♪ ♪ SUZIE: Ferdy Blake's been murdered.

♪ ♪ CAL: He enjoyed humiliating people.

ISLA: Ferdy was desperate to buy me out, but I wouldn't give him the satisfaction.

ALICE: More threats.

That's Omari, the kitchen gardener.

OMARI: Put that down.

(gasps) TANIKA: Police!

BRENDAN: Police!

TANIKA: We need to get back to the restaurant-- now.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (thunder claps) (whimpers) (click) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (birds calling) BRENDAN: Looks like he died of hypothermia.

If we're assuming this wasn't an accident, we need to work out when he went into the freezer room.

What time did you meet Omari Joseph to go foraging?

(phone chimes) 9:00.

Isla De Souza raised the alarm at 11:00.

Forensics have just arrived, guv.

Right, let's go and talk to Ms.

De Souza.

♪ ♪ I wonder where that goes.

♪ ♪ It's just a storeroom.

What are those?

SUZIE: Must be the gas they use in Ferdy's smoking cocktails.

Liquid nitrogen.

And what's that pipe doing there?

The valve is open.

And according to that gauge, the tank's empty.

Its contents taken by this pipe to where, I wonder.

♪ ♪ If I've got my bearings right, that vent is on the back wall of the freezer.

So, someone knowingly pumped gas into a locked room.

That does not sound good.

(sighs) It isn't.

According to this, gas released into a sealed area displaces oxygen and can cause suffocation.

Whoever did this was leaving nothing to chance.

And it's a far faster way to die than hypothermia.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ TANIKA: What time did you find Mr.

Merson?

Just before I called you, around 11:00 You were expecting him to be here?

I'd asked him to do some cleaning, and then, when I couldn't find him, I checked the freezer room.

Is there any chance he could've locked himself in?

Accidentally?

No.

There was an internal safety latch.

Someone had locked the door on the outside and taken the key.

We need to know your movements from 6:00 p.m.

last night.

Are you suggesting I might have something to do with this?

You found both bodies, Ms.

De Souza.

If I was the killer, then I think I would've been smart enough not to do that.

This place was a mess after you tore it apart.

I'd been given permission to return, so I did.

Being the one to find Cal was an unfortunate coincidence.

(plastic shifting) Tanika.

May we have a word?

Just checked the freezer room control panel.

The ventilation system had been switched off.

TANIKA: And the tube?

BRENDAN: Found the other end hidden in a grille on the inside wall.

If we think the primary cause of death could be suffocation, we need a revised timeline ASAP.

Guv.

We know there were a lot of people who wanted to kill Ferdy, but why would anyone want to kill Cal?

He went to great pains to deny it, but maybe he did witness something on the night of the first murder.

Or did Cal kill Ferdy with the help of an accomplice, who then turned on him?

That person could be Isla De Souza.

She has motive and was at the scene of both murders.

What's going on?

I saw the police cars.

Where's Cal?

I've been trying to get hold of him.

Why don't you come inside, Mrs.

Merson?

♪ ♪ That's all we know right now.

Guv.

Excuse me.

OFFICER: You're needed at the station.

Some sweet tea.

It might help with the shock.

We're so sorry for your loss, Mrs.

Merson.

Thank you.

And, and it's Nicki.

When did you last speak to Cal?

Around 5:00 p.m.

He called to say he wouldn't be home till at least 3:00 a.m.

I thought it must be taking longer than he thought.

But when he still wasn't picking up when I got back from paddleboarding around 10:30, I, I decided to come here.

JUDITH: Was there any history of conflict between your husband and Isla De Souza?

As far as I know, Isla and Cal got on pretty well.

Was there anyone else that Cal had issues with at work?

Omari Joseph?

(voice trembling): Not that I know of-- I'm so sorry, I can't do this now, I, I need to go home.

Of course.

We'll get someone to take you.

JUDITH: If you remember anything you think we should know or just want to talk, please, don't hesitate to call this number.

Thank you, you're, you're very kind.

♪ ♪ BRENDAN: Your father, Jackson Laronde, worked with Ferdy Blake at his first restaurant, Synthesis.

We found this photo of them looking, uh, very pally.

Ferdy told my father that he wanted to go into partnership with him.

That he'd help him get citizenship.

But it was all a lie.

When Dad's visa expired, he was forced to return to Dominica.

And why did he do that?

Because my father was the true genius.

But Ferdy couldn't bear not being a star.

So, he stole my father's notebooks and rewrote them under his name.

What exactly were you planning to do with the mushrooms?

Ferdy's signature dish was a wild mushroom ragù.

I was going to tell him I'd discovered some rare cèpes that would give the flavor an even deeper intensity.

I knew he wouldn't be able to resist trying it.

I'd been planning it for months.

The threats were meant to unnerve him.

And why did it take you so long to put your plan into action?

I was too much of a coward to ever go through with it.

But I got lucky.

Someone else was braver than I am.

We need you to account for your movements over the past 12 hours.

I was in my cottage until 9:00 a.m., when I met your colleagues.

Can anyone verify that?

No, I was on my own.

Just like Cal Merson was at Gastronomy.

(stammers): What are you talking about?

Mr.

Merson was found dead this morning in highly suspicious circumstances.

BRENDAN: Did he witness you killing Ferdy?

Is that why you had to kill him, too?

(stammers): No, I swear to God.

I had absolutely nothing to do with that.

♪ ♪ ALICE: Guv.

Cal Merson's cause of death has been established.

Inert gas asphyxiation.

Time of death some time between 9:30 and 10:30.

Mr.

Joseph was already in custody when it happened, so that lets him off the hook.

But it doesn't mean he didn't kill Ferdy Blake, or that he and Ms.

De Souza aren't working together.

Omari Joseph admits he planned to kill Ferdy Blake, but claims he took no action.

Now, that's not a crime in itself, but, if his plans involved another party, we could charge them both.

Go back through the evidence log, Alice.

See if there's a connection.

Guv.

JASON: Another video of Ferdy Blake has just been posted.

It's even worse than the others.

Watch it, frame by frame.

There must be something to I.D.

whoever's behind them.

♪ ♪ That's a bloke's hat.

And a rather expensive one.

I'm guessing Matthew made an appearance.

He did-- he dropped by unexpectedly earlier.

I'll have to give it back to him at dinner.

So, it went well, then?

No.

It was ghastly.

The quiet young man I once knew is now really rather full of himself.

And he was terribly rude to Darius.

What was Darius doing here?

He wanted to talk to me about the dig.

Oh, it was all so awkward.

How on earth am I going to get out of dinner with Matthew?

I'm sure we'll think of something.

SUZIE: In the meantime, let's lighten the mood.

How about we get back to the murder?

BECKS: So, where are we?

Well, a few hours ago, I thought we had the killer in custody.

Now I'm not so sure.

So, if Omari isn't involved, then who is it?

Isla, acting alone?

Isla and Damon?

But why kill Cal?

What could he have seen or discovered since Ferdy's murder that made him such a threat, he had to die?

♪ ♪ I think we need to talk to Nicki again.

♪ ♪ Good morning, Nicki.

Morning.

JUDITH: Thank you for seeing us.

What gorgeous roses.

Cal loved their delicate scent.

He always got me rose cologne for me birthday.

Sorry.

(sniffles) Why don't we go and put those in some water?

NICKI (sniffles): Thank you.

JUDITH: Tell us about your husband.

Cal and I were childhood sweethearts.

Married at 18.

I spent years trying and failing to keep him on the straight and narrow.

Was your husband a risk-taker by nature?

No.

No, he was weak.

Easily led.

SUZIE: In what way?

Cal had started behaving oddly lately.

Hiding his phone, taking calls in other rooms.

Just like he did when he was gambling.

Yesterday afternoon, I saw Damon Grady in the garden with Cal.

Damon seemed angry.

He said something about keeping their mouths shut and their heads down.

Got it?

Are you coming or not?

Why didn't you tell the police?

Damon has always been a good friend to Cal.

(stammers): I knew he'd been in trouble.

I didn't want to point the finger in case it was nothing.

Do you have any idea what Damon wanted Cal to keep quiet about?

No.

But Cal was an expert liar.

Most gamblers are.

♪ ♪ (phone chimes, vibrates) ALICE: Guv.

Damon Grady's mobile provider just sent through his records.

He was on the phone at the time of Ferdy's murder, and it's a Marlow number.

SUZIE: That must've been what he was doing when I saw him outside.

TANIKA: Find out who it was.

Anything new from the evidence log?

Uh, well, the neoprene glove we found by the river had WWC printed on it?

Windean Watersports Club.

I've asked for their members' list.

JASON: I got the old staff records at Ferdy's first restaurant.

Isla De Souza joined the restaurant as sous chef a few months before Omari's father disappeared.

Was Isla De Souza responsible for hiring Omari Joseph at Gastronomy?

BRENDAN: I'll look into it.

Any joy from the latest video, Jason?

Still going through it, guv.

Oh, she's got to be having a laugh.

What is it?

Isla De Souza wants the go-ahead for a private event at Gastronomy.

Tonight.

SUZIE: What?

Why?

BRENDAN: She says she wants to "reassure "their most loyal diners that the future of Gastronomy is safe in her hands."

But it's barely 24 hours since Cal Merson was murdered.

She's going to set up a kitchen tent outside.

Shall we pull the plug?

No-- we let it go ahead.

What?

If any of them are working together, this is the perfect opportunity to catch them in action.

We keep eyes on all our suspects, see who they talk to, let it play out.

♪ ♪ If we're looking for proof that our suspects are in this together, we're going to need eyes everywhere tonight.

You could base yourself at the bar, Judith, while Suzie and I act as roving spies.

But you'll need a partner.

Well, I could ask Darius.

He wants to discuss the dig in Wales.

Oh!

But what about Matthew?

I agreed to have dinner with him tonight.

Oh.

Wait.

Interconnectedness!

Yeah, I did a class on it?

Now, Matthew is expecting to meet Judith, but Judith would rather meet Darius.

But we all know a woman who would love to accompany a wealthy widower for the evening-- hm!

Yeah?

Yeah?

(laughing) ♪ ♪ I'll be out again tonight.

Ah, we'll be fine.

There's some pizzas in the freezer.

Oh, yes, of course there are.

Have you got a problem with that, Mother?

I have a problem with your wife swanning around like Miss Marple of Marlow while we're stuck inside these four walls.

I was going to ask if you wanted to swan around with me, but as I happen to be in your bad books... Oh, that was just my little joke.

I'd be absolutely delighted.

Casual or dressy?

Dressy, definitely.

Oh, well.

♪ ♪ What are you up to, Becks?

I've found something.

The new video might I.D.

our cameraman.

In this still frame, you can see a mirror.

Reflected is part of the mobile phone and a red T-shirt with a logo on it.

It's a stag.

TANIKA: We need to find the owner of that T-shirt.

Oh, and digital have a match for the number on Damon's mobile from the call when Ferdy Blake was murdered.

It's an empty shop in Station Road.

And the weird thing is, they were calling him.

Okay, Alice and I will check out those premises.

You and Jason head over to Gastronomy.

(police radios running) ♪ ♪ They've let me go.

I won't be long.

(car door opens and closes) Windean Watersports Club just sent through their members' list.

Isla De Souza's on it.

Do you think that glove could've been hers?

We'll have to ask her.

Looks like nobody's been here since it closed down.

Well, if that's the case, why is the bin completely full?

(chamber music playing) DAMON: Ladies and gentlemen, please, can we have your attention?

ISLA: Welcome, everyone, and thank you so much for coming this evening.

(music stops) While recent events have been challenging, we wanted you, our loyal clientele, to know that Gastronomy will be reopening as soon as possible, with me as chef patron.

(guests gasp and murmur) Thank you.

(guests applauding) (music resumes) You'd think she'd make some mention of Ferdy, but it's all about her.

And brand-new menus don't materialize overnight.

Isla, Damon, and Omari all got what they wanted.

But where does Cal fit into all of this?

ISLA: I want you all to know that this is a new era for Gastronomy, without violence, without fear, without Ferdy Blake.

OTHERS: Yes, chef!

The deal is eyes on our key suspects at all times.

And look out for a red T-shirt with a stag logo on the chest.

Mm.

♪ ♪ (knocking) What's through there?

(latch rattles) (gasps) ♪ ♪ We'll need to call this into vice when we get back.

(exhales) So, Damon was involved in gambling.

(grunts softly) Look, this is from last week.

Good spot.

You've been doing great work, Alice.

Mm.

Well, I learnt from the best.

(chuckles) Can I quote you in my "Chronicle" interview?

(both laugh) (chamber music playing) I hope the D.I.

is having better luck than us.

Mm.

There's nothing to see here so far.

Well, at least we won't go hungry.

Mm?

Oh, you've got to try one of these.

It's like their version of nuggets.

Yeah, not bad.

Mm.

It could do with some brown sauce.

You've just eaten deep-fried pig's brain.

And you liked it.

Admit it.

Yeah, I know.

I'm just humoring you to get you off my back.

Judith.

How lovely to see you.

I took the liberty of getting you a glass of champagne.

Well, thank you very much.

Well, it's the least I could do after yesterday.

I hadn't seen Matthew in years, and I'm afraid he's changed rather drastically, and not for the better.

He's on his way over now, and doesn't look too happy.

Oh, dear.

I thought we had a date this evening, Judith.

Oh, we did, but Professor Gifford and I have a rather urgent archaeological assignment to discuss.

Well, I must say this is incredibly annoying... I'm sorry, may I introduce Marian Starling?

♪ ♪ It's a great pleasure to meet you, Marian.

MARIAN: Oh.

Pleasure's all mine.

(Matthew laughs) True gentlemen are hard to come by these days.

As are great beauties.

Oh, you're too kind.

Well, how about some champagne?

I feel in, um, celebratory mood.

Divine.

(laughs) If, uh, Judith will excuse us... Oh, be my guest.

Shall we?

Didn't take him long to jump ship, did it?

So far, so good.

(chuckles) Ooh.

Where is he going?

Might be time to take a little stroll.

JUDITH: I'm afraid I've been slightly economical with the truth, Darius.

This isn't purely a social occasion.

Go on.

All our key suspects are here, and might even be in it together.

And you need me to be your partner in crime.

If you don't mind, that is.

On the contrary, I'd be delighted.

Tell me more.

(whispering): Where's he going?

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ He's heading for the restaurant.

BECKS: Come on.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (lock turning) (door closes, lock turns) ♪ ♪ (handle rattling) (sighs) What are we supposed to do now?

(gasping): Oh!

I saw some keys behind the bar.

Oh, yes!

I'll call Judith.

Yeah.

Goodness-- oh, excuse me.

(phone vibrating and ringing) Oh, it's Suzie.

(vibration and rings stop) Hello?

Right.

I'll do my best and meet you there.

A development?

Yes.

I need to "borrow" the barman's keys without him noticing.

What if I caused a distraction?

I think you might be a natural at this, Darius.

(people talking, music playing in background) (Darius gasps and chokes) (wheezing): Oh, oh!

Help me!

(groaning): Help me.

Help me up, please, hurry, hurry!

Are you okay?

(exhales) Gosh.

Just trapped wind.

(chuckling) Oh!

But thank you.

Thank you very much, anyway.

(keys jingling) (Becks gasps, claps softly) Nice one, Judith.

Oh, I couldn't have done it without Darius.

(lock rattling) It turns out he's got an unexpectedly devious side.

Oh, something else you have in common.

(chuckles) (lock turns) Oh!

This seems to be the one.

(door closes) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (keys rattle) (all gasp) Quick, quick.

♪ ♪ Oh.

♪ ♪ This one.

(keys rattle) Got them.

I'll keep watch.

Okay.

(key inserts) We're in.

♪ ♪ That is a lot of money.

What are Isla and Damon up to?

Why does this case keep coming back to cash?

(objects shifting) (voice trembling): Oh.

The red T-shirt.

We seem to have found our covert filmmaker.

And we found the red T-shirt in Damon's locker, along with the cash Isla gave him earlier.

I'm not going to ask how you got access.

Yeah, best not.

So, what happens now?

Well, that's Tanika's call.

Unlike you, we can't just search people's lockers willy-nilly.

We need a warrant.

Um, if I may add something... Oh, here we go.

Has d'Artagnan joined the Three Musketeers?

(chuckles) Not exactly, but I overheard this gentleman telling this lady that the police had nothing on him and that they were in the clear.

And what did she say?

That they could carry on as planned.

Right, well, I'll, um, I'll update the D.I.-- come on.

MARIAN: Rebecca.

Ah?

I won't need a lift now.

Matty's going to drive me home.

MATTHEW: Yes, I think we could both do with a, um, nightcap?

MARIAN: Well, we've, we've still got so much to talk about.

(chuckles) Enjoy the rest of your evening, Judith.

You, too.

(chuckling) When Marian knows what she wants, she really goes for it.

I almost feel sorry for him.

No, don't.

I think they're made for each other.

I'm so sorry about this evening.

It all got a bit chaotic.

Well, then let's do it properly next time.

And no more pretending that we're meeting to discuss a dig or catch up about an investigation.

An evening when we can spend some time together with a view to becoming more than just friends.

♪ ♪ Um... Life's just so busy.

I'm afraid I can't commit to anything at the moment.

Of course.

It was just a thought.

Well, good luck with the case.

You do realize he was asking you out on a date?

That would've taken so much courage, poor bloke.

You took the wind right out of his sails.

(clicks tongue, sighs) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (blows) BRENDAN: According to Judith's mate, our suspects now think they're in the clear to carry on.

Carry on what?

Murdering people?

Quite possibly.

Isla De Souza got back to me about the neoprene glove.

She confirmed she is a member of the club, but she said she always keeps her kit there.

Okay, but back to last night.

Let's focus on why she gave Damon Grady all that cash when she knew we were at the event.

Did his interest in illegal gambling get him in financial trouble?

JUDITH: The red T-shirt identifies Damon as the person behind the videos.

Could he be blackmailing her?

Mm, or is she paying him off for services rendered as her personal hit man?

We need to talk to Damon Grady again.

Mr.

Grady?

Recognize this?

You've got some explaining to do, mate.

TANIKA: Why were you filming Ferdy Blake in the months before his death?

They were only meant to be for insurance.

Insurance for what?

DAMON: I got the job through the ex-offenders program.

I thought Ferdy really believed in me, but then I got wind I was going to get dumped the minute the program was over.

So, I started filming his rants on my phone.

Just in case.

But why release the videos after he was already dead?

I owed some people money.

Bad people.

So, I sold some of them to a tabloid.

But it wasn't enough.

There was a large amount of cash found in your locker, given to you by Isla De Souza.

She'd realized that the videos were coming from me, so she offered to pay my debt to stop me selling the rest.

Mr.

Blake withdrew increasing amounts of cash during the period you worked for him.

If it wasn't to pay you off, what was it for?

BRENDAN: You've got a lot to lose, Mr.

Grady.

I suggest you start telling us the truth.

(exhales) Ferdy loved gambling.

High risk, high stakes.

I knew some people that ran an illegal gambling den.

I loved the job, and I wanted to get into Ferdy's good books.

So, I made the introduction.

TANIKA: Cal Merson was an ex-gambling addict-- did you know that?

Ferdy bullied him into joining the after-hours poker sessions.

(scoffs) Which triggered a major relapse.

Could someone from the den have come after Ferdy and Cal?

For unpaid debt?

Ferdy was loaded, and he wasn't stupid.

(stammers): He'd never get himself into trouble with those guys.

And Cal, he got lucky.

He won 300K in hard cash.

I was an amateur by comparison.

The den kept calling to settle what I owe, but I just didn't have it.

BRENDAN: You were desperate for money, and you knew Cal Merson had loads of it.

Killing him would solve all your problems.

No.

I'd, I'd never do that.

No, Cal was my mate.

(breath trembling) SUZIE: If Cal won all that money, wouldn't the first person he'd tell be his wife?

Well, not necessarily.

He might have been afraid of her reaction.

If Damon's telling the truth and that 300K actually exists, then Nicki deserves to have that money.

BECKS: But where is it?

I don't think he'd risk hiding it at home.

This is all connected to gambling somehow, isn't it?

That must be the reason the £50 note was pinned to Ferdy's body when he died.

SUZIE: What if Cal hid his winnings at work somewhere and the killer got wind of it somehow?

If someone knew that Cal was at Gastronomy alone and suspected the money was there, they could've forced Cal to reveal his hiding place and then be obliged to kill him.

♪ ♪ Do you remember when we saw him outside the restaurant?

He said he'd dropped his keys.

SUZIE: He looked shifty as hell.

♪ ♪ I think I know where the money is.

TANIKA: Damon Grady claims the cash he received from you was to stop him releasing any more videos to the press.

That's correct.

And how did you know it was him?

It was just a hunch.

But when I confronted him, he admitted it.

TANIKA: You withheld information vital to the case, Ms.

De Souza.

We now know that Omari Joseph came to work at Gastronomy at your invitation.

You'd worked with his father years ago.

Did you know Omari planned to kill Ferdy?

No.

Not until yesterday.

But he would never have gone through with it.

Omari's incapable of hurting anyone.

I gave him the job here as a way of redressing past wrongs.

With Ferdy gone, you had what you'd always wanted.

You all did.

Were you working together?

Not in the way that you're implying.

We were trying to get the restaurant back up and running.

Mr.

Grady also claims that Cal Merson won a large amount of money in an illegal poker game.

What do you know about that?

Nothing.

I had no idea.

SUZIE: So, you're saying Cal stashed his money at the restaurant while the police were still here.

He knew they'd completed their initial search, including the cellar.

Cal must've hidden the money somewhere and retrieved it unseen, and then sent it down this coal chute, which is when we saw him.

But why would he take that risk?

It was his least worst option.

He couldn't take the money home.

As a person of interest, his house could be searched next.

And you think the money's still down there?

We'll find out soon enough.

This should be the door to the cellar.

So, how are we going to get in?

I forgot to return these.

(lock turns) ♪ ♪ We need to get our bearings.

Work out where the coal cellar might be.

This way.

♪ ♪ If I'm right... ♪ ♪ (softly): Yes!

♪ ♪ This is where the coal chute comes out.

And... (gasps) (bag unzips) Whoa-- nice one, Judith.

(inhales) (exhales) Oh, you don't seem very happy about it.

(sighs): Oh, I keep thinking about Cal's relapse.

The stress of keeping all that to himself.

What a difference this money would've made to their lives, had he lived.

(exhales) Can anyone else smell roses?

(sniffs) Yes, I can.

I need to make a fresh start.

♪ ♪ Judith?

What is it?

The roses.

The paddleboard.

Cal's fresh start.

It all makes perfect sense.

Don't you see?

We kept asking ourselves why someone would choose that night to kill Ferdy.

Why take such an enormous risk?

And the answer is, they didn't choose to do it at all.

This was never about money or power.

It was about love and betrayal.

Are you saying the murderer is Isla?

I'm saying Ferdy was never the intended victim.

It was Cal Merson.

And I believe his killer is here with us now.

♪ ♪ Nicki?

(switch clicks, echoes) SUZIE: Come on.

JUDITH: Just getting the money.

I'm sure I saw a light on the wall here somewhere.

Yeah, well, never mind that now.

We just need to get out of here.

(Judith gasps, door slams) (lock turns) (Suzie gasps) (yells): Judith?

Are you okay?

Judith!

Judith?!

(both pounding) Judith?!

TANIKA: That's all for now, Ms.

De Souza.

DS Perry will see you out.

I just want to apologize for not being entirely honest with you.

I know I can appear heartless, but that's what years of brutality does to you.

BRENDAN: What about Cal Merson?

Does his death leave you cold, too?

No-- it makes me angry.

And I'm so desperately sad for Nicki.

I knew her from the watersports club.

She was forced to leave when they couldn't afford the fees anymore.

♪ ♪ (phones ringing) The members' list at the watersports club, how far back did it go?

It's just the current members.

JUDITH: I know you're in here, Nicki.

I just need to talk to you.

(switch clicks, light buzzing) ♪ ♪ That's my, that's my money.

I know.

And you deserve to have it.

(Becks pounding on door) (pounding) SUZIE AND BECKS: Judith!

I, I need that to stop-- tell them to stop it.

(calling): There's no need to worry.

I'm perfectly fine.

(softly): How can she be fine?

She's locked in a room with a murderer.

I'll stay here.

Go and get help.

Yeah.

♪ ♪ Nicki Merson's phone isn't online.

Its last known location is Gastronomy.

(phone ringing) (ringing stops) It's Suzie.

All right, hold tight.

Yeah, we're already on our way.

Nicki Merson's locked herself in the cellar with Judith.

We need to get over there, now!

I understand why you're so angry, Nicki.

None of this was about the money.

I, I need you to know that.

It was about Cal not wanting to share it with me.

We, we always said, if we ever got back on our feet again, we, we'd emigrate together.

But he was going to go to Australia with the money.

On his own.

That was our dream.

It must have been devastating.

How did you find out?

On the morning of the book launch, I'd come home from an early paddleboard.

I'd locked myself out.

Cal always kept a spare set of keys in the glove box, and that's where I found his secret phone.

(sniffs) He'd sent a text to his brother in Brisbane saying he'd won £300,000.

Playing poker.

And that's when you found out he was gambling again.

He told his brother he'd booked a flight for Tuesday.

And he wasn't to breathe a word to me about any of it.

That's why you had to act so quickly.

(crying): I'd stood by him.

Through everything.

But there were other texts on the phone.

Buy-ins.

He'd lied to me.

(crying): About everything for so long.

So, that's when you made your plan.

For once in my life, I had to put myself first.

You understand that, don't you?

Well, of course I do.

You're a kind, loving, loyal person, Nicki.

And were brutally betrayed by the man you loved.

Cal broke my heart.

(sobs) You can still live your dream, Nicki.

If we go now.

(panting) I, I'm leaving.

Stay back.

It's okay-- let her go.

♪ ♪ (birds chirping) (breathes deeply) ♪ ♪ (footsteps running) TANIKA: Mrs.

Merson!

(police radios running) Come with me.

We can talk inside.

♪ ♪ Can you talk us through what happened on the day of Ferdy Blake's murder?

That afternoon, I left the paddleboard by Gastronomy.

I came back on foot.

I knew Cal would be alone at the moment of Ferdy's grand entrance.

(water running) Be in the kitchen or front of house.

I had to time it perfectly.

I, I thought the £50 note might implicate Ferdy or the gambling ring or at least keep the police busy.

Cal was exactly where I wanted him to be.

All I needed was a knife.

And then Ferdy appeared, out of nowhere.

In that moment, I knew it was either him or me.

I wasn't going to end up in prison while Cal got away with everything.

(grunting) ♪ ♪ I only just made it out before Isla raised the alarm.

Then you ran to the river, dropping one of your gloves.

NICKI: It must have fallen out of my pocket.

I didn't realize till later.

But with Cal still alive, you hadn't solved your problem.

But when he was asked to deep-clean Gastronomy alone, it was the perfect opportunity to strike again.

It was my last chance.

I had to stop him getting on that flight.

♪ ♪ So, I came back to the restaurant with a plan.

I'd done some research to make sure that nothing could go wrong this time.

I knew Ferdy kept his liquid nitrogen tanks in the storeroom.

If I could release the gas into the airtight freezer room, Cal would suffocate.

(breathes deeply) With everything set up, just had to wait for my moment.

♪ ♪ CAL (calling): Hello?

(pounding on door) (yelling): Hello?!

NICKI: All I had to do was go back to the tank and open the valve.

And when I got home, I kept calling Cal to make it seem like I was worried about him.

But you still didn't have the money.

No.

I realized it must be somewhere in the restaurant.

But I couldn't go there to look until you lot had gone.

But Judith was one step ahead of me.

JUDITH: Cal must have hidden the money, retrieved it unseen, and then sent it down the chute.

SUZIE: And you think the money's still down there?

JUDITH: The police were always going to catch up with you, Nicki.

You do know that, don't you?

I, I wish I could say I was sorry, but... ...Cal got what he deserved.

♪ ♪ It's time.

(breathes deeply) TANIKA: I know how we figured out it was Nicki Merson, but how did you?

JUDITH: It was the scent of her rose cologne.

It took me straight back to her garden.

And the paddleboard.

Nicki confirmed it was hers.

...when I got back from paddleboarding around 10:30... Suddenly, it all made sense.

But her alibi checked out.

Her call to Cal, nine minutes after Ferdy's murder, was a cast-iron alibi.

It would be impossible to get home in such a short space of time.

And then I remembered I hadn't swum that day because the river was in spate, and it would be possible to get home on the paddleboard in the time frame.

So, I was half-right.

The murder was premeditated.

But the identity of her victim changed at the last minute.

(chuckles) You were bang on the money.

As it were, Mrs.

Potts.

She always is.

♪ ♪ (birds chirping) ♪ ♪ DARIUS: Judith.

Thank you for coming.

Another mission?

No, actually.

This is about us.

In answer to the question I so clumsily dismissed last night, I'd love to spend time as more than just friends.

If it's not too late, that is.

How could it be too late?

This is just the beginning.

♪ ♪ So, what exactly is Becks proposing?

Some sort of celebratory tea?

Oh, that's Matthew's car.

SUZIE: Nice.

(door opens) Oh, you're wonderful.

(Matthew chuckles) MARIAN: Thank you, darling.

So, you're not stopping for tea, then?

Uh, no, no.

I'm sorry we never got to have our dinner, Judith, but I'll be forever grateful to you for introducing me to Marian.

Oh!

As will I. I'm thrilled for you, Matthew.

Genuinely.

MATTHEW: I've decided to stay in France.

A complete U-turn, I know, but, uh... But Marian adores the sun.

(Marian chuckles) Do say goodbye to Colin for me, won't you?

(engine starts) (horn honks) I'd told you we'd come up with the perfect solution.

We always do.

BECKS: Please have a scone, I've made so many of them.

BRENDAN: Ooh, lovely.

ALICE: Pass me one of those sandwiches?

BECKS: Thank you.

JUDITH: What a wonderful spread.

Becks, this looks amazing.

BECKS: I'm a vicar's wife.

(Brendan chuckles) Serving a good tea is a key skill.

Talking of food, what's going on with Gastronomy?

TANIKA: Oh, they should be back in business in a couple of weeks.

JASON: And it's all changed.

The new menu credits Omari's father as the inspiration behind the brand.

No mention of Ferdy Blake.

Which is as it should be.

COLIN: English Breakfast or Earl Grey?

English Breakfast.

English Breakfast.

Oh, finally.

Something we can agree on.

Ah!

(all chuckling) Something else to celebrate.

Oh!

SUZIE: Tanika's interview is in today's paper.

(applauding) SUZIE: Now, I'm not going to lie, I thought it would be okay, but... It's bloody brilliant!

(all laugh) Come on, then, let's have a look.

Oh, thanks for all your help, Suzie.

I think I might have actually enjoyed it.

Not too shabby, girl.

(laughs) Proud of you, guv.

Thank you.

Oh, and the interviewer said that they were interested in doing more profile pieces, so I suggested you three.

No, not my thing at all.

Absolutely not.

No way I'm doing that.

TANIKA: Maybe you could reframe that more positively.

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