The Marlow Murder Club

SHARPENER WHIRRING

Stefan? Are you sure I can lock up? Of course.

It's too hot to be indoors. Go to the river. Have some fun.

Thank you.

Agh!

HE GRUNTS

CLOCK CHIMES

SPLASH

Bach Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude.

HE SIGHS

Hm...

No...

Get away!

Dear God, no!

GUNSHOT

Mr Dunwoody?

Are you all right?

I'm coming!

Mr Dunwoody?

Stay there, I'll get help.

Emergency Services. Which service do you require?

Police. It's my neighbour, Stefan Dunwoody.

He lives on Ferry Lane, about half a mile west of Marlow.

We'll get someone sent straight away.

Oh, please hurry!

I think someone's just shot him.

CHURCH BELL RINGS

FOOD MIXER ON

Oh, morning, Chloe.

Can you give me a lift to the Red Lion later on?

Darling, that's a pub. I'm 17. It's legal.

It's not, you know. It is!

Mum, can I use your phone?

Good morning, Sam. I'll get the bus.

What are you doing? PHONE PINGS

I need you to authorise a purchase. What of?

The new Hell Slayer game. Thanks. PHONE TINKLES.

How much have you just spent? 40 quid.

You cannot spend that kind of money on a game!

I didn't. You did!

DOOR SLAMS

INDISTINCT ARGUING

Oh, hey, quickly, I just wanted to check

that you've ordered the flowers for the confirmation?

Of course. And you're able to pick up the orders of service?

I'm due at the printers at ten.

Oh, and Mrs Eddingham wants you to help set up Lisson Hall

for the reception with the Bishop. Mrs Eddingham?!

Oh! I don't know how you know what I need before I do.

Thank you. You are the best!

LINE RINGS

Come on, girl! VOICEMAIL: Hi. It's Zeta.

Leave a message.

Hi, honey. I just wanted to make sure you check in online today.

Oh, and you'll need to choose the option for hold luggage...

Go on girl, up you go! ..Because it doesn't come as standard.

Good girl.

And you will definitely need hold luggage

for all the presents you're bringing home for your mum!

But seriously, I cannot wait to see you.

One more sleep. Love you!

Thank you, Jason. OK, everyone, is that everything?

Alice, you're liaising with the CPS on the Hudson case?

I'll talk to them by close of play today.Thanks.

And while DI Hoskins is off sick, bring it to me.

OK, that's all for now.

MOBILE VIBRATES

Oh, Jason, I saw there was a suspected firearms incident

in Marlow yesterday.

Seems unlikely, but please can you bring me the report? Yeah. Will do.

Tanika here. It's Rebecca Phillips, Shanti's teacher.

She's feeling unwell again.

OK, thanks for letting me know.

We phoned your husband but got no answer.

No, you did the right thing, Shamil works nights, it's fine.

Thanks.

Will you be able to collect her?

Tell Shanti I'll be with her in ten minutes. Thank you.

OK...

Iqbal?

KNOCKS ON WINDOW

Oh, God! Sorry.

Bloody hell, Iqbal, I thought you were dead!

I'm so sorry, Suzie. You nearly give me a heart attack.

Yeah, I'm really sorry. My fare wanted me to go to Birmingham.

Nah, that's too far. You should have said no.

Yeah, but work is work, and I couldn't say no.

I thought I'll come home and close my eyes.

I was gone. But I promise you,

I'll be well rested before I pick Zeta up from Heathrow. OK?

I should hope so. Seriously, I couldn't let you down.

Where's my girl?

Who's a good girl? Who's daddy's girl?

Hello! Hello, lovely Luna.

Hello. I'll drop her off tomorrow. Come on.Go.

In you get. Good girl. Good girl.

Good girl. Go on.

Oi, you! Get to bed!

I will.

MOBILE RINGTONE

Hello?

Good morning. This is Detective Sergeant Tanika Malik.

Is Mrs Judith Potts there?

CLEARS THROAT I'll just get her for you.

SLURPS WATER AND CLEARS THROAT

Hello, Judith Potts here.

Mrs Potts, I wanted to ask you a few questions about last night.

Is Mr Dunwoody OK? We've not spoken to him just yet.

You mean you haven't found him? It's why I wanted to speak to you.

Are you sure you heard a gunshot? Yes.

You were swimming at the time?

Is it possible it was something else, like a nearby car backfiring?

I know what I heard. And it was preceded by a kerfuffle.

And Stefan didn't reply when I called out to him.

A kerfuffle? Yes, a kerfuffle.

Well, then we have a bit of a mystery,

because my Detective Constables checked Mr Dunwoody's property

last night and there was no evidence

of any kind of altercation or shooting.

I saw them searching by the house,

but they seemed to have just stopped there.

And didn't look around the whole grounds.

In fact, they weren't there very long at all.

You don't think they carried out a thorough search?

All clear. I know they didn't.

Someone shot Mr Dunwoody.

Mrs Potts, this is Marlow we're talking about.

I think that's very unlikely.

Look, I'm sure we'll make contact with Mr Dunwoody soon,

and the moment we do, I'll let you know.

Now, I've got to go. Have a good day.

Detective Shanti!

I'm not very well.

She's not very well.

She'll be with us until Shamil can get here.

Oh, great!

The problem is, we're empiricists,

aren't we, Jasper?

To investigate, we will need the right tools.

Knowledge can be derived by what is observed...

and measured.

And I know what I observed.

LINE RINGS

DS Malik. I've found him. Judith? Stefan Dunwoody.

SIRENS APPROACHING

CAR DOORS SHUTTING

She's down here somewhere.

Mrs Potts?

Mrs Potts?

CAMERA SHUTTER

Mrs Potts? Are you there?

Just here. Are you OK?

Yes. Now that you're here.

HELICOPTER BLADES ABOVE

OK, so, according to forensics,

the powder burns found around the entrance wounds,

and the imprint the muzzle left on the skin,

suggests that the gun was held against the victim's forehead

when it was fired. Like an execution.

An execution?

Will DI Hoskins be leading the case?

As you know, DI Hoskins is still signed off sick.

Until he returns, I'm Acting SIO.

Well, I'll let everyone know.

I think I will have another cup of tea after all.

Coming straight up. Thank you.

Thank you, Jason.

What a lovely young man.

He tells me he's getting married next month.

Mrs Potts, my name's Detective Sergeant Tanika Malik.

We spoke this morning. We did.

Can I ask, what made you return to Mr Dunwoody's property?

Oh, well, that's easy - the gunshot I heard last night.

If you weren't going to take it seriously...

Did you know Mr Dunwoody well?

Just to say hello to, really.

I only moved to Marlow a few years ago

when I retired as an archaeologist.

But tell me,

what was that thing I found on the grass? Was it a bullet casing?

It was. Gosh! So he was shot in the garden,

and his body fell into the tributary

and then drifted downstream in the night.

How very interesting!

Mrs Potts, I can't have you interfering.

This is a police matter now.

Of course.

And I'm sure you'll do an excellent job.

Well, that's just about the most shocking thing I've ever heard.

No, thank you for letting me know.

Speak soon.

Well, aren't you going to ask?

No.That was Major Lewis, the bursar of the Rotary.

He was just talking to the secretary of the Phyllis Court luncheon club.

Her nephew's a police officer,

and it looks as though Stefan Dunwoody shot himself.

Or worse. What's worse than shooting yourself?

Being shot by someone else, of course!

There she goes again, all high and mighty.

Who? The new vicar's wife.