Midsomer Murders

Melissa is sunbathing when someone plunges a syringe into her stomach. Her body is discovered by Raif, Adam Keyne (Adrian Rawlins) a bankrupt proprietor of a dealership in classic cars, and his wife Liz (Sara Mair-Thomas). She has been killed by barbiturates.

Reggie's nephew Hugh Barton (Hugh Bonneville) is desperately near bankruptcy but is too proud to ask his uncle for help. As Reggie believes him to be a successful business man he tells him that he has decided to leave all his money to the church which will cover 90% of the cost of the restorations.

One member of the club is the glamorous Ginny Sharp (Serena Gordon) who is having an affair with Selwyn. The hypochondriac Lord Chetwood (Anton Rodgers) also confesses to the doctor that he likes to spy on her sunbathing. In doing so he discovers Marjorie's stolen silver and he rushes to Barnaby.

Whilst searching Daniel's bedroom, Barnaby finds a Valentine's which he later discovers to have come from village girl Julia Carter (Victoria Shalet) Dennis' daughter. She reveals that her and Daniel had plotted to run away together after the St Malley's Day race. He had never made it.

Barnaby remembers seeing Bloxham cleaning Simon's car after they had found Susan's body. The hair found on it must have been planted there. Yet Bloxham's innocence in the murders is assured when he himself is attacked in his home. The assailant steals old photographs that Barnaby had seen pinned on the wall there, and sets fire to the house.