The detective inspector had decided to go travelling and in last week\u2019s episode. He seemingly stepped onto the plane (we didn\u2019t actually see him leave), despite Florence now being out of witness protection and heading back to Saint Marie.<\/p>\n
Then, there was a breakthrough mid-week: photos of Neville and Florence<\/a> having a very serious conversation, followed by an image of the pair embracing.<\/p>\n But still, predicting how the latest chapter of the long-running BBC drama would wrap up remained entirely up for debate.<\/p>\n Would the pair finally<\/em> make a go of it? Or would they once again establish that they\u2019re better off as friends? Would she join him on his grand adventure? Or would they remain on the beautiful island of Saint Marie?<\/p>\n Questions, so many questions.<\/p>\n But tonight (Sunday 24th March), all was revealed.<\/p>\n Neville did initially stick to his plan and leave the island<\/a>, but when a fellow passenger was murdered, he returned to Saint Marie for one last case, which also gave him the opportunity to speak to Florence, who had a big question for him.<\/p>\n \u201cI know you\u2019re leaving soon, but I wonder, is there any chance we could spend some more time together, just the two of us?\u201d she asked. \u201c<\/span>I don\u2019t think I know what I mean, but I just know I\u2019m liking being back here with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n But Neville needed more.<\/p>\n \u201cThe thing is, if we were going to give us a go, and believe me there\u2019s nothing I\u2019d like more, I kind of want you to want it as much as I want it,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t think you do.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou said yourself you don\u2019t know where this is going to lead, can\u2019t make any promises, and that\u2019s fine. It wouldn\u2019t be fair of me to ask for something you can\u2019t give. But I can\u2019t help feeling, for my own self-preservation, I should probably bow out now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He added: \u201cI just feel like the fall back down would be even bumpier the second time around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n But of course, the team behind the show couldn\u2019t leave things on such a glum, unsatisfying note. In a dramatic twist, Neville\u2019s team intervened while he was on the way to the airport once again and after further consideration, he decided to take another chance on Florence, despite her inability to commit in confidence.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to say goodbye,\u201d he said just as she was about to jump onto a boat. \u201cI don\u2019t need promises, I don\u2019t need guarantees. If the unknown is all you have to offer, then it\u2019s good enough for me. Whatever happens, wherever it leads, all I want is for us to take a leap, together.\u201d<\/span><\/p> But while the lack of commitment from Florence is understandable \u2013 prior to their reunion, she hadn\u2019t spoken to Neville in two years. Had her feelings really<\/em> shifted? In time, would she come to the same conclusion: that they\u2019re not romantically suited?<\/p>\n Perhaps Neville, despite only ever wanting Florence to match his own feelings, will discover that his own affections towards her aren\u2019t quite what they were following his own personal growth over the course of the series.<\/p>\n We left them on a buoyant, hopeful note as they sailed off into the great unknown, standing side by side, Florence\u2019s hand resting on top of Neville\u2019s. But the future is exactly that: unknown.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s hoping a cameo is on the cards. Regardless of the outcome, Neville and Florence\u2019s future, shared or otherwise, remains a mystery.<\/p>\n![\"Neville](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Neville-Parker-Death-in-Paradise-b8b43d7.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Death")
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