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00:00What thing is yet?
00:03I was thinking there's a nice little bistro south of the river.
00:08We could go there for dinner one night.
00:10I'd like that.
00:12We can discuss the Lewis case.
00:14Or perhaps we could talk about it now.
00:17Oh, no.
00:19What does that mean?
00:22I've given that investigation to Culpeppers.
00:25What?
00:26Why?
00:27Eliza.
00:27It doesn't matter.
00:30I shouldn't have said anything.
00:31It's your prerogative to hire whoever you wish.
00:35Would you like me to explain?
00:36No.
00:38Yes.
00:40I have to use other agencies as well as yours.
00:42Otherwise, I will be accused of favoritism.
00:44It's not favoritism.
00:46It's pragmatism.
00:47I would have solved that case in a heartbeat.
00:48There's also the matter of...
00:51Let's not discuss work in our personal time.
00:54The matter of what?
00:55Your expenses have been quite excessive on the last few cases.
01:03They were big investigations.
01:05I needed lots of resources.
01:06I'm just reminding you that budgets are tighter than ever.
01:09It's something to be aware of in the future.
01:14Perhaps we're right.
01:15We should not discuss work.
01:17Let's talk about something else.
01:18I have you, Mr. Potts.
01:25We'll be back soon.
01:32Sneaking out the back door in the dead of night.
01:34If you're 15 again.
01:39Are you brooding?
01:41No.
01:42You sure?
01:43I'm perfectly fine.
01:43See you tomorrow night?
01:50You will.
01:53Marvellous.
01:54Marvellous.
02:07Oh!
02:08I should say.
02:09I've got it.
02:09Careful!
02:10Still nothing for Mr. Wormsley?
02:16I thought he'd come to his senses by now.
02:18I'd apologised.
02:19He's a stubborn man.
02:20A bit like someone else I know.
02:22Oh, he'll apologise soon enough.
02:24Then I will be back at work before you can say you could ever express him.
02:27That's a post-mortem condition.
02:28Perhaps something later.
02:29I don't want you to be late for work.
02:30I'll detain you not a moment longer, Majel.
02:32Oh.
02:33I am sorry, Barnabas.
02:35You know how I'd love to hear all about your medical knowledge?
02:38What do I always say?
02:39But should I ever write my memoirs, you would be the first to read them.
02:44Exactly.
02:45Mwah!
02:46Right.
02:47That drawing room ain't sprinkling itself.
02:49There's nothing wrong with the drawing room.
02:51I'll be the judge of that.
02:59Come.
03:01Sir, do you have a moment?
03:02Only if you're quick.
03:05I've been given rather irksome orders from the superintendent.
03:07Still, we live to serve and all that.
03:11As I'm new here, I just wanted to check something, but it's a bit awkward.
03:16I don't really know how to put it.
03:17Concisely, I have a train to catch.
03:21Do you think it's alright for a copper to be romantically involved with a lady he works with?
03:24Why'd you ask?
03:32If you have something to say, Detective Willis, then say it.
03:36I've been out for dinner with a lady from the clerical office.
03:40Twice, actually.
03:43Miss Isabel Summers.
03:44I'd like to take her out a third time, but I want to check with you first.
03:46I'm not her father, Detective Willis.
03:48What you do in your free time is your own business.
03:51Thank you, sir.
03:54Right.
03:55I'm off to Hertfordshire, where apparently the local police need my help.
03:58According to our esteemed superintendent, anyway.
04:01We really must stop him reading the newspapers.
04:03Newspapers, sir.
04:06Wonderful news, is it not?
04:08It's a theft, Clarence.
04:12My thoughts are with the victims.
04:14As am I.
04:16I also had other thoughts about how it could be monetized.
04:20Trafalgar Spring is, as you know, the most famous racehorse in the land.
04:23But are you aware of the scandal involving his owners?
04:29Enlighten me.
04:30The horse's owners, Lord and Lady Roberts, have recently been granted a divorce.
04:35There were accusations of infidelity on both sides.
04:38And things became increasingly bitter during the court case.
04:41They fought over everything.
04:42Property, money, heirlooms.
04:44Didn't she insist on keeping her title?
04:46Oh, you do read the gossip pages.
04:48Any of the headlines?
04:49Hmm.
04:50Well, all the other matters were resolved.
04:52But the sticking point was their prize-winning racehorse, Trafalgar Spring.
04:56Both sides wished to keep him.
04:59Precisely.
04:59And Lady Roberts managed to prove that she had bought him as a foe with her own money.
05:03And the court found in her favor.
05:05The horse was being kept at Lord Roberts' stables.
05:09So the judge ordered him to give the animal back to his former wife.
05:12But before he could do so...
05:14Intriguing.
05:19Intriguing and potentially rewarding.
05:22She's offered £100 for his safe return.
05:27We must make an appointment with her immediately.
05:29I've already done so.
05:32She's an acquaintance of Mr. Nash from his horse racing days.
05:35We met her on several occasions.
05:38I'm not the little Clarence.
05:39Though we must proceed with caution.
05:40Lady Roberts blames her husband for the horse's theft.
05:42And that man is as well-connected as they come.
05:46I take it you know who his cousin is.
05:48As I was telling the police commissioner,
05:51I've been breeding horses for 30 years.
05:54And Trafalgar Spring is the cream of the crop.
05:58He practically glides across the turf.
06:01Have you seen him race?
06:02I haven't, sir, no.
06:04What kind of policeman are you?
06:07I thought you lot were always at the track.
06:09You were telling me about the night of the theft.
06:11He was locked up in his usual stall.
06:15Chain and padlock.
06:18There was a hell of a storm that night.
06:20And Evans, my groundskeeper, didn't arrive until first light.
06:26Which is when he found...
06:28The chain was cut.
06:30The door was open.
06:31And Trafalgar Spring was gone.
06:37Of course, I fired him on the spot.
06:39No doubt in my mind that the man was in cahoots with her.
06:43Her?
06:44My former wife.
06:47Clearly she paid him to take the horse.
06:50Now she has it hidden somewhere, I'm sure.
06:53I understood Lady Roberts was awarded the animal as part of the divorce settlement.
06:57Why would she steal her own property?
06:58I'm appealing against that decision and my lawyers have assured me that I have every chance of winning.
07:05And she knows it.
07:07She paid off my groundskeeper.
07:10You can be sure.
07:13Either with money or other favours.
07:16I want the woman arrested.
07:20The local police have already spoken to Lady Roberts and taken statements from all your ground staff, including Mr. Evans, your groundskeeper.
07:26I'm only here to oversee things, not get directly involved.
07:28I am cousin to Her Majesty the Queen, and godfather to the Prime Minister's son.
07:38Do I really have to explain to you the ways in which I could make your life difficult?
07:43Now give us your toad and find my bloody horse.
07:48We appreciate you seeing us at such short notice, Lady Roberts.
08:03Nash and sons.
08:05That was who you say you worked for?
08:08Yes, Mr. Patrick Nash.
08:09You met him several times at the Grand National, along with myself.
08:12Mr. Nash was something of a rogue, as I recall.
08:17Isn't he in prison now?
08:19He's served his time, and since been released.
08:23Good news for his sons, I suppose.
08:26Not that he has any.
08:30Perhaps you could tell us a little more about Chifalga Spring?
08:34I've followed his progress over the years. He's quite something.
08:37Indeed he is.
08:37I bought him as a colt, with money my father gave me before I was married.
08:44Chifalga Spring far outshone any of the horses being trained by my former husband, much to his annoyance.
08:54He truly is a magnificent creature.
08:57Yes, he won two classics in his first season, is that right?
08:59The Derby and the St. Ledger?
09:00What can you offer that Culpeppers, or Malone's, or any of the other firms who have come calling, cannot?
09:12Well, um...
09:14Lord Roberts is, to say the least, a very influential man.
09:19No doubt he'll use that influence against you.
09:21As a woman, I know...
09:22I don't give a damn about your struggles as a woman.
09:25What can you offer that the others cannot?
09:27Lady Roberts, your husband is appealing against the terms of the divorce.
09:36Should he succeed, he will reclaim everything that you have been awarded, not just the horse, but the houses and the money.
09:43There are, however, ways that one can hide one's assets, which perhaps I could show you.
09:50Patrick Nash was a crook, but a wealthy one.
10:00You find my horse.
10:04You hide my money.
10:08We look forward to working with you, Lady Roberts.
10:11Your tea, madam.
10:13If I had wanted tea, I would have rung the bell!
10:17Get out!
10:18Find out everything you can about that divorce settlement.
10:26It's your job to keep her happy.
10:28Well, happy might be a bit of a stretch, but I'll try my best.
10:31I'll see if I can find out if anyone had a grudge against either of them.
10:37Miss Scarlet?
10:40Inspector Blake?
10:42I'd, uh, ask what you're doing here, but I assume it's about a missing racehorse?
10:46You wish to acquire Lady Roberts as a client?
10:48You assume correctly, and I can happily report that we were successful.
10:52Beating who was it, Clarence?
10:54Malone's and Culpepper's to the contract.
10:56Well, as I always say, they are no match for you.
10:58I always find actions speak louder than words.
11:04Good day, Inspector Blake.
11:05Miss Scarlet?
11:07Mr. Pettigrew?
11:10Have you fallen out with the Inspector?
11:12Not at all.
11:13You just seem rather officious and to the point.
11:15Inspector Blake is a client of mine, and that's how I am with clients.
11:18No, you're not.
11:19Well, I shall be from now on.
11:35Barnabas?
11:37Ah!
11:44Good evening, my jewel.
11:46Well, what do you think?
11:48About what?
11:49I've given the room a deep clean.
11:50I'm sure you'll agree it's transformed, particularly with the chair in a slightly different position.
11:56You spent all day cleaning?
11:59Well, I did drop by the post office to see if there was a problem with the mail.
12:02Well, I thought that might be why I had not received a letter from Mr. Wormsley.
12:05And is there a problem?
12:07There is not, no.
12:09But no matter, I'm still to finish my to-do list.
12:12Next up, ah, item 37.
12:15Rearrange Ivy's burgeoning recipe book.
12:18My recipe book?
12:19There's no need to thank me, my jewel.
12:21It'll be a pleasure to rearrange it into strict alphabetical order.
12:23Item number 37.
12:42So, have you finished your brooding?
12:46Not quite.
12:50That was our first argument.
12:51It was not only an argument, it was more of a discussion.
12:55One that will be resolved when you say sorry.
12:59I didn't realise an apology was needed.
13:02Well, now you do.
13:04Then, I'm sorry.
13:13I promise we wouldn't talk about work during our personal time.
13:17However...
13:17What are my theories on the missing resources?
13:21If I were to suggest that Lord Roberts faked the theft in order to punish his former wife, what would you say?
13:27It's a possibility, but I'm keeping an open mind.
13:31Do you also think...
13:33Is this us not talking about work?
13:34I assume I can trust you not to go into my bag and look through my case notes.
13:46What a low opinion you have of me.
13:49Hmm.
13:54Inspector Blake.
13:55Telegram.
13:57I'm afraid our evening's going to be cut short.
14:04Detective Willows has requested my assistance.
14:08I'm going to go next door and ask Mrs. Banbury to watch Sophia.
14:11Well, I'd be happy to stay.
14:13Maybe sometime.
14:15Well, there's wine and it appears there's plenty to read.
14:20Oh, if you're sure.
14:21I'll be back soon as I can.
14:51I'll be back soon as I can.
15:21Good evening, sir.
15:25Willows.
15:26Sorry to disturb your evening, but I received an urgent call from Hertfordshire Constabulary.
15:32Looks like carriage tracks, sir.
15:35They believe this may be connected to the missing horse.
15:39The stable's only a mile or so away.
15:40When was the body discovered?
15:42Two hours ago by a passerby.
15:44The local police have identified him as Jack Lawson.
15:47He was a horse trainer.
15:51Who did he work for?
15:54Lady Roberts.
16:03Where is Papa?
16:04Oh.
16:05Oh, he had to go out.
16:07He asked me to look after you.
16:09Can't you sleep?
16:10How about I come and read to you for a bit?
16:16Let's see what we've got.
16:18Ah, yes.
16:19Through the looking glass.
16:21Why don't we learn more about Alice's adventures?
16:24Yes, please.
16:25Yes.
16:25Let's see.
16:41Good morning.
17:11I apologise for not coming back sooner.
17:14The crime scene was more challenging than usual.
17:16Crime scene?
17:18I can't get into details.
17:20It was something of a conflict of interest.
17:22Is this connected to the missing resource?
17:28I'm not reminding Rita Alexander.
17:30Is that a yes or a no?
17:32What happened to our agreement not to discuss work during our private time?
17:36What, so you're not going to tell me?
17:39You see, you are a mind reader.
17:43More coffee?
17:53The body was identified as Jack Lawson.
17:55I understand he trained Trafalgar Spring.
17:58He used to.
18:00As soon as I filed for divorce, my husband banned Lawson from the estate.
18:05His body was found near the stables where Trafalgar Spring was taken.
18:09With what appeared to be carriage tracks and hoof prints.
18:12Do you think he was involved in the theft?
18:14I have to consider all possibilities, Lady Roberts.
18:18Do you have any idea of his recent movements?
18:22I did hear, it is just a rumor.
18:28But I heard that my husband had inquired about his services.
18:40Clarence, I have some news.
18:41There's been a significant development on the hunt for Trafalgar Spring.
18:45Excellent, what is it?
18:47I'm not entirely sure.
18:49You may have to give me a little more information than that.
18:52Some sort of crime was committed last night.
18:55What kind of crime?
18:57I'm not entirely sure.
18:58And where was this?
19:00Well, I'm not entirely sure about that either.
19:02Forgive me, but what does make you entirely sure this is a significant development?
19:06I have it on good authority that Inspector Blake was called out to a crime scene last night,
19:12and that crime scene is connected to our case.
19:14But you don't know what happened or where it was?
19:17Precisely.
19:18Now this is what we do know.
19:20The horse was stolen from Lord Roberts' stables.
19:23So really, I should go there, take a look around.
19:26But I need to find a way to visit undetected.
19:29How about you?
19:31Anything of interest?
19:32Well, I've been wading through Lady Roberts' finances, which are a model to say the least.
19:38Particularly the hiring and firing of domestic staff.
19:41It seems that both she and Lord Roberts have been shedding servants at a rate of knots,
19:45due to the scandal of the divorce.
19:47Is Lord Roberts still hiring?
19:49I believe so. Why?
19:51Why?
20:00Miss Reynolds?
20:01Yes.
20:02Miss Edith Berry has arrived.
20:04Ah.
20:05Send her in.
20:06And fetch the boys, please.
20:12Miss Berry.
20:13Pleasure to meet you.
20:14I'm Miss Alice Reynolds, the housekeeper.
20:16Please, take a seat.
20:18Thank you for seeing me at such hot notice.
20:21Hmm.
20:22When I landed the vacancy for a nanny, my heart soared.
20:24I was most keen to see you before the position was filled.
20:28Have you had much experience with children?
20:32I've worked for three wonderful families.
20:34Oh.
20:35I adore children.
20:36Well, the previous nanny left rather abruptly.
20:41The unpleasantness with Lord and Lady Roberts hangs heavy over us all.
20:46The Roberts have two sons, Sebastian and Lionel.
20:50I have other matters to attend to, but perhaps you would like to spend some time with the boys.
20:55See how you get on.
20:57There's nothing I would enjoy more.
20:59Hmm.
21:00Ah.
21:01Sebastian.
21:02Lionel.
21:03This is Miss Berry.
21:04She will be looking after you this afternoon.
21:07Best behavior, please.
21:14Good afternoon, boys.
21:17Now, I have two suggestions as to how we spend our time together.
21:20Suggestion one, a rigorous test of Latin and algebra.
21:24Suggestion two, a game where I ask you questions, and if you answer correctly, then I reward you with sweets.
21:32Yes.
21:33The game it is.
21:35Excellent.
21:36Now, first question.
21:37Who knows where the stables are?
21:46What's a new friend?
21:47Hello.
21:48Vanda Bruce.
21:49What are you doing here?
21:51I come with the most wonderful news, my jewel.
21:54Something remarkable has happened.
21:55Mr Wormsey has apologized and given you all your job back.
21:58Not as yet, no.
21:59I'm referring to this.
22:01My memoirs.
22:03Tales of a mortuary clerk.
22:05Barnabas Potts.
22:07Oh, it was slow doing 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.
22:18You've written your memoirs?
22:21Oh.
22:22You're not always telling me what fascinating tales I possess.
22:24Mm-hm.
22:25Well, now, I've put them on the page for all to read.
22:27It had begun to, anyway.
22:29This is just the first chapter.
22:30Spring, 1857.
22:33I would, um, welcome any thoughts or suggestions you may have.
22:36And this is just one chapter?
22:38Indeed.
22:39I've left no stone unturned in my effort to delight the reader.
22:44Heavy detail, no matter how small it's there on the page.
22:47Well, I must confess her rather tends to be a crab in the forearm.
22:50Well, we have to get you a typewriter to keep this up.
22:52Well, I'll keep you in after a moment longer.
22:55We will talk again at home.
22:57Oh, I won't be home till late.
22:58I have to cover part of the night shift.
23:00Ah!
23:01No matter.
23:02I will keep myself busy writing the next distort.
23:07Wharton, 1857.
23:32Miss Berry?
23:39What on earth are you doing in here?
23:56And where are the boys?
24:00Hiding?
24:01Hiding. We're playing hide-and-seek.
24:04Well, go and find them immediately.
24:07They should never be left alone.
24:09Ever.
24:13I take it you'll hear about Lawson.
24:17I heard his body was found last night.
24:19How well did you know, Mr. Lawson?
24:21Hardly at all.
24:23He worked for her. I had my own man.
24:26Is it right you banned Lawson from your stables when the divorce proceedings began?
24:30Didn't trust him.
24:32And for the record, I'm quite sure that he and my former wife were more than just trainer and owner.
24:39You're suggesting an affair?
24:41There are so many rumours about her, anything is possible.
24:46I spoke to Lady Robertson. She suggested that you'd offered Lawson this job back.
24:50And you believed her?
24:55For God's sake, man, are you a fool or just incompetent?
25:00Look, who knows what happened to Lawson, but you can bet that she was involved somehow, both in his death and the theft of my horse.
25:11That woman has a corrupted soul, and she will stop at nothing.
25:18What the devil?
25:19Give me...
25:23Give me...
25:23Give me back my...
25:25Stop this and watch!
25:29Who the hell are you?
25:30My name's Miss Berry.
25:31Yeah.
25:35Inspector Blake.
25:37You know this woman.
25:39Well, I can explain.
25:41What will Lord Roberts do next?
25:50He will complain that I haven't arrested you.
25:52He will complain that I haven't arrested his wife.
25:54He will complain that I haven't found the horse.
25:57In summary, he will complain a great deal and make my life incredibly difficult.
26:00Rather, as you do.
26:01I know we agree not to discuss work, but if we had, situations like this afternoon might have been avoided.
26:09Firstly, do not blame me for what happened.
26:11Secondly, do not ask me to share confidential information when your client is a suspect in the case.
26:16Is there a thirdly?
26:19Possibly.
26:20I'm still thinking.
26:21I have a proposal.
26:25I will consider terminating my contract with Lady Roberts if you tell me everything you know about the case.
26:30But I reserve the right to make that decision once I've heard your conclusions.
26:34How does that sound?
26:35Unacceptable.
26:38Alexander, I appreciate this is difficult.
26:39And if I was in your position, I would keep my cars close to my chest, too.
26:42Not that I'd ever be in your position since I'm a woman.
26:46Thirdly, do not try and extract information out of me using guilt.
26:49I resent that suggestion.
26:50It's not a suggestion, it's an accusation.
26:55Just so you know, this goes both ways.
26:58Perhaps I have information that will be interesting to you.
27:00You don't.
27:04Blake!
27:06Superintendent.
27:07Yes, sir.
27:09All you are saying are words that make no sense.
27:14You are not explaining it clearly.
27:16Stop waffling, man.
27:17Be concise.
27:18Well, I'm doing my best, but as I have said, your financial affairs are quite challenging.
27:22Can you protect my money or not?
27:25Yes, I can.
27:25I can.
27:26But I just need a little more time to fully understand your finances.
27:29What is that to understand?
27:30I thought you were an accountant.
27:33Lady Roberts, you have numerous bank accounts and a bewildering array of investments.
27:37None of which are providing any kind of return, by the way.
27:39There are also many payments with no detailed reference.
27:43For instance, £50 to a Mr. M. Butterworth.
27:49He's my upholsterer.
27:51I have had to set up an entirely new household.
27:55Would you have me go to the workhouse?
27:58Upholsterer.
27:59Oh, Lady Roberts.
28:03No, don't mind me.
28:06Um, £120 to a Mrs. Ruddy?
28:11She runs a spa in Bath.
28:14I was stricken with melancholy after the divorce.
28:17I needed to take the waters.
28:21Yes, of course.
28:22But a whopping £250 to a Mr. Daniel O'Dwyer?
28:28He is an old acquaintance who runs a charity for retired racehorses.
28:34I will not apologise for having a kind heart, and I do not appreciate being questioned in this way.
28:40No, but it's just that if I am going to help, I do need to go through every detail of your finance.
28:44And you, what have you found out about my missing horse?
28:50What on earth is that?
29:03Lady Roberts.
29:05If you want your horse back, pay £300 into Locker 332 at Kingscross Station at 8 o'clock tomorrow night.
29:14Tell the police and the animal dies.
29:16Oh!
29:19It was addressed to you, Lady Roberts.
29:21Who else knew that you were here?
29:24I told no one.
29:26My driver dropped me two streets away.
29:28I don't want anyone knowing my business.
29:32Pay them.
29:34I will give you the money.
29:37Yes, but we must let the police know.
29:39No, I don't want anything more to do with this whole damn business.
29:46Do as they say.
29:48Pay them the ransom.
29:53And when my horse is returned,
29:55you will receive £100.
29:57Well, that's that, then.
30:10Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
30:11Extortion with the threat of violence is a serious crime,
30:15and Inspector Blake is under pressure to capture those responsible.
30:17If we say nothing, they'll get away.
30:19Well, that is his problem, not ours.
30:20We have a business to run.
30:22There are good reasons to involve him.
30:23There are many reasons not to.
30:26£100 worth, to be precise.
30:28Unless I'm missing something.
30:30You're acting in the most peculiar manner.
30:32Something is amiss.
30:33I cannot cross Inspector Blake, and that's fine.
30:35But why?
30:36Because I can't.
30:37Eliza, what has changed?
30:38Everything!
30:42You've not fallen out with Inspector Blake.
30:48You've fallen in with him.
30:50It all makes sense, now.
30:51Have you lost your mind?
30:55Think of the damage to your reputation.
30:57Not to mention the conflict of interest in Scotland Yard.
30:59And what about clients?
31:01They will question where your loyalties lie.
31:03And what if things do not end well between the two of you?
31:05We've lost our main source of revenue.
31:07I am aware of all that.
31:09And yet still you have done it.
31:12If our business fails, Eliza,
31:15I have nothing.
31:17You know, things were finally smooth sailing,
31:19but you are just like Mr. Nurse.
31:21Intent on always rocking the damn boot!
31:36Barnabas?
31:37Barnabas?
31:37I'm home!
31:39Barnabas?
31:40Barnabas?
31:41Barnabas?
31:42Barnabas?
31:43Barnabas?
31:44Barnabas?
31:45Barnabas?
31:46Barnabas?
31:47Barnabas?
31:48Barnabas?
31:49Barnabas?
31:50Barnabas?
31:51Barnabas?
31:52Barnabas?
31:53Barnabas?
31:54Barnabas?
31:55Barnabas?
31:56Barnabas?
31:57Barnabas?
31:58Barnabas?
31:59Barnabas?
32:00Barnabas?
32:01Barnabas?
32:02Barnabas?
32:03Barnabas?
32:04Barnabas?
32:05Barnabas?
32:36Oh, you gave me a fright.
32:43Sorry, I was miles away.
32:47Everything all right?
32:49Yes.
32:53No.
32:59I've never seen Clarence so upset.
33:02Clarence is just doing his job.
33:03I understand his concerns.
33:06But this relationship with Inspector Blake is a long time coming.
33:10I've never known you so happy.
33:13I am happy.
33:14I just don't want everything I've worked for to be for nothing.
33:18Do you want my advice?
33:20Does it start with when you were a little girl?
33:24If you had a case that in solving would mean harm to me and my reputation,
33:29what would you do?
33:31Well, if there's no dilemma, you would come first.
33:34Because you care about me?
33:36Of course.
33:38And there's your answer.
33:45I'll take the blackmail letter to Inspector Blake in the morning.
33:48You're always right.
33:49Could you please tell my husband that?
33:52Is that the play?
34:04Good morning, Miss Scarlet.
34:20Detective Willows.
34:21I'm waiting on Inspector Blake.
34:23Any idea where he is?
34:25He was in with the superintendent first thing.
34:27The meeting must have run over.
34:28Oh, that never bodes well.
34:31Would you like me to pass on a message?
34:33The autopsy report he requested finally came through.
34:36I'll leave it on his desk.
34:38I'll let him know.
34:39Good day, Miss Scarlet.
34:40You?
34:40Good day.
34:40Good day.
34:41Daniel, I do it.
35:11Good morning, sir.
35:17Yeah, it's far from good.
35:18I've just been in with a super.
35:19More complaints from Lord Roberts?
35:21Well, he's consistent.
35:22I'll give him that.
35:23But still early, so let's be optimistic and hope for a better day ahead.
35:27Well, I might be able to help you out, sir.
35:29The coroner's report for Jack Lawson came through.
35:31I've put it on your desk.
35:32What's the death?
35:33Internal bleeding caused by a ruptured liver.
35:36There's also severe bruising on the abdomen, in which the coroner had a theory.
35:38He said that he'd seen that before amongst stable hands and jockeys.
35:43Kick from a horse?
35:44Exactly, sir.
35:47Well, it was late at night on a dark forest lane.
35:50It could have been an accident transferring the animal from one horse box to another.
35:55I've looked into this Jack Lawson.
35:56Couldn't find anything on him in Hertfordshire, where he lived.
35:58But I did find an old arrest sheet here in the records room.
36:02Lawson was Irish.
36:03Came to London ten years ago.
36:04But he had a different name then.
36:06Daniel O'Dwyer.
36:07He left Ireland with a mountain of unpaid debts and a reputation for race-fixing.
36:14So when he arrived in London, he called himself Jack Lawson as a fresh start?
36:19Good work.
36:19Well done.
36:21You say you left the files on my desk?
36:24I left it right there with Miss Scarlet.
36:28Miss Scarlet was here.
36:28There you are.
36:46Looking everywhere for you.
36:47Oh, uh, uh, uh, something I wanted to say and I needed time to think.
36:51There's no time for thinking, Clarence.
36:52I have news on the case.
36:53No, no, please let me finish.
36:54Very well.
36:59I'm sorry for what I said last night.
37:01I was just frustrated.
37:06Our business means an awful lot to me.
37:08Apart from Mother, that's all I have.
37:11And you mean an awful lot to me, too.
37:13You are a good friend, Eliza.
37:17It's surprising how few friends I was left with once I had a criminal record.
37:23Speaking of criminal records...
37:24But my first thought should have been your happiness.
37:29You of all people deserve to be happy.
37:31And if Inspector Blake makes you happy, then that is what is most important.
37:35That means a great deal.
37:42Now, have you finished?
37:45I have.
37:47What did you want to tell me?
37:53So this Daniel O'Dwyer that Lady Roberts made payments to was an ex-convict.
37:58Contrary to what you told us, he didn't run a charity for retired resources.
38:02He was wanted in Ireland for unpaid debts.
38:05Changed his name to Jack Lawson to escape arrest.
38:07And wound up dead?
38:08That was the crime scene that Inspector Blake attended the other night.
38:12Well, no wonder she didn't want the police involved in the kidnapping.
38:14She's seen this up to her neck.
38:16But how do you know all this?
38:20You stole a file from Inspector Blake's office?
38:23I temporarily borrowed it.
38:25My intention was to tell Inspector Blake about the ransom note,
38:28but circumstances have changed, which they are wont to do.
38:31As long as the horse is found and the thieves brought to justice,
38:33that's all I'll care about.
38:35That and the confidential file you stole from his desk.
38:37I'll worry about that later.
38:39We have a horse to find first.
38:41And we may not receive the fee from Lady Roberts,
38:43but the publicity will be invaluable.
38:45Now, the ransom note says that the bag drop will be at eight o'clock tonight,
38:48which gives us seven hours until then.
38:50But how do we find the horse?
38:52I've been studying the ransom note,
38:54removing the letters and rearranging them,
38:56and it turns out that the words were cut from the same newspaper.
39:00Kingsbury Herald.
39:01Yes, it's a local newspaper sold in only two postal districts in northwest London.
39:05I'd bet the money that the horse has been kept in that area.
39:09We need a map.
39:11One that shows buildings on it.
39:14Buildings big enough to hide a horse.
39:17You'll make a detective if you get it, Clarence.
39:18Good afternoon, my jewel.
39:37You really should have woken me this morning.
39:39Well, I didn't want to disturb you.
39:40You look so worn out.
39:42I cannot dispute the fact that all this writing has left me feeling somewhat fatigued.
39:45Not to mention played havoc with my Lexal Digitorum Profundus.
39:50Oh, never mind my ailments.
39:55What did you think of my first chapter?
39:58I very much enjoyed it.
40:00But perhaps it might benefit from a little trim here and there.
40:04Trim?
40:04It is rather long.
40:07There's a lot of detail about the management of the mortuary budget.
40:10Oh.
40:10Well, perhaps I could be a bit more economical.
40:12It might go some way to ease my current malady, too.
40:17Perhaps it'll be the rest from the writing might be the best thing.
40:20In the meantime, you could get your old job back
40:22by apologising to Mr. Wormsleeve rather than waiting on him.
40:26You want me to give up the writing?
40:28I know the idea of apologising goes against your principles, but...
40:31You want me to give up the writing?
40:32Podibus, you're a wonderful writer.
40:38But these twinges can start small, and before you know it, you have an acute condition.
40:44Look at my mother's gout.
40:51Perhaps you are right, my Jewel.
40:53I know just what to do.
41:01Mrs. Potts, have you seen Miss Scarlet?
41:03Not today, no.
41:05Well, I need to speak to her.
41:06I've been to the office, the house.
41:08She's not there.
41:08What has that car gone and done now?
41:10If you see her, would you be kind enough to direct her to my office?
41:12Immediately.
41:13Yes, Inspector, of course.
41:15Sir?
41:15Yes?
41:16It's Miss Scarlet.
41:17Where is she?
41:18Where is she?
41:18Gentlemen of the press, thank you for coming so expeditiously.
41:31I am Eliza Scarlet, private investigator.
41:35As you can see, I have found Trafalgar Spring, the award-winning racehorse that all London has
41:40been searching for.
41:42Miss Scarlet, would you confirm where the horse was located?
41:45What was the target of this?
41:46I did not do this alone, however, but alongside the dedicated Inspector Alexander Blake of
41:52Scotland Yard.
41:53Inspector Blake, how long have you and Miss Scarlet been working together?
41:56Inspector Blake.
41:56Never was there a more diligent, talented officer.
42:00Inspector Blake, do you have any suspects in custody at this time?
42:03What were you being suspected?
42:05Inspector Blake, where did you find the horse?
42:07Inspector Blake, what was the meat?
42:07You mean Miss Scarlet?
42:08It's his disappearance financially, mate.
42:10Inspector Blake, can you give us any more information about the fees?
42:13Neither Miss Scarlet or myself will be giving any further comment at this time, as the investigation
42:17is still ongoing.
42:19How long have you been working for our morning herald?
42:21Thank you, James.
42:22That's enough for today.
42:24On your way.
42:25Name and address is a thief.
42:26Some driver of Jack Lawson paid to transport the horse.
42:30But it wasn't just Lawson.
42:33He had help.
42:35Inside help.
42:42If anyone stole that horse, it was her.
42:44The man is a liar.
42:46He would kill his own mother if it meant getting his hands on my horse.
42:50How dare you speak of my mother, who, by the way, never liked you.
42:53You're not suggesting that you, yourself, stole the horse.
42:58We know it was Jack Lawson.
43:00Real name Daniel O'Dwyer.
43:02A horse trainer with a criminal past.
43:06Contrary to what you told me, you didn't donate money to O'Dwyer's racehorse charity.
43:10But rather, you paid him to steal Trafalgar Spring.
43:14Ha!
43:14No court in the land will let you have the horse now.
43:20And on further delving into O'Dwyer's accounts, we found that you, Lord Roberts, had sold him a property in London for a ridiculously low price just last month.
43:29Despite saying you've had no dealings with him.
43:32I told you so!
43:34Lies trip off his tongue like the serpent he is.
43:37I would wager that you both had some arrangement with Daniel O'Dwyer.
43:42But he betrayed both of you.
43:44And intended on selling to a breeder who would put the horse out to stud on the black market.
43:50And what of the man who held my horse to ransom?
43:54It is he who should be in custody, not I!
43:57The man in question has been arrested.
44:00He was hired by O'Dwyer to transport the horse to a breeder.
44:04When the horse kicked out at O'Dwyer, he panicked, left O'Dwyer fatally injured and drove off with Trafalgar Spring.
44:09Luckily for us, he got greedy and decided to keep the horse to himself and ransom it.
44:18Extortion and fraud are extremely serious offences.
44:23However, I'm inclined to be generous.
44:27To press no charges, speak no more about it.
44:30But I cannot speak for my colleague here, who is very well connected with the press.
44:34I am indeed, Inspector Blake.
44:36And what a story it would make.
44:39However, I'm sure Miss Scarlet can be persuaded to keep this whole debacle quiet.
44:43I believe that she, like me, has had enough of the pair of you.
44:46What do you suggest?
44:54Drop the appeal case.
44:58And allow Lady Roberts to keep her horse.
45:02And you will pay Miss Scarlet her fee.
45:06Her full fee.
45:08With a bonus for her continued silence.
45:10I trust this is an end to the matter.
45:23Barnabas!
45:29I'm home!
45:38Barnabas?
45:39One.
45:39Blue-ed.
45:42Out.
45:43Of.
45:45What a mess are you doing.
45:48Writing, my child.
45:49When I left you earlier, I went straight to the stationers on Cockpole Lane, Quill and Quandary.
45:54They had a typewriter there, on sale, for half the usual price.
45:59Oh!
46:00As you said, so much easier than writing by hand.
46:04But I thought you were going to get your old job back at the mortuary.
46:06Why would I do that when you yourself said I was a wonderful writer?
46:10I flew it out of I-O-Ting!
46:19You know you could have told me about the ransom.
46:32Well, now that you take away my moment in the sun.
46:35I've already had three offers of work from that publicity.
46:38Besides, I was keeping to your rule of not discussing work.
46:40I believe it was our rule.
46:43And one we should stick to.
46:45Agreed.
46:48It's nice going out together.
46:50I don't know this area very well.
46:52It's far enough out of the way to enjoy some privacy.
46:54And if anyone should recognise us, the tables are almost big enough to hide under.
47:02Clarence knows about us.
47:04He guessed.
47:07Well, it's only a matter of time before everyone finds out.
47:11So, let's enjoy the quiet before the storm.
47:13May I?
47:14Did you hear about that robbery that went wrong in Blackfriars?
47:24No.
47:26Does that breach our rule?
47:28Oh.
47:29It does a little, yes.
47:34What if we amend the rule?
47:38We're allowed to discuss work that doesn't directly concern us.
47:42I'm about to take over the case.
47:44Hmm.
47:48I tell her that when I say the burglary went wrong, I mean it went spectacularly wrong.
47:53Do you tell?
47:54So, it all started.
47:56It was bizarre.
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