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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.
01:14I think we've sprung a leak, or...
01:24Right.
01:26I think the most important thing is to not panic.
01:32You need to think logically.
01:38Does the engine work?
01:41Engine. Brilliant.
01:48Humphrey? Are you all right?
01:50Aye.
02:08What's that?
02:10I'm not entirely sure.
02:12It'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.
02:25Wood.
02:27We could make a raft.
02:32Humphrey?
02:33I need two pencils and a pair of underpants.
02:37Oh.
02:57Morning!
02:59Morning!
03:00Morning!
03:01Morning!
03:08Dad?
03:16Dad?
03:24Dad?
03:25Dad?
03:26Dad?
03:43If you get out on the ocean, if you sail out on the sea, if you get up in the
03:49mountains,
03:50if you go climbing on the trees, go through every emotion, when you know that they don't
03:56care. Darling, that's when I'm with you. Oh, I'll go with you, yeah.
04:12What happened? We were really worried. Yes, the mooring rope snapped and the current dragged
04:17us out to sea, Calvi. Thank heavens for the RNLI. Yes. Oh, Anne said to phone her the second
04:23you get back. You all right, sir? Yes. Oh, it's just a bump. Only, you're needed. Esther's
04:39gone on ahead. Where? Kenneth Linders' house. Sir, sir. Yes, I'm so sorry. Yes, sir. Do
04:52there. Are you okay? How's Martha? We're both fine. Thank you. Oh, Kenneth. You know I only
05:18spoke to him last night. Oh, of course. He went to the book signing. Yes, here we are.
05:31I'm still not sure this qualifies as a date. In my defense, I was coerced into your Mamma
05:37mere karaoke night. Coerced? Well, maybe not coerced, but if those photos ever get into
05:42the wrong hands. Well, here we are. So consider this payback.
06:01This week sees the launch of the new Kenneth Lindner novel, The Final Breath. Now, since
06:08he's moved to Shipton Abbot, we are brazenly claiming him as one of our own. So as your new
06:14local counsellor and treasurer of the Devon Literary Group, I would like you all to give
06:19a huge welcome to our guest, Kenneth Lindner. His daughter Helen found him in the bath, the
06:29electric fan in the water at his feet. It looks like he's been here all night. Looks like the
06:34power tripped eventually, but not quick enough to save him.
06:39Well, this is something of a conundrum.
06:42Why?
06:43Because in his latest novel, serial killer Jeremy Cook is walking to the electric chair, which
06:48is where the last book left him. But it turns out he bribed a guard to short-circuit the
06:53prison power, therefore delaying his execution until the next day. But that night, he murdered
06:59the guard that helped him and stole his uniform to escape.
07:02Nice.
07:03Then, he found the judge that sentenced him, and like his nine previous victims, killed
07:10him by dropping an electrical appliance into his bath.
07:16Hmm.
07:19Hmm.
07:21Hmm.
07:22Hmm.
07:22Hmm.
07:24Hmm.
07:25Hmm.
07:25Hmm.
07:25Hmm.
07:25Hmm.
07:26Hmm.
07:27Hmm.
07:27Hmm.
07:35Hmm.
07:35Hmm.
07:36Hmm.
07:36Hmm.
07:36Hmm.
07:58Hmm.
08:13We've got some outside too.
08:20Trampled flowerbed by an open rear door.
08:23We did a quick check and the footprints are probably male, judging by size and weight,
08:29but they're not an obvious match for any of the footwear found in the house.
08:32We've taken moulds, but there's a difference in indent depth, so we're pretty sure whoever
08:37made them had a distinct limp.
08:40Limp?
08:41Yeah.
08:42Much 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
08:48along this path.
08:49Cameras?
08:50Nothing this side, doorbell camera at the front.
08:53We've got him being dropped off last night by his daughter Helen, and then her coming
08:57back this morning.
09:00I know you, don't I?
09:02From the book signing last night.
09:05You were with your father?
09:06That's right.
09:07D.I. Goodman.
09:11Humphrey Goodman.
09:12A huge fan.
09:16This is my wife, Martha.
09:19Hi.
09:20So, Humphrey, do you have a favourite case?
09:23Oh yes.
09:24The first of the Bastard trilogy, Death by Design.
09:27The Bottletop McGuffin.
09:28Genius.
09:29Oh.
09:33Wait.
09:35You're what?
09:36Detective Humphrey Goodman.
09:39Yes.
09:41I try that.
09:42Well, I'm something of a fan of yours, too.
09:45I read the newspaper report about the case you sold.
09:48The poor chap murdered by his partner.
09:51Made it look like a car crash.
09:53Brilliant.
10:01Well, a pleasure to meet you, Humphrey.
10:03And you, Martha.
10:07This must be difficult for you.
10:09Is the family we can call?
10:10No.
10:11It's just me and Dad.
10:14Are you up to a few questions, Helen?
10:17I'll try.
10:18When was the last time you saw your father, before this morning?
10:23Last night.
10:24I dropped him home after the book signing.
10:36Promise me you'll have an early night.
10:38Oh.
10:39A nightcap first, I think.
10:40One.
10:41At least.
10:44Love you.
10:46Love you, too.
10:53And how did he seem in himself?
10:57Quiet.
10:59But I know he was tired.
11:01Can I ask, was your dad a particularly tidy man?
11:04Tidy?
11:05God, no.
11:07He was bloody-minded, intelligent, playful, and a rather wonderful father.
11:14But tidy.
11:16No.
11:20There's something else you need to know.
11:24He was dying.
11:25He had end-stage amyloidosis.
11:29An abnormal buildup of proteins.
11:31Stops his organs working properly.
11:34Said he refused to die until he'd finished his damn book.
11:38But...
11:38But...
11:39He'd been going downhill pretty rapidly these past few weeks.
11:42We knew it wouldn't be long.
11:46But this...
11:48Do you think he took his own life?
11:51Do you?
11:54I know he was in a lot of pain, but he refused the palliative care he was offered.
12:06People are coming in.
12:12Are you sure you're up to this, Dad?
12:13Stop, Percy.
12:15I'm strong as an ox.
12:22We need to take care of your dad, so you might be better at home.
12:28They'll take him to the Chapel of Rest, and I promise I'll call and let you know when he's
12:32there.
12:40Do you think that's it?
12:42He did this himself?
12:43There was a towel, neatly folded by the side of 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?
12:53Exactly.
12:54So it has to be an accident?
12:55Possibly.
12:57Wait.
12:59You're thinking it's murder?
13:00We should consider it.
13:02Why?
13:02Because the victim wrote murder mystery novels?
13:05No, Sergeant, because there are some things that don't make sense.
13:08Such as?
13:08Well, it's all rather neat, don't you think?
13:10Too neat, perhaps, for a man not known for his tidiness.
13:13That's it.
13:14It was too neat.
13:16So what if someone put those things in place to make it look like an accident?
13:21And what about the fact that he died in exactly the way described in his own book?
13:25Can we really accept that's just a coincidence?
13:30No.
13:31So if we can rule out suicide, accident and coincidence, which we can because there's no such thing, then what
13:38happened to Kenneth Linder must be by design.
13:43Let's confirm cause of death. Let forensics finish up.
13:46And I want an electrical report. Why didn't the power trip out immediately?
13:49Oh, and have his clothes checked too. See if this belongs to any of them. Please.
13:57Okay.
13:59And we should talk to his agent.
14:01Is it?
14:01Yes.
14:04Huh.
14:04Huh.
14:21P.M.
14:35Pothole Pete was on the RNLI boat. He said if they overslept, they could have ended up in Guernsey.
14:44Pothole Pete?
14:45Pothole Pete?
14:45Oh, they call him that cause people try to avoid him.
14:48He goes on a bit.
14:50Oh.
14:52Ship the nabbit.
14:54No, that's not here.
14:55No, that's not here. The press office is at the hub, darling.
14:58Do you need the number?
15:00No problem. Bye.
15:02Okay.
15:03I got a criminal damage and also an assault on a shopkeeper in town.
15:10I'll be a couple hours.
15:12Okay.
15:15Ship the nabbit.
15:16As his agent, you knew he was ill.
15:19Of course.
15:19But it wasn't public knowledge.
15:21It's the way Kenny wanted it. He's a very...
15:24He was a very proud man. He didn't want people fawning over him.
15:30I saw you at the book signing last night. How did he seem to you?
15:36Oh, gee.
15:38You 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 that did appallingly.
15:52Obviously, he couldn't get a publishing deal, so he started 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 seemed 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.
16:28I'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.
17:02Nice 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.
17:26Jump off your high horse, will you?
17:27He's washed up.
17:28We're both just hovering, waiting for him to die, so we can revive his bank catalogue.
17:36Not the nicest man.
17:38His time was over.
17:41Metaphorically speaking.
17:43People 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 Murders 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.
18:31Do you know how Mr. Linder 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, 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.
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.
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?
19:30We 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?
20:05I'll see.
20:11They threw this.
20:14You didn't see anyone?
20:16Nothing.
20:16Just a bang and the whole window caved in.
20:19Lucky no one was out.
20:20And this was what time?
20:21Nine, yeah. Just after we opened.
20:31Financials are on your desk.
20:33Makes for pretty grim reading.
20:34What?
20:36And he had no life insurance.
20:37Cancelled 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 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.
20:51Well, 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.
21:01You knew him?
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.
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.
21:30We mostly lost touch after that.
21:33Although people do say he based one of his characters on me.
21:38Oh, which one?
21:39Melody Alcott.
21:41She was the waitress in the first bathtub murders.
21:43Yes, she was, yes.
21:45She 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.
21:54And that was you?
21:56Supposedly.
21:56But I never saw her 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, one 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 he just came up to you and hit you on the head with a rolled up newspaper?
22:29I'm telling you, Kelly.
22:30This area has gone to the dogs.
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.
22:45But he missed.
22:46Then he started crying and ran off.
22:50Crying?
22:50It's these kids, Kelly.
22:51They'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.
23:05It left a little presence here.
23:07So I bagged it up, went outside to the bin.
23:09And 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, dressed the same like.
23:21A 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.
23:31Oh.
23:32Well, yeah.
23:34Know you mention it, Kelly?
23:35Kelby.
23:36And he was wearing a tracksuit.
23:38With his backside hanging out.
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.
23:51Um...
23:52Leave it with me, Mr Bevin.
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!
24:03Bloody good, I didn't.
24:05That's what they need.
24:08Stop calling me, Kelly.
24:10Hello, boy.
24:11See anything that happened down there at the box?
24:13No.
24:15Silver?
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 us staying with you.
24:46About the boat.
24:47Really loves that boat, doesn't he?
24:48Yeah, but...
24:49It's only ever supposed to be a stopgap until we found somewhere more permanent.
24:53So...
24:54Maybe 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 with?
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.
25:50Hi 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.
26:01Which 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.
26:13I 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 force book.
26:24Some of the messages are pretty vile.
26:26But the last one.
26:28Look.
26:28Be careful you don't end up like one of your own victims.
26:32That fits, doesn't it?
26:33A 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, 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, all of that.
27:03Right.
27:08Ship another.
27:12Psst.
27:13You're wanted.
27:15What?
27:16I'm not help.
27:17They'll just have to wait, okay?
27:19I need to speak to Helen and Linda 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.
27:36We had lots of that.
27:38The thing is, Dad didn't necessarily disagree with him 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, 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. Excuse me.
28:04Hello?
28:14D.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.
28:53They're not trying to boil the ocean.
28:55Just a realignment.
28:58Bringing all the remaining substations under our control.
29:00Ah.
29:01Administrative 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?
29:17Share 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.
29:45Your staff to square footage ratio is...
29:48...off message.
29:50Oh, but it's not all bad news.
29:53No, the decision about who to lose...
29:56...all yours.
30:02Hey Sam, it'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.
30:22Anne has been made a new counsellor.
30:23Going off on fancy lunches all the time.
30:25Archie'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.
30:43And still living in Shipton Abbott.
30:47Can't think of anything worse.
30:49I know, right?
30:51So who's Archie dating then?
30:52Not that I'm bothered, just interested.
30:55No idea.
30:57Supposed to be really pretty though.
31:01Tributes are pouring in following the death of renowned author Kenneth Linder, who was found dead in his home and
31:07shipped 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 Linder fan, he's got a limp, and he's got a button missing.
31:44Not much.
31:45Alright, see 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. Anything 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. I really liked her.
32:28Yeah, she was definitely one of the better ones.
32:31Is that it though? Now Charlie's gone? No new directives or anything?
32:36Er, no.
32:37Here's the door.
32:38I'm sorry.
33:00Well, he didn't look out.
33:01I'm sorry.
33:02I don't like him.
33:02I'm sorry.
33:03Yeah, I'm sorry.
33:03I don't like him.
33:04I need you, sorry, too.
33:04Uh-oh.
33:05Oh, Lord.
33:06Ah, I am sorry.
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
33:30this is madness what's that kelby the local bookmaker david bevan assaulted three times
33:37in three days got the town center cctv footage but not one of them makes any sense
33:43look here this is the first one his dog makes a mess in his shop he bagged it up and
33:50was taking
33:51it to an outside bin then someone snatches it off that's weird then the next one same time
33:58next day near enough a different bloke runs up and tries to punch him misses and then mr bevan said
34:06that he started crying and then ran off and then this morning a third bloke came out of nowhere
34:13whacks him on the head with a rolled up newspaper for no reason and then just runs off as well
34:18it's all very odd just kids messing about i think i found your poor mecca
34:28yeah yeah 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
34:42no 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
35:08it's downstairs in the office
35:10yes don
35:16do you have any security cameras
35:17we have a doorbell camera
35:19excellent
35:20hmm 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 thanks 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
36:32hi
36:34hi
36:35hi
36:40bad day
36:42you're not as bad as selwyn
36:43look he's homeless
36:45oh your author's been all over the news
36:48i think 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
37:01i 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
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
38:24are you serious
38:26look
38:40hello peter where have you been
38:42oh arthur's still not bare that leg
38:45hello lovey
38:47see you friday
38:48ha
38:58you're in early
38:59what's up with you
39:00weren't you bed
39:01no
39:02so
39:03i had a brainwave
39:05oh
39:05i was sitting in the bath
39:07listening to billy eilish
39:09and i realised
39:10that all those things that happened to mr bevan
39:13outside the bookmakers
39:15all happened at the same time
39:17uh between five to nine
39:19and ten past nine
39:20three days in a row
39:22so what if they're there again today
39:24i 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 kenneth 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
40:14i 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
40:37oi
40:38stop
40:40oi
40:43stop
40:49go get him
40:51kelly
40:55breakin' rocks in a hot sun
40:58i fought for law and a low one
41:01i fought for law and a low one
41:04i needed money gone
41:05i had none
41:07i fought for law
41:08for law one
41:10i fought for law and a low one
41:13i left my baby and it feels so bad
41:16and i guess my race is love
41:19she's the best girl that i ever had
41:22i fought for law and a low one
41:25i fought for law and a
41:32oh
41:32oh
41:33oh
41:33oh
41:33oh
41:33oh
41:34oh
41:35oh
41:35oh
41:35oh
41:38oh
41:39oh
41:39oh
41:39oh
41:54oh
41:55oh
41:57oh
41:57oh
41:57no
41:59oh
42:06oh
42:07oh
42:08oh
42:08oh
42:16You lived here as a teenager, didn't you?
42:18Yes, I did.
42:19Didn't you find it weird seeing the same people every day and them always looking the same?
42:26Kelby!
42:29Hello, um, can I use your bathroom, please?
42:37No, neither can we all out.
42:39Kelby!
42:40Kelby?
42:41Mum's washing my uniform.
42:43I was chasing one of the kids that assaulted Mr Bevan.
42:46Caught one of them and he dubbed the other two in.
42:49They're in the hub 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 it the same time every morning.
43:06They obviously found out about it and 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, but he wasn't.
43:20He was disposing the bag of dope poo.
43:26The next day, they had a different plan.
43:29The second one was going to throw Pepper into Mr Bevan's face and steal the bag of money.
43:33But, 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 with caution, but he hadn't wrapped it tightly enough.
43:51So, when he pulled his arm back...
44:02So, that's what happened to the barber's window.
44:06And, luckily it did. It could have killed someone.
44:10Oh, what have you done?
44:12I had to turn my ankle when I was getting pulled out of the mud.
44:22Esther, have we got the doorbell footage of Paul Mecca?
44:25Uh, yes. Hang on.
44:27Oh, they're talking about us.
44:29Shepton Abbott police have no comment on the theories that the author was murdered in the same way as the
44:34victims in his latest thriller.
44:35The new book is flying off the shelves, with fans saying his death is something he could have written himself.
44:42Yes, they're good!
44:49Well, that's exactly what it is.
44:58The final breath!
45:01Fuck you.
45:02But why pull that gun?
45:06Who is he?
45:08Who is he?
45:08An accomplice part.
45:21Oh, 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, both.
45:40The button, the memo pad, the footprints in the garden, the mysterious Paul Mecca, 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.
46:04Kenneth Linden's books were no longer attracting the following they once did.
46:10And, facing financial ruin, he was then, very literally, dealt a killer blow.
46:21He was dying.
46:23But 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?
47:01Because 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,
47:15Kenneth Linden said goodbye to his daughter.
47:17But, as he wasn't insured, he knew he had to find a way to secure her future.
47:22Promise you'll have an early night.
47:24A nightcap first, Dorothy.
47:26One.
47:27I love you.
47:30I love 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, his course was set.
47:45First thing he did was plant his clues.
47:47First, the footprint.
47:49Adding a limp for dramatic effect.
47:52Then, 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 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 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, okay.
49:18Two things were his undoing.
49:21Footprint casts from the garden show that the weak leg was on the left.
49:27Yet, walking away from the guest house, the limp was clearly on his right leg.
49:34Any other thing?
49:35Or this hubris?
49:36Yeah.
49:54It's an anagram.
49:56Paul Mecker, Meyer, Culper.
50:00Latin?
50:01An admission of guilt.
50:04Quite literally, it 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 forgot anything.
50:52Oh, dang it.
50:53Wanna kill me?
50:54Want some good news?
50:55Want some good news?
50:56Yes.
50:56Always.
50:57Kenneth Linda'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 Linda estate.
51:07Yes, the book is bigger than ever.
51:09It's the best seller.
51:10Losing all that money, you must have a nasty rash.
51:15Well, 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.
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.
51:46Oh!
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.
52:13Woo!
52:14This way.
52:14And, uh, there's a step.
52:17Okay, yeah.
52:19Do we have a key?
52:20Don't need one.
52:21There's no point for it.
52:24Up, up, up, up.
52:27Woo!
52:28Oh, I'm sorry.
52:30Oh, that's nasty.
52:32Oh, what's that smell?
52:34Let's not ask.
52:36Right.
52:36I'll stop.
52:38Okay.
52:41Are you ready?
52:43I am 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.
52:58I'll see you with me.
52:59Oh!
53:01Oh!
53:05Isn't it amazing?
53:08Oh!
53:15Oh!
53:16Oh!
53:17Oh!
53:18Oh!
53:20Oh!
53:21Oh!
53:21Oh!
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