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(Caution: Contains spoilers for Episode: 17×04: A Vintage Murder)
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Elspeth Rice has just returned from measuring the depth of a lake in Midsomer Vinae. She is deeply concerned about the results, as this lake holds a painful memory for her. Five years ago, she accidentally hit and fatally injured young Jessica Tyler, and her car sank into this very lake. Nothing should incriminate her. Elspeth has been struggling to forgive herself ever since, and in an effort to protect herself, she made some regrettable choices.

At the trial, she confidently testified that she saw Nadia Simons’s black car at the scene of the accident, driving at dangerously high speeds and probably under the influence of alcohol. This occurred after the launch of Carnarvon’s first Midsomer Vinae wine, to which Simons was invited. Elspeth was unkindly intruding on her friend and Jessica’s mother, Judy Tyler, and telling her that Jessica’s death was caused by Nadia Simons, who is known for her drunk-driving. The Carnarvons had invited her to their wine presentation, possibly to distract from her.