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S03 E00 Christmas Special 2025
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00:00O God, ye faithful, joyful as our hearts,
00:11O God, ye of God, ye to thy heart.
00:20CHOIR SINGS
00:50Oh, right. Here we go. What do you call an old snowman?
01:03Oh. Hmm.
01:06Frosty.
01:07Frosty? What?
01:08Wait. Forty with an S. Foresty. A 40-year-old snowman.
01:15Mum?
01:15Actually, that's quite right.
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.
01:27Oh, yeah.
01:27My favourite nephew.
01:29Yeah, can you lot be quiet, please, or I will have to call the police.
01:32Fall 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, but Mr. Finch isn't a fan. He says it lowers the tone.
01:43Yeah. Finch the Grinch.
01:47But I can get more drinks, though, aren't you?
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 for the Children's Ward Christmas Party.
02:00Aww.
02:00Tell him how much you've got, Bobby.
02:03Oh, I don't know that.
02:04He said it's nearly £2,000.
02:08Amazing.
02:08Well done, you.
02:10Oh, I, um, better get those drinks.
02:15He's so lovely.
02:17Yeah.
02:18He is.
02:19I'm paying you to work and not have a family with you.
02:22Sorry.
02:23Yeah, I was just taking their drinks order.
02:25Um, they wanted to know if they could have any Christmas music.
02:28What they want?
02:29Shaker Stevens.
02:30Wham.
02:30Wizard.
02:31I asked you to bring the ice out over ten minutes ago.
02:33Sorry.
02:34Sorry.
02:34Yeah, I'll do it.
02:34Oh, don't bother.
02:36I'll get it myself.
02:39Well, I'm just off for a Christmas tinkle.
02:41Oh, Tia, my.
02:42Make sure you wash your hands.
02:45Sorry.
02:46You know, I can't.
02:46Oh, my.
02:48Oh, my.
03:03Oh, my.
03:14Oh, my.
03:17Oh, my.
03:18was everything okay oh yes it was darling you did me proud oh good oh i better get back to work
03:34okay yeah come ready margot good king
04:04hello
04:30sir you okay there my love
04:38you waiting for someone
04:43oh you're freezing how long have you been here
04:50do you need something
04:55one morning
05:14in the month of june down by a rolling river there will he travel just astray and he beheld his lover
05:22she's red and eyes were brown her hair and ringlets hanging down she had a lovely face without it
05:30frown just as the tide was flowing
05:36okay so can i ask why you open the big fish
05:46you were looking for fish no i got fish i was looking for veg
05:50they throw it out at the end of the day see there's nothing wrong with most of it got a nice bit of
05:55broccoli for my salmon i mean i had to trim it up a bit but the really mangy stuff i i cut up and i use it for feed
06:03for the fish for the rabbit right and what time was this quarter to nine i know
06:11that because i had to get the veg back to janet for five to
06:15the rabbit
06:17the rabbit my wife's sister she cuts up the veg for the rabbit but she leaves for work at nine
06:23banksy
06:25she works at the bank no the rabbit's called banksy after that artist fella the one who draws on walls
06:33okay he's not dead i saw him breathing
06:39banksy no the bloke in the bin oh
06:53oh that looks nice oh yeah
07:08over me
07:14this way who's your friend i found him in a wheelie bin his name's seb and he had a bit too much to
07:21drink last night didn't you seb well you know you've had a good night when you wake up in a
07:25wheelie bin you taking him home uh not yet can't get his head off he said his mates glued it on oh dear
07:40you'll need some adhesive remover i'll take him you go and get some come on all right let's step
07:46carefully carefully careful we will be okay i've got you oh oh like that layers yeah
08:03oh there's an exhibition on the town hall tonight christmas through the decades we're going christmas
08:10shopping remember they built replica rooms from every decade from the noughties back through the
08:16nineties the eighties seventies the sixties you need to finish by five okay i'll try
08:25you promised right say out loud
08:31i will finish at five good let's hope shipton abbott's criminal fraternity don't get to hear about
08:38this we're going to have a six o'clock frenzy
08:53i'm not sure which question to ask first
09:08morning margot morning i uh see you brought your friend in he's not my friend kelby found him in a
09:20wheelie bin excellent oh this is the uh the exhibition at the town hall christmas through the decades i can get
09:31you tickets for that my stepmom's one of the organizers i get a family discount huh margot oh i'm busy tonight
09:45i'm sorry something wrong with this i'm sorry something wrong with it i think
09:57margot why exactly is the snowman here his head's glued on and he's refusing to go home because his
10:13new girlfriend's mum and dad are there they've come down for christmas to meet him oh worried about
10:18giving them the wrong impression hard not to when he dressed in a snowman's and he was smelling a
10:22wheelie bin fair enough don't have the facilities oh as soon as you can please
10:30problem there was a chap sitting on the doorstep when i opened up his name's david but he seems a
10:35bit confused so i put him in the interview room with a cup of tea that'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 the other thing was this is the only thing
10:52he had with him weird david is it
11:03david we're just a little bit confused about why you have a photograph of me in your pocket
11:10david did i you don't recall why
11:20take time
11:24have we ever met
11:28i need to find my sister your sister is that why you're here louise that's her name
11:34can you help me we can try do you and your sister live together
11:49yes
11:52only it's christmas you see
11:57i i really need to find her where do you and your sister live david
12:01david is there an address you can give us
12:10i'm sorry i'm not being much help am i
12:15do you live in shitton abbott
12:20i really need to find her
12:22it's all right okay don't upset yourself we'll work it out
12:26it would help if we had a full name david i
12:40i'll write it down shall i can you um can you spell it for me david
12:46and there was nothing else in his pockets at all uh a bit of loose change no wallet no credit cards no
13:02phone nothing why would a complete stranger someone i've never met before be sitting on the station
13:08doorstep with a photograph of me in his pocket do you recognize the photo where it was taken when
13:15no but it has to be key maybe it's on social media somewhere something martha or am posted
13:21i could look online yes do that in the meantime let's uh start with the search a five mile radius
13:28we're looking for a brother and sister living together david and louise
13:31hailton try care homes and sheltered housing first right and check other divisions for missing
13:37person report on it margot i got a call from the hub fish's wine bar was broken into last night
13:45after we left no uniforms attended in the early hours of the morning took photos and secured the
13:52building they've asked us to follow up
13:53you're sure you're doing the right thing it was something he said when rosie left about us being
14:06on our own and how we'd have to make do it's always been the same for us all through the ivf
14:13then the fostering the worry lurking under the surface that we 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 all i ever need is him standing next to me
14:34holding my hand
14:38this is the best christmas surprise ever it will be if we all do our part so all the boxes are in the
14:45kitchen you need to get them there by four put the closed early sign up outside before you go okay
14:51mom you need to be at the train station by 2 30. this is who you're picking up oh he looks nice he is
14:59bring him back here and if humphrey comes in you'll have to hide him hide him where use your imagination
15:06there's room in the stock cupboard will you mind being in this stock cupboard just do what you need to
15:11humphrey mustn't see him so does everyone know what they're doing yeah go team martha
15:17so much for shipton abbott being devon's hidden gem he's got his scumbags like everywhere else
15:28i blame the parents yeah put two morons together what'd you get surprise here's another moron
15:35uh you were at home when the alarm company called to say there had been a break-in no i was at friends in
15:40palmerin what time about 1 30. it's quite late to go visiting well we're having a party i said i'd
15:48join them when the bar close you can see the door's been jimmied open uh yes can i ask what was taken
15:55i asked you to go to the bank this morning so this week's taking so far the float i haven't titled it
16:01all up but i reckon north of 10 000. a lot of cash it is christmas people throw in for the bill so
16:10we get more cash than usual can we see inside
16:17is there damage anywhere else no office no then where do they take the cash from from the drawer under
16:30the till is it usual to keep that amount of money in the bar overnight can be depends on when i can get
16:38to the bank water but they're wine bottles i guess someone spilled water on the bar
17:00is that robert's charity tips jar yeah look is this uh gonna take long we're nearly done only i need
17:06to get this cleaned up so i can open can i ask who else would have known you had cash here overnight
17:12no one no way robert robert knew i remember him yesterday asking me if i'd been to the bank or not
17:30i can't believe this was anything to do with margot's nephew no let's check where he was
17:35last night after the bar closed and uh check on this party in polmarin too there we are my love
17:53a nice fresh cup of tea
18:14okay thanks bye
18:23okay so i spoke to terry finch's friend in polmarin he confirms that terry arrived there just after
18:38midnight and he was with him when he got the call from the alarm company about the break-in just after
18:431 30. he took a cab back to the wine bar because he'd had a drink i've confirmed to the cab company that
18:48they picked him up in polmarin and took him to the bar the uniformed unit were already at the scene and
18:53confirmed the break-in happened at 1 30. so we can rule out terry finch looks that way
19:02i couldn't find adhesive remover anywhere you'd think i'd be asking for unicorn poo had to go to the
19:09industrial estate
19:15you can't just leave him sitting there what else can i do with him i don't know but this is a police
19:23station we're in here discussing cases look i just gotta get his head off and then i'll get him on
19:28can't you just cut it off no he hired it he can't he's got a hundred pound deposit against any damage
19:36well hurry up uh kelby can you check cctv from the high street last night say between 12 and 2 a.m
19:45sir uh what am i looking for oh well there's still anyone in the vicinity of fishes wine bar at around
19:511 30 a.m the unit that attended the break-in sent a report it's in your inbox thanks margot and the
19:56grinch sent me a full report of what was stolen around 11 000 pounds in cash plus the contents of
20:07robert's charity job there was a big sticker on it too saying it was for charity and that christmas god
20:13that's well bad
20:19any leads on the photograph uh i ran the search online but didn't find anything so i passed it
20:26to it see if they have more luck and the sister again nothing so far i'm still waiting on the
20:32missing person reports to come back but i've drawn a blank with electoral register care homes sheltered
20:37housing in a five mile radius looks like we've hit a dead end maybe we should just pass it on to
20:43social services well let's at least keep trying until they go and you're not even going to warn him
20:55no he'll start fretting and when he frets he breaks things right well speaking of someone surrounded by
21:01bottles no one wants that just make sure everything's ready it will be
21:06oh hi thanks for getting back to me how can one person be on the phone so much every time i call
21:15her she's engaged maybe she's busy i haven't got anything on fishes wine right there's no cctv in
21:22the alley a few passes by at the front just after midnight then nothing until the police unit turned up
21:29just after 130 and then a cab arrives that's terry finch oh still we still need to speak to robert
21:36check his movements why you don't think he had anything to do with this of course not that's
21:44despite the investigation margot ticking all the boxes do you know where we can find him
21:49margot it's burning oh careful yeah well i've got three jobs i do mornings here home deliveries in
22:00the afternoon and fishers four nights a week can you tell us where you were last night after you left
22:07the bar up to about 1 30 a.m uh yeah no i was i was at home can anyone vouch for that uh well no
22:15and laura is staying at her mum's with the girls laura's your wife yeah yeah hey um is it true that
22:23they took that charity money from behind the bar too yes they did who would do something like that
22:31uh yesterday do you recall asking terry finch if he'd been to the bank uh no oh no wait yes
22:39did yeah yes i think i did can ask why oh no no reason i just have to cover the bar if he goes
22:48to the sorry am i in trouble no no not at all um just routine questions oh can you just run us
22:56through your shift yesterday starting with after we left yeah well i mean i was rushed off my feet
23:02um mr finch see he won't hire any more staff he says cutting costs makes us look good to head office
23:08um you didn't notice anything out of the ordinary no no no no we had three parties in um we called
23:15last orders not long after you guys left and you know everyone just drifted off what time was that
23:19i think we were empty by about half eleven yeah i wiped down the tables in the bar i put the uh
23:25thank you i put the empties in the bottle crate to be collected the next morning emptied the bins
23:30behind the bar normally i'd run the bin bags out the back but mr finch told me to go home so yeah
23:36i think i left by about quarter to twelve then after you left did you see anyone outside nope it was
23:41pretty quiet oh no hold on there was this lunatic in a snowman suit yeah oh
23:55you sure we can't take this head off yet apparently not glue needs to soften for another 20 minutes and we
24:02can't cut it off because you'll lose his deposit fine so you were at a party yeah i was at a mate's
24:11flat his girlfriend's birthday fancy dress whoa how do you know that i'm a detective and on your way
24:18home you walk through the alley behind the shops on the high street uh shortcut right did you see
24:23anyone particularly anyone at the back of fisher's wine bar i think i saw a bloke taking the bins out
24:30right right what time oh maybe just before midnight oh and then there was this bunch of kids kids yeah
24:37about 10 of them on bikes all started taking the mick obviously how old i don't know 15 16. anyways
24:46they all start pushing me around and then one of them goes oh chuck him in the wheelie bin
24:51and so they did couldn't you get out oh i was smashed by then plus it's surprisingly comfortable
24:59in there oh don't remember nothing after that right so what are you thinking this fresh splinter of wood
25:10we found at the scene from the back door yeah but it was only visible once the bin men had taken the
25:15bags away in the morning to remember they cleared them while we were there so so
25:24so surely that must mean the splinter was under the bags but how can that be when our snowman saw
25:30finch put the bags out before he left the evening it doesn't make any sense we know the break-in was
25:35at 1 30 because that's when the alarm went off exactly
25:49the eagle has landed
26:07oh yeah we uh we thought you might be hungry it's ham and cheese
26:14it's ham and cheese
26:21if you don't like it we can swap it for something else
26:25uh no rush just just let me know have you found louise
26:31no david not yet but we're looking okay i miss her so much oh mate
26:41hey we know you do
26:44don't get upset our inspector he'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 coverage of the amateur dramatics train murder
27:08they snapped you at the station remember no idea it's definitely the same image
27:13okay good so let's uh focus our search on the tavistock area and see what that throws up
27:19will do all right all steady you got my skin there
27:23everyone meet seb branner hello seb thank heavens for that oh thank you guys i thought i'd never get out
27:35yeah david got a bit upset started talking about his sister again but he's calmed down a bit
27:44poor love oh hello mate no you all right now kelby will show you where the bathroom is
27:50you can get the rest of it off brilliant cheers oh sorry okay you're all right
27:57i've sent an information request to tavistock police and the town council
28:01so what are you thinking the kids on the bikes
28:07no
28:09yeah there were three or four bottles of pinot grigio smashed on the floor no other damage
28:14and there was no empty beer cans no witty remarks or pictures of genitalia etched on the walls
28:21the office was untouched no this wasn't teenagers i think this was someone who knew the cash was there
28:28and where it was robert so you do think bobby was involved no yes you do i can see it on your faces
28:38we're still trying to work out exactly what happened margot but bobby's a suspect no well yes
28:44but only until we eliminate him i'm sorry margot we don't like it any more than you do but we have
28:50to do our job he's the only other person who knew that cash was there overnight and he's working three
28:56jobs so we know money's tight for him and i've known him his entire life there's no way he could
29:02do anything like this we're sure that's true but we have no buts that boy goes to the
29:08children's ward every christmas morning to take them presents do you really think he'd steal his
29:13own charity money and yes he's got three jobs but that's because he's a hard-working lad trying
29:19to provide for his own family not a thief
29:28margot good luck with that
29:38everything all right yeah uh the boxes are in the car
29:45mum back yeah she's just in the kitchen making him a sandwich
29:50you're not having second thoughts are you what if he hates it he won't he'll love it you think
29:57i know i better go and check on our guest
30:09sir tavistock police no missing person reports in the past week okay but but i still think we're in
30:16the right area so um try gp surgeries next uh social services see if any of them have a patient called
30:22david or louise hilton so
30:39i'm sorry i shouted
30:42i was a bit cross that's perfectly understandable but i stand by what i said my bobby isn't a thief
31:00so kelby did you get your snowman home seb yeah i got to meet his new girlfriend's parents yeah they
31:07didn't suspect a thing well he did have a rash across his neck but he said it was only because
31:15he was nervous to meet him smooth heat rash probably from being in that suit he must have been
31:22melting in there oh hey it's like that joke from last night what do you call an old snowman water
31:29her ice that's it melting ice explain an empty crisp packet what oh no sorry
31:44if this splinter of wood was found underneath the bags of rubbish at the back of fisher's wine bar
31:49then the door must have been forced open before they were put out by terry finch shortly before midnight
31:59it's not possible because we know the break-in was an hour and a half later what if it wasn't
32:08what if everything was just set up to look like a break-in by whom terry finch yes sorry but if
32:20finch set all this up himself how could the alarm go off at 1 30 in the morning when we know he was
32:2610 miles away in polmarin because in the words of a song from my youth ice ice baby ice remember
32:35the pool of water on the bar what about it i thought it was all at the time it was wine bottles
32:41that were broken so how could it be water robert told us he wiped down the bar before he left and
32:48he also said he emptied the bin behind the bar yet it had a plastic bag in it
33:01okay now you're losing me i saw a similar bag at the christmas party
33:08sorry
33:08but you'd expect to see a bag used for ice behind a bar wouldn't you yes but if robert emptied the bin
33:18as he said and i have no reason to doubt him why was it there in the morning thank you good night
33:27this is what i think happened i had to carry you tonight all right sorry pull your finger out or else
33:33i'm gonna have to get someone else don't say that mr finchman no no you know i need this job well
33:37maybe you should be thinking more about your kids and less about fawning all over the puns it's just
33:41it's christmas i just wanted everyone to have a good time i told you christmas is for mugs
33:46all i'm interested in is how much they spend right so let's chitty chatting and more serving you got it
33:52yeah got it i think robert did exactly as you said after you cleaned the bar he emptied the bin
33:57leave them i'll take them out no no it's fine i'll take leave them i'll take them out i'll do it
34:01myself like everything else go on go on i'm sick of looking at you night mr finch and once robert
34:08had left the bench went straight out to the back door
34:12which is how the splinter of wood got in the alley before the bags of rubbish it's the only thing
34:29that fits
34:50there was no damage anywhere else no sign of anyone searching the office
34:53so our thief had to know where the money was
34:59but this this was the clever bit
35:13ice defrost at a predetermined pace and therefore makes a perfect time delay switch
35:22so as the ice melts the bottles will fall
35:25so setting off the alarm precisely
35:39so
35:45so
35:53I don't know.
36:23By 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.
36:45But forgot to wipe away the water from the melted ice on the bar.
36:53Precisely.
36:55So, it wasn't Bobby?
36:58No, it was not.
36:59Oh, a minute, a minute.
37:04Crikey.
37:05Thank you, Margot.
37:08Kelby, go pick him up.
37:11Oh, 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, they've got him, and 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.
38:03Whose luck just ran out?
38:05Hello.
38:13I'm Humphrey.
38:14This is Esther.
38:17He'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 door set 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.
38:33Everyone'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.
38:43Can I just ask?
38:45He had a photograph of me in his pocket.
38:51You wouldn't happen to know why.
38:54You're Humphrey Goodman.
38:57Yes.
38:58Yes, I am.
38:59Er, Dad, you sit with Keith for a minute, okay?
39:04I won't be long.
39:07Yeah.
39:09You're all right, Dad.
39:10You're all right.
39:12Hmm?
39:12Dad 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,
39:20but circumstances changed and they were split up.
39:22Come, ye faithful, joyful and shy of us.
39:33He tried to look for her over the years,
39:55but 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.
40:10And he was diagnosed as having dementia.
40:14And as his memory started to deteriorate,
40:18he started talking about Louise again.
40:20It was as if of all the things he had in his life,
40:25she 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,
40:37but this time we found her.
40:39That was so excited.
40:41We traced her to Gloucester,
40:43where she was adopted by a couple on Christmas Eve in 1968.
40:46They changed her name to theirs,
40:48so she became Louise Briggs.
40:50But then she moved away,
40:52and we lost all track of her.
40:55Then, the people who bought her old house in Gloucester
40:58found an old bank statement,
40:59dated from around the time she moved away,
41:01but it showed that she made a withdrawal
41:03from an ATM in Shipton Abbott.
41:05Sorry.
41:06Oh.
41:07I still don't see why David would have a photograph
41:10of 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
41:17in the new year.
41:18Someone from Devon who could help us find her.
41:21And Dad saw your picture in the paper
41:23and thought you looked like a decent chap,
41:25so he was going to call you and ask if you could help.
41:28He can't remember what he had for breakfast,
41:32but he can tell you what song was on the radio
41:35the day they took Louise away.
41:40It's like he's stuck in that moment,
41:44and the hurt is just as real now
41:46as it was then.
41:48It's all right.
41:53OK, everyone.
41:54Let's run a check on the name Louise Briggs.
41:57Town halls, social services, PNC,
42:00any 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.
42:28Martha 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.
42:56Haleton.
42:58H-A-L-E-T-O-N.
43:00Although that's her original name,
43:02she went on to become Louise Briggs.
43:04Have we got anything else listed
43:06under the name Louise Briggs?
43:08No, that's all the information we have.
43:10Could we cross-reference her date of birth
43:12against anything else?
43:13All we know for sure is she left Gloucester
43:15around four years ago
43:16and we think came to ship the nabbit,
43:18or at least somewhere in this area.
43:20Bye.
43:21OK, let me see if I can find that.
43:23I'll come back to you.
43:26They need a national insurance number.
43:28You'd better go.
43:29Five more minutes.
43:30OK, well, thanks for trying.
43:32Bye.
43:33Nothing.
43:35Say again?
43:37But her adopted name was definitely Louise Briggs.
43:42Yeah.
43:43Well, is there an address on the records?
43:46If you would.
43:48You got my number.
43:50OK, thanks, Jess.
43:54There was Louise Briggs married
43:55in patent registry office four years ago.
43:58She declared her former name as Hilton.
44:00So it's her?
44:02It has to be.
44:03Her married name is Branner,
44:04but they couldn't see an address for her.
44:06They're checking,
44:07but, you know,
44:08they can't guarantee it'll be today.
44:10Branner.
44:11I've heard that somewhere.
44:12Yeah.
44:13Yeah.
44:16Seb, the snowman.
44:18Oh.
44:19Yeah.
44:19Of course.
44:21You go.
44:22We'll do this.
44:23Oh, no.
44:23I'd like you to go.
44:24Go.
44:27Right.
44:28Let'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,
44:48this is Esther and Margot.
44:50Hi.
44:51Louise, we're from Shipton Abbot Police.
44:53It's nothing to worry about.
44:54I'm going to let Margot take the lead on this one.
44:56Um,
44:58Louise,
44:59we believe you had an older brother.
45:01Uh,
45:01you were going to separate us from the only other.
45:04Well,
45:05we found it.
45:05Oh.
45:26I'm here.
45:33Oh.
45:35Hi.
45:35You're late.
45:38What's going on?
45:40We're getting married.
45:41What?
45:42Come on.
45:48He's here.
45:51Ah.
45:52Oh, good Lord.
45:52You 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 don't want to get married, don't you?
46:03Yes, of course I do, but...
46:06I mean,
46:06why the big secret?
46:09Because whenever we've planned it properly,
46:11it's always gone wrong.
46:13And so I just thought I'd...
46:16sneak up on you.
46:17Because after Rosie left,
46:20I wanted to show you that as hard as it was losing her,
46:24it was kind of all right,
46:25because
46:25I still had you.
46:28And you're enough.
46:31Sorry.
46:35Shall we get married then?
46:37Yes, please.
46:38Yeah!
46:39Yeah!
46:39You'll need to change.
46:44And,
46:44uh,
46:45I 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,
46:56Inspector Goodman.
47:02He's here.
47:03Yeah.
47:09Honey, do you want to take over?
47:16Dad.
47:18Look over there.
47:20It's Louise.
47:21Louise.
47:33David.
47:39I 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,
48:07visiting 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
48:25If I'm in you and you're feeling broke
48:30If I promise this is what I'll do
48:36Will you love me like I do you
48:41If I hold you when the world is great
48:47If you're trying to take away
48:51Wait!
48:53Wait, do it.
48:55It's in time.
48:57Wait.
48:57Wait.
48:59Will you love me like I do you?
49:05So, 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.
49:37I give you this ring.
49:41Oh, yes, hum.
49:43What is that?
49:47It's time to talk amongst yourself.
49:49Ah, got it, got it.
49:53Phew.
49:54Sorry?
49:55I give you this ring as a symbol of our love, trust and marriage.
50:00I 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.
50:16Other finger.
50:18Other finger.
50:18Other finger.
50:19No, the ring.
50:20The other finger.
50:21Oh.
50:22All right.
50:23Oh, sorry, golly.
50:24Yeah.
50:25Other finger.
50:25Yeah.
50:26Other finger.
50:27Yeah.
50:28And to respect and cherish you throughout our lives together.
50:29And to respect and cherish you throughout our lives together.
50:44And to respect and cherish you throughout our lives together.
50:47And to respect and cherish you throughout our lives together.
50:51And now, a short reading from the best man, Selwyn.
50:53Who is to say what love is from the fluttering heart that sees a face long missed to the tearful, breathless wrench of 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 can never be dimmed by adversity.
51:40Who is to say what love is?
51:47Because love seeks no favor, nor does it seek permission.
51:55It seeks no title, no praise or reward.
52:04Love simply is.
52:08Love never blames, always forgives, and cannot be diminished by distance or weakened by time.
52:24Love is what is left when everything else deserts you.
52:31Who is to say what love is?
52:36Only you.
52:37Only you.
52:38Because only you know.
52:43At which point, having declared their vows to each other, and through the exchanging of rings, I can very happily declare that Humphrey and Martha are now husband and wife.
52:55Ah, congratulations.
53:12Archie, thank you.
53:15This is perfect.
53:16Worth all the skullduggery?
53:17Definitely.
53:18All those clandestine meetings was a bit like being back in the old days.
53:22Stop.
53:23I'm a married woman.
53:24And I couldn't be happier for you.
53:29It's such a shame he can't find someone.
53:33I mean, he's handsome, rich, generous to afford, 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 with a new husband is quite a catch, too.
53:57Yes, he is.
54:00Oh, 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.
54:15Commissioner?
54:17It was my pleasure.
54:21Thank you for being here.
54:23And your reading was quite beautiful.
54:25I'm not entirely sure how you managed to convince her to marry you.
54:34Oh.
54:35You're a very lucky man.
54:37Yes, I am.
54:39Oh.
54:40Ah.
54:41Excuse me.
54:42Of course.
54:43Inspector Wilson.
54:44Oh.
54:45David and her sister, how'd it go?
54:47Uh, we found her, she agreed to meet him, they're together now.
54:51It was amazing.
54:53So, she was related to Seb the Snowman?
54:55Yeah, she was his step-mom.
54:57Congratulations, 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.
55:06Come on, sir.
55:07Um, excuse me.
55:12Everything okay, sir?
55:13Mm.
55:14That was the new inspector.
55:16He's working on a case in Saint-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.
55:26Can I steal my husband?
55:28Be my guest.
55:30Thank you, sir.
55:35All right.
55:36Okay.
55:40Any 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.
55:48Oh, really?
55:49Yeah.
55:50One, two.
55:51Two, 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!
56:03Come on!
56:04Well, we finally did it.
56:14Sorry, that was...
56:16Yes, we did.
56:18Happy?
56:19Very.
56:20Actually, it doesn't matter if you are or not.
56:23There's no escape now.
56:24You're stuck with me.
56:25It's the only present I've ever wanted to be.
56:27Yeah.
56:28Merry Christmas, Mrs. Goodman.
56:30Merry Christmas, Mr. Goodman.
56:32Merry Christmas, Mr. Goodman.
56:37Oi!
56:38That's you!
56:39Come on, sir!
56:40And everybody, you did this, tschets!
56:41But look...
56:47Oh my God!
56:48Oh!
56:49let us out here
56:51Yes, of course...
56:53Warump'd you?!
56:54The big ship sailed away
56:56And I said that I'd be true to her
56:5810,000 miles away
57:00And I'll sing through the winds I own
57:03A road and I will go
57:05I'll sing no more, I'll make a show
57:08I'll die and music playing for
57:10I'm off to the morning train
57:12And I won't be back again
57:14I'm taking a trip on my government
57:1610,000 miles away
57:24But great job
57:38Congratulations Mr and Mrs Goodman
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