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Miss Scarlet and The Duke - Season 6 Episode 6 -
The Line of Duty
The Line of Duty
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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? Think of the damage to your reputation!
00:30Do you love me?
00:58I don't know.
01:28I don't know.
01:58Hello?
02:04Who's there?
02:17Alexander?
02:21What are you doing here?
02:24Well, it seems an urgent night to come to this address.
02:27As did I.
02:29Condemned asylum.
02:31Think of nicer places to meet.
02:33Welcome to my office.
02:41Miss Scarlet.
02:43Inspector Blick.
02:45Do appreciate your punctuality.
02:47Miss Scott?
02:49Yes.
02:51That's what you call me, isn't it?
02:53I use so many names it's hard to keep track.
02:55Oh, I do apologise for the surroundings.
03:01What they lack in comfort they make up for indiscretion.
03:03You've summoned us here on government business.
03:06Please.
03:07As 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.
03:23But, 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.
03:44And 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.
03:56For my eyes only, of course.
03:58This investigation is strictly off the books.
04:03Do whatever you need to do.
04:05Just, um, be discreet.
04:10Oh!
04:11There 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.
04:21All officers will be made to sign a declaration of interest outlining any relationships with those they deal with in the line of duty.
04:29So, given the two of you are now romantically involved, this will be the last time you work together.
04:41Hm.
04:42Drink?
04:43We're good, double.
04:44We're good, double.
04:45We're good, double.
04:53Big head, devil.
05:23Big head, devil.
05:25Big head, devil.
05:27Big head, devil.
05:29Big head, devil.
05:31Big head, devil.
05:43We knew we couldn't keep it quiet forever.
05:47We'll be fine.
05:50I guess what my business may not.
05:54Losing 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.
06:08I really am sorry.
06:11I know you are.
06:16To our last case.
06:18Our last case.
06:20Whatever the future brings, you will prevail.
06:25And if you don't, you can always blame me.
06:28Thank you, Mr. Blake. I appreciate it.
06:30Well, if this is to be our last case, we better make it count.
06:39How do we investigate the death of a government minister discreetly?
06:40We tread carefully and use people we can trust.
06:44I trust Clarence with my life as well as my ledgers.
06:45And someone else comes to mind too.
06:46And someone else comes to mind too.
06:48I trust Clarence with my life as well as my ledgers.
06:50And someone else comes to mind too.
06:51I trust Clarence with my life as well as my ledgers.
06:54And someone else comes to mind too.
06:55discreetly. We tread carefully and use people we can trust. I trust Clarence
07:03with my life as well as my ledgers. And someone else comes to mind too.
07:25Sir Joseph Milner was a senior minister at the Foreign Office, right-hand man to the
07:37Foreign Secretary. Yes, I read about him. He died from a hunting accident. The official
07:42story is he fell from his horse, cut his leg, the wound got infected, he developed a fever
07:47dying a few days later. Official story? That's not what happened? That's what we intend to
07:53know. Oh, you think perhaps he was murdered? What makes you think that? Well, we can't
07:56go into detail. Not yet, at least. Sir Joseph, mixed at the highest levels of Parliament,
08:02Whitehall, any number of foreign embassies, we cannot simply turn up and start asking
08:06questions. Which is why we'll have a cover. We'll say we're investigating a spate of street
08:10thefts in Westminster and Mayfair. My father did this once when his prime suspect was from
08:15a powerful family. And it worked? With a little help from me.
08:22The area of our bogus street thefts will include Park Lane, where Sir Joseph lived, as well as
08:28the government offices in Whitehall and the embassies he frequented. We need you two to
08:33poke around at the areas that require, well, less conventional methods. Myself and Inspector
08:39Blake will deal with the face-to-face interviews, gaining access to the premises to see what we
08:42can learn about Sir Joseph. And to avoid suspicion, we'll have an increased uniform presence on the
08:46streets, just as we would in a genuine investigation. So this is to stay strictly between the four
08:51of us? Five. I have a man on the inside. The robberies took place in Mayfair and Westminster,
08:57so there will be extra patrols on the street. Anyone who looks suspicious or anyone who
09:01think may have seen something, pull them over, see what they have to say.
09:04I have a question, Sir. I haven't heard anything about these robberies.
09:09Me neither. Where are the incident reports? There's a backlog in the clerical office. No doubt
09:17the incident reports are being processed as we speak. And those two case files you wanted.
09:25Thanks, lady. Thank you. Do you have a moment, Mrs Potts? Of course,
09:28Detective Willis. I need some incident reports. Oh, if you just give me the reference numbers,
09:38I can find them for you right away. It's... It's a little more complicated than that.
09:44A delicate matter that requires the utmost discretion. Ladies, loosen up. There's been a spate of street
09:54thefts. And Detective Willis is making this a top priority. So we need to stop what we're
10:00doing and type up the incident report right away. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.
10:10It's up and down this road here. I don't see anything at all.
10:18That's fine. Great.
10:24I have heard of no robberies on this street. It was mostly in the neighbouring area. But
10:36the Metropolitan Police like to be thorough. In truth, it is no surprise that I have heard
10:41nothing. My employer died last week and I have barely left this house. There is so much
10:47to do.
10:50I'm very sorry to hear that, sir.
10:55It was a shock to the entire staff. Sir Joseph was a good man.
11:02This particular gang liked to target wealthy gentlemen and follow them to their residence.
11:07Such evil in this world.
11:11I couldn't agree more, Mr Lawrence.
11:12Perhaps you could summarise Sir Joseph's daily routine in the event the thieves had been following him.
11:19Sir Joseph would go to Whitehall to work and then to various embassies around the city.
11:27He would come back late with...
11:30With...
11:32With...
11:36He enjoyed the company of ladies. That is all I shall say.
11:49There visited at least a dozen of the embassies, but could find nothing of interest about Sir Joseph.
11:53Seemed affable enough. What did they say?
11:57Quiet.
11:59Well-mannered.
12:01Not given to voicing strong opinions.
12:03He was a politician.
12:05Exactly.
12:07Butler said much the same.
12:08Although there was one thing of interest. Apparently,
12:11Sir Joseph liked female company.
12:13Lovers or ladies of the night?
12:16He wouldn't say.
12:18I tried to press him, but he wouldn't give details.
12:19He may wish to preserve his reputation.
12:23No one wants a butler who gossips.
12:26No, but it's something else.
12:28Something I can't put my finger on.
12:36What?
12:40Nothing.
12:42What?
12:44I'll miss this.
12:48Us working together.
12:54So you were saying?
12:58We need to see the coroner's report into Sir Joseph's death.
13:02I can't request a fire from the mortuary of a court suspicion.
13:07We need someone that we can trust.
13:09I trust Barnabas Potts.
13:11But he's adamant he won't return to work until Mr. Wormsley has apologized.
13:15God knows Ivy's tried.
13:17There's no one else who might persuade him?
13:21Perhaps Mr. Potts isn't the one who needs persuading.
13:24Just waiting.
13:40Mr. Wormsley?
13:42Yes?
13:44So good to finally meet you.
13:46I do feel like I know you already.
13:48I've been asking around about you and learnt a great deal.
13:51Where you go.
13:53What you do.
13:55Who will you meet?
14:00It's all down here.
14:02A complete list of everything you've been up to.
14:07Perhaps Mrs. Wormsley might be interested in a coffee too.
14:15What do you want?
14:16I want to talk to you about a friend of mine.
14:25Oh, what a muddle indeed.
14:28Mr. Potts.
14:38It is grand to see you back.
14:40Oh, it's good to be back, Detective Willows.
14:43Mr. Wormsley's change of heart was most unexpected.
14:46But to his credit, he apologized.
14:48Several times in fact, most profusely.
14:51He insisted I return to work immediately and practically dragged me from the house.
14:55And I know why.
14:58You do?
15:00The place is in total disarray and in need of urgent attention.
15:05But as I always say...
15:07The world is going to hell in a handcart.
15:09If you want something doing, ask a busy person.
15:12Well, it is lucky for me that you're here, Mr. Potts, because there's a coroner's report I need to see.
15:15Now, the deceased in question, well, let's just say it's a confidential matter.
15:20And one that demands your utmost discretion.
15:23I got your message. Is this him?
15:24He's been delivering coal to the Joseph's house twice a week for the past three years.
15:29I thought he could give us some insight into the minister's domestic staff.
15:44This gentleman, for want of a better word, has a criminal record for assault.
15:51He broke a man's arm in an arm wrestling match.
15:54Well, he's a big man.
15:57He didn't win. He lost.
15:59That's why he broke his opponent's arm.
16:01But he failed to declare his criminal record when he took a job delivering coal to a government minister.
16:06I thought he could give us useful leverage when we question him.
16:10A man like that won't take too kindly to leverage.
16:15Well, just to confirm, should this turn into a physical confrontation, that is very much your department, not mine?
16:31Leave it with me.
16:33Last chance, Jed. Last chance.
16:35He almost shot up. He's about to start.
16:38Come on, come on.
17:02I am no match for you, my friend.
17:20Drink?
17:23That would be more swell, calm.
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 of me.
18:01No.
18:03I'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?
18:39Afraid so.
18:39Although I could have also known that you look beautiful today.
18:44Today?
18:44So not yesterday?
18:48Has anyone ever told you you can be rather demanding?
18:51Constantly.
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.
19:04Told me there's a butler there, a Mr. Lawrence.
19:06I spoke to him today.
19:10Apparently, none of the other servants like him.
19:14Rumour has it, Sir Joseph accused him of theft and planned to dismiss him.
19:19But then, the minister opt and croaked it.
19:22And there's something else.
19:29Even though he lives in a servant's quarters, Mr. Lawrence rents a lodging room in Whitechapel.
19:35Do you have the address?
19:37Of course he does.
19:38Mr. Lawrence?
19:54Mr. Lawrence?
20:08Thank you, Inspector Blake.
20:25Mr. Lawrence?
20:38How 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.
20:57They can't see any wounds on his body that would trigger the infection.
21:00Mr. Lawrence?
21:01Sir?
21:02I have the corridor's report, Mr. Joseph.
21:04It's believed that the cut he sustained, falling from his horse, may have caused an infection.
21:09The cause of death was given as cardiac arrest, most likely due to tetanus.
21:13So 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.
21:23Mr. Potts said there was something else that caused those symptoms.
21:27Strictly poisoning.
21:28Mr. Wormsley was most keen to hear all about my ideas for improving the mortuary.
21:40I must say he's a changed man.
21:43It's good indeed to be back.
21:46But alas, I shall have to withdraw my application to be office manager at Scotland Yard.
21:53I'm so sorry to disappoint you, my jewel.
21:55I know how much you are relishing us working together.
21:59Scotland Yard's loss is the mortuary's game, Barnabas.
22:04Thank you, my beloved.
22:08Right.
22:09I 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...
22:19If you want something doing, ask a busy person.
22:21No.
22:22We're just going to head in a 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.
22:47There 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.
23:03When you were a little girl...
23:07Please 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.
23:26You know a gentleman covers his mouth when he yawns.
23:55A gentleman doesn't stay up all night doing background checks.
24:02What did you find?
24:04Nothing.
24:09Our Sir Joseph's household staff were clean.
24:14I'm getting too old for this.
24:17Are you taking a nap?
24:19In here?
24:19Yes.
24:22If you stop talking.
24:24This is a place of work, not a lodging house.
24:34Aha!
24:37I think I found something.
24:38Just before he died, a large transfer of money was made from Sir Joseph's bank account
24:45to a small German bank in the city.
24:51We need to find out who this bank account belongs to.
24:55Come along.
24:57No time to rest.
25:01Hurry up!
25:02It was here Mr. Lawrence collapsed, so I would wager it was poison.
25:12Someone 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?
25:24I almost told Sophia about us last night.
25:36Well, almost.
25:37I'd like to do it together.
25:42I hope she takes it well.
25:43She's certainly very fond of you.
25:45She thinks you're funny.
25:47Funny?
25:48Is it odd?
25:50Funny isn't amusing.
25:52Although you are a little odd.
26:06Alexander.
26:11That's an awful lot of watches for one man.
26:13Especially for someone on a butler's wage.
26:16What's this?
26:19Calling cars.
26:19Countess Polchek.
26:26Russian embassy.
26:33There has been a recent spate of robberies in the area, Ambassador Polchek.
26:36I have heard nothing of these robberies of which we speak.
26:43The thieves have been targeting ladies mostly, which is why Miss Scarlet is helping Scotland Yard with our inquiries.
26:48During our investigations, we were able to recover some of the stolen items.
26:54One of which is a silver card holder belonging to Countess Polchek.
27:01Is she a relative of yours?
27:02She's my wife.
27:05But I have no knowledge of her being robbed.
27:11Well, perhaps we could speak to her.
27:13She's not here.
27:16Do you know when she'll be back?
27:16My wife and I, we have parted ways.
27:26She has returned to Russia.
27:28That is all I wish to say on the matter.
27:31It'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?
27:44I suppose if I don't tell you, some gossiping servant will.
27:49She has been seeing a lover.
27:56Sir Joseph Milner.
28:00I can only assume that the calling cards were stolen from his residence.
28:05You are aware sir Joseph passed away last week?
28:08I am.
28:10And 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.
28:20But 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.
28:36They seemed frustrated with him.
28:38One started shouting.
28:41I couldn't understand what they were saying.
28:43It was not in English.
28:46What language was it?
28:47It was, I believe, German.
28:59Name and address of the account holder that Sir Joseph made payments to.
29:08How did you get that?
29:12Too charm and charisma.
29:16All right, fine, I bribe the teller.
29:18The account belongs to a Mr. Klaus Lang.
29:20Now he's been visiting the bank every week to withdraw 100 pounds on each visit.
29:26Always on the same day, always at the same time and always with an associate.
29:31So, um, you pay a visit to this address.
29:33I shall head back to the office to carry on digging into Sir Joseph's finances.
29:37I shall head back to the office to carry on.
29:39What?
29:41None.
29:45You're impressed, aren't you?
29:46I can tell.
29:47I'll head back to the office to carry on.
29:50Perhaps.
30:06Sir Joseph did not pay well.
30:09I've no regrets about stealing from him.
30:10One of the items you stole was a silver case containing the calling 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.
30:30What of these two German men Sir Joseph was arguing with the day before he died?
30:34I was not there.
30:36It was my day off.
30:43Talk us through the hours before you became ill.
30:46Everything you did.
30:49I finished work about nine o'clock, then went back to my lodging room.
30:55I needed some money that I kept there.
30:59I rested a while, smoked a pipe.
31:01Then, 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.
31:31Mr. Potts, Barnabas.
31:37I'm here because I have a theory and I'm in need of your advice.
31:41Well.
31:41And yes, I'm aware that I have not given 24 hours notice of my arrival.
31:45And yes, I am aware that there is a strict protocol.
31:47Oh, protocol be damned.
31:49You're always welcome here, Eliza.
31:52Come in.
31:55Come in.
31:55Strickling 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.
32:11What if you inhaled it?
32:13Say, two tobacco.
32:14Oh, yes, that would work.
32:18Rather rapidly too.
32:21Of course, the expert in such matters is Mr. Wormsley, and he seems rather on edge recently.
32:27Perhaps the joy of my return has overwhelmed him.
32:30Well, 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, and yours alone.
32:40Inspector Blake asked for me, personally.
32:44He did?
32:48Then I'm at your disposal.
32:54We 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.
33:19Willows.
33:21The B's.
33:23And you keep going till we run out of alphabet.
33:30This 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.
33:58Haven'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.
34:10Well, 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?
34:26I 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.
34:42Are you in love with him?
34:42Pardon?
34:46It's a simple question.
34:48And one that bears no relevance to the investigation.
34:51I'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.
35:05And of course, each man carries his own merits when it comes to passing the short amount of time we have on this earth.
35:12But to love someone fully, completely, that would be a mistake.
35:22For a woman, financial independence is everything.
35:32Do 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.
35:51And one that I don't share.
35:52It's a rather bleak view.
35:57Yes, you do.
36:22It's a rather neutral type oftext.
36:28It smells like a man.
36:31That's a less tourist or a general type thing.
36:38It smells like an otis keyer.
36:42It smells like an otis keyer.
36:44Let's go.
37:14I assume one of you is Klaus Land, an account holder at the Bank of Deutschland.
37:37The account holder against Josef Haltenhardt.
37:50I win.
37:52Gentlemen.
37:59Gentlemen.
38:00Hmm.
38:01Your address was given to the Bank of Deutschland as a contact for an account that Josef Milner was paying into.
38:25Why do you have a photograph of Sir Joseph Superior, Lord Powell, the Foreign Secretary?
38:38I believe my associate here speaks a little German.
38:47Do I have that right?
38:51Do Inspector Blake.
38:52So, would you be so kind as to tell these gentlemen the following?
39:01If they do not talk, they will be charged with Sir Joseph Milner's murder.
39:08The penalty for which is death by hanging.
39:12I don't need to translate, Inspector.
39:19They understand perfectly.
39:23What do you want to know?
39:32Why did Sir Joseph hire you?
39:35They were hired to kill his superior, Lord Powell, the Foreign Secretary.
39:41If they are to be believed, they were given very little information, not even a reason why.
39:50They were waiting for Sir Joseph to make contact, but they didn't know he was dead.
39:56The most incompetent assassins I have ever come across.
39:59It doesn't make sense that Sir Joseph would hire such fools for such a high-risk operation?
40:04No, it does not.
40:06None of this makes sense.
40:08How did you get on at the mortuary?
40:12According to Mr. Potts, if someone wished to lace tobacco with strychnine,
40:17they would first need to dissolve the strychnine in alcohol, then soak the tobacco in the solution.
40:22But these days it's harder than ever to get your hands on it,
40:25particularly the concentrated amounts that you need to kill someone.
40:28But you could extract it from rat poison.
40:32You 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.
40:48Five businesses that receive bulk deliveries are rat poison.
40:52You and Moses worked through the list.
40:58Willows, 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.
41:11Ah, deliveries are forwarded onto another premises.
41:14I wrote down the address.
41:16Alright, spit it out.
41:17What?
41:18Something is on your mind.
41:19Someone just, just gave me some unwanted advice.
41:23Never listen to advice.
41:24Not even mine.
41:25Never listen to advice.
41:26Not even mine.
41:32So, where do the foreman say to go?
41:33So, where do the foreman say to go?
41:37Find Inspector Blake, tell him to meet me at this address, vigilantly.
41:39You recognise him?
41:40Is it right?
41:41No?
41:42Not that, you're right.
41:43Right?
41:44And the foreman said to him?
41:45The foreman said to知 his wife.
41:46Many.
41:47Now, what is this as a as a man?
41:48How do you need to return to the foreman'sidamente?
41:49пару.
41:50How do you need to get the foreman's compelled to get to get the foreman'súa?
41:51And the foreman's calls are phantasmis who just got the foreman's
41:51am Hesomann's for the foreman's mind?
41:52Just a few.
41:53The foreman's hand is on your mind.
41:54Someone just, somebody, just gave me some unwanted advice.
41:55Never listen to advice.
41:56Not even mine.
41:57So where do the foreman's aid to go?
41:58Find Inspector Blake, tell him to meet me at this address, urgently.
42:05You recognize the police?
42:07I do.
42:28I do.
42:33I do.
42:38I do.
42:47I do.
42:48I do.
42:54All right, boysen.
43:11Good evening, Miss Carlet.
43:16It was you who killed Sir Joseph.
43:19Inspector Blake is on his way.
43:26We won't cover this up if that's what you're thinking.
43:29Cover it up. I want quite the opposite.
43:33I want a full written report handed in to the superintendent at Scotland Yard.
43:39I don't understand.
43:43There are many in our government that believe that Germany will soon be a threat to the national interest.
43:49Sir 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.
44:04When it was discovered they were German, it would have forced England into war with Germany.
44:09War makes money for those in high places.
44:11Regardless of the cost of human life.
44:15My conscience would not allow such a thing.
44:20So 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.
44:32I want them to know what Sir Joseph had planned and why I killed him.
44:41You acted alone?
44:44If my superiors knew what I had done, it would have been covered up.
44:47Would have been covered up.
44:51You're hanged for this?
44:53Which is why I shall leave London tonight.
44:55I have a must quite a fortune.
44:57It's about time I enjoyed spending it.
45:02You have made your decision about Inspector Blake.
45:04Inspector Blake?
45:07I won't be giving him up.
45:10Not for anything.
45:15In that case, your fee will not be twice the normal rate as agreed.
45:22It would be a great deal more.
45:26Why?
45:28Because you're going to need it.
45:30And because I like you, Miss Scarlet, you're good at your job.
45:36Use the money however you see fit.
45:39But please...
45:41Be ambitious.
45:55I just said you were here. What happened?
45:56You're going to need a drink first.
46:04I don't agree with what Miss Scott did, but she did it for her country.
46:08I told the superintendent that I, like Miss Scott, have no taste for war.
46:13Young men dying painful deaths for little purpose.
46:16Did he listen?
46:18He did.
46:21Turns out he had a son who died in Crimea.
46:23He assured me my report had gone all the way up to the Prime Minister, who of course wishes to keep it out the public eye.
46:33How can he ensure that?
46:35A hefty promotion for the super.
46:40When will you tell him about us?
46:41I won't.
46:44Because there's no need.
46:48What?
46:50With his promotion, he'll be leaving Scotland Yard and there'll be a new superintendent.
46:56Well, who will that be?
46:58Me.
46:59You're going to be the next superintendent?
47:05Is that what you want?
47:08Nice office job.
47:13More money, civilised hours.
47:17No more getting shot at.
47:18I'd say that's quite appealing.
47:21And you can carry on working for Scotland Yard, as I will no longer be the inspector hiring you.
47:36I don't know what to say.
47:38How about...
47:40Alexander, you are the best thing that's ever happened to me.
47:44Certainly the most handsome, and I'm very lucky to have met you.
47:49A little long-winded, but...
47:52Broadly correct.
47:55So does that mean that willows will no longer be dismissed?
47:59It was the first thing I insisted upon.
48:01As well as another small matter.
48:03That the new clerical manager should be of my choosing.
48:06I think you'll approve of my choice.
48:22Morning!
48:27Good morning, Mrs. Potts.
48:29Good morning, Detective Windows.
48:36To my clever wife, on her new promotion.
48:47To Ivy.
48:49Ivy.
48:51Congratulations.
48:55Thank you, Barnabas.
48:57And thank you, Inspector Blake, for having such faith in me.
49:01It's called some more wine.
49:03Easy does it, my beloved.
49:06That will be your third.
49:07And 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?
49:16Of course, Miss Carlos.
49:20It is delicious.
49:24Cheers.
49:25I told Sophia that we'd go somewhere nice for lunch.
49:35Monday this week, the three of us.
49:37You want to tell her about us?
49:40It's time.
49:42I already know.
49:45What do you already know?
49:46That Eliza's your special lady friend, and that you love her.
49:53Oh.
49:55Well, yes.
49:57Yes, that's precisely what I wanted to tell you.
50:00But can we still go to luncheon?
50:03Of course we can.
50:06But not tomorrow. I have a very busy day.
50:11I'm going to hire some new detectives.
50:14Maybe you should hire Sophia.
50:16She certainly has very impressive powers of deduction.
50:18You're silly, Papa.
50:22I know.
50:23I know.
50:39Ready for the big day?
50:43Remember to make clear that the positions entail working long hours.
50:47What if only two candidates turn up?
50:50Sometimes even on a Sunday.
50:51Well, only one turns up.
50:52And that we do not offer overtime.
50:55Well, no one turns up.
50:59Eliza, all will be well.
51:02Go on.
51:22Welcome, everyone.
51:25Please, please, do come in.
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51:28Hello.
51:30Just up the stairs.
51:31Good morning.
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51:38Hello.
51:39Please, just follow the way up the stairs.
51:42Good morning.
51:44Thank you for coming.
51:45Good morning.
51:46I'm here.
51:47Let's go.
51:51We're here.
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51:53We're here.
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52:14You're about to discover.
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