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00:00According to Valerius Seraphim, all the top fashion buyers were there.
00:07Angelic Raymond's exquisite new line is available in many shades and sizes.
00:12Angelic Raymond's has become Canada's most successful clothing company,
00:16thanks to our father's creation, the Somatron.
00:19Gone are the days when you had to wait for a custom thing.
00:22Father believes that fashion should be ready to wear,
00:25right off the rack at your local mercantile.
00:30Where is he?
00:31Now I do.
00:32Find him, just stand here and keep smiling.
00:36Thank you for coming. Lovely to see you.
00:39And that's when the victim's daughter caught the accused standing over her father's body
00:44with the murder weapon in her hand.
00:47The accused is his housekeeper?
00:49It is hard to find. You can help these days?
00:51Allow me to introduce the city's newest deputy crown attorney, Roy Davenport.
00:56Deputy crown attorney? I thought I was next in line for that position.
00:59You were in line, just not first.
01:02Mr. Davenport is quite the prodigy.
01:04Roy, this is Effie Newsome.
01:05Assistant crown attorney, Effie Newsome.
01:08Charmed.
01:10I'm sure.
01:11Mr. Davenport will be prosecuting the case.
01:13Oh, I assume that I...
01:14Well, the accused, Joan Lewis, could not afford a defense lawyer.
01:19You have been assigned to provide her that service.
01:22Your task is to guide Mrs. Lewis through the process of gracious capitulation.
01:27My job is to lose.
01:29Well, your client was literally caught red-handed.
01:32Yes, Mrs. Lewis had clear motive.
01:35She had been fired for stealing earlier that day.
01:38But by pleading guilty, Mrs. Lewis may be spared the death sentence we've spoken to her about this.
01:43You just need to offer your reassurance.
01:47Don't worry.
01:48This shouldn't be terribly difficult.
01:49Joan Lewis, it is charged that on the 10th day of this month in the city of Toronto,
02:01you willfully and with malice of forethought did murder Marco Serafin.
02:06Please rise.
02:11How do you plead?
02:11It's all right.
02:15Just do as we discussed.
02:18I'm innocent.
02:20I didn't kill anyone.
02:21I didn't kill anyone.
02:21I didn't kill anyone.
02:41Anything of interest?
02:47Uh, just the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
02:51But where is this?
02:53Joan Lewis pleads not guilty.
02:56Interesting.
02:57Why's that?
02:58Look who's defending her.
03:00F.E. Newsom.
03:01Miss Newsom doesn't.
03:02She worked for the Crown?
03:03It's not an unusual practice.
03:05If a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, the court appoints one.
03:08From the office that's prosecuting her?
03:11Is that fair?
03:12Uh, I never said it was fair.
03:14I said it was usual.
03:15They are not the same thing.
03:18Detective!
03:20Welcome home.
03:21How was England?
03:23Wet.
03:24I should have been more specific.
03:25How was your family?
03:27Oh, wonderful.
03:28Wonderful.
03:28Both Julia and Susanna are doing so well.
03:30Oh, good to know.
03:31What's been happening here?
03:33As the detective says, the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
03:36And it appears that F.E. Newsom has a trickle up her sleeve.
03:49Apologies, Mr. Burke.
03:50I had no reason to believe my client would change her plea.
03:53You didn't counsel her to do so?
03:55What are you suggesting?
03:56Simply that this was an attempt at sprinkmanship driven by jealousy.
04:00Jealousy?
04:01Over?
04:02The fact I got a job you wanted.
04:04I resent this accusation.
04:06Resent all you want.
04:07I saw what happened.
04:08Enough.
04:08Stop bickering, you two.
04:10Miss Newsom, persuade your client to change her plea.
04:14Respectfully, sir?
04:16Perhaps Miss Newsom isn't up to the task.
04:18I know very well what my task is.
04:21It's to work in my client's best interests.
04:23Mr. Charles Badman?
04:43Yes?
04:44I'm Miss Violet Hart.
04:45I run the Starbuck Club.
04:46I know who you are.
04:49What can I do for you?
04:51It's more about what I can do for you.
04:53I run a local group of business owners.
04:55And we were very sorry to hear about the fire that destroyed your stationery shop.
05:00Do you intend to rebuild?
05:03Why?
05:04We have a fund that assists local businesses in times of hardship.
05:08We'd like to offer you a loan.
05:10Is that so?
05:11Well, I would prefer to decline that offer.
05:13Oh, there's no interest on the loan.
05:15There's no cost.
05:17No cost.
05:18I doubt that very much.
05:20Good day, Miss Hart.
05:21Are you sure?
05:23I told you I want nothing to do with you or your so-called community group.
05:29Good day.
05:35I couldn't bring myself to lie.
05:37Then why did you agree to plead guilty?
05:40They told me you would save me from the noose.
05:43It didn't seem like there was no other way.
05:45But I'd rather tell the truth than take my chances.
05:48Well, your chances are slim.
05:50The case against you is damning.
05:51You had motive for killing Mr. Serafim.
05:53You were fired earlier that day.
05:55I was snooping, I admit.
05:57But I wasn't stealing.
05:59Mr. Serafim caught me in his office and fired me right there.
06:02And then several hours later, you were found standing over his dead body.
06:06I found him lying on the floor.
06:08Those scissors were jammed in his chest.
06:10I pulled them out.
06:11Why?
06:13I thought...
06:14I don't know what I thought.
06:16I could save him.
06:19But his arms were stiff.
06:20His eyes were clouded over.
06:22And his face was ghostly white.
06:24And then Miss Valeria walked in.
06:26What were you doing in his office?
06:28I came to beg for my job back.
06:32Miss, I know that people like me don't win against people like the Serafims.
06:37But I want to try.
06:40Will you help me?
06:42Please.
06:43Station 3 post-mortem is rather light on details.
06:56Time of death.
06:57Night?
06:57It's as if they weren't even trying.
06:59My client's guilt was presumed from the start.
07:02Your client was found with the murder weapon.
07:04She claims she pulled the scissors from his chest in a state of panic.
07:09There isn't much blood.
07:10If there was a lapse of time between death and the extraction of the weapon,
07:13there'd be coagulation.
07:15How much time?
07:16At least two hours.
07:18Did your client note the condition of the body?
07:20She described cloudy eyes, pale skin, and the rigidity of his limbs.
07:26Corneal clouding and rigor mortis takes at least two to three hours to develop.
07:30Could Mrs. Lewis be fabricating these details?
07:32Possibly.
07:33But 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.
07:47My client's guilt was a foregone conclusion.
07:50Because she was standing in his office over his dead body with the murder weapon in her hand.
07:57Still, I feel as though Mrs. Lewis is telling me the truth.
08:00In my years of police work, I've learned that criminals can be cunning liars.
08:07And although these reports are substandard, there is no evidence yet that your client, Mrs. Lewis, is anything but guilty.
08:19And my intuition tells me that things are not as they seem.
08:22Perhaps this time we shouldn't let our emotions cloud our judgment.
08:37Detective, when a man trusts a hunch, nobody accuses him of letting emotion cloud his judgment.
08:44Why is it any different when a woman trusts her intuition?
08:48Hunch and intuition are just different words for the same thing.
08:52You have a point.
08:55But you don't have a case.
08:56I have evidence that Marco Serafin was dead for at least two hours before Joan Lewis discovered his body.
09:10That makes sense.
09:12Joan isn't capable of murder.
09:14Or theft.
09:15Can you pinpoint Joan Lewis's whereabouts in the hours before your father's body was found?
09:20Normally at that time she's tending the laundry.
09:22I recall I told her she needn't bother, considering how she'd been so cruelly dismissed.
09:28But she insisted.
09:29That's odd.
09:31Mrs. Lewis said she was packing her belongings at that time.
09:34She could have done both.
09:35She's a very diligent worker.
09:38Miss Newsome, there is no way on earth that Joan could have murdered my father-in-law.
09:43She wouldn't kill anyone.
09:44Are there others who had grievances against Mr. Serafin?
09:47Her family has been plagued by various scandals over the years.
09:50What sorts of scandals?
09:52Private matters, which were exposed for public consumption by gloating vultures who profit off the misfortunes of the upper class.
09:59Who are these vultures?
10:01I'll have you know that vultures are extremely intelligent and resilient birds.
10:06I'm not sure calling you a vulture was a compliment.
10:08Life's all about perspective, Effie.
10:10Yes?
10:11And what is your perspective regarding the Serafin family?
10:14Living proof that money can't buy you happiness.
10:16They have so much money and so many problems, which anonymous tipsters have eagerly disclosed to yours truly.
10:23Care to elaborate?
10:25I already have, in numerous published exposés.
10:28Let's see.
10:29I've amassed a collection of stories about the Serafims, starting with their firstborn son, David, the boy on the logo.
10:37Oh, the wings and the halo.
10:39Adorable.
10:39And dead at six.
10:41A tragic accident.
10:43Serafim made him the face of the company.
10:45Oh.
10:46Anything else?
10:47Well, there was the mere bankruptcy before the company transitioned from couture to ready-to-wear.
10:53Serafim narrowly avoids receivership.
10:56By the skin of his teeth, he did.
10:58Add in some financial malfeasance and a sartorial plagiarism lawsuit against Valeria Serafim's clothing line.
11:06Sartorial plagiarism?
11:07Valeria 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.
11:17This led to a subsequent spate of trip-and-fall injury lawsuits.
11:21Valeria's company went under, and her father refused to bail her out.
11:29Something's odd.
11:31That sheath.
11:32That sheath.
11:37It's missing.
11:41The scissors had been on display on the wall in Serafim's office.
11:46The murder weapon wasn't just an average pair of scissors.
11:49It was presented as the Sterling Fashion Award.
11:51Solid silver and housed in a jeweled sheath.
11:54And yet this sheath wasn't in evidence in any of the crime scene photographs.
11:59Nor mentioned in the police report.
12:00Wasn't it on, Mrs. Lewis?
12:03It has completely disappeared.
12:04And you have a theory.
12:06I do.
12:07After stabbing Mr. Serafim, the real killer fled the scene in a panic, not realizing they'd taken the jeweled sheath with them.
12:14Do you have any other suspects?
12:16Numerous people had motive against Marco Serafim.
12:19As did your client.
12:21Joan Lewis is simply the scapegoat.
12:23And this sheath didn't simply vanish into thin air.
12:26Mrs. Lewis's life is in my hands.
12:29But I can't save her without your help.
12:38Right.
12:39First, let's narrow it down to everyone who had both motive and opportunity.
12:43Yes.
12:44Top of mind would be Mr. Serafim's disgruntled daughter, Valeria Serafim.
12:49Right.
12:49With numerous lawsuits against her company, she was forced into bankruptcy.
12:53She was publicly humiliated.
12:55And apparently her wealthy father refused to aid her in her time of financial need.
12:59And she was likely due an inheritance upon his death.
13:02Yes.
13:02The Serafim children were to divide his fortune.
13:05I am due in court.
13:06Can I leave this with you for now?
13:08Yes.
13:08Go and defend your client, Mrs. Lewis, and I will have a word with Valeria Serafim.
13:15In conclusion, I'll speak plainly.
13:19The facts of this case are simple.
13:22Joan Lewis killed Marco Serafim in an act of cold-blooded murder.
13:27You must convict her.
13:30Ms. Newsom, your opening statement.
13:31The rush to judgment is a vulgar instinct, common in indolent minds.
13:43Gentlemen of the jury, I sense no such vulgarity in you.
13:46Joan Lewis is a woman with no history of violence, who has not a single enemy, who has never broken a law.
13:53We owe Joan Lewis our stringent scrutiny of the facts.
13:59It is quite simply a matter of life and death.
14:04Joan's life.
14:04I'm glad you're casting a wide or net of suspects for my father's murder, but what does it have to do with that dreadful sartorial plagiarism lawsuit?
14:23This is the hobble skirt design that was in dispute?
14:27Yes, and it was of my own design, but the judge ruled against me.
14:31I take it there were also injury lawsuits against your company?
14:34Yes, quite a few.
14:37Really, was it my fault that a few women didn't know how to wear the garment?
14:40One cannot stride in a hobble skirt.
14:41What did your father think?
14:44Oh, he insisted my boutique shoulder the cost of the lawsuit.
14:48He said he helped me begin my business and he wouldn't give me a penny more.
14:51This must have angered you.
14:53I was made a laughingstock.
14:55My own fashion line, something I dreamed of and worked hard for, went bankrupt.
14:59I take it Marcos Seraphim wasn't the ideal father figure.
15:03Not to Roman and I.
15:05He was infinitely fonder of my late brother David.
15:07But of course, dead children demand nothing of their parents.
15:11What about yourself, Miss Seraphim?
15:16Where were you in the hours leading up to the discovery of your father's body?
15:20Really?
15:23My father was a selfish cat who flaunted his wealth and never gave a dime to charity.
15:27But is that any reason to kill a man?
15:30I suppose some people may think so.
15:33But if you're here accusing me of murdering him, I most certainly did not.
15:38Everyone here can tell you I was nowhere near my father's study.
15:40Valeria Seraphim's whereabouts have been confirmed.
15:43She was overseeing final preparations for the evening's festivities at the time in question.
15:49That could be a lie.
15:51It could also be the truth.
15:53Valeria is just one of a number of suspects.
15:56Effie Newsom's office.
16:07Just so you're aware, I'm certainly under no obligation to tell you this.
16:12Louise?
16:12Yes, hello.
16:14As I was saying, I'm under no obligation to tell you this.
16:16But, as a matter of professional courtesy, I thought I should.
16:20Tell me what?
16:20I received another anonymous tip that could impact your case.
16:24It will be on the front page tomorrow.
16:26But I'm offering you a chance to look at it first.
16:32You're not listening to me.
16:33I don't owe you money.
16:34Jack is rotting in the Don jail and I have children to feed.
16:37I want my money.
16:38Is there a problem?
16:40Just a misunderstanding.
16:41I was busy and couldn't make the withdrawal until today.
16:48There you go, Mrs. Pritchard.
16:50Twenty dollars.
16:51See?
16:52I keep my word.
16:53You better.
16:54We have a deal.
17:01What was that about?
17:02I promised Jack Pritchard I'd look after his family until he gets out of jail.
17:06That means sacrificing a bit of my pay.
17:09So be it.
17:10That's very charitable.
17:13You've got to support the community.
17:15Right?
17:29Here's the handwritten schematic.
17:32You see, it was drawn on stationery from the Lancaster Tool and Dye Company.
17:37Which shut down in 1905.
17:39You're in a walking calendar, you are, detective.
17:42This seems to indicate that somebody other than Marco Seraphim designed the somatron.
17:47Two years before Seraphim registered the patent.
17:51Look, it seems as though part of the page has been torn away.
17:55There are hints of handwriting.
17:57I think perhaps...
17:58A signature?
17:59Someone sought to remove it.
18:00What else can you tell us about this, Miss Cherry?
18:03Apparently, it arrived two weeks ago.
18:06But my dim-witted assistant failed to give it to me until last night.
18:14It appears to be the blueprint for a stitching device.
18:17Marco Seraphim built his empire using this machine.
18:20But this schematic is hand-drawn and predates Mr. Seraphim's patent by two years.
18:25Patent theft is not within the criminal court's purview.
18:29How does this support your petition for a seven-day stay of trial?
18:32It doesn't.
18:33Miss Newsome is grasping at straws, wasting the court's precious time.
18:37The court's precious time is best spent in pursuit of the truth.
18:41Especially when the outcome of these proceedings could result in a woman's execution.
18:45Any suggestion that this process be rushed is frankly offensive.
18:48I agree.
18:49So, in answer to your earlier question, if Marco Seraphim stole the Somatron design, then...
18:56You're suggesting that his murder was retaliation for this theft.
19:01It's a long shot, but not an impossible one.
19:04I'll give you a day.
19:07One day?
19:09Your Honor, the investigation of this crime was clearly insufficient, and...
19:12Don't push me, Miss Newsome.
19:15Who, Ellen?
19:26For a moment.
19:28Absolutely.
19:30What can I do for you?
19:31There's a man, Jack Pritchett.
19:32He's currently in custody.
19:34And?
19:34I was wondering if you could find out why he's being held.
19:38Of course.
19:41Anything else you would care to share?
19:43Not at this time.
19:51Now, let me see here.
19:53Yep.
19:54This was Lancaster Tool and Dye Stationery.
19:57Did you draw this?
20:01Nope.
20:02But I know who did.
20:04Xander Bach.
20:06Xander Bach.
20:06Oh, that's definitely Xander's work.
20:09The fellow was a hard worker.
20:12He...
20:12He kept up factory spick and span, but his mind was always elsewhere.
20:18Inventing things.
20:19The man who drew this was your custodian?
20:22He wasn't educated, but he had some interesting ideas.
20:25Kept saying that his ship would come in someday.
20:29He never did.
20:31Do you know where Mr. Bach lives currently?
20:34He doesn't live.
20:35Took his own life back in, um...
20:37What was it?
20:381907.
20:40That's the year Marco Serafin patented the Silmatron.
20:43Xander used to talk about that Serafin fellow.
20:46Said he was going to sell him one of his inventions.
20:48Do you know if Mr. Bach has any surviving family?
20:52I recall he had a daughter.
20:54Doted on her.
20:56Her name was...
20:56You wanted to see me.
21:01Thank you, Lilibeth.
21:02This is Detective William Murdoch.
21:03Toronto Constabulary.
21:06Do you know why we're here?
21:08To talk about my father-in-law.
21:10Not your father-in-law.
21:12Your father.
21:15I don't understand.
21:17My father...
21:18Yes.
21:19Xander Bach.
21:20The man whose life's work was stolen by Marco Serafin.
21:24Your father committed suicide right around the time that Marco Serafin, your father-in-law,
21:38began manufacturing with his newly patented Silmatron machine.
21:44My father had no connection to the Serafin family.
21:46Did you not know that Mr. Serafin stole your father's design?
21:53No.
21:54If I did, I doubt I would have ever married into his family.
21:58Are you insinuating that I'm responsible for my father-in-law's murder?
22:03We're just asking questions.
22:06I'm sorry, but those are lovely earrings.
22:10Where did you get them?
22:13These.
22:13They're from Digby and Fontaine.
22:16You're young.
22:17I'm sorry.
22:18Would you, uh, write that down for me?
22:23Dainty.
22:27Good, Miss Newsome.
22:28We can now compare Mrs. Serafin's handwriting to the envelope.
22:32Oh.
22:34What's the verdict?
22:35Uh, note they both have non-ovoid O's and this matching extended cross on the T's.
22:44Very distinct.
22:45It's a match.
22:47Lilith was the anonymous source of the information leaked about the Serafins.
22:50She lied to us.
22:51She knew her father's design had been stolen by Serafin.
22:54Looks like we've got ourselves a new prime suspect.
22:56And I have an exclusive scoop.
23:00I do, right?
23:02Tit for tat.
23:04Tit for tat.
23:12Jack Pritchett.
23:14Convicted of arson and the fire that destroyed badening paper guns.
23:17What is it?
23:22I met with the proprietor of that shop as part of my work with local businesses.
23:26Mr. Vadney seemed oddly hostile in our offer to assist in rebuilding.
23:31In fact, he said he wanted nothing to do with us at all.
23:34Is there something else, Violet?
23:37I saw my bar manager, Ephraim Current, give money to Mr. Pritchett's wife.
23:42He said it was a loan to help the family out.
23:45And you don't believe him?
23:47Ephraim is not the terrible type.
23:50Do you think Ephraim could have something to do with that fire?
23:54I hope not, but it is possible.
23:58Well, I could arrange a meeting with Mr. Pritchett.
24:07This will have a huge impact on the case against John Lewis.
24:11And the fact that Lilibeth Seraphim has actively been trying to sully the reputation of Marco Seraphim is quite damning.
24:18Especially in tandem with the fact that her father's suicide provides a very strong motive for murder.
24:23Captain Murdoch.
24:26Yes.
24:27And you are?
24:28Roman Seraphim.
24:30Why are you questioning Lilibeth regarding my father's murder?
24:33And what is she doing here?
24:35Are you in collusion with John Lewis' attorney?
24:39There is no collusion, Mr. Seraphim.
24:41But, Miss Newsome has uncovered a considerable amount of evidence that redirects our suspicions away from Mrs. Lewis and onto your wife.
24:51That's impossible.
24:53Why on earth would Lilibeth want to kill my father?
24:58Have a seat, Mr. Seraphim.
25:00Did you know that your father stole the original design for the Somatron machine?
25:10No.
25:11What proof do you have of that?
25:13We found an earlier blueprint.
25:15Did you also know that the person who made the original design for the Somatron machine was your wife's father?
25:23Zanderbach.
25:24He committed suicide not long after your father stole from him.
25:28My wife's father?
25:30I don't believe you.
25:32She confirmed it herself.
25:34There's also strong evidence that she is the one who has been leaking sensitive information about your family to the press.
25:42That's a lie.
25:43Sir, is there a problem?
25:45Roberts, please escort Mr. Seraphim to a seat out in the bullpen.
25:50There's something I'd like to continue to discuss with Miss Newsome.
25:54Right this way, sir.
25:56See to it that you get some tea so you can calm down.
25:58I think we need more evidence to convince him.
26:02And a jury.
26:04Perhaps it's time to take a closer look for that missing scissor sheet.
26:09Lilibet Seraphim will be out for the rest of the day.
26:12We can have a look around her room.
26:13If she really killed her father-in-law, why would she keep any evidence?
26:20Perhaps she still had it in her hand when she ran out of the room and forgot to place it back on the wall.
26:25Seems sloppy.
26:27Guess we'll have known killers who've used the murder weapon to carve up their family's Sunday roast.
26:32Oh.
26:45Locked.
26:46Would you pass me one of those hat pins?
26:51Well, seems like I may be defending an innocent woman after all.
27:09Exhibit A is the weapon used in his murder, correct?
27:16Yes.
27:17That lady there was found with it in her hand.
27:20Exhibit B is a photograph which I ask the jurors to examine.
27:25Exhibit B is a photograph which I ask the jurors to examine.
27:55She took the scissors from the wall.
27:58I...
27:58We never located it.
28:01Did you search for it?
28:02Well, I didn't need to.
28:04We found the murderer holding the murder weapon.
28:05Is that so?
28:07Well, then why was this sheath found in the possessions of Lilibet and Roman Seraphim?
28:12This is highly irregular.
28:13The prosecution demands a recess.
28:17I think that might be a very good idea.
28:25You've got your hands full this evening.
28:34Where's your bar manager?
28:36That's what I would like to know.
28:38That firm was supposed to be here a half an hour ago.
28:41So, what do you ladies celebrate this evening?
28:43Oh, Effie's merciless thrashing of an insufferably smug deputy attorney.
28:49Merciless thrashing, I see.
28:50I pity the man and congratulate the woman.
28:54Thank you, Violet.
28:57I wasn't seeking to humiliate Mr. Davenport.
29:01I was just trying to save an innocent woman.
29:04Of course.
29:06So, on the record, Miss Newsome,
29:08do you anticipate your client's full exoneration?
29:11Given the preponderance of evidence,
29:13I expect that tomorrow Joan Lewis will be acquitted
29:15and Lilibet Seraphim will be indicted.
29:18Effie, you've got a telephone call.
29:29I don't understand.
29:31You'll likely be released in the morning.
29:33This evidence exonerates you.
29:35No, it doesn't.
29:38Miss Lilibet didn't kill Mr. Seraphim.
29:40I did.
29:41And I'm ready to accept my fate.
29:49Earlier you insisted on your innocence.
29:52Why are you reversing your stance now?
29:54Miss Lilibet has always been kind to me.
29:57Can't bear to see her punished for my crime.
30:00Then tell me what really happened,
30:02starting with the incident in Mr. Seraphim's office earlier that day.
30:04I was cleaning the office
30:07and I saw an envelope full of money.
30:10A lot of money.
30:12Mr. Seraphim walked in
30:14and caught me trying to hide it amongst my cleaning supplies.
30:17And then,
30:18and he fired me on the spot.
30:20I knew I deserved it.
30:22But I was doing all day,
30:24worrying about how I was going to keep a roof over my head.
30:27I came back and I begged him for my job.
30:31He said no.
30:32I picked up the scissors and I stabbed him.
30:35And then Miss Valeria walked in.
30:37You said you picked up the scissors?
30:38That's right.
30:39Weren't they displayed on the wall?
30:40I took them down to dust them.
30:44Oh.
30:45What happened to the sheath?
30:47Sheath?
30:49They were housed in a sheath,
30:51made of silver,
30:52covered in jewels.
30:53I must have dropped it.
30:56It was found in Lilibet's room.
30:59I must have dropped it in the laundry basket.
31:01And somebody took it to her room by mistake.
31:03Joan,
31:04I think you're hiding something.
31:07You can think what you like.
31:09Miss Lilibet is innocent.
31:10Mrs. Lewis was about to be released.
31:20Why would she sacrifice herself to protect Lilibet Seraphim?
31:24It's as though she values Mrs. Seraphim's life more than her own.
31:27She has remarked upon Lilibet's kindness toward her,
31:30and I sense Mrs. Lewis hasn't seen much of that in her life.
31:34Still,
31:35that is tenuous motivation to volunteer oneself for the noose.
31:39Are we sure these two don't have a connection of some sort?
31:43It's possible.
31:44We need to speak with Lilibet.
31:46Let me.
31:48Woman to woman.
31:48I have nothing to say to you.
31:52You all but accused me of murder.
31:54The murder weapon was found in your bedroom.
31:56I didn't put it there.
31:57Well, it's all water under the bridge now.
31:59Joan Lewis has confessed to the murder.
32:01She pled innocent.
32:05Did she not?
32:06It appears she's had a change of heart.
32:09She now admits to killing Marco Seraphim.
32:12You look troubled.
32:18It just doesn't seem possible.
32:20Joan Lewis is kind.
32:22She's gentle.
32:23She's not capable of such a heinous act.
32:25You don't know that.
32:27She was a maid.
32:28She was released from her job.
32:29She was desperate.
32:30She wouldn't kill anyone.
32:32How do you know that?
32:33She's a good woman.
32:34She's...
32:35A murderer.
32:36A woman who deserves to be hanged.
32:39She does not.
32:41She's trying to protect me.
32:45She's my mother.
32:50Lilibeth Seraphim admitted that she is Joan Lewis' daughter.
32:54They always knew that Marco Seraphim had stolen the somatron design,
32:57so Lilibeth married into the Seraphim family,
33:00brought her mother into the house as a maid
33:01so that they could destroy the Seraphims from the inside.
33:05Did Roman Seraphim have any idea?
33:07None at all.
33:08Although I do think that Lilibeth did fall in love with him.
33:12But the mother and daughter still wanted revenge,
33:14that strong motive.
33:15The timelines don't add up.
33:17Both Joan and Lilibeth have alibis for the time of the murder.
33:21Does Crown Council notice?
33:22Yes, but all they want is a conviction.
33:30Jack Pritchett.
33:31You have a visitor.
33:33Who is she?
33:34This is Miss Violet Hart.
33:36She'd like a few words with you.
33:38I'll return in five minutes.
33:46Heard a lot about you, Miss Hart.
33:49You have?
33:50Oh, yeah.
33:51When Ephraim's bringing the hammer down, he tells folks,
33:54Miss Hart won't be happy if she don't get her money.
33:56Bad things happen when you ain't have it.
33:59So they pay up.
34:01I beg your pardon?
34:03You don't gotta play innocent with me.
34:05I admire your gumption.
34:07But I didn't take the fall for this out of love for Ephraim.
34:10I did it to support my family.
34:12We have a deal.
34:14He promised to pay well and pay on time.
34:18Ephraim burned the Vatney paper shop.
34:21After Vatney refused to pay for protection.
34:26Don't play dumb.
34:28You know exactly what's going on.
34:30And if Ephraim don't make good on his promise,
34:32I'll tell every cop in the city that you're scamming folks
34:34while claiming you're protecting them.
34:36Gentlemen of the jury,
34:48you see before you an envelope
34:50containing 50 Canadian dollars.
34:54Marco Serafin was murdered
34:55after he caught his servant Joan Lewis
34:58trying to steal this generous donation
35:00which he had intended for Sister Bernadette
35:04of the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm.
35:08My father was a selfish cat
35:10who flaunted his wealth
35:11and never gave a dime to charity.
35:13But is that any reason to kill a man?
35:16The prosecution rests.
35:26Hello? Pardon me?
35:28I'm looking for Sister Bernadette.
35:30Yes. Hello.
35:32What can I do for you?
35:32I'm Detective William Murdoch
35:35of the Toronto Constabulary
35:36and I was hoping to ask you some questions
35:39about Marco Serafin.
35:42Yes.
35:43I heard of his death.
35:45A shame.
35:47I'm curious how long Mr. Serafin
35:49has been donating to your organization.
35:53Donating?
35:54I don't understand.
35:57I was of the impression
35:59that Mr. Serafin
35:59had been donating to your cause regularly.
36:03Michael Serafin
36:04didn't donate any money to our home.
36:07I had to twist his arm
36:09in order to make him
36:10do what was right.
36:12What you was?
36:19Do you believe that Joan Lewis
36:21could have committed this heinous act
36:23against the man
36:24that employed her
36:25for the past three years?
36:26I find it hard to believe
36:28Mrs. Lewis killed my father,
36:30but yes, I do.
36:34There's no other explanation.
36:38The prosecution rests.
36:41Miss Newsom.
36:42Mr. Serafin,
36:49on the day of your father's murder,
36:52you made a telephone call.
36:54Would you please tell the jury
36:55who the recipient was?
36:58I telephoned the Sisters of Faith
37:00home for the infirm.
37:02The very institution
37:03for which your father's envelope
37:05of money was intended.
37:06The defense contends
37:08that what you learned
37:10during that phone call
37:11enraged you.
37:12So much so
37:13that you erupted
37:14into a fit of violence
37:16and murdered your father.
37:18Objection!
37:19This accusation
37:20is completely without merit
37:21and should be retracted
37:22from the record.
37:23Miss Newsom,
37:24can you give me
37:25one good reason
37:26why I shouldn't allow
37:27the prosecution's request?
37:29Of course.
37:30If the court clerk
37:31could open the doors, please.
37:38Let the record show
37:40that Sister Bernadette
37:41of the Sisters of Faith
37:42home for the infirm
37:43is entering the courtroom
37:44accompanied by
37:45David...
37:46David...
37:47Seraphim.
37:48Marco Seraphim's
37:50allegedly deceased heir.
37:53Brother,
37:54my brother,
37:56is it really you?
38:01Order, order, order!
38:04Return to the witness stand,
38:05Mr. Seraphim.
38:06Your reunion will have to wait
38:08until after you've finished testifying.
38:10The sooner we get to the truth...
38:12When my father accused Joan
38:13of stealing,
38:14I spotted the address
38:16on the envelope.
38:17I was suspicious
38:20my father was not
38:22a generous man.
38:25I called the home.
38:28I found out
38:28my brother
38:30has been alive
38:32all this time.
38:35My father told us
38:39that David died
38:40in that carriage accident.
38:43He gave me
38:43David.
38:46I didn't know.
38:48Marco Seraphim
38:49hid his son
38:50away from the world
38:52and capitalized
38:53on his family's grief
38:54by making David
38:55the face of the company.
38:57Sister Bernadette
38:57had to coerce
38:58my father
38:59just to get enough money
39:00to give David
39:01a comfortable one.
39:02I'm so sorry.
39:04I'm so sorry.
39:06I've missed you
39:07so much.
39:09I thought
39:10you didn't love me anymore.
39:13I thought
39:13you forgot
39:14about me.
39:16Not for a second.
39:17I was coming to get you
39:19as soon as this was over.
39:21Is it over?
39:23Can we go home?
39:25Of course.
39:25this ends now.
39:32My father
39:33was a monster.
39:37I killed him.
39:42I regret nothing.
39:43I owe you
39:58my deepest apologies,
39:59Miss Newsome.
40:00I should have trusted
40:01your instincts.
40:03You single-handedly
40:04saved an innocent woman
40:05from hanging.
40:06Not quite single-handedly.
40:08I had some help
40:09from Detective Murdoch,
40:10but your apology
40:12is appreciated.
40:13and accepted.
40:15Mr. Davenport,
40:17you have anything to add?
40:19Only that I wish
40:20I was assigned
40:20a defense
40:21rather than the prosecution.
40:23If you had been,
40:24Mrs. Lewis
40:25would likely
40:26have been convicted.
40:27I would have seen
40:28that grace
40:30is a virtue.
40:33Indeed.
40:34Congratulations,
40:35Miss Newsome.
40:40Now I suspect
40:41you'll proceed
40:42to skewer me.
40:42I won the case.
40:45That's enough.
40:47No, go on.
40:48I insist.
40:48Twist the knife.
40:49Oh, I will.
40:51When the time is right.
40:56I don't understand
40:57your objections.
40:58Jack Pritchett
40:58is being well-paid
40:59for sacrifice.
41:00You're taking advantage
41:01of the very people
41:02we should be helping.
41:03And you burned
41:04a local business
41:04to the ground.
41:05How is this
41:06helping the community?
41:06Mr. Vagney
41:07refused to pay.
41:09He was being
41:09disrespectful towards you.
41:11Towards me?
41:12These acts
41:13are yours alone,
41:14Ephraim.
41:14I had nothing
41:15to do with this.
41:16Wrong.
41:17Ask anyone
41:18of our clients.
41:19You're the head
41:20of this whole operation.
41:21That's a lie.
41:22It depends on
41:23how you frame it.
41:25And you've been
41:25expertly framed,
41:27Violet Hart.
41:28Now that you've
41:29gone and meddled
41:30with the Pritchetts,
41:31you've dug your grave
41:32even deeper.
41:33Watch yourself,
41:34Violet.
41:35If I go down,
41:36so will you.
41:40And by the way,
41:42Daphne Pritchett
41:43is expecting
41:44another payment
41:44this weekend.
41:46You can deliver
41:46it yourself this time.
41:54Your victory
41:55in this case
41:56was hard-earned.
41:57You must be
41:57quite pleased.
41:58I admit,
41:59this case
41:59was especially
42:00gratifying.
42:02David Seraphim
42:03is finally home.
42:04And realizing
42:05that much
42:05of her family's
42:06wealth was built
42:06on Xander Bach's
42:08sewing machine design,
42:09Valeria Seraphim
42:10is finally seeing
42:11to it that Joan
42:12and Lilibeth
42:12reaped the financial
42:13rewards he was owed.
42:15But instead of
42:16being reunited
42:17with his brother,
42:17Roman now has
42:19to go to jail
42:19for murder.
42:20Perhaps he won't
42:21serve a long sentence.
42:22Valeria did say
42:23he will have
42:24the best defense
42:24attorney money
42:25can buy.
42:26Oh, I'm not so sure
42:28the best lawyer
42:29can be bought.
42:30Oh?
42:31Because she's
42:32kindly serving
42:33as the assistant
42:34crown attorney.
42:36Oh, you flatter me.
42:39Perhaps.
42:41But just,
42:42how did you know
42:43that Lilibeth
42:44was Joan's daughter?
42:47Call it
42:47women's intuition.
42:50And how did you
42:51realize the importance
42:52of the address
42:52on that envelope?
42:53call it a hunch.
42:57Sure.
42:57nice young вы
43:18talk to you,
43:19and how did you
43:20take the하기
43:21purse over the
43:22contar?
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