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Miss Scarlet and The Duke - Season 6 Episode 2 -
Trafalgar Spring
Trafalgar Spring
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00:00He's refusing to employ you.
00:01I can assure you, Inspector Blake and I are on the best of terms.
00:05Thank you again for giving me the job. Why let you down?
00:08Glad to hear it.
00:0930 years I have given to the city mortuary and now I'm unemployed.
00:14You and Inspector Blake?
00:16Yeah, I had no idea.
00:18You're a terrible liar.
00:30Do you have dinner plans this week?
00:55No, nothing as yet.
01:00I was thinking there's a nice little bistro south of the river.
01:05We could go there for dinner one night.
01:07I'd like that.
01:08We can discuss the Lewis case.
01:11Or perhaps we could talk about it now.
01:14Ah, no.
01:16What does that mean?
01:17I've given that investigation to Culpeppers.
01:22What?
01:24Why?
01:24Eliza.
01:25It doesn't matter.
01:27I shouldn't have said anything.
01:28It's your prerogative to hire whoever you wish.
01:32Would you like me to explain?
01:33No.
01:34Yes.
01:38I have to use other agencies as well as yours.
01:40Otherwise, I will be accused of favoritism.
01:43What is not favoritism?
01:44It's pragmatism.
01:45I would have solved that case in a heartbeat.
01:47There's also the matter of...
01:51Let's not discuss work in our personal time.
01:53The matter of what?
01:58Your expenses have been quite excessive on the last few cases.
02:03They were big investigations.
02:04I needed lots of resources.
02:06I'm just reminding you that budgets are tighter than ever.
02:09It's something to be aware of in the future.
02:11Perhaps you're right.
02:15We should not discuss work.
02:17Let's talk about something else.
02:24Ivy, Mr Potts will be back soon.
02:33Sneaking out the back door in the dead of night.
02:35If you're 15 again.
02:41Are you brooding?
02:42No.
02:43You sure?
02:44I'm perfectly fine.
02:51See you tomorrow night?
02:52You will.
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03:40Oh, the post is here. I'll get it.
03:55Careful!
03:58Oh.
04:00Still nothing for Mr Wormsley?
04:02I thought he'd come to his senses by now and apologised.
04:05He's a stubborn man, a bit like someone else I know.
04:08Oh, you'll apologise soon enough.
04:10Then I will be back at work before you can say you could ever expose them.
04:13That's a post-mortem condition.
04:14Perhaps so many later. I don't want to be late for work.
04:16I'll detain you not a moment longer, my Jewel.
04:19Oh, I am sorry, Barnabas.
04:21You know how I'd love to hear all about your medical knowledge?
04:24What do I always say?
04:27Should I ever write my memoirs, you would be the first to read them.
04:31Exactly.
04:33Right, that drawing room won't spring clean itself.
04:36There's nothing wrong with the drawing room.
04:38I'll be the judge of that.
04:46Come.
04:49Sergei, for a moment.
04:50Only if you're quick.
04:53I've been given rather irksome orders from the superintendent.
04:55Still, we live to serve and all that.
04:57As I'm new here, I just wanted to check something, but it's a bit awkward.
05:04I don't really know how to put it.
05:05Concisely, I have a train to catch.
05:10Do you think it's alright for a copper to be romantically involved with a lady he works with?
05:13Why'd you ask?
05:21Maybe you have something to say, Detective Willis, and say it.
05:26I've been out for dinner with a lady from the clerical office.
05:30Twice, actually.
05:33Miss Isabel Summers.
05:34I'd like to take her out a third time, but I want to check with you first.
05:36I'm not her father, Detective Willis.
05:39What you do in your free time is your own business.
05:42Thank you, sir.
05:45Right.
05:45I'm off to Hertfordshire, where apparently the local police need my help.
05:49According to our esteemed superintendent, anyway.
05:52We really must stop him reading the newspapers.
05:55Newspapers, sir.
05:57Wonderful news, is it odd?
06:02It's a theft, Clarence.
06:04I thought so were the victims.
06:05Well, as am I.
06:07I've also had other thoughts about how it could be monetized.
06:12Trafalgar Spring is, as you know, the most famous racehorse in the land.
06:15But are you aware of the scandal involving his owners?
06:21Enlighten me.
06:23The horse's owners, Lord and Lady Roberts, have recently been granted a divorce.
06:27There were accusations of infidelity on both sides.
06:31And things became increasingly bitter during the court case.
06:33They fought over everything. Property, money, heirlooms.
06:36Didn't she insist on keeping her title?
06:39Oh, you do read the gossip pages.
06:41Any of the headlines?
06:43Hmm.
06:43Well, all the other matters were resolved.
06:45But the sticking point was their prize-winning racehorse, Trafalgar Spring.
06:49Both sides wished to keep him.
06:52Precisely.
06:53And Lady Roberts managed to prove that she had bought him as a foal with her own money.
06:57And the court found in her favor the horse was being kept at Lord Roberts' stables.
07:03So the judge ordered him to give the animal back to his former wife.
07:06But before he could do so...
07:09Intriguing.
07:14Intriguing and potentially rewarding, she's offered £100 for his safe return.
07:22We must make an appointment with her immediately.
07:25I've already done so.
07:26She's an acquaintance of Mr. Nash from his horse racing days.
07:31We met her on several occasions.
07:33Rather, Clarence.
07:35Though we must proceed with caution.
07:36Lady Roberts blames her husband for the horse's theft.
07:38That man is as well-connected as they come.
07:42I take it you know who his cousin is.
07:43As I was telling the police commissioner, I've been breeding horses for 30 years.
07:51And Trafalgar Spring is the cream of the crop.
07:55He practically glides across the turf.
07:58Have you seen him race?
07:59I haven't, sir, no.
08:01What kind of policeman are you?
08:04Thought you lot were always at the track.
08:06You were telling me about the night of the theft.
08:09He was locked up in his usual stall.
08:12Chain and padlock.
08:16There was a hell of a storm that night,
08:18and Evans, my groundskeeper, didn't arrive until first light.
08:24Which is when he found.
08:27The chain was cut, the door was open,
08:30and Trafalgar Spring was gone.
08:36Of course, I fired him on the spot.
08:38No doubt in my mind that the man was in cahoots with her.
08:42Her.
08:43My former wife.
08:46Clearly she paid him to take the horse.
08:49And now she has it hidden somewhere, I'm sure.
08:52I understood Lady Roberts was awarded the animal as part of the divorce settlement.
08:56Why would she steal her own property?
08:58I'm appealing against that decision, and my lawyers have assured me that I have every chance of winning.
09:05And she knows it.
09:07She paid off my groundskeeper.
09:10You can be sure, either with money or other favours.
09:18I want the woman arrested.
09:21The local police have already spoken to Lady Roberts and taken statements from all your grounds staff,
09:25including Mr. Evans, your groundskeeper.
09:27I'm only here to oversee things, not get directly involved.
09:29I am cousin to Her Majesty the Queen.
09:34And godfather to the Prime Minister's son.
09:40Do I really have to explain to you the ways in which I can make your life difficult?
09:45Now do as you're told and find my bloody horse.
09:50We appreciate you seeing us at such short notice, Lady Roberts.
10:06Nash and Sons.
10:08That was who you say you worked for?
10:11Yes, Mr. Patrick Nash.
10:13You met him several times at the Grand National, along with myself.
10:16Mr. Nash was something of a rogue, as I recall.
10:20Isn't he in prison now?
10:23He's served his time, and since been released.
10:27Good news for his sons, I suppose.
10:30Not that he has any.
10:34Perhaps you could tell us a little more about Trafalgar Spring.
10:38I've followed his progress over the years.
10:40He's quite something.
10:41Indeed he is.
10:43I bought him as a cult, with money my father gave me before I was married.
10:48Trafalgar Spring far outshone any of the horses being trained by my former husband, much to his annoyance.
10:59He truly is a magnificent creature.
11:02Yes, he won two classics in his first season, is that right?
11:05The Derby and the St. Ledger.
11:10What can you offer that Culpeppers, or Malone's, or any of the other firms who have come calling, cannot?
11:17Well, um, Lord Roberts is, to say the least, a very influential man.
11:25No doubt he'll use that influence against you.
11:28As a woman, I know it's like...
11:29I don't give a damn about your struggles as a woman.
11:31Lady Roberts, um, your husband is appealing against the terms of the divorce.
11:43Should he succeed, he will reclaim everything that you have been awarded,
11:47not just the horse, but the houses and the money.
11:51There are, however, ways that one can hide one's assets,
11:56which perhaps I could show you.
11:58Patrick Nash was a crook, but a wealthy one.
12:09You find my horse.
12:13You hide my money.
12:17We look forward to working with you, Lady Roberts.
12:21Your tea, madam.
12:22If I had wanted tea, I would have rung the bell!
12:25Get out!
12:34Find out everything you can about that divorce settlement.
12:37It's your job to keep her happy.
12:38Well, happy might be a bit of a stretch, but I'll try my best.
12:42I'll see if I can find out if anyone had a grudge against either of them.
12:45Miss Scarlet?
12:51Inspector Blake?
12:53I'd, uh, ask what you're doing here, but I assume it's about a missing racehorse.
12:57You wish to acquire Lady Roberts as a client?
13:00You assume correctly, and I can happily report that we were successful.
13:04Beating who was it, Clarence?
13:05Malone's and Culpepper's to the contract.
13:07Well, as I always say, they are no match for you.
13:11I always find actions speak louder than words.
13:16Good day, Inspector Blake.
13:17Scarlet.
13:19Mr. Pettigrew.
13:22Have you fallen out with the inspector?
13:24Not at all.
13:25You just seem rather officious and to the point.
13:28Inspector Blake is a client of mine, and that's how I am with clients.
13:31No, you're not.
13:31Well, I shall be from now on.
13:50Barnabas?
13:57Ah!
13:58Good evening, my jewel.
13:59Well, what do you think?
14:02About what?
14:03I've given the room a deep clean.
14:06I'm sure you'll agree it's transformed,
14:07particularly with the chair in a slightly different position.
14:11You spent all day cleaning?
14:14Well, I did drop by the post office to see if there was a problem with the mail.
14:17I thought that might be why I had not received a letter from Mr. Wormsley.
14:20And is there a problem?
14:23There is not, no.
14:24But no matter, I'm still to finish my to-do list.
14:26Ah, next up, ah, item 37.
14:30Rearrange Ivy's burgeoning recipe book.
14:33My recipe book?
14:35As no need to thank me, my jewel.
14:37It'll be a pleasure to rearrange it into strict alphabetical order.
14:50Item number 37.
14:52So, have you finished your brooding?
15:04Not quite.
15:07That was our first argument.
15:09It was hardly an argument.
15:10It was more of a discussion.
15:12One that will be resolved when you say sorry.
15:16I didn't realize an apology was needed.
15:20Well, now you do.
15:22Then, I'm sorry.
15:27I promise we wouldn't talk about work during our personal time.
15:36However...
15:36What are my theories on the missing ratios?
15:40If I were to suggest that Lord Roberts faked the theft in order to punish his former wife, what would you say?
15:46It's a possibility, but I'm keeping an open mind.
15:51Do you also think...
15:52Is this us not talking about work?
15:54I assume I can trust you not to go into my bag and look through my case notes.
16:06What a low opinion you have of me.
16:10Hmm.
16:15Inspector Blake.
16:16Telegram.
16:18I'm afraid our evening's going to be cut short.
16:25Detective Willows has requested my assistance.
16:30I'm going to go next door.
16:31I'll ask Mrs. Banbury to watch Sophia.
16:32Well, I'd be happy to stay.
16:35Well, maybe sometime.
16:36Well, there's wine and it appears there's plenty to read.
16:41Well, if you're sure.
16:45I'll be back soon as I can.
16:48I'll be back soon as I can.
17:18I'll be back soon.
17:43Good evening, sir.
17:50What are those?
17:51Sorry to disturb your evening,
17:53but I received an urgent call from Hertfordshire Constabulary.
17:58Looks like carriage tracks, sir.
18:01They believe this may be connected to the missing horse.
18:04The stable's only a mile or so away.
18:06When was the body discovered?
18:07Two hours ago by a passerby.
18:10The local police have identified him as Jack Lawson.
18:12He was a horse trainer.
18:18Who did he work for?
18:20Lady Roberts.
18:29Where is Papa?
18:31Oh, he had to go out.
18:34He asked me to look after you.
18:37Can't you sleep?
18:37How about I come and read to you for a bit?
18:44Let's see what we've got.
18:46Ah, yes.
18:47Through the looking glass.
18:49Why don't we learn more about Alice's adventures?
18:52Yes, please.
18:53Yes.
18:53I can't believe it.
19:27Good morning.
19:42I apologise for not coming back sooner.
19:44The crime scene was more challenging than usual.
19:46Crime scene?
19:48I can't get into details.
19:50It was something of a conflict of interest.
19:53Is this connected to the missing resource?
19:57I'm not a mind reader, Alexander. Is that a yes or a no?
20:03What happened to our agreement not to discuss work during our private time?
20:07What, so you're not going to tell me?
20:10You see, you are a mind reader.
20:13More coffee?
20:14The body was identified as Jack Lawson. I understand he trained Trafalgar Spring.
20:29He used to. As soon as I filed for divorce, my husband banned Lawson from the estate.
20:39His body was found near the stables where Trafalgar Spring was taken, with what appeared to be carriage tracks and hoof prints.
20:45Do you think he was involved in the theft?
20:48I have to consider all possibilities, Lady Roberts.
20:51Do you have any idea of his recent movements?
20:57I did hear, it is just a rumor, but I heard that my husband had inquired about his services.
21:14Clarence, I have some news.
21:16There's been a significant development on the hunt for Trafalgar Spring.
21:20Excellent, what is it?
21:22I'm not entirely sure.
21:24You may have to give me a little more information than that.
21:27Some sort of crime was committed last night.
21:30What kind of crime?
21:32I'm not entirely sure.
21:34And where was this?
21:36Well, I'm not entirely sure about that either.
21:38Forgive me, but what does make you entirely sure this is a significant development?
21:45I have it on good authority that Inspector Blake was called out to a crime scene last night,
21:48and that crime scene is connected to our case.
21:50But you don't know what happened or where it was?
21:53Precisely.
21:55Now this is what we do know.
21:57The horse was stolen from Lord Roberts' stables.
22:00So really, I should go there, take a look around.
22:03Yeah.
22:04But I need to find a way to visit undetected.
22:07How about you?
22:09Anything of interest?
22:10Well, I've been wading through Lady Roberts' finances, which are a model to say the least.
22:16Particularly the hiring and firing of domestic staff.
22:19It seems that both she and Lord Roberts have been shedding servants at a rate of knots,
22:23due to the scandal of the divorce.
22:25Is Lord Roberts still hiring?
22:27I believe so. Why?
22:29Miss Reynolds?
22:30Yes.
22:31Miss Edith Berry has arrived.
22:32Oh.
22:33Send her in.
22:34And fetch the boys, please.
22:35Miss Berry.
22:36Pleasure to meet you.
22:37I'm Miss Alice Reynolds, the housekeeper.
22:38Please, take a seat.
22:39Thank you for seeing me at such a notice.
22:40Hmm.
22:41When I landed the vacancy for a nanny, my heart soared.
22:42I was most keen to see you before the position was filled.
22:44Have you had much experience with children?
22:45I've worked for three wonderful families.
22:46Oh.
22:47Oh.
22:48I adore children.
22:49Oh.
22:50Oh.
22:51Oh.
22:52Oh.
22:53The previous nanny left rather abruptly.
23:24Lady Roberts hangs heavy over us all.
23:27The Roberts have two sons, Sebastian and Lionel.
23:31I have other matters to attend to, but perhaps you would like to spend some time with the boys.
23:37See how you get on.
23:39There's nothing I would enjoy more.
23:41Hmm.
23:42Ah.
23:43Sebastian.
23:44Lionel.
23:45This is Miss Berry.
23:46She will be looking after you this afternoon.
23:49Best behavior, please.
23:56Good afternoon, boys.
23:59Now, I have two suggestions as to how we spend our time together.
24:03Suggestion one, a rigorous test of Latin and algebra.
24:08Suggestion two, a game where I ask you questions and if you answer correctly then I reward you
24:14with sweets.
24:15Yes.
24:16Yes.
24:17The game it is.
24:18Excellent.
24:19Now, first question.
24:21Who knows where the stables are?
24:30Good afternoon, Fred.
24:31Hello, Ivy.
24:32Vanda Bruce.
24:33What are you doing here?
24:35Oh.
24:36I come with most wonderful news, my Jewel.
24:38Something remarkable has happened.
24:40Mr Wormsey has apologized and given you your job back.
24:42Not as yet.
24:43No.
24:44I'm referring to this.
24:45My memoirs.
24:47Tales of a mortuary clerk by Barnabas Potts.
24:51Oh, it was slow going at first, but as soon as the dam of creativity burst open then, then
24:58words just cascaded from my mind like, like water from a dam that, as I say, burst open.
25:04You've written your memoirs?
25:07Oh.
25:08You're not always telling me what fascinating tales I possess.
25:10Mm-hm.
25:11Well now, I've put them on the page for all to read.
25:14I'd begun to anyway.
25:15This is just the first chapter.
25:17Spring, 1857.
25:19There.
25:20I would, um, welcome any thoughts or suggestions you may have.
25:23And this is just one chapter?
25:25Indeed.
25:26I've left no stone unturned in my effort to delight the reader.
25:30Every detail, no matter how small is there on the page.
25:34Well, I must confess to a rather tense bed of crab in the forearm.
25:37Oh, we have to get you a typewriter to keep this up.
25:40Well, I'll keep you not a moment longer.
25:43We will talk again at home.
25:45Oh, I won't be home till late.
25:46I have to cover past the night shift.
25:48Ah!
25:49No matter.
25:51I will keep myself busy writing the next distort.
25:55Wharton, 1857.
26:16Miss Betty!
26:17You!
26:18You!
26:19You!
26:20You!
26:21You!
26:22You!
26:23You!
26:24You!
26:25You!
26:26You!
26:41That's very nice.
26:42You!
26:43what on earth are you doing in here
26:47and where are the boys
26:50hiding we're playing hide and seek
26:53well go and find them immediately
26:58they should never be left alone
27:00ever
27:01i take it you'll hear about lawson
27:07i heard his body was found last night
27:11how well did you know mr lawson
27:13hardly at all he worked for her i had my
27:17own man is it right you banned lawson from
27:20your stables when the divorce proceedings
27:22began didn't trust him and for the record
27:25i'm quite sure that he and my former wife
27:29were more than just trainer and owner
27:31you're suggesting an affair there are so
27:35many rumors about her anything is possible
27:38i spoke to lady robertson she suggested
27:41that you'd offered lawson his job back
27:43and you believed her
27:45for god's sake man are you a fool or just incompetent
27:52look who knows what happened to lawson but you can bet that she was involved somehow both
28:02in his death and the theft of my horse
28:05that woman has a corrupted soul and she will stop at nothing
28:12what the devil
28:14give me give me give me back by
28:20stop this and watch
28:23who the hell are you
28:25my name's miss berry
28:26inspector blake
28:31you know this woman
28:34i can explain
28:37what will lord roberts do next
28:45he will complain that i haven't arrested you
28:48he will complain that i haven't arrested his wife
28:51he will complain that i haven't found the horse
28:53in summary he will complain a great deal and make my life incredibly difficult
28:57rather as you do
28:58i know we agree not to discuss work but if we had situations like this afternoon might have been avoided
29:04firstly
29:06do not blame me for what happened
29:08secondly
29:09do not ask me to share confidential information when your client is a suspect in the case
29:13is there a thirdly
29:14possibly
29:17i'm still thinking
29:19i have a proposal
29:22i will consider terminating my contract with lady roberts if you tell me everything you know about the case
29:27but i reserve the right
29:30to make that decision once i've heard your conclusions
29:32how does that sound
29:34unacceptable
29:34alexander i appreciate this is difficult and if i was in your position i would keep my cars close to my chest too
29:41not that i'd ever be in your position since i'm a woman
29:43thirdly
29:45do not try and extract information out of me using guilt
29:47i resent that suggestion
29:49it's not a suggestion it's an accusation
29:52just so you know
29:56this goes both ways
29:57perhaps i have information that will be interesting to you
30:00you don't
30:01blake
30:05superintendent
30:07yes sir
30:08all you are saying
30:11are words that make no sense
30:13you are not explaining it clearly
30:16stop waffling man
30:18be concise
30:19this is what i'm doing my best but
30:20as i have said your financial affairs are quite challenging
30:23can you protect my money or not
30:26yes i can i can but i just need a little more time to fully understand your finances
30:30what is that to understand i thought you were an accountant
30:33lady roberts you have numerous bank accounts and a bewildering array of investments none of which are providing any kind of return by the way
30:41there are also many payments with no detailed reference for instance
30:46i have had to set up an entirely new household
30:57would you have me go to the workhouse
30:59workhouse
31:01concentrate
31:02oh lady roberts
31:04hello dude don't mind me
31:07don't mind me
31:09um
31:10a hundred and twenty pounds to a mrs ruddy
31:14she runs a spa in bath
31:17i was stricken with melancholy after the divorce
31:20i needed to take the waters
31:24yes of course
31:25but a whopping two hundred and fifty pounds to a mr daniel o'dwyer
31:31he is an old acquaintance who runs a charity for retired racehorses
31:38i will not apologize for having a kind heart and i do not appreciate being questioned in this way
31:44no but it's just that if i am going to help i do need to go through every detail of your finance
31:49and you
31:50what have you found out about my missing horse
31:55what on earth is that
32:09eddie roberts
32:11if you want your horse back pay three hundred pounds into locker three three two at kings cross station
32:18at eight o'clock tomorrow night
32:20tell the police and the animal dies
32:22oh
32:23it was addressed to you lady roberts
32:27who else knew that you were here
32:30i told no one
32:32my driver dropped me two streets away i don't want anyone knowing my business
32:37pay them
32:40i will give you the money
32:42yes but we must let the police know
32:46no i don't want anything more to do with this whole damn business
32:50do as they say
32:54pay them the ransom
32:56pay them the ransom
33:01and when my horse is returned
33:03you will receive one hundred pounds
33:05well
33:16that's that then
33:18wait wait wait wait wait
33:20extortion with the threat of violence is a serious crime and inspector blake is under pressure to capture those responsible
33:26if we say nothing
33:27if we say nothing they'll get away
33:28well that is his problem not ours we have a business to run
33:31there are good reasons to involve him
33:33there are many reasons not to one hundred pounds worth to be precise
33:38unless i'm missing something
33:40you're acting in the most peculiar manner something is amiss
33:43i cannot cross inspector blake and that's fine
33:45but why
33:46because i can't
33:47eliza what has changed
33:48everything
33:53you've not fallen out with inspector blake
33:59you've fallen in with him
34:01it all makes sense now
34:03have you lost your mind
34:06think of the damage to your reputation
34:08not to mention the conflict of interest in scotland yard
34:10and what about clients
34:12they will question where your loyalties lie
34:14and what if things do not end well between the two of you
34:17we've lost our main source of revenue
34:18i am aware of all that
34:21and yet still you have done it
34:24if our business fails
34:25eliza
34:27i have nothing
34:29you know things were finally smooth sailing
34:31but you are just like mr nurse
34:34intent on always rocking the damn boot
34:44the damn Bai
34:51christina
34:52i am
34:57i am
34:59harvard
35:01i am
35:03i am
35:04i am
35:06i am
35:09i am
35:41Oh, you gave me a fright.
36:00Sorry, I was miles away.
36:04Everything all right?
36:06Yes.
36:06No.
36:17I've never seen Clarence so upset.
36:19Clarence is just doing his job.
36:21I understand his concerns.
36:24But this relationship with Inspector Blake is a long time coming.
36:28I've never known you so happy.
36:31I am happy.
36:33I just don't want everything I've worked for to be for nothing.
36:37Do you want my advice?
36:39Does it start with when you were a little girl?
36:41If you had a case that insolving would mean harm to me and my reputation, what would you do?
36:51Well, if there's no dilemma, you would come first.
36:54Because you care about me?
36:55Of course.
36:58And there's your answer.
36:59I'll take the blackmail letters to Inspector Blake in the morning.
37:08You're always right.
37:10Could you please tell my husband that?
37:24Inspector Blake?
37:25Good morning, Miss Scarlet.
37:42Detective Willows.
37:43I'm waiting on Inspector Blake.
37:45Any idea where he is?
37:47He was in with the superintendent first thing.
37:49The meeting must have run over.
37:50Oh, that never bodes well.
37:51Would you like me to pass on a message?
37:56The autopsy report he requested finally came through.
37:58I'll leave it on his desk.
38:01I'll let him know.
38:02Good day, Miss Scarlet.
38:05Daniela, do I?
38:30Good morning, sir.
38:42Yeah, it's far from good.
38:43I've just been in with a super.
38:44More complaints from Lord Roberts?
38:46Well, he's consistent.
38:47I'll give him that.
38:48Well, still early, so let's be optimistic and hope for a better day ahead.
38:52Well, I might be able to help you with that, sir.
38:54The coroner's report for Jack Lawson came through.
38:56I've put it on your desk.
38:58Cause of death?
38:59Internal bleeding caused by a ruptured liver.
39:01There's also severe bruising on the abdomen, in which the coroner had a theory.
39:05He said that he's seen that before amongst stable hands and jockeys.
39:09Kick from a horse?
39:10Exactly, sir.
39:13Look, it was late at night on a dark forest lane.
39:16It could have been an accident transferring the animal from one horse box to another.
39:21I've looked into this Jack Lawson.
39:23Couldn't find anything on him in Hertfordshire where he lived,
39:25but I did find an old arrest sheet here in the records room.
39:28Lawson was Irish.
39:30He came to London ten years ago, but he had a different name then.
39:33Daniel O'Dwyer.
39:36He left Ireland with a mountain of unpaid debts and a reputation for race fixing.
39:41So when he arrived in London, he called himself Jack Lawson as a fresh start.
39:45Good work, well done.
39:49So you say you left the phones on my desk?
39:52I left it right there with Miss Scarlet.
39:56Miss Scarlet was here.
39:57There you are.
40:14I've been looking everywhere for you.
40:16Oh, er, er, er, something I wanted to say and I needed time to think.
40:20There's no time for thinking, Clarence.
40:22I have news on the case.
40:23No, no, please let me finish.
40:26Very well.
40:29I'm sorry for what I said last night.
40:31I was just frustrated.
40:36Our business means an awful lot to me.
40:39Apart from Mother, that's all I have.
40:41And you mean an awful lot to me, too.
40:45You are a good friend, Eliza.
40:48It's surprising how few friends I was left with once I had a criminal record.
40:54Speaking of criminal records...
40:55But my first thought should have been your happiness.
40:58You, of all people, deserve to be happy.
41:02If Inspector Blake makes you happy, then that is what is most important.
41:10That means a great deal.
41:14Now, have you finished?
41:15I have.
41:19What did you want to tell me?
41:25So this Daniel O'Dwyer that Lady Roberts made payments to was an ex-convict.
41:31Contrary to what you told us, he didn't run a charity for retired resources.
41:35He was wanted in Ireland for unpaid debts.
41:38Changed his name to Jack Lawson to escape arrest.
41:40And wound up dead?
41:41That was the crime scene that Inspector Blake attended the other night.
41:45Well, no wonder she didn't want the police involved in the kidnapping.
41:48She threw this up to her neck.
41:50But how do you know all this?
41:54You stole a file from Inspector Blake's office?
41:57I temporarily borrowed it.
42:00My intention was to tell Inspector Blake about their ransom note,
42:02but circumstances changed, which they are wont to do.
42:06As long as the horse is found and the thieves brought to justice,
42:08that's all I care about.
42:09And that and the confidential file you stole from his desk.
42:12I'll worry about that later.
42:13We have a horse to find first.
42:16And we may not receive the fee from Lady Roberts,
42:18but the publicity would be invaluable.
42:20Now, the ransom note says that the bag drop will be at eight o'clock tonight,
42:23which gives us seven hours until then.
42:26But how do we find the horse?
42:27I've been studying the ransom note,
42:30removing the letters and rearranging them,
42:32and it turns out that the words were cut from the same newspaper.
42:36Kingsbury Herald?
42:37Yes, it's a local newspaper sold in only two postal districts in northwest London.
42:42I had bet the money that the horse has been kept in that area.
42:45We need a map.
42:47One that shows buildings on it.
42:50Buildings big enough to hide a horse?
42:52We'll make a detective of you here, Clarence.
42:55Good afternoon, my Jewel.
43:14You really should have woken me this morning.
43:16Well, I didn't want to disturb you.
43:18You look so worn out.
43:20I cannot dispute the fact that all this writing
43:22has left me feeling somewhat fatigued,
43:23not to mention played havoc with my Lexal Digitorum Profundus.
43:29Oh, never mind my ailments.
43:33What did you think of my first chapter?
43:36I very much enjoyed it.
43:39But perhaps it might benefit from a little trim here and there.
43:43Trim?
43:44It is rather long.
43:46There's a lot of detail about the management of the mortuary budget.
43:49Oh.
43:50Well, perhaps I could be a bit more economical.
43:52It might go some way to ease my current malady to.
43:57Perhaps a little rest from the writing might be the best thing.
44:00In the meantime, you could get your old job back
44:02by apologising to Mr Wormsleeve rather than waiting on him.
44:06You want me to give up the writing?
44:07I know the idea of apologising goes against your principles, but...
44:11You want me to give up the writing?
44:15Parlebus, you're a wonderful writer.
44:18Hmm.
44:19But these twinges can start small,
44:22and before you know it, you have an acute condition.
44:25Look at my mother's gout.
44:26Perhaps you are right, my jewel.
44:37I know just what to do.
44:43Mrs Potts, have you seen Miss Scarlet?
44:45Not today, no.
44:47Well, I need to speak to her.
44:48I've been to the office, the house.
44:50She's not there.
44:51What has that girl gone and done now?
44:52If you see her, would you be kind enough to direct her to my office?
44:55Immediately.
44:56Yes, Inspector, of course.
44:57Sir.
44:58Yes.
44:58It's Miss Scarlet.
45:00Where is she?
45:11Gentlemen of the press.
45:12Thank you for coming so expeditiously.
45:15I am Eliza Scarlet, private investigator.
45:19As you can see, I have found Trafalgar Springs.
45:22That's the award-winning racehorse that all London has been searching for.
45:26Miss Scarlet, would you confirm whether and where the horse was located?
45:29What is her target?
45:30Miss Scarlet?
45:31I did not do this alone, however,
45:33but alongside the dedicated Inspector Alexander Blake of Scotland Yard.
45:38Inspector Blake, how long have you and Miss Scarlet been working together?
45:40Inspector Blake.
45:41Never was there a more diligent, talented officer.
45:45Inspector Blake, do you have any suspects in custody at this time?
45:48What do you mean, Suspects?
45:49Inspector Blake.
45:50Inspector Blake, where did you find the horse?
45:52Inspector Blake, can you give us any more information about the...
45:58Neither Miss Scarlet or myself will be giving any further comment at this time
46:02as the investigation is still ongoing.
46:05How long have you been equipped with a morning herald?
46:07Thank you, James.
46:08That's enough for today.
46:10On your way.
46:11Name your address as a thief, some driver Jack Lawson paid to transport the horse.
46:16But it wasn't just Lawson.
46:19He had help.
46:22Inside help.
46:23If anyone stole that horse, it was her.
46:31The man is a liar.
46:33He would kill his own mother if it meant getting his hands on my horse.
46:37How dare you speak of my mother, who, by the way, never liked you.
46:42You're not suggesting that you yourself stole the horse.
46:46We know it was Jack Lawson.
46:48Real name Daniel O'Dwyer.
46:50A horse trainer with a criminal past.
46:54Contrary to what you told me, you didn't donate money to O'Dwyer's racehorse charity.
46:58But rather, you paid him to steal Trafalgar Spring.
47:02Ha!
47:04No court in the land will let you have the horse now.
47:07And on further delving into O'Dwyer's accounts, we found that you, Lord Roberts, had sold him a property in London for a ridiculously low price just last month.
47:18Despite saying you've had no dealings with him.
47:22I told you so!
47:24Lies trip off his tongue like the serpent he is.
47:27I would wager that you both had some arrangement with Daniel O'Dwyer.
47:31But he betrayed both of you, and intended on selling to a breeder who would put the horse out to stud on the black market.
47:40And what of the man who held my horse to ransom?
47:44It is he who should be in custody, not I!
47:47The man in question has been arrested.
47:51He was hired by O'Dwyer to transport the horse to a breeder.
47:55When the horse kicked out at O'Dwyer, he panicked, left O'Dwyer fatally injured, and drove off with Trafalgar Spring.
48:01Luckily for us, he got greedy and decided to keep the horse himself and ransom it.
48:10Extortion and fraud are extremely serious offences.
48:16However, I'm inclined to be generous.
48:19To press no charges, speak no more about it.
48:22But I cannot speak for my colleague here, who is very well connected with the press.
48:27I am indeed, Inspector Blake.
48:28And what a story it would make.
48:32However, I'm sure Miss Scarlet can be persuaded to keep this whole debacle quiet.
48:36I believe that she, like me, has had enough of the pair of you.
48:42What do you suggest?
48:48Drop the appeal case.
48:49And allow Lady Roberts to keep her horse.
48:55And you will pay Miss Scarlet her fee.
49:00Her full fee.
49:03With a bonus for her continued silence.
49:09I trust this is an end to the matter?
49:10Barnabas!
49:23I'm home!
49:33Barnabas!
49:34One.
49:35One.
49:36Blue.
49:36It.
49:38Ounce.
49:39Of.
49:41What a mess are you doing.
49:44Writing, my child.
49:46When I left you earlier, I went straight to the stationers on Cockfall Lane, Quill and Quandary.
49:51They had a typewriter there on sale for half the usual price.
49:55Oh!
49:56As you said, so much easier than writing by hand.
50:00But I thought you were going to get your old job back at the mortuary.
50:03Why would I do that when you yourself said I was a wonderful writer?
50:08Oh!
50:09Oh!
50:10Oh!
50:12One fluid ounce of...
50:14I.O.
50:16Ding!
50:17You know you could have told me about the ransom.
50:31Well, now that you take away my moment in the sun.
50:33I've already had three offers of work from that publicity.
50:36Besides, I was keeping to your rule of not discussing work.
50:39I believe it was our rule.
50:42And one we should stick to.
50:44Agreed.
50:45It's nice going out together.
50:50I don't know this Aaron very well.
50:52It's far enough out of the way to enjoy some privacy.
50:55And if anyone should recognize us, the tables are almost big enough to hide under.
51:02Clarence knows about us.
51:04He guessed.
51:07Well, it's only a matter of time before everyone finds out.
51:11So, let's enjoy the quiet before the storm.
51:14May I?
51:22Did you hear about that robbery that went wrong in Blackfriars?
51:25No.
51:27Does that breach our rule?
51:29Oh.
51:30It does a little, yes.
51:32What if we amend the rule?
51:38We're allowed to discuss work that doesn't directly concern us.
51:44I'm about to take over the case.
51:47Oh.
51:47I tell with it.
51:51When I say the burglary went wrong, I mean it went spectacularly wrong.
51:56Do you tell?
51:57So, it all started.
51:58I thought it was bizarre, mate.
52:00I thought it was bizarre, mate.
52:11What is typical foresight?
52:13Brace yourself.
52:14You're about to discover.
52:15Something rather exciting.
52:20What more does one need?
52:22How splendid.
52:23And it will be all that you've dreamed of.
52:33And more.
52:42Mr. Moses Valentine.
52:44Miss Eliza Scali.
52:47Hello?
52:48They're trying to free of us.
52:50We need to go.
52:50Now!
52:51What's if I come into a pub like this with an uncut diamond in my bag?
52:54She's a liability.
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