#ladychatterleyslover #romeoandjuliet # thetaleofsweeneytodd
An orphaned New Zealand girl married to an older, wealthy businessman learns to deal with his strange sexual desires. Starring: Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy.
An orphaned New Zealand girl married to an older, wealthy businessman learns to deal with his strange sexual desires. Starring: Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy.
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00:00:31Order in court council for the defense of mrs. Victoria Thompson Thomas Longwood MP
00:00:41That's one of the most expensive lawyers in New Zealand a crown against Victoria Thompson
00:00:54Perhaps this is the way my story began
00:00:56Perhaps this is the way I came to be here awaiting my judgment. I've imagined it many times the different ways it might have been
00:01:26As I've told you in my letter the child's father is unknown to me it was my express wish not to know his name
00:01:32My daughter wanted to keep the child you understand that it is impossible
00:01:36Naturally, I want the child to know nothing of this arrangement
00:01:39She will be well cared for you may be sure of that. Of course. That is a comforting thought. I was sure it would be so
00:01:47You haven't told me her name
00:01:49Her name. Yes. What is the little one called? I don't believe she has a name
00:01:56I
00:02:26I
00:02:35Victoria somebody's here to see you
00:02:37I
00:02:55You relative of mine a relation
00:02:59Do you know me
00:03:02My name is Oliver Thompson, I'm a merchant I have a
00:03:07Chain of shops it is a small chain, but in ten years time I expect to turn a profit
00:03:14Yeah
00:03:17They told me of you
00:03:25Won't you
00:03:28I
00:03:33Just sit down
00:03:42Victoria have you
00:03:52Have you ever considered marriage
00:03:55In sickness and in health
00:04:00To love cherish and to obey
00:04:06Till death us do part death must do part
00:04:24I
00:04:29Had never pictured myself as a bride
00:04:31When the matrons arranged this marriage with Oliver, I was determined to do my best
00:04:36We had been taught that it was a woman's end to be a wife
00:04:40But I was shocked to learn that although I was wed. I was not yet free
00:04:49No Victoria my dear
00:04:52This is where we must part for now
00:04:55You must go back to school
00:04:57Back for how long well until you come of age
00:05:03Just a short while my dear, that's how it's done
00:05:08I'm afraid my dear. We should both have to reconcile ourselves to this period of waiting
00:05:24I
00:05:54I
00:06:24At
00:06:30Last by the end of the summer I left matron and everything I had ever known and set sail for my new married life on
00:06:37the North Island
00:06:54Oh
00:07:24Oh
00:07:26Oh
00:07:53Very tightly George
00:07:57You never been to the North Island ma'am
00:08:01You travel to join your parents
00:08:03No, I'm going to my husband
00:08:06My new husband mr. Oliver Thompson of Tamman Grove the town has grown of late. I don't know the place very well
00:08:14Nor do I I've only met mr. Thompson twice
00:08:18Enjoy your stay ma'am
00:08:26I
00:08:56Oh
00:09:18Good evening mrs. Thompson good evening
00:09:27The master is not at home, madam
00:09:30He's not here then
00:09:32He's had to visit his sick father in Woodford
00:09:35It was only right
00:09:38Woodford
00:09:41He's that far from here would take five hours at least I should say with fast horses
00:09:48did the
00:09:51Did the master leave long ago this morning madam he left something for you
00:09:57If you do me the kindness of following
00:10:19Master likes to save a penny
00:10:26You
00:10:36There it is madam a present he was sorry not to be here
00:10:56I
00:11:26I
00:11:56I
00:12:09Perhaps you'd like to go and rest madam. You must have had a tiring journey
00:12:26I
00:12:56Which
00:13:26I
00:13:56I
00:13:58I
00:14:00I
00:14:02I
00:14:25Shall take you around my shops every so often you can see what I've created with these hands
00:14:33I'm giving up my life
00:14:57That's my brother George my wife Victoria my partner belly
00:15:02Keeping busy. Are we brother Georgie 40?
00:15:07This cheese will be moldy before we can sell half of it
00:15:10Just let me get my hands on the man who made a mistake on this order
00:15:13Do wait for that. What's the wholesale price?
00:15:16I for one and eight and sell three shillings will send everything to shops special price half a crown
00:15:23Transport to get all of this in the shop
00:15:26Not a transport get ten of those black laggards from the street corner
00:15:29Give him a few pence each I can carry the bloody barrels on the back
00:15:32I
00:16:03Oh
00:16:23You were very happy there I know they told me
00:16:29Yes, it's true we were all happy
00:16:33I
00:16:35It's not what I'm trying to say
00:16:39When you grow up there you learn not to think of happiness
00:16:44Just as as I never thought you'd have a father or a brother
00:17:02You
00:17:04You
00:17:28Has all of arrived he asked me to tell you he'd be along later
00:17:35I
00:17:46It's beautiful
00:17:50Perhaps you'd like to see the dogs. I was going to feed him
00:17:55Oliver's very proud of the puppies
00:17:57Oh
00:18:03Phoebe Phoebe Phoebe
00:18:06That's Phoebe. She's my favorite. She had a hard time of it. Does he ever let them free?
00:18:12Simmons runs him every morning once a day like clockwork. That's the way Oliver likes it
00:18:17What's the point? Why does he have them?
00:18:20What do you think?
00:18:23Come on, come on
00:18:28Come on Phoebe
00:18:43Is that screen still necessary my dear I
00:18:52Mean we have been man and wife for over a month now
00:18:58I thought I'd pick some flowers for my hair
00:19:00I should think we could dispense with some other notions the good matrons taught you you put on ears Victoria
00:19:06I prefer it to jewelry
00:19:09You
00:19:27Victoria
00:19:32If you could
00:19:34These here's a grown-up
00:19:38I
00:20:00Did this before I came I
00:20:03Went to the barbers more frequently then
00:20:06Why don't you go frequently now
00:20:13What a fine lady you are Victoria
00:20:35This isn't a kennel who brought this dog in get it out
00:20:41You heard father Simmons George. Anyway, get this dog out of here
00:20:50Victoria's is my father. Mr. Thompson. Uh-huh. I think it's time to send Bernie down to Christ Church
00:20:56Have him open the next store
00:20:59Mm-hmm tired of working with him anyway
00:21:02Mm-hmm. Yeah, try this cheese father. You'll like it. No the rats do
00:21:10I've read a fine joke in the newspaper yesterday
00:21:14This one gentleman what's the job I don't know what sort of customs you are used to mrs. Thompson
00:21:20But in our family, we like to show some respect for old age
00:21:25Thank you, right
00:21:26So yeah, he wants to challenge another one to a duel. So he says to him I'll trouble you for your card
00:21:36Victoria get the bloody door
00:21:49So he says
00:21:51I'll trouble you for your card
00:21:53The other one says so as you can put it on your mirror in your drawing room and boasts that you have gentlemen visiting you
00:22:23I
00:22:34Used to hide from them in here when I was a boy I'm still hiding from
00:22:53Oh
00:23:16They're not going out in this wet he'll stay the night
00:23:20I
00:23:22Bloody rain
00:23:24Paddock will be knee-deep in mud
00:23:27Last time rain like this dogs of brown from head to tail not a spot of white on
00:23:34Took Simmons better a month to get him clean again
00:23:38Never give a bath to a big beast like that. Now you best be off son
00:23:43Got work to do tomorrow
00:23:46Yeah, we shall a bit of fun farewell for you to
00:23:51Victoria whatever an emission. He's probably retired to bed with a book. I find on my wife
00:23:57And I believe I do. Yeah, mr. Simmons
00:24:01Find out what the mistress is doing
00:24:04Ask her to come down. The mistress is not in her room, sir
00:24:07She's why
00:24:09She
00:24:14Might go into the kennels. That's where she often goes. She's taking such an interest
00:24:25You really should wait before you judge and age
00:24:40Oh
00:24:46Victoria
00:25:03Victoria
00:25:10I
00:25:16She's not there
00:25:18She's nowhere in the house
00:25:21You're not worried surely she'll be back
00:25:25She's get cold and wet like you are
00:25:28Come back repentant. She doesn't know anyone in the area. I
00:25:33Think you treated her too roughly
00:25:35Ah
00:25:38Lesson won't do her any harm
00:25:41You don't know women son
00:25:44They're all the same
00:25:46all of them
00:25:51Except in your mother, of course
00:25:56Lord have mercy on her soul
00:26:01What was I saying
00:26:05I
00:26:29Was driving to Woodford and she said we ain't going to Woodford we're going some place
00:26:35Where did you go? Come on? Where the docks? Why the dots?
00:26:41Don't hurt me, please
00:26:42She gave me a gold sovereign and told me to give you that there a piece of paper
00:26:47What is it? What is it? It's a pawnbroker's receipt. She's pawned the horse and carriage for a hundred pounds
00:26:51Ah, I warned you about making this your father be quiet. All we can do now is find her
00:27:01Yeah, right in
00:27:05I
00:27:19Missed a ticket on just down there sir. Come on we go left son
00:27:27Wait for me Oliver I
00:27:29Want to be in the world? Um, I want to know all that I can know I want to know
00:27:33I
00:27:37Did died if I'd stayed in that house
00:27:39I
00:28:10I
00:28:15Did he come for me though, how did he even know that I existed
00:28:22They kept all that a secret for me
00:28:39Oh
00:28:44Watch out
00:29:05You killed him
00:29:09Come on come on you killed my brother father take her away
00:29:39Oh
00:30:02It's all over
00:30:05I've taken care of everything. Of course, you're pretty penny
00:30:11Luckily the ship was about to sail
00:30:16His body is
00:30:18Oh
00:30:32No one will ever know
00:30:36We shall say he sailed to America we never heard of him again
00:30:42You are a very fortunate girl
00:30:48We saved you
00:30:53He was always different from his brothers the runt
00:31:01I shall forgive you Victoria. Everything will be different now
00:31:06Oh
00:31:22They'll prepare us to table before me the presence of my enemies
00:31:27They'll anoint us by head with oil my cup
00:31:29Right over surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house
00:31:59I
00:32:01All right
00:32:03So
00:32:28You see they had arranged everything I was pregnant with all of his child
00:32:33He was full of pride and our life together went quietly forward the way he had always foreseen it
00:32:41All right now
00:32:43Let's give you this
00:32:46Little bunch of flowers
00:32:48Yeah, it's lovely
00:32:51What happened that night was never mentioned again
00:32:54But they made it clear to me that were it not for their generous protection
00:32:58I would surely have been held for murder once more
00:33:03Oh
00:33:12I'll do it again my dear
00:33:33Ah
00:33:59Father
00:34:01What'd you make of that
00:34:11A ghost if she were to discover don't talk nonsense father
00:34:22She believes he's dead
00:34:26I hear her screaming asleep. You must destroy it. Don't worry father
00:34:32Have I handled everything so far
00:34:34So
00:34:58Have you no relatives no family solicitor my dear no one no
00:35:04But it is why i've come to you
00:35:07I've written to the head matron, but i've heard nothing in reply. I truly doubt that there's anything I can do for you
00:35:14Is this your first child?
00:35:17There must be something you could tell me
00:35:20From what you told me assuming your information is correct
00:35:24the convent arranged for you at age 18 to marry a gentleman who
00:35:30By your own account does not beat you
00:35:33Nor starve you nor deprive you of his respect and yet you cannot remain another moment
00:35:43I
00:35:44I'm afraid
00:35:48No one will believe me no one will understand
00:35:50If every woman in the antipodes with the vapors decided to divorce her husband
00:35:56There would be no children
00:35:58No mothers
00:36:00You have a long life ahead of you my dear
00:36:04That is is just what terrifies me
00:36:10I must must do something. I must I must save myself
00:36:20And she went in like I said sir she went in and stayed in
00:36:28Rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the everlasting fire
00:36:36And if thine eye offend thee pluck it out and cast it from me
00:36:44Beloved brethren
00:36:47Let us recall that we are all one body
00:36:51the body of christ
00:36:53And all those near to us are members of that body
00:36:57Blessed in the lord. Let us look round with great attentiveness
00:37:03For the eyes and the hands of the devil
00:37:08Are everywhere
00:37:12A fine preacher
00:37:20It's no doubt they added pressures if you're confined
00:37:23And be careful my love
00:37:29I just want you to know that
00:37:32I know where you have been in the town
00:37:36And how long you've been there
00:37:39Not just it my dear
00:37:42You see victoria
00:37:45I know now that I cannot trust you
00:37:48I know
00:37:50From now on you will be accompanied wherever you go by simmons
00:37:55A faithful servant
00:37:59And he will report to me
00:38:02Your every thought
00:38:04Your every movement
00:38:09At least until our child arrives
00:38:19So
00:38:36Ah
00:38:48Oh
00:39:05Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
00:39:08I will fear no evil
00:39:10For thou art with me
00:39:12Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me
00:39:15Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies
00:39:20Thou anointest my head with oil
00:39:23My cup runneth over
00:39:25Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
00:39:30And I will dwell in the house of the lord
00:39:33forever
00:39:37Come on, let's go
00:39:42You're not yourself
00:39:45I
00:39:47Shall take you home
00:40:15Mm
00:40:17Why didn't it happen to me what happened to that child
00:40:24It's better to die in a mother's womb than to live and never see her
00:40:29God has cursed me now god would never judge you for this
00:40:45So
00:41:02What
00:41:15So
00:41:33My one weakness only one well, I prefer to think so
00:41:39I hope not
00:41:42This is very curious
00:41:45You're a minister
00:41:47And yet you so such an interest in pagan objects
00:41:51Is this not used in human sacrifice?
00:41:57This is an amulet for lovesickness
00:42:12So
00:42:16Would you like something to drink yes
00:42:30I think I should let you wait on me
00:42:37Victoria
00:42:40Victoria
00:42:45If you're not doing anything perhaps you could help me with the scissors my uh whiskers, you know
00:43:09Where are they
00:43:22Oliver where did you leave them last?
00:43:31My dearest friend
00:43:33After all I had suffered and believed for months
00:43:36You cannot imagine my profound shock at what I was to find that day hidden in oliver's drawer
00:43:55Victoria
00:44:02Victoria
00:44:05Coming
00:44:14No, not that one simmons
00:44:15Reverend wilson's are in the other box. Yes, ma'am. Oh, yes. Try one of mine. Thompson. Huh?
00:44:20Why?
00:44:21Thank you. Don't mind if I do
00:44:25It's an improvement, you know
00:44:27I have them sent from london. Oh quite right always get the best I say
00:44:32But I was thinking more about our supper
00:44:34You've made a difference in the kitchen my dear. I should like to go to london. I've
00:44:38Imagined it many times. Uh, you wouldn't like it
00:44:42No more than enough for a lifetime
00:44:45right here
00:44:46Lifetime. Mm-hmm. Do you think? Mm-hmm? You take my word for it. Hey wilson. Mm a lifetime
00:44:55No
00:44:57If you want excitement, you should come down to the shop
00:45:00Both of you we've had more business than we can handle
00:45:03Now it's been an excellent autumn if I don't say so excellent winter, too
00:45:09You do say so don't you?
00:45:18Someday perhaps we shall have that uh holiday I mentioned to you
00:45:22Perhaps we could go to the cottage. No, no, no, no too busy at the shop right now
00:45:28Later then perhaps we could all go
00:45:32Ha ha ha
00:45:42In the gloom he charmed her so that she put her mark upon his forehead in ash
00:45:47So that the next day
00:45:49She might recognize her chosen lord
00:45:52Well, if he was so charming
00:45:55Then why would she not recognize him whether he had a mark or not?
00:45:58Hmm the next morning
00:46:02She was disgusted to see her chosen husband
00:46:06The other chiefs were outraged
00:46:09Kiwi the handsome chief together with his friend weka took the princess and ran off with lord. Howe in pursuit
00:46:18Is this a true tale
00:46:22Lord how killed kiwi
00:46:24Weka and the princess ran on
00:46:27And they reached the edge of a steep cliff weka hurled the princess over the rock into the black chasm below
00:46:35Her last words were
00:46:40By the darkness I was confounded by the darkness I was confounded
00:46:51It's not a true story answer your question
00:46:55It's a true feeling
00:46:58But not a true story
00:47:06And then providing the subject indicates a propensity for indirect influence combined time victoria
00:47:12Why have you collected all this rubbish?
00:47:14The reverend willson gave it to me. It's a very famous book by dr. Franz mesmer. You haven't forgotten what you promised me
00:47:21Oh, let me just finish this chapter oliver. No, it's very interesting if you just listen and let your mind flow let your mind flow
00:47:29Is that another of your doctor's teachings combined times with actual physical connection between subject and teacher that enables
00:47:37A direct magnetic flow to exist between the respective and consciousness
00:47:41To be more precise if during the course of the experiments the teacher were to hold a shining or bright object
00:47:47Oliver should we try it?
00:47:50You know what i'm waiting for
00:47:52And i've been waiting here for an hour or more
00:47:55Oh, just let's try it oliver promise. I'll do anything then
00:48:02And it would greatly aid in the transference of the teacher's will
00:48:06Into the unconscious of the student in so doing it creates a link between the two that proves impossible to sever
00:48:13this link provides
00:48:20So
00:48:31Victoria's been reading to me from one of your scholarly books wilson
00:48:38It's not all wives
00:48:41Read entire books to their husbands. Did you enjoy it? What book was that?
00:48:45I don't know
00:48:49That's it that's the one I should think that would be a bit modern for you
00:48:57Perhaps
00:49:00Perhaps you'd like to try to hypnotize me
00:49:03No, I should be glad to serve as one of your subjects
00:49:06Oh, no, I don't think you'd make a very good subject. Oliver. You're too full of
00:49:11Life forces. I don't think I could capture them all
00:49:14I wanted to try anyway
00:49:19Yes, do try
00:49:23All right, perhaps this once
00:49:26This is a very new and revolutionary science no one knows how or why it works
00:49:38Too little is known of its effect
00:49:43So
00:49:56There you see I warned you you're too strong
00:50:01I shouldn't think you'd say that about me
00:50:05Wouldn't I do try
00:50:13So
00:50:43So
00:51:14It's extraordinary
00:51:29It's amazing what'll happen now, what do you want to happen do you want to kiss her?
00:51:38Victoria
00:51:42Victoria
00:51:48Kiss the man you love
00:52:09Should we ask for more no, no don't you can retire if you like. I shall stay with Victoria for a while
00:52:18I must break the trance
00:52:20Surely you don't think her husband is unable to take care of her adequately. That's hardly the point Wilson. She's my wife
00:52:33Believe I'll take a stroll before bed if that's all right
00:52:38Victoria
00:52:47Victoria my dear i'm always long
00:53:08Right
00:53:34Yeah now give me one of those rings
00:53:39I'm sure you'll be all right. Mr. Thompson. Now. Don't you mind about me mate? I want to be in on this
00:53:47Yeah, now how do you work you just light it sir go on light it light it
00:54:05The master's not well is there a doctor in the area
00:54:08Yes, madam. There's a new doctor. Dr. Finch in Clarendon, but I don't know anything about him
00:54:14Shall I send the husband to fetch? Yes. Yes
00:54:17No, perhaps i'd better go myself
00:54:38So
00:54:58I'm awfully sorry mrs. Thompson, but uh, would you mind if I had a private word with your husband? It's all right, my dear
00:55:08I
00:55:18Must ask you a rather
00:55:20personal question, mr. Thompson
00:55:23For the sake of your health, I would be grateful if you answered me honestly
00:55:27Please bear in mind that I am a physician
00:55:31Fire away have you ever or rather have you in the recent past had the misfortune to catch a
00:55:38a man's illness
00:55:41You see there are symptoms of poisoning
00:55:43probably by mercury
00:55:45Which as you know is used to cure venereal disease doctor. I've never been down with any illness in my life
00:55:51mans or otherwise
00:55:53You have my word
00:55:56Well
00:55:58My diagnosis is poisoning
00:56:00this moment I uh
00:56:02I cannot establish the cause
00:56:04But fortunately the state of illness is not serious
00:56:07The medicine i'm prescribing should set it right very shortly. I assume you've told dr. Finch about the rats all of them
00:56:15The rats
00:56:19In my storeroom hundreds of them brought in some men to get rid of them
00:56:37Oh
00:56:46And you were present on this occasion personally, of course I was
00:56:50I sort of stand by and let the beast see my entire stock
00:56:54You should have mentioned this in the first place. It confirms my diagnosis
00:56:59Please follow my instructions
00:57:02exactly
00:57:04A few days. Mr. Thompson. You'll be as fit as a fiddle. I'll call again the day after tomorrow
00:57:09In the meantime, you know where to find me mrs. Thompson
00:57:12And in the future
00:57:13I advise you not to poison your rats personally
00:57:16Your life is more important than your good surely
00:57:23Is he better yes getting stronger and stronger every day
00:57:29He must have been frightened
00:57:31The doctor says there's always a danger of a relapse but surely under your care what he's improving so quickly. Yes
00:57:46Perhaps this is too tiring for your simmons could push this bloody chair. It's a good exercise
00:57:52It seems you spent the whole month indoors. Well, i've taken steps to make it easier. I've asked my father
00:57:58To come stay with us your father. Oh be good company. Do you think it wise? Oh, yeah
00:58:06You're not strong enough
00:58:09You know, he's grown very fond of you my dear he'll come here as soon as his affairs are settled i'm looking forward to it
00:58:18If we were to go away if we were to travel he'd be alone in a big house
00:58:22Don't you worry my girl you've done enough
00:58:25You see now big the puppies are grown
00:58:28I should put them out the stud this spring
00:58:58I cannot express how happy I was to learn at long last that you are. All right
00:59:04I know that it's impossible for you to correspond with me. I hope at the very least that you will receive this
00:59:11I was saddened to learn that you suffer so greatly
00:59:15If there was any possibility of my sending for you now, you must know that I would move heaven and earth to do so
00:59:21I can only hope and dream that providence will find a way to unite us one day
00:59:25You
00:59:27You were always in my thoughts
00:59:54So
01:00:25Foreign
01:00:32Mrs. Simmons
01:00:33The doctor's prescribed a special diet. Oh very well, madam
01:00:38I should do it myself
01:00:39You may go now
01:00:55So
01:01:20I felt them bite out my throat
01:01:22I shouted and screamed I couldn't move
01:01:26And they bited me more and more
01:01:28I was suffocating
01:01:30You gotta help me doctor, please. That's quite understandable. Mr. Thompson. You've had a sudden high temperature such such dreams are quite normal
01:01:38I was better but now weaker every day
01:01:42Life is losing its grip on me. Please. Don't worry. Mr. Thompson
01:01:46It's just a temporary relapse. It is unexpected
01:01:50These things happen
01:01:53My teeth are loose
01:01:55My gums are bleeding
01:01:58You haven't been poisoning your rats again, I swear doctor i've never been ill in my life
01:02:12Why don't you try and get some rest now, mr. Thompson and uh
01:02:16Uh, i'll uh, i'll leave you another prescription
01:02:46So
01:03:16So
01:03:34Ah
01:03:46So
01:04:08Oliver's strength slowly waned
01:04:10And it was necessary for the young. Dr. Finch to attend to oliver
01:04:14And even on a few nights to remain at his side
01:04:26One night as I watched from the window
01:04:28I knew the doctor was puzzled by oliver's lack of response to treatment
01:04:33But I knew that I alone had the power to comfort oliver
01:04:37to calm him
01:04:39To make him sleep
01:04:44So
01:05:14So
01:05:32Oh
01:05:44Ah
01:05:46Please try to keep calm. I I know that it hurts
01:05:50But it is necessary if you're to return to good health
01:05:53patience
01:06:14Uh
01:06:26Yeah
01:06:44So
01:06:56Please accept my deepest condolences. I'm truly sorry
01:07:01This is a great shock oliver business
01:07:06To think this year we're going to open a new shop in christchurch
01:07:14So
01:07:44So
01:08:14So
01:08:32What have you done to my son
01:08:36Huh
01:08:43Even if god forgives you
01:08:46I never shall
01:08:49I shall make quite sure when I see you hanged first
01:08:58Yes, I will
01:09:06So
01:09:21This is odd the lamp lower the lamp
01:09:28Good god chloroform
01:09:36So
01:09:49Thank you for waiting
01:10:00And so dear george
01:10:02They came for me that morning
01:10:05It is over now
01:10:07And I willingly accept what lies before me
01:10:10Whatever that may be
01:10:13The earth trembles beneath me
01:10:23If I had not stepped in when I did there was every likelihood you would have been detained without bail
01:10:29Everything is being done. I assure you
01:10:32Your defense is in the best of hands, I
01:10:34I did not my dear if you're trying to tell me whether or not you murdered your husband. I must ask you to stop
01:10:40You see I prefer not knowing. It's much more satisfying that way
01:10:45Have you spoken to our minister mr. James wilson, he will defend me. He knows how oliver and I've lived
01:10:50I tried to get an appointment with him, but i'm afraid it was too late too late. He'd already left left
01:10:56What what are you talking about your friend the minister wilson has gone he's held the day you were questioned
01:11:03He's been transferred to japan, I think
01:11:07You did not know
01:11:19Order in court
01:11:22The crown against victoria thompson
01:11:26Yes
01:11:27But can you say what was the subject of the conversation?
01:11:32All I heard was the minister wilson laughing
01:11:35That was just as I went past the door
01:11:38When I brought the tea and it had gone quiet again
01:11:42Mr. Wilson was standing by the piano
01:11:45With his head in his hand in a rather peculiar way
01:11:50Then I heard voices again mr. Wilson's voice mostly
01:11:56But I don't know what he was saying the lord's prayer probably
01:12:07Moreover
01:12:08Even the smallest quantity would cause damage to the windpipe
01:12:12And there is absolutely no evidence that chloroform passed into the stomach
01:12:16The throat of the deceased was not damaged and yet your examination showed an enormous amount of chloroform in the stomach of the deceased
01:12:26I can
01:12:27I can
01:12:29I cannot give an explanation of this fact
01:12:32Neither I nor my learned colleagues. I'm sorry, but there simply isn't an explanation
01:12:41Surely though an explanation must exist doctor
01:12:45If one excludes supernatural forces, it would please us if you kept to the facts doctor not supernatural forces
01:12:56My apologies, did you notice the presence of chloroform at any time in the house of the deceased?
01:13:06Yes, I
01:13:08I saw a bottle of chloroform there
01:13:10But there were other chemicals and disinfectants too
01:13:13used in
01:13:15Treating the dogs as I recall
01:13:18And could you state how much chloroform was in the bottle that you saw?
01:13:21You
01:13:24You're a doctor
01:13:27I can tell you the truth
01:13:29When Oliver felt you he began to behave very strangely to me
01:13:33It's beyond my power
01:13:36He is so he's frightening and and his mouth
01:13:43The reverend wilson he's a good friend of mine of ours we love each other like brother and sister
01:13:50I
01:13:51I asked him to get me some chloroform so that I might quiet Oliver when he got to insist
01:13:58Quieten him
01:14:00How?
01:14:02I
01:14:04I I applied a drop to his face
01:14:06on a pad of cotton
01:14:09Always sent him to sleep there. There was no harm done. Do you have the bottle?
01:14:20Yes
01:14:27In future mrs. Thompson, you must leave the treatment to me
01:14:36As far as I can recall there were some four possibly five fluid answers
01:14:41Certainly more than half the bottle and where is this bottle now, dr. Finch?
01:14:48It was dropped
01:14:51and broken
01:15:01Gentlemen of the jury
01:15:04Experts appointed by the court
01:15:08Experienced physicians have informed us that medicine cannot explain how a poisonous substance
01:15:15Could have found itself
01:15:18In the stomach of mr. Oliver Thompson
01:15:22We live in an enlightened age
01:15:25So we are bound to listen
01:15:28To what the wise and learned
01:15:31Have to say and what they have to say
01:15:34Is the following we do not know
01:15:37How oliver thompson died?
01:15:40And if gentlemen, we do not know this
01:15:44How can we possibly give the blame for his death to a frail woman
01:16:04Is that you
01:16:10Yes
01:16:13How can we expect that such a woman has committed a deed that has baffled the wise and experience
01:16:32Read to me
01:16:35If you like
01:16:38You remember where we were
01:16:41Yes
01:16:45Our law specifies the benefit of the doubt always
01:16:51And in this case there is evidently great room for doubt
01:17:03Lady made is a gliding woman years ago when a tall girl at a boarding school
01:17:06She was informed by the drilling master an ex-jager that she was a gazelle
01:17:10He meant a giraffe and she owed the compliment if it was one to his imperfect knowledge of english
01:17:16It is an axiom. I believe among polite lovers that nothing is so effective as an unintentional compliment
01:17:22Herr weining's unintentionality as he would have called it was most effective the gazelle miss spothkins
01:17:27Forthwith set herself to study and imitate the habits of her namesakes
01:17:32She applied for information
01:17:34She was not unsuccessful in due time glided into matrimony with sir
01:17:37John mader a gentleman who had been baronetted for some excellence so deep that it was altogether beyond the vulgar ken
01:17:44She is wont to boast of having been married just out of the schoolroom
01:17:48And there is still a boarding school flavor about her lady made a nace spothkins is always almost lady
01:17:56She is now gliding about in society with two daughters
01:18:04So
01:18:34So
01:19:04So
01:19:35It is important that you know what transpired that fateful night
01:19:41Oliver sank into a deep trance easily for the hypnosis was now a custom
01:19:46While in that state I gave him chloroform
01:19:51He swallowed it all without a moment's pain
01:20:04So
01:20:35So
01:20:54I do not know what will become of me now
01:20:58But I know that I will never ever forget you
01:21:00I remain your servant victoria thompson
01:21:31So
01:21:41Huh
01:21:54Huh
01:22:01Oh
01:22:12Oh
01:22:31The jury requests permission to ask one additional question of dr. Finch is dr. Finch present if so the court gives permission
01:22:49Doctor if the chloroform were applied to the deceased against his will by force would it leave traces?
01:22:57In my opinion, yes, and no traces were found
01:23:03No, absolutely none
01:23:09We have no more questions
01:23:17What a gentleman of the jury have you considered your verdict
01:23:21We have your honor. Do you find the defendant victoria thompson guilty?
01:23:27Guilty of the crime imputed to her or nay
01:23:32Not guilty
01:23:57So
01:24:27So
01:24:57So
01:25:27So
01:25:57So
01:26:27Foreign
01:26:57Foreign
01:27:27Foreign
01:27:57Foreign
01:28:27Oh