Episode 20 - The white witch

Tuesday cont.

“We’ll need to talk to you again, Miss Knowles,” said Gary, “but if I’m not mistaken, Miss Cartwright made a fool of you and she was trying it on with us.”

Episode 19 - God from the Machine (Deus ex Machina)

Tuesday October 9

Dorothy made sure that the chorus rehearsal had been cancelled for that evening, but she would go along to the church hall anyway to make sure that everyone who had come not knowing about the chorus director’s appendix operation went home.

Episode 18 - Barbarella Knowles

Monday cont.

Gary’s ‘chat’ with Knowles was delayed until Cleo arrived. He was relieved when she turned up in his office after an uncomfortable few minutes with someone he could not fathom at all,  alone except for Nigel, who was sure the chat would be noteworthy in the true sense of the word.

Episode 17 - Even more about Eve

Monday cont.

Gary’s day included letting Ed Fargo stew in his arrest cell, probably trying to convince a defence lawyer that he had not done anything wrong. Staying at home was a luxury Gary appreciated. Monday mornings did not really allow for it, but Chief Inspector Gary Hurley was the boss of his department, after all, and there was the admin to see to.

Episode 16 - Fish 'n chips

Monday cont.

Gary rang the cottage doorbell and stood behind his rose bouquet waiting. Cleo was already home and came to the door without delay.

“I’m sorry,” he said. “I didn’t mean to upset Dorothy.”

“Then you’d better take her the roses,” said Cleo.

Episode 15 - All about Eve

Weekending

After that mammoth meeting at Cleo’s cottage, Dorothy did her weekend shopping and was glad to be home. As usual, she would cook and eat lunch, making sure that her cat Mimi got her share, and then put her feet up for an hour before devoting herself to one of Beethoven’s trickier sonata movements.

Episode 14 - The effigy

Saturday October 6

It would be too easy just to have a crime or two to solve. A phone-call from Greg woke the Hurleys very early on Saturday morning to say almost as much.

“Didn’t you mention a corpse in the freezer at the villa at some point, Gary?” he started.