Midsomer Murders1997

Sergeant Dan Scott:
The... ah... the Maid in Splendor, what's that about?

Michael Bannerman:
Oh, that's a local legend! A young knight goes off to the Crusades before he can marry his beloved. And she vows to wait for him, but by the time he gets back, he's old, broken by war. She's still as beautiful as ever. Hasn't aged a day. So, to free her from her obligation, he dives into Lake Splendour and drowns.

DCI Tom Barnaby:
Lake splendour?

Michael Bannerman:
Eh, that's a stagnant pond out by Hunter's Wood. The name's ironic, at least is these days.

Sergeant Dan Scott:
So the knight chucks himself in the pond, end of story?

Michael Bannerman:
No, no... no, the maid was broken-hearted. She still loved him, you see? Despite his age and infirmity. So she threw herself in the lake after him. Hence the Maid in Splendor.

Sergeant Dan Scott:
That's what I like: happy ending!