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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.
01:14I think we've sprung a leak, or...
01:24Right.
01:26I think the most important thing is to not panic.
01:32You need to think logically.
01:38Does the engine work?
01:41Engine. Brilliant.
01:48Humphrey? Are you all right?
01:50Aye.
02:08What's that?
02:10I'm not entirely sure.
02:12It'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.
02:25Wood.
02:27We could make a raft.
02:32Humphrey?
02:33I need two pencils and a pair of underpants.
02:37Oh.
02:57Morning!
02:59Morning!
03:00Morning!
03:01Morning!
03:08Dad?
03:15Dad?
03:20Dad?
03:24Dad?
03:26Dad?
03:43If you get out on the ocean, if you sail out on the sea,
03:48if you get up in the mountains, if you go climbing on the trees,
03:52go through every emotion when you know that they don't care.
03:57Darling, that's when I want to sleep. Oh, I'll go with you, baby.
04:10Get up in the jet plane.
04:12What happened? We were really worried.
04:15Yes, the mooring rope snapped and the current dragged us out to sea, Calvi.
04:19Thank heavens for the RNLI.
04:21Yes.
04:21Oh, and sent to 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 Lindner's house.
04:47Sir, sir.
04:48Oh, yes, I'm so sorry.
04:49Yes, sir.
04:50Do you apologize?
04:51Listen, listen to her.
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.
05:21He 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.
05:44Well, here we are.
05:46So consider this payback.
06:01This week sees the launch of the new Kenneth Lindner novel,
06:06The Final Breath.
06:08Now, since he's moved to Shipton Abbot,
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 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 a 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.
07:19He was a man who was a man who was a man who was a man who was a man
07:23who was a man who was a man who was a man who was a man who was a man
07:24who was a man who was a man who was a man who was a man who was a man
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07:41who
07:46Thank you, sergeant.
07:56Yes.
08:13We'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 found in
08:32the house. We've taken moulds but there's a difference in indent depth so we're pretty sure
08:37whoever made them had a distinct limp. Limp? Yeah, 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 and along
08:49this path. Cameras? Nothing this side, doorbell camera at the front. We've got him being dropped
08:54off last night by his daughter Helen and then her coming back this morning.
09:00I know you don't I? From the book signing last night you were with your father?
09:06That's right, D.I. Goodman.
09:11Humphrey Goodman. A huge fan.
09:16This is my wife, Martha. Hi.
09:20So, Humphrey, do you have a favourite case?
09:23Oh yes, the first of the Bastard trilogy, Death by Design. The Bottletop McGuffin. Genius.
09:29Oh, thank you. Wait. You're what? Detective Humphrey Goodman.
09:39Yes, I try that. Well, I'm something of a fan of yours too. I read the newspaper report about the
09:47case you
09:48saw. The poor chap murdered by his partner. Made to look like a car crash. Brilliant.
10:01Well, a pleasure to meet you, Humphrey. And you, Martha.
10:05Thank you. This must be difficult for you. Is the family we can call?
10:10No. It's just me and Dad. Are you up to a few questions, Helen? I'll try.
10:18When was the last time you saw your father before this morning?
10:22Last night, I dropped him home after the book signing.
10:36Promise me you'll have an early night. Oh, a nightcap first, I think.
10:40One. At least.
10:44Love you. Love you too.
10:53And how did he seem in himself? Quiet? But I know he was tired.
11:01Can I ask, was your dad a particularly tidy man? Tidy? God, no. He was bloody-minded,
11:09intelligent, playful, and a rather wonderful father. But tidy? No.
11:20There's something else you need to know.
11:24He was dying. He had end-stage amyloidosis. An abnormal buildup of proteins. Stops his organs
11:32working properly. Said he refused to die until he'd finished his damn book. But he'd been going
11:39downhill pretty rapidly these past few weeks. We knew it wouldn't be long. But this...
11:48he was dying. Do you think he took his own life? Do you?
11:54I know he was in a lot of pain. But he refused the palliative care he was offered.
12:06People are coming in.
12:12You 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.
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? He did this himself?
12:44There was a towel. Neatly folded by the side of the bath. Dressing 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? Possibly.
12:57Wait. You're thinking it's murder. We 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? Too 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. Why didn't the power trip out immediately?
13:50Oh, and have his clothes checked too. See if this belongs to any of them. Please.
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. He said if they overslept, they could have ended up in Guernsey.
14:44Pothole Pete?
14:45Oh, they call him that because people try to avoid him.
14:48Huh. He goes on a bit.
14:50Oh. Ship the nabbit.
14:54No, that's not here. The press office is at the hub, darling. Do you need the number?
14:59No problem. Bye.
15:02Okay. I'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.
15:16As 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. He's a very...
15:25He was a very proud man. He didn't want people fawning over him.
15:30I saw you at the book signing last night. How did he seem to you?
15:36Oh, gee.
15:37You were wonderful.
15:39Calm. Considering 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 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. He didn't want her to worry about that
16:11on top of everything else.
16:12They seem very close.
16:13They lost Helen's mum when she was seven, so 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. Goes with the territory.
16:31Can 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, Anthony 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, people 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.
18:23Plus, I tend to come out in a rash when I lose money.
18:31Do you know how Mr. Linder 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.
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 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?
19:14Such as?
19:16I don't know.
19:18Afternoon?
19:19No, P.M. 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?
19:30We don't believe it was an accident.
19:32Agreed.
19:33And why 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.
19:49Who 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.
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.
20:35And he had no life insurance, cancelled 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?
21:02What?
21:03Well, back 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.
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.
21:40Yeah.
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 to 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 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, he 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's that?
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, dressed 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.
22:51Kelly.
22:52They're all sniffing glue and smoking something.
22:55Day before, one of them stole my dog poo.
23:00Dog poo?
23:01Honey Butcher, my dog, got into the shop from upstairs and left a little presence here.
23:07So I bagged it up, went outside to the bin, and 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.
23:32Oh, well, yeah.
23:34Now you mentioned it, Kelly.
23:35Kelby, and 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.
23:49Okay, um, well, leave it with me, Mr. Bevin.
23:54I'll talk to the other shopkeepers, see if anyone's seen anything, but I'll be in touch.
23:59Right on, Kelly.
24:02Hey, Kelly.
24:04Bloody good, I didn't.
24:05That's what they need.
24:08Stop calling me, Kelly.
24:10Hello, boy.
24:11Have you seen anything that happened down there at the box?
24:13No.
24:15See you?
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.
24:43Thanks very much.
24:44No, not about us staying with you, about the boat.
24:47Really loves that boat, doesn't he?
24:48Yeah, but it's only ever supposed to be a stopgap until we've 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.
25:33Don't you want to know who with?
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.
25:50Hi 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.
26:08What 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 force book.
26:24Some of the messages are pretty vile.
26:26But the last one.
26:28Look.
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.
26:46I 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 another.
27:12Psst.
27:13You're wanted.
27:15What?
27:16I'm going to help.
27:17They'll just have to wait, okay?
27:19I need to speak to Helen and Linda first.
27:22Sergeant.
27:27I can't ever remember Dad mentioning a Paul Mecker.
27:31It seems he disapproved of the new book, accusing your Dad of selling out.
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 was the only way you could get published.
27:46I think he needed the money.
27:50Oh, he never said anything, but 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, please.
28:32Sorry.
28:34I was expecting Chief Superintendent Woods.
28:38No longer with us, I'm afraid.
28:39Oh.
28:40Oh, 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.
29:01I've been interested in planning.
29:03Which in turn reports to the local police and crime panel.
29:05In your case, that would be Shipton Abbott, of course.
29:09Non-invasive.
29:10Just building a loop.
29:12Everyone's in it, and we all open our kimono.
29:16Kimono?
29:17Share 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, not really.
29:26The first carriage on the train to Efficiency Harbour is streamlining.
29:32Trimming the fat.
29:33Cutbacks.
29:36Unclogging the pipes.
29:38There'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.
29:50But it's not all bad news.
29:53The decision about who to lose, all yours.
30:03Hey Sam, it's Martha Goodman.
30:07There's 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 has been made a new counsellor, going off on fancy lunches all the time.
30:25Or she's dating again.
30:27And here's me, exactly 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, still on my own, and still living
30:45in Shipton Abbot.
30:47Can't think of anything worse.
30:49I know, right?
30:51So who's I actually dating then? Not that I'm bothered, just interested.
30:55No idea.
30:57Supposed 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.
31:22Hi, 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.
31:45Alright, see 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, injuries to his left...
32:00Left leg, I'm on it.
32:01Yes.
32:03So, The Hub. Anything 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, she was lovely. I really liked her.
32:28Yeah, she was definitely one of the better ones.
32:31Is that it though? Now Charlie's gone? No new directives or anything?
32:34Oh, no.
32:38Oh, no.
32:42Oh.
32:45Oh.
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, a different bloke runs up and tries to punch him.
34:04Misses, and then Mr Bevan said that he started crying.
34:07And then ran off.
34:08And then, this morning, a third bloke came out of nowhere, whacked 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.
34:20Just kids messing about.
34:22I think I found your poor mecca.
34:27Yeah, 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.
34:50Cash.
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?
35:18We 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, Margo.
35:32Address and phone number are false.
35:35There he is.
35:37He's got a limp.
35:43That's him.
35:50Come 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.
36:07She, she keeps sending me photos of her lasagna.
36:16Well, don't be long.
36:19I won't.
36:28I won't.
36:31I won't.
36:33I won't.
36:33I won't.
36:34I won't.
36:51I won't.
36:53I won't.
37:00I won't.
37:02I won't.
37:08I won't.
37:18I won't.
37:20I won't.
37:23I won't.
37:24I won't.
37:29I won't.
37:33I won't.
37:45I won't.
37:47I won't.
37:48I won't.
37:49I won't.
38:05I won't.
38:05If you couldn't stay at Mums again, I was thinking that maybe it was time to move on and
38:12went back to our original plan when we first moved down, and, and, or Taos.
38:24Are you serious?
38:26Look.
38:40Hello, Peter, where have you been?
38:43Oh, Arthur, still not bare that leg.
38:46Hello, lovey.
38:47See you Friday.
38:57Oh, you'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, and I realised that all those things
39:12that happened to Mr Bevan, outside the bookmakers, all happened at the same time.
39:17Between five to nine and ten past nine, three 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?
39:32Oh, nothing.
39:33I 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 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.
40:16They were very close.
40:17Yes.
40:18I only wish we had more answers for her.
40:23Right.
40:25Let's run through what we've got again.
40:38Oi!
40:40Stop!
40:42Oi!
40:43Stop!
40:50Go get him, Kelly!
40:52Go get him, Kelly!
40:55Breaking 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 baby and it feels so bad.
41:16And I guess my race is won.
41:19She's the best girl that I ever had.
41:22I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:25I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:54I fought for law and I'm the law one.
42:01I fought for law and I'm the law one.
42:04Oi! Look at you!
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?
42:26Kelby!
42:29Hello, um, can I use your bathroom, please?
42:37Oh, neither can we walk out.
42:39Kelby?
42:40Kelby?
42:41Mum's washing my uniform. I 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 whole back of the moment being questioned.
42:52Well 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, then banks at 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 duck 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.
43:34But he didn't account for the windowish.
43:43The third one had another plan.
43:45He had put a big chisel in a rolled up newspaper.
43:48Caution.
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.
44:05And luckily it did.
44:07It could have killed someone.
44:10Oh, what have you done?
44:12I turned my ankle when 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.
44:29Chips and Abbott police have no comment on the theories that the author was murdered in the same way as
44:34the 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.
44:53Well, that's exactly what it is.
44:58The final breath.
45:02But why Paul Mecker?
45:05Who is he?
45:08An accomplice part.
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.
45:35He took his own life?
45:36Strictly speaking...
45:38Both.
45:40The button, the memo pad, the footprints in the garden, the mysterious Paul Mecker, the jacket he just happened to
45:47leave behind.
45:48All very convenient and easy to find.
45:52All ultimately leading nowhere.
45:56Why?
45:57Because they weren't clues at all.
46:00They were simply the pen strokes of a master storyteller.
46:04Kenneth Linder's books were no longer attracting the following they once did.
46:10And, facing financial ruin, he was then very literally dealt a killer blow.
46:20He 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, 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?
47:01Because 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,
47:15Kenneth 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, Dorothy.
47:26One.
47:27I love you.
47:30I love 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, he carried out his plan.
48:18A 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?
52:34That's an 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, 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.
52:59Oh!
53:02Oh!
53:04Oh!
53:05Oh!
53:06Isn't it amazing?
53:08Oh!
53:15Oh!
53:17Oh!
53:18Oh!
53:20Oh!
53:21Oh!
53:21Oh!
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