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00:00THE END
00:07Jeffrey!
00:08Someone's just killed the mayor of Marlow.
00:10They found traces of a poison called aconite.
00:12Jeffrey was poisoned.
00:13Do you grow aconite?
00:14Well, you can't possibly think it came from here.
00:16Do the police suspect foul play?
00:18Everyone loved Jeffrey.
00:20If you're looking for the person who put the poison in Jeffrey's coffee pot,
00:23I bet it was the person in the kitchen.
00:25Everyone has secrets.
00:27Oi! Stop right there!
00:33Did you see who it was?
00:34No idea.
00:36You know you wanted Jeffrey to have a doxy gun.
00:50What were you all doing here?
00:52Oh, well, that is the question.
00:53Yes, Judith, it's the question I'm asking.
00:56We found out who Judith's mystery caller is.
00:59His name's Dave Butler.
01:01And you didn't think to tell me?
01:02We were going to.
01:03Just as soon as we could.
01:04The point being that when we spoke to Dave,
01:07he said that he and Jeffrey were working together on his novel.
01:10And we came here to check out his story.
01:13It checks out.
01:14Gov?
01:17An intruder left here 20 minutes ago.
01:19Black hoodie.
01:20Average building height.
01:21Go door to door.
01:22See if anyone saw anything.
01:23Yes, gov.
01:24Anyway, as I was saying, you aren't able to just carry on and...
01:27I...
01:28I think I know who the intruder was.
01:31You do?
01:31You do.
01:32You do.
01:41Hello, Marcus.
01:43Mrs. Pott.
01:46Detective Inspector.
01:49Rupert.
01:50Would you mind taking my next client for me?
01:52Yeah, sure.
01:54And tell Sue no interruptions.
01:58How can I help you?
02:00Just got back from a house viewing, have you?
02:03We'll see you soon.
02:04Bye.
02:05Bye.
02:35I really don't know what you're talking about.
02:37The break-in at Mr. Truman's house.
02:40And if you really don't know, why make sure we won't be interrupted?
02:46Let me tell you exactly what happened.
02:48You'll find I've done nothing wrong.
02:51Although I am intrigued.
02:52How did you work it out?
02:54Well, the intruder was definitely male.
02:56There were only two men on the council,
02:59and D.I. Malik was with Terence at the time.
03:02It was a guess.
03:03It was correct.
03:05I've committed no crime.
03:07No, I didn't break in. I used Geoffrey's spare key.
03:09But you ran for it with the blackmail letter you sent to Geoffrey.
03:13The blackmail letter wasn't sent to Geoffrey.
03:16It was sent to me.
03:19Geoffrey was with me when I opened it. It was mortifying.
03:23Why would someone send something like this?
03:25But he said as mayor that he would take it for me
03:27and try and find out who sent it.
03:30When he died, I realised it was still at the house
03:33and knew how bad it would look covered in my fingerprints.
03:36So that's all I was doing.
03:38You know, taking back property that already belonged to me.
03:41Okay.
03:41Let's say we believe you.
03:43The blackmail letter was sent to you.
03:45Why?
03:46I really have no idea.
03:50All an estate agent is, is their reputation.
03:54And I wouldn't risk that.
03:55Not for anything.
03:58Don't you get it?
04:00You know, I'm the victim here.
04:02You know, someone has been harassing me.
04:15If he's so innocent,
04:16why did he wear a hoodie and gloves to Geoffrey's house?
04:19And run off when we challenged him.
04:22But is whatever he's up to connected to Geoffrey's death
04:24or is it something else?
04:26Can I give you a lift back to the station?
04:28Oh, thank you.
04:29I'm meeting someone.
04:30You know, you and I should do more interviews together.
04:34I enjoyed that.
04:35Don't push it.
04:41Seriously?
04:42All these receipts are from the council?
04:44Seriously.
04:46We could help, if you liked.
04:48Get some food in.
04:49Make a night of it.
04:50Bosh.
04:51Get the job done.
04:52That would be amazing.
04:54Okay.
04:55Marcus Percival's saying that the blackmail letter was sent to him
04:57and not Mr Truman, but he doesn't know why.
05:00What have we got on him?
05:01So, Marcus is married.
05:03Two kids, both in boarding school.
05:05He spends a lot.
05:06You know, fancy cars, holidays, and trips to nice restaurants.
05:11Any hint of Rondane?
05:12Well, I spoke to some of his colleagues
05:14and they all say that he's trustworthy,
05:16honourable, perfect gentleman.
05:19Brendan, Jason,
05:20Mr Clarkson's saying he saw someone with light hair
05:23in the kitchen at the start of the meeting,
05:24but he couldn't see them properly through the glass.
05:27Can you check out his story?
05:28Got it.
05:29Sure.
05:32Hello, Dave.
05:39Why did you want to see me?
05:43To give you this.
05:45You've got my book.
05:46I was an archaeologist once.
05:48I know how important publication is.
05:51And you must know more about the petty cash than you've told us.
05:58All I know is that the total that was claimed
06:00went up significantly for the last two years,
06:02but the accounts were still signed off.
06:05Suggesting that there must be receipts covering all that extra cash.
06:10Receipts that must be fake.
06:13Yes, that's very interesting.
06:16This is really kind of you.
06:19It's not me you should be thanking.
06:21It's Geoffrey.
06:23He really was a great friend to all.
06:49He ordered the veggie supreme.
06:51Oh, that's me.
06:54Thank you, Susie.
06:56We should definitely get pizzas delivered more often.
06:59Oh, how lovely. A party.
07:02If you've got a boring job to do, you might as well have some fun.
07:05My thoughts exactly. How's it going?
07:08We're focusing on the petty cash, just like Dave told us.
07:11There's a lot.
07:12Dave suggested there might be fake receipts in there
07:15to cover the cash flow stone.
07:17But how can we tell which receipts are real and which are fake?
07:20Lots of them are handwritten.
07:31So what made you join the force, Alice?
07:35Oh, erm...
07:36Well, I had an aunt who was a copper.
07:39Growing up, I just thought she was the coolest person in the family.
07:43I just wanted to be like her.
07:45She must be so proud of you.
07:47My great aunt was hugely important to me.
07:52Well...
07:52To aunts.
07:54And great aunts.
07:55An excellent toast.
07:57Yes.
07:58Oops.
07:59That's me.
08:00Sorry.
08:01I need to be somewhere.
08:03Where?
08:04A group of us are trying to get the bridge reopened.
08:06We're meeting up.
08:07Oh.
08:08Should we come along?
08:09Nah, there's no need.
08:10I know how these things go.
08:11We'll have a few drinks.
08:13We'll agree that the High Street needs to be locked down
08:15with some kind of massive protest.
08:17And then...
08:18Yeah, we'll settle on starting a petition.
08:20I'm not giving up, though.
08:26We're not gonna finish this, are we?
08:28Why don't I take the boxes home?
08:30I'd love the chance to really get stuck into them.
08:34Yeah.
08:35Yeah, they're all yours.
08:41Let's get this show on the road, yeah?
08:46Oh, hello, Susie.
08:47Oh, hi.
08:48You all right, Shanti?
08:49You're starting a petition?
08:50Oh, we can't have these landowners closing bridges just because.
08:54I mean, the community needs them.
08:55Where do I sign?
08:57Oh, thank you.
08:58There we go.
08:59Nice.
08:59Sorry, I can't stop.
09:00I've got to get Shanti to school.
09:01Maybe see you later?
09:02Yeah, later.
09:06I spoke to your teacher.
09:11When I was your age, I saw a girl being bullied,
09:14and I did nothing.
09:16I know it was wrong, but I was just so grateful
09:19it wasn't me she was bullying.
09:22Is that what happened?
09:26That's why you're feeling bad, sweetie.
09:29Because you're a good kid.
09:31Then you know if you see someone being bullied,
09:33you have to stand up for them.
09:38Good.
09:46Hard at it, are we?
09:48Oh, sorry.
09:49Just remembered, I need to dig out that book on the Avery Standing Stones for Darius.
09:55Oh, of course.
09:57So I can show it to him when we meet for tea.
10:00Oh, here it is.
10:04Right, come on.
10:05I thought I was going mad with this one, but it really says £8.88.
10:09Oh, hold on.
10:11£8.88.
10:12We've had that before.
10:13You can't possibly know where.
10:17Give me a moment.
10:20No.
10:22Yes.
10:24Here.
10:25And here's another one.
10:27They're both for £8.88.
10:31This one's for Jackson's Hardware Store.
10:34Well, Jackson's closed two years ago.
10:36So how come it was selling paint supplies this January?
10:41They all have the same initials on them.
10:44D.S.
10:50Debbie Smith.
10:51Debbie Smith.
11:07You know he's got light hair.
11:09Paul.
11:10He has, hasn't he?
11:12And he'd have access to the aconites of his garden.
11:16How may I help you?
11:18I can only spare a few minutes.
11:21We wanted to know why you've been stealing cash from the council.
11:27Oh, God.
11:48Last year, no, earlier, I started getting forgetful.
11:54It was like I had brain fog.
11:58I thought I had early onset dementia and I, I couldn't sleep and I had hot flushes the whole time.
12:05Oh, I see.
12:06I found carrying a fan in my handbag worked wonders.
12:13I was falling apart.
12:16Work suffered.
12:18Paul gave me a formal warning.
12:22For going through the menopause?
12:23I needed treatment.
12:26But when I went to see my GP, he wasn't interested.
12:29And the waiting list for a referral was over a year.
12:32And I knew that if I went private, I could have a consultation tomorrow.
12:36It would just be expensive.
12:39I told myself I was only borrowing the money.
12:42I was always planning to pay it back.
12:46But you haven't.
12:48Did Geoffrey find out?
12:50I couldn't help noticing that on the day he died, only you and he went anywhere near that coffee machine.
12:57And your fingerprints were on his coffee pot.
13:00He didn't find out. You know he didn't.
13:02If he had, he'd have gone to the police.
13:05And he never did.
13:06Or maybe you poisoned him before he could.
13:08It was a few thousand pounds.
13:10People have killed for less.
13:12And you're an accountant.
13:13A crime like this could mean you never work again.
13:18No, I don't.
13:19I don't know why I did it.
13:21I was just, I was just so desperate.
13:26I will admit to skimming the money from the petty cash.
13:29That was wrong.
13:31But Geoffrey never found out.
13:33And I didn't kill him.
13:35He was my friend.
13:55Sorry to interrupt, but where were you when Geoffrey died?
13:58I beg your pardon?
14:00Just so that we know.
14:02Where were you?
14:05As it happens, I went to the cinema that afternoon.
14:08Oh. Who with?
14:11On my own.
14:13What did you see?
14:15Brief Encounter.
14:16Oh. I didn't have you down as a romantic type.
14:19That shows how little you know me.
14:21I actually really love any kind of romantic, slushy film with a happily ever after ending.
14:27And now, if you wouldn't mind, I was working.
14:39And now, if you wouldn't mind, I was working.
14:42Okay, thank you.
14:44I don't understand.
14:47Who with you?
14:59How did it go?
15:02I'll be honest, not good.
15:04Everyone's down by the river for the swan-upping.
15:07How many signatures did you get?
15:0943.
15:11Ain't no-one gonna get a bridge reopened with 43 signatures.
15:13Oh, I'm sorry.
15:14Oh, Susie.
15:16Guys, I think I'm gonna head to the cinema this afternoon.
15:19I like it.
15:20The cinema.
15:22Box of popcorn, kick back and relax.
15:24I'll catch up with you both later.
15:25Alright, later.
15:32You know, we still don't know who sent Marcus his blackmail letter.
15:37Do you think we'll be able to work out where the individual letters came from?
15:41I don't know.
15:44Perhaps.
15:51Alright.
15:52Even if we figure out that one of those letters came from homes and garden,
15:59anyone could have got hold of it.
16:08Anyone?
16:09Yeah.
16:10Then what if I tell you that the sea in this word secret is a perfect match for the sea
16:16in
16:17Architecture International?
16:20And I can't help noticing that Terence is the only architect among our suspects.
16:28Let the record show I've been giving my full cooperation.
16:31Let the record show that you've been blackmailing Marcus.
16:34I beg your pardon?
16:36You shouldn't have cut the letters out of your trade magazine.
16:41Why did you do it?
16:49There's a social media account that posts awful things about the council and the town.
16:54Yes, we've seen it.
16:56Marcus is Marlowe 1628.
16:59The man who always thinks he's better than you because he's got money and a fancy job.
17:03I don't believe it.
17:04I don't believe it.
17:05Nor did I.
17:06Not at first.
17:08But there's this thing that Marcus does where he says, under mime, instead of undermine.
17:15Idiot.
17:15And one day that account, Marlowe 1628, was attacking me and it said, under mime.
17:22It got me thinking.
17:25The next time I saw Marcus, I told him travelers had moved into Riley Park when they hadn't.
17:31By that evening, Marlowe 1628 was spewing hatred against them.
17:40You set a trap for him.
17:42I had to know I was right.
17:43I was.
17:45But now you had a bit of a problem, didn't you?
17:48You knew Marcus was behind the vile account, but how to prove it?
17:53If you confronted him, he'd just deny it.
17:57So you decided to mess with him?
17:59How long were you planning on stringing him along?
18:02I thought he'd stop after he got my letter, but he just carried on posting that stuff.
18:06It made no difference.
18:07Which is why you were arguing with Geoffrey before the meeting.
18:10You told him about Marcus, didn't you?
18:12And I bet Geoffrey took the side of the law, telling you that you'd just confessed her blackmail.
18:18Which is why Mrs. Eddingham heard him saying how badly you'd dealt with the situation.
18:23Did he threaten to tell the police?
18:26And that's why you killed him.
18:27I didn't kill him.
18:30And the fact we had an argument proves it.
18:33Oh, punchy.
18:34Do you think I'd have time afterward to pick some aconite, extract its poison and then lace Geoffrey's coffee with
18:41it?
18:41And remember, I saw the killer behind the glass in the kitchen.
18:45That's who killed him.
19:04Right then, let's see if Mr. Terence Clarkson's story adds up.
19:12Okay, ready?
19:14Ready.
19:15Right.
19:16I'm going to make everyone a lovely cup of tea and a hot pot of coffee.
19:20Here's a couple of scoops of poison.
19:23Step forward.
19:25One more step.
19:27One more.
19:28Really?
19:29It's important.
19:33Very funny.
19:35I can see that someone was behind the glass but until you got right up close you were just your
19:39hair colour and a shape.
19:41Ah.
19:42Then the architect's story checks out.
19:45Come on.
19:47Okay, so let's say I'm the killer.
19:50I put out the poison coffee pod and I've stuck around long enough to make sure that Mr. Truman's taken
19:55it.
19:56What next?
19:57You're going to want to get out of the building and fast.
20:00Through the nearest exit.
20:02Okay.
20:03Well, let's see where that goes.
20:04Hold on.
20:05What's that?
20:06I just want to be sorry.
20:24Why is there a ladder here?
20:29Hang on.
20:31Look at this.
20:39Right then.
20:40Up you go.
20:41Okay.
20:42Don't worry.
20:43I'll hold it.
20:45I'm going.
20:46There's just a ladder.
20:47What's your problem?
20:49What can you see?
20:51Just insulation and dust.
20:54Huh.
20:55Hold on.
20:55What is it?
20:57What's your problem?
21:01I'm going to see.
21:06I'm going to see.
21:21I'm going to see.
21:21What's your problem?
21:21I'm going to do it.
21:23I stood there, trembling right on the edge.
21:27But I couldn't.
21:29I wasn't brave enough.
21:31I'd just like to be able to say that it was the thought of you and the children that prevented
21:34me, but it wasn't.
21:37I had no thoughts at all.
21:41Only an overwhelming desire not to feel anything ever again.
21:44I don't know.
22:20Even though it's her that grows the aconite, and who called Alec Miller and told him not to come to
22:25the meeting that day.
22:28Oh, excuse me.
22:32Thanks.
22:33I just finished watching Brief Encounter.
22:35Oh, is that what you went to see?
22:38It was brilliant, but Judith, it proves that Paul Hollingbury lied about where he was at the time of the
22:42murder.
22:56Hello, Paul.
22:57If you're looking for Sophia, she's in the garden.
22:59Actually, it's you we want to talk to.
23:02Oh.
23:03You told me you were in the cinema when Jeffrey died.
23:05Watching Brief Encounter.
23:07That's right.
23:08You also said that it ended happily ever after.
23:11It does.
23:13I don't know anyone who'd call that happily ever after.
23:16I was there, okay?
23:18Really?
23:21All right, look.
23:23Taking care of other people's money is high pressure.
23:26You know, sometimes, when work's, you know, intense, I go to the cinema.
23:31And sometimes, I fall asleep.
23:34Oh, so that's your new line, is it?
23:36You were asleep at the time.
23:38Well, I didn't know I was going to need an alibi, did I?
23:41I mean, what even is this?
23:42I barely knew Jeffrey.
23:43Why would I want to kill him?
23:48Show yourselves out, yeah?
23:50Yeah.
23:51Yeah.
23:53He fell asleep.
23:54It's not much of a defence.
23:55Although he's right.
23:57Why would he want to harm Jeffrey?
24:00I don't know.
24:01But he fits the description of the person in the kitchen that day.
24:05He's got light-coloured hair.
24:06Hmm.
24:08Interesting.
24:11Judith?
24:14I've seen that earring before.
24:18It's not how it looks.
24:19I hope not.
24:21Because I think it looks like murder.
24:23It's not what you think.
24:25Says the woman who grows aconite.
24:27No.
24:44You know I said how Jeffrey had helped me.
24:48Well, I didn't really see him after that, not until he became mayor.
24:51But it was then that I really got to know him.
24:57And he was just so lovely and so supportive.
25:03You may have noticed I don't get much of that at home.
25:06And I know it sounds silly, but I found myself thinking about him more and more.
25:12And then we had a council meeting at his house and I stayed behind after everybody had left.
25:17And Jeffrey was telling me about how much he was enjoying my podcast.
25:21You really are.
25:21How he was using my tips to revive an orchid he was growing.
25:24And I just...
25:30Oh, Sophia.
25:31I'm so sorry that I don't want to say.
25:35But he wasn't interested.
25:37He was still in love with his wife.
25:39And that's what he told me.
25:41My earring must have come off then.
25:44I was so embarrassed.
25:45What was I thinking?
25:48When was this?
25:50Last month.
25:52Jeffrey said we could just forget about it and carry on as before, as friends.
25:58But you couldn't, could you?
26:01I was just so confused.
26:04But I would never hurt him.
26:06I loved him.
26:07Oh, God.
26:09Did I?
26:09I didn't even know.
26:11He just...
26:12He just meant so much to me.
26:16Did he threaten to tell your husband?
26:19No.
26:20Jeffrey would never have betrayed me like that.
26:23Not when it would have ruined my marriage.
26:25You know that about him.
26:27You know what a good man he was.
26:30I was the last to arrive at that meeting.
26:32I never went anywhere near him or his coffee.
26:34And now I've got to meet up with the others because we're due to choose his commemorative
26:37bench this afternoon.
26:38Just in case you were wondering if my day could get any worse.
26:45Actually, Sophia's not the only person who needs to be somewhere else.
26:49Of course.
26:50Your afternoon tea with Darius.
26:52You're getting nearer to that night cup.
26:54One meal at a time.
26:56Oh, stop it.
26:56The pair of you.
27:00Six, two, seven, five.
27:02Eight, four, two.
27:04Okay.
27:04So, Jason spotted a ventilation hatch at the council building that wasn't properly closed.
27:10In it, he found a plastic bag which contained a white coat, catering gloves, a syringe, and a blonde wig.
27:22So, whoever was in the kitchen was in disguise, which also means Terence Clarkson's description
27:27of him just went out the window.
27:29It could have been anyone behind the glass.
27:30Exactly.
27:35Just here.
27:35There you are.
27:39There you go.
27:41And the other one.
28:27Perfect match for Sophia Hollingbury.
28:28No.
28:30So, Sophia was in the kitchen?
28:32Disguised in a blonde wig so no one would recognize her.
28:40Alec Miller, are you saying you didn't ring him?
28:43That's exactly what I'm saying.
28:54Do you mind if we put some software on your phone in case he calls again?
29:00I was the last to arrive at that meeting.
29:02I never went anywhere near him.
29:05Excuse me.
29:06May I have my bill, please?
29:08You haven't started.
29:09Just the opposite.
29:11Just the opposite.
29:12I've reached the end.
29:22Judith, how was your afternoon tea?
29:25Darius was a no-show.
29:26What?
29:27He stood you up?
29:27It doesn't matter.
29:28Not now.
29:29Do you own a wheelbarrow?
29:31I'm sorry?
29:31Do you own a wheelbarrow?
29:33It's a simple question.
29:35Yes.
29:35Why?
29:36I need you to bring it to my house.
29:38What's going on?
29:40And bring Susie too.
29:41We need her as well.
29:42But don't come for an hour.
29:44I need to make a couple of calls.
29:57He loved this spot.
30:00It's perfect.
30:02Now all we need is the dedication.
30:05A great friend to all.
30:16What are you doing here?
30:18I'm here to tell you who killed Geoffrey Truman.
30:23Who was it?
30:25Could be you, Terrence.
30:26Seeing as Geoffrey found out it was you who's been blackmailing Marcus.
30:29That was you?
30:30What are you talking about?
30:32But then you only sent the letter because Marcus is the person behind online account Marlow 1628.
30:39How could you do that?
30:41Because you can't speak your mind anymore, can you?
30:44You say the wrong thing, you get shut down.
30:46You're right.
30:47It's a shut up.
30:49You see?
30:51Canceled.
30:51What about Debbie?
30:53There seems to be a theme here.
30:55How did she cross Geoffrey?
30:56We don't need to go into that.
30:59I did wrong.
31:01You're right.
31:03I've been stealing from the council's petty cash account.
31:07To pay for medical bills.
31:08You're a thief.
31:09Well, a full confession and repaying the money can help.
31:13Whatever comes, take it.
31:27Let's be honest.
31:28It's always looked like Sophia was the killer.
31:30I mean, it was her that grew the aconite.
31:33And who phoned Alec that day to tell him not to come to the meeting.
31:36Also, Sophia, we recovered a blonde wig from the council building, along with a syringe that contained aconite.
31:41A few of your hairs were caught in the wig.
31:43This is what happened.
31:45You started in the kitchen, wearing a wig and a white coat.
31:48Then, using a syringe, you injected aconite into the decaffeinated coffee pod you knew only Geoffrey would use.
31:57Then you left, whipping off your disguise and hiding it.
32:01And then you re-entered the council chamber, the last to arrive and a bit late.
32:06But who was checking?
32:11Smilk
32:11SILK
32:12SILK
32:12SILK
32:13SILK
32:16SILK
32:17SILK
32:17SILK
32:22SILK
32:38Sophia, is this true?
32:40I could never harm him, you know that.
32:43It was Geoffrey who helped me when I had all that trouble with the graves.
32:47In fact, he and I had been working on correcting my mistake.
32:50We had even managed to locate the one body that had never been found.
32:56All the paperwork is in my podcast studio. Go and read it. I can prove it. We were working together.
33:01I did not kill Geoffrey.
33:05Judith, a fire's been reported at your house. Emergency services are on their way.
33:11I have to go home. Now.
33:42If one bit of it goes up, the rest will go up.
33:45Please hurry. We'll get there, don't worry.
33:48Look, there's a fire engine up ahead.
33:51Looking for something, yes.
33:53I can see the flames.
33:57The whole house is on fire. It's all on fire.
34:00You're supposed to be at your house.
34:02I missed this.
34:03We can't get any closer.
34:04I'm not letting it go up in flames.
34:07Judith, come back.
34:10Have we got him?
34:12We've got him.
34:13I don't understand.
34:15You killed Geoffrey Truman.
34:18How can you say that?
34:20I told you he was trying to help me.
34:22He's a good man.
34:23And there it is.
34:24Why he had to die.
34:26You killed him precisely because he was such a good man.
34:31He helped Sophia all those years ago.
34:34When she messed up running the graveyards.
34:36But then my mum died.
34:37And I moved to the States to live with my aunt.
34:39Sophia mixed up where people were buried.
34:41A location of one body was never found.
34:43It was your mother's grave that was never found.
34:48How that must have eaten away at you.
34:51Not having a grave to visit.
34:54You tried starting a new life in the States.
34:56But you couldn't let it go.
34:58So you came back tomorrow.
35:00You needed to find your mother.
35:02We're right, aren't we?
35:05Go on.
35:07But you couldn't find her.
35:08And you needed someone to blame.
35:11And that's how you found out about all of that missing money at the council.
35:15You were all over them like a rash.
35:17Trying to find out what happened to your mother.
35:20But you kept hitting the brick wall.
35:22But you did discover that Sophia was in charge at the time.
35:25And now she was on the town council.
35:28How could that be?
35:30You needed to get closer to her.
35:32Which is when you had a stroke of good fortune.
35:35You bumped into Geoffrey.
35:36And when you learnt that he was now Mayor, you realised this was your chance to get to Sophia.
35:41You started working with him on your novel.
35:43And when Sophia needed a podcast studio installed, Geoffrey knew of your skills and he put you forward for the
35:49job.
35:50Finally, you could get to the bottom of it.
35:53You had access to all her emails and files from back then.
35:57But you still couldn't work out where your mum was buried.
36:00And while you guessed there might have been a cover-up, you never thought Geoffrey could have been part of
36:05it.
36:05But here was the proof.
36:07He was the person who'd helped Sophia get away with her mistake.
36:11So you decided to punish them both.
36:15Geoffrey had to be killed for protecting Sophia.
36:17And Sophia you'd framed for the murder.
36:20So that she would suffer every single day for what she'd done.
36:23Just like you suffer.
36:25I do.
36:26I think about it every day.
36:28You needed justice.
36:30So you constructed a plan.
36:32You took some aconite from Sophia's garden.
36:37And some of her hair that she uses to repel the slugs.
36:41You then had to make sure Alec wouldn't attend the council meeting that day.
36:45Easy for someone with your IT skills.
36:47You constructed a fake message.
36:49You then went to the council building, put on a disguise,
36:52and injected the aconite into the decaf coffee pod you knew only Geoffrey would use.
37:02You made sure you were seen.
37:05And then slipped away.
37:09You made sure to hide the disguise and the syringe where the police would later find it.
37:16You were so careful.
37:18But you made a mistake.
37:20When I returned your manuscript to you, you glanced down at the bench as you said.
37:24You really was a great friend to all.
37:26Which I thought rather odd at the time.
37:29I knew the town council were organising a memorial bench for Geoffrey.
37:33And one option for the plaque was a great friend to all.
37:39But how did you know?
37:41And then I remembered.
37:43The police had put an app on my phone.
37:45Do you mind if we put some software on your phone in case you called it?
37:47And here you were.
37:48The person who'd installed Sophia's IT.
37:52It would be a simple matter for you to bug her phone,
37:54installing spyware to listen even when it switched off.
37:57But that cuts both ways.
38:00Judith asked Sophia to lie,
38:01say that she and Geoffrey found the location of the missing body.
38:05He and I were working on correcting my mistake.
38:07We had even managed to locate the one body.
38:10That had never been found.
38:11That was the bait.
38:13Next she had to set the trap.
38:14Judith met up with Sophia this afternoon and together they recorded a little play.
38:19Thank you so much for giving me a list.
38:21Oh, don't be stupid.
38:22My car was right there.
38:24But what do you think's happened to me?
38:26I've no idea.
38:27Can't you go any further?
38:29She got Alec to start a fire at her house,
38:31knowing that the smoke would be seen from Marlow.
38:33Including from your house.
38:35Oh, don't be stupid.
38:36My car was right there.
38:38But what do you think's happened?
38:39You'd think they were rushing to the fire.
38:40So the coast would be clear.
38:42This was where you'd find the paperwork
38:43that would tell you, finally,
38:46where your mum was buried.
38:47Or so you thought.
38:49You lied to me.
38:51Sophia doesn't know?
38:53We can look into it.
38:54Start an inquiry.
38:56But currently, no.
38:58Just as bad as him.
38:59He was the worst.
39:01Don't believe anyone who says how great he was.
39:03He was a bad man.
39:04Covering up crimes is evil.
39:06Look, he was trying to help.
39:07Where's my mum?
39:09Where is she?
39:09Answer me that.
39:11She's lost.
39:12In the dirt somewhere.
39:13Alone.
39:14Butler, you're coming with us.
39:15Come on.
39:16At least you had to burn down your house to catch me.
39:19What makes you think I burned down my house?
39:33Ali.
39:36Thank you so much for your help.
39:37Oh, what are you talking about?
39:39It was an honour to assist the crime-solving trio of Marlowe.
39:43And who doesn't love a good bonfire?
39:44Oh, quite.
39:45That's Emperor Nero again, isn't it?
39:47Although the three of you did more than just fiddle
39:50while I made Rome burn.
40:02I've spoken to the chief fire officer.
40:05Apparently they're called out to pay for fires all the time.
40:06I'll see you on Malik.
40:08If I could have a word, please.
40:09Sorry, I'm needed.
40:10But great work.
40:12The three of you.
40:15You really don't mind losing your great-aunt's archive like this?
40:18She'd be thrilled to know we used it to catch a killer.
40:21I love it.
40:28I don't even want to go.
40:30That's not fair.
40:31Okay, great.
40:32I'm getting in the shower first.
40:33I woke up in the middle of the night and I was dead from the cold.
40:38Literally dead.
40:40Hi.
40:42Remember, what's the camping mantra?
40:44We don't do these things for fun.
41:02Judith, I am so sorry about this afternoon.
41:05There was a medical emergency at work and I had to go to the hospital with one of my staff.
41:11Oh, that's terrible.
41:13Not that that excuses anything.
41:16Look, I stood you up and that's unacceptable.
41:21Please accept my sincerest and my deepest apologies.
41:27As it happens, your absence allowed me to solve a murder.
41:32You did?
41:35You did?
41:39Look, Judith, let me be honest with you.
41:43I am very much taken with you and I hate the idea that I'm messed up.
41:49Well, how about we reschedule?
41:54Well, I would love that.
41:55But it would have to be in the next few days.
41:57My colleague's illness means that I've been asked to head up a dig in Wales.
42:03They found some new standing stones in the Priscilla Hills.
42:08Well, I say new.
42:10They're at least 5,000 years old.
42:12How fascinating.
42:13But anyway, I just wanted to apologise in person
42:18and assure you that it will never happen again.
42:23How about now?
42:25Would you like to come in for a drink?
42:27There's a book I've been wanting to show you.
42:30I would like that very much.
42:33Please.
42:42Shanti, hello.
42:44Hi, Shanti.
42:45Hello, Susie.
42:46I wanted to help.
42:47Oh.
42:48I've shared the leaflet with my friends.
42:50No.
42:50And Rico's mum made forms.
42:52And I've collected 817 signatures.
42:55Well.
42:55When you see something that's not right,
42:57you've got to stand up.
42:58Preach.
42:59Will it make a difference?
43:01Doing the right thing always makes a difference.
43:03Come on.
43:04Let's do this together.
43:05So good.
43:07Hi, would you like a flyer?
43:08Of course.
43:11Would you like a flyer?
43:16Would you like a flyer?
43:17It's for the bridge.
43:18A temple.
43:48Do you like a flyer?
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