"A fountain of blood; a fountain - a spurt?"She would have been dead within two minutes.
The jugular vein and carotid arteries were sliced right through."
Pity viewers, pity the poor barmaid, done to death in the most awful way by a murderer who, evidently after some reflection, chose a mirror as his weapon.
But take heart.
While our barmaid's heart has stopped for all time, white-coated forensic experts are quickly on the scene, picking through the evidence and waiting for Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis (Kevin Whately) to waltz knowingly into our lives in series three of Lewis (Prime, from July 4).
But who is our suspect?There was the young man in the pub damaging his ears with an mp3 player and casting goo-goo-eyes at the victim.
There was the professorial type making jokes about carbon footprints and slightly inappropriate remarks about female students.
Whoever it was, we can be pretty sure our hero will get to the bottom of the matter, but not before viewers get to the bottom of Kevin Whately.
In a serendipitous piece of programming on July 3, Whately himself is the subject of an investigation, as Who Do You Think You Are (Prime, 8.30pm) delves into the genealogy of the actor made famous in shows such as The English Patient and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
Who Do You Think You Are is strangely compelling, even if you don't always know the "star" of the show.
Jerry Springer appeared in quite a different light when his family history of Jewish relatives caught up in Nazi death camps was revealed.
Jeremy Clarkson found he came from a family that just generations back were multimillionaires who managed to spend the lot before he was ejected into this world.
Whately found fame often playing downtrodden Geordies, but finds his family history is somewhat more illustrious . . .
Lovers of tennis are in for a smorgasbord of their favourite sport next week, and a week of napping at their desk during work hours, with Wimbledon live on TV1 from Monday, June 22, at midnight.
The tournament, that has been running since 1877, is the only one of four Grand Slams still played on grass and will see Spaniard Rafael Nadal defending his men's singles title, with Swiss ace Roger Federer challenging for his sixth title.
Rafael, Roger and their athletic chums will, for the first time at Wimbledon at least, be playing inside a roofed stadium.
To top that, the roof has been designed by Populous, formerly known as HOK Sport, the architect for Dunedin's own Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Watch out not only for sizzling aces, glamorous spectators and controversial decisions, but check out if HOK is a winner in the game of translucent roof design.
