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First Aired: May. 16, 2012 on ITV1

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Season 6 » Episode #01 - The Soul Of Genius

Summary: When botanist Li Nash digs up the body of recently buried English Professor, Murray Hawes, Lewis and Hathaway are find themselves involved in an impossible quest. Murray was a man who was possessed with solving the riddle of Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark". They soon find out that Murray had a rivalry with his brother, who is a lecturer in Theology and Moral Philosophy. They also have to deal with interference from Michelle Marber who is an amateur detective, who believes that that the killer is local medical researcher Alex Falconer.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Mia Wallace	played by Daisy May (III)
Vincent Vega	played by Oliver Johnstone (II)
Thea Falconer	played by Annabel Mullion
Dr. Alex Falconer	played by James Fleet
Liv Nash	played by Nadine Lewington
Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent	played by Rebecca Front
Rev Conor Hawes	played by Alex Jennings
Security Man	played by Barry Aird

Episode Quotes

DS James Hathaway: [Introspectively] All of these lonely people pouring their lives into puzzles that can't be solved! [after a moment] Ah, ignore me. I've got a touch of existential flu. [Receiving no verbal resonse] What?
DI Robert Lewis: I'm going to say it just this once. For your sake you need a partner, James. You need someone in your life. [after a pause] Let's call it a day. [They get up to leave]

Liv Nash: You must see stuff like this all the time?
DS James Hathaway: Yeah!
Liv Nash: So, who do you call?
DS James Hathaway: Good question.

DI Robert Lewis: What do I say to her? How do I tell her the truth?
DS James Hathaway: Tell her with kindness. You're good at that.

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Mistakes/Goofs

Goof (plot holes): Shortly after Murray Hawes's body was found, Lewis gave Murray's watch to Conor Hawes. As it was thought that Murray had been murdered, his personal effects would have been retained as evidence.

Trivia

The 8B on the Idaho license plate on the wall of Vincent's room indicates it is from Bonneville County.
Both Alex Jennings and Richard Durden guested in Inspector Morse.