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00:00I love you
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!
03:02Morning!
03:03Morning!
03:04Morning!
03:04Morning!
03:04Morning!
03:06Morning!
03:07Morning!
03:08Dad?
03:15Dad?
03:24Dad?
03:37Dad?
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
03:52Go through every emotion
03:54When you know that they don't care
03:56Darling, that's when I wanna sleep
03:58Oh, I'll go with you, yeah
04:12What happened? We're really worried?
04:15Yes, the mooring rope snapped
04:16And the current dragged us out to sea, copy
04:19Thank heavens for the RNLI
04:20Yes
04:21Oh, Anne said to phone her the second you get back
04:27Uh, you all right, sir?
04:30Yes?
04:32Oh, yeah, it's just a bump
04:35Um, I, 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
04:49Oh, yes, sir
04:50Do apologize
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
05:43Well, here we are
05:46So consider this payback
05:56Here we go
06:01This week sees the launch of the new Kenneth Linder novel, The Final Breath
06:08Now, since he's moved to Shipton Abbot
06:10We are brazenly claiming him as one of our own
06:13So, as your new local counsellor 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
06:33Looks like the power tripped eventually
06:35But not quick enough to save him
06:39Well, this is something of a conundrum
06:42Why?
06:42Because in his latest novel
06:44Serial 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 a 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
07:46Thank you, sergeant
07:48Oh yes
08:13We've got some outside too
08:20Trampled flower bed by an open rear door
08:23We did a quick check
08:24And the footprints are probably male
08:27Judging 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
08:33But there's a difference in indent depth
08:36So we're pretty sure whoever made them had a distinct limp
08:40Limp?
08:41Yeah
08:41Much less weight put on his left leg
08:44The main road runs across the back of the garden
08:47So someone could have got over the fence and along this path
08:49Cameras?
08:50Nothing this side
08:51Doorbell camera at the front
08:53We've got him being dropped off last night by his daughter Helen
08:56And then her coming back this morning
09:00I know you, don't I?
09:02From the book signing last night
09:04You were with your father?
09:06That's right
09:07D.I. Goodman
09:11Humphrey Goodman
09:13Huge fan
09:16This is my fianc...
09:17My wife, Martha
09:19Hi
09:20So, Humphrey
09:22Do you have a favourite case?
09:23Oh yes
09:24The first of the Bastard Trilogy
09:25Death by Design
09:26The Bottletop McGuffin
09:28Genius
09:29Oh
09:30Thank you
09:33Wait
09:35You're not
09:36Detective
09:37Humphrey Goodman
09:39Yes
09:40How do you know that?
09:41Well, I'm something of a fan of yours too
09:45I read the newspaper report about the case you solved
09:48The poor chap murdered by his partner
09:50Made it look like a car crash
09:53Brilliant
09:55Thank you
10:01Well a pleasure to meet you Humphrey
10:03And you, Martha
10:04Thank you
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?
10:21Before this morning?
10:23Last night
10:23I dropped him home after the book signing
10:36Promise me you'll have an early night
10:38Oh
10:38A 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
11:00Can I ask?
11:02Was your dad a particularly tidy man?
11:04Tidy
11:05God no
11:07He was bloody minded
11:09Intelligent
11:10Playful
11:12And 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
11:29An abnormal build up of proteins
11:31Stops his organs working properly
11:34Said he refused to die until he'd finished his damn book
11:37But
11:38He'd been going downhill pretty rapidly these past few weeks
11:42We 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
11:56I know he was in a lot of pain
11:56But 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 fursing
12:15I'm strong as an ox
12:22We need to take care of your dad
12:24So you 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?
12:42He 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 if you know you'll never be getting out of the bath?
12:53Exactly
12:53So it has to be an accident?
12:56Possibly
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
13:07Such 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
13:38Then what happened 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...
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
14:04Bye
14:05Bye
14:13Bye
14:20Bye
14:22Bye
14:23Bye
14:23Bye
14:23Bye
14:35Pothole Pete was on the RNLI boat.
14:38He said if they overslept, they could have ended up in Guernsey.
14:44Pothole Pete?
14:45Oh, they call him that because people try to avoid him.
14:48He goes on a bit.
14:51Shipt an arbor.
14:54No, that's not here.
14:56The press office is at the hub, darling.
14:58Do you need the number?
14:59No problem.
15:01Bye.
15:02Okay, I've got a criminal damage and also an assault on a shopkeeper in town.
15:10I'll be a couple hours.
15:12Okay.
15:15Shipt an arbor.
15:16As his agent, you knew he was ill.
15:18Of course.
15:19But it wasn't public knowledge.
15:21It's the way Kenny wanted it.
15:23He's a very...
15:24He 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?
15:36Oh, gee.
15:37You were wonderful, but calm.
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 so that he could write this
15:59one.
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.
16:13They 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.
16:40Do the initials PM mean anything to you?
16:45No, should they?
16:47No.
16:50There was another man at the book signing last night.
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.
17:28We'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, 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. Linder died?
18:35He 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.
18:45But 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.
19:17Afternoon?
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?
19:30We don't believe it was an accident.
19:32Agreed.
19:33And why 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's 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?
20:11They 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 hurt.
20:20This was what time?
20:21Nine, yeah.
20:22Just after we opened.
20:31Financials are on your desk.
20:33Makes for pretty grim reading.
20:35What?
20:36And he had no life insurance.
20:38Canceled 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 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.
21:02You 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?
21:15They 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.
21:45I 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 and the Third Book.
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. Bevan?
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?
22:13Oh, no.
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, this area's gone to the dogs.
22:32What, sir?
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, dressed 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.
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.
23:09And 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, no.
23:18The 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...
23:29I'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.
23:40That'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, well, leave it with me, Mr. Bevin.
23:54I'll talk to the other shopkeepers,
23:56see if anyone's seen anything,
23:58but I'll be in touch.
24:00Right-o, Kelly.
24:02Hey, Kelly!
24:04Bloody good, I didn't.
24:05That's what they need.
24:08Stop calling me, Kelly.
24:10Hello, boy.
24:11I haven't seen anything happen down there at the wall.
24:13No.
24:15Silver.
24:22Hello.
24:27That was the boat, Howard.
24:29The lily barn 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.
24:41I'm afraid I'll 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?
25:28About 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.
25:37No.
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.
26:14On 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,
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, 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.
26:37M-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 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.
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.
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.
28:00Excuse me.
28:04Hello?
28:14D.I.
28:16Goodman, I presume.
28:18James Smith.
28:19Please.
28:33Sorry.
28:34I was expecting Chief Superintendent Woods.
28:37No longer with us, I'm afraid.
28:40Oh.
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.
28:53Not trying to boil the ocean, just a realignment.
28:58Bringing all the remaining substations under our control.
29:00Ah.
29:01Administrative planning.
29:03Which 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.
29:17Well, 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.
29:26Now, the 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?
29:41There 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.
29:53The 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.
30:22Anne's just been made a new councillor,
30:23going off on fancy lunches all the time.
30:25Archie's dating again.
30:27And here's me.
30:28Exactly 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
30:40and find out I'm old.
30:42Still on my own.
30:44And still living in Shepton Abbot.
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.
30:57It's supposed to be really pretty though.
31:01Tributes are pouring in
31:02following the death of renowned author Kenneth Linder,
31:05who was found dead in his home
31:06and shipped in Abbott this morning.
31:08It comes in the week he launched his latest novel,
31:11The Final Breath.
31:16No one seems to have seen anything.
31:18If it's the town centre,
31:19the CCTV should have picked them up.
31:22Hi, sir.
31:23So, the name Mecca,
31:26I 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,
31:33it's tough to narrow down.
31:35Right.
31:36So what do we know about him?
31:37Er, he's a Kenneth Linder fan,
31:40he's got a limp,
31:42and he's got a button missing.
31:44Not much.
31:45All right, er,
31:47see if there's a Kenneth Linder fan club
31:49or a book reading group.
31:51They'll have a list of members.
31:52Why didn't I think of that?
31:53Yes, and, er,
31:54maybe 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, er...
32:00Left leg?
32:00I'm on it.
32:01Yes.
32:03So,
32:04the hub.
32:06Anything to report?
32:08Er, yes.
32:09Yes, seems we're under new management, everyone.
32:12The chief super's moved on.
32:14We're now being overseen
32:16by the planning team
32:18and 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, er, no.
32:38Oh.
32:43Oh.
32:45Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
32:45oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
32:45oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
32:46oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
32:48oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
32:56oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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
33:29this 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 look here
33:45this is the first one his dog makes a mess in his shop he bagged it up and was taking
33:51it to an
33:51outside bin then someone snatches it off that's weird then the next one same time next day near
34:00enough a 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 whacked 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
34:19just 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
34:34up thank 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
34:55no uh the cleaner's supposed to check for things like this uh did he give any personal
35:03details when he checked in address phone number he filled a registration card out
35:07can we see it it's downstairs in the office
35:10yes
35:11do you have any security cameras we have a doorbell camera
35:19excellent
35:21can't see him arriving oh 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
35:37he's got a limp
35:43that's him
35:50come on you should have gone an hour ago
35:53nearly done
35:54boy your age should be rushing home getting ready to go out
35:57haven'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
36:05must have used a photo that was older than me
36:07she she keeps sending me photos of her lasagna
36:16well don't be long i won't
36:31hi
36:33hi
36:40bad 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
36:57and 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 i've got something that might cheer you up
37:46or make 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
38:20what house
38:23are you serious
38:26look
38:40hello p where have you been
38:42oh arthur's still not bear that leg
38:46hello 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
39:09when 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 and 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
40:15i 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
40:38hi
40:40stop
40:50go get him
40:51go get him
40:51kenny
40:55breaking rocks in a hot sun
40:58i fought for law
40:59and a low one
41:01i fought for law
41:02and a low one
41:04i needed money gone
41:05i had none
41:07i fought for law
41:08and a low one
41:10i fought for law
41:11and a low one
41:13i left my baby
41:14and it feels so bad
41:16and i guess my race is fun
41:19she's the best girl that i ever had
41:22i fought for law
41:23and a low one
41:25i fought for law
41:26and a low one
41:32i fought for law
41:33and a
41:57i fought for law
41:59and i fought for law
42:01and i fought for law
42:02and a high one
42:03and a low one
42:04and a high one
42:05and a low one
42:07so áh
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!
42:30Hello. Can I use your bathroom, please?
42:33No, neither can we walk out.
42:39Kelby!
42:40Kelby? Mum's washing my uniform.
42:43I 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 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.
43:34But 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 with caution.
43:49But he hadn't wrapped it tightly enough.
43:51So when he pulled his arm back...
44:03So, that's what happened to the Barber's window.
44:06And luckily it did.
44:07It could have killed someone.
44:10Oh, what have you done?
44:12I turned my ankle when I was getting pulled out of the mud.
44:21Esther, have we got the doorbell footage of Paul Mecca?
44:25Uh, yes.
44:26Hang on.
44:27Ooh, they're talking about us.
44:29Sheldon 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.
44:36The new book is flying off the shelves,
44:38with fans saying his death is something he could have written himself.
44:42Yes and good!
44:53Oh, that's exactly what it is.
44:58The final breath!
45:02But why pull that girl?
45:06Who is he?
45:08Oh, an accomplice part.
45:10He.
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.
45:38Both.
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.
45:52All ultimately leading nowhere.
45:55Why?
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.
46:10And, 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,
47:15Kenneth 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.
47:22Promise you'll have an early night.
47:23Oh, a nightcap first, Dorothy.
47:26One.
47:27At least.
47:28I love you.
47:30I love you, too.
47:32To 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.
47:41But, 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.
47:51Then, the mysterious note.
48:00And the button.
48:07And then, with everything in place,
48:12he 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,
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 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,
48:55he ensured that his new book became a bestseller.
48:59Remember the words that he spoke to his dying wife all those years ago,
49:04when she begged him to look after their daughter?
49:06That 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
49:24show that the weak leg was on the left.
49:27Yet, walking away from the guesthouse,
49:31the limp was clearly on his right leg.
49:34Any other thing?
49:35Or this hubris?
49:36Yeah.
49:37All right.
49:39All right.
49:42All right.
49:44All right.
49:47All right.
49:48All right.
49:49All right.
49:50All right.
49:54It's an anagram.
49:56Paul Mecker.
49:57Mayor.
49:59Culper.
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.
50:23Oh, 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...
50:35One more day with him.
50:46Yeah.
50:47Yeah.
50:47Lots of, you know, like, filing and stuff.
50:49Here we go.
50:50I don't think I forgot anything.
50:51Well done, Kelmy.
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 book sales to the Linder estate.
51:07Yes, the book is bigger than ever.
51:09It's the best seller.
51:10Well, losing all that money, you must have a nasty rash, you know.
51:15Yes.
51:16Well, I think we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that a daughter lost her father, but, uh...
51:21Well done, everyone.
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!
51:56Okay.
51:57So 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 the step.
52:17Okay, yep.
52:19Do we have a key?
52:20Don't need one.
52:21There's no point for it.
52:24I'll put others.
52:26Oh, no.
52:27Woo!
52:28God, no, I'm sorry.
52:30Oh, seriously?
52:32Oh, what's that smell?
52:33Oh, let'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.
53:00Oh, oh.
53:02Oh!
53:05Isn't it amazing?
53:08Oh, oh.
53:15Oh, oh.
53:18Oh, oh.
53:20Oh, oh.
53:21Oh, oh.
53:21Oh, oh.
53:21Oh, oh.
53:21Go!
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