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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
00:10spectacle. It's essential that we convict the suspect expediently. I will apply the full measure
00:17of my abilities toward that goal. You're familiar with the circumstances of Marco Serafin's murder?
00:22Of course. It's in all the papers. It occurred during some sort of fashion parade? Yes, an event
00:28to promote Angelic Raymond's new line. According to Valeria Serafin, all the top fashion buyers
00:34were there. Angelic Raymond's exquisite new line is available in many shades and sizes. Angelic
00:43Raymond's has become Canada's most successful clothing company, thanks to our father's creation,
00:48the Somatron. Gone are the days when you had to wait for a custom fitting. Father believes
00:53that fashion should be ready to wear, right off the rack at your local mercantile.
00:58Where is he? No, I didn't. You'll find him. Just stand here and keep smiling.
01:06Thank you for coming. Lovely to see you. And that's when the victim's daughter caught the
01:12accused standing over her father's body with the murder weapon in her hand.
01:17The accused is his housekeeper? It is hard to find. You could help these days? Allow me to introduce
01:23the city's newest deputy crown attorney, Roy Davenport. Deputy crown attorney? I thought
01:28I was next in line for that position. You were in line, just not first. Mr. Davenport is quite
01:33the prodigy. Roy, this is Effie Newsome. Assistant crown attorney, Effie Newsome.
01:38Charmed. I'm sure. Mr. Davenport will be prosecuting the case. Oh, I assume that I... Well,
01:45the accused, Joan Lewis, could not afford a defense lawyer. You have been assigned to provide her that
01:51service. Your task is to guide Mrs. Lewis through the process of gracious capitulation.
01:58My job is to lose. Well, your client was literally caught red-handed.
02:02Yes, Mrs. Lewis had clear motive. She had been fired for stealing earlier that day. But by pleading guilty,
02:09Mrs. Lewis may be spared the death sentence we've spoken to her about this. You just need to offer your
02:15reassurance. Don't worry. This shouldn't be terribly difficult.
02:26Joan Lewis, it is charged that on the 10th day of this month in the city of Toronto, you willfully and
02:32with malice of forethought did murder Marco Serafin. Please rise.
02:39How do you plead? It's all right. Just do as we discussed.
02:49I'm innocent. I didn't kill anyone.
03:09Anything of interest? Just the usual litany of scandal and disaster. But where is this?
03:23Joan Lewis pleads not guilty. Interesting.
03:27Why's that? Look who's defending her. Effie Newsome. Miss Newsome? Doesn't she work for the
03:33crime? It's not an unusual practice. If a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, the court appoints one.
03:38From the office that's prosecuting her? Is that fair?
03:43I never said it was fair. I said it was usual. They are not the same thing.
03:48Detective! Welcome home. How was England?
03:53Wet.
03:54I should have been more specific. How was your family?
03:57Oh, 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 Effie 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.
04:30Jealousy? Over...
04:32The 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?
04:46Perhaps Miss Newsome isn't up to the task.
04:48I know very well what my task is.
04:51It's to work in my client's best interests.
05:06Mr. Charles Badme?
05:12Yes?
05:13I'm Miss Violet Hart. I run the Starbite Club.
05:16Huh. I know who you are.
05:19What 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, and 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.
05:46No cost. I doubt that very much. Good day, Miss Hart.
05:52Are you sure?
05:53I told you I want nothing to do with you or your so-called community group. Good day.
06:05I couldn't bring myself to lie.
06:07Then why did you agree to plead guilty?
06:09They told me you would save me from the noose. I made it 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. The case against you is damning. You had motive for killing Mr. Seraphim. You were fired earlier that day.
06:25I was snooping, I admit. But I wasn't stealing. Mr. Seraphim caught me in his office and fired me right there.
06:32And then several hours later, you were found standing over his dead body.
06:35I found him lying on the floor. Those scissors were jammed in his chest. I pulled them out.
06:41Why?
06:42I thought...
06:45I don't know what I thought. I could save him.
06:49But his arms were stiff. His eyes were clouded over. And 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.
07:00Miss, I know that people like me don't win against people like the Seraphims, but I want to try.
07:10Will you help me? Please?
07:13Station three post-mortem is rather light on details. Time of death, night? It's as if they weren't even trying.
07:29My client's guilt was presumed from the start.
07:31Your 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. If there was a lapse of time between death and the extraction of the weapon, there'd be coagulation.
07:44How much time?
07:46At least two hours.
07:47Did your client note the condition of the body?
07:50She described cloudy eyes, pale skin, and the rigidity of his limbs.
07:55Corneal clouding and rigor mortis takes at least two to three hours to develop.
07:59Could Mrs. Lewis be fabricating these details?
08:02Possibly. But 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.
08:49And my intuition tells me that things are not as they seem.
08:56Perhaps this time we shouldn't let our emotions cloud our judgment.
09:02Detective, 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.
09:23I have evidence that Marco Serafin was dead for at least two hours before Joan Lewis discovered his body.
09:40That makes sense. Joan isn't capable of murder. Or theft.
09:45Can you pinpoint Joan Lewis's whereabouts in the hours before your father's body was found?
09:50Normally at that time she's tending the laundry.
09:53I recall I told her she needn't bother, considering how she'd been so cruelly dismissed. But she insisted.
10:00That's odd. Mrs. Lewis said she was packing her belongings at that time.
10:04She could have done both. She's a very diligent worker.
10:07Mrs. Newsome, there is no way on earth that Joan could have murdered my father-in-law.
10:12She wouldn't kill anyone. Are 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? Private matters, which were exposed for public consumption
10:24by gloating vultures who profit up the misfortunes of the upper class.
10:29Who are these vultures?
10:32I'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.
10:40Yes? And what is your perspective regarding the Serafin family?
10:44Living proof that money can't buy you happiness.
10:46They have so much money and so many problems,
10:49which anonymous tipsters have eagerly disclosed to yours truly.
10:53Dare to elaborate?
10:54I already have, in numerous published exposés.
10:58Let's see. I've amassed a collection of stories about the Serafims,
11:02starting with their firstborn son, David, the boy on the logo.
11:06Oh, with the wings and the halo. Adorable.
11:09And dead at six. A tragic accident. Serafim made him the face of the company.
11:15Oh. Anything else?
11:17Well, there was the near bankruptcy before the company transitioned from couture to ready to wear.
11:22Serafim narrowly avoids receivership.
11:25By the skin of his teeth, he did. Add in some financial malfeasance and a sartorial
11:32plagiarism lawsuit against Valeria Serafim's clothing line.
11:35Sartorial plagiarism?
11:37Valeria was sued for the copying of the design of the hobble skirt,
11:42a garment which, true to its name, hindered the ability of the wearer to walk.
11:47This led to a subsequent spate of trip and fall injury lawsuits.
11:50Valeria's company went under and her father refused to bail her out.
11:59Something's odd. That sheath...
12:07It's missing.
12:12The scissors had been on display on the wall in Serafim's office.
12:15The murder weapon wasn't just an average pair of scissors. It 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,
12:41not realizing they'd taken the jeweled sheath with them.
12:44Do you have any other suspects?
12:46Numerous people had motive against Marco Serafim.
12:49As did your client.
12:51Joan Lewis is simply the scapegoat.
12:53And this sheath didn't simply vanish into thin air.
12:56Mrs. Lewis's life is in my hands.
12:59But I can't save her without your help.
13:08Right. First, let's narrow it down to everyone who had both motive and opportunity.
13:13Yes. Top of mind would be Mr. Serafim's disgruntled daughter, Valeria Serafim.
13:18Right. With numerous lawsuits against her company, she was forced into bankruptcy.
13:23She was publicly humiliated. And apparently her wealthy father refused to aid her in her time of
13:28financial need.
13:29Yes, she was likely due an inheritance upon his death.
13:32Yes, the Serafim children were to divide his fortune. I am due in court. Can I leave this with you for now?
13:37Yes. Go and defend your client, Mrs. Lewis, and I will have a word with Valeria Serafim.
13:46In conclusion, I'll speak plainly.
13:49The facts of this case are simple.
13:52Joan Lewis killed Marco Serafim in an act of cold-blooded murder.
13:56You must convict her.
13:59Ms. Newsome, your opening statement.
14:05The rush to judgment is a vulgar instinct, common in indolent minds.
14:13Gentlemen 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.
14:23We owe Joan Lewis our stringent scrutiny of the facts.
14:30It is quite simply a matter of life and death.
14:34Joan's life.
14:46I'm glad you're casting a wide and out of suspects for my father's murder,
14:49but what does it have to do with that dreadful sartorial plagiarism lawsuit?
14:53This is the hobble skirt design that was in dispute?
14:57Yes, and it was of my own design, but the judge ruled against me.
15:01I take it there were also injury lawsuits against your company?
15:04Yes, quite a few.
15:07Really, was it my fault that a few women didn't know how to wear the garment?
15:10One cannot stride in a hobble skirt.
15:13What did your father think?
15:14Oh, he insisted my boutique shouldered the cost of the lawsuit.
15:18He 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 laughing stock.
15:25My own fashion line, something I dreamed of and worked hard for, went bankrupt.
15:29I take it Marco Seraphim wasn't the ideal father figure?
15:33Not to Roman and I. He was infinitely fonder of my late brother David.
15:37But of course, dead children demand nothing of their parents.
15:40What about yourself, Miss Seraphim?
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?
15:59I suppose some people may think so.
16:03But if you're here accusing me of murdering him, I most certainly did not.
16:08Everyone here can tell you I was nowhere near my father's study.
16:10Valeria Seraphim's whereabouts have been confirmed.
16:13She was overseeing final preparations for the evening's festivities at the time in question.
16:19That could be a lie.
16:21It could also be the truth.
16:23Valeria is just one of a number of suspects.
16:29Effie Newsom's office.
16:38Just so you're aware, I'm certainly under no obligation to tell you this.
16:42Louise?
16:42Yes, hello.
16:44As I was saying, I'm under no obligation to tell you this,
16:46but as a matter of professional courtesy, I thought I should.
16:50Tell me what?
16:51I received another anonymous tip that could impact your case.
16:54It will be on the front page tomorrow, but I'm offering you a chance to look at it first.
16:59You're not listening to me.
17:03I don't owe you money.
17:04Jack is rotting in the Don jail and I have children to feed.
17:07I want my money.
17:08Is there a problem?
17:10Just a misunderstanding.
17:12I was busy and couldn't make the withdrawal until today.
17:18Here you go, Mrs. Pritchard.
17:20Twenty dollars.
17:21See?
17:22I keep my word.
17:23You better.
17:25We have a deal.
17:31What was that about?
17:32I promised Jack Pritchard I'd look after his family till 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.
17:41You better support the community.
17:45Right?
17:59Here's the handwritten schematic.
18:02You see, it was drawn on stationery from the Lancaster Tool and Dye Company.
18:07Which shut down in 1905.
18:09Veritable walking calendar you are, detective.
18:12This seems to indicate that somebody other than Marco Seraphim designed the somatron.
18:17Two years before Seraphim registered the patent.
18:21Look, it seems as though part of the page has been torn away.
18:25There are hints of handwriting.
18:27I think perhaps...
18:28A signature?
18:29Someone sought to remove it.
18:32What else can you tell us about this, Miss Cherry?
18:34Apparently, it arrived two weeks ago.
18:36But my dim-witted assistant failed to give it to me until last night.
18:44Appears to be the blueprint for a stitching device.
18:47Marco Seraphim built his empire using this machine.
18:50But this schematic is hand-drawn and predates Mr. Seraphim'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?
19:02It 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.
19:20So, in answer to your earlier question, if Marco Seraphim stole the Somatron design, then...
19:26You'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.
19:37One day?
19:39Your Honor, the investigation of this crime was clearly insufficient, and...
19:43Don't push me, Miss Newsome.
19:50I'll give you a moment.
19:51I'll give you a moment.
19:52I'll give you a moment.
19:56I'll give you a moment.
19:57Absolutely.
20:00What can I do for you?
20:00There's a man, Jack Pritchett, who's currently in custody.
20:03And?
20:04I was wondering if you could find out why he's being held.
20:08Of course.
20:11Anything else you would care to share?
20:13I'll give you a moment.
20:14Not at this time.
20:21Now, let me see here.
20:23Yep.
20:24This was Lancaster Tool and Dye Stationery.
20:28Did you draw this?
20:31Nope.
20:32But I know who did.
20:34Xander Bach.
20:36Xander Bach.
20:36Oh, that's definitely Xander's work.
20:39A fellow was a hard worker.
20:42He...
20:43He kept up factory spick and span, but his mind was always elsewhere, inventing things.
20:49The man who drew this was your custodian?
20:52He wasn't educated, but he had some interesting ideas.
20:55Kept saying that his ship would come in someday.
20:59He never did.
21:01Do you know where Mr. Bach lives currently?
21:04He doesn't live.
21:05Took his own life back in...
21:07What was it? 1907.
21:10That's the year Marco Serafin patented the Silmatron.
21:13Xander used to talk about that Serafin fella.
21:15Said he was going to sell him one of his inventions.
21:18Do you know if Mr. Bach has any surviving family?
21:22I recall he had a daughter.
21:24Doted on her.
21:26And I was...
21:29You wanted to see me?
21:30Thank you, Lilibeth.
21:32This is Detective William Murdoch.
21:33Toronto Constabulary.
21:36Do you know why we're here?
21:37To talk about my father-in-law.
21:40Not your father-in-law.
21:42Your father.
21:42I don't understand.
21:48My father...
21:48Yes.
21:49Xander Bach.
21:51The man whose life's work was stolen by Marco Serafin.
21:54Your father committed suicide right around the time that Marco Serafin, your father-in-law,
22:08began manufacturing with his newly patented Silmatron machine.
22:12My father had no connection to the Serafin family.
22:18Did you not know that Mr. Serafin stole your father's design?
22:23No.
22:24If I did, I doubt I would have ever married into his family.
22:28Are you insinuating that I'm responsible for my father-in-law's murder?
22:33We're just asking questions.
22:35I'm sorry, but those are lovely earrings.
22:40Where did you get them?
22:43These.
22:44They're from Digby and Fontaine, near Yonge.
22:47I'm sorry.
22:48Would you write that down for me?
22:54Dainty.
22:57Very good, Miss Newsome.
22:58We can now compare Mrs. Serafin's handwriting to the envelope.
23:02Oh.
23:02What's the verdict?
23:05Uh, note they both have non-ovoid O's,
23:10and this matching extended cross on the T's.
23:14Very distinct. It's a match.
23:17Lilibeth was the anonymous source of the information leaked about the Serafins.
23:20She lied to us as she knew her father's design had been stolen by Serafin.
23:24Looks like we've got ourselves a new prime suspect.
23:27And I have an exclusive scoop.
23:30I do, right?
23:31Tit for tat.
23:34Tit for tat.
23:42Jack Pritchett.
23:43Convicted of arson and the fire that destroyed Vadney paper guns.
23:47What is it?
23:52I met with the proprietor of that shop as part of my work with local businesses.
23:56Mr. Vadney seemed oddly hostile in our offer to assist in rebuilding.
24:01In fact, he said he wanted nothing to do with us at all.
24:03Is there something else, Violet?
24:06I saw my bar manager, Ephraim Current, give money to Mr. Pritchett's wife.
24:12He said it was a loan to help the family out.
24:15And you don't believe him?
24:17Ephraim is not the charitable type.
24:19Do you think Ephraim could have something to do with that fire?
24:23I hope not, but it is possible.
24:27Well, I could arrange a meeting with Mr. Pritchett.
24:38This will have a huge impact on the case against John Lewis.
24:42And the fact that Lilibeth Seraphim has actively been trying to sully the reputation of Marco
24:46Seraphim is quite damning.
24:48Especially in tandem with the fact that her father's suicide provides a very strong motive for murder.
24:53Detective Murdoch.
24:56Yes, and you are?
24:58Roman Seraphim.
25:00Why are you questioning Lilibeth regarding my father's murder?
25:03And what is she doing here?
25:06Are you in collusion with Joan Lewis's attorney?
25:08There is no collusion, Mr. Seraphim.
25:11But Miss Newsome has uncovered a considerable amount of evidence
25:16that redirects our suspicions away from Mrs. Lewis and onto your wife.
25:21That's impossible.
25:23Why on earth would Lilibeth want to kill my father?
25:28Have a seat, Mr. Seraphim.
25:33Did you know that your father stole the original design for the Soamatron machine?
25:40No.
25:41What proof do you have of that?
25:43We found an earlier blueprint.
25:45Did you also know that the person who made the original design for the Soamatron machine
25:50was your wife's father?
25:53Zanderbach.
25:54He committed suicide not long after your father stole from him.
25:58My wife's father.
26:01I'll believe you.
26:02She confirmed it herself.
26:04There's also strong evidence that she is the one who has been leaking sensitive information about your family to the press.
26:11That's a lie.
26:12Sir, is there a problem?
26:15Roberts, please escort Mr. Seraphim to a seat out in the bullpen.
26:19There's something I'd like to continue to discuss with Miss Newsome.
26:24Right this way, sir.
26:25See to it that you get some tea so you can calm down.
26:28I think we need more evidence to convince him.
26:32And a jury.
26:34Perhaps it's time to take a closer look for that missing scissor sheet.
26:39Lilibet Seraphim will be out for the rest of the day.
26:41We can have a look around her room.
26:43If 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 and forgot to place it back on the wall.
26:55Seems sloppy.
26:57Yes, well, I've known killers who've used the murder weapon to carve up their family's Sunday roast.
27:04Oh.
27:13Locked.
27:16Would you pass me one of those hat pins?
27:35Well, it seems like I may be defending an innocent woman after all.
27:39Exhibit A is the weapon used in his murder, correct?
27:46Yes.
27:47That lady there was found with it in her hand.
27:50Exhibit B is a photograph which I ask the jurors to examine.
27:57Study it carefully.
27:59You spot the scissors?
28:00They may not be immediately apparent.
28:02They are covered in a jeweled sterling silver sheath displayed on the wall behind Marco Seraphim.
28:08Now, Constable O'Malley, it is your contention that the accused removed the scissors from the wall,
28:14drove them into Marco Seraphim's chest and was apprehended immediately afterwards still holding the weapon?
28:20That's right.
28:21So where's the sheath?
28:23She had to have removed it when she took the scissors from the wall.
28:27I...
28:29We never located it.
28:31Did you search for it?
28:32Well, I didn't need to.
28:33We found the murderer holding the murder weapon.
28:35Is that so?
28:37Well, then why was this sheath found in the possessions of Lilibeth and Roman Seraphim?
28:42This is highly irregular.
28:43The prosecution demands a recess.
28:45I think that might be a very good idea.
28:49You've got your hands full this evening.
29:04Where's your bar manager?
29:05That's what I would like to know.
29:07Ephraim was supposed to be here half an hour ago.
29:10So, what are you ladies celebrating this evening?
29:13Oh, Effie's merciless thrashing of an insufferably smug deputy attorney.
29:18Oh, merciless thrashing, I see.
29:20I pity the man and congratulate the woman.
29:24Thank you, Violet.
29:28I wasn't seeking to humiliate Mr. Davenport.
29:31I was just trying to save an innocent woman.
29:34Of course.
29:36So, on the record, Miss Newsome, do you anticipate your client's full exoneration?
29:41Given the preponderance of evidence, I expect that tomorrow,
29:44Joan Lewis will be acquitted and Lilibeth Seraphim will be indicted.
29:48Effie, you've got a telephone call.
29:59I don't understand.
30:01You'll likely be released in the morning.
30:03This evidence exonerates you.
30:06No, it doesn't.
30:08Miss Lilibeth didn't kill Mr. Seraphim.
30:10I did.
30:11And I'm ready to accept my fate.
30:14Miss Lilibeth
30:19Earlier, you insisted on your innocence.
30:22Why are you reversing your stance now?
30:24Miss Lilibeth has always been kind to me.
30:27Can't bear to see her punished for my crime.
30:30Then tell me what really happened,
30:31starting 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.
30:47And then?
30:47Then he fired me on the spot and knew I deserved it.
30:51But I was doing all day worrying about how I was going to keep a roof over my head.
30:57I came back and I begged him for my job.
31:00He said no.
31:01I picked up the scissors and I stabbed him.
31:04And then Miss Valeria walked in.
31:06You said you picked up the scissors?
31:08That's right.
31:09Weren't they displayed on the wall?
31:10I took them down to dust them.
31:14Oh.
31:14What happened to the sheath?
31:17Sheath?
31:19They were housed in a sheath made of silver covered in jewels.
31:23I must have dropped it.
31:26It was found in Lilibeth's room.
31:28I must have dropped it in the laundry basket and somebody took it to her room by mistake.
31:33Joan, I think you're hiding something.
31:37You can think what you like. Miss Lilibeth is innocent.
31:44Mrs. Lewis was about to be released.
31:50Why would she sacrifice herself to protect Lilibeth Seraphim?
31:53It's as though she values Mrs. Seraphim's life more than her own.
31:57She has remarked upon Lilibeth's kindness toward her.
32:00And I sense Mrs. Lewis hasn't seen much of that in her life.
32:04Still, that is tenuous motivation to volunteer oneself for the noose.
32:09Are we sure these two don't have a connection of some sort?
32:13It's possible.
32:14I'd like to speak with Lilibeth.
32:16Let me.
32:18Woman to woman.
32:21I have nothing to say to you.
32:22You all but accused me of murder.
32:24The murder weapon was found in your bedroom.
32:26I didn't put it there.
32:27Well, it's all water under the bridge now.
32:29Joan Lewis has confessed to the murder.
32:33She pled innocent.
32:35Did she not?
32:36It appears she's had a change of heart.
32:39She now admits to killing Marco Seraphim.
32:45You look troubled.
32:48Just doesn't seem possible.
32:50Joan Lewis is kind.
32:52She's gentle.
32:53She's not capable of such a heinous act.
32:55You don't know that.
32:57She was a maid.
32:58She was released from her job.
32:59She was desperate.
33:00She wouldn't kill anyone.
33:02How do you know that?
33:04She's a good woman.
33:04She's a murderer.
33:06A woman who deserves to be hanged.
33:08She does not.
33:12She's trying to protect me.
33:15She's my mother.
33:20Lilibeth Seraphim admitted that she is Joan Lewis's daughter.
33:23They always knew that Marco Seraphim had stolen the somatron designs.
33:27So Lilibeth married into the Seraphim family, brought her mother into the house as a maid,
33:31so that they could destroy the Seraphims from the inside.
33:35Did Roman Seraphim have any idea?
33:37None at all.
33:38Although I do think that Lilibeth did fall in love with him.
33:42But the mother and daughter still wanted revenge.
33:44That's strong motive.
33:45The timelines don't add up.
33:47Both Joan and Lilibeth have alibis for the time of the murder.
33:51Does Crown Council know this?
33:52Yes, but all they want is a conviction.
33:54Jack Pritchett.
34:01You're the visitor.
34:03Who is she?
34:04This is Miss Violet Hart.
34:06She would like a few words with you.
34:07I'll return in five minutes.
34:16Heard a lot about you, Miss Hart.
34:19You have?
34:19Oh, yeah.
34:21When Ephraim's bringing the hammer down, he tells folks,
34:24Miss Hart won't be happy if she don't get her money.
34:27Bad things happen when you ain't happy.
34:29So they pay up.
34:30I beg your pardon?
34:33You don't got to play innocent with me.
34:35I admire your gumption.
34:37But I didn't take the fall for this out of love for Ephraim.
34:40I did it to support my family.
34:42We have a deal.
34:44He promised to pay well and pay on time.
34:48Ephraim burned the Vatney paper shop.
34:51After Vatney refused to pay for protection.
34:56Don't play dumb.
34:58You know exactly what's going on.
35:00And if Ephraim don't make good on his promise,
35:02I'll tell every cop in the city that you're scamming folks
35:04while claiming you're protecting them.
35:16Gentlemen of the jury, you see before you an envelope.
35:21Containing 50 Canadian dollars.
35:24Marco Seraphim was murdered after he caught his servant, Joan Lewis,
35:28trying to steal this generous donation,
35:31which he had intended for Sister Bernadette
35:34of the Sisters of Faith Home for the Infirm.
35:38My father was a selfish cad who flaunted his wealth
35:41and never gave a dime to charity.
35:43But is that any reason to kill a man?
35:47The prosecution rests.
35:51Hello? Pardon me.
35:58I'm looking for Sister Bernadette.
36:00Yes. Hello.
36:02What can I do for you?
36:03I'm Detective William Murdoch of the Toronto Constabulary.
36:07And I was hoping to ask you some questions about Marco Seraphim.
36:12Yes. I heard of his death.
36:14A shame.
36:17I'm curious how long Mr. Seraphim has been donating to your organization.
36:23Donating?
36:24I don't understand.
36:27I was of the impression that Mr. Seraphim had been donating to your cause regularly.
36:33Michael Seraphim didn't donate any money to our home.
36:38I had to twist his arm in order to make him do what was right.
36:42Which was?
36:43Do you believe that Joan Lewis could have committed this heinous act against the man
36:54that employed her for the past three years?
36:57I find it hard to believe Mrs. Lewis killed my father, but yes, I do.
37:03There's no other explanation.
37:07Thank you. The prosecution rests.
37:11Miss Newsome.
37:18Mr. Seraphim, on the day of your father's murder, you made a telephone call.
37:24Would you please tell the jury who the recipient was?
37:28I telephoned the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm.
37:32The very institution for which your father's envelope of money was intended.
37:37The defense contends that what you learned during that phone call enraged you.
37:43So much so that you erupted into a fit of violence and murdered your father.
37:48Objection!
37:49This accusation is completely without merit and should be retracted from the record.
37:53Miss Newsome, can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't allow the prosecution's request?
37:58Of course.
37:59If the court clerk could open the doors, please.
38:09Let the record show that Sister Bernadette of the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm is entering
38:13the courtroom accompanied by David Serafin, Marco Serafin's allegedly deceased heir.
38:23Roman, my father, is it really you?
38:31Order, order, order!
38:33Return to the witness stand, Mr. Serafin.
38:37Your reunion will have to wait until after you've finished testifying.
38:40The sooner we get to the truth.
38:42When my father accused Joan of stealing, I spotted the address on the envelope.
38:47I was suspicious.
38:51My father was not a generous man.
38:56I called the home.
38:57I found out, my brother, has been a lie all this time.
39:08My father told us that David died in that carriage accident.
39:13Forgive me, David.
39:16I didn't know.
39:17Marco Serafin hid his son away from the world and capitalized on his family's grief by making
39:25David the face of the company.
39:27Sister Bernadette had to coerce my father just to get enough money to give David a comfortable life.
39:32I'm so sorry.
39:35I'm so sorry.
39:36I've missed you so much.
39:39I thought you didn't want me anymore.
39:43I thought you'd forgotten about me.
39:46Not for a second.
39:48I was coming to get you as soon as this was over.
39:51Is it over?
39:53Can we go home?
39:55Of course.
39:58This ends now.
40:02My father was a monster.
40:08I killed him.
40:12I regret nothing.
40:27I owe you my deepest apologies, Miss Newsome.
40:30I should have trusted your instincts.
40:33You single-handedly saved an innocent woman from hanging.
40:36Not quite single-handedly.
40:38I had some help from Detective Murdoch, but your apology is appreciated and accepted.
40:45Mr. Davenport, do you have anything to add?
40:49Only that I wish I was assigned a defense rather than the prosecution.
40:53If you had been, Mrs. Lewis would likely have been convicted.
40:57No, I would have seen that the...
41:00Grace is a virtue.
41:03Indeed.
41:04Congratulations, Miss Newsome.
41:06Now I suspect you'll proceed to skewer me.
41:13I won the case.
41:15That's enough.
41:16No, go on.
41:17I insist.
41:18Twist the knife.
41:19I will.
41:20I will.
41:20When the time is right.
41:26I don't understand your objections.
41:28Jack Pritchett is being well paid for his sacrifice.
41:30You're taking advantage of the very people we should be helping.
41:33And you burned a local business to the ground.
41:35How is this helping the community?
41:36Mr. Vagney refused to pay.
41:39He was being disrespectful towards you.
41:41Towards me?
41:42These acts are yours alone, Ephraim.
41:44I had nothing to do with this.
41:46Wrong.
41:47Ask any one of our clients.
41:49You're the head of this whole operation.
41:51That's a lie.
41:53It depends on how you frame it.
41:55And you've been expertly framed, Violet Hart.
41:58Now that you've gone and meddled with the Pritchetts,
42:01you've dug your grave even deeper.
42:03Watch yourself, Violet.
42:05If I go down, so will you.
42:07And by the way, Daphne Pritchett is expecting another payment this weekend.
42:16You can deliver it yourself this time.
42:25Your victory in this case was hard-earned.
42:27You must be quite pleased.
42:28I admit, this case was especially gratifying.
42:32David Seraphim is finally home.
42:34And realizing that much of her family's wealth was built on Xander Bach's sewing machine design,
42:39Valeria Seraphim is finally seeing to it that Joan and Lilibeth reaped the financial rewards he was owed.
42:45But instead of being reunited with his brother, Roman now has to go to jail for murder.
42:50Perhaps he won't serve a long sentence.
42:52Valeria did say he will have the best defense attorney money can buy.
42:56Oh, I'm not so sure the best lawyer can be bought.
43:00Oh?
43:00Because she's currently serving as the assistant crown attorney.
43:06Oh, you flatter me.
43:09Perhaps.
43:11But just how did you know that Lilibeth was Joan's daughter?
43:17Call it women's intuition.
43:20And how did you realize the importance of the address on that envelope?
43:26Call it a hunch.
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