First Broadcast 9 September 2001
Barnaby discovers the visitor is Sean O'Connell, a disgraced vet turned horse whisperer, then his search brings him face to face with old adversary Melvyn Stockard.
Now the squire of Newton Magna, Stockard claims he is reformed, but Barnaby is not so sure, especially when he hears the former villain is involved with Francesca.
Stockard's daughter is about to be married, but when a body pulled from the well is found to be the father of her best man, the wedding looks in jeopardy.
It's no secret that Stockard is opposed to the marriage - but would he murder to stop it going ahead, and what was the horse whisperer doing in Newton Magna...
