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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.
02:54Marvellous.
02:56Marvellous.
03:11Marvellous.
03:16Marvellous.
03:39Marvellous.
03:39Oh, 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. I'd 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.
04:49Sergio, for a moment.
04:50Only if you're quick.
04:53I've been given rather irksome orders from the superintendent.
04:56Still, 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. I 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.
05:37I'm not her father, Detective Willis. What you do in your free time is your own business.
05:42Thank you, sir.
05:45Right. I'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.
05:54Newspapers, sir.
05:57Wonderful news, is it not?
06:02It's a theft, Clarence. My thoughts are with the victims.
06:06As are mine.
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?
06:18The horse's owners, Lord and Lady Roberts, have recently been granted a divorce.
06:27There were accusations of infidelity on both sides,
06:30and 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?
06:43Well, all the other matters were resolved,
06:45but the sticking point was their prize-winning racehorse, Trafalgar Spring.
06:50Both sides wished to keep him.
06:52Precisely.
06:53And Lady Roberts managed to prove that she had bought him as a foe with her own money,
06:57and the court found in her favor,
06:59the horse was being kept at Lord Roberts' stables.
07:03So the judge ordered him to give the animal back to his former wife,
07:07but before he could do so...
07:09The judge ordered him to give the animal back to his wife.
07:13Intriguing.
07:14Intriguing, and potentially rewarding.
07:17She'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.
07:33Bravo, Clarence.
07:34Though we must proceed with caution.
07:36Lady Roberts blames her husband for the horse's theft,
07:38and that 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,
07:47I've been breeding horses for 30 years,
07:50and 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.
08:13Chain 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 the chain was cut,
08:28the door was open, and 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.
08:45Clearly 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
08:54as part of the divorce settlement.
08:56Why would she steal her own property?
08:58I'm appealing against that decision,
09:00and my lawyers have assured me
09:02that I have every chance of winning, and 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.
09:20The local police have already spoken to Lady Roberts
09:22and 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,
09:35and 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.
09:59We 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.
10:12You met him several times at the Grand National, along with myself.
10:17Mr. Nash was something of a rogue, as I recall.
10:21Isn'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.
10:35Perhaps 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 coat, with money my father gave me before I was married.
10:49Trafalgar Spring far outshone any of the horses being trained by my
10:55former 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 Culpepper's or Malone's or any of the other firms who have come calling cannot?
11:17Well, um...
11:21Lord Roberts is, to say the least, a very influential man.
11:25No doubt he'll use that influence against you.
11:27As a woman, I know...
11:29I don't give a damn about your struggles as a woman.
11:32What can you offer that the others cannot?
11:35Lady Roberts, 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.
11:50There are, however, ways that one can hide one's assets, which perhaps I could show you.
11:58Patrick Nash was a crook, but a wealthy one.
12:05You find my horse.
12:11And you hide my money.
12:16We look forward to working with you, Lady Roberts.
12:21Your tea, madam.
12:22If I had wanted tea, I would have rung the bell!
12:27Get out!
12:34Find out everything you can about that divorce settlement.
12:36It's your job to keep her happy.
12:38Well, happy might be a bit of a stretch, but I'll try my best.
12:41I'll see if I can find out if anyone had a grudge against either of them.
12:46Miss Scarlet.
12:50Inspector Blake.
12:53I'd 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,
13:03beating who was it, Clarence? Malone'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.
13:17Miss Scarlet.
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.
13:32Well, I shall be from now on.
13:34Barnabas?
13:50Barnabas?
13:57Ah!
13:58Good evening, my Joel.
14:00Well, what do you think?
14:01About what?
14:03I've given the room a deep clean.
14:06I'm sure your degree has transformed, particularly 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?
14:21There is not, no.
14:24But no matter, I'm still to finish my to-do list.
14:27Next up, ah, item 37, rearrange Ivy's burgeoning recipe book.
14:33My recipe book?
14:34As I need to thank me, my jewel.
14:36It'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 not only an argument.
15:10It was more of a discussion.
15:12One that will be resolved when you say sorry.
15:15I didn't realize an apology was needed.
15:20Well, now you do.
15:22Then, I'm sorry.
15:32I promise we wouldn't talk about work during our personal time.
15:35However...
15:36What are my theories on the missing ratios?
15:40If I were to suggest that Lord Roberts faked the theft
15:44in 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?
16:03I 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.
16:09Hmm.
16:15Inspector Blake, telegram.
16:23I'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.
16:35By maybe some time.
16:36Well, there's wine and it appears there's plenty to read.
16:40Well, if you're sure.
16:45I'll be back as soon as I can.
16:46There you go.
16:47I will go next door.
16:48There's one in my car.
16:48Bye, Tia.
16:49I will go.
16:49Say hi to the other, Tia.
16:50I'm going to have a look at my house.
16:50Thanks.
16:51Bye.
16:51Bye.
16:52Bye.
16:55Bye.
16:55Bye.
16:56Bye.
16:56Bye.
16:57Bye-bye.
16:58Bye.
16:59Bye-bye.
17:11Bye-bye.
17:11Bye-bye.
17:12Bye-bye.
17:13Bye-bye.
17:14Bye-bye.
17:15Bye-bye.
17:15Bye-bye.
17:46Good evening, sir.
17:50What are those?
17:51Sorry to disturb your evening, but 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.
18:13He was a horse trainer.
18:16Who did he work for?
18:20Lady Roberts.
18:30Where is Papa?
18:31Oh, oh, 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.
18:53Thanks.
19:25I apologise for not coming back sooner. The crime scene was more challenging than usual.
19:47Crime scene?
19:48I can't get into details. It was something of a conflict of interest.
19:53Is this connected to the missing resource?
19:59I'm not a mind reader, Alexander. Is that a yes or a no?
20:04What happened to our agreement not to discuss work during our private time?
20:08What, so you're not going to tell me?
20:11See? You are a mind reader. More coffee?
20:25The body was identified as Jack Lawson. I understand he trained Trafalgar Spring.
20:31He 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.
20:52Do you have any idea of his recent movements?
20:56I did hear... it is just a rumour. But I heard that my husband had enquired about his services.
21:14Clarence, I have some news. There's been a significant development on the hunt for Trafalgar Spring.
21:19Excellent. 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?
21:44I 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.
22:03But I need to find a way to visit undetected.
22:06How about you? Anything of interest?
22:10Well, I've been wading through Lady Roberts' finances,
22:13which 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?
22:28I believe so. Why?
22:30Miss Reynolds?
22:40Yes.
22:41Miss Edith Berry has arrived.
22:42Oh.
22:43Send her in.
22:44And fetch the boys, please.
22:51Miss Berry. Pleasure to meet you.
22:53I'm Miss Alice Reynolds, the housekeeper. Please, take a seat.
22:58Thank you for seeing me at such a notice.
23:00Hmm.
23:01When I landed the vacancy for a nanny, my heart soared.
23:04I was most keen to see you before the position was filled.
23:08Have you had much experience with children?
23:11I've worked for three wonderful families.
23:14Oh.
23:15I adore children.
23:18Well, the previous nanny left rather abruptly.
23:22The unpleasantness with Lord and Lady Roberts hangs heavy over us all.
23:27The Roberts have two sons, Sebastian and Lionel.
23:30I 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.
23:42Ah. Sebastian. Lionel.
23:45This is Miss Berry. She will be looking after you this afternoon.
23:49Best behaviour, 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.
24:10Suggestion two, a game where I ask you questions and if you answer correctly, then I reward you with sweets.
24:15Yes.
24:16The game it is.
24:18Excellent.
24:19Now, first question.
24:21Who knows where the stables are?
24:28What's the new friend?
24:31Hello, Ivy.
24:33Barnabas.
24:34What are you doing here?
24:36I come with the most wonderful news, my jewel.
24:39Something remarkable has happened.
24:40Mr Wormsey has apologised and given you your job back.
24:42Not as yet, no.
24:44I'm referring to this.
24:46My memoirs.
24:47Tales of a mortuary clerk by Barnabas Potts.
24:52Oh, it was slow going at first, but as soon as the dam of creativity burst open, then words just cascaded from my mind like water from a dam that, as I say, burst open.
25:05You've written your memoirs?
25:08You're not always telling me what fascinating tales I possess.
25:11Well, now, I've put them on the page for all to read.
25:14I'd begun to anyway.
25:16This is just the first chapter.
25:18Spring, 1857.
25:20I would welcome any thoughts or suggestions you may have.
25:24And this is just one chapter?
25:25Indeed.
25:26I've left no stone unturned in my effort to delight the reader.
25:31Every detail, no matter how small it's there on the page.
25:34Well, I must confess her rather tense bed of crab in the forearm.
25:37Well, we have to get you a typewriter to keep this up.
25:40Well, I'll keep you in after a moment longer.
25:44We will talk again at home.
25:45Oh, I won't be home till late. I have to cover past the night shift.
25:49Ah!
25:50No matter.
25:52I will keep myself busy writing the next distort.
25:54Autumn, 1857.
26:24Miss Berry?
26:25What on earth are you doing in here?
26:26And where are the boys?
26:27Hiding.
26:28We're playing hide and seek.
26:30Miss Berry?
26:45What on earth are you doing in here?
26:47and where are the boys hiding we're playing hide and seek well go and find them immediately
26:58they should never be left alone ever
27:01i take it you'll hear about lawson i heard his body was found last night how well did you know
27:12mr lawson hardly at all he worked for her i had my own man is it right you banned lawson from your
27:20stables when the divorce proceedings began didn't trust him and for the record i'm quite sure that
27:27he and my former wife were more than just trainer and owner you're suggesting an affair there are so
27:35many rumors about her anything is possible i spoke to lady robertson she suggested that you'd offered
27:42lawson his job back and 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 in his death
28:03and 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
28:18give me back
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
29:38and 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 are words
30:12that make no sense
30:13you are not explaining it clearly stop waffling man
30:18be concise
30:19this is what i'm doing my best but as i have said
30:21your financial affairs are quite challenging
30:23can you protect my money
30:25or not
30:26yes i can i can
30:27but i just need a little more time to fully understand your finances
30:30what is that to understand
30:31i thought you were an accountant
30:33lady roberts you have numerous bank accounts
30:37and a bewildering array of investments
30:39none of which are providing any kind of return by the way
30:41there are also many payments
30:43with no detailed reference
30:45for instance
30:46fifty pounds
30:48to a mr. m
30:49butterworth
30:50he's my upolsterer
30:53i have had to set up
30:55an entirely new household
30:58would you have me go to the workhouse
31:00upolsterer
31:02oh
31:03lady roberts
31:04hello dude
31:07don't mind me
31:08120 pounds
31:12to a mrs ruddy
31:14she runs a spa
31:16in bath
31:16i was stricken
31:18with melancholy
31:19after the divorce
31:20i needed to take the waters
31:23yes of course
31:25but a whopping
31:27250 pounds
31:29to a mr daniel o'dwyer
31:31he is an old acquaintance
31:35who runs a charity
31:36for retired racehorses
31:38i will not apologize
31:40for having a kind heart
31:42and i do not appreciate
31:43being questioned in this way
31:45no but it's just
31:45if i am going to help
31:47i do need to go through
31:47every detail
31:48of your violence
31:49and you
31:50what have you found out
31:51about my missing horse
31:53what on earth is that
31:57eddie roberts
32:10if you want your horse back
32:13pay 300 pounds
32:15into locker 332
32:16at kings cross station
32:18at 8 o'clock
32:19tomorrow night
32:20tell the police
32:21and the animal dies
32:22oh
32:23it was addressed to you
32:26lady roberts
32:27who else knew
32:29that you were here
32:30i told no one
32:32my driver
32:34dropped me
32:34two streets away
32:35i don't want anyone
32:36knowing my business
32:37pay them
32:40i will give you the money
32:43yes but we must let
32:46the police know
32:47no
32:47i don't want
32:48anything more to do
32:49with this whole damn
32:50business
32:51do as they say
32:55pay them the ransom
32:57and when my horse is
33:02returned
33:03you will receive
33:05100 pounds
33:06ah
33:17that's that then
33:18wait wait wait wait
33:20extortion
33:21with the threat of violence
33:23is a serious crime
33:24and inspector blake is
33:25under pressure to capture
33:25those responsible
33:26if we say nothing
33:28they'll get away
33:28well that is his problem
33:30not ours
33:30we have a business to run
33:31there are good reasons
33:33to involve him
33:34there are many reasons
33:36not to
33:36100 pounds worth
33:38to be precise
33:38unless i'm missing
33:39something
33:40you're acting in the most
33:42peculiar manner
33:43something is amiss
33:44i cannot cross inspector blake
33:45and that's fine
33:46but why
33:46because i can't
33:47eliza what has changed
33:49everything
33:49you've not fallen out
33:55with inspector blake
33:56you've fallen in with him
34:00it 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
34:10in scotland yard
34:11and what about clients
34:12they will question
34:14where your loyalties lie
34:15and what if things
34:16do not end well
34:16between the two of you
34:17we've lost our main source of revenue
34:19i am aware of all that
34:20and yet still you have done it
34:22if our business fails
34:26eliza
34:26i have nothing
34:28you know things were
34:30finely smooth sailing
34:32but you are just like mr nurse
34:33intent on always rocking
34:36the damn boot
34:37barnabas
34:50i'm home
34:53barnabas
34:59i'm home
35:29Oh, my God.
35:59I'm afraid. Sorry. I was miles away.
36:04Everything all right?
36:06Yes.
36:11No.
36:17I've never seen Clarence so upset.
36:20Clarence is just doing his job. I 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.
37:53Would 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.
38:03Daniel, 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.
39:30Came 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.
39:49You say you left the phones on my desk?
39:52I left it right there with Miss Scarlett.
39:56Miss Scarlett was here.
39:57Oh, there you are.
40:15I'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.
40:42And you mean an awful lot to me too.
40:45You are a good friend, Eliza.
40:47It'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.
41:00You of all people deserve to be happy.
41:02If Inspector Blake makes you happy, then that is what is most important.
41:06That means a great deal.
41:14Now, have you finished?
41:17I have.
41:19What did you want to tell me?
41:20So 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's doing 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 thief is brought to justice,
42:08that's all I'll 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 will be invaluable.
42:21Now, the ransom note says that the bag drop will be at 8 o'clock tonight,
42:23which gives us seven hours until then.
42:26But how do we find the horse?
42:28I'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.
42:41I 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?
42:54We'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 has left me feeling somewhat fatigued,
43:24not to mention played havoc with my legs all digitorum profundus.
43:29Oh, never mind my ailments.
43:31What did you think of my first chapter?
43:37I 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.
43:53Might go some way to ease my current malady to.
43:57Perhaps a little rest from the writing might be the best thing.
43:59In the meantime, you could get your old job back
44:02by apologising to Mr. Wormsley rather than waiting on him.
44:06You want me to give up the writing?
44:08I know the idea of apologising goes against your principles, but...
44:11You want me to give up the writing?
44:14Polybus, you're a wonderful writer.
44:18Oh.
44:19But these twinges can start small, and before you know it, you have an acute condition.
44:25Look at my mother's gout.
44:29Hmm.
44:32Perhaps 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 immediately?
44:55Yes, Inspector, of course.
44:57Sir.
44:58Yes.
44:58It's Miss Scarlet.
45:00Where is she?
45:01Gentlemen of the press, thank you for coming so expeditiously.
45:15I am Eliza Scarlet, private investigator.
45:19As you can see, I have found Trafalgar Spring, the award-winning racehorse that all London has
45:24been searching for.
45:26Miss Scarlet, could you confirm where and where the horse was located?
45:29I did not do this alone, however, but alongside the dedicated Inspector Alexander Blake of
45:36Scotland Yard.
45:37Inspector 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, suspect?
45:50Inspector Blake, where did you find the horse?
45:52Inspector Blake, what was the meat?
45:53You mean Miss Scarlet?
45:53It's his disappearance financially, both.
45:55Inspector Blake, can you give us any more information about the fees?
45:58Neither Miss Scarlet or myself will be giving any further comment at this time, as the
46:03investigation is still ongoing.
46:07Thank you, James.
46:08That's enough for today.
46:10On your way.
46:11Name your address as a thief.
46:13Some driver Jack Lawson paid to transport the horse.
46:17But 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.
46:41You're not suggesting that you, yourself, stole the horse.
46:46We know it was Jack Lawson, real name Daniel O'Dwyer, a horse trainer with a criminal past.
46:54Contrary to what you told me, you didn't donate money to O'Dwyer's racehorse charity, but rather
46:58you paid him to steal Trafalgar Spring.
47:00No court in the land will let you have the horse now.
47:09And on further delving into O'Dwyer's accounts, we found that you, Lord Roberts, had sold him
47:13a 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.
47:32But he betrayed both of you and intended on selling to a breeder who would put the horse
47:37out 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.
47:50He was hired by O'Dwyer to transport the horse to a breeder.
47:54When the horse kicked out at O'Dwyer, he panicked, left O'Dwyer fatally injured and drove off
47:59with 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.
48:14However, I'm inclined to be generous, to 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.
48:29And 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.
48:39What do you suggest?
48:48Drop the appeal case.
48:52And 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.
49:04I trust this is an end to the matter.
49:18Barnabas!
49:24I'm home!
49:34Barnabas?
49:34One looted ounce of...
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!
50:09Oh!
50:10Oh!
50:10One fluid ounce of I.O.D.I.N.!
50:17You know you could have told me about the ransom.
50:30Well, and have you take away my moment in the sun?
50:33I've already had three offers of work from that publicity.
50:35Besides, I was keeping to your rule of not discussing work.
50:38I believe it was our rule.
50:39I believe it was our rule.
50:42And one we should stick to.
50:43Agreed.
50:44It's nice going out together.
50:48I don't know the Sarah very well.
50:50It's far enough out of the way to enjoy some privacy.
50:54And if anyone should recognize us, the tables are almost big enough to hide under.
51:00Clarence knows about us.
51:03He guessed.
51:05Well, it's only a matter of time before everyone finds out.
51:10So, 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.
51:35What if we amend the rule?
51:40We're allowed to discuss work that doesn't directly concern us.
51:44I'm about to take over the case.
51:46Oh.
51:50I'd say I'm with it.
51:51When I say the burglary went wrong,
51:53I mean it went spectacularly wrong.
51:55Do you tell?
51:56So, it all started.
51:58It was bizarre, mate.
52:00What is typical foresight?
52:13Brace yourself.
52:14You're about to discover.
52:18Something rather exciting.
52:19What more does one need?
52:21How splendid.
52:23And it will be all that you've dreamed of.
52:34And more.
52:35Mr. Moses Valentine.
52:45Miss Eliza Scarlet.
52:47Hello?
52:48They're trying to free us.
52:49We need to go.
52:50No!
52:51What if I come into a pub like this
52:52with an uncut diamond in my bag?
52:54She's a liability.
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