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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.
03:38Marvellous.
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.
04:08I'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 you to be late for work.
04:16I'll detain you not a moment longer, Majel.
04:18Oh. 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.
04:49Sergeant, for a moment.
04:50Only if you're quick.
04:52I've been given rather irksome orders from the superintendent.
04:55Still, we live to serve and all that.
04:57As I'm new here, I just wanted to check something, but it's a bit awkward. I don't really know how to put it.
05:05Concisely, I have a train to catch.
05:09Do you think it's alright for a copper to be romantically involved with a lady he works with?
05:16Why'd you ask?
05:17Maybe you have something to say, Detective Willis, and say it.
05:25I've been out for dinner with a lady from the clerical office.
05:30Twice, actually.
05:32Miss 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.
05:41Thank you, sir.
05:44Right. I'm off to Hertfordshire, where apparently the local police need my help.
05:48According to our esteemed superintendent, anyway.
05:52We really must stop him reading the newspapers.
05:54Newspapers, sir.
05:57Wonderful news, isn't it odd?
06:01It's a theft, Clarence. My thoughts are with the victims.
06:05As am I.
06:07I also had other thoughts about how it could be monetized.
06:11The horse's owners, Lord and Lady Roberts, have recently been granted a divorce.
06:14There were accusations of infidelity on both sides.
06:17And things became increasingly bitter during the court case.
06:20They fought over everything. Property, money, heirlooms.
06:23Didn't she insist on keeping her title?
06:25Oh, you do read the gospel?
06:27I don't know.
06:29I don't know.
06:31I don't know.
06:33I don't know.
06:35I don't know.
06:37I don't know.
06:38I don't know.
06:39I don't know.
06:40I don't know.
06:41I don't know.
06:43Well, all the other matters were resolved.
06:45But the sticking point was their prize-winning racehorse, Trafalgar Spring.
06:49Both sides wished to keep him.
06:52Precisely.
06:53Lady Roberts managed to prove that she had bought him as a foal with her own money.
06:57And the court found in her favor the horse was being kept at Lord Roberts' stables.
07:03So the judge ordered him to give the animal back to his former wife.
07:06But before he could do so...
07:13Intriguing.
07:14Intriguing and potentially rewarding, she's offered £100 for his safe return.
07:22We must make an appointment with her immediately.
07:24I've already done so.
07:27She's an acquaintance of Mr. Nash from his horse-racing days.
07:31We met her on several occasions.
07:33Not though, 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.
07:41I take it you know who his cousin is.
07:44As I was telling the police commissioner, I'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, so no.
08:01What kind of policeman are you?
08:03I thought you lot were always at the track.
08:06You were telling me about the night of the theft.
08:08He was locked up in his usual stall.
08:12Chain and padlock.
08:15There was a hell of a storm that night.
08:18And Evans, my groundskeeper, didn't arrive until first light.
08:23Which is when he found the chain was cut, the door was open,
08:29and Trafalgar Spring was gone.
08:34Of 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.
08:44Clearly she paid him to take the horse.
08:48And now she has it hidden somewhere, I'm sure.
08:52I understood Lady Roberts was awarded the animal as part of the divorce settlement.
08:56Why would she steal her own property?
08:57I'm appealing against that decision and my lawyers have assured me that I have every chance of winning.
09:05And she knows it.
09:07She paid off my groundskeeper.
09:11You can be sure.
09:13Either with money or other favours.
09:18I want the woman arrested.
09:20The local police have already spoken to Lady Roberts and taken statements from all your grounds staff,
09:25including Mr. Evans, your groundskeeper.
09:27I'm only here to oversee things, not get directly involved.
09:30I am cousin to Her Majesty the Queen.
09:34And godfather to the Prime Minister's son.
09:40Do I really have to explain to you the ways in which I can make your life difficult?
09:47Now do as you told and find my bloody horse.
10:02We 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.
10:15Mr. Nash was something of a rogue, as I recall.
10:20Isn't he in prison now?
10:23He's served his time and since been released.
10:26Good news for his sons, I suppose.
10:29Not that he has any.
10:34Perhaps you could tell us a little more about Trafalgar Spring.
10:37I've followed his progress over the years. He's quite something.
10:41Indeed he is.
10:43I bought him as a coat, with money my father gave me before I was married.
10:48Trafalgar Spring far out shone any of the horses being trained by my former husband.
10:56Much to his annoyance.
10:57He truly is a magnificent creature.
11:02Yes, he won two classics in his first season, is that right?
11:05The Derby and the St. Ledger.
11:10What can you offer that Culpeppers or Malone's or any of the other firms who have come calling cannot?
11:17Well, um...
11:20Lord Roberts is, to say the least, a very influential man.
11:25No doubt he'll use that influence against you.
11:28As a woman I know...
11:29I don't give a damn about your struggles as a woman.
11:31What can you offer that the others cannot?
11:34Lady Roberts, your husband is appealing against the terms of the divorce.
11:43Should he succeed, he will reclaim everything that you have been awarded.
11:46Not just the horse, but the houses and the money.
11:50There are, however, ways that one can hide one's assets.
11:56Which perhaps I could show you.
12:00Patrick Nash was a crook.
12:02But a wealthy one.
12:08You find my horse.
12:11And you hide my money.
12:16We look forward to working with you, Lady Roberts.
12:20Your tea, madam.
12:22If I had wanted tea, I would have rung the bell!
12:26Get out!
12:33Find 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.
12:45Miss Scarlet.
12:50Inspector Blake.
12:52I'd ask what you're doing here, but I assume it's a better missing racehorse.
12:56You wish to acquire Lady Roberts as a client?
12:58You 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.
13:10I always find actions speak louder than words.
13:15Good day, Inspector Blake.
13:17Miss Scarlet.
13:19Mr. Pettigrew.
13:22Have you fallen out with the Inspector?
13:24Not at all.
13:26You 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.
13:33Well, I shall be from now on.
13:39Barnabas?
13:49Barnabas?
13:57Ah!
13:59Good evening, my Jewel.
14:01Well, what do you think?
14:03About what?
14:04I've given the room a deep clean.
14:05I'm sure your degree has transformed, particularly with the chair in a slightly different position.
14:11You spent all day cleaning?
14:13Well, 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?
14:22There is not, no.
14:24But no matter, I'm still to finish my to-do list.
14:27Next up, ah, item 37.
14:29Rearrange Ivy's burgeoning recipe book.
14:33My recipe book?
14:35There's no need to thank me, my Jewel.
14:36It'll be a pleasure to rearrange it into strict alphabetical order.
14:50Item number 37.
14:51So, have you finished your brooding?
15:03Not quite.
15:07That was our first argument.
15:09It was hardly an argument, it was more of a discussion.
15:12One that will be resolved when you say sorry.
15:16I didn't realize an apology was needed.
15:19Well, now you do.
15:21Then...
15:22I'm sorry.
15:31I promise we wouldn't talk about work during our personal time.
15:35However...
15:36What are my theories on the missing resources?
15:37If I were to suggest that Lord Roberts fake the theft in order to punish his former wife, what would you say?
15:46It's a possibility, but I'm keeping an open mind.
15:50Do you also think...
15:52Is this us not talking about work?
16:02I assume I can trust you not to go into my bag and look through my case notes.
16:05What a low opinion you have of me.
16:09Hmm.
16:14Inspector Blake.
16:16Telegram.
16:23I'm afraid our evening is going to be cut short. Detective Willows has requested my assistance.
16:29I'm going to go next door and ask Mrs. Banbury to watch Sophia.
16:32Well, I'd be happy to stay.
16:34Or maybe sometime.
16:36Well, there's wine and it appears there's plenty to read.
16:40Well, if you're sure.
16:44I'll be back soon as I can.
16:45I'll be back soon as I can.
16:46Hello?
16:59ピ ICU
17:08I don't know.
17:38Good 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.
18:18Who did he work for?
18:20Lady Roberts.
18:21Where is Papa?
18:30Oh, oh, he had to go out.
18:34He asked me to look after you.
18:37Can't you sleep?
18:42How about I come and read to you for a bit?
18:44Let's see what we've got.
18:44Ah, yes.
18:47Through the looking glass.
18:49Why don't we learn more about Alice's adventures?
18:52Yes, please.
19:03Good morning.
19:33I apologise for not coming back sooner.
19:44The crime scene was more challenging than usual.
19:47Crime scene?
19:49I can't get into details.
19:51It 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?
20:09What, so you're not going to tell me?
20:11You see, you are a mind reader.
20:15More coffee?
20:25The body was identified as Jack Lawson.
20:28I understand he trained Trafalgar Spring.
20:31He used to.
20:33As 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
20:43carriage tracks and hoof prints.
20:46Do 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?
20:58I did hear, it is just a rumour, but I heard that my husband had enquired about his services.
21:10Clarence, I have some news.
21:17There's been a significant development on the hunt for Trafalgar Spring.
21:20Excellent.
21:21What is it?
21:22I'm not entirely sure.
21:25You may have to give me a little more information than that.
21:28Some sort of crime was committed last night.
21:31What kind of crime?
21:32I'm not entirely sure.
21:34And where was this?
21:36Well, I'm not entirely sure about that either.
21:38Forgive me, but what does make you entirely sure this is a significant development?
21:45I have it on good authority that Inspector Blake was called out to a crime scene last
21:48night, and that crime scene is connected to our case.
21:51But you don't know what happened or where it was?
21:54Precisely.
21:55Now, this is what we do know.
21:58The horse was stolen from Lord Roberts' stables.
22:01So really, I should go there, take a look around, but I need to find a way to visit undetected.
22:08How about you?
22:09Anything of interest?
22:10Well, I've been wading through Lady Roberts' finances, which are a model to say the least,
22:16particularly the hiring and firing of domestic staff.
22:19It seems that both she and Lord Roberts have been shedding servants at a rate of knots due
22:24to the scandal of the divorce.
22:25Is Lord Roberts still hiring?
22:27I believe so.
22:29Why?
22:30Miss Reynolds?
22:31Yes.
22:32Miss Edith Berry has arrived.
22:33Oh.
22:34Send her in.
22:35And fetch the boys, please.
22:37Miss Berry.
22:38Pleasure to meet you.
22:39I'm Miss Alice Reynolds, the housekeeper.
22:40Please, take a seat.
22:41Thank you for seeing me at such a notice.
22:42Hmm.
22:43When I landed the vacancy for a nanny, my heart soared.
22:44I was most keen to see you before the position was filled.
22:45Have you had much experience with children?
22:46No.
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23:35with the boys. See how you get on. There's nothing I would enjoy more.
23:42Sebastian, Lionel, this is Miss Berry. She will be looking after you this afternoon.
23:48Best behavior please.
23:55Good afternoon boys. Now I have two suggestions as to how we spend our time
24:02together. Suggestion one, a rigorous test of Latin and algebra. Suggestion two, a
24:11game where I ask you questions and if you answer correctly then I reward you with
24:15sweets. Yes. The game it is. Excellent. Now first question, who knows where the
24:22stables are?
24:29What's the new friend?
24:31Hello. Barnabas. What are you doing here?
24:35I come with most wonderful news my jewel. Something remarkable has happened.
24:40Mr Wormsey has apologized and given you your job back. Not as yet, no. I'm referring to this.
24:45My memoirs. Tales of a mortuary clerk by Barnabas Potts. Oh, it was slow going at first but
24:54as soon as the dam of creativity burst open then words just cascaded from my mind like water
25:01from a dam that, as I say, burst open. You've written your memoirs?
25:07Oh, you're not always telling me what fascinating tales I possess. Well now, I've put them on the page for all to read.
25:14I'd begun to anyway. This is just the first chapter. Spring 1857. I would welcome any thoughts or suggestions you may have.
25:23And this is just one chapter?
25:25Indeed. I've left no stone unturned in my effort to delight the reader. Every detail no matter how small is there on the page.
25:34Well, I must confess to a rather tense bed of crab in the forearm.
25:37Well, we have to get you a typewriter to keep this up.
25:40Well, I'll keep you in after a moment longer. We will talk again at home.
25:45Oh, I won't be home till late. I have to cover past the night shift.
25:48Ah! No matter. I will keep myself busy writing the next distort.
25:55Wharton, 1857.
26:04Ooh!
26:05Ha!
26:06Oh, thank you!
26:07Ooh!
26:09Whew!
26:10Woo!
26:12鉄
26:34Miss Berry, what on earth are you doing in here?
26:49And where are the boys?
26:51Hiding.
26:52We're playing hide and seek.
26:54Well, go and find them immediately.
26:58They should never be left alone.
27:00Ever.
27:01I take it you'll hear about Lawson.
27:09I heard his body was found last night.
27:11How well did you know, Mr. Lawson?
27:13Hardly at all.
27:15He worked for her.
27:16I had my own man.
27:19Is it right you banned Lawson from your stables when the divorce proceedings began?
27:22Didn't trust him.
27:24And for the record, I'm quite sure that he and my former wife were more than just trainer
27:30and owner.
27:33You're suggesting an affair?
27:35There are so many rumors about her, anything is possible.
27:38I spoke to Lady Robertson.
27:40She suggested that you'd offered Lawson this job back.
27:43And you believed her.
27:46For God's sake man, are you a fool or just incompetent?
27:54Look, who knows what happened to Lawson, but you can bet that she was involved somehow, both
28:01in his death and the theft of my horse.
28:06That woman has a corrupted soul.
28:10And she will stop at nothing.
28:12What the devil?
28:14Give me.
28:15Give me back my...
28:16Stop this and watch!
28:17Who the hell are you?
28:18My name's Miss Berry, uh...
28:30Inspector Blake.
28:33You know this woman.
28:35Well...
28:36I can explain.
28:37What will Lord Roberts do next?
28:41He will complain that I haven't arrested you.
28:49He will complain that I haven't arrested his wife.
28:51He will complain that I haven't found the horse.
28:54In summary, he will complain a great deal and make my life incredibly difficult.
28:57Rather as you do.
29:00I know we agree not to discuss work, but if we had, situations like this afternoon might
29:04have been avoided.
29:05Firstly, do not blame me for what happened.
29:09Secondly, do not ask me to share confidential information when your client is a suspect in
29:13the case.
29:14Is there a thirdly?
29:17Possibly.
29:18I'm still thinking.
29:22I have a proposal.
29:23I will consider terminating my contract with Lady Roberts if you tell me everything you
29:27know about the case.
29:28But I reserve the right to make that decision once I've heard your conclusions.
29:33How does that sound?
29:34Unacceptable.
29:35Alexander, I appreciate this is difficult and if I was in your position I would keep
29:39my cards close to my chest too.
29:41Not that I'd ever be in your position since I'm a woman.
29:44Thirdly, do not try and extract information out of me using guilt.
29:48I resent that suggestion.
29:49It's not a suggestion, it's an accusation.
29:54Just so you know, this goes both ways.
29:58Perhaps I have information that will be interesting to you.
30:00Blake!
30:01Superintendent.
30:02Yes, sir.
30:03All you are saying are words that make no sense.
30:14You are not explaining it clearly.
30:17Stop waffling, man.
30:18Be concise.
30:19I will tell you my best, but as I have said, your financial affairs are quite challenging.
30:24Can you protect my money or not?
30:26Yes, I can.
30:27I can.
30:28But I just need a little more time to fully understand your finances.
30:30What is that to understand?
30:32I thought you were an accountant.
30:34Lady Roberts, you have numerous bank accounts and a bewildering array of investments, none
30:39of which are providing any kind of return, by the way.
30:42There are also many payments, with no detailed reference.
30:46For instance, £50 to a Mr. M. Butterworth.
30:51He's my upholsterer.
30:54I have had to set up an entirely new household.
30:58Would you have me go to the workhouse?
31:00Upholsterer.
31:01Oh!
31:02Lady Roberts.
31:03Oh!
31:04Lady Roberts.
31:05No, don't mind me.
31:10£120 to a Mrs. Ruddy?
31:15She runs a spa in Bath.
31:17I was stricken with melancholy after the divorce.
31:22I needed to take the waters.
31:24Yes, of course.
31:27But a whopping £250 to a Mr. Daniel O'Dwyer?
31:31He is an old acquaintance who runs a charity for retired racehorses.
31:39I will not apologise for having a kind heart, and I do not appreciate being questioned
31:44in this way.
31:45No, but it's just that if I am going to help, I do need to go through every detail of your
31:49violence.
31:50And you.
31:51What have you found out about my missing horse?
31:53What on earth is that?
31:57Lady Roberts.
32:10If you want your horse back, pay £300 into locker 332 at Kings Cross Station at 8 o'clock
32:19tomorrow night.
32:20Tell the police that the animal dies.
32:23Oh!
32:26It was addressed to you, Lady Roberts.
32:28Who else knew that you were here?
32:31I told no one.
32:33My driver dropped me two streets away.
32:35I don't want anyone knowing my business.
32:38No.
32:39Pay them.
32:40I will give you the money.
32:43Yes, but we must let the police know.
32:46No.
32:47I don't want anything more to do with this whole damn business.
32:54Do as they say.
32:56Pay them the ransom.
33:02And when my horse is returned, you will receive £100.
33:06Well, that's that then.
33:19Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
33:21Extortion with the threat of violence is a serious crime and Inspector Blake is under pressure
33:25to capture those responsible.
33:27If we say nothing, they'll get away.
33:29Well, that is his problem, not ours.
33:30We have a business to run.
33:32There are good reasons to involve him.
33:35There are many reasons not to, £100 worth to be precise, unless I'm missing something.
33:41You're acting in the most peculiar manner.
33:43Something is amiss.
33:44I cannot cross Inspector Blake, and that's fine.
33:46But why?
33:47Because I can't.
33:48Eliza, what has changed?
33:49Everything!
33:50You've not fallen out with Inspector Blake.
34:00You've fallen in with him.
34:02It all makes sense now.
34:04Have you lost your mind?
34:06Think of the damage to your reputation.
34:08Not to mention the conflict of interest in Scotland Yard.
34:10And what about clients?
34:12They will question where your loyalties lie.
34:15And what if things do not end well between 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.
34:25If our business fails, Eliza, I have nothing.
34:29You know, things were finally smooth sailing, but you are just like Mr. Nurse, intent on always
34:35rocking the damn boot!
34:39Maybe it will begin with, but, no.
34:41Then, Alji, can't you go in there, Zach?
34:49It's nice.
34:51Attempts quite a bit of plenty.
34:52This way, Dr. Gregg is nothing.
34:54começou to speak distinction except no more.
34:55You didn't just want to craft a little.
34:59But I still haven't chosen them yet.
35:01It is nice to force your dad to be done.
35:07Not the same.
35:08became silver.
35:39Oh, you gave me a fright.
36:00Sorry, I was miles away.
36:04Everything all right?
36:06Yes.
36:09No.
36:17I've never seen Clarence so upset.
36:19Clarence is just doing his job.
36:21I understand his concerns.
36:24But this relationship with Inspector Blake is a long time coming.
36:28I've never known you so happy.
36:31I am happy.
36:32I 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?
36:43If you had a case that in solving 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.
37:05I'll take the blackmail letter to Inspector Blake in the morning.
37:09You're always right.
37:09Could you please tell my husband that?
37:24It's about to play.
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.
38:02Then, Miss Scarlet.
38:20Daniel O'Dwyer.
38:40Good morning, sir.
38:42It'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.
38:47Well, it's 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.
38:56Put it on your desk.
38:58What's the 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.
39:13Well, it was late at night on a dark forest lane.
39:15It could have been an accident transferring the animal from one horse box to another.
39:21I've looked into this Jack Lawson.
39:23I couldn't find anything on him in Hertfordshire where he lived, but I did find an old arrest
39:26sheet here in the records room.
39:29Lawson was Irish.
39:30He came to London ten years ago, but he had a different name then.
39:33Daniel O'Dwyer.
39:34He 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?
39:47Good work.
39:47Well done.
39:49So you say you left the files on my desk?
39:52I left it right there with Miss Scarlet.
39:56Miss Scarlet was here.
39:57Oh, there you are.
40:15I've been looking everywhere for you.
40:16Oh, I have 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.
40:24Very 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.
40:48It's surprising how few friends I was left with once I had a criminal record.
40:54Speaking of criminal records...
40:55But my first thought should have been your happiness.
41:00You of all people deserve to be happy.
41:02If Inspector Blake makes you happy, then that is what is most important.
41:10That means a great deal.
41:13Now, 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 threw this up to her neck.
41:50But how do you know all this?
41:51You stole a file from Inspector Blake's office?
41:57I temporarily borrowed it.
42:00My intention was to tell Inspector Blake about the ransom note, but circumstances changed, which they are wont to do.
42:06As long as the horse is found and the thief is brought to justice, that'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.
42:14We have a horse to find first.
42:16And we may not receive the fee from Lady Roberts, but the publicity will be invaluable.
42:21Now the ransom note says that the bag drop will be at 8 o'clock tonight, which gives us 7 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, and 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 north-west London.
42:42I'd 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?
42:53You'll make a detective a few here, Clarence.
43:07Good 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!
43:29Never mind my ailments.
43:33What did you think of my first chapter?
43:35I 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.
44:00In 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?
44:15Barnabas, you're a wonderful writer.
44:18Hmm.
44:18But these twinges can start small, and before you know it, you have an acute condition.
44:25Look at my mother's gout.
44:31Hmm.
44:32Perhaps you are right, my Jewel.
44:35I know just what to do.
44:43Mrs. Potts, have you seen Miss Scarlet?
44:45Not today, no.
44:47Well, I need to speak to her.
44:48I've been to the office, the house.
44:50She's not there.
44:51What has that girl gone and done now?
44:52If you see her, would you be kind enough to direct her to my office?
44:55Immediately.
44:56Yes, Inspector, of course.
44:57Sir?
44:58Yes?
44:58It's Miss Scarlet.
45:00Where is she?
45:05Gentlemen 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 been searching for.
45:26Miss Scarlet, could you confirm where and where the horse was located?
45:29What is the target of this?
45:31I did not do this alone, however.
45:33Inspector, but alongside the dedicated Inspector Alexander Blake of Scotland 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 mean?
45:53You mean Miss Scarlet?
45:53It's disappearance financially, mate.
45:55Inspector Blake, can you give us any more information?
45:57Neither Miss Scarlet or myself will be giving any further comment at this time, as the investigation is still ongoing.
46:05How long have you been equipped for our heralders for?
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.
46:16But it wasn't just Lawson.
46:19He had help.
46:22Inside help.
46:29If anyone stole that horse, it was her.
46:31The man is a liar.
46:33He would kill his own mother if it meant getting his hands on my horse.
46:37How dare you speak of my mother, who, by the way, never liked you.
46:42You're not suggesting that you yourself stole the horse.
46:45We 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 you paid him to steal Trafalgar Spring.
47:02Ha!
47:04No 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 a property in London.
47:15For 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 out to stud on the black market.
47:40And what of the man who held my horse to ransom?
47:44It is he who should be in custody, not I.
47:47The man in question has been arrested.
47:50He was hired by O'Dwyer to transport the horse to a breeder.
47:55When the horse kicked out at O'Dwyer, he panicked, left O'Dwyer fatally injured and drove off with Trafalgar Spring.
48:01Luckily for us, he got greedy and decided to keep the horse himself and ransom it.
48:06Extortion and fraud are extremely serious offences.
48:16However, I'm inclined to be generous.
48:19To press no charges, speak no more about it.
48:22But I cannot speak for my colleague here, who is very well connected with the press.
48:27I am indeed, Inspector Blake.
48:29And what a story it would make.
48:31However, I'm sure Miss Scarlet can be persuaded to keep this whole debacle quiet.
48:36I believe that she, like me, has had enough of the pair of you.
48:42What do you suggest?
48:48Drop the appeal case.
48:52And allow Lady Roberts to keep her horse.
48:56And you will pay Miss Scarlet her fee.
49:00Her full fee.
49:01With a bonus for her continued silence.
49:09I trust this is an end to the matter.
49:18Barnabas!
49:24I'm home!
49:25I'm home!
49:31Barnabas!
49:32One.
49:36Blue.
49:36It.
49:37Ounce.
49:39Of.
49:41What a mess are you doing.
49:44Writing, my child.
49:46When I left you earlier, I went straight to the stationers on Cockfall Lane, Quill and Quandary.
49:50They had a typewriter there, on sale for half the usual price.
49:55Oh!
49:56As you said, so much easier than writing by hand.
50:01But 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?
50:07Oh!
50:09Oh!
50:10Oh!
50:11One fluid ounce of I-O-Ding!
50:17You know you could have told me about the ransom.
50:31Well, now that you take away my moment in the sun.
50:33I've already had three offers of work from that publicity.
50:36Besides, I was keeping to your rule of not discussing work.
50:39I believe it was our rule.
50:40And one we should stick to.
50:44Agreed.
50:47It's nice going out together.
50:50I don't know this area very well.
50:52It's far enough out of the way to enjoy some privacy.
50:55And if anyone should recognise us, the tables are almost big enough to hide under.
51:02Clarence knows about us.
51:04He guessed.
51:05Well, it's only a matter of time before everyone finds out.
51:11So, let's enjoy the quiet before the storm.
51:14May I?
51:22Did you hear about that robbery that went wrong in Blackfriars?
51:25No.
51:27Does that breach our rule?
51:29Oh.
51:30It does a little, yes.
51:32What if we amend the rule?
51:40We're allowed to discuss work that doesn't directly concern us.
51:44I'm about to take over the case.
51:47Oh.
51:50I'd say, how about it?
51:51When I say the burglary went wrong, I mean it went spectacularly wrong.
51:56Do you tell?
51:57So, it all started.
51:58It was bizarre, mate.
52:02What is a typical foresight?
52:13Brace yourself.
52:14You're about to discover.
52:18Something rather exciting.
52:20What more does one need?
52:22How splendid.
52:23And it will be all that you've dreamed of.
52:34And more.
52:34Mr. Moses Valentine.
52:44Miss Eliza Scarlet.
52:47Hello?
52:48They're trying to free him, us.
52:50We need to go.
52:50No!
52:51It's if I come into a pub like this with an uncut diamond in my bag.
52:54She's a liability.
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