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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.
00:01:35All right, Richard?
00:01:36All right.
00:01:37All right, Richard?
00:01:39All right, Richard.
00:01:40Everything 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.
00:02:06As 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, 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?
00:03:02I was born ready.
00:03:03Hello, guys, and welcome back to the Midsomer 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.
00:03:47That's why I'm doing this, to honour 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 Midsomer.
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.
00:04:27Sometimes people, they just need a bit of a nudge.
00:04:32All he can say is no.
00:04:36If you insist on being here, the least you can do is stick to your own area.
00:04:58I'll go wherever I like.
00:05:01Just 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.
00:05:22What do you think you're doing?
00:05:23Daddy.
00:05:25Richard.
00:05:25Richard.
00:05:26I need your expert opinion.
00:05:28I can't.
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 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.
00:06:01I'll kill you first.
00:06:09It's not worth it, Johnny.
00:06:10If it's here, you'll find it.
00:06:17Let's have a look.
00:06:18What do you think?
00:06:23Well, he's right, his lead.
00:06:25That's good one.
00:06:31It'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.
00:07:08Oh, 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.
00:07:21Don't.
00:07:30I'll hire the link.
00:07:31Happy magnetarian.
00:07:33Bye, then.
00:07:34See you tomorrow.
00:07:35Thinking of coming to 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.
00:07:47That's just not there.
00:07:49I'll never get up in time.
00:07:50One can but hope.
00:07:51I'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?
00:08:01William, shall I take the jar?
00:08:04Someone needs to report it.
00:08:07The jar?
00:08:08Yeah, yeah.
00:08:09That'd be much appreciated.
00:08:13William, is there something wrong?
00:08:16No.
00:08:17No.
00:08:17Everybody says fine.
00:08:21No.
00:08:50No.
00:08:50Thanks 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. Bye.
00:09:16Sam!
00:09:18Sam!
00:09:20Alice!
00:09:32I'm going to find her, Mum.
00:09:34I promise.
00:09:35I'm going to find her.
00:09:38I'm going to find her.
00:09:39I'm going to find her.
00:09:44Oh, yeah.
00:09:48hello oh hello what what are you sure about that
00:10:14no oh no no hold on a second i i just need to write this down hang on
00:10:44oh
00:11:03help somebody help me please
00:11:14is
00:11:32yes
00:11:44Morning, 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.
00:12:13Hurry in, Al.
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
00:12:23lost to our rivers and waterways
00:12:25who these flowers represent.
00:12:29In 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.
00:12:40Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
00:12:46Ah!
00:12:56Ah, morning, Jamie. Do you want to be down in the cell?
00:12:58Thanks.
00:12:59Oh, you're looking very glamorous for a school day.
00:13:02Ah, 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 glitter art, he doesn't turn your head.
00:13:14It'll be Hollywood next, sir.
00:13:15Oh, quite fancy a life of sun-surfing 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 me started to go straight?
00:13:31Careful what you wish for, sir.
00:13:33DCI 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.
00:13:53There have been reports of a sinkhole in the stretch of the river,
00:13:57and 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.
00:14:22Memento Mori is Latin. It means, remember that you have to die.
00:14:28Who knew Winter could speak Latin? You're wasted as a plod.
00:14:33I'm not a... I'm a detective. Detective 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. I'll be in touch.
00:14:46So, 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? Was he meeting someone?
00:15:00Digital forensics 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 keen member.
00:15:17According to Mrs Gideon, there was another mud larking group here at the same time, but 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.
00:15:29Well, let's talk to both groups. Find out if anything happened yesterday that might shed some light.
00:15:36Sorry.
00:15:57Dan Peasy, Gemstone Television. We'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.
00:16:22Did 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.
00:16:29I 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.
00:16:38Yeah, Johnny. He 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 Mudlock and an old family friend. I took over the ministry when his father retired.
00:16:52And did anything happen at the river that could have upset Mr Hoxham?
00:16:57New 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.
00:17:18The ampulla 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 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.
00:18:05Which is 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.
00:18:23Hm?
00:18:24Where 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?
00:18:31They'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.
00:18:49Go 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.
00:19:04Uncle Richard.
00:19:07I'm Lucy.
00:19:09Hannah's daughter.
00:19:12Fine.
00:19:13I'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. 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?
00:19:38The body was found in the river this morning.
00:19:40I know. I was there. No 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 mud larking 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.
00:19:54One of his lads had seen us heading down there.
00:19:57Jacob's lost sheep to a sinkhole in the river,
00:19:59and 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 mud larks?
00:20:05I didn't have to.
00:20:06Jacob said he'd already told the vicar.
00:20:09We understand that there's some unfriendly rivalry between you and the mud larks.
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.
00:20:24Did 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.
00:20:43Jessica 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.
00:20:56In 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.
00:21:08Leo.
00:21:09Yeah.
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?
00:21:22No, it is not.
00:21:24Did your parents notify the police when she left?
00:21:26My father was obliged to report it,
00:21:28but since there were no suspicious circumstances that 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?
00:21:44If 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.
00:22:00DCI Barnaby, do come in.
00:22:02They're just leaving.
00:22:19The art of mudlarking lies in the ability to spot things invisible to others.
00:22:23What we call getting your eye in.
00:22:25The mistake is in looking too hard.
00:22:28Very 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?
00:22:49Not that I'm aware of.
00:22:51Reverend 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. They'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?
00:23:22Highly unlikely.
00:23:23It's clear Johnny saw it as a bad omen.
00:23:26Which makes it all the more puzzling why he should choose to return.
00:23:30There's a history of rivalry and antagonism between the mudlarks and the magneteers.
00:23:51But apart 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, sir.
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?
00:24:10Might be loads more of them, but then I'll tell the police about the old gun you found in the lake and didn't declare.
00:24:16You're still out on license, aren't you Colt?
00:24:18They'll send you straight back, Johnny.
00:24:22I'll kill you first.
00:24:24This was witnessed by both groups. Why didn't anyone mention it?
00:24:29Mrs 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.
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.
00:24:47Claimed that the farmer made the same call to Reverend Gideon.
00:24:50You didn't say anything to Maeve.
00:24:52Oh, yeah.
00:24:53And finally...
00:24:56Digital 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 and pinpointed its exact location.
00:25:15Is the number traceable?
00:25:16It's from an old phone box in the village.
00:25:18So, Johnny Hoxham was deliberately lured to his death.
00:25:25Hmm.
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, wow.
00:25:39As 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.
00:25:56She 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 Clisold 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 Clisold still has it.
00:26:13And after she left?
00:26:16Well, the trail goes cold, I'm afraid.
00:26:18If Jessie changed her name or she left the country, it could be very difficult to trace her.
00:26:23I'll get our team to look into it.
00:26:25What about friends?
00:26:26She 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.
00:26:34She was a similar age and knew the family.
00:26:38Yeah, we met her briefly earlier. She 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. This is my colleague, DS Winter.
00:27:04Yeah, of course. I need some help.
00:27:07We 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.
00:27:17You also failed to share it with me.
00:27:20Yeah, I'm ashamed to say that's true.
00:27:22You know, when Jacob rang, I was writing my sermon for the river blessing, and 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 magnateers.
00:27:37If you'd done that, Johnny Hoxham might be alive now.
00:27:41Yeah, which I regret till 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? Did 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.
00:28:06We need to talk to Cole Densmore. At the very least, he could be an important witness.
00:28:18Unless William Gideon used the farmer's warning to lure 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, but why would Reverend Gideon want Johnny Hoxham dead?
00:28:31Hmm. No 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.
00:28:40Then Mohammed will have to go to the Mount.
00:28:55Mrs. Hamburg...
00:28:56I don't like being lied to.
00:28:57I 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.
00:29:09Mrs. Hamburg, if you...
00:29:10My 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.
00:29:17Time for a little fire, Bobby.
00:29:35Turns out Cole Densmore is Goldsworthy's resident bad boy.
00:29:39Currently out on license for theft.
00:29:41Get off my property before I call the cops.
00:29:45Yeah, we are the cops.
00:29:48Mr. Densmore?
00:29:50I'm not talking out here, so you better come in.
00:29:54But I'm not making tea.
00:29:56I assume you've got a license for that rather antiquated firearm?
00:30:12Don't need one.
00:30:13Got a collector who's gonna 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.
00:30:22Okay. I'll report it if it'll get you off my back.
00:30:26What do you really want?
00:30:28I understand you had an altercation with Johnny Hoxham just hours before he died.
00:30:32That was just banter.
00:30:34It looked like a bit more than that from the footage we saw.
00:30:36If you'd like me to refresh your memory.
00:30:38Okay.
00:30:39So I wouldn't give him the ampulla for his epoxy collection.
00:30:42Why should I? I know I could get decent money for it.
00:30:45You threatened to kill him, Mr. Densmore.
00:30:47But I didn't.
00:30:49Does the expression memento mori mean anything to you?
00:30:54The 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.
00:31:09And if you're looking for someone with real beef with Johnny, talk to Rufus Coulter.
00:31:14He was a mudlark until Johnny grassed 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.
00:31:25So he joined the magneteers?
00:31:27He's a hoarder. Total weirdo.
00:31:30But they'll take anyone.
00:31:33So it seems.
00:31:35We'll be in touch, Mr. Densmore.
00:31:40Of you, sir.
00:31:53If you hear the policeman up here, don't panic, okay?
00:31:56They got nothing on me.
00:32:07I suppose they're tears of a Johnny.
00:32:10Of course they are. He was a good friend.
00:32:13Yeah, the way you were together made that perfectly clear.
00:32:16Oh, William, please not this again.
00:32:18I cared about him. That's all.
00:32:21Just wish you cared about me like that.
00:32:24Not sure you ever have.
00:32:35I know who your celebrity is. We crossed paths earlier.
00:32:39Anything to do with your murder investigation?
00:32:42Sorry. Strictly need to know vases.
00:32:45Hm.
00:32:46It is intriguing though, isn't it?
00:32:48Our paths crossing professionally like this.
00:32:51Yeah. Investigating the same case from very different angles.
00:32:56We 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.
00:33:08Hm. In my experience, that can happen when you least expect it.
00:33:12What exactly was found?
00:33:17The Hilt of a Sword. Possibly 8th century.
00:33:22Oh, there was an Anglo-Saxon settlement in this area, so potentially very exciting.
00:33:39But should we really be out so soon mudlarking?
00:33:43It'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...
00:33:51It doesn't have time for tea, Vicar!
00:33:56Leave now, or I will call the police.
00:33:59Oh, that's not very nice, Reverend.
00:34:01Just this private land and you don't have permission to be here.
00:34:04Says who?
00:34:05Sir Henry's Gamekeeper's 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.
00:34:26Still worth a bob or two.
00:34:27You should know that, Dicky, 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?
00:34:49Let's start on the foreshore.
00:34:58Sorry to keep you, couldn't get Paddy in from the garden.
00:35:00He's become obsessed with digging.
00:35:02I 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.
00:35:12No, but 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.
00:35:25Here.
00:35:26Some examples.
00:35:27Rufus 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?
00:35:44Jim?
00:35:45Jim, make sure you're getting this.
00:35:46Cole, get over here, Cole.
00:35:47Oh, this is Anglo-Saxon gold.
00:35:48We're billionaires.
00:35:49Yeah.
00:35:50Oh.
00:35:51Oh.
00:35:52Oh, this is Anglo-Saxon gold.
00:35:53We're billionaires.
00:35:54Yeah.
00:35:55Oh.
00:35:56Oh.
00:35:57Oh.
00:35:58Oh.
00:35:59Oh.
00:36:00Oh.
00:36:01Oh.
00:36:02Oh.
00:36:04Oh.
00:36:05Oh.
00:36:06Oh.
00:36:07Oh.
00:36:08Oh.
00:36:09Oh.
00:36:10Oh.
00:36:11Oh.
00:36:12Oh.
00:36:13Oh.
00:36:14Oh.
00:36:15Oh.
00:36:16Oh.
00:36:17Oh.
00:36:18Oh.
00:36:19Oh.
00:36:20Oh.
00:36:23Oh.
00:36:24oh.
00:36:25Oh.
00:36:28Where you going mate?
00:36:30Home.
00:36:31Not that it's any business of yours.
00:36:33Weirder.
00:36:35Oh.
00:36:37Richard?
00:36:38What is it?
00:36:42My hand?
00:36:43Yeah.
00:36:44How you feeling?
00:36:46What is it?
00:36:50Richard?
00:36:52That bicycle?
00:36:55I think it's Jessie's.
00:37:07Quiet, Bobby.
00:37:16It'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.
00:37:41What?
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.
00:37:59What's this all about, then?
00:38:02We 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.
00:38:13Because, like I said, I've got heart problems.
00:38:16Ask my doctor.
00:38:18I'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.
00:38:28The man was deluded.
00:38:30Nothing was ever proved.
00:38:31Well, this was found at the scene in Mr. Hoxton's jacket.
00:38:36Doesn't mean it's from me, does it?
00:38:38And you knew about the sinkhole from the magnateer's chat group.
00:38:42So did everyone else.
00:38:44So why pick on me?
00:38:47The last call that Mr. Hoxton received was from a phone box.
00:38:51Was 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.
00:39:07I can't handle the stress.
00:39:09Well, if you think of anything else, give us a call.
00:39:12I've told you everything I know.
00:39:14I'll just, I'll just leave it there.
00:39:15You can see yourselves, Al.
00:39:35Come on, Vicar, pick up.
00:39:38Please.
00:39:46Freddy, 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, I 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.
00:40:23And I'm not ready to give up yet.
00:40:27Okay.
00:40:44Oh, Vicar, thank God you're there now.
00:41:04I really need your help.
00:41:07I, I, I called Freddy, but the police don't trust him.
00:41:11You're the only one I can turn to.
00:41:13Hi.
00:41:28Um, I'd like to stay another night, if that's okay.
00:41:30Oh, no problem.
00:41:31Um, I meant to ask you, um, I heard you talking about Jessie Clissolt.
00:41:36She's my aunt.
00:41:38People seem to think we found her old bike this morning in the river on the estate.
00:41:43But that's not possible.
00:41:47Maybe they got it wrong.
00:41:48Just what I'd say.
00:41:50Yes, of course.
00:41:52Vicar.
00:42:04Thank God.
00:42:07I'm in the kitchen.
00:42:11Vicar?
00:42:18So, 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.
00:42:41She sounds just like Mum.
00:42:44Well, that's all I have so far. Any developments your end?
00:42:46Yeah, um, a bike was found in the river today.
00:42:51People believe it could be Jessie's, but that doesn't make any sense.
00:42:55Can you ask your Uncle Richard about it?
00:42:58He 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.
00:43:06We're getting closer.
00:43:07Well, what if we go to school?
00:43:08I wish we do a big pagford here.
00:43:09What if we go home to school just burada to go home.
00:43:11Pretty sure it's located in the education.
00:43:13Is it a coincidence that a suspect in Johnny Hoxham's murder is now a victim himself?
00:43:39Statistics would say no, sir.
00:43:41Let's find out.
00:43:44Reverend Gideon, we understand that you raised the alarm.
00:43:48Yes, Rufus called me. Sounded 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 recognised it.
00:44:05He said it belonged to his younger sister, Jessie. I'm sure of it.
00:44:09Why is that significant?
00:44:10It was the bike that Jessie was meant to have left with.
00:44:14According to Richard, her bike had a pair of tartan panniers, and when it 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.
00:44:28Which would be ten 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.
00:44:45How's that relevant?
00:44:48You were already questioning him about Johnny's murder, and he worried that if it was found in his possession, it 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?
00:45:06His gallery.
00:45:07His gallery? What does that mean?
00:45:09I have no idea. He promised to tell me everything when I came to the house, but 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 anywhere.
00:45:36Breathe in, gents. It's a bit of a squeeze.
00:45:40You mentioned cardiac issues. Is 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.
00:45:53I just need to prove it.
00:45:55So all those equations are for?
00:45:57It'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.
00:46:14How?
00:46:14It's called the physics of a fall, based on analysis of the trajectory and impact site, angles, laws of motion.
00:46:26And you can calculate all of that with a tape measure?
00:46:28Laser distance meter.
00:46:32I'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...
00:47:22A cellar.
00:47:33A cellar.
00:47:39Well done, Winter.
00:47:41Down you go.
00:47:52I think we found Rufus Colter's gallery, sir.
00:48:10Classic serial killer behaviour, sir.
00:48:12Trophies kept to symbolise the killer's conquest over their victims.
00:48:15Could Jesse Clisold be one of them?
00:48:17Fleur's trying to ID the recovered body parts from their DNA.
00:48:22It's a long shot, but we might get lucky.
00:48:24We seized the bite that the magneteers pulled from the river.
00:48:27The 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.
00:48:47Yes, 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?
00:49:12Oh, Sir Fleur's got something for us.
00:49:16Results show that Mr. Colter did indeed suffer a cardiac arrest at the time he was crushed.
00:49:21And my measurements came good, Winter.
00:49:26As 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.
00:49:46Oh.
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.
00:49:59But 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.
00:50:24Rufus Colter left everything in his will to Freddie and Gemma Westcott.
00:50:28Oh, sorry, so sorry to bother you, Mrs. Gideon.
00:50:46Your 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, Jessica Clissold.
00:50:56I understand you were there when her bike was found?
00:50:58Yes.
00:50:59It was a bit of a shock.
00:51:02Poor Richard seemed very upset.
00:51:04It's probably just a coincidence.
00:51:08But I worry that the recent murders and Jessie's disappearance might be connected somehow.
00:51:14I'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.
00:51:26That's one of mine all-made-from-mudlarking finds.
00:51:30The river drew William and I together.
00:51:39He's a little bit older than me, but we shared a passion for mudlarking.
00:51:42It's beautiful.
00:51:44Oh, 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 Mr. Colter'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.
00:52:05Now, 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.
00:52:11He was eccentric, harmless.
00:52:13He 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.
00:52:21He was distraught.
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.
00:52:28I said yes.
00:52:29And William?
00:52:31You're joking, aren't you?
00:52:33I'll sell anything that's worth something.
00:52:35Take the rest of the dump.
00:52:36What he doesn't know won't hurt him.
00:52:38But he was hurt, Mrs. Westcott.
00:52:40Quite 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.
00:52:51Oh, hang on a minute.
00:52:52You clearly had motive, given the state of your business, and you knew that the inheritance would solve all your problems.
00:52:57And you had the means.
00:52:58And you had the means.
00:52:58Rufus had his own magnets.
00:53:01Anyone could have done it.
00:53:02Oh, D.C.I. Barnaby.
00:53:11Lucy Weaving.
00:53:13We met briefly on my uncle's doorstep.
00:53:14I remember.
00:53:15This is my colleague, Dias Winter.
00:53:17How can we help?
00:53:18I'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?
00:53:24No one in the village seems to know anything.
00:53:26Or if they do, they won't talk to me.
00:53:28The vicar's wife says she barely knew her.
00:53:31My 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.
00:53:43Leave it with us.
00:53:47The police are onto me.
00:53:49Gonna have to do this now.
00:53:52I 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.
00:54:03Well, 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.
00:54:22This is from archives about Jessie Clisold's disappearance.
00:54:26It seems the Clisolds 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 Jessie Clisold leave the village on her bike.
00:54:48Only 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?
00:54:55We need to talk to her.
00:54:59In your statement, you claim that Jessie Clisold 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.
00:55:07Jessie was never without a bike.
00:55:09It was such a long time ago.
00:55:11But you saw her at the station.
00:55:13You'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.
00:55:21Thank you for your time.
00:55:41Mary Hamble doesn't strike me as a person who gets confused.
00:55:45I agree.
00:55:46She knows exactly what she saw that day.
00:55:51That's tech.
00:55:51It looks like Rufus Coulter called the vicarage twice before he died.
00:55:56Gideon's phone records reveal that the first call went to voicemail,
00:55:59but was subsequently deleted.
00:56:02The second call was answered.
00:56:04Reverend Gideon didn't mention a voicemail.
00:56:07Let's see if he's at home.
00:56:09Everyone, Gideon.
00:56:18Everyone, Gideon.
00:56:32Sorry to disturb you.
00:56:41We tried the house, but there was no answer.
00:56:42I lost my bus, Ricky.
00:56:44I'll just skip spares here somewhere, but no luck so far.
00:56:47How can I help?
00:56:47The 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.
00:56:55Well, the first one went to voicemail.
00:56:57The message was left that lasted over a minute.
00:56:59The second call was answered.
00:57:01You mentioned the call, but not the message.
00:57:04I never heard it.
00:57:06Generally, I have no idea how that could have happened.
00:57:08My wife was here.
00:57:09I was alone in the house.
00:57:10I see.
00:57:13Well, thank you for your time.
00:57:14We'll see ourselves out.
00:57:20William.
00:57:22I'm so sorry.
00:57:23There'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.
00:57:33Okay.
00:57:35I'll handle it.
00:57:40Up to your old tricks, Coul.
00:58:10Reverend Gideon was the last person to have seen Johnny Hoxham alive,
00:58:16and the first person to have seen Rufus called to dead, or so he claims.
00:58:20He had no explanation for the deleted voicemail,
00:58:23and he failed to pass on the warning about the sinkhole.
00:58:26He had means and opportunity to kill both victims, but...
00:58:29Yes, 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,
00:58:41but says he wants to talk to us.
00:58:42Why?
00:58:43Well, apparently he saw Reverend Gideon acting suspiciously in the churchyard,
00:58:46says he thought he 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.
00:58:57It must be the necklace Rufus Coulter found in Jesse Clisol's pannier.
00:59:24What was Reverend Gideon doing with it?
00:59:30Why was he hiding it out here?
00:59:43Reverend Gideon.
00:59:48You have some explaining to do.
00:59:50I've been praying for guidance, Chief Inspector,
00:59:56and God's answered my prayers.
00:59:59Time's come to confess the truth.
01:00:03Which is what, exactly?
01:00:07Jesse'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,
01:00:17and if the truth came out, then I'd be finished.
01:00:22So you covered it up?
01:00:25Yeah, I, uh...
01:00:26I disposed of her and a bike in the deepest part of the river.
01:00:34I 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,
01:00:44so I had it made into a necklace,
01:00:46a 16th birthday present.
01:00:48So you knew the family well?
01:00:53Yeah, my, uh...
01:00:55My family had always attended St. Leonard's,
01:00:58as had the Gazards, Alice's parents.
01:01:02It was then they encouraged me
01:01:04to follow Reverend Clissold into the ministry.
01:01:08But prior to my ordination,
01:01:10I'd taken up a curacy in London,
01:01:12and I'd found the coin,
01:01:15a, uh, a rare 1819 George III gold-plated chillin' mud-larking
01:01:21in the Thames,
01:01:21where one is obliged to have
01:01:23all significant finds officially recorded.
01:01:26So I knew when Rufus found it
01:01:30that it could be traced back to me.
01:01:34And rather than help Rufus,
01:01:35you decided to retrieve the necklace
01:01:38and silence him?
01:01:40Yeah, he wanted to tell the police.
01:01:42And I couldn't let that happen.
01:01:48And Johnny Hogson?
01:01:51Johnny was in love with my wife,
01:01:53and I feared that she felt the same,
01:01:57and I, I, I was terrified of,
01:02:00of losing her.
01:02:03So you lured him to his death?
01:02:07Yeah.
01:02:08I have no excuse for any of it,
01:02:13Chief Inspector.
01:02:14It was all a kind of madness
01:02:15for which I know I have no hope of forgiveness.
01:02:18You don't buy it, sir?
01:02:25Not entirely.
01:02:40It just seems too studied,
01:02:43too neat,
01:02:44like the last act of a play.
01:02:47If he is telling the truth,
01:02:49then you know someone else who must be lying.
01:02:53That statement I made 40 years ago,
01:02:56it was a lie.
01:02:58I never saw Jesse at the station.
01:03:02So why make that statement?
01:03:04Because I was asked to.
01:03:07But when Lucy Weaving started
01:03:09breaking all this up again,
01:03:11I didn't know what to do for the best.
01:03:14Reverend Gideon advised me
01:03:16to follow my conscience.
01:03:18Is 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
01:03:28stealing 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
01:03:35to 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
01:03:42I'd seen her at the station
01:03:43to stop people asking questions.
01:03:45Why did you agree to her?
01:03:49At 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
01:03:59get away with murder.
01:04:01So William confessed to killing Jessica?
01:04:07He's also confessed to the murders
01:04:09of Johnny Hoxham and Rufus Coulter.
01:04:13So he lied to everyone?
01:04:15As did you, Mr. Clisold.
01:04:21Forty years ago.
01:04:23You asked Mary Hanball
01:04:24to 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
01:04:37if I didn't.
01:04:38I asked Mary to lie
01:04:41to stop any further questions
01:04:43being asked.
01:04:45Why would you do that?
01:04:47My father
01:04:48was the subject
01:04:50of some vile rumours.
01:04:53Jesse threatened to tell
01:04:54the 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
01:05:04was exposed.
01:05:05The coward in me
01:05:07couldn't face the truth,
01:05:09so we struck a deal.
01:05:12I would allow her to leave
01:05:13without 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
01:05:23for all her pain.
01:05:25What do you mean?
01:05:26They should have tried
01:05:27to understand Jesse
01:05:28instead of farming her out
01:05:30to a school for girls
01:05:31with troubled,
01:05:32often violent backgrounds.
01:05:34It was then she started
01:05:36calling 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.
01:05:48I 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
01:05:58was my sister,
01:06:00innocent of any wrongdoing.
01:06:02I should have protected her.
01:06:08Not him.
01:06:13I was too weak.
01:06:19Here you go, love.
01:06:21Oh, and this came for you,
01:06:23Miss Weaving.
01:06:23Okay.
01:06:24Who 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 your hypocrites
01:06:32behind all of it,
01:06:33including what happened
01:06:34to your aunt.
01:06:35I always knew that man
01:06:35was a wrong'un.
01:06:36Are you absolutely sure?
01:06:37One hundred percent.
01:06:38I saw the cop was taken away.
01:06:40After all that,
01:06:41finger pointing at me.
01:06:42Yeah, we're on our way there now.
01:06:49I'll let them know
01:06:49to expect you.
01:06:51That was the Heritage Crime Unit.
01:06:53Our search into
01:06:53Freddie Westcott
01:06:54brought them to us.
01:06:55Looks like his dodgy deal
01:06:57is about to catch up.
01:06:58Oh, let's give him
01:06:59the good news.
01:07:01I'll try and get hold
01:07:02of Sarah,
01:07:03see if she's got anywhere
01:07:04with Jessie Clissell's
01:07:05school records.
01:07:07We know that she was
01:07:08mixing with
01:07:09troubled, violent pupils,
01:07:11but who were they?
01:07:13Did she have any
01:07:13particular friends
01:07:14or enemies?
01:07:16Sarah might have
01:07:17some answers.
01:07:20Ah, you find
01:07:21you're a real murderer there?
01:07:23Told you we had
01:07:23nothing to do with it.
01:07:24And we are going
01:07:25to be very rich
01:07:26through no fault of our own.
01:07:28Indeed,
01:07:29though you might have
01:07:30to serve a prison sentence
01:07:31before you can enjoy it.
01:07:33Remember that man
01:07:33that you sold
01:07:34the Anglo-Saxon figurine to?
01:07:36The same man
01:07:36you and Cole Densmore
01:07:37had on speed dial
01:07:38to offload
01:07:39all your mudlarking
01:07:40contraband.
01:07:41Well, it turns out
01:07:42that he works undercover
01:07:43at the Heritage Crimes Union
01:07:44and they've been
01:07:45following your
01:07:46under-the-counter dealings
01:07:47for months.
01:07:48In fact,
01:07:48they're on their way here now.
01:07:51Hello?
01:07:54I'm so sorry to bother you,
01:07:55but I heard about your husband.
01:07:57It must have been
01:07:57a terrible shock.
01:07:58It's almost impossible
01:07:59to believe.
01:08:01William's just
01:08:02not capable.
01:08:05Someone just left me this.
01:08:06Leave now
01:08:12or you'll be next.
01:08:13If William was already
01:08:14in custody
01:08:15when it was delivered,
01:08:15then it can't be him.
01:08:17And why would he
01:08:17threaten me
01:08:18if he was just about
01:08:19to converse?
01:08:19It doesn't make any sense.
01:08:21Have you told the police?
01:08:22Not yet.
01:08:24Why don't I call them
01:08:25and make us some sweet tea?
01:08:28I think we could both do with it.
01:08:59Let Lucy Weaving
01:09:08know about
01:09:09Reverend Gideon's confession
01:09:10before the press
01:09:11get a hold of it.
01:09:15Hey.
01:09:16I finally managed
01:09:17to speak to one of the nuns
01:09:18who taught at Everglade House.
01:09:20She remembered Jesse well,
01:09:21but when I asked her
01:09:21about friends,
01:09:22she said she only had one.
01:09:23Alice Gazard.
01:09:25Gazard?
01:09:25That's Alice Gideon's
01:09:27maiden name.
01:09:27She told Lucy Weaving
01:09:28that they barely knew each other.
01:09:29According to Sister Maria,
01:09:30they were kindred spirits.
01:09:32Both had experienced
01:09:33painful rejection
01:09:33by their families
01:09:34and became inseparable.
01:09:35But Alice still lived
01:09:36with her parents.
01:09:37No, her adoptive parents.
01:09:39Alice was abandoned at birth
01:09:40and taken in
01:09:41by the Catholic school
01:09:42attached to the convent.
01:09:43Sister Maria handled
01:09:44her first fostering placement.
01:09:46It was terminated
01:09:47after an act
01:09:48of extreme violence.
01:09:49What happened?
01:09:52The incident took place
01:09:54after Mrs. Marchmont
01:09:55informed Alice
01:09:56that she would be
01:09:57returning her
01:09:58to the convent.
01:09:59She told Alice
01:10:00she had been
01:10:01a great disappointment
01:10:01and not the daughter
01:10:02she wanted.
01:10:04As Mrs. Marchmont
01:10:04walked away,
01:10:06Alice picked up
01:10:06one of Mr. Marchmont's
01:10:07golf clubs
01:10:08and struck her
01:10:09across the back
01:10:10of the head
01:10:10with such force
01:10:12that it fractured
01:10:12her skull.
01:10:14She was only
01:10:14eight years old.
01:10:16It says here
01:10:16that the Gazards
01:10:17took her in within weeks.
01:10:18I mean,
01:10:18how's that even possible?
01:10:19Well,
01:10:19a decision was made
01:10:20not to reveal
01:10:20what happened.
01:10:21Sister Maria thought
01:10:22that was wrong,
01:10:22so she kept
01:10:23a copy of her records.
01:10:24The Gazards
01:10:25were advised
01:10:26to keep Alice
01:10:26at the same school
01:10:27to avoid
01:10:27further disruption
01:10:28and Jesse Clissel
01:10:30joined her there
01:10:30when she was 13.
01:10:31So Alice Gideon
01:10:32lied about everything.
01:10:33And her husband's
01:10:33confession
01:10:34seemed too studied,
01:10:35too neat,
01:10:36because it was.
01:10:38He was lying
01:10:38to protect Alice.
01:10:49Mrs. Gideon?
01:10:51Mrs. Gideon?
01:10:52The house's all locked up.
01:10:58There's no answer.
01:10:58Let's try the studio.
01:11:06Lucy's in there.
01:11:07Get in there.
01:11:13Ambulance.
01:11:14Stay there, sir.
01:11:15The vicarage goes with him.
01:11:17Lucy.
01:11:17Come on.
01:11:22Blunt-water trauma
01:11:35to the head
01:11:36with a dose
01:11:37of gas-induced
01:11:38asphyxiation
01:11:39for good measure.
01:11:40This bottle of ammonia
01:11:42is the culprit.
01:11:44Go on.
01:11:45When boiled,
01:11:46pure ammonia
01:11:47becomes a highly
01:11:48concentrated gas
01:11:49and extremely dangerous
01:11:51to inhale.
01:11:52When diluted with water,
01:11:53it can also be used
01:11:54to strip metal.
01:11:55Something Alice Gideon
01:11:56might use
01:11:57to clean her mudlarking fines.
01:12:08What are you thinking, sir?
01:12:11With a quote
01:12:11Richard Clisthold,
01:12:12I'm getting my eye in.
01:12:14The mudlarkers look for
01:12:16treasures
01:12:17that are
01:12:18unseen by most
01:12:21but not invisible
01:12:22to all.
01:12:24And I think
01:12:25I've found one.
01:12:27Leo.
01:12:29What's that?
01:12:30Jessie Clisthold's
01:12:31alter ego
01:12:32was a lion.
01:12:33She called herself
01:12:34Leo.
01:12:36The jewellery
01:12:37that Jessie stole
01:12:38on the day
01:12:38she left
01:12:39included
01:12:40a posy ring.
01:12:43And a part
01:12:44of this lion's eye
01:12:46is a ring
01:12:47displaying
01:12:47the French word
01:12:48mort.
01:12:50Death.
01:12:51The wording
01:12:52on the stolen ring
01:12:52was in English.
01:12:53But these rings
01:12:55were often engraved
01:12:56in French
01:12:56on the outside
01:12:58and English
01:12:59on the inside.
01:13:02As in this case,
01:13:03unis les coeurs
01:13:05la mort
01:13:06ne fait que
01:13:07separer.
01:13:09And on the inside,
01:13:11united hearts,
01:13:14death only parts.
01:13:16Jessie Clisthold
01:13:17had the ring
01:13:18in her possession
01:13:18when she left
01:13:19for London.
01:13:19So what is it doing
01:13:21in Alice Gideon's
01:13:22studio?
01:13:25We need to ask her
01:13:25before she does
01:13:26any more harm.
01:13:27Sir.
01:13:33Missy Weaving
01:13:54is going to live,
01:13:56Mrs. Gideon,
01:13:56despite your best efforts.
01:13:58We found the ring
01:13:59that Jessie Clisthold
01:14:00stole from her mother
01:14:01on the day
01:14:02that she left home.
01:14:03We need to understand
01:14:04how it came to be
01:14:05in your possession.
01:14:07You need to tell us
01:14:08exactly what happened,
01:14:09Mrs. Gideon.
01:14:12Before I do,
01:14:13I need you to know
01:14:15that I loved her
01:14:17and that she loved me.
01:14:19We could never
01:14:20be together here,
01:14:21so we'd made a plan
01:14:22to leave,
01:14:23go somewhere
01:14:23they'd never find us,
01:14:24but I couldn't
01:14:25go through with it.
01:14:27I was only 17.
01:14:29William and I
01:14:29were already engaged.
01:14:30He offered me
01:14:33safety
01:14:34and stability.
01:14:36Things that had
01:14:37eluded you
01:14:38as a child.
01:14:39We know that you were
01:14:41rejected
01:14:42by your birth mother
01:14:44and then by
01:14:44your foster family.
01:14:46I started
01:14:47to think,
01:14:49what had Jessie
01:14:50abandoned me to?
01:14:52I'd have no one.
01:14:53So I panicked,
01:14:56begged her to stay.
01:14:57I needed more time.
01:14:58No one knew
01:14:59we were even friends.
01:15:01But she said
01:15:01it was too late,
01:15:03that if I didn't go
01:15:03with her,
01:15:03she was going to
01:15:04tell William the truth.
01:15:05I thought she was
01:15:06bluffing,
01:15:07but she was
01:15:07deadly serious.
01:15:10William had given
01:15:10me the necklace
01:15:11as an engagement
01:15:11presence,
01:15:13a talisman
01:15:14to keep me safe.
01:15:16Jessie said
01:15:16she was going
01:15:17to give it back
01:15:17to William,
01:15:18tell him I
01:15:19didn't need it.
01:15:21What do you think
01:15:22you're doing?
01:15:22She was my lover
01:15:23and protector
01:15:24now.
01:15:25Give me back!
01:15:25No, leave me alone!
01:15:27Stop it!
01:15:28What are you doing?
01:15:30You struck her
01:15:51violently from behind,
01:15:53just as you'd
01:15:54struck Mrs. Marchmont,
01:15:56almost killing her, too.
01:15:58I felt no remorse
01:15:58for what I did
01:15:59to that woman,
01:16:00but I didn't mean
01:16:01to hurt Jessie.
01:16:02I loved her.
01:16:04You could have
01:16:04come clean about it
01:16:05when they said
01:16:06you decided
01:16:06to cover it up.
01:16:08I knew that
01:16:09the water was
01:16:10deepest under the bridge.
01:16:14But your necklace
01:16:15was still in the jacket,
01:16:17in the pannier bag,
01:16:18evidence that you feared
01:16:20might put you
01:16:21at the scene
01:16:22of Jessie's death.
01:16:23By the time I realised
01:16:24that, it was too late.
01:16:25I still had to
01:16:26hide her body.
01:16:27And you knew the river
01:16:28like the back
01:16:28of your hand.
01:16:30I remembered
01:16:30there's a deep hollow
01:16:32in the bank
01:16:32just around the bend
01:16:33in the river.
01:16:34I dragged
01:16:37Jessie's body
01:16:38to the water
01:16:39and I floated her downstream
01:16:42and I managed to
01:16:44push her body
01:16:45deep inside the hollow
01:16:46and weigh it down
01:16:46with rocks.
01:16:47And that's where
01:16:48she has remained?
01:16:49But when Lucy Weaving
01:16:54started asking questions
01:16:55I needed to check
01:16:56that her remains
01:16:59were still well hidden
01:17:01and that's when
01:17:02Johnny saw me.
01:17:03We'd been mudlarking
01:17:04at Hollybrook.
01:17:05I told William
01:17:06that I wanted to walk home.
01:17:07I thought that Johnny
01:17:08would go back
01:17:08over the bridges
01:17:09but he didn't.
01:17:10Alice?
01:17:10Oh?
01:17:11What are you doing?
01:17:13Oh, I thought I saw
01:17:15something in the water
01:17:16but it was just
01:17:16a trick of the light.
01:17:17Oh.
01:17:18Well, it's not a bad idea
01:17:19looking here though.
01:17:20The current flows this way
01:17:21from Hollybrook.
01:17:22I'll come back here tomorrow.
01:17:24Come with me if you're free.
01:17:26Sure.
01:17:26Good idea.
01:17:29Great.
01:17:30And you couldn't let
01:17:31that happen
01:17:31knowing what he might discover.
01:17:34I didn't have a plan
01:17:35until William got the call
01:17:37about the sinkhole
01:17:38by the jetty.
01:17:39He had no idea
01:17:41that I was listening in
01:17:42on the conversation.
01:17:43You called Johnny Hoxham
01:17:44from the phone box
01:17:45and lured him to his death.
01:17:48It seemed like
01:17:49the easiest solution
01:17:50but it was so hard.
01:17:52Help.
01:17:54Help.
01:17:56Somebody.
01:17:58Please.
01:18:00Help me.
01:18:02Please.
01:18:08First you tried to
01:18:09implicate Cole Densmore
01:18:11by saying that you'd
01:18:12seen him at the river.
01:18:13And then you got lucky.
01:18:14Rufus Coulter sent
01:18:15Johnny Hoxham
01:18:16a memento mori
01:18:16that evening
01:18:17making him
01:18:18our prime suspect.
01:18:20You heard the message
01:18:21that Rufus left
01:18:21at the vicarage.
01:18:23You knew that he'd
01:18:24found the necklace
01:18:25which he feared
01:18:26might wrongly
01:18:27connect him
01:18:28to Jesse's death
01:18:29but in reality
01:18:30it connects you.
01:18:33What happened exactly?
01:18:38William was
01:18:39just coming out
01:18:41of Evensong that night
01:18:42and I was leaving
01:18:43to meet Jesse.
01:18:45I told him that
01:18:46I was going for a bike ride
01:18:47and he was worried
01:18:48it might not be safe
01:18:49it was getting dark.
01:18:49I told him
01:18:50that as long as
01:18:52I was wearing
01:18:52his necklace
01:18:53I would always be safe.
01:18:55He kissed it
01:18:55just to make sure
01:18:57and when I returned
01:18:59hours later
01:19:00I was in a terrible state.
01:19:02I told him
01:19:03the necklace was lost
01:19:04that the class
01:19:06must have come undone
01:19:07or something
01:19:07that I'd been desperately
01:19:08trying to find it
01:19:09all this time.
01:19:11And now you had
01:19:12to recover the necklace
01:19:13from Rufus Coulter
01:19:14to stop William
01:19:15finding out the truth.
01:19:19Vicar?
01:19:26And you didn't leave
01:19:27anything to chance
01:19:28did you?
01:19:29You found one of
01:19:29Mr. Coulter's
01:19:30fishing magnets
01:19:31and placed it on his chest
01:19:32to ensure his silence.
01:19:34What?
01:19:35What?
01:19:37I...
01:19:38I...
01:19:39You...
01:19:40But then
01:19:55your husband
01:19:56found the necklace
01:19:57by chance.
01:20:00William had lost his key.
01:20:02He knew that I kept
01:20:03spares in the studio.
01:20:04He must have been
01:20:04looking for mine
01:20:05when he found the necklace.
01:20:10Reverend Gideon.
01:20:18And when he found it
01:20:19your husband realised
01:20:20that you'd got
01:20:21to Rufus Coulter
01:20:22before he did
01:20:23that you lied
01:20:25to cover your tracks
01:20:26and that you'd been
01:20:27with Jessie Clisseld
01:20:28when she died.
01:20:29And so he confessed
01:20:30to all of it
01:20:31in order to protect you.
01:20:33And you let him.
01:20:35But you knew
01:20:35you were still in danger
01:20:36as long as Lucy Weaving
01:20:38was still asking questions.
01:20:40That's why
01:20:41I wrote the note
01:20:42just to frighten her
01:20:42into leaving.
01:20:43But while you were
01:20:44out delivering your note
01:20:45your husband
01:20:46was making his confession.
01:20:48That wasn't part
01:20:49of the plan.
01:20:50Lucy realised
01:20:51that if William
01:20:51had been arrested
01:20:52then he couldn't
01:20:53have left the note.
01:20:54Just needed
01:20:55by myself some time
01:20:56so I told her
01:20:57that I would make tea
01:20:58call the police.
01:20:59Then as I left
01:21:00I saw her
01:21:01staring at Leo.
01:21:07I knew in that moment
01:21:08that she was close
01:21:09to the truth.
01:21:10that there would be
01:21:11questions that I
01:21:12wouldn't be able
01:21:12to answer.
01:21:18It was too late
01:21:19to stop.
01:21:25Your husband's been
01:21:26released.
01:21:29He'd like to talk
01:21:30to you but
01:21:31you're under
01:21:31no obligation.
01:21:32I always thought
01:21:44you were fragile Alice
01:21:45needed my protection
01:21:47but the woman
01:21:49you've become
01:21:49I don't recognise.
01:21:52She's not my Alice.
01:21:53She's always been there
01:21:54William.
01:21:54Yeah.
01:21:56I just learned
01:21:57how to keep her
01:21:58well hidden
01:21:58because no one's
01:21:59ever loved
01:22:01or wanted
01:22:01that Alice
01:22:02except Jessie.
01:22:07You'll need to tell us
01:22:08exactly where she is.
01:22:12She's
01:22:13downstream
01:22:15in the hollow.
01:22:19I've already
01:22:20said my goodbyes.
01:22:21I am so sorry
01:22:26William.
01:22:37You're a natural
01:22:38detective Sarah.
01:22:39Well only if it's
01:22:40history related.
01:22:41But when it is
01:22:42you're like a dog
01:22:42with a bone.
01:22:43Oh not again
01:22:45Paddy.
01:22:46We're going to have
01:22:47to get rid of
01:22:47that rug Sarah.
01:22:50Hey.
01:22:53It's the silver
01:22:54eternity bracelet
01:22:54you got me
01:22:55when I had Betty.
01:22:56You lost that
01:22:57years ago.
01:22:57Oh and I'm
01:22:58very grateful
01:22:59to have him
01:22:59back.
01:23:00Good boy.
01:23:01Seems like Paddy's
01:23:02good at solving
01:23:02mysteries too.
01:23:04Well maybe you
01:23:05should take him
01:23:05mudlarking.
01:23:06He might be able
01:23:07to help you
01:23:07find that water
01:23:07she lost
01:23:08when he went
01:23:08fishing.
01:23:09Oh that's
01:23:09a great idea.
01:23:10What do you
01:23:10say Detective Paddy
01:23:11do you want
01:23:11to go fishing
01:23:12again?
01:23:13Go on then
01:23:14see if you
01:23:14can find
01:23:14my wellies.
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