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00:00One sarsaparilla in a clean glass, as requested.
00:12Final question.
00:16Which ancient civilization's gold filigree adornments were an inspiration for jewelers in the reign of Queen Victoria?
00:24The Greeks! I'm sorry, I mean the Romans. The Greco-Romans.
00:29I'm sorry, no.
00:31Yes, escape.
00:33The Etruscans.
00:34I was going to say, the Assyrians.
00:37Wrong.
00:39The Etruscans.
00:41Correct.
00:42So glad you joined the team, Mavis.
00:44And with that last bonus question, we have the Pugnacious Police in third.
00:51The Learned Ladies in second.
00:55And once again, the know-it-alls in first place. Congratulations.
01:01See you all next week for another esoteric evening of miscellany matchup.
01:07And don't forget to fill out your entry tests for Toronto's smartest man.
01:11Sponsored by Mr. Colwyn of Colwyn's Complete Cyclopedia.
01:15That's right. No home is complete without a set of Colwyn's.
01:19Higgins, you need to keep your mouth shut unless you're certain of the answer.
01:23Sir, I'm pretty sure that was the right answer.
01:25Where's my adopt tonight, anyway? We'll be a lot better team with him involved.
01:29I understood that the detective usually doesn't take an interest in such frivolous events.
01:36Congratulations, gentlemen. Good place isn't so bad. A respectable showing.
01:41I'm surprised the ladies managed to best you.
01:45They aren't the most challenging of competition.
01:48We've been neck and neck every week.
01:50And we take pity on you, you mean?
01:52Oh, please. You're so conceited you pretend even your mistakes are on purpose.
01:56An ad hominem attack. I'd expect no better from a woman.
02:01An ad hominem attack.
02:03I know what it means.
02:04Be sure to finish up the contest entry test. My son Dean is coming around to collect them.
02:08Try your luck, gentlemen. Toronto's smartest man might be here in this very room.
02:13He's your having a laugh.
02:17You call that a test.
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02:47Well, we thought it would be a good idea if we had a steady hand on the wheel.
02:51The man's fallen ill, then.
02:53Victor Fordham.
02:54Apparently a severe allergic reaction.
02:57Well, not poison, then.
02:59But you don't believe it was an accident, either.
03:02Well, we did at first, until Mr. Ryan informed us that Fordham's shellfish allergy is common knowledge.
03:09And he was a terrible person.
03:11Someone may have intentionally contaminated his glass.
03:14Mr. Ryan.
03:17Detective.
03:18I understand you knew of Mr. Fordham's shellfish allergy?
03:22Of course. Sure, he never shut up about it.
03:24Especially since I got these new clam juice dispensers in them.
03:28Oh?
03:28With these, I can fix all the latest clam beverages.
03:32Hot clam soda.
03:34Ginger, clam juice, hot clam cream.
03:38It's a vile craze, but it sells.
03:41Is it possible, then, that some of this clam juice accidentally made its way into Mr. Fordham's glass?
03:48Not a chance.
03:50He ordered bottled sarsaparilla that I poured into a clean glass.
03:54I saw him after he took a sip.
03:55He was blind.
03:56The bar cleared out after Mr. Fordham's medical episode.
04:02But, what, sir?
04:04Everyone who is here will be at the Toronto Smartest Man competition tomorrow.
04:07You should think about entrance.
04:09Being held at the book fair.
04:10Pursuit of knowledge shouldn't be a contest.
04:13The prize is a thousand dollars.
04:15And a full set of encyclopedias.
04:18Imagine all the world's knowledge at your fingertips.
04:22Encyclopedias.
04:26Welcome to Toronto's Pedagogical Book Fair.
04:30We at Colwyn's Complete Cyclopedia are proud sponsors of this week's events,
04:35especially the search for Toronto's smartest man.
04:38Dean, my boy, come up here.
04:42Colwyn's Complete Cyclopedia.
04:44The third edition of Colwyn's Complete Cyclopedia is the preeminent compendium to ignite the light of learning.
05:05Buy volume one now.
05:07From aardvarks to azerites.
05:08But a subscription plan is the best value for the full set.
05:13And now the main event.
05:15Only five perfect tests were submitted by...
05:19Yes, by...
05:20Francois Boudreau.
05:25Ved Srinivasan.
05:28William Murdoch.
05:30So you didn't tell.
05:31Well done, detective.
05:32Victor Fordham and F. Newsome.
05:35These five contestants will buy for the crown of Toronto's smartest man.
05:40Are you lost, my dear?
05:41No.
05:42Fiona Newsome.
05:43F. Newsome.
05:44A woman?
05:45Oh no.
05:46This will never do.
05:48I beg your pardon?
05:48Well, it's in the name, ma'am.
05:51Toronto's smartest man.
05:53Maybe we could go to the next highest...
05:56Yes, yes, yes.
05:57Dr. Glenn Price.
05:58And I believe Mr. Fordham went to hospital last night.
06:03Oh.
06:03In that case, the alternate for Mr. Fordham will be...
06:06Stop right there.
06:09I'll be damned if I'm kept out of this competition.
06:11Very well then.
06:13Ladies and gentlemen, please stay and browse the books while we prepare the stage for an exciting battle of wits.
06:19Um...
06:20Oh, Mr. Fordham.
06:22Detective William Murdoch, Toronto Constabulary.
06:25Have you caught the villain who did this to me?
06:28Not yet.
06:29But I was wondering, do you know who may have wanted to do this to you?
06:33I say most of my competitors dislike me.
06:36That's what happens when you're the best.
06:39Maybe that tall woman on the ladies' team.
06:42Miss Gruesome or some such.
06:44Quite competitive.
06:46And she definitely doesn't like me.
06:48Anyone else?
06:50No.
06:50Although, last night, Ved did say he hoped I'd drop dead.
07:01The sign is quite clear, my dear.
07:03This is absurd.
07:04Women are the intellectual equal to men in every way.
07:07Mr. Coleman.
07:08Miss Newsome here plays in a weekly miscellany game against myself and Mr. Fordham.
07:12Thank you, Professor Srinivasan.
07:14And she habitually loses.
07:17She isn't a serious contestant.
07:20I got a perfect score on the entry test, the same as you.
07:22There's no need for raised voices.
07:24Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
07:26If I may, Miss Newsome lives in my neighborhood.
07:29She has recently been left by her husband and is no doubt emotional.
07:33Uh, competition might not be advisable given her fragile state.
07:37I am not emotional, and sir, you're a chiropodist, not a psychiatrist.
07:42Nevertheless, I think Dr. Price has a point, don't you, my dear?
07:51Just how did you get along with Mr. Fordham?
07:54I understand you told him you wished he would drop dead.
07:58He called me a fool for saying Montevideo is the capital of Paraguay.
08:03It's Asunción. Montevideo is Uruguay.
08:06I know that now.
08:09Look, we bicker from time to time.
08:11I certainly didn't put clam juice into his drink.
08:15Detective, my name's Boudreaux.
08:20Mr. Boudreaux, were you at the miscellany matchup the other night?
08:24No.
08:25Then how can I...
08:26Do you remember getting me sent to jail ten years ago?
08:31Well, the name does ring a bell.
08:34Well, your name does a little bit more than that for me.
08:37I spent ten years locked up, reading every book that I could find,
08:41familiarizing myself with the law, the arts, and the sciences,
08:45waiting for the day that I could throw your supposed genius back in your face.
08:51Well then, how lovely that you've been afforded that opportunity.
08:57I'm gonna beat you, detective. No matter what it takes.
09:02Teddy, have a look at this. X-ray glasses. Can see through skin and clothing.
09:16Imagine how useful those would be.
09:18For what?
09:20Police work.
09:21Henry, I don't think that's a real product.
09:24You know what you always say to me.
09:25Be careful in the big city. Everyone's a swindler.
09:28This is different. This is in the newspaper.
09:30They don't waste their money.
09:31The company probably won't even send the glasses.
09:33It's too late. I already hoarded a pair last week.
09:40The Colwyn should just hand the prize over to Murdoch and be done with it.
09:43As brilliant as Detective Murdoch is, you can't be certain he'll win.
09:47There are many different types of intelligence, after all.
09:50Oh, that's rubbish.
09:51You're either bright or you're dim.
09:52And I know a sure thing when I see it.
09:54Attention all!
09:56The moment has arrived.
09:58Together, we will answer the question,
10:00Who is Toronto's smartest man?
10:03Envelopes with the daily challenges and their solutions
10:06are locked in this safe.
10:08Each day, I'll open a new one.
10:10Contestants will earn points.
10:12Which will be tallied by the lovely Miss Ontario Wheat.
10:20And at the end of the week, we will have our champion.
10:23Now, in this briefcase,
10:27is the $1,000 cash prize for the winner.
10:36And so, let round one begin.
10:42The sum of the first five prime numbers.
10:4828.
10:51Express the golden ratio to three decimal points.
10:551.618.
11:01Projectile motion.
11:02Kirchhoff's diffraction formula.
11:08729.
11:11Russell's paradox.
11:20And this is it, gentlemen.
11:21The final question of the round, worth five bonus points.
11:24If a train leaves Montreal at 9 a.m. traveling at 60 miles per hour,
11:30and another train leaves Toronto at the same time traveling at 50 miles per hour,
11:34when will the two trains intersect on the 333 mile journey?
11:3712.
11:4012.16 p.m.
11:42Uh, no.
11:43That's not right.
11:46At 12.01 p.m.
11:48And 20 seconds.
11:50That is the correct answer, sir.
11:51It is not.
11:53All trains traveling on the Grand Trunk Railway between Montreal and Toronto hold for precisely 15 minutes at Kingston.
12:01It's a hypothetical question, sir.
12:07Dig that, Murdoch.
12:08Civility, gentlemen.
12:10Today's round goes to Professor Srinivasan.
12:17And please, join us tomorrow for round two.
12:24A worthy set of opponents.
12:26And a look next time out.
12:28Luck has nothing to do with it.
12:30That was a misleading question.
12:32Oh, dear.
12:39Some workers found him this morning.
12:46That's Professor Srinivasan.
12:49He's still wearing yesterday's clothes.
12:52His boutonniere.
12:54This is at the back of the book fair.
12:56He must have been on his way home.
12:59Well, I guess this means he won't be winning Toronto's smartest man.
13:02The building is undergoing repairs to the cornice.
13:13Some of the brick work was crumbling.
13:15So, he was killed by falling masonry.
13:19Yes, but workers had already removed the loose bricks.
13:23I think this masonry was dropped deliberately.
13:26Is the roof accessible?
13:27Not too easily.
13:28Just up the main staircase.
13:29Huh.
13:31So, Professor Srinivasan exits the building, pleased with his win, and was then struck down by falling masonry thrown from the roof.
13:40So, it would seem.
13:42You think it's related to the competition?
13:44I suppose it's possible.
13:46Professor Srinivasan is dead?
13:48I'm afraid so.
13:50Pop, maybe we should call off the contest?
13:51Nonsense.
13:52It occurred directly behind the venue, Mr. Colwyn.
13:55And two nights ago, Mr. Fordham had a near deadly brush with clam juice.
14:00He's highly allergic.
14:01I'm sorry to hear that, but I don't see how either of these incidents are connected to the contest.
14:05Nevertheless, I will be questioning all of the contestants before we proceed.
14:12Pop, I...
14:13Gentlemen.
14:15Either you let me compete, or I intend to sue.
14:17Well, it's Toronto's smartest man.
14:20There's nothing you can do about that.
14:21Aren't man and mankind commonly used to refer to the whole of the human race?
14:26Why should this competition be any different?
14:28You wouldn't win in court.
14:29Maybe so.
14:30But it'd throw a wrench in your contest all the same.
14:32Mr. Fordham, where were you following the competition last evening?
14:44I believe I was the first to leave.
14:47You probably saw me.
14:48I went straight out the front door.
14:51And where did you go?
14:52Home.
14:53I still wasn't feeling well.
14:56Probably why I didn't win round one.
14:59Can anyone vouch for you after you left the venue?
15:03Did anyone see you when I went home alone?
15:07No.
15:09I'm afraid not. I am a bachelor detective.
15:12Although, when I left the venue, I did see Mr. Boudreau speaking with Professor Srinivasan.
15:19And then I saw Mr. Boudreau hurrying upstairs.
15:22Upstairs? Are you sure?
15:24Yes, yes. I thought it quite strange.
15:25And just what were Mr. Boudreau and the professor discussing?
15:29I didn't hear.
15:31And I wouldn't hear Eastrop.
15:34I talked to no one. I saw no one.
15:37I got home and read legal treatises.
15:40On prisoners' rights.
15:42Mr. Boudreau, you were the last person seen talking to Professor Srinivasan.
15:46And you were seen rushing upstairs afterward.
15:49I had to find the bathroom.
15:51Prison food has given me the fleflotte.
15:53Digestion issues.
15:55What were you and the professor talking about?
15:57I was merely offering my sincere congratulations.
16:00He played brilliantly.
16:02Unlike some.
16:09Upon further consideration, Miss Effie Newsome will be permitted to compete.
16:13Still so sure Detective Murdoch will win now that Miss Newsome has entered the fray?
16:18She's a worthy rival.
16:20Oh, I doubt that very much.
16:22Come now. We've both seen her competitive side.
16:24Sometimes the contest comes down to just how much someone wants to win.
16:28Just how much, eh?
16:30How about the two of us have a little wager? Say, two dollars?
16:33Make it five.
16:35Done.
16:36Oh, Detective.
16:37You might not want to do so well this round.
16:39Remember what happened to Professor Srinivasan.
16:42I remember, Inspector.
16:44And I'm here to get to the bottom of it.
16:46Oi.
16:48Chewy.
16:50And now for round two.
16:53It makes octopus blood blue.
16:56Hemocyanid.
17:00Queen of both England and France.
17:03Eleanor of Aquitaine.
17:08Classical epics were written in which poetic meter?
17:13Dactylic hexameter.
17:15Which Scottish-Canadian inventor and engineer is known as the father of standard time?
17:21Sir Sanford Fleming.
17:26The calcaneus bone.
17:33And the final challenge for round two, for five bonus points, if ES equals 14 and JZ equals 16, what does LW equal?
17:56Excuse me, sirs. Buy it through the auditorium, please.
17:59Oh, but...
18:01Assault!
18:03LW equals 11.
18:05Here are to explain for the audience.
18:08Of course.
18:10Completing the pattern, 11 is the number of alphabetical spaces between L and W.
18:14Well done.
18:16The quick-witted Miss Newsome is the winner of this deceptively simple round.
18:19Mr. Boudreaux, I saw you cheating.
18:29You were a safe-cracker who worked with armed robbers.
18:32You stole the solution from the Colwyn's safe.
18:35So you do remember me?
18:38I was a safe-cracker, yes.
18:41But I was only pretending to cheat.
18:43Why?
18:47As a distraction.
18:49To ensure that you didn't win.
18:51And you fell for it.
18:53Who's smarter now, detective?
18:54No, detective.
19:02Roberts, guess what's come in the mail?
19:04A letter from Constable Crabtree.
19:06Oh, uh, yes.
19:08He says he's doing well in St. John's.
19:10He's even made his first arrest.
19:11A, uh, a moose poacher.
19:13But no, this, look.
19:15My x-ray spectacles.
19:17Told you it was a real company.
19:19Wow, I guess I was wrong.
19:20Don't feel too bad, Teddy.
19:22No one expects you to go from country bumpkin
19:23to city sophisticate overnight.
19:29This doesn't make sense.
19:30They're supposed to see through skin and clothing,
19:32but all I see is my hand.
19:35Could I give them a try?
19:37Of course.
19:43Whoa!
19:45My own bones!
19:46Unbelievable!
19:47Oh, oh, oh.
19:52Well?
19:55I'm a gentleman, Henry.
19:58Professor Srinivasan was single and kept to himself,
20:00apart from his weekly miscellany game.
20:03No enemies to speak of,
20:04so I decided to look into the others as well.
20:07Mr. Fordham works in investments.
20:08Dr. Price runs a...
20:11I can't read this to you.
20:13Fool.
20:15Beg your pardon?
20:16Fo-foot.
20:17Ah.
20:18Foot clinic.
20:20And Mr. Boudreaux has had trouble finding employment
20:21since his release from prison.
20:24Well, that could be a strong motivator to win the prize.
20:26Let's look next into Mr. Boudreaux.
20:28He wasn't at miscellany matchup.
20:30No, but he is a known criminal.
20:32And he was seen going upstairs at the book fair.
20:35You know, the only contestant who was present
20:38on the side of both attacks was Miss Newsome.
20:41Yes, but...
20:42She is quite competitive.
20:43And she did dislike both victims.
20:46Hated them, even.
20:47And she's smart enough to have coordinated the attacks.
20:50Definitely.
20:51Well, thank you for that.
20:53Just to be clear, I didn't attack anybody,
20:55but I do believe somebody may be trying to poison me.
20:58I found these on my doorstep after yesterday's competition.
21:02For a very pretty lady from her secret admirer.
21:05Yes.
21:06I inspected the chocolates and found pinprick marks on the bottom of each of them.
21:10I think they're injection points.
21:12Do you always inspect presents so carefully?
21:14I was suspicious.
21:15I haven't received a romantic gift in quite some time.
21:23Smell that?
21:25Scent of pears?
21:27A bit exotic for a basic box of bonbons.
21:30I believe these were injected with chloral hydrate.
21:35Let's have a look at that card.
21:37Yard.
21:38Typed message.
21:39No handwriting.
21:42There's a flower in the design.
21:45It is a poppy.
21:47I know where these came from.
21:50Well, I'm not in the habit of selling poison.
21:53Of course not.
21:54Do you recall who purchased the chocolates?
21:57Likely yesterday afternoon.
21:59You do excellent business, sir.
22:01I must have sold at least a dozen chocolate boxes after lunch yesterday.
22:05Do you remember typing this message on the card?
22:09Yes.
22:11A man purchased this box.
22:14What did he look like?
22:15A man.
22:18Normal.
22:19Not particularly attractive.
22:21Or unattractive.
22:23Height.
22:25Average.
22:26Voice.
22:28Audible.
22:30And he's standing right behind you.
22:34Dr. Price.
22:36Yes, sir?
22:37Dr. Price, you are under arrest for the attempted murder of Effie Newsome.
22:45I left the chocolates and the note, but I never poisoned them.
22:48This is some sort of terrible mistake.
22:50Why did you send them to Miss Newsome?
22:52I sent harmless chocolates to Miss Newsome.
22:54I was merely expressing my burgeoning romantic feelings for that tall, mouthy brainiac.
22:59But it's not very expressive to leave an anonymous card.
23:05Well, I had some qualms about signing my name. She seems to dislike me.
23:09I had hoped, after some gallant gestures, to eventually step forward as her suitor.
23:14I think that you're the one who dislikes Miss Newsome.
23:19You're worried she'll beat you in this competition, and that's why you poisoned the chocolates with chloral hydrate.
23:24Nonsense. I'm not afraid of a little competition.
23:27Tell me, was she pleased to receive the chocolates before the poison and such?
23:30As a doctor, you also had access to a syringe.
23:34Those can be acquired at any apothecary. As can the chloral hydrate. You needn't even be a medical man.
23:40I left them on her doorstep before she arrived home from the competition.
23:44They were wrapped in purple paper. Someone else must have seen them and done something to them.
23:49Purple paper? Yes. With a pink bow. You know, the kind of frippery women like.
23:54All right, give it up already. You're having me on about the glasses. You must be.
24:00I'm not having you on. You're very mistrustful.
24:02No, I know when I'm being fooled.
24:04I'm fooling you.
24:06What's all the fuss?
24:08Constable Roberts refuses to stop this childish prank he's been playing.
24:11What prank? Explain.
24:13Well, Constable Higgins bought some x-ray glasses he found in the newspaper.
24:17And they don't work, but he's been pretending that they do.
24:19Let me see.
24:25Astounding!
24:29Is that a healed fracture on your forearm, Roberts?
24:33It is. I broke it falling out of a tree when I was seven.
24:48The chocolates were from Dr. Price? I knew he hated me.
24:51On the contrary, I believe he's quite fond of you.
24:56Oh, good lord.
24:58Tell me, what did the wrapping on this box of chocolates look like?
25:02There was no wrapping paper.
25:04No purple paper?
25:05None.
25:07That supports Dr. Price's story that someone must have tampered with this box of chocolates after the delivery.
25:13So he'll be back in the competition?
25:15I suppose so.
25:16Well, I look forward to trouncing him.
25:21I hope you're happy you've kept my patience waiting. I have people who depend on me for their well-being.
25:26I trust their feet will make a full recovery.
25:29Good day, detectives.
25:30I take it he isn't our culprit?
25:34It doesn't look that way. And he wasn't at the miscellany matchup.
25:38Shouldn't we shut down the competition?
25:40I believe we should continue. It may lead us to a culprit.
25:44I agree. And, of course, you still want the opportunity to win.
25:47I'd like to stay close to the suspects.
25:49Hmm. Either way, it will be all hands on deck for the competition tomorrow. We've got to keep everyone safe.
25:55Well, I was thinking with everything that's happening, perhaps we should call out the competition.
26:00Don't be ridiculous.
26:02We've decided to allow the competition to continue, albeit with police supervision. I'll keep you posted.
26:08Much appreciated, detective.
26:10Two at the front, two at the back.
26:11And now, with all five round three bonus points at stake, our competitors must assemble a mystery item at their workstations. No instructions provided.
26:24On my signal, the contestants will remove their drop clouds. And go.
26:36Detective Murdoch looks like he's off to a quick start.
26:38He does indeed.
26:40Care do raise the stakes of our wager? Say, double or nothing?
26:44Right, you know.
26:45Although, Miss Newsome does seem a tad perplexed, wouldn't you say, Inspector?
26:48What do you say, Inspector?
27:07Ah! Mr. Fordham believes he's done.
27:10Mr. Fordham has successfully completed his battery circuit.
27:14And Mr. Fordham is the winner of this round.
27:18That's impossible.
27:20There is no way that anyone knows circuits better than William Murdoch.
27:24That man must be cheating.
27:25Please! Some civility, gentlemen.
27:28Nobody knows batteries like Detective Murdoch.
27:30I sincerely doubt Fordham subscribes to circuits quarterly.
27:34I've seen it on the detective's desk.
27:36Empty your pockets.
27:37I suspect Mr. Fordham has a cheat sheet or a diagram of some sort secreted away.
27:43You're a sore loser.
27:45But, fine.
27:47Don't do it, Fordham.
27:48The police can't be trusted.
27:50Know your rights. Don't make it easy on them.
27:52I have nothing to hide.
27:54There we are.
27:56Mm-hmm.
27:59What is this?
28:02I've never seen this before.
28:06A bottle of chloral hydrate solution.
28:08The same substance that was used in the attempt on Miss Newsome's life.
28:13Mr. Fordham, you are under arrest.
28:17Oh, God.
28:25I don't know anything about any chocolate.
28:28How did this poison get into your pocket?
28:31I take off my jacket when I'm quizzing.
28:34It was hanging off the back of my chair.
28:36You're saying it was planted.
28:38Where were you after yesterday's round?
28:40I don't even know where Miss Newsome lives.
28:42I could hardly have dropped off poisoned chocolates.
28:44After the first day of competition, you say you went home.
28:47You could have snuck back in, climbed the stairs, and waited on the roof for Professor Srinivasan.
28:52I could have, but I didn't.
28:55And why would I give myself clam juice at the miscellany game?
28:59I nearly died.
29:01As a cover for the attacks to follow.
29:03I think you would do just about anything to win the title of Toronto's smartest man.
29:09I think you're getting the two of us confused, Detective.
29:12I want to know how you have been cheating.
29:15I didn't!
29:17May I have a word with you in private, Detective?
29:25Did you notice he avoided telling us where he was last night?
29:28What is it, sir?
29:30Are you quite sure that personal pride isn't playing a part in this investigation?
29:35What do you mean?
29:37Is it vanity that's making you so certain Fordham cheated?
29:39Inspector, respectfully, I believe I am seeing things clearly.
29:43Fordham is cheating.
29:44And that malfeasance is somehow mixed in with these violent attacks.
29:48Something is going on here, and it isn't simply the fact that I am not the one winning.
29:53Detective?
29:54Mr. Colwood.
29:56What can we do for you?
29:57I'd better drop by and mention something about Mr. Fordham.
30:00He was with me when this business with the poison happened.
30:04When was this?
30:06Yesterday evening, wasn't it?
30:08Right after the competition.
30:10Mr. Fordham was helping me review mathematical calculations for the encyclopedia.
30:15He's one of our experts, you know, so he couldn't have used the poison.
30:19Why did he not tell us this?
30:21Well, I imagine your onstage accusation of him cheating with me may have made him a touch reticent.
30:27It's time to release Mr. Fordham, Detective.
30:37Still nothing?
30:39There must be something wrong with my eyes.
30:42Maybe I should call the doctor.
30:45What if he tells me that I'm slowly going blind?
30:48Henry?
30:49Hang up.
30:50I was joking.
30:51I shouldn't call?
30:52I've been pretending.
30:54The glasses don't work.
30:55I knew it.
30:57Take a closer look.
30:58There's a feather inside to create this sort of blurry effect.
31:02So we got a defective pair.
31:04The glasses themselves are a hoax, Henry.
31:08Sorry for playing along.
31:10It's fine.
31:12I was playing along too.
31:20Have you been up all night, Detective?
31:21Yes.
31:22I found it extremely suspicious that Calvin Cohen showed up here with an alibi for Mr. Fordham.
31:34The two of them must be colluding.
31:37To cheat in the contest or are you talking about the attacks?
31:39It can't be a coincidence that all of this cheating and violent attacks have been running through this entire competition from the beginning.
31:49I'm convinced that they are connected.
31:52I just don't know how yet.
31:54Right.
31:55And what's all this?
31:58Oh.
31:59I've been trying to figure out exactly how Mr. Fordham has been cheating.
32:02Watts, do you recall when we coached Constable Crabtree through that chess game remotely so that he could win?
32:09For a case.
32:11He had an earpiece through which you received instructions?
32:13Yes.
32:14That got me thinking.
32:16What if Mr. Colwyn has some high-level technology hidden within his briefcase?
32:22Like what?
32:23I thought you'd never ask.
32:25I've noticed that Mr. Fordham's workstation is nearest to where Mr. Colwyn always sits, always places his briefcase and never takes his hand off of it.
32:35Yes?
32:36What if he's been sending Morse code messages through a device hidden inside the briefcase to Mr. Fordham via an electrical conduit hidden beneath the stage floor?
32:55That's an extremely complex plan.
32:58Relying on precise placement of all the elements involved and a lightning-fast understanding of Morse code.
33:04Yes, but we cannot forget the level of intellect that we are dealing with here.
33:10We cannot underestimate their cunning.
33:13We must see through their stratagems.
33:16These x-ray spectacles are garbage.
33:17I've got to get my money back.
33:19That's it. That's it?
33:21That's it.
33:22This is a portable version of my x-ray machine. It's disguised as a camera.
33:35I need you to take an image of Colwyn's briefcase.
33:39The backplate is already in place, of course.
33:46Detective, I wonder if it's possible there's a less elaborate cheating scheme at play here.
33:53I'm sure it's not technically impossible.
33:56Ladies and gentlemen, but a single question remains, after which we will officially announce Toronto's smartest man.
34:07Kevin!
34:09What person?
34:10The final challenge will be a code-breaking puzzle worth five bonus points.
34:20Miss Ontario Wheat will reveal this statement to be, uh, worked out.
34:23Worked out.
34:36So soon, Mr. Murdock?
34:38It reads,
34:40The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
34:44Socrates.
34:46It is a simple Caesar-shift cipher of seven places.
34:50It's fairly common in my line of work.
34:51That is, uh, that is correct.
34:54That means we have a winner.
34:56And with the most points on the board, Detective Murdock is Toronto's smartest man.
35:03Oh, wait a moment. I wasn't here for the first round. I'm at a disadvantage in the points count.
35:08Our decision is final.
35:10Tomorrow will be the grand prize ceremony.
35:13And Encyclopedia founder and my esteemed father, Tobias Colwyn, will be arriving by train from Windsor to present the prize himself.
35:21Detective, Detective, I feel as though we should do some kind of face-off to determine who really won this thing.
35:26All right, but right now I need to get to the station house.
35:29Well, we can continue this conversation there.
35:31All right.
35:32So why are you doing all this? You won, supposedly. What are you expecting to find?
35:40Evidence of cheating. Specifically some sort of Morse code pulsation device. This x-ray should clarify.
35:47You x-rayed the briefcase?
35:49I did. Detective Murdock disguised the device as a camera.
35:52What's inside?
35:53It's empty.
35:55What about the prize money Colwyn showed everyone?
35:58The bills were banded with metal clips. The money's not in there either.
36:04Maybe there is no $1,000 prize.
36:06What if Calvin Colwyn is trying to avoid a payout?
36:10By attacking the contest frontrunners? That's mad.
36:14But if it's true, Detective Murdock could be next.
36:17I believe we need to pay Calvin Colwyn a visit.
36:22Oh, Detective, you startled me.
36:24Mr. Colwyn, why are you taking down your displays?
36:27Oh, well, my father fell ill and couldn't make the train, so we've decided to forego the prize presentation.
36:34But no worry, you'll still receive your prize in installment payments.
36:38What about all the money that was in the briefcase?
36:40Oh, that was just showmanship. It's all paid out to suppliers.
36:43But your collected psychopedia is available today.
36:47Do you offer delivery?
36:49Mr. Colwyn, I'm not surprised that you called off the ceremony.
36:53I don't think you want to pay out that prize money. Perhaps you can't afford to.
36:57Nonsense. The book fair and the contest have been terrific publicity.
37:03Even with one of the contestants losing their life?
37:06I had nothing to do with that.
37:08And it's a shame, but sales are up.
37:10I wish I could drag this competition out forever. Only a fool would think differently.
37:20Mr. Colwyn.
37:22Pop, maybe we should call off the contest.
37:25Nonsense.
37:27Perhaps we should call off the competition.
37:29Don't be ridiculous.
37:30Are you the fool your father is referring to?
37:33I don't. What do you mean?
37:36You've been only too eager to shut down this competition, suggesting that your father do so at every turn.
37:42I was just concerned about the competitors, about their safety.
37:46I think you're lying. We need to have a discussion about this down at the station house.
37:51Leave my son alone. He might be a little fool, but he's done nothing wrong.
37:55You be quiet. I'm not a fool. You are!
37:59There's no money, Pop. There's no money. There's no thousand dollars.
38:03If we had to pay that prize, we would have gone under for sure. I didn't have a choice.
38:07Son, what have you done?
38:09No one could win that prize. I was just trying to make sure of it.
38:12When I saw how quickly Mr. Fordham was filling out his entry exam, I heard him complaining about that clam juice while it was easy enough for me to splash some in his drink.
38:20But he came back.
38:22Oh, Dean. This is madness.
38:25And I thought surely Professor Srinivasan's doubt that would be enough to stop the event, but no.
38:29No, some eager detective was all too determined to let it continue.
38:33And after you dropped the brick on Professor Srinivasan's head, you tried to poison Ms. Newsome?
38:38What were you planning to do to the detective?
38:40I wasn't going to kill him. We were skipping out without paying. That's all.
38:44You didn't have to do any of this.
38:45Well, you always tell me to pay attention. To pull my weight. That's what I was doing. I was pulling my weight.
38:51I was trying to save your company. We were going under, Pop. You're just too blind to see that.
38:57I wasn't. I knew we were in trouble.
39:00If you knew you couldn't afford to pay the prize money, why put it up in the first place?
39:05Because I'd already arranged a winner. A man content with glory even if he cheated to get it.
39:12Fordham.
39:13I gave him the answers and a smaller payout for helping me fix the contest.
39:18With the extra publicity, I knew the cyclopedia would bounce back.
39:22Why couldn't you stay out of this?
39:23I was trying to help.
39:25But Fordham didn't win.
39:27So not only did your son fail, you did as well.
39:31I wouldn't have if you hadn't entered the contest.
39:35You were under arrest for fraud.
39:38And your son for murder.
39:40So in the end, sir, I got my money back for the x-ray glasses.
39:54Good for you.
39:55Used it to buy mind reading goggles.
39:57Higgins, you're as daft as a bloody bush lad.
40:00I knew you'd say something like that, sir.
40:02Maybe I don't need them after all, huh?
40:04So, Albert, why didn't Mr. Fordham win it all if he had the answers in advance?
40:09Well, he told Murdoch that he threw at least one round to avoid suspicion.
40:13He also said that the injury to his wrist didn't help him either.
40:15Oh, speak of the devil.
40:17Oh.
40:18Murdoch, you're here.
40:19What have you got there?
40:21I've created a device to aid with game play.
40:25I call it the answer alert.
40:28Brilliant.
40:30But, uh, miscellany matchup isn't tonight.
40:33I know.
40:36Miss Newsome?
40:37I believe women are the intellectual equals to most men.
40:45Not all.
40:47Is that a challenge?
40:50Do we still have a bet, Albert?
40:51We do indeed.
41:02Are we ready to begin?
41:04Not too late to back out, detective.
41:06That's very kind of me.
41:09Our first question.
41:11In the George Crabtree novel, A Man Alone,
41:14who did Mr. Crabtree consider to be his biggest influence?
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