Emma Winters (New Tricks)

Emma Winters (Gillian Taylforth) is a hidden villainess from "Eyes Down for a Full House," the antepenultimate episode of New Tricks' second season (airdate 13 June 2005). She is a legendary dog trainer and breeder; having won five Greyhound Derbies.
In the 1980s, Emma worked at the kennels of a noted racing greyhound known as Bomber Boyo, and in the episode, Gerry Standing approached her while he was on the case regarding the murder of Joe Jacobs, the father of Gerry's bookie, Michael Jacobs (who gave him the case in exchange for covering Gerry's £10,000 gambling debt). Gerry's second meeting with Emma included some flirtation on the latter's part, as well as Gerry receiving a call from Brian Lane that Joe's book contained a map with a spot marked "X." After Gerry informed Emma about the map, he and the rest of UCOS went to the site, only to find the remains of a long deceased greyhound with a bullet wound in the temple.
The investigation hits a snag when their findings are publicized in the media, leading to DAC Strickland chewing out DSI Sandra Pullman for not focusing on a different case involving arson, which, in turn, led to Sandra learning from Michael about Gerry's real reason for taking the case. George Morton, Joe's bookie, who had been long suspected in killing Joe, informed him that Joe was in on the disappearance of Bomber Boyo (who was believed to be the deceased dog buried in the yard), as it was revealed that the scheme was to put the dog to stud and cash in on the descendants. The leak to the press led Gerry and Brian to Emma, while their visit to Emma's home revealed everything. Brian discovered that the names of Emma's hounds were anagrams of the names of the members of England's 1966 World Cup team, including Ebbmoor Boy, who was revealed as the real Bomber Boyo. 
As Brian revealed, Emma got a ringer and shot the dog to death, after which she claimed it was Bomber Boyo, hiding the fact that Emma stuffed the real Bomber Boyo and claimed him as Ebbmoor Boy. The villainess claimed to Joe that Bomber Boyo had a gastric intrusion and needed to be put down, while giving him a map to the burial site, but Joe took Emma at her word. As a result, the villainous Emma profited from Bomber Boyo's descendants and his legacy, and following her reveal, she boasted about outsmarting Joe and added that she leaked the story to protect her livelihood. Emma was suspected in Joe's murder because of this, but it was revealed that Joe's own brother, Peter, killed him out of anger for his role in the Bomber Boyo scheme. However, Emma's fate was not revealed.
Category:2000s
Category:Ambitious
Category:Animal Murderer
Category:Blonde
Category:Callous
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Murder: Gun
Category:Murderer
Category:Sports
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Would Hurt an Animal
Category:Fate: Inconclusive