dˌiːˈɛs klˈɑːɹk sˈʌspɛkts ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə ɡˈæŋstɚ bˈɪɡ dʒˈɜː kˈæfɚɾi ʌv ˈoʊnɪŋ ðə spˈɑː wˌɛɹ ðə pɹˈɑːstɪtˌuːt wˈɜːks, ðə kˈæb kˈʌmpəni ðæt mˈɑːɹbɚ jˈuːzd ɔnðə nˈaɪt ʌv hɪz dˈɛθ, ænd pˈɑːsᵻbli ɐ mɪstˈɪɹiəs stˈæʃ ʌv pˈeɪntɪŋz pˈɜːtʃɪst fɹʌm mˈɑːɹbɚɹ ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚ.
DS Clarke suspects Edinburgh gangster 'Big Ger' Cafferty of owning the spa where the prostitute works, the cab company that Marber used on the night of his death, and possibly a mysterious stash of paintings purchased from Marber a few years earlier.