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Using Sarah's private photographs Stanley compiles a special edition of 'Music Express' glorifying Jessie's career and Masterson arranges a lavish wake where Louis is puzzled by Julian's passionate oration. Afterwards Masterson announces that he has bought 'Music Express' and intends to make it Europe's leading entertainment magazine with Stanley as editor under Lady Cremone and Sarah as staff photographer. Louis is again questioned by the police,who tell him that two complete strangers gave Julian an alibi for Jessie's murder. However at a function in the hotel for Freemasons Louis discovers that the 'strangers' are actually friends of Julian. Now the chief suspect and mistrustful of Masterson,who is about to leave for America with Julian, Louis accepts Sarah's advice and asks Donaldson to phone for a lawyer for him. However the police arrive instead and,although Sarah tries to assure him that it was coincidence,Louis goes on the run,missing the dinner to launch the new-look magazine. Written by
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Hit by the scandal the hotel loses many of its residents and the band is forced to split up. Stanley and Sarah hide Louis in a house belonging to Stanley's assistant Eric whilst Stanley retrieves his passport from the hotel. He asks Lady Cremone to help but she has no desire to involve herself. However,when she learns that Masterson is offering a huge reward for Stanley's capture she wonders if he is covering for Julian,whom he describes as being like a son to him and who is accompanying him to America. Despite Louis's suspicions of her Pamela chooses to help and ,with Eric and Stanley,they hide out at the jazz club. They are joined by the reformed band. Meanwhile Julian,terrified of leaving London and his sister,hides out with Donaldson who delivers him to Masterson. The three men go to a restaurant where Julian kills himself. Pamela and Stanley join the band and they board a train for a supposed engagement in France,dodging police and immigration officials. Julian's suicide clears Louis who later phones Stanley,now dating Pamela, telling him he has put together a new band in France. Written by
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