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00:13excuse me hello hi bit tied up there mate yeah last night was my stag do
00:20looks like it was a good time I mean the golf was fun okay let's see
00:31all right this I'm just gonna hurt a little bit I'll be fine actually I think I'll stay right here
00:38it's quite a nice view no this works great for my beauty therapist you're just gonna have to handle
00:43it hey sorry we have a hairy situation speaking of Margot Booth promising young scientist
01:00recipients of a prestigious research scholarship on the way to the top of her field six weeks ago she
01:06died in the campus chemical science lab what a waste what happened Margot was working alone on
01:11a Saturday morning and accidentally started a fire with an unattended Bunsen burner she was getting
01:16dry ice from the storeroom at the time sprinklers went off water plus dry ice equals deadly Margot
01:22died from asphyxiation excessive inhalation of carbon dioxide well that is really awful but
01:29seems like an accident at the work safe investigation ruled that too Margot's best friend Carrie and Harker
01:35was convinced something isn't quite right you don't usually reopen cases based on the word of a best
01:40friend true Margot's brilliant apparently how does someone like her make a mistake like that so what do
01:46you think happened I can't really have an opinion can't have an opinion or don't have an opinion Margot's
01:57supervisors are professor Duncan Lovell and professor Virginia Hannah Ray huh sister no cousin no cut the second
02:12cousin cousin cousin-in-law actually Virginia is my wife no stop since when are you married it's a long
02:23story oh I have quite a lot of questions actually Harry and only one or two of them are about
02:28the case
02:29but let's just start with why are we here do you want me to prove that mrs. Henry didn't do
02:34it she
02:35definitely didn't do it she said that I don't know I haven't spoken to her not for a few years
02:41access
02:43card to the chemistry building take a look for me but once over to make sure that nothing else is
02:48going
02:48on before I send a team bowling in sure really what a friends for Harry and you can answer all
02:57my other
02:58questions later Harry has a wife who is she how did they meet when did they meet how long have
03:15they
03:15been married what is she like can you just calm the farm so we can find out here margot booth
03:23brilliant
03:23PhD students what does this got to do with Harry's missus okay okay farm comes so one morning mother's
03:33working with covered outside she leaves a Bunsen burner unattended before you know it whoosh fire
03:39sprinklers dry on a fatal combination poor margot good morning lab rats I've been using gas chromatography
03:49mass spectrometry to precisely identify and quantify compounds within the sample gcms is amazing it's so
03:57specific it can identify contaminants like toxins and additives but right now you might be going margot
04:03what on earth are you talking about yeah a little bit yeah I'm thinking food I'm okay I just ate
04:09it's all
04:10about what we eat oh right and what we don't want to eat like microplastics who gross and in here
04:20I have
04:2120 everyday foods I've examined using gcms I mean clearly a bright kid right and you're too bright to
04:28leave a fire unattended in a lab exactly okay I feel that I've been very patient Alexa are we at
04:34the bit
04:35about Harry's surprise wife yet almost yeah professor Virginia Henry wait she was margot supervisor yeah one of
04:48them you're thinking margot wasn't alone in the lab that morning and I'm not the only one come on
05:04oh amazing you absolutely look like private detectives we're not exactly that I'm Madison and this is Alexa
05:11Carrie-Anne Margot's best friend please come in
05:21I'm so glad the police took me seriously because margot didn't make mistakes I mean how could a person
05:31with such an OCD room ignore protocol she'd followed hundreds of times oh this is where margot did her
05:37science videos that's right I'm so stressed about her death stressed or sad sad it was margot who
05:45was stressed all she did the month before she died was work work work that professor Virginia
05:50really cracked the whip are you saying margot was unhappy about it I thought she loved her work
05:55unless it was an act in the videos no she was a very genuine person losing her has impacted my
06:02studies
06:02so much thankfully I have my creative writing as an outlet I'm an English PhD student head over gothic
06:09heels an examination of the interplay between fashion choice and emotional despair in gothic
06:14romantic literature 1800 to 1850 sounds very specific tell me more about it goth subcultures are born
06:21from feelings of otherness it's all about diversity open-mindedness freedom of expression now as much as
06:27we'd love to hear more we've got a case to investigate I know I am so grateful not knowing what
06:33really
06:34happened to my best friend is so disruptive you know if someone is not sold on Carrie Ann well
06:44Harry asked us to look into things just because Carrie Ann thinks we should then we wouldn't be
06:49looking into them but you want to meet mrs. henna day can I come to no I got another job
06:54for you
06:55Carrie Ann reckons that the professor worked margot too hard I want you to find out if that was common
06:59experience fine but I want every detail okay every detail I love a woman who can handle fire
07:22professor Henry I'm Alexa crow I'm a friend of Harry's oh but that's a name from the past well
07:29sort of I mean you do still have a surname this is true so what can I do for you
07:34friend of Harry's
07:35well I'm looking into the recent death of your student margot booth Harry sent you to ask about
07:41margot why didn't he just pick up the phone uh conflict of interest margot didn't follow safety
07:47procedures we must have wondered about that I mean margot was a diligent student a star in the
07:53making by all accounts which is why it's a tragedy where is that boy with my sushi is he catching
07:58the
07:58tuna himself oh hello I'm professor Lovell and you are Alexa crow how'd you do she's a police detective
08:06Duncan oh I didn't say that I'm just a friend of the police apparently Paul Margot's accident is no
08:11longer an accident oh gosh work safe already did a thorough investigation yes I'm aware of that I
08:17mean we had questions ourselves why would someone like margot break crucial safety rules well I put it
08:25down to unbridled enthusiasm margot threw herself into her research which was to be admired of course but
08:31she could be impatient coming in here on a Saturday morning alone so it's as if she was on the
08:38verge of a
08:39breakthrough and could not wait for a safety buddy a breakthrough well we'll never know will we look
08:46I'm in the middle of something now but we will help you in any way that we can of course
08:51we will you
08:52just give us some notice and we're all yours oh and please pass on my regards to Harry
09:05writing solo today huh Alexa's catching up with Harry's wife wait there's what so you didn't know
09:11this either no uh why weren't we invited to his wedding no this isn't recent he's had a wife this
09:18whole time no yeah I gotta take this Madison speaking thank you so much for calling back when
09:26was professor Hanada your supervisor I wonder how fast a dry ice cloud will grow when water is added
09:39I'm pretty sure you can find that info online oh yes yes I know but I want to see how
09:44quickly things
09:46happen in the lab and why Margot didn't have time to escape remember all those dry ice deaths we found
09:51online including the man who used it to store ice cream it leaked into his kitchen and see you later
09:56hello that's why I'm outside Alexa so the answer is real quick you could just believe what people say
10:10rather than proving everything yourself we never solve anything if we just believe what people say
10:15so what's the goss on the wife what was she like fine what are your former students say that she's
10:22brilliant but a little cold they all really love the other supervisor Duncan though he's the friendly fun if
10:29a bit absent-minded professor so is that code for not very good at his job kilda hey hello are
10:38we going
10:39inside oh it'll be clear in about 45 minutes which should be enough time to get the full story on
10:44your
10:44love life have you received the access card records from campus security did you email them to me uh-huh
10:53so
10:54you just came around to tell Madison that you'd send an email come on Harry you can run but you
11:05can't hide she wants to know why you didn't call yourself because it's awkward 10 or 12 years go by
11:12and I just pick up the phone and ask her about a dead student Virginia is not just some ex
11:17-girlfriend
11:18that you lost touch with evidently at some point you're married all right well she and her colleague
11:26are on the same page about my account accident a colleague Duncan Lovell yeah that's professor to
11:32you yeah you sound just like him am I detecting a sort of love triangle here he was Jenny's supervisor
11:39mentor back in the day and now they're both Margo's supervisors or were you want me to focus on
11:46Duncan I can't let my opinion cloud my judgment gotcha you think Duncan did it I wanted to be Duncan
12:02access cards for the lab are encoded with a unique digital ID so every entry and exit is logged with
12:09names it's numbers currently but I'm working on it who is that oh this is professor Duncan Lovell quite
12:17the rock star scientist back in the day back when he was Virginia Hennaday's supervisor you mean do you
12:23think the handsome professor swept her off her feet and away from Harry I think that we shouldn't gossip
12:29about our friends boring hey make sure you know the location of safety showers I wash stations fire
12:39extinguishers and today I've got my safety buddy here because we're dealing with carbon dioxide say
12:45hi safety buddy I'm getting teachers pet vibes here which teacher are you thinking though
12:53professor Hannity or the science rock star why not both hello I hope this is a better time to talk
13:04I
13:05have five minutes before the chem 303 students show up where were you the morning that Margo died gosh
13:13that's a bit on the nose well neither of us have time for me to cushion it fair point I
13:20was at home when I
13:22got the call about the fire anyone there with you my cat did you make any call send any emails
13:31or
13:31receive any deliveries I'm not sure but what I do know is I wasn't here watching my best student die
13:37of carbon dioxide poisoning on the nose so friend of Harry's is that all that you are sure yes well
13:48we
13:48are close what's he told you about me not very much but I do get the feeling that he's not
13:55much of a fan
13:56of professor Duncan Lovell grow up Harry sensing a story there not really oh I won't ask not you anyway
14:06where can I find professor Lovell and it's happy place
14:15G'day professor Alexa hello again I just wanted to have another little chat about Margo Booth if
14:23that's okay and you came all the way out here oh why not it's beautiful it is
14:33did you get out here much a few times a week oh lucky you can manage it well it's why
14:40I have
14:41minions oh you mean research students yes sorry I shouldn't say things like that should I Margo was
14:49working alone at the lab that morning while I was you were out here probably just probably no
14:57definitely because when I got back to the car there were the messages letting me know were
15:01you surfing with anyone that day no there's bound to be some others no one I can call to verify
15:07this
15:07way after it is I tend to be in the zone I can relate to that tell me about Margo
15:15she was a very
15:17promising young lady meticulous attention to detail the best work ethic I've observed in a student it's
15:24one of the reasons she won the doctoral fellowship were there other applicants of course are they
15:30still around yes Caleb Moore he lost out to Margo but we managed to find him a part-time role
15:36so
15:37when she died the fellowship transferred to this Caleb Moore look he's been working really hard to
15:45make up for all the time we lost after the accident uh-huh he didn't benefit from Margo dying if
15:51that's what you're suggesting apart from receiving the prestigious fellowship he wanted meet Caleb
15:58Moore research assistant PhD student oh he's got a weekly slot on student radio talking everyday science
16:05he's also got Margo's fellowship but is that a strong enough motive for murder if you're ambitious or
16:12jealous or you just need the money isn't he in one of Margo's videos say hi safety buddy oh the
16:24safety
16:25buddy who wasn't very buddy like the mother's loss is definitely Caleb's game our research could change
16:33the game for plastic pollution well that sounds really exciting it is especially for you right now that
16:42you're the new Margo Booth you took over a role no longer the bridesmaid I see what you're saying so
16:50for a
16:51start I'm a scientist not a kids entertainer oh you're referring to Margo's educational videos the life of a PhD
16:59student in the
16:59chemistry faculty um I think they're great aspirational I've got a slot in student radio
17:06everyday science with Caleb all the shows are available online if you're interested
17:11what interests me is why you mock Margo's content creation but it's okay for you to do it Margo was
17:18a great girl woman woman but she ignored the buddy system and it nearly lost us all of our research
17:23it could have been a complete disaster brilliant woman with a big future lost her life Caleb there's
17:30no could have been about it I liked Margo not getting that from you because we are working on a
17:36project
17:36that could literally change the world and you're chasing a silly theory about an accidental death well I
17:52there's no one of interest going in with Margo Margo arrived at eight never left take a look at the
17:58day
17:58before okay so going all the way back to the Friday morning our research students arrive professors
18:04arrive all around the same time and when do they all leave Virginia was out of there later that night
18:10Duncan too and Caleb let me hazard a guess wow he didn't leave on Friday did he hi how did
18:29you get my
18:30address I'm a police consultant Caleb and your supervisors are very keen to help me out wait
18:35Virginia and Duncan know you're speaking to me can I come in I already answered your questions oh but
18:46I've got more about you swiping into the lab that Friday morning the day before Margo died and never
18:51swiping out I did so I left on Friday afternoon without using your card I always use my card you
18:57know in
18:58case they're logging our hours Caleb there's no record of you ever leaving that day you think I
19:04stayed the night in the lab and waited for Margo to arrive the next morning yeah that's exactly what
19:08I think oh no um what if what if my um card is defective let's say that it is where
19:18were you that
19:19Saturday morning yeah I was I was right here hello do you want me to prove it is that what
19:24you're saying
19:24I mean that'd be handy especially for you okay just stay here um don't go anywhere I'll be right back
19:32I'm going to bring an ad in and it's my side you I'llôno it's so good
19:49you I'm oh yeah so good you're playing now I'll do this for you make some of this for you
19:54you smile I don't see your foot well when I'm listening to...
19:54you got your art you're okay I think I'm going to show me a good look there
19:54If there was my uniform it's about 뿌�otm would you be 상황 to all I said an Anakin for me
19:58you got it if you come down with me
20:08and that's for you my childhood dream never-ending supply of ice cream and kids who want to be my
20:18friend I'm lactose intolerant and kids are messy and emotional I've got goals outside of ice cream
20:26did you know one of the fastest selling paperbacks of all time was developed from fan fiction
20:31I just need to finish my PhD then land a full-time academic job then I can use my research
20:36hours to
20:36write and get paid for it did Marco ever mention her colleague Caleb Caleb more I think could you
20:43be more creepy the last time I saw him we were at this party together he wouldn't leave her alone
20:48like a stalker and then there was that phone call about two days before yes I overheard her she was
20:56upset he was trying to take credit for her work or something she said she was gonna report him
21:00did she mm-hmm I heard her raise her away she said this isn't fair I'm going to report you
21:08morena Alexa crow would you like a muffin oh one of my students made it for me Risa she's worried
21:16that I'm too busy to eat but yes probably not that I'm complaining so this uh Caleb Moore he's an
21:23odd
21:23one huh why are you still interested in him yes very especially since I visited at his house plus he
21:31had an argument with Margo in the days before she died she was gonna report him for something I don't
21:36know anything about that oh hello hello professor level Caleb are you alright yes it's very very good
21:45miss crow it's a text of crow what do I call you Alex spine can we please have a chat
21:49yeah yeah of
21:50course would you like me to come with you Caleb no no no no I just um helping Alexa to
21:55understand our
21:56safety protocols good man I'm not entirely sure why you left I looked in your fridge okay yeah that
22:15makes sense why would you look in my fridge blood on the door I can there's a reason for the
22:21treasure
22:22trove of body parts you're making me sound like a freak no Caleb I'm not a newbie I know those
22:29are
22:29animal parts and not human but I also know that your kitchen has almost no cooking equipment and even
22:35if it did hearts and eyeballs don't make the best cuts oh geez so tell me what's the reason for
22:44the
22:44home horror fish this is more you've got this Caleb you can do it yeah I do yeah I can
23:16so what is it hemophobia omitophobia all of the above face of a girl response 100% of the time
23:25I only
23:26made it through my undergrad studies with hypnotherapy Virginia would laugh me out the door if she found
23:31out even Duncan I mean I don't think he'd be impressed what kind of scientist can't dissect a cow's
23:37spleen to identify contamination so what is this exposure therapy what's Margot doing there it was
23:46her suggestion she wanted to help you confided in her she guessed so do you believe me now believe you
23:56what that you wouldn't do anything to hurt the woman who discovered your humiliating career
24:01threatening secret apparently you phoned Margot the Thursday before she died she was upset no no I
24:08didn't according to Margot's best friend you did something about wanting to take credit for her work
24:13she threatened to report hold on what best friend you mean the flatmate Carrie-Anne thinks you were
24:19bothering Margot then why would she come to my place to help me that was her idea not mine and
24:24Carrie-Anne
24:25is the weirdo okay she's scary they weren't friends Margot she was obsessed with her research her
24:32friends were here in the science faculty her friends were me I'm in ice cream heaven you're still with
24:47Carrie-Anne Harker I've been trying to get info out of her but she's a surprisingly popular ice cream girl
24:52keep smiling she was never besties with Margot according to Caleb she's playing up their friendship so
24:59it's a he said she said yes it is Carrie-Anne is a weirdo he says and if the guy
25:05with a freezer full
25:06of heart says sorry what I'm going with she said Carrie-Anne's got dry ice here okay keep calm and
25:17step away from the murder card Alexa oh Duncan hello again is Caleb all right yeah actually it was quite
25:28helpful look I'm just a little uncomfortable with you pressuring my students like this it just seems a
25:34bit off I'm not pressuring anyone I'm just asking a few questions still it's a bit confronting for them
25:39Caleb wants to find out what really happened to Margot as much as I do
25:44what really happened we've lost a divine young woman and that is hard enough without
25:49you suggesting someone wanted her gone it's disgraceful actually
26:03Professor Lava was not so friendly today oh here we go academic transcripts and records do not ask how I
26:11got in here never mother's Carrie-Anne's hey she has had several extensions to a PhD deadline the
26:21latest one guess when she was supposed to submit her thesis a few weeks after Margot died but now
26:27it's not due for another six months she applied for an extension after mother's did the day after and
26:33what she officially applied for was bereavement leave without it she would have had to submit by the
26:38original date and if she didn't she was going to be dropped from the PhD program now is that enough
26:45motive for murder when you've put that many years of your life into the projects I'd say so a plus
26:51for
27:01you Madison looks like we can't crush the pie or a funeral
27:11welcome all to my reading thanks so much yeah it's hard to miss us as I crossed the threshold from
27:25student to lover I've never felt so alive even though you were so very dead
27:35you already taught me so much as my professor but now in this new role my body shivered
27:42and not because your body is cold but because of the hundreds of years of experience
27:53what if yeah
28:20good
28:20Thank you so much.
28:26Thank you so much for coming to my reading.
28:28What a nice surprise.
28:29Kerri-Ann, where were you the morning that Margot died in the science lab?
28:32Why are you questioning me?
28:34Because you overstated your friendship.
28:37Perhaps to get a bereavement extension on your PhD.
28:39Which you did, in fact, do.
28:41Oh, my goddess.
28:42Getting an extension was the last thing on my mind when I heard what had happened to poor Margot.
28:47B.S. You applied the next morning.
28:50If I'm guilty, why did I go to the police?
28:52So you can apply for a further extension due to the stress of the ongoing investigation.
28:57Look, I loved Margot.
28:59What was her star sign?
29:01Sorry?
29:01What's your bestie's star sign?
29:05She gives Virgo energy.
29:08Is Virgo late December?
29:10I'm like so.
29:11Margot was a Capricorn, so I'm gonna ask you again.
29:15Where were you the morning of Margot's accident?
29:17I hosted a paranormal romance write-in.
29:19There was at least 100 attendees.
29:22I got a whole novella completed.
29:24Where was this write-in?
29:26Online.
29:27Was it recorded?
29:28No.
29:29But I can give you the novella.
29:34Oh.
29:36Childa, hide your eyes.
29:38It's pretty racy, huh?
29:40Madison, you have to stop me reading this.
29:44This is super quick.
29:45This is super quick.
29:45Just to say hi.
29:46And a shout out to Archimedes and another one to Marie Curie.
29:50That's all.
29:51Stay tuned, lab rats.
29:52Play that again.
29:54This is super quick.
29:55Just to say hi.
29:56And a shout out to Archimedes and another one to Marie Curie.
30:00That's all.
30:01Stay tuned, lab rats.
30:03And that was that.
30:04She went in the next morning and never came back.
30:07Eureka.
30:08What, you solved it?
30:09What am I missing?
30:10The Archimedes principal, he was in the bath one morning when he discovered this amazing
30:16theory about water and volume and measurement.
30:19But then he ran through the town shouting Eureka.
30:22So you think that Margot discovered something?
30:25Well, whatever it was, I think it's in those notebooks.
30:28Which we can't find.
30:30Well, she went to the lab the next morning.
30:32Maybe she took them.
30:39So what we have is a swipe card situation, a phone call and some missing notebooks.
30:44Tea and a long black.
30:46Thanks, bro.
30:48So, does your wife know about this?
30:53No.
30:54Not funny at all.
30:56They have an open relationship.
30:58Different strokes and all that.
31:01So, do you?
31:03Did you have an open relationship?
31:04No kind of relationship.
31:06Alright, I get that.
31:07But why the big secret?
31:09You know, Ginny always said back then the hardest part of what she did was securing the funding.
31:15So she married young Harry for his money?
31:17I find that hard to believe.
31:18Well, you're half right.
31:20We were best mates since high school.
31:22Never any romance between us.
31:24Okay, so how did I know that you'd be a best girl mate kind of guy even in your youth?
31:29Anyway, Ginny was always focused on her study, her future career.
31:34But it was a struggle.
31:35Textbooks, course fees, rent, a decent student allowance wasn't a thing.
31:41Unless you were married.
31:43Harry, you did it.
31:45She was in need.
31:46And I knew even back then that I was probably going to be a commitment foe for the rest of
31:49my life.
31:50So you married your best friend for a student allowance?
31:53I mean, I married my best friend too, but I was in love with it.
31:56No, it wasn't like that for me.
31:58It would not stop me getting pissed off when Professor Duncan turned up on the scene.
32:03All of a sudden we couldn't have a conversation without his name coming up.
32:07One day I pointed out that she was always fetching coffee for him running around doing his chores.
32:12Like a minion.
32:13Ginny got defensive.
32:15We argued.
32:18Then we just never made up.
32:20A best friend breakup.
32:22Yep.
32:23That's rough.
32:24Yeah.
32:25So rough that I'm not going to tease you about marrying for a student allowance, though it is illegal.
32:32That thing you said about securing funding though.
32:35Yeah, what about it?
32:36It's probably the same issue today, no matter how successful you are.
32:39Where are you going with this, Alexa?
32:41Towards a motive for murder.
33:09Should I be flattered that he's talking me out here?
33:11I'm just impressed that you managed to spend so much time on the ocean instead of working on that multi
33:17-million dollar research project.
33:19Work-life balance is important, Alexa. Do you mind?
33:22Sure.
33:24I suppose that Eureka moment might come to you when you're catching a wave.
33:29Exactly.
33:31Except that you already said you get in the zone when you're surfing.
33:34Okay.
33:37What's this about?
33:38Do you have any actual questions for me?
33:41Oh, yes. Yes.
33:42It's about your minions, as you call them.
33:44I've noticed that you have co-authored a lot of research papers during your career.
33:50Of course.
33:50And a lot of those are collaborations with your PhD students, going all the way back to Virginia Henry.
33:55So forgive me if I'm a little blunt, Professor Levin.
33:58Please, please, don't stop now.
34:00But are they riding on your coattails, or is it the other way around?
34:06What are you accusing me of?
34:08Well, it's obvious that you whack your name on your students' research papers, and your academic output is massive.
34:16It's not uncommon.
34:17To the extent you do it.
34:19You must be so busy, it's amazing that you find time to get out here.
34:23Do you have any idea at all how our faculty works?
34:25I am trying to, Professor. That's why I've come to you.
34:28If you'll excuse me.
34:47Eureka.
34:49Nice work, Madison.
34:51Very nice.
35:05We might need a translator.
35:07Luckily, I know just the person.
35:10Caleb, my friend, I need your big science-y brain.
35:14Wait, those are Margo's.
35:15For marks?
35:16I think these show what she was working on at the lab.
35:20Look here.
35:21Now, the dates and the columns coincide with the weekends, but there's a lot of question marks, so whatever she
35:27was trying to figure out was really challenging.
35:30Do you think you're up to the task?
35:32Of course.
35:36This might take a bit of time.
35:39Oh, that's fine.
35:40I've got something really important to do while I wait.
35:50Margo, she did it.
35:53She worked it out.
35:54Oh, Eureka.
35:55God.
35:57She was so good.
35:58I mean, how can she suddenly just go, why not rumen?
36:02Rumen?
36:02No, the largest part of a cow's stomach.
36:04Oh.
36:04Think like a 55-gallon rubbish bin.
36:06Uh-huh.
36:07And cattle already have these natural plant polyesters in their diet, so if you think about it, it makes sense.
36:11And hey, we're in New Zealand, we're not short of a cow, so upscaling would be so easy.
36:17Oh.
36:18What's the matter?
36:20She never got to do anything about it.
36:23She never got to tell anyone.
36:26Actually, Caleb, I think maybe she did.
36:40Morning, lab rats.
36:43Have you met Madison?
36:44She's my...
36:46Wait, what are you?
36:48Well, you're my mentor.
36:49And that's kind of what you two were to Margo, right?
36:52Alexa, I normally admire a tenacious woman, but this is too much. Back off.
36:58Hello, you must be Harry's wife.
37:00I've heard next to nothing about you.
37:03Virginia's right, Alexa, you're pushing this too far.
37:05She keeps coming out to the surf beach.
37:07Now, I'm glad you mentioned that, because that's where you said you were the Saturday morning that Margo died surfing.
37:13I believe so.
37:14I don't.
37:15Alexa's been listening to Caleb Moore's slots on student radio, and she noticed that the show he's on also does
37:21a daily surf report.
37:22So just out of interest, I went back to that Saturday and listened to the podcast, and guess what I'm
37:27gonna say, Duncan, can you guess?
37:29Call security, will you, Virginia? Get these bloody women out of here.
37:32What she was gonna say is, there was no surf that day. Student FM surf girl gave the West Coast
37:38a zero out of ten.
37:39So somebody's telling pips.
37:41Uh, so you're suggesting that Duncan was here with Margo. You really are clutching at straws.
37:47Except that I'm not, because you were here, right, Duncan? Now, hear me out.
37:51No one could understand why swatty Margo would break the rules to work alone without a safety buddy.
37:57So that's what we focused on. And then Madison figured out that someone in this faculty swiped in on the
38:03Friday morning, but didn't leave that night.
38:06Huh.
38:08Why are you both looking at me?
38:09As if Duncan would allow a student to come to hum. He elevates people. He doesn't...
38:14I'm gonna have to stop you there.
38:16You see, two days before Margo died, she discovered something.
38:20And she brought it to her professor, her mentor, who she looked up to, who she was expecting to impress.
38:26But you weren't impressed. You were pissed off.
38:29Because this baby scientist was gonna be a star.
38:33She's gonna take all the glory, all the money.
38:35What did Margo discover, Duncan?
38:37Well, whatever it was, she'd written it all down in her little pink notebooks, which, unfortunately, are missing from her
38:43house.
38:44And we thought if we located those notebooks, things might become clearer.
38:47So, Madison came here yesterday, and she took a little look around.
38:51Sorry, what?
38:52Oh, we have an access card.
38:54Speaking of cards, that was brilliant how you swapped yours out for Caleb's,
38:58because it looked like you left when you didn't.
39:01He swiped out on your card on the Friday night, while you stayed in and got comfy.
39:06Now, Madison could not find the notebooks in your office, but she found something else.
39:10Your sleeping bag.
39:12And then so did I.
39:22Margo's notebooks.
39:25What... what did Margo discover, Duncan?
39:30No idea.
39:31Nothing.
39:31Those notebooks that you're so interested in, Alexa, they're just full of undergraduate musings.
39:37Well, that's not what Caleb Moore thinks.
39:39He's taken copies, and he's writing up Margo's work as we speak.
39:43What's the matter, Prof?
39:45You've already written it up, haven't you?
39:48Because that's the other thing that Madison found in your office, on your computer.
39:54You were about to publish Margo's work, but you forgot to put her name on it.
39:59Duncan...
40:00What did you do?
40:01You said that you'd go to the next stage, but with you at the helm, controlling the work, the money.
40:07But Margo wasn't gonna have that.
40:09No, she's from this new generation that's not gonna let any man take credit for her work.
40:14So, when you put the pressure on, she threatened to go public.
40:19She's gonna tell everybody that you've been exploiting students, accepting gifts,
40:24and that you're hardly ever here except to put your name on someone else's work.
40:28And if all that came out in this day and age, you'd be cancelled, mate.
40:34For pity's sake.
40:36So you talked Margo down, said you'd meet her, test her theory, run some experiments.
40:42You asked her not to tell anyone, and she didn't, because she believed you.
40:46And that was Margo's fatal mistake.
40:52Because you already knew what you were going to do.
40:58You weren't going to let Margo run off with your retirement plan.
41:08So you decided that this brilliant student and her discovery needed to go away.
41:26Oh, my God.
41:28The work always comes first, Virginia. You know that.
41:32Yeah, whose work?
41:33You would have been happy with that child running the next stage.
41:38You and I working under her.
41:40Because that's what would have happened.
41:41Oh.
41:42That's what she wanted.
41:43Oh, my God.
41:45Virginia.
41:46Wait, please.
41:47Don't hate me.
41:47Oh, my God.
41:49Oh, my God.
42:04Come on.
42:09Friend of Harry's.
42:11You're welcome.
42:19Divorce papers.
42:20Hey.
42:22Is she keeping her name?
42:24Actually, no.
42:25Jane thinks it's time to be herself.
42:28You know what she is doing?
42:31The Margo Booth scholarship.
42:33Financial support for young women starting out in the study of chemical science.
42:37So they don't have to marry a young man like you.
42:40Seriously, that's a really nice tribute to Margo.
42:42Yeah.
42:43She must be a good woman, your ex-wife slash best friend.
42:46She's okay.
42:48But you like your new bestie best.
42:51Sure do.
42:52Because what's not to love?
42:53She's okay.
42:54She's okay.
43:02You know her girl?
43:10She's okay.
43:12She's okay.
43:14Ooh!
43:20Mm-mm!
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