In Chap­ter 71 of “We Solve Mur­ders,” Steve arrives at Gary Gough’s house, step­ping out of a heli­copter con­fi­dent­ly. It has­n’t been long since their last encounter, where they dis­cussed Gary’s daugh­ter. Gary approach­es, and Steve explains the need for a qui­et land­ing spot, to which Gary responds non­cha­lant­ly about legal­i­ty regard­ing heli­port usage. Rosie, one of the com­pan­ions, adds a humor­ous touch, sug­gest­ing any­one with a heli­pad is like­ly involved in unlaw­ful activ­i­ties. Amy, observ­ing Gary, inquires about his dubi­ous past, link­ing him to sub­ma­rine drug smug­gling.

Steve reveals a sense of urgency, explain­ing they are in dan­ger as some­one is attempt­ing to kill both Rosie and Amy. Gary responds with a mix of skep­ti­cism and inter­est, express­ing a desire to be involved, hint­ing at a mon­e­tary motive. Amid the ten­sion, Henk intro­duces him­self, adding his Dutch iden­ti­ty to the mix. The con­ver­sa­tion tog­gles between dan­ger and ban­ter with Henk jok­ing­ly sug­gest­ing that if he turns up dead, the blame should fall on the trio.

As they walk toward the house, Steve spots Lau­ren Gough and her friend, Mol­lie Bright, joy­ful­ly watch­ing videos—a moment of nor­mal­cy amid their chaos. Gary shares some insights about Lau­ren’s con­flicts, men­tion­ing her aspi­ra­tions of becom­ing a vet­eri­nar­i­an and a recent rec­on­cil­i­a­tion with Mol­lie, illus­trat­ing the com­plex­i­ties of ado­les­cence.

After delib­er­at­ing trans­porta­tion, they decide against a minibus, pre­fer­ring Gary’s Range Rover. As Rosie dri­ves them, an encounter with Felic­i­ty from the minibus unfolds, high­light­ing anoth­er lay­er of com­mu­ni­ty con­nec­tion and humor. Felic­i­ty men­tions orga­niz­ing Steve’s cup­boards, show­cas­ing her pen­chant for tidi­ness. The mood light­ens fur­ther with friend­ly exchanges and an acknowl­edg­ment of the loom­ing pub quiz.

As they pre­pare to leave, Lau­ren approach­es Rosie for a self­ie, momen­tar­i­ly shift­ing focus from the under­ly­ing tensions—indicative of a world inter­twined with dan­ger and celebri­ty, under­scor­ing the chap­ter’s mix of action, humor, and inter­per­son­al dynam­ics as they nav­i­gate through com­plex­i­ties of their lives.