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00:30To Barnabas on a well-deserved promotion chief clark. Can you believe it?
00:38Congratulations
00:42Thank you, my dear. Thank you
00:44Mmm, not one
00:46Five other mortaries he's in charge of three my dear not five as I believe I've mentioned before
00:55You're very kind to take us out for dinner mr. Fox the menu looks quite delicious
01:00Particularly the Chateaubriand
01:01It is my pleasure and please feel free to choose anything at all up to a cost of three shillings each
01:13That wine is rather expensive my dear perhaps you wish to savour it rather than
01:17Barnabas the most exciting thing that's happened to me all week is saving a spider from the kitchen sink
01:22I've been looking forward to this dinner all week, so please
01:26Let me enjoy myself
01:30Mmm
01:32Mmm
01:34With the compliments of the gentleman at table six madam. Oh for me
01:40They're from the deals private detectives
01:43That's the chairman and the deputy chairman no less
01:47Just to be clear this is not going on my bill is it?
01:52Would you excuse me a moment of course?
01:54Gentlemen I I wanted to thank you for your most kind gesture you are most welcome miss scarlet
02:02Allow me to introduce myself. My name is edmund fletcher
02:06I'm chair of the guild of private detectives
02:10And this is our deputy chair archibald spillsbury
02:14Oh
02:16Please
02:19Thank you
02:23Well, this is most fortuitous
02:27We were only discussing you this morning
02:29You were?
02:30Miss scarlet
02:32We would very much like you to join our number
02:38Well, that would be an honour indeed
02:41The patronage of the guild would be most welcome
02:43There is one small matter we need to discuss before confirming your membership
02:50It concerns the new detective inspector of scotland yard
02:56Inspector blake
02:57What about him?
02:59He is intent on sticking to the ludicrous notion of not using private detectives
03:05We must take action
03:08Fortunately we have an ace up our sleeve
03:13You miss scarlet
03:16I'm sorry. I don't I don't understand
03:18Inspector blake has refused to
03:22Meet us to discuss his misguided policy, but we believe
03:26You have crossed paths with him several times already
03:31The role of detective inspector is increasingly political
03:35Requires a whiter-than-white reputation
03:38And yet
03:40Inspector blake has been alone with you
03:44On several occasions
03:51You didn't just happen to be here this evening did you
03:54Make an accusation of lewd behaviour on his part
03:59Perhaps he suggested certain favours in return for employment
04:05Or tried to force himself upon you
04:11Do this
04:13And you will be granted membership of the guild with all the benefits that comes with it
04:16Forgive me if I toast your health with water
04:22That unfortunately I'm teetotal on the direction of a doctor who
04:26Is determined to take all pleasure from me
04:28So
04:30Miss scarlet
04:32Do we have a deal?
04:33No, we most certainly do not
04:45No, we most certainly do not
04:53Like the
04:59Also, can we, could we leave to the bar
05:21Morning.
05:22Morning.
05:36You're supposed to be dressed and ready for school.
05:50I don't like it there, Papa.
05:54The girls are mean.
06:07If you go to school, I promise we shall have dinner together this evening and I shall
06:12tell you everything about my day, including all the bad men I arrest.
06:17Promise?
06:18Promise.
06:19Good morning, my Jewel.
06:36Barnabas, just in time.
06:38Breakfast is ready.
06:39It's the first day in my new role as Chief Clerk and a much needed stocktake is required
06:44at all gate mortuary.
06:45So I came by to inform you I will not be partaking in breakfast this morning.
06:49But I've made it now.
06:50Well.
06:51There's a hole in the sleeve.
06:52What time did you do, darn it?
06:54Again?
06:55What have you been doing?
06:56What if I told you?
06:57Don't you worry.
06:58Mr. Cos?
06:59Miss Godd, I really do not have time to eat, my dear.
07:02Very well.
07:03Off you go then.
07:04Ladies.
07:05Sit down and have some breakfast.
07:06I don't have time either.
07:07I'll go.
07:08Will you be home for dinner?
07:10Lizzie?
07:11Good morning, Inspector Blake.
07:12Are you aware of the convention of knocking Miss Scarlet?
07:13But I did knock.
07:14You were then supposed to wait to be invited in.
07:28I have an urgent matter to discuss with you about the Guild of Private Detectives.
07:44I'm here to give you a warning.
07:46They are far from happy about your current policy regarding private investigators.
07:51Please tell me you're not here on their behalf.
07:53Nothing could be further from the truth, but will the Guild have money and influence?
07:59They've taken against you and will stop at nothing to undermine your position.
08:07Why are you telling me this exactly?
08:09Well, I thought you should know.
08:15So you're giving me this information out of the goodness of your heart?
08:18There's nothing you want in return?
08:20Absolutely not.
08:23Well, of course it benefits me to be on good terms with the Detective Inspector.
08:29Now we have it.
08:35If you must know, they insulted me deeply.
08:41The Guild chairman and his lackey asked me to...
08:44...asked me to make certain accusations about you.
08:47What kind of accusations?
08:59It is good indeed to finally meet you, Inspector.
09:03I did try a number of times to make your acquaintance.
09:07But sadly, you were unavailable.
09:11We have something in common.
09:13You and I. We both served in the Royal Engineers.
09:15Best years of my life.
09:17Even with the...
09:19...war wounds.
09:21I believe you served in Africa too.
09:27I did not come here to share war stories.
09:29I came here to make myself crystal clear in person.
09:31I will run my division in whatever way I see fit.
09:35And no threat or attempt at blackmail will have any effect on any decision I take.
09:41I do hope I've made myself clear, Mr. Fletcher.
09:47Oh, I see.
09:49How the lady detective has paid you a visit.
09:53I trust this is an end to the matter.
09:55I'm afraid it's not.
09:57Try to look at it from my perspective.
10:01I have been chairman of the guild these past 17 years.
10:09And in that time, I've enjoyed the full support of all our members.
10:15Two thousand of them, no less.
10:17And above all, my duty is to ensure that their businesses thrive.
10:27If I fail in that duty, then I look weak.
10:35I cannot afford to look weak, Inspector.
10:38My heart bleeds for you.
10:44You have a daughter, do you not?
10:47If, for some unfortunate reason, you were to lose your job,
10:52she would feel the consequences too.
10:56And as a father, surely you must be concerned about her welfare.
11:02Very well.
11:03I shall hire a private detective.
11:04Starting tomorrow.
11:08Glad to hear it.
11:09I'll, er...
11:10see...
11:11a list.
11:12of the preferred...
11:13No need.
11:14I have someone in mind.
11:15I have someone in mind.
11:16I'll, er...
11:17see...
11:18a list of the preferred...
11:19No need.
11:20I have someone in mind.
11:22The lady detective.
11:23The lady detective.
11:24Unfortunately, Miss Scarlet is not a member.
11:25I have someone in mind.
11:26The lady detective.
11:27Unfortunately, Miss Scarlet is not a member of the guild.
11:28Yes.
11:29That is unfortunate.
11:30That is unfortunate.
11:32Oh, uh...
11:33Oh, oh...
11:34Oh, oh.
11:35Oh, oh.
11:36Oh.
11:37Oh, oh.
11:38Oh, oh, oh.
11:39It's a guest.
11:40Oh, oh, oh.
11:41It's a guest.
11:42He's a guest.
11:43So...
11:44oh, oh...
11:45The lady detective.
11:49Unfortunately, Miss Scarlet is not a member of the Guild.
11:56Yes.
11:57That is unfortunate.
12:15Miss Scarlet.
12:31Oh, it's Sir to Blake.
12:32It's not early.
12:34Extremely early.
12:35I received your telegram last evening and I'm here to be of service.
12:38What case should I be working on?
12:41Background checks for a nuclear office.
12:44We also need you to interview and assess the candidates for their suitability.
12:47We need women who are experienced and more important, trustworthy.
12:51They will be dealing with highly confidential files.
12:54I set up a similar office in Bristol and it worked rather well.
12:57Here is a list of the candidates.
12:59They'll be here at 11.
13:01Well, this isn't quite exactly what I was expecting.
13:06I thought you'd hired me to work on an actual case.
13:08This room will be vital to the smooth running of Scotland Yard.
13:11It will free up my detectives from administration duties.
13:15Miss Scarlet, is that a scowl?
13:18No.
13:20No, it's not a scowl.
13:21I'm merely thinking.
13:22This is the job I'll hire you to do.
13:27Do it or don't do it.
13:29It's up to you.
13:32My name is Cynthia Quinn.
13:34I'm 24 years old.
13:36I've worked in three offices, two solicitors, one accountancy firm,
13:40all of which would have no hesitation in their recommendation of me.
13:44And you've had a similar clerical role before?
13:49I have.
13:51And you've trained in shorthand?
13:55Absolutely.
13:56And you've worked full-time before?
13:59Many times.
14:00And I see here that your previous positions...
14:04Where shall I put the others?
14:05What others?
14:06What others?
14:14There's just so many of them.
14:24And more come tomorrow.
14:25And the day after that.
14:27It was just the interviews.
14:29God knows how long the background checks would take.
14:31I thought this is what you wanted.
14:33Inspector Blake to hire you.
14:35And it is.
14:37And I'm trying my best to do as he asks,
14:39to play by his rules,
14:41forge a working relationship.
14:43I can't help but feeling that this specific task is...
14:47Well, not exactly beneath me.
14:48Beneath you?
14:52Do you know what I did today?
14:54Arning.
14:55Then laundry.
14:56Then more arning.
14:58So sitting in Scotland Yard at a nice, shiny desk,
15:01interviewing clever, ambitious women,
15:03it's not the worst thing in the world.
15:06And you should be pleased
15:07you're helping those young ladies make something of themselves.
15:10Whatever happened to me in my day?
15:13We found a nice man and settled down.
15:15I'm allowed to change my mind.
15:23You don't seem yourself lately.
15:27Is all well?
15:29Yes.
15:33No.
15:33Barnabas has got his new job.
15:45You, you're always up to something different.
15:48For me,
15:50every day's the same.
15:53You see, now I've worried you.
15:55This is why people should keep things to themselves.
15:58I'm going to make dinner.
15:59What can I do to cheer you up?
16:03I know.
16:05I'll cook us dinner this evening.
16:06I thought you wanted to cheer me up.
16:07Ah, good morning, Miss Scarlet.
16:29Oh, Detective Fitzroy, how are you?
16:31Very well, thank you.
16:33You seem to have your hands full at the moment.
16:34If you need any assistance,
16:37let me know.
16:38Oh, you wish to help me interview
16:40a group of attractive young women?
16:43Oh, no.
16:43No, that's not...
16:44I was merely...
16:46I would never...
16:47Sir,
16:48message from Inspector Blake.
16:52I'm to meet him at 25 Girton Street.
16:56That address sounds familiar.
16:59It's the Guild of Private Detectives.
17:01A dead body has been found.
17:02Who's?
17:07You say he was found by a clerk.
17:09What time?
17:10Eight o'clock this morning, sir.
17:14Continue taking statements.
17:16Sir.
17:31Sir.
17:31Good, you're here, right?
17:35Why have you brought Miss Scarlet?
17:37I've had recent dealings with this man.
17:38I've come to help.
17:39My question was addressed to Detective Fitzroy.
17:42I believe she may be of assistance.
17:44As Miss Scarlet said,
17:45she's had recent dealings with the deceased.
17:47We will discuss this later.
17:49This is Fletcher's appointment book.
17:50I want to speak to everyone you met yesterday.
17:51Yes, sir.
17:52And send word to the city mortuary.
17:53I want a full list of the poisons they can test for.
17:55Right away, sir.
17:56Poisons, you say?
17:57That would explain the sickly sweet smell.
18:01Yes, I know.
18:02And no other signs of trauma apart from this puncture wound.
18:06From a syringe, I would guess.
18:08But there doesn't seem to be one present.
18:09Again, I know.
18:12Chateau Le MaĂźtre.
18:13The man had expensive taste,
18:16which is curious,
18:16since he didn't drink.
18:19You didn't know that, did you?
18:22Miss Scarlet,
18:23if you do not return to your duties,
18:24the duties that I'm paying you for,
18:26our contract will be terminated.
18:28Is that understood?
18:30Very well.
18:33You know where I am if you need me.
18:35I do.
18:36And I won't.
18:37Morning, Arthur.
18:56Morning, Ivy.
18:58The usual.
19:00Am I that predictable?
19:03See you tomorrow.
19:07Are you here for the interview?
19:29Miss Kingston.
19:40The butchers is next door.
19:42I'm here for the interview.
19:43I'm here for the interview.
19:43I'm here for the interview.
19:44I'm here for the interview.
19:45I'm here for the interview.
19:46I'm here for the interview.
19:47I'm here for the interview.
19:48I'm here for the interview.
19:49I'm here for the interview.
19:50I'm here for the interview.
19:51I'm here for the interview.
19:52I'm here for the interview.
19:53I'm here for the interview.
19:54I'm here for the interview.
19:55I'm here for the interview.
19:56I'm here for the interview.
19:57I'm here for the interview.
19:58I'm here for the interview.
19:59I'm here for the interview.
20:00I'm here for the interview.
20:01I'm here for the interview.
20:02I'm here for the interview.
20:03I'm here for the interview.
20:04I'm here for the interview.
20:05Thank you again for coming in.
20:26It's nice to meet you.
20:27Oh, hi.
20:29Does that have a good time?
20:30Uh, yes.
20:32I have no more interviews until tomorrow.
20:35Just a few more days of this and we'll be done, thank goodness.
20:37It is paid work, after all.
20:40It's not the point, Clarence.
20:43I had hoped for the opportunity to dazzle Inspector Blake.
20:46Dazzle?
20:46Yes, to show him my worth.
20:49To put down a marker for future engagements.
20:51Well, there are many ways to dazzle someone.
20:53I, for one, cannot fail to be impressed with a well-presented audit.
20:56Numbers.
20:57They can have a poetry to them.
21:00Anyway, I'll get back to the matter in hand.
21:01I've been working on the background checks for yesterday's candidates.
21:05Now, most of them have come back clean, but there is one applicant that caught my attention.
21:10Cynthia Quinn.
21:12Cynthia Quinn?
21:14She's one of the first applicants that I interviewed.
21:17In fact, she was the best candidate so far.
21:20There are irregularities in her work history.
21:22Miss Quinn cites three previous employers, all of which seem to be legitimate, registered at Companies House.
21:27But on further investigation, I discovered they are, in fact, bogus.
21:32In what way?
21:33Well, the companies are registered, but they do not actually exist.
21:36And the paperwork provides a trail that leads back to a private detective business.
21:44Malone's investigation agency?
21:47Well, that wasn't mentioned on her list of previous employers.
21:50Yes.
21:50Yes.
21:50Yes.
21:57Yes.
22:25Yes.
22:56So you're the Deputy Chairman of the Guild?
23:11And I've been these last ten years.
23:13I confess in all that time there's been nothing so shocking in the events of these last few hours.
23:19Mr. Fletcher was not just my superior.
23:21He was my friend.
23:23When was the last time you saw him?
23:28Last night in his office. He was seeking re-election as Chairman. He and I were discussing his campaign.
23:32His campaign?
23:34He's perhaps too grand a word for it.
23:37The election is every four years, but it was always a fait accompli with Edmund.
23:42He won every time, no matter who stood against him.
23:45According to his diary, you were the last person to have a meeting with him.
23:50Did he mention an appointment with anyone else?
23:52Not that I recall. I left his office at half past eight. As far as I knew, he was heading home.
23:58A bottle of wine was smashed on the floor of his office.
24:05But as I understand it, he did not drink.
24:08Ooh, not for years.
24:10He picked up some tropical disease in Africa which gave him a slight hand tremor.
24:16Alcohol seemed too aggravated.
24:18Could it have been for someone else?
24:20A visitor, perhaps?
24:21It's possible he was a generous man.
24:25Can you think of anyone who might have wished to do him harm?
24:28You think it was murder?
24:30I believe he used to be a detective, Mr. Spilsbury.
24:33You'll be aware I have to consider the possibility.
24:35Edmund was well-liked. He grew the Guild from a handful of members to over 2,000 strong.
24:39He's a great man.
24:41Was a great man.
24:46You mentioned he was seeking re-election.
24:49I take it there would be some kind of vote?
24:50It's supposed to be tomorrow evening, although that may be delayed.
24:54As acting chairman, I will have to make that decision.
24:57You are now acting chairman.
25:00Will you yourself stand for election?
25:02I will.
25:02But only in memory of Edmund to continue his legacy.
25:11Do not read anything into that, Inspector.
25:14He was my oldest friend.
25:16We served together in Africa.
25:19He saved my life.
25:20What are the other candidates?
25:28Who else is standing?
25:30There is only one.
25:31And in truth, he may be someone you may wish to speak to.
25:34A man who's been...
25:35...forthcoming in his criticism of Edmund's time in office.
25:39Thomas K. Malone, you know he got Mr. Nash's premises for a bargain.
26:01He was a tough negotiator.
26:02Astute businessman.
26:03He's an untrustworthy snake who I had the misfortune of dealing with in France.
26:09And if Cynthia Quinn is working for him, my guess is that he'll aim to put her into Scotland Yard to gain access to classified information.
26:16Well, that is terrible, obviously.
26:18Though Mr. Nash did do something similar in Bow Street some years back.
26:22Why doesn't that surprise me?
26:26Did you find out anything else about Malone?
26:30As it happens, I did.
26:32His agency seems to be thriving, and as such, he's decided to stand for election as chairman of the Guild.
26:41Come in, Miss Scarlet.
27:02I do hope this is related to the task that I'm paying you for.
27:06A check on one of the clerical applicants has revealed links to a detective agency.
27:13And this is why I do not use private investigators.
27:16I know the agency in question.
27:18Well, at least the owner.
27:19It's an American gentleman, and I use that word advisedly, who goes by the name of Thomas K. Malone.
27:24Malone.
27:25Who also happens to be...
27:27Standing for election to be chairman of the Guild.
27:29Yes, I know.
27:31I was just on my way to speak with him.
27:33Oh, then it's vital that I come with you.
27:34I don't think so.
27:39You're being unreasonable.
27:41I'm being perfectly reasonable.
27:42There is no reason at all for you to accompany me.
27:44I came straight to you with this information.
27:46Well, I could have gone to see him myself.
27:49Is this some kind of attempt to prove yourself to me in the hope of future employment?
27:53I resent that suggestion.
27:59I'm simply trying to help.
28:01Thomas K. Malone is a serial liar.
28:02Well, I have met liars before.
28:04It comes with a job.
28:05Yes, but I know the man.
28:06I spent time with him.
28:07You'll get to the truth quicker if I'm there to call out his lies immediately.
28:11And I will also add that I am offering my help free of charge.
28:18Is that a sigh of irritation or acceptance?
28:21Both.
28:21Very well.
28:24If you accompany me, I must insist on three things.
28:27I accept.
28:28May I at least say what they are?
28:30Well, you may, but I'll agree with them.
28:32Do not speak unless I ask you to.
28:34Do not show any reaction when the suspect is speaking.
28:35Do not do anything at all unless instructed by me.
28:39You have my word.
28:40And I'm very much looking forward to watching you work.
28:44Do not try and charm me for your own advantage.
28:46I do not do that.
28:49If you say so.
29:07Mr. Malone?
29:09No, he just left.
29:11Really?
29:12And you are?
29:13Depends who's asking.
29:14Detective Inspector Blake from Scotland Yard.
29:17That is him.
29:19Thomas came alone.
29:21I did not ask you to speak, Miss Scarlet.
29:23Wise as scarlet.
29:25Well, I'll be damned.
29:26We're old friends.
29:28Friends do not handcuff each other to filthy pipes in a basement.
29:32Sorry.
29:34Please carry on.
29:35Let's talk inside.
29:39How long have you been in London?
29:41Six months, give or take.
29:42I worked for an agency in Boston, then came here to set up my own shop.
29:46In fact, I believe these were your old premises.
29:49Nash and Sons.
29:51Not that he has any sons.
29:53He's a wily old fox, that one.
29:54But he gave me a good deal in this place, so I can't complain.
29:56And when did you join the Guild of Private Detectives?
29:59A few acceptors setting up, I guess.
30:01I thought it might be good for business, but it's just been a waste of time and money.
30:05One hundred pounds a year, and for what?
30:07Do you want a drink?
30:10No, I'm going to have one.
30:11I finished work.
30:12Thought I had anyway.
30:14Can I bill you for this?
30:15You can try.
30:22So let me guess.
30:24You're here to ask about Fletcher, right?
30:26He dies suddenly and standing against him in the election, and you want to know if I killed him.
30:31Amongst other things.
30:32Well, if I did kill him, I'd deny it.
30:35And if I didn't, which I didn't, then I'd also deny it.
30:41Hmm.
30:42I got a new wine in France.
30:44At least some good came out of being there.
30:46You got me pretty good.
30:47I spent two weeks in the cell before they set me free.
30:50If you're looking for an apology, Mr. Miller, then you have a very long week.
30:54What were your movements last night?
30:56I was here, working my election speech.
30:58And before you ask, yes, there are people who can vouch for me.
31:01My entire staff.
31:03But for the record, I did not like Edmund Fletcher.
31:06A washed-up has-been lining his own pockets.
31:08The Guild needs someone in charge who knows what they're doing.
31:11Someone with integrity and vision.
31:14And that happens to be you.
31:15Hmm.
31:16I've been talking to the other members, and they're ready for someone new.
31:19And by the way, if I'd been in charge, I'd have convinced your friend here to rethink his ban on private detectives.
31:26Hey, come to think of it, how come she's working with you?
31:29I'm not working with him.
31:30I'm working for him.
31:33Mr. Malone, as a man of vision and integrity, let me ask you about Cynthia Quinn.
31:39She's an employee of yours.
31:40Hmm, Cynthia?
31:41Yeah, what of it?
31:42Well, Cynthia Quinn...
31:43Cynthia Quinn applied for a position at the new clerical office at Scotland Yard.
31:47Hmm.
31:47It's a free country, nothing to do with me.
31:53Look, this is a waste of time, mine and yours.
31:56You know who you should be speaking to about Fletcher's death?
31:58Archibald Spilsbury.
32:01Seventeen years he was deputy chairman, taking Fletcher's crap, dealing with the mess he created, waiting for him to step down.
32:07You ask me, he got tired of waiting.
32:10I noticed the wine he was drinking.
32:22Chateau Le MaĂźtre.
32:24Same wine that was found in the...
32:25At the crime scene, yes, I noticed.
32:26I can't just be here.
32:27A coincidence, I agree.
32:28But he may have a point about Archibald Spilsbury.
32:31I assume you're going to...
32:32I am.
32:34Where are we going now?
32:35Well, I have further leads to follow up.
32:37You may go wherever you wish.
32:39I'll meet you later at Scotland Yard and we can run through our next steps.
32:42There is no we, Miss Garnett.
32:43I believe I have been quite clear in this.
32:48Is it pride?
32:50Is that it?
32:50You can't risk someone else solving your case.
32:54If so, that's rather petty.
32:57If I were being petty, I would mention that you blatantly ignored everything I asked you during our meeting with Malone.
33:02And for your information, I am not returning to Scotland Yard.
33:05I have one more appointment and I shall be heading home.
33:07How?
33:09I have a life outside of work, Miss Garnett.
33:12As I'm sure you do.
33:15What do you want to do?
33:27Oh, this is the most wonderful evening.
33:31What more could one ask for than good company, nice glass of wine and a very taxing game of gin rummy?
33:37Yes.
33:39It's just what the doctor ordered.
33:41I mean, I do not exaggerate when I say being in charge of three extra milk trees is...
33:45Three times the work.
33:46Yes, Barnabas, you have said.
33:50Is everything all right, my dear?
33:52Have I done something to upset you?
33:55Well, it's been a long day, that's all.
34:01For us all.
34:03We shall speak no more of work, shall we, Miss Garnett?
34:06Although, that is a shame, by a strange quirk of fate.
34:16Your name was mentioned today, Miss Garnett, and, um...
34:20Well, I made a most humorous observation.
34:23Oh?
34:24Yes.
34:25When Inspector Blake came by to pick up the post-mortem results on a Mr Fletcher,
34:30the chairman of the Guild of Private Detectives,
34:33the same gentleman who sent over the bottle of champagne to us,
34:36at the restaurant.
34:37The same gentleman you threw the wine over.
34:40So I said to the Inspector,
34:42I'm surprised Miss Garnett isn't a suspect.
34:51That was the humorous observation, you see?
34:53Yes.
34:54I gathered that.
34:57Did the post-mortem reveal what poison was in his body?
35:00It did.
35:02That is classified information.
35:04I'm working with the Inspector on the case.
35:07There were several likely candidates for poisons.
35:09I'm merely wishing you to confirm which one.
35:11Miss Garnett, I cannot reveal what...
35:12Was it strychnine?
35:14No.
35:15Hydrogen cyanide?
35:16No!
35:16You cannot...
35:17Oh, dear God, the period.
35:18Just tell her and have done with it.
35:21Physis stigma venenosum, also known as the caliper beam.
35:24But that, I will say no more.
35:26And the puncture mark on the back of Fletcher's hand,
35:28it was from a syringe, wasn't it?
35:32It was.
35:34Excellent.
35:34It's your turn, my dear.
35:39Yes, I know.
35:42It's my turn, Barnabas.
35:43Morning, Flarence.
36:03Morning.
36:05I have some news.
36:07I discovered that the poison used to kill Mr. Fletcher is a rare and ingenious one.
36:13When placed in food or drink, it's slow acting, taking hours if not days to take effect.
36:18Death occurs by cardiac arrest, making it impossible to distinguish from natural causes.
36:22However, Mr. Fletcher was killed by an injection directly into his bloodstream.
36:28He would have died in seconds, so the question is...
36:30Why are we talking about a case that Scotland Yard is working on and we are not?
36:34The question is,
36:36why go to the effort of getting a rare, slow-acting poison only to inject it straight into the victim's body?
36:42It leaves a visible puncture mark and high levels of poison making murder much easier to detect.
36:46I've been doing some digging,
36:48and I've discovered that this poison known as the caliper beam grows in the same area of West Africa
36:53where Fletcher and Spills have been served in the army.
36:57It's intriguing, is it not?
36:58It is intriguing, but it doesn't change the fact that this is not a case we've been hired to work on.
37:02Clarence, this is our chance to prove ourselves.
37:04Eliza, it is not that I don't admire your tenacity,
37:06but there is an equal chance that conducting our own investigation will antagonise Inspector Blake.
37:12But a gamble worth taking, is it not?
37:13Well, I...
37:14Then we are agreed.
37:16Now, I intend to investigate Mr. Spillsbury further.
37:20No syringe was found at the crime scene, so...
37:23if he is involved, then perhaps he stored it somewhere.
37:25In the meantime, I have a task for you.
37:28Oh, dear.
37:29This poison is extremely rare and hard to come by,
37:32so you must talk to someone who deals in the more exotic end of the black market.
37:37Exotic being a euphemism for dangerous.
37:39Oh, it's far from dangerous.
37:41Mr. Gibson?
37:56Who wants to know?
37:57I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm here on a matter of urgent business.
38:00I only deal with people I know, and I don't know you.
38:04I'm an associate of Miss Scarlet,
38:07who I believe you've met on a number of occasions.
38:09I've never heard of her.
38:10Right.
38:12Um, we are looking for a list of suppliers of a particular poison.
38:19The Phythostigma venenosum.
38:21It's also known as the Calabar Bean.
38:24I deal with legitimate works of art, so with full providence.
38:28Not poison.
38:29Miss Scarlet informs me that you have diversified your business,
38:33and you now provide a more eclectic range of products.
38:36She also tells me that you are a cautious man,
38:40and that I will need to make it worth your while.
38:44Financially speaking.
38:45Yes, perhaps I could provide some information, if the price is right.
38:54My secretary deals with payments.
38:56Your secretary?
39:00A recent appointment to ensure the smooth running of my new diversification.
39:05Oh.
39:08So, um, who might provide that particular poison?
39:13I've never heard of it.
39:16No, but I just paid you for the information.
39:19Yeah, and the information is, I've never heard of it.
39:23Then I should like my money back.
39:25No refunds.
39:26But I...
39:27Take it up with my secretary.
39:29On your way out.
39:30Tunes talking.
39:44Tunes talking.
39:50Tunes talking.
39:56Tunes talking.
39:57Is this first free?
40:27I have a revolver and I'm not afraid to use it.
40:36Is that true?
40:41No.
40:45What are you doing here, Miss Scarlet?
40:46Well, the same thing as you, I imagine.
40:48It is anything but the same.
40:49You have unlawfully broken in, whereas I have a search warrant.
40:52Can you see the difference?
40:55Well, if you'd stop being so stubborn and allow me to assist you, I wouldn't have to.
40:59Help! Please!
41:01It's coming from downstairs.
41:03Wait here.
41:08Help! Please!
41:12Malone.
41:15This isn't the first time I found you bound and gagged, Malone.
41:29Perhaps you should rethink how you conduct your business.
41:32It's not my fault. It was Spilsbury.
41:34He asked me over to discuss the election.
41:36He said he was thinking of conceding.
41:38We sat down, had a drink.
41:40Before I knew it, he'd hit me over that and knock me out.
41:42Now I woke up down here.
41:44I guess he wants me out of the way for this evening's vote.
41:47So you would be a no-show and he would be elected to Sherman as default?
41:51And that's a viper.
41:58Where is this vote?
42:15Thank you, one and all.
42:19I hope to prove myself worthy of being our new chairman.
42:23And I do so in memory of my dear friend and colleague, Edmund Fletcher.
42:31May he rest in peace.
42:49All right, let's go.
42:52Good morning, gentlemen.
42:53Oh, what do you want?
42:55These are your business premises, I believe.
42:56It's very clever.
42:57An unremarkable exterior hiding in Aladdin's cave of...
43:00I'm prepared inside.
43:02I've said, what do you want?
43:04I've been making some inquiries about you, Miss Gibson.
43:06Just wish to confirm if what I've discovered is correct.
43:08And what's that exactly?
43:09You are known to the black marketeers of London as Archibald Gibson,
43:13but you are, in fact, Stanley Grimstone, the town of Northampton.
43:16So?
43:17The town where your wife lives.
43:19A wife who believes you to be dead.
43:27It was a boating accident, wasn't it?
43:30Have we spoken to Gladys?
43:32Not yet, but that is my intention.
43:34She's not a difficult woman to find.
43:36The only female butcher in the south of England.
43:40She can break an entire cow carcass.
43:42Single-handed, I believe.
43:44So, perhaps you could rack your brains
43:47and furnish me with that list of possible supplies
43:50of the poison that I paid for yesterday.
43:52Or else, Mrs Gibson will discover that she's no longer a widow.
43:56I'm sure she'll be delighted to be reunited with her beloved husband.
44:00Have you got a pen?
44:03Have you got a pen?
44:04Good morning, is...
44:05Is Inspector Blake in?
44:06Scarlet.
44:07What an unexpected pleasure.
44:08Good morning, Inspector Blake.
44:09Would you like to come in?
44:10Good morning, Inspector Blake.
44:11Would you like to come in?
44:12Oh, um...
44:13Yes.
44:15Good morning, Inspector Blake.
44:16Good morning, Inspector Blake.
44:17Good morning, Inspector Blake.
44:18Would you like to come in?
44:19Oh, um...
44:20Yes.
44:23How many times have I told you, young lady,
44:24you are not allowed to answer the door?
44:25120, Papa.
44:27Hells.
44:28Hey, Scarlet, what an unexpected pleasure.
44:32Good morning, Inspector Blake.
44:36Would you like to come in?
44:38Oh, um, yes.
44:46How many times have I told you, young lady, you are not allowed to answer the door?
44:51120, Papa.
44:55Mrs Banbury's waiting to make you breakfast.
44:58You'd be a good girl, and I promise I will read you more of this at bedtime.
45:07I am sorry for disturbing you at home, Inspector Blake, but I have some information to share with you that cannot wait.
45:13I went to your office and they... Well, they told me you were running late.
45:18I didn't know that you had children.
45:20Just the one.
45:21What was your daughter's name?
45:23Sophia.
45:24How old is she?
45:25What is this information that cannot wait, Miss Scarlet?
45:27Oh, my, um, my assistant tracked down a man who trades in rare poisons, including the extract of the caliber bean.
45:34And yes, I know this is not my murder case, and yes, you've told me many times that you do not need my help.
45:38But I wanted to show you that, well, once I'm involved in something, I am committed to see it through to the very end.
45:44For better or for worse.
45:45You're relentless, Miss Scarlet, I'll give you that.
45:58Spilsby's not the murderer.
45:59I mean, fine to agree.
46:01He's admitted assaulting Malone, but there's no evidence of anything else.
46:03I know who brought the poison that killed Fletcher.
46:05So I'd like you to put a little bit more work into it with this around, right?
46:10Of course.
46:10Yeah?
46:11We'll run a top establishment here.
46:14Right?
46:15Get on everything as possible.
46:17Oh, well, what now?
46:18I've given my statement.
46:20There's enough.
46:20Cynthia Quinn, I am arresting you for the murder of Edmund Fletcher.
46:23My men searched your lodgings and found a syringe wrapped up and discarded under your bed.
46:48It contained the residue of the poison used to murder Edmund Fletcher.
46:51I swear I didn't kill him.
46:54I'd known him since I was a kid.
46:56He served with my father, and when my father died, Mr Fletcher helped my mother where he could.
47:00I never would have armed him.
47:02They minded you by the poison.
47:06I worked for Mr Fletcher.
47:08Did bits and pieces for him.
47:11Following someone here, report on someone else there.
47:14Then one day, he told me to get a job with Malone.
47:19He hated that man.
47:21American Upstart, he called him.
47:23He was terrified that Malone would knock him off his throne.
47:27He made a good living as chairman, not least because of all the kickbacks and the bribes.
47:32So he wanted you to report back on Malone and give him any dirt?
47:36Malone might be a weasel, but there was very little to report back about.
47:40Apart from the fact that he drinks a bottle of wine a day.
47:45A bottle of wine found by his body was for Malone.
47:54So was the poison.
47:55I took the poison as ordered by Mr Fletcher.
48:03He intended to inject the poison through the cork.
48:08It would be slow acting and Malone would be dead in a few days by what would seem to be natural causes.
48:14So what happened?
48:19Mr Fletcher had a hand tremor.
48:22And as he went to inject the cork, his hand slipped.
48:28And the stupid bugger injected himself.
48:31It was awful.
48:32And you were there and took the syringe.
48:35I didn't want it to get tracked back to me.
48:44Why apply for a job at Scotland Yard?
48:47That was Malone.
48:49He wanted to pay me to report back on any confidential cases.
48:54It's a good way to get new business.
48:59You're an industrious woman, Miss Quinn.
49:02When you grow up as I have, you'll do anything to get by.
49:17Her story was compelling, to say the least.
49:21Do you believe her?
49:22She had no motive for murder, and Fletcher paid her well.
49:28And for a woman like Cynthia Quinn, it was all about the money.
49:36You did well.
49:40But?
49:42But nothing.
49:44That was the entire sentence.
49:46Oh.
49:48Well, thank you.
49:50Oh, I have something for you.
49:52Actually, for your daughter.
50:01Alistair's Adventures in Wonderland.
50:02It was my favourite novel when I was a girl.
50:05There are no pirates like Treasure Island, but it's quite the adventure.
50:15She has, in truth, struggled in her new surroundings.
50:18New home, new school.
50:21Her nanny struck her this morning.
50:23We've had words, and now she's with our neighbour, Mrs. Pambury.
50:35May I ask...
50:37What of her mother?
50:39My wife passed a few years back.
50:53I'm so sorry.
50:56I know what it is to lose a mother so young.
50:58The clerical office is ready for you, sir.
51:16I trust you selected the very best candidates?
51:18Certainly.
51:19Certainly.
51:22On behalf of Scotland Yard, I would like to welcome you all to our new clerical office.
51:27I hope you find this a fair and decent place to work.
51:30All we ask in return is hard work, discretion and trust.
51:36I look forward to working with you.
51:38So, once again, a warm welcome to Scotland Yard.
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