Death in Paradise - Season 14 Episode 01
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00:00My mom was in labor for 30 hours when she had me.
00:03She always said I didn't want to come out because I knew what was waiting for me.
00:07Like I knew I wouldn't fit in.
00:10Growing up, I was the kind of kid who'd sit in the shade doing puzzles.
00:17Instead of playing out, messing with my brother.
00:23After school, my mom would get annoyed I was more interested in doing homework than helping her.
00:30Hey, I told her to keep a nail to me. Go and get the chair.
00:36My stepdad was a bit more patient.
00:39Hey.
00:41But, not much.
00:44Hey, guys.
00:52Laughing sometimes does somebody some good somehow.
00:55And as I got older, I started to accept that there was something inside me that was different to them.
01:05I'm not sure about this, man.
01:08Okay, get in the car.
01:10Police, where are you calling from?
01:12There's a stolen car dumped out to the waste ground near a bow point.
01:15And instead of doing what they did, I realized I wanted to do something positive with my life.
01:27I just didn't know what.
01:30Loving never did mean no good, no how.
01:35No how.
01:38Then my answer came.
01:39That's right.
01:40Now, I'm not saying it was fate intervening, but it just felt like something was calling me.
01:58Now, there are many different things that make a good police officer.
02:03But what it comes down to, most of all, is respect.
02:06Yes, for your community, which is all of you, of course.
02:09But first and foremost, yourself.
02:13I'll tell you now, the last thing I ever thought I'd be in life was a police officer.
02:17So that day, Sergeant, who spoke to us, what he said, it just made sense.
02:22So what did you think?
02:23And when I completed training, I've never felt so proud of myself.
02:45And in the morning, I've got my first shift here with the team on St. Marie.
02:49And I can't wait.
02:56Afternoon, everybody.
02:58This here is Officer Bryce, and he will be starting with you all tomorrow.
03:02And the reason I'm telling you all this, making this post, which is something I never do,
03:09is because I want you to know that if you're feeling lost, you don't need to go through what I did.
03:15You just need to find your purpose in life, like me.
03:21And once you do, nobody can take that away from you.
03:26Morning, Darlene.
03:48Good morning, Sarge.
03:49Benjamin Sesseling-Ginoreth.
03:50He, um, isn't here yet, actually.
03:55Really?
03:57I thought he'd be early for his first shift.
03:59I guess he's only a few minutes late.
04:08Honorary Police Station.
04:10Officer Curtis speaking.
04:11I'm sorry.
04:17Where is this exactly?
04:19Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:23Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:24Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:25Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:26Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:27Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:28Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:29Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:30Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:31Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:32Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:33Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:34Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:35Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
04:36Rue de la Forestière.
04:37Rue de la Forestière is definitely wearing a police uniform.
05:08Let me try and explain it to you.
05:11So basically what I'm doing is ordering all the food I need for the coming week,
05:16so that when I get home tomorrow, the lovely people at the supermarket will deliver it to my flat.
05:24I know, right? Technology, eh?
05:26Maybe one day such advancements will make their way to St. Marie.
05:30Though, going by experience between me and you, I wouldn't bank on it.
05:36Right then.
05:38That's me out of here.
05:41Nice knowing you, little man.
05:43But London is calling.
05:49Yeah, all black cabs in London are fitted with air con nowadays.
05:55You guys should definitely consider upgrading.
05:57Excuse me, excuse me. Pull over. Pull over, please.
06:09Just wait here a sec, yeah?
06:11Officer Curtis.
06:21Inspector, what are you doing here?
06:22I was just passing through on my way back to London.
06:24What's going on there?
06:27It's our new recruit, Benjamin.
06:29He was cycling in for his first shift.
06:31We're not sure what happened, because we've just arrived.
06:34But, um, a jugger called us just on 8am.
06:38She saw Benjamin lying down there after seeing the bike.
06:42The tyres twisted, so he probably hit the pothole and then went flying over the side there.
06:46But we're not...
06:48No helmet?
06:49Not that I noticed.
06:51Inspector, is that your taxi for the airport?
06:54Oh, yeah.
06:57I was hoping to get away without saying goodbye.
06:59Look...
07:00Look, no reason to hang around.
07:02We've got this covered.
07:03Why don't you just go and catch a flight?
07:07Sorry about...
07:08Yeah.
07:24Is everything all right, Inspector?
07:33It's the bicycle clip.
07:34I'm sorry.
07:35The bi...
07:35Look, he doesn't want to wear a helmet.
07:42That's okay.
07:42That's his choice.
07:43It's just not that kind of guy.
07:44But at the same time, he is that kind of guy who chooses to wear bicycle clips.
07:48I mean, does that tally with you?
07:58Inspector, I wasn't expecting you.
08:01I'm just passing through.
08:02I've got a plane to catch.
08:03And let's make this quick, yeah?
08:04It's a pleasure to see you too, sir.
08:10What did the paramedics say?
08:13Benjamin must have come off his bike at the top of the ravine.
08:16It's looking like an accident.
08:18They think he must have banged his head on a rock,
08:20which has caused a fatal traumatic head injury.
08:24The other bicycle clip.
08:29Dirt in his fingernails.
08:32But only in one hand.
08:35Do you mind if I...
08:41What are you thinking, sir?
08:43It just seems odd that someone sensible enough to wear bicycle clips
08:46doesn't also wear a helmet.
08:48Especially if that person carries a bicycle pump and repair kit in their rucksack.
08:52But Officer Bryce wasn't wearing a helmet, sir.
08:55As far as we know.
09:01Until you can explain where his helmet got to and why it got there,
09:05I'll say at the very least this should be treated as suspicious.
09:08I bet I'll update the commissioner.
09:16Yeah, and if I were you, I'd get Officer Bryce's bike to the lab ASAP
09:20and check the GPS on his phone and give a thorough search of the area.
09:23Just keep me updated, yeah?
09:24Text me or something.
09:25Well, bye, sir.
09:27Have a safe...
09:29flight.
09:31Yeah, I'm definitely going to miss him.
09:37Thanks.
09:39Thanks.
09:48Thanks.
09:48Thanks.
09:52Thanks.
09:54Thank you for joining us, Officer Rupa.
10:18Sir, if we're treating Officer Bryce's death as suspicious,
10:21we shouldn't rule out the family as possible suspects.
10:24They all have criminal records.
10:25They all had a strained relationship with him.
10:27And they quite frankly hated that he joined the police.
10:31How are you doing?
10:32Sorry, Commissioner.
10:33Yes, Tomas.
10:35All of this has thrown me.
10:37I only met Benjamin yesterday for the first time, JP,
10:40but all he could talk about was you
10:42and how much you did to help him.
10:45He's a good kid.
10:48Let's go speak with them.
10:49Yeah.
10:53Sir Paulette, you said that Benjamin left the house at 7.30 this morning?
10:59Yeah, for sure he did.
11:02I saw him.
11:03He was all dressed up in that uniform you gave him.
11:06And was he wearing a cycling helmet?
11:09I didn't see.
11:10His body was found halfway between your home address and the police station
11:14and GPS confirms he appears to have come off his bike 15 minutes after he left at 7.45.
11:21Were you still at home at that time?
11:23Why are you asking me that?
11:24Because we haven't ruled out that your son's death was intended.
11:28And we need to make sure you can all be accounting for.
11:31I was having breakfast on my veranda.
11:35I'm sure somebody see me.
11:39Were you there as well, Mr. Cloud?
11:41I was here for a delivery at half seven.
11:44Until gone eight.
11:54I was with my girl.
11:55She confirmed.
11:56Long went off, quarter to eight.
11:58She had to get up for work.
11:59So I guess it wasn't one of us that did this.
12:02Despite the implication.
12:03Can any of you think of any reason why someone would want to have Benjamin?
12:08Be real.
12:09Of course not.
12:10You knew him, right?
12:12Benjamin was a softie.
12:14He never upset nobody.
12:16His guy thought I'd been an accident.
12:21Excuse me, I better take this.
12:28Officer Curtis?
12:30Is everything all right?
12:31I'm sorry to bother you.
12:34I'm afraid he's back.
12:37Is that the commissioner?
12:38Mm-hmm.
12:39Quit my speakerphone.
12:40Maybe you don't do this in London.
12:46But over here there's a word we like to use.
12:49And it's called, please.
12:52Officer Curtis.
12:54Please?
12:55Could you get the commissioner on speakerphone?
12:58Mm-hmm.
13:01Commissioner?
13:01Commissioner?
13:02Your man, Officer Bryce.
13:03I think he left a little message.
13:05I think he left a little message.
13:07Here I am.
13:08It's Maria.
13:10Backwards.
13:10Oh, um, Sergeant J.P. Hooper.
13:17I recruited Benjamin.
13:17Oh, um, Sergeant J.P. Hooper.
13:30I recruited Benjamin.
13:31All right.
13:32All right.
13:32Yeah.
13:33My condolences.
13:36He was going to make a fine, officer.
13:37All right.
13:38So I checked the victim's email and phone.
13:41But there's no one with the name Maria I can find.
13:44No on his social media either.
13:46Well, I'm heading back to Jamaica.
13:47I can drop by, check in with the family, see if they recognize it.
13:51Not that I trust much of what they say.
13:54And, uh, look, if you can keep me updated.
14:02I want to know who it was that did this.
14:05Don't you worry, honey.
14:08All right.
14:09Can't this thing go any faster?
14:17Just leave it be, sir.
14:19It's fine as it is.
14:21Okay?
14:24So the message was under his body.
14:27It's got dirt in his fingernails on one hand.
14:30So he wrote that.
14:33Then he rolled onto it to obscure it from view.
14:37But why would he do that?
14:39The only thing I can think of is somebody else was there
14:42and he didn't want them to see it.
14:45Which makes me think more than ever that Officer Bryce was murdered.
14:49Yeah.
14:50Someone hit him over the head, then staged it to look like an accident.
14:54So if we're going to work out who killed him and why,
14:57I think in some way, Benjamin Bryce has already given us the answer.
15:05Sorry.
15:05You just said we?
15:13Yeah, I did just say that, didn't I?
15:15Well, I've missed my flight now.
15:17But I'm here.
15:18So does that mean that you're actually going to stay
15:21and help us solve the case, sir?
15:24Yes, I am.
15:42No, no, sir, it's all good.
15:44Yeah, I reckon just a few more days,
15:45the case will be solved and I'm out of here.
15:47Oh, thanks very much, sir.
15:49I appreciate it.
15:49All right, will do.
15:54So you're definitely staying with us a bit longer, then?
15:57Yeah, looks like it.
15:59But that's made your day, hasn't it?
16:02Actually, I'm glad you're giving us your time on this.
16:06Officer Bryce deserves all we can give him.
16:08Yeah, well, it was a police officer, one of us, right?
16:14That matters.
16:16Anyway, on the upside,
16:18I get to spend a bit more time with Larry.
16:24I'm sorry, who?
16:26It's just this lizard that runs about the place.
16:28I call him Larry.
16:29Oh, you mean Harry?
16:33Sorry, what?
16:35The lizard, his name's Harry.
16:37Harry?
16:38Harry.
16:38Harry?
16:40Harry.
16:41You don't think Larry has a better ring to it?
16:43Larry the lizard sounds more like a children's cartoon character,
16:47don't you think?
16:48If you say so.
16:48It's not just me, like, everyone calls him Harry.
16:51Everyone.
16:53All right, then.
16:55Harry it is.
16:56Glad we got that ironed out.
16:57Well, I'll see you tomorrow, then.
17:00Who calls a lizard Harry?
17:02Harry.
17:27No, what's happened is I placed the order
17:33while I was still abroad, you see,
17:35and then my plans got changed.
17:36That's why your delivery guy sat outside
17:39with no one answering the door.
17:42Yeah, no, I hear what you're saying.
17:44The thing is, I was meant to be at home when it arrived,
17:46but I'm still stuck here in the Caribbean.
17:49Yeah, I know it's premature of me, but...
17:51Hello?
17:53You still there?
17:56Everything all right, sir?
17:58I placed a supermarket order online.
18:01You know what that is, right?
18:01Of course.
18:02We have online shopping here as well.
18:04For real?
18:05Anyway, I wanted to cancel,
18:06but I forgot the UK are ahead,
18:07so now I'm...
18:08You know,
18:09you really need to stop acting like we're living in the past year.
18:12You're right.
18:13Because all police stations nowadays are made of wood, right?
18:15Darlene, when did this happen?
18:40Last night after choir practice,
18:42the pastor was returning to his car
18:44when he noticed torchlight in the station.
18:47He went to check it out.
18:48In the process,
18:50he must have disturbed whoever it was.
18:52Anything taken?
18:53I don't think so,
18:54but they were definitely looking for something.
18:57They even tried to break into the evidence store,
18:59but they didn't manage to get in.
19:01This must be connected, though, right?
19:03To Officer Bryce's murder?
19:05More than that.
19:06I'd say it's actually starting to make some sense.
19:09How do you mean?
19:09Officer Bryce was on his way to this station
19:11to start his very first shift, right?
19:13He didn't make it.
19:14Someone made sure he never arrived,
19:15which makes me think there's something right here in this station
19:18that they didn't want him to find out.
19:19And whoever killed him must have panicked
19:21that we'd start looking and discover it ourselves.
19:24So they broke in and tried to take it, whatever it is.
19:29I might know
19:30what that could be.
19:32So, the intruder was searching through hard copies of the evidence file.
19:40Duane mentioned an informant that they used to use.
19:46Officer Bryce's mum was a grass.
19:49Mm-hmm.
19:50She used to give information on local criminals.
19:52But it is the last section that you need to look at.
19:57Paulette got Carlos arrested for selling counterfeit goods.
20:02He got six months in prison.
20:04She grasped on her own sum.
20:06Exactly that.
20:08It's all there in black and white,
20:10so I can't really deny it, can I?
20:12Why did you set up your own sum?
20:13He was stepping on my toes,
20:18professionally speaking.
20:19How do you mean?
20:20It's a small island.
20:22Only room for so many people to do what I do.
20:25And Carlos was encroaching.
20:28And what exactly is it you do, Mrs. Bryce?
20:33Let's call it retail.
20:35That sound all right to you?
20:37It's close enough, I suppose.
20:40So, how did you feel
20:41when Benjamin joined the police?
20:44I mean, it's a bit of a departure
20:46from your family business.
20:48Were you worried that he might find us,
20:49discovering you got Carlos sent to jail?
20:51If Carlos found out that you...
20:53I'm not afraid of that boy.
20:55But you made sure he never found out.
20:58And he still doesn't know?
20:59No.
21:01And you're right.
21:02I'd prefer to keep it that way.
21:04What if you think it's me that killed Benji?
21:07My own son.
21:09Just to stop him finding out
21:11what a bad mother had been to his brother.
21:13Then you need to go and have a chat with yourselves.
21:16But it's not just that, is it?
21:18If Benjamin had found this
21:20and told his brother what you'd done,
21:22the word's out.
21:23And that wouldn't do your reputation much good at all.
21:25And I think there's a whole bunch of people out there
21:26who'd feel very betrayed
21:28if they found out you glassed them up.
21:30I'll update the inspector now.
21:43Wherever he may be.
21:45Hmm.
21:45Oh, you know.
21:48Just goes off and does whatever.
21:51Yeah, bye.
21:55All three suspects' alibis have checked out.
21:58So if it was one of them that did it,
22:00I guess we're left asking...
22:02How?
22:05Is that helping, sir?
22:06What if all this is connected to a past case
22:08involving someone called Maria?
22:10Some new evidence or a crime that was never solved.
22:13And that's why Benjamin was killed.
22:15To stop him discovering what that was.
22:1713 cases in total.
22:29All involving a Maria in some way.
22:32Plus, a new set of station keys for you.
22:35You want to share these out, sir?
22:38We'd be happy to get stuck in.
22:39No, you're all right.
22:40I don't really know what it is.
22:41I'm looking forward to being honest with you.
22:43But thanks anyway.
22:44Okay.
22:45Have a good evening.
22:47Night, sir.
22:48Night.
22:49Oh, the commissioner wants you to know
22:51Catherine's organising a vigil
22:53tomorrow afternoon outside the station
22:55for the local community.
22:57Do you remember Benjamin?
22:58Of course.
22:59I'll be there.
23:00Okay, night.
23:01Night.
23:11What the...?
23:17Commissioner, why am I looking at a case file
23:26with my mother's name on it?
23:32I assume you would have asked
23:34or looked into your mother's death
23:36in some way.
23:37What?
23:37I just thought it was ill health or something.
23:39I mean, she wasn't old.
23:42I know that.
23:43I just didn't think it was worth finding out.
23:46What, no?
23:48Well, something's happened to her, right?
23:50Otherwise, there wouldn't be a file
23:51in your police station with her name on it.
23:55Do you want me to tell you?
23:58Honestly, I'd rather we just found a pub somewhere
24:00with some decent air con
24:02and maybe the football on, but...
24:03Yeah.
24:06I guess.
24:07Tell me.
24:21It was an accident.
24:25About four months ago,
24:27your mother had been caring for her father
24:29for a while.
24:31He had dementia.
24:32When he eventually passed away,
24:36she decided to scatter his ashes at sea.
24:40So she took his boat that morning
24:43from this harbour
24:45and...
24:50a storm came in
24:52hard and fast.
24:55She was about a mile and a half
24:57out to sea
24:59in a small fishing boat.
25:00And she didn't...
25:01She didn't stand a chance.
25:05I'm sorry to see.
25:10Are you okay?
25:14Hmm?
25:17Just feels a bit...
25:18strange.
25:20You know?
25:20hearing someone talk about her
25:23makes her feel real.
25:28Is that a bad thing?
25:38So what am I going to find in this file?
25:40Coroner's report,
25:41Coroner's report,
25:41Holy Statement Post-Mortem.
25:44The pathologist was over
25:46from Guadalupe on holiday cover.
25:49Her name was
25:51Maria Duma.
25:53That is why
25:54it came up in the search.
25:59Are there any photographs in her?
26:00Oh, I've checked.
26:08Right then.
26:11Okay.
26:13That's, um...
26:14Yeah.
26:15Uh...
26:16I'll, um...
26:21leave you to your evening, yeah?
26:52All right, Larry?
27:02Sorry, I mean Harry.
27:22Here you go, sir.
27:30Oh, cheers, mate.
27:41Morning, Inspector.
27:43Sorry to interrupt your breakfast.
27:45No, no, it's all good.
27:46Just trying out this new online delivery service now.
27:48I know you guys have got one.
27:50Pan to the bacon sarnie.
27:52Oh, hang on.
27:55What kind of bacon is this anyway?
27:57Caribbean bacon?
27:58I think it's just bacon bacon, sir.
28:00No, trust me, whatever this is, this ain't bacon bacon.
28:05Do you want to chop that breakfast in your face or shall I?
28:09No.
28:11Look, you got something for me?
28:14Last night I remembered something from when Officer Bryce came to the station the day before he was due to start work.
28:20He was shown around the place where his desk is, and there were some papers he put in his desk drawer that day.
28:30An address, times of the day?
28:33What are these?
28:35Graham plans to a property?
28:37These are plans for some kind of burglary or robbery.
28:38Exactly that.
28:40Benjamin had discovered a robbery was about to take place.
28:43Past sense.
28:44Had already happened.
28:46Just over a year ago.
28:47Some jewellery, cash and a handbag was taken.
28:50The perpetrator was arrested.
28:51An all-time criminal called Clendon Seeley.
28:54Mm-hmm.
28:55Go on.
28:56We've got the handbag back.
28:58Nothing of value was in it.
28:59But the cash and jewellery was never recovered.
29:02It was worth about, what, $2,000?
29:04Tragically, the homeowner, Eudora James, died of a heart attack that same night.
29:10So the handbag has been in our evidence store ever since.
29:13When we originally investigated, it was always suspected that Clendon committed the burglary on behalf of a third party.
29:23And there is one other set of fingerprints on those documents apart from Benjamin's.
29:31What is it you think it is that this proves?
29:33That you're connected to the burglary at the house on Rue de Saint-Mar.
29:37And we think Officer Bryce, your stepson, is going to raise this with us.
29:42And that's why I killed him.
29:43To stop him from reporting me.
29:47Take a seat.
29:52I'll stand. Thanks.
29:54Firstly, I wouldn't do that.
29:57I always got on with Ben.
29:59And he, I think he liked me.
30:01And secondly, there's some big leaps you're making there, Detective Sergeant.
30:06Let's start with the burglary.
30:08No one has ever accused me of that before now.
30:11I mean, are you actually arresting me for that?
30:19Not at the moment, no.
30:21If there's not enough to arrest me on, it certainly doesn't seem like something worth killing over.
30:28Does it to you?
30:28Well, it's not that simple, is it, Damon?
30:30And you know that.
30:31Because now we know what's what about the burglary.
30:34We're just going to keep digging.
30:36Got an officer back at the station doing just that as we speak.
30:39And in time, I'm sure more evidence will accrue.
30:44Because you know what?
30:45It always does.
30:46And at that point, I'd be worried if I were you.
30:49Just had the police round.
31:10Something tells me they're going to be heading your way very soon.
31:13All right, Antoine.
31:17Thank you for all your help.
31:20Inspector?
31:21Sarge?
31:22That's good timing.
31:24Now, I was looking into the burglary.
31:27And I realized that Carlos Bryce would have been in prison the same time as Clendon Sealy.
31:33Now, there may not be anything in that.
31:35Maybe there is.
31:36There definitely is.
31:39And it's juicy.
31:41I mean, real juicy.
31:44Go on.
31:45So, the woman who does my nails, Fabian, her sister's daughter's boyfriend is a prison officer.
31:52So, I called him and asked whether Carlos Bryce ever crossed paths with Clendon Sealy while he was inside.
31:59And it turns out that Carlos made a beeline for Clendon as soon as he arrived.
32:05Clearly wanting to make a friend of him.
32:07And do we know why?
32:08I'll tell you why.
32:12If you want.
32:15There's a lot of misinformation flying about that prison, so...
32:18How about I give you the official version of events?
32:21Yes, I admit, it's true.
32:23Me and Clendon looked out for each other when I was serving time, but...
32:26Me never seek out his friendship like some say.
32:29The thing just happened.
32:30My contact is pretty reliable.
32:32And he said that there was something Clendon knew that you wanted him to share with you.
32:37Some information.
32:38What kind of information?
32:39We don't know.
32:40That's why we're asking you.
32:41I'm telling you.
32:41I don't know what it is you're talking about.
32:43You're lying.
32:43No, I'm not.
32:44Yes, sir.
32:44Okay.
32:46What about the fact that we have evidence connecting your stepfather to the same burglary Clendon Sealy was arrested for?
32:52Is that just a coincidence?
32:53Well, I don't know anything about that.
32:55You'd have to ask me, stepfather.
32:56You're lying again.
32:57I can't be bothered with this.
32:58Why are you saying that for, man?
33:00Because when people lie, they either say too much or too little.
33:03You're saying diddly squat.
33:05Well, you can think where you want.
33:06But I'm telling you I'm not.
33:09What's he going over there for?
33:11I'm making some tea.
33:12Which is better use of my time than talking to you.
33:15Is he always like this?
33:16You were saying?
33:17Look, I'm not denying that Clendon and I became acquaintances in prison.
33:21But I swear on my life, there was nothing more to it than that.
33:27Now, is there anything more that you know?
33:30No, we're done here.
33:31You can see yourself out.
33:36Right.
33:37Well, um...
33:38I appreciate you for giving me the chance to, uh, set the story straight.
33:47You all have a good evening now.
33:53You know, sir, I can't lie.
33:57I really enjoyed that.
33:58If your contact is right,
34:01and there was something Carlos wanted from Clendon Seeley,
34:03it's got to be connected to the Eudora James burglary, right?
34:06Then it must be the missing cash and jewellery.
34:09They were never recovered.
34:10But that doesn't explain the break-in here at the station.
34:13The stolen cash and jewellery aren't here.
34:16And even if they were, it's only $2,000.
34:18Hardly worth the risk.
34:20And this heat doesn't help.
34:22Ah, people are gathering for the vigil.
34:24We should head out.
34:26Come in, Inspector.
34:28It's the handbag.
34:29It's got to be the handbag.
34:31Now, Officer Curtis,
34:32what do we know about Eudora James?
34:35She's local, a widow, wealthy,
34:39and a bit lonely, I gather.
34:42And the only thing currently at this station
34:43that was stolen from the house is a handbag, right?
34:46But there was nothing of value in it,
34:47so we put in the evidence room.
34:49Keys to the evidence store.
34:51Key to the evidence store.
34:54Please?
34:55There it is.
34:57There are no two ways about it.
35:20This is a sad and solemn day indeed for all of us.
35:24I know that many of you here
35:26never even got to meet Officer Benjamin Bryce.
35:30And although he was at the very start of his career,
35:34I have no doubt he would have made a fine officer
35:38who would have given his all to his community.
35:42I'd like us all now to share in a moment of silence,
36:00I'd like us all now to share in a moment of silence,
36:09in which we can honor and remember the deceased.
36:16He's turned the fun up to full, hasn't he?
36:36I think you're right.
36:50I think you're right.
37:05It was fine where it was.
37:07Commissioner, I think the electric's gone now.
37:10I mean, like, everything.
37:12Inspector.
37:24Inspector.
37:26The repairman can't get here for a couple of days,
37:33so I asked him to invoice you,
37:36heir of the Metropolitan Police, London.
37:38Hang on, it's not my fault you got a dodgy fan.
37:41If you had decent aircon fitted like everyone else in the world does,
37:44instead of some antique ceiling fan from the 1920s,
37:47I mean, all I did was turn the thing up a couple of knots and...
37:53Please, do shot up, Inspector.
38:08I don't mean to pry, but is the murder case linked to Eudora James' burglary?
38:15It's just I knew her a little.
38:18For real?
38:19Yeah, she lived not far from me.
38:21She was elderly, so I kept an eye on her.
38:24What about the burglary? Do you know anything about that?
38:27Not much, but I was at the hospital with her and she passed.
38:31And did you speak with her?
38:32She was very confused, not herself.
38:35Although, she kept saying something about someone called Maria.
38:43She definitely said Maria.
38:48Yes.
38:50She was asking where Maria was.
38:53I didn't know who she meant.
38:55There's no one in her family called Maria.
38:57I knew it!
38:58The answer to all this lies inside Eudora James' handbag.
39:02A handbag?
39:03It's the only thing in this station that's connected to the burglary.
39:06And the fact that she was talking about Maria that very night.
39:11Whoever killed Benjamin...
39:13...then broke into this station...
39:16...did it because of something to do with this handbag.
39:20You think there's something of value there?
39:22Nothing that I can see.
39:25Nothing that I can see.
39:26Um...
39:27Knitting needle and wool.
39:30Glasses case with glasses.
39:34Pillbox.
39:35Empty.
39:37Envelope.
39:39Empty.
39:41Shopping list on the other side.
39:42Purse.
39:47Also empty.
39:49Hair clip.
39:51Old photo.
39:52Oh.
39:53It's her husband.
39:55He passed before her.
39:57Why would anyone break into this station, let alone commit murder?
40:01For any of these items?
40:04Don't know, sir.
40:04I don't know.
40:08I don't know.
40:08Come on in, Officer Curtis.
40:38Yes, Thomas.
40:41Sergeant Hooper, this is unexpected.
40:44Yes, I have some meetings on San Marie,
40:45so I thought I'd come in early to check in.
40:47See if we're any closer to finding Benjamin's killer.
40:50Um, not any closer, I'm afraid, sir.
40:55Is the Commissioner here?
40:56I thought I'd catch him.
40:58There's something that I need to talk to him about.
41:00He's actually on his way over now for an update.
41:03Actually, where's the inspector?
41:06Inspector, this is what I mean.
41:09He always just goes off on his own and does whatever.
41:16Inspector, DS Thomas here, just wondering, where are you?
41:20So do you want to tell us how you're getting on with the case, sir?
41:37All three suspects have alibis.
41:40So if it was one of them that killed Benjamin,
41:42we don't know how they did it.
41:43We've still no idea what it was they were trying to steal from the station.
41:46And on top of that,
41:47we've no clue why Benjamin wrote Maria backwards before he died.
41:52Apart from that,
41:54swimmingly.
41:59Hang on.
42:00Boats have names.
42:04Uh, yes.
42:08The answer to all this lies inside
42:10Eudora James' handbag.
42:12If it was a boat,
42:13why would they break into the station?
42:15Because the boat was in the station.
42:18That's what they wanted.
42:19Envelope.
42:20Shopping list on the other side.
42:22Why would anyone want to break into this station
42:24for any of these items?
42:26Certainly doesn't seem like something worth getting over.
42:29But, Inspector,
42:30there are no boats inside our station.
42:33Yes, there is.
42:34100% there is.
42:35Just not the kind you're thinking of.
42:37Which leaves me asking one question.
42:39How?
42:40They think he must have banged his head on a rock.
42:42No helmet?
42:44Paulette got Carlos arrested.
42:46She grasped on her own son.
42:48He got six months in prison.
42:50Carlos was encroaching.
42:51I'm not denying that Clendon and I became acquaintances.
42:55One of them definitely did it.
42:57But whichever one it was,
42:58how can there be in two places at the exact same time?
43:01I was having breakfast on my veranda.
43:04I was with my girl.
43:05I was here for a delivery.
43:06Anyway, I wanted to cancel it,
43:08but I forgot the UK are ahead.
43:10That's how.
43:12Sir?
43:16Officer Curtis,
43:17I want you to go and get a search warrant.
43:20For what about suspects?
43:21Someone else.
43:22D.S. Thomas,
43:22we need to go and get some fingerprints checked
43:24and I need to make a phone call
43:25to a guy I know in Kentish Town.
43:27He'll say for definite
43:28if I'm right about this.
43:29Right about what?
43:30And what guy?
43:31And where is Kentish Town?
43:33London.
43:34Where do you think?
43:34You've come over to our ways of doing things then?
43:47Not really, no.
43:49I'd still rather just write it up.
43:51But I don't seem to have much of a choice, do I?
43:58Inspector.
43:58Okay.
44:11I'm going to start by making a statement of fact.
44:13that Benjamin Brice,
44:16had he been given the chance,
44:17would have excelled at being a police officer.
44:21Sergeant Hooper was bang on the money
44:23when he recruited him all those months ago.
44:25He saw something in him.
44:27And now I see it too.
44:29And how do I know this?
44:31Because Officer Benjamin Brice was smart.
44:35I mean, really smart.
44:36And even under immense pressure,
44:38he was able to keep his cool
44:39and let his brain do the work.
44:47This is a message Benjamin left for us.
44:50Arum.
44:51It's actually Maria,
44:53written backwards in the mud.
44:55Now, we've been all around the houses
44:57trying to work out what this meant.
44:58But now, finally, we know.
45:02And it all comes back to the contents
45:03of Eudora James' handbag
45:05that was taken in the robbery.
45:09Is that the shopping list?
45:11Yeah, you're right, it is.
45:12Scribbled on the back of an envelope.
45:14But you already know that, don't you?
45:17You all do.
45:19And you also know
45:20what's on the other side.
45:23This St. Marie stamp.
45:26It's old.
45:281930s to be more accurate.
45:29I had to phone a mate of mine
45:30who knows more about these things
45:31to confirm my suspicions.
45:33You see, when I first saw this,
45:35I thought it was just upside down.
45:38But it wasn't.
45:39It's the image of the boat
45:41in the centre of the stamp
45:42that was upside down.
45:44It's a misprint.
45:45Only five of them were ever issued,
45:47all by mistake.
45:49The last one that came up for auction
45:50sold for just shy of a million dollars.
45:52And do you know what it's called,
45:54this little stamp?
45:55For those in the know,
45:56it's called the inverted Maria.
45:59And that's why Benjamin wrote Maria
46:01inverted in the mud.
46:04He knew it wouldn't quite make sense at first.
46:07But he trusted that we,
46:09his fellow police officers,
46:11would not only realise that
46:12this wasn't the name of his killer,
46:14but that we would pursue this case doggedly,
46:17as we do,
46:18until we worked out
46:19what he was trying to tell us.
46:22That this extremely valuable antique stamp
46:25was in the evidence store,
46:28sitting in your Dora's handbag
46:29at our very own police station
46:31in Honorary.
46:32Paulette,
46:34I think this whole thing started with you.
46:36Because having now
46:37dusted this envelope for fingerprints,
46:39guess what?
46:40We found yours on it.
46:42Now, we'll never know exactly how
46:44and when you found out about the stamp,
46:46but there are things we do know.
46:47We know Eudora James
46:49was a widow,
46:51wealthy,
46:52and a bit lonely.
46:53And so we think
46:54you inveigled your way into her life.
46:58Maybe not fully sure
46:59when you'd get some money off her,
47:01but once you gained her trust,
47:04we think
47:04she confided in you
47:06about this stamp.
47:08And that's when your plan was formed.
47:11Together,
47:12you and Damon
47:13recruited Clendon Seeley,
47:15an experienced burglar,
47:17to steal the stamp from her handbag.
47:19But that all went south.
47:21When your Dora James woke up,
47:23called the police,
47:25and Clendon Seeley
47:26was arrested shortly after.
47:28That's why
47:29you arranged
47:30for Carlos to go to prison
47:31to put pressure on Clendon Seeley
47:33to reveal where that handbag
47:35containing that valuable stamp
47:37had ended up.
47:38And then an opportunity
47:40presented itself, didn't it,
47:41to act on the information
47:42Clendon had given you
47:43to make you a little fortune.
47:46And you're the inside man
47:47from the family
47:48who had just started training
47:49as a police officer.
47:51I was about to start work
47:52at the same police station
47:53you now knew
47:55held the handbag
47:55containing that stamp.
47:57I think you asked him
47:58to do you a favor.
48:00To go into their evidence store
48:01and get that envelope.
48:03I mean,
48:04it was just
48:04an old envelope, right?
48:05No big deal.
48:06No one's gonna notice it missing.
48:08All those years of assuming
48:09he was okay
48:10with the way you lived,
48:11it never occurred to you
48:12that he wanted something
48:13different from his life.
48:17I mean, yeah,
48:18he was in a police uniform now.
48:20But would he really
48:21feel any different?
48:22You're his family after all.
48:23Well, he did
48:25because he had chosen
48:26a different path to follow.
48:28So when you had asked him
48:29to help you out,
48:30you weren't expecting
48:30his response.
48:32No!
48:33I'm not going to do that.
48:35Okay, I'm not doing
48:35what you want anymore.
48:37What?
48:37And you know what?
48:38I think not only did
48:39turn you down,
48:40but as a police officer,
48:41he had a duty
48:42to tell the truth.
48:43To alert his colleagues
48:45about his family's involvement
48:46in what had happened
48:47and to the valuable items
48:48that resided in their station.
48:50And so now,
48:51all three of you
48:52were faced with the fact
48:53you were going to be
48:54arrested the next day
48:55for conspiracy
48:56to commit burglary
48:57and for perverting
48:58the course of justice.
49:00But only one of you
49:01went as far as
49:02committing murder
49:03to stop that from happening.
49:06And that was you, Carlos.
49:13What are you talking about?
49:15That is crazy.
49:16And I think you did it
49:17because you'd done
49:18more than anyone
49:19to get hold of that stamp.
49:21Spending a six-month
49:22prison sentence
49:23just to find out
49:24where it was.
49:25That's a heck of a sacrifice, right?
49:26And now all of it
49:27was going to go to waste.
49:29All of that
49:29just to end up
49:30back inside again.
49:32How could it be me
49:33when I was with my girl
49:35at her home
49:35when it happened?
49:39Yeah, you see,
49:41your alibi, Carlos,
49:42I realized it was
49:44the only one
49:44that could be faked.
49:45We know that
49:47Benjamin came off
49:48his bike
49:48at around 7.45
49:49that morning.
49:50GPS confirms
49:51he appears to have
49:52come off his bike
49:53at 7.45.
49:55When you and your girlfriend
49:56were woken up
49:57by her alarm,
49:57which she confirmed
49:58to us she set
49:59the night before.
50:02But I think
50:02you adjusted her clock,
50:04putting it back
50:0515 minutes
50:05while she was asleep.
50:08This done,
50:10knowing exactly
50:11what time
50:11Benjamin would be
50:12heading out to work,
50:13you set out
50:14to stop him en route.
50:15You then proceeded
50:15to kill him
50:16before hurrying back
50:18to your girlfriend's flat
50:19and climbing into bed
50:20ready for the alarm
50:21to sound.
50:23The timer's actually
50:238 o'clock now,
50:24but her alarm clock
50:25said 7.45.
50:27I assume while she showered,
50:28you reset the clock
50:29to the correct time.
50:30She was unaware
50:31that she'd lost
50:32a quarter of an hour.
50:34But it was just enough
50:35of a time delay
50:35for you to kill
50:37your own brother.
50:38That is crazy.
50:40And you can't prove
50:41any of that.
50:42You're right.
50:43Nothing will ever prove
50:43that that actually happened.
50:46But we do have this.
50:48You see,
50:49it was the first thing
50:50that bothered me
50:51about this case
50:52that Benjamin
50:53didn't wear a helmet
50:54when he cycled
50:55to work that morning.
50:56We've just been
50:57to your girlfriend's flat.
50:59We found this
50:59in the rubbish.
51:00Now,
51:01we haven't had time yet,
51:02but we're going to check
51:03this for fingerprints.
51:05And I'm sure
51:05we'll find yours on it.
51:07Carlos,
51:08you set out
51:08to meet your own brother,
51:10Officer Benjamin Bryce,
51:11because you had to stop him
51:14from betraying
51:14his own flesh and blood.
51:18And stop him
51:19from walking
51:19into our police station
51:20where he would reveal
51:21the location
51:23of this valuable stamp
51:24and with it,
51:25the fortune
51:26you were so desperate
51:27to get your hands on.
51:28No!
51:28And that's why
51:34he brought a rock
51:35down on his head
51:36and killed him,
51:38taking his helmet
51:39to sell the lie
51:40that he'd died
51:41of a head injury.
51:47Why, Carlos?
51:49Why you do that?
51:51You're stupid!
51:52You're stupid!
51:53You're stupid!
51:53I do, Damon.
52:06Sergeant Hooper,
52:08you can make
52:08the final arrest.
52:11Thank you very much,
52:12Inspector.
52:15Carlos Bryce,
52:16I'm arresting you
52:17for the murder
52:20of Officer Benjamin Bryce.
52:21You do not have
52:23to say anything,
52:24but it may harm
52:24your defense
52:25if you do not
52:25touch it.
52:45This station
52:45has seen some action
52:46the last few days.
52:48Still standing, though.
52:49And it's solely
52:51made out of wood.
52:52What?
52:54Sorry, I was just
52:54checking the next
52:55flight back to London.
52:57When are you
52:57leaving us?
52:58Tomorrow afternoon,
52:59looks like.
53:01Bancy a farewell beer?
53:02I'm meeting
53:03darling at Catherine's.
53:04No, you're all right.
53:05Got stuff to do.
53:07So I guess
53:07this is goodbye, then?
53:10Yeah, I guess it is.
53:12I suppose you were
53:13going to be putting
53:13your name down
53:14for the next DI
53:14now I'm gone?
53:16Um, at some point.
53:19But not yet.
53:20I feel like there's
53:21still a few more
53:21things I need to learn.
53:23For real?
53:23Well, good for you.
53:25There's a few DSs
53:26back in London
53:26that can do
53:27with taking that approach.
53:28Oh, wow.
53:29Something we do here
53:30better than London.
53:32That's a first.
53:33Well, I didn't
53:34quite say that.
53:36Yeah.
53:36Bye, sir.
53:39Yeah, hello?
53:41Yeah, I just saw
53:41there was a flight
53:42to London tomorrow,
53:43five o'clock.
53:44Yeah, I want to get
53:48back as soon as
53:49possible.
53:50Yeah, that's great.
53:53And you'll email
53:53the tickets over
53:54tonight, yeah?
53:57Great.
54:29I'm pleased that
54:41justice has been done.
54:43Both for Benjamin
54:44and you, Dora.
54:46They deserve it.
54:48But...
54:49It doesn't make it
54:50any less, sir.
54:53You're an old
54:54hand at this.
54:55Doesn't mean I don't
54:56feel it.
54:58I know.
55:06I'll be a minute or so.
55:08Thanks.
55:12Sergeant Hooper,
55:13I thought you had a
55:14plane to catch.
55:15Yes, I do.
55:17But I wondered if I could
55:18have a chat with you.
55:19Have you got some time,
55:20sir?
55:20Yes, yes, of course.
55:23So, uh,
55:24there are some things
55:25that I found out about
55:26at the headquarters
55:27back in Jamaica.
55:28You know,
55:29they looped me into
55:29some of these things,
55:30you know.
55:32Look, I shouldn't really
55:33be saying any of this,
55:34sir, but after everything
55:35you've done for me,
55:36I feel it would be wrong
55:37if I did not.
55:40They are looking to
55:41change some things here.
55:44Streamlining.
55:44And your position,
55:47Commissioner?
55:50They're going to
55:50dissolve it, sir.
55:54I'm really, really
55:55sorry, sir.
56:04Yeah, yes, sir.
56:06Um,
56:06thank you.
56:12Thank you for letting
56:13me know.
56:14I, I, I, I really
56:15appreciate it.
56:18Go, go, go, yeah.
56:21You've got to
56:21blame the catch.
56:22Go, go, go, go, go, go.
56:32How can I help?
56:33What?
56:38Sorry.
56:40What did you just see?
56:42The file you gave me
56:43on my mother.
56:46I don't think her death
56:47was an accident.
56:54They're filming a game
56:55show called
56:56Island Warrior.
56:58Right in the middle
56:59of you filming your
57:00TV game show,
57:01someone murders
57:02one of your
57:03contestants why do we so publicly that's him yeah the one dressed as a pineapple you can call me in
57:10man jp just called he told me about your job what are you going to do we are looking into the
57:16possibility that dawn embrace death might not been an accident go that's a go this really isn't come
57:22the reverend with an eye for crime solving father brown is back for a new
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