A house burglary has both DS Esther Williams and DI Humphrey Goodman stumped.
The burglar stole some jewellery and made a sandwich. It has all the hallmarks of a renowned local burglar Atticus Styles, but he has a cast iron alibi.
A fingerprint recovered from the windowsill points them to Hayley Collins. However she was in police custody at the time of the burglary. She was a former girlfriend of the house owner and they had a dispute over a ring.
Meanwhile DI Goodman is distracted over his breakup with Martha. In fact he looks fondly to a little break in paradise.
The mystery was a little disappointing, it was easy to work out just who the offender was.
The fight between Goodman and Archie Hughes was silly. I could not help wondering of Goodman would be better off without Martha who has acted like a cold fish since they have arrived in Shipton Abbott.
At least the ending heated things up nicely.