Case 82 · Series 8, episode 2

The Queen Bee

First broadcast 7 January 2020. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterDavid Semple
DirectorDominic Keavey
Research stateExpanded case file

Spoiler-light premise

A beekeeper is found dead in a smoke-filled room before she can add an encoded bequest to her will.

What to watch for

An anagram, a missing cake and an old soldier's photograph hide the inheritance trail in plain sight.

Country houses

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