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00:00Angelic Raymond's exquisite new line is available in many shades and sizes.
00:07Angelic Raymond's has become Canada's most successful clothing company,
00:11thanks to our father's creation, the Somatron.
00:14Gone are the days when you had to wait for a custom fitting.
00:17Father believes that fashion should be ready to wear, right off the rack at your local mercantile.
00:24Where is he?
00:26No, I do.
00:28Find him. Just stand here and keep smiling.
00:31Thank you for coming. Lovely to see you.
00:35And that's when the victim's daughter caught the accused standing over her father's body
00:39with the murder weapon in her hand.
00:42The accused is his housekeeper?
00:44It is hard to find. You could help these days.
00:46Allow me to introduce the city's newest deputy crown attorney, Roy Davenport.
00:51Deputy crown attorney? I thought I was next in line for that position.
00:54You were in line, just not first.
00:57Mr. Davenport is quite the prodigy.
00:59Roy, this is Effie Newsome.
01:00Assistant crown attorney, Effie Newsome.
01:03Charmed. I'm sure.
01:06Mr. Davenport will be prosecuting the case.
01:08Oh, I assume that I...
01:09Well, the accused, Joan Lewis, could not afford a defense lawyer.
01:13You have been assigned to provide her that service.
01:16Your task is to guide Mrs. Lewis through the process of gracious capitulation.
01:22My job is to lose.
01:24Well, your client was literally caught red handed.
01:27Yes, Mrs. Lewis had clear motive.
01:29She had been fired for stealing earlier that day.
01:32But by pleading guilty, Mrs. Lewis may be spared the death sentence we've spoken to her about this.
01:38You just need to offer your reassurance.
01:41Don't worry.
01:42This shouldn't be terribly difficult.
01:43Joan Lewis.
01:44It is charged that on the tenth day of this month in the city of Toronto, you willfully and with malice of forethought did murder Marco Serafin.
02:00Please rise.
02:01How do you plead?
02:02It's all right.
02:03Just do as we discussed.
02:04I'm innocent.
02:05I didn't kill anyone.
02:06How do you plead?
02:07It's all right.
02:08Just do as we discussed.
02:09I'm innocent.
02:10I didn't kill anyone.
02:11I'm innocent.
02:12I'm innocent.
02:13I didn't kill anyone.
02:14I'm innocent.
02:15I didn't kill anyone.
02:40Anything of interest?
02:41Uh, just the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
02:45But, where is this?
02:47Joan Lewis pleads not guilty.
02:50Interesting.
02:51Why's that?
02:52Look who's defending her, Effie Newsome.
02:55Miss Newsome doesn't?
02:56She worked for the Crown?
02:58It's not an unusual practice.
02:59If a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, the court appoints one.
03:03From the office that's prosecuting her?
03:06Is that fair?
03:07I never said it was fair.
03:09I said it was usual.
03:10They are not the same thing.
03:14Detective!
03:15Welcome home.
03:16How was England?
03:17Wet.
03:19I should have been more specific.
03:20How was your family?
03:21Oh, wonderful.
03:22Wonderful.
03:23Both Julia and Susanna are doing so well.
03:25Oh, good to know.
03:26What's been happening here?
03:28As the detective says, the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
03:31And it appears that Effie Newsome has a trickle up her sleeve.
03:44Apologies, Mr. Burke. I had no reason to believe my client would change her plea.
03:48You didn't counsel her to do so?
03:50What are you suggesting?
03:51Simply that this was an attempt at sprinkmanship driven by jealousy.
03:54Jealousy?
03:56Over...
03:57The fact I got a job you wanted.
03:59I resent this accusation.
04:01Resent all you want. I saw what happened.
04:03Enough. Stop bickering you two.
04:05Miss Newsome, persuade your client to change her plea.
04:09Respectfully, sir?
04:11Perhaps Miss Newsome isn't up to the task.
04:13I know very well what my task is.
04:16It's to work in my client's best interests.
04:35Mr. Charles Badney?
04:38Yes?
04:39I'm Miss Violet Hart. I run the Starfight Club.
04:42I know who you are.
04:44What can I do for you?
04:46It's more about what I can do for you.
04:48I run a local group of business owners.
04:50And we were very sorry to hear about the fire that destroyed your stationary shop.
04:55Do you intend to rebuild?
04:58Why?
04:59We have a fund that assists local businesses in times of hardship.
05:03We'd like to offer you a loan.
05:05Is that so?
05:06Well, I would prefer to decline that offer.
05:08Oh, there's no interest on the loan.
05:10There's no cost.
05:12No cost.
05:13I doubt that very much.
05:15Good day, Miss Hart.
05:17Are you... are you sure?
05:19I told you I want nothing to do with you or your so-called community group.
05:25Good day.
05:26I couldn't bring myself to lie.
05:33Then why did you agree to plead guilty?
05:36They told me you would save me from the noose.
05:38It didn't seem like there was no other way.
05:40But I'd rather tell the truth than take my chances.
05:43Well, your chances are slim.
05:45The case against you is damning.
05:47You had motive for killing Mr. Seraphim.
05:49You were fired earlier that day.
05:50I was snooping, I admit.
05:52But I wasn't stealing.
05:54Mr. Seraphim caught me in his office and fired me right there.
05:57And then several hours later, you were found standing over his dead body.
06:01I found him lying on the floor.
06:03Those scissors were jammed in his chest.
06:05I pulled them out.
06:06Why?
06:08I thought...
06:10I don't know what I thought.
06:11I could save him.
06:14But his arms were stiff.
06:15His eyes were clouded over.
06:17And his face was ghostly white.
06:19And then Miss Valeria walked in.
06:21What were you doing in his office?
06:23I came to beg for my job back.
06:27Miss, I know that people like me don't win against people like the Seraphims.
06:32But I want to try.
06:35Will you help me?
06:37Please.
06:38Station three post-mortem is rather light on details.
06:51Time of death?
06:52Night?
06:53It's as if they weren't even trying.
06:54My client's guilt was presumed from the start.
06:57Your client was found with the murder weapon.
06:59She claims she pulled the scissors from his chest in a state of panic.
07:03There isn't much blood.
07:05If there was a lapse of time between death and the extraction of the weapon, there'd be coagulation.
07:10How much time?
07:11At least two hours.
07:13Did your client note the condition of the body?
07:15She described cloudy eyes, pale skin, and the rigidity of his limbs.
07:20Corneal clouding and rigor mortis takes at least two to three hours to develop.
07:25Could Mrs. Lewis be fabricating these details?
07:27Possibly.
07:28But I doubt she's well versed in the intricacies of post-mortem analysis.
07:38Both the coroner and the police reports lacked a stringency one would expect.
07:42My client's guilt was a foregone conclusion.
07:45Because she was standing in his office over his dead body with the murder weapon in her hand.
07:52Still, I feel as though Mrs. Lewis is telling me the truth.
07:55In my years of police work, I've learned that criminals can be cunning liars.
08:04And although these reports are substandard, there is no evidence yet that your client, Mrs. Lewis, is anything but guilty.
08:14And my intuition tells me that things are not as they seem.
08:22Perhaps this time we shouldn't let our emotions cloud our judgment.
08:33Detective, when a man trusts a hunch, nobody accuses him of letting emotion cloud his judgment.
08:40Why is it any different when a woman trusts her intuition?
08:43Hunch and intuition are just different words for the same thing.
08:47You have a point.
08:49But you don't have a case.
08:51I have evidence that Marco Seraphim was dead for at least two hours before Joan Lewis discovered his body.
09:05That makes sense.
09:06Joan isn't capable of murder.
09:08Or theft.
09:10Can you pinpoint Joan Lewis's whereabouts in the hours before your father's body was found?
09:15Normally, at that time, she's tending the laundry.
09:18I recall I told her she needn't bother, considering how she'd been so cruelly dismissed.
09:23But she insisted.
09:25That's odd.
09:26Mrs. Lewis said she was packing her belongings at that time.
09:28She could have done both.
09:31She's a very diligent worker.
09:33Miss Newsome, there is no way on earth that Joan could have murdered my father-in-law.
09:38She wouldn't kill anyone.
09:39Are there others who had grievances against Mr. Seraphim?
09:43Her family has been plagued by various scandals over the years.
09:46What sorts of scandals?
09:47Private matters, which were exposed for public consumption by gloating vultures who profit off the misfortunes of the upper class.
09:54Who are these vultures?
09:55I'll have you know that vultures are extremely intelligent and resilient birds.
10:01I'm not sure calling you a vulture was a compliment.
10:03Life's all about perspective, Effie.
10:05Yes, and what is your perspective regarding the Seraphim family?
10:09Living proof that money can't buy you happiness.
10:12They have so much money and so many problems, which anonymous tipsters have eagerly disclosed to yours truly.
10:18Care to elaborate?
10:20I already have, in numerous published exposés.
10:23Let's see.
10:24I've amassed a collection of stories about the Seraphims, starting with their firstborn son, David, the boy on the logo.
10:32Oh, the wings and the halo. Adorable.
10:35And dead at six.
10:37A tragic accident, Seraphim made him the face of the company.
10:40Oh.
10:41Anything else?
10:42Well, there was the near bankruptcy before the company transitioned from couture to ready-to-wear.
10:48Seraphim narrowly avoids receivership.
10:51By the skin of his teeth, he did.
10:53Add in some financial malfeasance and a sartorial plagiarism lawsuit against Valeria Seraphim's clothing line.
11:01Sartorial plagiarism?
11:02Valeria was sued for the copying of the design of the hobbleskirt, a garment which, true to its name, hindered the ability of the wearer to walk.
11:11This led to a subsequent spate of trip and fall injury lawsuits.
11:17Valeria's company went under, and her father refused to bail her out.
11:22Look.
11:24Something's odd.
11:26That sheath.
11:33It's missing.
11:37The scissors had been on display on the wall in Seraphim's office.
11:41The murder weapon wasn't just an average pair of scissors.
11:44It was presented as the Sterling Fashion Award.
11:47Solid silver and housed in a jeweled sheath.
11:49And yet this sheath wasn't in evidence in any of the crime scene photographs.
11:54Nor mentioned in the police report.
11:56Wasn't it on Mrs. Lewis?
11:58It has completely disappeared.
12:00And you have a theory?
12:01I do.
12:03After stabbing Mr. Seraphim, the real killer fled the scene in a panic, not realizing they'd taken the jeweled sheath with them.
12:09Do you have any other suspects?
12:11Numerous people had motive against Marco Seraphim.
12:14As did your client.
12:16Joan Lewis is simply the scapegoat.
12:17And this sheath didn't simply vanish into thin air.
12:21Mrs. Lewis's life is in my hands.
12:24But I can't save her without your help.
12:26Your help.
12:33Right.
12:34First, let's narrow it down to everyone who had both motive and opportunity.
12:38Yes.
12:39Top of mind would be Mr. Seraphim's disgruntled daughter, Valeria Seraphim.
12:43Right.
12:44With numerous lawsuits against her company, she was forced into bankruptcy.
12:49She was publicly humiliated.
12:50And apparently her wealthy father refused to aid her in her time of financial need.
12:55And she was likely due an inheritance upon his death.
12:57Yes.
12:58The Seraphim children were to divide his fortune.
13:00I am due in court.
13:01Can I leave this with you for now?
13:03Yes.
13:04Go and defend your client, Mrs. Lewis, and I will have a word with Valeria Seraphim.
13:11In conclusion, I'll speak plainly.
13:14The facts of this case are simple.
13:17Joan Lewis killed Marco Seraphim in an act of cold-blooded murder.
13:23You must convict her.
13:25Ms. Pearson, your opening statement.
13:31The rush to judgment is a vulgar instinct.
13:35Common in indolent minds.
13:38Gentlemen of the jury, I sense no such vulgarity in you.
13:41Joan Lewis is a woman with no history of violence.
13:45Who has not a single enemy.
13:47Who has never broken a law.
13:50We owe Joan Lewis our stringent scrutiny of the facts.
13:55It is quite simply a matter of life and death.
13:58Joan's life.
14:11I'm glad you're casting a wider net of suspects for my father's murder.
14:14But what does it have to do with that dreadful sartorial plagiarism lawsuit?
14:18This is the hobble skirt design that was in dispute?
14:22Yes, and it was of my own design.
14:24But the judge ruled against me.
14:26I take it there were also injury lawsuits against your company?
14:30Yes, quite a few.
14:32Really, was it my fault that a few women didn't know how to wear the garment?
14:35One cannot stride in a hobble skirt.
14:38What did your father think?
14:40Oh, he insisted my boutique shouldered the cost of the lawsuit.
14:43He said he helped me begin my business and he wouldn't give me a penny more.
14:47This must have angered you.
14:49I was made a laughing stock.
14:51My own fashion line, something I dreamed of and worked hard for, went bankrupt.
14:55I take it Marcos Herefim wasn't the ideal father figure.
14:58Not to Roman and I.
15:00He was infinitely fonder of my late brother David.
15:03But of course, dead children demand nothing of their parents.
15:09What about yourself, Miss Seraphim?
15:11Where were you in the hours leading up to the discovery of your father's body?
15:15Really?
15:18My father was a selfish cat who flaunted his wealth and never gave a dime to charity.
15:23But is that any reason to kill a man?
15:25I suppose some people may think so.
15:29But if you're here accusing me of murdering him, I most certainly did not.
15:33Everyone here can tell you I was nowhere near my father's study.
15:36Valeria Seraphim's whereabouts have been confirmed.
15:39She was overseeing final preparations for the evening's festivities at the time in question.
15:44That could be a lie.
15:46It could also be the truth.
15:48Valeria is just one of a number of suspects.
15:51F.E. Newsom's office.
16:03Just so you're aware, I'm certainly under no obligation to tell you this.
16:07Louise?
16:08Yes, hello.
16:09As I was saying, I'm under no obligation to tell you this.
16:12But, as a matter of professional courtesy, I thought I should.
16:15Tell me what?
16:16I received another anonymous tip that could impact your case.
16:19It will be on the front page tomorrow.
16:21But I'm offering you a chance to look at it first.
16:27You're not listening to me.
16:28I don't owe you money.
16:29Jack is rotting in the Don jail and I have children to feed.
16:32I want my money.
16:33Is there a problem?
16:35Just a misunderstanding.
16:36I was busy and couldn't make the withdrawal until today.
16:43Here you go, Mrs. Pritchard.
16:45Twenty dollars.
16:46See?
16:47I keep my word.
16:48You better.
16:49We have a deal.
16:56What was that about?
16:57I promised Jack Pritchard I'd look after his family until he gets out of jail.
17:01Would that mean sacrificing a bit of my pay?
17:04So be it.
17:05That's very charitable of you.
17:07You better support the community.
17:08Right?
17:09You better support the community.
17:10Right?
17:24Here's the handwritten schematic.
17:26You see, it was drawn on stationery from the Lancaster Tool and Dye Company.
17:32Which shut down in 1905.
17:34Heritable walking calendar you are, detective.
17:37This seems to indicate that somebody other than Marco Seraphim designed the somatron.
17:42Two years before Seraphim registered the patent.
17:46Look, it seems as though part of the page has been torn away.
17:50And there are hints of handwriting.
17:52I think perhaps...
17:53A signature?
17:54Someone sought to remove it.
17:55I sought to remove it.
17:57What else can you tell us about this, Miss Cherry?
17:59Apparently, it arrived two weeks ago.
18:02But my dim-witted assistant failed to give it to me until last night.
18:09Appears to be the blueprint for a stitching device.
18:12Marco Seraphim built his empire using this machine.
18:15But this schematic is hand-drawn and predates Mr. Seraphim's patent by two years.
18:21Patent theft is not within the criminal court's purview.
18:24How does this support your petition for a seven-day stay of trial?
18:27It doesn't.
18:28Miss Newsome is grasping at straws, wasting the court's precious time.
18:33The court's precious time is best spent in pursuit of the truth.
18:36Especially when the outcome of these proceedings could result in a woman's execution.
18:40Any suggestion that this process be rushed is frankly offensive.
18:43I agree.
18:44So, in answer to your earlier question, if Marco Seraphim stole the Somatron design, then...
18:50You're suggesting that his murder was retaliation for this theft.
18:56It's a long shot, but not an impossible one.
18:59I'll give you a day.
19:01One day?
19:02One day?
19:04Your Honor, the investigation of this crime was clearly insufficient and...
19:08Don't push me, Miss Newsome.
19:10Miss Newsome.
19:20Who will it?
19:21For a moment?
19:22Absolutely.
19:23What can I do for you?
19:25There's a man, Jack Pritchett, who's currently in custody.
19:29And?
19:30I was wondering if you could find out why he's being held.
19:33Of course.
19:36Anything else you would care to share?
19:39Not at this time.
19:46Now, let me see here.
19:49Yep.
19:50This was Lancaster Tool and Dye Stationery.
19:53Did you draw this?
19:56Nope.
19:57But I know who did.
19:59Zander Bach.
20:01Zander Bach.
20:02Oh, that's definitely Zander's work.
20:05A fellow was a hard worker.
20:07He...
20:08He kept up factory spick and span, but his mind was always elsewhere.
20:13Inventing things.
20:15The man who drew this was your custodian?
20:17He wasn't educated, but he had some interesting ideas.
20:19Kept saying that his ship would come in someday.
20:23He never did.
20:25Do you know where Mr. Bach lives currently?
20:29He doesn't live.
20:30Took his own life back in...
20:32What was it?
20:331907.
20:35That's the year Marco Serafin patented the Silmatron.
20:38Zander used to talk about that Serafin fella.
20:40Said he was gonna sell him one of his inventions.
20:43Do you know if Mr. Bach has any surviving family?
20:46I recall he had a daughter.
20:49Doted on her.
20:51Her name was...
20:55You wanted to see me?
20:56Thank you, Lilibeth.
20:57This is Detective William Murdoch.
20:59Toronto Constabulary.
21:01Do you know why we're here?
21:03To talk about my father-in-law.
21:05Not your father-in-law.
21:07Your father.
21:09I don't understand.
21:12My father.
21:14Yes.
21:15Xander Bach.
21:17The man whose life's work was stolen by Marco Serafin.
21:19Marco Serafin.
21:29Your father committed suicide right around the time that Marco Serafin, your father-in-law,
21:34began manufacturing with his newly patented Silmatron machine.
21:38My father had no connection to the Serafin family.
21:41Did you not know that Mr. Serafin stole your father's design?
21:48No.
21:50If I did, I doubt I would have ever married into his family.
21:53Are you insinuating that I'm responsible for my father-in-law's murder?
21:57We're just asking questions.
21:59I'm sorry, but those are lovely earrings.
22:05Where did you get them?
22:08Please.
22:10They're from Digby and Fontaine, near Yonge.
22:13I'm sorry.
22:14Would you write that down for me?
22:19Dainty.
22:23Very good, Miss Newsome.
22:24We can now compare Mrs. Serafin's handwriting to the envelope.
22:27Oh.
22:29What's the verdict?
22:31Note they both have non-ovoid O's and this matching extended cross on the T's.
22:40Very distinct. It's a match.
22:42Lilith was the anonymous source of the information leaked about the Serafins.
22:46She lied to us as she knew her father's design had been stolen by Serafin.
22:50Looks like we've got ourselves a new prime suspect.
22:53And I have an exclusive scoop.
22:55I do, right?
22:57Tit for tat.
23:00Tit for tat.
23:08Jack Pritchett. Convicted of arson and the fire that destroyed Badney paper guns.
23:16What is it?
23:17I met with the proprietor of that shop as part of my work with local businesses.
23:21Mr. Badney seemed oddly hostile in our offer to assist in rebuilding.
23:26In fact, he said he wanted nothing to do with us at all.
23:29Is there something else, Violet?
23:32I saw my bar manager, Ephraim Current, give money to Mr. Pritchett's wife.
23:37He said it was a loan to help the family out.
23:40And you don't believe him?
23:41Ephraim is not the general type.
23:44Do you think Ephraim could have something to do with that fire?
23:49I hope not, but it is possible.
23:52Well, I could arrange a meeting with Mr. Pritchett.
23:55Mr. Pritchett.
24:03This will have a huge impact on the case against John Lewis.
24:07And the fact that Lilibeth Seraphim has actively been trying to sully the reputation of Marco Seraphim is quite damning.
24:13Especially in tandem with the fact that her father's suicide provides a very strong motive for murder.
24:19Mr. Murdock.
24:21Yes.
24:22And you are?
24:24Roman Seraphim.
24:26Why are you questioning Lilibeth regarding my father's murder?
24:29And what is she doing here?
24:31Are you in collusion with John Lewis's attorney?
24:34There is no collusion, Mr. Seraphim.
24:36But, Miss Newsome has uncovered a considerable amount of evidence that redirects our suspicions away from Mrs. Lewis and onto your wife.
24:46That's impossible.
24:48Why on earth would Lilibeth want to kill my father?
24:53Have a seat, Mr. Seraphim.
24:58Did you know that your father stole the original design for the sewing-matron machine?
25:05No.
25:07What proof do you have of that?
25:09We found an earlier blueprint.
25:11Did you also know that the person who made the original design for the sewing-matron machine was your wife's father?
25:18Zanderbach.
25:20He committed suicide not long after your father stole from him.
25:24My wife's father?
25:26I'll believe you.
25:28She confirmed it herself.
25:29There's also strong evidence that she is the one who has been leaking sensitive information about your family to the press.
25:37That's a lie.
25:39Sir, is there a problem?
25:41Roberts, please escort Mr. Seraphim to a seat out in the bullpen.
25:46There's something I'd like to continue to discuss with Miss Newsome.
25:49Right this way, sir.
25:51See to it that you get some tea so you can come down.
25:54I think we need more evidence to convince him.
25:57And a jury.
25:59Perhaps it's time to take a closer look for that missing scissor sheet.
26:04Lilibet Seraphim will be out for the rest of the day.
26:07We can have a look around her room.
26:10If she really killed her father-in-law, why would she keep any evidence?
26:14Perhaps she still had it in her hand when she ran out of the room.
26:19Forgot to place it back on the wall.
26:21Seems sloppy.
26:23Yes, well, I've known killers who've used the murder weapon to carve up their family's Sunday roast.
26:30Oh.
26:31Locked.
26:32Would you pass me one of those hat pins?
27:00Well, seems like I may be defending an innocent woman after all.
27:08Exhibit A is the weapon used in his murder, correct?
27:11Yes.
27:12That lady there was found with it in her hand.
27:15Exhibit B is a photograph which I ask the jurors to examine.
27:22Study it carefully.
27:24You spot the scissors?
27:26They may not be immediately apparent.
27:28They are covered in a jeweled sterling silver sheet displayed on the wall behind Marco Seraphim.
27:32Now, Constable O'Malley, it is your contention that the accused removed the scissors from the wall, drove them into Marco Seraphim's chest and was apprehended immediately afterwards still holding the weapon?
27:46That's right.
27:47So where's the sheath?
27:49She had to have removed it when she took the scissors from the wall.
27:53I...
27:55We never located it.
27:57Did you search for it?
27:58Me too.
27:59We found the murderer holding the murder weapon.
28:01Is that so?
28:02Well, then why was this sheath found in the possessions of Lilith and Roman Seraphim?
28:07This is highly irregular.
28:09The prosecution demands a recess.
28:10I think that might be a very good idea.
28:14You've got your hands full this evening.
28:16Where's your bar manager?
28:18That's what I would like to know.
28:19That firm was supposed to be here half an hour ago.
28:22So, what do you ladies celebrate this evening?
28:24Oh, thank you, Violet.
28:25You've got your hands full this evening.
28:28Where's your bar manager?
28:30That's what I would like to know.
28:31That firm was supposed to be here half an hour ago.
28:35So, what do you ladies celebrate this evening?
28:38Oh...
28:40Eddie's merciless thrashing of an inseparably smug deputy attorney.
28:44Merciless thrashing, I see.
28:46I pity the man and congratulate the woman.
28:49Thank you, Violet.
28:50I wasn't seeking to humiliate Mr. Davenport.
28:56I was just trying to save an innocent woman.
28:59Of course.
29:01So, on the record, Miss Newsome,
29:03do you anticipate your client's full exoneration?
29:06Given the preponderance of evidence,
29:08I expect that tomorrow Joan Lewis will be acquitted
29:10and Lilibet Seraphim will be indicted.
29:13Effie, you've got a telephone call.
29:20I don't understand.
29:26You'll likely be released in the morning.
29:28This evidence exonerates you.
29:30No, it doesn't.
29:33Miss Lilibet didn't kill Mr. Seraphim.
29:35I did.
29:36And I'm ready to accept my fate.
29:44Earlier you insisted on your innocence.
29:47Why are you reversing your stance now?
29:49Miss Lilibet has always been kind to me.
29:52Can't bear to see her punished for my crime.
29:55Then tell me what really happened,
29:56starting with the incident in Mr. Seraphim's office earlier that day.
30:00I was cleaning the office,
30:02and I saw an envelope full of money.
30:05A lot of money.
30:07Mr. Seraphim walked in and caught me
30:10trying to hide it amongst my cleaning supplies.
30:12And then?
30:13And he fired me on the spot.
30:15And knew I deserved it.
30:16But I was doing, all day,
30:19worrying about how I was going to keep a roof over my head.
30:23I came back, and I begged him for my job.
30:26He said no.
30:27I picked up the scissors, and I stabbed him.
30:30And then Miss Valeria walked in.
30:32You said you picked up the scissors?
30:33That's right.
30:34But weren't they displayed on the wall?
30:37I took them down to dust them.
30:39Oh.
30:40What happened to the sheath?
30:42Sheath?
30:44They were housed in a sheath,
30:46made of silver, covered in jewels.
30:48I must have dropped it.
30:51It was found in Lilibet's room.
30:53I must have dropped it in the laundry basket,
30:55and somebody took it to her room by mistake.
30:58Joan,
30:58I think you're hiding something.
31:02You can think what you like.
31:04Miss Lilibeth is innocent.
31:13Mrs. Lewis was about to be released.
31:15Why would she sacrifice herself to protect Lilibeth Seraphim?
31:18It's as though she values Mrs. Seraphim's life more than her own.
31:22She has remarked upon Lilibeth's kindness toward her,
31:25and I sense Mrs. Lewis hasn't seen much of that in her life.
31:29Still,
31:30that is tenuous motivation to volunteer oneself for the noose.
31:34Are we sure these two don't have a connection of some sort?
31:37It's possible.
31:39We need to speak with Lilibeth.
31:41Let me.
31:43Woman to woman.
31:45I have nothing to say to you.
31:47You all but accused me of murder.
31:49The murder weapon was found in your bedroom.
31:51I didn't put it there.
31:52Well, it's all water under the bridge now.
31:54Joan Lewis has confessed to the murder.
31:58She pled innocent.
31:59Did she not?
32:01It appears she's had a change of heart.
32:04She now admits to killing Marco Seraphim.
32:10You look troubled.
32:13Just doesn't seem possible.
32:15Joan Lewis is kind.
32:17She's gentle.
32:18She's not capable of such a heinous act.
32:20You don't know that.
32:22She was a maid.
32:23She was released from her job.
32:24She was desperate.
32:25She wouldn't kill anyone.
32:27How do you know that?
32:28She's a good woman.
32:29She's...
32:30A murderer.
32:31A woman who deserves to be hanged.
32:34She does not.
32:35She's trying to protect me.
32:36She's trying to protect me.
32:38She's my mother.
32:40She's my mother.
32:41Lilibeth Seraphim admitted that she is Joan Lewis's daughter.
32:48They always knew that Marco Seraphim had stolen the somatron designs, so Lilibeth married into the Seraphim family, brought her mother into the house as a maid so that they could destroy the Seraphims from the inside.
32:59Did Roman Seraphim have any idea?
33:02None at all.
33:02Although I do think that Lilibeth did fall in love with him.
33:07But the mother and daughter still wanted revenge.
33:09That's strong motive.
33:10The timelines don't add up.
33:12Both Joan and Lilibeth have alibis for the time of the murder.
33:16Does Crown Council notice it?
33:17Yes, but all they want is a conviction.
33:25Jack Pritchett.
33:26You're the visitor.
33:28Who's she?
33:29This is Miss Violet Hart.
33:31She'd like a few words with you.
33:34I'll return in five minutes.
33:41Heard a lot about you, Miss Hart.
33:43You have?
33:45Oh, yeah.
33:45When Ephraim's bringing the hammer down, he tells folks,
33:49Miss Hart won't be happy if she don't get her money.
33:51Bad things happen when you ain't happy.
33:54So they pay up.
33:56I beg your pardon?
33:58You don't gotta play innocent with me.
34:00I admire your gumption.
34:02But I didn't take the fall for this out of love for Ephraim.
34:05I did it to support my family.
34:07We have a deal.
34:09He promised to pay well and pay on time.
34:11Ephraim burned the Vatney paper shop.
34:17After Vatney refused to pay for protection.
34:21Don't play dumb.
34:22You know exactly what's going on.
34:25And if Ephraim don't make good on his promise,
34:27I'll tell every cop in the city that you're scamming folks while claiming you're protecting them.
34:30Gentlemen of the jury,
34:43you see before you an envelope containing 50 Canadian dollars.
34:48Marco Seraphim was murdered after he caught his servant, Joan Lewis,
34:53trying to steal this generous donation,
34:56which he had intended for Sister Bernadette of the Sisters of Faith Home for the Infirm.
35:03My father was a selfish cat who flaunted his wealth and never gave a dime to charity.
35:08But is that any reason to kill a man?
35:11The prosecution rests.
35:13Hello? Pardon me.
35:23I'm looking for Sister Bernadette.
35:25Yes. Hello.
35:26What can I do for you?
35:28I'm Detective William Murdoch of the Toronto Constabulary.
35:31And I was hoping to ask you some questions about Marco Seraphim.
35:37Yes.
35:38I heard of his death.
35:40A shame.
35:40I'm curious how long Mr. Seraphim has been donating to your organization.
35:48Donating?
35:49I don't understand.
35:52I was of the impression that Mr. Seraphim had been donating to your cause regularly.
35:58Marco Seraphim didn't donate any money to our home.
36:02I had to twist his arm in order to make him do what was right.
36:07Which was?
36:10Do you believe that Joan Lewis could have committed this heinous act against the man that employed her for the past three years?
36:22I find it hard to believe Mrs. Lewis killed my father, but yes, I do.
36:29There's no other explanation.
36:33The prosecution rests.
36:36Miss Newsome.
36:37Mr. Seraphim, on the day of your father's murder, you made a telephone call.
36:49Would you please tell the jury who the recipient was?
36:53I telephoned the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm.
36:57The very institution for which your father's envelope of money was intended.
37:01The defense contends that what you learned during that phone call enraged you.
37:07So much so that you erupted into a fit of violence and murdered your father.
37:13Objection!
37:14This accusation is completely without merit and should be retracted from the record.
37:18Miss Newsome, can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't allow the prosecution's request?
37:23Of course.
37:25If the court clerk could open the doors, please.
37:33Let the record show that Sister Bernadette of the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm is entering the courtroom accompanied by...
37:40David.
37:41David Seraphim.
37:43Marco Seraphim's allegedly deceased heir.
37:46Brother, my brother, is it really you?
37:56Order, order, order!
37:59Return to the witness stand, Mr. Seraphim.
38:01Your reunion will have to wait until after you've finished testifying.
38:05The sooner we get to the truth...
38:06When my father accused Joan of stealing, I spotted the address on the envelope.
38:14I was suspicious.
38:15My father was not a generous man.
38:20I called the home.
38:23I found out my brother has been alive all this time.
38:32My father told us that David died in that carriage accident.
38:38Forgive me, David.
38:41I didn't know.
38:42But Marco Seraphim hid his son away from the world and capitalized on his family's grief by making David the face of the company.
38:51Sister Bernadette had to coerce my father just to get enough money to give David a comfortable one.
38:57I'm so sorry.
38:59I'm so sorry.
39:00Sorry, I've missed you so much.
39:04I thought you didn't love me anymore.
39:08I thought you'd forgotten about me.
39:11Not for a second.
39:13I was coming to get you as soon as this was over.
39:16Is it over?
39:18Can we go home?
39:19Of course.
39:20This ends now.
39:27My father was a monster.
39:32I killed him.
39:34I regret not.
39:50I owe you my deepest apologies, Miss Newsome.
39:55I should have trusted your instincts.
39:57You single-handedly saved an innocent woman from hanging.
40:01Not quite single-handedly.
40:03I had some help from Detective Murdoch, but your apology is appreciated and accepted.
40:10Mr. Davenport, you have anything to add?
40:14Only that I wish I was assigned a defense rather than the prosecution.
40:18If you had been, Mrs. Lewis would likely have been convicted.
40:21You know, I would have seen that grace is a virtue.
40:28Indeed.
40:29Congratulations, Miss Newsome.
40:35Now, I suspect you'll proceed to skewer me.
40:38I won the case.
40:40That's enough.
40:42Go on.
40:42I insist.
40:43Twist the knife.
40:44Oh, I will.
40:46When the time is right.
40:46I don't understand your objections.
40:52Jack Pritchett is being well-paid for his sacrifice.
40:55You're taking advantage of the very people we should be helping.
40:58And you burned a local business to the ground.
41:00How is this helping the community?
41:01Mr. Vagney refused to pay.
41:04He was being disrespectful towards you.
41:06Towards me?
41:07These acts are yours alone, Ephraim.
41:09I had nothing to do with this.
41:11Wrong.
41:12Ask any one of our clients.
41:14You're the head of this whole operation.
41:15That's a lie.
41:17It depends on how you frame it.
41:20And you've been expertly framed, Violet Hart.
41:23Now that you've gone and meddled with the Pritchetts,
41:26you've dug your grave even deeper.
41:28Watch yourself, Violet.
41:30If I go down, so will you.
41:35And by the way,
41:37Daphne Pritchett is expecting another payment this weekend.
41:41You can deliver it yourself this time.
41:46Your victory in this case was hard-earned.
41:52You must be quite pleased.
41:53I admit, this case was especially gratifying.
41:57David Seraphim is finally home.
41:59And realizing that much of her family's wealth was built on Zanderbach's sewing machine design,
42:03Valeria Seraphim is finally saying to it that Joan and Lilibeth reap the financial rewards he was owed.
42:10But instead of being reunited with his brother, Roman now has to go to jail for murder.
42:15Perhaps he won't serve a law sentence.
42:17Valeria did say he will have the best defense attorney money can buy.
42:20Oh, I'm not so sure the best lawyer can be bought.
42:25Oh?
42:26Because she's kindly serving as the assistant crown attorney.
42:31Oh, you flatter me.
42:34Perhaps.
42:35But just, how did you know that Lilibeth was Joan's daughter?
42:41Call it women's intuition.
42:45And how did you realize the importance of the address on that envelope?
42:48Call it a hunch.
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