The Uninvited Guest Armchair Detectives

Always peeking through the curtains, keeping an eye on your neighbours?

That Cheryl at number 30, she's up to something.

You're the one to catch her red-handed.

Welcome to the TV show with only one question -

whodunnit?

Welcome to Armchair Detectives.

These 15 murder mystery enthusiasts are hoping to solve

a crime on today's programme.

Our eagle-eyed sleuths will see the evidence to a murder

set in the fictional village of Mortcliff,

and hopefully, they'll catch the killer.

Hot on the criminal's tail

is Mortcliff's own crack team of detectives.

There they are.

DI Knight, DC Slater and Soco Simmons.

And here's our Armchair Detectives,

all eager to play today's show.

Hello, Armchair Detectives.

-ALL:

-Hello.

SUSAN LAUGHS

They're just champing at the bit to get started.

Well, only three of you play each day,

so please take your chairs, Simon, Laura and Kathryn.

Come on up.

As you know by now,

the detective correctly guessing the killer wins one of these.

It's our golden magnifying glass trophy.

-AUDIENCE:

-Ooh!

What kind of mystery would you like to see today, Simon?

I would absolutely adore to have a nice, gruelling one.

OK. We'll see what we can do for you.

Laura, what did you learn from sitting

and watching the other Armchair Detectives?

Everything's there, just trust you can put the pieces together.

Kathryn, you've solved one. This is your second one.

What are you going to be looking out for today?

I think to do a rapid survey of a scene

when it's presented to us, and try and make a quick decision

on what I think are the important things.

It's time for round one -

the crime scene.

Knight and Slater meet Simmons at the Wistery Heights B&B.

Notepads at the ready, Armchair Detectives.

Let's head over to Mortcliff.

Mrs Albright, I believe it was you that found the deceased,

Brian Thomson?

Brian was due to check out at ten.

I knocked on his door, couldn't wake him,

so I tried to open it with the master key,

but the chain was on.

Well, that's when I called the police.

Something just felt wrong.

Morning, Simmons.

Take your rage out on the door this morning?

It was either that or Slater.

Funny!

Anyway, the victim was found in the bath.

He was wearing a dressing gown

and holding a bottle of beer in his right hand.

Time of death, some time between 11pm and 1am.

Cause of death is possibly drowning.

He's got some marks on the back of his neck that concern me, though.

Shower curtain's ripped.

Could that have happened during a struggle?

It's a possibility.

We'll dust for prints and test for DNA, but...

..drowning wouldn't cause those marks on his neck.

Did anyone enter or exit the building?

No, sir.

There is one door and one window into Brian's room.

That's two ways in, two ways out, both locked.

I hope you've brought your deerstalker for this one, Slater.

At home, if someone offers you an internet deal

for a weekend in Mortcliff,

I'd say no.

LAUGHTER

Armchair detectives?

Well, there was lipstick on the coffee cup.

-Yeah.

-Oh?

On the spilled coffee cup.

At home, I don't know who did it either.

I'm playing along, and I didn't even notice that. Well-spotted.

-If, you know, you love your coffee as much as I do...

-Right.

..when you see a mug on the floor, you know something's gone awry.

LAUGHTER

Well, he had his beer in his right hand,

and he appeared still to be clinging to the bottle.

He could have been gripping it like a weapon.

I thought he was holding the bottle like that,

which implied that he was going to take a drink out of it.

Let's just set the facts out for you.

Today, we're investigating the death of Brian Thomson.

Brian was 40 years old,

and a freelance writer.

He had a master's degree in journalism.

Brian was single.

And the cause of death is suspected drowning,

but it's currently under investigation.

The time of death is approximately between 11pm and 1 am.

-He was a journalist.

-He was a journalist.

-So he could be...

-Freelance journalist.

He could be a campaigning or an investigate...investigative

journalist, and he's found out something which has...

..got up somebody's nose,

or somebody who wants to keep him quiet.

What do you think of that theory, Laura?

There's plenty of opportunities to do an expose, you know,

on anything, any one of our Mortcliff residents.

Well, let's take a look at the suspects board.

So far we have Jilly Albright and George Albright,

the husband-and-wife team who co-own the Wistery Heights B&B.

They had the master key.

They've only got the one key in and out of that room.

Yes, but the chain was on, wasn't it? From the inside.

So, we've got our locked room mystery.

But that's a familiar shade of lipstick.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Oh.

Look how bright the lips are. Look at that.

-My goodness.

-Let me see if I can help you out.

Here's your first piece of evidence to examine.

So, this shows the layout of the bedrooms of the B&B.

And what I can tell you is the reception

and dining room are downstairs,

so it's on two levels.

Did we notice which room our deceased was in?

I take it it's...

Well, I don't think it was four, cos there was only one bed.

It must be room six, it's the only one that can have the en-suite.

Yeah. It's the only one.

That way... Yes.

OK? OK.

It's time for round two -

last movements.

Notepads at the ready,

let's go back to Wistery Heights B&B in Mortcliff.

OK, Spencer.

Love you lots.

Oh, Dad sends his love, too.

Love you, bye.

Sorry to trouble you, but I'm afraid my bed broke.

What were you doing to the thing?

Absolutely nothing, I assure you.

Well, no-one else has ever broken a bed before, honestly.

The bed broke while I was sleeping.

It woke me up.

And I'd like another room.

And I'd like an apology.

Whatever happened to, "The customer is always right"?

That overused maxim went out after the financial crash.

Right.

Oh...

Are you a journalist?

Er...

You can sleep in room two.

Does it have a sea view?

I specifically paid extra, and I'd like a room with a sea view.

Are you a journalist?

I'm...an investigator, of sorts.

I'm just trying to track down a relative.

Well, all right, then.

Um...

I'll give you room six.

Thank you. Good morning.

Good morning.

I'm moving Angela Grayson to room two.

She always has room six.

Exactly, so she shouldn't mind, just this once.

Oh... Can you help Mr Thomson move his things later?

Of course.

SHE SIGHS

Oh, we've had a marvellous morning.

Glad to hear it.

We've been gold panning in the River Crown.

My psychic abilities told me

that we would find an item of great value,

so I had Roger here buy some gold panning equipment.

Didn't find a speck, did we?

I think you were holding the pan wrong.

Yes, dear.

You're on a journey.

You're looking for someone, yeah?

That's really none of your business.

Part of accepting life is accepting loss, my dear.

What rubbish.

Oh!

You don't need to be so surly.

Georgie's just being friendly.

Didn't your parents teach you any manners?

I value my privacy.

I'm terribly sorry.

Well, there you go, she's apologised.

I'm...I'm sorry. I don't mean to be rude.

Well, of course not, we all have things on our minds.

Just that you should be careful how you talk to others.

Don't worry, you've already found what you're looking for.

I've got the shopping list.

I'll be gone a couple of hours.

Might grab a coffee at the Harbour Cafe.

Well, don't be too long.

I've got to put the stew on before tonight.

SHE WHISPERS

Venison stew. Enjoy.

Thank you.

Made it myself from scratch.

Thank God for Nigella!

Roger...

..I'm terribly sorry about earlier.

I really feel very bad.

Well, I've sorted it for now, anyway.

Well, if there's anything I can do.

Perhaps I could take you for a couple of pints after dinner,

you and Georgina?

Once I've done my cleanse, I can't take any alcohol.

That's why we quite like it here,

because of the no-alcohol rule.

Sounds like a brilliant plan.

Oh...

See that stupid light,

it's been keeping me awake for the past couple of nights.

Whenever someone comes out the door, it stays on for a good ten minutes.

Makes it very difficult to get back to sleep.

And I get irritable when I'm tired.

Yes, they're remarkably busy for an establishment

that really doesn't have very good reviews online.

I'm going to be honest with you, Armchair Detectives,

there were about five million different things

that happened in that film.

I noticed that he hardly touched the meal, which means, again,

another kind of jab at the B&B, that he doesn't like their establishment.

Again, stupid light,

so anyone passing that light is going to be noticed.

We hear about this Angela Grayson.

So she always stays in the room, and they're going to move her.

If somebody was killed in room six, could it be somebody thought

it was the person who always stays there?

Let's start talking about who might be involved.

There are now three new suspects.

We have Jilly Albright,

George Albright, owners of the B&B.

And then we've got Roger, Georgina and Angela.

Georgina's behaviour is extraordinary.

I mean, I can understand people have these beliefs,

but what normal people would do it in an ordinary, run-of-the-mill B&B?

And also, can we...can we presume that the lady we saw in the corner

of the dining room with the rather nice-looking Alsatian

was Angela Grayson?

It is Angela Grayson. That is who you saw.

-That's Angela Grayson?

-Yes. Yes.

And if the dog is, you know,

attuned to hearing strange footsteps...

Yeah, then it's going to be difficult for people to get in

and out without disturbing the dog.

Let me see if I can help you on a little bit.

It's time to pick another piece of evidence

from these three choices.

You can have the last page from Brian's journal,

or TrekAdvisor ratings for Wistery Heights,

and finally, the forensics report on a mug found at the crime scene.

TrekAdvisors.

LAUGHTER

Don't know what you're laughing at!

Well, I've got a funny feeling that TrekAdvisor

isn't going to be a five-star review.

-No.

-No.

-No.

-No.

Could we take a punt on the forensics on the coffee mug?

I reckon...I reckon the journal might account for someone

trying to visit him, or might account for...

-Why he's there.

-..you know, why he's there.

Is it possible that somebody who did murder him

then ripped the last few pages out?

I hadn't even thought of that.

It's a closed room,

we've got two pieces of evidence that are from the room.

-So...

-Which one... What would you like to see?

I'm sorry, I'm going to go... I'm going to go for the journal.

-Go for the journal.

-I'm going to go for the journal.

I would have gone for the mug, but I'm happy with the journal.

-Go for the journal?

-Would have gone for the mug, happy with the journal.

-Journal.

-Journal.

-Journal?

-Journal.

-Journal.

-Journal.

LAUGHTER

We're going to look at Brian's journal.

This shows us that the last entry to Brian's journal

-has been ripped...

-Yes!

..out of the book.

-Give the lady...

-SUSAN'S LAUGHTER DROWNS COMMENT

It's like they...

It's like they won a gold medal at the Olympics.

"Yes!"

So, "Sitting by..."

So, he's making notes of, potentially, the people

that are in the room, just to look at what's not there.

-That's probably Georgina.

-Yeah.

"Georgina, today, I had, and."

This person's very, very intelligent,

he's a mastermind to get rid of the evidence.

-OK.

-Well, if he was, he would have got rid of it properly

-by ripping it out properly.

-Yes, I think that's probably...

LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE

That could indicate they were in a hurry.

-But just a minute.

-Yeah?

The G... Haven't we got a George and a Georgina?

Did anybody notice which hand he was writing with,

for having the beer bottle in whichever hand?

Oh, oh, here we are. OK.

Prepare to pick your prime suspect.

Is it Jilly, George, Roger, Georgina or Angela?

Please write the name down now.

Pencils down, Armchair Detectives.

Simon, who is your current suspect?

Angela.

Why?

Because I don't know if anyone picked up on it, but her eyesight

was actually kept straight and you could not see the collar of the dog.

Now, weird theory here...

She might be blind.

That is a good one.

She might be blind, cos she was staring straight ahead

and her hand...

..was like that on the dog.

And I didn't recogn...

And she didn't look round the room, she just kept doing that to the dog.

OK. Laura, who's your prime suspect?

I have gone for Georgina.

Why?

Seems like the type to foster resentment at this juncture.

Kathryn, who's your prime suspect?

George.

Why?

-I think he's out to protect his wife.

-Mm.

She's taken a bad review too seriously

and become obsessed with it, and he just wants the problem to go away.

OK. So, prime suspects...

Angela, Georgina and George.

On to Round Three - The Police Interviews.

Notepads at the ready,

as Knight and Slater are questioning suspects at the Wistery Heights B&B.

No need to drag them all down to the police station...

just do it in the dining room!

SEAGULLS CRY

-SIGHING:

-Slater!

-Well, keep complaining and I'll stop offering, sir.

-Now...

Everything all right?

Yes, fine. We were...just...

According to your website, there's a no alcohol policy in your B&B,

but Brian had beer in his room.

Do you usually let guests sneak alcohol past you?

Not as far as I'm aware.

We do keep a bit of beer and wine in that room for ourselves.

When Angela isn't staying,

I use the room when Jilly snores too loudly or vice versa.

Brian must have found one of my beers last night.

And I thought we'd hidden them very well.

What time did you go to bed?

Around 10:30. I think Roger was doing some photography last night.

We locked the door at ten o'clock.

I didn't hear him knock afterwards. I presume he was out all night.

Notice anything unusual?

Nothing at all.

I've been a regular customer for the past five years or so.

Whenever I stay here I usually stay in room six,

at the end of the corridor.

It's quiet there so Billy doesn't bark.

SHE INHALES DEEPLY

I was in room two this time, though, because Brian requested

a sea view room and that was the only room available.

There was some problem with the bed in his room or something.

That reminds me,

someone did walk past at about 10:30. I was reading my book.

Billy barked a couple of times, then was quiet.

I went to sleep soon after.

Had you spent any time with Brian?

A little. I went to the pub with him for an hour.

He seemed quite nervous.

He bought me a drink to apologise for breaking my tripod earlier.

Did you hear anyone visit Brian's room?

I had been out all night taking some long exposure pictures.

Uh, I came back around 7am. George let me in.

There was white powder that my dearest loves to use.

Um, it was all over the floor

and in the corridor between our and Brian's room.

I took a picture of footprints, two sets.

I don't know if they're normal or not,

but you can have the snap.

Two sets?

SIMON EXHALES DEEPLY

Roger said that our poor victim took him out for a drink

to apologise for breaking the tripod.

And then he says he stayed out all night taking long exposures

with the camera.

Has he got arms of steel?

Well, tell me why that's a problem, Kathryn.

You know, if you're taking a long exposure, you need to keep the

camera absolutely steady, and how can you do that without a tripod?

Well picked up, Kathryn.

-Angela's not blind.

-She's not blind.

-Not blind.

-So...

-No.

-She's not blind.

She was just enjoying stroking her dog.

Didn't George say that when Jilly snores too loudly,

he goes in to room six?

He goes into that room, yeah.

Where they have a stash of beer and wine for their own use,

and he thought he'd hidden it, you know, quite well.

But then... But then again,

-George guided Brian up the stairs to the new room.

-Mm.

Joked about, like, the drinks and that's how Brian found out.

Yeah. Let's have a look at the suspects...

Anything piquing your interest?

Brian is, you know, definitely was hiding something.

-Mm-hm. Laura?

-There's something on everyone and the...

George saying he went to bed at 10:30,

and he locked the doors at ten, Roger was out.

So Roger was out taking long exposure photographs

without his tripod.

-Yes.

-When he comes back at 7am

-there's the white powder all over the corridor...

-Mm.

-..in between,

so we know Georgina's been wandering the halls at night.

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

It's time to pick another piece of evidence.

So, you can have the TrekAdvisor ratings for Wistery Heights,

the forensics report on a mug found at the crime scene,

OR the new piece of evidence -

a photo taken by Roger on the night of the murder.

I would like to go back to the forensics of the mug in the room.

-I think so, yes. I'd like to...

-Yeah?

-..to see that.

-Yeah.

-Forensics on the mug.

-Forensics on the mug?

-Yeah.

So pink lipstick and Jilly Albright's DNA was found on the mug.

She was obviously drinking coffee when he first came down

to complain about the bed being broken in his original room.

-So, she got her husband to help him move to the new room.

-Yes.

So, you would theorise that it was after he'd settled in to this

new room that she came up to see how he was doing.

What if that has actually been drunken

after she's discovered the body?

So she's drunk the coffee, went into the room, saw the body,

dropped the mug.

-She couldn't get into the room, though.

-She couldn't get into the room.

-Mm!

-They had to break the door down.

-Oh, of course, yes, the chain.

-Yeah.

Well, unfortunately, it's time for you to pick your prime suspect,

Armchair Detectives, and tell me who you think committed the murder.

Notepads away, Armchair Detectives. Let's find out who you've chosen.

Now, last time, Simon, you picked Angela.

Have you stayed with that pick?

-No.

-Who've you got?

George.

George. Why have you switched to George?

SHE, because she is asleep, does not know about him

going off to room six with the, uh, with the alcohol stash.

Oh, right. Well, OK. OK.

Laura, last time you picked Georgina.

-I've stuck with Georgina so far.

-OK.

Uh, so that I can do the dramatic change of mind later on!

OK, we're looking forward to that.

Yeah. And, Kathryn, last time you picked George.

Have you stuck with George?

-I'm sticking with George at the moment.

-OK. Mm-hm.

Um, I'm wondering whether when George goes up to the room,

perhaps to get alcohol for himself, and, you know, blows a fuse and...

Again, lots of different theories. Just to summarise...

Prime suspects, as we stand just now - George, Georgina and George.

Let's see how the case develops. It's on to Round Four - Dig Deeper.

Notepads at the ready, as we head back to Mortcliff,

and this time we're off to the seaside.

SEAGULLS CRY

Hi, Roger. Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.

Not at all, I was miles away.

Ah. Do you, uh...take pictures just for pleasure or do you exhibit?

Well, I'd like to exhibit,

but it's finding the time, what with Georgina.

Ah, yes. She must be quite a handful.

What is it, dementia?

Absolutely not!

I'm terribly sorry, I... I-I didn't mean to offend you.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with my wife!

Of course, of course not.

-Um... Do you mind if I take a look?

-Hm.

-Ooh!

-Oh! Honestly!

You're...

just a walking disaster.

SEAGULLS CRY

TV BLARES

SHE LAUGHS

-SIGHING:

-That's it, dining room's now closed.

Glad I've got these off, my feet are killing me!

Do you have a couple of minutes?

-Can it wait till the morning?

-I'm afraid not.

Uh! Come on, Angela, let's give these two some privacy.

ANGELA TUTS: Oh...

Thank you.

-SIGHING:

-Look, if this has got anything to do with this afternoon...

I discovered recently that I'd been adopted.

I've been doing some research.

Is that right?

Did you give anyone up for adoption?

Well, when Christina McCay and I were together,

she was 16 and she fell pregnant.

Do you in any way recognise me?

I mean, sometimes when people look at one another they...

They just know.

Listen, mate, no offence...

..but, no, I don't think so.

Because according to my birth records, YOU are my father

and my mother Christine...is dead.

There was a car crash a few years later.

I'm sorry.

Things were different then.

Social stigma.

Is that the reason you gave me away?

It was tough. We were young.

But the people who adopted me were utterly joyless!

-Did they treat you badly?

-Well, no.

You seem sensible, well educated.

Oh, they fed and clothed me, but that was it.

They didn't love me. They didn't care what I did.

Life's hard, Brian.

Happy lives are...a fairy tale!

I couldn't wait to meet you.

I thought maybe there'd be a... A connection of some kind, I...

I thought maybe...

Oh, I don't know. I...

Does your wife know?

I haven't told anyone I had a child.

Neither her, nor my son.

And does she know you're having an affair?

What do you want? Money?

What I want is a father who'll spend time with me,

who's interested in ME!

And who wants to make up for giving me away.

How much money can buy that?

THUD, CREAKING

DOG BARKS

DOG BARKS

What did we all make of... quite a dramatic moment in time

at the Wistery B&B?

Our victim was left-handed, which implies that whoever...

It was the murderer that perhaps stuck the beer bottle

-in that hand to make it look as if he'd been...tiddled.

-OK.

He was tiddly and fell and drowned himself.

-Someone who didn't know he was left-handed?

-Yeah.

There was an affair! An affair between Angela and George.

Angela always makes regular visits. He has alcohol in his room.

But, yet, Angela's the one that would usually be in the room...

-In the room.

-..with the secret stash that George visits in the middle

of the night when Jilly's snoring.

But then the dog... But then the dog would be there in the same,

-you know...

-But it's nice and quiet and the dog doesn't bark.

Could it be that the dog is used to George,

because they're always, you know, playing...?

You know the drill.

You can pick one piece of evidence from this selection.

TrekAdvisor ratings for Wistery Heights,

a photo taken by Roger on the night of the murder,

and a new piece of evidence, ladies' shoes found in room one.

So, I reckon there's... I reckon there's something in the photo.

I reckon there's... It could capture a silhouette maybe,

or he's taken a picture of where they're staying.

Who wants Roger's photos?

-Who wants the ladies' shoes?

-I think...

I had my way last time, so, go on, ladies.

OK. Let's take a look at the ladies' shoes.

Slightly worn.

Been in the possession a long time.

-Not that worn.

-No.

I didn't catch the glimpse of our landlady when she said,

"I'm glad to take these shoes off."

Exactly. Well, she said she was just in the dining room.

Why...why would you wear shoes in a dining room that look so classy?

-You know.

-Right, Armchair Detectives, prime suspect time.

Is it Jilly, George, Roger, Georgina or Angela?

Please write down your prime suspect now.

Notepads away, please, Armchair Detectives.

Simon, last time you picked George.

Have you stuck with George?

Yes. He has got a life where he makes money, he has a wife,

he has an establishment.

-Suddenly, this person comes along claiming to be the son.

-Yes.

-What dramatic effect would it now have on his life?

-OK.

That could truly rock the boat.

OK. Laura, last time you went for Georgina.

Have you stuck with Georgina?

-I've stuck with Georgina.

-OK.

We know that Georgina's husband was out taking photographs

and probably caught the affair.

-So...

-OK.

Somebody was listening in to the conversation.

Kathryn, last time you went for George.

-Who've you gone for this time?

-I've still stuck with George.

Stuck with George, OK.

I can see exactly what Simon is getting at.

OK. The prime suspects haven't changed at all.

Simon has gone for George,

Laura's gone for Georgina

and Kathryn has gone for George.

Let's see if you change your minds after seeing this.

The final clues.

Will Knight and Slater reveal anything more from our suspects?

Notepads at the ready. It's back to the Wistery Heights.

MOBILE RINGS

-Simmons, what have you got for us?

-A few more facts have come to light.

The bruising around the neck, which I was concerned about,

occurred close to the time of death, which was definitely by drowning.

There's also alcohol in the U-bend underneath the sink.

Thanks, Simmons.

I'm missing something.

What is it?

I can't put a finger on it, sir.

DOG BARKS, KNOCK ON DOOR

Come in.

Sorry, he's a bit sensitive.

Hello.

Will you be much longer? You disturbed Roger's nap.

Looks like you were about to go out.

Roger likes weight on his feet when he sleeps.

Sorry to disturb your nap, Roger.

Can you explain why you've got mud on one side of your coat?

Well, I slipped and fell last night whilst out taking photos.

Did anyone have a key to Brian's door?

We have a master key that unlocks all the doors here.

But, as my wife said, the door was chained from the inside.

WINDOW RATTLES

The genius of simplicity, Slater.

Yes, sir.

What are you scribbling down in your notebook, Simon?

Body in the wardrobe.

I think someone was actually already in the room.

Someone was hiding in the room?

Yes, because they looked at the wall.

The only thing on the wall was a wardrobe

and in the wardrobe was a body.

Oh, it's brilliant.

How did they get out of the room?

Past the scene of crime.

No, genuine question. If... I get it, they're in the wardrobe, ta-da.

How did they get out of the room?

Cos it was chained from the inside.

Hmm.

I noticed in the interview for the husband and wife

that there was a stack of shoeboxes by the fireplace

with a nice pair of blue shoes on the left-hand side.

Blue-heeled shoes with strappy sandals.

Listen, let's try and...let's try and help you. Final evidence pick.

You can have either the TrekAdvisor ratings for Wistery Heights,

or a photo taken by Roger on the night of the murder.

-Well, the shoes were found in room one.

-Yeah.

Which is the room behind room six, where our victim was found.

Tempted to go for the TrekAdvisor.

I don't think we can...we've got anything to lose

-with looking at that at this stage.

-No, no.

-No.

-I don't think so.

-Go on, let's...

-TrekAdvisor?

-Let's look at the TrekAdvisor.

-Let's go for Trek...

-TrekAdvisor rating. Let's go for it.

We have a one, and a two, and a one-star review.

Highlighted there, "There is a strict curfew.

"You have to be back by 10pm or you're not allowed back in."

"Bit standoffish, no alcohol allowed on premises."

"The attendant was terrible.

"Her attitude as appalling." Have a look at what they say.

Well, you can hear loud snoring through the doors,

which we've already established is our landlady.

The...

-I've found... The doors open and close very...

-..Really noisily.

-OK.

-Does that tell us

that somebody had to have gone out through the window, then?

Armchair Detectives, this is why you're all here.

You're about to accuse the suspect you think committed the crime.

Jilly, George, Roger, Georgina, Angela.

It's time to answer the only question that matters...

..whodunnit?

Armchair Detectives, notepads down, please. Time is up.

I want you to reveal your choice and tell me your reasons.

I'm staying with George.

-George.

-Yes.

-You've stuck with George all the way through.

I've stuck with George all the way through.

-And have your reasons changed?

-No.

Someone knows of his secret, wants to keep the life he has,

get rid of the person who knows.

Unfortunately, of course, Brian bit the dust.

Laura, who are you accusing?

I... I've stuck with Georgina.

She knows more than she's letting on.

I'm sure her behaviour is very suspicious,

-so, she's up to something.

-Kathryn, who are you accusing?

I have stuck with George for quite a few of the reasons that Simon

says, but also because we heard that the death was due to drowning,

and I think it would need a man to get a healthy, active bloke

into a bath and drown him.

George, Georgina and George.

You've stuck with those prime suspects,

that's who you're accusing.

Now, before we got to Mortcliff for the answer,

is the last piece of evidence the most important?

Let's take a look at that evidence.

It is a photo taken by Roger on the night of the murder.

This shows us footprints made in the white powder

thrown by Georgina in the corridor outside Brian's room.

Print one a loafer, size 44.

Print two a lady's heel, size 39.

Print three a smudge, possible knee,

possible fall. Does this inform you?

He's got one shoe on one foot and one shoe on the other

and he's fallen off his heel.

LAUGHTER

I love it. I love it, Laura. I love it!

To be honest with you, in this show, it wouldn't surprise me.

Well, Armchair Detectives,

what really happened in today's story, the Uninvited Guest?

Who killed Brian Thompson?

Let's find out whodunnit.

Sir.

-Ah.

-Interesting read?

There are lots of interesting elements to this case, Slater.

That, for example.

Now, are we sure?

Positive.

Right, then, time for a chat.

As we now know, there's a connecting door between room six

and the room you share with your wife, Jilly.

What we also know according to the Mortcliff Hotel is that you

and Angela were occasionally seen having dinner there.

To discuss refurbishment, perhaps.

We also know you booked a hotel room on a few occasions

before the Wistery Heights refurbishment was complete.

What has this got to do with anything?

Well, it offers a motive for Brian Thompson's death.

Perhaps he discovered you and Angela were having an affair

and was there to blackmail you?

I don't think I spoke any more than ten words to the man.

That's strange, considering who the man was.

Brian's diary.

A sad tale of abandonment, neglect and alienation.

A tale you wanted no part of

for fear it would threaten your marriage,

your affair and your relationship with your son, Spencer.

Initially, Angela had been put into room six

so that you could see her once your wife was asleep.

But once Brian revealed his identity to you, you panicked.

You used the connecting door to creep in to Brian's bathroom

and drown him in the tub.

There were bruises on the back of his neck where you held him down.

You then poured a beer down the sink

and put the empty bottle into Brian's hand.

We found traces of alcohol in the U-bend.

Brian was left-handed. You placed the bottle in Brian's right hand.

Oh, God.

Jilly.

The powder that your guest Georgina Gates

so helpfully sprinkled up and down the corridor told us that

your wife's shoes were worn from your bedroom to Brian's bedroom.

There are no tracks leading away from that door.

So, she knocked on his door, confronted him,

and came back through the adjoining door.

Or while she slept like a log and snored loudly,

you used the connecting door to

go into Brian's room, drown him, put the bottle in his hand,

tear the page out of his diary, and then go back to your own room.

You then decided to cast aspersions on your own wife

by putting on her shoes, walking to Brian's room,

and backtracking in your own footsteps to your own.

Because you're not used to wearing high heels, you tripped.

We found a rather large knee indentation on the floor.

You see, the strap on this shoe had been loosened.

There's a groove where it was originally.

Whoever wore these shoes last had much bigger feet.

I could see he wasn't going to go away.

He wanted the relationship.

He wanted a father.

It was going to cost me everything.

George Albright, I'm arresting you for the murder of Brian Thompson.

Well, there wasn't someone hiding in the wardrobe, Simon,

but your theory was kind of getting there.

Congratulations, Simon and Kathryn, you both picked the killer

and have won again.

Another golden magnifying glass for your mantelpiece. Well done.

Never mind, Laura. You were very close, Laura.

You were very, very close indeed. Show of hands who got that right.

Ah, quite a lot of you. So, that's all from Armchair Detectives.

Come back tomorrow when Knight and Slater are at a dairy farm.

But will they be crying over spilt milk?

And, remember, no-one gets away with murder in Mortcliff.

Goodbye.

Well done, darling.

Congratulations. Congratulations.