1 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:10,479 DISTANT SEA SHANTY 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,439 Shave his belly with a rusty razor 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,239 Shave his belly with a rusty razor 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,159 Shave his belly with a rusty razor 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,159 Early in the mornin' 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,199 What shall we do with the drunken sailor? 7 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:21,959 What shall we do with the drunken sailor? 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,959 What shall we do with the drunken sailor? 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,200 Early in the mornin'... 10 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,999 One morning in the month of June 11 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,119 Down by a rolling river 12 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,479 There a weary traveller chanced to stray 13 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,639 And he beheld his lover 14 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,839 Her cheeks were red Her eyes were brown 15 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:38,759 Her hair in ringlets hanging down 16 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,999 She'd a lovely face without a frown 17 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,520 Just as the tide was flowing. 18 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:54,999 HE GRUNTS 19 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,719 Ah! HE PANTS 20 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,639 I gotcha. 21 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,319 MARTHA: Have you done it? 22 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:02,799 Oh, ye of little fai... 23 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:04,680 WATER HISSES, HE SPLUTTERS 24 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,119 HE COUGHS 25 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:09,760 HE PANTS 26 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,559 HE CLEARS THROAT 27 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:13,599 WATER HISSES, MARTHA SHRIEKS 28 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,879 Oh, sorry! Sorry! Oh, gosh! Sorry. 29 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:16,959 You didn't turn the... 30 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:18,279 SHRIEKS: ..stopcock off! 31 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:19,719 Oh! Oh! 32 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:20,759 MARTHA SHRIEKS 33 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,879 All right, all right! Got it. 34 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,239 Ah! 35 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,160 HE EXHALES 36 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:28,800 BOTH LAUGH 37 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,359 MARTHA SHRIEKS 38 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:33,720 God! 39 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,800 Oh, yeah. Stopcock. 40 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:45,599 That's a good idea. 41 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,920 We need to call a plumber. Well, er... 42 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:50,999 MARTHA SHRIEKS 43 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,240 I'll call one now. 44 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,239 Humphrey. Yeah? 45 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:58,519 In the past hour, 46 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,999 you've stapled yourself to a cupboard, 47 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,159 fitted a letterbox upside down, 48 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,279 and now flooded the kitchen. 49 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,000 I'm sensing your mind is elsewhere. 50 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:09,959 Sorry. 51 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,240 Oh, don't be sorry. 52 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:13,640 Just talk to me. 53 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,279 I've got your mum 54 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,279 shadowing me at the station 55 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,399 as part of her induction into the police panel. 56 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,879 But, worse, I've got Mr Smith pressing 57 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,159 for who I'm going to lose, 58 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,119 and I haven't even told anyone they're under review. 59 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,399 When do you have to make your decision? 60 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,760 End of the week. SHE EXHALES 61 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,959 Maybe honesty is the best policy. 62 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,959 Just tell them what's going on. 63 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,679 It's an impossible situation. They'll understand. 64 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,120 HE EXHALES 65 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,640 HE SNORES LIGHTLY 66 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:01,799 Big night, was it? 67 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,360 No. Looks like it. 68 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,719 If you must know, 69 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,599 I was chatting with Agnieszka. 70 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:10,959 Oh! 71 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:12,759 She's here now, then? 72 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:13,810 Online. 73 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,759 She was a bit upset. She lost her job. 74 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,079 Don't tell me any more. Can guess the rest. 75 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:22,640 Morning, sir. Morning. 76 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,439 Y-Yes. Er, morning. 77 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:26,919 Talking of imaginary women, 78 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,200 the fish market was buzzing this morning. 79 00:04:29,201 --> 00:04:32,439 Someone spotted the Mermaid of Shipton Abbott 80 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,560 last night. Oh. Where? 81 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,959 Jeff Simmons swears he saw her out by Tideline Seaweed Farms. 82 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,639 Oh, I'd love to see a mermaid. 83 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,199 Just because people believe it doesn't make it true. 84 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,800 Ooh...! Huh? 85 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:49,480 Er, what do you think, sir? 86 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,159 Sir? Hmm? 87 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:53,719 Someone's seen a mermaid. 88 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,239 This is usually where you start getting carried away 89 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:57,959 by a bit of local nonsense. 90 00:04:57,960 --> 00:04:59,240 Yeah. 91 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:02,519 Is everything all right? 92 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,919 You seem a bit...stressed. 93 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,799 Oh...no. Er... 94 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,160 I've... I've got... 95 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:11,959 I've got some, er... 96 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,560 Well, I've got something to tell you all. 97 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:17,279 DOOR CLOSES Um... 98 00:05:17,280 --> 00:05:18,799 SHE EXHALES Yes. 99 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,599 Er, Anne will be joining us today... 100 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:22,199 Morning, team! 101 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,559 ..as part of her role in the police committee. 102 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,239 ANNE: Now, don't worry. I want you all to carry on 103 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,480 exactly as you would if I wasn't here. 104 00:05:29,481 --> 00:05:32,799 And the more I know about what you actually do, 105 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,479 the more I can support it. 106 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:35,559 I'll need a desk. 107 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,070 Oh, we've got a spare one here. 108 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:41,560 Thank you, Kelby. 109 00:05:46,141 --> 00:05:48,839 Thank you. That's very helpful. 110 00:05:48,840 --> 00:05:50,640 Yes. Thank you, Kelby. 111 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:53,879 You won't even notice I'm here. 112 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,279 PHONE RINGS 113 00:05:55,280 --> 00:05:57,919 Might explain the DI's stress. 114 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:59,919 So what's on the agenda for today? 115 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:01,159 Tideline Farms. 116 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,479 Someone's sabotaged their seaweed lines. 117 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:04,959 That's where they saw the mermaid. 118 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,959 MARGO: They're on their way. Excellent. Um... Yes, Anne. 119 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,079 Margo will show you the ropes while we, 120 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,079 er...we three, will, er... go and see what happened. 121 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:14,280 Oh. 122 00:06:20,280 --> 00:06:21,600 SHE CHUCKLES 123 00:06:21,601 --> 00:06:24,559 ESTHER: Kelby's questioning the staff, 124 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,079 but before we start this investigation, 125 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,679 can we agree that the Mermaid of Shipton Abbott 126 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,559 didn't sabotage Tideline Farms? 127 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:32,919 HUMPREY CHUCKLES 128 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,359 Our job is to keep an open mind, Sergeant. 129 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,039 It's all just old fishermen's tales. 130 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,270 Silly superstition to wind the grockles up. 131 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,319 Talking of Tideline, this is where they started. 132 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,919 The council was given a grant to restore these old workshops, 133 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,079 then rent them out at a reasonable rate 134 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:52,640 to help new business. 135 00:06:52,641 --> 00:06:55,919 Tideline's took off within the first couple of years, 136 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,959 so moved to bigger premises. 137 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,239 HUMPHREY EXHALES 138 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:02,079 Sabotaging a seaweed farm seems a bit extreme, 139 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,239 don't you think? 140 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,079 I mean, it's hardly controversial. 141 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,079 Depends who you ask. 142 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:08,399 How so? 143 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,239 Some reckon it's saving the planet. 144 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,159 Soaks carbon, replaces plastic, feeds cows. 145 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,199 Others say it ruins the view, 146 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,599 kills fishing and tourism. 147 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,319 And Tideline? 148 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:20,839 Want to expand, grow the business, 149 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:22,319 create more jobs. 150 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:23,679 Applied for it twice before. 151 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,159 Both times blocked. Locals weren't having it. 152 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:27,959 How big are we talking? 153 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,519 270 acres. HE WHISTLES 154 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,159 Off-limits to fishermen, paddleboards, swimmers, 155 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:34,559 the lot. 156 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,760 That's about, what, 200 football pitches? 157 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,040 No wonder the locals aren't happy. 158 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,159 We used to sneak into these tunnels when we were kids. 159 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,319 Bit of music, couple of ciders. 160 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,279 No-one knew we were here. 161 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,920 Is this a confession to breaking and entering? 162 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,320 HUMPHREY CHUCKLES 163 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,640 They run underneath this entire building. 164 00:08:08,641 --> 00:08:11,719 WOMAN: These nets were found this morning, 165 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:12,959 weighed down with stones 166 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,519 to pull the seaweed out of the sunlight. 167 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:16,559 If they'd succeeded, 168 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,759 we'd be facing a failed harvest. 169 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,120 That's not all. I got this. 170 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,319 "Stop your expansion plans or face the consequences." 171 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,199 It was shoved through our office door. 172 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,239 I found it this morning. 173 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,719 Any CCTV? Private security? 174 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,160 No. Regretting that now. 175 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,399 We've got a final appeal hearing 176 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,239 about the expansion tomorrow. 10am. 177 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,119 With Marine Management and the council. 178 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,759 I can't believe someone hates what we're doing this much. 179 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,519 I put everything into this business. 180 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,639 Word is, we might finally get approved. 181 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,399 Someone clearly doesn't want that. 182 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,079 Yes. Or some thing. 183 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,639 Do you know of anyone in particular 184 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,839 who's against the planned expansion? 185 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,159 Honestly? Half the town. 186 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:05,639 I'm scared. 187 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,960 This isn't grumbling in some parish newsletter. 188 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,199 Thi... This is malicious. 189 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,279 It feels like there's a target on my back. 190 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:15,600 PHONE BUZZES 191 00:09:15,791 --> 00:09:17,879 Oh. 192 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:19,999 I'm really sorry, I'm late for a meeting. 193 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,559 Will you let me know what you find? 194 00:09:21,560 --> 00:09:22,680 OK. Yeah. 195 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,359 Kelby, can we get this sent to the lab, please? 196 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,639 Prints, if we're lucky. Sir. Find anything? 197 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:33,599 The Tideline crew found the nets at 5:30am. 198 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,439 Last clear check was 6pm yesterday, 199 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,039 so sabotage happened overnight. 200 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:40,200 All right. 201 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:47,280 Well, now... 202 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:50,200 ...what's this? 203 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,839 Not seen one like this before. 204 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:56,799 Let me guess. You collected shells... 205 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,920 I collected shells at school. ..at school. Bet you were popular. 206 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,280 She was moving fast below the surface. 207 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:12,439 Saw her long tail, 208 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,880 flashing electric blue in the sea sparkle. 209 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,400 Could only be one thing. A mermaid. 210 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:25,879 How close? 211 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:26,930 Right below me. 212 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,319 Popped up again well past the lines. 213 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,119 Tail arcs, 214 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,360 down she goes again. Blink... 215 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,839 ..then gone. Just like that. 216 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:40,479 It's extraordinary. Aye. 217 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:41,760 Magic, it were. 218 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,239 I know what folks say. 219 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:49,880 "Jeff be proper mazed." 220 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:52,959 But I know what I saw. 221 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:54,519 What were you doing out so late? 222 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,559 Night fishing. Not so odd. Tide was right. 223 00:10:57,560 --> 00:10:58,719 Sleeping all right? 224 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,519 On any meds? Mixing... anything home-brewed? 225 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:02,720 HE SCOFFS 226 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:05,840 Did you see any other boat? Nah. 227 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:07,930 Just me... 228 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:10,639 ..and her. 229 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,760 The Mermaid of Shipton Abbott. 230 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:19,279 You tell me what else can swim through sea sparkle 231 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,000 and then just vanish. 232 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,159 You ever pull one of these up in your nets? 233 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,519 Can't say I have. 234 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,120 Odd-looking thing, innit? 235 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:33,319 Mind if I borrow one? 236 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,399 I don't care. Help yourself. 237 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:36,439 Super. 238 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,390 You know, mermaids have been spotted throughout history... 239 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,320 ..as long as humans have sailed. 240 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,799 On ships sailed by a load of lonely men 241 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,279 drinking cheap rum, 242 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,639 which pretty much describes Jeff Simmons, too. 243 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:49,919 HE CHUCKLES 244 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,839 Only 5% of the ocean's explored, Sergeant. 245 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,400 Who's to know what's out there? 246 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,160 The sea...hides all manner of strange things. 247 00:12:07,161 --> 00:12:10,359 AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Please leave your message 248 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:11,759 after the tone. TONE 249 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:13,719 MARTHA: Hello. Me again. Could you call me back 250 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,759 as soon as possible, please? 251 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,640 Thanks. Bye. 252 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,479 SHE GROANS 253 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,119 Ooh! Everything all right? 254 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,399 If I strangled a builder, do you think Humphrey would arrest me 255 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,519 or let me go? Ooh... 256 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,599 Well, I'm sure you could convince him to let you off. 257 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:33,880 Good to know. 258 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,479 So how'd it go with your mum? 259 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,159 How did she take the travel news? 260 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,079 Weirdly well. 261 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,479 Suspiciously calm. 262 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,679 Calm's good, isn't it? 263 00:12:45,680 --> 00:12:48,319 You'd think, but... Mum's got layers. 264 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,119 You never really know what she's thinking. 265 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:51,839 Even worse since the whole Archie thing. 266 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,119 Her... Her head's all over the place. 267 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:55,919 Well, we're going out for a drink tonight, 268 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,399 so I'm sure she'll tell me how she feels about it. 269 00:12:58,400 --> 00:12:59,879 She could use a good night out. 270 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:02,590 Be good for her to have a proper laugh. Couldn't we all? 271 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,039 How can I help you? Two cappuccinos, please. 272 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:10,519 Thanks. 273 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,599 Er... Coastguard just confirmed. 274 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,439 Only Jeff's boat was near Tideline. 275 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:17,639 Mm-hm. So he was the only one 276 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,039 out there by the seaweed farm. 277 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:20,879 Apart from the mermaid. 278 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:24,559 Right. And a unicorn did my taxes. 279 00:13:24,560 --> 00:13:28,559 Very well. Let us set mythical sea creatures aside. 280 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:31,239 Where's our motive for damaging those lines? 281 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:32,799 That's a lot of fishing grounds to lose 282 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,559 if the expansion goes ahead. 283 00:13:34,560 --> 00:13:35,839 So that would suggest 284 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,279 it has to be someone from the fishing community. 285 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,239 Mm. Um, Margo, 286 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,039 anything back from the lab about our letter? 287 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,159 Oh, just a moment... 288 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,439 I believe no fingerprints were found. 289 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,039 Er, just the exclusion prints that were taken, 290 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,159 which were Diana Cooper's. 291 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:52,519 Mm-hm. 292 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,319 Paper was pretty standard. Same with the ink. 293 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,839 Anyone with a home computer could have done it. 294 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,159 You were listening to my phone conversation! 295 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:01,799 I thought you were here to observe. 296 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,799 Jeff Simmons could have dropped off the letter 297 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:05,399 last night before he went out on his boat. 298 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,919 Well, y-y-yes, but, then, why draw attention to yourself? 299 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:10,879 I-I checked through his finances. 300 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:12,159 Looks like he's applying 301 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,679 for more Defra fishing subsidies. 302 00:14:14,680 --> 00:14:18,439 There. So he's got financial problems. 303 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,079 Diana Cooper's expansion threatens his patch. 304 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,119 And why the mermaid story? 305 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:24,399 A misdirection. 306 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:25,999 It had to be him. 307 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,439 His was the only boat in the area. 308 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,959 He may have been in the vicinity, 309 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:31,879 but it doesn't mean 310 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,119 he's responsible for that damage. 311 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:35,999 What did you say it was called again? 312 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,280 Ah. Now, that... 313 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,920 ..is bioluminescence, or sea sparkle. 314 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,040 It's a chemical reaction. RULER TAPS 315 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:50,920 Any movement... 316 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,440 WATER SLOSHES 317 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:58,839 SOFTLY: Whoa! 318 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,039 ..sets it off like a flare. 319 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,799 Now, it must have been close to the seaweed farm, 320 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,359 because he says the mermaid appeared 321 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,519 and vanished in it. 322 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,559 Fishing folk around here are obsessed 323 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,719 with the Mermaid of Shipton Abbott. 324 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,530 Yeah, what is that story, exactly? 325 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,319 Well... 326 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,239 ..the story goes that the mermaid 327 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,079 once fell in love with a local fisherman 328 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,119 until she saw that he was taking too much 329 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,720 from her seas. So... 330 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,319 ..she conjured a storm... THUNDER RUMBLES 331 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,279 ..and told him she'd help him back to the shore, 332 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:37,119 but actually lured him onto the rocks. 333 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:38,439 RAIN BATTERS 334 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:40,839 His boat was ripped to shreds, 335 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,840 and there he met his end. 336 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:45,799 Some swear she's real. 337 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,559 A spirit of the deep. 338 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,839 Revenge with a tail. But... 339 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,239 The warning is implicit - 340 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,559 disrespect the sea and face the consequences. 341 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,840 Yes, very interesting, Anne. Tch! 342 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:02,799 Are we done? 343 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,159 Now, Diana mentioned public opposition, 344 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:07,759 but no names. 345 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,279 KELBY: Er, sir, looks like word's spread 346 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:11,759 beyond the fish market. 347 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,919 MermaidsRevenge is trending online. 348 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,319 "Mermaid's revenge." 349 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,119 We should find out where that originated. 350 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:19,679 There's something about this whole thing 351 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,919 that doesn't quite ring true. 352 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:23,319 If you're looking at opposition, 353 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:27,159 try Dr Mary Rhodes. She's a marine conservationist. 354 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,079 She writes to the council every week 355 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,679 about the seaweed farms. She's tireless. 356 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:32,719 Slightly exhausting. 357 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,759 Someone who is against the expansion 358 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,119 and an avid letter-writer. 359 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,439 Very interesting, Anne. 360 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,160 HE EXHALES Let's see what she has to say. 361 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,080 Good morning. 362 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:56,760 Oh. 363 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,319 If you want to talk, you can be of help. 364 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:02,799 Two hands, one picker each. 365 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,599 Maud, can you sort these people, please? 366 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:06,839 OK. 367 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:08,279 Thank you. 368 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:09,479 Oh, sorry. Oh... 369 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:10,960 MAUD LAUGHS 370 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:17,199 Use your wrist. Let it do the work. 371 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:18,719 You'll get it. 372 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:19,770 Thank you. 373 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:22,999 You been doing this long? 374 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,160 Ever since my husband died last year. 375 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:28,120 Sid loved the sea. 376 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:34,400 We scattered his ashes out near Shipton Abbott Island. 377 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:37,560 I don't get out much. 378 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,759 Mary and my lovely granddaughter, Lacy, 379 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,719 they thought this might be good for me. 380 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:47,919 Mary and I go back to the picket lines in '84. 381 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,039 Oh. MAUD CHUCKLES 382 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,199 Her bark's worse than her bite, 383 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,400 though not by much. HE LAUGHS 384 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:57,799 Thank you. 385 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,079 MARY: Tidelines talks green, 386 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,240 but it's industrial farming. 387 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,799 I mean, 9,000 buoys, 388 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,839 lights on all night. 389 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,439 Their biggest mistake was shutting out the community. 390 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:11,719 If they hadn't done that, 391 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,290 we might have been able to help. 392 00:18:15,120 --> 00:18:16,680 Need to stop for a bit. Sorry. 393 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,759 I have asthma. Had it since I was a kid. 394 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:21,810 Not at all. 395 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:26,480 Diana... 396 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,880 ..was sent this note last night. 397 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,670 That's pretty threatening. Yeah. Pretty unequivocal. 398 00:18:33,671 --> 00:18:36,359 We gather you like to write a letter? 399 00:18:36,360 --> 00:18:38,159 Yes, I do. 400 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,639 But I prefer the handwritten touch. 401 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,359 Anyway, I wasn't in Shipton Abbott last night. 402 00:18:42,360 --> 00:18:43,759 Where were you? 403 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,559 At Hawk's Hut, up on the Newson Rock. 404 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,759 Couple of miles down the coast. 405 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,359 Some eccentric built it. 406 00:18:50,360 --> 00:18:52,759 Said he saw mermaids from up there. HE LAUGHS 407 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:54,879 Maud's husband bought it years ago. 408 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,519 She lets me use it. It's great. 409 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,439 Great place for monitoring the seals. 410 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:01,759 Anyone with you? 411 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,959 No. Just me, a flask 412 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,800 and no phone signal. Bliss. 413 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:11,360 Ever seen one of these? 414 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,759 No. It's not local, though. 415 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:16,679 Could be tropical. 416 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,479 Maud's husband was a shell collector. 417 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,040 Why don't we ask her? Maud? 418 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,599 Have a look at this. Do you know what that is? 419 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,319 It was found tangled in the nets 420 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:29,550 that were used to sabotage the seaweed farm. 421 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,120 No idea. 422 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,279 It's curious, isn't it? 423 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:42,439 Tropical shell caught in Devon fishing nets. 424 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,279 Perhaps it drifted in on a current, 425 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,359 dropped off a passing boat. 426 00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:48,599 Oh, look. 427 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,840 Old, washed-up netting. 428 00:19:50,841 --> 00:19:53,839 Just like what was used in the sabotage. 429 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:54,999 Mm. 430 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,079 So our environmental warrior, 431 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,199 she clearly has a motive, access to materials, 432 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,839 and no alibi. 433 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:05,999 Supposedly alone in a hut famous for mermaid sightings. 434 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,600 But how did she get out there? 435 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,250 You know, this whole mermaid legend thing... 436 00:20:11,251 --> 00:20:13,879 ..feels like someone's using it 437 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,679 to put us off the scent. 438 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,479 Kelby? Sir? 439 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,239 Can you request Dr Rhodes' council letters 440 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,119 and compare them to Diana's, please? 441 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:23,639 On it, sir. Also, 442 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,079 we've traced that mermaid revenge hashtag. 443 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,959 Started with a group called Stop Stealing Our Seas. 444 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:31,439 Er, last month, 445 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,159 they staged a paddle-out protest 446 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:37,439 led by local surfer Elijah Moore. 447 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:40,359 Right. Good to know. Thank you, Kelby. 448 00:20:40,360 --> 00:20:42,079 PHONE RINGS 449 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:43,519 MARGO MUTTERS Oh...! 450 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,999 Shipton Abbott Police. Anne speaking. 451 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,039 How can I help? 452 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,119 Oh, yes, just a moment. 453 00:20:50,120 --> 00:20:51,840 It's for you. Mm. 454 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:54,570 Hm! 455 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:57,320 Hello, Jan. 456 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,039 Anything I can help with? 457 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:02,559 There is, actually, Anne. 458 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,519 Er, the Inspector wants to check our letter 459 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,159 with some from Dr Rhodes. 460 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,359 Could you get us some from the council? 461 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:11,799 Absolutely. I'll give it a try. 462 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,119 Well, just go back. 463 00:21:13,120 --> 00:21:14,599 ANNE EXHALES 464 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:15,960 Won't take you two minutes. 465 00:21:17,071 --> 00:21:19,159 Oh, come on... 466 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,879 Hello. It's Councillor Lloyd here. 467 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:23,439 Yes. Um, could you put me through... 468 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,039 See you. ..to council complaints? 469 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,360 MARGO SIGHS It's Angela, I think. 470 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,279 What was Agnieszka's last name again? 471 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,599 Why? Don't you know? 472 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,840 Yes. Norwid. N-O-R-W-I-D. 473 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:40,319 You doing a search? 474 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,670 Just seeing if she's as pretty as you say she is. 475 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,799 ..complaint to the seaweed farms... 476 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,839 All I'm getting 477 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,719 is cats in hats on skateboards. 478 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:54,559 What are you talking about? 479 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:56,679 Ah, that's cute! 480 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:58,879 A kitten in a teacup. 481 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:02,559 You-you must have typed it in wrong. No. 482 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,079 That's weird. You're not kidding. 483 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,959 Who dresses a cat in sunglasses? 484 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:11,599 No. Jeff Simmons, the fisherman. 485 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,279 His bank records 486 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:15,679 show he made a purchase for custom alloys 487 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,399 from alloyluke.com. 488 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,520 Well, what's wrong with that? 489 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,719 Have you seen his truck? It's ancient. 490 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,160 So why buy flash aluminium alloys? 491 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:28,930 Unless... 492 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,720 No. Cos that wouldn't... 493 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:35,920 But maybe he did. 494 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:43,920 Good to see you. 495 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,040 It's all there. 496 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:53,650 Good. 497 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:56,240 See you next time. 498 00:22:58,951 --> 00:23:03,999 Your Stop Stealing Our Seas paddleboard protest 499 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,559 certainly stirred things up. 500 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:06,599 Ugh! 501 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,719 Good stunt, Elijah. Got people talking. 502 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:10,759 It weren't a stunt. People are angry. 503 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,679 They don't want Tideline Farms wrecking this coastline. 504 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,559 Those are lovely. 505 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,159 Maori fish hooks. Keep you from getting lost at sea. 506 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,279 Found them in New Zealand. 507 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,199 Different shops, same day. 508 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,199 Kind of one of those weird life things. 509 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,159 Your latest campaign's catchy, too. 510 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,920 "Mermaid's Revenge." Fits the local folklore. 511 00:23:29,921 --> 00:23:33,079 Jeff Simmons swears he saw a mermaid last night. 512 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:34,839 ELIJAH LAUGHS 513 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:36,799 Hard to say what Jeff saw, 514 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:38,399 but if the myth fits the moment... 515 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,079 Good campaigns ride the current. 516 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:41,919 Yeah, unless it stops being a myth. 517 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,879 Diana Cooper received a threat this morning. 518 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:44,919 We don't do threats. 519 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,279 "Mermaid's Revenge" sounds like a call to arms. 520 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:50,759 Could one of your followers have taken things too far? 521 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,799 We're not responsible for what random people do. 522 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:56,319 And Diana Cooper's no saint. She's trying to privatise a coastline 523 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:57,679 that people depend on. 524 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:59,839 Yeah, but she is a person. 525 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:01,280 Who's scared. 526 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,479 Where were you both last night? 527 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:10,359 Newquay. 528 00:24:10,360 --> 00:24:12,559 Surf comp. Stayed at the Neptune. 529 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:14,119 Got back this morning. 530 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:15,719 Mm-hm. 531 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,000 I stayed in with Gran. Pizza and a film. 532 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,360 DISTANT VOICES 533 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,400 MAUD: You know my granddaughter, Lacy? No. 534 00:24:31,360 --> 00:24:32,600 OK, thanks. 535 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,079 KELBY: These fins, or...? 536 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:37,399 HUMPHREY: Oh, that's it! 537 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:40,239 Yes. Print one of those off, please. 538 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,119 These are freediving fins. 539 00:24:42,120 --> 00:24:43,240 Freediving fins. 540 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,039 So maybe Jeff didn't see a mermaid. 541 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:50,279 He didn't. He saw a freediver wearing these. 542 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:51,919 In the bioluminescence, 543 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,239 I suppose if the two fins were together, 544 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:55,919 it could look like a tail. 545 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,719 Mermaid-ish, even? 546 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,559 You know, I must say, the whole visual case precis 547 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:04,239 is very helpful. 548 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,559 Even if it was a freediver, 549 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:10,359 how do you haul weighted nets offshore without a boat? 550 00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:13,319 Well, um... Paddleboard. Surfboard. 551 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,879 Not with that weight. You'd flip. 552 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,639 If they're a freediver, they could dive down 553 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,999 and pick up the stones one at a time? 554 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:24,399 Kelby, check Lacy and Elijah's alibi, please. 555 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,439 Maybe he freedives, too. Sir. 556 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:28,279 Yeah, but still... 557 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:32,479 You see, that is not the most puzzling question. 558 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,999 You see, Jeff says the mermaid was there one moment 559 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,959 and gone the next. So... 560 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,959 ..if it wasn't a mermaid 561 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,759 but a freediver posing as one, 562 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,559 how on earth did they vanish 563 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,679 in a sea that lights up every move? 564 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,639 Perhaps Jeff lied, 565 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,679 blinked, or both. 566 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:52,839 Speaking of Jeff, 567 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,239 I saw him pocketing a fat wad of cash 568 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:56,559 off of some bloke. 569 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,959 I followed and saw him get into a brand-new truck. 570 00:25:59,960 --> 00:26:03,039 Huh! New truck, easy cash? 571 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:04,879 I thought he was meant to be broke. 572 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:06,559 Needed extra subsidies. 573 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:10,199 He's being paid for something. Yes. Agreed. 574 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:11,360 Perhaps it's time we... 575 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,759 ..reel in our fisherman. 576 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:17,319 You know, Humphrey, I-I think I'll join you, if I may. 577 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:18,359 Er... 578 00:26:18,360 --> 00:26:21,679 I mean, being stuck round here all day rather...numbs the brain. 579 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:22,730 Yes. 580 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:25,519 RECORDER BEEPS Yeah. 581 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,319 Let's just drop the mermaid story, shall we? 582 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,919 Who's paying you to sabotage the seaweed lines? 583 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:32,999 No-one. 584 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:34,870 Then how'd you afford the new truck? 585 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,910 The Coastguard confirmed yours was the only boat in the area. 586 00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:43,840 Look, I don't care what you say. 587 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,160 I know what I saw. 588 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:49,760 She was there and then she weren't. 589 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,090 Couldn't it have just been a diver, Jeff... 590 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,119 ..wearing these? No chance. 591 00:26:56,120 --> 00:26:58,759 It were real. Magic. 592 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:00,160 HUMPHREY EXHALES 593 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:06,479 She moved like she were part of the sea. 594 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:07,960 Got me thinking... 595 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,279 ..maybe the sea sent her. 596 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:12,330 A warning. 597 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,120 Like the story says. 598 00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:18,880 What were you drinking? 599 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:29,159 I maybe had a bit of...rum. 600 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,439 Hmm. 601 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,759 Why do you think the mermaid was a warning, Jeff? 602 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,439 You been taking a bit too much from the sea recently, 603 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:38,119 is that it? 604 00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:41,839 Disrespect the sea and face the consequences. 605 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:43,200 JEFF SIGHS 606 00:27:44,971 --> 00:27:49,679 Look, I lands a few sea bass now and then on the sly. 607 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,000 Who doesn't? 608 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:53,879 Sells up north a good price. 609 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,599 Cash in hand. Off the books. 610 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,760 Enough for a new truck? Yeah. 611 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,479 I've been stretching the pennies a while now. 612 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,759 So the late-night fishing, the new truck, the cash - 613 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:09,159 all from poaching sea bass off the books? 614 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:10,600 Mm. 615 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:17,439 I swear on me mum's grave... 616 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,400 ..I saw a mermaid. 617 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:25,560 And I never touched that seaweed farm, neither. 618 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:32,000 Two oat milk lattes. Thanks. 619 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,999 You still think you're the victim, don't you? 620 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,519 But no-one wants this expansion. 621 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:46,199 You should just drop it. Right. That's enough. 622 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:47,560 Not in here. 623 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,200 Are you OK? Do you want to sit? 624 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:03,039 I'm fine. 625 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:04,720 I'll get your usual. 626 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:08,679 ANNE: So what happens 627 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,119 now Jeff's admitted to poaching but not to sabotage? 628 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,759 Well, he's still a witness to a crime. 629 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:15,919 His interview recording needs to be transcribed 630 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:17,319 and filed. Can I do anything? 631 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:21,079 Oh, it...it might have to wait until tomorrow. 632 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:23,039 Margo, perhaps Anne might be able to help 633 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:24,959 with some of our information grouping. 634 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:26,359 Oh, that sounds interesting. 635 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,999 Otherwise known as filing. 636 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:30,479 KELBY: What time did he arrive? 637 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:31,600 Happy to help. 638 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,400 From what I've seen of your filing so far... 639 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,079 ..it's in need of some good reorganisation. 640 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,559 And what time did he leave? MARGO SCOFFS, LAUGHS 641 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,479 So, Jeff is adamant he's not our culprit. 642 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:45,599 But if it wasn't him, 643 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,120 then-then the freediver theory still holds. 644 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:50,759 So what about Elijah? 645 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:53,599 You know - young, confident surfer. 646 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,159 Or Lacy. Both good with a paddleboard. 647 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,239 It can't be. Elijah was in Newquay. 648 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:02,359 Hotel confirmed it. Lots of witnesses. 649 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:05,399 And Maud said Lacy was at home 650 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,839 watching Before Heaven with her. 651 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:09,639 My nan's obsessed. 652 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:13,239 Right. So that leaves Mary. 653 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:16,919 Oh, sir, I got her council letters. 654 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,199 Anne helped me. Listen to this one. 655 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,359 "If you don't drop the expansion, 656 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:23,759 "I will be forced to take matters further, 657 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:26,519 "and you may regret the consequences." 658 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:27,799 That sounds like a warning shot. 659 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,319 Yeah, the same tone. Similar words. 660 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,799 Mary's got a record, too. 661 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,999 A couple of charges, some arrests. 662 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,079 All protest stuff. 663 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,119 Goes back a fair way to the '80s. 664 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:42,999 Yeah, but her asthma - she couldn't freedive. 665 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:44,999 And whoever it is, it still begs the question - 666 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,679 how did they get away without lighting up the sea? 667 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:50,639 Maybe she really was a mermaid. 668 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,599 How is our only suspect still a mermaid? 669 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:55,559 BOTH CHUCKLE 670 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:56,920 SHE SIGHS 671 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,839 MARTHA: How someone can be the most... 672 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,640 ..infuriating, and yet the most amazing person... 673 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:10,799 ..at exactly the same time... SHE LAUGHS 674 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,839 ..is a mystery. 675 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,720 Can I be honest? Always. 676 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,279 I didn't get it. 677 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,239 When I met you both for the first time, 678 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,799 I couldn't see how you... 679 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:24,639 ..fit together. No? 680 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:26,399 Mm-mm. Well... 681 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:28,479 ..I suppose you're not alone in that. 682 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,559 Took Mum a while, too. 683 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:35,159 But now you're so loved-up and so perfect for each other, 684 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,439 it makes me want to vomit. 685 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,319 Oh, I'm sorry we make you feel that way. 686 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:40,279 BOTH LAUGH No, don't be. 687 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,120 It's lovely. I'm just jealous. 688 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,239 Are you? Nah. You know me. 689 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:48,479 One-man band, or one-woman band. 690 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:51,400 Does...? Does that still work? Hmm... 691 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,070 You know, you never told me what happened with you and Archie. 692 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:58,279 Didn't I? No. 693 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:02,039 Nothing to tell. It was a thing, then it wasn't. 694 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,880 Same old, same old. Well, something must have happened. 695 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:07,920 Yeah, it did. 696 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,279 Me. 697 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:13,439 You know opening up and letting someone in 698 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:15,760 isn't as scary as it sounds? 699 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,160 You think? 700 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:21,839 Well, did you ever... 701 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,360 ..talk to him about Zoe's dad? 702 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:27,399 Sort of. 703 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:28,919 Oh, I hate it when you do that! 704 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,959 Do what? Look at me like a disappointed teacher 705 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:33,650 when I've forgotten my homework. 706 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,800 What happened to you was terrible. 707 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,000 And I've no idea how you got through it... 708 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:48,360 ..how you picked up the pieces and... 709 00:32:48,361 --> 00:32:50,399 ..not only survived, 710 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,319 but brought up Zoe the way you did, 711 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,160 to be the most amazing person that she is. 712 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,280 And I know that you loved Zoe's dad. 713 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,840 But it doesn't mean you can't be in love again. 714 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:11,520 The thing is, he's still here. 715 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,000 He smiles at me every day... 716 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:19,960 ..the second Zoe walks into the room. 717 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:24,559 So whoever I'm with, 718 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:26,720 I end up hating them for not being him. 719 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:30,880 Archie never stood a chance. 720 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:35,559 Well, I suppose the trick is... 721 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,560 ..not hating Archie for what he's not... 722 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:41,680 ..but finding a way to love him for what he is. 723 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,999 Ooh! THEY CHUCKLE 724 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,799 That went quite deep there! Did he pay you to say that? 725 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:50,519 Of course. How much? 726 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,159 Thousands. Good. 727 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:53,839 Because it's your round. 728 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:56,919 You know, if you told Archie any of that... 729 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:57,970 ..he'd get it. 730 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,839 Mm, no, that's way too scary. 731 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,320 I double-dare you. 732 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:06,559 Mm, I'll think about it. 733 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,439 But if I do a dare, you've got to do one, too. 734 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:09,799 Like what? 735 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,839 Mm, I'll think of something. 736 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:13,920 When you get another drink. OK. 737 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,680 DISTANT LAUGHTER 738 00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:21,199 MARTHA: I don't know why I'm doing a dare! 739 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:22,799 You haven't even done yours yet. 740 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:24,999 No, you have to go first. It's the law. 741 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,559 Says who? Me! 742 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:27,999 And I'm a Detective Sergeant. 743 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,199 Mm. And what would Humphrey say? 744 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:33,319 Er, that his wife is so boring 745 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:35,519 she won't go skinny-dipping. MARTHA GASPS 746 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:36,599 Take that back! 747 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:38,799 No, YOU take it back. I haven't got it! 748 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:42,239 BOTH LAUGH 749 00:34:42,240 --> 00:34:43,290 Well... 750 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,599 ..last one to get their kit off 751 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,039 is a kipper. What?! 752 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,439 I don't know, it just came out. 753 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,520 Ready? Ready? 754 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:54,879 Ooh! 755 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:56,439 Ooh, they might think we're mermaids! 756 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:58,359 SHE LAUGHS 757 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:00,199 Woohoo! 758 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:01,399 Yah! 759 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,240 MARTHA LAUGHS 760 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:08,040 BOTH SHRIEK 761 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:13,279 DOOR CREAKS 762 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:14,330 HUMPHREY: Mm? 763 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,359 I said two...two pencils, and a pair of underpants. 764 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,679 MARTHA LAUGHS QUIETLY 765 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:23,039 Ah... Oh... Oh! 766 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:24,639 MARTHA SHIVERS 767 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:26,440 Oh, Ma...Ma...Martha? 768 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:32,400 You're...you're freezing. You're freezing! 769 00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:39,999 SHE LAUGHS Esther and I went for a swim! 770 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,640 THEY LAUGH 771 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:45,800 Not skinny-dipping, though. 772 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:49,319 That's what I used to do... 773 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:51,040 ..before... You OK? 774 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,240 Humphrey, do you think I'm boring? 775 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:01,840 Definitely not. 776 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,800 Sometimes I think I am. 777 00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:08,319 Not just tonight, but always. 778 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:10,680 Like I've...flattened out. 779 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:16,560 Sorry. 780 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:23,600 MARTHA SNORES 781 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:37,840 KELBY: Good news. 782 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:42,439 Agnieszka is coming to visit. 783 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:43,879 MARGO: Visit? 784 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:45,719 In person? Yeah. 785 00:36:45,720 --> 00:36:47,040 Thought she'd lost her job. 786 00:36:47,041 --> 00:36:48,919 She has. 787 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,399 So how did she afford the flight? 788 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,290 Tell me you didn't send money to someone you've never met. 789 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:56,440 So what if I had? 790 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:03,959 I've been digging online. Find anything? 791 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:07,519 No. Which is worse. One social media account. 792 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:09,679 No photos. Just cats. 793 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:11,079 And now he's sending her money. 794 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:12,520 ESTHER GROANS 795 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:15,839 Shall I have a word? 796 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:17,280 Best leave it with me. 797 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:28,680 ANNE: Here you are. 798 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:43,120 Morning. Good morning, Anne. Morning. 799 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:48,919 Anne? Hmm? 800 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:50,970 Have you spoken to Martha this morning? 801 00:37:51,720 --> 00:37:54,399 How did she seem to you? 802 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:56,479 She's fine. Why? 803 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:58,480 Well, she said something last night... 804 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:01,640 ..about thinking she was boring. 805 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:05,959 Well, then, it's... 806 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:09,840 ..it's your job to help her realise that she's not. 807 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:12,639 My job? Mm. 808 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:13,720 Right. 809 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:16,239 Yeah. 810 00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:18,359 Er, sir... PHONE RINGS 811 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:20,079 ..there was a bit of a crowd 812 00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:22,279 at the council offices this morning. 813 00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:25,159 Protests against Tideline. Oh, yes. The final appeal. 814 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:26,919 It should be over by now. 815 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:29,279 And yet... What time was this? 816 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:32,639 ..we are still no closer to identifying our mermaid. 817 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:33,880 Freediver. 818 00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:36,440 Diana Cooper's missing. 819 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:42,639 Diana told staff she'd be in early for the appeal, 820 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:46,639 but when they turned up at nine, the office was empty. 821 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:49,799 They figured she'd already gone to the council meeting, 822 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:51,759 but she never showed. 823 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:53,359 Well, she wouldn't miss that willingly. 824 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:55,319 It was too important. Yeah, well, I checked, 825 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:57,639 and the appeal was dismissed when she didn't show up. 826 00:38:57,640 --> 00:38:59,879 Well, car's still here. 827 00:38:59,880 --> 00:39:02,879 No forced entry, no struggle. 828 00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:04,879 Yeah, they use keycards here. 829 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,359 Should show her entry and exit times. 830 00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:08,999 Just waiting on the data. 831 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,680 Hmm. She was mid-email. 832 00:39:12,720 --> 00:39:14,519 And didn't finish it. 833 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:15,839 Why leave your phone? 834 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,719 Either she was planning on coming back 835 00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:21,239 or didn't get a chance. 836 00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:23,599 Something interrupted her. GENTLE TINKLING 837 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:26,320 What's that sound? PHONE VIBRATES 838 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,679 Oh! Got the keycard log. 839 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:34,239 She swiped in at 8:10, 840 00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:36,680 out 8:37. 841 00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:40,850 So where'd she go after that? And did she have a choice? 842 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:43,880 Sir? 843 00:39:45,701 --> 00:39:48,399 Looks like she was a regular. 844 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,679 Maybe she stopped there this morning. 845 00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,959 Kelby, can we get this unlocked, please? 846 00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:54,959 Sir. 847 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:57,359 PHONE RINGS 848 00:39:57,360 --> 00:39:58,959 Margo. Sir, 849 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,479 we've checked her house, friends, hospital - 850 00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:03,560 nothing. No sign of Diana at all. 851 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,719 That looks...delightful. 852 00:40:31,720 --> 00:40:34,959 My fail-proof hangover remedy from Java. 853 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:37,360 The raw chilli is the key. 854 00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:42,440 Urgh! I think I'd be cured out of fear. 855 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:46,359 Er...October 12th? 856 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:48,039 Can't. Wine festival, Torquay. 857 00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:50,879 OK. Um... 17th, 18th? 858 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:52,799 Er, might be seeing Nigel. 859 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:53,879 Can you shift it? 860 00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:56,399 I mean, my parents are dying to meet you. 861 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:57,999 Thanks, Zoe. 862 00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,280 I'll check. 863 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:05,199 Paradise might be wearing thin. 864 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:06,440 Oh? 865 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:10,000 Oh! 866 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:16,200 I'll be out back. 867 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:19,200 How are you feeling? 868 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:21,799 Hmm. 869 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:24,519 I'm here about Diana Cooper. She's missing. 870 00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:26,479 Missing? She was just here. 871 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:28,479 Right after I opened. 872 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:30,590 How was she? Mm... Stressed about her appeal. 873 00:41:30,591 --> 00:41:33,039 There was something yesterday - 874 00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:35,639 a nasty exchange with a surfer. 875 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:38,799 In here. Young guy, dark hair. 876 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:41,079 Mm. Sounds like Elijah. 877 00:41:41,080 --> 00:41:43,799 Anything else from this morning? Even small. 878 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:45,279 She was on her phone. 879 00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:47,279 Mentioned someone. 880 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:49,599 Er... Dr Rhodes? 881 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:51,839 Hounding her about the expansion. 882 00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:53,159 You're sure? 883 00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:55,479 Yeah. Positive. Why? ESTHER SIGHS 884 00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:58,439 Diana was dead set on going to the appeal. 885 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:00,840 Then she vanishes right before it. 886 00:42:02,200 --> 00:42:05,200 Things aren't always what they appear. 887 00:42:05,611 --> 00:42:09,239 PHONE RINGS If anything more comes up, 888 00:42:09,240 --> 00:42:11,000 call the station? Of course. 889 00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:14,640 Yep? 890 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:18,600 Yep. I'm on my way. 891 00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:32,040 Where's Anne? 892 00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:35,760 Margo? 893 00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:40,079 No idea. KELBY: Sir. 894 00:42:40,080 --> 00:42:42,719 A text came in at 8:33am. 895 00:42:42,720 --> 00:42:44,199 Unknown number. 896 00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:46,199 "If you want the truth about the sabotage, 897 00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:48,759 "meet me at Hawk's Hut, 9am." 8:33. 898 00:42:48,760 --> 00:42:52,719 8:33! She swiped out at 8:37. 899 00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:54,959 So that's where she was going. 900 00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:57,960 And we all know who uses Hawk's Hut, hmm? 901 00:43:15,080 --> 00:43:17,359 Dr Rhodes. 902 00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:18,920 Where's Diana Cooper? 903 00:43:20,120 --> 00:43:23,159 I haven't seen Diana. Why? Why? What's going on? 904 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:24,439 She's missing. 905 00:43:24,440 --> 00:43:26,399 She didn't show up for the appeal. 906 00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:29,199 She received a message from an unregistered number 907 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:31,319 asking her to meet someone here. 908 00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:32,599 And here you are. 909 00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:34,239 SHE CHUCKLES 910 00:43:34,240 --> 00:43:37,039 You think I kidnapped her? Harmed her? 911 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:38,359 The letters you wrote to the council 912 00:43:38,360 --> 00:43:39,439 were pretty threatening. 913 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:43,919 I was simply considering action against Tideline Farms. 914 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:45,679 You've got a record. 915 00:43:45,680 --> 00:43:48,879 Yeah, but not for violence. I'm a peaceful protester. 916 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:51,239 So why are you here? I told you yesterday. 917 00:43:51,240 --> 00:43:52,279 This is my base. 918 00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:55,319 I was here all night, I promise you. 919 00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:57,519 I have no idea where Diana is. 920 00:43:57,520 --> 00:43:59,599 Mind if we check in there? 921 00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:01,440 Be my guest. Thank you. 922 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:05,720 GENTLE TINKLING 923 00:44:07,040 --> 00:44:08,240 That sound. 924 00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:11,400 I've heard it before. 925 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,240 Sid made that. Maud's husband. 926 00:44:20,591 --> 00:44:23,639 It's too hard for Maud and Lacy 927 00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:25,839 to come up here these days. 928 00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:27,920 So I keep it, as a memory of him. 929 00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:37,920 Anything? 930 00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:43,000 Diana's not here. 931 00:44:44,360 --> 00:44:45,960 So where is she? 932 00:44:56,040 --> 00:45:01,080 She sells seashells by the seashore. 933 00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:08,239 Jeff admitted to the poaching but stuck to the mermaid tale. 934 00:45:08,240 --> 00:45:11,359 Mary Rhodes was just in the wrong place. 935 00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:13,680 Elijah and Lacy both have alibis. 936 00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:17,759 What are we missing? 937 00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:19,930 Maori fish hooks. Found them in New Zealand. 938 00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:23,160 New Zealand. Hmm? 939 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:26,480 SOFTLY: New Zealand. 940 00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:37,319 It's a paua shell, only found in New Zealand. 941 00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:40,599 Sacred to the Maori for remembrance, grief. 942 00:45:40,600 --> 00:45:44,319 This... This isn't protest. It's personal. 943 00:45:44,320 --> 00:45:45,639 Driven by loss. 944 00:45:45,640 --> 00:45:47,679 TYPING Look! 945 00:45:47,680 --> 00:45:50,559 To keep things sustainable, the law says that paua 946 00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:53,799 can only be harvested by freedivers. 947 00:45:53,800 --> 00:45:55,479 Ah! 948 00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:56,999 Elijah and Lacy. 949 00:45:57,000 --> 00:45:58,799 But both have alibis. 950 00:45:58,800 --> 00:46:01,679 Elijah maybe - his alibi was verified - 951 00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:04,519 but Lacy told us she was with her grandmother, Maud, 952 00:46:04,520 --> 00:46:07,679 which we accepted because we couldn't see a motive. 953 00:46:07,680 --> 00:46:11,239 But if she had a motive, then it could be a lie? 954 00:46:11,240 --> 00:46:13,319 Which means Maud must also have lied. 955 00:46:13,320 --> 00:46:14,839 To protect her granddaughter. 956 00:46:14,840 --> 00:46:17,359 So what if Maud knew 957 00:46:17,360 --> 00:46:19,679 that the shell we found in the nets was Lacy's? 958 00:46:19,680 --> 00:46:22,079 So she told us they were together. 959 00:46:22,080 --> 00:46:23,799 No idea. 960 00:46:23,800 --> 00:46:24,999 But it wasn't true. 961 00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:27,679 Jeff is convinced that he saw a mermaid, 962 00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:29,639 but what I think he actually saw 963 00:46:29,640 --> 00:46:32,479 was Lacy, a freediver, avoiding him. 964 00:46:32,480 --> 00:46:34,999 The bioluminescence and a lot of rum did the rest. 965 00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:36,159 But how did she get away 966 00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:37,999 without being seen in bioluminescence? 967 00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:41,519 Look who I found stuck in the store cupboard! 968 00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:44,759 PANTING: The door slammed. I...I couldn't open it. 969 00:46:44,760 --> 00:46:48,159 Oof! Wind must have blown it shut. 970 00:46:48,160 --> 00:46:50,679 That door's always been dodgy. 971 00:46:50,680 --> 00:46:54,599 I tried shouting for a while, but I...I got a bit tired. 972 00:46:54,600 --> 00:46:57,039 We're so sorry, Anne. We couldn't hear you. 973 00:46:57,040 --> 00:46:59,679 We thought you'd left and gone home. 974 00:46:59,680 --> 00:47:01,799 Precisely! 975 00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:03,919 We assumed that Lacy swam away somehow, 976 00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:06,639 but what if she never actually left? 977 00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:09,119 Lacy had swum out to the seaweed farm 978 00:47:09,120 --> 00:47:11,720 to freedive for stones to weigh the nets down. 979 00:47:13,560 --> 00:47:15,119 When Jeff appeared, 980 00:47:15,120 --> 00:47:18,839 Lacy tried to flee underwater but realised her movements 981 00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:21,119 were lit by the bioluminescence. 982 00:47:21,120 --> 00:47:24,399 So she did something only a freediver could - 983 00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:27,639 she stayed still, 984 00:47:27,640 --> 00:47:29,750 held her breath for several long minutes. 985 00:47:31,200 --> 00:47:33,879 An ingenious vanishing act. 986 00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:35,319 ESTHER: We thought she swam away, 987 00:47:35,320 --> 00:47:38,959 but she disappeared by staying exactly where she was. 988 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:41,400 So what if Diana did the same thing? 989 00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:45,400 What if the text about Hawk's Hut wasn't for her... 990 00:47:46,560 --> 00:47:48,199 ..it was for us? 991 00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:49,440 A distraction? 992 00:47:53,000 --> 00:47:56,839 The paua was for Lacy's grandfather, remember? 993 00:47:56,840 --> 00:48:00,519 He collected shells, made wind chimes with them. 994 00:48:00,520 --> 00:48:02,599 When I was by Diana's window this morning, 995 00:48:02,600 --> 00:48:06,399 I heard wind chimes, the same as the ones at Hawk's Hut. 996 00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:08,680 I couldn't quite place it before. 997 00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:10,999 It was so faint. 998 00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:13,840 We used to sneak into these tunnels when we were kids. 999 00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:18,759 The tunnels below the offices are perfect hiding spots, 1000 00:48:18,760 --> 00:48:20,159 and not just for teenage parties. 1001 00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:22,599 When written threats and sabotage 1002 00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:23,999 failed to scare Diana off, 1003 00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:26,400 Lacy turned to more drastic measures. 1004 00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:29,639 Lacy grew up here, 1005 00:48:29,640 --> 00:48:32,879 before Tideline Farms took over the old fishing warehouse. 1006 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:34,439 She knew its secrets. 1007 00:48:34,440 --> 00:48:37,399 Like the Mermaid of Shipton Abbott, 1008 00:48:37,400 --> 00:48:40,079 Lacy set her musical lure. 1009 00:48:40,080 --> 00:48:42,280 CHIMES TINKLE 1010 00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:46,959 Diana took the bait, 1011 00:48:46,960 --> 00:48:48,999 followed the sound of wind chimes. 1012 00:48:49,000 --> 00:48:51,879 Beautiful. Alluring. 1013 00:48:51,880 --> 00:48:53,399 DOOR SLAMS 1014 00:48:53,400 --> 00:48:54,959 Lacy didn't want to harm her... 1015 00:48:54,960 --> 00:48:56,879 Let me out! BANGING ON DOOR 1016 00:48:56,880 --> 00:48:58,839 ..just trap her... Please, let me out! 1017 00:48:58,840 --> 00:49:00,160 ..like a fish in a net. 1018 00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:03,919 She sent the text, 1019 00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:06,599 then swiped Diana's keycard to make it look like she left. 1020 00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:10,559 So Lacy and Diana both vanished by staying put. 1021 00:49:10,560 --> 00:49:12,879 Lacy wove us a mermaid's tale, 1022 00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:15,639 so we'd chase a lure while the truth waited, 1023 00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:17,159 hidden in the depths below. 1024 00:49:17,160 --> 00:49:18,439 Go! 1025 00:49:18,440 --> 00:49:20,440 ANNE WHIMPERS 1026 00:49:28,881 --> 00:49:31,439 KELBY: Let's try down here. 1027 00:49:31,440 --> 00:49:33,239 One that way, one that way. 1028 00:49:33,240 --> 00:49:35,239 Let's go. There's a door. 1029 00:49:35,240 --> 00:49:37,119 Diana? DIANA, MUFFLED: Help! 1030 00:49:37,120 --> 00:49:38,919 Do you hear that? DIANA: Over here! 1031 00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:39,970 Diana?! 1032 00:49:41,240 --> 00:49:42,960 SHE SOBS 1033 00:49:53,280 --> 00:49:54,960 I think you dropped this. 1034 00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:05,880 I thought it was gone for good. 1035 00:50:09,920 --> 00:50:13,079 Your grandfather loved the sea, 1036 00:50:13,080 --> 00:50:15,000 loved collecting shells. 1037 00:50:17,080 --> 00:50:19,760 You scattered his ashes just past the seaweed farm... 1038 00:50:20,880 --> 00:50:22,799 ..and the shell is for him. 1039 00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:24,720 Is that why you did all of this? 1040 00:50:35,280 --> 00:50:37,080 Picnics on the boat. 1041 00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:41,440 Grandad diving for shells. 1042 00:50:43,920 --> 00:50:46,400 That stretch of water was ours. 1043 00:50:47,680 --> 00:50:52,320 I meant to take this to where we scattered his ashes. 1044 00:50:56,600 --> 00:51:00,600 I'm not against the seaweed farms, but the expansion? 1045 00:51:01,640 --> 00:51:03,240 I checked the map. 1046 00:51:07,400 --> 00:51:09,570 We wouldn't be able to visit Grandad again. 1047 00:51:10,960 --> 00:51:13,119 And it's not just me, it's everyone. 1048 00:51:13,120 --> 00:51:15,199 The sea is our life. And Diana? 1049 00:51:15,200 --> 00:51:16,799 I didn't want to hurt her. 1050 00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:19,199 You just needed her to miss that meeting. 1051 00:51:19,200 --> 00:51:22,599 If she couldn't get approval for the expansion, well... 1052 00:51:22,600 --> 00:51:24,040 ..it couldn't happen. 1053 00:51:27,440 --> 00:51:29,759 I promised Gran 1054 00:51:29,760 --> 00:51:32,760 that they'd always be together at the end. 1055 00:51:33,960 --> 00:51:36,440 Tideline Farms would have made that impossible. 1056 00:51:41,911 --> 00:51:43,999 Drink? 1057 00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:46,599 Er, yeah. Great. 1058 00:51:46,600 --> 00:51:47,680 First round on me? 1059 00:51:49,120 --> 00:51:53,639 Er... Sorry. Another time. Yeah. 1060 00:51:53,640 --> 00:51:54,839 Bye, sir. 1061 00:51:54,840 --> 00:51:56,839 Sir? Er, same. 1062 00:51:56,840 --> 00:51:58,360 A few things to tie up here. 1063 00:52:00,920 --> 00:52:02,800 HUMPHREY EXHALES 1064 00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:06,720 DOOR CLOSES 1065 00:52:10,600 --> 00:52:13,679 ANNE CLEARS HER THROAT Humphrey, could I have a word? 1066 00:52:13,680 --> 00:52:15,239 Um, if it's about Martha, Anne, 1067 00:52:15,240 --> 00:52:16,839 I've had an idea. It's all in hand. 1068 00:52:16,840 --> 00:52:20,600 Oh, no. No. That's good. No, it's, er... 1069 00:52:20,601 --> 00:52:22,599 It's delicate. 1070 00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:24,919 OK. Can it wait, then? I'm a bit snowed under. 1071 00:52:24,920 --> 00:52:26,239 It's about James Smith. 1072 00:52:26,240 --> 00:52:29,719 Right, well, if James Smith has another demand of me, 1073 00:52:29,720 --> 00:52:31,119 I'd like a hazard warning first. 1074 00:52:31,120 --> 00:52:32,439 And maybe a siren. 1075 00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:33,879 And if this is about me hurrying up 1076 00:52:33,880 --> 00:52:35,199 and firing one of my team 1077 00:52:35,200 --> 00:52:36,719 due to an impossibly small budget, 1078 00:52:36,720 --> 00:52:39,359 then kindly tell him I've tragically perished... 1079 00:52:39,360 --> 00:52:42,240 ..in a freak paperwork avalanche! 1080 00:52:45,040 --> 00:52:46,240 I'm-I'm sorry. 1081 00:52:47,760 --> 00:52:49,160 I had no idea. 1082 00:53:01,960 --> 00:53:03,800 DOOR CLOSES 1083 00:53:08,200 --> 00:53:10,559 I can't wait to bring Agnieszka here. 1084 00:53:10,560 --> 00:53:12,440 She'll love it. Proper English pub. 1085 00:53:13,840 --> 00:53:16,959 Kelby...look, this is awkward, 1086 00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:18,719 but I've been wanting to have a chat with you 1087 00:53:18,720 --> 00:53:21,080 about Agnieszka. 1088 00:53:22,760 --> 00:53:24,319 What about her? I'm... 1089 00:53:24,320 --> 00:53:29,399 I'm just concerned it's moving a bit fast. 1090 00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:30,799 Why? 1091 00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:33,559 There's hardly anything about her online. 1092 00:53:33,560 --> 00:53:34,799 Just cats. 1093 00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:36,799 So she likes cats. 1094 00:53:36,800 --> 00:53:39,160 It's not a crime, is it? No, it's just... 1095 00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:43,760 ..something feels off. 1096 00:53:45,400 --> 00:53:47,959 I've seen this kind of thing before. 1097 00:53:47,960 --> 00:53:49,239 What kind of thing? 1098 00:53:49,240 --> 00:53:53,359 Someone online says all the right things. 1099 00:53:53,360 --> 00:53:55,680 They find your soft spots and use them. 1100 00:53:55,701 --> 00:53:58,359 You think I'm easy to trick? 1101 00:53:58,360 --> 00:54:00,800 I mean, just a bit trusting. 1102 00:54:02,840 --> 00:54:04,999 Agnieszka listens. 1103 00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:06,799 Really listens. 1104 00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:08,679 She doesn't treat me like a child. 1105 00:54:08,680 --> 00:54:10,040 Then stop acting like one. 1106 00:54:11,120 --> 00:54:13,439 There. That's it, isn't it? 1107 00:54:13,440 --> 00:54:15,239 No, no, no. Kelby, I didn't mean that. 1108 00:54:15,240 --> 00:54:17,599 You've never seen me as an equal. 1109 00:54:17,600 --> 00:54:19,159 Not once. 1110 00:54:19,160 --> 00:54:20,919 I'm just the idiot you've got to keep an eye on. 1111 00:54:20,920 --> 00:54:23,199 That's not fair! No, what's not fair 1112 00:54:23,200 --> 00:54:27,240 is you deciding what's best for me before I even get a say! 1113 00:54:30,040 --> 00:54:32,120 A-At least Agnieszka believes in me. 1114 00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:36,240 Which is a lot more than I can say for you. 1115 00:54:41,320 --> 00:54:42,960 DOOR CLOSES 1116 00:54:58,560 --> 00:54:59,610 Ah! 1117 00:55:00,680 --> 00:55:04,400 So that's what your cryptic text was about? A swim?! 1118 00:55:05,400 --> 00:55:07,519 Not just a swim. 1119 00:55:07,520 --> 00:55:09,279 A skinny-dip! 1120 00:55:09,280 --> 00:55:10,439 Why?! 1121 00:55:10,440 --> 00:55:12,240 Because you're not boring. 1122 00:55:13,560 --> 00:55:16,760 We're not boring! But what if people see? 1123 00:55:17,720 --> 00:55:19,120 Take a risk! 1124 00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:22,360 Isn't that the fun? 1125 00:55:25,640 --> 00:55:28,200 Woo! Ah! 1126 00:55:44,760 --> 00:55:46,679 Archie? 1127 00:55:46,680 --> 00:55:48,480 Hi. Esther. 1128 00:55:49,920 --> 00:55:52,199 AMELIA: Archie? 1129 00:55:52,200 --> 00:55:53,839 Need a hand? 1130 00:55:53,840 --> 00:55:55,799 Um... 1131 00:55:55,800 --> 00:55:57,480 Here. 1132 00:56:06,600 --> 00:56:09,079 MARTHA LAUGHS 1133 00:56:09,080 --> 00:56:10,639 OK... 1134 00:56:10,640 --> 00:56:12,439 No plotting your revenge! 1135 00:56:12,440 --> 00:56:13,720 I'm just thinking... 1136 00:56:14,840 --> 00:56:17,040 ..we haven't laughed enough lately. 1137 00:56:18,880 --> 00:56:20,879 I'm sorry. 1138 00:56:20,880 --> 00:56:22,519 These evaluations have got me so... 1139 00:56:22,520 --> 00:56:24,399 Distracted? ..stressed. 1140 00:56:24,400 --> 00:56:26,879 Yeah, that too. 1141 00:56:26,880 --> 00:56:29,799 You're always... HUMPHREY SIGHS 1142 00:56:29,800 --> 00:56:32,919 ..holding everything together, and you make it look so easy. 1143 00:56:32,920 --> 00:56:35,760 I just don't want to lose sight of you. 1144 00:56:37,480 --> 00:56:40,039 Of us. The real us. 1145 00:56:40,040 --> 00:56:42,159 BOTH GIGGLE 1146 00:56:42,160 --> 00:56:43,520 You love an adventure. 1147 00:56:45,280 --> 00:56:47,279 I mean, I... 1148 00:56:47,280 --> 00:56:49,199 DOG BARKS 1149 00:56:49,200 --> 00:56:50,520 Oh, no. 1150 00:56:52,120 --> 00:56:53,679 Oi! 1151 00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:55,479 Oi! Oi! 1152 00:56:55,480 --> 00:56:56,919 DOG BARKS, MARTHA LAUGHS 1153 00:56:56,920 --> 00:56:58,199 Oh, quick! 1154 00:56:58,200 --> 00:57:00,839 Oi! Oi! Come back! No, no! 1155 00:57:00,840 --> 00:57:03,079 Come back here! Come on. Good boy! 1156 00:57:03,080 --> 00:57:04,839 Do you want a biscuit?! 1157 00:57:04,840 --> 00:57:06,279 Biscuit! 1158 00:57:06,280 --> 00:57:09,159 A man was drugged, painted green, covered in ivy. 1159 00:57:09,160 --> 00:57:11,959 Much like your Green Man. It wasn't anyone from here. 1160 00:57:11,960 --> 00:57:13,799 Got a present for you. It's an eviction notice. 1161 00:57:13,800 --> 00:57:15,439 He wants to build 30 houses here. 1162 00:57:15,440 --> 00:57:18,079 Are you suggesting Mr Outram assaulted his own worker? 1163 00:57:18,080 --> 00:57:20,159 He's capable of that. You seem to know a lot about him. 1164 00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:21,919 My brother. 1165 00:57:21,920 --> 00:57:23,919 They've assaulted my groundsman, and now this! 1166 00:57:23,920 --> 00:57:25,359 How long before they kill someone?! 1167 00:57:25,360 --> 00:57:27,039 You came to the house the other night. I'm sorry, 1168 00:57:27,040 --> 00:57:28,639 I...I didn't realise you had someone there. 1169 00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:31,519 Agnieszka's supposed to be flying in today. I know what you're thinking. 1170 00:57:31,520 --> 00:57:33,599 That she's catfishing you out of your savings. 1171 00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:35,959 You understand that tomorrow is the absolute deadline, 1172 00:57:35,960 --> 00:57:37,720 I must have your decision. 1173 00:57:37,770 --> 00:57:42,320 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0