(upbeat music) - I've tried to fight this, Jan. - Not very hard, Lovejoy.

- I thought you were putting in enough effort for both of us.

Until now, that is.

- Kiss me, Lovejoy.

(romantic music) - Lovejoy, Lovejoy, Lovejoy.

- Oh, Jane, Jane.

- [Eric] Lovejoy.

Lovejoy.

Wake up, Lovejoy.

- Eric.

Eric, what is it?

- It's after 10 o'clock.

- Is that it?

It's after 10 o'clock.

Take the day off, Eric.

- No, no, don't do that, Lovejo.

I've got something I want to sh.

- Oh.

(yawns) Ooh.

That's beautiful, Eric.

Beautiful.

- Do you know what it is?

- No, I've no idea, but it's, it's not something one usually sees around here.

- Yeah, but is it gold?

- Oh yeah.

It's gold all right.

Maybe 15th century, maybe 16th .

Maybe Peruvian.

I don't know.

- 16th century, Columbian.

Oh.

- Morning, Tink.

- Oh, morning all.

Where did you get this little b?

- I got it from a friend of mine called Jason.

He's a roadie with Ded Lizards, you know, the heavy metal band.

I might be selling it for him.

- You?

- Yeah.

Well, I can't be Lovejoy's second-in-command for the rest of my life.

I'm gonna have to strike out on my own eventually.

- Can I have that in writing, E?

- No, I know about the business.

I know what's what.

- Then why are you here?

- Ah, well, I just thought I'd check with you, that it's the biz.

- The biz.

- The biz.

- Well, what do you think it's worth?

Couple of grand?

- A bit more than that, Eric.

- Find the right buyer, a lot m. - Great.

Oh, Jason reckons this has got a curse on it.

- Yeah.

I think it's just start.

- Nah, it's all a load of old nonsense, that stuff.

- [Eric] Ta-ra then.

- Where are you off to?

- Well, you gave me the day off?

- Oh.

How about some coffee, Tink?

- Very civil of you, Lovejoy.

- Oh, you know, it's amazing, how often things with curses turn up in our game.

I reckon most of them were invented by dealers.

Even in the Middle Ages, I bet there were blokes like me running around, selling antiques to the gentry, adding on a bit extra because of some ancient curse they just invented the day befo.

Nothing like an old curse to add on bob or two onto the p. Of course, nothing ever comes o.

Never.

Well, hardly ever.

(melodic music) - Well it's, it's a beautiful p. - Well, do you fancy buying it?

- I might do.

I, I'd have to know a bit more .

You couldn't leave it with me I?

- Oh, no.

Sorry.

- Oh.

Well, where could I get in touch with you?

- Well, I work for Lovejoy.

Do you know Lovejoy?

- Yes.

Yes, I know Lovejoy.

Well, look, I'll do some homewok then I'll get back to you.

- Oh, right.

Well, I'll wait to hear from yo.

- Well, nice to see you.

- Right.

Bye.

- Bye.

(door bell tinkling) (motorcycle engine revving) - As you can see, proportion didn't mean a lot to these guys.

- [Jane] Yeah.

Still, I think they're charming.

- Well, they're certainly very .

- Just what your dreary offices.

- Thank you, Tink.

- They are the real thing, Love?

- Alexander.

- Look, I'm sorry, I have to go.

I'm off on a business trip.

- Where are you off to?

- Oh, Paris.

- Very, very nice.

What do you think?

- Well, I certainly like them, but I'll have to show them to the other directors first.

- No problemo.

- Darling, will you take them down to the office for me?

- Yes, of course.

- Thank you.

Thanks.

Bye.

- Bye.

- Must dash.

- Should I put these in your ca?

- Yes please, Tinker.

- These really are, you know, r?

- Oh, not one of them painted a.

Right, Tink?

- Indubitably.

- Oh, mind that one, Janey.

Paint's still wet.

(motorcycle engine revving) (melodic music) (motorcycle shaking) (truck revving) (horn wailing) (melodic music) (car revving) - Are you Lovejoy?

- Not necessarily.

- Someone wants to see you.

- Fine.

He can come and see me .

Anytime he likes.

- He's a very busy man.

- Me too.

- I think you should go with hi.

- That's a good idea, Tink.

- You too.

(motorcycles engines starting) (motorcycles revving) (heavy rock music) - What's going on?

What are you doing here?

Do you know who that is?

That's Ded Lizards.

I don't bel.

- Neither do I.

(heavy rock music) - OK, cut.

Take a break lads.

Everybody.

Clear off.

- What is this?

Why are we here?

- That's my fault.

I'm afraid.

- You're Jeff Diamond.

You're Ded Lizards' manager.

And you used to manage.

- I used to manage a lot of peo, not anymore, kid.

- I don't understand this.

I was just driving along, minding my own business, when suddenly these two gorilla.

- Eric, shut up.

Jeff here just saved you from going to jail.

- What?

- The golden statue was stolen,.

- But Jason said it was his.

- Jason was telling porkies.

- Look, I know it wasn't your f. That's why I kept the police ou.

- But how did you know I had it?

- I reported it missing to the police a few days ago.

So I contacted a few shops where I thought he might try to.

One of them called me back earl.

- Just wait till I get my hands.

Well, you better have this.

- I don't want it back.

- You don't?

- No, too many bad things have d while that's been around.

- What kind of things?

- Ded Lizards used to do the whg with black magic masks and stat.

All a bit of a lark.

But soon after we got this, Archie, the drummer, got killed in the car crash.

He had it with him at the time.

- Coincidence.

- Maybe, but the band's never done so well since Archie died.

I've lost a couple of other bands I was managing.

Bottom line is, I'd like you to sell it for me.

- Oh, I dunno about that.

I don't like this curse busines.

I mean, Jason mentioned it to y.

- Eric, just think how many earplugs you could buy with ten per cent of this.

- Yeah, but what about the curs?

- We would be delighted to sell this for you.

- You can get hold of me on tha.

- Thank you.

Come on Eric, you can drive us home.

- Where is Jason?

- Jason seems to have gone miss.

Police have found his car, but it's been in a crash.

And there's no sign of Jason.

- Oh.

- See ya.

- Yeah.

(ominous music) - Morning.

- Hello, Lovejoy.

To what do I owe the honor?

- Well, I knew Alexander was aw.

- What do you want, Lovejoy?

- Couple of things actually.

Have the board of directors made up their mind about those paintings?

- They haven't had a chance to look at them yet.

They're all busy with something.

- Yeah.

That's par for the cour.

The other thing is, not so long, I had some old woodcuts, of Spanish explorers in South America explaining to the Indians, the joys of Chry or torturing them, depending on your point of view.

- Yes, I remember.

- Yeah.

Well, I also remember, you said you had a friend who might be interested.

He was an expert on South Ameri.

- Yeah.

David, David Hayward.

- Would he help me with somethi?

- I'm sure he would.

Actually, I was going into Camb.

He lives near there.

I'll take you to see him, if you like.

- It's dead.

- Would you like a drink, Jane?

Tea, sherry?

- Dry sherry, please.

- Lovejoy?

- Oh the same, thank you.

- Perhaps you'll help yourselve, while I have a look at this pie?

- [Lovejoy] Anything wrong?

- No, nothing.

I'll just take it over to the l. - So, any ideas on what it migh?

- Yes, I do, as it happens.

- Well, it's a mystery to me.

I can't find a reference to it in anything I've looked at.

- I'm not surprised.

What exactly are you going to d?

- Sell it.

But first I'd like to know more.

So whatever you can tell me.

- I can do better than that.

I can show you.

Jane, would you like to come to the Prince's Museum with us?

- No, I think I'll do my shoppig and have a walk around Cambridg, if it's all the same to you.

- No problem.

No problem at all.

(dramatic music) (taxi engine running) (taxi pulls away) - Every year at the winter sols, the king would row out onto the lake on a raft like this, which is just a model, of cours.

When the sun came up, he would throw the gold offerings into the lake.

Sometimes, very rarely, they would make a raft like this, and throw that in.

What you have is the king from such a raft.

- So somewhere the rest of this is floating about.

- Yes, or it may still be buried in the mud of the lake.

I'm afraid that's probably wher.

- [Lovejoy] Yeah.

- Lovejoy.

Could I make you an offer for t?

- No, I think it should go to a.

That way, I'd get the best pric.

- I could go up to £40,000.

- You'd go to £40,000, just lik?

- For this, I would.

- I think it should go to aucti.

- Yes.

Quite so.

- Excuse me.

I wonder, can you , was that Lord Felsham who left a few moments ago?

- Yes, it was.

- Is he staying here?

- No, he and the lady only stayed one night.

- Ah, thank you.

Humph, Paris?

- I'm sorry, Madam?

- [Lovejoy] Right.

Here's Bellenger's, Janey.

- [Jane] I should put a meter o, make a fortune out of you.

- Sorry I was late.

- I should think so, too.

- [Lovejoy] Is everything all r?

- Of course.

- [Lovejoy] Are you sure?

- Look, I'm fine, Lovejoy.

Can I just get on my way?

(indistinct chattering) - Hello, Nick.

- Hello, Lovejoy.

I was hoping we might be seeing.

- Why?

I don't owe you any money, do I?

- I heard about the statue.

- Oh, yeah.

Well that's a bit outta your league, Nick, actually.

It's more London, you know?

- So why are you here then, Lov?

I'm going out.

Maybe we should have a drink tonight, discuss it.

- Yeah, maybe.

Don't mind if I look around, do.

- No.

Keep an eye on him, lads.

(phone ringing) - Hello.

Oh, Alexander.

How are you?

I'm fine.

I'm perfectly fine.

Tell me how's Paris.

Oh, really?

You haven't had a chance to see much of it yet, I'm not surprised.

No, no, I simply know how hard you work, dear.

What?

You're going into a meeting now, but it's nine o'clock at night.

No.

Okay.

Bye.

Haven't had a chance to see muc.

(thunderstorm rumbling) (heavy metal music) (screaming in distance) (door flies open) (screaming) - I suppose you two think that'.

- Hilarious.

- It's a joke, Eric.

Your face.

(laughs) - Well, I don't care 'cause I'm gonna kill a pair of.

- Oh no, Eric.

No, you'll be well pleased with the deal I made with Belle.

We get five per cent of his 10 per cent, plus all expenses.

Plus 10 per cent of whatever deal Jeff makes.

- Well, I could have died right.

Heart attack on the spot.

How much does that all add up t?

(creature squawking) - What was that?

- What?

- That noise outside.

- Oh, come on.

I'm not gonna fall for that twi.

- Did you hear it?

- I heard it.

- There it goes again.

- You must think I'm stupid.

You've got someone else out the.

(ghostly rattling) - What's going on out there?

- I don't know.

- You must think I'm really stu.

- Eric, where you going?

- I'm opening the door, aren't ?

- [Lovejoy] Don't open the door.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Ah, Jason, I might have known.

I wanted to talk to you.

Come on Jason.

I don't know what these two have put you up to, but.

- I've never seen him before, E. - Oh, sure.

Come on, Jason.

- Eric.

- Jason.

- Eric.

- What?

- He's dead.

- Uh?

(dramatic music) (zip opening) - Yes.

That's Jason Walters.

- You er, you definitely didn't see anyone else out here last night.

- Nope.

- See, that's what's got us puz.

This poison works almost instan.

And according to ballistics, you have to be virtually standing on top of someone with a blow pipe, before you have a hope of hitting them.

Anyway, we'll go on looking.

Something always turns up in th.

- You need me anymore Inspector.

- No, don't think we need to detain you any further.

Lovejoy, don't you go on any long distance trips without letting us know, okay?

- No.

- Jeff?

Some tea, coffee?

- No, thanks.

I'll be off.

- What do you want me to do wit?

- Sell it.

Get rid of it.

Just as quickly as you can.

(car engine starting) - We're famous.

We've just been on breakfast te.

- And the radio.

- There's something about this that puzzles me.

I dunno what it is.

- You think it's got something to do with Jason's death?

- Maybe.

- You see I've been telling yout that right from the start.

But would you listen to me?

Oh .

- No, no, no.

It's nothing to do with the cur.

It's something else.

- [Eric] Like what?

- I don't know.

I'd just love to find out where this came from.

I just don't believe the drummer from a heavy metal band could just pick up something li.

- [Eric] Yeah, but they were inl this black magic stuff, look.

- Oh no.

That's all rubbish, Er.

It's probably got made in Hong Kong stamped on the bottom of it.

This, this is something else.

- Do you think it was nicked?

- Maybe, it's not legit.

- Well, we could ask around, Harry Blair, Simmy Watson.

- And what about Ronnie Bassett?

- He's still inside.

- No, no, no, no.

I heard he'd done a favor on a fake Utrillo for the chairman of his parole .

- Well, let's ask him.

- Can you track him down?

- It can't be difficult.

Ronnie's never very far away from a game of cards.

(car door slamming) - [Nick] Lovejoy.

- Nick.

- You don't believe in any of that stuff, do you, Lovejoy?

- What stuff?

- Well, the curse?

- What curse?

Only two people have died who've had that.

- And maybe it's going for the .

- You sure that's gonna be safe?

- Safe, Lovejoy?

I've got one of the most expens, most sophisticated security syss in this part of the country.

That's where it'll be.

- What, is that it?

A glass case?

- Well, no one can get in there.

No one, except for me, of cours.

It's special glass.

You couldn't even smash it with a sledge hammer.

No, don't touch it.

There's electronic beams running all around and the alarm goes off, as soon as one of them's broken.

Anything inside rests on a pressure sensor.

There's electronic current running around it.

- It all looks a bit Heath Robi.

So how do you get in here?

- Look the other way for a moment, Lovejoy.

- Don't you trust me?

- Further, Lovejoy, further.

(keypad clacking) - Right, now we can put it in.

Oh, excuse me miss.

You can't come in here just yet.

How did you get in here?

- I used the same door Lovejoy .

- Very impressive security syst.

- Do you know Lovejoy?

- [Rosita] Sure.

- Right, well, I better get ready to let the hordes in.

I'll see you later.

- Thank you, Lovejoy.

- Do we know each other?

- Rosita Lujemillo.

- Sorry?

- You can call me Rosita.

- Oh.

- Are you the one who's handing the sale of the statue?

- Yeah.

- I'm interested in the statue for some of my clients.

As soon as I heard about it, I had to come and see it.

- Oh, you're a dealer.

- Hmm.

I'm interested in Colombian and Peruvian artifact, which I can take back to these .

- Oh, I see.

- All I'm doing is returning ths to where they come from.

With the difference, I pay good money for it.

You Europeans, you simply stole.

- No need to look at me like th.

I didn't take any of them perso.

- I know Lovejoy, but you would've done, given half the chance.

- Hmm.

If you're gonna be around for a, we should have dinner.

- When did you have in mind.

- Tonight.

(water running) - Hello, Lovejoy.

- Hello, Janey.

- Can I come in?

- Yeah, come in.

Any word on those pictures yet?

- No, not yet.

Expecting someone?

- Yeah.

I am, as a matter of fa.

- Oh, that's a shame.

I was going to ask you to come r and have a spot of dinner with .

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- That's all right.

Perhaps tomorrow night or the n. - Sure.

- Alexander's still away.

- Oh.

Anything else I can help you wi?

- No, I was just passing.

Thought I'd pop in and see you instead of phoning.

- Yeah.

- Is this someone you're expecting tonight, a woman?

- Yeah, well, it's just busines.

You know, another dealer.

- Ah.

- You all right Janey?

- Yes, of course.

- Oh.

- Lovejoy?

- Mm?

- Have you ever thought about our relationship?

- Our what?

- Our relationship, you and I.

- Well, sometimes.

- It's a funny sort of a relationship, isn't it?

For a man and a woman to have?

- No, I don't think so.

- Oh, I do.

- No, I don't.

Janey, what are you doing?

- I've always wanted to do that.

- Hello.

- Are you sure?

Rosita.

- Oh Rosita.

- Come in.

Come in.

- Hi - Hello.

Yes.

This is Rosita.

- Lujemillo.

- Lady Felsham.

- How do you do?

- Hello.

- And she was just leaving.

- I did not realize you had com.

- I'll see you soon, Lovejoy.

- Yeah.

- Bon appetito.

- [Rosita] Thank you, madam.

(roulette wheel spinning) - Bloody hell, Tinker.

Where'd you get the suit?

Oxfam?

- You said dress.

- I suppose I did.

Listen, I'm only doing this because I owe Lovejoy a favor, but not much of a favor.

Do you understand, Tink?

- I need a little help.

- That's all you're getting.

- From my friends.

- More wine?

- I'm fine at the moment, thank.

Have you had any definite offers on the statue?

- Just one.

- How much?

- 40,000.

- Oh, I hope you don't get any more of these offers.

- What is so important about this particular statue?

- It's one of the most importans to have come up for years.

We only have one other piece lit in the Golden Museum in Bogota and that is much smaller.

- So it really is something spe.

- To us, yes.

Very special.

- I hope you get it.

- Of course, what would be wond, would be to get the whole piece.

- Ah, so you know about the raf?

- Do you have any idea where it?

- No, sorry.

- It's probably just as well.

I don't think we could afford i.

- How much would the whole thin?

- Hundreds of thousands.

- Holy.

- Are you satisfied now, Lovejo?

- Yeah.

- Now, uh, where, where were we?

- Mm.

About here, I think.

- Lovejoy.

I found out something about the.

- [Lovejoy] Tinker.

This is Rosita.

- Lovejoy, I have to speak to you about something.

- Not now!

- Yes.

- It's okay.

I should be going .

- No, no, no, no, no, no, no, n. It's early.

- On another night, perhaps, Lo.

- Perhaps!

This better be good.

- Oh, it's not that good.

- Sit down and talk to me about.

- Archie was given the statue by a hanger-on, who used to travel with the ban.

- What, for nothing?

- Yes.

And I'll tell you someth.

He was given the whole piece, the statue and the raft.

- You're kidding?

- See, Archie wanted to mount t, on the dashboard of his car, but with the raft it wouldn't f. So he cut the statue off and he stuck it to his dashboard with a spot of superglue under .

- You mean he was driving around with a solid gold Inca statue sk to the dashboard of his car.

- Yeah, but not for long.

- Yeah, the crash.

But what happened to the raft?

- I dunno.

- Yeah, I spoke to Jeff about t. He said, "I dunno anything abou.

- [Tinker] Maybe he doesn't.

- Maybe.

(car and motorcycles running) - Morning, gents.

- Yes.

I'm sorry about that, Lovejoy.

I suppose I did lie to you.

- So you've seen the whole thing, the raft and the figure.

- I didn't pay much attention to it.

It was just a prop.

- Why didn't you tell me this b?

- I didn't think it was that im.

I didn't want any more fuss.

- And you've no idea where the other half might be?

- I don't care either.

I just want rid of it.

I don't want it around me anymo.

- And I'd love to find it.

- As you will.

How do you think the sale will ?

- Had a presale offer of 40 grand yesterday.

- Who from?

- Some professor in Cambridge.

Name of Hayward, specialist on South America.

- But you turned him down?

- We'll do better at the auctio.

(dramatic music) - Good.

(door bell tinkling) (door closing) - Any calls?

- Just that Rosita bird.

- Did she leave a message?

- No.

- Eric, I want you to do someth.

- Here we go.

I'm not gonna like this, Lovejo?

- Well, you might.

I want you to check up on Rosit.

(rain falling) (lightning striking) (creature squealing) - Anyone there?

Hello?

Anyone there?

(door opening) (dramatic music) (upbeat music) - Been doing any more business with South America recently?

- Oh, it was just social.

- You told me it was just busin.

- Oh.

It's a bit of both, reall.

Jane, there's erm, definitely something different about you lately.

- Really?

- Yeah.

It's just different.

- You've such a way with words,.

- Well, you're more friendly.

- We've always been good friend.

- Yeah, but never as friendly a.

- You're not complaining.

- No, I just don't understand.

That's all.

- What is there to understand?

- I can't explain, really.

- Aah!

(knocking on window) - What do you want?

- Have the police been here, Lo?

- Why would the police have bee?

- Because they're after you.

That professor Hayward's been kd and they think you did it.

- Why me?

- Because they say he left a no.

- Oh, what did it say?

- Just "Lovejoy".

Look, I can't be more than five minutes ahead of 'em.

- I've gotta go.

(Jane sighs) - Oh, there was a passport in Rosita's room.

Here.

- So she's kosher?

- Looks like it.

(engine revving) (jaunty music) - What's this?

- It belongs to a mate of mine, and he's gone away.

- I'm not surprised.

- What are we gonna do, Lovejoy?

- Well, I've been set up.

- Who by?

Jeff?

- Why?

It doesn't make sense?

- Well, I think it was that cur.

I've been warning you about that statue from the beginning.

It brings bad look to whoever h. And you had it last.

- Oh, don't talk rubbish, Eric.

It might have something to do with the statue.

It's got nothing to do with the.

- So what are we gonna do?

- Tink, go back to Ronnie.

See if he knows what happened t. - Ronnie wouldn't tell me anything, even if he knew.

- Just say, apostle spoons.

- Apostle spoons?

- Apostle spoons, and Eric, tomorrow you bring me some clothes and food and make sure you're not followed.

Now go on.

- Don't worry, Lovejoy.

I won't let you down.

- Apostle spoons.

- [Eric] Apostle spoons.

- Apostle spoons.

Oh.

(melodic music) - Is Ronnie in?

- Not yet.

- I'll wait inside.

I'll wait outside.

(motorcycle revving) - Yeah.

Come in, I'm starving.

Here, put this kettle on.

Are you sure nobody followed yo?

- There's no way.

I've doubled back on myself, took a couple of diversions.

I kept watching all the time.

There is no way anybody could have possibly followed me.

(knocking on door) - I wonder who that is, Eric.

- Oh, I was really careful.

- Oh, come in, come in.

- Hi.

I hope you don't mind me following you, Eric, but I was sure you would know where Lovejoy was and I wanted to make sure you were all right.

- Well, I'm fine.

- Ronnie.

- Get lost, Tinker.

Don't let him in, Frank.

- Apostle spoons.

- What?

- Apostle spoons.

- Let him in.

Frank.

- [Tinker] Thank you.

- Where is he?

(door flying open) - Oh.

- Oh.

- Oh, I'm sorry I've been so long, Lovejoy.

Ronnie didn't turn up for hours and it's taken me ages to get b.

What's she doing here?

- Oh, ask Eric, another time.

What'd you find out?

- Archie, before he died, was strapped for cash.

So Ronnie bought the raft from .

- So what did Ronnie do with th?

- He sold it, to Hayward.

- Hayward?

- Yeah.

And do you know who else has been asking about the raft?

Jeff Diamond.

- Did Ronnie tell him anything?

- No.

- Jeff, it doesn't make sense.

He wants to sell the statue.

Now he's asking about the raft.

- What we gonna do, Lovejoy?

- I dunno.

- [Tinker] Lovejoy?

- Mm?

- Why apostle spoons?

- Ronnie knows.

That's all that.

- Look, I don't like this, Love.

- Oh, so you've been telling me for the last two hours, Eric.

- Yeah, but the more I think ab, the more I don't like it.

- Thinking's not your thing, but what do you suggest?

- Well.

- Get in!

- [Lovejoy] Go round the back.

(upbeat music) (window opening) - Go.

Go.

- Oof.

- Aah.

- Come on!

- Ow.

Are you sure you can do this Lo?

- Oh ye of little faith.

Mirror.

Where is it?

- What mirror?

- There was a mirror, here.

- Oh, well you've chosen a greae to finally go over the edge, haven't you, Lovejoy?

- Eric, the control box.

Open it.

- But it's locked.

- Break it open then.

- [Eric] And what if it's wired?

- Then we're in schtuck.

- All right, one.

(keypad clacking) Nine, three.

(keypad clacking) Now, now go diagonally, seven?

- Seven.

- Yes, seven.

Now last one, I think.

Go up.

What's that number?

- Four.

- Go for it.

(door opening) Yeah.

- Is that it?

- We'll soon find out.

(dramatic music) - That's amazing.

I never knew you could do that,.

- Let's not hang about, Eric.

(phone ringing) - Hello?

- Jeff?

Lovejoy.

- Lovejoy.

I heard you were in .

- Maybe there is something to that curse after all, but I did not kill Hayward.

- Doesn't matter to me, Lovejoy.

- Yeah well, I'm a bit desperat.

The police after me and I need to raise money to leave the country.

- Why come to me?

- I stole have a statue back from the auction rooms.

Are you interested?

- I told you, I wanted rid of i.

- So you're not interested?

- How much do you want?

- [Lovejoy] Two grand.

- We'd better meet.

- Yeah, your place, but just you and me, okay?

- Okay.

Just you and me.

- Yeah.

- Okay, lads, you can go now.

Tell the others to go too.

I don't want anybody else around here this evening.

(rifle firing) - Now listen, I want you to sta.

- I'll come with you.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

(knocking on door) - Jeff?

(dramatic music) Jeff?

I'm gonna look upstairs.

(dramatic music) - I'm gonna look downstairs.

(door slamming shut) (door locking) (dramatic music) (match striking) (dramatic music) Ooh.

- It was quite naught of you sng into my hotel room like that.

- Yeah, I know.

I'm sorry about that.

- Not that I mind, given that it was you, Eric.

- Really?

- Really.

- Well, it was Lovejoy.

He wanted to make sure that you were who you said you were.

- I know he did not trust me, but you trust me don't you?

- Yeah, of course.

- Do you know, I find you very .

- Me?

But I thought you and Lovejoy.

- No, older men are very well in their places.

But younger men like you.

Would, would you mind turning around for a moment?

There is just something I would like to do.

- Yeah, of course.

Whatever you say.

(weapon bashing) (lively music) (rifle firing) - Hello, Lovejoy.

Where's the statue?

- Haven't got it on me.

You do that, you'll never get i.

- [Jeff] You said you'd bring i.

- I lied.

- Where is it?

- In a minute.

I wanna see the raft.

- What?

- There's no good pretending no.

The raft, I know you've got it.

I want to see it.

- It's in the cupboard, door on.

- It's amazing.

You got it from Hayward?

- Where is the rest of it, Love?

- Where's the money?

Doesn't look like 2000.

- That's all I've got here.

- You put the statue up for aucn so you could flush out the raft.

When you got that, you were gonna cancel the sale, right?

- That's very good, Lovejoy.

- Why?

- I need the money.

I got involved in a drugs deal that went wrong and now I owe a lot of money to some very unpleasant people.

Getting the two halves back was the only way I could pay th.

- Why'd you kill Jason?

- He was in on the deal.

He got frightened.

Wanted to go to the police, tell 'em everything, get 'em to protect us.

Now, where's the rest of it, Lo?

- Haven't got it.

- That's a lie, Lovejoy.

You've got it in your inside po.

- Rosita.

- What is this?

- I don't know.

- He's lying.

He does have it.

- You give it to me, Lovejoy, or she gets it, and this poison acts almost ins.

- Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

(melodic music) - Oof.

- Aah.

- Get the gun, Rosita.

(men fighting) - Aah.

- Oof.

- Sorry, Lovejoy, but these are going back to where they come from.

(melodic music) - Rosita!

(car engine roars) Eric!.

- Adiós!

- Ow.

- Hello, Tink.

- No need to apologize, Lovejoy.

- Can we go now?

- The sooner, the better.

- Oh, come on, Eric.

(indistinct police radio chatte) - Hello, Janey.

- You know, sometimes I think a, is your taxi service, Lovejoy.

- Oh, I wouldn't say that.

- Jane, I heard you were down h. I might have guessed it had something to do with you, Lovejoy.

- Good evening, Alexander.

- Good evening, Alexander.

- I thought you weren't due back from Paris for another few days yet.

- Well, actually darling, I wasn't in Paris.

- You weren't?

- No, I erm.

- I don't think I've had the pl.

- Oh, this is Mrs Irene May.

Irene, my wife, Lady Jane Felsh.

- Hello, Mrs May.

- Hello, Mrs May.

- And her friends.

We've taken over her company.

- Her company?

- Yes.

We've been negotiating in Cambridge.

- So you were never in Paris?

- No, it was a bit Boy's Own re.

We had to keep it top secret.

So as far as everyone was concerned, we were in Paris.

It's still a bit confidential, but it'll hit tomorrow's paper, so we thought we'd go and celeb.

Do you wanna come?

- We'd love to.

- We'd love to.

- Lovejoy, do you really think there's nothing in that curse business?

- Forget the statue Eric.

It's done, finished, over.

- Oh really?

- Lovejoy!

- Hit it.

(upbeat music)