Death in Paradise

Ladies and gentlemen,

we're shortly beginning our descent into Saint Marie,

so if I could ask you to fasten your seat belts.

Thank you.

We have a situation.

Kevin, I can't help you if you don't talk to me.

I just want this to be over!

But I need to do it in my own time, all right?

I can't be rushed! I won't be... I won't be rushed!

All right. No-one is rushing you.

Kevin? Where are you going?

Kevin! Please calm down, sweetheart.

I'm worried about you. What are you going up there for?

Rosalie! Are you here?

I wasn't expecting to be picked up.

Your secretary, Rosalie, thought it'd be a good idea.

I'm Leo. It's a pleasure to meet you, Commissioner.

SIGHS

INHALES DEEPLY

I've been spending some time in London with my daughter.

But...

I very much have been looking forward

to coming home again.

CLEARS HIS THROAT

And what about you?

You're working at Government House?

Interning.

Been four months now and I'm totally loving it -

the job, the island...

I didn't know we had interns.

There's a new Business and Tourism department.

George McCann heads it up. I'm not sure if you know him.

Oh.

PHONE RINGS

Rosalie?

Commissioner, I am so sorry to bother you,

but I think you need to come straight to Government House.

- Is he still up there? - Yes.

What are all these new people doing here?

They're government advisers.

Been brought in, you know, to oversee business...

Business and Tourism, I know,

BANGING NEARBY

But why here?

Kevin!

Please!

Come back and talk!

Deborah?

Thank goodness you're here. George is on his way over.

This is Commissioner Patterson.

I need you to phone the fire brigade

and an ambulance, just in case.

And alert my team.

Uh...

DOOR HANDLE SQUEAKS

Kevin!

My name is Commissioner Patterson.

Perhaps we could talk?

He shut down a few minutes ago.

Just stopped talking.

Um, if you could step aside.

Kevin!

CAR ALARM WAILS

Oh, my goodness!

Oh, no!

Oh, no!

I think you should all head inside

and wait for me there, please.

Commissioner Patterson, George McCann.

Kevin worked for me. Do we know yet why he might...?

If you could just go inside and wait with the others, Mr McCann...

Of course.

Er, emergency services are on their way?

Paramedics are coming,

and I spoke to Sergeant Fletcher at the police station.

She's notifying her team.

Sergeant Fletcher?

Who is she?

Say, is there a Sebastian Rose here?

Anyone?

All right.

HORN BLARES LOUDLY

Well, I appreciate your attention.

I said I am looking for a Sebastian Rose.

Has anyone seen him?

Yes I! That's me.

GROANS

Sebastian Rose.

Seb for short.

Good morning, Officer Rose.

Mattie Fletcher. I'm your new sergeant.

It's good to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

So, you have a fun night, then?

Yeah, man.

Partied hard. It was lit, you know?

I am sorry to poop your party, but we've got a call-out. Here.

I mean, when duty calls, right?

What? Wait...

How did you know I was here and how did you get me uniform?

I got your home address off your file.

I headed over to your house. You were out,

but your mum was in, so we had a quick chat

while she gave your uniform an iron.

She seems really cool.

Anyway, she had told me that you'd been out

at a beach party all night.

Which means you're either going to be at Turtle Bay

or down here at Paradise Cove.

And if you know anything about anything

about a beach party,

which I kind of just assumed you did,

then you're going to be at Paradise Cove.

So, that's what I did, and here I am.

That answer your question?

- I guess so. - OK.

Good morning!

- Good morning, Sarge. - Morning.

Mattie, officially, welcome to the team.

Sorry you landed the Sunday shift on your first day.

But...

I made saffron buns.

Thank you so much, Sarge.

CHUCKLES

Mm. Amazing.

So, what's your inspector like?

He's English, right?

MATCH OF THE DAY THEME PLAYS

This, Harry, me old mate, is what we call "the business".

Good morning, sir.

Good morning, Inspector.

CUTLERY CLATTERS, THEME ENDS

- We've got a case, I take it? - Hello and welcome.

Well, an absolute blockbuster line-up...

He doesn't really do greetings.

Mm.

Sergeant Mattie Fletcher.

It's great to meet you, Inspector.

I was really enjoying my Sunday morning.

Full English.

Last night's Match Of The Day.

It's his favourite TV show. He's totally obsessed with it.

Mm.

Officer Rose, you're on snaps. I'll cordon off.

What's the story here, then?

Victim's Kevin Felton.

Worked as a tech consultant

for the Business and Tourism team here at Government House.

Seems he took his own life.

We'll need postmortem to confirm,

but paramedics say injuries are consistent with a fall.

Yeah.

Well, just found this in his trouser pocket.

Wonder what that's for.

Must be the key to the roof door.

He locked himself up there, so...

Commissioner. Welcome back.

It's good to see you both.

And you, sir. We really missed you.

Didn't we, Inspector?

Is that the victim's bag?

Yes. This is the victim's bag.

There's not much in it.

A mobile phone,

a wallet

and an empty sweet packet,

another empty sweet packet,

and a... banana, uneaten.

Locked. One second.

Sir, where are you...?

He hasn't changed, then, I see.

Not a bit.

Appreciate it.

Interesting.

Notification from his bank,

3:26 this morning.

$1,200, paid to Cariba Airlines.

- What time did he jump? - 4:47.

And here, in his emails,

ticket for a flight to the UK,

due to depart this afternoon at 5pm.

So, if Kevin Felton came to this building

for the sole purpose of throwing himself off it,

then why, just over an hour beforehand,

was he forking out for a ticket back home later this same day?

You're suggesting...

the victim didn't take his own life?

I am indeed.

Which means...

someone else did.

I was at home asleep when Kevin phoned.

It was just gone half past three in the morning.

He sounded drunk, upset.

Said he was coming here

and that he'd had enough and he couldn't do this any more.

Couldn't do what any more?

He'd had a tough time lately.

His girlfriend split up with him and flew back to the UK.

He was stuck on the island, living alone.

And what would you say his demeanour was when you got here?