The Curse of Amenhotep is the second episode of the third season of Father Brown.
After Sir Raleigh's new bride insists on seeing his Egyptian mummy, her dead body is found in a locked room. Father Brown investigates - has Amenhotep risen from the dead?
Tropes:
- Cramming the Coffin: The killer attempts to dispose of Father Brown by sealing him inside a sarcophagus.
- Gold Digger: Caterina Beresford is the much-younger second wife of Sir Raleigh Beresford. And by much younger, we mean she is younger that Sir Raleigh's adult son. She admits to her lover that she only married Sir Raleigh to get her hands on his money.
- Locked Room Mystery: Caterina is found alone in a room that was locked from the inside. It turns out that she was poisoned earlier, causing hallucinations that made her lock herself in the room where she succumbed to the poison.
- Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: The killer is over the lake where he deposited Amenhotep's body when his boat sudden stops, and begins to rock as he tries to steady himself. He falls in and is pulled down and drowned by reeds wrapped around his ankles. A ghostly voice is heard by the victim saying "Amenhotep" and then the victim's name while this is happening.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Father Brown delivers one of these speeches at the end of the episode to try to improve Sir Raleigh's attitude and behavior. It's pleasingly effective.
- Shout-Out: Sir Raleigh's outfit, Brown leather jacket, over tan shirt, with a brown fedora, might seem slightly familiar...
