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00:46I don't believe it.
00:50Okay, Luna.
00:52This stops now.
01:11Geoffrey.
01:14Cup of tea.
01:19You're right.
01:20You're always right.
01:22I shouldn't have...
01:22Don't worry.
01:23Did you bring any biscuits?
01:25As it happens, I did.
01:27Chocolate bourbons.
01:29The king of biscuits.
01:31Lovely!
01:33I mean, I know I bring them every time, but they really are the best.
01:37Quite right.
01:38Couldn't agree with you more.
01:41Afternoon, gents.
01:43So, what's on the agenda?
01:44Big collections, potholes, or dog mess in Higginson Park?
01:48If we're really lucky, all three.
01:50What a ray of sunshine you are, Terrence.
01:53Oh, chocolate bourbons.
01:55You can't beat the velvety chocolate of a bourbon biscuit.
02:01Ah, Debbie.
02:01Perfect timing.
02:02Can I make you a coffee, darling?
02:04I can get my own.
02:05Thank you, darling.
02:07I just need to distribute these...
02:09Let me...
02:12There you are.
02:18Marcus said he had a viewing in an hour, so...
02:21How about we just crack on?
02:23Sadly, that won't be possible.
02:25We can't start the meeting without Sophia.
02:27We're not quarrot.
02:28Terrence.
02:29Can't you just overrule him, chairman?
02:30He's not the chairman.
02:31He is.
02:31He isn't.
02:32Are you really saying the mayor of Marlow doesn't chair our meeting?
02:35Authority is only invested in a chair when the meeting has been convened, and we're not quarrot.
02:46I'm sorry I'm late.
02:47Just in time.
02:48Come in, Sophia.
02:49Come in.
02:49I was in my studio and completely lost track of the time.
02:55Have I missed anything?
03:00Right then.
03:01That's the last of it.
03:02Well done, everyone.
03:03We're going to have to get on the road if we're going to make the campsite by Nightfall.
03:06Great outdoors awaits.
03:10Sure you don't want to come with us?
03:12Instead of staying here with the whole house to yourself?
03:14Text me when you get there.
03:15We are going to have so much fun, aren't we, Sam?
03:18And have a total digital detox.
03:19Please, I'm going in the glove box.
03:21Hurry up, we're getting in.
03:22You're getting in the back.
03:23No, I'm not.
03:24I'm always in the back.
03:26Just leave each other alone.
03:27Tell us.
03:28Get in.
03:29We'll swap halfway through.
03:30Just get in.
03:31We're swapping halfway through.
03:32In four days.
03:33Good luck.
03:35Please wear sunscreen, both of you.
03:47Good luck.
03:47Oh, no.
04:17It's done by Ferdy Blake. It's applying for a temporary late license. Something to do with the book launch, I
04:22think.
04:23Oh, sorry. Sorry to interrupt.
04:26You're not interrupting. We always want to hear from members of the public.
04:29Oh, thanks. It's just that bridge at Temple. It's still all locked up for safety, but it's been months.
04:35And the kids on the other side, they can't walk to school. Their parents have to drive them the long
04:40way around in Tamala.
04:42All right.
04:43Unfortunately, bridges fall under the purview of death, bro. Not to.
04:46There must be something you can do.
04:48Perhaps, Geoffrey, you could have a quiet word with the landowner.
04:51Geoffrey?
04:56Geoffrey?
05:03Geoffrey!
05:04Oh, my God!
05:07Geoffrey!
05:14He's dead.
05:18You paid last week. It's only fair that I pay this week.
05:21Come to it. Fair, please.
05:23No, you can do next week. On my card, please.
05:25No, no. My card. I invited you to brunch. It would be ungallant if I let you pay. Besides, who
05:33knows if there's even going to be a next week.
05:35Indeed. Who knows? Oh, excuse me. I need to get this.
05:41Susie?
05:44I'll be there in five.
05:46I've got it.
05:48I have to go.
05:50I have to go.
06:08Am I glad to see you.
06:09What happened?
06:10I don't know. It was fast.
06:12One minute he was sitting there, next minute, boof.
06:14The man was on the floor.
06:14Did he say anything?
06:15No.
06:16But he did look at his coffee cup before he went over. There might have been something, innit? I told
06:22the witnesses to wait for you over there.
06:24Thank you. Jason, Alice, initial statements. And Susie, are you going to be okay?
06:32You're going to be okay.
06:39I still can't believe it. Is it even possible?
06:42Was he unwell? Had he mentioned anything wrong?
06:45No. Must have been a heart attack.
06:48And you are?
06:49Sorry. Marcus Percival. Marcus Percival Estates.
06:53This is Terence Clarkson. He runs a local architect's practice.
06:58I take jobs nationally.
06:59And this is...
07:00Debbie Smith. Accountant and Council Secretary.
07:08Sorry. Sophia Hollingbury. I make a podcast.
07:11A very successful podcast.
07:13Did you know anyone who may have had any grievance towards Mr. Truman?
07:18I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you there, because that is quite simply impossible.
07:22I'm sorry?
07:23Oh, Terence is right.
07:24Jeffrey was the best of us.
07:26It's how he ended up being there.
07:28Everyone loved Jeffrey.
07:40Did Sanika tell you when the toxicology report was coming in?
07:43No.
07:44Did either of you know him?
07:46Jeffrey.
07:47I met him a few times at church events in Remembrance Sunday.
07:51I only met him for 30 seconds.
07:53Then he died.
07:54Yes.
07:54What were you doing at that meeting?
07:56Oh, you know the bridge at Temple?
07:57It's been closed for months.
07:59The landowner refuses to repair it.
08:01I thought the council could make him mend it, but apparently it's not a council matter.
08:07Oh.
08:08Okay.
08:09Here we go.
08:12What?
08:12It's not Sanika.
08:14Oh.
08:15What?
08:16That you're going for brunch with Darius' face.
08:19Actually, you couldn't be more wrong.
08:20That's not what this is about at all.
08:22So what is it about?
08:24Um, I invited him for afternoon tea.
08:28Knew it.
08:30It's just afternoon tea.
08:31Sure.
08:32But it starts with brunch, moves on to afternoon tea, and before you know it, you've been inviting
08:37him in for a nightcare.
08:39I think it's wonderful.
08:40Stop it, the pair of you.
08:42There's a book on the Avebury Standing Stones I want to lend him.
08:45That's all.
08:46Yeah, Standing Stones.
08:47Sure.
08:49Oh, he's keen.
08:50I'll give him that much.
08:52It's Sanika.
08:56Sanika, have you got the toxicology report?
08:58Afternoon, Judith.
08:59And yes, the labs have run preliminary tests on the coffee in Mr Truman's cup.
09:03They've found traces of a poison called aconite.
09:05He was poisoned.
09:07The full report in the morning will tell us more, but yeah, it's hard to look in.
09:11Got to go.
09:12But thanks for the tip-off, Susie.
09:13It really helped.
09:16So, what's aconite when it's at home?
09:18Oh, it's Monkset, isn't it?
09:20Or Wolfsbane.
09:21I think it's got another name as well.
09:22Okay, impressive.
09:24Look, there's this gardening podcast I always listen to.
09:26Notes from a Marlowe garden, and the host is always talking about poisonous plants and
09:30which ones she grows at home.
09:31She didn't know Geoffrey by any chance.
09:33Oh.
09:35She was with him when he died.
09:37It's Sophia Hollingbury.
09:39Hang on.
09:40She did an entire episode on aconite earlier this year.
09:45The garden is in Little Marlowe.
09:58Oh.
09:58Not a bad manner for someone who makes podcasts.
10:18This way.
10:21This is it, isn't it?
10:35Don't touch a thing.
10:37It could be dangerous.
10:39What?
10:39Everything.
10:41Everything.
10:46Can I help you?
10:48Hello, Sophia.
10:49I'm Bex.
10:50I'm a big fan of your podcast.
10:51These are my friends, Judith and you've met Susie.
10:54We're civilian advisors to the police.
10:56Oh, I'm so sorry to have to tell you that Geoffrey was poisoned.
11:00He found traces of aconite in his coffee.
11:02No.
11:03Do you grow aconite?
11:04Well, I do, yes, but...
11:06Well, you can't possibly think it came from here.
11:08Lots of gardens have aconite.
11:10It's such a beautiful flower.
11:11It's very popular.
11:13Could have come from anywhere.
11:15Ew.
11:16Is...
11:16Is that human hair?
11:18I take it from my hairbrush every morning.
11:20Keeps the slugs away.
11:21I've found over the years that the old ways are often the best ways.
11:24And so much better for the environment.
11:26Oh, you really do listen.
11:27How did you get on with Geoffrey?
11:29I adored him.
11:30He helped me.
11:32How?
11:33That was a long time ago.
11:34I was on the Works and Buildings Committee,
11:36which included looking after the graveyards in various parishes.
11:40I, um...
11:42I messed up.
11:44Could have gone into a lot of trouble.
11:45But Geoffrey, he stepped in and sorted it all out.
11:49He lived to help other people.
11:55That's my husband.
11:56Sorry.
11:57I'm going to have to go.
12:02Paul?
12:03Paul, wait up.
12:06Hang on, Paul.
12:09Geoffrey Truman.
12:10No listed next of kin.
12:12Became the mayor of Marlow last year.
12:14And he was also involved in the Rotary Club,
12:16Dementia Action Marlow,
12:18Meals for Marlow.
12:20It's actually quite a long list.
12:22So he was a do-gooder.
12:26Which is good.
12:28What did we get from the witness statements at the scene?
12:29They all said he was well-liked and had no enemies.
12:32They assumed it was natural causes.
12:34There's nothing natural about someone putting aconite in your coffee.
12:37Exactly.
12:37So let's find out who put it there.
12:39Brendan, find out everything you can about the victim.
12:41And check his home.
12:44Jason, what was Mr Truman up to before the meeting?
12:46Where did he go?
12:47Who did he see?
12:47And Alice, we're on background checks on the witnesses.
12:50Who they are and how did they get on with the victim.
12:52Go.
12:57Did Colin the kids leave this morning?
12:59They did.
13:00What's this?
13:01Colin's taking the kids camping.
13:03It means that Bex is put loose and fancy free.
13:06I've dreamt of this for years.
13:07No responsibilities for four whole days.
13:10Well, you deserve it.
13:12It's kind of spooky, though, isn't it?
13:15Everything looks so normal.
13:18But there's a killer here somewhere.
13:20That is, of course, floodplains permitting.
13:24I'm going to have to leave.
13:25Merci.
13:30Ladies, I should introduce myself, Marcus Percival.
13:33I take it you're working with the police?
13:35What makes you ask?
13:36Well, your reputation precedes you, Mrs Potts.
13:38Oh, all good, I hope.
13:39Do the police suspect foul play?
13:41I'm afraid they do.
13:43Impossible.
13:44What makes you say that?
13:45Because he was such a good guy.
13:47Never crossed anyone?
13:49Never took a fence?
13:50I can't imagine you've got any active leads.
13:54Let alone suspects?
13:58Of course.
14:00You can't say.
14:02Anyway, it was lovely talking to you.
14:04I need to go shut up shop for the day.
14:09Was he just trying to pump us for information?
14:11I think that's exactly what he was doing.
14:14Could Geoffrey really have been that perfect?
14:17Oh, excuse me.
14:20Hello?
14:23I'm sorry?
14:26Who is this?
14:27You want to kill Geoffrey?
14:29Follow the money.
14:31Follow the money?
14:32What money?
14:39Hey, I've spoken to Mr. Truman's neighbours.
14:41No one saw him this morning.
14:42We know he was at the council building at 1pm.
14:44Don't worry, I'll keep digging.
14:46Seneca, we need a number traced.
14:48Alice?
14:49Yep.
14:49Judith's just had a call from a withheld number
14:51saying that if she wanted to find Geoffrey's killer
14:53unless she had to follow the money,
14:54it was this person.
14:55No idea.
14:56His voice was distorted.
14:58Do you mind if we put some software on your phone
14:59in case he calls again?
15:00It would allow us to record him directly.
15:02Yes, of course.
15:03Okay, so the call came in at 5.17pm.
15:05It came from a phone box near Bobbingdon Green.
15:07Get over there, Alice.
15:09Find out if anyone saw who made the call.
15:10On it.
15:11But if we are following the money,
15:13what have we got on Mr. Truman's financials?
15:15Not much.
15:16He lived modestly on a mixture of state and private pension.
15:19No credit cards, no debt.
15:21That might mean the council money.
15:23Brendan, contact the council.
15:24Let's get all of their financial records.
15:25All of them?
15:26Going back, let's say, the last five years.
15:31I've got to go pick up Shanty.
15:43Alice?
15:43Oh, we've got what we can from the phone box,
15:46but it's not much.
15:47No witnesses, no physical evidence.
15:50What about fingerprints?
15:51Well, the phone was wiped clean with a solvent,
15:54as was the door handle.
15:55Okay, finish up there and let's put this up in the morning.
15:58But good work, Alice.
16:03Pickle?
16:03What's up?
16:05Nothing.
16:05Nothing.
16:08Sure.
16:09You know, you can tell me or your dad anything.
16:12Is it something at school?
16:16I don't want to talk about it.
16:20Okay.
16:39The doctor says his heart is facing him.
16:41I'm sorry to hear that.
16:43He's going to see you.
16:45He must run back from me now to see him.
16:51We've heard how aconite has earned its many names,
16:54from monkshood in the monastery
16:56to wolfsbane in the forest.
16:58But for me, what I can't get over
17:01is how a plant so pretty and ornamental
17:05can be so very, very lethal.
17:08But maybe that's just me.
17:10Until next time,
17:11happy and above all safe gardening.
17:15Who could have wanted you dead?
17:20What do you think, Jasper?
17:23Hmm?
17:35Is that all you've got?
17:37One statement and no other credible witnesses?
17:39None of them are really credible.
17:41They're eight-year-old kids.
17:43No, of course.
17:45Sorry.
17:45And I'm not saying that Shanti bullied anyone,
17:48but she is friends with the group of pupils who did.
17:52I'll talk to her.
17:55Sorry.
17:57I've got to take this.
17:59Brendan?
18:00Okay, so the PM's in,
18:03and it's been confirmed that Mr. Truman died from a lethal dose of aconite.
18:07Do they know how it got into his coffee?
18:08Well, they've checked all the other cups and tea-making paraphernalia,
18:12and they're all clear of poison.
18:13The only thing that wasn't was one of the used coffee pods in the machine.
18:16But, get this.
18:18Forensics lifted two sets of fingerprints from the pod.
18:21One was Mr. Truman's.
18:23And the other?
18:24Was Council Secretary Debbie Smith.
18:27And you should know that according to the witness statements,
18:29she's the only person,
18:31other than Geoffrey,
18:32that ever used a coffee machine.
18:35Okay.
18:36Bring her in.
18:48I've got this, Luna.
18:59Yeah.
19:00Right.
19:01Game on.
19:05I still can't believe he was poisoned.
19:07You know that.
19:08I work for Paul Hollenbury, Sophia's husband.
19:11He told me.
19:13What do you say if I told you that your fingerprints were found on the coffee pod that poisoned him?
19:18Well, that's impossible.
19:19How so?
19:21I had a normal coffee.
19:25I think I know what's happened.
19:27When I went to make my coffee,
19:29there was already an old pod jammed in the slot.
19:33I had to push it through.
19:35If that one was Geoffrey's,
19:36that must be how my fingerprints got on it.
19:39Look,
19:40I arrived after Geoffrey had made himself his coffee.
19:44What has Alec Miller told you?
19:47Who's Alec Miller?
19:48The person who lays out the teas and coffees before all the Council meetings.
19:51You have spoken to him, haven't you?
19:56I kept hunting last night.
19:58I got drawn into reading the comments under the Council social media posts.
20:03And there was one account.
20:04Marlowe's 1628.
20:05And it is horrible.
20:08Disgusting mare.
20:09Then look what they said here.
20:11Cesspit.
20:12Nah.
20:12That's out of order.
20:13We've spent all this time looking for someone who hated Geoffrey.
20:17And here he is.
20:19Although,
20:20it's not only Geoffrey, is it?
20:22I mean, whoever that is,
20:24he hates everyone.
20:26Oh, here she is,
20:27our Lady of Leisure.
20:28Did you have a nice lie in?
20:30Me?
20:30Yes, you.
20:32Please tell me you've been having a proper break.
20:34Oh, absolutely.
20:35Yeah.
20:36100%.
20:39Actually,
20:40no,
20:41I haven't.
20:42Oh, Bex.
20:43I know.
20:44I'm furious with myself.
20:45I sat down to watch telly last night,
20:47and I was all set.
20:49Nice glass of wine,
20:50bar of chocolate.
20:51Love it.
20:52And then I noticed the games cupboard looked a bit messy.
20:54No.
20:55Tell me you didn't.
20:56I just thought it would be a quick tidy.
20:57She did.
20:58You know how it goes.
20:59Once that cupboard was tidy,
21:00all the other cupboards looked terrible.
21:02Before I knew it,
21:03I had the marigolds on,
21:04and I was giving the sitting room a once over.
21:06What an idiot.
21:06You could have at least come round here,
21:08made yourself useful,
21:09and cleared out Judith's stash of old newspapers.
21:11Do you mind?
21:12That's the thing.
21:13It was useful.
21:14Once I'd finished the sitting room,
21:15I moved on to Colin's study.
21:17It seems stupid not to.
21:18Stupid not to.
21:19Well, he's away.
21:20He's needed a deep clean for months.
21:22And I was reordering some old files,
21:23and I found this.
21:25What is it?
21:26Remember how Sophia said she'd been involved in a muddle
21:28when she was in charge of the graveyard?
21:30Mm-hmm.
21:30Well, I found all these cuttings and correspondence about it
21:32from 15 years ago.
21:34The parish kept the records.
21:36This wasn't some minor mishap.
21:38Sophia mixed up where people were buried.
21:40It was pretty bad.
21:41The location of one body was never found.
21:44But she's right when she says Geoffrey sorted it out.
21:46There's letter after letter between him and the Bishop of Oxford.
21:49Reading between the lines,
21:51if it wasn't for Geoffrey,
21:52she may have ended up being prosecuted.
21:53Oh.
21:57Oh, it's Tanika.
22:00Hello?
22:01Just a quick update, Judith.
22:02There was possibly a fifth person at the council meeting.
22:04A man called Alec Miller.
22:05He lives in Marlow Bottom.
22:06We're going to talk to him now.
22:08Should we meet you?
22:09Oh.
22:10She's hung up.
22:11It's a bit of a mistake, if you ask me.
22:12She's going to the wrong address.
22:14And you know that?
22:15You know what?
22:15Alec does the teas and coffees for some of our church events.
22:18He's got a caravan by Hurley Locke,
22:20and he moves to it every summer.
22:22And Tanika's gone to his house in Marlow Bottom.
22:24You know what I think?
22:25I think we can guess.
22:27It's our civic duty to help the police in every way we can.
22:31And sometimes that involves going to the right address
22:33when they've gone to the wrong one.
22:44The mayor always had a kind word for everyone.
22:46A lovely man.
22:47It's terrible what's happened to him.
22:49At the hands of Locustor, no less.
22:51At the hands of who?
22:53Emperor Nero had an infamous assassin called Locustor
22:56whose weapon of choice was poison.
22:59You do not fail to live up to your reputation, Mrs. Ponce.
23:03How do you know Geoffrey was poison?
23:06Have your tea, and I'll tell you.
23:25I bumped into Marcus in town.
23:27He told me.
23:28So, if you prepared the tea and the coffee for the meeting,
23:31and you know that Geoffrey was poisoned,
23:33why haven't you spoken to the police?
23:34What would I say?
23:35I wasn't there.
23:37I'm sorry?
23:38I got a phone call yesterday morning telling me not to come in.
23:44Hello?
23:45Who is this?
23:45Good morning.
23:46It's Sophia Hollingbury.
23:47She ran and told me I wasn't needed.
23:50The meeting had been cancelled.
23:52Well, that was a waste of time.
23:56Oh, you're kidding.
23:59So, while we went on a wild goose chase,
24:02your civilian trio went to Alec Miller's summer residence for a chat.
24:05He's saying that Sophia Hollingbury rang him
24:08and told him not to attend the council meeting.
24:12Gov?
24:14Oh, sorry.
24:18Shanti's got herself mixed up in some trouble at school.
24:21There's been some bullying.
24:23Oh.
24:24Well, that doesn't sound like her.
24:25I don't know what to do.
24:27Um, what?
24:28Talk to her?
24:30Get her to tell you what happened in her own words?
24:32You mean like a witness interview?
24:34Well, isn't everything in life a bit like a witness interview?
24:38She's a good kid.
24:40You think?
24:40Yeah, of course.
24:42She's your daughter.
24:49What?
24:50With her number.
24:52Call Tanika.
24:53It could be our mystery caller again.
24:55How many rings have we got to answer for?
24:56I don't know.
24:57Seven?
24:57Eight?
25:02Answer it.
25:05Hello, Tanika.
25:07X?
25:07Have you finally died?
25:08You all right?
25:09Judith's mystery caller is talking.
25:10It's her again.
25:11Alice, run a trace on the incoming call to Judith's phone.
25:14On it.
25:16Um, we have.
25:17We haven't found anything.
25:19Not yet.
25:21She needs to keep him talking.
25:22Tell Judith she needs to keep him talking.
25:28Um, are you talking about council money?
25:33Yes, it's council money.
25:37Um, and what bit of the council?
25:41Is it, um, housing?
25:44No.
25:44No.
25:45Uh, what about travel and transport?
25:47No.
25:48No.
25:49Um, knitting.
25:54Waste disposal.
25:55No, no, not knitting.
25:56Waste disposal.
25:58Look at the petty cash.
26:00What area of the petty cash?
26:03Hello?
26:04Are you there?
26:05Ugh, he's gone.
26:07Which part of this looks like knitting?
26:09What was it?
26:10It's tying up the dog poo bag and putting it in the bin.
26:13Of course.
26:14That's actually quite good.
26:15Oh, hold on.
26:16It's a phone box outside All Saints gates.
26:18We're leaving right now.
26:19Tanika says the call came from a phone box just outside All Saints by the gates.
26:23They're going to check it out.
26:24Well, how long's that going to take them?
26:26I reckon if we're quick, we might catch a few witnesses.
26:28There's no way we'll get to All Saints fast enough.
26:31Oh, you want to bet?
26:57Remember the bridge restrictions.
26:58Not this fast across the bridge.
27:00Susie, I agree with this.
27:01Not this fast, Susie.
27:01I can do this.
27:02I can do this.
27:05Easy.
27:07Easy.
27:08You've got about two inches on this side.
27:12You all right, Bob?
27:14Hello, Susie.
27:18Careful.
27:19I'm doing it.
27:19Careful.
27:21I'm doing it.
27:22One inch.
27:22Oh, this is tight.
27:23I hate these speed strollers.
27:26All right.
27:27Let's shift it.
27:31Where to drive?
27:32Fool.
27:36Oh, boy.
27:37Give me strength.
27:40Hold on.
27:42Hold on.
27:44Yeah.
27:47Susie.
27:53We're free.
27:56We're free.
27:58Easy.
27:59I told you I'd get us there.
28:03See, if anyone saw anybody use this phone box, someone must have seen him.
28:08Oh, sir.
28:09Have you seen anyone use this phone box?
28:11No.
28:11Hello.
28:12Excuse me, Dad.
28:12Sir, have you seen anyone use this phone box?
28:14No.
28:14Sorry.
28:15Um.
28:28Still nothing?
28:29No sort of thing.
28:30No CCTV either.
28:33Gov, it's the same as before. Everything's been wiped clean. No fingerprints and nothing.
28:38So it's got away. Again.
28:42X, what do you know about peregrine falcons?
28:45Brendan, I need your help.
28:50There's a pair of falcons that hatch their chicks every year. In the spire.
28:55Why are you telling me this?
28:57A local birdwatching society have a webcam pointed at them.
29:03You can watch the nest live, but they record it on a laptop up here.
29:17It's not much higher, is it?
29:21No. You okay with heights?
29:23I don't love them.
29:25Just don't look down.
29:32Just a little bird.
29:38Look, it's as I thought. The webcam picks up more than just the nest.
29:41Oh, that's cool.
29:44The view?
29:45No, the bird.
29:49Now the call came in at midday or thereabouts.
29:52Yes.
29:54That's him, our mystery caller.
30:02Let's have a look.
30:04Who the hell are you?
30:07Whoa! Great work, Rex!
30:10Come on, do it. I'm sure.
30:11Oh, yeah.
30:12So what happens now?
30:14Well, I imagine the police will try to identify the mystery caller.
30:18Which leaves us three to ask the only question that matters.
30:21Why did Sophia stand Alec down?
30:25And now onto a topic.
30:27I know vexes a lot of us as we head into the drier months.
30:29Tomo or not Tomo?
30:33Tomo or not Tomo?
30:37And now onto a topic.
30:38I know vexes a lot of us as we head into the drier months.
30:41Tomo or not Tomo?
30:42I haven't time to be interrupted.
30:45We just wanted to know why you rang Alec Miller yesterday
30:49and told him that the meeting had been cancelled.
30:51Sorry? What are you talking about?
30:52Are you saying you didn't ring him?
30:54That's exactly what I'm saying.
30:56Then who did?
30:57I don't know.
30:59Either Alec's lying or it was someone pretending to be me.
31:02Either way, I didn't call anybody yesterday.
31:04I don't suppose you know this person?
31:06I don't recognise a no.
31:09Well, the plot thickens.
31:11What are the three of you doing here?
31:12We could ask you the same question.
31:14As it happens, we're meeting to discuss options for a commemorative bench, would you?
31:21The true son of Marlowe.
31:23Yeah, that's the one that I would choose.
31:25None of you know who this is, do you?
31:28Well, I think I do.
31:30Didn't he do your podcast studio, Dave or someone?
31:34Paul hired him to do some work in the office as well.
31:36His name's Dave Butler.
31:38If it's the same person that did your little studio there.
31:46You've identified our mystery caller?
31:48No, it's the victim.
31:49I found him.
31:51I've been checking all of the CCTV footage I could find near the council building.
31:54So, it's ten minutes before the meeting, near the cemetery.
31:58Look.
31:59He's with Terence Clarkson.
32:01And he is not happy.
32:02Good work, Jason.
32:04It's a shame there's no sound.
32:05Wait, hold on, who's that?
32:06What is that?
32:07Zoom in a bit?
32:10Oh, God.
32:11What?
32:12It's Mrs. Ettingham.
32:16Okay, this is it.
32:18Dave Butler, Great Marlowe IT Services.
32:22Nice spot.
32:28I think I can see your house over there, Judith.
32:31I think you're right.
32:35What do you want?
32:37Dave Butler.
32:41We believe you have some explaining to do.
32:43I was only trying to help.
32:45By making anonymous phone calls.
32:48Why didn't you just ring the police?
32:51I didn't want to get involved.
32:53I was hoping Mrs. Potts would do the work for me.
32:55I think you need to tell us everything you know.
32:58Now.
33:00Okay.
33:01It's not much.
33:03A while back, I saw a spike in how much petty cash the council was spending.
33:08They're published on the council website.
33:10Three thousand pounds last year.
33:11Four thousand this year.
33:12But I couldn't see a reason for the sudden jump in claims.
33:15And you think the extra cash could be connected with Geoffrey's death?
33:20It could be.
33:21He was such a good man.
33:22If he discovered anything dodgy, he'd have gone straight to the police.
33:26Maybe that's why he was killed.
33:28To stop him from doing just that.
33:31You say he was a good man.
33:33You knew him.
33:34Years ago, I wanted to be a writer.
33:36I got into a young writer's scheme and Geoffrey was one of the mentors.
33:39He really helped me with the book I was writing.
33:41High fantasy.
33:43The Warlocks of Wynhaven.
33:44But then my mum died and I moved to the States to live with my aunt.
33:48Last year I moved back to Marlow.
33:49That's when I bumped into Geoffrey.
33:51It's you, isn't it?
33:52Dave Butler.
33:54Geoffrey Truman.
33:55We worked together on your Warlock book.
33:57Gosh.
33:58He said he'd try and help me get my book published.
34:01We've been working together ever since.
34:05His ideas are amazing.
34:07On structure.
34:08Character.
34:10Can you prove any of this?
34:12Go to Geoffrey's house.
34:13There's a spare key by the back door, I think.
34:16You'll find my manuscript in his office.
34:17You'll be able to see how well we've been working together.
34:20Where were you when he died?
34:22I was here. On my own.
34:24But his death is a disaster for me.
34:27Don't you see that?
34:29It's been my dream to be published my whole life.
34:31It's not gonna happen now.
34:37You're right.
34:38I did see them arguing.
34:40From a bush.
34:41It's really not the point.
34:43It very much sounds like the point to me.
34:44Leslie, don't you have some other place to be?
34:48No.
34:49Perhaps if we could focus on what you heard.
34:52I'm not sure if I put the right bins out this morning.
34:56You know it's a blue bin day.
34:58Is it?
34:59I just don't remember.
35:09I remember now.
35:11The younger man was saying the most horrible things to Mr. Truman.
35:16What was the argument about?
35:17I couldn't quite tell.
35:19But I definitely heard Geoffrey saying,
35:22the other man had handled the situation badly.
35:25He said it a few times.
35:27Whatever it was, he's handled the situation badly.
35:39I don't think we were already talking now.
35:45Okay, this is the house.
35:50See if you can find the key.
35:54i found it what it's in the door that doesn't feel right let me call tanika let her know and
36:01while you do that why don't we make ourselves useful i don't understand well it's simple
36:12really you were seen arguing with mr truman 20 minutes before he died it was just a misunderstanding
36:19about i um wanted the comments turned off on the council website seriously there are nasty people
36:27out there and it could get personal that's all it was about i wanted the comments turned off and he
36:31wanted to leave and turned on and why did jeffrey keep saying that you'd handled the situation badly
36:39he was just saying i was being aggressive which i was and i had to calm down at the meeting
36:45i tried
36:45to apologize but he'd already moved on that was him all over he didn't dwell that's all it was
36:51a minor disagreement and he forgave me who prepared the tea and coffee for the meeting i'm sorry
36:56we're just trying to ascertain who put out the poison coffee for mr truman was it alec miller
37:01it wasn't alec i saw through the window there was someone else there who i don't know i couldn't see
37:07through the glass i think it was a man but they didn't have the build of alec and they had
37:13light
37:13hair why didn't you mention this in your witness statement at the time i thought jeffrey had died
37:18of natural causes if you're looking for the person who put the poison in jeffrey's coffee pot
37:23i bet it was the person in the kitchen
37:46i bet it was the person in the kitchen
37:57i think i found it judith
38:10you've got it babe was telling the truth jeffrey's really trying to help him he's positive kind and
38:16supportive it's like everyone's been saying then why'd he have to die there must be some dark secrets
38:21in his life everyone has secrets
38:26hey
38:31oi stop right there
38:38oi you come back here
38:43zhenika you need to come to jeffrey's house at once
39:10okay it's another wall we can get over this
39:14come on
39:18that's it
39:19come on susie careful
39:20all right i'm over
39:21yeah
39:23there he is
39:24come on
39:27let's go
39:30that's hot seat
39:31oh yeah
39:36come on
39:42now
39:42no no no i said no more walls
39:46no that's not possible
39:47we can do it
39:48now
39:49are you mad
39:52no i told you
39:54we can't do it
39:55we can't do it
39:55whoa
40:00Judith!
40:01In here.
40:04We lost him.
40:06Did you see who it was?
40:08Oh, we were so close.
40:10But no idea.
40:14What's that?
40:15You know you wanted Geoffrey to have a dark secret.
40:18Stop or tell everyone your secret.
40:27Stop or tell everyone your secret.
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