Det. Supt. Barnaby and DS Scott go to the village of Fletcher's cross to investigate the murder of an undertaker in "Things that Go Bump in the Night." At first it looks like a suicide, in fact, that's what his wife thinks, but the man was killed upon his return from a spiritualist church.
The organization is disliked by the village because a woman, Liz, conducts séances there. The man's wife thinks he committed suicide but the pathologist determines he was killed. He wasn't well liked, so there are plenty of suspects.
Barnaby isn't one to give credibility to psychics, so he believes the head of the church is a fraud. When there are more murder victims, he is able to put the pieces together.
I wouldn't call this a fabulous mystery as far as motives and twists, but it's good enough. I didn't care for Barnaby's assistant Scott that much at first, but I like him better in each episode. Unfortunately he'll be gone soon, but all the assistants were good.
The organization is disliked by the village because a woman, Liz, conducts séances there. The man's wife thinks he committed suicide but the pathologist determines he was killed. He wasn't well liked, so there are plenty of suspects.
Barnaby isn't one to give credibility to psychics, so he believes the head of the church is a fraud. When there are more murder victims, he is able to put the pieces together.
I wouldn't call this a fabulous mystery as far as motives and twists, but it's good enough. I didn't care for Barnaby's assistant Scott that much at first, but I like him better in each episode. Unfortunately he'll be gone soon, but all the assistants were good.