Calls from the Inside

Fishermen discovered the body of a 27‑year‑old man who had been shot dead on a river embankment in the area. A subsequent prison phone call prompted investigators to uncover that the murder stemmed from a twisted love triangle involving the victim and two other parties.

Killing the Competition is a television programme presented as a single episode. It falls within the genre of true‑crime storytelling, focusing on a specific criminal case. The episode follows the investigative process from the moment a body is discovered to the unraveling of the motives behind the killing. It’s structured to keep viewers engaged with each new clue. The story begins when a group of fishermen pulling their nets along a river embankment stumble upon a 27‑year‑old man lying dead, a gunshot wound evident on his body. The shock of finding a freshly shot victim on the water’s edge sets the stage for a police investigation that quickly moves beyond a simple homicide. During the early stages of the inquiry, detectives receive a telephone call from a prison inmate. The tip points them toward a complex personal relationship involving the deceased. This leads the team to uncover a love triangle, the dynamics of which appear to have become entangled with jealousy and betrayal, ultimately providing a motive for the fatal shooting. The investigation concludes that the love triangle was the catalyst for the murder, with the relationships between the three individuals turning deadly. By tracing the connections revealed through the prison call, officers piece together how affection turned into a twisted rivalry, culminating in the young man’s death on the riverbank.