Barnaby sends Jones undercover into a New Age cult to investigate the disappearance of a young woman who entered an introduction course and then never left the movement.Barnaby sends Jones undercover into a New Age cult to investigate the disappearance of a young woman who entered an introduction course and then never left the movement.Barnaby sends Jones undercover into a New Age cult to investigate the disappearance of a young woman who entered an introduction course and then never left the movement.
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- TriviaAt the end of the episode, Dr. Bullard (Barry Jackson) declares his intention to go on a fishing vacation in Ireland. After John Nettles's departure from the series, Jackson told producers that he too would leave, unless his character got more screen time, and this episode was Jackson's final appearance. He died of cancer on December 5, 2013.
- GoofsWhen Barnaby enters the three successful numbers on the safe, he turns right (clockwise) for the first one, left (anticlockwise) for the second one, and then left again for the third number, which isn't how a three-number combination lock works.
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[last lines]
DCI John Barnaby: I don't think I thanked you for, uh, putting in a word.
Dr. Bullard: Oh, call it a parting gift. I've decided I'm going to do some more fishing. Like Tom. He suggested a holiday in Ireland.
DCI John Barnaby: Guinness and trout. Sounds good.
Dr. Bullard: Tom is a hard act to follow. You're getting there.
Millie Bullard: Come on, George!
- ConnectionsReferences Miami Vice (1984)
We don't find out the meaning of that scene until later in this intriguing mystery. Dr. Bullard tells Barnaby that the daughter of friends, Lucy Oliver, has gone missing. The parents are devastated. She joined a group called the Oblong Foundation and her weekly calls later stopped. They can't get any information.
Dr. Bullard has put in a good word with a dog sitter (his sister) for Barnaby and his wife, and one good turn deserves another. Barnaby sends Jones undercover to the Oblong Foundation. The Foundation is housed in the home of Ruth Lambert, a member of the foundation who is leasing them the house. Her parents died in a terrible boat explosion.
Barnaby ultimately decides that a secret loan made by Ruth's parents has something to do with the Lambert's deaths and possibly Lucy' disappearance.
This was a very intriguing episode, with Jones front and center as Cosmo Jones, a new inductee who attracts Ruth Lambert, still grieving for her parents. This makes Jones terribly uncomfortable.
There are some funny bits here, including Jones trying to hide and later use his cell phone, being stuck in the closet of one of the female organizers, and hearing what goes on in the "love rooms" of the group. And, of course, Barnaby's dog being auditioned by the picky dog sitter who is Bullard's sister. I loved when Barnaby tells his wife that the sitter "has to meet the whole pack - that includes you."
I liked Neil Dudgeon so much better in this episode than I have. Hopefully this will continue. Wow, this show has been going a long time.
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- Mar 18, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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