1 00:00:34,547 --> 00:00:37,877 (train whistle blows) 2 00:00:57,695 --> 00:01:00,055 - Woo-oo! - Hi! 3 00:01:01,309 --> 00:01:02,349 Morning. 4 00:01:02,456 --> 00:01:04,746 - Bernard? - Hmm? 5 00:01:12,050 --> 00:01:14,030 (trickling water) 6 00:01:14,135 --> 00:01:16,525 Dianne, it's me! 7 00:01:22,303 --> 00:01:24,013 Dianne? 8 00:01:27,934 --> 00:01:30,614 For goodness' sake. 9 00:01:30,714 --> 00:01:32,454 Dianne! 10 00:01:34,955 --> 00:01:37,485 (voices on radio) 11 00:01:41,524 --> 00:01:43,924 Dianne, do you hear me? 12 00:02:01,648 --> 00:02:03,908 (gasps) 13 00:02:48,953 --> 00:02:51,663 The body's upstairs, sir. 14 00:03:21,972 --> 00:03:23,402 George. 15 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:25,240 Morning, John. 16 00:03:25,343 --> 00:03:27,083 What the hell is this? 17 00:03:27,184 --> 00:03:30,074 Someone's idea of a bride in the bath? 18 00:03:30,174 --> 00:03:32,994 It's a weird way to drown somebody. 19 00:03:33,094 --> 00:03:36,404 Or drown one's self, but we'll know a lot more 20 00:03:36,499 --> 00:03:38,929 when we get her out of here, which has to be soon! 21 00:03:39,036 --> 00:03:41,226 - Yes, sir. - OK, George. 22 00:03:41,330 --> 00:03:44,670 (George) Where's that photographer? 23 00:03:51,202 --> 00:03:54,092 (siren wails) 24 00:03:59,578 --> 00:04:02,008 (yawns) 25 00:04:10,214 --> 00:04:11,744 Hi! 26 00:04:38,645 --> 00:04:41,005 (George) Poor girl. 27 00:04:43,268 --> 00:04:45,458 - A ligature. - Yeah. 28 00:04:45,562 --> 00:04:48,342 So I doubt she drowned. 29 00:04:48,446 --> 00:04:51,086 Sir, the dead girl is Dianne Price. 30 00:04:51,192 --> 00:04:54,772 She's been IDed by her housemate. 31 00:04:54,877 --> 00:04:57,447 - Her name? - Jo Starling. 32 00:04:57,554 --> 00:05:00,304 - Where is she? - In the living room. 33 00:05:00,403 --> 00:05:02,913 I'll be down in a minute. 34 00:05:05,060 --> 00:05:07,460 (George) Whoever did this really wanted her 35 00:05:07,563 --> 00:05:09,793 to look the part. 36 00:05:29,355 --> 00:05:31,855 Bag these. 37 00:05:42,877 --> 00:05:45,657 So, how are you, Malcolm? Keeping OK? 38 00:05:46,317 --> 00:05:48,297 Mmm. 39 00:05:48,402 --> 00:05:49,862 And keeping busy? 40 00:05:51,148 --> 00:05:53,618 - (siren wails) - Yeah. 41 00:05:56,953 --> 00:06:01,403 What are all the police cars doing in the village? 42 00:06:02,618 --> 00:06:04,218 Don't know. 43 00:06:04,321 --> 00:06:07,621 We're not used to the excitement, not in Great Worthy. 44 00:07:17,415 --> 00:07:19,465 Miss Starling. 45 00:07:19,570 --> 00:07:23,080 I'm Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby. 46 00:07:23,185 --> 00:07:25,575 May I sit down? 47 00:07:35,802 --> 00:07:37,712 All right if I call you Jo? 48 00:07:37,817 --> 00:07:40,317 I realise this has been a terrible shock to you, 49 00:07:40,424 --> 00:07:41,954 but I need to ask you questions. 50 00:07:42,057 --> 00:07:44,937 Is that OK? 51 00:07:45,046 --> 00:07:47,196 When did you last see Dianne? 52 00:07:52,032 --> 00:07:57,702 Well... I didn't actually see her this morning. 53 00:07:57,803 --> 00:08:00,373 When I left for work, 54 00:08:00,479 --> 00:08:03,049 she was in bed, in her room. 55 00:08:03,155 --> 00:08:06,415 She was awake. She called out, said... 56 00:08:08,125 --> 00:08:11,005 Said "Cheerio" and "Take care". 57 00:08:11,114 --> 00:08:14,034 What time was this? 58 00:08:14,138 --> 00:08:17,058 Just after seven. - Did she not go to work? 59 00:08:17,162 --> 00:08:21,822 No. She was between jobs. Office work. 60 00:08:21,925 --> 00:08:25,325 And when you arrived home, what happened? 61 00:08:27,451 --> 00:08:29,711 I came back for lunch. 62 00:08:31,378 --> 00:08:34,678 I called out. She didn't answer. 63 00:08:35,897 --> 00:08:37,877 Then I saw the water. 64 00:08:37,982 --> 00:08:40,352 Was there anyone outside? 65 00:08:40,449 --> 00:08:43,199 No vehicles around? 66 00:08:43,299 --> 00:08:44,829 No. 67 00:08:44,933 --> 00:08:49,103 Tell me something, Jo. Was Dianne ever married? 68 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,230 What about boyfriends? 69 00:08:53,797 --> 00:08:58,417 There was Simon. She lived with him once in the village. 70 00:08:58,524 --> 00:09:02,314 Then they split up and she came to live here. 71 00:09:02,416 --> 00:09:04,566 Do you know Simon's second name? 72 00:09:04,676 --> 00:09:07,136 I think it was Fisher. 73 00:09:07,247 --> 00:09:09,537 Yes, it was. It was Fisher. 74 00:09:09,646 --> 00:09:12,836 And does he still live in the village? 75 00:09:12,948 --> 00:09:16,108 - No, he moved away. - Any idea where he went? 76 00:09:16,214 --> 00:09:18,514 No. 77 00:09:18,613 --> 00:09:23,203 There's a ladder in the back garden. Does it belong there? 78 00:09:23,305 --> 00:09:26,325 Yes, it's Mr Flack's. He's the landlord. 79 00:09:26,433 --> 00:09:29,493 Is he a good landlord? 80 00:09:29,595 --> 00:09:34,875 Yes. He's a bit fussy, but he's all right. Why? 81 00:09:34,983 --> 00:09:39,293 The bathroom... There are no blinds, just a net curtain. 82 00:09:39,397 --> 00:09:42,657 And the bedroom windows have no curtains. 83 00:09:42,769 --> 00:09:47,149 I know. Mr Flack promised to... promised to put some up. 84 00:09:47,252 --> 00:09:49,552 But he hasn't got around to it yet. 85 00:09:51,179 --> 00:09:55,249 Had you seen these before? 86 00:09:55,350 --> 00:09:58,370 So they weren't in the house when you went out this morning? 87 00:09:58,479 --> 00:10:01,189 No. 88 00:10:01,294 --> 00:10:03,554 Do you recognise this? 89 00:10:10,192 --> 00:10:14,022 Yes. It's Dianne's. 90 00:10:14,119 --> 00:10:15,649 She always wore it. 91 00:10:16,344 --> 00:10:19,444 On which hand? 92 00:10:19,541 --> 00:10:24,131 Her right hand. This finger. 93 00:10:24,234 --> 00:10:27,054 Can you think of anyone who would harm her? 94 00:10:27,153 --> 00:10:29,453 No. 95 00:10:30,943 --> 00:10:37,163 She was the... kindest, most friendly person. 96 00:10:37,267 --> 00:10:40,637 And to find her like that in the bath, 97 00:10:40,744 --> 00:10:44,604 and those flowers and that... that writing... 98 00:10:45,470 --> 00:10:47,940 Why? 99 00:10:54,925 --> 00:10:56,245 There you go. Undercoat. 100 00:10:56,350 --> 00:10:59,480 Thank you. That's about all, thank you. 101 00:10:59,582 --> 00:11:02,082 How much is that, Bernard? 102 00:11:02,188 --> 00:11:04,828 I think you'd better get over to the cottage. 103 00:11:04,934 --> 00:11:06,534 Why? 104 00:11:06,637 --> 00:11:10,287 Because the place is swarming with police, that's why! 105 00:11:49,354 --> 00:11:51,824 (phone rings) 106 00:11:56,235 --> 00:11:57,305 - Yeah? - Sam? 107 00:11:57,417 --> 00:12:00,647 - It's me, Jo. - Hi, Jo. 108 00:12:01,553 --> 00:12:04,823 Look... I won't... 109 00:12:06,141 --> 00:12:08,161 I can't get back into work today. 110 00:12:08,261 --> 00:12:11,811 That's OK. Anything wrong? 111 00:12:14,936 --> 00:12:17,886 - You all right? - (sobs) 112 00:12:17,994 --> 00:12:19,524 Jo? What is it? 113 00:12:19,627 --> 00:12:22,157 Tell me, please. 114 00:12:25,988 --> 00:12:28,978 Hang on, Bernard. I'll come with you. 115 00:12:33,983 --> 00:12:39,443 - How long's he been like this? - Oh, since yesterday afternoon. 116 00:12:39,543 --> 00:12:42,503 She likes clambering around on the rocks down by the pond. 117 00:12:42,602 --> 00:12:46,362 At your age, Rosie? You should be taking things easy. 118 00:12:46,459 --> 00:12:49,379 - I'm fairly sure it's a sprain. - Mmm. 119 00:12:49,483 --> 00:12:52,543 Hello, Sam! 120 00:12:52,646 --> 00:12:55,316 - What's wrong? - It's Dianne. 121 00:12:56,017 --> 00:12:57,687 She's dead. 122 00:12:57,791 --> 00:13:03,111 Someone broke into the cottage and... killed her. 123 00:13:03,212 --> 00:13:05,372 - Excuse me. - Sorry. I can't let you by. 124 00:13:05,472 --> 00:13:07,072 - Can you let me through? - I need to get in! 125 00:13:07,174 --> 00:13:09,684 - No one can pass. - I need to get in there now! 126 00:13:09,781 --> 00:13:12,141 - Yes, can I help you? - You can help all right. 127 00:13:12,249 --> 00:13:15,059 - I wanna come in. - No one's allowed in. 128 00:13:15,168 --> 00:13:17,878 But I'm the landlord. I want to know what's going on. 129 00:13:17,985 --> 00:13:20,065 - I've a right to know. - OK. 130 00:13:20,173 --> 00:13:22,853 - Mr Flack? - Yes? 131 00:13:22,954 --> 00:13:25,074 Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. 132 00:13:25,179 --> 00:13:27,189 This is Detective Sergeant Jones. 133 00:13:27,299 --> 00:13:29,139 I still want to know what's going on. 134 00:13:29,245 --> 00:13:32,755 A very serious crime has taken place here. 135 00:13:32,861 --> 00:13:35,821 Serious crime? Then I definitely want to come in. 136 00:13:35,919 --> 00:13:37,999 - I want to see what's happened. - Just listen to them. 137 00:13:38,108 --> 00:13:40,818 I'm a friend of both Dianne and Jo. Can I help in any way? 138 00:13:40,924 --> 00:13:44,194 - And your name is? - Orchard. David Orchard. 139 00:13:44,294 --> 00:13:46,524 When you say serious crime... 140 00:13:47,841 --> 00:13:50,311 I'm afraid Dianne Price is dead. 141 00:13:50,412 --> 00:13:53,192 She's been murdered. 142 00:14:06,783 --> 00:14:09,323 (cheering on TV) 143 00:14:39,107 --> 00:14:41,637 (snores) 144 00:14:50,089 --> 00:14:53,009 - All done here, John. - Thanks, George. 145 00:14:58,571 --> 00:15:01,001 Miss Starling. 146 00:15:01,108 --> 00:15:04,578 It's all right. Your friend is no longer in there. 147 00:15:18,278 --> 00:15:21,858 Do you, by any chance, recognise that writing? 148 00:15:31,311 --> 00:15:34,891 How about the colour of the lipstick? 149 00:15:34,996 --> 00:15:37,456 It was the kind Dianne always wore. 150 00:15:37,568 --> 00:15:40,908 She liked bright red lipstick. 151 00:15:41,009 --> 00:15:44,169 Would you show us her room, please? 152 00:15:58,561 --> 00:16:01,591 - Yvonne, guess what's happened. - I've already heard. 153 00:16:01,690 --> 00:16:04,780 That's one less bit of skirt for you to peep at. 154 00:16:07,077 --> 00:16:08,847 Them police at the cottage, 155 00:16:08,954 --> 00:16:12,364 I wonder what they'll make of your hidey-holes. 156 00:16:22,161 --> 00:16:27,901 I haven't been in here since... since it happened. 157 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,750 I didn't want to touch anything. 158 00:16:30,850 --> 00:16:34,260 Where did Dianne keep her lipstick? 159 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:39,050 Oh. They used to be all over the top of the dressing table. 160 00:16:40,478 --> 00:16:43,398 She loved her lipsticks. She had loads of them. 161 00:16:43,502 --> 00:16:45,942 Now they've all gone. 162 00:16:50,697 --> 00:16:52,887 Would you be kind enough to give Sergeant Jones 163 00:16:52,991 --> 00:16:56,541 a list of all those who were close to Dianne? 164 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,110 - Of course. - Thank you. 165 00:16:59,212 --> 00:17:02,792 What else can you tell us about your landlord? 166 00:17:02,896 --> 00:17:05,396 Mr Flack? 167 00:17:06,129 --> 00:17:07,799 He's OK. 168 00:17:07,901 --> 00:17:11,591 He often comes here to... fiddle around, 169 00:17:11,690 --> 00:17:15,720 repairing and improving things, even if they don't need fixing. 170 00:18:00,489 --> 00:18:05,529 - You can't come in here, madam. - One of my friends... 171 00:18:05,633 --> 00:18:07,303 (Jo) Fran! 172 00:18:08,309 --> 00:18:12,479 Poor Jo! What you must've been through! 173 00:18:12,585 --> 00:18:14,495 Mr Barnaby, this is Fran Carter. 174 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,030 Mr Barnaby's in charge of the investigation. 175 00:18:17,137 --> 00:18:20,397 - John. - I'm the local vet. 176 00:18:20,508 --> 00:18:22,588 Known to every living creature in the area 177 00:18:22,698 --> 00:18:23,988 but not the police, thankfully. 178 00:18:24,088 --> 00:18:26,558 Is there anything I can do to help? 179 00:18:26,661 --> 00:18:29,481 - I'm fine. - No, you're not. 180 00:18:29,580 --> 00:18:31,210 Look, I've got a spare room. 181 00:18:31,318 --> 00:18:34,058 What if I put Jo up while you get on with your investigation? 182 00:18:34,167 --> 00:18:36,427 - That would be a good idea. - Great. 183 00:18:36,531 --> 00:18:38,721 When I finish work, I'll come and fetch you. 184 00:18:38,825 --> 00:18:40,975 It'll be around sevenish. 185 00:18:43,483 --> 00:18:46,753 Not like you to have flowers like those in the house, Jo. 186 00:18:46,855 --> 00:18:49,285 They're far too tacky. 187 00:18:50,956 --> 00:18:53,736 Sorry. Have I said something wrong? 188 00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:55,861 You've seen flowers like those before? 189 00:18:55,961 --> 00:18:58,951 Yes. Why? I was only asking. 190 00:18:59,054 --> 00:19:02,014 Where have you seen them? 191 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,400 - All right. - Cheers, mate. 192 00:19:49,070 --> 00:19:51,820 That's terrible. Who'd wanna kill Dianne? 193 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:53,830 She never bothered anyone. 194 00:19:53,936 --> 00:19:56,326 Thanks. I need this. 195 00:19:56,438 --> 00:19:59,178 - Was it a sex attack? - I don't know. 196 00:19:59,287 --> 00:20:00,957 The police wouldn't tell us any more. 197 00:20:01,060 --> 00:20:03,350 And they wouldn't let me into the cottage. 198 00:20:03,458 --> 00:20:04,428 Of course they wouldn't. 199 00:20:04,537 --> 00:20:05,787 If I was still in the force, 200 00:20:05,892 --> 00:20:07,772 I'd have given you the bum's rush. 201 00:20:07,873 --> 00:20:10,793 - No time for rubberneckers. - I didn't go just to look. 202 00:20:10,897 --> 00:20:13,987 We saw you going past. In a bit of a hurry as well. 203 00:20:14,095 --> 00:20:15,655 That's because I'm the landlord. 204 00:20:15,763 --> 00:20:18,373 I wanted to know if any damage had been done to my property. 205 00:20:18,474 --> 00:20:19,974 Who cares about your property? 206 00:20:20,073 --> 00:20:22,093 What about the girl that's been killed? 207 00:20:22,193 --> 00:20:24,593 I think we should pray for her. 208 00:20:25,738 --> 00:20:27,648 I expect we will at the funeral service. 209 00:20:27,755 --> 00:20:31,435 No, I mean now. She was one of us. 210 00:20:31,543 --> 00:20:33,003 - A neighbour. - We know that. 211 00:20:33,106 --> 00:20:35,636 So I think we should all go to the church right now 212 00:20:35,748 --> 00:20:38,178 and pray for her poor, lost soul. 213 00:20:39,711 --> 00:20:43,221 Come on, David. I've got a pub to run. Same again, Frank? 214 00:20:43,325 --> 00:20:45,965 - Thanks, mate. - I've gotta get off too. 215 00:20:46,071 --> 00:20:48,991 (woman) We're all still thinking about her, David. 216 00:20:49,095 --> 00:20:51,905 We'll never stop doing that. 217 00:21:01,085 --> 00:21:03,795 They're all £2.50. 218 00:21:03,902 --> 00:21:07,382 No, no, I don't want to buy them. I wanna talk about them. 219 00:21:08,629 --> 00:21:14,329 I'm Detective Sergeant Jones, Causton CID. 220 00:21:14,432 --> 00:21:16,902 And you are? 221 00:21:18,325 --> 00:21:20,055 M-Malcolm. 222 00:21:20,723 --> 00:21:22,153 Malcolm who? 223 00:21:24,477 --> 00:21:28,057 M-Malcolm M-Merryman. 224 00:21:28,161 --> 00:21:30,531 And do you own the place? 225 00:21:30,630 --> 00:21:32,050 No. 226 00:21:32,158 --> 00:21:35,738 - My m-mum and dad do. - Ah. 227 00:21:35,843 --> 00:21:37,023 How many of these have you sold 228 00:21:37,129 --> 00:21:40,189 in the last few days, Mr Merryman? 229 00:21:40,292 --> 00:21:41,682 None. 230 00:21:42,516 --> 00:21:44,216 Well, who usually buys them? 231 00:21:45,714 --> 00:21:49,124 Travellers mostly. 232 00:21:49,224 --> 00:21:53,474 Can you remember the last traveller who bought a bunch? 233 00:21:55,202 --> 00:21:57,362 How am I supposed to... 234 00:21:57,462 --> 00:22:01,182 remember people I don't know? 235 00:22:01,284 --> 00:22:03,824 So they get nicked a lot, do they? 236 00:22:05,525 --> 00:22:08,025 Probably. 237 00:22:08,688 --> 00:22:11,158 I don't count them. 238 00:22:13,241 --> 00:22:15,361 Do you have CCTV? 239 00:22:16,821 --> 00:22:19,991 - No. - No. 240 00:22:20,088 --> 00:22:22,488 Can't afford it. 241 00:22:27,875 --> 00:22:30,375 (school bell rings) 242 00:22:43,724 --> 00:22:44,984 (man) Oh, Chief Inspector. 243 00:22:45,078 --> 00:22:46,638 - Please come in. - Thank you. 244 00:22:46,747 --> 00:22:49,597 (man) It's my half day. Excuse the mess. 245 00:22:51,022 --> 00:22:54,602 - What do you teach, Mr Orchard? - History and French. 246 00:22:54,707 --> 00:22:58,217 And I believe you were teaching Dianne Price on a private basis. 247 00:22:58,321 --> 00:23:01,691 That's right. A bit of basic French, part time. 248 00:23:01,798 --> 00:23:04,788 Not that I have that much spare time. 249 00:23:04,890 --> 00:23:08,120 - Yeah, poor Dianne. - I'm told she was out of work. 250 00:23:08,227 --> 00:23:10,897 Could she afford to pay you for French lessons? 251 00:23:11,007 --> 00:23:12,817 I never charged her. 252 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:14,620 You mean you did it for love? 253 00:23:14,727 --> 00:23:18,717 Money doesn't always matter. Teaching's a two-way thing. 254 00:23:18,828 --> 00:23:22,268 We gain from it, we get something back. 255 00:23:22,373 --> 00:23:24,353 Besides, I also have a fiancée. 256 00:23:24,459 --> 00:23:27,339 - Ah. - Excuse me. I'll just... 257 00:23:33,878 --> 00:23:35,408 When did these lessons take place? 258 00:23:35,511 --> 00:23:38,431 Mostly during the evenings. 259 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:40,860 When was the last one? 260 00:23:41,941 --> 00:23:44,691 Last Thursday, I think. 261 00:23:45,695 --> 00:23:47,885 Yeah, it was. At the cottage. 262 00:23:47,989 --> 00:23:50,069 How was she? 263 00:23:50,178 --> 00:23:54,178 Oh, her usual self. In good spirits. 264 00:23:54,279 --> 00:23:57,479 Not troubled by anything apart from finding work, 265 00:23:57,582 --> 00:24:01,822 and she was quite optimistic about that. 266 00:24:01,927 --> 00:24:05,397 So sad. Terribly sad. 267 00:24:07,244 --> 00:24:10,374 So what does your fiancée think about all this? 268 00:24:10,476 --> 00:24:13,916 Louise? She won't mind. I'm doing it for her. 269 00:24:14,022 --> 00:24:16,632 - Well, for us. - She lives in Great Worthy? 270 00:24:16,733 --> 00:24:19,723 No, South Africa. She's working out there on a contract. 271 00:24:19,827 --> 00:24:21,597 Teaching. Marvellous job. 272 00:24:21,704 --> 00:24:24,454 Good money, and, like me, she's saving hard 273 00:24:24,554 --> 00:24:27,234 and then when she decides to terminate the contract, 274 00:24:27,334 --> 00:24:30,984 she'll come back and we get married. 275 00:24:36,649 --> 00:24:38,489 The school don't mind me making changes, 276 00:24:38,595 --> 00:24:40,115 out of my own expense, of course. 277 00:24:40,228 --> 00:24:43,528 And they want Louise to be teaching here. 278 00:24:43,635 --> 00:24:49,195 Problem is, I've gotta get it finished before she comes back. 279 00:24:50,969 --> 00:24:53,709 Well, good luck. 280 00:24:53,819 --> 00:24:56,319 Thank you. 281 00:25:23,570 --> 00:25:25,450 Sorry, mate, you can't park there. 282 00:25:25,552 --> 00:25:27,882 Visitors' car park's on the far side. 283 00:25:27,985 --> 00:25:31,835 - I'm looking for Sam Tomlin. - That's me. 284 00:25:31,948 --> 00:25:36,538 Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby, Causton CID. 285 00:25:38,029 --> 00:25:41,299 Look, if it's about the murder, I don't see how I can help you. 286 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,560 I'm told you were a friend of Dianne's. 287 00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:47,868 Yeah. We were kind of mates. 288 00:25:49,638 --> 00:25:51,658 How close? 289 00:25:51,759 --> 00:25:53,709 Just mates. 290 00:25:53,809 --> 00:25:56,799 - This is Walter. - Hello, Walter. 291 00:25:56,903 --> 00:25:59,543 He's too old these days to go out and graze. 292 00:25:59,649 --> 00:26:02,009 There you go, old fella. 293 00:26:04,410 --> 00:26:07,610 Dianne used to like coming here. 294 00:26:09,798 --> 00:26:12,268 When did you last see her? 295 00:26:12,369 --> 00:26:15,319 Must've been a couple of days ago. 296 00:26:15,428 --> 00:26:17,238 She came here to see Jo. 297 00:26:19,843 --> 00:26:21,163 Good-looking girl like Dianne, 298 00:26:21,267 --> 00:26:23,177 I'm surprised you weren't more than mates. 299 00:26:23,283 --> 00:26:27,873 Me? No. I tried to get close to her a couple of times. 300 00:26:27,976 --> 00:26:29,886 But she didn't wanna know. 301 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,880 So what can you tell me about her ex-boyfriend? 302 00:26:33,989 --> 00:26:35,729 He was a plonker. 303 00:26:35,831 --> 00:26:40,001 Worked in some tacky office. That's where she met him. 304 00:26:40,105 --> 00:26:44,305 Look, why don't you speak to my mother? She's in the gift shop. 305 00:26:44,415 --> 00:26:46,915 - She works here? - She owns the place. 306 00:26:47,022 --> 00:26:49,352 And she knows all about the people of Great Worthy. 307 00:26:49,455 --> 00:26:51,535 She married most of them. 308 00:26:56,128 --> 00:26:59,738 (woman) Well, to set your mind at rest, Chief Inspector, 309 00:26:59,848 --> 00:27:03,598 I'm not some female Bluebeard. 310 00:27:03,706 --> 00:27:06,826 I once served the area as registrar. 311 00:27:06,939 --> 00:27:09,999 Until I decided to retire. 312 00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:12,670 - Ah. - It's my son's pathetic joke. 313 00:27:12,777 --> 00:27:14,097 He's fond of telling everyone 314 00:27:14,201 --> 00:27:17,751 that I've married most of the locals. 315 00:27:20,493 --> 00:27:26,093 So, who killed her? Do you know? 316 00:27:26,193 --> 00:27:31,443 It must've been someone from outside the village. 317 00:27:31,545 --> 00:27:34,115 - Why? - Because she was liked. 318 00:27:34,222 --> 00:27:36,662 I can't think of anyone who'd want to hurt her. 319 00:27:36,759 --> 00:27:39,189 What about her ex, Simon Fisher? 320 00:27:39,296 --> 00:27:41,236 No, he was too much of a wimp. 321 00:27:41,347 --> 00:27:43,217 I hope you're gonna pay for those! 322 00:27:43,329 --> 00:27:44,789 Have you hosed down the yard yet? 323 00:27:44,893 --> 00:27:48,163 - I'll get round to it. - I want it done now! 324 00:27:53,616 --> 00:27:56,816 Must think we're made of money. 325 00:27:56,919 --> 00:27:59,659 I suppose you rely solely on donations. 326 00:27:59,769 --> 00:28:02,579 Yes, we do. 327 00:28:14,053 --> 00:28:16,633 So what made you retire from the marriage business? 328 00:28:16,730 --> 00:28:22,570 Oh, I'd grown weary of it. It's pure hypocrisy. 329 00:28:22,674 --> 00:28:27,194 Dianne Price's body was dressed up to look like a bride. 330 00:28:27,296 --> 00:28:30,906 Can you think of any reason why that would happen? 331 00:28:32,649 --> 00:28:34,769 No. 332 00:28:34,873 --> 00:28:37,103 None whatsoever. 333 00:28:40,225 --> 00:28:42,615 Come on. 334 00:28:44,814 --> 00:28:48,054 (train whistle blows) 335 00:28:53,955 --> 00:28:55,725 Is that what I think it is? 336 00:28:55,832 --> 00:28:59,622 It's not a working line, sir, just a heritage site. 337 00:28:59,725 --> 00:29:01,285 So it's all retired donkeys 338 00:29:01,392 --> 00:29:04,102 and steam trains round here. 339 00:29:06,085 --> 00:29:09,455 Oh, it's no-go with the dead woman's ex-boyfriend, sir. 340 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,070 He's got a fool-proof alibi the night of the murder. 341 00:29:13,175 --> 00:29:17,305 - And he lives in London now. - I don't blame him. 342 00:29:19,327 --> 00:29:21,197 - Thank you. - (laughter) 343 00:29:21,308 --> 00:29:23,708 Cheers. 344 00:29:27,496 --> 00:29:29,996 - Mrs Nikki Rowntree? - Yes. 345 00:29:30,101 --> 00:29:33,791 Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby, Causton CID. This is... 346 00:29:33,891 --> 00:29:37,261 Oh, we know who this is. It's Ben Jones. 347 00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:40,393 In a naff suit. 348 00:29:41,954 --> 00:29:43,144 Hello, Matt. 349 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:45,920 Must be... six years 350 00:29:46,020 --> 00:29:48,660 since you deserted the boys in blue? 351 00:29:48,767 --> 00:29:50,707 Yeah, something like that. 352 00:29:50,818 --> 00:29:55,718 Then again, uniform must've been glad to get rid of you. 353 00:29:55,822 --> 00:29:58,192 I know I was. 354 00:29:58,289 --> 00:30:00,649 We used to work together, Chief Inspector. 355 00:30:00,757 --> 00:30:02,287 On the beat in Causton. 356 00:30:02,391 --> 00:30:05,381 But only when we had to, though, eh? 357 00:30:06,318 --> 00:30:10,488 So, what can we do for you? 358 00:30:10,594 --> 00:30:13,314 Dianne Price. We believe she used this pub. 359 00:30:13,409 --> 00:30:15,599 Yeah, poor thing. She was a local. 360 00:30:15,703 --> 00:30:17,823 Does that mean she came in most days? 361 00:30:17,928 --> 00:30:19,598 No. She wasn't exactly a boozer. 362 00:30:19,700 --> 00:30:23,980 - When was she last in? - Sunday, wasn't it? 363 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,730 Yeah, it was quiz night. She always came in on quiz night. 364 00:30:27,833 --> 00:30:30,233 - Was she on her own? - No. 365 00:30:30,336 --> 00:30:32,726 She was with Jo Starling, her flatmate, 366 00:30:32,839 --> 00:30:36,039 and Fran Carter, the vet, 367 00:30:36,140 --> 00:30:38,160 and also Sam from the sanctuary. 368 00:30:38,260 --> 00:30:40,240 They often drank together. 369 00:30:40,345 --> 00:30:43,675 Had you ever seen Dianne drinking with anyone else? 370 00:30:43,787 --> 00:30:46,497 I can't remember. 371 00:30:46,602 --> 00:30:49,112 Well, I hope you hurry up and find whoever did it, 372 00:30:49,209 --> 00:30:51,889 otherwise you're gonna have my old man back in the force. 373 00:30:51,990 --> 00:30:55,150 He used to kick the crap out of the weirdos. 374 00:30:57,307 --> 00:30:58,837 Thank you, both. 375 00:30:59,915 --> 00:31:02,415 Oh, Chief Inspector. 376 00:31:03,842 --> 00:31:07,802 Your oppo, back in the old days we used to call him Jonah. 377 00:31:07,909 --> 00:31:09,329 Not because of his name. 378 00:31:09,437 --> 00:31:12,147 Just because he'd always put the mockers on things. 379 00:31:12,253 --> 00:31:16,633 He'd wreck all your plans, turn a good day into a bad one, eh? 380 00:31:25,147 --> 00:31:26,537 Someone should tell this village 381 00:31:26,643 --> 00:31:28,763 it's lock-up-your-daughters time with those two. 382 00:31:28,867 --> 00:31:30,537 - Why? - He liked the low life. 383 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,070 Probably still does. She used to exploit young women. 384 00:31:33,176 --> 00:31:37,346 - They're bad news. - They speak well of you. 385 00:31:37,452 --> 00:31:39,292 Yeah, well, if I had a degree in psychology, 386 00:31:39,398 --> 00:31:42,278 I'd know how to let things wash over me, but I can't. 387 00:31:42,387 --> 00:31:46,517 Oh, dear. Sorry to hear that. 388 00:31:49,304 --> 00:31:50,944 What is it? 389 00:31:51,041 --> 00:31:54,101 I just don't like seeing people from my past, that's all. 390 00:31:54,204 --> 00:31:56,714 Oh, Matt. 391 00:31:57,263 --> 00:31:59,073 Come on. 392 00:31:59,175 --> 00:32:03,165 The past is the past. Just forget about it. 393 00:32:04,110 --> 00:32:06,930 I'll tell you what I'm gonna do. 394 00:32:07,030 --> 00:32:11,790 I am gonna make you happy tonight, OK? 395 00:32:12,695 --> 00:32:14,955 That's better. 396 00:33:17,656 --> 00:33:21,196 - Oh, hello, Chief Inspector. - Mr Flack. 397 00:33:22,730 --> 00:33:27,390 You're lucky. We're about to close in five minutes. 398 00:33:40,178 --> 00:33:42,578 This is my wife, Yvonne. 399 00:33:42,681 --> 00:33:45,011 This is Chief Inspector Barnaby. 400 00:33:45,113 --> 00:33:47,693 Nice to meet you, Mrs Flack. 401 00:33:47,791 --> 00:33:50,811 And what a pleasure it is to find a shop like this. 402 00:33:50,919 --> 00:33:54,809 - We do our best to please. - I'm sure you do. 403 00:33:54,916 --> 00:33:58,526 I get lost in those big DIY stores. 404 00:33:58,635 --> 00:34:01,065 And no one is helpful. 405 00:34:03,466 --> 00:34:05,056 Talking of DIY, 406 00:34:05,168 --> 00:34:08,918 I visited Mr Orchard's house at the school. 407 00:34:09,027 --> 00:34:11,177 He's set himself a bit of a task. 408 00:34:11,285 --> 00:34:13,545 Oh, we do all right out of David. 409 00:34:13,649 --> 00:34:16,529 - Why's that? - He's too fussy. 410 00:34:24,598 --> 00:34:27,268 I'd like these, please. 411 00:34:35,373 --> 00:34:37,673 Could you tell me where you were this morning, Mr Flack, 412 00:34:37,771 --> 00:34:40,931 between the hours of, say, 7:30 and one o'clock? 413 00:34:41,037 --> 00:34:43,017 I was here in the shop. 414 00:34:43,123 --> 00:34:46,983 We were doing the accounts before we opened up. 415 00:34:47,816 --> 00:34:50,596 Is that right, Mrs Flack? 416 00:34:50,700 --> 00:34:52,230 Yes. 417 00:34:52,333 --> 00:34:55,083 I'm sorry to have to ask such a question, 418 00:34:55,184 --> 00:34:58,284 but it's all part of our investigation. 419 00:34:59,041 --> 00:35:01,891 How much is that? 420 00:35:17,602 --> 00:35:20,172 Hello, fella. 421 00:35:22,399 --> 00:35:24,379 No, it's nothing for you, Sykes. 422 00:35:24,484 --> 00:35:28,134 - Hello, darling. - Three dozen cup hooks. 423 00:35:28,237 --> 00:35:30,847 Why? We don't have three dozen cups. 424 00:35:30,949 --> 00:35:35,819 And... spare bath plugs. Always handy. 425 00:35:35,919 --> 00:35:37,479 Right. Well, I'm not gonna cook. 426 00:35:37,588 --> 00:35:39,148 I've had a tough day, so it's Chinese. 427 00:35:39,255 --> 00:35:42,065 I'll warm the plates, you get the food. 428 00:35:42,175 --> 00:35:46,725 Do you know anything about the Brides in the Bath murders? 429 00:35:46,833 --> 00:35:48,503 - No. - 1912. 430 00:35:48,605 --> 00:35:50,865 Meant to look like accidental death. 431 00:35:50,969 --> 00:35:53,989 What is the best way to drown someone in a bath 432 00:35:54,097 --> 00:35:55,377 without any signs of a struggle? 433 00:35:55,488 --> 00:35:57,188 I don't even wanna think about it. 434 00:35:57,295 --> 00:36:00,525 Well, you pull them up by their feet. 435 00:36:00,632 --> 00:36:03,482 - Drag them under. - Right. 436 00:36:03,586 --> 00:36:05,596 That's what George Joseph Smith did. 437 00:36:05,706 --> 00:36:07,436 That's what he was hanged for. 438 00:36:07,548 --> 00:36:10,498 See, old murders can be fascinating. 439 00:36:10,606 --> 00:36:12,686 There's a lot to learn from them. 440 00:36:12,796 --> 00:36:15,536 Chicken chow mein. 441 00:36:39,107 --> 00:36:40,527 Hello? 442 00:36:43,034 --> 00:36:45,474 Hello? 443 00:37:44,311 --> 00:37:47,091 Bit of an emergency. One of our customers. 444 00:37:47,196 --> 00:37:50,736 That old biddy from Castle Street. She just telephoned. 445 00:37:50,846 --> 00:37:53,236 Her taps don't work and she can't get a plumber, 446 00:37:53,348 --> 00:37:55,118 so I said I'd help her out. 447 00:37:55,225 --> 00:37:57,375 I never heard the phone. 448 00:37:57,485 --> 00:38:00,995 Well, it rang. You must've been busy. 449 00:38:10,866 --> 00:38:13,326 (phone rings) 450 00:38:23,969 --> 00:38:25,669 Hello. Fran? 451 00:38:25,777 --> 00:38:27,717 - Jo, it's me. Sam. - Oh. 452 00:38:27,828 --> 00:38:31,088 - Hi, Sam. - Are you OK? 453 00:38:31,198 --> 00:38:32,278 I'm fine, fine. 454 00:38:32,380 --> 00:38:34,120 I was wondering if I could come over, 455 00:38:34,222 --> 00:38:35,962 see if I can help in any way. 456 00:38:36,064 --> 00:38:38,434 Not right now. It's difficult. 457 00:38:38,533 --> 00:38:41,173 - How do you mean, difficult? - I'm busy. 458 00:38:41,278 --> 00:38:42,768 I'm waiting for Fran to pick me up. 459 00:38:42,878 --> 00:38:46,008 I'm spending a few nights at her house. 460 00:39:41,442 --> 00:39:43,982 (cheering on TV) 461 00:39:55,832 --> 00:39:58,272 (chanting and cheering) 462 00:40:04,869 --> 00:40:07,339 I'll be back later. 463 00:40:10,916 --> 00:40:14,526 I said I'll be back later! 464 00:40:14,636 --> 00:40:17,066 We heard you. 465 00:40:26,731 --> 00:40:29,691 Just to tell you, I won't be in tonight. I'm going to the pub. 466 00:40:29,789 --> 00:40:31,419 Well, I've started supper. 467 00:40:31,528 --> 00:40:34,378 Well, I'll just have to have it when I come back, won't I? 468 00:40:34,482 --> 00:40:36,952 (door slams) 469 00:40:56,553 --> 00:40:58,953 You still here? 470 00:41:02,669 --> 00:41:04,859 And how are you, Malcolm? 471 00:41:04,963 --> 00:41:07,783 F-Fine... thanks. 472 00:41:07,883 --> 00:41:12,613 Still getting 'em in and filling 'em up? 473 00:41:15,321 --> 00:41:16,821 Just about. 474 00:41:16,921 --> 00:41:19,421 And I bet you're a right little charmer 475 00:41:19,527 --> 00:41:23,037 with all those lady drivers, eh? 476 00:41:26,026 --> 00:41:28,976 Boom-boom. 477 00:41:43,405 --> 00:41:44,825 Thanks. 478 00:41:44,934 --> 00:41:49,874 So, where were you when your friend died, eh? 479 00:41:50,948 --> 00:41:53,688 - Eh? - That's your trouble, Sam. 480 00:41:53,798 --> 00:41:56,268 You're so busy saving the whales and the rainforest, 481 00:41:56,369 --> 00:41:59,979 you're never around when you're needed. 482 00:42:03,181 --> 00:42:07,111 He's in a right mood. What have you done to upset him, Sam? 483 00:42:07,213 --> 00:42:09,063 Nothing. 484 00:42:13,609 --> 00:42:16,879 George Henry Lamson poisoned his brother-in-law 485 00:42:16,980 --> 00:42:18,860 with a slice of Dundee cake. 486 00:42:18,961 --> 00:42:22,541 Then there was William Palmer, another poisoner. 487 00:42:22,645 --> 00:42:26,705 Guess what he said when he stood on the gallows trap door. 488 00:42:26,816 --> 00:42:31,336 - I have no idea. - He said, "Is this thing safe?" 489 00:42:32,899 --> 00:42:35,579 Most of them thought that they were pretty clever. 490 00:42:35,679 --> 00:42:38,629 But not many of them could outwit Sir Bernard Spilsbury, 491 00:42:38,738 --> 00:42:41,338 Home Office pathologist of the time, he was excellent. 492 00:42:41,448 --> 00:42:43,778 Even in those days, he could work 493 00:42:43,882 --> 00:42:47,852 with the minimal amount of human remains. 494 00:42:49,512 --> 00:42:50,972 And you say you learn from that? 495 00:42:51,076 --> 00:42:54,826 Yes. We have to think like the murderers. 496 00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:59,140 What about your profession? What about teachers? 497 00:42:59,244 --> 00:43:00,604 What about them? 498 00:43:00,705 --> 00:43:03,755 Well, do they ever try to think 499 00:43:03,868 --> 00:43:05,328 like the children they teach, 500 00:43:05,431 --> 00:43:08,001 share their games, share their sense of humour, 501 00:43:08,107 --> 00:43:09,777 let their imaginations run riot? 502 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:12,560 That wouldn't make sense, would it? 503 00:43:14,398 --> 00:43:16,618 No, I suppose it wouldn't. 504 00:43:21,245 --> 00:43:26,105 Time, gentlemen, please! Drink up now, thank you! 505 00:43:28,023 --> 00:43:29,803 Night, all. 506 00:43:29,900 --> 00:43:33,060 - Night, Sam. - See you. 507 00:44:27,388 --> 00:44:29,438 Ta-da! 508 00:44:31,907 --> 00:44:35,897 Told you I was gonna make you happy the way you like it. 509 00:44:43,167 --> 00:44:46,397 (laughter) 510 00:45:35,859 --> 00:45:37,559 Morning, Sam. 511 00:45:37,666 --> 00:45:39,816 Morning, Tom. 512 00:46:23,859 --> 00:46:26,289 Got your tea. 513 00:46:34,008 --> 00:46:35,818 I don't know what I'd do without you. 514 00:46:35,920 --> 00:46:38,630 I do. You'd go back to town. 515 00:46:38,735 --> 00:46:41,995 Start cruising the kerbs again late at night. 516 00:46:42,106 --> 00:46:45,476 Couldn't leave it alone, could you? 517 00:46:56,426 --> 00:46:58,576 Do you remember those lonely days 518 00:46:58,685 --> 00:47:00,345 when you were at college in Durham 519 00:47:00,458 --> 00:47:02,468 and I was working in London? 520 00:47:02,578 --> 00:47:04,698 I wasn't lonely. 521 00:47:04,803 --> 00:47:07,243 I was. 522 00:47:07,896 --> 00:47:09,946 Keys, keys. 523 00:47:10,050 --> 00:47:14,150 - Over there. - Oh, thanks. 524 00:47:14,256 --> 00:47:15,856 And all we really wanted to do 525 00:47:15,960 --> 00:47:19,850 was to get married and stay together, but we had to wait. 526 00:47:19,956 --> 00:47:24,056 - Right. - And that's faith. Blind faith. 527 00:47:24,162 --> 00:47:26,042 If you say so. 528 00:47:26,143 --> 00:47:30,043 And I admire anyone who has faith like that. 529 00:47:30,140 --> 00:47:33,440 - I'm late. - I wouldn't have guessed. 530 00:47:38,656 --> 00:47:41,466 (phone rings) 531 00:47:43,383 --> 00:47:45,193 Barnaby. 532 00:48:03,542 --> 00:48:05,942 Why here, for God's sake? 533 00:48:23,840 --> 00:48:26,270 John. 534 00:48:38,368 --> 00:48:41,948 - These were on top, apparently. - Same flowers. 535 00:48:42,053 --> 00:48:44,213 Sir. 536 00:48:44,311 --> 00:48:47,791 Yes, same as the other victim. Strangulation. 537 00:48:47,892 --> 00:48:50,992 Whoever did it had to dismember her to get her into the basket, 538 00:48:51,089 --> 00:48:53,139 hence the blood, a lot of blood. 539 00:48:53,244 --> 00:48:56,724 First impressions suggest some kind of saw was used 540 00:48:56,824 --> 00:48:59,154 to sever the lower limbs. 541 00:48:59,257 --> 00:49:01,967 Another bride. 542 00:49:05,409 --> 00:49:07,839 Same colour lipstick. 543 00:49:09,267 --> 00:49:13,607 - "Not wanted on voyage." - Some joke, eh? 544 00:49:13,717 --> 00:49:15,557 - Does the basket belong here? - No, sir. 545 00:49:15,663 --> 00:49:18,763 The volunteer staff have never seen it before. 546 00:49:18,861 --> 00:49:22,511 - Where could it have come from? - Anywhere. 547 00:49:22,614 --> 00:49:24,044 There's blood on this sack trolley. 548 00:49:24,143 --> 00:49:26,513 My guess is that she was driven here 549 00:49:26,611 --> 00:49:29,391 and then wheeled in on this. 550 00:49:31,094 --> 00:49:33,114 If whoever's responsible is local, 551 00:49:33,214 --> 00:49:35,544 and I'm sure they are, let's keep them contained. 552 00:49:35,648 --> 00:49:37,658 I want an extra police presence in the village. 553 00:49:37,768 --> 00:49:39,298 Yes, sir. 554 00:49:39,402 --> 00:49:42,322 Then get over to Miss Carter's house and surgery, 555 00:49:42,425 --> 00:49:43,885 check the place out. 556 00:49:43,990 --> 00:49:46,350 Ben, take a couple of my people with you. 557 00:49:46,457 --> 00:49:48,187 She may have been murdered there. 558 00:49:48,299 --> 00:49:49,829 Right. 559 00:49:49,934 --> 00:49:54,244 All this... It could be 1934. 560 00:49:55,842 --> 00:50:01,402 A body found in a trunk on Brighton Station. 561 00:50:01,507 --> 00:50:04,807 What's this killer playing at? 562 00:50:19,476 --> 00:50:22,986 - Thanks for your help. - That's all right. 563 00:50:25,071 --> 00:50:27,541 (rings bell) 564 00:50:37,759 --> 00:50:40,299 - Oh, hello, Mr Orchard. - Morning, Len. 565 00:50:40,400 --> 00:50:42,620 - Come on in. - Thank you. 566 00:50:42,729 --> 00:50:45,719 - Olive! Mr Orchard! - (cheering on TV) 567 00:50:45,822 --> 00:50:48,362 - Ooh, hello, Mr Orchard. - Hello, Olive. 568 00:50:48,463 --> 00:50:50,623 I've got the groceries you asked for! 569 00:50:50,723 --> 00:50:54,023 - That's very kind. - And here's your prescriptions! 570 00:50:54,129 --> 00:50:56,459 Oh, good. 571 00:50:57,570 --> 00:50:59,410 I'll put your change on here, shall I? 572 00:50:59,517 --> 00:51:01,247 Yes, that's fine! 573 00:51:01,358 --> 00:51:03,028 - You're a good man. - Yes. 574 00:51:03,131 --> 00:51:07,581 Better than that lazy, good-for-nothing son of ours. 575 00:51:07,685 --> 00:51:09,665 - Like a cup of tea, Mr Orchard? - No! 576 00:51:09,770 --> 00:51:12,650 I can buzz Malcolm, get him to come over and make you one. 577 00:51:12,759 --> 00:51:16,479 No, no, that's fine. I've got to meet a friend. 578 00:51:25,584 --> 00:51:29,204 Sir, I've found it! White estate! 579 00:51:34,865 --> 00:51:37,325 (door opens) 580 00:52:17,302 --> 00:52:19,742 Oh... 581 00:52:21,543 --> 00:52:24,083 (exhales) 582 00:52:37,566 --> 00:52:41,076 (vehicle pulls up) 583 00:52:50,460 --> 00:52:53,420 Think we'd better wait for Mr Bullard. 584 00:53:11,871 --> 00:53:13,261 Morning, Liz. 585 00:53:15,555 --> 00:53:17,075 Morning. 586 00:53:18,684 --> 00:53:21,194 I managed to buy your favourite ice buns. 587 00:53:21,289 --> 00:53:25,569 Oh, David, you spoil me. 588 00:53:25,670 --> 00:53:28,170 - How's Louise? - Oh, fine. 589 00:53:28,276 --> 00:53:30,806 Still working hard in the sunshine, she tells me. 590 00:53:30,918 --> 00:53:33,728 And she's been offered a promotion. Deputy head. 591 00:53:33,838 --> 00:53:37,238 Oh. Will she take it? 592 00:53:37,348 --> 00:53:39,708 No, she wants to come home. 593 00:53:39,816 --> 00:53:42,136 You will, you will, you will, you will, you will! 594 00:53:42,248 --> 00:53:45,648 Ooh! Yum! Thank you. 595 00:53:48,296 --> 00:53:51,036 Just promise me one thing. 596 00:53:51,146 --> 00:53:53,016 When you get married, don't have kids. 597 00:53:53,127 --> 00:53:55,207 I've left it too late for that, I'm afraid. 598 00:53:55,317 --> 00:53:57,087 That son of mine. 599 00:53:57,194 --> 00:54:02,164 From the moment he was born, we've never got on. 600 00:54:02,269 --> 00:54:06,439 The times when I could... Oh! 601 00:54:08,525 --> 00:54:11,925 And marriages... I've seen too many. 602 00:54:12,035 --> 00:54:14,285 Come on, Liz, you were marvellous at your job. 603 00:54:14,399 --> 00:54:16,279 That was because I tried to be different. 604 00:54:16,379 --> 00:54:18,399 It was that superintendent registrar 605 00:54:18,500 --> 00:54:19,790 who thought differently. 606 00:54:19,891 --> 00:54:22,361 That man belonged in the Middle Ages. 607 00:54:23,922 --> 00:54:27,642 (sighs) When I look back 608 00:54:27,745 --> 00:54:33,855 through all those clumsy brides and ugly grooms, 609 00:54:33,967 --> 00:54:35,317 ghastly clothes 610 00:54:35,426 --> 00:54:39,906 and awful family and friends... 611 00:54:45,367 --> 00:54:47,907 And all that bloody confetti. 612 00:54:52,249 --> 00:54:55,059 - Cheers. - Cheers. 613 00:55:03,441 --> 00:55:07,651 Could be back in time, waiting for a train. 614 00:55:09,071 --> 00:55:13,311 A day out by the sea, all for 30 bob. 615 00:55:16,231 --> 00:55:19,151 I know I've seen it all in my job, 616 00:55:19,255 --> 00:55:23,525 but that poor woman didn't deserve what happened to her. 617 00:55:23,635 --> 00:55:26,305 Nor the girl in the bath. 618 00:55:28,153 --> 00:55:30,063 Get this maniac. 619 00:55:30,169 --> 00:55:32,569 I will. 620 00:55:33,680 --> 00:55:36,150 See you later. 621 00:55:36,251 --> 00:55:38,061 And, John... 622 00:55:38,162 --> 00:55:41,992 glad you're here... in Midsomer. 623 00:56:02,319 --> 00:56:04,129 Bernard. 624 00:56:04,230 --> 00:56:06,110 Another woman's been murdered. 625 00:56:06,211 --> 00:56:09,511 - Who? - Fran Carter, the vet. 626 00:56:11,043 --> 00:56:14,283 So you'd better watch what you're doing, hadn't you? 627 00:56:26,510 --> 00:56:29,950 She promised to collect me yesterday evening. 628 00:56:30,055 --> 00:56:33,105 I waited and waited and then I gave up. 629 00:56:33,218 --> 00:56:35,168 Thank you. 630 00:56:35,269 --> 00:56:38,429 Please, tell me what's happening. 631 00:56:38,536 --> 00:56:41,696 I mean, Fran of all people. 632 00:56:42,915 --> 00:56:46,105 Can you tell us about her friends? 633 00:56:48,128 --> 00:56:53,518 The only ones she had seemed to be working at the sanctuary. 634 00:56:53,620 --> 00:56:55,180 She liked living alone. 635 00:56:55,289 --> 00:56:59,249 She did have a close friend once, but she left the village. 636 00:56:59,355 --> 00:57:03,805 - What about the locals? - She got on with everybody. 637 00:57:04,778 --> 00:57:08,388 Mr Flack, my landlord, liked her. 638 00:57:08,496 --> 00:57:11,306 - David used to tease her. - David? 639 00:57:11,416 --> 00:57:12,976 David Orchard. 640 00:57:13,084 --> 00:57:15,134 He told her he was thinking of buying a pet 641 00:57:15,239 --> 00:57:16,939 just so he could see more of her. 642 00:57:17,046 --> 00:57:19,716 He's such a kind person. 643 00:57:19,828 --> 00:57:23,088 I was in a bad way once. 644 00:57:23,198 --> 00:57:26,608 I was in love with a man who was already married. 645 00:57:26,709 --> 00:57:29,939 And David talked to me, he helped me get through it. 646 00:57:30,046 --> 00:57:34,286 - Anyone else? - Sam at the donkey sanctuary. 647 00:57:34,390 --> 00:57:35,850 He tried to chat her up once. 648 00:57:35,955 --> 00:57:41,095 - Did he get lucky? - No. He wasn't her kind. 649 00:57:41,202 --> 00:57:44,992 Anyway, Sam likes his girls weak and helpless. 650 00:57:45,095 --> 00:57:47,215 I'm sorry? 651 00:57:47,320 --> 00:57:49,680 No, we all used to joke about it, 652 00:57:49,788 --> 00:57:53,088 saying if there was a maiden chained to a rock, 653 00:57:53,194 --> 00:57:56,394 he'd be the first one to get there before the dragon came, 654 00:57:56,496 --> 00:57:59,936 but he'd take his time releasing her. 655 00:58:00,041 --> 00:58:03,801 Because he wanted to enjoy the moment. 656 00:58:12,484 --> 00:58:13,984 Maidens chained to rocks. 657 00:58:14,082 --> 00:58:16,382 Now, there's one for the psychologists. 658 00:58:16,481 --> 00:58:19,051 - Do you know something, Jones? - Yes, sir? 659 00:58:19,157 --> 00:58:24,057 I spent a lot of my time and all of my savings to get my degree. 660 00:58:24,162 --> 00:58:26,182 It was important to me. 661 00:58:26,282 --> 00:58:28,022 If it doesn't help me to understand you, 662 00:58:28,124 --> 00:58:31,504 it helps me to understand others. 663 00:58:41,541 --> 00:58:44,461 (Liz) If it wasn't for my animals, I would pack a bag 664 00:58:44,565 --> 00:58:48,175 and leave here until all this madness is over. 665 00:58:48,284 --> 00:58:51,134 What is happening to this village? 666 00:58:51,238 --> 00:58:54,748 We're told that Fran once had a close friend who moved away. 667 00:58:54,853 --> 00:58:56,873 Yes, a female partner. 668 00:58:56,974 --> 00:58:58,224 They were going to undergo 669 00:58:58,328 --> 00:59:00,548 a civil partnership registration, 670 00:59:00,657 --> 00:59:02,667 that was while I was still in office, 671 00:59:02,778 --> 00:59:06,878 but the relationship failed before I could marry them. 672 00:59:06,983 --> 00:59:09,663 Good girl. 673 00:59:09,764 --> 00:59:11,884 Are you married, Sergeant? 674 00:59:11,988 --> 00:59:13,238 Me? No. 675 00:59:13,343 --> 00:59:17,133 Oh, well, then, Great Worthy's the place for you. 676 00:59:17,236 --> 00:59:19,666 There are far more single women here than men. 677 00:59:19,774 --> 00:59:21,894 You can take your pick. 678 00:59:21,999 --> 00:59:24,539 - Can I think about that? - Of course. 679 00:59:24,639 --> 00:59:28,119 We have a fine church, although that prick of a vicar 680 00:59:28,219 --> 00:59:29,609 would drive you out your mind. 681 00:59:29,714 --> 00:59:31,594 In fact, we have a wedding there today. 682 00:59:31,695 --> 00:59:36,455 God help them if he launches into one of his sermons. 683 00:59:36,561 --> 00:59:38,651 Is your son at home, Mrs Tomlin? 684 00:59:38,751 --> 00:59:40,281 Yes, yes, he is. 685 00:59:40,385 --> 00:59:43,965 - Why? - We'd like a word with him. 686 00:59:46,119 --> 00:59:50,319 He's in the big field, nursing a hangover. 687 00:59:50,430 --> 00:59:53,070 He knows he won't get any sympathy from me. 688 00:59:53,174 --> 00:59:56,414 - Was he out last night? - Yes. 689 00:59:56,512 --> 00:59:59,852 He was. In the pub, till late. 690 00:59:59,953 --> 01:00:02,283 Thank you. 691 01:00:03,185 --> 01:00:06,765 Ah. Fiver. 692 01:00:07,947 --> 01:00:11,177 - Eh? - I donated last time. 693 01:00:11,839 --> 01:00:15,349 A fiver? 694 01:00:15,455 --> 01:00:20,355 Would you like to adopt a donkey, Chief Inspector? 695 01:00:20,459 --> 01:00:23,729 No, thanks. I've already got one. 696 01:00:31,025 --> 01:00:33,215 Afternoon, Mr Tomlin. 697 01:00:33,319 --> 01:00:34,989 - Hi. - How's the head? 698 01:00:35,092 --> 01:00:37,042 We hear you had a good session last night. 699 01:00:37,142 --> 01:00:39,232 - Where was that? The Signalman? - Yes. 700 01:00:39,332 --> 01:00:41,732 - Until when? - Closing time. 701 01:00:41,835 --> 01:00:44,055 - (Jones) Then what? - I came home. 702 01:00:44,163 --> 01:00:47,743 - Straight home? - Yeah. 703 01:00:47,848 --> 01:00:48,998 Why are you asking me all this? 704 01:00:49,098 --> 01:00:52,118 Fran Carter was killed last night. 705 01:00:53,305 --> 01:00:57,085 So I've heard. You think I did it? 706 01:00:57,197 --> 01:00:59,907 We have to ask questions of everyone, Mr Tomlin. 707 01:01:00,013 --> 01:01:03,983 Especially those who weren't home last night. 708 01:01:04,078 --> 01:01:06,928 Walk on. 709 01:01:07,033 --> 01:01:09,883 (Jones) Are you in a relationship at the moment? 710 01:01:09,989 --> 01:01:12,729 No. Why? What's that got to do with you? 711 01:01:12,838 --> 01:01:14,718 Come on, walk on. 712 01:01:14,820 --> 01:01:16,280 It's a lovely place you have here. 713 01:01:16,383 --> 01:01:19,273 All the animals look happy and contented. 714 01:01:19,372 --> 01:01:22,362 That's because I care about all kinds of defenceless creatures. 715 01:01:22,465 --> 01:01:25,205 And is that how you like your women? 716 01:01:25,316 --> 01:01:28,306 Vulnerable? Needing to be looked after? 717 01:01:28,409 --> 01:01:30,699 Is that what turns you on? 718 01:01:30,807 --> 01:01:33,687 Of course not. 719 01:01:33,797 --> 01:01:38,037 Well, thank you, Mr Tomlin. You've been very helpful. 720 01:01:41,339 --> 01:01:45,019 Our killer is obviously fond of weddings. 721 01:01:47,769 --> 01:01:49,539 Maybe we should go to one. 722 01:02:13,454 --> 01:02:17,144 (woman) Look. Down the road. There. There's the car. 723 01:02:22,004 --> 01:02:25,244 Can you open the door for me, please? Thank you. 724 01:02:26,105 --> 01:02:28,815 Hold it there. Lovely. 725 01:02:34,135 --> 01:02:37,745 So what's your view on Peeping Toms? 726 01:02:37,854 --> 01:02:39,454 They should have their eyes put out 727 01:02:39,557 --> 01:02:42,547 and their nuts nailed to a door. 728 01:02:44,353 --> 01:02:47,553 No, I'd say most voyeurs would rather watch 729 01:02:47,655 --> 01:02:49,705 than cause physical harm. 730 01:02:50,923 --> 01:02:52,453 So I wonder what would make one 731 01:02:52,556 --> 01:02:54,946 actually decide to kill. 732 01:02:55,058 --> 01:02:57,558 I don't know, sir. 733 01:02:58,812 --> 01:03:02,672 Being found out? Being confronted? 734 01:03:02,775 --> 01:03:06,455 Why don't you go and talk to Bernard Flack? 735 01:03:11,220 --> 01:03:14,280 Tell me some more about your friend the publican. 736 01:03:14,383 --> 01:03:16,923 Matt? He's no one's friend. 737 01:03:17,024 --> 01:03:21,474 Except that tart he's married to. 738 01:03:21,578 --> 01:03:25,118 She was Nikki Grafton, owner of an escort service. 739 01:03:25,228 --> 01:03:27,138 Well, that's the polite word for it. 740 01:03:27,243 --> 01:03:28,843 It was an up-and-under knocking shop. 741 01:03:28,947 --> 01:03:33,047 Yeah, a brothel, catering mostly for sadomasochists. 742 01:03:33,151 --> 01:03:35,661 (woman) Has it started? 743 01:03:35,759 --> 01:03:39,369 Come on, girl. I hope she's not late for her own wedding. 744 01:03:39,478 --> 01:03:42,118 (Mendelssohn's Wedding March) 745 01:03:42,223 --> 01:03:45,073 When we busted the house, it was full of all the usual stuff, 746 01:03:45,178 --> 01:03:48,058 whips, butt plugs, bondage kits, 747 01:03:48,167 --> 01:03:51,227 crazy costumes for dressing up. 748 01:03:52,198 --> 01:03:54,008 Madam Fantasy. 749 01:03:54,110 --> 01:03:56,890 - Eh? - It was her working name. 750 01:03:57,725 --> 01:03:59,985 So what was Matt's involvement? 751 01:04:01,479 --> 01:04:03,179 He was assisting the arresting officers, 752 01:04:03,286 --> 01:04:06,826 but no one realised he was having an affair with Nikki. 753 01:04:06,937 --> 01:04:08,467 And he was done for this? 754 01:04:08,570 --> 01:04:09,860 No, he resigned from the force 755 01:04:09,960 --> 01:04:13,020 before they had time to catch up with him. 756 01:04:14,686 --> 01:04:18,926 So he ends up here with Madam Fantasy. 757 01:04:19,031 --> 01:04:21,881 Yeah. 758 01:04:34,602 --> 01:04:36,972 You told the police I went to the pub last night. 759 01:04:37,069 --> 01:04:39,889 - Why shouldn't I? - What else did you tell them? 760 01:04:39,990 --> 01:04:41,350 For goodness' sake. 761 01:04:41,450 --> 01:04:43,640 I heard that when they found Fran's body, 762 01:04:43,744 --> 01:04:47,574 it was covered in rose petals and confetti. 763 01:04:47,671 --> 01:04:48,961 What are you suggesting? 764 01:04:49,061 --> 01:04:50,801 Well, how the hell do you think it looks? 765 01:04:50,903 --> 01:04:53,303 I wish your father were still alive. 766 01:04:53,406 --> 01:04:56,636 Oh, I don't. Poor sod lived in fear of you and you know it. 767 01:04:56,743 --> 01:04:59,593 All your marriages. You couldn't even keep your own one together. 768 01:04:59,697 --> 01:05:03,027 - Go to hell! - I'm already there! 769 01:05:04,598 --> 01:05:07,068 (gentle organ music) 770 01:05:20,098 --> 01:05:22,918 We now know for sure that she was killed outside her home 771 01:05:23,018 --> 01:05:24,648 And probably dismembered there. 772 01:05:24,756 --> 01:05:26,106 And her car? 773 01:05:26,216 --> 01:05:29,136 Used to transport the basket and the body. 774 01:05:29,240 --> 01:05:33,340 There were traces of white silk fibre in the neck wound. 775 01:05:33,446 --> 01:05:36,636 The first victim had the same traces of fibre. 776 01:05:38,207 --> 01:05:41,437 Was Fran Carter sexually assaulted before she was killed? 777 01:05:41,545 --> 01:05:43,345 - No. - And Dianne Price? 778 01:05:43,456 --> 01:05:45,326 The same. 779 01:05:45,437 --> 01:05:47,867 I'd say we're looking at someone 780 01:05:47,974 --> 01:05:49,924 who kills just for the fun of it. 781 01:05:50,024 --> 01:05:52,534 Thank you. 782 01:06:04,414 --> 01:06:07,334 In London, during World War II, 783 01:06:07,438 --> 01:06:10,458 a psychopathic GI serviceman 784 01:06:10,567 --> 01:06:15,257 killed several young women then dressed their bodies up. 785 01:06:15,362 --> 01:06:18,422 When he was arrested, he said that he only did it 786 01:06:18,526 --> 01:06:23,736 because he wanted to look at them after death. 787 01:06:23,844 --> 01:06:27,084 Old murders, George. I read a lot. 788 01:06:27,180 --> 01:06:29,270 Maybe our killer does the same. 789 01:06:29,370 --> 01:06:31,840 Mmm. 790 01:06:33,088 --> 01:06:35,798 - Good night. - Good night, John. 791 01:06:47,478 --> 01:06:49,768 Off to the pub again? 792 01:06:49,876 --> 01:06:52,276 Maybe. 793 01:06:52,379 --> 01:06:58,979 (sighs) Remember why we moved here in the first place? 794 01:06:59,087 --> 01:07:01,167 No. 795 01:07:01,277 --> 01:07:04,157 We needed a sanctuary ourselves. 796 01:07:04,265 --> 01:07:06,455 From all the bad things. 797 01:07:06,559 --> 01:07:09,379 But now it's all coming in on us. 798 01:07:14,693 --> 01:07:16,083 How many people in this village know 799 01:07:16,187 --> 01:07:18,057 you were kicked out of your last job? 800 01:07:18,168 --> 01:07:21,888 I was not kicked out. The odds were stacked against me. 801 01:07:21,992 --> 01:07:25,262 - It was a conspiracy. - How many people know? 802 01:07:26,615 --> 01:07:29,045 No one. 803 01:07:30,751 --> 01:07:31,931 What about the police? 804 01:07:32,036 --> 01:07:33,666 Don't you worry about the police. 805 01:07:33,775 --> 01:07:37,485 - I can deal with them! - Like you deal with everything? 806 01:07:39,788 --> 01:07:44,968 This place is all we've got left. Don't screw it up. 807 01:07:57,409 --> 01:08:00,679 Thanks very much. You OK, Malcolm? 808 01:08:00,780 --> 01:08:03,080 Yes. Thanks. 809 01:08:05,786 --> 01:08:08,286 So, where's, um... 810 01:08:11,729 --> 01:08:14,269 - ...Matt? - He's taking the evening off. 811 01:08:14,371 --> 01:08:16,871 He's not feeling very well. Do you want a top-up? 812 01:08:16,978 --> 01:08:19,928 Uh... no, no. 813 01:08:20,036 --> 01:08:24,206 - I've got to get home. - Oh, that's a shame. 814 01:08:24,311 --> 01:08:27,341 You've got me all to yourself this evening. 815 01:09:58,572 --> 01:10:00,832 (voices on TV) 816 01:10:04,029 --> 01:10:07,159 Mum? Dad? 817 01:10:21,407 --> 01:10:23,077 Mummy? 818 01:10:23,180 --> 01:10:25,610 (gunfire on TV) 819 01:10:36,840 --> 01:10:40,040 Mum? Dad? 820 01:10:50,569 --> 01:10:54,529 (gunfire and explosions on TV) 821 01:12:03,349 --> 01:12:05,849 Over here. 822 01:12:18,539 --> 01:12:20,969 In the house. 823 01:12:35,743 --> 01:12:38,213 (siren wails) 824 01:13:11,543 --> 01:13:12,933 (sighs) 825 01:13:13,037 --> 01:13:17,137 - Why these poor devils? - Can't work it out, sir. 826 01:13:17,243 --> 01:13:20,343 What have they got to do with young brides? 827 01:13:20,441 --> 01:13:24,651 Well, the wedding theme is the same, but why these two? 828 01:13:24,751 --> 01:13:27,601 They're an elderly couple. 829 01:13:29,129 --> 01:13:32,749 There's no breathing space with this maniac. 830 01:13:32,850 --> 01:13:35,040 (Barnaby) Maniac's the word. 831 01:13:35,143 --> 01:13:36,463 We're probably wasting our time 832 01:13:36,568 --> 01:13:39,418 looking for a rational explanation. 833 01:13:42,720 --> 01:13:45,010 (siren wails) 834 01:13:54,120 --> 01:13:56,760 (man whistles Bridal Chorus) 835 01:14:32,283 --> 01:14:34,753 (whistling continues) 836 01:14:54,946 --> 01:14:57,516 (gate squeaks) 837 01:15:09,473 --> 01:15:12,573 (loud whistling) 838 01:15:23,062 --> 01:15:25,502 (whistling continues) 839 01:16:02,652 --> 01:16:05,122 (thudding footsteps) 840 01:16:07,657 --> 01:16:09,947 (siren wails) 841 01:16:13,531 --> 01:16:16,211 Stop! Stop! 842 01:16:26,982 --> 01:16:28,552 David? 843 01:16:35,532 --> 01:16:37,582 What is this? What are you doing? 844 01:16:37,687 --> 01:16:41,607 Nothing to be afraid of, Jo. 845 01:16:42,274 --> 01:16:44,534 Today's a big day. 846 01:16:44,638 --> 01:16:47,238 It's the day of all days. 847 01:16:47,348 --> 01:16:50,508 It's your wedding day. 848 01:16:52,041 --> 01:16:54,371 Please don't hurt me, David. 849 01:16:54,474 --> 01:16:58,404 I'm here to help you on that big day. 850 01:16:59,410 --> 01:17:00,730 No, no, David, please. 851 01:17:00,835 --> 01:17:04,515 Because today... 852 01:17:08,376 --> 01:17:11,916 ...you'll be married to God. 853 01:17:13,347 --> 01:17:16,337 You evil bitch! 854 01:17:19,117 --> 01:17:23,427 (woman over radio) Could you repeat your position, please? 855 01:17:23,531 --> 01:17:25,621 Repeat your position. 856 01:17:25,721 --> 01:17:27,811 - Backup, soon as poss! - Shh! Shh! 857 01:17:27,910 --> 01:17:30,830 (thudding) 858 01:17:46,088 --> 01:17:48,828 - (David) She needs to be saved! - Get an ambulance! 859 01:17:48,938 --> 01:17:51,088 - I'm arresting you... - It's OK, Jo. It's OK. 860 01:17:51,197 --> 01:17:55,227 Everything's all right. It's OK. It's OK. It's OK. 861 01:18:18,899 --> 01:18:21,399 - How's it going? - Nearly there. 862 01:18:21,506 --> 01:18:24,356 I'll be with you in a minute. 863 01:19:29,420 --> 01:19:33,140 Sorry to have kept you waiting, Mr Orchard. Things to do. 864 01:19:34,600 --> 01:19:36,820 Is there any coffee going in this place? 865 01:19:36,928 --> 01:19:39,188 Yeah, I'll get you one. 866 01:19:40,161 --> 01:19:41,731 Another one for you, Mr Orchard? 867 01:19:41,829 --> 01:19:43,459 No, thank you. 868 01:19:48,120 --> 01:19:50,830 Apologies for the mess. 869 01:19:55,802 --> 01:19:58,102 I found this in your room. 870 01:20:00,006 --> 01:20:03,236 Would you like to tell me what's inside? 871 01:20:08,661 --> 01:20:10,161 Lipsticks. 872 01:20:10,260 --> 01:20:12,690 Lots of them. 873 01:20:14,431 --> 01:20:16,831 Most of them... 874 01:20:18,115 --> 01:20:20,545 ...bright red. 875 01:20:22,738 --> 01:20:27,258 I'd say they came from Dianne Price's cottage. 876 01:20:28,855 --> 01:20:30,555 Am I right? 877 01:20:40,082 --> 01:20:43,282 Mr Orchard, I take it you know what you've done. 878 01:20:43,383 --> 01:20:46,413 - I take it you realise. - Yes. 879 01:20:46,511 --> 01:20:52,211 Then why? Why did you do it? I mean, why did you kill? 880 01:20:52,316 --> 01:20:53,806 You have everything to live for, 881 01:20:53,916 --> 01:20:55,576 a good job, a nice house to live in. 882 01:20:55,687 --> 01:21:00,307 Well, it will be when I've finished working on it. 883 01:21:00,414 --> 01:21:02,124 And you have a loving sweetheart 884 01:21:02,221 --> 01:21:04,971 who just can't wait to get home to you. 885 01:21:10,389 --> 01:21:11,879 Dianne Price... 886 01:21:11,989 --> 01:21:14,039 - Charming girl. - She was. 887 01:21:14,143 --> 01:21:16,993 And not an easy one to teach, so... 888 01:21:17,097 --> 01:21:20,957 Really hadn't the patience for French, and it needs patience. 889 01:21:21,060 --> 01:21:23,880 - You made her a bride. - Yes, I did. 890 01:21:23,980 --> 01:21:26,340 - Why would you want to do that? - Uh... 891 01:21:26,448 --> 01:21:31,208 Well, I suppose to bring things up to date. 892 01:21:31,313 --> 01:21:35,073 To make sure that she was a bride in the eyes of God. 893 01:21:37,291 --> 01:21:42,851 I said, "Dianne, I'm sorry to drop in on you like this." 894 01:21:42,957 --> 01:21:44,697 Sorry to drop in on you like this. 895 01:21:44,799 --> 01:21:46,019 That's OK. Come in. 896 01:21:46,119 --> 01:21:48,519 - It's good to see you. - Cheers. 897 01:21:48,623 --> 01:21:52,133 I had to change the wheel of my car just a few yards away. 898 01:21:52,237 --> 01:21:54,217 Could I possibly use your bathroom? 899 01:21:54,322 --> 01:21:57,142 OK. Look, go on up. 900 01:21:57,242 --> 01:21:59,752 Thank you. 901 01:22:09,998 --> 01:22:13,998 - I'll get you a clean towel. - No, no, please. I can make do. 902 01:22:14,098 --> 01:22:17,468 I insist. 903 01:22:26,855 --> 01:22:29,355 By the way, how's the French going? 904 01:22:29,462 --> 01:22:31,972 Très bien, monsieur. 905 01:22:39,055 --> 01:22:42,455 But she couldn't be a proper bride in the eyes of God 906 01:22:42,565 --> 01:22:44,755 without a wedding gown, now, could she? 907 01:22:44,860 --> 01:22:49,270 Is that what the flowers were about? To make a mockery of her? 908 01:23:14,960 --> 01:23:19,340 - But why did she have to die? - Because she'd sinned. 909 01:23:21,110 --> 01:23:24,200 She was living in sin with a man in this very village. 910 01:23:24,308 --> 01:23:27,818 And that was wrong. It was up to me to put things right. 911 01:23:49,681 --> 01:23:52,181 I would never dream of making love to someone 912 01:23:52,287 --> 01:23:54,507 outside of marriage. 913 01:23:56,041 --> 01:23:59,341 So you've been saving yourself. 914 01:23:59,448 --> 01:24:01,878 Mm-hm. 915 01:24:03,270 --> 01:24:04,840 What about Jo Starling? 916 01:24:04,940 --> 01:24:09,180 Even worse. She was having an affair with a married man. 917 01:24:09,284 --> 01:24:14,644 I was hoping that one day he'd leave his wife for me. 918 01:24:14,741 --> 01:24:16,791 - But it was a lie. - You have to forget him, Jo. 919 01:24:16,896 --> 01:24:22,176 I said, "Jo, you've gotta forget him. You must and..." 920 01:24:22,283 --> 01:24:24,193 And you will. 921 01:24:24,299 --> 01:24:26,589 In time. 922 01:24:31,632 --> 01:24:35,802 So her sinfulness was something else you had to put right. 923 01:24:35,908 --> 01:24:38,548 Yes. It was my duty. 924 01:24:40,183 --> 01:24:42,933 I had to deliver her from all evil. 925 01:24:50,889 --> 01:24:54,889 And as for poor Fran Carter, I think I can guess that one. 926 01:24:54,990 --> 01:24:58,010 She wanted to get married, but to another woman, 927 01:24:58,117 --> 01:25:01,657 and I suppose that was also a sin in your eyes. 928 01:25:03,818 --> 01:25:05,828 Times have changed, Mr Orchard. 929 01:25:05,938 --> 01:25:09,338 And you're a teacher. You should know. 930 01:25:16,817 --> 01:25:19,387 I suppose Fran had no worries 931 01:25:19,493 --> 01:25:21,893 about opening the door to you at night, 932 01:25:21,996 --> 01:25:24,846 even with a murderer in the village, 933 01:25:24,950 --> 01:25:28,530 because you're dear, sweet David, Mr Nice Guy. 934 01:25:28,634 --> 01:25:31,624 How can she possibly be afraid of you? 935 01:25:35,585 --> 01:25:38,115 And so we get to the really weird one, 936 01:25:38,227 --> 01:25:39,547 old Mr and Mrs Merryman. 937 01:25:39,652 --> 01:25:43,232 What harm could they possibly have done? 938 01:25:43,336 --> 01:25:46,666 - They'd also sinned. - They told you this? 939 01:25:46,777 --> 01:25:49,587 Len Merryman did, yeah. 940 01:25:49,697 --> 01:25:51,537 Bring 'em in here, Mr Orchard. 941 01:25:51,643 --> 01:25:53,943 Don't know what we'd do without you. 942 01:25:54,041 --> 01:25:55,751 (cheering on TV) 943 01:25:55,849 --> 01:25:58,629 That son of ours is such a lazy bastard. 944 01:25:58,734 --> 01:26:01,864 But, then, he is a bastard. 945 01:26:01,966 --> 01:26:06,446 Me and Olive never got married, you see. Never got round to it. 946 01:26:16,982 --> 01:26:21,642 So that was something else you had to deal with 947 01:26:21,743 --> 01:26:26,893 in the name of God, well, your version of it. 948 01:26:30,571 --> 01:26:33,001 (gunfire on TV) 949 01:26:36,758 --> 01:26:39,188 Is that you, Malcolm? 950 01:26:48,227 --> 01:26:52,287 A re-creation of a dead bride in the bath and a trunk murder. 951 01:26:52,398 --> 01:26:54,348 Why? 952 01:26:55,387 --> 01:26:58,967 I teach modern history from 1792 953 01:26:59,072 --> 01:27:02,482 to the Age of Enlightenment up until the 1950s. 954 01:27:02,582 --> 01:27:04,702 - And? - Well... 955 01:27:06,162 --> 01:27:08,532 Sensational murder stories of the past 956 01:27:08,630 --> 01:27:11,480 have always appealed to me. 957 01:27:12,697 --> 01:27:16,587 I love the newspaper headlines of the day. 958 01:27:16,694 --> 01:27:20,384 They were so graphic, so detailed. 959 01:27:21,211 --> 01:27:23,401 And all those marvellous crowds 960 01:27:23,506 --> 01:27:26,526 outside the prison gates on execution days. 961 01:27:28,128 --> 01:27:30,598 And what about the killing of the Merrymans? 962 01:27:30,700 --> 01:27:33,660 How does that echo a past murder? 963 01:27:33,760 --> 01:27:38,660 Uh, well, I suppose I couldn't find one to fit, 964 01:27:38,765 --> 01:27:42,585 and, uh, I was a bit pushed for time. 965 01:27:56,768 --> 01:28:00,108 So what made you flip, Mr Orchard? 966 01:28:00,209 --> 01:28:05,529 What was it that pushed you over the edge? What made you kill? 967 01:28:07,473 --> 01:28:08,763 I think I know. 968 01:28:08,864 --> 01:28:13,354 Your fiancée, she's not coming back, is she? 969 01:28:13,451 --> 01:28:16,481 After almost three years of you doing up this place 970 01:28:16,579 --> 01:28:20,229 and still staying celibate, she decided to dump you. 971 01:28:20,333 --> 01:28:23,223 Oh, it's true. 972 01:28:23,323 --> 01:28:26,493 I looked in your study, looked in your bedroom. 973 01:28:26,590 --> 01:28:28,680 I searched through all that junk. 974 01:28:28,780 --> 01:28:30,870 She seems to have stopped writing to you 975 01:28:30,969 --> 01:28:34,689 on a regular basis just over a year ago. 976 01:28:34,793 --> 01:28:37,333 Do you want me to get all those letters, show them to you? 977 01:28:37,433 --> 01:28:42,093 Or shall we just talk about... one letter? 978 01:28:47,165 --> 01:28:49,625 One that arrived... 979 01:28:50,572 --> 01:28:53,072 ...a couple of weeks ago. 980 01:28:57,906 --> 01:28:59,916 It was in your bedroom. 981 01:29:00,026 --> 01:29:02,876 South African stamp. 982 01:29:07,255 --> 01:29:10,795 Would you like to read it aloud for us? 983 01:29:11,774 --> 01:29:14,874 All right, then. I'll read it. 984 01:29:16,049 --> 01:29:17,679 It's very brief. 985 01:29:20,290 --> 01:29:24,290 "Dear David, I apologise for all the hurt I must've caused you 986 01:29:24,391 --> 01:29:27,141 during the past year by not writing, 987 01:29:27,241 --> 01:29:34,891 but the truth is I met someone else and I'm now married." 988 01:29:36,730 --> 01:29:40,340 "Hope you are OK and getting on with your life." 989 01:29:40,448 --> 01:29:43,578 "Much love, Louise." 990 01:29:45,906 --> 01:29:50,876 After all this time spent obeying God, 991 01:29:50,980 --> 01:29:53,760 you wanted your reward. 992 01:29:53,865 --> 01:29:55,875 You deserved the church bells 993 01:29:55,985 --> 01:29:58,375 and the flowers and the blushing bride, 994 01:29:58,488 --> 01:30:00,048 and when you couldn't have them, 995 01:30:00,155 --> 01:30:03,695 you decided to punish the sinners. 996 01:30:05,577 --> 01:30:09,607 Did you think you were doing God's work, Mr Orchard? 997 01:30:10,791 --> 01:30:13,781 Did you think you were God? 998 01:30:22,087 --> 01:30:24,447 Get him out of here. 999 01:31:04,525 --> 01:31:06,985 (siren wails)