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00:00:00The stretch of the river can be unpredictable after so much rain.
00:00:11I suggest we've got to move on before it slumps.
00:00:14Yeah, we could be standing on what was once the pilgrim route to Causton Abbey.
00:00:19Maybe. Today's the day, Becker.
00:00:22I might finally find the Thomas Becket badge to complete my collection.
00:00:25That's a rare badge, Johnny.
00:00:27Let's pray to him here somewhere.
00:00:30The mudlarks are up to something at Hollybrook.
00:00:35Reckon they must have had a tip-off.
00:00:37Say no more, mate. Yeah, yeah. We'll meet you down there.
00:00:40Rufus, get that down your neck. We've got work to do.
00:00:42Gemma, get the van loaded up.
00:00:45Mudlarks are at Hollybrook.
00:00:47What about the bar?
00:00:49Well, Gary can cover for a couple of hours, but we need to get there now.
00:00:52You must be on to something.
00:00:52Dad, he's done it again.
00:01:02Hmm?
00:01:03Oh, not again, Paddy. That's the third time this afternoon.
00:01:06How much stuff have you got buried out there?
00:01:09Oh, sorry, Sarah. I couldn't stop it.
00:01:11Oh, never mind that now. I've got some exciting news.
00:01:14I have just been asked to do some local research for pastimes.
00:01:17The Ancestry Show?
00:01:19Yeah. They got in touch through the Historical Society.
00:01:21Are you going to be on TV?
00:01:22Well, it looks like it, yeah.
00:01:23And who's the subject?
00:01:25Oh, I'm sorry, darling, but it's a need-to-know basis, only.
00:01:29But if you wouldn't mind clearing this mess up, I've got some work to do.
00:01:32Last time, OK? Or I'm calling the pound.
00:01:59Everything all right, Richard?
00:02:00Some ghastly Ancestry Show keeps calling me.
00:02:05Hannah's daughter is now a well-known actress, apparently.
00:02:07They want my help to find Jessica.
00:02:10As if I'd had the first idea.
00:02:14As if the day couldn't get any worse.
00:02:23This is a historical site of great interest of the Dean of Causton.
00:02:27We're here at his official invitation.
00:02:29Last time I heard, this stretch of the river is on Jacob Mitchell's land.
00:02:33It's nothing to do with the Dean.
00:02:34Nevertheless, your high-strength magnets can do untold damage.
00:02:37You have no business here.
00:02:39You're so sure about that, Rev.
00:02:41Call the police.
00:02:42We already know Johnny's a grass.
00:02:44You should probably call them already.
00:02:46If you're intent on being unreasonable, I suppose I can't stop you.
00:02:49Glad to see we're on the same page, Vicar.
00:02:52Good one, Gem.
00:02:52Let's get organised, lads.
00:02:57Damn cheek.
00:02:58Who do they think they are?
00:02:59We just have to do our best to avoid them.
00:03:02Easier said than done.
00:03:06Ready, Gem?
00:03:07I was born ready.
00:03:08Hello, guys, and welcome back to the Midsummer Magneteers channel.
00:03:13And what a lovely day for it.
00:03:15I'm afraid this is the only family photograph my mother kept.
00:03:19Those are my grandparents with my mother, Hannah, her sister, Jessie, and their brother, Richard.
00:03:26She was estranged from all of them.
00:03:28It's something she never talked about.
00:03:30So what made her change her mind?
00:03:33She knew she didn't have long left.
00:03:36Wanted to get her house in order before it was too late.
00:03:39But I could see how painful it was for her to go back there.
00:03:43Why is that?
00:03:44Jessie was her baby sister.
00:03:46The only member of her family she ever cared about.
00:03:48But she felt she had to cut off from all of them in order to survive.
00:03:54That's why I'm doing this.
00:03:55To honour Mum's dying wish.
00:03:58To find Jessie and tell her how much she loved her.
00:04:02And how guilty she felt for abandoning her.
00:04:05Well, all we know so far is that your family came from a village called Galsworthy in Midsummer.
00:04:10Okay.
00:04:11Your uncle still lives there, but he's reluctant to get involved.
00:04:16So, where do we go from here?
00:04:19To Galsworthy.
00:04:19Okay.
00:04:20So I've booked us into the village pub and set up a meeting tomorrow with a local historian.
00:04:24Just ask her to see what she can come up with.
00:04:27And your uncle?
00:04:28I'll just keep trying.
00:04:28I don't want to upset him.
00:04:30It's a bit of a bolt from the blue.
00:04:31Yeah.
00:04:32Look, sometimes people, they just need a bit of a nudge.
00:04:36All he can say is no.
00:04:38If you insist on being here, the least you can do is stick to your own area.
00:05:04I'll go wherever I like.
00:05:06He's just trying to wind us up, Richard.
00:05:08Don't give him the satisfaction.
00:05:09Rufus used to be a friend.
00:05:11Can we all just try and be civil?
00:05:13You can't be civil with these barbarians.
00:05:15Hey!
00:05:17What the hell are you playing at?
00:05:18Sorry, mate.
00:05:19Didn't see you there.
00:05:21Is that right?
00:05:22Come on then, let's have it.
00:05:23See who comes off worse.
00:05:24What do you think you're doing, Debbie?
00:05:30Richard.
00:05:32I need your expert opinion.
00:05:35Why can't?
00:05:37Looks like an ampulla from the Thomas Beckett Shrine.
00:05:40That was in my bucket.
00:05:41Belongs to me.
00:05:43You only found it by chance.
00:05:44Lead isn't even magnetic.
00:05:46Finders keepers, Johnny boy.
00:05:48And by the way you're all looking at it,
00:05:49must be worth a bob or two.
00:05:51The ampulla and the Thomas Beckett badge are often found together.
00:05:54Where were you casting when you found it?
00:05:55Why would I tell you that?
00:05:57Might be loads more of them.
00:05:58Well, then I'll tell the police
00:05:59about the old gun you found in the lake and didn't declare.
00:06:02You're still out on license.
00:06:04Aren't you, Cole?
00:06:05They'll send you straight back.
00:06:06Johnny.
00:06:09I'll kill you first.
00:06:14Don't worry, Johnny.
00:06:15If it's here, you'll find it.
00:06:22Let's have a look.
00:06:23What do you think?
00:06:24Well, he's right, he's left.
00:06:30That's good.
00:06:40Richard!
00:06:41Look, don't open it!
00:06:43Oh.
00:06:43Oh, God.
00:06:44Oh.
00:06:44Oh.
00:06:45Oh.
00:06:46Oh.
00:06:47Oh, God.
00:06:53Yeah.
00:06:54It's a Wiccan jar.
00:06:57Also known as a witch's jar.
00:07:00Probably 17th century.
00:07:02Unopened, they were thought
00:07:03to protect against the spirits of evil.
00:07:05But if the seal was broken,
00:07:07the forces of evil were believed to be set free.
00:07:09So I've unleashed evil.
00:07:12On myself.
00:07:12Oh, superstitious nonsense.
00:07:15It gets worse if the jar is open near water.
00:07:19It's said that the ghosts of the foreshore
00:07:21come back to life
00:07:23to take their victims with them.
00:07:25Don't listen to him, Johnny.
00:07:26No.
00:07:33I've seen the light at last.
00:07:44Now, that would be a miracle.
00:07:46But if there are blessings to be added,
00:07:47then why shouldn't we have some of them?
00:07:49No, it's you lot who need to get lucky.
00:07:52Not us.
00:07:52That's just a fair.
00:07:54Don't ever get up in time.
00:07:55One can but hope.
00:07:58I'm heading back.
00:07:59Yeah, me too. I'm getting cold.
00:08:01I can give you a lift.
00:08:02Thanks, I'd rather walk.
00:08:03No.
00:08:04Johnny?
00:08:06William, shall I take the jar?
00:08:09Someone needs to report it.
00:08:12The jar?
00:08:13Yeah, yeah.
00:08:14That would be much appreciated.
00:08:18William, is there something wrong?
00:08:22No, no.
00:08:23Everything's fine.
00:08:33Shut up.
00:08:33Ow.
00:08:47No, no.
00:08:52No.
00:08:53I'll put it.
00:08:55I'll kill me.
00:08:57No.
00:08:57Thanks for letting me know, Jacob.
00:09:15Yeah, of course, of course.
00:09:16I'll make sure everyone's aware.
00:09:18Okay.
00:09:19Bye.
00:09:21Sam.
00:09:23Sam.
00:09:25Alice!
00:09:27I'm going to find out, Mom.
00:09:39I promise.
00:09:40I'm going to find out.
00:10:11Hello?
00:10:13Oh, hello.
00:10:14What?
00:10:16Wait.
00:10:17Are you sure about that?
00:10:20No, no, no.
00:10:21Hold on a second.
00:10:22I just need to write this down.
00:10:24Hang on.
00:10:24I'm good.
00:10:24Let's go.
00:10:54Help!
00:10:55Somebody!
00:10:57Help me!
00:11:06Please!
00:11:08That's so good!
00:11:09Please!
00:11:10Help me!
00:11:11Please!
00:11:12Help me!
00:11:13Help me!
00:11:15Help me!
00:11:18Help me!
00:11:21Help me!
00:11:22Help me!
00:11:23Please!
00:11:24Weigh we every burden down
00:11:28Grace our spirits will deliver
00:11:32And provide us the robe and crown
00:11:36Yes, we'll gather at the river
00:11:40The beautiful, the beautiful river
00:11:43Gather with the space of the river
00:11:47That flows by the throne of God
00:11:51Morning, Vicar!
00:11:54You see that, look, he's really not happy
00:11:57Judge not, lest ye be judged
00:12:01Isn't that what the Bible says?
00:12:04Yeah, but the man's a hypocrite
00:12:05Preaches one thing, does the opposite
00:12:08Well, at least he's not a Judas, like Johnny
00:12:12Talking of Johnny, where is he?
00:12:16Right, we've made our point, let's go to the pub
00:12:18Are we in now?
00:12:20Bless him, won't do any of us any harm
00:12:21Especially you, Cole
00:12:23Gracious God
00:12:25We pray for all those poor souls lost to our rivers and waterways
00:12:30Who these flowers represent
00:12:33In Christianity, water can symbolize both life and death
00:12:38And is a central symbol in the sacrament of baptism
00:12:42A moment of spiritual purification
00:12:45Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! North go home
00:12:51B
00:13:01Oh, morning, Jamie
00:13:01John will be down in the sink
00:13:03Thanks
00:13:03Thanks.
00:13:05Oh, you're looking very glamorous for a school day.
00:13:07Ah, but it's not a school day winter. Far from it.
00:13:10Mum's going to be on TV.
00:13:11Oh, that's exciting. What's the show?
00:13:13Uh, pastimes. They've asked me to advise on some local history.
00:13:16I just hope mixing with the glitterati doesn't turn your head.
00:13:19It'll be Hollywood next, sir.
00:13:20Oh, quite fancy a life of sun surfing celebrity drama.
00:13:24What do you think?
00:13:25You'd give any film star a run for her money.
00:13:28I don't know about that, but thank you.
00:13:29Right, sir, time we left for our decidedly unglamorous day job.
00:13:32Oh, I don't know.
00:13:33There's always the potential for a bit of real-life drama.
00:13:36Careful what you wish for, sir.
00:13:47DCI Barnaby. Good morning.
00:13:49Not so good for our victim.
00:13:51Cause of death.
00:13:52Drowning.
00:13:54And by the look of him, I reckon he'd been in the water no longer than 24 hours.
00:13:59There have been reports of a sinkhole in the stretch of the river.
00:14:02And sinkholes combined with silt can be a particularly dangerous domination.
00:14:06So no evidence of foul play?
00:14:08Not obviously.
00:14:10Then, um, what am I doing here?
00:14:13According to witnesses on the scene, the victim was a local man, last seen alive yesterday evening.
00:14:17This jacket was found along with a bag containing a phone, a wallet, and a notebook.
00:14:22They confirmed his identity as Jonathan David Hoxham.
00:14:25This was found in the pocket.
00:14:29Memento mori is Latin.
00:14:32It means remember that you have to die.
00:14:34Who knew Winter could speak Latin?
00:14:37You're wasted as a plod.
00:14:39I'm not a...
00:14:39I'm a detective.
00:14:41Detective Sergeant.
00:14:42It's so easy to wind up.
00:14:44It's delicious.
00:14:45If we could possibly get back to the master at hand.
00:14:48I won't know any more until I've done the post-wautumn.
00:14:51I'll be in touch.
00:14:51Oh, our victim had a reminder of the inevitability of death and then turns up drowned.
00:15:02Why did he come here?
00:15:04Was he meeting someone?
00:15:05Digital forensics trying to unlock his phone.
00:15:08Where exactly was the body found?
00:15:10Into the jetty, sir.
00:15:11Reverend William Gideon was conducting a river blessing when his wife saw the body in the water.
00:15:16He and his mudlarking group were here yesterday afternoon.
00:15:19And Johnny Hoxham was a keen member.
00:15:22According to Mrs. Gideon, there was another mudlarking group here at the same time,
00:15:26but they left before he did.
00:15:27Were the Gideons that asked people to see Mr. Hoxham alive?
00:15:29Yeah.
00:15:31Said he was going home and left alone.
00:15:32Mrs. Gideon can't understand why he came back.
00:15:35Well, let's talk to both groups.
00:15:37Find out if anything happened yesterday that might shed some light.
00:15:49Dan Peasey, Gemstone Television.
00:16:04We're here to see Richard Clissold.
00:16:06So he's expecting you?
00:16:08Absolutely.
00:16:09He's not back yet?
00:16:10We're happy to wait.
00:16:18Johnny Hoxham was a devout member of the St. Leonard's family and a passionate member of the Midsummer Mudlocks.
00:16:24His loss is a tragedy for the whole village community.
00:16:27Did Mr. Hoxham have any enemies?
00:16:30But it was an accident, surely.
00:16:32We have to keep an open mind at this stage, Mrs. Gideon.
00:16:35I understand you were the last people to see Mr. Hoxham.
00:16:39Well, technically, that was William.
00:16:41I started walking home while they were still at the river.
00:16:44Yeah, Johnny left soon after.
00:16:46Richard Clissold was off to him a lift earlier, but he declined.
00:16:50And Richard Clissold is?
00:16:51He's a fellow Mudlock and an old family friend.
00:16:54I took over the ministry when his father retired.
00:16:58Did anything happen at the river that could have upset Mr. Hoxham?
00:17:02Uh, new research suggested that there could have been a pilgrim hostel near Holybrook.
00:17:11Johnny was hoping to find a rare Thomas Beckett badge to complete his collection.
00:17:16Then an ampulla badge was found by Cole Densmore, a member of the Midsummer Magneteers, another mudlocking group in the area.
00:17:23The ampulla and Thomas Beckett badge are often found together, so Johnny got excited that he might find one in the same location.
00:17:31But Cole refused to tell him exactly where he found it.
00:17:34In fact, Cole seemed to be enjoying taunting him, but that wasn't unusual.
00:17:39What do you mean?
00:17:41Well, the mudlocks are keen historians and ecologists.
00:17:43We research respectfully for evidence of the past in order to build collections of local historical importance.
00:17:50And the Midsummer Magneteers?
00:17:51Well, they use heavy, high-strength magnets to amass large quantities of metal for cash.
00:17:57And their gung-ho attitude causes untold damage to the environment.
00:18:01Which is a source of conflict?
00:18:04Yeah, unfortunately, yes.
00:18:06There was something else.
00:18:08Johnny found a rare Wiccan jar in the river.
00:18:11Witches' what, exactly?
00:18:13A sealed 17th-century witch's jar, believed to curse whoever opens it.
00:18:17But, sadly, that was Johnny.
00:18:21Yeah, as a Christian, I abhor superstition.
00:18:24But, it's an unfortunate coincidence that Johnny died later that day.
00:18:30Where is this jar now?
00:18:32Richard took it with him.
00:18:33Significant artefacts need to be registered.
00:18:37Where might I find him?
00:18:38They're waiting in the sitting room.
00:18:49What the hell are they doing here?
00:18:51They said you were expecting them.
00:18:53I didn't know what to do.
00:18:55Go home, Mary.
00:18:57I'll deal with this.
00:19:02Mr. Clisold.
00:19:03I thought I made myself perfectly clear.
00:19:05We were in the area, and your niece was very keen to meet you.
00:19:11Uncle Richard.
00:19:13I'm Lucy.
00:19:15Hannah's daughter.
00:19:18Fine.
00:19:19I'll answer your questions.
00:19:21But under no circumstances will I appear on your television programme.
00:19:24Is that understood?
00:19:26Perfectly.
00:19:29These bills you're paying today...
00:19:31It's all under control, Gem.
00:19:33I can't tax on his way.
00:19:34Well, if you get caught, things are getting out of hand.
00:19:37Fine.
00:19:38Mr and Mrs Westcott.
00:19:40DS Winter.
00:19:40Causton CID.
00:19:42What can we do for you?
00:19:43Body was found in the river this morning.
00:19:45I know.
00:19:45I was there.
00:19:46No one knew what was going on.
00:19:47He's now been formally identified as Johnny Hoxham.
00:19:49He drowned near where you were mudlarking yesterday afternoon.
00:19:52Johnny?
00:19:52But why would he go back in there after the warning?
00:19:55What warning?
00:19:56I got a call from Jacob Mitchell.
00:19:57He farms the land around Hollybrook.
00:20:00One of his lads had seen us heading down there.
00:20:01Jacob's lost sheep to a sinkhole in the river and he wanted us to know exactly where it was.
00:20:06So I put an alert on the magnateer's chat.
00:20:08Did you share that information with the mudlarks?
00:20:10I didn't have to.
00:20:11Jacob said he'd already told the vicar.
00:20:13We understand that there's some unfriendly rivalry between you and the mudlarks.
00:20:18Was there any friction at Hollybrook?
00:20:20Just the usual sparring banter.
00:20:24I see you've got your own channel.
00:20:26Over 5,000 followers now.
00:20:29Did you film any content yesterday?
00:20:31Yeah, but nothing interesting.
00:20:34I'll still need to see it.
00:20:34It's so strange.
00:20:37My mother grew up in this beautiful house, but I had no idea it even existed until yesterday.
00:20:43Unfortunately, your mother rejected our family in the most hurtful and destructive way.
00:20:48Jessica always admired her, so followed suit.
00:20:50How can you be sure Jessica didn't want to come back?
00:20:53She left a note, making herself very clear.
00:20:55My father kept it, in case there was ever any doubt.
00:21:07As you can see, she despised us and everything we stood for, and states quite clearly she wishes no one to come after her.
00:21:14Leo.
00:21:14Yeah, but the letter is signed Leo.
00:21:17She saw herself as a lion, caged here against her will.
00:21:21Calling herself Leo was another way of further distancing herself from us.
00:21:25Is it okay if I photograph it?
00:21:27No, it is not.
00:21:29Did your parents notify the police when she left?
00:21:32My father was obliged to report it, but since there were no suspicious circumstances, that was the end of it.
00:21:37And they never tried to contact her?
00:21:40My parents had to draw a line.
00:21:44We had to get on with our own lives.
00:21:46What exactly happened the night she left?
00:21:49If you'll excuse me, I need to talk to a police officer about the tragic death of a friend.
00:21:53I'm so sorry, but thank you for seeing us.
00:21:56Um, I'd love to talk more, if...
00:21:58There's nothing more to say.
00:22:00Forgive my scepticism, but you're clearly just doing this to increase your celebrity profile.
00:22:04I want no part in it.
00:22:06DCI Barnaby do come in.
00:22:08They're just leaving.
00:22:08The art of mudlarking lies in the ability to spot things invisible to others.
00:22:28What we call getting your eye in.
00:22:31The mistake is in looking too hard.
00:22:33Very much like my own job.
00:22:36How well did you know Mr. Hoxham?
00:22:39We were more colleagues than friends, both fascinated by the history attached to objects we found.
00:22:46I understand there was some conflict between the two mudlarking groups yesterday afternoon.
00:22:52Did any of that involve Mr. Hoxham specifically?
00:22:55Not that I'm aware of.
00:22:56Reverend Gideon told us about the discovery of the Wiccan jar.
00:23:02I believe you have it.
00:23:03Why, yes.
00:23:04The jar.
00:23:11Here it is.
00:23:13Not very pleasant, I'm afraid.
00:23:16I've reported it to the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
00:23:19They'll be taking it off my hands.
00:23:20Could he have been deliberately placed for Mr. Hoxham to find as a warning of some kind?
00:23:27Highly unlikely.
00:23:29It is clear Johnny saw it as a bad omen.
00:23:32Which makes it all the more puzzling why he should choose to return.
00:23:35There's a history of rivalry and antagonism between the mudlarks and the magneteers.
00:23:56But apart from the discovery of the Wiccan jar, both sides seem to agree nothing unusual happened yesterday.
00:24:04I'm not sure they're being entirely honest, sir.
00:24:06This footage was downloaded from Gemma Westcott's phone.
00:24:09It was intended as content for the magneteers' channel.
00:24:12Where were you casting when you found it?
00:24:14Why would I tell you that?
00:24:16Might be loads more of them.
00:24:17Well, then I'll tell the police about the old gun you found in the lake and didn't declare.
00:24:21You're still out on license, aren't you, Cole?
00:24:23They'll send you straight back, Johnny.
00:24:25I'll kill you first.
00:24:31This was witnessed by both groups.
00:24:33Why didn't anyone mention it?
00:24:34Oh, Mrs. Gideon said that Cole enjoyed taunting Johnny, so it's possible nobody took it seriously.
00:24:41We need to talk to Cole Densmore.
00:24:43And there's another thing.
00:24:44Freddie Westcott said that a local farmer called him to warn him about the sinkhole.
00:24:48When was this?
00:24:49After they got back from the river.
00:24:50Freddie said that he circulated it on the magneteers' chat.
00:24:53Claimed that the farmer made the same call to Reverend Gideon.
00:24:56He didn't say anything to Maeve.
00:24:57Oh, yeah, and finally...
00:25:02Digital managed to access Johnny Hoxham's cloud.
00:25:05Someone called him at 1834.
00:25:08Then, according to his notebook, 27 minutes later, he was back at the river.
00:25:14Whoever called Johnny told him that they'd seen a Thomas Beckett badge and pinpointed its exact location.
00:25:20Is the number traceable?
00:25:21It's from an old phone box in the village.
00:25:25So, Johnny Hoxham was deliberately lured to his death.
00:25:35This is great.
00:25:37Do you have any information on Jessie specifically, apart from the birth certificate?
00:25:41Well, her leaving was reported in the local press.
00:25:44Oh, wow.
00:25:45As vicar of Galsworthy, your grandfather was a powerful and highly respected figure in the village.
00:25:50Jessie's decision to leave so soon after your mother's disappearance was of great interest to the community.
00:25:56According to this article, she caught the London train at 7.35pm on Wednesday the 14th of May.
00:26:02She left with her bike and whatever she could fit into her panniers, as witnessed by Mary Hamble, the housekeeper's daughter.
00:26:07Sources close to the family confirmed that Miss Clissold had threatened to leave before.
00:26:12A note was found leaving them in no doubt that she left of her own free will.
00:26:16Richard Clissold still has it.
00:26:18Oh.
00:26:18And after she left?
00:26:21Well, the trail goes cold, I'm afraid.
00:26:24If Jessie changed her name or she left the country, it could be very difficult to trace her.
00:26:28I'll get our team to look into it.
00:26:31What about friends?
00:26:32She may have stayed in touch with someone outside the family.
00:26:35Well, I can find out which school she attended and take it from there.
00:26:38And Mary Hamble, she might be able to help you.
00:26:40She was a similar age and knew the family.
00:26:43Yeah, we met her briefly earlier.
00:26:45She cleans for Richard Clissold.
00:26:47And I think she still lives at this address.
00:26:52Oh, this is...
00:26:55DCI Barnaby has a few more questions, William.
00:26:58The church flowers are all done, Alice, so I'll leave you to it.
00:27:05I'm sorry to disturb you again so soon.
00:27:08This is my colleague, DS Winter.
00:27:10Yeah, of course.
00:27:11I need some help.
00:27:13We understand you received a warning about the sinkhole from a local farmer, Jacob Mitchell.
00:27:18You failed to share this warning with other members of your group.
00:27:23You also failed to share it with me.
00:27:25Yeah, I'm ashamed to say that's true.
00:27:29You know, when Jacob rang, I was writing my sermon for the river blessing and I hung up clumsily spilling tea everywhere, so I'm afraid the call won't clean out of my mind.
00:27:39Freddie Westcott received the same warning and immediately circulated it amongst the magnateers.
00:27:43If you've done that, Johnny Hoxham might be alive now.
00:27:46Yeah, which I regret to the end of my days, but it didn't occur to me that anyone would return to the river that night.
00:27:57So which is it?
00:27:59Did you forget or did you think no one would return to the river?
00:28:04Johnny wasn't the only one there.
00:28:06When I was walking home, I saw Cole Densmore on the opposite bank, heading back towards Hollybrook.
00:28:11We need to talk to Cole Densmore.
00:28:20At the very least, he could be an important witness.
00:28:23Unless William Gideon used the farmer's warning to near Johnny Hoxham to his death,
00:28:27a Mrs. Gideon's statement is just a lie to protect him.
00:28:30Her sudden recollection is rather convenient.
00:28:33But why would Reverend Gideon want Johnny Hoxham dead?
00:28:37Hmm.
00:28:37No idea.
00:28:40Cole Densmore's still their only suspect with a motive,
00:28:42but he hasn't responded to any of our calls requesting an interview.
00:28:46Then Mohammed will have to go to the mount.
00:29:01Mrs. Hammond.
00:29:01I don't like being lied to.
00:29:03I understand. If you could just give us five minutes, we can explain.
00:29:05You knew my Aunt Jessie.
00:29:07We're the last person to see her.
00:29:09I made my statement at the time.
00:29:11It's all on record. There's nothing more to say.
00:29:13Yes.
00:29:14Mrs. Hammond, if you...
00:29:14My loyalty is to the family that stayed, not to those that walked away.
00:29:19And I certainly don't approve of raking all this up again for a TV show.
00:29:22Time for a little fire, Bobby.
00:29:41Turns out Cole Densmore is Goldsworthy's resident bad boy.
00:29:45Currently out on license for theft.
00:29:46Get off my property before I call the cops.
00:29:51Yeah.
00:29:51We are the cops, Mr. Densmore.
00:29:57I'm not talking out here, so you better come in.
00:30:01But I'm not making tea.
00:30:02I assume you've got a license for that rather antiquated firearm.
00:30:17Don't need one.
00:30:19Got a collector who's going to take it off my hands.
00:30:21Yeah, it still needs to be registered, as I'm sure you're aware.
00:30:23But it's an antique.
00:30:24It's been underwater for years.
00:30:26There are rules, Mr. Densmore.
00:30:27Oh, okay.
00:30:28I'll report it if it'll get you off my back.
00:30:31What do you really want?
00:30:33I understand you had an altercation with Johnny Hoxham just hours before he died.
00:30:38That was just banter.
00:30:39It looked like a bit more than that from the footage we saw.
00:30:42If you'd like me to refresh your memory.
00:30:43Okay.
00:30:45So I wouldn't give him the ampulla for his epoxy collection.
00:30:48Why should I?
00:30:49I know I could get decent money for it.
00:30:51You threatened to kill him, Mr. Densmore.
00:30:53But I didn't.
00:30:54Does the expression memento mori mean anything to you?
00:31:02The river isn't far from here.
00:31:03Did you go back there after everyone left?
00:31:05No.
00:31:06Why would I?
00:31:06We have a witness who claims that they saw you on this side of the river heading towards
00:31:12Hollybrook.
00:31:13And they need to get their eyes tested.
00:31:15And if you're looking for someone with real beef with Johnny, talk to Rufus Coulter.
00:31:20He was a mudlark until Johnny grasped him up for not reporting any of the stuff he found.
00:31:24What happened?
00:31:25The vicar threw him out in his ear.
00:31:26After God knows how many years.
00:31:29Rufus never forgave Johnny for that.
00:31:31So he joined the magneteers?
00:31:33He's a hoarder.
00:31:34Total weirdo.
00:31:37But they'll take anyone.
00:31:39So it seems.
00:31:41We'll be in touch, Mr. Densmore.
00:31:43If you hear the policeman up here, don't panic, okay?
00:32:01They've got nothing on me.
00:32:02I suppose they're the tears of a Johnny.
00:32:14Yeah.
00:32:16Of course they are.
00:32:17He was a good friend.
00:32:19Yeah, the way you were together made that perfectly clear.
00:32:21Oh, William, please not this again.
00:32:24I cared about him.
00:32:25That's all.
00:32:26I just wish you cared about me like that.
00:32:33Not sure you ever have?
00:32:34I know who your celebrity is.
00:32:42We crossed paths earlier.
00:32:45Anything to do with your murder investigation?
00:32:48Sorry.
00:32:49Strictly need to know vases.
00:32:51Hmm.
00:32:52It is intriguing, though, isn't it?
00:32:54Our paths crossing professionally like this?
00:32:57Yeah.
00:32:57Investigating the same case from very different angles.
00:33:00We could both end up on telly at this rate.
00:33:04No, my show will only get made if the story has enough layers to keep the viewers intrigued.
00:33:10Which, unless there's a massive plot twist, is looking very unlikely.
00:33:13Hmm.
00:33:14In my experience, that can happen when you least expect it.
00:33:30What exactly was found?
00:33:39It's a hilt of a sword.
00:33:40Lost in the 8th century.
00:33:41Oh, there was an Anglo-Saxon settlement in this area, so potentially very exciting.
00:33:45But should we really be out so soon mudlarking?
00:33:49It's what Johnny would have wanted.
00:33:51If we find something special, we can make sure it's dedicated to his memory.
00:33:54Yeah, and as Sir Henry's given us exclusive rights to investigate...
00:33:57It's time for tea, Vicar!
00:33:58Leave now, or I will call the police.
00:34:05Oh, that's not very nice, Reverend.
00:34:07This is private land, and you don't have permission to be here.
00:34:10Says who?
00:34:11Sir Henry's gamekeeper is one of our regulars.
00:34:13He did it with his boss for us to check it out.
00:34:15He said we might find some Anglo-Saxon gold.
00:34:18Gold isn't magnetic.
00:34:21So you're wasting your time.
00:34:22Anglo-Saxons were con artists.
00:34:24Made coins that looked like gold, but were mostly bog-standard metal.
00:34:31Still worth a bob or two.
00:34:32You should know that, Dickie, being an historian.
00:34:34Any news on who killed poor old Johnny?
00:34:39Last we heard, they were questioning you, Vicar.
00:34:41I've been to see you twice, I believe.
00:34:46If you're implying I had something to do with it...
00:34:48William, let it go.
00:34:50Hasn't there been enough trouble?
00:34:51Let's start on the foreshore.
00:35:03Sorry to keep you.
00:35:04Couldn't get Paddy in from the garden.
00:35:05He's become obsessed with digging.
00:35:08I can see that.
00:35:10Any developments I should know about?
00:35:12Cole Densmore's phone places him home all evening.
00:35:15Just because his phone was there, it doesn't mean he was.
00:35:18But the background check on Rufus Coulter is much more interesting.
00:35:20Johnny Hoxham lodged an official complaint against him.
00:35:23Accusing him of what?
00:35:24Harassment.
00:35:25He'd been receiving anonymous hate mail.
00:35:28He suspected Rufus Coulter, but nothing was ever proved.
00:35:31Here, some examples.
00:35:38Rufus Coulter blamed Johnny Hoxham for shaming him within the mud larking community he loved.
00:35:46Question is, how far would he go to exact revenge?
00:35:50It's a poison.
00:35:52Jen?
00:35:54Jen, make sure you're getting this.
00:35:55Cole, get over here, Cole.
00:35:59Oh, this is Anglo-Saxon gold.
00:36:01We're billionaires.
00:36:02Yeah.
00:36:02Ugh!
00:36:14Fourth bloody bite this week. Take it to scrap, Cole. It's rusted to hell.
00:36:21Never mind, love. I'll make a succinct.
00:36:32Where are you going, mate? Home. Not that it's any business of yours.
00:36:41Weirder.
00:36:46Richard?
00:36:51What is it?
00:36:55Richard?
00:36:57That bicycle? I think it's Jessie's.
00:37:02Richard?
00:37:12Quiet, Bobby.
00:37:28It's unbelievable. How can anyone live in there?
00:37:30Hopefully we'll find out.
00:37:37Mr. Coulter! It's the police!
00:37:40Just a minute!
00:37:44Bobby, come back here now.
00:37:46What?
00:37:48You'll come home when he's hungry. Sorry to keep you.
00:37:50It's my heart. It slows me down.
00:37:55Come through.
00:38:03What's this all about, then?
00:38:05We understand that you and Mr. Hoxton were involved in an ongoing feud.
00:38:11And you're putting two and two together and thinking I killed him?
00:38:15No one said that, Mr. Coulter.
00:38:17Good.
00:38:18Because, like I said, I've got heart problems. Ask my doctor. I'm not capable of hurting anyone.
00:38:26But Mr. Hoxton believed you were capable of seeking revenge by sending anonymous notes designed to frighten him.
00:38:32The man was deluded. Nothing was ever proved.
00:38:37Well, this was found at the scene in Mr. Hoxton's jacket.
00:38:41Doesn't mean it's from me, does it?
00:38:43And you knew about the sinkhole from the Magneteers' chat group.
00:38:47So did everyone else.
00:38:49So why pick on me?
00:38:52The last call that Mr. Hoxton received was from a phone box.
00:38:56Was that you, Mr. Coulter?
00:38:57No.
00:38:59So you're wasting your time?
00:39:00I'd like you to go now. I need to rest. I can't handle the stress.
00:39:14Well, if you think of anything else, give us a call.
00:39:17I told you everything I know.
00:39:19I'll just... I'll just leave you there.
00:39:22You can see yourselves out.
00:39:30Come on, Vicar. Pick up.
00:39:43Please.
00:39:51Freddy, babe. What are you up to?
00:39:54This little beauty is an Anglo-Saxon figurine. Extremely rare, apparently.
00:39:58You're gonna have to declare it. We're already in way too deep.
00:40:02It'll be fine, babe. We just need to hold our nerve.
00:40:11Production want me back in London.
00:40:14Look, it's okay. I'll get the team to check out whether Jessie changed her identity or moved abroad.
00:40:20And if that doesn't work, we can look into other members of your family and see where that takes us.
00:40:25Finding Jessie's the only reason I agreed to do this.
00:40:28And I'm not ready to give up yet.
00:40:32Okay.
00:40:34Ah!
00:40:35Ah!
00:40:36Ah!
00:40:38Ah!
00:40:40Ah!
00:40:42Ah!
00:40:44Ah!
00:40:46Ah!
00:40:48Ah!
00:40:50Ah!
00:40:52Ah!
00:40:53Ah!
00:40:54Vicar, thank God you're there now.
00:41:10I really need your help.
00:41:13I called Freddy, but the police don't trust him.
00:41:16You're the only one I can turn to.
00:41:18Hi.
00:41:21Um, I'd like to stay another night if that's okay.
00:41:34Um, I'd like to stay another night, if that's okay.
00:41:36Oh, no problem.
00:41:37Um, I meant to ask you, um, I heard you talking about Jessie Clissolt.
00:41:41She's my aunt.
00:41:43People seem to think we found our old bike this morning in the river on the estate.
00:41:50But that's not possible.
00:41:52Maybe they got it wrong.
00:41:53Just thought I'd say.
00:41:55Yes, of course.
00:42:04Thank God.
00:42:11I'm in the kitchen.
00:42:16Vicar?
00:42:23So, Jessie went to Everglade House.
00:42:25It was a Catholic school for what used to be called troubled girls.
00:42:29I'm still trying to get a hold of the old school roll, but I did manage to find this.
00:42:32It's a copy of her last school report.
00:42:36Oh, wow.
00:42:39Jessica is extremely intelligent, but her rebellious nature makes her stubborn and hard to control.
00:42:46She sounds just like Mum.
00:42:49Oh, that's all I have so far.
00:42:50Any developments your end?
00:42:53Yeah.
00:42:54Um, a bike was found in the river today.
00:42:57People believe it could be Jessie's, but that doesn't make any sense.
00:43:00Can you ask your Uncle Richard about it?
00:43:04He made it very clear that the door was closed, but I refuse to give up hope.
00:43:10Well, with or without him, we're getting closer.
00:43:41Mr. Darling Hoxham's murder is now a victim himself.
00:43:44Statistics would say no, sir.
00:43:47Let's find out.
00:43:48Um, Reverend Gideon, we understand that you raised the alarm.
00:43:53Yes, Rufus called me.
00:43:55Sounded dreadful.
00:43:57Although we'd had our differences, he wanted my help.
00:44:01Did he say why?
00:44:02Uh, the magnateers pulled a bike out of the river this morning, and Richard Plissol recognized it.
00:44:10He said it belonged to his younger sister, Jessie.
00:44:12I'm sure of it.
00:44:14Why is that significant?
00:44:15Uh, it was the bike that Jessie was meant to have left with.
00:44:19According to Richard, her bike had a pair of Tartland panniers, and, uh, when it was pulled out of the river, only one remained.
00:44:27Rufus told me that he'd found the other pannier in exactly the same part of the river over 30 years ago.
00:44:33Which would be ten years after Jessie left the village?
00:44:37Yeah, yeah, I believe so.
00:44:39Why would Mr. Coulter be interested in an old bike pannier?
00:44:42Well, Rufus, he collected everything, but this time he got lucky.
00:44:47Inside the pannier, he said he found a necklace.
00:44:51How's that relevant?
00:44:52Um, you were already questioning him about Johnny's murder, and he worried that if it was found in his possession,
00:45:01it could connect him to whatever happened to Jessie, that he'd be accused of killing her, too.
00:45:06So he asked me to take it.
00:45:08And where has the necklace been all this time?
00:45:11His gallery.
00:45:12His gallery? What does that mean?
00:45:14I have no idea.
00:45:15Um, he promised to tell me everything when I came to the house, but I was too late.
00:45:24And where is the necklace now?
00:45:27Rufus said he brought it up from storage,
00:45:29but I couldn't see it anywhere.
00:45:41Breathe in, gents.
00:45:43It's a bit of a squeeze.
00:45:45You mentioned cardiac issues.
00:45:47Is that what killed him?
00:45:48An arrest has no visible signs, so we'll have to wait for the PM,
00:45:51but I'm concerned that the pile that crushed him was deliberately destabilised.
00:45:58I just need to prove it.
00:46:00So have all those equations, of all?
00:46:02It's all about angles, Winter.
00:46:04I once had a lover who was a champion skier.
00:46:08Of course you did.
00:46:08We went off-piste in San Maritz and discovered a man who supposedly had fallen to his death.
00:46:16I knew immediately it was foul play.
00:46:19How?
00:46:19It's called the physics of a fall, based on analysis of the trajectory and impact site, angles, laws of motion.
00:46:31And you can calculate all of that with a tape measure?
00:46:34Laser distance meter.
00:46:37I'm not that much of a Luddite, Winter.
00:46:39What happened to your relationship with the sphere?
00:46:42I'm afraid that all went rapidly downhill.
00:46:47Nice abs, but dreadfully dull.
00:46:50I moved on with a handsome snowboarder.
00:46:53Not a clue that he was a senior member of the royal family.
00:46:57Who was it?
00:46:58They made me sign an NDA, I'm afraid.
00:47:01But it'll all be in my memoirs.
00:47:09She never ceases to amaze.
00:47:12Sir, Rufus Coulter told William Gideon that he'd brought the necklace up from storage.
00:47:17But up from where?
00:47:19It could be an outbuilding or garage further down the hill.
00:47:23Yeah, or...
00:47:27a cellar.
00:47:39The cellar.
00:47:42Well done, Winter.
00:47:46Down you go.
00:47:47No...
00:47:48Oh...
00:47:48I think we found Rufus Coulter's gallery, sir.
00:48:08Trophies kept symbolized the killer's conquest over their victims.
00:48:21Could Jesse Clisold be one of them?
00:48:23Fleur's trying to ID the recovered body parts from their DNA.
00:48:27It's a long shot, but we might get lucky.
00:48:28We seized the bite that the magneteers pulled from the river.
00:48:32And the contents of the pannier confirmed that it belonged to Jesse Clisold.
00:48:36Anything of interest?
00:48:37An ID with her purse, some cash, and some degraded items of clothing.
00:48:43She clearly intended to leave that day.
00:48:44Richard Clisold said that his family reported Jesse's disappearance to the police.
00:48:50See if there's any evidence of that in the archive.
00:48:52Yes, sir.
00:48:56Any news on the missing necklace?
00:48:58Our team is still searching the property for it.
00:49:00I don't envy them sifting through that lot.
00:49:03If, as we now believe, that Rufus Coulter went down to his cellar to retrieve the necklace,
00:49:09and why wasn't it found on his person?
00:49:14How does this connect to Johnny Hoxham's murder?
00:49:17Oh, Sir Fleur's got something for us.
00:49:20Results show that Mr. Coulter did indeed suffer a cardiac arrest at the time he was crushed.
00:49:27And my measurements came good, Winter.
00:49:31As you can see, physics suggest the tower was deliberately pushed.
00:49:36But, uh, that's not all.
00:49:39Mr. Coulter had an implantable cardiovert and defibrillator,
00:49:44a preventative measure for those at risk of cardiac arrest.
00:49:48But the device had been deliberately disabled.
00:49:51Oh.
00:49:51By being in close proximity to a powerful magnet.
00:49:55Like a large fishing magnet?
00:49:58Gold Star Winter.
00:49:59It would need to be positioned less than six inches away from his heart,
00:50:04but no magnet was found close to the body.
00:50:06Could it be anything else?
00:50:07Traces of neodymium, iron, and boron were found on his chest area,
00:50:13so in my opinion, a magnet was held over the victim's heart while he was still alive.
00:50:19Rufus Coulter's background check has just come in.
00:50:22Oh?
00:50:22Nothing remarkable other than how minted he was, given the scholar he lived in.
00:50:25But legal has come up with something interesting.
00:50:29Rufus Coulter left everything in his will to Freddie and Gemma Westcott.
00:50:33Oh, sorry.
00:50:48So sorry to bother you, Mrs. Gideon.
00:50:51Your husband said you might be here.
00:50:53I'm Lucy Weaving.
00:50:54Yes, of course.
00:50:56How can I help?
00:50:57I'm trying to trace my Aunt Jessie, Jessica Clissold.
00:51:01I understand you were there when her bike was found?
00:51:03Yes.
00:51:05It was a bit of a shock.
00:51:07Poor Richard seemed very upset.
00:51:11It's probably just a coincidence.
00:51:13But I worry that the recent murders and Jessie's disappearance might be connected somehow.
00:51:19I'm assuming you knew her.
00:51:20I knew of her, but I didn't really have any friends in the village apart from William.
00:51:25I spent my youth combing the river, collecting whatever I could find to use in my artworks.
00:51:31That's one of mine, all made from mudlarking finds.
00:51:40The river drew William and I together.
00:51:44He's a little bit older than me, but we shared a passion for mudlarking.
00:51:47It's beautiful.
00:51:49Oh, thank you.
00:51:50There's something wonderful about bringing new life to things that would otherwise be lost forever.
00:51:59You didn't seem very upset about Mr. Coulter's death, Mr. Westcott.
00:52:03By how it was expected, given his art condition.
00:52:05But you must have been close for him to make you the sole beneficiaries of his will.
00:52:10And given the state of your business, the timing seems pretty convenient.
00:52:13It's not what you think.
00:52:14Rufus had never been popular in the village.
00:52:16He was eccentric, harmless.
00:52:18He just couldn't let anything go.
00:52:20Which is why he was so angry when Johnny grassed him up.
00:52:23The heritage lot confiscated loads of his most treasured finds.
00:52:26He was distraught.
00:52:27Rufus knew we'd never make old bones, so he asked us to take care of the rest of it after he'd gone.
00:52:33I said yes.
00:52:34And will you?
00:52:36You're joking, aren't you?
00:52:38I'll sell anything that's worth something.
00:52:40Take the rest of the dump.
00:52:41What he doesn't know won't hurt him.
00:52:44But he was hurt, Mrs. Westcott.
00:52:46Quite deliberately.
00:52:47I thought he had heart attack.
00:52:49He did, but his defibrillator implant failed because someone held a magnet over his heart to disable it.
00:52:54Just like the ones you use.
00:52:56Oh, hang on a minute.
00:52:57You clearly had motive, given the state of your business.
00:53:00And you knew that the inheritance would solve all your problems.
00:53:03And you had the means.
00:53:04Rufus had his own magnets.
00:53:07Anyone could have done it.
00:53:15DCI Barnaby.
00:53:16Lucy Weaving.
00:53:18We met briefly on my uncle's doorstep.
00:53:19I remember.
00:53:20This is my colleague, dearest Winter.
00:53:22How can we help?
00:53:23I'm concerned that my digging into Aunt Jessie's past might have something to do with the recent murders.
00:53:28Why would you think that?
00:53:29No one in the village seems to know anything.
00:53:31Or if they do, they won't talk to me.
00:53:34The vicar's wife says she barely knew her.
00:53:36My uncle Richard refuses to talk about it.
00:53:38And when I tried to speak to Mary Hamble about her, she shut the door in my face.
00:53:43I'm pretty sure she's hiding something.
00:53:46Well, thank you, Ms. Weaving.
00:53:48Leave it with us.
00:53:52Police are on to me.
00:53:54Gonna have to do this now.
00:53:57I don't think the Westcots realise how rich they're gonna be.
00:54:00Not much to spend it on in prison.
00:54:01They both have motive for Rufus Coulter, but not, thank you, Johnny Hoxham, and there's no evidence to place them at either murders.
00:54:08Well, let's keep an open mind for now.
00:54:10Just got the initial tests back on the body parts in the cellar.
00:54:14It seems they date back to way before Rufus Coulter was even born.
00:54:18Backing up the Westcots' assertion that he treasured everything he found, however macabre.
00:54:23So, they were telling the truth about that, at least.
00:54:26Leave you to it, gentlemen.
00:54:27This is from archives about Jessie Clisold's disappearance.
00:54:32It seems that Clisolds accused her of stealing family jewellery.
00:54:36Notably, a very valuable 17th century posy ring.
00:54:40Made a note of the engraving to help identify it, should it be found.
00:54:45United Hearts Death Only Parts.
00:54:48Several people said that they saw Jessie Clisold leave the village on her bike.
00:54:53Only Mary Hamble made a statement saying she saw her at the station, which Mrs. Hamble refused to discuss with Lucy Weaving.
00:55:00Why?
00:55:01We need to talk to her.
00:55:04In your statement, you claim that Jessie Clisold got on the train to London with her bike.
00:55:08The same bike that was found in the river this morning.
00:55:11Maybe I was confused.
00:55:13Jessie was never without a bike.
00:55:15It was such a long time ago.
00:55:16But you saw her at the station.
00:55:18You're absolutely sure of that?
00:55:19Of course I'm sure.
00:55:23Well, if you think of anything else, give us a call.
00:55:29Thank you for your time.
00:55:46Mary Hamble doesn't strike me as a person who gets confused.
00:55:50I agree.
00:55:51She knows exactly what she saw that day.
00:55:56That's tech.
00:55:57Looks like Rufus Coulter called the vicarage twice before he died.
00:56:01Gideon's phone records reveal that the first call went to voicemail, but was subsequently deleted.
00:56:07The second call was answered.
00:56:09Reverend Gideon didn't mention a voicemail.
00:56:12Let's see if he's at home.
00:56:14Come on.
00:56:14Come on.
00:56:36Reverend Gideon.
00:56:37Sorry to disturb you.
00:56:46We tried the house, but there was no answer.
00:56:47I lost my bus, Ricky.
00:56:49I'll just skip spares here somewhere, but no luck so far.
00:56:52How can I help?
00:56:53The calls you received from Rufus Coulter, there seems to be some discrepancy.
00:56:57Two calls were made to the vicarage from Mr. Coulter's mobile.
00:57:00The first one went to voicemail.
00:57:02A message was left that lasted over a minute.
00:57:03The second call was answered.
00:57:06You mentioned the call, but not the message.
00:57:09I never heard it.
00:57:11Generally, I have no idea how that could have happened.
00:57:13My wife was here.
00:57:14I was alone in the house.
00:57:15I see.
00:57:18Well, thank you for your time.
00:57:20We'll see ourselves out.
00:57:25William.
00:57:27I'm so sorry.
00:57:28There's something I haven't told you.
00:57:30I deleted that voicemail.
00:57:32Why?
00:57:33Rufus was so awful to Johnny, and I didn't see why we should help him.
00:57:36I need to tell them the truth.
00:57:37Okay, uh, I'll hand it.
00:57:41I'll hand it.
00:57:41I'll hand it.
00:58:11Up to you, old chicks, Coul.
00:58:18Reverend Gideon was the last person to have seen Johnny Hoxham alive,
00:58:21and the first person to have seen Rufus called to dead, or so he claims.
00:58:25He had no explanation for the deleted voicemail,
00:58:28and he failed to pass on the warning about the sinkhole.
00:58:31He had means and opportunity to kill both victims, but...
00:58:34Miss Winter.
00:58:35What's the motive?
00:58:38We're up.
00:58:39Okay, all right.
00:58:40Well, we'll be right down.
00:58:42Cole Densmore is in custody.
00:58:44He was caught red-handed, stealing lead off the church roof,
00:58:46but says he wants to talk to us.
00:58:48Why?
00:58:48Well, apparently he saw Reverend Gideon acting suspiciously in the churchyard,
00:58:51says he thought he saw him hiding something.
00:58:53Did he now?
00:58:56Cole Densmore said it was on the far side,
00:58:59an old grave under a tree with an urn.
00:59:05Could it be that one?
00:59:06It must be the necklace Rufus Coulter found in Jesse Clissot's pannier.
00:59:29What was Reverend Gideon doing with it?
00:59:35Why was he hiding it out here?
00:59:48Reverend Gideon.
00:59:53You have some explaining to do.
00:59:55I've been praying for guidance, Chief Inspector,
01:00:01and God's answered my prayers.
01:00:04Time's come to confess the truth.
01:00:08Which is what, exactly?
01:00:12Jesse's death was a terrible accident.
01:00:15I hit her with my car on the way to the station.
01:00:20I knew I was over the limit,
01:00:22and if the truth came out, then I'd be finished.
01:00:27So you covered it up?
01:00:30Yeah, I, uh...
01:00:33I disposed of her and a bike in the deepest part of the river.
01:00:39I had no idea that the necklace was in her pannier.
01:00:43Why did that matter?
01:00:44Well, Jesse had always admired the shilling,
01:00:49so I had it made into a necklace for a 16th birthday present.
01:00:55So you knew the family well?
01:00:58Yeah, my, uh...
01:01:01My family had always attended St. Leonard's,
01:01:04as had the Gazards, Alice's parents.
01:01:07It was then they encouraged me to follow Reverend Clissot into the ministry.
01:01:12But prior to my ordination,
01:01:15I'd taken up a curacy in London,
01:01:18and I'd found the coin,
01:01:20a rare 1819 George III gold-plated shilling mud-larking in the Thames,
01:01:27where one is obliged to have all significant finds officially recorded.
01:01:31So I knew when Rufus found it
01:01:35that it could be traced back to me.
01:01:38And rather than help Rufus,
01:01:41you decided to retrieve the necklace
01:01:43and silence him?
01:01:46Yeah, he wanted to tell the police.
01:01:49And I couldn't let that happen.
01:01:53And Johnny Hogson?
01:01:56Johnny was in love with my wife,
01:01:58and I feared that she felt the same,
01:02:02and I was terrified of losing him.
01:02:08So you lured him to his death?
01:02:13Yeah.
01:02:16I have no excuse for any of it, Chief Inspector.
01:02:19It was all a kind of madness
01:02:20for which I know I have no hope of forgiveness.
01:02:23You don't buy it, sir?
01:02:44Not entirely.
01:02:46It just seems too studied, too neat.
01:02:50Like the last act of a play.
01:02:51If he is telling the truth,
01:02:54then you know someone else who must be lying.
01:02:58That statement I made 40 years ago,
01:03:02it was a lie.
01:03:04I never saw Jesse at the station.
01:03:07So why make that statement?
01:03:09Because I was asked to.
01:03:12But when Lucy Weaving started breaking all this up again,
01:03:16I didn't know what to do for the best.
01:03:18Reverend Gideon advised me to follow my conscience.
01:03:23Is that who asked you to lie?
01:03:24No.
01:03:26It was Richard Clisold.
01:03:29Can you tell us why?
01:03:31Richard caught Jesse stealing their mother's jewellery.
01:03:35She told him she was leaving.
01:03:37Said if he stopped her,
01:03:39then she'd make it her business to bring shame on the family.
01:03:42Well, Richard couldn't risk that happening.
01:03:44So we let her go.
01:03:46And then asked me to say I'd seen her at the station
01:03:48to stop people asking questions.
01:03:50Why did you agree to her?
01:03:54At the time,
01:03:55I half believed I was in love with him.
01:03:58I'd have done anything he asked.
01:04:01But now,
01:04:02I'm wondering if I helped him get away with murder.
01:04:05So William confessed to killing Jessica.
01:04:12He's also confessed to the murders of Johnny Hoxham and Rufus Coulter.
01:04:18So he lied
01:04:19to everyone?
01:04:23As did you, Mr. Clisold.
01:04:26Forty years ago.
01:04:28You asked Mary Hamble to give a false statement
01:04:30about your sister Jessie's departure.
01:04:31Mary came to me this afternoon.
01:04:41She said she would tell you the truth if I didn't.
01:04:44I asked Mary to lie
01:04:46to stop any further questions being asked.
01:04:50Why would you do that?
01:04:52My father
01:04:53was the subject
01:04:55of some vile rumors.
01:04:58Jesse threatened to tell
01:04:59the church community
01:05:00that they were all true.
01:05:02What did you do?
01:05:03I tried to persuade Jesse to stay,
01:05:05but she said she would only do that
01:05:07if our father's hypocrisy
01:05:09was exposed.
01:05:11The coward in me
01:05:13couldn't face the truth,
01:05:14so we struck a deal.
01:05:17I would allow her to leave
01:05:18without raising the alarm,
01:05:20but she could never return.
01:05:22I blamed it all on her,
01:05:23but in truth
01:05:25my parents
01:05:28were to blame
01:05:28for all her pain.
01:05:30What do you mean?
01:05:31They should have tried
01:05:32to understand Jesse
01:05:33instead of farming her out
01:05:35to a school for girls
01:05:36with troubled,
01:05:37often violent backgrounds.
01:05:40It was then
01:05:41she started calling herself Leo.
01:05:43Leo?
01:05:44Why?
01:05:45Because lions
01:05:46are wild,
01:05:47powerful,
01:05:48brave,
01:05:49all the things
01:05:50she needed to be
01:05:51in order to survive.
01:05:53I loved my father
01:05:55too much.
01:05:56If the truth came out,
01:05:58it would have destroyed him.
01:06:01But that poor girl
01:06:03was my sister,
01:06:06innocent of any wrongdoing.
01:06:10I should have protected her,
01:06:13not him.
01:06:18I was too weak.
01:06:23Here you go, love.
01:06:26Oh, and this came
01:06:27for you, Miss Weaven.
01:06:30Who delivered it?
01:06:31No idea.
01:06:32I found it on the table
01:06:33outside.
01:06:34The victim's been arrested.
01:06:36Seen to the old hypocrites
01:06:37behind all of it,
01:06:38including
01:06:38what happened to your aunt.
01:06:40I always knew
01:06:40that man was a wrong'un.
01:06:41Are you absolutely sure?
01:06:42100%.
01:06:43I saw the cop
01:06:44was taken away.
01:06:45After all,
01:06:46that finger pointing at me.
01:06:47Yeah, we're on our way there now.
01:06:54I'll let them know
01:06:54to expect you.
01:06:56That was the Heritage Crime Unit.
01:06:58Our search into
01:06:59Freddie Westcott
01:06:59brought them to us.
01:07:01Looks like his dodgy deal
01:07:02is about to catch up.
01:07:03Oh, let's give him
01:07:04the good news.
01:07:06I'll try and get hold
01:07:07of Sarah,
01:07:08see if she's got anywhere
01:07:09with Jessie Clissell's
01:07:10school records.
01:07:11We know that she was
01:07:13mixing with
01:07:14troubled,
01:07:15violent pupils,
01:07:16but who were they?
01:07:18Did she have any
01:07:18particular friends
01:07:19or enemies?
01:07:22Sarah might have
01:07:22some answers.
01:07:26Ah, you find
01:07:26you're a real murderer then?
01:07:28Told you we had
01:07:28nothing to do with it.
01:07:29And we are going
01:07:30to be very rich
01:07:31through no fault
01:07:32of our own.
01:07:34Indeed,
01:07:34though you might have
01:07:35to serve a prison sentence
01:07:36before you can enjoy it.
01:07:38Remember that man
01:07:39that you sold
01:07:39the Anglo-Saxon figurine to?
01:07:41The same man
01:07:41you and Cole Densmore
01:07:42had on speed dial
01:07:44to offload
01:07:44all your mudlarking
01:07:46contraband.
01:07:46Well, it turns out
01:07:47that he works undercover
01:07:48at the Heritage Crimes Union
01:07:49and they've been
01:07:50following your
01:07:51under-the-counter dealings
01:07:52for months.
01:07:53In fact,
01:07:54they're on their way
01:07:54here now.
01:07:56Hello?
01:07:59I'm so sorry
01:07:59to bother you,
01:08:00but I heard
01:08:00about your husband.
01:08:02It must have been
01:08:02a terrible shock.
01:08:03It's almost impossible
01:08:05to believe.
01:08:06William's just
01:08:07not capable.
01:08:08someone just
01:08:11left me this.
01:08:16Leave now
01:08:17or you'll be next.
01:08:18If William was
01:08:19already in custody
01:08:20when it was delivered,
01:08:20then it can't be him.
01:08:22And why would he
01:08:23threaten me
01:08:23if he was just
01:08:24about to converse?
01:08:24It doesn't make any sense.
01:08:26Have you told the police?
01:08:27Not yet.
01:08:29Why don't I call them
01:08:30and make us
01:08:30some sweet tea?
01:08:31I think we could
01:08:33both do with it.
01:09:05Let Lucy Weaver
01:09:14know about
01:09:14Reverend Gideon's
01:09:15confession
01:09:15before the press
01:09:16get a hold of it.
01:09:20Hey.
01:09:21I finally managed
01:09:22to speak to one
01:09:23of the nuns
01:09:23who taught at Everglade House.
01:09:25She remembered Jesse well,
01:09:26but when I asked her
01:09:26about friends,
01:09:27she said she only had one.
01:09:28Alice Gazard.
01:09:30Gazard?
01:09:31That's Alice Gideon's
01:09:32maiden name.
01:09:32She told Lucy Weaver
01:09:33that they barely knew each other.
01:09:34According to Sister Maria,
01:09:36they were kindred spirits.
01:09:37Both had experienced
01:09:38painful rejection
01:09:38by their families
01:09:39and became inseparable.
01:09:40But Alice still lived
01:09:41with her parents?
01:09:42No, her adoptive parents.
01:09:44Alice was abandoned
01:09:44at birth
01:09:45and taken in
01:09:46by the Catholic school
01:09:47attached to the convent.
01:09:48Sister Maria handled
01:09:49her first fostering placement.
01:09:51It was terminated
01:09:52after an act
01:09:53of extreme violence.
01:09:54What happened?
01:09:55The incident took place
01:09:59after Mrs. Marchmont
01:10:01informed Alice
01:10:02that she would be
01:10:02returning her
01:10:03to the convent.
01:10:04She told Alice
01:10:05she had been
01:10:06a great disappointment
01:10:06and not the daughter
01:10:07she wanted.
01:10:09As Mrs. Marchmont
01:10:10walked away,
01:10:11Alice picked up
01:10:11one of Mr. Marchmont's
01:10:13golf clubs
01:10:14and struck her
01:10:14across the back
01:10:15of the head
01:10:15with such force
01:10:17that it fractured
01:10:18her skull.
01:10:19She was only
01:10:20eight years old.
01:10:21It says here
01:10:21that the Gazards
01:10:22took her in within weeks.
01:10:23I mean,
01:10:23how is that even possible?
01:10:24Well,
01:10:24a decision was made
01:10:25not to reveal
01:10:25what happened.
01:10:26Sister Maria thought
01:10:27that was wrong
01:10:27so she kept
01:10:28a copy of her records.
01:10:30The Gazards
01:10:30were advised
01:10:31to keep Alice
01:10:31at the same school
01:10:32to avoid further disruption
01:10:33and Jesse Clissel
01:10:35joined her there
01:10:35when she was 13.
01:10:36So Alice Gideon
01:10:37lied about everything?
01:10:38And her husband's confession
01:10:39seemed too studied,
01:10:40too neat,
01:10:41because it was.
01:10:43He was lying
01:10:44to protect Alice.
01:10:53Mrs. Gideon?
01:10:56Mrs. Gideon?
01:11:02The house all locked up
01:11:03there's no answer.
01:11:03Let's try the studio.
01:11:11Lucy's in there.
01:11:12Get in there.
01:11:18Ambulance.
01:11:19Stay there, sir.
01:11:20The vicarage's
01:11:20God's worthy.
01:11:21Lucy.
01:11:39Blunt-bought trauma
01:11:40to the head
01:11:41with a dose
01:11:42of gas-induced
01:11:43asphyxiation
01:11:44for good measure.
01:11:45This bottle of ammonia
01:11:47is the culprit.
01:11:49Go on.
01:11:49When boiled,
01:11:51pure ammonia
01:11:52becomes a highly
01:11:53concentrated gas.
01:11:55Extremely dangerous
01:11:56to inhale.
01:11:57When diluted
01:11:58with water,
01:11:58it can also be used
01:11:59to strip metal.
01:12:00Something Alice Gideon
01:12:02might use
01:12:02to clean her mudlock
01:12:03in fines.
01:12:13What are you thinking, sir?
01:12:16With a quote
01:12:16Richard Clisthold,
01:12:17I'm getting my eye in.
01:12:20Mudlockers look for treasures
01:12:22that are unseen by most
01:12:26but not invisible to all.
01:12:29And I think I've found one.
01:12:32Leo.
01:12:34Sir?
01:12:35Jessie Clisthold's alter ego
01:12:37was a lion.
01:12:38She called herself Leo.
01:12:40The jewellery
01:12:42that Jessie stole
01:12:43on the day
01:12:43she left
01:12:44included a posy ring.
01:12:48And a part
01:12:49of this lion's eye
01:12:51is a ring
01:12:52displaying
01:12:52the French word
01:12:53maul.
01:12:56Death.
01:12:56And the wording
01:12:57on the stolen ring
01:12:58was in English.
01:12:59But these rings
01:13:00were often engraved
01:13:01in French
01:13:01on the outside
01:13:03and English
01:13:04on the inside.
01:13:07As in this case,
01:13:09uni les coeurs,
01:13:11la mort ne fait que separer.
01:13:14And on the inside,
01:13:16united hearts,
01:13:18death only parts.
01:13:21Jessie Clisthold
01:13:22had the ring
01:13:23in her possession
01:13:23when she left for London.
01:13:25So what is it doing
01:13:26in Alice Gideon's studio?
01:13:28Well,
01:13:29I don't think
01:13:30I'll try again
01:13:31before she does
01:13:31anymore harm.
01:13:32Sir?
01:13:58Lucy Weaving is going to live, Mrs. Gideon, despite your best efforts.
01:14:03We found the ring that Jessie Clisol stole from her mother on the day that she left home.
01:14:08You need to understand how it came to be in your possession.
01:14:12You need to tell us exactly what happened, Mrs. Gideon.
01:14:16Before I do, I need you to know that I loved her and that she loved me.
01:14:24We could never be together here, so we made a plan to leave, go somewhere they'd never find us, but I couldn't go through with it.
01:14:31I was only 17. William and I were already engaged. He offered me safety and stability.
01:14:41Things that had eluded you as a child. We know that you were rejected by your birth mother and then by your foster family.
01:14:51I started to think, what if Jessie abandoned me to?
01:14:56I'd have no one. So I panicked. Begged her to stay. I needed more time. No one knew we were even friends.
01:15:05But she said it was too late. That if I didn't go with her, she was going to tell William the truth.
01:15:10I thought she was bluffing, but she was deadly serious.
01:15:14William had given me the necklace as an engagement presence.
01:15:17A talisman to keep me safe. Jessie said she was going to give it back to William.
01:15:23Tell him I didn't need it.
01:15:25What do you think you're doing?
01:15:27She was my lover and protector now.
01:15:29Give me back!
01:15:30No, leave me alone!
01:15:31Stop it!
01:15:33Get out!
01:15:34What are you doing?
01:15:35Get out!
01:15:36Get out!
01:15:37You struck her violently from behind, just as you'd struck Mrs. Marchmont, almost killing
01:16:02her too.
01:16:02I felt no remorse for what I did to that woman, but I didn't mean to hurt Jessie.
01:16:07I loved her.
01:16:09You could have come clean about it, but instead you decided to cover it up.
01:16:13I knew that the water was deepest under the bridge.
01:16:19But your necklace was still in the jacket, in the pannier bag, evidence that you feared
01:16:25might put you at the scene of Jessie's death.
01:16:28By the time I realized that, it was too late.
01:16:30I still had to hide her body.
01:16:32And you knew the river like the back of your hand?
01:16:35I remembered there's a deep hollow in the bank just around the bend in the river.
01:16:40I dragged Jessie's body to the water, and I floated her downstream, and I managed to push
01:16:49her body deep inside the hollow and weigh it down with rocks.
01:16:52And that's where she has remained?
01:16:58But when Lucy Weaving started asking questions, I needed to check that her remains were still
01:17:06well hidden, and that's when Johnny saw me.
01:17:08We'd been mudlarking at Hollybrook.
01:17:10I told William that I wanted to walk home.
01:17:12I thought that Johnny would go back over the bridges, but he didn't.
01:17:15Alice?
01:17:15Oh?
01:17:16What are you doing?
01:17:18Oh, um, I thought I saw something in the water, but it was just a trick of the light.
01:17:22Oh.
01:17:24Well, it's not a bad idea looking here, though.
01:17:25The current flows this way from Hollybrook.
01:17:27I'll come back here tomorrow.
01:17:29Come with me if you're free.
01:17:31Sure.
01:17:33Good idea.
01:17:34Great.
01:17:35And you couldn't let that happen, knowing what he might discover?
01:17:38I didn't have a plan until William got the call about the sinkhole by the jetty.
01:17:44He had no idea that I was listening in on the conversation.
01:17:48You called Johnny Hoxham from the phone box and lured him to his death.
01:17:53It seemed like the easiest solution, but it was so hard.
01:17:57Help.
01:17:58Help.
01:17:59Help.
01:18:01Somebody.
01:18:03Please.
01:18:05Help me.
01:18:07Please.
01:18:08First, you tried to implicate Cole Densmore by saying that you'd seen him at the river.
01:18:18And then you got lucky.
01:18:19Rufus Coulter sent Johnny Hoxham a memento mori that evening, making him our prime suspect.
01:18:25You heard the message that Rufus left at the vicarage.
01:18:28You knew that he'd found the necklace, which he feared might wrongly connect him to Jesse's
01:18:33death.
01:18:34But in reality, it connects you.
01:18:37What happened exactly?
01:18:43William was just coming out of Evensong that night, and I was leaving to meet Jesse.
01:18:49I told him that I was going for a bike ride, and he was worried it might not be safe, it
01:18:54was getting dark.
01:18:55I told him that as long as I was wearing his necklace, I would always be safe.
01:19:00He kissed it, just to make sure.
01:19:03And when I returned hours later, I was in a terrible state.
01:19:06And I told him that the necklace was lost, that the clasp must have come undone or something,
01:19:12that I'd been desperately trying to find it all this time.
01:19:16And now you had to recover the necklace from Rufus Coulter to stop William finding out the truth.
01:19:21And you didn't leave anything to chance, did you?
01:19:34You found one of Mr. Coulter's fishing magnets and placed it on his chest to ensure his silence.
01:19:38But then your husband found the necklace by chance.
01:20:03William had lost his key.
01:20:07He knew that I kept spares in the studio.
01:20:09He must have been looking for mine when he found the necklace.
01:20:16Reverend Gideon!
01:20:23And when he found it, your husband realized that you'd got to Rufus Coulter before he did,
01:20:28that you'd lied to cover your tracks, and that you'd been with Jessie Clisseld when she died.
01:20:34And so he confessed to all of it, in order to protect you.
01:20:38And you let him.
01:20:40But you knew you were still in danger, as long as Lucy Weaving was still asking questions.
01:20:45That's why I wrote the note, just to frighten her into leaving.
01:20:49But while you were out delivering your note, your husband was making his confession.
01:20:53That wasn't part of the plan.
01:20:54Lucy realized that if William had been arrested, then he couldn't have left the note.
01:20:59Just needed to buy myself some time, so I told her that I would make tea, call the police.
01:21:04Then, as I left, I saw her staring at Leo.
01:21:12I knew in that moment that she was close to the truth,
01:21:15that there would be questions that I wouldn't be able to answer.
01:21:18It was too late to stop.
01:21:30Her husband's been released.
01:21:34He'd like to talk to you, but you're under no obligation.
01:21:38No.
01:21:39I want to.
01:21:48I always thought you were fragile, Alice.
01:21:51Needed my protection.
01:21:53But the one you become, I don't recognize.
01:21:57She's not my Alice.
01:21:58She's always been there, William.
01:22:01I just learned how to keep her well hidden,
01:22:03because no one's ever loved or wanted that Alice.
01:22:08Except Jesse.
01:22:09You'll need to tell us exactly where she is.
01:22:17She's downstream, in the hollow.
01:22:24I've already said my goodbyes.
01:22:30I am so sorry, William.
01:22:39You're a natural detective, Sarah.
01:22:44Well, only if it's history related.
01:22:46But when it is, you're like a dog with a bone.
01:22:49Oh, not again, Paddy.
01:22:51We're going to have to get rid of that rug, Sarah.
01:22:55Hey.
01:22:58It's the silver eternity bracelet you got me when I had Betty.
01:23:01But you lost that years ago.
01:23:02Oh, and I'm very grateful to have it back.
01:23:05Good boy.
01:23:06Seems like Paddy's good at solving mysteries, too.
01:23:08Oh, maybe you should take him mudlarking.
01:23:11He might be able to help you find that water she lost
01:23:13when you went fishing.
01:23:14Oh, that's a great idea.
01:23:15What do you say, Detective Paddy?
01:23:16Do you want to go fishing again?
01:23:18Go on, then, see if you can find my wellies.
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