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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.
00:01:34Oh, dear.
00:01:35Oh, dear.
00:01:37All right, Richard?
00:01:39Everything 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.
00:02:09As 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.
00:02:39You should probably call 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, Jem.
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.
00:02:57You just said them done.
00:03:01Ready, Jem?
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.
00:03:09I'm afraid this is the only family photograph my mother kept.
00:03:16Those 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.
00:03:24So what made her change her mind?
00:03:28She knew she didn't have long left.
00:03:30Wanted to get her house in order before it was too late.
00:03:34But 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.
00:04:00Well, all we know so far is that your family came from a village called Goldsworthy 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 Goldsworthy.
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.
00:04:26Yeah.
00:04:27Look, sometimes people, they just need a bit of a nudge.
00:04:32All he can say is no.
00:04:43If 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.
00:05:16Is 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.
00:05:25Richard.
00:05:27I need your expert opinion.
00:05:30My card.
00:05:31Looks 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,
00:05:44must be worth a bob or two.
00:05:46The ampulla and the Thomas Beckett badge
00:05:47are 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
00:05:54about the old gun you found in the lake
00:05:56and 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.
00:06:16Let's have a look.
00:06:18What do you think?
00:06:23Well, he's right.
00:06:24Here's Lear.
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.
00:06:53Also known as a witch's jar.
00:06:55Probably 17th century.
00:06:56Unopened, they were thought
00:06:58to protect against the spirits of evil.
00:07:00But if the seal was broken,
00:07:02the forces of evil
00:07:03were believed to be set free.
00:07:04So I've unleashed evil
00:07:06on myself.
00:07:07Oh, superstitious nonsense.
00:07:10It gets worse
00:07:11if the jar is open near water.
00:07:13It's said that the ghosts
00:07:15of the foreshore
00:07:16come back to life
00:07:18to take their victims with them.
00:07:20Don't listen to him, Johnny.
00:07:21Don't.
00:07:25Thanks for watching, guys.
00:07:26And if you haven't already,
00:07:27don't forget to like and subscribe.
00:07:29All merch available via the link.
00:07:31Happy Magnetarian!
00:07:31Bye, then.
00:07:34See you tomorrow.
00:07:35Thinking of coming
00:07:36to 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 had,
00:07:42then why shouldn't we have some of them?
00:07:44Though it's you lot
00:07:45who need to get lucky.
00:07:46Not us.
00:07:47That's just not fair.
00:07:49I'll never 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, I'd rather walk.
00:07:59Johnny!
00:08:01William, shall I take the jar?
00:08:04Someone needs to report it.
00:08:07Good job.
00:08:08Yeah, yeah.
00:08:09That'd be much appreciated.
00:08:13William, is there something wrong?
00:08:16No, no.
00:08:17Everybody says fine.
00:08:34You.
00:08:35All right.
00:08:51You.
00:08:51Thanks for letting me know, Jacob.
00:09:10Yeah, of course, of course.
00:09:11I'll make sure everyone's aware.
00:09:13Okay.
00:09:14Bye.
00:09:16Damn.
00:09:18Simon.
00:09:20Alice!
00:09:21I'm going to find out, Mom.
00:09:34I promise.
00:09:35I'm going to find out, Mom.
00:09:48I'm going to find out, Mom.
00:10:01Hello?
00:10:08Oh, hello.
00:10:09What?
00:10:11Wait.
00:10:12Are you sure about that?
00:10:15No, no, no.
00:10:16Hold on a second.
00:10:17I just need to write this down.
00:10:19Hang on.
00:10:19Let's go.
00:10:49Help!
00:10:51Somebody!
00:10:52Help me!
00:10:53Please!
00:10:54Help me!
00:10:56Please!
00:10:59Help me!
00:11:05Help me!
00:11:07Please!
00:11:14Here we reach the shining river,
00:11:19Weighing every burning down,
00:11:23Grace our spirits will deliver,
00:11:26And provide us the robe and crown.
00:11:30Yes, we will gather round the river,
00:11:34The beautiful, the beautiful river,
00:11:38Gather with the space of the river,
00:11:41That flows by the throne of life.
00:11:46Morning, vicar!
00:11:49You see that look? He's really not happy.
00:11:53Judge not, lest ye be judged.
00:11:56Isn't that what the Bible says?
00:11:58Yeah, but the man's a hypocrite.
00:12:00Preaches one thing, does the opposite.
00:12:03Well, at least he's not a Judas, like Johnny.
00:12:07Talking of Johnny, where is he?
00:12:10Right, we've made our point. Let's go to the pub.
00:12:13Rihanna?
00:12:14Bless him, won't do any of us any harm.
00:12:16Especially you, Cole.
00:12:18Gracious God, we pray for all those poor souls
00:12:22Lost 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!
00:12:39Oh, morning, Jamie. Do you want to be down on the soap?
00:12:58Thanks. Oh, you're looking very glamorous for a school day.
00:13:01Ah, but it's not a school day winter. Far from it.
00:13:04Mum's going to be on TV.
00:13:06Oh, that's exciting. What's the show?
00:13:07Uh, pastimes. 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 some surf and celebrity drama.
00:13:19What 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.
00:13:30Can you get your stuff to go straight?
00:13:31Careful what you wish for, sir.
00:13:37DCI Barnaby. Good morning.
00:13:44Not so good for our victim. Cause of death?
00:13:47Drowning. And by the look of him, I reckon he'd been in the water no longer than 24 hours.
00:13:52There have been reports of a sinkhole in the stretch of river.
00:13:56And sinkholes combined with silt can be a particularly dangerous combination.
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.
00:14:19This was found in the pocket.
00:14:24Memento Mori is Latin. It means, remember that you have to die.
00:14:29Who knew Winter could speak Latin?
00:14:32You're wasted as a plod.
00:14:33I'm not a... I'm a detective.
00:14:36Detective Sergeant, sir.
00:14:37It's so easy to wind up. It'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-mortem.
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.
00:14:57Why did he come here? Was he meeting someone?
00:15:00Digital forensics are trying to unlock his phone.
00:15:02Where exactly was the body found?
00:15:05Into 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 key member.
00:15:17According to Mrs. Gideon, there was another mud larking group here at the same time,
00:15:20but they left before he did.
00:15:21Were the Gideons that asked people to see Mr. Hoxham alive?
00:15:24Yeah. Said he was going home and left alone.
00:15:27Mrs. Gideon can't understand why he came back.
00:15:30Well, let's talk to both groups.
00:15:32Find out if anything happened yesterday that might, um, shed some light.
00:15:36Sorry.
00:15:57Dan Peasey, Gemstone Television. We're here to see Richard Clissot.
00:16:00So he's expecting you?
00:16:02Absolutely.
00:16:03He's not back yet?
00:16:05We're happy to wait.
00:16:13Johnny 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.
00:16:22Did Mr. Hoxham have any enemies?
00:16:25But 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. I started walking home while they were still at the river.
00:16:39Yeah, Johnny left soon after, and Richard Clissot was offered him a lift earlier, but he declined.
00:16:44And Richard Clissot is?
00:16:46He's a fellow mudlark and an old family friend.
00:16:49I took over the ministry when his father retired.
00:16:53Did anything happen at the river that could have upset Mr. Hoxham?
00:16:59Uh, new research suggested that there could have been a pilgrim hostel near Hollybrook.
00:17:06Johnny was hoping to find a rare Thomas Beckett badge to complete his collection.
00:17:10Then an ampullar badge was found by Cole Densmore, a member of the Midsomer Magneteers, another mudlarking group in the area.
00:17:17The ampullar and Thomas Beckett badge are often found together, so Johnny got excited that he might find one in the same location.
00:17:26But Cole refused to tell him exactly where he found it.
00:17:29In fact, Cole seemed to be enjoying taunting him, but that wasn't unusual.
00:17:34What do you mean?
00:17:35Well, the mudlarks are keen historians and ecologists. We research respectfully for evidence of the past in order to build collections of local historical importance.
00:17:45And the Midsomer Magneteers?
00:17:46Well, they use heavy, high-strength magnets to amass large quantities of metal for cash.
00:17:52Their gung-ho attitude causes untold damage to the environment.
00:17:56Which is a source of conflict?
00:17:59Yeah, unfortunately, yes.
00:18:00There was something else. Johnny found a rare Wiccan jar in the river.
00:18:06Witches' what, exactly?
00:18:07A sealed 17th-century witch's jar, believed to curse whoever opens it.
00:18:13Sadly, that was Johnny.
00:18:16Yeah, as a Christian, I abhor superstition, but it's an unfortunate coincidence that Johnny died later that day.
00:18:23Where is this jar now?
00:18:26Richard took it with him. Significant artefacts need to be registered.
00:18:32Where might I find him?
00:18:42They're waiting in the sitting room.
00:18:43What the hell are they doing here?
00:18:45They said you were expecting them. I didn't know what to do.
00:18:50Go 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.
00:19:06Uncle Richard.
00:19:08I'm Lucy.
00:19:10Hannah's daughter.
00:19:13Fine. I'll answer your questions.
00:19:15But under no circumstances will I appear on your television programme.
00:19:19Is that understood?
00:19:21Perfectly.
00:19:24These bills are you paying today?
00:19:26It's all under control, Gem.
00:19:28I can't tax on his way.
00:19:29What if you get caught?
00:19:31Things 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.
00:19:40I know. I was there.
00:19:41No one knew what was going on.
00:19:42He's now been formally identified as Johnny Hogson.
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.
00:19:52He 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 alert on the magnateer's chat.
00:20:03Did you share that information with the mudlarks?
00:20:05Well, I didn't have to.
00:20:06Jacob said he'd already told the vicar.
00:20:10We 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.
00:20:19I see you've got your own channel.
00:20:21Over 5,000 followers now.
00:20:22Did you film any content yesterday?
00:20:25Yeah, but nothing interesting.
00:20:28I'll still need to see it.
00:20:31It's so strange.
00:20:32My mother grew up in this beautiful house,
00:20:35but 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.
00:20:52My father kept it.
00:20:56In case there was ever any doubt.
00:21:02As you can see, she despised us and everything we stood for,
00:21:05and states quite clearly she wishes no one to come after her.
00:21:09Yeah, but 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?
00:21:22No, it is not.
00:21:24Did your parents notify the police when she left?
00:21:26My father was obliged to report it, but since there were no suspicious circumstances,
00:21:31that was the end of it.
00:21:32And 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.
00:21:51Um, I'd love to talk more if...
00:21:53There'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.
00:22:29Very much like my own job.
00:22:31How 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.
00:22:51Reverend Gideon told us about the discovery of the Wiccan jar.
00:22:57I believe you have it.
00:22:58Why yes, the jar.
00:23:06Here it is.
00:23:08Not very pleasant, I'm afraid.
00:23:11I've reported it to the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
00:23:13They'll be taking it off my hands.
00:23:15Could he have been deliberately placed for Mr. Hoxham to find as a warning of some kind?
00:23:22Highly unlikely.
00:23:24It is clear Johnny saw it as a bad omen.
00:23:27Which makes it all the more puzzling why he should choose to return.
00:23:39There's a history of rivalry and antagonism between the mudlarks and the magneteers, but
00:23:52apart from the discovery of the Wiccan jar, both sides seem to agree nothing unusual happened yesterday.
00:23:58I'm not sure they're being entirely honest.
00:24:01This footage was downloaded from Gemma Westcott's phone.
00:24:04It was intended as content for the magneteers channel.
00:24:07Where were you casting when you found it?
00:24:09Why would I tell you that?
00:24:11Might be loads more of them.
00:24:12But then I'll tell the police about the old gun you found in the lake and didn't declare.
00:24:15You're still out on license, aren't you, Cole?
00:24:18They'll send you straight back, Johnny.
00:24:22I'll kill you first.
00:24:27This was witnessed by both groups.
00:24:28Why didn't anyone mention it?
00:24:29Well, 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.
00:24:38Hmm, and there's another thing.
00:24:39Freddie 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.
00:24:45Freddie said that he circulated it on the magneteers 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...
00:24:55Digital managed to access Johnny Hoxham's cloud.
00:25:00Someone 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
00:25:13and 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.
00:25:26Hmm.
00:25:30This is great.
00:25:31Do you have any information on Jessie specifically, apart from the birth certificate?
00:25:35Well, her leaving was reported in the local press.
00:25:38Oh, well.
00:25:40As 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.
00:25:59As went this by Mary Hamble, the housekeeper's daughter.
00:26:02Sources close to the family confirmed that Miss Clissold had threatened to leave before.
00:26:06A note was found leaving them in no doubt that she left of her own free will.
00:26:11Richard Clissold still has it.
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.
00:26:25What 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.
00:26:32And 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.
00:26:39She cleans for Richard Clissold.
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, William.
00:26:53The church flowers are all done, Alice, so I'll leave you to it.
00:27:00I'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.
00:27:18You also failed to share it with me.
00:27:20Yeah, I'm ashamed to say that's true.
00:27:24When 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.
00:27:33Freddie Westcott received the same warning and immediately circulated it amongst the magneteers.
00:27:37If you'd done that, Johnny Hoxham might be alive now.
00:27:42Yeah, 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 or 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, heading back towards Hollybrook.
00:28:07We 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?
00:28:32No 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 Muhammad will have to go to the mount.
00:28:42Mrs. Gideon, I don't like being lied to.
00:28:57I understand. If you could just give us five minutes, we can explain.
00:29:01You 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.
00:29:08And Mrs. 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.
00:29:32Time for a little fire, Bobby.
00:29:34It turns out Cole Densmore is Goldsworthy's resident bad boy.
00:29:39Currently out on license for theft.
00:29:44Get off my property before I call the cops.
00:29:45Yeah, we 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.
00:30:09I 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.
00:30:15Yeah, it still needs to be registered, as I'm sure you're aware.
00:30:18But it's an antique. It's been underwater for years.
00:30:20There are rules, Mr. Densmore.
00:30:22Oh, okay. I'll report it if it'll get you off my back.
00:30:26What do you really want?
00:30:28I understand he had an altercation with Johnny Hoxham just hours before he died.
00:30:33That was just banter.
00:30:34Looked 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? I know I could get decent money for it.
00:30:45You threatened to kill him, Mr. Densmore.
00:30:48But I didn't.
00:30:48Does the expression memento mori mean anything to you?
00:30:57The river isn't far from here. Did you go back there after everyone left?
00:31:00No. Why 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.
00:31:19What 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. Total weirdo.
00:31:32But they'll take anyone.
00:31:34So it seems.
00:31:36We'll be in touch, Mr. Densmore.
00:31:37Rufus.
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.
00:32:11Of 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, that's all.
00:32:22Just wish you cared about me like that.
00:32:24I know who your celebrity is. We crossed paths earlier.
00:32:40Anything to do with your murder investigation?
00:32:42Sorry. Strictly need to know vases.
00:32:47It is intriguing though, isn't it?
00:32:49Our paths crossing professionally like this.
00:32:51Yeah, investigating the same case from very different angles.
00:32:57We could both end up on telly at this rate.
00:32:59No, my show will only get made if the story has enough layers
00:33:02to keep the viewers intrigued.
00:33:04Which, unless there's a massive plot twist, is looking very unlikely.
00:33:08In my experience, that can happen when you least expect it.
00:33:21What exactly was found?
00:33:33It's the hilt of a sword, possibly 8th century.
00:33:36Oh, there was an Anglo-Saxon settlement in this area, so potentially very exciting.
00:33:39But should we really be out so soon, my barking?
00:33:44It's what Johnny would have wanted.
00:33:45If 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 just in time for tea, Vicar!
00:33:57Leave now, or I will call the police!
00:33:59Oh, that's not very nice, Reverend.
00:34:01It's just this private land, and you don't have permission to be here.
00:34:04Says who?
00:34:05Sir 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, made coins that looked like gold,
00:34:22but were mostly bog-standard metal.
00:34:26Still 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.
00:34:41If you're implying I had something to do with it...
00:34:43William, let it go.
00:34:45Hasn't there been enough trouble?
00:34:48Let's start on the foreshore.
00:34:58Sorry to keep you.
00:34:59I couldn'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 case isn't 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.
00:35:22He 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 mudlarking community he loved.
00:35:41Question is, how far would he go to exact revenge?
00:35:45He's a huge...
00:35:47Gem?
00:35:49Gem, make sure you're getting this!
00:35:50Cole, get over here, Cole!
00:35:54Oh, this is Anglo-Saxon gold, we're billionaires!
00:35:56Yeah!
00:36:09Fours bloody bite this week.
00:36:10Take it to scrap, Cole, it's rusted to hell.
00:36:15Never mind, love.
00:36:18I'll make us some tea.
00:36:30Where are you going, mate?
00:36:31Home.
00:36:32Not that it's any business of yours.
00:36:36Weirder.
00:36:39Sorry.
00:36:41Richard?
00:36:45What is it?
00:36:50Richard?
00:36:52At my school?
00:36:55I think it's Jessie's.
00:37:07Quiet, Bobby.
00:37:15It's unbelievable.
00:37:24How can anyone live in there?
00:37:26Hopefully we'll find out.
00:37:32Mr 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 that slows me down.
00:37:50Come through.
00:37:50What's this all about, then?
00:38:02We understand that you and Mr Hoxham are 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.
00:38:13Because 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 Hoxham believed you were capable of seeking revenge by sending anonymous notes designed to frighten him.
00:38:27The man was deluded.
00:38:30Nothing was ever proved.
00:38:32Well, this was found at the scene in Mr Hoxham'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?
00:38:47The last call that Mr Hoxham received was from a phone box.
00:38:50Was that you, Mr Coulter?
00:38:52No.
00:38:53So you're wasting your time.
00:38:57I'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 you there.
00:39:16You can see yourselves out.
00:39:27Come on, Vicar, pick up.
00:39:38Please.
00:39:39Ready, babe.
00:39:47What are you up to?
00:39:49This little beauty is an Anglo-Saxon figurine.
00:39:52Extremely rare, apparently.
00:39:54You're gonna have to declare it.
00:39:55We're, we'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, I'll get the team to check out whether Jessie,
00:40:12you know, changed her identity or moved abroad.
00:40:14And if that doesn't work, we can look into other members of your family
00:40:17and see where that takes us.
00:40:20Finding Jessie's the only reason I agreed to do this.
00:40:22And I'm not ready to give up yet.
00:40:27Okay.
00:40:52Vicar, 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.
00:41:22Hi.
00:41:28Um, I'd like to stay another night, if that's okay.
00:41:31Oh, no problem.
00:41:32Um, I meant to ask you, um, I heard you talking about Jessie Clisold.
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.
00:41:48Just thought I'd say.
00:41:49Yes, of course.
00:42:02Vicar.
00:42:04Thank God.
00:42:06I'm in the kitchen.
00:42:11Vicar?
00:42:11So, 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 roll, but I did manage to find this.
00:42:28It's a copy of her last school report.
00:42:31Oh, wow.
00:42:34Jessica is extremely intelligent, but her rebellious nature makes her stubborn and hard to control.
00:42:40Oh, she sounds just like Mum.
00:42:44Oh, that's all I have so far. Any developments your end?
00:42:47Yeah, um, a bike was found in the river today.
00:42:52People believe it could be Jessie's, but that doesn't make any sense.
00:42:55Can you ask your Uncle Richard about it?
00:42:59He made it very clear that the door was closed, but I refuse to give up hope.
00:43:04Well, with or without him, we're getting closer.
00:43:15Is it a coincidence that a suspect in Johnny Hoxham's murder is now a victim himself?
00:43:39Statistics would say no, sir.
00:43:42Let's find out.
00:43:43Um, Reverend Gideon, we understand that you raised the alarm.
00:43:48Yes, Rufus called me. Sounded dreadful.
00:43:52Although we had our differences, he wanted my help.
00:43:56Did he say why?
00:43:56Uh, the 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?
00:44:10Uh, 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, and, uh, when it was pulled out of the river, only one remained.
00:44:21But Rufus 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?
00:44:31Yeah, yeah, I believe so.
00:44:33Why would Mr. Coulter be interested in an old bike pannier?
00:44:37Well, Rufus, he collected everything, but this time he got lucky.
00:44:42Inside the pannier, he said he found a necklace.
00:44:46How's that relevant?
00:44:47Um, you were already questioning him about Johnny's murder, and he worried that if it was found in his possession,
00:44:55it could connect him to whatever happened to Jessie, that 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?
00:45:05His gallery.
00:45:07His gallery? What does that mean?
00:45:09I have no idea.
00:45:12He promised to tell me everything when I came to the house.
00:45:14But I was too late.
00:45:19And where is the necklace now?
00:45:22Rufus said he brought it up from storage, but I couldn't see it anyway.
00:45:36Breathe in, gents.
00:45:37It's a bit of a squeeze.
00:45:39You mentioned cardiac issues. Is that what killed him?
00:45:42An arrest has no visible signs, so we'll have to wait for the PM.
00:45:46But I'm concerned that the pile that crushed him was deliberately stabilized.
00:45:53I just need to prove it.
00:45:55So have all those equations before?
00:45:56It's all about angles, Winter.
00:45:59I once had a lover who was a champion skier.
00:46:03Of course you did.
00:46:03We went off feast in San Maritz and discovered a man who supposedly had fallen to his death.
00:46:11I knew immediately it was foul play.
00:46:13How?
00:46:15It'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?
00:46:27A laser distance meter. I'm not that much of a Luddite, Winter.
00:46:34What happened to your relationship with the sphere?
00:46:37I'm afraid that all went rapidly downhill.
00:46:42Nice 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.
00:46:52Who 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...
00:47:22The cellar.
00:47:34The cellar.
00:47:39Well done, Winter.
00:47:41Down you go.
00:47:41No, no.
00:47:43Oh...
00:47:43I think we found Rufus Colter's gallery, sir.
00:48:03Classic serial killer behavior, sir.
00:48:12Trophies kept to symbolize the killer's conquest over their victims.
00:48:16Could Jesse Clisold be one of them?
00:48:17Fleur's trying to ID the recovered body parts from their DNA.
00:48:21It's a long shot, but we might get lucky.
00:48:24We seized the bite that the magneteers pulled from the river.
00:48:27And the contents of the pannier confirmed that it belonged to Jesse Clisold.
00:48:30Anything of interest?
00:48:32An ID with her purse, some cash, and some degraded items of clothing.
00:48:37She clearly intended to leave that day.
00:48:40Richard Clisold said that his family reported Jesse's disappearance to the police.
00:48:45See if there's any evidence of that in the archive.
00:48:47Oh, 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.
00:48:58If, as we now believe, that Rufus Colter went down to his cellar to retrieve the necklace,
00:49:06why wasn't it found on his person?
00:49:09How does this connect to Johnny Hoxham's murder?
00:49:12Oh, Sir Fleur's got something for us.
00:49:13Yes.
00:49:15Results show that Mr. Colter did indeed suffer a cardiac arrest at the time he was crushed.
00:49:22And my measurements came good, Winter.
00:49:26As you can see, physics suggest the tower was deliberately pushed.
00:49:31But, uh, that's not all.
00:49:34Mr. Colter had an implantable cardiovert and defibrillator,
00:49:39a preventative measure for those at risk of cardiac arrest.
00:49:42But the device had been deliberately disabled.
00:49:45How?
00:49:46By being in close proximity to a powerful magnet.
00:49:50Like 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.
00:49:59But 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.
00:50:08So, 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.
00:50:21But legal has come up with something interesting.
00:50:23Rufus Colter left everything in his will to Freddie and Gemma Westcott.
00:50:36Oh, sorry. So sorry to bother you, Mrs. Gideon.
00:50:46Your husband said you might be here. I'm Lucy Weaving.
00:50:49Yes, of course. How can I help?
00:50:52I'm trying to trace my Aunt Jessie. Jessica Clisold. I understand you were there when her bike was found?
00:50:58Yes. It was a bit of a shock. Poor Richard seemed very upset.
00:51:06It's probably just a coincidence. But I worry that the recent murders and Jessie's disappearance might be connected somehow. I'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. I spent my youth combing the river, collecting whatever I could find to use in my artworks.
00:51:25That's, that's one of mine, all made from mudlarking finds.
00:51:30The river drew William and I together. He's a little bit older than me, but we shared a passion for mudlarking.
00:51:42It's beautiful. Oh, thank you.
00:51:45There's something wonderful about bringing new life to things that would otherwise be lost forever.
00:51:54You didn't seem very upset about Mrs. Coulter's death, Mr. Westcott.
00:51:58By how it was expected, given his art condition.
00:52:00But you must have been close for him to make you the sole beneficiaries of his will.
00:52:04And given the state of your business, the timing seems pretty convenient.
00:52:08It's not what you think.
00:52:09Rufus had never been popular in the village.
00:52:11Hmm. He was eccentric. Harmless. He just couldn't let anything go.
00:52:14Which is why he was so angry when Johnny grassed him up.
00:52:18The heritage lot confiscated loads of his most treasured finds. He was distraught.
00:52:22Hmm.
00:52:23Rufus knew he'd never make old bones.
00:52:25So he asked us to take care of the rest of it after he'd gone. I said yes.
00:52:28And will you?
00:52:31You're joking, aren't you?
00:52:33I'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.
00:52:43I 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.
00:52:51Oh, hang on a minute.
00:52:52You clearly had motive, given the state of your business.
00:52:55And you knew that the inheritance would solve all your problems.
00:52:57And you had the means.
00:52:59Rufus had his own magnets. Anyone could have done it.
00:53:08Oh, DCI Barnaby. Lucy Weaving. We 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.
00:53:23Why 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.
00:53:29The 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.
00:53:38I'm pretty sure she's hiding something.
00:53:41Well, thank you, Ms. Weaving. Leave it with us.
00:53:43The police are out of me. I'm going to have to do this now.
00:53:52I don't think the Westcots realise how rich they're going to be.
00:53:54Not much to spend it on in prison.
00:53:57They both have motive for Rufus Coulter, but not, thank you,
00:54:00Johnny Hoxham and there's no evidence to place them at either murders.
00:54:03Well, 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.
00:54:14Backing up the Westcots assertion that he treasured everything he found, however macabre.
00:54:18So, they were telling the truth about that, at least.
00:54:21I'll leave you to it, gentlemen.
00:54:24This is from archives about Jesse Clissold's disappearance.
00:54:27It seems that the Clissolds accused her of stealing family jewellery.
00:54:31Notably, a very valuable 17th-century posy ring.
00:54:35I made a note of the engraving to help identify it, should it be found.
00:54:40United Hearts, Death Only Parts.
00:54:43Several people said that they saw Jesse Clissold leave the village on her bike.
00:54:47If only Mary Hamble made a statement saying she saw her at the station,
00:54:51which Mrs. Hamble refused to discuss with Lucy Weaving.
00:54:54Why?
00:54:57We need to talk to her.
00:54:58In your statement, you claim that Jesse Clissold got on the train to London with her bike.
00:55:03The same bike that was found in the river this morning.
00:55:05Maybe I was confused.
00:55:07Jesse was never without a bike.
00:55:09It was such a long time ago.
00:55:11But you saw her at the station.
00:55:12You're absolutely sure of that?
00:55:14Of course I'm sure.
00:55:18Well, if you think of anything else, give us a call.
00:55:21Thank you for your time.
00:55:34Mary Hamble doesn't strike me as a person who gets confused.
00:55:45I agree.
00:55:45She knows exactly what she saw that day.
00:55:47Well, that's tech.
00:55:51Looks like Rufus Coulter called the vicarage twice before he died.
00:55:56Gideon's phone records reveal that the first call went to voicemail, but was subsequently deleted.
00:56:01And the second call was answered.
00:56:04Reverend Gideon didn't mention a voicemail.
00:56:07Let's see if he's at home.
00:56:31Reverend Gideon.
00:56:37Sorry to disturb you. We tried the house, but there was no answer.
00:56:42Oh, I lost my vestry key here.
00:56:44I'll just skip spares here somewhere, but no luck so far.
00:56:47How can I help?
00:56:48The calls you received from Rufus Coulter, there seems to be some discrepancy.
00:56:52Two calls were made to the vicarage from Mr. Coulter's mobile.
00:56:55The first one went to voicemail.
00:56:56A message was left that lasted over a minute.
00:56:58The second call was answered.
00:57:01You mentioned the call, but not the message.
00:57:03I never heard it.
00:57:04Generally, I have no idea how that could have happened.
00:57:08My wife was here. I was alone in the house.
00:57:11I see.
00:57:13Well, thank you for your time. We'll see ourselves out.
00:57:20William.
00:57:22I'm so sorry. There's something I haven't told you.
00:57:25I deleted that voicemail.
00:57:27Why?
00:57:28Rufus was so awful to Johnny, and I didn't see why we should help him.
00:57:31I need to tell them the truth.
00:57:32The truth.
00:57:33Ah.
00:57:33Okay, yeah.
00:57:35I'll handle it.
00:57:36I don't know.
00:58:06Up to you, old chicks, Carl!
00:58:13Reverend Gideon was the last person to have seen Johnny Hoxham alive and the first person
00:58:17to have seen Rufus called to dead, or so he claims.
00:58:20He had no explanation for the deleted voicemail, and he failed to pass on the warning about
00:58:25the sinkhole.
00:58:26He had means and opportunity to kill both victims, but...
00:58:29Miss Winter.
00:58:30What's the motive?
00:58:33We're up.
00:58:34Okay.
00:58:34All right.
00:58:35Well, we'll be right down.
00:58:37Cole Densmore is in custody.
00:58:38He was caught red-handed stealing lead off the church roof, but says he wants to talk
00:58:42to us.
00:58:42Why?
00:58:43Well, apparently he saw Reverend Gideon acting suspiciously in the churchyard, says he thought
00:58:47he saw him hiding something.
00:58:48Did he now?
00:58:51Cole Densmore said it was on the far side.
00:58:54An old grave under a tree with an urn.
00:58:57Could it be that one?
00:59:01It must be the necklace Rufus Coulter found in Jesse Clisol's pannier.
00:59:24What was Reverend Gideon doing with it?
00:59:30And why was he hiding it out here?
00:59:43Reverend Gideon.
00:59:44You have some explaining to do.
00:59:50I've been praying for guidance, Chief Inspector, and God's answered my prayers.
00:59:58Time's come to confess the truth.
01:00:03Which is what, exactly?
01:00:06Jesse's death was a terrible accident.
01:00:08I, uh, 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?
01:00:25Yeah, I, uh, 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?
01:00:40Uh, 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?
01:00:52Well, yeah, my, uh, my family had always attended St. Leonard's, as had the Gazards, Alice's parents.
01:01:02It was then they encouraged me to follow Reverend Clisald into the ministry.
01:01:08But prior to my ordination, I'd taken up a curacy in London,
01:01:13and I'd found the coin, a, uh, 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.
01:01:34And rather than help Rufus, you decided to retrieve the necklace and silence him?
01:01:40Yeah, he wanted to tell the police.
01:01:44And I couldn't let that happen.
01:01:48And Johnny Harkson?
01:01:51Johnny was in love with my wife, and I feared that she felt the same,
01:01:57and I, I, I was terrified of, of losing her.
01:02:03So you lured him to his death?
01:02:08Yeah.
01:02:11I have no excuse for any of it, Chief Inspector.
01:02:14It 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 too studied, too neat.
01:02:44Like the last act of a play.
01:02:47If he is telling the truth, then you know someone else who must be lying.
01:02:53That statement I made 40 years ago,
01:02:56it was a lie.
01:02:59I never saw Jesse at the station.
01:03:02So why make that statement?
01:03:03Because I was asked to.
01:03:07But when Lucy Weaving started breaking all this up again,
01:03:11I didn't know what to do for the best.
01:03:14Reverend Gideon advised me to follow my conscience.
01:03:18Is that who asked you to lie?
01:03:19No.
01:03:21It was Richard Glisseld.
01:03:22Can you tell us why?
01:03:26Richard caught Jesse stealing their mother's jewellery.
01:03:30She told him she was leaving.
01:03:32Said if he stopped her,
01:03:33then she'd make it her business to bring shame on the family.
01:03:37Well, Richard couldn't risk that happening.
01:03:39So we let her go.
01:03:41And then asked me to say I'd seen her at the station
01:03:43to stop people asking questions.
01:03:45Why did you agree to her?
01:03:46At the time,
01:03:50I half believed I was in love with him.
01:03:53I'd have done anything he asked.
01:03:56But now,
01:03:57I'm wondering if I helped him get away with murder.
01:04:01So,
01:04:02William confessed to killing Jessica?
01:04:07He's also confessed to the murders of Johnny Hoxham
01:04:10and Rufus Coulter.
01:04:13So he lied?
01:04:15To everyone?
01:04:16As did you, Mr. Glisseld.
01:04:21Forty years ago.
01:04:23You asked Mary Hanball to give a false statement
01:04:25about your sister Jesse's departure.
01:04:33Mary came to me this afternoon.
01:04:36She said she would tell you the truth if I didn't.
01:04:39I asked Mary to lie
01:04:41to stop any further questions being asked.
01:04:45Why would you do that?
01:04:46My father was the subject of some vile rumours.
01:04:53Jesse threatened to tell the church community
01:04:55that they were all true.
01:04:57What did you do?
01:04:58I tried to persuade Jesse to stay,
01:05:00but she said she would only do that
01:05:02if our father's hypocrisy was exposed.
01:05:05The coward in me couldn't face the truth,
01:05:09so we struck a deal.
01:05:12I would allow her to leave without raising the alarm,
01:05:15but she could never return.
01:05:17I blamed it all on her.
01:05:19But in truth,
01:05:21my parents were to blame for all her pain.
01:05:24What do you mean?
01:05:26They should have tried to understand Jesse.
01:05:29Instead of farming her out to a school for girls with troubled,
01:05:32often violent backgrounds,
01:05:35it was then she started calling herself Leo.
01:05:38Leo?
01:05:39Why?
01:05:40Because lions are wild,
01:05:42powerful,
01:05:43brave,
01:05:44all the things she needed to be
01:05:46in order to survive.
01:05:49I loved my father too much.
01:05:51If the truth came out,
01:05:53it would have destroyed him.
01:05:56But that poor girl was my sister,
01:06:00innocent of any wrongdoing.
01:06:04I should have protected her,
01:06:08not him.
01:06:13I was too weak.
01:06:16Here you go, love.
01:06:21Oh, and this came for you, Miss Weaving.
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%.
01:06:38I saw the cop was taken away.
01:06:40After all, that finger pointing at me.
01:06:47Yeah, we're on our way there now.
01:06:49I'll let them know to expect you.
01:06:51That was the Heritage Crime Unit.
01:06:53Our search into Freddie Westcott brought them to us.
01:06:55Looks like his dodgy deal is about to catch up.
01:06:58Oh, let's give him the good news.
01:07:01I'll try and get hold of Sarah.
01:07:03See if she's got anywhere with
01:07:04Jessie Clissell's school records.
01:07:06We know that she was mixing with troubled, violent pupils,
01:07:11but who were they?
01:07:13Did she have any particular friends or enemies?
01:07:16Sarah might have some answers.
01:07:20Ah, you find you're a real murderer there?
01:07:23Told 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, though you might have to serve a prison sentence
01:07:31before 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
01:07:38to offload all your mudlarking contraband.
01:07:41Well, it turns out that he works undercover
01:07:43at 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?
01:07:54I'm so sorry to bother you, but I heard about your husband.
01:07:57It must have been a terrible shock.
01:07:58It's almost impossible to believe.
01:08:01William's just not capable.
01:08:03Someone just left me this.
01:08:11Leave now, or you'll be next.
01:08:13If William was already in custody when it was delivered,
01:08:15then it can't be him.
01:08:17And why would he threaten me if he was just about to converse?
01:08:19It doesn't make any sense.
01:08:21Have you told the police?
01:08:22Not yet.
01:08:23Well, why don't I call them and make us some sweet tea?
01:08:26I think we could both do.
01:08:59Let Lucy Weaving know about Reverend Gideon's confession before the press get a hold of it.
01:09:15Hey.
01:09:16I finally managed to speak to one of the nuns who taught at Everglade House.
01:09:20She remembered Jesse well, but when I asked her about friends, she said she only had one.
01:09:23Alice Gazard.
01:09:25Gazard?
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.
01:09:32Both had experienced painful rejection by their families and became inseparable.
01:09:35But Alice still lived with her parents.
01:09:37No, her adoptive parents.
01:09:39Alice 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.
01:10:13She was only eight years old.
01:10:16It says here that the Gazards took her in within weeks.
01:10:18I mean, how is that even possible?
01:10:19Well, her decision was made not to reveal what happened.
01:10:21Sister Maria thought that was wrong, so she kept a copy of her records.
01:10:25The Gazards were advised to keep Alice at the same school to avoid further disruption, and Jesse Clissell joined her there when she was 13.
01:10:31So Alice Gideon lied about everything.
01:10:33And her husband's confession seemed too studied, too neat, because it was.
01:10:37She was lying to protect Alice.
01:10:49Mrs. Gideon?
01:10:51Mrs. Gideon?
01:10:56The house's all locked up.
01:10:58There's no answer.
01:10:58Let's try the studio.
01:10:59Lucy's in there.
01:11:07Get in there.
01:11:13Ambulance.
01:11:14Stay there, sir.
01:11:15The vicarage goes with it.
01:11:17Lucy.
01:11:17Come on.
01:11:19Blunt-water trauma to the head, with a dose of gas-induced asphyxiation, for good measure.
01:11:40This bottle of ammonia is the culprit.
01:11:44Go on.
01:11:44When boiled, pure ammonia becomes a highly concentrated gas.
01:11:50Extremely 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 mudlocking fines.
01:12:08What are you thinking, sir?
01:12:10With a quote Richard Clissell, I'm getting my eye in.
01:12:14The mudlockers look for treasures that are unseen by most, but not invisible to all.
01:12:24And I think I've found one.
01:12:27Leo.
01:12:29What's that?
01:12:30Jessie Clissell's alter ego was a lion.
01:12:33She called herself Leo.
01:12:36The jewellery that Jessie stole on the day she left included a posy ring.
01:12:41And a part of this lion's eye is a ring displaying the French word mort.
01:12:50Death.
01:12:51Well, the wording on the stolen ring was in English.
01:12:53Yeah, but these rings were often engraved in French on the outside and English on the inside.
01:13:02As in this case.
01:13:04Unis les coeurs, la mort ne fait que separer.
01:13:08And on the inside, united hearts, death only parts.
01:13:16Jessie Clissell had the ring in her possession when she left for London.
01:13:19So, what is it doing in Alice Gideon's studio?
01:13:24We need to ask her before she does any more harm.
01:13:27Sir.
01:13:27Lucy Weaving's going to live, Mrs. Gideon.
01:13:56Despite your best efforts.
01:13:58We found the ring that Jessie Clissell stole from her mother on the day that she left home.
01:14:03We 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.
01:14:24But I couldn't go through with it.
01:14:27I was only 17.
01:14:29William and I were already engaged.
01:14:31He offered me safety and stability.
01:14:36Things that had eluded you as a child.
01:14:38We know that you were rejected by your birth mother and then by your foster family.
01:14:46I started to think, what had Jessie abandoned me to?
01:14:52I'd have no one.
01:14:53So I panicked.
01:14:55Begged her to stay.
01:14:57I needed more time.
01:14:58No one knew we were even friends.
01:15:01But she said it was too late.
01:15:03That 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?
01:15:35You struck her violently from behind.
01:15:53Just as you'd struck Mrs. Marchmont.
01:15:56Almost killing her, too.
01:15:58I felt no remorse for what I did to that woman.
01:16:00But I didn't mean to her.
01:16:02Jessie, I loved her.
01:16:03You could have come clean about it, but 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.
01:16:40And I floated her downstream.
01:16:43And 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.
01:17:01And that's when Johnny saw me.
01:17:03We'd been mudlarking at Hollybrook.
01:17:05I told William that I wanted to walk home.
01:17:07I thought that Johnny would go back over the bridges, but he didn't.
01:17:10Alice?
01:17:10Oh?
01:17:11What are you doing?
01:17:13Oh, I thought I saw something in the water, but it was just a trick of the light.
01:17:17Oh.
01:17:18Well, it's not a bad idea looking here, though.
01:17:20The current flows this way from Hollybrook.
01:17:22I'll come back here tomorrow.
01:17:24Come with me if you're free.
01:17:26Sure.
01:17:28Good idea.
01:17:29Great.
01:17:30And you couldn't let that happen, knowing what he might discover?
01:17:33I didn't have a plan until William got the call about the sinkhole by the jetty.
01:17:39He 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.
01:17:54Help.
01:17:56Somebody.
01:17:58Please.
01:18:00Help me.
01:18:02Please.
01:18:03First, you tried to implicate Cole Densmore by saying that you'd seen him at the river.
01:18:13And then you got lucky.
01:18:14Rufus Coulter sent Johnny Hoxham a memento mori that evening, making him our prime suspect.
01:18:20You heard the message that Rufus left at the vicarage.
01:18:23You knew that he'd found the necklace, which he feared might wrongly connect him to Jesse's
01:18:28death.
01:18:29But in reality, it connects you.
01:18:32What happened exactly?
01:18:38William was just coming out of Evensong that night, and I was leaving to meet Jesse.
01:18:44I told him that I was going for a bike ride, and he was worried it might not be safe.
01:18:49It 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.
01:18:57And when I returned hours later, I was in a terrible state.
01:19:01I told him the necklace was lost, that the class must have come undone or something, that
01:19:07I'd been desperately trying to find it all this time.
01:19:09And now you had to recover the necklace from Rufus Coulter to stop William finding out the truth.
01:19:19Vicar?
01:19:26And you didn't leave anything to chance, did you?
01:19:28You found one of Mr. Coulter's fishing magnets and placed it on his chest to ensure his silence.
01:19:34What?
01:19:35Oh.
01:19:36But then your husband found the necklace by chance.
01:20:00William had lost his key.
01:20:02He knew that I kept spares in the studio.
01:20:04He must have been looking for mine when he found the necklace.
01:20:11Reverend Gideon.
01:20:18And when he found it, your husband realized that you'd got to Rufus Coulter before he did,
01:20:24that you 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.
01:20:34But 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 realized that if William had been arrested, then he couldn't have left the note.
01:20:53I just needed to buy 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, that there would be questions that I wouldn't be able to answer.
01:21:18It was too late to stop.
01:21:20Your husband's been released.
01:21:29He'd like to talk to you, but you're under no obligation.
01:21:32No.
01:21:33I 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 recognize.
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, because no one's ever loved or wanted that, Alice.
01:22:02Except Jessie.
01:22:07You'll need to tell us exactly where she is.
01:22:12She's downstream.
01:22:17In the hollow.
01:22:19I've already said my goodbyes.
01:22:25I am so sorry, William.
01:22:32You'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.
01:22:53It'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.
01:23:04Maybe 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.
01:23:15Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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