Hannah arrives at Victoria's house and points a gun at her. They get into a car. Julie sees it. Hannah drives to Setwale wood and points the gun at Victoria's back. Victoria pulls a branch and it flips back to hit Hannah in the face. Victoria runs away. In a clearing, Hannah points the gun at Victoria. She says, "No further to run, Victoria. You murdered my son. You killed Susan, too. I knew as soon as I heard the word valerian. Remember how you'd pick the plants with Jonah? You'd catch rabbits and squirrels, see how long they stayed unconscious. Mostly they died. Not a very nice hobby for the prettiest girl in Midsomer Worthy. Your parents were relieved when you discovered boys. Poor Susan. Wasn't there an easier way to get rid of her? No. Despite everything, he wouldn't leave her. And finally you knew there'd never be a Bartlett heir. My God, is that it?" Victoria says, "He didn't have the guts to kick her out. I put my son first. I looked at James, a drunk, who couldn't keep his life together because of her. She was dangerous. The Bartletts have farmed here for 500 years. You don't let that disappear. There's a debt to the future. For God's sake, Hannah, even your waster of a son could produce children." Hannah says, "Is that why you killed him?" Victoria says, "I didn't want to. He saw my car here. He was blundering about in the wood, drunk, I suppose. I don't know what he was doing. But he knew, once the police came. He phoned me. He wanted money from me. He wanted me to pay him to keep quiet. That's not all he wanted. He wanted to rub our noses in the dirt. To destroy us." Barnaby and Troy run up. Barnaby says, "It would be a good idea if you put the gun down, Mrs Harrington." Victoria says, "I'd like to go home now, Mr Barnaby. We're really not friends any more. Hannah shoots her dead. Hannah says, "We've been friends all our lives, Mr Barnaby. I wouldn't even let a dog of mine suffer more than it had to.
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