1 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:26,479 The air bites shrewdly. It is very cold. 2 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,839 And bring in the toxic cloud ghost. 3 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:31,599 Now wobble 4 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,199 and gentle hiss whisper, 5 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,719 - Hamlet, Hamlet. - Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet. 6 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,639 Okay, Hamlet, it's your father. 7 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,479 But he's dead, so it must be a ghost. 8 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:43,879 You're very surprised. 9 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,479 - And... - Hamlet, Hamlet... 10 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:49,479 Angels and ministers of grace defend us. 11 00:00:49,480 --> 00:00:50,799 Hamlet, Hamlet... 12 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,399 We can't hear you, Ben, love. 13 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,039 Yeah, it's all the racket with the metal sheet 14 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,479 and the toxic wobbling. Can we take five please, Wendy? 15 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,399 Er, okay. Okay, everyone, take a break. 16 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,839 And costumes in the basket if you've finished your fitting. 17 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,319 I dunno why I can't have a boiler suit like the blokes. 18 00:01:06,320 --> 00:01:08,399 It's a post apocalyptic patriarchy. 19 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,919 It's Menna's vision. 20 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,399 Wendy, I don't wanna do it all loud and fake, like. 21 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,039 My Hamlet's gotta be natural. 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,759 Like Marlon Brando or Danny Dyer. 23 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,319 Real. 24 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:23,079 I get that, Ben, love, but we can't hear you. 25 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,679 Please, can we just stick to how we've been doing it? 26 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,319 Why don't we check with Menna? She'll get it. 27 00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:30,279 Director's vision 'n all. 28 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:31,839 Menna's in her office. 29 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:33,959 She was very clear she wanted a bit of shwsh. 30 00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:36,399 We can't keep disturbing her every two minutes. 31 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,599 She deserves a rest. 32 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,680 She's given her life for this theatre. 33 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,839 {\an8}Probable death by strangulation. 34 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,759 {\an8}Slight petechiae in the eyes and her lips are swollen. 35 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,879 {\an8}Sharp indentation and bruising traversing the neck 36 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,079 {\an8}suggests ligature rather than finger pressure. 37 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:11,919 {\an8}I love it when you sound proper technical. 38 00:02:11,920 --> 00:02:13,919 {\an8}Anything on what was used? 39 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:16,559 {\an8}Looks like a length of rope or cord. 40 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,919 {\an8}Chaudhry, what do we know about the victim? 41 00:02:18,920 --> 00:02:21,039 {\an8}Menna Hughes. Retired headmistress, 42 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,759 {\an8}property developer and bigwig in the community. 43 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:25,799 Runs the Hedd Wyn Theatre Group here. 44 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,199 Well, ran. 45 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,119 A few of the actors were out at the local cafe 46 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:31,519 so only some of them were here. 47 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,319 Theatre doors were open 48 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,359 so we can't rule out somebody coming in off the street. 49 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,399 Nobody claims to have seen anything, 50 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,079 but they could be lying. 51 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,719 They are skilled actors. 52 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,399 I mean, one of them's been in Doctors. 53 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:45,839 Mm. 54 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,879 So, not much to go on. 55 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,479 Oh, hello. 56 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,319 Did you know about this? 57 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,279 From Menna's solicitor. She recently changed her will. 58 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,679 No, I had no idea. 59 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,839 But you were her assistant. 60 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,039 Yeah, but it's not like I did everything for Menna. 61 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,399 Just her diary, admin, 62 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,239 running rehearsals, washing the costumes, 63 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:12,639 cleaning her house. 64 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:14,399 I hope she paid you well. 65 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,639 It would've been an insult if she'd paid me. 66 00:03:16,640 --> 00:03:19,399 I got to bathe in her light. 67 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,279 She relied on me, and now she-- 68 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:23,679 Oh, oh, okay. 69 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,319 Erm, yep. Do you-- 70 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,799 Thank you. 71 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,519 Oh. 72 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,319 Thank you. 73 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,879 I suppose you'll have to cancel the show now. 74 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,119 Oh, no, we can't do that. 75 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:45,959 We've sold all the tickets. The money's going to charity, 76 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,239 providing theatre equipment to veterans. 77 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,159 Plus this was Menna's dream. 78 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:55,519 Well, I don't know if "this" would've been. 79 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,559 No, but Hamlet was. 80 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,119 Years she'd talked about tackling it. 81 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,199 If we cancelled it now, she would turn in her... 82 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:03,479 Oh, God. 83 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,199 Oh, gosh, yeah, big feelings. 84 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:06,439 Can you? Yeah. 85 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,719 Oh, yeah. 86 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,160 Keep it. There it is. You're welcome. 87 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,279 John Chapel! I was just, er, passing in the area and-- 88 00:04:19,280 --> 00:04:22,479 Yes, yes, the theatre director, Llanfydan. 89 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:23,959 Wondered when you were gonna come. 90 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,719 Great. I'll just get the files from the car. 91 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,479 And I've got your bourbons in. 92 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,399 Ooh! 93 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,679 They were rehearsing a play at the time of the murder. 94 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:32,999 Hamlet. 95 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,919 Ah, the melancholy Dane. 96 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,519 "O that this too too solid flesh would melt. Thaw." 97 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,559 "And resolve itself into a dew!" 98 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,599 - You know Hamlet? - Yeah! 99 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,759 And I can read and write. Clever little me. 100 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,279 Now, Wendy the assistant. 101 00:04:50,280 --> 00:04:51,959 Something's off there. 102 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:53,839 Menna basically had her running the company 103 00:04:53,840 --> 00:04:55,359 and her life for nothing. 104 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:56,999 I mean, what sort of a person 105 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,799 lets someone walk all over them like that? 106 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,599 Good question. Unrelated, 107 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,999 but how are things with your old friend? Still avoiding her? 108 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,319 Things with me and Rhiannon are complicated, okay? 109 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,639 You're not unlike Hamlet yourself, are you? 110 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:10,519 Riddled with indecision. 111 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,319 I'm not riddled with anything, thank you. 112 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,839 Now, our thinking is, 113 00:05:15,840 --> 00:05:18,359 it was somebody in the theatre company that did it. 114 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,399 - Oh, let's have a look. Ah, yes. - There you go. 115 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,319 "A stripped down production 116 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:26,239 combining Shakespearean text with contemporary idiom. 117 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:31,039 Relocated to the last farm in a post-apocalyptic future Wales." 118 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:32,479 You know, I like the sound of this Menna. 119 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:33,679 She's pushing the boundaries. 120 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,519 Back to the case, please. 121 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,239 Right, er, right, okay. 122 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,439 Well, you can assume that Menna had at least one enemy, 123 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:44,479 because they've put out an urgent call for a Claudius. 124 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,439 - So? - It's the second most important 125 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,639 character in it. Take it from me, I've played it twice. 126 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,799 Hamlet once. Laertes. Old Hamlet. 127 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:56,279 And famously Gertrude in an all male touring production. 128 00:05:56,280 --> 00:05:57,959 Yeah, I think I've still got the lace bodice 129 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,919 around here somewhere. It's, er-- 130 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:02,439 Do you want me to get on with it? Yeah, okay. 131 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:06,719 Erm, right, well, this obviously meant a lot to Menna. 132 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:10,719 She wouldn't leave it so late to cast an important part. 133 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,559 Their Claudius must have left recently. 134 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,679 - Why? - And who? 135 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,719 Well, that's obvious, isn't it? Look. 136 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,879 All their recent productions include Leonard Price. 137 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:25,079 Oh, yeah. He's got the eyes of a Claudius, yes. 138 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,479 Dilated, deceitful? Yes, Chapel. That's him. 139 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,359 Good. Well, I'm going to go and have a word 140 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,920 with this Leonard Price. 141 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,039 You ever think you'd like to get back into acting? 142 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:40,679 Why did you pack it all in? 143 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:43,159 I just thought it was the right time to retire, alright? 144 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,959 Oh. Yeah. But you were in your prime. 145 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,079 I mean, I get it, though. Better to leave at the top, 146 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,559 - before you lose it. - Lose it? Look, 147 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,759 a good actor, a proper actor, doesn't lose it. 148 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,079 No, it's like riding a bike, you know, 149 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,639 one that you park every now and then. 150 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,639 Yeah, but your bike's been parked for over a decade. 151 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:03,799 Your chain's rusty, you need an oil, 152 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,199 and the less said about the seat, the better. 153 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,680 Just a minute. 154 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,639 - Alright? - I am, yeah. 155 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,519 But Menna Hughes isn't. 156 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,239 DS Mallowan, Trebach CID. 157 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:32,719 Come in. 158 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,479 Sorry about the volume! 159 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,680 I find panpipes very soothing. 160 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,039 Thanks. Can't stand panpipes. 161 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,719 They used to play them outside Lush when I worked there... 162 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,079 God, can you believe it's 13 years 163 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:52,279 since I worked at Lush? 164 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:56,039 Ah, the delicate dance of time. 165 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:57,479 Yeah. 166 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,199 What's that smell? 167 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,279 Is that hemp oil? 168 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,959 Sure. Hemp oil. 169 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,319 Erm, you said you were here about Menna? 170 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,959 Yeah. She snuffed it. 171 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:12,719 I mean, er, she's dead. 172 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,280 - Murdered. - Yes, I-I know. 173 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:18,719 Terrible. 174 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,679 You were in the Hedd Wyn Theatre Group with her? 175 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,319 Yeah, we started it together, back in the day 176 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,559 when there were just a few of us wild eyed dreamers. 177 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,599 Why did you leave the group? 178 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:32,399 All things come to an end, and I'm not getting any younger. 179 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:36,439 Nah. You'd already signed up to play Claudius. 180 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,559 I, er-- I never could lie. 181 00:08:39,560 --> 00:08:42,519 I blame my eyes. Too expressive. 182 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:46,519 Menna and I fell out over Chester, my dog. 183 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,279 About a month ago, he nipped her. 184 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,399 And Menna, being Menna, got all dramatic about it 185 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,439 and said he'd taken a hansh out of her leg. 186 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,119 So she chucked you out the group for that? 187 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,159 Worse! She reported me and Chester. 188 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,119 S-Said he was dangerous 189 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,639 and that I'd have to get him re-homed or put down. 190 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,279 And now he's gone. 191 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:09,159 She exerted her influence with the council. 192 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,519 Oh. 193 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,279 I thought postmen didn't like doggies? 194 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:14,919 Well, I did. 195 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,279 I couldn't stomach being around Menna after that. 196 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:22,239 I do have to ask you, where were you on Saturday 197 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,719 between 11:00 and 1:00? 198 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:26,599 Oh, that's an easy one. 199 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,599 Same place I am every day after I finish my rounds. 200 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,159 Surfing on Traeth Olaf. 201 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,959 I'm what they call a silver surfer. 202 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,679 There's a car park ticket on the van window. 203 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:44,719 Was there anybody else who might have... had beef with Menna? 204 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,999 Well, there was all that business with her holiday lets. 205 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,639 Someone graffitied the walls 206 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,919 and took an angle grinder to the key safe boxes. 207 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,679 There-- There was Ben and Rowena, too. 208 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,359 - From the theatre group? - Yes, yes. 209 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:57,159 They were-- They were buying a house. 210 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,199 Menna came in at the last minute and gazumped them. 211 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,959 Gazumped. I always think that word sounds really rude. 212 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,679 Like, erm, '"They're not just friends. 213 00:10:05,680 --> 00:10:07,960 I heard they were gazumping." 214 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:16,080 You've been a great help. I'll show myself out. 215 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,119 No! That's the toilet. 216 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,319 Yep. I actually do need to go to the toilet now anyway. 217 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,240 So, erm, won't be a mo! 218 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,399 So, Linda, you hear Hamlet coming. 219 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,879 Ketan, love, that's Polonius' cue to dive behind the arras 220 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,599 before Hamlet infects him with the bio-virus. 221 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,039 Do you mean like this? 222 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:43,919 "Aah!" 223 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,839 Yeah, it's... 224 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:50,119 Okay, take five, everyone. Down time. 225 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:51,719 Detective, can I help you? 226 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,239 Mm, mm. 227 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,359 Sorry, mouthful of fish and chips. 228 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,199 God, I wish there were more murders by the sea. 229 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,719 I really love fish and chips. 230 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,039 That sounds callous. Erm... 231 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:04,719 But I'm looking for Ben and Rowena. 232 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:07,079 Oh, they're in the dressing room doing vocal warm ups. 233 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,479 - Oh, I'm in a flap, I am. - Eh? 234 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,079 We've managed to cast a new Claudius! 235 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,359 And we've only landed ourselves a real actor! 236 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:16,919 I'm a real actor. 237 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,999 Sorry, Greg, course you are, love. 238 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,879 He's not. I mean an established actor. 239 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,359 Yeah. 240 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,919 You probably recognise him, detective. 241 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,759 He used to be very famous. 242 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,599 John Chapel. 243 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,319 Ah! He-- He looks vaguely familiar. 244 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,599 What are you doing here, Mr. Chapel? 245 00:11:40,560 --> 00:11:43,079 Serendipity beckons, Officer. 246 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:46,399 What? 247 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:48,759 An urgent call went out for Claudius, 248 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:50,559 and coincidentally, 249 00:11:50,560 --> 00:11:53,439 I've been considering a soft return to the stage. 250 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,159 And I thought this excellent little theatre 251 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,319 would be the perfect place to test out the waters. 252 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,839 Er, well, even though it's under such tragic circumstances. 253 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,039 Yeah, erm, c-can we have a little moment? 254 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:07,679 Yeah. 255 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:10,639 Oh, yeah, yeah, of course. 256 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,319 Jac, careful with the toxic grain. 257 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,039 What can I do for you, Officer? 258 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,839 What the hell are you doing? 259 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,959 I answered their call for help. 260 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,879 I think I can still knock the dust off my Claudius. 261 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,359 I am this close to being fast-tracked to my dream job, 262 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,279 and you decide to put on a play with the suspects? 263 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,959 I thought I could be useful to the investigation. 264 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,639 I can be your eyes and ears within. 265 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,879 You can't be actively involved. 266 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,839 Oh, well, so you want me to wait at home, do you, 267 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,799 for your visits, until you need me, 268 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,879 like some disposable skivvy? 269 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,559 No-- Not skivvy, you weirdo. 270 00:12:45,560 --> 00:12:48,439 Like, I dunno, a computer. 271 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,799 Oh, great. So what do you do when you're finished with me, 272 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,479 then? Unplug me? Do you take out my hard drive? 273 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:54,999 No, this is the best way 274 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,039 for us to get the bottom of this murder. 275 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:58,959 This is the best way for you to kill my career. 276 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:00,639 Well, it's hardly a great look for my career, is it? 277 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,599 Do you think I want to be here? 278 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,359 A regional amateur dramatic theatre company? 279 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,239 I did 11 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, 280 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:08,679 for goodness sake. 281 00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:12,320 And I've told you, I am completely retired. 282 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,919 Ugh, fine. You're here now anyway. 283 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:18,599 I need to talk to Ben and Rowena. 284 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,559 I'll come with you, yes, just to observe, yes. 285 00:13:21,560 --> 00:13:23,319 But try and keep it quick, though, will you? 286 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,719 There's an awful lot to get through today. 287 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:31,119 So how long till the..."pooft"? 288 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,439 Sorry, don't know why I mimed an explosion. 289 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,279 Er, the-- the birth, the baby? 290 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,039 A month. 291 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,799 I think he's had another growth spurt. 292 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,239 Wendy's gonna have to take that costume out again. 293 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:43,479 I can't be trussed up like a chicken 294 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,319 with a belt across my bump. 295 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,679 I don't care if I have to be the first Ophelia in a kaftan. 296 00:13:47,680 --> 00:13:49,319 Not the first. 297 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,279 I saw a Hamlet set in '60s California once. 298 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,999 It was very Manson family vibe. 299 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,399 It was bold. But bloody awful. 300 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:59,879 Yep. Menna gazumped you, didn't she? 301 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:01,559 She gave you a right gazumping. 302 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:04,839 - No, wasn't a big deal. - It was a very big deal! 303 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:06,959 We've been living on a caravan site for two years 304 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,239 getting the cash together to buy our dream house, 305 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,879 and Menna comes in and buys it. 306 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,159 It's actually a proper tidy static, not a caravan. 307 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:16,759 I've lived in far worse places. 308 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:19,479 I want a house, not somewhere I can cook bacon 309 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,119 whilst sat on the toilet. 310 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,559 I keep telling her to close the door, like. 311 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:25,079 - You must have been angry. - Livid. 312 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,359 - Oh, chill out. - I'm hormonal. 313 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,919 I don't want to chill out! 314 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:32,839 I wasn't angry with her. Just-- Just more confused. 315 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,279 Well, now, this could be useful. 316 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,439 Channel it into your Hamlet. Confusion, indecision, yes-- 317 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,119 Can we save the acting tips till after I've gone? 318 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:42,399 Yeah. 319 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:43,959 I'd known Menna since I was a kid. 320 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,279 She was my headmistress. So her doing that, 321 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,239 it was just-- just a bit sly, you know? 322 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,959 "That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain." 323 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:57,279 Yeah, that's Hamlet on Gertrude. This is all brilliant subtext. 324 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:59,399 - Why do you think she did it? - What, marry Claudius? 325 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,319 Well, there's the million dollar question, you see. 326 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,559 - Lots of people think-- - Menna, not Gertrude! 327 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:07,319 Bigger issues going on here. 328 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,039 I dunno. She hadn't been herself lately. 329 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,359 Not just beating us to the house. 330 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,399 She proper yelled at Wendy in front of everyone 331 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:15,959 for not sending off some documents. 332 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,439 Yeah. Me and Menna got on alright, 333 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,559 but even I know she was a 'mare to Wendy. 334 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:23,039 By taking advantage of her better nature. 335 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:24,879 Halloo! Sorry, loves, 336 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,559 but shall we get a shwffti on with rehearsals? 337 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,640 - Erm? - Oh. 338 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,799 Act 1, Scene 2, please! 339 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,079 Okay, so keep an eye on Wendy and those two. 340 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:41,559 See what else you can find out. 341 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:44,479 Oh, you want the computer's help now, then? 342 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,240 Don't make me restore you to factory settings, okay? 343 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,759 I mean, the old rogue. We were completely outraged. 344 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,199 He slept through the entire first run and woke up 345 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,439 and gave us the best notes we've ever had in our lives. 346 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,279 It's good to have another professional actor in the group. 347 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:08,839 Er, Greg. I did a couple of eps of Doctors last year. 348 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,359 Teacher with Shingles. 349 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,999 'Course. Thought I knew you. 350 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,559 Lovely itch work. 351 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,999 Thanks, John. 352 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,199 Er, Wendy, you were rung. 353 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,319 - Menna was such a fan of yours. - Oh. 354 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,679 Your theatre work goes way over my head, of course. 355 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:29,399 What, you're not a fan of the theatre? 356 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,679 Oh, n-no, I'm obsessed! 357 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,599 Just, Menna always said that I didn't have what it took 358 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:37,639 for the serious stuff, so I was put in charge of pantos. 359 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,719 Oh. 360 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,559 Have you ever done panto? 361 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,039 I've somehow resisted the urge. 362 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:48,159 Ah. You would make an excellent Widow Twankey. 363 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:49,999 Thank you. 364 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,559 Well, sadnesses aside, of course, 365 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,319 you must be enjoying your newfound responsibilities. 366 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,719 Oh, yeah. I mean, 367 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,239 it's great to be able to honour Menna's dream like this, 368 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,719 but I'll probably fudge it up, so... 369 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:05,999 You shouldn't put yourself down. 370 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,039 You're really good at it. 371 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:10,159 Oh. 372 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,759 - Oh, sorry. - Yeah. 373 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,639 - Right, erm, better get on. - Yeah. 374 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,799 Okay, so, er, 375 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:21,919 why don't we get our new star guest 376 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,239 to do Claudius' Confession? 377 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:25,879 What, me? Now? 378 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,279 Be like our very own masterclass. One of the greats. 379 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,119 Well, yeah, erm, 380 00:17:31,120 --> 00:17:35,479 yeah, just-- just hold that thought for a moment. 381 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,839 Yeah, now, er, look, you're an exciting company, 382 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,639 yeah, right, trying new things. 383 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,879 Do-- Do you know, I think I'm gonna need some time 384 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,559 to, er-- to immerse myself in your style. 385 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,919 Well, you're all experienced actors, so you understand that. 386 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,799 As an experienced actor I-I get that, actually. 387 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,239 Okay, guys, let's move on. Yeah. 388 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:58,839 - Oh. - Okay. 389 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,399 Right, o-okay. 390 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,639 Er, Ben, let's go with your first soliloquy. 391 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,960 And let's work on speaking up a tot, okay? 392 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:17,759 O, that this too solid flesh would melt, like. 393 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,760 Thaw itself into a... 394 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:27,159 A... 395 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,759 - Line? - Dew. 396 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,840 He's got it. 397 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:34,479 Menna dropped the vandalism case. 398 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,479 She even came into the station in person. 399 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,159 Right. 400 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,679 Oh, that's all you got? Oh. 401 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,159 Ah, wait a minute, I know what's going on. 402 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:45,799 Pretending that's all you've got 403 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,399 and then you're going to tell me you know who did it. 404 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,879 - Love it. - Er... no. 405 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,239 - No? - No. 406 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:52,919 Oh. That is a blow. 407 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:56,039 I was really hoping you'd have something tangible. 408 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:57,559 Yeah, this is all my fault, I suppose. 409 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,039 What do you mean, your fault? 410 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,119 I put too much pressure on you. 411 00:19:01,120 --> 00:19:03,559 Didn't stop to consider that your previous cases 412 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,479 - might have been flukes. - They weren't flukes! 413 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,239 It happens all the time. One hit wonder. 414 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,599 I'm not a one hit wonder. I'm a non stop hit machine. 415 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:11,079 I'm-- Call me Alan Hitmarsh 416 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:12,839 because this is going to be another hit. 417 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:17,239 Hey, hey. Something my old DCI used to say to motivate me. 418 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,399 "I like you, Clarke," he used to say. 419 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:23,239 "You don't get results, you sweat results." 420 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,679 Oh. So you've always been a bit sweaty? 421 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,839 What? No. No, no. In fact, I'm not sweaty. 422 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:32,879 Kel's got me a new roll on. Barrier Reef. 423 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,879 No, what I'm saying is work hard. Get sweating. 424 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:38,960 Okay. 425 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,119 Now, your old school wrestlers, your Big Daddies, 426 00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:49,159 your Giant Haystacks, your Kendo Nagasakis, 427 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,439 that was real combat. 428 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:53,719 Can we move this along? 429 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,119 Janie, you free? Got someone here to report a vehicle theft. 430 00:19:56,120 --> 00:20:01,559 Yeah, of course. Let me just take a few details... 431 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,640 - Hello. - Hi. 432 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,479 - Er, my car's been stolen. - Wow. Shame. 433 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,799 - Oh. - Make? Model? 434 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,199 Yeah, it's a Tesla. Model 3. 435 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,119 - Ooh, very nice. - Shut up. 436 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:15,799 Can you remember the registration? 437 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,279 Yeah, I can. It's SL19GCS... 438 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,999 Why don't I deal with this? 439 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:21,239 - Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm. 440 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,320 This way, madam. 441 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:26,960 Thanks. 442 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,239 You've got the same plates as my mam. 443 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,039 These are your mum's plates. 444 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,399 She keeps bringing me meals round. 445 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,039 Can you make her stop? 446 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:43,639 You can't stop that woman from delivering food. 447 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:47,119 She's like Christian Aid. Now, the case. 448 00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:49,199 The only person I can see who stood to gain anything 449 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,239 from Menna dying is Wendy. 450 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,399 She went from being the gofer to running the theatre company. 451 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,359 Which she didn't want. 452 00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:59,199 Wendy idolised Menna. She was happy to be her doormat. 453 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,119 Well, maybe she had enough and snapped. 454 00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:04,159 The vandalism to Menna's houses, now, that is interesting. 455 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:05,959 It's probably disgruntled locals. 456 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:07,479 It's not isolated to Menna. 457 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,199 You see it happening everywhere these days. 458 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,039 Yes, but she told the police to drop it. 459 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:13,959 Now, this is the same Menna 460 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,239 that had a good friend's dog taken away from them 461 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:20,399 and suggested it be put down because of the rules. 462 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:24,599 Well, maybe it was one of those annoying, yappy, little dogs. 463 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:26,759 Well, wait, that was weird. 464 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:28,159 What was? 465 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,359 Leonard still had the dog lead. 466 00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:31,959 You'd get rid of it, wouldn't you? 467 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,599 Unless you used it to strangle Menna. 468 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,159 It's the right colour. It's a rope. 469 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:42,399 You need to focus less on objects and more on psychology. 470 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:46,359 Now, Rowena, I just can't figure her out. 471 00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:49,279 I mean, why's she in the theatre group? 472 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,599 She's keeping an eye on Ben, yes, Chapel, yes, 473 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:53,119 but-- but why else? 474 00:21:53,120 --> 00:21:55,519 Okay, well, you should keep an eye on her. 475 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,759 Well, that could be tricky. 476 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,159 Because I'm thinking of leaving the group. 477 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,519 What? Why? You've only just joined. 478 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,639 Well, it's not fair on them, is it? 479 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,759 I mean, I don't want to outshine them, you know. 480 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:10,559 It'd be like entering a Rembrandt 481 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,199 in a child's drawing competition. 482 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,079 Now Menna's gone, Leonard can come back and play Claudius. 483 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:17,639 You're just saying that because you're scared 484 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,279 that you've lost it. 485 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,119 No, no. 486 00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:24,839 No, it's just too amateurish. 487 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:26,639 We couldn't rehearse today with Gertrude 488 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:28,919 because Linda had a double shift at BandQ. 489 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:30,759 You can't leave until we've solved the case. 490 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,319 You're going back there, John Chapel. 491 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:34,999 - No, but-- - No buts. You're going. 492 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,439 And don't sulk. 493 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,199 You look like an old baby. 494 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,679 Oi, Johnny Chaps! Chaps-o! 495 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:00,879 Tell me what you think of this. 496 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:05,839 To be or not to be. Like, that is the big question. 497 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,999 You know? - Can I stop you there? 498 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,239 I do worry that the audience might struggle to hear you. 499 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:13,919 That's what I've been saying. 500 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,839 It's what Brando does! Makes 'em lean in. 501 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:20,519 But Shakespeare's all about language, Ben. 502 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,799 Some of the most beautiful words ever uttered. 503 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,919 Yeah, that's what gets on my nerves. 504 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,359 Mm. 505 00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:30,959 Not much sign of Leonard on any of these posters. 506 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,919 Lots of you, though, Ben. 507 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,279 No offence to Leonard, 508 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:36,919 but who's gonna sell more tickets? 509 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:42,239 Some old stoner guy or this super lush babe magnet? 510 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:43,679 Hey! Come on. 511 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:45,719 You've had plenty of time 512 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:47,719 to immerse yourself in our style now, Mr. Chapel, 513 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:49,919 so confession time, you naughty sausage. 514 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,040 Come on. -Yeah. 515 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:58,359 - Are you shitting yourself? - What? 516 00:23:58,360 --> 00:24:00,799 No. 517 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,439 Not at all. 518 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:05,879 I am shitting myself slightly, yes. Yeah. 519 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,559 It's so weird. You're like a proper actor. 520 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:11,399 I'm not nervous and I'm rubbish. 521 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,039 You can say no. 522 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,839 No. Rubbish? No, not-- not at all. 523 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,239 But I still love doing it. 524 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:19,519 Ahh. Takes me out of my life. 525 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,959 I get to be someone else for a bit. 526 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,159 It's like an escape. 527 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,839 Yeah, I get that, of course. Yeah. 528 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,919 But it's a bit more complicated than that. 529 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:32,839 Is it? 530 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,839 Or is it just a bunch of grown-ups dressing up 531 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,359 and mucking about? 532 00:24:40,120 --> 00:24:41,599 I suppose it is. 533 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,119 Ultimately. 534 00:24:44,120 --> 00:24:46,599 So excited. 535 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,159 How come there's no costumes? 536 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,319 I need to rehearse my quick change. 537 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,279 They're still round mine. What with all the hoo-ha, 538 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,799 I just haven't had chance to wash them all yet. 539 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,559 Right, Claudius, Mr. Chapel. 540 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,039 Act 3 scene 3. 541 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,440 Aye. Um... 542 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:13,319 I like him not. 543 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,879 Nor... 544 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,679 Uh, nor stands it safe with us. 545 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,680 To let his madness range. 546 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:26,559 There's no body. 547 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:28,319 No, spoons. 548 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:30,559 For the eye bags. 549 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:34,759 Now, preliminary reports are back on Menna Hughes. 550 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,239 -Cause of death? - Definitely strangulation. 551 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,999 - Any news on the weapon? - We managed to find microfibres. 552 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,559 It's definitely a rope, about 12 mils wide, black. 553 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,159 Do you think it could be a dog lead? 554 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:48,759 Maybe. Now, something interesting turned up. 555 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:50,359 Drumroll. - Do I have to? 556 00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:52,079 - Yeah. - Okay. 557 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:55,799 Menna was already dying. 558 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,839 Lymphoma cancer, spread to the spine. 559 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,359 Probably only had a few months left at the most. 560 00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:01,439 Also means it wouldn't have taken 561 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:03,319 much force to strangle her. 562 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,399 Your killer wouldn't need to be that strong. 563 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,959 Now... how's my bags? 564 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,599 Oh, my God, that's amazing, innit? 565 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:12,599 - Spoons. - Wow. 566 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,959 O bosom black as death! 567 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:22,959 That, struggling to be free, Art more engaged! 568 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:28,120 Help, angels. Make assay. 569 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:34,360 Bow, stubborn knees. 570 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,679 And heart with strings of steel, 571 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:43,320 Be soft as sinews of the newborn babe. 572 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,240 All may be well. 573 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:58,919 That's how I would have done it actually. 574 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:02,439 Fair dos like. 575 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:04,159 I mean, that was loud but well good. 576 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:05,799 Oh. Right. 577 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,040 I can't believe he's our Claudius. 578 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,320 I wish Menna could see it. She'd be over the moon. 579 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:16,920 I, uh, I just need some air. 580 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:21,200 Is Ben alright? 581 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:31,719 Can I? 582 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,599 Menna loved you, didn't she, eh? 583 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:42,839 Front and centre of every poster. 584 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,759 Leading role in every production. 585 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,079 That was more than a director, 586 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:50,480 proud of one of her company members. 587 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,920 She was your mother, wasn't she? 588 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,279 - No. - What? 589 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:06,599 She wasn't, but she always looked out for me. 590 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,559 Yeah. 591 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,679 When I went into care, she was all over it, 592 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,079 even more than my foster parents, like. 593 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:18,239 So emotionally, you could say she was like your mother? 594 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,959 So I was right. Let's not split hairs. 595 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:24,199 So... what happened, Ben? 596 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,159 You can hardly bear to talk about her. 597 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,840 It was me, alright? 598 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,080 I graffitied her houses. 599 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:45,519 I was so fuming, I just lost it. 600 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:48,959 That was meant to be our house. 601 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,879 I didn't think it would hurt Menna so much. 602 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:54,319 Menna knew it was you. 603 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,559 She called off the police. 604 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:58,479 She wouldn't do that for anyone. 605 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,639 Just those she loved. 606 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,679 I just wish I could say sorry. 607 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:07,719 If you really want to make it up to her, 608 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:11,440 I think the play is probably the best way. 609 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:14,719 Shall we? 610 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:21,799 I don't know about you, 611 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,799 but I'm gagging to get stuck in. 612 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,959 Back for two, everyone. 613 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:28,839 Excellent work, Linda. 614 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,599 You know, I think your Gertrude is gonna be revelatory. 615 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,599 Very original choices. 616 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,879 And the closet scene with Hamlet, 617 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:37,199 oddly enhanced by your coughing fit. 618 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,719 Thank you, John. 619 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:40,519 It just sort of came out of me. It felt great. 620 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:42,839 Yeah, I'll follow you on. 621 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,079 Janie! 622 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:48,719 To what do we owe the pleasure? 623 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:49,799 I need to have a word. 624 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,039 What? Now? Can it wait? 625 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,959 No, because I'm investigating a murder. 626 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,079 Fair enough. What is it then? 627 00:29:57,080 --> 00:30:00,239 Menna was already dying. 628 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,279 Only had a few months to live. 629 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:05,719 She'd had treatment, but it was a case of managing the end. 630 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:09,919 Well, that explains Hamlet. It's her swan song. 631 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,359 A reflection of her artistic capacities. 632 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,679 Life, death, proper theatre. 633 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:18,799 Out on a high. Ro, lovely work, darling. 634 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:20,279 Thanks, babe. 635 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:21,839 I thought you were gonna quit? 636 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,799 Quit? No, no, the show must go on. 637 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:25,799 I thought it was amateurish? 638 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,759 Okay, it's amateur, yes, but the clue's in the word, 639 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,119 isn't it? Latin for lover. 640 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:32,719 That's why people do this, 641 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:37,319 it's not for the careers or the awards or the fame. 642 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,359 It's vital to them. 643 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,119 They have to do it because they love it. 644 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,679 Aww, I'm glad you've got that out your system. 645 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:46,519 Now, I've been to see Menna's solicitor. 646 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:48,239 The new cottage she'd bought-- 647 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:50,199 she was leaving it to Rowena and Ben. 648 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:52,719 Had it all planned out. - Well, well. 649 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,119 Hardly the monster that we've been fed a portrait of. 650 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:57,159 And get this, 651 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,639 she was leaving everything else to one other person. 652 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:01,399 You'll never guess who it is. 653 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,399 - Wendy, obviously. - What? That is so unfair. 654 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:06,719 Can't you at least, like, pretend like you don't know? 655 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:08,399 Sorry, but it's obvious 656 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:10,079 if you've been paying attention to her character. 657 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,399 She would continue to care for the theatre, her legacy. 658 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:14,919 It puts Wendy in the frame. 659 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,679 Trust me, I understand Wendy. 660 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:21,039 She's a pure spirit. She'd be incapable of murder. 661 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,799 No, the only inconsistent thing is the fact 662 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,880 that she neglected to wash the costumes. 663 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,239 The costumes. 664 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:32,480 What is it? You've-- You've glazed over. 665 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:40,479 Recognise this? 666 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,959 Erm, it's a rope tie from one of the costumes? 667 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:46,919 It's also the weapon that was used to strangle Menna. 668 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,479 It was found in your washing machine. 669 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:51,199 What was it doing there? 670 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,559 That's where I wash the costumes. 671 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:56,159 Whoever killed Menna must have put it in with the rest. 672 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:58,079 Very convenient. 673 00:31:58,080 --> 00:31:59,839 Getting rid of all the DNA. 674 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:02,639 Let me put a theory to you. 675 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:04,559 A few weeks ago, 676 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:07,559 Menna decides to change her will to this. 677 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:09,640 That's a sponsorship form for a 10k. 678 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:14,839 To this. 679 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,079 Leaving almost everything to her assistant. 680 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:20,319 Her assistant, who does all of her admin, 681 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:21,999 sees this will. 682 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,239 Sorry, but I had no idea. Why would I kill Menna? 683 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:28,159 One-- you had a massive financial motive. 684 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,479 Two-- the weapon was in your house. 685 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,159 And three... 686 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:34,559 Okay, I've only got two, but they're a really good two! 687 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:36,519 I didn't do it. 688 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:37,799 Why else would you put up with Menna treating 689 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:39,439 you the way she did? 690 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,359 Ordering you around, making you do stuff for her, 691 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,119 you apologetic people pleaser-- 692 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:47,079 That's just the way I am, okay?! 693 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:48,719 I always have been! 694 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,079 I may not be the most confident, 695 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:54,279 but we can't all be the star of the show, you know? 696 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:55,839 Some people like being in the background, 697 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:57,599 getting on with stuff, making stuff happen. 698 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:02,159 I like doing things for people, okay? 699 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:05,119 Do you think it's easy working with actors? 700 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,039 I mean, I love them, but it's like herding cats. 701 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:09,679 So you found a bit of costume in the washing machine 702 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:11,959 of the person who always does the costume wash. 703 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:13,359 Woo-hoo! 704 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,600 I didn't kill her. I loved her, so... 705 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,439 So blow you! 706 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,519 I'm sorry. 707 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:23,879 Good sweat, Mallowan, good sweat. 708 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:25,279 Wendy will soon crack. You watch. 709 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,439 If it was her. 710 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,799 The murder weapon in her house and a financial motive? 711 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:32,319 And why else would she explode like that? 712 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:34,159 Because she wasn't a pushover 713 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,159 and she didn't want everyone thinking that she was. 714 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:38,159 She respected herself. 715 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,279 No, it's her. 716 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,519 Eh, this is a good day, 717 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,239 a murder cleared up and Kel's making chicken pie for tea. 718 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,440 Hey. I might buy a scratch card on the way home. 719 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,039 - Look-- - No, you listen. 720 00:33:54,040 --> 00:33:55,959 - I didn't say listen. - Don't interrupt me. Okay? 721 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:57,719 I'm not standing for this any more. 722 00:33:57,720 --> 00:33:59,319 You might still blame me for what happened with Sian, 723 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:00,519 and that's your call, but it was a long time ago. 724 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:01,839 You made my life hell once. 725 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,639 You cannot come back and do it again. 726 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,279 I'm not some 17-year-old girl that can be pushed around, 727 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,439 and I'm not gonna avoid you and hide in my own town. 728 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:08,999 You've been avoiding me? I've been avoiding you. 729 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,599 - What? - I thought you were angry at me, 730 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:13,399 so I wanted to stay out your way. 731 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,079 Come off it! How come I keep seeing you everywhere I go? 732 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:17,159 - I keep seeing you where I go. - You were in Co-op. 733 00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:19,399 I know you go to those fancy farm shops. Co-op is my space. 734 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,799 Mam likes the Co-op brand bourbons. 735 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,799 Well, that checks out because they are nice actually. 736 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,079 The reason I have been staying out of your way 737 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,319 because, look, I get it, okay? 738 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:29,599 God, you must hate me. I'd hate me. 739 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,279 The way I treated you was awful. - Yes, it was! 740 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:33,359 I should never have blamed you for Sian. 741 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:35,199 No, you shouldn't! 742 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:36,719 Sorry, I was expecting an argument 743 00:34:36,720 --> 00:34:37,719 and I'm still full of adrenaline! 744 00:34:37,720 --> 00:34:39,359 So am I! 745 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:40,839 Maybe we should go for a drink sometime soon?! 746 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,039 Okay, yeah, that would be really nice. 747 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:44,519 - We could try Diablos! - Yeah, fine! 748 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:46,679 Actually, that's a little bit-- Yeah, fine! 749 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:48,760 Good! 750 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:58,839 Well, well done, you. 751 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:01,799 And well done, Wendy. 752 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,839 Wendy has to be prime suspect, 753 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:05,119 but we didn't have enough to keep her. 754 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,599 It's not Wendy, I'm telling you. 755 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,159 You're just saying that because you want her free for the play. 756 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:12,359 No. 757 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:14,639 Though I'll admit, she has blossomed 758 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,479 into a very accomplished director. 759 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:18,479 She's also blossomed into being absolutely minted 760 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:20,399 now Menna's dead. 761 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,479 Wendy arranged Menna's diary, 762 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:25,759 so she must have known from all the hospital appointments 763 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:27,759 what was going on. 764 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,759 Now, if she knew about the will, she would also know 765 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:32,559 that she wouldn't have to wait long. 766 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:35,119 The murder weapon was in her house. 767 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:38,559 Even though I was sure the dog lead was our weapon. 768 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:40,319 Still seems weird. 769 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,079 Why would Leonard keep it? 770 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:46,079 Chaudhry? 771 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:47,439 I've been looking into Leonard Price's alibi. 772 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:49,319 The car-park ticket? Is it faked? 773 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,559 No, the ticket is real, but he can't have been surfing. 774 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,239 The sea was flat calm that day 775 00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:56,119 and there'd been a sewage release in the bay 776 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:57,599 around Traeth Olaf. 777 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:00,199 Nobody was in the water that day. 778 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:01,639 You alright? 779 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:03,119 You've got a very deep cough. 780 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:04,639 You might want to get that checked out. 781 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:07,039 Yes. Thank you, Chaudhry. 782 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,919 Sorry. Chip! 783 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:11,919 Okay. 784 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,799 When we get there, you stay in the car, alright? 785 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:16,999 - Alright. - You're already tied in 786 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,879 with every other suspect in this case. 787 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:27,559 Alright? 788 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,079 Not really. 789 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:30,999 You've been lying to me about where you were 790 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:34,079 when Menna Hughes was murdered. You weren't surfing, nobody was. 791 00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:36,119 So tell me where you really were. 792 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:38,399 I'd rather not if I'm honest. 793 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:39,599 I think I can help. 794 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:42,839 Whoa, John Chapel. 795 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:45,319 I told you to stay in the car. 796 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,039 He didn't kill Menna. 797 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,599 And I know where he was. Think about it. 798 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:51,719 The lead. 799 00:36:51,720 --> 00:36:55,159 For what other possible reason could he keep it? Hmm? 800 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:58,759 Chester! 801 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,439 Oh! 802 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:04,839 So the panpipes were to cover his barking. 803 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:06,159 I just couldn't get rid of my old pal. 804 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:07,719 Look at that face. 805 00:37:07,720 --> 00:37:09,479 I was at the surf beach, though. 806 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,479 We've been driving all the way over there 807 00:37:11,480 --> 00:37:15,480 for him to get his walks so word wouldn't get back to Menna. 808 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:20,319 Aww, you are a good boy. Innit you? 809 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:22,760 Innit you? Aww. 810 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,559 Which one of you did it? 811 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:31,959 God, it would be good if one of you answered. 812 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:33,679 "It was me." 813 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,119 Hmm, yes. Biscuit? 814 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:37,599 Ooh, I shouldn't. 815 00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:39,079 All the fish and chips I've been having, 816 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:40,799 I dunno if there's any more room in the inn. 817 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:42,919 - Alright. - I didn't say no! 818 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:45,160 Just need to loosen my belt. 819 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:49,679 What is it? 820 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:51,439 I know who did it. 821 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,279 I'll have grounds more relative than this. 822 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:00,719 The play's the thing. 823 00:38:00,720 --> 00:38:04,679 Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king. 824 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:06,599 Stunning. 825 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:09,520 And bring up the toxic sheet. 826 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:14,039 Three, two, one, pans! 827 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:20,519 Sorry to interrupt! 828 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:24,559 In your own time! 829 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:29,999 Uh... I'm afraid there's not gonna be a rehearsal today. 830 00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:34,519 - Or a show. - What?! 831 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:36,279 I have an agent coming. 832 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:39,399 Not with a main cast member being arrested for murder. 833 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:42,479 What? 834 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:45,519 It's a shame, you all look brilliant in your costumes. 835 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:49,319 How's yours, Rowena? Comfortable with your bump? 836 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:50,999 Comfortable as I can be, I guess. 837 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,199 Certainly more comfortable than you were 838 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:54,519 when you were complaining about 839 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:57,039 being trussed up like a chicken, Ro. 840 00:38:57,040 --> 00:39:00,119 Your costume doesn't seem to have the belt any more. 841 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:02,439 Oh, yeah, I hadn't noticed. 842 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:06,439 It's not there... because it's here. 843 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:08,279 Sorry, what scene is this? 844 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,039 Are you saying I killed Menna? 845 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:12,639 Look, I know I might have hated her for buying our house, 846 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:15,159 but killing her, that's... -Your house? 847 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:17,199 Interesting. 848 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:19,759 See, with Menna dead, it's set to become your house again. 849 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:22,119 She left it to you both in her will. 850 00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:25,239 She wanted to make it the perfect family home 851 00:39:25,240 --> 00:39:27,959 because she felt guilty... 852 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:29,679 didn't she, Ben? 853 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:32,439 You what? 854 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:34,559 I've been doing a bit of digging, 855 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,239 looking into your social services file. 856 00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:39,199 You were taken into care 857 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:41,919 after a concerned citizen raised the alarm. 858 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:44,719 Just cos I grew up in care doesn't mean I killed Menna. 859 00:39:44,720 --> 00:39:48,239 No, but she was the concerned citizen. 860 00:39:48,240 --> 00:39:50,439 Your headteacher. 861 00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:53,199 Probably why she showed you so much special attention. 862 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:57,679 She hadn't expected you to be separated from your family, Ben. 863 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:00,759 She felt guilty. It ate away at her. 864 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:02,840 Like shingles. 865 00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:08,039 Even if that's true... 866 00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:09,719 Right, that's the first I've heard of it. 867 00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:12,559 I've never even seen my social services file. 868 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:14,199 I've never-- I've never had the urge to look into it. 869 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,479 You didn't need to. 870 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:19,479 Menna came to you. 871 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,279 My guess is, is that you were helping Rowena with her costume 872 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:25,879 during the fitting when Menna called you into her office. 873 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:30,879 She knew she was dying, but she wanted to make things right. 874 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:35,759 She wanted your forgiveness, so she told you. 875 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:37,879 Okay, this is absolute nonsense. 876 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:40,639 There's no way Ben would hurt Menna. 877 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,959 He thought the world of her. No, she was like a mam to him. 878 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,439 No, she weren't! 879 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:49,119 She wasn't. Was she?! 880 00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:51,199 She was nothing like a mam to me. 881 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:52,719 My mam was like a mam to me 882 00:40:52,720 --> 00:40:56,879 until Menna stuck her stupid oar in. 883 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:59,399 She told me everything. 884 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:01,959 Said she'd done it for my benefit. 885 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:04,039 She said she did what was best for me, 886 00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:06,319 but how would she know? 887 00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:08,399 I just wanted to shut her up. 888 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:11,199 I still had the rope. 889 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:16,319 It was only for a few seconds and I came to my senses, like. 890 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:18,519 A few seconds was all it took. 891 00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:20,799 Menna was already weakened by the cancer. 892 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:24,199 I didn't know! 893 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:26,319 I had to get out of there. 894 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:29,039 I had no idea what to do with the rope. 895 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,720 Then I saw Wendy with her basket. 896 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:36,840 Then I chucked it in there. 897 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,279 You killed Menna? 898 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:43,279 I didn't mean to. 899 00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:45,519 Alright? I loved her. 900 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:47,279 My head was gone, Ro. 901 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:50,199 She took me from my family! 902 00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:53,239 What about our family? 903 00:41:53,240 --> 00:41:55,719 No! - Don't-- Please! 904 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:04,799 Sorry, sorry, everyone. I couldn't get out on time. 905 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:08,559 I got stuck helping someone buy decking and it spiralled. 906 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:10,279 What did I miss? 907 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:19,199 This is my last fish and chips for a while. 908 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:22,039 Mam keeps subtly sending me gym-membership deals. 909 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:24,479 You're not too gutted the play's been cancelled? 910 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:26,759 No. 911 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:28,519 Don't get me wrong, it's been nice being around a theatre, 912 00:42:28,520 --> 00:42:32,279 but I'm not acting again, I'm done with it. 913 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:33,959 I shall leave it to the happy amateurs. 914 00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:36,959 That's a shame. You could bring back Caesar. 915 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,079 You know, with a new, young, female assistant. 916 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:41,119 Sort of me type. 917 00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:42,799 Ooh, played by Billie Piper, lovely eyebrows. 918 00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:44,279 No. 919 00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:46,839 But I've offered to help out at the theatre. 920 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:49,679 Wendy's putting on "The Importance of Being Earnest." 921 00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:53,079 I think I might workshop it for them a little bit. 922 00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:54,839 How is the group? 923 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:57,919 Shocked. Wendy's been very good, though. 924 00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:00,239 She's made sure the cottage still goes to Rowena. 925 00:43:00,240 --> 00:43:02,879 That's good. It's not Rowena's fault 926 00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:05,159 that her fiancé went behind her back, started killing people. 927 00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:06,959 - Oh, Rowena knew. - Huh? 928 00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:11,119 She didn't know she knew she knew, but she knew. 929 00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:12,679 Part of her costume goes missing 930 00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:15,039 and she doesn't ask any questions? 931 00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:17,119 And Ben's not a ruthless murderer. 932 00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:19,279 There'd have been sleepless nights. 933 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,719 I think she did her best to ignore it 934 00:43:21,720 --> 00:43:24,159 and hope it would go away. 935 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:26,199 Well, that doesn't tend to work, does it? 936 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:29,119 No. 937 00:43:29,120 --> 00:43:31,799 Oh, well, I'm glad you got back into theatre. 938 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:34,319 I was actually thinking, if it's not too weird, 939 00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:36,119 you might like to come to the theatre with me. 940 00:43:36,120 --> 00:43:39,399 Sort of celebrate clearing another case. 941 00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:41,479 - Really? - Hmm. 942 00:43:41,480 --> 00:43:44,679 I'd love that. What are we gonna see? 943 00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:47,319 - "Lion King." - What?! 944 00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:48,639 I'm not 9 years old. 945 00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:50,159 I thought you meant serious theatre. 946 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,999 It is serious theatre. It's Hamlet with lions. 947 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:54,159 I can always offer the ticket to someone 948 00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:55,759 who isn't an ungrateful arse. 949 00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:58,199 Sorry, it's fine. Sorry. 950 00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:01,239 Yeah. Of course. I'd love to come. 951 00:44:01,240 --> 00:44:02,999 Love to. Can I have a chip? 952 00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:04,879 Absolutely not. 953 00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:05,919 You really are a food thief. 954 00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:07,359 I'm not. 955 00:44:07,360 --> 00:44:08,719 You're always stealing my food.