Death in Paradise

Yeah, well, that week, or the next one...

..would work for us, Henry.

Yes, it would be a real treat to see you.

Livvie?

She'll be delighted.

Yes. Look, I tell you what.

You just let us know when you know, OK?

Yeah, yeah, too long.

OK, bye.

Livvie?

You ready for the beach?

Livvie!

Are you there, love?

Two ticks.

SINGING TO HIMSELF

Ah, you'll never guess.

That was Henry.

Henry Adams on the phone.

He's doing Troilus at the National, poor sod,

and he's thinking about coming out for a visit when the run ends.

Marvellous! We haven't seen him for ages.

Yes! Yes, that's what he said.

So, are we off?

Mm.

Are you sure it's not too choppy?

No. It's absolutely fine.

Once you've cooked the sauce down and it's all hot and tasty,

that's when you add the shrimp.

Cook it for two minutes, not a second more.

You got that, Archie?

Add shrimp. Two minutes. No more.

You sure you can remember that?

You don't want me to write it down?

It's all up here. Don't you worry.

You have to get this right, you know?

I think I should just stay and cook it myself.

That way, there'd be no mistakes.

No. No way. That wasn't part of the deal.

GUNSHOT

Was that a gun?

I think it came from the beach.

Olivia?! Precious!

We're coming to you! Liv, what's happened?

I don't know.

Bob said he saw someone, a man, in the woods.

And then there was a bang.

I-I think he's been shot, Archie...

I think he might be dead.

Phone the police. Then get Liv back to the house. OK?

So, whatever happens today, Madeleine,

I cannot miss my doctor's appointment this evening.

Ah, yes. It's your last one, no?

Yes, it's the big one. Should finally get the all-clear to fly home.

If the stars align, I might even make quiz night

at the Snooty Fox next week.

That'll cheer the lads up.

They've lost three in a row since I've been here.

Right, so, where's the crime scene?

Through there. Oh.

Er, I think I might just, er...

You know, since I've lived on the island,

not one insect has crawled up my leg and bitten me.

Yeah, well, they're a tenacious bunch, the old arthropods and arachnids.

You know, a cockroach can survive for a week

after its head's been cut off. Did you know that?

Can we go now?

Yes. Oh, er, actually, I might just... SHE GROANS

Everything takes so much time with you. You know what?

I'm gonna go ahead, OK?

Oh, sorry. I can cream up on the way.

Good.

Sir!

Afternoon, JP, Ruby.

Afternoon, Inspector Parker.

Oh, you-you've missed a bit.

Huh? Just right there, on your nose.

Ah, always the nose.

Right.

So who's our victim?

Robert Garwood, aged 54.

He's been a resident on Saint Marie since 2009.

He and his wife Olivia were taking their early-morning swim just after ten

when, apparently, Mr Garwood saw a man lurking in the trees.

And that's when a gunshot was fired, sir,

and the victim fell to the ground.

And what about the wife, Olivia.

Did she catch a glimpse of the assailant?

Er, no, sir. She's unsighted.

Blind. Oh!

Was anything heard? The man who fired, did he say something?

According to the victim's wife, no.

The killer appears to have kept their distance,

arrived, fired the fatal shot

and then left again back through the woods.

And the shot fired, from that distance,

straight through the heart - extremely accurate.

A swift and brutal murder.

They knew what they were doing.

We need to search those woods. Yes, Sarge.

And I noticed some houses further down the street.

Can you... Can you ask them if they saw anything suspicious this morning?

On it, sir.

Can you search through the victim's things,

see if that turns anything up?

Sure. I'll go talk to our witness.

Hmm.

This is Olivia and Precious.

Detective Inspector Parker.

Good afternoon. Er, are you Olivia Reeves?

Yes.

The Olivia Reeves - you're the famous actress?

I was a famous actress.

I've been retired many years since.

Well, may I say, it's a real honour to meet you.

I'm sorry it's under such tragic circumstances.

Er, so...

Archie, you're Mr Garwood's son, yes?

Yes. And Miss...?

Abellard. Precious Abellard.

I drive the taxi.

And Precious has become a really good friend over the years.

And you two were both at the house when the shot was fired?

We were.

DISTANT GUNSHOT

And Miss Reeves... Olivia, please.

Er, Olivia...

..you were on your own on the beach with Mr Garwood

when the gun was fired? Yes.

He said he saw someone, a man, loitering in the woods, yes?

That's right. We'd been for our swim and we were just drying off.

When Robert spotted whoever it was,

straight away there was a loud bang.

And that came from the woods?

I'm sure it did, yes.

When I heard Bob drop to the ground,

well, the only thing I could think of was to get back here, phone for help.

That's when we found Olivia.

Olivia! Precious!

We're coming to you!

And you two didn't see anyone else running from the beach?

MOUTHS No-one.

Can anyone think of anyone who would want to do this to Mr Garwood?

Of course not. Dad wasn't a criminal.

He... He wasn't in any trouble.

SNORTS

Miss Reeves? You don't agree?

Robert and I had been drifting apart for quite a few years.

Well, I felt there were things he wasn't telling me.

What kind of things?

He'd go places without me.

Meet people.

It was almost like he was up to something.

Well, I understand this is extremely hard for you all.

I'll leave you with some time alone

if you don't mind me having a look around?

Of course.

I cannot believe I've just met Olivia Reeves.

My mum is going to be so jealous.

Was she a good actress?

Was she a good actress? Mm-hm.

Yes, she was great. Very respected.

She did it all theatre, film, TV. Uh-huh.

So, the victim's computer and tablet -

I'll go through them back at the station.

Er... Ah, mobile phone, as well.

Thank you.

Huh.

Looks like Olivia and Robert were sleeping in separate bedrooms.

She did say they'd drifted apart in recent years.

Oh... Take a look at this bolt.

It was recently put on.

Yeah. But why?

Who was Olivia trying to keep out?

Sir? Sarge?

Er, I think I've got something.

So, I spoke to an elderly couple

who live about half a mile down the road,

and they mentioned that an ambulance came to this address a few months ago.

Oh? Did they say why it was called?

Well, I got Anton to phone the team on shift

and they remembered the incident very well.

Olivia Reeves made the call

because she had consumed an amount of manchineel fruit.

Thank you. Manchineel?

Hmm. It grows near the beach.

It's a very toxic fruit.

The whole tree is toxic.

You see, Miss Reeves was rushed to A&E

because she had to get her stomach pumped.

Wow!

Can it be fatal?

It can be, but you have to have an awful lot to die.

And Miss Reeves, well, she's not young, so she's more at risk.

Poor Olivia!

The interesting thing is this, sir.

The paramedics said

that while Olivia was being stretchered into the ambulance,

she wanted nothing to do with her husband, you know,

saying he should stay away.

Let me come with you to the hospital.