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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
08:11We've got something outside too
08:17We've got something outside too
08:20Trampled flowerbed by an open rear door. We did a quick check and the footprints are probably
08:26male judging by size and weight but they're not an obvious match for any of the footwear
08:31found in the house. We've taken moulds but there's a difference in indent depth so we're
08:36pretty sure whoever made them had a distinct limp. Limp? Yeah, much less weight put on his
08:43left leg. The main road runs across the back of the garden so someone could have got over
08:48the fence and along this path. Cameras? Nothing this side, doorbell camera at the front. We've
08:53got him being dropped off last night by his daughter Helen and then her coming back this
08:57morning. I know you don't I? From the book signing last night you were with your father? That's
09:07right. D.I. Goodman. Humphrey Goodman. Huge fan. This is my wife Martha. Hi. So Humphrey,
09:22do you have a favorite case? Oh yes. The first of the Bastard trilogy, Death by Design. The
09:37Detective Humphrey Goodman. Yes, I try a lot. Well, I'm something of a fan of yours too. I read
09:46the newspaper report about the case you solved. The poor chap murdered by his partner. Made
09:51you look like a car crash. Brilliant. Thank you. Well a pleasure to meet you Humphrey. And
10:04you're welcome. Thank you. This must be difficult for you. Is the family we can call? No. It's
10:12just me and Dad. Are you up to a few questions Helen? I'll try. When was the last time you
10:20saw your father before this morning? Last night I dropped him home after the book signing.
10:27Last night. Promise me you'll have an early night. Oh. A nightcap first, I think. One. At
10:42least. Love you. Love you too. And how did he seem, Nimsa
10:56himself. Quiet. But I know he was tired. Can I ask, was your Dad a particularly tidy
11:03man? Tidy? God no. He was bloody minded. Intelligent. Playful. And a rather wonderful father. But
11:15tidy. No. There's something else you need to know. He was dying. He had end stage amyloidosis. An
11:29abnormal build up of proteins. Stops his organs working properly. Said he refused to die until
11:35he'd finished a damn book. But he'd been going downhill pretty rapidly these past few weeks. We knew it
11:43wouldn't be long. But this. Do you think he took his own life? Do you? I know he was in
11:55a lot of pain. But he refused the palliative care he was offered.
12:06People are coming in. Are you sure you're up to this, Dad? Stop, Felsey. I'm strong as an ox.
12:22We need to take care of your dad. So you might be better at home. They'll take him to the
12:29chapel of rest. And I promise I'll call and let you know when he's there.
12:33Thank you. Do you think that's it? He did this himself? There was a towel. Neatly folded by the side
12:47of the bath. Dressing gown and slippers ready.
12:49So why go to all that trouble if you know you'll never be getting out of the bath? Exactly.
12:54So it has to be an accident? Possibly. Wait. You're thinking it's murder? We should consider it.
13:02Why? Because the victim wrote murder mystery novels? No, Sergeant. Because there are some things that don't make sense.
13:08Such as? Well, it's all rather neat, don't you think? Too neat, perhaps, for a man not known for his
13:12tidiness.
13:13That's it. It was too neat. So what if someone put those things in place to make it look like
13:20an accident?
13:21And what about the fact that he died in exactly the way described in his own book? Can we really
13:26accept that's just a coincidence?
13:30No. So if we can rule out suicide, accident and coincidence, which we can because there's no such thing, then
13:38what happened to Kenneth Linder must be by design.
13:43Let's confirm cause of death. Let forensics finish up. And I want an electrical report. Why didn't the power trip
13:49out immediately?
13:50Oh, and have his clothes checked too. See if this belongs to any of them. Please.
13:57Okay. Thank you. And we should talk to his agent. Yes.
14:04Oh.
14:22P.M.
14:35Pothole Pete was on the RNLI boat. He said if they overslept, they could have ended up in Guernsey.
14:44Pothole Pete?
14:45Oh, they call him that cause people try to avoid him.
14:48P.M.
14:49P.M.
14:49P.M.
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15:00P.M.
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15:01P.M.
15:04P.M.
15:10P.M.
15:11Okay.
15:15Shipped in our boat.
15:16As his agent, you knew he was ill.
15:18Of course.
15:20But it wasn't public knowledge.
15:21It's the way Kenny wanted it.
15:23He's a very...
15:25He was a very proud man.
15:28He didn't want people fawning over him.
15:31I saw you at the book signing last night.
15:34How did he seem to you?
15:37You were wonderful.
15:39Calm.
15:41Considering this was his last roll of the dice.
15:44Why do you say that?
15:46His last book was a decade ago and...
15:49That did appallingly.
15:52Obviously he couldn't get a publishing deal so...
15:55Started borrowing against the house.
15:58So that he could write this one.
15:59He was in financial difficulty.
16:01This book was his last chance of avoiding bankruptcy.
16:05He kept his money problems from Helen, of course.
16:09He didn't want her to worry about that on top of everything else.
16:12They seem very close.
16:14They lost Helen's mum when she was seven.
16:17So it's only ever really been the two of them.
16:20Everything Kenny ever did, he did for her.
16:23But Mr. Linda confided in you about his financial difficulty.
16:27I'm his agent.
16:29Goes with the territory.
16:32Can I ask?
16:40Do the initials PM mean anything to you?
16:45No, should they?
16:47No.
16:50Look, there was another man at the book signing last night.
16:54He didn't look like a fan, but I saw you speaking to him.
16:57That would be Ken's publisher.
17:00Anthony 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.
17:12Don't you?
17:13He's made you a lot of money.
17:14He's made us all a lot of money, dear heart.
17:16But I'm slightly surprised that as a literary agent you don't understand the use of the past tense.
17:23Your loyalty is staggering.
17:25Jump off your high horse, will you?
17:27He's washed up.
17:29We're both just hovering, waiting for him to die, so we can revive his back catalogue.
17:36Not the nicest man.
17:38His time was over.
17:41Metaphorically 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.
17:50No advance, and on the condition that he brought back the bathtub murder trilogy.
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?
18:21Business is business.
18:24Plus I tend to come out in a rash when I lose money.
18:32Do you know how Mr. Linda died?
18:35He was electrocuted.
18:37In his bath.
18:39Exactly the same way as the first murder in his new book.
18:43To be honest, I haven't read it.
18:45But it does sound a tad ironic.
18:47You haven't read a book you've just published?
18:50I have people.
18:52Do the initials P-M mean anything to you?
18:58No, I don't.
19:00No, 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. Afternoon?
19:19No, P-M only really works as a suffix, doesn't it?
19:22Yeah.
19:23And 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.
19:33Why take your own life if you're dying?
19:35Life insurance.
19:37His 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 perhaps.
19:46Which brings us right back to the question.
19:49Who could possibly benefit from the death of a dying man on the verge of bankruptcy?
20:08What?
20:11They threw this.
20:14You didn't see anyone?
20:16Nothing. 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.
20:33Makes for pretty grim reading.
20:35What?
20:36And he had no life insurance.
20:38Cancelled his policy two years ago and never renewed.
20:41And the phone's been ringing off the hook.
20:44Journalists all wanting to know how Kenneth Linder died and if it's true he was in the bath.
20:48I didn't think we'd released anything yet.
20:50No, we haven't.
20:52Well, 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.
21:01You knew him?
21:03What?
21:03Well, back in the day when he was an angry young writer and I was a redcoat at Perton Sands.
21:09What?
21:10You were a redcoat?
21:12Well, only for eight months. I 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.
21:40I am.
21:41She was the waitress in the first bathtub murders.
21:43Yeah, 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.
21:49Yeah.
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...
22:01Strange.
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.
22:10One of them with a hood.
22:12Did you see his face?
22:13No.
22:14He 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.
22:25So we just came up to you and hit you on the head with a rolled up newspaper?
22:29I'm telling you, Kelly.
22:30This eerie has gone to the doors.
22:32What, sir?
22:32Yesterday, 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.
22:45But he missed.
22:46Then he started crying and ran off.
22:50Crying?
22:50It's these kids, Kelly.
22:52They're all sniffing glue and smoking something.
22:55Day 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.
23:15Can you describe him?
23:16He's a border terrier.
23:18No, no.
23:18The man who stole your poo.
23:20Oh, dressed the same, like.
23:21Track suit 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 mention it, Kelly.
23:35Kelby.
23:36And he was wearing a track suit.
23:38With his backside hanging out.
23:39Oh.
23:40That'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.
23:49Okay.
23:50Um.
23:51Well, I'll...
23:52Leave it with me, Mr. Bevan.
23:54I'll talk to the other shopkeepers.
23:56See if anyone's seen anything, but I'll be in touch.
23:59Right on, Kelly.
24:02Hey, Kelly.
24:04Bloody good, I didn't.
24:05That's what they need.
24:08Stop calling me, Kelly.
24:10Hello, boy.
24:11Have you seen anything that happened down there at the box?
24:13No.
24:15Silver?
24:22Hello.
24:28That 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 us 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
24:51until 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.
25:25So you've heard them.
25:26Heard what?
25:27About Archie.
25:29What about him?
25:30I heard he was dating.
25:33Good for him.
25:34Don'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.
25:58And 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 might have something.
26:14On Kenneth Linder's page.
26:16Someone's posted a death threat.
26:18Saying he's a fraud.
26:19That he's sold out doing a new book.
26:21That he's ruined the trilogy by having a fourth book.
26:24Some of the messages are pretty vile.
26:26But the last one.
26:28Look.
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.
26:37M-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,
26:48but you know what these social media companies are like?
26:51I wouldn't hold your breath.
26:52Okay.
26:53If he's a fan,
26:54then maybe he was at the book signing last night.
26:56And if he's not local,
26:57then he must have stayed somewhere.
26:59So let's check local hotels,
27:01guest houses,
27:01all of that.
27:03Right.
27:08Ship another.
27:12Psst.
27:13You're wanted.
27:15What?
27:16I'm out.
27:17They'll just have to wait.
27:19Okay?
27:19I need to speak to Helen Linder first.
27:22Sergeant.
27:27I can't ever remember Dad mentioning a Paul Mecker.
27:31It seems he disapproved of the new book,
27:33accusing your dad of selling out.
27:35Oh.
27:36We had lots of that.
27:38The thing is,
27:39Dad 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.
27:49Oh.
27:50He 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. Excuse me.
28:04Hello?
28:05Huh?
28:15D.I. Goodman, I presume.
28:18James Smith.
28:19Please.
28:32Sorry.
28:34I was expecting Chief Superintendent Woods.
28:38No longer with us, I'm afraid.
28:39Oh.
28:40Oh.
28:41Not deceased.
28:42In Dartmouth.
28:44Though some might argue they're much the same thing.
28:48Yeah, but I digress.
28:50Look, there's been a small restructure.
28:54They're not trying to boil the ocean, just realignment.
28:57Bringing all the remaining substations under our control.
29:00Our?
29:01Administrative planning.
29:02Which in turn reports to the local police and crime panel.
29:05In your case, that would be Shipton Abbott, of course.
29:09Non-invasive.
29:10Just building a loop.
29:12Everyone's in it and we all open our kimono.
29:16Kimono?
29:17Well, 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.
29:36Unclogging 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...
29:48Off message.
29:50Oh, but it's not all bad news.
29:53No, the decision about who to lose...
29:56All yours.
30:03Hey, Sam.
30:04It's Martha Goodman.
30:07There's one of your properties.
30:08I'd like to see if it's still available.
30:11On 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.
30:22And she's 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.
30:28Exactly the same as I was.
30:30Last 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 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.
31:35Right.
31:36So what do we know about him?
31:38He's a Kenneth Lindbergh 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 Lindbergh 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.
32:26She was lovely.
32:27I really liked her.
32:28Yeah.
32:29She was definitely one of the better ones.
32:31Is that it though?
32:32Now Charlie's gone?
32:33No new directives or anything?
32:36Er, no.
32:51Oh no.
32:59No, that's right.
33:02No, no.
33:05No, no, no.
33:09No, no.
33:10No, no, no.
33:12The police in the morning.
33:13Ah, no, no, no.
33:16Lab have confirmed Kenneth Linder as death by electrocution.
33:22Although, they have listed his amyloidosis as a secondary cause.
33:26His body was so weak, he was unlikely to survive the initial shock.
33:30This is madness.
33:32What's that, Kelby?
33:33The local bookmaker, David Bevan, assaulted three times in three days.
33:39Got the town centre CCTV footage, but not one of them makes any sense.
33:44Look, here, this is the first one.
33:46His dog makes a mess in his shop. He bagged it up and was taking it to an outside bin.
33:52Then, someone snatches it off him.
33:54That's weird.
33:56Then, the next one, same time, next day, near enough, a different bloke runs up and tries to punch him.
34:04Misses, and then Mr Bevan said that he started crying, and then ran off.
34:08And then, this morning, a third bloke came out of nowhere, whacks him on the head with a rolled up
34:15newspaper.
34:15For no reason, and then just runs off as well.
34:18That is all very odd.
34:20Just kids messing about.
34:22I think I found your poor mecca.
34:28Yeah, he arrived two nights ago. I said he was here on business. Kept himself to himself.
34:39Would you know him, if you saw him again?
34:42No doubt it. Don't pay much attention to overnighters.
34:47Can I ask how he paid?
34:49Uh, cash.
34:51Cash.
34:53Has anyone else stayed in this room?
34:55No.
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.
35:07Can we see it?
35:09It's downstairs, in the office.
35:11Yes, Don.
35:16Do you have any security cameras?
35:18We have a doorbell camera.
35:20Excellent.
35:21Can'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.
35:37He's got a limp.
35:43That's him.
35:50Come on.
35:51He should have gone an hour ago.
35:52Nearly done.
35:54Boy, your age should be rushing home getting ready to go out.
35:58Haven't you got a date or anything?
36:00Nah, 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 lasagna.
36:17Well, don't be long.
36:19I won't.
36:32Hi.
36:34Hi.
36:39Bad day.
36:42Not as bad as Selwyn.
36:44Look he's homeless.
36:45Oh, your author's been all over the news.
36:48Saying it was murder.
36:50I think so, yeah.
36:51Any idea who it was?
36:53Well, we've got a good suspect.
36:55A disgruntled fan who was sending threatening messages and we can place them at the seams, so...
36:59I'm sorry.
37:01I know 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 at the station.
37:22What?
37:23Yeah.
37:24Apparently there should only be three of us at the station, so I need to lose one of either
37:28Esther, Kelby or Margaret.
37:32That's awful.
37:33No.
37:34What will you do?
37:35I have no idea.
37:41So, I've got something that might cheer you up or make you feel ten times worse.
37:49Right.
37:50If it's bad timing and you don't want to talk about it, then just say so.
37:54It's bad time.
37:58But, the Lily Bond will be out of the water for weeks.
38:01Maybe months.
38:03And, although we can stay at months again,
38:07I was thinking that maybe it was time to move on.
38:12And went back to our original plan when we first moved down.
38:16And...
38:20Or Taos.
38:24Are you serious?
38:26Look.
38:40Hello, Peter.
38:41Where have you been?
38:43Oh, Arthur.
38:44Still not bare that leg.
38:45Oh.
38:46Hello, lovey.
38:47See you Friday.
38:56Ah!
38:58You're in early.
38:59What's up with you?
39:00Weren't you, Ben?
39:01No.
39:03So, I had a brainwave.
39:05Oh.
39:05I was sitting in the bath, listening to Billie Eilish.
39:09And I realised that all those things that happened to Mr. Bevan, outside the bookmakers, all happened at the same
39:17time.
39:17Between five to nine and ten past nine.
39:21Three days in a row.
39:22So what if they're there again today?
39:24I can get there first, and wait for them to show up.
39:28So?
39:29What's Billie Eilish got to do with it?
39:32Oh, nothing.
39:32I just like her.
39:48I just like her.
39:50The fan club hasn't got a Paul 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 Kenneth Linder.
40:02They asked him where the title of his book came from.
40:05When his wife was dying, she made him promise to look after their daughter, Helen.
40:09He said to her that he would.
40:11To his final breath.
40:14Hmm.
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 again.
40:38Oi!
40:40Stop!
40:42Oi! Stop!
40:50Go get him, Kenny!
40:52Go get him, Kenny!
40:55Breaking 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.
41:13The law one.
41:16I can't smell racism.
41:19She's the greatest rule that I ever had.
41:22I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:25I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:29I fought for law and I'm the law one.
41:41This is super, super hot
41:43This is super, super hot
41:56This is cold
41:58I want the Lord
41:59I want the Lord
42:03Damn
42:03I never go
42:05I want the Lord
42:07I want the Lord
42:09I want the Lord
42:11I want the Lord
42:13I left my baby out of tears
42:15You 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!
42:28Hello
42:29Can I use your bathroom, please?
42:37Oh
42:37Neither 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're 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
43:02In a safe overnight
43:03Then banks at the same time every morning
43:06They obviously found out about it
43:08And decided to rob him
43:11But
43:12They 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
43:34But he didn't account for the window issue
43:43The third one had another plan
43:45He had put a big chisel in a rolled up newspaper
43:47With caution
43:48But he hadn't wrapped it tightly enough
43:51So when he pulled his arm back
44:01So
44:03That's what happened to the boroper's window
44:05And luckily it did
44:07It could have killed someone
44:10Oh
44:11What have you done?
44:12I turned my ankle
44:13When I was getting pulled out of the mud
44:21Esther
44:22Have we got the doorbell footage of Paul Mecca?
44:25Err
44:25Yes
44:26Hang on
44:27Oh
44:28They're talking about us
44:29Shetton Abbot 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 could
44:53Oh
44:54Well that's exactly what it is
44:58The final breath
45:01Fuck yeah
45:02But why pull that girl?
45:06Who is he?
45:08Oh
45:08An accomplice part
45:22Oh
45:22Oh that's very clever
45:24Do 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
45:38Both
45:40The button
45:41The memo pad
45:43The footprints in the garden
45:44The mysterious Paul Mecca
45:45The jacket he just happened to leave behind
45:48All very convenient and easy to find
45:51All ultimately leading nowhere
45:56Why?
45:57Because they weren't clues at all
45:59They were simply the pen strokes
46:02They were simply the pen strokes
46:02Of a master storyteller
46:04Kenneth and his books
46:06Were no longer attracting the following they once did
46:09And
46:11Facing financial ruin
46:13He was then
46:15Very literally
46:17He dealt
46:18A killer
46:19Blow
46:21He was dying
46:23But his thoughts were not for himself
46:24They were for his daughter
46:26Helen
46:26Having kept his financial woes from her
46:29He knew that when he was gone
46:31She'd be left with nothing
46:32So I think
46:33When he was told he was dying
46:35He concocted a plan
46:37First
46:38He had to get a publishing deal
46:40He did so by agreeing to return to his most successful trilogy
46:44The Bathtub Murders
46:46But
46:47More importantly
46:48I think he's the one who suggested he write it without an advance
46:52Instead
46:52Taking the lion's share of profits from book sales
46:58But why would he do that if he was broke?
47:02Because
47:03He intended to make sure the book was a runaway success
47:07And I think he did so
47:08By murdering himself
47:11Knowing he only had weeks
47:12Perhaps days left to live
47:14Kenneth Linda said goodbye to his daughter
47:17But as he wasn't insured
47:18He knew he had to find a way to secure her future
47:22Promise you'll have an early night
47:24A nightcap first, Dorothy
47:26One
47:27At least
47:28I love you
47:30Love you too
47:31To fulfill the promise he made to her mother
47:35All those years ago
47:38I doubt that any right-minded person would consider such a thing
47:41But once he made his plan
47:43His course was set
47:45First thing he did was plant his clues
47:47First the footprint
47:48Adding a limp for dramatic effect
47:52Then
47:52The mysterious note
48:01And the button
48:03And the button
48:07And then
48:08With everything in place
48:12He carried out his plan
48:17A few days before
48:19A few days before
48:19He booked into Sandal's guest house
48:21In the name of the character he created
48:23Making sure that he left the jacket with a missing button behind
48:26And to get caught on the doorbell camera
48:30Allowing us to see the supposed limp he'd orchestrated in the flower bed
48:34To confirm his identity
48:37I also think he sent himself the death threats
48:40The account used by Paul Mecker
48:42It had only been operating a few weeks
48:43So he did it all himself?
48:47Yes, Kelby
48:49I think he did
48:50As news spread
48:52Of the fictional matter that became real life
48:54He ensured that his new book became a bestseller
48:59Remember the words that he spoke to his dying wife
49:02All those years ago when she begged him to look after their daughter
49:05That he'd look after her until his
49:10Final breath
49:11And that's exactly what he did
49:14So what gave him away?
49:15But who's Paul Mecker?
49:17Why, okay, two things were his undoing
49:21Footprint casts from the garden
49:24Show that the weak leg was on the left
49:26Yet
49:28Walking away from the guest house
49:30The limp was clearly on his right leg
49:34Any other thing?
49:35Or the hubris?
49:36Yeah
49:37Power
49:53It's an anagram
49:55Paul Mecker
49:57Mayor
49:58Culper
50:00Latin?
50:01An admission of guilt
50:04Quite 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
50:26None at all, to be honest
50:29The truth is, I'd swap every penny
50:31Of the fortune he worked so hard to leave me for
50:35One more day with him
50:46Yeah
50:46Really?
50:47Yeah, lots of, you know, like, filing and stuff
50:49Here we go
50:50I don't think I forgot anything
50:51Well, take it
50:53Wanna kill me?
50:54Want some good news?
50:55Yes, always
50:57Kenneth Linder's publisher, Anthony Westley, just got sacked
51:02Why?
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, well done everyone
51:23And well done you
51:24To our amazing inspector
51:27Martha, 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
51:45Oh
51:47Cheers!
51:48Cheers!
51:56Okay, 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
52:11I can't see anything
52:13This way
52:15There's the step
52:17Okay, yup
52:19Do we have a key?
52:20Don't need one
52:21There's no point for
52:23Up, up, up
52:25Up, up
52:27What?
52:28Oh, I'm sorry
52:30Oh, seriously
52:32Oh, what's that smell?
52:34Let's not ask
52:36Right, master
52:38Okay
52:41Are you ready?
52:43I'm not sure
52:45Open your eyes
52:49Okay, 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
52:58To care
53:05Isn't it amazing?
53:06Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
53:12Oh, oh, oh, oh
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