With his broken heart now fully healed following Florence\u2019s knock-back in 2019<\/a>\u00a0and the Sophie\/Rebecca saga<\/a>, he\u2019s finally ready to explore a romantic connection \u2013 but not with his ex-girlfriend Zoe<\/a> aka SunsetChaser, who recently arrived on the island to see if there was still something between them, or with anyone else in Saint Marie, for that matter.<\/p>\n \u201cIf there\u2019s one thing this job teaches you, it\u2019s that life\u2019s too short,\u201d he said to Naomi. \u201cIt\u2019s not just the cases, it\u2019s what happened with the commissioner<\/a> a few weeks ago. So I need to be more like Zoe, take a risk, before it\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d asked his colleague.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a small island, it\u2019s full of ghosts for me,\u201d he explained. \u201cFlorence, Rebecca. What are the chances of me finding love again here? So if I do want to find the one, and I really do, I\u2019m going to put myself out there, literally.\u201d<\/p>\n For Neville to openly embrace love once again is a heartening, hopeful development in light of everything he\u2019s experienced, but it could also spell the end of Ralf Little\u2019s time on the show, which would be a huge disappointment for many Death in Paradise<\/a> fans.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n But is the detective really going to leave now that Florence Cassell<\/a> is out of witness protection and back in the vicinity?<\/p>\n \u201cI missed him, more than I thought I would,\u201d she says in the teaser for next week\u2019s episode, which hints that romance could, at long last, be on the cards for them \u2013 something that much of the show\u2019s faithful have always wanted.<\/p> Will they both stay and finally make a go of things in Saint Marie, where it all began? Or will they both head off into the sunset together?<\/p>\n Alternatively, could Neville leave, with Florence replacing him as the show\u2019s first female lead?<\/p>\n Little is now the longest-serving detective inspector on the show, so his departure will happen sooner rather than later. But it remains to be seen if we\u2019ll be waving goodbye to him at the end of season 13<\/a> \u2013 and if romance is on the cards for Neville and Florence.<\/p>\n![\"Neville](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/neville-death-in-paradise-dae6e55.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413\" "\\"Death")
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