A Can of Worms Armchair Detectives

When you were kids, did you play detectives in the park?

Were you Cagney, and your best friend played Lacey?

Well, now you can play detectives again.

Welcome to the TV show with only one question - whodunnit?

Welcome to Armchair Detectives,

the show where these 15 murder mystery enthusiasts

aim to work out the culprit of a deadly crime.

Set in the fictional village of Mortcliff, home to 645 inhabitants,

although that number is decreasing by the day.

Helping them to solve the case is Mortcliff's police detective

dream team - DI Knight, DC Slater, and Scene Of Crime Officer Simmons.

Before we head to Mortcliff for the first time,

let's meet our Armchair Detectives. Hello, Armchair Detectives.

-Hi!

-Bright and breezy, excellent.

Now, only three of you play each day,

so please take your armchairs Krystyna, Ashley, and Gregor.

Come on up.

Of course, the detective guessing the killer correctly

will win one of these, our golden magnifying glass.

Ooh!

Well, it's time for round one - The Crime Scene.

Knight and Slater go to meet Simmons,

and she has another dead body for them.

I'm becoming suspicious that Simmons is doing all the murdering,

I'll be honest with you.

Let's head over to Mortcliff.

Wonder what's in store for us today, Slater.

Yeah, I wouldn't mind a simple case today, sir.

Lots of evidence, loads of witnesses, caught on camera,

home for dinner, Match Of The Day, perhaps.

In Mortcliff? Unlikely.

-Morning, Simmons.

-Hi.

-What have we got?

-Well, it's definitely murder.

This is Rick Saddleworth. Looks as though he's been moved here.

Who found him?

Adam Webster, a waste management engineer.

There's no blood splatter.

No, cos this isn't the scene of the crime.

As you can see, it was raining last night, and the body's not even wet.

Any sign of a murder weapon?

Looks as though his throat's been slit.

It's probably a knife, but we haven't found the weapon yet.

I reckon he died some time between 11.30 and midnight last night.

OK.

Let's go and talk to Mr Webster.

DI Knight, this is DC Slater.

We just need to ask you a few questions.

I've never seen a dead body before.

Were you on the bin round?

No. I used to do that. I'm a street sweeper.

I have a portfolio career.

I was helping out with the bins when I found him.

How did you find the body?

I was doing my rounds, noticed Rick lying on the grass,

called the police.

-Nothing more to say, really.

-So you knew him?

I don't know his surname, but he's made a bit of a name for himself.

He upcycles. Takes old stuff, makes sculptures out of it.

OK. Thank you. We'll be in touch if we need anything else.

Sorry, is this going to take long?

Yeah, perhaps. Do you need wheelchair access?

Yes, please. My mother needs to get to her daycare centre,

and I'm late opening up shop.

Right, sorry, you are...?

Philip Grantham. I run an estate agency in town.

If you give me a few minutes, I'll grab a uniformed officer

to let you in.

And the priority is to interview the remaining residents.

Thanks for your patience. Hopefully, it won't be too long.

Excuse me.

Hello, gorgeous. What's happening here?

DC Slater.

I'm afraid there's been an incident here that we're investigating,

-Mrs...?

-Miss. Jenny Hawk.

Miss Jenny Hawk, there's been a fatality.

-Do you live in these flats?

-Yes, I do.

Right, I'm afraid I'm going to need to ask you a few questions.

Sure. I'm a loan consultant at the bank.

I work a lot of weekends and evenings.

I've got today off, though. You could say I live at work.

JENNY YAWNS

-Sorry.

-Late night?

After-work bash. Us banking types like to party.

Did you see anything strange happening at around 11.00?

Nothing, really.

And what time was the party?

Started at 10.00.

I popped out about 11.30 to get tonic water from the shop.

JENNY YAWNS

I was in bed by about 1.00.

OK. Thank you.

No worries, cutie pie. Any time.

Sir.

Mate, fasten your seat belt.

Portfolio business number two is about to make some serious cash.

Oh!

What the dickens is going on in Mortcliff today?

Everyone's taken a saucy pill.

The first thing I saw, he had different socks on.

-I missed that.

-The dead body had different socks.

So that could be many reasons - in a rush to get dressed,

somebody took the shoes off and put different socks on,

but that was one thing I noticed.

Yeah, but they did tie up the DMs pretty tightly afterwards, though.

LAUGHTER

Well, the body, you know, has been moved, so the blood isn't there.

It was raining last night, but the body's dry.

But moving a body can be tough, so it might have been locally,

so it could have actually been in that building.

OK. So today we're investigating

the death of Rick Saddleworth.

He was 21. Rick was an artist.

In his personal life,

he is a political and environmental activist.

The cause of death is a laceration to the neck, and the time of death

is approximately between 11.30pm and midnight.

So...

-So we know he was an artist.

-Yeah.

He liked collecting what other people were throwing away,

-and making art out of it.

-Yeah, and making them into other things.

Adam, who we met, is a binman, and probably hated that.

But he sounded very happy about what's happened to Rick,

-cos it sounds like he's going to try and make some money from that.

-Yeah.

Let's take a look at the suspects, and talk about who we've met so far.

So the suspects are Adam Webster, waste management engineer,

Philip Grantham, property developer, and Jenny Hawk, loan consultant.

Well, as we know, Adam is the binman.

He used to be a street sweeper, moved onto the bins to help out,

but his main business is the portfolio.

So, when he discovered Rick's body,

he seemed a bit chuffed, made a phone call.

So I'd like to know who he was talking to in regards to that.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Jenny works in the bank, had a good night last night.

But could she have met Rick on a night out and taken him back?

-Mm-hm.

-We don't know.

But she did say she popped out to the shops,

so maybe if someone else can corroborate that...

-What time did she pop out to the shops?

-11.30.

What about Philip Grantham? We only met him briefly.

Property developer, his mum lives in the building, and is disabled.

Yeah, that's right. Yeah, she does. He's wheeling a wheelchair.

-Mm-hm.

-So couldn't he have taken the body in the wheelchair?

Krystyna, that's just what I was thinking!

Audience at home, I'm playing along as well.

I don't know who the killer is,

and at almost exactly the same moment Krystyna went....

We both...

We both went, "He's got a wheelchair! That would be handy!"

Mm. And the link is, I mean, what I noticed about the deceased

is that he was an activist, political.

That could link in with Philip, cos he was an estate agent,

if I'm correct to say so.

-He wanted to build somewhere, and...

-Something, I don't know.

Let me try and help you out. Let's have your first piece of evidence.

-Yay!

-Okey-dokey.

It is a piece of Rick's artwork, and his artworks were known as Rickseys.

Rickseys. What do you think?

Definitely using tins. The middle bit, the chest,

-is that a haystack?

-Yeah, what is that middle one?

Is that a haystack with a gold ring round it?

On the right-hand side?

Looks like... Yeah, looks like a sort of wheat sheaf.

-There's a lot of orange in this image, so...

-Yeah.

..keep an eye out for that symbol. It could be significant.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, exactly.

Remember all of that. It's time for round two - Last Movements.

Notepads at the ready. Let's take a look

at what happened the evening before Rick was found dead.

Enough is enough. I went out on a limb for you, Rick.

Get inside.

Jenny, you know it's worth it.

-You love my work.

-I love my job more.

I've done all I can to help you.

-You know how I feel about you.

-Don't patronise me!

I gave you that loan in good faith.

It's not my fault if you renege on the deal.

It's out of my hands.

I'm not patronising you.

Please, Jenny, I need to see you later.

Would you shut up?

You're not thinking of giving HIM a loan, are you?

-Who?

-You know who.

I saw you speaking to him earlier.

It's none of your business.

What happens in this area is totally 100% my business.

I'm up to here with all these capitalist pigs

moving into this area.

We can barely afford to live.

If you give any more of them loans, I'll call your boss.

And tell him what?

That you gave me a loan when I didn't qualify for one.

-After all I've done for you?

-I never asked for any of it.

Take this as a friendly warning.

Some people don't want you around here any more.

Threats are not going to stop my life's work.

Oh, don't make me laugh.

You know what? I've had enough of you.

You can find somewhere else to crash tonight

because, let's face it, that was your next question, after the money.

-RADIO:

-And now the weather.

Rain will continue for most of the night into tomorrow,

with Mortcliff experiencing some thunder

and lightning storms later this evening.

Not going out with the lads tonight?

Nah, babe, I'm skint.

-Have to resort to beer in front of the TV.

-Yeah, tell me about it.

I've not had a good night out in ages.

It's hard to make a pretty penny

-when your main competitor's doing the same thing for free.

-Hm.

Rick and his lot to thank for that.

Rick and his gang just come in here to shoplift.

The only people that buy anything from me are the new yuppies.

How long are they going to stay

if Rick and his gang keep slashing their car tyres?

It's all very well for them to protest about gentrification,

but how am I supposed to make any money when the only people actually

buying anything from me are the ones that are getting hounded out?

Stuff I want to make and sell he gives away for free.

Oi! I'm watching you.

Stop!

What is it with some people? You going to phone the police?

I know where to find them.

Sounds ominous, Beth. You're almost starting to scare me.

I'm serious. I'm going to sort this out once and for all.

This has been going on for far too long.

Police, please.

-ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES:

-Ooh.

-A-ha.

-Wow.

Armchair Detectives is getting political

about the gentrification of Mortcliff!

-Talk to me, Armchair Detectives.

-He was telling the truth

because he did ring the police straight away,

and he did say that earlier.

-But he wasn't light, was he?

-Yeah, he did.

-He was not light.

Before we go any further, let me just introduce a fourth suspect

who's Beth Davies, the shop worker.

And, at this early stage, that is the suspect board now full.

I believe the grey hoodie was Rick, I believe.

So, she did say a threat that... And also Jenny's given a threat to Rick.

-So, we've got two people that have given...

-Yeah, I know what you mean.

I don't, actually. I think Philip Grantham's got the most...

Well, we don't know yet.

-We've still not heard a huge amount.

-No.

-He's in the background.

And the property... But it's all this about gentrification.

And we saw a very difficult discussion between the victim

-and Jenny, didn't we?

-Yes.

So, it sounds like Jenny gave him a loan, he didn't qualify for it.

-He's even staying with her.

-But then she's saying something

about, "Are you going to give him a loan?"

Who do you think the other person,

who do you think he was in that context?

"Are you going to give him another loan?"

The refuse collector.

-Adam?

-Yes.

-Right. OK.

Well, Armchair Detectives, now's your chance to pick

a piece of evidence from the following list.

Would you like to see a letter from the bank?

Or a Mortcliff weather report on the day of the murder?

And finally, a police report of the victim's clothes?

The weather report, they just said, didn't they, earlier on,

-in the supermarket...

-We know it was raining

-but we'd like to know when it was raining.

-Good point.

-Because, at 11.30, it wasn't raining.

-Yeah.

-So, what time frame?

11.25 it wasn't raining because they said

you have to wait out for when it was raining.

-I reckon weather report.

-I think weather report.

-But then, I always like forensics.

-Weather report.

-That was easy!

-Weather report?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

So, this is Monday's weather. Sunny, cloudy.

Thunderstorms about 11 o'clock. Thunder and lightning.

And then it started raining at three in the morning.

And it was 21 degrees.

That's very warm for Scotland, isn't it?

I would have had my bikini on if that was the weather!

LAUGHTER

21 degrees at 11 o'clock.

And then, at three o'clock, it started raining.

So, that answers your question, Gregor, about when it actually

started raining, three o'clock in the morning.

So, the body was dumped after 3.00am.

So, basically, what we can tell is the body was...

-11.30 to midnight is the time of death.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-It was left for a long time before it was moved.

-Yeah.

-So, it was somewhere else...

-It was somewhere else.

We know it was already somewhere else.

..for a period of time. Well, Armchair Detectives,

after that stunning revelation regarding the unseasonably

warm temperatures in Scotland, it's time to lock in your prime suspect.

Write down your prime suspect now.

Time's up. Notepads away, please, Armchair Detectives.

I want you to tell me your prime suspect, and why. Krystyna?

I think it's Philip.

-Why?

-Somehow, I think he doesn't want to have this bloke around

to mess up his little gentrification of the town.

Ashley, who's your prime suspect?

-So, I'm going for Jenny.

-Right, OK.

She had the motive.

She did threaten him.

So, you've gone for Jenny.

And, Gregor, who have you gone for as your prime suspect?

-I've gone for Beth.

-OK. Why?

We don't know where she lives.

She was very frustrated with the shoplifting.

She said she was going to try and take care of it.

If she lives in the same block as everybody else,

-that's what I'd like to know.

-Yes.

So, Krystyna has gone for Philip.

Ashley has gone for Jenny.

And Gregor has gone for Beth.

So, it's on to round three, the police interviews.

Knight and Slater have called Adam and Beth in for questioning.

But who's acting suspicious?

Notepads at the ready. It's off to Mortcliff Police Station.

My brother Tom and I used to work the bins,

before he got the sack and I got a written warning.

All because of some rubbish.

It was his first job in three years, you know.

It isn't just about the rubbish, though, is it, Adam?

Look, I don't only have one revenue stream, I have a number of them.

And you are...Mortbinner33?

Yeah.

There's nothing wrong with being an entrepreneur.

No, nothing at all.

Taking stuff that doesn't belong to you, though,

and selling it on the internet, well...

Look, it's lying about the streets. It's rubbish.

So what if I take a bit of trash for myself?

I have a feeling the council didn't see it the same way.

But still, at least you'll get plenty more bids on these

now that he's considered to be an established dead artist.

We've been looking at your figures.

It seems your sales have gone down significantly

in the last three months.

Business has been tough.

I've had a few issues with Rick and his gang

of so-called street artists.

They give their art away for free

and then come and steal food from my shop.

How long has this been going on for?

A fair bit of time. It's got worse of late, though.

He liked to think of himself as Robin Hood,

except I'm not exactly the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Rich people were moving into the area, and he was against it.

It was hiking prices up.

Him and his band of layabouts could no longer live for free.

But then he didn't think it weird to shoplift from me!

Probably because I own a shop. He was an absolute hypocrite.

Yet there are no records of your calls to the police. Why's that?

I like to sort things out in my own way.

That doesn't always work out, though, does it?

Well, I don't trust people like you.

And why is that, Miss Davies?

Well, you help for a bit, but then in, no time,

it's back to the way it was. Best to sort these things out myself.

We'd like to show you something.

We're showing Miss Davies CCTV footage

of the night the victim was murdered.

That figure there is you?

Do you recognise the hooded figure?

Yes. Rick.

He often stole six-packs of beers when he was low on money,

which was often.

You don't like people like us, so, how does a person like you

deal with this really rather serious situation?

-Are you suggesting?

-Merely asking a question.

Hang on. Wind it forward a bit.

There. Look. I'm still there.

For the record, the witness is pointing to a clock

with the timestamp of 11.50.

The witness is present throughout.

You could have adjusted the time.

No. It syncs with a radio time signal.

-ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES:

-Ooh.

-Mm.

Ah.

So, Adam and Beth there.

What I got from that, Adam would benefit from a dead artist.

Everything goes up when you're dead, when you're an artist.

-So, he would benefit from selling it.

-Yeah.

-Beth would benefit because no more shoplifters.

-No more shoplifters.

Would you kill somebody if they were shoplifting, seriously?

-Well, she doesn't trust the police.

-I can't believe she'd want

to kill somebody and pull somebody along.

Well, let's see if we can help you out.

It's time to pick another piece of evidence from this list.

You can have a letter from the bank.

A police report on the victim's clothes.

Or a new piece of evidence which is CCTV footage from Beth's shop.

-Well, I'm going... I want to see the victim's clothes.

-Yeah, so do I.

Because - was he dressed after he was murdered?

-Because, the victim's clothes, he might have a pair of socks on.

-Mm.

The bank letter I do feel that we would get the name from that.

But, I don't know, with the victim's clothes,

A, I'd like to see the difference you were saying,

but also I'd like to know if there's any DNA on there,

the DNA that would give it away who he was with at that time.

Well, he's couch surfing, effectively.

He was staying with Jenny.

But he's not the type of person that's going to keep track

of all his clothes. Wearing odd socks, I constantly wear odd socks.

Let's think about the bank letter.

-Yeah, the name on it.

-The name.

That's what I'd like to see. Bank letter.

Victim's clothes.

Krystyna?

-Casting vote.

-Bank letter.

-Bank letter.

We're seeing the bank letter, then.

So, it's Rick Saddleworth, approval of loan application,

and it's a loan for £3,000, has been approved,

signed, Jenny Hawk.

And all he needed was proof of identification.

What did he do with £3,000?

If he's shoplifting a six-pack of beer...

-Quite a lot of money, isn't it?

-It is a lot of money.

-..where did all that money go?

-Mm.

-He was approved for the loan.

-But do we know...

Yes, because if he's taking stuff and recycling it, that's freebies.

He got the money, and we don't know what he did with it.

So, looking at the suspect board. Adam, Philip, Jenny, and Beth.

Write down your choice now.

Time's up, Armchair Detectives. Notepads away.

Now, Krystyna, last time your prime suspect was Philip.

Have you changed your mind?

-Yes.

-Who have you gone for?

-I've gone for Adam.

Why have you gone for Adam?

When Rick was talking to Jenny, he was saying about,

"You're going to give him a loan."

And then it started me thinking about the £3,000.

And I'm wondering whether Rick was going to actually open up

a little gallery.

Adam, is it, was thinking, you know,

that's going to take his business away from online auction.

-I might be completely wrong.

-Valid theory.

Ashley, last time you went for Jenny.

Who have you gone for this time?

-I've stuck with Jenny.

-Stuck with Jenny, why?

-Yeah.

The reason is she's got the motive.

Rick was going to show her up.

She would have definitely lost her job, yeah.

And that's the main motive, I think.

OK. And, Gregor, last time you went for Beth.

-Have you changed your mind?

-I have.

-Who've you gone for?

-I've gone for Philip.

-OK.

-I don't know enough about him yet.

-Right.

So, I want to know a lot more about Philip, what's happening with him.

-Who is he? What's going on with him?

-Yes.

So, in summary, Krystyna has gone for Adam,

Ashley has gone for Jenny,

and Gregor has gone for Philip.

Well, now it's time for round four.

Dig deeper.

We're going to see what happened

the morning before Rick's body was discovered.

That stuff's going to rot your teeth.

I don't know how you drink it all the time.

I've got you some more cans.

I'm going to spin aluminium into gold.

Remember who helped you out when you're famous.

Catch you later?

If you're lucky.

-Are you all right?

-Yeah, it's my new boots just causing some gyp.

-Well, hello, Mr Grantham.

-Hi.

You're an early bird this morning.

-Just came to do business.

-Well, you're in the right place.

So, what made you get into the property business?

I wanted to join the RAF.

Always loved the idea of flying, but I failed my medical.

So, I had to do something else with my life.

You look fit enough to me.

So, you want to buy another flat?

Yes. I've got the deposit, finally. Took me a while to scrape together,

but I managed to get there eventually.

Did you get my details?

Yes, thank you.

-Unfortunately, sir...

-Surely there's no problem?

It's just that property around here, residential and commercial,

has spiked quite a bit in the last few months.

It's becoming quite the hot spot.

Businesses want to come here and it's now a desired location.

Yes, I know. The Shoreditch of the North.

-So?

-It means that your deposit is not enough for the mortgage

you've applied for. Now, if you're willing to look at other areas.

Other areas are dead as a doornail.

I'm sorry. I'm not sure if I can help you today.

And yet that hippy that I saw you with outside,

he's managed to secure a lock-up somewhere.

Amazing when he's made a point of giving away his art for free.

I wonder if you're giving him more favourable terms.

Is that an accusation?

One I'm sure your boss will be keen to hear.

Giving loans to lovers would constitute bad banking practice,

-would it not?

-You can't prove anything.

I mean, you'd lose your job,

and you wouldn't be able to get another one in banking.

You need to leave, right now.

So think very carefully before you decide

whether my deposit is really not enough.

I was wondering if I could speak to you about an overdraft extension.

For the Shoreditch of the North, a lot of people are in

financial difficulty in Mortcliff, aren't they?

My goodness me. Quite a few questions answered there.

Krystyna.

-The fact that he'd got a lock-up.

-Yes.

-And that's what the £3,000 was for.

-Possibly.

I thought it may have been a gallery,

but a lock-up sounds the sort of place to store your kit, isn't it?

So he's got a lock-up somewhere.

Philip wanted property in that area.

He'd worked, he'd saved,

but suddenly his money wasn't good enough.

Whereas el hippy boy, Rick,

got money for nothing effectively from Jenny.

So, Jenny is under a lot of pressure.

Beth wanting an extension on her overdraft.

I mean, she's got financial trouble, she's got the shop,

so now I would love to see the CCTV.

Well, handily enough, Gregor, it's time to pick your evidence.

And there's another new item on the list.

A police report on the victim's clothes,

CCTV footage from Beth's shop, and the new item of evidence,

a still from a video on Philip's phone.

Victim's clothes.

I'm more intrigued to the CCTV footage now.

Are you?

Because we know Beth is in financial trouble,

I want to know if that CCTV video is from when we think it is.

But I just think victim's clothes.

I just got...there's something about those socks,

I can't get it out of me head.

What I love about it is that Ashley's

focused on the clothes, Gregor's focused on the CCTV.

Krystyna, really, at this point, what are you focused on?

I'm all about forensics.

-Yeah.

-Victim's clothes.

-I'm afraid, Gregor.

-That's fine, that's fine with me.

It's two to one. So, we're going to have look at the victim's clothes.

The victim was dry, despite the evening storm.

The victim was wearing a belt, which was not tight around the waist.

Victim was wearing mismatching socks,

one brown, one green, similar in style.

So, it sounds like someone might have dressed him in a hurry,

just felt the fabric. Didn't realise they were different.

-Are they the new boots...

-They are.

-..that he had on?

Which were affecting him on the back, obviously.

-Like he was doing that, wasn't he?

-They were rubbing.

Yes. He did something, didn't he?

-Yes.

-He did.

-He did something.

I don't know whether it was to stick his jeans in,

in which case they're not actually in the boots there, are they?

Someone dressed him.

-Right.

-Is what I believe.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

Has that changed your view on Adam, Philip, Jenny, or Beth?

It's time to write down your prime suspect in your notepads now.

Right, notepads down, Armchair Detectives.

Let's see who you have picked.

Now, last time, Krystyna, you went for Adam.

-Have you changed your mind?

-No.

-Still with Adam.

-He had a motive.

Yeah. Ashley, last time you went for Jenny.

Have you changed your mind?

-No, sticking with Jenny.

-Still with Jenny.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-But the bit that I'm a bit confused about

is that by knocking her boyfriend off,

what would she benefit from that?

Gregor, last time you went for Philip. Have you changed your mind?

-I have.

-Who have you gone for?

-I've gone for Jenny as well.

-OK. Why?

-Well, it sounds like Beth didn't like Rick, the victim.

-Yes, true.

-So, I highly doubt he was stripping off his clothes

and being with Beth, whereas he was staying at Jenny's.

Do you think he was naked?

I think... Well, someone dressed him for a reason.

In summary, Krystyna has gone for Adam, Ashley has gone for Jenny,

and Gregor has also gone for Jenny.

Well, it's time for round five now.

The final clues.

Will Knight and Slater find the killer and salvage this case?

Notepads at the ready. Let's find out.

It's changed a lot.

Yeah, a few arty types have set up shop.

Our victim's workshop is in there too.

Forensics team have checked it out,

but they say they can't see anything out of place.

It's a lot brighter than it used to be. Miss Hawk.

Brighter for you. Others can't stand it.

And why's that?

Beth blamed Rick and his artist group for the vandalism

the yuppies complained about.

And, of course, they did steal from her shop,

so it's understandable, I guess.

Those artists remind her of them.

And how do you feel about the artists?

I thought they were amazing,

and it brought lots of business to the bank.

Thanks to Rick.

We found some paperwork from your bank.

Apparently you gave him a loan?

I gave him a loan to get a lock-up.

But surely he'd need proof of income to get a loan.

He was self-employed.

So he could provide proof of three years' worth of income, could he?

-Well...

-Well, could he?

No.

But he really needed somewhere to work and store his material.

It rained on the night of Rick's death, but his body was dry,

indicating that he wasn't killed where he was discovered.

He must have spent the night indoors. So, where was he staying?

He used to stay at my place sometimes.

I thought he'd come over later, but that night he didn't.

So, you were in a relationship with Rick?

Rick didn't do relationships. He just stayed over sometimes.

You were in love with him, so you got him alone,

hoping that he would reciprocate your feelings, is that it?

How stupid am I?

Got you where I want you, Phil? 27 ahead, 25 on the table.

Watch and learn, Davey boy. Watch and learn.

Excuse me, gents. DI Knight, this is DC Slater.

Just like to ask you a few questions, if you don't mind.

Finally. It's been three weeks since we complained, you know.

-Sorry?

-Well, aren't you here about the complaint?

What complaint are you referring to?

Hello again, gentleman. This here is Dave Eddy, he's a local councillor.

I think he's talking about the complaint that we made

about all the vandalism, as well as Rick and his gang protesting.

Honestly, it's been ridiculous.

I mean, this neighbourhood has been regenerated and all

they want to do is drag us back to the 1950s.

When will that lot realise that money makes the world go round

and not used-up bits of rubbish?

We're investigating the death of Rick Saddleworth.

Mr Grantham, where were you last night?

Er... I was at home from about 10.30 onwards.

That's around 20 minutes from here, right?

Were you up to anything else last night? Anything unusual happen?

No. It was that fantastic thunderstorm. Remember?

Look at this beauty.

ON PHONE: Wow, look at that. What a thunderstorm.

We're witnessing this amazing thunderstorm.

Did you see that? This is incredible.

It was a really active storm, the biggest I've ever seen.

We're trying to eliminate people from our investigation.

Can you e-mail that to me?

My address is on the back of that.

Yeah, sure.

Thank you. That will be all.

Please, carry on.

OK...

-That's three to me.

-Wrong again.

We've found some fibres on the victim's clothes

and body that aren't his.

I think they're from whatever the murderer used to cover their prints.

So the murderer improvised on what they could get their hands on?

The victim also had problems with his feet.

They were covered in blisters.

So, do we know where the fibres come from?

I can tell you exactly where they're from.

They're from his socks, his odd socks.

Ashley, socks.

It's about the socks. I told you it was about the socks.

I don't know what you guys think,

but I don't think Philip was telling the truth.

-He was definitely being dodgy.

-Yeah.

Did Jenny improvise with gloves with socks?

-Yeah, and she picked up...

-With the socks.

What I'm thinking is it's Jenny because she's picked

up his socks, she's picked up one of his art pieces that's made of tin.

-Yeah.

-And that's what the murder weapon was.

-She used his own art piece to slash his throat.

-Oh, well done.

-And that's what that piece was at the top.

-Oh, that's brilliant.

-And then she's redressed him...

-Oh, that's brilliant.

-..with the socks she used to hold the art piece.

-I like you, Gregor.

Because she liked his art.

Let's look at the evidence.

Do you want to see the CCTV footage from Beth's shop, or Philip's video?

So, which piece of evidence is going to help you make that accusation?

I'd like to see the CCTV file.

Yeah, so would I. What about you, Ashley?

Well, it's two to one at that point.

I'm not going to argue anyway, we'll go for the CCTV.

-CCTV footage? CCTV.

-Yes.

-OK.

So, what did you see?

-It was 23.27, that was the time.

-Yeah.

We clearly saw who we believe is Rick in the hood leaving,

-chased quickly by Beth.

-Beth.

Then Adam, then Jenny entered the shop followed quickly by Beth

and then Adam.

And then we cut to stills inside the shop

of Beth doing stock and whatnot.

-On her own, yeah.

-So, we can from that know

that Adam went back inside,

where he got his beer, blah blah blah.

Jenny did say at the very beginning she did go to the

shop around 11.30 for tonic, but then she was home for midnight.

Now...

Ah, I'm still going for Jenny.

Well, he definitely... The shoes he ran out with were the shoes that

were found on him.

-Yes, exactly.

-So it's definitely Rick that ran out the shop.

-Yeah.

-Well, the moment has arrived, Armchair Detectives, for you to

make your accusations.

Adam, Philip, Jenny, or Beth?

It's time to answer the only question that matters, whodunnit?

It's time for final accusation time.

Tell me, Krystyna, who are you accusing?

I'm still going for Adam.

Adam. Because?

Well, it's just little odd things that I've heard,

and then also, what was all that thing about on the phone?

Oh, yeah, I'd forgotten about that. Yeah, that's right.

Oh, yeah, he was speaking to someone.

So you've gone for Adam, Krystyna. Ashley, who are you accusing?

I'm accusing Jenny.

-Jenny.

-I'm sticking from the start to the finish.

And I just think that she put the socks on to kill...

-To kill...

-Yes.

-..the victim.

-Yes.

-Gregor, who are you accusing?

-Jenny.

-Jenny.

-Yeah.

-Because?

I just have the theory in my head.

Beth didn't like him, he stole from the shop.

He was... Someone dressed him, is my theory.

Jenny just, it sort of all fits.

-You're right.

-So, Armchair Detectives are accusing...

Krystyna is accusing Adam, Ashley's accusing Jenny,

and Gregor is accusing Jenny.

Well, the final piece of evidence has been left on the board.

It's a still from Philip's video.

The strangest selfie ever.

-The time.

-Yeah.

-On the clock.

-Yeah.

20 to 12.

And based on his location, which is his home,

which was 20 minutes away from the victim's, it's...

-Does it rule him out?

-Yeah.

Yeah. None of you accused him, so that's OK, unless it's wrong.

So what really happened in today's story, A Can Of Worms?

Who killed Rick Saddleworth? Let's find out whodunnit.

So we know from Philip Grantham's records that he

wasn't in a good place financially.

Yeah, but that's just about every other suspect on the board, sir.

Yeah. Apart from Jenny, actually, although her giving out unapproved

loans is going to get her into trouble at some point.

What we also know is that Philip Grantham was a letting

agent for three of the flats in that building.

That interesting, is it?

What? Yeah. Well, look.

I mean, look at the town clock.

Yeah. It says 11.30, which is when we know the storm started.

That's his alibi.

Right, well, either this was filmed using a mirror or some video

-software that somehow flips the image.

-How can you tell?

Look at this shirt. Look at the buttons on it, and the pocket.

-I need a coffee.

-Just the one.

Yeah, and while you're there,

can you ask forensics to look at that wheelchair?

Coffee and forensics, look at the wheelchair. Yeah, sir.

You own three properties in East Mortcliff.

Rick Saddleworth and his ongoing protests have become

a serious problem for you, have they not?

The gentrification of the area has been of enormous benefit to you.

Rick and his fellow protesters were in the way.

You wanted to get rid of him.

You offered Rick a lift

and a bed for the night in one of your furnished properties.

When you thought he was asleep you let yourself back in.

You then attacked Rick in bed, and used a pair of his socks as gloves.

You then left.

You then went home to concoct an alibi.

You filmed yourself, using a mirror or some video software that

flips the image, that allowed you to manipulate the time.

Your shirt pocket gave you away there.

In the morning, you returned with the wheelchair.

You dressed the body,

not realising you'd left another pair of socks in the room.

You see, Rick had used two pairs of socks in order to cope

with his blisters.

You put the body in the wheelchair, and then, when the coast was

clear, took it down in the lift and dumped it outside on the grass.

No response?

OK, Mr Grantham, this interview

doesn't seem to be getting us anywhere.

You're free to go.

Oh, before you leave, could you just sign this interview form

using the red pen in block capitals, please?

Marvellous.

There's only one red pen in here.

You just proved that you're colour-blind.

I suppose that's why you were rejected from the RAF

and why you potted the brown instead of the green while playing snooker.

And why you made a key mistake.

See, you used one pair of socks as gloves,

except you didn't choose a matching a pair.

You used one brown sock and one green sock,

leaving another odd pair of socks in the room.

That just narrows to anyone who's colour-blind to within

a 100-mile radius.

I like those odds.

You let out properties in the area,

presumably you have keys for them all.

It's only a matter of time before we find some interesting forensics.

Mr Grantham, I'm arresting you for the murder of Rick Saddleworth.

Never mind, guys. You failed to pick today's killer.

The thing is you did have all the clues there. The wheelchair...

I should have stuck with my gut instinct.

The wheelchair. Ashley, the socks.

You were obsessed with the socks,

and the socks were one of the crucial things.

Armchair Detectives, some of you were jumping

out of your seats like that, "We saw it Susan, we saw it."

Hands up if you got it right.

Oh, come on!

So, that's all from Armchair Detectives.

Join us next time, when Knight

and Slater investigate a deadly crime at a Chinese restaurant.

But will it be a sweet or sour case?

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