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00:00Frim, I'm arresting you for aiding in escape from lawful custody.
00:04Perhaps you should take a break from the writing.
00:06I will not go back to that mortuary until Mr. Wormsley has offered me a full apology.
00:10I can assure you, Inspector Blake and I are in the best of terms, professionally speaking.
00:13Have you lost your mind?
00:16Think of the damage to your reputation!
00:30You can't be lost, I can't be lost, I can't be lost.
00:45You can't be lost.
00:51I don't know.
01:21I don't know.
01:51Hello?
02:04Hello?
02:05Who's there?
02:20Alexander?
02:21What are you doing here?
02:23Oh, it seems an urgent night to come to this address.
02:26As did I.
02:28Condemned asylum.
02:30Think of nicer places to meet.
02:34Welcome to my office.
02:41Miss Scarlet, Inspector Blick, I do appreciate your punctuality.
02:47Miss Scott?
02:49Yes.
02:50That's what you call me, isn't it?
02:53I use so many names it's hard to keep track.
02:56Oh, I do apologise for the surroundings.
03:01What they lack in comfort they make up for in discretion.
03:04You've summoned us here on government business.
03:07Please.
03:08As you know, my department deals with international espionage, not murder investigations.
03:13You will have read about the death of Sir Joseph Milner, Under Secretary at the Foreign Office.
03:19On the face of it, there are no suspicious circumstances.
03:24But, Sir Joseph spent much of his time moving between the foreign embassies.
03:29So, I am duty bound to make sure there is no foul play.
03:33Your assistance in this matter will, of course, be rewarded with a generous increase in manpower and resources in your next budget review.
03:43And for you, Miss Scarlet, shall we say, double your usual fee?
03:51In return, I want a full written report on the circumstances of Sir Joseph's death, for my eyes only, of course.
03:58This investigation is strictly off the books.
04:03Do whatever you need to do. Just, um, be discreet.
04:09Oh, there is one more thing.
04:13That unpleasant business of the young lady caught spying around Scotland Yard means there will be some changes coming down the line.
04:20All officers will be made to sign a declaration of interest, outlining any relationships with those they deal with in the line of duty.
04:31So, given the two of you are now romantically involved, this will be the last time you work together.
04:42Drink?
04:52Drink?
04:53Drink head double.
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05:25We knew we couldn't keep it quiet forever.
05:48We'll be fine.
05:51I guess what my business may not.
05:52Losing Scotland Yard as a client.
05:56There, I was thinking you're worried about us.
06:00I'm teasing you, Eliza.
06:03Don't, you know, I don't like it.
06:05I know how hard you've worked to build your business.
06:09I really am sorry.
06:12I know you are.
06:17To our last case.
06:19Our last case.
06:21Whatever the future brings.
06:23You will prevail.
06:26And if you don't, you can always blame me.
06:29Thank you, Inspector Blake.
06:30I appreciate it.
06:31And if this is to be our last case, we'd better make it count.
06:40How do we investigate the death of a government minister discreetly?
06:49We tread carefully and use people we can trust.
06:50I trust Clarence with my life as well as my ledgers.
06:54And someone else comes to mind too.
06:56I trust Clarence with my life as well as my ledgers.
07:03I trust Clarence with my life as well as my ledgers.
07:05And someone else comes to mind too.
07:08So, Joseph Milner was a senior minister at the foreign office, right-hand man to the foreign secretary.
07:16Yes, I read about him.
07:17He died from a hunting accident.
07:21Well, the official story is he fell from his horse, cut his leg, the wound got infected,
07:34he developed a fever, dying a few days later.
07:36Official story?
07:38That's not what happened.
07:39That's what we intend to find out.
07:40Oh, you think perhaps he was murdered?
07:41What makes you think that?
07:42Well, we can't go into detail.
07:43Not yet, at least.
07:44Sir Joseph Milner is at the highest levels of Parliament, Whitehall, any number of foreign embassies.
07:49We can't simply turn up and start asking questions.
07:51Which is why we'll have a cover.
07:53We'll say we're investigating a spate of street thefts in Westminster and Mayfair.
07:57My father did this once when I was in the hospital.
07:59I had a friend and he was in the hospital, and I would say he was in the hospital.
08:04If I was in the hospital, he was in the hospital, and he was in the hospital.
08:09And he had a doctor who was in the hospital.
08:11in Westminster and Mayfair.
08:13My father did this once when his prime suspect
08:15was from a powerful family.
08:17And it worked?
08:19With a little help from me.
08:23The area of our bogus street thefts
08:25will include Park Lane, where Sir Joseph lived,
08:27as well as the government offices in Whitehall
08:31and the embassies he frequented.
08:33We need you two to poke around at the areas
08:34that require, well, less conventional methods.
08:39Myself and Inspector Blake will deal
08:40with the face-to-face interviews, gaining access
08:42to the premises to see what we can learn about Sir Joseph.
08:44And to avoid suspicion, we'll have an increased
08:46uniform presence on the streets,
08:48just as we would in a genuine investigation.
08:50So this is to stay strictly between the four of us?
08:53Five.
08:54I have a man on the inside.
08:56The robberies took place in Mayfair and Westminster,
08:58so there'll be extra patrols on the street.
09:00Anyone who looks suspicious, or anyone
09:02who think may have seen something, pull them over,
09:03see what they have to say.
09:05Yeah, right, guys.
09:05I have a question, sir.
09:08I haven't heard anything about these robberies.
09:10Me neither.
09:11Where are the incident reports?
09:15There's a backlog in the clerical office.
09:17No doubt the incident reports are being processed
09:19as we speak.
09:23And those two case buyers you wanted?
09:26Thanks, lady.
09:27Do you have a moment, Mrs Potts?
09:28Of course, Detective Willows.
09:35I need some incident reports.
09:37Oh, if you'd just give me the reference numbers,
09:38I can find them for you right away.
09:40It's a little more complicated than that.
09:45A delicate matter that requires the utmost discretion.
09:47Ladies, listen up.
09:54There's been a spate of street thefts,
09:56and Detective Willows is making this a top priority.
10:00So we need to stop what we're doing
10:02and type up the incident report right away.
10:04Yes, ma'am.
10:05Yes, ma'am.
10:06I have heard of no robberies on this street.
10:32It was mostly in the neighboring area.
10:36But the Metropolitan Police like to be thorough.
10:40In truth, it is no surprise that I've heard nothing.
10:43My employer died last week, and I've barely left this house.
10:47There's so much to do.
10:51I'm very sorry to hear that, sir.
10:56It was a shock to the entire staff.
10:59Sir Joseph was a good man.
11:03This particular gang liked to target wealthy gentlemen
11:06and follow them to their residence.
11:08Such evil in this world.
11:12I couldn't agree more, Mr. Lawrence.
11:15Perhaps you could summarize Sir Joseph's daily routine
11:17in the event the thieves had been following him.
11:21Sir Joseph would go to Whitehall to work,
11:25and then to various embassies around the city.
11:29He'd come back late with...
11:32With...
11:36He enjoyed the company of ladies.
11:38That is all I shall say.
11:40I visited at least a dozen of the embassies,
11:51but could find nothing of interest about Sir Joseph.
11:54Seemed affable enough.
11:56What did they say?
11:58Quiet, well-mannered, not given to voicing strong opinions.
12:03He was a politician.
12:05Well, exactly.
12:06Butler said much the same.
12:08Although there was one thing of interest.
12:10Apparently, Sir Joseph liked female company.
12:13Lovers or ladies of the night?
12:16He wouldn't say.
12:17I tried to press him, but he wouldn't give details.
12:19He may wish to preserve his reputation.
12:22No-one wants a butler who gossips.
12:26No, but it was something else.
12:28Something I can't put my finger on.
12:37What?
12:38Nothing.
12:41What?
12:43I'll miss this.
12:48Us working together.
12:50So, you were saying?
12:57We need to see the coroner's report into Sir Joseph's death.
13:02I can't request a far from the mortuary.
13:04It will cause suspicion.
13:05We need someone that we can trust.
13:08I trust Barnabas Potts.
13:11He's adamant he won't return to work
13:13until Mr Wormsley has apologised.
13:15God knows Ivy's tried.
13:16There's no-one else who might persuade him?
13:18Perhaps Mr Potts isn't the one who needs persuading.
13:23Mr Wormsley?
13:24Yes?
13:25So good to finally meet you.
13:26I do feel like I know you already.
13:27I've been asking around about you and meant a great deal.
13:28Where you go?
13:29What you do?
13:30What you do?
13:31Who will you meet?
13:32I've been asking around about you and meant a great deal.
13:35Where you go?
13:36What you do?
13:37Who will you meet?
13:38It's all down here.
13:39A complete list of everything you've been up to.
13:41Perhaps.
13:42Mrs Wormsley might be interested in a coffee, too.
13:43Mrs Wormsley might be interested in a coffee, too.
13:44It's all down here.
13:45A complete list of everything you've been up to.
13:49Perhaps Mrs Wormsley might be interested in a coffee, too.
13:50What do you want?
13:51A man to talk to your friend.
13:52I'm asking around about you and meant a great deal.
13:53Where you go?
13:54What you do?
13:55Who will you meet?
13:56It's all down here.
13:57A complete list of everything you've been up to.
13:58Perhaps Mrs Wormsley might be interested in a coffee, too.
14:12What do you want?
14:16I'm going to talk to you about a friend I've made.
14:25Oh, what a muddle, indeed.
14:36Mr Potts, it is grand to see you back.
14:39It's good to be back, Detective Willows.
14:43Mr Wormsley's change of heart was most unexpected,
14:46but to his credit, he apologised.
14:48Several times, in fact, most profusely.
14:51He insisted I return to work immediately
14:53and practically dragged me from the house.
14:56And I know why.
14:58You do?
15:00The place is in total disarray
15:02and in need of urgent attention.
15:04But as I always say...
15:06The world is going to hell in a handcart.
15:08If you want something doing, ask a busy person.
15:11I just...
15:12Well, it is lucky for me that you're here, Mr Potts,
15:13because there's a coroner's report I need to see.
15:15Now, the deceased in question,
15:17well, let's just say it's a confidential matter.
15:20And one that demands your utmost discretion.
15:24I got your message.
15:35Is this him?
15:36He's been delivering coal to Joseph's house
15:38twice a week for the past three years.
15:40I thought he could give us some insight
15:42into the minister's domestic staff.
15:44This gentleman, for want of a better word,
15:48has a criminal record for assault.
15:51He broke a man's arm in an arm wrestling match.
15:54Well, he's a big man.
15:57No, he didn't win. He lost.
15:58That's why he broke his opponent's arm.
16:00But he failed to declare his criminal record
16:03when he took a job delivering coal to a government minister.
16:07I thought he could give us useful leverage when we question him.
16:10A man like that won't take too kindly to leverage.
16:16Well, just to confirm,
16:19should this turn into a physical confrontation,
16:21that is very much your department, not mine?
16:31Leave it with me.
16:32This is a better start.
16:38Come on. Come on.
17:02I am no match for you, my friend.
17:20Drink?
17:23That would be more swell, Carl.
17:32Mrs. Potts, I just wanted to thank you for your assistance and for your discretion.
17:44Oh, it's my pleasure, Detective Willows.
17:46In all honesty, I quite enjoyed it.
17:48Oh, while you're here, the applicant's new office manager, they need security clearance.
17:54The powers that be have been extra cautious after what happened with Miss Summers.
17:59Oh, I am sorry. That was insensitive, mate.
18:02No.
18:02I'm the one who should apologise. I should have seen through her.
18:07No, you weren't the only one taken in by her.
18:10It wasn't your fault.
18:11Well, let's hope the disciplinary board agree.
18:13You're one of the best officers we have, Detective Willows.
18:17I'm sure they'll see that.
18:21Thank you, Mrs. Potts.
18:31So here's what we know.
18:32Sir Joseph liked the women.
18:35And his butler's slightly shifty.
18:37Is that it?
18:38I'm afraid so.
18:39Although I could have told you that you look beautiful today.
18:43Today?
18:44Today?
18:45So not yesterday?
18:47Has anyone ever told you you can be rather demanding?
18:50Constantly.
18:50Constantly.
18:51Oh, please tell us you have something.
18:56I spoke to the man who delivers the coal to Sir Joseph's house.
19:00After a few drinks, he got loose-lipped, told me there's a butler there, a Mr. Lawrence.
19:06I spoke to him today.
19:09Apparently, none of the other servants like him.
19:13Rumour has it, Sir Joseph accused him of theft and planned to dismiss him.
19:19But then, the minister upped and croaked it.
19:22And there's something else?
19:27Even though he lives in a servant's quarters, Mr. Lawrence rents a lodging room in Whitechapel.
19:35Do you have the address?
19:36What?
19:37Of course he does.
19:38Of course he does.
19:54Mr. Lawrence?
20:06Mr. Lawrence.
20:26Mr. Lawrence.
20:46How is he?
20:47The doctor isn't sure what's wrong with him.
20:49He has a fever, breathing problems and muscle spasms in his neck and jaw.
20:53Sounds like tetanus.
20:55They're considering it.
20:57I can't see any wounds on his body that would trigger the infection.
21:00Mr. Lawrence.
21:01Sir.
21:02I have the coroner's report, Mr. Joseph.
21:04It's believed that the cut he sustained falling from his horse may have caused an infection.
21:08The cause of death was given as cardiac arrest, most likely due to tetanus.
21:12So, Joseph and his butler both were suspected tetanus?
21:18Bit odd, isn't it?
21:19Given that it's not infectious.
21:21Odd and unlikely.
21:22Mr. Potts said there was something else that caused those symptoms.
21:25Strictly and poisoning.
21:27Strictly and poisoning.
21:35Mr. Wormsley was most keen to hear all about my ideas for improving the mortuary.
21:39I must say he's a changed man.
21:42Oh, it's good indeed to be back.
21:45But alas, I shall have to withdraw my application to be office manager at Scotland Yard.
21:52I'm so sorry to disappoint you, my jewel.
21:55I know how much you are relishing us working together.
21:58Scotland Yard's loss is the mortariest game, Barnabas.
22:03Thank you, my beloved.
22:07Right.
22:08I have an extremely long to-do list.
22:11This great city of ours seems to increase its supply of the dead each and every day.
22:17But as I always say...
22:18If you want something doing, ask a busy person.
22:20No.
22:21We're just going to head in the handcart.
22:27It's nice to have my happy Barnabas back again.
22:31Now we just need to work on you.
22:34I'm fine.
22:36Then why does your face tell me otherwise?
22:39You've been very quiet.
22:40There are changes coming at Scotland Yard.
22:50Inspector Blake will have to declare our relationship and we will no longer be able to work together.
22:58Well, I suppose it couldn't stay secret forever.
23:00Yes, but losing Scotland Yard as a client will be a loss indeed.
23:05When you were a little girl...
23:06Please don't say it.
23:07You don't know what I was going to say.
23:09When I was a little girl, I had a similar problem.
23:11I overcame that problem and learned a lesson I can use as an adult.
23:15I wasn't going to say that.
23:16Yes, you were.
23:18How many formative experiences can one child have?
23:22I wish you were still a child.
23:24I put you over my knee for being so rude.
23:39You know a gentleman covers his mouth when he yawns.
23:55A gentleman doesn't stay up all night doing background checks.
23:59What did you find?
24:00Nothing.
24:01Our Sir Joseph's household staff were clean.
24:02I'm getting too old for this.
24:03Are you taking a nap?
24:04In here?
24:05Yes.
24:06If you stop talking.
24:07This is a place of work, not a lodging house.
24:12Aha!
24:13I think I found something.
24:19Yes, if you stop talking.
24:24This is a place of work, not a lodging house.
24:34Aha!
24:37I think I found something.
24:39Just before he died, a large transfer of money was made from Sir Joseph's bank account to a small German bank in the city.
24:50We need to find out who this bank account belongs to.
24:55Come along.
24:57No time to rest.
25:01Hurry up!
25:05It was here Mr Lawrence collapsed, so I would wager it was poison.
25:11Someone would use strychnine as a poison of choice.
25:16I imagine they'd put it in food or drink.
25:19The question is, who would want to poison the butler and his employer?
25:32I almost told Sophia about us last night.
25:35Well, almost.
25:37I'd like to do it together.
25:41I hope she takes it well.
25:43She's certainly very fond of you.
25:45She thinks you're funny.
25:46Funny?
25:48Is it odd?
25:50Funny isn't amusing.
25:52Although you are a little odd.
25:55Alexander.
25:58That's an awful lot of watches for one man.
26:01Especially for someone on a butler's wage.
26:02What's this?
26:03Calling cards.
26:04Countess Polchek.
26:05Russian Embassy.
26:06There has been a recent spate of robberies in the area.
26:07Ambassador.
26:08Alexander.
26:10That's an awful lot of watches for one man.
26:13Especially for someone on a butler's wage.
26:14What's this?
26:15Cooling cards.
26:17Countess Polchek.
26:20Russian Embassy.
26:21There has been a recent spate of robberies in the area, Ambassador Polchek.
26:23I have heard nothing of these robberies of which we speak.
26:28The thieves have been targeting ladies mostly, which is why Miss Scarlet is helping Scotland Yard with our inquiries.
26:34During our investigations, we were able to recover some of the stolen items.
26:39One of which is a silver cardholder belonging to Canada.
26:42Countess Polchek.
26:43Is she a relative of yours?
26:48She's my wife, but I have no knowledge of her being robbed.
26:52Well, perhaps we can see her only as a couple of times.
26:56This is the same deal.
26:57I can't believe her.
26:59And I can't believe it.
27:00I have no knowledge about her being robbed.
27:04It is.
27:06My friend.
27:07It's not that stupid.
27:08I can't believe it.
27:09It's not that stupid.
27:10What kind of people have a chance of my brother Huh?
27:11Well, perhaps we could speak to her.
27:13She is not here.
27:16Do you know when she'll be back?
27:21My wife and I, we have parted ways.
27:26She has returned to Russia.
27:28That is all I wish to say on the matter.
27:32It's not our intention to cause you embarrassment or distress, sir.
27:37But could you give us a sense of your wife's movements in the last few weeks?
27:41I suppose if I don't tell you, some gossiping servant will.
27:52She had been seeing a lover, sir Joseph Milner.
28:00I can only assume that the calling cards were stolen from his residence.
28:06You are aware sir Joseph passed away last week?
28:09I am.
28:09And for full disclosure, I did visit him a few days before he died.
28:16I was going to warn him to stay away from my wife.
28:19But when I arrived, he was outside his house, in the middle of some kind of argument.
28:29What kind of argument?
28:31He was on the street with two men.
28:33They seemed frustrated with him.
28:38One started shouting.
28:40I couldn't understand what they were saying.
28:43It was not in English.
28:45What language was it?
28:48It was, I believe, German.
28:51Name an address of the account holder that Sir Joseph made payments to.
29:08How did you get that?
29:10How did you get that?
29:12Too charm and charisma.
29:13Name an address of the account holder.
29:15All right, fine, I'll bribe the teller.
29:18The account belongs to a Mr. Klaus Lang.
29:21He's been visiting the bank every week to withdraw £100 on each visit.
29:26Always on the same day, always at the same time, and always with an associate.
29:31So, you pay a visit to this address.
29:33I shall head back to the office to carry on digging into Sir Joseph's finances.
29:39What?
29:41None.
29:45You're impressed, aren't you?
29:46I can tell.
29:50Perhaps.
29:54Sorry.
30:03Sir Joseph did not pay well.
30:09I have no regrets about stealing from him.
30:13One of the items you stole was a silver case containing the cooling cards of the Russian ambassador's wife.
30:19She left her bag at the house one evening.
30:22You are aware they were having an affair?
30:24Of course.
30:25She wasn't the first.
30:27Believe me.
30:28What of these two German men Sir Joseph was arguing with the day before he died?
30:35I was not there.
30:37It was my day off.
30:42Talk us through the hours before you became ill.
30:46Everything you did.
30:48I finished work about nine o'clock, then went back to my lodging room.
30:54I needed some money that I kept there.
30:59I rested a while, smoked a pipe.
31:02Then, the next thing I remember, I was gasping for breath and everything went black.
31:08Where did you get the tobacco from?
31:12It was from a pouch I stole from Sir Joseph.
31:14Mr. Potts, part of this.
31:37I'm here because I have a theory and I'm in need of your advice.
31:41And yes, I am aware that I have not given 24 hours' notice of my arrival.
31:45And yes, I am aware that there is a strict protocol.
31:48Oh, protocol be damned.
31:50You're always welcome here, Eliza.
31:52Come in.
31:55Come in.
32:01Strickling.
32:02It would usually be found in the stomach and intestines of a cadaver.
32:06Assuming it had been ingested, which is the most common form of poisoning.
32:09What if you inhaled it?
32:13Say, through tobacco?
32:16Oh, yes.
32:16That would work.
32:17Rather rapidly, too.
32:20Of course, the expert in such matters is Mr. Wormsley.
32:24And he seems rather on edge recently.
32:27Perhaps the joy of my return has overwhelmed him.
32:29Well, I'd rather we get this conversation to ourselves.
32:33My questions are related to a rather highly confidential case.
32:36One which myself and Inspector Blake were like your opinion.
32:39And yours alone.
32:42Inspector Blake asked for me.
32:43Personally.
32:44He did?
32:45Well, then I'm at your disposal.
32:53We shall start with the basics of toxicology.
32:58Dosage, absorption, exposure.
33:00Pull out anyone with a German background, particularly those with convictions for violent crime.
33:15Mrs. Potts.
33:17You take the A's.
33:18Thanks.
33:19The Willows.
33:21The B's.
33:23And you keep going until we run out of alphabet.
33:24This is going to be thirsty work.
33:34How about I organise a nice cup of tea for us all?
33:36Oh, sounds like a very sensible plan, Mrs. Potts.
33:40Right.
33:48I understand the disciplinary board wrote to you.
33:52Yes, sir.
33:52Hearing's in a couple of days.
33:54How are you feeling about it all?
33:57Haven't slept in a week.
33:59Haven't eaten much either.
34:02My sister says I'm like a bear with a sore head.
34:08Apart from that, I'm doing fine, sir.
34:11Well, I'll be there to speak for you.
34:12And in the meantime, try not to dwell on it.
34:15My sister also said that.
34:17Sounds like a wise woman, Detective Willows.
34:21I wanted to give you an update on the case.
34:24Was Sir Joseph murdered?
34:28I believe so, yes.
34:30You have evidence?
34:33We're working on it.
34:35Inspector Blake and I will have a full report for you soon.
34:37And one that bears no relevance to the investigation.
34:50I'll take that as a yes.
34:52So, may I give you some advice?
34:55As two women working in the underbelly of this great city, I am sure we have faced similar challenges.
35:02One of which being loneliness.
35:03And of course, each man carries his own merits when it comes to passing the short amount of time we have on this earth.
35:13But to love someone fully, completely, that would be a mistake.
35:22For a woman, financial independence is everything.
35:31Do not make the mistake of trusting in a man.
35:35Any man.
35:38They will always put their own needs above ours.
35:41Without exception.
35:47It's a rather bleak view.
35:50And one that I don't share.
35:57Yes, you do.
35:58Yep, yep.
36:19Yep.
36:20Yep.
36:21Yep.
36:22Yep.
36:23Yep.
36:24Yep.
36:26Yep.
36:27Yep.
36:28Yep.
36:57Yep.
36:58I don't know.
37:28I assume one of you is Klaus Land, an account holder at the Bank of Deutschland.
37:37They contain her by the Geldfonds, Sir Josef Haltenhard.
37:50I win.
37:59Gentlemen.
38:01Hmm.
38:02Your address was given to the Bank of Deutschland as a contact for an account Sir Josef Milner
38:24was paying into.
38:31Why do you have a photograph of Sir Josef Superior, Lord Powell, the Foreign Secretary?
38:39I believe my associate here speaks a little German.
38:46Do I have that right?
38:48You do, Inspector Bleak.
38:52So, would you be so kind as to tell these gentlemen the following?
38:59If they do not talk, they will be charged with Sir Josef Milner's murder.
39:08The penalty for which is death by hanging.
39:17I don't need to translate, Inspector.
39:21They understand perfectly.
39:23What do you want to know?
39:32Why did Sir Josef hire you?
39:36They were hired to kill his superior, Lord Powell, the Foreign Secretary.
39:41If they are to be believed, they were given very little information.
39:46Not even a reason why.
39:50They were waiting for Sir Josef to make contact, but they didn't know he was dead.
39:56The most incompetent assassins I have ever come across.
40:00It doesn't make sense that Sir Josef would hire such fools for such a high-risk operation?
40:05No, it does not.
40:06None of this makes sense.
40:09How did you get on at the mortuary?
40:13According to Mr. Potts, if someone wished to lace tobacco with strychnine,
40:18they would first need to dissolve the strychnine in alcohol, then soak the tobacco in the solution.
40:23But these days it's harder than ever to get your hands on it.
40:26Particularly the concentrated amounts that you need to kill someone.
40:29But you could extract it from rat poison.
40:33You just need very large quantities.
40:34And no pharmacy would be allowed to sell such amounts?
40:37Well, exactly. You need to get it from a specialised pharmaceutical company.
40:41Which is what Mr. Potts does to keep the rats under control at the mortuary.
40:44We need to pay a visit to that company, find out who else they supply.
40:47Already done.
40:49Five businesses that receive bulk deliveries are rat poison.
40:56You and Moses worked through the list. Willows, you're with me.
40:59Let's see if a few hours in the cells have made our German friends even more cooperative.
41:02The foreman said this business closed down years ago.
41:08Ah, deliveries are forwarded onto another premises.
41:10I wrote down the address.
41:11Alright, spit it out.
41:12What?
41:13Something is on your mind.
41:14Someone just...
41:15Just gave me some... I wanted advice.
41:16What?
41:17Something is on your mind.
41:18Someone just...
41:19Just gave me some unwanted advice.
41:21Never listen to advice.
41:22Never listen to advice.
41:23Never listen to advice.
41:24The foreman said this business closed down years ago.
41:25Ah, deliveries are forwarded onto another premises.
41:27Not even mine.
41:28So, where did the foreman say to go?
41:29What?
41:30I wrote down the address.
41:31I wrote down the address.
41:32Alright, spit it out.
41:33What?
41:34Something is on your mind.
41:35What?
41:36What?
41:37Something is on your mind.
41:39Something is on your mind.
41:40Someone just...
41:41Just gave me some unwanted advice.
41:44Never listen to advice.
41:48Not even mine.
41:52So where do the foreman say to go?
42:02Find Inspector Blake, tell him to meet me at this address, urgently.
42:06You recognize the place?
42:08I do.
42:14I do.
42:19Do.
42:22I do.
42:34Do.
42:36All right, boys.
43:06Good evening, Miss Carlet.
43:16It was you who killed Sir Joseph.
43:24Inspector Blake is on his way.
43:27We won't cover this up if that's what you're thinking.
43:30Cover it up.
43:32I want quite the opposite.
43:33I want a full written report handed in to the superintendent.
43:36It's got a new art.
43:40I don't understand.
43:44There are many in our government that believe that Germany will soon be a threat to the national interest.
43:50Sir Joseph was one of them.
43:51But his superior, the foreign secretary, did not agree.
43:54Which is why Sir Joseph hired two lower-level assassins to kill him.
43:59Their only qualification is that they were German.
44:01When it was discovered they were German, it would have forced England into war with Germany.
44:10War makes money for those in high places.
44:13Regardless of the cost of human life.
44:15My conscience would not allow such a thing.
44:22So you hired Inspector Blake and I to get the evidence in black and white?
44:26My hope is that your report will be read by the few decent men left in the upper echelons of government.
44:34I want them to know what Sir Joseph had planned and why I killed him.
44:39You acted alone?
44:45If my superiors knew what I had done, it would have been covered up.
44:51You're hanged for this.
44:52Which is why I shall leave London tonight.
44:55I have a must quite a fortune.
44:57It's about time I enjoyed spending it.
45:00You have made your decision about Inspector Blake.
45:08I won't be giving him up.
45:11Not for anything.
45:15In that case, your fee will not be twice the normal rate as agreed.
45:19It would be a great deal more.
45:27Why?
45:28Because you're going to need it.
45:30And because I like you, Miss Scarlet.
45:33You're good at your job.
45:36Use the money however you see fit.
45:39But please,
45:41be ambitious.
45:49You're going to need a drink first.
46:04I don't agree with what Miss Scott did, but she did it for her country.
46:07I told the superintendent that I, like Miss Scott, have no taste for war.
46:14Young men dying painful deaths for little purpose.
46:17Did he listen?
46:19He did.
46:21Turns out he had a son who died in Crimea.
46:27He assured me my report had gone all the way up to the Prime Minister,
46:30who of course wishes to keep it out the public eye.
46:33How can he ensure that?
46:35A hefty promotion for the super.
46:36And when will you tell him about us?
46:44I won't.
46:47Because there's no need.
46:50What?
46:52With his promotion, he'll be leaving Scotland Yard,
46:54and there'll be a new superintendent.
46:57Well, who will that be?
46:59Me.
47:03You're going to be the next superintendent?
47:06Is that what you want?
47:12Nice office job.
47:15More money.
47:16Civilised hours.
47:18No more getting shot at.
47:21I'd say that's quite appealing.
47:22And you can carry on working for Scotland Yard,
47:30as I will no longer be the inspector hiring you.
47:36I don't know what to say.
47:38How about...
47:39Alexander, you are the best thing that's ever happened to me.
47:44Certainly the most handsome,
47:46and I'm very lucky to have met you.
47:49A little long-winded, but...
47:51...bordly correct.
47:55So does that mean that willows will no longer be dismissed?
47:59It was the first thing I insisted upon,
48:02as well as another small matter.
48:04That the new clerical manager should be of my choosing.
48:06I think you'll approve of my choice.
48:23Morning.
48:27Good morning, Mrs. Paz.
48:28Good morning, Detective Willows.
48:30To my clever wife,
48:45on her new promotion.
48:48To Ivy.
48:49Ivy.
48:50Ivy.
48:52Congratulations.
48:55Thank you, Barnabas.
48:56And thank you, Inspector Blake,
48:59for having such faith in me.
49:03It's called for more wine.
49:05Easy does it, my beloved.
49:07That'll be your third.
49:08And I intend on having a fourth.
49:12I'll go and get some more bottles from the kitchen.
49:14Yes.
49:15Will you assist me, Inspector Blake?
49:17Of course, Miss Scarlett.
49:20It is delicious.
49:24Cheers.
49:26I told Sophia that we'd go somewhere nice for lunch.
49:35One day this week, the three of us.
49:38You want to tell her about us?
49:40It's time.
49:42I already know.
49:45What do you already know?
49:48That Eliza's your special lady friend,
49:50and that you love her.
49:54Oh.
49:54Well, yes.
49:58Yes, that's precisely what I wanted to tell you.
50:01Can we still go to luncheon?
50:05Of course we can.
50:08But not tomorrow.
50:10I have a very busy day.
50:12I'm going to hire some new detectives.
50:14Maybe you should hire Sophia.
50:16She certainly has very impressive powers of deduction.
50:19You're silly, Papa.
50:20I know.
50:23I know.
50:25I know.
50:39Ready for the big day?
50:40Hmm.
50:41Now, remember to make clear that the positions entail working long hours.
50:48What if only two candidates turn up?
50:50Sometimes even on a Sunday.
50:52Well, only one turns up.
50:53And that we do not offer overtime.
50:55Well, no one turns up.
50:59Eliza, all will be well.
51:02Go on.
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51:25Please.
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51:38Hello.
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