"The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" only had two episodes in Season 6, its final year. The last episode in season 5, "In the Blink of an Eye," ends the season on a well-done downer, When a press photographer is killed in an alley, Lynley and Havers (Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small) investigate and soon learn that the man, Peter Rooker, led a complicated life. After working in Bosnia, he returned to England and decided he'd had enough and became a member of the paparazzi and did a great deal of work for a London tabloid.

The detectives find out that Rooker's ex-lover (Indira Varma) holds a high position at the paper, as she is now married to the owner (Danny Webb). Initially he is a suspect, but he has an alibi. Lynley and Havers also learn that Rooker has a ward, Ania (Nina Delic), who seems to have disappeared.

The plot thickens, with elements of the investigation going all the way back to Rooker's time in Bosnia, with an ultimately tragic conclusion.

This is a top-notch episode and story, with Parker giving an excellent performance, and he and Small share a lovely moment at the end of the episode. Also, some beautiful British countryside.

Hard-hitting episode with a twist I didn't see coming. Recommended.

Helen has been played by three actresses in this fine series: Emma Fielding in the pilot, Lesley Vickerage in series 1-3, and Catherine Russell in series 5. We farewell Helen under tragic circumstances in this episode, and it's a shame the writers took this course.

Here Lynley and Havers investigate the murder of a photographer in London, in the City of London to be precise, and we see sights like the Night of the Iguana play billboard, the Dog and Duck Pub, and other London icons.

Indira Varma plays a newspaper editor, and Indira was fantastic in Bride and Prejudice.

The final scene was moving, where Havers attempts to console Lynley on top of a hill overlooking London.

This is the third last episode of Inspector Lynley, and it's a shame it got axed before its time. Ratings were high, and it didn't deserve to be axed. Why oh why do quality shows with high ratings get axed before their time? Inspector Lynley is a series I can watch over and over, just like DCI Banks, Rosemary and Thyme, The Coroner, The Last Detective, New Tricks (all these were axed before their time), and Vera (thankfully still standing).