Chenies Manor, Chenies, Bucks, UK – Midsomer Murders, Murder by Magic (2015) - Movie Locations on Waymarking.com

Gideon Latimer is doing a magic show at St Cyprian’s Church, Midsomer Oaks, for church funds. A Perspex box used in Gideon’s act breaks loose and kills Hannah Altman. Investigation shows sabotage. Barnaby wonders whether Hannah or Gideon was the intended target, particularly as Gideon has been getting hate mail at his home at Melmoth Hall.

The use of the church for the magic show is controversial. The curate Andrew Maplin is particularly angry about the show, and also by pagan rites which occur in the village. He claims the death is vengeance. He tries to perform an exorcism at Melmoth Hall but is sent away. He is later found dead at a pagan temple near the hall. It is established that Andrew sent the hate mail. Pictures on Andrew’s phone show Hannah’s husband threatening Andrew.

Hannah’s husband Luke tells Barnaby that his wife was having an affair with florist Rhodri Probert. Rhodri in turn tells Barnaby that Hannah and he wanted to be high priest and that Hannah had threatened to tell his wife unless she became high priest. The high priest now becomes Lorna Soane, the vicar’s wife.

Gideon stages another magic show at the Hall. During a catching a bullet in the teeth routine Gideon’s wife Annabel is found shot dead. Meanwhile Nelson discovers that Luke is actually Seth Farringdale. Seth was convicted of killing a tramp by arson as a teenager. Barnaby guesses that he would have needed an accomplice, and suspects Gideon. The murders are connected with Gideon. Nelson and Barnaby race to the pagan temple to find Gideon doing a trick with fire and a casket. Gideon emerges from the casket in tact, but Barnaby discovers an unconscious Luke in the casket. Luke is rescued and Gideon’s mother arrested for murder. She had acted to protect her son’s reputation.

Movie or TV Show: Midsomer Murders - Murder By Magic Year Released or First Aired: 2,015.00 IMDB Link: [Web Link]

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