'The Chelsea Detective:' Episode 4 Recap
The final episode of Acorn TV's The Chelsea Detective opens as murder victim Oliver Cowie (Clarence Smith), Head of Humanities at the elite International School of Chelsea, leaves work for the day. He has a quick exchange with fellow teacher Saskia Turner (Pippa Nixon) that indicates some sort of secret. His wife Lyn (Mina Andala) discovers his body in his study at home the next morning and calls 999.
Max and Priya learn from forensic expert Ashley Wilton that the death, caused by multiple head wounds from a heavy object with a square edge, occurred sometime late the previous night. There’s no murder weapon or sign of a break, yet the severity of the attack suggests that it was motivated by rage. Lyn, a yoga teacher, came in late after a night class and, realizing that Oliver was in his study, didn’t disturb him.
It seems unlikely that Lyn was the murderer, even though neighbors had called the police a few days ago when she and Oliver were arguing loudly. She thought he was having an affair, and she was also deeply upset that Oliver had accepted a position in Japan, starting at the end of the academic year. He had promised they would stay in London, which she loves. But he won’t let their daughter Flo (Tia May Watts) stay for her final year at the school with her best friend Petal Fisk (Libby Mai). Flo was sleeping over at Petal’s house the night of the murder.
