Pod Insights British Scandal The Notorious Dr Crippen | Disappeared | 1 About this episode Hawley Crippen is trapped. Married to a woman he cannot stand, in love with his young typist and desperate to escape a life that is closing in around him. So when his wife disappears, the whispers begin. And the police are listening.
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0:17 Alice Levine? Oh my god, Matt, you okay? You look dreadful.
0:19 Matt Forde? Oh, I haven't slept for weeks.
0:22 Alice Levine? You've got to let this go. This, it's been, what, 20 years now?
0:28 Matt Forde? Yeah, but it, it was stolen from me. It's a family heirloom. It's a gift from my mum. And I, I, I need, I have to find it.
0:36 Alice Levine? Matt, look, I know this is consuming your thoughts. I know it's so important to you, but you've alienated everybody. You've accused everyone you know, basically, of stealing this, this thing, but I think you need to put it to bed.
0:48 Matt Forde? No, because I can't, it was only ever in my house. And it's, I know that that means it has to be someone close to me that has taken it.
0:56 Alice Levine? Matt, is that it?
1:00 Matt Forde? Oh, you're kidding me. It's been there all this time. I can't believe it. It is. Oh, it's pointless now. I don't even have a knock-in anymore. Can't charge anything with that.
1:16 Alice Levine? 10th of July, 1910, Brussels World Fair. Forty-eight-year-old Hawley Crippen takes a deep breath, blinks up at the huge wooden roller coaster, feels his mouth dry. He's been waiting for an hour to ride this thing, and he's terrified. Hawley smiles nervously at his fiancee, Ethel. She's dressed as a boy in a blue suit. A straw boater covers her freshly cut hair. He shuffles awkwardly, glances around to see if anyone's staring at them, but no one is.
1:54 Alice Levine? A few moments later, he squeezes next to Ethel on the wooden seat. They've been at this fair for two days now. So far, they've visited an Italian Renaissance villa and a Senegalese village. He's eaten so much ice cream, he feels sick. Right now, he'd rather be lying low, hiding in their hotel room. But Ethel insisted on coming here, and he'd agreed. All he wants to do is make her happy. He looks at the mass of people in the long queue. Someone flicks open a newspaper. He jumps for the start. His own photograph stares out from the front page. He can't breathe, feels hot, trapped. His bulging eyes swivel over to a policeman on horseback.
2:40 Alice Levine? He slumps down the seat, pulls his hat over his face. He holds his breath as they start to winch up the narrow rails. Ethel grabs his hand. Paulie, you're okay? He swallows hard, tries to sound calm.
2:57 Speaker 03 I have to confess, darling, I, I, uh...
3:01 Alice Levine? His stomach churns.
3:03 Speaker 03 I hate heights.
3:05 Alice Levine? She giggles. You silly thing, you should have said!
3:10 Alice Levine? He slumps back as the carriage jolts to a stop. His heart races as he looks down at the white buildings below. He picks out the square green park, the water fountains, the crowds swarming through the arch towers. There must be tens of thousands of people here today. It only takes one to recognize him, and his life is over. He closes his eyes, feels a surge of rage. Why should he be hounded like this? Why can't everyone just leave him alone? Leave him and Ethel to live in peace? He feels Ethel's hand squeeze his. Her eyes shine with excitement. Ready?
3:54 Matt Forde? Actually, no, I want to get off. I got off a roller coaster once.
3:57 Alice Levine? At the last minute? Or at the top?
4:01 Matt Forde? At the last minute, it was at Alton Towers. Just as the thing was coming down, I was like, "I wanna get off, I wanna get off." My mates were going, "He's a comedian, he's making off." I was like, "It doesn't matter, I'm a comedian, just get me off, I'm serious, I'm serious."
4:12 Alice Levine? What does "he's a comedian" mean?
4:13 Matt Forde? They were just trolling me.
4:15 Alice Levine? He's a comedian, he'll be fine. Famously, they have balls of steel. Please, leave him on the roller coaster. He's done Edinburgh, he understands adrenaline.
4:28 Alice Levine? Hawley tries to catch his breath as the carriage hurtles to the ground. His vision blurs as his eyes water. His face feels numb, he thinks his heart might stop. Then, he feels a sudden calm as he realises what he needs to do next. He has to get Ethel off this roller coaster. To get them both out of Belgium, out of Europe. Because when he saw his face staring back at him from that newspaper, he also read the headline in big, capital letters. Dr Hawley Crippen, Britain's Most Wanted Man.
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6:09 Alice Levine? I'm Alice Levine.
6:10 Matt Forde? And I'm Matt Ford.
6:11 Alice Levine? And this is British Scandal. The show where we bring you the murkier stories that ever happened on these odd little isles.
6:19 Matt Forde? British scandals come in many shapes and sizes. Some are about money, some are about sex, they're all about power.
6:25 Alice Levine? But when we look at scandals a bit closer, they turn out to be stranger, wilder, just plain weirder than we remember.
6:32 Matt Forde? So we're journeying back to ask who's to blame for what happened.
6:35 Alice Levine? And when the dust settled, did anything really change?
6:47 Alice Levine? Okay, Matt, what comes to mind when I say the word quack to you?
6:53 Matt Forde? Okay, um, are we doing a story about Uri Geller?
6:56 Alice Levine? The Spoonbender! Um, sadly not, although that should go on the list.
7:01 Matt Forde? Okay, what about that guy who said he could cure Covid with worm medication?
7:07 Alice Levine? Close, actually, but not quite.
7:10 Matt Forde? Um, on my mum, because whenever I would fall over, she would just say, "You should give it a magic kiss better," and it never worked.
7:16 Alice Levine? Okay, so I don't think you should denigrate that approach. All wrong, but actually kind of all a bit right. We are travelling back to 1910, so four years before the First World War. We're in Edwardian London, which I know you're gonna love, full of mystics, confidence men, and of course, quacks, as discussed. This story has everything: we've got a dodgy doctor, we've got false teeth, we've got very, very bad sexual politics, which is now our bread and butter, and a crime that sent a shockwave through British society and potentially led to the first modern manhunt in history.
7:52 Matt Forde? I mean, that just ticks all the boxes. I've always wanted a story that includes quacks, false teeth, and bad sexual politics.
8:00 Alice Levine? Don't say I don't listen to you. This is episode one, disappeared.
8:08 Alice Levine? Nine months earlier, Albion House, central London. Dr. Hawley Crippen pushes a speculum into his patient's ear, pokes around with a thin swab, then wipes the earwax on his white lab coat. He isn't quite sure what he's looking for. His eyes flick to the clock. It's almost one. He's promised his girlfriend Ethel he'll take her out for lunch today. He doesn't want to be late. He clears his throat, looks at his patient.
8:40 Speaker 03 The damage to your hearing is severe. However, it is reversible. I recommend these powders to be taken dry on the tongue three times a day.
8:51 Alice Levine? He pulls a few random amber jars from the nearest shelf. He's been a doctor at the Druet Institute for 13 years now. The institute became famous for creating a miracle cure for deafness. And though Crippen knows it's bogus, patients keep on coming back.
9:09 Matt Forde? Okay, so what sort of doctor is he?
9:11 Alice Levine? Such a good question. Just to paint a picture for you, Matt, it's 1909. Qualifications are hard to verify. Medicine's unregulated. You've got all sorts of things appearing and stuff. You've got shells, chalk, talcum powder, bulking things out, if you like, that sort of thing. So really, if you've got a lab coat, a bit of jargon, and a nice fancy office in central London, you're sort of halfway there.
9:33 Matt Forde? What's mad is, a lot of that stuff still exists.
9:36 Alice Levine? Yes.
9:37 Matt Forde? Even with the NHS and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and all the regulations we have, people still seek out alternative therapies.
9:48 Alice Levine? You still get quacks, for sure. This is maybe early doors quack.
9:52 Matt Forde? He's the original quack.
9:54 Alice Levine? He's sold countless remedies for everything from hearing loss to toothache and arthritis. But he still has to judge every customer carefully. He can't overprice it.
10:07 Speaker 03 That'll be...
10:09 Alice Levine? He takes in the customer's worn hat.
10:12 Speaker 03 Ten shillings. But I'll also include some ear aniseptic, for free. Squirreled directly into the ear, morning and night.
10:20 Alice Levine? The man grins, shakes his hand. Hawley puts the money in the safe, checks his register. His patients this afternoon all need dental remedies. So he picks up the large model of an ear from his desk and replaces it with a wax model of a tooth, then heads out to the main office.
10:40 Matt Forde? That is a lovely touch.
10:41 Alice Levine? That is nice, isn't it?
10:42 Matt Forde? But it must be good, because he had a massive rubber tooth.
10:45 Alice Levine? It's a hell of an outgoing... Just to fool me? I do love those, you know, and sometimes there's the one of the womb where the little baby slots in.
10:54 Matt Forde? Any sort of cross-section.
10:56 Alice Levine? Oh, love it.
10:57 Matt Forde? The inner ear.
10:58 Alice Levine? An eye.
10:59 Matt Forde? Oh, yeah.
11:00 Alice Levine? Show me those cones and rods.
11:05 Alice Levine? He strides up to Ethel, puts a scribbled note next to her typewriter, watches her cheeks flush as she reads the words, "I love you." He whispers to her, "Meet me outside. Five minutes." He jumps, startled as the surgery door slams open. He half expects to see his patient, angry, demanding his money back. But his eyes widen at the sight of a large woman in an emerald-green striped dress. Her black hat is crowded with tall feathers. Her throat glistens with diamond jewellery. It's Belle, his wife.
11:46 Speaker 03 "Hawley, darling, good news."
11:49 Alice Levine? She dramatically flicks her wrist, holds up two tickets.
11:53 Speaker 03 "Front row seats for the Dollar Princess, tonight, 7:30."
11:58 Alice Levine? Hawley swallows hard, his eyes swivel over to Ethel. Her eyes are shining. He stutters out, "Oh, I'd love to, darling, but I have to work late tonight." Belle plants her hands on her hips.
12:13 Speaker 03 "Nonsense, these tickets are gold dust, you gotta come."
12:17 Alice Levine? Hawley flinches as Ethel runs past him. He wants to follow her, tell her that an evening with his wife will be torture. She'll talk at the top of her voice about her own time on the stage, how she was a successful music hall artiste, until Hawley demanded she give it up. He snaps too, realises Belle is still talking to him.
12:39 Speaker 03 "I said, is that girl ill? You should send her home, poor thing."
12:45 Alice Levine? He glances around the vast room. Nobody is moving. Typists stare at their machines. The lab boys peer at their test tubes. His Adam's apple bobs behind his collar. He reaches up, takes the tickets from Belle, then kisses her powdered cheek. He'll endure another tedious evening with his wife in the theatre. But he knows this cannot continue. Tomorrow, he'll go to the jewellers, buy the biggest diamond ring he can find, and ask Ethel Le Neve to marry him.
13:26 Alice Levine? A few days later, thirty-nine Hilldrop Crescent, London. Belle Crippen squeezes past the pink embroidered chairs in her drawing room, stands in front of the large ebony piano. As recently appointed treasurer of the Music Hall Ladies Guild, she's determined to make her mark.
13:46 Alice Levine? A sea of women in neat lace blouses and tailored skirts falls silent.
13:51 Speaker 03 Ladies, I am delighted to tell you, this year's fundraiser for sick children raised £413, six shillings and five pence.
14:02 Alice Levine? Her friend Clara Martinetti smiles up from her large hat.
14:06 Speaker 03 Well done, Belle darling.
14:09 Alice Levine? Belle smiles. She thought she'd lose all her music hall friends when Holly insisted she become a respectable housewife. She may not be a performer anymore, but this is the next best thing.
14:25 Matt Forde? Okay, so was she a big deal?
14:27 Alice Levine? She was a really big deal. She was a music hall star, which was massive. It's hard to stress how big it was. Entertainment for the working classes, middle classes. So she was basically famous and she could support herself financially. She wouldn't have needed Crippen's money. She basically was, you know, a K-pop demon hunter of her day.
14:48 Speaker 03 Now enough tea. Who'd like champagne? Clara, play something on the piano, something we can all sing.
14:55 Alice Levine? Belle looks up as Horley pads into the room.
14:58 Speaker 03 My love, you're home early.
15:01 Alice Levine? She rushes over, grabs him by the arm, whispers, "Go to your study, we're busy. I told you I'm hosting the ladies guild this evening."
15:11 Alice Levine? He dabs at his forehead with his handkerchief, says nothing, then turns and walks away.
15:18 Alice Levine? Her smile tightens. He's probably received another complaint from a patient, but she refuses to let him drag her down. She's about to return to her ladies when she spots a piece of paper on the floor. She snatches it up, lets out a little gasp. It's a receipt for a diamond ring. She beams, feels a pang of guilt at how she just spoke to him. Horley must have dropped it. But then her smile starts to falter. This ring is two sizes too small. She slips into Horley's study, peers at him as he places some kind of animal paw into an apothecary jar.
16:00 Alice Levine? Out of interest, what do you think animal paw in an apothecary jar is the solution to?
16:06 Matt Forde? Oh, that would be like virility.
16:08 Alice Levine? Oh, do you think?
16:09 Matt Forde? Whenever it's like big animals, it's like rhino horn, tiger tooth, it's like, yeah, erections.
16:14 Alice Levine? And do you think that the paw, are you tapping it on yourself? What are you doing with the paw? Or are you like putting it in your underwear so that women are like, "Oh, wow"?
16:22 Matt Forde? You've got five.
16:25 Matt Forde? What do I do? Sort of grind down the nail and sniff it? No, just stick it in your pants, make you look massive.
16:32 Speaker 03 Who is this for?
16:35 Alice Levine? He turns, stares at the receipt in her hand, blinks. A sickly sheen covers his face. Belle feels her stomach turn.
16:45 Speaker 03 Belle, I can explain.
16:49 Alice Levine? She catches her breath as she remembers that skinny girl in the office, the one who hangs on his every word.
16:56 Speaker 03 Don't tell me it's that nervy little bag of bones typist.
17:00 Alice Levine? He flinches.
17:01 Speaker 03 Belle, please, don't say unkind things about—
17:05 Alice Levine? But she plants her fists on his desk, spits out: "You low-down pile of horse crap." This isn't the first time she's caught her husband's eyes wandering. But Belle's worked far too hard at this marriage to let some twenty-something harlot ruin everything she's built. She leans in, her voice dropping. "You end this now, Harley, or I'll end you."
17:35 Alice Levine? A month later, Hampstead, London. Ethel Le Neuve buttons up her new grey jacket, fixes her hat with a large pin, then creeps down the narrow staircase. She doesn't want her landlady, Mrs. Jackson, to notice her slipping out. That nosy busybody always asks too many questions. After all, she's 26 years old. She should be able to come and go as she pleases. Besides, she's barely seen Horley these past few weeks, and she isn't going to let him slip away. She lifts her skirts, tries to keep her step light. She's just about to open the front door when she freezes.
18:18 Speaker 03 Ethel, dear.
18:20 Alice Levine? She spins. Mrs. Jackson's holding out a parcel. Ethel can see Horley's handwriting on it. Her pulse spikes. Oh, it's just from my sister. I'll open it later.
18:34 Alice Levine? But Mrs. Jackson folds her arms.
18:36 Speaker 03 I know who it's from. May I remind you that married men take advantage of single girls like you?
18:44 Alice Levine? Ethel feels her lips tighten. She snatches the gift, rips off the brown paper, opens the box.
18:54 Alice Levine? For a moment, she can't speak. She stares down at a perfect set of gleaming white, false teeth. She tips out her chin, turns the box to Mrs. Jackson, watches her shrink back in surprise. Horley wants me to have a dazzling smile, and I shall. She snaps the box shut, then marches out.
19:21 Alice Levine? If somebody that you were dating in the modern world said, "Look, we've not been on that many dates, but I feel a real connection, and I think you do too. I've got a surprise for you." And then you met them outside an orthodontist's and they'd paid for your Invisalign. I mean, delighted. Get a ring on it. I'd be like, "The snaggletooth has been bothering me for a long time. Thank you for seeing it. Thank you for seeing me. And also, I'll see you in six months to 18 months when I've got a beautiful grin on."
19:52 Matt Forde? It sounds like the dates you're going on are just slightly unorthodox.
19:58 Alice Levine? They're very transactional.
20:02 Alice Levine? A few minutes later, she's on a crowded tram. She bites her lip, tries to push down her irritation. Her landlady should mind her own business. So what if Horley comes up with some eccentric gifts now and then? It's one of the things she loves about him. She catches sight of her old school across the street. She shudders, remembers how she was bullied and teased by the better off girls, how they used to call her "old yellow stockings" because she wore hand-me-downs. She straightens. When she marries Horley, they'll all have to eat their words, every last one of them. An hour later, she's in Frascatti's restaurant.
20:45 Alice Levine? She blinks at the new electric lighting and bright globes, at the dazzling marble statues painted with gold. A waiter approaches their table, bows, pours out two glasses of burgundy. Horley points to a tank stuffed with large gaping fish.
21:02 Speaker 03 We'll both have the trout. Bring oysters first.
21:06 Alice Levine? When the waiter's gone, he takes her hand. Sweetheart, I've booked you in to have your teeth pulled and the new ones put in.
21:14 Matt Forde? Look, funny way of saying I love you, but I booked you in for root canal. It's just the only way that I can show my affection for you.
21:22 Alice Levine? She pulls her hand away, his blue eyes water.
21:26 Speaker 03 Aren't you happy about it?
21:28 Alice Levine? She looks around at the couples nearby. A man on the next table holds out a rose to a woman. Ethel feels a tug at her heart. I want more than new teeth, Horley. I want a wedding date. He taps his gingery moustache, hesitant. I'll tell her. Soon.
21:50 Alice Levine? Ethel purses her lips, then spits out, "Holly, you promised!" He cuts in.
21:56 Speaker 03 "She's a monster. I'm scared of her, Ethel. Yesterday, she flung a shoe at me."
22:03 Alice Levine? Ethel feels her cheeks flush with anger. She hisses, "I've already compromised myself sleeping with you, and now my landlady's asking all sorts of questions."
22:13 Matt Forde? "Come on, dear, when you think about it, isn't a new set of teeth a bigger deal than a wedding?"
22:17 Alice Levine? "In a way."
22:18 Matt Forde? "That's like the ultimate commitment."
22:20 Alice Levine? "We've invested in a pair of molars together."
22:23 Matt Forde? "That will outlast most people's relationships."
22:26 Alice Levine? "Surely. Although, in 1910, what are they made of?"
22:30 Matt Forde? "These asbestos teeth will stand the test of time."
22:35 Alice Levine? He reaches for her hand, but she snatches it away. Her face is hot, tears spilling down her cheeks. She isn't going to be kept waiting. She blinks around at the happy couples gazing at each other under the bright lights, dabs at her cheeks, then lengthens her back, and looks at him with cold, hard determination. "You tell Belle you want that divorce, Holly, or we're over."
23:12 Alice Levine? 31st of January 1910, Belle in Holly's house, Hilldrop Crescent, London.
23:19 Alice Levine? Holly's shoulders hunch as Belle carries the joint of roast beef to the table. She's invited Clara and her husband, Paul Martinetti, for dinner. Again. Tonight was going to be the night he was going to tell her. He jumps as Belle prods him. "Holly, pour the drinks!" Then hisses in his ear, "Stop being so goddamn crabby." He straightens up. He's sick of being treated like a criminal in his own house. He moves around the table, filling glasses.
23:53 Alice Levine? He hears Clara whisper to Belle, "Glad you sorted your little problem." His hands tighten on the decanter. He wants to snap back. Tell her how unhappy he is. That this marriage is dead. That Belle's insufferable. Instead, he fills Paul's glass. Searches for something to say.
24:14 Speaker 03 Did you read about those electronic belts that can cure impotence?
24:19 Alice Levine? Belle rolls her eyes. Sweetheart, no one wants to hear about your odd little interests.
24:25 Matt Forde? On behalf of a certain proportion of the male population, can I just say? Some of us would be quite keen to hear this.
24:32 Alice Levine? Horley, you have the floor.
24:36 Alice Levine? Horley tries not to reden, as everyone giggles. He can't wait to be rid of Belle and her tedious friends. Four hours later, he finally escorts Clara and Paul to the front door. When they've gone, Belle scowls at him. You have had a sour look all night. He swallows. He's determined to stay calm. Adamant, he will not take the bait.
25:03 Speaker 03 Belle, I'm leaving you.
25:07 Alice Levine? He tenses as her face goes white. She starts to shake, but he carries on.
25:13 Speaker 03 I love Ethel. I want a divorce.
25:18 Alice Levine? He recoils as she sets down her glass. The room deathly silent. He watches as her fingers linger on the edge of her writing bureau. And then, to his surprise, slide the lock open with deliberate ease. He starts to panic as she lifts the lid. Draws out a set of documents. When she speaks, her voice is full of cold fury. I have given up everything for you, Horley. Left my family back in the States. My career on stage. Even had my ovaries removed because you didn't want children.
26:01 Matt Forde? I mean, it's not just that he's made to give up everything. A body has been irreparably changed.
26:06 Alice Levine? Yeah, it's horrendous. And I'm sort of thinking of it with a modern head on. But actually, it's also incredibly dangerous at this time. I think it's indicative of his opinion and attitude towards women. Her well-being, physical and mental, don't even enter his mind.
26:23 Matt Forde? Good to see you using the modern head this week.
26:25 Alice Levine? Modern head this week, but you know, you never know what you're going to get. It could be the 1856, it could be the 2087, do you know what I mean?
26:31 Matt Forde? Alice has a range of heads that she can detach and use. She's got modern head, regressive head, futuristic head. She's like Bowie.
26:38 Alice Levine? Also, I have some on the political spectrum. So I can have fascist head, progressive head.
26:44 Matt Forde? I didn't realise you had progressive head. We never see that one.
26:48 Alice Levine? Hawley stares at the papers in her hand, feels his heart race as he realises she's holding his medical certificates. You might be a doctor in America, Harley Crippen. But here, you're just a cheap snake oil seller. So you tell that pasty-faced bag of bones it's over. Or I'll tell the police your cures are nothing more than powdered seashells. His chest rises and falls as he tries to catch his breath. He goes to grab the certificates, but she beats him to it. Locks them away, hides the key in her cleavage.
27:27 Alice Levine? He feels rage engulf him. He's trapped in a marriage to a woman he hates, who would destroy him in an instant. And he cannot bear the thought of losing Ethel.
27:40 Alice Levine? If he doesn't find a solution, it won't just be his heart that's broken. His entire life will be in pieces.
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29:09 Alice Levine? Six months later, 4:00 AM, Inspector Dew's house, London. Inspector Walter Dew wakes with a start. His heart hammers. He's drenched in sweat. He looks at his sleeping wife, lets his head sink back into the pillow, sees images from his nightmare. A dark house, a dead woman's white face, her blue lips, a blood-soaked room. He exhales slowly. It's 22 years now since he failed to catch Jack the Ripper. 22 years of the same dream.
29:52 Alice Levine? A few hours later, he strides into Scotland Yard. A young policeman runs ahead, opens the door for him.
29:59 Speaker 03 Morning, sir.
30:01 Alice Levine? Dew grunts, then glances at the framed newspaper on the wall, at a drawing of his younger self beneath the headline, Scotland Yard's Finest: Hunt Jack the Ripper.
30:12 Matt Forde? If I was him, I'd take that newspaper down.
30:16 Alice Levine? Yeah, he's got to look at that every day.
30:17 Matt Forde? Twenty-two years of the same dream, and you're looking at that every day. Replace that with just a nice picture of a waterfall, and you might have nicer dreams, mate.
30:27 Alice Levine? He sits back at his desk, lights a cigar, starts to read his casework. Three City of London policemen shot in Hounstitch. Dew mutters under his breath. He wonders if they might be able to use the new fingerprint technology when Detective Sergeant Mitchell appears.
30:46 Speaker 03 What is it? A lady's asking to see you, sir.
30:51 Alice Levine? A dark-haired, round-faced woman walks in clutching some documents.
30:56 Speaker 03 Thank you for seeing me, Inspector. My name is Clara Martinetti.
31:00 Alice Levine? Dew holds out a chair so she can sit.
31:04 Speaker 03 My friend Belle Crippen went to America six months ago. We haven't heard from her since.
31:11 Alice Levine? Dew takes a long drag of his cigar, tries not to feel irritated. Mitchell should have dealt with this himself. He's his junior, for goodness sake. He lets out a weary exhale.
31:24 Speaker 03 I'm sure in due course she'll be in touch, madam.
31:27 Alice Levine? But Mrs. Martinetti starts to sob. Dew shuffles uneasily.
31:32 Speaker 03 It's so unlike her. She's never travelled alone. I know they were having marital problems, but...
31:39 Alice Levine? He hates to see a woman in tears. He reaches into his top pocket, gives her his handkerchief as she hands over the documents she's been clutching.
31:49 Matt Forde? Of all the things you shouldn't share, it's handkerchiefs.
31:52 Alice Levine? Your nose rag!
31:54 Matt Forde? Ugh!
31:55 Alice Levine? No wonder everyone was dying left, right and centre.
31:57 Matt Forde? No wonder the plague and all that business.
31:59 Alice Levine? The 1910 plague!
32:02 Matt Forde? They're all just sneezing on each other.
32:04 Alice Levine? Thank God for balsams. We're fine now.
32:08 Speaker 03 Then I received these from her husband, Dr. Crippen, a few days ago.
32:13 Alice Levine? Dew scans the telegrams.
32:15 Speaker 03 It just doesn't make sense. I have been informed that my poor Belle has become dangerously ill with double pleuro pneumonia whilst in America. I hardly know how to tell you this, dear Clara, but my poor Belle is gone. She died yesterday at six o'clock.
32:35 Matt Forde? Wow, okay, so he wanted to stop Belle telling the police that he was dodgy and he wanted to be with Ethel. I presumed when he said he was looking for a solution, that he wasn't going to go straight to the most dramatic one and kill her.
32:47 Alice Levine? Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, I don't know where you've come to that conclusion from. We don't know that he killed her. She died, do you hear that? She died yesterday. It's in the passive.
32:56 Matt Forde? Whose side are you on?
33:00 Alice Levine? He reads on, his eyebrows raise.
33:04 Speaker 03 She was in Los Angeles, alone.
33:08 Alice Levine? Mrs. Martinetti stares into her lap.
33:10 Speaker 03 So he says.
33:12 Alice Levine? He folds the telegrams, hands them back, watches her dab at her eyes.
33:18 Speaker 03 Please, Inspector, put my mind at rest.
33:22 Alice Levine? He crushes out his cigar. Pneumonia is hardly an uncommon cause of death, but last night's nightmare is still with him. So he nods. He'll find out exactly what happened to Mrs. Crippen, solve this little mystery. And then he'll get back to some real police work.
33:46 Alice Levine? The following day, Hill Drop Crescent, London.
33:51 Alice Levine? Inspector Dew steps down from the four-wheeled carriage with DS Mitchell. He takes in the grand, red brick houses protected by iron railings, at the well-tended gardens and window boxes. He gasps as a sudden stench hits him, puts his handkerchief to his nose. He sees DS Mitchell nod towards a building at the top of the street.
34:16 Speaker 03 It's the abattoir, sir. This street's the posh end of the neighbourhood.
34:21 Alice Levine? Dew nods unconvinced and walks up to the door.
34:29 Alice Levine? A young brown-haired woman appears. Dew takes a step back, stutters an apology.
34:35 Speaker 03 I must have the wrong address. I'm looking for Dr. Crippen.
34:39 Alice Levine? A small man appears behind her. Dew takes in his drooping gingery moustache, his wide mouth and thinning hair.
34:48 Speaker 03 I am he.
34:52 Alice Levine? A few minutes later, Dew stands next to DS Mitchell in the drawing room. He takes in the pink painted walls and pink upholstered chairs. His eyes fall on a framed collection of beetles and scorpions. Dr. Crippen stares at him with bulging eyes. His yellow puffed tie glints, pinned with a large diamond. Hardly a man in mourning. Dew clears his throat.
35:17 Speaker 03 My condolences, Doctor, on the death of your wife.
35:21 Alice Levine? He looks at the young woman, watches her blush. Dr. Crippen gestures at her.
35:27 Speaker 03 This is Miss Lenev, Inspector, my typist. She's assisting me today.
35:33 Alice Levine? Dew catches the look that passes between them. Dr. Crippen gestures for them to sit, but Dew stays where he is. Dr. Crippen clears his throat.
35:45 Speaker 03 Inspector, I must confess, my wife is actually still alive.
35:53 Alice Levine? Dew's eyebrows shoot up. He looks over at his sergeant, watches him rock on his heels as the doctor continues.
36:02 Speaker 03 Belle left me, returned to her family in Brooklyn. I was humiliated. After eighteen years of marriage, I couldn't face the shame. So I'm afraid I lied.
36:13 Matt Forde? I did what any respectable man would do, and lied to her friends and told them she was dead. Something to be a bad person?
36:22 Alice Levine? Dew nods slowly.
36:24 Speaker 03 Then I'll tell Mrs. Martinetti that her friend is alive and well.
36:30 Alice Levine? The doctor's neck blotches.
36:33 Speaker 03 Mrs. Martinetti, she had some concerns. Did your wife leave a note?
36:40 Alice Levine? Dr. Crippen shakes his head.
36:42 Speaker 03 I'm afraid not, Inspector.
36:44 Alice Levine? DS Mitchell flicks through his notebook.
36:47 Speaker 03 You told Mrs. Martinetti your wife was in Los Angeles. You've just said she went to Brooklyn.
36:54 Alice Levine? Dr Crippen hesitates, a fraction too long.
36:58 Speaker 03 I was mistaken. I'm sorry, I can't help you further.
37:03 Alice Levine? Dr Crippen moves to the door, but Dew doesn't follow. Instead, he picks up a large fur coat draped on the back of a chair. It's far too big to belong to Dr Crippen's typist. The doctor takes it from him.
37:18 Speaker 03 That's my wife's. She left it behind.
37:21 Alice Levine? Dew's been married long enough to know women don't go anywhere without their furs. He smiles and thanks the doctor for his time, then watches Dr Crippen's face fall when he adds,
37:34 Speaker 03 "But before we go, you wouldn't mind if we had a quick look around, would ya?"
37:43 Alice Levine? An hour later, Inspector Dew stands alone in Belle's bedroom. He looks at her dresses draped over chairs, her furs hanging in the wardrobe. He gently picks up her jewellery box, lifts the lid.
38:02 Alice Levine? He pushes at a diamond necklace, pearl drop earrings, and a large gold brooch glittering in the lamplight. Dew spins to see Dr Crippen in the doorway.
38:13 Speaker 03 My wife had a lot of jewellery, Inspector. She took all the best pieces with her.
38:18 Alice Levine? Miss Lanef is standing behind Dr Crippen, her white face lit by the small oil lamp in her hand. Dew feels a shudder run down his spine. He pushes past them both, heads to Crippen's bedroom. The walls are covered with butterflies pinned behind glass. He picks up a dark green bottle.
38:40 Speaker 03 Be careful, Inspector. That's hyaluronic acid hydromide. It's used as a remedy for motion sickness. It can burn if you get it on the skin.
38:48 Alice Levine? Dew puts it back on the table, moves to the rooms below. But there's nothing here to suggest where Belle is. The whole search has drawn a blank. He feels his gut clench. Dew's been in the force long enough to be sure they're hiding something.
39:06 Alice Levine? A few minutes later, he's in a Hackney carriage with DS Mitchell. He lights a cigar, his nerves jangle with each bumpy cobblestone. He's built his whole reputation relying on his gut instinct. But it isn't enough. He needs something solid to go on.
39:26 Alice Levine? He takes a deep drag of his cigar and decides. He'll start the hunt for Belle Crippen. He'll get the passenger lists from every ship leaving England for America after February the 1st. He'll check every port, every shipping line. If Belle Crippen sailed to New York, he'll find her. And if he doesn't, he'll come back and tear that house apart.
39:58 Matt Forde? Okay, so Dewey is reasonable, he's prepared to give Crippen the benefit of the doubt and see if she really has eloped to America.
40:05 Alice Levine? Yes, but if she hasn't, then he's pretty convinced she's dead. And if she's dead, is she in this house?
40:14 Alice Levine? A week later, Piccadilly Circus, London. Ethel adjusts the tall plumes in her new hat. Her stomach jumps with butterflies. Tonight is a fundraising ball. Hawley's invited her and she can't wait. It'll be their first night out as an official couple since Belle's departure. She stares up at the bright neon lit adverts for Bovril and Perrier. They're so dazzling, they light the whole street.
40:44 Alice Levine? A few minutes later, she takes Hawley's arm as they step into the theatre. A huge gilt mirror catches her reflection. She's two inches taller than Hawley, almost half his age. Her jewellery glints under the electric globe lights. She touches the round gold brooch studded with diamonds. Belle left it behind when she went to America. It looks perfect on her.
41:09 Matt Forde? I know this is wrong, but it is funny that she's taller than him.
41:13 Alice Levine? What do you mean?
41:14 Matt Forde? It just always looks funny, doesn't it? And I know, I realise that makes me a bad person.
41:19 Alice Levine? Right, good, yeah.
41:20 Matt Forde? You know being shorter than her will have driven him mad.
41:22 Alice Levine? Yeah, having a very, very tall typist.
41:25 Matt Forde? It shouldn't be a problem. And I say this as someone who's six foot, so it's never been a problem before.
41:29 Alice Levine? All right, we get it. I say this as somebody who is the beauty standard, but...
41:32 Matt Forde? Oh, I don't think of myself... God, no.
41:35 Alice Levine? Have you waited 68 series to be able to tell everyone you're six foot tall?
41:39 Matt Forde? I mean, it's not something that I really think...
41:40 Alice Levine? No, you never think about it. Just think, I guess I just think I'm just a tall, strapping man.
41:45 Matt Forde? I'm not bragging, it's just, it's just the truth. I know I don't have an insight into what it's like to be a short man, but what I mean is...
41:51 Alice Levine? Because he's a tall man, to be clear. Just to be clear, he's six foot. In case you, in case you skip that, I don't know if you like went into a tunnel or that bit didn't play for whatever. Maybe there's something wrong with your phone, but he is six foot, so he doesn't know what it's like to be a small man, just to be clear.
42:02 Matt Forde? I can't believe I'm being dug out for just telling people my height. I guess what I mean is, when men are insecure about their height, I just think no one else cares.
42:09 Alice Levine? Well, you don't care because you're six foot.
42:11 Matt Forde? I'm a bigot.
42:12 Alice Levine? You're a comedy giant and you are a literal giant.
42:15 Matt Forde? But also I'm a small man when it comes to my attitudes on height. And isn't that a great irony?
42:22 Alice Levine? She lets Hawley lead her onto the dance floor. She's light-headed from the champagne, almost giddy. Everyone's watching them dance. She's never been the centre of attention before. But then she notices. The faces are hard, frowning. People are whispering behind their hands. What's happening? Hawley continues to glide her around. Ignore them, darling.
42:49 Alice Levine? But then an older woman positions herself in front of them. Hawley stops, smiles.
42:56 Speaker 03 Clara, lovely to see you. May I introduce Miss Le Neve?
43:00 Alice Levine? But the woman snaps.
43:02 Speaker 03 I know who this hussy is. Is it true Belle's still alive?
43:06 Alice Levine? Horley takes a step back.
43:08 Speaker 03 Yes, that's right.
43:11 Alice Levine? The woman looks like she's going to burst into tears.
43:14 Speaker 03 Then why did you tell us? She was dead.
43:17 Alice Levine? Ethel feels sick. She looks at Horley, but he's not moving, not defending himself. She snaps.
43:26 Speaker 03 Belle embarrassed him, that's why. She just upped and disappeared. And for your information, I'm no hussy.
43:34 Alice Levine? The woman is staring in horror at her gold brooch. She turns to Horley, her face red with fury.
43:42 Speaker 03 Why is she wearing Belle's jewellery?
43:46 Alice Levine? Ethel feels tears prick her eyes. She runs out, feels a loud sob leave her throat.
43:55 Alice Levine? Outside, she covers her face, then spits out at Horley.
43:59 Speaker 03 Why didn't you defend me?
44:02 Alice Levine? Horley looks at his shoes, then takes her hand.
44:06 Speaker 03 Ethel, darling, I'm sorry. I hadn't expected to, I hadn't prepared. I... This may not be the perfect time. I was gonna wait until later, but...
44:17 Alice Levine? He takes out a ring box, snaps it open. She stares, open-mouthed, at the twinkling diamond on a gold band, feels the air leave her lungs.
44:28 Speaker 03 Oh, Horley!
44:30 Alice Levine? She takes off her glove, lets him slip the ring onto her finger.
44:35 Matt Forde? It's about the engagement. How did it happen? Well, my wife had done a runner, I told everyone she was dead, I got confronted, Ethel ran out into the street, she's hysterical, and I just thought it would calm her down.
44:48 Speaker 03 Let me take you away for a little while, Ethel. A month, say. Someplace in Europe. Europe? Until Belle's friends calm down, until all this blows over.
45:01 Alice Levine? She puts her arms around his neck, smiles. Horley always brings a new adventure. She puts her lips to his ear.
45:10 Speaker 03 When do we go?
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46:42 Alice Levine? Next morning, 39 Hill dropped crescent.
46:48 Alice Levine? Hawley peels back the heavy velvet curtains. Two women on the street stop talking and look up, wrap their shawls tightly around themselves. He springs back, feels the vein in his temple start to pulse. Since Inspector Dew's visit, his neighbors have been watching his every move.
47:08 Alice Levine? Outside, Hawley puts his head down as he passes groups of people whispering. He'd planned to move Ethel in, live together before they married. But these vicious women will never leave him or her alone.
47:23 Matt Forde? God bless men, we never whisper or gossip. Do other things, sure, but you know, you won't get us on whispering and gossiping.
47:30 Matt Forde? Murder?
47:30 Alice Levine? Oh God, violent crime, sure, but which is worse? He turns up his collar and changes direction, heading to the high street instead. An hour later, he's in his office at Albion House. He quickly opens the safe and begins shoving banknotes and postal orders into his medical bag.
47:51 Speaker 03 Hawley?
47:53 Alice Levine? He spins. Ethel stands in the doorway, pale, exhausted. He closes the door, then reaches into the bag and hands her a parcel.
48:03 Speaker 03 The train leaves in two hours. Put this on.
48:08 Alice Levine? She opens the package and freezes.
48:11 Speaker 03 I can't wear this!
48:13 Alice Levine? She stares in horror at the boy's suit in dark blue fabric. Hawley snatches up a pair of scissors.
48:20 Speaker 03 I'll also need to cut your hair.
48:22 Alice Levine? She pushes him away.
48:24 Speaker 03 No, I won't!
48:26 Alice Levine? He slowly places the scissors back on his desk, fixes her with a stare.
48:31 Speaker 03 Everybody is watching us, Ethel. The neighbours, Bell's, friends, the police. If we're to have any peace, we need to be a step ahead of everybody.
48:42 Alice Levine? He freezes. His eyes widen as the door opens. His secretary enters, holding a letter. Mr. Crippen, a lady's threatening to report us to the authorities. She says your cure for her deafness has given her earache and stomach convulsions.
49:01 Matt Forde? If he's innocent, and he may be, he is still a very suspicious man. There are very few innocent people that behave as suspiciously as him.
49:14 Alice Levine? Crippen feels his heavy moustache twitch.
49:18 Speaker 03 Send her a cheque. Don't bother me again.
49:21 Alice Levine? His secretary glares at Ethel, purses her lips, then leaves.
49:29 Alice Levine? Half an hour later, he sits next to Ethel on the tram. She's wearing the suit. Her short hair is covered by a new bowler hat. No one looks twice. He opens a box of cigarettes, offers her one, watches her light it. He leans back. She'll get used to smoking. It'll help her pass for a boy. He looks out of the grimy tram windows, feels his neck muscles relax. Liverpool Street Station is minutes away. By tomorrow night, they'll be miles from this city, in a brand-new country, with new names and new lives. And nobody will ever find them again.
50:19 Alice Levine? Two days later, Hilldrop Crescent, London. Inspector Dew knocks on the oak front door. His head aches with exhaustion. He hasn't slept since he met the doctor. His insomnia hasn't been this bad since the Jack the Ripper case. He's worked solidly to find Belle, but she hasn't appeared on any passenger list or shown up at any ports. So now, he wants answers. A maid puts her head around the door. "I'm sorry, sir, Doctor Crippen's gone away." A jolt runs through him. "Gone? Where?" The maid shrinks back. "He just said abroad, sir."
51:01 Alice Levine? Dew flashes his warrant card, steps inside, snaps at Mitchell. "Search the bedrooms, I'll do the rest." He strides into Crippen's study and stops in his tracks. A heavy curtain's been drawn back from some shelves. He stares now at a row of bell jars, peers into the dusty glass, at a coiled snake suspended in clear liquid, in another, part of a human brain, next to a pink jumble of intestines floating. He breaks into a sweat, sees an image in his mind of Annie Chapman's body after the Ripper had butchered her. Her intestines ripped out.
51:44 Alice Levine? He staggers to the window, gulps in cold air, then steps back as something catches his eye. A black scorch mark on the grass. He rushes to the metal bin on the lawn, rummages through the ashes, sees something glint in the light. He picks it up. It's a diamond earring.
52:12 Matt Forde? Could just be coincidence. You know, sometimes you have a rummage and you find diamonds and it's finders keepers.
52:19 Alice Levine? Just think how many times you've accidentally thrown out something, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, that you didn't intend to, you know, it happens. Just look at mudlarking, you know, look how much is on those damn shores.
52:32 Matt Forde? All this is, is domestic mudlarking, which is what we had to do during Covid because we weren't allowed to leave the house. So we had to pan for golden diamonds in our flat.
52:42 Alice Levine? He calls to Mitchell. Get a spade!
52:48 Alice Levine? Dew spends the next few hours digging up the garden. His back aches and his hands are blistered. But there's nothing.
52:58 Alice Levine? He lights a cigar, feels the disappointment sit heavy in his gut. All right, Sergeant. Let's call that a day.
53:09 Alice Levine? In the kitchen, he scrubs his hands. He's so tired he can hardly stand. Maybe his hunch was off. Wherever Belle is, she isn't here. He's about to leave when his foot catches something. He bends down. A narrow seam runs across the floorboards, almost invisible in the low light. It's a latch. He lifts the handle,
53:37 Alice Levine? prizes it open.
53:40 Alice Levine? Cold, damp air hits him. He peers down into the darkness of a cellar, then grabs his spade and to poker, snaps at Mitchell. Bring a lamp and follow me.
53:53 Alice Levine? Placing the lamp down, he taps at the floor. Tries to lever up some bricks, but it's solid.
54:00 Alice Levine? Sir, look here. He darts over. Mitchell's wedged the poker under some loose bricks. Dew gets down on his hands and knees, pulls them up, then staggers back as the stench hits him. He puts his handkerchief to his mouth, tries not to throw up. He peers down into the hole. It takes him a few seconds to register what he's looking at. A mound of perfectly preserved grey flesh. His instinct was right. She was here all along. He's just found Belle Crippen's body.
54:50 Alice Levine? From Audible Originals and Samus that Audio, this is the first episode in our series, The Notorious Dr. Crippen.
54:56 Matt Forde? A quick note about our dialogue. In most cases, we can't know exactly what was said, but all our dramatizations are based on historical research.
55:04 Alice Levine? If you'd like to know more about this story, you can read Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold and Dr. Crippen by Nicholas Connell.
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55:19 Alice Levine? We got an email last week saying, "Why do all of Matt's women sound like Josh Widdecombe?"
55:23 Matt Forde? Because that's just what women sound like.
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55:32 Alice Levine? Written by Karen Laws. Additional writing by Alice Levine and Matt Ford. Our story editor was James Maniac. Sound design by Louis Blatherwick. Our engineer was Jai Williams. For Samus that, our series producer was Chica Ayers. Our assistant producer was Louise Mason. Our senior producers were Joe Sykes and Dasha Lisatsina. Executive producers for Audible were Theodora Leludis and Estelle Doyle.
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