The Chelsea Detective (2021) s04e04 Episode Script
The Petrov Extension
[BIRDS SCREECHING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
MAN: Good to see you.
ROWAN: Ah! Bloody things.
Here, let me.
Cheer up.
Tonight is all about you.
I hate evenings like this.
All that backslapping.
People telling me how brilliant I am.
It's a lifetime achievement
award, presented in a hotel
you designed yourself, in front
of an audience of your peers.
Most architects would swap
places with you in a heartbeat.
Stop scratching, darling.
You'll only make it worse.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
MAN: Thank you.
FRANCIS: Thank you.
MAN: Ah, Francis.
- Hello.
- Lovely to see you.
How do I look?
You look lovely, darling.
Have you noticed how this
terrace is perfectly positioned
to pick up the reflexion
of the light in the river?
I must say
I think we got it right.
You mean, you got it right, darling.
[PHONE RINGING]
Hmm.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
- Hello?
Really?
Alright, I'll come down.
If he arrives,
you will be nice to him.
Promise?
I promise.
I'll be nice to him.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
- VENETIA: These ones?
- Yes.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
WOMAN: [OVER LIFT SPEAKER]
Ground floor.
- [LIFT BEEPS]
- Going up.
[WOMAN SHRIEKS IN THE DISTANCE]
The penthouse.
- [MAN COUGHS]
- [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
What's happened?
Rowan?
Rowan? Rowan, where are you?
[SHRIEKING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[INDISTINCT SPEAKING OVER RADIO]
DI MAX: Give him a gentle
reminder, please, Jess.
DC JESS: Can you keep him back?
Please? Keep behind the tape.
DI MAX: Layla?
- Evening.
- Hi.
Um We have an IC1 Male.
Early indications are that he
fell from the penthouse balcony.
Uh, do we know who he is?
The guest of honour for the evening,
Rowan Jameson, the architect.
We mustn't let anyone leave
without them being interviewed.
MAN: I didn't do anything.
This is ridiculous.
I'm the victim of an assault.
- OFFICER: Put him in the car.
- MAN: What? Why?
Who was that?
Victor Budimir. He was found
outside Rowan Jameson's room.
See you later.
We were getting ready.
I went down to reception
to collect some flowers.
But when I came back, Victor Budimir
was sitting in the corridor.
Is he somebody you know well?
Not really.
He and Rowan used
to work together, but
it's complicated.
I can't believe I encouraged him
to come to our room.
Take your time, Mrs Jameson.
I told Rowan to be nice to him.
[SNIFFLES]
Victor was due
to present Rowan's award.
You'd need to be strong
to lift someone
- over these railings.
- And quick.
Helped that Jameson was on his own.
Yeah. Yeah.
But did the attacker know that?
Was it a coincidence that his wife
was out of the room, or was it timed?
You don't think
he threw himself off, do you?
I mean performative suicide
in front of his peers?
What, like Tosca?
Oh, um.
Well, she died throwing herself
from the battlements.
I knew that.
Have you ever seen Tosca?
Er, it's an opera, isn't it?
- By Panini.
- Puccini?
I knew that. Connor's taken
Victor Budimir's statement.
He claims that he was assaulted
by a man who rushed out
of the Jameson Suite
and elbowed him in the face.
Well, have we found anyone else
who's seen the man?
Not yet.
He was wearing a baseball cap,
about six foot, I suppose,
white, dark clothing.
Did you challenge him?
No, I didn't have time to react.
I was It all happened so quickly.
I didn't even see his face.
You didn't run after him.
Have you ever been
hit in the face? No.
No. I collapsed to the floor
and the, the lift doors opened
and Venetia came out.
I didn't, I didn't know what to say.
Mr Budimir, I believe
you and Rowan Jameson
had known each other a long time.
Yeah. Yeah. We, we studied
together at Cambridge
In 2009,
you published this article
accusing him of plagiarism.
Yeah. Yeah. Well, I mean,
that's all ancient history.
We, we had our ups and downs,
we were business partners
for a while, and, um,
then he decided
he wanted to go it alone.
Well, only last year
he reported you to the police
with allegations
of harassments and threats.
That would suggest you have a motive.
[CHUCKLING] No, it wouldn't.
This is absurd.
We had professional disagreements.
So you didn't kill Rowan Jameson?
No, of course not.
He sustained multiple fractures
in his arms
from where he would have
tried to break his fall.
He also suffered a dislocation
of the neck and spine,
and traumatic brain injury.
He'd have died almost as soon
as he hit the ground.
How long would the fall have taken?
Less than three seconds,
depending on body weight,
wind speed, resistance.
You did physics at school,
didn't you, Max?
A while ago.
I found some fragments of skin
under his fingernails.
Jameson had psoriasis,
so it may simply just be his
from scratching himself,
but it could also be
from his attacker,
or a mixture of the two.
Well, he'd presumably
have grabbed anything
to stop himself falling.
Exactly.
Unfortunately,
treatments for psoriasis
tend to corrupt DNA,
but we do what we can.
And, er Victor Budimir.
He was examined at the crime scene.
So some people will injure themselves
to make it look
as if they've been attacked.
And he did have a bloody nose,
but we don't think
that's the case here.
Less than three seconds.
Would that be long enough for
your life to flash before you?
Depends what you've done
with your life.
All right, Connor,
There's no CCTV
at the Royal Chelsea at all.
- What?
- Management-side privacy issues.
Maybe it's one of those hotels
where you can rent a room
for a couple of hours.
Like a love hotel.
Stayed in one of those in Japan.
- What were you doing there?
- I was on holiday.
No. What were you doing
None of your business, Connor.
We're interviewing witnesses
who were in the vicinity,
and I spoke to the hotel.
And here's the curious thing.
They said they always deliver
flowers to people's rooms.
So it's possible someone wanted
Venetia out of the way.
We should talk to her again.
Mrs Jameson, Victor Budimir
said he was attacked by a man
in a baseball cap who came
running out of your room.
Did you see this man?
No, I didn't.
Surely he's just making it up.
We wanted to discuss
the phone call from reception.
The hotel manager said
that they always
deliver flowers to guests rooms.
It was a busy night.
Well, it's possible
that whoever called
simply wanted to make sure
that you weren't in the room.
Did you recognise the voice?
No.
Any indication
who the flowers were from?
No. It was just a printed card
that said "Congratulations."
Did your husband have any enemies?
Mrs Jameson?
He wasn't the easiest man.
He liked people
who shared his point of view.
I would sometimes say to him,
"Why do you have to be
at war with everyone?"
Anything recently that comes to mind?
Well, obviously,
there's the disagreement
over the Petrov extension
at Saint Cuthbert's.
I assume you know about that.
Rowan was determined to oppose it.
And how did you feel about it?
Me,
I thought it was an amazing design.
Did you have many disagreements?
From time to time.
But you were happily married.
Perfectly.
Thank you.
Rowan Jameson was the chair
of the university
planning committee
Thank you, at Cambridge.
They're due to vote next week
on an application
from St Cuthbert's College
to build a modern extension
which we can see here.
If it ever gets built
it would be apparently
the most environmentally
innovative building in the UK.
Looks like a spaceship.
Well, the design has
proved controversial.
The building is being funded
by the Petrov Foundation.
Francis Petrov,
originally from Belarus.
He's lived in the UK for decades.
He's got his name on art galleries,
hospitals, museums,
all in the name
of the Petrov Foundation.
His Who's Who entry describes
him as a philanthropist.
Well, according to Venetia Jameson
Rowan had decided
to oppose the extension.
Which would hardly have
pleased Francis Petrov.
Exactly.
Hold on a minute.
Petrov was at the awards ceremony too,
or at least his name's on the list.
What do we know about Petrov's
environmental causes?
Apparently he wants to build
a new botanical greenhouse
at Kew Gardens.
The Petrov Conservatory.
Must ask Roz about that.
- How is Roz?
- Hmm.
She's in Snowdonia camping
with her son.
Okay.
Nothing else to say on the subject?
I'll keep you informed.
Morning. Francis Petrov.
DI Arnold, this is DS Walsh.
You are here
about Rowan Jameson of course.
I find it hard to believe
who on earth would want
to do something like this.
That's what we're here to investigate.
Mmm.
Please.
Er, Rowan Jameson was chair
of the university planning committee,
which was about to make
a decision on the extension
you were funding
at Saint Cuthbert's College.
Mm-hmm, he was.
And from what we understand,
he'd made it pretty clear
that he was opposed to it.
Ooh. Oh, I see
what you're getting at. Hmm.
Throwing people from hotel
bedroom windows is the modus operandi
of certain elements
of the former USSR.
I am from Belarus. Ergo,
I must be behind this.
Were you?
Come along, my dear chap.
I have lived in Chelsea for 30 years.
The late Queen was kind enough
to bestow an honorary
knighthood upon me.
I am shortly due to be
granted British citizenship.
Would I endanger all of that
for a decision
which might have delayed
my plans for a few months?
Wouldn't it have been
a rejection rather than a delay?
What can I say?
Rowan was due to stand down
as chair of that committee
at the end of the year.
Why was he opposed to the extension?
He was such a champion
of modern architecture.
Oh, yes, he was a champion
of modern architecture,
designed by Rowan Jameson.
You were on the guest list
for last night's event.
That's right. I was there briefly.
I went with my driver, Daniil.
I went along to pay tribute
to a great man.
Why did you leave
before our colleagues
had a chance to speak to you?
Well, I had a another engagement.
Now you're just about to ask me
if I saw what happened.
I didn't. Myself and Daniil
had left before the drama began.
Erm, this is the famous extension.
Yes, it's rather wonderful, isn't it?
A little bold
for some people's tastes,
but then Newton's mathematical
bridge in Cambridge
was controversial in its time.
Not least, because Newton died
20 years before it was built.
Well, you know
your history, DI Arnold.
A man after my own heart.
So the principal
of Saint Cuthbert's College
is Charlotte Kendall.
And guess what?
She studied architecture
at Cambridge with Rowan Jameson
and Victor Budimir.
When they were students,
they started a movement
called "Architects for the World."
They published a manifesto advocating
putting sustainability
at the heart of design.
It sounds like they were
well ahead of their time.
When Rowan was 25 years old,
he won the Chaloner Award for design.
The youngest ever recipient.
Charlotte Kendall is a champion
of the Petrov extension.
Whereas Rowan Jameson, as we know,
was determined to stop it happening.
So did they fall out, too?
You know,
I think this calls
for a day out in Cambridge.
Shall I drive?
Absolutely not.
MAX: I haven't been
to Cambridge for ages.
LAYLA: Me neither.
MAX: What? Even though
you have a family connection?
LAYLA: I know.
I've been meaning to visit.
So, your cousin. Erm
- Martha.
- Martha.
Did she study here?
No, but she's lived here for ages.
She went to Trinity in Dublin.
Is that sort of like
the Irish Oxbridge?
Martha would say Oxbridge
is like the English Trinity.
Ooh, very good.
She's DI McGuire now.
Well, then she's done very well.
You saying I haven't?
No, of course not.
Are you going to see her
while you're up here?
Well, let's see how we get on.
We've got a case to solve.
Give her a call.
She might be helpful.
Careful what you wish for.
[CHUCKLES]
I'll call her.
I'm sorry.
Hello,
I'm June Goldman, Kendall's PA,
and I'm terribly sorry
for the inconvenience,
but I'm afraid Mrs Kendall
has been delayed
and won't be back
until tomorrow morning.
Where is she?
She's in Scotland
with her husband, Simon.
He usually flies them himself,
but the weather wasn't
good enough for takeoff,
so they're taking the overnight train
and, well, should be here
first thing tomorrow.
Can you let Mrs Kendall know
that we need to speak to her?
Of course. Would 9:00 a.m. suit?
- Thank you.
- Lovely.
I
I must say, I was very sorry to hear
what happened to Rowan Jameson.
Such an awful thing.
Did you know him, Miss Coleman?
Oh, a long time ago.
Not well.
We'll see you in the morning.
Lovely.
You know,
I think one of us
should get back to London.
Well, you go, I'll stay
and talk to Charlotte Kendall.
Sure?
- Yeah.
- Thanks, Layla.
[LAYLA CHUCKLES]
Hello.
Hi.
Look at you.
Oh, my goodness.
It's been so long.
No, we're just
here on police business.
Yeah, thanks.
This is DI Max Arnold.
- Pleased to meet you.
- You, too.
So are you here about
the Rowan Jameson case?
Well, what a shocker that is.
How long are you here for?
Well, Max needs to get back,
but I'm staying over.
- That's great.
- Well, actually, can you
recommend me a cheap hotel?
You know what budgets
are like these days?
Sorry. Don't be ridiculous.
If you're staying here,
you're staying with me.
Are you sure?
Am I sure? Yeah, I'm sure.
Chrissie is away. She's fixing
up some rich fella's garden.
I'll make us a meal.
And besides, when is
the last time you saw Elise?
Must have been ages. How is she?
Yeah, she's
She's quite the young lady now.
Although Rowan Jameson
was killed in Chelsea, DI McGuire
No. Please call me Martha.
He lived in Cambridge, as you know.
Any information we can share
might be helpful.
Oh, well, it's whatever you want.
I'm at your disposal,
just the opportunity to work
with my little cousin here.
You know, it's a treat. Come on.
Er, these officers, these
you know, these officers
are investigating a murder.
Okay. Thank you.
You're a dream. Thank you.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
Dressing. Fridge.
Wine.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[MUFFLED ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
Elise.
Hi. Look who it is.
Hi, Auntie Layla.
You don't have to call me that.
I didn't know you were in Cambridge.
Mum never tells me anything.
What about she's here
on business, sweetheart.
Are you going to eat anything?
I'll sort myself out later.
Don't worry.
So how is school, Elise?
I like it.
I've got exams coming up.
Have you got a lot of revision to do?
When I can hear myself think.
[VOLUME DECREASES]
I didn't know your mum
was such a good cook.
She's good at making a mess.
Guess who cleans it up later?
No, no, don't be taken in
by this "I'm a grown-up" act.
Elise is a sweet and loving girl
who likes nothing more
than to curl up on the sofa
with her mother
and watch Gilmore Girls.
Don't be embarrassing, Mum.
[SIGHS]
MARTHA: What's he like, then?
- Your DI?
- Max?
He's, he's great.
I mean, he lives on a houseboat.
What?
Oh, my God,
do you remember those holidays we had
in the Shannon when we were kids?
I can still smell the loo.
Exactly. We never lived anywhere
without a fully functioning
sewage system.
It's page one.
What can you tell me
about Rowan Jameson?
I mean, was he a popular figure here?
I don't know. I never met him,
but people always said
that the Jamesons were a bit superior.
What, including Venetia?
They call her the cat
who got the cream,
but they always say that
about the second wife.
I mean, who can say
what first attracted her
to the multimillionaire,
internationally famous architect?
[CHUCKLES] Shall we finish the bottle?
Mm-hmm.
So, how's your love life?
Well, I was
with this guy John for a while,
but it fizzled out.
To be honest, I don't know
how people manage to combine
long term relationships with this job.
Mmm. Well,
don't die wondering,
well, we both come
from large families.
And look at us, I've got one,
you've got none.
Elise is great.
Yeah, yeah.
She's got those Welsh genes.
Bolshy.
Does she see much of her dad?
Mmm, not really, no.
I mean, she was so young
when Dermott and me split up.
It's just me, her and Chrissie
now, we make it work.
Oh, you gave me a shock.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
So, Zoe, who called this in?
Have we sealed off the area?
Obviously, I don't want
anyone leaving the college.
Okay, hey.
Okay, so what are we talking,
strangulation or
No, no, no, don't, don't,
don't touch that.
Yeah, because we don't want anyone
contaminating the crime scene.
It's just, you know, basic forensics
and just put some gloves on.
- Max?
- MARTHA: Yeah.
OFFICER: Sorry, ma'am.
- MARTHA: No problem.
- Can you hear me?
- Time of death. Any ideas?
- MAX: [ON PHONE] Layla.
- Is the body still warm?
- Can you hear me?
The Kendalls' PA has been found dead.
June Goldman.
LAYLA: Yeah, that's right.
June Goldman.
I know. Incredible.
So put that scarf in an evidence bag.
You do have an evidence bag.
You don't have an evidence bag. Okay.
Look, do you need me to come back up?
No. Martha's with me,
so we, no, no, stand back, please,
because this is a crime scene or
Sorry. Did you discover the body?
- MAN: Yes.
- Okay. My colleague here
is gonna take a written statement.
I'm also gonna need a list
of anyone who had access
- to the principal's house.
- MAX: Layla.
I'm gonna need to know about
doors, window locks, alarms.
You know, anything that looks
like it's been tampered with.
- Okay?
- Yes. Yes, ma'am.
Okay. Good lad.
- Layla?
- Max. I'll call you back.
Right.
My DS is on annual leave in Lanzarote,
and I've been left with a 12-year-old
who hasn't started shaving yet.
Madam, you can't go in there.
No. What's happening? No!
Let me through! I live here.
I'm sorry, you can't come any closer.
This is a crime scene.
You must stay back.
My name is DI McGuire
from Cambridge Police. You are?
Charlotte Kendall.
Okay. Okay, right.
I will be with you in a minute, okay?
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
What's happening?
Mrs Kendall, I need you
to stand back. Please.
Darling, we must let the police
get on with their job.
[CRYING] I don't believe it.
I don't believe it.
So how long had June Goldman
worked for you, Mrs Kendall?
How can you remember, darling,
Er, she joined us when we moved
into the principal's house,
so 10 years ago now.
And, er
had she any family?
No, she never married.
There was a cousin
in New Zealand, I believe.
Right. Is there anyone you know
who might have wished her harm?
No. Everyone liked June.
And this must have been
a burglary or something.
The college porter has access
to the principal's house.
- Anyone else?
- I don't think so.
You don't think so, or you're sure?
No one else has a set of keys,
apart from June herself, of course.
DS Walsh. She's from Chelsea, CID,
and she has some questions
about the Rowan Jameson case.
Thanks.
I believe you knew
Mr Jameson well, Mrs Kendall.
Rowan was a
He was an old friend of mine,
and I was so shocked
when we heard the news,
and I just wanted to get home.
When did you last see him?
Well, it was a while ago,
we'd had a difference of opinion
about the new building
that we were planning for.
Saint Cuthbert's.
I understand that you've been
very supportive of the scheme.
Well, the Petrov Foundation
made a very generous bequest,
and it's my job to put the
interests of the college first.
And you have no insight
into who might have
wanted Mr Jameson dead?
No. None at all.
I mean,
it's too horrible to imagine.
So will that be all for now, please?
I think my wife needs some time
to absorb this dreadful news.
Of course, we, we understand.
The scene-of-crime officers
will be a while longer
conducting forensic tests.
They will need to take DNA samples
and fingerprints from you.
And I'm afraid you won't be
allowed back in the study.
Yes, we understand. That's fine.
We'll do our best to resolve
this as soon as we can.
Thank you very much for your time.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
These are the students
I was telling you about,
the architects for the World.
They look so young.
There's Rowan, Victor Budimir
and Charlotte Kendall.
Who's the fourth one?
That's Rowan's first wife,
India Vanstone.
I never knew India was married
to Rowan Jameson.
I know her. She's the chair
of the conservation society.
Wait, was she
at the Royal Chelsea event?
Er
Her name's not on the list.
Right. We need to talk to her.
You want me to set that up?
No, I'll, I'll contact her myself.
Hold on. Incoming.
Layla.
Layla.
LAYLA: DI McGuire,
meet DC Jess Lombard
and DC Connor Pollock.
Hi. How are you all doing?
Well, as I think you all know,
June Goldman was found
strangled earlier this morning.
Any obvious suspects?
Well, no, not at this stage.
I mean, the SOCO team are still
examining the crime scene.
But DI Arnold,
I know this is irregular,
but my DS is on annual leave.
Is there any chance
I could hold on to DS Walsh
just for a day or two?
Yeah. Are you okay with that, Layla?
Well, it could be helpful to stay here
to see what more I can find out
about the Jameson case.
And she was the only other
senior officer at the crime scene.
So. But you know, it's your decision.
No. Sure. Fine.
Oh, okay. Well, many thanks.
MAX: Did Charlotte Kendall shed
any light on the Jameson case?
She acknowledged that
they were on different sides
in relation to the Petrov extension.
But they were old friends
and go back years.
It's all been overshadowed
by June Goldman's death.
Sorry. Excuse me.
Could you interview her again?
What? No. I was going to say,
is it po
Yeah, yeah, we can do that.
Yeah, we'll see you in five minutes.
I'm sorry. We need to go. Will we
We'll talk again later
and compare notes.
Yeah, great to meet you.
Come on.
[SIGHS]
- [STUDENTS CHANTING]
- No blood money.
No blood money.
So this is the site
of the new extension.
Yeah, that's the plan.
Apparently, this building
is of insufficient architectural
distinction to be left as it is.
STUDENTS: No blood money.
It's a busy spot
for a discreet meeting.
Yeah.
Leave that to me.
No blood money.
Hi. Hiya. Yeah. I'm Detective
Inspector Martha McGuire
from Cambridge Police.
We're here to take your names
for our records.
Just to warn you,
we do share the information
with university authorities.
Just wondering, shouldn't you be
in lectures, you know,
continuing your education?
- Thank you. Thanks a million.
- Thanks.
Hello there. Thank you for meeting me.
No problem.
Dear old Saint Cuthbert's Hall.
It's a great shame
what they're doing to it.
I used to perform there when
I was with Cambridge Footlights.
Were you an actor?
As an undergraduate, yes.
Well, impressions really.
That sort of thing. You know?
What can we do for you, Mr Kendall?
There is something
I would like to mention.
Perhaps we'd go somewhere
a little quieter.
I run a charity, the McGowan Trust.
We help ex-servicemen who have trouble
adjusting to civilian life.
Sounds like admirable work.
Indeed.
Now there's a young man
who I'd been supporting
for a while, Cole McIlroy,
and I suggested to June
that she might want to give him
some manual work around the college.
He fought in Afghanistan.
And, well, he has a lot of problems.
When did he start working here?
About a month ago.
But things did not work out,
and June had to let him go.
So if you wanted to talk to him,
er, he lives in a hostel
in Homerton, Mowbray House.
He has a mobile phone,
but he almost never
- switches it on.
- Oh.
Why didn't you want to have
this conversation
in front of your wife?
Well, Cole has had a couple
of brushes with the law.
He would not have passed
the usual background checks.
So was he a danger to the students?
No. No. Not at all.
No.
So you think he might have
murdered June Goldman.
No, I'm not saying that.
He did not take it well
when June let him go.
He's not a bad sort, really.
Look, I'm a great believer
in giving everyone
a second chance, so
I just thought you might
want to talk to him.
That's all I'm saying.
Okay. Well, thank you, Mr Kendall.
You're welcome.
It was a starter marriage,
not something I'm proud of,
a long time ago.
Did you and Rowan stay in touch?
No, I hadn't spoken to him in years.
Were you invited to this event
at the Royal Chelsea Hotel?
[CHUCKLES] Good Lord,
no, I wouldn't have gone anyway.
The great and good
of the architectural world
gathered to celebrate Rowan's
only true love, his career.
Which the Conservation Society
has done its best to frustrate.
Well, it's true.
We lobbied hard to stop
the Royal Chelsea being built.
The river is meant to be
an amenity for the people,
if they can get anywhere
near it these days.
Rowan would never have had time
for that sort of
development in his 20s.
So what changed?
Oh, money, status, power,
the usual stuff.
Why would Rowan decide to oppose
Petrov's extension in Cambridge?
Wasn't it supposed to be the most
sustainable building in Britain?
[LAUGHS] The only thing
it's intended to sustain
is Francis Petrov's reputation.
[CHUCKLES] You're not his biggest fan.
I know his methods, Max.
Threats, intimidation, bribery.
He won't stop at anything.
We're working on an expose of him
with one of the Sunday papers.
His lawyers are all over us.
Look into his past, Max.
He's everything you might fear.
Believe me, I lock my doors
securely at night.
You realise he's trying
to redevelop the whole
of the Chelsea waterfront?
Then he's got a fight on his hands.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
[SIGHS]
[ALARM BUZZES]
Ooh. Can you smell that?
Mm-hmm. We are gonna be high as kites.
Maybe we could score
a little something ourselves.
[LAUGHS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Who are you?
DI McGuire from Cambridge police.
Are you Cole McIlroy?
What do you want to know?
We need to ask you a few questions.
- Maybe later.
- And no, no, no, no.
I can't later.
I'm having tea with my cousin.
What do you think you're doing?
You can't come in here.
When did you last open
a window, Mr McIlroy?
It's broken. You can't just barge in.
How long have you been
staying here, Cole?
Nine months. On and off.
- Better than sleeping rough.
- Mmm-hmm.
Tell us about June Goldman.
What do you want to know?
She gave me a gardening job
at the college.
It was mostly just weeding,
but I got fired.
Why?
I used to skin up on my break.
- She found me one day.
- Mm-hmm.
So you were smoking weed
while you did the weeds. Nice.
Yeah. Funny.
Well, June Goldman was found dead
yesterday morning in the college.
She'd been strangled.
- You're joking.
- Where were you?
I was here.
I haven't been out in ages.
You have to sign in and out.
Look, you can't come here
and accuse me like this.
I've got mental health problems.
Hmm.
Are you all right, Max?
What, me? Yeah.
You?
I'm fine.
It's odd to be just the three of us.
Forensic results
from Ashley are in, Max.
Oh, go on.
There's no signs
of Victor Budimir's DNA
anywhere on Rowan Jameson's
body or clothes.
Wow.
He could have been working
with an accomplice.
The man in the baseball cap.
Precisely.
I've been reading this draft
of an article
that India Vanstone sent me.
It says that Petrov made his fortune
acquiring mining and quarrying rights.
In post-communist Belarus.
Dangerous places, quarries.
Just saying.
Didn't Petrov say he left the hotel
before the murder took place?
Yeah.
That's not what the CCTV footage
from outside the hotel suggests.
You can see his car
setting off at 19:10,
after Rowan Jameson's
death was called in.
So what we need to know, Cole,
is where were you
between yesterday evening
and this morning at,
say, nine o'clock?
- I was fast asleep.
- On your own.
COLE: Yes.
That's a shame, isn't it?
Because it would help
if there was someone here
to vouch for you, because otherwise
you could have snuck out
and killed June Goldman.
I didn't do it.
Oh, that's, that's funny, Cole.
I've interviewed a lot of people
over the years,
and that's a phrase
we hear a lot, isn't it,
- DS Walsh?
- Yep.
Yeah, it's like the chorus of a song.
You could set it to music.
Someone's got it in for me.
Yeah, that's another one.
Are you gonna go through
all the greatest hits?
But it's true.
Talk to us about Simon Kendall.
- You mean the major?
- That's right.
He got me the job at the college.
What do you want me to say?
It's not his fault I messed up.
No, no.
It sounds like it was your fault.
So, listen, here is what
we're gonna do, Cole.
We're gonna take some fingerprints
and a DNA sample,
and then we're gonna see
if they match with anything
at the crime scene.
And if they don't
then that's good news for you.
How does that sound?
Do I have any choice?
Does he have any choice, DS Walsh?
I don't think he does.
Thanks for coming in Mr Petrov,
It's Sir Francis Petrov.
Apologies, Sir Francis.
If you have an honorary knighthood,
are you permitted
to use the title "Sir"?
You are a stickler for detail,
DI Arnold. I like that.
When we last met, you said
you left the drinks reception
before Rowan Jameson's fall.
But the CCTV footage
would suggest otherwise.
No, I left before the drama began.
Like I said before.
But it had nothing to do with me.
Obviously. I was a guest.
Simple as that.
Even though you own the hotel.
The land was bought 10 years ago
by a UK company
registered in Luxembourg.
This company is owned by PLX Assets,
whose headquarters
are in Minsk, Belarus.
Although PLX's website
offers no useful information,
we've managed to establish
its beneficial owner is you.
You are very thorough
with your research.
It's our job.
You commissioned Rowan Jameson
to design the Royal Chelsea,
but not the extension
at Saint Cuthbert's College.
- Why?
- Do I need a reason?
Was Rowan unhappy that he was
overlooked for the opportunity?
If he was still alive,
you could ask him.
We don't need to. We've been
looking at his emails.
He said that your decision
was motivated by malice,
pure and simple, and that he felt sure
you would get what was coming to you.
Well, architects
are notorious prima donnas.
Your replies to him
are just as colourful
Yes.
Ambitious infrastructure projects
generally ruffle a few feathers.
You know there are still
people out there who believe
that Britain should be
forever preserved in aspic.
Like the chair
of the Conservation Society?
Ah, yes, yes that woman, indeed.
Very good example.
She cycles around Chelsea
with her nose in the air.
The world would be a better
place without the likes of her.
Is that a threat?
No, DI Arnold, I was joking.
So where were you
when Rowan Jameson was killed?
I was talking to people as one does.
What about your driver?
What was he doing?
I have absolutely no idea.
Looking at his phone,
chatting to his girlfriend,
I can see where this line
of questioning is going.
I came here as a courtesy.
Now I have nothing to hide.
But because of who I am
and where I am from,
you are throwing these
absurd insinuations at me
without one shred of evidence.
Some people may call
that racism, for which
the Greater London Police
has a well-earned reputation.
If you wish to speak to me again,
then I shall insist upon
my lawyer being present.
In the meantime, I have
nothing more to say, good day.
Okay, so it should be
up here on the right.
God, this place is like
a rabbit warren.
Hang on a minute.
- Who's that?
- That's Rowan Jameson's widow.
Hello, stranger. Yes.
LAYLA: Hi, Max.
I've just seen Venetia Jameson
coming out of a law firm
in Cambridge, Bogle and Brett.
Well, can you ask them
what she was doing there?
Er, I'm just following up
on a lead with Martha.
Okay. Okay.
Well, don't worry.
Well, leave it with us.
We'll call them.
Let me know what they say.
I'll talk to you later.
Hmm.
No, it's this way.
It's very tidy.
Not a speck of dust.
She didn't have a teenage
daughter, that's for sure.
I thought you made all the mess
and Elise tidied up.
Don't believe a word that girl says.
- Oh, this is interesting.
- What?
Well, that's a young June, isn't it?
Yeah, but look who that is.
WOMAN: I told you not to do this.
MAN: I know!
WOMAN: Look, what happens to
your charity is your business.
But as I've said all along,
we keep a strict separation
from my work at the college.
MAN: Yes, I was simply trying
to help somebody.
WOMAN: That's what you always say.
It's not as if Cole's been the first,
Simon, I mean, with everything
else that's going on
Sorry.
Are we interrupting something?
We can come back.
No, it's no.
DI McGuire, DS Walsh.
Come in, please.
Can you sit down?
Welcome.
Erm
Simon has told me
that Cole McIlroy has been
working here at the college,
and I want to assure you
that I knew nothing about this
when we spoke yesterday.
I can confirm that that's true.
Had I known,
I would have mentioned
the existence of these notes.
They were sent to the Porter's
Lodge over the last week.
Erm, what did you take these to mean?
We're in the middle of exam season,
and it's not unusual
for undergraduates
to feel aggrieved
if they don't get the
grades that they're expecting.
But now we're wondering
whether they might have
been sent by Cole.
Okay, well, leave them with us,
and we will have them examined.
We wanted to ask you about this photo.
When my colleague and I, DI Arnold
met June Goldman, we asked her
if she knew Rowan Jameson,
and she said only slightly
and a long time ago.
But, well, this suggests
they were close.
June worked for Rowan
when he was married to India.
- She worked for him.
- Mmm.
That's right.
Yes, it wasn't a secret in any way.
I'm surprised you didn't know.
Well, I'm sure she would have told us
if we'd had a chance
to talk to her properly.
Yeah, but the thing is,
you know, she's dead.
And so is Rowan.
DI McGuire.
Yeah.
Okay. Well, that's good to know.
Yeah, many thanks.
Okay, that was quick.
DNA results on the scarf
that was used to strangle June.
I think we're getting somewhere.
So that was signed when?
If Petrov wanted Rowan Jameson
dead for whatever reason, he
wouldn't have done it himself.
What do we think about
his driver, Daniil Adamovich?
He certainly looks capable of
throwing people off balconies.
What about Venetia?
Maybe she was in cahoots
with Victor Budimir.
Somebody else carried out the murder,
but they were both involved.
Thank you.
You've been most helpful.
That was the law firm
that Venetia went to see
in Cambridge, Bogle and Brett.
Don't tell me they cited lawyer
client privilege
and wouldn't say a word.
I threatened them with a warrant,
and they were surprisingly chatty.
I'll give Layla a call.
Police! Open up!
Cole, morning.
Cole. Cole.
Cole.
So we got the test results, Cole.
And would you believe it,
your DNA is all over the scarf
that was found
near June Goldman's body.
- I didn't do it.
- There you go again, Cole.
You've got to get some new material.
Have you charged Victor Budimir?
He's been released, Mrs Jameson.
The forensic evidence
doesn't link him to the crime.
Then who killed Rowan?
When we've got information
we can share, we will do so.
Right now, I wanted to ask you
about financial
arrangements with your husband.
I believe you signed a prenup
before you got married.
That's not unusual.
I'm not suggesting it is.
You've asked me before
if we were happily married.
It's almost as if
you don't believe me.
Well, from what we understand,
you've asked to see
a full schedule of Rowan's assets.
Rowan left strict instructions
about what disclosures
would be made
in the event of his death.
I mean, he had a meeting with
his lawyers only a month ago.
And?
Would it be fair to say
that you'll be better off
with Rowan dead than if your
marriage had come to an end?
My husband died less than a week ago.
I can't believe you've
just asked that question.
On the night he died,
you said you received a call
from the hotel reception
to collect some flowers.
But reception
never made any such calls.
The flowers existed and you saw them.
And we have now established
that they were paid for in cash
and sent from a flower shop
here in Cambridge.
We'll need to review
your phone and email records.
Fine. Go ahead.
I'm not some gold digger.
I trained as an architect myself.
I had a promising career, then
I became Mrs Rowan Jameson.
After that, my main role
was to attend industry events
and look decorative.
She was pretty defensive.
You think she's got something to hide?
Hard to say.
Quizzing her about her prenup
was always likely
to provoke a reaction.
How much longer are you going to stay?
It's up to you. There's no pressure.
Anyone would think
you're not missing me.
Of course we are.
You're an indispensable
member of this team.
Is that the sound of you
paying me a compliment?
Well, I think you must have misheard.
Where are you?
Heading home.
Not for long.
Someone's trying to
redevelop the whole site.
Hang on. I'll call you back.
Can I help you?
DI Arnold, I've heard that
you're an accomplished pianist.
I thought you might appreciate
something that reflects
the culture of my homeland.
No, thank you.
No.
We're not all
former KGB spies, you know.
And yet you found out where I live.
I ought to inform you that a
a company that I have
a controlling interest in
has applied for permission
to build a hotel
here, subject to planning
permission from
the Royal Borough of course.
Don't you think London
has enough luxury hotels?
Mmm. Well, it's a point of view.
I've come here to apologise.
When we last met, I was tetchy
for good reason.
I thought.
Of course, if you,
if you continue to regard me
as a suspect in your inquiries,
then it might seem appropriate for you
to hand over the investigation
to somebody who has no,
no obvious conflict of interest.
Is that because you're worried
I might uncover the truth?
The truth holds no fear for me.
Goodbye, Mr Petrov.
So sorry about the book.
If I were to attempt
to influence the decision
of a public official,
then I can assure you
that I would do it with something
far more substantial
than a book of sheet music.
Please,
enjoy.
[HORN HONKING]
Stop!
- Yes?
- Morning, Max.
Petrov's driver has been brought in.
Apparently, his car ran India Vanstone
off the road on Wigstone Street.
- Is she injured?
- Just bruised.
Petrov's here in an interview room.
- He was in the car.
- He gets around.
He came to the boat yesterday.
Really? He's called in his solicitor.
Right, I'm on my way.
- Thank you so much.
- Yeah, no problem.
DI Arnold.
We seem to be seeing
a surprising amount
of each other lately.
I understand your driver
just tried to run India
Vanstone off the road.
No, he did his best to avoid her.
She practically threw herself
under the wheels.
We're waiting to interview him
with an interpreter.
Well, let's see what he says.
I'm sure you're aware of
the concept of joint enterprise.
Rowan Jameson, India Vanstone.
People who oppose your plans
seem to take their life
in their hands.
Why does this building in
Cambridge matter so much to you?
It matters because I happen to believe
that education will make the world
a far more civilised place.
I also believe in innovation
and design and sustainability.
I'm lucky enough to be in a position
to commission buildings
of architectural merit
that will be remembered
by generations to come.
Detective Inspector.
Do you think you may have
been wrong about me all along?
Good news, Max.
The upside of India Vanstone
being knocked off her bike
is that we've now got DNA samples
- from Petrov and his driver.
- Great.
If Ashley can isolate
Rowan Jameson's DNA
from the skin fragments
found under his fingernails,
we might be able to identify
the man in the baseball cap.
There's something else, too.
When you first spoke to India,
am I right in thinking she said
she hadn't been in touch
with the Jameson's for years?
Yes.
Take a look at Venetia's emails.
Hey, she's back.
We thought you defected.
Good to see you.
What did I miss?
We'll get you up to speed.
Victor.
Do you take sugar?
No, no. Don't worry.
Are you just in Cambridge by chance?
No, I came to see you.
I wanted to thank you
for trying to get me
and Rowan back together and,
and to say how sorry I was
and what happened.
Thank you.
I know you encouraged the police
to think it was me.
No, I honestly.
No, no, no. It's fine. It's fine.
But I am telling the truth.
There was a man, and I saw him
run out of your room.
My word.
I remember that,
we had it all to look forward to then.
That was before my time.
I only ever admired Rowan.
Didn't agree with everything he did,
but when he ended
our partnership, it was
It was like a bereavement.
So how have you been, Victor?
Have you been busy?
Yeah, I mostly do kitchen extensions.
That sort of thing. I can't complain.
Do you know who killed Rowan?
- No
- I think I do.
Have you told the police?
No, they they wouldn't believe me.
Who are you talking about, Victor?
I can't say that.
I don't have any evidence.
But who?
I'd better go.
Hello?
I've just had a very odd visit
from Victor Budimir.
He says he thinks he knows
what happened to Rowan.
India? Are you there?
DI McGuire.
So this is the famous houseboat.
Very civilised.
Francis Petrov wants to turn it
into a luxury hotel.
So listen, I hope I'm not
disturbing you,
but I just, I wanted to
thank you for, you know,
your help and the loan of Layla.
Glad it worked out.
She's a great girl, isn't she?
She'll be a top DI
when I'm digging my vegetable patch.
Well, do you have a vegetable patch?
No. The last one I saw
had two dead bodies in it.
So do you think
you've got the right man?
Well, all the evidence points
in the direction
of Cole McIlroy,
and my superintendent is
very keen to bring charges. So
- You don't sound sure.
- Yeah,
You're right, but I'm not sure
why I'm not sure.
How are things at your end?
Well,
lots of pieces
of the jigsaw on the table,
but we can't quite put them together.
Yeah, well, I know the feeling.
I mean, all that fuss
about the extension
at Saint Cuthbert's
and I don't know whether it's
a masterpiece or a monstrosity,
but I find myself thinking,
is it really worth
killing somebody for?
People murder for strange motives.
My dad always used to say,
"Focus on the Holy Trinity:
sex, money, revenge."
Wise man.
He also used to say, "Go back
to the scene of the crime."
DI Arnold for Chelsea C.I.D.
Good evening, sir.
Everything all right?
Interesting. I hadn't
seen one like this before.
It could have been dropped
on the night of the murder.
Yeah, but normally, a hearing aid
emits a sound when it falls out,
so either this type doesn't
or it's damaged.
And the light you showed
would only have come on later
when the battery was running low.
Where was it?
On the terrace
near where the body landed.
Might it have belonged
to Rowan Jameson?
But there's nothing in his records
to suggest he used a hearing aid.
I'll run the usual tests
if I can connect this
to the skin samples taken from Rowan
Jameson's fingernails,
we might be onto something.
A hearing aid.
Yeah. I mean, we might find
it has nothing to do
with the crime at all.
Remind me what we know
of the McGowan Trust.
It's a charity helping ex-servicemen
adjust to civilian life,
run by Simon Kendall.
That's where he met Cole McIlroy.
Give me a minute.
I've just had a thought.
Wouldn't you think Charlotte Kendall
would be happier to see Rowan Jameson
win the Chaloner Award?
It doesn't exactly look
as if it's made her day.
Max, take a look at this.
I think you should call Martha.
On it.
Yeah, I can do that.
I'll, I'll call you back later.
Okay? Bye.
Interesting.
What?
No, nothing for you
to worry about, Cole.
So,
you use this window to get in
and out of the building, right?
- That's right.
- And what size are your feet?
Seven.
Yeah, yeah.
That's what I thought.
That's what I thought, dainty,
if you don't mind me saying so.
Because if you look
at this section here
there's a footprint of someone
with a much larger shoe size,
like maybe a 10 or an 11,
and the impression is made
mainly with the front of the
foot, which is what would happen
if you were, you know,
getting in through the window.
So,
my question to you, Cole, is,
why would somebody other
than yourself be getting into
your room from the outside and
who might they be?
How are you, India?
I'm made of tough stuff, Max.
What are you able to tell me?
Will the ghastly Petrov
end up in Belmarsh
stewing in his own shit?
We're reviewing the evidence.
We wanted to talk to you
about June Goldman.
Were you aware that she was murdered
two days after Rowan Jameson?
I read about it.
We understand that when you were
married to Mr Jameson,
Miss Goldman was your P.A.
Is that correct?
It was a long time ago, but yes.
And?
And what?
Rowan and I were happy at first,
until June Goldman came along,
she wanted what I had, Rowan himself.
Look, I'm sorry she's dead,
but I'm not gonna
lose any sleep over it.
But you must be curious
about what happened.
No, no.
It's a chapter of my life
that is closed.
The last time we met,
you said you hadn't
spoken to Rowan for years.
I hadn't.
But you have been
in touch with Venetia.
We found correspondence
between the two of you
from less than a month ago.
Were you friends?
Not really.
She wanted to leave Rowan,
so she came to me for help.
Rowan weaponised Bogle and Brett
against anyone who stood in his way.
The terms of my divorce
provided for me after his death,
but I had to fight for it.
And she was in a weaker position
because of the prenup.
Surely that was her business,
not yours?
Well, we were looking out
for each other.
So when Rowan's wife approached you,
you conspired together to ensure
that in the event of his death,
you would both be financially secure.
And then, would you believe it?
He died.
And days later, a woman who broke up
your marriage died, too.
I always enjoy talking
to the students,
so full of hopes and dreams.
Yeah, it's lovely to see.
I was like that myself once thinking
I was gonna change the world.
Turned out to be
a bit harder than I thought.
Do you mind if we have a quick word?
Yes, of course.
- With Simon, too.
- Yeah, please.
So I wanted to tell you
that we are likely
to bring charges against Cole McIlroy
for the murder of June Goldman.
It's a terrible shock.
No blame attached.
But with hindsight,
perhaps it wasn't a good idea
to ask June to employ
an ex-serviceman with Cole's history.
Yes. Lesson learned there.
I mean, as you said yourself,
he never fully recovered
from what happened
to him in Afghanistan.
And he wouldn't have passed
basic employment checks.
Yes. I'm sorry. What did you say?
Hi. How did that go?
And you're sure?
Well, do you think he suspected?
Of course.
Well, that's great.
I'll tell Max. Thanks.
Looks like we were right.
Good.
Let's go.
And tell Ashley that we're on our way.
Much, slightly different
than I expected, but
the good news is the DNA
from the skin fragments match
with the DNA on the hearing aid.
So you gave me a few names to compare,
and I've run them through
the available databases.
The first two are a negative.
Okay, so it's not
Petrov or his driver.
Well, I didn't think it would be.
But one of them,
drum roll.
Ashley, it's not a game show.
It's a match.
We need to get to Cambridge.
Hi, I need access
to the Principal's house.
Do they know we're here?
I hope not.
Okay.
Hello!
- Hello?
- Police!
- Mr and Mrs Kendall.
- Police.
Hello? Police.
Hello?
Anyone here?
Hello?
Hello?
Airport.
Yeah, take this left.
No, I believe it's a one way street.
I mean, we're the police, Max.
So, you know?
Are you away on your holidays, Major?
I served my country with distinction
and all I get is an army pension.
When Petrov approached Charlotte,
he said that the extension
was going to be
the most expensive building
Cambridge had ever seen.
When I retire from Saint Cuthbert's
we won't even have a house to live in.
Simon's always had
very expensive taste.
Flying planes. I mean, honestly,
And then Petrov contacted the
college with his grand vision.
But he knew it wouldn't
go through without my support.
It was all going fine.
Until that busybody June Goldman
stuck her nose into it.
We were on holiday and June
found a letter from Petrov
outlining the agreement
he was going to buy us a
retirement home in Portugal.
There was a lot of cash thrown in.
I imagine she and Rowan
were spending one of their
afternoons, and she told him
all about it.
Pillow talk.
Well, he went completely ballistic
and said it was bribery and
that he was going to go public.
We pleaded with June
to make him see sense,
but she was never able
to stand up to him.
Everything that we'd ever done,
everything we'd worked so hard
for, our reputations,
would all have been ruined.
The irony of Rowan
being on his moral high horse
when he won the Chaloner Prize
all those years ago.
That wasn't his design.
It was mine.
I never exposed him,
though it ate me up for years.
He said that he was intending
to use his acceptance speech
at the Royal Chelsea to denounce us.
And you had to stop him?
Indeed.
You staged that argument
about Cole McIlroy
and the letters,
which he had nothing to do with.
You wrote them yourself,
and Simon had already
gotten Cole's DNA
on the scarf that he
used to strangle June with.
While they were in bed together.
You knew about that, right?
Simon and I are different
in many ways.
He's very military.
He likes the company of men.
You claimed you weren't able to fly
because the weather
was bad in Scotland,
but that was a lie, wasn't it?
The weather was fine. We checked.
And you said
you came back on the train.
But we checked that, too.
You had tickets, but never used them.
You were already in Chelsea.
Did you always intend
to frame Victor Budimir?
No. No. I needed Venetia
out of the way.
There was a phone
in the corner of the foyer.
I disguised my voice.
I asked her to come down to reception.
I did not know that Victor
was going to be there.
But lucky for you,
he would take the blame.
Well, in the Army, it's what
we call collateral damage.
And so Cole's reward
for having sex with Simon
was to be framed
for a murder he didn't commit.
It was Simon's idea.
It's always Simon's idea.
Do you know what a fall from
that height can do to a body?
Well, I have seen far worse than that.
I was in Afghanistan.
You sustained injuries there
which left you deaf in one ear.
We found this near the crime scene
bearing your DNA.
I've had friends blown
to pieces by IDEs.
Each one of them was worth
a dozen Rowan Jamesons.
And, and you where, where
were you in all of this?
Were you the victim?
No.
No, I'm not saying that.
I just wanted
a comfortable retirement
and it all got out of hand.
Simon Kendall,
I'm arresting you for the
murders of Rowan James Kendall.
I am arresting you for conspiracy
to murder June Goldman
and Rowan Jameson.
You do not have to say anything,
say anything,
but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned
something which you
later rely on in court.
Anything you do say
may be given in evidence.
Connor, Jess, this is
my cousin Martha McGuire.
Nice to meet you.
DI McGuire.
Met you on Zoom. How you doing?
So what's the plan?
Well, I'm heading back to Cambridge
to break the news to Venetia Jameson.
And also, have you seen
the weather forecast?
Yeah, Storm Kevin.
Yeah, and of course, I have
a bolshy teenage daughter
I need to keep an eye on.
Listen to this.
An investigation is being launched
into controversial businessman
Francis Petrov, following allegations
of bribery and corruption.
That's the end of the extension, then.
Well, you know, who cares?
You know, these fancy new buildings,
it's all just one-upmanship
between the colleges.
It's like football stadiums.
You know, Arsenal built Emirates,
and then Tottenham Hotspur
feel they've got to go one better,
but doesn't mean
they're a better team.
Spurs are a better team.
They're just going through
a difficult time.
Me and Layla, we are Arsenal fans.
Supported Chelsea.
Max, I'm an Arsenal women's fan.
They're brilliant.
I didn't mean to start
a family argument.
So I wanted to tell you
that Charlotte and Simon Kendall
are being charged with the murders
of Rowan Jameson and June Goldman.
They planned the whole thing.
Yep. That's how it looks.
It's unbelievable.
I could never have imagined.
They were our friends.
Or or at least I thought they were.
I suppose the one good thing
that's come out of all this is that
we've got to know each other.
And you're both beneficiaries
of Rowan's will,
you know, that'll help a bit.
Mm.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Come in.
The weather is wild.
Mmm, I know.
Roz
is still camping in Snowdonia.
Well, I hope they pegged
their tent down properly.
Mmm. Glass of wine?
Well, I just popped in to say
goodbye before I hit it off.
Do you think they'll
let you fly in this?
Well, I hope so.
I'm looking forward to it.
You know,
I was thinking.
Very good coffee in Peru.
Mmm. Misha,
one of the best in the world.
That's the only reason
I'm going, obviously.
Anything else you know about it?
Peru here, Machu Picchu,
Lake Titicaca.
Paddington Bear.
They're not genuinely
trying to evict you
and redevelop the site, are they?
Over my dead body. I'm not gonna let
some money-grabbing scheme
turn my corner of Chelsea
into a five star hotel.
What are you gonna do about it?
Anchor yourself to the pier?
Well, I'll write strongly-worded
letters to the council.
Yeah, well, that'll work.
Maybe they could build
the hotel around you.
You could be a nice little
centrepiece in the reception.
Good idea.
No. Flight postponed.
Stay at home
and await further instructions.
Well, now you could have
that glass of wine.
I suppose I could.
Whoa!
Thank you.
It was good to meet Martha.
Well, she's great, isn't she?
Cambridge is nice, too.
A lovely place.
Maybe a bit more relaxing than London.
And I don't think
she gets on that well
with her current DS, so, you know,
change is good.
Don't even think about it.
Think about what?
You know what.
You're so easy to wind up.
Cheers.
Now about that coffee.
What's your baggage allowance?
I'm backpacking, Max.
I suppose I could bring you
back some marmalade.
[MAX CHUCKLES]
sync & corrections awaqeded
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
MAN: Good to see you.
ROWAN: Ah! Bloody things.
Here, let me.
Cheer up.
Tonight is all about you.
I hate evenings like this.
All that backslapping.
People telling me how brilliant I am.
It's a lifetime achievement
award, presented in a hotel
you designed yourself, in front
of an audience of your peers.
Most architects would swap
places with you in a heartbeat.
Stop scratching, darling.
You'll only make it worse.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
MAN: Thank you.
FRANCIS: Thank you.
MAN: Ah, Francis.
- Hello.
- Lovely to see you.
How do I look?
You look lovely, darling.
Have you noticed how this
terrace is perfectly positioned
to pick up the reflexion
of the light in the river?
I must say
I think we got it right.
You mean, you got it right, darling.
[PHONE RINGING]
Hmm.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
- Hello?
Really?
Alright, I'll come down.
If he arrives,
you will be nice to him.
Promise?
I promise.
I'll be nice to him.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
- VENETIA: These ones?
- Yes.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
WOMAN: [OVER LIFT SPEAKER]
Ground floor.
- [LIFT BEEPS]
- Going up.
[WOMAN SHRIEKS IN THE DISTANCE]
The penthouse.
- [MAN COUGHS]
- [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
What's happened?
Rowan?
Rowan? Rowan, where are you?
[SHRIEKING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[INDISTINCT SPEAKING OVER RADIO]
DI MAX: Give him a gentle
reminder, please, Jess.
DC JESS: Can you keep him back?
Please? Keep behind the tape.
DI MAX: Layla?
- Evening.
- Hi.
Um We have an IC1 Male.
Early indications are that he
fell from the penthouse balcony.
Uh, do we know who he is?
The guest of honour for the evening,
Rowan Jameson, the architect.
We mustn't let anyone leave
without them being interviewed.
MAN: I didn't do anything.
This is ridiculous.
I'm the victim of an assault.
- OFFICER: Put him in the car.
- MAN: What? Why?
Who was that?
Victor Budimir. He was found
outside Rowan Jameson's room.
See you later.
We were getting ready.
I went down to reception
to collect some flowers.
But when I came back, Victor Budimir
was sitting in the corridor.
Is he somebody you know well?
Not really.
He and Rowan used
to work together, but
it's complicated.
I can't believe I encouraged him
to come to our room.
Take your time, Mrs Jameson.
I told Rowan to be nice to him.
[SNIFFLES]
Victor was due
to present Rowan's award.
You'd need to be strong
to lift someone
- over these railings.
- And quick.
Helped that Jameson was on his own.
Yeah. Yeah.
But did the attacker know that?
Was it a coincidence that his wife
was out of the room, or was it timed?
You don't think
he threw himself off, do you?
I mean performative suicide
in front of his peers?
What, like Tosca?
Oh, um.
Well, she died throwing herself
from the battlements.
I knew that.
Have you ever seen Tosca?
Er, it's an opera, isn't it?
- By Panini.
- Puccini?
I knew that. Connor's taken
Victor Budimir's statement.
He claims that he was assaulted
by a man who rushed out
of the Jameson Suite
and elbowed him in the face.
Well, have we found anyone else
who's seen the man?
Not yet.
He was wearing a baseball cap,
about six foot, I suppose,
white, dark clothing.
Did you challenge him?
No, I didn't have time to react.
I was It all happened so quickly.
I didn't even see his face.
You didn't run after him.
Have you ever been
hit in the face? No.
No. I collapsed to the floor
and the, the lift doors opened
and Venetia came out.
I didn't, I didn't know what to say.
Mr Budimir, I believe
you and Rowan Jameson
had known each other a long time.
Yeah. Yeah. We, we studied
together at Cambridge
In 2009,
you published this article
accusing him of plagiarism.
Yeah. Yeah. Well, I mean,
that's all ancient history.
We, we had our ups and downs,
we were business partners
for a while, and, um,
then he decided
he wanted to go it alone.
Well, only last year
he reported you to the police
with allegations
of harassments and threats.
That would suggest you have a motive.
[CHUCKLING] No, it wouldn't.
This is absurd.
We had professional disagreements.
So you didn't kill Rowan Jameson?
No, of course not.
He sustained multiple fractures
in his arms
from where he would have
tried to break his fall.
He also suffered a dislocation
of the neck and spine,
and traumatic brain injury.
He'd have died almost as soon
as he hit the ground.
How long would the fall have taken?
Less than three seconds,
depending on body weight,
wind speed, resistance.
You did physics at school,
didn't you, Max?
A while ago.
I found some fragments of skin
under his fingernails.
Jameson had psoriasis,
so it may simply just be his
from scratching himself,
but it could also be
from his attacker,
or a mixture of the two.
Well, he'd presumably
have grabbed anything
to stop himself falling.
Exactly.
Unfortunately,
treatments for psoriasis
tend to corrupt DNA,
but we do what we can.
And, er Victor Budimir.
He was examined at the crime scene.
So some people will injure themselves
to make it look
as if they've been attacked.
And he did have a bloody nose,
but we don't think
that's the case here.
Less than three seconds.
Would that be long enough for
your life to flash before you?
Depends what you've done
with your life.
All right, Connor,
There's no CCTV
at the Royal Chelsea at all.
- What?
- Management-side privacy issues.
Maybe it's one of those hotels
where you can rent a room
for a couple of hours.
Like a love hotel.
Stayed in one of those in Japan.
- What were you doing there?
- I was on holiday.
No. What were you doing
None of your business, Connor.
We're interviewing witnesses
who were in the vicinity,
and I spoke to the hotel.
And here's the curious thing.
They said they always deliver
flowers to people's rooms.
So it's possible someone wanted
Venetia out of the way.
We should talk to her again.
Mrs Jameson, Victor Budimir
said he was attacked by a man
in a baseball cap who came
running out of your room.
Did you see this man?
No, I didn't.
Surely he's just making it up.
We wanted to discuss
the phone call from reception.
The hotel manager said
that they always
deliver flowers to guests rooms.
It was a busy night.
Well, it's possible
that whoever called
simply wanted to make sure
that you weren't in the room.
Did you recognise the voice?
No.
Any indication
who the flowers were from?
No. It was just a printed card
that said "Congratulations."
Did your husband have any enemies?
Mrs Jameson?
He wasn't the easiest man.
He liked people
who shared his point of view.
I would sometimes say to him,
"Why do you have to be
at war with everyone?"
Anything recently that comes to mind?
Well, obviously,
there's the disagreement
over the Petrov extension
at Saint Cuthbert's.
I assume you know about that.
Rowan was determined to oppose it.
And how did you feel about it?
Me,
I thought it was an amazing design.
Did you have many disagreements?
From time to time.
But you were happily married.
Perfectly.
Thank you.
Rowan Jameson was the chair
of the university
planning committee
Thank you, at Cambridge.
They're due to vote next week
on an application
from St Cuthbert's College
to build a modern extension
which we can see here.
If it ever gets built
it would be apparently
the most environmentally
innovative building in the UK.
Looks like a spaceship.
Well, the design has
proved controversial.
The building is being funded
by the Petrov Foundation.
Francis Petrov,
originally from Belarus.
He's lived in the UK for decades.
He's got his name on art galleries,
hospitals, museums,
all in the name
of the Petrov Foundation.
His Who's Who entry describes
him as a philanthropist.
Well, according to Venetia Jameson
Rowan had decided
to oppose the extension.
Which would hardly have
pleased Francis Petrov.
Exactly.
Hold on a minute.
Petrov was at the awards ceremony too,
or at least his name's on the list.
What do we know about Petrov's
environmental causes?
Apparently he wants to build
a new botanical greenhouse
at Kew Gardens.
The Petrov Conservatory.
Must ask Roz about that.
- How is Roz?
- Hmm.
She's in Snowdonia camping
with her son.
Okay.
Nothing else to say on the subject?
I'll keep you informed.
Morning. Francis Petrov.
DI Arnold, this is DS Walsh.
You are here
about Rowan Jameson of course.
I find it hard to believe
who on earth would want
to do something like this.
That's what we're here to investigate.
Mmm.
Please.
Er, Rowan Jameson was chair
of the university planning committee,
which was about to make
a decision on the extension
you were funding
at Saint Cuthbert's College.
Mm-hmm, he was.
And from what we understand,
he'd made it pretty clear
that he was opposed to it.
Ooh. Oh, I see
what you're getting at. Hmm.
Throwing people from hotel
bedroom windows is the modus operandi
of certain elements
of the former USSR.
I am from Belarus. Ergo,
I must be behind this.
Were you?
Come along, my dear chap.
I have lived in Chelsea for 30 years.
The late Queen was kind enough
to bestow an honorary
knighthood upon me.
I am shortly due to be
granted British citizenship.
Would I endanger all of that
for a decision
which might have delayed
my plans for a few months?
Wouldn't it have been
a rejection rather than a delay?
What can I say?
Rowan was due to stand down
as chair of that committee
at the end of the year.
Why was he opposed to the extension?
He was such a champion
of modern architecture.
Oh, yes, he was a champion
of modern architecture,
designed by Rowan Jameson.
You were on the guest list
for last night's event.
That's right. I was there briefly.
I went with my driver, Daniil.
I went along to pay tribute
to a great man.
Why did you leave
before our colleagues
had a chance to speak to you?
Well, I had a another engagement.
Now you're just about to ask me
if I saw what happened.
I didn't. Myself and Daniil
had left before the drama began.
Erm, this is the famous extension.
Yes, it's rather wonderful, isn't it?
A little bold
for some people's tastes,
but then Newton's mathematical
bridge in Cambridge
was controversial in its time.
Not least, because Newton died
20 years before it was built.
Well, you know
your history, DI Arnold.
A man after my own heart.
So the principal
of Saint Cuthbert's College
is Charlotte Kendall.
And guess what?
She studied architecture
at Cambridge with Rowan Jameson
and Victor Budimir.
When they were students,
they started a movement
called "Architects for the World."
They published a manifesto advocating
putting sustainability
at the heart of design.
It sounds like they were
well ahead of their time.
When Rowan was 25 years old,
he won the Chaloner Award for design.
The youngest ever recipient.
Charlotte Kendall is a champion
of the Petrov extension.
Whereas Rowan Jameson, as we know,
was determined to stop it happening.
So did they fall out, too?
You know,
I think this calls
for a day out in Cambridge.
Shall I drive?
Absolutely not.
MAX: I haven't been
to Cambridge for ages.
LAYLA: Me neither.
MAX: What? Even though
you have a family connection?
LAYLA: I know.
I've been meaning to visit.
So, your cousin. Erm
- Martha.
- Martha.
Did she study here?
No, but she's lived here for ages.
She went to Trinity in Dublin.
Is that sort of like
the Irish Oxbridge?
Martha would say Oxbridge
is like the English Trinity.
Ooh, very good.
She's DI McGuire now.
Well, then she's done very well.
You saying I haven't?
No, of course not.
Are you going to see her
while you're up here?
Well, let's see how we get on.
We've got a case to solve.
Give her a call.
She might be helpful.
Careful what you wish for.
[CHUCKLES]
I'll call her.
I'm sorry.
Hello,
I'm June Goldman, Kendall's PA,
and I'm terribly sorry
for the inconvenience,
but I'm afraid Mrs Kendall
has been delayed
and won't be back
until tomorrow morning.
Where is she?
She's in Scotland
with her husband, Simon.
He usually flies them himself,
but the weather wasn't
good enough for takeoff,
so they're taking the overnight train
and, well, should be here
first thing tomorrow.
Can you let Mrs Kendall know
that we need to speak to her?
Of course. Would 9:00 a.m. suit?
- Thank you.
- Lovely.
I
I must say, I was very sorry to hear
what happened to Rowan Jameson.
Such an awful thing.
Did you know him, Miss Coleman?
Oh, a long time ago.
Not well.
We'll see you in the morning.
Lovely.
You know,
I think one of us
should get back to London.
Well, you go, I'll stay
and talk to Charlotte Kendall.
Sure?
- Yeah.
- Thanks, Layla.
[LAYLA CHUCKLES]
Hello.
Hi.
Look at you.
Oh, my goodness.
It's been so long.
No, we're just
here on police business.
Yeah, thanks.
This is DI Max Arnold.
- Pleased to meet you.
- You, too.
So are you here about
the Rowan Jameson case?
Well, what a shocker that is.
How long are you here for?
Well, Max needs to get back,
but I'm staying over.
- That's great.
- Well, actually, can you
recommend me a cheap hotel?
You know what budgets
are like these days?
Sorry. Don't be ridiculous.
If you're staying here,
you're staying with me.
Are you sure?
Am I sure? Yeah, I'm sure.
Chrissie is away. She's fixing
up some rich fella's garden.
I'll make us a meal.
And besides, when is
the last time you saw Elise?
Must have been ages. How is she?
Yeah, she's
She's quite the young lady now.
Although Rowan Jameson
was killed in Chelsea, DI McGuire
No. Please call me Martha.
He lived in Cambridge, as you know.
Any information we can share
might be helpful.
Oh, well, it's whatever you want.
I'm at your disposal,
just the opportunity to work
with my little cousin here.
You know, it's a treat. Come on.
Er, these officers, these
you know, these officers
are investigating a murder.
Okay. Thank you.
You're a dream. Thank you.
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
Dressing. Fridge.
Wine.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[MUFFLED ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
Elise.
Hi. Look who it is.
Hi, Auntie Layla.
You don't have to call me that.
I didn't know you were in Cambridge.
Mum never tells me anything.
What about she's here
on business, sweetheart.
Are you going to eat anything?
I'll sort myself out later.
Don't worry.
So how is school, Elise?
I like it.
I've got exams coming up.
Have you got a lot of revision to do?
When I can hear myself think.
[VOLUME DECREASES]
I didn't know your mum
was such a good cook.
She's good at making a mess.
Guess who cleans it up later?
No, no, don't be taken in
by this "I'm a grown-up" act.
Elise is a sweet and loving girl
who likes nothing more
than to curl up on the sofa
with her mother
and watch Gilmore Girls.
Don't be embarrassing, Mum.
[SIGHS]
MARTHA: What's he like, then?
- Your DI?
- Max?
He's, he's great.
I mean, he lives on a houseboat.
What?
Oh, my God,
do you remember those holidays we had
in the Shannon when we were kids?
I can still smell the loo.
Exactly. We never lived anywhere
without a fully functioning
sewage system.
It's page one.
What can you tell me
about Rowan Jameson?
I mean, was he a popular figure here?
I don't know. I never met him,
but people always said
that the Jamesons were a bit superior.
What, including Venetia?
They call her the cat
who got the cream,
but they always say that
about the second wife.
I mean, who can say
what first attracted her
to the multimillionaire,
internationally famous architect?
[CHUCKLES] Shall we finish the bottle?
Mm-hmm.
So, how's your love life?
Well, I was
with this guy John for a while,
but it fizzled out.
To be honest, I don't know
how people manage to combine
long term relationships with this job.
Mmm. Well,
don't die wondering,
well, we both come
from large families.
And look at us, I've got one,
you've got none.
Elise is great.
Yeah, yeah.
She's got those Welsh genes.
Bolshy.
Does she see much of her dad?
Mmm, not really, no.
I mean, she was so young
when Dermott and me split up.
It's just me, her and Chrissie
now, we make it work.
Oh, you gave me a shock.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
So, Zoe, who called this in?
Have we sealed off the area?
Obviously, I don't want
anyone leaving the college.
Okay, hey.
Okay, so what are we talking,
strangulation or
No, no, no, don't, don't,
don't touch that.
Yeah, because we don't want anyone
contaminating the crime scene.
It's just, you know, basic forensics
and just put some gloves on.
- Max?
- MARTHA: Yeah.
OFFICER: Sorry, ma'am.
- MARTHA: No problem.
- Can you hear me?
- Time of death. Any ideas?
- MAX: [ON PHONE] Layla.
- Is the body still warm?
- Can you hear me?
The Kendalls' PA has been found dead.
June Goldman.
LAYLA: Yeah, that's right.
June Goldman.
I know. Incredible.
So put that scarf in an evidence bag.
You do have an evidence bag.
You don't have an evidence bag. Okay.
Look, do you need me to come back up?
No. Martha's with me,
so we, no, no, stand back, please,
because this is a crime scene or
Sorry. Did you discover the body?
- MAN: Yes.
- Okay. My colleague here
is gonna take a written statement.
I'm also gonna need a list
of anyone who had access
- to the principal's house.
- MAX: Layla.
I'm gonna need to know about
doors, window locks, alarms.
You know, anything that looks
like it's been tampered with.
- Okay?
- Yes. Yes, ma'am.
Okay. Good lad.
- Layla?
- Max. I'll call you back.
Right.
My DS is on annual leave in Lanzarote,
and I've been left with a 12-year-old
who hasn't started shaving yet.
Madam, you can't go in there.
No. What's happening? No!
Let me through! I live here.
I'm sorry, you can't come any closer.
This is a crime scene.
You must stay back.
My name is DI McGuire
from Cambridge Police. You are?
Charlotte Kendall.
Okay. Okay, right.
I will be with you in a minute, okay?
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
What's happening?
Mrs Kendall, I need you
to stand back. Please.
Darling, we must let the police
get on with their job.
[CRYING] I don't believe it.
I don't believe it.
So how long had June Goldman
worked for you, Mrs Kendall?
How can you remember, darling,
Er, she joined us when we moved
into the principal's house,
so 10 years ago now.
And, er
had she any family?
No, she never married.
There was a cousin
in New Zealand, I believe.
Right. Is there anyone you know
who might have wished her harm?
No. Everyone liked June.
And this must have been
a burglary or something.
The college porter has access
to the principal's house.
- Anyone else?
- I don't think so.
You don't think so, or you're sure?
No one else has a set of keys,
apart from June herself, of course.
DS Walsh. She's from Chelsea, CID,
and she has some questions
about the Rowan Jameson case.
Thanks.
I believe you knew
Mr Jameson well, Mrs Kendall.
Rowan was a
He was an old friend of mine,
and I was so shocked
when we heard the news,
and I just wanted to get home.
When did you last see him?
Well, it was a while ago,
we'd had a difference of opinion
about the new building
that we were planning for.
Saint Cuthbert's.
I understand that you've been
very supportive of the scheme.
Well, the Petrov Foundation
made a very generous bequest,
and it's my job to put the
interests of the college first.
And you have no insight
into who might have
wanted Mr Jameson dead?
No. None at all.
I mean,
it's too horrible to imagine.
So will that be all for now, please?
I think my wife needs some time
to absorb this dreadful news.
Of course, we, we understand.
The scene-of-crime officers
will be a while longer
conducting forensic tests.
They will need to take DNA samples
and fingerprints from you.
And I'm afraid you won't be
allowed back in the study.
Yes, we understand. That's fine.
We'll do our best to resolve
this as soon as we can.
Thank you very much for your time.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
These are the students
I was telling you about,
the architects for the World.
They look so young.
There's Rowan, Victor Budimir
and Charlotte Kendall.
Who's the fourth one?
That's Rowan's first wife,
India Vanstone.
I never knew India was married
to Rowan Jameson.
I know her. She's the chair
of the conservation society.
Wait, was she
at the Royal Chelsea event?
Er
Her name's not on the list.
Right. We need to talk to her.
You want me to set that up?
No, I'll, I'll contact her myself.
Hold on. Incoming.
Layla.
Layla.
LAYLA: DI McGuire,
meet DC Jess Lombard
and DC Connor Pollock.
Hi. How are you all doing?
Well, as I think you all know,
June Goldman was found
strangled earlier this morning.
Any obvious suspects?
Well, no, not at this stage.
I mean, the SOCO team are still
examining the crime scene.
But DI Arnold,
I know this is irregular,
but my DS is on annual leave.
Is there any chance
I could hold on to DS Walsh
just for a day or two?
Yeah. Are you okay with that, Layla?
Well, it could be helpful to stay here
to see what more I can find out
about the Jameson case.
And she was the only other
senior officer at the crime scene.
So. But you know, it's your decision.
No. Sure. Fine.
Oh, okay. Well, many thanks.
MAX: Did Charlotte Kendall shed
any light on the Jameson case?
She acknowledged that
they were on different sides
in relation to the Petrov extension.
But they were old friends
and go back years.
It's all been overshadowed
by June Goldman's death.
Sorry. Excuse me.
Could you interview her again?
What? No. I was going to say,
is it po
Yeah, yeah, we can do that.
Yeah, we'll see you in five minutes.
I'm sorry. We need to go. Will we
We'll talk again later
and compare notes.
Yeah, great to meet you.
Come on.
[SIGHS]
- [STUDENTS CHANTING]
- No blood money.
No blood money.
So this is the site
of the new extension.
Yeah, that's the plan.
Apparently, this building
is of insufficient architectural
distinction to be left as it is.
STUDENTS: No blood money.
It's a busy spot
for a discreet meeting.
Yeah.
Leave that to me.
No blood money.
Hi. Hiya. Yeah. I'm Detective
Inspector Martha McGuire
from Cambridge Police.
We're here to take your names
for our records.
Just to warn you,
we do share the information
with university authorities.
Just wondering, shouldn't you be
in lectures, you know,
continuing your education?
- Thank you. Thanks a million.
- Thanks.
Hello there. Thank you for meeting me.
No problem.
Dear old Saint Cuthbert's Hall.
It's a great shame
what they're doing to it.
I used to perform there when
I was with Cambridge Footlights.
Were you an actor?
As an undergraduate, yes.
Well, impressions really.
That sort of thing. You know?
What can we do for you, Mr Kendall?
There is something
I would like to mention.
Perhaps we'd go somewhere
a little quieter.
I run a charity, the McGowan Trust.
We help ex-servicemen who have trouble
adjusting to civilian life.
Sounds like admirable work.
Indeed.
Now there's a young man
who I'd been supporting
for a while, Cole McIlroy,
and I suggested to June
that she might want to give him
some manual work around the college.
He fought in Afghanistan.
And, well, he has a lot of problems.
When did he start working here?
About a month ago.
But things did not work out,
and June had to let him go.
So if you wanted to talk to him,
er, he lives in a hostel
in Homerton, Mowbray House.
He has a mobile phone,
but he almost never
- switches it on.
- Oh.
Why didn't you want to have
this conversation
in front of your wife?
Well, Cole has had a couple
of brushes with the law.
He would not have passed
the usual background checks.
So was he a danger to the students?
No. No. Not at all.
No.
So you think he might have
murdered June Goldman.
No, I'm not saying that.
He did not take it well
when June let him go.
He's not a bad sort, really.
Look, I'm a great believer
in giving everyone
a second chance, so
I just thought you might
want to talk to him.
That's all I'm saying.
Okay. Well, thank you, Mr Kendall.
You're welcome.
It was a starter marriage,
not something I'm proud of,
a long time ago.
Did you and Rowan stay in touch?
No, I hadn't spoken to him in years.
Were you invited to this event
at the Royal Chelsea Hotel?
[CHUCKLES] Good Lord,
no, I wouldn't have gone anyway.
The great and good
of the architectural world
gathered to celebrate Rowan's
only true love, his career.
Which the Conservation Society
has done its best to frustrate.
Well, it's true.
We lobbied hard to stop
the Royal Chelsea being built.
The river is meant to be
an amenity for the people,
if they can get anywhere
near it these days.
Rowan would never have had time
for that sort of
development in his 20s.
So what changed?
Oh, money, status, power,
the usual stuff.
Why would Rowan decide to oppose
Petrov's extension in Cambridge?
Wasn't it supposed to be the most
sustainable building in Britain?
[LAUGHS] The only thing
it's intended to sustain
is Francis Petrov's reputation.
[CHUCKLES] You're not his biggest fan.
I know his methods, Max.
Threats, intimidation, bribery.
He won't stop at anything.
We're working on an expose of him
with one of the Sunday papers.
His lawyers are all over us.
Look into his past, Max.
He's everything you might fear.
Believe me, I lock my doors
securely at night.
You realise he's trying
to redevelop the whole
of the Chelsea waterfront?
Then he's got a fight on his hands.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
[SIGHS]
[ALARM BUZZES]
Ooh. Can you smell that?
Mm-hmm. We are gonna be high as kites.
Maybe we could score
a little something ourselves.
[LAUGHS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Who are you?
DI McGuire from Cambridge police.
Are you Cole McIlroy?
What do you want to know?
We need to ask you a few questions.
- Maybe later.
- And no, no, no, no.
I can't later.
I'm having tea with my cousin.
What do you think you're doing?
You can't come in here.
When did you last open
a window, Mr McIlroy?
It's broken. You can't just barge in.
How long have you been
staying here, Cole?
Nine months. On and off.
- Better than sleeping rough.
- Mmm-hmm.
Tell us about June Goldman.
What do you want to know?
She gave me a gardening job
at the college.
It was mostly just weeding,
but I got fired.
Why?
I used to skin up on my break.
- She found me one day.
- Mm-hmm.
So you were smoking weed
while you did the weeds. Nice.
Yeah. Funny.
Well, June Goldman was found dead
yesterday morning in the college.
She'd been strangled.
- You're joking.
- Where were you?
I was here.
I haven't been out in ages.
You have to sign in and out.
Look, you can't come here
and accuse me like this.
I've got mental health problems.
Hmm.
Are you all right, Max?
What, me? Yeah.
You?
I'm fine.
It's odd to be just the three of us.
Forensic results
from Ashley are in, Max.
Oh, go on.
There's no signs
of Victor Budimir's DNA
anywhere on Rowan Jameson's
body or clothes.
Wow.
He could have been working
with an accomplice.
The man in the baseball cap.
Precisely.
I've been reading this draft
of an article
that India Vanstone sent me.
It says that Petrov made his fortune
acquiring mining and quarrying rights.
In post-communist Belarus.
Dangerous places, quarries.
Just saying.
Didn't Petrov say he left the hotel
before the murder took place?
Yeah.
That's not what the CCTV footage
from outside the hotel suggests.
You can see his car
setting off at 19:10,
after Rowan Jameson's
death was called in.
So what we need to know, Cole,
is where were you
between yesterday evening
and this morning at,
say, nine o'clock?
- I was fast asleep.
- On your own.
COLE: Yes.
That's a shame, isn't it?
Because it would help
if there was someone here
to vouch for you, because otherwise
you could have snuck out
and killed June Goldman.
I didn't do it.
Oh, that's, that's funny, Cole.
I've interviewed a lot of people
over the years,
and that's a phrase
we hear a lot, isn't it,
- DS Walsh?
- Yep.
Yeah, it's like the chorus of a song.
You could set it to music.
Someone's got it in for me.
Yeah, that's another one.
Are you gonna go through
all the greatest hits?
But it's true.
Talk to us about Simon Kendall.
- You mean the major?
- That's right.
He got me the job at the college.
What do you want me to say?
It's not his fault I messed up.
No, no.
It sounds like it was your fault.
So, listen, here is what
we're gonna do, Cole.
We're gonna take some fingerprints
and a DNA sample,
and then we're gonna see
if they match with anything
at the crime scene.
And if they don't
then that's good news for you.
How does that sound?
Do I have any choice?
Does he have any choice, DS Walsh?
I don't think he does.
Thanks for coming in Mr Petrov,
It's Sir Francis Petrov.
Apologies, Sir Francis.
If you have an honorary knighthood,
are you permitted
to use the title "Sir"?
You are a stickler for detail,
DI Arnold. I like that.
When we last met, you said
you left the drinks reception
before Rowan Jameson's fall.
But the CCTV footage
would suggest otherwise.
No, I left before the drama began.
Like I said before.
But it had nothing to do with me.
Obviously. I was a guest.
Simple as that.
Even though you own the hotel.
The land was bought 10 years ago
by a UK company
registered in Luxembourg.
This company is owned by PLX Assets,
whose headquarters
are in Minsk, Belarus.
Although PLX's website
offers no useful information,
we've managed to establish
its beneficial owner is you.
You are very thorough
with your research.
It's our job.
You commissioned Rowan Jameson
to design the Royal Chelsea,
but not the extension
at Saint Cuthbert's College.
- Why?
- Do I need a reason?
Was Rowan unhappy that he was
overlooked for the opportunity?
If he was still alive,
you could ask him.
We don't need to. We've been
looking at his emails.
He said that your decision
was motivated by malice,
pure and simple, and that he felt sure
you would get what was coming to you.
Well, architects
are notorious prima donnas.
Your replies to him
are just as colourful
Yes.
Ambitious infrastructure projects
generally ruffle a few feathers.
You know there are still
people out there who believe
that Britain should be
forever preserved in aspic.
Like the chair
of the Conservation Society?
Ah, yes, yes that woman, indeed.
Very good example.
She cycles around Chelsea
with her nose in the air.
The world would be a better
place without the likes of her.
Is that a threat?
No, DI Arnold, I was joking.
So where were you
when Rowan Jameson was killed?
I was talking to people as one does.
What about your driver?
What was he doing?
I have absolutely no idea.
Looking at his phone,
chatting to his girlfriend,
I can see where this line
of questioning is going.
I came here as a courtesy.
Now I have nothing to hide.
But because of who I am
and where I am from,
you are throwing these
absurd insinuations at me
without one shred of evidence.
Some people may call
that racism, for which
the Greater London Police
has a well-earned reputation.
If you wish to speak to me again,
then I shall insist upon
my lawyer being present.
In the meantime, I have
nothing more to say, good day.
Okay, so it should be
up here on the right.
God, this place is like
a rabbit warren.
Hang on a minute.
- Who's that?
- That's Rowan Jameson's widow.
Hello, stranger. Yes.
LAYLA: Hi, Max.
I've just seen Venetia Jameson
coming out of a law firm
in Cambridge, Bogle and Brett.
Well, can you ask them
what she was doing there?
Er, I'm just following up
on a lead with Martha.
Okay. Okay.
Well, don't worry.
Well, leave it with us.
We'll call them.
Let me know what they say.
I'll talk to you later.
Hmm.
No, it's this way.
It's very tidy.
Not a speck of dust.
She didn't have a teenage
daughter, that's for sure.
I thought you made all the mess
and Elise tidied up.
Don't believe a word that girl says.
- Oh, this is interesting.
- What?
Well, that's a young June, isn't it?
Yeah, but look who that is.
WOMAN: I told you not to do this.
MAN: I know!
WOMAN: Look, what happens to
your charity is your business.
But as I've said all along,
we keep a strict separation
from my work at the college.
MAN: Yes, I was simply trying
to help somebody.
WOMAN: That's what you always say.
It's not as if Cole's been the first,
Simon, I mean, with everything
else that's going on
Sorry.
Are we interrupting something?
We can come back.
No, it's no.
DI McGuire, DS Walsh.
Come in, please.
Can you sit down?
Welcome.
Erm
Simon has told me
that Cole McIlroy has been
working here at the college,
and I want to assure you
that I knew nothing about this
when we spoke yesterday.
I can confirm that that's true.
Had I known,
I would have mentioned
the existence of these notes.
They were sent to the Porter's
Lodge over the last week.
Erm, what did you take these to mean?
We're in the middle of exam season,
and it's not unusual
for undergraduates
to feel aggrieved
if they don't get the
grades that they're expecting.
But now we're wondering
whether they might have
been sent by Cole.
Okay, well, leave them with us,
and we will have them examined.
We wanted to ask you about this photo.
When my colleague and I, DI Arnold
met June Goldman, we asked her
if she knew Rowan Jameson,
and she said only slightly
and a long time ago.
But, well, this suggests
they were close.
June worked for Rowan
when he was married to India.
- She worked for him.
- Mmm.
That's right.
Yes, it wasn't a secret in any way.
I'm surprised you didn't know.
Well, I'm sure she would have told us
if we'd had a chance
to talk to her properly.
Yeah, but the thing is,
you know, she's dead.
And so is Rowan.
DI McGuire.
Yeah.
Okay. Well, that's good to know.
Yeah, many thanks.
Okay, that was quick.
DNA results on the scarf
that was used to strangle June.
I think we're getting somewhere.
So that was signed when?
If Petrov wanted Rowan Jameson
dead for whatever reason, he
wouldn't have done it himself.
What do we think about
his driver, Daniil Adamovich?
He certainly looks capable of
throwing people off balconies.
What about Venetia?
Maybe she was in cahoots
with Victor Budimir.
Somebody else carried out the murder,
but they were both involved.
Thank you.
You've been most helpful.
That was the law firm
that Venetia went to see
in Cambridge, Bogle and Brett.
Don't tell me they cited lawyer
client privilege
and wouldn't say a word.
I threatened them with a warrant,
and they were surprisingly chatty.
I'll give Layla a call.
Police! Open up!
Cole, morning.
Cole. Cole.
Cole.
So we got the test results, Cole.
And would you believe it,
your DNA is all over the scarf
that was found
near June Goldman's body.
- I didn't do it.
- There you go again, Cole.
You've got to get some new material.
Have you charged Victor Budimir?
He's been released, Mrs Jameson.
The forensic evidence
doesn't link him to the crime.
Then who killed Rowan?
When we've got information
we can share, we will do so.
Right now, I wanted to ask you
about financial
arrangements with your husband.
I believe you signed a prenup
before you got married.
That's not unusual.
I'm not suggesting it is.
You've asked me before
if we were happily married.
It's almost as if
you don't believe me.
Well, from what we understand,
you've asked to see
a full schedule of Rowan's assets.
Rowan left strict instructions
about what disclosures
would be made
in the event of his death.
I mean, he had a meeting with
his lawyers only a month ago.
And?
Would it be fair to say
that you'll be better off
with Rowan dead than if your
marriage had come to an end?
My husband died less than a week ago.
I can't believe you've
just asked that question.
On the night he died,
you said you received a call
from the hotel reception
to collect some flowers.
But reception
never made any such calls.
The flowers existed and you saw them.
And we have now established
that they were paid for in cash
and sent from a flower shop
here in Cambridge.
We'll need to review
your phone and email records.
Fine. Go ahead.
I'm not some gold digger.
I trained as an architect myself.
I had a promising career, then
I became Mrs Rowan Jameson.
After that, my main role
was to attend industry events
and look decorative.
She was pretty defensive.
You think she's got something to hide?
Hard to say.
Quizzing her about her prenup
was always likely
to provoke a reaction.
How much longer are you going to stay?
It's up to you. There's no pressure.
Anyone would think
you're not missing me.
Of course we are.
You're an indispensable
member of this team.
Is that the sound of you
paying me a compliment?
Well, I think you must have misheard.
Where are you?
Heading home.
Not for long.
Someone's trying to
redevelop the whole site.
Hang on. I'll call you back.
Can I help you?
DI Arnold, I've heard that
you're an accomplished pianist.
I thought you might appreciate
something that reflects
the culture of my homeland.
No, thank you.
No.
We're not all
former KGB spies, you know.
And yet you found out where I live.
I ought to inform you that a
a company that I have
a controlling interest in
has applied for permission
to build a hotel
here, subject to planning
permission from
the Royal Borough of course.
Don't you think London
has enough luxury hotels?
Mmm. Well, it's a point of view.
I've come here to apologise.
When we last met, I was tetchy
for good reason.
I thought.
Of course, if you,
if you continue to regard me
as a suspect in your inquiries,
then it might seem appropriate for you
to hand over the investigation
to somebody who has no,
no obvious conflict of interest.
Is that because you're worried
I might uncover the truth?
The truth holds no fear for me.
Goodbye, Mr Petrov.
So sorry about the book.
If I were to attempt
to influence the decision
of a public official,
then I can assure you
that I would do it with something
far more substantial
than a book of sheet music.
Please,
enjoy.
[HORN HONKING]
Stop!
- Yes?
- Morning, Max.
Petrov's driver has been brought in.
Apparently, his car ran India Vanstone
off the road on Wigstone Street.
- Is she injured?
- Just bruised.
Petrov's here in an interview room.
- He was in the car.
- He gets around.
He came to the boat yesterday.
Really? He's called in his solicitor.
Right, I'm on my way.
- Thank you so much.
- Yeah, no problem.
DI Arnold.
We seem to be seeing
a surprising amount
of each other lately.
I understand your driver
just tried to run India
Vanstone off the road.
No, he did his best to avoid her.
She practically threw herself
under the wheels.
We're waiting to interview him
with an interpreter.
Well, let's see what he says.
I'm sure you're aware of
the concept of joint enterprise.
Rowan Jameson, India Vanstone.
People who oppose your plans
seem to take their life
in their hands.
Why does this building in
Cambridge matter so much to you?
It matters because I happen to believe
that education will make the world
a far more civilised place.
I also believe in innovation
and design and sustainability.
I'm lucky enough to be in a position
to commission buildings
of architectural merit
that will be remembered
by generations to come.
Detective Inspector.
Do you think you may have
been wrong about me all along?
Good news, Max.
The upside of India Vanstone
being knocked off her bike
is that we've now got DNA samples
- from Petrov and his driver.
- Great.
If Ashley can isolate
Rowan Jameson's DNA
from the skin fragments
found under his fingernails,
we might be able to identify
the man in the baseball cap.
There's something else, too.
When you first spoke to India,
am I right in thinking she said
she hadn't been in touch
with the Jameson's for years?
Yes.
Take a look at Venetia's emails.
Hey, she's back.
We thought you defected.
Good to see you.
What did I miss?
We'll get you up to speed.
Victor.
Do you take sugar?
No, no. Don't worry.
Are you just in Cambridge by chance?
No, I came to see you.
I wanted to thank you
for trying to get me
and Rowan back together and,
and to say how sorry I was
and what happened.
Thank you.
I know you encouraged the police
to think it was me.
No, I honestly.
No, no, no. It's fine. It's fine.
But I am telling the truth.
There was a man, and I saw him
run out of your room.
My word.
I remember that,
we had it all to look forward to then.
That was before my time.
I only ever admired Rowan.
Didn't agree with everything he did,
but when he ended
our partnership, it was
It was like a bereavement.
So how have you been, Victor?
Have you been busy?
Yeah, I mostly do kitchen extensions.
That sort of thing. I can't complain.
Do you know who killed Rowan?
- No
- I think I do.
Have you told the police?
No, they they wouldn't believe me.
Who are you talking about, Victor?
I can't say that.
I don't have any evidence.
But who?
I'd better go.
Hello?
I've just had a very odd visit
from Victor Budimir.
He says he thinks he knows
what happened to Rowan.
India? Are you there?
DI McGuire.
So this is the famous houseboat.
Very civilised.
Francis Petrov wants to turn it
into a luxury hotel.
So listen, I hope I'm not
disturbing you,
but I just, I wanted to
thank you for, you know,
your help and the loan of Layla.
Glad it worked out.
She's a great girl, isn't she?
She'll be a top DI
when I'm digging my vegetable patch.
Well, do you have a vegetable patch?
No. The last one I saw
had two dead bodies in it.
So do you think
you've got the right man?
Well, all the evidence points
in the direction
of Cole McIlroy,
and my superintendent is
very keen to bring charges. So
- You don't sound sure.
- Yeah,
You're right, but I'm not sure
why I'm not sure.
How are things at your end?
Well,
lots of pieces
of the jigsaw on the table,
but we can't quite put them together.
Yeah, well, I know the feeling.
I mean, all that fuss
about the extension
at Saint Cuthbert's
and I don't know whether it's
a masterpiece or a monstrosity,
but I find myself thinking,
is it really worth
killing somebody for?
People murder for strange motives.
My dad always used to say,
"Focus on the Holy Trinity:
sex, money, revenge."
Wise man.
He also used to say, "Go back
to the scene of the crime."
DI Arnold for Chelsea C.I.D.
Good evening, sir.
Everything all right?
Interesting. I hadn't
seen one like this before.
It could have been dropped
on the night of the murder.
Yeah, but normally, a hearing aid
emits a sound when it falls out,
so either this type doesn't
or it's damaged.
And the light you showed
would only have come on later
when the battery was running low.
Where was it?
On the terrace
near where the body landed.
Might it have belonged
to Rowan Jameson?
But there's nothing in his records
to suggest he used a hearing aid.
I'll run the usual tests
if I can connect this
to the skin samples taken from Rowan
Jameson's fingernails,
we might be onto something.
A hearing aid.
Yeah. I mean, we might find
it has nothing to do
with the crime at all.
Remind me what we know
of the McGowan Trust.
It's a charity helping ex-servicemen
adjust to civilian life,
run by Simon Kendall.
That's where he met Cole McIlroy.
Give me a minute.
I've just had a thought.
Wouldn't you think Charlotte Kendall
would be happier to see Rowan Jameson
win the Chaloner Award?
It doesn't exactly look
as if it's made her day.
Max, take a look at this.
I think you should call Martha.
On it.
Yeah, I can do that.
I'll, I'll call you back later.
Okay? Bye.
Interesting.
What?
No, nothing for you
to worry about, Cole.
So,
you use this window to get in
and out of the building, right?
- That's right.
- And what size are your feet?
Seven.
Yeah, yeah.
That's what I thought.
That's what I thought, dainty,
if you don't mind me saying so.
Because if you look
at this section here
there's a footprint of someone
with a much larger shoe size,
like maybe a 10 or an 11,
and the impression is made
mainly with the front of the
foot, which is what would happen
if you were, you know,
getting in through the window.
So,
my question to you, Cole, is,
why would somebody other
than yourself be getting into
your room from the outside and
who might they be?
How are you, India?
I'm made of tough stuff, Max.
What are you able to tell me?
Will the ghastly Petrov
end up in Belmarsh
stewing in his own shit?
We're reviewing the evidence.
We wanted to talk to you
about June Goldman.
Were you aware that she was murdered
two days after Rowan Jameson?
I read about it.
We understand that when you were
married to Mr Jameson,
Miss Goldman was your P.A.
Is that correct?
It was a long time ago, but yes.
And?
And what?
Rowan and I were happy at first,
until June Goldman came along,
she wanted what I had, Rowan himself.
Look, I'm sorry she's dead,
but I'm not gonna
lose any sleep over it.
But you must be curious
about what happened.
No, no.
It's a chapter of my life
that is closed.
The last time we met,
you said you hadn't
spoken to Rowan for years.
I hadn't.
But you have been
in touch with Venetia.
We found correspondence
between the two of you
from less than a month ago.
Were you friends?
Not really.
She wanted to leave Rowan,
so she came to me for help.
Rowan weaponised Bogle and Brett
against anyone who stood in his way.
The terms of my divorce
provided for me after his death,
but I had to fight for it.
And she was in a weaker position
because of the prenup.
Surely that was her business,
not yours?
Well, we were looking out
for each other.
So when Rowan's wife approached you,
you conspired together to ensure
that in the event of his death,
you would both be financially secure.
And then, would you believe it?
He died.
And days later, a woman who broke up
your marriage died, too.
I always enjoy talking
to the students,
so full of hopes and dreams.
Yeah, it's lovely to see.
I was like that myself once thinking
I was gonna change the world.
Turned out to be
a bit harder than I thought.
Do you mind if we have a quick word?
Yes, of course.
- With Simon, too.
- Yeah, please.
So I wanted to tell you
that we are likely
to bring charges against Cole McIlroy
for the murder of June Goldman.
It's a terrible shock.
No blame attached.
But with hindsight,
perhaps it wasn't a good idea
to ask June to employ
an ex-serviceman with Cole's history.
Yes. Lesson learned there.
I mean, as you said yourself,
he never fully recovered
from what happened
to him in Afghanistan.
And he wouldn't have passed
basic employment checks.
Yes. I'm sorry. What did you say?
Hi. How did that go?
And you're sure?
Well, do you think he suspected?
Of course.
Well, that's great.
I'll tell Max. Thanks.
Looks like we were right.
Good.
Let's go.
And tell Ashley that we're on our way.
Much, slightly different
than I expected, but
the good news is the DNA
from the skin fragments match
with the DNA on the hearing aid.
So you gave me a few names to compare,
and I've run them through
the available databases.
The first two are a negative.
Okay, so it's not
Petrov or his driver.
Well, I didn't think it would be.
But one of them,
drum roll.
Ashley, it's not a game show.
It's a match.
We need to get to Cambridge.
Hi, I need access
to the Principal's house.
Do they know we're here?
I hope not.
Okay.
Hello!
- Hello?
- Police!
- Mr and Mrs Kendall.
- Police.
Hello? Police.
Hello?
Anyone here?
Hello?
Hello?
Airport.
Yeah, take this left.
No, I believe it's a one way street.
I mean, we're the police, Max.
So, you know?
Are you away on your holidays, Major?
I served my country with distinction
and all I get is an army pension.
When Petrov approached Charlotte,
he said that the extension
was going to be
the most expensive building
Cambridge had ever seen.
When I retire from Saint Cuthbert's
we won't even have a house to live in.
Simon's always had
very expensive taste.
Flying planes. I mean, honestly,
And then Petrov contacted the
college with his grand vision.
But he knew it wouldn't
go through without my support.
It was all going fine.
Until that busybody June Goldman
stuck her nose into it.
We were on holiday and June
found a letter from Petrov
outlining the agreement
he was going to buy us a
retirement home in Portugal.
There was a lot of cash thrown in.
I imagine she and Rowan
were spending one of their
afternoons, and she told him
all about it.
Pillow talk.
Well, he went completely ballistic
and said it was bribery and
that he was going to go public.
We pleaded with June
to make him see sense,
but she was never able
to stand up to him.
Everything that we'd ever done,
everything we'd worked so hard
for, our reputations,
would all have been ruined.
The irony of Rowan
being on his moral high horse
when he won the Chaloner Prize
all those years ago.
That wasn't his design.
It was mine.
I never exposed him,
though it ate me up for years.
He said that he was intending
to use his acceptance speech
at the Royal Chelsea to denounce us.
And you had to stop him?
Indeed.
You staged that argument
about Cole McIlroy
and the letters,
which he had nothing to do with.
You wrote them yourself,
and Simon had already
gotten Cole's DNA
on the scarf that he
used to strangle June with.
While they were in bed together.
You knew about that, right?
Simon and I are different
in many ways.
He's very military.
He likes the company of men.
You claimed you weren't able to fly
because the weather
was bad in Scotland,
but that was a lie, wasn't it?
The weather was fine. We checked.
And you said
you came back on the train.
But we checked that, too.
You had tickets, but never used them.
You were already in Chelsea.
Did you always intend
to frame Victor Budimir?
No. No. I needed Venetia
out of the way.
There was a phone
in the corner of the foyer.
I disguised my voice.
I asked her to come down to reception.
I did not know that Victor
was going to be there.
But lucky for you,
he would take the blame.
Well, in the Army, it's what
we call collateral damage.
And so Cole's reward
for having sex with Simon
was to be framed
for a murder he didn't commit.
It was Simon's idea.
It's always Simon's idea.
Do you know what a fall from
that height can do to a body?
Well, I have seen far worse than that.
I was in Afghanistan.
You sustained injuries there
which left you deaf in one ear.
We found this near the crime scene
bearing your DNA.
I've had friends blown
to pieces by IDEs.
Each one of them was worth
a dozen Rowan Jamesons.
And, and you where, where
were you in all of this?
Were you the victim?
No.
No, I'm not saying that.
I just wanted
a comfortable retirement
and it all got out of hand.
Simon Kendall,
I'm arresting you for the
murders of Rowan James Kendall.
I am arresting you for conspiracy
to murder June Goldman
and Rowan Jameson.
You do not have to say anything,
say anything,
but it may harm your defence
if you do not mention when questioned
something which you
later rely on in court.
Anything you do say
may be given in evidence.
Connor, Jess, this is
my cousin Martha McGuire.
Nice to meet you.
DI McGuire.
Met you on Zoom. How you doing?
So what's the plan?
Well, I'm heading back to Cambridge
to break the news to Venetia Jameson.
And also, have you seen
the weather forecast?
Yeah, Storm Kevin.
Yeah, and of course, I have
a bolshy teenage daughter
I need to keep an eye on.
Listen to this.
An investigation is being launched
into controversial businessman
Francis Petrov, following allegations
of bribery and corruption.
That's the end of the extension, then.
Well, you know, who cares?
You know, these fancy new buildings,
it's all just one-upmanship
between the colleges.
It's like football stadiums.
You know, Arsenal built Emirates,
and then Tottenham Hotspur
feel they've got to go one better,
but doesn't mean
they're a better team.
Spurs are a better team.
They're just going through
a difficult time.
Me and Layla, we are Arsenal fans.
Supported Chelsea.
Max, I'm an Arsenal women's fan.
They're brilliant.
I didn't mean to start
a family argument.
So I wanted to tell you
that Charlotte and Simon Kendall
are being charged with the murders
of Rowan Jameson and June Goldman.
They planned the whole thing.
Yep. That's how it looks.
It's unbelievable.
I could never have imagined.
They were our friends.
Or or at least I thought they were.
I suppose the one good thing
that's come out of all this is that
we've got to know each other.
And you're both beneficiaries
of Rowan's will,
you know, that'll help a bit.
Mm.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Come in.
The weather is wild.
Mmm, I know.
Roz
is still camping in Snowdonia.
Well, I hope they pegged
their tent down properly.
Mmm. Glass of wine?
Well, I just popped in to say
goodbye before I hit it off.
Do you think they'll
let you fly in this?
Well, I hope so.
I'm looking forward to it.
You know,
I was thinking.
Very good coffee in Peru.
Mmm. Misha,
one of the best in the world.
That's the only reason
I'm going, obviously.
Anything else you know about it?
Peru here, Machu Picchu,
Lake Titicaca.
Paddington Bear.
They're not genuinely
trying to evict you
and redevelop the site, are they?
Over my dead body. I'm not gonna let
some money-grabbing scheme
turn my corner of Chelsea
into a five star hotel.
What are you gonna do about it?
Anchor yourself to the pier?
Well, I'll write strongly-worded
letters to the council.
Yeah, well, that'll work.
Maybe they could build
the hotel around you.
You could be a nice little
centrepiece in the reception.
Good idea.
No. Flight postponed.
Stay at home
and await further instructions.
Well, now you could have
that glass of wine.
I suppose I could.
Whoa!
Thank you.
It was good to meet Martha.
Well, she's great, isn't she?
Cambridge is nice, too.
A lovely place.
Maybe a bit more relaxing than London.
And I don't think
she gets on that well
with her current DS, so, you know,
change is good.
Don't even think about it.
Think about what?
You know what.
You're so easy to wind up.
Cheers.
Now about that coffee.
What's your baggage allowance?
I'm backpacking, Max.
I suppose I could bring you
back some marmalade.
[MAX CHUCKLES]
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