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00:00It's a high-profile case. Crimes against the wealthy often degrade the courtroom with public
00:10spectacle. It's essential that we convict the suspect expediently. I will apply the full
00:16measure of my abilities toward that goal. You're familiar with the circumstances of
00:20Marco Seraphin's murder? Of course. It's in all the papers. It occurred during some sort
00:25of fashion parade? Yes, an event to promote Angelic Raymond's new line. According to
00:31Valerius Seraphin, all the top fashion buyers were there. Angelic Raymond's exquisite new
00:39line is available in many shades and sizes. Angelic Raymond's has become Canada's most
00:44successful clothing company thanks to our father's creation, the Somatron. Gone are the
00:50days when you had to wait for a custom fitting. Father believes the fashion should be ready
00:54to wear right off the rack at your local mercantile. Where is he? No idea. We'll find him. Just
01:03stand here and keep smiling. Thank you for coming. Lovely to see you. And that's when the victim's
01:10daughter caught the accused standing over her father's body with the murder weapon in her
01:16hand. The accused is his housekeeper? It is hard to find. You could help these days? Allow me to
01:22introduce the city's newest deputy crown attorney, Roy Davenport. Deputy crown attorney? I thought I was
01:28next in line for that position. You were in line, just not first. Mr. Davenport is quite the prodigy.
01:33Roy, this is Effie Newsome. Assistant crown attorney Effie Newsome. Charmed. I'm sure. Mr. Davenport will be
01:42prosecuting the case. Oh, I assume that I... Well, the accused, Joan Lewis, could not afford a defense
01:48lawyer. You have been assigned to provide her that service. Your task is to guide Mrs. Lewis
01:54through the process of gracious capitulation. My job is to lose. Well, your client was literally
02:01caught red-handed. Yes, Mrs. Lewis had clear motive. She had been fired for stealing earlier that day,
02:08but by pleading guilty, Mrs. Lewis may be spared the death sentence. We've spoken to her about this.
02:12You just need to offer your reassurance. Don't worry. This shouldn't be terribly difficult.
02:25Joan Lewis, it is charged that on the tenth day of this month in the city of Toronto,
02:31you willfully and with malice of forethought did murder Marco Seraphin. Please rise.
02:37How do you plead? It's all right. Just do as we discussed. I'm innocent. I didn't kill anyone.
03:07Anything of interest? Uh, just the usual litany of scandal and disaster. But where is this?
03:23Joan Lewis pleads not guilty. Interesting. Why's that? Look who's defending her, F.E. Newsome.
03:31Miss Newsome doesn't? She work for the Crown? It's not an unusual practice. If a defendant cannot afford
03:36a lawyer, the court appoints one. From the office that's prosecuting her? Is-is that fair?
03:42Uh, I never said it was fair. I said it was usual. They are not the same thing.
03:48Detective! Welcome home. How was England?
03:52Wet. I should have been more specific. How was your family?
03:56Oh, wonderful. Wonderful. Both Julia and Susanna are doing so well.
04:00Oh, good to know. What's been happening here?
04:03As the detective says, the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
04:07And it appears that F.E. Newsome has a trick up her sleeve.
04:19Apologies, Mr. Burke. I had no reason to believe my client would change her plea.
04:23You didn't counsel her to do so?
04:25What are you suggesting?
04:26Simply that this was an attempt as brinkmanship driven by jealousy.
04:29Jealousy? Over...
04:31The fact I got a job you wanted.
04:34I resent this accusation.
04:36Resent all you want. I saw what happened.
04:38Enough. Stop bickering, you two.
04:40Miss Newsome, persuade your client to change her plea.
04:44Respectfully, sir?
04:45Perhaps Miss Newsome isn't up to the task.
04:48I know very well what my task is.
04:50It's to work in my client's best interests.
04:53Mr. Charles Vadme?
05:13Yes?
05:14I'm Miss Violet Hart.
05:15I run the Starbite Club.
05:17I know who you are.
05:18What can I do for you?
05:20It's more about what I can do for you.
05:22I run a local group of business owners.
05:25And we were very sorry to hear about the fire that destroyed your stationery shop.
05:30Do you intend to rebuild?
05:33Why?
05:34We have a fund that assists local businesses in times of hardship.
05:38We'd like to offer you a loan.
05:39Is that so?
05:41Well, I would prefer to decline that offer.
05:43Oh, there's no interest on the loan. There's no cost.
05:47No cost. I doubt that very much.
05:50Good day, Miss Hart.
05:50Are you, are you sure?
05:53I told you I want nothing to do with you or your so-called community group.
05:59Good day.
06:00I couldn't bring myself to lie.
06:07Then why did you agree to plead guilty?
06:10They told me you would save me from the noose.
06:13It did seem like there was no other way.
06:15But I'd rather tell the truth and take my chances.
06:18Well, your chances are slim.
06:20The case against you is damning.
06:21You had motive for killing Mr. Serafim.
06:23You were fired earlier that day.
06:25I was snooping, I admit.
06:27But I wasn't stealing.
06:29Mr. Serafim caught me in his office and fired me right there.
06:32And then several hours later, you were found standing over his dead body.
06:36I found him lying on the floor.
06:38Those scissors were jammed in his chest.
06:40I pulled them out.
06:41Why?
06:42I thought...
06:44I don't know what I thought.
06:46I could save him.
06:48But his arms were stiff.
06:50His eyes were clouded over.
06:52And his face was ghostly white.
06:54And then Miss Valeria walked in.
06:55What were you doing in his office?
06:58I came to beg for my job back.
07:02Miss, I know that people like me don't win against people like the Serafims.
07:07But I want to try.
07:10Will you help me?
07:12Please?
07:22Station 3 post-mortem is rather light on details.
07:25Time of death.
07:27Night?
07:27It's as if they weren't even trying.
07:29My client's guilt was presumed from the start.
07:32And your client was found with the murder weapon.
07:34She claims she pulled the scissors from his chest in a state of panic.
07:38There isn't much blood.
07:40If there was a lapse of time between death and the extraction of the weapon, there'd be coagulation.
07:45How much time?
07:46At least two hours.
07:48Did your client note the condition of the body?
07:50She described cloudy eyes, pale skin, and the rigidity of his limbs.
07:56Corneal clouding and rigor mortis takes at least two to three hours to develop.
08:00Could Mrs. Lewis be fabricating these details?
08:02Possibly.
08:03But 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.
08:17My client's guilt was a foregone conclusion.
08:20Because she was standing in his office over his dead body with the murder weapon in her hand.
08:26Still, I feel as though Mrs. Lewis is telling me the truth.
08:30In my years of police work, I've learned that criminals can be cunning liars.
08:38And although these reports are substandard, there is no evidence yet that your client, Mrs. Lewis, is anything but guilty.
08:48And my intuition tells me that things are not as they seem.
08:56Perhaps this time we shouldn't let our emotions cloud our judgment.
09:00Detective, when a man trusts a hunch, nobody accuses him of letting emotion cloud his judgment.
09:15Why is it any different when a woman trusts her intuition?
09:18Hunch and intuition are just different words for the same thing.
09:21You have a point.
09:23But you don't have a case.
09:34I have evidence that Marco Serafin was dead for at least two hours before Joan Lewis discovered his body.
09:40That makes sense.
09:42Joan isn't capable of murder.
09:44Or theft.
09:45Can you pinpoint Joan Lewis' whereabouts in the hours before your father's body was found?
09:50Normally at that time she's tending the laundry.
09:52I recall I told her she needn't bother, considering how she'd been so cruelly dismissed.
09:58But she insisted.
09:59That's odd.
10:00Mrs. Lewis said she was packing her belongings at that time.
10:03She could have done both.
10:05She's a very diligent worker.
10:08Miss Newsome, there is no way on earth that Joan could have murdered my father-in-law.
10:12She wouldn't kill anyone.
10:14Are there others who had grievances against Mr. Serafin?
10:17Our family has been plagued by various scandals over the years.
10:20What sorts of scandals?
10:21Private matters, which were exposed for public consumption by gloating vultures who profit
10:26up the misfortunes of the upper class.
10:28Who are these vultures?
10:31I'll have you know that vultures are extremely intelligent and resilient birds.
10:35I'm not sure calling you a vulture was a compliment.
10:38Life's all about perspective, Effie.
10:39Yes, and what is your perspective regarding the Serafin family?
10:43Living proof that money can't buy you happiness.
10:46They have so much money and so many problems, which anonymous tipsters have eagerly disclosed
10:52to yours truly.
10:53Dare to elaborate?
10:54I already have, in numerous published exposés.
10:58Let's see.
10:59I've amassed a collection of stories about the Serafims, starting with their firstborn son,
11:04David, the boy on the logo.
11:06Oh, with the wings and the halo.
11:09Adorable.
11:09And dead at six.
11:11A tragic accident.
11:13Serafim made him the face of the company.
11:15Oh.
11:15Anything else?
11:17Well, there was the mere bankruptcy before the company transitioned from couture to ready-to-wear.
11:22Serafim narrowly avoids receivership.
11:26By the skin of his teeth, he did.
11:28Add in some financial malfeasance and a sartorial plagiarism lawsuit against Valeria Serafim's clothing line.
11:35Sartorial plagiarism?
11:37Valeria 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.
11:46This led to a subsequent spate of trip-and-fall injury lawsuits.
11:51Valeria's company went under, and her father refused to bail her out.
11:58Something's odd.
12:00That sheath.
12:07It's missing.
12:11The scissors had been on display on the wall in Serafim's office.
12:15The murder weapon wasn't just an average pair of scissors.
12:18It was presented as the Sterling Fashion Award.
12:21Solid silver and housed in a jeweled sheath.
12:24And yet this sheath wasn't in evidence in any of the crime scene photographs.
12:28Nor mentioned in the police report.
12:30Wasn't it on Mrs. Lewis?
12:32It has completely disappeared.
12:34And you have a theory?
12:36I do.
12:37After stabbing Mr. Serafim, the real killer fled the scene in a panic, not realizing they'd taken the jeweled sheath with them.
12:44Do you have any other suspects?
12:46Numerous people had motive against Marco Serafim.
12:48As did your client.
12:51Joan Lewis is simply the scapegoat.
12:52And this sheath didn't simply vanish into thin air.
12:56Mrs. Lewis' life is in my hands.
12:59But I can't save her without your help.
13:08Right.
13:09First, let's narrow it down to everyone who had both motive and opportunity.
13:13Yes.
13:13Top of mind would be Mr. Serafim's disgruntled daughter, Valeria Serafim.
13:18Right.
13:19With numerous lawsuits against her company, she was forced into bankruptcy.
13:23She was publicly humiliated.
13:25And apparently her wealthy father refused to aid her in her time of financial need.
13:29Yes, she was likely due an inheritance upon his death.
13:32Yes, the Serafim children were to divide his fortune.
13:35I am due in court.
13:36Can I leave this with you for now?
13:37Yes.
13:38Go and defend your client, Mrs. Lewis, and I will have a word with Valeria Serafim.
13:45In conclusion, I'll speak plainly.
13:48The facts of this case are simple.
13:52Joan Lewis killed Marco Serafim in an act of cold-blooded murder.
13:57You must convict her.
13:59Mrs. Newsome, your opening statement.
14:05The rush to judgment is a vulgar instinct.
14:10Common in indolent minds.
14:11Gentlemen of the jury, I sense no such vulgarity in you.
14:16Joan Lewis is a woman with no history of violence, who has not a single enemy, who has never broken a law.
14:25We owe Joan Lewis our stringent scrutiny of the facts.
14:29It is quite simply a matter of life and death.
14:33Joan's life.
14:34I'm glad you're casting a wider night of suspects for my father's murder, but what does it have to do with that dreadful sartorial plagiarism lawsuit?
14:52This is the hobble skirt design that was in dispute?
14:56Yes, and it was of my own design, but the judge ruled against me.
15:00I take it there were also injury lawsuits against your company?
15:04Yes, quite a few.
15:06Really, was it my fault that a few women didn't know how to wear the garment?
15:09One cannot stride in a hobble skirt.
15:12What did your father think?
15:14Oh, he insisted my boutique shouldered the cost of the lawsuit.
15:17He said he helped me begin my business and he wouldn't give me a pen anymore.
15:21This must have angered you.
15:23I was made a laughingstock.
15:24My own fashion line, something I dreamed of and worked hard for, went bankrupt.
15:29I take it Marco Serapim wasn't the ideal father figure.
15:33Not to Roman and I.
15:35He was infinitely fonder of my late brother David.
15:37But of course, dead children demand nothing of their parents, so.
15:42Wow.
15:44What about yourself, Miss Serapim?
15:46Where were you in the hours leading up to the discovery of your father's body?
15:50Really?
15:53My father was a selfish cat who flaunted his wealth and never gave a dime to charity.
15:57But is that any reason to kill a man?
16:00I suppose some people may think so.
16:03But if you're here accusing me of murdering him, I most certainly did not.
16:07Everyone here can tell you I was nowhere near my father's study.
16:10Valeria Serapim's whereabouts have been confirmed.
16:13She was overseeing final preparations for the evening's festivities at the time in question.
16:18That could be a lie.
16:20It could also be the truth.
16:23Valeria is just one of a number of suspects.
16:25F.E. Newsom's office.
16:37Just so you're aware, I'm certainly under no obligation to tell you this.
16:41Louise?
16:42Yes, hello.
16:43As I was saying, I'm under no obligation to tell you this.
16:46But, as a matter of professional courtesy, I thought I should.
16:49Tell me what?
16:50I received another anonymous tip that could impact your case.
16:54It will be on the front page tomorrow.
16:56But I'm offering you a chance to look at it first.
17:02You're not listening to me.
17:03I don't owe your money.
17:04Jack is rotting in the Don jail and I have children to feed.
17:07I want my money.
17:07Is there a problem?
17:10Just a misunderstanding.
17:12I was busy and couldn't make the withdrawal until today.
17:16There you go, Mrs. Pritchard.
17:20$20.
17:21See?
17:22I keep my word.
17:23You'd better.
17:24We have a deal.
17:30What was that about?
17:32I promised Jack Pritchard I'd look after his family until he gets out of jail.
17:36That means sacrificing a bit of my pay.
17:39So be it.
17:40That's very charitable of you.
17:42You've got to support the community.
17:44Right?
17:46Here's the handwritten schematic.
18:01You see, it was drawn on stationery from the Lancaster Tool and Dye Company.
18:06Which shut down in 1905.
18:09Veritable walking calendar, you are, detective.
18:11This seems to indicate that somebody other than Marco Serafim designed the somatron.
18:16Two years before Serafim registered the patent.
18:20Look, it seems as though part of the page has been torn away.
18:25There are hints of handwriting.
18:26I think perhaps...
18:27A signature?
18:29Someone sought to remove it.
18:31What else can you tell us about this, Miss Cherry?
18:33Apparently, it arrived two weeks ago, but my dim-witted assistant failed to give it to me until last night.
18:43It appears to be the blueprint for a stitching device.
18:47Marco Serafim built his empire using this machine, but this schematic is hand-drawn and predates Mr. Serafim's patent by two years.
18:55Patent theft is not within the criminal court's purview.
18:59How does this support your petition for a seven-day stay of trial?
19:01It doesn't.
19:03Miss Newsome is grasping at straws, wasting the court's precious time.
19:07The court's precious time is best spent in pursuit of the truth.
19:11Especially when the outcome of these proceedings could result in a woman's execution.
19:15Any suggestion that this process be rushed is frankly offensive.
19:18I agree.
19:18So, in answer to your earlier question, if Marco Serafim stole the Somatron design, then...
19:25You're suggesting that his murder was retaliation for this theft.
19:31It's a long shot, but not an impossible one.
19:34I'll give you a day.
19:36One day?
19:38Your Honor, the investigation of this crime was clearly insufficient, and...
19:42Don't push me, Miss Newsome.
19:45Miss Newsome.
19:45Miss Newsome.
19:48Miss Newsome.
19:54Llewellyn, a moment.
19:57Absolutely.
19:59What can I do for you?
20:00There's a man, Jack Pritchett, who's currently in custody.
20:04And?
20:05I was wondering if you could find out why he's being held.
20:08Of course.
20:10Anything else you would care to share?
20:14Not at this time.
20:15now let me see here yep this was lancaster tool and dye stationery did you draw this
20:29nope but i know who did zander bach zander bach oh that's definitely zander's work
20:38a fellow was a hard worker he he kept up factory spick and span but his mind was always elsewhere
20:47inventing things the man who drew this was your custodian wasn't educated but he had some
20:53interesting ideas kept saying that his ship would come in someday he never did do you know where
21:01mr bach lives currently he doesn't live took his own life back in um what was it 1906
21:08that's the year marco seraphim patented the somatron zander used to talk about that seraphim
21:15fellow said he was going to sell him one of his inventions do you know if mr bach has any
21:20surviving family i recall he had a daughter doted on her her name was
21:26you wanted to see thank you lilibeth this is detective william murdoch toronto constabulary
21:34do you know why we're here to talk about my father-in-law not your father-in-law your father
21:42i don't understand my father yes zander bach the man whose life's work was stolen by marco seraphim
21:54your father committed suicide right around the time that marco seraphim your father-in-law began
22:08manufacturing with his newly patented somatron machine
22:12my father had no connection to the seraphim family
22:16did you not know that mr seraphim stole your father's design no if i did i doubt i would have
22:26ever married into his family are you insinuating that i'm responsible for my father-in-law's murder
22:31we're just asking questions i'm sorry but those are lovely earrings where did you get them
22:42these they're from digby and fontaine near young i'm sorry would you uh write that down for me
22:53dainty
22:54very good miss newsome we can now compare mrs seraphim's handwriting to the envelope oh
23:04what's the verdict uh note they both have non-ovoid o's and this matching extended cross
23:13on the t's very distinct it's a match lilibeth was the anonymous source of the information leaked about
23:19the seraphim's she lied to us as she knew her father's design had been stolen by seraphim looks
23:24like we've got ourselves a new prime suspect and i have an exclusive scoop i do right tit for tat
23:34tit for tat
23:42jack pritchett convicted of arson and the fire that destroyed badney paper goods
23:50what is it i met with the proprietor of that shop as part of my work with local businesses mr vadney
23:57seemed oddly hostile in our offer to assist in rebuilding in fact he said he wanted nothing to
24:02do with us at all is there something else violet i saw my bar manager efrem current give money to mr
24:10pritch's wife he said it was alone to help the family out and you don't believe him efrem is not the
24:18charitable type do you think efrem could have something to do with that fire i hope not but
24:26it is possible well i could arrange a meeting with mr pritchett thank you
24:37this will have a huge impact on the case against john lewis and the fact that lilibeth seraphim has
24:43actively been trying to sully the reputation of marco seraphim is quite damning especially in tandem
24:49with the fact that her father's suicide provides a very strong motive for murder detective murdoch
24:56yes and you are roman seraphim why are you questioning lilibeth regarding my father's murder
25:03and what is she doing here are you in collusion with joan lewis's attorney there is no collusion
25:10mr seraphim but miss newsome has uncovered a considerable amount of evidence that redirects
25:17our suspicions away from mrs lewis and onto your wife that's impossible why on earth would lilibeth want
25:24to kill my father have a seat mr seraphim did you know that your father stole the original design for
25:37the somatron machine no what proof do you have of that we found an earlier blueprint did you also know
25:46that the person who made the original design for the somatron machine was your wife's father zanderbach
25:54he committed suicide not long after your father stole from him my wife's father
26:01i don't believe you she confirmed it herself there's also strong evidence that she is the one who has
26:07been leaking sensitive information about your family to the press that's a lie sir is there a problem
26:15roberts please escort mr seraphim to a seat out in the bullpen there's something i'd like to
26:21continue to discuss with miss newsome right this way sir see to it that you get some tea so you can
26:27calm down i think we need more evidence to convince him and a jury perhaps it's time to take a closer look
26:36for that missing scissor sheath lilibeth seraphim will be out for the rest of the day we can have a look
26:42around her room if she really killed her father-in-law why would she keep any evidence
26:50perhaps she still had it in her hand when she ran out of the room forgot to place it back on
26:54the wall it seems sloppy yes well i've known killers who've used the murder weapon to carve up their
27:01family sunday roast oh locked would you pass me one of those hat pins thank you
27:31well seems like i may be defending an innocent woman after all
27:42exhibit a is the weapon used in his murder correct yes that lady there was found with it in her hand
27:49exhibit b is a photograph which i asked the jurors to examine
27:54study it carefully you spot the scissors they may not be immediately apparent they're covered in a
28:03jeweled sterling silver sheath displayed on the wall behind marco seraphim now constable o'malley it is
28:10your contention that the accused removed the scissors from the wall drove them into marco seraphim's chest
28:16and was apprehended immediately afterwards still holding the weapon that's right so where's the sheath
28:23she had to have removed it when she took the scissors from the wall i we never located it did you search
28:31for it well i didn't need to we found the murderer holding the murder weapon is that so well then why
28:37was this sheath found in the possessions of lilibeth and roman seraphim this is highly irregular the
28:43prosecution demands a recess i think that might be a very good idea
29:02you've got your hands full this evening where's your bar manager that's what i would like to know
29:07efferim was supposed to be here half an hour ago so what do you ladies celebrate this evening oh effie's
29:14merciless thrashing of an insufferably smug deputy attorney merciless thrashing i see
29:21i pity the man and congratulate the woman thank you violet
29:27i wasn't seeking to humiliate mr davenport i was just trying to save an innocent woman of course
29:34okay so on the record miss newsome do you anticipate your client's full exoneration
29:41given the preponderance of evidence i expect that tomorrow joan lewis will be acquitted and
29:46lilibeth seraphim will be indicted
29:47i don't understand you'll likely be released in the morning this evidence exonerates you
30:05no it doesn't miss lilibeth didn't kill mr seraphim i did and i'm ready to accept my fate
30:17earlier you insisted on your innocence why are you reversing your stance now
30:24miss lilibeth has always been kind to me i can't bear to see her punished for my crime
30:30then tell me what really happened starting with the incident in mr seraphim's office earlier that day
30:36i was cleaning the office and i saw an envelope full of money a lot of money
30:41mr seraphim walked in and caught me trying to hide it amongst my cleaning supplies and then
30:48and he fired me on the spot and knew i deserved it but i was doing all day worrying about how i was
30:55going to keep a roof over my head i came back and i begged him for my job he said no i picked up the
31:02scissors and i stabbed him and then miss valeria walked in you said you picked up the scissors that's
31:08right weren't they displayed on the wall i took them down to dust them oh what happened to the
31:16sheath sheath they were housed in a sheath made of silver covered in jewels i must have dropped it
31:26it was found in lilibeth's room i must have dropped it in the laundry basket and somebody took it to her
31:32room by mistake joan i think you're hiding something you can think what you like miss lilibeth is innocent
31:48mrs lewis was about to be released why would she sacrifice herself to protect lilibeth seraphim
31:53it's as though she values mrs seraphim's life more than her own she has remarked upon lilibeth's kindness
31:59toward her and i sense mrs lewis hasn't seen much of that in her life well still that is tenuous
32:06motivation to volunteer oneself for the noose are we sure these two don't have a connection of some
32:12sort it's possible we need to speak with lilibeth let me woman to woman i have nothing to say to you
32:22you all but accused me of murder the murder weapon was found in your bedroom i didn't put it there
32:27well it's all water under the bridge now joan lewis has confessed to the murder
32:33she pled innocent did she not it appears she's had a change of heart
32:39she now admits to killing marco seraphim
32:45you look troubled
32:45just doesn't seem possible joan lewis is kind she's gentle she's not capable of such a heinous act
32:55you don't know that she was a maid she was released from her job she was desperate she wouldn't kill
33:00anyone how do you know that she's a good woman she's a murderer a woman who deserves to be hanged
33:07she does not she's trying to protect me she's my mother
33:19lilibeth seraphim admitted that she is joan lewis's daughter they always knew that marco
33:24seraphim had stolen the somatron design so lilibeth married into the seraphim family brought her mother
33:30into the house as a maid so that they could destroy the seraphims from the inside
33:34did roman seraphim have any idea none at all although i do think that lilibeth did fall in
33:40love with him but the mother and daughter still wanted revenge that strong motive the timelines
33:46don't add up both joan and lilibeth have alibis for the time of the murder does crown council know
33:51this yes but all they want is a conviction
33:53jack pritchett you have a visitor who's she this is miss violet hart she'd like a few words with you
34:09i'll return in five minutes
34:11heard a lot about you miss heart you have oh yeah when ephraim's bringing the hammer down he tells
34:23folks miss heart won't be happy if she don't get her money bad things happen when you ain't happy
34:29so they pay up i beg your pardon you don't gotta play innocent with me i admire your gumption but i
34:37didn't take the fall for this out of love for ephraim i did it to support my family we have a deal
34:44he promised to pay well and pay on time
34:48ephraim burned the vatney paper shop after vatney refused to pay for protection
34:56don't play dumb you know exactly what's going on and if ephraim don't make good on his promise
35:02i'll tell every cop in the city that you're scamming folks while claiming you're protecting them
35:07and i'll tell you what's going on and i'll tell you what's going on
35:15gentlemen of the jury you see before you an envelope containing 50 canadian dollars
35:23marco seraphim was murdered after he caught his servant joan lewis trying to steal this generous
35:30donation which he had intended for sister bernadette of the sisters of eighth home for the infirm
35:38my father was a selfish cad who flaunted his wealth and never gave a dime to charity
35:42but is that any reason to kill a man thank you the prosecution rests
35:56hello pardon me i'm looking for sister bernadette
35:59yes hello what can i do for you oh i'm detective william murdoch of the toronto constabulary
36:06and i was hoping to ask you some questions about marco seraphim
36:10yes i heard of his death a shame i'm curious how long mr seraphim has been donating to your
36:21organization donating i don't understand i was of the impression that mr seraphim had been donating to
36:30your cause regularly michael seraphim didn't donate any money to our home
36:37i had to twist his arm in order to make him do what was right what you was
36:43do you believe that joan lewis could have committed this heinous act against the man that employed
36:54her for the past three years i find it hard to believe mrs lewis killed my father but yes
37:01yes i do there's no other explanation thank you the prosecution rests miss newsome
37:18mr seraphim on the day of your father's murder you made a telephone call would you please tell
37:24the jury who the recipient was i telephoned the sisters of faith home for the infirm the very
37:32institution for which your father's envelope of money was intended the defense contends
37:38that what you learned during that phone call enraged you so much so that you erupted into a fit of
37:45violence and murdered your father objection this accusation is completely without merit and should
37:51be retracted from the record miss newsome can you give me one good reason why i shouldn't allow the
37:57prosecution's request of course if the court clerk could open the doors please
38:08let the record show that sister bernadette of the sisters of faith home for the infirm is entering
38:13the courtroom accompanied by david david seraphim marco seraphim's allegedly deceased heir
38:21i was suspicious my father my father is not really you
38:31order order order return to the witness stand mr seraphim your reunion will have to wait until after
38:38you've finished testifying the sooner we get to the truth when my father accused joan of stealing i
38:44i spotted the address on the envelope i was suspicious my father was not a generous man
38:55i called the home i found out my brother it's been a lie all this time
39:04my father told us that david died in that carriage accident forgive me david
39:16i didn't know marco seraphim hid his son away from the world and capitalized on his family's grief by
39:24making david the face of the company sister bernadette had to coerce
39:28my father just to get enough money to give david a comfortable life i'm so sorry i'm so sorry i've
39:36missed you so much i thought you didn't want me anymore i thought you'd forgotten about me
39:46not for a second i was coming to get you as soon as this was over is it over can we go home of course
39:55this ends now
40:02my father was a monster
40:08i killed him
40:12i regret nothing
40:22i owe you my deepest apologies miss newsome i should have trusted your instincts
40:32you single-handedly saved an innocent woman from hanging not quite single-handedly i had some help
40:38from detective murdoch but your apology is appreciated and accepted mr davenport you have anything to add
40:49only that i wish i was assigned a defense rather than the prosecution if you had been mrs lewis would
40:55likely have been convicted no i would have seen that the grace is a virtue indeed congratulations miss
41:05now i suspect you'll proceed to skewer me
41:12i won the case that's enough no go on i insist twist the knife oh i will when the time is right
41:21i don't understand your objections jack pritchett is being well paid for his sacrifice you're
41:30taking advantage of the very people we should be helping and you burned a local business to the ground
41:35how is this helping the community mr vagney refused to pay he was being disrespectful towards you towards
41:41me these acts aren't yours alone ephraim i had nothing to do with this wrong ask any one of our clients
41:48you're the head of this whole operation that's a lie it depends on how you frame it and you've been
41:55expertly framed violet hart now that you've gone and meddled with the pritchetts you've dug your grave
42:01even deeper watch yourself violet if i go down so will you
42:10and by the way daphne pritchett is expecting another payment
42:14this weekend you can deliver it yourself this time
42:24your victory in this case was hard earned you must be quite pleased i admit this case was especially
42:30gratifying david seraphim is finally home and realizing that much of her family's wealth was
42:36built on zander box sewing machine design valeria seraphim is finally seeing to it that joan and
42:42lilibeth reaped the financial rewards he was owed but instead of being reunited with his brother roman
42:48now has to go to jail for murder perhaps he won't serve a long sentence valeria did say he will have
42:53the best defense attorney money can buy oh i'm not so sure the best lawyer can be bought oh because
43:02she's currently serving as the assistant crown attorney oh you flatter me perhaps
43:11but just how did you know that lilibeth was joan's daughter call it women's intuition
43:18and how did you realize the importance of the address on that envelope call it a hunch
43:48so
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