The Marlow Murder Club (2024) s02e05 Episode Script
Season 2, Episode 5
1
Hello, old friend.
I met Suzie on the towpath.
I thought I'd come and see
what all the fuss was about.
Wow.Ooh, blimey. He don't look too
well.
Oh, Fred's been dead for
fifteen-hundred years.
Fred? Shouldn't it be something
like Ethelred or Osbert?
Oh. I thought he looked like a Fred.
Mr Edingham found him with his
trusty metal detector.
What I thought was yet another bit
of old piping
turned out to be Fred's ceremonial
sword.Nice one.
So who owns the land?
It was gifted to the landlady at
The Bounty pub by an old regular,
but it's designated grazing land -
more or less worthless to
them, unfortunately.
And she gave us permission to set up
the dig.
Thank you so much for joining,
Mrs Starling, Suzie.
Ah, another VIP!
Excuse me one moment.
I thought you'd retired.
So did I.
SIREN APPROACHES
Becks?
Come on.
Good girl.
According to his sailing club
lanyard,
the victim's Kit Harcourt, 34 years
old.
Club Commodore James Wickham
is on his way now.Thank you.
Who called it in?They did.
Apparently, birds come out
to feed after a storm -
they were hoping to see a
red-necked phalarope,
but they got more than they
bargained for.
Time of death?
Pathologist reckons somewhere
between 4 and 6.30am.
Looks like the boom struck him
in the back of the head.
So you think it's an accident?
Uh Well, I was a sea cadet
as a boy,
and risk of injury from a boom
strike is drilled into you.
Never had you down as a sailor,
Brendan.
Well, all I'm saying is that he
must have been mad
to even think about sailing this
morning.
The wind was gusting 45 knots.
Then why did he try?Hmm.Do we have
any witnesses?
We're working on it.
The incident could have been seen
from numerous vantage points.
Jason, can you ask the twitchers
if I can borrow their binoculars,
please?
DISTANT:Excuse me
DISTANT:Is that OK?
Thank you so much.
TWITCHER:Thanks very much.
Thanks.
Of course they're here.
Of course, Tanika. If I hear
anything, I'll let you know.
Well?What's going on?
There's been a death at the sailing
club.Is it murder?
Well, they're thinking accident,
but keeping an open mind -
and they're looking for witnesses,
so if you hear anything
May I introduce Darius Gifford,
professor of early medieval
archaeology at the university.
Mrs Potts, I know you by reputation.
Your remarkable research into the
Ostia Antica excavation -
that's required reading in our
ancient history department.
Well, that was some time
ago, but thank you.
Will you be joining us today?
Sadly, no.
I just came down to review the
drone footage
from this morning's aerial land
survey.
Oh, how exciting!
HE CHUCKLES
Yeah, well, it would have been,
but the high winds made the drone
impossible to control.
Ended up being blown back
over the river.
Um
May I see the footage?
Yes, of course. I'll forward the
download to the site laptop.
But then, I'm afraid I must go -
I have a lecture to give.
But it really was a pleasure
meeting you.
Likewise, Professor Gifford.
Oh, Darius, please.
I think she likes him.
Well, maybe she just admires
his academic prowess.
No! She likes him!
Thank God Michael didn't live to see
this.
It's all so awful.
Excuse me.
Morning.
James Wickham, Club Commodore.
And this is Ursula
LiddingtonHello.
..our Honorary Secretary.DC
Hackett.Hello.DS Malik.
Thank you both for coming in.
How well did you know the victim,
Mr Wickham?
Well, outside of sailing, not very
well.
He'd only been with us
for just over a year.
Kit was dedicated to the club
and an extremely generous donor.
So he was well liked?
No issues with any of the club
members?
No. No, nothing like that.
Would you agree, Mrs Liddington?
Sorry, I'm not quite myself.
I think she's still in shock.
It's probably best if I answer
your questions for now.
Why was Mr Harcourt attempting
to sail so early?
Well, Kit worked in the city.
He had to be at his desk
when the markets opened.
And sunrise is the perfect time for
a summer sail.
I often do the same myself.
And this morning?
No, it was gusting a force nine.
I'd never go out in those
conditions.
Would anyone else be at the club
at that time of day?
Greg Cooper, maybe.
He's our Rear Commodore.
He's responsible for opening up,
although he doesn't normally get
in till about 8am -
unless he's had a few Naval Golds,
and then he sometimes crashes
at the club.
So he's a drinker?
Rather overfond of the sauce,
but perfectly amiable.
Sarge. Just finished securing
the perimeter.
Looks like the boat store's
been broken into.
HE SIGHS
This is the second time in as many
months.What's been taken?
The consignment of outboard motors.
They were delivered earlier
in the week.
Is the boat store alarmed?Yeah, the
panel's in the corner.
I'm their first point of contact,
but the alarm company didn't call
me.
And here's why.
Professor Gifford seems like an
interesting man.Oh, yes.
And highly respected in his field.
And not bad looking, either.
Really?
I didn't notice.
CHUCKLING:She blushed.
I knew it.
There you are, Mrs Potts -
primed and ready to go.
I'll leave you to it.
You're not just interested in
potential burial sites, are you?
Not entirely.
OK.
According to the timestamp, the
footage starts at 5.17 am.
Darius said the drone gets blown
off course over the river.
There it goes.
And over the river is the sailing
club.
Oh, Judith, you are clever.
The body was found near the slipway.
Oh, there! Is that it?
Can you zoom in?Yeah.
Now, there's the body.
Who's that?
Call me old fashioned, but if this
was an accident,
why would anyone prioritise the boat
over helping their mate?
Well, the rest of the footage may
answer your question.
Oh! See that? A flash of yellow
in the water?Where?Yes.
There.
Looks like a bag.
And it's moving!
That's it, I'm afraid.
That may not be our only witness.
What's that?
The Marlow Donkey timetable.
Never without it.
So the first train leaves Maidenhead
at 5.15,
meaning it would pass the sailing
club at roughly5.22 -
around the time the person on the
footage would be making their escape.
Any potential burial sites, Mrs
Potts? Undiscovered settlements?
Sadly not, and I'm afraid we have to
leave as a matter of some urgency.
As does he!
I think she might
ACTUALLY be stalking me!
We always do our big shop
on Thursdays,
And we're hosting the parish council
supper tonight.
Mrs Starling, I have seen you, by
the way.
Well, come on - the fridge won't
fill itself!
I'm afraid I can't, Dear. Someone
has to man the fort.
We've cancelled bridge twice,
we've missed the bowls tournament -
his silly little hobby is ruining
our lives,
and YOU'RE encouraging him!
Sorry about that.
She's used to getting her own way.
You've got to love a strong woman.
Something's troubling me, Sarge.
In order to get the boat on the
water in those winds,
you'd never raise the sail on shore.
So why did he?
This is starting to look well dodgy.
MOBILE VIBRATES
OVER PHONE: We're on our way over
now.
There's something you need to see.
What?Evidence that suggests
it wasn't an accident
..it was murder.
Looks like you're right, Judith.
And the victim suffered significant
facial injuries,
like he'd been in a fight.
So, whoever this assaulted Kit
Harcourt, struck him with the boom,
and then left him for dead.
And then raised the sale to give
the impression
that the force of the wind swung
the boom into the back of his head.
You and Brendan are turning
into the Dream Team.
Maybe I should make you partners.
You could be Watson to my Sherlock.
Well, no. I was thinking more the
other way round.
Hm!There's also a break-in here,
the same night.
Are the incidents connected?
It's not straightforward.
According to the security company,
the alarm was disabled at 2.09am
And if this footage is right,
then Kit Harcourt was murdered
three-and-a-half hours later.
It shouldn't take that long to
shift a few motors.
Find out what time the first
train passes the club.
We already have. 5.22.We need to
speak to everyone
who was on that service.
MOBILE VIBRATES
Hi. Thanks for calling back.
My mate Jackie takes that train.
She works at Tynham's boatyard.
Yeah, I'll call in on my way home.
Does anyone at the club
have any idea what happened?
Only committee members have access
at that time.Mm.
So far, the only people we've spoken
to are Club Commodore James Wickham
and long time member Ursula
Liddington.
Oh, I know Ursula quite well.
She's a regular at church.
James Wickham told us Kit Harcourt
was well-liked,
but I got the impression Mrs.
Liddington didn't agree.
Uniform's at Gregg Cooper's house.
He's not there, and neither is his
car.We need to find him.
Ursula Liddington is still in the
clubhouse.
Maybe you'll have more luck
than I did.
Oh, I'm never joining this club.
I thought sailors were supposed
to be sexy!
BECKS CHUCKLES
Wait, or was that pirates?
Becks?Oh, I'm so sorry, Ursula.
This must all be a terrible shock.
May I introduce Judith Potts and
Suzie Harris -
my fellow civilian advisers.
When something like this happens,
the police draft us in
to help gather information on the
ground.
And your inside knowledge could be
crucial to the investigation.
But I know nothing, really. You
should be talking to James.
He told the police that Kit Harcourt
was popular here.
James likes to give everyone
the benefit of the doubt.
But you're not sure he deserved it?
Kit was always charming to me,
but he was ambitious,
determined to be a key player at
the club.
It's fair to say he ruffled a few
feathers.
Anyone in particular?
Ladies?Sorry, James - I'd completely
forgotten the time!
I'm happy to wait.No, no. It's nice
of you to offer me a lift.
I'll get my coat.
CAMERA CLICKS
Well?I think you might be right.
Ursula does seem a bit cagey.
She gave the impression that Kit
Harcourt wasn't as popular
as James Wickham would have you
believe.
But she didn't name any names?
No, but she's down to help
with the church flowers later.
I could see if I can find out a bit
more.
Sarge, the car's here.
I need to get back for the briefing.
Keep me updated.
Oh, gosh - I've got to get back,
too.
Yeah, and I'll pop in and see
Jackie,
see what she saw from the train.
Wewe didn't mention the bag!
Oh, Brendan, one more thing.
Hit me.There's a yellow sailing
bag on the drone footage.
Becks spotted it close to the
slipway,
before it was carried downstream to
Marlow.
Hm, good spot! And if you've got
time to look into it, be our guest,
but we're still combing the crime
scene for any evidence.
Oh! Then you might be interested
in that tiny gold link.
Where?
Just there.
Oh, yeah.
Thanks, partner.
I'm not a cowboy, DS Perry.
No. No, you're not.
Let's forget that one.
I think that best.
Mrs Potts?
There's an app that can track local
river conditions.
According to today's data,
the current should have taken that
bag to the weir.
I see - how clever!
If you want to check it out,
I'm happy to take you there.
It's on my way back to the station.
Well, that would be most kind, Jason,
and I can use you as a guinea pig
for my latest set of clues
for the Marlow Free Press -
all archaeologically themed!
It would be my honour.
Thank you.Mm.
Let's start with an easy one.
SUZIE: Just like old times.
You and me sharing a flask of tea
while the school gate queens sip
lattes at Lorenzo's.
We never quite made the cut,
did we, Jackie?
Because we didn't have a bloke.
SUZIE SIGHS
Or the right accents. Or any dosh.
THEY CHUCKLE
But now, our amazing girls
are amazing women!
JACKIE PUFFS
You can be proud of that.
Yeah.
And everything else we've achieved.
Mm.
Did I tell you? I'm coaching the
youth squad at the sailing club.
What?Yeah.
JACKIE CHUCKLES
I see they've word about the murder,
then?
Some guy called Kit Harcourt.
Kit?
When was this?This morning.
Right about the time your train
passes the sailing club.
I thought you might have seen
something.
I was on the road side.
The only person I saw was
Gregg Cooper, but he's often there.
They also had a break-in.Oh, again?
What did they take?
A load of outboard motors.
Police think it could be related.
Word is there's an inside man at
Marlow Marine.
They supply all the boat
engines around here.
Really?
So how did you find Kit as a person?
It sounds like he rubbed a few
people up the wrong way.
He did more than that to Dad.
What do you mean?You know Dad was
running the club members bar?
Kit accused him of fiddling the
accounts.
Harry? No way.
Dad denied everything, but he was
forced to resign.
Thinks Kit deliberately set him up.
SUZIE SIGHS
Poor Harry.
He's a broken man now, Suze.
Everyone in the boat community
thinks he's a criminal.
SHE SCOFFS
Business has never been so bad.
You don't think the police will
think
he's got something to do with this?
They might want to know where he was
this morning.
He just needs an alibi to put him
in the clear.
Can I talk to him?
It could be important.
You can try, but I've not heard
from him since yesterday.
Morning, Toms.
Have you lost something, Mrs Potts?
No, not personally, but perhaps you
can help.
A bag fell into the river at the
sailing club,
and the current should have brought
it to the weir, but I can't see it.
After a summer storm, the river
rises,
washes everything downstream at
Dagger's End.
Thank you, Tom.
You've been extremely helpful.
We're investigating the murder of
Kit Harcourt,
a highly successful investment
banker, 34 years old,
single, with no criminal record.
We need to understand who might want
him dead and why.
A key person of interest is this man,
Gregg Cooper.
He's not at home, his car is missing,
and he's not responding to calls.
And we did find that broken bottle
of Naval Gold close to the slipway,
which is the brand Gregg Cooper is
known to drink.
Check out his phone and bank
records.
They could help us trace
his movements.
Other people of interest at the
sailing club
are James Wickham and Ursula
Liddington.
They gave conflicting accounts
of Kit Harcourt's character.
Do they both have alibis for the
time of death?
Well, James Wickham's wife, Hayley,
confirmed he was at home at the time
of the murder.
Mrs Liddington said she was in bed,
but lives alone -
we only have her word for it. We're
still talking to other club members,
but, so far, nothing of interest.
Is Hayley Wickham involved
with the club?
Ohyes. She's the, er
..house manager, and she's in
charge of maintenance,
staffing, and club kit.
But her statement backs up her
husband's - Kit was a decent bloke.
The break-in was the same night as
the murder.
Are the two incidents connected?
It could be a case of wrong
place, wrong time.
Victim saw something, had to be
silenced.
Anything else that might help us?
Oh, I
We found a single gold link in the
grass near the body.
It's been identified as coming from
a vintage wristwatch,
but no-one's reported one missing.
And it looks like solid gold.
So it's valuable.
Who does it belong to? Gregg Cooper?
Or one of the thieves?
Or someone who's not on our
radar yet?
Get the link and bottle fast-tracked
for DNA.
And we need to find Gregg Cooper.
HE BREATHES HEAVILY
KNOCKING,
DOOR OPENS
Sarge.
I thought you might want a heads-up.
About what?
I overheard Greenly on the phone to
DI Hoskins.
They were talking dates.
Do you think he's coming
back from sick leave?
Just as I'm getting good at this.
It might not be that.
MOBILE VIBRATES
If this is my last case as SIO,
I've got to solve it.
You really didn't need to come
today, Ursula.
I'm afraid I did.
I'm in a terrible quandary.
Whatever you're holding onto is
making you very unhappy.
Something happened at the club
last night.
Something terrible.
We'd had a committee meeting that
didn't end well.
Gregg had been passed over as Vice
Commodore,
a role he expected to be his.
Everyone else had gone home, and I
was missing Michael dreadfully.
I always felt closer to him looking
out over the river.
And then I saw them.
Gregg had been drinking more heavily
than usual.
MUFFLED ARGUING
He was angry, humiliated, wanted to
take revenge.
You are going to leave this club
and never come back,
or I will NOT be responsible for
the consequences.
Stop embarrassing yourself.
You're done here.
But do you think Gregg is capable
of murder?
Last night, I saw a man I didn't
recognise.
A man pushed to the edge.
SoI'm afraid I do.
Sarge, uniform just found Gregg
Cooper's car in Frith Woods.
Traces of blood on the interior
and another empty bottle of Naval
Gold.
But no phone, no wallet, and no
Gregg Cooper.
Well, we've got his mobile and bank
records back.
No activity since his phone was
turned off at 23.38.
Where is he now?
He can't have just vanished
without a trace.
If it's Gregg Cooper you're talking
about, we might be able to help.
The yellow bag I mentioned - I
managed to track it down.
What yellow bag?This one.
We spotted it on the drone footage -
a few feet away from the victim's
body before it was swept away.
You were all terribly busy,
so I decided to try to locate it
myself.
Its contents
..identify the owner
..as Greg Cooper.
So that's why we couldn't track him.
Spoke to my mate Jackie,
she said she saw Greg Cooper
from the train this morning.
So he was there?
But why would he throw a bag
containing all his valuables
into the river?To cover his tracks
if he wanted to disappear?
OR - it got blown into the water
and he panicked?
Had to let it go and run back to
the car.
I managed to get Ursula to open up.
Gregg and Kate had a fight outside
the sailing club, last night.
Which explains Kit Harcourt's other
injuries.
What were they fighting about?
Gregg accused Kit of waging a dirty
tricks campaign against him.
Said if Kit didn't leave the club,
he'd come for him.
Doesn't sound like the harmless
drunk
James Wickham made him out to be.
And we have evidence that places him
at the scene.
Where is he now?
You know, if I wanted to disappear
in Marlow,
I'd hide out in one of them boats -
there's hundreds of them!
BRENDAN:We can't search them all.
SUZIE:You got a better idea,
Brendan?
And there's something else.
According to Jackie,
Kit Harcourt falsely accused her
dad, Harry Tynham,
of stealing from the club members'
bar -
even produced accounts to prove it!
Forcing poor Harry to resign.
We need to follow that up.Sarge.
DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
HE SIGHS
So you are still alive then, Dad?
I was getting worried. I've tried
calling you loads of times.
I left my charger here.
But you heard about Kit Harcourt?
Yeah, I saw it on the news.
Remember Suzie?
Amy and Zeta were mates at school.
Well, of course I do. Why?Well,
she works for the police sometimes.
Was asking if I saw anything
from the train.
Did you?Only Greg.
Did James Wyckham get hold of you?
No. I told you, my phone was off.
It's about the keel
on the Marlow Maiden.
He's querying the need
to replace it.
Wyckham doesn't believe a word
I say.What shall I tell him?
Well, he can come this afternoon,
look for himself.
I'll show him the rotten keel
and the paperwork.
Then he can't accuse me
of trying to swindle him.
So that's it, then.
We're out at the end of the month.
Landlord's refusing to give us
any more time.
All that land,
nothing we can do with it.
We can't give up yet, Mum.
Heard anything?
No, me neither.
We just need to keep our heads down.
I've got to go.
I wonder if there's a link
between the theft and the murder.
What exactly are you looking at?
I'm not quite sure yet.
I need to go back to the sailing
club, try to make sense of it.
DS Malik?
Do you know where DS Malik is?
Just needed a few minutes
to think about the case.
Carry on.
Is it just me
or was that really weird?
It was certainly unorthodox.
It's time for Cecil's walk.
I'm going to go back along the river
and check those boats
for any signs of Gregg Cooper.
Kit Harcourt's house
is en route to the club.
I may just pop in on my way,
see if the police missed anything.
How are you going to do that
without a warrant?
Well, I'll worry about that
when I get there.
CECIL BARKS
Relax, mate.
There's no way they'd want
to take you. No offence.
Afternoon.
There's always something.
Come on.
Hey, Suzie.Hey.Coffee?
Oh, yeah. Make it a large one.
It's been a long day!
Terrible, isn't it?
One of our regulars had his whippet
snatched out of his garden.
It's getting like the Wild West
around here, isn't it?
Did you hear about the murder
at the sailing club?No.
Yeah. It's partly why I came in.
Who was killed?
Some young bloke. Kit Harcourt.
They thought it was an accident.
Drone footage proves it wasn't.
When was this?
Between 5am and 6:30am this morning.
Police are looking for witnesses.
I'll ask around.
Coffee, Dad?
No, thanks.
I'm going out.
But we've got the meeting
at the bank, remember?
I'll be there.
Nice. Give me a minute.
Ah, Mrs Potts, have you got
another crossword clue for me?
Not this time, Jason,
but I was hoping you'd be here.
There's something I need to borrow.
Thank you.
Erm Judith Potts.
I work with the police
in a civilian capacity.
Are you Hayley Wyckham?Yes.
James' wife.
Can I ask what this is about?
I need someone who might
be able to tell me
what Kit Harcourt was doing with
this committee photo from 2003?
Kit came to the house,
said he needed photographs
of members' younger selves for
a fundraising event at the club.
It was the only thing I could find,
but the event never happened.
I suspect he obtained it
under false pretences.
Why would he do that?
I'm afraid I have no idea,
but it wouldn't be the first time
he manipulated the truth
to get what he wanted.
You didn't like him much, did you?
That's not what I said.
Can I ask where you were
between 5am and 6am this morning?
At home, in bed.
James always brings me tea
around that time.
So if you're asking if I had
anything to do with what happened,
the answer is no.
Anyone for a top up?Please.
Hayley Wyckham claims
that Kit Harcourt
was dangerously manipulative.
He'd made enemies of Gregg Cooper
and Harry Tynham,
giving them both motive.
Which backs up
Ursula Liddington's statement.
Both lines of inquiry are
being followed up by the police
but there was something
I couldn't get out of my head -
the possibility that the theft
and the murder were
..connected somehow.
These are copies of photographs
taken by forensic officers.
I was curious about this oil spill
and the smaller patches
leading towards the door.
Had our thief stepped in oil
while stealing one of the motors?
And then I remembered reading
that engine oil
is now injected with dye
to facilitate detection of leaks
under ultraviolet light.
So I borrowed Jason's UV torch.
Nice one.
Under UV light, the residue on the
thief's shoes shows up as a trail,
as illustrated here.
So, as you can see, someone
walked from the boat store
to the area where Kit Harcourt's
body was found.
The trail ends there,
but it confirms the connection
between the theft and the murder.
That's brilliant.
I think we can work out
what that connection might be.
Hello?
There's been a development.
Someone spotted Gregg Cooper
from the river
walking down the Thames path
at Bourne End.
Our officers haven't located him
yet, but we're getting closer.
He'll be hiding out on a boat.
I keep telling you.
You might be right.
We're looking into it.
But there's something else.
Alice managed to catch
Harry Tynham at the boat yard.
He denies any involvement
but has no alibi for last night.
Harry is a lovely, kind bloke,
and he's been a brilliant dad to
Jackie ever since her mum died.
No, he wouldn't hurt anyone.
But we've got to face facts.
Kit accused him of stealing money.
It destroyed his reputation.
Harry's got a clear motive.
And there is just one more thing.
I need to apologise for earlier.
I was hiding from DCI Greenly.
DI Hoskins is coming back.
Once Greenly informs me of that
officially, I'll be off the case.
SHE SIGHS
I need you to help me solve it
before that happens.
We might be closer than you think.
So what exactly are we doing?
Well, the engines were bought here,
but stolen after
they'd been delivered.
We need to find out how that
could link to the murder.
I'll take the sales office,
set the plan in motion.
What do we do?
Go to the loading bay.
Spread the word that I'm placing
an extremely valuable order.
You're masterminding some
sort of trap, aren't you?
I may very well be, but that's
strictly off the record.
Hello. Erm, I'd like to order a
top-of-the-range outboard motor.
Money no object.
All right. Er, what's the spec?
I I'm not exactly sure.
OK. Er, what model boat
have you got?
Erm
Er Oh.
Well, it's a bit like that one.
Only it's blue, not red.
Looks like he's in charge.
Keep watch and I'll check it out.
Yeah.
Suzie.Mm?Did you hear me?
Yeah, of course.
Jackie?
It's James.
RADIO:After those awful overnight
storms, we've got a long stretch
of sun ahead of us,
with clear skies predicted
Harry?
While Marlow saw extreme rainfall,
things have calmed down now,
and we're expecting temperatures
to peak in the late 20s
before the end of the week
The Aurora 214 is our
top-of-the-range motor,
but it's pricey.
Stop worrying about money, Kevin.
I don't.
I just want the best
outboard motor you have.
In fact, I'll take two.
Then I'll have a backup.
DOOR CLOSES
Oh.
Er, can I help you?
HelloDes.
My friend is spending a small
fortune in the sales office,
so I decided to go for a wander.
So, erm, what is she buying,
this friend?
Outboard motors.
Yeah, the ones she has are kaput.
She cannot bear a day
without sailing,
so it's a bit of an emergency
purchase.
Do you do next day delivery?
Yeah, for big orders.
Is she local, this friend?Oh, yes.
Massive house on the river.
A bit too lonely for me.
Do you like a bit of company,
do you?
Erm
NERVOUS LAUGH
Oh, look, there's my other friend.
She's been for a wander, too.
Got to go.
You were supposed to be keeping
watch. Where were you?!
I thought Gregg Cooper might
be on one of them boats.
Well, next time, I'll be lookout.
Come on.
Stage one of Operation Coliseum
is complete.
Coliseum. What's that about?
All will become clear tomorrow.
How did you get on?
I told the warehouse manager
you were placing a big order
for urgent delivery
and you live in an isolated spot.
Excellent. Everything is perfectly
in place for my plan.
DOOR OPENS/FOOTSTEPS
Er, Harry?
I was just checking the keel
to save time.
The door was open.
I hope you don't mind.
Argh!
Hello, old friend.
I met Suzie on the towpath.
I thought I'd come and see
what all the fuss was about.
Wow.Ooh, blimey. He don't look too
well.
Oh, Fred's been dead for
fifteen-hundred years.
Fred? Shouldn't it be something
like Ethelred or Osbert?
Oh. I thought he looked like a Fred.
Mr Edingham found him with his
trusty metal detector.
What I thought was yet another bit
of old piping
turned out to be Fred's ceremonial
sword.Nice one.
So who owns the land?
It was gifted to the landlady at
The Bounty pub by an old regular,
but it's designated grazing land -
more or less worthless to
them, unfortunately.
And she gave us permission to set up
the dig.
Thank you so much for joining,
Mrs Starling, Suzie.
Ah, another VIP!
Excuse me one moment.
I thought you'd retired.
So did I.
SIREN APPROACHES
Becks?
Come on.
Good girl.
According to his sailing club
lanyard,
the victim's Kit Harcourt, 34 years
old.
Club Commodore James Wickham
is on his way now.Thank you.
Who called it in?They did.
Apparently, birds come out
to feed after a storm -
they were hoping to see a
red-necked phalarope,
but they got more than they
bargained for.
Time of death?
Pathologist reckons somewhere
between 4 and 6.30am.
Looks like the boom struck him
in the back of the head.
So you think it's an accident?
Uh Well, I was a sea cadet
as a boy,
and risk of injury from a boom
strike is drilled into you.
Never had you down as a sailor,
Brendan.
Well, all I'm saying is that he
must have been mad
to even think about sailing this
morning.
The wind was gusting 45 knots.
Then why did he try?Hmm.Do we have
any witnesses?
We're working on it.
The incident could have been seen
from numerous vantage points.
Jason, can you ask the twitchers
if I can borrow their binoculars,
please?
DISTANT:Excuse me
DISTANT:Is that OK?
Thank you so much.
TWITCHER:Thanks very much.
Thanks.
Of course they're here.
Of course, Tanika. If I hear
anything, I'll let you know.
Well?What's going on?
There's been a death at the sailing
club.Is it murder?
Well, they're thinking accident,
but keeping an open mind -
and they're looking for witnesses,
so if you hear anything
May I introduce Darius Gifford,
professor of early medieval
archaeology at the university.
Mrs Potts, I know you by reputation.
Your remarkable research into the
Ostia Antica excavation -
that's required reading in our
ancient history department.
Well, that was some time
ago, but thank you.
Will you be joining us today?
Sadly, no.
I just came down to review the
drone footage
from this morning's aerial land
survey.
Oh, how exciting!
HE CHUCKLES
Yeah, well, it would have been,
but the high winds made the drone
impossible to control.
Ended up being blown back
over the river.
Um
May I see the footage?
Yes, of course. I'll forward the
download to the site laptop.
But then, I'm afraid I must go -
I have a lecture to give.
But it really was a pleasure
meeting you.
Likewise, Professor Gifford.
Oh, Darius, please.
I think she likes him.
Well, maybe she just admires
his academic prowess.
No! She likes him!
Thank God Michael didn't live to see
this.
It's all so awful.
Excuse me.
Morning.
James Wickham, Club Commodore.
And this is Ursula
LiddingtonHello.
..our Honorary Secretary.DC
Hackett.Hello.DS Malik.
Thank you both for coming in.
How well did you know the victim,
Mr Wickham?
Well, outside of sailing, not very
well.
He'd only been with us
for just over a year.
Kit was dedicated to the club
and an extremely generous donor.
So he was well liked?
No issues with any of the club
members?
No. No, nothing like that.
Would you agree, Mrs Liddington?
Sorry, I'm not quite myself.
I think she's still in shock.
It's probably best if I answer
your questions for now.
Why was Mr Harcourt attempting
to sail so early?
Well, Kit worked in the city.
He had to be at his desk
when the markets opened.
And sunrise is the perfect time for
a summer sail.
I often do the same myself.
And this morning?
No, it was gusting a force nine.
I'd never go out in those
conditions.
Would anyone else be at the club
at that time of day?
Greg Cooper, maybe.
He's our Rear Commodore.
He's responsible for opening up,
although he doesn't normally get
in till about 8am -
unless he's had a few Naval Golds,
and then he sometimes crashes
at the club.
So he's a drinker?
Rather overfond of the sauce,
but perfectly amiable.
Sarge. Just finished securing
the perimeter.
Looks like the boat store's
been broken into.
HE SIGHS
This is the second time in as many
months.What's been taken?
The consignment of outboard motors.
They were delivered earlier
in the week.
Is the boat store alarmed?Yeah, the
panel's in the corner.
I'm their first point of contact,
but the alarm company didn't call
me.
And here's why.
Professor Gifford seems like an
interesting man.Oh, yes.
And highly respected in his field.
And not bad looking, either.
Really?
I didn't notice.
CHUCKLING:She blushed.
I knew it.
There you are, Mrs Potts -
primed and ready to go.
I'll leave you to it.
You're not just interested in
potential burial sites, are you?
Not entirely.
OK.
According to the timestamp, the
footage starts at 5.17 am.
Darius said the drone gets blown
off course over the river.
There it goes.
And over the river is the sailing
club.
Oh, Judith, you are clever.
The body was found near the slipway.
Oh, there! Is that it?
Can you zoom in?Yeah.
Now, there's the body.
Who's that?
Call me old fashioned, but if this
was an accident,
why would anyone prioritise the boat
over helping their mate?
Well, the rest of the footage may
answer your question.
Oh! See that? A flash of yellow
in the water?Where?Yes.
There.
Looks like a bag.
And it's moving!
That's it, I'm afraid.
That may not be our only witness.
What's that?
The Marlow Donkey timetable.
Never without it.
So the first train leaves Maidenhead
at 5.15,
meaning it would pass the sailing
club at roughly5.22 -
around the time the person on the
footage would be making their escape.
Any potential burial sites, Mrs
Potts? Undiscovered settlements?
Sadly not, and I'm afraid we have to
leave as a matter of some urgency.
As does he!
I think she might
ACTUALLY be stalking me!
We always do our big shop
on Thursdays,
And we're hosting the parish council
supper tonight.
Mrs Starling, I have seen you, by
the way.
Well, come on - the fridge won't
fill itself!
I'm afraid I can't, Dear. Someone
has to man the fort.
We've cancelled bridge twice,
we've missed the bowls tournament -
his silly little hobby is ruining
our lives,
and YOU'RE encouraging him!
Sorry about that.
She's used to getting her own way.
You've got to love a strong woman.
Something's troubling me, Sarge.
In order to get the boat on the
water in those winds,
you'd never raise the sail on shore.
So why did he?
This is starting to look well dodgy.
MOBILE VIBRATES
OVER PHONE: We're on our way over
now.
There's something you need to see.
What?Evidence that suggests
it wasn't an accident
..it was murder.
Looks like you're right, Judith.
And the victim suffered significant
facial injuries,
like he'd been in a fight.
So, whoever this assaulted Kit
Harcourt, struck him with the boom,
and then left him for dead.
And then raised the sale to give
the impression
that the force of the wind swung
the boom into the back of his head.
You and Brendan are turning
into the Dream Team.
Maybe I should make you partners.
You could be Watson to my Sherlock.
Well, no. I was thinking more the
other way round.
Hm!There's also a break-in here,
the same night.
Are the incidents connected?
It's not straightforward.
According to the security company,
the alarm was disabled at 2.09am
And if this footage is right,
then Kit Harcourt was murdered
three-and-a-half hours later.
It shouldn't take that long to
shift a few motors.
Find out what time the first
train passes the club.
We already have. 5.22.We need to
speak to everyone
who was on that service.
MOBILE VIBRATES
Hi. Thanks for calling back.
My mate Jackie takes that train.
She works at Tynham's boatyard.
Yeah, I'll call in on my way home.
Does anyone at the club
have any idea what happened?
Only committee members have access
at that time.Mm.
So far, the only people we've spoken
to are Club Commodore James Wickham
and long time member Ursula
Liddington.
Oh, I know Ursula quite well.
She's a regular at church.
James Wickham told us Kit Harcourt
was well-liked,
but I got the impression Mrs.
Liddington didn't agree.
Uniform's at Gregg Cooper's house.
He's not there, and neither is his
car.We need to find him.
Ursula Liddington is still in the
clubhouse.
Maybe you'll have more luck
than I did.
Oh, I'm never joining this club.
I thought sailors were supposed
to be sexy!
BECKS CHUCKLES
Wait, or was that pirates?
Becks?Oh, I'm so sorry, Ursula.
This must all be a terrible shock.
May I introduce Judith Potts and
Suzie Harris -
my fellow civilian advisers.
When something like this happens,
the police draft us in
to help gather information on the
ground.
And your inside knowledge could be
crucial to the investigation.
But I know nothing, really. You
should be talking to James.
He told the police that Kit Harcourt
was popular here.
James likes to give everyone
the benefit of the doubt.
But you're not sure he deserved it?
Kit was always charming to me,
but he was ambitious,
determined to be a key player at
the club.
It's fair to say he ruffled a few
feathers.
Anyone in particular?
Ladies?Sorry, James - I'd completely
forgotten the time!
I'm happy to wait.No, no. It's nice
of you to offer me a lift.
I'll get my coat.
CAMERA CLICKS
Well?I think you might be right.
Ursula does seem a bit cagey.
She gave the impression that Kit
Harcourt wasn't as popular
as James Wickham would have you
believe.
But she didn't name any names?
No, but she's down to help
with the church flowers later.
I could see if I can find out a bit
more.
Sarge, the car's here.
I need to get back for the briefing.
Keep me updated.
Oh, gosh - I've got to get back,
too.
Yeah, and I'll pop in and see
Jackie,
see what she saw from the train.
Wewe didn't mention the bag!
Oh, Brendan, one more thing.
Hit me.There's a yellow sailing
bag on the drone footage.
Becks spotted it close to the
slipway,
before it was carried downstream to
Marlow.
Hm, good spot! And if you've got
time to look into it, be our guest,
but we're still combing the crime
scene for any evidence.
Oh! Then you might be interested
in that tiny gold link.
Where?
Just there.
Oh, yeah.
Thanks, partner.
I'm not a cowboy, DS Perry.
No. No, you're not.
Let's forget that one.
I think that best.
Mrs Potts?
There's an app that can track local
river conditions.
According to today's data,
the current should have taken that
bag to the weir.
I see - how clever!
If you want to check it out,
I'm happy to take you there.
It's on my way back to the station.
Well, that would be most kind, Jason,
and I can use you as a guinea pig
for my latest set of clues
for the Marlow Free Press -
all archaeologically themed!
It would be my honour.
Thank you.Mm.
Let's start with an easy one.
SUZIE: Just like old times.
You and me sharing a flask of tea
while the school gate queens sip
lattes at Lorenzo's.
We never quite made the cut,
did we, Jackie?
Because we didn't have a bloke.
SUZIE SIGHS
Or the right accents. Or any dosh.
THEY CHUCKLE
But now, our amazing girls
are amazing women!
JACKIE PUFFS
You can be proud of that.
Yeah.
And everything else we've achieved.
Mm.
Did I tell you? I'm coaching the
youth squad at the sailing club.
What?Yeah.
JACKIE CHUCKLES
I see they've word about the murder,
then?
Some guy called Kit Harcourt.
Kit?
When was this?This morning.
Right about the time your train
passes the sailing club.
I thought you might have seen
something.
I was on the road side.
The only person I saw was
Gregg Cooper, but he's often there.
They also had a break-in.Oh, again?
What did they take?
A load of outboard motors.
Police think it could be related.
Word is there's an inside man at
Marlow Marine.
They supply all the boat
engines around here.
Really?
So how did you find Kit as a person?
It sounds like he rubbed a few
people up the wrong way.
He did more than that to Dad.
What do you mean?You know Dad was
running the club members bar?
Kit accused him of fiddling the
accounts.
Harry? No way.
Dad denied everything, but he was
forced to resign.
Thinks Kit deliberately set him up.
SUZIE SIGHS
Poor Harry.
He's a broken man now, Suze.
Everyone in the boat community
thinks he's a criminal.
SHE SCOFFS
Business has never been so bad.
You don't think the police will
think
he's got something to do with this?
They might want to know where he was
this morning.
He just needs an alibi to put him
in the clear.
Can I talk to him?
It could be important.
You can try, but I've not heard
from him since yesterday.
Morning, Toms.
Have you lost something, Mrs Potts?
No, not personally, but perhaps you
can help.
A bag fell into the river at the
sailing club,
and the current should have brought
it to the weir, but I can't see it.
After a summer storm, the river
rises,
washes everything downstream at
Dagger's End.
Thank you, Tom.
You've been extremely helpful.
We're investigating the murder of
Kit Harcourt,
a highly successful investment
banker, 34 years old,
single, with no criminal record.
We need to understand who might want
him dead and why.
A key person of interest is this man,
Gregg Cooper.
He's not at home, his car is missing,
and he's not responding to calls.
And we did find that broken bottle
of Naval Gold close to the slipway,
which is the brand Gregg Cooper is
known to drink.
Check out his phone and bank
records.
They could help us trace
his movements.
Other people of interest at the
sailing club
are James Wickham and Ursula
Liddington.
They gave conflicting accounts
of Kit Harcourt's character.
Do they both have alibis for the
time of death?
Well, James Wickham's wife, Hayley,
confirmed he was at home at the time
of the murder.
Mrs Liddington said she was in bed,
but lives alone -
we only have her word for it. We're
still talking to other club members,
but, so far, nothing of interest.
Is Hayley Wickham involved
with the club?
Ohyes. She's the, er
..house manager, and she's in
charge of maintenance,
staffing, and club kit.
But her statement backs up her
husband's - Kit was a decent bloke.
The break-in was the same night as
the murder.
Are the two incidents connected?
It could be a case of wrong
place, wrong time.
Victim saw something, had to be
silenced.
Anything else that might help us?
Oh, I
We found a single gold link in the
grass near the body.
It's been identified as coming from
a vintage wristwatch,
but no-one's reported one missing.
And it looks like solid gold.
So it's valuable.
Who does it belong to? Gregg Cooper?
Or one of the thieves?
Or someone who's not on our
radar yet?
Get the link and bottle fast-tracked
for DNA.
And we need to find Gregg Cooper.
HE BREATHES HEAVILY
KNOCKING,
DOOR OPENS
Sarge.
I thought you might want a heads-up.
About what?
I overheard Greenly on the phone to
DI Hoskins.
They were talking dates.
Do you think he's coming
back from sick leave?
Just as I'm getting good at this.
It might not be that.
MOBILE VIBRATES
If this is my last case as SIO,
I've got to solve it.
You really didn't need to come
today, Ursula.
I'm afraid I did.
I'm in a terrible quandary.
Whatever you're holding onto is
making you very unhappy.
Something happened at the club
last night.
Something terrible.
We'd had a committee meeting that
didn't end well.
Gregg had been passed over as Vice
Commodore,
a role he expected to be his.
Everyone else had gone home, and I
was missing Michael dreadfully.
I always felt closer to him looking
out over the river.
And then I saw them.
Gregg had been drinking more heavily
than usual.
MUFFLED ARGUING
He was angry, humiliated, wanted to
take revenge.
You are going to leave this club
and never come back,
or I will NOT be responsible for
the consequences.
Stop embarrassing yourself.
You're done here.
But do you think Gregg is capable
of murder?
Last night, I saw a man I didn't
recognise.
A man pushed to the edge.
SoI'm afraid I do.
Sarge, uniform just found Gregg
Cooper's car in Frith Woods.
Traces of blood on the interior
and another empty bottle of Naval
Gold.
But no phone, no wallet, and no
Gregg Cooper.
Well, we've got his mobile and bank
records back.
No activity since his phone was
turned off at 23.38.
Where is he now?
He can't have just vanished
without a trace.
If it's Gregg Cooper you're talking
about, we might be able to help.
The yellow bag I mentioned - I
managed to track it down.
What yellow bag?This one.
We spotted it on the drone footage -
a few feet away from the victim's
body before it was swept away.
You were all terribly busy,
so I decided to try to locate it
myself.
Its contents
..identify the owner
..as Greg Cooper.
So that's why we couldn't track him.
Spoke to my mate Jackie,
she said she saw Greg Cooper
from the train this morning.
So he was there?
But why would he throw a bag
containing all his valuables
into the river?To cover his tracks
if he wanted to disappear?
OR - it got blown into the water
and he panicked?
Had to let it go and run back to
the car.
I managed to get Ursula to open up.
Gregg and Kate had a fight outside
the sailing club, last night.
Which explains Kit Harcourt's other
injuries.
What were they fighting about?
Gregg accused Kit of waging a dirty
tricks campaign against him.
Said if Kit didn't leave the club,
he'd come for him.
Doesn't sound like the harmless
drunk
James Wickham made him out to be.
And we have evidence that places him
at the scene.
Where is he now?
You know, if I wanted to disappear
in Marlow,
I'd hide out in one of them boats -
there's hundreds of them!
BRENDAN:We can't search them all.
SUZIE:You got a better idea,
Brendan?
And there's something else.
According to Jackie,
Kit Harcourt falsely accused her
dad, Harry Tynham,
of stealing from the club members'
bar -
even produced accounts to prove it!
Forcing poor Harry to resign.
We need to follow that up.Sarge.
DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES
FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
HE SIGHS
So you are still alive then, Dad?
I was getting worried. I've tried
calling you loads of times.
I left my charger here.
But you heard about Kit Harcourt?
Yeah, I saw it on the news.
Remember Suzie?
Amy and Zeta were mates at school.
Well, of course I do. Why?Well,
she works for the police sometimes.
Was asking if I saw anything
from the train.
Did you?Only Greg.
Did James Wyckham get hold of you?
No. I told you, my phone was off.
It's about the keel
on the Marlow Maiden.
He's querying the need
to replace it.
Wyckham doesn't believe a word
I say.What shall I tell him?
Well, he can come this afternoon,
look for himself.
I'll show him the rotten keel
and the paperwork.
Then he can't accuse me
of trying to swindle him.
So that's it, then.
We're out at the end of the month.
Landlord's refusing to give us
any more time.
All that land,
nothing we can do with it.
We can't give up yet, Mum.
Heard anything?
No, me neither.
We just need to keep our heads down.
I've got to go.
I wonder if there's a link
between the theft and the murder.
What exactly are you looking at?
I'm not quite sure yet.
I need to go back to the sailing
club, try to make sense of it.
DS Malik?
Do you know where DS Malik is?
Just needed a few minutes
to think about the case.
Carry on.
Is it just me
or was that really weird?
It was certainly unorthodox.
It's time for Cecil's walk.
I'm going to go back along the river
and check those boats
for any signs of Gregg Cooper.
Kit Harcourt's house
is en route to the club.
I may just pop in on my way,
see if the police missed anything.
How are you going to do that
without a warrant?
Well, I'll worry about that
when I get there.
CECIL BARKS
Relax, mate.
There's no way they'd want
to take you. No offence.
Afternoon.
There's always something.
Come on.
Hey, Suzie.Hey.Coffee?
Oh, yeah. Make it a large one.
It's been a long day!
Terrible, isn't it?
One of our regulars had his whippet
snatched out of his garden.
It's getting like the Wild West
around here, isn't it?
Did you hear about the murder
at the sailing club?No.
Yeah. It's partly why I came in.
Who was killed?
Some young bloke. Kit Harcourt.
They thought it was an accident.
Drone footage proves it wasn't.
When was this?
Between 5am and 6:30am this morning.
Police are looking for witnesses.
I'll ask around.
Coffee, Dad?
No, thanks.
I'm going out.
But we've got the meeting
at the bank, remember?
I'll be there.
Nice. Give me a minute.
Ah, Mrs Potts, have you got
another crossword clue for me?
Not this time, Jason,
but I was hoping you'd be here.
There's something I need to borrow.
Thank you.
Erm Judith Potts.
I work with the police
in a civilian capacity.
Are you Hayley Wyckham?Yes.
James' wife.
Can I ask what this is about?
I need someone who might
be able to tell me
what Kit Harcourt was doing with
this committee photo from 2003?
Kit came to the house,
said he needed photographs
of members' younger selves for
a fundraising event at the club.
It was the only thing I could find,
but the event never happened.
I suspect he obtained it
under false pretences.
Why would he do that?
I'm afraid I have no idea,
but it wouldn't be the first time
he manipulated the truth
to get what he wanted.
You didn't like him much, did you?
That's not what I said.
Can I ask where you were
between 5am and 6am this morning?
At home, in bed.
James always brings me tea
around that time.
So if you're asking if I had
anything to do with what happened,
the answer is no.
Anyone for a top up?Please.
Hayley Wyckham claims
that Kit Harcourt
was dangerously manipulative.
He'd made enemies of Gregg Cooper
and Harry Tynham,
giving them both motive.
Which backs up
Ursula Liddington's statement.
Both lines of inquiry are
being followed up by the police
but there was something
I couldn't get out of my head -
the possibility that the theft
and the murder were
..connected somehow.
These are copies of photographs
taken by forensic officers.
I was curious about this oil spill
and the smaller patches
leading towards the door.
Had our thief stepped in oil
while stealing one of the motors?
And then I remembered reading
that engine oil
is now injected with dye
to facilitate detection of leaks
under ultraviolet light.
So I borrowed Jason's UV torch.
Nice one.
Under UV light, the residue on the
thief's shoes shows up as a trail,
as illustrated here.
So, as you can see, someone
walked from the boat store
to the area where Kit Harcourt's
body was found.
The trail ends there,
but it confirms the connection
between the theft and the murder.
That's brilliant.
I think we can work out
what that connection might be.
Hello?
There's been a development.
Someone spotted Gregg Cooper
from the river
walking down the Thames path
at Bourne End.
Our officers haven't located him
yet, but we're getting closer.
He'll be hiding out on a boat.
I keep telling you.
You might be right.
We're looking into it.
But there's something else.
Alice managed to catch
Harry Tynham at the boat yard.
He denies any involvement
but has no alibi for last night.
Harry is a lovely, kind bloke,
and he's been a brilliant dad to
Jackie ever since her mum died.
No, he wouldn't hurt anyone.
But we've got to face facts.
Kit accused him of stealing money.
It destroyed his reputation.
Harry's got a clear motive.
And there is just one more thing.
I need to apologise for earlier.
I was hiding from DCI Greenly.
DI Hoskins is coming back.
Once Greenly informs me of that
officially, I'll be off the case.
SHE SIGHS
I need you to help me solve it
before that happens.
We might be closer than you think.
So what exactly are we doing?
Well, the engines were bought here,
but stolen after
they'd been delivered.
We need to find out how that
could link to the murder.
I'll take the sales office,
set the plan in motion.
What do we do?
Go to the loading bay.
Spread the word that I'm placing
an extremely valuable order.
You're masterminding some
sort of trap, aren't you?
I may very well be, but that's
strictly off the record.
Hello. Erm, I'd like to order a
top-of-the-range outboard motor.
Money no object.
All right. Er, what's the spec?
I I'm not exactly sure.
OK. Er, what model boat
have you got?
Erm
Er Oh.
Well, it's a bit like that one.
Only it's blue, not red.
Looks like he's in charge.
Keep watch and I'll check it out.
Yeah.
Suzie.Mm?Did you hear me?
Yeah, of course.
Jackie?
It's James.
RADIO:After those awful overnight
storms, we've got a long stretch
of sun ahead of us,
with clear skies predicted
Harry?
While Marlow saw extreme rainfall,
things have calmed down now,
and we're expecting temperatures
to peak in the late 20s
before the end of the week
The Aurora 214 is our
top-of-the-range motor,
but it's pricey.
Stop worrying about money, Kevin.
I don't.
I just want the best
outboard motor you have.
In fact, I'll take two.
Then I'll have a backup.
DOOR CLOSES
Oh.
Er, can I help you?
HelloDes.
My friend is spending a small
fortune in the sales office,
so I decided to go for a wander.
So, erm, what is she buying,
this friend?
Outboard motors.
Yeah, the ones she has are kaput.
She cannot bear a day
without sailing,
so it's a bit of an emergency
purchase.
Do you do next day delivery?
Yeah, for big orders.
Is she local, this friend?Oh, yes.
Massive house on the river.
A bit too lonely for me.
Do you like a bit of company,
do you?
Erm
NERVOUS LAUGH
Oh, look, there's my other friend.
She's been for a wander, too.
Got to go.
You were supposed to be keeping
watch. Where were you?!
I thought Gregg Cooper might
be on one of them boats.
Well, next time, I'll be lookout.
Come on.
Stage one of Operation Coliseum
is complete.
Coliseum. What's that about?
All will become clear tomorrow.
How did you get on?
I told the warehouse manager
you were placing a big order
for urgent delivery
and you live in an isolated spot.
Excellent. Everything is perfectly
in place for my plan.
DOOR OPENS/FOOTSTEPS
Er, Harry?
I was just checking the keel
to save time.
The door was open.
I hope you don't mind.
Argh!