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00:12Oh, oh, oh
00:36Morning, Selwyn
00:39There's no hot water
00:41Okay, come and take a look
01:11And the carpet's all wet in here
01:13I think we've sprung a leak
01:25Right
01:26I think the most important thing
01:29Is to not
01:30Panic
01:31Need to think logically
01:38Does the engine work?
01:41Engine, brilliant
01:48Humphrey, are you alright?
01:51Bye
02:08What's that?
02:10I'm not entirely sure
02:11It's dripping oil
02:19Have we got life jackets?
02:21Well, I didn't think we'd need them
02:22You know, being parked up
02:26Wood
02:27We could make a raft
02:32Humphrey?
02:33I need two pencils
02:34And a pair of underpantages
02:57Morning
02:58Morning
03:08Dad
03:15Dad
03:17Dad
03:18Dad
03:24Dad
03:25Dad
03:43If you get out on the ocean, if you sail out on the sea, if you get up in the
03:49mountains,
03:50if you go climbing on the trees, go through every emotion, when you know that they don't care, darling, that's
03:57when I'm with you, oh, I'll go with you, yeah.
04:10Get up in the jet plane.
04:12What happened? We were really worried.
04:14Yes, the mooring road snapped and the current dragged us out to sea, Calvi.
04:18Thank heavens for the RNLI.
04:21Yes.
04:22Oh, I haven't sent the phone her the second you get back.
04:27Uh, you all right, sir?
04:30Yes.
04:32Oh, yeah, it's just a bump.
04:36Um, only you're needed.
04:39Esther's gone on ahead.
04:40Where?
04:41Kenneth Linders' house.
04:47Sir, sir.
04:48Oh, yes, I'm so sorry.
04:49Yes, sir.
04:50Oh, yes, sir.
04:50I do apologize.
04:52Listen there.
05:01Up here, sir.
05:09Are you okay?
05:10How's Martha?
05:12We're both fine.
05:15Oh, Kenneth.
05:17You know I only spoke to him last night.
05:19Oh, of course.
05:20You went to the book signing.
05:27Yes, here we are.
05:31I'm still not sure this qualifies as a date.
05:35In my defense, I was coerced into your Mamma Mia karaoke night.
05:39Coerced?
05:39Well, maybe not coerced, but if those photos ever get into the wrong hands.
05:44Here we are.
05:46So consider this payback.
06:01This week sees the launch of the new Kenneth Lindner novel, The Final Breath.
06:08Now, since he's moved to Shipton Abbot, we are brazenly claiming him as one of our own.
06:13So, as your new local councillor and treasurer of the Devon Literary Group, I would like you
06:18all to give a huge welcome to our guest, Kenneth Lindner.
06:25His daughter, Helen, found him in the bath.
06:28The electric fan in the water at his feet.
06:32It looks like he's been here all night.
06:34Looks like the power tripped eventually, but not quick enough to save him.
06:39Well, this is something of a conundrum.
06:42Why?
06:43Because in his latest novel, serial killer Jeremy Cook is walking to the electric chair,
06:48which is where the last book left him.
06:49But, it turns out, he bribed the guard to short-circuit the prison power,
06:54therefore delaying his execution until the next day.
06:57But, that night, he murdered the guard that helped him and stole his uniform to escape.
07:02Nice.
07:03Then, he found the judge that sentenced him,
07:07and like his nine previous victims, killed him
07:10by dropping an electrical appliance into his bath.
07:46Thank you, Sergeant.
08:12We've got some outside, too.
08:20Trampled flowerbed by an open rear door.
08:23We did a quick check, and the footprints are probably male, judging by size and weight,
08:29but they're not an obvious match for any of the footwear found in the house.
08:32We've taken moulds, but there's a difference in indent depth,
08:36so we're pretty sure whoever made them had a distinct limp.
08:40Limp?
08:41Yeah.
08:42Much less weight put on his left leg.
08:44The main road runs across the back of the garden,
08:47so someone could have got over the fence and along this path.
08:49Cameras?
08:50Nothing this side.
08:52Doorbell camera at the front.
08:53We've got him being dropped off last night by his daughter, Helen,
08:56and then her coming back this morning.
09:00I know you, don't I?
09:02From the book signing last night, you were with your father.
09:06That's right.
09:07D.I. Goodman.
09:11Humphrey Goodman.
09:12A huge fan.
09:16This is my fianc...
09:17My wife, Martha.
09:19Hi.
09:20So, Humphrey, do you have a favourite case?
09:23Oh, yes.
09:24The first of the Bastard trilogy, Death by Design.
09:27The Bottletop McGuffin.
09:28Genius.
09:29Oh, thank you.
09:33Wait.
09:35You're not Detective Humphrey Goodman?
09:39Yes.
09:41I didn't know that.
09:41Well, I'm something of a fan of yours, too.
09:45I read the newspaper report about the case you solved.
09:48The poor chap murdered by his partner.
09:51Made it look like a car crash.
09:53Brilliant.
10:01Well, a pleasure to meet you, Humphrey.
10:03And you, Martha.
10:07This must be difficult for you.
10:09Is there a family we can call?
10:11No.
10:11It's just me and Dad.
10:14Are you up to a few questions, Helen?
10:17I'll try.
10:18When was the last time you saw your father?
10:21Before this morning?
10:23Last night.
10:24I dropped him home after the book signing.
10:36Promise me you'll have an early night.
10:38Oh.
10:39Nightcap first, I think.
10:40One.
10:41At least.
10:44Love you.
10:46Love you, too.
10:53And how did he seem in himself?
10:57Quiet.
10:59But I know he was tired.
11:01Can I ask?
11:02Was your dad a particularly tidy man?
11:04Tidy?
11:05God, no.
11:07He was bloody-minded, intelligent, playful, and a rather wonderful father.
11:14But tidy, no.
11:20There's something else you need to know.
11:24He was dying.
11:26He had end-stage amyloidosis.
11:29An abnormal build-up of proteins.
11:31Stops his organs working properly.
11:34Said he refused to die until he'd finished his damn book.
11:38But he'd been going downhill pretty rapidly these past few weeks.
11:42We knew it wouldn't be long.
11:45But this.
11:48Do you think he took his own life?
11:51Do you?
11:54I know he was in a lot of pain.
11:56But he refused the palliative care he was offered.
12:06People are coming in.
12:12You sure you're up to this, Dad?
12:14Stop, Felsie.
12:15I'm strong as an ox.
12:22We need to take care of your dad.
12:24So you might be better at home.
12:28They'll take him to the chapel of rest.
12:30And I promise I'll call and let you know when he's there.
12:40Do you think that's it?
12:42He did this himself?
12:43There was a towel.
12:45Neatly folded by the side of the bath.
12:47Dressing gown and slippers ready.
12:49So why go to all that trouble if you know you'll never be getting out of the bath?
12:53Exactly.
12:54So it has to be an accident?
12:56Possibly.
12:57Wait.
12:59You're thinking it's murder.
13:00We should consider it.
13:02Why?
13:02Because the victim wrote murder mystery novels?
13:05No, Sergeant.
13:06Because there are some things that don't make sense.
13:08Such as?
13:08Well, it's all rather neat, don't you think?
13:10Too neat, perhaps, for a man not known for his tidiness.
13:13That's it.
13:14It was too neat.
13:16So what if someone put those things in place to make it look like an accident?
13:21And what about the fact that he died in exactly the way described in his own book?
13:25Can we really accept that's just a coincidence?
13:30No.
13:31So if we can rule out suicide, accident and coincidence, which we can, because there's no such thing, then what
13:38happened to Kenneth Linder must be by design.
13:42Let's confirm cause of death, let forensics finish up, and I want an electrical report.
13:48Why didn't the power trip out immediately?
13:49Oh, and have his clothes checked, too.
13:53See if this belongs to any of them.
13:55Please.
13:57Okay.
13:59And we should talk to his agent.
14:01Yes.
14:05Oh.
14:35Pothole Pete was on the RNLI boat.
14:38He said if they overslept, they could have ended up in Guernsey.
14:44Pothole Pete?
14:45Oh, they call him that cause people try to avoid him.
14:48Oh, he goes on a bit.
14:51Ship the nabbit.
14:53No, that's not here.
14:56The press office is at the hub, darling.
14:58Do you need the number?
14:59No problem.
15:01Bye.
15:02Okay.
15:03I've got a criminal damage and also an assault on a shopkeeper in town.
15:10I'll be a couple hours.
15:12Okay.
15:15Ship the nabbit.
15:16But as his agent, you knew he was ill.
15:18Of course.
15:19But it wasn't public knowledge.
15:21It's the way Kenny wanted it.
15:23He's a very...
15:25He was a very proud man.
15:28He didn't want people fawning over him.
15:30I saw you at the book signing last night.
15:34How did he seem to you?
15:36Oh, gee.
15:37You were wonderful, but calm.
15:41Considering this was his last roll of the dice.
15:44Why do you say that?
15:46His last book was a decade ago and that did appallingly.
15:52Obviously, he couldn't get a publishing deal, so started borrowing against the house so that he could write this one.
15:59He was in financial difficulty.
16:01This book was his last chance of avoiding bankruptcy.
16:05He kept his money problems from Helen, of course.
16:09He didn't want her to worry about that on top of everything else.
16:12They seem very close.
16:14They lost Helen's mum when she was seven.
16:17So it's only ever really been the two of them.
16:20Everything Kenny ever did, he did for her.
16:23But Mr. Linder confided in you about his financial difficulty.
16:28I'm his agent.
16:29Goes with the territory.
16:32Can I ask?
16:40Do the initials PM mean anything to you?
16:45No, should they?
16:47No.
16:51Look, there was another man at the book signing last night.
16:54He didn't look like a fan, but I saw you speaking to him.
16:57That would be Ken's publisher.
17:00Anthony Westley.
17:03Nice to see you pushed the boat out, Anthony.
17:06I think your client's Oxford Street soirees were over a long time ago.
17:12Don't you?
17:13He's made you a lot of money.
17:14He's made us all a lot of money, dear heart.
17:16But I'm slightly surprised that as a literary agent, you don't understand the use of the past tense.
17:23Your loyalty is staggering.
17:25Jump off your high horse, will you?
17:27He's washed up.
17:29We're both just hovering, waiting for him to die, so we can revive his bank catalogue.
17:36Not the nicest man.
17:38His time was over.
17:41Metaphorically speaking.
17:43People are just not buying his books anymore.
17:45And yet you still publish this latest novel.
17:47True, but on very, very different terms.
17:50No advance, and on the condition that he brought back the Bathtub Murder trilogy.
17:55They were his most successful book, so I thought they will guarantee our best chance of a return.
18:01But with no advance, would that mean that he was writing for free, essentially?
18:05Yes, but he would get the lion's share if the book sold well.
18:10But you don't expect it to?
18:13No.
18:15So, a much better deal for you than him, then?
18:19What can I say?
18:21Business is business.
18:24Plus, I tend to come out in a rash when I lose money.
18:32Do you know how Mr. Linder died?
18:35He was electrocuted in his bath.
18:38Oh.
18:39Exactly the same way as the first murder in his new book.
18:43To be honest, I haven't read it.
18:45But it does sound a tad ironic.
18:47You haven't read a book you've just published?
18:50I have people.
18:53Do the initials P.M. mean anything to you?
18:58No, I don't.
19:00No, I don't think they do.
19:01If it is murder, can we make him a suspect, please?
19:05I'm not sure that's quite how it works, Sergeant.
19:08Pity.
19:10This P.M. thing, could it be something else rather than initials?
19:15Such as?
19:16I don't know.
19:17Afternoon?
19:19No, P.M. only really works as a suffix, doesn't it?
19:22Yeah.
19:23And why have it in your hand unless you're trying to tell us something?
19:27The name of his killer?
19:29Why not?
19:30We don't believe it was an accident.
19:32Agreed.
19:33Why take your own life if you're dying?
19:35Life insurance.
19:37His daughter would benefit.
19:39But you get that when he died anyway.
19:42If the prognosis was right, he may have only had weeks left, a day's bath.
19:46Which brings us right back to the question.
19:49Who could possibly benefit from the death of a dying man on the verge of bankruptcy?
20:11They threw this.
20:14You didn't see anyone?
20:15Nothing.
20:16Just a bang and the whole window caved in.
20:19Lucky no one was hurt.
20:20This was what time?
20:22Nine, yeah.
20:22Just after we opened.
20:32Financials are on your desk.
20:33Makes for pretty grim reading.
20:35What?
20:35And he had no life insurance.
20:38Cancelled his policy two years ago and never renewed.
20:41And the phone's been ringing off the hook.
20:44Journalists all wanting to know how Kenneth Linder died and if it's true he was in the bath.
20:48I didn't think we'd released anything yet.
20:50No, we haven't.
20:51Well, I passed them all on to the Hub's press office.
20:54Well done, Margot.
20:55Was there anything on Kenneth Linder's social media?
20:58That was easy.
21:00He's on my Facebook friends.
21:02You knew him?
21:02Well, back in the day when he was an angry young writer and I was a redcoat of Pert and
21:07Sands.
21:09What?
21:10You were a redcoat?
21:12Well, only for eight months.
21:13I got sacked.
21:15Why?
21:16They said I rigged the over-70s fancy dress competition just because Grandad won.
21:22And Kenneth Linder?
21:24Oh, we met at a Mary Hopkin concert.
21:28Turned into a weekend of debauchery in Norwich.
21:30We mostly lost touch after that.
21:33Although people do say he based one of his characters on me.
21:38Oh, which one?
21:39Melody Alcott.
21:41She was the waitress in the first bathtub murders.
21:43Yes, she was, yes.
21:45No, I mean, she was the killer's ex-girlfriend.
21:47She was the one who helped unlock the whole case.
21:49She was the one who eventually led Horace Bishop to Jeremy Cook in the third book.
21:54And that was you?
21:56Supposedly.
21:56But I never saw it myself.
21:58She was a bit strange.
22:03Can you give me a description of the man who hit you, Mr. Bevin?
22:07He was a lot taller than me, like.
22:09He had on a tracksuit, one of them with a hood.
22:12Did you see his face?
22:13No.
22:14He had a scarf over his face.
22:16I came out on my way to the bank.
22:18I only took three steps.
22:20He stood right in front of me, just like you are now.
22:22And he hit me with a rolled-up newspaper.
22:25So he just came up to you and hit you on the head with a rolled-up newspaper?
22:29I'm telling you, Kelly, this here he has gone to the door.
22:32What, sir?
22:32Yesterday, a similar thing happened.
22:34A man came up to me, tried to punch me in the face.
22:38A different man?
22:39Yeah.
22:40Dressed the same, like.
22:41He was taller than me, too.
22:43And he tried to punch you?
22:44Yeah, but he missed.
22:46Then he started crying and ran off.
22:50Crying?
22:50These kids kill you.
22:51Kill me.
22:52They're all sniffing glue and smoking something.
22:55The day before, one of them stole my dog poo.
23:00Dog poo?
23:01Honey Butcher, my dog, got into the shop from upstairs.
23:05Left a little presence here.
23:07So I bagged it up, went outside to the bin.
23:10And this lunatic ran up, snatched it and ran off.
23:14Wait, can you describe him?
23:16He's a border terrier.
23:18No, no, no, the man who stole your poo.
23:20Oh, dressed the same like, a tracksuit and face covered.
23:23And was he taller than you?
23:25What do you mean?
23:27You said the others were...
23:30I'm just trying to get a description.
23:31Oh, well, yeah.
23:34Now you mentioned it, Kelly.
23:35Kilby.
23:36And he was wearing a tracksuit.
23:38With his backside hanging out.
23:40Oh, that's kids for you these days, though, isn't it?
23:42I know you've got all these face recognition cameras these days.
23:45You'd be better off with arse recognition.
23:49OK.
23:50Um, well, leave it with me, Mr. Bevan.
23:54I'll talk to the other shopkeepers, see if anyone's seen anything.
23:58But I'll be in touch.
23:59Right on, Kelly.
24:02Hey, Kelly!
24:04Bloody good, how you doing?
24:05That's what they need?
24:08Stop calling me Kelly.
24:10Kelly.
24:11Hello, boy.
24:11Have you seen anything happen down there at the box?
24:13No.
24:14That's all right.
24:15See you?
24:22Hello.
24:27That was the boat, Howard.
24:29The lily bond might be out of the water for months.
24:32It needs a complete overhaul.
24:35I can't say I'm surprised.
24:36It had bits falling off when I was staying on it.
24:39Well, you know you're always welcome at mine.
24:41Humphrey will be mortified.
24:43Thanks very much.
24:44No, not about staying with you.
24:46About the boat.
24:47Really loves that boat, doesn't he?
24:48Yeah, but it's only ever supposed to be a stopgap until we found somewhere more permanent.
24:52So maybe it's time we did just that.
24:57Find a house.
24:59Good for you, Morty.
25:02Won't be easy.
25:04There's always loads of places up for sale.
25:05No, I don't mean finding a house.
25:08I mean telling Humphrey.
25:24So you've heard them.
25:26Heard what?
25:28About Archie.
25:29What about him?
25:30I heard he was dating.
25:33Good for him.
25:34Don't you want to know who it is?
25:35No.
25:40Who?
25:42No idea.
25:43But very pretty by all accounts.
25:46They were seen coming out of Kitty J's arm in arm.
25:50Hi, Nick.
25:52Okay, thank you.
25:54The button doesn't match any of the clothes found in the wardrobe.
25:58Right.
25:59And the RCD switch was disabled, which meant the power didn't cut off instantly.
26:04So, if it was murder, then it was premeditated.
26:09What were those initials you found?
26:11PM.
26:11Why?
26:12I might have something.
26:14On Kenneth Linder's page.
26:16Someone's posted a death threat.
26:18Saying he's a fraud.
26:19That he's sold out doing a new book.
26:21That he's ruined the trilogy by having a fourth book.
26:24Some of the messages are pretty vile.
26:26But the last one.
26:28Look.
26:28Be careful you don't end up like one of your own victims.
26:32That fits, doesn't it?
26:34A deranged fan.
26:35Who better to copy a murder from the book?
26:37Paul Mecker.
26:37M-E-C-A.
26:39Paul Mecker.
26:39So what do we know about him?
26:41Nothing.
26:41Just a name.
26:42Not much history.
26:43Looks like the account's only been open a few weeks.
26:46I can put in a request for some more information.
26:48But you know what these social media companies are like?
26:51I wouldn't hold your breath.
26:53Okay.
26:53If he's a fan, then maybe he was at the book signing last night.
26:56And if he's not local, then he must have stayed somewhere.
26:59So let's check local hotels, guest houses, all of that.
27:03Right.
27:08Ship an apper.
27:12Psst.
27:13You're wanted.
27:15What?
27:16I'm not up.
27:17They'll just have to wait, okay?
27:20I need to speak to Alan and Linda first.
27:22Sergeant.
27:27I can't ever remember a dad mentioning a Paul Mecker.
27:31It seems he disapproved of the new book, accusing your dad of selling out.
27:35Oh, we had lots of that.
27:38The thing is, dad didn't necessarily disagree with them either.
27:42But going back to the bathtub murders was the only way he could get published.
27:46I think he needed the money.
27:49Oh, he never said anything.
27:52But he hated Anthony Wesley.
27:54I know he'd never have gone back there unless he had to.
28:00It's all right.
28:00Excuse me.
28:04Hello?
28:15D.I. Goodman, I presume.
28:18James Smith.
28:19Please.
28:25Ahem.
28:33Sorry.
28:34I was expecting Chief Superintendent Woods.
28:38No longer with us, I'm afraid.
28:40Oh.
28:41Oh, not deceased.
28:42In Dartmouth.
28:44Though some might argue they're much the same thing.
28:48Yeah, but I digress.
28:50Look, there's been a small restructure.
28:53They're not trying to boil the ocean, just a realignment.
28:57Bringing all the remaining substations under our control.
29:00Ah.
29:01Administrative planning.
29:03Which in turn reports to the local police and crime panel.
29:05In your case, that would be shipped to Abbott, of course.
29:09Non-invasive.
29:10Just building a loop.
29:12Everyone's in it, and we all open our kimono.
29:16Kimono?
29:17Well, share what we have.
29:18Get all our ducks in a row.
29:20That's how we move the needle.
29:22You follow?
29:23Yes.
29:24No.
29:25Not really.
29:26Now, the first carriage on the train to efficiency harbour is streamlining.
29:32Trimming the fat.
29:33Cutbacks.
29:36Unclogging the pipes.
29:37There's only four of us.
29:39Which is rather the point.
29:40In what way?
29:42There should only be three.
29:44Your staff to square footage ratio is...
29:48Off message.
29:50Oh, but it's not all bad news.
29:53No, the decision about who to lose...
29:56All yours.
30:03Hey, Sam.
30:04It's Martha Goodman.
30:07There's, um, one of your properties I'd like to see if it's still available.
30:11On Polkett Hill?
30:13Cheer up.
30:14It might never happen.
30:15That's the point.
30:17What?
30:18Everyone seems to have things going on.
30:20Martha's looking to buy a new house.
30:22Anne's just been made a new councillor, going off on fancy lunches all the time.
30:25Archie's dating again.
30:27And here's me.
30:28Exactly the same as I was last week, last month, pretty much the whole of last year.
30:35Literally nothing is happening in my life right now.
30:38One morning I'm just going to wake up and find out I'm old.
30:42Still on my own.
30:44And still living in Chicton Abbott.
30:47Can't think of anything worse.
30:49I know, right?
30:51So who's Archie dating then?
30:52Not that I'm bothered, just interested.
30:55No idea.
30:57It's supposed to be really pretty though.
31:01Tributes are pouring in following the death of renowned author Kenneth Linder,
31:05who was found dead in his home and shipped in Abbott this morning.
31:08It comes in the week he launched his latest novel, The Final Breath.
31:16No one seems to have seen anything.
31:18If it's the town centre, the CCTV should have picked them up.
31:22Hi, sir.
31:23So, the name Mecca, I ran a quick trace.
31:27We have 34 families with that last name in Devon and Cornwall.
31:31But, with nothing to cross-check it with, it's tough to narrow down.
31:35Right.
31:36So what do we know about him?
31:38He's a Kenneth Linder fan, he's got a limp, and he's got a button missing.
31:44Not much.
31:45All right.
31:47See if there's a Kenneth Linder fan club or a book reading group.
31:51They'll have a list of members.
31:52Why didn't I think of that?
31:53Yes, and maybe we could take a punt on the limp too.
31:56Check for local hospital admissions in the last six months.
31:58Injuries to his left...
32:00Left leg, I'm on it.
32:01Yes.
32:03So, The Hub.
32:06Anything to report?
32:08Yes.
32:09Yes, seems we're under new management, everyone.
32:12The chief super's moved on.
32:14We're now being overseen by the planning team and the local police and crime panel.
32:22So, where's Charlie Woods gone?
32:24Dartmouth, I think he said.
32:25Oh, no.
32:26She was lovely.
32:27I really liked her.
32:28Yeah.
32:29She was definitely one of the better ones.
32:31Is that it, though?
32:32Now Charlie's gone?
32:33No new directives or anything?
32:34Oh, no.
32:38No.
32:53Oh.
33:17Lab have confirmed Kenneth Linder as death by electrocution,
33:22although they have listed his amyloidosis as a secondary cause.
33:26His body was so weak he was unlikely to survive the initial shock.
33:30This is madness.
33:33What's that, Kelby?
33:33The local bookmaker, David Bevan, assaulted three times in three days.
33:39Got the town centre CCTV footage, but not one of them makes any sense.
33:44Look, here, this is the first one.
33:47His dog makes a mess in his shop.
33:49He bagged it up and was taking it to an outside bin.
33:52Then, someone snatches it off him.
33:54That's weird.
33:56Then, the next one, same time, next day, near enough,
34:00a different bloke runs up and tries to punch him, misses,
34:05and then Mr Bevan said that he started crying, and then ran off.
34:08And then, this morning, a third bloke came out of nowhere,
34:13whacks him on the head with a rolled up newspaper for no reason,
34:17and then just runs off as well.
34:18That is all very odd.
34:20Just kids messing about.
34:22I think I found your poor mecca.
34:28Yeah, he arrived two nights ago.
34:30I said he was here on business.
34:33Kept himself to himself.
34:39Would you know him if you saw him again?
34:42No doubt it.
34:44Don't pay much attention to overnighters.
34:47Can I ask how he paid?
34:49Uh, cash.
34:51Cash.
34:53Has anyone else stayed in this room?
34:55No.
34:57Uh, the cleaner's supposed to check for things like this.
35:01Uh, did he give any personal details when he checked in?
35:04Address?
35:04Phone number?
35:05He filled a registration card out.
35:07Can we see it?
35:09It's downstairs.
35:10In the office.
35:11Yes, Don.
35:16Do you have any security cameras?
35:18We have a doorbell camera.
35:20Excellent.
35:21Hmm.
35:22Can't see him arriving.
35:24Oh, but he might have come in through the side door.
35:27Let's look at when he left.
35:30Okay.
35:30Thanks, Margo.
35:32Address and phone number are false.
35:35There he is.
35:37He's got a limp.
35:43That's him.
35:49Come on.
35:51You should have gone an hour ago.
35:53Nearly done.
35:53Boy, your age should be rushing home getting ready to go out.
35:58Haven't you got a date or anything?
36:00Nah, I've given up on all them dating apps.
36:03Last one I met up with must have used a photo that was older than me.
36:09She keeps sending me photos of her lasagna.
36:17Well, don't be long.
36:19I won't.
36:32Hi.
36:34Hi.
36:39Bad day.
36:42You're not as bad as Selwyn.
36:44Look, he's homeless.
36:45Oh, your author's been all over the news.
36:48They're saying it was murder.
36:50I think so, yeah.
36:51Any idea who it was?
36:53Well, we've got a good suspect.
36:55A disgruntled fan who was sending threatening messages and we can place them at the seams, so...
36:59I'm sorry.
37:01I know you liked him.
37:03I did, yeah.
37:06But it's not that.
37:10I got called into the Harp.
37:12Oh.
37:13You've been told off again?
37:14Not this time.
37:18They're saying I've got to lose someone at the station.
37:22What?
37:23Yeah.
37:24Apparently there should only be three of us at the station, so I need to lose one of either Esther,
37:29Kelby, or Margot.
37:32That's awful.
37:33No.
37:34What will you do?
37:35I have no idea.
37:41So, I've got something that might cheer you up, or make you feel ten times worse.
37:49Right.
37:50If it's bad timing, and you don't want to talk about it, then just say so.
37:54It's bad time.
37:57But, the Lily Bond will be out of the water for weeks.
38:01Maybe months.
38:03And, although we can stay at months again,
38:07I was thinking that maybe it was time to move on.
38:12And went back to our original plan when we first moved down.
38:14And...
38:20What house?
38:24Are you serious?
38:26Look.
38:40Hello, Peter. Where have you been?
38:43Oh, Arthur. Still not bare that leg.
38:46Hello, lovey. See you Friday.
38:56Ah!
38:58You're in early. What's up with you? Weren't you, Ben?
39:01No.
39:03So, I had a brainwave.
39:05Oh.
39:05I was sitting in the bath, listening to Billie Eilish.
39:09And I realised, that all those things that happened to Mr Bevan, outside the bookmakers,
39:15all happened at the same time.
39:17Between five to nine, and ten past nine.
39:21Three days in a row.
39:23So what if they're there again today?
39:24I can get there first, and wait for them to show up.
39:28So, what's Billie Eilish got to do with it?
39:31Oh, nothing. I just like her.
39:50The fan club hasn't got a Paul Mecca listed.
39:54I'm still waiting on hospital reports.
39:56Okay.
39:58That's sad.
39:59What is?
40:00It's an interview with Kenneth Linder.
40:02They asked him where the title of his book came from.
40:05When his wife was dying, she made him promise to look after their daughter, Helen.
40:09He said to her that he would.
40:11To his final breath.
40:15I think he kept his promise. They were very close.
40:17Yes. I only wish we had more answers for her.
40:24Right.
40:26Let's run through what we've got, again.
40:38Hey!
40:40Stop!
40:42Hey! Stop!
40:44Hey! Stop!
40:49Go get him, Kelly!
41:03Hey!
41:05Hey!
41:07What shall I read?
41:15And I guess my race is wrong
41:19She's the best girl that I've ever had
41:22I fall to law and I'm not one
41:25I fall to law and I'm not
41:41This is too good to talk
41:57I fall to law and I'm not one
42:01I fall to law and I'm not one
42:16You lived here as a teenager, didn't you?
42:18Yes, I did.
42:19Didn't you find it weird seeing the same people every day
42:23and them always looking the same?
42:26Kelby!
42:29Hello.
42:30Can I use your bathroom, please?
42:33No, neither can we walk out.
42:39Kelby!
42:40Kelby?
42:41Mum's washing my uniform.
42:43I was chasing one of the kids that assaulted Mr Bevan,
42:46caught one of them, and he dobbed the other two in.
42:49They were in the hole, back at the moment, being questioned.
42:51Well done, Kelby!
42:53Yes, indeed. Well done, Kelby.
42:54So, what was it all about?
42:57Okay, so, Mr Bevan keeps the cash from the tills and the slot machines
43:02in a safe overnight,
43:03then banks it the same time every morning.
43:06They obviously found out about it and decided to rob him.
43:11but they weren't very bright.
43:15The first one thought Mr Bevan was on his way to bank his takings,
43:19but he wasn't.
43:20He was disposing the bag of dope poop.
43:26The next day, they had a different plan.
43:28The second one was gonna throw pepper into Mr Bevan's face and steal the bag of money.
43:33But he didn't account for the window issue.
43:43The third one had another plan.
43:45He had put a big chisel in a rolled-up newspaper with caution,
43:48but he hadn't wrapped it tightly enough.
43:51So, when he pulled his arm back...
44:02So, that's what happened to the barber's window.
44:06And lucky it did.
44:07It could have killed someone.
44:10Oh, what have you done?
44:12I turned my ankle
44:14when I was getting pulled out of the mud.
44:21Esther,
44:22have we got the doorbell footage of Paul Mecker?
44:25Uh, yes.
44:26Hang on.
44:27Oh, they're talking about us.
44:29Shepton Abbot police have no comment on the theories
44:32that the author was murdered in the same way as the victims in his latest thriller.
44:36The new book is flying off the shelves,
44:38with fans saying his death is something he could have written himself.
44:42Yes, they're good.
44:53Oh, that's exactly what it is.
44:58The final breath.
45:02But why pull that gun?
45:06Who is he?
45:08Oh, an accomplice part.
45:22Oh, that's very clever.
45:24Do you know what happened?
45:28I think I do.
45:30So, was it murder?
45:33Not exactly.
45:34He took his own life?
45:36Strictly speaking,
45:38both.
45:40The button,
45:42the memo pad,
45:43the footprints in the garden,
45:44the mysterious Paul Mecker,
45:46the jacket he just happened to leave behind.
45:48All very convenient and easy to find.
45:52All ultimately leading nowhere.
45:55Why?
45:57Because they weren't clues at all.
46:00They were simply the pen strokes of a master storyteller.
46:05Kenneth's books were no longer attracting the following they once did.
46:10And, facing financial ruin,
46:14he was then very literally dealt a killer blow.
46:21He was dying.
46:23But his thoughts were not for himself.
46:25They were for his daughter, Helen.
46:27Having kept his financial woes from her,
46:29he knew that when he was gone,
46:31she'd be left with nothing.
46:32So I think,
46:34when he was told he was dying,
46:35he concocted a plan.
46:37First,
46:38he had to get a publishing deal.
46:40He did so by agreeing to return to his most successful trilogy,
46:44The Bathtub Murders.
46:46But,
46:47more importantly,
46:48I think he's the one who suggested he write it without an advance.
46:52Instead,
46:53taking the lion's share of profits from book sales.
46:58But,
46:59why would he do that
47:00if he was broke?
47:02Because,
47:02he intended to make sure the book was a runaway success.
47:07And I think he did so
47:08by murdering himself.
47:11Knowing he only had weeks,
47:12perhaps days left to live,
47:14Kenneth Linder said goodbye to his daughter.
47:17But,
47:17as he wasn't insured,
47:18he knew he had to find a way to secure her future.
47:22Promise you'll have an early night.
47:24A nightcap first,
47:25I think.
47:26One.
47:27At least.
47:28I love you.
47:30Love you too.
47:31to fulfill the promise he made to her mother
47:35all those years ago.
47:38I doubt that any right-minded person would consider such a thing.
47:41But once he made his plan,
47:43his course was set.
47:45First thing he did was plant his clues.
47:47First,
47:48the footprint,
47:49adding a limp for dramatic effect.
47:51Then,
47:52the mysterious note.
48:00And the button.
48:07And then,
48:08with everything in place,
48:12he carried out his plan.
48:17A few days before,
48:19he booked into Sandal's guest house
48:21in the name of the character he created,
48:23making sure that he left the jacket
48:25with a missing button behind
48:26and to get caught on the doorbell camera,
48:30allowing us to see the supposed limp
48:32he'd orchestrated in the flower bed
48:34to confirm his identity.
48:37I also think he sent himself the death threats.
48:40The account used by Paul Mecker,
48:42it had only been operating a few weeks.
48:44So he did it all himself?
48:47Yes, Colby.
48:49I think he did.
48:50As news spread
48:52of the fictional matter that became real life,
48:55he ensured that his new book
48:56became a bestseller.
49:00Remember the words
49:01that he spoke to his dying wife
49:02all those years ago
49:03when she begged him
49:04to look after their daughter?
49:06That he'd look after her
49:07until his
49:10final breath.
49:11And that's exactly what he did.
49:14So what gave him away?
49:15But who's Paul Mecker?
49:17Why?
49:18Okay.
49:18Two things
49:19were his undoing.
49:21Footprint casts
49:22from the garden
49:24show that the weak leg
49:25was on the left.
49:27Yet,
49:28walking away from the guest house,
49:30the limp
49:31was clearly
49:32on his right leg.
49:34Any other thing?
49:35Or this hubris?
49:36Yeah.
49:54It's an anagram.
49:56Paul Mecker
49:57mea
49:58mea
49:59culpa.
50:00Latin?
50:01An admission of guilt.
50:04Quite literally,
50:05it was me
50:06who did it.
50:18Thank you for taking
50:19the time to stop by.
50:21We thought you'd want to know.
50:23Though I doubt
50:24it's much comfort.
50:26No.
50:27None at all,
50:27to be honest.
50:29The truth is,
50:30I'd swap every penny
50:31of the fortune
50:32he worked so hard
50:33to leave me for
50:35one more day with him.
50:46Here we go.
50:50I don't think
50:51I've forgotten anything.
50:52thank you.
50:53Want to kill me?
50:54Want some good news?
50:55Yes,
50:56always.
50:57Kenneth Linda's publisher,
50:59Anthony Westley,
51:00just got sacked.
51:01Why?
51:03The sign in a contract
51:04that gives most of the money
51:05from the booksellers
51:06to the Linda estate.
51:07Yes,
51:08the book is bigger than ever.
51:09It's the bestseller.
51:10Losing all that money,
51:11you must have a nasty rash.
51:15Well,
51:16I think we shouldn't
51:17lose sight of the fact
51:18that our daughter
51:19lost her father,
51:20but,
51:21well done,
51:22everyone.
51:23And well done you
51:24to our amazing inspector,
51:27Martha,
51:28who saved him
51:28from a watery grave,
51:30our brilliant Kelby,
51:32who cracked his own case
51:33and waded through mud
51:34to bring his prisoner in,
51:35and Margot,
51:36who is the font
51:37of all knowledge,
51:38and Esther,
51:39the voice of reason
51:40and the glue
51:41that holds us all together,
51:43and not forgetting
51:44our new counsellor.
51:46Oh.
51:47Cheers.
51:48Cheers.
51:48Cheers.
51:56Okay.
51:57So the pictures I showed you
51:58are a bit old,
52:00and no one's lived here
52:01for a while.
52:02Really?
52:03Close your eyes.
52:09Oh, God.
52:11I can't see anything.
52:13Oh, this way.
52:14Um, uh,
52:15there's the step.
52:17Okay, yep.
52:19Do we have a key?
52:20Don't need one.
52:21There's no point for it.
52:24Up, up, up, up.
52:27Oh, God, no, I'm sorry.
52:30Oh, seriously?
52:32Oh, what's that smell?
52:34Let's not ask.
52:36Right, master.
52:38Okay.
52:41Are you ready?
52:43I'm not sure.
52:45Open your eyes.
52:49Okay, two questions.
52:51One,
52:51are you sure we're in the right house?
52:53And two,
52:53if we are,
52:55what on earth possessed you?
52:56I'm glad you asked.
53:00Oh, oh.
53:02Oh.
53:02Oh.
53:05Isn't it amazing?
53:06Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
53:18-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
53:21-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
53:21-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
53:21-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
53:22-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
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