- 13 hours ago
- #realitytvdeep
#RealityTVDeep
Category
đ„
Short filmTranscript
00:00PBS station
00:30Eliza Scarlett, yet again
00:46Do you think you're someone special?
00:55Like the normal rules do not apply
00:59Well, you're wrong
01:03You're not special
01:05Far from it
01:09Eliza Scarlett, are you listening to me?
01:14Good
01:15And to get it through that stubborn head of yours
01:19You will write out 100 times
01:22I am no one special
01:29Come on, hurry up
01:32I am no one special
01:34I am no one special
01:37I am no one special
01:40I am no one special
01:46I am no one special
01:48operator
01:50I am no one special
01:53Aimee
02:03whatever it is you think I know you're mistaken you've been poking around asking questions and
02:21then I find you in my room I can explain we're not here it's Scotland Yard because that's where
02:28you're going mr. Skinner right now in fact good evening miss Scarlett detective it's very
02:37gentlemen punctual as ever as promised I deliver to you mr. Silas Skinner arsonist
02:44rubber and blackmailed to a client of mine put him in the wagon who are you no one special
02:58so
03:05so
03:07so
04:13Oh, good. You're here, Detective Fitzroy.
04:16I had to read your message three times before it sunk in, sir.
04:19I could hardly believe it.
04:21The great Abraham Barrett dead.
04:24I take it you're an admirer?
04:26Indeed I am, sir.
04:28In my estimation, Barrett and Kapoor are second only to Gilbert and Sullivan.
04:33I have often wondered...
04:35Forgive me, sir, this is not the time.
04:38Go on. Briefly.
04:41I have often wondered, in such a partnership, which I would prefer.
04:47To be the composer of the music, like poor Mr Barrett here.
04:52Or to write the stories, like Mr Kapoor.
04:55And what was your conclusion?
04:56I should prefer to be a writer.
05:00But a composer is still quite a thing.
05:03The man's dead, Detective Fitzroy.
05:04You will not be offended.
05:07Speaking of the writer, it was Mr Kapoor who was last seen with the deceased.
05:11The stagehand saw them arguing in the auditorium after tonight's performance.
05:15Twenty minutes later, a gunshot rang out from in here.
05:17The press has always fueled rumors of a tempestuous relationship between the two men.
05:22But whatever their tensions, their operettas were a joy.
05:27In fact, I tried to obtain tickets to tonight's final performance of the Shadow Queen, but it was sold out.
05:33Can you imagine anything so disappointing, sir?
05:36Yes.
05:38Several things.
05:40So, we have a gunshot to the heart.
05:45And from the powder burn on the shirt, it was close range.
05:48But no murder weapon.
05:51However, we do have this glove covered in specks of blood.
05:54The deceased still wears his glove, so I'm assuming this belonged to the shooter.
05:59A safe disguised as a mirror?
06:02Ingenious.
06:03An empty safe.
06:04Could it be a robbery, sir?
06:06Possible.
06:07Or made to look like one.
06:09Let's start with his partner, Mr Kapoor.
06:11Gather some men, go to his house, see what you can find.
06:13And then bring him in for questioning.
06:16Owen, Detective Fitzroy.
06:18Sir?
06:19The man's a suspect.
06:20Don't ask him for his autograph.
06:23Yes, sir.
06:26Hang on.
06:32Detective Phelps.
06:33I thought you had some days off.
06:36I do.
06:37Well, I heard about the Barrett murder, and I thought you might need me in.
06:39I appreciate the offer, but there's no need.
06:41Enjoy your time off.
06:42With respect, sir, some at this high profile needs one of your more senior men.
06:46An experienced eye.
06:48As I have said, I don't need any more assistance on the investigation.
06:52What's she doing here, then?
06:53Good morning, Inspector Blake.
07:04Miss Scarlet, we seem to have a communication problem.
07:07I have requested on several occasions that you do not enter my office without permission.
07:12I've heard about the murder of Abraham Barrett.
07:16The mighty composer dead.
07:17You assume changing the subject will somehow distract me from your unauthorised entry.
07:21Did it?
07:22No.
07:23Oh.
07:24Just take your business, and then please allow me to get on with mine.
07:27My colleague, Mr. Clarence Pettigrew, is visiting Liverpool on financial business,
07:32and in his absence, he's left me a list of unpaid accounts he wishes me to settle.
07:36One of which is my fee for the Hawkins case.
07:38It's been a month.
07:39That is a matter for the accounts department.
07:41Not me.
07:45I've also heard that you're the lead investigator on the Barrett case.
07:47The accounts department's on the ground floor.
07:49It's that you're on the right.
07:52Miss Scarlet.
07:54How nice to see you.
07:55Good morning to you two, Detective Fitzroy.
07:57How is Mrs. Skinner this morning?
07:59On his way to Wormwood Scrubs, as we speak.
08:01Ah, yes, I heard about his arrest.
08:04Silas Skinner has evaded us for more time than I'd like to admit.
08:07Bravo, Detective.
08:08Oh, I had very little to do with it, sir.
08:10It was all down to Miss Scarlet.
08:12She practically hand-delivered him.
08:15Oh.
08:15Well, in that case, bravo, Miss Scarlet.
08:20Thank you, Inspector Blake.
08:23So, I gather from your presence in my office, you have something you wish to share with me, Detective Fitzroy?
08:27Yes, sir.
08:27Mr. Kapoor is ready in interview room two.
08:29Mr. Kapoor?
08:31As in, Emil Kapoor?
08:32Is Emil Kapoor the dead man's partner?
08:34Yes.
08:35No.
08:37Thank you, Detective Fitzroy.
08:38I will be along momentarily.
08:40Yes, sir.
08:41I, uh, heard a rumour that you searched Mr. Kapoor's house.
08:47Good day.
08:53May I just point out that I'm between cases at the moment, so should you need any assistance?
08:57I won't.
08:57Then I will bid you good day.
09:06My friend is dead, and I'm dragged in here and thrown into a cell for the night, suspected of his murder.
09:12You're not dragged anywhere, Mr. Kapoor, nor were you thrown.
09:14I presented my evidence to you last night, and you had no plausible explanation.
09:19I did not kill Abraham.
09:21There's nothing more to say on the matter.
09:22You were the last person to be seen with the deceased, and witnesses claim there was an argument between you.
09:27As I explained, Inspector, Abraham and I had some cross words.
09:33Nothing out of the ordinary.
09:35Cross words about what?
09:37My wife was one of the cast.
09:40He was criticising her performance like he always did.
09:43There's also the matter of a white glove, matching the one left at the crime scene found at your property.
09:50So too was a revolver, one which had recently been fired.
09:54The bullets matched the one found in Mr. Barrett's body.
09:56I have no idea how my glove got into Abraham's office, nor can I account for my revolver.
10:01But as I have said numerous times, I went straight home after our disagreement, and I remained there all evening.
10:09To an empty house where no one can verify your presence.
10:11My wife was out with the rest of the cast, celebrating the final curtain.
10:16How many times must I explain that?
10:20Have you had any more thoughts on what might have been stolen from Mr. Barrett's safe?
10:23No.
10:25I have not.
10:27And I find it difficult to think about anything other than the fact that my oldest friend is dead, and I have been accused of killing him.
10:35Mr. Kapoor, I have no choice but to charge you with the murder of Abraham Barrett.
10:39So you will be taken from here and held at Newgate Prison, pending further investigation.
10:43Can I help you?
11:00I'm looking for Miss Scarlet.
11:02Have you found her?
11:03My name is Matilda Barrett, widow of Abraham Barrett.
11:11Abraham is not yet cold, and I should be at home in mourning.
11:15But I was asked to find a private investigator, and it is a call for help I could not ignore.
11:20By whom?
11:21The man accused of killing my husband.
11:25Well, his partner.
11:28Mr. Kapoor.
11:29Emil Kapoor is not just my husband's partner.
11:33He has been my lover for the past year.
11:38Emil protests his innocence, but they're now transferring him to Newgate Prison, which is why he sent me an urgent message this morning.
11:45He instructed that I go to the two largest investigation agencies in the city, Gillinson and Culpeppers.
11:51And prior to coming here, I did just that, but they both refused to take the case.
11:56Well, if Mr. Kapoor has been transferred to Newgate, the evidence against him must be robust indeed.
12:05It'll be a hard case to prove him innocent.
12:09Do you believe he is?
12:13I'm unsure what to believe.
12:18I know that I love him, and that if he's convicted, he will hang.
12:24Emil is married, and my husband is not yet buried.
12:27I must ask that you keep my involvement in this matter strictly confidential.
12:35I will need the full facts, both Mr. Kapoor's side of the story and the evidence against him.
12:41But he won't be allowed visitors at Newgate.
12:44And even if he was, women aren't permitted access to the prison.
12:50But I'll find a way, Mrs. Barrett.
12:51Mr. Faulton?
13:04I apologize for the interruption, but I believe you know an associate of mine, Mr. Patrick Nash.
13:11It was through your arrangement that I was able to visit Mr. Nash here, and I was hoping for a similar arrangement to visit another inmate.
13:21Don't remember no Nash.
13:22Uh, cocky?
13:25Irish.
13:26Irish.
13:26Irish.
13:26Irish.
13:26Irish.
13:26Owes you money.
13:29Very well.
13:30Irish.
13:31Irish.
13:35Irish.
13:35I need a thorough understanding of your case, Mr. Kapoor.
13:46The bullet that killed Mr. Barrett matches the ones found in your revolver.
13:52How do you account for that?
13:53I cannot.
13:55Nor can I swear the fact that my glove was found at the crime scene.
13:59But I did not kill my partner, I swear it.
14:02And I assume the police are unaware of your relationship with his wife.
14:12There is something else I did not share with them.
14:16After the final show last night, Abraham told me that locked inside his safe was a manuscript for a new operetta.
14:25But the police informed me that when they found Abraham dead, the safe was unlocked and empty.
14:33So someone had stolen the manuscript?
14:36Then why not tell the police that?
14:38Because the manuscript was for Abraham's first solo production.
14:43Abraham, that was the real reason for our argument.
14:47He was dissolving our partnership.
14:51Gloated that it would be the biggest hit yet.
14:54Some magical story about an enchanted mirror.
14:57The truth is, Abraham was the real talent in our partnership.
15:06And we began as equals.
15:08I wrote the book, the story and the dialogue.
15:11And he composed the music.
15:14We set up a theatre company with actors and musicians.
15:18And we had residency in so many theatres.
15:20But increasingly, he began to do it all.
15:24The story and the composing.
15:29And the more his talent grew, the more mine seemed to diminish.
15:35Abraham leaving me behind would be the end of my career.
15:45Yes.
15:47That look on your face is exactly why I didn't tell the police.
15:54Quite the motive for murder, is it not?
15:57So you think whoever stole the manuscript is the killer?
16:04I do.
16:06And I think they're doing their best to implicate me in the crime.
16:10Well, do you know who would do such a thing?
16:12That's why I hired you.
16:21Thank you for waiting.
16:24Miss Scarlet.
16:27Detective Phelps.
16:29This is no place for a lady.
16:31What on earth could have brought you here?
16:34Research.
16:35Research?
16:36Well, I do go on.
16:38I've been interviewing a number of prisoners
16:40to better understand the nature of the criminal mind.
16:42Oh, that's good. That's very good.
16:44You do know how to cheer me up, Miss Scarlet.
16:47Now, what are you really doing here?
16:50I believe I just told you.
16:52Good day.
16:57As senior detective,
16:59I'm leading the investigation into the Barrett murder,
17:03and I have a strong suspicion
17:04you've been talking to our prime suspect.
17:07So I'm asking...
17:09No.
17:10Instructing
17:11that you share any and all information about this case.
17:15Have you never heard of client confidentiality?
17:19So the accused is your client.
17:25Well,
17:26now you've shared something with me,
17:30would you like me to share something with you?
17:33Not really.
17:38I went to see Mrs. Barrett
17:41to ask about her husband's murder.
17:43She wasn't at home,
17:44so I spoke to her driver instead.
17:48He told me
17:49she'd paid a visit this morning
17:51to the lady detective.
17:55So that got me thinking.
17:57You must have spoken to the widow
17:59before you spoke to the man
18:01accused of killing her husband.
18:03which is all very intriguing.
18:10Are you drunk?
18:12You didn't answer my question.
18:14You didn't answer mine.
18:16Perhaps I should ask Inspector Blake instead.
18:20Hmm.
18:21Very well.
18:23I'll find out what's going on meself.
18:25Julius!
18:36Julius!
18:37Julius!
18:40Have you any idea
18:41the distress that this episode has caused me?
18:44My husband is in prison.
18:46Which is exactly where he belongs.
18:48How dare you speak to me in that manner?
18:50I will speak to you
18:52in any manner I choose.
18:54Your husband is a murderer, Violet,
18:56and nothing you say
18:57can convince me otherwise.
18:59Come back here this instant
19:01and apologize!
19:03Julius!
19:04Julius!
19:05Julius!
19:05Julius!
19:05How typical of a meal
19:14to hire a private detective
19:15rather than contact his own wife.
19:18Selfish to the core.
19:20I doubt it's even occurred to him
19:22how all this affects me.
19:23I am completely alone.
19:29Well, I'm here, Mrs. Kapoor,
19:30because your husband pleads his innocence.
19:33And if I can prove that that's the case,
19:35then he can return home to you.
19:38The night of the murder,
19:39you were not at your house
19:40when he returned.
19:41As always,
19:42we have a soiree
19:43at the end of the run.
19:45I was with the rest of the cast
19:46and we had dinner.
19:48A meal was meant to attend,
19:49but he didn't show up.
19:50And by the time I got home,
19:51the police were there
19:53searching the house
19:54and they arrested him.
19:56Can you imagine my humiliation
19:58in front of all the neighbors?
20:01That man has ruined my life.
20:05He has let me down
20:06time and time again.
20:10I would have made
20:11a magnificent shadow queen.
20:15And yet again,
20:16Emile's promises were never fulfilled
20:17and I was stuck in the role
20:19of lady-in-waiting.
20:21Always the bridesmaid,
20:23never the bride.
20:25The gentleman you were arguing with
20:27seems convinced
20:28of your husband's guilt.
20:29Who cares about Julius?
20:31He's just a talentless fool
20:32with delusions of grandeur.
20:34No doubt he will be insufferable
20:36at his brother's funeral.
20:37Certain to make it all about him
20:39and his grief.
20:41He's Abraham Barrett's brother?
20:42Not that it did him much good.
20:44Always desperate to get
20:45some of his own writing
20:46into one of the shows
20:47and never was it good enough.
20:48He's only the violinist
20:50in the orchestra
20:51because his brother
20:51felt sorry for him.
20:53He's a dreadful musician.
20:55I only came here
20:56to pack up my dressing room
20:57and instead I had to
20:58suffer that man
21:00screaming at me
21:01in such an unseemly manner.
21:03He is no gentleman.
21:04No gentleman at all.
21:06I heard a rumor,
21:08Mrs. Kapoor.
21:09It is not true.
21:09I have always been faithful
21:12to a meal.
21:14A rumor about
21:15Mr. Barrett
21:16writing a new operetta?
21:18The solo endeavor.
21:20Solo?
21:21What nonsense.
21:22My husband would never
21:23have stood for it.
21:24They have been a partnership.
21:26Always.
21:27So you're unaware
21:28of a new production
21:29about a magical mirror?
21:32A magical mirror?
21:35Is there a part in it
21:37for a leading lady?
21:37I hear you're
21:45a private investigator
21:46working for Amil.
21:48Word travels fast.
21:51Well,
21:51I could tell you
21:52a thing or two
21:53about him
21:54and his vile wife.
21:57Amil is
21:58an arrogant snob
22:00disliked by many
22:01including his own wife.
22:05You think Violet Kapoor
22:08capable of murder?
22:09Her husband
22:10wasn't the only person
22:11she loathed.
22:12She hated my brother
22:13too.
22:14And the feeling
22:15was mutual.
22:19Abraham used to say
22:20the only successful
22:22acting that woman
22:23ever did
22:23was pretending
22:24to fall in love
22:25with Amil
22:25so that he would
22:26marry her.
22:28Let me tell you
22:29the type of woman
22:31Violet Kapoor
22:31is.
22:32While her husband
22:33festers in prison
22:35she carries on
22:36performing in any
22:37godforsaken hole
22:38that'll have her.
22:40All that woman
22:40cares about
22:41is her fame.
22:42Nothing else.
22:44Certainly not
22:44her husband.
22:45Alice watched
22:54the white rabbit
22:54as he fumbled
22:55with the list
22:56feeling very curious
22:57to see what
22:58the next witness
22:59would be like.
23:00So imagine
23:01her surprise
23:02when the white rabbit
23:03read out at the top
23:04of his shrill
23:05little voice
23:06the name
23:06Alice.
23:09Right.
23:10Time for sleep.
23:11You have school tomorrow.
23:12I hate it there
23:13Papa.
23:15It'll get better.
23:17I promise.
23:18Did Eliza Scarlet
23:19like school?
23:21Eliza Scarlet?
23:25Who is she?
23:26She came to the house
23:28not so long ago.
23:29Remember that morning
23:30you were late for school?
23:31Is she a lady policeman?
23:33No sweetheart
23:34there's no such thing.
23:35She is a private detective.
23:38Is that allowed?
23:40No more questions.
23:42Alice has gone to bed
23:43and so missed you.
23:45How do you know that?
23:47Because
23:48when I close the book
23:49Alice goes to sleep
23:51and tomorrow night
23:52when I read
23:53the next chapter
23:54she will awaken
23:56like magic.
23:57You're silly Papa.
23:59I know.
24:00morning Mr. Blake
24:10Miss Scarlet
24:11I wonder if I might have a word.
24:13Just that word involved me
24:14sharing information
24:14about the Barrett case
24:15since apparently
24:16Mr. Kapoor is now your client.
24:18I don't know what to say
24:20but Phelps told you
24:21but
24:21Phelps isn't working the case
24:22he's on leave.
24:23What?
24:24One of my men
24:24was delivering a prisoner
24:25to Newgate prison
24:26he saw you there.
24:27I don't know
24:28how you wrangled
24:29your way inside
24:30nor do I want to.
24:32Oh
24:33yes
24:35I'm working for Mr. Kapoor
24:36but surely
24:37it would benefit all parties
24:38to share some basic information.
24:39Very well
24:40what do you have?
24:42Well
24:42I've only just begun
24:44my investigation
24:45but I know of the evidence
24:46against him.
24:47Then you also know
24:47that it is most substantial.
24:48Yes
24:48but cases are rarely
24:50those open and shut.
24:51Shouldn't we consider
24:52all lines of inquiry?
24:54There is no we
24:55Miss Garnett.
25:01How about this?
25:03We each allow each other
25:03one question
25:04and see where we go from there.
25:06Very well
25:07what's your question?
25:09I wish to see
25:10the evidence
25:11against Mr. Kapoor
25:11the glove
25:12the revolver.
25:14May I have access to it?
25:15No.
25:18When you were a child
25:19did you enjoy school?
25:20What?
25:22That's my question.
25:24I meant a question
25:25about the case.
25:26It's my question
25:27so it should be of my choosing.
25:31I attended a conference school.
25:33The nuns were cruel.
25:35My classmates even more
25:36so I hated it there.
25:39Thank you Miss Garnett.
25:41Good day.
25:50Please forgive my lateness.
25:58I did receive your message
26:00but I had some business
26:02to attend to
26:02regarding Mr. Kapoor's case.
26:04Did you manage to see Emil?
26:06I did.
26:07He mentioned something to me.
26:09A new operetta
26:11that your husband
26:12had written by himself.
26:14Solo production.
26:15Were you aware of this?
26:17A solo production
26:18without Emil?
26:19Well, no.
26:20I know nothing of it.
26:22Mr. Kapoor believed
26:23that the manuscript
26:24for the operetta
26:25was stolen
26:26the night
26:26that your husband
26:27was murdered.
26:28If Emil says
26:29this is true
26:30then who might
26:30question it?
26:32But please be aware
26:33Miss Scarlet
26:33his and Abraham's
26:34relationship
26:35was increasingly strained.
26:37My husband
26:38may have said it
26:39out of spite.
26:42How did Emil
26:43seem to you?
26:44Well, considering
26:46the circumstances
26:47I think extremely well.
26:50Do you think
26:50you might be able
26:51to assist him?
26:53I'm working on it.
26:57I needed to hear
26:58something uplifting.
27:00My days are filled
27:01with a constant stream
27:02of mourners
27:03coming to the house
27:04and black
27:05everywhere I look.
27:08I must confess
27:08I never understood
27:09the covering of mirrors.
27:11the notion
27:13that it stops
27:14the deceased spirit
27:14from being trapped
27:15inside is odd
27:16don't you think?
27:17I think we have
27:18many customs
27:19that are more
27:19than a little odd
27:20yet we follow them
27:21without question.
27:25Your note
27:26said that you
27:27wish to tell me
27:28something?
27:29There was a man
27:29outside the house
27:30this morning
27:30taking photographs.
27:32I sent the maid
27:32out to speak to him
27:33but he hurried off
27:35without saying a word.
27:37I believe he might
27:37be a journalist.
27:38Perhaps he's learnt
27:39about myself
27:39and a meal.
27:40If it should ever
27:41get out
27:42the scandal.
27:44Could you describe
27:44this man?
27:46Red hair
27:47red beard
27:48an unsteady gait
27:50as if he'd been
27:50drinking.
28:09How did you find me?
28:14I'm a private detective.
28:18May I come in?
28:20No.
28:35Inspector Blake
28:35told me that
28:36you're not working
28:37the Barrett murder case.
28:39Why lie to me
28:40and tell me
28:40that you were?
28:44Someone matching
28:45your description
28:46was seen outside
28:47Mrs. Barrett's house
28:48taking photographs.
28:52Either you tell me
28:53what's going on
28:54or I'll inform
28:54Inspector Blake
28:55that you're working
28:56this case
28:56without his authorization.
29:00Phelps.
29:01Johnny.
29:08Johnny.
29:13My missus left
29:14a couple of months
29:14back.
29:16They took the kids
29:17and went to our
29:17sisters.
29:20I started drinking
29:21a bit.
29:25Well,
29:26a lot.
29:27that's when
29:29the landlord
29:30turfed me out
29:31and I ended up
29:32here.
29:34It's all because of him.
29:36Blake.
29:38Your wife
29:39left you
29:39because of
29:40Inspector Blake?
29:41After 20 years
29:42in the force,
29:44getting that promotion
29:44to Detective Inspector
29:46was the best day
29:47of my life.
29:48I knew it was
29:49only temporary
29:49but I was sure
29:50it would end up
29:51permanent.
29:51then he came
29:54along.
29:55Blake.
29:57And the pairs
29:58of B
29:58dropped me
29:59like a tart's knickers.
30:01That's when
30:02I started drinking.
30:05That's when
30:05the missus
30:06left me.
30:09I still don't
30:10understand why
30:11you're investigating
30:11the murder
30:12of Abraham Barrett.
30:14I know what
30:15my superiors
30:15think.
30:17That I'm
30:18some useless
30:19old sod
30:20who should have
30:20retired years ago.
30:21so I wanted
30:24to show them
30:24what I can do.
30:26Maybe
30:26find something
30:28that he'd missed.
30:31There's a
30:32vacancy
30:33for Inspector
30:34coming up
30:36at Bow Street.
30:37I thought solving
30:37such a high-profile
30:39case might help.
30:41I even got a camera
30:42from Scotland Yard
30:42to build up
30:43a picture
30:44of Barrett's life.
30:46His home,
30:46the theatre.
30:48But I'd had a skidful
30:50so now I don't know
30:50what I got in the end.
30:51A couple of the actors.
30:53A couple of the actors.
30:54His brother.
30:56Julian.
30:58Julius.
31:01A waste of time.
31:04Maybe they're right.
31:07I am useless.
31:09you'll tell Blake
31:18all of this,
31:18I suppose.
31:20Give him an excuse
31:21to get rid of me.
31:22I will tell no one.
31:26And for what it's worth,
31:27you are respected
31:28by your colleagues.
31:30Fitzroy,
31:31maybe.
31:32But he likes everyone.
31:34No,
31:34not just Oliver.
31:36There are many
31:36who sing your praises.
31:38They're not always
31:39complimentary
31:40about your manner,
31:41but
31:41no one questions
31:42your skill in the job.
31:48May I offer you
31:49some advice?
31:52Put the self-pity aside,
31:54ease off the whiskey,
31:55and
31:55maybe tidy up a little.
31:59It's not my fault.
32:00I got robbed earlier.
32:02Robbed?
32:03It's no surprise.
32:04The door don't shut properly.
32:05Bloody dump!
32:06I haven't got much to nick,
32:12but they took the camera
32:13and the photographic plates.
32:16I borrowed them
32:17from Scotland Yard.
32:18I'll have to replace them now.
32:21God knows how.
32:22I'm broke.
32:34Would you like me
32:34to make you another coffee?
32:36No,
32:38that was horrible.
32:58What do we have?
33:00The victim was stabbed
33:01several times,
33:02mostly from behind,
33:03once through the neck.
33:04The landlady has identified him
33:06as Julius Barrett,
33:07brother of Abraham Barrett.
33:11Anything found on him?
33:12A pocket watch
33:13and a wallet.
33:14And inside
33:14was this.
33:18Hmm.
33:20I gave Julius Barrett
33:22my business card
33:23did anything else
33:23occur to him.
33:25It's shocking indeed
33:26to hear of his death.
33:27It is, of course,
33:34possible that Julius Barrett's death
33:36is unconnected
33:37to his brothers,
33:37but I would wager
33:40the same person killed them both.
33:42That's the line of inquiry
33:43I believe we should follow.
33:44Is that we again?
33:48Let us not forget
33:49that it was me
33:50who warned
33:50that this may not be
33:51an open and shut case
33:52after all.
33:52I'm curious,
33:53Miss Barrett,
33:53do you think
33:54any conversation
33:55with the underlying point
33:56if I told you so
33:56ever ends well?
34:00Is that drinkable?
34:02Mmm.
34:03Just about.
34:04Just about.
34:16Why did you ask me
34:21if I enjoyed
34:22being at school?
34:26Oh, that.
34:29My daughter's struggling
34:30with her teachers.
34:32Her classmates
34:33seem no kinder.
34:34She's never found it easy
34:35to make friends.
34:39You know,
34:40I know she misses
34:40her mother and
34:41I try my best
34:43to fill the void.
34:45But
34:45when I was at school
34:51I was
34:52continually made
34:53to feel
34:54unimportant,
34:57worthless.
35:00But I was lucky.
35:03My father
35:04made me feel special.
35:08As fair as you
35:10and from what I've seen
35:11you're a fine father.
35:15how long
35:19since your wife died?
35:23Three years.
35:26It was the anniversary
35:27not so long ago.
35:32I
35:32had hoped
35:33this year
35:33would be easier.
35:34thankfully my job
35:40keeps me busy.
35:41Work is indeed
35:42a good distraction
35:43for matters of the heart.
35:44speaking of work
35:56in light of the second matter
35:59there is something
35:59I should perhaps
36:00share with you.
36:02My client
36:03Mr. Kapoor
36:04believes there was
36:05something stolen
36:05from Abraham Barrett's
36:07safe.
36:07It's a manuscript.
36:09It's a new
36:10operetta
36:11that he'd written
36:11by himself.
36:14He was ending
36:15their partnership.
36:16Well I can understand
36:16why Kapoor
36:17wanted to keep
36:17that quiet.
36:19It is indeed
36:19a strong motive
36:20for murder.
36:24Julius Barrett
36:25thought it possible
36:25that Violet Kapoor
36:26could have
36:27murdered his brother
36:28and placed the blame
36:29on her husband.
36:34What if Julius
36:34found out
36:35that she was the killer
36:36and she got rid
36:37of him too?
36:41If Violet Kapoor
36:42is involved
36:43in their murders
36:44how would the manuscript
36:46benefit her?
36:48Well she's an actress
36:49desperate for a leading role.
36:51I believe she'd kill
36:51her own mother for one.
36:53So
36:53she steals the manuscript
36:55kills Barrett
36:57plants evidence
36:59on her husband
36:59then plans to produce
37:00this new show
37:01under her own name.
37:03A little bit far-fetched
37:04don't you think?
37:04These are theatre people
37:07Inspector Blake.
37:08They're not your
37:08everyday folk.
37:10Come into the garden
37:13more
37:14For I am at the gate
37:18alone
37:19For I am at the gate
37:23alone
37:25For I am at the gate
37:31alone
37:36Bravo!
37:38Bravo!
37:50Bravo!
37:50Bravo!
37:55Where were you earlier this evening?
37:57Around eight o'clock.
37:57I was here, rehearsing.
38:01And when was the last time you saw Julius Barrett?
38:05The other day, I had a meeting with a producer.
38:08Completely pointless, of course, because no one will hire me now.
38:12All anyone cares about is the fact that my husband is a murderer.
38:15What has this got to do with Julius Barrett?
38:17As I left my meeting, Julius was waiting to see the producer too.
38:22Always trying to come out from his brother's shadow.
38:25Peddling his own music.
38:26Not that anyone is ever interested.
38:30And that was the last time I saw him.
38:33What's this producer's name?
38:40Have you ever considered the stage, my dear?
38:43You have the face of an angel.
38:46Does she not, Inspector?
38:49Mr. Cinelli, if you wouldn't mind keeping to the point,
38:51you were talking about Mr. Barrett.
38:53Julius had the misguided notion that he was as talented as his brother.
39:02An inflated sense of his own self.
39:05He even got his initials engraved on his violin case in gold.
39:11JB.
39:11And you had a meeting with Mr. Barrett on Tuesday?
39:27Those cheekbones.
39:28Those cheekbones would set fire to the coldest of hearts and those eyes.
39:33I could make you a star.
39:34That's very kind of you, Mr. Cinelli, but I have no desire nor any talent for a life in the theatre.
39:44When a woman is as beautiful as you are, my dear, there's no need for talent.
39:49Oh, for God's sake, man.
39:52We're not here to discuss Miss Scarlet changing professions.
39:55She asked you a question.
39:56My apologies, Inspector.
39:58I seem to have hit a nerve.
40:01Yes.
40:02We had a meeting on Tuesday.
40:05He said to me that he had written a new operetta.
40:08He kept it locked in his violin case like some dramatic secret.
40:13As he put out his instrument and prepared to play, I assumed it would be dull as always.
40:18But it wasn't?
40:20No.
40:20Not at all.
40:22It was absolutely astonishing.
40:24The best work he had ever produced.
40:28Can you tell us about his operetta?
40:30Oh.
40:32The title needed some work.
40:35But the music, it was exquisite.
40:37A story of alchemy, witchery and magic.
40:43The Enchanted Mirror.
40:44Are the two of you courting because they think he likes you?
40:53Idiotic man.
41:07I quite agree.
41:11So the case?
41:12Yes, the case.
41:14If Julius Barrett stole his brother's new manuscript, then perhaps he was the murderer.
41:19But who killed him?
41:21Let's go to Julius' lodgings.
41:23See what we can find.
41:24We should have arrested him.
41:26We should have wiped the smile off his face.
41:27Who?
41:28Cinelli.
41:30Imprezario.
41:31Bloody imbecile, more like.
41:33Cinelli said that the manuscript was locked inside a violin case.
41:47Doesn't seem to be here, though.
41:51Must have been difficult for him, having such a successful brother.
41:56I went to a lecture once on the nature of sibling rivalry.
41:58I was at the Royal Institute.
42:03The conclusion was that pursuing the attention of our parents ensures our survival.
42:08It's a continual fight to be noticed, to be the best in the tribe.
42:13And I should know I'm one of seven.
42:16You get along with your siblings?
42:18Yes, when I don't see them.
42:22And you.
42:23I would wager an only child.
42:26How did you guess?
42:29Independent.
42:31Ambitious.
42:32Determined.
42:34But in need of a little reassurance, now and again.
42:37You have all the answers, don't you, Inspector Blake?
42:40Well, I have the advantage of having one just like you at home.
42:44My only wish is that your father were alive to advise me.
42:47Well, he'd surely tell you that you have your work cut out for you.
42:56I suspect these didn't belong to Julius Barrett.
43:11In fact, I believe he stole them.
43:16And I know who from.
43:17The camera was stolen from your lodgings?
43:24Yes, sir.
43:25And the photographic plates.
43:28What's your connection to all this?
43:30You're not working on the Barrett case.
43:33Well, Detective Phelps and I have known each other for some time,
43:36and on occasion he's been kind enough to help me with my investigations.
43:40For free, I should add, during his time of work.
43:42Detective Phelps helps you?
43:44For free?
43:45Yes.
43:47And on this occasion I required surveillance photographs
43:49to further build a picture of the key players and the Barrett murder.
43:53I didn't want to risk being spotted myself, so I asked Detective Phelps.
43:57Who, as you say, is not working the case?
44:00Is that true?
44:00The question is, why did Julius Barrett steal the photographic plates?
44:06He must have followed Phelps' home and broken into his lodgings.
44:10Why risk it?
44:11What was so important about them?
44:13Come.
44:15The developed photograph, sir.
44:19All right.
44:20Let's see what we have.
44:31Interesting.
44:33Very interesting.
44:36These are actually quite good.
44:37They are.
44:38Thanks to you, Detective Phelps, I think we may have found our murderer.
44:45Julius and I were talking about my husband's funeral.
44:48We couldn't agree on the music.
44:49What of it?
44:51Well, we also have this photograph of you, Mrs. Barrett.
44:54If you look closely, there are gold initials on that violin case.
44:58JB for Julius Barrett.
44:59What are you insinuating?
45:03That you stole his violin case because you knew he had your husband's manuscript locked inside.
45:07The manuscript you told me that you had no knowledge of.
45:10That's why you were arguing with Julius Barrett, wasn't it?
45:13He knew you'd stolen it from him and he wanted it back.
45:16I know nothing of any manuscript.
45:18Search the house if you want.
45:19You won't find it here.
45:20We don't need to search the property, Mrs. Barrett, because we know exactly where it is.
45:27That mirror wasn't here when I previously visited.
45:31Inspector Blake, am I right in thinking that the police returned Abraham Barrett's possessions from his office to Mrs. Barrett?
45:38You're correct, Miss Scarlet.
45:39And this is the mirror from his office?
45:42It is.
45:45What are you doing?
45:46I'm in mourning.
45:47I'm in mourning.
45:50The Enchanted Mirror, by Abraham Barrett.
46:13Very well, I lied.
46:14I knew about the manuscript.
46:15But it is not a crime to take back the property of my deceased husband.
46:19No.
46:19No, but it is a crime to murder the person who stole it from him.
46:25I've murdered no one.
46:26Why on earth would I hire you if I were the murderer?
46:29Yes, you did hire me.
46:31After you informed me that the city's two biggest investigation agencies, Gillen's son and Culpepper's, had turned your case down.
46:38Both of which myself and Inspector Blake visited before coming here today.
46:42And none of them had any record of even meeting you, Mrs. Barrett.
46:46Contrary to Mr. Kapoor's request, you didn't even attempt to hire a large agency with endless resources.
46:53Because you didn't want him to be proven innocent.
46:56Instead, you hired Miss Scarlet here.
46:58A lone female investigator.
47:00The odds stacked against her.
47:03But you underestimated her.
47:05Why did you wish to be rid of your lover?
47:21Because like my husband, I discovered he was also being unfaithful to me.
47:25I was tired of them both.
47:27The great Barrett and Kapoor.
47:30Never was there a pair of more self-serving, grandiose fools.
47:34So your plan was to get rid of them both, and then what?
47:40When everything had calmed down, I would discover my husband's new operetta in the mirrored safe.
47:45I would have it produced in his memory, and enjoy the limelight as his widow.
47:52The attention of the world would be on me.
47:55Attention he never gave me.
47:58Neither gave me.
48:01I thought I was the only one that knew about the manuscript, but I was wrong.
48:04Julius Barrett also knew.
48:06After I shot Abraham, I heard footsteps.
48:13I hid behind the velvet drapes in the office and watched Julius step in.
48:18He looked at Abraham in shock, but he didn't call for help.
48:22Instead, he went straight to the safe.
48:24He knew where the key was kept.
48:25He unlocked it and took the manuscript.
48:29It's ironic that the only people my husband trusted were me and his brother Julius.
48:34And then you killed him too?
48:36I did love Matilda, but I can't deny how much of the attraction was because she was married to Abraham.
48:54The man who began as my friend, but who became my biggest rival.
48:58I suppose it was my revenge.
49:02And how I have paid the price for it.
49:08Abraham too.
49:11What will you do now?
49:15I'm in need of a stiff drink.
49:16I might be able to help you there.
49:31Oh, is there no end to your talents, Miss Scarlet?
49:34Yeah, quite Alice.
49:39Quite forgetting in the flurry of the moment, quite how large she had grown in the last few moments.
49:45And she jumped up in such a hurry.
49:47My classmates were mean to me again.
49:50Why?
49:51What happened?
49:52They don't believe Miss Scarlet is real.
49:57Who cares what they think?
49:59They are nitwits.
50:02You swore, Papa.
50:03Nitwits is not a swear word.
50:05Neither is nincompoops.
50:07Which is also what they are.
50:08Eliza Scarlet is real, isn't she, Papa?
50:14She is, sweetheart.
50:18Very much so.
50:30Mr. Blake, you wanted to see me?
50:32I chased up the accounting department.
50:33This is what you're owed for the Hawkins investigation.
50:39There's one other thing.
50:41Are you available later?
50:44When you say later, do you mean...
50:47This afternoon.
50:50This afternoon.
50:52What did you think I meant?
50:53Nothing.
50:54I'll be at my office.
50:55Good.
50:56Because I have a favour to ask.
51:05Sophia, do you remember Miss Scarlet?
51:12Good afternoon, Sophia.
51:14Good afternoon.
51:15This is her office.
51:18You see?
51:18Miss Scarlet is a private detective.
51:21She is real.
51:23Goodness, it's quite a really dear that I am.
51:26Well, I suppose I should show you up to my office so you can tell all your classmates about that too.
51:29Although I can't promise that it's very tidy.
Be the first to comment