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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
03:43Get 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
05:43Well, here we are
05:46So consider this payback
06:01This 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
07:46Thank 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, so we're pretty sure whoever
08:37made them had a distinct limp.
08:40Limp?
08:41Yeah, much less weight put on his left leg.
08:44The main road runs across the back of the garden, so someone could have got over the fence
08:48and along this path.
08:49Cameras?
08:50Nothing this side, doorbell camera at the front.
08:53We've got him being dropped off last night by his daughter Helen, and then her coming back
08:57this morning.
09:00I know you, don't I?
09:02From the book signing last night, you were with your father?
09:06That's right, D.I. Goodman.
09:11Humphrey Goodman.
09:12A huge fan.
09:16This is my 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 what?
09:37Detective Humphrey Goodman.
09:39Yes.
09:41I try that.
09:42Well, I'm something of a fan of yours, too.
09:45I read the newspaper report about the case you sold.
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?
10:10No.
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 before this morning?
10:23Last night.
10:23I dropped him home after the book signing.
10:36Promise me you'll have an early night.
10:38Oh.
10:39A nightcap 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.
11:09Intelligent.
11:10Playful.
11:11And a rather wonderful father.
11:14But tidy.
11:16No.
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.
11:37But...
11:38He'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.
12:12Are you sure you're up to this, Dad?
12:13Stop, Percy.
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 and 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?
12:44There was a towel.
12:45Neatly folded by the side of the bath.
12:47Dressing gown and slippers ready.
12:48So 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? Because the victim wrote murder mystery novels?
13:05No, Sergeant, because 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. It 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,
13:38then what happened to Kenneth Linder must be by design.
13:43Let's confirm cause of death, let forensics finish up.
13:46And I want an electrical report.
13:48Why didn't the power trip out immediately?
13:50Oh, 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.
14:04Huh.
14:21P.M.
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.
14:48He goes on a bit.
14:50Oh.
14:52Ship the nabbit.
14:54No, that's not here.
14:56The press office is at the hub, darling.
14:58Do you need the number?
15:00No problem.
15:01Bye.
15:02Okay.
15:03I 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.
15:16As his agent, you knew he was ill.
15:18Of course.
15:20But it wasn't public knowledge.
15:21It's the way Kenny wanted it.
15:23He's a very...
15:24He 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.
15:38You were wonderful.
15:39Calm.
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,
15:55so he started borrowing against the house
15:58so 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 seemed 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. Linda 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.
16:50There 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.
17:02Nice 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?
17:12He'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 books, 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? Business is business. Plus I tend to come out in a rash when I lose money.
18:31Do you know how Mr. Linda died?
18:34He was electrocuted in his bath.
18:38Who?
18:39Exactly the same way as the first murder in his new book.
18:43To be honest, I haven't read it. But 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 PM mean anything to you?
18:58No, I don't. No, 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 PM thing, could it be something else rather than initials?
19:15Such as?
19:16I don't know. Afternoon?
19:19No, PM only really works as a suffix, doesn't it?
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? We don't believe it was an accident.
19:32Agreed.
19:33And why take your own life if you're dying?
19:35Life insurance. His 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 perhaps.
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?
20:16Nothing. Just 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. Makes for pretty grim reading.
20:35What?
20:36And he had no life insurance.
20:38Canceled 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?
20:57That was easy. He's on my Facebook friends.
21:02You knew him?
21:03Back in the day when he was an angry young writer and I was a redcoat at Perton Sands.
21:09What?
21:10You were a redcoat?
21:12Well only for eight months. I got sacked.
21:15Why?
21:16They said I rigged the over 70s fancy dress competition just because Grandad won.
21:22And Kenneth Linder?
21:23Oh, we met at a Mary Hopkin concert.
21:28Turned into a weekend of debauchery in Norwich.
21:31We mostly lost touch after that.
21:33Although people do say he based one of his characters on me.
21:38Which one?
21:39Melody Alcott.
21:41She was the waitress in the first bathtub murders.
21:43Yes, she was, yes.
21:45She 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...
22:01Strange.
22:01Shh.
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.
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 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.
22:30This here he has gone to the doors.
22:32What, sir?
22:32Yesterday, similar thing happened.
22:34A man came up to me.
22:35Tried 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.
22:45But he missed.
22:46Then he started crying and ran off.
22:50Crying?
22:50It's these kids, Kelly.
22:52They're all sniffing glue and smoking something.
22:55A 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.
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 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.
23:32Oh.
23:32Well, yeah.
23:34Now you mention it, Kelly.
23:35Kelby.
23:36And he was wearing a tracksuit.
23:38With his backside hanging out.
23:40That'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.
23:49Okay.
23:51Well, leave it with me, Mr Bevin.
23:54I'll talk to the other shopkeepers.
23:56See if anyone's seen anything.
23:58But I'll be in touch.
24:00Righto, Kelly.
24:02Hey, Kelly!
24:04Bloody good idea!
24:05That's what they need!
24:08Stop calling me Kelly.
24:10Hello, boy.
24:11Have you seen anything happen down there at the box?
24:13No.
24:15Silver.
24:22Hello.
24:27That was the boat, Howard.
24:29The lily barn 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.
24:42Thanks very much.
24:44No, not about staying with you.
24:46About the boat.
24:47Really loves that boat, doesn't he?
24:48Yeah, but...
24:49It's only ever supposed to be a stopgap until we've found somewhere more permanent.
24:53So...
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 to look 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?
25:27About 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, but very pretty by all accounts.
25:46They were seen coming out of Kitty J's arm in arm.
25:51Hi, Nick.
25:52Okay, thank you.
25:54The button doesn't match any of the clothes found in the wardrobe.
25:58Right.
25:58And the RCD switch was disabled, which meant the power didn't cut off instantly.
26:04So, if it was murder, then it was premeditated.
26:08What were those initials you found?
26:11PM. Why?
26:12I have something.
26:14On Kenneth Linder's page.
26:16Someone's posted a death threat.
26:18Saying he's a fraud, that he's sold out doing a new book, that he's ruined the trilogy by having a
26:22fourth book.
26:24Some of the messages are pretty vile.
26:26But the last one, look.
26:29Be 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, but 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 advert.
27:13You're wanted.
27:14What?
27:16I'm not help.
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 him 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, excuse me.
28:04Hello?
28:15D.I. Goodman, I presume.
28:18James Smith.
28:19Please.
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.
28:58Bringing 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 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?
29:17We'll share what we have.
29:18Get all our ducks in a row.
29:20So, that'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.
29:34Well, unclogging the pipes.
29:37There's only four of us.
29:39Which is rather the point.
29:41In what way?
29:42There should only be three.
29:44Your staff to square footage ratio is off 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.
30:16That'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 counsellor.
30:23Going off on fancy lunches all the time.
30:25Or she's dating again.
30:27And here's me.
30:29Exactly the same as I was last week, last month.
30:32Pretty 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 and still living in Shipton Abbott.
30:47Can't think of anything worse.
30:49I know, right?
30:51So who's I actually 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, who was found dead in his home and
31:07shipped 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.
31:21Hi 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?
31:37Uh, he's a Kenneth Linder fan, he's got a limp, and he's got a button missing.
31:44Not much.
31:45Alright, uh, see if there's a Kenneth Linder fan club or a book reading group.
31:50Um, they'll have a list of members.
31:52Why didn't I think of that?
31:53Yes, and, uh, maybe we could take a punt on the limp too.
31:56Check for local hospital admissions in the last six months.
31:59Uh, injuries to his left, um...
32:00Left leg, I'm on it.
32:01Yes.
32:04So, The Hub.
32:06Anything to report?
32:08Uh, yes.
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, she 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, no.
32:37Oh.
32:39Oh.
33:17The lab have confirmed Kenneth Linder as death by electrocution, although 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.
33:54That's weird.
33:56Then, the next one, same time, next day, near enough, a different bloke runs up and tries to punch him,
34:04misses, and then Mr Bevan said that he started crying, and then ran off.
34:08And then, this morning, a third bloke came out of nowhere, whacks him on the head with a rolled up
34:15newspaper, for no reason, and then just runs off as well.
34:18It's all very odd.
34:19It's just 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.
34:43Don'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, phone number?
35:05He filled a registration card out.
35:08Can we see it?
35:09It's downstairs, in the office.
35:11Esther.
35:16Do you have any security cameras?
35:17We have a doorbell camera.
35:20Excellent.
35:21Hmm, 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.
35:30Thanks, Margot.
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.
35:54Boy, 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.
36:16Well, don't be long.
36:19I won't.
36:32Hi.
36:34Hi.
36:39Bad day.
36:42Not 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,
36:59so...
36:59I'm sorry.
37:01No, you liked him.
37:03I did, yeah.
37:06It'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 at the station.
37:22What?
37:23Yeah.
37:24Apparently there should only be three of us at the station,
37:27so I need to lose one of either Esther, Kelby or Margot.
37:32That's awful.
37:33Yeah.
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.
37:58But the lily bond will be out of the water for weeks, maybe months.
38:03And although we can stay at mum's again,
38:07I was thinking that maybe it was time to move on.
38:11And went back to our original plan when we first moved down.
38:14And...
38:19What house?
38:24Are you serious?
38:26Look.
38:40Hello, Peter.
38:41Where have you been?
38:43Oh, Arthur.
38:44Still not bare that leg.
38:45Oh.
38:46Hello, lovey.
38:47See you Friday.
38:48Ha!
38:58You're in early.
38:59What's up with you?
39:00Wrecked your bed?
39:01No.
39:02So, I had a brainwave.
39:05Oh.
39:06I was sitting in the bath, listening to Billie Eilish.
39:09And I realised that all those things that happened to Mr Bevan,
39:14outside 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?
39:29What's Billie Eilish got to do with it?
39:32Oh, nothing.
39:33I just like her.
39:51The 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 Kenneth 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.
40:14Hmm.
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 again.
40:49Go get him, Kelly!
40:54I'm breaking rocks in a hot sun.
40:58I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:01I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:04I needed money cause I had none.
41:07I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:10I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:13I left my bed and it feels so bad.
41:16And I guess my race is fun.
41:19She's the best girl that I've ever had.
41:22I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:25I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:42This is the group of cops.
42:16You lived here as a teenager, didn't you?
42:18you? Yes, I did. Didn't you find it weird? Seeing the same people every day and them
42:24always looking the same. Kelby? Hello, um, can I use your bathroom, please?
42:33Oh, neither can we walk out. Kelby? Kelby? Mum's washing my uniform. I was chasing one of the
42:44kids that assaulted Mr. Bevan, caught one of them, and he dobbed the other two in. They're
42:49in the hole at the moment being questioned. Well done, Kelby. Yes, indeed. Well done,
42:54Kelby. So, what was it all about? Okay, so Mr. Bevan keeps the cash from the tills and
43:01the slot machines in a safe overnight, then banks it the same time every morning. They
43:07obviously found out about it and decided to rob him. But they weren't very bright.
43:15The first one thought Mr. Bevan was on his way to bank his takings, but he wasn't. He
43:20was disposing the bag of duck poop. The next day, they had a different plan. The second
43:29one was going to throw pepper into Mr. Bevan's face and steal the bag of money. But he didn't
43:34account for the windowish. The third one had another plan. He had put a big chisel in a
43:46roll-up newspaper, caution. But he hadn't wrapped it tightly enough. So when he pulled his arm back...
44:03So, that's what happened to the borrower's window. And luckily it did. It could have killed
44:08someone. Oh, what have you done? I turned my ankle when I was getting pulled out of the mud.
44:22Esther, have we got the doorbell footage of Paul Mecca?
44:25Uh, yes. Hang on. Ooh, they're talking about us.
44:29Shetton 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. The new book is flying off the shelves, with fans saying his death is something
44:40he could have written himself.
44:41Yes, they're good.
44:49Oh, that's exactly what it is. The final breath. But why pull that gun? Who is he? An accomplice part.
45:22Oh, that's very clever. Do you know what happened?
45:28I think I do. So was it murder? Not exactly. He took his own life? Strictly speaking, both.
45:38Both. The button, the memo pad, the footprints in the garden, the mysterious Paul Mecca, the jacket he just happened
45:47to leave behind. All very convenient and easy to find. All ultimately leading nowhere.
45:55Why? Because they weren't clues at all. They were simply the pen strokes of a master storyteller.
46:04But Kenneth Lindner's books were no longer attracting the following they once did. And, facing financial ruin, he was then
46:15very literally dealt a killer blow. He was dying.
46:23But his thoughts were not for himself. They were for his daughter, Helen. Having kept his financial woes from her,
46:29he 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. First, he had to get a
46:39publishing deal. He 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. Instead, taking the lion's
46:54share of profits from book sales.
46:58But why would he do that if he was broke? Because he intended to make sure the book was a
47:05runaway success. And I think he did so by murdering himself.
47:11Knowing he only had weeks, perhaps days left to live, Kenneth Lindner 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. One. At least.
47:28I love you.
47:30I love you too.
47:32To fulfill the promise he made to her mother, all those years ago.
47:38I doubt that any right-minded person would consider such a thing. But once he made his plan, his course
47:44was set.
47:45First thing he did was plant his clues. First the footprint, adding a limp for dramatic effect.
47:52Then, the mysterious note.
47:54Then, the mysterious note.
48:01And the button.
48:07And then, with everything in place, he carried out his plan.
48:17A few days before, he booked into Sandal's guest house in the name of the character he created.
48:23Making sure that he left the jacket with a missing button behind and to get caught on the doorbell camera.
48:30Allowing us to see the supposed limp he'd orchestrated in the flower bed to 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, he ensured that his new book became a bestseller.
49:00Remember the words that he spoke to his dying wife all those years ago when she begged him to look
49:05after their daughter?
49:05That he'd look after her until his final 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 show that the weak leg was on the left.
49:27Yet, walking away from the guest house, the limp was clearly on his right leg.
49:34Any other thing?
49:35Or this hubris?
49:36Yeah.
49:54It's an anagram.
49:56Paul Mecker, Meyer, Culper.
50:00Latin?
50:01An admission of guilt.
50:03Quite literally.
50:05It was me who did it.
50:18Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
50:21We thought you'd want to know.
50:23Though I doubt it's much comfort.
50:26No.
50:27None at all, to be honest.
50:29The truth is, I'd swap every penny of the fortune he worked so hard to leave me for one more
50:36day with him.
50:46Yeah.
50:47Yeah, lots of, you know, like, filing and stuff.
50:49Here we go.
50:50I don't think I forgot anything.
50:52Oh, dang it.
50:53Wanna kill me?
50:54Want some good news?
50:55Want some good news?
50:56Yes, always.
50:57Kenneth Linder's publisher, Anthony Westley, just got sacked.
51:01Why?
51:03For signing a contract that gives most of the money from the booksellers to the Linder estate.
51:07Yes, the book is bigger than ever.
51:09It's a bestseller.
51:10Well, losing all that money, you must have a nasty rash.
51:16Well, I think we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that our daughter lost her father, but...
51:21Well done, everyone.
51:23And well done you.
51:24To our amazing inspector, Martha, who saved him from a watery grave.
51:30Our brilliant Kelby, who cracked his own case and waded through mud to bring his prisoner in.
51:35And Margot, who is the font of all knowledge.
51:38And Esther, the voice of reason and the glue that holds us all together.
51:43And not forgetting our new counsellor.
51:46Oh!
51:47Cheers!
51:48Cheers!
51:56Okay, so the pictures I showed you are a bit old.
52:00And no one's lived here for a while.
52:02Really?
52:03Close your eyes.
52:09Oh, God.
52:11I can't see anything.
52:13This way.
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.
52:25No.
52:27Oh, God.
52:28No, 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?
52:43We're not sure.
52:45Open your eyes.
52:49Okay, two questions.
52:51One, are you sure we're in the right house?
52:53And two, if we are, what on earth possessed you?
52:56I'm glad you asked.
52:58I feel you with me with my eyes.
53:00I feel you with me with my eyes.
53:03Oh!
53:05Oh!
53:06Isn't it amazing?
53:08Oh!
53:15Oh!
53:18Oh!
53:20Oh!
53:21Oh!
53:21Oh!
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