Midsomer Murders - Shot At Dawn [DVD]

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Meanwhile, Barnaby looks into the death of Ruth's parents, suspecting murder, and believing the events all to be linked. Barnaby and Jones start investigating in Midsomer Market and discover that James may have been the intended victim. Kenneth Gooders ( Jonathan Coy), the solicitor handling the estate, is also killed when his large drinks cabinet topples over and crushes him.

When his partner Nancy Dewar is found dead in a river, a series of murders commences that appear to be inspired by macabre illustrations in the fresco. The police discover that Gerald had had a strange fixation on both an abandoned hospital and a particular grave in the cemetery.The detectives unearth some surprises when the ownership of the priory is investigated; but the real trail leads back to a chilling event that occurred 30 years previously. With attempted blackmail, greed, jealousy, and secrets in the mix, the detectives set out to catch the killer, not long after one man ( Adrian Rawlins) dies in what appears to be a freak accident and another person is killed with barbiturates on a tennis court.

It is Christmas and DCI Barnaby deals with an explosion and some killings near a freight company, at the same time as trying to deal with his acting CS who has very strong beliefs about teamwork. Rackham's editor, Neville Williams and another author are found murdered, the police are led on a trail of deception, fraud, lies, and hidden truths. Possible suspects include anti-aircraft campaigners and employees who might lose their jobs after an imminent restructuring of the flying club. Years earlier, the body of a renowned racing car driver had been found at the prestigious Darnley Park Girls School, apparently having committed suicide with a revolver. The astrological sign Scorpio seems to be a common theme of the killings, but Barnaby begins to doubt whether the case is so straightforward.Barnaby and Jones, newly promoted to DS, need to work out whether it was a suicide pact gone wrong, or murder, and to find Laura.

DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson soon uncover many misdeeds in the village, and almost everyone has a skeleton in the closet that they would rather keep hidden. Terry Bellini told Les he was about to leave the town, with his wife and daughter, as he had been offered a role at another circus. John Ransom gets thrown out of the village pub in Midsomer Mere for fighting with his brother-in-law, and a short while later he is found dead on the green. Shortly after a young woman takes a walk into woodland dressed in period attire from a Jane Austen event in the village, her body is found stabbed with a quill.Shortly before his retirement, Superintendent Pringle ( James Bolam) arrests a local poacher for the murder of a tramp during a fox hunt in woodland close to the village of Upper Marshwood. After resistance to his involvement from MI6 he finally succeeds in closing the case and bringing the guilty party to justice.

When Nick Cheney, the film's director, is found dead by the use of the prop guillotine, the detectives have several motives to examine. Barnaby instructs Jones to track down the grey horse, as this is likely to be the key to solving the case. Her niece, Phyllis Fernsby, tells Barnaby of her suspicion that Katisha’s doctor, Simon Charteris, might have been involved in her aunt’s death as it is revealed that he was the main beneficiary of her will. And as further inquiries ensue, Barnaby and Troy are drawn to investigate the death eighteen months previously of Robert's former housekeeper, Emily Beavis. Nosy village resident Iris Rainbird ( Elizabeth Spriggs), who spies on her fellow villagers from a high vantage point in her house, may be a key witness, but she and her eccentric son Dennis ( Richard Cant) soon fall victim to the killer themselves.

At the same time, he had been making investigations of his own into the possibility the future supermarket's land was contaminated. As Barnaby and Jones delve into the complicated nature of this Midsomer village, they realise the key to solving the case lies under a well-concealed pact between several of the villagers. After the box that Gideon had made his entrance in suddenly falls, Kate Wilding discovers the safety wires had been sabotaged, leading Barnaby and Nelson to wonder if Gideon had been the real target.