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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.
03:49We'll swap halfway through.
03:50We'll swap halfway through.
03:52We'll swap halfway through.
03:53We'll swap halfway through.
03:54We'll swap halfway through.
03:54We'll swap halfway through.
03:56We'll swap halfway through.
03:56We'll swap halfway through.
03:58We'll swap halfway through.
03:59We'll swap halfway through.
04:02We'll swap halfway through.
04:04We'll swap halfway through.
04:14item three gastronomy restaurant run by ferdy blake it's applying for a temporary late license
04:20something to do with the book launch i think sorry sorry to interrupt you're not interrupting
04:26we always want to hear from members of the public oh thanks it's just that bridge at temple
04:32it's still all locked up for safety but it's been months and the kids on the other side
04:37they can't walk to school their parents have to drive them the long way around into marlo
04:43unfortunately bridges fall under the purview of defra not there must be something you can do
04:47uh perhaps jeffrey you could have a quiet word with the landowner jeffrey
04:56jeffrey
05:04oh my god jeffrey
05:14he's dead
05:18you paid last week it's only fair that i pay this
05:21judith fair please no what 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
05:32who knows if there's even going to be the next week indeed who knows oh excuse me i need to
05:39get this
05:41susie
05:44i'll be there in five i've got it
05:48i have to go
06:08am i glad to see you what happened i don't know it was fast one minute he was sitting there
06:13next minute
06:13boof the man was on the floor did he say anything no
06:16but he did look at his coffee cup before he went over
06:20there might have been something in it
06:22i told the witnesses to wait for you over there thank you jason alice initial statements
06:27and susie are you going to be okay
06:32you're going to be okay
06:38i still can't believe it is it even possible
06:42was he unwell
06:43had he mentioned anything wrong
06:45no
06:46must have been a heart attack
06:48and you are sorry marcus percival
06:51marcus percival estates
06:52this is terence clarkson
06:55he runs a local architect's practice
06:57i take jobs nationally
06:59and this is
07:00debbie smith
07:01accountant and council secretary
07:08sorry
07:08sophia hollingbury
07:10i 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
07:19because that is quite simply impossible
07:21i'm sorry
07:22oh terence is right
07:24jeffrey was the best of us
07:25it'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 and remembered sunday
07:51i only met him for 30 seconds
07:52then he died
07:53yes
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
08:03but 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
08:18actually you couldn't be more wrong
08:20that's not what this is about at all
08:22so what is it about
08:24um
08:25i invited him
08:27for afternoon tea
08:28knew it
08:29it's just afternoon tea
08:31sure
08:32but it starts with brunch
08:33moves on to afternoon tea
08:35and before you know it
08:37you've been inviting him in
08:38for a nightcare
08:39i think it's wonderful
08:40stop it the pair of you
08:41there's a book on the
08:43avebury standing stones
08:44i want to lend him
08:45that's all
08:45yeah
08:46standing stones
08:47sure
08:49oh he's keen
08:50i'll give him that much
08:51it's tanika
08:55tanika
08:55have you got the toxicology report
08:58afternoon julia
08:59and yes the labs have run preliminary tests on the coffee in mr truman's cup
09:03they found traces of a poison called aconite
09:05he was poisoned
09:06the full report in the morning will tell us more
09:08but yeah
09:09it's hard to looking
09:11gotta go
09:11but thanks for the tip off susie
09:13it really helped
09:16so
09:17what's aconite when it's at home
09:18oh
09:18it's monkshead
09:19isn't it
09:20or wolf spain
09:21i think it's got another name as well
09:22okay
09:23impressive
09:24look
09:24there's this gardening podcast i always listen to
09:26notes from a marlow garden
09:27and the host is always talking about poisonous plants
09:30and which ones she grows at home
09:31she didn't know jeffrey by any chance
09:33oh
09:35she was with him when he died
09:37it's sophia hollingbury
09:38hang on
09:40she did an entire episode on aconite earlier this year
09:45the garden is in little marlow
09:57oh
09:58not a bad manner for someone who makes podcasts
10:08wow
10:11come on
10:18this way
10:21this is it isn't it
10:35don't touch a thing
10:37it could be dangerous
10:38what
10:39everything
10:41everything
10:41can i help you
10:47hello sophia
10:49i'm bex
10:50i'm a big fan of your podcast
10:51these are my friends
10:52judith and you've met susie
10:54we're civilian advisors to the police
10:56oh
10:57i'm so sorry to have to tell you that jeffrey was poisoned
10:59he found traces of aconite in his coffee
11:02no
11:02do you grow aconite
11:04well i do yes but
11:05well 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
11:14ew
11:15is
11:16is that human hair
11:17i take it from my hairbrush every morning
11:20keeps the slugs away
11:21i 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 jeffrey
11:29i adored him
11:30he helped me
11:31how
11:33that was a long time ago
11:34i was on the works and buildings committee
11:36which included looking after
11:37the graveyards and various parishes
11:40i um
11:42i i i messed up
11:44could have gone into a lot of trouble
11:45but jeffrey
11:46he stepped in and
11:47sorted it all out
11:50he lived to help other people
11:55it's my husband
11:56sorry
11:57i'm gonna have to go
12:02paul
12:03paul wait up
12:05hang on paul
12:08jeffrey truman
12:09no listed next of kin
12:11became the mayor of marlowe last year
12:13and he was also involved in the rotary club
12:16dementia action marlowe
12:18meals for marlowe
12:20it's actually quite a long list
12:22so he was a do-gooder
12:26which is good
12:28what do we get from the witness statements at the scene
12:29and they all said he was well liked and had no enemies
12:31they assumed it was natural causes
12:34there's nothing natural about someone putting aconite in your coffee
12:36exactly so 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
12:48we're on background checks on the witnesses
12:50who they are
12:51and 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
13:02it means that bex is put loose
13:04and fancy free
13:05i'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
13:19that is of course floodplains permitting
13:24i'm gonna have to leave
13:29ladies i should introduce myself marcus percival
13:32i take it you're working with the police
13:34what makes you ask
13:35well 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
13:43what makes you say that
13:45because he was such a good guy
13:47never crossed anyone
13:48never took offense
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 jeffrey really have been that perfect
14:16oh excuse me
14:20hello
14:23i'm sorry
14:25who is this
14:27you want to know you killed jeffrey
14:28follow the money
14:30follow the money
14:32what money
14:38okay i've spoken to mr jimans neighbors
14:40no one saw him this morning
14:42you know he was at the council building at 1pm
14:44don't worry i'll keep digging
14:46sneaker
14:46we need a number traced
14:48alice
14:48yeah
14:49judith's just had a call from a withheld number
14:51saying that if she wanted to find jeffrey's killer
14:53she had to follow the money
14:54it was this person
14:55no idea
14:55his 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
15:02okay so the call came in at 5 17 p.m
15:05it came from a phone box near bovington green
15:07get over there alice
15:08find 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
15:14not much
15:15he lived modestly on a mixture of state and private pension
15:18no credit cards
15:20no 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
15:31got to go pick up shanty
15:43alice
15:43oh we thought what we can from the phone box
15:46but it's not much
15:47no witnesses
15:48no physical evidence
15:49what about fingerprints
15:50well the phone was wiped clean with a solvent
15:53as was the door handle
15:55okay
15:56finish up there
15:56and let's put this up in the morning
15:57good work alice
15:58thank you
16:03pickle
16:03what's up
16:05nothing
16:08you sure
16:09you know
16:10you can tell me or your dad anything
16:12is it something at school
16:16i don't want to talk about it
16:18i don't want to talk about it
16:40so first three
16:51We've heard how Aconite has earned its many names, from monkshood in the monastery to
16:56wolfsbane in the forest, but for me, what I can't get over is how a plant so pretty
17:03and ornamental can be so very, very lethal. But maybe that's just me. Until next time, happy
17:11and above all safe gardening. Who could have wanted you dead? What do you think, Jasper?
17:35Is that all you've got? One statement and no other credible witnesses?
17:39None of them are really credible. They're eight-year-old kids.
17:43No, of course. Sorry.
17:45And I'm not saying that Shanti bullied anyone, but she is friends with the group of pupils
17:50who did.
17:51I'll talk to her. Thank you. Sorry. I've got to take this.
17:59Brendan?
18:00Brendan? Okay. So, the PM's in, and it's been confirmed that Mr. Truman died from a
18:05lethal 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, and they're all
18:12clear of poison. The only thing that wasn't was one of the used coffee pods in the machine.
18:16But, get this. Forensics lifted two sets of fingerprints from the pod. One was Mr. Truman's.
18:23And the other?
18:24Was Council Secretary Debbie Smith. And you should know that according to the witness statements,
18:29she's the only person, other than Geoffrey, that ever used a coffee machine.
18:35Okay. Bring her in.
18:48I've got this, Luna.
18:50I've got this, Luna.
19:05I still can't believe he was poisoned.
19:07You know that.
19:08I work for Paul Hollenbury, Sophia's husband. He 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, there was already an old pod jammed in the slot.
19:33I had to push it through.
19:35If that one was Geoffrey's, that must be how my fingerprints got on it.
19:39Look, I arrived after Geoffrey had made himself his coffee.
19:44What has Alec Miller told you?
19:46Who'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, that's out of order.
20:13We've spent all this time looking for someone who hated Geoffrey.
20:17And here he is.
20:19Although, it's not only Geoffrey, is it?
20:22I mean, whoever that is, he hates everyone.
20:26Oh, here she is, our Lady of Leisure.
20:28Did you have a nice line?
20:30Me?
20:30Yes, you.
20:32Please tell me you've been having a proper break.
20:34Oh, absolutely.
20:35Yeah.
20:36One hundred percent.
20:39Actually, no.
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, and I was all set.
20:49Nice glass of wine, bar 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, all the other cupboards looked terrible.
21:02Before I knew it, I had the marigolds on, and I was giving the sitting room a once over.
21:06What an idiot.
21:06You could have at least come round here, made yourself useful, and cleared out Judith's
21:10stash of old newspapers.
21:11Do you mind?
21:12That's the thing.
21:13It was useful.
21:14Once I'd finished the sitting room, I 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, and I was reordering some old files, and I found
21:24this.
21:25What is it?
21:26Remember how Sophia said she'd been involved in a muddle when she was in charge of the
21:29graveyard?
21:30Mm-hmm.
21:30Well, I found all these cuttings and correspondence about it from 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.
21:42The location of one body was never found.
21:44But she's right when she says Jeffrey's sorted it out.
21:46There's letter after letter between him and the Bishop of Oxford.
21:50Reading between the lines, if it wasn't for Jeffrey, she may have ended up being prosecuted.
21:53Oh.
21:57Oh.
21:57It'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, Alec does the teas and coffees for some of our church events.
22:18He's got a caravan by Hurley Locke, and he moves to it every summer.
22:22And Tanika's gone to his house in Marlow Bottom.
22:24You know what I think?
22:26I 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 when 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, whose 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.
23:08And 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, and 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.
23:49The 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, your civilian trio went to Alec Miller's summer residence for a
24:04chat.
24:05He's saying that Sophia Hollingbury rang him and told him not to attend a council meeting.
24:11Gov?
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, well, talk 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?
24:38Well, she's a good kid.
24:40You think?
24:41Yeah, of course.
24:42She's your daughter.
24:48I don't know what to do, sir.
25:12With her number.
25:13Come and 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.
25:29Um, are you talking about council money?
25:33It would help if you could be a bit more specific.
25:35Yes, it's council money.
25:37Um, and what bit of the council?
25:41Is it, um, housing?
25:43No.
25:45Uh, what about travel and transport?
25:47No.
25:48No, um.
25:51Uh, 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?
26:02Hello?
26:04Are you there?
26:06He's gone.
26:06Which 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 gate.
26:17We're leaving right now.
26:19Tanika says the call came from a phone box just outside All Saints by the gate.
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 that.
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.
27:18I'm doing it.
27:20I'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.
27:43Yeah.
27:48Susie?
27:52We're free.
27:58Easy.
27:58I told you I'd get us there.
28:03See, if anyone saw anybody use this phone box,
28:06someone must have seen him.
28:08Oh, sir.
28:09Have you seen anyone use this phone box?
28:11No.
28:11Hello, excuse me, Dad.
28:12Have you seen anyone use this phone box?
28:14No, sorry.
28:15Oh, um...
28:28Still nothing?
28:29No sort of thing.
28:30No CCTV either.
28:33Gov, it's the same as before.
28:35Everything's been wiped clean.
28:36No fingerprints and nothing.
28:38So it's got away.
28:40Again.
28:41X?
28:42What 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.
28:53In the spire.
28:55Why are you telling me this?
28:57A local bird-watching 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?
29:19No.
29:21You okay with heights?
29:23I don't love them.
29:25Just don't look down.
29:31It's just a little matter.
29:38Look, it's as I thought.
29:39The webcam picks up more than just the nest.
29:41Oh.
29:42That's cool.
29:44The view?
29:45No, the bird.
29:49Now the call came in at midday or thereabouts.
29:54That's him.
29:55Our mystery caller.
30:03Let's have a look.
30:04Who the hell are you?
30:07Whoa.
30:08Great work, Rex.
30:10Come on, do it.
30:11I'm sorry.
30:11Oh, yeah.
30:12So what happens now?
30:14Well, I imagine the police will try to identify the mystery caller,
30:17which 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 timed.
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?
30:53Are 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 I would choose.
31:25None of you know who this is, do you?
31:28Oh, no, I think I do.
31:30Didn't he do your podcast studio?
31:32Dave 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, he's with Terence Clarkson.
32:01And he is not happy.
32:03Good 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.
33:10£3,000 last year.
33:11£4,000 this year.
33:13But 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.
33:42The Warlocks of Wynhaven.
33:44But then my mum died.
33:46I moved to the States to live with my aunt.
33:48Last year, I moved back to Marlow.
33:50That'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 idea's 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.
34:23On 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.
34:31And it's not going to happen now.
34:37You're right.
34:38I did see them arguing.
34:40From a bush.
34:41That'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.
35:32I don't know.
35:46Okay, this is the house.
35:51See if you can find the key.
35:54I found it.
35:55What?
35:56It's in the door.
35:57That doesn't feel right.
35:59Let me call Tanika.
36:00Let her know.
36:00And while you do that,
36:02why don't we make ourselves useful?
36:10I don't understand.
36:11Well, it's simple, really.
36:13You were seen arguing with Mr. Truman 20 minutes before he died.
36:16It was just a misunderstanding.
36:19About?
36:19I, um, wanted the comments turned off on the council website.
36:24Seriously?
36:25There are nasty people out there and it can get personal.
36:28That's all it was about.
36:29I wanted the comments turned off and he wanted to leave them turned on.
36:35Then why did Geoffrey 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.
36:44At the meeting, I tried to apologize, but he'd already moved on.
36:48That was him all over.
36:49He didn't dwell.
36:50That's all it was.
36:51A minor disagreement and he forgave me.
36:54Who prepared the tea and coffee for the meeting?
36:55I'm sorry?
36:56We're just trying to ascertain who put out the poisoned coffee for Mr. Truman.
37:01Was it Alec Miller?
37:02It wasn't Alec I saw through the window.
37:04There was someone else there?
37:05Who?
37:06I don't know.
37:07I couldn't see through the glass.
37:08I think it was a man.
37:10But they didn't have the build of Alec.
37:12And they had light hair.
37:13Why didn't you mention this in your witness statement?
37:16At the time, I thought Geoffrey had died of natural causes.
37:20If you're looking for the person who put the poison in Geoffrey's coffee pot,
37:23I bet it was the person in the kitchen.
37:56I bet it was the person in the kitchen.
37:57I think I found it.
37:58Judith?
38:10You've got it?
38:11Babe was telling the truth.
38:13Geoffrey's really trying to help him.
38:15He's positive, kind and supportive.
38:17It's like everyone's been saying.
38:18Then why'd he have to die?
38:19Hey, there must be some dark secrets in his life.
38:21Everyone has secrets.
38:26Hey!
38:30Oi, stop right there.
38:38Oi, you!
38:40Come back here!
38:42Zanika!
38:43Zanika!
38:43You need to come to Geoffrey's house at once.
38:56Oh, my God.
38:58Oh, stop.
38:59Oh, stop.
39:00Oh, stop.
39:02Oh, God.
39:04Come on.
39:10Oh, okay, it's another wall. We can get over this. Come on. That's it. Come on, Susie.
39:20Careful. Oh, I'm over. Yeah. There he is. Come on. Let's go.
39:30I can't see. Oh, yeah. Come on. No, come back. No. No. I sent no more walls. No, that's not
39:46possible.
39:47We can do it. Are you mad? No, I told you. We can't do it.
39:55Oh. Judith. In here. We lost him. Did you see who it was?
40:08Oh, we were so close. But no, no idea. What's that?
40:15You know you wanted Geoffrey to have a dark secret. Stop or tell everyone your secret.
40:26Oh.
40:27Oh.
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