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Beyond Paradise S04E01 ORGANiC Episode 1 Engsub
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00:00I love you
00:33Morning, Selwyn.
00:36There's no hot water.
00:38Okay, come and take a look.
01:09And the carpet's all wet in here.
01:13I think we've sprung a leak, or...
01:24Right.
01:25I think the most important thing is to not panic.
01:31You need to think logically.
01:38Does the engine work?
01:41Engine. Brilliant.
01:49Humphrey? Are you all right?
01:51Fine.
02:10What's that?
02:12I'm not entirely sure.
02:13It's dripping oil.
02:21Have we got life jackets?
02:23Well, I didn't think we'd need them.
02:25You know, being parked up.
02:28Wood.
02:30We could make a raft.
02:35Humphrey?
02:35I need two pencils and a pair of underpants, please.
02:39Good match.
02:46Oh!
02:50Pffft!
03:01Morning!
03:03Morning!
03:03Morning!
03:13Dad?
03:20Dad?
03:23Dad?
03:30Dad?
03:41One morning in the month of June
03:43Down by a rolling river
03:45There a weary child with chance to stay
03:48And he beheld his lover
03:50Her cheeks were red, her eyes were brown
03:53Her hair in ring was hanging down
03:55She'd a lovely face without a frown
03:58Just as the tide was flowing
04:20If you get out on the ocean
04:23If you sail out on the sea
04:25If you get up in the mountains
04:27If you go climbing on the trees
04:29Oh, through every emotion
04:32When you know that they don't care
04:34Darling, that's when I'm with you
04:36Oh, I'll go with you, yeah
04:48If you get up in the airplane
04:50What happened? We were really worried.
04:53Yes, the mooring rope snapped
04:55And the current dragged us out to sea, Carby.
04:58Thank heavens for the R&L I
05:00Yes
05:01Oh, Anne said to phone her the second you get back
05:07Uh, you all right, sir?
05:10Yes
05:12Oh, yeah, it's, uh, it's, uh, just a bump
05:15Um, I, only, you're needed
05:19Esther's gone on ahead
05:20Where?
05:21Kenneth Linder's house
05:27Sir, sir
05:28Oh, yes, I'm so sorry
05:29Yes, sir
05:30There we go
05:30I do apologise
05:31Listen to her
05:42Up here, sir
05:50Are you okay?
05:52How's Martha?
05:53We're both fine
05:54Thank you
05:57Oh, Kenneth
05:59You know I only spoke to him last night
06:01Oh, of course
06:03You went to the book signing
06:10Yes, here we are
06:14I'm still not sure this qualifies as a date
06:18In my defence, I was coerced into your Mamma Mia karaoke night
06:21Coerced
06:22Well, maybe not coerced
06:23But if those photos ever get into the wrong hands
06:27Here we are
06:30So consider this payback
06:45This week sees the launch of the new Kenneth Linder novel
06:50The final breath
06:52Now, since he's moved to Shipton Abbot
06:55We are brazenly claiming him as one of our own
06:58So, as your new local counsellor and treasurer of the Devon Literary Group
07:02I would like you all to give a huge welcome to our guest
07:05Kenneth Linder
07:07APPLAUSE
07:11His daughter Helen found him in the bath
07:14The electric fan in the water at his feet
07:17It looks like he's been here all night
07:19Looks like the power tripped eventually
07:21But not quick enough to save him
07:25Well, this is something of a conundrum
07:28Why?
07:29Because in his latest novel
07:31Serial killer Jeremy Cook is walking to the electric chair
07:34Which is where the last book left him
07:36But it turns out he'd bribed the guard to short-circuit the prison power
07:40Therefore delaying his execution until the next day
07:43But that night he murdered the guard that helped him
07:47And stole his uniform to escape
07:49Nice
07:50Then he found the judge that sentenced him
07:53And like his nine previous victims
07:57Killed him
07:58By dropping an electrical appliance
08:00Into his bath
08:01He莫еф
08:17I don't know
08:18You think he had a gun
08:18If a今 I'm found the sh tales
08:18He had to let her
08:19I knew he had to let her
08:19I knew he had to wait
08:20You think he did
08:20He thinks that als er
08:20Maybe he had to do
08:20You know made the gun
08:20You know
08:21You know
08:21You know
08:22You know
08:24You know
08:31He's been
08:36Thank you, sergeant.
08:46Oh, yes.
09:04We've got something outside, too.
09:11Trampled flowerbed by an open rear door.
09:14We did a quick check, and the footprints are probably male,
09:18judging by size and weight,
09:20but they're not an obvious match for any of the footwear found in the house.
09:24We've taken moulds, but there's a difference in indent depth,
09:28so we're pretty sure whoever made them had a distinct limp.
09:33Yeah. Much less weight put on his left leg.
09:37The main road runs across the back of the garden,
09:39so someone could have got over the fence and along this path.
09:42Cameras?
09:43Er, nothing this side. Doorbell camera at the front.
09:46We've got him being dropped off last night by his daughter, Helen,
09:49and then her coming back this morning.
09:53I know you, don't I?
09:55From the, er, book signing last night.
09:58You were with your father?
09:59That's right, D.I. Goodman.
10:04Oh, Humphrey Goodman.
10:06Oh, a huge fan.
10:10This is my fianc...
10:11My wife, Martha.
10:13Hi.
10:14Hi.
10:15So, Humphrey, do you have a favourite case?
10:18Oh, yes. The first of the Bastard Trilogy, Death by Design.
10:21The Bottletop McGuffin. Genius.
10:24Oh.
10:28Wait.
10:30You're not Detective Humphrey Goodman?
10:34Yes.
10:36How'd you know that?
10:37Well, I'm something of a fan of yours, too.
10:40I read the newspaper report about the case you solved.
10:44The poor chap murdered by his partner.
10:46Made to look like a car crash.
10:49Brilliant.
10:57Well, a pleasure to meet you, Humphrey.
10:59And you, Humphrey.
11:04This must be difficult for you.
11:06Is the family we can call?
11:07No.
11:08It's just me and Dad.
11:11Are you up to a few questions, Helen?
11:14I'll try.
11:15When was the last time you saw your father before this morning?
11:20Last night.
11:21I dropped him home after the book signing.
11:34Promise me you'll have an early night.
11:36Oh.
11:37A nightcap first, I think.
11:39One.
11:39At least.
11:42Love you.
11:44Love you, too.
11:52And how did he seem himself?
11:56Quiet.
11:58But I know he was tired.
12:00Can I ask, was your dad a particularly tidy man?
12:03Tidy?
12:04God, no.
12:06He was bloody-minded, intelligent, playful,
12:11and a rather wonderful father.
12:14But, Tidy, no.
12:20There's something else you need to know.
12:25He was dying.
12:26He had end-stage amyloidosis,
12:29an abnormal build-up of proteins.
12:32Stops his organs.
12:33Stops his organs working properly.
12:35Said he refused to die until he'd finished his damn book.
12:39But...
12:39He'd been going downhill pretty rapidly these past few weeks.
12:44We knew it wouldn't be long.
12:47But this...
12:50Do you think he took his own life?
12:52Do you?
12:56I know he was in a lot of pain.
12:58But he refused the palliative care he was offered.
13:08People are coming in.
13:14You sure you're up to this, Dad?
13:17Stop fussing.
13:18I'm strong as an ox.
13:25We need to take care of your dad.
13:28So you might be better at home.
13:31They'll take him to the chapel of rest,
13:33and I promise I'll call and let you know when he's there.
13:44Do you think that's it?
13:46He did this himself?
13:48There was a towel.
13:50Neatly folded by the side of the bath.
13:52Dressing gown and slippers ready.
13:53So why go to all that trouble if you know you'll never be getting out of the bath?
13:58Exactly.
13:58So it has to be an accident?
14:00Possibly.
14:02Wait.
14:04You're thinking it's murder?
14:05We should consider it.
14:07Why?
14:08Because the victim wrote murder mystery novels?
14:10No, Sergeant, because there are some things that don't make sense.
14:13Such as?
14:14Well, it's all rather neat, don't you think?
14:15Too neat, perhaps, for a man not known for his tidiness.
14:19That's it.
14:20It was too neat.
14:22So what if someone put those things in place to make it look like an accident?
14:27And what about the fact that he died in exactly the way described in his own book?
14:32Can we really accept that's just a coincidence?
14:37No.
14:38So, if we can rule out suicide, accident and coincidence, which we can because there's no such thing, then what
14:45happened to Kenneth Linder must be by design.
14:50Let's confirm cause of death.
14:52Let forensics finish up.
14:53And I want an electrical report.
14:56Why didn't the power trip out immediately?
14:57Oh, and have his clothes checked too.
15:01See if this belongs to any of them.
15:03Please.
15:05Okay.
15:07And we should talk to his agent.
15:10Yes.
15:13Huh.
15:31PM.
15:45Pothole Pete was on the RNLI boat.
15:48He said if they overslept, they could have ended up in Guernsey.
15:54Pothole Pete?
15:55Oh.
15:56They call him that cause people try to avoid him.
15:59He goes on a bit.
16:01Oh.
16:02Ship the nabbit.
16:04No, that's not here.
16:06The press office is at the hub, darling.
16:09Do you need the number?
16:10No problem.
16:12Bye.
16:14Okay.
16:15I got a criminal damage and also an assault on a shopkeeper in town.
16:22I'll be a couple hours.
16:24Okay.
16:27Ship the nabbit.
16:28As his agent, you knew he was ill.
16:30Of course.
16:32But it wasn't public knowledge.
16:34It's the way Kenny wanted it.
16:35He's a very...
16:37He was a very proud man.
16:40He didn't want people fawning over him.
16:43I saw you at the book signing last night.
16:47How did he seem to you?
16:49Oh, she...
16:51You were wonderful.
16:52Calm.
16:54Considering this was his last roll of the dice.
16:57Why do you say that?
16:59His last book was a decade ago and...
17:03That did appallingly.
17:06Obviously he couldn't get a publishing deal so...
17:09Started borrowing against the house.
17:12So that he could write this one.
17:14He was in financial difficulty.
17:15This book was his last chance of avoiding bankruptcy.
17:20He kept his money problems from Helen, of course.
17:24He didn't want her to worry about that on top of everything else.
17:27They seem very close.
17:28They lost Helen's mum when she was seven.
17:32So it's only ever really been the two of them.
17:35Everything Kenny ever did, he did for her.
17:38But Mr. Linda confided in you about his financial difficulty.
17:43I'm his agent.
17:45Goes with the territory.
17:47Can I ask?
17:56Do the initials PM mean anything to you?
18:01No, should they?
18:03No.
18:07Look, there was another man at the book signing last night.
18:11He didn't look like a fan, but I saw you speaking to him.
18:14That would be Ken's publisher.
18:17Anthony Westley.
18:20Nice to see you pushed the boat out, Anthony.
18:24I think your client's Oxford Street soirees were over a long time ago.
18:30Don't you?
18:30He's made you a lot of money.
18:32He's made us all a lot of money, dear heart.
18:34But I'm slightly surprised that as a literary agent you don't understand the use of the past tense.
18:41Your loyalty is staggering.
18:44Jump off your high horse, will you?
18:46He's washed up.
18:48We're both just hovering, waiting for him to die so we can revive his back catalogue.
18:55Not the nicest man.
18:57His time was over.
19:00Metaphorically speaking, people are just not buying his books anymore.
19:04And yet you still publish this latest novel.
19:07True, but on very, very different terms.
19:10No advance, and on the condition that he brought back the Bathtub Murders trilogy.
19:15They were his most successful books, so I thought they will guarantee our best chance of a return.
19:21But with no advance, would that mean that he was writing for free, essentially?
19:25Yes, but he would get the lion's share if the book sold well.
19:31But you don't expect it to?
19:34No.
19:36So, a much better deal for you than him, then?
19:40What can I say? Business is business.
19:45Plus, I tend to come out in a rash when I lose money.
19:53Do you know how Mr. Linder died?
19:56He was electrocuted in his bath.
20:00Who?
20:01Exactly the same way as the first murder in his new book.
20:05To be honest, I haven't read it, but it does sound a tad ironic.
20:10You haven't read a book you've just published?
20:12I have people.
20:15Do the initials PM mean anything to you?
20:21No, I don't...
20:23No, I don't think they do.
20:25If it is murder, can we make him a suspect, please?
20:28I'm not sure that's quite how it works, Sergeant.
20:31Oh, pity.
20:33This PM thing, could it be something else rather than initials?
20:39Such as?
20:40I don't know.
20:42Afternoon?
20:43No, PM only really works as a suffix, doesn't it?
20:47And why have it in your hand unless you're trying to tell us something?
20:52The name of his killer?
20:54Why not?
20:55We don't believe it was an accident.
20:57Agreed.
20:58Why take your own life if you're dying?
21:00Life insurance.
21:02His daughter would benefit.
21:04But she'd get that when he died anyway.
21:07If the prognosis was right, he may have only had weeks left, a day perhaps.
21:12Which brings us right back to the question.
21:14Who could possibly benefit from the death of a dying man on the verge of bankruptcy?
21:38What?
21:38They threw this.
21:41But you didn't see anyone?
21:43Nothing.
21:43Just a bang and the whole window caved in.
21:46Lucky no one was hurt.
21:47And this was what time?
21:49Nine, yeah.
21:50Just after we opened.
21:59Financials are on your desk.
22:01Makes for pretty grim reading.
22:03What?
22:03And he had no life insurance.
22:06Cancelled his policy two years ago and never renewed.
22:09And the phone's been ringing off the hook.
22:12Journalists all wanting to know how Kenneth Linda died and if it's true he was in the bath.
22:16I didn't think we'd released anything yet.
22:19No, we haven't.
22:20Well, I passed them all on to the Hub's press office.
22:23Well done, Margot.
22:24Was there anything on Kenneth Linda's social media?
22:27That was easy.
22:29He's on my Facebook friends.
22:31You knew?
22:32What?
22:32Well, back in the day when he was an angry young writer and I was a redcoat at Purton Sands.
22:38What?
22:39What?
22:40You were a redcoat.
22:41Well, only for eight months.
22:43I got sacked.
22:45Why?
22:46They said I rigged the over-70s fancy dress competition just because Grandad won.
22:52And Kenneth Linda?
22:54Oh, we met at a Mary Hopkin concert.
22:58Turned into a weekend of debauchery in Norwich.
23:01We mostly lost touch after that.
23:04Although people do say he based one of his characters on me.
23:09Oh, which one?
23:10Er, Melody Alcott.
23:12She was the waitress in the first bathtub murders.
23:15Yes, she was.
23:16Yes.
23:16No, I mean, she was the killer's ex-girlfriend.
23:19She was the one who helped unlock the whole case.
23:21Yeah.
23:21She was the one who eventually led Horace Bishop to Jeremy Cook at the third book.
23:25Yeah.
23:26And that was you?
23:27Supposedly.
23:28But I never saw it myself.
23:31She was a bit, oh, strange.
23:35Can you give me a description of the man who hit you, Mr Bevin?
23:39He was a lot taller than me, like.
23:41He had on a tracksuit, one of them with a hood.
23:44Did you see his face?
23:46No.
23:47He had a scarf over his face.
23:49I came out on my way to the bank.
23:51I only took three steps.
23:53He stood right in front of me, just like you are now.
23:55And he hit me with a rolled-up newspaper.
23:59So he just came up to you and hit you on the head with a rolled-up newspaper?
24:02I'm telling you, Kelly, this area's gone to the dogs.
24:05Oh, it's, um...
24:06Yesterday, a similar thing happened.
24:08A man came up to me, tried to punch me in the face.
24:12A different man?
24:13Yeah.
24:14Dressed the same, like.
24:16He was taller than me, too.
24:17And he tried to punch you?
24:19Yeah.
24:19But he missed.
24:20Then he started crying and ran off.
24:23Quite.
24:25It's these kids, Kelly.
24:26Kelby.
24:27They're all sniffing glue and smoking something.
24:30A day before, one of them stole my dog poo.
24:35Dog poo?
24:36Honey Butcher, my dog, got into the shop from upstairs.
24:40Left a little present, see?
24:42So I bagged it up, went outside to the bin.
24:45And this lunatic ran up, snatched it and ran off.
24:50Oh, can you describe him?
24:52He's a border terrier.
24:54No, no, no.
24:54The man who stole your poo.
24:56Oh, dressed the same, like.
24:58A tracksuit and face covered.
25:00And was he taller than you?
25:02What do you mean?
25:03Well, you said the others were...
25:06I'm just trying to get a description.
25:08Oh.
25:09Well, yeah.
25:11Now, you mentioned it, Kelly.
25:12Kelby.
25:12And he was wearing a tracksuit.
25:15With his backside hanging out.
25:16Oh.
25:17But that's kids for you these days, though, isn't it?
25:19I know you've got all these face recognition cameras these days.
25:23You'd be better off with arse recognition.
25:27Okay.
25:28Um.
25:29Well, I'll...
25:30Leave it with me, Mr Bevin.
25:32I'll talk to the other shopkeepers,
25:34see if anyone's seen anything,
25:36but I'll be in touch.
25:38Righto, Kelly.
25:40Hey, Kelly!
25:42Bloody good, Aiden!
25:43That's what they need!
25:47Stop calling me Kelly.
25:49Hello, boy.
25:50Oh, hey.
25:50Seen anything happen down there at the box?
25:52No.
25:54Silver?
26:01Hello.
26:07That was the boatyard.
26:09The lily bond might be out of the water for months.
26:12It needs a complete overhaul.
26:14I can't say I'm surprised.
26:16It had bits falling off when I was staying on it.
26:19Well, you know you're always welcome at mine.
26:22Humphrey will be mortified.
26:23Thanks very much.
26:24No.
26:25Not about us staying with you.
26:26About the boat.
26:27Really loves that boat, doesn't he?
26:29Yeah.
26:29But it's only ever supposed to be a stopgap
26:31until we found somewhere more permanent.
26:33So...
26:35Maybe it's time we did just that.
26:38Find a house.
26:40Good for you, Morty.
26:43Won't be easy.
26:44Hmm.
26:45There's always loads of places up for sale.
26:47No, I don't mean finding a house.
26:49I mean telling Humphrey.
27:07So you've heard then...
27:09Heard what?
27:10About Archie.
27:12What about him?
27:13I heard he was dating.
27:16Good for him.
27:16Don't you want to know who he is?
27:18No.
27:23Who?
27:25No idea.
27:26But very pretty by all accounts.
27:29They were seen coming out of Kitty J's arm in arm.
27:34Hi, Nick.
27:36Okay, thank you.
27:38The button doesn't match any of the clothes found in the wardrobe.
27:42Right.
27:42And the RCD switch was disabled,
27:46which meant the power didn't cut off instantly.
27:48So, if it was murder,
27:51then it was premeditated.
27:53What were those initials you found?
27:55PM. Why?
27:57Well, I have something.
27:58On Kenneth Linda's page.
28:01Someone's posted a death threat.
28:03Saying he's a fraud,
28:04that he's sold out doing a new book,
28:06that he's ruined the trilogy by having a force book.
28:09Some of the messages are pretty vile.
28:12The last one.
28:13Look.
28:14Be careful you don't end up like one of your own victims.
28:18That fits, doesn't it?
28:19A deranged fan?
28:21Who better to copy a murder from the book?
28:23Paul Mecker.
28:23M-E-C-A.
28:24Paul Mecker.
28:25Right, so what do we know about him?
28:27Nothing.
28:27Just the name.
28:28Not much history.
28:29Looks like the account's only been open a few weeks.
28:32I can put in a request for some more information,
28:35but you know what these social media companies are like?
28:38I wouldn't hold your breath.
28:39Okay.
28:40If he's a fan, then maybe he was at the book signing last night.
28:43And if he's not local, then he must have stayed somewhere.
28:46So let's check local hotels, guest houses, all of that.
28:50Right.
28:55What?
29:02What?
29:03What?
29:05What?
29:05No, they'll just have to wait.
29:07Okay?
29:08I need to speak to Adam and Linda first.
29:10Sergeant!
29:15I can't ever remember Dad mentioning a Paul Mecker.
29:19It seems he disapproved of the new book,
29:22accusing your dad of selling out.
29:24Oh, we had lots of that.
29:27The thing is, dad didn't necessarily disagree with him either.
29:31But going back to the bathtub murders
29:33was the only way he could get published.
29:36I think he needed the money.
29:39Oh, he never said anything.
29:41But he hated Anthony Wesley.
29:44I know he'd never have gone back there unless he had to.
29:50Sorry, excuse me.
29:54Hello?
30:05D.I. Goodman, I presume.
30:09James Smith, please.
30:24Sorry.
30:26I was expecting Chief Superintendent Woods.
30:30No longer with us, I'm afraid.
30:32Oh.
30:33Oh, not deceased.
30:35In Dartmouth.
30:36Look, though, some might argue they're much the same thing.
30:41Yeah, but I digress.
30:42Look, there's been a small restructure.
30:46Not trying to boil the ocean, just a realignment.
30:50Bringing all the remaining substations under our control.
30:54Ah.
30:54Administrative planning.
30:56Which in turn reports to the local police and crime panel.
30:58In your case, that would be shipped to Abbott, of course.
31:02Non-invasive.
31:03Just building a loop.
31:06Everyone's in it and we all open our kimono.
31:10Kimono?
31:11Share what we have.
31:12Get all our ducks in a row.
31:14That's how we move the needle.
31:17You follow?
31:17Yes.
31:18No.
31:19Not really.
31:20Now, the first carriage on the train to efficiency harbour is streamlining.
31:26Trimming the fat.
31:28Cutbacks.
31:29Well, unclogging the pipes.
31:32There's only four of us.
31:34Which is rather the point.
31:36In what way?
31:37There should only be three.
31:40Your staff-to-square-footage ratio is...
31:43off message.
31:46Oh, but it's not all bad news.
31:49No, the decision about who to lose...
31:52all yours.
31:54All yours.
31:59Hey, Sam.
32:00It's Martha Goodman.
32:03There's, um, one of your properties.
32:05I'd like to see if it's still available.
32:07On Polkett Hill?
32:10Cheer up.
32:11It might never happen.
32:12That's the point.
32:14What?
32:15Everyone seems to have things going on.
32:17Martha's looking to buy a new house.
32:19Anne's just been made a new counsellor, going off on fancy lunches all the time.
32:23Or she's dating again.
32:25And here's me.
32:26Exactly the same as I was last week, last month, pretty much the whole of last year.
32:32Literally nothing is happening in my life right now.
32:36One morning I'm just going to wake up and find out I'm old.
32:41Still on my own.
32:42And still living in Chippton, Abbott.
32:46Can't think of anything worse.
32:47I know, right?
32:50So who's Archie dating then?
32:51Not that I'm bothered, just interested.
32:54No idea.
32:56Supposed to be really pretty, though.
33:01Tributes are pouring in following the death of renowned author Kenneth Linder,
33:04who was found dead in his home at Shippton Abbott this morning.
33:08It comes in the week he launched his latest novel, The Final Breath.
33:16No one seems to have seen anything.
33:18If it's the town centre, the CCTV should have picked them up.
33:22Hi, Sarah.
33:23So, the name Mecca, I ran a quick trace.
33:28We have 34 families with that last name in Devon and Cornwall.
33:31But, with nothing to cross-check it with, it's tough to narrow down.
33:35Right.
33:37So, what do we know about him?
33:39He's a Kenneth Linder fan, he's got a limp, and he's got a button missing.
33:45Not much.
33:47All right.
33:48See if there's a Kenneth Linder fan club or a book-reading group.
33:52They'll have a list of members.
33:54Why didn't I think of that?
33:55Yes, and maybe we could take a punt on the limp, too.
33:58Check for local hospital admissions in the last six months.
34:01Injuries to his left, um...
34:02Left leg, I'm on it.
34:03Yes.
34:05So, the hub.
34:08Anything to report?
34:11Uh, yes.
34:12Yes, seems we're under new management, everyone.
34:15The chief super's moved on, and we are now being overseen by the planning team and the local police and
34:23crime panel.
34:25So, where's Charlie Woods gone?
34:27Dartmouth, I think he said.
34:29Oh, no.
34:30She was lovely.
34:31I really liked her.
34:32Yeah.
34:33She was definitely one of the better ones.
34:35Is that it, though?
34:36Now Charlie's gone?
34:37No new directives or anything?
34:40Uh, no.
34:42Oh.
34:47Oh.
34:49Oh.
34:58Oh.
35:04Oh.
35:13Oh.
35:23Lab have confirmed Kenneth Linder as death by electrocution.
35:28Although, they have listed his amyloidosis as a secondary cause.
35:32His body was so weak, he was unlikely to survive the initial shock.
35:36Mm-hmm.
35:37Look, this is madness.
35:39What's that, Kelby?
35:40The local bookmaker, David Bevan, assaulted three times in three days.
35:46Got the town centre CCTV footage, but not one of them makes any sense.
35:51Look, here.
35:52This is the first one.
35:54His dog makes a mess in his shop.
35:57He bagged it up and was taking it to an outside bin.
36:00Then, someone snatches it off him.
36:02That's weird.
36:03Then, the next one, same time, next day, near enough.
36:08A different bloke runs up and tries to punch him, misses,
36:13and then Mr Bevan said that he started crying and then ran off.
36:17Right.
36:17And then, this morning, a third bloke came out of nowhere,
36:22whacks him on the head with a rolled-up newspaper,
36:24for no reason, and then just runs off as well.
36:27That's all very odd.
36:29We'll send someone away now.
36:29Just kids messing about.
36:32I think I found your poor mecca.
36:37Yeah, he arrived two nights ago.
36:40I said he was here on business.
36:43Kept himself to himself.
36:49Would you know him if you saw him again?
36:52No doubt it.
36:54Don't pay much attention to overnighters.
36:57Can I ask how he paid?
37:00Er, cash.
37:01Cash.
37:04Has anyone else stayed in this room?
37:06No.
37:08Er, the cleaner's supposed to check for things like this.
37:12Er, did he give any personal details when he checked in?
37:15Address, phone number?
37:17He filled a registration card out.
37:19Can we see it?
37:20It's downstairs, in the office.
37:22Esther.
37:28Do you have any security cameras?
37:30We have a doorbell camera.
37:32Excellent.
37:33Hmm.
37:34Can't see him arriving.
37:36Oh, but he might have come in through the side door.
37:39Let's look at when he left.
37:42OK.
37:43Thanks, Margot.
37:45Address and phone number?
37:47A false.
37:48There he is.
37:50He's got a limp.
37:57That's him.
38:03Come on.
38:05You should have gone an hour ago.
38:07Nearly done.
38:08Boy, your age should be rushing home, getting ready to go out.
38:12Haven't you got a date or anything?
38:14Nah, I've given up on all them dating apps.
38:17Last one I met up with must have used a photo that was older than me.
38:23She keeps sending me photos of her lasagna.
38:31Well, don't be long.
38:34I won't.
38:47Hi.
38:50Hi.
38:56Bad day
38:58You're not as bad as Selwyn
39:00Lucky's homeless
39:02Oh, your author's been all over the news
39:05Saying it was murder
39:06I think so, yeah
39:08Any idea who it was?
39:09Well, we've got a good suspect
39:12A disgruntled fan who's sending threatening messages
39:14And we can place them at the seams, so
39:17I'm sorry
39:18I know you liked him
39:20I did, yeah
39:23But it's not that
39:27I got called into the hub
39:30Oh
39:31You've been told off again
39:32Not this time
39:36They're saying I've got to lose someone
39:39At the station
39:40What?
39:41Yeah
39:43Apparently there should only be three of us at the station
39:45So I need to lose one of either
39:46Esther, Kelby
39:49Or Margot
39:51That's awful
39:52Yeah
39:53What will you do?
39:54I have no idea
40:00So
40:01I've got something that might cheer you up
40:04Or
40:06Make you feel ten times worse
40:08Right
40:10If it's bad timing
40:11And you don't want to talk about it
40:13Then just say so
40:14It's bad timing
40:17But
40:18But
40:19The lily bond will be out of the water for weeks
40:21Maybe months
40:24And although we can stay at mum's again
40:28I was thinking that maybe
40:30It was time to move on
40:32And went back to our original plan when we first moved down
40:35And
40:40Or to house
40:42Are you serious?
40:47Look
41:02Hello Peter
41:03Where have you been?
41:05Oh Arthur
41:06Still not bare that leg
41:07Oh
41:08Hello lovey
41:09See you Friday
41:19Ha
41:21You're in early
41:22What's up with you?
41:23Weren't you bed?
41:24No
41:26So
41:26I had a brainwave
41:28Oh
41:28I was sitting in the bath
41:30Listening to Billie Eilish
41:32When I realised
41:34That all those things that happened to Mr Bevan
41:37Outside the bookmakers
41:39All happened at the same time
41:41Between five to nine
41:43And ten past nine
41:44Three days in a row
41:47So what if they're there again today?
41:49I can get there first
41:50And wait for them to show up
41:52So
41:54What's Billie Eilish got to do with it?
41:57Oh nothing
41:57I just like her
42:16The fan club hasn't got a poor mecca listed
42:20I'm still waiting on hospital reports
42:22Okay
42:24That's sad
42:25What is?
42:26It's an interview with Kenneth Linder
42:28They asked him where the title of his book came from
42:31When his wife was dying
42:33She made him promise to look after their daughter Helen
42:35He said to her that he would
42:38To his final breath
42:41I think he kept his promise
42:43They were very close
42:44Yes
42:45I only wish we had more answers for her
42:51Right
42:53Let's run through what we've got
42:55Again
43:06Oi
43:06Oi
43:08Stop
43:10Oi
43:11Stop
43:18Go get him Kelly
43:45Let's go
43:49She's the best girl that I've ever had
43:52Up on the Lord, you're the one
43:55Up on the Lord
44:12If we see, group of stars
44:26Up on the Lord, you're the one
44:30Up on the Lord
44:33I'm on the Lord
44:34I'm on the Lord
44:35I'm on the Lord
44:39Up on the Lord
44:49you lived here as a teenager didn't you yes i did didn't you find it weird seeing the same
44:55people every day and them always looking the same kelby hello um can i use your bathroom please
45:10oh neither can we roll out of kelby kelby mom's washing my uniform i was chasing one of the kids
45:19that assaulted mr bevan caught one of them and he dubbed the other two in they're in the hub at
45:25the moment being questioned well done kelby yes indeed well well done kelby so what was it all
45:30about okay so mr bevan keeps the cash from the tills and the slot machines in a safe overnight
45:38then banks at the same time every morning they obviously found out about it and decided to rob
45:46him but they weren't very bright the first one thought mr bevan was on his way to bank his takings
45:55but he wasn't he was disposing the bag of dog poo the next day they had a different plan the
46:05second
46:06one was going to throw pepper into mr bevan's face and steal the bag of money but he didn't account
46:11for the window the third one had another plan he had put a big chisel in a rolled up newspaper
46:25to
46:25caution but he hadn't wrapped it tightly enough so when he pulled his arm back
46:41so that's what happened to the barbers window and lucky it did it could have killed someone
46:49oh what have you done i turned my ankle when i was getting pulled out of the mud
47:00uh esther have we got the doorbell footage of paul mecca uh yes hang on oh they're talking about
47:08us have no comment on the theories that the author was murdered in the same way as the victims in
47:14his
47:15latest thriller the new book is flying off the shelves with fans saying his death is something he
47:20could have written himself yes it could oh that's exactly what it is
47:39the final prayer thank you but why paul mecca
47:47who is he oh that's very clever do you know what happened
48:10i think i do so was it murder not exactly he took his own life strictly speaking both
48:24the button the memo pad the footprints in the garden the mysterious paul mecca the jacket he just
48:30happened to leave behind all very convenient and easy to find all ultimately
48:37leading nowhere why because they weren't clues at all they were simply the the the pen strokes
48:47of a master storyteller kennethon's books were no longer attracting the following they once did and
48:56facing financial ruin he was then very literally dealt a killer blow he was dying
49:08but his thoughts were not for himself they were for his daughter helen having kept his financial woes
49:14from her he knew that when he was gone she'd be left with nothing so i think when he was
49:20told he was
49:21that when he was dying he concocted a plan first he had to get a publishing deal he did so
49:27by agreeing to
49:27return to his most successful trilogy the bathtub murders but more importantly i think he's the one who
49:36suggested he write it without an advance instead taking the lion's share of profits from book sales
49:45but why would he do that if he was broke because he intended to make sure the book was a
49:52runaway success
49:54and i think he did so by murdering himself knowing he only had weeks perhaps days left to live
50:02kenneth linda said goodbye to his daughter but as he wasn't insured he knew he had to find a way
50:08to
50:08secure her future promise you'll have an early night oh a nightcap first i think one at least
50:17i love you love you too to fulfill the promise he made to her mother all those years ago
50:27i doubt that any right-minded person would consider such a thing but once he made his plan his course
50:33was set first thing he did was plant his clues first the footprint adding a limp for dramatic effect
50:41then the mysterious note
50:51and the button
50:58and then with everything in place
51:03he carried out his plan
51:08a few days before he booked into sandals guest house in the name of the character he created
51:14making sure that he left the jacket with a missing button behind and to get caught on the door bell
51:20camera
51:21allowing us to see the supposed limp he'd orchestrated in the flower bed to confirm his identity
51:29i also think he sent himself the death threats the account used by paul mecca it had only been operating
51:35a few
51:35weeks so he did it all himself
51:43as news spread of the fictional matter that became real life he ensured that his new book became a bestseller
51:53remember the words that he spoke to his dying wife all those years ago when she begged him
51:58to look after their daughter that he'd look after her until his
52:03final breath that's exactly what he did
52:07so what gave him away but who's paul mecca why okay two things were his uh undoing footprint casts
52:17from the garden show that the weak leg was on the left yet walking away from the guest house
52:25the limp was clearly on his right leg and the other thing or the hubris
52:49it's an anagram paul mecca mayor copa latin and admission of guilt quite literally
53:01it was me who did it
53:15thank you for taking the time to stop by
53:19we thought you'd want to know though i doubt as much comfort
53:24no not at all to be honest
53:27the truth is i'd swap every penny of the fortune he worked so hard to leave me for
53:33one more day with him
53:44yeah
53:45yeah yeah well lots of you know like filing and stuff here we go
53:48don't think i forgot anything
53:50well don't kill me want some good news yes always
53:56kenneth linda's publisher anthony westley just got sacked why
54:02for signing a contract that gives most of the money from the book sales to the linda estate
54:06yes the book is bigger than ever it's a bestseller losing all that money you must have a nasty rash
54:15yes well i think we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that our daughter lost her father but uh
54:21well done everyone
54:23and well done you to our amazing inspector
54:27martha who saved him from a watery grave
54:31our brilliant kelby who cracked his own case and waded through mud to bring his prisoner in
54:36and margot who is the font of all knowledge and esther the voice of reason and the glue that holds
54:43us all together
54:44and not forgetting our new counsellor oh
54:48cheers
54:49cheers cheers
54:58okay so the pictures i showed you are a bit old
55:02and no one's lived here for a while really close your eyes
55:12oh god
55:14i can't see anything
55:16this way
55:18there's the step
55:20okay yeah
55:22do we have a key
55:23don't need one there's no front door
55:27up up up up
55:31i'm sorry
55:33oh seriously
55:36oh what's that smell
55:38let's not ask
55:40right master
55:42okay
55:45are you ready
55:47i'm not sure
55:49open your eyes
55:54okay two questions
55:55one are you sure we're in the right house and two if we are
55:59what on earth possessed you
56:01i'm glad you asked
56:11isn't it amazing
56:13oh
56:36you
56:37two crimes two attempts to undo those crimes i am not mad you think someone trashed the place then
56:45immediately put everything back. Mr. Smith is still pounding me for a decision on who I'm going
56:50to let go. Oh my God, Mum, there's Archie in that woman. Pausing fostering still feels like the right
56:55thing to do. Especially now we're back living with your mum. Remember, you are enough. I've
57:02definitely had enough. Know that much. It came this morning.
57:10A mythical beast lurking offshore next tonight on BBC One, the series finale
57:14of Death in Paradise coming up. And it was ahead of its time. The cult classic
57:20turns 30. Who can forget this life? Press red to watch on iPlayer.
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