Moonflower Murders

(dramatic music) - It's not working, Andreas, the hotel, Crete, everything.

- [Lawrence] Are you Susan Ryeland?

- Yes, that's me.

- It's about our daughter, she's gone missing.

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

- I've been offered a job.

I've been offered 10,000 pounds to find a missing person, Cecily Treherne.

What is it exactly that you want me to do?

- I want you to come to the hotel, I want you to read the book.

- The real killer is named in the book.

- "Atticus Pund Takes the Case".

- [Susan] Alan Conway came to your hotel?

- [Lawrence] Yes, he did, it's clear that he used the real events that have taken place as some sort of inspiration.

- [Alan] Tooley was a picturesque village in the county of Devonshire.

In the summer of 1954, its most famous resident was the British actress, Melissa James.

- From what I can tell Melissa James had no enemies.

At sometime between 6: 28 and 6:38 in the evening, somebody broke into her house and strangled her.

- So who do you think may have been responsible?

- Lance and Maureen Gardner at the hotel, she had her doubts about them.

And there's a film producer called Oscar Berlin.

He had a row with Ms. James just one hour before she was killed.

- I've changed my mind.

- There's a financial void.

Man by the name of Algernon Maud.

Dodgy customer, if there ever was one.

- [Susan] How am I supposed to know what's happened to Cecily Treherne?

It's got nothing to do with me.

- Is that true?

- Maybe I did say that it would make a good story, but I didn't tell him to write it.

- I just find it incredible that you are being paid 10,000 pounds to read a book.

- I'm trying to find Cecily before it's too late.

I should leave this alone.

- But you won't.

- I can't.