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Silent Witness fans were baffled by one scene in the latest instalment of the BBC show.

Monday (March 2) night's episode of the crime dramasaw Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and Jack Hodgson (David Caves) and the rest of the team of pathologists investigating the apparent suicide of a British-Chinese pro-democracy activist.

The woman's body was discovered in the water and was thought to be a suicide. But as Nikki and Harriet Maven (Maggie Steed) investigated, it started to look as if there had actually been foul play.

As they conducted their autopsy, Maggie's internal monologue played, with her saying: "Shame, a quality which alerts us of the gap between who we are today and the best version of ourselves. It's not a disparagement of the essence of our being, but a reminder of who we could be. Inspiring. Helping us to rise. Not driving us to despair.

"Shame is an overlooked quality in a society which rewards celebrity over accomplishments."

It left many viewers confused, with several posting messages about it on X, formerly Twitter.

"I have never heard such droning piffle as Harriet's 'Shame' soliloquy," said one, as another simply asked: "Harriet???"

"What's with the internal monologue, a meditation on shame in Silent Witness? Just give us the crime story," said someone else.

One asked what the character was "prattling on about it", adding: "She's talking in riddles."

Another posted: "Silent Witness venturing into thought monologues now? Or is Harriet good at ventriloquism."

Somebody else said: "Not keen on the latest series of Silent Witness after the awful episode last week and now cheesy internal monologues. New writers?"

However, others liked the technique, with one remarking: "Oh I like the way they're doing this one. Inside everyone's heads."

The instalment was part one of the two-part series finale episode entitled Shame.

The second part, which will bring season 29 to a close, is set to air on Tuesday March 3.

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Silent Witness airs on BBC One