." "Is it true that writers can see, through other people's eyes?" "A writer who can't see through a woman's eyes is not going to write a best-seller." "What do MY eyes tell you?" "How does an author get his ideas?" "Like this." "How could I be interesting?" "More so than you could imagine." "Does that mean all women are interesting?" "Not at all." "Few are interesting and fewer are charming." "Is your sister unhappy now?" "She's my stepsister." "Rival children." "Mum and Dad have both been married before." "Seriously though, how do you get ideas for your books" "Seriously..." "I'm not an author." "You're not?" "Ask the literary bigwigs!" " They're just jealous." " Not of my novels." "Of your sales." "That's something else altogether." "How is with your diabetes?" "Thanks, under control." "I have an injection now and again." "How are you finding your congregation, Vicar?" "Exceptional!" "Your family plays a big part." "Your name is everywhere..." "not least in the church." "I hope we may long enjoy the blessing of Ernstam patronage." "We hope so, Vicar..." "We do!" ""Brunn" is a venerable old manor, is it not?" "The first Ernstams received it as a fiefdom." "My brother is the tenth holder of the title." "That's interesting to know!" "But it's not easy to live up to one's title these days." "Cigarette?" "I can't fathom where the cigarette lighter could have got to." " Cigarette lighter?" " Yes." "You just used it, Countess, and put it back on the table." "Now it's gone." "My dear Vicar, that was with a match!" "It was no match!" "Please, Countess..." "Of course it was a match!" "That's right." "It was with these." "Merry Christmas!" "That looks yummy!" "How about a taste?" "Not for you!" "..." "Go and tidy yourself up and wash that filth off, for Christmas dinner!" "How much wood do you want?" "How much wood do you want?" "Did you say something?" "Do all Santa's like porridge?" "There ARE no Santas!" "Yes there are!" "There are only dressed up Santa." "There is a Santa!" "I think the horses eat Santa's porridge." "Is that what you believe?" "!" "Are you really Georg Essman?" "Is this how you imagined me?" "So you were disappointed..." "Christina!" "Have you wrapped your Christmas presents?" " Maybe not all." " Better hurry up then." "HATE!" "And at that time..." "Caesar Augustus issued a decree that all the world should be taxed." "It was the first tax and it was applied when Quirinius was governor of Syria." "So one and all travelled to the nearest town to be taxed." "And so Joseph as he was from the house of David went from Nazareth." "I got the almond in the porridge!" " You're too young to marry." " But you got nothing..." "Shitty girl!" "...who was with child..." "And while they were there it was time..." "Nearby were some shepherds outside who kept watch through the night... over their flock." "Then the angel of the Lord stood before them." "The glory of the Lord shone over them, and they were filled with fear." "The angel said to them..." ""Have no fear..." "Behold, I bring you tidings of great joy..." "Are there any little children here today?" "Yes!" "Merry Christmas everybody!" "Now you'll get some porridge and milk" "Edvin!" "Edvin, are you here?" "Come out..." "Don't be frightened." "Are looking for Santa, too?" "Who is Edvin?" "A farm hand who's been here for many years." "But Dad got rid of him for some silly thing." "Dad's so impetuous." "What does Edvin do now?" "Bums about the countryside." "He usually comes here at Christmas." "He thinks of "Brunn" as home." "The kids are having fun down there.." "Did you get this from your beloved doctor?" "No, from Urban." "Extravagant as usual... is the only way to describe it." " Shouldn't you lock this in the safe?" " No..." "I can't be bothered." "There are no thieves here.." "Up early again in the morning..." "Goddamned early Christmas mass!" "Damnation!" "Hello there!" "They must have been in such a damned hurry!" "And they can turn up any time." "Shall I harness Ollie up?" "Aren't you going to the Christmas service?" "Anyway..." "Why do you go around scowling all the time?" "You ruin the whole Christmas spirit!" " So YOU cheer it up, do you?" "!" " What do you mean?" "You understand nothing of tilling the soil." "What right do you have...!" "What's the point of all I've worked for?" "I've studied and slaved to plan..." "Don't you upset me, boy!" "Don't you forget that I'm the one who holds the title!" "And I have decided that the estate will be sold!" "And that's final!" "I'll do my own harnessing!" "...to gather the prayers of the world..." "Why doesn't Dad come?" "Maybe he went back to sleep." "The Christmas Spirit does not need to vanish on the following day..." "Surely nothing's happened to him?" "Can you see Dad?" "No... but Edvin." "What's HE doing here?" "He used to like the Christmas service.." "But why doesn't Dad come?" "We have to see where Dad is." "He's probably at the door." "He's not here!" "Let's go home and sleep." "Isn't it dangerous?" "No, I've ridden him." "There's Ollie!" "Come on... you can pat him!" "It's Uncle Clemens!" "Has he hurt himself?" "He's gone." "Is he dead?" "Kicked to death..." "That's impossible!" "Ollie's so gentle." "There's no sign of blood!" "The kick hit his cap." "There's a horseshoe mark on it." "No..." "It can't be true..." "Not Ollie!" "How did he end up so far away?" "There can be a hell of a lot of force in a kick like that.." "No..." "I could never have imagined it..." "Ollie is so compliant!" "There's something strange about this." "W's best call the superintendent." "I saw him outside." "I'll fetch him." "What does this mean?" "Look..." "A horseshoe is gone!" "All three were there this morning." "I always keep an eye on those competition ones." "It was me who put them up there a couple of years ago." "He's a heavy so-and-so, this one." "The other one was the same." "Is someone there?" "I saw him..." "He jumped out through the hatch!" "Who was it?" "Edvin!" "This is the evening news from TT." "As already reported in the afternoon news the murder this morning of Count Clemens of Ernstam..." "Turn off the radio!" "They haven't picked him up yet." "It was Edvin you called out to in the stables, wasn't it?" "Yes." "The superintendent should be on his way" "They can't find him." "Those dear little children!" "How does it feel to become heir to the title?" "Ragnar!" "Ragnar..." "Ragnar?" "Ragnar!" "I thought it was Miss Eva..." "Miss is from the estate..." "So..." "Miss would also think I killed him." "No, I just took this down to show Miss Eva how it happened." "The count was lying there dead, when I came in." "Ollie could never have kicked him." "He's the nicest horse there is!" "I heard the people coming from church, so I shot up into the hayloft." "But I saw who took the horseshoe off the wall." "I lay there watching him." "They were hanging here." "Suddenly he came up and grabbed one of them!" "I noticed it." "I saw who it was..." "But nobody would believe me." "It was..." "Ragnar!" "Where is everyone?" "Is nobody here?" "..." "Berta!" "Is nobody here?" "!" "What's going on?" "!" "Did you say something?" "Where has everyone got to?" "Around somewhere." "So where's Count Ragnar?" "I saw him outside a little while ago." "Find him and ask him to come to my room." "That's what SHE thinks!" "It's not hard to work it out." "Edvin was there..." "He crawled under the car and came here." "So you believe that Edvin did it, Superintendent?" "No doubt about it." "So we can wrap it up." "It is not always the community that must administer justice." "Sometimes it's just chance." "Sssh!" "You didn't tell the police everything." "Yes I did." "Snuggle down." "There!" "Why didn't you want to tell everything?" "It's alright to keep quiet...." "But talking can be better even if you're trying to protect someone.." "It was Ragnar..." "I told Ragnar about Edvin." "Why didn't you tell the superintendent?" " It was Ragnar who..." "...who told you to keep quiet?" "Did he give you a reason?" "It's not something I should get involved in, he said." "You're not suggesting that HE did it?" "!" "Just tell me what Edvin said." "I went into the mill looking for Ragnar." "And then..." "You get a good night's sleep, Siv." "Christina!" "Are you being mean to Eva again?" "What has she done wrong?" "She's trying to take my prince from me!" "The one who'll save me." "She's always hated me!" "She doesn't hate you, child." "No...!" "Have you had time for all this today?" "It wasn't nice of you to take the vicar's cigarette lighter." "And Mum's beautiful expensive pearls." "She's not my real mother!" "No!" "You can't take him from me..." "He's my prince!" "Be a good girl and come with me.." "Otherwise the prince won't stay with you." "Yes?" "Come in!" "Are you used to ladies inviting you in at this hour?" "You're the third young lady in a negligée that I've seen in the last half hour." " Are you looking for inspiration?" " No, suggestions." "What was your reason for coming here?" "Why did I come?" "Read this!" "From Christina?" "Of course... the letter of invitation!" "That's right..." "Read it." "I feel I can have confidence in you..." "I am threatened by a fatal danger." "I know who my enemies are." "I beg of you, please come!" "And I came!" "Yes, you did.." "Don't you think it strange?" "No, you're a writer." "I t wasn't just professional curiosity." "I've never had Christmas on a noble estate." "You see, you're the prince... ..who's going to rescue her." "From her evil step-sister, eh?" "She sees herself as Cinderella." "I noticed that." "The one who's constantly tormented!" "She feels she's been cast aside." "Is she a compulsive thief?" "That she is." "I often have to cover for her." "We're going to be sending her away tomorrow." "She's been in an institution for several years." "Just home for Christmas." "You read a lot." "Not yours." "Maxwell Anderson Strindberg..." "You've a taste for drama." "There's one thing in this house that I don't like.." "I don't believe Edvin killed Dad, either." "So, did Edvin die accidentally?" "Or was the board removed with a sharp instrument." "Can I borrow the typewriter?" "Goodnight... sweet dreams!" "To:" "Aviation Centre, Stockholm" "Look..." "Hey!" "What's going on?" "!" "i wondered if a package had arrived for me." "What's the name?" "Georg Essman, at "Brunn"." "The mail is still closed for Christmas actually." "Georg Essman." "Is that you?" "That's me." "Sign here.. quick." " Is there a fire?" " No, but the train's coming." " Hello, Andersson." " Hello, Count." "To Police, Stockholm" "Are you sure it was the farm-hand Edvin who killed Count af Ernstam?" "It would be interesting to search the bedrooms at "Brunn" manor." "Damnation!" "Anybody home?" "Is anyone home?" "Pardon?" "Is anyone home?" "I'm hard of hearing." "Is anyone home?" "I think they're at the vicar's discussing the count's funeral." " Miss Eva?" " She too." "So the house should be empty?" "I haven't heard anyone.." "No, I understand." "Silly devil!" "Madame!" "This is Count Ragnar's room?" "So it lay there?" "Yes, I found it in the afternoon." "Why did you leave it?" "I couldn't take it then." "They're home." "I came ahead." "Someone must have put it there." "That's right." "My boy didn't do it!" "You have to promise me..." "Where's Ragnar?" "He's wanted on the phone." "I don't know..." "He hasn't got back yet." "Where did you find that?" "We must inform the superintendent." "Hello, yes?" "The Count isn't home." "58..." "Thanks." "Is the superintendent available?" "Not there." "Not before tomorrow?" "Please ask him to call Dr Hä¤ger." "What have you been doing all day?" "One needs to be alone sometimes.." "I'll finish Ollie." "Thanks." "I've things to do in the office." "Do you always want to be alone?" "I'll be right back." "Ollie!" "Ollie...!" "Stop!" "Calm boy... stay calm." "Stay still I say!" "God almighty!" "Is that you, Ragnar?" "Come and see what I found in Ollie's tail-strap." "Some sort of nail!" "It must have been left by a careless saddler." "No wonder Ollie was kicking!" "Ragnar...!" "It wasn't Edvin." "Ollie DID kick your father to death." "Edvin said someone took down the horseshoe." "Your father was already dead." "Whoever did it, tried..." "Tell me it wasn't him!" "This is the key to the safe." "It's good of you anyway." "I don't think it was him." "Is he going to be arrested?" "But he did have a motive..." "To save "Brunn"." "And he could have been at the murder scene both times." "We know that..." "Wasn't that someone screaming?" "What happened?" "She fell down there!" "Locate the doctor..." "Come on!" "Could it be this far?" "The current is strong." " See anything?" " Yes, by those rocks out there." "There she is!" " She is alive." " She's received a blow to the temple." "We must get her to hospital..." "Go fetch my car." "Who's taken the tail-strap?" "Who's taken it?" "What tail-strap?" "There was a tail-strap there before..." "Now it's gone.." "The car's here." "She's in danger of pneumonia." "I think she'd survive that, too." "She was incredibly lucky." "Though unlucky too." "How on earth could it have happened?" "It was no accident." "The girl was knocked down into the mill-race." "Don't you find it unbelievable?" "We CAN believe Count Clemens was kicked by Ollie." "But why would the girl be attacked?" "She knew your brother's death was accidental." "Accidental?" "That the horse kicked him..." "That was dangerous to know." "What about Edvin, then?" "He knew that too." "That's why he was murdered." "That writer has imagination!" "I just want to know who took the tail-strap." "I wanted to take a close look at it." "Mr Essman!" "Stockholm on the phone for you." "How is she going?" "I think she'll be alright." "Is she conscious?" "That'll come in time." "That was a serious blow she received." "And there's still the risk of pneumonia.." "It'll be late tomorrow, at the earliest, before the she can tell us what happened." "Can't you read what it says?" "It's in big print on the boxes!" "Is tea being served, Eva?" " It's on the table, Uncle." " Thanks." "Is something wrong?" "Yes, in here.!" "Who's it aching for?" "Some cute Stockholm girl?" " For you." " Oh, I believe that!" "Do you believe me when I'm soaking wet... ..and I'm tired?" "That I don't doubt..." "But tea is served and the beds are made." "It was you who rang the police." "Did I have any choice?" "Have I ever had to choose?" "How many times did I propose to you but you got married to others." "I took over this old district just to be near you." "I was blind." "My boy...!" "You look as though you got the brush-off." "What a Christmas!" "Accidents seldom happen alone." "You think they were all accidents?" "I actually believe Essman says." "Nobody else does." "Have you seen Ragnar?" "No." "And Eva has also disappeared." "This was a terrible story." "I'll call in the morning." "Will the superintendent also be calling?" "Yes, he will." "You startled me!" "What do you have there?" ""Brunn"'s death sentence." "Signed and sealed." "What were you planning to do with it?" "Give it to you." "Mummy gave me the key." "The fire needs fuel." "What's up with the dogs?" "Is that why you can't sleep?" "I've been thinking about all that's been happening lastly with Siv." " Are you on with her now?" " Yes." "Tell me, Ragnar..." "Were you in the barn all Christmas morning?" "Yes, why?" "Nothing." "Berit!" "That was a near thing!" "?" "Is this your pistol?" " Yes..." " Loaded, too." "Why on earth would you leave a gun lying around?" "With children in the house!" "She could have shot herself!" "She could have also shot you!" "Like this!" "What's happened?" "!" "Take care of the child, Mummy." "Has something happened?" " Another accident?" " Looks like a wild shot..." "The girl must have got hold of the gun." "Take her and put her to bed, Mummy." "It's all over." "The superintendent is on the phone." "Tell her to put them in water right away." "She's been unconscious for 24 hours." "The doctor gave her a couple of injections this morning." "Is the doctor around?" "No, he left." "Stop there!" "They're proper bullets this time." "Blanks don't catch foxes." "But they're useful in setting a trap." "You thought she was your last witness." "He didn't have time to inject a drop." "My dear doctor, what is Essman worth to you?" "I never thought you'd be reduced to signing a false death certificate." "I don't understand..." "The estate never interested Urban." "No, but as the pecuniary heir..." "With interest on one and a half million he had an opportunity and took a chance." "The circumstances were a little strange." "It was easy to take the horseshoe." "He said it was gone." "Then he put it in Ragnar's room." "So as to throw suspicion on you your reputation was slandered." " Goodbye." " Do you regret coming?" "I regret that I gave someone a scolding, because he sent me blanks by mistake." "Do you think you'll ever come back?" "I don't know" "Writers love to travel...." "All aboard!" "Hi, how is she today?" "She's sitting up for the first time." " Can I go in?" " I don't mind." " Hi, Siv." " Hi." "You're looking hale and hearty!" "Even got colour in your cheeks." "Prettier than ever." "Think so?" "What are you reading?" "It's good... a manual on poultry farming." "Poultry farming?" "I think it's silly that we've no poultry at "Brunn"." "We could start small, buying 50 leghorns and expand a little each year." "In ten years our hens will be famous!" " But it requires one thing..." " What?" "You look after them for ten years and still make time for pancakes." "Would you agree?" "Sure!" "I like chickens as much as you!" "Especially the little pink and rosy ones who need diapers changed now and then." " You're joking!" " I'm serious." " Of course we'll have poultry!" " Ragnar!" "We'll talk about it later." "i have to get back." ""Brunn" can't look after itself." " Bye, Siv." " Bye Ragnar." "Ragnar!" "Yes?" "Haven't you forgotten something?" "Yeah..." "Subtitles by FatPlank for KG"