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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
03:25Dad
03:25Dad
03:43If you get out on the ocean
03:45If you sail out on the sea
03:47If you get up in the mountains
03:50If you go climbing on the trees
03:52Or through every emotion
03:54When you know that they don't care
03:56Darling, that's when I'm with you
03:58Oh, I'll go with you, Ray
04:09If you get up in a jet plane
04:11What happened?
04:13We were really worried.
04:14Yes, the mooring rope snapped
04:16And the current dragged us out to sea, copy
04:18Thank heavens for the RNLI
04:20Yes
04:21Oh, Anne sent the phone her
04:23The second you get back
04:27Uh, you alright, sir?
04:30Yes
04:32Oh, it's just a bump
04:35Um, only, you're needed
04:38Esther's gone on ahead
04:40Where?
04:41Kenneth Linder's house
04:47Sir, sir
04:48Oh, yes, I'm so sorry
04:49Yes, sir
04:49Here we go
04:50I do apologize
04:52Yes, sir
05:01Up here, sir
05:09Are you okay?
05:10How's Martha?
05:12We're both fine
05:13Thank you
05:15Oh, Kenneth
05:17You know I only spoke to him last night
05:19Oh, of course
05:20He 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
05:38Coerced?
05:39Well, maybe not coerced
05:40But if those photos ever get into the wrong hands
05:44Here we are
05:46So consider this payback
06:00This week sees the launch of the new Kenneth Linder novel
06:06The Final Breath
06:08Now, since he's moved to Shipton Abbott
06:10We are brazenly claiming him as one of our own
06:13So, as your new local councillor and treasurer of the Devon Literary Group
06:17I would like you all to give a huge welcome to our guest, Kenneth Linder
06:25His daughter Helen found him in the bath
06:28The electric fan in the water at his feet
06:31It looks like he's been here all night
06:34Looks like the power tripped eventually
06:35But not quick enough to save him
06:39Well, this is something of a conundrum
06:42Why?
06:43Because in his latest novel
06:45Serial 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
06:56But that night he murdered the guard that helped him
07:00And stole his uniform to escape
07:02Nice
07:03Then he found the judge that sentenced him
07:06And like his nine previous victims, killed him
07:10By dropping an electrical appliance into his bath
07:47Thank you, sergeant
07:48Thank you, sergeant
08:11We've got some outside too
08:17We've got some outside too
08:20Trampled flowerbed by an open rear door. We did a quick check and the footprints are probably
08:26male judging by size and weight but they're not an obvious match for any of the footwear
08:31found in the house. We've taken moulds but there's a difference in indent depth so we're
08:36pretty sure whoever made them had a distinct limp. Limp? Yeah, much less weight put on his
08:43left leg. The main road runs across the back of the garden so someone could have got over
08:48the fence and along this path. Cameras? Nothing this side, doorbell camera at the front. We've
08:53got him being dropped off last night by his daughter Helen and then her coming back this
08:57morning. I know you don't I? From the book signing last night you were with your father? That's
09:07right. D.I. Goodman. Humphrey Goodman. Huge fan. This is my wife Martha. Hi. So Humphrey,
09:22do you have a favorite case? Oh yes. The first of the Bastard trilogy, Death by Design. The
09:37Detective Humphrey Goodman. Yes, I try a lot. Well, I'm something of a fan of yours too. I read
09:46the newspaper report about the case you solved. The poor chap murdered by his partner. Made
09:51you look like a car crash. Brilliant. Thank you. Well a pleasure to meet you Humphrey. And
10:04you're welcome. Thank you. This must be difficult for you. Is the family we can call? No. It's
10:12just me and Dad. Are you up to a few questions Helen? I'll try. When was the last time you
10:20saw your father before this morning? Last night I dropped him home after the book signing.
10:27Last night. Promise me you'll have an early night. Oh. A nightcap first, I think. One. At
10:42least. Love you. Love you too. And how did he seem, Nimsa
10:56himself. Quiet. But I know he was tired. Can I ask, was your Dad a particularly tidy
11:03man? Tidy? God no. He was bloody minded. Intelligent. Playful. And a rather wonderful father. But
11:15tidy. No. There's something else you need to know. He was dying. He had end stage amyloidosis. An
11:29abnormal build up of proteins. Stops his organs working properly. Said he refused to die until
11:35he'd finished a damn book. But he'd been going downhill pretty rapidly these past few weeks. We knew it
11:43wouldn't be long. But this. Do you think he took his own life? Do you? I know he was in
11:55a lot of pain. But he refused the palliative care he was offered.
12:06People are coming in. Are you sure you're up to this, Dad? Stop, Felsey. I'm strong as an ox.
12:22We need to take care of your dad. So you might be better at home. They'll take him to the
12:29chapel of rest. And I promise I'll call and let you know when he's there.
12:33Thank you. Do you think that's it? He did this himself? There was a towel. Neatly folded by the side
12:47of the bath. Dressing gown and slippers ready.
12:49So why go to all that trouble if you know you'll never be getting out of the bath? Exactly.
12:54So it has to be an accident? Possibly. Wait. You're thinking it's murder? We should consider it.
13:02Why? Because the victim wrote murder mystery novels? No, Sergeant. Because there are some things that don't make sense.
13:08Such as? Well, it's all rather neat, don't you think? Too neat, perhaps, for a man not known for his
13:12tidiness.
13:13That's it. It was too neat. So what if someone put those things in place to make it look like
13:20an accident?
13:21And what about the fact that he died in exactly the way described in his own book? Can we really
13:26accept that's just a coincidence?
13:30No. So if we can rule out suicide, accident and coincidence, which we can because there's no such thing, then
13:38what happened to Kenneth Linder must be by design.
13:43Let's confirm cause of death. Let forensics finish up. And I want an electrical report. Why didn't the power trip
13:49out immediately?
13:50Oh, and have his clothes checked too. See if this belongs to any of them. Please.
13:57Okay. Thank you. And we should talk to his agent. Yes.
14:04Oh.
14:22P.M.
14:35Pothole Pete was on the RNLI boat. He 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.
14:48Eh, he goes on a bit.
14:51Ship the nabbit.
14:53No, that's not here. The press office is at the hub, darling.
14:58Do you need a number? No problem. Bye.
15:02Okay, I've got a criminal damage and also an assault on a shopkeeper in town.
15:10A couple hours.
15:12Okay.
15:15Shipped in our boat
15:16As 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
15:27He didn't want people fawning over him
15:30I saw you at the book signing last night
15:33How did he seem to you?
15:36Oh gee
15:37You were wonderful
15:39Calm
15:41Considering this was his last roll of the dice
15:43Why do you say that?
15:46His last book was a decade ago
15:48And that did appallingly
15:51Obviously he couldn't get a publishing deal
15:54So started borrowing against the house
15:57So 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
16:13They lost Helen's mum when she was seven
16:16So it's only ever really been the two of them
16:20Everything Kenny ever did
16:22He did for her
16:23But Mr. Linda confided in you
16:25About his financial difficulty
16:27I'm his agent
16:29Goes with the territory
16:32Can I ask
16:40Do the initials PM
16:43Mean anything to you?
16:45No, should they?
16:47No
16:50There was another man at the book signing last night
16:54He didn't look like a fan
16:56But 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
17:10Were over a long time ago
17:11Don'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
17:19You 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
17:32So 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
17:52That he brought back the bathtub murder strategy
17:55They were his most successful book
17:57So I thought
17:58They will guarantee our best chance of a return
18:01But with no advance
18:02Would that mean that he was writing for free, essentially?
18:05Yes, but
18:06He would get the lion's share
18:08If 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?
18:22Business is business
18:23Plus I tend to come out in a rash when I lose money
18:32Do you know how Mr. Linda died?
18:35He was electrocuted
18:37In his bath
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
19:12Could it be something else rather than initials?
19:15Such as?
19:16I don't know
19:18Afternoon?
19:19No, P.M. only really works as a suffix, doesn't it?
19:22Yeah
19:22And 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 pass
19:46Which brings us right back to the question
19:48Who 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?
20:16Nothing
20:16Just a bang and the whole window caved in
20:19Lucky no one was hurt
20:20This was what time?
20:22Nine, yeah, just after we opened
20:31Financials are on your desk
20:33Makes for pretty grim reading
20:35What?
20:36And he had no life insurance
20:37Cancelled his policy two years ago and never renewed
20:40And the phone's been ringing off the hook
20:44Journalists all wanting to know how Kenneth Linder died
20:46And 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
21:01You knew him?
21:03Well, back in the day
21:04When he was an angry young writer
21:06And I was a redcoat at Pert and Sands
21:09What?
21:10You were a redcoat?
21:12Well, only for eight months
21:13I got sacked
21:14Why?
21:16They said I rigged the over-70s fancy dress competition
21:19Just 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
21:37Oh, which one?
21:39Melody Alcott
21:41She was the waitress in the first bathtub murders
21:43Yeah, 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
21:49Yeah
21:49She was the one who eventually led Horace Bishop
21:51To Jeremy Cook in the third book
21:53Yeah
21:54And that was you?
21:56Supposedly
21:56But I never saw it myself
21:58She was a bit
22:01Strange
22:03Can you give me a description of the man who hit you, Mr. Bevin?
22:07He was a lot taller than me, like
22:08He had on a tracksuit
22:10One 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
22:17On my way to the bank
22:18I only took three steps
22:20He stood right in front of me
22:21Just like you are now
22:22And he hit me
22:23With a rolled-up newspaper
22:25So he just came up to you
22:27And hit you on the head
22:28With a rolled-up newspaper?
22:29I'm telling you, Kelly
22:30This here he has gone to the doors
22:32What, sir?
22:32Yesterday
22:33Similar thing happened
22:34A man came up to me
22:35Tried to punch me in the face
22:37A different man?
22:39Yeah
22:40Dressed the same, like
22:41He was taller than me, too
22:42And he tried to punch you?
22:44Yeah
22:44But he missed
22:46Then he started crying
22:48And ran off
22:50Crying?
22:50These kids kill you
22:51Kill me
22:52They're all sniffing glue
22:53And smoking something
22:55Day before
22:57One of them stole my dog poo
23:00Dog poo?
23:01Honey Butcher
23:02My dog
23:03Got into the shop
23:04From upstairs
23:05Left a little presence
23:06See?
23:07So I bagged it up
23:08Went outside to the bin
23:09And this lunatic
23:11Ran up
23:12Snatched it
23:13And ran off
23:14Wait
23:15Can you describe him?
23:16He's a border terrier
23:18No, no, no
23:18The man who stole your poo
23:20Oh, dressed the same like
23:21A tracksuit
23:22And 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
23:32Well, yeah
23:33Know you mentioned it, Kelly?
23:35Kilby
23:35And he was wearing a tracksuit
23:37With his backside hanging out
23:40That's kids for you these days, though, isn't it?
23:42I know you've got all these
23:43Face recognition cameras these days
23:45You'd be better off with arse recognition
23:49Okay
23:50Um
23:50Well
23:52Leave it with me, Mr Bevan
23:54I'll talk to the other shopkeepers
23:56See if anyone's seen anything
23:58But
23:58I'll be in touch
23:59Right on, Kelly
24:02Hey, Kelly
24:03Bloody good, I didn't
24:05That's what they need
24:08Stop calling me, Kelly
24:10Hello, boy
24:11Have you seen anything happen down there
24:13At the box?
24:14No
24:14No
24:15Silver
24:18Thank you
24:22Hello
24:28That was the boat, Howard
24:29The lily bond might be out of the water for months
24:31It needs a
24:33Complete overhaul
24:34I can't say I'm surprised
24:36It had bits falling off
24:37When I was staying on it
24:39Well, you know you're always welcome at mine
24:41Humphrey'll be mortified
24:42Thanks very much
24:44No, not about us staying with you
24:46About the boat
24:46Really loves that boat, doesn't he?
24:48Yeah, but
24:49It's only ever supposed to be a stopgap
24:51Until we found somewhere more permanent
24:52So
24:54Maybe 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
25:25So you've heard them
25:26Heard what?
25:27About Archie
25:29What about him?
25:30I heard he was dating
25:33Good for him
25:33Don't you want to know who it is?
25:35No
25:40Who?
25:42No idea
25:43But very pretty by all accounts
25:45They were seen coming out of Kitty J's arm in arm
25:51Hi Nick
25:52Okay, thank you
25:55The button doesn't match any of the clothes found in the wardrobe
25:58Right
25:58And the RCD switch was disabled
26:01Which meant the power didn't cut off instantly
26:04So if it was murder
26:06Then it was premeditated
26:08What were those initials you found?
26:11PM, why?
26:12I might have something
26:13On Kenneth Linder's page
26:15Someone's posted a death threat
26:17Saying 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
26:27Look
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
26:38Paul 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
26:45I 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
26:52Okay
26:53If he's a fan
26:54Then maybe he was at the book signing last night
26:56And if he's not local
26:57Then he must have stayed somewhere
26:59So let's check local hotels, guest houses
27:01All of that
27:03Right
27:08Ship another
27:12Psst
27:12You're wanted
27:14What?
27:16I'm not help
27:17They'll just have to wait
27:18Okay
27:19I need to speak to Helen 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
27:33Accusing your dad of selling out
27:35Oh
27:36We had lots of that
27:38The thing is, dad didn't necessarily disagree with them either
27:42But going back to the bathtub murders
27:44Was the only way he could get published
27:46I think he needed the money
27:49Oh
27:50He never said anything
27:51But he hated Anthony Wesley
27:54I know he'd never have gone back there unless he had to
28:00It's all right, excuse me
28:04Hello?
28:14D.I. Goodman, I presume
28:18James Smith
28:19Please
28:33Sorry
28:33I was expecting Chief Superintendent Woods
28:37No longer with us, I'm afraid
28:39Oh
28:40Oh
28:41Not deceased
28:42In Dartmouth
28:44Though some might argue
28:45They're much the same thing
28:48Yeah, but I digress
28:49Look, there's been a small
28:52Restructure
28:53They're not trying to boil the ocean
28:55Just a
28:57Realignment
28:57Bringing all the remaining substations under our control
29:00Our
29:01Administrative planning
29:02Which in turn reports to the local police and crime panel
29:05In your case, that would be
29:06Shipton Abbott, of course
29:08Non-invasive
29:10Just
29:10Building a loop
29:12Everyone's in it and we all
29:14Open our kimono
29:15Kimono?
29:17Share what we have
29:18Get all our ducks in a row
29:20That's how we
29:21Move the needle
29:22You follow?
29:23Yes
29:24No
29:24Not really
29:26The first carriage on the train to efficiency harbour
29:30Is streamlining
29:31Trimming 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
30:02Hey Sam, it's Martha Goodman
30:07There's one of your properties
30:08I'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
30:21Anne's just been made a new counsellor
30:23Going off on fancy lunches all the time
30:25Or she's dating again
30:27And here's me
30:28Exactly the same as I was
30:30Last week
30:31Last month
30:32Pretty much the whole of last year
30:34Literally
30:35Nothing is happening in my life right now
30:38One morning
30:39I'm just going to wake up
30:40And find out I'm old
30:42Still on my own
30:44And still living in Chicton Abbott
30:47Can't think of anything worse
30:48I know, right?
30:51So who's I actually dating then?
30:52Not that I'm bothered
30:53Just interested
30:55No idea
30:57It's supposed to be really pretty though
31:01Tributes are pouring in
31:02Following the death of renowned author
31:04Kenneth Linder
31:05Who was found dead in his home
31:06And shipped in Abbott this morning
31:08It comes in the week
31:09He launched his latest novel
31:10The Final Breath
31:16No one seems to have seen anything
31:18If it's the town centre
31:19The CCTV should have picked them up
31:22Hi sir
31:22So the name Mecca
31:25I ran a quick trace
31:27We have 34 families
31:29With that last name
31:30In Devon and Cornwall
31:30But with nothing to cross-check it with
31:33It's tough to narrow down
31:34Right
31:36So what do we know about him?
31:38He's a Kenneth Lindbergh fan
31:40He's got a limp
31:41And he's got a button missing
31:44Not much
31:45All right
31:47See if there's a Kenneth Lindbergh fan club
31:49Or a book reading group
31:50They'll have a list of members
31:52Why didn't I think of that?
31:53Yes
31:53And 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
31:59Left leg?
32:00I'm on it
32:01Yes
32:03So
32:04The Hub
32:05Anything to report?
32:08Yes
32:09Yes
32:10Seems we're under new management
32:11Everyone
32:12The Chief Super's moved on
32:14We're now being overseen
32:16By the planning team
32:18And the local police and crime panel
32:21So 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?
32:36Uh
32:36No
32:38No
32:39Whoa
32:40So
33:01We're home
33:02Be
33:02Little
33:03You
33:04Oh
33:04Oh
33:17lab have confirmed kenneth linder as death by electrocution although they have listed his
33:24amyloidosis as a secondary cause his body was so weak he was unlikely to survive the initial shock
33:30this is madness what's that kelby the local bookmaker david bevan assaulted three times
33:37in three days got the town center cctv footage but not one of them makes any sense
33:43look here this is the first one his dog makes a mess in his shop he bagged it up and
33:50was taking
33:51it to an outside bin then someone snatches it off that's weird then the next one same time
33:58next day near enough a different bloke runs up and tries to punch him misses and then mr bevan said
34:06that he started crying and then ran off and then this morning a third bloke came out of nowhere
34:13whacks him on the head with a rolled up newspaper for no reason and then just runs off as well
34:18it's all very odd just kids messing about i think i found your poor mecca
34:28yeah he arrived two nights ago i said he was here on business kept himself to himself
34:36thank you
34:39would you know him if you swim again
34:42no doubt it don't pay much attention to overnighters
34:47can i ask how he paid uh cash cash
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 address phone number
35:05he filled a registration card out
35:07can we see it it's downstairs in the office
35:10yes done
35:16do you have any security cameras
35:17we have a doorbell camera
35:19excellent
35:20hmm can't see him arriving
35:24oh but he might have come in through the side door
35:27let's look at when he left
35:29okay thanks margo
35:32address and phone number are false
35:35there he is
35:38he's got a limp
35:43that's him
35:50come on
35:51you should have gone an hour ago
35:52nearly done
35:54boy your age should be rushing home getting ready to go out
35:57haven't you got a date or anything
35:59nah i've given up on all them dating apps
36:03last one i met up with
36:05must have used a photo that was older than me
36:09she keeps sending me photos of her
36:13lasagna
36:16well
36:18don't be long
36:19i won't
36:32hi
36:35hi
36:40bad day
36:42not as bad as Selwyn
36:44look he's homeless
36:45oh your author's been all over the news
36:48saying it was murder
36:49i think so yeah
36:51any idea who it was
36:52well we've got a good suspect
36:55a disgruntled fan who was sending threatening messages
36:57and we can place them at the seams so
37:00i'm sorry
37:01i know you liked him
37:03i did yeah
37:05but it's not that
37:10i got called into the hub
37:12oh
37:13you've been told off again
37:14not this time
37:18they're saying i've got to lose someone
37:21at the station
37:22what
37:24apparently there should only be three of us at the station
37:27so i need to lose one of either esther
37:28kelby
37:30or margot
37:32that's awful
37:34what will you do
37:35i have no idea
37:41so
37:42i've got something that might cheer you up
37:45or
37:46make you feel ten times worse
37:50if it's bad timing
37:51and you don't want to talk about it
37:53then just say so
37:54it's bad time
37:57but
37:58the lily bond will be out of the water for weeks
38:01maybe months
38:03and
38:04although we can stay at months again
38:07i was thinking that maybe
38:09it was time to move on
38:12and went back to our original plan
38:13when we first moved down
38:14and
38:19or taus
38:24are you serious
38:26look
38:40hello p
38:41where have you been
38:42oh arthur's still not better that leg
38:45oh
38:46hello lovey
38:47see you friday
38:48ha
38:58you're in early
38:59what's up with you
39:00wet your bed
39:01no
39:02so
39:03i had a brainwave
39:05oh
39:05i was sitting in the bath
39:07listening to billy eilish
39:09when i realised
39:10that all those things that happened to mr bevan
39:13outside the bookmakers
39:15all happened at the same time
39:17between five to nine
39:19and ten past nine
39:20three days in a row
39:22so what if they're there again today
39:24i can get there first
39:25and wait for them to show up
39:27so
39:29what's billy eilish got to do with it
39:31oh nothing
39:32i just like her
39:50the fan club hasn't got a poor 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 kenny's linder
40:02they asked him where the title of his book came from
40:05when his wife was dying
40:06she 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
40:16they were very close
40:17yes
40:18i only wish we had more answers for her
40:24right
40:26let's run through what we've got
40:27again
40:38hi
40:40stop
40:50go get him
40:51kenny
40:54go get him
40:55breaking rocks in a hot sun
40:58i fought for law and a low one
41:01i fought for law and a low one
41:04i needed money cause i had none
41:07i fought for law and a low one
41:10i fought for law and a low one
41:13i left my baby and it feels so bad
41:16and i guess my race is fun
41:19she's the best girl that i ever had
41:22i fought for law and a low one
41:25i fought for law and a
41:40i fought for law and a low one
41:55women's insanely hot
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 and them always looking the same?
42:25Um, Kelby?
42:29Hello, um, can I use your bathroom, please?
42:33Oh, neither can we walk out.
42:39Kelby?
42:41Kelby? Mum'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're 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 in 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, but he wasn't.
43:20He was disposing the bag of duck poop.
43:26The next day, they had a different plan.
43:29The second one was going to throw pepper into Mr Bevan's face and steal the bag of money.
43:34But he didn't account for the window.
43:43The third one had another plan.
43:45He had put a big chisel in a rolled-up newspaper with caution, but he hadn't wrapped it tightly enough.
43:51So, when he pulled his arm back...
44:03So, 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.
44:14I was getting pulled out of the mud.
44:22Esther, have we got the doorbell footage of Paul Mecca?
44:25Uh, yes.
44:26Hang on.
44:27Ooh, they're talking about us.
44:29Shepton Abbot police have no comment on the theories that the author was murdered in the same way as the
44:34victims in his latest thriller.
44:36The new book is flying off the shelves.
44:38Which fans say that his death is something he could have written himself.
44:42Yes, they're good!
44:49Well, that's exactly what it is.
44:58The final breath!
45:01I can't.
45:02But why pull that girl?
45:06Who is he?
45:07Oh, an accomplice, perhaps.
45:10Hmm.
45:21Oh, 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, both.
45:40The button, the memo pad, the footprints in the garden, the mysterious Paul Mecca, the jacket he just happened to
45:47leave behind.
45:48All very convenient and easy to find, all ultimately leading nowhere.
45:55Why?
45:57Because they weren't clues at all.
46:00They were simply the pen strokes of a master storyteller.
46:04Kenneth Lindner's books were no longer attracting the following they once did.
46:09And facing financial ruin, he was then, very literally, dealt a killer blow.
46:20He was dying.
46:22But his thoughts were not for himself.
46:25They were for his daughter, Helen.
46:26Having kept his financial woes from her, he knew that when he was gone, she'd be left with nothing.
46:32So I think, when he was told he was dying, he concocted a plan.
46:37First, he had to get a publishing deal.
46:40He did so by agreeing to return to his most successful trilogy, The Bathtub Murders.
46:46But, more importantly, I think he's the one who suggested he write it without an advance.
46:52Instead, taking the lion's share of profits from book sales.
46:58But why would he do that if he was broke?
47:02Because he intended to make sure the book was a runaway success.
47:07And I think he did so by murdering himself.
47:11Knowing he only had weeks, perhaps days left to live,
47:14Kenneth Linder said goodbye to his daughter.
47:17But as he wasn't insured, he knew he had to find a way to secure her future.
47:22Promise you'll have an early night.
47:24A nightcap first, I think.
47:26One.
47:27At least.
47:28I love you.
47:30Love you too.
47:32To 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, his course was set.
47:45First thing he did was plant his clues.
47:47First, the footprint.
47:49Adding a limp for dramatic effect.
47:52Then, the mysterious note.
48:01And the button.
48:07And then, with everything in place,
48:12he carried out his plan.
48:17A few days before, he booked into Sandal's guest house
48:21in the name of the character he created.
48:23Making sure that he left the jacket with a missing button behind
48:26and to get caught on the doorbell camera.
48:30Allowing us to see the supposed limp he'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 had only been operating a few weeks.
48:43So he did it all himself.
48:47Yes, Colby.
48:49I think he did.
48:50As news spread of the fictional matter that became real life,
48:55he ensured that his new book became a bestseller.
49:00Remember the words that he spoke to his dying wife
49:02all those years ago when she begged him to look after their daughter.
49:06That he'd look after her until 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? Okay.
49:18Two things were his undoing.
49:21Footprint casts from the garden
49:24show that the weak leg was on the left.
49:27Yet, walking away from the guest house,
49:31the limp was clearly on his right leg.
49:34Any other thing?
49:35Or this hubris?
49:36Yeah.
49:37Ah.
49:54It's an anagram.
49:56Paul Mecker
49:57Mayor
49:58Culper.
50:00Latin?
50:01An admission of guilt.
50:03Quite literally,
50:05it was me
50:06who did it.
50:18Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
50:21We thought you'd want to know.
50:23Oh, I doubt it's much comfort.
50:26No.
50:27None at all, to 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.
50:46Yeah, lots of, you know,
50:48like, filing and stuff.
50:49Here we go.
50:50I don't think I've forgot anything.
50:52Oh, thank you.
50:53Want to kill me?
50:54Want some good news?
50:55Yes, always.
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, the book is bigger than ever.
51:09It's the bestseller.
51:10Losing all that money,
51:11you must have a nasty rash.
51:16Well, I think we shouldn't lose sight
51:17of the fact that
51:18her daughter lost her father,
51:20but, uh,
51:22well done, everyone.
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 of 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 left here
52:01for a while.
52:02Really?
52:03Close your eyes.
52:09Oh, God.
52:11I can't see anything.
52:13Woo!
52:14This way.
52:15And, uh,
52:15there's the step.
52:17Okay, yeah.
52:19Do we have a key?
52:20Don't need one.
52:21There's no problem.
52:23Up, up, up.
52:25Yeah.
52:27No, I'm sorry.
52:30Oh, seriously.
52:32Oh, what's that smell?
52:34That's an ask.
52:36Right, master.
52:38Okay.
52:41Are you ready?
52:42I'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!
53:01Oh!
53:02Oh!
53:04Oh!
53:05Oh!
53:05Oh!
53:08Oh!
53:08Oh!
53:11Oh!
53:11Oh!
53:14Oh!
53:15Oh!
53:17Oh!
53:20Oh!
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