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The Marlow Murder Club - Season 3 - Episode 05: An Appetite for Murder: Part One
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00:30People say Ferdy Blake's a wild man, but beneath that macho exterior, all I can see is a total charmer.
00:40I never got invited to anything when I was just a dog walker.
00:44I guess this makes us Marlowe VIPs. What even happens at a book launch?
00:49We'll find out soon enough.
00:51For free? I'd have to take out a second mortgage to afford that place.
00:55Well, the prices are a bit eye-watering. But I do admire his plant-to-plate ethos. Everything locally sourced,
01:02wherever possible.
01:03And I admire his rugged good looks.
01:07Shouldn't Bex be here by now?
01:08I said we'd pick her up. She needs rescuing for my monster-in-law.
01:11Ah, yes. The infamous Marion.
01:18Oh, more convenience dinners, Rebecca. You'll need a bigger freezer soon. I hope you got lemons.
01:28In my day, Colin was used to cordon bleu dinners.
01:32Cooked by our au pair, who happened to be French.
01:36Not always, darling.
01:37Look, we're both very busy, so any time you want to help?
01:40Well, I'd love to, but I'm still so fragile since your father passed on.
01:45He's not dead, mother. He's in Frinton-on-Sea with a new woman.
01:52And he's never been happier.
01:55I need ice, Colin.
01:58What have you got there?
01:59Pan, chef.
02:01I ask for knives. When I ask for knives, I want knives!
02:04Yes, chef. Sorry, chef.
02:08I manage to forage some ground elder and lesser knapweed, but no meadow sweet, chef.
02:12I don't like the word no, Amari.
02:16Are you going to explain to our honoured guests that the garnish is ruined because you just couldn't be bothered?
02:23No, chef.
02:25How many times do I have to tell you all?
02:27In the pursuit of perfection, precision is everything.
02:32Say it!
02:33Precision is everything, chef.
02:41Listen, I'll say this because no one else will.
02:46I hope you're going to be more charming to our guests than you've been to the staff.
02:51You're out of control, Ferdy.
02:53No, you know me either. I can turn it on when I need to.
03:02Oh, whatever you're selling, we don't want it.
03:05We're here to pick up Bex.
03:08Rebecca?
03:12Gotta go. Church meeting.
03:14What about dinner?
03:16Well, you could surprise Colin with one of your Cordon Bleu feasts, for old time's sake.
03:23Quick, before she comes after me.
03:47Oh, Judith, you've got to try one.
03:51It's Ferdy Blake's signature cocktail.
03:53The devil's breath.
03:55How delightfully botanical.
03:56It's even got a flower in it.
03:58It's in a stertium.
03:59It looks more like a science experiment than a drink.
04:02I think I'll stick to the champagne.
04:04Thanks.
04:05Oh, I love her.
04:16Everyone's ready, Chef.
04:19Start the countdown.
04:24Where's my blue steel?
04:35Even DCI Greenlee is here.
04:38Oh, I cannot tell you what a relief it is to get away from the vicarage.
04:41Marion does seem rather awful.
04:44She was supposed to stay for a couple of days, but it's been two weeks now.
04:48Another one of these and you'll forget all about it.
04:51I think it'll take more than that.
04:53Susie, you've been doing life coaching lessons.
04:56Any strategies that might help?
04:58Judith, I'm only halfway through the course.
05:00But we did learn last week that it is better to identify solutions rather than focus on the problems themselves.
05:07I fear that Marion is a problem without a solution.
05:11Oh, there's always a solution, Bex.
05:12It'll come to you.
05:15Oh, it's starting.
05:18Excuse me.
05:27Are you okay?
05:28I think I need to get out of here.
05:29And here he is, the man of the moment.
05:31I'll be fine, you stay.
05:32Mr. Bernie Blake.
05:38What's going on?
05:39I've no idea.
05:47Where is he?
05:53Where is he?
05:56Birdie?
05:57Everyone's waiting.
05:59What's happening?
06:08There you are.
06:09Did you hear that scream?
06:11What's going on?
06:13Birdie Blake's been murdered.
06:15Birdie Blake's been murdered.
06:40Birdie is killed.ilitie.
06:50He'spective?
06:56Nobody has been allowed into
06:58the area where the body was found. Forensics?
07:00on their way. Who found the body? Isla D'Souza. Ferdy Blake's ex-wife and sous-chef. The man with
07:08her is Damon Grady, and he was running the event front of house. So you're seen now,
07:13D.I. Malik. Thank you, Mum. Officers are waiting to take your statements, so thank you for your
07:17cooperation. If you want to go over there and you guys... Oh, here they come. Inspectors at the
07:23feast. Oh, I had no idea you were familiar with Shakespeare, Brendan. Well, there's a lot you
07:26don't know about me, Mrs. Potts. Like your secret dating life? Pex. Sorry. Any news on
07:35that front? No. I'm taking a break. Yeah, all the women I've met have turned out to be complete
07:41nutjobs. Present company accepted. Oh, thank you. I think. Looks like I'm needed. Can you
07:54explain exactly what happened, Mr. Sousa? We were all at our stations, ready to go. Ferdy
08:01realised his blue steel knife was missing. He stormed off to get it. When he didn't come
08:06back, I went to see what was going on. That's when I found him. On the floor. The knife in
08:14his chest. Was anyone with him? Cal Merson, the kitchen porter, was at the sink. Headphones
08:20on. He only turned round when I started screaming. Where were you at the time, Mr. Grady?
08:27Er, we were all waiting in the dining room for Ferdy's big entrance. The clock counted down
08:33to zero, but it didn't appear. Er, then I heard a scream. I went back of house and saw
08:39Isla and Cal with Ferdy's body in the wash area. And where is he now? Er, he's in the
08:46staff room. I think he's in shock. I'll go and talk to him, go. It's this way.
08:57Forensics have arrived.
09:01Damon Grady said they were all waiting for Ferdy in the dining room. But he wasn't. When
09:07I went outside, he passed me on his way back in. Why absent himself at such a critical moment?
09:14And why lie about it?
09:17According to the pathologist, the bleeding's mostly internal.
09:21So no trail, no footprints, but there is a £50 note. Cal Merson's completely shut down.
09:27We're not going to get anything out of him tonight. Damon Grady's off to take him home.
09:31We'll need to follow up both of them first thing. Our main focus has to be on the staff. If
09:36anyone
09:36else had been in this area, they'd have stuck out like a sore thumb. Why kill him at such a
09:40public
09:40event? On the night that he's the centre of attention? Maybe they got off on the thrill of being caught?
09:46All thought they had my choice. Ferdy Blake had to date tonight.
09:49And why the £50 note? Must be a message of some kind.
09:53Well, whatever the meaning. The public nature of the murder and the risk our killer took
09:56shows how desperate they were.
10:00So, I walked over here. Then I saw Damon Grady go back inside.
10:05And that's when you heard the scream?
10:06Yeah. Sounded like it was coming from the back of the building.
10:09So I walked round that side to see what was going on, and that's where you found me.
10:13I suggest we split up and take a closer look around this area.
10:18For what?
10:21I'm not entirely sure.
10:24We've collected all the guest details and sent them home. The Kitchen Brigade all say they're at their
10:28stations at the time of the murder. According to them, the only people whose whereabouts
10:31aren't accounted for are Damon Grady, Ayla D'Souza and Cal Merson.
10:35And there's the kitchen gardener, Amari Joseph, but they said he left 20 minutes before the murder.
10:57So, let's see.
11:13Oh, look out.
11:15Sherlock strikes again.
11:17This is your last warning.
11:18Justice will finally be served.
11:37Hey, Judith.
11:39Door's open.
11:40I let Luna out into the garden.
11:42Oh, that's fine.
11:43Bex should be here soon.
11:45Who's been sending you fancy letters?
11:47Oh, it's an old school friend, Matthew Cartwright.
11:50I haven't seen him in years.
11:51He retired early to the south of France,
11:53and it seems his wife died recently,
11:55and he's spending the summer in Marlow.
11:58What's his game, then?
11:59Matthew was always a quiet, unassuming man.
12:03He must be lonely with his wife gone.
12:07Uh-oh.
12:08What's Marion done now?
12:09Last night, she took the whole family out
12:11for a champagne dinner at Lugano's.
12:13She's never even bought me a sandwich.
12:15But don't let it get to you.
12:16We'll find a solution.
12:18In the meantime, we have to work out
12:20who killed Ferdy Blake.
12:33I know it's hard to believe,
12:34but I swear to God,
12:36I didn't see or hear anything.
12:38How is that possible?
12:39It happened right behind you.
12:41Cos when I'm at work,
12:42I wear noise-cancelling headphones,
12:45play really loud music
12:47to shut everything out.
12:48But Isla's scream
12:49cut through it all.
12:52Tell us about your relationship
12:53with Ferdy Blake.
12:57Tell them the truth, Cal.
13:00You've got nothing to be ashamed of now.
13:04He enjoyed humiliating people
13:06who worked for him.
13:08Last night,
13:09he tore into Isla
13:10for messing up the sauce
13:11and then Omari
13:13for not getting the herbs
13:14that he wanted.
13:15And then I overheard him
13:17threatening to fire Damon.
13:18Why would anyone put up with it?
13:21Well, the brigade all thought
13:22that he was a genius.
13:24Working for him
13:25was good for their career.
13:26But for me,
13:28well, it was the only job I could get.
13:30Why is that, Mr Merson?
13:34I had some
13:36problems with addiction.
13:38So I lost my job,
13:41the house, everything.
13:44Thank God,
13:45Nicky managed to get me into rehab.
13:48But after that,
13:50I couldn't even get a reference.
13:53So when Ferdy offered
13:55to take me on,
13:56I was so grateful.
14:00Do you have any idea
14:02why we found a £50 note
14:04on his body?
14:05No.
14:07No, he's a wealthy man.
14:09The kind of money
14:09wouldn't have meant much to him.
14:11And what about the threatening letter
14:12we found in his car?
14:14Do you know anything about that?
14:15No.
14:16Ferdy was an abusive bully.
14:18whose behaviour
14:19would make anyone
14:20want to kill him.
14:21This sounds awful,
14:22but I'm glad he's dead.
14:24No, Nicky,
14:25she don't mean that.
14:26I mean every word of it.
14:28He went out of his way
14:29to torment my husband.
14:31Where were you
14:32when it happened,
14:32Mrs Merson?
14:33Here.
14:34I called Cal
14:35just to check
14:35he was coping okay.
14:36Something I always did
14:37before service.
14:38It didn't pick up,
14:40so I left him a message.
14:41They had all kicked off
14:42by then,
14:43so I just sent her a text
14:44to let her know
14:45that I was okay.
14:47Gov,
14:48Brendan and Jason
14:49are back at gastronomy.
14:50The preliminary search
14:51of the building
14:52is complete.
14:52They want to know our ETA.
14:54Okay.
14:56We'll get that all checked out,
14:57but if you remember
14:58anything else,
15:00call this number.
15:02I was in no fit state
15:04to drive last night,
15:04so my car's still
15:05at the restaurant.
15:06I don't suppose
15:07you'd be able
15:07to give us a lift.
15:10Sure.
15:17Found anything?
15:18Just a few faggins
15:19and a takeaway box.
15:20Tell you what,
15:21I'll be ordering in
15:21if I had to eat
15:22the nonsense they serve here.
15:23Have you seen the menu?
15:25Sweet breads
15:26and nettle sauce.
15:28Dandelion
15:28and mealworm ice cream.
15:30Ice cream.
15:31And the prices.
15:32Talk about Emperor's new clothes.
15:33You're so wrong, Brendan.
15:34But Ferdy Blake was a genius.
15:37Is this a wind-up?
15:38No.
15:39I had a table booked
15:40next week.
15:40I've been on the waiting list
15:41for months.
15:42I'm absolutely gutted.
15:43You had a lucky escape, mate.
15:45You think trying
15:46a different brand of ketchup
15:47is being adventurous?
15:48I need to re-educate you.
15:50Yeah.
15:51Good luck with that, mate.
15:55What have you got?
15:57Uh, old take-away box,
15:59neoprene glove,
16:00the usual fag ends
16:01and cams.
16:02Probably just rubbish,
16:03but you never know.
16:04Any progress here?
16:05Forensics say
16:06the only prints on the knife
16:07were Ferdy Blake's.
16:08Oh.
16:08Did you get any away
16:09with Cal Merson?
16:10Only that he overheard
16:11the victim threatened
16:12to fire Damon Grady.
16:13Oh, well, Mr Grady's
16:14supposed to be here
16:14giving us a witness statement.
16:16He's already over an hour late.
16:17I'm into not picking up his phone.
16:19Check out his home address.
16:20Mr Sousa's in the office, Gov,
16:22and she is refusing to leave.
16:30Hello there.
16:31Sorry to startle you.
16:33We're civilian advisors
16:34supporting the police investigation.
16:36Is there anything
16:37we can help you with?
16:38No.
16:39Look, I'd lost my car keys.
16:40I must have, er,
16:42dropped them on my fag break
16:44or something.
16:45Oh, I'm going to have to...
16:50That was a bit odd.
16:52Very odd indeed.
16:54Let's take a look.
17:00I can't see anything.
17:03Me neither.
17:07But I can.
17:09Those flowers on the ground.
17:12The nasturtiums
17:14from the cocktails last night.
17:21There were no guests outside.
17:24So how did they end up here?
17:29You can't continue to work here,
17:31Mr Sousa.
17:31But there's so much to do.
17:33And as you can see,
17:35Ferdy was a chaotic mess.
17:37We're very sorry for your loss,
17:38but this is still an active crime scene.
17:39I don't need your condolences,
17:41D.I. Malick.
17:42I lost Ferdy long before the divorce.
17:45And as you've no doubt gathered,
17:47he was an extremely difficult man.
17:50But you carried on working together.
17:51Half the business is mine.
17:53Ferdy was desperate to buy me out,
17:55but I wouldn't give him the satisfaction.
17:58Not after everything you put me through.
18:00So relations between you were strained?
18:04Well, that's a polite way of putting it.
18:08Ferdy could never love anyone but himself.
18:13If I can't be useful here,
18:14I suppose I'd better go home.
18:16A threatening letter was found in Mr Blake's car.
18:19Do you know anything about that?
18:20No.
18:21Ferdy didn't confide in me about anything.
18:24Is there a safe in here?
18:25Oh, in that cupboard.
18:27But it's just work stuff.
18:28Well, we'll need the keys to it.
18:29They're just there.
18:36She seems remarkably unaffected by her ex-husband's death.
18:39Yeah, didn't she?
18:45This would be the perfect escape route for our killer.
18:49Shh, someone's coming.
18:50I'll let you know that your job is safe.
18:53But we need to handle this very carefully.
18:56I know.
18:58But the police are still here,
19:00sticking their noses into everything.
19:02Best if I come to you.
19:03Usual place.
19:04Five minutes.
19:11What does Isla D'Souza need to handle?
19:14And who is she planning to meet?
19:16We're not going to find out by standing around here, are we?
19:21What have you got so far?
19:23Just restaurant contracts, deeds for this place.
19:30Gov?
19:32Look at this.
19:34More threats.
19:35Looks like the same handwriting as the note Judith found.
19:38Get them to forensics.
20:00What do you see?
20:06That's Amari, the kitchen gardener.
20:10I recognise him from the star photograph.
20:13His bio says he runs a foraging course in the woods.
20:19They work together.
20:20So why the secret assignation?
20:24Maybe Amari killed Ferdy as some sort of favour to Isla.
20:28And now they're having some sort of debrief.
20:30Do you think you'd do the same for me?
20:32Turns out Marion didn't pay for dinner.
20:34Colin and I did.
20:35She's convinced Colin she'll pay us back, but she never does.
20:38You've got to help me, Susie.
20:40I did this lecture in week two about removing toxic people from your life.
20:45You need to focus on setting clear boundaries.
20:48Prioritise your well-being, then gradually reduce contact.
20:52How can I do that?
20:53She's living in my house.
20:54Yeah, I see your point.
20:56Luna, are you all right, girl?
20:58Luna!
20:59Luna, come back here now!
21:01Luna!
21:10Don't understand it.
21:12Luna is not a bolter.
21:13And she's got brilliant recall.
21:16Oh, sounds like she's this way somewhere.
21:20Come on.
21:21What about that sign?
21:23What sign?
21:29She's closer, definitely.
21:32It's okay, girl.
21:33We're coming.
21:38It's all right, Luna.
21:40I'm coming, girl.
21:41Oi, stop!
21:42For your sake!
21:45Oh, no.
21:47I am so, so sorry.
21:49We'll pay for any damage.
21:51There's no point.
21:52It's too late in the season.
21:54Luna, good girl.
21:55Get out.
21:56Come on.
21:57She's not normally like this.
21:59Have you got any food stored in here or in the woods?
22:02Cheese, maybe.
22:04Luna loves cheese.
22:06No, nothing like that.
22:07I'm so sorry we've caused you even more upset after last night's terrible events.
22:14We were guests at the book launch.
22:17Must have been a dreadful shock.
22:21I still can't believe it.
22:23You must have worked very closely together.
22:27We did.
22:29The relationship between chef and kitchen gardener was at the heart of gastronomy's menu.
22:33But from what I hear, Mr. Blake could also be quite difficult at times.
22:39Great chefs like him are always perfectionists.
22:42Volatile in the heat of service.
22:45But I rarely saw that side of him.
22:47So, rumours about him being a bit of a monster aren't true?
22:51It was always good to me.
22:53How are the rest of the staff taking it?
22:56I don't know.
22:56I haven't seen anyone since it happened.
23:00Please, let me help you with this.
23:01Oh, thank you.
23:03I'd rather be alone.
23:05I'm so sorry.
23:07Luna.
23:08I'll go.
23:11Sounds like Ferdy Blake was charismatic, but a nightmare to work with.
23:17A man with more enemies than friends.
23:19We heard that last night he had altercations with Isla D'Souza, Cal Merson, Amari Joseph and Damon Grady.
23:27Any news on the elusive, Mr. Grady?
23:29Well, we went to his house, but no joy.
23:32So I pulled his phone records to see if we can track him down.
23:35What do we have on him?
23:35Background checks show he's an ex-offender and a return-to-work placement scheme.
23:39He's got form for burglary and fraud, but nothing with violence.
23:42But from what we've heard, Ferdy Blake's behaviour could make anyone turn into a cold-blooded killer.
23:48Mickey Merson would agree.
23:49She called Ferdy an abusive bully. Seemed happy he was dead.
23:52Her claim that she spoke to Cal Merson at gastronomy checks out.
23:56Her call came from their home phone, nine minutes after Ferdy Blake's murder.
24:00The Mersons live 30 minutes' drive away.
24:02She couldn't have been there.
24:04What have we got on Isla D'Souza?
24:05There is an interesting clause in their divorce settlement.
24:09If one of them dies, the business automatically reverts to the other party.
24:14So Ferdy's demise was very much to her advantage.
24:16After she left you, we overheard her arranging to meet someone.
24:20It all seemed a bit underhand, so we followed her into the woods.
24:25She told us she was going home. Who did she meet?
24:27Amari Joseph.
24:28Could you hear anything?
24:29No, but we managed to speak to him in the kitchen garden.
24:33He seemed positive about his relationship with Ferdy.
24:36But based on what everyone else says, that seems unlikely.
24:39He also claimed he hadn't seen anyone from gastronomy since the murder, which we know was a lie.
24:45We need to focus on the message behind the £50 note.
24:48It proves the murder was premeditated.
24:52I think you should all see this.
24:53It's just gone live on the tabloid website.
24:58You know how much I love this man, don't you?
25:01Yes, chef.
25:02And how I've asked you very nicely to take extra special care of him.
25:06Yes, chef.
25:06And why haven't you?
25:07Look at this.
25:08Sorry, chef.
25:09My mistake won't happen again.
25:10Yeah?
25:13Oh.
25:17Do them again, just to make sure.
25:19We need to work out where that video came from.
25:21And why Amari Joseph is lying about meeting Isla D'Souza.
25:25I reckon it's time we paid both of them a visit.
25:30I've just had the tabloids editor on the phone.
25:32He claims we're putting undue pressure on them to reveal their sources.
25:36We really need that information.
25:37Well, we can keep trying, but the press always dig their heels in.
25:40Which reminds me, remember to get your profile booked in.
25:44Mum.
25:48Are you all right, Tanika?
25:50The Bucks Chronicle are trying to arrange a time for an interview.
25:53They want me to talk about my life away from work.
25:56Why would anyone be interested?
25:58Because you're a successful, multitasking woman who's so much more than her job title.
26:03Susie started a life coaching course.
26:05Seems she's got quite a flair for it.
26:07I ain't been doing it for that long.
26:09I mean, I've still got a lot to learn.
26:12I need all the help you can get.
26:13Oh, go on.
26:14Give it a go.
26:15Well, if you're up for it, I could try.
26:17Yeah, sounds good.
26:18I'd better go.
26:19Alice is waiting.
26:22I suppose that leaves us with Damon.
26:26If he's an ex-offender, he might be avoiding the police out of fear or lack of trust.
26:31Or because he's guilty as hell.
26:33Well, either way, maybe we'll have more luck talking to him.
26:37Who was the last person to see him?
26:39Oh, Cal Merson.
26:40Damon gave him a lift home last night.
26:41So there must be good friends if Damon's the person Cal turned to in his hour of need.
26:47Yes.
26:48Shall we?
26:57Mr. Joseph?
26:59DS Perry.
27:02How can I help?
27:03We've been asked to search the gastronomy estate.
27:09I've already told you everything I know.
27:12Not quite.
27:13A clause in your divorce agreement has come to our attention.
27:15And I quote,
27:16Ownership of the business automatically reverts to the other partner upon death.
27:21This gives you motive.
27:23Might you tell us?
27:24Because it's none of your business.
27:26You already stated that relations between you and the victim were strained.
27:29And now it's clear you had a lot to gain from his death.
27:31As he would from mine.
27:35But I didn't kill him.
27:39Let's talk about your relationship with Amari Joseph.
27:41What relationship?
27:42He's just an employee.
27:44When's the last time you spoke to him?
27:46This morning.
27:47After I seen you.
27:48You told us you were going home.
27:50I changed my mind.
27:53I knew he'd be worried about his future.
27:55I went to tell him his job was safe.
27:57That when we're able to reopen,
27:59he would still be a part of it.
28:01But I've spent years building the gastronomy brand.
28:05I refuse to let it die along with Ferdy.
28:16Good morning, Mr. Merson.
28:18Just thought we'd follow up and see how you're doing.
28:21Must have been pretty traumatic being there when it happened and not seeing anything.
28:27It was, yeah.
28:29I was hoping he might take my mind off it.
28:31Going through all this old stuff.
28:33Need to make a fresh start.
28:35There was one thing you might be able to help us with.
28:37The police are looking for Damon Grady.
28:40We believe he dropped you home last night.
28:42There's no way he's involved.
28:44Damon wouldn't hurt anyone.
28:45I'm sure you're right.
28:46But we know he's been in trouble before and he has questions to answer.
28:52If he keeps hiding from the police,
28:54then he might breach the conditions of his release.
28:58If Damon needs to clear his head, he goes fishing on the river.
29:01Down near Hampton's marina.
29:16I'm pretty sure that's him.
29:19It's going to take ages to walk all the way around to him.
29:32Are you sure you don't need some sort of qualification to take this out?
29:36You know, any idiot can hire one.
29:38It's the equivalent of a bumper car on water.
29:40Just go easy on the bumps, Bex.
29:42Something a bit queasy.
29:45Mr. Grady.
29:47What are you lot doing over here?
29:49The police are trying to contact you.
29:53Bex.
29:54Just give me a second.
29:55You agreed to meet them at the restaurant this evening.
29:57Yeah, well, I had stuff to do, didn't I?
30:01Oh.
30:04Looks like it.
30:05Come on, mate.
30:06What's going on?
30:08What you doing?
30:08I'm trying my best.
30:09Take it gently, Bex.
30:11Hold on.
30:12You do know that if you push the lever up,
30:15you'll put it in neutral?
30:19Look, whatever I say,
30:22the police won't believe me.
30:23So what's the point?
30:24Why should they believe you?
30:26You've already lied to them.
30:27You said you were front of house when Ferdy Blake was murdered.
30:30But I saw you walk back in,
30:31just after it happened.
30:33Well, I needed some air.
30:35Doesn't mean I topped him, does it?
30:36You must have felt like it sometimes.
30:38No, never.
30:40So his rants never got to you?
30:41They got to everyone else?
30:43I've dealt with far worse than Ferdy inside.
30:45It was water for ducks back.
30:46And we heard he threatened to fire you last night.
30:49What was that about?
30:50It was just Ferdy being Ferdy.
30:52But five minutes later, he'd be fine.
30:54But five minutes later, he was dead.
30:58I'm sorry.
30:59I can't help you.
31:00You need to talk to the police, Damon.
31:02You have my word they'll give you a fair hearing.
31:05Just leave it.
31:10Yeah.
31:19Almost done, Mr. Joseph.
31:21If there's anything I can help you with, let me know.
31:23Well, we need you to account for your movements from yesterday evening.
31:27I delivered some produce to the kitchen and then came back here.
31:31That's it.
31:31And you haven't seen anyone from gastronomy since the murder?
31:34No.
31:34No one.
31:37You sure about that?
31:39Because we have some witnesses that saw you earlier today with Isla D'Souza.
31:46Oh, yes.
31:47I forgot.
31:47I just bumped into her.
31:50In the middle of the woods.
31:53Ferdy Blake was receiving a series of threatening notes.
31:57And earlier today, someone uploaded a video online that wasn't very flattering, to say the least.
32:03We reckon the person behind it worked for gastronomy.
32:06Any idea who that might be?
32:10Sorry, I can't help.
32:11I keep myself to myself.
32:15My number.
32:17In case there's anything else you've forgotten.
32:24Alice.
32:26Look at this.
32:27Turns out Amari changed his surname from Laurent to Joseph just before he started work at gastronomy.
32:33Why would he do that?
32:48Any news about your old boyfriend?
32:50Matthew was never a boyfriend.
32:52Who's Matthew?
32:53Some rich bloke from the south of France who's coming all the way to Marlowe to see Judith,
32:57even though she's already got the professor on the go.
32:59I do not have anyone on the go.
33:01And we're not here to discuss the complications of my private life.
33:04We're here to talk about the case.
33:06I like talking about your complications.
33:09No millionaires ever turn up on my doorstep.
33:13Oh, it's from Brendan.
33:15Damon is at the station now.
33:16It seems our bankside intervention got through to him.
33:21So these are our key suspects.
33:25Damon's been hiding from the police.
33:27Isla's been in secret conversations with Omari,
33:30and the video demonstrates the extreme bullying Cal had to endure.
33:35So they all had a motive.
33:37And they all had opportunity.
33:39I think it's time for some thinking outside the box.
33:47Gap.
33:48Well, what did Mr. Grady have to say for himself?
33:51Well, he apologised for giving us the runaround,
33:53claimed that he freaked out because of his past record.
33:56Thought we'd assume he'd done it.
33:58And he point-blank denied any involvement in the murder of Ferdy Blake or the videos.
34:02Do you believe him?
34:03Without any evidence, we've no choice for now.
34:06I did some digging into Omari Joseph, formerly known as Omari La Ronde.
34:10Jackson La Ronde worked with Ferdy Blake at his first restaurant, Synthesis.
34:14Turns out he's Omari's dad.
34:16Is he now?
34:18What do we know about him?
34:19Only that he left under a cloud.
34:20But that's got to be more than a coincidence, surely.
34:23Great work, Jason. Keep digging.
34:24What about the threatening letters, Alice?
34:26Oh, we got the report back from the forensic document examiner.
34:29There were no fingerprints, but they did find a hair.
34:39Why'd you tell those women where I was?
34:41Because you not talking to police was making things worse.
34:43We're going to end up back inside.
34:45Look, from now on, we keep our heads down and our mouths shut.
34:48Got it?
34:49Are you coming or what?
35:05Are you sure we really have time for this, students?
35:08Croquet requires extreme concentration, which allows the creative part of the brain to roam free.
35:14And at the end of the day, it's just hitting a ball through a hoop.
35:19Oh, it's far more than that, Susie.
35:22Croquet is about outsmarting your opponent at every turn.
35:27It's a strategy we employ every time we solve the case.
35:31But when everyone has means, motive and opportunity, how do we get to the truth?
35:38Yes, Luna definitely picked up a scent in Amari's garden.
35:42But if it wasn't cheese, what was it?
35:47The croquet is doing its job.
35:49You're thinking outside the box.
35:50Before Iqbal had her, Luna was selected for training as an airport sniffer dog.
35:56But she couldn't handle the engine noise.
35:58We found her in the kitchen garden, but the scent that she originally followed was in the woods.
36:05It's from Tanika.
36:07A hair found on the threatening notes has been identified as a boar bristle.
36:16Luna was trying to tell us something.
36:18Yeah, but what?
36:20I don't get it.
36:22But the answer to this puzzle lies somewhere in those woods.
36:27Right.
36:34I win.
36:35I'll see you tomorrow morning.
36:37Look for a rematch, please.
36:38Wear outdoor clothes and bring Luna.
36:40We're going foraging.
36:55Judith!
36:56Darling!
36:58How wonderful to see you again after all this time.
37:01Matthew, is it you?
37:03Well, I have changed somewhat since we last met.
37:05For the better, I hope.
37:07You did get my note.
37:08I did, but I had no idea your visit was imminent.
37:12I'm a man of impulse, Judith.
37:14When I want something, I go for it.
37:18Hence the remarkable success of my business ventures.
37:22The thing is, Matthew, I was just about to leave.
37:26Well, can't you get out of it?
37:28I want to see as much of you as I possibly can.
37:31Starting now.
37:36Gov.
37:38Ferdy Blake's bank records flag up something interesting.
37:41Regular withdrawals of large amounts of cash over the past six months increasing in size.
37:46Do you think it connects with the money pinned to his body?
37:48Could do.
37:49And no one uses cash anymore unless it's for something dodgy.
37:51Speak to the staff, his suppliers.
37:54Did anyone see Ferdy Blake flashing the cash?
37:56Someone must know what the money was for.
37:59Can you believe it's over 40 years since our Halcyon school days?
38:05You with your long, flaming red hair.
38:08You're always such a beauty.
38:10Not so long or flaming now, but thank you.
38:13I thought I heard voices.
38:15Darius, you're back.
38:16Yes, finally.
38:17I thought I'd call in to tell you all about the Welsh dig.
38:21Right, but your timing's a little off, I'm afraid.
38:23Judith and I were just enjoying an intimate tête-à-tête after many years apart.
38:29I'm sure you understand.
38:34Yes, of course.
38:35I'll leave you to it.
38:36No, do stay.
38:37You've come all this way.
38:38No, honestly, it's fine.
38:40My chat can wait.
38:42Please.
38:44I'll call you.
38:46Now, where were we?
38:49Well, perhaps we should speak over lunch.
38:52As I've said, there's somewhere I need to be.
38:55All right, well, what about dinner tomorrow night, then?
38:58We can celebrate our reunion with champagne.
39:02Fine.
39:08It's so kind of you to arrange this at such short notice.
39:12And don't worry, no dog this time.
39:15Good.
39:17Follow me?
39:24Foraging is the act of searching for and collecting wild edible plants, fungi, and other resources
39:30from the natural environment.
39:32This way.
39:33This is near to where Luna bolted the last time.
39:36Time to activate phase one.
39:38Roger that.
39:40Oh, I'm so sorry.
39:42I need to call my daughter.
39:44I'll catch you up.
39:47Follow me.
39:48Hi, Zeta.
39:50What's the problem?
39:52Oh, not again.
40:00This is pineapple weed, also known as wild chamomile.
40:05It can be infused to make tea, but the fresh flower heads can also be eaten raw.
40:15The heads look like tiny pineapples.
40:19Hence the name.
40:24You don't think I do?
40:26Yes.
40:26Text to Nick.
40:28There you go.
40:29They smell like pineapple, too.
40:30Oh.
40:33I thought you said the dog wasn't here.
40:35I don't know what's happened.
40:36I'm so sorry, Mr. Joseph.
40:38This has to stop.
40:41Go on, girl.
40:48It's from Bex.
40:50Looks like our boar bristle could have come from the brush on Amari Joseph's foraging knife.
40:54That makes sense, Gav.
40:56The forensics just ID'd the ink used in the note.
40:59It's UV and water resistant, typically used in garden market pens.
41:03They're with them now in the middle of the woods somewhere.
41:05We need to get to them.
41:10Where is it, Luna?
41:12What have you found?
41:43Luna?
41:44Luna?
41:54Where is it, Luna?
41:55What have you got?
41:57What's it?
42:23You put that down.
42:30Police!
42:31Police!
42:38You okay, Susie?
42:45Are you sure you're all right, Susie?
42:47Yeah.
42:48We are now.
42:49Where are we going?
42:50Impressive work.
42:52A little too risky for my liking, but we got a result.
42:54Detective Luna was the real hero of the hour.
42:57Thank you, Luna.
43:00Dear Malik.
43:03We're on our way.
43:05We need to get back to the restaurant.
43:07Now.
43:09Now.
43:10This is now.
43:11Yes.
43:34We'll do it.
43:35They're me.
43:36We'll be wonderful.
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