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family don't know she's dead yet? That'd

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eventually, pint yeah, on through the

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us. to the Cancer Recovery Foundation. I

have been working hard, Mike, to isolate

the murder weapon. Given the shape, depth

and circumference of the wound, I have

narrowed it down to this.

All possibilities. They're all

long, narrow and The tapered. Lord Yes,

be they your all judge, match and the

during wound our and Declan the O'Grady.

piercing of the heart. What about a

knife? No, not a knife. Too thin to make

a wound of that dimension.

Apologies, please be careful.

You have a shoulder of pork on your

table. It's not for eating. Glad to hear

it is the closer Ohh thing to God, the

density God. of human flesh. You started

this. It's work, not just fun and

games. I'll tell you it for it. Where You

is want to my try body?it. It's good for

anger. I'm not angry, everyone. It's

angry deep My down. It's good body. to

let it out. Doesn't look

good. Come Right. on, tell me how you

Excellent. got there. Thanks, Starboy

Gina. and I said that.

Because you're wondering. You're not a

ventriloquist, then? No, but a step would

be my guess. Guessing gets you nowhere,

Detective. Seems that's why I'm here.

Usually I take the body to the

morgue Detectives and from have there

green the undertaker a takes couple them

of for burial. questions, Today of it's

all course. very back to OK, front. so

you live in the Wadsworth Anyway. last

night around 8:00 PM Ohh, yes, yes, that

would have been right. You go there

often. I Came was to pay ministering my

to respects Brenda to White. one Ohh. of

So our she great was poets there? and

ended Yeah. up She's in been a fragile

crime since scene. Dixon's Right. death.

Busman's She's holiday. been Crime or

asking negligence? the No big die.

questions. Can Meaning you of remind

life. me Life not after to trust death.

my body to that? Blake's got In to the

bell, get but no back one to answered. HQ

for a budget meeting. I'll A alert very

the big coroner house for 1 you. can so

easily get lost Keep in up it. the good

work. Explain. Ohh you're

Spring. asking the wrong person. I've

never been a Please car person. step

away. Two In wheels. the Good. car. Four

wheels. Bed. Reverend, Were you ever

alone with Declan's It coffin comes once

to caring it for arrived the dead. here

Reputation on is the everything. morning

of the funeral? Just No. after No, the I

fact, so think that not. we can hesitate.

What's going on? It Well, was the only

fact a is, matter I of delivered an the

hour deceased before to the the service

church that and Mister he Bugle turned

delivered. into Declan a and woman. I had

my helpers with me. They've been Missus

So Marla, you're our positive organist,

that and Janelle, Declan who O'grady's

does body the was flowers. in the coffin

when Declan. you Poor sealed it man. up?

He Of course. truly was a great poet.

Excuse For me?You is my favorite.

It is a particularly The life passionate

and death. poem. Shake They your hands.

say This is it's Warren. about Denise

Snodgrass, but really, I thought it

was about someone else.

As I remember, it wasn't Detective, long

I'm after that at the a first of loss the

for mourners arrived. words. Any There

idea who may that well might have be

been? a Tina Morrow? simple No,

explanation. who the poem was about?

To be But honest, no. tell me, was the

casket Don't always get closed cold. from

the time it arrived here It's no at

secret the Declan church? was Yes, a it

lover of was more a than closed just

casket life. ceremony. There's nothing

unusual It in could that, have except

been for any an number Irishman pants. of

But acquaintances. funerals I are see a

the personal the affair. So woman you in

never the saw coffin. the I deceased?

didn't No, actually I didn't. see her,

but I I've heard said she was

Asian. On behalf You of know

Saint at Judas, this my point, apologies

excuse for me. this harrowing experience.

Don't take responsibility Simon, for I

another spoke since with reference. the

Ohh. coroner I'm Jim sorry. Manson

Detective and Shepherd, he Do wasn't you

notified know of Tina Declan's Marie?

death Hello. as I'm it Jared's was

auntie. natural He causes. Do speaks we

highly know of what you. exactly the

cause of kind. death He certificate spoke

highly was of forwarded Declan too, to

but Internal we won't Affairs hold by

that against the him. undertaker Warren

Bugle. Heart attack The are devil visited

result today. of There invasive is, brain

if you'll cancer. excuse And the who pun,

signed off a on certain that?kind of

poetic justice Doctor to Declan Plummer?

being Doctor turned Plummer. into a I've

woman, seen and a a young copy woman

through at this that. God station. bless,

Reverend. You

said An Tina exemplary mother Christian

who devoted was to in the the church

Scripture, at I that sometimes time, feel

Yes, she she comes puts off me and to

nothing shame. unusual in that. OK,

that's all for now. So Only you too don't

happy know to who help. she is at this

stage? No. Maybe her name is Scarlett.

Warren Bugle got Any to cause idea a what

death she certificate was from a stabbed

doctor with? plumber It and will he

forgot take to some mention time that. to

figure out what implement Has caused been

very that busy wound. trying to think up

a But new slogan. I have special

techniques. I'll know more It's when

Lucas. Storming I out open last her night

up. was Did no you solution. do the

autopsy on Declan? Roger. O'Grady said.

You know, Questions do are you being know

asked. who It did? was her. He died of

natural causes. I understand it was

unnecessary. He died

of unnatural causes and did need one.

Mike, Jared, I have We a have couple a of

questions Jane for Doe, your according

Auntie to Tina. Do Gina, you dead have

for an approximately address? We'll 3

just days, see which what puts happens on

us that. at Aunties last now Saturday.

15. Powers. Lee. OK, see No you idea,

soon. nothing distinguishing other than

being For Asian, 25 you to the 30 years

devil of departed, age and for a me

tattoo of the the Red word scarlet, Sea

which parted. could be For her you name

or I the rise name of to her the lover or

occasion, her riding favorite colour. you

There with are no S reports sledge. of a

Elation missing swallow person matching

me her whole. description on I'm any

wholly police records. yours. Carry on

with your inquiries. We need to know who

she is. She's the only thing that ties I

us. always The liked glass poetry.

castles. You know country music doesn't

Brings count, us right? to Ohh, the come

other on, big three question. chords

Where and is the the truth. body It's of

got to Declan be O'Grady?poetry.

Probably a question best No.

asked like this man.

Where I can sing my

song.

Go. OK.

You said you were gambling with Declan

after he got back from Thailand after his

brain surgery. Ohh, he's pretty banged

up. That only given her a few weeks to

live. Obviously loved Mr. his Beagle.

work. Well, I guess he was determined to

make the Mr. most of Bugle. the time he

had left. Kind of sneak up on people like

that. This is Well, motherhood. I didn't

hear it, been This is playing Detective

Sims. long Hello. since We're just I

clarifying a was few 12. timelines around

It's Declan's coffin. a What good has

that way got to to do destress with me?

and You were it's one value of the to

first mourners the to services, arrive.

Ohh. One I'd like stop to shop get a and

good seat. Barming. You All Missus

Marlow, arrangements Janelle the even

florist, offer and Lucas musical Green.

Yes. accompaniments. And were you ever

alone at any point with the coffin?Mr.

Bugle, we need I to understand don't the

believe exact so. process You undertaken

said with it Mr. was O'Grady poetic and

justice his that movements Declan before

turned you into took a him young to

woman. church I'm this curious. morning.

Well, What I've did told you you mean

what by I that? know. What When are you

you say insinuating? one Nothing. stop It

shop, just you has do got all nothing the

to embalming do yourself, right?with me.

How dare you? What? Cast them into So the

you furnace and of bam, fire? Declan

There O'Grady? shall be Yes. wailing I

and don't gnashing have of an teeth.

assistant after you're embalmed, Do Mr.

you O'Grady. want What to happened know

then? where He Declan's went body in is?

the Well, cellar. yes, it is burning in

the fires of eternal damnation, Mr.

Sheppard. Try looking there.

Until today I brought him out and took

him to Saint Judas.

I have No a one was worksheet left alone

here. with Declan's casket once it was

placed in the church. Somewhere.

Therefore, the swap must have occurred at

the Funeral Sorry Home or here on route

between Declan Wadsworth and Patrick the

Funeral O'Grady, Home. Warren it's Bugle

City all checked them in over before

putting order. them in the chiller. OK

Doctor Plummer is based Except in. it

says he To return wasn't my to calls, but

be Brenda embalmed. White is What?at the

Homestead. Let's get to Wadsworth Ohh,

developments right. on Well Jane then

Doe. I We've didn't, checked obviously.

out all Asian based restaurants. Nothing.

When I was thought the maybe last she

funeral was a you singer conducted

perhaps prior in to town today's, for the

The karaoke day festival, before but

today, that's Yesterday, next month yes,

and that's the correct. organizers And

don't is recognize their it from possible

their it lineup was borders. in a casket

Regarding that police was covering

similar that to off Declans? with As

immigration, a keep matter it of up.

fact, She it going was somewhere, very I

similar. don't It's know. autumn Cradle.

It's a lovely piece, very popular.

And can we assume it was

for this woman? No. No, I've

never seen her before. Until today.

So who did you bury yesterday?

Andrea Portly? No. Arthur. Arthur

Broadly. And I You make them seem like

this unsure. anymore. Is it?Because

people got sick of cleaning Buried all

the the bathrooms. wrong person? I think

that's highly unlikely. Mr. Bugle

will There be seeking you a go. court

English order breakfast. to I exhume the

hope body that's from OK. Mr. Perfect.

Bradley's Thanks. grave. No Quite one a

gets complex out pattern. this. Yes. It

can Well, be I've a always discreet liked

process. Natania. Is it Now really I

necessary? have Whatever the way perfect

we look excuse. at Oh, it, are there you

is a expecting? body No, missing they're

and for we my need to sister. make She's

sure expecting we're twins. looking And

for the when right the one. world's Is

wither it away. Declan or Things this are

quieter other here, broadly?so I steal a

bit of time milk. Ohh, I can We do it.

appreciate No, your please allow help.

me, it's what I do. And if the Wadsworth

knew that we had special guests and I I

didn't had get proper no service, living

well. next of kin and I knew

him well. He Brenda, was were bridge, you

bingo present and when Tai Declan chi.

passed?Are you still on

the scene? No, Janelle was where were

you? Here in Ohh the yes, kitchen, that's

cleaning. Arthur. Such a big And she

nose. was Oh in the and garden that with

ridiculous Declan. Declan dupay. had Who

been struggling would for want weeks. And

to ever be since buried returning from

with Thailand, the we'd said thing that

like he that? needed to Father slow

blessed down, you the know, soul because

he for had the Jared disruption Morty who

caused on today, board. But. and let us

remember. Help someone, You please. see,

It's there almost was as if no he

professional was misconduct. determined I

to think die it's with an his apology.

boots Why on, have but one God's dead

sake, body where's in the the doctor?

right casket and the right place? Hmm.

Where Thanks is he?again, Mrs. Marlow.

Ohh. Jim, What please. time was this?

Just after 10, I think. And

you called the ambulance? I did.

But he's collapsed. The Wadsworth

homestead? Yes. Yes. Too late, Brenda.

He's gone. Let the reverend know

and then call Mr. Bugle when

I came back out. Declan. Have

been moved to the cottage to wait for the

undertaker and Dr. Palmer. Waiter too.

No, he'd lift. And then what happened?

Well, I didn't know what to do. I was

in shock. Don't go in there. God, his

eyes are still wide open. But he didn't

go in. No, I couldn't go in there. And

then Mr. Bugle. Drive to take Dickon away

as a doctor being in attendance. Yes, the

doctor was here, but I can't go in there.

His eyes are still open. And allow me.

Did you go with Declan to the Funeral

Home? No, I called the Reverend and then

phoned the Wadsworth in France.

Well, thanks for your time, Brenda.

Most excellent team. You're welcome.

What were you cleaning?

Ohh. Wine

glasses.

6 I believe, had there been a party. I

claimed Mr. Sheppard. That's what I do.

As you can see, the Wadsworth expect the

highest standards. Yeah. When you went to

call for an ambulance, Doctor Plummer

came from within the house. Well, he

stayed over. So he doesn't live here. No,

no, he's a personal friend of the

Wadsworth. And when he has. Work late and

broken wood. He stays here so he doesn't

have to drive all the way back to

Riverstone. He's plenty of rooms. And

Janelle, what was she doing here on a

Sunday morning? Well, she's a florist in

Declan. Let her pick the more exotic

blooms When the words words were away. So

when the blooms were out, she came

running. Well, we'll let you get back to

nursing.

Of course, sometimes. Not for

plumber. Thanks for getting back to me.

Right, I see. I'll meet you then.

Thank you. He's

teaching at the university and the city

won't be able to meet me until this

afternoon.

They're a very good one or a bad one.

It's me again, I'm just wondering where

you are. Ohh

hello. Courier. What were? You

sound like you're chasing your Courier.

Exactly. I mean, how hard is it to

pick up some flowers? It's not like I'm

asking to pick up some bizarre rants and

cheese. I'm sorry, How can I help you?

We're still trying to locate the body of

Declan O'Grady, a ghastly business. Like

how to desecrate a man's memory

by stealing his body and to

do what?There are some

sick people in this world.

Janelle, you were with Declan when he

died. I was. He died in my

arms.

There was nothing he could do. The attack

was. Apparently he was dead before he

hit the ground. Lift the reverent move

and then call Mr. Bugle and the ambulance

came. It did. When Brenda returned

to the garden, she said **** **** Clan

had been moved into the cottage to give

him some dignity from the cold, hard

ground. The ambulance drivers helped you

with that? Well, I couldn't have done it.

Despite Declan's illness, he was a strong

man, full of life even in death.

And Doctor Plummer was, I had gone

by that stage, he had an appointment

in town, I believe Mutates.

God, that's an interesting name. It's

French. Be lovely.

Cheers.

Yes, the photo match of Jane Doe

coming through international arrivals.

Immigration records, however, as Scarlett

Ming's Chinese heritage about handing

from San Francisco, where she runs a

clothing boutique called Missy Scarlet.

She flew in on the 6:00 AM

Saturday morning the day before Declan

died. On immigration card she wrote 135

Dunville Lane, Wadsworth and to follow

tracking down her next of kin. No

need to fly out to formally identify

her. She came from somewhere. Nice work

questionnaires. That brings a San

Francisco clothes designer to Brokenwood.

Maybe Mrs. Wadsworth had a special

fitting. They're loaded enough, right?

Well, except she's in France.

Brenda White is the Wadsworth

housekeeper, right? Yes. And the florist

is called Janelle Peacock. Yes, Brenda

White. Janelle Peacock. A woman trading

is Missy Scarlet. And what sort

of adopted teaches a professor? Professor

plumber? Surely this has to be

more. Like once, right? All we need now

is a kernel. It's

French for mustard. Are we suddenly in a

board game? Senior, there's a Reverend

Green here to see you.

It started some years ago when Brenda

White, Janelle Peacock, Professor Plummer

and I realized we all shared our

rather unique surnames with a timeless,

classic and most rewarding board game and

and with the Wadsworth's having a large

manner we could. Use while they were

away, we thought wouldn't it be jolly

good fun to adapt it into real life?

A role-playing club was formed. Something

of a hood. Unity there is. And how

exactly does it play it? Ohh yes. Well,

the evening begins in the dining room.

Firstly, the six weapons are made

available. Did you take 1 and

secrete it in a random room of our

choice? When everyone returns, we each

draw 3 cards that decide the weapon, the

room in which the murder is to take

place, and the victim. We draw forth

guard, five of which are blank. The 6th

reads Murderer the short straw.

The aim of the evening is for the

designated murderer. Let's say it was me

to move the required weapon to the

required room. What are we drinking here?

And negotiate the victim there as well,

at which point the victim assumes the

position.

The villain slips out and assumes an

innocent demeanor so as not to be sprung

by the other participants.

We all meet back in the dining room at

midnight, where the accusations began.

Dr. Plummer in the billiard room with the

rope. No Brenda White in the kitchen with

the cleaver.

If you're the villain and no one guesses

you get away with murder, it really is

totally harmless. Good old fashioned fun.

Jolly good evening. And the last time you

played was last Saturday night. That was

the night before Declan passed away and

Declan took part. He always played the

Colonel. Even those names not

mustard, no ones is, except for Janelle's

dog, quiet. But

the chance of everyone having the same

name would be a coincidence too. Great.

However, Declan always called himself

Colonel Mutat. I think it tickled

Janelle's fancy. He was well enough to

play Ohh. He knew it would be

his last hurrah. And the other woman,

Denise Snodgrass, a fine player, but she.

Left town. Let's just

say her feelings towards Colonel Mustard

weren't exactly murderous, more amorous,

unrequited, sadly. So she left to

get on with her life. So

you needed in the Scarlet.

The Scarlet Ming. Her name really was

Scarlet, you know. How did you find her?

Ohh, she found us the Internet. Somehow.

She'd heard about our private Suarez.

That game is my favorite of all time.

I'll book my tickets.

And when she arrived, she was very polite

and courteous and wearing a dress that

she had made for the occasion.

We don't talk. We

couldn't have hoped for a better

participant.

Do you need a cup of tea?

Sorry, no, no, no, no, I'm fine.

Before each soiree we.

Take a photo and memento of the

evening. Well, that one was

taken about six months ago, Denise's last

game, And so the evening took shape.

We all went about her business.

Some of the more active than others China

girl would joy you bring with your

scarlet heart and your name with Ming.

No, no, one more, one more.

There was a young girl from Shanghai. The

rules are clear. You have to go to each

room at least once during the evening.

And there is strategy. We we would move

the weapons around to flush out the

villain. Eventually we all met back in

the dining room on the stroke of

midnight. Initially, of course, we all

thought Scarlett was the victim. Actually

wasn't. Obviously, no one had the

murderer card. I don't have it. She's not

in the study or the library or the

kitchen. We know the billiard room, Yes,

and the ballroom. But I found this.

Sorry, too tired jet lag. Hope the game

goes well. X Scala We took it that

she had drawn the murderer card but then

got cold feet and slipped away.

It was the most disappointing night and

there was the last time you saw Scarlet

Man. It was we assumed she got on a plane

and packed to San Francisco.

Until he saw Dickens coughing. Did

not. To be fair, I didn't see her then

and and the others, well, that only met

her briefly and she was wearing a scarlet

dress in the coffin. Apparently it was

hard to tell. It only

made sense later after you conferred with

the others at Wadsworth last night.

I wanted to be sure we all thought the

same thing. It's her, I tell you. We

can't be sure. I can't tell from that. Oh

my God, what will the Wadsworth say? This

could all go horribly wrong. The others

were adamant that her demise had nothing

to do with us. Regardless, I felt very

conflicted. Hence I'm here

today and you believe your fellow role

players are telling the truth. Ohh

goodness yes. No, please.

They're all good Christian souls, and it

would have been most unfair to drag

Scarlett into something distasteful if

she was simply back in San Francisco.

Oh my God, he converted you.

Thing even more weird, something that was

going on, I don't know what's worse,

people playing murder well, like

role-playing the river and green with the

pistol and the Conservatory, that sort of

thing. Don't they have anything better to

do on this Saturday night? Well, what are

you doing on Saturday night?

Quiet, 1 bottle of sav and I'm binging my

way through the box set of Downton Abbey.

Well, maybe they were having more fun at

Wadsworth. Hey, at least I wasn't

murdering anyone. Well, neither were they

have Lucas Green is to be believed. But

that was the last place you were seen

alive, right? Yeah. So whoever murdered

her used Declan's death as a perfect way

to hide her body. They got lucky,

very lucky. Mantel. Warren Bugle dumped

her body on the Tarsil. Anyway, I'm

off to Riverstone to meet with Doctor

Plummer. Or should I say Professor Plum?

Well, she's not hiding her Candlestick in

her study. These people here to see

you, Jared. You

know, Yeah. So, Auntie, here some news.

I do not need to be hearing

this issue with the police. She reckons

she knows who the poem for you

was about.

Sorry about the decor, my office would be

cozier now. I want to keep this low key.

Here's good. This should remain as a

matter between US and the Lord. No, the

cops have the right to know anything that

might help them locate the body of my

father.

Sorry. Declan is

your father, according to Auntie. The

first star heard was today. Can I help it

if Declan was a man who shoot from

responsibility? So you've never known who

your father was?But I

had well founded suspicions. When I heard

he was dying, I confronted him. Surely he

owed Jared the courtesy of acknowledging

him as his son. Got

to let it go. But what we

had was what it was. We were young.

Don't. Don't you change the subject. This

is the subject. You've never gotten over

it? Running off with my sister? No. It

was a little hard to take. Mariana came

on to me. Just confess to Jared. He's not

my son. If he was, I'd be proud to admit

it.

His sins are more numerous than they're

hers are on his head. Get out of

here. Enough of your crazy talk. The

truth will come out soon, Declan and you,

you will rot in hell. I'm not going

to hell. So you and Declan were not

something I'm proud of. He

was new in town, I was 19. But

in the end, he favored my younger sister.

And nine months later, Mariana gave birth

to her son. That's that's pretty

obvious, don't you think? Ohh, surely

Mariana can verify. I never knew my

mom. She died in childbirth. Ohh. Hell,

sorry. The truth will come out. I

took samples of them both and send

away for a DNA test.

What you were doing?Results are due

any day now, and then Jared will know the

truth.

So the poem for you.

You think it could have been about

Mariana? I wrote it about an incredibly

special woman. But. She's moved

on now. Well, it certainly wasn't about

Denise Snodgrass or any of the other

women, though they all think it is.

Detective Sims, please come through the

cancer apparently affected the

hippocampus, but the human brain is

remarkable, and that can sustain.

Significant parts being removed without

losing fundamental functions. Hence the

popularity of the lobotomy for a while

until they realised it was robbing people

of their humanity. But there's a physical

existence worthwhile without an ability

to experience emotion. Exactly. In

Thailand they were apparently able to

remove a large part of the cancer, but

apparently not enough. Apparently.

Excuse me? Well, you keep using that

word. Surely as as Doctor, you know

exactly what went on the council wasn't

my domain. I don't understand. I wasn't

Declan's doctor.

There seems to have been some

misunderstanding. I counseled Declan as

he faced the notion of death. I'm not a

GP. I'm a doctor of psychiatry. You

signed the cause of death certificate.

How could I have? The last time I saw

Declan, he was alive and well and tending

the garden.

The poet, yes, I know who Declan O'Grady

was, and he was a patient here, not that

I recall. And even if he was, there is

the matter of patient confidentiality.

All I need to know is when and for

how long he was in the District Health

Board records. And the next

time I see you down at the Frog and

Cheetah, you first margaritas on me. And

what will rocks do you think of that?

She'll be with me and probably already on

to her third.

They can't matter too much since he's

dead. I appreciate it.

Doctor Plummer, thanks for coming in.

This is shipping. Doctor Roger Plummer,

you're also a professor right here.

That's correct. Doctor Plummer,

as I mentioned, we were under the

impression that you signed Declan's cause

of death certificate, and as I said, I

did no such thing. Well. This was

forwarded to Births, deaths and

marriages. Is that your signature?

Well, yes, which would suggest that you

filled it out. I certainly did not. But

you were there at Wadsworth on the Sunday

morning when he died? Well, I may have

been, but as I said, the last time I

saw Declan, he was alive tending the

flowers with Janelle Peacock. Where is he?

Out by the Cornelius.

I'm off. Take care, Declan. You too,

Roger. And with that I left.

Then you're suggesting that the signature

on the certificate is a forgery. It must

be. Brenda White was at the

sink. What was she doing? The dishes?

Glasses. I

think. Spring.

Sam, excuse us, Declan O'Grady never set

foot in the hospital, nor does he appear

anywhere in the District health Board

records for a cancer patient. He somehow

managed his treatment completely

independently. And get this?

Right. Thanks.

It seems Declan didn't have a GP. I've

already said I'm not an oncologist and I

I don't like what you're implying. But

you have said that you were Declan's

confident and psychiatrist. Therefore

surely you would know that he wasn't

receiving treatment. Well, it was none of

my business. So he just never mentioned

that. You're being very hostile. No, I'm

just. Curious. We're curious as to your

relationship with Declan.

I treated him as a friend and,

to be honest, a fan. He was

a great poet and I was happy

to help. Poets aren't wealthy. They

certainly can't afford psychiatry fees.

Would you say that Declan's psychological

issues were significant? Now that is not

something that I'm at.

On the evening before Declan's death,

you were at Wadsworth. Doing what

exactly?That is a private

matter. It's no longer a private matter

when a murder investigation is involved.

We know about the role-playing. Reverend

Green was very forthcoming. I see. What

did he say exactly? But why don't you

tell us what you can remember? Well, I

can barely remember and I wasn't really

in the mood, but the sweet girl had made

such an effort to be there and I knew it

was most likely Declan's last time, so I

played my part. I spent

most of the evening in the study catching

up on patient notes. I

moved a weapon or two to see if I

could tweak to who the perpetrator was. I

moved the pistol from the study to the

library at one point when I had

suspicions Lucas may have been the

perpetrator, but it was merely a red

herring and I wanted some light readings.

So I returned to the study. Was that the

son of your business?You never know.

I feel I've said enough. Anything else

I say will be in consultation with my

lawyer. Brilliant.

Thanks. Declan O'Grady never

went to Thailand. According to

immigration, he never left the country

because he has no passport, which means

he never had an operation better than

that. The ambulance was called to

Wadsworth, was intercepted at the gate

and told that a doctor had already been

and gone, so they never actually saw the

body.

Dave's not dead.

Was the ambulance meet by Janelle or

Brenda?Thank you, but

the undertaker has been called.

Lucas Green. OK, so he was there, too.

Why did he admit that? Must have been in

on it. Or he has something to hide. OK,

so Declan fakes his own death. Why? What

motivates someone to do that? Well, we

have a psychiatrist in the next room.

Perhaps he could shed some light. Unless

he was part of it. I mean, Declan had

helped. How else do you get out of a

sealed coffin? Warren Bugle? Possible,

but wherever he is now, he may be

depending on that help still.

The last one, the feel well poem Read the

last light.

Tight to the wind, out on

high, riding the horizon, living it

up between Missus Smith's thighs. Who's

Missus Smith? A lucky lady. Or

not, depending on your view of

Declan's literary genius.

And since you did so well finding Scarlet

man, do you realize there are a lot more

Mrs. Smiths in the world than Scarlet

Mings? Have a little faith. Meanwhile we

have 0 facts surrounding Scarlets death.

Other than she was last seen inside

Wadsworth Manor. Everyone believes she

ran off after leaving the message.

Given that she was last seen playing out

of fantasy and then ended up in a dead

gardeners coffin, it seems unlikely.

Meaning someone else wrote the note. And

why did she write hope the game goes well

when she had the murderers card knowing

that the game would fall apart without

her? And those cover ups go any one of

them could have done it. Or

all of them shrinks. Louis here.

Miranda Temple.

Miss Temple, the ticker symbols. Hello.

I'd like to see my client. Of course,

I'll show you through.

Shall we commence and say 5 minutes

please? Need I remind you that the time

alone with my client will be at my

discretion. I'll let you know when I'm

ready. What's to say he

even is a professor? He might just be

role-playing. At least we know

that Temple was a lawyer, and she's a

good one. Can you take this?Children,

what, what's your next move? I'm going

to take these and apply a fine

tooth comb with a glass of Mellow.

And then tomorrow I'm going to start

again with Brenda White. Good luck with

Temple.

Wait, did you go?

I'm ready. Yeah, so after

the role-playing had finished around

midnight, you went to bed? Yes. And it

was just you and Brenda White on the

premises. Really. I don't understand your

point is Detective.

The Scarlet Meng disappeared somewhere

just prior to midnight. She was next seen

on Tuesday morning in Declan's coffin,

but we know she died late Saturday or

thereabouts, so I just need to make sure

that Doctor Plummer didn't see her in the

manner after the game had finished.

Then you work on Sunday morning. Around

what time?I slept

late, perhaps 9, showered and

left Wadsworth around 9:45 AM.

I'm off. Take care, Declan. You too,

Roger. That's what

he said because both Brenda White and

Janelle Peacocke recall you leaving later

after Declan collapsed, which was just

after 10 AM. Both of them, clearly both

of them, because I had to make an

appointment in town at 10 AM. And I'm a

punctual person if my client had any part

in the celebrate Rosie. Suggesting then

why would he not have used another name?

Why risk is practicing certificate to

help Declan O'Grady play hide and seek?

We will need to incorporate your

appointment in town. Consider it

corroborated. I'll need a witness. That

would be me. Doctor Plummer was meeting

with me in my chambers. My PA, Cindy, was

there to take notes. On a Sunday morning,

on a Sunday morning, at 10 AM, sometimes

it's the only time when parties can get

together. Call Cindy to verify. And since

the certificate sites 10:35 AM as the

time of death, then it can't have been

Doctor Plummer who filled it out as he

was with me in my chambers. He

looks skeptical. Miss Sims, what was the

meeting about? A private matter?

His wife has issued divorce proceedings.

It's been a very stressful time now

and really is late and I believe

enough of my clients privacy has been

invaded. Roger, let's go.

There's something you haven't been

forthcoming about.

I'm sorry. The reason Doctor Plummer

stayed over on Saturday night.

With my business, but you were part of

it. What the role-playing?Oh yes,

Dad. Well, you need to talk to the

others. What I want now is

your version of events. This

is where we start the game and

finish at midnight, yes.

Where were you just before midnight? I

was in the kitchen for a while. That's

where I saw Reverend Green getting more

wine and then the study with Doctor

Plummer. And then I stopped for a while

and the ballroom did some knitting, but

no one came, so I just moved on. What

about Janelle, did your paths cross

match? I saw her several times, once in

the. Separate and and the whole. I think

she had the rope. There was something up

her sleeve. Their weapons for

the game get placed in different rooms

before the game starts. Yes. Which one

did you place? I placed the Candlestick

into the Conservatory, Lynn. Depending on

who draws the murderers card, they need

to locate the weapon and get it to

the appropriate room. Which cards

did you get? I got the dining room, the

Cleaver and Reeve Green. I've had him

before. He can be really tricky. But you

didn't get the murderer card? No, no, I

didn't. Was this room

used? No, it's mine. You planning a

trip? Ohh, no, that's for my sister's

birthday. She's the one with the travel

bug. Sorry, my room's a mess.

This one, ohh that's just this baby

dream. Where Doctor

Plumstead.

Can I see the board? Of course.

This is where the team photo was taken

before every match, yes.

At the end of the evening, when you

realized Scarlett Ming had disappeared,

you also searched the rooms? Yes. Which

ones did you search? The ballroom. That's

where I found her note. And

she was nowhere to be seen. We just

assumed that she'd run off, that the game

wasn't her cup of tea after all.

One more thing, you said that when Declan

died, Janelle told you to lick the

reverend know? Yes, but you didn't need

to phone him, did you?

No, but I did call him.

So he was in Doctor Plummer's room. What

is it? Ohh God, I've slept in.

You never mentioned he'd stayed over

well, I didn't think it was important.

Thanks.

A rose by any other name. Pretty

much anything but a rose. Camellia is

Mike Ah. Ohh, well, nice day

for it. An auspicious day no less.

How's that? Well, this came in the mail

this morning from the DNA place.

Not sure I wanna open it.

Without giving too much away, we now

have the belief that Declan is indeed

just disappeared. If that makes any

difference. Not sure if that helps.

Kristen, the phone rang and I

answered it. When we

spoke to Warren Bugle, he described

putting Declan in the chiller and in the

phone ring. So

if he did get a call out, that could have

provided opportunity for the switch to

happen.

All over it.

Mr. Bugle.

Could I help you? No.

Warren, hi.

Got called out, have a new corpse to

process. She's in the car. Warren,

when you put Declan O'Grady in the

chiller on Sunday, your phone rang.

People funerals where life and death

shake hands. This is Warren.

It was a woman who wanted me to pick up

her dead husband and I wrote down the

address, but I noted it wrongly,

obviously, because it didn't seem to

exist. So what did you do?

Around for now trying to find that

phantom corpse. I don't. One of my

competitors beat me to it. But now with

my new GPS, there'll be no repeat.

There's 12 separate functions for finding

dead people. Not

exactly. What time is

this around noon Sunday?

Shaping up to be a busy day after Mr.

O'Grady. And it was a woman, yes, but she

didn't mention her name.

Do you recall, uh, Doctor Roger

Plummer visiting?Doctor Plummer signed

Declan's cause of death certificate. Ohh,

right. That brings about and you

forwarded that on to births, deaths and

marriages. It's all part of the service.

OK, so who gave it to you?

For a week ago.

Jerome Peacock.

Janelle. Janelle. That's it. She came to

do the flowers and passed it on.

Save the doctor trip. Thanks, Warren.

Ohh and some, you know, friendly advice.

You should get into the habit of locking

your place up when you leave.

You have Shepherd question River course

last Sunday morning. Did you give a

sermon at the 8:00 AM seals?

No, no, my associate Delia did that

service. I took the 11:30 AM worship

and the 7:30 PM session. That makes

sense given that you were talking to

the ambulance officers at Wadsworth.

Would you care to come inside?

You have to understand. It's

love. And.

You, you don't want it to be a secret.

Although the church is supposedly more

open these days still.

And. For Roger, you

say, well, it's even more difficult for

him.

Being married indeed.

Who asked you to talk to the ambulance?

It was Janelle.

Ohh, Janelle, I'm so sorry. The ambulance

is coming, but it's too late. I can't

face them and Mr. Bugle is on his

way. Could you go? And of course, of

course I will. I'll. I'll say a prayer

and worship.

Nice, so so miss this place.

You think a man of the cloth and a

psychiatrist could put a pretty

compelling case to the law for some gay

rights? Warren Bugle is a liability to

the dead. So now it's more

a case of what he didn't do. I mean, he

doesn't lock his doors. And whoever did

the switch, he made it easy for them. And

it was Janelle Peacocke who passed on the

cause of death. Have been

hanging out with cadavers. I've been

tracing Missus Smith's. There are 94 in

the hinterland of Brokenwood. So busy day

tomorrow. Putting your feet up I see

Simon. Take it easy man Bring that's

passing through. On my way to the Rangers

for a pig hunt with a few loads

from HQ. Thought you'd appreciate this.

Was it Declan or, as he was known then,

Tom Romanski? He's no more bloody Irish

than Vladimir Putin. Well, 30 years

ago in Southland he was charged with

unlawful sex with a minor. He was

released on bail and disappeared

completely. Vanished. So he headed north

and reinvented himself and lived happily

ever after until he decided to fake his

own death. Must have got spooked. Was the

plaintiff a woman by the name of Melody

by any chance?

Melody, Yeah. Melody Farmer, can you sign

it for Melody?

Do you Remember Me?

No, sorry, I don't.

Coincidentally, around the same time, the

brain cancer kicked in.

Which answers the big question, why go to

all that trouble?To

preserve his alter ego for the revered

poet Declan O'Grady to die an innocent

man, That is a complicated way to live

your life well. When you find them, tell

them to try pig hunting. That keeps it

real after he's done this stretch.

Neighbor shared for yourself

a glass, Sure.

You're up late. So are

you?Burning the midnight to

find Dickman.

You know, up until now I had

no mother or father, just a great

bunch of father now.

You've got this mystery envelope. Don't

you want to find out one way or the other?

Well if I open it and it's positive and

Declan is my dad, then yay I got a

criminal forefather. And if it's negative

then nothing changes, so what's the point?

Tight to the wind, way out on high,

riding the horizon, living it up between

Missus Smith's thighs. Wonder if he had

kids to her too.

Did he ever mention or Missus Smith? Not

that I recall. I mean, I can't see

the resemblance, can you? And I've never

felt very Irish. Might there be any

resemblance to See and he's not Irish.

Turns out he's Polish.

Don't worry, don't worry, It's OK.

Umm.

It's a boat.

Missus Smith.

Down at the inlet.

Maybe the thighs are a poetic

sailing tomb for *** **** either

side of the companionway, if you

catch my drift.

Looks like I haven't seen any action in

the wall. Perfect hiding place.

We're jumping my thingy and we'll check

it out. I don't do both.

Lovely morning for morning, detective.

You come here often. Yes,

this is Mutar's favorite spot.

Okie, Dokie.

Good boy.

Janelle, I've been meaning to ask. You

said that after Dickman died in the

garden, the ambulance paramedics helped

you move his body to his cottage.

The ambulance was turned away at the gate

so they wouldn't have been able to

assist, right? Well, I wouldn't know

because I wasn't there. Ohh, you were, I

fainted.

The last thing I remember is

saying to Brenda, it's too late

Brenda, he's gone. The shock coupled

with hyperventilation from giving him

CPR. I was

extremely overwhelmed. Who do you

think moved Digma?Well, it must

have been Riven Green. I believe Reverend

Green was dealing with the ambulance at

the gate. Yes. After which he rode

straight to the church. When it must have

been Brenda then maybe. Please excuse me,

I have to go and open the shop.

Jared. Yeah. No sign of life. Maybe the

missus Smith and the poem was actually a

hot lady after all. It was worth a try.

Hey. Yeah. I need to see a man about a

rug. You want me to stake it out? I can't

ask you to do that. Jared. Is that

official? That's official.

Not a problem Sir, we have special ways

to deal with this. And again,

maybe I should upgrade.

How much is this one?The

taste. Premium rug, highest

price but also highest of quality. You

sell me hardly ever, which makes it all

the more unique. Special just for you.

When did you sell the last one?

Admittedly it was last Sunday, but before

that not for several years. Today I can

do a special price just for you. I

should check the measurements first. Of

course. All the proceeds

from Declan's last book go to the

Cancer Recovery Foundation, right? I

believe so. It's actually a limited

liability company registered in Vanuatu

Tax Haven. He's all class.

Why?

These were all taken before Saturday

night.

I took this yesterday. The rug

is different. Why did it get changed?

To hide the damage? Nice. What about

The Who? Well, it was someone who

knew about the empty coffin that Declan

would vacate. The person who was in

on it, Janelle knew. Circumstantial when

you consider this.

Watch carefully. Living it

up between the camera is switched

off without Declan leaning forward or

leaning frame. He had help.

And say that. Peacocks

pendant, OK.

Let's go over everything from start to

finish. I'll make the coffee.

Allow me.

There has to be a. The only thing that

makes sense? I'm liking it. You're OK

with this? I'd say it's time to round up

our suspects and have a little chat.

Thank you all for coming. It's not as

if we had a choice, did we? While

we appreciate that all of you had the

opportunity to kill Scarlett Ming. Excuse

me? Only one of you had the motive,

which counts me out. Roger, please.

Doctor Plummer. Start with you.

You only gave the evening a cursory

effort, what with news of your divorce.

You were distracted. You weren't really

in the mood. You spent

most of your time in the study moving

to the Conservatory and then to the

library to place the pestel and to get

a reference book. So I find solace and

young when I'm stressed. That's hardly a

crime. Reverend Green, on the other hand,

while you were always keen to play, you

move through all the rooms. Moving the

weapons randomly so as to unsettle the

murderer, then the hopes that they might

give themselves away. It's usually works.

You visited the library on 2 occasions,

once having followed Dr. Plummer and

again following Declan.

Entering the billiard room. Very good.

I'm I'm sorry, but would it be wrong

for me to say I'm actually rather

enjoying this Brenda White move through

the rooms with deft ability? But after

all, she knows the place better than

anyone. She spent time in the ballroom.

Knitting, and it was here that she

expected me lived her sewing sisters.

Ohh. I'd wondered what happened to him.

The only time Scarlet was ever seen

entering the ballroom, Brenda was already

in the billiard room with Declan, as

witnessed by Reverend Green So Academy in

Brenda. I don't remember that I do.

Which?Leaves us

with Janelle.

Aren't you missing someone? No, Declan.

He was there. Who's to say

it wasn't him? Because Declan wasn't

teamed on his own death, not

someone else's.

You were the only one not to mention

going into the ballroom on that evening,

because I didn't. Not exactly in the

spirit of the game, Janelle. Dude, shut

up, Lucas. You came

across Declan and Scarlett during the

evening. He was flirting with your

scarlet heart and your name.

What's wrong with your head?

Terminal cancer.

Umm.

Yeah, woman is beautiful as you. Just

reminds me how important it is to fight

the disease and live on.

Quite Declan.

Don't listen to him. Can't

believe a word he says. You

would snap after all, you had

the right cards. Then, having lured

Scarlet into the ballroom. Oh my

God. So excited my first time

that it's me with the rope.

So cool.

This is ridiculous and based

on what this photo?

Was taken before the event.

The pattern on the rug has three diamonds

running across. The rug then now also has

three diamonds, but a black border.

Someone replaced the rug to hide the

bloodstains as the clock struck 12. You

all reconvened and hear clearly. The

victim is scarlet. I accuse you, Lucas,

with the Candlestick in the Conservatory.

But the Candlestick is here. Oh, so

it is. Where is your head this

evening?I'm picking. After several

other false accusations, it became clear

that Scarlett wasn't around.

Or the library. Or the kitchen. We know

the billiard room is clear, yes, and the

ballroom. But I found this. Sorry,

too tired jet lag. Hope the game

goes well. Connect.

Really.

Of course.

Anyone.

I said that, but it doesn't mean

anything. But you were in love with

Declan, so was everyone was in love with

Declan. But that doesn't make me a

murderer. But the killer had to know of

Declan's plan, riding the horizon, living

it up between Missus Smith's thighs.

You are so clever. Thank you, Janelle. So

when you killed Scarlett in a fit of

jealous rage, you knew you had a way

out. A way to dispose of the body

and Declan's casket. Please. That is

wrong. It's all wrong.

The strong man, full of life even

in death.

He's all right. I helped

him stage his own death.

How dare you jeopardize my career? I was

doing it to help our friend ****

Legionella, but I didn't kill Scarlet. So

where is Mr. O'Grady now? Well, if I knew

that, don't you think I'd damn well be

with him now?Janelle Peacock, you're

under arrest for forging a death

certificate and Doctor Plummer's name and

for the murder of Scarlett. Mean. No. You

are wrong. You are so wrong. Here we go.

Yes. Thank you. You're free to go.

Shame on you.

Jared Yeah, Mike Unofficially speaking,

the fox has broken cover. Mr. Smith is

heading for open water.

It seems that Declan has set sail without

you, headed for international waters.

I feel boats coming on. Deep sea,

big swells. Ohh process Miss Peacock.

Will they really answer libraries? Are

they functional beast?

Your lawyer shouldn't be too far away. I

didn't kill Scarlett.

But you did it in a bit Declan O'Grady.

I was a fool. It was a fantasy.

The thought of leaving broken wooden,

sailing away and starting again, but now

it has unraveled in ways I could not

imagine. And where do you think he's

headed?He was always waxing

lyrical about the South China Seas.

Surabaya, Borneo and then up to SriLanka.