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Murdoch Mysteries S19 Episode 8 - Fashion Crimes
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00:00It's a high-profile case. Crimes against the wealthy often degrade the courtroom with public spectacle.
00:06It's essential that we convict the suspect expediently.
00:10I will apply the full measure of my abilities toward that goal.
00:13You're familiar with the circumstances of Marco Seraphim's murder?
00:17Of course. It's in all the papers. It occurred during some sort of fashion parade?
00:22Yes, an event to promote Angelic Raymond's new line.
00:25According to Valerius Seraphim, all the top fashion buyers were there.
00:30Angelic Raymond's exquisite new line is available in many shades and sizes.
00:37Angelic Raymond's has become Canada's most successful clothing company thanks to our father's creation, the Somatron.
00:44Gone are the days when you had to wait for a custom fitting.
00:47Father believes that fashion should be ready to wear right off the rack at your local mercantile.
00:54Where is he?
00:56No idea.
00:57You'll find him. Just stand here and keep smiling.
01:01Thank you for coming. Lovely to see you.
01:03And that's when the victim's daughter caught the accused standing over her father's body with the murder weapon in her hand.
01:11The accused is his housekeeper?
01:13It is hard to find. You could help these days?
01:16Allow me to introduce the city's newest deputy crown attorney, Roy Davenport.
01:21Deputy crown attorney? I thought I was next in line for that position.
01:24You were in line, just not first.
01:27Mr. Davenport is quite the prodigy.
01:29Roy, this is Effie Newsome.
01:30Assistant crown attorney, Effie Newsome.
01:33Charmed.
01:34I'm sure.
01:36Mr. Davenport will be prosecuting the case.
01:38Oh, I assume that I will.
01:39Well, the accused, Joan Lewis, could not afford a defense lawyer.
01:44You have been assigned to provide her that service.
01:47Your task is to guide Mrs. Lewis through the process of gracious capitulation.
01:52My job is to lose.
01:54Well, your client was literally caught red-handed.
01:57Yes, Mrs. Lewis had clear motive.
01:59She had been fired for stealing earlier that day.
02:03But by pleading guilty, Mrs. Lewis may be spared the death sentence we've spoken to her about this.
02:08You just need to offer your reassurance.
02:12Don't worry.
02:13This shouldn't be terribly difficult.
02:14Joan Lewis, it is charged that on the 10th day of this month in the city of Toronto,
02:26you willfully and with malice of forethought did murder Marco Serafin.
02:31Please rise.
02:35How do you plead?
02:39It's all right.
02:40Just do as we discussed.
02:43I'm innocent.
02:44I didn't kill anyone.
03:10Anything of interest?
03:12Uh, just the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
03:16But, where is this?
03:18Joan Lewis pleads not guilty.
03:21Interesting.
03:22Why's that?
03:23Look who's defending her.
03:24Effie Newsome.
03:26Miss Newsome?
03:26Doesn't she work for the Crown?
03:28It's not an unusual practice.
03:30If a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, the court appoints one.
03:33From the office that's prosecuting her?
03:36Is, is that fair?
03:37Uh, I never said it was fair.
03:39I said it was usual.
03:40They are not the same thing.
03:43Detective!
03:45Welcome home.
03:46How was England?
03:48Wet.
03:49I should have been more specific.
03:50How was your family?
03:51Oh, wonderful.
03:52Wonderful.
03:53Both Julia and Susanna are doing so well.
03:55Oh, good to know.
03:56What's been happening here?
03:58As the detective says, the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
04:02And it appears that Effie Newsome has a trick up her sleeve.
04:14Apologies, Mr. Burke.
04:15I had no reason to believe my client would change her plea.
04:18You didn't counsel her to do so?
04:20What are you suggesting?
04:21Simply that this was an attempt as brinkmanship driven by jealousy.
04:25Jealousy?
04:26Over?
04:27The fact I got a job you wanted.
04:29I resent this accusation.
04:31Resent all you want.
04:32I saw what happened.
04:33Enough.
04:33Stop bickering, you two.
04:35Miss Newsome, persuade your client to change her plea.
04:39Respectfully, sir?
04:40Perhaps Miss Newsome isn't up to the task.
04:43I know very well what my task is.
04:45It's to work in my client's best interests.
05:05Mr. Charles Badme?
05:07Yes?
05:09I'm Miss Violet Hart.
05:10I run the Starbite Club.
05:12I know who you are.
05:13What can I do for you?
05:15It's more about what I can do for you.
05:18I run a local group of business owners.
05:20And we were very sorry to hear about the fire that destroyed your stationery shop.
05:25Do you intend to rebuild?
05:28Why?
05:29We have a fund that assists local businesses in times of hardship.
05:33We'd like to offer you a loan.
05:34Is that so?
05:36Well, I would prefer to decline that offer.
05:38Oh, there's no interest on the loan.
05:39There's no cost.
05:40There's no cost.
05:41No cost.
05:42No cost.
05:43I doubt that very much.
05:44Good day, Miss Hart.
05:45Are you sure?
05:47I told you I want nothing to do with you or your so-called community group.
05:54Good day.
05:55I couldn't bring myself to lie.
06:02Then why did you agree to plead guilty?
06:05They told me it would save me from the noose.
06:08It made it seem like there was no other way.
06:10But I'd rather tell the truth and take my chances.
06:13Well, your chances are slim.
06:15The case against you is damning.
06:16You had motive for killing Mr. Serafim.
06:18You were fired earlier that day.
06:20I was snooping, I admit.
06:22But I wasn't stealing.
06:24Mr. Serafim caught me in his office and fired me right there.
06:27And then several hours later, you were found standing over his dead body.
06:31I found him lying on the floor.
06:33Those scissors were jammed in his chest.
06:35I pulled them out.
06:36Why?
06:38I thought...
06:39I don't know what I thought.
06:41I could save him.
06:43But his arms were stiff.
06:45His eyes were clouded over.
06:47And his face was ghostly white.
06:49And then Miss Valeria walked in.
06:51What were you doing in his office?
06:53I came to beg for my job back.
06:57Miss, I know that people like me
06:59don't win against people like the Serafims,
07:02but I want to try.
07:05Will you help me?
07:07Please.
07:11Station 3 post-mortem is rather light on details.
07:21Time of death, night?
07:22It's as if they weren't even trying.
07:24My client's guilt was presumed from the start.
07:27Your client was found with the murder weapon.
07:29She claims she pulled the scissors from his chest in a state of panic.
07:33There isn't much blood.
07:34But if there was a lapse of time between death and the extraction of the weapon,
07:38there'd be coagulation.
07:40How much time?
07:41At least two hours.
07:43Did your client note the condition of the body?
07:45She described cloudy eyes, pale skin, and the rigidity of his limbs.
07:51Corneal clouding and rigor mortis takes at least two to three hours to develop.
07:55Could Mrs. Lewis be fabricating these details?
07:57Possibly.
07:58But I doubt she's well-versed in the intricacies of post-mortem analysis.
08:07Both the coroner and the police reports lack the stringency one would expect.
08:12My client's guilt was a foregone conclusion.
08:14Because she was standing in his office over his dead body with the murder weapon in her hand.
08:21Still, I feel as though Mrs. Lewis is telling me the truth.
08:25In my years of police work, I've learned that criminals can be cunning liars.
08:33And although these reports are substandard,
08:36there is no evidence yet that your client, Mrs. Lewis, is anything but guilty.
08:43And my intuition tells me that things are not as they seem.
08:51Perhaps this time we shouldn't let our emotions cloud our judgment.
09:02Detective, when a man trusts a hunch,
09:06nobody accuses him of letting emotion cloud his judgment.
09:10Why is it any different when a woman trusts her intuition?
09:12Hunch and intuition are just different words for the same thing.
09:17You have a point.
09:20But you don't have a case.
09:29I have evidence that Marco Serafin was dead for at least two hours before Joan Lewis discovered his body.
09:35That makes sense.
09:37Joan isn't capable of murder.
09:39Or theft.
09:39Can you pinpoint Joan Lewis's whereabouts in the hours before your father's body was found?
09:45Normally at that time she's tending the laundry.
09:48I recall I told her she needn't bother, considering how she'd been so cruelly dismissed.
09:53But she insisted.
09:54That's odd.
09:55Mrs. Lewis said she was packing her belongings at that time.
09:59She could have done both.
10:00She's a very diligent worker.
10:01Mrs. Newsome, there is no way on earth that Joan could have murdered my father-in-law.
10:07She wouldn't kill anyone.
10:09Are there others who had grievances against Mr. Serafin?
10:12Our family has been plagued by various scandals over the years.
10:15What sorts of scandals?
10:16Private matters, which were exposed for public consumption by gloating vultures who profit up the misfortunes of the upper class.
10:23Who are these vultures?
10:25I'll have you know that vultures are extremely intelligent and resilient birds.
10:30I'm not sure calling you a vulture was a compliment.
10:33Life's all about perspective, Effie.
10:35Yes?
10:35And what is your perspective regarding the Serafin family?
10:39Living proof that money can't buy you happiness.
10:41They have so much money and so many problems, which anonymous tipsters have eagerly disclosed to yours truly.
10:48Dare to elaborate?
10:49I already have, in numerous published exposés.
10:53Let's see.
10:54I've amassed a collection of stories about the Serafims, starting with their firstborn son, David, the boy on the logo.
11:02Oh, the wings and the halo.
11:04Adorable.
11:04And dead at six.
11:06A tragic accident.
11:08Serafin made him the face of the company.
11:10Oh.
11:11Anything else?
11:12Well, there was the mere bankruptcy before the company transitioned from couture to ready-to-wear.
11:17Serafin narrowly avoids receivership.
11:21By the skin of his teeth, he did.
11:23Add in some financial malfeasance and a sartorial plagiarism lawsuit against Valeria Serafin's clothing line.
11:31Sartorial plagiarism?
11:33Valeria was sued for the copying of the design of the hobble skirt, a garment which, true to its name, hindered the ability of the wearer to walk.
11:41This led to a subsequent spate of trip-and-fall injury lawsuits.
11:45Valeria's company went under, and her father refused to bail her out.
11:53Something's odd.
11:55That sheath...
11:56Sheath...
11:57It's missing.
12:06The scissors had been on display on the wall in Serafin's office.
12:11The murder weapon wasn't just an average pair of scissors.
12:13It was presented as the Sterling Fashion Award.
12:16Solid silver and housed in a jeweled sheath.
12:19And yet this sheath wasn't in evidence in any of the crime scene photographs.
12:23Nor mentioned in the police report.
12:25Wasn't it on Mrs. Lewis?
12:27It has completely disappeared.
12:29And you have a theory?
12:31I do.
12:32After stabbing Mr. Serafin, the real killer fled the scene in a panic, not realizing they'd taken the jeweled sheath with them.
12:39Do you have any other suspects?
12:41Numerous people had motive against Marco Serafin.
12:43As did your client.
12:46Joan Lewis is simply the scapegoat.
12:48And this sheath didn't simply vanish into thin air.
12:51Mrs. Lewis' life is in my hands.
12:54But I can't save her without your help.
12:56Right.
13:04First, let's narrow it down to everyone who had both motive and opportunity.
13:08Yes.
13:08Top of mind would be Mr. Serafin's disgruntled daughter, Valeria Serafin.
13:14Right.
13:14With numerous lawsuits against her company, she was forced into bankruptcy.
13:18She was publicly humiliated.
13:20And apparently her wealthy father refused to aid her in her time of financial need.
13:24Yes, she was likely due an inheritance upon his death.
13:27Yes, the Serafin children were to divide his fortune.
13:30I am due in court.
13:31Can I leave this with you for now?
13:32Yes.
13:33Go and defend your client, Mrs. Lewis, and I will have a word with Valeria Serafin.
13:40In conclusion, I'll speak plainly.
13:44The facts of this case are simple.
13:47Joan Lewis killed Marco Serafin in an act of cold-blooded murder.
13:52You must convict her.
13:54Mrs. Newsom, your opening statement.
14:00The rush to judgment is a vulgar instinct, common in indolent minds.
14:08Gentlemen of a jury, I sense no such vulgarity in you.
14:11Joan Lewis is a woman with no history of violence, who has not a single enemy, who has never broken a law.
14:18We owe Joan Lewis our stringent scrutiny of the facts.
14:24Joan Lewis, it is quite simply a matter of life and death.
14:29Joan's life.
14:29I'm glad you're casting a wider net of suspects for my father's murder, but what does it have to do with that dreadful sartorial plagiarism lawsuit?
14:47This is the hobble skirt design that was in dispute?
14:52Yes, and it was of my own design, but the judge ruled against me.
14:56I take it there were also injury lawsuits against your company?
14:59Yes, quite a few.
15:00Really, was it my fault that a few women didn't know how to wear the garment?
15:05One cannot stride in a hobble skirt.
15:06What did your father think?
15:09Oh, he insisted my boutique shouldered the cost of the lawsuit.
15:13He said he helped me begin my business and he wouldn't give me a pen anymore.
15:16This must have angered you.
15:18I was made a laughingstock.
15:20My own fashion line, something I dreamed of and worked hard for, went bankrupt.
15:24I take it Marcos Harafim wasn't the ideal father figure.
15:28Not to Roman and I.
15:30He was infinitely fonder of my late brother David.
15:32But of course, dead children demand nothing of their parents.
15:35Sorry.
15:37Wow.
15:39What about yourself, Miss Harafim?
15:41Where were you in the hours leading up to the discovery of your father's body?
15:45Really?
15:48My father was a selfish cat who flaunted his wealth and never gave a dime to charity.
15:52But is that any reason to kill a man?
15:55I suppose some people may think so.
15:58But if you're here accusing me of murdering him, I most certainly did not.
16:02Everyone here can tell you I was nowhere near my father's study.
16:05Valeria Serafim's whereabouts have been confirmed.
16:08She was overseeing final preparations for the evening's festivities at the time in question.
16:14That could be a lie.
16:16It could also be the truth.
16:18Valeria is just one of a number of suspects.
16:21Effie Newsom's office.
16:32Just so you're aware, I'm certainly under no obligation to tell you this.
16:37Louise?
16:37Yes, hello.
16:39As I was saying, I'm under no obligation to tell you this.
16:41But as a matter of professional courtesy, I thought I should.
16:45Tell me what?
16:45I received another anonymous tip that could impact your case.
16:49It will be on the front page tomorrow.
16:51But I'm offering you a chance to look at it first.
16:57You're not listening to me.
16:58I don't owe you money.
16:59Jack is rotting in the Don jail and I have children to feed.
17:02I want my money.
17:02Is there a problem?
17:04Just to misunderstand.
17:07I was busy and couldn't make the withdrawal until today.
17:13There you go, Mrs. Pritchard.
17:15Twenty dollars.
17:16See?
17:17I keep my word.
17:18You'd better.
17:19We have a deal.
17:25What was that about?
17:27I promised Jack Pritchard I'd look after his family until he gets out of jail.
17:30If that means sacrificing a bit of my pay, so be it.
17:35That's very charitable of you.
17:37You've got to support the community.
17:40Right?
17:54Here's the handwritten schematic.
17:55You see, it was drawn on stationery from the Lancaster Tool and Dye Company.
18:01Which shut down in 1905.
18:04Veritable walking calendar, you are, detective.
18:07This seems to indicate that somebody other than Marco Serafim designed the somatron.
18:11Two years before Serafim registered the patent.
18:16Look, it seems as though part of the page has been torn away.
18:20There are hints of handwriting.
18:21I think perhaps...
18:23A signature?
18:24Someone sought to remove it.
18:26What else can you tell us about this, Miss Cherry?
18:29Apparently, it arrived two weeks ago.
18:32But my dim-witted assistant failed to give it to me until last night.
18:39Appears to be the blueprint for a stitching device.
18:42Marco Serafim built his empire using this machine.
18:45But this schematic is hand-drawn and predates Mr. Serafim's patent by two years.
18:50Patent theft is not within the criminal court's purview.
18:54How does this support your petition for a seven-day stay of trial?
18:56It doesn't.
18:58Miss Newsom is grasping at straws, wasting the court's precious time.
19:02The court's precious time is best spent in pursuit of the truth.
19:06Especially when the outcome of these proceedings could result in a woman's execution.
19:10Any suggestion that this process be rushed is frankly offensive.
19:13I agree.
19:15So, in answer to your earlier question, if Marco Serafim stole the Somatron design, then...
19:21You're suggesting that his murder was retaliation for this theft.
19:26It's a long shot, but not an impossible one.
19:29I'll give you a day.
19:32One day?
19:33Your Honor, the investigation of this crime was clearly insufficient, and...
19:37Don't push me, Miss Newsom.
19:43Helen, a moment.
19:52Absolutely.
19:54What can I do for you?
19:56There's a man, Jack Pritchett, who's currently in custody.
19:59And?
19:59I was wondering if you could find out why he's being held.
20:03Of course.
20:06Anything else you would care to share?
20:07Not at this time.
20:16Now, let me see here.
20:18Yep.
20:19This was Lancaster Tool and Dye Stationery.
20:22Did you draw this?
20:24No, but I know who did.
20:28Xander Bach.
20:30Xander Bach.
20:31Oh, that's definitely Xander's work.
20:34A fellow was a hard worker.
20:37He...
20:37He kept up factory's spick and span, but his mind was always elsewhere, inventing things.
20:44The man who drew this was your custodian?
20:47He wasn't educated, but he had some interesting ideas.
20:50Kept saying that his ship would come in someday.
20:54He never did.
20:55Do you know where Mr. Bach lives currently?
20:59He doesn't live.
21:00Took his own life back in, um, what was it?
21:031907.
21:04That's the year Marco Serafin patented the Silmatron.
21:08Xander used to talk about that Serafin fella.
21:10Said he was going to sell him one of his inventions.
21:12Um, do you know if Mr. Bach has any surviving family?
21:17I recall he had a daughter.
21:19Douted on her.
21:21And I was...
21:22You wanted to see me?
21:25Thank you, Lilibeth.
21:27This is Detective William Murdoch.
21:28Toronto Constabulary.
21:30Do you know why we're here?
21:32To talk about my father-in-law.
21:34Not your father-in-law.
21:36Your father.
21:40I don't understand.
21:42My father.
21:43Yes.
21:44Xander Bach.
21:46The man whose life's work was stolen by Marco Serafin.
21:58Your father committed suicide right around the time that Marco Serafin, your father-in-law,
22:03began manufacturing with his newly patented Silmatron machine.
22:07My father had no connection to the Serafin family.
22:13Did you not know that Mr. Serafin stole your father's design?
22:18No.
22:19If I did, I doubt I would have ever married into his family.
22:23Are you insinuating that I'm responsible for my father-in-law's murder?
22:28We're just asking questions.
22:29I'm sorry, but those are lovely earrings.
22:35Where did you get them?
22:37These.
22:39They're from Digby and Fontaine, near Yonge.
22:42I'm sorry.
22:43Would you, uh, write that down for me?
22:46Dainty.
22:52Very good, Miss Newsome.
22:53We can now compare Mrs. Serafin's handwriting to the envelope.
22:57Oh.
22:59What's the verdict?
23:00Uh, note they both have non-ovoid O's,
23:05and this matching extended cross on the T's.
23:09Very distinct.
23:10It's a match.
23:12Lilibeth was the anonymous source of the information leaked about the Serafims.
23:15She lied to us.
23:16She knew her father's design had been stolen by Serafin.
23:19Looks like we've got ourselves a new prime suspect.
23:22And I have an exclusive scoop.
23:25I do, right?
23:27Tit for tat.
23:29Tit for tat.
23:37Jack Pritchett.
23:38Convicted of arson and the fire that destroyed Vadney paper guns.
23:45What is it?
23:47I met with the proprietor of that shop as part of my work with local businesses.
23:51Mr. Vadney seemed oddly hostile in our offer to assist in rebuilding.
23:55In fact, he said he wanted nothing to do with us at all.
23:59Is there something else, Violet?
24:02I saw my bar manager, Ephraim Current, give money to Mr. Pritchett's wife.
24:06He said it was alone to help the family out.
24:11And you don't believe him?
24:12Ephraim is not the charitable type.
24:15Do you think Ephraim could have something to do with that fire?
24:18I hope not, but it is possible.
24:22Well, I could arrange a meeting with Mr. Pritchett.
24:32This will have a huge impact on the case against John Lewis.
24:37And the fact that Lilibeth Seraphim has actively been trying to sully the reputation of Marco Seraphim is quite damning.
24:43Especially in tandem with the fact that her father's suicide provides a very strong motive for murder.
24:48Detective Murdoch?
24:51Yes.
24:52And you are?
24:53Roman Seraphim.
24:55Why are you questioning Lilibeth regarding my father's murder?
24:58And what is she doing here?
25:01Are you in collusion with John Lewis' attorney?
25:03There is no collusion, Mr. Seraphim.
25:06But Miss Newsom has uncovered a considerable amount of evidence that redirects our suspicions away from Mrs. Lewis and onto your wife.
25:16That's impossible.
25:17Why on earth would Lilibeth want to kill my father?
25:23Have a seat, Mr. Seraphim.
25:25Did you know that your father stole the original design for the Somatron machine?
25:34No.
25:36What proof do you have of that?
25:38We found an earlier blueprint.
25:40Did you also know that the person who made the original design for the Somatron machine was your wife's father?
25:48Zanderbach.
25:49He committed suicide not long after your father stole from him.
25:53My wife's father.
25:55I don't believe you.
25:57She confirmed it herself.
25:59There's also strong evidence that she is the one who has been leaking sensitive information about your family to the press.
26:06That's a lie.
26:08Sir, is there a problem?
26:10Roberts, please escort Mr. Seraphim to a seat out in the bullpen.
26:15There's something I'd like to continue to discuss with Miss Newsom.
26:19Right this way, sir.
26:20See to it that you get some tea so you can calm down.
26:22I think we need more evidence to convince him.
26:27And a jury.
26:29Perhaps it's time to take a closer look for that missing scissor sheath.
26:34Lilibet Seraphim will be out for the rest of the day.
26:37We can have a look around her room.
26:38If she really killed her father-in-law, why would she keep any evidence?
26:45Perhaps she still had it in her hand when she ran out of the room and forgot to place it back on the wall.
26:50Seems sloppy.
26:52Yes, well, I've known killers who've used the murder weapon to carve up their family's Sunday roast.
26:57Oh.
27:10Locked.
27:11Would you pass me one of those hat pins?
27:15Well, seems like I may be defending an innocent woman after all.
27:37Exhibit A is the weapon used in his murder, correct?
27:41Yes.
27:42That lady there was found with it in her hand.
27:44Exhibit B is a photograph which I ask the jurors to examine.
27:52Study it carefully.
27:54You spot the scissors?
27:55They may not be immediately apparent.
27:57They are covered in a jeweled sterling silver sheath displayed on the wall behind Marco Seraphim.
28:02Now, 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?
28:15That's right.
28:16So where's the sheath?
28:18She had to have removed it when she took the scissors from the wall.
28:23I...
28:23We never located it.
28:26Did you search for it?
28:27Well, didn't need to.
28:28We found the murderer holding the murder weapon.
28:30Is that so?
28:32Well, then, why was this sheath found in the possessions of Lilibeth and Roman Seraphim?
28:36This is highly irregular.
28:38The prosecution demands a recess.
28:42I think that might be a very good idea.
28:44You've got your hands full this evening.
28:59Where's your bar manager?
29:01That's what I would like to know.
29:03Ephraim was supposed to be here half an hour ago.
29:05So, what are you ladies celebrating this evening?
29:07Oh, Effie's merciless thrashing of an insufferably smug deputy attorney.
29:13Oh, merciless thrashing, I see.
29:16I pity the man and congratulate the woman.
29:19Thank you, Violet.
29:22I wasn't seeking to humiliate Mr. Davenport.
29:26I was just trying to save an innocent woman.
29:28Of course.
29:29So, on the record, Miss Newsome, do you anticipate your client's full exoneration?
29:36Given the preponderance of evidence, I expect that tomorrow, Joan Lewis will be acquitted and Lilibeth Seraphim will be indicted.
29:43Effie, you've got a telephone call.
29:45I don't understand.
29:56You'll likely be released in the morning.
29:58This evidence exonerates you.
30:00No, it doesn't.
30:02Miss Lilibeth didn't kill Mr. Seraphim.
30:05I did.
30:06And I'm ready to accept my fate.
30:07Earlier, you insisted on your innocence.
30:16Why are you reversing your stance now?
30:19Miss Lilibeth has always been kind to me.
30:22Can't bear to see her punished for my crime.
30:25Then tell me what really happened, starting with the incident in Mr. Seraphim's office earlier that day.
30:30I was cleaning the office, and I saw an envelope full of money.
30:35A lot of money.
30:36Mr. Seraphim walked in and caught me trying to hide it amongst my cleaning supplies.
30:42And then?
30:43And he fired me on the spot, and I knew I deserved it.
30:47But I was doing all day, worrying about how I was going to keep a roof over my head.
30:52I came back, and I begged him for my job.
30:55He said no.
30:57I picked up the scissors, and I stabbed him.
31:00And then Miss Valeria walked in.
31:01You said you picked up the scissors?
31:03That's right.
31:04Weren't they displayed on the wall?
31:06I took them down to dust them.
31:09Oh.
31:10What happened to the sheath?
31:12Sheath?
31:12They were housed in a sheath, made of silver, covered in jewels.
31:18I must have dropped it.
31:21It was found in Lilibeth's room.
31:23I must have dropped it in the laundry basket, and somebody took it to her room by mistake.
31:28Joan, I think you're hiding something.
31:32You can think what you like.
31:34Miss Lilibeth is innocent.
31:35Mrs. Lewis was about to be released.
31:45Why would she sacrifice herself to protect Lilibeth Seraphim?
31:48It's as though she values Mrs. Seraphim's life more than her own.
31:52She has remarked upon Lilibeth's kindness toward her, and I sense Mrs. Lewis hasn't seen much of that in her life.
31:58Well, still, that is tenuous motivation to volunteer oneself for the noose.
32:04Are we sure these two don't have a connection of some sort?
32:07It's possible.
32:09We need to speak with Lilibeth.
32:11Let me.
32:12Woman to woman.
32:13Woman to woman.
32:43Woman to woman.
32:44Woman to woman.
32:45Woman to woman.
32:45Joan Lewis is kind.
32:47She's gentle.
32:48She's not capable of such a heinous act.
32:50You don't know that.
32:52She was a maid.
32:53She was released from her job.
32:54She was desperate.
32:55She wouldn't kill anyone.
32:56How do you know that?
32:58She's a good woman.
32:59She's a murderer.
33:01A woman who deserves to be hanged.
33:04She does not.
33:06She's trying to protect me.
33:10She's my mother.
33:10Mother.
33:13Lilibeth Seraphim admitted that she is Joan Lewis's daughter.
33:18They always knew that Marco Seraphim had stolen the Somatron design, so Lilibeth married into
33:23the Seraphim family, brought her mother into the house as a maid so that they could destroy
33:27the Seraphims from the inside.
33:29Did Roman Seraphim have any idea?
33:32None at all.
33:32Although I do think that Lilibeth did fall in love with him.
33:36But the mother and daughter still wanted revenge.
33:39That's strong motive.
33:40But the timelines don't add up.
33:42Both Joan and Lilibeth have alibis for the time of the murder.
33:46Does Crown Council know this?
33:47Yes, but all they want is a conviction.
33:48Jack Pritchett.
33:56You're the visitor.
33:58Who is she?
33:59This is Miss Violet Hart.
34:01She'd like a few words with you.
34:04I'll return in five minutes.
34:11Heard a lot about you, Miss Hart.
34:12You have?
34:14Oh, yeah.
34:16When Ephraim's bringing the hammer down, he tells folks, Miss Hart won't be happy if
34:20she don't get her money.
34:21Bad things happen when you ain't happy.
34:24So they pay up.
34:26I beg your pardon?
34:28You don't gotta play innocent with me.
34:30I admire your gumption, but I didn't take the fall for this out of love for Ephraim.
34:35I did it to support my family.
34:37We have a deal.
34:39He promised to pay well and pay on time.
34:43Ephraim burned the Vatney paper shop.
34:47After Vatney refused to pay for protection, don't play dumb.
34:52You know exactly what's going on.
34:55And if Ephraim don't make good on his promise, I'll tell every cop in the city that you're
34:59scamming folks while claiming you're protecting them.
35:10Gentlemen of the jury.
35:12You see before you an envelope containing 50 Canadian dollars.
35:19Marco Seraphim was murdered after he caught his servant, Joan Lewis, trying to steal this
35:24generous donation, which he had intended for Sister Bernadette of the Sisters of Faith home
35:30for the Infirm.
35:33My father was a selfish cad who flaunted his wealth and never gave a dime to charity.
35:37But is that any reason to kill a man?
35:42The prosecution rests.
35:43Hello?
35:52Pardon me.
35:53I'm looking for Sister Bernadette.
35:55Yes.
35:56Hello.
35:56What can I do for you?
35:57I'm Detective William Murdoch of the Toronto Constabulary, and I was hoping to ask you some questions
36:04about Marco Seraphim about Marco Seraphim.
36:07Yes.
36:08I heard of his death.
36:10A shame.
36:10I'm curious how long Mr. Seraphim has been donating to your organization.
36:18Donating?
36:19I don't understand.
36:20I was of the impression that Mr. Seraphim had been donating to your cause regularly.
36:28Marco Seraphim didn't donate any money to our home.
36:32I had to twist his arm in order to make him do what was right.
36:37Which was?
36:38Do you believe that Joan Lewis could have committed this heinous act against the man that employed
36:50her for the past three years?
36:52I find it hard to believe Mrs. Lewis killed my father, but yes, I do.
36:59There's no other explanation.
37:03The prosecution rests.
37:06Miss Newsome.
37:08Mr. Seraphim, on the day of your father's murder, you made a telephone call.
37:19Would you please tell the jury who the recipient was?
37:22I telephoned the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm.
37:27The very institution for which your father's envelope of money was intended.
37:31The defense contends that what you learned during that phone call enraged you.
37:37So much so that you erupted into a fit of violence and murdered your father.
37:43Objection!
37:44This accusation is completely without merit and should be retracted from the record.
37:48Miss Newsome, can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't allow the prosecution's request?
37:53Of course.
37:54If the court clerk could open the doors, please.
38:03Let the record show that Sister Bernadette of the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm is entering the courtroom accompanied by...
38:10David.
38:11David Seraphim.
38:13Marco Seraphim's allegedly deceased heir.
38:16My father, my father, is it really you?
38:26Order, order, order!
38:29Return to the witness stand, Mr. Seraphim.
38:31Your reunion will have to wait until after you've finished testifying.
38:35The sooner we get to the truth...
38:36When my father accused Joan of stealing, I spotted the address on the envelope.
38:43I was suspicious.
38:46My father was not a generous man.
38:50I called the home.
38:53I found out.
38:54My brother.
38:56It's been a lie.
38:57All this time.
39:02My father told us that David died in that carriage accident.
39:08Forgive me.
39:09David.
39:11I didn't know.
39:13Marco Seraphim hid his son away from the world and capitalized on his family's grief by making David the face of the company.
39:21Sister Bernadette had to coerce my father just to get enough money to give David a comfortable life.
39:27I'm so sorry.
39:29I'm so sorry.
39:31I've missed you.
39:33So much.
39:34I thought you didn't want me anymore.
39:38I thought you'd forgotten about me.
39:41Not for a second.
39:43I was coming to get you as soon as this was over.
39:46Is it over?
39:48Can we go home?
39:49Of course.
39:53This ends now.
39:54My father was a monster.
40:02I killed him.
40:07I regret nothing.
40:08I owe you my deepest apologies, Miss Newsome.
40:25I should have trusted your instincts.
40:28You single-handedly saved an innocent woman from hanging.
40:31Not quite single-handedly.
40:33I had some help from Detective Murdoch, but your apology is appreciated and accepted.
40:40Mr. Davenport, you have anything to add?
40:44Only that I wish I was assigned a defense rather than the prosecution.
40:47If you had been, Mrs. Lewis would likely have been convicted.
40:52I would have seen that grace is a virtue.
40:58Indeed.
40:59Congratulations, Miss Newsome.
41:05Now I suspect you'll proceed to skewer me.
41:08I won the case.
41:10That's enough.
41:11No, go on.
41:12I insist.
41:13Twist the knife.
41:14Oh, I will.
41:16When the time is right.
41:21I don't understand your objections.
41:22Jack Pritchett is being well paid for his sacrifice.
41:25You're taking advantage of the very people we should be helping.
41:28And you burned a local business to the ground.
41:30How is this helping the community?
41:31Mr. Vagney refused to pay.
41:34He was being disrespectful towards you.
41:36Towards me?
41:37These acts are yours alone, Ephraim.
41:39I had nothing to do with this.
41:41Wrong.
41:41Ask any one of our clients.
41:44You're the head of this whole operation.
41:46That's a lie.
41:47It depends on how you frame it.
41:50And you've been expertly framed, Violet Hart.
41:53Now that you've gone and meddled with the Pritchetts, you've dug your grave even deeper.
41:58Watch yourself, Violet.
42:00If I go down, so will you.
42:02And by the way, Daphne Pritchett is expecting another payment this weekend.
42:11You can deliver it yourself this time.
42:12Your victory in this case was hard-earned.
42:22You must be quite pleased.
42:23I admit, this case was especially gratifying.
42:27David Seraphim is finally home.
42:28And realizing that much of her family's wealth was built on Xander Bach's sewing machine design,
42:34Valeria Seraphim is finally seeing to it that Joan and Lilibeth reaped the financial rewards he was owed.
42:40But instead of being reunited with his brother, Roman now has to go to jail for murder.
42:45Perhaps he won't serve a long sentence.
42:47Valeria did say he will have the best defense attorney money can buy.
42:50Oh, I'm not so sure the best lawyer can be bought.
42:55Oh?
42:56Because she's currently serving as the assistant crown attorney.
43:01Oh, you flatter me.
43:04Perhaps.
43:05But just, how did you know that Lilibeth was Joan's daughter?
43:11Call it women's intuition.
43:15And how did you realize the importance of the address on that envelope?
43:20Call it a hunch.
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