Moonflower Murders

It's about our daughter.

She's gone missing.

We think it may be

because of one of your books:

"Atticus Pünd Takes the Case."

He was murdered at a wedding.

Oh, I like that.

Maybe I did say that it would make a good story,

but I didn't tell him to write it!

Chapter - Melissa James

had made a great many enemies.

There were the hotel managers.

The film producer.

Her financial adviser.

Her husband.

PÜ Murder has a pattern.

Oh, look at this!

It's a wicked-looking thing.

So who do you think may have been responsible?

Miss Ryeland.

Don't tell me you're involved in another murder.

I started all this.

And now I'm going to finish it.

You're the key witness.

What did you see?

I'm the luckiest man in the world.

When I first met this beautiful,

talented, gorgeous woman,

I never dreamed that two years later,

we'd be standing here together as man and wife.

The simple truth is,

I fell in love with Cecily the moment that I saw her.

I didn't know anything about her.

But I knew that we were made for each other.

And when she introduced me to her amazing family,

I felt like I'd come home.

And I also want to say to my mum,

I'm so glad that you were able to come down

all the way from Derbyshire for today.

Literally, none of this would have been possible without you.

But one thing you need to know about the Trehernes...

...is that in this family,

the women have a powerful voice.

Which is why

I'm passing the mic to my all-powerful wife,

Cecily.

I met the man who was to become my husband...

...on August 16,

which also happens to be his birthday.

...and I was trying to buy a flat in London.

Well, I didn't like the flat.

But I definitely took a fancy to the estate agent.

I knew from the day we met

that we were 100% compatible.

And every day

that Aiden's been here, helping run

the hotel with me and Lisa,

I've had it proved over and over again.

And I just want to say,

I'm so proud of my mum and dad,

who bought Branlow Hall all those years ago

and together

turned it into the most successful hotel in Suffolk.

Natasha?

I want to promise you that I...

He's dead!

He's dead!

He's dead!

Kalimera.

Yassou.

A cockroach.

A cockroach.

Yes, we look forward to seeing you-- bye-bye.

In the bedroom.

Is that a big deal?

Well, I think so. Well, this is Greece.

It's a hot climate.

It has nothing to do with the cleanliness of the hotel.

Is that what you want to read on Tripadvisor?

An infestation in the room?

And zero sympathy or understanding

from the staff?

What is it exactly that you want?

A reduction in the bill.

50 percent.

Yassas, kalimera. Yassas.

ANDREAS

YIORGOS

ANDREAS

Okay, okay.

ANDREAS

Um...

Oh, for God's sake.

What did he say? He's coming.

Yeah, when?

Well, he didn't exactly say when.

Andreas, we have no electricity.

We have plenty of water, but it's all over the kitchen.

What are we gonna do?

We'll manage.

We have 14 guests at the hotel.

How are we gonna cook lunch?

We'll make salad.

Atticus Pünd.

Are you coming to bed?

What?

It's not working, Andreas.

The hotel.

Crete.

Everything.

You're just tired.

Yes, I'm tired.

I'm tired-- I'm tired of all of it.

Come to bed.

It'll all seem better in the morning.

We have no money.

Getting a new water tank is one thing,

but the whole structure of the roof is damaged,

and that means rebuilding half the kitchen.

How are we gonna manage that?

Look at that view.

This is the most beautiful place in the world,

and you want to talk about plumbing.

All right, maybe you'd prefer

to talk about your cousin Yannis.

Yannis.

Yes, he's supposed to be your partner,

our main investor.

We never see him-- he never comes anywhere near.

We're better without him. Can he cook?

Why do you ask that?

Because you may have not noticed,

but we just lost our chef.

Yiorgos has walked because he wasn't paid.

We'll find another chef. Oh...

Andreas...

Get in.

I can't think straight.

I thought I saw someone that I knew today.

Who was it?

Not sure.

Get some sleep.

You'll feel better in the morning.

Thank you.

Keep the change.

Oh, good morning.

Welcome to the Trifilli.

Um, I'm afraid the kitchen's closed at the moment,

but we will be serving salads

and snacks on the terrace.

Actually, we're, we're not here for lunch.

We're staying at the Blue Palace in Elounda.

Oh, that's very nice.

Are you Susan Ryeland,

by any chance? Yes, that's me.

We were wondering if we could talk to you

about a personal matter-- my name's Lawrence Treherne.

This is my wife, Pauline.

I'm sorry, what's this about?

It's about our daughter.

Do I know her?

No, no, you've never met-- I...

It's not easy to explain.

She's gone missing.

In Crete? In England.

And we've traveled all this way out to speak to you,

Susan, because

we think it may be because of one of your books.

What is it exactly that you want me to do, Mr. Treherne?

Lawrence, please.

I am afraid it's a long story-- I have to go back eight years.

Lawrence, I, I'd like to help you,

but this is not a good time.

The kitchen's just flooded

and there's a lot of things that I really should be doing.

I completely understand.

We've run a hotel all our lives.

Rather larger one than this.

I'll try to be as succinct as possible, Susan,

but we honestly believe

you're the only person that can help us.

We have nowhere else to go.

All right.

Tell me.

Did you ever read about the murder

Frank Parris-- yes, yes, I did read about that.

At our hotel? Branlow Hall?

In Suffolk?

That's right, yes.

It was where our daughter got married in June

eight years ago.

We stayed open for the whole weekend,

and on the Friday evening, Frank Parris checked in.

Hello, sir. Good afternoon.

Checking in? Yes, please.

Parris-- P, A, double R, I, S.

As it happened, I saw him arrive,

and I knew at once he was going to be trouble.

And I was proved right a very short time later.

Can I help you?