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00:00The End
00:00The End
00:07Jeffrey!
00:08Someone's just killed the mayor of Marlow.
00:10They found traces of a poison called aconite.
00:12Jeffrey was poisoned.
00:13Do you grow aconite?
00:14Well, you can't possibly think it came from here.
00:16Do the police suspect foul play?
00:18Everyone loved Jeffrey.
00:20If you're looking for the person who put the poison in Jeffrey's coffee pot,
00:23I bet it was the person in the kitchen.
00:25Everyone has secrets.
00:27Oi! Stop right there!
00:33Did you see who it was?
00:34No idea.
00:36You know you wanted Jeffrey to have a doxy gun.
00:50What were you all doing here?
00:52Ah, well, that is the question.
00:53Yes, Judith, it's the question I'm asking.
00:56We found out who Judith's mystery caller is.
00:59His name's Dave Butler.
01:01And you didn't think to tell me we were going to?
01:03Just as soon as we could.
01:04The point being that when we spoke to Dave,
01:07he said that he and Jeffrey were working together on his novel.
01:10And we came here to check out his story.
01:13It checks out.
01:14Gov?
01:17An intruder left here 20 minutes ago.
01:19Black hoodie.
01:20Average building height.
01:21Go door to door.
01:21See if anyone saw anything.
01:23Yes, Gov.
01:24Anyway, as I was saying, you aren't able to just carry on...
01:27I...
01:28I think I know who the intruder was.
01:30You do?
01:31You do?
01:32You do.
01:41Hello, Marcus.
01:44Mrs. Pott.
01:46Detective Inspector.
01:50Rupert, would you mind taking my next client for me?
01:52Yeah, sure.
01:54And tell Sue no interruptions.
01:57Uh, how can I help you?
02:00Just got back from a house viewing, have you?
02:04There's a time.
02:26Yeah, sure.
02:29Bye.
02:35I really don't know what you're talking about.
02:37The break-in at Mr. Truman's house.
02:39And if you really don't know, why make sure we won't be interrupted?
02:46Let me tell you exactly what happened.
02:48You'll find I've done nothing wrong.
02:51Although I am intrigued, how did you work it out?
02:54Well, the intruder was definitely male.
02:56There are only two men on the council, and D.I. Malik was with Terence at the time.
03:01It was a guess.
03:03It was correct.
03:05I've committed no crime.
03:07No, I didn't break in. I used Geoffrey's spare key.
03:09But you ran for it with the blackmail letter you sent to Geoffrey.
03:13The blackmail letter wasn't sent to Geoffrey.
03:16It was sent to me.
03:19Geoffrey was with me when I opened it. It was mortifying.
03:23Why would someone send something like this?
03:25But he said as mayor that he would take it for me and try and find out who sent it.
03:30When he died, I realised it was still at the house and knew how bad it would look covered in
03:35my fingerprints.
03:36So that's all I was doing.
03:38You know, taking back property that already belonged to me.
03:41Okay, let's say we believe you.
03:43The blackmail letter was sent to you.
03:45Why?
03:46I really have no idea.
03:50All an estate agent is, is their reputation.
03:54And I wouldn't risk that.
03:55Not for anything.
03:58Don't you get it?
04:00You know, I'm the victim here.
04:02You know, someone has been harassing me.
04:28You know, you and I should do more interviews together.
04:33I really enjoyed that.
04:35Don't push it.
04:41Seriously?
04:42All these receipts are from the council?
04:44Seriously.
04:46We could help, if you liked.
04:48Get some food in.
04:49Make a night of it.
04:50Bosh.
04:51Get the job done.
04:52That would be amazing.
04:54Okay, Marcus Percival's saying that the blackmail letter was sent to him and not Mr. Truman, but he doesn't know
04:59why.
05:00What have we got on him?
05:01So, Marcus is married.
05:03Two kids, both in boarding school.
05:05He spends a lot.
05:06You know, fancy cars, holidays and trips to a nice restaurant.
05:11Any hint of wrongdoing?
05:12Well, I spoke to some of his colleagues and they all say that he's trustworthy, honourable, perfect gentleman.
05:19Brendan, Jason, Mr. Clarkson's saying he saw someone with light hair in the kitchen at the start of the meeting,
05:24but he couldn't see them properly through the glass.
05:27Can you check out his story?
05:28Got it.
05:29Sure.
05:32Hello, Dave.
05:39Why did you want to see me?
05:43To give you this.
05:45You've got my book.
05:46I was an archaeologist once.
05:48I know how important publication is.
05:51And you must know more about the petty cash than you've told us.
05:58All I know is that the total that was claimed went up significantly for the last two years.
06:02But the accounts were still signed off.
06:05Suggesting that there must be receipts covering all that extra cash.
06:10Receipts that must be fake.
06:13Yes, that's very interesting.
06:16This is really kind of you.
06:19It's not me you should be thanking.
06:21It's Geoffrey.
06:23He really was a great friend to all.
06:50You ordered the veggie supreme?
06:51Oh, that's me.
06:54Oh, thank you.
06:55It's easy.
06:56We should definitely get pizzas delivered more often.
06:59For you.
06:59Oh, how lovely.
07:01A party.
07:03If you've got a boring job to do, you might as well have some fun.
07:05My thoughts exactly.
07:07How's it going?
07:08Oh, we're focusing on the petty cash, just like Dave told us.
07:11There's a lot.
07:12They've suggested there might be fake receipts in there to cover the cash flow soon.
07:17But how can we tell which receipts are real and which are fake?
07:20Lots of them are handwritten.
07:31So what made you join the force, Alice?
07:35Oh, um...
07:36Well, I had an aunt who was a copper.
07:39Growing up, I just thought she was the coolest person in the family.
07:43I just wanted to be like her.
07:45She must be so proud of you.
07:47My great aunt was hugely important to me.
07:51Well, to aunts.
07:54And great aunts.
07:55An excellent toast.
07:57Yes.
07:58Oops.
07:59That's me.
08:00Sorry.
08:01I need to be somewhere.
08:03Where?
08:04A group of us are trying to get the bridge reopened.
08:06We're meeting up.
08:07Oh.
08:08Should we come along?
08:09Nah, there's no need.
08:10I know how these things go.
08:11We'll have a few drinks.
08:13We'll agree that the high street needs to be locked down with some kind of massive protest.
08:17And then, yeah, we'll settle on starting a petition.
08:20I'm not giving up, though.
08:26We're not going to finish this, are we?
08:28Why don't I take the boxes home?
08:30I'd love the chance to really get stuck into them.
08:34Yeah.
08:35Yeah, they're all yours.
08:41Let's get this show on the run, OK?
08:43Yeah, sure, we'll go there.
08:46Oh, hello, Susie.
08:47Oh, hi.
08:48You all right, Shanti?
08:49You're starting a petition?
08:50Oh, we can't have these landowners closing bridges just because.
08:54I mean, the community needs them.
08:55Where do I sign?
08:57Oh, thank you.
08:58There we go.
08:59Nice.
08:59Sorry, I can't stop.
09:00I've got to get Shanti to school.
09:01All right.
09:01Maybe see you later?
09:02Yeah, later.
09:03Come here with the entrance.
09:05Oh, you've got a fire?
09:05Yeah, yeah, welcome.
09:07I spoke to your teacher.
09:11When I was your age, I saw a girl being bullied and I did nothing.
09:16I know it was wrong, but I was just so grateful it wasn't me she was bullying.
09:22Is that what happened?
09:26That's why you're feeling bad, sweetie.
09:29Because you're a good kid.
09:31And you know if you see someone being bullied, you have to stand up for them.
09:46Hard at it, are we?
09:48Oh, sorry.
09:49Just remembered.
09:50I need to dig out that book on the Avery Standing Stones for Darius.
09:55Oh, of course.
09:57So I can show it to him when we meet for tea.
10:00Oh, here it is.
10:04Right, come on.
10:05I thought I was going mad with this one, but it really says £8.88.
10:09Oh, hold on.
10:11£8.88.
10:12We've had that before.
10:14You can't possibly know where.
10:17Give me a moment.
10:20No.
10:22Yes.
10:24Here.
10:26And here's another one.
10:27They're both for £8.88.
10:31This one's for Jackson's Hardware Store.
10:34Well, Jackson's closed two years ago.
10:36So how come it was selling paint supplies this January?
10:41They all have the same initials on them.
10:44D.S.
10:47Oh.
10:49Debbie Smith.
10:51Debbie Smith.
11:07You know he's got light hair.
11:09Paul.
11:10He has, hasn't he?
11:11And he'd have access to the aconites of his garden.
11:16How may I help you?
11:18I can only spare a few minutes.
11:20We want you to know why you've been stealing cash from the council.
11:27Oh, God.
11:47Last year, no, earlier, I started getting forgetful.
11:54It was like I had brain fog.
11:58I thought I had early onset dementia and I couldn't sleep and I had hot flushes the whole time.
12:04Oh, I see.
12:06I found carrying a fan in my handbag worked wonders.
12:13I was falling apart.
12:16Work suffered.
12:19Paul gave me a formal warning.
12:21For going through the menopause.
12:23For going through the menopause?
12:23I needed treatment.
12:26But when I went to see my GP he wasn't interested and the waiting list for a referral was over
12:31a year.
12:32And I knew that if I went private I could have a consultation tomorrow.
12:36It would just be expensive.
12:39I told myself I was only borrowing the money.
12:42I was always planning to pay it back.
12:46But you haven't.
12:48Did Geoffrey find out?
12:50I couldn't help noticing that on the day he died only you and he went anywhere near that coffee machine.
12:57And your fingerprints were on his coffee pot.
12:59He didn't find out.
13:01You know he didn't.
13:02If he had he'd have gone to the police.
13:05And he never did.
13:06Or maybe you poisoned him before he could.
13:08It was a few thousand pounds.
13:10People have killed for less.
13:12And you're an accountant.
13:13A crime like this could mean you never work again.
13:17No, I don't.
13:19I don't know why I did it.
13:21I was just so desperate.
13:25I will admit to skimming the money from the petty cash.
13:30That was wrong.
13:31But Geoffrey never found out.
13:33And I didn't kill him.
13:34He was my friend.
13:55Sorry to interrupt.
13:56But where were you when Geoffrey died?
13:59I beg your pardon?
14:00Just so that we know.
14:02Where were you?
14:05As it happens, I went to the cinema that afternoon.
14:08Oh.
14:08Who with?
14:10On my own.
14:12What did you see?
14:15Brief encounter.
14:16Oh.
14:17I didn't have you down as a romantic type.
14:19That shows how little you know me.
14:21I actually really love any kind of romantic slushy film with a happily ever after ending.
14:27And now, if you wouldn't mind, I was working.
14:39You know, she's a very exciting.
14:42You know, she's a very exciting.
14:46You know, she's a very exciting.
14:47We call her Claire.
15:00How did it go?
15:02I'll be honest.
15:03Not good.
15:04Everyone's down by the river for the swan-upping.
15:07How many signatures did you get?
15:0943.
15:10Ain't no one going to get a bridge reopened with 43 signatures.
15:13Oh, I'm sorry.
15:14Oh, Susie.
15:16Guys, I think I'm going to head to the cinema this afternoon.
15:19I like it.
15:20The cinema?
15:22Box of popcorn.
15:23Kick back and relax.
15:24I'll catch up with you both later.
15:25All right.
15:26Later.
15:32You know, we still don't know who sent Marcus his blackmail letter.
15:37Do you think we'll be able to work out where the individual letters came from?
15:41I don't know.
15:44Perhaps.
15:50All right.
15:52Even if we figure out that one of those letters came from homes and garden, anyone could have got hold
16:00of it.
16:08Anyone?
16:09Yeah.
16:09And what if I tell you that the C in this word secret is a perfect match for the C
16:16in Architecture International?
16:20And I can't help noticing that Terence is the only architect among our suspects.
16:28Let the record show I've been giving my full cooperation.
16:31Let the record show that you've been blackmailing Marcus.
16:34I beg your pardon?
16:36I beg your pardon?
16:36You shouldn't have cut the letters out of your trade magazine.
16:41Why did you do it?
16:42You're an upstanding member of the community.
16:44You're an upstanding member of the community.
16:45A town councillor.
16:49There's a social media account that posts awful things about the council and the town.
16:54Yes, we've seen it.
16:56Marcus is Marlowe 1628.
16:59The man who always thinks he's better than you because he's got money and a fancy job.
17:03I don't believe it.
17:04I don't believe it.
17:05Nor did I.
17:05Not at first.
17:08But there's this thing that Marcus does where he says, under mime, instead of undermine.
17:14Idiot.
17:15And one day, that account, Marlowe 1628, was attacking me and it said, under mime.
17:22It got me thinking.
17:25The next time I saw Marcus, I told him travellers had moved into Riley Park, when they hadn't.
17:30By that evening, Marlowe 1628 was spewing hatred against them.
17:40You set a trap for him.
17:42I had to know I was right.
17:43I was.
17:44But now you had a bit of a problem, didn't you?
17:48You knew Marcus was behind the vile account, but how to prove it?
17:53If you confronted him, he'd just deny it.
17:56So you decided to mess with him.
17:59How long were you planning on stringing him along?
18:02I thought he'd stop after he got my letter, but he just carried on posting that stuff.
18:06It made no difference.
18:07Which is why you were arguing with Geoffrey before the meeting.
18:10You told him about Marcus, didn't you?
18:12And I bet Geoffrey took the side of the law, telling you that you'd just confessed her blackmail.
18:17Oh!
18:18Which is why Mrs. Eddingham heard him saying how badly you'd dealt with the situation.
18:23Did he threaten to tell the police?
18:25And that's why you killed him.
18:27I didn't kill him.
18:30And the fact we had an argument proves it.
18:32Oh, punchy.
18:34Do you think I'd have time afterward to pick some aconite, extract its poison, and then lace Geoffrey's coffee with
18:41it?
18:41And remember, I saw the killer behind the glass in the kitchen.
18:45That's who killed him.
19:04Right then.
19:06Let's see if Mr. Terence Clarkson's story adds up.
19:12Okay, ready?
19:14Ready.
19:15Right.
19:16I'm going to make everyone a lovely cup of tea and a hot pot of coffee.
19:20Here's a couple of scoops of poison.
19:23Step forward.
19:25One more step.
19:27One more.
19:28Really?
19:28It's important.
19:33Very funny.
19:34I can see that someone was behind the glass, but until you got right up close, you were just your
19:39hair colour and a shape.
19:41Ah.
19:42Then the architect's story checks out.
19:44Come on.
19:47Okay, so let's say I'm the killer.
19:50I put out the poison coffee pod and I've stuck around long enough to make sure that Mr. Truman's taken
19:55it.
19:56What next?
19:57You're going to want to get out of the building and fast.
20:00Through the nearest exit.
20:02Okay.
20:02We'll see where that goes.
20:04Hold on.
20:05What's that?
20:06I'm just going to be sorry.
20:24Why is there a laddie here?
20:29Hang on.
20:31Look at this.
20:39Right then.
20:40Up you go.
20:41Okay.
20:42Don't worry, I'll hold it.
20:45Right, I'm going.
20:46There's just a ladder.
20:47What's your problem?
20:49What can you see?
20:51Just insulation and dust.
20:54Hold on.
20:55Hold on.
20:56Where is it?
20:57A fancy man.
20:57What?
20:57What?
20:58What?
20:58What?
21:19I'm going to have to do it.
21:21I'm going to have to do it.
21:23I stood there trembling right on the edge
21:27but I couldn't
21:29I wasn't brave enough
21:31I'd like to be able to say that it was the thought of you and the children that prevented me
21:34but it wasn't
21:37I had no thoughts at all
21:41only an overwhelming desire not to feel anything ever again
22:00so we now know that it was Terence who was behind Marcus's blackmail
22:03because Marcus has been running a vicious online account
22:05and it was Debbie who was stealing petty cash
22:09welcome to the town council
22:12any of these three people could have had reason to want Geoffrey dead
22:15if he had found out their secrets
22:16leaving only Sophia with no secret or motive
22:20even though it's her that grows the aconite
22:21and who called Alec Miller and told him not to come to the meeting that day
22:28oh excuse me
22:32thanks
22:33I just finished watching Brief Encounter
22:35oh is that what you went to see
22:37it was brilliant but Judith
22:39it proves that Paul Hollingbury lied about where he was at the time of the murder
22:55hello Paul
22:56if you're looking for Sophia she's in the garden
22:59actually it's you we want to talk to
23:02oh
23:02you told me you were in the cinema when Geoffrey died
23:05watching Brief Encounter
23:07that's right
23:08you also said that it ended happily ever after
23:10it does
23:13I don't know anyone who'd call that happily ever after
23:16I was there okay
23:17really
23:21all right look
23:23taking care of other people's money is high pressure
23:26you know sometimes when work's you know intense
23:30I go to the cinema
23:31and sometimes
23:32I fall asleep
23:34oh
23:35so that's your new line is it
23:36you were asleep at the time
23:38well I didn't know I was going to need an alibi did I
23:40I mean what even is this
23:42I barely knew Geoffrey
23:43why would I want to kill him
23:47show yourselves out yeah
23:49yeah
23:50yeah
23:53he fell asleep
23:54it's not much of a defence
23:55although he's right
23:57why would he want to harm Geoffrey
24:00I don't know
24:01but he fits the description of the person in the kitchen that day
24:04he's got light coloured hair
24:06hmm
24:07interesting
24:11Judith
24:14I've seen that earring before
24:18it's not how it looks
24:19I hope not
24:20because I think it looks like murder
24:23it's not what you think
24:24says the woman who grows aconite
24:44you know I said how Geoffrey had helped me
24:48well I didn't really see him after that
24:49not until he became mayor
24:51but it was then that I
24:53I really got to know him
24:57and he was just so lovely
25:00and so supportive
25:03you may have noticed I don't get much of that at home
25:06and I know it sounds silly
25:08but I found myself thinking about him more and more
25:12and then we had a council meeting at his house
25:14and I stayed behind after everybody had left
25:18Geoffrey was telling me about how much he was enjoying my podcast
25:21how he was using my tips to revive an orchid he was growing
25:24and I just
25:30oh Sophia
25:30I'm so sorry that I don't want to say
25:34but he wasn't interested
25:37he was still in love with his wife
25:39and that's what he told me
25:41my earring must have come off then
25:44I was so embarrassed
25:46what was I thinking
25:48when was this?
25:50last month
25:52Geoffrey said we could just forget about it
25:54and carry on as before
25:56as friends
25:58but you couldn't could you?
26:01I was just so confused
26:04but I would never hurt him
26:05I loved him
26:06I
26:07oh god
26:08did I
26:09I don't even know
26:10he just
26:12he just meant so much to me
26:15did he
26:16threaten to tell your husband?
26:19no
26:20Geoffrey would never have betrayed me like that
26:23not when it would have ruined my marriage
26:25you know that about him
26:26you know what a good man he was
26:30I was the last to arrive at that meeting
26:32I never went anywhere near him or his coffee
26:34and now I've got to meet up with the others
26:35because we're due to choose his commemorative bench this afternoon
26:38just in case you were wondering if my day could get any worse
26:43actually
26:45Sophia's not the only person who needs to be somewhere else
26:49of course
26:49your afternoon tea with Darius
26:51you're getting nearer to that night cup
26:54one meal at a time
26:55oh stop it
26:56the pair of you
26:59six two seven five
27:02eight four two
27:03okay
27:04so
27:04Jason spotted a ventilation hatch at the council building
27:08that wasn't properly closed
27:10in it
27:11he found a plastic bag
27:12which contained
27:13a white coat
27:14catering gloves
27:16a syringe
27:17and a blonde wig
27:22so whoever was in the kitchen
27:23was in disguise
27:24which also means
27:26Terence Clarkson's description of him
27:27just went out the window
27:28it could have been anyone behind the glass
27:30exactly
27:34thanks
27:34just here
27:35there you are
27:38there you go
27:41and the other one
27:42thank you
27:59Jason and Brendan
27:59I'll see you
28:11Janika.
28:12Jason and Brendan found a wig and a syringe hidden at the council building.
28:15Forensics say they found traces of aconite in the syringe.
28:17Is that how the poison got into the coffee?
28:20It's how it's looking.
28:21But they also found two strands of human hair inside the wig.
28:25Both auburn coloured, both a perfect match for Sophia Hollingbury.
28:28No.
28:29So Sophia was in the kitchen?
28:32Disguised in a blonde wig so no one would recognise her.
28:40Alec Miller, are you saying you didn't ring him?
28:42That's exactly what I'm saying.
28:51Do you mind if we put some software on your phone in case he calls again?
29:00I was the last to arrive at that meeting. I never went anywhere near him.
29:04Excuse me.
29:06May I have my bill please?
29:08You haven't started.
29:09Just the opposite.
29:12I've reached the end.
29:22Judith, how was your afternoon tea?
29:25Darius was a no-show.
29:26What? He stood you up?
29:27It doesn't matter, not now.
29:29Do you own a wheelbarrow?
29:30I'm sorry?
29:31Do you own a wheelbarrow? It's a simple question.
29:35Yes. Why?
29:36I need you to bring it to my house.
29:38What's going on?
29:39And bring Susie too. We need her as well.
29:42But don't come for an hour.
29:44I need to make a couple of calls.
29:57He loved this spot.
30:00It's perfect.
30:02Now all we need is the dedication.
30:05A great friend to all.
30:16What are you doing here?
30:18I'm here to tell you who killed Geoffrey Truman.
30:23Who was it?
30:25Could be you Terence.
30:26Seeing as Geoffrey found out it was you who's been blackmailing Marcus.
30:29That was you?
30:30What are you talking about?
30:32But then you only sent the letter because Marcus is the person behind online account Marlow 1628.
30:38How could you do that?
30:41Because you can't speak your mind anymore can you?
30:44You say the wrong thing you get shut down.
30:46You're right.
30:47So shut up.
30:49You see?
30:50Cancelled.
30:51What about Debbie?
30:52There seems to be a theme here.
30:55How did she cross Geoffrey?
30:56We don't need to go into that.
30:59I did wrong.
31:01You're right.
31:03I've been stealing from the council's petty cash account.
31:07To pay for medical bills.
31:08You're a thief.
31:09Well a full confession and repaying the money can help.
31:14Whatever comes.
31:16Take it.
31:26Let's be honest.
31:28It's always looked like Sophia was the killer.
31:30I mean it was her that grew the aconite.
31:33And who phoned Alec that day to tell him not to come to the meeting.
31:36Also Sophia, we recovered a blonde wig from the council building along with a syringe that contained aconite.
31:41A few of your hairs were caught in the wig.
31:43This is what happened.
31:45This is what happened.
31:45You started in the kitchen, wearing a wig and a white coat.
31:49Then, using a syringe, you injected aconite into the decaffeinated coffee pod you knew only Geoffrey would use.
31:57Then you left, whipping off your disguise and hiding it.
32:01And then you re-entered the council chamber, the last to arrive and a bit late.
32:07But who was checking?
32:17The End
32:37Sophia, is this true?
32:40I could never harm him, you know that
32:43It was Geoffrey who helped me when I had all that trouble with the graves
32:46In fact, he and I had been working on correcting my mistake
32:50We had even managed to locate the one body that had never been found
32:55All the paperwork is in my podcast studio, go and read it
32:58I can prove it, we were working together
33:01I did not kill Geoffrey
33:05Judith, a fire's been reported at your house
33:07Emergency services are on their way
33:11I have to go home, now
33:31Let's double it up
33:33If one bit of it goes up, the rest will go up
33:44Please hurry, we'll get there, don't worry
33:48Look, there's a fire engine up ahead
33:50Looking for something
33:52I can see the flames
33:56The whole house is on fire, it's all on fire
34:00You're supposed to be at your house
34:02I missed this
34:04I'm not letting it go up in flames
34:06Judith, come back
34:10Have we got him?
34:11We've got him
34:13I don't understand
34:14You killed Geoffrey Truman
34:18How can you say that?
34:19I told you he was trying to help me
34:21He's a good man
34:23And there it is, why he had to die
34:26You killed him precisely because he was such a good man
34:30He helped Sophia all those years ago
34:33When she messed up running the graveyards
34:35But then my mum died
34:37And I moved to the States to live with my arm
34:38Sophia mixed up where people were buried
34:41A location of one body was never found
34:43It was your mother's grave that was never found
34:48How that must have eaten away at you
34:51Not having a grave to visit
34:54You tried starting a new life in the States
34:56But you couldn't let it go
34:58So you came back tomorrow
35:00You needed to find your mother
35:02We're right, aren't we?
35:05Go on
35:06But you couldn't find her
35:07And you needed someone to blame
35:11And that's how you found out about all of that missing money at the council
35:15You were all over them like a rash
35:17Trying to find out what happened to your mother
35:19But you kept hitting brick wall
35:22But you did discover that Sophia was in charge at the time
35:25And now she was on the town council
35:28How could that be?
35:29You needed to get closer to her
35:32Which is when you had a stroke of good fortune
35:34You bumped into Geoffrey
35:35And when you learnt that he was now mayor
35:38You realised this was your chance to get to Sophia
35:41You started working with him on your novel
35:42And when Sophia needed a podcast studio installed
35:45Geoffrey knew of your skills
35:47And he put you forward for the job
35:50Finally
35:50You could get to the bottom of it
35:52You had access to all her emails and files from back then
35:57But you still couldn't work out where your mum was buried
36:00And while you guessed there might have been a cover-up
36:02You never thought Geoffrey could have been part of it
36:05But here was the proof
36:07He was the person who'd helped Sophia get away with her mistake
36:10So you decided to punish them both
36:14Geoffrey had to be killed for protecting Sophia
36:17And Sophia you'd framed for the murder
36:19So that she would suffer every single day for what she'd done
36:22Just like you suffer
36:24I do
36:26I think about it every day
36:27You needed justice
36:29So you constructed a plan
36:31You took some aconite from Sophia's gum
36:37And some of her hair
36:39That she uses to repel the slugs
36:41You then had to make sure Alec wouldn't attend the council meeting that day
36:44Easy for someone with your IT skills
36:46You constructed a fake message
36:48You then went to the council building
36:51Put on a disguise
36:52And injected the aconite into the decaf coffee pod
36:55You knew only Geoffrey would use
37:02You made sure you were seen
37:05And then slipped away
37:09Making sure to hide the disguise and the syringe
37:12Where the police would later find it
37:16So careful
37:17But you made a mistake
37:19When I returned your manuscript to you
37:22You glanced down at the bench as you said
37:24You really was a great friend to all
37:26Which I thought rather odd at the time
37:29I knew the town council were organising a memorial bench for Geoffrey
37:33And one option for the plaque was
37:35A great friend to all
37:39But how did you know?
37:41And then I remembered
37:42The police had put an app on my phone
37:45Do you mind if we put some software on your phone in case he calls us?
37:47And here you were
37:48The person who'd installed Sophia's IT
37:51It would be a simple matter for you to bug her phone
37:54Installing spyware to listen even when it switched off
37:57But that cuts both ways
37:59Judith asked Sophia to lie
38:01Say that she and Geoffrey found the location of the missing body
38:04He and I were working on correcting my mistake
38:07We had even managed to locate the one body
38:10That had never been found
38:11That was the bait
38:12Next she had to set the trap
38:14Judith met up with Sophia this afternoon
38:16And together they recorded a little play
38:18Thank you so much for giving me a list
38:20Oh don't be stupid
38:22My car was right there
38:23What do you think's happened?
38:26I've no idea
38:27Can't you go any faster
38:29She got Alec to start a fire at her house
38:31Knowing that the smoke would be seen from Marlow
38:33Including from your house
38:34Oh don't be stupid
38:36My car was right there
38:37But what do you think's happened?
38:39You'd think they were rushing to the fire
38:40So the coast would be clear
38:41This was where you'd find the paperwork
38:43That would tell you
38:45Finally
38:45Where your mum was buried
38:47Or so you thought
38:48You lied to me
38:51Sophia doesn't know
38:53We can look into it
38:54Start an inquiry
38:55But currently no
38:58Just as bad as him
38:59He was the worst
39:01Don't believe anyone who says how great he was
39:03He was a bad man
39:04Covering up crimes
39:05Is evil
39:06Look he was trying to help
39:07Where's my mum?
39:08Where is she?
39:09Answer me that
39:11She's lost
39:11In the dirt somewhere
39:13Alone
39:13Butler you're coming with us
39:16At least you had to burn down your house to catch me
39:18What makes you think I burned down my house?
39:33Annie
39:35Thank you so much for your help
39:37Oh what are you talking about
39:38It was an honour to assist the crime solving trio of Marlowe
39:42And who doesn't love a good bonfire?
39:44Ah quite
39:45That's Emperor Nero again isn't it
39:47Although the three of you did more than just fiddle
39:49While I made your own birth
39:51Thank you
40:02I've spoken to the chief fire officer
40:04Apparently they're called out to pay for fires all the time
40:06If you're Malik
40:07If I could have a word please
40:09Sorry I'm needed
40:10But great work
40:11Thank you
40:11All three of you
40:15You really don't mind losing your great aunt's archive like this
40:18She'd be thrilled to know we used it to catch a killer
40:21Love it
40:28I didn't even want to go that's not fair
40:30Okay great thank you
40:32I'm getting in the shower first
40:33I woke up in the middle of the night and I was dead from the cold
40:37Literally dead
40:40Hi
40:41Remember what's the camping mantra
40:43We don't do these things for fun
41:01Judith I am so sorry about this afternoon
41:05There was a medical emergency at work and I had to go to hospital with one of my staff
41:10Oh that's terrible
41:12Not that that excuses anything
41:16Look I stood you up and that's unacceptable
41:21Please accept my sincerest and my deepest apologies
41:26As it happens your absence allowed me to solve a murder
41:31You did?
41:35You did?
41:39Look Judith let me be honest with you
41:42I am very much taken with you and I hate the idea that I messed up
41:49Well how about we reschedule?
41:53Well I would love that but it would have to be in the next few days
41:57My colleague's illness means that I've been asked to head up a dig in Wales
42:02They found some new standing stones in the Priscilla Hills
42:07Well I say new they're at least 5,000 years old
42:11How fascinating
42:12But anyway I just wanted to apologise in person
42:18And assure you that it will never happen again
42:23How about now?
42:25Would you like to come in for a drink?
42:27There's a book I've been wanting to show you
42:29I would like that very much
42:33Please
42:44Hi Shanti
42:45Hello Susie
42:46I wanted to help
42:47Oh
42:48I've shared the leaflet with my friends
42:50No
42:50And Rico's mum made forms
42:51And I've collected 817 signatures
42:54Whoa
42:55When you see something that's not right you've got to stand up
42:58Preach
42:59Will it make a difference?
43:00Doing the right thing always makes a difference
43:02Come on
43:03Let's do this together
43:05So good
43:07Hi would you like a flyer?
43:08Of course
43:08Thank you
43:11Would you like a flyer?
43:12Thank you
43:15Would you like a flyer?
43:17It's for the bridge
43:18A temple
43:19A main stage
43:19Thanks for listening to it
43:22kings of the wise
43:22Oh
43:22What you want to do
43:30And love
43:32Be
43:32and love
43:48For the next
44:02Transcription by CastingWords
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