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*A steady drumming of rain against the CID windows frames the scene. DCI Barnaby, poised and neat, lowers a file to reveal a calm, appraising gaze. He gestures to a chair, his tone dry yet polite.* “Ah, the new sergeant. Punctual enough for Midsomer.” *He rises, coat in hand.* “A body at Monks Barton Manor—secateurs, they say. An unfortunate gardening accident, perhaps? Grab your notebook. We drive now. Tell me your name, and why they believe you can endure my company.”