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03x02 - The Queen of Poisons: Part Two

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Marlow m*rder Club". Aired: June 15, 2024.*
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British TV series based on Robert Thorogood's novel of the same name.

03x02 - The Queen of Poisons: Part Two

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GASPING.

Geoffrey!

Someone's just k*lled the Mayor of Marlow.

They found traces of a poison called aconite.

Geoffrey was poisoned.

Do you grow aconite? Well, you can't
possibly think it came from here.

Do the police suspect foul play?

Everyone loved Geoffrey.

If you're looking for the person who
put poison in Geoffrey's coffee pod,

I bet it was the person in the kitchen.

Everyone has secrets.

Oi! Stop right there!

Did you see who it was?

No idea.

You know you wanted Geoffrey to have a dark secret?

SIREN WAILS

What were you all doing here?

Ah, well. That is the question.

Yes, Judith. It's the question I'm asking.

We found out who Judith's mystery
caller is. His name's Dave Butler.

And you didn't think to tell me?

We were going to. Just as soon as we could.

The point being that, when we spoke to Dave,

he said that he and Geoffrey were
working together on his novel,

and we came here to check out his story.

It checks out.

Guv?

An intruder left here 20 minutes ago.

Black hoodie, average build and height.

Go door-to-door, see if anyone saw anything.

Yes, guv.

Anyway, as I was saying, you aren't
able to just carry on and do...

I... I think I know who the intruder was.

You do?

You do? You do?

Hello, Marcus.

Mrs Potts.

Detective Inspector. Rupert?

Would you mind taking my next client for me?

Yeah, sure.

And tell Sue, no interruptions.

HE CLEARS THROAT Uh, how can I help you?

Just got back from a house viewing, have you?

I, uh, really don't know what you're talking about.

The break-in at Mr Truman's house.

And, if you really don't know,

why make sure we won't be interrupted?

Let me tell you exactly what happened.

You'll find I've done nothing wrong.

Although I am intrigued, how did you work it out?

Well, the intruder was definitely male.

There are only two men on the council,

and DI Malik was with Terrence at the time.

It was a guess.

It was correct.

I've committed no crime. Now, I didn't break in.

I used Geoffrey's spare key.

But you ran for it,

with the blackmail letter you sent to Geoffrey.

The blackmail letter wasn't sent to Geoffrey.

It was... sent to me.

Geoffrey was with me when I opened it. It was mortifying.

Why would someone send something like this?

But he said, as Mayor,

that he would take it for me
and try and find out who sent it.

When he died,

I realised it was still at the house.

I knew how bad it would look covered in my fingerprints.

So, that's all I was doing.

Taking back property that already belonged to me.

OK, let's say we believe you.

The blackmail letter was sent to you. Why?

I... I really have no idea.

All an estate agent is is their reputation,

and I wouldn't risk that. Not for anything.

Don't you get it? You know, I'm the victim here.

Someone has been harassing me.

If he's so innocent,

why did he wear a hoodie and gloves to Geoffrey's house?

And ran off when we challenged him.

But is whatever he's up to connected to Geoffrey's death,

or is it something else?

Can I give you a lift back to the station?

Oh, thank you. I'm meeting someone. You know,

you and I should do more interviews
together. I enjoyed that.

TANIKA CHUCKLES Don't push it.

Seriously?

All these receipts are from the council?

Seriously.

We could help, if you liked?

Get some food in,

make a night of it. Bosh. Get the job done.

That would be amazing.

OK. Marcus Percival's saying that

the blackmail letter was sent to him and not Mr Truman,

but he doesn't know why. What have we got on him?

So, Marcus is married. Two kids, both in boarding school.

He spends a lot. You know, fancy cars,

holidays and trips to nice restaurants.

Any hint of wrongdoing?

Well, I spoke to some of his colleagues,

and they all say that he's trustworthy,

honourable, a perfect gentleman.

Brendan, Jason,

Mr Clarkson's saying he saw someone with light hair in

the kitchen at the start of the meeting,

but he couldn't see them properly through the glass.

Can you check out his story?

You got it. Sure.

BELL PEALS

Hello, Dave.

W-Why did you want to see me?

To give you this.

You got my book?

I was an archaeologist once.

I know how important publication is.

And... you must know more about
the petty cash than you've told us.

All I know is that the total that was claimed

went up significantly for the last two years,

but the accounts were still signed off.

Suggesting that there must be receipts

covering all that extra cash.

Receipts that must be fake.

Yes, that's very interesting.

This is really kind of you. Thank you.

It's not me you should be thanking, it's Geoffrey.

He really was a great friend to all.

HIP-HOP PLAYS ON SPEAKERS

Who ordered the veggie supreme?

Oh, that's me.

Oh, thank you, Suzie.

We should definitely get pizzas delivered more often.

For you.

Oh, how lovely. A party.

If you've got a boring job to do,
you might as well have some fun.

My thoughts exactly. How's it going?

Ugh, we're focusing on the
petty cash, just like Dave told us.

There's a lot.

Dave has suggested there might be fake receipts in there

to cover the cash that was stolen.

But how can we tell which receipts are real

and which are fake? Lots of them are handwritten.

So, what made you join the force, Alice?

Oh. Well, I had an aunt who was a copper.

Growing up, I just thought she was
the coolest person in the family.

I just wanted to be like her.

She must be so proud of you.

My great-aunt was hugely important to me.

Well, to aunts. And great-aunts.

An excellent toast.

PHONE CHIMES Oops, that's me.

Sorry, I need to be somewhere.

Where?

A group of us are trying to get the bridge reopened.

We're meeting up.

Oh, should we come along?

Nah, there's no need. I know how these things go.

We'll have a few drinks,

we'll agree that the high street needs to be locked down

with some kind of massive protest, and then...

Yeah, we'll settle on starting a petition.

I'm not giving up, though.

DOOR BEEPS AND OPENS, ALICE SIGHS

We're not going to finish this, are we?

Why don't I take the boxes home?

I'd love the chance to really get stuck into them.

Yeah... Yeah, they're all yours.

JUDITH CHUCKLES

Let's get this show on the road, yeah?

Oh. Hello, Suzie.

Ah, hi. Are you all right, Shanti?
You're starting a petition?

Oh, we can't have these landowners
closing bridges just because.

I mean, the community needs them.

Where do I sign?

Oh, thank you.

There we go. Nice.

Sorry, can't stop. I've got to get Shanti to school.

All right. Maybe see you later? Yeah, laters.

Go nearer the entrance. Oh, you got a flyer...?

I spoke to your teacher.

When I was your age,

I saw a girl being bullied, and I did nothing.

I know it was wrong,

but I was just so grateful it wasn't me she was bullying.

Is that what happened?

Oh, that's why you're feeling bad, sweetie.

Because you're a good kid.

And you know, if you see someone being bullied,

you have to stand up for them.

Come on.

Hard at it, are we?

Oh, sorry. Just remembered,

I need to dig out that book on the
Avebury Standing Stones for Darius.

Oh, of course.

So I can show it to him when we meet for tea.

Oh! Here it is.

Right, come on.

I thought I was going mad with this one,

but it really says £8.88.

Well, hold on. £8.88.

We've had that before.

You can't possibly know where.

Give me a moment.

No.

Yes. Here.

And here's another one.

They're both for £8.88.

This one's for Jackson's Hardware Store.

Well, Jackson's closed two years ago.

So how come it was selling paint supplies this January?

They all have the same initials on them. DS.

Oh!

BOTH: Debbie Smith.

DOOR SHUTS

You know who's got light hair? Paul.

He has, hasn't he?

And he'd have access to the aconite in Sophia's garden.

How may I help you? I can only spare a few minutes.

We wanted to know why you've been
stealing cash from the council.

Oh, God.

Last year - no, earlier - I started getting forgetful.

It was like I had brain fog.

I thought I had early-onset dementia,

and I... I couldn't sleep,

and I had hot flushes the whole time.

Oh, I see.

I found carrying a fan in my handbag worked wonders.

I was falling apart.

Work suffered.

Paul gave me a formal warning.

For going through the menopause?

I needed treatment, but when I went to see my GP,

he wasn't interested,

and the waiting list for a referral was over a year.

And I knew that, if I went private,

I could have a consultation tomorrow...

It would just be expensive.

I told myself I was only borrowing the money.

I was always planning to pay it back.

But you haven't.

Did Geoffrey find out?

I couldn't help noticing that on the day he died,

only you and he went anywhere near that coffee machine.

And your fingerprints were on his coffee pod.

He didn't find out, you know he didn't.

If he had, he'd have gone to the police, and he never did.

Well, maybe you poisoned him before he could.

It was a few thousand pounds!

People have k*lled for less.

And you're an accountant.

A crime like this could mean you'd never work again.

DEBBIE WHIMPERS

No. I don't... I don't know why I did it.

I was just... I was just so desperate.

I will admit to skimming the money from the petty cash.

That was wrong, but Geoffrey never found out,

and I didn't k*ll him. He was my friend.

SHE KNOCKS

Sorry to interrupt,

but where were you when Geoffrey died?

I beg your pardon?

Just so that we know.

Where were you?

As it happens, I went to the cinema that afternoon.

Oh. Who with?

On my own.

What did you see?

Brief Encounter.

Oh. I didn't have you down as the romantic type.

That shows how little you know me.

I actually really love any kind of romantic,

slushy film with a happily-ever-after ending.

And now, if you wouldn't mind, I was working.

How did it go?

I'll be honest, not good.

Everyone's down by the river for the swan-upping.

How many signatures did you get?



with 43 signatures.

Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, Suzie.

Guys, I think I'm going to head to
the cinema this afternoon.

I like it.

The cinema?

Box of popcorn, kick back and relax.

I'll catch up with you both later. All right, laters.

You know, we still don't know who
sent Marcus his blackmail letter.

Do you think we'll be able to work out where

the individual letters came from?

I don't know. Perhaps.

I mean, even if we work out that
one of those letters came from...

Homes & Garden, anyone could have got hold of it.

Anyone? Yeah.

Then what if I tell you that

the "C" in this word "secret" is a perfect match

for the "C" in "Architecture International"?

And I can't help noticing that

Terrence is the only architect among our suspects.

Let the records show I've been giving my full cooperation.

Let the records show that you've been blackmailing Marcus.

I beg your pardon?

You shouldn't have cut the letters
out of your trade magazine.

Why did you do it?

You're an upstanding member of
the community. A town councillor.

There's a social media account that
posts awful things about the council

and the town. Yes, we've seen it.

Marcus is Marlow1628?

The man who always thinks he's better than you

because he's got money and a fancy job.

I don't believe it.

Nor did I, not at first.

But there's this thing that Marcus does,

where he says "undermime" instead of "undermine".

Idiot. And one day, that account, Marlow1628,

was attacking me, and it said "undermime".

It got me thinking.

The next time I saw Marcus,

I told him travellers had moved into Riley Park,

when they hadn't.

By that evening,

Marlow1628 was spewing hatred against them.

You set a trap for him.

I had to know I was right. I was.

But now you had a bit of a problem, didn't you?

You knew Marcus was behind the vile account,

but how to prove it?

If you confronted him, he'd just deny it.

So, you decided to mess with him.

How long were you planning on stringing him along?

I thought he'd stop after he got my letter,

but he just carried on posting that
stuff. It made no difference.

Which is why you were arguing
with Geoffrey before the meeting.

You told him about Marcus, didn't you?

And I bet Geoffrey took the side of the law,

telling you that you'd just confessed to blackmail.

SHE SCOFFS

Which is why Mrs Eddingham heard him saying how badly

you'd dealt with the situation.

Did he threaten to tell the police?

And that's why you k*lled him. I didn't k*ll him.

And the fact we had an argument proves it.

Oh, punchy!

Do you think I'd have time afterwards to pick some aconite,

extract its poison,

and then lace Geoffrey's coffee with it?

And remember, I saw the k*ller behind the glass,

in the kitchen. That's who k*lled him.

Right, then,

let's see if Mr Terrence Clarkson's story adds up.

OK, ready?

Ready.

Right, I'm going to make everyone a lovely cup of tea

and a hot pot of coffee.

Here's a couple of scoops of poison.

Step forward.

One more step.

One more. Really?

It's important.

JASON LAUGHS

Very funny.

I can see that someone was behind the glass,

but until you got right up close,

you were just your hair colour and a shape.

Ah. Then the architect's story checks out.

Come on.

OK, so let's say I'm the k*ller.

I put out the poisoned coffee pod,

and I've stuck around long enough

to make sure that Mr Truman's taken it. What next?

You're going to want to get out of the building, and fast.

Hmm. Through the nearest exit.

OK. Well, let's see where that goes.

Hold on. What's up?

I just want to be thorough.

KNOCKING

Why is there a ladder here? Hmm.

Hang on.

Look at this.

Right, then, up you go.

OK.

Don't worry, I'll hold it.

All right, I'm going.

It's just a ladder. What's your problem?

What can you see?

Just insulation and dust.

Oh.

Hold on. What is it?

I've found something.

APPROACHING TRAIN WHISTLE

CELIA JOHNSON, IN FILM: I meant to do it, Fred,

I really meant to do it.

I stood there trembling, right on the edge.

But I couldn't. I wasn't brave enough.

I should like to be able to say that it was

the thought of you and the children that prevented me,

but it wasn't.

I had no thoughts at all,

only an overwhelming desire not
to feel anything ever again.

So, we now know that it was Terrence
who was behind Marcus' blackmail,

because Marcus has been running a vicious online account,

and it was Debbie who was stealing petty cash.

Welcome to the town council.

Any of these three people could have had reason

to want Geoffrey dead if he had found out their secrets.

Leaving only Sophia with no secret or motive.

Even though it's her that grows the aconite

and who called Alec Miller

and told him not to come to the meeting that day.

PHONE VIBRATES Oh, excuse me.

Becks.

I've just finished watching Brief Encounter.

Oh. Is that what you went to see?

It was brilliant, but, Judith,

it proves that Paul Hollingbry lied about where he was

at the time of the m*rder.

KNOCKING

KNOCKING

Hello, Paul.

If you're looking for Sophia, she's in the garden.

Actually, it's you we want to talk to. Oh.

You told me you were in the cinema when Geoffrey died.

Watching Brief Encounter. That's right.

You also said that it ended happily-ever-after.

It does.

I don't know anyone who would call
that a happily-ever-after.

I was there, OK?

Really?

All right, look.

Taking care of other people's money is high pressure.

You know, sometimes, when work's, you know,

intense, I go to the cinema,

and sometimes I fall asleep.

Oh. So, that's your new line, is it?

You were asleep at the time?

I didn't know I was going to need an alibi, did I?

I mean, what even is this? I barely knew Geoffrey.

Why would I want to k*ll him?

PHONE VIBRATES

Show yourselves out, yeah?

Yeah, yeah.

He fell asleep? That's not much of a defence.

Although he's right.

Why would he want to harm Geoffrey?

I don't know,

but he fits the description of the
person in the kitchen that day.

He's got light-coloured hair.

Hmm. Interesting.

Judith?

I've seen that earring before.

It's not how it looks.

I hope not,

because I think it looks like m*rder.

It's not what you think.

Says the woman who grows aconite.

You know I said how Geoffrey had helped me?

Well, I didn't really see him after that.

Not until he became Mayor.

But it was then that I... I really got to know him.

And he was just so lovely, and so supportive.

You may have noticed I don't get much of that at home.

And I know it sounds silly,

but I found myself thinking about him more and more.

And then we had a council meeting at his house,

and I stayed behind after everybody had left,

and Geoffrey was telling me about
how much he was enjoying my podcast,

how he was using my tips to revive
an orchid he was growing...

It's a real talent.

And I just...

Oh, Sophia. I'm so sorry, I don't know what to say.

But he wasn't interested.

He was still in love with his wife.

That's what he told me.

My earring must have come off then.

I was so embarrassed.

What was I thinking?

When was this?

Last month.

Geoffrey said we could just forget about it,

and carry on as before, as friends.

But you couldn't, could you?

I was just so confused,

but I would never hurt him.

I loved him. Oh, God.

Did I? I don't even know.

He just... He just meant so much to me.

Did he threaten to tell your husband?

No! Geoffrey would never have betrayed me like that.

Not when it would have ruined my marriage.

You know that about him, you know what a good man he was.

I was the last to arrive at that meeting.

I never went anywhere near him or his coffee.

And now I've got to meet up with the others,

because we're due to choose his
commemorative bench this afternoon,

just in case you were wondering if
my day could get any worse.

Actually,

Sophia's not the only person who
needs to be somewhere else.

Of course. Your afternoon tea with Darius.

You're getting nearer to that nightcap, one meal at a time.

Oh, stop it, the pair of you!

Six, two, seven, five, eight, four, two...

OK. So,

Jason spotted a ventilation hatch at the council building

that wasn't properly closed.

In it, he found a plastic bag which contained

a white coat, catering gloves,

a syringe

and a blonde wig.

So whoever was in the kitchen was in disguise?

Which also means Terrence Clarkson's description of him

just went out the window.

It could have been anyone behind the glass.

Exactly.

Thank you. Just here, there you are.

There you go.

And the other one.

Thank you.

PHONE VIBRATES

Tanika.

Jason and Brendan found a wig

and a syringe hidden at the council building.

Forensics say they found traces of aconite in the syringe.

Is that how the poison got into the coffee?

It's how it's looking.

But they also found two strands
of human hair inside the wig.

Both auburn-coloured,

both a perfect match for Sophia Hollingbry.

No. So, Sophia was in the kitchen?

Disguised in a blonde wig, so no-one would recognise her.

Thank you.

Alec Miller. Are you saying you didn't ring him?

That's exactly what I'm saying.

COMPUTER: And now, onto a topic...
SPEECH STUTTERS AND REVERSES.

Do you mind if we put some software on your phone,

in case he calls again?

I was the last to arrive at that meeting.

I never went anywhere near him.

Excuse me.

May I have my bill, please?

You haven't started.

Just the opposite. I've reached the end.

PHONE VIBRATES

Judith. How was your afternoon tea?

Darius was a no-show.

What? He stood you up?

It doesn't matter, not now. Do you own a wheelbarrow?

I'm sorry? Do you own a wheelbarrow?

It's a simple question.

Yes. Why?

I need you to bring it to my house.

What's going on?

And bring Suzie too, we need her as well.

But don't come for an hour.

I need to make a couple of calls.

He loved this spot.

It's perfect.

Now all we need is the dedication.

A great friend to all?

CAR APPROACHES, SIREN BLASTS

What are you doing here?

I'm here to tell you who k*lled Geoffrey Truman.

Who was it? It could be you, Terrence,

seeing as Geoffrey found out it was
you who's been blackmailing Marcus.

That was you?

What are you talking about?

But then you only sent the letter because Marcus

is the person behind online account Marlow1628.

How could you do that?

Because you can't speak your mind any more, can you?

You say the wrong thing, you get shut down.

You're right, so shut up.

You see? Cancelled!

What about Debbie? There seems to be a theme here.

How did she cross Geoffrey?

We don't need to go into that.

I did wrong, you're right.

I've been stealing from the council's petty cash account.

To pay for medical bills.

You're a thief.

Well, a full confession and repaying the money can help.

Whatever comes, I'll take it.

Let's be honest,

it's always looked like Sophia was the k*ller.

I mean, it was her that grew the aconite.

And who phoned Alec that day to tell
him not to come to the meeting.

Also, Sophia, we recovered a blonde
wig from the council building,

along with a syringe that contained aconite.

A few of your hairs were caught in the wig.

This is what happened.

You started in the kitchen,

wearing a wig and a white coat.

Then, using a syringe,

you injected aconite into the decaffeinated coffee pod

you knew only Geoffrey would use.

Then you left, whipping off your disguise and hiding it.

And then you re-entered the council chamber,

the last to arrive, and a bit late,

but who was checking?

Sophia, is this true?

SOPHIA SCOFFS

I could never harm him. You know that.

It was Geoffrey who helped me
when I had all that trouble...

ON SPEAKER: With the graves.

In fact, he and I had been working
on correcting my mistake.

We had even managed to locate the one body that had...

never been found.

All the paperwork is in my podcast studio.

Go and read it. I can prove it - we were working together.

I did not k*ll Geoffrey.

INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER

Judith, a fire's been reported at your house.

SIRENS WAIL Emergency services are on their way.

ON SPEAKER: I have to go home. Now.

GLASS SMASHES AND TINKLES

Let's double it up. One swing hose.

ON SPEAKER: If one bit of it goes up, the rest will go up.

Please, hurry.

We'll get there, don't worry.

Look, there's a fire engine up ahead.

Looking for something, Dave?

ON SPEAKER: I can see the flames.

The whole house is on fire, it's all on fire.

What's happening?

You're supposed to be at your house.

And miss this? ON SPEAKER: We can't get any closer.

I'm not letting it go up in flames.

Judith! Come back. PHONE VIBRATES.

Have we got him? We've got him.

Er, I don't understand.

You k*lled Geoffrey Truman.

How can you say that?

I told you, he was trying to help me.

He's a good man.

And there it is - why he had to die.

You k*lled him precisely because he was such a good man.

He helped Sophia all those years ago.

When she messed up running the graveyards.

But then my mum died,

and I moved to the States to live with my aunt.

Sophia mixed up where people were buried.

The location of one body was never found.

It was your mother's grave that was never found.

How that must have eaten away at you.

Not having a grave to visit.

You tried starting a new life in the States,

but you couldn't let it go.

So, you came back to Marlow.

You needed to find your mother.

We're right, aren't we?

Go on.

But you couldn't find her, and you needed someone to blame.

And that's how you found out about
all of that missing money

at the council. You were all over them like a rash,

trying to find out what happened to your mother.

But you kept hitting a brick wall.

But you did discover that Sophia was in charge at the time.

And now, she was on the town council.

How could that be?

You needed to get closer to her.

Which is when you had a stroke of good fortune.

You bumped into Geoffrey,

and when you learned that he was now Mayor,

you realised this was your chance to get to Sophia.

You started working with him on your novel,

and when Sophia needed a podcast studio installed,

Geoffrey knew of your skills
and he put you forward for the job.

Finally, you could get to the bottom of it.

You had access to all her emails

and files from back then,

but you still couldn't work out where your mum was buried.

And while you guessed there might have been a cover-up,

you never thought Geoffrey could have been part of it.

But here was the proof.

He was the person who had helped
Sophia get away with her mistake.

So, you decided to punish them both.

Geoffrey had to be k*lled for protecting Sophia.

And Sophia you'd frame for the m*rder,

so that she would suffer every
single day for what she'd done.

Just like you suffer.

I do.

I think about it every day.

You needed justice, so you constructed a plan.

You took some aconite from Sophia's garden.

And some of her hair that she uses to repel the slugs.

You then had to make sure Alec wouldn't attend

the council meeting that day.

Easy for someone with your IT skills.

You constructed a fake message.

You then went to the council building,

put on a disguise,

and injected the aconite into the decaf coffee pod

you knew only Geoffrey would use.

You made sure you were seen and then slipped away...

making sure to hide the disguise and the syringe

where the police would later find it.

I was so careful.

But you made a mistake.

When I returned your manuscript to you,

you glanced down at the bench as you said...

He really was a great friend to all.

Which I thought rather odd at the time.

I knew the town council were organising

a memorial bench for Geoffrey,

and one option for the plaque was.

"A great friend to all."

But how did you know?

And then I remembered -

the police had put an app on my phone.

Do you mind if we put some software on your phone

in case he calls again?

And here you were, the person who'd installed Sophia's IT.

It would be a simple matter for you to bug her phone,

installing spyware to listen, even when it's switched off.

But that cuts both ways.

Judith asked Sophia to lie,

say that she and Geoffrey found
the location of the missing body.

ON SPEAKER: He and I were working on correcting my mistake.

We had even managed to locate the
one body that had never been found.

That was the bait. Next, she had to set the trap.

Judith met up with Sophia this afternoon,

and together they recorded a little play.

Thank you so much for giving me a lift.

Oh, don't be stupid. My car was right there.

But what do you think's happened?

I've no idea. Can't you go any faster?

She got Alec to start a fire at her house,

knowing that the smoke would be seen from Marlow.

Including from your house.

Oh, don't be stupid. My car was right there.

But what do you think's happened?

You'd think they were rushing to the fire.

So the coast would be clear.

This is where you'd find the paperwork

that would tell you, finally, where your mum was buried.

Or so you thought.

You lied to me?

Sophia doesn't know?

We can look into it, start an enquiry,

but currently, no.

You're just as bad as him, and he was the worst.

Don't believe anyone who says how great he was.

He was a bad man. Covering up crimes is evil.

Look, he was trying to help.

Where's my mum?

Where is she? Answer me that.

She's lost in the dirt somewhere, alone.

Mr Butler, you're coming with us.

At least you had to burn down your house to catch me.

What makes you think I burnt down my house?

Alec.

Thank you so much for your help.

Oh, what are you talking about?

It was an honour to assist
the crime-solving trio of Marlow.

And who doesn't love a good bonfire?

Quite. It's Emperor Nero again, isn't it?

Although the three of you did more than just fiddle

while I made Rome burn.

Thank you. THEY CHUCKLE.

I've spoken to the Chief Fire Officer.

Apparently, they're called out to paper fires all the time.

DI Malik, if I could have a word, please?

Sorry, I'm needed, but great work.

Thank you, all three of you.

You really don't mind losing your
great-aunt's archive like this?

She'd be thrilled to know we used it to catch a k*ller.

LAUGHING: I love it.

They're your bags.

Yeah, absolutely.

I didn't even want to go. That's not fair.

OK, great. Thank you.

I'm getting in the shower first.

I woke up in the middle of the night,

and I was dead from the cold. Literally dead.

Hi.

Remember, what's the camping mantra?

We don't do these things for fun.

Oh. Judith, I am so sorry about this afternoon.

There was a medical emergency at work

and I had to go to hospital with one of my staff.

Well, that's terrible.

Not that that excuses anything.

Look, I stood you up, and that's unacceptable.

Please accept my sincerest and my deepest apologies.

As it happens,

your absence allowed me to solve a m*rder.

You did?

You did?!

HE CHUCKLES

Look, Judith,

let me be honest with you. I am very much taken with you,

and I hate the idea that I messed up.

Well, how about we reschedule?

Well, I would love that,

but it would have to be in the next few days.

My colleague's illness means that I've been asked

to head up a dig in Wales.

They've found some new standing
stones in the Preseli Hills.

Well, I say "new" - they're at least 5,000 years old.

How fascinating!

But anyway, I just wanted to apologise in person

and assure you that it will never happen again.

How about now?

Would you like to come in for a drink?

There's a book I've been wanting to show you.

I would like that very much.

Please.

Hi, Shanti.

Hello, Suzie. I wanted to help.

Oh!

I've shared the leaflet with my friends.

No! And Riko's mum made forms,
and I've collected 817 signatures.

Whoa! When you see something that's
not right, you've got to stand up.

Preach.

Will it make a difference?

Doing the right thing always makes a difference.

Come on, let's do this together.

So good!

Hi. Would you like a flyer? Oh, thanks.

Thank you.

Would you like a flyer? Thank you.

Would you like a flyer? It's for the bridge at Temple.