Barnaby and Jones went to their own homes before re-joining in the morning
Tom got in and found Joyce in bed reading
"Hi Tom" she said solemnly
"Hi Joyce" he got changed into his pyjamas and joined her in bed
"You look warn out Tom" Joyce pointed out the obvious
"I'm in shock Joyce. It was horrible. I never usually feel that emotional when dealing with dead bodies but when it's someone you work with on a near daily basis it is hard to not feel anything" Tom expressed kissing his wife
"I am so sorry about Daniel" Joyce said
They both went to sleep and Tom woke up bright and early the next day. He was ready and out the door before Joyce woke up.
He drove to Midsomer Mallow and was greeted by Jones and a cup of coffee
"Morning sir" Jones smiled handing his boss a coffee
"Morning Jones" Tom let out a small smile
" I have arranged a chat with Scott's landlady" Jones said
"Let's go to Scott's flat then" Barnaby said as they walked
Jones rung the doorbell
An elderly lady in her late 60's answered "Hello gentlemen come in" she smiled
They both said thank you and entered the flat
Scott's flat was above a paper shop which was owned and run by a Mrs Anderson
Jones and Barnaby sat down on Scott's sofa
"Who are you Miss..." Tom asked
"I am Mrs Anderson and i run the shop and own the flat Mr Scott was renting from me. Would you both like a coffee?" She asked
"Yes please" Jones and Barnaby both replied
Mrs Anderson walked into Scott's kitchen and looked around to see if Scott had coffee which he did.
"Do you two gentlemen take milk and sugar?" She asked
"Milk and two sugars please Mrs Anderson" Jones smiled
"Please call me Imogen" She replied
"Milk and one sugar please Imogen" Tom replied
They sat in silence whilst waiting for their cups of coffee
Five minutes she returned with a tray with three cups of coffee and some biscuits she had found in Scott's cupboard
They thanked her and started sipping their coffee
"So how can i help you?" Imogen smiled
"We would like to ask some questions about your tenant Mr Scott" replied Tom
"Okay i would like to help in any way i can. He was a charming man and had caught the attention of several women in the village" Imogen replied
"Like who?" Asked Jones getting out his pen and black book ready to take notes
"He was in a relationship with the barmaid of the Queens Arms" Imogen replied
"How long had they been together?" asked Jones
"About six months" Imogen said
"He never mentioned this to me" Barnaby said
"Maybe he just wanted to keep it private sir" Jones said
"He was also carrying on with a 19 year old girl. Her father does odd jobs for me" Imogen replied
"Can we have names please Imogen" Asked Jones
"His girlfriend was called Penny Riley. And the 19 year old bit on the side is called Lucy Smith" Imogen said
"And her father?" Tom asked
"Joseph Smith" Imogen replied
"How did you know he was carrying on with Lucy?" Tom asked
"He used to sneak her in the shop and upstairs late in the evening. He used to get me to warn him if Penny was coming over. He obviously didn't want to get caught out" Imogen replied
"Thank you very much for your time Imogen. Here is my card if you think of any other information. And thank you for the coffee" Smiled Barnaby
Jones just smiled at the old dear
"That's 3 suspects Jones" Tom said as they stepped out of the building
"Who first?" Asked Jones
"His girlfriend Penny i think Jones" Tom said
