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01:40As it happens, I did
01:43Chocolate Bourbons
01:45The King of Biscuits
01:46Lovely
01:49I mean, I know I bring them every time
01:51But they really are the best
01:53Quite right
01:54Couldn't agree with you more
01:57Afternoon, gents
01:59So, what's on the agenda?
02:01Big collections, potholes
02:02Or dog mess in Higginson Park?
02:05If we're really lucky, all three
02:06What a ray of sunshine you are, Terrence
02:09Oh, chocolate Bourbons
02:11You can't beat the velvety chocolate of a Bourbon biscuit
02:18Ah, Debbie, perfect timing
02:19Can I make you a coffee, darling?
02:21I can get my own
02:22Thank you, darling
02:24I just need to distribute these agendas
02:30There you are
02:36Marcus said he had a viewing in an hour
02:38So, how about we just crack on?
02:41Thank you
02:41Sadly, that won't be possible
02:43We can't start the meeting without Sophia
02:45We're not Quarrett
02:46Terrence
02:47Can you just overroll him, chairman?
02:49He's not the chairman
02:49He is
02:50He isn't
02:51Are you really saying
02:52The mayor of Marlow doesn't chair our meeting?
02:54Authority is only invested in the chair
02:56When the meeting has been convened
02:57And we're not Quarrett
03:05I'm sorry I'm late
03:06Just in time
03:07Come in, Sophia, come in
03:09I was in my studio and completely lost track of the time
03:15Have I missed anything?
03:20Right then
03:21That's the last of it
03:22Well done, everyone
03:23We're going to have to get on the road
03:24We're going to make the campsite by Nightpool
03:27Great outdoors awaits
03:31Sure you don't want to come with us?
03:32Instead of staying here
03:33With the whole house to yourself?
03:35Text me when you get there
03:36We are going to have so much fun
03:37Aren't we, Sam?
03:38And have a total digital detox
03:40These are going in the glove box
03:42Hurry up or get in
03:44You're getting in the back
03:44No, I'm not
03:45I'm always in the back
03:47Just leave each other alone
03:48Tell us to get in
03:50We'll swap halfway through
03:52We'll swap halfway through
03:54See you in four days
03:55I'm back
03:57Please wear sunscreen, both of you
04:11I'm back plate you in four days
04:14Yes, that's no hope
04:37I'm back
04:37I'm back
04:37I'm back
04:38Item three, gastronomy, restaurant run by Ferdy Blake.
04:43It's applying for a temporary late license,
04:45something to do with the book launch, I think.
04:47Oh, sorry, sorry to interrupt.
04:50You're not interrupting.
04:51We always want to hear from members of the public.
04:53Oh, thanks.
04:54It's just that bridge at Temple.
04:57It's still all locked up for safety, but it's been months.
05:00And the kids on the other side, they can't walk to school.
05:03Their parents have to drive them the long way round into Marlowe.
05:08Unfortunately, bridges fall under the purview of death, bro, not the townhouse.
05:12There must be something you can do.
05:13Perhaps, Geoffrey, you could have a quiet word with the landowner.
05:17Geoffrey?
05:22Geoffrey?
05:30Geoffrey!
05:30Geoffrey!
05:31Oh, my God!
05:34Geoffrey!
05:40He's dead.
06:03Geoffrey!
06:20You paid last week. It's only fair that I pay this week.
06:23No, Judith, fair, please.
06:24No, you can do next week on my card, please.
06:27No, no, my card. I invited you to brunch.
06:30It would be un-galant if I let you pay.
06:34Besides, who knows if there's even going to be a next week.
06:37Indeed. Who knows?
06:39Oh, excuse me. I need to get this.
06:43Susie?
06:46I'll be there in five.
06:48I've got it.
06:51I have to go.
07:12Am I glad to see you.
07:13What happened?
07:14I don't know. It was fast.
07:16One minute he was sitting there, next minute, boof.
07:18The man was on the floor.
07:19Did he say anything?
07:19No.
07:21But he did look at his coffee cup before he went over.
07:24There might have been something in it.
07:27I told the witnesses to wait for you over there.
07:30Jason, Alice, initial statements.
07:31Go.
07:32And Susie, are you going to be okay?
07:37You're going to be okay.
07:44I still can't believe it.
07:46Is it even possible?
07:48Was he unwell?
07:49Had he mentioned anything wrong?
07:51No.
07:52Must have been a heart attack.
07:54And you are?
07:54Oh, sorry.
07:56Marcus Percival.
07:57Marcus Percival Estates.
07:59This is Terence Clarkson.
08:02He runs a local architect's practice.
08:04I take jobs nationally.
08:06And this is...
08:06Debbie Smith.
08:08Accountant and Council Secretary.
08:13Hmm?
08:15Sorry.
08:16Sophia Hollingbury.
08:17I make a podcast.
08:18A very successful podcast.
08:20Did you know anyone who may have had any grievance towards Mr. Truman?
08:25I'm afraid I'm going to have to stop you there.
08:27Because that is quite simply impossible.
08:29I'm sorry?
08:30Oh, Terence is right.
08:32Jeffrey was the best of us.
08:33It's how he ended up being there.
08:36Everyone loved Jeffrey.
08:48Did Tanika tell you when the toxicology report was coming in?
08:52No.
08:53Did either of you know him?
08:55Jeffrey.
08:56I met him a few times at church events and remembrance Sunday.
09:00I only met him for 30 seconds.
09:02Then he died.
09:03Yes.
09:03What were you doing at that meeting?
09:05Oh, you know the bridge at Temple?
09:06It's been closed for months.
09:09The landowner refuses to repair it.
09:11I thought the council could make him mend it.
09:13But apparently it's not a council matter.
09:17Oh.
09:18Okay.
09:19Here we go.
09:22What?
09:23It's not Tanika.
09:24Oh.
09:25What?
09:26That you're going for brunch with Darius Face.
09:29Actually, you couldn't be more wrong.
09:31That's not what this is about at all.
09:33So what is it about?
09:34Um, I invited him for afternoon tea.
09:39Knew it.
09:41It's just afternoon tea.
09:43Sure.
09:43But it starts with brunch, moves on to afternoon tea, and before you know it, you've been inviting
09:49him in for a nightcap.
09:50I think it's wonderful.
09:52Stop it, the pair of you.
09:53There's a book on the Avebury Standing Stones I want to lend him.
09:57That's all.
09:57Yeah.
09:58Standing Stones.
09:59Sure.
10:01Oh, he's keen.
10:02I'll give him that much.
10:04It's Tanika.
10:07Tanika.
10:08Have you got the toxicology report?
10:10Afternoon, Judith.
10:12And yes, the labs have run preliminary tests on the coffee in Mr Truman's cup.
10:15They found traces of a poison called aconite.
10:18He was poisoned.
10:20The full report in the morning will tell us more, but yeah, it's hard to looking.
10:24Got to go.
10:25But thanks for the tip-off, Susie.
10:26It really helped.
10:30So, what's aconite when it's at home?
10:32Oh, it's monkshead, isn't it?
10:33Or wolf spain.
10:35I think it's got another name as well.
10:36Okay, impressive.
10:37Look, there's this gardening podcast I always listen to.
10:40Notes from a Marlow garden, and the host is always talking about poisonous plants and
10:44which ones she grows at home.
10:45She didn't know Geoffrey by any chance.
10:48Oh.
10:49She was with him when he died.
10:51It's Sophia Hollingbury.
10:54Hang on.
10:54She did an entire episode on aconite earlier this year.
11:00The garden is in Little Marlow.
11:13Oh, not a bad manner for someone who makes podcasts.
11:24Wow.
11:27Come on.
11:34This way.
11:38This is it, isn't it?
11:52Don't touch a thing.
11:54It could be dangerous.
11:56Well, everything.
11:58Everything.
12:04Can I help you?
12:05Hello, Sophia.
12:06I'm Bex.
12:08I'm a big fan of your podcast.
12:09These are my friends, Judith and you've met Susie.
12:12We're civilian advisors to the police.
12:15Oh, I'm so sorry to have to tell you that Geoffrey was poisoned.
12:18They found traces of aconite in his coffee.
12:21No.
12:22Do you grow aconite?
12:23Well, I do, yes, but...
12:25Well, you can't possibly think it came from here.
12:27Lots of gardens have aconite.
12:29It's such a beautiful flower.
12:31It's very popular.
12:32Could have come from anywhere.
12:34Ew.
12:35Is...
12:35Is that human hair?
12:37I take it from my hairbrush every morning.
12:39Keeps the slugs away.
12:41I've found over the years that the old ways are often the best ways.
12:44And so much better for the environment.
12:46Oh, you really do listen.
12:47How did you get on with Geoffrey?
12:49I adored him.
12:50He helped me.
12:52How?
12:52Well, it was a long time ago.
12:54I was on the Works and Buildings Committee, which included looking after the graveyards in various parishes.
13:01I, um...
13:02I messed up.
13:05Could have gone into a lot of trouble.
13:06But Geoffrey, he stepped in and sorted it all out.
13:11He lived to help other people.
13:16It's my husband.
13:18Sorry.
13:19I'm going to have to go.
13:23Paul?
13:25Paul, wait up.
13:27Hang on, Paul.
13:30Geoffrey Truman.
13:32No listed next of kin.
13:33He became the mayor of Marlowe last year.
13:36And he was also involved in the Rotary Club, Dementia Action Marlowe, Meals for Marlowe.
13:42It's actually quite a long list.
13:45So he was a do-gooder.
13:49Which is good.
13:50What do we get from the witness statements at the scene?
13:52They all said he was well-liked and had no enemies.
13:55They assumed it was natural causes.
13:57There's nothing natural about someone putting aconite in your coffee.
14:00Exactly.
14:00So let's find out who put it there.
14:02Rendon, find out everything you can about the victim.
14:05And check his home.
14:07Jason, what was Mr Truman up to before the meeting?
14:10Where did he go?
14:11Who did he see?
14:11And Alice, we're on background checks on the witnesses.
14:14Who they are and how did they get on with the victim.
14:16Go.
14:22Did Colin the kids leave this morning?
14:24They did.
14:25What's this?
14:26Colin's taking the kids camping.
14:27It means that Bex is put loose and fancy free.
14:30I've dreamt of this for years.
14:32No responsibilities for four whole days.
14:35Well, you deserve it.
14:37It's kind of spooky though, isn't it?
14:40Everything looks so normal.
14:43But there's a killer here somewhere.
14:45That is, of course, floodplains permitting.
14:49I'm going to have to leave you.
14:51Merci.
14:56Ladies, I should introduce myself, Marcus Percival.
14:59I take it you're working with the police?
15:01What makes you ask?
15:02Well, your reputation precedes you, Mrs Potts.
15:04Oh, all good, I hope.
15:05Do the police suspect foul play?
15:08I'm afraid they do.
15:09Impossible.
15:10What makes you say that?
15:12Because he was such a good guy.
15:14Never crossed anyone, never took offence.
15:17I can't imagine you've got any active leads.
15:21Let alone suspects.
15:25Of course you can't say.
15:30Anyway, it was lovely talking to you.
15:32I need to go shut up shop for the day.
15:37Was he just trying to pump us for information?
15:39I think that's exactly what he was doing.
15:43Could Jeffrey really have been that perfect?
15:45Oh, excuse me.
15:49Hello?
15:50Follow the money.
15:52I'm sorry?
15:54Who is this?
15:55You want to know who killed Jeffrey Truman?
15:58Follow the money.
16:00Follow the money?
16:01What money?
16:08Okay, I've spoken to Mr. Truman's neighbours.
16:10No one saw him this morning.
16:12We know he was at the council building at 1pm.
16:14Don't worry, I'll keep digging.
16:16Tanika, we need a number traced.
16:18Alice?
16:19Yeah?
16:19Judith just had a call from a withheld number
16:21saying that if she wanted to find Jeffrey's killer
16:23she had to follow the money.
16:24Who was this person?
16:25No idea, his voice was distorted.
16:28Do you mind if we put some software on your phone
16:30in case he calls again?
16:31It would allow us to record him directly.
16:32Yes, of course.
16:33Okay, so the call came in at 5.17pm.
16:36It came from a phone box near Bobbingdon Green.
16:38Get over there, Alice.
16:40Find out if anyone saw who made the call.
16:41On it.
16:42But if we are following the money
16:44what have we got on Mr. Truman's financials?
16:46Not much.
16:47He lived modestly on a mixture of state and private pension.
16:50Got no credit cards and no debt.
16:52That might mean the council money.
16:54Brendan, contact the council.
16:56Let's get all of their financial records.
16:57All of them?
16:58Going back, let's say, the last five years.
17:03Got to go pick up Shanti.
17:15Alice?
17:16Oh, we've got what we can from the phone box,
17:18but it's not much.
17:20No witnesses, no physical evidence.
17:23What about fingerprints?
17:24Well, the phone was wiped clean with a solvent,
17:27as was the door handle.
17:29Okay, finish up there and let's put this up in the morning.
17:31But good work, Alice.
17:32Alice, thank you.
17:36Pickle, what's up?
17:39Nothing.
17:42Sure?
17:43You know, you can tell me or your dad anything.
17:46Is it something at school?
17:50I don't want to talk about it.
17:54Okay.
18:27We've heard how Aconite has earned its many names,
18:30from monks' hood in the monastery
18:32to wolf's bane in the forest.
18:35But for me,
18:36what I can't get over
18:38is how a plant so pretty
18:40and ornamental
18:41can be so very, very lethal.
18:44But maybe that's just me.
18:47Until next time,
18:48happy and above all safe
18:50gardening.
18:52who could have wanted you dead?
18:58What do you think, Jasper?
19:00Hmm?
19:14Is that all you've got?
19:15One statement and no other credible witnesses?
19:17None of them are really credible.
19:20They're eight-year-old kids.
19:22No, of course.
19:23Sorry.
19:24And I'm not saying that Shanti bullied anyone,
19:27but she is friends with the group of pupils who did.
19:31I'll talk to her.
19:34Sorry.
19:36Gotta take this.
19:39Brendan?
19:40Okay, so the PM's in
19:42and it's been confirmed
19:44that Mr. Truman died
19:45from a lethal dose of Aconite.
19:47Do they know how it got into his coffee?
19:48Well, they've checked all the other cups
19:50and tea-making paraphernalia
19:52and they're all clear of poison.
19:53The only thing that wasn't
19:54was one of the used coffee pots
19:56in the machine.
19:57But, get this,
19:59forensics lifted two sets of fingerprints
20:01from the pod.
20:02One was Mr. Truman's.
20:04And the other?
20:05Was Council Secretary Debbie Smith.
20:07And you should know
20:09that according to the witness statements,
20:10she's the only person
20:12other than Geoffrey
20:13that ever used the coffee machine.
20:16Okay, bring her in.
20:30I've got this, Luna.
20:41Yeah.
20:43Right.
20:44Game on.
20:47I still can't believe he was poisoned.
20:50You know that.
20:51I work for Paul Hollingbury,
20:53Sophia's husband.
20:54He told me.
20:56What do you say
20:57if I told you
20:57that your fingerprints
20:58were found on the coffee pod
20:59that poisoned him?
21:01Well, that's impossible.
21:03How so?
21:04I had a normal coffee.
21:08I think I know what's happened.
21:10When I went to make my coffee,
21:13there was already an old pod
21:15jammed in the slot.
21:17I had to push it through.
21:19If that one was Geoffrey's,
21:21that must be how
21:21my fingerprints got on it.
21:24Look,
21:24I arrived after
21:26Geoffrey had made himself
21:27his coffee.
21:29What has Alec Miller told you?
21:31Who's Alec Miller?
21:32The person who lays out
21:34the teas and coffees
21:35before all the council meetings.
21:36You have
21:37spoken to him,
21:38haven't you?
21:41I kept hunting last night.
21:43I got drawn into
21:44reading the comments
21:45under the
21:46council social media posts.
21:48And there was one account.
21:50Marlow's 1628
21:51and it is horrible.
21:54Disgusting me.
21:55Then look what they said here.
21:57Cesspit.
21:58Nah,
21:59that's out of order.
21:59We've spent all this time
22:01looking for someone
22:02who hated Geoffrey
22:04and here he is.
22:06Although,
22:07it's not only Geoffrey,
22:08is it?
22:09I mean,
22:09whoever that is,
22:10he hates everyone.
22:13Oh,
22:13here she is,
22:14our lady of leisure.
22:15Did you have a nice lie-in?
22:17May?
22:17May?
22:18Yes, you.
22:19Please tell me
22:20you've been having
22:20a proper break.
22:21Oh,
22:21absolutely.
22:22Yeah.
22:24100%.
22:26Actually,
22:27no,
22:28I haven't.
22:29Oh,
22:30Bex.
22:30I know.
22:31I'm furious with myself.
22:33I sat down
22:34to watch telly
22:35last night
22:35and I was all set.
22:36Nice glass of wine,
22:38bar of chocolate.
22:39Love it.
22:40And then I noticed
22:41the games cupboard
22:41looked a bit messy.
22:42No,
22:43tell me you didn't.
22:44I just thought
22:45it would be a quick tidy.
22:46She did.
22:47You know how it goes.
22:47Once that cupboard was tidy,
22:49all the other cupboards
22:50looked terrible.
22:51Before I knew it,
22:52I had the marigolds on
22:53and I was giving
22:53the sitting room
22:54a once over.
22:54What an idiot.
22:55You could have at least
22:56come round here,
22:57made yourself useful
22:58and cleared out
22:58Judith's stash
22:59of old newspapers.
23:00Do you mind?
23:01But that's the thing,
23:02it was useful.
23:03Once I'd finished
23:04the sitting room,
23:05I moved on to Colin's study
23:06and it seemed stupid not to.
23:08Stupid not to.
23:09Well, he's away.
23:10He's needed a deep clean
23:11for months
23:11and I was reordering
23:12some old files
23:13and I found this.
23:15What is it?
23:15Remember how Sophia said
23:16she'd been involved
23:17in a muddle
23:18when she was in charge
23:19of the graveyards?
23:20Well, I found all these
23:21cuttings and correspondence
23:22about it from 15 years ago.
23:24The parish kept the records.
23:26This wasn't some
23:27minor mishap.
23:28Sophia mixed up
23:29where people were buried.
23:31It was pretty bad.
23:32The location of one body
23:33was never found.
23:34But she's right
23:35when she says
23:36Geoffrey's tortured it out.
23:37There's letter after letter
23:38between him
23:39and the Bishop of Oxford.
23:41Reading between the lines,
23:42if it wasn't for Geoffrey,
23:43she may have ended up
23:44being prosecuted.
23:45Oh.
23:48Oh.
23:49It's Tanika.
23:51Hello.
23:53Just a quick update, Judith.
23:54There was possibly
23:54a fifth person
23:55at the council meeting.
23:56A man called Alec Miller.
23:57He lives in Marlow Bottom.
23:58We're going to talk to him now.
23:59Shall we meet...
24:01Oh.
24:02She's hung up.
24:03It's a bit of a mistake,
24:04if you ask me.
24:05She's going to the wrong address.
24:06And you know that?
24:07No, Alec does the teas
24:08and coffees
24:09for some of our church events.
24:11He's got a caravan
24:12by Hurley Locke
24:13and he moves to it
24:13every summer.
24:14And Tanika's gone to
24:15his house in Marlow Bottom.
24:17You know what I think?
24:18I think we can guess.
24:20It's our civic duty
24:21to help the police
24:22in every way we can.
24:24And sometimes
24:24that involves
24:25going to the right address
24:26when they've gone
24:27to the wrong one.
24:37The mayor always
24:38had a kind word
24:39for everyone.
24:40A lovely man.
24:41It's terrible
24:42what's happened to him.
24:43And at the hands
24:44of Locustor, no less.
24:46At the hands of who?
24:47Emperor Nero
24:48had an infamous assassin
24:49called Locustor
24:50whose weapon of choice
24:52was poison.
24:54You do not fail
24:55to live up to your reputation,
24:57Mrs Potts.
24:58How do you know
24:59Geoffrey was poison?
25:01Have your tea
25:03and I'll tell you.
25:07Thanks.
25:21I bumped into Marcus
25:22in town.
25:23He told me.
25:24So,
25:24if you prepared
25:25the tea and the coffee
25:26for the meeting
25:27and you know
25:28that Geoffrey
25:28was poisoned,
25:29why haven't you
25:29spoken to the police?
25:30What would I say?
25:31I wasn't there.
25:33I'm sorry?
25:34I got a phone call
25:36yesterday morning
25:37telling me not to come in.
25:40Hello?
25:41Who is this?
25:42Good morning.
25:43It's Sophia Hollingbury.
25:44She rang
25:44and told me not to go to the council meeting.
25:46The meeting had been cancelled.
25:49Well,
25:49that was a waste of time.
25:53Oh,
25:54you're kidding.
25:57So,
25:57while we went on
25:58a wild goose chase,
25:59your civilian trio
26:00went to Alec Miller's
26:01summer residence
26:02for a chat.
26:03He's saying
26:04that Sophia Hollingbury
26:05rang him
26:05and told him
26:06not to attend
26:07the council meeting.
26:10Gov?
26:12Oh,
26:13sorry.
26:17Shanti's got herself
26:17mixed up
26:18in some trouble
26:18at school.
26:20There's been
26:20some bullying.
26:21Oh.
26:22Well,
26:23that doesn't sound like her.
26:24I don't know what to do.
26:26Um,
26:26what?
26:27Talk to her?
26:29Get her to tell you
26:30what happened
26:30in her own words?
26:31You mean like
26:32a witness interview?
26:33Well,
26:33isn't everything in life
26:34a bit like
26:35a witness interview?
26:38she's a good kid.
26:39You think?
26:40Yeah,
26:41of course.
26:41She's your daughter.
26:50Withheld number.
26:52Call Tanika.
26:53It could be
26:54our mystery caller again.
26:55How many rings
26:56put it goes
26:56to answer by?
26:57I don't know.
26:57Seven?
26:58Eight?
27:03Answer it.
27:06Hello?
27:07Tanika.
27:07Bex?
27:08Have you followed the money?
27:09You alright?
27:10Judith's mystery caller
27:11is talking to her again.
27:13Alice,
27:13run a trace
27:13on the incoming call
27:14to Judith's phone.
27:15On it.
27:17Um,
27:18we have.
27:19We haven't found anything.
27:21Not yet.
27:22She needs to keep him talking.
27:24Tell Judith
27:24she needs to keep him talking.
27:28Have you followed the money?
27:30Um,
27:32are you talking about
27:33council money?
27:34It would help
27:35if you could be
27:36a bit more specific.
27:38Yes,
27:38it's council money.
27:39Um,
27:40and
27:41what bit
27:42of the council?
27:44Is it,
27:45um,
27:45housing?
27:46No.
27:47No.
27:48Uh,
27:48what about
27:48travel and transport?
27:50No.
27:51No.
27:52Um,
27:53yes.
27:56Uh,
27:57knitting.
27:57Waste.
27:58No,
27:58no,
27:59not knitting.
28:00Waste disposal.
28:00Look at the petty cash.
28:03What area
28:04of the petty cash?
28:06Hello?
28:07Are you there?
28:09Ugh,
28:10he's gone.
28:11Which part of this
28:11looks like knitting?
28:13What was it?
28:14It's tying up the dog poo bag
28:16and putting it in the bin.
28:17Of course.
28:18That's actually quite good.
28:19Oh,
28:20hold on.
28:23Tanika says the call came from a phone box just outside All Saints by the gates.
28:27They're going to check it out.
28:29Well,
28:29how long is that going to take them?
28:30I reckon if we're quick,
28:32we might catch a few witnesses.
28:33There's no way we'll get to All Saints fast enough.
28:36Oh,
28:36you want to bet?
29:03Remember the bridge restrictions.
29:05Not this fast across the ground, Susie.
29:06I agree with that.
29:07Not this fast, Susie.
29:07I can do this.
29:09I can do this.
29:12Easy.
29:14Easy.
29:15You've got about two inches on this side.
29:19You all right, Bob?
29:21Hello, Susie.
29:26Careful.
29:27Doing it.
29:27Careful.
29:28I'm doing it.
29:29One inch.
29:30Oh,
29:30this is tight.
29:31I'm breathing in.
29:31I hate these speed spoilers.
29:34Right.
29:35Let's shift it.
29:39Let her drive.
29:40Boom.
29:44Oh,
29:45my.
29:46Give me strength.
29:49Hold on.
29:50Hold on.
29:52Yeah.
29:56Susie.
30:02Wait,
30:02wait.
30:07Easy.
30:08I told you I'd get out of there.
30:13See,
30:13if anyone saw anybody use this phone box,
30:16someone must have seen him.
30:18Oh,
30:19sir,
30:19have you seen anyone use this phone box?
30:21No.
30:21Hello,
30:22excuse me,
30:22sir,
30:22have you seen anyone use this phone box?
30:24No,
30:24sorry.
30:25Oh.
30:26Oh.
30:27Oh.
30:27Oh.
30:28Oh.
30:28Oh.
30:28Oh.
30:31Oh.
30:39Still nothing?
30:40No one sort of thing.
30:41No CCTV either.
30:44Gov,
30:45it's the same as before.
30:46Everything's been wiped clean.
30:48No fingerprints,
30:49no nothing.
30:49So he's got away.
30:51Again.
30:53Begs.
30:54What do you know about peregrine falcons?
30:56Hmm?
30:57Brendan,
30:58I need your help.
31:02There's a pair of falcons that hatch their chicks every year in the spire.
31:07Why are you telling me this?
31:10A local bird-watching society have a webcam pointed at them.
31:16You can watch the nest live,
31:17but they record it on a laptop up here.
31:31It's not much higher,
31:32is it?
31:33No.
31:34You okay with heights?
31:37I don't love them.
31:39Just don't look down.
31:45It's just a little mad.
31:52Look,
31:53it's as I thought.
31:54The webcam picks up more than just the nest.
31:56Oh.
31:57That's cool.
31:59The view?
32:00No,
32:01the birds.
32:04Now the call came in at midday,
32:06or thereabouts.
32:09That's him.
32:10Our mystery caller.
32:18Let's have a look.
32:20Who the hell are you?
32:23Whoa.
32:24Great work,
32:25Vex.
32:26Come on,
32:26go on up to her.
32:27Oh,
32:28yeah.
32:28So what happens now?
32:30Well,
32:30I imagine the police will try to identify the mystery caller,
32:34which leaves us free to ask the only question that matters.
32:38Why did Sophia stand Alec down?
32:42And now on to a topic.
32:43I know vexes a lot of us as we head into the drier months.
32:46Tomo or not Tomo?
32:51Tomo or not Tomo?
32:53We're almost on our own.
32:54And now on to a topic.
32:56I know vexes a lot of us as we head into the drier months.
32:58Tomo or not Tomo?
33:00I haven't time to be interrupted.
33:03We just wanted to know why you rang Alec Miller yesterday and told him that the meeting had been cancelled.
33:09Sorry?
33:10What are you talking about?
33:11Are you saying you didn't ring him?
33:12That's exactly what I'm saying.
33:14Then who did?
33:16I don't know.
33:17Either Alec's lying or it was someone pretending to be me.
33:20Either way,
33:21I didn't call anybody yesterday.
33:22I don't suppose you know this person?
33:24I don't recognise her, no.
33:28Oh, the plot thickens.
33:30What are the three of you doing here?
33:31We could ask you the same question.
33:33As it happens,
33:34we're meeting to discuss options for a commemorative bench for Jacob.
33:38Oh.
33:41True son of Marlowe.
33:43Yeah, that's the one I would choose.
33:45None of you know who this is, do you?
33:48Hold on, I think I do.
33:50Didn't he do your podcast studio, Dave or someone?
33:54Paul hired him to do some work in the office as well.
33:56His name's Dave Butler.
33:58If it's the same person that did your little studio there.
34:06Got you.
34:07You've identified our mystery caller?
34:09No, it's the victim.
34:10I found him.
34:12I've been checking all of the CCTV footage I could find near the council building.
34:15So,
34:16it's ten minutes before the meeting,
34:18near the cemetery.
34:20Look,
34:21he's with Terence Clarkson
34:22and he is not happy.
34:24Good work, Jason.
34:25It's a shame there's no sound.
34:27Wait, hold on, who's that?
34:28What is that?
34:29Zoom in a bit?
34:32Oh, God.
34:33What?
34:34It's Mrs. Ettingham.
34:39Okay, this is it.
34:40Dave Butler,
34:41Great Marlowe IT Services.
34:45Nice spot.
34:51I think I can see your house over there, Judith.
34:54I think you're right.
34:59What do you want?
35:00Dave Butler.
35:04We believe you have some explaining to do.
35:07I was only trying to help.
35:08By making anonymous phone calls.
35:12Why didn't you just ring the police?
35:15I didn't want to get involved.
35:17I was hoping Mrs. Potts would do the work for me.
35:20I think you need to tell us everything you know.
35:23Now.
35:24Okay.
35:25Okay.
35:26It's not much.
35:28A while back,
35:29I saw a spike in how much petty cash the council was spending.
35:32They're published on the council website.
35:35£3,000 last year,
35:36£4,000 this year.
35:38But I couldn't see a reason for the sudden jump in claims.
35:41And you think the extra cash could be connected with Geoffrey's death?
35:45It could be.
35:46He was such a good man.
35:48If he'd discovered anything dodgy,
35:49he'd have gone straight to the police.
35:52Maybe that's why he was killed.
35:54To stop him from doing just that.
35:57You say he was a good man.
35:59You knew him.
36:00Years ago, I wanted to be a writer.
36:02I got into a young writer's scheme,
36:03and Geoffrey was one of the mentors.
36:05He really helped me with the book I was writing.
36:08High fantasy.
36:09The Warlocks of Wynhaven.
36:11But then my mum died,
36:12and I moved to the States to live with my aunt.
36:15Last year, I moved back to Marlow.
36:17That's when I bumped into Geoffrey.
36:18It's you, isn't it?
36:20Dave Butler.
36:21Geoffrey Truman.
36:22We worked together on your Warlock book.
36:25Gosh.
36:25He said he'd try and help me get my book published.
36:28We've been working together ever since.
36:33His ideas are amazing.
36:35On structure.
36:36Character.
36:38Can you prove any of this?
36:40Go to Geoffrey's house.
36:42There's a spare key by the back door, I think,
36:44and you'll find my manuscript in his office.
36:46You'll be able to see how well we've been working together.
36:49Where were you when he died?
36:50I was here.
36:51On my own.
36:53But his death is a disaster for me.
36:56Don't you see that?
36:58It's been my dream to be published my whole life,
37:00and it's not going to happen now.
37:07You're right.
37:08I did see them arguing.
37:10From a bush?
37:11That's really not the point.
37:12It very much sounds like the point to me.
37:14Leslie, don't you have some other place to be?
37:17No.
37:19Perhaps if we could focus on what you heard.
37:22I'm not sure if I put the right bins out this morning.
37:26You know it's a blue bin day.
37:28Is it?
37:29I just don't remember.
37:40I remember now.
37:43The younger man was saying the most horrible things to Mr. Truman.
37:47What was the argument about?
37:48I couldn't quite tell.
37:50But I definitely heard Jeffrey saying
37:53the other man had handled the situation badly.
37:57He said it a few times.
37:59Whatever it was, he's handled the situation badly.
38:18Okay, this is the house.
38:24See if you can find the key.
38:27I found it.
38:29What?
38:29It's in the door.
38:30That doesn't feel right.
38:32Let me call Tanika.
38:33Let her know.
38:34And while you do that,
38:35why don't we make ourselves useful?
38:44I don't understand.
38:45It's simple, really.
38:47You were seen arguing with Mr. Truman
38:4920 minutes before he died.
38:50It was just a misunderstanding.
38:53About?
38:53Well, I, um, wanted the comments turned off on the council website.
38:59Seriously?
39:00There are nasty people out there and it can get personal.
39:03That's all it was about.
39:04I wanted the comments turned off and he wanted to leave and turned on.
39:10Then why did Jeffrey keep saying that you'd handled the situation badly?
39:14He was just saying I was being aggressive, which I was, and I had to calm down.
39:20At the meeting, I tried to apologise, but he'd already moved on.
39:24That was him all over.
39:25He didn't dwell.
39:26That's all it was.
39:27A minor disagreement and he forgave me.
39:30Who prepared the tea and coffee for the meeting?
39:32I'm sorry?
39:33We're just trying to ascertain who put out the poisoned coffee for Mr. Truman.
39:37Was it Alec Miller?
39:38It wasn't Alec I saw through the window.
39:41There was someone else there.
39:42Who?
39:43I don't know.
39:44I couldn't see through the glass.
39:45I think it was a man.
39:47But they didn't have the build of Alec.
39:49And they had light hair.
39:50Why didn't you mention this in your witness statement?
39:54At the time, I thought Jeffrey had died of natural causes.
39:58If you're looking for the person who put the poison in Jeffrey's coffee pot,
40:01I bet it was the person in the kitchen.
40:03I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:07I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:09I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:11I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:18I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:21I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:22I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:23I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:23I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:23I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:25I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:25I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:28I think it was the person who put the poison in the kitchen.
40:36I think I found it.
40:38Judith?
40:50You've got it?
40:51Babe was telling the truth.
40:53Jeffrey's really trying to help him.
40:55And he's positive, kind and supportive.
40:57It's like everyone's been saying.
40:58Then why'd he have to die?
41:00There must be some dark secrets in his life.
41:02But everyone has secrets.
41:07Hey!
41:11Oi! Stop right there!
41:20Oi! You! Come back here!
41:24Janika, you need to come to Jeffrey's house at once.
41:45Oh God! Come on!
41:53Oh, okay. It's another wall.
41:55We can get over this.
41:57Come on!
42:02That's it. Come on, CZ. Careful.
42:04All right. I'm over.
42:05Yeah.
42:07There he is. Come on!
42:11Let's go!
42:14That's half speed!
42:16Oh, yeah.
42:17Come on!
42:23No, my back.
42:26No!
42:27No!
42:28I said no more walls!
42:31No, that's not possible.
42:32We can do it.
42:34Are you mad?
42:37No.
42:38I told you.
42:39We can't do it.
42:40We can do that.
42:46Judith!
42:47In here.
42:50We lost him.
42:52Did you see who it was?
42:54Oh, we were so close.
42:56But no.
42:57No idea.
43:00What's that?
43:01You know you wanted Jeffrey to have a dark secret.
43:05Stop or I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:11I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:19I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:21I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:22I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:23I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:23I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:25I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:27I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:28I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:28I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:29I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:29I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:30I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:30I'll tell everyone your secret.
43:31I'll tell everyone your secret.
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43:34I'll tell everyone your secret.
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