Episode 29 - The meeting

It took a lot of energy to get back to Upper Grumpsfield. Lower Grumpsfield was nearer sea-level, so the road back was uphill all the way. Pushing on her Nordic walking sticks and trying to do the rhythm properly, Dorothy managed to get to the bistro in time and was, as a result, the first one there.

Episode 28 - Dorothy's mission

About an hour later Colin rang Cleo’s office.

"We need to talk to Delilah, Cleo. Can you arrange a meeting for tonight?"

Episode 27 - Confrontation

Felix listened to Gary's daughter's pop music all the way back into town. He wondered, not for the first time, if he had chosen the right profession. I suppose I could still become a travel agent, he decided. Then I would not have to deal with the rats of society.

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Episode 26 - The arrest

By the time Gary had left Dorothy's cottage early on Monday morning to go to HQ, he was full of good intentions. He would call his mother that very day. He hadn't visited her for months, resented her pep talks and shrugged off her concern for him. Now he was acutely aware that he hadn't ever really listened to her. He felt almost virtuous. He would hurry along his divorce, visit his daughter soon, accept that she was there for her education, and get his own life back on an even keel. With murder and criminals all around him, that was the least he could do.

Episode 25 - Phyllis

Gary found Dorothy's guest bed comfortable and the catering first class. Dorothy told him that her dream of family and children had come to a sad end after her one and only romance had ended with the departure of her young man to foreign parts.

Episode 24 - Mistaken Identity

It was surprisingly easy to get into the intensive care unit at Middlethumpton General Hospital. Dorothy pulled out all the stops of grieving and worrying and leant heavily on Cleo to provide evidence that she needed her support for the 'ordeal'.