Although Strange winning a ticket to see "The Carpenters" at the Royal Albert would have been interesting given its not a venue they ever got to! The appearance of Morse step-mother seemed quite unncecessary along the lines of "something you wouldnt do"! Then we have the now customary relationship suggestion between, in this case, 2 males! That aside you have 3 murders each shot with a .22 pistol which suggests 1 person. There are not many clues so you have to watch to enjoy the mystery unravel, which proves to be amazingly simple. Much better than the previous episode and a well put together murder mystery thats worth watching. Although as someone put it in those days in Oxford you probably wouldnt get 3 murders in a year let alone in 3 days.