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[THUNDER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Those things will be the death of you.

Plus, I'm not having you go down stairs with your head

wreathed in smoke.

Still?

Oh, whatever.

It looks like your head's on fire.

[SIGHS]

Got some business.

Seriously?

It won't take long.

Victor, you don't have to win every time.

[LAUGHS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[CHATTER]

So how you doing?

Thank you very much.

[CHATTER]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[APPLAUSE]

You could at least crack a smile.

It's hard to know where Victor's arse ends

and Joshua's lips begin.

All these people here to celebrate your birthday,

the least you can do is raise a glass.

Uh, no, I shouldn't.

Listen, one of us should be drinking, and seeing as I can't,

it might as well be my sister.

Promise.

The baby is safe, Alicia, OK?

How dare you!

[CHATTER]

[LAUGHS]

It's the truth.

[CHATTER]

[LAUGHS]

It's the truth.

[THUNDER]

And I've got the photos to prove it.

[CHATTER]

Don't you walk away from me!

[DOOR SLAMS]

[SCREAMS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[DOOR SLAMS]

Ah, I never touched him.

I promise.

He was dead before I--

Good evening.

I'm Inspector Doppler.

Doppler of the yard, they call me.

Sadly, it's my duty to inform you that this is now a crime scene.

If you would like to return to the hall,

I shall address you in a few moments.

[CHATTER]

What do you think, Mum?

Too much blood?

Well, it is the junk dealer.

It's bound to spurt.

[GRUNTS]

Shame.

Nice shirt, that.

Right, see if anyone's right enough to solve the mystery.

One of your best, I think.

[LAUGHS]

Hugo, glasses.

Oh, yes, glasses.

The rest of the character.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[DOOR SLAMS]

Ladies and gentlemen, it's my job

to uncover the identity of a murderer

who hides in plain sight.

Now, I should warn you, unraveling this won't be easy.

There will be lies.

There will be red herrings.

There may even be more murders.

I'm, uh-- I'm just going to go upstairs.

It's nothing.

I'm fine.

Can you beat me to it?

Do you have what it takes?

[GRUNTS]

Big Cough?

[COUGHING]

Big Cough?

[BANGING]

Somebody help him!

[BANGING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[BANG]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[BLOWS]

Victor!

[GASPS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[APPLAUSE]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[GASPING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SCREAMING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

Where's the tortoise?

What?

I can't find the tortoise.

It must be somewhere.

Betty always plays with the tortoise.

Why can't things be put back where they...

I mean, how hard is it?

They're perfectly good game, you know?

I don't think it matters.

When she comes down from her bath, neither will Betty.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say this isn't really about a missing board game piece.

Oh, there's some hidden meaning, is there?

Will you tell me? You've been in a foul mood all evening.

I just don't like losing things.

I'm sure Betty and I will bear that in mind.

[Phone rings]

Yes, Winter.

Really?

Yes, of course. I'll see you there.

You have to go?

Don't wait up.

You know, not everything has to mean something.

Says the detective.

Nice tugs, sir.

Very, er, fisherman's friend.

I find it beats drowned rat.

Victor Carras.

Head of Carras Games.

Board games, mainly. High-end stuff.

Old-fashioned, beautifully made.

Apparently very classy.

We bought Betty one.

Does she play it?

Well, we've got all the pieces. Never mind.

Access by chain ferry only.

They don't make it easy, do they?

Perhaps Victor Carras valued his privacy.

And all his safety.

[Helicopter whirring]

I'd say that was a bit less successful,

wouldn't you?

They're all life-sized

replicas of various Carras Games,

apparently.

Probably wishers-now that didn't include Dog Man here.

Anubis.

Sorry?

Anubis.

Embarmer. Protector of

tombs.

Got to decide a soul's fate.

Closet Egyptology

expert.

Closet the Mummy Returns fan.

So, this is just a nasty accident,

isn't it?

It would be if Anubis here had actually done

him in.

He didn't.

Cyanide.

Poison, you're sure?

As much as I can be at this stage.

Bright red.

See?

Telltale Cyan. Cyanide

prevents the cells from using oxygen.

So the bright red oxyhemoglobin

stays in the blood.

The poor chap was as good as dead

long before Anubis got involved.

Any idea how the Cyanide

was administered? Most likely in

something he ate or drank, don't you think?

And how fast afterwards?

Anything from, say,

two to fifteen minutes.

Half an hour tops.

So, time of death?

Most witnesses have it at

between ten past and

quarter past eight, which

seems about right.

Let's find out what Victor

Karas did, where he went, what he

ate and drank in the half hour before he died.

That's our window.

I understand this isn't easy, Mrs.

Karas, but

I'd like to know about your movements

from around seven thirty.

We were in the bedroom.

Josh was there too.

Josh?

Joshua Kilbride.

I think he was

killed by the Cyanide.

The other day,

he had been killed

by the Cyanide.

That's right.

Joshua Kilbride.

He's been Victor's

assistant for years.

He needed Victor's signature on

a couple of things.

Why do I have to do this now?

Don't let anything hang over us, do we?

Not on your big night.

You'll thank me

in the morning. I doubt it.

Pay no attention,

Joshua. I never do.

Those things

will be the death of you.

One a day.

That was the rule.

The doctor told

him so and he'd already

vaped in the morning.

You said your husband had

a whiskey.

Josh had one too.

And then you went to the party?

Not right away.

Victor had

some business to deal with.

I don't know what or who with.

Did your

husband eat or drink anything

at the party?

Champagne, that's all.

He said he wasn't

feeling very well.

I told him he had to drink

something. It was good manners.

Is it

possible someone could have

tampered with your husband's drink?

Tamba? What do you mean?

We believe your husband

was poisoned Mrs. Carus.

Poisoned?

Will you be okay?

Crossing the stick as long as I remember

to pay the ferryman.

Would you do me a favour? I'm gonna be tied up here a bit

longer. I can't get a mobile signal.

You want me to let Sarah know?

Tell her I'll be late.

Also, that I'm...

I'm just... I'll be late.

I wouldn't hang about though.

It's a bit biblical.

Sir, I spoke to Helen Wells.

It's her company that does the murder

mysteries. It's a bit of a family affair

actually. Her husband's the detective

and her son's one of the waiters.

What's her story?

They were here mid afternoon to set up. Everything was done

through Joshua Kilbride, his

Victor Carus' PA.

She didn't know Victor Carus? Met him for the first time today.

Same with the Caterers.

I know Victor Carus didn't eat anything.

And the champagne came from a fresh bottle.

So right now I'm only

interested in who was near enough to

poison him under everybody else's noses.

That's the immediate family and the

three murder mystery actors.

The others get their details

and they can go home.

Maybe we should do the same.

Just a moment please.

(crying)

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(crying)

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(crying)

(woman sobs)

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[ positioning train ]

[ sirens blaring ]

[ qualcієe grunts ]

[ educationalendo ]

It's the ferry!

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Prussic acid.

There are bottles of the stuff locked in a store room.

The thing is, the key is just on a nail outside.

Anyone could've caught it.

So...

So, Prussic acid is another name for hydrogen cyanide.

[ sighs ]

Mrs. Catless.

The ferry's gone.

It just...washed away.

There's no other way off the island.

What about a boat?

The current just took out the ferry.

We want to try it on a boat.

So, what are you saying? We're stuck?

Until someone can work out how to get us to the mainland,

no one's going anywhere.

[ music playing ]

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Ladies and gentlemen, as you are aware, for the time being,

none of us is leaving this island.

However, it doesn't mean that the investigation will stop.

Yes, Winter here and I will be talking to all of you,

and I would like you to make yourselves available at any time.

Meanwhile, I'd like everyone's mobile phones and computers.

You're kidding.

And you are?

Danny Carras.

Victor was my father, and you can't just take our phones.

I'm sure nobody minds, if it helps them catch the murderer.

I've got nothing to hide. For God's sake, Danny, just do as he asks!

There's no signal, it's not how you can use it. It's not about that.

She's saying we have rights. I'm quite capable of speaking for myself, thank you.

She's saying... We do have to get to the bottom of this.

I'm sorry, who asked you? Do you mind? He's my husband.

Police, can we not row?

Sounds like somebody here would prefer it if the murderer wasn't found.

Have you got something to say? You tell me. I'm not the one keeping my cards hidden.

That's enough, all of you! Do you think this is some sort of game?

I watched my husband die tonight, killed by someone in this room.

Do whatever you need to do, Inspector.

You can hand over your devices to Sergeant Winter on your way out.

Those with laptops, please get them and hand them in right away.

So, the game's afoot. Hugo Wells. We have a lot in common.

Really? We're both students of the human mind, Inspector. The killer's psyche.

Like you, I solve mysteries. I see. Restoring order to chaos. Writing wrongs.

Please, look on me as a resource. We're going to get to the bottom of this. I know we are.

We?

It doesn't have a password on it. Victor didn't think he needed it.

You're not much of a fan of Danny Carras, are you?

Daddy's golden girl? Not much.

Because...

She's greedy, ambitious, and has a fist where her heart ought to be.

Do you think she could have killed her father?

Honestly? I have no idea. But whatever she might say, trust me, she's not that sorry.

Why not?

Victor was meant to retire this year, when Danny was all set to take over the business.

She'd already started a big PR drive. Online, magazines, newspapers, you name it.

Company relaunch. The whole works. Only Victor changed his mind.

How did she react? Publicly? Full support. My father's the company's greatest asset,

all that guff.

And privately?

Not so much.

You know, the only reason he drank anything is because I made him. Because I said it would

be polite. If that's how...

It's not your fault. I don't understand. One of us...

They'll find out. They'll catch whoever did this. I promise.

I didn't kill my father, Inspector, and certainly not for a job that might not exist in six

months' time. Is Carras games in trouble?

We're facing a hostile takeover bid. But we're fighting for survival, so, as far as motives

go, Inspector, you may want to rethink.

Can you tell me where you were earlier this evening?

At the party, like everyone else.

All the time?

I went out for a cigarette. Ever since Eleanor got him to switch to vaping, Dad had got all

evangelical about fags.

I have no idea what it was all about. After that, I went back inside. Didn't want to be

late for the party, three-line whip and all that.

And at the party, did you see your father?

Not to talk to. Noah was still smarting.

Noah?

My partner. Earlier in the day, he'd given Dad a present.

Oh, you shouldn't have done.

The platter that got broken the other day. It's kintsugi, the Japanese art of repair

and broken pottery. You don't hide a repair. You accept it. Celebrate it.

This is glass. Not part of it.

I had a bit of a scavenge. Salvaged some of the bits I found in the bin today. And nothing's

tasted. Beautiful, isn't it? I'm telling you, kintsugi is the next big thing.

Don't think Dad was very impressed.

With the present?

With the pitch. Noah's looking for investors. Dad made it pretty clear it wasn't going

to be one of them.

How did that make Noah feel?

I don't think he spiked Dad's drink if that's what you mean. But ask him. You never know.

The head-on approach might just crack the case wide open.

I was victim to Carrot's account until about six months ago. Then he decided to take his

business elsewhere. I think that's how they describe it.

He fired you?

Boy, there was a mix-up. It was a lot of nonsense. Victor's tax return was late. He had to pay

a hefty fine, thousands. He blamed Paul.

How did that make you feel?

Clients come and go, Sergeant. I got over it.

Victor invited us tonight. We were happy to be here.

What time did you come down to the party?

A little before eight. I remember because Paul had his shot at 7.45.

His shot?

B12, I'm an emu. Stops me, you know, keeling over.

And then?

We both came down and were in the hall. Right up until the... I just keep seeing him. Victor,

on the floor. Just... Catch who did this, Sergeant, please. Yes, I feel fine.

They'll be comparing what we say. Details, timelines, granular stuff.

Really? Seeing if our stories match.

That's what I do.

What if they don't? If it's easy to make a mistake, then what?

Oh, I wouldn't worry. A trained detective can tell the difference between a mistake and

a lie.

Can they?

Oh, yes, there are signs. Tells, we call them.

It was the solution to the mystery in dead beckoning, wasn't it? Murder at the yacht

club. The victim was stabbed with a pair of nautical dividers.

Gosh.

Oh, it was marvellous. The killer gave himself away when Hugo pressed him on his alibi.

With experience, you get to recognise the signs. You can tell what someone's thinking. Really?

Can you tell what I'm thinking right now?

What are we going to do? It'll be okay. Trust me.

You think it's one of them. Can't quite see it, can you? Then again, it might be me. They

know about dad changing his mind and staying on. They say it gives me a motive.

That's crazy. It's all so true.

It's called Hounds and Jackals. They were playing it 4,000 years ago in ancient Egypt.

I'm more of a draftsman myself. Victor loved them games, puzzles. He had that sort of mind.

I can see. And that? Japanese puzzle box. Very intricate, almost impossible to get into.

Victor gave me this for my last birthday. To bring me good luck. He hid it in there. Said

if I could figure out how to find it, I could keep it.

And you did? I did not. In the end, he took pity on me and opened it. He waited till I

was out of the room, mind. So no idea how to get in? Not a clue. I'm afraid reception's

a bit patchy around here at the best of times. I was hoping to call my wife. You might have

a bit more luck on the landline. Just no guarantee you'll get to the end of your conversation.

Mrs. Carras? I'm fine. It's just the baby. Do you have children, Inspector? A little girl?

This one's a boy. I'm sure of it. What does Danielle make of you being pregnant? She's

been an only child for a long time. I don't worry too much what my stepdaughter thinks.

Besides, it doesn't really matter. I'm not keeping it. I'm a surrogate for my sister.

Alicia? She wants a baby, can't conceive. I don't and can. It's the obvious solution.

I hope it works. I've arranged a room for you and your sergeant. You'll find toothbrushes

and some of Victor's pajamas on the bed. Thank you. Landline's down too, then? Looks like it.

Victor's? Yeah, a bit on the generous side. Still, yours should fit okay. Why are you

giving them a rinse? Who knows how long they'll have to last. Just turn mine inside out, sir.

Oh, I asked about the prussic acid. Apparently, it was left over when the house was fumigated

a few years ago. I thought to get rid of it. You don't snore, do you, Winter? Certainly

not, although I'm told that I do breathe heavily, grind my teeth and talk. I don't know if he's

tried calling. The landline's down too. I'm going Brenda. The storm, they gave it a name.

They chose Brenda. Yeah, apparently. Doesn't fully capture the raw elemental power of nature,

does it? Anyway, John wanted me to let you know he was going to be late. Oh, that's nice

of him. Only now he's not coming home at all. What? The chain ferry's gone. You can't get

a boat across, and there's no other way off the island. Well, he's trapped. Marooned. It's

not like they're in any danger, apart from the obvious. What, being flooded? If only. No.

They're stuck in the house with a killer. I'd say the closer those two get to unmasking them,

the more dangerous it'll get. Wouldn't you? Oh. The time has come. The time has come. The

time has come. Sir, there's someone in the study. Too late. Sir. Off you go, then. I'm

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[Groans]

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I saw someone slip out, which I thought was suspicious in this weather, you know, at night.

So I thought I'd...

Have a go.

Lend a hand.

Do you have any idea who it was?

Well, it was so dark, you know, and the rain. It was very confusing.

Next time you feel like helping, Mr. Wells, will you do me a favor?

Oh, of course, yes.

Don't.

[Rain falling]

♪♪

You know, stopping you from catching whoever was out here might have been deliberate.

After weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office,

as Storm Brendan continues to lash the country,

flooding is now a very real possibility for many communities,

and rescue services are working tirelessly along the banks of the river and neighboring towns.

With temperatures set to fall, snow and vivid conditions are forecast within the next few days,

and troubled chaos may ensue.

The plots, the who done it and how, I come up with all of them.

I'm guessing you know a bit about poisons.

Oh, you found one of my clues, the next murder weapon.

Aye, Sergeant did.

Oh, I was going to be the next victim. Someone had laced my profiteroles.

How enterprising.

Oh, I'm a stickler for research.

My stories explore the darker reaches of the human condition, and it's important to get the science right.

I've used arsenic, aconite, hemlock twice.

I'm a big fan of botulinum. It's particularly nasty.

How about cyanide? Have you ever used that?

Oh, it's one of my favorites. I used it on He Who Slays the Piper.

Murder most foul at a plumber's convention.

You told my Sergeant you'd never met Victor Carras before yesterday.

No, I always dealt with Joshua, his assistant.

Then perhaps you can tell me what the row was about.

Um, not sure I follow.

You were seen rowing with Victor just before the party.

I'm wondering what that could have been about if you'd never met.

OK, uh, 25 years ago I, I invented a board game.

A serial killer is loose in the great London smog of 1952.

You're a policeman. Can you catch him in time?

Anyway, I sent it to Carras Games.

Naturally, I thought I'd come up with the next monopoly.

So what happened? Well, nothing, of course.

So I just shrugged and sort of forgot about it.

Then, a couple of years later, they announced their brand-new game,

which was my game. It accepted me with a kill and not the detective.

You think they stole your idea? Of course they did.

I tried to sue, but they were big and powerful, and I wasn't.

So you dropped the case? I'm not stupid. I knew I couldn't win.

I just got on with my life, tried to pretend it never happened.

So, when Joshua contacted me about doing a murder mystery, I couldn't believe it.

Victor Carras. A chance to confront him face to face.

Do you think you can just walk in here demanding money?

I don't want your money. I want you to apologise.

Well, he just laughed in my face. And afterwards?

Well, I went and found the others and did the first part of the murder mystery.

Right away?

OK, I was upset. I needed a moment to myself, so I went to get a drink.

Where, the hall? The kitchen.

Can anybody vouch for that? I don't know. It was very busy.

Your son served Victor his champagne, I understand.

What? You think I put cyanide in the champagne and got Andrew to give that glass to Victor?

Well, that's absurd.

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Consider this. Victor Carras didn't die when we think he did.

Mr Wells.

He actually died much later. An elaborate rooster threw us off the scent.

So elaborate it involved him also being impaled by a life-size figure of anubis.

Oh, smoke and mirrors. Have you checked for traces of fake blood?

Alright. They all did it.

What?

Not one killer, multiple killers.

Each contributing a grain of cyanide, I suppose.

Ah, yes, well, when you put it like that.

Um.

Oh.

Thank you, Mr Wells.

The room where it happens, eh?

Goodbye, Mr Wells.

I've got plenty more theories, you know. Very happy to share.

No, no, please. You keep them to yourself.

[door closes]

Bit rude.

What if they find something?

They won't.

You sure?

I took care of it.

[music]

Wow.

What do you think?

It's very, um, analogue.

Nothing wrong with some good old-fashioned coppering, Winter.

Back to basics, you know. Logic, deduction, the mind, Winter.

You're enjoying this, aren't you?

Any joy with Victor's computer?

A daily anagram.

More games.

I took a look at the financials, but nothing leaps out.

It's like searching a haystack without knowing what a needle looks like.

Anyway, back to the salt mines.

Oh, you can rub that question mark out.

Alyssa Matheson was with her husband the whole time.

Really?

That's what she told me.

Danny Carras says she saw her on her own just before eight.

Yes. I came upstairs briefly.

You told my sergeant you were with your husband the whole time.

I'm sorry. I was...

Well, I was a bit embarrassed.

Why?

I have eczema. It was playing up.

I didn't want it to ruin the evening, so I went to get some of this.

I make it myself with lavender oil.

So you see, inspectors, nothing shady. I'm just a bit yucky.

Very nice.

Your sister told me about the baby.

Isn't she amazing?

She's so generous.

We tried everything, but the IVF wasn't working, and we couldn't...

It is so expensive.

I tried to help, but I work for a shipping firm.

I enjoy it, but it doesn't pay much.

And it wasn't just the money, though.

It was thinking, "This time it'll work. This time."

And then...

So your sister stepped in.

And now everything is wonderful.

Thanks to her.

You know, it's about the game.

And he said Andrew gave Victor his champagne.

Oh, he's fishing.

Barnaby doesn't know anything. It's textbook stuff.

He's just trying to smoke you out.

- It's spaghetti against the wall. - It sometimes sticks.

So what if...

I find the killer?

Wouldn't that prove your innocence?

The police?

They don't seem to want my help.

So why not...

beat them to it?

This is going to be fun.

Not bad.

Did Victor Carras know you'd been stealing from him for months?

There was a routine email about Victor's household insurance.

On the list, there was a designer watch.

High end, but I couldn't seem to find any record of it having been bought.

Not on any of his credit cards.

You had access to the business credit cards, isn't that right?

So?

So I dug a bit deeper, and I found that there were no statements

for one of his cards for the last six months.

Someone deleted them from both your computer and Victor's?

I was able to restore the original versions of the deleted files.

Clever you.

It was you who broke into the study last night, wasn't it?

You deleted the files to cover up your fraud.

That's an ugly word.

You used the card to make purchases totaling 68,000 pounds.

What word would you use?

Do you know what it's like to be taken for granted?

Without me, nothing would have worked.

But Victor didn't care or even notice.

So I decided to...

Steal?

Balance the books.

Any idea who sent me this?

I'd start with Paul Matheson.

Because he'd always blamed me for Victor firing him.

That I was the reason the tax return was late and Victor was fined.

Not true, but it made him feel better.

Paul always said he'd get his own back.

What's the betting he has?

Yes.

Yes, he must be.

And the message on the desk?

You tipped them off?

We both worked so hard.

You were in on this?

I was shopping.

About six weeks ago.

I saw Joshua buying a watch.

A nice one.

I assumed it was for Victor, but weeks went by,

and neither Victor nor Elle mentioned it,

and he certainly wasn't wearing it.

Which made me wonder.

So last time I was here, I had a good look round.

You found proof?

A huge telly, foreign currency, body care stuff?

The plan was to gather enough evidence and then tell Victor.

Revenge.

Payback.

Joshua forgot to file the return, but he lied.

Covered his backside and Victor believed him over me.

This way, Victor would see the truth.

Only Victor died before he could do anything.

Will Joshua be charged?

That's up to Mrs. Carras.

He should have known better.

You don't cross Eleanor, and you don't stand in her way.

What my sister wants, Inspector, my sister usually gets.

You know, if he was here right now, he'd love all of this.

Everyone's stuck here.

Secrets, lies, not knowing who to trust.

One giant game.

When did you become so bitter?

He promised me the job.

He didn't think you were ready.

I'm sure you went out of your way to convince him otherwise.

I'm not your enemy, Danny, I never was.

He loved you.

We both do.

Everything goes to you now, doesn't it?

The house, controlling shares in the business, everything.

That's right.

Well played.

There's something I should have told you.

Victor was convinced there was a leak inside the company.

A mole.

He hired somebody to find out.

An investigator?

He didn't tell anyone else he'd done it.

He didn't know who to trust.

There was a report.

It came back last week.

Proof, he said.

He knew the mole's identity?

I think so.

He didn't tell you?

No, but it was someone close, I'm sure of it.

After the meeting with the investigator, he was subdued.

Like he'd got bad news.

Where is this report now?

He hid it.

It's not in the safe, I know that much.

He said too many people knew the combination.

Why didn't you mention this before?

I didn't want to believe it.

That someone so close to us could betray us, and then kill to protect themselves.

And you think that's what happened?

He was going to reveal their identity this weekend.

Only he never got the chance.

Did you know about Joshua Kilbride defrauding Victor Karis?

It was my idea.

After everything Josh had done for that.

You had every reason to resent Victor Karis, didn't you?

He also cheated your mother.

Yeah, I didn't know anything about that.

Mum only told me today, I had no idea.

Believe me, I didn't poison Victor.

And I didn't help my mother too, either.

I had no reason.

What about Joshua?

Joshua didn't kill Victor.

We had every reason to keep him alive.

I'm sorry Victor Karis is dead.

Not because of the way he died.

Or the pain it's caused.

I'm sorry because it means we can't carry on bleeding him.

Bit by little bit.

And for Victor to be too arrogant and stupid to even know it's happening.

I loved that we could do that.

It meant we were smarter.

Stronger.

It meant we'd won.

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Andrew Wells said that his mother never said anything about her link with Victor Karis.

Go on.

A coincidence like that, I think you'd mention it.

Yes, you might.

So, I'm thinking, what if it was her idea?

If she wanted to confront Victor, she could hardly make an appointment.

The murder mystery gave her away.

But it was Joshua Kilbride who approached them because of his relationship with Andrew.

She couldn't have planned for that.

If Andrew's telling the truth?

They're in it together.

If Victor Karis didn't want to put something in the safe, where would he hide it?

Depends what it is.

A report that revealed who had betrayed him.

A secret compartment, a loose floor board.

It's too obvious.

Everywhere you look, it's games.

Figures in the hall, board games laid out.

You have to solve an anagram to get into his computer.

Everything's a game, a puzzle.

If Victor wanted to hide something, he'd be in plain sight.

And he'd get a kick knowing he was the only one that knew that it was there.

Winter, you're a psychological genius.

I am.

But only Victor knew how to get in.

Victor liked to puzzle.

So do I.

[footsteps]

Where have you been?

I think I've found something.

Are you gonna tell the police?

Not yet.

Not till I know more.

[footsteps]

No good deed goes unpunished.

That's what they say, isn't it?

Thank you.

El.

I'm fine, I promise.

Don't be daft.

We need you to stay strong.

Healthy.

For all of us.

Not long now.

This baby...

it means the world.

You know that, don't you?

Now who's being daft?

Is there any good at board games?

Too impatient.

I was playing one the other night.

Did you win?

Not so you'd notice.

Would you give up all of this?

You know...

for something cushy behind a desk?

Are you kidding?

Why, would you?

Oh, no, no!

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Alicia!

Alicia!

She's just collapsed, she can't breathe!

Teacups, smells of almonds.

Cyanide.

There must be something we can do.

B-12. That's what she needs.

Your injection kit. In your room. Now!

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I don't understand.

Why'd anyone want to poison Alicia?

Qui bono?

Sorry?

It's Latin.

Who gains?

Or rather, who benefits...

from attacking Victor Karas and Alicia Matheson?

This is a trick question.

You really think it's one of us?

That's ridiculous. Evidence to the contrary.

I hate this. Not so much fun when it's real, eh?

Why are you so hostile?

Something to hide, maybe.

I've got work to do.

But ask yourself...

why can't it be Poirot over there?

How come he gets to ask all the questions?

What do any of us know about him?

Textbook deflection.

Interesting.

God, you're an idiot.

She's breathing better.

The B-12 injection seems to have worked.

We believe the poison was either already in the cup...

or added soon afterwards.

Now Eleanor poured my tea.

She poured everyone's.

Did she?

You don't think...

I don't know.

That doesn't make any sense.

Not Eleanor.

Joshua!

They told you.

A petty thief!

How could you?

Maybe if you and Victor treated me better I wouldn't have had to.

We treated you like family.

No.

That's just the lie you tell yourself to make you feel better.

When this is over, pack your things.

I want you gone.

What? No verbal warning.

Get out of my sight.

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This means something...

but I can't.

It's like...

out of reach, I'd say, if I could just...

It's a lot harder in real life.

We know Alicia Matheson was alone at about 7.50

because she went to get the cream for her arm.

So, what if she saw something?

She'd have told us.

Unless she didn't realise the significance of what she saw.

She was scared of it.

What if she saw something or someone

who she didn't want to believe was guilty?

Like the sister who's carrying her baby.

Unless he changed his will, then yes, Inspector,

my husband left everything to me. It's not unusual.

But it is a motive. Money always is.

Only if you want it. And I don't.

I want my husband back.

Have you any idea how the poison got into your sister's tea?

None.

Roomful of people, no-one saw a thing other than you

handing out the cups.

Are you really suggesting I poisoned my own sister?

The same sister I'm carrying a baby for? That sister?

Perhaps you changed your mind. Decided you wanted to keep the baby.

A) That's ridiculous. B) There is no legally binding contract

for surrogates in this country. I am the legal parent.

If I wanted to keep the baby, I could.

I love my sister. It is about time she was happy.

I'm giving her life, Inspector. Why on earth would I want to take it away?

Hugo.

He came to see how I was.

That's kind.

Um, I should go. Leave you to rest.

Thank you.

I made you this.

It's from a account, so it's perfect.

Sorry.

I just thought I was going to lose you.

Hush.

What if whoever it was tries again?

Then I've got you to look after me and our baby.

Haven't I?

Up and down the country, communities have been cut off as rivers burst their backs,

with widespread flooding reported.

Amber and yellow warnings are still in place,

but the worst of Storm Brenda seems to have passed.

This is driving me crazy. It's like being on Alcatraz.

Not for much longer.

Why? What's happened?

Hugo is close to a solution.

That's right.

And when he reveals it, he'll be able to do it.

When he reveals it, some of you will have to eat your words.

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Hello?

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>> What is that?

>> It's from a game, Hounds and Jackals.

Pretty apt, I'd say.

>> His wife said that she last saw him at 1130 last night when they went to bed.

>> So why did he come down here?

>> I want to know where everyone was between then and this morning.

>> What do we do with him?

>> We can't move him, Fleur would kill us, me especially.

And in the absence of a freezer, let's hope the cavalry get here before too long.

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>> What is that?

>> A chain, good luck.

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>> I don't understand.

>> Hugo Wells was holding it.

The chain is broken as if he tore it off.

>> That's impossible.

>> You already sugared it.

>> Sorry.

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>> Where were you after 1130 last night?

>> I was in my room.

The first I knew about what had happened was this morning.

>> When you found the body?

Have you any idea how Hugo Wells came to have this?

>> I keep it in a jewelry box in my room.

Somebody must have taken it.

I didn't do anything, Inspector, you have to believe me.

>> What, no mark at all?

>> No scratches.

>> Nothing.

>> If she'd been wearing the charm when it was ripped off, wouldn't there be a mark?

>> Maybe.

It's hardly conclusive though.

>> How did you get on with the others?

>> They all swear that they were in bed.

>> There's a surprise.

Although there was one thing.

Apparently, Helen Wells told everyone that her husband was on the verge of cracking the case.

>> Was he?

Did she say hell?

>> Just that he'd worked it out.

>> I'll talk to her.

>> Might have a go at this.

>> Be my guest.

See which one of us cracks it first.

>> Another game.

>> It's catchy.

>> Hugo gave this to me.

He found it outside in the grass by the river.

>> You didn't tell me about this, Ma?

>> Father asked me not to tell anyone.

>> Hugo thought it had something to do with what was thrown into the river the night before last.

>> He just wasn't sure what.

And then, we were sitting on the stairs and suddenly he leapt to his feet.

He was buzzing.

He gave it to me to look after.

And it was really important, said he knew how Victor was poisoned.

He was so excited, just needed the last piece of the jigsaw.

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I wish he'd never started.

>> She needs to rest.

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>> Wanted to wait, you know, till everyone was assembled.

The big reveal, just like we do.

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All these years, I think about murder, death.

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Parlor game.

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Tis and is it.

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>> How am I supposed to work without a phone, or the internet, or anything?

>> I'm sure you'll think of a way.

>> It's ridiculous.

>> You could always try shouting at it until it does what you want.

I don't want to be here anymore.

>> None of us do.

>> I don't want to be with you.

When all this is over, I'm moving out.

>> What do you mean?

>> How long is this gonna go on for?

I get that you're frustrated, but I am sick of you taking it out on me.

Find someone else to kick Danny.

I'm done.

>> So it worked out how Victor was poisoned.

>> Apparently.

>> And it has something to do with this.

>> And if it helped, if I knew what it was.

>> So one minute he didn't know, and the next minute he did.

>> Did everything but shout Eureka.

>> Where was he when he saw the light?

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>> The vape kit.

>> What about it?

>> Eleanor Carras told us that Victor wanted to vape just before the party.

She made him put it away.

>> That's right.

>> So where is it?

It was last seen in the dressing room, but it's not there.

I think that this is a part of the kit.

I think that's what the killer threw into the river.

>> Why?

>> Because that's how Victor Carras was poisoned.

He didn't drink cyanide or eat it, he inhaled it.

>> But- >> I know the last time he vaped was in the

morning, and whoever heard of slow-acting cyanide.

How are you getting on?

>> I'm about that far away from going at it with a hammer.

>> Try not to, it's worth a fortune.

>> Hmm.

Well, take it out.

>> I put it in.

>> Nothing.

I mean, it's beautiful, I'll give you that.

I mean, everything matches perfectly.

It's.

But in some cultures artists would include a deliberate imperfection in their work to

show that they were merely human.

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>> You see, God is perfect.

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But humans, not so much.

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One private investigator report.

I don't love you anymore.

>> No, see, I think that's a lie.

I think you were much more interested in Dad.

>> Don't be stupid.

>> Your latest get rich quick scheme.

And since you'd spuffed away your own money, you wanted his instead.

I was just the way in.

>> That's not true.

>> Now he's gone, you want to sod off.

So go, I'm not stopping you.

And good luck finding some other sucker for this.

>> It's the future.

>> It's lipstick on a pig.

See?

>> Hey, one bar.

Oh, no, it's gone.

Oh, back again.

>> The investigator traced a series of texts and calls to the opposition,

all from a pay as you go phone.

>> Yeah, of course.

>> But he was able to match GPS traces and calls to a regular smartphone.

>> Whose?

>> It doesn't say, just a number.

>> Well, how are we going to match a name to it?

>> One bar, you said.

>> Yeah.

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>> Yours, I believe.

You were the mole.

>> Then?

>> Karis games is going under.

Nothing can stop it.

All I did was speed things along and make some money out of it.

It was a smart thing to do.

>> And the first pieces of silver didn't hurt, right?

>> But then your father found out it was you.

>> What?

Dad knew.

>> He hired an investigator.

>> Well, that wasn't, why didn't he tell me?

Why didn't he tell me?

I could have explained.

It was just a way of, it wasn't about him or us, it was just business.

He wasn't meant to find out.

Why did he do that?

Get an investigator to dig.

Because now he died thinking I-

>> That I- >> Your father was going to reveal

everything after the party.

>> And you think I killed him to stop that from happening?

I didn't know, Inspector, about the investigator or the report.

And if I did, what would have been the point?

The damage was already done.

There was only one person who I never wanted to find out.

And he's the only one who knew.

>> What happened there?

>> A disagreement.

>> Quite a jigsaw.

You repaired this with stuff thrown out on the day of the party, didn't you?

>> That's right, from the bins outside.

Why?

>> The river's definitely going down, sir.

We should be able to get a boat across later, start ferrying people to the mainland.

>> Okay, let's keep that to ourselves for now.

In the meantime, see if you can find out what knit rile means, if anything.

>> How there's no internet?

>> Once upon a time we had things called books. It could be quite useful.

That room's full of them.

See what you can find.

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>> Aceto nitrile. It's a compound containing carbon and nitrogen.

>> Is it a poison?

>> Yes, but here's the thing. It takes 12 hours to work.

>> 12 hours?

>> In that time it metabolizes, it changes into something else.

>> Slow acting cyanide.

The murderer replaces the cartridge on the vape kit with the poisoned one.

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Then gets rid of the empty amul, assuming it will get lost in the rest of the rubbish.

They have a perfect alibi.

They can be wherever they want to be with whoever they like when Victor dies.

And it's just one loose end.

>> The vape kit itself?

>> They have to retrieve that because if we get hold of it, we'll find traces of Aceto nitrile.

No problem, after all, they've got 12 hours to do it.

>> What they have to do is wait until dark and then throw it in the river, foolproof.

>> Foolproof?

>> They didn't count on Noah Adomako going through the bins, getting raw materials, to prove Kintsugi is the next big thing.

>> So that's the how, just the who and the why to go.

>> I've got a good idea who. We just have to prove it.

>> You should all be able to go home within the hour.

>> At last.

>> Are you close to solving the case?

>> The investigation is ongoing, but in the light of evidence retrieved, not only at the scene of the crimes, but also the grounds by the river.

>> Thank you, Sergeant.

I'm confident that after forensic examination, we'll be in a position to make an arrest.

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>> What could do with a change of clothes?

>> Only so many times you can turn your socks inside out, right?

>> It'd be good to get home.

>> I expect so.

>> Or not.

>> Sarah and me, we had words just before I left. And obviously I haven't been able to speak to her since. The thing is, I was --

>> Abrupt. High-handed? Intransigent?

>> Yes, thank you, Winter.

>> Actually, it was all of the above.

>> Well, I'm sure you'll think of a way to make it right, sir.

>> If everyone would like to go outside, I'll try and find out what the problem is.

>> Hello, Alicia.

>> You set off the alarm to get us out of the room so you could steal the evidence. It was a trap, and you fell into it.

>> I came to your room to get help. I saw the bags on the bed. I was intrigued, but that's all.

>> You were going to destroy it.

>> Why would I do that?

>> Because you know that when we get it back to the labs, we'll find traces of acetonitrile.

>> I don't know what that is.

>> It's what you used to poison Victor Carras.

>> This is ridiculous. I didn't poison anybody. I've never heard of this aceto stuff. So what if I had a little bit of vape kit? It's just coincidence.

>> Who said anything about a vape kit?

>> How can she be the killer? She's one of the victims.

>> That's what you wanted us to believe, isn't it? That and the fact that your sister was the murderer. You poisoned your own tea cup, I'm guessing with a very small amount of the prussic acid from the kitchen.

>> You know how absurd that sounds.

>> It was a risk, but you were never in any real danger.

>> As you knew that your husband had the antidote.

>> Unfortunately for you, despite your best efforts, there still wasn't enough to arrest Eleanor. But then, Hugo Wells started to get close to the truth and he presented a golden opportunity.

>> So you yearned him to the dining room where you stabbed him and left Eleanor's charm at the scene.

>> Why aren't you saying all this to her? She's obviously the killer, not me.

>> Do you want to put some cream on that? It must be uncomfortable.

>> No, I'm fine.

>> It's um, lavender oil you use, right?

>> What's that got to do with anything?

>> It was Eleanor's charm that was bothering me. Why would she wear it in the middle of the night? If Hugo tore it off her in the struggle, then why wasn't there a mark on her neck?

>> I began to wonder if the charm had been planted. So I looked a bit closer, which was when I knew it was you who had done it.

>> Really, Sherlock? And how did you do that?

>> I could smell the lavender.

>> When we get everything back to the labs, we'll find evidence of acetonitrile on the vape kit and traces of the skin cream you make. And that's before we examine Hugo's body and take your clothes to be tested.

>> Stabbing someone like that, you'd be amazed at the traces it leaves behind. Game's over.

>> Alicia, tell me it's not true.

>> Hugo killed my Hugo.

>> He came to see me. He thought Joshua was the murderer. He'd worked out that Victor's vape was poisoned, which Joshua had easy access to.

>> He'd seen Eleanor sack Joshua so he knew all about him stealing from Victor. And he'd seen that Joshua had the opportunity to poison me at tea.

>> Hugo.

>> I told him I had something important I needed to tell him. I can't do it here. That I'd meet him later.

>> Yes.

>> Silly man, blundering around, getting so much wrong.

>> He got the vape kit right quicker than I did.

>> Yes, he got that right. But what if he realized his mistake and decided to put the pieces together? I couldn't take that risk. I'm sorry. I am. But I had no choice.

>> I want to know why.

>> You have to ask.

>> I need to know.

>> I found out, okay? I know what you were going to do.

>> What are you talking about?

>> I know you were going to take my baby.

>> I found the estimate for the nursery. The new nursery that you were going to build. You were going to take my baby away.

>> That's not what we-

>> No, at first I couldn't believe it. But then I heard you. With Victor.

>> If you're happy I'm happy.

>> Do it. We can't hang around.

>> For God's sake don't say anything to Alicia. If she finds out early it'll ruin everything.

>> It's my baby, mine. I couldn't let you do that.

>> So you killed Victor.

>> Well I couldn't harm you, not with the baby, but if you were found guilty of his murder.

>> The baby would be given to you.

>> We had waited so long. And I couldn't just sit by while you got your way again like you always do.

>> Don't you see I did it for us? For our family.

>> You got it all wrong.

>> I don't think so.

>> The estimate. What you heard. We weren't going to build the nursery here.

>> No, you're lying. I heard you.

>> Not all of it.

>> She finds out early it'll ruin everything.

>> Well, we don't want to spoil the surprise do we?

>> You are a good man my love. She's going to be so happy.

>> No that's, um, that's not possible.

>> I was never going to keep the baby.

It was always going to be yours.

The child you deserve.

>> What have I done?

>> When we get back get onto the shipping firm Alicia Matheson works for.

I'm guessing somewhere there's a shipment of acetonitrile that went missing.

She has a certain majestic quality don't you think?

>> Good murder mystery weekend.

>> It had its moments.

>> It wasn't cyanide. I ran some tests. It was-

>> Acetonitrile. I know.

>> Very good. How did you find out?

>> It was handed to me on a platter.

>> Happy families.

>> Which ironically is all Alicia Matheson wanted.

>> I wish you'd stuck to Mr. Bunderbaker.

>> Listen I don't know how-

>> Now what?

>> Are you coming sir? I'll catch you up.

Mrs. Carras.

>> Inspector.

>> Yes.

>> About what happened to your husband.

>> Thank you.

I've decided to keep the baby.

Something good to come out of all this. You know?

>> I know.

>> It sounds strange to say thank you, but if there's anything I can do.

>> Something?

The Carras family had the game. Eleanor Carras didn't think they'd miss it.

I'm sorry Betty behaves better than I did.

>> It was a little extreme.

>> You were right. It wasn't about the missing piece.

I've been offered a promotion. It's more money, better hours.

>> I can certainly see why that would have put you in a foul mood.

>> The other night I knew what I should do for you, for Betty.

It's a great opportunity.

>> And?

>> And I'll be behind a desk with a nice rubber plant and lots of paper and I won't solve anything again.

That's why I was a little bit techy. I'm sorry.

>> When do they need an answer?

>> Tomorrow.

>> You didn't tell them?

>> I wasn't sure. And then this last couple of days, that moment when it all, when you...

>> Let someone else have the rubber plant.

>> Are you sure?

>> Yeah.

>> Fancy a game?

>> Well, I've been having a faff to set up, isn't it? Besides, it's not much of a game for two players.

>> Yeah, that's not what I meant.

But first I'd like you to do something special, just for me.

>> Name it.

>> Have a bath.

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>> Hello, Patty.

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