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Beyond.Paradise Season 4 Episode 1 (2026)
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00:01And the carpet's all wet in here. I think we've sprung a leak, or...
00:16Right. I think the most important thing is to not panic. You need to think logically.
00:30Does the engine work? Engine. Brilliant.
00:40Humphrey? Are you all right? Fine.
01:02What's that? I'm not entirely sure. It's dripping oil.
01:13Have we got life jackets? Well, I didn't think we'd need them. You know, being parked up.
01:20Wood. We could make a raft.
01:26Humphrey? I need two pencils and a pair of underpants, please.
01:30Oh!
01:53Morning!
02:05Dad?
02:13Dad?
02:15Dad?
02:33One morning in the month of June, down by a rolling river, there he tried the chance to stray and
02:40he beheld his lover.
02:42Her cheeks were red and eyes were brown, her hair and ringlets hanging down.
02:47She had a lovely face without a frown, just as the tide was flowing.
02:52You know, you're tired now.
02:52The day-to-school fire.
02:53After the day-to-day, the early weather was flowing.
03:21Many days are dying.
03:21Oh, cue every emotion
03:24When you know that they don't care
03:26Darling, that's when I want to flee
03:28Oh, I'll go with you, Ray
03:43What happened? We were really worried.
03:45Yes, the mooring rope snapped
03:47and the current dragged us out to sea, Calvi.
03:49Thank heavens for the RNLI.
03:52Yes. Oh, Anne said to phone her
03:54the second you get back.
03:58Uh, you all right, sir?
04:02Yes?
04:03Oh, it's just a bump.
04:07Um, only you're needed.
04:11Esther's gone on ahead.
04:12Where? Kenneth Linder's house.
04:19Sir, sir.
04:20Oh, yes, I'm so sorry.
04:21Yes, there we go.
04:23I do apologise.
04:24Yes, sir.
04:35Up here, sir.
04:42Are you OK?
04:44How's Martha?
04:45We're both fine.
04:49Oh, Kenneth.
04:51You know I only spoke to him last night.
04:53Oh, of course.
04:54You went to the book signing.
05:01Yes, here we are.
05:06I'm still not sure this qualifies as a date.
05:10In my defence, I was coerced
05:11into your Mamma Mia karaoke night.
05:14Coerced?
05:14Well, maybe not coerced,
05:15but if those photos ever get into the wrong hands...
05:19Here we are.
05:22So consider this payback.
05:37This week sees the launch
05:40of the new Kenneth Linder novel,
05:42The Final Breath.
05:44Now, since he's moved to Shipton Abbot,
05:47we are brazenly claiming him
05:49as one of our own.
05:50So, as your new local counsellor
05:52and treasurer of the Devon Literary Group,
05:54I would like you all to give a huge welcome
05:56to our guest, Kenneth Linder.
06:03His daughter, Helen, found him in the bath.
06:06The electric fan in the water at his feet.
06:09It looks like he's been here all night.
06:11Looks like the power tripped eventually,
06:14but not quick enough to save him.
06:17Well, this is something of a conundrum.
06:19Um...
06:20Why?
06:21Because in his latest novel,
06:23serial killer Jeremy Cook
06:24is walking to the electric chair,
06:26which is where the last book left him.
06:28But it turns out he'd bribed the guard
06:31to short-circuit the prison power,
06:33therefore delaying his execution
06:34until the next day.
06:35But that night,
06:37he murdered the guard that helped him
06:39and stole his uniform to escape.
06:41Nice.
06:42Then he found the judge that sentenced him
06:45and, like his nine previous victims,
06:49killed him
06:49by dropping an electrical appliance
06:52into his bath.
06:55Oh...
06:59Hmm.
07:00Oh.
07:07Hmm.
07:13Hmm.
07:14Hmm.
07:15Hmm.
07:28Thank you, sergeant.
07:38Hiya, sir.
07:55We've got some outside too.
08:03Trampled flower bed by an open rear door.
08:06We did a quick check and the footprints are probably male judging by size and weight but
08:13they're not an obvious match for any of the footwear found in the house.
08:16We've taken moulds but there's a difference in indent depth so we're pretty sure whoever
08:21made them had a distinct limp.
08:24Limp?
08:25Yeah.
08:26Much less weight put on his left leg.
08:29The main road runs across the back of the garden so someone could have got over the fence
08:33and along this path.
08:34Cameras?
08:34Nothing this side, doorbell camera at the front.
08:38We've got him being dropped off last night by his daughter Helen and then her coming back
08:42this morning.
08:45I know you don't I?
08:47From the book signing last night.
08:50You were with your father?
08:52That's right.
08:52D.I.
08:53Goodman.
08:53D.I.
08:54D.I.
08:55D.I.
08:56D.I.
08:57D.I.
08:57D.I.
08:59D.I.
08:59D.I.
09:01D.I.
09:02D.I.
09:06D.I.
09:07Humphrey, do you have a favorite case?
09:10Oh yes, the first of the bathtub trilogy,
09:12Death by Design, the Bottletop MacGuffin, genius.
09:16Oh, thank you.
09:21Wait, you're not Detective Humphrey Goodman?
09:26Yes, how'd you know that?
09:29Well, I'm something of a fan of yours too.
09:32I read the newspaper report about the case you sold,
09:35the poor chap murdered by his partner made to look like a car crash.
09:41Brilliant.
09:49Well, a pleasure to meet you, Humphrey, and you, Martha.
09:56This must be difficult for you. Is the family we can call?
09:59No, it's just me and Dad.
10:03Are you up to a few questions, Helen?
10:06I'll try.
10:07When was the last time you saw your father before this morning?
10:12Last night. I dropped him home after the book signing.
10:25Promise me you'll have an early night.
10:28Oh.
10:28A nightcap first, I think.
10:30One.
10:31At least.
10:34Love you.
10:36Love you too.
10:44And how did he seem in himself?
10:48Quiet?
10:50But I know he was tired.
10:52Can I ask, was your dad a particularly tidy man?
10:55Tidy.
10:56God, no.
10:58He was bloody-minded, intelligent, playful, and a rather wonderful father.
11:06But Tidy, no.
11:12There's something else you need to know.
11:16He was dying.
11:18He had end-stage amyloidosis, an abnormal build-up of proteins.
11:24Stops his organs working properly.
11:27Said he refused to die until he'd finished his damn book.
11:30But he'd been going downhill pretty rapidly these past few weeks.
11:35We knew it wouldn't be long.
11:38But this.
11:42Do you think he took his own life?
11:44Do you?
11:48I know he was in a lot of pain.
11:50But he refused the palliative care he was offered.
12:00People are coming in.
12:06You sure you're up to this, Dad?
12:09Stop, Farsi.
12:10I'm strong as an ox.
12:17We need to take care of your dad.
12:20So you might be better at home.
12:23They'll take him to the Chapel of Rest,
12:25and I promise I'll call and let you know when he's there.
12:36Do you think that's it?
12:38He did this himself?
12:40There was a towel.
12:41Neatly folded by the side of the bath.
12:44Dressing gown and slippers ready.
12:45So why go to all that trouble if you know you'll never be getting out of the bath?
12:49Exactly.
12:50So it has to be an accident?
12:52Possibly.
12:54Wait.
12:56You're thinking it's murder?
12:57We should consider it.
12:59Why?
13:00Because the victim wrote murder mystery novels?
13:02No, Sergeant.
13:03Because there are some things that don't make sense.
13:05Such as?
13:06Well, it's all rather neat, don't you think?
13:07Too neat, perhaps, for a man not known for his tidiness.
13:11That's it.
13:12It was too neat.
13:14So what if someone put those things in place to make it look like an accident?
13:19And what about the fact that he died in exactly the way described in his own book?
13:24Can we really accept that's just a coincidence?
13:29No.
13:29So, if we can rule out suicide, accident and coincidence, which we can because there's no such thing, then what
13:37happened to Kenneth Linder must be by design.
13:42Let's confirm cause of death.
13:44Let forensics finish up.
13:45And I want an electrical report.
13:47Why didn't the power trip out immediately?
13:49Oh, and have his clothes checked too.
13:53See if this belongs to any of them.
13:55Please.
13:56Okay.
13:59And we should talk to his agent.
14:01Yes.
14:05Huh.
14:23P.M.
14:37Pothole Pete was on the RNLI boat.
14:40He said if they overslept, they could have ended up in Guernsey.
14:46Pothole Pete?
14:47Oh, they call him that cause people try to avoid him.
14:51He goes on a bit.
14:52Oh.
14:54Shipt the nabbat.
14:56No.
14:57That's not here, the press office is at the Hub, darling.
15:01Do you need the number?
15:02No problem.
15:04Bye.
15:05Okay.
15:06I got a criminal damage and also an assault on a shopkeeper in town.
15:14I'll get a couple hours.
15:15Okay.
15:19Ship the nabber.
15:20As his agent, you knew he was ill.
15:22Of course.
15:23But it wasn't public knowledge.
15:26It's the way Kenny wanted it.
15:27He's a very...
15:29He was a very proud man.
15:32He didn't want people fawning over him.
15:35I saw you at the book signing last night.
15:39How did he seem to you?
15:41Oh, she...
15:42You were wonderful.
15:44But calm.
15:46Considering this was his last roll of the dice.
15:49Why do you say that?
15:51His last book was a decade ago,
15:54and that did appallingly.
15:58Obviously, he couldn't get a publishing deal,
16:00so started borrowing against the house
16:03so that he could write this one.
16:05He was in financial difficulty.
16:07This book was his last chance of avoiding bankruptcy.
16:12He kept his money problems from Helen, of course.
16:15He didn't want her to worry about that on top of everything else.
16:19They seemed very close.
16:20They lost Helen's mum when she was seven.
16:24So it's only ever really been the two of them.
16:27Everything Kenny ever did, he did for her.
16:30But Mr. Linda confided in you about his financial difficulty.
16:35I'm his agent.
16:36Goes with the territory.
16:39Can I ask?
16:47Do the initials P.M. mean anything to you?
16:53No, should they?
16:55No.
16:59Look, there was another man at the book signing last night.
17:03He didn't look like a fan, but I saw you speaking to him.
17:06That would be Ken's publisher,
17:09Anthony Westley.
17:12Nice to see you pushed the boat out, Anthony.
17:16I think your client's Oxford Street soirees were over a long time ago.
17:21Don't you?
17:22He's made you a lot of money.
17:24He's made us all a lot of money, dear heart.
17:26But I'm slightly surprised that as a literary agent,
17:29you don't understand the use of the past tense.
17:33Your loyalty is staggering.
17:36Jump off your high horse, will you?
17:38He's washed up.
17:39We're both just hovering, waiting for him to die,
17:42so we can revive his back catalogue.
17:47Not the nicest man.
17:49His time was over.
17:52Metaphorically speaking,
17:54people are just not buying his books anymore.
17:56And yet you still publish this latest novel.
17:59True, but on very, very different terms.
18:02No advance, and on the condition
18:04that he brought back the Bathtub Murders trilogy.
18:07They were his most successful book,
18:09so I thought they will guarantee our best chance of a return.
18:13But with no advance,
18:15would that mean that he was writing for free, essentially?
18:17Yes, but he would get the lion's share if the book sold well.
18:23But you don't expect it to?
18:26No.
18:28So a much better deal for you than him, then?
18:32What can I say?
18:34Business is business.
18:37Plus, I tend to come out in a rash when I lose money.
18:45Do you know how Mr. Linder died?
18:48He was electrocuted in his bath.
18:52Who?
18:53Exactly the same way as the first murder in his new book.
18:57To be honest, I haven't read it.
18:59But it does sound a tad ironic.
19:02You haven't read a book you've just published?
19:04I have people.
19:07Do the initials P.M. mean anything to you?
19:13No, I don't...
19:15No, I don't think they do.
19:16If it is murder, can we make him a suspect, please?
19:20I'm not sure that's quite how it works, Sergeant.
19:23Pity.
19:25This P.M. thing,
19:27could it be something else rather than initials?
19:31Such as?
19:32I don't know.
19:33Afternoon?
19:35No, P.M. only really works as a suffix, doesn't it?
19:39And why have it in your hand unless you're trying to tell us something?
19:44The name of his killer?
19:45Why not?
19:47We don't believe it was an accident.
19:49Agreed.
19:50And why take your own life if you're dying?
19:52Life insurance.
19:54His daughter would benefit.
19:56But she'd get that when he died anyway.
19:59If the prognosis was right, he may have only had weeks left.
20:03A day's, perhaps.
20:04Which brings us right back to the question.
20:06Who could possibly benefit from the death of a dying man on the verge of bankruptcy?
20:29They threw this.
20:33But you didn't see anyone?
20:35Nothing.
20:35Just a bang and the whole window caved in.
20:38Lucky no one was hurt.
20:39And this was what time?
20:41Nine, yeah.
20:42Just after we opened.
20:51Financials are on your desk.
20:53Makes for pretty grim reading.
20:55What?
20:55And he had no life insurance.
20:57Cancelled his policy two years ago and never renewed.
21:01And the phone's been ringing off the hook.
21:04Journalists all wanting to know how Kenneth Linda died.
21:07And if it's true, he was in the bath.
21:08I didn't think we'd released anything yet.
21:11No, we haven't.
21:12Well, I passed them all on to the Hub's press office.
21:15Well done, Margot.
21:16Was there anything on Kenneth Linda's social media?
21:19That was easy.
21:21He's on my Facebook friends.
21:23You knew?
21:24What?
21:24Well, back in the day, when he was an angry young writer and I was a redcoat of Perton Sands.
21:30What?
21:31Wait.
21:32You were a redcoat?
21:33Well, only for eight months.
21:35I got sacked.
21:36Why?
21:37They said I rigged the over-70s fancy dress competition just because granddad won.
21:44And Kenneth Linda?
21:46Oh, we met at a Mary Hopkin concert.
21:50Turned into a weekend of debauchery in Norwich.
21:53We mostly lost touch after that.
21:56Although people do say he based one of his characters on me.
22:00Which one?
22:02Melody Alcott.
22:03I am.
22:04She was the waitress in the first bathtub murders.
22:07Yes, she was, yes.
22:08No, I mean, she was the killer's ex-girlfriend.
22:10She was the one who helped unlock the whole case.
22:13Yeah.
22:13She was the one who eventually led Horace Bishop to Jeremy Cook at the third book.
22:17Yeah.
22:18And that was you?
22:19Supposedly.
22:20But I never saw it myself.
22:22She was a bit, oh, strange.
22:27Can you give me a description of the man who hit you, Mr. Bevin?
22:31He was a lot taller than me, like.
22:33He had on a tracksuit, one of them with a hood.
22:36Did you see his face?
22:37No, he had a scarf over his face.
22:41I came out on my way to the bank.
22:43I only took three steps.
22:45He stood right in front of me, just like you are now.
22:47And he hit me with a rolled-up newspaper.
22:51So he just came up to you and hit you on the head with a rolled-up newspaper?
22:54I'm telling you, Kelly, this area's gone to the dogs.
22:57Oh, Sam.
22:58Yesterday, a similar thing happened.
23:00A man came up to me, tried to punch me in the face.
23:04A different man?
23:05Yeah.
23:06Dressed the same, like.
23:07He was taller than me, too.
23:09And he tried to punch you?
23:10Yeah, but he missed.
23:12Then he started crying and ran off.
23:16Crying?
23:17It's these kids, Kelly.
23:18Kelby.
23:18They're all sniffing glue and smoking something.
23:22Day before, one of them stole my dog poo.
23:27Dog poo?
23:28Honey Butcher, my dog, got into the shop from upstairs.
23:32Left a little present, see?
23:34So I bagged it up, went outside to the bin.
23:37And this lunatic ran up, snatched it and ran off.
23:43Can you describe him?
23:44He's a border terrier.
23:46No, no, no.
23:46The man who stole your poo.
23:48Oh, dressed the same like.
23:49A tracksuit and face covered.
23:52And was he taller than you?
23:54What do you mean?
23:55You said the others were...
23:58I'm just trying to get a description.
24:00Oh.
24:01Well, yeah.
24:03Now you mentioned it, Kelly.
24:04Kelby.
24:04And he was wearing a tracksuit.
24:06With his backside hanging out.
24:08Oh.
24:09That's kids for you these days, though, isn't it?
24:11I know you've got all these face recognition cameras these days.
24:15You'd be better off with arse recognition.
24:19OK.
24:20Um.
24:20Well, leave it with me, Mr. Bevin.
24:24I'll talk to the other shopkeepers, see if anyone's seen anything.
24:28But I'll be in touch.
24:29Right to it, Kelly.
24:32Hey, Kelly!
24:34Bloody good, how you doing?
24:35That's what they need?
24:38Stop calling me Kelly.
24:40Hello, boy.
24:42Seen anything happen down there at the box?
24:44No.
24:46Silver?
24:53Hello.
24:59That was the boat, Howard.
25:01The lily bond might be out of the water for months.
25:03It needs a complete overhaul.
25:06I can't say I'm surprised.
25:08It had bits falling off when I was staying on it.
25:11Well, you know you're always welcome at mine.
25:13Humphrey will be mortified.
25:15Thanks very much.
25:16No, not about staying with you.
25:18About the boat.
25:19Really loves that boat, doesn't he?
25:20Yeah, but it's only ever supposed to be a stopgap
25:23until we found somewhere more permanent.
25:25So, maybe it's time we did just that.
25:30Find a house.
25:32Good for you, Motty.
25:35Won't be easy.
25:37There's always loads of places up for sale.
25:39No, I don't mean finding a house.
25:41I mean telling Humphrey.
25:59So, you've heard then.
26:01Heard what?
26:02About Archie.
26:04What about him?
26:05I heard he was dating.
26:07Good for him.
26:09Don't you want to know who he is?
26:10No.
26:15Who?
26:17No idea.
26:18But very pretty by all accounts.
26:21They were seen coming out of Kitty J's arm in arm.
26:26Hi, Nick.
26:28OK, thank you.
26:30The button doesn't match any of the clothes found in the wardrobe.
26:34Right.
26:35And the RCD switch was disabled,
26:38which meant the power didn't cut off instantly.
26:40So, if it was murder,
26:43then it was premeditated.
26:45What were those initials you found?
26:47P.M.
26:48Why?
26:49I might have something.
26:50On Kenneth Linda's page.
26:53Someone's posted a death threat.
26:55Saying he's a fraud,
26:56that he's sold out doing a new book,
26:58that he's ruined the trilogy by having a force book.
27:01Some of the messages are pretty vile.
27:03But the last one, look.
27:06Be careful you don't end up like one of your own victims.
27:10That fits, doesn't it?
27:11A deranged fan?
27:13Who better to copy a murder from the book?
27:14Paul Mecker.
27:15M-E-C-A.
27:16Paul Mecker.
27:17Right, so what do we know about him?
27:19Nothing.
27:19Just a name.
27:20Not much history.
27:21Looks like the account's only been open a few weeks.
27:24I can put in a request for some more information,
27:27but you know what these social media companies are like?
27:29Mm.
27:30I wouldn't hold your breath.
27:31Okay.
27:32If he's a fan,
27:33then maybe he was at the book signing last night.
27:35And if he's not local,
27:36then he must have stayed somewhere.
27:38So let's check local hotels,
27:40guest houses,
27:40all of that.
27:42Right.
27:47Shipman Abbot.
27:51Psst.
27:52You're wanted.
27:54What?
27:55I'm not up.
27:57No, no, no.
27:57They'll just have to wait, okay?
27:59I need to speak to Alan and Linda first.
28:02Sergeant?
28:03Sergeant?
28:07I can't ever remember a dad mentioning a Paul Mecker.
28:11It seems he disapproved of the new book,
28:14accusing your dad of selling out.
28:16Oh, we had lots of that.
28:19The thing is,
28:20dad didn't necessarily disagree with him either.
28:23But going back to the bathtub murders
28:25was the only way he could get published.
28:28I think he needed the money.
28:31Oh, he never said anything.
28:33But he hated Anthony Wesley.
28:36I know he'd never have gone back there
28:38unless he had to.
28:42Sorry, excuse me.
28:46Hello?
28:57D.I. Goodman, I presume.
29:01James Smith, please.
29:07Ahem.
29:16Sorry.
29:18I was expecting Chief Superintendent Woods.
29:21No longer withers, I'm afraid.
29:24Oh.
29:25Oh, not deceased.
29:26In Dartmouth.
29:28Though some might argue they're much the same thing.
29:32Yeah, but I digress.
29:34Look, there's been a small restructure.
29:38Not trying to boil the ocean,
29:40just a realignment.
29:42Bringing all the remaining substations under our control.
29:45Our?
29:46Administrative planning.
29:48Administrative planning.
29:48Which in turn reports to the local police and crime panel.
29:50In your case, that would be shipped to an Abbott, of course.
29:54Non-invasive.
29:55Just building a loop.
29:58Everyone's in it, and we all open our kimono.
30:02Kimono?
30:02Well, share what we have.
30:04Get all our ducks in a row.
30:06That's how we move the needle.
30:09You follow?
30:09Yes.
30:10No, not really.
30:12Now, the first carriage on the train to Efficiency Harbour is streamlining.
30:18Trimming the fat.
30:20Cutbacks.
30:21Well, unclogging the pipes.
30:24There's only four of us.
30:26Which is rather the point.
30:28In what way?
30:29There should only be three.
30:31Your staff-to-square-footage ratio is...
30:35off message.
30:38Oh, but it's not all bad news.
30:40No, the decision about who to lose...
30:44all yours.
30:51Hey, Sam.
30:52It's Martha Goodman.
30:55There's, um, one of your properties.
30:57I'd like to see if it's still available.
30:59On Polkett Hill?
31:02Cheer up.
31:03It might never happen.
31:04That's the point.
31:06What?
31:07Everyone seems to have things going on.
31:09Martha's looking to buy a new house.
31:11Anne's just been made a new counsellor, going off on fancy lunches all the time.
31:15Or she's dating again.
31:17And here's me.
31:18Exactly the same as I was last week, last month.
31:22Pretty much the whole of last year.
31:24Literally nothing is happening in my life right now.
31:28One morning, I'm just going to wake up and find out I'm old.
31:33Still on my own.
31:34And still living in Chippton Abbott.
31:37Can't think of anything worse.
31:39I know, right?
31:41So who's Archie dating then?
31:43Not that I'm bothered, just interested.
31:46No idea.
31:48It's supposed to be really pretty, though.
32:07No one seems to have seen anything.
32:10If it's the town centre, the CCTV should have picked them up.
32:13Hi, sir.
32:15So, the name Mecca, I ran a quick trace.
32:20We have 34 families with that last name in Devon and Cornwall.
32:23But, with nothing to cross-check it with, it's tough to narrow down.
32:27Right.
32:29So what do we know about him?
32:31Er, he's a Kenneth Linder fan, he's got a limp, and he's got a button missing.
32:37Not much.
32:38All right, er, see if there's a Kenneth Linder fan club or a book-reading group.
32:44They'll have a list of members.
32:46Wouldn't I think of that?
32:47Yes, and maybe we could take a punt on the limp, too?
32:50Check for local hospital admissions in the last six months.
32:52Injuries to his left, er...
32:54Left leg? I'm on it.
32:55Yes.
32:58So, the hub.
33:00Anything to report?
33:03Er, yes.
33:04Yes, seems we're under new management, everyone.
33:06The chief super's moved on, and we are now being overseen by the planning team and the local police and
33:15crime panel.
33:17So where's Charlie Woods gone?
33:19Dartmouth, I think he said.
33:21Oh, no.
33:21She was lovely.
33:22I really liked her.
33:24Yeah.
33:25She was definitely one of the better ones.
33:27Is that it, though?
33:28Now Charlie's gone?
33:29No new directives or anything?
33:31Er, er, no.
33:34Ooh.
33:35What do I do?
33:36What do I do?
33:37I harry hit you.
33:37Oh.
33:40I am nervous.
33:41I can never see you.
33:41I'm nervous.
33:42No need to know you.
33:42I can't take the time.
33:43I can't take the time.
34:15Lab have confirmed Kenneth Linder as death by electrocution,
34:20although they have listed his amyloidosis as a secondary cause.
34:24His body was so weak, he was unlikely to survive the initial shock.
34:28Mm-hm.
34:29This is madness.
34:31What's that, Kelby?
34:32The local bookmaker, David Bevan, assaulted three times in three days.
34:38Got the town centre CCTV footage, but not one of them makes any sense.
34:43Look, here, this is the first one.
34:46His dog makes a mess in his shop.
34:48He bagged it up and was taking it to an outside bin.
34:52Then someone snatches it off him.
34:54That's weird.
34:56Then the next one, same time, next day, near enough,
35:00a different bloke runs up and tries to punch him,
35:04misses, and then Mr. Bevan said that he started crying and then ran off.
35:09And then, this morning, a third bloke came out of nowhere,
35:14whacks him on the head with a rolled-up newspaper for no reason,
35:18and then just runs off as well.
35:19It's all very odd.
35:21Just kids messing about.
35:23I think I found your poor mecca.
35:29Yeah, he arrived two nights ago.
35:32I said he was here on business.
35:34Kept himself to himself.
35:41Would you know him if you saw him again?
35:44No doubt it.
35:46Don't pay much attention to overnighters.
35:49Can I ask how he paid?
35:51Er, cash.
35:53Cash.
35:56Has anyone else stayed in this room?
35:58No.
36:00Er, the cleaner's supposed to check for things like this.
36:04Er, did he give any personal details when he checked in?
36:07Address, phone number?
36:08He filled a registration card out.
36:11Can we see it?
36:12It's downstairs, in the office.
36:14Esther.
36:19Do you have any security cameras?
36:22We have a doorbell camera.
36:24Excellent.
36:25Hmm.
36:26Can't see him arriving.
36:28Oh, but he might have come in through the side door.
36:31Let's look at when he left.
36:34OK.
36:35Thanks, Margot.
36:37Address and phone number are false.
36:40There he is.
36:42He's got a limp.
36:49That's him.
36:55Come on.
36:56You should have gone an hour ago.
36:58Nearly done.
37:00Boy, your age should be rushing home, getting ready to go out.
37:04Haven't you got a date or anything?
37:06Nah, I've given up on all them dating apps.
37:09Last one I met up with, must have used a photo that was older than me.
37:15She keeps sending me photos of her lasagna.
37:24Well, don't be long.
37:26I won't.
37:40Hi.
37:42Hi.
37:48Bad day.
37:50You're not as bad as Selwyn.
37:52Look, he's homeless.
37:54Oh, your author's been all over the news.
37:56They're saying it was murder.
37:58I think so, yeah.
38:00Any idea who it was?
38:01Well, we've got a good suspect.
38:04A disgruntled fan who's sending threatening messages, and we can place them at the seams, so...
38:09I'm sorry.
38:10I know you liked him.
38:12I did, yeah.
38:15But it's not that.
38:19I got called into the hub.
38:21Oh.
38:23You've been told off again.
38:24Not this time.
38:28They're saying I've got to lose someone at the station.
38:32What?
38:33Yeah.
38:35Apparently there should only be three of us at the station, so I need to lose one of either
38:38Esther, Kelby, or Margot.
38:43That's awful.
38:44Yeah.
38:45What will you do?
38:45I have no idea.
38:52So, I've got something that might cheer you up, or make you feel ten times worse.
39:00Right.
39:02If it's bad timing, and you don't want to talk about it, then just say so.
39:06It's bad timing.
39:10But, the lily bond will be out of the water for weeks.
39:13Maybe months.
39:15And, although we can stay at Mum's again, I was thinking that maybe it was time to move
39:23on, and went back to our original plan when we first moved down, and bought house.
39:37Are you serious?
39:40Look.
39:54Hello, Peter.
39:55Where have you been?
39:57Oh, Arthur.
39:58Still not bare that leg.
40:00Oh.
40:00Hello, lovey.
40:01See you Friday.
40:03Ha!
40:11Oh!
40:13You were in early.
40:14What's up with you?
40:15Weren't you, Ben?
40:16No.
40:18So, I had a brainwave.
40:20Oh.
40:20I was sitting in the bath, listening to Billie Eilish, when I realised that all those things
40:28that happened to Mr. Bevan, outside the bookmakers, all happened at the same time.
40:33Between five to nine, and ten past nine.
40:37Three days in a row.
40:39So, what if they're there again today?
40:40I can get there first, and wait for them to show up.
40:45So, what's Billie Eilish got to do with it?
40:48Oh, nothing.
40:49I just like her.
41:08The fan club hasn't got a poor mecca listed.
41:12I'm still waiting on hospital reports.
41:14Okay.
41:16That's sad.
41:17What is?
41:18It's an interview with Kenneth Linder.
41:20They asked him where the title of his book came from.
41:23When his wife was dying, she made him promise to look after their daughter, Helen.
41:27He said to her that he would.
41:30To his final breath.
41:33Hmm.
41:33I think he kept his promise.
41:35They were very close.
41:36Yes.
41:37I only wish we had more answers for her.
41:43Right.
41:45Let's run through what we've got again.
41:58Oi!
41:59Oi!
42:02Oi!
42:03Stop!
42:10Go get him, Kelly!
42:24Hey!
42:26Hey!
42:27Let's go!
42:29The Lord, the Lord won
42:31I fought for the Lord, the Lord won
42:34I left my baby and it feels so bad
42:37I guess my race is wrong
42:41She's the best girl that I've ever had
42:44I fought for the Lord, the Lord won
42:47I fought for the Lord, the Lord won
43:05If we shoot, group is happy
43:19It's not where to go
43:22I fought for the Lord, the Lord won
43:25I said, come here
43:41You lived here as a teenager, didn't you?
43:43Yes, I did
43:44Didn't you find it weird?
43:46Seeing the same people every day
43:48And them always looking the same
43:51Kelby!
43:54Hello, um, can I use your bathroom please?
43:59Oh, neither can we all have time
44:05Kelby?
44:06Kelby?
44:07Mum's washing my uniform
44:09I was chasing one of the kids that assaulted Mr Bevan
44:12Caught one of them and he dobbed the other two in
44:15They're in the hub at the moment being questioned
44:18Well done, Kelby
44:19Yes, indeed
44:20Well done, Kelby
44:21So, what was it all about?
44:23Okay, so Mr Bevan keeps the cash from the tills and the slot machines in a safe overnight
44:30Then banks it the same time every morning
44:33They obviously found out about it
44:36And decided to rob him
44:38But they weren't very bright
44:43The first one thought Mr Bevan was on his way to bank his takings
44:47But he wasn't
44:48He was disposing a bag of dog poo
44:54The next day, they had a different plan
44:56The second one was going to throw Pepper into Mr Bevan's face
45:00And steal the bag of money
45:02But he didn't account for the wind direction
45:12The third one had another plan
45:14He had put a big chisel in a rolled up newspaper
45:17Caution
45:18But he hadn't wrapped it tightly enough
45:21So when he pulled his arm back
45:31So
45:33That's what happened to the barber's window
45:36And lucky it did
45:37It could have killed someone
45:40Oh
45:41What have you done?
45:43I turned my ankle
45:44When I was getting pulled out of the mud
45:52Esther
45:53Esther
45:53Have we got the doorbell footage of Paul Mecca?
45:56Er
45:57Yes
45:57Hang on
45:58Oh
45:59They're talking about us
46:01Shifton Abbott police have no comment on the theories
46:03That the author was murdered in the same way as the victims in his latest thriller
46:07The new book is flying off the shelves
46:10With fans saying his death is something he could have written himself
46:13Yes it could
46:25Oh that's exactly what it is
46:31The final bread
46:34Thank you
46:35But why Paul Mecca?
46:39Who is he?
46:41Oh
46:41An accomplice perhaps
46:55Oh that's very clever
46:58Do you know what happened?
47:02I think I do
47:05So was it murder?
47:07Not exactly
47:09He took his own life?
47:11Strictly speaking
47:13Both
47:15The button
47:17The memo pad
47:18The footprints in the garden
47:19The mysterious Paul Mecca
47:21The jacket he just happened to leave behind
47:23All very convenient
47:26And easy to find
47:27All ultimately leading nowhere
47:31Why?
47:33Because they weren't clues at all
47:35They were simply the pen strokes
47:38Of a master storyteller
47:40Kenneth and his books
47:42Were no longer attracting the following they once did
47:46And
47:48Facing financial ruin
47:50He was then
47:52Very literally
47:54Delft
47:55A killer
47:56Blow
47:58He was dying
48:00But his thoughts were not for himself
48:01They were for his daughter
48:03Helen
48:04Having kept his financial woes from her
48:06He knew that when he was gone
48:08She'd be left with nothing
48:10So I think
48:11When he was told he was dying
48:13He concocted a plan
48:15First
48:16He had to get a publishing deal
48:17He did so by agreeing to return
48:20To his most successful trilogy
48:22The Bathtub Murders
48:24But
48:25More importantly
48:26I think he's the one who suggested
48:28He write it without an advance
48:30Instead
48:31Taking the lion's share of profits
48:33From book sales
48:37But
48:38Why would he do that
48:39If he was broke?
48:41Because
48:41He intended to make sure
48:43The book was a runaway success
48:46And I think he did so
48:47By murdering himself
48:50Knowing he only had weeks
48:52Perhaps days left to live
48:54Kenneth Linda said goodbye to his daughter
48:57But as he wasn't insured
48:58He knew he had to find a way to secure her future
49:01Promise you'll have an early night
49:04A nightcap first, I think
49:06One
49:07At least
49:09I love you
49:11Love you too
49:12To fulfil the promise he made to her mother
49:15All those years ago
49:19I doubt that any right-minded person would consider such a thing
49:22But once he made his plan
49:24His course was set
49:26First thing he did was plant his clues
49:29First the footprint
49:30Adding a limp for dramatic effect
49:33Then
49:34The mysterious note
49:43And the button
49:49And then
49:50With everything in place
49:55Carried out his plan
50:00A few days before
50:02He booked into Sandal's guesthouse
50:04In the name of the character he created
50:06Making sure
50:07That he left the jacket
50:08With a missing button behind
50:09And to get caught
50:11On the door bell camera
50:13Allowing us to see
50:15The supposed limp
50:16He'd orchestrated
50:17In the flower bed
50:18To confirm
50:19His identity
50:20I also think
50:22He sent himself
50:23The death threats
50:24The account
50:25Used by Paul Mecker
50:26It had only been operating a few weeks
50:28So he did it all himself
50:31Yes Calmy
50:33I think he did
50:35As news spread
50:36Of the fictional matter
50:38That became real life
50:39He ensured that his new book
50:41Became a bestseller
50:44Remember the words
50:46That he spoke to his dying wife
50:48All those years ago
50:49When she begged him
50:49To look after their daughter
50:51That
50:51He'd look after her
50:53Until his
50:55Final breath
50:56And that's exactly
50:58What he did
50:59So what gave him away?
51:01But who's Paul Mecker?
51:03Why?
51:03Okay
51:03Two things
51:04Were his undoing
51:07Footprint casts
51:08From the garden
51:10Show that the weak leg
51:12Was on the left
51:13Yet
51:14Walking away
51:15From the guesthouse
51:16The limp
51:18Was clearly
51:19On his right leg
51:20Any other thing?
51:22Or the hubris?
51:23Yeah
51:41It's a nanogram
51:43Paul Mecker
51:45Mayor
51:46Culper
51:48Latin?
51:50An admission of guilt
51:51Quite literally
51:53It was me
51:54Who did it
52:07Thank you for taking the time
52:09To stop by
52:10We thought you'd want to know
52:12Though I doubt it's much comfort
52:15No
52:15None at all
52:17To be honest
52:19The truth is
52:20I'd swap every penny
52:21Of the fortune
52:22He worked so hard
52:23To leave me
52:24For
52:25One more day
52:26With him
52:36Yeah
52:37Yeah
52:37Well lots of
52:38You know
52:38Like
52:39Filing and stuff
52:39Here we go
52:40Don't think
52:41I've forgot anything
52:42Oh dear God
52:43Well don't kill me
52:44Want some good news?
52:46Yes
52:46Always
52:47Kenneth Linda's publisher
52:49Anthony Westley
52:51Just got sacked
52:52Why?
52:54For signing a contract
52:56That gives most of the money
52:57From the booksells
52:57To the Linda estate
52:58Yes the book is bigger than ever
53:00It's a bestseller
53:01Losing all that money
53:03You must have a nasty rash
53:07Well I think we shouldn't lose sight
53:09Of the fact that
53:10Our daughter lost her father
53:12But
53:13Well done everyone
53:15And well done you
53:16To our amazing inspector
53:19Martha
53:20Who saved him from a watery grave
53:22Our brilliant Kelby
53:24Who cracked his own case
53:25And waded through mud
53:26To bring his prisoner in
53:28And Margot
53:29Who is the font of all knowledge
53:31And Esther
53:32The voice of reason
53:33And the glue
53:34That holds us all together
53:36And not forgetting
53:38Our new counsellor
53:39Oh
53:40Cheers
53:41Cheers
53:41Cheers
53:42Cheers
53:50Okay
53:51So the pictures I showed you
53:52Are a bit old
53:54And no one's lived here for a while
53:56Really?
53:57Close your eyes
54:04Oh God
54:06I can't see anything
54:07This way
54:09And
54:09There's the step
54:12Okay
54:12Yeah
54:13Do we have a key?
54:15Don't need one
54:16There's no front door
54:18Up
54:19Up
54:19Up
54:20Yeah
54:23Sorry
54:26Seriously
54:28What's that smell?
54:30Let's not ask
54:31Right
54:32Martha
54:34Okay
54:37Are you ready?
54:39I'm not sure
54:41Open your eyes
54:45Okay two questions
54:47One
54:47Are you sure we're in the right house?
54:49And two
54:50If we are
54:50What on earth possessed you?
54:53I'm glad you asked
54:56Oh
54:57Oh
55:02Isn't it amazing?
55:05Oh
55:11Oh
55:12Oh
55:15Oh
55:16Oh
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