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01:26Geoffrey.
01:29Cup of tea.
01:34You're right.
01:35You're always right.
01:37I shouldn't have β
01:55Couldn't agree with you more.
01:57Afternoon, gents.
01:59So, what's on the agenda?
02:01Big collections, potholes, or dog mess in Higginson Park?
02:04If we're really lucky, all three.
02:07What a ray of sunshine you are, Terrence.
02:09Oh, chocolate bourbons.
02:11You can't beat the velvety chocolate of a bourbon biscuit.
02:18Ah, Debbie, perfect timing.
02:19Can I make you a coffee, darling?
02:21I can get my own.
02:22Thank you, darling.
02:25I just need to distribute these agendas.
02:27Oh, here, let me.
02:30There you are.
02:36Mark has said he had a viewing in an hour, so how about we just crack on?
02:42Sadly, that won't be possible.
02:43We can't start the meeting without Sophia.
02:45We're not Quarret.
02:47Terrence.
02:47Can you just overroll him, chairman?
02:49He's not the chairman.
02:50He is.
02:50He isn't.
02:51Are you really saying the mayor of Marlow doesn't chair our meeting?
02:54Authority is only invested on the chair when the meeting has been convened.
02:58And we're not Quarret.
03:05I'm sorry I'm late.
03:06Just in time.
03:07Come in, Sophia, come in.
03:09I was in my studio and completely lost track of the time.
03:12Oh.
03:15Have I missed anything?
03:20Right, then.
03:21That's the last of it.
03:22Well done, everyone.
03:23We're going to have to get on the road.
03:24We're going to make the campsite by Nightpool.
03:27The great outdoors awaits.
03:31Sure you don't want to come with us?
03:32Instead of staying here with the whole house to yourself?
03:35Text me when you get there.
03:36We are going to have so much fun, aren't we, Sam?
03:39And have a total digital detox.
03:40These are going in the glove box.
03:42Hurry up or get in.
03:44You're getting in the back.
03:45No, I'm not.
03:46I'm always in the back.
03:47Just leave each other alone.
03:49Tell us to get in.
03:50We'll swap halfway through.
03:52Just get in.
03:53We're swapping halfway through.
03:54See you in four days.
03:55Come back.
03:55Come back.
03:55Hmm.
03:57Please wear sunscreen, both of you.
04:38Item three.
04:40Astronomy, restaurant run by Ferdy Blake.
04:43It's applying for a temporary late license.
04:45Something to do with the book launch I think.
04:48Sorry.
04:49Sorry to interrupt.
04:50You're not interrupting.
04:51We always want to hear from members of the public.
04:53Oh, thanks. It's just that bridge at Temple. It's still all locked up for safety, but it's been months.
05:00And the kids on the other side, they can't walk to school.
05:03Their parents have to drive them the long way round into Marlow.
05:07It's not right.
05:08Unfortunately, bridges fall under the purview of death, bro, not the townhouse.
05:12There must be something you can do.
05:13Perhaps, Geoffrey, you could have a quiet word with the landowner.
05:17Geoffrey?
05:22Geoffrey?
05:29Geoffrey?
05:33Geoffrey?
05:34Geoffrey?
05:35Geoffrey?
05:40Geoffrey?
05:41He's dead.
06:20You paid last week. It's only fair that I pay this week.
06:23No, Judith, fair, please.
06:24No, well, you can do next week on my card, please.
06:27No, no, my card. I invited you to brunch. It would be ungallant if I let you pay. Besides, who
06:35knows if there's even going to be a next week.
06:37Indeed. Who knows?
06:39Who knows? Oh, excuse me. I need to get this.
06:43Susie?
06:46I'll be there in five.
06:48I've got it.
06:51I have to go.
07:12Am I glad to see you.
07:13What happened?
07:14I don't know. It was fast. One minute he was sitting there, next minute, boof. The man was on the
07:18floor.
07:19Did he say anything?
07:19No.
07:21But he did look at his coffee cup before he went over. There might have been something in it. I
07:27told the witnesses to wait for you over there.
07:29Thank you. Jason, Alice, initial statements. Goof.
07:32And Susie, are you going to be okay?
07:37You're going to be okay.
07:44I still can't believe it. Is it even possible?
07:47Was he unwell? Had he mentioned anything wrong?
07:51No. Must have been a heart attack.
07:54And you are?
07:54Sorry. Marcus Percival. Marcus Percival Estates. This is Terence Clarkson. He runs a local architect's practice.
08:04I take jobs nationally.
08:06And this is...
08:06Debbie Smith. Accountant and council secretary.
08:13Hm? Sorry. Sophia Hollingbury. I make a podcast.
08:18A very successful podcast.
08:20Did you know anyone who may have had any grievance towards Mr. Truman?
08:25I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you there, because that is quite simply impossible.
08:29I'm sorry?
08:30Oh, Terence is right.
08:32Geoffrey was the best of us.
08:33It's how he ended up being there.
08:36Everyone loved Geoffrey.
08:48Did Tanika tell you when the toxicology report was coming in?
08:52No.
08:53Did either of you know him?
08:55Geoffrey, I met him a few times at church events in Remembrance Sunday.
09:00I only met him for 30 seconds. Then he died.
09:03Yes. What were you doing at that meeting?
09:05Oh, you know the bridge at Temple? It's been closed for months. The landowner refuses to repair it.
09:11I thought the council could make him mend it, but apparently it's not a council matter.
09:17Oh.
09:18Okay.
09:19Here we go.
09:22What?
09:23It's not Tanika.
09:24Oh.
09:25What?
09:26That's your going for brunch with Darius face.
09:29Actually, you couldn't be more wrong. That's not what this is about at all.
09:33So what is it about?
09:35Um, I invited him for afternoon tea.
09:39Knew it.
09:41It's just afternoon tea.
09:43Sure.
09:43But it starts with brunch, moves on to afternoon tea, and before you know it, you've been inviting him in
09:49for a nightcare.
09:50I think it's wonderful.
09:52Stop it, the pair of you.
09:53There's a book on the Avebury Standing Stones I want to lend him. That's all.
09:57Yeah, Standing Stones. Sure.
10:01Oh, he's keen. I'll give him that much.
10:04It's Tanika.
10:08Tanika, have you got the toxicology report?
10:10Afternoon, Judith.
10:11And yes, the labs have run preliminary tests on the coffee in Mr Truman's cup.
10:15They found traces of a poison called aconite.
10:18He was poisoned.
10:20The full report in the morning will tell us more, but yeah, it's hard to looking.
10:24Gotta go. But thanks for the tip off, Susie. It really helped.
10:29So, what's aconite when it's at home?
10:32Oh, it's Monkshead, isn't it? Or Wolfsbane. I think it's got another name as well.
10:36Okay, impressive.
10:37Look, there's this gardening podcast I always listen to. Notes from a Marlowe garden.
10:41And the host is always talking about poisonous plants and which ones she grows at home.
10:45She didn't know Geoffrey by any chance.
10:48Oh.
10:49She was with him when he died.
10:51It's Sophia Hollingbury.
10:54Hang on.
10:54She did an entire episode on aconite earlier this year.
11:00The garden is in Little Marlowe.
11:13Oh.
11:14Not a bad manner for someone who makes podcasts.
11:24Wow.
11:27Come on.
11:28Come on.
11:34This way.
11:37This is it, isn't it?
11:52Don't touch a thing. It could be dangerous.
11:56Well, everything.
11:58Everything.
12:04Can I help you?
12:06Hello, Sophia.
12:07I'm Bex.
12:08I'm a big fan of your podcast.
12:09These are my friends, Judith and you've met Susie.
12:12We're civilian advisors to the police.
12:15Oh.
12:15I'm so sorry to have to tell you that Geoffrey was poisoned.
12:18They found traces of aconite in his coffee.
12:21No.
12:22Do you grow aconite?
12:23Well, I do, yes, but...
12:24Well, you can't possibly think it came from here.
12:27Lots of gardens have aconite.
12:29It's such a beautiful flower.
12:31It's very popular.
12:32Could have come from anywhere.
12:34Ew.
12:35Is...
12:36Is that human hair?
12:37I take it from my hairbrush every morning.
12:39Keeps the slugs away.
12:41I've found over the years that the old ways are often the best ways.
12:44And so much better for the environment.
12:46Oh, you really do listen.
12:47How did you get on with Geoffrey?
12:49I adored him.
12:50He helped me.
12:52How?
12:53That was a long time ago.
12:54I was on the Works and Buildings Committee,
12:56which included looking after the graveyards in various parishes.
13:01I, erm...
13:02I messed up.
13:05Could have gone into a lot of trouble.
13:06But Geoffrey, he stepped in and sorted it all out.
13:10He lived to help other people.
13:16That's my husband.
13:18Sorry.
13:19I'm gonna have to go.
13:24Paul.
13:25Paul, wait up.
13:27Hang on, Paul.
13:30Geoffrey Truman.
13:32No listed next of kin.
13:34Became the mayor of Marlow last year.
13:36And he was also involved in the Rotary Club, Dementia Action Marlow, Meals for Marlow.
13:42It's actually quite a long list.
13:45So he was a do-gooder.
13:49Which is good.
13:50What do we get from the witness statements at the scene?
13:52They all said he was well-liked and had no enemies.
13:55They assumed it was natural causes.
13:57There's nothing natural about someone putting aconite in your coffee.
14:00Exactly.
14:01So let's find out who put it there.
14:03Rendon, find out everything you can about the victim.
14:05And check his home.
14:07Jason, what was Mr Truman up to before the meeting?
14:10Where did he go?
14:11Who did he see?
14:11And Alice, we're on background checks on the witnesses.
14:14Who they are and how did they get on with the victim.
14:16Go.
14:22Did Colin the kids leave this morning?
14:24They did.
14:25What is?
14:26Colin's taking the kids camping.
14:28It means that Bex is put loose and fancy free.
14:31I've dreamt of this for years.
14:32No responsibilities for four whole days.
14:35Well, you deserve it.
14:37It's kind of spooky though, isn't it?
14:40Everything looks so normal.
14:43But there's a killer here somewhere.
14:45That is, of course, floodplains permitting.
14:49I'm going to have to leave you.
14:51Nice to meet you.
14:55Ladies.
14:56I should introduce myself, Marcus Percival.
14:59I take it you're working with the police?
15:01What makes you ask?
15:02Well, your reputation precedes you, Mrs Potts.
15:04All good, I hope.
15:05Do the police suspect foul play?
15:08I'm afraid they do.
15:09Impossible.
15:10What makes you say that?
15:12Because he was such a good guy.
15:14Never crossed anyone.
15:15Never took offence.
15:17I can't imagine you've got any active leads.
15:21Let alone suspects.
15:25Of course.
15:27You can't say.
15:30Anyway, it was lovely talking to you.
15:32I need to go shut up shop for the day.
15:37Was he just trying to pump us for information?
15:39I think that's exactly what he was doing.
15:43Could Geoffrey really have been that perfect?
15:45Oh, excuse me.
15:48Hello?
15:50Follow the money.
15:52I'm sorry?
15:54Who is this?
15:55You want to know who killed Geoffrey Truman?
15:58Follow the money.
16:00Follow the money?
16:01What money?
16:08Okay.
16:09I've spoken to Mr. Truman's neighbours.
16:10No one saw him this morning.
16:12We know he was at the council building at 1pm.
16:14Don't worry.
16:15I'll keep digging.
16:16Tanika, we need a number traced.
16:18Alice?
16:19Yep.
16:19Judith just had a call from a withheld number saying that if she wanted to find Geoffrey's
16:23killer, she had to follow the money.
16:24Who was this person?
16:25No idea.
16:26His voice was distorted.
16:28Do you mind if we put some software on your phone in case he calls again?
16:31It would allow us to record him directly.
16:32Yes, of course.
16:33Okay, so the call came in at 5.17pm.
16:36It came from a phone box near Bobbingdon Green.
16:38Get over there, Alice.
16:39Find out if anyone saw who made the call.
16:41On it.
16:42But if we are following the money, what have we got on Mr. Truman's financials?
16:46Not much.
16:47He lived modestly on a mixture of state and private pension.
16:50Got no credit cards and no debt.
16:52That might mean the council money.
16:54Brendan, contact the council.
16:56Let's get all of their financial records.
16:57Well, all of them.
16:58Going back, let's say, the last five years.
17:03Got to go pick up Shanti.
17:15Alice?
17:16We've got what we can from the phone box, but not much.
17:20No witnesses, no physical evidence.
17:23What about fingerprints?
17:24Well, the phone was wiped clean with a solvent.
17:27As was the door handle.
17:29Okay.
17:29Finish up there and let's put this up in the morning.
17:31But good work, Alice.
17:36Pickle?
17:37What's up?
17:39Nothing.
17:42Sure?
17:43You know, you can tell me or your dad anything.
17:46Is it something at school?
17:50I don't want to talk about it.
17:54Okay.
18:14The doctor says his heart is facing him.
18:17I'm sorry to hear that.
18:19He's not here.
18:21He must run back with me now to see him.
18:27But I'm not here.
18:27We've heard how Aconite has earned its many names, from monkshood in the monastery to wolfsbane in the forest.
18:34But for me, what I can't get over is how a plant so pretty and ornamental can be so very,
18:43very lethal.
18:45But maybe that's just me.
18:47Until next time, happy and above all safe gardening.
18:52Who could have wanted you dead?
18:58What do you think, Jasper?
19:13Is that all you've got? One statement and no other credible witnesses?
19:17None of them are really credible. They're eight-year-old kids.
19:22No, of course. Sorry.
19:24And I'm not saying that Shanti bullied anyone, but she is friends with the group of pupils who did.
19:30I'll talk to her. Thank you.
19:34Sorry.
19:36Gotta take this.
19:39Brendan?
19:40Okay, so the PM's in and it's been confirmed that Mr. Truman died from a lethal dose of aconite.
19:47Do they know how it got into his coffee?
19:48Well, they've checked all the other cups and tea-making paraphernalia and they're all clear of poison.
19:53The only thing that wasn't was one of the used coffee pods in the machine.
19:57But, get this. Forensics lifted two sets of fingerprints from the pod.
20:02One was Mr. Truman's.
20:04And the other?
20:05Was council secretary Debbie Smith.
20:07And you should know that according to the witness statements, she's the only person, other than Geoffrey, that ever used
20:14the coffee machine.
20:16Okay, bring her in.
20:30I've got this, Luna.
20:41Yeah.
20:43Right. Game on.
20:47I still can't believe he was poisoned.
20:49You know that?
20:51Hmm.
20:52I work for Paul Hollingbury, Sophia's husband. He told me.
20:56What do you say if I told you that your fingerprints were found on the coffee pod that poisoned him?
21:01Well, that's impossible.
21:03How so?
21:04I had a normal coffee.
21:08I think I know what's happened.
21:10When I went to make my coffee, there was already an old pod jammed in the slot.
21:17I had to push it through.
21:19If that one was Geoffrey's, that must be how my fingerprints got on it.
21:24Look, I arrived after Geoffrey had made himself his coffee.
21:29What has Alec Miller told you?
21:31Who's Alec Miller?
21:32The person who lays out the teas and coffees before all the council meetings.
21:36You have spoken to him, haven't you?
21:41I kept hunting last night.
21:43I got drawn into reading the comments under the council social media posts.
21:48And there was one account, Marlowe's 1628, and it is horrible.
21:54Disgusting meh.
21:55Then look what they said here.
21:57Cesspit. Nah, that's out of order.
21:59We've spent all this time looking for someone who hated Geoffrey, and here he is.
22:06Although, it's not only Geoffrey, is it?
22:09I mean, whoever that is, he hates everyone.
22:13Oh, here she is, our lady of leisure. Did you have a nice lie-in?
22:17Me?
22:17Bless you.
22:19Please tell me you've been having a proper break.
22:21Oh, absolutely.
22:22Yeah.
22:24100%.
22:27Actually, no, I haven't.
22:29Oh, Bex.
22:30I know.
22:31I'm furious with myself.
22:33I sat down to watch telly last night, and I was all set.
22:37Nice glass of wine, bar of chocolate.
22:39Love it.
22:40And then I noticed the games cupboard looked a bit messy.
22:42No.
22:43Tell me you didn't.
22:44I just thought it would be a quick tidy.
22:46She did.
22:47You know how it goes.
22:47Once that cupboard was tidy, all the other cupboards looked terrible.
22:51Before I knew it, I had the marigolds on, and I was giving the sitting room a once-over.
22:54What an idiot.
22:55You could have at least come round here, made yourself useful, and cleared out Judith's stash of old newspapers.
23:00Do you mind?
23:01But that's the thing.
23:02It was useful.
23:03Once I'd finished the sitting room, I moved on to Colin's study.
23:06It seemed stupid not to.
23:08Stupid not to.
23:09Well, he's away.
23:10He's needed a deep clean for months.
23:11And I was reordering some old files, and I found this.
23:15What is it?
23:15Remember how Sevilla said she'd been involved in a muddle when she was in charge of the graveyards?
23:19Uh-huh.
23:20Well, I found all these cuttings and correspondence about it from 15 years ago.
23:24The parish kept the records.
23:26This wasn't some minor mishap.
23:28Sophia mixed up where people were buried.
23:31It was pretty bad.
23:32The location of one body was never found.
23:34But she's right when she says Geoffrey sorted it out.
23:37There's letter after letter between him and the Bishop of Oxford.
23:41Reading between the lines, if it wasn't for Geoffrey, she may have ended up being prosecuted.
23:45Oh.
23:48Oh.
23:49It's Tanika.
23:51Hello.
23:52Just a quick update, Judith.
23:54There was possibly a fifth person at the council meeting.
23:56A man called Alec Miller.
23:57He lives in Marlow Bottom.
23:58We're going to talk to him now.
23:59Shall we meet...
24:01Oh.
24:02She's hung up.
24:03It's a bit of a mistake, if you ask me.
24:05She's going to the wrong address.
24:06And you know that?
24:07You know what?
24:08Alec does the teas and coffees for some of our church events.
24:11He's got a caravan by Hurley Lock, and he moves to it every summer.
24:14And Tanika's gone to his house in Marlow Bottom.
24:17You know what I think?
24:18I think we can guess.
24:20It's our civic duty to help the police in every way we can.
24:24And sometimes that involves going to the right address when they've gone to the wrong one.
24:37The mayor always had a kind word for everyone.
24:40A lovely man.
24:41It's terrible what's happened to him.
24:43And at the hands of Locusta, no less.
24:46At the hands of who?
24:46Emperor Nero had an infamous assassin called Locusta, whose weapon of choice was poison.
24:54You do not fail to live up to your reputation, Mrs. Potts.
24:58How do you know Geoffrey was poison?
25:01Have your tea.
25:03And I'll tell you.
25:07Thanks.
25:21I bumped into Marcus in town, he told me.
25:24So, if you prepared the tea and the coffee for the meeting, and you know that Geoffrey was poisoned,
25:29why haven't you spoken to the police?
25:30What would I say?
25:32I wasn't there.
25:33I'm sorry?
25:34I got a phone call yesterday morning telling me not to come in.
25:40Hello? Who is this?
25:42Good morning. It's Sophia Hollingbury.
25:44She rang and told me I wasn't needed. The meeting had been cancelled.
25:49Well, that was a waste of time.
25:53Oh, you're kidding.
25:57So, while we went on a wild goose chase, your civilian trio went to Alec Miller's summer residence for a
26:02chat.
26:03He's saying that Sophia Hollingbury rang him and told him not to attend the council meeting.
26:10Gav?
26:12Oh, sorry.
26:17Shanti's got herself mixed up in some trouble at school.
26:20There's been some bullying.
26:21Oh.
26:22Well, that doesn't sound like her.
26:24I don't know what to do.
26:26Um, what?
26:27Talk to her.
26:29Get her to tell you what happened in her own words.
26:31You mean like a witness interview?
26:33Well, isn't everything in life a bit like a witness interview?
26:38She's a good kid.
26:39You think?
26:40Yeah, of course.
26:41She's your daughter.
26:50Withheld number.
26:52Call Tanika.
26:53It could be our mystery caller again.
26:55How many rings for it goes to answer for her?
26:57I don't know.
26:57Seven?
26:58Eight?
27:03Answer it.
27:06Hello?
27:07Tanika.
27:07X?
27:08Have you followed the line?
27:10Judith's mystery caller is talking to her again.
27:12Alice, run a trace on the incoming call to Judith's phone.
27:15On it.
27:17Um, we have.
27:19We haven't found anything.
27:21Not yet.
27:22She needs to keep him talking.
27:24Tell Judith she needs to keep him talking.
27:28Have you followed the money?
27:30Um, are you talking about council money?
27:35It would help if you could be a bit more specific.
27:38Yes, it's council money.
27:39Um, and what bit of the council?
27:44Is it, um, housing?
27:46No.
27:47Uh, what about travel and transport?
27:51No.
27:52Um.
27:56Knitting.
27:57Waste disposal.
27:58No, no, not knitting.
28:00Waste disposal.
28:01Look at the petty cache.
28:03What area of the petty cache?
28:06Hello?
28:07Are you there?
28:10He's gone.
28:11Which part of this looks like knitting?
28:13What was it?
28:14It's tying up the dog poo bag and putting it in the bin.
28:17Of course.
28:18That's actually quite good.
28:19Oh, hold on.
28:20It's a phone box outside All Saints gates.
28:22We're leaving right now.
28:23Tanika says the call came from a phone box just outside All Saints by the gates.
28:27They're going to check it out.
28:29Well, how long's that going to take them?
28:30I reckon if we're quick, we might catch a few witnesses.
28:33There's no way we'll get to All Saints fast enough.
28:36Oh.
28:36Wanna bet?
28:39.
29:03Remember the bridge restrictions.
29:05Not this far to cross the train, Judy.
29:07I agree with that.
29:07Not this far, Judy.
29:08I can do this.
29:09I can do this.
29:12Easy.
29:14Easy.
29:15Easy.
29:15You've got about two inches on this side.
29:19You all right, Bob?
29:21Hello, Susie.
29:26Careful.
29:27I'm doing it.
29:27Careful.
29:28I'm doing it.
29:29One inch.
29:30Oh, this is tight.
29:31I hate these speed spoilers.
29:34Right.
29:35Let's shift it.
29:38Learn to drive.
29:40I'm doing it, fool.
29:44Oh, my goodness.
29:48Hold on.
29:50Hold on.
29:51Hold on.
29:52Yeah.
29:56Susie.
30:02We're free.
30:07Easy.
30:08Told you I'd get us there.
30:12See, if anyone saw anybody use this phone box, someone must have seen him.
30:18Oh, sir.
30:20Have you seen anyone use this phone box?
30:21No.
30:21Hello.
30:22Excuse me, Dad.
30:22Have you seen anyone use this phone box?
30:24No.
30:25Sorry.
30:25Oh.
30:26Oh.
30:27Oh.
30:39Still nothing?
30:40No one sort of thing.
30:41No CCTV, either.
30:44Gov, it's the same as before.
30:46Everything's been wiped clean.
30:48No fingerprints.
30:49No nothing.
30:50So he's got away.
30:51Again.
30:53Begs?
30:54What do you know about peregrine falcons?
30:56No.
30:57Brendan, I need your help.
31:03There's a pair of falcons that hatch their chicks every year.
31:05In the spire.
31:07Why are you telling me this?
31:10A local bird watching society have a webcam pointed at them.
31:16You can watch the nest live, but they record it on a laptop up here.
31:31It's not much higher, is it?
31:33No.
31:35You okay with heights?
31:37I don't love them.
31:39Just don't look down.
31:45It's just a little ladder.
31:52Look, it's as I thought.
31:54The webcam picks up more than just the nest.
31:56Oh.
31:57That's cool.
31:59Of you?
31:59No.
32:01The birds.
32:04Now the call came in at midday or thereabouts.
32:09That's him.
32:10Our mystery caller.
32:18Let's have a look.
32:20Who the hell are you?
32:23Whoa.
32:24Great work, Begs.
32:26Come on, good.
32:27I'm sure.
32:27Oh, yeah.
32:29So what happens now?
32:30Well, I imagine the police will try to identify the mystery caller.
32:34Which leaves us three to ask the only question that matters.
32:38Why did Sophia stand Alec down?
32:42And now onto a topic.
32:43I know vexes a lot of us as we head into the drier months.
32:46Tomo or not Tomo?
32:51Tomo or not Tomo?
33:00I haven't time to be interrupted.
33:03Look, we just wanted to know why you rang Alec Miller yesterday
33:07and told him that the meeting had been cancelled.
33:09Sorry?
33:10What are you talking about?
33:11Are you saying you didn't ring him?
33:12That's exactly what I'm saying.
33:14Then who did?
33:16I don't know.
33:17Either Alec's lying or it was someone pretending to be me.
33:20Either way, I didn't call anybody yesterday.
33:22I don't suppose you know this person?
33:24I don't recognise him, no.
33:28Well, the plot thickens.
33:30What are the three of you doing here?
33:31We could ask you the same question.
33:33As it happens, we're meeting to discuss options
33:36for a commemorative bench for Jacob.
33:38Oh.
33:41True son of Marlowe.
33:43Yeah, that's the one I would choose.
33:45None of you know who this is, do you?
33:48Hold on, I think I do.
33:50Didn't he do your podcast studio, Dave or someone?
33:54Paul hired him to do some work in the office as well.
33:56His name's Dave Butler.
33:58If it's the same person that did your little studio there.
34:06Got you.
34:07You've identified our mystery caller?
34:09No, it's the victim.
34:10I found him.
34:12I've been checking all of the CCTV footage I could find
34:14near the council building.
34:15So.
34:16It's ten minutes before the meeting.
34:18Near the cemetery.
34:20Look.
34:21He's with Terence Clarkson.
34:23And he is not happy.
34:24Good work, Jason.
34:25It's a shame there's no sound.
34:27Wait, hold on.
34:27Who's that?
34:28What is that?
34:29Zoom in a bit?
34:30No.
34:32Oh God.
34:33What?
34:34It's Mrs. Eddingham.
34:38Okay, this is it.
34:40Dave Butler.
34:41Great Marlow IT Services.
34:45Nice spot.
34:51I think I can see your house over there, Judith.
34:54Nothing.
34:54You're right.
34:59What do you want?
35:00Dave Butler.
35:05We believe you have some explaining to do.
35:07I was only trying to help.
35:08By making anonymous phone calls.
35:12Why didn't you just ring the police?
35:15I didn't want to get involved.
35:17I was hoping Mrs. Potts would do the work for me.
35:20I think you need to tell us everything you know.
35:23Now.
35:24Okay.
35:25Okay.
35:26But it's not much.
35:28A while back, I saw a spike in how much petty cash the council was spending.
35:32They're published on the council website.
35:35Β£3,000 last year.
35:36Β£4,000 this year.
35:38But I couldn't see a reason for the sudden jump in claims.
35:41And you think the extra cash could be connected with Geoffrey's death?
35:45It could be.
35:46He was such a good man.
35:48If he discovered anything dodgy, he'd have gone straight to the police.
35:52Maybe that's why he was killed.
35:54To stop him from doing just that.
35:57You say he was a good man.
35:59You knew him.
36:00Years ago, I wanted to be a writer.
36:02I got into a young writer's scheme and Geoffrey was one of the mentors.
36:05He really helped me with the book I was writing.
36:08High fantasy.
36:09The Warlocks of Wynhaven.
36:11But then my mum died.
36:12And I moved to the States to live with my aunt.
36:15Last year, I moved back to Marlowe.
36:17And that's when I bumped into Geoffrey.
36:18It's you, isn't it?
36:20Dave Butler.
36:21Geoffrey Truman.
36:22We worked together on your Warlock book.
36:25Gosh.
36:25He said he'd try and help me get my book published.
36:28We've been working together ever since.
36:33His ideas, amazing.
36:35On structure.
36:36Character.
36:38Can you prove any of this?
36:40Go to Geoffrey's house.
36:42There's a spare key by the back door, I think.
36:44And you'll find my manuscript in his office.
36:46You'll be able to see how well we've been working together.
36:49Where were you when he died?
36:50I was here.
36:51On my own.
36:53But his death is a disaster for me.
36:56Don't you see that?
36:58It's been my dream to be published my whole life.
37:00And it's not going to happen now.
37:07You're right.
37:08I did see them arguing.
37:10From a bush?
37:11That's really not the point.
37:12It very much sounds like the point to me.
37:14Leslie?
37:15Don't you have some other place to be?
37:17No.
37:19Perhaps if we could focus on what you heard.
37:22I'm not sure if I put the right bins out this morning.
37:26You know it's a blue bin day.
37:28Is it?
37:29I just don't remember.
37:40I remember now.
37:43The younger man was saying the most horrible things to Mr. Truman.
37:47What was the argument about?
37:48I couldn't tell.
37:49I couldn't quite tell.
37:50But I definitely heard Jeffrey saying the other man had handled the situation badly.
37:57He said it a few times.
37:59Whatever it was, he's handled the situation badly.
38:18Okay.
38:19This is the house.
38:24See if you can find the key.
38:27I found it.
38:28What?
38:29It's in the door.
38:31That doesn't feel right.
38:32Let me call Tanika.
38:33Let her know.
38:34And while you do that, why don't we make ourselves useful?
38:44I don't understand.
38:45Well, it's simple really.
38:46You were seen arguing with Mr. Truman twenty minutes before he died.
38:50It was just a misunderstanding.
38:53About?
38:54I, um, wanted the comments turned off on the council website.
38:59Seriously?
39:00There are nasty people out there and it can get personal.
39:03That's all it was about.
39:04I wanted the comments turned off and he wanted to leave and turned on.
39:10Then why did Jeffrey keep saying that you'd handled the situation badly?
39:14He was just saying I was being aggressive, which I was, and I had to calm down.
39:20At the meeting I tried to apologise, but he'd already moved on.
39:24That was him all over.
39:25He didn't dwell.
39:26That's all it was.
39:27A minor disagreement and he forgave me.
39:30Who prepared the tea and coffee for the meeting?
39:32I'm sorry?
39:33We're just trying to ascertain who put out the poisoned coffee for Mr. Truman.
39:37Was it Alec Miller?
39:38It wasn't Alec I saw through the window.
39:41There was someone else there?
39:42Who?
39:43I don't know.
39:44I couldn't see through the glass.
39:45I think it was a man.
39:47But they didn't have the build of Alec.
39:49And they had light hair.
39:50Why didn't you mention this in your witness statement?
39:53At the time I thought Jeffrey had died of natural causes.
39:58If you're looking for the person who put the poison in Jeffrey's coffee pot,
40:01I bet it was the person in the kitchen.
40:36I think I found it.
40:38Judith?
40:50You've got it?
40:51Babe was telling the truth.
40:53Jeffrey's really trying to help him.
40:55And he's positive, kind and supportive.
40:57It's like everyone's been saying.
40:58Then why'd he have to die?
40:59There must be some dark secrets in his life.
41:02Everyone has secrets.
41:07Hey!
41:12Oi! Stop right there!
41:20Oi! You! Come back here!
41:24Zeneca!
41:24Zeneca!
41:25Zeneca!
41:26You need to come to Jeffrey's house at once.
41:52Zeneca!
41:53Oh, OK. It's another wall.
41:55We can get over this.
41:57Come on.
42:02That's it.
42:03Come on, Susie.
42:03Careful.
42:04Oh, I'm over.
42:05Yeah.
42:07There he is.
42:08Come on!
42:11Come on.
42:11Let's go!
42:14Ah, it's hot seat!
42:16Oh, yeah.
42:18Oh, yeah.
42:20Come on.
42:23Oh, no, my back.
42:26No.
42:27No.
42:28I said no more walls.
42:30No, that's not possible.
42:32We can do it.
42:34Are you mad?
42:36No.
42:38I told you.
42:39We can't do it.
42:40You can't do that.
42:41Ooh.
42:46Judith!
42:47In here.
42:50We lost him.
42:52Did you see who it was?
42:54Oh, we were so close.
42:56But no.
42:57No idea.
43:00What's that?
43:01You know you wanted Jeffrey to have a dark secret.
43:05Stop.
43:06Or tell everyone.
43:10Your secret.
43:16What's going on?
43:19What's going on?
43:21What's going on?
43:24What do we do?
43:24What uhhh?
43:35It's horrible.
43:36Can i ever try?
43:36What else?
43:36Why the hell?
43:36To I was like,
43:36In aγγ,
43:37Oh, I were born.
43:40I didn't know.
43:40To how other people was it.
43:45I was ΓΆnce of the night,
43:45I'll see you next time.
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