Obituary

An obituary writer for a local newspaper fears she may lose her job when her editor tells her she is only being paid per obituary. So when deaths trickle to a halt, she decides to start murdering the more unpleasant residents in her small town - and the more she earns, the more she discovers she has an untapped bloodlust.

With her next victim selected, Elvira finds herself distracted by anonymous poison-pen letters and sets off on a mission to find out who is sending them. Through a series of twists and near misses, Elvira ends up finding a new victim, which brings her closer to Emerson, who it is revealed has come to Kilraven to solve the murder of a German woman there five years previously.

Elvira finds herself blackmailed by a teenager who saw her murder her first victim. Ward goes to AA while Hughie catches a break when he finds the rifle used to kill Maria Riedle.

Desperate to prove to herself that she is not a monster, Elvira pursues a drunk driver released from jail who mowed down a father and daughter.

Elvira decides on whether or not to kill her friend as Mallory reveals that she has information that Elvira may be involved in a murder. Hughie sends Emerson on a wild goose chase.

When Ward reveals what really happened the night Maria Riedle was killed, Elvira sets about framing Hughie for the crime. A surprise face returns to Kilraven.