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A detective is called in after the corpse of a wildlife ranger is discovered on a secluded island. Although the circumstances suggest homicide, the ranger was apparently solitary at the time of her death. The investigation seeks to uncover how the murder could have occurred.

Natural Selection is an episode of a television programme that falls within the crime‑investigation genre. It centres on a single case and follows the procedural steps typical of a detective‑driven story, presenting the events in a compact, self‑contained format. The plot kicks off when a wildlife ranger’s body is discovered on a remote island. A detective is called in to examine the scene, and the initial impression is that the ranger has been murdered. The twist comes from the fact that the ranger was alone on the island at the time of death, creating a puzzling contrast between a violent ending and the absence of any other people. The episode therefore tracks the detective’s effort to reconcile those two pieces of information. As the investigation unfolds, the focus remains on how a homicide could have taken place when the victim had no apparent companion or witness. The narrative stays tightly bound to the core mystery, presenting the detective’s questions and the stark reality of the isolated setting without introducing any additional characters or sub‑plots.