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The Marlow Murder Club S03E01 (2026) [Full Movie] [Vertical Drama]Full EP - Full
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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.
03:38We'll swap halfway through.
03:39Bye.
03:41Oh, my God.
04:14Item three, gastronomy, restaurant run by Ferdy Blake.
04:18It's applying for a temporary late license, something to do with a book launch, I think.
04:24Sorry, 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.
04:32It's still all locked up for safety, but it's been months.
04:36And the kids on the other side, they can't walk to school.
04:38Their parents have to drive them the long way round into Marlowe.
04:41All right.
04:43Unfortunately, bridges fall under the purview of death, bro.
04:46Not to.
04:46There must be something you can do.
04:48Perhaps, Jeffrey, you could have a quiet word with the landowner.
04:51Jeffrey?
04:56Jeffrey?
05:03Jeffrey!
05:04Oh, my God!
05:07Jeffrey!
05:14He's dead.
05:18You paid last week.
05:20It's only fair that I pay this week.
05:21Don't do it fair, please.
05:23No, you can do next week.
05:24On my card, please.
05:25No, no, my card.
05:26I invited you to brunch.
05:28It would be un-gallant if I let you pay.
05:32Besides, who knows if there's even going to be a next week.
05:35Indeed.
05:36Who knows?
05:37Oh, excuse me.
05:38I need to get this.
05:41Susie?
05:44I'll be there in five.
05:46I've got it.
05:48I have to go.
06:08Am I glad to see you.
06:09What happened?
06:10I don't know.
06:10It 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.
06:19There might have been something in it.
06:22I told the witnesses to wait for you over there.
06:25Jason, Alice, initial statements.
06:26Coffee.
06:27And Susie, are you going to be okay?
06:32You're going to be okay.
06:39I still can't believe it.
06:40Is it even possible?
06:42Was he unwell?
06:44Had he mentioned anything wrong?
06:45No.
06:46Well, there must have been a heart attack.
06:48And you are?
06:49Sorry.
06:50Marcus Percival.
06:51Marcus Percival Estates.
06:53This is Terence Clarkson.
06:55He runs a local architect's practice.
06:58I take jobs nationally.
06:59And this is...
07:00Debbie Smith, Accountant and Council Secretary.
07:03Debbie Smith, Accountant and Council Secretary.
07:08Sorry.
07:09Sophia 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.
07:20Because 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?
07:47Jeffrey, I 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.
08:04But apparently, it's not a council matter.
08:07Oh.
08:09Okay.
08:09Here we go.
08:12What?
08:12It's not Tanika.
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.
08:35And before you know it, you've been inviting him in for a nightcap.
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.
08:47Oh, he's keen.
08:50I'll give him that much.
08:52It's Tanika.
08:55Tanika.
08:56Have 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.
09:23Okay, impressive.
09:24Look, there's this gardening podcast I always listen to.
09:26Notes from a Marlow garden.
09:27And the host is always talking about poisonous plants and which ones she grows at home.
09:31She didn't know Jeffrey by any chance.
09:33Oh.
09:34She 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 Marlow.
09:57Oh.
09:58Not a bad manner for someone who makes podcasts.
10:08Wow.
10:10Come on.
10:18This way.
10:21This is it, isn't it?
10:24I don't know.
10:35Don't touch a thing
10:37It could be dangerous
10:38What? Everything
10:41Everything
10:41Can I help you?
10:48Hello Sophia, I'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
10:56I'm so sorry to have to tell you
10:58that 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
11:12It's very popular
11:13Could have come from anywhere
11:14Ew
11:16Is... is 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 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 the graveyards in various parishes
11:41I, um...
11:42I messed up
11:44Could have gone into a lot of trouble
11:45But Jeffrey, he stepped in and sorted it all out
11:50He 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
12:05Hang on, Paul
12:08Jeffrey Truman
12:09No listed next of kin
12:11Became the mayor of Marlow last year
12:13And 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
12:31They assumed it was natural causes
12:33There was nothing natural about someone putting aconite in your coffee
12:36Exactly
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
12:48We'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
13:02It means that Bex is put loose and 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 going to have to leave
13:25Thank you
13:29Ladies
13:30I should introduce myself, Marcus Percival
13:32I take it you're working with the police?
13:35What makes you ask?
13:36Well, your reputation precedes you, Mrs Potts
13:38All 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 offence
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 Trout?
14:29Follow the money
14:30Follow the money?
14:32What money?
14:39Okay
14:39I've spoken to Mr. Truman's neighbours
14:40No one saw him this morning
14:42You know he was at the council building at 1pm
14:44Don't worry
14:45I'll keep digging
14:46Sneaker
14:46We need a number traced
14:48Alice
14:48Yeah
14:49Judith 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 5.17pm
15:05It came from a phone box near Bobbingdon 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?
15:15Not much
15:15He lived modestly on a mixture of state and private pension
15:19No 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
15:31I've got to go pick up Shanty
15:41Alice?
15:44We thought what we can from the phone box
15:46But it's not much
15:47No witnesses, no physical evidence
15:49What about fingerprints?
15:51Well, the phone was wiped clean with a solvent
15:53As was the door handle
15:55Okay, finish up there and let's put this up in the morning
15:57But good work, Alice, thank you
16:03Pickle?
16:03What's up?
16:05Nothing
16:07Are you sure?
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 Acnite has earned its many names
16:54From monkshood in the monastery
16:56To wolfsbane in the forest
16:58But for me
16:59What I can't get over
17:01Is how a plant so pretty
17:03And ornamental
17:05Can be so very, very lethal
17:07But 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
17:51I'll talk to her
17:52Thank you
17:55Sorry
17:56I've got to take this
17:59Brendan?
18:00Okay, so the PM's in
18:02And it's been confirmed that Mr. Truman died from a lethal dose of Acnite
18:07Do they know how it got into his coffee?
18:08Well, they've checked all the other cups and tea-making paraphernalia
18:11And 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
18:26And 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, bring her in
18:48I've got this, Luna
19:01Right, game on
19:05I still can't believe he was poisoned
19:06You 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
19:24I 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
19:34If that one was Geoffrey's
19:36That must be how my fingerprints got on it
19:40Look, I arrived after Geoffrey had made himself his coffee
19:44What has Alec Miller told you?
19:47Who's Alec Miller?
19:47The 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
20:02And there was one account
20:04Marlowe's 1628
20:06And it is horrible
20:08Disgusting mare
20:09And 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
20:23He hates everyone
20:26Oh, here she is
20:27Our 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
20:36100%
20:39Actually, no
20:40I haven't
20:41Oh, Bex
20:43I know
20:43I'm furious with myself
20:45I sat down to watch telly last night
20:47And I was all set
20:48Nice 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
21:27She'd been involved in a muddle
21:28When she was in charge of the graveyards
21:29Well, I found all these cuttings
21:31And correspondence about it
21:32From 15 years ago
21:34The parish kept the records
21:35This 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
21:43But she's right when she says
21:45Geoffrey sorted it out
21:46There's letter after letter
21:48Between him and the Bishop of Oxford
21:50Reading between the lines
21:51If it wasn't for Geoffrey
21:52She may have ended up being prosecuted
21:57Oh, it's Tanika
22:00Hello
22:01Just a quick update, Judith
22:02There was possibly a fifth person
22:03At the council meeting
22:04A man called Alec Miller
22:05He lives in Marlow Bottom
22:06We're going to talk to him now
22:07Shall we meet you?
22:10Oh, she's hung up
22:11It's a bit of a mistake
22:12If 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
22:17For some of our church events
22:18He's got a caravan by Hurley Lock
22:20And he moves to it every summer
22:21And Tanika's gone to his house
22:23In Marlow Bottom
22:24You know what I think?
22:26I think we can guess
22:27It's our civic duty
22:28To help the police
22:29In every way we can
22:30And sometimes that involves
22:32Going to the right address
22:33When they've gone to the wrong one
22:44The mayor always had a kind word
22:45For 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
22:55Called Locustor
22:56Whose weapon of choice
22:58Was poison
22:59You do not fail to live up
23:01To your reputation, Mrs. Ponce
23:03How do you know Geoffrey was poison?
23:06Have your tea
23:08And I'll tell you
23:12Thank you
23:25I bumped into Marcus in town
23:27He told me
23:28So, if you prepared the tea
23:30And the coffee for the meeting
23:31And you know that Geoffrey was poisoned
23:32Why 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
23:39Yesterday morning
23:41Telling 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
23:48I 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
24:01Your civilian trio
24:02Went to Alec Miller's summer residence
24:04For a chat
24:05He's saying that Sophia Hollingbury
24:07Rang him
24:08And told him not to attend
24:09The council meeting
24:12Gov?
24:14Oh, sorry
24:18Shanti's got herself mixed up
24:19In some trouble at school
24:21There's been some bullying
24:22Oh
24:23Well, that doesn't sound like her
24:25I don't know what to do
24:27Um, well
24:28Talk to her
24:30Get her to tell you
24:31What happened in her own words
24:32You mean like a witness interview?
24:34Well, isn't everything in life
24:35A bit like a witness interview?
24:38She's a good kid
24:40You think?
24:41Yeah, of course
24:41She's your daughter
24:50With her number
24:52Call Tanika
24:53It could be our mystery caller again
24:54How many rings have we got to answer the phone?
24:56I don't know
24:57Seven, eight
25:02Answer it
25:05Hello?
25:06Tanika
25:06X
25:07How do you find her?
25:08Judith's mystery caller
25:10Talking to her again
25:11Alice, run a trace on the incoming call to Judith's phone
25:13On it
25:16Um, we have
25:17We haven't found anything
25:19Not yet
25:20She 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
25:38What bit
25:39Of the council?
25:41Is it, um, housing?
25:44No
25:44No
25:45What about travel and transport?
25:48No
25:49No, um
25:53Knitting
25:54Waste disposal
25:55No, no, not knitting
25:56Waste disposal
25:57Look at the petty cash
26:00What area of the petty cash?
26:03Hello
26:04Are you there?
26:06He's gone
26:06Which part of this
26:08Looks like knitting?
26:09What was it?
26:10It's tying up the dog poo bag
26:12And putting it in the bin
26:13Of course
26:13That's actually quite good
26:15Oh, hold on
26:16It's a phone box outside All Saints gates
26:17We're leaving right now
26:18Tanika says the call came from
26:20A phone box just outside All Saints
26:22By the gates
26:22They're going to check it out
26:24Well, how long's that going to take them?
26:26I reckon if we're quick
26:27We might catch a few witnesses
26:28There's no way we'll get to All Saints fast enough
26:30Oh, you want to bet?
26:57Remember the free restrictions
26:58Not this fast across the bridge
26:59Susie, 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 alright, 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 spoilers
27:26Right
27:27Let's shift it
27:30Where to drive?
27:32Fool
27:36Oh, boy
27:37Give me strength
27:40Hold on
27:41Hold on
27:43Yeah
27:47Susie
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
28:12Sir, have you seen anyone use this phone box?
28:14No, sorry
28:28Still nothing?
28:29No sort of thing
28:30No CCTV either
28:33Gov, it's the same as before
28:34Everything's been wiped clean
28:36No fingerprints
28:37No nothing
28:38So he's got away
28:39Again
28:41Eggs
28:42What do you know about peregrine falcons?
28:45Brendan
28:46I 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
29:05But 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?
30:08Whoa, great work, Rex
30:10Come on, do it up top
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
30:26I know vexes a lot of us as we head into the drier months
30:29Tomo or not Tomo?
30:33Tomo or not Tomo?
30:35We're almost on our own
30:36And now onto a topic
30:38I know vexes a lot of us as we head into the drier months
30:40Tomo 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?
30:53Are you saying you didn't ring him?
30:54That's exactly what I'm saying
30:55Then 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
31:03I don't suppose you know this person?
31:06I don't recognise a no
31:09Well, the plot thickens
31:10What 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
31:16For a commemorative bench, would you?
31:18Oh, wow
31:19Oh
31:21True 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?
31:33Dave or someone
31:33Paul 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
31:45Got you
31:46You've identified our mystery caller?
31:48No, it's the victim
31:49I found him
31:50I've been checking all of the CCTV footage I could find near the council building
31:54So
31:55It's ten minutes before the meeting
31:57Near 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?
32:08I don't know
32:10Oh, God
32:11What?
32:12It's Mrs. Ettingham
32:16Okay, this is it
32:17Dave Butler
32:19Great 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 even?
32:37Dave Butler
32:41We believe you have some explaining to do
32:43I was only trying to help
32:44By making anonymous phone calls
32:48Why didn't you just ring the police?
32:51I didn't want to get involved
32:52I 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
33:04I saw a spike in how much petty cash the council was spending
33:08They're published on the council website
33:09£3,000 last year
33:11£4,000 this year
33:12But I couldn't see a reason for the sudden jump in claims
33:15And you think the extra cash
33:17Could be connected with Geoffrey's death
33:19It could be
33:21He was such a good man
33:22If he'd discovered anything dodgy
33:23He'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
33:37And Geoffrey was one of the mentors
33:38He really helped me with the book I was writing
33:41High fantasy
33:42The Warlocks of Wynhaven
33:44But then my mum died
33:45And I 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
33:57He 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, character
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
34:15And you'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
34:22On 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
34:42It very much sounds like the point to me
34:44Leslie
34:45Don'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
34:57Is 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
35:18I couldn't quite tell
35:19But I definitely heard Jeffrey saying
35:22The other man had handled the situation badly
35:25He said it a few times
35:27Whatever it was
35:28He's handled the situation badly
35:45Okay
35:46This is the house
35:50See if you can find the key
35:54I found it
35:55What?
35:56It's in the door
35:57That doesn't feel right
35:58Let me call Tanika
35:59Let her know
36:00And while you do that
36:01Why don't we make ourselves useful?
36:10I don't understand
36:11It's simple really
36:12You were seen arguing with Mr. Truman
36:14Twenty minutes before he died
36:16It was just a misunderstanding
36:18About?
36:20I 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 Jeffrey keep saying that you'd handled the situation badly?
36:39He was just saying I was being aggressive
36:41Which I was
36:42And I had to calm down
36:44At the meeting I tried to apologise
36:46But he'd already moved on
36:48That was him all over
36:48He didn't dwell
36:50That's all it was
36:51A minor disagreement and he forgave me
36:53Who prepared the tea and coffee for the meeting?
36:55I'm sorry?
36:56We're just trying to ascertain
36:58Who put out the poisoned coffee for Mr. Truman
37:00Was 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
37:17I thought Jeffrey had died of natural causes
37:20If 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
37:27A tower You don't return to me
37:28If you were looking for the poison in Jeffrey's coffee
37:33What the hell did you say
37:43Didn't you mention this in Jeffrey's coffee pot
37:44Where I was looking for the tragedy
37:48You're looking for the wannabe
37:49OuOUGHTI
37:50The actress
37:50Be some crazy
37:50Who I was looking for
37:52And Dr. Francis
37:53And John
37:55The Since
37:57I think I found it. Judith?
38:10You've got it?
38:11Babe was telling the truth.
38:13Jeffrey's really trying to help him.
38:15And he's positive, kind and supportive.
38:17It's like everyone's been saying.
38:18Then why'd he have to die?
38:19There must be some dark secrets in his life.
38:22Everyone has secrets.
38:26Hey!
38:30Oi! Stop right there!
38:38Oi! You! Come back here!
38:42Zenica, you need to come to Jeffrey's house at once.
39:02Come on!
39:04Come on!
39:09Come on!
39:10Come on!
39:11Oh, okay, it's another wall.
39:12We can get over this.
39:14Come on!
39:18That's it!
39:19Come on, Susie!
39:20Careful!
39:20I'm over!
39:21Yeah!
39:23Yeah!
39:24There he is!
39:25Come on!
39:26Yeah!
39:27Come on!
39:27Let's go!
39:30That's hot seat!
39:32Oh, yeah!
39:36Come on!
39:39No, come back!
39:42No!
39:42No!
39:43I said no more walls!
39:46No, that's not possible!
39:47We can do it!
39:48No!
39:49No, you're mad!
39:52No!
39:52I told you!
39:54We can't do it!
39:55We can't do it!
40:00Judith!
40:02In here!
40:04We lost him!
40:06Did you see who it was?
40:08Oh, we were so close!
40:10But no...
40:11No idea!
40:14What's that?
40:15You know you wanted Jeffrey to have a dark secret.
40:18Stop or tell everyone your secret.
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