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00:00:00The stretch of the river can be unpredictable after so much rain.
00:00:06I suggest we get a move on before it floods.
00:00:09Yeah, we could be standing on what was once the pilgrim route to Causton Abbey.
00:00:14Maybe. Today's the day, Becker.
00:00:17I might finally find the Thomas Beckett badge to complete my collection.
00:00:20That's a rare badge, Johnny. Let's pray turn here somewhere.
00:00:24The mudlarks are up to something at Hollybrook. Reckon they must have had a tip-off.
00:00:32Say no more, mate. Yeah, yeah. We'll meet you down there.
00:00:35Rufus, get that down your neck. We've got work to do. Gemma, get the van loaded up.
00:00:40Mudlarks are at Hollybrook.
00:00:42What about the bar?
00:00:44Well, Gary can cover for a couple of hours, but we need to get there now.
00:00:47You must be onto something.
00:00:54Dad, he's done it again.
00:00:57Hmm?
00:00:58Oh, not again, Paddy. That's the third time this afternoon.
00:01:01How much stuff have you got buried out there?
00:01:03Oh, sorry, Sarah. I couldn't stop it.
00:01:06Oh, never mind that now. I've got some exciting news.
00:01:09I have just been asked to do some local research for pastimes.
00:01:12The Ancestry Show?
00:01:13Yeah. They got in touch through the Historical Society.
00:01:16Are you going to be on TV?
00:01:17Well, it looks like it, yeah.
00:01:18And who's the subject?
00:01:19Oh, I'm sorry, darling, but it's a need-to-know basis only.
00:01:23But if you wouldn't mind clearing this mess up, I've got some work to do.
00:01:30Last time, okay? Or I'm calling the pound.
00:01:34All right, Richard?
00:01:35Something's wrong, Richard.
00:01:36Some ghastly Ancestry Show keeps calling me.
00:01:37Hannah's daughter is now a well-known actress, apparently.
00:01:38Everything all right, Richard?
00:01:57Some ghastly ancestry show keeps calling me.
00:02:00Hannah's daughter is now a well-known actress, apparently.
00:02:02They want my help to find Jessica.
00:02:04As if I'd had the first idea.
00:02:08As if the day couldn't get any worse.
00:02:18This is a historical site of great interest to the Dean of Causton.
00:02:22We're here at his official invitation.
00:02:24Last time I heard, this stretch of the river is on Jacob Mitchell's land.
00:02:28It's nothing to do with the Dean.
00:02:29Yet nevertheless, your high-strength magnets can do untold damage.
00:02:32You have no business here.
00:02:34You're so sure about that, Rev.
00:02:35Call the police.
00:02:36We already know Johnny's a grass.
00:02:39He's probably called them already.
00:02:41If you're intent on being unreasonable, I suppose I can't stop you.
00:02:44Glad to see we're on the same page, Vicar.
00:02:46Good one, Gem.
00:02:48Let's get organized, lads.
00:02:52Damn cheek.
00:02:53Who do they think they are?
00:02:54We just have to do our best to avoid them.
00:02:57Easier said than done.
00:03:01Ready, Gem?
00:03:01I was born ready.
00:03:03Hello, guys, and welcome back to the Midsummer Magneteers channel.
00:03:08And what a lovely day for it.
00:03:10I'm afraid this is the only family photograph my mother kept.
00:03:14Those are my grandparents with my mother, Hannah, her sister, Jessie, and their brother, Richard.
00:03:21She was estranged from all of them.
00:03:23It's something she never talked about.
00:03:25So what made her change her mind?
00:03:28She knew she didn't have long left.
00:03:31Wanted to get her house in order before it was too late.
00:03:33But I could see how painful it was for her to go back there.
00:03:38Why is that?
00:03:39Jessie was her baby sister.
00:03:41The only member of her family she ever cared about.
00:03:43But she felt she had to cut off from all of them in order to survive.
00:03:49That's why I'm doing this.
00:03:50To honor mum's dying wish.
00:03:53To find Jessie and tell her how much she loved her.
00:03:57And how guilty she felt for abandoning her.
00:03:59Well, all we know so far is that your family came from a village called Galsworthy in Midsummer.
00:04:05Okay.
00:04:06Your uncle still lives there, but he's reluctant to get involved.
00:04:10So, where do we go from here?
00:04:13To Galsworthy.
00:04:14Okay.
00:04:15So I've booked us into the village pub and set up a meeting tomorrow with a local historian.
00:04:19Just ask her to see what she can come up with.
00:04:22And your uncle?
00:04:22I'll just keep trying.
00:04:23I don't want to upset him.
00:04:25It's a bit of a bolt from the blue.
00:04:26Sometimes people, they just need a bit of a nudge.
00:04:32All he can say is no.
00:04:33If you insist on being here, the least you can do is stick to your own area.
00:04:59I'll go wherever I like.
00:05:01He's just trying to wind us up, Richard.
00:05:03Don't give him the satisfaction.
00:05:04Rufus used to be a friend.
00:05:06Can we all just try and be civil?
00:05:07You can't be civil with these barbarians.
00:05:11Hey!
00:05:12What the hell are you playing at?
00:05:13Sorry, mate.
00:05:14Didn't see you there.
00:05:16It's that right.
00:05:17Come on, then.
00:05:17Let's have it.
00:05:18See who comes off worse.
00:05:22Get off me!
00:05:23Maybe.
00:05:23Richard, I need your expert opinion.
00:05:30My card.
00:05:32Looks like an ampulla from the Thomas Beckett Shrine.
00:05:35That was in my bucket.
00:05:36Belongs to me.
00:05:38You only found it by chance.
00:05:39Lead isn't even magnetic.
00:05:41Finders keepers, Johnny boy.
00:05:43And by the way you're all looking at it, must be worth a bob or two.
00:05:46The ampulla and the Thomas Beckett badge are often found together.
00:05:49Where were you casting when you found it?
00:05:50And why would I tell you that?
00:05:52Might be loads more of them.
00:05:53Well, then I'll tell the police about the old gun you found in the lake and didn't declare.
00:05:57You're still out on license.
00:05:59Aren't you, Colt?
00:06:00They'll send you straight back.
00:06:01Johnny.
00:06:03I'll kill you first.
00:06:09It's not worth it, Johnny.
00:06:10If it's here, you'll find it.
00:06:11Let's have a look.
00:06:18What do you think?
00:06:23Well, he's right.
00:06:24Here's Leigh.
00:06:25That's good.
00:06:35Richard!
00:06:36Look, don't open it!
00:06:38Oh.
00:06:38Oh, God.
00:06:39It's a Wiccan jar.
00:06:52Also known as a witch's jar.
00:06:55Probably 17th century.
00:06:56Unopened, they were thought to protect against the spirits of evil.
00:07:00But if the seal was broken, the forces of evil were believed to be set free.
00:07:04So I've unleashed evil.
00:07:07On myself.
00:07:07Oh, superstitious nonsense.
00:07:10It gets worse if the jar is open near water.
00:07:13It's said that the ghosts of the foreshore come back to life to take their victims with them.
00:07:20Don't listen to him, Johnny.
00:07:21Thanks for watching, guys.
00:07:26And if you haven't already, don't forget to like and subscribe.
00:07:29All merch available via the link.
00:07:31Happy magnetarian!
00:07:33Bye, then.
00:07:34See you tomorrow.
00:07:35I think you're going to come into the blessing of the river ceremony.
00:07:37I've seen the light at last.
00:07:39Now, that would be a miracle.
00:07:40But if there are blessings to be added, then why shouldn't we have some of them?
00:07:44Though it's you lot who need to get lucky.
00:07:46Not us.
00:07:47Yeah, it's just not there.
00:07:49Don't ever get up in time.
00:07:50One can but hope.
00:07:53I'm heading back.
00:07:54Yeah, me too.
00:07:55I'm getting cold.
00:07:56I can give you a lift.
00:07:57Thanks.
00:07:57I'd rather walk.
00:07:59Johnny?
00:07:59Hey.
00:08:01William, shall I take the job?
00:08:04Someone needs to report it.
00:08:07The job?
00:08:08Yeah, yeah.
00:08:09That would be much appreciated.
00:08:13William, is there something wrong?
00:08:16No, no.
00:08:17Everything's fine.
00:08:18No, no.
00:08:48Thanks for letting me know, Jacob.
00:09:10Yeah, yeah, of course, of course.
00:09:11I'll make sure everyone's aware.
00:09:13Okay.
00:09:14Bye.
00:09:16Damn.
00:09:18Salmon.
00:09:20Alice!
00:09:32I'm going to find her, Mum.
00:09:34I promise.
00:09:35I'm going to find her, Mum.
00:10:04hello oh hello what what are you sure about that no oh no no hold on a second
00:10:17i i just need to write this down hang on
00:10:34so
00:10:48help somebody help me please
00:11:18yes
00:11:32We'll gather round the river, the beautiful, the beautiful river.
00:11:39Gather with the space of the river, that flows by the throne of God.
00:11:47Morning, vicar.
00:11:50You see that, look, he's really not happy.
00:11:53Judge not, lest ye be judged.
00:11:57Isn't that what the Bible says?
00:11:58Yeah, but the man's a hypocrite.
00:12:01Preaches one thing, does the opposite.
00:12:04Well, at least he's not a Judas, like Johnny.
00:12:07Talking of Johnny, where is he?
00:12:11Right, we've made our point. Let's go to the pub.
00:12:13Are we here now?
00:12:15Bless him, won't do any of us any harm.
00:12:17Especially you, Cole.
00:12:19Gracious God, we pray for all those poor souls lost to our rivers and waterways
00:12:25who these flowers represent.
00:12:28In Christianity, water can symbolise both life and death
00:12:33and is a central symbol in the sacrament of baptism,
00:12:37a moment of spiritual purification.
00:12:40Morning, Jamie. Do you want to be down on a safe?
00:12:58Thanks.
00:13:00Looking very glamorous for a school day.
00:13:02Ah, but it's not a school they went to. Far from it.
00:13:05Mum's gonna be on TV.
00:13:06Oh, that's exciting. What's the show?
00:13:08Pastimes. They've asked me to advise on some local history.
00:13:11I just hope mixing with the glitterati doesn't turn your head.
00:13:14It'll be Hollywood next, sir.
00:13:15Oh, quite fancy a life of sun surf and celebrity drama.
00:13:20What do you think?
00:13:20You'd give any film star a run for her money.
00:13:22I don't know about that, but thank you.
00:13:24Right, sir. Time we left for our decidedly unglamorous day job.
00:13:27Oh, I don't know. There's always the potential for a bit of real-life drama.
00:13:31Can you get your start to go straight?
00:13:32Careful what you wish for, sir.
00:13:42DCI Barnaby. Good morning.
00:13:44Not so good for our victim. Cause of death?
00:13:47Drowning.
00:13:48And by the look of him, I reckon he'd been in the water no longer than 24 hours.
00:13:53There have been reports of a sinkhole in the stretch of river.
00:13:57And sinkholes combined with silt can be a particularly dangerous domination.
00:14:01So, no evidence of foul play?
00:14:03Not obviously.
00:14:04Then, um, what am I doing here?
00:14:07According to witnesses on the scene, the victim was a local man, last seen alive yesterday evening.
00:14:12His jacket was found along with a bag containing a phone, a wallet and a notebook.
00:14:16They confirmed his identity as Jonathan David Hoxham.
00:14:20And this was found in the pocket.
00:14:25Memento mori is Latin.
00:14:27It means, remember that you have to die.
00:14:29Who knew Winter could speak Latin?
00:14:31You're wasted as a plod.
00:14:34I'm not a...
00:14:35I'm a detective.
00:14:36Detective Sergeant, sir.
00:14:37It's so easy to wind up.
00:14:39It's delicious.
00:14:40If we could possibly get back to the matter at hand.
00:14:42I won't know any more until I've done the post-vortem.
00:14:45I'll be in touch.
00:14:50So our victim had a reminder of the inevitability of death and then turns up drowned.
00:14:56Hmm.
00:14:57So why did he come here?
00:14:58Was he meeting someone?
00:14:59Digital forensics trying to unlock his phone.
00:15:02Where exactly was the body found?
00:15:04Into the jetty, sir.
00:15:06Reverend William Gideon was conducting a river blessing when his wife saw the body in the water.
00:15:11He and his mud larking group were here yesterday afternoon.
00:15:15Johnny Hoxham was a keen member.
00:15:17According to Mrs Gideon, there was another mud larking group here at the same time,
00:15:21but they left before he did.
00:15:22Were the Gideons that asked people to see Mr Hoxham alive?
00:15:24Yeah.
00:15:25Said he was going home and left alone.
00:15:27Mrs Gideon can't understand why he came back.
00:15:29Well, let's talk to both groups.
00:15:32Find out if anything happened yesterday that might shed some light.
00:15:36Thank you, Richard.
00:15:57Dan Peasey, Gemstone Television.
00:15:59We're here to see Richard Clissot.
00:16:01So he's expecting you?
00:16:02Absolutely.
00:16:03He's not back yet?
00:16:05We're happy to wait.
00:16:12Johnny Hoxham was a devout member of the St Leonard's family and a passionate member of the Midsomer Mudlocks.
00:16:18His loss is a tragedy for the whole village community.
00:16:21Did Mr Hoxham have any enemies?
00:16:24But it was an accident, surely.
00:16:26Yeah, we have to keep an open mind at this stage, Mrs Gideon.
00:16:31I understand you were the last people to see Mr Hoxham.
00:16:34Well, technically that was William.
00:16:36I started walking home while they were still at the river.
00:16:39Yeah, Johnny left soon after.
00:16:41Richard Clissot was offered him a lift earlier, but he declined.
00:16:44And Richard Clissot is?
00:16:45He's a fellow Mudlock and an old family friend.
00:16:48I took over the ministry when his father retired.
00:16:52Did anything happen at the river that could have upset Mr Hoxham?
00:16:58Uh, new research suggested that there could have been a pilgrim hostel near Holybrook.
00:17:05Johnny was hoping to find a rare Thomas Beckett badge to complete his collection.
00:17:10Then an ampulla badge was found by Cole Densmore, a member of the Midsomer Magneteers, another mudlarking group in the area.
00:17:17The ampulla and Thomas Beckett badge are often found together, so Johnny got excited that he might find one in the same location, but Cole refused to tell him exactly where he found it.
00:17:28In fact, Cole seemed to be enjoying taunting him, but that wasn't unusual.
00:17:33What do you mean?
00:17:35Well, the Mudlocks are keen historians and ecologists.
00:17:38We research respectfully for evidence of the past in order to build collections of local historical importance.
00:17:44And the Midsomer Magneteers?
00:17:46Well, they use heavy, high-strength magnets to amass large quantities of metal for cash.
00:17:51Their gunko attitude causes untold damage to the environment.
00:17:56Which is a source of conflict?
00:17:58Yeah, unfortunately, yes.
00:18:00There was something else.
00:18:02Johnny found a rare Wiccan jar in the river.
00:18:05Witches' what, exactly?
00:18:07A sealed 17th-century witches' jar, believed to curse whoever opens it.
00:18:12Sadly, that was Johnny.
00:18:15Johnny?
00:18:16Yeah, as a Christian I abhor superstition, but it's an unfortunate coincidence that Johnny died later that day.
00:18:25Where is this jar now?
00:18:26Richard took it with him.
00:18:28Significant artefacts need to be registered.
00:18:30Where might I find him?
00:18:41They're waiting in the sitting room.
00:18:43What on earth are they doing here?
00:18:45They said you were expecting them. I didn't know what to do.
00:18:48Go home, Mary. I'll deal with this.
00:18:57Mr. Clisold.
00:18:58I thought I made myself perfectly clear.
00:19:00We were in the area and your niece was very keen to meet you.
00:19:03Uncle Richard. I'm Lucy. Hannah's daughter.
00:19:12Fine. I'll answer your questions.
00:19:15But under no circumstances will I appear on your television programme. Is that understood?
00:19:20Perfectly.
00:19:24These bills are you paying today?
00:19:26It's all under control, Gem. I can't tax on his way.
00:19:29What if you get caught? Things are getting out of hand.
00:19:32Fine.
00:19:33Mr. and Mrs. Westcott.
00:19:34DS Winter, Causton CID.
00:19:37What can we do for you?
00:19:38Body was found in the river this morning.
00:19:39I know. I was there. No one knew what was going on.
00:19:42He's now been formally identified as Johnny Hoxham.
00:19:44He drowned near where you were mudlarking yesterday afternoon.
00:19:47Johnny? But why would he go back in there after the warning?
00:19:50What warning?
00:19:51I got a call from Jacob Mitchell. He farms the land around Hollybrook.
00:19:55One of his lads had seen us heading down there.
00:19:57Jacob's lost sheep to a sinkhole in the river and he wanted us to know exactly where it was.
00:20:01So I put an allure on the magnateer's chap.
00:20:03Did you share that information with the mudlarks?
00:20:05I didn't have to. Jacob said he'd already told the vicar.
00:20:09We understand that there's some unfriendly rivalry between you and the mudlarks.
00:20:13Was there any friction at Hollybrook?
00:20:15Just the usual sparring banter.
00:20:18I see you've got your own channel.
00:20:21Over 5,000 followers now.
00:20:23Did you film any content yesterday?
00:20:25Yeah, but nothing interesting.
00:20:28I'll still need to see it.
00:20:30It's so strange. My mother grew up in this beautiful house, but I had no idea it even existed until yesterday.
00:20:37Unfortunately, your mother rejected our family in the most hurtful and destructive way.
00:20:42Jessica always admired her, so followed suit.
00:20:45How can you be sure Jessica didn't want to come back?
00:20:48She left a note, making herself very clear.
00:20:51My father kept it.
00:20:52In case there was ever any doubt.
00:21:00As you can see, she despised us and everything we stood for, and states quite clearly she wishes no one to come after her.
00:21:07Leo.
00:21:08Yeah.
00:21:10But the letter is signed Leo.
00:21:12She saw herself as a lion, caged here against her will.
00:21:16Calling herself Leo was another way of further distancing herself from us.
00:21:20Is it okay if I photograph it?
00:21:21No, it is not.
00:21:23Did your parents notify the police when she left?
00:21:27My father was obliged to report it, but since there were no suspicious circumstances, that was the end of it.
00:21:31And they never tried to contact her?
00:21:35My parents had to draw a line.
00:21:38We had to get on with our own lives.
00:21:40What exactly happened the night she left?
00:21:43If you'll excuse me, I need to talk to a police officer about the tragic death of a friend.
00:21:48I'm so sorry, but thank you for seeing us.
00:21:51I'd love to talk more if...
00:21:52There's nothing more to say.
00:21:55Forgive my scepticism, but you're clearly just doing this to increase your celebrity profile.
00:21:59I want no part in it.
00:22:01DCI Barnaby do come in.
00:22:02They're just leaving.
00:22:03The art of mudlarking lies in the ability to spot things invisible to others.
00:22:23What we call getting your eye in.
00:22:26The mistake is in looking too hard.
00:22:28Very much like my own job.
00:22:30How well did you know Mr. Hoxham?
00:22:34We were more colleagues than friends, both fascinated by the history attached to objects we found.
00:22:41I understand there was some conflict between the two mudlarking groups yesterday afternoon.
00:22:46Did any of that involve Mr. Hoxham specifically?
00:22:50Not that I'm aware of.
00:22:53Reverend Gideon told us about the discovery of the Wiccan Jar. I believe you have it.
00:22:57Why, yes. The jar.
00:23:06Here it is.
00:23:08Not very pleasant, I'm afraid.
00:23:10I've reported it to the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
00:23:14They'll be taking it off my hands.
00:23:16Could he have been deliberately placed for Mr. Hoxham to find as a warning of some kind?
00:23:21Highly unlikely.
00:23:23It is clear Johnny saw it as a bad omen.
00:23:26Which makes it all more puzzling why he should choose to return.
00:23:29There's a history of rivalry and antagonism between the mudlarks and the magneteers, but apart from the discovery of the Wiccan Jar, both sides seem to agree nothing unusual happened yesterday.
00:23:44Hmm. I'm not sure they're being entirely honest, sir. This footage was downloaded from Gemma Westcott's phone. It was intended as content for the magneteers channel.
00:23:50Where were you casting when you found it?
00:23:51Why would I tell you that?
00:23:52Might be loads more of them.
00:23:53Well then, I'll tell the police about the old gun you found in the lake and didn't declare. You're still out on license, aren't you Colt? They'll send you straight back.
00:23:55Johnny. I'll kill you first.
00:23:57Oh, don't you?
00:23:58Just go?
00:23:59W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w.
00:24:02downloaded from Gemma Westcott's phone. It was intended as content for the Magneteer's channel.
00:24:08Where were you castling when you found it? Why would I tell you that?
00:24:11Might be loads more of them, but then I'll tell the police about the old gun you found in the lake
00:24:14and didn't declare. You're still out on license, aren't you, Colt? They'll send you straight back, Johnny.
00:24:22I'll kill you first.
00:24:26This was witnessed by both groups. Why didn't anyone mention it?
00:24:29Oh, Mrs. Gideon said that Cole enjoyed taunting Johnny, so it's possible nobody took it seriously.
00:24:36We need to talk to Cole Densmore.
00:24:38And there's another thing. Freddie Westcott said that a local farmer called him to warn him about the sinkhole.
00:24:43When was this?
00:24:44After they got back from the river. Freddie said that he circulated it on the Magneteer's chat.
00:24:48Claimed that the farmer made the same call to Reverend Gideon.
00:24:51You didn't say anything to Maeve.
00:24:52Oh, yeah, and finally...
00:24:55A digital managed to access Johnny Hoxham's cloud. Someone called him at 1834.
00:25:03Then, according to his notebook, 27 minutes later, he was back at the river.
00:25:09Whoever called Johnny told him that they'd seen a Thomas Beckett badge and pinpointed its exact location.
00:25:15Is the number traceable?
00:25:16It's from an old phone box in the village.
00:25:17So, Johnny Hoxham was deliberately lured to his death.
00:25:30This is great. Do you have any information on Jessie specifically, apart from the birth certificate?
00:25:35Well, her leaving was reported in the local press.
00:25:38As vicar of Galsworthy, your grandfather was a powerful and highly respected figure in the village.
00:25:45Jessie's decision to leave so soon after your mother's disappearance was of great interest to the community.
00:25:51According to this article, she caught the London train at 7.35pm on Wednesday the 14th of May.
00:25:57She left with her bike and whatever she could fit into her panniers.
00:26:00As went this by Mary Hamble, the housekeeper's daughter.
00:26:02Sources close to the family confirmed that Miss Clisold had threatened to leave before.
00:26:06A note was found leaving there was no doubt that she left of her own free will.
00:26:11Richard Clisold still has it.
00:26:13Oh.
00:26:14And after she left?
00:26:16Well, the trail goes cold, I'm afraid.
00:26:19If Jessie changed her name or she left the country, it could be very difficult to trace her.
00:26:24I'll get our team to look into it.
00:26:26What about friends?
00:26:27She may have stayed in touch with someone outside the family.
00:26:29Well, I can find out which school she attended and take it from there.
00:26:33And Mary Hamble, she might be able to help you.
00:26:35She was a similar age and knew the family.
00:26:38Yeah, we met her briefly earlier.
00:26:40She cleans for Richard Clisold.
00:26:42And I think she still lives at this address.
00:26:47Oh, this is...
00:26:50DCI Barnaby has a few more questions, will you?
00:26:53The church flowers are all done, Alice, so I'll leave you to it.
00:26:57I'm sorry to disturb you again so soon.
00:27:03This is my colleague, DS Winter.
00:27:05Yeah, of course.
00:27:06I need some help.
00:27:08We understand you received a warning about the sinkhole from a local farmer, Jacob Mitchell.
00:27:13You failed to share this warning with other members of your group.
00:27:17But you also failed to share it with me.
00:27:21Yeah, I'm ashamed to say that's true.
00:27:24You know, when Jacob rang, I was writing my sermon for the river blessing.
00:27:28And I hung up clumsily, spilling tea everywhere.
00:27:31So I'm afraid the call won't clean out of my mind.
00:27:34Freddie Westcott received the same warning and immediately circulated it amongst the magnateers.
00:27:38If you've done that, Johnny Hoxham might be alive now.
00:27:40Yeah, which I regret to the end of my days.
00:27:47But it didn't occur to me that anyone would return to the river that night.
00:27:52So which is it?
00:27:54Did you forget?
00:27:55Or did you think no one would return to the river?
00:27:58Johnny wasn't the only one there.
00:28:00When I was walking home, I saw Cole Densmore on the opposite bank,
00:28:04heading back towards Hollybrook.
00:28:10We need to talk to Cole Densmore.
00:28:15At the very least, he could be an important witness.
00:28:18Unless William Gideon used the farmer's warning to near Johnny Hoxham to his death,
00:28:22and Mrs. Gideon's statement is just a lie to protect him.
00:28:25Her sudden recollection is rather convenient.
00:28:28But why would Reverend Gideon want Johnny Hoxham dead?
00:28:32Hmm.
00:28:33No idea.
00:28:34Cole Densmore's still their only suspect with a motive,
00:28:37but he hasn't responded to any of our calls requesting an interview.
00:28:41Then Mohammed will have to go to the Mount.
00:28:56Mrs. Hamble...
00:28:56I don't like being lied to.
00:28:58I understand. If you could just give us five minutes, we can explain.
00:29:00You knew my Aunt Jessie.
00:29:02We're the last person to see her.
00:29:04I made my statement at the time.
00:29:06It's all on record. There's nothing more to say.
00:29:08Yes.
00:29:08Mrs. Hamble, if you...
00:29:09My loyalty is to the family that stayed, not to those that walked away.
00:29:13And I certainly don't approve of raking all this up again for a TV show.
00:29:19Time for a little fire, Bobby.
00:29:34It turns out Cole Densmore is Gold's Worthy's resident bad boy.
00:29:40Currently out on license for theft.
00:29:43Get off my property before I call the cops.
00:29:46Yeah.
00:29:46We are the cops, Mr. Densmore.
00:29:52I'm not talking out here, so you better come in.
00:29:54But I'm not making tea.
00:29:57I assume you've got a license for that rather antiquated firearm?
00:30:12Don't need one.
00:30:14Got a collector who's going to take it off my hands.
00:30:16It still needs to be registered, as I'm sure you're aware.
00:30:18Well, it's an antique.
00:30:19It's been underwater for years.
00:30:20There are rules, Mr. Densmore.
00:30:22Okay.
00:30:23I'll report it if it'll get you off my back.
00:30:26What do you really want?
00:30:28Well, I understand you had an altercation with Johnny Hoxham just hours before he died.
00:30:33That was just banter.
00:30:34It looked like a bit more than that from the footage we saw.
00:30:37If you'd like me to refresh your memory.
00:30:38Okay.
00:30:40So I wouldn't give him the ampulla for his epoxy collection.
00:30:43Why should I?
00:30:44I know I could get decent money for it.
00:30:45You threatened to kill him, Mr. Densmore.
00:30:48But I didn't.
00:30:51Does the expression, memento mori, mean anything to you?
00:30:57The river isn't far from here.
00:30:58Did you go back there after everyone left?
00:31:00No.
00:31:00Why would I?
00:31:01We have a witness who claims that they saw you on this side of the river, heading towards Hollybrook.
00:31:07And they need to get their eyes tested.
00:31:10And if you're looking for someone with real beef with Johnny, talk to Rufus Coulter.
00:31:15He was a mudlark until Johnny grasped him up for not reporting any of the stuff he found.
00:31:18What happened?
00:31:19The vicar threw him out in his ear, after God knows how many years.
00:31:23Rufus never forgave Johnny for that.
00:31:26So he joined the magneteers?
00:31:28He's a hoarder.
00:31:29Total weirdo.
00:31:32But they'll take anyone.
00:31:33So it seems.
00:31:34We'll be in touch, Mr. Densmore.
00:31:40Rufus.
00:31:52If you hear the policeman up here, don't panic, okay?
00:31:56They've got nothing on me.
00:31:57I suppose they're the tears of a Johnny.
00:32:09Yeah.
00:32:11Of course they are.
00:32:12He was a good friend.
00:32:14Yeah, the way you were together made that perfectly clear.
00:32:16Oh, William, please not this again.
00:32:19I cared about him.
00:32:20That's all.
00:32:21I just wish you cared about me like that.
00:32:27I'm not sure you ever have.
00:32:29I know who your celebrity is.
00:32:37We crossed paths earlier.
00:32:39Anything to do with your murder investigation?
00:32:42Sorry.
00:32:44Strictly need to know vases.
00:32:46Hmm.
00:32:47It is intriguing, though, isn't it?
00:32:49Our paths crossing professionally like this.
00:32:51Yeah.
00:32:52Investigating the same case from very different angles.
00:32:55We could both end up on telly at this rate.
00:32:59No, my show will only get made if the story has enough layers to keep the viewers intrigued.
00:33:05Which, unless there's a massive plot twist, is looking very unlikely.
00:33:08Hmm.
00:33:08In my experience, that can happen when you least expect it.
00:33:25What exactly was found?
00:33:34The hilt of a sword, possibly 8th century.
00:33:36Oh, there was an Anglo-Saxon settlement in this area, so potentially very exciting.
00:33:40But should we really be out so soon mudlarking?
00:33:44It's what Johnny would have wanted.
00:33:46If we find something special, we can make sure it's dedicated to his memory.
00:33:48Yeah, and as Sir Henry's given us exclusive rights to investigate...
00:33:52It's not in time for tea, Vicar!
00:33:53Leave now, or I will call the police.
00:33:59Oh, that's not very nice, Reverend.
00:34:02It's just this private land, and you don't have permission to be here.
00:34:05Says who?
00:34:06Sir Henry's gamekeeper is one of our regulars.
00:34:08He did it with his boss for us to check it out.
00:34:10He said we might find some Anglo-Saxon gold.
00:34:13Gold isn't magnetic, so you're wasting your time.
00:34:17Anglo-Saxons were con artists.
00:34:19Made coins that looked like gold, but were mostly bog-standard metal.
00:34:25Still worth a bob or two.
00:34:27You should know that, Dickie, being an historian.
00:34:31Any news on who killed poor old Johnny?
00:34:34Last we heard, they were questioning you, Vicar.
00:34:36Been to see you twice, I believe.
00:34:40If you're implying I had something to do with it...
00:34:43William, let it go.
00:34:45Hasn't there been enough trouble?
00:34:46Let's start on the foreshore.
00:34:58Sorry to keep you.
00:34:59Couldn't get Paddy in from the garden.
00:35:00He's become obsessed with digging.
00:35:03I can see that.
00:35:05Any developments I should know about?
00:35:07Cole Densmore's phone places him home all evening.
00:35:10Just because his phone was there, it doesn't mean he was.
00:35:12But the background check on Rufus Coulter is much more interesting.
00:35:15Johnny Hoxham lodged an official complaint against him.
00:35:18Accusing him of what?
00:35:19Harassment.
00:35:20He'd been receiving anonymous hate mail.
00:35:23He suspected Rufus Coulter, but nothing was ever proved.
00:35:26Here, some examples.
00:35:33Rufus Coulter blamed Johnny Hoxham for shaming him within the mud larking community he loved.
00:35:40Question is, how far would he go to exact revenge?
00:35:45I don't know.
00:35:47Jan?
00:35:49Jan, make sure you're getting this.
00:35:50Cole, get over here, Cole.
00:35:54Oh, this is Anglo-Saxon gold.
00:35:56We're billionaires.
00:35:56Yeah.
00:35:57Oh.
00:35:57For a bloody bite this week.
00:36:10Take it to scrap, Cole.
00:36:12It's rusted to hell.
00:36:16Never mind, love.
00:36:18I'll make a simp�.
00:36:27Where are you going, mate?
00:36:31Home.
00:36:32Not that it's any business of yours.
00:36:36Weirder.
00:36:39Hi.
00:36:41Richard?
00:36:46What is it?
00:36:50Richard?
00:36:52That bicycle.
00:36:55I think it's Jessie's.
00:36:57Quiet, Bobby.
00:37:22It's unbelievable.
00:37:24How can anyone live in there?
00:37:26Hopefully we'll find out.
00:37:27Mr. Coulter, it's the police.
00:37:35Just a minute.
00:37:39Bobby, come back here now.
00:37:42He'll come home when he's hungry.
00:37:44Sorry to keep you.
00:37:46It's my heart.
00:37:47It slows me down.
00:37:50Come through.
00:37:50Come through.
00:37:50What's this all about, then?
00:38:01We understand that you and Mr. Hoxton were involved in an ongoing feud.
00:38:06And you're putting two and two together and thinking I killed him.
00:38:09Well, no one said that, Mr. Coulter.
00:38:11Good.
00:38:12Because, like I said, I've got heart problems.
00:38:16Ask my doctor.
00:38:19I'm not capable of hurting anyone.
00:38:21But Mr. Hoxton believed you were capable of seeking revenge by sending anonymous notes designed to frighten him.
00:38:28Well, the man was deluded.
00:38:31Nothing was ever proved.
00:38:32Well, this was found at the scene in Mr. Hoxton's jacket.
00:38:36Doesn't mean it's from me, does it?
00:38:38You knew about the sinkhole from the magnateer's chat group.
00:38:41So did everyone else.
00:38:43So why pick on me?
00:38:46The last call that Mr. Hoxton received was from a phone box.
00:38:50Was that you, Mr. Coulter?
00:38:52No.
00:38:53So you're wasting your time.
00:39:03I'd like you to go now.
00:39:05I need to rest.
00:39:06I can't handle the stress.
00:39:09Well, if you think of anything else, give us a call.
00:39:11I've told you everything I know.
00:39:14I'll just... I'll just leave it there.
00:39:16You can see yourselves, Al.
00:39:35Come on, Vicar, pick up.
00:39:38Please.
00:39:41This little beauty is an Anglo-Saxon figurine.
00:39:52Extremely rare, apparently.
00:39:54You're going to have to declare it.
00:39:55We're already in way too deep.
00:39:57It'll be fine, babe.
00:39:58We just need to hold our nerve.
00:40:06Production want me back in London.
00:40:09Look, it's okay.
00:40:09I can, um...
00:40:10I'll get the team to check out whether Jessie, you know, changed her identity or moved abroad.
00:40:14And if that doesn't work, we can look into other members of your family and see where that takes us.
00:40:18Finding Jessie's the only reason I agreed to do this.
00:40:23And I'm not ready to give up yet.
00:40:27Okay.
00:40:27Okay.
00:40:51Good job.
00:40:51Vicar, thank God you're there now.
00:41:05I really need your help.
00:41:08I called Freddy, but the police don't trust him.
00:41:11You're the only one I can turn to.
00:41:21Hi.
00:41:28I'd like to stay another night, if that's okay.
00:41:31Oh, no problem.
00:41:32I meant to ask you, I heard you talking about Jessie Clissolt.
00:41:36She's my aunt.
00:41:38People seem to think we found our old bike this morning in the river on the estate.
00:41:45But that's not possible.
00:41:47Maybe they got it wrong, just what I'd say.
00:41:50Yes, of course.
00:42:02Vicar.
00:42:04Thank God.
00:42:06I'm in the kitchen.
00:42:10Vicar?
00:42:17So, Jessie went to Everglade House.
00:42:20It was a Catholic school for what used to be called troubled girls.
00:42:24I'm still trying to get a hold of the old school role, but I did manage to find this.
00:42:28It's a copy of her last school report.
00:42:30Jessica is extremely intelligent, but her rebellious nature makes her stubborn and hard to control.
00:42:40Well, she sounds just like mum.
00:42:44Well, that's all I have so far.
00:42:45Any developments your end?
00:42:47Yeah.
00:42:48Um, a bike was found in the river today.
00:42:51People believe it could be Jessie's, but that doesn't make any sense.
00:42:56Can you ask your Uncle Richard about it?
00:42:59He made it very clear that the door was closed.
00:43:02But I refuse to give up hope.
00:43:04Well, with or without him, we're getting closer.
00:43:06Is it a coincidence that a suspect in John's house is going to be in the river today?
00:43:36Johnnie Hoxham's murder is now a victim himself.
00:43:39Statistics would say no, sir.
00:43:41Let's find out.
00:43:43Um, Reverend Gideon, we understand that you raised the alarm.
00:43:48Yes, Rufus called me.
00:43:50Sounded dreadful.
00:43:52Although we'd had our differences, he wanted my help.
00:43:56Did he say why?
00:43:57The magnateers pulled a bike out of the river this morning, and Richard Plissol recognized it.
00:44:04He said it belonged to his younger sister, Jessie.
00:44:07I'm sure of it.
00:44:09Why is that significant?
00:44:10Well, it was a bike that Jessie was meant to have left with.
00:44:14According to Richard, her bike had a pair of tartan panniers,
00:44:17and when he was pulled out of the river, only one remained.
00:44:22Rufus told me that he'd found the other pannier in exactly the same part of the river over 30 years ago.
00:44:29Which would be 10 years after Jessie left the village.
00:44:32Yeah, yeah, I believe so.
00:44:33Why would Mr. Coulter be interested in an old bike pannier?
00:44:37Well, Rufus, he collected everything.
00:44:39But this time he got lucky.
00:44:42Inside the pannier, he said he found a necklace.
00:44:46How's that relevant?
00:44:48You were already questioning him about Johnny's murder,
00:44:51and he worried that if it was found in his possession,
00:44:56it could connect him to whatever happened to Jessie,
00:44:58that he'd be accused of killing her too.
00:45:01So he asked me to take it.
00:45:03Where has the necklace been all this time?
00:45:06His gallery.
00:45:07His gallery?
00:45:08What does that mean?
00:45:09I have no idea.
00:45:11He promised to tell me everything when I came to the house.
00:45:16But I was too late.
00:45:19And where is the necklace now?
00:45:22Rufus said he brought it up from storage.
00:45:25But I couldn't see it anywhere.
00:45:36Breathe in, gents.
00:45:37It was a bit of a squeeze.
00:45:40You mentioned cardiac issues.
00:45:42Is that what killed him?
00:45:43An arrest has no visible signs, so we'll have to wait for the PM.
00:45:47But I'm concerned that the pile that crushed him was deliberately stabilized.
00:45:51I just need to prove it.
00:45:54Do you have all those equations, of all?
00:45:56It's all about angles, Winter.
00:45:58I once had a lover who was a champion skier.
00:46:03Of course you did.
00:46:03It's called the physics of a fall, based on analysis of the trajectory and impact site, angles, laws of motion.
00:46:25And you can calculate all of that with a tape measure.
00:46:30Laser distance meter.
00:46:32I'm not that much of a Luddite, Winter.
00:46:34What happened to your relationship with the spear?
00:46:37I'm afraid that all went rapidly downhill.
00:46:41Nice abs, but dreadfully dull.
00:46:45I moved on with a handsome snowboarder.
00:46:48Not a clue that he was a senior member of the royal family.
00:46:51Who was it?
00:46:52They made me sign an NDA, I'm afraid.
00:46:55But it'll all be in my memoirs.
00:47:04She never ceases to amaze.
00:47:06Sir, Rufus Colter told William Gideon that he brought the necklace up from storage.
00:47:12But up from where?
00:47:14It could be an outbuilding or garage further down the hill.
00:47:18Yeah, or...
00:47:21...a cellar.
00:47:33Ha, a cellar.
00:47:39Well then, Winter, down you go.
00:47:51I think we found Rufus Colter's gallery, sir.
00:48:03Classic serial killer behavior, sir.
00:48:07Trophies kept symbolize the killer's conquest over their victims.
00:48:11Could Jesse Clisold be one of them?
00:48:12Fleur's trying to ID the recovered body parts from their DNA.
00:48:17It's a long shot, but we might get lucky.
00:48:19We seized the bite that the magneteers pulled from the river.
00:48:21The contents of the pannier confirmed that it belonged to Jesse Clisold.
00:48:23Anything of interest?
00:48:25An ID with her purse, some cash, and some degraded items of clothing.
00:48:29She clearly intended to leave that day.
00:48:31Richard Clisold said that his family reported Jesse's disappearance to the police.
00:48:45If there's any evidence of that in the archive.
00:48:47Yes, sir.
00:48:51Any news on the missing necklace?
00:48:53Our team is still searching the property for it.
00:48:55I don't envy them sifting through that lot.
00:48:57If, as we now believe, that Rufus Colter went down to his cellar to retrieve the necklace,
00:49:05why wasn't it found on his person?
00:49:08How does this connect to Johnny Hoxham's murder?
00:49:11Oh, Sir Fleur's got something for us.
00:49:15Results show that Mr. Colter did indeed suffer a cardiac arrest at the time he was crushed.
00:49:21And my measurements came good, Winter.
00:49:25As you can see, physics suggest the tower was deliberately pushed.
00:49:30But, er, that's not all.
00:49:33Mr. Colter had an implantable cardiovert and defibrillator,
00:49:38a preventative measure for those at risk of cardiac arrest.
00:49:42But the device had been deliberately disabled.
00:49:45Oh.
00:49:46By being in close proximity to a powerful magnet.
00:49:49Like a large fishing magnet?
00:49:52Gold Star Winter.
00:49:54It would need to be positioned less than six inches away from his heart,
00:49:58but no magnet was found close to the body.
00:50:01Could it be anything else?
00:50:03Traces of neodymium, iron and boron were found on his chest area,
00:50:07so, in my opinion, a magnet was held over the victim's heart while he was still alive.
00:50:14Rufus Colter's background check has just come in.
00:50:16Oh?
00:50:17Nothing remarkable other than how minted he was given the scholar he lived in.
00:50:20But legal has come up with something interesting.
00:50:23Rufus Colter left everything in his will to Freddie and Gemma Westcott.
00:50:29Oh, sorry, so sorry to bother you, Mrs. Gideon.
00:50:45Um, your husband said you might be here.
00:50:48I'm Lucy Weaving.
00:50:49Yes, of course.
00:50:51How can I help?
00:50:52I'm trying to trace my Aunt Jessie.
00:50:54Jessica Clisold.
00:50:55I understand you were there when her bike was found?
00:50:58Yes.
00:50:59It was a bit of a shock.
00:51:01Poor Richard seemed very upset.
00:51:04It's probably just a coincidence.
00:51:07But I worry that the recent murders and Jessie's disappearance might be connected somehow.
00:51:13I'm assuming you knew her.
00:51:15I knew of her, but I didn't really have any friends in the village apart from William.
00:51:19I spent my youth combing the river, collecting whatever I could find to use in my artworks.
00:51:25That's one of mine all-made-from-mud-larking finds.
00:51:30The river drew William and I together.
00:51:37He's a little bit older than me, but we shared a passion for mud-larking.
00:51:42It's beautiful.
00:51:43Oh, thank you.
00:51:44There's something wonderful about bringing new life to things that would otherwise be lost forever.
00:51:54You didn't seem very upset about Mr. Colter's death, Mr. Westcott.
00:51:57By how it was expected, given his art condition.
00:51:59But you must have been close for him to make you the sole beneficiaries of his will.
00:52:04Now, given the state of your business, the timing seems pretty convenient.
00:52:07It's not what you think.
00:52:08Rufus had never been popular in the village.
00:52:10He was eccentric, harmless. He just couldn't let anything go.
00:52:14Which is why he was so angry when Johnny grassed him up.
00:52:17The heritage lot confiscated loads of his most treasured finds. He was distraught.
00:52:22Rufus knew he'd never make old bones, so he asked us to take care of the rest of it after he'd gone.
00:52:27I said yes. And will you?
00:52:30You're joking, aren't you?
00:52:32I'll sell anything that's worth something. Take the rest of the dump.
00:52:36What he doesn't know won't hurt him.
00:52:38But he was hurt, Mrs. Westcott. Quite deliberately.
00:52:42I thought he had heart attack.
00:52:44He did, but his defibrillator implant failed because someone held a magnet over his heart to disable it.
00:52:49Just like the ones you use.
00:52:50Oh, hang on a minute.
00:52:51You clearly had motive, given the state of your business.
00:52:54And you knew that the inheritance would solve all your problems.
00:52:57And you had the means.
00:52:58Rufus had his own magnets.
00:53:01Anyone could have done it.
00:53:09DCI Barnaby.
00:53:11Lucy Weaving.
00:53:12We met briefly on my uncle's doorstep.
00:53:14I remember. This is my colleague, Dias Winter. How can we help?
00:53:17I'm concerned that my digging into Aunt Jessie's past might have something to do with the recent murders.
00:53:22Why would you think that?
00:53:23No one in the village seems to know anything. Or if they do, they won't talk to me.
00:53:28The vicar's wife says she barely knew her. My uncle Richard refuses to talk about it.
00:53:33And when I tried to speak to Mary Hamble about her, she shut the door in my face.
00:53:37I'm pretty sure she's hiding something.
00:53:40Well, thank you, Ms. Weaving. Leave it with us.
00:53:47The police are under me.
00:53:48Gonna have to do this now.
00:53:51I don't think the Westcots realise how rich they're gonna be.
00:53:54Not much to spend it on in prison.
00:53:56They both have motive for Rufus Coulter, but not, thank you, Johnny Hoxham,
00:54:00and there's no evidence to place them at either murders.
00:54:02Well, let's keep an open mind for now.
00:54:05Just got the initial tests back on the body parts in the cellar.
00:54:09It seems they date back to way before Rufus Coulter was even born.
00:54:13Backing up the Westcots assertion that he treasured everything he found, however macabre.
00:54:18So, they were telling the truth about that, at least.
00:54:20I'll leave you to it, gentlemen.
00:54:23This is from archives about Jessie Clissold's disappearance.
00:54:26It seems the Clissolds accused her of stealing family jewellery.
00:54:30Notably, a very valuable 17th century posy ring.
00:54:34I made a note of the engraving to help identify it should it be found.
00:54:37United Hearts Death Only Parts.
00:54:42Several people said that they saw Jessie Clissold leave the village on her bike.
00:54:47Only Mary Hamble made a statement saying she saw her at the station,
00:54:50which Mrs. Hamble refused to discuss with Lucy Weaving. Why?
00:54:54We need to talk to her.
00:54:57In your statement, you claim that Jessie Clissold got on the train to London with her bike.
00:55:02The same bike that was found in the river this morning.
00:55:05Maybe I was confused. Jessie was never without a bike. It was such a long time ago.
00:55:10But you saw her at the station. You're absolutely sure of that.
00:55:14Of course I'm sure.
00:55:17Well, if you think of anything else, give us a call.
00:55:23Thank you for your time.
00:55:27Mary Hamble doesn't strike me as a person who gets confused.
00:55:44I agree. She knows exactly what she saw that day.
00:55:50Well, that's tech.
00:55:51Looks like Rufus Coulter called the vicarage twice before he died.
00:55:55Gideon's phone records reveal that the first call went to voicemail,
00:55:59but was subsequently deleted.
00:56:01The second call was answered.
00:56:04Reverend Gideon didn't mention a voicemail.
00:56:06Let's see if he's at home.
00:56:08He's at home.
00:56:31Everyone get here.
00:56:32Sorry to disturb you. We tried the house, but there was no answer.
00:56:42I lost my bus tricky. I'll just skip squares here somewhere, but no luck so far. How can I help?
00:56:47The calls you received from Rufus Coulter, there seems to be some discrepancy.
00:56:51Two calls were made to the vicarage from Mr. Coulter's mobile. The first one went to voicemail. The message was left that lasted over a minute. The second call was answered.
00:57:00You mentioned the call, but not the message.
00:57:03I never heard it. Generally, I have no idea how that could have happened. My wife was here. I was alone in the house.
00:57:11I see. Well, thank you for your time. We'll see ourselves out.
00:57:15William. I'm so sorry. There's something I haven't told you. I deleted that voicemail.
00:57:27Why?
00:57:28Rufus was so awful to Johnny, and I didn't see why we should help him. I need to tell them the truth.
00:57:32Okay. I'll hand them.
00:58:02Up to you, old chicks, Coul!
00:58:12Reverend Gideon was the last person to have seen Johnny Hoxham alive, and the first person to have seen Rufus called to dead, or so he claims.
00:58:19He had no explanation for the deleted voicemail, and he failed to pass on the warning about the sinkhole. He had means and opportunity to kill both victims, but...
00:58:29Miss Winter.
00:58:30What's the motive?
00:58:33We're up. Okay. All right. Well, we'll be right down.
00:58:36Cole Densmore is in custody. He was caught red-handed stealing lead off the church roof, but says he wants to talk to us.
00:58:42Why?
00:58:43Well, apparently he saw Reverend Gideon acting suspiciously in the churchyard. Says he thought he saw him hiding something.
00:58:48Did he now?
00:58:51Cole Densmore said it was on the far side. An old grave under a tree with an urn.
00:59:00Could it be that one?
00:59:02Well, it must be the necklace Rufus Coulter found in Jesse Clisol's pannier.
00:59:08What was Reverend Gideon doing with it? And why? Was he hiding it out here?
00:59:14Reverend Gideon.
00:59:15What was Reverend Gideon?
00:59:16What was Reverend Gideon doing with it? And why? Was he hiding it out here?
00:59:20Reverend Gideon.
00:59:21Reverend Gideon.
00:59:22You have some explaining to do.
00:59:23You have some explaining to do.
00:59:24You have some explaining to do.
00:59:25You have some explaining to do.
00:59:26What was Reverend Gideon doing with it? And why? Was he hiding it out here?
00:59:30Reverend Gideon.
00:59:31Reverend Gideon.
00:59:35You have some explaining to do.
00:59:37I've been praying for guidance, Chief Inspector, and God's answered my prayers.
00:59:40Time's come to confess the truth.
00:59:41Which is what, exactly?
00:59:42Jesse's death was a terrible accident.
00:59:43I've been praying for guidance, Chief Inspector, and God's answered my prayers.
00:59:48Time's come to confess the truth.
01:00:03Which is what, exactly?
01:00:05Jesse's death was a terrible accident.
01:00:10I, er, I hit her with my car on the way to the station.
01:00:15I knew I was over the limit, and if the truth came out, then I'd be finished.
01:00:22So you covered it up?
01:00:24Yeah, I, er, I disposed of her and a bike in the deepest part of the river.
01:00:33I had no idea that the necklace was in her pannier.
01:00:38Why did that matter?
01:00:40Er, well, Jesse had always admired the shilling, so I had it made into a necklace for a 16th birthday present.
01:00:50So you knew the family well?
01:00:52Yeah, my, er, my family had always attended St. Leonard's, as had the Gazards, Alice's parents.
01:01:01It was then they encouraged me to follow Reverend Klissold into the ministry.
01:01:08But prior to my ordination, I'd taken up a curacy in London, and I'd found the coin, a rare 1819 George III gold-plated shilling mud larking in the Thames,
01:01:21where one is obliged to have all significant finds officially recorded.
01:01:26So I knew when Rufus found it that it could be traced back to me.
01:01:32And rather than help Rufus, you decided to retrieve the necklace and silence him?
01:01:39Yeah, he wanted to tell the police.
01:01:42And I couldn't let that happen.
01:01:46And Johnny Harkerson?
01:01:48Johnny was in love with my wife, and I feared that she felt the same, and I, I, I was terrified of, of losing her.
01:02:01Yeah.
01:02:02So you lured him to his death?
01:02:07Yeah.
01:02:11I've no excuse for any of it, Chief Inspector.
01:02:13It was all a kind of madness, for which I know I have no hope of forgiveness.
01:02:18You don't buy it, sir?
01:02:39Not entirely.
01:02:40It just seems, you know, too studied, too neat.
01:02:44Like the last act of a play.
01:02:46If he is telling the truth, then you know someone else who must be lying.
01:02:53That statement I made 40 years ago, it was a lie.
01:02:58I never saw Jesse at the station.
01:03:01So why make that statement?
01:03:03Because I was asked to.
01:03:06But when Lucy Weaving started breaking all this up again, I didn't know what to do for the best.
01:03:13Reverend Gideon advised me to follow my conscience.
01:03:17Is that who asked you to lie?
01:03:19No.
01:03:20It was Richard Clisold.
01:03:24Can you tell us why?
01:03:26Richard caught Jesse stealing their mother's jewellery.
01:03:29She told him she was leaving.
01:03:31Said if he stopped her, then she'd make it her business to bring shame on the family.
01:03:36Well, Richard couldn't risk that happening.
01:03:39So we let her go.
01:03:40And then asked me to say I'd seen her at the station to stop people asking questions.
01:03:45Why did you agree to her?
01:03:48At the time, I half believed I was in love with him.
01:03:52I'd have done anything, he asked.
01:03:55But now, I'm wondering if I helped him get away with murder.
01:04:01So William confessed to killing Jessica?
01:04:07He's also confessed to the murders of Johnny Hoxham and Rufus Coulter.
01:04:12So he lied.
01:04:14To everyone.
01:04:18As did you, Mr. Clisold.
01:04:21Forty years ago.
01:04:22You asked Mary Hamble to give a false statement about your sister Jessie's departure.
01:04:33Mary came to me this afternoon.
01:04:35She said she would tell you the truth if I didn't.
01:04:39I asked Mary to lie, to stop any further questions being asked.
01:04:45Why would you do that?
01:04:47My father was the subject of some vile rumours.
01:04:52Jessie threatened to tell the church community that they were all true.
01:04:57What did you do?
01:04:58I tried to persuade Jessie to stay, but she said she would only do that if our father's hypocrisy was exposed.
01:05:06The coward in me couldn't face the truth, so we struck a deal.
01:05:11I would allow her to leave without raising the alarm, but she could never return.
01:05:17I blamed it all on her.
01:05:19But in truth, my parents were to blame for all her pain.
01:05:25What do you mean?
01:05:26They should have tried to understand Jessie.
01:05:29Instead of farming her out to a school for girls with troubled, often violent, backgrounds.
01:05:34It was then she started calling herself Leo.
01:05:38Leo? Why?
01:05:40Because lions are wild, powerful, brave.
01:05:44All the things she needed to be in order to survive.
01:05:48I loved my father too much.
01:05:51If the truth came out, it would have destroyed him.
01:05:53But that poor girl was my sister.
01:05:59Innocent of any wrongdoing.
01:06:04I should have protected her.
01:06:07Not him.
01:06:08I loved him.
01:06:13That was too weak.
01:06:19Here you go, love.
01:06:21And this came for you, Miss Weaving.
01:06:24Okay.
01:06:25Who delivered it?
01:06:26No idea.
01:06:27I found it on the table outside.
01:06:29The victim's been arrested.
01:06:31Seen to the old hypocrites behind all of it.
01:06:33Including what happened to your aunt.
01:06:35I always knew that man was a wrong'un.
01:06:36Are you absolutely sure?
01:06:38100%.
01:06:39Take them away.
01:06:40And after all that, finger pointing at me.
01:06:47Yeah, we're on our way there now.
01:06:48I'll let them know to expect you.
01:06:51That was the Heritage Crime Unit.
01:06:53Our surgeon to Freddie Westcott brought them to us.
01:06:55Looks like his dodgy deal is about to catch up.
01:06:58Let's give him the good news.
01:07:00I'll try and get hold of Sarah.
01:07:03See if she's got anywhere with Jessie Clissell's school records.
01:07:06We know that she was mixing with troubled, violent pupils.
01:07:11But who were they?
01:07:12Did she have any particular friends or enemies?
01:07:16Sarah might have some answers.
01:07:20Ah, you find you a real murderer there?
01:07:22Told you we had nothing to do with it.
01:07:24And we are going to be very rich through no fault of our own.
01:07:28Indeed.
01:07:29Though you might have to serve a prison sentence before you can enjoy it.
01:07:33Remember that man that you sold the Anglo-Saxon figurine to?
01:07:35The same man you and Cole Densmore had on speed dial to offload all your mudlarking contraband.
01:07:41Well, it turns out that he works undercover at the Heritage Crimes Union.
01:07:44And they've been following your under-the-counter dealings for months.
01:07:48In fact, they're on their way here now.
01:07:51Hello?
01:07:53I'm so sorry to bother you, but I heard about your husband.
01:07:56It must have been a terrible shock.
01:07:58It's almost impossible to believe.
01:08:00William's just not capable.
01:08:02Someone just left me this.
01:08:10Leave now or you'll be next.
01:08:12If William was already in custody when it was delivered, then it can't be him.
01:08:16And why would he threaten me if he was just about to converse?
01:08:18It doesn't make any sense.
01:08:20Have you told the police?
01:08:21Not yet.
01:08:22Why don't I call them and make us some sweet tea?
01:08:27I think we could both do with it.
01:08:28I think we could both do with it.
01:08:58Let Lucy Weaver know about Reverend Gideon's confession before the press get hold of it.
01:09:12Hey.
01:09:14I finally managed to speak to one of the nuns who taught at Everglade House.
01:09:19She remembered Jessie well, but when I asked her about friends, she said she only had one.
01:09:22Alice Gazard.
01:09:24Gazard?
01:09:25That's Alice Gideon's maiden name.
01:09:27She told Lucy Weaving that they barely knew each other.
01:09:29According to Sister Maria, they were kindred spirits.
01:09:31Both had experienced painful rejection by their families and became inseparable.
01:09:34But Alice still lived with her parents?
01:09:37No, her adoptive parents.
01:09:38Alice was abandoned at birth and taken in by the Catholic school attached to the convent.
01:09:43Sister Maria handled her first fostering placement.
01:09:46It was terminated after an act of extreme violence.
01:09:49What happened?
01:09:52The incident took place after Mrs. Marchmont informed Alice that she would be returning her to the convent.
01:09:59She told Alice she had been a great disappointment and not the daughter she wanted.
01:10:03As Mrs. Marchmont walked away, Alice picked up one of Mr. Marchmont's golf clubs and struck her across the back of the head with such force that it fractured her skull.
01:10:14She was only eight years old.
01:10:16It says here that the Gazards took her in within weeks. I mean, how's that even possible?
01:10:19Well, a decision was made not to reveal what happened. Sister Maria thought that was wrong, so she kept a copy of her records.
01:10:24The Gazards were advised to keep Alice at the same school to avoid further disruption, and Jessie Clissell joined her there when she was 13.
01:10:31So Alice Gideon lied about everything?
01:10:32And her husband's confession seemed too studied, too neat, because it was.
01:10:37He was lying to protect Alice.
01:10:48Mrs. Gideon?
01:10:50Mrs. Gideon?
01:10:51Mrs. Gideon?
01:10:56The house's all locked up. There's no answer.
01:10:58Let's try the studio.
01:11:06Lucy's in there.
01:11:07Get in there.
01:11:08I have an ambulance.
01:11:09Stay there, sir.
01:11:10The vicarage goes with him.
01:11:11Lucy.
01:11:12Come on.
01:11:13Come on.
01:11:14The vicarage goes with him.
01:11:16Lucy.
01:11:17Come on.
01:11:20Ah!
01:11:21Ah!
01:11:22Ah!
01:11:24Ah!
01:11:25Ah!
01:11:26Blood water trauma to the head
01:11:36With a dose of gas-induced asphyxiation for good measure
01:11:40This bottle of ammonia is the culprit
01:11:43Go on
01:11:44When boiled, pure ammonia becomes a highly concentrated gas
01:11:49Extremely dangerous to inhale
01:11:52When diluted with water, it can also be used to strip metal
01:11:55Something Alice Gideon might use to clean her mudlarking finds
01:11:59What are you thinking, sir?
01:12:11With a quote of Richard Clisthold, I'm getting my eye in
01:12:14Mudlarkers look for treasures that are unseen by most
01:12:21But not invisible to all
01:12:23And I think I've found one
01:12:27Leo
01:12:28What's that?
01:12:30Jessie Clisthold's alter ego was a lion
01:12:33She called herself Leo
01:12:35The jewellery that Jessie stole on the day she left
01:12:39Included a posy ring
01:12:41And a part of this lion's eye is a ring displaying the French word mort
01:12:49Death
01:12:51The wording on the stolen ring was in English
01:12:53But these rings were often engraved in French on the outside
01:12:57And English on the inside
01:13:01As in this case
01:13:03Unis les coeurs
01:13:05La mort ne fait que separer
01:13:08And on the inside
01:13:10United hearts
01:13:12Death only parts
01:13:15Jessie Clisthold had the ring in her possession when she left for London
01:13:19So what is it doing in Alice Gideon's studio?
01:13:23We need to ask her before she does any more harm
01:13:27Sir
01:13:29Lissy Weaving is going to live, Mrs. Gideon, despite your best efforts.
01:13:57We found the ring that Jessie Clisol stole from her mother on the day that she left home.
01:14:03You need to understand how it came to be in your possession.
01:14:07You need to tell us exactly what happened, Mrs. Gideon.
01:14:11Before I do, I need you to know that I loved her and that she loved me.
01:14:19We could never be together here, so we'd made a plan to leave, go somewhere they'd never find us, but I couldn't go through with it.
01:14:26I was only 17. William and I were already engaged. He offered me safety and stability.
01:14:36Things that had eluded you as a child. We know that you were rejected by your birth mother and then by your foster family.
01:14:45I started to think, what did Jessie abandon me to?
01:14:52I don't know one. So I panicked.
01:14:56Begged her to stay. I needed more time. No one knew we were even friends.
01:15:01But she said it was too late. That if I didn't go with her, she was going to tell William the truth.
01:15:05I thought she was bluffing, but she was deadly serious.
01:15:09William had given me the necklace as an engagement presence.
01:15:13A talisman to keep me safe.
01:15:16Jessie said she was going to give it back to William.
01:15:18Tell him I didn't need it.
01:15:21What do you think you're doing?
01:15:22She was my lover and protector now.
01:15:25Give him back!
01:15:25No, leave me alone!
01:15:27Stop it!
01:15:28What are you doing?
01:15:30You struck her violently from behind, just as you'd struck Mrs. Marchmont, almost killing her too.
01:15:57I felt no remorse for what I did to that woman.
01:16:00But I didn't mean to hurt Jessie. I loved her.
01:16:04You could have come clean about it, and they said you decided to cover it up.
01:16:08I knew that the water was deepest under the bridge.
01:16:14But your necklace was still in the jacket, in the pannier bag.
01:16:18Evidence that you feared might put you at the scene of Jessie's death.
01:16:23By the time I realized that, it was too late.
01:16:25I still had to hide her body.
01:16:27And you knew the river like the back of your hand.
01:16:29I remembered there's a deep hollow in the bank, just around the bend in the river.
01:16:34I dragged Jessie's body to the water, and I floated her downstream, and I managed to push her body deep inside the hollow and weigh it down with rocks.
01:16:47And that's where she has remained?
01:16:49But when Lucy Weaving started asking questions, I needed to check that her remains were still well hidden, and that's when Johnny saw me.
01:17:03We'd been mudlarking at Hollybrook. I told William that I wanted to walk home. I thought that Johnny would go back over the bridges, but he didn't.
01:17:10Alice?
01:17:10Oh?
01:17:11Well, it's not a bad idea looking here, though. The current flows this way from Hollybrook. I'll come back here tomorrow. Come with me if you're free.
01:17:26Sure.
01:17:26Good idea.
01:17:29Great. And you couldn't let that happen, knowing what he might discover.
01:17:34I didn't have a plan until William got the call about the sinkhole by the jetty. He had no idea that I was listening in on the conversation.
01:17:43You called Johnny Hoxham from the phone box and lured him to his death.
01:17:48It seemed like the easiest solution, but it was so hard.
01:17:52Help! Help! Somebody! Please! Help me! Please!
01:18:07First, you tried to implicate Cole Densmore by saying that you'd seen him at the river.
01:18:13And then you got lucky. Rufus Coulter sent Johnny Hoxham a memento mori that evening, making him our prime suspect.
01:18:19You heard the message that Rufus left at the vicarage. You knew that he'd found the necklace, which he feared might wrongly connect him to Jesse's death.
01:18:29But in reality, it connects you.
01:18:33What happened exactly?
01:18:34William was just coming out of Evensong that night, and I was leaving to meet Jesse.
01:18:45I told him that I was going for a bike ride, and he was worried it might not be safe. It was getting dark.
01:18:50I told him that as long as I was wearing his necklace, I would always be safe.
01:18:54He kissed it, just to make sure.
01:18:58And when I returned hours later, I was in a terrible state.
01:19:01And I told him the necklace was lost, that the class must have come undone or something, that I'd been desperately trying to find it all this time.
01:19:11And now you had to recover the necklace from Rufus Coulter to stop William finding out the truth.
01:19:19Vicar?
01:19:20And you didn't leave anything to chance, did you?
01:19:29You found one of Mr. Coulter's fishing magnets and placed it on his chest to ensure his silence.
01:19:34What?
01:19:34But then your husband found the necklace by chance.
01:19:58William had lost his key.
01:20:02He knew that I kept spares in the studio. He must have been looking for mine when he found the necklace.
01:20:11Reverend Gideon!
01:20:11And when he found it, your husband realised that you'd got to Rufus Coulter before he did,
01:20:24that you'd lied to cover your tracks, and that you'd been with Jessie Clisseld when she died.
01:20:29And so he confessed to all of it, in order to protect you.
01:20:33And you let him.
01:20:35But you knew you were still in danger, as long as Lucy Weaving was still asking questions.
01:20:39That's why I wrote the note, just to frighten her into leaving.
01:20:43But while you were out delivering your note, your husband was making his confession.
01:20:48That wasn't part of the plan.
01:20:50Lucy realised that if William had been arrested, then he couldn't have left the note.
01:20:54Just needed by myself some time, so I told her that I would make tea, call the police.
01:20:59Then, as I left, I saw her staring at Leo.
01:21:03I knew in that moment that she was close to the truth,
01:21:10that there would be questions that I wouldn't be able to answer.
01:21:18It was too late to stop.
01:21:25Your husband's been released.
01:21:29He'd like to talk to you, but you're under no obligation.
01:21:32No, I want to.
01:21:43I always thought you were fragile, Alice.
01:21:46Needed my protection.
01:21:48But the one you've become, I don't recognise.
01:21:51She's not my Alice.
01:21:53She's always been there, William.
01:21:54I just learned how to keep her well hidden,
01:21:58because no one's ever loved or wanted that, Alice.
01:22:03Except Jessie.
01:22:07You'll need to tell us exactly where she is.
01:22:12She's...
01:22:14downstream.
01:22:17In the hollow.
01:22:17I've already said my goodbyes.
01:22:25I am so sorry, William.
01:22:26You're a natural detective, Sarah.
01:22:39Well, only if it's history related.
01:22:41But when it is, you're like a dog with a bone.
01:22:44Oh, not again, Paddy.
01:22:46We're going to have to get rid of that rug, Sarah.
01:22:48Hey.
01:22:50Hey.
01:22:53It's the silver eternity bracelet you got me when I had Betty.
01:22:56You lost that years ago.
01:22:57Oh, and I'm very grateful to have him back.
01:23:00Good boy.
01:23:01Seems like Paddy's good at solving mysteries, too.
01:23:04Well, maybe you should take him mudlarking.
01:23:06He might be able to help you find that watch he lost when he went fishing.
01:23:09Oh, that's a great idea.
01:23:10What do you say, Detective Paddy?
01:23:11Do you want to go fishing again?
01:23:13Go on, then.
01:23:14See if you can find my wellies.
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