History Recap / InspectorLynleyS05E02OneGuiltyDeed

* ModestyTowel: Lynley wears one when he steps out of the shower. In the fandom's mind, though, the effect is quite counterproductive, since it only takes the [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST]] between him and Havers UpToEleven when she tries to squeeze past him into the bathroom.

* JustInTime: For once, Havers fails to be BadassDamsel, possibly because she is too stunned by TheReveal. Thank goodness that Lynley arrives when he does, because otherwise, it is strongly implied that [[spoiler: Carly]] was about to finish her off by [[spoiler: clobbering her on the head with a heavy stone]].

When former gang-member Roger Pollard is shot dead in a remote seaside town, Lynley and Havers go up to investigate. Pollard was about to give crucial evidence against crime lord Michael Shand. Therefore, Lynley's initial suspicion is that the murder is the work of some contract killer hired by Shand. However, it soon emerges that Pollard had quite a history in the local town, where he was born and spent the first 16 years of his life, before leaving the place abruptly and never returning until a few days before his death. Pollard had also recently been making several telephone calls to someone called [=McRae=], and had even sent a parcel to this person.

* RoaringRampageOfRescue: When Lynley returns to the caravan and [[OhCrap realizes that Havers has gone to the marshes]] [[AloneWithThePsycho alone with the villain]], he just sprints after them in the dark until he finds them...''in the nick of time.''

--> '''Lynley''': It's an ''expensive'' scratch.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: To list the spooky things that happen: Havers' watch strap gets broken in exactly the same way that [[spoiler: Martin [=McRae=]'s had the night he died]]; it mysteriously moves around the caravan; [[CondensationClue someone writes the word "KIDS" in the condensation on the window]]; and at the end, the figure of a [[spoiler: young boy]] appears to be standing in the marshes just before [[spoiler: Carly meets her end]]. There may be a rational explanation for all this -- namely, [[spoiler: Carly's psychosis]] -- but it is is never cleared up.

* RoaringRampageOfRescue: When Lynley returns to the caravan and [[OhCrap realizes that Havers has gone to the marshes]] [[AloneWithThePsycho alone with the villain]], he just sprints after them in the dark and doesn't stop until he finds them...''in the nick of time.''

--> '''Lafferty''': Well, it's not for him, it's for me. Even so, I don't play it when I open them up. I mean, obviously, it's all Gregorian chants and joss sticks then. ''[Lynley smiles incredulously]''.

When former gang-member Roger Pollard is shot dead in a remote seaside town, Lynley and Havers go up to investigate. As Pollard was about to give crucial evidence against crime lord Michael Shand, Lynley's initial suspicion is that the murder is the work of some contract killer hired by Shand. However, it soon emerges that Pollard had quite a history in the local town, where he was born and spent the first 16 years of his life, before leaving the place abruptly and never returning until a few days before his death. Pollard had recently been making several telephone calls to someone called [=McRae=], and had even sent a parcel to this person.

Due to the lack of accommodation, Havers persuades Lynley to share a caravan on a caravan park, where she and her family used to vacation every year when she was little. With Lynley out of his element in these surroundings, Havers takes the initiative to make friends with the locals -- particularly park manager Carly Baker -- in order to find out more about Pollard's past.

Lynley focuses his line of enquiry on Pollard's childhood friend, successful local businessman Daniel Gill, whom Pollard had visited a few days before his death. Lynley suspects that Gill's surprisingly large business investments are funded by Michael Shand, and that tipping Pollard off might have been one of the prices of investment.

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Once again, Thomas Lynley does not give a good goddamn about anyone else when Barbara Havers is hurt. He notices the villain running away, but doesn't even bother giving chase. The only thing on his mind is to ensure that Havers isn't hurt -- to the point that [[{{Squee}} he lies down on the grass bank beside her and brushes away a few twigs from her hair]].

* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Once again, Thomas Lynley does not give a good goddamn about anyone else when Barbara Havers is hurt. He notices the villain running away, but doesn't even bother giving chase. The only thing on his mind is to ensure that Havers isn't hurt -- to the point that [[HeartWarmingMoments he lies down on the grass bank beside her and brushes away a few twigs from her hair]].

* CreepyChild: Nicky, whom Lynley suspects to be the "ghost" haunting the caravan park. [[spoiler: She isn't]].

* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: The Episode

* AloneWithThePsycho: Once again, Havers finds herself in this situation. Once again, this is a cue for Lynley to launch into a RoaringRampageOfRescue.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Once again, Thomas Lynley does not give a good goddamn about anyone else when Barbara Havers is hurt.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: If "Word of God" was the apex of ''emotional'' sexual tension between Lynley and Havers, this episode was the apex of ''physical'' sexual tension. Including one very notable scene in which Barbara is in pyjamas and Lynley is squeezing round her whilst dripping wet and wearing nothing but a ''towel''. The writers really had stopped going for subtle, huh?

* CreepyChild: Nicky, and at the end, [[spoiler: Martin [=McRae=]]].

* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler: Carly]] at the end goes completely bonkers.

* CreepyChild: Nicky, and in the end, [[spoiler: Martin McRae]].

* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Not quite, but there is only one caravan, which, in its cramped conditions, becomes a minefield of [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST]] between Havers and Lynley.

When former gang-member Roger Pollard is shot dead in a remote seaside town, Lynley and Havers go up to investigate. As Pollard was about to give crucial evidence against crime lord Michael Shand, Lynley's initial suspicion is that the murder is the work of some contract killer hired by Shand. However, it soon emerges that Pollard had quite a history in the local town, where he spent the first 16 years of his life, before he left abruptly and never returned until a few days before his death. Pollard had recently been making several telephone calls to someone called [=McRae=], and had even sent a parcel to this person.

When Roger Pollard, a former gang-member who was about to give crucial evidence against crime lord Michael Shand, is shot dead on a beach in a remote seaside town, Lynley and Havers go up to investigate. Their initial suspicion is that the murder was the work of a contract killer hired by Shand, but it soon emerges that Roger had quite a history in the local town, where he spent the first 16 years of his life, before he left abruptly and never returned until a few days before his death. While there, he made several telephone calls and sent a parcel to someone called "McRae".

Due to lack of alternate accommodation, Havers persuades Lynley to share a caravan on a caravan park, where she and her family used to vacation every year when she was little. With Lynley feeling completely out of his comfort zone in the caravan park, Havers takes the initiative to make friends with the locals - particularly park manager Carly Baker, whom she recognizes from her childhood - in order to find out more about Pollard's past.

In the meantime, Lynley focuses on Pollard's childhood friend and successful restaurant owner Daniel Gill, with whom Pollard had visited a few days before his death. Lynley suspects that Gill's surprisingly large business investments are funded by Michael Shand, and that tipping Pollard off might have been one of the prices.

Things take an unearthly turn when Havers discovers that "McRae" -- the person whom Pollard was contacting -- was the name of a boy who drowned to his death in the nearby marshes about 25 years ago, and whose story provides ghostly entertainment for the children staying at the caravan park. Havers isn't too flustered until peculiar things start happening in the caravan where she and Lynley are staying.