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