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Ten minutes. Please make your way down to the beach.

Nancy Johnson, she's my darling. She's my every waking friend.

Gordon, Benny, it's a bloodbath!

I did say I would make the smoothies. Yes, yes, Martha, but

this is my last day at the station and I need to learn before I become your

newest employee.

Yeah, but we agreed that would be temporary, though, didn't we?

Yes. Yes, of course.

Unless I'm a natural.

Oh.

Yes, a little more training needed, Zoe, I think, before I'm ready to step into

your shoes.

We'd better hurry up.

It's my last shift.

Oh, yes.

Oh.

Um, how are you feeling? Are you excited?

Uh, yeah, I guess.

Oh. That was a little underwhelming for someone about to go on the trip of a

lifetime.

And Mum's being a bit weird. She's not really talking to me, pretending like

it's not happening.

Morning.

Everyone, this is Agnieszka, my girlfriend.

Pardon me, we're to Bosnia.

Oh, delighted to meet you too. I told you about the inspector, my boss. But

until tomorrow, he gave up his own job to save the rest of us.

Now, I see it more as an opportunity for a new start.

I agree.

Change is a good thing.

Like you and me.

We both took a leap of faith and here we are.

Oh, I've got to go.

Geraldine wrote me into marshalling the exhibition again.

And it was lovely to meet you.

Indeed. And we're going to go exploring.

Okay. See you later, honey bun.

Bye, big bear.

Morning, Margot. Can't chat.

I'm flying through the astral plane.

Okay.

Ahoy there, me hearties.

Red Jerry's the name.

Today... we celebrate Shipmabot's most famous son, Elias Cutler,

nicknamed the Shadow.

On this day in 1722, Elias sailed from these shores to plunder

the New World.

But he returned home penniless. The only clue to the whereabouts of his

lost riches is the map.

You'll find inside.

But it says that is go daunt the cavern.

So beware.

In you go.

All right. Single file, guys. Single file.

Go on. Up as you are.

OK.

Okay, everyone, warm and orderly queue down there.

Thank you.

Cheers. Great.

Thanks.

Thank you, everyone.

You all get a turn to see Elias' map.

Oh, yeah, sure.

Fire! Fire! There's a fire!

Okay, everyone, stay calm.

Follow the green exit signs. Walk.

Don't run.

Don't run.

Stay calm.

Run to the right.

Watch your step.

Be careful now.

All right, just

take your hand and trip over each other.

Okay?

Where's Kelby? Still inside.

I've cleared the interior.

The fire brigade and coast guard should be on their way.

But I can't smell burning, though.

Sir, don't go in there! There's no smoke without fire!

Better?

Apparently, sometimes there is.

Sir, Elias's map, it's gone.

One morning in the month of June, down by a rolling river, there a weary

traveler chanced to stay, and he bailed his lover, as deep as red her eyes were

brown. Her hair in ring was hanging down, she'd a lovely face, without a

just as the tide was flowing.

Quid non mortalia pectora coies?

Auri Sacra Farmis.

Signed, Elias Cutler.

That which is not mortal, um, something, something cold?

What do not you force mortal hearts to do?

Accursed hunger for gold.

The thirst for riches makes people do terrible things.

Elias wrote it on the map.

About his crew, I think.

Oh, yes, yes, yes, I remember this.

Elias captured a galleon full of gold coins, but his men turned on each other

and all but Elias ended up dead.

So he ditched the gold and came home to ship to Nabbit.

You've been paying attention.

Sorry it took me a while to get here. I was out of time.

Missing the festival?

This is more for the kids, right? As though he's not a kid no more.

What have we got?

Our last case together.

Well, let's not tempt fate, Kelby.

This could be the start of a 24 -hour crime wave.

I do hope not.

Yes?

Me too.

So, the thief used a smoke bomb as a distraction and, in the ensuing

panic, stole Elias's map. Now, the question is, how did they remove the

map from a locked cabinet and leave the note in a matter of...

Perhaps it was Elias's ghost.

His nickname was The Shadow after all.

Only Josh and Kelby.

You know, that's just a story to entertain the tourists.

Yes, well, you see, these wheel marks suggest that the thief used a pram or

pushchair, pointing to human rather than spectral agency.

I thought the cabinet would be ample security.

I mean, who'd want to steal from the festival?

Gives the old town a boost.

We should get this note to forensics.

Do you have the key?

Does it own?

As far as I know.

Here it is.

Do come in.

I'll check the cameras.

They cover the front and back.

Oh, sorry.

It survived the battle at Nassau. I'm sure it'll survive you.

Yeah. Well, it's certainly an impressive collection.

Our life's work, Deb and I.

Some of it's quite valuable.

Cameras didn't pick anything up.

Is the map worth a lot?

I just got it valued.

By Britain's antique shop in town.

Been here a couple of times.

Valued most of the collection, but said the map was only worth hundreds or so.

Were you disappointed?

A little.

In fact, I took it to get a second opinion from a specialist dealer in

They said the same thing.

Were you planning on selling it?

Just updating the insurance.

The map's very dear to me.

It's how Dev, my husband, and I met.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, ten years ago. Strange place to find it. It was where

Elias sailed from when he came home to Schiphol.

So I took a trip there when I was researching our history and found the

junk shop.

Like meeting a ghost?

It did feel a little bit like that, yeah.

All filthy and weathered.

But the owner said that someone had already put down a deposit, so I went to

negotiate with him and the rest is history.

So that must be Dev.

Yeah.

And here we are.

Or we were.

And we shall be again.

Dev's in a care room right now.

Stroke. I'm sorry to hear that.

Yeah. It was a shock.

He's fighting back, but it's taking a bit longer than we hoped.

The pirate festival was his idea.

It's really not the same without him.

Oh, this is my dad.

And his twin brother, Sanjeev.

It was him who gave us the display cabinet a couple of years ago.

Anniversary present.

Do you lend any other items to the festival?

A few pieces, yes.

Also sold some to Brigden's. And a bit of a clear out.

You start for when Dev comes home.

I guess the cameras are why they stole it from the festival, not from here.

Ah, yes.

But why steal a map that's not valuable?

And leave a note about... And leave a note about the dangers of wealth.

Someone with a grudge?

I don't see who.

Geraldine and Deb are pretty popular. The pirate festival brings in a lot of

money for the town.

We should talk to the antiques dealer who valued it.

Bridgins is on the way back. We can go now.

Yes.

Sorry. Excuse me. Running late.

Thank you.

Yep.

Well, ahoy there, Captain Barnacles.

I'll see you down there.

Aren't you, Humphrey?

They needed someone to play the sea monster at the festival.

It's you. But I'm very glad to give you something to laugh about. No, it does,

really. It's nice that you're getting involved.

I'm trying to be more engaged.

What does that mean?

Not entirely sure.

Amelia's idea?

No, actually.

Look, I'm running late for the afternoon performance.

Yeah, sure. I'm working, so... Ah, sure.

Hope it goes well.

Break a tentacle.

Yeah, thanks.

Very funny.

Esther, I know that anchor.

I recognise the shape it left on Geraldine's wall.

Hi. Good afternoon.

Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman, Detective Sergeant Esther Williams.

Hello.

Can I ask, that antique anchor down there, you got that from Geraldine

I right?

Yes. I'm brokering the sales on a few of her items.

And you valued her map?

The one that got nicked.

Heard all about that.

Someone's having a laugh there, aren't they?

Quite the joker.

Why do you say that?

Well, I don't know why else you'd steal that bit of rubbish.

Yes, you said you valued it at very little. We call them war fillers in the

trade. No historical significance?

Mrs Dessa, I think so, but there's no provenance. Amateurs, you see, they

have the qualifications to tell treasure from tat.

And what are your qualifications?

Masters in fine art, BADA, NADA, Christie's.

She seemed disappointed when I told her. I got the feeling she's a little short

on the readies. No touching!

Come on.

Keep the little parasites in line, right?

Do you have children?

God, no. Oh, no, this belongs to my assistant.

Poor guy. Fell right into the baby trap.

You know what I mean, right?

Not really.

Do you mind if I, uh...

Sure.

Own a piece of Elias Cutler's lost gold.

They're for the tourists.

So you do quite well out of the pirate festival, then?

Well, you've got to divert via your income streams in this day and age.

Is this brass?

Well, I wouldn't be selling a gold one for a fiver, would I? No.

I'll take it.

Thank you.

Used to have quite the coin collection.

It's my pride and joy.

Sorry.

What

a...

Massive anchor.

How's it going?

Marvelously.

A well -oiled crime -fighting machine.

You can tell Mr. Smith I'll be giving it my all until the final curtain.

Don't be silly. I'm not your spy.

Aren't you?

You need my help.

I sensed it in the ether.

Remarkable. Yes, Margot.

Yes, I do. Could you go to the station and do some digging into Geraldine

Deathire's finances, please? We had a tip -off that she might be in some

financial trouble.

Of course.

Anything to help with your last case after you fell on your sword to save the

rest of us from petty bureaucrats.

See you later.

He seems quite chipper under the circumstances.

That's because he's got a case to work on.

But what about when it's over?

He loves that job.

Without it, I worry he won't...

Be him.

Gelby.

What are we looking at?

Looking for a false bottom.

See if that's how the thief got in.

Find one?

Not yet.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. There's a factory stamp over here.

Wellbridge and Sons.

Yeah, and the number 197B.

I'll get this sent off to the lab for analysis.

You see, the thief must have known they only had a few seconds once the smoke

bomb went off.

So they were confident they could get into the cabinet quickly.

But why take such a risk when the map isn't valuable?

And why go to all the trouble of leaving a note?

Maybe it was a warning from the thief not to come after them.

Well, it's not going to work.

We've got to find out how they accessed this cabinet.

We should talk to the brother -in -law, Sanjeev. He gave them the cabinet in the

first place. Maybe he's got a spare key.

They always close the festival with a 21 -gun salute.

Pardon?

A counted 20 should only be one more.

Oh, never mind.

Hi there.

Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman. This is D .F. Esther Williams.

I've got my gunshot license and license to acquire black powder if you want to

see my paperwork. Oh, no, no. I'm not doubting your expertise.

We're actually here about the theft of your sister -in -law's map.

Ah, yes. I heard.

Jerry's very upset.

I don't know why anyone would play such a mean joke on her.

You think it was a prank?

Well, it wasn't for the money. She only paid a few quid for it, as I recall.

Cost a hell of a lot more for muggings here to bring it back from Trinidad.

You brought it home? They decided to stay for a few more weeks.

Didn't want to be lumbered with it.

250 quid in excess luggage.

25 quid a kilo.

Those airlines are no better than thieves.

She said you got them the display case the map was in. Yeah, I got it from a

ship clearance sale down at the marina.

You don't by any chance have a spare key to the cabinet?

There wasn't one.

These really are beautiful.

Yeah.

A matching pair.

Salvaged from the wreck of Eli's Cutler ship.

Perfectly balanced in weight to balance the vessel.

My brother normally fires the other one.

Yes, Geraldine told us about his stroke. I'm sorry.

He'll be back next year. I'm sure.

Are they smoke bombs?

Switch to eco -friendly gunpowder.

Less volatile.

Easier to store.

Use these to maintain the magic.

Can you tell us where you were this morning between 8 and 10?

Right here.

I mark each hour with a single salute throughout the whole festival.

You can check the timetable. Hiya.

All right, Mira.

Here's my daughter with my tea.

Hi.

Thanks for your help.

Pleasure.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah? Oh.

Oh. Hello, darling.

Come to see me?

They're planning your leaving party, but I'm having nothing to do with it. I'm

not going to celebrate you being forced out of your job.

OK, right. No, please, no, please don't. I don't want any far.

It's not a big deal. It is.

Kind of a big deal, though, Inspector.

A massive deal. Huge.

A really quite significant deal. No, no, nonsense.

I don't want any far. Good.

Because we're absolutely not planning your leaving party.

Oh, no, definitely no leaving party planned for you.

Anyway, got to go. Got to get on with not planning any party at all.

Martha, Mar... OK,

Margot.

I've got CCTV in from outside the cave.

You can't see any of their faces because of the free pirate hat given out with

every ticket.

Quite a perfect disguise.

One pirate amongst many. Clever.

The pushchairs, though. You can see those.

Can you zoom in a bit, Margot, please? Look at the pram.

It's the same brand as Sanjeev has.

Popular mate, though. Loads of those around.

I looked into Geraldine's bank record like you asked.

She's heavily in debt.

All our cash is going to the Abyssinian care home where poor old Deb's been

staying. Nice place, that.

Look out over the bay. I spoke to them.

She's behind with the payments.

Another few weeks and she'll have to move him somewhere cheaper.

I wonder if the festival has some kind of insurance policy for theft.

It does.

Geraldine took one out herself.

Covers all the exhibit items loaned to the festival.

Several thousand pounds.

That would give her a motive if she's running out of other things to sell.

But she couldn't have stolen it. She was outside the whole time. Unless she had

an accomplice.

Sanjeev? Yeah, well, he's got the smoke bombs to push, yeah? He could have lied

about not having a second key to the cabinet. He had an hour between the

firings. And, of course, he'd want the best care for his brother.

I can't see Geraldine as a master criminal.

She's a librarian.

Margot, literature is full of people doing extreme things for love.

Oh, here's a beauty.

Probably taking the long route to avoid Biscay Cop.

Sensible.

We'll question Geraldine again tomorrow.

And we need to go through your handover notes, obviously.

What?

Just kidding.

I know there's no handover notes. Yes.

But we do need to discuss what happens after you've left.

Right.

Well, you'll take over as station lead.

And you'll go on just as before, I suppose.

Like hell we will.

No offence after.

None taken.

Maybe we should just try to look on the bright side.

Like Agnieszka said, change is good.

Maybe this is an opportunity for us all to spread our wings, ride the wave and

reach for the stars.

Knock, knock.

Mr Smith, welcome.

Thought I'd base myself here for a few days to oversee the leadership

transition.

D .S. Williams, I'll be providing additional support as you take on the

of station lead.

So you'll be reporting directly to me on all operational matters.

If you say so.

Merz Martins.

Please re -familiarise yourself with the appropriate attire section of the

force's employee handbook.

We've had the pirate festival today, Mr. Smith.

As a station, we like to get involved in local events.

Nevertheless... Standards must be upheld.

Ah, P .C. Hartford. I've been reviewing your casework.

And your arrest record is tracking below benchmark.

Mr. Smith, here is Shifton Abbott. We tend to focus on crime prevention as

as punishment. With all due respect, D .I. Goodman, at 5 p .m. tomorrow,

this is no longer your station.

Well, I appreciate change.

It can be difficult, but don't worry.

I'm here to help.

I can't believe you're leaving us with him.

You'll be delighted to see the back of me, I'm sure.

I only slow you down.

I'm not going to tell you how great you are if you stop fishing.

New starts all round.

For you too, I suppose.

So he's only going for a couple of months?

Mm -hm.

Eight months, isn't it?

Got loads of things to catch up on.

Time will fly past.

I actually said you're a bit... A bit what?

Oh, I don't know. What did you say?

Just that you hadn't really talked about it.

Her going.

And she sort of wishes you would.

I think.

Look, if you don't talk about it, then she'll just make up what you're thinking

and get it wrong.

The point is, talking is better than silence.

Most of the time.

Except maybe now when perhaps I should just shut up.

So I will...

See you tomorrow.

Mom?

I thought you were out.

I was, um, getting this.

We made that for the first pirate festival.

Took its age and cleaned it with tea bags.

Burned the edges.

You put all your favourite places on there.

School, playground, ice cream parlour.

Home.

Yeah.

Next mark's the spot.

Anyway, I thought you might want to take it with you on your travels to...

You can always find your way back home.

To me.

I'm sorry for being weird.

I'm just... Just really going to miss you.

It's okay.

Is it? Of course it is. I mean, it's been just us two for forever.

It's okay to freak out.

I'm not freaking out.

Okay. Maybe I am a tiny bit.

From the moment you were born, nothing else really mattered.

You needed me, and I had to be everything for you.

But now you don't need me no more.

And I'm not sure where that leaves me.

I'll always need my mum.

Wherever in the world I am.

Make sure you see people.

Don't hide away.

Or I'll worry about you the whole time and I won't enjoy myself at all.

Well, we can't have that, can we?

Promise.

Promise.

You don't have to put on a brave face for me, you know. What other face would

put on?

When you left St. Marie, I didn't know if you'd ever find a job that made you

happy again.

But you did here.

And it's okay to feel upset that it's ending.

Look, I don't need a job to be happy.

So I've got you.

Besides, I'm going to start coin collecting again.

Might make us rich.

Didn't Elias Cutler say that won't make you happy?

He didn't have builders to pay, though, did he?

Is that Margot?

We should get going.

Who's she with?

We don't want to miss Zoe. Wait, no, hang on.

Martha, Martha.

OK, I'm going to pop in.

Shall I put my bag to the driver in there? Put the bag around here, I think.

There she is.

Hi.

Everybody wanted to say goodbye.

Hi. Hello, Marco.

Made it.

Hi. Hi.

Come here.

Yeah.

Right, I'm just going to take my bag off.

Yeah, I'll go with that.

Hi.

Have a wonderful time.

Oh, I'm so excited for you, brilliant girl.

I'll be living vicariously through your Insta, so plenty of stories, please. Of

course.

Open it.

My dad gave me that compass when I went travelling, so that I didn't get lost.

Martha, are you sure? Of course.

It's for explorers.

And that's what you are now.

Thank you.

I love it.

Thank you.

Bye. Bye. Take care.

You are going to come home, aren't you?

Always.

Got everything I need to find my way.

When it feels like midnight hurts too much.

Gonna come on.

Stay tuned.

Won't be the same around here without Zoe.

Not to mention you, Inspector.

Maybe that's a good thing.

Agnieszka says you can't become who you were meant to be by staying as who you

are.

That's quite right, Kelby.

Is that... The Prodigal Map.

All you can see is a pirate hat.

Yeah, well, from the build, I'd say that's not Geraldine. Yeah, looks like a

man.

Sanjeev?

Yeah, Margot.

Can you zoom in on the putcher, please?

That's a different type to the one Sanjeev's got.

But he did have the smoke bombs.

I checked.

They're the most popular brand.

Anyone could have got hold of one.

And Geraldine knew the map was worthless, so why would she send Sanjeev

it? So someone else stole it, realised it was worthless, so they may as well

return it.

Oh, is that relevant at this stage?

The stolen item has been returned, case closed.

I have a leadership catch -up session at another

station this afternoon, but I'll be back first thing in the morning.

I think you're going to clear this desk before you go.

Well, I suppose I... Splendid.

I'll see the rest of you bright and early in the morning.

A new dawn!

Where's my desk?

Case closed, sir.

Really?

were returned or not.

The crime was still committed and still needs to be solved, okay? Today.

Why would someone bother stealing something only to return it the very

Unless... it does have value.

Or at least it did.

Yesterday. Margot. Can you call Geraldine, please? Ask her how she

London when she got the second opinion on the map.

By car or by train.

Okay. Thank you.

How did it go? Oh, I struck gold.

I'm glad you're here, Councillor, because I want to formally present my

resignation.

Oh, Kelby, no.

In solidarity with the Inspector, I've decided to embrace this opportunity for

personal growth and move to pastures new.

Which pastures are those then, Kelby?

I'm not sure, but green ones, hopefully.

I can't work with that Mr Smith.

He's a pen pusher. He has no idea about real policing.

Should we tell him?

Is this about the inspector's leaving party?

Martha, do you have one of those weigh thingies?

Scales? Yes, that's the one. Big ones.

Big enough to weigh this.

Aha.

Just as I thought.

It's only half the weight it should be.

How do you know?

Sanjeev said that he had to pay £250 in excess baggage fees.

At 25 pounds per kilo. So that the map and its frame should weigh 10 kilos.

So it's not the same map?

Well, I mean, it could be the same map.

That wouldn't have any bearing on the weight. But what if it's not the same

frame? Someone switched it? Well, there'd be only explanation for the

difference. But why?

Yeah, that is the question.

Thank you.

No idea.

We're on.

Did you manage to speak to Geraldine?

Yes. She said she travelled to London by train.

Of course you did.

Can I borrow that?

Well, it's my... What are you doing to it?

Old coin collector's trick.

See, on ceramics, brass, like this coin, it leaves a black streak.

Gold leaves a gold one.

Brass. See?

Great.

So, the frame is not worth much, like everyone said.

Yep, not worth much now.

But yesterday's map, the map that Sanjeev brought back from Trinidad,

twice as much as this one.

So, what does that mean?

Well, the frames are identical in every single way, apart from the weight. So

the question is, what weighs twice as much as brass?

Gold. Yes.

Gold has roughly twice the density of brass, so it weighs twice as much.

See, Elias's gold coins were never found.

Maybe because they weren't hidden.

They were melted.

Turned into everyday objects.

Like the frame holding his map.

See, Geraldine never cleaned it. She liked its authenticity, so she never

realised what she had. But someone did. Who?

The B -A -D -A -N -A -V -A Christie's qualified professional who just valued

Tyler? Precisely. But he got a second opinion.

On the map, yes.

My bet is she removed the map from the frame because it was too heavy to carry

on the train to London.

So the second valuer, he never even saw it. But how did Tyler get into the

cabinet without a key? The answer is two.

But that says 197B.

Yeah, which implies...

The existence of a 197A.

A second cabinet.

Two cabinets.

Two frames.

And two times that Tyler visited Geraldine's house.

The first time he visited, Tyler spotted that the frame was solid gold and

extremely valuable.

Now, he could have told Geraldine, sold it, taken his 10 % commission, but he

realized, But Geraldine's display case was identical to one he'd purchased a

years before, from the same ship clearance where Sanjeev bought his.

197A.

A perfect twin to balance the ship.

Like a life of two cannons.

And so Tyler spotted an opportunity.

Well, I love this. I've got some more.

So he returned to Geraldine's house, offering to value more of her item.

But it was, in fact, to confirm that two cabinets were identical.

In every way, including the case.

Tyler bought a ticket to the exhibition and borrowed his persistent child's

pram.

Then all he had to do was start his distraction.

Unlock the cabinet, leave the note, take the map.

Why did he leave the note?

Because he wanted to make it look like a prank.

Someone pretending to be Elias' ghost.

That was crucial.

Because he never intended on keeping the map.

He just wanted to swap the frame for a brass one.

And then return it to us, thinking we'd write it off as a joke and not bother

looking for the cop.

And, crucially, no one would be looking for the map.

So he could sell the frame on without any suspicion and pocket the entire

proceeds. Because he's a... Massive anchor?

Oh, hi.

You're back. We have a warrant to search these premises.

You can't go back there. Please.

You can't go... That's...

Gotcha.

Tyler Brigden, I'm arresting you on suspicion of theft.

You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do mention

more questions, something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do

may be used in evidence.

Thank you.

Still negative on visuals.

My dad was into his cop shows.

Surveillance is all about patience.

Waiting is the name of the game.

Suspect on the move.

That's not suspect, that's lunch.

Shouldn't have had that second cup of tea.

Look!

Subject's heading west. That's east, Anne. Oh.

Oh, hello.

Target is hot.

Nicky, Illinois.

Jerry.

Do you see it, Dad?

Mm -hmm. Of course you do.

That's the first time since the donkey said my name.

Thank you.

Under our noses.

For years.

You feel a bit daft, don't you?

Mm -mm.

Oh,

I've missed you.

Well, just got time to clear my desk.

This can't really be it.

What are we going to do without you?

I think it's more a question of what I'm going to do.

I've only had two jobs where I've really fitted in.

Samarie and... here.

Tori, you need to be getting home.

I don't really want to go home, to be honest.

It isn't really home without Zoe.

Still, we're embracing change, though, right?

Spreading our wings.

Reaching for the stars.

What happens when we crash back down to Earth, though?

Hey.

Oh, thank God you're back.

There's an emergency at the town hall.

Oh, please, not you as well, Kelby.

I told Martha I don't want a leaving party.

Come on, hurry up, quick.

You better go. I don't want to go. Come on.

See you in a bit.

Right, let's get this over with, shall we?

I'm not making a speech, and I absolutely forbid anyone to cry.

Give him hell. What?

Ah, D .I. Goodman.

You remember our hard -working, dedicated member of the Police and Crime

Right, um, yeah.

Hi. And of course you know Mr. James Smith from Administrative Planning.

Mr Smith, lovely.

Sorry, what is happening?

That is precisely what I'd like to know.

I've convened an emergency meeting of the Police Standards Oversight

Subcommittee. Please, take a seat.

What is he even doing here?

According to the off -boarding timetable, he ceases to exist in

terms as of 5pm today.

Well, as there's only 4 .51, technically I still exist for nine minutes.

Then I'd better get on with it.

I've called you all here today on a very serious matter.

That of police corruption.

Mr Smith, earlier this year you informed D .I. Goodman that he would have to

lose a member of staff due to unavoidable budget cuts.

The decision about who to lose, all yours.

After much soul -searching, D .I. Goodman made the noble decision, stepped

himself.

However, something didn't ring true to me.

I first smelt a rat on a golfing day with Mr Smith, where I noticed that he

very friendly with the D .I. of Heston Morley Station, the only officer of that

rank invited to the event. Thank you for your help.

Any time.

And when by happy chance I was accidentally detained in the records

Ships and Harbour Station, I noticed that your budget for the previous year

registered an underspend.

Whereas police council records show that Heston Morley had received an increase

in their annual budget of precisely the same amount as Shipton Abbott was being

asked to lose from theirs.

Telephones, please. So I decided to embark on some intelligence gathering.

My wife's hot tomorrow night.

And I started to suspect.

that Mr. Smith's budget decisions were not entirely driven by operational

considerations. I know.

Margot, of course, is on very friendly terms with her counterpart at Heston

Morley, who had a good deal to say about her boss, Detective Inspector Janet

Wilson.

Oh, hello.

Target is hot.

There's a word.

for the use of public resources for personal gain.

And that word is corruption.

This is slander.

Not slander if it's true, though, is it?

I call upon this committee to censure Mr Smith and return Shipton Abbott's

budget to its former level.

All those in favour?

Aye.

Perhaps this would be a good opportunity for you to pivot toward a different

career pathway, preferably one heading in the opposite direction to Shipton

Abbott.

Martha.

So?

Reinstated with immediate effect.

You know, I think I have the best mother -in -law in the world. I'll need that

in writing.

Yes, okay.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Well done, Mark. It's okay.

I think we should go and celebrate.

Come on.

X marks the spot where the true treasure lies.

Hi, this is Zoe. Leave a message.

Zoe, what's this map about?

Call me back.

And I don't know why

Well

I don't have many and I don't have In fact I don't have

any but I've got enough Cause I know those eyes and

I know that I don't have many me and I don't have.

Oh, darling, my heart's on fire.

Oh, darling, my heart's on fire.

Oh, darling, my heart's on fire.

Yeah.

That was it, right?

Her leaving gift, apparently.

If only it were that simple, eh?

Archie?

I think it is that simple.

It's just me that's complicated.

Esther. I made a mistake.

And I'm sorry.

Wow.

An apology from you.

You don't have to take the mic.

I think I do a bit.

I really am sorry.

About what, exactly?

For leaving you.

Which time?

Every time?

I know it's too late and you're with Amelia now, but that's what I wanted.

That's what I needed to say to you.

I was wrong.

Ashley, I'm not with Amelia.

I mean, she's great.

affectionate, well -grounded, straightforward.

I know exactly where I am with her. Sounds perfect.

Yes, she is.

For some reason, I'm irresistibly drawn to complicated, sarcastic commitment

-phobes who make me laugh a million times a day.

But you have to be sure, Esther.

If this is just a reaction to Zoe going...

And tomorrow you're going to wake up and decide it's not for you again.

I am sure.

For you.

I'm sure.

For you all.

I'd say the builders are working late.

It's not the builders.

Hello. Hello, sir. Hi.

I can't have a leaving party now.

No, but you can have a stay -in party.

It's my favourite kind.

Oh,

champagne. Well done.

Let's enjoy the effort.

Champagne? Oh, yes, please.

It's going to be fine.

Hi, everyone.

Just don't, OK? Don't.

Oh, we absolutely won't.

Yes, we will.

Archie. I'll bring you.

Drink. Actually, I do have a bit of a surprise myself.

Martha.

Thanks. Here you go.

Marvelous fix the lily bond?

He did.

Because it's his now.

What? Yeah.

I sold it to him.

For enough money to fix our roof.

So we can move in.

But... She's starting her new life with Marvellous. But we are starting ours.

Here.

You sure, Humphrey? Absolutely.

It's sort of a leaving party after all.

To the lily bond.

Not goodbye, but bon voyage.

Bon voyage!

Bye,

Lilibot.

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