1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,879 PEN CLICKS WOMAN: "Dear Hortense, my boyfriend snores and I haven't got 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:06,919 "a good night's sleep..." WOMAN 2: "Dear Hortense, 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:08,719 "I've got a problem with my mother-in-law, 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,479 "or should I say..." WOMAN 3: "Dear Hortense..." 5 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,439 MAN: "Dear Hortense, My neighbour..." 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:13,999 MAN 2: "Dear Hortense..." 7 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:15,479 WOMAN 4: "Dear Hortense..." WOMAN 5: "Dear Hortense..." 8 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:16,960 VOICES OVERLAP 9 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:20,160 DOG BARKS 10 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:23,799 How many times? 11 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,240 We're not under attack, you daft thing. 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:34,560 Today's letters for you, ma'am. 13 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:39,280 Merci, Kim. 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,039 "Dear Desperate Daughter-in-law, 15 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,359 "May I suggest an alternative course of action? 16 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,599 "Divorce your wet husband 17 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:58,319 "and kill two birds with one stone." 18 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,599 "Dear Peeping Peter, 19 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,959 "I sense this neighbour is keen for you to notice her, 20 00:01:04,960 --> 00:01:07,719 "so bake some chicken Colombo, 21 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,640 "and take it over there without delay. Bonne chance!" 22 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,599 Today's letters for you, ma'am. 23 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,920 Ah, merci, Kim. 24 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:36,920 EXHALES 25 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:50,360 CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS 26 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,039 Commissioner, thanks for coming. 27 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:57,359 Catherine. 28 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,119 What a picture! 29 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:00,999 Like a young Grace Kelly. 30 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,479 You do exaggerate, Mr Busette. 31 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,479 Merely appreciative of beauty when I see it. 32 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,479 I've been meaning to thank you. 33 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,119 Without your admirable journalism, 34 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,359 the community initiative wouldn't have happened. 35 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,040 APPLAUSE Excuse us. 36 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,519 Hortense! Our guest of honour. 37 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:22,879 Simply stunning. 38 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,919 Like a young Grace Kelly. Oh! 39 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:26,080 BUSETTE LAUGHS 40 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,439 It all looks wonderful, Anton. 41 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,239 Only what you deserve 42 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,559 for your dedicated service to this island. 43 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,079 One last favour, s'il vous plait. 44 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,319 I want to change my final column to this one. 45 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,359 It's already gone to press, I'm afraid. 46 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:42,959 Oh, don't be afraid. 47 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,319 Just make it happen. 48 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,239 Oh, come on, Bunny. 49 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,839 Do 24 years of marriage 50 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,320 count for nothing? Mm-hm? 51 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,359 ANTON: After 30 years 52 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,279 solving this island's problems, 53 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,399 our beloved agony aunt is retiring. 54 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:12,439 CROWD MURMURS 55 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,839 And so, please put your hands together 56 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,879 to show your gratitude 57 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:18,639 for this wonderful woman. 58 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:19,879 CHEERING 59 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:20,920 MAN: Yes. 60 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:24,999 You have to leave. HORTENSE: Thank you 61 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,279 to all of you, my esteemed readers, 62 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:29,999 for entrusting me 63 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,039 with this precious task 64 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,919 for so many years. 65 00:03:33,920 --> 00:03:35,399 But now I'm looking forward 66 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,680 to spending more time with my daughter, Esme. 67 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:41,920 APPLAUSE AND WHISTLING 68 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,039 COCKEREL CROWS 69 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:49,479 Let's see if, 70 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,239 for the first time in his life, 71 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:54,439 that imbecile 72 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,480 was true to his word. DOG BARKS 73 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,080 Ah... 74 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,919 Morning, Esme. How was the party? 75 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,159 Good, I think. Me head hurts. 76 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,120 DOG WHINES That's weird. 77 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:22,000 Maman? 78 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:25,720 Maman?! 79 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:30,600 Maman? 80 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:08,720 We done? 81 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:11,840 WOMAN: 15 more minutes. 82 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:14,159 Right. 83 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,400 Are we going to talk about anything today? 84 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:24,920 Um... 85 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:28,160 No. 86 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:30,760 Thank you, but... 87 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:32,800 ..no. 88 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:37,560 PHONE BUZZES 89 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:41,960 DS Thomas? 90 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,000 It's work. 91 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:51,400 Oh. 92 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,119 So I take it therapy's going well, then? 93 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,719 Um... 94 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:58,759 I mean, 95 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,959 sitting in front of a total stranger, 96 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,719 talking about feelings... 97 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,599 It's just not for me, you know? 98 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,599 But you were kidnapped by your own brother, sir. 99 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:08,999 Almost killed. 100 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,159 Look, I'm here now, aren't I? 101 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:12,919 The best thing for me to do is just 102 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:14,199 forget it ever happened. 103 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:15,839 Sounds healthy. 104 00:06:15,840 --> 00:06:19,199 Look, I'm English, yeah? That's what we do. 105 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:20,240 SIGHS 106 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,439 NAOMI: The deceased is Hortense LeRoux. 107 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,079 She writes an agony aunt column 108 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:29,239 for the local paper. 109 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,240 MERVIN: Agony aunts. That's a blast from the past. 110 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,159 Good morning, boss. Sarge. 111 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,799 Paramedics say Madame LeRoux was poisoned. 112 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:40,719 Who found her? Her daughter, Esme, 113 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,279 who had plans to go on a walk with her mother, 114 00:06:43,280 --> 00:06:44,799 and the housekeeper, Kim Woods, 115 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,359 who was just starting her shift. 116 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:48,760 This way. 117 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,119 SEB: So, the victim. 118 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,639 She has a few tiny red spots 119 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,319 on her finger. 120 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:57,999 Which leads me to believe 121 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,600 that the poison came from something she touched. 122 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,920 So...she sat down for breakfast. 123 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,959 Boiled egg and toast. 124 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:09,759 Read her column, 125 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,079 where someone writes in 126 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,919 about a friend's betrayal. 127 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,879 And Dear Hortense replies with... 128 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:19,959 ..avoiding revenge. 129 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,399 "Let sleeping dogs lie." 130 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,359 Sir, she was retiring. 131 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,519 This would be her last column. 132 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:27,879 Tragic coincidence? 133 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,999 Tragic? Certainly. 134 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,040 Coincidence? Not so much. 135 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,120 Does this look discoloured to you? 136 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:41,999 You think the poison is on the paper? 137 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,319 Possibly. Where did this come from? 138 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:45,479 We'll check with the housekeeper. 139 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:46,960 Mm. 140 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,479 Egg and soldiers. 141 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,079 In the breakfast hall of fame, 142 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:00,399 that's right up there. 143 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:02,439 Dipping a piece of buttered toast 144 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:03,999 into a gooey yellow egg - 145 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,479 heaven. 146 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,160 Your point, sir? 147 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,719 This egg's harder than Vinnie Jones. 148 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,120 Dipping a soldier into that would be impossible. 149 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,559 SEB: Sir, normally, when you spot a detail, 150 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:35,599 I think, "Hold on, man, we will definitely come back to this." 151 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,039 But right now, kind of struggling how this 152 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,400 could possibly be relevant. 153 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:43,760 Everything's relevant, Officer Rose. 154 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,599 And the paper was delivered every day? 155 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,799 By a boy called Clayton Powell. 156 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:01,999 Can you get a hold of him, please? 157 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,439 Mm-hm. 158 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:04,520 Esme! 159 00:09:06,560 --> 00:09:09,359 It's terrible, terrible news. 160 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,439 Anton Busette. Editor of the Saint Marie News 161 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,199 and Hortense's ex-husband. 162 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:15,639 DI Wilson. 163 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,399 I've heard a lot about you. 164 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,919 So what's the latest? 165 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:21,399 Well, we're working on the theory 166 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,199 that Miss LeRoux was poisoned. 167 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,680 KIM: What? Deliberately. 168 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,199 How could anyone do that to her? 169 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:29,839 She was truly adored. 170 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,559 So, how did she seem recently? 171 00:09:32,560 --> 00:09:34,279 Anything out of the ordinary? 172 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,839 Well, she had mixed feelings about retiring, naturally. 173 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,399 There was something at the party. 174 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:45,039 I want to change my final column to this one. 175 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,039 Do you know why? No. 176 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:48,959 Can we see the original letter? 177 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:50,559 It'll be in her study. 178 00:09:50,560 --> 00:09:54,399 OK, so, um, talk me through her morning routine, please. 179 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,559 Well, she was up with the lark, 180 00:09:56,560 --> 00:09:57,599 made breakfast... 181 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,519 Boiled egg and soldiers, yeah? 182 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,719 Clayton would deliver the paper. 183 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,959 Then she would like to read her column over breakfast. 184 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,479 And the egg - how long did she cook it for? 185 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,719 Oh. I'm not sure. 186 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:12,559 Do you know, love? 187 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:14,039 Three minutes or so. 188 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,159 She liked it to be perfect. 189 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,199 Yeah. That's who she was. 190 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:19,960 Deep breaths, darling, deep breaths. 191 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:22,479 Here you are, Esme. 192 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,359 Look here, Inspector. Why the focus on eggs? 193 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,159 Can I suggest that you concentrate 194 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:29,879 on what is actually important? 195 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,439 Finding the person who did this. 196 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,119 I'm merely trying to establish the facts, Mr Busette. 197 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,119 I mean, as a journalist, it surprises me 198 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:38,600 you don't appreciate that. 199 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:40,680 DOG BARKS 200 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,559 I'm sorry. The little man doesn't like strangers. 201 00:10:46,560 --> 00:10:48,400 Sensible chap. 202 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:54,199 SCOFFS 203 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,680 She really liked purple. 204 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:04,400 So what's with the egg thing? 205 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,799 Look, Hortense was the sort of woman who liked everything 206 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:11,159 just so. Right? 207 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,319 Even down to how she set out her breakfast. 208 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,639 People are funny, aren't they? 209 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:16,680 Yes. 210 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:19,159 People are. 211 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,039 It's still bothering me why that egg was hard boiled. 212 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,719 Maybe she got distracted. Overcooked it. 213 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,159 She had an egg timer, which she clearly used. 214 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:29,999 And even if she had overcooked it, 215 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,320 she could have made another one. 216 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,879 Now you say it, it is a little odd. 217 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,519 You know, I used to think these letters were fake, 218 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,559 but people actually write in with their problems. 219 00:11:42,560 --> 00:11:44,919 And according to the housekeeper, 220 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,039 she replied to every single one. 221 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,520 Felt like it was her duty. 222 00:11:51,560 --> 00:11:52,600 Whoa! 223 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,760 Seems she kept every single letter as well. 224 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:00,359 This is the letter she wanted to publish 225 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:01,479 last minute. 226 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:05,280 "Dear Hortense, I've suffered a great betrayal by a friend." 227 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:07,439 Well, that's different. 228 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:08,519 What is? 229 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,479 Well, all these other letters are signed anonymously, 230 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:15,039 but this one is signed by Sophie Martin. 231 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,799 So Sophie Martin wanted her friend to know 232 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,400 she'd written this letter. 233 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:21,439 But why? 234 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,279 To send a message? 235 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:24,520 Or a warning. 236 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:29,640 The Inspector. 237 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:32,360 Thank you. Mm-hm. 238 00:12:33,680 --> 00:12:36,359 OK, so...that's Clayton, 239 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,359 and here's the tea. He picked up the papers 240 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,359 from Mr Purdy's newsagent's at 7am. 241 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,639 There are various papers in the stack, 242 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:45,999 the Saint Marie News only being one of them. 243 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,559 He then cycled straight here, 244 00:12:48,560 --> 00:12:50,439 delivered the newspaper to Madame LeRoux 245 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:51,600 at 7:15am. Morning! 246 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,559 And did he actually see her pick it up? 247 00:12:55,560 --> 00:12:57,679 He did, just like always. 248 00:12:57,680 --> 00:12:59,639 And we know she came inside 249 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,079 and sat at the dinner table to read the paper. 250 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,719 Do we know how many Saint Marie News 251 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,559 were in his stack? He said six. 252 00:13:06,560 --> 00:13:09,880 And none of the other people who get the paper are ill. 253 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,879 But if so, assuming it was a targeted attack, 254 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,999 how did he get the one poisoned newspaper to Hortense? 255 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,639 Thanks a lot. NAOMI: Maybe they intercepted 256 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,799 Clayton on the way, knowing he'd be coming 257 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,119 to Madame LeRoux's house first. 258 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,639 Clayton swears he did not meet anyone en route. 259 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,119 The only thing of note - 260 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,199 his bike had a bust-up with a pothole, 261 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,479 and all his papers fell out of his bag. 262 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,159 But even if the killer 263 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,159 had poisoned the first paper in the stack, 264 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:38,959 they're all jumbled up now, right? 265 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,799 Which means they couldn't guarantee 266 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,160 that the poisoned paper would get to Madame LeRoux. 267 00:13:46,680 --> 00:13:47,880 A one-in-six chance. 268 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,640 Don't like the sound of those odds. Do you? 269 00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:01,799 Hortense LeRoux. 270 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,839 Saint Marie's favourite agony aunt, 271 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,119 poisoned, apparently, by her own column. 272 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,159 So who would want to murder her? 273 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:10,839 All that meddling in people's lives 274 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:12,639 would make you some enemies. 275 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,039 I read that she moved from Paris to Saint Marie 276 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,519 30 years ago with her baby daughter, Esme. 277 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:23,679 Anton Busette, Esme's stepfather. 278 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,559 They met in 1996 279 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,359 when she started her column at the Saint Marie News. 280 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,639 Then there's this. 281 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,639 Now, why would Hortense be so keen to publish it? 282 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,439 It was posted on Saint Marie, 283 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,679 so, likely, the author lives here. 284 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,039 So our priority - 285 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,640 find Sophie Martin. 286 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:46,679 Copy that, sir. 287 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,039 There were letters at the house. 288 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,079 Looks like she kept them all. 289 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:51,839 Might be worth checking those, too? 290 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:53,279 Uh... Yes, um... 291 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,839 Where would you put that on the priority list? 292 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,240 I'm thinking maybe three or four? 293 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:00,439 We've got it, Sarge. 294 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,119 Soon as we check through the victim's phone. 295 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,479 Can't help feeling Sophie is key to all of this. 296 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,719 SELWYN: Making progress already? 297 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,759 Oh, Commissioner. Uh, well, you know, 298 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:11,959 it's early days. 299 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,039 Madame LeRoux was highly regarded. 300 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:16,239 Only last night, 301 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,719 Catherine and I attended her retirement party. 302 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,159 As such, the island will be watching 303 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,599 our investigation keenly. 304 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,119 Ah. Excellent. 305 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,600 I'm assuming you've met Anton Busette. 306 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,399 We've had the pleasure. 307 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,199 He won't miss an opportunity 308 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,919 to put pressure on us. 309 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:37,440 Or rather...me. 310 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:41,040 Let me know when you're ready to talk. 311 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:46,359 So let's keep things as professional as we can. 312 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:49,880 Mm. Of course. DI Wilson, a word. 313 00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,679 How are the counselling sessions going? 314 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:00,880 Oh, um... 315 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:03,399 Extremely useful. 316 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,479 Yeah, we really get into the... 317 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:06,799 ..the heart of the matter. 318 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,199 Is that so? Mm. 319 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:10,639 What I've heard 320 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,479 is directly to the contrary. 321 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,359 You haven't said a word. 322 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,919 I thought that was confidential! 323 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:19,639 Inspector... 324 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,079 ..take it seriously. 325 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,359 Look, I'm just not into... the whole... 326 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,159 ..going-over-the-past stuff. 327 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:29,999 The effects of trauma don't just magically go away. 328 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,160 You've got to work through it. 329 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:35,720 I know, because I did. 330 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:40,799 You had therapy? 331 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,760 And like you, I had doubts. 332 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:49,000 Men of my age, we tend to crack on with things, too. 333 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:54,760 Give in to it, Inspector. You may be surprised. 334 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:57,440 OK. 335 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,119 But I assure you, 336 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,239 I am completely, 337 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,559 totally, 338 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,240 100% fine. 339 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,039 NAOMI: Inspector? We've got a situation. 340 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:19,720 THUD NAOMI: Inspector! 341 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:22,120 Solomon. 342 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,399 Working overtime, mate? 343 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,240 Any leads? 344 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:53,520 Hmm. 345 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:29,919 Morning, campers! 346 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,640 Gather round. I have a breakthrough. 347 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,159 Right. So, this stamp 348 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,319 was conveniently hidden beneath this Saint Marie stamp. 349 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,240 The original stamp is from France. 350 00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:49,759 Hmm. So what does that mean? 351 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:52,239 That it was posted from somewhere else first? 352 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,559 Maybe Sophie meant to post it from somewhere else, 353 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,159 but didn't, for some reason, then brought it to Saint Marie 354 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:57,799 to post. Why? Who knows? 355 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,039 My stamp man in Kentish Town is on the case. 356 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,880 And...breathe. 357 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:05,879 You all right, sir? 358 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,239 Yeah. Why? You seem a little... 359 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:09,479 ..energetic. 360 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,039 Oh! That's the coffee. 361 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,519 I've had three already. 362 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,199 That's my fourth. SEB: Uh-uh... 363 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,119 Bad night? 364 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:21,239 Uh, no, I was just, uh, up looking into this. 365 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,159 Any update on Sophie's whereabouts? 366 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,279 None on the island. And no mention 367 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:26,959 in the victim's contacts, either. 368 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,200 NAOMI: Postmortem's in. 369 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,559 Hortense was poisoned, as we thought. 370 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:33,919 Contact poison. 371 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,719 Cone snail venom, in fact. 372 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,319 Cone snail. That's new. SEB: Yeah, I mean, 373 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:40,999 they live in the shallow waters around here. 374 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,719 I mean, you're warned about them as a kid. 375 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,279 ALL THREE: If it's in a cone, leave it alone. 376 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,199 The toxin paralyses the victim first, 377 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,920 then they die a painful death. 378 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:53,519 Nice. 379 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,999 So whoever did this wanted Hortense to suffer. 380 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:58,479 It says here that the poison 381 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,799 was only on page 35 of the newspaper - 382 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,399 which means we're looking at one hell of a gambler! 383 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:08,399 Somehow poison one page in one paper of a pack of six, 384 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,479 then pray to the gods of vengeance 385 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,599 that that paper is delivered to its victim. 386 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:14,079 Risky as anything. 387 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,519 It's more than risky, it's almost impossible. 388 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:18,319 Did Hortense touch anything else? 389 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:19,959 Uh, lab's still testing. 390 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,599 They'll get back to us tomorrow. 391 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:22,879 In the meantime, 392 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:24,479 Officer Rose and I have been working on something. 393 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:26,719 Yes. Uh, the daughter, Esme. 394 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,239 I mean, totally bankrolled by Mummy. 395 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:30,719 She's never had a job. 396 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,559 She just gets a big, juicy allowance every month. 397 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,519 And...I mean, she's living the life. 398 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,719 Well, it seems Esme might have disagreed. 399 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:41,639 She'd applied for a job at a publisher's in Barbados. 400 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,359 Then - plot twist - 401 00:20:43,360 --> 00:20:45,879 we find emails 402 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:48,839 from Hortense to the managing director 403 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,399 saying Esme was not fit to work 404 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:52,959 and that she would sue them 405 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,039 if her daughter had a breakdown. 406 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,080 They took back the job offer pretty quickly after that. 407 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:00,879 So Mummy blew her chances 408 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:02,080 of a promising career? 409 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:04,760 EXHALES 410 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:07,560 Uh-uh-uh. 411 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,119 MERVIN: Must have been a blow. 412 00:21:12,120 --> 00:21:15,159 ESME: She was right. I... I wouldn't have coped. 413 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,999 Real life and me somehow never worked, so... 414 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,039 What made you apply for the job, then? 415 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:21,679 Anton encouraged me. 416 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,480 He helps me with all sorts of things. 417 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:26,119 Can't help noticing 418 00:21:26,120 --> 00:21:28,999 you're wearing the same clothes as yesterday. 419 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,319 Late night, was it? 420 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,359 My mum just died. 421 00:21:32,360 --> 00:21:33,999 I'm allowed to grieve. 422 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,280 Of course you are. 423 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:38,719 Look, what do you want from me? 424 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,639 You're 31. Never been anywhere. 425 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,079 Everything you own, all paid for by your mother. 426 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:44,799 It's...unusual. 427 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,679 Some might say a little...controlling. 428 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,199 She wasn't. She loved me. 429 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,239 People get away with a lot under that label. 430 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,119 GRUNTING 431 00:21:54,120 --> 00:21:56,320 Papillon. Papillon, come away from there. 432 00:21:58,520 --> 00:21:59,560 PAPILLON BARKS 433 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:02,719 MERVIN: Needs to be careful of those cone snails. 434 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:04,239 I hear they're deadly. 435 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,039 Maman was always paranoid he'd get stung. 436 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:08,879 Liked to keep him close. 437 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:10,119 A bit like you, then. 438 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:11,239 Please stop this. 439 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,559 A bright new future suddenly snatched... 440 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,959 ..no, stolen away by your meddling mother. 441 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:17,079 That'd have made me angry. 442 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:18,559 Would that have made you angry, DS Thomas? 443 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,639 Definitely. Maybe the anger got too much. 444 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,359 Maybe one day you just snapped. 445 00:22:22,360 --> 00:22:24,920 No. That's not true. 446 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:30,560 We'll be in touch. 447 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,639 MERVIN: Never underestimate the quiet ones. 448 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,400 PHONE BUZZES 449 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:43,960 All right, mate? What you got? 450 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:46,280 For real? 451 00:22:54,360 --> 00:22:56,879 Curiouser and curiouser, as they say. 452 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,999 Le Clocher de Saint Azur - pardon my accent - 453 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,279 was printed in Paris 30 years ago. 454 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,479 NAOMI: Does that mean that this letter 455 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,199 is also 30 years old? We can only assume so. 456 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:08,679 But if that's the case, 457 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,679 why would Sophie Martin wait to send this now? 458 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,159 Maybe she knew Hortense was retiring, 459 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:15,839 and this was her last chance? 460 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,439 We'll look for any Sophie Martins 461 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,359 who lived in Paris 30 years ago. 462 00:23:19,360 --> 00:23:20,479 Yeah, keep me posted. 463 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,319 Oh, any news from the lab? 464 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:23,839 No poison found on anything else 465 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:25,079 she could have touched. 466 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:26,119 So this newspaper 467 00:23:26,120 --> 00:23:27,399 was definitely the murder weapon? 468 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:28,640 It looks like it. 469 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:30,959 Something interesting, though. 470 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,919 No fingerprints found on Hortense's glasses. 471 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,519 Wiped clean. 472 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,920 Hmm. Why would that be? 473 00:23:39,360 --> 00:23:41,479 Right. Until we know who Sophie Martin is, 474 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,519 let's look for anyone with a motive, yeah? 475 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:45,559 I found something on the victim's phone, 476 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,039 in the trash. 477 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,919 And, like my uncle, Uncle Terence, always says, 478 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,639 one man's trash is... Is another man's treasure. 479 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,999 Yes, we know. Get on with it, Officer Rose. 480 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,799 Sir! Sorry! 481 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,479 SEB GRUNTS 482 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:58,799 MERVIN: Go on. 483 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,759 Some anonymous texts going back three weeks ago. 484 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:03,439 "You'll get what's coming to you." 485 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:04,639 "You don't deserve to live." 486 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,159 And then, just before her retirement party, 487 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:10,599 "Wear the amethyst earrings. They bring out your eyes." 488 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,519 MERVIN: Someone was out for blood. But who? 489 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,719 A reader with a grudge, maybe? 490 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,639 Maybe. Clearly, whoever it is was watching the house 491 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:19,759 the other night 492 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,599 while Hortense was getting ready for her big bash. 493 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:24,559 First thing tomorrow, talk to the neighbours. 494 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:26,360 Maybe they saw someone hanging around. 495 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,000 MUSIC ON RADIO 496 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:48,120 CLANG 497 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,040 SNIFFS 498 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,319 You wanna give up, don't you? 499 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,599 I'm here when you're ready. 500 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:12,559 Look, why don't you just... ask me something? 501 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:14,119 Just... 502 00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:15,400 ..ask me a question. 503 00:25:16,360 --> 00:25:17,919 Please. 504 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,480 What are your feelings about your brother? 505 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,000 OK. Um... 506 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,319 Something akin to anger... 507 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:31,039 ..I'd say. 508 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,879 You know, every time I'm near that guy, 509 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:35,719 something happens that shouldn't. 510 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,240 And...and sadness. 511 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,360 Yeah, in fact, I'd say mainly sadness. 512 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:43,639 I wanted it to work. 513 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:46,840 Yeah? Believe me, I wanted us to work. 514 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:50,200 But you know what? 515 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:54,439 We just don't. 516 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,959 I do not trust that guy. 517 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:59,519 And if you can't trust family, then... 518 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:00,599 ..who can you trust? 519 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,279 Would it be more helpful to talk to him 520 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:03,840 about what happened? 521 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,079 I don't know where I'd even start. 522 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,159 Sometimes, if talking's difficult, 523 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,719 writing it down can help. SCOFFS 524 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:13,080 Write him a letter? 525 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,239 Yeah...writing him a letter, yeah. 526 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:21,280 Could work. 527 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,599 A letter! It'd be a waste of time. 528 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:29,799 Why don't you tell him 529 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,479 what kind of brother you wanted? 530 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,999 Because it's a fantasy. 531 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:36,880 He can't be that brother. 532 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:40,799 So I need to just... 533 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,200 ..accept it and...move on. 534 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,839 And, sir, how will you do that unless you're honest with him? 535 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,839 And even more so... with yourself. 536 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:52,199 Catherine, 537 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,999 you were at Hortense's party? 538 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,999 Yeah. Did you know her well? 539 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,319 Not really. 540 00:26:58,320 --> 00:26:59,799 And the family? 541 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,159 Esme. Anton Busette. 542 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,959 Oh. Anton. Hmm! 543 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:06,439 Men like him... 544 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:07,839 Hungry lions 545 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,559 looking at you like you're a tasty steak at a buffet. 546 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,519 Oh, have you two got history? 547 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,479 He'd like that. 548 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:18,359 Do you want another drink? 549 00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:20,039 Oh, no, thank you. 550 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:21,999 I think I'll have an early night. 551 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,919 Perhaps you should, too, sir. 552 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:25,399 Why's that? 553 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:28,199 Seeing that you're having trouble sleeping. 554 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,360 Another cold one for me, please, Catherine. 555 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:48,919 I speak to him, 556 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,439 and you take the house over there. 557 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,239 Then we'll get to those letters. Sound good? 558 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,520 Cool. See you later, alligator. 559 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,160 Oh, come on, come on, come on! 560 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:21,959 What are you doing? 561 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:23,199 Huh? N-Nothing. 562 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:24,879 What's behind your back? 563 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,559 A cupboard. Don't lie to me. 564 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:27,760 There's a mirror right behind you. 565 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,359 Just promise you won't laugh, all right? 566 00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:33,400 I promise. 567 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,039 "Dear Hortense, There's this girl I like. 568 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,519 "If she were a chicken wing, she'd be extra hot. 569 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:43,319 "All summer we've chilled. But now she's gone quiet. 570 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:44,679 "I'm confused. 571 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,199 "She keeps watching my stories. 572 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:49,399 "Once, she commented with a tomato emoji. 573 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:51,159 "What does that mean? 574 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,879 "I just want to know where I stand. 575 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:57,559 "Yours, Sebastian Rose." 576 00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:59,679 You know this is supposed to be anonymous? 577 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:00,999 I know that now. 578 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,959 Well, did Hortense write back? 579 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,039 She did. She said something about... 580 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:08,239 ..allowing space for roots to grow, or something. 581 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,719 And have they? No. 582 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,519 Cos she might be waiting for you, you know. 583 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:16,599 That tomato emoji could mean this girl's interested. 584 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,800 You can't sit back. You got to lean in. 585 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,159 Yeah. You know, maybe you're right. 586 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,999 The neighbour did tell me something pretty darn spicy. 587 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,040 Yeah? Mm! 588 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:28,400 DICE CLATTERS 589 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,239 What are you doing? 590 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,079 A game of probability. 591 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:38,279 Our killer 592 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,039 somehow gets a poisoned copy of the Saint Marie News 593 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:42,639 into Clayton's stack of newspapers - 594 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,119 in which there happens to be 595 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,239 five other copies of the Saint Marie News - 596 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:47,799 and from which he pulls one copy 597 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,759 of the Saint Marie News at random 598 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,879 and delivers it to Hortense. PAPILLON BARKS 599 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:53,039 A one-in-six chance. Morning! 600 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:54,000 Morning! 601 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:58,399 Our only clue...is the egg. 602 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:00,199 Why was it hard boiled 603 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,239 when Hortense likes it to be perfectly dippable? 604 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:06,639 Sophie Martin is a very popular name. 605 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,759 There were about 100 Sophie Martins in Paris 606 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:10,879 around that time. 607 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,839 Look for any connections with Saint Marie, yeah? 608 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,600 We have to find this woman. Will do. 609 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:19,280 YAWNS 610 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,160 Sorry, it's not you. It's me. 611 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,599 So the beers didn't help, then? 612 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:27,240 Surprisingly, no. 613 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,080 And... 614 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:33,240 ..the letter? 615 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:37,399 No, it's not a good idea. And that's an end of it. 616 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:38,560 OK? 617 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:41,719 PHONE BUZZES 618 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:42,959 Sergeant Fletcher? 619 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,799 We know who's been sending those messages. 620 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:47,279 The neighbour was taking out the bins 621 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:48,639 on the day of the party 622 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:53,399 when he overheard an argument between Kim and Hortense. 623 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:54,999 NAOMI: Did he hear what was said? 624 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:56,519 Certainly did. 625 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:57,799 It's you, isn't it?! 626 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:00,679 You have been sending these foul messages. 627 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:02,919 Who else would know those things? 628 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:04,399 And guess what? 629 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:06,519 Hortense said she'd report her 630 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:08,000 to the police the next day. 631 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,119 KIM: I would never do anything so stupid. 632 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:18,239 So why would Hortense think it was you? 633 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:21,159 No clue. Those texts contain personal details 634 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:23,559 that only someone close to her would know. 635 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:25,319 So how long have you worked with Miss LeRoux? 636 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,239 Oh, about six months or so. 637 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:28,719 Was she a good boss? 638 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,919 Madame was a diamond. It's a tragedy that she's gone. 639 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,679 From what we've heard, she was more dragon than diamond. 640 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:37,439 She certainly gave her daughter a hard time, didn't she? 641 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,319 Well, she was a mite overprotective, 642 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:41,199 but she cared. Which is more than most. 643 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,679 But if she was like that with her own flesh and blood, 644 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,519 it's not a stretch to imagine she'd do the same to you. 645 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,639 Perhaps you decided to get your own back, 646 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:50,919 frighten her. 647 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,279 But then she found you out, didn't she? 648 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:55,039 You'd have faced criminal charges. 649 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:56,999 You'd have lost everything. 650 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,120 So... I killed her? 651 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:02,279 You've got this all wrong, Officers. 652 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,999 I've been around the block more times than I care for. 653 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:06,719 Life's good here. Better than I hoped. 654 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:08,600 Why would I risk losing that? 655 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:16,199 You know what? I said to her, "Go ahead. Report me. 656 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:17,639 "Any decent investigation team 657 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:20,039 "would discover that I didn't send those texts." 658 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,399 Convenient. What is? 659 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,199 Well, she never got the chance, did she? 660 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,320 And now here you are, free as a bird. 661 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:35,879 NAOMI: She does have a point. 662 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,999 I don't see what she gains from scaring Hortense. 663 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:40,600 Well, who else? 664 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:45,319 Well, I'm not overly thrilled about talking to Anton Busette, 665 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:47,759 but if it was an angry reader who sent those texts, then... 666 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,279 ..we're gonna have to. Huh? 667 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,120 Sir, are you sure you can... 668 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:54,320 ..keep cool? 669 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:57,360 As a cucumber. 670 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:09,159 So, Hortense LeRoux 671 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:12,279 didn't mention anything to you about these text messages? 672 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:13,879 Ever since the divorce, 673 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,479 we didn't have the same intimacy, 674 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:16,799 you understand? 675 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,079 Please sit down. 676 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:20,039 No, I'm all right standing, thank you. 677 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,239 Any hate mail sent to the office? 678 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:23,679 Complaints, people calling in 679 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:25,279 to talk to her? 680 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:26,599 You don't give up, do you? 681 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:28,439 Wow, this is deceptively heavy. 682 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:30,800 Is this real gold? Can you put that down? 683 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:35,319 I've already said, I don't know who was sending these messages, 684 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:37,799 and whoever she is won't be easily found. 685 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:40,079 "She"? What? 686 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:41,919 You just said, "Whoever she is." 687 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:43,359 I misspoke. 688 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:44,519 They. 689 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:45,879 Unusual for a man in your line of work 690 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:46,919 to misspeak. 691 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:49,159 Unusual for a man in your line of work 692 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:50,919 to behave like an amateur. 693 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:53,639 Excuse me? Let me be crystal clear. 694 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:57,439 Stop wasting time asking obtuse questions, 695 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:00,679 and go about doing your actual job. 696 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,759 Let me be crystal clear. 697 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:04,399 These obtuse questions are to find out 698 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,359 who murdered your ex-wife! Sir... 699 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:07,759 But the fact that you can't see that 700 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:09,079 is because your head is so far up your own b... 701 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:11,360 HORN BLOWS 702 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:14,399 Well, that escalated. 703 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,479 Look...I get it. 704 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:19,119 Sir, what you went through 705 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:22,599 was something no-one should ever have to, 706 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:24,439 but you can't keep pretending like... 707 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:26,159 Pretending? Yes, pretending 708 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:27,599 like you're OK! I am OK. 709 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:29,639 Your judgment is clearly off because... 710 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:31,159 My judg... ..you're not sleeping. 711 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:32,599 And you're not sleeping because you have 712 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:34,839 this thing with Solomon hanging over your head. 713 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:36,919 What do you suggest? I don't know! 714 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:39,839 Write the letter! Whatever. Get it off your chest. 715 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:42,199 We have a murder to solve. 716 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:43,839 Well, all right. 717 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:44,919 Fine. 718 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:47,320 I'll do it. Thank you. 719 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,759 So what are we going to do about Mr Busette? 720 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:57,719 He obviously suspects who's sending those texts. 721 00:34:57,720 --> 00:35:00,119 Well... 722 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,519 ..we need a tactical rethink. 723 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:03,560 Mm. 724 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:07,240 I have an idea. 725 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,719 Who knew Saint Marie was so high-tech? 726 00:35:18,720 --> 00:35:19,759 Hmm! 727 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,119 Found it in the back of the evidence store. 728 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,879 Don't think it's been used for a while. 729 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:24,920 You surprise me. 730 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,199 It's from 1986. 731 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,039 Can't beat quality. 732 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:31,839 Thanks for doing this, Miss Bordey. 733 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:33,039 A pleasure. 734 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:35,559 I feel like one of Charlie's Angels. 735 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,359 Now, remember, 736 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,519 you're there to find out who Anton thinks 737 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:40,679 is behind the text messages, 738 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:42,639 but don't go straight in for the kill. 739 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:43,679 Act natural. 740 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:46,759 "Raincheck" is your code word. if anything goes wrong. 741 00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:49,360 It won't. Trust me! 742 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:53,520 RADIO STATIC 743 00:35:57,720 --> 00:35:59,000 Are we good? 744 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:06,560 NAOMI: The golden goose has landed. 745 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,599 CATHERINE ON MIC: Anton, how lovely to see you! 746 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:15,199 Likewise. 747 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:17,520 I was surprised when you called me. 748 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:21,079 Pleasantly surprised, of course. 749 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:24,279 I thought a drink would help take your mind off things. 750 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:26,720 Much appreciated. CHUCKLES 751 00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:32,479 That clown Inspector was at the office today, 752 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,159 poking his nose in where it's not wanted. 753 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:37,759 CATHERINE: Oh, like a dog without a bone. 754 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:39,999 Why did she have to say...? Sh! Wait! 755 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,359 She knows what she's doing. 756 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:44,519 CATHERINE: Did the police have a theory today? 757 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:46,159 ANTON: All they were bothered about 758 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:50,639 were these nasty messages Hortense was receiving. 759 00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:52,519 Thank you. 760 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:56,199 You seem like a woman of good sense and judgment. 761 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:57,919 I like to think so. 762 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:00,439 This stays between us. 763 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:03,679 A few years ago, Hortense told me something. 764 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,999 Esme isn't her child. 765 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,799 She took her from Paris when she was a baby. 766 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:09,559 This is big! 767 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:12,079 Sadly, the mother wasn't able to take care of her. 768 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:14,439 A drug addict. RADIO STATIC 769 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,799 I'm assuming she agreed to this? 770 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:18,599 The way Hortense told it sounded like 771 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:21,439 she was too out of it to notice. 772 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,759 Hortense couldn't have children. 773 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:27,119 But the authorities, did they not realise? 774 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:30,199 She came here, forged her papers. 775 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:33,719 She was Esme's mother in all but flesh and blood. 776 00:37:33,720 --> 00:37:36,759 And Esme has no idea? No. 777 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:38,759 And I want it to stay that way. 778 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,719 This would break her. 779 00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:42,759 So, you suspect 780 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:46,759 it's Esme's birth mother sending those messages? 781 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:48,359 Who else? 782 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:49,640 LIVELY MUSIC 783 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:53,199 Enough doom and gloom. 784 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:55,119 Would you do me the honour of a dance? 785 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:57,239 Oh, well, um... 786 00:37:57,240 --> 00:38:00,239 Might be better if I raincheck. 787 00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:01,799 DISTORTED SPEECH 788 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,119 I doubt that very much. Come on! 789 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:07,480 Sorry, Anton, I must raincheck. 790 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:10,159 STATIC 791 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:11,519 Huh? We've lost her. 792 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,200 MERVIN: Sergeant Fletcher. 793 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:21,280 Why do you keep saying "rain...check"? 794 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,759 Sorry, Mattie, I tried. 795 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:35,239 This won't be the last you hear of me. 796 00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:37,919 I'll be calling your Commissioner. 797 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:39,159 Qu'est-ce qui s'est passe? 798 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:40,839 I was saying the code word. 799 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,080 It was a technical hitch. I am so sorry. 800 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:45,999 EXHALES DEEPLY 801 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,959 MERVIN: We can now assume that the friend's betrayal 802 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:50,279 written about in Sophie Martin's letter 803 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:52,399 is referring to Hortense 804 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:54,519 stealing Sophie's baby 30 years ago. 805 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:58,279 Which means Sophie is Esme's real mother, 806 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:01,039 and finally explains why Hortense was so desperate 807 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:02,439 to publish the letter. 808 00:39:02,440 --> 00:39:05,279 She knew it was Sophie coming for her. 809 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:08,239 Her response? "Back off. Esme is mine." 810 00:39:08,240 --> 00:39:11,079 But why wait 30 years to send this? 811 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,639 Don't know yet, but we will. 812 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:16,799 And if Miss Martin is also behind the text messages, 813 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,399 as Anton suspects... 814 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:19,839 "You'll get what's coming to you." 815 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:21,279 "You don't deserve to live." 816 00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:24,280 ..she's here on this island with one hell of a motive. 817 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:26,520 But where? 818 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:36,840 BREATHES RAGGEDLY 819 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:39,079 I hope you don't mind, angel. 820 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:40,479 Oh, no, not at all. 821 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:42,400 It's such a great loss. 822 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:47,520 If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here. 823 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:49,800 You're kind. 824 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,439 "Solomon, 825 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:13,879 "I've been thinking about what to say for a while, 826 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:16,240 "but I haven't managed to find the right words." 827 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:33,320 Merci beaucoup. 828 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:37,159 Morning. Morning, sir. 829 00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:39,199 That was the Paris police. 830 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:40,839 My thinking was 831 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:43,519 addicts are more likely to have criminal charges, 832 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:47,959 and there are three Sophie Martins on file - 833 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:50,159 two for possession, one for aggravated robbery. 834 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,479 I've asked them to send over the records. 835 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:53,999 Good work. 836 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,080 What's that, sir? 837 00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:59,559 Oh, um, this is it, 838 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:01,479 my letter to Solomon. 839 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:03,679 I've got it off my chest. 840 00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:05,399 Did it help? 841 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:08,960 Uh, yeah, it did, actually. 842 00:41:10,320 --> 00:41:11,719 You know what I realised? 843 00:41:11,720 --> 00:41:12,919 I want... 844 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:16,720 No, I NEED my space from him. 845 00:41:18,720 --> 00:41:21,159 I'm so sorry, sir. No, no, no, it's all good. 846 00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:22,319 It's for the best. 847 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:26,080 I just needed a little time to accept it, that's all. 848 00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:31,519 Where is everyone? Following a lead. 849 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:33,359 If Sophie Martin was outside 850 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:35,679 Madame LeRoux's house that night, 851 00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:38,319 it's possible she followed her to the party. 852 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:43,600 So we went through the photos online, and look at this one. 853 00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:50,279 Yeah, she does look about the right age 854 00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:51,759 that Sophie would be. 855 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:53,559 An uninvited guest. 856 00:41:53,560 --> 00:41:57,079 The waiter said she got into a green VW camper van, 857 00:41:57,080 --> 00:42:01,119 and luckily Mattie knows the one garage that fixes them. 858 00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:03,000 PHONE RINGS 859 00:42:04,640 --> 00:42:06,799 Yeah, talk of the devil. 860 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:08,399 MATTIE: We think we've found Sophie. 861 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:10,399 So, someone matching her description 862 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:12,239 came into the garage last week. 863 00:42:12,240 --> 00:42:14,159 Goes by the name of Calypso. 864 00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:16,639 Says she normally parks up by Coral Beach. 865 00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:18,439 We need to get there, pronto. 866 00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:20,119 SEB: Already here, sir. 867 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:21,720 We've got an eyeball. 868 00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:26,599 I hearing you good? 869 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:29,999 You think that I'm that shy girl's mother? 870 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:31,479 You're mad. 871 00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:33,600 I don't even know this woman you're talking about. 872 00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:37,800 Then why did you sneak into the party that night? 873 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:42,839 Just passing. I felt thirsty. It's not a crime. 874 00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:44,959 MERVIN: No, but stalking is. 875 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:48,319 See, our theory is you are Sophie Martin. 876 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:51,279 You assumed a new identity to come to Saint Marie 877 00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:53,919 and enact revenge on Hortense LeRoux, 878 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:56,719 starting with those threatening text messages. 879 00:42:56,720 --> 00:42:57,999 Uh-uh. 880 00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:00,879 I just like to stay off-grid, that's all. 881 00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:04,239 We should be free to roam, as the birds do. 882 00:43:04,240 --> 00:43:06,839 You know we can trace the SIM to the shop you bought it in, 883 00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:08,280 check their CCTV? 884 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:13,279 OK, here's the truth. 885 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:15,319 That woman you're talking about, 886 00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:16,999 Sophie Martin, 887 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:18,679 that ain't me! 888 00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:20,720 But those texts... 889 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:24,599 ..I sent them. 890 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:26,159 Not for the reason you think, though. 891 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:27,400 Why, then? 892 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:29,999 Two months ago, 893 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:32,360 I sent Dear Hortense a letter. 894 00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:36,879 Hortense told me to cut my mother out of my life. 895 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:40,319 "Toxic mothers shouldn't be allowed to act that way," 896 00:43:40,320 --> 00:43:41,639 she said. 897 00:43:41,640 --> 00:43:42,999 Bit hypocritical, coming from her. 898 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:45,359 I did what she said. 899 00:43:45,360 --> 00:43:47,479 Know what? 900 00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:51,279 My mother died alone in her bed! 901 00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:53,479 If I hadn't listened to that loudmouthed woman, 902 00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:54,839 I would have been there! 903 00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:56,479 That must have made you angry. 904 00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:58,439 Not enough to kill her. 905 00:43:58,440 --> 00:44:01,999 I wanted to scare her, make her suffer, 906 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:04,119 the same way I'd been suffering. 907 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:07,199 Walking about this Earth with a perfect life. 908 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:11,120 Little care for the people whose lives she ruins! 909 00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:20,200 Miss Jones, look, no disrespect, but... 910 00:44:21,240 --> 00:44:24,840 ..it kind of seems like you're more angry at yourself. 911 00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:29,159 Look, I'm no expert, but... 912 00:44:29,160 --> 00:44:32,920 ..it doesn't help to hold on to things. 913 00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:48,519 So we still haven't a scooby 914 00:44:48,520 --> 00:44:50,079 how the killer pulled off this murder. 915 00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:51,959 A stack of six papers, 916 00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:54,239 and they managed to poison one and have it delivered 917 00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:56,479 practically straight into Hortense LeRoux's hands. 918 00:44:56,480 --> 00:44:58,679 And let's not forget about the egg. 919 00:44:58,680 --> 00:44:59,999 What happened that morning 920 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:02,119 to make her ruin a perfectly good breakfast? 921 00:45:02,120 --> 00:45:05,480 Sir... Hold that thought. I'm late. 922 00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:09,440 EXHALES I'll be back. 923 00:45:16,280 --> 00:45:17,600 How do you feel? 924 00:45:18,640 --> 00:45:21,239 Uh, better. 925 00:45:21,240 --> 00:45:23,519 Definitely better. 926 00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:26,159 I mean, everything here is just... 927 00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:28,039 Pfff! 928 00:45:28,040 --> 00:45:29,479 You know, gone. 929 00:45:29,480 --> 00:45:31,639 All I need to do now is post it. 930 00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:33,639 Well done. Ah. 931 00:45:33,640 --> 00:45:34,679 Thank you. 932 00:45:34,680 --> 00:45:38,079 Now, can we talk a little more about your life here? 933 00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:39,920 Oh, how long have you got? 934 00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:43,080 About half an hour. No, I meant... 935 00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:53,640 She timed it. Why didn't she take it out? 936 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:57,359 And the egg - how long did she cook it for? 937 00:45:57,360 --> 00:45:58,759 Three minutes or so. 938 00:45:58,760 --> 00:46:00,239 MATTIE: He then cycled straight here, 939 00:46:00,240 --> 00:46:04,119 delivered the newspaper to Madame LeRoux at 7:15am. 940 00:46:04,120 --> 00:46:05,559 DOG BARKS I'm sorry. The little man 941 00:46:05,560 --> 00:46:07,079 doesn't like strangers. 942 00:46:07,080 --> 00:46:08,359 There were no fingerprints 943 00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:10,479 found on Hortense's glasses. 944 00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:11,959 I wanted to scare her. 945 00:46:11,960 --> 00:46:13,079 I wanted her to suffer, 946 00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:14,759 the same way I'd been suffering. 947 00:46:14,760 --> 00:46:17,799 Of course! That's the reason why. 948 00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:20,599 Why what? The egg was hard boiled. 949 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:23,240 I can see everything clearly now. Ha! 950 00:46:25,240 --> 00:46:27,880 Oh, thanks for your patience. 951 00:46:29,360 --> 00:46:31,639 I know who the killer is and how they did it. 952 00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:33,399 Those photos from the Paris police, 953 00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:34,479 have they come through? 954 00:46:34,480 --> 00:46:35,519 Just in. 955 00:46:35,520 --> 00:46:36,999 Right, we need a search warrant, 956 00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:39,120 and then we can have a little family reunion. 957 00:46:46,160 --> 00:46:48,839 Agony aunts are known for giving advice 958 00:46:48,840 --> 00:46:51,799 to help solve difficult problems. 959 00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:54,279 However, I doubt they've ever been asked to advise 960 00:46:54,280 --> 00:46:56,519 on a problem as difficult as this one. 961 00:46:56,520 --> 00:46:59,639 Hortense LeRoux was poisoned, 962 00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:01,719 effectively by her own column, 963 00:47:01,720 --> 00:47:03,399 but we had no idea 964 00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:05,959 how the killer managed to poison the newspaper 965 00:47:05,960 --> 00:47:08,439 and get it delivered straight to her, 966 00:47:08,440 --> 00:47:11,559 when the paper boy took one at random 967 00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:12,959 from his stack. 968 00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:16,119 But with the help of a hard-boiled egg... 969 00:47:16,120 --> 00:47:18,159 Oh, not this again. 970 00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:20,000 ..we finally cracked it. 971 00:47:22,120 --> 00:47:23,799 You, Kim. 972 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:26,519 It was you who murdered Hortense. 973 00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:28,559 KIM: Me? No. 974 00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:30,599 I told you I was telling the truth. 975 00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:34,399 As Miss LeRoux's housekeeper, you knew her morning routine, 976 00:47:34,400 --> 00:47:35,839 that she liked to read her column 977 00:47:35,840 --> 00:47:38,399 whilst having her breakfast. 978 00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:41,959 You also knew that Clayton drops the paper on the porch 979 00:47:41,960 --> 00:47:44,119 at 7:15am, 980 00:47:44,120 --> 00:47:46,799 and Papillon barks to alert Hortense, 981 00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:49,919 as he always does when someone's at the door. 982 00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:53,959 So, earlier that morning, you went to another newsagent 983 00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:57,679 and bought a copy of the Saint Marie News. 984 00:47:57,680 --> 00:47:59,879 Let's call this paper A. 985 00:47:59,880 --> 00:48:01,679 You then lace the problem page 986 00:48:01,680 --> 00:48:03,559 with cone snail poison - 987 00:48:03,560 --> 00:48:05,199 something you knew about 988 00:48:05,200 --> 00:48:07,999 from Hortense's fear of her dog getting stung by one. 989 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:10,439 Maman was always paranoid he'd get stung. 990 00:48:10,440 --> 00:48:12,759 Then you dropped paper A 991 00:48:12,760 --> 00:48:14,279 onto the porch 992 00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:16,639 some time before Clayton usually arrived. 993 00:48:16,640 --> 00:48:18,439 Hortense must have been 994 00:48:18,440 --> 00:48:21,399 in the middle of preparing her breakfast, 995 00:48:21,400 --> 00:48:23,919 Papillon barked as normal... BARKING 996 00:48:23,920 --> 00:48:26,119 ..so she went outside to collect the newspaper 997 00:48:26,120 --> 00:48:29,040 she thought had just been delivered. 998 00:48:32,120 --> 00:48:34,119 She went back into the kitchen, 999 00:48:34,120 --> 00:48:36,879 eager to see if her request to change her final column 1000 00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:38,199 had been carried out. 1001 00:48:38,200 --> 00:48:39,519 In doing so, 1002 00:48:39,520 --> 00:48:41,839 she came into contact with the poison 1003 00:48:41,840 --> 00:48:43,160 and subsequently died. 1004 00:48:44,520 --> 00:48:46,280 A painful death, by all accounts. 1005 00:48:49,440 --> 00:48:50,999 You then came into the house 1006 00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:52,919 through the back 1007 00:48:52,920 --> 00:48:56,119 and put on Hortense's purple gown, 1008 00:48:56,120 --> 00:48:59,439 a wig matching her hair, with a purple headband 1009 00:48:59,440 --> 00:49:00,879 and, finally, 1010 00:49:00,880 --> 00:49:04,519 the item that was unmistakeably Hortense - 1011 00:49:04,520 --> 00:49:07,879 her statement purple glasses. 1012 00:49:07,880 --> 00:49:10,479 MERVIN: As usual, at 7:15, 1013 00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:14,079 Clayton delivered the newspaper, paper B, 1014 00:49:14,080 --> 00:49:15,799 and Papillon barked. 1015 00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:19,239 Kim, now dressed as Hortense, opened the door 1016 00:49:19,240 --> 00:49:20,599 and waved to him. 1017 00:49:20,600 --> 00:49:22,519 As Clayton cycled away... Morning! 1018 00:49:22,520 --> 00:49:24,439 ..he wouldn't have known that it was, in fact, 1019 00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:26,959 you waving at him and not Hortense. 1020 00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:29,559 You then came back into the kitchen 1021 00:49:29,560 --> 00:49:31,679 and returned Miss LeRoux's glasses, 1022 00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:34,679 wiping away any prints first. 1023 00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:37,679 Now we come to the egg, 1024 00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:39,319 and your ultimate downfall. 1025 00:49:39,320 --> 00:49:42,679 You see, in your haste to stage the scene 1026 00:49:42,680 --> 00:49:44,079 before Esme arrived, 1027 00:49:44,080 --> 00:49:45,559 you almost forgot Miss LeRoux's egg 1028 00:49:45,560 --> 00:49:47,479 was still boiling away on the stove. 1029 00:49:47,480 --> 00:49:51,599 You needed everything to look exactly as it should 1030 00:49:51,600 --> 00:49:54,839 to fit the timeline of Hortense making breakfast, 1031 00:49:54,840 --> 00:49:56,719 then reading her column. 1032 00:49:56,720 --> 00:50:00,199 So you hurriedly took the now hard-boiled egg 1033 00:50:00,200 --> 00:50:01,359 out of the pan 1034 00:50:01,360 --> 00:50:04,039 and clumsily put it in the egg cup. 1035 00:50:04,040 --> 00:50:06,319 Then you left the house through the back, 1036 00:50:06,320 --> 00:50:07,879 the same way you came, 1037 00:50:07,880 --> 00:50:10,759 got into your car that was parked around the corner, 1038 00:50:10,760 --> 00:50:12,279 and drove around the front 1039 00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:16,200 to time perfectly with Esme's arrival. 1040 00:50:17,360 --> 00:50:22,159 You later disposed of paper B 1041 00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:24,559 and the wig at your home. 1042 00:50:24,560 --> 00:50:27,879 We found these in the bin on your street. 1043 00:50:27,880 --> 00:50:31,439 An audacious yet brilliant plan. 1044 00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:34,800 But...why go to such lengths? 1045 00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:40,160 Kim Woods isn't your real name, is it? 1046 00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:42,319 You are, in fact, 1047 00:50:42,320 --> 00:50:44,680 Sophie Martin. 1048 00:50:45,680 --> 00:50:46,839 NAOMI: 30 years ago, 1049 00:50:46,840 --> 00:50:52,039 Sophie Martin moved to Paris from the UK with her boyfriend, 1050 00:50:52,040 --> 00:50:54,119 who was escaping some trouble back home. 1051 00:50:54,120 --> 00:50:57,639 She was living in a commune in Montmartre, 1052 00:50:57,640 --> 00:51:01,800 and it's there she met Hortense, an ambitious writer. 1053 00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:04,320 Sophie... 1054 00:51:06,040 --> 00:51:08,199 ..was a drug addict 1055 00:51:08,200 --> 00:51:10,959 with a newborn baby. 1056 00:51:10,960 --> 00:51:13,639 MERVIN: You were doing your best, no doubt, 1057 00:51:13,640 --> 00:51:16,839 but from what we now know about Miss LeRoux, 1058 00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:18,839 she had a saviour complex. 1059 00:51:18,840 --> 00:51:21,839 Through our undercover investigation, 1060 00:51:21,840 --> 00:51:23,759 we discovered her secret. 1061 00:51:23,760 --> 00:51:27,479 Hortense stole your baby in the night 1062 00:51:27,480 --> 00:51:29,920 and went as far away as she could... 1063 00:51:31,360 --> 00:51:32,680 ..to Saint Marie. 1064 00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:37,560 That baby was you, Esme. 1065 00:51:39,040 --> 00:51:40,960 You're my mother? 1066 00:51:42,080 --> 00:51:44,839 Hortense was my friend, 1067 00:51:44,840 --> 00:51:48,399 and she offered to look after you. 1068 00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:53,999 And, yes, I was struggling, but I loved you so much. 1069 00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:56,559 And then one morning, I woke up and you was gone, 1070 00:51:56,560 --> 00:51:59,840 and I didn't sleep for days, searching for you. 1071 00:52:01,520 --> 00:52:05,039 But then you found out Hortense was here, didn't you? 1072 00:52:05,040 --> 00:52:07,279 Through her column. 1073 00:52:07,280 --> 00:52:09,959 So, all those years ago, 1074 00:52:09,960 --> 00:52:13,679 you wrote this letter to Dear Hortense, 1075 00:52:13,680 --> 00:52:17,159 the same letter Hortense wanted to publish 1076 00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:21,799 at the very last minute for her final issue. 1077 00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:24,399 I wanted her to know I was coming for her. 1078 00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:26,639 Then you were arrested? 1079 00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:28,639 The guy who I was going out with at the time, 1080 00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:31,039 he told the police that I was involved 1081 00:52:31,040 --> 00:52:32,359 in an armed robbery, 1082 00:52:32,360 --> 00:52:34,399 and someone got really badly hurt, 1083 00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:36,199 and it was all lies. 1084 00:52:36,200 --> 00:52:38,039 I had nothing to do with it. 1085 00:52:38,040 --> 00:52:39,479 He was not a good man. 1086 00:52:39,480 --> 00:52:43,159 And I didn't get a chance to send the letter. 1087 00:52:43,160 --> 00:52:46,079 They put me away for years. 1088 00:52:46,080 --> 00:52:48,480 Time after time, my parole was refused... 1089 00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:51,279 ..and I lost all hope. 1090 00:52:51,280 --> 00:52:54,119 Until one day I finally got myself together, 1091 00:52:54,120 --> 00:52:55,799 got myself clean. 1092 00:52:55,800 --> 00:52:58,599 That day came... 1093 00:52:58,600 --> 00:53:00,999 ..and I knew what I had to do. 1094 00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:02,999 I had to find you 1095 00:53:03,000 --> 00:53:06,799 and hurt Hortense for what she'd done. 1096 00:53:06,800 --> 00:53:09,119 I came to Saint Marie. 1097 00:53:09,120 --> 00:53:10,799 The first place I went was a newsagent, 1098 00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:13,399 and I saw the ad for her housekeeper. 1099 00:53:13,400 --> 00:53:15,159 It felt like fate. 1100 00:53:15,160 --> 00:53:16,200 Come in. 1101 00:53:17,240 --> 00:53:19,519 You bided your time, 1102 00:53:19,520 --> 00:53:21,879 working out the perfect murder plan. 1103 00:53:21,880 --> 00:53:24,919 But when Hortense received your letter, 1104 00:53:24,920 --> 00:53:27,999 she must have known you were gunning for her. 1105 00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:30,639 You read her response. 1106 00:53:30,640 --> 00:53:33,239 She didn't regret it. 1107 00:53:33,240 --> 00:53:35,040 Not one bit! 1108 00:53:37,520 --> 00:53:40,239 Esme, I don't expect you to forgive me, 1109 00:53:40,240 --> 00:53:42,559 but I would really like you to understand 1110 00:53:42,560 --> 00:53:46,160 that what she did destroyed me. 1111 00:53:47,240 --> 00:53:49,199 Killing her was the only way 1112 00:53:49,200 --> 00:53:52,159 I could ever have a relationship with you. 1113 00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:53,880 Officer Rose? 1114 00:53:56,560 --> 00:53:59,479 Sophie Martin, I'm arresting you 1115 00:53:59,480 --> 00:54:01,559 for the murder of Hortense LeRoux. 1116 00:54:01,560 --> 00:54:04,119 You don't need to say anything, but it may harm your defence 1117 00:54:04,120 --> 00:54:05,879 if you do not mention when questioned 1118 00:54:05,880 --> 00:54:08,199 something which you later rely on in court. 1119 00:54:08,200 --> 00:54:11,399 Anything you do say may be given in evidence. 1120 00:54:11,400 --> 00:54:14,160 So me whole life has been a lie. 1121 00:54:16,080 --> 00:54:19,199 Hortense's love for you, 1122 00:54:19,200 --> 00:54:21,040 that was real. 1123 00:55:20,720 --> 00:55:22,240 EXHALES Hey. 1124 00:55:26,080 --> 00:55:27,520 Can I help you? 1125 00:55:29,320 --> 00:55:30,640 Mervin, yeah? 1126 00:55:31,640 --> 00:55:33,239 Yeah. 1127 00:55:33,240 --> 00:55:34,479 Didn't you hear me knock? 1128 00:55:34,480 --> 00:55:35,639 No. 1129 00:55:35,640 --> 00:55:38,839 I was sleeping, actually. Deeply. 1130 00:55:38,840 --> 00:55:40,839 You're older than I imagined. 1131 00:55:40,840 --> 00:55:43,759 Uh, sorry, who are you? 1132 00:55:43,760 --> 00:55:45,159 Just one second. 1133 00:55:45,160 --> 00:55:48,039 Come on! Just give it up, man! 1134 00:55:48,040 --> 00:55:50,239 PHONE BEEPS 1135 00:55:50,240 --> 00:55:51,599 Finally! 1136 00:55:51,600 --> 00:55:53,959 Stupid guy's been holding out, 1137 00:55:53,960 --> 00:55:56,040 and all he's got is a pair of sixes. 1138 00:55:57,160 --> 00:55:58,799 Amateur. 1139 00:55:58,800 --> 00:56:00,959 Is that a gambling app? 1140 00:56:00,960 --> 00:56:02,759 I don't think you should be playing that. 1141 00:56:02,760 --> 00:56:05,839 Don't sweat it. It's cool. 1142 00:56:05,840 --> 00:56:07,479 Dad said you were a goody-goody, 1143 00:56:07,480 --> 00:56:09,959 but I guess that comes with the job, right? 1144 00:56:09,960 --> 00:56:12,319 OK, stop, yeah? 1145 00:56:12,320 --> 00:56:14,519 Now, you tell me right now who you are, 1146 00:56:14,520 --> 00:56:15,799 who your dad is, 1147 00:56:15,800 --> 00:56:17,559 and what you're doing on my property, 1148 00:56:17,560 --> 00:56:19,159 or I'm arresting you for trespass. 1149 00:56:19,160 --> 00:56:21,519 And you being a detective! 1150 00:56:21,520 --> 00:56:24,960 It's me, Eloise, your niece. 1151 00:56:26,480 --> 00:56:29,400 Sorry, what? Your niece, Eloise. 1152 00:56:30,680 --> 00:56:32,879 Did Dad not mention me to you? 1153 00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:36,280 No, he... No-one mentioned you. 1154 00:56:38,880 --> 00:56:41,799 Well, I'm sure he was going to. 1155 00:56:41,800 --> 00:56:44,840 He's a busy guy, you know. A lot on his plate. 1156 00:56:48,160 --> 00:56:49,919 So... 1157 00:56:49,920 --> 00:56:52,239 ..what would you prefer I call you? 1158 00:56:52,240 --> 00:56:54,239 Uncle Mervin? 1159 00:56:54,240 --> 00:56:55,600 Uncle Merv? 1160 00:56:56,560 --> 00:56:57,960 Just Merv? 1161 00:57:01,680 --> 00:57:03,400 What's for breakfast? 1162 00:57:08,480 --> 00:57:10,159 SIGHS 1163 00:57:10,160 --> 00:57:11,560 Hey, don't touch anything! 1164 00:57:13,560 --> 00:57:14,799 This is the closest I've come 1165 00:57:14,800 --> 00:57:16,799 to actually seeing it - the lusca. 1166 00:57:16,800 --> 00:57:18,519 Sorry, what? It's a sea monster. 1167 00:57:18,520 --> 00:57:20,799 Some people are saying that's what killed him. 1168 00:57:20,800 --> 00:57:24,439 I would like to do my bit to try and solve this case now. 1169 00:57:24,440 --> 00:57:27,079 We need to work out a plan, Uncle Merv, to find evidence 1170 00:57:27,080 --> 00:57:28,559 that proves he's innocent. 1171 00:57:28,560 --> 00:57:29,639 I should just tell her the truth. 1172 00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:33,159 Giles was convinced the lusca took their son. 1173 00:57:33,160 --> 00:57:34,359 That's why he stayed on here, 1174 00:57:34,360 --> 00:57:37,079 to try and prove the lusca exists. 1175 00:57:37,080 --> 00:57:39,079 I can't believe we're going on a monster hunt! 1176 00:57:39,080 --> 00:57:41,559 THUMPING The lusca? 1177 00:57:41,560 --> 00:57:42,840 Mattie!