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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
04:35I'm back in
04:38Item three. Gastronomy, restaurant run by Ferdy Blake.
04:43It's applying for a temporary late license, something to do with the book launch, I think.
04:47Oh, sorry. Sorry to interrupt.
04:50You're not interrupting. We always want to hear from members of the public.
04:53Oh, thanks. It'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 Marlow.
05:06It's not right.
05:08Unfortunately, bridges fall under the purview of Defra, not Tagus.
05:12There must be something you can do.
05:13Uh, perhaps, Geoffrey, you could have a quiet word with the landowner.
05:17Geoffrey?
05:22Geoffrey?
05:30Geoffrey!
05:34Geoffrey!
05:36Geoffrey!
05:40He's dead.
05:42He's dead.
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07:45I still can't believe it. Is it even possible?
07:47Was he unwell? Had he mentioned anything wrong?
07:51No. Must have been a heart attack.
07:54And you are?
07:55Sorry. Marcus Percival. Marcus Percival Estates.
08:00This is Terence Clarkson. He runs a local architect's practice.
08:04I take jobs nationally.
08:06I take jobs nationally. And this is...
08:06Debbie Smith. Accountant and Council Secretary.
08:13Hmm?
08:15Sorry. Sophia Hollingbury. I 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, because 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, and then he died.
09:03Yes. What were you doing at that meeting?
09:05Oh, you know the bridge at Temple? It's been closed for months.
09:09The landowner refuses to repair it.
09:11I thought the council could make him mend it, but apparently it's not a council matter.
09:17Oh.
09:18Okay. Here 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, Standing Stones.
09:59Sure.
10:01Oh, he's keen.
10:03I'll give him that much.
10:04It's Tanika.
10:07Tanika.
10:08Have you got the toxicology report?
10:10Afternoon, Judith.
10:11And 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.
10:29So, what's aconite when it's at home?
10:32Oh, it's Monkshead, isn't it?
10:33Or Wolfsbane.
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.
10:53Hang on.
10:55She did an entire episode on aconite earlier this year.
11:00The garden is in Little Marlow.
11:13Oh.
11:14Not a bad manner for someone who makes podcasts.
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.
12:07I'm Bex.
12:07I'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?
12:53It 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?
16:19Yep.
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.
17:03I've got to go pick up Shanti.
17:15Alice?
17:16Oh, we've got what we can from the phone box, but it's not much.
17:20No witnesses, no physical evidence.
17:23What about fingerprints?
17:23Well, 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.
17:36Pickle?
17:37What'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, from monkshood in the monastery to wolfsbane in the forest.
18:34But for me, what I can't get over is how a plant so pretty and ornamental can be so very,
18:43very lethal.
18:44But maybe that's just me.
18:47Until next time, happy and above all safe gardening.
18:52Who could have wanted you dead?
18:58What do you think, Jasper?
19:00Hmm?
19:13Is 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.
19:30I'll talk to her.
19:34I'm sorry.
19:36I've got to take this.
19:39Brendan?
19:40Okay, so the PM's in and it's been confirmed that Mr. Truman died from a lethal dose of Aconite.
19:47Do they know how it got into his coffee?
19:48Well, they've checked all the other cups and tea-making paraphernalia and they're all clear of poison.
19:53The only thing that wasn't was one of the used coffee pods in the machine.
19:57But, get this, forensics lifted two sets of fingerprints from the pod.
20:02One was Mr. Truman's.
20:04And the other?
20:05Was Council Secretary Debbie Smith.
20:07And you should know that according to the witness statements, she's the only person other than Jeffrey that ever used
20:14the 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.
20:49You know that?
20:51Hmm.
20:52I work for Paul Hollingbury, Sophia's husband.
20:54He told me.
20:56What do you say if I told you that your fingerprints were found on the coffee pod that 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, there was already an old pod jammed in the slot.
21:17I had to push it through.
21:19If that one was Jeffrey's, that must be how my fingerprints got on it.
21:24Look, I arrived after Jeffrey had made himself his coffee.
21:29What has Alec Miller told you?
21:31Who's Alec Miller?
21:33The person who lays out the teas and coffees before all the council meetings.
21:36You have spoken to him, haven't you?
21:41I kept hunting last night.
21:43I got drawn into reading the comments under the council social media posts.
21:48And there was one account.
21:50Marlow's 1628.
21:52And it is horrible.
21:54Disgusting me.
21:55Then look what they said here.
21:57Cesspit.
21:58Nah, that's out of order.
21:59We've spent all this time looking for someone who hated Jeffrey.
22:03And here he is.
22:06Although, it's not only Jeffrey, is it?
22:09I mean, whoever that is, he hates everyone.
22:13Oh, here she is, our lady of leisure.
22:15Did you have a nice lie-in?
22:17Me?
22:17Yes, you.
22:19Please tell me you've been having a proper break.
22:21Oh, absolutely.
22:22Yeah.
22:24100%.
22:26Actually, no, I haven't.
22:29Oh, Bex.
22:30I know.
22:31I'm furious with myself.
22:33I sat down to watch telly last night, and I was all set.
22:37Nice glass of wine, bar of chocolate.
22:39Love it.
22:40And then I noticed the games cupboard looked a bit messy.
22:42No.
22:43Tell me you didn't.
22:44I just thought it would be a quick tidy.
22:46She did.
22:46You know how it goes.
22:48Once that cupboard was tidy, all the other cupboards looked terrible.
22:51Before I knew it, I had the marigolds on, and I was giving the sitting room a once over.
22:54What an idiot.
22:55You could have at least come round here, made yourself useful, and cleared out Judith's
22:59stash of old newspapers.
23:00Do you mind?
23:01But that's the thing.
23:02It was useful.
23:03Once I'd finished the sitting room, I moved on to Colin's study.
23:06It seemed stupid not to.
23:08Stupid not to.
23:09Well, he's away.
23:10He's needed a deep clean for months.
23:11And I was reordering some old files, and I found this.
23:15What is it?
23:15Remember how Sophia said she'd been involved in a muddle when she was in charge of the graveyards?
23:20Mm-hmm.
23:20Well, I found all these cuttings and correspondence about it from 15 years ago.
23:24The parish kept the records.
23:26This wasn't some minor mishap.
23:28Sophia mixed up where people were buried.
23:31It was pretty bad.
23:32The location of one body was never found.
23:34But she's right when she says Geoffrey's sorted it out.
23:37There's letter after letter between him and the Bishop of Oxford.
23:41Reading between the lines, if it wasn't for Geoffrey, she may have ended up being prosecuted.
23:45Oh.
23:48Oh, it's Tanika.
23:51Hello.
23:52Just a quick update, Judith.
23:54There was possibly a fifth person at 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, if you ask me.
24:05She's going to the wrong address.
24:06And you know that?
24:07No, Alec does the teas and coffees for some of our church events.
24:11He's got a caravan by Hurley Locke, and he moves to it every summer.
24:14And Tanika's gone to his house in Marlow Bottom.
24:17You know what I think?
24:18I think we can guess.
24:20It's our civic duty to help the police in every way we can.
24:24And sometimes that involves going to the right address when they've gone to the wrong one.
24:37The mayor always had a kind word for everyone.
24:40A lovely man.
24:41It's terrible what's happened to him.
24:43And at the hands of Locusta, no less.
24:46At the hands of who?
24:46Emperor Nero had an infamous assassin called Locusta, whose weapon of choice was poison.
24:54You do not fail to live up to your reputation, Mrs. Potts.
24:58How do you know Geoffrey was poison?
25:01Have your tea, and I'll tell you.
25:21I bumped into Marcus in town.
25:23He told me.
25:24So, if you prepared the tea and the coffee for the meeting, and you know that Geoffrey was poisoned,
25:29why haven't you spoken to the police?
25:30What would I say?
25:32I wasn't there.
25:33I'm sorry?
25:34I got a phone call yesterday morning, telling me not to come in.
25:40Hello? Who is this?
25:42Good morning. It's Sophia Hollingbury.
25:44She rang and told me I wasn't needed.
25:46The meeting had been cancelled.
25:49Well, that was a waste of time.
25:53Oh, you're kidding.
25:57So, while we went on a wild goose chase, your civilian trio went to Alec Miller's summer residence for a
26:02chat.
26:03He's saying that Sophia Hollingbury rang him and told him not to attend the council meeting.
26:10Gov?
26:12Oh, sorry.
26:17Shanty's got herself mixed up in some trouble at school.
26:20There's been some bullying.
26:21Oh.
26:22Well, that doesn't sound like her.
26:24I don't know what to do.
26:26Um, what?
26:27Talk to her.
26:29Get her to tell you what happened in her own words.
26:31You mean like a witness interview?
26:33Well, isn't everything in life a bit like a witness interview?
26:38She's a good kid.
26:39You think?
26:40Yeah, of course.
26:41She's your daughter.
26:50Withheld number.
26:52Call Tanika.
26:53It could be our mystery caller again.
26:55How many rings for it goes to answer by?
26:56I don't know.
26:57Seven?
26:58Eight?
27:03Answer it.
27:06Hello?
27:07Tanika.
27:07Bex?
27:08Have you followed the line?
27:09Judith's mystery caller is talking to her again.
27:12Alice, run a trace on the incoming call to Judith's phone.
27:15On it.
27:17Um, we have.
27:19We haven't found anything.
27:21Not yet.
27:22She needs to keep him talking.
27:24Tell Judith she needs to keep him talking.
27:28Have you followed the money?
27:30Um, are you talking about council money?
27:35It would help if you could be a bit more specific.
27:38Yes, it's council money.
27:39Um, and what bit of the council?
27:44Is it, um, housing?
27:46No.
27:47No.
27:48What about travel and transport?
27:50No.
27:52No, um...
27:56Uh, knitting.
27:57Waste disposal.
27:58No, no, not knitting.
28:00Waste disposal.
28:01Look at the petty cash.
28:04What area of the petty cash?
28:06Hello?
28:07Are you there?
28:09He's gone.
28:11Which part of this looks like knitting?
28:13What was it?
28:14It's tying up the dog poo bag and putting it in the bin.
28:17Of course.
28:18That's actually quite good.
28:19Oh, hold on.
28:20It's a phone box outside All Saints gate.
28:22We're leaving right now.
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, how long is that going to take them?
28:30I reckon if we're quick, we might catch a few witnesses.
28:33There's no way we'll get to All Saints fast enough.
28:35Oh, you want a bet?
29:03Remember the bridge restrictions.
29:05Not this fast across the ground, Susie.
29:07I agree with that.
29:07Not this fast, Susie.
29:08I 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.
29:26I'm doing it.
29:28I'm doing it.
29:29One inch.
29:30Oh, this is tight.
29:31I hate these speed spoilers.
29:34All right, let's shift it.
29:39Learn to drive, fool.
29:43Oh, my goodness.
29:46Give me strength.
29:49Hold on.
29:50Hold on.
29:52Yeah.
29:56Susie.
30:01Quick, friend.
30:07Easy.
30:08I told you I'd get out of there.
30:13See, if anyone saw anybody use this phone box,
30:16someone must have seen him.
30:18Oh, sir, have you seen anyone use this phone box?
30:21No.
30:21Hello, excuse me, Bash.
30:22Sir, have you seen anyone use this phone box?
30:24No, sorry.
30:25Oh.
30:26Oh.
30:27Oh.
30:39Still nothing?
30:40No one sort of thing.
30:41No CCTV either.
30:44Gov, it's the same as before.
30:46Everything's been wiped clean.
30:48No fingerprints, no nothing.
30:50So he's got away.
30:51Again.
30:53Begs, what do you know about peregrine falcons?
30:57Brendan, I need your help.
31:02There's a pair of falcons that hatch their chicks every year in the spire.
31:07And why are you telling me this?
31:10A local bird-watching society have a webcam pointed at them.
31:16You can watch the nest live, but they record it on a laptop up here.
31:31It's not much higher, is it?
31:33No.
31:35You okay with heights?
31:37I don't love them.
31:39Just don't look down.
31:45It's just a little ladder.
31:52Look, it'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, the birds.
32:04Now the call came in at midday or 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, Begs.
32:26Come on, go and up.
32:27Oh, yeah.
32:29So what happens now?
32:30Well, I imagine the police will try to identify the mystery caller,
32:34which leaves us three to ask the only question that matters.
32:38Why did Sophia stand Alec down?
32:42And now onto a topic.
32:43I know vexes a lot of us as we head into the Dryamonts.
32:46Tomo or not Tomo?
32:51Tomo or not Tomo?
33:00I haven't time to be interrupted.
33:03Look, we just wanted to know why you rang Alec Miller yesterday
33:07and 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, I didn't call anybody yesterday.
33:22I don't suppose you know this person?
33:24I don't recognise her, no.
33:28Well, the plot thickens.
33:30What are the three of you doing here?
33:31We could ask you the same question.
33:33As it happens, we're meeting to discuss options
33:36for a commemorative bench for Jacob.
33:38Oh.
33:41True son of Marlow.
33:43Yeah, that's the one I would choose.
33:45None of you know who this is, do you?
33:48Oh, no, and 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.
34:11I've been checking all of the CCTV footage I could find
34:14near the council building.
34:15So, it's ten minutes before the meeting,
34:18near the cemetery.
34:20Look, he's with Terence Clarkson,
34:23and 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. Eddingham.
34:38Okay, this is it.
34:40Dave Butler,
34:41Great Marlow 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.
35:26But it'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
35:43could be connected with Geoffrey's death?
35:45It could be.
35:46He was such a good man.
35:48If he 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.
36:30We've got to end every chapter with a clip in it.
36:33His ideas, amazing.
36:35On structure, character.
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.
36:44You'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, on 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 Geoffrey saying the 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.
38:28What?
38:29It's in the door.
38:30No, that doesn't feel right.
38:32Let me call Tanika.
38:33Let her know.
38:34And while you do that, why don't we make ourselves useful?
38:44I don't understand.
38:45It's simple, really.
38:46You were seen arguing with Mr. Truman 20 minutes before he died.
38:50It was just a misunderstanding.
38:53About?
38:55I 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 Geoffrey 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.
39:19At 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?
39:31I'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?
39:53At the time I thought Geoffrey had died of natural causes.
39:58If you're looking for the person who put the poison in Geoffrey's coffee pot,
40:01I bet it was the person in the kitchen.
40:32I 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.
40:53Geoffrey'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.
41:02Everyone has secrets.
41:07Hey!
41:11Oi!
41:13Stop right there!
41:19Oi!
41:21You!
41:21Come back here!
41:24Zanika!
41:24Zanika!
41:25You need to come to Geoffrey's house at once.
41:44Oh, God!
41:46Come on!
41:48Come on!
41:53Oh, OK, it's another wall.
41:55We can get over this.
41:57Come on!
42:02That's it!
42:03Come on, CZ.
42:03Careful!
42:04Oh, I'm over!
42:05Yeah.
42:05Oh!
42:06Yeah.
42:07There he is.
42:08Come on!
42:11Come on!
42:11Let's go!
42:14Oh, it's hot seat!
42:16Oh, yeah.
42:17Come on!
42:20Come on!
42:23Oh, no!
42:24My back!
42:25Oh!
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't do that!
42:41We can't do it!
42:41Oh!
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 Geoffrey
43:03to have a dark secret.
43:04Stop or tell everyone your secret.
43:49Transcription by CastingWords
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