Episode 1
Episode 1 | 46mVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
When a brutal murder shocks the peaceful town of Marlow, Judith, Becks, and Suzie investigate.
When a brutal murder shocks the peaceful town of Marlow, Judith begins her own investigation, enlisting help from the vicar’s wife Becks and local dog walker Suzie Harris.
Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
Episode 1
Episode 1 | 46mVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
When a brutal murder shocks the peaceful town of Marlow, Judith begins her own investigation, enlisting help from the vicar’s wife Becks and local dog walker Suzie Harris.
How to Watch The Marlow Murder Club
The Marlow Murder Club is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Buy Now
Everything We Know About Season 2
See first-look images, hear from star Samantha Bond, and find out everything we know right now about Season 2 of The Marlow Murder Club on MASTERPIECE, including the investigation of even more murders!Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ ♪ STEFAN: No!
JUDITH: It's my neighbor-- I think someone's shot him.
Mrs. Potts, I can't have you interfering.
Judith Potts.
Suzie Harris.
BECKS: I'm Becks Starling, the vicar's wife.
JUDITH: I'm trying to find out who killed my neighbor.
ELLIOT: And you've decided to have a little poke around.
TANIKA: Every time I see you, there are more of you.
BECKS (whispering): We're not going to stop investigating, are we?
TANIKA: You couldn't have just started a book club, could you?
(laughter) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (thunder claps) (whimpers) (click) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (pencil sharpener buzzing) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (birds chirping) ♪ ♪ (people talking in background) Stefan?
Are you sure I can lock up?
Of course-- it's too hot to be indoors.
Go to the river-- have some fun.
Thank you.
♪ ♪ (gasps): Ah!
(grunts) ♪ ♪ (camera clicks) ♪ ♪ (email sends) ♪ ♪ (clock ticking) (bird hoots in distance) (clock chiming hour, bird hooting) ♪ ♪ (wildlife chittering, leaves rustling) ♪ ♪ (water splashes) (panting) (Bach's "Cello Suite No.
1 in G Major" playing) (wildlife chittering, music continues in distance) (music continues) (wildlife chittering) (music continues in distance) (sighs) (exhales deeply) (leaves rustling) ♪ ♪ (sighs contentedly) ♪ ♪ (gasps) No.
(gun clicks) Get away!
Dear God, no!
(gun fires) Mr. Dunwoody?
Are you all right?
I'm coming!
♪ ♪ Mr. Dunwoody.
♪ ♪ Stay there, I'll get help.
♪ ♪ OPERATOR (on phone): Emergency Services, which service do you require?
Police.
It's my neighbor, Stefan Dunwoody.
He lives on Ferry Lane, about half a mile west of Marlow.
OPERATOR: We'll get someone sent straight away.
Oh, please hurry.
I think someone's just shot him.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (bells pealing) ♪ ♪ (people talking in background) (blender whirring) (blender stops) Oh, morning, Chloe.
Can you give me a lift to the Red Lion later on?
Darling, that's a pub.
I'm 17-- it's legal.
It's not, you know.
It is.
(footsteps approaching) Mum, can I use your phone?
Good morning, Sam.
I'll get the bus.
What are you doing?
(phone chimes) I need you to authorize a purchase.
What of?
The new "Hell Slayer" game.
(phone chimes) Thanks.
How much have you just spent?
40 quid.
You cannot spend that kind of money on a game!
I didn't, you did!
(door closes, Becks sighs) SAM: What are you doing?
CHLOE: That is mine!
SAM: Whatever, just, just take it, then.
COLIN: Oh, hey, quickly, I just wanted to check that you've ordered the flowers for the confirmation.
Of course.
And you're able to pick up the orders of service?
I'm due at the printers at 10:00.
Oh, and Mrs. Eddingham wants you to help set up Lisson Hall for the reception with the bishop.
Mrs. Eddingham?
Oh!
I don't know how you know what I need before I do.
Thank you-- you are the best.
CHLOE (in other room): You're unbelievable!
(sighs) (Sam replies indistinctly) (phone ringing out) Come on, girl, come on.
ZETA (on voicemail greeting): Hi, it's Zeta-- leave a message.
(voicemail beeps) Hi, honey.
I just wanted to make sure you check in online today.
Oh, and you'll need to choose the option for hold luggage-- go on, girl.
Up you go.
(dog yips) Because it doesn't come as standard.
Good girl.
And you will definitely need hold luggage for all the presents you're bringing home for your mum.
(chuckles): But seriously, I cannot wait to see you.
(sighs) One more sleep.
Love you!
(engine starts) (birds chirping) (talking softly) TANIKA: Thank you, Jason.
Okay, everyone, is that everything?
Alice, you're liaising with the CPS on the Hudson case?
I'll talk to them by close of play today.
Thanks, and while D.I.
Hoskins is off sick, bring it to me.
Okay, that's all for now.
(exhales) (phone buzzing) Hm.
(buzzing continues) Oh, Jason-- I saw there was a suspected firearms incident in Marlow yesterday?
Seems unlikely, but please can you bring me the report?
Yep, will do.
(phone beeps) Tanika here.
REBECCA (on phone): It's Rebecca Phillips, Shanti's teacher.
She's feeling unwell again.
Okay, thanks for letting me know.
We phoned your husband, but got no answer.
No, you did the right thing.
Shamil works nights-- it's fine.
Thanks.
REBECCA: Will you be able to collect her?
Tell Shanti I'll be with her in ten minutes.
Thank you.
(call ends) (sighs): Okay.
(brakes squeaking) (van door closes) ♪ ♪ Iqbal!
(knocking) (exhales) (exhales) Oh, God, sorry.
Bloody hell, Iqbal, I thought you were dead.
I'm so sorry, Suzie.
You nearly gave me a heart attack.
Yeah, I'm really sorry.
My fare wanted me to go to Birmingham.
Nah, that's too far-- you should've said no.
Yeah, but work is work, and I couldn't say no.
I thought, "I'll come home and close my eyes."
(chuckles) I was gone.
But I promise you, I'll be well-rested before I pick Zeta up from Heathrow, okay?
I should hope so.
Seriously, I couldn't let you down.
Where's my girl?
(Luna whining excitedly) (gate unlatching, Luna barks) Who's a good girl?
Who's a daddy's girl?
Hello!
(barking, panting) Whoops.
Who's going for a walk?
Hello, lovely Luna, hello.
Who's going for a little walk with Suzie?
I'll drop her off tomorrow.
Come on!
Go.
(snaps) (Luna panting) In you get-- good girl.
Good girl.
(Luna whining) Good girl, go on.
(barks) (door closes) Oi, you, get to bed!
I will.
(door closes, engine starts) (wildlife chittering) (cellphone ringing) (ringing continues) (ringing stops) (hoarsely): Hello.
TANIKA (on phone): Good morning.
This is Detective Sergeant Tanika Malik.
Is Mrs. Judith Potts there?
(clearing throat): I'll just get her for you.
(slurps) (clears throat) (clearly): Hello, Judith Potts here.
Mrs. Potts, I wanted to ask you a few questions about last night.
JUDITH: Is Mr. Dunwoody okay?
We've not spoken to him just yet.
You mean you haven't found him?
It's why I wanted to speak to you.
Are you sure you heard a gunshot?
JUDITH: Yes.
You were swimming at the time.
Is it possible it was something else, like a nearby car backfiring?
I know what I heard.
And it was preceded by a kerfuffle.
And Stefan didn't reply when I called out to him.
A kerfuffle?
JUDITH: Yes, a kerfuffle.
Well, then, we have a bit of a mystery, because my detective constables checked Mr. Dunwoody's property last night, and there was no evidence of any kind of altercation or shooting.
JUDITH (voiceover): I saw them searching by the house, but they seemed to have just stopped there and didn't look around the whole grounds.
In fact, they weren't there very long at all.
TANIKA: You don't think they carried out a thorough search?
(officer shouting indistinctly) JASON: All clear!
JUDITH: I know they didn't.
Someone shot Mr. Dunwoody.
TANIKA: Mrs. Potts, this is Marlow we're talking about.
I think that's very unlikely.
Look, I'm sure we'll make contact with Mr. Dunwoody soon.
And the moment we do, I'll let you know.
Now, I've got to go.
Have a good day.
(gasps): Detective Shanti!
I'm not very well.
She's not very well.
She'll be with us until Shamil can get here.
Aw, great!
Working hard?
Yeah.
(laughs) Oh, wow, he's good.
♪ ♪ The problem is, we're empiricists, aren't we, Jasper?
To investigate, we will need the right tools.
Knowledge can be derived by what is observed and measured.
And I know what I observed.
(wildlife chittering) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (wildlife chittering) ♪ ♪ (wildlife chittering) ♪ ♪ (branch snaps) ♪ ♪ (phone ringing out) TANIKA (on phone): DS Malik.
I found him.
TANIKA: Judith?
Stefan Dunwoody.
♪ ♪ (sirens wailing in distance) (sirens stop) (car doors close) (talking indistinctly) JASON: Mrs. Potts!
(tools clattering) Mrs. Potts?
(camera clicks) (shell drops) Mrs. Potts?
Are you there?
Just here.
Are you okay?
(chuckling): Yes.
Now that you're here.
(exhales) (siren chirps, radios running in background) (helicopter blades churning overhead) Okay, so, according to forensics, the powder burns found around the entrance wounds and the imprint the muzzle left on the skin suggest that the gun was held against the victim's forehead when it was fired.
Like an execution.
An execution?
Will D.I.
Hoskins be leading the case?
As you know, D.I.
Hoskins is still signed off sick.
Until he returns, I'm acting S.I.O.
(softly): Okay.
I'll let everyone know.
(radios continue) (sighs) (people talking in background) JUDITH: I think I will have another cup of tea, after all.
Coming straight up.
Thank you.
TANIKA: Thank you, Jason.
What a lovely young man.
He tells me he's getting married next month.
Mrs. Potts, my name's Detective Sergeant Tanika Malik.
We spoke this morning.
We did.
Can I ask, what made you return to Mr. Dunwoody's property?
Oh, that's easy.
The gunshot I heard last night.
If you weren't going to take it seriously... (radios continue in background) Did you know Mr. Dunwoody well?
Just to say hello to, really.
I only moved to Marlow a few years ago, when I retired as an archaeologist.
But tell me, what was that thing I found on the grass?
Was it a bullet casing?
(inhales): It was.
Gosh.
So he was shot in the garden, and his body fell into the tributary, and then drifted downstream in the night.
How very interesting.
Mrs. Potts, I can't have you interfering.
This is a police matter now.
Of course.
And I'm sure you'll do an excellent job.
♪ ♪ (phone chirps) ♪ ♪ MRS. EDDINGHAM: Well, that's just about the most shocking thing I've ever heard.
No, thank you for letting me know.
Speak soon.
(phone button beeps) Well, aren't you going to ask?
No.
That was Major Lewis, the bursar of the Rotary.
He was just talking to the secretary of the Phyllis Court Luncheon Club.
Her nephew's a police officer, and it looks as though Stefan Dunwoody shot himself.
Or worse.
What's worse than shooting yourself?
Being shot by someone else, of course.
♪ ♪ There she goes again, all high and mighty.
Who?
The new vicar's wife.
She hasn't invited me around for a cup of tea, not once.
Mrs. Starling!
Lovely morning!
Sorry, Mrs. Eddingham, I've got to get these arranged!
SUZIE (voiceover): Yeah, I'm so sorry.
I can't look after Wally and Evie next week.
My daughter Zeta's coming home.
(chuckles) ALICE: Thank you.
Yeah, Dave, I know.
Get away from the windows, please.
What am I, your marriage counselor?
Thank you.
It's just for a week.
I'm clearing all my decks.
Zeta's coming tomorrow.
Huh.
All right, come on, girls, come on.
(dogs whining) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm so sorry for your loss.
I'm Judith Potts, Mr. Dunwoody's neighbor.
(sniffling) I can't imagine how hard this must be for you.
He was such a good man.
I always got that impression.
And interested in me, you know?
He was interested in you?
Not like that.
What I thought about politics or the environment.
He was just an old man.
That's how he always described himself.
An old man living alone with his art.
Did Stefan collect antique pistols?
Not that I know of.
In particular, Second World War German guns and ammunition.
He was only interested in art.
Do you have any idea who might have done this to him?
That's what the police officer was asking.
Everyone liked Stefan.
I see.
But perhaps he'd argued with someone.
A customer with a grievance, perhaps.
♪ ♪ There is something, isn't there?
I'm sure it's nothing, but I was at the Marlow Regatta a few weeks ago.
(laughing) ANTONIA: Stefan asked me along-- he thought I'd enjoy it.
(people talking in background) ANTONIA: It was a lovely day, and everyone was having fun.
Famous faces from the rowing world.
(music playing in background) Stefan invited me to the members' enclosure.
Ages eight to 11... ANTONIA: It was a great atmosphere, and everyone seemed relaxed, then there was this man who was really drunk.
Oh!
ANTONIA: Stefan said his name was Elliot Howard, and he owned Marlow Auction House.
Thing is, he came for Stefan.
Ah, they'll let anyone in these days.
Not today, Elliot.
"Not today, Elliot."
(chuckles) Steffy, eh?
(laughs): Hey, come on, come on, Steffy!
How are you, Steffy?
Please get off me-- you're drunk.
Better a drunk than a fraud, eh?
Huh?
Hear that, young lady?
(whispers): The great Stefan Woody is a fraud.
ANTONIA: Like, totally unprovoked, he called him... What was it?
He's a, he's a fraud, he's a liar, and he's a crook.
A crook, aren't you, Steffy?
ANTONIA: A fraud, a liar, and a crook.
Steffy!
Crooky Steffy!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, come on!
(cackling) ANTONIA: It was so embarrassing.
Poor Stefan tried to ignore him.
It's not true, obviously.
Stefan was none of those things.
But if you're asking me if Stefan argued with anyone, that's all I've got.
Elliot Howard.
Marlow Auction House.
Thank you-- you've been such a help.
♪ ♪ ELLIOT: Yes, it's a unique opportunity to own a very special piece of history.
(knock at door, door opens) Yes, that's right.
Um, Howard Carter found it in Tutankhamun's main chamber in, uh, November 1922.
No, of course not, take, take as long as you need.
Okay, thanks, bye-bye.
DAISY: Elliot?
Judith Potts to see you.
I'm sorry for arriving unannounced.
Well, thank you, Daisy.
And please shut the door.
JUDITH: Are these all of you?
ELLIOT: Yes.
Goodness-- how young you are.
ELLIOT: Can I help?
Oh, I hope so.
May I?
It's a rather delicate business.
A few weeks ago, I was at the Marlow Regatta, where you behaved quite disgracefully, I'm afraid.
Haranguing poor Stefan Dunwoody.
And then spilling a glass of red wine on my blouse as you left.
So yes, I'd like you to help with the cost of dry cleaning.
(candy rattling in tin) Travel sweet?
Eh?
I spilled wine on your blouse?
This blouse, as it happens.
Just after you accused Stefan of being a... What was it?
A fraud, a liar, and a crook.
Well, Stefan was all of those things.
Why are you talking about him in the past tense?
Oh, haven't you heard?
Stefan died last night.
Oh, he didn't just die.
He was shot.
The Marlow Regatta was over a month ago.
And you wait until the day after Stefan died to tell me about this?
How was he a crook?
He stole hundreds of thousands of pounds from his clients.
You have any proof of that?
(chuckles) Do you know what?
I think you're one of those busybodies who has nothing to fill her days with.
Hm.
Who lives on her own?
(slowly): With a cat, if I had to guess?
Knowing that I once argued with Stefan, you've decided to have little a poke around, thinking yourself the amateur sleuth.
How am I doing?
Where were you yesterday at 6:30?
(sighs) Are you really doing this?
Yesterday.
6:30 p.m.
I was at choir practice at All Saints' Church, in front of about 30 witnesses, including the mayor of Marlow, our vicar, three town councilors, and the high sheriff of Buckinghamshire.
Ah.
The perfect alibi.
If you were involved, that's very clever of you.
♪ ♪ I'd like you to leave.
At once.
Don't worry.
I'm happy to.
Oh, by the way, Howard Carter found no offertory statues in the main chamber of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Well, that's basic knowledge.
Your Anubis is a fake.
♪ ♪ (birds chirping) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (knock at door) Anybody here?
(hinges creak) (woman coughs faintly) Hello?
♪ ♪ Good heavens-- hello.
WOMAN (on tablet): ...like a sexy cupcake and wants to eat me.
BECKS: Hi-- I'm Becks Starling.
Sorry about hiding in a cupboard.
Judith Potts.
Do you mind if I come out?
Not at all.
It's a chance to get away from the kids.
Well, Colin and his congregation.
I'm the vicar's wife, for my sins.
You don't worship here, do you?
No.
Thank God for that.
Not that it's good you don't worship.
I mean, what grown woman hides in cup... Can I help you?
Well, I was looking for a list of people who sing in the choir.
I'm looking for Elliot Howard's name.
Why?
Well, I think Elliot shot my neighbor, Stefan Dunwoody, last night, just after half past 6:00.
I'm sorry, you think Elliot did what?
So you know him?
Well, not really, but I also sing in the choir, and he was very definitely here at 6:30 p.m. (choir singing on "la") JUDITH: Are you sure?
(singing continues) BECKS: He was there the whole time.
He couldn't have slipped away at all?
(organ playing) BECKS: We're not allowed to leave during rehearsals.
Maybe he had an accomplice.
What?
Well, I spoke to Elliot just now, and for a moment-- a split second, really-- he let his guard down.
I think he's involved.
Do you think that's possible?
I'm sorry.
Mrs. Starling.
It's really none of my business.
I've already established that Elliot thought Stefan "a fraud, a liar, and a crook."
But his assistant told me that he was entirely honorable, which is my experience of him.
What do you think?
What do I think?
I think it's a matter for the police.
Oh, I wish people would stop saying that.
But it is!
That's their job!
They catch criminals and murderers, whereas I make sandwiches-- that's my job.
I serve tea and biscuits, I help my husband, and I hide in cupboards from women like Mrs. Eddingham.
Who's Mrs. Eddingham?
Chair of the Marlow Parish Council.
A terrible gossip.
Now, it's been lovely meeting you, but I really have to get back to the vicarage.
Perhaps you should ask her about Stefan Dunwoody.
I really don't think so.
"Whomsoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is a sin."
That is a low blow, quoting the Bible at me.
(door opens) (door closes) TANIKA: Our victim is Stefan Dunwoody.
60, owner of the Dunwoody Art Gallery in Marlow.
What have we got on him?
Brendan?
BRENDAN: Oh, yeah.
Um, uh, he lived on his own.
No close family.
Digital forensics have got his computer, laptop, and phone.
And I've run some background checks on his name, address, and past addresses, but, uh, no obvious flags so far.
Alice, what did you get from the victim's place of work?
I spoke to his assistant, a young woman called Antonia Webster.
But she's got no idea what could've happened to him.
Okay-- ballistics say the bullet that killed Mr. Dunwoody was manufactured in Munich in 1942.
Is that for real?
TANIKA: So, where did our shooter get a Second World War German gun from?
BRENDAN: And why did they use it to do the murder?
TANIKA: Good point.
Anyone?
Could it be a ritual thing?
Or political?
Maybe a far-right thing?
Alice, tell digital forensics to look out for Mr. Dunwoody belonging to any far-right groups.
Mm-hmm.
A weapon like this can't have been easy to get hold of.
Brendan, can you contact the local antique shops and auction houses within, say, 20 miles?
Have they ever sold a Second World War German gun, and if so, who to?
BRENDAN (slowly): Of course, ma'am.
(birds cawing) Who was that woman?
Who?
You know who I mean.
(chuckles): Really, I don't.
Mrs. Potts.
Oh!
Oh, her, um... (clicks tongue) She was just inquiring about a house clearance.
Can you pass the mustard, please?
No?
(snorts): That's rather petty, even for you.
(tapping loudly) (birds chirping) ♪ ♪ (knob rattles) MAN (in distance): Come on, Stevens, catch the water!
In one, up two!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (glass shatters, Judith yelps) (panting) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (phone ringing out) DS Malik?
It's Judith.
Judith Potts.
We need to meet.
♪ ♪ (talking indistinctly) (talking indistinctly) ♪ ♪ OLD TOM: It's better than nothing.
CHLOE: Mum, Sam's not tidying his room.
Well, can you tell him to?
Sure.
Dishwasher.
COLIN: Are you still okay to pick up the bishop of Worcester tomorrow?
I've set an alarm.
CHLOE: Sam!
Bring your plates down!
SAM: I am!
CHLOE: Mum says...
I thought a fresh start would help them get on.
(kids continue fighting) Do you think he'll be okay getting a taxi back to the station?
CHLOE: Mum said to take your plates down!
(phone ringing) Good morning, Reverend Canott!
Thanks-- dishwasher!
Yes, no, we're all ready this end.
Very excited.
The candidates can't wait to meet the bishop.
(whispering): Can you put it... Yeah, I can.
No, the only question is, is how long he'd like to stay at the reception afterwards.
And does he have transport to get back?
Yes, no worries at all-- my wife will be on hand.
Anything you need... (Colin continues indistinctly) (dishes clanking) (mug shatters) (exhales) ♪ ♪ (phone rings) (ringing continues) MRS. EDDINGHAM: Coming!
What on Earth do you think you're doing?
(ringing continues) (exhales) Hello?
BECKS (on phone): Mrs. Eddingham.
It's Becks Starling.
Oh, good morning, Mrs. Starling.
I wondered if you might be free for a cup of tea, maybe later this morning.
You'd like me to come to the vicarage?
Perhaps you've heard of the death of Stefan Dunwoody.
I have!
Such a terrible tragedy, of course.
It is.
Colin will have to deliver the eulogy, and we're still so new here.
I wondered if you had any insights into Mr. Dunwoody's life?
Well, I'd be delighted to help.
That's very kind of you.
How about half-eleven?
That suits me perfectly.
Okay, see you then.
Lovely.
I've gone through Mr. Dunwoody's contacts.
His phone, his web history...
I can't find any links to any far-right groups.
(sighs): Then why was he killed with a Nazi pistol?
(sighs) What about auction houses?
Have we found anyone who's ever sold a Luger?
Well, Brendan's still compiling a list, so... A word.
Of course, ma'am.
Tell Brendan it's a priority.
Yes, boss-- boss.
I just wanted to check in with you on the Marlow shooting.
(clears throat) The investigation's in its early stages.
Are you bringing in another D.I.
to head up the case?
Do you want me to?
No, ma'am.
Well, then it's yours, Detective Sergeant.
You will remain acting S.I.O.
until further notice.
So please, stay in this office for now.
Although you might want to take that Denzel the Dinosaur sticker off.
Oh.
Oh, that's... (door opens) (chuckles) JASON: Sorry to interrupt.
Mrs. Potts is in reception.
Says she has an appointment with you.
I'd better...
Sorry.
(dog barking inside) ♪ ♪ (dog barking) (light switch clicks) ZETA (on phone): Hey, Mum-- I have some news.
Why aren't you on the plane?
I'm staying with Dad-- just for another week.
What?
Or a bit longer?
But don't worry, we'll still have a few days together before I go to uni.
Yeah, but I bought you your flight.
I logged into the website and changed the date.
Nah, you can't do that.
I'm having the best time.
It's like I'm supposed to be here.
You don't mind, do you?
No, I mean, whatever you want.
Love you!
Love you.
(sighs) Iqbal?
♪ ♪ (knocks softly) Iqbal.
♪ ♪ Iqbal.
Your door's open.
♪ ♪ (gasps) TANIKA: Why "stay away"?
I've no idea.
After I spoke to you yesterday, what did you do?
Um, well, it, it's possible I went to have a quick chat with Antonia Webster, Stefan Dunwoody's assistant at his gallery.
You told me you'd stop poking around.
Yes.
But I was lying-- we both knew that.
I thought Antonia might have an idea why Stefan was shot with a Nazi bullet.
You know about that, as well?
Well, there was the eagle on the casing.
The point is, Antonia told me that Stefan had recently argued with a man called Elliot Howard at the Marlow Regatta.
She heard Elliot call Stefan "a fraud, a liar, and a crook."
Who's Elliot Howard?
He owns the Marlow Auction House.
Of course!
The German pistol must have come from somewhere.
As it happens, I think Elliot's involved somehow, but he couldn't have pulled the trigger because he was at choir practice at the time.
And you know that because...
I spoke to the vicar's wife, a woman called Becks Starling.
(sighs): Of course you did.
So what I'm wondering is, what if he got someone else to pull the trigger?
You mean like a hit man?
Exactly-- a hit man!
Travel sweet?
No, thanks.
I've lived in this area my whole life, Mrs. Potts, and I can tell you categorically there are no hit men operating in Marlow.
JASON: Excuse me-- ma'am!
There's been another shooting in Marlow.
(phone ringing in distance) ♪ ♪ (click) ♪ ♪ JUDITH: Hello.
Judith Potts.
Suzie Harris.
JUDITH: Oh, you came.
Both of you.
SUZIE: Someone's been busy.
TANIKA: If I find any of you near either case again, I'll arrest you for obstruction.
BECKS (whispering): We're not going to stop investigating, are we?
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ANNOUNCER: Visit our website for videos, newsletters, podcasts, and more.
And join us on social media.
To order this program, visit ShopPBS.
"Masterpiece" is available with PBS Passport and on Amazon Prime Video.
♪ ♪
Video has Closed Captions
Judith checks in with DS Tanika Malik the morning after hearing a gunshot near her home. (1m 55s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipFunding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.