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00:00excuse me hello hi but tied up there mate yeah last night was my stag do looks like it was a
00:16good time I mean the golf was fun okay let's see all right this is gonna hurt a little bit I'll be
00:29fine actually I think I'll stay right here it's quite a nice view now this works great for my
00:36beauty therapist you're just gonna have to handle it hey sorry you have a hairy situation speaking of
00:46Margo booth promising young scientists recipients of a prestigious research scholarship on the way
00:58to the top of her field six weeks ago she died in the campus chemical science lab what a waste what
01:04happened Margo was working alone on a Saturday morning and accidentally started a fire with an
01:08unattended Bunsen burner she was getting dry ice from the storeroom at the time sprinklers went off
01:14water plus dry ice equals deadly Margo died from asphyxiation excessive inhalation of carbon dioxide
01:21well that is really awful but it seems like an accident yeah the work safe investigation ruled
01:26that too but Margo's best friend Carrie Ann Harker is convinced something isn't quite right you
01:32don't usually reopen cases based on the word of a best friend true Margo's brilliant apparently how does
01:38someone like her make a mistake like that so what do you think happened I can't really have an opinion
01:45can't have an opinion or don't have an opinion Margo's supervisors are professor Duncan Lovell
01:54and professor Virginia Hannah Ray sister no cousin no second cousin cousin-in-law actually Virginia is
02:09my wife no stop since when are you married it's a long story oh I have quite a lot of questions
02:20actually Harry and only one or two of them are about the case but let's just start with why are
02:25we here do you want me to prove that mrs. Henry didn't do it she definitely didn't do it she said that
02:31I don't know I haven't spoken to her not for a few years access card to the chemistry building
02:39take a look for me but once over to make sure that nothing else is going on before I send a team
02:44bowling in sure really what a friends for Harry and you can answer all my other questions later
03:01Harry has a wife who is she how did they meet when did they meet how long have they been married
03:10what is she like can you just calm the farm so we can find out here Margot Booth brilliant PhD student
03:19what has this got to do with Harry's missus okay okay farm comes so one morning Margo's working with
03:28carbon dioxide she leaves a Bunsen burner unattended before you know it whoosh fire sprinklers dry
03:35on a fatal combination or Margo good morning lab rats I've been using gas chromatography mass
03:44spectrometry to precisely identify and quantify compounds within the sample GCMS is amazing it's
03:51so specific it can identify contaminants like toxins and additives but right now you might be
03:58going Margo what on earth are you talking about you know a little bit yeah I'm thinking food I'm a
04:03cat just ate it's all about what we eat oh right and what we don't want to eat like microplastics you
04:12gross and in here I have 20 everyday foods I've examined using GCMS I mean clearly a bright kid right
04:22yeah too bright to leave a fire unattended in a lab exactly okay I feel that I've been very patient
04:28Alexa are we at the bit about Harry's surprise wife yet almost yeah professor Virginia Henry
04:37wait she was Margo's supervisor yeah one of them
04:43you're thinking Margo wasn't alone in the lab that morning and I'm not the only one come along
04:51oh amazing you absolutely look like private detectives we're not exactly that I'm Madison and
05:05this is Alexa Carrie-Anne Margo's best friend please come in I'm so glad the police took me seriously
05:18because Margo didn't make mistakes I mean how could a person with such an OCD room ignore protocol she'd
05:28followed hundreds of times oh this is where Margo did her science videos that's right I'm so stressed
05:35about her death stressed or sad sad it was Margo who was stressed all she did the month before she
05:42died was work work work that professor Virginia really cracked the whip are you saying Margo was
05:48unhappy about it I thought she loved her work unless it was an act in the videos no she was a very genuine
05:54person losing her has impacted my studies so much thankfully I have my creative writing as an outlet
06:01I'm an English PhD student head over gothic heels an examination of the interplay between fashion
06:07choice and emotional despair in gothic romantic literature 1800 to 1850 sounds very specific tell
06:14me more about it goth subcultures are born from feelings of otherness it's all about diversity open
06:20mindedness freedom of expression now as much as we'd love to hear more we've got a case to
06:24investigate I know I am so grateful not knowing what really happened to my best friend is so
06:30disruptive you know someone is not sold on Carrie-Anne well if Harry asked us to look into things just
06:41because Carrie-Anne thinks we should then we wouldn't be looking into them but you want to meet Mrs.
06:46Tenare can I come to no I got another job for you Carrie-Anne reckons that the professor worked
06:52Margo too hard I want you to find out if that was a common experience fine but I want every detail okay
06:58every detail
06:59I love a woman who can handle fire Professor Henry I'm Alexa Crowe I'm a friend of Harry's oh but
07:22that's a name from the past well sort of I mean you do still have a surname this is true so what can I do
07:28for you friend of Harry's well I'm looking into the recent death of your student Margo Booth
07:34Harry sent you to ask about Margo why didn't he just pick up the phone uh conflict of interest Margo
07:41didn't follow safety procedures we must have wondered about that I mean Margo was a diligent
07:46student a star in the making by all accounts which is why it's a tragedy where is that boy with my sushi
07:52is he catching the tuna himself oh hello I'm Professor Lovell and you are Alexa Crowe how'd you do she's a
08:00police detective Duncan oh I didn't say that I'm just a friend of the police apparently poor Margo's
08:05accident is no longer an accident oh gosh WorkSafe already did a thorough investigation yes I'm aware
08:11of that I mean we had questions ourselves why would someone like Margo break crucial safety rules well I put it
08:19down to unbridled enthusiasm Margo threw herself into her research which was to be admired of course but she could be
08:27impatient coming in here on a Saturday morning alone so it's as if she was on the verge of a breakthrough and could not wait for a
08:36safety buddy a breakthrough well we'll never know look I'm in the middle of something now but we will help
08:44you in any way that we can of course we will you just give us some notice and we're all yours oh and
08:49please pass on my regards to Harry
08:51writing solo today huh now Alexa's catching up with Harry's wife
09:03wait his what so you didn't know this either no uh why weren't we invited to his wedding no this
09:11isn't recent he's had a wife this whole time no yeah I gotta take this Madison speaking thank you so
09:19much for calling back um when was Professor Hanada your supervisor I wonder how fast a dry ice cloud will
09:32grow when water is added I'm pretty sure you can find that info online oh yes yes I know but I want
09:39to see how quickly things happen in the lab and why Margo didn't have time to escape remember all those
09:45dry ice deaths we found online including the man who used it to store ice cream it leaked into his
09:50kitchen and see you later hello that's why I'm outside oh so the answer is real quick you could
10:03just believe what people say rather than proving everything yourself we never solve anything if we
10:08just believe what people say so what's the goss on the wife what was she like fine what do you have
10:15former students say that she's brilliant but a little cold they all really love the other supervisor
10:21Duncan though he's the friendly fun if a bit absent-minded professor so is that code for not
10:26very good at his job Kilda hey hello are we going inside oh it'll be clear in about 45 minutes which
10:37should be enough time to get the full story on your love life have you received the access card records
10:44from campus security did you email them to me uh-huh so you just came around to tell Madison that you'd
10:51send an email come on Harry you can run but you can't hide she wants to know why you didn't call
11:04yourself because it's awkward 10 or 12 years go by and I just pick up the phone and ask her about a
11:09dead student Virginia is not just some ex-girlfriend that you lost touch with evidently at some point
11:15you're married all right well she and her colleague are on the same page upon Margot accident a colleague
11:24Duncan Lovell yeah that's professor to you yeah you sound just like him am I detecting a sort of love
11:31triangle here he was Jenny's supervisor mentor back in the day and now they're both Margot's supervisors
11:37or were you want me to focus on Duncan I can't let my opinion cloud my judgment
11:44gotcha you think Duncan did it I wanted to be Duncan
11:48access cards for the lab are encoded with a unique digital ID so every entry and exit is logged
12:04with names it's numbers currently but I'm working on it who is that oh this is professor Duncan Lovell
12:12quite the rock star scientist back in the day back when he was Virginia Hennaday's supervisor you
12:18mean do you think the handsome professor swept her off her feet and away from Harry I think that we
12:25shouldn't gossip about our friends boring hey make sure you know the location of safety showers
12:34I wash stations fire extinguishers and today I've got my safety buddy here because we're dealing with
12:39carbon dioxide say hi safety buddy I'm getting teacher's pet vibes here which teacher are you
12:48thinking though Professor Hennaday or the science rock star why not both hello I hope this is a better
13:00time to talk I have five minutes before the chem 303 students show up where were you the morning that
13:07Margot died gosh that's a bit on the nose well neither of us have time for me to cushion it fair point I
13:15I was at home when I got the call about the fire anyone there with you my cat
13:22did you make any calls send any emails or receive any deliveries I'm not sure but what I do know is I
13:30wasn't here watching my best student die of carbon dioxide poisoning on the nose so a friend of Harry's
13:38is that all that you are sure yes well we are close what's he told you about me not very much
13:48but uh I do get the feeling that he's not much of a fan of Professor Duncan Lovell grow up Harry
13:55sensing a story there not really I won't ask not you anyway where can I find Professor Lovell in his happy
14:05place
14:06good day Professor Alexa hello again I just wanted to have another little chat about Margot Booth if
14:19that's okay and you came all the way out here oh why not it's beautiful it is
14:27did you get out here much a few times a week oh lucky you can manage it well it's why I have
14:37minions oh you mean research students yes sorry I shouldn't say things like that should I Margot
14:45was working alone at the lab that morning while I was you were out here probably just probably no
14:53definitely because when I got back to the car there were the messages letting me know were
14:58you surfing with anyone that day no there's bound to be some others no one I can call to verify this
15:03way after it is I tend to be in the zone I can relate to that tell me about Margot she was a very
15:13promising young lady meticulous attention to detail the best work ethic I've observed in a student it's one of
15:21the reasons she won the doctoral fellowship were there other applicants of course are they still
15:26around yes Caleb Moore he lost out to Margot but we managed to find him a part-time role so when
15:34she died the fellowship transferred to this Caleb Moore look he's been working really hard to make up
15:41for all the time we lost after the accident huh he didn't benefit from Margot dying if that's what
15:48you're suggesting apart from receiving the prestigious fellowship he wanted meet Caleb Moore research
15:56assistant PhD student oh he's got a weekly slot on student radio talking everyday science he's also
16:02got Margot's fellowship but is that a strong enough motive for murder if you're ambitious or jealous or you
16:09just need the money isn't he in one of Margot's videos say hi safety buddy oh the safety buddy who
16:22wasn't very buddy like the mother's loss is definitely Caleb's game our research could change the game for
16:30plastic pollution well that sounds really exciting it is especially for you right now that you're the new Margot
16:39Booth you took over a role no longer the bridesmaid I see what you're saying so for a start I'm a scientist not a
16:50kids entertainer oh you're referring to Margot's educational videos the life of a PhD student in the chemistry faculty
16:56um I think they're great aspirational I've got a slot in student radio everyday science with Caleb
17:04all the shows are available online if you're interested what interests me is why you mock Margot's content
17:12creation but it's okay for you to do it Margot was a great girl woman woman but she ignored the buddy
17:17system and it nearly lost us all of our research it could have been a complete disaster brilliant woman
17:23with a big future lost her life Caleb there's no could have been about it I liked Margot not getting
17:30that from you because we are working on a project that could literally change the world and you're
17:35chasing a silly theory about an accidental death well I best leave you to it then
17:40that security log you turned numbers into names yet I have but there's no one of interest going in
17:50with Margot Margot arrived at eight never left take a look at the day before okay so going all the way
17:57back to the Friday morning our research students arrive professors arrive all around the same time and
18:03when do they all leave Virginia was out of there later that night Duncan too and Caleb let me hazard a guess
18:14this wow he didn't leave on Friday did he
18:17hi how did you get my address I'm a police consultant Caleb and your supervisors are very keen to
18:30help me out wait Virginia and Duncan know you're speaking to me can I come in
18:33I already answered your questions oh but I've got more about you swiping into the lab that Friday
18:45morning the day before Margot died and never swiping out I did so I left on Friday afternoon without using
18:52your card I always use my card you know in case they're logging out hours Caleb there's no record of
18:58you ever leaving that day you think I stayed the night in the lab and waited for Margot to arrive
19:03the next morning yeah that's exactly what I think oh no um what if what if my um card is defective
19:10let's say that it is where were you that Saturday morning yeah I was I was right here alone do you
19:19want me to prove it is that what you're saying well I mean that'd be handy especially for you okay just stay
19:26here um don't go anywhere I'll be right back
19:56and that's for you thank you
20:09my childhood dream never-ending supply of ice cream and kids who want to be my friend
20:17I'm lactose intolerant and kids are messy and emotional I've got goals outside of ice cream
20:23did you know one of the fastest selling paperbacks of all time was developed from fan fiction
20:29I just need to finish my PhD then land a full-time academic job then I can use my research hours to
20:35write and get paid for it did Margot ever mention her colleague Caleb Caleb more as in could you be
20:42more creepy the last time I saw him we were at this party together he wouldn't leave her alone
20:46like a stalker and then there was that phone call about two days before yes I overheard her
20:53she was upset he was trying to take credit for her work or something she said she was going to
20:57report him did she I heard her raise her voice she said this isn't fair I'm going to report you
21:04morena Alexa crow would you like a muffin oh one of my students made it for me
21:12Risa she's worried that I'm too busy to eat but yes probably not that I'm complaining
21:18so this uh Caleb Moore he's an odd one huh well are you still interested in him yes very
21:24especially since I visited him at his house plus he had an argument with Margot in the days before
21:31she died she was going to report him for something I don't know anything about that
21:35oh hello hello Professor Lovell Caleb are you all right yes yes very very good Miss Crowe Detective Crowe
21:45what do I call you Alexa's fine can we please have a chat yeah yeah of course would you like me to come
21:49with you Caleb no no no no I'm just um helping Alexa to understand our safety protocols good man
22:01I'm not entirely sure why you left I looked in your fridge okay yeah that makes sense why would
22:15you look in my fridge blood on the door I can there's a reason for the treasure trove of body parts
22:21you're making me sound like a freak no Caleb I'm not a newbie I know those are animal parts and not
22:28human but I also know that your kitchen has almost no cooking equipment and even if it did hearts and
22:35eyeballs don't make the best cuts oh geez so tell me what's the reason for the home horror fish
22:43here we go let's store this is more you've got this Caleb you can do it yeah I do yeah I can
23:06so what is it hemophobia omitophobia all of the above vasovagal response 100% of the time
23:23I only made it through my undergrad studies with hypnotherapy Virginia would laugh me out the door
23:29if she found out even Duncan I mean I don't think he'd be impressed what kind of scientist can't dissect
23:35a cow's spleen to identify contamination so what is this exposure therapy what's Margo doing there
23:43it was her suggestion she wanted to help you confided in her she guessed
23:50so do you believe me now believe you what that you wouldn't do anything to hurt the woman who
23:58discovered your humiliating career threatening secret apparently you phoned Margo the Thursday
24:03before she died she was upset no no I didn't according to Margo's best friend you did something
24:09about wanting to take credit for her work she threatened to report hold on what best friend
24:14you mean the flatmate Carrie-Anne thinks you were bothering Margo then why would she come to my place
24:19to help me that was her idea not mine and Carrie-Anne is the weirdo okay she's scary they weren't
24:26friends Margo she was obsessed with her research her friends were here in the science faculty her friends
24:33were me I'm in ice cream heaven you're still with Carrie-Anne Harker I've been trying to get info
24:48out of her but she's a surprisingly popular ice cream girl keep smiling she was never besties
24:52with Margo according to Caleb she's playing up their friendship so it's a he said she said yes it
24:59is Carrie-Anne is a weirdo he says and if the guy with the freezer full of heart says sorry what
25:05I'm going with she said Carrie-Anne's got dry ice here okay keep calm and step away from the murder
25:16card Alexa oh Duncan hello again is K level right yeah actually was quite helpful look I'm just a little
25:29uncomfortable with you pressuring my students like this it just seems a bit off I'm not pressuring
25:33anyone I'm just asking a few questions still it's a bit confronting for them Caleb wants to find out
25:39what really happened to Margo as much as I do what really happened we've lost a divine young woman
25:46and that is hard enough without you suggesting someone wanted her gone it's disgraceful actually
25:51Professor Lava was not so friendly today oh here we go academic transcripts and records do not ask how I got in
26:11here never Margo's Carrie-Anne's hmm she has had several extensions to a PhD deadline the latest one guess
26:22when she was supposed to submit her thesis a few weeks after Margo died but now it's not due for
26:27another six months she applied for an extension after Margo's death the day after and what she
26:33officially applied for was bereavement leave without it she would have had to submit by the original date
26:38and if she didn't she was going to be dropped from the PhD program now is that enough motive for murder when
26:46you've put that many years of your life into the projects I'd say so a plus for you Madison
26:51looks like we get crushed by or a funeral
27:05welcome all to my reading
27:14thanks so much yeah it's hard to miss us
27:18as I crossed the threshold from student to lover I've never felt so alive even though you were so
27:31very dead you already taught me so much as my professor but now in this new role my body shivered
27:42and not because your body is cold but because of the hundreds of years of experience
27:53Thank you so much.
28:23Thank you so much for coming to my reading. What a nice surprise.
28:29Kerri-Anne, where were you the morning that Margot died in the science lab?
28:32Why are you questioning me?
28:34Because you overstated your friendship.
28:36Perhaps to get a bereavement extension on your PhD.
28:39Which you did, in fact, do.
28:40Oh, my goddess.
28:42Getting an extension was the last thing on my mind when I heard what had happened to poor Margot.
28:47B.S. You applied the next morning.
28:50If I'm guilty, why did I go to the police?
28:52So you can apply for a further extension due to the stress of the ongoing investigation?
28:56Look, I loved Margot.
28:59What was her star sign?
29:00Sorry?
29:01What's your bestie's star sign?
29:04She gives Virgo energy.
29:08Is Virgo late December?
29:10I'm excited.
29:11Margot was a Capricorn, so I'm gonna ask you again.
29:15Where were you the morning of Margot's accident?
29:17I hosted a paranormal romance write-in.
29:18There was at least 100 attendees.
29:22I got a whole novella completed.
29:24Where was this write-in?
29:25Online.
29:27Was it recorded?
29:28No.
29:29But I can give you the novella.
29:34Oh.
29:36Childa, hide your eyes.
29:38It's pretty rassy, huh?
29:40Madison, you have to stop me reading this.
29:42This is super quick just to say hi and a shout-out to Archimedes and another one to Marie Curie.
29:50That's all.
29:50Stay tuned, lab rats.
29:52Play that again.
29:52This is super quick just to say hi and a shout-out to Archimedes and another one to Marie Curie.
30:00That's all.
30:01Stay tuned, lab rats.
30:03And that was that.
30:04She went in the next morning, never came back.
30:07Eureka.
30:07What, you solved it?
30:09What am I missing?
30:10The Archimedes principal, he was in the bath one morning when he discovered this amazing
30:15theory about water and volume and measurement.
30:20But then he ran through the town shouting Eureka.
30:22So you think that Margot discovered something?
30:24Whatever it was, I think it's in those notebooks.
30:28Which we can't find.
30:29Well, she went to the lab the next morning.
30:31Maybe she took them.
30:38So what we have is a swipe card situation, a phone call and some missing notebooks.
30:43Tea and a long black.
30:46Thanks, bro.
30:47So, does your wife know about this?
30:53No?
30:54Not funny at all?
30:56They have an open relationship.
30:57Different strokes and all that.
31:01So, do you?
31:02Did you have an open relationship?
31:04No kind of relationship.
31:06Right, I get that.
31:07But why the big secret?
31:09You know, Ginny always said back then the hardest part of what she did was securing the funding.
31:14So she married young Harry for his money?
31:16I find that hard to believe.
31:18Well, you're half right.
31:19We were best mates since high school.
31:21Never any romance between us.
31:23Okay, so, how did I know that you'd be a best girl mate kind of guy, even in your youth?
31:29Anyway, Ginny was always focused on her study, her future career.
31:33But it was a struggle.
31:35Textbooks, course fees, rent, a decent student allowance wasn't a thing.
31:39Unless you were married.
31:43Harry, you did.
31:44She was in need.
31:46And I knew even back then that I was probably going to be a commitment foe for the rest of my life.
31:49So you married your best friend for a student allowance?
31:52I mean, I married my best friend too, but I was in love with it.
31:56You know, it wasn't like that for me.
31:58It would not stop me getting pissed off when Professor Duncan turned up on the scene.
32:03All of a sudden, we couldn't have a conversation without his name coming up.
32:07One day, I pointed out that she was always fetching coffee for him, running around, doing his chores.
32:12Like a minion.
32:13Ginny got defensive, we argued, and then we just never made up.
32:20A best friend breakup?
32:22Yep.
32:23That's rough.
32:24Yeah.
32:24So rough that I'm not going to tease you about marrying for a student allowance, though it is illegal.
32:31That thing you said about securing funding, though?
32:35Yeah, what about it?
32:35It's probably the same issue today, no matter how successful you are.
32:39Where are you going with this, Alexa?
32:40Towards a motive for murder.
32:43Should I be flattered that you're stalking me out here?
33:11I'm just impressed that you managed to spend so much time on the ocean instead of working on that multi-million dollar research project.
33:19Work-life balance is important, Alexa.
33:21Do you mind?
33:21Sure.
33:22I suppose that Eureka moment might come to you when you're catching a wave?
33:27Exactly.
33:28Except that you already said you get in the zone when you're surfing.
33:33What's this about?
33:34Oh, yes.
33:35Yes.
33:36It's about your minions, as you call them.
33:38I've noticed that you have co-authored a lot of research papers during your career.
33:48Of course.
33:49Of course.
33:50And a lot of those are collaborations with your PhD students, going all the way back to Virginia
33:54Henry.
33:55So forgive me if I'm a little blunt, Professor Lovell.
33:58Please don't stop now.
33:59Please don't stop now.
34:00But are they riding on your coattails, or is it the other way around?
34:06What are you accusing me of?
34:08Well, it's obvious that you whack your name on your students' research papers, and your
34:14academic output is massive.
34:16It's not uncommon.
34:17To the extent you do it.
34:19You must be so busy, it's amazing that you find time to get out here.
34:22Do you have any idea at all how our faculty works?
34:25I am trying to, Professor.
34:26That's why I've come to you.
34:28If you'll excuse me.
34:35Eureka.
34:48Nice work, Madison.
34:51Very nice.
35:05We might need a translator.
35:07Luckily, I know just the person.
35:10Caleb, my friend, I need your big science-y brain.
35:13Wait, those are Margo's.
35:15Four marks!
35:16I think they show what she was working on at the lab.
35:19Look here.
35:21Now, the dates and the columns coincide with the weekends,
35:24but there's a lot of question marks,
35:26so whatever she was trying to figure out was really challenging.
35:29Do you think you're up to the task?
35:31Of course.
35:35This might take a bit of time.
35:38Oh, that's fine.
35:40I've got something really important to do while I wait.
35:50Margo, she did it.
35:52She worked it out.
35:54Oh, a eureka moment.
35:55God!
35:56She was so good!
35:58I mean, how can she suddenly just go,
36:00why not rumen?
36:01Rumen?
36:02You know, the largest part of a girl's stomach.
36:04Think, like, a 55-gallon rubbish bin.
36:06Uh-huh.
36:07And cattle already have these natural plant polyesters in their diet,
36:09so if you think about it, it makes sense.
36:11And, hey, we're in New Zealand, we're not short of a cow,
36:13so upscaling would be so easy!
36:18What's the matter?
36:20She never got to do anything about it.
36:23She never got to tell anyone.
36:25Actually, Caleb, I think maybe she did.
36:30Good morning, lab rats!
36:45Have you met Madison?
36:46She's my...
36:48Wait, what are you?
36:49Well, you're my mentor.
36:51And that's kind of what you two were to Margot, right?
36:54Alexa, I normally admire a tenacious woman,
36:57but this is too much.
36:59Back off.
37:00Hello, you must be Harry's wife.
37:02I've heard next to nothing about you.
37:04Virginia's right, Alexa.
37:05You're pushing this too far.
37:07She keeps coming out to the surf beach.
37:09Now, I'm glad you mentioned that,
37:10because that's where you said you were the Saturday morning
37:13that Margot died surfing.
37:14I believe so.
37:15I don't.
37:16Alexa's been listening to Caleb Moore's slots on student radio,
37:20and she noticed that the show he's on
37:22also does a daily surf report.
37:24So just out of interest,
37:25I went back to that Saturday and listened to the podcast,
37:27and guess what I'm going to say, Duncan?
37:29Can you guess?
37:30Call security, will you, Virginia?
37:32Get these bloody women out of here.
37:33What she was going to say is,
37:35there was no surf that day.
37:37Student FM surf girl gave the West Coast a zero out of ten.
37:41So somebody's telling pips,
37:42Uh, so you're suggesting that Duncan was here with Margot.
37:47You really are clutching at straws.
37:49Except that I'm not,
37:50because you were here, right, Duncan?
37:51Now, hear me out.
37:53No one could understand why swatty Margot
37:56would break the rules to work alone without a safety buddy.
37:59So that's what we focused on.
38:01And then Madison figured out
38:03that someone in this faculty swiped in on the Friday morning
38:06but didn't leave that night.
38:08Why are you both looking at me?
38:11As if Duncan would allow a student to come to harm.
38:14He elevates people.
38:15He doesn't...
38:16I'm going to have to stop you there.
38:18You see, two days before Margot died,
38:20she discovered something.
38:22And she brought it to her professor, her mentor,
38:24who she looked up to, who she was expecting to impress.
38:28But you weren't impressed.
38:29You were pissed off.
38:31Because this baby scientist was going to be a star.
38:34She's going to take all the glory, all the money.
38:37What did Margot discover, Duncan?
38:39Well, whatever it was,
38:40she'd written it all down in her little pink notebooks,
38:43which, unfortunately, are missing from her house.
38:45And we thought if we located those notebooks,
38:47things might become clearer.
38:49So, Madison came here yesterday
38:51and she took a little look around.
38:53Sorry, what?
38:54Oh, we have an access card.
38:55Speaking of cards, that was brilliant
38:57how you swapped yours out for Caleb's,
39:00because it looked like you left when you didn't.
39:02He swiped out on your card on the Friday night
39:05while you stayed in and got comfy.
39:07Now, Madison could not find the notebooks in your office,
39:10but she found something else.
39:12Your sleeping bag.
39:14And then so did I.
39:24Margot's notebooks.
39:26What... what did Margot discover, Duncan?
39:29No idea.
39:32Nothing.
39:33Those notebooks that you're so interested in, Alexa,
39:35they're just full of undergraduate musings.
39:38Well, that's not what Caleb Moore thinks.
39:40He's taken copies and he's writing up Margot's work as we speak.
39:44What's the matter, Prof?
39:46You've already written it up, haven't you?
39:49Because that's the other thing that Madison found in your office,
39:53on your computer.
39:55You were about to publish Margot's work, but you forgot to put her name on it.
40:00Duncan, what did you do?
40:03You said that you'd go to the next stage, but with you at the helm controlling the work, the money.
40:08But Margot wasn't gonna have that.
40:10No, she's from this new generation that's not gonna let any man take credit for her work.
40:16So when you put the pressure on, she threatened to go public.
40:20She's gonna tell everybody that you've been exploiting students, accepting gifts,
40:25and that you're hardly ever here except to put your name on someone else's work.
40:30And if all that came out in this day and age, you'd be cancelled, mate.
40:35Oh, for pity's sake.
40:38So you talked Margot down, said you'd meet her, test her theory, run some experiments.
40:43You asked her not to tell anyone, and she didn't, because she believed you.
40:48And that was Margot's fatal mistake.
40:54Because you already knew what you were going to do.
41:00You weren't going to let Margot run off with your retirement plan.
41:03So you decided that this brilliant student and her discovery needed to go away.
41:28Oh, my God.
41:29The work always comes first, Virginia.
41:32You know that.
41:33Yeah, whose work?
41:34You would have been happy with that child running the next stage.
41:39You and I working under her.
41:41Because that's what would have happened.
41:43Oh.
41:44That's what she wanted.
41:45Oh, my God.
41:46Virginia.
41:47Wait, please.
41:48Don't hate me.
41:49Stop it.
41:50Stop it.
41:51Stop it.
41:52Stop it.
42:10Thank you, friend of Harry's.
42:13You're welcome.
42:14Divorce papers.
42:15Hey.
42:16Is she keeping her name?
42:17Actually, no.
42:18Jane thinks it's time to be herself.
42:19You know what she is doing?
42:20The Margot Booth Scholarship.
42:21Financial support for young women starting out in the study of chemical science.
42:24So they don't have to marry young men like you.
42:25Seriously, that's a really nice tribute to Margot.
42:26Yeah.
42:27She must be a good woman, your ex-wife slash best friend.
42:28She's okay.
42:29But you like your new bestie best.
42:30Sure do.
42:31Cause what's not to love?
42:32The Margo Booth Scholarship?
42:35Financial support for young women starting out in the study of chemical science.
42:39So they don't have to marry young men like you.
42:41Seriously, that's a really nice tribute to Margo.
42:44Yeah.
42:45She must be a good woman, your ex-wife slash best friend.
42:48She's okay.
42:49But you like your new bestie best.
42:52Sure do.
42:54Because what's not to love?
43:02Alexa's taking a vacation.
43:05You're right.
43:06She's in Fiji.
43:0850 bucks says she's working on more than just her son Dan.
43:12It's like the universe has put us together at the same time so justice can finally be served.
43:16The universe didn't put me here, you did.
43:18What on earth are you doing here, Alexa Crowe?
43:20I got it.
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