while most of the guests are watching simon on the roof, peter meets privately with daniel and robert and reveals he was their father's lover. unhappy that he was left nothing in their father's will, peter shows them compromising photographs, trying to blackmail the family for £15,000. the brothers panic, bind and gag peter, and give him what they believe is valium to calm him down. peter manages to free himself, but falls and hits his head on a glass coffee table. troy and germaphobic family friend howard (andy nyman) believe peter to be dead. forced to dispose of the body as quickly and surreptitiously as possible, daniel and robert place it in the casket with their father. martha tells simon that she is pregnant with their child, and she takes him off the roof, much to everyone's relief.