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S03E00 Christmas Special 2025
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00:00O God, O ye faithful, joyful as thy heart,
00:11O God, ye of God, ye to heaven,
00:20O God, ye of God, ye of God,
00:32O come, let us adore him,
00:38O come, let us adore him,
00:44O come, let us adore him,
00:50O come, let us adore him,
00:54O come, let us adore him,
00:56O, right, here we go,
00:59What do you call an old snowman?
01:03Oh, hmm, foresty,
01:07Foresty, what?
01:08Wait, 40 with an S,
01:11Foresty, a 40-year-old snowman,
01:15Mum, actually that's quite bright,
01:17Okay, that's just weird,
01:18Only Kelby would even think of that,
01:20So what's the answer anyway?
01:21Water!
01:24I don't get it,
01:25It smells like Christmas,
01:26Oh yeah, yeah,
01:28My favourite nephew,
01:29Yeah, can you lot be quiet please,
01:30Or I will have to call the police,
01:31Fall away, we're all in here,
01:34I'm a plus one,
01:35Actually plus two,
01:36Yeah,
01:36Haven't you got any Christmas music?
01:38Oh I'll ask,
01:39But Mr Finch isn't a fan,
01:41He says it lowers the tone,
01:43Finch the Grinch,
01:45But I can get more drinks though,
01:49Auntie Em,
01:49Go on then,
01:51Same again all round I think Robert,
01:53Did he tell you what he's been doing?
01:56He's been saving all his tips,
01:58For the children's ward Christmas party,
02:00Aww,
02:00Tell him how much you got Bobby,
02:03No I don't know that,
02:04He said,
02:05It's nearly 2,000 pounds,
02:07Amazing,
02:08Well done you,
02:09Oh I am gonna get those drinks,
02:14He's so lovely,
02:17Yeah,
02:18He is,
02:19I'm paying you to work,
02:21And I have a family with you,
02:22Sorry,
02:23Yeah I was just taking their drinks order,
02:24And they wanted to know,
02:26If they could have any Christmas music,
02:28Well they want,
02:29Shaker Stevens,
02:30Wham,
02:30Wizard,
02:31Asked you to bring the ice out,
02:32Over ten minutes ago,
02:33Sorry,
02:34Sorry yeah,
02:34I'll do it,
02:34Don't bother,
02:36I'll get it myself,
02:37I'm just off for a Christmas tinkle,
02:41Make sure you wash your hands,
02:44Sorry,
02:46You know I can't,
02:46Oh,
02:49The only one,
02:49Oh,
02:50The only one,
02:51Oh,
02:52Oh,
02:52Oh,
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03:06Oh,
03:07Oh,
03:07Is everything okay?
03:26Oh,
03:26Yes,
03:27It was,
03:28Darling,
03:29You did me proud.
03:30Oh,
03:31Good.
03:32Oh,
03:33I better get back to work.
03:34Oh.
03:36Yeah.
03:36Come on,
03:37Margo.
03:37Yeah,
03:37Come on.
03:37Ready,
03:37Margo?
03:39Good King,
03:40Wenceslas,
03:41Last,
03:41Now,
03:42Look down,
03:43The beast of
03:44Demon,
03:45I know,
03:45The world.
03:46When the storm and
03:47Had a
03:48Expo.
03:48I know,
03:49Oh,
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03:50Ha,
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03:59Ha, Ha,
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04:11Ha, Ha,
04:11It's the first time in the air.
04:29Hello?
04:32Sir?
04:36You OK there, my love?
04:41You waiting for someone?
04:47Oh, you're freezing. How long have you been here?
04:53Do you need something?
05:12One morning in the month of June, down by a rolling river
05:17There where he tried, with chance to stray, and he beheld his lover
05:22Her cheeks were red and eyes were brown
05:25Her hair and ringlets hanging down
05:27She had a lovely face without a frown, just as the tide was flowing
05:31OK, so, can I ask why you opened the bin?
05:45Fish.
05:46You were looking for fish?
05:47No, I got fish. I was looking for veg.
05:50Why?
05:51They throw it out at the end of the day, see
05:53There's nothing wrong with most of it
05:54I've got a nice bit of broccoli for my salmon
05:57I mean, I had to trim it up a bit
05:59But the really mangy stuff, I cut up and I use it for feed
06:03Oh, for the fish?
06:05For the rabbit
06:07Right, and what time was this?
06:08Quarter to nine, I know that
06:11Because I had to get the veg back to Janet for 5-2
06:15The rabbit?
06:17My wife's sister, she cuts up the veg for the rabbit
06:20But she leaves for work at nine
06:23Banksy
06:25She works at the banks?
06:26No, the rabbit's called Banksy
06:29After that artist fella, the one who draws on walls
06:33OK
06:34He's not dead
06:36I saw him breathing
06:38Banksy
06:41No, the bloke in the bin
06:43Oh
07:06Oh, that looks nice
07:07Oh, yes
07:08Over me
07:12Whoa, whoa, whoa
07:13This way
07:14Who's your friend?
07:16I found him in a wheelie bin
07:18His name's Seb
07:19And he had a bit too much to drink last night, didn't you Seb?
07:23Well, you know you've had a good night when you wake up in a wheelie bin
07:27You taking him home?
07:29Not yet
07:30Can't get his head off
07:32He said his mates glued it on
07:33Oh dear
07:34Oh dear
07:39You'll need some adhesive remover
07:41I'll take him
07:43You go and get some
07:45Come on, let's step carefully
07:47Careful?
07:48I think it will be
07:49Okay
07:50I've got you
07:51Oh, oh, my nap
07:52Layers
07:53Yeah
07:54Yeah
07:55Oh
08:04There's an exhibition on at the town hall tonight
08:07Christmas through the decades
08:09We're going Christmas shopping, remember?
08:11They built replica rooms from every decade
08:14From the noughties back through the nineties, the eighties, the seventies, the sixties
08:19You need to finish by five
08:21Okay, I'll try
08:24You promised
08:26Right
08:28Say it out loud
08:30I will finish at five
08:32Good
08:34Let's hope Shipton Abbott's criminal fraternity don't get to hear about this
08:38We could have a six o'clock frenzy
08:42Oh, hello
08:44Singing songs by the fire
08:48Look, let's go
08:50Oh, my God
08:52I'm not sure which question to ask first
08:54Morning, Margot
09:13Morning
09:15I, er, see you brought your friend in
09:17He's not my friend
09:19Kelby found him in a wheelie bin
09:21Excellent
09:23Oh
09:25This is the, er, the exhibition at the town hall
09:28Yeah, Christmas through the decades
09:31I can get you tickets for that
09:33My step mum's on at the organisers
09:35I get a family discount
09:37Huh
09:38Margot?
09:39Oh, I'm busy tonight
09:49What's wrong with this?
09:50Oh, I'm sorry
09:53Something...
09:55Wrong with it, I think
09:57Hmm
10:00Oh
10:04Margot
10:06Hmm?
10:07Why exactly is the snowman here?
10:09His head's glued on
10:11And he's refusing to go home because his new girlfriend's mum and dad are there
10:14They've come down for Christmas to meet him
10:15Oh, I'm worried about giving them the wrong impression
10:19Well, hard not to when he dressed in a snowman's suit smelling a wheelie bin
10:22Fair enough
10:24Oh, ha ha
10:26As soon as you can, please
10:29Problem?
10:30There was a chap sitting on the doorstep when I opened up
10:33His name's David, but he seems a bit confused
10:35So I put him in the interview room with a cup of tea
10:38That's a very nice thing to do
10:40Well, I've been trying to get social services to come and collect him, but they haven't got anyone free
10:44I mean, I've made it as comfortable for him as I can in there
10:48The odd thing was, this is the only thing he had with him
10:51Weird
10:56David, is it?
11:02David
11:04We're just a little bit confused about why you have a photograph of me in your pocket
11:12Did I?
11:14You don't recall why?
11:15Take time
11:23Have we ever met?
11:27I need to find my sister
11:29Your sister? Is that why you're here?
11:32Louise
11:33That's her name
11:38Can you help me?
11:40We can try
11:42Do you and your sister live together?
11:43Yes
11:48Only it's Christmas, you see
11:54I really need to find her
11:58Where do you and your sister live, David?
12:01Is there an address you can give us?
12:07I'm sorry
12:08I'm not being much help, am I?
12:13Do you live in Shitton Abbey?
12:18I really need to find her
12:21Well, it's alright
12:23Don't upset yourself, we'll work it out
12:25It would help if we had a full name
12:28David
12:29David
12:30I...
12:39I'll write it down, shall I?
12:42Can you, um...
12:43Can you spell it for me?
12:45David
12:47H
12:49A-L-E-G-O-N
12:51Hilton
12:52Thank you
12:54Thank you
12:56And there was nothing else in his pockets at all?
12:59A bit of loose change, no wallet, no credit cards, no phone, nothing
13:03Why would a complete stranger, someone I've never met before, be sitting on the station doorstep with a photograph of me in his pocket?
13:11Do you recognise the photo? Where it was taken, when?
13:15No, but it has to be key
13:17Maybe it's on social media somewhere, something Martha or Anne posted, I could look online
13:22Yes, do that
13:24In the meantime, let's start with the search, a five mile radius
13:28We're looking for a brother and sister living together, David and Louise Hilton
13:32Try care homes and sheltered housing first
13:34Right
13:35And check other divisions for missing person report
13:37On it
13:39Margot?
13:40I got a call from the hub
13:42Fisher's wine bar was broken into last night after we left
13:46No!
13:47Uniforms attended in the early hours of the morning
13:50Took photos and secured the building
13:52They've asked us to follow up
13:58You're sure you're doing the right thing?
14:01It was something he said when Rosie left
14:04About us being on our own
14:07And how we'd have to make do
14:09It's always been the same for us
14:11All through the IVF
14:13And the fostering
14:15The worry lurking under the surface that
14:18We needed something else to be happy
14:21That we might not be enough for each other on our own
14:26And this is the best way I could think of to show him that
14:28All I ever need is him standing next to me holding my hand
14:35This is the best Christmas surprise ever
14:41It will be if we all do our part
14:43So all the boxes are in the kitchen
14:45You need to get them there by four
14:47Put the closed early sign up outside before you go
14:49Okay
14:50Mum, you need to be at the train station by 2.30
14:53This is who you're picking up
14:55Oh, he looks nice
14:57He is
14:58Bring him back here
14:59And if Humphrey comes in you'll have to hide him
15:02Hide him? Where?
15:04Use your imagination
15:06There's room in the stock cupboard
15:07Will you mind being in the stock cupboard?
15:09Just do what you need to
15:11Humphrey mustn't see him
15:12So, does everyone know what they're doing?
15:14Yeah
15:16Go team Martha
15:22So much for Shipton Abbott being Devon's hidden gem
15:25He's got his scumbags like everywhere else
15:28I blame the parents
15:30Put two morons together, what'd you get?
15:32Surprise, there's another moron
15:33Er, you were at home when the alarm company called to say there had been a break-in?
15:39No, I was at Friends in Palmeron
15:41What time?
15:42About 1.30
15:44It's quite late to go visiting
15:46Well, we're having a party, I said I'd join them when the bar closed
15:49You can see the door's been jimmied open
15:52Er, yes
15:54Can I ask what was taken?
15:56I asked you to go to the bank this morning
15:58So, this week's taking so far
16:00The float, I haven't tightened it all up
16:01But, I reckon, north of 10,000
16:06A lot of cash?
16:07It is Christmas
16:08People throw in for the bills, so we get more cash than usual
16:16Can we see inside?
16:17No
16:18Is there damage anywhere else?
16:23No
16:25Office?
16:26No
16:28Then where do they take the cash from?
16:30From the drawer under the till
16:32Is it usual to keep that amount of money in the bar overnight?
16:36Can be, depends on when I can get to the bank
16:38No
16:44Water?
16:47But they're wine bottles
16:49I guess someone spilled water on the bar
16:51Is that Robert's charity tips jar?
17:01Yeah
17:02Look, is this, er, gonna take long? We're nearly done
17:05Only I need to get this cleaned up so I can open
17:08Can I ask?
17:09Who else would have known you had cash here overnight?
17:11No one
17:13No way
17:14Robert
17:15Robert knew
17:16I remember him yesterday asking me if I'd been to the bank or not
17:19Come on
17:29I can't believe this was anything to do with Margot's nephew
17:32No
17:34Let's check where he was last night after the bar closed
17:36And, er, check on his party in Polmarin too
17:40Sir?
17:41There we are, my love
17:54A nice fresh cup of tea
18:11Okay, thanks, bye
18:14Okay, thanks, bye
18:30Okay, so I spoke to Terry Finch's friend in Polmarin
18:35He confirms that Terry arrived there just after midnight
18:38And he was with him when he got the call from the alarm company about the break-in just after 1.30
18:43He took a cab back to the wine bar because he'd had a drink
18:46I've confirmed at the cab company that they picked him up in Polmarin and took him to the bar
18:50The uniformed unit were already at the scene and confirmed the break-in happened at 1.30
18:55So we can rule out Terry Finch
18:57Looks that way
19:01I couldn't find adhesive remover anywhere
19:04You'd think I'd be asking for unicorn poo
19:06Had to go to the industrial estate
19:09You can't just leave him sitting there
19:11What else can I do with him?
19:12I don't know, but this is a police station, we're in here discussing cases
19:14Look, I've just got to get his head off and then I'll get him on
19:16Can't you just cut it off?
19:17No, hang on, hang on!
19:18No, hang on, hang on! He hired it! He can't...
19:20He's got a £100 deposit against any damage
19:23Well hurry up!
19:24Look, I've just got to get his head off, and then I'll get him on.
19:27Can't you just cut it off?
19:29No, hang on. He hired it. He can't...
19:33He's got a £100 deposit against any damage. Well, hurry up.
19:38Er, Kelby, can you check CCTV from the High Street last night,
19:42say between 12 and 2am?
19:44Sir, er, what am I looking for?
19:46Er, well, anyone in the vicinity of Fishers-Wyambar
19:49at around 1.30am.
19:51The unit that attended the break-in sent a report. It's in your inbox.
19:54Thanks, Margot.
19:55And the Grinch sent me a full report of what was stolen.
20:02Around £11,000 in cash, plus the contents of Robert's charity jar.
20:07There was a big sticker on it, too, saying it was for charity.
20:10And that Christmas. God, that's well bad.
20:18Any leads on the photograph?
20:20Er, I ran the search online but didn't find anything,
20:24so I passed it to IT. See if they have more luck.
20:27And the, er, sister?
20:28Again, nothing so far.
20:30I'm still waiting on the missing person reports to come back,
20:33but I've drawn a blank with electoral register, care homes,
20:36sheltered housing in a five-mile radius.
20:38Looks like we've hit a dead end.
20:40Maybe we should just pass it on to social services.
20:42Well, let's at least keep trying until they get here.
20:52And you're not even going to warn him?
20:54No. He'll start fretting, and when he frets, he breaks things.
20:58Right, well, speaking of someone surrounded by bottles, no-one wants that.
21:01Just make sure everything's ready.
21:03It will be.
21:05PHONE RINGS
21:06Oh.
21:07Hi.
21:08Thanks for getting back to me.
21:09PHONE RINGS
21:10How can one person be on the phone so much?
21:13Every time I call her, she's engaged.
21:15Maybe. She's busy.
21:17I haven't got anything on Fisher's Weimart.
21:20There's no CCTV in the alley.
21:22A few passes by at the front just after midnight,
21:25then nothing until the police unit turned up just after 1.30.
21:30Then a cab arrives.
21:31That's Terry Finch.
21:33Oh, still.
21:34We still need to speak to Robert, check his movements?
21:36Mm-hmm.
21:37Why?
21:40You don't think he had anything to do with this?
21:42Of course not.
21:43It's to spark the investigation, Margot.
21:45Ticking all the boxes.
21:46Do you know where we can find him?
21:50Margot?
21:51It's burning!
21:52Oh!
21:53Careful!
21:54Yeah, well, I've got three jobs.
21:56I do mornings here.
21:58Home deliveries in the afternoon.
22:01And Fisher's four nights a week.
22:04Can you tell us where you were last night after you left the bar up to about 1.30am?
22:08Er, yeah, no, I was at home.
22:10Can anyone vouch for that?
22:12Er, well, no.
22:15Laura is staying at her mum's with the girls.
22:17Laura's your wife?
22:18Yeah.
22:19Yeah.
22:20Hey, um, is it true that they took that charity money from behind the bar too?
22:27Yes, they did.
22:28Who would do something like that?
22:30Er, yesterday, do you recall asking Terry Finch if he'd been to the bank?
22:35Er, no.
22:36Oh, no, wait.
22:37Yes.
22:38Yeah.
22:39Yes.
22:40I think I did.
22:41Can I ask why?
22:42Oh, no, no reason.
22:43I just have to cover the bar if he goes to the...
22:48Sorry, am I in trouble?
22:49No.
22:50No.
22:51No, not at all.
22:52Um, just routine questions.
22:54Oh.
22:55Can you just run us through your shift yesterday, starting with after we left?
22:59Yeah, well, I mean, I was rushed off my feet.
23:01Er, Mr Finch, see, he won't hire any more staff.
23:04He says cutting costs makes us look good to head office.
23:07Hmm.
23:08Er, you didn't notice anything out of the ordinary?
23:10No.
23:11No, no, no, no.
23:12We had three parties in.
23:13Um, we called last orders not long after you guys left and, you know, everyone just drifted
23:17off.
23:18What time was that?
23:19Er, I think we were emptied by about half eleven.
23:20Yeah.
23:21I wiped down the tables in the bar.
23:23I put the, er, thank you.
23:25I put the empties in the bottle crate to be collected the next morning.
23:29Emptied the bins behind the bar.
23:31Normally I'd run the bin bags out the back, but Mr Finch told me to go home, so, yeah.
23:35I think I left by about quarter to twelve.
23:37Then after you left, did you see anyone outside?
23:39Nope.
23:40It was pretty quiet.
23:43Oh, no, hold on.
23:45There was this lunatic in a snowman suit.
23:49Yeah.
23:51Oh.
23:54Are you sure we can't take this head off yet?
23:56Apparently not.
23:58Glue needs to soften for another twenty minutes.
24:00And we can't cut it off because he'll lose his deposit.
24:03It's a dep...
24:05Fine.
24:06So, you were at a party?
24:08Yeah.
24:09I was at a mate's flat.
24:10His girlfriend's birthday.
24:12Fancy dress.
24:13Whoa.
24:14How do you know that?
24:15I'm a detective.
24:16And on your way home, you walk through the alley behind the shops on the high street?
24:20Er, shortcut.
24:21Right.
24:22Did you see anyone?
24:23Particularly anyone at the back of Fisher's Wine Bar?
24:26I think I saw a bloke taking the bins out.
24:29Right.
24:30What time?
24:31Oh, maybe just before midnight.
24:33Oh, and then there was this bunch of kids.
24:35Kids?
24:36Yeah.
24:37About ten of them.
24:38On bikes.
24:39All started taking the mick, obviously.
24:41How old?
24:42Don't know.
24:43Fifteen?
24:44Sixteen?
24:45Anyways, they all start pushing me around.
24:48And then one of them goes,
24:49Oh, chuck him in the wheelie bin.
24:51And so they did.
24:53Couldn't you get out?
24:54Oh, I was smashed by then.
24:57Plus, it's surprisingly comfortable in there.
24:59Don't remember nothing after that.
25:01Right.
25:02Sergeant.
25:03What are you thinking?
25:06This fresh splinter of wood we found at the scene.
25:10From the back door?
25:11Yeah.
25:12But it was only visible once the bin men had taken the bags away in the morning.
25:16Do you remember?
25:17They cleared them while we were there.
25:18So?
25:19So?
25:20So surely that must mean the splinter was under the bags.
25:26But how can that be when our snowman saw Finch put the bags out before he left the evening?
25:31It doesn't make any sense.
25:33We know the break-in was at 1.30 because that's when the alarm went off.
25:36Exactly.
26:01The eagle has landed.
26:02Hiya.
26:03We, er...
26:04We thought you might be hungry.
26:05It's ham and cheese.
26:06It's ham and cheese.
26:07It's ham and cheese.
26:08If you don't like it, we can swap it for someone else.
26:10Er...
26:11No rush.
26:12Just...
26:13Just let me know.
26:14Have you found Louise?
26:15No, David.
26:16No, David.
26:17Not yet.
26:18But we're looking, okay?
26:19I miss her so much.
26:20I miss her so much.
26:21Oh, mate.
26:22Hey.
26:23We know you do.
26:24Don't get upset, alright?
26:25Is it?
26:26Our inspector, he's looking for her.
26:27And he's amazing.
26:28He's amazing.
26:29We know you do.
26:30Don't get upset, alright?
26:31Our inspector, he's looking for her.
26:33And he's amazing.
26:34And he's amazing.
26:35He's gone.
26:36It's great.
26:37It's great.
26:38It's great.
26:39You're amazing.
26:41I've got to go.
26:43I've got to go.
26:44I've got to go.
26:45I've got to go.
26:46The守, I've got to go.
26:47He's looking for her, and he's amazing.
26:58Got it. That was IT. They found a match for the image.
27:02It's from the Tavistock Chronicle newspaper.
27:06Coverage of the amateur dramatics train murder.
27:08They snapped you at the station, remember?
27:10No idea.
27:11It's definitely the same image.
27:13Okay, good. So let's focus our search on the Tavistock area.
27:17Let's see what that throws up. Will do.
27:20All right. Oh, steady.
27:21Yep, well, you've got my skin there.
27:27Everyone, meet Seb Branagh.
27:31Hello, Seb.
27:32Thank heavens for that.
27:33Oh, thank you, guys. I thought I'd never get out.
27:37David got a bit upset.
27:39Started talking about his sister again.
27:41But he's calmed down a bit.
27:44Poor love.
27:45Oh, hello, mate.
27:46No, you all right?
27:48Kelby will show you where the bathroom is.
27:50You can get the rest of it off.
27:51Brilliant.
27:52Cheers.
27:52All right.
27:53Oh, sorry.
27:54Yep.
27:54Okay.
27:55You all right?
27:57I've sent an information request to Tavistock Police and the town council.
28:01Mm-hmm.
28:01So, what are you thinking?
28:04The kids on the bikes?
28:07No.
28:09Yeah.
28:10There were three or four bottles of Pinot Grigio smashed on the floor.
28:13No other damage.
28:15There was no empty beer cans, no witty remarks or pictures of genitalia etched on the walls.
28:21The office was untouched.
28:23No, this wasn't teenagers.
28:24I think this was someone who knew the cash was there and where it was.
28:30Robert?
28:31So, you do think Bobby was involved?
28:34No.
28:35Yes, you do.
28:36I can see it on your faces.
28:38We're still trying to work out exactly what happened, Margot.
28:40But Bobby's a suspect.
28:43No.
28:43Well, yes.
28:45But only until we eliminate him.
28:47I'm sorry, Margot.
28:48We don't like it any more than you do, but we have to do our job.
28:51He's the only other person who knew that cash was there overnight.
28:55And he's working three jobs, so we know money's tight for him.
28:58And I've known him his entire life.
29:01There's no way he could do anything like this.
29:03We're sure that's true, but we have to...
29:05With no buts.
29:06That boy goes to the children's ward every Christmas morning to take them presents.
29:11Do you really think he'd steal his own charity money?
29:14And yes, he's got three jobs, but that's because he's a hard-working lad trying to provide for his own family.
29:21Not a thief!
29:28Margot!
29:30Good luck with that.
29:41Everything all right?
29:43Yeah.
29:43The boxes are in the car.
29:45Mum back?
29:46Yeah, she's just in the kitchen making him a sandwich.
29:50You're not having second thoughts, are you?
29:53What, if he hates it?
29:54He won't.
29:56He'll love it.
29:57You think?
29:58I know.
30:00All right.
30:01I'd better go and check on our guest.
30:02Sir, Tavistock Police.
30:12No missing person reports in the past week.
30:14Okay.
30:15But I still think we're in the right area, so try GP surgeries next, social services.
30:21See if any of them have a patient called David or Louise Haylton.
30:24Sir.
30:39I'm sorry I shouted.
30:42I was a bit cross.
30:46That's perfectly understandable.
30:48But I stand by what I said.
30:50My Bobby isn't a thief.
30:52So, Kelby, did you get your snowman home?
31:03Seb?
31:04Yeah.
31:05I got to meet his new girlfriend's parents.
31:07Yeah, they didn't suspect a thing.
31:09Well, he did have a rash across his neck.
31:13But he said it was only because he was nervous to meet him.
31:17Smooth.
31:18Hm.
31:19Heat rash probably from being in that suit.
31:21He must have been melting in there.
31:23Oh, hey, it's like that joke from last night.
31:25What do you call an old snowman?
31:28Water.
31:31Ice!
31:32That's it.
31:34Melting ice.
31:36Explain.
31:37An empty crisp packet.
31:40What?
31:41Oh, no, sorry.
31:44If this splinter of wood was found underneath the bags of rubbish at the back of Fisher's
31:48Wine Bar, then the door must have been forced open before they were put out by Terry Finch
31:53shortly before midnight.
32:01Except that's not possible, because we know the break-in was an hour and a half later.
32:06What if it wasn't?
32:07What if everything was just set up to look like a break-in?
32:13By who?
32:15Terry Finch.
32:16Yes!
32:18Sorry.
32:18But if Finch set all this up himself, how could the alarm go off at 1.30 in the morning when we know he was ten miles away in Palmarin?
32:27Because in the words of a song from my youth, ice, ice, ice, baby, ice, remember, the pool of water on the bar.
32:37What about it?
32:38What about it?
32:38I thought it was all at the time.
32:40It was wine bottles that were broken, so how could it be water?
32:44Robert told us he wiped down the bar before he left.
32:47And he also said he emptied the bin behind the bar. Yet, it had a plastic bag in it.
32:56Okay, now you're losing me.
33:02I saw a similar bag at the Christmas party. Sorry.
33:09But you'd expect to see a bag used for ice behind a bar, wouldn't you?
33:15Yes, but if Robert emptied the bin, as he said, and I have no reason to doubt him, why was it there in the morning?
33:24Thank you. Good night.
33:27This is what I think happened.
33:29I had to carry you tonight.
33:30Right, sorry.
33:31Pull your finger out or else I'm going to have to get someone else.
33:34Don't say that. Mr Finchman, you know I need this job.
33:37Well, maybe you should be thinking more about your kids and less about fawning all over the puns.
33:41It's Christmas. I just wanted everyone to have a good time.
33:43I told you, Christmas is for mugs.
33:46All I'm interested in is how much they spend.
33:48Right, so let's chitty-chatting and more serving. You got it?
33:52Yep, got it.
33:53I think Robert did exactly as he said. After he cleaned the bar, he emptied the bin.
33:57Leave him, I'll take him out.
33:58No, no, no, it's fine. I'll take him.
33:58Leave him, I'll take him out.
34:00I'll do it myself. Like everything else, go on. Go on.
34:04I'm sick of looking at you.
34:06Night, Mr Finch.
34:07And once Robert had left, Finch went straight out to the back door.
34:13Which is how this splinter of wood got in the alley before the bags of rubbish?
34:28It's the only thing that fits.
34:29Ring the bells, my soup smells. I feel really sick.
34:35Cheer up, mate. It's Christmas.
34:37Hey, look at this guy.
34:44All right, kids. All right, guys.
34:45Let's chuck him in the bin.
34:50There was no damage anywhere else.
34:51No sign of anyone searching the office.
34:53So our thief had to know where the money was.
35:04But this, this was the clever bit.
35:13Ice defrost at a predetermined pace.
35:15And therefore, it makes a perfect time delay switch.
35:22So as the ice melts, the bottles will fall.
35:26Setting off the alarm?
35:28Precisely.
35:29All right.
35:39So it's my fault that the weather's off.
35:41We're not so clean enough.
35:46I did that on line to the other...
35:49It's my fault.
35:52But we don't know where the clock is out with me.
35:54I feel my fault for it.
35:56I don't know.
36:26By the time Terry Fentz arrived at the wine bar, the police were already there and had found the broken back door and broken wine bottles on the floor.
36:37Which would look exactly like a break-in.
36:39I think when Terry got there, he took the plastic ice bag from the bar and simply threw it in the bin.
36:50But forgot to wipe away the water from the melted ice on the bar.
36:53Precisely.
36:56So, it wasn't Bobby?
36:58No, it was not.
37:04Crikey.
37:05Thank you, Margot.
37:08Kelby, go pick him up.
37:09Oh, Tavistock Social Services.
37:15They've reported one of their care home residents, David Hilton, as missing.
37:20He wasn't in his room when his carer went in this morning.
37:24No mention of his sister, but his daughter and son-in-law are on their way now to pick him up.
37:30Oh, yes.
37:32So, he'll be with his family for Christmas.
37:34Well done, everyone.
37:35Kelby called.
37:54They've got him.
37:55And Margot ran a cheque.
37:57Seems he was sacked from his last job for running up gambling debt on the company credit card.
38:01I see.
38:02So, he was a gambler.
38:04Whose luck just ran out?
38:11Hello.
38:13I'm Humphrey.
38:13Look, this is Aston.
38:18He's your dad, is he?
38:19We've been going out of our minds all day.
38:21Yeah, I'm sure.
38:22Where did you find him?
38:24Er, he found us.
38:25He was sitting on the doorstep when I came in this morning.
38:28Er, are we going to see Louise now?
38:30Oh, not yet, Dad.
38:32We need to get you home.
38:34Everyone's worried about you.
38:36He's been talking about his sister all day.
38:39I'm sorry.
38:40We'll get him home.
38:41I'm sure you've got more important things to do.
38:42Not at all.
38:44Can I just ask?
38:46He had a photograph of me in his pocket.
38:52You wouldn't happen to know why.
38:55You're Humphrey Goodman.
38:57Yes.
38:58Yes, I am.
39:00Dad, you sit with Keith for a minute, okay?
39:04I won't be long.
39:07Yeah.
39:09You all right, Dad?
39:10You all right?
39:12Hmm?
39:13Dad and his sister Louise were adopted.
39:16They lost their parents when he was seven.
39:18They were supposed to go to the same family, but circumstances changed and they were split up.
39:22Come, I am.
39:23Come, I am.
39:24Come, ye faithful, joyful and shy of us.
39:33Oh, come, ye faithful, joyful and shy of us.
39:33Oh, come, ye, O come, ye to Bethlehem.
39:45He tried to look for her over the years, but just hit one dead end after another.
39:58So he just sort of locked it away and got on with his life.
40:03Just became that unspoken thing.
40:08And then he started to get ill, and he was diagnosed as having dementia.
40:12And as his memory started to deteriorate, he started talking about Louise again.
40:23It was as if of all the things he had in his life, she was the thing he was frightened about forgetting the most.
40:30So, we decided to try again.
40:34We hit the same dead ends as before, but this time we found her.
40:39That was so exciting.
40:40We traced her to Gloucester, where she was adopted by a couple on Christmas Eve in 1968.
40:46They changed her name to theirs, so she became Louise Briggs.
40:50But then she moved away, and we lost all track of her.
40:55Then, the people who bought her old house in Gloucester found an old bank statement dated from around the time she moved away.
41:01But it showed that she made a withdrawal from an ATM in Shipton Abbott.
41:05Sorry.
41:06Oh.
41:06I still don't see why David would have a photograph of me in his pocket.
41:11So, we were at a loss as what to do next.
41:14So, we spoke to Dad about hiring a private detective in the new year.
41:18Someone from Devon who could help us find her.
41:21And Dad saw your picture in the paper and thought you looked like a decent chap.
41:25So, he was going to call you and ask if you could help.
41:29He can't remember what he had for breakfast.
41:33But he can tell you what song was on the radio the day they took Louise away.
41:40It's like he's stuck in that moment.
41:43And the hurt is just as real now as it was then.
41:53OK, everyone.
41:54Let's run a check on the name Louise Briggs.
41:57Town halls, social services, PNC, any other databanks you can get into.
42:02Local HMRC, passport office, DVLA.
42:06Look into local clubs and organisations.
42:08She must be drawing a pension by now.
42:10See if that gives us anything.
42:11Sir.
42:11Should we be making these kinds of checks?
42:16Yes, we should, Sergeant.
42:17For two very good reasons.
42:19Firstly, it's a missing persons investigation.
42:21Even though they're not missing any more?
42:23Technically, yes.
42:24And the second?
42:26It's Christmas.
42:28Oh, Martha called.
42:30She said she's at the winery ordering stock.
42:32Can you pick her up from there?
42:33And don't be late.
42:34What time is it now?
42:36It's 4.35.
42:37You've got 25 minutes.
42:39OK, quick as you can, everyone.
42:41A'L'E'L'E'L'E'F...
42:43I've got four different types of Kermit and I've got an answer.
42:47We're going to have a bit more.
42:47All right.
42:48I'm going to have a break from you.
42:49You've got a break from me.
42:49It's a bit more interesting.
42:50Hale. H-A-L-E-T-O-N. Although that's her original name, she went on to become Louise Briggs.
43:04Have we got anything else listed under the name Louise Briggs?
43:08No, that's all the information we have. Could we cross-reference her date of birth against anything else?
43:13All we know for sure is she left Gloucester around four years ago and the thing came to ship the nabbit,
43:18or at least somewhere in this area.
43:21Okay, let me see if I can find that. I'll come back to you. Thank you.
43:26They need a national insurance number. You'd better go.
43:29Five more minutes. Okay, well, thanks for trying. Bye.
43:34Nothing.
43:35Say again?
43:37But her adopted name was definitely Louise Briggs.
43:42Well, is there an address on the records?
43:44If you would.
43:48You got my number.
43:50Okay, thanks, Jess.
43:54There was Louise Briggs married in patent registry office four years ago.
43:58She declared her former name as Hilton.
44:00So it's her?
44:02It has to be.
44:02Her married name is Branner, but they couldn't see an address for her.
44:06They're checking, but, you know, they can't guarantee it'll be today.
44:10Branner. I've heard that somewhere.
44:12Yeah.
44:16Seb, the snowman.
44:18Oh.
44:19Yeah.
44:19Of course.
44:21You go. We'll do this.
44:23Oh, no. I'd like to...
44:24Go.
44:27Right. Let's call Seb.
44:28Come on through.
44:38She should be around here somewhere.
44:42Ah.
44:43Hello, love.
44:44All right, Lou.
44:44Guys, this is my step-ma'am.
44:47Uh, Louise, uh, this is Esther and Margot.
44:50Hi.
44:51Louise, we're from Shipton Abbott Police.
44:53It's nothing to worry about.
44:54I'm going to let Margot take the lead on this one.
44:57Um, Louise, we believe you had an older brother.
45:01Uh, you really were separated.
45:03Yeah.
45:04Well, we found it.
45:05I'm here.
45:32Bye.
45:35You're late.
45:38What's going on?
45:40We're getting married.
45:41What?
45:42Come on.
45:48He's here.
45:50Ah.
45:52Oh, good Lord.
45:54You mean we're really getting married?
45:56Just told you.
45:57Yes, but I thought it a metaphor.
45:59For?
46:00For something else.
46:02You just didn't want to get married, don't you?
46:03Yes, of course I do.
46:04But, I mean, why the big secret?
46:09Because whenever we've planned it properly, it's always gone wrong.
46:13And so I just thought I'd sneak up on you.
46:17And because after Rosie left, I wanted to show you that as hard as it was losing her,
46:24it was kind of all right because I still had you.
46:27And you're enough.
46:31So are you.
46:35Shall we get married then?
46:37Yes, please.
46:38Yeah!
46:39You'll need to change.
46:44And, uh, I nearly forgot.
46:46Mm-hmm.
46:47I found you a best man, too.
46:50Ah!
46:51Crikey!
46:52Commissioner!
46:54Nice of you to join us, Inspector Goodman.
47:02He's here.
47:03Honey, do you want to take over, Dad?
47:18Look over there.
47:20It's Louise.
47:21Louise.
47:21Louise.
47:23Oh, David.
47:36David.
47:48Yeah.
47:50Yeah.
47:50Yeah.
47:50Yeah.
47:53I can't believe you've come all this way just for me.
48:02I didn't.
48:04Oh.
48:05Well, I was in the UK anyway, visiting my daughter.
48:09This was a happy coincidence.
48:12Even so.
48:14Thank you, sir.
48:15Mm.
48:16Well, should I call you Selwyn?
48:18No.
48:20Of course.
48:20If I'm sure to laugh at all your jokes.
48:26If I'm in you when you're feeling broke.
48:32If I promise this is what I'll do.
48:37Will you love me like I do you?
48:43If I hold you when the world is great.
48:47If I'm in you when you're feeling broke.
48:48If I'm in you when you're feeling broke.
48:50If I'm in you when you're feeling broke.
48:52Wait!
48:53Oh.
48:55It's in time.
48:57Oh.
49:00Will you love me like I do you?
49:04If I'm in you when you're feeling broke.
49:06So, we're here today to witness the marriage of Humphrey and Martha,
49:11who are not so much starting a new life together,
49:14but confirming their commitment to each other.
49:17Do you remember our house?
49:22My bedroom was next to your bedroom.
49:26That's right.
49:28To cherish and respect each other throughout our lives together.
49:36Humphrey.
49:37Mm?
49:37I give you this ring.
49:41Oh, yes.
49:41Um.
49:43What is that?
49:47It's time to talk amongst yourself.
49:49Oh, good.
49:50Good.
49:53Phew.
49:55Sorry.
49:55I give you this ring as a symbol of our love, trust, and marriage.
50:02I give you this ring.
50:03I give you this ring as a symbol of our love, trust, and marriage.
50:10I promise to care for you above all others and to give you my love, friendship, and support.
50:17I promise to care for you above all others and to give you my love, friendship, and support.
50:27What?
50:29Other finger.
50:30Other finger.
50:32No, the ring.
50:33The other finger.
50:34Oh.
50:36All right.
50:37Oh, sorry.
50:38Got it.
50:40Yeah.
50:41Other finger.
50:42Yeah.
50:42And to respect and cherish you throughout our lives together.
50:46And now, a short reading from the best man, Selwyn.
50:57Who is to say what love is?
51:06From the fluttering heart that sees a face long missed, to the tearful, breathless wrench
51:14of a love only ever found in the moment.
51:18Or a love that speaks of blood shared, of a bond that can't be broken, of a light that
51:38can never be dimmed by adversity.
51:40Who is to say what love is?
51:48Because love seeks no favor, nor does it seek permission.
51:58It seeks no title, no praise, or reward.
52:05Love simply is.
52:08Love never blames, always forgives, and cannot be diminished by distance, or weakened by time.
52:23Love is what is left when everything else deserts you.
52:30Who is to say what love is?
52:34Only you, because only you know.
52:43At which point, having declared their vows to each other, and through the exchanging of
52:48rings, I can very happily declare that Humphrey and Martha are now husband and wife.
52:55Ah, congratulations.
53:12Archie, thank you.
53:14This is perfect.
53:16Worth all the skullduggery?
53:18Definitely.
53:18All those clandestine meetings was a bit like being back in the old days.
53:21Stop.
53:22I'm a married woman.
53:24And I couldn't be happier for you.
53:30It's such a shame he can't find someone.
53:33I mean, he's handsome, rich, generous to a fault, even makes his own wine.
53:40I mean, there should be a queue around the building.
53:45Though I have to admit that your clumsy, annoying, socially awkward, yet quite delightful beanpole,
53:52with my new husband, is quite a catch, too.
53:57Yes, he is.
53:58Oh, Inspector, we were just, um, comparing notes.
54:04That's mildly terrifying.
54:06It seems you've brought all your annoying traits with you from the Caribbean.
54:09But also your brilliance.
54:11Ah.
54:12Congratulations.
54:13Thank you, Mum.
54:16Commissioner?
54:17It was my pleasure.
54:21Thank you for being here.
54:23And your reading was quite beautiful.
54:25I'm not entirely sure.
54:28Oh, you managed to convince her to marry you.
54:34You're a very lucky man.
54:37Yes, I am.
54:39Oh.
54:40Ah, excuse me.
54:42Of course.
54:43Inspector Wilson.
54:44Oh.
54:45David and her sister, how'd it go?
54:47Uh, we found her.
54:49She agreed to meet him.
54:50They're together now.
54:51It was amazing.
54:53So she was related to Sepp the Snowman?
54:55Yeah, she was his step-mom.
54:57Oh, congratulations, everyone.
54:58Well done.
54:59You're amazing.
55:00Yeah, we are.
55:01I think we should reward ourselves with another drink.
55:04Oh, yes.
55:05Good idea.
55:05Come on, sir.
55:06Everything okay, sir?
55:13That was the new inspector.
55:16He's working on a case in St. Marie.
55:19Well, there seems to be links to the UK which you would like me to look into while I'm here.
55:24Oh.
55:25Sorry, Selwyn.
55:26Um, can I steal my husband?
55:28Be my guest.
55:30Thank you, sir.
55:35All right.
55:35Okay.
55:36Have a look at the cake.
55:37Of course you do.
55:38Bye.
55:39Any excuse?
55:41Excuse me?
55:42Yeah.
55:43To stand next to me.
55:45What did you do?
55:46Pour it into a pot plant?
55:47You wish.
55:49Oh, really?
55:50Yeah.
55:50One, two, two, one, two.
55:52Yeah, that's great.
55:53Maybe I do.
55:56Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
55:57We are bellowheads.
55:59You can't keep running away.
56:02Mum, come on.
56:03The band's starting.
56:11Well, we finally did it.
56:14Sorry, that was.
56:17Yes, we did.
56:18Happy?
56:20Very.
56:21Actually, it doesn't matter if you are or not.
56:23There's no escape now.
56:24You're stuck with me.
56:26It's the only place I've ever wanted to be.
56:29Merry Christmas, Mrs. Goodman.
56:31Merry Christmas, Mr. Goodman.
56:37Oi!
56:38That's it.
56:39Come on, sir.
56:40It's a chance.
56:41I'm in the dark.
56:44Oh, what's the day you want to laugh?
56:46You're starting to show my mech.
56:47She's a government divine.
56:49A band, he chanted a lot about the leg.
56:52And I've never been around telling me last that the big ship sailed away.
56:56And I said that I'd be true to her 10,000 miles away.
57:01And I'm a single, the wind's high on.
57:03A road, then I will go.
57:05I'll stay no more.
57:07I'm Raymond, sure.
57:08Well done.
57:08You're an easy way for a morning train.
57:12And I won't be back again.
57:14I'm taking a trip on my government.
57:16Shoot 10,000 miles away.
57:18Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Goodman.
57:25Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Goodman.
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