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5. THE MAID IN SPLENDOUR
There is change afoot in Midsomer Worthy. Lawrence Haggard is looking to redevelop the village. One of Haggard's business associates is Stephen Bannerman, the owner of The Maid in Splendour public house. Shortly after closing time, Jamie Cruickshank, who works in the bar of The Maid in Splendour, is shot in the back outside a ramshackle old cottage in Hunter's Wood. Barnaby and Scott must unravel the mystery and catch the killer, but why would anyone kill Jamie?

6. STRAW WOMEN
Ex-nightclub owner Alan Clifford has bought the local manor and is at loggerheads with the church about the use of the chapel. He has transformed the building into a leopard skin and red velvet boudoir. The villagers are re-enacting a pagan celebration where witches were burned at the stake. Liz Francis, a young teacher who is new to the village, is organizing the children's song and dance. As the bonfire is lit there is a piercing scream. The cry is from the curate Alex Dakin who has been placed inside the burning straw effigy.