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00:00One sarsaparilla in a clean glass, as requested.
00:13Final 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. Yes, escape.
00:32The Etruscans.
00:33I was going to say, the Assyrians.
00:37Wrong.
00:38Uh, the 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. The, the, no home is complete without a set of Colwyn's.
01:20Higgins, you need to keep your mouth shut unless you're certain of the answer.
01:24So I'm pretty sure that was the right answer.
01:26Where's Murdoch 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. They 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.
02:14He's your having a laugh.
02:17You call that a test.
02:26You call that a test.
02:28Come on!
02:32Oh!
02:33Oh!
02:34Oh!
02:36Oh!
02:38Oh!
02:39Oh!
02:41Bye-bye!
02:44Thanks for coming, Murdoch.
02:46We've, er...
02:47We've all had a few.
02:49We thought it would be a good idea if we had a steady hand at the wheel.
02:51under the wheel. The man's fallen ill, then. Victor Fordham. Apparently a severe allergic reaction.
02:56Oh. Well, not poison, then. But you don't believe it was an accident, either? Well, we did at first,
03:03until Mr. Ryan informed us that Fordham's shellfish allergy is common knowledge.
03:09And he was a terrible person. Someone may have intentionally contaminated his glass.
03:14Mr. Ryan. Detective. I understand you knew of Mr. Fordham's shellfish allergy? Of course. Sure,
03:23he never shut up about it. Especially since I got these new clam juice dispensers in there. Oh? With
03:29these, I can fix all the latest clam beverages. Hot clam soda. It's ginger, clam juice, hot clam
03:37cream. Some vile craze that sells. Is it possible, then, that some of this clam juice accidentally
03:46made its way into Mr. Fordham's glass? Not a chance. He ordered bottled sarsaparilla that I poured into
03:52a clean glass. I saw him after he took a sip. He was fine. The bar cleared out after Mr. Fordham's
04:01medical episode. But, sir, everyone who is here will be at the Toronto Smartest Man competition
04:07tomorrow. You should think about entrance being held at the book fair. The pursuit of knowledge
04:11shouldn't be a contest. The prize is a thousand dollars and a full set of encyclopedias. Imagine
04:19all the world's knowledge at your fingertips. Encyclopedias.
04:24Welcome to Toronto's Pedagogical Book Fair. We at Colwyn's Complete Cyclopedia are proud sponsors of
04:34this week's events, especially the search for Toronto's Smartest Man. Dean, my boy, come up here.
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04:50No. In... in... in... and... 1870. Yes, 1870. And now on the second... The third. The third edition of
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05:14main event, only five perfect tests were submitted by... By, uh, Francois Boudreau,
05:25Ved Srinivasan, uh, William Murdoch... So you didn't, sir. Well done, detective. Uh, Victor Fordham and F.
05:34Newsom. These five contestants will buy for the crown of Toronto's smartest man. Are you lost, my dear?
05:41Nope. Fiona Newsom. F. Newsom. A woman? Oh, no. Uh, this will never do. I beg your pardon? Well,
05:49it's, uh, it's in the name, ma'am. Toronto's Smartest Man. Thank you. Maybe we go, we could go to the
05:55next highest. Yes, yes, yes. Uh, Dr. Glenn Price. And I believe Mr. Fordham went to hospital last night.
06:03Oh. In that case, uh, the alternate for Mr. Fordham will be... Stop right there. I'll be damned if I'm
06:10kept out of this competition. Very well, then. Uh, ladies and gentlemen, uh, please stay and browse
06:15the books while we prepare the stage for an exciting battle of wits. Um... Oh, Mr. Fordham.
06:22Detective William Murdoch, Toronto Constabulary. Ah. Have you caught the villain who did this to me?
06:28Not yet. But I was wondering, do you know who may have wanted to do this to you? I say most of my
06:34competitors dislike me. That's what happens when you're the best. Maybe that tall woman on the ladies
06:41team. Miss Gruesome or some such. Quite competitive. And she definitely doesn't like me. Anyone else?
06:50No. Although, last night, Ved did say he hoped I'd drop dead.
07:01The sign is quite clear, my dear. This is absurd. Women are the intellectual equal to men in every way.
07:07Mr. Corwin. Miss Newsome here plays in a weekly miscellany game against myself and Mr. Fordham.
07:12Thank you, Professor Srinivasan. And she habitually loses. She isn't a serious contestant.
07:20I got a perfect score on the entry test, the same as you. There's no need for raised voices.
07:26If I may, Miss Newsome lives in my neighborhood. She has recently been left by her husband and is no doubt
07:32emotional. Uh, 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? I understand you told him you wished he would drop dead.
07:56Mr. Fordham. He called me a fool for saying Montevideo is the capital of Paraguay.
08:03It's asoción. Montevideo is Uruguay.
08:06I know that now. Look, we bicker from time to time. I certainly didn't put clam juice into his drink.
08:15Detective. The name's Boudreau.
08:20Mr. Boudreau, were you at the miscellany matchup the other night?
08:24No. Then how can I...
08:26Do you remember getting me sent to jail ten years ago?
08:31The name does ring a bell.
08:34Well, your name does a little bit more than that for me.
08:36I 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.
08:50Well then, how lovely that you've been afforded that opportunity.
08:57I'm gonna beat you, detective, no matter what it takes.
09:01Teddy, have a look at this. X-ray glasses. You can see through skin and clothing.
09:16Imagine how useful those would be.
09:17For what?
09:19Police work.
09:21Henry, I don't think that's a real product. You know what you always say to me. Be careful in
09:26the big city. Everyone's a swindler.
09:27Oh, this is different. This is in the newspaper.
09:30They don't waste their money. The company probably won't even send the glasses.
09:34It's too late. I already ordered a pair last week.
09:40The Colwyn should just hand the prize over to Murdoch and be done with it.
09:44As 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. You're either bright or you're dim. And I know a sure thing when I see it.
09:54Attention all! The moment has arrived. Together we will answer the question,
10:01who is Toronto's smartest man?
10:03Envelopes with the daily challenges and their solutions are locked in this safe.
10:08Each day, I'll open a new one. Contestants 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 is the $1,000 cash prize for the winner.
10:30If so, let round one begin.
10:43The sum of the first five prime numbers.
10:4828.
10:51Express the golden ratio to three decimal points.
10:541.618.
11:01Projectile motion.
11:04Kirchhoff's diffraction formula.
11:08729.
11:11Russell's paradox.
11:12And this is it, gentlemen. The final question of the round,
11:22uh, worth five bonus points.
11:25If 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?
11:3712.16 p.m.
11:41Uh, no, that's not right.
11:46At 12.01 p.m. and 20 seconds.
11:49That is the correct answer, sir.
11:50It is not.
11:52All trains traveling on the Grand Trunk Railway between Montreal and Toronto
11:57hold for precisely 15 minutes at Kingston.
12:00It's a hypothetical question, sir.
12:02Take that, Murdoch.
12:07Civility, gentlemen.
12:09Today's round goes to Professor Srinivasan.
12:17And please, join us tomorrow for round two.
12:23A worthy set of opponents.
12:25Have a look next time out.
12:27Luck has nothing to do with it.
12:29That was a misleading question.
12:30Oh, dear.
12:41Some workers found him this morning.
12:47That's Professor Srinivasan.
12:50He'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.
12:58Well, 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.
13:18Yes, but workers had already removed the loose bricks.
13:23I think this masonry was dropped deliberately.
13:25Is the roof accessible?
13:26Not too easily.
13:27Just up the main staircase.
13:30Huh.
13:31So, Professor Srinivasan exits the building, pleased with his win,
13:36and was then struck down by falling masonry thrown from the roof.
13:40So, it would seem...
13:41Do you think it's related to the competition?
13:43I suppose it's possible.
13:45Professor Srinivasan is dead?
13:47I'm afraid so.
13:48Pop, maybe we should call off the contest?
13:50Nonsense.
13:52It occurred directly behind the venue, Mr. Colwood.
13:55And two nights ago, Mr. Fordham had a near deadly brush with clam juice.
13:58He'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.
14:14Either 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.
14:38Mr. Fordham, where were you following the competition last evening?
14:43I believe I was the first to leave.
14:46You 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.
14:54Well, probably 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?
15:06No.
15:07I'm afraid not.
15:09I am a bachelor detective.
15:12Although when I left the venue, I did see Mr. Boudreau speaking with Professor Srinivasan.
15:18And then I saw Mr. Boudreau hurrying upstairs.
15:21Upstairs?
15:22Are you sure?
15:23Yes.
15:23Yes, yes.
15:24I thought it quite strange.
15:26And just what were Mr. Boudreau and the professor discussing?
15:30I didn't hear, and I wouldn't hear Eastrop.
15:32I talked to no one.
15:36I saw no one.
15:37I got home and read legal treases on prisoners' rights.
15:41Mr. Boudreau, you were the last person seen talking to Professor Srinivasan.
15:46And you were seen rushing upstairs afterward.
15:49Ah, I had to find the bathroom.
15:51Prison food has given me the flufflut.
15:53Digestion issues.
15:55What were you and the professor talking about?
15:57I was merely offering my sincere congratulations.
15:59He played brilliantly. Unlike some.
16:09Upon further consideration, Miss Effie Newsome will be permitted to compete.
16:14Still so sure Detective Murdock will win now that Miss Newsome has entered the fray?
16:18She's a worthy rival.
16:19Oh, I doubt that very much.
16:21Come 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?
16:29How about the two of us have a little wager?
16:32Say, two dollars?
16:33Make it five.
16:36Oh, Detective, you might not want to do so well this round.
16:39Remember what happened to Professor Srinivasan.
16:42I remember, Inspector, and I'm here to get to the bottom of it.
16:45And now for round two.
16:51It makes octopus blood blue.
16:54Hemocyanid.
17:00Queen of both England and France.
17:03Eleanor of Aquitaine.
17:05Classical epics were written in which poetic meter?
17:11Dactylic hexameter.
17:15Which Scottish-Canadian inventor and engineer is known as the father of standard time?
17:21Sir Sanford Fleming.
17:22The calcaneus bone.
17:40And the final challenge for round two.
17:44For five bonus points, if ES equals 14 and JZ equals 16, what does LW equal?
17:56Excuse me, sirs.
17:57Buy it through the auditorium, please.
17:59Oh, but...
18:00Assault!
18:02LW equals 11.
18:05Here are to explain for the audience.
18:07Of course.
18:08Completing the pattern, 11 is the number of alphabetical spaces between L and W.
18:13Well done.
18:15The quick-witted Miss Newsome is the winner of this deceptively simple round.
18:26Mr. Boudreau, 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.
18:34So you do remember me.
18:38I was a safe cracker, yes.
18:41But I was only pretending to cheat.
18:47Why?
18:47As a distraction.
18:49To ensure that you didn't win.
18:51And you fell for it.
18:53Who's smarter now, Detective?
18:54Let's go.
19:02Roberts, guess what's come in the mail?
19:04A letter from Constable Crabtree.
19:06Oh, uh, yes.
19:07He says he's doing well in St. John's.
19:09He's even made his first arrest.
19:10A, uh, a moose poacher.
19:12But no, this, look.
19:15My x-ray spectacles.
19:17Told you it was a real company.
19:18Wow, I guess I was wrong.
19:20Don't feel too bad, Teddy.
19:21No one expects you to go from country bumpkin to city sophisticate overnight.
19:29This doesn't make sense.
19:30They're supposed to see through skin and clothing, but all I see is my hand.
19:35Could I give them a try?
19:37Of course.
19:37Oh!
19:45My own bones!
19:46Unbelievable!
19:52Well?
19:55I'm a gentleman, Henry.
19:58Professor Srinivasan was single and kept to himself apart from his weekly miscellany game.
20:03No enemies to speak of, so I decided to look into the others as well.
20:06Mr. Fordham works in investments.
20:08Dr. Price runs a...
20:11I can't read this to you.
20:13Fool.
20:14I beg your pardon?
20:16Foot.
20:16Foot.
20:17Foot clinic.
20:18Runs a foot clinic.
20:19And Mr. Boudreau has had trouble finding employment since his release from prison.
20:23Well, that could be a strong motivator to win the prize.
20:26Let's look next into Mr. Boudreau.
20:28He wasn't at miscellany matchup.
20:29No, but he is a known criminal.
20:31And he was seen going upstairs at the book fair.
20:34You know, the only contestant who was present on the side of both attacks was Miss Newsome.
20:40Yes, but...
20:41She 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.
20:49Oh, definitely.
20:50Well, thank you for that.
20:52Just to be clear, I didn't attack anybody, but I do believe somebody may be trying to poison me.
20:57I found these on my doorstep after yesterday's competition.
21:02For a very pretty lady from her secret admirer.
21:06Yes.
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?
21:26A bit exotic for a basic box of bonbons.
21:31I believe these were injected with chloral hydrate.
21:35Let's have a look at that card.
21:37Yeah, tight message, no handwriting.
21:42There's a flower in the design.
21:45It is a poppy.
21:47I know where these came from.
21:50I'm not in the habit of selling poison.
21:53Of course not.
21:54Do you recall who purchased the chocolates?
21:57Likely yesterday afternoon.
21:58You 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.
22:13What did he look like?
22:16A man.
22:17Normal.
22:19Not particularly attractive.
22:20Or unattractive.
22:22Height.
22:24Average.
22:26Voice.
22:28Audible.
22:28And he's standing right behind you.
22:33Dr. Price.
22:36Yes?
22:36Dr. Price, you are under arrest for the attempted murder of Effie Newsome.
22:40I left the chocolates and the note, but I never poisoned them.
22:48This is some sort of terrible mistake.
22:49Why did you send them to Miss Newsome?
22:51I sent harmless chocolates to Miss Newsome.
22:53I was merely expressing my burgeoning romantic feelings for that tall, mouthy brainiac.
23:00It's not very expressive to leave an anonymous card.
23:05Well, I had some qualms about signing my name.
23:07She seems to dislike me.
23:09I had hoped, after some gallant gestures, to eventually step forward as her suitor.
23:15I think that you're the one who dislikes Miss Newsome.
23:19You're worried she'll beat you in this competition,
23:21and that's why you poisoned the chocolates with chloral hydrate.
23:24Nonsense.
23:25I'm not afraid of a little competition.
23:27Tell me, was she pleased to receive the chocolates before the poison and such?
23:31As a doctor, you also had access to a syringe.
23:35Those can be acquired at any apothecary.
23:37As can the chloral hydrate.
23:38You needn't even be a medical man.
23:41I left them on her doorstep before she arrived home from the competition.
23:44They were wrapped in purple paper.
23:46Someone else must have seen them and done something to them.
23:49Purple paper?
23:50Yes, with a pink bow.
23:52You know, the kind of frippery women like.
23:56All right, give it up already.
23:57You're having me on about the glasses.
23:59You must be.
23:59I'm not having you on.
24:00You're very mistrustful.
24:01No, I know when I'm being fooled.
24:03We're not fooling you.
24:05What's all the fuss?
24:07Constable Roberts refuses to stop this childish prank he's been playing.
24:10What prank?
24:11Explain.
24:12Well, Constable Higgins bought some x-ray glasses he found in the newspaper.
24:16And they don't work, but he's been pretending that they do.
24:19Let me see.
24:19Let me see.
24:28Astounding.
24:31Is that a healed fracture on your forearm, Roberts?
24:33It is.
24:34I broke it falling out of a tree when I was sleeping.
24:36The chocolates were from Dr. Price?
24:50I knew he hated me.
24:51On the contrary, I believe he's quite fond of you.
24:55Oh, good lord.
24:58Tell me, what did the wrapping on this box of chocolates look like?
25:02There was no wrapping paper.
25:03No purple paper?
25:05None.
25:06Oh, that supports Dr. Price's story that someone must have tampered with this box of chocolates
25:11after 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.
25:23I 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?
25:33It doesn't look that way.
25:35And he wasn't at the miscellany matchup.
25:37Shouldn't we shut down the competition?
25:39I believe we should continue.
25:41It may lead us to a culprit.
25:43I agree.
25:44And, of course, you still want the opportunity to win.
25:48I'd like to stay close to the suspects.
25:50Either way, it will be all hands on deck for the competition tomorrow.
25:53We've got to keep everyone safe.
25:55Well, I was thinking with everything that's happening,
25:57perhaps we should call out the competition.
25:59Don't be ridiculous.
26:01We've decided to allow the competition to continue,
26:04albeit with police supervision.
26:06I'll keep you posted.
26:07Much appreciated, detective.
26:09Two at the front, two at the back.
26:13And now, with all five round three bonus points at stake,
26:17our competitors must assemble a mystery item at their workstations.
26:21No instructions provided.
26:23On my signal, the contestants will remove their drop clouds.
26:26And go.
26:27Detective Murdoch looks like he's off to a quick start.
26:38He does indeed.
26:40Care to raise the stakes of our wager?
26:42Say, double or nothing?
26:43Right, you know.
26:44Although, Miss Newsom does seem a tad perplexed.
26:47Wouldn't you say, Inspector?
26:48Ah, Mr. Fordham believes he's done.
27:07Mr. Fordham has successfully completed his battery circuit.
27:16And Mr. Fordham is the winner of this round.
27:19That's impossible.
27:20There is no way that anyone knows circuits better than William Murdoch.
27:24That man must be cheating.
27:25Please.
27:26Some civility, gentlemen.
27:28Nobody knows batteries like Detective Murdoch.
27:30I sincerely doubt Fordham subscribes to circuits quarterly.
27:33I've seen it on the detective's desk.
27:36Empty your pockets.
27:38I suspect Mr. Fordham has a cheat sheet or a diagram of some sort secreted away.
27:43You're a sore loser, but fine.
27:46Don't do it, Fordham.
27:48The police can't be trusted.
27:50Know your rights.
27:50Don't make it easy on them.
27:51I have nothing to hide.
27:54There we are.
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 Newsom's life.
28:13Mr. Fordham, you are under arrest.
28:16Oh, God.
28:25I don't know anything about any chocolate.
28:28How did this poison get into your pocket?
28:30I take off my jacket when I'm quizzing.
28:33It was hanging off the back of my chair.
28:35You're saying it was planted.
28:38Where were you after yesterday's round?
28:39I don't even know where Miss Newsom lives.
28:41I could hardly have dropped off poison 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.
28:54And why would I give myself clam juice at the miscellany game?
28:58I nearly died.
29:00As a cover for the attacks to follow.
29:02I think you would do just about anything to win the title of Toronto's smartest man.
29:08I 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?
29:29What is it, sir?
29:31Are you quite sure that personal pride isn't playing a part in this investigation?
29:35What do you mean?
29:35Is it vanity that's making you so certain Fordham cheated?
29:38Inspector, 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.
29:52Detective?
29:53Mr. Colwood, what can we do for you?
29:56Well, I thought I'd better drop by and mention something about Mr. Fordham.
29:59He was with me when this business with the poison happened.
30:04When was this?
30:05Yesterday evening, wasn't it? Right after the competition.
30:09Mr. Fordham was helping me review mathematical calculations for the encyclopedia.
30:14He'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
30:26medicine.
30:27It's time to release Mr. Fordham, detective.
30:37Still nothing?
30:39There must be something wrong with my eyes.
30:41Maybe I should call the doctor.
30:45What if he tells me that I'm slowly going blind?
30:47Henry, hang 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.
30:56Take a closer look.
30:57There's a feather inside to create this sort of blurry effect.
31:01So we got a defective pair.
31:04The glasses themselves are a hoax, Henry.
31:07Sorry for playing along.
31:10It's fine.
31:12I was playing along too.
31:25Have you been up all night, detective?
31:27Yes.
31:28I 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.
31:51I just don't know how yet.
31:54Right.
31:54Right.
31:55And what's all this?
31:57Oh, I'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 for a case?
32:10He had an earpiece through which he received instructions?
32:13Yes.
32:14That got me thinking.
32:15What if Mr. Colwyn has some high-level technology hidden within his briefcase?
32:21Like what?
32:22I thought you'd never ask.
32:24I've noticed that Mr. Fordham's workstation is nearest to where Mr. Colwyn always sits,
32:30always 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
32:47via 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. We must see through their stratagems.
33:15These x-ray spectacles are garbage. I've got to get my money back.
33:18That's it? That's it? That's it.
33:30This 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.
33:40The backplate is already in place.
33:42Of 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.
34:01Ladies and gentlemen, but a single question remains,
34:03after which we will officially announce Toronto's smartest man.
34:09What person?
34:10The final challenge will be a code-breaking puzzle worth five bonus points.
34:19Miss Ontario Wheat will reveal this statement to be, uh, worked out.
34:23So soon, Mr. Murdock?
34:36It reads, the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
34:43Socrates.
34:44It is a simple caesar shift cipher of seven places. It's fairly common in my line of work.
34:50That is, uh, that is correct.
34:53That means we have a winner.
34:55And with the most points on the board, Detective Murdock is Toronto's smartest man.
35:02Oh, wait a moment. I wasn't here for the first round. I'm at a disadvantage in the points count.
35:07Our decision is final. Uh, tomorrow will be the grand prize ceremony.
35:12And Encyclopedia founder and my esteemed father, Tobias Colwyn,
35:15will be arriving by train from Windsor to present the prize himself.
35:21Detective, Detective, I feel as though we should
35:23do 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.
35:28Well, we can continue this conversation there.
35:30All right.
35:31So 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.
35:45This x-ray should clarify.
35:46You x-rayed the briefcase?
35:48I did. Detective Murdock disguised the device as a camera.
35:53What's inside?
35:55It's empty.
35:56What about the prize money Colwyn showed everyone?
35:58The bills were banded with metal clips. The money's not in there either.
36:03Maybe there is no one thousand dollar prize.
36:06What if Calvin Colwyn is trying to avoid a payout?
36:10By attacking the contest frontrunners? That's mad.
36:13But if it's true, Detective Murdock could be next.
36:17I believe we need to pay Calvin Colwyn a visit.
36:21Oh, 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.
36:30So we've decided to forego the prize presentation.
36:33But no worry, you'll still receive your prize in installment payments.
36:37What about all of 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?
36:48Mr. 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.
36:58Nonsense. The book fair and the contest have been terrific publicity.
37:03Even with one of the contestants losing their life?
37:05Well, I had nothing to do with that. And it's a shame, but sales are up.
37:10I wish I could drag this competition out forever. Only a fool would think differently.
37:21Mr. Colwyn.
37:23Pop, maybe we should call off the contest.
37:25Nonsense.
37:26Perhaps we should call off the competition.
37:28Don't be ridiculous.
37:30Are you the fool your father's referring to?
37:32I do. What do you mean?
37:35Well, you've been only too eager to shut down this competition.
37:39Suggesting 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.
37:50Leave my son alone. He might be a little fool, but he's done nothing wrong.
37:54You be quiet. I'm not a fool. You are!
37:58There'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.
38:06Son, what have you done?
38:08No 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,
38:16I 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.
38:21Oh, Dean. This is madness.
38:24And I thought surely Professor Srinivasan's down now be enough to stop the event, but no.
38:29No, some eager detective was all too determined to let it continue.
38:32And after you dropped a brick on Professor Srinivasan's head, you tried to poison Miss Newsome?
38:37What 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.
38:43You 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.
38:49I was pulling my weight. I was trying to save your company.
38:53We were going under, Pop. But you're just too blind to see that.
38:56I wasn't. I knew we were in trouble.
39:01If you knew you couldn't afford to pay the prize money, why put it up in the first place?
39:04Because 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.
39:17I, with the extra publicity, I knew the cyclopedia would bounce back.
39:22Why couldn't you stay out of this?
39:23Let's try now.
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're under arrest for fraud.
39:38And your son for murder.
39:51So 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 just daft as a bloody bushland.
40:00I knew you'd say something like that, sir.
40:01Maybe I don't need them after all, huh?
40:05So, Albert, why didn't Mr. Fordham win it all if he had the answers in advance?
40:08Well, he told Murdoch that he threw at least one round to avoid suspicion.
40:12He also said that the injury to his wrist didn't help him either.
40:15Oh, speak of the devil.
40:16Oh.
40:18Murdoch, you're here.
40:19What have you got there?
40:20I've created a device to aid with game play.
40:24I call it the answer alert.
40:28Brilliant.
40:29But, uh, miscellany matchup isn't tonight.
40:32I know.
40:35Miss Newsome?
40:38I believe women are the intellectual equals to most men.
40:45Not all.
40:47Is that a challenge?
40:49Do we still have a bed, 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 you.
41:09Our first question.
41:11In the George Crabtree novel, A Man Alone,
41:13who did Mr. Crabtree consider to be his biggest influence?
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