Midsomer Murders - Shot At Dawn [DVD]

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As the police investigate, a series of further deaths from apparent spontaneous human combustion follow. But it is only later when Barnaby and Winter learn of the death of Lola Silvermane ten years previously, who had been believed to be travelling the world after she left the village, that they uncover the key to the case. The two detectives discover their cases are linked, and uncover a web of lies, affairs, and domestic arguments alongside a mysterious recluse with a hidden past.

But the evening after a battle re-enactment in the village, Henry is murdered - and Barnaby must delve into the history of the two families to find the killer.

It is discovered that he was electrocuted, has puncture marks on his back, and that a piece of his hair is missing. Hammond's son Johnny is gay and unhappily married to Arabella while their daughter Kate just cannot understand why her mother married the man in the first place. As Annie's trial begins, DCI Barnaby becomes increasingly doubtful of the damning evidence he provided to build the case against her. A chance remark by Frances's youngest daughter and a meeting with an old friend, a clinical psychologist, causes him to re-evaluate the case.

In particular his stepdaughter Fleur ( Honeysuckle Weeks) had received brutal treatment at his hands. Rackham's editor, Neville Williams and another author are found murdered, the police are led on a trail of deception, fraud, lies, and hidden truths. Shortly after two groups of didicoys arrive in the village of Martyr Warren, local magistrate Hector Bridges is found murdered in his own library with his shotgun. Things become complicated when several friends of Rex come forward, each with a will naming them as sole beneficiary. He is instantly involved in a case in the village of Midsomer Mallow, when a college secretary is found murdered.From the pilot episode in 1997 until 2 February 2011 the lead character, DCI Tom Barnaby, was portrayed by John Nettles OBE. A third murder attempt follows, and Barnaby and Winter find out that the murders are connected to events on the same night when Francesca Lounds was injured.

Shortly afterwards another reformed criminal, Eddie Marston, is murdered after having attempting blackmail. The astrological sign Scorpio seems to be a common theme of the killings, but Barnaby begins to doubt whether the case is so straightforward. But Jeffers believes he has found a glitch in his invention which will put millions of people at risk if his discovery is improperly used. During a council meeting, Causton Mayor Dave Hicks announces plans for a Chamber of Commerce reunion with its counterpart in Brighton. Barnaby and Troy realise they need to step back in time to find the answer, following all the lines of a well-known poem left next to each victim.Barnaby and Troy need to track down Simone and find the reasons behind the kidnap to solve the case. When the body of farmer Martin Strickland is found in woodland, it transpires that he was covered in truffle oil and mauled to death by a wild boar. The morning after Jennings's visit, Hadleigh's housekeeper finds him bludgeoned to death in his home. DS Troy assists a wildlife liaison officer with an investigation into the illegal sale of protected birds' eggs.

Art historian Philip Hamilton is restoring a medieval fresco is unearthed in the church crypt of Midsomer St Claire. As the detectives begin to investigate, evidence seems to implicate Barnaby in the murder and he is taken off the case.Note: This episode has atypical title, being solid blood-red letters on a scenic background, ala movie titles. The body of Mahesh Sidana, butterfly collector and founding member of an elite IQ society, is found pinned to a wall in a manner akin to his treasured butterfly specimens. Model maker Bob Moss is carrying out his daily early morning rounds of the village when he discovers the body of Richard Tanner, stabbed and tied down in a scene reminiscent of Gulliver's Travels. John Ransom gets thrown out of the village pub in Midsomer Mere for fighting with his brother-in-law, and a short while later he is found dead on the green.