We Solve Murders

Steve packs a small, battered backpack and arranges for his neighbor to care for Trouble. On the private jet to the United States, the pilot allows him to sit on the flight deck. He declines the offer of sushi and cocaine, asking if they have potato chips or a Scotch egg. While traveling, Steve records his thoughts about the case on his Dictaphone.

Bonnie Gregor travels to Letchworth Garden City to ask for Felicity Woollaston’s advice. Bonnie has dreamed of becoming a full-time influencer since a photograph of her pink bathroom door received positive responses on Instagram.

Amy messages Steve, instructing him to take a car to the Eternal Glade Wellness Retreat.

Rob Kenna calls his old friend, Eddie Flood. Despite Rob’s offer of £30,000, Eddie is initially unenthusiastic about traveling to the United States. However, Eddie happily agrees when Rob explains the job is killing Amy Wheeler, who is currently traveling with Rosie D’Antonio.

Steve arrives in South Carolina, sweating profusely in his sweatshirt and denim jacket. He is greeted at US Customs and Border Protection by Carlos Moss. Steve tries to bond with Carlos, explaining he is a retired police officer and would love to see the airport’s CCTV system. When Carlos remains sternly businesslike, Steve implies he has a gun hidden in his bag. Carlos takes Steve to a back room and searches his backpack, softening when he sees his Van Halen T-shirt. They agree that Van Halen is the best band “of all time” and learn they share a love of airships (154). Steve admits that he is looking into Andrew Fairbanks’s murder, and Carlos allows him to see the CCTV.

At Maximum Impact Solutions, Susan Knox checks Jeff’s bank accounts. They show no transactions since he went missing.

Amy and Rosie are staying at the Eternal Glade Wellness Retreat, owned by Barb. Barb leads an exercise involving expressing one’s fears while she bangs a gong. Rosie admits to fearing life, aging, and feeling powerless. Amy briefly considers her traumatic childhood before declaring she is scared of spiders.

Steve arrives, and Rosie immediately flirts with him. Steve reveals he has seen airport CCTV footage of Andrew Fairbanks being greeted by a red-haired woman who carried his leather holdall.

Eddie Flood arrives at border control in South Carolina. He tells Carlos Moss that he is a fan of Rosie D’Antonio and asks if she has a private plane. When Carlos takes him into a back room, Eddie tries to bond with him. He claims to like hip-hop, guessing this may be Carlos’s musical preference, but is really a Van Halen fan.

Steve reads the emails from Sheriff Scroggie’s computer, noting that he was instructed to leave an incriminating blood sample at the site of Andrew Fairbanks’s murder. Amy tells Steve that employees of Maximum Impact give blood samples every three months for drug tests.

Max Highfield receives flowers on the set of his latest film with a death threat.

Amy reasons that Jeff, Henk, and Susan Knox all had access to her blood samples. Carlos calls, revealing that he is holding Eddie Flood, who is asking questions about Rosie. Steve asks Rosie to recall her pilot to the airport. He hopes they can conclude the investigation in time for pub quiz night the following week.

Carlos Moss tells Eddie that Rosie D’Antonio is about to depart for Hawaii. Eddie hires a plane to follow her.

Felicity Woollaston is surprised by Bonnie Gregor’s unscheduled visit. However, she has been lonely since the death of her husband and is pleased to have the company. She wants to help but knows nothing about Vivid Viral Media Agency and answers Bonnie’s questions evasively.

Rosie, Amy, and Steve watch Eddie’s plane take off for Hawaii in pursuit of Rosie’s plane, which actually contains Barb and her daughter. Carlos hugs Steve as they say goodbye. Rosie tells Amy that Carlos appeared in one of her books as an ex-Marine who slept with a writer character at an airport.

Max Highfield arrives at The Wilberforce, a private members’ club in London, to meet Henk van Veen. Max has received another anonymous death threat and wants Henk to provide a bodyguard. The club’s porter recognizes Max as the star of Rampage 7. Max is, therefore, astonished when he is told that he cannot enter wearing trainers. Reluctantly asking to borrow a pair of shoes, Max claims his feet are size 10, although he is a six.

Amy receives a text from Henk offering to help her. Amy destroys the SIM card in her phone.

Henk is reading Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza when Max enters the club’s library. He praises the author, reflecting that he influenced Immanuel Kant and possibly George Eliot’s Middlemarch. Max also picks up a book from the table. When he sees the subject is 14th-century Iran, he puts it down again.

Amy, Steve, and Rosie arrive in St. Lucia. Their cab driver, Ferdy, drives them to the exclusive resort, Emerald Bay. Ferdy reveals that he saw Bella Sanchez’s driver at the airport. She had long red hair and carried a leather holdall. He suggests that Nelson Nunez, the leading drug supplier in St. Lucia, is likely to know who killed Bella. He promises to arrange a meeting for them.

Steve admires the stunning view from his hotel suite and recalls that Debbie wanted to visit the Caribbean. However, he argued that it was too hot and there was a risk of hurricanes. He records a message to Debbie on his Dictaphone, apologizing to her. Rosie arrives, suggesting they walk along the beach, and he can tell her about Debbie.

Amy calls Susan Knox, who admits that, a few months earlier, Amy’s blood sample disappeared from the freezer.

Rob Kenna is playing golf against his regular opponent, Mickey Moody, who retired to Dubai years earlier after selling his scrap metal business. Nelson Nunez replies to Rob, confirming that he has a gun for Eddie when he arrives in St. Lucia (after rerouting from Hawaii). Nunez also offers to perform the job himself.

Tony Taylor reluctantly travels to Letchworth Garden City to investigate Vivid Viral Media Agency on Steve’s behalf. Despite his fears, the journey is surprisingly smooth. Tony is attracted to Felicity, and she drops her guard, admitting she has no idea what her company does. They go for lunch together.

Amy, Rosie, and Steve arrive at Nelson Nunez’s home. As they pass the security gates, they are followed by a Land Rover with a machine gun mounted in the flatbed. Amy gives Rosie her gun, which she hides inside her jumpsuit.

Loubet receives a message from Joe Blow asking him not to kill Amy Wheeler. Loubet intends to frame Amy for the murders of Bella Sanchez, Mark Gooch, and Andrew Fairbanks. When Amy is dead, he plans to contact the police, telling them to compare Amy’s blood with that found at the murder scenes.

Bonnie receives an email from the Bookings Committee of Vivid Viral Media Agency. She is offered £20,000 to travel to São Paulo, Brazil, to promote organic paint.

Nelson Nunez and his nephew tie Steve, Amy, and Rosie to chairs at gunpoint. However, Steve frees himself, retrieves the gun from inside Rosie’s jumpsuit, and shoots Nunez’s nephew in the shoulder. When Nunez tries to escape, Steve shoots him in the leg. Nunez agrees to help them if they take his nephew to the hospital. He reveals that a local police officer was paid to kill Bella Sanchez and leave blood at the crime scene.