The Shout

185 00:26:01,750 --> 00:26:04,450 We can continue our discussion. 186 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,910 And I haven't eaten for two days, you see. 187 00:26:10,670 --> 00:26:15,800 Really? Well... in that case, ...certainly, yes, of course... 188 00:26:16,630 --> 00:26:20,840 Yes, and we'll continue our discussion over something to eat. 189 00:26:23,330 --> 00:26:26,830 - You're Mister...? - Crossley. 190 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,420 Charles Crossley. 191 00:26:32,210 --> 00:26:33,840 Right. 192 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,800 (BIRD CHIRPING) 193 00:26:53,420 --> 00:26:55,210 Hello, love. What happened? 194 00:26:55,290 --> 00:26:57,700 I'm sorry I'm late, darling, but... uh... 195 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,410 Oh, this is... Mr Crossley. He's come for lunch. 196 00:27:03,460 --> 00:27:06,960 Mr Crossley, this is my wife, Rachel. 197 00:27:07,670 --> 00:27:11,460 How nice! I think there should always be people in the house for Sunday lunch. 198 00:27:11,750 --> 00:27:13,410 I must admit I invited myself. 199 00:27:13,460 --> 00:27:16,920 You generally have to do that with Anthony, he just expects people to arrive. 200 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,305 Whether they've been invited or not. 201 00:27:18,330 --> 00:27:21,200 (LAUGHS) That's rubbish. 202 00:27:23,170 --> 00:27:24,840 Were there many in church? 203 00:27:25,380 --> 00:27:27,340 The usual crew of stalwarts. 204 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,380 How was the sermon? 205 00:27:32,790 --> 00:27:35,540 - Well... - Standard Christian dogma. 206 00:27:36,290 --> 00:27:39,330 Religions all have to answer the same question. 207 00:27:40,130 --> 00:27:42,920 - What? - Has the human a soul? 208 00:27:43,210 --> 00:27:45,460 And if he has... 209 00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:49,000 Where does he keep it? 210 00:27:49,130 --> 00:27:51,300 Has the Vicar any idea? 211 00:27:51,670 --> 00:27:54,050 His belief is based on speculation. 212 00:27:56,040 --> 00:28:00,830 Well, you can't base it on anything else, can you? 213 00:28:05,250 --> 00:28:07,750 Anyway, we've had this discussion before. 214 00:28:07,790 --> 00:28:11,120 Anthony, ask Mr Crossley if he'd like a glass of wine. 215 00:28:12,830 --> 00:28:13,870 No. 216 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,540 I'd like a glass of water, please. 217 00:28:19,500 --> 00:28:20,870 That's very easy. 218 00:28:38,460 --> 00:28:41,340 Is there anywhere I can wash my hands before lunch? 219 00:28:41,460 --> 00:28:43,960 Yes, there's a bathroom. 220 00:28:44,170 --> 00:28:47,920 - Upstairs. - Thank you. 221 00:28:53,670 --> 00:28:55,300 Where did you find him? 222 00:28:55,460 --> 00:29:00,210 He found me, and he came to me at the end of the service and started chattering about the sermon. 223 00:29:54,380 --> 00:29:57,710 (GLASS RINGING) 224 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:20,340 It's a bit overdone. 225 00:30:20,380 --> 00:30:22,460 So is Mr Crossley. 226 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:28,050 Please, sit down. 227 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,130 It's easier if you help yourself. 228 00:30:33,420 --> 00:30:35,260 Of course. 229 00:30:48,210 --> 00:30:52,260 Please! You must be hungrier than that if you haven't eaten for two days. 230 00:30:52,290 --> 00:30:53,910 You must be starving. 231 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:57,040 I've been without food for much longer than two days. 232 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,200 - Recently? - No, not recently. 233 00:30:59,500 --> 00:31:01,290 But, why? 234 00:31:02,210 --> 00:31:04,840 I was travelling in the Australian outback. 235 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:06,750 Food there was often in short supply. 236 00:31:06,790 --> 00:31:08,290 How long were you living there? 237 00:31:08,380 --> 00:31:12,510 18 years and in all that time I never saw a white man. 238 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:14,840 18 years? 239 00:31:16,540 --> 00:31:19,330 Did you have an aboriginal wife? 240 00:31:25,500 --> 00:31:27,500 Yes, I did. 241 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,260 Children? 242 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:34,660 No. 243 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:37,710 No children. 244 00:31:38,330 --> 00:31:40,500 None that survived, anyway. 245 00:31:43,630 --> 00:31:45,510 Under their law... 246 00:31:45,540 --> 00:31:49,950 Either parent has the right to kill their offspring within a few weeks of birth. 247 00:31:50,210 --> 00:31:53,840 Always I chose to exercise that right. 248 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:58,660 I killed them because I knew that one day I would leave, and I knew that when I left... 249 00:31:58,710 --> 00:32:03,260 (GLASS RINGING LOUDER AS VOICE FADES OUT) I would want to leave nothing behind. 250 00:32:07,710 --> 00:32:11,760 Does that shock you, that I admit to the killing of my children? 251 00:32:18,750 --> 00:32:22,330 Since... Anthony and I... 252 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,250 have not managed to have children... 253 00:32:25,290 --> 00:32